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Lifeguards from Lifeguarding Services Australia will continue to keep beachgoers safe at Eurobodalla’s eight patrolled beaches during the summer school holiday period. Eurobodalla Council’s beach patrols will continue unchanged this summer following a recent tender for professional lifeguarding services. Council pays for eight of the shire’s most popular beaches to be patrolled by...

   Johnny Constable hand-waters the garden at Narooma Public School. Just one week after level 1 water restrictions were applied across Eurobodalla, residents are being asked to consider how they can best use water wisely during National Water Week, 20-26 October. Eurobodalla Council’s sustainability education officer Gillian Kearney said continuing dry conditions and...

Traffic will be affected all this week between Peninsula Drive and Beach Street, at Batemans Bay, as part of the new Batemans Bay bridge project.   

Dividends and grants to local councils and the community will be a thing of the past if council shareholders vote to sell Southern Phone to AGL.   Eurobodalla Council’s General Manager has responded to the proposed sale of Southern Phone to AGL, saying councillors will consider the offer, most likely at the...

  BOM's rainfall outlook from 21st October to 3rd November. Eurobodalla Shire Council has asked commercial businesses in the shire to check its website to ensure their business water practices are in line with the current Level one restrictions introduced this week. Council is posting the current and previous week’s water storage and...

  There is a power outage at Batemans Bay in the industrial area affecting about 17 properties at the moment, according to Essential Energy's outages service. We understand powerlines are down in the area. 

Motorists are advised there will be delays and temporary lane closures on the Princes Highway between Clyde St and Wharf Rd while the Batemans Bay Bridge is lifted tomorrow.  The bridge lift is scheduled for between 11.45am to 11.55am. Delays of 15 minutes are anticipated. Traffic will be controlled and both...

There is a very high fire danger rating for the Far South Coast today, as well as the possibility of hail and severe weather in parts of the south east.  The Rural Fire Service says the very high rating is due to a combination of dry fuels, low relative humidity and...

The Snapper and the Tollgate Islands add scenic beauty to the idyllic seascape of Batemans Bay. Aside from their aesthetic value they hold another surprise which even locals are often unaware – breeding colonies of little penguins. Eurobodalla Council’s invasive species supervisor Paul Martin said little penguins were the world’s smallest,...

Tathra headland. Image courtesy Jack Eastlake.  Far South Coast residents are today reflecting once again on how lucky we have been that no lives have been lost in our recent fire emergencies and disasters, and are feeling compassion and empathy toward our northern NSW neighbours. As we recover and become even more...