Beagle Weekender Vol 197 March 5th 2021

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editorial Welcome to this week’s editorial, Welcome to March and welcome to Autumn.

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It appears as though we managed to make it through summer without the onset of further bushfires. I for one am now quite apprehensive when I smell woodsmoke and the merest hint of smoke out of context sets me on edge. No doubt there are many like me in the community.

I drove north the other day, the first =me in ages, and was saddened that most of the burnt forest remains as it was nearly a year ago with li>le more than basal regrowth offering a false sense of recovery.

Our communi=es are also beginning to regrow with new houses being built where the old ones stood. Mogo Po>ery is an example of a local business rising from the pyre. It is a pleasure to see the old Church being rebuilt in its original form that will, one day soon become the much loved home and gallery it was before the fires.

Last weekend I was invited to a>end the Community Day at Mogo Zoo where I met many members of the Mogo community and staff of the zoo. It was a day of recognising that the community rose as one to help each other through difficult =mes, and con=nue to do so long aCer. A recent visit by the Premier of NSW to Mogo found her observing that li>le had changed since her last visit. She may have been surprised to see that much of the fire affected proper=es in the township remain as cleared, overgrown, vacant blocks. Knowing that there had been millions of dollars injected into bushfire recovery it was obvious from the Premier’s reac=on that she wondered where the money had gone as there was li>le evidence of it being spent in the areas of Mogo she saw.

To any outsider it is evident that Mogo is s=ll hur=ng however they are a strong community and have shown themselves to be stoic and resilient under adversity (and for oCen being overlooked).

There is much that can be done for the Mogo community and it would be good for Council to go in and actually listen for once rather than delivering their con=nual excuses and endless rhetoric.

Mogo will recover in =me. And we MUST help them to do so because They are Us. Un=l next—lei beagle weekly : Vol 197 March 5th 2021

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A day at the Mogo Zoo—Kate Jacobs

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The Moruya Rat Run is to be tamed to a 30km/ Vol 16 September 15th 2017 hr zone 28speed December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 A new roundabout is about to be built in Ford Street at the intersec=on with Ford Lane, the entrance to the Woolies carpark.

Eurobodalla Shire Council plans to do the works at night to minimise disrup=ons with work star=ng on Sunday March 14th. They expect the work to take 3 nights. The nature of the design of the roundabout, allows this par=cular facility to be installed using an innova=ve method whereby the central roundabout will be prefabricated off-site and installed at night to mi=gate impacts to the Moruya CBD traffic and business ac=vity. Prefabrica=on of the central island is already complete.

The new roundabout will bring the number of roundabouts in the two blocks from the highway to the swimming pool to four with a raised pedestrian walkway also added to the mix.

The Traffic Commi>ee has previously considered the Traffic Speed Management and Pedestrian Ac=va=on Plan for the Moruya East CBD, and iden=fied that pedestrians are vulnerable road users and crossing roads within Central Business Districts present a much higher risk when speeds are above 40km/h.

A Speed zone reduc=on to 40 or 30km/h is proposed, subject to approval by Transport for NSW Timed parking is also proposed, strategically placed to encourage high turnover to assist shoppers, businesses and people with mobility problems.

Council has already implemented some elements of the plan to improve pedestrian safety in Ford Street and Shore Street with posi=ve feedback from the community and Chamber of Commerce President. The installa=on of a mountable roundabout at the intersec=on of Ford Street and Ford Lane (Woolies Lane) has been iden=fied as an opportunity to reduce the risk to pedestrians and improve the func=onality and safety of the Ford Street/Ford Lane intersec=on.

Council advocated directly to Transport for NSW to provide the full construc=on cost of the roundabout at $50,000. The funding was confirmed by Transport for NSW and formally accepted in December 2020. The installa=on will also support the case for the implementa=on of a 30km/hr speed zone within Moruya CBD east by Transport for NSW.

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New Mogo footpath for residents A report to Council next Tuesday March 9th 2021 recommends the16alloca=on residual Vol Septemberof 15th 2017 bushfire grant funding money for the 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 construc=on of a reinforced concrete footpath along Church Street and Park Street in Mogo to connect the Mogo Village and Mogo Public School with the Boomerang Place, Mogo oval and playground and residents within Church Street, Park Street and Ison Street.

The path has been long sought by the community reques=ng that Council connects key parts of the residen=al community and provides accessibility for community members to walk into the Mogo CBD and also visit the Mogo oval, playground and picnic/ BBQ facili=es comfortably.

Above: proposed pathway works in yellow The alloca=on of the funding is however only an aCerthought and its connec=on between the Mogo when it was realised that there was $115,000 of savings Village and Mogo Oval. remaining from the $1,416,667 ‘Disaster Recovery Funding – Commonwealth Government, Councils Affected by Bushfires’ funding provided by the Australian Government through the Na=onal Bushfire Recovery Agency.

An exis=ng formal pathway already extends from the lights into the Mogo Village along the Princes Highway.

The construc=on of the footpath from the Princes Highway west along Church Street and Park Street will enable safe access and serve to connect the community from the village and school to Boomerang Place, the Mogo oval and playground and residents in the broader village. A short length of pathway will also extend across the Veitch Street culvert crossing to allow a new railing to be added to improve safety and address a concern recently raised by the Mogo community.

This announcement comes on the heels of the recent visit to Mogo by the Premier to see what recovery works had been made to the township since the fires.

It was more than evident to the Premier and entourage, as she toured the bushfire ravaged business precinct, that the township had a long way to go by way of recovery and the anecdotes of complaints, hurdles and lack of ac=on added weight that there was s=ll dis=nct disquiet in the township as to how recovery funding had been spent and how =melines had been met.

Council will also soon commence rebuilding Queen Street, west of Park Street and construct a new carpark near the oval under the 2020-21 Urban Roads Reconstruc=on Program. This work will commence in April 2021. beagle weekly : Vol 197 March 5th 2021

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Eurobodalla ClubGRANTS NOW OPEN Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27this2018 ClubGRANTS one of Australia’s largest grant programs, providing more than $100 million in cash each year to a variety of worthy causes across NSW.

Chari=es, spor=ng organisa=ons and not-for -profit community groups are among tensof-thousands of worthy causes funded through the program each year. Applying for ClubGRANTS funding is quick and easy.

Many organisa=ons that do so have limited resources and cannot afford to spend =me and money on unnecessary red-tape and bureaucracy.

ClubGRANTS Online recognises this - all funding is processed locally and community groups can contact their local clubs easily and at any =me for informa=on and advice.

ClubGRANTS Online is also flexible, allowing clubs to provide support quickly, efficiently, and oCen as soon as a need emerges. Category 1 funding is specifically for local projects and/or services that contribute to the welfare and broader social fabric of the local community and are aimed at improving the living standards of low-income and disadvantaged communi=es.

What is ClubGRANTS? ClubGRANTS is a community grant program funded by local Clubs. It supports community organisa=ons and groups proposing to carry out projects that provide support to people in the Eurobodalla Shire Local Government Area (LGA).

Par5cipa5ng Clubs in Eurobodalla LGA Bateman's Bay Soldiers Club Club Catalina Club Narooma Narooma Golf Club Tomakin Sports & Social Club Moruya Bowling & Recrea=onal Club Club Tuross Moruya Golf Club For more informa5on, please contact Maria Moreta - maria@clubcatalina.com.au

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Thomson signs call to recognise costs from climate fuelled weather : but why not the Mayor VolSEVENTEEN 16 Septembermayors 15th 2017 and councillors from New South Wales and Queensland have called on the 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

government to recognise the spiralling costs to communi=es from climate-fuelled extreme weather, and do more to protect communi=es from costly and disrup=ve climate shocks.

The mayors and councillors, from regions including Tweed and Shellharbour in New South Wales to Douglas Shire in Queensland, have today released a joint statement calling for urgent ac=on to protect their communi=es from worsening climate change.

Surprisingly, instead of the Mayor, Liz Innes, the statement has been signed by Clr James Thomson of Eurobodalla Council suppor=ng that "The Climate Council revealed that climate fuelled disasters have cost our na=onal economy $35 billion over the past decade."

It is most unusual to see the Councillors signature and not the Mayors on such a formal statement however it was Councillor Thomson who broke ranks with the Innes vo=ng bloc and "crossed the floor" to join Councillors McGinlay and Mayne on a vote to recognise Climate Emergency.

Unfortunately they were s=ll defeated by the Innes bloc. Allan Rees, a spokesperson for Eurobodalla 350.org said of the statement "Does the Eurobodalla Shire Council recognise that the "the spiralling costs to communi=es from climate-fuelled extreme weather" mean that we are living in a state of climate emergency?

"James Thomson, the council's representa=ve on the Ci=es Power Partnership, understands this is what we are facing. Does the mayor realise this aCer our shocking bushfires were driven by a record number of extreme fire weather days?

"Eighteen Eurobodalla businesses and community groups have wri>en to the councillors asking that they meet with us to discuss declaring a climate emergency. The mayor has rejected our request and is on record as vo=ng against the Climate Emergency Declara=on just four months before the bushfires hit us."

"Insurance companies are warning that people will face ever higher premiums and the risk they will not be insured if they live in vulnerable bushfire, flood or coastal areas. This is already happening in the Eurobodalla.

"Fossil fuel companies are profi=ng from pollu=ng our atmosphere and the polluters should pay. They should not be able to shiC the cost of the damage they are causing off onto the public. 350 Eurobodalla says there should be a disaster levy on fossil fuel produc=on," the spokesperson for Eurobodalla350.org said.

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Come and join our growing community of dancers This dance style is easy to learn and no dance experience is required. A new block of classes starts Monday 10th March, just $40 for 4 classes or $15 a class drop-in. Dance for fun and fitness or build skills and join our performance groups. Mondays 10:30am at Studio Blue 2/124 Wagonga St Narooma. Email sapphiretribalBellydance@gmail.com to enrol or for more informa=on

Quota Club Narooma con5nues to grow!

At Tuesday’s mee=ng, Quota Narooma Vice-President Stephanie Hancock installed new member Linda White.

Linda’s sponsor, Carol Mead, along with Quota members welcomed Linda to our group. Linda is looking forward to joining with members to assist with the many community projects that Quota Narooma is involved in.

Just a reminder that we are s=ll running our Quota Trivia nights every few months. If you would like Quota Narooma to support your community organisa=on by having a Trivia night to raise funds, please email quotanarooma@gmail.com beagle weekly : Vol 197 March 5th 2021

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Rare pieces of Australian history head to the South Coast schools Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

From the telescope of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt to the diary of an 1840s first-class passenger, students will see history come to life when the State Library of NSW brings historical artefacts to the South Coast, from 9 March 2021. the Far Out! team will be visi=ng: in Batemans Bay, Broulee, Batehaven, Mogo Image: State Library of NSW and Moruya According to State Librarian John Vallance, this will be the first =me these rare pieces of our shared history will be shown in the area, as part of the State Library’s FAR Out! Treasures to the Bush ini=a=ve.

“The last year has been unusual, to put it mildly. But now we are delighted to see the return of the FAR Out! program in 2021, thanks to the support of the State Library Founda=on," said Dr Vallance.

“Our first stop will be in areas affected by last summer’s appalling bushfires. We are hoping that hundreds of students and their teachers from at least five schools in the South Coast will get to benefit from the program.”

From 9 March – 11 March, specialist members of the State Library’s staff will start conversa=ons about early migra=on to Australia organised around a selec=on of the Library’s treasures including: • Convict Mary Reibey’s land grant, 1812 • First-class ship passenger Arthur Wilcox Manning’s journal, 1839-1840 • Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt’s telescope, 1842 • Gold prospector George Charles Johnson’s personal papers, 1872 “The State Library of NSW is the home of Australia’s history,” said Pauline Fitzgerald, Manager, Learning Services. “Students will have the unique opportunity to get ‘up close’ to original material and hear the fascina=ng stories behind these iconic items.”

FAR Out! connects students and teachers to the amazing resources and learning services the State Library has to offer onsite, online and in the community. In the past 10 years over 70% of NSW schools (and nearly 30,000 students in regional areas) have par=cipated in State Library learning programs.

To support schools during the difficult year that was 2020, the Library hosted over 169 free virtual excursions for almost 22,000 par=cipants around Australia and beyond. beagle weekly : Vol 197 March 5th 2021 9

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Human remains located at Mollymook confirmed to be that of missing Ingleburn man Human remains located on the state’s South Coast at the weekend have been determined to belong to a

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About 6.30pm on Friday 26 February 2021, police were called to a beach at Mollymook, aCer a member of the public located human remains.

Officers from South Coast Police District commenced inquiries in consulta=on with the Missing Persons Registry.

The DNA profile of the remains was compared against the missing persons database, which contains the hereditary and gene=c mapping of missing people in NSW. On Wednesday 3 March 2021, the remains were confirmed to be that of a man reported missing from Ingleburn last month. The 37-year-old man was last seen at an ATM in Kiama about 1.30pm on Monday 1 February 2021, aCer he caught a train from Ingleburn to Kiama.

Officers from Campbelltown City Police Area Command commenced inquiries to locate the man and will con=nue to lead inves=ga=ons into the man’s final movements. The death is not being treated as suspicious.

A report will be prepared for the informa=on of the Coroner.

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Replacing Bridges To Be<er Connect Regional NSW Twenty two bridges in the Bega electorate will be replaced or receive significant repairs under the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Country Bridges program to be>er connect regional communi=es and increase resilience natural disasters.

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Eurobodalla bridge replacements: Silo Farm Bridge $2,297,750 Punkalla Creek Bridge Wagonga $1,145,750 Tilba Tilba Bridge $1,057,650 Grumleys Bridge, Wagonga $600,150 Potato Point Bridge (Blackfellows Point Road Bridge) $600,150 Clarksons Bridge Wagonga $600,150 Cowdroys Bridge $407,650 Cobra Bridge $407,650 Member for Bega Andrew Constance said the almost $24 million investment into replacing our ageing =mber bridges means improved community connec=ons to schools, towns and jobs, allowing easier movement of freight and delivering be>er outcomes for road safety.

We also need to ensure that in 5mes of fire, flood or in an emergency that residents and emergency services are able to move safely around the region,” Mr Constance said.

“Many of our 5mber bridges sit on alterna5ve evacua5on routes or are on the only route available to many residents, most are weight limited and will con5nue to be subject to damage.

“We need to make our communi5es more resilient during 5mes of disaster and replacing this ageing infrastructure will go a long way towards achieving that goal.

“On top of easing the financial burden on councils, this program will create thousands of local jobs throughout regional communi=es at a =me when they’re needed most,” Mr Constance said.

“I’m glad that across the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla alone, we’re going to see more than twenty bridges replaced or repaired under this new round of funding because I know what a difference they’ll make to en=re communi=es.”

We acknowledge that many in our communi5es will have a connec5on to some of the 5mber bridges and council will work with community to ensure a sympathe5c approach will be taken with their replacement, but these replacements are essen5al to ensure con5nued and safe movement across the region.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro said round one of the program will see more than 400 ageing bridges replaced by safer, modern bridges that will be>er withstand events like floods and bushfires, and ease the burden of maintenance for local councils and ratepayers.

“Regional councils maintain more than 1,800 =mber bridges across the state, and we’re delivering on our promise to help them replace ageing bridges.” beagle weekly : Vol 197 March 5th 2021

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ACMA opens applica5ons for news media and digital plaBorms bargaining code Vol 16 September 15th 2017 The Australian Communica=ons and Media Authority (ACMA) today opened applica=ons for Australian 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018

news businesses wishing to register for the News Media and Digital Pla]orms Mandatory Bargaining Code (the code).

The code has been designed to help support the sustainability of public interest journalism in Australia.

"Terrific" I hear you say. That means that all of the li<le independent newspapers such as the Braidwood Bugle, The Beagle, The Terrier and any of the others who have stepped up to fill the void leD by the mega-media might actually gain some coinage to help them stay afloat and even employ more journalists to improve the scope of public interest journalism in Australia.

But as we all knew from the outset this was never the inten=on.

The payout to BIG Media by Facebook and Google was all a front. They receive more money, but only chicken feed to the likes of Facebook and Google, on the condi=on they go away and stop bea=ng, and stop pestering the Government.

The Bay Post (owned and published by Australian Community Media who have already received $10.4m under the Public Interest News Gathering Fund in November 2020) was meant to one of the 90 ACM newspapers across regional Australia to share in over $10.4 million of grants designed to help newsrooms con=nue to tell the stories of their communi=es despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

At a local level in 2020 ACM closed down the Moruya Examiner newspaper, closed the Batemans Bay and Narooma offices and then, running on a skeleton staff working from home managed to turn two reasonable local papers into slivers of mediocrity that carried cloned ar=cles penned by cadet journalists padding whatever na=onal adver=sing ACM was running.

To add insult to injury both the mastheads even began selling out their front pages to wrap around adver=sing. Since the November 2020 windfall of $10.4 million to be shared over 90 ACM regional mastheads ($15,000 each) there has been no sign of any improvement and the sudden loss of their local Eurobodalla region editor has further eroded our now non-existent ACM "newsrooms" being able to tell the stories of their communi=es.

The sad thing is that locally ACM offer the excuse for their cloned content, that mostly comes from Bega or Nowra, that it gives their readers an opportunity to learn what is happening in those communi=es.

The Bay Post is expec5ng a new editor to come on board shortly. Understood to be a seachanger from the corporate world of media it will be interes5ng to learn what she has in mind for our failing ACM mastheads that are li<le more than distribu5on tools for inclusions and brouchures. Joining her will be a final year cadet journalist.

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community published a set of guidelines to help poten=al applicants determine whether they are eligible to register under the code.

News business eligibility Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Revenue test 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 To be eligible to be registered as a news business corpora+on under the code, the annual revenue of the applicant corpora+on (or related body corporate) as set out in the corpora+on’s (or the related body corporate’s) annual accounts, must have exceeded A$150,000 in the most recent year for which there are such accounts, or in 3 of the 5 most recent years for which there are such accounts. This revenue does not need to have been generated by the news business.

Well that rules out The Beagle (and most independent pop-up news publishers).

So with ACM joining the happy bandwagon of grant funding and now being a beneficiary of the new Facebook and Google code one has to wonder why they would need to con5nue to publish a full page advert in today's Bay Post saying local media needs YOUR Help to "save our voices".

They suggest you contact your Federal Member They suggest you subscribe to their paywall They suggest you adver&se claiming to have highly engaged local audiences The very fact that they are s=ll crying poor, aCer their generous Federal Government grants and now being recipients to Google and Facebook mana from heaven is, because their content remains poor.

They do not have the audiences they claim and adver=sers have woken up to the fact that they have considerable more bang for their buck elsewhere.

The sad thing is that the passionate smaller newspapers who have risen to fill the voids and return quality, inclusive news to their communi=es have fallen through the gaps.

NOTE: There is no need to fear about The Beagle.

The financial model of The Beagle does not require Google or Facebook baksheesh. We are, as a community, incredibly fortunate to have terrific local adver=sers, sponsors and donors who collec=vely contribute towards the running costs of a local paper they can proudly call their own.

With their windfall and grants I look forward to seeing the Bay Post and Narooma News return one day to the mastheads they were.

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OUT NOW—your latest Beagle Abode : Eurobodalla’s leading real estate guide Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018

The beagle abode is an online weekly Eurobodalla real estate guide showcasing the current Eurobodalla market and our many realtors.

The beagle abode is the new addi=on to the South Coast Beagle that owns The Beagle and the South Coast Travel Guide: The Nature Coast of NSW : from Durras to The Tilbas The Beagle Abode has been established to provide that service while also providing our readers with a glossy overview of latest proper=es on the market each week.

You can find Beagle Abode on the Beagle website under REAL ESTATE The latest Beagle Abode lis=ngs are also available each week as a FlipBook on the website and also distributed to readers via our social media pages and our twice weekly mailouts.

The Beagle Trades and Business Directory provides local Trades and Businesses a free lis=ng in a hope that they might gain work from it, and con=nue to provide employment and economic benefit to their families and our communi=es. Adver=sing is usually outside the affordability of many smaller businesses and sole traders.

The Beagle supports locals. These lis=ngs are FREE. If you are a local business and would like to be listed please contact us as we oCen turn over these lis=ngs to give everyone a fair go.

Email beagleweeklynews@gmail.com Trades and Businesses can also list themselves on the Beagle Trades and Business Group in Facebook at h>ps://www.facebook.com/groups/1303512213142880/

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Tucker the deaf Border Collie has now found a temporary home; thanks to all who volunteered to help look aDer him while he is in care with RSPCA Eurobodalla.

We are now looking for a foster placement for Misty and Cassie, two four-year old Silky Terrier sisters. These girls belonged to an elderly gentleman who recently died. They have had minimal training, so a carer with experience teaching basic good manners to small dogs would be ideal.

We expect that Missy and Cassie will be rehomed quite quickly, but in the mean=me, we need a loving temporary home for them.

No expense is required, and full support is available. Anyone interested in helping out should ring Louise on 0429 488 200.

Do you live in Tuross Head or Tuross area? and have an emotional connection or personal tie to Legacy?

Maybe you were a Legacy beneficiary, or had a friend or relative who was supported by Legacy, or just see the work of Legacy looking after the widows and families of our veterans as a worthwhile cause.

If any of the above resonates with you, and you have time to give to your Community we would welcome your enquiry in to becoming a Legatee.

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COVID exemp5ons for ANZAC Day The NSW Government con=nues to work with RSL NSW, NSW Police Force, Vol 16 September 15thNSW 2017 Health, and other key agencies to 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 ensure that ANZAC Day commemora=ons can proceed in a COVID-safe way in communi=es across the State.

NSW Health has issued an exemp=on to the Public Health Order (Restric=ons on Gathering and Movement) that will apply to any outdoor ANZAC Day march or service held outside Greater Sydney between April 18-25.

The exemp=on includes: An outdoor ANZAC Day march or service held in a region outside Greater Sydney must not exceed one person per 2 square metres of space, to a maximum of 3000 people There must be a nominated organiser for each outdoor ANZAC Day march or service The nominated organiser of an outdoor ANZAC Day march or service must develop and comply with a COVID-19 Safety Plan required for outdoor protests, and Each person par=cipa=ng in an outdoor ANZAC Day march or service must provide their name, telephone number or email address to the nominated organiser and take reasonably prac=cable steps to comply with the COVID-19 Safety Plan developed by the nominated organiser.

The exemp=on will be repealed on April 26.

Within Greater Sydney, under current health advice it is permissible to organise a controlled outdoor event, including an outdoor Dawn Service or commemora=on, with the following capacity: • Up to 500 people, if people are assigned to a sea=ng area (2sqm rule), and • Up to 2,000 people, if people are assigned to a specific seat (2sqm rule).

For more informa=on on the current requirements in rela=on to controlled outdoor events, click here.

Any sub-branch organising an ANZAC Day march must submit a No=ce of Inten=on to Hold a Public Assembly form to the Police Local Area Command well ahead of the event and should also no=fy all relevant authori=es and stakeholders.

Please take on board any feedback police or stakeholders provide, including sugges=ons for possible alterna=ve arrangements for commemora=ons or marches.

All events will require a COVID-19 Safety Plan that addresses the ma>ers in a checklist approved by the Chief Health Officer. The responsibility rests with the sub-branch event organiser to ensure commemora=ve events comply with all current regula=ons.

To assist in preparing for ANZAC Day, RSL NSW has created a list of helpful informa=on which is available on its website. Given the constantly changing nature of the pandemic, this advice is based on the current regula=ons.

Please con=nue to monitor nsw.gov.au for the latest informa=on and advice. beagle weekly : Vol 197 March 5th 2021

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Home To Bilo vigil in Eurobodalla Refugee Ac5on Collec5ve Eurobodalla invited members of community to join together at a covid-safe vigil in Moruya on Friday 5 March, 6-7pm at15th the2017 Red Door Hall.

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Award winning song-writer and musician, local Jeff Aschmann sang two hear]elt songs at the vigil marking three years of deten=on of Biloela's much loved family, Priya & Nades & their girls Kopika & Tharunicaa.

Eurobodalla's vigil was part of the na=onal Dawn to Dusk vigil held by the Home to Bilo campaign. Star=ng at 5am in Biloela - the =me the family was taken from their home there years ago - friends of Priya, and Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa will gather for a dawn vigil. Vigils will run around the country through to dusk.

Just last month, the Biloela family won a court ba>le when the full Federal Court upheld its decision that li>le Tharunicca was denied "procedural fairness". But they are s=ll trapped in deten=on on Christmas Island, 5000km from their Biloela home. " The courts can't bring this li>le family home to Biloela - only poli=cians can do that," explains friends of the family in Biloela. "Under Australian law, immigra=on Minister Alex Hawke ph (02) 6277 7770 could bring Priya, Nades, and their Australian-born li>le "cockatoos", home to Biloela with the stroke of a pen."

Clean Up Australia Day this weekend - more helpers are needed More than 30 sites are registered across Eurobodalla for this Sunday’s Clean Up Australia Day – and more helpers are needed.

Eurobodalla Clean Up Australia Day coordinator Maree Cadman encouraged anyone thinking about pitching in to get involved.

“We’ve had only one volunteer register for the north-west side of the Batemans Bay CBD, and addi=onal help around the Batemans Bay visitors informa=on centre, McDonald’s, both sides of the Batemans Bay Bridge and the main carparks would be appreciated,” Ms Cadman said.

“Clean-up of the Batemans Bay CBD area helps prevent street li>er from becoming marine debris – as it is easily windblown or carried into the estuary in heavy rain.”

Other sites needing a few extra hands include Long Beach, Riverside Park at Moruya and Dalmeny.

“If anybody would like to do a last minute registra=on, they s=ll can – I can also suggest places to clean up if they’d like to clean up a new site,” she said.

“Clean-up bags will be available for pick up on Sunday at Corrigans Reserve, Batehaven, where 2EC radio will broadcast live between 9am and noon.”

For the list of registered sites in Eurobodalla go to cleanup.org.au or for more informa=on contact Ms Cadman on 4474 1343. beagle weekly : Vol 197 March 5th 2021

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The WIRES Rescue and Immediate Care Course (RICC) is WIRES introductory wildlife rescue and immediate care training. It is mandatory for all new WIRES volunteers wan=ng to start rescuing and caring for wildlife.

A one day RICC will be held in Batemans Bay Saturday 27th March 2021.

Please register your interest at training@wires.org.au.

For more informa=on please visit WIRES at www.wires.org.au

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Gadfly 160 By Robert Macklin The imbroglio in Parliament House will probably end badly for the Morrison Government, but it could change for the better the way we all approach the difficult terrain of intimacy between Vol 16 September 15th 2017

the And the bigger 28 April December 7th, 2017 picture it’s part of a revolution in Australian society over the last 20 Volsexes.

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So, let’s take stock of the astonishing changes that have already occurred.

Today women are everywhere in the media, be it radio, television or print, news and current affairs or entertainment generally. Just think Laura Tingle, Carrie Bickmore, Wendy Harmer, Leigh Sales, Ros Childs, Julia Baird, Ellen Fanning, Jane Norman and the world’s best news presenter, Juanita Phillips…on and on it goes…

They adorn the world of science, from the extraordinary Veena Sahajwalla turning waste into recyclable building products to astrophysicist Tamara Davis guiding us to Mars, to any number of marine biologists on the Great Barrier Reef or their equivalents in the bush or the labs.

In sport they get great billing in cricket, rugby, Aussie Rules, soccer, netball and all imaginable athletics events.

Still a lot to be done in business, but already the female profile is rich with entrepreneurs like Janine Allis (Boost Juice) and Naomi Simson (Red Balloon).

In education they have long dominated the school-teaching profession and now have added a greater dimension to universities throughout the land. In medicine we need go no further than the very impressive women fronting the response to the Covid pandemic. And two of the biggest States have women as Premiers.

Everywhere you look, Australia has benefited from the rise of that previously unappreciated half of the population taking its proper place in society with all the respect they so richly deserve. And there’s more to come as we fill in the empty boxes.

Some are painfully obvious for while Federal Labor can boast such luminaries as Tanya Plibersek, Penny Wong, Kristina Keneally and Katy Gallagher in a Caucus almost evenly split, the Libs are lagging. But just watch this space – the Parliamentary imbroglio means they will fall over themselves to remedy it in the next election.

So, what about our men? We have a perfect illustration of the potential problem from the hostile invasion of Aboriginal Australia. The British ethnocide tore down the fabric of a society in which men pretty much ran the show. And for at least a generation it left them devastated - utterly bereft of self-esteem, a kind of PTSD of the soul. It took a long time – and much heartache – to find the way back. And while it might have given Aboriginal women the opportunity we see now in their powerful and growing presence, it was part of their struggle too.

Australian men of all stripes and colour today will need time to adjust to the new reality. The danger is that elements will combine in a kind of rearguard action of violent retaliation; others will hit the booze; still others simply drop their bundle and opt out of all responsibility - Americans call them the ‘Deadbeat Dads’.

But I think we’re better than that. They’ll survive like the First Australians did in a world that seemed to be racing down the straight towards some invisible finishing post. And I can’t help shouting, ‘Go Australia, you good thing!’ robert@robertmacklin.com

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Reading I do not agree with this I do not agree with this, at all they have messed with Dr Seuss and I am really quite appalled

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I show below the reasons why they wish to wave these good books goodbye take heed of the Chinese boy and the Indian upon charpoy and note the years that these were drawn long before most were born Now look to the images on your right that reflect well another =me in life Have we really lost the plot?

What next? Will they ban the lot?

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100 years 5th March 1921 UNDESIRABLES. – A number of our exchanges report the presence of spielers, pickpockets, etc., at their respec=ve shows.

A 2017 number of “innocents” report losses of money, watches, chains, etc. Even the authorized Vol 16 September 15th 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 side showmen are not above suspicion. Some people who bought watches from an astute fellow on the Bega showground are prepared to sell at a substan=al reduc=on. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Our own Agricultural Show will take place next week.

THE FLY PEST. – Mr. P. Mills, C.P.S., has had at his office a small supply of chalcid wasps, which prey upon the sheep fly maggot. The wasps are very small, and can be handled without any danger, quite unlike the ordinary wasps. Householders should obtain a few, as these hymenopterous insects are also enemies of the small black fly.

PROFITEERING ACT. – It is not generally known under the Profiteering Act that Court proceedings may be ins=tuted by any person in his private capacity against any storekeeper who can be shown to have made an undue profit on any ar=cle or goods sold. The case may be heard by a S=pendiary or Police Magistrate at the Court nearest the place where the defendant resides.

Q.C. EXAMINTION. – At the recent Q.C. examina=on held at Moruya Master Jack Preddy, pupil of Mr. N. Selden, of Newstead Public School, was successful of passing the test.

LET THERE BE LIGHT. – As darkness enveloped our town one evening during the week some though]ul and benevolent individual placed a lighted candle in a bo>le at the corner of Queen and Vulcan Sts. The illumina=on surely caused the blush of shame to rise in the cheeks of those ratepayers who turned down the street ligh=ng scheme a few years ago.

PERSONAL & OTHERWISE. – Fa>y Arbuckle is his greatest success, “A Desert Hero.” Star Theatre TO-NIGHT. Messrs. Mitchell Bros., of Narooma, landed a fine team of draught horses from Sydney at Bermagui last week.

Mrs. W. H. Simpson, Miss Nina Simpson and Miss Eunice Emmo> are on a visit to Moruya, the guests of Mrs. J. Emmo>.

The newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. E. Perdriau (nee Muriel Emmo>) were in Moruya for a few days during the week receiving the congratula=ons of their many friends. They leC on Tuesday for South travelling in their six-cylinder Hudson car on their way to Yarrangobilly Caves.

EUROBODALLA SHIRE. – The monthly mee=ng of the Shire Council was held on 2nd inst., and a>ended by President Hutchinson, Crs. A. J. Anne>s, T. Flood, H. J. Mallon, H. and H. J. Bate. Correspondence from Lands Dept. re appointment of trustees of the Recrea=on Ground at Mogo. The clerk was instructed to no=fy the Dept. that Mr. Fred. Barling, of Tomakin, would accept the appointment as one of the trustees, and that the Council were endeavoring to obtain another gentleman to fill the vacancy.

From John P. Hyland, Narooma, asking permission to erect addi=ons to his hotel property. Request granted, subject to the approval of Shire engineer, From Chas. F. La>a, Bateman’s Bay, re alleged nuisance from burning sawdust at Fenning’s mill. Referred to Shire clerk for enquiry.

The ques=on of kerbing and gu>ering and the forma=on of footpaths in the town of Moruya was made an order of the day for the next mee=ng.

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What’s your story?

Entries open for Mayor’s Wri5ng Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Compe55on Entries are now open for the 2021 Mayor's Wri=ng Compe==on, offering great prizes to young authors aged five to 18.

Students are invited to submit an original work in any style of crea=ve wri=ng – examples include short stories, essays or poems.

Eurobodalla Mayor Liz Innes said there was no set theme this year so students could write about anything they liked.

“Every year we receive a flood of entries for this compe==on, and every year I am blown away by the crea=vity and literary talents of our local youth,” she said.

Above: Zahlia Kelly won the Syd Hayes Crea+ve Wri+ng Award in the 2020 Mayor’s Wri+ng Compe++on with an evoca+ve story perfectly capturing the exhilara+on surfers feel when catching a wave. Pictured is Eurobodalla Mayor Liz Innes, judge Lynne Babbage, Zahlia Kelly and St Peter’s Anglican College principal Darren McPartland.

“The judges are looking for the most imagina=ve and unique plots – and I know they will once again have a tough =me selec=ng the prize-winning entries.”

Winners in each sec=on receive a $50 book voucher while runners-up receive a $30 book voucher.

Finalists also receive a copy of the Mayor’s Wri=ng Compe==on Anthology 2021, which will include their work.

The age categories are: 5-6 years, 7-8 years, 9-10 years, 11-12 years, 13-14 years and 15-18 years.

Entries close Friday, 30 April 2021 at 5pm. Clr Innes will announce the winners at a mayoral event on Thursday 24 June 2021.

For more informa=on or to enter head to h>ps://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/home/news-and-events/mayorswri=ng-compe==on

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The French GiD—by Kirsty Manning A World War II story of female friendship, longing and sacrifice through war and loss, bringing together the present and the past.

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'Kirsty Manning has delivered yet again with this epic novel about women, love and heartbreak. With passion and sensi=vity, Manning takes the reader on a journey that is near-impossible to tear yourself away from. Without a doubt her finest work. A triumph!' Sally Hepworth, author of The Good Sister A forgo>en manuscript threatens to unravel the past …

Fresnes Prison, 1940: Margot Bisset, a former maid from the Riviera, finds herself in a prison cell with writer and French Resistance fighter, Josephine Murant. Together, they are transferred to a work camp in Germany, where the secrets they share will bind them for genera=ons to come.

Present-day Paris: Evie Black lives above her botanical bookshop with her teenage son, Hugo. Nursing a broken heart, Evie receives an unexpected le>er; she clutches at an opportunity to spend a magical summer with Hugo on the Cote d'Azur.

It's here, on the Riviera, that the past envelops them and Evie a>empts to unravel the official story of a famous novelist. If she succeeds, a murder from a life=me ago may be solved.

Inspired by a true story of iconic French Resistance fighter, Agnes Humbert, whose secret journal shed light on a li>le-known aspect of World War II, The French Gi= will cap=vate readers from beginning to unforge>able end.

I Opened a Book - Julia Donaldson I opened a book and in I strode Now nobody can find me.

I’ve leC my chair, my house, my road, My town and my world behind me.

I’m wearing the cloak, I’ve slipped on the ring, I’ve swallowed the magic po=on.

I’ve fought with a dragon, dined with a king And dived in a bo>omless ocean.

I opened a book and made some friends.

I shared their tears and laughter And followed their road with its bumps and bends To the happily ever aCer. I finished my book and out I came.

The cloak can no longer hide me.

My chair and my house are just the same, But I have a book inside me.

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A beer with Baz #7—by John Longhurst Mick dragged his swollen foot across the bar like a convict with a ball and chain, each step squeezed his eyes and his face contorted into an inner city road map.

Vol finally 16 September 15th 2017 He made it to2017 his bar stool, heaved up his generous frame and sought relief with a generous sip of a 28 April December 7th, Vol 48 27th 2018 just poured schooner of beer.

‘Thanks Bazza. Geez I needed that. I’m just back from the doctors. She tells me I’ve got diabetes. In fact I’m borderline being insulin dependent.’

Bazza leaned back ‘Ah those doctors, Mick. My old man swore off doctors. Reckons he felt more crook aCer seeing one. Not sure if it got him very far as he had well and truly turned his toes up by my age.’

They both looked into their beers.

‘I blame this diabetes on the grandkids Bazza. I’ve had to spend a lot of =me lately looking aCer them.’

A slight crease formed at the corner of Bazza’s mouth ‘Not sure how that works, Mick, diabetes isn’t contagious. I think it is partly gene=c but genes don’t travel backwards.’

‘No no Bazza. Ever since I’ve had to look aCer the grandkids more, I’ve had to give up my morning exercise and the doc says that’s contribu=ng to the diabetes.’

Mick gave a sigh and se>led on another drink.

‘You should take them down to the local park and have a run around with them, Mick.’

‘Nah Baz I like to watch Ne]lix on the big TV and let them run around the house. I reckon old age has got a bit to do with it too but apart from this foot I feel pre>y good on the inside. Feel twenty five years old some days. Even the missus reckons I s=ll look like George Clooney aCer a couple of wines. It’s just some days when I look in the mirror I get the feeling that it doesn’t quite match up to how I see myself from the inside.’

The corner of Bazza’s mouth widened further.

‘I can relate to ge`ng old Mick. Some nights I reckon I’m be>er off sleeping on the toilet and just popping into bed for a nap between leaks. But I reckon you should invest in one of those smart mirrors that Bunnings at Batemans Bay have just put on sale.’

Mick leaned forward and Bazza worked hard to conceal a smile.

‘Cu`ng edge technology, Mick. Surprised you haven’t heard of them. You can load images of yourself or anyone you like for that ma>er onto a USB and insert it into the back of the mirror.

Now depending how you want to look, you just press a bu>on and up comes the image. So if you are feeling like you’re 25 years of age, an image of yourself at twenty five comes up. Similarly, if the wife says you look like George Clooney up pops an image of George Clooney. The top models of the mirror will even insert a couple of your own dis=nc=ve features like that mole under your leC eye onto George’s face just to keep it real.’

Mick gulped the last of his beer.

‘You’ve made my day, Bazza. See you later, I’ve got to get to Bunnings.’

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Moruya Blues and Roots Fes5val May 28th and 29th

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Spread over 2 days, Moruya Waterfront Hotel & Orphan Music Present the VERY FIRST Moruya Blues & Roots Fes=val! May 28th & 29th, 2021. 12 bands. 1 stage. All from $39

Lineup NATHAN CAVALERI • ROSHANI • LACHY DOLEY • 19-TWENTY • GIMME THE FRINGE • CLAUDE HAY & THE KUNG FU MUSTARD • THE SPINDRIFT SAGA • KAY PROUDLOVE • GENEVIEVE CHADWICK & THE STONES THROW • PAUL GREENE • HOWLIN MITCH GET YOUR TICKETS HERE h>ps://events.humani=x.com/moruya-blues-and-roots-fes=val-2021/=ckets

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Essen5al Theatre are back to the Botanic Garden for a magical night of theatre Mar 27th

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Romeo + Juliet by William Shakespeare performed in the Botanic Gardens Garden Sat., 27 March 2021 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm TICKETS $45 for further informa=on on 02 44712544 You are invited to sit back, breathe in the fresh air and swoon with us as we celebrate life and love post 2020! Romeo and Juliet is an outdoor picnic performance. The Garden is a No-Bin Zone. Please take away all you bring with you. In case of rain you will be no5fied of a change of venue to St Bernards Primary School, David Street, Batehaven. The show will go on.

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Sunday aDernoon concert in Braidwood Here’s your chance to make a Sun-day of it Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 in Braidwood. Come and wander around the historic village, visit the unique speciality shops, have lunch at one of the many wonderful cafes, a>end a lovely concert in an in=mate and historic church, then off home before twilight se>les.

Date: Sunday 7 March Time: 2-3pm FØNIX: Cellist Margie Iddison, flau5st James Fortune and Who: FØNIX classical trio guitarist Tommasso Giro<o Where: Braidwood Uni=ng Church, 64 Monki>ee St, Braidwood Tickets: $30 + booking fee. Click here to purchase: h>ps://events.humani=x.com/james-f-trio Pre-booking is now essen=al in order for us to monitor seats, as the COVID maximum sea=ng is 50.

FØNIX A talented young Trio comprising James Fortune, who has played the flute and piccolo for Opera Australia Orchestra for over 20 years, Tommasso Giro?o, an exci=ng young guitarist, and Margie Iddison, a cellist, formerly with Opera Australia Orchestra. James has performed twice previously, to acclaim, in Braidwood with the Three Piece Suite ensemble.

FØNIX is presen=ng a lively and inspiring program.

PROGRAM Gerhard Maasz | Suite for flute, guitar and cello Klaus Hinrich Stahmer | Debussyana (1983), for flute, guitar and cello Heitor Villa-Lobos | Assobio a Jato (1950), for flute and cello Stephen Dodgson | Pastoral Sonata (1952), for flute, guitar and cello Joaquín Rodrigo | solo guitar piece Sunday Sounds at the Dairy Shed this Sunday 12.30 to 4pm .. the fabulous SACRED COW!

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All the known gigs to date: All the known gigs to date: Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

Mar 5th - Mick on Wheels at Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Mar 6th - Mick on Wheels at Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Mar 6th - Open Microphone @=lbavalley Mar 6th - Totum at JJs Marina BBay Mar 6th - Southern Impact – Club Narooma (5pm) Mar 6th - Rock Addicts at Club Tuross Mar 6th - Suede Cats at Club Catalina Mar 7th - Carlie Remm – Tuross Club (4pm) Mar 7th - Scared Cow at Bodalla Dairy Mar 13th - Mel T & The Mix @=lbavalley Mar 13th - Casey Green at JJs Marina BBay Mar 20th - D and G at JJs Marina BBay Mar 26th - The SpindriC Saga with ARCHIE, Last Thursday and the St Peter's College Band at Smokey Dan's Mar 27th - Rocking Down the Highway at Tomakin Sports & Social Club May 23rd - South Coast Music Society presents Kris=an Chong Mar 27th - Jazz Cats at JJs Marina BBay

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Women of Steel at Perry Street Cinema March 29th WHERE: MONDAY 29TH MARCH, 6:00 PM PERRY ST CINEMA 10 Orient St, Batemans Bay NSW 2536 $18.00 AUD Admission + $2.00 booking fee = $20.00 *This screening has a Q&A session.

THIS SCREENING NEEDS YOUR HELP— To happen it needs 43 more 5ckets sold before 10th March, 10:00 am TICKETS HERE h>ps://fan-force.com/box-office/ Wollongong, 1980: Denied jobs at the steelworks – the city’s main employer – working class / migrant women refused to accept discrimina=on. They began a campaign for the right to work that lasted for fourteen years. Their ba>le against BHP, the country’s richest and most powerful company, took them from factory gate to the highest court in the land and changed the rules for women throughout Australia.

Using rare archival footage and speaking directly to camera, these Women of Steel tell their own stories for the first =me on film.

Premiering live on Facebook: SANCTUARY A stunning short film by Aristo Risi about the fight to protect marine sanctuaries on the NSW South Coast.

Starring Laura Wells, Paul West, Prof. David Booth and passionate members of the South Coast community.

Join at 8pm on Wednesday the 10th of March for this exclusive screening. h>ps://www.facebook.com/savebatemanssanctuaries

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The enchan=ng works of Frances Luke feature in the next exhibi=on at Gallery Bodalla, commencing Thursday 25 February through to Sunday 21 March.

“Full Circle” is a new body of work bringing together elements and images of Frances’ originals from the past forty years, recomposed, and reconstructed. Characters from dreams and memories, etchings, woodcuts, lithographs, monoprints and linocuts, they all come together now to tell new stories and adventures arriving at a des=na=on both sublime and whimsical.

Frances' first influences came from her father George Luke, Melbourne sculptor and painter, also years of a>ending classes with Mervin Moriarty in the 1970s. She then a>ended Beaufort College in London from 1980 and many years of travel and study, including Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts.

During forty years of printmaking and pain=ng Frances has produced exhibi=ons around the world and Australia. She won the Basil Sellers Art Prize in 2012.

This is a deligh]ul exhibi=on. I look forward to seeing you if you are able to come along. best wishes, Valerie

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Audi5on opportuni5es with Bay Theatre Players The Adams Family Musical, Bay Theatre Players Inc. are looking for Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 people December 7th, 8-18 2017 years for roles in their end of year youth Vol 48 April 27thaged 2018 young musical. The Adams Family Musical will be on stage September and November 2021 and offers fabulous character roles, songs and quirky rou=nes.

Where: Bay Theatre Players Inc. 33 Gregory Street, Batemans Bay When: Sunday, 14 March 2021 More info and audi5on bookings: Belinda Quick T: 0448 830 011 Children of the Black Skirt is an evoca=ve play exploring history, reconcilia=on and the power of storytelling. Children of the Black Skirt requires a cast of three females aged approximately 15-30, actors must be able to transform into different characters including young children and both female and male adults. On stage September 2021.

Where: Bay Theatre Players Inc, 33 Gregory Street, Batemans Bay When: Sunday, 28 March 2021, 10-2pm More info and audi5on bookings: Lyn Sterling T: 0416 181 003

Ar=st Applica=on for August 2021 Sculpture on Clyde event OPEN UNTIL MAY 31, go to sculptureforclyde.com.au or call 0416 111 151

Saturday social art Crea=ve Arts Batemans Bay (CABBI) is pleased to announce Saturday social art has recommenced. Hosted by CABBI with tutorials by Laurie Phillips, social art is open to all skill levels and a diverse range of mediums are explored. ACernoon tea is provided.

Cost: $15 Where: Uni=ng Church, 2 Catlin Ave, Batemans Bay When: Saturday's 1-4pm More info: T: 0427 310 068 Self portrait Maggie Brennan

Art Studio Six represents six ar=sts who share studio space, exchange ideas and at =mes work collabora=vely. Our studio will be open this Saturday 6th March for our regular once a month art sale.

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Bay Theatre Players present: The Drowsy Chaperone The Drowsy Chaperone follows a reclusive

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seeking to solve his “non-specific sadness” through listening to his favourite 1920’s Broadway musical, The Drowsy Chaperone.

As he listens, his humble New York apartment is transformed into a 1920’s Broadway stage, where the characters come to life in front of our eyes.

The stage erupts into fantas=c musical numbers and show-stopping dance rou=nes, and a laugh a minute!

Tickets are on sale now at www.trybooking.com – get in quickly before they are all sold out! The Drowsy Chaperone, directed by Candy Burgess, will open on Friday 9 April 2021, for an 18-show season un=l Saturday 1 May 2021.

The Drowsy Chaperone is a book by Bob Mar=n and Don McKellar, music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison.

Laurie Phillips featured ar5st The Gallery Mogo The Gallery Mogo is a Crea=ve Arts Batemans Bay (CABBI) venture that is open to local and regional visual art prac==oners promo=ng pain=ngs, 2D and 3D artworks of their members.

Having exhibited in Canberra, Bermagui, Braidwood and Batemans Bay, Laurie is an accomplished painter, art teacher and the curator of The Gallery. Paint has always run in her veins and as a student at the School of Art Canberra a new world opened up for her.

This exhibi=on explores the themes of place and family, using abstract forms of colour in a variety of techniques and mediums.

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Ngaranggal Muruda (Women’s footprints) at the Bas Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Volunique 48 27th 2018 A collec=on of art by female Aboriginal ar=sts

from around Australia will be on show at the Bas this month, and it’s not what you might expect.

Ngaranggal Muruda (Women’s footprints), features works specially curated for the Bas from the private art collec=on of Chris=ne Kennedy, of Horse Island.

Eurobodalla Council’s crea=ve arts coordinator Indi Carmichael said the mixed-media exhibi=on celebrated the strength and diversity of Aboriginal expression and culture.

“Quite oCen when we think of Aboriginal art we think desert - we forget Australia has snowy mountains, and rivers and rainforest - and of course the art reflects the country’s diversity,” she said.

“This special collec=on really shows off the breadth of talent and range of materials, colours and textures Aboriginal art has to offer.”

There are names locals may be familiar with, including Eurobodalla’s own Cheryl Davison, while others are lesser-known. Beau=ful storytelling, and connec=on to ancestry and Country, are things they all have in common.

Above: Cheryl Davison’s Un+tled (acrylic on co?on), gives a local context to Ngaranggal Muruda (Women’s footprints), on show at the Bas 20 February to 28 March.

“There are beau=ful large-scale pieces, as well as smaller pieces and those u=lising a range of materials – from bark and weaving to an exquisite sculptural echidna with quills,” Ms Carmichael said.

“People will be surprised and delighted by the diversity.”

Ngaranggal Muruda (Women’s footprints) opens at the Bas Friday 19 February, 5.30-7.30pm, con=nuing during opening hours un=l Sunday 28 March.

A panel discussion will be held Saturday 20 February, 11am to 12pm, as part of the public program.

The Bas is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm, at the corner of Vulcan and Campbell Streets, Moruya.

To book to a>end either opening night or the panel discussion, visit www.eventbrite.com.au or for more informa=on visit h>ps://thebas.com.au/

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South Coast Pastel Society 2021 Exhibi5on and Compe55on.

The Coast Pastel Vol 16South September 15th 2017 Society 2021 Exhibi=on and Compe==on is 28society’s December 7th, 2017event for the year with ar=sts entering works Vol April 27thpremier 2018 the48 in four categories: Landscape; Seascape; Flora/Fauna and S=ll life/ Interior. This year’s judge is highly regarded Narooma ar=st Janet Jones. The winners and runners up in each category will be awarded cash prizes generously provided by the society’s loyal sponsors who have con=nued to support the society throughout these difficult =mes. All pain=ngs will also be considered for the highly prized “Best in Show” award whilst visitors to the exhibi=on will also have the opportunity to nominate their favorite pain=ng for the “People’s Choice Award”. The exhibi=on will be open from 10am to 4pm each day from 2 to 11 April at the Batemans Bay Surf Club, George Bass Drive, Malua Bay. Entry is by gold coin dona=on with the proceeds going to the Surf Club.

The South Coast Pastel Society is a vibrant group of local and regional ar=sts working mainly in pastel – a pure pigment media with centuries of tradi=on that is just as fresh and relevant today. The SCPS has been organising quality exhibi=ons and ac=vi=es since the 1980’s and offers regular, world class workshops with renowned local, na=onal and interna=onal pastel ar=sts. More informa=on about the society, workshops and pain=ng ac=vi=es can be found on the society’s web site at www.southcoastpastelsociedty.com There is also a gallery featuring society member’s works that highlight both the versa=lity of the medium and the high quality work that can be achieved with pastels.

Building figures in clay Join Nadja Burke in this two day clay workshop.

Open to beginners and the more experienced, the workshop aims to provide an understanding of the hollow construc=on method. Par=cipants will be guided through the process of making figures or forms of their own choosing, of up to a height of approximately 50cm.

Nadja completed a Master of Arts - Visual Arts in 2012, holds a Bachelor of Arts - Languages and is an experienced teacher in clay sculpture.

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Broulee Runners March 3rd 2021 Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Perfect Autumn7th, condi=ons allowed the 18 28 April December Vol 48 27th 20182017 actual runners to record strong runs. There were also 10 virtual runners, who also produced good =mes. Personal best =me were recorded by Sunni West, Crystal Aitken, Greg Castle and Norm Lenehan.

The star of the evening is eleven-year-old Tino Lopres=. Tino had plaster removed from a broken arm on Monday and managed to come second in the 5-kilometres with a =me of 23.03. This excellent =me is only 7 seconds Above: Tino Lopres+, a talented young man away from his personal best. Even with his arm in plaster he con=nued to perform with dis=nc=on and was able to manage an average =me of 23.48 for the 5 kilometres.

Opera5on Safe Return this weekend will see Boa=ng Safety Officers hi`ng the waters of the South Coast and Murray River reminding boaters to make good decisions before and during a boa=ng trip in order to get home safely. beagle weekly : Vol 197 March 5th 2021

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MORUYA LADIES GOLF RESULTS Wednesday, 3rd15th March Vol 16 September 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

Moruya Lady Golfer’s played a closely contested 1st Medal Stroke Round this week with 33 contender’s.

ACer the major feat of achieving runnerup in the South Coast Pro Am on Saturday, stalwart Barbara Kennedy con=nued her winning form of skill, focus and good play taking 1st place for Division 1 with 75 ne>. Jan Lumsden was the R/U scoring 78 on C/B. Division 2’s deserved winner Leonie Doolan scored 76 ne> with R/U Val Moore coming in with a close 77 ne>.

Division 3’s Dianne Smith was the outstanding player for her division with 76 ne> whilst Joan Hosking was R/U scoring 78 ne> on C/B. Nearest the Pins went to Barbara Kennedy for Division 1 and Vicki Goodwin for Division 2.

Congratula=ons also go to Barbara Kennedy on winning the Monthly Medal.

Batemans Bay Paddle Challenge April 17th 2021 Batemans Bay Paddle Challenge Registra=ons OPEN SOON Par=cipate: We invite everyone from beginners to the elite paddlers to join us in a full range of paddling races. We have something for all paddling vessels types.

Challenge: There is nothing like a Challenge so join the Batemans Bay Paddle Challenge and join one of the 3 race classes. The Marathon 26km, The 13km ½ course or even the 6km Paddle Dash. Whatever your level, whatever your mo=va=on, be a part of it and enjoy the challenge in the company of like-minded people.

Watch: Set on the shoreline of Batemans Bay, sit back and enjoy the race start and finish and watch the spectacle unfold.

Enjoy: For those not compe=ng come and join us on the Clyde River foreshore in front of the BIG 4 Batemans Bay Easts Riverside Park. Cheer on the paddlers or throw in a line while enjoying a coffee and a snack.

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CATALINA LADIES GOLF – Stableford 3 March 2021 Today 74 Ladies par=cipated in the Second Round of the Por=a Dunn Trophy. And as usual, the purple swamp-hens on the fiCh hole gather near the tee-off area in an=cipa=on of the glorious =tbits offered by the Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Ladies as they pass.

The young and not-so young chicks greet the players loudly, chirping and cheeping and 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 searching greedily for something edible, whether banana skins, bread crumbs or biscuits. Disappointment shows when nothing is offered and their expecta=ons are dashed. Something like a golfer’s disappointment in not managing a successful round of golf! A number of Division 3 Ladies displayed very successful rounds today, as can be seen by the following results: Division 1 1st

Debbie Coleman (19) 36 points

2nd Lyn Barnes (24) 34 points 3rd Colleen Day (19) 34 points 4th Sue Lowes (20)

33 points

Nearest the Pin: Helen Neave – Hole 7 Division 2 1st

Julie Gercken (32)

2nd Erica Benz (29)

34 points

34 points

3rd Rosemary Weeks (26) 33 points 4th Mieke Van Doeland (27)

33 points

Nearest the Pin: Zeneta Miniotas – Hole 23 Division 3 1st

Nancy Leaver (38)

41 points

2nd Donna Mills (39) 39 points 3rd Jo Neal (36)

38 points

4th Julie Knorpp (45) 33 points Nearest the Pin: Jo Neal – Hole 5 Place Ge>ers: Seventeen Ladies scoring 29 points (on a countback) managed to win a ball.

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High Scores in Coloured Ball Team Stableford Event Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Tuross Head Veterans Golf on Wednesday 3 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 March 2021 saw a good field of 67 players register for a Coloured Ball Team Stableford event. The event was marred by the presence of a local crow that managed to "steal" 18 of the yellow coloured balls being played.

Despite the loss of coloured balls scores were excellent with the winning team of Peter Davies, Gail Page, Enid Besant-Ryan and Dorothy Madden accumula=ng a team score of 49 points for the 9 holes played. They were followed home by John Cox, Neal Watson, Greg Smith and Kevin Dukes with a team score of 47, Chris and Ian Wra>en, Ken Brown and Noel Downie with 44 on count back, and then Solveig Olsson, Tony Crook, Warren Hodder and Steve Gardner also on 44.

Minor prizes went to Ann and Bruce Ware playing with Ross Davidson and Neil Mather on 44, Steve and Teri Swanbury, Jane Egli=s and Peter McRae on 43, Ron and Sandra Hanlon together with Paul and Robin Green on 42, and finally Des Jackson, Allen Lee, David Williams and Lee Ridgway with 39.

The infamous Bradman award was won this week by Ian and Anne>e Manton playing with Ian and Jeane>e Miller. Nearest the pins went to Steve Swanbury on the 4th, David Williams on the 6th, and to Shirley Quinlan and Steve Collins on the 7th. David Williams capped off a good day with a win in the Accuracy drive compe==on.

Batemans Bay “Boars” Rugby Union Junior Rugby training starts Batemans Bay Junior Rugby training starts Friday for the next 4 weeks for boys and girls aged 8 to 13. A>endance will determine which age groups are nominated for the season with the club expec=ng U/10, U12’s and U/13 teams.

Training is ini=ally every Friday for the first 4 weeks from 5.00pm =ll 6.00pm. A free sausage sizzle is available aCer every session. The Girls U/14 & U/16 teams have already started Thursdays 4.30 =ll 5.30 and any new girls s=ll welcome to a>end.

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Your UP TO DATE Fishing report courtesy of Tackle World Moruya Vol 16 September 15th 2017 River.

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This last week has seen a more consistent catch rate for most of the bread and bu>er species in the Moruya river system. Bream, flathead and trevally with the occasional whi=ng have been the main stays this week. With the fish star=ng to once again, show further up the system.

The lower sec=ons of the river from the quarry wharf down to the river mouth have produced the most fish, with the middle sec=ons up to the town bridge once again producing a few nice fish also. Best baits have been mullet fillet, prawns and live nippers, whilst the lure brigade have, caught fish on most offerings. Daiwa Infeet Rollin Crank lures, Shimano Bloodworm Wrigglers soC plas=cs and surface poppers over the shallows have all accounted for bream and flathead.

Tuross River.

With the Canberra Day long weekend this weekend and good weather forecast, Tuross will see an influx of fishos par=cipa=ng in the Tuross Fishing Club comp weekend this weekend. Bream and Flathead on ar=ficial lures will be the main targets, so good luck at all coming down! Please be mindful, that an increase in anglers will see the boat ramps busier than usual this weekend. A helping hand to direct a trailer is a quicker way to clear the boat ramp, than a mouthful of abuse. Look aCer each other and have a fun weekend.

There have been plenty of good flathead and bream caught throughout the Tuross system this last week, with the lower to middle sec=ons providing the majority of the catches.

Rock and Beach.

The salmon, bream and whi=ng con=nue to keep anglers happy again this week, with good catches reported on all the main beaches from Broulee all the way down past Tuross.

Moruya breakwall con=nues to offer land based anglers plenty of ac=on, with salmon, bream, trevally and the odd Luderick all coming to hand.

Offshore.

Good reports this week from many boats bagging out on flathead all along the coast in the magic 30-40m marks with good reports of snapper coming from further out on 50+m of water.

For the game crews, the Marlin bite is con=nuing with good catches being reported.

For those coming down the hill this weekend, stop in and say hi, and enjoy your long weekend.

We are s=ll offering a free insulated cooler bag with every bait purchase over $20.

Stay safe everyone and remember, “every days a good day for fishing...”

Team Tackle World Moruya. beagle weekly : Vol 197 March 5th 2021

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