Beagle Weekender Vol 204 April 23rd 2021

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editorial Welcome to this week’s editorial, This week we learnt from Council that Eurobodalla visitors spent up big over summer according to the latest data Spendmapp Vol 16from September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

Over the 2020/21 summer period, the shire’s total spending was $270 million. Of this, $132 million was from visitors. This compares to the $201 million ($72m from visitors) in 2019/20, and $224 million ($110m visitors) in 2018/19 summer.

That is terrific for our tourism related businesses desperate for trade to make up for losses and to put some aside for the next four months of winter. It is also good news for those who work on the tourism sector.

Already considerably underemployed, the many in our community who ride our seasonal tourism peaks and troughs hopefully managed to also put some dollars aside for the winter ahead.

An aside to the swell in tourism spending over the summer period were the incredible sales in real estate.

Whilst we witnessed record sale prices in the region we also witnessed a groundswell of sales at elevated prices, mostly to outside buyers keen to own a piece of #AllKindsOfNatural, be they sea changers, those working remotely or those in a Covid Exodus from the city.

The downside of this is that rentals have become incredibly rare and, if they can be found, have, on average, risen by 22.7%. This is beginning to have a concerning domino effect as more and more renters find that landlords are keen to either sell in an upward market or are considering the more lucraBve provision of over-night accommodaBon through AirBnB etc as the region is “discovered”.

All of these record house sales come as music to Council as the increased values will result in increased Unimproved ValuaBons which form the base of Council General Rates. In Bme our General Rates will increase as our land values climb.

Next week the Eurobodalla Councillors will be looking at the 21/22 draI Delivery Plan and they are already proposing some significant surprises for ratepayers.

Hopefully some of Big Summer Visitor Spending landed in your pocket.

The funny thing with the extract (right) is that Council tells us that Water Charges are determined “taking into account NSW Best PracBce Guidelines”.

What isn’t stated is the ongoing fact that, revealed in June 2020 by Councillor Pat McGinlay when he forced the Council Director of Finance to admit, in a council meeBng, that this was Council's pracBce to overcharge, thereby explaining to the many who were in the public gallery and watching via live streaming why beagle weekly : Vol 204 April 23rd 2021

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editorial Eurobodalla water and sewer rates seem so inflated in comparison to other councils. Without apology the Eurobodalla Council claims that it is all above board that they are legally able to conBnue with the pracBce. Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

To ensure the pracBce conBnued into the next financial year Councillors voted again, without debate, for the Water/Sewer Dividend and water and sewer charges offering, by way of jusBficaBon, that: The declara on and payment of dividends from council’s water and sewer opera ons to council’s general fund, is ghtly regulated and subject to an annual independent audit of council’s compliance to specific best-prac ce guidelines, followed by a council resolu on to allow the dividend to be passed.

What this means is that they knowingly overcharge on water and sewer to ensure that both of these Cost Centres (Water and Sewer) can then pay the poor cousin General Fund that is restricted by rate capping, set at 2% by the NSW State Government.

In essence the General Fund pays for most of the things Council does outside of Water and Sewer. But Council have been long crying poor saying they don’t get enough money from rates making them rely instead on Grants, Fees and Charges and Dividends.

It is around this Bme that Council pulls out Financial reports filled with complexiBes, jargon and single line entries making it nearly impossible for anyone to drill down to discover what is actually happening with the accounts. Adding to the mix is the game of swapping things around so that Apples can’t be compared to Apples from one year to the next. An old trick that goes hand in hand with reorganisaBon. Generally the councillors haven’t got a clue what is going on other than what they are told by staff in “briefings”.

Sadly the public are not privy to what is said behind closed doors and the councillors rarely challenge staff knowing it will put them in disfavour. Those who have challenged staff or the voBng bloc of six have found themselves on the outer for most of the last four and a half years.

If you were to ask a councillor today “Will there be a Special Rate VariaBon because we don’t seem to have enough money to do the essenBals of maintenance and upgrades?” you will be given a smug reassuring smile and a reply of “Not in this term of Council.”

Well this term of Council only has a few months more to run before the 2021 elecBons in September. But before they stand down into Caretaker mode our present Council are pushing ahead to sign off on the budget and prioriBes they want that the next Council will inherit. That will also include the increases in water and sewer rates along with fees to play tennis, go for a swim, hire a hall or lodge a Development ApplicaBon. We can expect increases in Fees and Charges across the board along with an increased base rate in the General Fund as last year’s Valuer General valuaBons come on board.

All of a sudden it appears our once affordable, sleepy South Coast backwater, that once aQracted so many Fixed Income reBrees, is set to become a financial challenge. And it is out of our control.

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Jaylah now sets her sights on World Junior Athle'cs Championships to be staged in Nairobi

Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 JAYLAH Hancock-Cameron of Broulee has won the blue-ribbon Australian

Junior 1500m Championship at the Australian Track and Field Championships in Sydney.

The Bankstown Sports AthleBcs Club (BSAC) star clocked 4:18 to guarantee her selecBon on the Australian team to contest the World Junior AthleBcs Championships to be staged in Nairobi later this year.

The naBonal Btle win caps off an incredible season for the 18-year old, who has run World Junior qualificaBon standards in both the 1500m and 800m.

AIer the race, Jaylah said: “I’m so excited, it’s such a relief when you cross the finish line knowing it all went to plan.

“I have been working on my back-end strength for the speed so it was a preQy good result.” Jaylah beat home fellow NSW athletes Nicola Hogg and Imogen Gardiner, each of whom had also run the World Junior qualificaBon standard this season, to give the host State a clean sweep of the naBonal podium.

Coached by Andae Kalemusic (below) as part of the Limitless Track Team squad, Jaylah is a long-Bme Bankstown medallist and a former Youth Olympic Silver Medallist.

BSAC Secretary and AthleBcs NSW Chair MaQhew Whitbread said: “The whole club is enormously proud of Jaylah, who has, in just a few years, established herself as one of the most talented junior athletes in the country.

“We can’t wait to see her take on the world once again in Nairobi later this year and hopefully she can bring home a medal, just like she did from the Youth Olympics.”

Photos: Limitless Track Team This ar cle was first published in LocalNewsPlus beagle weekly : Vol 204 April 23rd 2021

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222 Army Cadet Unit now has an ANZAC Day style banner The 222 Army Cadet Unit has been privileged to be the recipient Voltwo 16 September 15th 2017 of separate donaBons 28 April December 7th, 2017 from the 2EC Elgas Acts of Kindness Vol 48 27th 2018 campaign over the past few years.

The cadet unit had been fund raising for a considerable Bme, when Eurobodalla Council benefiQed the Unit with a community grant and the Department of Veteran Affairs generously made up the difference.

The 222 Army Cadet Unit now has an ANZAC Day style banner which proudly displays their unit and historical lineage. A Unit spokesperson said "This banner will exist within this community for at least the next 50 years, if not indefinitely and it will be proudly carried by generaBons of Army Cadets within the Eurobodalla."

"It is hoped that the 222 Army Cadet Unit will officially be presented with the banner at 12.30pm on Friday 23rd April at the Eurobodalla Shire Offices in Bme for ANZAC Day 2021.

"It is expected that four students from Moruya High School (who are current serving Cadets) will be present to accept the banner on behalf of their unit.

"We feel that 2EC can take pride in knowing that through community engagement; coupled with the generosity of Elgas, the Eurobodalla Shire Council and the Department of Veteran Affairs, this project has finally come to fruiBon. The banner was manufactured by Australia's leading manufacturer, Harry West Flags (the same organisaBon which is entrusted to manufacture flags which adorn the Sydney Harbour Bridge). With quality such as this, the banner should enjoy much longevity within our shire."

The 222 Army Cadet Unit would like to thank both the Tomakin RSL Sub-Branch and Moruya RSL Sub-Branch for granBng permission for the Cadets to carry this banner for the very first Bme this ANZAC Day. The banner will be carried during the 7am Tomakin Parade and the 11am Moruya Main March. It will also be carried at the inaugural Dusk Service 5.15pm at the relic RAAF Bunkers on Donnelly Drive.

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Shire experienced a good 20/21 Summer season spend spent up big over summer according to VolEurobodalla 16 Septembervisitors 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 the latest data from Spendmapp.

Spendmapp gives an accurate snapshot of the local economy by using bank data on actual expense transacBons by locaBon, Bme and industry.

Data made available to Eurobodalla Council this month showed spending was up across the shire, not just on last year but also on the summer before the fires.

Over the 2020/21 summer period, the shire’s total spending was $270 million. Of this, $132 million was from visitors.

This compares to the $201 million ($72m from visitors) in 2019/20, and $224 million ($110m visitors) in 2018/19 summer.

Eurobodalla Council’s tourism manager Tim Booth said it bode well for local businesses.

“We’re also seeing strong growth with accommodaBon bookings through March and April, so we are looking forward to seeing this data in the coming months,” he said.

Eurobodalla Tourism will launch a new markeBng campaign at the start of May showcasing the shire’s great offerings through the winter months to the Canberra, Sydney, Regional NSW and Regional Victoria markets.

Meanwhile, flagship events like the Narooma Oyster FesBval and Goodnessgravel Mogo during May are also expected to be visitor drawcards.

To find out what’s on in Eurobodalla, head to the Beagle What's On Guide

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Pick up free shredded mulch Eurobodalla residents can pick up free mulch from the Brou and Surf Beach Waste Management FaciliBes during opening hours.

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Eurobodalla Council has an excess of the mulch due to the large amount of green waste processed over the past few months.

Residents can collect trailer or ute loads daily between 9.30am and 11.30am and 1pm and 3pm unBl the current batch runs out.

Friendly Bp staff can help load the mulch, however residents must cover the load.

Mulching your garden helps the soil retain moisture, control temperature – including over the cooler months, suppresses weeds and can improve appearance.

The Surf Beach Waste Management Facility is at 311 George Bass Drive, Surf Beach. The Brou facility is north of Dalmeny, off the Princes Highway on Brou Lake Road.

For more informaBon phone Council’s waste services on 4474 1024 or Surf Beach Waste Management Facility on 4471 2462.

Davison St Narooma temporary closure Davison Street, Narooma will be closed on weekdays from Monday 26 April to Friday 14 May to enable Eurobodalla Council to upgrade water mains.

The work involves replacing water mains, valves and service connecBons to provide greater reliability of the local water supply.

To ensure the safety of both residents and Council staff while the work is underway, Davison Street will be closed from 7am-4pm, Monday to Friday, from Monday 26 April to Friday 14 May, weather permiZng. Motorists will need to use Forsters Bay Road to travel between the Princes Highway and Riverside Drive.

Residents who live within the construcBon zone will be escorted to their properBes as necessary.

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Pssst ... want to lease a lighthouse museum in Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Narooma 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 With the Montague Art & CraI Society volunteers vacaBng the Narooma Visitors Centre on May 12th 2021 Council is now seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from organisaBons interested in obtaining a lease of 45 Princes Highway Narooma, NSW 2546.

EOI release date: 21 April 2021 Submissions close: 11:59 pm Sunday, 23 May 2021 In a final thank you aIer five years of volunteering to be the Southern Gateway to the shire and providing warm, informed and passionate face to face advice for our tens of thousands of visitors the Montague Art & CraI Society said: "We would like to thank all our visitors and locals who have been our customers, friends and colleagues over the past five years. To the wonderful staff and volunteers a very special thank you for all that you have done, your friendly warm welcome to all our visitors and your informed informa on on this wonderful part of the world are all deeply appreciated. An era has passed and there are good memories, we hope you enjoyed working with us as much as we did with you."

ESC is seeking submissions from businesses and organisaBons interested in leasing the building previously occupied as the Narooma Visitors InformaBon Centre on the Princes Highway, Narooma.

The tender does come with some condiBons. The building comprises an aQached lighthouse museum with any submiQers needing to commit to the museum operaBon and to being a ‘visitor info hub’ distribuBng a range of Eurobodalla Tourism produced brochures for visitors and speak to visitors and assist with their enquiries. The tenant would not be directly liable for the museum collecBon, although a general level of care and supervision to prevent vandalism or damage is expected.

Council say the potenBal tenant would need to oversee visitors to the museum and supervise generally adding, by inducement, that "your business can enhance the ongoing operaBon of the lighthouse museum which is a popular tourist aQracBon." Council describe "the premises" as "a brick building comprising an open plan mulB use area being approximately 5.5m x 10.5m, an adjoining store of approximately 2.5m x 5m, male and female ameniBes with external access, a veranda and the lighthouse and museum secBon of the building."

What about the Public Toilets?

Any lessee must make the toilet faciliBes within the Premises available to the public.

Under the lease the Public AmeniBes are classified as a Third Party Exclusive Area meaning that Council will conBnue to have responsibility of condiBon and maintenance. How much is rent?

Oddly Council say "The maximum lease term available is 21 years.

Applicants are asked to provide a rental figure they are prepared to offer and this will be a consideraBon in who the lease will be awarded to. It is up to any prospecBve tenant what they offer but a market rent is expected. beagle weekly : Vol 204 April 23rd 2021

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Reflect and heal on environmental losses 16 September 15th 2017 invites local residents to AVolfree event next month 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 lay down their grief for the environment aIer the fires and spend Bme in the healing surrounds of the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden.

Hosted by the Basil Sellers ExhibiBon Centre in partnership with Shoalhaven Health and Arts, with funding from COORDINAIRE, the event will include a quiet bushwalk where parBcipants will be invited to share thoughts of healing and regrowth.

On their return, parBcipants will create a collecBve memorial for the plant and animal life lost in the fires.

A two-part Reflect and Heal arts event will be held at the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden on Sunday 2 May.

In the aIernoon, arBst and celebrant AnneQe Tesoriero will lead a ceremony in memory of the plant and animal life lost in the recent fires, as well as meditaBve art acBviBes, followed by a communal art installaBon. Reflect and Heal will be held at the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden on Sunday 2 May. Bookings for the event are in two parts: The Pilgrims’ walk from 11.30am-12.30pm (numbers limited to 20) and art, picnic and ceremony from 12.30-3pm (numbers limited to 60).

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headspace centre officially opens in Batemans Bay headspace Batemans Bay celebrated its official opening on Vol 16 September 15th 2017mid-January, headspace Batemans Thursday 22 April.

Since 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Bay has been providing young people aged 12 to 25 access to youth friendly, free and confidenBal mental health and wellbeing services in their local area. headspace Batemans Bay was opened officially by Fiona Phillips MP (Member for Gilmore), along with Dianne Kitcher (CEO of COORDINARE – South Eastern NSW PHN), Alison Brook (CEO of RelaBonships Australia Canberra & Region), Jason Trethowan (CEO of headspace NaBonal) and local young people from the community.

An interim service was swiIly set up by COORDINARE – South Eastern NSW PHN in partnership with headspace NaBonal in response to the impacts of the 2019/20 bushfires whilst the full centre, located at 1/11 Clyde Street, was being established.

According to Alison Brook, CEO of RelaBonships Australia Canberra & Region, headspace Batemans Bay is quickly becoming a ‘hub’ for young people in the region.

“The feedback we are geZng is that headspace is being idenBfied as a safe place to go. Since we opened our doors in January, referrals have been growing steadily, demonstraBng there is the need for ongoing youth specific mental health services in the region,” she said. “Our innovaBve service model will also benefit the broader region by providing much needed outreach services to young people in Moruya and Ulladulla based on community needs and demand,” she added.

Fiona Phillips MP said the Batemans Bay headspace centre is up and running thanks to an incredible and coordinated local community effort.

“There have been many people who have worked Brelessly to see the headspace vision come to life – and now the whole community can benefit from their efforts,” said Ms Phillips. Bolstering local mental health services has been a top priority for me, parBcularly when it comes to the need for a headspace centre for the Batemans Bay community and I’m thrilled to see this come to fruiBon,” said Ms Phillips. headspace CEO Jason Trethowan is thrilled to see headspace Batemans Bay officially launched saying “It is criBcal for young people in Batemans Bay and surrounding towns to have somewhere they can go for support, parBcularly as the community recovers from drought, bushfires, COVID-19 and the recent floods. We’re incredibly proud to provide that support here at headspace and encourage any young person experiencing a tough Bme to get in touch for support,” he said.

Dianne Kitcher said they are delighted to be working closely with headspace Batemans Bay to ensure that services are delivered with a regional focus and based on local needs.

“I congratulate everyone involved with headspace Batemans Bay on coming together to support the local community,” said Ms Kitcher. beagle weekly : Vol 204 April 23rd 2021

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ANZAC Day Eurobodalla ANZAC Day CommemoraBon services for ANZAC Day are held throughout Eurobodalla. All Bmes and venues listed on this page have been supplied by RSL sub-branch officials. Care has been taken to include as many services as2017 possible, and details were correct at the Bme of publicaBon. For confirmaBon of other Vol 16 September 15th 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 services, please contact your local RSL sub-branch.

COVID-19 Safety Plans will be completed by the RSL sub-branches for all the marches/services.

Social distancing will be maintained, 1 person per 2sqm enforced, masks are opBonal, and saniBser will be provided. Breakfasts are listed for some services. These will be confirmed closer to the date. Two-Up will not be permiQed due to COVID-19 safety concerns.

Batemans Bay There will be no Gunfire breakfast, no two-up, no selling of badges (donaBon boxes will be available). Face masks are recommended but not compulsory. Members must scan COVID]19 QR code or register details. 1 person per 2 square metre must be maintained except family members. Sunday 25 April 2021: 5:45am: Assembly at the Honour Stone, the Foreshore, Clyde Street.

6:00am: Dawn Service at the Honour Stone.

10:00am: Muster at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club carpark.

10:15am: March to the Honour Stone, Navy leading. (subject to NSW Police approval).

10:45am: Arrive at the Honour Stone.

10:50am: ANZAC CommemoraBon Service at the Honour Stone. Laying of the wreaths will be a maximum of 4 at a Bme. 12:15pm: ANZAC Wall walk at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club.

12:30pm: Luncheon for current and ex-Service Personnel and Partners.

Bergalia Sunday 25 April 2021: 9:00am: ANZAC Service at the War Memorial in Bergalia Link Road.

Bodalla Saturday 24 April: 11:00am: ANZAC Service at the Bodalla Memorial Hall on the Princes Highway.

Central Tilba Sunday 25 April 2021: 9:50am: March assembles outside Dromedary Hotel on Bate Street.

9:55am: March to Cenotaph, corner of Corkhill Drive and Bate Street.

10:00am: CommemoraBon Service at the Cenotaph.

Moruya Sunday 25 April 2021: 5:30am: Assemble at RSL Memorial Hall, 11 Page Street.

5:45am: Dawn Service at the War Memorial. beagle weekly : Vol 204 April 23rd 2021

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community 11:00am: March steps off at the corner Vulcan and Shore Streets. March along Vulcan Street, leI into Mirrabooka Avenue and then leI in to Page Street to the Memorial Hall, 11 Page Street.

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Narooma Face masks are recommended but not compulsory.

Members must scan COVID]19 QR code or register details. 1 person per 2 square metre must be maintained except family members. Sunday 25 April 2021: 5:55am: Assemble for 6:00am Dawn Service at the War Memorial at Club Narooma, 88 Princes Highway.

10:45am: Assemble at the Narooma Visitors Centre, corner Princes Highway and Bluewater Drive.

11:00am: March steps off to the War Memorial at Club Narooma.

11:30am: ANZAC Service and Wreath Laying at the War Memorial.

12:30pm: A special luncheon will be on sale at Club Narooma aIer the Service for ex-Service Personnel and the public.

Nelligen - to be confirmed Sunday 25 April 2021: 10:50am: Assembly at the Mechanics InsBtute Hall, Braidwood Street for March. To the Cenotaph.

11:00am: ANZAC CommemoraBon Service at the Cenotaph.

Tomakin Sunday 25 April 2021: 6:00am: Coffee and rum for current and ex-Service Personnel at the Tomakin Sports and Social Club.

6:45am: Muster at the Rivermouth General Store, corner Sunpatch and Kingston Parades.

7:00 am: March to Tomakin Sports and Social Club. Pipe band and Navy personnel will be in aQendance. This year, cadets and scouts will join the March, wearing uniforms from historical wars.

7:15am ANZAC Day CommemoraBon Service.

7:30am Breakfast is provided to all Marchers by the Tomakin Sports and Social Club. Members of the public are welcome to purchase their breakfast. Breakfast is to be confirmed closer to the date.

Tuross Head Face masks are recommended but not compulsory. Members must scan COVID]19 QR code or register details. 1 person per 2 square metre must be maintained except family members. Sunday 25 April 2021: 5:30am: Dawn Service at the Memorial Gardens, PlantaBon Point.

11:00am: March from Birdwood Circle to the Tuross Head Country Club, 40 Monash Avenue.

11:15am: ANZAC Service at the Tuross Head Country Club.

Members from the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Eurobodalla Lighthorse Re-enactment Group will be in aQendance at both the Dawn Service at the Memorial Gardens and at the Anzac Service at the Tuross Head Country Club. beagle weekly : Vol 204 April 23rd 2021

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DYING WITH DIGNITY: TAFE NSW MORUYA Midwifing Death Course To Address ‘Uncomfortable Truth’ Volground 16 September 15thnew 2017course will be starBng next month at TAFE NSW Moruya called Midwifing Death. The A breaking 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 course aims to help locals open up a dialogue around death and help those caring for others at the end-oflife. The six-week course is largely online but included a one-day face-to-face workshop, known as a Death Café. It’s an uncomfortable conversaBon for many and yet it’s a natural – and inevitable – part of the human experience.

A new TAFE NSW Moruya course aims to help locals open up a dialogue around death and help those caring for others at the end-of-life. Midwifing Death – Life Around Death is a six-week short course starBng on 10 May that includes two hours a week of online learning and a one-day face-to-face workshop, known as a “Death Café”.

TAFE NSW was recently “giIed” the course by reBred palliaBve care doctor and author of the book Caring for the Dying, Dr Michael Barbato, who ran a similar course himself for two decades. TAFE NSW Head Teacher of Aged Care Wendy Reilly said while the subject maQer could be confronBng, the course aimed to arm students with pracBcal skills and knowledge about end-of-life care.

“It’s really about opening up the conversaBon around death and helping someone be a friend or a carer to a person who might be at the end-of-life,” Ms Reilly said. “It’s designed for anyone who might have a connecBon with someone who is dying, whether it be family, friends or someone who volunteers at a palliaBve care unit. The truth is we are all going to die and it’s healthy to be able to talk about it.”

Ms Reilly said the course asked students to examine their own beliefs and values around death and what is meant by a “good death”, as well as looking at the concept of “healing spaces”.

“The aim is to encourage family to become more involved in caring for those living with a serious illness and not rely solely on professional care givers,” Dr Barbato said. “We have found that by providing people with knowledge and skills about end-of-life care, they are more comfortable advocaBng for themselves or family about how and where they die. TAFE NSW is the ideal organisaBon to host this course as it will make it more accessible to people at the coalface.”

To find out more about enrolling in the course at TAFE NSW, phone 13 16 01 or visit www.tafensw.edu.au.

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community It's raining kiQens in Eurobodalla - readers interested in adopBng one of the many liQle cuBes we have in care should keep an eye on RSPCA Eurobodalla's Facebook page.

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28 April December 7th, Vol 48 People can 27th also2018 help2017 us out with the cost of rearing these kiQens, and our other animals in care, and help the environment as well, by recycling their boQles and cans. Either: recycle at one of the four Return and Earn locaBons in this shire, and select RSPCA Eurobodalla as the charity for donaBng your refund; or download the TOMRA app, and select A Home for Every KiGen as the charity to donate your refund to.

A Home for Every KiGen has been set up by the local RSPCA branch here to help us ensure that people can afford to have their cats desexed - as is now required by law (otherwise cat owners need an $80 annual permit). If you are on a pension or benefit, and need help with desexing costs, contact us on 0424 228 425.

Every cent donated to A Home for Every KiGen will go towards stopping the annual avalanche of kiQens born in drains, under holiday houses or other places where their mothers struggle to keep them alive.

Expressions Of Interest Invited For 2021 Powering Communi'es Program Member for Gilmore, Fiona Phillips MP is encouraging local non-profit organisaBons to reduce their power bills with the help of grant funding through the new 2021 Powering CommuniBes Program.

“I am pleased to announce that there is now federal funding available to help community organisaBons reduce their energy costs. They can use the funding to improve their energy producBvity and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions,” Fiona Phillips said. “Now is a great Bme to apply for funding to upgrade equipment that is cosBng way too much to run, like air condiBoners, hot water heaters, cooktops and refrigeraBon. Or another opBon is to upgrade to on-site renewable energy and solar baQeries,” she said.

“I have always been very vocal about my support for renewable energy,” Mrs Phillips said. “By being more energy efficient an organisaBon can definitely save money and put it to beQer use. This grant will give some of our worthy community groups some much needed cost savings.”

Between $5,000 and $12,000 is available per applicant, with $67,700 in total available for the Gilmore electorate. Expressions of Interest are open unBl Monday June 7, 2021, with successful applicants then invited to apply under the program. To be eligible, groups must be a not for profit organisaBon with an Australian Business Number (ABN).

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community FRRR is invi'ng not-for-profit organisa'ons (NFPs) in the Batemans Bay region to take part in an upcoming series of workshops to plan how the FoundaBon’s InvesBng in Rural Community Futures (IRCF) program can support them to create stronger organisaBons for a stronger community.

FRRR’s IRCF program is run in partnership with The Snow FoundaBon. Now in its second year, the five-year Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 program is designed to strengthen local NFPs in the Shoalhaven through localised support, resources and funding so they can make lasBng impacts in the community.

Called “Community Roadmap” (CR) workshops, these two sessions will together develop the community roadmap allow NFPs in the Batemans Bay region to come together and map out how they will leverage the funding and support of the IRCF program over the next four years to maximise opportuniBes for long-term sustainability.

Kate Dezarnaulds, FRRR’s IRCF Program Coordinator, said that the workshops will look to the future, helping Batemans Bay NFPs uncover shared goals and challenges, as well as offering a safe space for parBcipants to reflect on and share the considerable challenges of the past year.

“The NFP community is incredibly diverse in the Batemans Bay region and has done an amazing job in supporBng and connecBng their communiBes through the challenges of 2020. The workshops are a great opportunity for local NFPs to come together and celebrate their resilience, as well as support collaboraBon and sharing of resources,” Ms Dezarnaulds said.

“From the Community Roadmap workshops, the Batemans Bay NFP community will have a list of priority projects that the IRCF program can then support over the next four years with grants and expert advice.

The Community Roadmap is likely to uncover shared goals and needs such as strategic planning, governance training, digital markeBng, finance advice and support, and addiBonal resources to support innovaBon, sustainability and recovery. We are working with expert local facilitators, Campfire Coop, and invite a wide range of representaBves from local NFPs in the Batemans Bay region, including those not currently funded through the IRCF program, to come along to the workshops and have their say,” Ms Dezarnaulds said.

Community-based not-for-profit organisaBons in Batemans Bay, Nelligen, Mogo, Broulee, Moruya and surrounding villages. Either day or evening session *

Day session: Wednesday 5 May ,9.30am-3.30pm (lunch provided); Eurobodalla Botanic Gardens

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Evening session: Thursday 6 May, 5-9pm (light meal provided); Batemans Bay Marina Resort

How - RSVP EssenBal—For more informaBon hQps://frrr.org.au/funding/people-grants/ircf-shoalhaven/

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BETTER MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN OUR Vol 16 September 15th 2017 COMMUNITY: 28 April December 7th, 2017 Mental Vol 48 27th 2018 health services accessibility study I’m Judith O’Sullivan, a Science/ Psychology honours student living in Eurobodalla Shire. I’m researching how we can make quality mental health services more accessible for older adults in regional NSW. If you have an hour to spare, I’d greatly appreciate your insights into this important area of research. You don’t need to have used mental health services or think you may need to in future.

I’m looking for people aged 65 and over who have lived in Eurobodalla Shire for 5 or more years and are willing to discuss their views on accessing mental health services over the internet, by email etc.

Everything you share with me will be kept confidenBal and your personal informaBon will be kept anonymous. We can talk in person, by phone or video-conference at a Bme that suits you during April/ May 2021.

Please contact me at u1133433@umail.usq.edu.au or 0417 482 230 to join this study. To thank you for parBcipaBng, you will receive a summary of the study’s findings.

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GIVIT and MESA combine to provide power solu'on for Mogo ar'st AVol4kW Stand-alone 16 September 15thPower 2017 System was recently installed for Keith Michael Nye of Mogo.

28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 The system was donated and installed by Micro Energy Systems Australia [MESA] of Bodalla, who work in close partnership with local Community group SHASA. The MESA / SHASA alliance has seen many bushfire affected locals such as Keith, assisted with turnkey soluBons at no cost.

Le' to Right: Darrin & Tyson from MESA with Keith Nye Keith is an Indigenous arBst well known for his work in the region. Unfortunately, the assistance he had already received to provide a working energy supply soluBon was not sufficient and much of the equipment he had cobbled together was unworkable. Obtaining further support to purchase the appropriate equipment proved difficult.

Marea Stefek, Support Officer for the NaBonal Bushfire Recover Agency put MESA in touch with GIVIT in Canberra. As a result, the project received much needed funding for the shorcall in equipment MESA was not able to cover.

A year on from the Black Summer Bushfires, naBonal online charity GIVIT is reflecBng on coordinaBng more than 160,000 items to support NSW communiBes who are recovering.

GIVIT Regional NSW Manager, Caroline Odgers says the needs for communiBes are focused on rebuilding properBes as well as items to best support the mental health of those affected.

“There’s sBll a need for water tanks, generators and tools, but we’re also seeing requests for items to support people’s wellbeing such as beehives, seedlings, canoes, guitars and sewing machines. It’s so important to make these communiBes feel they’re supported and not forgoQen,” said Ms Odgers.

The GIVIT website removes the need for councils and chariBes to physically collect, sort and store donaBons, significantly reducing the administraBve and financial burden, as well as saving valuable resources for criBcal recovery acBviBes. To donate and see what’s needed, please visit GIVIT.org.au. GIVIT uses 100% of donaBons received to purchase essenBal items for people in need, and wherever possible from local businesses.

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Strong Labor team standing for Eurobodalla Shire Council Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

Labor for Eurobodalla will stand a team of six candidates for the Eurobodalla Shire Council elecBons in September. David Grace, Labor’s Mayoral candidate, said: “We want a Council that is honest, fair and transparent so the community can be assured it is serving them, not the interests of a few.

Our talented team of candidates have the skills and commitment to Labor values of fairness and equity to achieve this. Over the next few months, we are listening to and engaging with our community throughout the Shire, through market and street stalls, Candidate Community Chats, and community events.

We will be using the opinions we hear to build our policies, so they support our community.”

The Labor candidates are: • David Grace has lived in Eurobodalla for over 30 years and has worked in the Shire as Council Community Services Manager, a small business owner and a NSW Government public servant.

• MaQhew Findlay grew up in the Eurobodalla and travelled the world before seQling back to work in the family business, Findlay ConstrucBons. Now a fully qualified builder and business owner, MaQhew is conscious of the impact of local governments on our lives.

• Maureen Searson has lived in the Batemans Bay area for 40 years and has strong connecBons with the local community and a sound understanding of our issues and concerns.

• Claire McAsh is a local business owner selling oysters from the family farm in the Eurobodalla Shire. She grew up in the Shire and loves being back home aIer travelling and studying. Claire has qualificaBons and extensive experience in environmental science and a commitment to sustainable development.

• Deirdre Russack grew up at her grandparents’ farm at Dignams Creek from 1964. She furthered her educaBon in Sydney, both at university and undertaking nurse training. Deirdre lived in Canberra and worked as a nurse, midwife, youth worker and senior public servant before moving back to Narooma just over two years ago.

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OUT NOW—your latest Beagle Abode : Eurobodalla’s leading real estate Vol 16 September 15thguide 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 addiBon 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 properBes on the market each week.

You can find Beagle Abode on the Beagle website under REAL ESTATE The latest Beagle Abode lisBngs 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 lisBng in a hope that they might gain work from it, and conBnue to provide employment and economic benefit to their families and our communiBes. AdverBsing is usually outside the affordability of many smaller businesses and sole traders.

The Beagle supports locals. These lisBngs are FREE. If you are a local business and would like to be listed please contact us as we oIen turn over these lisBngs 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 hQps://www.facebook.com/groups/1303512213142880/

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Beware the words you use when talking about mental health issues Southern NSW Local Health District is calling on its community to help end the sBgma associated with acute mental illnesses by choosing their words with greater care.

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28 April December 7th,acute 2017 mental health issues, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are among some of Vol 48 27th 2018 People living with the most disadvantaged people in our community; many of whom frequently encounter sBgma and discriminaBon.

Ryan D’Lima, Mental Health Lived Experience Coordinator with Southern NSW Local Health District says people struggling with their mental health already have enough challenges and careless or thoughtless language just makes their journey harder.

“A common feature of having a mental illness is negaBve self-talk, their internal narraBve focuses on being not worthy with no future. When people, their friends, family, work mates make adverse comments about mental illness, for someone with a mental health condiBon those social stereotypes reinforce their negaBve self-beliefs and hold them back from finding their own posiBve voice on the road to recovery,” Mr D’Lima said.

“Mental Health services have moved a long way from the image Hollywood presents. These days we use a trauma informed, person centred approach, which is all about recovery.

“SBgma makes recovery from mental illness harder. Mental wellbeing has a lot to do with staying acBve and engaged, living a contribuBng life, and feeling accepted by others as part of the community. For a person with a mental illness, sBgma can erode their self-confidence and make them shy away from engaging with others, fearing misunderstanding and ridicule.”

Mr D’Lima suggests that one way to help reduce sBgma is to avoid defining a person by their diagnosis.

“Emphasise the person first. For example, say ‘David has been diagnosed with a mental health issue’ instead of ‘David is mentally ill’ or ‘David is schizophrenic.’”

For a more in-depth guide to discussing language around mental health visit Conversa'ons MaGer: www.conversa'onsmaGer.com.au If you, or someone you know, is thinking about suicide or experiencing a personal crisis, please seek help immediately by calling 000. You can also seek support from one of these services: Lifeline 13 11 14 | Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 | NSW Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 | Beyondblue 1300 224 636 | Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800

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Eurobodalla Rental Annual Growth Rate Powering Along Carlene Franzen of South Coast Property Specialists said "If you have been following the real estate market you would know that house prices are hiZng record highs across the country. Along with sales prices, rental prices are also seZng record highs. "The “Domain Rent Report” has highlighted that naBonal house Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 rents have increased by 0.6% over the March quarter, bringing the median weekly asking rent to $471.

During this period, most capital ciBes have seen median house rental asking prices hold steady or increase with the excepBon of Melbourne where house rents decreased by 2.3%.

"So, how did the Eurobodalla do? Well, brace yourselves……

"In NSW, the Eurobodalla came in second for rental annual growth increases, closely behind Byron Bay." Below is a brief summary of the leading areas in NSW:

Meanwhile in the property sales sector a two bedroom, one bathroom clifop home in Malua Bay built 26 years ago by well respected local builder John Aust was sold last weekend for $1.4 million by Rob Routledge of LJ Hooker, Batemans Bay. The declared reserve was under one million dollars.

Photos : South Coast Pix

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reading Gadfly 169 By Robert Macklin In his 2018 Memoir, Reporter, the distinguished American journalist (1) Seymour Hersch, who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and the Abu Ghraib scandal in Iraq, wrote these perceptive comments: Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

‘The newspapers of today far too often rush into print with stories that are essentially little more than

tips, or hints of something toxic or criminal. For lack of time, money or skilled staff, we are besieged with the “he said, she said” stories in which the reporter is little more than a parrot. I always thought it was the newspaper’s mission to search out the truth and not merely to report on the dispute…Was there a war crime?’

Happily, the last weeks and months in Australian journalism demonstrate that all is not lost. Against the odds, investigative journalism lives on despite the forces of repression that would bury it forever - most recently the revelations beginning with Brittany Higgins; the friends of Christian Porter’s accuser; Andrew Laming’s victims; and ending (so far) with Christine Holgate’s backlash.

They have rocked the powers that be. And there’s more to come.

Then there’s the great work by a combination of NINE Media’s 60 Minutes program and reporter Nick McKenzie that led to Judge Bergin’s inquiry into Sydney’s Crown Casino which blew James Packer’s board out of the water. Moreover, throughout regional Australia, civic-minded communities and entrepreneurs are starting their own online and hardcopy publications to hold their Councils to account and provide a forum for their readers. More power to them!

But perhaps the most difficult, time-consuming and personally dangerous story has been – and remains – the accusations against a cohort of SAS operatives, and particularly, Ben Roberts-Smith, holder of the prestigious Victoria Cross.

I first heard of him when writing the biography of my friend, Rob Maylor in the bestselling SAS Sniper in 2011. When Rob did the tough ‘Selection’ course in February 2003 he shared a room with ‘RS’. Rob’s wife, Georgina was on hand when they completed the course. In the book, Rob said, ‘George bought some beers, pizza and chocolate biscuits to the main gate of Campbell Barracks and I shared this with RS. I put the biscuits in the fridge for the next day but RS decided to have a midnight snack and ate the whole packet; he is a bloody eating machine.’

Fortunately, they were deployed in different units in Afghanistan where the alleged war crimes took place. Moreover, Roberts-Smith strongly denies any wrongdoing and has sued NINE, the indefatigable Nick McKenzie and the distinguished Chris Masters who have not only broken the story but have persistently brought new elements to public attention despite the threats, lawsuits and unceasing political and official pressure to desist. The ABC has also joined the task with excellent work from reporter Mark Willacy.

However, there is a militarist streak in the Australian community that really doesn’t want to know. It goes back to the earliest colonial days when the Troopers under government orders ‘dispersed’ the Aboriginal peoples in the armed invasion of the continent.

It received a huge boost in the propaganda surrounding the British disaster called ANZAC. And the WWII rescue by the USA from the ‘yellow hordes’ sealed the deal.

The horrors of Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan notwithstanding, it lives on and the Morrison Government is aghast at the thought of holding the military to account. Deputy PM Michael McCormack when confronted by the allegations of RS and others partying with the prosthetic leg of a dead Afghan, responded: ‘Ben Roberts-Smith was sent to Afghanistan, to the Middle East to do a job for and on behalf of Australians. And he certainly did that. He was honoured with the highest award of valour that any Australian could possibly receive. And if there are allegations against him, then they should play out in the proper processes. Everybody is certainly innocent until proven otherwise in this country and the media should respect that and appreciate that there's a lot to play out in this regard.’

Indeed there is.

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reading A BeGer Eurobodalla (ABE) presenta'on to the Eurobodalla Shire Council Public Access session on Tuesday 20 April 2021 Good Vol 16 morning Septemberand 15ththank 2017 you for the opportunity to address Council. I am presenBng as Co-Convenor of A BeQer 28 April December 7th, 2017 Eurobodalla (ABE), a community forum dedicated to having open and inclusive government in our region.

Vol 48 27th 2018 ABE has already presented to Council on the need for genuine community consultaBon, as well as the importance of obtaining and taking account of relevant expert advice before making decisions. This presentaBon focuses on two key principles that ABE believes are important for inclusive and accountable government – transparency and open communicaBon. ABE has reviewed Council documents relaBng to these important aspects of good governance, the most relevant being Eurobodalla Shire Council’s Agency Informa'on Guide (2019) which is a requirement under the Government Informa on (Public Access) Act (2009). It outlines how Council will engage with the public and how the public can parBcipate in Council funcBons, staBng that: ‘We want to help create an engaged community that works together to achieve common goals, where thoughts and ideas are valued and where community members are empowered with knowledge and have the opportunity to par cipate’.

However, ABE’s community engagement is telling us that Council is not living up to these commitments in the (now outdated) Agency Informa'on Guide and in some cases it acts in direct contravenBon to them. This has given rise to what the community perceives as a culture of secrecy within Council which prevents not only the public, but also community members of Council commiQees and even councillors, from knowing the detail of how and why decisions are made and by whom.

Our discussions with the community have provided the following examples: 1. Tendering processes Council’s financial management pracBces such as tendering processes where ‘commercial-in-confidence’ provisions are rouBnely used to conceal costs and expenditure from the public, and someBmes councillors. As ABE noted in an earlier presentaBon, even the independent Audit, Risk and Improvement CommiQee of Council established under the Local Government Act to review the risks, controls and finances surrounding major projects is not always provided with sufficient informaBon to allow them properly evaluate Council’s financial decisions. This was demonstrated in relaBon to the Bateman’s Bay Regional Arts, AquaBc and Leisure Centre where the Audit, Risk and Improvement CommiQee was not provided with the construcBon tender and therefore could not advise councillors before they voted to approve the total budget for the project. When councillors sought guidance from the CommiQee prior to voBng on the project, the General Manager advised that the CommiQee could not have access to the construcBon tender because it was commercial-in-confidence. This was based on a dubious interpretaBon of the Local Government Act and despite the fact that members of the CommiQee are bound by the same strict confidenBality clauses as council staff and councillors.

OIen the outcomes of tender processes are not publicly announced and nor do they always appear on Council’s contract register. When they do, they cannot always be relied upon to be accurate. While it is a mandatory requirement under the GIPA Act that council keep a public register of contracts valued at $150,000 and over, Council has overlooked this requirement on several occasions. This was the case in relaBon to Council’s mulB-million dollar Technology One contract for a corporate business system which commenced in June 2016 with a compleBon date of September 2018. By the end of September 2020 over $7 million had been spent and the esBmated compleBon date had been pushed back to December 2021 with a final cost of close to $10 million. None of this was recorded on Council’s contract register at the Bme, so there was much community speculaBon about how much this whole project was cosBng ratepayers. It was not unBl the issue was raised by a Councillor at the end of 2020 that the cost and details of the contract were revealed and the contract register was finally updated.

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reading of, Council meeBngs; engaging with Council at Public Access meeBngs (like this one) and applying for membership of Council commiQees or addressing commiQee meeBngs.

However, Council’s record in relaBon to meeBngs does not meet this standard. MeeBngs are held during the day when it is difficult for residents who work to aQend. This contrasts with other councils who hold their meeBngs in the Vol 16 September evening, making 15th them2017 accessible to a broader secBon of the community. While Eurobodalla Council meeBngs are 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 webcast, this does not allow community members who cannot aQend live meeBngs to address Council. Council’s Public Access sessions are also held during the day which limits parBcipaBon by working members of the community and the story is the same for Council commiQees.

The frequency of Council meeBngs has also limited public parBcipaBon. Following the disastrous Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 Eurobodalla Council did not meet unBl 11th February 2020, some 3 weeks aIer the bushfire disaster was over and nearly 2 months aIer their last ordinary meeBng in early December 2019. In contrast, both neighbouring Shoalhaven and Bega Valley Shires held extraordinary Council meeBngs in January to deal with the bushfire disaster and returned to their regular schedule of Council meeBngs much sooner.

During the onset of COVID-19 when bushfire recovery issues were sBll of criBcal importance, Eurobodalla Council abandoned its meeBng schedule for nearly 2 months between 7 April and 26 May 2020 despite having access to technology that would have allowed them to conBnue meeBng remotely. Council has since embraced this technology and Council meeBngs have been by Zoom link unBl very recently. However, Zoom access to Council meeBngs is complex to organise for most people and does not effecBvely facilitate community parBcipaBon. Public Access meeBngs conBnue to be via Zoom for no apparent reason. In addiBon, the frequency of Public Access sessions has been reduced from fortnightly to monthly and they are no longer broadcast and available to the broader community.

This does not live up to Council’s statements in their Agency InformaBon Guide about encouraging community parBcipaBon. 3. ConfidenBality provisions Council’s Agency Informa'on Guide states that ‘elected councillors represent the interests of residents and ratepayers.

They provide community leadership and guidance [and] channel communica on between the community and Council’.

However, in pracBce, the applicaBon of confidenBality clauses across a broad range of council business oIen prevents elected representaBves from consulBng their consBtuents on important maQers that will affect them.

These same confidenBality provisions are also applied to Council advisory commiQees whose members are unable to share the most basic informaBon with the communiBes they represent without the threat of legal acBon. A key funcBon of advisory commiQees is for informaBon regarding Council maQers to be made available for public scruBny, consideraBon and comment. The current confidenBality arrangements imposed on commiQee members by Council effecBvely prevents any informaBon about related Council business being shared with the broader community.

A number of other instances where Council has failed to communicate openly and operate transparently were raised by the community. These include the extended Bme that Council’s DA tracker was offline during 2019 which prevented the community from knowing what planning maQers were before Council and the process of leasing the Bateman’s Bay Community Centre. .

So ABE believes it is Bme that Council reviews the way it operates with regard to its own policies and guidelines if it genuinely wants to engage the community and encourage them to parBcipate in Council business.

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Reading 100 Years Ago—23rd April 1921 AN enjoyable cinderella was held on Saturday night under the management of Moruya Race Club.

FRESH tenders are called for the erecBon of new room for Forestry Commission, at the local Court House.

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Donnelly Bros., moving with the Bmes, are making extensive improvements to Vol 48 27th 2018 their butcher’s shop in Vulcan street. As well as the building being enlarged, a cement floor will be an up-todate addiBon.

ANZAC MEMORIAL. – An Anzac Memorial Service will be held in the Church of England on Anzac night, Monday next, at 7.30.

MAIL SERVICE. – Mr. AusBn Chapman is in receipt of the following from the Deputy Postmaster-General: “….relaBve to the Nelligen-Brooman mail service. Before the contract for the present Nelligen-Brooman land service expires, consideraBon will be given the quesBon of inviBng alternaBve tenders for motor launch service between Nelligen and Shallow Crossing; thence by land service to Brooman, and most probably tenders will be invited in this manner. I would point out that the exisBng contract expires on 31st December, 1921, and that in connecBon with the conveyance of mails from 1st January, 1922, it has been decided to invite tenders as follows: (a) Nelligen, Currowan and Brooman, twice weekly (as at present); or (b) Nelligen, Currowan and Brooman, twice weekly, and Shallow Crossing and Brooman, once weekly, by spring vehicle; and (c) Nelligen and Shallow Crossing by river, once weekly. I shall be glad if you will kindly advise Messrs.

Veitch & Co., Saw Mills, Shallow Crossing, and Mr. Edmund McCauley, Mulwhy, Nelligen, accordingly, and that the maQer will be further considered upon receipt of tenders,” MR A. H. Preddy, of “Tuffwood” Sawmill, Moruya, requires squarers to cut on Bodalla.

ILLNESS. – on Sunday Mr. R Veitch of Mogo, on the advice of Dr. Cutler was admiQed to the local Hospital, suffering from pneumonia.

OPERATION. – On Wednesday Dr. Cutler performed a successful operaBon on Mrs. Hugh Sebbens at her home, Gundary, for adenoids and tonsiliBs. A PICTURESQUE SIGHT. – A preQy sight was witnessed at the Pony MeeBng on Monday, when liQle ArBe Bagnall (son of Mr. A. Bagnall) on King’s Own and liQle Millard (son of Mr. W. Millard, of Paradise, Nelligen) in his brilliant blue jacket, regulaBon boots and spurs on his snow white pony Tibby, fought out their desperate finish in the Novelty Race. The midgets received quite an ovaBon on returning to scales.

Personal and Otherwise: Rabbit skins down to 6d per lb.

A new sawmill on a substanBal scale is about to be erected at Ryan’s Creek, about three miles out of Nelligen.

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Reading—A beer with Baz #14 ‘Unlike you to be late, Mick’ and Bazza nodded to the beer before him.

‘Just going through the footy Bps for the weekend, Bazza. Anzac weekend is a big one for the footy but gee I miss the ANZAC Day Test.

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Bazza rubbed his hand across his face to conceal a grin.

‘I didn’t realise Turkey played rugby league, Mick.’ Mick sighed.

‘No Bazza, Australia versus New Zealand. They fought together in WWI and pre COVID they used to slug it out against each other come ANZAC Day.’ They both enjoyed a long drink.

‘Can’t see the point of it, Mick, given we were on the same side. Good thing I’m not running the NRL because if we had a Christmas Day Test we would be playing the North Pole.’

Mick sighed.

‘Now, Bazza I’ve got a bit of an ANZAC rouBne. I like to watch the film GALLIPOLI the night before, go to the Dawn Ceremony on the day, some two up in the pub here and seQle into a bit of footy later on. But I tell you the ending in GALLIPOLI gets me every Bme though, Bazza. It would of been beQer if the young bloke did not get shot in the end. I wanted him to come back, marry and raise a family.’

Bazza creased his eyes.

‘No happy endings there, Mick, and then the sequel twenty odd years later is much the same. Anyhow, the bit I think the most about in the GALLIPOLI movie is the scene in the middle of the film when the two young blokes are running across the Australian Desert in a hurry to sign up for the war and come across the old bloke with the camel.’ Bazza took another drink.

‘This old bloke has not heard of the war and the young fellas have trouble explaining why they need to fight and they finally seQle on something like ‘If we don’t fight them over there they will come here.’

The old bloke has a long look around, and there is just desert to the horizon and says ‘They’re welcome to it.’ He just can’t see the point of it.’

They both finished their beers in silence.

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Reading—The Kingsmen, The Kinks and trombones

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might make me a good poliBcian but in real life is probably unwise … anyway, the thing about pandemics is that things slow down and in spite of oneself a degree of lethargy washes over one. I was brought to my senses this week by two people. One protested that I must have stopped reading for I had not wriQen a book review for many moons. The second said that he had missed my occasional musical musings. This second person made this comment when we were at the gym and, as I gathered my phone for the inevitable checking-out intercourse with the Service NSW app, I noBced that Jim Steinman had died. As it happens, I do not propose to write today about Steinman who, as I commented to my friend Macman (listen to him each Wednesday on 2EARFM), is or was one of the five finest songwriters of all Bme. He is, in my view, up there with Lennon and McCartney, Dylan, Paul Brady and Warren Zevon. I am not sure that Macman agreed with this assessment but then he will have to live with his opinions, even if they are flawed.

So, I will not write of Jim Steinman’s passing for there was another, equally sad, death this last week. Mike Mitchell, who founded The Kingsmen, died earlier this week at the age of 73. And, oddly enough for those of us who enjoy rock ’n’ roll trivia, Mitchell’s death was not unconnected with a conversaBon that I had had with Macman while we enjoyed several glasses of Big Niles’ fine ales (the Hell Raiser at 8% is a very tasty drop but then whatever Cam brews is good). Macman was looking for trivia for his weekly 2EARFM show and I told him a story about The Kinks and their recoding of their 1966 single, Dead End Street, a release sandwiched between Sunny A'ernoon and Waterloo Sunset. The connecBon between The Kinks and Mike Mitchell and The Kingmen is the song, Louie Louie.

Jim Steinman, 1947 - 2021

Louie Louie is a song with a bit of a background. It was wriQen in 1955 by a fellow called Richard Berry who is now largely, and perhaps unfortunately, forgoQen. He played with a couple of close harmony groups in the 1950s, in Richard Berry, 1935 - 1997. parBcular The Flairs and The Robins. Do not worry if you have never heard of these groups. Few of us have. He made an uncredited appearance on EQa James’ first record The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry). Louie Louie is his finest legacy – he died in 1997 – and the song has been covered by many arBsts over the years. The song is the story of a Jamaican sailor returning to the island to see his lover. Richard Berry’s version is clearly doo-wop influenced, but it is a relaBvely pedestrian recording though it trots along nicely. You can understand the lyrics, and this point is significant in the song’s history. Berry’s version did not chart and, in 1959, Berry sold the rights to the song to pay for his wedding.

This, as it turned out, was not a smart move. But then none of us has a crystal ball.

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Reading—The Kingsmen, The Kinks and trombones "Let's give it to 'em, right now!!” which may have caused The Kingsmen some trouble later. I suppose that every budding guitarist growing up in the 1960s would have played Louie Louie … certainly I did. The riff is 2 bars long and repeats throughout the song. For the young aspiring guitarist just coming to terms with barre chords, it is an excellent song to learn and pracBse on. The Kingsmen’s version is clearly inspired by Rockin’ Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 Roberts December 7th, The 2017Wailers though without the saxophone. If you haven’t heard The Kingsmen playing Vol 48 April 27thand 2018 Robin this song, then your life has very definitely been wanBng. It is, I believe, required listening for anyone who wishes to be considered a fully paid-up member of the human race. It is raw and simple; it is so pared back that you would suppose it was recorded in your front room. And it preQy much was. It was recorded in a single take on three microphones for about $50. It’s almost impossible to record a five-piece rock band with 3 microphones – almost impossible but not quite.

The band never liked the recording and that’s understandable. It is an awful producBon, but it is a brilliant recording. The band had to crowd round one microphone to sing and as a result the lyrics are Louie Louie: the riff preQy much undecipherable. The recording is full of mistakes.

Mitchell’s guitar solo draws heavily on Richard Dangel’s (of The Wailers) guitar solo. The lead vocalist, Jack Ely, shouts “OK, let’s give it to them, right now” (at 1:26 if you’re listening) and Mike Mitchell comes in with a solo that is so beauBfully simple it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. The solo runs for 30 seconds and at 1:57 Jack Ely comes back in but realises he is 8 beats to early: we get a single syllable and then a rescuing drum fill before they all recover. There are apparently bands who cover the song with the mistakes, because the mistakes add to the rawness of the song. The only comparable performance I can think of for sheer energy and enthusiasm is XTC’s performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test of Statue of Liberty.

But The Kingsmen’s Louie Louie spent six nonconsecuBve weeks at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 though it only The Kingsmen: 1963 "Louie Louie" lineline-up reached number 27 in the UK and did not chart in Australia (I suspect it was not released here). A major contributor to the song’s success was an FBI invesBgaBon into the lyrics which were suspected to be obscene. But aIer several laboratory invesBgaBons, the song was declared "unintelligible at any speed" and cleared of being obscene in a 200-page report. The whole thing was set off by the father of a teenage girl who had brought the record home and wrote to the AQorney General (then Robert Kennedy) that There's nothing like an FBI investigation to “the lyrics are so filthy that I cannot enclose them in this leQer. improve a song's popularity.

How can we stamp out this menace?" My word: how can we make history?

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Reading—The Kingsmen, The Kinks and trombones Gordy and Janie Bradford which was covered by The Beatles and then wonderfully in 1979 by The Flying Lizards. The Kingsmen’s version reached number 16 on Billboard and aIer that the band never found that difficult third single. The band has conBnued in one form or another since then. Mike Mitchell was always a member.

But Louie Vol 16 September 15thLouie 2017 lives on. There’s an energeBc version by Iggy Pop (well it would be energeBc, I sup28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 pose) and a lovely version by the highly underrated late 70s new wave band, The Fabulous Poodles (for a long Bme John Peel’s favourite band).

But I do need to return to Macman’s and my beer-fuelled conversaBon about The Kinks, so I do not leave you hanging. At the end of Dead End Street there is a trombone solo. I had heard that the story was that when The Kinks were recording Dead End Street they tried several instruments for the solo but none worked. In desperaBon they repaired to the pub “and returned with an unsuspecBng trombone player who Grenville had discovered just as the pub was beginning to close. He had been doing another session nearby and although he was clearly in an inebriated state, [Ray Davies] considered this to be a perfect condiBon for [his] purpose. The trombonist heard the fade-out once and said, 'Let's go for It. I can sBll get another pint before they shut.' He recorded a perfect solo in one take and in ten minutes was back in the Mason's Arms beQer off by a session fee gratefully paid in cash.” I understood that they never even knew his name but Macman’s extensive research suggests that he was called John MaQhews though he is not credited. But there you go.

That’s what a couple of pints of Cam’s beers can do for you.

And RIP Mike Mitchell. An absolute inspiraBon.

Notes: Big Niles Brewing Co. is located at the corner of Mort Avenue and Acacia Close in Dalmeny.

The quote about the trombonist is from Ray Davies’ autobiography X-Ray: the unauthorised autobiography (1994).

Listen to The Kingsmen’s Louie Louie on SpoBfy (spoBfy:track:0iA3xXSkSCiJywKyo1UKjQ).

Watch XTC’s unforgeQable 1978 performance of Statue of Liberty at hQps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Zg_ZWfYkg.

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Heading Further South?

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All the known gigs to date: Apr 23rd - Sirenics at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Apr 24th - Intensity – Tuross Club (8pm) 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Apr 24th - Sirenics at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Apr 24th - Simon Kinny-Lewis Band bring Blues to Bend and Sip Narooma Apr 24th- Jeff Hill at Club Catalina Apr 24th - Owen plays the sax at JJs Marina Apr 24th - BEN AND CASS @TILBAVALLEY 12:30pm Apr 24th - Currents at Riverside Park Moruya Apr 24th - Intensity – Tuross Club (8pm) Apr 24th - Foreshore Tunes with Simon Harker 11am Batemans Bay Foreshore Apr 24th - Foreshore Tunes with Amanda Hancock 5pm Batemans Bay Foreshore

Apr 25th - Simon Kinny-Lewis Band at Moruya Waterfront Hotel Motel Apr 25th - LP at Dairy Shed Apr 25th - Rick Bamford – Camel Rock Brewery (12.30pm) Apr 25th - Solo West at The Drom Hotel in Central Tilba 3pm to 6pm Apr 25th - STICK WHACK @TILBAVALLEY 12:30pm Apr 30th - Foreshore Tunes with James & Brody Batemans Bay Foreshore 5pm Apr 30th - Narooma Kinema presents Arts Central Benefit Concert: –CHANGA TREE (just back from Europe), Casey Greene on horns, THE KELESI WOODHOUSE JAZZ ENSEBLE (fusing Jazz and classical), THE CODGERS (Old Time Music), TOM CORNWELL (Americana Folk and Blues)

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Moruya Blues and Roots Fes'val May 28th and 29th

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Spread over 2 days, Moruya Waterfront Hotel & Orphan Music Present the VERY FIRST Moruya Blues & Roots FesBval!

May 28th & 29th, 2021. 12 bands. 1 stage. All from $39

The Inventi Ensemble - flute, oboe, violin, viola and cello - presents their own version of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and more.

On Saturday 8 May 2021 at 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM St Paul's Anglican Church Tilba Street, Narooma,

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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 hQps:// events.humaniBx.com/moruya-blues-and

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NAROOMA KINEMA BENEFIT CONCRERT FOR ART CENTRAL MORUYA Join us to help raise funds for this wonderful event!

April 30th at 7PM for 9:30PM. Tickets $15.

Starring: CHANGA TREE - Just back from Europe Casey Greene—Horns THE KELESI WOODHOUSE JAZZ ENSEMBLE- Fusing Jazz and Classical THE CODGERS - Old Bme music TOM CORNWELL - American Folk and Blues Purchase Bckets using the following link or call us on 4476 2352 to book! PLEASE ADVISE: 70 Bckets must be purchase/ booked by the 26th April for this event to go ahead!

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The Drowsy Chaperone – Now Showing!

Bay Theatre Players are entering their second Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 weekend of their first major producBon for 2021, The Drowsy Chaperone, aIer a hugely successful opening night last Friday. Opening weekend had the audiences belly laughing, cheering and clapping for the 20-plus cast bringing this musical comedy of the 1920’s to life on the Playhouse Stage.

Patrons of The Bay Theatre Players have been delighted by this colourful and energeBc show, with several already returning for a second show and bringing their friends too! There is so much to take in - beauBful music and dancing, catchy one liners and lots of cheeky humour. A review from opening weekend “..Its quirky, funny and brilliantly directed… This show is honestly as good as it gets”.

The plot centres on Janet Van De Graaff, a showgirl who plans to give up her career in order to marry an oil tycoon, Robert MarBn. Janet is the star of the “Feldzieg Follies” and a lot of money is riding on her name to sell the show. The producer is being threatened by a pair of gangsters if the wedding goes ahead.

The ensuing plot incorporates mistaken idenBBes, dream sequences, a LaBn Lothario, an unflappable English Butler, a Drowsy Chaperone and so much more!

The Drowsy Chaperone is playing at the Bay Theatre Playhouse every weekend unBl 1 May 2021.

Good seats are available for most shows but get in quick as the word about this wonderful show gets around! If you come on a Friday or Saturday night, you can enjoy a glass of wine or beer before the curtain goes up.

Purchase your Bckets online at www.trybooking.com/bonef - Adults $30.50, Concession $28.50, Group 20+ $25.50. All inclusive of online booking fees.

Should you encounter any difficulBes or need to contact someone in regards to BckeBng, please email baytheatreplayers@gmail.com or contact Rowena on 0404 246 005.

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Arts Julie Lark Featured Ar'st at Gallery Mogo

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CreaBve Arts Batemans Bay (CABBI) is exhibiBng at their Gallery Mogo, painBngs, 2D and 3D artworks of their members, featuring Julie Lark for the months of April and May, 2021.

The CABBI exhibi'on will run from the 30th March, 2021, un'l the 1st of June 2021. Daily opening 'mes are 10am un'l 4pm, including holidays, at the Gallery 2/52 Sydney Street Mogo.

The Gallery Mogo is a CABBI venture, that is open to local, and regional visual art pracBBoners.

Julie Lark, Fluid Ar'st:

In this collecBon of I have tried to push the boundaries of perceived art with the use of alcohol inks in challenging ways, leaving its design ulBmately to your interpretaBon. I create ideas from my own imaginaBon, celebraBng connecBons between the environment, colour, fluidity, my eccentricity, as well as the ordinary. I develop these works in the hope that they will add beauty to your world as each is made with passion and deep commitment.

I received the Best Abstract Art prize in 2019 and 2020 at the ArBsts Society of Canberra ExhibiBons. I have works in private collecBons around Australia, London, Germany, Sweden, USA, and New Zealand. My art is also on display in corporate offices in Canberra.

Inlets and South East Arts presents PRAGMATIC IDEALISTS In-Conversa'on 1 - 15 May 2021 | Saturdays 1pm – 3pm The Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens funcBon room These In-conversa on panel discussions offer insight into the varied areas of the visual arts industry.

Featuring: Tamara Dean (ArBst), Daniel Soma (Director, Michael Reid, Sydney), Iain Dawson (Director, BVRG), NaneGe Orly (Assistant Curator, MAMA), Sabrina Rosner (ArBsBc Programs Manager, BMCC), Lee Grant (ArBst), Shaune Lakin (Head Curator of InternaBonal Art, NGA) Workshops 22 May - 5 June 2021 | Saturdays 1pm – 4pm The Moruya Library workshop rooms These pracBcal workshops are designed to help arBsts develop skills needed to prepare work for submission and exhibiBon.

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Tree Conversa'ons at the Bas Visit the Bas to view an exhibiBon by Networks Australia.

In this exhibiBon 19 arBsts explore the intricate relaBonship Vol 16 September 15th 2017 between human creaBvity and the secret life of trees. The 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 exhibiBon features a variety of media, including weaving, wrapping, crocheBng, dying, and drawing.

Cost: Free Panel discussion: 11am, Saturday 10 April 2021 Where: The Bas, Corner Vulcan and Campbell Streets, Moruya

Sculpture by Nancy Tingey, tled As Above So Below, polyester cable sheathing.

Exhibi'on dates: Saturday 10 April to Sunday 9 May 2021 | Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm More info: T: 02 4474 1061

Saturday Sessions spark crea'vity at the Bas Local arBsts have teamed up with the Bas to share their skills with the community at hands-on creaBve workshops.

Part of the programming for the Basil Sellers ExhibiBon Centre, Saturday Sessions at the Bas are held on the second Saturday of each month in the centre’s workshop rooms unBl December.

Workshops include Papermaking and embedding nature finds with Mandy Hillson, Art of wire with Andrea Warren, Bead threading with Virginia Aland, Twined basketry with Ruby Berry, Upcycling books with steampunk with Carmel Cox, Collaging with Lee Honey, Art techniques with Stuart Whitelaw and Ecodyeing with Sue Barford.

Eurobodalla Council’s creaBve arts development coordinator Indi Carmichael said the workshops added to the vibrancy of the Bas centre as a creaBve hub for the community.

“We were keen to provide a series of workshops where parBcipants Mandy Hillson will host a papermakcould immerse themselves in a fun and hands-on class while learn- ing and embedding nature workshop ing arBsBc techniques,” she said. at the Bas on Saturday 8 May. “No experience is needed, and parBcipants will be able to take home something special they have created.”

Ms Carmichael said it was great to see the Djinima and Bunjala rooms at the Bas being used as the purposebuilt creaBve spaces they were designed to be.

The spaces can also be booked by members of the public through Council’s bookings office on 4474 7447.

Saturday Sessions are $120 to cover costs and are being run as a trial unBl December.

For the full list of workshops, or to book, visit hQps://thebas.com.au/public-programs/ For more informaBon phone Ms Carmichael on 4474 1061.

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Narooma School of Arts presents Urban Landscapes, a Vol 16 September 15th 2017 workshop by ar'st 28 April December 7th,hosted 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Waratah Lahy Urban Landscapes will take parBcipants through a series of exercises culminaBng in the creaBon of an urban landscape painBng using the streetscapes of Narooma as inspiraBon. The workshop will focus on composiBon, tone and colour through a series of guided acBviBes. ParBcipants will create a number of drawings and sketches in addiBon to the final painBng/work.

Materials used include charcoal, paper and/or board, colour pencils / pastels and acrylic paint.

The workshop will commend at 9:30am and conBnue unBl 3:30pm each day at the Narooma School of Arts Studios Waratah Lahy is an arBst known for her ability to capture the everyday. Her work focuses on aspects of known and familiar sights that are easily overlooked. Her works are inspired by observaBons of her neighbourhood and other urban landscapes.

Lahy is a sessional lecturer at the Australian NaBonal University School of Art & Design. She has many years of teaching experience and applies learning techniques that will help you have a fresh perspecBve on creaBng an original artwork. Lahy has exhibited widely for over 25 years and is represented by May Space Online.

Fee: $180 members of the Narooma School of Arts; $200 non-members Bookings: studios@naroomaschoolofarts.com.au

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CATALINA LADIES GOLF – Results 21 April 2021 Vol excellent 16 September 15th 2017 An weather day for golf but not so rewarding for 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 the 38 Teams playing in the 2BBB Stableford MulBplier compeBBon set down for today. MulBplier compeBBons rely on you and your partner scoring well on all eighteen holes. Experience counts and congratulaBons to the winners, Helen Neave and Kathy Roe, who scored well above their closest compeBtors.

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Sixth Kellie Rogan & Rosemary Sumbak 60 The ball compeBBon went to 52 points with an addiBonal 12 teams being rewarded.

Nearest to the Pin:Div. 1 – Jo Taylor on Hole 25; Div. 2 – Kellie Rogan on Hole 5 and Div.3 – Helen Bunsell on Hole 7.

Tuross Head Ladies Golf Despite numbers being down this week due to various factors, 14 ladies took to the field to parBcipate in a stableford compeBBon, sponsored by Margaret Downey.

Results were: A Grade: Gail Rogers (31) was the winner with a net score of 32 points. The runner-up was Marie Muriwai (22) with 31 points.

B Grade: The winner was Gail Page (35) with a net score of 30 points followed by Elsa Shearer (39) on 28 points C Grade: was won by Jennifer Gray (41) with a score of 32 points. The runner-up was ChrisBne Birks (45) on 22 points.

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Broulee Runners April 21st 2021 This evening Broulee Runners were able to celebrate its 700th run. Robyn and Mike Kennedy were there at the start in February 2007 along with Liza Vol 16 September 15th 2017 MarBni. Deb Connaughton can onto the scene in February 2008. Deb and 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Robyn manage all the results at each event and are the faces that everyone sees at the start and finish. They are responsible for the huge success of the event.

This is the first occasion that we were able to include all three distances for more than 12 months and the response was excellent as we had 54 actual runners. This was reflected in the quality of the Bmes as we 10 personal best Bmes.

In the 2 Kilometres PBs were run by Harper Lasscock, Rocco LopresB, Lily Van Weendenburg, Ashley Baby, Eve Popelier-Knight, and Clare Knight. In the 3.5 kilometres PBs were recorded by Tino LopresB, Rosie McPartland and Alexis Carver. In the 5 Kilometres Barry King recorded a PB. The star of the night was Paige Connaughton, who recorded her 300th run. Paige started with her mother and father (Deb and Dave) on 27 February 2008 and her aim is to beat her father, which she has achieved on occasions.

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Your UP TO DATE Fishing report courtesy of Tackle World Moruya River.15th 2017 VolMoruya 16 September 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

Reports from the river were a liQle quieter this week, due to school holidays coming to an end, but for those that I did hear, things conBnue to improve. There have been good numbers of small tailor in the river, these can be great fun for the kids to catch, as the bite easily and fight well for there size. They can be the frustraBon of many a parent, as they do have a habit of biBng hooks off. Good flathead have been reported throughout the system, with baits and lures all catching fish. The hole in front of the hospital has been fishing well, with a some nice bream coming bank or boat side.

The flats under the bridge have started to see an increase in whiBng , flathead and bream. With a few estuary perch also starBng to show up aIer dark, parBcularly on a high Bde. The water is slowly starBng to cool now that the change of season is well and truly underway. This will see a decrease in fish acBvity as they start to go into winter mode.

Tuross River.

Just as Moruya has been improving, Tuross has also been on the improve. Good numbers of both flathead and bream are being caught throughout the system. With baits and lures all accounBng for some good bags. With the water temp also starBng to drop in this system, acBvity will start to concentrate to the deeper holes within the system. The autumn season is a good Bme to fish, as the days are sBll relaBvely warm, and the fish are feeding up while the baits schools are sBll around in reasonable numbers.

Rock and Beach.

This is where the majority of the acBon has been this last week, with good numbers of sizeable salmon and sBll the odd tailor hanging around on the beaches up and down the coast. There aren’t any beaches in parBcular that are fishing beQer than others, as fish have this nasty habit of swimming. But any good guQer is a good place to start. If you can find a school within casBng distance, there have been reports of a fish a cast captures. The Moruya breakwall also conBnues to fish really well, with a mix of species on the cards. Bream, flathead, salmon, tailor and trevally have all been caught this last week.

The rock ledges that abound the Eurobodalla shire also are fishing well. If you like a bit of rock fishing, and haven’t explored the area, winter can be a great Bme to do so. Snapper, Drummer and Luderick all come into their own as the waters cool off. Just keep a weather eye out for any big swells, and if in doubt, DONT. Offshore.

Reports from the offshore guys has been a bit of a hit and miss affair this week. The flathead seemed to a much harder proposiBon this last week, with lots of smaller fish around, and not too many keepers. The snapper too, have been a hit and miss proposiBon. But as the water starts to cool, fingers crossed the bigger reds will show up this season. A lot will depend on if we see a spawn run of cuQlefish this year.

Something we didn’t see last winter. Fingers crossed .

On a side note, bait worm supply, has inadvertently dried up again. This has something to do with less than ideal condiBons in Queensland for worming. Hopefully the weather improves and our bait supplier can get more stock in.

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

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