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Cobar Shire Council
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Council gives re-building rugby club a rate reduction
Cobar Shire Council has granted the Cobar Rugby Club a reduction on their rates and raw water costs as the club goes through a rebuilding phase. Mayor Jarrod Marsden, a former president of the rugby club, proposed to last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting that Council supports the club with a […]
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Cobar Shire wins NSW Excellence in the Environment Award
Cobar Shire Council has been named among the winners of the 2024 Local Government NSW Excellence in the Environment Awards announced at Cockle Bay Wharf in Sydney last week. The awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of NSW councils in their efforts to manage and protect the environment. There were 32 […]
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Cobar residents paying more rates than Mosman
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, […]
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New Council director’s first impressions were all good
Good first impressions count for a lot and it’s good to know that’s what Cobar Shire Council’s new Director of Corporate and Community Services, Kylie Smith, received on her recent arrival in town. “I have only been in Cobar for a week and in that time, I have been very […]
2023
Fire crews working around the clock
Firefighting crews have been working around the clock since last Thursday trying to contain a bushfire near Mount Hope in the south of the shire. The fire at Yarra station, Tipping Way, east of Mount Hope, was reported at approximately 2.20pm on Thursday. NSW Rural Fire Service crews, along with […]
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Cobar Shire crowned Merriest Christmas Council Champion
Cobar Shire Council has been crowned the Merriest Christmas Council Champion of 2022 after they raised a whopping $12,000 in a Christmas T-Shirt Day fundraiser last week. Cobar Shire Council’s Human Resources Manager Summer Patterson, who helped to coordinate the fundraiser challenge, said she was thrilled with the total that […]
2022
Cobar is one of 43 natural disaster areas across the state
Cobar Shire Council has joined 42 other Local Government Areas (LGAs) across the state that have been declared natural disaster areas due to the severe storms and flooding which began on September 14. Our shire is one of the 12 latest LGAs to be damage assessed and will now be […]
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Council welcomes a new Director of Infrastructure Services
Charlie Taveira has joined the team at Cobar Shire Council as their new Director of Infrastructure Services. Having worked in Victoria for more than 30 years, moving interstate was something Mr Taveira and his family had been considering for some time. It was the hard lockdowns in Victoria during the […]
2021
New Council cops employed to tackle compliance issues
Cobar Shire Council has teamed up with Compliance Officers from Regional Ranger Services to assist Council with tackling a range of compliance and enforcement issues. Michael Ryan and Adele Lindley will be primarily responsible for ensuring the amenity of the Cobar Shire is maintained by identifying and rectifying issues relating […]