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Eurobodalla tourism bookings up

Posted November 20, 2008 13:34:00

Eurobodalla tourist authorities are reporting good visitor numbers, despite the downturn in the economy.

Tags: tourism, rural-tourism, bega-2550, moruya-2537

New chamber chief highlights future challenges

Posted November 20, 2008 13:32:00

Thee new head of a Monaro traders' group says the global economic crisis will present extra challenges for the business community.

Tags: economic-trends, bega-2550, cooma-2630

$6.5m water projects to secure local water supplies Photo

Posted November 20, 2008 12:01:00

Federal Water Minister Penny Wong has announced $6.5 million worth of water projects for the New South Wales southern tablelands.

Tags: federal-government, local-government, water, act, berridale-2628, braidwood-2622, bungendore-2621, tumut-2720

Pram may explain wharf tragedy: police Photo

Posted November 20, 2008 07:39:00 | Updated November 20, 2008 12:39:00

Police hope the recovery of a pram off the NSW south coast will help explain yesterday's triple drowning.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, australia, nsw, bega-2550, tathra-2550

Triple drowning leaves NSW town 'stunned' Video Photo

Posted November 19, 2008 17:09:00 | Updated November 19, 2008 17:35:00

The small NSW tourist town of Tathra is mourning the death of three members of the one family who drowned last night.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, rural, australia, nsw, bega-2550, tathra-2550

Nimmitabel moves to level 6 water bans

Posted November 19, 2008 11:00:00

It is not only south-east New South Wales' primary producers who are feeling the effects of the worsening drought.

Tags: drought, rivers, water, bega-2550, cooma-2630, nimmitabel-2631

Teen diagnosed with meningococcal disease

Posted November 19, 2008 11:00:00

There has been yet another confirmed case of meningococcal disease in the New South Wales Eurobodalla region.

Tags: meningococcal-disease, batemans-bay-2536, bega-2550

Police name family in wharf tragedy Audio Photo

Posted November 19, 2008 10:39:00 | Updated November 19, 2008 14:07:00

NSW Police have released the names of the man and his two sons who drowned on the NSW south coast.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, australia, nsw, bega-2550, tathra-2550

Father and sons drown in wharf tragedy Photo

Posted November 19, 2008 06:02:00 | Updated November 19, 2008 08:03:00

A man and his two young sons have drowned off a wharf on the NSW south coast.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, nsw, tathra-2550

Three drown off NSW south coast

Posted November 18, 2008 22:46:00

Two children and a man have drowned off the New South Wales south coast.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, nsw, tathra-2550

Three feared drowned off southern NSW

Posted November 18, 2008 22:00:00

It is feared up to three people may have drowned in the sea at Tathra on the New South Wales south coast.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, nsw, tathra-2550

Pambula emergency dept 'open for business'

Posted November 18, 2008 11:37:00

There has been a reassurance that a New South Wales far south coast hospital's casualty department will remain open and and continue to provide emergency treatment.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, health-administration, bega-2550, pambula-2549

Court jails abalone poacher

Posted November 18, 2008 11:34:00

One man has been sent to jail and four others issued with fines and penalties after being convicted in court of poaching abalone on the New South Wales far south coast.

Tags: crime, courts-and-trials, fishing-aquaculture, batemans-bay-2536, bega-2550, moruya-2537, narooma-2546, queanbeyan-2620

Anglican colleges set to merge

Posted November 18, 2008 11:29:00

St Peter's Anglican College will amalgamate with the Bega Valley Christian College to form one new entity.

Tags: anglicans, secondary-schools, bega-2550

Police investigate Lavington bashing, vandalism

Posted November 17, 2008 15:04:00

Police are investigating an assault and vandalism in the Albury suburb of Lavington in southern New South Wales at the weekend.

Tags: vandalism, assault, albury-2640, lavington-2641, wodonga-3690

Push on to save Snowy trout hatchery

Posted November 17, 2008 12:43:00

The fight has begun to try and save a Snowy Mountains' trout hatchery.

Tags: states-and-territories, fishing-aquaculture, fish, bega-2550, jindabyne-2627

Rape crisis centre to deliver free workshop

Posted November 17, 2008 12:34:00

The New South Wales Rape Crisis Centre's van will be in Batemans Bay this week after revelations the Eurobodalla Shire has been ranked 45th in the state for sexual and indecent assaults.

Tags: sexual-offences, community-organisations, batemans-bay-2536, bega-2550

Greens' MP backs Bermagui forest protesters

Posted November 17, 2008 12:13:00

Conservationists fighting logging of a forest near Bermagui, on the New South Wales far south coast, have been told to maintain their rage.

Tags: conservation, forests, states-and-territories, activism-and-lobbying, bega-2550, bermagui-2546

Anglers protest against trout hatchery closure Video

Posted November 16, 2008 13:25:00 | Updated November 17, 2008 08:22:00

Over 100 fishing enthusiasts have rallied at Jindabyne's Gaden trout hatchery to protest against the New South Wales Government's plans to shut it down.

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, fishing-aquaculture, act, nsw, jindabyne-2627

Police offer $50k reward for missing man info

Posted November 15, 2008 14:34:00

New South Wales Police Minister Tony Kelly has announced a $50,000 reward to help solve the mysterious disappearance of a man on the state's far south coast 10 years ago.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, nsw, bombala-2632

High Court dismisses Norfolk murder challenge

Posted November 14, 2008 18:12:00

The High Court has ruled out a challenge to evidence given to a murder trial on Norfolk Island last year.

Tags: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, norfolk-island-2899

Bombala revs up for motorcycles celebration

Posted November 14, 2008 11:23:00 | Updated November 14, 2008 11:16:00

A new-look celebration is tipped to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars for a Monaro town this weekend.

Tags: community-and-society, bega-2550, bombala-2632

Snowy fishing centre closure draws criticism

Posted November 14, 2008 11:13:00

There has been an angry reaction to a New South Wales Government move to dump a Snowy Mountains recreational fishing resource centre.

Tags: states-and-territories, fishing-aquaculture, bega-2550, jindabyne-2627

Public airs anger over Pambula maternity closure

Posted November 14, 2008 11:08:00

Supporters of a hospital on the New South Wales' far south coast have begun what they say will be a long fight to retain the facility.

Tags: healthcare-facilities, health-policy, health-administration, bega-2550, pambula-2549