Archives: 2007 November

Friday, 30 November 2007
Recent reports that wedge-tailed and white-bellied sea eagles have become the target of occasional illegal shooting on the far south coast has prompted the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to issue a reminder that the eagles are protected by law.
This is the second time in just over a year that […]

Friday, 30 November 2007
Watch out this summer for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service’s (NPWS) new mobile trailer “Wanda on Wheels”.
This brightly coloured travelling trailer will be in the region during the Christmas holidays delivering fun and games to thousands of holiday makers and locals.
NPWS Discovery Coordinator Barbara Allgaier said the trailer has been […]

Independent Assessment of Waste Facility Submissions About to Start
November 30, 2007: Orange-based company Geolyse has been appointed to independently assess a development application submitted by Bega Valley Shire Council for its proposed Central Waste Facility at Wanatta Lane.
The development application is being independently assessed because Council is both the proponent and the consent authority for […]

Media release - Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is looking for a fresh approach to the management of the stunning Mimosa Rocks National Park on the far south coast and is inviting the community to contribute to the park’s future.

Middle Lagoon in Mimosa Rocks National Park
The current plan of management […]

Tuesday, November 27, 2007
The Batemans Marine Park Authority, one of the major sponsors of The Navy George Bass Surf Boat Marathon, has wished all the surf-boat crews participating in this summer’s gruelling race the best of luck.

Tathra Surf Lifesaving Club boat crew in training for The Navy George Bass Surf Boat Marathon
Organisers say the race, […]

29th November 2007
Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister-elect
Today I have selected a Ministry to meet Australia’s future challenges head on.

I will be presenting my Ministry to the Governor-General for swearing in on Monday 3 December 2007.
During the election campaign I outlined our plans for Australia’s future - plans on education, climate change, the water crisis, the […]

November 29, 2007: Boat owners have given the thumbs up to restoration works carried out at the Mogareeka boat ramp.

Popular spot. Boaties were out early to use the upgraded Mogareeka boat ramp.
Council’s Civil Assets and Urban Projects Co-ordinator Dave Mitchell was up at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning to gauge the reaction of […]

November 29, 2007: Meeting the demands of residential land needs in the Merimbula district for the next 20 years are highlighted as part of Bega Valley Shire Council’s draft structure report for Merimbula, Tura Beach, Pambula, Pambula Beach and South Pambula and the surrounding rural areas.
The draft report is on public exhibition and has been […]

November 29, 2007: December is the start of tighter restrictions on exercising dogs on our shire’s beaches.
Council Ranger Michael Franic said dogs were not permitted on Bar Beach Merimbula
Pambula Beach, Pambula River mouth, Cocora Beach Eden, and Tathra Beach from the headland north to the northern end of the Tourist Park between 8am and […]

November 28, 2007: Council’s senior administration will be restructured under a plan adopted by Councillors that will see greater communication and a focus on economic outcomes to drive the shire into the future.
The new structure is based on combined recommendations of General Manager Graeme Faulkner and proposals from the Operational Examination conducted by H M […]