Archives: 2007 November

26 Nov 2007
Chair of the Royal Society Stem Cell working group, Sir Richard Gardner FRS, comments on the recent stem cell breakthrough in Japan and America.

The techniques outlined this week by research teams in Japan and America present a very significant development in […]

November 26, 2007: Mayor Tony Allen has offered his congratulations to the new member for Eden-Monaro Mike Kelly.
“On behalf of Council, we look forward to working with Mr Kelly in bringing to fruition plans that will have great benefits across the Bega Valley Shire,” Cr Allen said.
“We want to develop a positive relationship with Mr […]

Prime minister John Howard appears to have lost his seat of Bennelong to Maxine McKew, the Liberal-National government has conceded defeat and member for Eden-Monaro, Gary Nairn, who is trailing Labor candidate, Mike Kelly with three quarters of the vote counted, appears also to have been defeated.
Mr Nairn has served Eden-Monaro well and, through his […]

Thursday, 22 November 2007
A new model developed by the Cooma Monaro Shire Council and the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) which can predict the type of native vegetation at any rural location across the shire, has received a commendation at the NSW Planning Institute Awards in Sydney.
Council strategic planner, Sue Robb and DECC […]

Thursday, 22 November 2007
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has thanked all the volunteers currently assisting in the shorebird recovery program along the NSW south coast and far south coast.
Already pied oystercatcher hatchlings born in early October at South Durras and Batemans Bay have grown significantly and have started flying.
NPWS Far South Coast Shorebird Coordinator […]

22 November 2007 Bega Cheese
The reporting of a record profit of $18.1 million before distributions at this year’s AGM underlined a year of significant achievement for Bega Cheese. Revenues of almost $300 million and earnings before interest, tax and depreciation of $25 million reflected another year of growth and success.

The reported strong financial performance […]

Liberal MP Gary Nairn has joined his State Liberal Colleague, Andrew Constance, to fight a proposal for a new marine park in the Twofold bio-shelf, which would extend from Bermagui to the Victoria border, in NSW State Government waters.

“Labor has not ruled out a new marine park and I am fighting to protect jobs and […]

November 22, 2007: Petitions will be placed in the shire’s four libraries as part of a state wide campaign to attract more state government funding for library services.
Mayor Tony Allen said there had been a serious and ongoing proportional reduction in State Government funding for public libraries during the past 25 years.
“In 1980, the state […]