Wednesday October 29, 2025
Volume 40 No. 40
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The Cobar Weekly Harmonious future for the CSA Mine Pg 2
Cobar’s Town Hall to be demolished Pg 3
Festival weekend celebrations Pg 4 & 5
Community in mourning following mine tragedy Cobar residents awoke yester- Mr Sproule said yesterday. day morning to the devastating “Our deepest thoughts and condonews that two workers had been lences go out to the employee’s killed in an accident at Endeavor families, friends and colleagues. Mine. “We will continue to support all According to the Police Media our people, family and friends as we report, two people died following navigate through this difficult an underground explosion at time.” Polymetals’ Endeavor Mine yester- Cobar Shire Mayor, Jarrod day morning. Marsden said the community of Emergency services were called Cobar was in mourning following to the mine at about 3.45am after yesterday’s tragic news. being advised two people had been “The Council and staff, as memcritically injured in a workplace bers of the community, are all imincident. pacted in some way and, as Mayor, Officers attached to Central North I express my condolences to the Police District attended and were families and loved ones of those told a man had been confirmed dead miners killed,” Cr Marsden said. after the underground explosion. “Our thoughts are with the famiTwo women were brought to the lies, friends, and colleagues of those surface; however, one has since affected by this devastating event. died. “Living and working in a small The second woman was airlifted town means that news like this can to hospital suffering hearing dam- have a deep and personal impact on age and shock. many of us, both directly and indiEmergency services remained at rectly. the scene. “Please remember to take care of Police will prepare a report for the yourself and to check in on one Coroner and assist the Resources another over the coming days and Regulator in its investigation. weeks” he said. Polymetals Resources Executive Expressions of sympathy for the Chairman Dave Sproule said min- affected families and the wider Coing operations at Endeavor have bar community have been received been temporarily suspended follow- from NSW Premier Chris Minns, ing the incident. Minister for Natural Resources Mr Sproule said their immediate Courtney Houssos, State Member focus was to provide support to for Barwon Roy Butler, the NSW family, friends and colleagues. Minerals Council and the Mining “Everyone at Polymetals is and Energy Union, along with forshocked and saddened by the tragic mer residents and mine workers incident at Endeavor this morning,” around the country. Endeavor Mine. File photo