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New Aussies welcomed

Four new Australian citizens were welcomed on National Citizenship Day last Tuesday at Cobar Shire Council’s Naturalisation Ceremony in Drummond Park. Mayor Lilliane Brady OAM officiated over the Naturalisation of Mohammad Hossain (Bangladesh); Julieta McMillan (Philippines), Carrie Ann Martin (Northern Britain); and Sharon Devereux (from New Zealand). There was a […]

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Industrial estate funding a specific pool

Cobar Shire Council staff were all smiles last week following Deputy Premier John Barilaro’s announcement that Cobar will receive $4.4M for a new Industrial Estate. Some locals have however suggested the NSW Government funding could be put to better use and expressed their disappointment through social media saying it could […]

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Front Page

Water allocation cut to 80 per cent

Cobar will only receive 80 per cent of its annual water allocation over the next year, while water allocations to the local mines have been reduced to 70 per cent. Cobar Shire Council announced the reductions on Monday in response to WaterNSW’s proposed new water delivery arrangements that came into […]

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Council presents a conservative budget for coming year

Cobar Shire Council was pleased to be able to present a “good” budget to ratepayers at public meeting last Wednesday night. Council’s director of corporate and community services, Kym Miller, said he’s worked out a conservative budget for 2019/2020 that has “very little risk and significant opportunities”. “There’s no reduction […]

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Major works to bring our museum into this century

With tourism a focus of the NSW Government’s funding supplied to Joint Organisations, the Great Cobar Heritage Centre will benefit from a $1.43million upgrade.  Museum staff have described the funding as an “exciting opportunity” to update some of the current displays, some of which are over 30 years old. Many […]

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Local News

Award recognises a rare talent in local council engineer

Cobar Shire Council’s Roads Works Manager Adrienne Pierini has been honoured with a Minister’s Award for Women in Local Government. Ms Pierini was announced as the winner of the Women in a Non-Traditional Role—Rural or Regional Council category last week by Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock. The Minister handed out […]