Cobar Shire Council presented a draft of its 2016/2017 Annual Operational Plan and Budget at a public meeting last Wednesday. Council advised they have a larger than usual budget for fixing and maintaining roads this year, with plans for many local roads to be re-sheeted or resealed in the coming […]
Cobar Shire Council’s new general manager Peter Vlatko started work on Monday and is keen to get straight down to business. “I want to make sure that council, as a business, is running very efficiently,” Mr Vlatko told The Cobar Weekly on Monday. “I understand one of the challenges here […]
Cobar Shire Council has appointed a former council employee, Peter Vlatko, as their new general manager. Deputy mayor Peter Abbott said council was pleased to welcome back Mr Vlatko who previously worked at Cobar Shire Council as a deputy shire clerk from 1987 to 1990. “Peter comes to us from […]
In an effort to curb illegal dumping in the Cobar Shire, the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s RidOnline portal was launched on Monday so the public can record and inform enforcement agencies of illegal dumping events. Cobar Shire Council’s manager of planning and environmental services Stephen Poulter said illegal dumping occurs […]
Have you wondered just how clean (or dirty) the water that we swim in at the Newey is? We will soon find out after a group of local school students undertook a range of water tests yesterday at the Newey Recreation Area as part of a field day hosted by […]
Memorandum of Understanding to incorporate the Lilliane Brady Village retirement home with Cobar’s proposed new multipurpose health service. The matter was discussed in the Committee of the Whole closed council meeting last Thursday with council agreeing to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with Health Administration Corporation and Western NSW Local […]
Big changes are coming for Drummond Park with the first pieces of equipment almost ready to be installed as part of a multi-stage upgrade of the playground. Cobar Shire Council special projects officer Angela Shepherd said the first parts of the upgrade will get underway soon. “The new equipment has […]
Cobar Airport was turned into a mock disaster zone on Monday as local emergency services, in conjunction with Cobar Shire Council, conducted an emergency drill simulation exercise. Council’s engineering support manager Anil De Silva said the exercise not only allows for the airport emergency plan to be tested but also […]
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