COBAR

Welcome to Cobar - the jewel of outback NSW, where the sun always shines!

Cobar Shire covers a vast 44,065 square kilometres with a population of 7,000 people. Cobar is a bustling and prosperous town steeped in a history based on mining and pastoral heritage. The town's CBD boasts a mixture of old and new buildings which chronicle Cobar's course through the last 130 years of its history.

The Cobar District abounds with wildlife which includes kangaroos, emus. echidnas, snakes, lizards and giant goannas. Birdwatchers will be fascinated to discover over 200 species of birds, including the magnificent Major Mitchell Cockatoo, Wedge-tailed Eagle and Mallee Ringnecks.