Beagle Weekender Vol 207 May 14th 2021

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Your Beagle Weekly Index Arts ……………………. 35 to 37 Cinema ……………….. 32 to 34 Community ………………3 to 17 Reading ……………………..18 to 26 Food………………………… 0 Sport and Fishing ………. 38 to 41 Editorial …………………..2, What’s On …………….... 27 to 31

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editorial Welcome to this weeks editorial, This week saw the bland wall of Woolworths in Batemans Bay transformed into a stunning 30 m long mural.

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28 December 7th, from 2017 the Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism who wanted to offer those Vol 48 April 27th 2018 The ini5a5ve came entering Batemans Bay from the new bridge a striking mural of interna5onal standards.

The mural depicts Aunty Lore9a Parsley in her possum cloak and her granddaughter Bimi. Both are Walbunja. Bimi’s great, great grandmother wrote to the King of England asking that indigenous children be allowed to a9end school in Batemans Bay. The third person in the mural is Stan Grant, a Wiradjuri man.

Sadly the work has divided the aboriginal community with social media indica5ng that there was inadequate consulta5on and that there were plenty of Walbunja elders who could, and should have been portrayed over a man from another clan. It is not known how, and if, this will be resolved. Hopefully it will.

In the mean5me the mural looks incredible and certainly gives a vibrancy to what was an otherwise drab industrial façade for visitors first entering Batemans Bay. The vision of The Gateway to Eurobodalla was first born when we had the old Batemans Bay Bridge that provided an en5cing and roman5c view over the Clyde River foreshore. The nature of that arrival has however changed with the new four lane bridge that arrives at a five lane thunderdome of a town bypass as it hurtles by fasCood megaglots and the stark back walls of Woolies, Kmart and Coles.

The insight, by past and present Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce presidents, to engage with an interna5onally renowned ar5st and deliver a world class mural to the town is nothing short of inspira5onal.

And for them to arrive at the theme they have in this commission over the more predictable cliched murals of pelicans and seashells is to be commended.

As controversial as this mural might be in some circles, to the wider community it is a breath of fresh air adding further to the quality of public art that is being celebrated in the Bay and in the region.

This mural joins the other recent, quality addi5ons that now appear on the face of the Innes Boatshed (a private commission) and along the wall between Orient Street and Murra Mia promenade.

Further afield, through the wonderful ini5a5ve of River of Art, the rise of murals con5nues south to Moruya and Narooma.

Each of these murals brings a warmth of heart, a spur to our souls, and makes us the be9er for them. And we are all the richer for the vision of the ini5ators and the dreamers.

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community The Moruya bypass is a step closer with the community geJng the opportunity to have its say on the project’s proposed route.

Member for Bega Constance said the Vol 16 September 15thAndrew 2017 28 April December 7th, Vol 48 27th 2018 chosen corridor will2017 be used to develop design op5ons for the bypass in the next phase of the project.

“Bypass connec5ons to the Princes Highway will be inves5gated as the project progresses, following considera5on of further community feedback along with more traffic and environmental studies.

“The proposed route would start near Shelley Road and would enable connec5vity to the North Moruya industrial area,” Minister Constance said.

“A new bridge would be also built about two kilometres east of the exis5ng bridge south of the Moruya River, crossing South Head Road and reconnect with the exis5ng highway near Mountain View Road. Our local towns are oNen congested with traffic that has no need to, or no inten5on of stopping, we want to get them out of town and free our local streets for those who do want to stay and visit.

Local residents are also frustrated about simply not being able to get to the shops without the long waits, especially during peak tourist periods,” Mr Constance said.

For more informa5on on the Moruya bypass, including the preferred strategic corridor op5on, and to have your say visit nswroads.work/moruyabypass.

The community is encouraged to have their say on the proposed route un5l Monday 14 June and to meet the project team at the following informa5on sessions. To adhere to current health guidelines, bookings are required for Sessions 1 and 3 and booking details are available on the Transport for NSW webpage. nswroads.work/moruyabypass.

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Flying foxes briefly return to spruced-up camp Grey-headed flying foxes briefly returned to the Batemans Vol 16 September 15th last 2017week aNer an 11-month hiatus.

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The flying-fox camp at the Gardens had been occupied by flying-foxes each summer and autumn since they were first recorded there in 2012. However, in April 2020 the bats vacated the camp and did not return un5l late April this year.

Above: Eurobodalla Council’s flying fox officer Natalie Foster next to the new educa onal signs, recently installed at the Batemans Bay Water Garden.

Eurobodalla Council’s flying fox officer Natalie Foster explained that flying foxes were very unpredictable.

“We’re not sure why they did not come back to the Water Gardens un5l now,” she said, adding that this year, they seemed to favour the Catalina golf course, as well as camps in Moruya, Tuross Head and Narooma.

The Water Gardens have been spruced up thanks to the hard work of volunteers at a Landcare working bee.

About 25 volunteers helped to remove weeds, collect rubbish and plant na5ve shrubs and rushes, and took the opportunity to learn more about the reserve and its plants and animals. New educa5onal signs about flying foxes and various water birds were also recently installed.

“Grey-headed flying-foxes are important pollinators of the region’s na5ve forests and, like much of our fauna, were impacted by the Black Summer bushfires,” she said.

“Council con5nues to monitor flying-fox camps and help residents who might be impacted by flying foxes, where possible.”

Ms Foster said the Water Gardens were a wonderful asset in the heart of the Batemans Bay CBD. “It’s the perfect spot to take a work break or a stroll or simply throw a picnic rug on the grass,” she said. “You can watch water birds going about their business on the meandering wheelchair-friendly path, which con5nues into the forest where frogs sing and some5mes flying foxes gather aNer a night of foraging.

“We hope the community will con5nue to be involved in preserving the unique habitat at the Water Gardens and have regular working bees there.”

To register interest in a9ending future working bees or for queries about flying foxes in Eurobodalla contact Ms Foster on 4474 7329.

More informa5on about flying foxes in Eurobodalla is at www.esc.nsw.gov.au/flyingfoxes

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North Head Drive to be closed for five weeks A sec5on of North Head Drive from south of the Moruya Airport turnoff to the granite quarry will be closed for five weeks from Monday 24 May to allow major road rebuilding and safety improvement works.

Commuters – including those heading north to the airport from Moruya – will need to use the Princes Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Highway and Broulee Road. Cyclists will also need to take the alternate route.

28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Eurobodalla Council has secured substan5al grants for strengthening and widening the road and Garlandtown Bridge. The upgrades will meet future transport needs of the coastal growth corridor and Moruya Airport as well as improving safety for cyclists and residents.

Eurobodalla Council’s infrastructure director Warren Sharpe said traffic controllers would escort residents and visitors to proper5es within the construc5on site, however through traffic would not be possible.

“The sec5on west of Garlandtown Bridge has a restricted working area between the hill and the river. Closing the road means the work can be completed much faster and safer than trying to rebuild the road with more than four thousand vehicles per day passing through the worksite,” he said.

“We do have a good alternate route via the Princes Highway and Broulee Road, which takes less than oneminute extra to and from Moruya, so we are asking for the coopera5on of our community whilst these important roadways are undertaken.”

People accessing Moruya Airport, the racecourse or speedway should allow addi5onal 5me to travel via the alternate route while North Head Drive is closed.

Mr Sharpe acknowledged Eurobodalla motorists were in the midst of mul5ple road closures and delays.

“Floods, bad weather and bushfire recovery work have combined to push scheduled programs of work,” he said.

“We know it’s inconvenient with Transport for NSW doing a lot of work on the highway, and Council crews busy on local roads.

“Delays and detours are frustra5ng for everyone, but this is important work that needs doing to improve road safety.”

North Head Drive is expected to reopen Wednesday 30 June, weather permiJng.

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Narooma Visitor Centre closes its doors May 14th 2021 marks the end of an era with the Narooma Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Visitors Informa5on Centre (VIC) closing its doors.

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The Informa5on centre has been capably run for the past five years by the dedicated and passionate volunteers of Montague Arts and CraNs, providing an extensive and informa5ve visitor service to the thousands who call in each year for local tourism informa5on.

One local tourism service provider told The Beagle "it is indeed a sad day for the town. There is no doubt that their enthusiasm for the region brought many addi5onal bed nights. Narooma is all the poorer for the loss of the centre.

Above: dedicated and passionate. Bringing the flags in for the last me.

"Council's inten5on to lease it out at market rentals is short sighted money grabbing that has ripped at the heart of the town, and the region".

A spokesperson for the Montague Arts and CraNs said of the final day that "it was an honour to be able to provide a service to our community and visitors while showcasing artwork from local ar5sts for the past five years. Big thanks to our volunteers, staff and customers who supported us on our journey. We wait now to see what will unfold in this special community facility, which houses the Lighthouse Museum."

Historical Society on Animal War Heroes Everyone is invited to hear our guest speaker Lynda Ord (right) talk about Australia’s many amazing animal war heroes at this Sunday’s mee5ng of Narooma Historical Society.

Lynda, always a great raconteur, will also present a project by students at the small Yarrawarrah Public School; it’s from interviews they did with Army dog handlers. She will also talk about animals who s5ll serve as support dogs for veterans.

The mee5ng starts at 2 pm, this Sunday (16 May) in Narooma School of Arts’ Studios behind the BP and Kinema, followed by aNernoon tea.

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Help to tackle agricultural weeds Eurobodalla Council is helping farmers tackle agricultural weeds following the bushfires and drought.

Vol 16 September 15th 2017 The is offering on-farm control of high-risk 28 April December 7th, 2017 VolCouncil 48 27th 2018 weeds such as blackberry, bitou bush, African lovegrass and lantana and other problema5c weeds, thanks to funding from the Australian Government.

Primary producer Keith Dance recently took advantage of the program to help with blackberry control on his Belowra farm.

He said it gave him one less thing to worry about while he worked to restore his property post-fires.

“ANer the fires we had priori5es everywhere else – blackberries were just one of those things in the too hard basket,” he said.

“Council’s contractor did it without interfering at all with our farming. They scoured the countryside and found blackberries all over the place and did a bloody good job of it.”

Beef ca9le producers Rhonda and Gary Nicholson praised the program too. Mrs Nicholson said blackberries on their Belowra farm had “gone mad” since the fires, even though they thought they had them under control.

“There was no way we would have been able to get around to spray those blackberries. It would have been a job put on the backburner un5l everything else was done,” she said.

“They did the most wonderful job and we’re very, very pleased.”

Council’s invasive species officer Mitchell Jarvis said the program had helped with weed control at Cadgee, Nerrigundah, Belowra and Buckenboura.

“Property owners are grateful for the assistance given the recent drought and then fires, which have had significant impacts on produc5on, infrastructure and people’s personal lives,” he said.

“Some funding is s5ll available up un5l the end of October to help primary producers and owners of proper5es neighbouring agricultural land. Assistance will be priori5sed to those who had drought and bushfire impacts, however others may also be eligible.”

Anyone interested in the assistance should phone Mr Jarvis on 4474 1000 or email Mitchell.Jarvis@esc.nsw.gov.au

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Community—Batemans Bay murals As visitors enter the Shire they will now be greeted with region signs that say Wallawani, Welcome. Adding to that will be the stunning 30 metre artwork of interna5onally recognised ar5st15th Ma9 Adnate.

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The Wallawani welcome signs that will soon greet visitors to the region reflect a new Eurobodalla that more openly, pays respect to the fact that the region sits on Yuin land.

Major events are now opened with a Welcome to Country and a Smoke ceremony.

The foyers to Council offices and our local hospitals have local indigenous art works to welcome visitors and our streetscapes are Above: This week sees a new addi on to the Bay, a thirty changing as we begin to recognise the rich heritage and history of the Yuin peoples, to metre long mural depic ng three indigenous faces painted by the point of Council even recently endorsing the highly respected Ma, Adnate. the formal dual naming of Montague Island and Mt Dromedary as Barunguba and Gulaga.

Adding to that historical recogni5on is the movement to embrace the rich aboriginal culture that plays out in the day to day of our region via the installa5on of more informa5on plaques celebra5ng the Yuin people.

Another inclusive mechanism is through art.

A recent exhibi5on, Ngaranggal Muruda (Women’s Footprints), held at the Bas Exhibi5on Centre, Moruya presented artworks by female Aboriginal ar5sts from across Australia. The mixed media exhibi5on celebrates the strength and diversity of Aboriginal expression and culture from a female perspec5ve – at both a local and na5onal level, and included prominent Eurobodalla ar5st, Cheryl Davison. Once again taking the lead in celebra5ng and bringing art to the Eurobodalla community the Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism has now commissioned a thirty metre long mural that will welcome visitors arriving in Batemans Bay from the north as they cross the new bridge. It will serve as a Gateway piece.

The artwork adds further to vision that the Batemans Bay Chamber has set in mo5on of bringing accessible art to the wider community, every day of the year. Their very successful Sculpture for Clyde event has become one of the leading annual events of the region. Not only does it introduce stunning quality sculpture to an ever increasing audience, generously hosted at Willinga Park, but it also provides legacy pieces that are then

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Community—Batemans Bay murals permanently installed to be enjoyed year around as their Clyde River Sculpture Walk grows.

The vision for the annual event and legacy came from the Batemans Bay Chamber President, David Maclachlan, who wanted to put in place an quality event that would draw visitors to the region during the quieter months 15th to help Vol 16 September 2017s5mulate an otherwise quiet economy. The result has been astounding.

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Now, taking the baton from David Maclachlan, in regards to invigora5ng the Batemans Bay CBD area the current President of the Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, Mat Hatcher, has stepped it up a few more notches to bring a fresh and posi5ve vibrancy to the town. Along with bringing music to the promenade foreshore that has drawn families and diners back to the CBD the Chamber have created a new website and developed a strong social media presence that showcases the region to a wide and diverse audience. The Visit Batemans Bay website was driven in part by Eurobodalla Council's decision to permanently close its very popular Batemans Bay Visitor Centre that, according to reports, was cos5ng too much to run and no longer performed well compared to online promo5ons.

David Maclachlan told The Beagle "It all started in November 2020 when the NSW Governor opened two sculptures for inclusion to the Batemans Bay Sculpture Walk.

"Aunty Lore9a Parsley, a Walbunga custodian and local ar5st, delivered the Welcome to Country and spoke passionately about the importance the sculptures for local self-percep5on and tourism. Aunty Lore9a then spoke about her dream of local indigenous public art telling their living story. The Governor of NSW endorsed the significance of public art and local indigenous public art."

David responded at the 5me by saying that he would “make it happen” which he then did within the Batemans Bay Tourism and Business Chamber promo5ng the concept of “celebra5ng genera5ons of local indigenous leadership”, which was then further developed with Vikki Parsley and local elders. A local koori process was then embarked on to decide and accept the portraits.

The names of those in the mural were kept a secret so that the community could enjoy the progress of the work and the an5cipa5on.

Ma9 Adnate is an interna5onally recognised ar5st that realises his portraits in spray paint, moving past his roots in Street Art, to use the medium to carry his realist style into the fine art realm.

Ma9 paints large scale murals around Australia and the world, crea5ng statements of reclaiming the land that was always theirs, endeavouring to capture the stories and emo5ons of each subject he paints, encouraging the audience to feel through their own experience. Ma9's work on the wall at Woolworths in Batemans Bay, commissioned by the Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism along with grants secured by the team.

There is no Council money in this project. David Maclachlan and the Batemans Bay Business and Tourism Chamber would like to thank the Batemans Bay Village Centre and Plaza, Geoff Fielding, Vikki Parsley and Raymonds at Malua Bay for their permissions to accommodate the mural along with their encouragement and support.

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The Eurobodalla Country Music & Social Club will be holding it’s free monthly concert in the air conditioned comfort of the Mechanics Institute Hall Nelligen on – Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017

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Sunday 23rd MAY

The concert will be held in line with COVID REGULATIONS Entertainers include, Alan Neal, Steve O’Meley, Wayne Gumm, Brian Coulton, & many more.

Visiting entertainers are welcome and should contact:Brian 0497278433 or Marie on 0418977003 Raffle and chocolate wheels are held to help defray expenses. All welcome for a great afternoon of entertainment and friendship. This club supports Batemans Bay & Moruya Hospital Auxiliaries

Been thinking about volunteering?

Come along to the Eurobodalla Volunteer Expo on Saturday 22 May to meet representa5ves from a range of organisa5ons looking for volunteers, including The SAGE Project, WIRES, RSPCA Eurobodalla Volunteer Branch, Nature Coast Marine Group, Council volunteer opportuni5es, and more.

You can browse the Moruya Country Market while you're there.

Moruya's Riverside Park Saturday 22 May, 10am -12pm

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Slick Opera3on Off Narooma was a well run exercise Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

The state’s biggest ever oil spill exercise has unfolded on the south coast, involving an array of specialists, helicopters and fixed wing aircraN. Mark Hutchings Execu5ve Director NSW Mari5me said more than 100 people were put through their paces during the two day training opera5on led by NSW Mari5me.

“Day one we introduced the scenario which involved the release of 800 tonnes of oil from a damaged oil tanker off the Narooma coast, with major impacts expected at Montague Island and the Narooma coast,” Mr Hutchings said.

“A fluorescein dye was used as a target for the spray aircraN to simulate and track an oil slick, and to allow for modelling and response to the expected trajectory of pollutants likely to impact the coast. The second day involved seJng up shoreline facili5es which are used to clean oiled wildlife, along with decontamina5on facili5es.

“It’s no coincidence this exercise was held so close to Montague Island, which is a highly sensi5ve environment and known for its large colony of li9le penguins and a thriving colony of fur seals.

“We need to be adequately prepared for any marine pollu5on incident and that includes having the equipment and capabili5es to treat and rehabilitate any affected wildlife.

“Officers carried out a number of drills, including a shoreline equipment test, a demonstra5on of how to set up an incident control centre and wildlife facility, as well as working with helicopters, drones and aerial dispersant spraying aircraN. “Ensuring we maintain these skills is crucial to protec5ng the community’s safety and the environment.

“NSW Mari5me responds to several marine pollu5on incidents each year. The most recent was last year when cargo ship APL England lost 50 containers off the NSW coast, with debris washing up on NSW beaches from Port Stephens to Illawarra.

“Rain, hail or shine, our officers and suppor5ng agencies engage in these training exercises to sharpen their knowledge and abili5es. Training days such as these puts NSW Mari5me in great stead to be able to respond as efficiently as possible to pollu5on disasters that impact our waters. Effec5vely responding to such incidents like marine oil spills, chemical spills and major shipping incidents, requires a coordinated approach that can only be achieved through rigorous training exercises,” Mr Hutchings said.

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Local Hero nominees await June 23rd announcement The Eurobodalla Council Local Hero nominees for 2021 have now been informed of their nomina5on and have been invited to a9end a presenta5on ceremony , to be held at the Eurobodalla Regional VolBotanic 16 September 15thon 2017 Garden Wednesday 23rd of June 2021. Following speeches and the naming of the finalists 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 all of the nominees will be invited to stay on for a morning tea.

Normally those who nominated their "Local Hero" were also invited to a9end however, this year Council advises "Regre9ably, due to social distancing requirements in the event of wet weather, we are unable to invite nominators to a9end the ceremony this year. Instead the nominators will be no5fied of the winner and finalists via email on Wednesday 23 June 2021.

Above: some of the many 2021 nominees : L to R ..Norm Moore, The Beagle and a current 2020 Local Hero, Mat Hatcher.

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real estate South Coast Property Specialists (Carlene Franzen) Tips:

The Budget and Real Estate Did you know that housing in Australia is now worth more than $8 trillion which is Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 December 7th,of 2017 Vol 48 April 27thsize 2018 four 5mes the Australia’s GDP? With such a valuable “industry” it is no surprise that this week’s federal budget included a number of ini5a5ves to protect it.

Some of the key announcements were: 

The establishment of a Family Home Guarantee which will allow single parent families to purchase a home with a deposit of as li9le as 2%.

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The expansion of the New Home Guarantee where an addi5onal 10,000 places in the 5% deposit scheme will be created

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An increase to the First Home Super Save Scheme that will see the maximum amount of voluntary contribu5ons which can be released under the scheme liNed to $50,000 from the previous cap of $30,000.

The budget also included a number of other key announcements that will “indirectly” support the Australian property and the real estate sector: 

$250m has been allocated to the “Building Be9er Regions” project. These infrastructure projects are expected to create more jobs which should have a posi5ve flow on affect to the property market.

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For Australians over the age of 60 (previously 65) who are “Downsizing”, they will now be able to contribute up to $300,000 into their superannua5on if they downsize their home. It’s expected this will free up more housing stock for younger families.

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The government is also spending $10 billion over 10 years on a number of infrastructure projects which will boost the economy and have a posi5ve impact on the housing market.

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Environmental ini3a3ve wins legendary award Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Eurobodalla Council has picked up a coveted award for its Young 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

Legends program, which inspires environmentally-minded teenagers to enact change in their communi5es.

The Council won Keep Australia Beau5ful NSW’s environmental communica5on award at the most recent Sustainable Communi5es Awards.

Run every two years, Young Legends invites environmentallymo5vated students from Eurobodalla high schools to a weekend camp. There, they work on their ideas and goals with young mo5va5onal mentors and are given the skills and support to run ini5a5ves in the community.

Above: Botanist and teacher Lily Berry was Past Young Legends have gone on to deliver projects like seJng a mentor in the 2019 Eurobodalla Young up recycling facili5es at their schools, audi5ng their school’s Legends program, which won Keep energy use, running educa5onal events, star5ng Boomerang Australia Beau ful NSW’s environmental Bags in Eurobodalla and even volunteering to help set up a communica on award at the most recent recycling facility at Ataura Island in East Timor. Many also Sustainable Communi es Awards. con5nued with further study or careers in environmental fields.

2017 Young Legend Pearl Mitchell said it was great to get together with likeminded individuals with such different perspec5ves. She said the program helped her see that sustainability could be integrated into any path she chose.

“I had a linear percep5on of what it meant to be an ‘environmentalist’, but Young Legends empowered me to explore different means in which I could incorporate my values into any field,” she said.

“It provides an open space in which young adults can fully brainstorm various environmental endeavours openly and crea5vely. I remember feeling very inspired and excited for the endless possibili5es!

“It also gave me tools and ideas to organise and plan my own events in the future, which I s5ll u5lise today with organising various clean ups and events.”

Now at university, Pearl returned in 2019 as a mentor to help inspire the next genera5on.

Council’s environment educa5on officer Bernade9e Davis started the program aNer seeing the need to bring young legends working in isola5on together. She was stoked with the award but is even prouder to see so many young folk inspired for change.

“The Young Legends are our future environmental champions, and with a bit of nurturing and support – who knows what they can achieve,” she said.

“Invita5ons to apply for this year’s program will open later this year and I can’t wait to see what the next genera5on of Young Legends come up with.”

Young Legends is made possible thanks to the support of the camp’s accommoda5on provider, the mentors who donate their 5me, and Eurobodalla Council.

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Kidsfest at Moruya Riverside Park Amphitheatre on Saturday 15 May Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28Eurobodalla December 7th,Family 2017 Network is celebra5ng Na5onal The48 Vol April 27th 2018

Families Week by hos5ng Kidsfest at Moruya Riverside Park Amphitheatre on Saturday 15 May from 10am - 2pm.

Bookings are essen5al through Eventbrite h9ps://bit.ly/3dR0BBq

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BURGLED Pt 2 By Robert Macklin The story so far: Our home has been burgled on April Fool’s day. The thieves escaped with both family cars, my phone and watch, wife Wendy’s Vol 16 September 15th 2017 handbag containing driver’s licence, phone and all credit cards. The 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Canberra police just missed capturing the thieves when daughter-in-law Sarina tracked my stolen phone to Mt Ainslie.

Despite the disappointment of the Mt Ainslie caper, we had tracked the stolen phone twice to an address in an inner North suburb. And the police know a resident who had been involved previously in car theN. Son Ben had cruised the area the day before but no luck…yet.

That night his elder brother, Rob had arrived from Sydney with wife Sophia and daughter Sami. The clan had gathered for the fray.

At 2am Rob heard a car thro9ling down outside our townhouse. The thieves had stolen the remote that raised the garage door; maybe they were back for a second go. In a trice he was up, armed with my five -iron and out the front door. By then the car had roared away.

The new day started slowly. Wendy hadn’t slept well, her dozing punctuated by sounds and visions of intruders. I was so exhausted not even the spectre of the thieves standing in the April Fool’s shadows as they pocketed my phone, watch and even the li9le medica5on bag of my COPD puffers kept me awake.

Now the main agenda was the journey to recovery-land. We’d picked up a hire car courtesy of the insurance people. It carried one team into the Telstra shop for new phones, a rela5vely painless opera5on un5l Wendy was asked to show ID. ‘But it was stolen,’ she said. An impasse. But of course, her passport was back home in a drawer untouched by the thieves.

Finally, back on the air.

At home, neighbours called – Claire with a bunch of flowers, Jenny with kindly support. And when Rob and I returned from a foray to the thief’s address, Steve from next door no5ced car lights and came to warn us. In fact, we were s5ll in the car chaJng about our next moves – how many locks to be changed by Danny the Handyman; and what about the garage door which opened at the touch of a remote - now in my stolen car…

The return to recovery-land is a long and winding road.

Constable Grace Woodbridge, pert and efficient, followed up with a phone call and text before going on leave. ‘If the vehicles are located you will be contacted by another patrol who are working,’ she said.

Jayden her police partner, described the way car thieves trash and corrupt their prey, especially older ones like ours. Then Sarina’s final trace of my phone showed them on their way to Sydney.

That’s when my journalis5c ins5ncts kicked in. How many others have suffered a similar experience – not so much the loss of possessions but the viola5on of a home that had felt impregnable, a sanctuary detached from the outside world with all its tremors of anger and unease? beagle weekly : Vol 207 May 14th 2021

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Reading —BURGLED Pt 2 By Robert Macklin con5nues….

I looked up the Canberra crime stats on the Net and checked them with Police media. Since 1 January this year there have been no fewer than 464 burglaries in our fair city; and 291 stolen cars to the end of March. This means that every day will see more than five burglaries and three cars stolen from our lawVol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017

Vol 48 April 27th 2018 abiding ci5zens. At a conserva5ve $15k for each car, that’s $4.3 million in insurance in only three months.

But here’s the rub: If Sarina could trace the stolen vehicles via my stolen phone, why couldn’t the Canberra police do the same, especially when GPS satellites know the exact whereabouts of almost every car on the road? The Police media spokesman said, ‘warrants’ and ‘subpoenas’ were required because of ‘privacy’ regula5ons.

Privacy, in 2021?

If you’re one of the unlucky eight or nine vic5ms you will have had a haun5ng experience. For some, it will no doubt become part of life’s rich tapestry. For others, it might well be more difficult to bear. There’s an understandable desire to raise the walls of security, to festoon the home boundaries with CCTV, double the locks on all the doors, burn the outside lights through the night. And I guess that ‘Safety First’ is not a bad guide through the shadows of life’s tribula5ons.

A few days later, Wendy’s car was found – wrecked – a MacGregor – and wri9en off. My old Mercedes was also wri9en off and full marks to AAMI who were wonderfully suppor5ve throughout. So too Toby, the boss at Phillip’s “House of Cars” who guided me through the purchase of a replacement.

But it’s the other, more in5mate shadows that have refused to dissolve, no ma9er how hard I try.

They pass through the back gate, sneering at the locks and bolts; glide through the bolted door into the bathroom-laundry; driN into the dressing room, this 5me picking up the wallet that’s slipped from the back pocket of my jeans.

They stand by the bed, looking down at two sleeping figures and the five-iron res5ng against the Chinese lowboy. Then they reach a shadowy hand towards it…

robert@robertmacklin.com

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One Hundred Years Ago 14th May 1921 ILLNESS. - Mr. James Lynch, of Long Vale, Mogo, was admi9ed to the local Hospital last week suffering from an affec5on (sic.) of the kidneys.

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28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 VISITOR. – Nurse Winifred, the talented sister of Mr. F. Staunton, of Mullenderree, aNer an absence of 12 years in England, is on a visit to her friends in this district. At the outbreak of war Nurse Staunton volunteered for duty on the fields of France, but the military authori5es retained her valuable service in the English Hospitals. This much travelled and experienced Nurse had a delighCul trip home via America.

HOTEL VALUES. – The Moruya Licensing Bench….. met to assess the rental values of all the local hotels. As a result, the license fees were automa5cally increased for the following hotels: - J. P. Hyland’s Narooma Hotel, W. Ryan’s Club House Hotel, A. Sutherland’s Tilba Tilba Hotel, L. W. Leslie’s Palace Hotel, Central Tilba.

GERMS. – FiNeen of the senior pupils of the Bodalla Public School visited Home Farm Factory on Friday morning to a9end a lecture and demonstra5on by Mr. Randall, bacteriologist of the Board of Health Dept. The recently installed pasteurising plant was also explained. Samples of milk taken before being pasteurised were exhibited, with millions of germs developed; the same milk aNer it had been treated, with the absence of germs, was also shown. The unmistakable and penetra5ng strong smell, to use a polite word, from some fully developed bacteria was a prac5cal demonstra5on of the necessity for cleanliness on the dairy farm.

Above: Home Dairy

WORK AT CANBERRA. – A large amount of solid work is being quietly carried out in the Federal Capital area, and Canberra is beginning to resemble a town, instead of an expanse of open paddocks. The railway line, already named “The City Railway,” is now being extended from the power-house to Ainslie, about 50 men being employed. It is hoped that this sec5on will be completed in June. Surveyor Mowa9 and a staff of men are at present pegging out in the city area.

DEATH. – The death of Mrs. Mary Russel, relict of the late Mr. James Russel, of Moruya, on Wednesday, at the age of 74 years, removes one of the oldest na5ves and best known pioneers of the district. Mrs. Russell, who was born at Mullenderree, was a daughter of the late Mr. Edward Coghlan, the well known hosteler of the “Currency Lass,” Kiora, in the good old days when the mines were booming in Araluen. ANer her marriage Mrs. Russell went to live at Bingie, and later on at Bergalia, but during the last few years she had resided in town. The late Mrs. Russell, who was a fine example of Catholic piety, had a cheerful and kindly disposi5on, and will be sadly missed by her devoted family of six sons, James, Edward, William, Thomas, Patrick and Michael, and two daughters, Mary and Ellen, all of whom, except William (who resides at Taree) were in loving a9endance at her bedside.

EUROBODALLA SHIRE. – General Business. The Engineer was instructed to repair the Pound yards at Moruya and the Shire Clerk was instructed to adver5se that all persons allowing their stock to stray on streets or roads of the Shire are personally liable for any damage caused thereby.

The Engineer was instructed to endeavor to stop carts and other unlawful traffic from travelling along the footpaths of the township.

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Julie’s Pick: Bird Talk: An explora5on of Avian Communica5on By: Barbara Ballen5ne, Jordan Hyman Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

Bird Talk delves into new scientific developments to reveal the complexities of how birds make, learn, and use sound in a bewildering array of songs and calls. The beauty of birdsong is one of the joys of nature, and this book reveals how songs are learned and performed, why the quality of a male’s repertoire can affect his mating success, and how birds use song-matching and countersinging in territorial disputes.

Bird Talk illustrates how birds communicate through visual signals too, from the dazzling feathers of a Peacock to the jumping displays that a Jackson’s Widowbird performs to show off his long tail.

Plumage features such as the red bill shield of a Pukeko can indicate dominance, and aggressive wing-waving is used to ward off impostors.

Bird Talk will help you understand how birds communicate in a range of situations, whether in harmony or in conflict, providing essential new insight into avian intelligence.

Two beautiful new natural history books just in time for Mother’s Day! Janine Burke’s My Forests and the CSIRO’s new publication Bird Talk by Barbara Ballentine and Jeremy Hyman.

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Reading—A beer with Baz Mick carefully placed the two middies of beer between them. Bazza straightened his back.

‘What’s going on here, Mick? They run out of schooners? I need a set of tweezers to drink Vol 16this.’

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‘I’ve just come from the butchers Bazza. The price of meat is through the roof. Got to cut back somewhere. The butcher reckons all the farmers are restocking aNer the drought.’

They both took small sips of their middies and Bazza’s eyes followed the foam down the glass.

‘Well that makes sense. Trickle down economics in reverse I suppose they call it. Meat prices up beer quan55es down. We will end up vegetarians if the prices go any higher, Mick.’

Mick’s eyes skirted the bar ‘Woo Baz.......watch your language.’.

‘You know, Mick, I’ve been doing a bit of reading lately about the drought and the fires last year.’ Mick rolled his eyes and took in a breath.

‘Now, Mick, the severity and scope of the fires last year was something we’ve never seen before but what amazes me is the loss of life was not much higher. I find it pre9y amazing that past fires of less of a scale resulted in more lives lost.’

‘Bloody lucky, Bazza. Bloody lucky.’

‘Yeah I thought that as well un5l I read up on what happens between fires and luck is not the big factor. They hold ANer Ac5on Reviews, Parliamentary Inquiries and of course, coronial inquiries when there is a loss of life.

They go through everything with a fine tooth comb and recommend strategies for future fires. All the early warning systems, text messaging, educa5on campaigns as well as the huge opera5onal strategies during the fires are all reviewed and improved. It obviously works because even though fires have got worse over the years, thankfully, the loss of life has not been in propor5on.’

‘All agreed, Bazza but it hardly explains why we are here drinking middies.’

‘Well I reckon now is a good 5me to have a similar approach to drought. Bit like the Aesop Fable of the Wild Boar sharpening his tusks in the quiet 5mes rather than wai5ng un5l it is under a9ack. It just seems to me all the government and public a9en5on on drought happens when it is too late. The focus is on drought relief which is necessary but I reckon it’s between droughts that the real effort needs to be put in so that the inevitable next drought is managed be9er.’

‘Give them a break, Baz. What...... more government interven5on with more bloody rules and regula5ons?’

Bazza took another measured sip.

‘Not at all, Mick. I reckon hand it over to the fair dinkum farmers out there who are commi9ed to leaving the land in be9er nick than they found it. Let them drive a process that ensures whatever money is allocated to drought has a focus on planning and preparing for it as well as providing relief. I reckon most farmers reckon it could all be done be9er and might assist with some of the mental health issues they face.’

Mick raised an eyebrow at his beer. ‘And then we can get back to drinking schooners eh?’

‘Not so sure, Mick. Just want to avoid having to drink thimbles of beer aNer the next drought.’

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Here’s a Story about Jack and Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Maureen 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

By Michael Johnson Recently I read a good ar5cle regarding the eighteen votes garnered between councillors Maureen Nathan and Jack Tate that somehow propelled them into council. At the 5me of the last elec5on both would have been delighted with the numbers, but devastated with the result. Neither of them wanted to be councillors and only joined the Liz Innes 5cket aNer being assured that there was absolutely no possibility of them being elected. They would not be required to campaign, a9end func5ons or anything else. Their names, that’s all that’s required. Maureen Nathan was in France for most of, if not all of, the elec5on campaign.

Imagine their chagrin when they got in.

So how did that happen? Well, it’s all to do with our par5cularly complicated, open to interpreta5on and expensive type of elec5on we have had chosen for us.

So how did we end up with such a difficult system? Well, once upon a 5me, half a dozen elec5ons or so ago, in an outburst of democracy, over a hundred people were sooo pissed off with council that they decided to nominate for the posi5on of councillor and so they did, just like that.

Councils had hereto been rela5vely small, simple government outposts that had some staff, did some around town stuff and picked up your garbage. However, recently (we’re s5ll back when), council had started to grow at an exponen5al rate and began to s5ck its nose in places nobody appreciated….and costs were going through the roof.

So fed up people nominated for council in droves, which was the last thing the big bang style expansionist group of council staff needed in their lives. It’s strange that the natural ins5nct of our “highly professional” upper echelon of local government was to try to thwart rather than embrace this democra5c outburst with joy.

But that’s what they did.

They made it a fiendishly complicated, chillingly bureaucra5c procedure with all the associated malevolent penal5es and fines for deemed missteps. The forms to fill are monumental in length and incomprehensibility. The repor5ng, financial declara5ons and confusing informa5on requirements are fraught. So, all the best to those who think they can just nominate for council and it’s done. It’s not like that anymore, no one bit. It’s not impossible, but you really need to pay a9en5on and you really need to read a lot.

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Reading: Here’s a Story about Jack and Maureen con3nues..

Once upon a 5me councillors represented areas within the shire called wards….no more. Now they’re elected from votes throughout the shire and no one is responsible for anywhere in par5cular. It’s a lot more expensive to have to appeal across the en5re shire than it is to appeal to the people around you. Even if you Vol 16aSeptember 2017near you, he will be as much concerned about how the people on the other side of have councillor15th living 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 the shire are going to react, as he is with your idea to make your village a be9er place.

To further control the field, they brought in the idea of above and below the line which leads us back to Maureen and Jack.

If you can form a big enough group you get to go “above the line” which means that voters just have to put a one for your group and their vo5ng commitments are at an end. If you are below the line voters have to painstakingly number everyone below the line to show how you want your vote distributed should your number one not make the cut.

Above the line the groups determine which way their preferences go and, by puJng number one for their group, it means you accede to their wisdom in the ma9er. More importantly you’re……..ou9a there. Working on the known wisdom that forcing people to do something doesn’t assure you of their apathy but forcing people to do something complex and giving them an easy alterna5ve as an alterna5ve……. well, you don’t have to be Einstein to work out how this ends.

GeJng your group above the line is expensive, complicated and complex and, along with a myriad of parameters and constraints, it’s easy to get lost, which gives a lot of leeway to the referee…. the Australian Electoral Commission.

The idea of groups is if you have a lot of people in your group and they know a lot of people and, so, there is a fair chance that they can bring in hundreds of votes, not enough to get them voted in but, when added to yours, it may be enough to get you in.

At the last council elec5on most of the CAA group were taken out when the Australian Electoral Commission decided that a signatory to the group was not eligible to vote in the shire, despite the fact that she had been eligible to vote in the state elec5on just prior to the council elec5on.

At the other end of the spectrum an incumbent councillor was found to have filled in his form as having no poli5cal affilia5ons when, in fact, he was a s5ll a member of a major poli5cal party. The Australian Electoral Commission decided that it was a misunderstanding, and he was allowed to con5nue.

This is not an argument about who was right and who was wrong. This is a discussion about how the rulings of the Australian Electoral Commission seriously influenced the running and the outcome of the electoral process. It was just coincidental that it seriously knobbled the “reform council” group and gave a free kick to the “everything is just Jim Dandy at council” group.

For those that make it through the process there is, then, the cost involved in geJng elected. In a local government elec5on costs are a ra5o of money as to mobility. The more you get out and press the flesh, the less you have to spend on just being visible to the ratepayers of the shire. The more func5ons you a9end, the more pubs you go to, the more businesses you meet, the more community ac5vi5es you a9end, the more markets you go to and the more shopping centres you have a stand at, the more forums you a9end, the more likely it is that people will know who you are and that you trying to get elected to council. This means you have to be up and about and very mobile because it’s a big shire, with wide-spread towns and not many people. Ok if you have the 5me to spare, but if you’re a full 5me worker, owner of a small business, have a family or such like, it means some or all of these things are going to suffer during the course of the elec5on and that has a cost. Lost working 5me, buying everyone a beer, petrol and of course, loads and loads of 5me. beagle weekly : Vol 207 May 14th 2021

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Then you have adver5sing on all the various mediums of media, you need a Facebook presence, you have to buy adver5sing 5me and try to find ways to get onto radio and television.

So, the more 5me you spend on the hus5ngs the less you will need to spend on adver5sing and, conversely, Vol 16 September the less 5me on15th the 2017 hus5ngs the more you need to spend to raise your profile.

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Then there are the hard costs of “how to vote” cards, signage at polling booths and the rest of the paraphernalia that you see when you go to vote. You also need people to man the many far-flung polling booths. And, most importantly, you need to keep me5culous details of all monies received, in par5cular the par5culars of any major donors and all monies spent, on what, where and how and, as you would expect, every invoice. This is where you can really fall foul of the electoral commission and the penal5es are draconian. As I may have hinted at, they don’t go out of their way to make you feel welcome to honour your democra5c right to represent.

If your goal is to be a councillor, its going cost a minimum of $5,000 just to make up the numbers and anywhere north of $20,000 if you want to give it a red hot go.

All this for a posi5on that pays less than $20,000 per year. Plus the delighCul grind of council mee5ngs, council briefings, listening to the concerns of ratepayers and so on and so forth. Plus the added benefits of being totally stood over and in5midated by the execu5ve and staff should you be foolish enough to have alterna5ve beliefs to the execu5ve and staff as to the direc5on and character of the shire. Sounds a bit harsh?

Well one councillor had the temerity to suggest that council could be more produc5ve and pro-ac5ve and spent the rest of his term figh5ng off conduct unbecoming charges from staff and mercilessly fined at every opportunity by council when he ceased being a councillor. In the last twenty years or so no councillor with a reform agenda has gone up against council and come away unscathed.

Anyone who has a9ended a council mee5ng (back before they were virtually done away with) were always taken aback by the peJness and theatrics of the affair. I imagine there is a lot of chortling happening in the back rooms.

And to be the mayor? $50,000 just to be compe55ve and well north of that for a be9er than even chance………. for a job barely worth eighty grand.

All this to be elected a councillor of a shire with scarcely 40,000 people in it.

So if you want to know how Jack and Maureen got elected. They were elected by a system devised by schemers for schemers. This is why the major poli5cal par5es are star5ng to sniff around, wherever there is a lot of money there is power, and schemers love both and poli5cal par5es are apex schemers.

The proof of the pudding is always in the ea5ng. Liz Innes and her two, eighteen votes between them colleges were elected on a ‘reform council” plaCorm that was vehemently opposed to establishment councillors such as Lindsay Brown and Rob Pollock who got themselves elected on an “everything is just Jim Dandy” plaCorm.

And now, as we approach another council elec5on, in the present council, for the most part, Councillors Innes, Nathan, Tate, Brown and Pollock have been stanch allies and stanch supporters of a totally unreformed, unaccountable, unrepresenta5ve and unelected execu5ve and staff.

And it doesn’t ma9er who is elected and who is mayor because, unless you want to have a life of misery and, possibly, end up in jail, this council will con5nue to do whatever it likes.

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ELM Is Branching Out Eurobodalla Live Music (ELM) holds a monthly concert on the third Sunday at the Moruya Golf Club from Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 12.30pm.

Vol 48 27th 2018 The next event is this Sunday, 16 May and it features three acous5c bands: Captain Ablit and the Blue Trassh, Sacred Cow and the Country Pumpkins.

Captain Ablit is a Tilba-based ouCit with the Captain on guitar and vocals, Sco9 on mandolin, mandola and vocals, Andy on bass and percussion plus Steve on the Iranian santur, autoharp and percussion. The band plays originals plus covers “like you’ve never heard them before”!

Sacred Cow con5nues the musical tradi5on of the late Sarah Cowan with Jo Baxter and Kylie Emme9 on vocals, Jeremy Kemp on guitars, Alec Mitchell on violin and Steve Hamman on percussion.

The Country Pumpkins comprise Rick Bamford on guitars, Daniel Ostrosko on snare and brushes, Michelle Scobie on acous5c bass and vocals plus Graham Scobie on acous5c guitar, harmonica and vocals. The band will be playing ten original songs from their five albums.

Tickets are available at the door for $10 for ELM members, $12 for concessions and $15 for non-members.

ELM is a non-profit group of local musicians and you can find more informa5on and videos of previous performances at www.facebook.com/livemusicelm

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Moruya Blues and Roots Fes3val May 28th and 29th Spread over 2 days, Moruya Waterfront Hotel & Orphan Music Present the VERY FIRST Moruya Blues & Roots Fes5val!

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

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South Coast Music Society presents:

Pianist Kris3an Chong returns to the South Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Coast.

28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 2pm Sunday 23 May. St Bernard’s Church, David St Batehaven.

Adults $40 Members and concessions: $35 Students and an accompanying adult: Free Come and listen to beau5ful piano music performed by pianist Kris5an Chong at St Bernard’s Church in Batehaven. Kris5an last played here in 2019 with violinist Sophie Rowell. Their performance was thrilling and had the audience on their feet. Now Kris5an performs for us in solo recital. If you’ve heard Kris5an you’ll know that the audience will be treated to a brilliant, sensi5ve and hearCelt performance.

Kris5an will play: MOZART - Fantasie in C minor K475 SCHUBERT - Impromptu D899 No 1 in C RACHMANINOFF - Selec5on of Preludes from Op.23 and Op.32 SCHUBERT - Impromptu D935 No.1 in F minor SCHUMANN - Fantasie Op.17 You can purchase 5ckets by booking online HERE, or at the door. h9ps://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=712133&

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Heading Further South?

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All the known gigs to date: May 14th - Batemans Bay Soldiers Club – Riverbank Duo (7.30pm) Vol 1615th September 15th 2017 May - Batemans Bay Soldiers Club – Riverbank Duo (7.30pm) 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 May 15th - Totum – Tuross Club (8pm) May 15th - Dave Ferrante as Big D at Club Catalina May 15th - S5tch at Bend and Sip Narooma 7-10pm May 15th - Rob Simpson - Tomakin Club (7.30pm)

May 16th - S5tch at Moruya Golf Club 12-3pm May 16th - Eurobodalla Live Music – Moruya Golf Club (12.30pm) May 22nd - Rick Bamford – Tuross Club (8pm) May 22nd - S5tch at Moruya Golf Club May 23rd - South Coast Music Society presents Kris5an Chong May 27th - Jazz Cats at JJs Marina BBay May 29th - Roddy Reason – Tuross Club (8pm) May 28th - Moruya Blues and Roots Fes5val at The Waterfront Hotel Jun 12th - Live Music at Durras Hall - Three Handed Beat Bandits

Jun 13th - Tilba Valley Winery & Ale House Will be hos5ng THE DREGGS Jun 17th - Mike Nock Quartet at Moruya Golfy

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Nature Coast Marine Group Vol 16 September 15th 2017 presents: 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Get your 5ckets today! They won't last!!

World Ocean Day NCMG Short Film Fest!

Tues the 8th of June Celebra5ng not only the oceans, but the fact that we can all now.. touch wood get together and enjoy movies, chats and good food all in the calming ambience of the Bend & Sip wine bar in Narooma.! Raffle, door prizes and a plant-based light menu included in the 18$ entrance fee.

All profits will be used to cover costs and further fund our ongoing campaign to help Save Batemans Sanctuaries. Bar open for bevvies and under 16’s free.

More details and 5ckets here on eventbrite. See you there !!

SUBSCRIBE TO Eurobodalla Arts Informa3on Exchange Eurobodalla Arts Informa5on Exchange keeps you informed with what’s coming up in the local arts and culture scene. There are some exci5ng crea5ve workshops and exhibi5ons to explore read on for more details.

Stay informed on what's happening the Eurobodalla arts space by signing up to receive the monthly arts and culture email Newsle9er. hFps://newsleFers.esc.nsw.gov.au/h/ r/00EDE804DE95F5C4

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Interna3onal ar3st on exhibi3on at the Bas Vol 16 September 15th 2017 of an unse9led ar5st expressed in The travel and tribula5ons 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 pain5ngs and works on paper will be on show at the Bas this month.

Yvonne Boag’s exhibi5on Travelling/ Leaving/ Se,ling, Scotland, Korea, Australia deals with themes of displacement and aliena5on and her personal experiences with migra5on.

Boag is an internally-renown ScoJsh-born printmaker, painter and sculptor who has exhibited regularly in Australia and South Above: Yvonne Boag, Sound of Gangseo-gu, 2016, Acrylic on linen, 130 x 162cm. Image Korea as well as in Japan, Europe and Scotland. courtesy of the ar st.

Her many travels took her to print workshops in Scotland, the UK and France, where she worked at the famous Atelier Lacouriere & Frelaut, and Atelier Point Marge, in Paris.

But it was living in South Korea as Australia’s first ar5st-in-residence that was a dominant source of her work; a 5me that heavily influenced her use of colour.

“When I was working in Paris, I was using Western colour, realis5c colours that look like nature,” she said.

“But when I went to Korea, suddenly the colour just exploded because of the colour of their clothes and even the colour of the paint you buy in shops is so different.

“It is not naturalis5c. It is quite an unreal colour.

Colour to me is quite emo5ve, which is more like the Korean approach where each colour is symbolic.”

Moving from ci5es and between countries became the central focus of Boag’s work; the issue of leaving and se9ling expressed as an epic journey through imagery.

Travelling / Leaving / Se,ling Scotland, Korea, Australia is on exhibi5on at the Bas from Saturday 15 May to Sunday 13 June.

Boag will discuss her work and influences at an ar5st talk at the Bas on Saturday 15 May, 11am – 12pm.

To book for opening night or the ar5st talk, head to www.thebas.com.au The Bas is at the corner of Vulcan and Campbell Streets, Moruya, and is open Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm.

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BASIL SELLERS ART PRIZE RETROSPECTIVE - OPENING NIGHT  

Fri 25th Jun 2021, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Campbell St, Moruya NSW 2537

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28 April December 7th, Vol 48 27th 2018 ‘Retrospec5ve’ is a 2017 reflec5on of the pres5gious Basil Sellers Art Prize which showcases talented regional ar5sts.

The Basil Sellers Art Prize Retrospec5ve, is an exhibi5on showcasing the event's history highligh5ng the idea of looking back to honour the many ar5sts who have vied for this illustrious prize.

Despite a backdrop of crises that plagued 2020, the largest number of entries to date was received from ar5sts across NSW and the ACT. The major prize of $20,000 was awarded to Peter Ma9hew Yates for his portrait aptly 5tled, Connec on, which according to judge Daniel Soma "interpreted the current social climate very clearly, with an honest depic5on of our new and strange ways of communica5ng."

Local Moruya ar5st, Raewyn Lawrence captured a moment of quiet, aNer the horror and devasta5on of the bushfire season with her entry Smoke.

The Basil Sellers Art Prize Retrospec5ve exhibi5on will be on at the Basil Sellers Exhibi5on Centre from 26 June to 8 August, 2021.

The main event image features The 2020 Basil Sellers Art Prize, Eurobodalla prize winner; Raewyn Lawrence, Smoke, 2020, oil on canvas, 76 x 91cm.

The 2020 Basil Sellers Art Prize, major prize winner; Peter Ma9hew Yates, Connec on, 2020, oil on linen, 34 x 24cm.

The LiFle Sellers Art Prize The Li9le Sellers Art Prize is an annual compe55on for aspiring local ar5sts aged five to 18. Established in 2016 as a satellite event for the pres5gious biennial Basil Sellers Art Prize, the Li9le Sellers Art Prize provides an authen5c exhibi5on experience for emerging ar5sts in Eurobodalla.

Each year entrants are asked to create an artwork reflec5ng a theme.

Par5cipants are encouraged to interpret the theme crea5vely in a way that is meaningful to them.

This year’s theme is Hands, Head, Heart.

Picture by Courtni Whi9aker 5tled Different places to go and see.

The Li9le Sellers Art Prize is supported by Mr. Basil Sellers AM and Eurobodalla Shire Council’s Crea5ve Arts, Youth and Children’s Services teams.

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More Time For Expressions Of Interest S5ll thinking about how you might want to par5cipate in this year's River of Art? Well, you have a bit more 5me to decide. The deadline for expressions of interest has been extended to midnight Saturday 29 May. And what is an expression of interest, you ask? This gives you an opportunity to par5cipate in the fes5val. You could be an ar5st, a performer, musician, or even someone with a shop and you want to contribute to Eurobodalla's annual fes5val that celebrates our art in all its forms.

Inclusion in the fes5val's program is open and free. All you have to do is put in an expression of interest.

You'll find the form on our website h9ps://www.riverofart.com.au/.

The fes5val, which will run from Friday 17th September to Sunday 26th September, has different categories of events. These include Open Studios, Art on Parade, exhibi5ons, workshops, musical and theatrical performances, murals and a public art trail, and markets. And if you're not sure which one suits you, don't worry. Submit your proposal and we will find a way to fit you in.

Venues are encouraged to host an ar5st or maker, an exhibi5on or a performance. Ar5sts and performers are encouraged to hunt down a venue to showcase their work. It could be your own studio.

As the fes5val's co-chairs, Di Jay and Vicki Lascelles, explained, "We want to see shop fronts, businesses, club, pubs, mooks, crannies, spaces and places across the region burs5ng with art, sound, music, dance, performance and fun!"

This year's program will include a brand new event at Eurobodalla’s Regional Botanic Gardens, which will feature music and the work of Splinters, the local Eurobodalla coopera5ve group of woodworkers. Across the garden’s front lawns will be an installa5on of hundreds of crocheted yellow wa9le flowers celebra5ng the region’s resurgence aNer the fires.

Two very successful COVID-friendly ini5a5ves introduced last year – the mural event, REVIVE, and the online Arts Directory – will again feature as will the long standing popular art prize awarded at the start of the fes5val.

Another much loved event is Open Studios where the region’s ar5sts throw open the doors of their studios up and down the coast to give visitors a glimpse of how their art is created.

A much welcomed return to the River of Art line up will be the wearable art parade, called “Colour my World” by the Eurobodalla Fibre and Tex5le Ar5sts Group (EFTAG).

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CATALINA LADIES GOLF – Results 12 May 2021 Three compe55ons in one day, Ladies. The first round of the 54 Ladies Club Championships, the Qualifying Round for Match Play and the 3rd GNSW & Monthly Medal. Thankfully the rain didn’t arrive Vol 16 September 2017 ladies to compete on a slightly soggy course. The results are as follows: which allowed 15th Sixty-one 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

Division 1

Division 2

Winner Myrna Radin (18) 72 ne9

Winner Lyn Barnes (25) 74 ne9

Place GeFers

Place GeFers Rosemary Weeks (26) 75 ne9 Pat Cole (28) 76 ne9 Sandra Pearson (26) 76 ne9 Mieke Van Doeland (27) 76 ne9 Sue Demamiel (25) 77 ne9 Rosemary Sumbak (25) 77 ne9 Lorraine Austen (30) 77 ne9

Carolyn Croke (14) 73 ne9 Colleen Day (18) 75 ne9 Helen Neave (13) 75 ne9 Marian Byrnes (20) 78 ne9 Julie Manson (78) 78 ne9 Roz Odgers (24) 79 ne9 Kathy Roe (18) 79 ne9

Gross Winner: First Dianne Gill (25) 93 Strokes Gross Winner: First Sophie Eppelstun (7) 76 Strokes Second Kellie Rogan (26) 96 Strokes Second Margaret Dickinson (6) 82 Strokes PuJng: Dianne Gill 29 pu9s PuJng: Margaret Dickinson 24 puFs

Division 3 Winner Pamela Gannon (45) 71 ne9 Place GeFers Louise Fogarty (37) 74 ne9 Sue Howard (35) 75 ne9 Gay Kable (45) 75 ne9 Susan Bourke (36) 81 ne9 Helen Bunsell (36) 81 ne9 Dorothy Partridge (34) 82 ne9 Nane9e Childs (39) 82 ne9 Gross Winner: First Beverley Keatley (37) 107 Strokes Second Jo Neal (33) 108 Strokes PuJng: Jo Neal 24 puFs

Jo Neal with Division 2 Ne9 Winner, Lyn Barnes.

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Tuross Head Ladies Golf On Tuesday 11 May, 15 ladies played in a Stableford compe55on.

Apart from a couple of champions, scores were very low as the course Vol 16 September 15th 2017 was not in 27th good2018 shape 28 December 7th, 2017because of recent rains.

Vol 48 April Results were: A Grade: 1st Leonie Snodgrass (15) with 34 points 2nd Anne9e Manton (31) with 34 points on a countback B Grade: 1st Jeane9e Miller (39) with 22 points 2nd Beverley Theobald (38) with 20 points C Grade: 1st Julie Barningham (45) with 28 points 2nd Marie Mapleson (45) with 14 points Nearest the pin winners were Marie Mapleson, Leonie Snodgrass, Chris Wra9en and Jeane9e Miller Many thanks to Tuross Butchery for sponsoring the days’ event.

Next week will be the third round of the Medal Challenge – a stroke event.

Leonie Snodgrass, Jeane9e Miller and Julie Barningham BROULEE RUNNER’S RESULTS WEDNESDAY 12 MAY 2021 Cool condi5ons greeted the starters in this evening’s run. There was a record number since restric5ons began over a year ago. We welcomed the Camilleri family of Bodhi, Jasmine, Naomi, and Jon. Also making their first appearance was the Whitelaw family of Edwina and Fiona. Lulu Henley made an impressive debut in the 5-kilometres with a 5me of 27.58.

Personal best 5mes were recorded by Pearl Eaton and Rocco Lopres5 in the 2-kilometres. In the 3.5kilometres mother and daughter Taryn and Sophia Carver pushed one another for PBs. Daniel Greenway, who is closing in on his 30run shirt, produced his best in the 3.5 kilometres.

Above: Lily Van Weendenburg with her friend Harper Lasscock wearing her 30-run shirt. Below: Gill Stapleton and Lisa Robbins showing off the Broulee Runners to Sydney.

The star of the night was Lily Van Weendenburg, who recorded her 30th run and was awarded her shirt. Her family have been great supporters of the event with 10 others having recorded 5mes.

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Tuross Women Pennant 2 Bowlers advance to the Regional final Vol 16 September 15th 2017 at Merimbula 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 in June.

The Pennant 2 side of Tuross Head Women bowlers had a very exci5ng end to the 2021 pennant season recently when they became the winners of the Far South Coast District compe55on. They played against strong teams from Malua Bay and Tomakin.

Shirley Edwards, Far South Coast District President visited the Tuross Head Country Club on Tuesday 11th May to present the team members with their pennant pins and to conduct the unfurling ceremony, where the flag is presented to the team. Other club members made a guard of honour as the winning team walked onto the green. Everyone is very proud of the ladies who will now advance to the Regional finals at Merimbula on June 8th.

If the team is successful in this event, they would travel to the State pennant playoff at Po9sville on the Far North Coast.

Best wishes ladies from all at Tuross Head Country Club.

Ross Davidson Romps Home At Tuross Head Vets Golf Despite the course suffering from recent rains, 49 players registered for the Tuross Head Veteran Golfers Single Stableford event on Wednesday 12 May. Winner on the day with a fine score of 23 points for the 9 holes played was Ross Davidson. Ross beat home Warren Hodder and Les Thompson on 19, and then Gail Rogers on 18. Minor prizes went to Peter Coffey on 18, Ray Downey, Ted Quinlan and Peter Frost on 17, Neil Mather, Paul Coffey and David Williams on 16, and finally Ann Ware and Margaret Downey on 15.

The Bradman award was a closely fought out affair with Julie Barningham taking out the infamous award on count back.

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River.

Vol Moruya 16 September 15th 2017 28least December 7th,a2017 VolAt48 April 27th 2018 we had break from the rain this week. The weather on the whole, was pretty typical for this time of year, cool nights and mornings, with warm pleasant days. The river is still suffering from the last rain event, and is continues to run brown and dirty.

An incoming or rising tide, in areas towards the front of the system are again going to offer you the best chance of finding fish. The water temperature has noticeably dropped, as can been seen on the sea surface temps charts. As we all find it just that it harder to get motivated when it’s cold, the fish also start to slow down. Lures that sit on the strike zone for longer, have a better chance of eliciting a fish to bite, as does a nicely presented bait.

Be prepared to work harder for your fish in the river, as the winter season progresses along.

Tuross river.

Tuross lake and the river system faces the same challenges as Moruya this week. Fresh dirty water pushing fish into deeper holes and towards the front of the system. Fish the incoming tides towards the front of the system, with oily baits offering the best chance of finding a feed of fish.

Unfortunately with the amount of rain we have had in the region, we are looking at several weeks before both Tuross and Moruya rivers settle down and start to run salty and clear again.

Rock and Beach.

Salmon and Tailor continue to keep the anglers happy this week, with all beaches, headlands and breakwalls offering a better than average chance of hooking up. Pilchards on gang hooks and paternoster rigs, or cast and retrieved metals have been offering anglers lots of fun.

With a SW wind forecast for Saturday, finding a sheltered spot could prove a tall order. No particular beach is offering more fish than others. Find one you like the look of, or that is convenient to get to, and spend some time enjoying the comfortable days we have been enjoying.

Offshore.

Reports have been limited this week as to what has been happening for the boaties that enjoy a bit of bottom bashing. Saturday afternoon has the seas predicted to spike at 2.4m with the winds picking up to around 40kph, before leveling out for Sunday. Get out and back in early on Saturday, or if possible, try for a session on Sunday. The snapper should be starting to show in better numbers around the inshore reefs as the water temps start to drop, with catches of flathead starting to slow up a bit.

Feel free to drop in and say hi this weekend, we are well stocked with bait, tackle and the know how to help you with your angling, boating and camping needs.

Don’t forget we also offer both zip and afterpay on purchases over $100 if you are registered for either of these two programs.

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

Team Tackle World Moruya.

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The Beagle Trades and Business Directory provides local Trades and Businesses a free lis5ng in a hope that they might gain work from it, and con5nue to provide employment and economic benefit to their families and our communi5es. Adver5sing is usually outside the affordability of many smaller businesses and sole traders. The Beagle supports locals. These lis5ngs are FREE. If you are a local business and would like to be listed please contact us as we oNen turn over these lis5ngs 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 h9ps://www.facebook.com/groups/1303512213142880/ beagle weekly : Vol 207 May 14th 2021

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