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25 May 12 | A FULL house witnessed what Mayor Tony Allen described as a “historic” meeting of Bega Valley Shire Council on Tuesday. With the draft Bega Valley Comprehensive Local Environmental Plan 2010 (CLEP) up for discussion and possible gazettal, 23 residents or their representatives queued up to petition the council.   | Bega Scouts on rocky ground | New direction for Bermagui ...
Wolumla tip to benefit all
25 May 12 | DESPITE vocal opposition to the proposed Wolumla tip from a group of neighbouring residents, the Bega Valley Shire Council says its benefits will be felt by all. The vast majority of Bega Valley ratepayers have remained deafeningly silent throughout the Wolumla Residents Action Group’s 10-year campaign against the Central Waste Facility (CWF) in Wanatta Lane.
25 May 12 | THE debate surrounding a proposed Woolworths in Bermagui took a new tack on Tuesday. As part of the public petitions regarding the Bega Valley Shire Council’s draft Local Environmental Plan 2010 (CLEP), it was suggested that the land should be rezoned residential and as a result deny access to the supermarket giant.   | CommentsComments (1) | Bega Scouts on rocky ground | Zoning plan raises ire of Bega ...
Bega Scouts on rocky ground
25 May 12 | PROPOSED heritage listing of the Bega Scout hall would likely sound the death knell of the local group say its leaders. Daryl Raatz and Margaret Broadbent of the First Bega Cubs and Scouts petitioned the Bega Valley Shire Council at Tuesday’s meeting, requesting the listing not go ahead.   | New direction for Bermagui ... | Zoning plan raises ire of Bega ...
25 May 12 | BEGA resident and prolific cancer fundraiser Andy Willis will grace the cover of this year’s phone book, it was announced yesterday.
25 May 12 | THE abandoned Bega West Public School is being converted into the site office for contractors working on the Bega bypass. Progress on the preparations for the bypass was discussed at a public forum on Tuesday.
25 May 12 | A HEAVY mist lay over the Bega Valley as we drove down McLeods Hill from Quaama for an early morning appointment at the oncology clinic at Bega Hospital. As we walked in we could see there was a crowd of people in the entrance and the waiting room.
22 May 12 | MEMBER for Eden-Monaro Mike Kelly has never met the Liberal Party’s freshly chosen candidate for the seat, Peter Hendy, but says he is looking forward to a clean contest of ideas.   | CommentsComments (3) | Meet the challengers
22 May 12 | THE Liberals and the Greens have announced their local candidates for the next Federal election, which will be held before December next year.   | Clean contest of ideas for Kelly
22 May 12 | THE Bega unit of the State Emergency Service will be back up and running with weekly meetings to resume tomorrow night. SES Illawarra/South Coast region business manager Janelle Carberry said there had been a good response to the recent information night held at Club Bega.
Tanja pupils tackle Bithry Inlet debate
22 May 12 | PUPILS at Tanja School are taking on board that modern-era adage “think global, act local”. Principal Rick McFetters said one of the units of study this year is looking at local issues as well as their global counterpart.
22 May 12 | AFTER a drawn-out process and plenty of heated community discussion, work on the Littleton Gardens revamp starts today. Fencing went up on Thursday, blocking off the raised concrete bandstand area, in preparation for contractors this week.
18 May 12 | FURTHER roadwork on Brown Mountain is set to cause traffic delays until late June. The Snowy Mountains Highway west of Bemboka was closed in March due to a landslip, but reopened to traffic on April 5.
18 May 12 | THE closing date for public submissions regarding the development application for the proposed Woolworths supermarket at Bermagui has been extended until close of business on May 30.
18 May 12 | A COMMUNITY picnic in Mimosa Rocks National Park is being organised for the June long weekend. The “Bithry Big Picnic Day” will be held on June 9 and is a chance for everyone to enjoy the beauty of Bithry Inlet as well as hear more about the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s controversial plans to redevelop the site into a tourism venture.
18 May 12 | CONTROVERSIAL work to turn Myer House at Bithry Inlet into tourist accommodation began yesterday. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) advised that, as of yesterday, visitors to Mimosa Rocks National Park will find one small area off limits and may find increased traffic due to refurbishment works at Myer House.
Cullen’s American dream
18 May 12 | CANDELO singer-songwriter Heath Cullen is about to realise his dream of recording an album in the US. Already a household name on the local and national music scene, Cullen will be backed by some of the world’s most accomplished musicians when he takes to the studio in Los Angeles later this year.
18 May 12 | BUDDING musician Sarah Campbell continues to grab attention. Sarah, 15, has reached the top 20 musicians competing for a $50,000 Australian International Conservatorium of Music (AICM) scholarship.
18 May 12 | GRAND plans for the Tathra Wharf’s 150th birthday have hit a snag, with the Pig and Whistle Fleet committee denied access to its museum amid insurance and OH&S compliance issues.
18 May 12 | TANJA’S Philip Hearnshaw, who helped bring to life the world’s most famous talking pig and dancing penguin, can no longer dance and is losing the ability to speak.
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