Cobar Shire Council’s mayor Lilliane Brady met with State Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries last week to plead Cobar’s case for funding a new town water pipeline. Mayor Brady told Mr Humphries that Cobar residents have repeatedly been experiencing dirty water over the past three months which can be blamed […]
While summer in Cobar usually means dirty water, Cobar Shire Council says it has this year received above the average number of complaints. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said dirty water is common in Cobar around this time of year due to demand exceeding the water filtration plant’s capacity, however […]
In an effort to better cater for families, in particular those with small children, the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool has extended its trading hours. A two week trial of the extended hours began last Wednesday and will see the pool stay open one hour later each night. Cobar Shire Council’s […]
Cobar Shire Council is helping to recycle old mobile phones by acting as a Mobile Muster collector. There is currently a collection box at the Council chambers where you can drop off your unwanted old mobile phones, chargers and cases. For every mobile phone that is dropped into the recycling […]
The Western NSW Local Health District (LHD) will take the feedback they received from a series of meetings held in Cobar last week to help them ‘tweak’ the design plans for Cobar’s proposed new health service. Staff at Cobar Hospital and the Lilliane Brady Village (LBV), members of the Cobar […]
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 […]
A group of 30 locals attended the a community consultation meeting last Friday to put forward their ideas on the government’s proposed Far West Initiative (FWI). While the Cobar community members were not hostile with their comments, many said they were opposed to the FWI proposal, they questioned the need […]
Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries delivered a $7.75million cheque to Cobar Shire Council last Wednesday to help pay for the replacement of the Cobar Water Treatment Plant. Mr Humphries said the funding was made available through the NSW Government’s Regional Water and Waste Water Program. “$110million has been provided by […]
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