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   Thank you to NSW Farmers for the following media release:  Farmers are reassuring consumers there is no need to fear food shortages in Australia as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.NSW Farmers’ Vice President Chris Groves said farmers in NSW and across the country are busy doing what they do...

Two people have been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition following a single-vehicle accident at Wapengo this morning. NSW Ambulance say emergency services were called to the scene on Bermagui Tathra Road just after 8am. A spokesman says a 23-year-old woman has been air-lifted to Canberra hospital with serious head and...

Please see the below message from Bega Valley Shire Council in relation to this week's bushfire recovery meetings.  Given the health advice and concern around COVID-19/Coronavirus we have cancelled this Tuesday nights bushfire recovery meeting at Bemboka and this Thursday night's session at Merimbula.Knowing the need for updated and reliable information,...

In another blow to the regional economy Four Winds, the international music event, held biennially, has been cancelled for this Easter.  Staged outdoors at Barragga Bay near Bermagui, Four Winds survived the bushfires, however has now been cancelled due to COVID-19.  The announcement by the director and chair is below, with the...

  Get your hankies ready. No words. Thanks to Clean Energy For Eternity for this video.

The NSW Department of Education is introducing  measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 in NSW schools, including schools on the Far South Coast.  Mark Scott, Secretary of the Department of Education today announced that schools would adopt social distancing measures requiring them to cancel assemblies, excursions, travel, some events and...

Police say about 6.30am this morning emergency services received reports of an overturned boat in the area of the Narooma Bar. A member of the public brought a man from the stricken boat who was in the water to the shore, and performed CPR prior to emergency services arriving, however...

Police media say they will release a statement in relating to a boating incident at Narooma this morning. Marine Rescue, Surf Life Saving and the Westpac rescue helicopter are among the agencies involved in a search and rescue effort.  It's believed the accident happened at the Narooma Bar.   

Thanks to Bega Valley Shire Council for the following update:  The days we live in present challenges but also new ideas. Resilient Energy has stepped in to help Cobargo and surrounds and in the process created options for future emergencies. Resilient Energy writes, “A solar and battery system has helped reconnect 24...

There is a bank up of traffic between Batemans Bay and Mogo at the moment.  It is a public holiday in the ACT today.  For the latest updates go to www.livetraffic.com