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Canberra-based writer, songwriter and performer Chrissie Shaw is well known to Bega Valley Shire audiences and she is about to expand that audience base when she brings ‘Gran’s Bag’ to the Shire’s libraries during the July school holidays.

Southern Councils Group has received a report it commissioned into the community wind farming concept.

The Group’s Chairman, Kiama Mayor Sandra McCarthy, said the initial report was very comprehensive and she congratulated the authors on their hard work. Add a comment

Southern Councils Group has resolved to examine some new ways to advocate for the Princes Highway.

The group, which is made up of Mayors and General Managers from the Wollongong, Shoalhaven, Shellharbour, Kiama, Wingecarribee, Eurobodalla and Bega Valley Councils, discussed the matter at its meeting in Merimbula today.

The Rees Labor Government has comprehensively bungled the solar rebate scheme for NSW according to Liberal MP Andrew Constance.

Bega Valley Shire Council is not responsible for the Canberra Investment Corporation Limited’s decision to withdraw from Stage 2 of the Tathra River Estate development. Add a comment

Bega Library has recently refreshed it's travel series so if you are planning your next holidays or like to travel while in an armchair, visit the Bega library to view wonderful destinations including: Add a comment

The Bega Valley Shire Council continues to promote a reduction in woodsmoke in the Shire.

Council’s environmental health co-ordinator, Greg O’Donnell, says smoke from wood heaters is a major cause of Bega Valley Shire's air pollution and can harm the environment and your health. Add a comment

Police Minister visits Eden but won’t inspect Bega Police Station.

Andrew Constance Member for Bega says Tony Kelly NSW Police Minister has spent the day in Eden inspecting the Eden Wharf and renovations to the Eden Police Station but will not visit Bega Police Station the main headquarters for the Bega Valley Shire.

Free transport vouchers for young people in the Bega Valley Shire will be available from the beginning of the July school holidays until the end of the October holidays this year.