A discarded Tim McGraw CD was among the 80 bags of rubbish collected in a clean up by a group of Peak Gold Mines and Pybar employees last week along the Kidman Way. As part of the Clean Up Australia movement which encourages communities to clean up, fix up and […]
The Great Cobar Heritage Centre is looking for any locals who might have a Peace Medal that was issued to one of their relatives 100 years ago. Local historian Kay Stingemore said the Peace Medals were issued to children in Cobar on July 19, 1919 to celebrate peace at the […]
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 […]
The Outback Arts ‘Art4Ag’ photography exhibition is currently on display at the Great Cobar Heritage Centre and Cobar Shire Library. Outback Arts communications and touring coordinator Maddi Ward said the Art4Ag photography competition, with the theme ‘Feeding and Clothing the World: Powering the Australian Economy’ was designed to celebrate National […]
Demi Smith is someone who likes challenges whether that’s on the sporting field or in her career and the latest challenge she’s taken on is promoting Cobar. Demi has this week stepped into the role of Cobar Shire Council’s new tourism manager and said she’s very keen to get started. […]
After serving for almost 26 years as Cobar Shire Council’s tourism officer, John Martin retired from the role on Friday. And while he may have officially retired from working life, John will continue to be an “unofficial” ambassador for Cobar. “I’m staying in town. I’m not going anywhere,” he said. […]
The graves of some 74 Cobar residents who were buried more than 140 years ago at Cobar’s old cemetery on the golf course have been now been acknowledged with a memorial on the site. Cobar Museum curator Kay Stingemore, who worked with Kevin Walsh (from the Cobar Intermine Golf Challenge […]
Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries yesterday announced Cobar Shire Council would receive $398,188 to upgrade exhibitions at the Great Cobar Heritage Centre. Mr Humphries was in Cobar yesterday to present the funding from round two of the NSW Government’s $100million Regional Cultural Fund. “Most of the extant exhibitions are 30 […]
Cobar Shire Council’s long term plans of tree planting and town beautification are set to be showcased when an expected 2,000 plus visitors arrive at the end of the month. Council’s general manager Peter Vlatko said council staff will be on call and working over the Miner’s Ghost and Running […]
Two projects in the Cobar Shire that will help to preserve our history are set to benefit from over $180,000 in grant funding. State Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries announced last week that the historical Booberoi Station Woolshed near Euabalong will received $100,000 while $80,390 is to go to the […]
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