The play equipment at the new adventure playground at Cobar’s Drummond Park is being installed at a rapid rate with the climbing net and the flying fox the first to go up, along with a wheelchair accessible merry-go-round/roundabout. As well as play equipment, four picnic tables have been installed, with a shade structure to be erected in the coming weeks. Cobar Shire Council’s parks and gardens supervisor Paul Sullivan said the playground should be completed by early April.
A revegetation program involving Cobar’s school kids was undertaken last week to help recondition a local stormwater drain. Cobar Shire Council’s noxious weeds officer Melissa Gunn and director of planning and environmental services Stephen Poulter have been engaging with local primary and high school students to show them the importance […]
According to a recent report from the Grattan Institute, if you live in Cobar, you’re paying $600 more in rates than a resident of Mosman in Sydney’s North Shore but you’re much more likely to hit a pothole on your drive home. Transport and Cities Program Director at the Grattan Institute, […]
The Cobar Shire Council has been named one of the national Heart Foundation award winners, after being named the New South Wales State winner several months ago. The Heart Foundation honoured Australia’s healthiest communities as part of its Local Government Awards program that recognise local councils’ contribution to tackling heart […]