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Community Batemans Bay Bushwalkers announce their walking programme for winter

Last Saturday 23 April, the Bay Bushwalkers held their Quarterly Mee ng 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 include- A 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 interes ng 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 exci ng 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 opera ons 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 rela vely unscathed by the fires. Also, near Moruya there is a walk planned in a sec on of the Eurobodalla Na onal 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. For more informa on about becoming a member of the Batemans Bay Bushwalkers, or to just come along as a visitor on one of their walks, see the BBBW website for all the informa on -- h p://baybushwalkers.org.au

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

Cobargo Folk Fes val May 6th to 8th

A er two cancella ons and one postponement, Cobargo Folk Fes val 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 beau ful grounds, with 25 acts, 3 stages, and great food stalls, markets and a bar area. Find out more here: h ps://bit.ly/37PULzV

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

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

Many of you will remember Inven '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 h ps://www.trybooking.com/BZEMZ More info: 0439 648414 h ps://montaguechoristers.org/next-concert montague.choristers.narooma@gmail.com

will be combining the official launch of their new album, Fresh Picked, with a special free Mother’s Day celebra on 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 acous c guitar, mandolin, harmonica and vocals. Three songs from the album were finalists in the Tamworth Songwriters Associa on Awards this year: Redbank Creek by Rick in the Country Blues Sec on, A Cul vated Man by Graham which is celebra on 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 Fes val was cancelled at the last minute and due to prior commitments was not able to a end 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 ar st there. With the recent release of Fresh Picked, including 3 singles to na onal radio and a video of the tle 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!

FRIENDS OF MARANATHA Aged Care, Batehaven A fund-raiser

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

pre-loved clothes, Homemade produce, Plants, 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 .