Population decline in places like Cobar in far-west NSW leaves locals to do everything
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JanJanuary 2021 at 3:00am
Bridgette Mackay has lived in Cobar her whole life and is optimistic about the town s future.
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A vast expanse of far-western New South Wales almost half the state has been steadily losing residents.
Key points:
The New South Wales far west has been losing one per cent of its residents a year
Businesses in the mining town of Cobar are struggling to attract staff
Week-on week-off mining rosters are deterring workers to live in Cobar