About the Council

► Council's Vision
► Council's Mission
► Council's Values
► Corporate Goals
► General

Council's Vision

Our vision is for Cobar Shire to be an attractive, healthy and caring environment in which to live, work and play, achieved in partnership with the community through initiative, foresight and leadership.

Council's Mission

Our Mission is to provide sound and sensible government and ensure that works and services are delivered effectively and equitably to the community of Cobar Shire.

Council will also develop and constantly review its policy on the maintenance of its road network with current priorities to include the sealing of the following strategic roads within the Shire;

  • Ivanhoe Road
  • Louth Road
  • Tilpa Road

Council's Values

Councillors and staff of Cobar Shire Council are committed to delivering value to our community by aligning to our core values of Accountability, Communication, Effective Leadership, Integrity and Teamwork. The abbreviated mantra "ACE IT" represents who we are as an organisation, these core values are the guiding principles for how we carry out our duties and interact with our community.
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Our goal is that our employees and others describe Cobar Shire Council as an organisation where people take personal responsibility, there is clarity and transparency, teamwork is effective across the business and we are considered by our customers and the community to add value.

Council are committed to behave and act in accordance with our core values.

Core Values

Corporate Goals

Finance and Corporate Services

To provide effective financial planning and reporting to ensure Council remains in a sound financial position, implement revenue policies which provide a fair and equitable distribution of the rate burden and maximise revenue from user charges, regulatory fees and contributions, ensure effective use of information technology throughout all the operations of Council and maintain effective administrative support to fulfill Council’s broad range of services and activities.

Engineering Services

To provide, develop and maintains the Shire’s infrastructure assets in terms of its transport services (roads, pathways, airport), utility services (water, sewerage, drainage) and open space recreation facilities (parks, reserves, sporting ovals, swimming pool) and to provide adequate resources to facilitate emergency service requirements.

Planning and Environmental Services

To promote, develop and maintain the natural and built environment and protect the community from risks to health and safety by properly monitoring buildings, development, food and waste services and facilitating services for a safe, clean healthy and orderly environment which will in turn improve the quality of life for citizens of the Shire and to undertake timely and effective forward planning of the Shire land use and infrastructure requirements.

Aged Services

To provide for the appropriate care of the aged within the Cobar community in a caring and homelike environment.

General

Cobar Shire Council’s location in far western New South Wales in recent years has led to its development as a regional centre, and Council actively promotes and develops this concept.  The infrastructure development associated with five (5) mining operations has only serviced to compound these pressures. Ongoing mineral exploration and mining is anticipated to further increase.

In addition to the functions normally associated with rural authorities, Cobar Shire Council is also responsible for the operation of the following;

  • Great Cobar Outback Heritage Centre
  • Lilliane Brady Village Nursing Home and Hostel
  • Cobar Youth and Fitness Centre
  • Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool
  • Cobar Shire Library
  • Far West Family Day Care & In Home Care
  • Cobar Outside of School Hours Care

The Shire of Cobar also includes the villages of Euabalong, Euabalong West, Mt Hope, Nymagee, Canbelego and Murrin Bridge.

Council's solicitor is Marsdens Law Group, 49 Dumaresq Street (DX 5107), Campbelltown NSW 2560, Phone: (02) 4626 5077, Fax: (02) 4626 4826.