Playground progress

Cobar Shire councillors and the mayor will receive a 2.5 per cent increase in their annual payment fee, however Cr Peter Yench believes that increase should be much higher. Councillors discussed a proposed wage increase at last Thursday’s council meeting with Cr Yench suggesting the mayor’s fee should increase to […]

Staff from the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the New South Wales Ombudsman’s office were in Cobar last week as part of their rural outreach program. ICAC staff conducted a number of workshops delivering corruption prevention information and techniques to various government and non-government agency staff from Cobar, […]

The refurbishment and fit-out of a community space in the main street will begin soon, thanks to a grant of $14,050 from Round 3 of the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme. Member for Parkes Mark Coulton announced the grant last week and said the refurbishing of the unused courtyard next […]