Beagle Weekender Vol 215 July 9th 2021

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editorial Welcome to this week’s editorial, It must be hard being The Chief Eurobodalla Town Planner, in charge of the vision of where we call home.

Once upon a 8me the shire was natural bushland and ocean foreshore as far as the eye could see. Our first Vol 16 September 15th 2017 na8on peoples moved from one camp to another as the seasons moved, sourcing food and shelter. The land 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 2018 provided a 27th bounty and was seen by the first European se:lers as a place to be plundered. First to go were our forests to meet the demands of Sydney and its rapid growth in housing. Next came the farms to feed that rapid growth. Even our granite was exported to build the edifices of this “new” land.

In the Lands office in Sydney cartographers with various coloured pencils drew lines that criss-crossed the region and dissected Eurobodalla into land parcels to be sold and farmed. Next came the design of towns, placed conveniently by rivers and bays to be serviced by ships that could carry the plunder away while bringing new se:lers to the area. In 8me roads were established to fast track the process.

And they came. They came with dreams of a new life, a fresh start, of wealth, of families, security and a quality of life that gave them reward and purpose.

Only just in front of the groundswell of new arrivals were the surveyors. In days of old they were also the town planners who had the task of finding a suitable place for a town, seDng it out and then organising for 8tles to be registered for sale. The first town in Eurobodalla was Broulee Island. And what a town it was with hotels and brothels cheek by jowl with shops, services, a police sta8on and courthouse.

In 8me Broulee Island was disbanded as everyone moved to the new town of Moruya that offered so much more.

Busily, in back rooms, the surveyors and town planners were desperately trying to keep a few steps ahead of the con8nual stream of new residents wan8ng to se:le. Rural land boundaries were easy. But planning of towns was so much harder, mainly because it required the use of several coloured pencils instead of just black ink. The colours were essen8al to denote what might be leH as reserves, what might remain in the ownership of the Crown. They established zones of where to build shops and where to place cemeteries.

The layout of our towns in the Eurobodalla are not defined by today’s town planners but of the surveyors of yesteryear who were visionaries of what might be in years to come. They set the skeleton of the towns we now call home. They also named the streets, the creeks and the rivers.

The town centre was surveyed in 1850 by surveyor Parkinson and the town gaze:ed in 1851. You might be interested to note the first street names that Parkinson thought of (right) In the end however, he changed his mind and, as there was a blacksmith on the main track in to the town, it was named Vulcan Street. Campbell Street owed its name to the squa:er, Queen Street to patrio8sm and Church Street to the Catholic Church's presence there.

Land sales commenced in 1852.

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Editorial—con&nued problem with all of this. While people might own the new lots they had the audacity to build whatever they wanted on them. Brothels next to churches, hotels next to homes. There were wa:le and daub humpies on the main street next door to fine stone houses. Basically there were no rules. It took fiHy years but eventually New South Wales introduced the Local Government Act 1906 designed to consider building regula8ons and building standards. A decade later saw the introduc8on of the Local Government Act 1919, which was New Vol 16 September 15th 2017 to the no8on of “Town Planning” which saw the restric8on of less desirable or South Wales’ introduc8on 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 undesirable development.

From then on the bureaucrats took over with their colour pencils making sure that everyone complied with the many new rules they created. Town Planners became very important. They controlled what could be built, how it was built and where it could be built. That control con8nues today and the shire that we call home is a testament to the vision of Town Planners gone by who craHed urban expansion and the coastal developments of our smaller seaside villages.

Only last week we were reminded of the role of visionaries we have in our town planners when the current Town Planner remined us that 30 years ago 414,000 m2 of Council land at Dalmeny was zoned for residen8al development. We also recently discovered that Council planned on extending the Broulee Urban Development Zone that would see the destruc8on of endangered Bangalay forests over 20 years ago, and that the proposed foreshore development of Coila Lake has been in the pipework for 30 years.

It is no surprise that the revela8ons of such substan8al urban development comes as a surprise, and even a shock, to those who moved to the region seeking #allkindsofnatural on the #naturecoast. Li:le did many of our newer residents realise that the quiet li:le cul-de-sac in the Estuary Estate would become a major thoroughfare to a new estate. Li:le did newly arrived Broulee residents in the last twenty years realise that a major swathe of trees and natural habitat would be bulldozed to make way for cheek by jowl housing.

But the reality is that this council, some thirty years ago, placed a no8ce in the local paper that said they were changing their zones and invited submissions from the public asking what they thought of earmarking land for development in thirty years 8me. Based on a likelihood of zero submissions Council’s Town Planners declared they had accrued out public consulta8on and everyone was happy. They zoned the land and ensured any Council land was classified Opera8onal.

Those good folk thirty years ago unknowingly delivered what we have today, an open mandate for Eurobodalla Council to do as it wishes, to clear as it wishes, to expand urban boundaries as it chooses because that gained the sanc8on of the community thirty years ago.

Buoyed by such authorisa8on the Council finds it quite annoying that the en8re community are not aware of what was agreed to thirty years ago. In recent weeks the Council has had to deal with the Broulee community followed by the Dalmeny community, and soon to face the Tuross Head community asking if the planning that was approved thirty years ago is actually appropriate to a world that is far more environmentally aware, especially in light of climate change and the fires that ripped through so much of our region. Certainly something the community of thirty years ago could never have envisioned.

But rather than seek to have a new conversa8on with the community; rather than to accept that there are so many in the community aware of decisions made thirty years ago our Council instead coldly states: There is no legal requirement to advise the community through public no ce or to seek feedback through public exhibi on of land dealings concerning opera onal land. The community has been consulted via past landuse planning and Local Environment Plan processes that have resulted in the land’s current zoning.

Of greater concern is that the Chief Town Planner of today are seDng in place the future of the shire with their colour pencils, changing lines, altering zones, moving goal posts and we, the present community, might well be endorsing a future for those not yet born by failing to see a No8ce in the Paper seeking submissions to vision held by a man with a handful of pencils.

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Kate and Rob, from South Coast Pix , brought us images of the second Polaris Marine barge come into the Bay last week.

Today while out shoo8ng the Old Steam Packet Hotel which is about to hit the market through Elders Real Estate Batemans Bay, they grabbed some shots of the barge all se:led in and working hard on the new Nelligen Bridge.

Be sure to follow South Coast Pix as they con8nue to bring us stunning images of both the Batemans Bay Bridge and Nelligen Bridge projects.

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Spotlight on Council's response to bushfires A ques8on on no8ce from Councillor Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Anthony Mayne asking 28 April December 7th, 2017 the General Vol 48 27th 2018

Manager to detail what Council has done in addressing the variety of challenges that arose from the fires, including the forma8on of the Eurobodalla recovery ac8on commi:ee, has been formally responded to.

In a series of ques8ons the Councillor asked: Q1. For the benefit of our community could we iden8fy the various ac8vi8es that Council has undertaken so far and what is s8ll planned to be done?

Q2. If we were to face a similar bushfire season like the fires of the Black Summer, in the near future, are we be:er prepared as a council and as a community?

Q3. Given that we are going to experience disasters of increased intensity and severity, what are we doing to plan for these, including simula8ng any future disaster scenarios and being proac8ve on this front?

Q4. There are plans to upgrade evacua8on facili8es to increase resilience. What progress has been made by the relevant authori8es on this front and what role does Council have in this regard, including enhancing communica8ons during a crisis period?

Q5. Has the COVID pandemic been taken into considera8on in the way these facili8es are going to be managed?

You can read the Council staff response in this weeks agenda papers on Council’s website under Council Mee8ngs.

Quota Club Narooma Trivia Night Sadly, due to the ongoing COVID restric8ons, the QUOTA Narooma Trivia Night planned for Friday 16th July, at Club Narooma has been postponed!

We look forward to suppor8ng Narooma Netball Associa8on, and will reschedule just as soon as we can.

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18 days le5 to enrol for local Council elec&ons.

Non Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Resident ratepayer?

You can vote too Want to have a say in who will represent you in Council for the next three years? Then check your enrolment details for the local council elec8ons.

The NSW local council elec8ons will be held on Saturday, 4 September 2021.

The electoral roll closes on 26 July.

You must vote in your council area.

Check or update your enrolment details here. h:ps://roll.elec8ons.nsw.gov.au/NSWLookup/TRP21 Find out all you need to know about the elec8ons at elec8ons.nsw.gov.au

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Greens call for urgent affordable housing audit and ini&a&ve from Eurobodalla Shire Council With the spike in housing prices across the South Coast making it more and more difficult for residents to

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to be a part of the solu8on saying their Greens’ plan would start with an urgent audit of all council proper8es suitable for affordable housing development.

“Council claims that the proposed sale of council opera8onal land at Dalmeny, as part of a larger land release area, will reduce pressure on housing affordability, but the sale of the land to private developers guarantees no such thing,” said Greens lead candidate for council Alison Worthington.

“Council is in a posi8on to do much more to address the housing and homelessness crisis in our region by retaining ownership of land suitable for genuine affordable housing development. As the largest landholder in the region, Council can partner with well established community housing providers (CHP) and then develop low cost housing for residents in urgent need of secure housing. There are over 130 registered community housing providers who can partner with the council to deliver affordable housing.”

Ms Worthington said that right now too many locals are being priced out of the market. “We know we’ll have further pressure on rental housing when we need to accommodate workers for the construc8on of the new hospital and Moruya bypass too. Council needs to urgently develop a Homelessness and Affordable Housing Strategy, which currently sits in the Local Strategic Planning Strategy 2020-2040 as only a mediumterm priority,” Ms Worthington said.

Greens MP David Shoebridge said “Simply opening up more land for private development that gets snapped up by buyers from Sydney and Melbourne will not make housing more affordable. What will make housing fairer and cheaper is increasing the stock of affordable housing, and council is best placed to make that happen with its large land holdings.

“A council partnership with a community housing provider is the most cost effec8ve and dependable way to get more affordable housing in the region. It builds on council’s main asset which is land, and it partners with the most effec8ve not for profit housing providers. Done well, this could come at no net cost to the council's opera8onal budget, with the investment being almost en8rely in the land and staffing hours necessary to make it happen,” Mr Shoebridge said.

Ms Worthington added that with the strategic use of these partnerships we will move closer to community rather than developer-led housing solu8ons.

“In such a partnership the community will have more say in ensuring that the masterplan for an affordable housing ini8a8ve will adhere to principles of Water Sensi8ve urban Design (WSUD), walkable neighbourhoods, lot design informed by passive solar access and the preserva8on of environmental corridors to minimise nega8ve impacts on na8ve fauna and flora,” she said.

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Annual hard waste collec&on starts next week Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Eurobodalla Council will kick off its annual hard waste 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 collec8on next week, star8ng in the south of the shire next Monday.

The kerbside collec8on will begin around Tilba and Akolele from July 12, before making its way north and finishing in South Durras in mid September.

The collec8on will enable households on domes8c garbage collec8on to dispose of unwanted items too bulky for their household bins; including fridges, microwaves, carpet, garden tools and furniture.

The council’s Waste Services Manager Nathan Ladmore advised the collec8on had a maximum limit of two cubic metres and residents could help by separa8ng furniture and junk from any metal items on the kerb.

“Three separate collec8on vehicles will visit each street.

One truck will collect metal to be taken to the waste management facili8es for recycling, another will collect items such as fridges, freezers and air condi8oning units so they can be degassed before recycling. All other items will be collected by the third truck,” Mr Ladmore said.

Mr Ladmore said people should put their waste out just before their area collec8on date, “it keeps everyone safe and our neighbourhoods a li:le 8dier”.

Waste that won’t be collected includes televisions and computer products such as monitors and printers. These can be taken to Council’s waste management facili8es free of charge all year round. Other bulky items that will not be collected and should be taken to a waste facility include ma:resses, tyres, motor vehicle parts, building materials and vegeta8on.

In addi8on, chemicals and hazardous material such as paint, petrol and oil will not be collected – residents should drop these off for free at one of Council’s Household Chemical Cleanout collec8ons later this year.

Cooking oil, motor oil and paint can also be taken to the Community Recycling Centre (CRC) at Surf Beach any8me.

For full details on the hard waste collec8on visit h:ps:// www.esc.nsw.gov.au/residents/household-waste-andbins/Annual-hard-waste-collec8on.

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Microchipping Day A Huge Success RSPCA Eurobodalla Volunteer Branch and Eurobodalla Shire a successful day of microchipping local animals last Saturday, 3 July.

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Some 60 dogs and puppies and 35 cats and ki:ens were microchipped on the day by hardworking ESC rangers.

RSPCA volunteers provided 36 discount desexing vouchers, worth a total of $4,040, to anyone who needed to have their pet desexed. Those vouchers are valid for three months and can be used at the vet of the owner’s choice.

Pets of all ages and sizes showed up for the day, and they all were on their very best behaviour, even those who came for a manicure.

Microchipping is not only a legal requirement, it’s also an important way to ensure you have the best chance of being reunited with your pet should they go missing.

Desexing of cats over four months old is also now required

by NSW legisla8on, or owners are liable for an $80 annual fee. It is also important to help reduce the ki:en explosion that happens every spring, puDng huge pressure on animal welfare organisa8ons such as the RSPCA. Should anyone be struggling with the cost of desexing a pet at any 8me, please ring the RSPCA on 0424 228 425 and we will do our best to help.

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Councils warned of Caretaker obliga&ons before next elec&on The Office of Local Government has remined Councils that they are expected to assume a “caretaker” Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 during December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 role elec8on periods to ensure that major decisions are not made which would limit the ac&ons of an incoming council.

The caretaker period for the September 2021 local government elec8ons commences on Friday 6 August 2021 and ends on Saturday 4 September 2021. The final Council mee8ng of this term is on 27 July 2021. There are no mee8ngs in August and September 2021 due to the Local Government elec8on caretaker period.

The first Council mee8ng of the next term of councillors aHer the elec8on is on 12 October 2021 The OLG says that Councils, general managers and other delegates of councils (other than a joint regional planning panel, a local planning panel or the Central Sydney Planning Commi:ee) must not exercise the following func8ons during the caretaker period: entering into any contract or undertaking involving an expenditure or receipt by the council of an amount equal to or greater than $150,000 or 1% of the council’s revenue from rates in the preceding financial year (whichever is the larger) determining a “controversial development applica8on”, except where a failure to make such a determina8on would give rise to a deemed refusal, or such a deemed refusal arose before the commencement of the caretaker period appoin8ng or reappoin8ng the council’s general manager (except for temporary appointments).

In certain circumstances, these func8ons may be exercised with the approval of the Minister.

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Dargues Gold Mine (DGM) Downstream Water User Register Vol DGM 16 September 15th 2017 is in the process 28 April December 7th, 2017 of recrea8ng the register for the Vol 48 27th 2018

no8fica8on of downstream water users.

The intent of this register is to have a reference point, should DGM need to communicate with downstream water users.

If you have provided your details to DGM previously, please note these records no longer exist.

If you would like your details included in the Downstream Water User Register, please provide the following details via email to dgm.community@aureliametals.com.au; • Full Name • Phone Number (mobile and home number if applicable) • Current Address Details • Email Address All informa8on provided to DGM will be maintained in a confiden8al manner.

If you have any ques8ons regarding the Downstream Water User Register, please phone 1800 732 002 or email dgm.community@aureliametals.com.au.

"Remarkable - Stories of Australians and their Boats" A new exhibi8on sails into Batemans Bay. Explore six banner stories and a documentary of remarkable connec8ons between sailors and their vessels. Assisted by the Visions of Australia program, on tour from the Australian Na8onal Mari8me Museum.

Batemans Bay Heritage Museum.

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New TAFE NSW Moruya course offers locals a gateway to16booming real estate Vol September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 industry A TAFE NSW course empowering locals to tap into the booming real estate industry is being offered at Moruya for the first 8me ever this month.

Amid a surge in local property prices, TAFE NSW Moruya has launched a Cer8ficate IV in Real Estate Prac8ce, the minimum required qualifica8on to gain a real estate agent cer8ficate of registra8on.

According to data from the Australian Government’s Job Outlook, the number of real estate agents na8onwide grew from 84,300 to 92,400 between 2014 and 2019, and con8nued growth is expected.

Enrolments are s8ll open for the TAFE NSW Moruya course, star8ng on 12 July and being delivered by virtual classroom.

TAFE NSW real estate teacher and industry veteran of more than 20 years Sarena Seovic will deliver the course and said it was an ideal 8me to explore a career in property.

“It’s a very diverse industry and can be both financially and professionally rewarding,” Ms Seovic said.

“Property prices are booming and the popula8on is growing, and that brings with it opportuni8es in the industry.”

Ms Seovic said the course was tailored to aspiring or new entrants to the industry, who needed to meet the minimum educa8onal requirements set by Fair Trading NSW to earn a Class 2 real estate license.

She said the course included units in preparing for professional prac8ce in real estate; legal requirements of the industry; establishing a marke8ng and communica8on profile; and preparing to work with trust accounts. The course runs on a Wednesday and Thursday night during term for 12 months but students can earn the Class 2 licence within four months of commencement, Ms Seovic said.

Regional NSW mum-of-four Kerrie Fitzgerald, one of a host of students who have already enrolled in the course, said a sales background and an interest in renova8ng homes had given her a taste for a career in real estate.

“I’m currently working in the property management side of real estate but I have always had a dream of being in sales and comple8ng this course is one step closer to making this a reality,” Ms Fitzgerald said.

“I need my Class 2 license to sell and I know TAFE NSW gives students the hands-on, prac8cal skills to really make a running start in a new job.”

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OUT NOW—your latest Beagle Abode : Eurobodalla’s Vol 16 September 15th 2017 leading real 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 estate guide 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 addi8on 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 proper8es on the market each week.

You can find Beagle Abode on the Beagle website under REAL ESTATE The latest Beagle Abode lis8ngs 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.

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

2021-22 NSW Intergenera&onal Report – Housing what is the2017 “Intergenera8onal Report”? The 2021-22 NSW Intergenera8onal Report (IGR) VolFirstly, 16 September 15th 28 April December 7th, 2017 Volpresents 48 27th 2018 a snapshot of what our state will look like in 40 years 8me (2061) and what policies need to be put in place “that will con8nue to make New South Wales the best place to live, work, run a business and raise a family.” It seeks to understand how our State’s popula8on, economy and finances may change based on global and local trends, and current policies. It examines key long-term challenges associated with an ageing popula8on, a widening fiscal gap between the revenue raised by the government and growing expenditure pressures, and rapid transforma8on in the economy.

So now that we know what it is, how does the Housing (and hence real estate) sector shape up over the next 40 years? The report acknowledges that the housing market plays an important role in the living standards of the people of New South Wales. It impacts the State’s economic growth and individuals’ quality of life. Stable and affordable housing is cri8cal to economic security and to our physical and mental wellbeing. It provides the physical structure of our communi8es and can impact access to jobs and services. An efficient housing market strikes a balance between providing people with a secure home and allowing them to move easily when they want to. Housing is also typically the biggest investment a person makes in their life8me, the largest form of savings, and the founda8on for a secure and independent re8rement.

Some of the key findings of the report (in rela8on to Housing) are: 

Up to 2060-61 it is projected that New South Wales will need 1.7 million addi8onal homes for a growing popula8on, equivalent to one new home for every two exis8ng homes. This is a significant task and will require an average of 42,000 addi8onal homes to be added to the housing stock every year.

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Housing deposits have become less affordable over recent decades, with the typical 8me it takes to save for a home deposit increasing from 6.6 years in 1995-96 to 11.5 years in 2019-20. Along with declining workforce par8cipa8on amongst younger people, this has contributed to a decline in homeownership rates for all but those aged over 65.

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The number of people per household will drop from today’s average of 2.5 people to 2.3 people.

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29% of households will be single people (up from 25% today)

The full report can be found at: h:ps://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/nsw-economy/2021-22-nswintergenera8onal-report

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Next Bay Players Show : Children of the Black Skirt

By Heather Powell

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I know the next Bay Theatre produc8on, Children of the Black Skirt, does not open un8l the end of the third week in September, and 8ckets are not yet on sale to the public. However, it is a different dynamic for a charity group availing of the theatre’s offer to the community to raise funds for their par8cular cause. The Friends of Maranatha Lodge have selected the Saturday ma8nee of the first weekend the show opens – Saturday 18th. In order to raise funds the group has to personally sell as many 8ckets as they personally can before 8cket sales go on line for the public to purchase their own , and this won’t be all that long now.

So it would be greatly appreciated if The Beagle could inform those in the community who might wish to contribute to this cause, that it is important to contact Heather Powell (me) as soon as possible and purchase, or at least book, a seat for the ma8nee.

Not only will the audience be financially contribu8ng for items that help enhance the personal quality of life for the residence to enjoy, especially for those with no family nearby to provide personal items, they will be having an opportunity of seeing how a thirteen and sixteen year old girl master roles, usually played by young adults who play the role of the teenage children.

I a:ended a rehearsal. The Queensland playwright, Angela Bezien, handles the theme of an orphanage from a really imagina8ve perspec8ve, and I was staggered to see that the two children are on stage throughout. This is a huge ask of ones so young, and the enormous amount of work that will go into this show, with Lyn Sterling direc8ng, certainly deserves full houses as a reward.

Being curious as to who originally came up with this idea of offering the public a chance to fund -raise, I spoke to Barbara Gellatly, a BTP Life Member, and without whom I very much doubt the Bay would have its own community theatre.

Anyway, knowing Barb, I was not surprised to learn it was she who had come up with this idea – ages ago.

It was a ploy to lure in audiences to see the show in the first week of its run, as so oHen locals missed out simply because the second and third weeks were booked out while the first week’s shows were half empty. Full houses for the opening shows spread the word in fine style as well as benefi8ng the group who personally sold as many 8ckets as they possibly could. Apparently the first group to avail of this fundraising scheme, decades back, was Bob Wiles and the Aussie Rules mob.

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Reading Gadfly 185 By Robert Macklin The sudden appearance of an Australian Army General in the Morrison Government’s Covid-19 imbroglio was not only troubling, it was entirely predictable. The Vol 16 September 15thhas 2017 Coalition these days a predilection for militarizing any operations of government that 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

the electorate finds problematic.

No doubt Lieutenant General John Frewen knows quite a lot about army logistics. However, he is not dealing with the army but a system of civilian government, State and Federal, with a very long experience in procuring and distributing vaccines across the Australian community. If some additions to the rollout are required – such as showgrounds and carparks for mass vaccination – the States and Territories don’t need a military outsider to get the job done.

In short, General Frewen is window dressing in the Morrison marketing plan; and in a country with such a militarist Anzac attitude, it’s a very clever trick. It’s one ScoMo learned at the feet of the master, John Winston Howard.

It was Howard who in August 2001, when confronted with the Norwegian ship MV Tampa carrying 433 rescued refugees seeking to land them at Christmas Island, sent out a Squadron of SAS operatives to takeover the vessel, thereby militarizing Australia’s refugee program and assuring the Coalition of victory in the forthcoming election.

Morrison, as Immigration Minister in the Abbott Government, eagerly picked up the military chalice and developed Operation Sovereign Borders with the then Deputy Chief of Army, General Angus Campbell prominently by his side. And while Campbell was not particularly suited to the ‘selling’ role accorded him, his very presence did the trick.

One of the reasons military figures are so useful is that, unlike the politicians they serve, these men take seriously the separation of powers and the constitutional processes of our civilian government. They can be relied upon to take orders respectfully and even to have their own decisions countermanded by a Prime Minister such as Morrison.

Indeed, Morrison and Defence Minister Peter Dutton had no qualms in ‘correcting’ General Campbell – now Chief of the Defence Force - when he withdrew the Meritorious Citation from an SAS unit accused of war crimes. Campbell took it on the chin.

Equally, it was Howard who chose General Michael Jeffrey as Governor-General in 2003, the first military man since William Slim in 1953. Tony Abbott as Prime Minister chose General Peter Cosgrove; and Morrison followed the lead with General David Hurley in 2019. While they are all no doubt splendid fellows, their great advantage to the government of the day is their absolute reluctance to say anything in public which might ruffle the political feathers.

Indeed, these days Frewen has begun to sound more like a showground barker than a logistics expert. Asked by a reporter on Sunrise about our relegation to the OECD’s ‘bottom four’ in vaccinations, he leapt to the fray. ‘Now, just the other day,’ he said, ‘I released the supply planning parameters out until the end of the year…

‘So, we have got the amount of vaccines coming that we need this year. We have got a comprehensive system in place right now about how we are administering the vaccines…But from here to the end of the year we're going to have to make sure that people are turning up increasingly in droves… AZ has been a really important workhorse in our vaccine rollout. I know that you and Kochie had it. I've had it myself. My mum's due to get her second next week...’

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Two unrelated books by Trevor Moore Alexandria, Edmund Richardson, Bloomsbury, 978-1-5266-0381-4, 328pp and the15th Sun,2017 Kazuo Ishiguro, Faber & Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-36488-6, 307pp VolKlara 16 September 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 There is no connec8on between these two books that I can think of: the first is a story about an eighteenth-century Englishman in Afghanistan and India, and the second is by an Englishman with a Japanese name (Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki and went to the UK in 1959). So, perhaps that’ the connec8on – there’s an Englishman involved in both books. I had ambled into Moruya Books a couple of weeks ago and was immediately taken by the cover of the Edmund Richardson book. Alexandria, the 8tle, suggested that there might be much to learn about this fabled Egyp8an city which was founded in 331BCE

by Alexander the Great. It is famous for its library that was burned when Julius Caesar was besieged there in 48BCE. The cover shows what is described as “the fragmentary colossal head of a youth” apparently courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I decided I needed to know more about Alexandria than the fact of its erstwhile library and I picked it up.

Of course, as any reader of my book reviews will know, I am unable to buy but one book in a bookshop. I needed a second one – to keep Alexandria company, you understand. Julie was quick to thrust into my hands the Ishiguro book saying that she hadn’t read it but that she thought I should. I am not sure that’s a good reason for inves8ng in reading material, but Ishiguro must be good because he is a Nobel prizewinner. He has published eight novels, including this one, as well as screen plays and shorts stories and the lyrics for several songs performed by the American jazz singer, Stacey Kent. I have to confess that I had only read The Remains of the Day (1989) which was adapted for the silver screen in 1993 and that starred Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. Both book and film were brilliant, so I had high hopes for Klara and the Sun, his ninth novel.

But back to Alexandria. Edmund Richardson is Associate Professor of Classics Durham University, and the sleeve notes say that “he’s fascinated by characters on the edge of most histories”. The subject of this book is not really Alexandria at all, or at least only peripherally. The book is essen8ally a biography of a man called Charles Masson … at least that’s the name he took aHer deser8ng from the army of the East India Company. His name when he deserted was James Lewis. He was recruited by an American adventurer called Josiah Harlan to an expedi8on to overthrow the then regime in Kabul.

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As Australian and US troops withdraw from Afghanistan as we speak, one wonders about the history of that country. Richardson’s book is a fascina8ng tale of adventure. Richardson admits that no one really knows the truth about Masson; even Masson’s biography is full of distorted facts and downright lies. But he was a great archaeologist and he lived and travelled in Afghanistan for several years in the 1830s. He discovered that when Alexander the Great went around conquering people, he caused a city to be built wherever he went. As a result, there are – or were – many Alexandrias. This book tells an extraordinary story and is almost as different from Klara and the Sun as it is possible to be.

Klara and the Sun is Ishiguro’s first book since winning the Nobel prize in 2017. It is not clear exactly where

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the novel is set. Ishiguro’s prose is so sparse that one gets an almost Scandinavian feel. But the seDng is old world rather than new. The Klara in the 8tle is not a human. She is an ar8ficial friend – or AF – who is solar-powered and purchased as a companion for the human hero, Josie. Josie is suffering from some chronic ailment that we are not told much about, and Klara takes it upon herself to save Josie from the effects of this ailment.

The novel is an explora8on of how an ar8ficial intelligence might interact with humans and, in par8cular, the degree to which an emo8onal a:achment might form. There is an underlying theme of gene8c modifica8on though it is not developed. Ishiguro deals with this cleverly: on the one hand he could be foreseeing an emo8onal capability in the robot of the future, but it is equally possible to put Klara’s ac8ons down to clever programming. We become aware that AFs process images differently to humans: they see things a set of boxes that are not well-connected. I wasn’t clear at first why Ishiguro had done this, but as I read on it was clear that this was way of describing the difference between an AF and a human.

The novel has been described as a “masterpiece” by at least one reviewer. Perhaps I am more restrained: it is, without doubt, a good book with an interes8ng story and characters that make the reader think. Ishiguro’s wri8ng is sparse and the dialogue in the book is oHen naïve but this works given the subject ma:er. But I think that the epithet “masterpiece” can be applied only aHer a passage of 8me has passed and I think this is a book for today. In 50 years, if anyone read it, they might be amused by the assump8ons about ar8ficial intelligence.

I do not, however, want to seem unduly harsh. This is a book worth reading. And so too is Edmund Richardson’s Alexandria though you may not want to read them one aHer the other, as I did. But both books have something to tell you and what they tell you is worth hois8ng on board.

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Reading - leDer to the editor The Beagle Editor, Planners' Priori8es: Moruya Bypass Route - What Planners' priori8es should be, but aren't: 1. Iden8fy the bo:leneck.

2. Iden8fy assets and set out to preserve them.

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Iden&fy the boDleneck.

The present bridge runs straight into the main street. Had it been moved a few hundred meters farther east the traffic would have run straight into the open corridor which has been wai8ng decades for the money to complete it, namely the purple op8on. Following this route involves virtually no demoli8on to exis8ng structures and provides direct access to the proposed new hospital site.

Iden&fy assets and set out to preserve them.

What is the main a:rac8on of Moruya? The beau8ful river and the surrounding farmland.

Visitors from the airport get a thrilling unspoilt view of a tranquil river reflec8ng the mountains in the background. Is that to be destroyed forever by a concrete monster stretching from one side to the other.

What else does Moruya have? Not much!

The concrete structure should be as close to the ground as possible to accomplish this. To start the concrete monster from the highest point in the area, where the impact will be its greatest and spoil the view for the greatest area is criminal vandalism – a monument to the amount of damage which concrete engineering can do.

On the north side of the river the traffic already runs nicely past the Industrial estate. There is no need for a second road destroying farmland un8l the through-traffic has to branch off to the new bridge, somewhere near the Motel which is already strategically placed to serve passing traffic.

Iden&fy what is already blighted and keep further damage to that area where possible.

The sewage works, though necessary, is not an a:rac8ve feature. Moruya in not going to develop around the sewage works! so bring the bypass through as close to that as is prac8cal aHer it crosses the river. Then on the south side the route would go directly into the no-man's-land which has been wai8ng for a road all these years.

Find a solu&on which addresses issues 1-3.

Roundabouts Look at what has already been accomplished south of Nowra and at Burril Lake. It is now a pleasure to drive along those stretches of road since the access for the local traffic has been accomplished through roundabouts.

Australia has been rather slow to adopt roundabouts, but they have served as a very prac8cal op8on in most of the civilised world. All that is needed to solve Moruya's traffic difficul8es is a roundabout in the undeveloped corridor at the bo:om of Campbell Street near the corner of the golf course, and where the Motel is already strategically beagle weekly : Vol 215 July 9th 2021

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The solu8on is quite straigh_orward, which would save the government a couple of hundred million dollars when the economy is reeling from the impact of the Covid crisis. Money which would be be:er spent on a new bridge for Narooma.

Firstly. Bring the bypass off the main road near the Motel south of the industrial estate.

Secondly. Cut across to bridge the river opposite the sewage works.

Third. Follow the exis8ng, wai8ng corridor, to a roundabout next to the motel at the bo:om of Campbell Street. – close enough to the town to a:ract the visitors. Otherwise, if it is out of sight, visitors will speed past and not even no8ce Moruya, and take the business elsewhere!

Fourth. Bring South Head Road onto this roundabout.

FiHh. Con8nue the bypass along this exis8ng corridor to another roundabout where you will need an access to the new hospital site. At this point the bypass can re-join the exis8ng highway. Half the distance (and expense) of the orange route, and virtually no damage!

No demoli8on. No destruc8on of Moruya's only assets.

Direct access to the new hospital.

Save the government $200 million at a 8me of na8onal economic crisis. And get a new bridge for Narooma out of the same money!

Alan Beardsmore

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As Council is a Monopoly, do we get value for money Le:er to Beagle Editor, Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017In the latest colourful edi8on , the incumbent of the recently demoted posi8on of Living in Eurobodalla.

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Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the chief numbers man is no longer part of the ESC execu8ve) makes a useful contribu8on to readers.

We all know our top 8er of government is not very good at service delivery, and needs to u8lise defence staff for simple tasks.

Service delivery is more the task of State and Local government. Mr Westbury states, “our team is trying to ensure that ratepayers get value for money”.

I would ask Mr Westbury, given the difficul8es you have in working for a monopoly provider, do we get value for money? In the private sector compe88on sets a “value price”, say $4 for a cup of coffee, a li:le more if there is a water view.

Do you or your councillors examine whether our footpaths, roundabouts, and other items delivered by council are compe88ve with private sector provision?

Given the money sloshed around for shopper surveys and ci8zen juries some of us believe this is a fair ques8on.

Past and future councillors do not seem very interested in this issue.

Owen Cartledge

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Mountain biking mecca not wood chips The Beagle Editor, While many in our region are outraged by the brazen and careless land clearing taking place in our backyards as developments forge ahead, behind the scenes, far more surrep88ous ac8vi8es are taking place. They Volnew 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol occurring 48 27th 2018 are away from our daily commute, but should enrage us just the same. Our Mogo state forest is being logged. The very forest that just 18 months ago was consumed by the ferocious and unprecedented fires of 2019/20.

Talk about kicking a dog while it's down.

Talk about ignoring what our scien8sts are telling us.

A team of researchers from ANU, have diligently dissected research regarding fires and forests and have found that not only does logging set back the recovery of these forests by about 100-200 years, it also comes at a huge risk to us. Researchers have determined that forest fires burn ho:er and stronger in logged forests saying that there are many obvious reasons for this ci8ng that logging opens up the canopy, changes the microclimate, dries up the soils, and leaves piles of debris (as much as 80% of the tree is discarded) serving as flash fuel in the event of a fire. This is not ‘cleaning up’ of our forests - it's seDng up the perfect condi8ons for the next bushfire event. Which with global hea8ng, will be likely worse the next 8me. This is occurring in the backyard of our villages. There is just one compartment that has not been logged in Mogo State Forest compartment 146 - and forestry commission NSW has it in its sights. Directly compe8ng with logging, is the plans for Mogo state forest to be developed into one of the most extensive mountain biking trails in NSW. Ecotourism, a major sector of our region, directly competes with forestry, which provides only a handful of jobs and is massively subsidised by our tax dollars.

Looking at the bigger global picture, land clearing is responsible for 15-20% of carbon emissions. Science tells us we are in the cri8cal decade - 8pping points are being reached, and we have just a few years leH before global hea8ng exceeds our control.

What does this mean? As our planet heats up, we will have more extreme weather events - heatwaves, droughts, floods, bushfires will all get worse. The seasons will become more erra8c, food will be difficult to grow and will become far more costly, and all this will have direct and indirect effects on human health. Like the planet, we humans have a narrow temperature range in which our bodies can survive and thrive. The predic8ons for our future, with unabated climate hea8ng, are a direct threat to our very survival. Our planet has a fever, but we have a remedy. We must urgently stop burning fossil fuels. We also need to keep our climate cooling, carbon retaining trees in the ground.

So let's all transform our rage into meaningful ac8on. Please help SAVE OUR TREES! Join Friends of the Forest tomorrow Sat 10 July from 10am - 12pm corner Dog Trap Road and Princes Highway for a Covid safe protest followed by a picnic.

Can’t a:end or want to do more?

Then sign this pe88on… h:ps://www.nature.org.au/get-involved/take-ac8on/bushfire-emergency-save-forests-from-loggingdestruc8on/ And also send your emails to Minister for Tourism and Jobs - Stuart Ayres on penrith@parliament.nsw.gov.au And Minister for Forests - John Barilaro on monaro@parliament.nsw.gov.au And our state member for Bega - Andrew Constance on bega@parliment.nsw.gov.au And Environment minister Ma: Kean on hornsby@parliament.nsw.gov.au If you want to know more about the research please check out: h:ps://www.bushfirefacts.org Michelle Hamrosi beagle weekly : Vol 215 July 9th 2021

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Reading—Moruya Books The perfect giH for your rela8ves in Lock Down in Greater Sydney (or for your next explore should they ever open the Greater Region to outside visitors) Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018

With a trip for every week of the year, Day Trip Sydney takes you to mountains, waterfalls, swimming holes, forests, coastlines, urban parks, Aboriginal cultural sites, historic architecture, hidden spots and more.

Each adventure includes direc8ons by car or public transport, a map showing walking routes and facili8es, and a guide to trip highlights. There are trips for everyone – families, solo adventurers, furry friends – all within 120 kilometres of the city centre.

Escape the urban chaos with a leisurely stroll through beach-side sanctuaries, swim beneath waterfalls, wander through

tranquil coastal rainforests, or hike in the majes8c Blue Mountains.

Whether you’re a Sydney local or a first-8me visitor, Day Trip Sydney will ignite your nomadic spirit.

Need some armchair inspira8on? Two new 8tles on the Moruya Books Couch!

Lonely Planet’s Armchair Explorer and Jenny Herbert’s the Art of Being a Tourist At Home. why do we travel in the first place? It’s an urgent ques on in these days of climate crisis and global instability. Staying closer to home makes good sense: it’s cheaper, easier, less stressful and be4er for our health as well as the health of the planet.

Perfect for our 8mes.

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Reading Queue Here we wait Edging closer15th 2017 Vol 16 September 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Wondering if We’ll be ok!

We're told to lockdown Not lock up!

Life must go on Somehow now!

Restric8ons follow We’re being watched By passerbys in our shops.

Hard to talk with masks to cover Noses, mouths for one another Steamed up glasses do not help When trying to read our shopping lists No more “ how ya goin love?”

Can't see your smile, frown or look!

So home we go to close the door And ponder when we’re out once more!

By Mary Murray

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Reading—history 100 Years Ago—9th July 1921 FIRE. – Early on Wednesday morning a fire was found to be burning furiously in the barn at the rear of Mr. W. J. Jeffery’s co:age at Rosehill, Moruya. When discovered the fire had full away, and in a very few minutes the building, with all its contents, was razed to the ground. In the barn were three saddles, a sulky, two sets of harness, plow, 30 bus. saccaline, 40 bus. corn, corn sheller, 1 bag bran, 1 bag seed oats, part of a roundVol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 about, as well as a number of sundries, all of which were destroyed. The origin of the fire is a mystery.

ACCIDENT. – What might have terminated in a fatal accident occurred on Sunday evening on Mullenderee road, when a sulky containing Messrs. Honan Bros. collided with a sulky driven by Mr. W. Ryan who was accompanied by his mother Mrs. W. Ryan, of Mynora. The impact was so great that a wheel on each sulky was smashed to pieces, as well as other parts of Honan’s vehicle being damaged. All the occupants were thrown to the ground but escaped injury except Mrs. Ryan who is suffering from bruises and shock.

FOOTBALL. – On Saturday last the Moruya football juniors journeyed to Mogo, where they were beaten by the local team by 40 to nil.

AERIAL COASTAL SURVEY. – The “Seagull” flying-boat in charge of Captain Andrew Lang, which stayed some days at Moruya on its recent Southern Aerial Survey trip, passed Moruya on 27th ult., en route from Gippsland Lakes to Sydney. The trip from Lake Entrance to Eden, 140 miles by aerial course was nego8ated in 2 ½ hours.

A. AND P. SOCIETY. - A. and P. Society’s Ploughing Match and Sports will be held in Mr. A. F. Emmo:’s Braemar paddocks on 17th Aug. SHIPPING. – Last week end Allan Taylor’s steamer Allenwood was berthed at the local wharf. She leH on Sunday laden with 85,000H of 8mber.

OUR RIVER. – Owing to persistent agita8on of the Moruya Progress Associa8on, we have at last got a dredge at work in our river. On Monday the Antleon commenced opera8ons at the entrance.

WEDDING. – On Saturday aHernoon last the marriage of Mr. Jack Patrech, son of Mr. Patrech, of Bateman’s Bay, and Miss Jennie Innes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Innes, of Clyde River, was celebrated in St. John’s Church, Moruya, by the Rev. G. A. Sanders. The bride, who was aDred in white crepe-de-shine with mob cap and veil, was a:ended by Vulcan Street Moruya her sister as bridesmaid, and her brother officiated as best man.

AHer the ceremony the bridal party adjourned to the Shamrock Tea Rooms, partaking of reherche refreshments prior to their departure for Bateman’s Bay. OBITUARY. – On Wednesday evening at the local Hospital, an old iden8ty of the district in the person of Mr. T. Kennedy (whose illness was reported in last issue) passed peacefully over the Great Divide at the age of 85 years. The late Mr. Kennedy, who was a na8ve of Ireland, with his wife and two children came to this country 37 years ago, and for many years carried on his trade as a tailor. His wife and only son pre-deceased him many years ago. His only daughter, Mrs. Wold, with her daughter and son-in-law, arrived from Sydney on Wednesday morning.

Extracted from the Moruya Examiner by the Moruya and District Historical Society Inc. h4ps:// www.mdhs.org.au

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Reading—A beer with Baz Bazza sat on the stool at the end of the long bar in the pub at Tibooburra and removed his mask as a cold schooner greeted him from the young Irish bar a:endant.

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pain8ng a reddish brown landscape. Pugh used to own the pub and, other murals, by fellow ar8sts such as Russel Drysdale could be admired whilst having a beer.

There were no labels highligh8ng the significance of the ar8sts and the security of the artwork was guaranteed by the brick wall ‘canvas’. It was all odd, unassuming but highly appealing.

He took a long drink and scanned the bar. The locals were weather beaten but were outnumbered by the tourists, many on a la:e tour of western NSW, but all pleased to be away from the lockdowns on the east coast. Bazza reflected on his own travels.

From Broken Hill he had cut across to Menindee and appreciated the near full lakes with bird life and desert blooms rejoicing the rare event. The Darling River in its pure wonder had delivered life from a journey of thousands of kilometres at walking pace, taking many months, from the channel country in Queensland.

The na8onal debate about the Murray Darling basin was about as clear as his understanding of Bitcoin, un8l a farmer provided some insight. It was more than just too many water licences beyond the capacity of the river to deliver constantly each year, but the seeming innocuous building of a levy bank here and there to divert and hold the water for longer. Mul8ply those levy banks by the thousands and the course and volume of the river changes, with all the impact that some8mes grab the nightly news.

He soothed his thoughts with a sip from his schooner.

Like every other tourist he ba:led the dust and corruga8ons in the road for the trip from Tibooburra to Cameron’s Corner. The absurdity of driving for near three hours to have a look at three imaginary state borders mee8ng, pre:y much symbolised a lack of understanding of the spiritual pull this land must have to Indigenous Australians.

The building of a pub on the spot pre:y much capped it off. On the way back he stopped for a long apprecia8on of the vastness and colours the fading sun caressed, holding genera8on upon genera8ons of stories, some remembered, many untold.

This day trip was very much a case of the journey outdoing the des8na8on.

Bazza picked up the pamphlet for NAIDOC Week on the bar and read the theme; ‘Heal Country - calls for all of us to seek greater protec8ons for our lands, our waters, our sacred sites and our cultural heritage from exploita8on, desecra8on, and destruc8on.’

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Sep 11th - Moruya Rockin’ Roots & Reggae at Moruya Waterfront - Orphan Music presents a celebra8on of Rock, Roots & Reggae w/ 3 of Australia’s most entertaining bands at the iconic Moruya Waterfront Hotel. One night ONLY 19Twenty, Waikama & Roshani! Tickets are strictly limited.

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Jul 10th - Joe Driscoll – Tuross Club (7pm) Jul 10th - Dave Ferrante at Tomakin Social Club Jul 10th - Steve Jackson at Club Catalina Jul 10th - Dust and Echos – Batemans Bay Soldiers Club (7.30pm) Jul 10th - Oscar Litchfield at Tilba Winery Jul 10th - Teelba at Tilba Winery 12:30pm Jul 11th - TONY JAGGERS @8lbavalley Jul 17th - Jessica Spahr @8lbavalley Jul 18th - Tim McMahon @8lbavalley

Jul 24th - Robin Simpson at Tomakin Social Club Jul 24th - Baeden @8lbavalley Jul 25th -Hannah Matysek @8lbavalley Jul 31st - Caravãna Sun hiDng Tilba Valley Winery & Ale House with local supports Benji and the Saltwater Sound System and Jakob Poyner Jul 31st - Caravana Sun at Tilba Winery Jul 31st - The Pearlerz at Tomakin Social Club Aug 1st - Mick McGrath @8lbavalley

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CALL FOR ENTRIES : Our annual Art Prize is now open!

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within and beyond the Eurobodalla region.

Finalists will be exhibited at Gallery Narooma from 16 September through to 26 September 2021, with a first prize of $2,000 awarded to the winning work.

Ar8sts whose work is not shortlisted will be invited to exhibit their submi:ed artwork in the Salon de Refusés at Narooma’s School of Arts’ studios. Entries can be summi:ed through the River of Art website h:ps://www.riverofart.com.au/art-prize/ Entries close Monday 16 August

Eurobodalla Fibre and Tex&le Ar&sts' Group (EFTAG) presents Connec ons to our place EFTAG is a dynamic, innova8ve and inspiring group of fibre and tex8le ar8sts. They s8mulate and inspire members to strive for excellence in exis8ng and emerging art prac8ces.

2020 provided an opportunity for the ar8sts to focus their a:en8on closer to home, renewing connec8ons with their favourite places and to learn the value of connec8ng with family, friends and community.

The theme of the exhibi8on Connec ons to our place expresses EFTAG ar8sts' responses to experiences of value with the connec8ons to places that give meaning to them.

Cost: Free Exhibi&on dates: Saturday 3 July-Sunday 11 July. Open daily 10am-4pm. Opening night: 6pm, Friday 2 July | Where: Mechanics Ins8tute, Page Street, Moruya | More info: E: EFTAG | W: EFTAG

Lyn Woolridge featured ar&st at The Gallery Mogo The Gallery Mogo is a Crea8ve Arts Batemans Bay (CABBI) venture open to local and regional visual art prac88oners, promo8ng the pain8ngs and 2D and 3D artworks of their members.

Currently, award-winning Malua Bay ar8st Lyn Woolridge presents her pastel pain8ngs of seascapes and rivers.

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Red Door Theatre Update With the covid restric8ons extended by a further week, we will postpone our St Peter's Anglican College Broulee 2 performances.

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We have rescheduled our #bodalla, #tuross performances also and look forward to sharing an updated Poster shortly, including new dates for #broulee

2021 River of Art poster launched Hot off the press!

The 2021 River of Art fes8val opens on 17 September and posters for the fes8val are going up around the shire.

First stop was The Dowry in Moruya, where fes8val co-chairs Di Jay and Vicki Lascelles presented Fleur Gunn with the first of the posters.

Save the date - River of Art fes8val 17 to 26 September, from Durras to Bermagui River of Art is a vibrant annual arts fes8val located on the NSW South Coast. It showcases crea8ve exhibi8ons, live performances and community events – from Durras to Bermagui. Features music, visual arts, tex8les, dance, theatre, poetry and storytelling.

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Greg Thornton Masters Wet Condi&ons To Win Tuross Vets Par Event Despite a cold morning and wet course condi8ons, a field of 48 players

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July 2021. Winner on the day was Greg Thornton who mastered the condi8ons and came home with a fine score of +5. Greg beat home Kevin Reilly and Ted Quinlan on +4s and Mike Birks on +2.

Minor prizes went to Steve Collins on +2, Jane Egli8s, Len Rogers and Winner on the day Greg Solveig Olsson with square, Trevor Innes, John Cox, Sandra Hanlon and Thornton.

Jeane:e Miller with -1, and then Shirley Quinlan and Anne:e Manton on 2.

Graham Moore was awarded the infamous Bradman award, whilst Nearest the Pins went to Steve Gardner on the 4th, Greg Thornton on the 6th, and to Shirley Quinlan and Ken Brown on the 7th. Greg Smith won the Accuracy drive compe88on.

Broulee Runners July 7th 2021 The decision was taken to have a virtual run as the Covid restric8ons remain with us. It is an8cipated that we will be able to get together next week to run over the three distances.

The results submi:ed are as follows:

2 Kilometres Mollie Kennedy 7.42 Keira Atkin 9.11 Samson Kennedy 9.20 Nicole Minifie 11.20 Emma Kennedy 17.05 3.5 Kilometres John Ligh_oot 23.50 David McCann 30.02 5 Kilometres Anthony Kennedy 18.29 Josh Connaughton 19.32 Ma: Lambert 22.05 David Bain 22.56 Zoe Whymark 26.01 Paige Connaughton 26.34 Deb Connaughton 26.41 Orla Tangney 26.43 Steve Tangney 26.43 Dave Connaughton 26.57 Andrew McPherson 27.30 Jenny Taylor 28.55 Simon Wall 38.12 Lisa Robbins 38.19 Gill Stapleton 38.20 Mike Kennedy 45.13 Robyn Kennedy 47.28 Richard Fisher 55.49

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Moruya Ladies Golf Results Wednesday, 7th June a difference a week makes. Grounds staff’s VolWhat 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017with several days of Voldedica8on, 48 27thtogether 2018 sunshine, has returned the course to nearly pris8ne condi8on again ready for the Winter Classic this coming weekend. Thirty one Moruya lady golfer’s took advantage of this beau8ful drier course today when they played a 2BBB Stableford.

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Winner’s of the day were Noelene Levi & Marilyn Bingham with a score of 45 points.

R/U’s Leonie Doolan & Pauline Nash scored 41 points.

Balls went to Noeline Cowdroy, Dee Meek, Val Moore, Joan Hosking, Chris8ne Edwards, Robyn Hawkins, Sue Wallensky, Jeane:e Hay, Lyn Gibbs, Val Nixon, Jan Lumsden, Cindy Becker, Dianne Smith & Joanne Dixon.

Compe&&on table Bungendore “Mudchooks” 45 Taralga “Tigers” 38 Jindabyne “Bushpigs” 35 Braidwood “Redbacks” 34 Batemans Bay “Boars” 27 Crookwell “Dogs” 24 Yass “Rams” 18 Hall “Bushrangers” 17 Cooma “Red Devils” 14 Bermagui Cobargo “Sharks” 0 Next weekend – Rd 12 – Saturday 10th July 2021 Batemans Bay “Boars” v Crookwell “Dogs” @ Batemans Bay Braidwood “Redbacks” v Taralga “Tigers” @ Braidwood Bungendore “Mudchooks” v Cooma “Red Devils” @ Bungendore Jindabyne “Bushpigs” v Hall “Bushrangers” @ Jindabyne Bermagui Cobargo “Sharks” v Yass “Rams” @ Bermagui

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CATALINIA LADIES GOLF – Results 7 July 2021 Loads of sunshine assisted seventy Ladies in today’s Stableford Event. Our two young junior members, Sophie and Bronte have again recorded above handicap scores in Division 1. Congratula8ons to all winners Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 48 27th 2018 inVol each Division.

Gail Page from Tuross Ladies Golf played in Division 1 the Coastal Challenge at Catalina on Friday 9 st July. From a field of 93 ladies, Gail took out 1 Sophie Eppelstun (6) 38 points the prize of net winner with a fabulous score 2nd Cathie Flynn (20) (on countback) 37 points of 44 Stableford points.

3rd 4th

Bronte Eppelstun (22) Oroya Mitchell (14)

37 points 34 points

Winners of the Coastal Challenge were the Catalina team with a total score of 185 just pipping the Tuross ladies who had 184 points.

Nearest the Pin: Cathie Flynn – Hole 25 Division 2 1st

Sue Charls-Hartley (31)

37 points

nd

Penelope Dye (32)

36 points

rd

Pat Cole (27) (on countback) Erica Benz (29)

35 points 35 points

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3 4th

Nearest the Pin: Mieke Van Doeland – Hole 23 Division 3 1st

Michelle Matche: (41)

36 points

2nd

Noreen Buckley (34) (on countback)

32 points

Jeane:e McDermo: (43) (on countback) Sandra McCamley (36)

32 points 32 points

rd

3 4th

Nearest the Pin: Kay Wallace – Hole 11

Place GeDers: Seventeen Ladies who scored 30 points or more (on countback) won a ball.

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The latest fishing report from the team at Tackle World VolMoruya 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Moruya River.

The fishing in Moruya this week has been in it’s usual winter mode, slow. There have been fish to be caught though for the more targeted angler. Flathead can be found in the deeper holes in the river. If you can find tailor schools working bait on or near the surface, there will be a good chance that there will be the odd flathead siDng under the school looking for an scrap to driH down. Blade style lures or, 3”-5” paddle tail soH plas8cs worked deep under the feeding tailor schools will a:ract any lethargic flathead into bi8ng. Fish your lures slow, with short slow hops to keep them in the bite zone for longer. For the bait guys, try driHing your baits of mullet fillet, whitebait or blue baits from above the school, down under it to mimic any scraps that will fall to the bo:om of a working tailor school. Expect to find the odd bream or trevally lurking under working tailor schools also.

Preddy’s wharf has a few nice deep holes in it vicinity, as does in front of the hospital and the quarry wharf also. Access to quarry wharf at the moment will be limited to those with a boat unfortunately, as North Head a drive is s8ll closed to traffic with the road works at Garlandtown bridge s8ll under way.

Tuross River.

Slow and steady would be the best way to describe the fishing in Tuross at the moment. Again the deeper holes have been the best areas to prospect for fish this last week. Winter mulloway become a real op8on this 8me of year, with the holes around the boat shed, and in front of four ways becoming good areas to target. Live poddy mullet, are a great op8on for those wan8ng to target the silver ghosts, but paddle style soH plas8cs and blade style lures can also prove deadly on the mighty mulloway. Expect the odd big flathead to be lurking in the same areas as well.

Bream, Estuary Perch and Trevally can also be found this 8me of the year holding on snags in deeper sec8ons of water. Live nippers, or 2.5” grub style soH plas8cs fished through these snags are a deadly approach when chasing snag dwelling fish.

Rock & Beach.

Salmon con8nue to provide plenty of smiles for those fishing any likely looking gu:er on any beach along the coast. Salmon schools can travel quickly and far when chasing bait schools, or they can hold up for days on end. Be prepared to check out several beaches and gu:ers 8ll you find them, or you can set up and wait for them to swim past you and your offerings. Pilchards on paternoster rigs is the preferred method of baits fishing for them, but throwing lures into visible schools is also very effec8ve.

There have been reasonable drummer taken from the local ledges as well this last week. If you are going to chasing fish from the local ledges, please be sure to check the swell condi8ons before seDng foot on them! No fish is worth geDng swept into the sea for. Any of the be:er weather or fishing apps available will have swells condi8ons shown. But there is nothing be:er than your own eyes and 10-20 minutes watching the swell condi8ons to make that assessment yourself.

Offshore.

Snapper and Flathead con8nue provide boa8es with a steady stream of fillets for the fridge, whilst the game crews have been having good success with the Yellow Fin Tuna. Fish to 60kg have been caught this last week, finding the right water temperatures and bait has been the key to success, and also being prepared to travel to find them. Be sure to check the weather before heading out.

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

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