Please inform Lyn at the time of booking if you have any special dietary needs, caterers need to know when the numbers are finalised if alternative meals are needed.

Cath Brooks will be our guest speaker at this dinner. Cath grew up in the Bega Valley, and studied nursing.

Bega VIEW Club will celebrate it's 39th birthday at this dinner so please bring along a guest to help us celebrate. If you are new to the district and would like to attend please do so, visitors are always made welcome.

VIEW Clubs support young Australians in need, to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves.

The  Cobargo Garden and Friendship Club will meet on Monday, April 9, at the home of Pam and Craig, 401 Wanatta lane, Wolumla. Look for the “Rabbito” sign at the start of their driveway!

Arrive at 12 noon and bring your own lunch and a mug. Tea, coffee and cake provided.

The club wishes to thank Kathy Rix of Verona for hosting last month’s meeting.

Folks really enjoyed your garden and hospitality. For more information, transport or directions, ring Robyn on 6493 8324.

The evening meeting for the Far South Coast Birdwatchers will be held at the Uniting Church Hall, Henwood St, Merimbula, at 7.30pm on Thursday, April 12.

Leo Berzins will be presenting “Home and Away with our Shorebirds”.

This informative talk, accompanied by Leo’s fine photography, will focus on the numerous species - many of them migratory - to be found along our Far South Coast.

We are now including a “Bird of the Night” section in the meetings, and this evening, a presentation by Roger Heffernan will put the spotlight on Harriers.

Following this, Alan Scrymgeour - a regular contributor of highly original and knowledgable segments about some of the lesser-known features of bird life - will have another surprise for us.

Visitors are most welcome to share all this with us - supper provided!

You can contact us via our website, www.fscb.org.au, which provides details of club activities. We can also be found on Facebook or Twitter.​ 

The Bega & District Nursing Home Auxiliary will again be making wreaths for Anzac Day commemorations however they will be working at Casuarina in Bega Street this year. 

Donations of flowers and greenery would be very much appreciated and can be delivered to the front entrance of Casuarina from 8am on Tuesday, April 24, however if this is not convenient they can be left at Hillgrove House and they will be transferred to Casuarina from there.   

Arrangements can be made to collect any flowers or suitable greenery by telephoning Helen Slater on 6492 0627 or 0427 339 064. 

Orders for wreaths should be placed with Edna Duncanson on 6492 2073 or 0427 250 691 or with Helen before Wednesday, April 18.

Assistance from anyone interested in floral art would be appreciated.

Learners will gain from the expertise of the members of the Floral Art group who provide very valuable assistance to the Auxiliary.

This is a major fund-raiser for Hillgrove House with funds raised used to provide additional equipment and comforts for its residents.

The next meeting for the Auxiliary will be Wednesday, April 11, in the Green Shed at Tathra.  Usual commencement time is 2pm.

Items for discussion include future fund raising, Anzac Day and hopefully a new Wishlist for the hospital. Hope to see as many there as possible.

It's that time again folks. Come plant a tree and see how our plantings are going!

Please don your gloves and come lend a hand at this month's BRAWL working bee!

We are returning to our Bega River sites to continue our strategy to install a middle and overstorey of native vegetation to shade out the weeds, stabilise the bank sediments and improve the river's unique biodiversity.

Ultimately, we want to establish populations of native plants that are self-sustaining, which will result in a vegetation representative of the River Oak Riparian Forest that once occurred along the river. 

So here are the details:

What: BRAWL April Working Bee.

When: Monday, April 9, 9.30-12.30pm.

Where: Bega River. Meet at the Main Reserve most eastern table (at bottom of Auckland St) for a quick briefing and safety talk. 

Wear: Sun safe clothing, sun hats, closed sturdy shoes, sunscreen. Bring: Gloves, water bottle, morning tea to share, thermos.

Please remember there are no toilets at the site. Come along and help our plantings get the best start and lets keep transforming the Bega River into something we can all be proud of!

Also, check out a video of our fabulous working bee at Spenco Wetland last month on our facebook page. Wow, we really did transform the place! Hope to see you there!

Spiral Gallery’s new exhibitions open on Friday, April 6, at 5pm.

Waves of Colour in Gallery 1: South Coast artists explore colour and movement in various media: paintings, ceramics, sculpture, jewellery and glass; a group exhibition featuring Spiral Gallery Members and invited artists.

Bingi Bingi in Gallery 2: Helen Pizzano is a Canberra-based digital artist.

Bingi Bingi will showcase Helen's kaleidoscope photographic images exploring colour and texture from the vibrant Bingi Bingi Point, on the NSW South Coast.

Printed on art paper and silk scarves, the colours are bold and eye-catching and make for a mesmerising exhibition.

Helen’s aim is to find beauty in the everyday and, through her art, make every day beautiful.

All welcome to meet the artists at the opening at 5pm. Both exhibitions continue to May 2.

The new Narek Gallery exhibiting space in Bermagui is thrilled to present another solo exhibition by Annie Franklin. 

Living and working at Lake Wapengo for the past couple of decades, Annie’s creativity is stirred by her surrounding natural world.  

Looking intimately at this world not of our making, her acute attentiveness observes the minute and small activities as well as the grand sweeping dramas.  And much more than that – the connectiveness of it all.

Her paintings glow like illuminations and emanate a warmth of deep feeling for the flora and fauna, insects and reptiles and all living organisms of the natural world.

Being Here is open now and continues to May 5. Narek Galleries now located at 5/3 Wapengo St, Bermagui, open Wednesday to Saturday 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm.

The Australian Red Cross Mobile Blood Service is visiting Bega:

Monday, April 16, 12 noon–5pm.

Tuesday, April 17, 9am–5pm.

Wednesday, April 18, 9.30am–5.45pm.

Thursday, April 19, 9am-2.30pm.

If you haven't already made an appointment to give blood, you can make an appointment online or call us on 13 14 95. 

One in 3 Australians will need blood, but only one in 30 donates. Donated blood helps cancer patients, people with blood disorders, mothers-to-be and newborn babies, as well as trauma and surgical patients.

We had a good attendance at the March Men’s Breakfast and we all enjoyed a very interesting talk from Garry Mallard about the fascinating world of bees, and also the informative “props” he brought along, such as a working section of a hive.

Our next get-together will be on April 7 and we hope you can join us for our usual good fellowship, hearty breakfast and interesting guest speaker.

This week the speaker will be Rev Tim Narraway, a Chaplain who was heavily involved in the Tathra disaster and one of the first responders.

Looking forward to meeting up with you (and any friends you may like to bring) on April 7 at 8am, at St John’s Anglican Church Hall, Bega.