Better Homes and Gardens chef ‘Fast’ Ed Halmagyi has raved about his experiences of the Sapphire Coast.
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The Sydney based celebrity has a soft spot for the Sapphire Coast, visiting regularly twice a month.
Last month, the Better Homes and Gardens film crew joined Mr Halmagyi on a road trip from Narooma to Eden, stopping in to highlight the pristine landscape and locally run businesses the coast has to offer.
The show split up the coast in two parts featuring the Eurobodalla’s Narooma and Montague Island followed by Bega, Candelo and Pambula, which aired last Friday, July 13.
Tonight’s episode on Channel 7 (Friday, July 20) will feature stories from Tathra, Eden and Boydtown as well as Bodalla.
The positive exposure on national television is a huge plus to boost tourism along the stretch of coastline.
The Better Homes and Gardens segment aims to express the beauty of the Sapphire Coast which remains evident all year round – even in the cooler months.
Australians are partially sun-seekers and they want to follow the warmth everywhere, but the best thing about the Sapphire Coast is its people and its places.
- Fast Ed Halmagyi
“The day after Easter finishes it is like the place ceases to exist, I wanted Australia to know that it is an incredible place to visit even over winter.
“Yes, it does get a bit cooler but go and put a bloody jumper on and enjoy the place because it is absolutely remarkable,” he said.
It is common knowledge the Sapphire Coast thrives with tourism November through to Easter and once the cooler months arrive tourist numbers fade.
“Australians are partially sun-seekers and they want to follow the warmth everywhere, but the best thing about the Sapphire Coast is its people and its places.”
Mr Halmagyi expresses his fascination for the Pambula Rivermouth. Out of all the beaches he has visited in Australia, he claims it to be “just about his favourite”.
“It’s lovely in a way that is kind of hard to replicate,” he said.
“The places don’t change just because the date changes, what makes Pambula spectacular is still there in August – it doesn’t just disappear,” he said.
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Adding to the list of Mr Halmagyi’s favourite aspects of the Sapphire Coast are the local people who have welcomed him into the community.
“I am not a complicated person, and that is one of the things I love about the Sapphire Coast is that you have got decent, honest and direct people who call a spade a spade.
“It doesn’t matter if you are a local mechanic or work on TV – you are treated exactly the same and I love that,” he said.