Report a problem to the council
Cobar Shire does not run a general-purpose online reporting form: the way to report a problem in business hours is to phone or email the council's administration centre at 36 Linsley Street. Out of hours the council publishes a separate mobile number for each kind of emergency — roads (its roads line covers state highways as well), water and sewer, Cobar town, and the airport. Below is who to call for what, plus an independent app that works for any council.
How to report it
- Report to the council (business hours)
- (02) 6836 5888, or mail@cobar.nsw.gov.auAdministration Centre, 36 Linsley Street, Cobar, 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday. There is no general online report form; the council's Forms page carries specific forms (for example a Food Safety Complaint Form).Call the council →
- After hours — roads (including state highways)
- 0427 894 843Published by the council as its after-hours roads emergency contact.Call roads after hours →
- After hours — water and sewer
- 0417 413 816For burst mains, supply failures and sewer overflows outside office hours.Call water & sewer →
- After hours — Cobar town, airport, other
- Cobar town 0400 755 027 · Cobar Airport 0408 649 003 · other enquiries 0419 281 115The council lists these four after-hours numbers alongside the roads and water/sewer lines on its Contact Us page.
- One app for any council
- Snap Send SolveAn independent app that routes your report to the responsible council or authority. Not run by the council.
- Not always the council's job
- Faulty street lights → the electricity distributorStreet lighting is generally the distributor's asset rather than the council's. Essential Energy is the electricity distributor across regional and far-western NSW and takes streetlight fault reports; the council's own website does not publish a street-light contact, so confirm with the council if you are unsure.
For urgent safety hazards call rather than emailing, and use the after-hours number that matches the problem. In a life-threatening emergency call triple zero (000). Snap Send Solve is an independent third-party app (not run by the council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.