Local News
10 Mar 10 | Cobar has never failed on delivering the goods for local charity and Friday night’s Singing Bee at the GW for local girl Renee Mackay was certainly no exception.
10 Mar 10 | The say a picture is worth a thousand words – and maybe a little more if you ask those at Lilliane Brady Village – who have been harnessing their creative sides thanks to local photographer Mark Ingram.
10 Mar 10 | Prime News reporter Catalina Florez headlined a 150-strong gathering of local women to mark International Women’s Day at the Cobar Memorial Services Club on Monday.
10 Mar 10 | The owner of Peak Gold Mine, New Gold Inc, has announced record production and financial results for calendar year 2009 following an exceptional fourth quarter.
10 Mar 10 | One of Cobar’s last original blocks of land has been sold to Khans IGA supermarket with a price tag of $500,000.
The Catholic diocese confirmed this week the sale of the Prince Street block after more than 18 months of negotiations.
10 Mar 10 | Clean up Australia Day got underway early around Cobar last week as more than 100 St John’s school children took to Ward Oval Friday with gloves and bags to do their bit for the local landscape.
03 Mar 10 | You couldn’t help but think punters at the new Occidental Hotel had gone a little ‘gaga’ Saturday night.
03 Mar 10 | The new Cobar Local Aboriginal Lands Council (LALC) board formally met last week to discuss planning for 2010.
03 Mar 10 | Country Energy crews will have greater flexibility to perform vital upgrades and maintenance to Cobar’s power network following the installation of a new switch onto the grid.
03 Mar 10 | Graziers have been warned to keep rigorous watch over their investments following a spate of stock thefts across the local region.
03 Mar 10 | The metalliferous mines and extractive industries competence board are continuing to undertake consultation with the mining industry about its draft action plan.
03 Mar 10 | Severe water restrictions could soon be a thing of the past following the announcement of a new 380 megalitre storage facility destined for Cobar later this year.
24 Feb 10 | St John’s took full advantage of the balmy weather to hold a special meet and greet barbecue for families and teachers of this year’s kinders at the Golf Club on Friday night.
24 Feb 10 | Doubt hangs over the future of the long-awaited Marshall Street CBD upgrade following an admission Stage 2 of the project could be threatened by financial constraints in the next council budget.
24 Feb 10 | President Leslie Fryer welcomed members to the VIEW Club’s AGM last Thursday at the Empire Hotel where she extended a special greeting to new member Enid English.
After the minutes from the last AGM were read,
24 Feb 10 | As precious metal explorers YTC and CCR prepare to develop their respective Hera gold and Wonawinter silver resources south of Cobar, a third company in the region Kimberley Metals has also announced plans to re-open its Mineral Hill mine following the recent discovery of high-grade gold mineralisation.
24 Feb 10 | The State Government last week declared a natural disaster in the Central Darling and Cobar Shires following torrential rain.
24 Feb 10 | EALE-ATION: Wallaby legend John Eales was given a rock star reception from eager locals during his whirlwind tour of Cobar last Thursday.
17 Feb 10 | Last Saturday afternoon a man forced his way into the sacristy room from an outside door at the Cobar Catholic Church.
17 Feb 10 | Mid-tier base metal miner CBH Resources Ltd has posted an improved December half year after tax profit of $18.9 million following increased production and cash flow from its Endeavor Mine near Cobar.
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