Cobar Shire Council is set to benefit from $4.4million from the NSW Government’s revamped resources for Regions program. Deputy Premier and minister responsible for resources John Barilaro announced the changes last week. “Every year our vibrant mining towns contribute to the NSW economy, but this success can place extra pressure […]
Cobar Shire Council has been approved to go ahead with a number of small projects within the town which have been funded as part of the Australian Government’s drought Communities Extension Program. The improvement projects will not only help to make the town a more amenable place to live but […]
A big windfall for Cobar Shire Council last week has ensured that an $11.7million Community Hub can now be built at Ward Oval. Council was awarded $6.7million last week from Round 4 of the Coalition Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) for the construction of an Early Learning Precinct as […]
Cobar is now welcoming visitors with open arms (but we’ll still be keeping our 1.5metres distance) after COVID-19 travel restrictions were eased in NSW last week. Cobar Shire Council’s tourism manager Demi Smith said it was important for the tourism industry that people be allowed to get back on the […]
Sharon Huon, the Lilliane Brady Village’s director of nursing, has been an institution at the local retirement home for almost 30 years but now says it’s time for her to retire. Mrs Huon gave her employer, Cobar Shire Council, almost 12 months notice of her impending retirement as it was […]
Cobar Shire Council is set to receive over $1million as part of the Federal Government’s boost for road and community projects that aim to help communities bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Council will workshop how their funding allocation of $1,085,211 can be put to best use. The guidelines for […]
Cobar Shire Council’s announcement last week that water restrictions would be lifted completely as of June 1 has been met with trepidation by local residents rather than fanfare. Mayor Lilliane Brady announced last week that water restrictions would be completely abolished in line with Council’s draft Drought Management Plan. Cr […]
Two new Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) purpose-built clinics are now onsite and operational in Louth and Tilpa, with the Tilpa community holding its first clinic last week. The two clinics, which have been funded by a generous donor, will provide services to the villages and surrounding areas including primary […]
Cr Bob Sinclair has called for Cobar Shire Council to rethink its policy for selling rural blocks of land for unpaid rates. The sale of land for unpaid rates and the problems it was causing rural landowners was discussed at the April Ordinary Council Meeting on Thursday. Council’s general manager […]
After 14 months of not being able to use a sprinkler or irrigation system to water our lawns, Cobar residents will now get a reprieve with water restrictions to be eased this week. In response to increasing water storage levels at Burrendong Dam, Cobar Shire Council made the decision last […]
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