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Construction of child care centre is well underway Construction of Cobar Shire Council’s 88 are completed and the detailed excavation and framing to the Early Learning Centre, and core place Early Learning Centre and a Multi- in-ground plumbing and electrical services -filled block walls installed to the Multipurpurpose Hall at Ward Oval is now under- have commenced and will be ongoing until the pose Hall. way. end of May. “The project is still on track for site works to Cobar Shire Council’s Project Co-Ordinator “The preparation of concrete slabs will begin be complete in early 2024, with the official Carly Hunter met with the contractor, David in June, with a concrete pour targeted for the opening of the Early Learning Centre to hapPayne Constructions, on site last week and end of June (weather permitting),” she said. pen as soon as possible after building works provided an update on the project. “Once building slabs are complete, July are complete.” Mrs Hunter said the bulk of the earthworks works will involve structural steel and timber Mrs Hunter said Council’s project team are very busy managing a number of large projects that are all currently underway. “Council has recently completed the gravelling on the Yathong Road, is undertaking significant flood damage repair works around the shire and in the preparation stages of the 15km Grain Road seal extension,” Mrs Hunter said. “Among other things, we are also working very hard in the background to prepare the documentation for the exciting future developments at the Museum, with works scheduled to commence onsite later in the year.”
Mobile CT service Continued from Page 3. “A radiographer oversees and runs the service, supported by other health service staff in each location along with Aboriginal Health Workers. “Scans are read by radiologists, who will report on images remotely from other areas of the District or from Sydney,” Mr Harvey said. “Many of these patients would previously have needed to consider going to Dubbo for a CT, at the hospital or a private provider. The earthworks for the foundations of Cobar Shire Council’s Early Learning Centre and “On top of improving access to care for paMultipurpose Hall at Ward Oval are almost complete. Work has also started on tients, this service also helps GPs to provide substructure services including plumbing and electrical. The project is on track to be care locally and reduces the number of patients transferred to Dubbo from hospitals.” completed early next year. Photo is taken from eastern end of Brennan Street.
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