The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Far West Team currently has the assistance of two helicopters (and their pilots) to help fight and map bushfires in the western region. Dubbed the “fire trucks of the sky”, two helicopters, a Bell 427 from NSW Helicopters and a BO105 from Airborne Fire […]
State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers came together last Wednesday for WOW Day, Wear Orange Wednesday. Helen Boddy, an SES volunteer for 35 years, said WOW Day encourages communities across Australia to wear orange in support and recognition of SES volunteers who generously give their time to help communities during flood, […]
The staff at the State Emergency Services (SES) Far West Region Cobar office have been redeployed following an amalgamation of the Far West Region into the Western Zone. Region Controller for the Far West Region Graeme Craig, who’s spent the past 11 years working with the SES in Cobar, said […]
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 […]
The Cobar State Emergency Services (SES) Unit responded to reports of damage following a strong willy willy whirlwind last Wednesday afternoon. Cobar SES Local Controller Gordon Hill said at about 1.30pm the whirlwind struck several properties along the southern side of Louth Road. The strong winds caused a shed in […]
A report is being prepared for the coroner after a fatal accident west of Cobar last week. Police and other local emergency services were called to the accident about 4pm last Thursday where a vehicle had left the road and rolled over around 110km west of Cobar. A 19 month […]
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