News - Bega Merimbula Eden Bermagui Tathra Pambula

The Shore Regional Organisation of Councils (SROROC) has written to the SCG Chairman advising of the preparation of a number of fact sheets on e-waste and encouraging SCG to introduce a ban on e-waste being deposited at landfills. Copies of the fact sheets will be available at the SCG Meeting. The SHOROC ban prohibiting E-waste disposal to landfills is to commence on the 1/1/2010 as well as a ban prohibiting the uplifting of e-waste from kerbside collections. Add a comment

Local club managers got together recently to discuss ways to reduce waste local landfills.

The gathering was organised by Business Treading Lightly (BTL), a program supported by Bega Valley Shire Council and Southern Councils Group.

Japanese Whalers "Enraged" with Sea Shepherd

The Institute for Cetacean Research has released their 2008/2009 kill figures for their whale slaughter in the Southern Ocean. They slaughtered 679 Minke whales of their targeted 935 and they only took one endangered fin whale from their targeted 50 whales.

The appointment of State Labor Minister Carmel Tebbutt to the important Health portfolio is a major disappointment and a blow to the community campaign to return services at Pambula Hospital Andrew Constance said today. Add a comment

The Bega Export Hub invites business people in the South East for an opportunity to learn more about the range of government assistance available to help them grow their businesses. Add a comment

Bega Valley Shire Council is seeking assistance from local Chambers of Commerce to ensure it has an up to date record of events and activities planned for the Shire. Add a comment

Southern Councils Group will meet tomorrow in Nowra for their 4th Business meeting of the year. Delegates will be discussing, among other items, Add a comment

Bega Valley Shire Councillors elected the chairs of the various standing committees at their meeting this week. Add a comment

The Member for Bega Andrew Constance will be approaching the Health Care Complaints Commission in relation to recent reports about Eden mother Melissa Seymour.

Bega Valley Shire Council has released the full results of a community survey of 750 local residents, undertaken earlier this year by IRIS Research.

Australians will be given the opportunity to buy Buzz Bee merchandise on Friday 18
September to help those living with or at risk of diabetes. Add a comment

Mayor Tony Allen and Deputy Mayor Michael Britten have both been re-elected unopposed at an extraordinary meeting of the Bega Valley Shire Council today.

Tuesday 8 September 2009 is White Balloon Day and Liberal MP Andrew Constance  is calling on communities on the far south coast to help break the silence about child sexual assault and show their support for this annual event. Add a comment

Monaro Street, Merimbula, will be closed from Monday, September 21, to Thursday, September 24, to enable Bega Valley Shire Council staff to strengthen the pavement from the Monaro and Reed Streets intersection to Kalinda Street. Detours will be signposted. Add a comment

The proposed $100 million regional hospital for the State’s South East that was promised by Labor in April 2006 will again be delayed following the latest change in Health Minister, Liberal MP Andrew Constance said today. Add a comment

Liberal MP Andrew Constance has labelled the NSW Minister for Education, Verity Firth, incompetent for failing to meet with representatives of the Bega and Bega West Public School communities to discuss merger plans. Add a comment

The remains of four Aboriginal people which had been kept in storage in Sydney museum collections for more than 70 years have been returned to their traditional country following a reburial ceremony held today in Narooma. Add a comment

The Australian Government today announced that 2010 will be designated ‘Year of the Girl Guide’. Add a comment

Water Storage Levels Falling - Council Considers Water Restrictions

Bega Valley Shire Council’s group manager of infrastructure, waste and water, Wayne Sartori, says Council would consider the introduction of water restrictions over the coming months, especially in the south of the Shire, if the water supply situation does not improve.

Children in after-school care at Bandara Children’s Services in Bega are learning a range of new skills - circus skills.

The Bega Valley Shire Council is reviewing the operation of the Bermagui library, including hours of operation. Add a comment

The NSW Government has approved Bega Valley Shire Council’s rezoning of 30 hectares of land adjacent to the Bermagui Country Club to allow for residential, tourist and seniors housing development and the retention of significant environmental lands. Add a comment

The community is being asked about what they would like to see in a new Merimbula library. Add a comment

Bega Valley Shire Council’s noxious weeds manager, Ann Herbert, says rumours that fireweed has been removed from the noxious weeds list are wrong.