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2025
Stevo named Apprentice of the Year
Essential Energy’s mature-age apprentice, Daniel Stephens has been named as Apprentice of the Year at the recent vocational education and training (VET) 2025 Western NSW Regional Training Awards. The awards celebrate the success of local VET learners and teachers who have made outstanding contributions to their workplaces and industries. Taking […]
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Homes and businesses without power after truck accident
A misjudgment by a B Double truck driver resulted in power lines being brought down in Bourke Street on Saturday morning. Around 10.30am on Saturday police attended the intersection of Marshall Street and Bourke Street after receiving a report that a B Double truck had hit a power pole. Cobar […]
130923
Recognition of Bob’s 50 remarkable years of service
Essential Energy maintains Australia’s largest electricity network and employs over 3,000 people with their longest serving employee based right here in Cobar. A linesman at the Cobar Depot, Robert ‘Bob’ De Jong was last week recognised by Essential Energy for his 50 years of service to the company. Bob’s currently […]
211020
Two serious truck accidents in one week
Two serious truck accidents in the past week have kept local emergency services busy. Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Rural Fire Service, Ambulance and Police assisted to extricate the driver of a truck which rolled around 60km west of Cobar in the early hours of Sunday morning. The accident occurred […]
260820
Diversity key for Essential Energy’s longest employee
You’d think a person would get bored after working for 47 years in the same field, however that hasn’t been the case for local Robert ‘Bob’ De Jong, who is currently Essential Energy’s longest serving employee. Since he started his apprenticeship as […]
Local News
Storms knock out the power for hours
Storm damage to Essential Energy’s main and secondary power lines into Cobar knocked out the power to more than 2,600 homes and businesses last Tuesday night. The power went out in Cobar at 5.14pm and, for many customers, it wasn’t restored until 1am Wednesday, while a group of 68 customers […]
2017
Cobar cleans up after a massive storm
Cobar residents were still cleaning up yesterday after a severe storm on Monday night dumped 10mm of rain on the town in just four minutes. The storm that directly hit Cobar just after 7pm on Monday brought with it torrential rain (20mm in total) and recorded wind gusts of 98km […]
2016
Streetlight maintenance completed
Essential Energy has recently completed a major streetlight maintenance program in the Cobar Shire Council area to help ensure the ongoing performance and reliability of local public lighting. Regional manager Northern, Mark Summers, said Essential Energy’s bulk lamp replacement program was undertaken on a cyclical basis across each local government […]