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sports Tackle World Moruya Fishing Report

Moruya River. Salmon and tailor have been the main ac vity encountered by anglers this week. Most of these fish have been found in the lower sec ons of the river, pushing in with the de and returning out the front on the run out de. Areas from Quarry wharf down to Preddy’s wharf have been the best areas to try your hand at. I have had reports last week, that the area know as hole-in the wall is now closed off to boat traffic. No doubt as a result of damage to the oyster leases in the area. There are supposedly signs now on either side of the hole sta ng access is now prohibited. I will try and get to the bo om of this development, and let you know. Flathead are s ll a li le on the quiet side, but s ll there for those prepared to work for a few fish. At this me of year, with day me temps increasing and a warmer current pushing down from up north, the shallow sand and mud flats are the areas to target with shallow running hard body lures or small so plas cs presenta ons. These shallow areas will warm faster than the deeper holes and channels. Give the new Shimano Batam BT 99 swim baits a go, I recon they will be fla y slayers this season! Tuross River. Already I am hearing reports that the predicted flathead bite is star ng. Work the shallow sand and mud flats where the water temp is star ng to increase for the best chance at ge ng a few early season flathead. Tradi onally flathead will be aggressively on the chew as they first start the feeding season a er the slow winter bite. Any of the systems large shallow bays and flats areas will be the go to find a some good sized crocs.

There have also been reports of a few mulloway coming out of the usual deep water holes that Tuross is well know for. Try the boat shed area and the around the front of Four ways, as well as way upstream around Snake flat. Live poddy mullet or large swim bait style lure will work on these large fish, as will the jelly bean approach of using 2.5” curl tail style so plas cs. Who can resist a jelly bean if the are on offer? Rock and Beach. There have been several reports from both surfers and anglers that salmon in the 60cm+ mark have been a fairly common around the Moruya break wall this week. Early morning sessions seem to be the pick at the moment, which will also make ge ng a tailor or two a viable op on. In amongst the salmon, flathead, trevally and bream have all been possible as well. The drummer s ll seem to around off any of the local ledges this week as well. With the season star ng to change, water and day me temps star ng to rise, the fishing op ons and ac vity is star ng to improve. This is the me of year that all us anglers have been wai ng for. With, what’s looks to be a reasonable forecast for the weekend, all be it a li le windy, what are you going to chase this weekend?

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South Coast Property Specialists (Carlene Franzen) Tips #1114: “State of the Na on” – Sept 22

Every quarter, the Real Estate Ins tute of Australia (REIA) release several reports that highlight the current “state of the na on” and “state of the states” with respect to housing and rental affordability. The latest report was made public this week and it con nues to paint a gloomy picture, though the REIA hopes the December report will paint a clearer picture of the impacts of the current infla on control measures that the Reserve Bank have put in place. In the media release the President of the REIA Mr Hayden Groves said housing affordability for both home buyers and renters con nued to worsen in the June quarter as lack of supply and surging interest rates impacted home ownership and tenancies. He went on to say “affordability is expected to worsen unless supply constraint is urgently addressed by state and federal governments. The REIA is a strong supporter of replacing the stamp duty tax and have launched their “Axe the Tax” campaign. They es mate the phase out of stamp duty could increase lis ngs on the market by up to 50%, helping to improve the supply constraints. Their State of the Na on summary included the following:  Housing and rental affordability declined over the June quarter of 2022  The propor on of income required to meet loan repayments increased to 38.4%, an annual increase of 4.7 percentage points  The propor on of income required to meet rent payments increased to 22.9%  The number of first home buyers decreased 0.1% over the quarter but decreased 32.6% over the past year  The average loan size increased 11.6% to $612,079 over the past year The key points from their State of the States summary are:  New South Wales had the largest quarterly decline of 3.2%  The Northern Territory and ACT had the lowest decline of 1.7%  South Australia recorded the highest annual average loan increase at 15.7%  Only Western Australia saw a decrease in total number of loans for owner occupier dwellings, declining by 6.1% over the quarter  Victoria had the largest percentage of First Home Buyers in the owner-occupier market at 34.7% this quarter  Rental affordability improved only in Victoria, where the propor on of income required to meet median rent decreased 0.3 percentage points to 19.3%  Tasmania was once again the least affordable state or territory to rent in with the propor on of income required to meet median rent increasing to 29.6%