News - Bega Merimbula Eden Bermagui Tathra Pambula

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.
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Mayor Tony Allen was in Eden this week to present a Bega Valley Shire Medallion to volunteer Bill Knock.
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Users of the Bermagui Library were surveyed recently about their opinion of services at the Library.
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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.
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Bega Valley Shire Council now subscribes to Library Elf for library borrowers.
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The Bega Valley Shire Council is supporting a business advisory service for start-up and established businesses.

A NSW Volunteer of the Year Award was presented today (Wednesday) to Tony Toussaint of Merimbula.
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A public meeting to discuss issues raised in a risk assessment of the Tathra and Merimbula Wharves will be held next week.

Bega Valley Shire Council will introduce level 2 water restrictions in the southern half of the shire because of the decrease in Yellow Pinch Dam storage level and the continuing dry conditions.
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The Member for Bega Andrew Constance has recognised the enormous effort of the Bega West and Bega Public School communities to finalise arrangements with the NSW Government to redevelop the Bega Public School site.
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Teams from Local Aboriginal Land Councils have been tackling some of the major infestations of polygala or milkwort at beaches along the Sapphire Coast.

Bega Valley Shire Council will celebrate International Day of People with Disability with an Ideas Expo on Thursday and Friday, December 3 and 4, in the Merimbula RSL Club.
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Students in the Bega Valley Shire have had the opportunity to obtain their Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certificates by taking part in the 2009 ‘Think the Drink’ program.
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It is a partnership that has been forged over many years and its successes have been felt throughout the Bega Valley community.

The Member for Bega Andrew Constance is calling on the Rees Labor Government to halt its plan to manage Far South Coasts National Parks from Coffs Harbour and to not axe fire management officers positions who work on fire fighting and risk management strategies.
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Internationally acclaimed musician and arts aficionado Phil Moriarty will be a guest judge for the Bega Valley Regional Gallery’s final show for the year, ‘Out of the Box III’.
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Bega Valley Shire Mayor Tony Allen has welcomed the significantly increasing profile of the Sapphire Coast in Tourism Australia’s marketing strategy.
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More than 200 people participated in a survey of library needs in Merimbula recently.
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A program for an amazing Bega Festival to be held in and around Bega  20-22 November

Bega Valley Shire Council is seeking expressions of interest from experienced and enthusiastic people to be appointed to a new General Sportsgrounds and Recreation Committee.
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A newly- formed book club is providing much enjoyment for people in the Eden community.
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The Bega Valley Shire Council will be monitoring and reporting on water quality of many popular swimming locations again this summer.
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The Mayor, Cr Tony Allen, said the plan had derived from a risk assessment of the wharves that Council had commissioned from Surf Lifesaving Australia after last year’s tragic accident at Tathra Wharf that claimed the lives of Shane O’Neill and his sons, Riley and Travis.
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The Energy and Water Ombudsman’s revelations of a 47 per cent rise in the reported number of households struggling with high energy bills in the last year are a demonstration that Far South Coast seniors cannot afford the Rees Government's electricity price hikes Andrew Constance said today. Add a comment