3/09/2008 | Jobs and services at Cobar District Hospital will be unaffected by the Greater Western Area Health Service’s (GWAHS) proposed restructure of six area clusters, according to clinical operations director Jenny Coutts.
3/09/2008 | They say home is where the heart is but for the 151 workers sacked from Endeavor Mine it has become a case of where the next job offer lies.
3/09/2008 | There is calm among the families of CSA Mine workers who were assured their jobs weren’t under threat, after fears were raised during an information session at the Cobar Golf Club last week.
3/09/2008 | Cobar Shire Council paid a fitting farewell to three of its outgoing councillors at last Thursday’s final council meeting before the September 13 elections.
28/08/2008 | The death of a Country Women’s Association (CWA) stalwart Maisie Hudson OAM has rocked the Dubbo branch of the group.
28/08/2008 | A child’s pony is dead and two more have been mauled in a shocking attack by a pair of hunting dogs in Cobar’s south.
7/08/2008 | The inaugural Copper City Sheep Dog Trials wrapped up at Ward Oval last Wednesday with a working dog auction which generated a lot of interest.
7/08/2008 | President Lesley Fryer welcomed Jan Keane and members to the July meeting of Cobar View held at the Empire Hotel Function room recently.
7/08/2008 | Tension over plans to merge two-thirds of the State’s Rural Lands Protection Boards has hit breaking point after Barwon MP Kevin Humphries led urgent talks with delegates at Cobar last week.
7/08/2008 | Cobar’s Rural Lands Protection Board district has slipped further into drought following very low rainfall for July.
7/08/2008 | Police are seeking help to identify at least two men in relation to three separate and highly-calculated attacks on the local business community at the weekend.
31/07/2008 | A West Australian man at the centre of Wednesday’s dramatic car chase through Cobar is lucky to be alive after a high-speed roll over on the Nyngan Road brought an hour-long stand off with police to an end.
23/07/2008 | The colour and excitement of the Mayoral Ball is about to hit a fever-pitch with debutantes and organisers adding the finishing touches to the gala event at the Cobar Bowling and Golf Club this Saturday.
23/07/2008 | Local car enthusiasts are invited to get down to Ward Oval this afternoon as the drivers and vehicles from the Great Endeavour Car Rally roll into town for an overnight stop.
23/07/2008 | Fresh from a well-publicised rendez-vous with his holiness Pope Benedict XVI at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse a group of American pilgrims arrived at Cobar Monday night for a week of country hospitality.
23/07/2008 | Monday marked an end of an era for local radio lovers as Cobar’s 2HOT FM made its final broadcast after more than 15 years on the air.
23/07/2008 | In less than 36 hours our town’s elected body will deliver a landmark decision that, in effect, seals the fate of Cobar’s highly publicised doctor debate.
16/07/2008 | A barren-looking Morelli Park in Cobar’s Kurrajong Circle has been earmarked for a possible multi-phased restoration project, starting with a tree planting day later this month.
16/07/2008 | Ward Oval is set to ignite with a flurry of competition when the Copper City Sheep Dog Trial gets under way in less than two weeks time.
16/07/2008 | Former Cobar footballer and champion sprinter Brett Robinson’s career path in massage therapy has already taken him to a number of exotic locations, but an upcoming visit to Beijing as part of the massage team for the Paralympics is expected to become an achievement highlight.