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 Above: The Eden Fitness Trail received more community votes then other projects in the Bega Valley under the My Community Project program last year.  Bega Valley Shire Mayor Russell Fitzpatrick will officially open the Eden Fitness Trail outdoor gym this  Saturday. “The Eden Fitness Trail Group  in partnership with Council, won a $120,000...

Eurobodalla Residents living south of Knowles Creek on Araluen Road, 23 kilometres from Moruya, have received the news they didn't want to hear.  Council’s director of infrastructure Warren Sharpe inspected the landslip site at Knowles Creek on the Araluen Road yesterday and advises the road will likely be closed for some...

Community groups delivering support services for bushfire impacted people in the Bega Valley Shire will soon be able to apply for funding under Bega Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund. Applications for round three of the fund are now open, focusing on the delivery of mental health projects, programs and events. Bega Valley...

Above: A landslip on Araluen Road is causing a headache for residents and Eurobodalla Council.  There's been another landslip on one of our roads. The landslip occurred late yesterday afternoon on Araluen Road at Knowles Creek, 23 kilometres west of Moruya. Eurobodalla Council crews were onsite quickly, however with rocks and debris...

Australia could lose $3 trillion and 880,000 over the next 50 years if climate change is not addressed. Deloitte Access Economics has found the economy could shrink by six per cent by 2070 if global warming goes unchecked. Deloitte chief economist Chris Richardson said the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the cost of overlooking...

Roads closed due to flooding Kiora Bridge on Araluen Road, Kiora Cemetery Bridge on Eurobodalla Road, Eurobodalla Silo Farm Bridge on Comerang Forest Road, Eurobodalla Bumbo Road, Bodalla at the second causeway Congo Road (north) Congo, north of Shepherds quarries Roads still closed due to bushfire Murphy Bridge on Eurobodalla Road, Cadgee Old Bolaro Mountain Road Bridge on...

The recommendations of the bushfire royal commission are now with the federal government. The prime minister Scott Morrison is yet to comment on the comprehensive report, which calls for urgent implementation of a number of the recommendations. The federal minister for emergency management David Littleproud says the government will consider the recommendations.  The final...

Thread Together has been at Moruya since the beginning of year and now has a hub at Eden. The Thread Together clothing charity, which diverts clothing from landfill says in response to a growing need it's opened up a new clothing hub at Eden. The Hub is now open in the Twofold...

Weather Situation: A low pressure system over central New South Wales is moving east and is expected to reach the Tasman Sea on Saturday. HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING may develop overnight and continue Saturday. Locations which may be affected include Wollongong, Nowra, Bowral, Batemans Bay, Canberra and Goulburn. The...

The royal commission into the bushfire disaster says Australia needs to be better prepared to meet the threat of climate change.  The royal commission into the bushfire disaster has released its final report to the public saying Australia needs to be better prepared for increasing catastrophic disasters due to extreme weather...