2022
Ladies Golf comp to wrap-up today
The last competition game of the 2022 Ladies Golf program book will wrap up today with a Stableford. The front nine holes were opened last week for competition matches on Saturday and Sunday. The rest of the course needs a lot of work before the 2023 season after the recent […]
Council to auction off their GM … for a good cause!
Cobar Shire Council staff are planning to auction off their general manager Peter Vlatko next week. The auction is going to be a bit of fun and they are doing it for charity. The council staff are taking part in a fundraising competition with other councils in the region with […]
Future Farmers harvest their crop
The Hermidale Future Farmers at Hermidale Public School have recently harvested their wheat crop which is estimated to fetch around $50,000. State Member for Barwon Roy Butler has been following the progress of this school project which began at the beginning of the year. “With help from the local farming […]
Pharmacist moves to Cobar for a lifestyle change
Cobar has recently welcomed a new permanent pharmacist, Julian Lam, who has moved here looking for a lifestyle change. Mr Lam studied at Sydney University and completed his internship 13 years ago, also in Sydney at Rockdale. For the past almost eight years working in Canberra, Mr Lam’s main clients […]
Evacuation order issued but residents elect to stay
Residents in the village of Euabalong in the south of the shire were issued with an emergency warning to evacuate by the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) last Wednesday. The NSW SES deployed a team to Euabalong last Wednesday which included members of several NSW partner agencies and Fire […]
Empire easily account for Nymagee
Empire easily defeated Nymagee by six wickets in the Cobar & District Senior Cricket 40 Overs game at Ward Oval on Saturday. The only high point for Nymagee on the day was winning the toss! They chose to bat and it all started to unravel in the second over when […]
CBD speed limit to drop to 40km
In an effort to make Cobar’s central business district (CBD) safer for pedestrians, the speed limit for all vehicles will be reduced to 40km/hr as of tomorrow. The High Pedestrian Activity Area (HPAA) is being introduced by Transport for NSW with the support of NSW Police and Cobar Shire Council. […]