Beagle Weekender Vol 264 June 17th 2022

Vol 264 June 17th 2022

Your Beagle Weekly Index Arts ……………………. 24 to 28 Cinema ……………….. 19 Community ………………4 to 15 Reading ……………………..22 to 27 Food………………………… 0 Sport and Fishing ………. 29 to 32 Editorial …………………..2,3 What’s On …………….... 16 to 18

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editorial Welcome to this week’s editorial, For those of us interested in history the fact that history has an ability to repeat itself, one way or another is at 3mes entertaining to watch from the sidelines or down right scary if you find yourself embroiled in it all.

Presently in Europe the repeat of Russian “expansion” reminds us of other ego driven wars in Europe that resulted in the senseless destruc3on of towns and ci3es driving residents to flee or be killed.

Closer to home we watched the financial collapse of Sri Lanka at the hands of corrup3on, mismanagement and gross failure. Like the Ukraine it happened within weeks. The resultant is a country that has ground to a halt. Basic supplies of food and medicines have become cri3cal. Cooking gas is almost gone and fuel is unaffordable and near impossible to find. The difficulty with this situa3on is that most of Sri Lanka is middle class and, as such, ill prepared for the eight hour queues for the most basic needs. A once affluent country brought to its knees in just months as world stock prices tumble, coal and gas prices soar and the great food belt of the Ukraine and its ports remain firmly shut. Meanwhile next door India has banned the export of its wheat to retain as much as they can for their own popula3on given the impact of the recent heatwaves that has decimated its yield. Calamity can happen in a trice.

Much as it did in The Great Depression between 1929 and 1939 that began aHer a major fall in stock prices in the United States. America sneezed and everybody got a cold. An economic shockwave rippled across the globe resul3ng in an intense economic depression. And no-one was ready. Overnight money became worthless. Overnight the once affluent became poor. With widespread shortages people hunkered down.

Nothing was thrown away. String, paper, clothing and most of all food. It became acceptable to have cardboard in your shoes where the sole had worn through, clothing repaired with flour bag patches and food from the store with weevils and mould as supply chains ground to a halt. But coming soon aHer the first world war there was a preparedness, in Australia at least, and the stoic nature of Australians managed to get most through, even if they had to eat dandelions and chokos.

When I came to Australia in the 1970’s I was honoured to meet some of Sydney’s homeless around Wooloomooloo and the Cross. Back then there were not the numbers we see now and on any given night at the Mathew Talbot Hostel where I oHen stayed on rainy nights there might only be thirty or so. All, with the excep3on of two were male in their six3es or older. And most shared their memories of “Waltzing Ma3lda” when the warm soup was flowing and the heaters were turned on.

It was during this 3me that I developed a love of soup. Mathew Talbot did a good job but it was always watery and thick with floa3ng beef fat. The best soup at the 3me was in the Cross courtesy of the Sydney City Mission folk who seemed to have a love of thick potato soup with hand cut slices of bread that were as thick as your thumb. Coming close behind was Saint Canice’s soup but it was a hike down to RushcuLers Bay and the Eastern Suburbs police were “nasty” toward “vagrants”.

The stories I heard and characters I met were amazing. Lives richly led with barely a penny in their pockets. A different life indeed but with so many stories of survival and resilience that matched the stories my grandmother told me of the depression where meals were cooked on fires fuelled with dry horse shit paMes and dinner was a rabbit or pigeon caught that day or a wipe of fat-skim on a piece of stale bread.

Those days sleeping “rough” on Sydney streets are now far behind and the homeless that were are not the same as we have now. Back then it was almost a life-choice to be homeless. I met many who would not have it any other way. They had a freedom to pass through life in the shadows. Back then there wasn’t the irra3onal violence to the homeless we see now with senseless drug-fuelled bea3ngs. Generally the police looked the other way and there was a wealth of chari3es well resourced and able to offer whatever help was required. Agreed that there were some who had mental issues but their numbers were small and they were supported by their “fraternity”.

I must admit here that as a boy, when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would respond “A hobo. I want to ride the trains and see the world with just a liLle pack on my back”. My parents friends would laugh. beagle weekly : Vol 264 June 17th 2022

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community My parent knew beLer. But these are new days. And the homeless we have in our community are not the marvellous wiry old gentlemen I met in the 1970’s near content with their life choices. In the 1970’s there was, as there is now, alcoholism. Some3mes there were issues but mostly not. The numbers of homeless were frac3onal. And few, if any, slept out openly in public. But now are homeless are measured in the thousands. And surprisingly, or not, many are new arrivals to their circumstance. As such they are not at all prepared. They are not resilient and they are not coping.

Where there were the resources and good will of organisa3ons like the Wayside Chapel and the Salvos to step in with meal support, health assistance, accommoda3on or clothing the demands today on such help leaves most organisa3ons stumbling and failing. The numbers are enormous.

Adding to this numbers are the modern complexi3es that involve children, drug dependence, mental anguish across all spectrums and the lack of resources to provide any short term relief, let alone any solu3on.

Unfortunately we have been caught off guard. Just like the Ukrainians and the Sri Lankans the future impacts of the day to day changes that are, and will affect us all are an unknown. As we look to our Local, State and Federal governments for help and guidance we find them floundering as well.

So what to do? From observa3ons in Eurobodalla it appears that we are running around with our heads cut off. The call is for the government to do something. Exactly what is never defined. Just the same bleat that “The government needs to fix this”.

Back in the 1920’s Australian’s realised that the Government weren’t going to fix it and that they needed to step in an find their own solu3ons. Church members opened church doors and invited the homeless in and then feed them.

Community kitchens were established. “Estates” were built to provide basic homes and jobs created.

Meanwhile local gardens on common land were created and rabbits became a rare beast indeed. Out of calamity came resilience and for3tude led by the very people affected. Across Australia there were local “task force’s” assembled and the community stepped in to help their own.

There is a hint of a groundswell developing in the Eurobodalla but presently it is a quiet whisper that falls well short of the ROAR required to have any momentum or effect.

The Mayor of Eurobodalla has begun a process by saying he will ask the council to look at whether halls can be opened up so that people living rough can shelter there or considering a longer-term solu3on that would see the Council providing land for 3ny homes in a pilot project funded by the Federal government, or building a homeless shelter to be run by a local service.

Both are admirable but neither addresses the very reasons why our homeless became homeless in the first place and why the numbers are growing at an alarming rate.

In the mean3me we can only hope that solu3ons can be found locally and na3onally to some major issues well outside of our control. I think we should begin by plan3ng community pumpkins and potatoes along our road verges rather than mowing them. A warm soup always brings a smile.

Un3l next—lei beagle weekly : Vol 264 June 17th 2022

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Bodalla Rising June 19th The Family Place were funded to deliver a series of community art installa3ons in collabora3on with Campbell Page Youth Services and next stop is Bodalla Community Hall on Sunday 19 June from 10am to 2pm.

Stop by to check in on old & new friends, enjoy a free bite from Riverside Pizza, relax to some tunes from local musicians 'Sim', 'The Codgers' and ‘Stage 4 Alert’ and add your handprint to the community mural being created.

This is a fantas3c opportunity for Bodalla & our surrounding neighbours to catch up with and support community.

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Batemans Bay Bushwalkers inspect extensive bush fire damage to rainforest areas in the Monga Na.onal Park.

The Batemans Bay Bushwalkers recently undertook a trek into the Monga Na3onal Park. Their purpose was to revisit some areas of known rainforest to see how they had fared aHer the intense 2019/20 bush fires. Ten walkers arrived at an area deep in the Park, where 5 years previously they had walked in beau3ful rainforest, under an extensive Pinkwood canopy.

Once arriving at the loca3on, sadly it was apparent the fire had caused significant damage. Although some of the Pinkwood had undamaged crowns, many were completely dead or had dead crowns with the stump star3ng to shoot coppice regrowth. Although the coppice may eventually form a new tree stem, it will take many decades to form a tree crown and will have to compete with the fast-growing Brown Barrel seedlings, now prolific in the area.

The scene was in stark contrast to what the walkers experienced 5 years earlier. The forest floor was no longer the mossy floored park land where one could imagine elves and goblins frolicking. It was liLered with fallen trees and the ground’s soH spongey organic layer mostly destroyed. Many of the previously scaLered large Brown Barrel remnants were now gone - burnt, fallen or just dead. But it was not all gloom. A few had survived and the walkers found one of their favorites s3ll alive. Photos were again taken for old 3me’s sake.

The Bushwalkers exited the Park up a gully line to the north and what they saw there was more promising. They discovered a narrow strip of rainforest with tree ferns understorey s3ll rela3vely intact. While a few tree deaths and fallen trees had created some openings in the canopy, the wet gully boLom s3ll had a healthy rainforest and was as lovely as ever.

The walk was very much a reconnaissance mission for the bushwalkers - not knowing what they would find as to how the forest was recovering aHer the fires. It was depressing to see the devasta3on in this beau3ful part of the Park. This was once an area with an aesthe3cally pleasing and interes3ng ecological system that had taken thousands of years to evolve and, was un3l recently, a survivor of a prehistoric era.

Much of it now lost to the fires. The walkers es3mate that approximately 90% of the rainforest in this area had been burnt, and although maybe 50% of it will survive, it will take many many decades before the Pinkwood canopy will re-form and once again dominate. The other 50% sadly will likely be replaced with eucalypt forest.

The Batemans Bay Bushwalkers offer a programme of two walks a week to their members in their walking season from February to December, with different degrees of difficulty to cater for all levels of bushwalking. For more informa3on hLp://baybushwalkers.org.au

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Temporary traffic changes on the Kings Highway in Nelligen Motorists are advised of temporary traffic changes on the Kings Highway from next week as part of the Nelligen Bridge Replacement project.

Traffic on the Kings Highway between Wharf and Reid streets will be moved south onto temporary pavement from around 12pm Wednesday 22 June un3l early November 2022, weather permiMng. This will allow new road pavement to be built on the western side of the new bridge.

Temporary traffic changes and reduced speed limits will be in place to ensure the work zone and road is safe for motorists and workers.

The Kings Highway will be reduced to 40 km/h near ac3ve work areas, the rest of the highway within the project boundary will be reduced to 60 km/h.

The community will be no3fied if these dates change due to weather or program impacts. New dates will be adver3sed on roadside electronic signs and on the project website.

Motorists are advised to drive to the condi3ons, allow five minutes addi3onal travel 3me and follow the direc3ons of signs and traffic control.

Transport for NSW thanks the community for their pa3ence during this 3me.

For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW app, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.

South Coast Community Colleges is partnering again with Telstra to provide you with Tech Savvy for Seniors.

Tech Savvy Seniors NSW is partnership between the NSW Government and Telstra.

It is a key ini3a3ve of the NSW Ageing Strategy, helping bridge the gap between those seniors who can use technology and those who cannot.

This course delivers seniors with real health, social and community benefits, especially for those in rural and remote areas.

The topics outlined in this session are: - Internet Searching - Email- Online Banking - Social Media - Cyber Safety - Online Shopping This course is funded by the NSW Government if eligibility criteria is met. To find out more about this course visit our website www.southcoastcolleges.edu.au , phone 1300 722 223, email admin@southcoastcolleges beagle weekly : Vol 264 June 17th 2022

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Calling all ar.sts – the River of Art prize is open!

The River of Art is now invi3ng entries for the annual River of Art prize. Ar3sts across all media are encouraged to enter, whether they’re from the Eurobodalla region or across Australia.

The winner will be announced at the gala opening of the River of Art Fes3val on 16th September at the Bay Pavilions in Batemans Bay, where the exhibi3on will run to the final day of the Fes3val on 25 September.

“The winning ar3st will receive $2,000 with $250 for the runner up. The artwork most highly commended will be awarded $100. All artworks will be offered for sale.

“The River of Art Prize is an important means of honouring ar3s3c talent and is a central part of the River of Art Fes3val that is now in its 17th year,” said River of Art Chair Leanne Joyce.

The Fes3val will host a range of arts, music and performances from 16 to 25 September, concluding with a spectacular laser and light show called Luminous: Art A8er Dark on 24th September.

Ar3sts have un3l 5 August 2022 to submit their entries via the online applica3on form, ini3ally with a digital image of the work. Details can be found on the fes3val’s website. Independent, expert judges will select the finalists who will appear in the River of Art Prize exhibi3on.

“Art works are also included in the River of Art Directory and exhibited at other events through the year.

This year we featured finalists at our very popular ‘Pink Cube’ gallery at the hugely successful Narooma Oyster Fes3val,” Leanne said.

The winner of the 2021 River of Art Prize was Geoffrey Odgers for his work Burnt Offerings. The second award went to Victoria Collins for Sapling Forest in Crimson and the highly commended prize to Grace Paleg for Kiss the Floor.

The River of Art prize was rescheduled due to the 2021 COVID lockdown but held in January 2022 in partnership with the Narooma School of Arts. FiHy ar3sts entered a total of 63 works from within and beyond the Eurobodalla demonstra3ng again the quality and commitment of ar3sts in our region. hLps://www.riverofart.com.au/art-prize/

www.iga.com.au/catalogue

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Australian-first to tackle our marine debris problem In an Australian-first for ci3zen scien3sts, the Australia Marine Debris Ini3a3ve (AMDI) has released new protocols for monitoring liLer and marine debris, offering a standardised, na3onal approach to collec3ng data on marine debris and plas3c pollu3on.

Developed in collabora3on with experts from University of New South Wales, University of Tasmania, Southern Cross University, Macquarie University and the Tangaroa Blue Founda3on data team, the robust scien3fic protocols will enable ci3zen scien3sts to collect the vital data needed to inform source reduc3on plans and preven3on strategies. These preven3on plans and strategies will help address the impact of marine debris, which threatens not only wildlife and mari3me ac3vi3es but our environment, health, culture and economy.

“Monitoring programs have tradi3onally been government-led and undertaken by research en33es, which can be expensive and 3me-consuming. Because of these limita3ons, there can be gaps in data” said Heidi Tait, CEO of Tangaroa Blue Founda3on.

The robust monitoring protocols allow ci3zen scien3sts to fill these gaps. Standardised data collec3on methods are needed to bring data together from across Australia in a transparent and coherent way. This is where the AMDI monitoring methodologies come in.

The most effec3ve way to reduce marine debris is to stop liLer at the source. Jordan Gacutan from the University of New South Wales, said “to really address the marine debris problem, we need more robust data to beLer understand the movement and impact of debris, not only along the coast but also upstream in the communi3es where many of the issues begin. The AMDI monitoring protocols for liLer and marine debris outlines the standardised methods for collec3ng and recording data, allowing ci3zen scien3sts to tailor monitoring ac3vi3es to their chosen site”.

Tangaroa Blue Founda3on is seeking ci3zen scien3sts who are willing to adopt local sites and commit to regular monitoring and data collec3on. By establishing these monitoring sites, ci3zen scien3sts, local councils, organisa3ons, businesses and community groups can help with developing the Source Reduc3on Plans needed to adequately address the growing challenge of marine debris. Monitoring sites may include inland waterways, estuaries, on-ground areas such as parks, built drainage, coastal shorelines and underwater.

“By contribu3ng this data on a con3nuous basis, you will be able to understand at an itemised and quan3fiable level the marine debris signature of your area” says Tait, “and start impacYul conversa3ons with stakeholder groups to develop liLer and marine debris reduc3on strategies. The long-term data not only supports the case to set preven3on targets, but also to measure success in reaching those targets”.

The Australian Marine Debris Ini3a3ve (AMDI) was established in 2004 by the not-for-profit Tangaroa Blue Founda3on, and brings together a network of communi3es, schools, industries, government agencies and individuals focused on reducing marine debris washing into our oceans.

A key component of this ini3a3ve is the AMDI Database, which enables volunteers and organisa3ons to enter data on their findings with a consistent methodology. To date, more than 21 million pieces of data have been inpuLed into the database, crea3ng a comprehensive overview of the quan3ty and types of marine debris impac3ng our environment around the country.

The development of these standardised monitoring protocols was a collabora3ve effort with input from scien3sts from the University of New South Wales, University of Tasmania, Southern Cross University and Macquarie University. The project was supported by the Mostyn Family Founda3on and the Australian Ci3zen Science Associa3on.

To learn more about the AMDI Monitoring Protocols for LiLer and Marine Debris and how you can get involved go to www.tangaroablue.org.

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Batemans Bay Bushwalkers inspect extensive bush fire damage to rainforest areas in the Monga Na.onal Park.

The Batemans Bay Bushwalkers recently undertook a trek into the Monga Na3onal Park. Their purpose was to revisit some areas of known rainforest to see how they had fared aHer the intense 2019/20 bush fires.

Ten walkers arrived at an area deep in the Park, where 5 years previously they had walked in beau3ful rainforest, under an extensive Pinkwood canopy.

Once arriving at the loca3on, sadly it was apparent the fire had caused significant damage. Although some of the Pinkwood had undamaged crowns, many were completely dead or had dead crowns with the stump star3ng to shoot coppice regrowth. Although the coppice may eventually form a new tree stem, it will take many decades to form a tree crown and will have to compete with the fast-growing Brown Barrel seedlings, now prolific in the area.

The scene was in stark contrast to what the walkers experienced 5 years earlier. The forest floor was no longer the mossy floored park land where one could imagine elves and goblins frolicking. It was liLered with fallen trees and the ground’s soH spongey organic layer mostly destroyed. Many of the previously scaLered large Brown Barrel remnants were now gone - burnt, fallen or just dead. But it was not all gloom. A few had survived and the walkers found one of their favorites s3ll alive. Photos were again taken for old 3me’s sake.

The Bushwalkers exited the Park up a gully line to the north and what they saw there was more promising. They discovered a narrow strip of rainforest with tree ferns understorey s3ll rela3vely intact. While a few tree deaths and fallen trees had created some openings in the canopy, the wet gully boLom s3ll had a healthy rainforest and was as lovely as ever.

The walk was very much a reconnaissance mission for the bushwalkers - not knowing what they would find as to how the forest was recovering aHer the fires. It was depressing to see the devasta3on in this beau3ful part of the Park. This was once an area with an aesthe3cally pleasing and interes3ng ecological system that had taken thousands of years to evolve and, was un3l recently, a survivor of a prehistoric era. Much of it now lost to the fires.

The walkers es3mate that approximately 90% of the rainforest in this area had been burnt, and although maybe 50% of it will survive, it will take many many decades before the Pinkwood canopy will re-form and once again dominate. The other 50% sadly will likely be replaced with eucalypt forest.

The Batemans Bay Bushwalkers offer a programme of two walks a week to their members in their walking season from February to December, with different degrees of difficulty to cater for all levels of bushwalking. For more informa3on about the ac3vi3es of the Batemans Bay Bushwalkers, or on becoming a member, or even to just come along as a visitor on one of their walks, see the BBBW website for all the informa3on -- hLp://baybushwalkers.org.au beagle weekly : Vol 264 June 17th 2022

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Fiona Phillips MP. Officially your Member for Gilmore It's official!

The AEC has declared Fiona Phillips MP the Member for Gilmore. Fiona Philips has posted : "Well, it's official. The AEC has today declared the poll in Gilmore.

THANK YOU for puMng your trust in me once again to represent you in our na3on's Parliament.

I have been truly humbled by the unwavering support, kind words and well wishes from so many people over the last few weeks - the true South Coast spirit has been on display once again.

Now, let's get on with the job of addressing the housing crisis, fixing our roads, improving our local health services, taking real ac3on on climate change and building our resilience to natural disasters - all under an Albanese Labor Government!

I can't wait."

Calling all employers!

Have you ever been interested in taking on an appren3ce or a trainee? Looking to share skills and build a strong team that goes the distance?

Come along to one of Eurobodalla Jobs and Training free info sessions, where they'll have expert guest speakers covering: the differences between appren3ceships and traineeships how to someone sign up incen3ves for employers the different organisa3ons available for support and much more!

ALend in person or online: Session 1: Wednesday 22 June, 4.30pm - 5.30pm at the Job Shop (53 Queen Street Moruya) Session 2: Thursday 30 June, 5.30pm - 6.30pm online Don't miss out - register your aLendance now by contac3ng Ashley from the Employment team on 4474 1297 or emailing ashley.darby@esc.nsw.gov.au

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A federally funded project examining the use of microgrids to bolster local energy resilience has selected eight sites across the Eurobodalla for further studies.

Bodalla, Broulee, Central Tilba and Tilba Tilba (treated together), Congo, Mystery Bay, Nelligen, South Durras, and Tuross Head represent a diverse cross sec3on of the region and will provide learnings for regional communi3es across Australia.

The Southcoast microgrid Reliability Feasibility (SµRF) project is exploring the feasibility of microgrids in regional contexts that face challenges from events such as bushfires, especially in the Eurobodalla shire.

A microgrid is a small-scale electricity network that can be used as part or independent of the main electricity grid. They typically combine and rely on a variety of electricity sources, including solar, coupled with baLery storage. Microgrids are expected to provide resilience when the mains power fails, and are becoming an important part of the energy mix for regional and remote communi3es.

“We hope this approach inspires other regional projects, policy makers, and funders to consider a wide range of factors in their efforts to boost resilience,” said Dr Bjorn Sturmberg, technical lead on the SµRF project with the BaLery Storage and Grid Integra3on Program at The Australian Na3onal University (ANU).

“We wanted to make sure that we chose sites that would best address the need to build resilience. To do this, we developed an integrated approach that sought to assess the vulnerability of communi3es based on socio-economic factors, for example age or disability, as well as technical indicators such as historic data on power outages. It also assessed the ease of implemen3ng a microgrid based on the amount of rooHop solar already installed in each loca3on.”

Dr Hedda Ransan-Cooper, social science research leader with the ANU BaLery Storage and Grid Integra3on Program said: “As new technologies are considered, we need to make sure we do solve the problems the technology is supposed to address taking into account local priori3es. So, if the overall aim is for grid-3ed microgrids to boost regional resilience, then we really need to take into account the differences between communi3es, in terms of who lives in them and what infrastructure is already there.”

The team considered issues like consulta3on fa3gue (especially per3nent in the wake of the inves3ga3ons into the Black Summer fires), cultural and ethnic diversity, and the layout of the town and electricity network (expanse, density, and network topology). The combina3ons of sites were assessed to ensure the project could cover the diversity of the region and, as much as possible, of regional Australia. The selected sites include small communi3es of less than 100 residents, medium townships of around 300 residents, to the region’s larger towns with approximately 2000 residents.

The selected sites all ranked highly in terms of vulnerability (e.g. high residen3al occupancy rates, lots of elderly, people with disability, numerous cri3cal loads) as well as having high rates of solar installs and at least one microgrid op3on that is rela3vely tractable.

Luke Jenner, Essen3al Energy’s Chief Opera3ng Officer, said: “Microgrids will undoubtedly form a part of our broader future network to help local communi3es work together to access more resilient, cleaner and cheaper energy. Today’s announcement of the eight sites is a key milestone to progressing our understanding of how this may look in the future and more importantly, to working with these local communi3es to learn how this type of technology may best support them.”

Kathryn Maxwell President of the Southcoast Health and Sustainabiliy Alliance (SHASA), the organisa3on that originally ini3ated the project said: “Decentralising our energy systems makes sense to SHASA if we are to beagle weekly : Vol 264 June 17th 2022

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community keep energy affordable for our community. Producing and consuming electricity locally will also have significant economic benefits in terms of employment and keeping the money local. Now that this project has a focus on these areas of the Eurobodalla we can begin to understand what that energy system might look like from the communi3es’ point of view.”

The SµRF team will explore, from the community’s perspec3ve, how the Eurobodalla could benefit from various microgrid designs, ranging from backup power for community shelters and essen3al services through to large systems servicing the whole of community. Research will also explore both policy and regulatory barriers to feasibility as well as other non-technical factors that will play an important role in ensuring that grid-3ed microgrids truly meet people’s needs and expecta3ons.

The project will seek input from residents, businesses and other groups in all eight communi3es to gauge their perspec3ves on different microgrid op3ons and their preferences for how these systems could operate and whether this is a desirable op3on for people. ANU researchers will conduct in-depth social research in Nelligen and Tuross Head and members of the community group SASHA will engage with community members across the other six loca3ons.

The sites were selected through a consor3um-wide process of quan3ta3ve and qualita3ve analysis and consulta3on with the Eurobodalla Shire Council. The method used to collate these assessments and inform the selec3on decision is freely available here.

The project is funded by the Federal Government’s Regional and Remote Communi3es Reliability Fund.

Project partners include: the BaLery Storage and Grid Integra3on Program, Australian Na3onal University; Essen3al Energy; Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance and; Zepben.

Thanks for Potato Point rescue leads to Angel Rings A leLer to the editor of The Beagle has resulted in the installa3on of two Angel Rings at Potato Point. In February 2022 a leLer to the editor (name withheld) said "We would like to thank the men who rescued a young girl from a rip at Potato Point on 26 January. This slight 8 year old girl was swept off the beach into the rip and was being carried around the rocks at the southern end of the beach. She had a boogie board, which thank goodness, she never let go off. "Luckily, a young, strong, fit family man saw it happening and swam out to her and got her to the rocks where an elderly man with some difficulty liHed the girl out of the sea. The young man followed with the liLle girl's boogie board. The young girl, with only a few grazes from the rocks, was handed over to her grandmother, with much praise from the kind, brave men about how brave she had been. Undoubtedly these men saved her life. "We cannot thank these men enough, especially the selfless way the young man leapt to the rescue without a thought for his own safety. We cannot think what today would feel like if those men had not been there.”

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Safety upgrades to commence on the Kings Highway Motorists travelling on the Kings Highway at Foxs Elbow Road in Larbert will soon enjoy safer journeys with key safety upgrades set to commence next week.

Member for Monaro Nicole Overall said the NSW Government was inves3ng $1.1 million under the Safer Roads Program to improve the safety of motorists along the 2.6 kilometre stretch of road.

“We are commiLed to ensuring the safety of motorists across our road network by reducing the likelihood and severity of run off road and head on crashes,” Ms Overall said.

“This par3cular stretch of road has seen 11 crashes in the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2018, one of which resulted in a serious injury.

“Safety treatments to reduce the likelihood and severity of these crashes include widening the shoulders and widening the centre lines to create beLer separa3on of oncoming traffic.

Minister for Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said a channelised right hand turn bay will also be created to allow motorists turning into Foxs Elbow Road more 3me to decelerate and wait for a gap in traffic to turn across the oncoming lane.

“The NSW Government is inves3ng in local communi3es and improving safety out on our regional network to ensure a brighter future for regional NSW,” Mr Farraway said.

Work will be carried out on the Kings Highway at Foxs Elbow Road from Monday 20 June un3l Friday 19 August, between 7am and 4pm Monday to Friday, weather permiMng. Stop/slow traffic control, single lane closures and a 40 km/h speed limit will be in place during work hours. Motorists are advised to allow for an addi3onal ten minutes travel 3me and to follow the direc3ons of signs and traffic control.

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Cost of Bay Post, Narooma News and Bega News to rise on June 27th As the local Australian Community Media newspapers that also includes the Canberra Times are offering deals for new subscribers to sign up to digital subscrip3ons before June 30th the news today is that the paper edi3ons of the newspapers is set to rise substan3ally on June 27th. From June 27th it is understood that the following increases will apply: The Bay Post and Narooma News weekly edi3ons will rise from $1.80 to $2.00 The Bega News will rise from $1.80 to $2.20 The Canberra Times - Monday to Friday from $2.50 to $3.00 - Saturday from $3.60 to $4.50 - Sunday from $2.50 to $3.00 ACM say that recent significant cost changes have made the increases unavoidable. It was revealed in May 2022 that Australia's regional news-papers faced an 80 per cent increase in the cost of newsprint. They now add to their jus3fica3on of a price increase that rising fuel and energy prices and other supply chain pressures add further unavoidable costs to the produc3on and distribu3on of their newspapers.

In an ar3cle that has gone out across ACM mastheads the company says that it has joined Country Press Australia to "seek emergency government relief to help keep regional newspapers prin3ng".

ACM alleges that "The incoming Labor Government has already commiLed to deliver a $10 million "crisis response" package for the sector". In May, 2022 the Country Press Associa3on, which represents 160 regional newspapers, met with then-federal Communica3ons Minister Paul Fletcher and opposi3on communica3ons spokesperson Michelle Rowland (now the Minister for Communica3ons).

In the past couple of years since taking over from Fairfax the Australian Community Media company has ceased prin3ng the Moruya Examiner, reduced the Bay Post to just one edi3on per week and, most recently, reduced that paper from 24 pages per week to just 16 pages.

ACM s3ll publishes its free Independent on Thursdays that serves the community well as fire starters, bird cage liners and TV guides for the last 0.05% of the popula3on who rely on such a thing. With claims that the cost of paper is to rise considerably it is inevitable that ACM will be rethinking its free weekly supermarket edi3on.

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community sustainability aHer the elec3on". "We will move urgently to deliver this new round following the elec3on, working closely with the sector, with payments expected to be made from 1 July when newsprint prices are due to increase."

The following day, on May 9th,2022 the Canberra Times reported that "AHer Labor leader Anthony Albanese flagged an inten3on to protect regional mastheads last week, a party spokesman on Monday confirmed it would match the Coali3on's commitment.

"An Albanese Labor Government will deliver a support package to help the media through the transi3on from a decade of Liberal Na3onal government mismanagement to a principled-based and evidence-informed approach under Labor, including funding to address the newsprint crisis." Next came the report on May 13th that Labor had "unveiled a $29 million package to support regional, local and community media, which includes matching the Coali3on's lifeline to papers under threat from rising prin3ng costs".

"In addi3on to the $10 million fund for regional newspapers, an Albanese government would set aside $5 million to support independent suburban, First Na3ons and mul3cultural publishers".

This commitment comes on top of a $10.3 million bailout as ACM cried poor over lost revenues due to Covid.

In 2021 Australian Community Media was awarded more than $10m in Covid grants while scaling back newspapers. Of ACM’s 138 publica3ons, 86 were suspended during the coronavirus pandemic. One of these, the Moruya Examiner, was meant to be restored but wasn't. The then-communica3ons minister, Paul Fletcher, said at the 3me of the announcement “In the case of newspaper publishers the funding is condi3onal on 3tles which have been suspended recommencing prin3ng, recommencing publica3ons, and that will be a condi3on of the grant agreements which must be entered into before funding can flow.”

“In the case of newspaper publishers, that funding is for print newspapers. And so where prin3ng of newspaper edi3ons has been suspended, that will need to recommence before funding can flow.”

The Moruya Examiner never returned and the Bay Post went from twice a week to once a week whilst only becoming a shadow of its former masthead that once played a respected and vital role in informing and including its community. It is now liLle more than a clone and a vehicle for adver3sing.

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What’s on Jun 17th - Reckless at Longstocking Brewery, Pambula. 5pm -8pm. Bookings essen3al. 0407 691 640 Jun 17th - Open Mic Night at The River Rock Café, Bermagui. 7pm-10pm Jun 17th - Intensity Duo at Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Jun 18th - Intensity Duo at Batemans Bay Soldiers Club June 18th - Chris McGrath at Club Catalina Jun 18th - Archie at Smokey Dans Jun 18th - Richard Lawson at Tomakin Social Club Jun 18th - Whitlams at The Pav Jun 18th - Rick Bamford – Tuross Club (7.30pm) Jun 18th - Loose Change on the porch at The Australasia, Eden. 11am-2pm Jun 18th - Eli Eisentrager at Tilba Valley Winery & Ale House, Tilba. 12pm-3pm Jun 18th - Mark Aus3n at Camel Rock Brewery, Wallaga Lake. 12.30-3.30pm Jun 18th - Milsom Keys at Mal's Pizza Bite, Bega. 5.30pm8.30pm Jun 18th - A Sols3ce Soiree at Quaama School of Arts Hall, Quaama from 5.30pm with Fractured Minds. This free event is for all who need to laugh, dance, enjoy great music and come together in renewal aHer fire and Covid. Food available, BYO drinks.

Jun 18th - StruL Trio at Merimbula RSL, Merimbula. 8pm11pm. Free entry.

Jun 19th - Eurobodalla Live Music at the Moruya Golfy 12:30pm Jun 19th - Live music at Tilba Valley Winery & Ale House, Tilba. 12pm-3pm Jun 19th - Sam Stevenson at Camel Rock Brewery, Wallaga Lake. 12.30-3.30pm Jun 19th - Mark Aus3n at The Dromedary Hotel, Central Tilba. 1pm-4pm Jun 19th - Sunday Session with Josh Veneris at The River Rock Cafe, Bermagui. 1pm-4pm Jun 19th - Frock n Troll at Longstocking Brewery, Pambula.

1pm-4pm. Bookings essen3al. 0407 691 640 Jun 19th - Emad Younan at Club Narooma, Narooma. 2pm5pm Jun 19th - Paganini: THE 24 CAPRICES The Bendoc Philharmonic featuring interna3onal violinist Jonathon Glonek at The Twyford, Market Street, Merimbula. Tickets $25/$30 + BF via Trybooking. 2.30pm Jun 19th - Malumba at Tathra Hotel, Tathra. 3.30pm6.30pm Jun 19th - Greg Kew at Bermagui Beach Hotel, Bermagui.

4pm-7pm Jun 19th - Ride the Wind at Cobargo Pub, Cobargo. 5pm-

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

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What’s on—cinema

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Reading Gadfly 236 By Robert Macklin My dear friend and fellow author-journalist Hugh Lunn has a nice twist on an old saying, ‘One door closes,’ says Hugh, ‘and another door closes.’

In our business, it’s absolutely true. In a single week you can get a mediocre book review, a film option goes sour, and a letter arrives saying, ‘You were not successful among the several hundred applicants for the grant.’

However, the good news is that it also works the other way around. An email arrives from an ABC producer wanting to do a podcast from one of your books; the same day a theatre director says she’s mad about a play you wrote a decade ago, and your publisher ‘loves’ the MS of your latest creation.

Doors are banging open all over the shop.

That’s pretty much the way it feels in the broader political picture today. Here at home, we opened the door to Albo and the Teals, and suddenly other doors are flying off their hinges. Joko Widodo is offering the PM a ride on his bamboo pushbike; Jacinta Ardern is arriving with big hugs and an armful of records.

In the colonial scene, the dear old Queen is waving a fond Platinum farewell before departing through that final doorway while various offspring moon around in fancy dress; their political court jester suffers the boos for his boozing from the great unwashed, and Albo quietly appoints a Minister for the Republic.

Speaking of republics, over in the US, the good guys in Congress have opened the door to the full story behind their ogre with his orange face and twirling locks who threatened to rupture their democracy on January 6, 2021. They’ve started out with vigour and good sense.

The foot soldiers of the team first through the door are Democrats in both name and cause, but they’re led by a woman – the courageous Liz Chaney from the ogre’s own tribe, the Republicans. Indeed, her father (Biggus Dickus) is often credited with nurturing the very beanstalk that now houses the ogre in his floral redoubt.

But the hard truth is that unless the combined forces of democracy can bring Donald Trump down, his noxious followers will sweep the mid-term elections, cripple the Biden presidency, and open the way for Trump’s return in 2024.

This time he will either make himself president for life or plunge the nation into civil war, or both.

And democracy will be the loser.

Happily, their opening session gave powerful support for Liz Chaney’s charge that ‘President Trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame for this attack.’ Even his daughter Ivanka recoiled at the sight of the mob roaring through the corridors, seeking to vent its rage upon Speaker Nancy Pelosi and to ‘hang’ V-P Mike Pence.

It’s the first of seven such hearings and no one can tell whether it will finally bring the ogre down. But there’s something strangely prophetic about the concept behind Hughie Lunn’s little twist. We find it in song and ancient lay, from Pete Seeger to Bob Dylan to the biblical Ecclesiastes. ‘There is a season for all things, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up, a time to cry and a time to laugh.’

Today it feels as though we’ve had our fill of the bad, unhappy stuff. Maybe the new season is upon us and it’s time to smile at that rush of clean air streaming through those open doors. robert@robertmacklin.com beagle weekly : Vol 264 June 17th 2022

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Reading—A beer with Baz “It’s just not on, Bazza. I knew this would happen. Those bloody communists have only been in power for ten minutes and look at the place.”

Mick’s leH finger was too busy poin3ng, to wipe the froth from his upper lip. He took another sip from his schooner with his right hand.

“Yeah, yeah……. Mick,” and Bazza rolled his eyes.

“Twelve dollars for a leLuce, Bazza. Twelve dollars!!!! We never paid twelve dollars for a leLuce under ScoMo. Let me just say….I told you so.”

“Nah…….Mick, under Scomonism, he would point out how good it is to buy leLuce by the leaf.”

Mick scowled and shook his head.

“You’re being a bloody smart arse, Bazza. Now…… I suited up and aLended Mrs Weatherspoon-Jones Devonshire Morning Tea to celebrate the Pla3num Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II last week. By the way, your absence was noted, but not missed…….even though it was a fund raiser. Anyhow, people are just not happy with what’s going on. They now have to travel hundreds of kilometres to see a Member of Parliament with these elec3on outcomes, in Eden Monaro and Gilmore, and with the price of fuel…..they feel trapped.”

Bazza screwed his eyes.

“Bloody hell, Mick….. why would I go to a fund raiser to support keeping the Queen as our Head of State? I’d take on the challenge of ea3ng two hundred jam and cream scones in a single morning tea if it meant we moved to a republic.”

Mick’s leH index finger was now back at work.

“Now this is just typical you, Bazza……you are all out to destroy the ins3tu3ons that have served us so well. If you were at the morning tea and listened to Mrs Weatherspoon-Jones’ speech you would hear the ‘call to arms’. It’s bloody outrageous……Albanese has appointed an Assistant Minister for the Republic. How presumptuous is that announcement? They want to destroy the Cons3tu3on. Don’t for a moment think the Mrs Weatherspoon-Jones of this world are going to sit idly by and let this happen. She is promising a royal blue.”

“Ahhh well, Mick….. as usual, its all part of a conspiracy and a bit of wedge poli3cs at its best!”

Mick’s leH index finger froze and he leaned in.

“Step one, Mick….. raise the price of leLuces to twelve dollars and while everybody is complaining, appoint an Assistant Minister for the Republic. Step two……keep the price of petrol high so people can’t complain to a Member of Parliament. Step three……slip a few changes to the Cons3tu3on through when people are not aware, because they can’t turn on the power due to electricity shortages. Before you know it, we will wake up one morning with an Australian Head of State and Mrs Jones serving damper and tea boiled in the billy for morning tea.”

Have a beer with Bazza at john.longhurst59@gmail.com

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The Triangle - June 2022 is OUT NOW

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Reading—history

100 Years Ago 17th June 1922 A mee3ng of the local teachers took place on Saturday last at the local school in order to discuss the new syllabus. Mr. Inspector Wilson presided.

AT the Mining Warden’s Court before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., on Wednesday, J. McKeon was granted three months exemp3on from labor condi3ons on their mines at Dwyer’s Creek.

AT the Police Court, Narooma on Tuesday last a drover was fined £2 and 8/- costs for travelling caLle from Wandella to Moruya without a permit. This should act as a warning to others not to start their journey without necessary papers.

PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. – During the last three months the popula3on of New South Wales has increased by nearly 10,000 people.

Mr. “Clarrie” Chesher, who has been employed at the Woodburn State Pine Forest for the past 12 months, has returned to his former posi3on as salesman in EmmoL’s grocery department.

On Thursday evening St. John’s choir presented a handsome brass jardiniere to Miss Della Coppin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Coppin, jnr., and whose marriage with Mr. E. Mitchell, of the Postal Relieving Staff, takes place on Saturday, 1st July.

POLICE COURT. – Probably the largest number of cases heard at Moruya for many years was listed for Wednesday when 25 delinquents appeared before Mr. Shropshire, P.M. Amongst the number were a few young fellows fined £3 with 9/6 costs and 15/- witness’ expenses for riotous conduct at a recent ball at Turlinjah. As it was their first offence we refrain from publishing their names, but we will do so if they appear again.

EUROBODALLA SHIRE. – The monthly mee3ng was held on the 7th inst. … Finance CommiLee’s Report. – Ac/s amoun3ng to £1410 16s 4d passed for payment. Works CommiLee’s Report. Ac/s amoun3ng to £914 14s 9d passed for payment.

Correspondence. – Moruya Progress Assn. asking permission to put up three kerosene lamps in the streets of Moruya. Further informa3on as to the locality, etc., to be asked for; Asking the Council to plant trees in Campbell St. Permission granted to the Assn. to do so.

C. Keyte, assistant P.M. at Turlinjah asking for consent of the Council to close the P.O. on Wednesday aHernoon. Granted.

Mrs. E. McLean (North Narooma), asking permission to build a coLage on her property. Granted.

S. Harkins, Ferryman, Nelligen, asking the Council permission for his son to operate the ferry at meal 3mes, when required.

Engineers Report. – The Clerk was instructed to request the Public Works Department to remove the old ship’s cabin from Clyde Street, Bateman’s Bay, and the owner of the garden to remove the por3on of his fence encroaching on the same street.

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Mixed media workshops in Batemans Bay Amanda’s of Mogo are thrilled to have the fabulous Greek mixed media ar3st Antonis Tzanidakis stop over in Batemans Bay on his world tour of teaching his mixed media workshops. Antonis will be teaching 5 workshops in August, Friday 12th – Sunday 14th August 2022.

You can book all 5 workshops for a great mixed media weekend or just one or two classes. Classes can be booked by calling Amanda’s of Mogo on mob. 0436 357 364 or online via our website hLps://amandasofmogo.com.au/onlineshop/ Our workshops range from album covers, notebooks to panels, from geisha’s to aviators to seahorses.

Most of materials are provided including surfaces, paints, pasts and embellishments.

Everyone can par3cipate, no mixed media experience needed, you will use plenty of different techniques like paint techniques, ageing, an3quing and faux rus3ng.

When: August 12th, 13th and 14th. 2022 Where: Batemans Bay Marina Resort, 49 Beach road, Batemans Bay Meals: Morning and aHernoon tea. are included.

Your crea3ve weekend awaits. hLps://amandasofmogo.com.au/online-shop/

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Sports

Malua Bay Fishing Club Snapper Classic 2022 is done and dusted Our Snapper Classic is done and dusted for 2022!

Thanks to all those who entered and fished the comp in some trying condi3ons. People’s sense of fun and good natured compe33on was great to see. Congrat’s to Jus3n Lake our Senior winner and Blake Nye our Junior winner, they caught some fantas3c Snapper and are deserved winners.

Congrat’s also to Malua Bay Fishing Club for retaining the perpetual trophy for another year. Our top four anglers were Jus3n Lake, Ka3e Winters, Garry Art and Rod Hawken, with an aggregate weight of 11.194Kg’s.

Thanks also to the Bay Soldiers Fishing Club who came in second and Tomakin Fishing Club who came in third, for geMng involved and suppor3ng our Compe33on. They are a great bunch of people and we really enjoyed hos3ng you guys for the weekend and look forward to you returning in 2023!

To our Club commiLee and all those members who volunteered their 3me helping out, hearYelt thanks to you! This is why our Club is going so well, our members truly love their Club and are prepared to put in the hard yards when needed.

To ‘Missi J’ AKA Jorja ScoL, thanks for playing and singing you were amazing as always.

To the Club Malua staff, great job guys! Our Club is in great hands with Manuela at the helm and so many wonderful happy staff looking aHer us all. Well done as always! To the Cabra Group, thank you once again for your generous sponsorship of our Fishing Club. Without your financial support, comps like this are not possible.

We have always had a strong, harmonious rela3onship with Malua Bay Bowling Club and this has only grown since becoming Club Malua.

Lastly, to our long 3me sponsors; Power & Sail, Complete Angler Batemans Bay, Haven Quality Meats, Charlie’s Tackle World, Malua Bay News Agency and now Raymond’s at Malua Bay. Thank you for your ongoing support, you have all been with us for such a long 3me and we wouldn’t be here without you. These are great local business’s, they support and we in turn should support them, they are the best!

Dave ScoL, President

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Paul Green Takes Out Tuross Vets Par Event Tuross Head Vets golfers played a Par event on Wednesday 15 June 2022 with 42 players registered. Winner on the day was Paul Green with a score of +2. Kevin Reilly, Sandra Hanlon and Herb Muriwai rounded out the major winners with scores of square.

Minor prizes went to Jane Egli3s, Ron Hanlon and Peter Coffey on -1, David Williams and Robert McKirdy with -2, and finally Gail Rogers and JeaneLe Miller on -3.

Ray Downey won the Bradman award with nearest the pins going to Frank Pomfret on the 4th, Kevin Reilly on the 6th, and to Leonie Snodgrass and Ian Manton on the 7th. Herb Muriwai capped off a good day with a win in the Accuracy drive compe33on.

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Club Catalina Ladies Grandmothers Trophy …. with a field of 65 ladies playing a stableford Lynne Richardson, sponsor of the Grandmothers Trophy, presented the prize to Pamela Gannon, the happy winner (right).

Winners of the stableford were Julie Manson in division 1 with 32 points Roz Odgers in division 2 with 35 points, Lorraine Austen in division 3 with 37 points and the trophy winner from division 4 was Pamela Gannon with a wonderful 41 points

Narooma Ladies Golf results On Wednesday 15th June, 33 Narooma ladies competed in the Captain’s Day playing stableford bisque.

Jenny Walker had the winning score of 41, closely followed by Karen Parkes with 40 OCB to Jane Blomfield and Moira Richards. Balls to 36 Nearest to pin: Div 1 9th Sylvia Donohoe Div 2 14th Marion Brooks Div 3 17th Ris Cheale

Moruya Women’S Golf Wednesday, 15th June A field of 17 player’s took advantage of the beau3ful sunshine today to play a Stableford round.

Pauline Nash won the day with the magnificent score of 37 points.

Newbie Kylie White had a great first comp. round coming in as runner-up with 36 points.

Balls went to S Knight, M Muriwai, A McMillan, M Douglas, J Lumsden, V Moore NTP’s: Div. 1 5th Hole Div. 2 5th Hole

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sports Your Tackle World Moruya Fishing Report Moruya River.

Moruya tailor con3nue to deplete local anglers tackle supply in the river this week. Reports of salmon, tailor and good sized trevally con3nue to dominate the feedback I’ve been geMng this week.

The town bridge has been holding good numbers of tailor the odd salmon and good trevally this week.

In par3cular aHer dark on a rising 3de. Mixed in amongst them have been a few good flathead and the odd bream also. The system is really looking good at the moment, with clean clear water and ac3ve fish to boot, all the way from the mouth around Preddy’s wharf and the airport flats all the way up past the big bend at Yarragee there have been fish to be had.

Op3ons abound for local and visi3ng anglers this weekend.

My pick would be under the town bridge tonight or tomorrow night for a few good tailor or gravelly aHer dark. Small metals for the tailor would be the best bet, while the trevally and flathead will be quite happy to tack a small soH plas3c or live nipper.

Tuross river.

As is the case with Moruya river, Tuross is fishing equally as well with the en3re length of the system in prime clean clear condi3on!! As the water temps starts to drop, the water clarity will become gin clear having the affect of making fish more wary. Fish the deeper holes that will provide more cover, to find a few fish.

Good reports of flathead, bream, trevally tailor and the odd salmon all are making their way into the store.

So if you are planning to wet a line this weekend, find a likely spot and have a go.

The only downside of a system in full swing, is that the fish can be spread out, making finding them a liLle more tricky. Explore a few areas 3ll you find fish, or bring them to you with the use of a liLle burley.

Rock and beach.

With the swells con3nuing to sit around 1.5-2m fishing the rock patrons is probably 3ll not the best op3on this weekend. Par3cularly aHer one angler deemed the risk of fishing PreLy point in 4m swells last weekend worth it, and went for a swim aHer being washed from the popular plaYorm. This put marine rescue at risk as they had to retrieve the now very wet angler. No trip down the coast is worth ending up dead for. If condi3ons are not good, find another op3on!!

The beaches con3nue to hold good numbers of tailor, salmon and bream this week. Moruya breakwall has been fishing well, with reports of a few kings just inside the spur wall chasing mullet just inside the river mouth.

Offshore.

With a SSE swell forecast this weekend, geMng out through the Moruya bar will be a bit easier this weekend. Reports from the game crews out of Batemans bay have a few nice tuna hiMng the decks for those geMng out. Looks for the temperature breaks to find the bait, and in turn the feeding tuna.

Snapper and flathead also con3nue to fill boat crews fish holds this week, with the odd gummy shark also popping up. Try in the magic 30-40m mark as a star3ng point and work from there.

We are having our Shimano Super Saturday sale again tomorrow. One day only, with plenty of deals on Shimano gear in store. If you want to know what will be on sale, you will have to come in store to check it out. We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!!

We are s3ll looking for someone to join the Tackle World Moruya family. We are primarily looking for someone who is able to work weekends unsupervised, this will suit someone with a bit of experience under their belt. If you think this would suit you or someone you know, please feel free to get in contact with us to discuss the posi3on.

Stay safe everyone and remember, “every day's a good day for fishing…”

Team Tackle World Moruya.

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real estate South Coast Property Specialists (Carlene Franzen) Tips #1101:

“The Worst Tax That Any Government Can Have” Several months ago, we signalled that the NSW government was considering migrating away from the Stamp Duty tax on property purchases to an annual Land Tax. This might sound like a reasonably simple thing to do but given stamp duty is such a cash cow for the NSW government, migrating to a new system without impacting annual government revenues needs careful consideration. One expert has estimated this change could be as much as a 20% reduction (approximately $2.5bn) in the current revenue stream from property sales.

Premier Dominic Perrottet has planned to overhaul stamp duty on property purchases and this week he raised the bar by calling it “the worst tax that any government can have”. But he also said that he couldn’t make this change without the support of the federal government, reinforcing the above point that an initial hit to state government revenue is a major issue. Is the Premier likely to get assistance from the new Labor Government? The new Federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has said that he was prepared to work with the states to address the challenges in their budgets and to look at tax reform, however he did qualify his comments with an acknowledgement that specific adjustments were a matter for the states. So, at this point we are not sure how this will progress.

If we assume it will go ahead, let’s look at the design of the new proposal. The NSW’s proposal involves switching over to an annual land tax which would initially be introduced on an opt-in basis for new buyers.

In making this decision, the annual land tax option would be locked to the property, so that subsequent buyers are obligated to take part in the new system.

Housing affordability has been a major issue for many months/years and certainly become even worse during the “pandemic housing boom”. Apart from the huge increase in prices, deposits and stamp duty costs are major inhibitors for new people entering the market. Removing stamp duty as an upfront expense will certainly help to make home ownership more affordable but it would also assist household mobility. At the moment, every time you move, you pay a huge “whack” of stamp duty which for many would certainly be a disincentive particularly for elderly people who may be considering downsizing.

As further details become available it will become more apparent where the crossover point would be in terms of cost savings. If you live in your house for a long time, paying stamp duty would be cheaper in the long term. If you regularly move, then annual land tax would be more favourable. When this idea surfaced a year ago, analysts suggested that 12-18 years would be the likely cross-over point but this may well change as further details become available.

At the moment, it is wait and see. If the plan requires significant financial support from the Federal Government, then it may indeed be not as simple as it sounds.

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Jobs and no.ces Friendly Grocer Tuross Head Posi.on: Store Manager Full Time Salary Package: 65K to 75K plus Superannua.on To be successful in this role, you must: -Be passionate about providing our customers with a posi3ve shopping experience.

-Be a strong leader and handle day to day opera3ons autonomously -Have exper3se in retail supermarket industry -Have food handling experience and maintain a safe and hygienic work environment -Have excellent interpersonal and communica3on skills to build strong and professional rela3onships with staff and customers.

Successful candidates will be required but not limited to: -Overseeing customer service standards.

-Planning and managing staff rosters under a set budget -Ordering and managing stock level while minimizing overall wastage.

-Preparing and presen3ng weekly sales with comparison and discussing with management to find areas to improve and grow. Complete weekly reconcilia3on of all invoices from suppliers and passed on to Accounts.

-Manage new staff recruitments and interviews.

-Ensure store is compliant with Health and safety regula3ons and food safety standards.

-Set product pricing and promo3on to stay compe33ve whilst providing value to customers.

Applica3ons to be forwarded to bhinderbikramjit@yahoo.com.au.

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Carpet Cleaners

Computers/ IT

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The Beagle business and trades Directory a to z Concretors

Dogs

Electrical

Excavation

Framers

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The Beagle business and trades Directory a to z Garden Landscaping

Home Maintenance

Locksmith

Massage

Mowing and Gardening

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The Beagle business and trades Directory a to z Painters

Pest Control

Plumbers

Roofing

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The Beagle business and trades Directory a to z Solar Electrical

Tiling

TV Antenna

Trees

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The Beagle business and trades Directory a to z Vets

Waste Management

Late entries

The Beagle Trades and Business Directory provides local Trades and Businesses a free lis3ng in a hope that they might gain work from it, and con3nue to provide employment and economic benefit to their families and our communi3es. Adver3sing is usually outside the affordability of many smaller businesses and sole traders. The Beagle supports locals. These lis3ngs are FREE. If you are a local business and would like to be listed please contact us as we oHen turn over these lis3ngs 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 hLps://www.facebook.com/groups/1303512213142880/ beagle weekly : Vol 264 June 17th 2022

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