Cr Peter Yench has called for a report on the process Cobar Shire Council needs to take to reduce their number of elected councillors. Cr Yench is proposing that the number of elected members be reduced from the current 12 members to just five. His notice of motion on the […]
A proposal for extensions to the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre has prompted a strong social media discussion proving medical services continue to be a major issue for the local community. Cr Peter Yench has a notice of motion before tomorrow night’s Ordinary Meeting of Council, calling on councillors to […]
Following the recent arrival of the March quarter water bills in residents’ mailboxes a number of people have taken to social media to voice their opinions on the price and quality of Cobar’s water. Cobar Shire Council’s office coordinator Jo-Louise Brown told The Cobar Weekly the March quarter is always […]
Cobar Shire Council recently conducted an online community survey to discover what Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool users thought about the facility. The survey results have helped highlight areas where council is succeeding and which areas need improvement. There were 47 responses to the survey with 96 per cent of these […]
The issue of free camping at the Newey has stirred the community with a packed gallery at last week’s ordinary meeting of Cobar Shire Council. Cr Julie Payne, whose motion prompted the discussion on the matter, admitted that while her motion may not have originally been correctly worded, her use […]
Cobar Shire Council has made a submission to the NSW Department of Planning to include a further 28 points that will directly affect Cobar to the Draft Far West Regional Plan. The Draft Far West Regional Plan, which aims to guide the NSW Government’s land use planning priorities and decisions […]
The NSW Outback Division of General Practice (NSWODGP), which operates the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) in Harcourt Street, has petitioned Cobar Shire Council for a $300,000 extension to the centre. NSWODGP Interim CEO, Peter Spence made a presentation to Cobar Shire councillors at an extraordinary meeting of council […]
The eight Far West councils who were earmarked to be included in the Far West Initiative (FWI) are unsure where they now stand on the matter. Conflicting statements made about the FWI by various State Government politicians during and after last week’s Western Division Council Conference at Wentworth have confused […]
Cobar Shire Council is currently weighing up their options as to what to do with a project that ran 18 months overtime and delivered a defective building. The Rural Fire Service (RFS) shed in Railway Parade South is a project being managed by council on behalf of the RFS. “Unfortunately […]
The general managers (GMs) of Cobar’s four main mines and Cobar Shire Council all report the economic future for Cobar is looking bright for the year ahead. The five GMs were guest speakers at a Back to Business Week dinner hosted by the Cobar Business Association last Wednesday night at […]
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