Sapphire Coast News

I know I speak for all in my community when I say we are stunned and devastated by the tragic accident on the Princes Highway at East Lynne.

Bega Valley Shire beaches have all scored the highest 4-star rating under the State Government’s Beachwatch program. Monitoring and reporting on water quality at many popular local swimming spots is underway again this summer.

The Federal Member for Eden Monaro, Mike Kelly, and the State Member for Bega, Andrew Constance, will be among the official guests at the Australia Day ceremony in Bega on January 26, 2010.

Bega Valley Shire council has engaged the demographers, id consulting, to provide and maintain an online economic profile of the Bega Valley Shire using their id.economy® software.

Just before the end of the 2009 school year, pupils from Candelo Public School made the first official crossing of the new footbridge across the Candelo Creek.

Are you thinking of buying a portable pool for the kids for Christmas? Beware! That is the message from Bega Valley Shire Council’s environment health co-ordinator, Greg O’Donnell.

Council Offices and Depots

The Bega Valley Shire Council offices and depots will be closed from 3pm on Thursday, December 24, 2009 until 8.30am on Monday, January 4, 2009. For emergencies phone 6499 2222.

The Auditor General has confirmed Labor is failing to deliver for patients and medical staff on the Far South Coast according to the Member for Bega Andrew Constance.

Bega Valley Shire Council has joined forces with WSN Environmental Solutions and MobileMuster to provide residents with a free service to recycle their old mobile phones without even leaving home.

Bega Valley Shire Council is calling for expressions of interest from organisations and community groups to organise an International Women’s Day event in the Shire in 2010.

With festive season celebrations in full swing, there are plenty of great events across the shire, but the big question is how do you get to them?

Bega Valley Shire Mayor Tony Allen has welcomed the news that Australia’s Coastal Wilderness National Landscape is the recipient of Federal funding to develop a Brand Toolkit and top class website to support the regions’ key position on Tourism Australia’s www.australia.com

Council is seeking expressions of interest from people with broad community connections and influence with an active interest in the arts to serve on the Bega Valley Regional Gallery’s Advisory Committee.

Enormous numbers of frogs, toads and other amphibians in Southeast Asia face extinction through habitat loss and over-harvesting researchers warn in an article published today in Biology Letters.

NSW government announces major investment in east coast climate research.

The NSW Government will invest $750,000 into research to look at changing weather patterns along the east coast and how they may affect the population and infrastructure along the NSW and South-East Queensland coastline.

Police take to the air to target road safety – Operation Safe Arrival 2009

With the Christmas season upon us NSW Police have today unveiled two new initiatives to help combat the growing road toll and make sure everyone makes it home safely.

Police are advising motorists in southern NSW they’ll be out in force this holiday season to prevent the region’s road toll climbing further.

Targeted farm safety awareness campaigns have helped reduce the average number of fatalities on Australian properties from 150 to an average of just below 100 in the past 10 years.

The past year has brought the global financial crisis, a worsening drought, shifting interest rates and other troubles for people in our community and as Christmas approaches our thoughts go out to all of the people who have been affected.

Mayor Tony Allen was in Eden this week to present a Bega Valley Shire Medallion to volunteer Bill Knock.

Users of the Bermagui Library were surveyed recently about their opinion of services at the Library.

A NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will waive the cost of photo identification cards for senior citizens, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell and Member for Bega and NSW Shadow Minister for Ageing Andrew Constance, said today.

This is a joint media release between the AFP & the Australian Bankers Association.

The Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) expect that the strength of the Australian dollar will this year prompt more online Christmas shopping with merchants located overseas and are encouraging consumers to protect themselves when making any online purchases.

Bega Valley Shire Council now subscribes to Library Elf for library borrowers.