Beagle Weekender Vol 320 July 21st 2023

Welcome to this week’s editorial, Unsurprisingly I have been asked my thoughts on the Voice Referendum and several readers have submi ed le ers to the editor sta ng their “informed” opinion. I won’t be publishing them and have decided instead to guide readers to what lies ahead.

The referendum, prepared by the Na onal Indigenous Australians Agency and conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission, will be held some me between October and December 2023. Exact ming is a ma er for Government.

While many might think that the Voice referendum has already been well discussed to date, by every pronoun and their dog, it appears that that what we have heard to date is only the preliminary banter in the lead up to a further three months so that everyone can claim they have had their say in the public arena, from pubs to social media.

Referendums: Nothing be er than a good old back and forth between fac ons allowing them every opportunity and tool at their disposal to ensure that their “informed” way is the best way. But where is that “informed” perspec ve coming from. To date we have only had unsubstan ated hearsay and specula on.

Fortunately we are all going to be le er boxed with an explanatory pamphlet from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). One would hope that this pamphlet has all the facts we need to cast an informed vote. But alas it won’t. The AEC is required to distribute a pamphlet to Australian voters, containing the Yes and No cases prepared by parliamentarians who voted for and against the proposed law.

The AEC state:

The arguments for each case have been provided by the majority of federal Members of Parliament and Senators who voted for or against the proposed law to alter the Cons tu on, and who desired to forward such an argument. Those who voted for the proposed law, and who desired to forward such an argument, have created the Yes case, while those who voted against the proposed law, and who desired to forward such an argument, have created the No case. The word count

is restricted to 2,000 words for each case

You can read the AEC pamphlet here:

h ps://www.aec.gov.au/referendums/files/pamphlet/your-official-yes-no-referendum-pamphlet.pdf

The YES and NO cases on that pamphlet were not independently factchecked before publica on, so Guardian Australia has added notes to the full essays to help you make be er sense of them:

h ps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interac ve/2023/jul/20/the-vote-yes-pamphletreferendum-voice-to-parliament-vo ng-essay-aec-publishedread-in-full-annotated-fact-checked

AEC state:

To become law, the proposed altera on to the Cons tu on must be approved by a ‘double majority’ of electors vo ng for the changes. That is, for the referendum to pass, more than half of the na onal total must vote yes and more than half of electors in at least four states must also vote yes. The referendum will not pass if more than half of the na onal total vote no or more than half of electors in at least three states vote no.

Maybe a er you read all of the above you might have enough knowledge to par cipate in the inevitable discussions that lay ahead, around the BBQ, at the Pub, in the workplace, with a random taxi driver.

And based on what you learn and your understanding you will have ONE VOTE. You may already have made up your mind how you will vote. Which ever way you decide be prepared, for the next three months at least, to have your choice slammed by the Other side every me you look around.

What ever way you vote, please own it as your own informed, decision. A er all, it is the only Vote you have.

Un l next—lei

Speed limit reduc on on Tomakin Road

Eurobodalla Mayor Mathew Hatcher has welcomed a temporary reduc on to the Tomakin Road speed limit –from 100 to 80 kilometres per hour.

While speed limits are determined by the NSW Government, Council requested the lowered limit on behalf of the Tomakin Road Residents Group. A er discussion with Council, NSW Police also supported the temporary reduc on.

The residents group pe oned councillors at the Tuesday 27 June council mee ng, arguing 100 kilometres per hour was unsafe with roadwork and upgrades s ll underway.

Mayor Hatcher said signs reflec ng the change would be installed immediately.

“Once work to upgrade the road finishes in mid 2024, Transport for NSW will conduct a formal review to decide the road’s permanent speed limit,” he said.

“In the mean me, I’m pleased that Council’s representa ons to Transport for NSW on behalf of residents were heard and understood. We could see how much this meant to the community and we wanted to help get a result as quickly as possible. We thank the Tomakin Road Residents Group for their advocacy.”

Tomakin Road is a cri cal east-west link between the Princes Highway and George Bass Drive between Mogo to Tomakin.

The residents group said the road had become increasingly busy given mul ple access points along its length, including 32 private driveways, a zoo, a dis llery, a caravan park, two school bus stops and intersec ons with Dunns Creek Road and Somerset Place.

Motorists will no ce new 80km/hr speed signs and message boards in coming days.

Image: Mayor Mathew Hatcher with Tomakin Road residents John Owens, Sid McKenzie and Sophie Hall.

Narooma will finally have the NACC

Narooma’s long waited Arts & Community Centre (NACC) can now move forward thanks to addi onal funds being secured from the NSW and Australian Governments. It will be a totally new design to what was originally proposed.

“This is such fantas c news,” said Narooma School of Arts President Jenni Bourke. “The commi ee never gave up on delivering the community’s vision for this crea ve arts hub within available funds, while s ll delivering the same community benefits. We’re grateful for the community’s con nuing faith in us.”

Member for Bega Dr Michael Holland said this addi onal Bushfire Local Economic Recovery (BLER) funding for Narooma School of Arts is “such welcome news”.

“I look forward to working with this commi ed group, in collabora on with Eurobodalla Shire Council, to get this capital works project completed for the Narooma community,” he said. “It will be a wonderful legacy for genera ons to come.”

Mrs Bourke explained that the NACC Project had stalled because considerable escala ons in construc on costs and supply shortages over the last two years made the original design prohibi vely expensive, way more than the $7.27m BLER grant received over two years ago.

“No one could have foreseen such cost increases,” she said. “However a er our ini al disappointment, we’re now super excited for a new design that our community will use, love, and be proud to share.”

NSoA is currently preparing a Design Brief for a redesigned NACC and seeking Expressions of Interest from several architects.

The NACC is a community ini a ve on community-owned land with three mul -use studios/rooms and a large gallery. It will be a centre for crea vity and learning with health and wellbeing benefits for the whole region, as well as economic benefits from cultural tourism, training and job opportuni es. It will also play a vital role in any future emergencies.

The Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments.

Above: Narooma School of Arts representa ves met Member for Bega Dr Michael Holland last week to discuss the Narooma Arts & Community Centre Project. They are President Jenni Bourke, le , Rob Hawkins, Bob Aston and Laurelle Pacey.

community

Church Street East comes alive

Saturday July 22nd to raise funds for a new kiln for Art Central

Mark your calendars!

Moruya's Pearl Cafe in Church Street, opposite Art Central, in collabora on with @guerrillaroasters are doing a pop-up to raise funds for @artcentral_moruya on Saturday July 22nd - 7am11am.

It’s a bit of a block party with FREE coffee to raise funds to purchase a new kiln for Art Central. Come one come all!

Art Central is an arts resource centre created by the Arts Council of Eurobodalla Inc., for use by the whole community - young, and not so young. In fact anyone who wants to explore or extend their latent ar s c talent. But that's not all - Art shows, local fes vals, and "hands on" Art days are just a small part of the Centre's cultural ac vi es.

Art Central in Church Street Moruya is the brainchild of Lise e Wentholt, Nick Summers, and others.

It opened its doors in 2004 to provide affordable, accessible art to everyone. They run workshops, hands on art days, school holiday programs and 4 term programs throughout the year. You can rent class space, hold mee ngs, give a lesson, or come and join a class. Art Central is run by dedicated volunteers, a not-for-profit organisa on.

Moruya Community Workshed

The Moruya Community Workshed is not only about using our big machinery. It is also about maintaining said machines and the smaller tools. Members Chris, Bruce and Dave are pictured below engaged in this necessary task to keep everything in good working order.

We are also very happy to have been a successful recipient of a grant for the crea on of an outdoor social area and another storage unit. The applica on is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the Na onal Shed Development Programme.

Our AGM is being held on Wednesday 30 August 2023 at 10.00am. If there is anyone out there interested in taking on some secretarial du es, we would be interested to hear from you and, for anyone keen to check out what we do, please contact Bruce on 0423 710 067.

Fungi Feas val Finished for 2023 but there’s more to come!

The Fungi Feas val may be finished for 2023 but the mycelium will con nue to grow underground with another Feas val already scheduled from mid June to mid July 2024. This year the Fungi Feas val coordinated 33 fungi events from Batemans Bay to Eden from 16 June to 16 July. Events focused on the science, food and art of fungi.

Keynote speaker Alison Pouliot presented a fungi seminar in Central Tilba to sixty people, then hands-on fungi workshops to fi y people in Cobargo and Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens. Par cipants were intrigued by Alison’s stories of her many fungi forays in the environment and educated about the importance of the symbio c rela onship between fungi and plant roots.

Over 130 people a ended prac cal mushroom growing workshops at five venues: Batemans Bay Library, SAGE Community Garden in Moruya, Narooma Library, Tilba Mushrooms, and Farm on the Green in Merimbula. These workshops were presented by Josh Whitworth, Anne e Kennewell, Fiona Kotvojs, plus Marita Smith of Milton Mushrooms, and special guest presenters Elisabeth Newfield and Liz Worth.

Fiona Kotvojs coordinated seven truffle hunts at her farm Gulaga Gold near Dignams Creek. With truffle season con nuing ll mid August there are more truffle hun ng experiences with scent-trained dogs, followed by tas ng of truffle-infused cheese and ice cream.

There were five fabulous fungi dinners at The Oaks Ranch in Mossy Point, florabel in Eden, il Passaggio in Bermagui, the Dromedary Hotel in Central Tilba, and Wheelers Restaurant in Pambula. More than 140 diners enjoyed delicious courses like truffle and pecorino arancini with truffle mayo at The Oaks Ranch, mushroom gyozas at florabel, black riso o with wild mushrooms and truffle at il Passaggio, mushroom bavarois with wood roasted mushrooms and truffle at the Drom, and seared scallops with black truffle at Wheelers.

Local cafes and eateries offering ‘fungi on the menu’ during the Fungi Feas val included Fig Café and Bar plus Hotel Australasia in Eden. In Central Tilba, Tilba Dairy offered truffle cheese tas ngs and the Tilba Bakery, Tilba Teapot and Tilba Valley Winery all had mushrooms on their menu. In Narooma, Mr Bold Catering offered take home mushroom and truffle dishes. In Bermagui, Eastwood’s hosted a mushroom and truffle cooking class which quickly filled.

To celebrate the art of fungi, there were two fascina ng fungi documentaries at Narooma Kinema enjoyed by almost 100 people over two nights. Twenty people a ended two fungi photography workshops, one near Merimbula and one in Narooma. Almost sixty children a ended free familyfriendly fungi ac vi es at Bermagui and Bega Libraries in the school holidays.

Fungi Feas val 2023 is now finished but there are s ll oyster mushrooms available at Tilba Market, mushroom grain spawn for growers from Collec ve Cultures, and truffle hunts at Dignams Creek. To subscribe for early updates on Fungi Feas val 2024 events visit www.fungifeas val.com.au

Phillips Encourages Local Healthcare Services To Apply For Grants

Member for Gilmore, Fiona Phillips MP is calling on local health care services to submit applica ons for the Innova ve Models of Care grants program.

The latest round of the grants program is now open, and the Albanese Government has commi ed $35 million to fund eligible rural and remote recipients to develop innova ve primary care pilots to address health workforce shortages and improve pa ent access to health care in regional Australia.

"Local people deserve to have the same quality of healthcare as those in the city. New approaches such as collabora on between local providers and communi es can help improve our local health outcomes," Fiona Phillips said

A key aim of this program is to a ract and keep health professions in regional areas like the South Coast. It also encourages mul disciplinary team-based models of care, with a greater range of health professionals working collabora vely and sharing their healthcare resources.

A mul disciplinary team can consist of doctors, nurses, nurse prac oners, midwives, non-dispensing pharmacists as well as all manner of allied health professionals. Health organisa ons are invited to apply for grants of up to $1.6 million to support this service delivery model.

"Local prac oners have been telling me for years that change is needed to the way we deliver healthcare. I'm delighted the government is suppor ng a more wholis c approach to healthcare delivery in regions like ours," Fiona said.

These grants support the Albanese Government’s Strengthening Medicare reforms. They aim to improve access to health care services in rural and remote areas and reduce the health inequity experienced by First Na ons people and other disadvantaged groups.

“If you've had to travel a long way to see your doctor, wouldn't it be great if you could also see your speech pathologist, your midwife or nurse prac oner all at the same place. That's what the Innova ve Models of Care program aims to do," Fiona said.

“It would be great to see some trials of the Innova ve Models of Care program happening in our region, and I strongly encourage local health prac oners to apply for these grants,” Fiona said.

The Innova ve Models of Care Program (IMOC) is open to eligible primary care organisa ons located in Modified Monash Model (MMM) categories 3 – 7. You can find out whether your organisa on is classified as rural and remote by checking the MMM classifica on here: Health Workforce Locator | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

For more informa on on the IMOC program and how to apply, see: h ps://www.health.gov.au/our-work/ imoc-program

Fiona Phillips MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care the Hon Ged Kearney and local Nowra GP Dr Dominic Frawley.

Southern celebrates achievement and innova on at 2023 Excellence Awards

Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) held its annual Excellence Awards ceremony at Bay Pavilions in Batemans Bay today.

Awards were presented to more than 160 individuals and teams across 20 categories.

Quality improvement and pa ent safety con nue to be the focus of the Awards, with new categories also recognising achievements in innova on, collabora on and sustainability.

A highlight of the ceremony was the unveiling of the inaugural Dr Allan Hawke AC Outstanding Leadership Award, honouring the legacy of SNSWLHD’s late Board Chair. Manager, Pa ent Flow, Waitlist, and Whole of Health Program, Ma hew Stephenson, was named the first recipient of this special award.

Chief Execu ve Margaret Benne said the high standard and diversity of nominees and award winners showcase the District’s commitment to providing excellence in care across all services and loca ons.

“More than 250 nomina ons were submi ed from across a variety of health facili es, work areas and special es, making the 2023 Excellence Awards more representa ve of our Southern workforce than ever before.”

“The Excellence Awards ceremony is an upli ing celebra on of innova on and achievement. I extend my congratula ons and thanks to all nominees and award winners, who work so diligently in service of our community.”

37 new fire-resistant power poles between the Princes Highway and South Durras

Durras Community Associa on post: · New fire-resistant power poles are being installed this month. 37 poles between the Princes Highway and South Durras are being replaced that supply electricity to South Durras, North Durras and Depot Beach.

These upgrade works are the result of the hard work of DCA and local community volunteers following the 2019-20 bushfires.

Thanks to Essen al Energy and Fiona Phillips MP for their support. These poles will help make the Durras community more resilient to the impacts of future bushfires.

And yes there will be more bushfires in future. It's only a ma er of me.

Uniting Church Variety Concert

30th July.

FINALLY everything is falling into place and we can once again hold a variety concert.

As the name suggests, all kinds of acts will be performing.

The Baby Boomers were the first to accept my invitation. Appropriately named, they will do their fabulous sing and dance acts.

Their acceptance was followed closely by the U3A Singers, who always bring life and vigour to any concert they are involved in.

Paul Marshall has recovered in time to make an appearance bringing his gorgeous voice to the party.

Try and keep him away; he loves to sing

On a more frivolous note, Dick and Meredith have agreed to do some poems and skits, and I’m telling tales of the sea [well boats anyway]. We weren’t very good at sailing, but we did try.

For the grand finale everyone will participate with the U3A Singers leading us in a lively singalong. Now that should warm the cockles of our hearts, hmm?

It’s always fun, and in midwinter what better way to spend Sunday afternoon?

Be there. 2pm Sunday 30th July

Events from the Bay

Courthouse Fundraiser Saturday, July 29th 11am-3pm. Batemans Bay Heritage Museum is holding a Garage Sale & BBQ event raising funds to re-paint the 103 year old Courthouse.

Tools, baked goodies, bric-a-brac, plants, etc. and heaps of DVDs and Books. And the former Bay Bowling Club’s famous ‘chocolate wheel’. E pos available. www.batemansbayheritagemuseum.com

Exhibi on ‘Of Pigs and Whistles’

As part of its annual Travelling Exhibi on programme, now showing at the Batemans Bay Heritage Museum is the story of how steam naviga on linked south coast NSW to the world. It features the Illawarra Steam Naviga on Company fleet which operated for almost a century, famously wai ng an hour for a pig but not a minute for a passenger. It had agencies at Batemans Bay and Nelligen. Tue/Wed/Thur 10am-3pm. Free with entry. Funded by South East Arts and the NSW Government. www.batemansbayheritagemuseum.com

Jul 22nd - Riff at Batemans Bay Soldiers Club

Jul 22nd - CANCELLED The Vallies at Batemans Bay Soldiers Club

Jul 22nd - Chris Oconner at Broulee Brewhouse 1-4

Jul 22nd - Michelle Bri – Club Tuross (6.30pm)

Jul 22nd - Jamie Parkinson – Club Malua (7.30pm)

Jul 22nd - Sam Stevenson – Tomakin Club (7.30pm)

Jul 22nd_ Get your groove on and show off your raddest ou it because it's me to party! Join us at the Moruya Waterfront Hotel as we transport you back to the epic eras of the 80's and 90's. Don't miss out on the wicked tunes from DJs Jhay and Rawson from Canberra, who will be rocking the BoomBox inside and in the beer garden. Grab your $15 ckets online or pay $25 at the door. Get ready to live it up at the ul mate throwback bash!

Jul 23rd - Damon Davies at Broulee Brewhouse 1-4

Jul 23rd - Goldheist of Elves & Ent’s (Magic in Music) on

@ 3PM - St Johns Anglican Red Door Hall Moruya

Jul 28th - Totum at Batemans Bay Soldiers Club

Jul 29th - Min Ha at Broulee Brewhouse 1-4

Jul 29 - Affinity String Quartet 2:30 pm St Paul’s Anglican Church, Narooma

Jul 30th - Mark Smith at Broulee Brewhouse 1-4

Aug 12th - 19-Twenty & Sunday Lemonade at Moruya Waterfront Hotel Motel 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Aug 18th - Geoff Achison at Narooma Kinema

Aug 26th - Affinity Quartet play Narooma

Sep 2nd - The 4th NelliJam 'Winter Breaker Country Party' is back post-COVID. The only dedicated country fes val on the far south coast. @ The Steampacket Hotel, Nelligen.

Sept 16th - One night in Memphis Batemans Bay Soldiers Club

Sept 23rd - Running in the Shadows Batemans Bay Soldiers Club

Oct 7th - Pink Tribute Show @ Tomakin Sports & Social Club

Sat October 14 - Acacia String Quartet - Beethoven and Schubert quartets 2:30 pm St Paul’s Anglican Church, Narooma

What’s on

The Sydney Hotshots Live at Moruya Waterfront Hotel

Look out ladies, the hunks from Sydney Hotshots are coming to the Moruya Waterfront Hotel on Fri, 25 Aug 2023 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM to sizzle and seduce for one night only with a brand-new killer show.

The 2-hour produc on is a visual feast, choreographed and developed by Australia’s leading professionals. Our hand-picked selec on of dreamy guys will have the ladies up from their chairs, screaming for more, night a er night! With a totally interac ve produc on, The Secret Fantasies Tour is the perfect night out with the girls!

A high energy produc on, our shows boast the perfect mix of killer dance rou nes, eye-catching costumes, acroba cs, and jaw dropping athle c male physiques.

“Our smorgasbord of sexy guys are selected from 100’s of men na onwide and put though an intensive “Hotshots Bootcamp”, all gradua ng with an A+ in hip thrus ng! Our fellas come from various backgrounds from Tradies, Cops, Farmers and even Fireman to tour Australia and entertain the ladies!”

Hosted by seasoned professional Paul Reynolds (original cast member of ManpowerAustralia and Las Vegas headliner), Reynold’s showmanship and cheeky banter with audiences makes for an extra entertaining evening. It’s the most fun a girl can have standing up!

Tickets from $37.63 at h ps://bit.ly/45VbtY2

Batemans Bay’s Premier

Entertainment venue

Gadfly 296

By Robert Macklin

Midnight: A blue plas c curtained cubicle among the ‘beds’ beyond the public recep on chaos of Canberra Hospital’s Emergency Department.

The white light of the vast room has become almost unendurable. The machines that go ‘ping’ are spearing into the brain, as they have for the past three hours. Suddenly from the adjoining cubicle comes a woman’s heartrending burst of sobs.

My son Ben and I had met her briefly in ED chaos central, a short, slim lady (whom we’ll call Estelle) from Canberra’s inner south, a daily walker who that day had suffered a pain in the chest. She had followed us an hour later into the Emergency ‘ward’ and her story was similar to my own – ordered by a GP to the ED for symptoms of possible Pulmonary Embolism – that’s a blood clot that can kill you instantly or reach the brain to deliver a stroke that leaves you permanently disabled.

Estelle sobbed again. No staff available to respond, so kindly Ben went to the gap in the plas c blue curtains and asked if he could help, perhaps find a nurse…‘They just le me here,’ she wept, ‘no one has said a word to me; and my husband is away on a fishing trip. I didn’t want to worry him. I just did what my GP told me to do…’ Same here, I thought, though my symptoms followed a ‘procedure’ at Calvary Private the very night it became “Bruce” which ckled me no end at the me.

Ben and I had reached the ED with my GPs referral le er at 5pm. We then waited four hours in the Monday chaos before the call to the cubicles and dressed in work clothes from the waist down with a gown on an otherwise naked top, we inmates occupied the movable bunks that would occasionally ferry me to the various x-ray and scanning installa ons.

There was no rhyme nor reason given for the wait. Asking ques ons is frowned upon by the triage staff, and the nurses are given no informa on from the all-high Panjandrums, the doctors who dispense their opinions only to junior doctors. The juniors very occasionally call by the cubicle and take some pleasure, it seems, in withholding the results of the various tests.

‘The doctor (Panjandrum),’ is looking at it now,’ they say. But there is no ‘now’ in Canberra Hospital ED.

At least I had Ben to chat with as the minutes turned to hours of tortured pings (in clashing musical key) and the hours to the very edge of human endurance. Then from the blue cubicle, ‘I’ve had enough!’ Estelle cried. ‘I’m ge ng dressed and going home.’

Ben had a racted the a en on of a nurse – a kindly Filipino-Australian named Paul who did his best to calm Estelle and promised to get a doctor to at least speak her. However, such was the apparent busyness in Panjandrum Land that Estelle had reached the end of her tether. Only the panicked Paul’s pleading kept her in the cubicle bed ll finally an emissary reached her. Con nues…..

Con nues…..

Then began a contest of wills that ended with her decision to stay because they had decided to admit her. The only problem was they didn’t have a bed in any of the wards on the sixth floor where us Pulmonary Embolism folk were headed. Oh, yes, I had a similar message from a different but equally non-commi al emissary.

He said the “Bed Manager”, would organise it. But just at the moment there weren’t any available. There is no ‘moment’ at Canberra Hospital ED, only a flat line with no ending. However, said the emissary, ‘Bed Manager’ is doing his (or her) best so… ‘ping, ping, a-ping, da-ping…ing, ping…da-da-ping…’

My watch said it’s well a er midnight. I sent dear Ben home to his own family and the big job he was handling in the APS. On went the pings; on went the minutes un l at 1am Estelle cracked. ‘I don’t care,’ she told Paul tearfully, ‘I’ll find my car in the parking lot and that’s it.’

A shadow passed on the other side of the blue plas c curtains. At least the sobbing stopped. S ll, I raised the Bed Manager issue with another passing nurse, a youngster named Elizabeth: ‘What could the Bed Manager do at 1.30am to secure me a bed in a ward, short of something too ghastly to men on?’

‘I wish I could be more helpful,’ she said. ‘But I just don’t know.’

‘So really, I could stay here all night with the machines that ping and the white light and the absolute exhaus on that is becoming very bad for my health.’

‘I’m afraid so.’

Well, I thought, if Estelle could make a break, so could I.

When Elizabeth departed, I surrep ously peeled off the s ckers that had held the scanning nodules to my chest and sides, then with a glance at the mobile (2am almost out of charge), I called Paul. And he did his level best to keep me, even promising that the boss panjandrum herself might be along ‘soon’.

But by then I knew, there is no ‘soon’ at Canberra Hospital ED. And so, I suspect, did he. In fact, kindly chap that he is, he finally put me in a wheelchair and off we went. Marvellous, it felt like a scene from ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’. A quick stop at the now deserted recep on room to call a cab, then out into the freezing cold just as it arrived. Paul promised to have them send the test results to the GP later that morning.

Ten minutes later down empty streets and home.

I take a charitable view, that the Panjandrums really are terribly important and incredibly busy making life and death decisions. But does that excuse the condescension bordering on contempt they show to the Canberra folk who, with their Medicare card and a life me’s contribu on to the Medibank levy, expect a health system in our na onal capital worthy of the name. Sadly, I discovered, there is a great gap between the well-staffed facili es of Bruce Private and the condescending chaos of Canberra Hospital. The Bri sh call it the ‘class’ system; we pretend it doesn’t exist. Canberra Hospital ED laughs in our faces.

robert@robertmacklin.com

Reading—a beer with Bazza

Mick was in full flight in the front bar of the pub.

“Next up… the Australian Cricket Team…….. and David Warner…..…... Let’s face it…… Warner has got to go, mate……. Stuart Broad has dismissed him 17 mes….. the record is 19 mes when Oooh Ahhh Glen McGrath had Mike Atherton’s measure. Now….. he went cheaply again on Wednesday……. He is Broad’s bunny. I’m saying me is up.”

There were various nods of agreement as Mick paused for a sip of his schooner.

Bazza’s chuckle shi ed a en on.

‘Bloody hell, Mick…… it was only last December you were calling the double century by Warner the greatest spor ng achievement of 2022.… but I agree with you, for once…..”

Bazza paused for a sip and took in the raised eyebrows.

“I reckon they should replace Warner with Sco Morrison because no one seems to be able to get him out.”

There were a couple of groans before Mick again held court.

‘Stay focused, Bazza ……..although it seems I am not the only one kicking a bloke when he is down. Anyhow, while we are at it, lets move onto Freddy Fi ler, NSW State of Origin Coach.”

Sighs all round and shaking of heads.

Mick took a long sip.

“OK… he’s for the chop as well. There is no point winning a game when the series is already lost…..… you see…..they booted Phil Lowe and now the economy is on the mend…… so a new coach might be the answer. Righto….that just leaves Eddie Jones and the Wallabies. It has been a disastrous start to the interna onal season for Australia.”

Timeless Tom weighed in.

“Ahhhhh…… if the Wallabies get within 30 points of the All Blacks in next week’s test we should give him a bit more me. You are a bit hard, Mick.”

Mick let out a deep breath.

“Well……we need to do a bit of a chopping and sacking to get Australian sport back on top, Tom. Anyhow, what are you s ll doing here? You are usually the first to leave?”

Tom half laughed.

“I’m a bit worried that if I leave, I might get the chop.”

Mick’s face reddened as Bella, the publican, wiped the bar within earshot. Con nues….

Reading —a beer with Bazza

Con nued…..

“Come on …. fellas. Australian sport is in crisis. We are too reliant on key blokes to perform and if they have an off day…..we go down. They front the media with banal comments and excuses. There is no excitement, passion or even a sense of joy in the way our boys play or present across our na onal sports. I am going to end up…….”

Bella leaned in to finish Mick’s sentence.

“SUPPORTING THE MATILDAS!, Mick…… they can win without Sam Kerr and it’s obvious they play with passion.”

Mick splu ered his beer, as Bella scrolled through her phone.

“And listen to this comment from one of the Ma ldas, Mick…… ‘I obviously feel for Sam, because it’s such a big tournament and she means so much to this team and this country,’ Fowler said.”

Bella paused for effect and there were a few nods.

“‘But there’s just been love towards her and from her towards us. So we move forward and we keep going.’*

*h ps://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/soccer/2023/07/21/ma ldas-world-cup-ireland/

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

100 Years Ago 21st July 1923

Shire Engineer Dawson will shortly have about £20 spent on the box cu ng at Gundary Hill which got into a bad state during the recent wet weather, and about £14 in gravelling beyond Kiora bridge.

Congratula ons to Mr. J. Lipscombe, Potato Point, who has recently been appointed General Manager for the Clyde Saw Mill Co. for the South Coast. Five mills and a farm come under his immediate supervision and control. His new posi on will necessitate a considerable amount of travelling to keep in close touch with the added responsibili es.

The Federal Government last week carried a mo on that the next Parliament should sit at Canberra. To prepare Canberra for the occupa on will incur an expenditure of nearly £4,000,000. This es mate includes £400,000 for a temporary Parliament House, “co age” for the Governor-General, and Government offices, £150,000 for water supply, sewerage, roads, and electricity; £990,000 for 1100 homes for public officers, and £1,250,000 for hotels, boarding-houses, shops, hospitals, churches, club rooms, and houses for the general public.

The local Bank of N.S.Wales premises are undergoing renova ons.

The marriage of Miss Rita, eldest daughter of Mr. B. Coppin, of Mantle Hill, and Mr. Vidler took place in the Methodist Church on Saturday a ernoon last, the Rev. S. A. Pill officia ng.

Moruya suffered the loss of one of its oldest and most highly respected residents, in the person of Mr. Samuel Kimpton, who died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. S. Harkus, of Nelligen, at the age of 89 years. The deceased was a na ve of Herefordshire, England, and came to this district in 1853, when he entered the services of the late Mr. Hawdon, of Kiora. In 1857 he married Miss Sarah Jessop, who predeceased him four years ago. The first part of his married life was spent at Dwyer’s Creek and Garlandtown.

In 1872 he purchased and se led down on the property now know as “Kimpton’s Orchard” on the Deua River. He occupied the posi on of maintenance man on the Moruya Araluen road for very many years, and his very familiar figure was greatly missed when he re red from the service.

It was at the Deua River homestead that Mr. and Mrs. Kimpton dispensed the old me hospitality of the bush, when every caller was made welcome, and on leaving were presented with a liberal supply of choice fruit from the orchard. …

Sixteen children were born- one son passed away in 1878, and another, Reuben, died of enteric fever at the South African war. The surviving members are Mesdames Keir (Queensland), T. Smith (Homebush), S. Harkus (Nelligen), Binns (North Sydney), Hoare (North Sydney), Fogarty (North Sydney), Kelly (Balmain), Jaques Balmain), Messrs. George (Queensland), Joseph (Victoria), Isaac (Nowra), Mark (Tamworth), Herbert and Samuel (Deua River).

Extracted from the Moruya Examiner by the Moruya and District Historical Society Inc.

‘Recollec ons’ To Be Issued Monthly

Thousands of readers of Recollec ons, the extremely popular and free South Coast history magazine, are about to have their wishes fulfilled.

Recollec ons is about to be published monthly, instead of being produced every second month.

‘The reason is simple,’ Peter Lacey the Editor of Recollec ons explained. ‘We receive lots of feedback from readers every me we produce a new edi on of Recollec ons and, me and me and me again, we are asked to share even more of the fascina ng history of the NSW South Coast with them through Recollec ons. So, we’re just responding to strong, ongoing demand from our local community.’

‘And we are delighted to do so. The South Coast has an enormous amount of extraordinarily interes ng, o en quite unique, history that deserves to be more widely known. So, issuing Recollec ons every month, rather than every second month, enables us to share more stories, more of the area’s fascina ng history with our readers.’

‘But,’ Peter added, ‘these addi onal issues of Recollec ons will be slightly different.’

‘They will ini ally only highlight interes ng South Coast objects and ac vi es that now belong to yesterday –industries that have disappeared like whaling in Twofold Bay or the Talc Mine that once operated near Cobargo, community ac vi es such as Cracker Nights and Saturday Nights at the Movies that are no longer regular significant community events, everyday ins tu ons such as nurses’ homes and ‘Greek’ cafes on the South Coast that no longer exist, once-common objects such as milk cans and ‘silent cops’ that are now just relics of our past.’

‘Like the current Recollec ons, these addi onal issues will con nue to be free.’

‘But they will only be available on-line. We realise this will disappoint some people but, unfortunately, the cost of prin ng six addi onal issues of Recollec ons each year is currently way beyond what the volunteerbased and not-for-profit South Coast History Society can afford.’

‘Subscribing to these addi onal issues of Recollec ons, however, is very easy. Simply email ‘Send Recollec ons’ to southcoasthistory@yahoo.com.’

Recollec ons has been one of the South Coast’s real success stories of recent years.

When it was first produced in February 2017 it was intended to be a quarterly publica on with every second issue being available only on-line. ‘But the community soon set us straight about what they wanted and, with the support of a couple of very generous donors, we have since been able to produce both print and on-line versions and issue Recollec ons every second month,’ Peter explained.

‘The print run of that ini al issue was only around 1,000 copies, but that too has steadily increased to now be regularly between 3,500 and 4,000, with an addi onal 1,000 to 2,000 copies being supplied to subscribers on-line. And the number of businesses that distribute paper copies of Recollec ons has also drama cally increased, with around 100 of them all up and down the South Coast now making it available to their customers and clients.’

‘Pleasingly, Recollec ons has also gained the support of some of Australia’s leading historians who have contributed ar cles for inclusion in it. So, for them, it has become an important vehicle through which they can more widely share the findings of research they have been undertaking on the history of the NSW South

When asked whether Recollec ons might next become a fortnightly magazine that would be available in print form, Peter laughed. ‘It’s a remote possibility, I guess,’ he said, ‘but producing an issue every fortnight would be a really big ask, one that would likely be beyond the capability of our current group of volunteers. However, the prin ng of all issues is possible but that en rely depends on our receiving sufficient financial support from the community to pay for them…and we always live in hope that that support may be forthcoming!’

The first of the new, addi onal on-line issues of Recollec ons will be released on September 1st.

Photo: Peter Lacey with the August 2023 issue of Recollec ons and a mock-up of a new, on-line issue of Recollec ons that will launch in September.

Local Jervis Bay ar st organises crea ve weekend workshops in Huskisson

WEDNESDAY 12 JULY 2023: Vincen a local ar st Samantha Tannous is the organiser behind Arts Muster, a new weekend-long program of art and cra workshops, ar sans markets and First Na ons cultural experiences, in Huskisson on 19-20 August.

Samantha is a fibre and tex le ar st teaching indigo dyeing on paper and fabric. Other local ar sts joining her include sculptor and installa on ar st Akira Kamada, muldisciplinary ar st Kathryn Orton, printmaker Barbara Dawson, and fibre ar st Fiona Hammond.

Tradi onal custodians, Gadhungal Murring will welcome everyone to Arts Muster, before taking a small group on a cultural workshop in the grounds of the Jervis Bay Mari me Museum. On Sunday 20 August, an ar sans market will pop up in the Huskisson Community Hall, offering unique art and handmade items for sale.

Samantha has been teaching fibre and tex le crea ve workshops for over a decade, and she will brew up some dye pots with natural dyes including indigo. She will show her students easy ways to fold, clamp and s tch their fabrics and papers to dip into the dyes and create beau ful pa erns and effects. The historic classrooms and grounds of the Jervis Bay Mari me Museum are the perfect venue for natural dyeing and crea ve inspira on.

“Making things is a powerful way to improve our mental and physical wellbeing. Making things together is even be er, and doing all that with Jervis Bay as the backdrop is simply perfect. We learn so much from our generous tutors and each other, in a relaxed classroom environment. Our workshops are for everyone, no experience necessary. Most of our tutors provide kits of all the materials and tools you need in their workshops, so you can simply turn up on the day and learn some new crea ve skills.”

The venues for workshops include the historic classrooms in the grounds of the Jervis Bay Mari me Museum, and the adjacent Huskisson Community Hall and Huskisson Public School.

Tickets cost from $145.00 and are on sale at h ps://artsmuster.com.au/

I have often written about the various treatments for cold and flu. Ear candling can be a great addition to the other various treatments I have previously suggested. I can hear you saying – what on earth is ear candling? Ear candles are said to originate from the North and South American Indians. The candles have the appearance of a thick wax covered drinking straw. They are made from a combination of honey extracts, beeswax, sage oil, and woven cotton. Ear candling is a gentle and natural procedure which is known as an excellent clearance device for many problems related to the ear and head areas.

At this time of the year, with many people suffering from head colds and sinus, we find ear candles are in great demand. They work extremely well in clearing blocked ears and sinuses. We have also found ear candling to be successful in treating symptoms of earache, glue ear, swimmers’ ear or general hearing difficulties. They also work extremely well for someone suffering with excessive ear wax. Because the heat of the candle stimulates the peripheral blood circulation, ear candling may also assist in the treatment of ringing in the ears (tinnitus). You might also find they assist in relieving pressure after flying, deep sea diving, or whenever there is an imbalance of pressure caused by altitude or as a consequence of a head cold.

So, your next question is how on earth does it work? Ear candling is a very simple and safe procedure however you will need a friend to help. Whilst lying on your side, the lighted candle is placed in the ar. The ear candle will take approximately ten minutes to burn down to the appropriate line on the candle before being removed. The ear candles work similarly to a chimney. The heat creates a vacuum which draws out the excess wax through the centre of the candle. I must reiterate, this is a very safe and simple procedure which any adult can do. It has also been found the chimney effect inside the candle and the vibration of the rising air column through the natural movement of the flame, serves to gently massage the ear drum assisting in regulating the pressure.

Now I can hear you saying what a lot of hocus pocus! Well, I have to tell you we sell stacks of these ear candles in our store. They sit on our front counter because they are so popular. So, if you are suffering from any of the above problems, give them a try. Not everybody can say they have spent the evening with a candle in their ear. On a more serious note, it is important to note ear candling cannot be used whilst suffering from an acute ear infection or perforated ear drum.

For more information on ear candling or any other health issue, call to see Bev and the girls at Go Vita, Your Health Store at 5 North St, Batemans Bay or phone on 44729737. Don’t forget to tune into Bev on 2EC every Wednesday at 12.30pm.

Narooma Women's Golf results

On Monday 17th July we played round 1 of our Women's Foursomes with 32 entrants.

Grade A winners were Tanya Desmond and Janice Eardley with a score of 73.5

Grade B winners were Julie Melville and Tanya Burr with a score of 74.5 Balls to 77.5

On Wednesday 19th July the final round of our Women's Foursomes was played with 36 entrants.

Grade A winners were Julie Whyte and Jenny Walker with a score of 68.5

Grade B winners were Lee Lewis and Trish James with a score of 69 Balls to 76.5

The overall A Grade Gross winners with a score of 187 were Jayne Hotchkis and Jenny Wuttke-Hayes.

The overall B Grade Gross winners with a score of 210 were Pam Shepherd and Marion Brooks.

The overall A Grade Nett winners were Chris Hendra and Di Wilkes with a score of 151. The overall B Grade Nett winners were Vicky Connaughton and Sharan Houston with a score of 159

Broulee Runners Wednesday 19th 2023

Tonight, was very special in the history of the Broulee Runners with Deb Connaughton recording her 500th run. Deb started on the 27 February 2008 and has been a regular since that time. She has been the starter and timekeeper for most of the time since her commencement. This has required her to do her run earlier in the day. This obviously requires strong selfdiscipline to be able to push herself without the competition.

She has been singularly responsible for the strong interest in the event by marketing it on Facebook each week. The presentation has lots of followers and there are always lots of comments. Even if she is in a remote location or overseas, she still presents the Facebook page.

She always puts in strong performances when the opportunity presents itself. Her first 5-kilometres in 2008 was 28.10 and she reduced this time to 25.21. So, it is fitting that tonight in the 4-kilometres and being able to run with the group, she ran a personal best time of 20.20, which is an improvement of 46 seconds.

Out of the 25 results this evening we had 7 personal best times and one equal PB. In the 2-kilometres the improvers were Aren Shannon, Ashlee Beby, Leo, and Max Richards. In the 4-kilometres the improvers were Rob Kellett, Brad Turner, Deb Connaughton, and Meg Edenborough equalled her PB of 24.47. Special thanks to Damien and Judy Kennedy, who have provided the run with more Broulee Runners shirts on their return from Bali today.

Tuross Head Veterans Golf Results 19 July 2023

41 starters played in the Vets Stableford golf morning on Wednesday, our winner of the day was Blasé Madden with a score of 20 points for the nine holes played, well done Blasé. Ian Manton was runner up on 19 points, followed by Robert McKirdy on 18 points and Annette Manton 17 points on a count back.

Ball or chocolate winners were Greg Smith, Des Jackson, Gail Rogers, Don Russell, Leonie Snodgrass, John Cox, Steve Gardner and Ron Hanlon.

Nearest the pin vouchers went Mike Birks on the 4th, Bruce Harding on the 6th, Ladies on the 7th Chris Wratten and Men on the 7th Des Jackson.

Accuracy voucher was won by Dave Williams. The Bradmans award went to visitor Greg Heywood.

Photo: Blase Madden

Tomakin won 8 sets ( 48 games) to Swans nil sets (11 games)

Moruya Womens Golf

Wednesday, 19th July

The first round of the Foursomes Championships was played this week with 20 contenders compe ng.

Daily Winners

1st Place: Joanne Dixon & Marilyn Bingham with 74.5 ne

2nd Place: Jill Middleton & Phyllis Reid with 78.5 ne

Place Ge ers

Barbara Kennedy and Jan Lumsden – 79 ne

Judi Hebbard and Noelene Cowdroy – 79.5 ne

Barbara Roberts and Jenny Ellis – 81 C/B net

Photo: Marilyn Bingham and Joanne Dixon

A very chilly start to the beginning of season 2 did not dampen the excitement of getting back on the courts for Season 2 ETLC tennis comp.

Division 1 results as follows:

Tuross won 6 sets (44 games) to Moruya Blues 2 sets (22 games)

Narooma had a Bye.

Tomakin 1 won 7 sets (47 games) to Bay Babes 1 set (20 games)

Division 2 results as follows:

Flamingoes won 6 sets (44 games) to Narooma Gold 2 sets (30 games)

Tomkatz won 6 sets (42 games) to Bay Waves 2 sets (28 games)

Broulee Brolgas won 5 sets (43 games) to Bay Breeze 3 sets (35 games)

Narooma Social Bowls 11 July 2023and Tournaments 14 - 16 July

It was a beau ful sunny mid-winter day, perfect for social bowls, last Tuesday.

There were three games of triples, played on green 2 which was running very quickly and with a following breeze plenty of bowls ended up on the bank. The day started with a ‘Spider’ and Carol Harraway taking the prize with the closest bowl to the target. The winning team for the day, decided by Highest Winning Margin, was Heather McGourty, Alison Maloney and Sandra Breust (skip) who all played top bowls for a good win against Suzanne Dainer, Barbara McNamara and Dawn Kenny (skip). Sandra’s team also made the most of the lucky end innova on by scoring three shots on end nine which was doubled. Sandra Breust con nued her winning ways by taking out the first Res ng Toucher (at 10.43) prize. Suzanne Dainer had the second res ng toucher.

Sue Wales won the Rapley’s Meat raffle and Leila Gosper took out the 50 Club prize.. Thank you to Rapley and Sons for their con nued, valued, support.

Perpetual Mixed Pairs

The Perpetual Mixed Pairs was played on Friday with 26 teams vying for the coveted trophy. There were three games of 11 ends and there were several teams going into the a ernoon round in a winning posi on. It was the team of Chris and Finn Hansen, from Dalmeny Club, who came through with an impressive result of 3 wins and a 58 shot margin. Congratula ons to both of you for pu ng in such an impressive performance. Second place went to Gail Howe, from Narooma, and Bryce Billington from St John’s Park club with 3 wins and a 29 shot margin. Leila Gosper from Narooma and Allan Etheredge from Tuross Head came in third followed by Sue Wales and Greg Ryan from Narooma in fourth place.

Congratula ons to the prize winners and thank you to all the par cipants. Thanks to Narooma Spor ng and Services Club and staff for their support and to all who contributed to make this a successful occasion.

Ladies Gold, Silver, Bronze Triples Carnival

The Ladies Triples Carnival was contested on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday 32 teams played three games of 12 ends, to determine posi ons in the Gold, Silver and Bronze Divisions. On Sunday each division played two further games. Ten points per game win awarded plus one point per end won. It was a pleasure to watch so many high-quality games from teams who had travelled from as far as Sydney down to Merimbula and across to Canberra and Queanbeyan.

A er some intense compe on, great bowls and several upsets, the following prizes were awarded:

Gold Division – 1st Milka Starkovski Jenny Holan and Karen James (skip) Tomakin;

2nd Diane Marquet, Sharon Steele and Ruth Moore (skip) Composite team – Weston Creek and Queanbeyan RSL.

Silver Division – 1st Robyn Butcher, Rae Fayle, Sue Beavan (skip) Malua Bay

2nd – D Miranda, J Cro and Teeny Fitzgerald (skip) Bomaderry.

Bronze Division – 1st D Jones, N Muske and Jenny Ferris (skip) from Warilla;

2nd S Warren, A Brignent and Gayle Young from Queanbeyan;

3rd – K Parkhill, Jill Leslie, Kath Genoni (skip) from Sussex Inlet.

Saturday Morning Mystery prize - Robyn Burke’s team.

A ernoon Mystery prize - Rhonda Marchini, Chris Hansen, Kathy Ryan (skip) Dalmeny.

What a great three days of bowls, good compe on and good weather despite a chilly Friday. Thanks to all our visitors from near and far, we hope to see you next year. Thanks again to our Club for their wonderful sponsorship and hard working staff, it would not happen without you. Thanks to the ladies and men’s club, the caterers, greenkeepers and umpires for all your efforts in making this a successful tournament.

Moruya River. Sorry for the lateness of this post, stocktake is in full swing in the store, and I have been a little preoccupied this last week.

There isn’t a lot to report for the Moruya river in general. The water is cold and the fish are responding to conditions.

Those that have been finding the odd fish, have worked for them.

Lure fishers are adopting a fish deep, fish slowly approach. Smaller soft plastics with a bit of extra weight on the head to get them deep have been the go, as have metal style blades.

Towards the front of the system, the Preddy’s wharf area has seen a few visiting winter salmon. Small metals or lightly weighted white bait will tempt these hard fighting and fun fish to catch on light gear. Unfortunately, there isn’t a whole lot to crow about this week in Moruya.

Tuross River.

Tuross is fairing slightly better than Moruya this last week, but not by alot. With a much larger system, and a whole heap more areas to explore, Tuross continues to be the areas premier system.

Much like Moruya, Tuross anglers are also having to fish deep, fish slow to find a fish or two. Start be looking at the systems many holes, that traditionally tend to hold more fish this time of the year. The boat shed has an easily accessible one, while in front of four ways and under the Bodalla bridge are more areas to explore. Live nippers are also a good option, as fresh live baits. Fished lightly, and left to drift and waft naturally, they can be a great option to tempt lazy cold fish.

Rock and Beach.

The salmon continue to keep the fishing action happening this last week. Good captures of solid sized fish have been reported all up and down the coast line. With no particular beach having any more fish than the next one. It is up to you to track down where they are holding this weekend.

There continue to be good drummer from the rock platforms this week. While I didn’t manage to land any last weekend, the wife did, and she hasn’t stopped reminding me. My preference is for prawns as bait on a strong hook with minimal weight, and a loaf of cheap white bread for burley left to soak in a bucket. Slowly throw a handful of bread every 4-5 minutes and keep a feel out for what can be a very subtle bite.

Offshore.

The yellowfin continue to be around for those keen to head out wide, while the snapper and flathead are still readily available in close for those that don’t want to cover long distances that the game crews need to. For the snapper, start looking in around the 20m marks, look for broken ground and any signs of bait fish. The bait freezer is again restocked, with mullet fillet and bluebait being the only notable out of stocks. The forecast for the weekend is looking quite winterish, with the winds making themselves felt, particularly on Sunday.

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

Team Tackle World Moruya.

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Strengthening Strata Ownership: The Importance of Registering Mortgages on the Strata Roll in NSW

In the dynamic world of property management, owning a strata property in NSW brings with it a host of responsibili es and opportuni es. As an experienced strata management company, we firmly believe in empowering lot owners and enhancing their experience through professional exper se and support. One key aspect that contributes to the smooth func oning of a strata scheme is the requirement for lot owners to register mortgages on the strata roll. In this ar cle, we delve into the significance of this prac ce and the myriad benefits it offers to strata owners.

Understanding the Requirement: In accordance with the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 in NSW, lot owners are mandated to register their mortgages on the strata roll. The strata roll serves as an essen al database that records vital informa on about the ownership, mortgages, and other relevant details of individual lots within the strata scheme. By registering mortgages on the strata roll, owners can ensure transparency, compliance, and proper administra on within the strata community.

Transparency and Accountability: Registering mortgages on the strata roll fosters transparency within the strata scheme. The availability of up-to-date mortgage informa on ensures that all stakeholders, including owners, prospec ve buyers, and the management team, can access accurate and relevant details about individual lots. Such transparency builds trust and fosters a harmonious living environment, which is vital for the overall well-being of the community.

Legal Compliance and Risk Mi ga on: Complying with the requirement to register mortgages on the strata roll is not just a formality; it has legal implica ons as well. Failure to register mortgages can lead to poten al disputes, financial risks, and complica ons during property transac ons. As a professional strata management company, we take great care to ensure our clients are fully compliant with all relevant laws and regula ons, safeguarding their interests and reducing exposure to unnecessary risks.

Enhanced Communica on and Community Engagement: Our commitment to professional strata management goes beyond administra ve tasks. We believe in fostering a strong sense of community and promo ng posi ve engagement among lot owners. By maintaining a well-organised strata roll with registered mortgages, we can facilitate seamless communica on channels and ensure that relevant updates and informa on reach all stakeholders promptly.

As an experienced and passionate strata management firm, we priori se the interests and needs of our clients above all else. Registering mortgages on the strata roll in NSW is a crucial step towards building a robust and thriving strata community. The benefits of transparency, compliance, efficient management, and enhanced communica on not only strengthen ownership but also contribute to a posi ve living experience for all lot owners.

PLANNING PROPOSAL EXHIBITION - AMENDMENT TO ELEP 2012 TO IDENTIFY A NEW HERITAGE CONSERVATION AREA

Pursuant to schedule 1(4) of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979, no ce is hereby given of the public exhibi on of a planning proposal.

This planning proposal has been prepared in accordance with Sec on 3.33(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

The purpose of the planning proposal is to jus fy the proposed amendment to Eurobodalla Local Environmental Plan 2012 (ELEP 2012) to iden fy a Heritage Conserva on Area at Bruce Cameron Drive. Moruya.

The effect of the planning proposal is to afford Brierley's boat ramp area further protec on in accordance with clause 5.10 of the ELEP 2012

Eurobodalla Shire Council is the Local Plan Making Authority for this planning proposal

The Planning Proposal will be on exhibi on from 28 June 2023.

Full details of the planning proposal will be available at Council's Moruya Administra on Centre, Batemans Bay and Moruya libraries and online at Council's website, www.esc.nsw.gov.au/publicexhibi on

You can lodge a submission suppor ng or objec ng to the proposal online at Council's website, by email council@esc.nsw.gov.au or in wri ng, PO Box 99, Moruya NSW 2537

Submissions must be received by Council by 4:30pm on 26 July 2023

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