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19 February 2021, 05:00 PM
Council flags will fly at half-mast on Friday, 19 February 2021 as a mark of mourning and respect for the Mayor of Cobar Shire Council, Councillor Lilliane Brady OAM. The State Funeral will take place on Friday, 19 February 2021 at Drummond Park, Cobar, New South Wales.
Cr Brady was a strong advocate for her community and was first elected to the Cobar Shire Council in 1976, after moving from Sydney to Cobar in the late 1960s. She served as Mayor for almost 23 years, making her NSW’s longest ever serving female mayor.
In 2001, Cr Brady was awarded a Centenary Medal for services to local government. She was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012 for service to local government and to the community of Cobar. In 2018, Cr Brady was recognised with a Local Government NSW Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2020 she was awarded the Minister for Local Government Award for her commitment to increasing participation of women in local government.