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Greater Gliders are endangered in the region and Bingi and Congo residents are asking Eurobodalla Shire Council to be more careful in their road planning. Image courtesy Gillianne Tedder.  Two years ago Congo residents were unhappy with aspects of the sealing of parts of Congo Rd Sth. Many trees were lost, habitat of...

Danger on the roads in the region yesterday, with another police pursuit, this time involved two vehicles. One, a stolen Toyota Hilux was later found burnt out south of Bombala.  Police are continuing to search for one of two vehicles involved in a police pursuit yesterday.  The pursuit began at Berridale when...

   Twofold Aboriginal Corporation's Dennis Arvidson and Alison Simpson with the gold award at Ulladulla yesterday.  The successful inaugural Giiyong Festival held at Jigamy, near Eden last September, has won a gold award at the Regional Tourism Awards. Giiyong celebrated and shared the diversity of Aboriginal arts and culture and brought thousands of...

The Rural Fire Service says conditions are worse than this time last year, when fires were breaking out on the Far South Coast, and the Yankees Gap fire started north west of Bega in gale force winds on the 15th of August.  There are currently five bush and grass fires burning...

There's a severe weather warning for damaging winds in the region and blizzard conditions in the mountains. Far South Coast residents are asked to take care on the roads today if travelling through the areas where the severe weather warning is current.   

  Brett Ingram has been living in the Nimmitabel area and was last seen at his accommodation on Monday 15/07/2019. He was reported missing on 18/07/2019. Police received a report that Brett Ingram was seen in Goulburn on Tuesday 16/07/2019. Brett Ingram is described as being about 175 cms tall, 80 kgs, medium...

Four in 10 Scamwatch reports in 2019 involve identity theft or the loss of personal/banking information. Image courtesy Nick Youngson. The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission is warning Far South Coast residents to watch out for identity theft.  Scams reported to the ACCC involving identity theft or the loss of personal/banking information...

Eurobodalla ratepayers are being targetted in a new scam involving a caller claiming to be from Eurobodalla Council, and asking for payment details on overdue rates. Although rates notices are about to be issued, Council staff do not contact ratepayers by phone to request payment. Anyone receiving a call or voicemail requesting rates...

Southern NSW Local Health District is urging people to be alert to lesser known signs of meningococcal disease, with the peak period for the disease still more than a month away. The Director of the Public Health Unit Tracey Oakman, said meningococcal disease can occur at any time of year but...

A 55-year-old woman has been arrested on domestic violence charges following Saturday night's fire which destroyed a Batehaven unit. A 55-year-old woman has been arrested on domestic violence charges following a house fire at Batehaven on Saturday night.  One unit was destroyed and another one badly damaged in the fire. Asbestos was...