Local News
06 Nov 09 | FOUR candidates have nominated to contest the Bega Valley Shire Council by-election: Jeff Knight of Towamba, Phil McManus and Russell Fitzpatrick of Merimbula, and Graham Carmody of Bermagui.
Nominations for the by-election to be held next month closed at noon on Wednesday.
06 Nov 09 | AFTER 10 years as event organiser of the Bega Canteen Bandanna Bike Ride, Andy Willis has decided to step down from the role.
Mr Willis made the announcement at the presentation after the event last Friday afternoon.
“It was an extremely difficult decision to make given the event means so much and has been such a big part of my life,” he said.
06 Nov 09 | THE Bega Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) says its communication equipment is ageing and could fail when it is most needed
Base radio operator Gary Mallard said the VRA is working with two-way radios that are up to 30-years-old.
The group responds to road accidents and helps to free people from wrecked vehicles and assists police with rescues.
06 Nov 09 | LOCAL secondary schools will now have increased access to world-class education and training opportunities, as Bega and Eden High School receive funding in Round Two of the Trade Training Centres in Schools program.
06 Nov 09 | NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell yesterday visited Bega with local MP Andrew Constance to see first-hand the concerns of the community about the state of rural health services.
In doing so he reiterated calls for the State Government to build the new $100 million regional hospital.
06 Nov 09 | DEREK McIntosh is a man with a mission, a mission to register the largest trees in Australia, and he found one in Candelo.
The famous old plane tree near the bridge has turned out to be the biggest of its kind in Australia – a National Champion.
03 Nov 09 | ALLAN James Hanscombe of Gipps Street, Bega, died on Sunday, November 1, aged 83 years.
03 Nov 09 | THE Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) has discovered a scam telephone survey which falsely claims to be undertaken by them.
03 Nov 09 | We are becoming a nation of mobile phone dependents, who uses their phones for emotional and intellectual support, according to research by Microsoft Australia.
03 Nov 09 | MEMBER for Bega Andrew Constance has called on the State Government to make additional funding available for the NSW Community Building Partnership program.
03 Nov 09 | SENIORS card application forms are now available from Centrelink customer service centres across the state.
03 Nov 09 | THE recent rainfall across the district came at the perfect time for the germination of Paterson’s curse according to Bega Valley Shire Council weeds manager Ann Herbert.
03 Nov 09 | NOMINATIONS are open for the 2010 Bega Valley Shire Council Citizen of the Year and Junior Citizen of the Year Awards as part of the shire’s Australia Day celebrations.
03 Nov 09 | THE establishment of a “sister city” relationship between the Bega Valley Shire and the city of Ordus in Mongolia has been proposed to local councillors.
03 Nov 09 | THE Bega District News has been recognised with awards by the NSW Country Press Association.
03 Nov 09 | EXECUTIVE chairman of Bega Cheese Limited Barry Irvin has been named the NAB Agribusiness Leader of the Year.
30 Oct 09 | THE Bega Valley Shire Council decided at an extraordinary meeting of council on Tuesday to continue funding Sapphire Coast Tourism (SCT) until June next year.
30 Oct 09 | Revitalise or Perish
30 Oct 09 | LOCAL Melbourne Cup Day race goers are advised there will be a heavy police presence in the district next Tuesday during and after the day’s events at the Sapphire Coast Turf Club.
30 Oct 09 | FOUR Bega High School students from Run-Ya Enterprises attended Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday, October 22 as the guests of the Federal Member for Eden Monaro, Mike Kelly.