Beagle Weekender Vol 257 April 29th 2022

Vol 257 April 29th 2022

Your Beagle Weekly Index Arts ……………………. 31 to 33 Cinema ……………….. 23 Community ………………3 to 16 Reading ……………………..24 to 30 Food………………………… 0 Sport and Fishing ………. 34 to 39 Editorial …………………..2 What’s On …………….... 17 to 22

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editorial Welcome to this week’s editorial, I first discovered the South Coast in 1977 and immediately fell in love with the area. I was on holiday, aged 21 and living at the 4me in Canberra. It took another eight years of hard work and saving before I have the funds to buy a home on the Coast and move here permanently.

For those who don’t recall 1985 it was an interes4ng period. The infla4on rate was 6.52% which to the good folk of 2022 might seem a lot, however the interest rate at the 4me was $13.88%.

Before moving to the coast I built my first home in Canberra, down south in one of the new satellite suburbs.

It cost $43,000. A nice, simple, three bedroom on a hill with a grand view of the mountains. At the 4me the mortgage rate was 12.4% and the median household income was $22,000 with a wage growth of around 5% per annum.

In moving permanently to the South Coast you had to weigh up the pros and cons. The pros were evident. A quiet life, surrounded by nature with less hustle and bustle giving you 4me to smell the roses.

The cons were there as well. It was understood that you were moving to a region that provided a lesser level of health due to limited resources but you were happy in the knowledge that if anything dras4c happened you would be dispatched to Canberra or Sydney. Medicare had just come in delivering publicly-funded universal health care so no-one needed concern themselves too much with private health care cover.

In moving to the South Coast at the age of 29 I was also very aware that the educa4on on offer was limited to public schools, and to a then thought bubble of a TAFE. It was common knowledge that kids le@ home to go to the city for jobs or to further their studies. Going to university back in the mid 1980’s was less of a burden on families as there were no ter4ary or university fees.

When I first arrive in the Eurobodalla the service levels by the local Council were very basic. The roads were poor, the roadside verges le@ unmown, reserves were o@en le@ overgrown and building maintenance was a reac4ve a@er thought. Some newcomers dare to demand kerb and guBer, modern play equipment or an improved library. The Council of the day cried poor that they couldn’t afford to do any more and that if the community wanted a higher level of service then they would have to pay higher rates. In response the majority of people said they were happy to see the shire remain just as it was.

The region, because of its beauty, its temperate weather and its affordability became a mecca for re4rees.

Many were on fixed incomes living simple lives in affordable houses. The region was not a des4ny if you wanted a professional career that would “take you places”. For those who did find employment it was o@en linked to tourism and had peaks and troughs that saw a high rate of under-employment. But back then rentals were abundant and rents were affordable, even though infla4on was going through the roof.

Not long a@er though the South Coast was “discovered” and up went the real estate prices. We then had a dearth of nega4vely geared holiday houses remodelled to meet the increase demand. Rentals became harder to find and even harder to afford if you could find one as rents increased.

At one point, when the housing affordability issue was brought to Council’s aBen4on, the response was “if they can’t afford to live by the coast they can move to Nerrigundah, and if they can’t afford that then go somewhere else”.

It is now 2022 and when you look at it not much has changed. We are driven by peaks and troughs of tourism, we are grossly underemployed serving the largest demographic of over 65 year olds in the state who are on fixed or limited incomes living simple and barely affordable lives watching their neighbour’s homes being sold for millions wondering where the money will come from to meet rising rates, electricity, mortgages and infla4on. And all the while dreading geGng sick as health services remain under resourced and pharmaceu4cal rebates and Medicare con4nually devalued.

Kids s4ll have to leave home to find work or go to uni, locals s4ll need to leave if they require more specialist treatments, tradespeople are as hard to find as they were back then and everything that arrives in the region is more expensive than the city, as transport and handling fees are added.

There are those of us who came here in the 1980’s with few expecta4ons other than to enjoy the nature, the quite simple life, living within your means, and to enjoy the quality of life that comes from living in a vibrant, caring community. Cafes back then were rare, wine was eli4st and expensive, menus were basic with meat and three veg so we cooked at home with Margaret Fulton cookbooks baking quiches.

With infla4on now returning, mortgage rates increasing, more and more underemployment, rising costs, high electricity charges, under resourced health, public schools underfunded, and roads and reserves a mess all I can say to myself is “Welcome to Regional Australia where the more things change, the more things stay the same”. We are resilient. We need to be. We always have been, and we will be so again. We just need to keep an eye on each other and ask, from 4me to 4me, “Are you OK?” As for expecta4ons… best not aim too high.

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Skipper charged following fatal boa'ng crash Police have charged the skipper of a boat a@er a man died when it capsized on the state’s South Coast earlier this year.

Just before 11am (Wednesday 9 February 2022), emergency services were called to North Head, Moruya, following reports a boat had capsized.

Police have been told a six-metre aluminium vessel – carrying three men – 4pped over shortly a@er exi4ng the Moruya River mouth.

Witnesses on the break wall tossed a lifebuoy to the men, and all three were brought back to shore.

Witnesses and NSW Ambulance Paramedics performed resuscita4on on a 66-year-old man; however, he could not be revived and died at the scene.

The skipper, aged 67, was uninjured and taken to Moruya Hospital for mandatory tes4ng. A third man, aged 36, was also uninjured.

Strike Force Barragunda, comprising officers drawn from South Coast Police District and the Marine Area Command, was established to inves4gate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Following inquiries, inves4gators charged the 67-year-old skipper yesterday (Thursday 28 April 2022) with negligent/reckless naviga4on causing death.

The man will appear at Moruya Local Court on Friday 8 July 2022.

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The Pav is now Officially opened It was smiles all around at the official opening of The Pav in Batemans Bay on Thursday 28th April.

The Federal Government contributed $25 million to the $70 million project with NSW State providing another $26.5 million to the project with the balance of $19 million by ratepayers. The facility will be open to the public on June 4th 2022.

Also aBending the invita4on-only event were past and present councillors, invited dignitaries, representa4ves of the project team, local companies involved in the construc4on, user groups and key community stakeholders.

Above : The Federal Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips a ended the official opening with Member for Bega, Dr Michael Holland.

Will you s'll buy a local newspaper when it is $3.60 Panic is star4ng to set in the newsprint publishers as the price of paper is set to skyrocket on July 1.

Australian Community Media (ACM), the owner of Bay Post and Narooma News is seeking financial assistance to offset the impact of what they say will be an 80 per cent increase in the price of newsprint by Australia's only supplier.

Already thinned to just sixteen pages and only coming out once a week the two local mastheads present as liBle more than a vehicle to carry na4onal corporate adver4sing gained via the 132 masthead coverage that ACM has across the country. Local content has been replaced with region content as staff are thinned and boundaries expanded.

The steady exodus away from the once popular and vital mastheads that long served the community has been in place since Fairfax was pulled apart and a new, sharp model was set in place that has steadily been driving readers to subscribe on line or to leave altogether and rely on alternate sources for their news such as The Beagle, The Moruya Mail, About Regional, The Braidwood Bugle and the Riot Act, all delivering quality, informa4ve, inclusive and 4mely local content for free.

The demise of newsprint has been coming for some 4me. Maybe that day isn't so far away given the panic that is now being shown by ACM who are seeing Government support to meet the increased paper costs. beagle weekly : Vol 257 April 29th 2022

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Big Pav protests keep shire 50m pool ques'on bubbling Invitees to the official opening of The Pav in Batemans Bay were met by protestors asking "Where is the 50m pool?"

While most of the invited smiled or looked at the ground to pay par4cular aBen4on to a rock the protestors were pleased to be acknowledged by Above: protestors circled the new facility to voice their an ex-mayor who gave them the "Bird". disappointment over the previous council's failure to Speaking to members of the protest group The openly and truthfully consult with the community on the Beagle was told of the subterfuges, the back removal of the town's 50m pool room decisions and the coverups, denials and ac4ons taken by Council to make sure the community were "kept in the dark".

"Our only hope for a 50m pool in the shire is if one can be built in Broulee in coming years in conjunc4on with St Peter's spor4ng hub as the as the pool in Narooma is fast approaching its use by day and will not be replaced with a 50m because there just isn't the income needed to keep it financial".

St Peter's Anglican College received $6,157,847 as part of the federal government's Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program to create an a@er-hours community spor4ng hub on the school's land on Train St, Broulee.

The planned St Peter's Anglican College hub, s4ll in a design stage, will see a gymnasium with two basketball courts, change rooms and a front office, replacing the front office the school lost during the bushfires.

It is hoped the facility, set to be opened in 2023, will be used for indoor soccer, volleyball, netball, basketball and sport camps during the holidays with sugges4ons that the walls might be lined with climbing holds and transformed into an indoor rock climbing centre.

Free sessions to help children transi'on to school Parents and carers can find out what to expect when their child starts kindergarten and how to help them prepare at free informa4on nights in Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma next week. The Eurobodalla Council Be Ready event will include talks from early childhood professionals to help pre-schoolers get ready now for their first steps into school life.

Mogo Public School assistant principal Catrina Niddrie will speak about the school system and what to expect, speech pathologist Claire Price will discuss the key indicators of speech delay and how to help children prepare for school, and Eurobodalla Council’s child development officer Jenny Hogg will talk about developmental stages of childhood.

ABendees on the night can also pick up a free transi4on to school kit, packed full of resources and fun ac4vi4es for children to do now, before star4ng school, that help them learn as they play.

The Be Ready: transi4on to school informa4on night will be held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club on Tuesday 3 May, 6-7pm, Club Narooma on Wednesday 4 May, 6-7pm and Moruya Golf Club on Thursday 5 May, 6-7pm.

Bookings are required through Eventbrite – just search ‘transi4on to school’ along with your preferred loca4on – or phone Council’s children’s services team on 4474 7333. beagle weekly : Vol 257 April 29th 2022

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Community Meet The Gilmore Candidates Forum May 2nd at Kyla Hall Tuross Head A Meet The Candidates Forum Is Being Held On

Monday May 2nd 2022 6pm Start Kyla Hall Tuross Head All Candidates Have Been Invited There Will Be Ques4ons From The Floor If Time Allows Hosted By Tuross Head Progress Associa4on Phone 44 738 956 With Any Enquiries

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Meet the Major Party Candidates May 4th BBay Next Wednesday May 4th the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club will play host to 'Meet the Major Party Candidates'. featuring the opposing local region candidates for the upcoming federal elec4on. This mee4ng is open to the public and free of charge, but is strictly limited to 150 guests, and doors will close at 6:00pm sharp. To secure your seat, RSVP via email to: contact@baychamber.com.au beagle weekly : Vol 257 April 29th 2022

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Rescues soar despite wet summer dampening boa'ng season Wet weather has failed to dampen boa4ng ac4vi4es this summer, puGng Marine Rescue NSW crews on track to match or exceed the total number of rescues recorded in the 2020-21 boa4ng season.

Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said 60 per cent of all boa4ng rescues were due to preventable incidents like engine failure, flat baBeries and running out on fuel.

“The warmer weather over recent weeks has drawn many to the State’s coastline and waterways and there are simple precau4ons every boater can take to reduce the risk of running into trouble,” Ms Cooke said.

“Taking the 4me to prepare your vessel, having the necessary safety equipment on board and boa4ng safely when you do hit the water can make the difference between a great day out and a poten4ally lifethreatening emergency.

“I also want to commend all Marine Rescue NSW volunteers for their thousands of hours of dedicated service to keeping our coastline and waterways as safe as possible this summer.”

Marine Rescue Commissioner Stacey Tannos said over the course of the boa4ng season, Marine Rescue NSW volunteers helped thousands of people and pets safely back to shore.

“Some incidents responded to were poten4ally life-threatening situa4ons in difficult weather and sea condi4ons, and I’m immensely proud of the efforts of all our volunteers,” Commissioner Tannos said.

“It’s vital that boaters get their vessels regularly serviced and take the 4me to properly plan their day out on the water to minimise the likelihood of a serious incident occurring.

“One of the best way boaters can stay safe on the water is to Log On with their local Marine Rescue base.

Logging on means that if you don’t log off as expected, we will come searching for you, saving vital seconds if you are incapacitated in an emergency and cannot call for help.

“I urge all boaters to Log On using the Marine Rescue app or on their marine radios using VHF Channel 16.”

The official boa4ng season runs from 1 October to ANZAC Day. Key sta4s4cs for the 2021-22 boa4ng season are as follows: 

41,730 boats carrying more than 140,000 people “Logged On” with Marine Rescue NSW;

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Marine Rescue NSW volunteers helped 6,433 people including 664 children and 67 pets;

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Boaters aged 35 and over accounted for 70 per cent of all rescues; and

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62 per cent of boaters rescued described themselves as ‘somewhat experienced’ or ‘very experienced’.

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NSW Teachers Federa'on State Execu've has made the unanimous decision to proceed with strike ac'on on Wednesday May 4.

The Federa4on also placed an immediate ban on all new Government (Department and NSW Educa4on Standards Authority) policies/ini4a4ves due for implementa4on on and from day 1 term 2.

In addi4on, should NSW Government MPs seek to enter school grounds, Federa4on members are authorised to walk out for as long as these MPs remain on-site.

A new poll of 10,000 teachers was released this week. It found that of the 5,220 teachers polled in regional and rural areas of NSW:  73% say their workload is unmanageable  72% are reconsidering their posi4on due to workload  89% disagree that their pay reflects their exper4se and responsibili4es  88% say shortages are very significant  82% say shortages are leading to higher teacher workloads at their school NSW Teachers Federa4on President Angelo Gavrielatos said the Premier has failed students, their parents, and the teaching profession.

“If we don’t pay teachers what they are worth, we won’t get the teachers we need.

“The Department of Educa4on’s own figures show that there were 40 vacant permanent teaching posi4ons in Batemans Bay’s electorate of Bega last October.”

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Pallia've care volunteer coordinators wanted in Southern NSW The Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) Pallia4ve Care Program is excited to receive permanent funding from the NSW Government, which will go towards suppor4ng the Pallia4ve Care Volunteer Service in the Eurobodalla and a respec4ve service planned for the Bega Valley.

SNSWLHD will use the funding to employ Volunteer Coordinators, who will play an integral role in ensuring people accessing pallia4ve care receive consistent, quality care from the service’s volunteers.

SNSWLHD Pallia4ve Care Volunteer Services Project Officer Fiona Sivyer said Volunteer Coordinators will be an important link between pa4ents and carers receiving end-of-life care, and the clinicians and volunteers providing the specialised support.

“End-of-life volunteers seek to improve quality of life for pa4ents and their carers. The Volunteer Coordinators will play an important role in suppor4ng volunteers to do this work, as well as ensuring they are geGng the support they need.”

Ms Sivyer, in partnership with Pallia4ve Care NSW and COORDINARE, helped establish the Pallia4ve Care Volunteer Service in 2020. Star4ng in the Monaro region, services have since opened in Queanbeyan and the Eurobodalla, and a new service is planned for the Bega Valley.

“We train volunteers in end-of-life care so they can offer compassion, companionship and respite to clients and carers, which helps to reduce distress and improve peoples’ quality of life and bereavement experiences,” she said.

“The Volunteer Coordinators will manage these wonderful volunteers in the regions they support, and they will assist in recruitment of volunteers, coordina4on of mee4ngs, training, educa4on and further professional development opportuni4es.”

Ms Sivyer said SNSWLHD is currently seeking Expressions of Interest for the Volunteer Coordinator roles in the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla.

“These are new roles for the Local Health District. We are currently interviewing candidates for the role in Queanbeyan, but we’re keen to start interviewing candidates for the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla in the coming weeks,” she said.

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Community iAccelerate to launch regional entrepreneur program in Eurobodalla INITIATIVE TO BOOST ECONOMIC RESILIENCE, CREATE JOBS IN BUSHFIRE-AFFECTED REGIONS Eurobodalla will be the first region to benefit from iAccelerate’s targeted educa4on program, which will help local businesses and entrepreneurs bring their ideas to frui4on.

On Thursday, 5 May, the University of Wollongong’s business incubator and accelerator iAccelerate will launch Rise, a program to support entrepreneurs in bushfire-affected regions. The launch event will be held at the UOW Batemans Bay Campus and is open to the public.

The event will host speakers, including leaders from local industry and government, a panel of entrepreneurs, and a “Test Your Business Idea” workshop will follow. To aBend, interested par4es can register at iaccelerate.com.au/rise. iAccelerate was last year awarded $999,570 from the Federal and NSW Governments’ combined Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund (BLER) to bring the program to 10-bushfire-affected regions, including four Local Aboriginal Land Council areas.

The ini4a4ve will deliver educa4on programs to support 90 of the most promising entrepreneurs and business owners in bushfire-affected areas to create 300 new jobs. iAccelerate Ecosystem Evangelist Chris Petersilge said the Rise entrepreneur support program will increase economic resilience in the Eurobodalla region and boost employment and business opportuni4es for young people.

“We are delighted to launch this unique program in Eurobodalla and look forward to welcoming entrepreneurs who have a business idea, business owners who may want to step back and look at their business, and community enterprises or government agencies with a project to develop,” Mr Petersilge said.

“We value the support and partnership of the Eurobodalla Shire Council and UOW Batemans Bay Campus in the launch and delivery of this economic development program.”

The program will begin with an opportunity for entrepreneurs to test their business idea. From there, applica4ons will open for the eight-week series of unique sessions designed to work on the idea. It will culminate with a Public Pitch, to be held in Batemans Bay in August.

Mr Petersilge explained that this is not your usual business program and the aim is to vitalise and realise the idea, business poten4al or project.

“Having launched the Bega Valley Innova4on Hub in NSW’s Far South Coast, iAccelerate is familiar with the challenges and opportuni4es faced with suppor4ng regional entrepreneurs. With over a decade of crea4ng new industries and over 700 jobs in Wollongong, we’re ready to bring this model created in the Bega Valley to more bushfire-affected areas.”

The program was developed in consulta4on with Eurobodalla Shire Council and in speaking to the local community. iAccelerate is one of 195 local community projects suppor4ng economic or social recovery, strengthening resilience and delivering ongoing community benefit to bushfire-affected communi4es in NSW to receive Stage 2 BLER funding.

Where and when: The launch event will be held on Thursday 5 May from 11.45am to 1pm at the UOW Batemans Bay Campus. To aBend, please register at iaccelerate.com.au/rise.

ABOUT IACCELERATE

iAccelerate is a unique business accelerator and incubator program at UOW, where start-ups, scaleups, social enterprises and businesses thrive. Businesses are supported by a robust model of educa4on, mentoring, seed funding and unparalleled access to one of the world’s most innova4ve young research universi4es. beagle weekly : Vol 257 April 29th 2022

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With Our Own Eyes Eurobodalla A new digital project is sharing the climate changes locals are seeing in their own lives, and in Eurobodalla’s rivers, forests, ocean, and habitats. The With Our Own Eyes Eurobodalla web blog launched online in April, sharing nature observa4ons, stories, poetry, podcasts, science and art.

WOOEE hopes to widen an apprecia4on of the Nature Coast’s beauty and the importance of climate in our lives. The blog also casts its eyes over posi4ve local climate solu4ons, repor4ng on inspiring projects emerging within Eurobodalla’s community.

“The WOOEE blogging project began life shortly a@er Black Summer, ” said project curator Magella Blinksell.

“It has captured some of our community’s responses in art, poetry and personal accounts, but it has also widened into a chronicle of our community’s experiences during bushfire ‘recovery’, the pandemic and now into back-to-back La Nina as we seek to shape a safer future.” “ This season we’re seeing climate-led flooding, not fires, and we’re feeling deeply for our northern neighbours.” Ms Blinksell said. “ We’re all trying to make sense of, and respond to these new 4mes. So o@en in history its crea4ve expression - as well as science - that has helped to sign-post and to see posi4ve ways forward.” Ms Blinksell said.

Art works by local printmaker Julie Mia Holmes, sculptures by bushfire survivor Nick Hopkins - and collages from Mogo visual ar4st Lee Honey are showcased on the blog. Locals like Barb Lewis from Malua Bay have recorded their bushfire stories. Rosedale teacher, Jenni Knight has shared prose and nature photography created during walks through Yuin Country a@er the fires. Pain4ngs by Trevor Hyde record both the beauty and absences observed within Eurobodalla’s forests.

Oil pain4ngs by Jennifer Taylor from the series “… dear life” - exhibi4ng at Gallery Bodalla through to Sunday 1 May - also have a cameo on the blog. www.gallerybodalla.com.au With Our Own Eyes Eurobodalla began life as a community art exhibi4on for River of Art in The Pantry’s shop front window on Moruya’s Vulcan street only six months a@er the fires, and just on the brink of the global pandemic. “ It is so important that we preserve these important accounts of our journey, and that we con4nue to pla\orm the artworks and crea4ve projects that are now emerging in our community with such vigour. It’s been so hopeful to see the passion for prac4cal local climate solu4ons emerging in our community,” Ms Blinksell said, no4ng the success of The Repair Cafe, community heatwave havens, and locals’ enthusiasm for building a cooling micro-forest in Moruya.

“Along with an indigenous ranger youth traineeship program - which is pioneering the way in NSW - and projects that are exploring community solar baBeries and micro grids, there’s so much that’s sprou4ng hope amidst despair, and offering great poten4al for care for nature and our community” she said. WOOEE will be adding and seeking new content in these ever changing 4mes.

A digital slideshow - previewing some of the WOOEE's content is viewable at Moruya Books on Church street, along with a range of books that speaks to these 4mes.

Updates on the With Our Own Eyes Eurobodalla web blog can be found at ]/withourowneyeseurobodalla Insta withourowneyeseuroodalla. beagle weekly : Vol 257 April 29th 2022

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Small Residen'al Agency of the Year - My Agent The winners of the 2022 REIA Na4onal Awards for Excellence presented by realestate.com.au have been announced in Melbourne.

Congratula4ons to My Agent of Batemans Bay for taking out the na4on’s top 4tle, acknowledged as the best of the best Small Residen4al Agency in real estate.

The winners of the REIA Na4onal Awards for Excellence 2022 were announced on 7 April 2022 with women domina4ng the awards.

REIA President, Hayden Groves said 2022 has proven to be the year for women who took out 10 of the 13 individual awards.

“It was encouraging to see many more female par4cipants in the 2022 NAFE with 45 women finalists which was a staggering 60% increase on last year.”

“The REIA Na4onal Awards for Excellence 2022 feature 21 categories across all aspects of the real estate sector: residen4al and commercial agencies, residen4al and commercial sales, property management, business brokers, buyer’s agents, community service, innova4on and communica4ons.”

Photo: My Agent Chris+ne Ewin

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Twelve Million Aussies are Concerned About Rising Grocery Prices Savvy’s 2022 survey of 1005 Aussies learns how infla4on and increasing grocery prices are affec4ng the cost of living in Australia.

62% of Australians are concerned about increases in the price of food and groceries 31.1% said they spend over $100 per person per week 48% said they will simply buy fewer groceries if infla4on con4nues to rise 56% intent to switch to cheaper brands A new survey of 1,005 Australians commissioned by Savvy shows that 62% of respondents, or twelve million Australians when extrapolated to the en4re adult popula4on, are concerned about rising grocery prices as part of their weekly recurring expenses.

Weekly spends already high The survey revealed that 31.1% said they spend over $100, which could mean 6.05 million Australians are spending over $100 per person each week on groceries.

26% of those surveyed already spend between $76-$100 per week on groceries, or 5.1 million Australians if generalised to the en4re adult popula4on. The median spend seems to be $51-$75, with 29% repor4ng within that band.

When it came to which age groups were most concerned about the cost of groceries, people aged 35 and over were more heavily represented, quite possibly due to family commitments, while older age groups would o@en be living on reduced incomes.

“The increase in food prices is spurred on by ongoing supply chain issues, the recent floods in New South Wales and Queensland, and flow-on effects from global conflicts,” says CEO of Savvy Bill Tsouvalas.

“Higher fuel prices cascade into food prices, especially when much of our supply chain is dependent on trucks. Energy prices, which have been high for many years, also don’t help the situa4on. Families will need to budget for the increase in food prices as well as any shocks in the system such as the inevitable increase in the RBA cash rate, typically used to combat rising infla4on.”

Tightening belts As for what families will do in the face of rising grocery prices, 48% said they’ll simply “buy less,” and 56% will change to cheaper brands. 54% will be more judicious with their grocery shop, only shopping during clearances or buying on-sale items.

Interes4ngly, 27% of men surveyed said they’ll simply absorb the price increase, while only 17% of women will do the same.

With prices set to rise, it could mean that harder 4mes are ahead for Australian consumers at the checkout.

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Mogo Wildlife Park is excited to bring KIDS GO FREE APRIL to allow more kids to experience the amazing, unique and fascina4ng wildlife that calls Mogo home.

Simply purchase an full-priced adult, concession or senior 4cket from www.mogowildlifepark.com.au or at the park, and you’ll get up to 4 children into Mogo Wildlife Park for FREE! Mogo Wildlife Park is a wildlife experience not to be missed– eyeball a gorilla, hear lions roar metres away, watch graceful giraffes graze, and incredible primates – from marmosets to lemurs - many you’ve never seen before!

Keeper talks are back too - ask our team when you visit.

At Mogo Wildlife Park, you can leisurely stroll along flat pathways, transpor4ng you on your very-own South Coast safari through to Australia’s most diverse home of wildlife.

There’s nowhere else in NSW where you can get faceto-face with gorillas, lemurs, marmosets, tamarins, a snow leopard, red pandas, lions, 4gers, giraffes and so much more in one home.

Plan your road trip today! Mogo Wildlife Park has been commi@ed to the care of rare and endangered wildlife for over 30 years, and we look forward to school holidays and the opportunity to inspire and engage you, your children and grandchildren to share our passion for wildlife.

Save more – Discover NSW, Dine NSW and Parent NSW vouchers are accepted and you’re welcome to use them to save more on admission 4ckets, annual passes, encounters and purchases at the café and our Mogo Gi@ Shop.

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Batemans Bay Bushwalkers announce their walking programme for winter Last Saturday 23 April, the Bay Bushwalkers held their Quarterly Mee4ng of members and announced their walking programme for this quarter.

The Batemans Bay Bushwalkers put out four programmes of walks a year for members, with two walks each week. This quarter there are 20 walks on the programme with degrees of difficulty ranging from ‘Easy’ to ‘Medium’ to ‘Medium/ Hard’. Something for everyone.

Some walks on the programme includeA walk around Broulee Island and then through the centre of the island to the ‘Broulee Island Grave’. Many will have walked around the island, but not many know where to find this historic grave. It is the grave of Elizabeth Maleber who died in 1842. Elizabeth was the wife of Abraham Maleber who moved produce down the Moruya River to ships anchored on Broulee Harbour. It is an interes4ng part of the district’s history and well worth a look.

There is a more adventurous walk graded ‘medium/ hard’ to the old ruins of the Bimberamala Gold Mine in the Currowan area. This walk has not been done by the club for a few years, and it is exci4ng that it is back on the programme, says BBBW publicity officer, Peter Thompson. There is some hilly walking up to the old gold mine where remnants from the gold mining opera4ons conducted between 1890 and 1915 are to be found, and for the history buffs well worth the trek.

There is new walk on the programme. A very scenic 9km circuit walk near the Mogendoura Range west of Moruya. It follows creeks passing through myrtle forest and moss-covered gullies that were rela4vely unscathed by the fires.

Also, near Moruya there is a walk planned in a sec4on of the Eurobodalla Na4onal Park at the back of Pedro Point and along Congo Creek. It may be swampy a@er the rains, but it goes through some remarkable bushland and the Bay Bushwalkers are keen to chance it and get their feet wet if need be.

There are of course a couple of walks planned along the Bingie Dreaming Track. The club likes to have at least one walk on the Bingie Dreaming Track each quarter as it is an iconic South Coast track, and they really know how to show it off. And this Quarter there are two.

Also, back on the programme are few walks in the Murramarang NP including one from Wasp Head to North Head. This walk does not follow any present tracks or roads or even the future planned ones. It will keep close to the coast and along the beaches to showcase this stunning part of the Park.

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What’s on April 29th - Simpson and Sampson at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Apr 30th - Simpson and Sampson at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Apr 30th - Driving Sideways at Club Catalina Apr 30th - Pearlerz at Tomakin Social Club Apr 30th - Joe Driscoll – Tuross Club (7.30pm) May 1st - Vinyl Rain – Club Narooma (2pm) May 6th - Laine and Levi at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club May 7th - Laine and Levi at the Batemans Bay

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Cobargo Folk Fes'val May 6th to 8th A@er two cancella4ons and one postponement, Cobargo Folk Fes4val finally returns next weekend Friday 6th - Sunday 8th May! This year, they're going back to their roots. 'A Folk Gathering' will see three awesome days of folk and roots music, held at Cobargo Showground.

Wander the beau4ful grounds, with 25 acts, 3 stages, and great food stalls, markets and a bar area.

Find out more here: hBps://bit.ly/37PULzV

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What’s on On Saturday May 28, the Inven4 Ensemble returns to Narooma with a six-player arrangement of Dvorak’s New World Symphony.

For several years now, Inven4 has had a close rela4onship with composer Glynn Davies, whose arrangements of large-scale orchestral works are absolutely brilliant.

Many of you will remember Inven4's wonderful performance of his version of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade in 2021 and we hope you'll enjoy this year's offering featuring flute, oboe, bassoon, violin, viola and cello:

Dvořák – Symphony No 9 - Brilliantly arranged for six players by Glynn Davies 2:30 pm Saturday May 28, St Paul’s Anglican Church, Narooma Tickets $28 from Mitre 10, Narooma & Nested on Wallaga, Bermagui, $30 at the door or from Trybooking hBps://www.trybooking.com/BZEMZ More info: 0439 648414 hBps://montaguechoristers.org/next-concert montague.choristers.narooma@gmail.com

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The Country Pumpkins will be combining the official launch of their new album, Fresh Picked, with a special free Mother’s Day celebra4on at the Tomakin Club on Sunday, 8 May from 1-4pm. There will be songs for Mums such as Far Away on Mother’s Day and World’s Greatest Mum with every Mum present receiving a free copy of the album. There will also be a hamper give-away on the day, donated by the Club.

The Country Pumpkins comprise Rick Bamford on guitars, lap steel, dobro and vocals, Peter Poole on drums, Michelle Scobie on bass and vocals plus Graham Scobie on acous4c guitar, mandolin, harmonica and vocals.

Three songs from the album were finalists in the Tamworth Songwriters Associa4on Awards this year: Redbank Creek by Rick in the Country Blues Sec4on, A Cul4vated Man by Graham which is celebra4on of the life of his Dad plus Johnny Dozer Driver by Graham which is about the bushfire at Yankee’s Gap near Bemboka in 2018.

The band was booked for 6 performances in Tamworth in January but that Fes4val was cancelled at the last minute and due to prior commitments was not able to aBend the rescheduled event in April.

Fresh Picked is available on digital download from all the usual sources or you can pick up a copy from the band at the Tomakin Club on Mother’s Day so take Mum out for lunch and enjoy the free show by the Country Pumpkins.

The band has been the featured act on the Tomakin Club TV ad for many months now so they felt it was only appropriate that they hold their album launch at the Club. Peter is also a former staff member of the Club and Rick is a regular solo ar4st there.

FRIENDS OF MARANATHA Aged Care, Batehaven A fund-raiser

With the recent release of Fresh Picked, including 3 singles to na4onal radio and a video of the 4tle song to YouTube and a big show in Riverside Park in Moruya for the 90 th birthday of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Country Pumpkins are growing fast!

pre-loved clothes, Homemade produce, Plants,

SATURDAY 30TH APRIL 9 30 AM CWA hall, (Edward rd) Sunshine Bay

Jewellery, bric-a-brac, A rich variety of books , Art, Two raffles. 1) A Mother’s Day delight & 2) Five one-on-one art lessons The Coffee van will be there as well Also, Book/purchase seats for the Bay Theatre Players fund raising performance of “Compass” on Saturday 25th June .

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What’s on For More info on the events below visit: h@ps://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/whats-on/

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Reading Gadfly 230 By Robert Macklin It’s a curious paradox – when pollsters ask voters their most pressing concerns, the vast majority put Climate Change at the top of the list. Yet their voting preference doesn’t reflect it. If it did, Labor and the Greens would be streets ahead of the Coalition instead of the few points lead halfway through the campaign.

Part of the reason, I suspect, is that even with the horror bushfires of 2020 and the shocking pictures of Lismore inundated to the rooftops and so many Australians drowned in their cars or washed away by the raging current, the vast majority of us were not personally touched by either calamity.

It can seem nebulous, a worldwide phenomenon beyond our own personal involvement or control. Scott Morrison, Angus Taylor and their donors in the fossil fuel industries play on this phenomenon with practised lines on Australia’s percent of worldwide CO2 production.

They raise Morrison’s favourite stalking horse, China as the biggest polluter while ignoring its massive program of amelioration and its virtual domination of the renewal energy industries. And after all, it was the industrial revolution of Britain that started it, Europe that doubled up and the United States that exploded it.

But that doesn’t explain the paradox. And until a few days ago I too was more or less dazzled by it. I advocated more action by government but at the ballot box it was just another reason to vote against the Morrison government.

I think it’s because in Canberra, even the most ferocious bushfire would have to devour half of the city before it reached our home unit. And our little Tuross bolthole is almost 150 metres up from the beach, and not even 1.5 degrees increase in the Earth’s average temperature is going raise the surf into our backyard. And underneath it all, like most of us, I’d been brought up on the romantic Dorothea Mackellar jingle – written in England - memorialising our wonderful ‘sunburnt country’ of drought and flooding rains…

But then something happened.

Those flooding rains of climate change that damn near drowned Lismore, the north coast and southeast Queensland reached Tuross in a different form. Down here, they were less powerful but even more persistent. Day after day, week after week, they’d return, sinking into the soil and running off into the sea.

The lawn grew like never before and the grass in the Reserve so outmatched council’s mower brigade that it covered the way to the beach in a big green fuzz. This meant that the little potholes and roots beneath the grassy cover were invisible, and when I strolled down to see what had happened to the beach during our absence, my foot caught in a pothole and the rest of me went arse over turkey, face-first on to a concrete bike path.

Blood everywhere.

A couple of older blokes saw it and came to my aid. (Thank you, John!) But I was able to walk back home, and we drove to the medica1 centre which had just closed. So next stop the Chemist. There, Kim, a very experienced nurse put lots of those little narrow adhesive strips over the cuts and scrapes.

It looked much worse than it was but a packet of Panadol and three days later I’m almost back to form, even if dreams of Hollywood are no more.

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Reading—A beer with Baz “But you have got to admit the Big Bloke is travelling well, Bazza. We are at the midway point in the elec4on campaign and they are throwing everything at him and he is pulling through.”

Bazza stared at his half empty schooner for a long moment.

‘Yeah, Mick. ScoMo reminds me of one of those blow up punching bags with a weight in the base we had as kids. You would knock it down and the big smiling face would be straight back up and smiling at you.”

“Ahhh….. he’s like a non s4ck fry pan, Bazza. He must be made of teflon. China can’t even knock a bit of skin off him with this Solomon Islands business. I reckon Donald Trump could even learn a trick or two from our bloke. You’ve got to admire his form.”

Mick picked up his half full schooner and had a generous sip.

Bazza sighed and toyed with his half empty schooner.

“Yeah, Mick……. a definite rewri4ng of the rules in play here. If it needs fixing, don’t touch it. If it’s sensi4ve, offend it. If it happened, deny it. When it all gets too hard just put on some hi-vis, roll a croissant or pretend to enjoy a beer with a stranger.”

“All a bit harsh, Bazza. The opposi4on is not shy about doing the same.”

“Yeah….. I’ve got to agree with you there, Mick. It’s hard to put a finger on a policy from either side that seriously addresses the major issues of the day let alone a vision for a beBer country. Can you name a single ini4a4ve over the life of this government that will be remembered as worthwhile in a decade or so?”

“Its all about the economy, Bazza and the Big Bloke has delivered. The boys have got the joint 4cking along and are far more fiscally responsible than the Labor Party. Everyone knows that.”

Bazza rolled his eyes.

“Mick, the economy is growing because of a tsunami of s4mulus coupled with low interest rates, but I would not call this government fiscally responsible. That term has been repeated so many 4mes it is just assumed it’s true. Mate, the reality is the AbboB, Turnbull and Morrison Governments are massive spenders. Let’s just call them the ATM Governments. Check the percentages of spending to GDP by the ATM Governments compared to previous ones. It makes Gough Whitlam a fiscal conserva4ve by a long shot.”

“Take a chill pill, Bazza. You need to be more comfortable and relaxed at our age.”

“Maybe, Mick. I reckon either side will look a@er our interests in the immediate future but it’s the future genera4ons that are going to be preBy cranky about all the ‘not doing’. I just hope this massive voter enrolment of young people shakes things up and puts a pin in the punching bag.”

“Drink up, Bazza. Your schooner is s4ll half full.”

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100 Years Ago— 29th April 1922 SOME Snapper. Bar4e Turner landed a 25 pounder at Broulee the other day. The skeleton is kept as evidence of size.

MR. C. Berriman announces that he will open business at Turlinjah on an early date. He begins with produce and groceries.

THE infant child of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Clarke met with a painful mishap last week end. A basin of boiling water had been temporarily set down on the floor Above: an image of a shop at Turlinjah at a later date. while some cold water was being procured to add to it. The liBle one dabbed its hand in and sustained a rather severe scald.

MR. A. F. EmmoB, whose recently built silo was not quite filled owing to caterpillars playing havoc with the corn intended therefor, has now a fine crop just breaking into tassel and ear with which he expects to complete the filling within the next week or two. Jack frost will be the determining factor.

BALL in Coila-Turlinjah hall next Friday night, May 5th. Tickets 2s, 6s and 4s. Proceeds in aid of Hall requirements. Good music and refreshments.

MR. Con Irwin has been appointed cheesemaker at Kiora factory. Con had good training in the Moruya factory, where he served about ten or twelve years.

VERDUN Rolfe, the liBle son of Mrs. Rolfe, of Moruya, was amusing himself with the mangle last week, ul4mately geGng two of his fingers so jammed that the doctor had to amputate them at the first joint.

MORUYA COTTAGE HOSPITAL. Correspondence. – From Dr. Quilter, acceptance of appointment of Medical Officer for further 12 months. From Govt. Treasury, no4fica4on that the subsidy for 1921 of £200 7/10 had been paid into a/c at the Commercial Bank; Reports. – Matron reported – Pa4ents treated since last report 7 : discharged 4, died 1, remaining in hospital since last report 2. Fees received for pa4ents £2 18s.

BATEMAN’S BAY. (From our Correspondent.) Easter brought a large influx of visitors – boarding houses were crowded. The car traffic easily reached a record. At last the South Coast Prince’s Highway is yearly gaining popularity; A visit has been made recently by Mr. Donaldson, Inspector of Aboriginals, and I hear he told them that the Land’s Department required their reserve for allotments and that soon changes would be made for their beBerment; Anzac Day was marked by the usual impressive ceremony at the Honour Stone. These Honour Stones are proving to be dumb, gaping mouths which will never permit the memory of our part in the great struggle to be forgoBen. The stone was decorated by the Public School pupils and was embedded with wreaths, crosses, etc.

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“ONE” Hospital Advocates launch Radiotherapy Pe''on for South East The Beagle Editor, This Saturday, weather permiGng, the next phase of the con4nuing campaign by “ONE” Hospital Advocates Group and the community to ensure the delivery of an appropriately resourced level 4 Eurobodalla Regional Hospital will be launched via a Pe44on.

As with the community’s other massively subscribed Healthcare pe44ons, this will be speeding like an arrow straight to NSW Parliament.

This campaign, as it has done from the start, joins the health needs of the neighbouring communi4es of Bega Valley who, as pa4ents and frontline staff know only too well, share many of the healthcare issues in common with the Eurobodalla.

At NSW Health’s direc4on, SNSWLHD, the local health management’s execu4ve, has been adamant in denying the self-evident reality that our Region is in desperate need of locally available Radiotherapy Services.

Anyone with friends or family members who have witnessed their loved ones, whether an elderly rela4ve or a mother of young children, suffer the indigni4es and challenges of long journeys, from our Coastal region stretching 100s of kms from Eden up to South Durras, involving repeated, exhaus4ng, logis4cally complicated and impossibly expensive journeys o@en many days and hours away from home and family, will know what an incredibly draining and almost impossible challenge this is for the sick pa4ent.

In 2022, is the above scenario excusable and acceptable? With even respected advocacy organisa4on CANASSIST’s appeals le@ unanswered, the background facts are damning.

With a seniors demographic that is na4onally significant, and a region that was publicly singled out by name in December 2019 by the Federal Health Minister as one among a roll-call of Local Health Districts (LHDs) mee4ng the criterion for access to Commonwealth funding for local radiotherapy, a ‘shy’ SNSWLHD eventually volunteered the informa4on (only a@er ques4oning from local healthcare advocates) that it had not bothered to apply for the funding earmarked for the region and its needy pa4ents!

Even though in that same funding program, LHDs in and outside of NSW with lesser or parity popula4on counts applied for and were happily allocated their funding, SNSWLHD rejected the opportunity to do so on the basis that our region’s popula4on (70,000+) was not “viable”!

At the same 4me, the proac4ve interest of two well creden4alled service suppliers willing to co-locate to the new hospital site and bulk-bill was also similarly spurned!

With a new Hospital site now finally purchased (a sympathe4c ‘Thank You’ to the local Braemar Farm family) and construc4on planning s4ll underway, surely the fiscally responsible approach would be to plan in and provide for those facili4es now, rather than the much costlier op4on of ‘retro-fiGng’? Our popula4on is already genera4ng unacceptable levels of radiotherapy referrals out of the region.

There is an absolute Duty of Care to our most vulnerable here that seems as clear as daylight.

“ONE” New L4 Eurobodalla Hospital Advocates

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A tale of two markets The Beagle Editor, This week I learnt that Council has given a 40% discount for stall fees for not-for-profit mid-week SAGE Farmers’ Markets be included in Council’s Fees and Charges commencing 1 July 2022, and has agreed that, for the period un4l 31 December 2022, the Sage Farmers Market licence not be charged stall fees in order to support the markets’ opera4onal costs.

I have lived in Moruya for nearly a decade and no one can doubt that the Moruya Country Market is an asset to our community. I have had two stalls and have met so many people who have benefiBed from the markets. Visitors love the markets and it is a real community hub for catchups and for showing off our town.

Apart from providing employment for over 100 small business's that aBend on a weekly basis, and being a major drawcard to the town on Saturday mornings readers might be interested to learn that any profits that are made are donated back into our local community.

In my 4me I have seen dona4ons to organisa4ons such as Lions, the Moruya High School, as well as the local tennis and netball clubs. The dragon boats, animal welfare league, Moruya hospital ...etc etc, the list is numerous and dona4ons were substan4al.

All funds come from the stall holders via the site fees, which coincidentally have recently been increased by the Eurobodalla Shire Council.

For those unaware....an unpowered stall site at the Moruya Country Markets costs $25 and Council takes $19. All Council does in return is mow the grass. They get nearly $100,000 a year from the markets and all they do is mow the grass. I remember the commiBee asking Council for years if there could be more seats so that visitors had somewhere to sit to enjoy the ambience. Those requests were ignored.

Don't get me wrong. SAGE markets are terrific but unlike SAGE the Moruya Country Markets don't get any grants, there's no Council recogni4on. They just suck the fees so that blokes like me can't afford to make much. I need to sell seven kilos to cover my site fee before I begin to make a single dollar.

It was disappoin4ng to hear that our new Mayor (Mathew Hatcher) announced this week that seeing as the SAGE market has had such a hard 4me, their fees are being minimalised, if not totally wiped.

SAGE gets prime adver4sing from ESC, Moruya Country Markets get nothing. Where is the equity?

What about the Tuross Community Gardens. Do they get their fees waived as well because it has rained for ever.

Is it a case of the noisy wheel or ... is the Moruya Country Market just a "Cash Cow" for the Eurobodalla Shire Council, placed on ‘set and forget’ un4l the next site fee increase.

To say my vendor friends and I am disappointed is an understatement.

How about the Moruya Markets not be charged stall fees in order to support the markets’ opera4onal costs.

How about we have some equity instead of having a council that has its hand out every 4me you turn around.

I can't speak on behalf of the commiBee or my fellow traders. This is my own personal view.

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Keeping Them Honest - a book To the Editor, An elec4on issue promised last 4me which hasn’t been kept is a na4onal integrity commission. The marke4ng department is making plenty of noise but integrity or climate change isn’t on their playlist.

Much of the noise relates to the short term and a fis\ul of dollars. LiBle if any discussion about community trust in our ins4tu4ons which has been in serious decline.

Books I usually read are received at Xmas, birthdays and fathers day. The weekend newspaper book reviews is the execu4ve summary way to read vicariously. However now and then a review requires further research.

“Keeping Them Honest” is one of those books.

It explains what we need to do to expose poli4cal corrup4on and restore trust.

Authors Stephen Charles a former Judge of Appeal in the Supreme Court of Victoria & Catherine Williams research director of the Centre for Public Integrity to quote the SMH review “do not mince their words in this scathing cri+que of the federal government’s failure to deliver a na+onal integrity commission,.”.

A long list commences with bugging of the East Timor cabinet building and the disgraceful behaviour handed out to the whistle blower and his legal representa4ve Bernard Collaery.

If this is how Australia treats friends in the neighbourhood it is understandable that it was an easy decision

by Solomon Islands to sign a cosy agreement with China. (note to marke4ng department; don’t upset Tasmania or New Zealand or... ) The chapter on The Sports Rorts resonates for us in Eurobodalla.

“Around $100 million of taxpayer’s money’s was thrown at marginal electorates,o@en on projects of no or liBle intrinsic merit, to bolster the Coali4on’s electoral chances. Meanwhile spor4ng groups that wasted long hours in the hope of winning grants, and should have been chosen on merit, received nothing.”

When the scale of this rort was exposed I felt for parents involved with kids sport who slaved for long hours across kitchen tables with incomprehensible bureaucra4c applica4ons forms. When really they should have been told they were in the wrong coloured electorate, don’t waste your 4me and don’t bother!

It’s clear that the promise of a na4onal integrity commission was never ever going to be fulfilled with so many skeletons in the cupboard.

For those that get the feeling things aren’t quite right I suggest visit your local bookshop (Moruya is a beauty) read the covers and table of content of “Keeping Them Honest" Guaranteed to have you reaching for the credit card.

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Reading The Dic'onary of Lost Words In 1901, the word 'Bondmaid' was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dic4onary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.

Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the 'Scriptorium', a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collec4ng words for the very first Oxford English Dic4onary. Esme's place is beneath the sor4ng table, unseen and unheard. One day a slip of paper containing the word 'bondmaid' fluBers to the floor.

Esme rescues the slip and stashes it in an old wooden case that belongs to her friend, Lizzie, a young servant in the big house. Esme begins to collect other words from the Scriptorium that are misplaced, discarded or have been neglected by the dic4onary men. They help her make sense of the world.

Over 4me, Esme realises that some words are considered more important than others, and that words and meanings rela4ng to women's experiences o@en go unrecorded. While she dedicates her life to the Oxford English Dic4onary, secretly, she begins to collect words for another dic4onary: The Dic4onary of Lost Words.

Set when the women's suffrage movement was at its height and the Great War loomed, The Dic+onary of Lost Words reveals a lost narra4ve, hidden between the lines of a history wriBen by men. It's a deligh\ul, lyrical and deeply thought-provoking celebra4on of words, and the power of language to shape the world and our experience of it.

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Bay Theatre Players news Tickets are on sale for The Bay Theatre Players next major produc4on, Compass by Jessica Bellamy, set to hit the stage at the end of June 2022. Early bird 4ckets are on sale to Bay Theatre Players members this week, before opening to the general public on Friday 29 April 2022.

Compass, an exci4ng Australian play, centres around a group of young people who are lost in the Australian rainforest when the school camp teacher goes missing. Emo4ons run high and friendships are tested, especially when the food starts to run out and a mysterious stranger appears. Director Lyn Sterling has been delighted how the cast have stepped up in this produc4on, and she is equally happy that the families of cast members have volunteered to help in the produc4on, including backstage crew, set pain4ng and front of house.

Audience members will see one family connec4on on the stage in June, with first-4me player, Chris BlewiB joining the produc4on as head teacher, Mr Finchley. Chris joins his son, Harper BlewiB, on stage, and says he is cherishing the process and spending this 4me together. Chris said of the upcoming produc4on “I have thoroughly enjoyed the process and challenge of this role as Mr Finchley. I have loved learning the cra@ of jumping out of my own skin into another character. It has always been a real test for me to let go of my inhibi4ons and just be in the moment and being part of this group of kids and the team has really helped me to overcome this. It's such a suppor4ve and posi4ve environment and the Director’s unwavering posi4vity on all of our abili4es is just magical. Especially for us newcomers to the scene.”

Harper has been part of the Bay Theatre Players for several years, as well as being involved with Stella Performing Arts workshops. His first role was in the Addams Family Musical last year playing a cowboy ancestor. A@er being in the ensemble with no lines in The Addams Family, Harper says he is really looking forward to the challenge of the role of Jason, being a main character with many lines to learn. Harper said of his character “Jason is a leader and this is something I am looking forward to playing as I don’t currently have a leadership role in is regular life and I’m learning a lot from it.”

Bay Theatre Players present Compass by Jessica Bellamy, on stage from 24 June to 3 July 2022. Ma4nee and evening performances available. Tickets are on sale from 29 April at www.trybooking.com.

Calendar Girls Audi'ons Bay Theatre Players will end the 2022 season with Calendar Girls by Tim Firth, and audi4ons will be held on Saturday 18 June 2022.

Don’t forget to get your audi4on forms returned to Director, Candy Burgess, by 2 May 2022 – so audi4on 4mes can be organised and audi4on pieces can be sent out. Produc4on audi4on packs are available on the website www.baytheatreplayers.com .

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250 goodnessgravel riders are coming to MOGO on Saturday 7th May 2022 goodnessgravel are coming to MOGO on Saturday 7th May 2022 with this inaugural event Bring your gravel or e-Gravel ... or ... if you don't have a gravel bike, do the loop on your MTB or e-MTB Kicking off at 7.30am on Saturday 7th May, par4cipants can choose from one of two loops through the beau4ful Eurobodalla state forest; the Gravel Fondo : 75km with 1,595m of ascent loop, or the Gravel Fondo : 130km with 2,700m of ascent loop.

Organised to help the Mogo community with their bushfire recovery, a por4on of each entry fee will go towards local chari4es.

Grab your gravel, e-Gravel or mountain bike and some friends and challenge yourself Register at hBps://goodnessgravel.com/events/mogo goodnessgravel was established to combine their passion for crea4ng memorable riding experiences with the real need to support local Australian communi4es.

Their website says "Our inaugural event is based in Mogo, one of the hardest hit communi4es from the 2020 fires.

"Come and challenge yourself on these gravel roads and have an adventure while riding through unique Australian countryside.

"Your par4cipa4on will help the local community with increased tourism and support for the local businesses."

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PINK PADDLE DAY in Narooma In support of the Na4onal Breast Cancer Founda4on’s GO PINK campaign, Narooma’s very own Dragon Boat Club is having a PINK PADDLE DAY on SATURDAY, 14th May, 2022.

As well as raising funds and promo4ng Breast Cancer Awareness, we are also invi4ng people to COME’N’TRY Dragon boa4ng from 9am to 11am.

Have you always wanted to give Dragon boa4ng at try? Do you have breast cancer and need to regain some upper body strength? One of our paddlers, Alex, has this to say. “Let’s face it, we all know someone who has been affected by breast cancer, either in the past or are s4ll on their journey. My story began just over 10 years ago and I can’t believe it took me over 6 years to discover dragon boa4ng and it’s benefits in regaining my upper body strength.”

Come and join us at 9am at our shed next to the Quarterdeck Café in Riverside Drive, Narooma. Make a dona4on, buy a raffle 4cket, get your photo taken with our dragon head and enjoy one of our pink cup cakes. All money raised is going to the Na4onal Breast Cancer Founda4on.

Club Malua Women's Bowls Report An enjoyable day of bowls was had by 40 ladies on Tuesday, sunny and no rain!

Bowls Organiser David Thomas and President Sue Beavan welcomed everyone present with a special men4on to Sue Tyson who has bowled with us before.

Round 2 of Club Drawn Pairs , last Thursday, thanks to Umpire Judy Davis. Bev Keatley and Sue Beavan won on a Forfeit. Sue Morgan and Olga Geshwend 26 defeated Gwen Ware and Pat Bill 15. Gloria Harper and Paula Hancock 17 def.

Janet Mckay and Carol Dutkiewicz 11. Tricia Wheeler and Nancy White 26 def. Pat Biddolph and Karen Signor 10. Tuesday, Semi-Final of Drawn Pairs. Thanks to Umpire Yvonne Huddleston. Gloria Harper and Paula Hancock 25 def. Sue Morgan and Olga Geshwend 16. Bev Keatley and Sue Beavan 25 def. Tricia Wheeler and Nancy White 20. Drawn Pairs Final will be played on 17th May. Winners on Rink 10, Gloria Harper and Paula Hancock. Runners-up Rink 9, Bev Keatley and Sue Morgan. Lucky day for both teams. Rink 10 selected to try for Jackpot of $1,920, Paula needed 9 but pressed 24. Money club winners on 41, Fran Lucas, 23, Errol Bill . Yours truly celebrated her Birthday on Tuesday, thanks to everyone for wishes. Pennants will start in September, so make sure names are on list.

Winners, Paula Hancock and Gloria Harper

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Moruya Women’s Golf Wednesday 27th April The rain held off long enough to allow the 23 Moruya Women Golfer’s play the 2nd Medal Round. Whilst the course is s4ll quite water damaged and very wet in places, the Green’s staff have been doing an amazing job in keeping the course playable throughout the con4nual rain.

Congratula4ons to Sharon Knight on taking out 1st place and winning the Monthly Medal, with a magnificent score of 71 neB. Barbara Swain was runner-up, also with an enviable score of 76 neB on C/B. Balls went to M Muriwai, R Hawkins, J Lumsden, M Douglas, P Nash, V Goodwin, V Moore, L Gibbs, B Roberts.

NTP’s Div. 1

Jan Lumsden on the 12th

Div. 2

Val Moore on the 5th Photo: Sharon Knight

Narooma Ladies Golf results Wednesday 27th April was a spectacular day for 31 ladies to compete in a Par event. Two divisions: Div 1 - 0-29, Div 2 - 3045 Division 1 winner was Jenny Walker with a score of +2 off handicap of 26. Runner up was Bec Smart with a score of 0 OCB Division 2 winner was Pam Shepherd with a score of -1 off handicap of 36. Runner up was Jane Blomfield with a score of-3 OCB Balls to -3. NTP on hole 9, Div 2 Maddie Robinson . NTP on hole 14, Div 3 Vicky Connaughton.

Narooma Open grade Pennant team at Mollymook.

Front row: Jenny Walker, Julie Melville, Jane Blomfield.

Back row: Chris Hendra, Tanya Burr.

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Tennis compe''on is back on!

School holidays are over and hopefully the wet Thursdays are behind us. 4 weeks out of the last 9 were interrupted by rain!

Photo taken of both teams together.

Bo om row:- Liz Barrington, Jenny Edwards, Elle Kill & Mel Hyam Top row:- Eloise Whiffen, Vicki Barlow, Janine Hush & Cynthia Amor

With only one round to go for divisions 1 and 2, it is interes4ng to see the progressive scores.

Division 1 has not been so close for a long while! Bay Larks are on 49, Narooma are on 42, Tomakin are on 54, Bay Plus 46, Tuross are on 49.

Division 2 progressive scores are more diverse. Moruya Blues are again easily in the lead. Breakers are on 38, Tomkatz on 35, Moruya Blues on 71, Broulee Flamingos on 49, Narooma Gold on 62 and Tomakin on 47 Division 3 progressive scores don't really indicate how close the matches have been. Brolgas 66, Swans 34, Breeze 53, and Seagirls 47 Thank you to Mel Hyam for providing this brief about their match and the photo

It was a fantas4c day of tennis for Division 3 at Batemans Bay today. Bay Seagirls versus Bay Breeze, it was 4 sets all with Bay Breeze winning by only 3 games so very close. It was a long tussle with 2 4e breakers & 2 games ending with a score of 7 to 5.

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Broulee Runner’s Results Wednesday 27 April 2022 A@er consulta4on with many of the stake holders, it is the decision that we are to use course B for the 4me being to conduct the Wednesday run. The overall considera4on is safety of the many par4cipants. The track is s4ll wet and narrow. The prime problem is the many exposed tree roots that could trip a runner or walker at any 4me. Given that there are par4cipants from the very young to the more mature, our first considera4on is their safety.

This is not the first change of course as in the beginning the start was at the toilet block near the boat ramp and turned around opposite Carters Shops. It was changed to the current configura4on once the bike path was completed. This has been used for around 750 runs. Should there be major improvements to this very popular walking track we will return!!!

We have had Elite athletes par4cipate at our event and the records of MaB Johnsen (15.51) and Jaylah Hancock-Cameron (17.46) over the 5 kilometres may remain in the history books. It is hoped that both will come and test themselves over the 4 kilometres to show the rest of us mortals how it is done!!

To show that we have made the correct decision the rain returned this evening!

Batemans Bay 'Boars' Rugby Union CLUB VOLUNTEERS & MEMBERS Rugby volunteers are the lifeblood of our community.

Club Volunteers are a vital part of running a club and as such recrui4ng and retaining volunteers is key to your club’s success. If you would like to join our club and have a love of Rugby, or simply just have free 4me and would like to meet new members of the community please message or call us we would love to meet you. We have a HOME GAME tomorrow 30th April, kick off 1.30pm, come down to watch and help out.

We need volunteers to assist with: • Running Lines • Canteen • Strappers/First Aid • Field Set Up • Field Pack Up • Coaching Women's / Juniors • Event Management • Bus Driver • General Spor4ng Club Requirements

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Your Tackle World Moruya Fishing Report Moruya River.

More posi4ve reports this week, as the river con4nues to fish well. With only minimal rainfall this last week, the river steadily con4nues to clear, for now! Most of the fishing ac4on has been seen from Quarry wharf down to the mouth, with the airport flats, Preddy’s wharf and the anchorage all seeing good numbers of Flathead, Bream and Trevally. The flats and racks in behind hole in the wall have been holding good Bream and Flathead also.

The water temp at this 4me of the year is at its highest, so you never know what might turn up this 4me of the year.

The water under the town bridge is also star4ng to clear up, all be it slowly, but Flathead and Bream on the sand flats under it are star4ng g to become an op4on a@er dark again. There is also a chance that the odd Estuary Perch may also be found.

Tuross River.

This system has been the leader this past week, with plenty of clear clean warm water cycling in and out of the system, due to the wide river mouth currently in affect. Flathead, Bream, Trevally have all been a common catch this week, with the cleaner waters pushing up above four ways offering anglers more than just the lower sec4ons to once again explore and fish.

With a dark moon this Sunday, there could even be a chance to find a few late season prawns in Coila.

With warm currents prevalent, the whi4ng could possibly be making a late season appearance in the river over the flats.

Rock and Beach.

Bream, Whi4ng, Tailor, Salmon, Bonito have all made an appearance on the local headlands and beaches this last week. Moruya breakwall has been fishing par4cularly well, with good numbers of Tailor and Bream reported, along with Trevally Salmon and Flathead.

Worms have been the bait of choice for those chasing the Bream and Whi4ng on the beaches. While pilchards or cast metal lures have accounted for the Tailor, Salmon and Bonito from the breakwall and the local headlands.

Offshore.

Snapper and Flathead have both been encountered this last week, for the crews fishing offshore. With the currents at the warmest, no doubt there has been a few games crews Turing reels out wide also.

Look in 40-50m of water for the snapper, while 20-30m of water is a good place to start looking for the Flathead.

Reports from Montague Island have been hit and miss on the Kingfish, with some days producing good sized fish, and others leaving anglers wondering, where do the fish go from day to day??

We have a brand new offering from Diawa Australia in store now, with the Infeet Kodachi lures arriving this week. These lures will be crackers on the big blue nose Bream we start to see from now on as the weather starts to cool. They will also account for Estuary Perch, Flathead, Bass, Trevally and Trout up in the mountains. Come in and check them out today.

With mothers days rapidly approaching, do you have something for your mum? Well, we have you covered with Rapala Femme Fatale and Ugly S4ck combos in pink and purple in store and ready for your mum. Come in and check them out.

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

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real estate South Coast Property Specialists (Carlene Franzen) Tips #1094:

Selling Your Property to a Rich Overseas Investor It may seem like an obvious market to tap into. Why wouldn’t a rich overseas investor want to purchase some of our wonderful cliff-top and beach front properties? However, the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) imposes several rules that foreign investors need to know before they decide to invest in Australia’s property market. And, for the first time in Australia, a residential real estate buyer has been fined $250,000 after he was found to have purchased four properties without permission while simultaneously owning two established properties.

Recently, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) filed the proceedings against the investor in relation to six breaches of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeover Act 1975 (FATA).

The key issue with overseas investors purchasing property is that ATO promotes voluntary compliance of the rules, but when compliance is ignored then the ATO can take stronger enforcement action. New compliance and enforcement powers that came into effect in January 2021 increased the penalties and action the FIRB is able to take for non-compliance with the FATA. Foreign individuals found to be in breach of the FATA can be penalised up to 25 per cent of the value of the property or have their capital gains recaptured, whichever is greater.

So, what is the FIRB and what are the general rules? The FIRB is a federal government body established to advise the Treasurer on managing inbound foreign investment in Australia. The rules that have been created essentially only allows foreign investors to purchase new dwellings, not established ones and they still need to apply to the FIRB for permission to buy the investment property. The reason for limiting any purchase to new properties is that this will stimulate the construction industry, providing more jobs and increase the growth in the economy. Of course, the various levels of government also gain revenue in taxes such as stamp duty and throughout the whole process existing Australian residents are not disadvantaged in purchasing residential property.

Australian and New Zealand citizens, Australian permanent visa holders and foreigners buying property (as joint tenants) with someone they are married to who belongs to one of the above categories are not required to seek permission from the FIRB. However, foreigners and temporary Australian residents are mandated to apply to the FIRB to purchase property in Australia. They can apply to invest in: 

New buildings: property that has not been previously sold as a dwelling and has not been previously occupied. If a developer is selling the investment property to the foreign investor, it must not have been occupied for more than 12 months.

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Vacant land: property must be constructed within four years of the FIRB approval date. Once construction has been completed, proof must be sent to the FIRB within 30 days.

There are of course a few exceptions, details of which can be found on the FIRB website. The final item to keep in mind is that there is (of course) a fee applied by the FIRB which is dependent on the value of the property.

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The beagle abode is the new addi4on 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 proper4es on the market each week.

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Vale: Norm Moore 24/4/2022 Aged 92 years Loving husband of Helen; father and friend.

Norman’s rela4ves and friends are invited to aBend his funeral service to be held at the Chapel of the Broulee Memorial Gardens, 195 Broulee Road, Broulee, on Monday 2nd May, 2022 commencing at 1.00pm.

Norm was a pleasure to know. He was passionate about his Moruya history and commiBed to keeping it alive. One way to do so was by way of his many contribu4ons to the history pages of The Beagle over the past five years.

You can find Norm's wealth of contribu4ons on The Beagle website.

Norm and I had long conversa4ons about the inep4tudes and unwillingness of many of those officially put in charge of capturing, nurturing, presen4ng and celebra4ng local history. "If only they stepped outside of their 4ny, ego driven liBle boxes" I would say, giving Norm a belly chuckle.

One of Norm's passions was the exhibi4on he created that celebrated James Gee, the blacksmith of Vulcan Street. Norm had sought for years to have the interac4ve display installed for the public in Moruya but his offer fell on cloth ears. Much to everybody's delight Norm's exhibit was featured in this year's Moruya Celebra4on Parade. Possibly having a new chair on the Historic CommiBee at Council there might finally be an opportunity for Norm's passion, spirit and legacy to be recognised and respected.

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Mother’s Day Classic May 8th Join your Eurobodalla community on Mother’s Day to support and honour those affected by breast cancer. Be a part of a small and passionate crowd with music, entertainment and plenty of community spirit!

You’ll also receive a commemora4ve medallion (subject to availability on the day), handed over when you cross the finish line.

EVENT INFORMATION Where: Corrigans Beach Reserve, Beach Road, Batemans Bay When: Sunday 8th May Distances and 4mes: Walk 4km - 11:00am Run 6km - 10:00am Dogs are allowed at this event Tickets Adult Age 18+ $34.95 Concession Seniors, Students, Age 13+ Health Care Card holders $27.95 Child Age 3-12 years $19.95

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The Beagle Trades and Business Directory provides local Trades and Businesses a free lis4ng in a hope that they might gain work from it, and con4nue to provide employment and economic benefit to their families and our communi4es. Adver4sing is usually outside the affordability of many smaller businesses and sole traders. The Beagle supports locals. These lis4ngs are FREE. If you are a local business and would like to be listed please contact us as we o@en turn over these lis4ngs 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 hBps://www.facebook.com/groups/1303512213142880/ beagle weekly : Vol 257 April 29th 2022

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