Bermagui residents want an explanation for how ‘mud sludge’ was allowed to run off from the Sapphire Cove Development site into the harbour. The answer it seems was inadequate sediment control and monitoring at the site.
When the coastal low hit Bermagui, mud, dirt and silt from the site washed across the golf course, into the ecologically sensitive mangroves, the usually pristine harbour, out to sea and into the Bermagui River, close to oyster leases.
Brian Ayliffe and his ‘sort of museumy thing’
When I bragged to a neighbour that Brian Ayliffe was The Triangle podcast feature interview this month, she quietly said, ‘Brian is my hero. I would follow him anywhere. In fact, I did follow him into some pretty hairy situations when he was my captain in the fire brigade.’ Others made similar remarks about what Brian has done in this community … Read more »
July gave us beautiful sunny days when flooding rain and hailstorms weren’t hitting. Loads of citrus at the Share Shed kept winter colds at bay, thanks to oranges and tangelos from Angela, grapefruit from Rici, lemons from Sally and sunrise limes (a cross between a native lime and a calamondin which is a hybrid of a cumquat and a mandarin) from Didi. Many of us attended a bonfire party at Greg’s that rocked, and so did … Read more »
Each year Shop7 ArtSpace Gallery hosts the very popular ‘Harbour’ exhibition that includes all sorts of artworks by many artists responding to the harbour theme in their own unique ways.
It’s the perfect place for this exhibition, as the gallery is on the upper deck of the Bermagui Fishermen’s Wharf and looks over the boat harbour, with its captivating views of both working … Read more »
Spanish classical guitar and Persion fusion
Four Winds regularly brings world-class music to our ears, and this month the music will be from Spain and Persia.
On Sunday 10 August at 2 pm, internationally acclaimed Karin Schaup will play Spanish classical guitar for us, accompanied on piano by Alex Raineri.
Karin, who hails from Queensland via Germany, was given her first guitar at age three and has won many prizes. Judges in Madrid … Read more »
Locally made and locally consumed
[I asked Phil Shorten, owner of this creative space, for an update. Here’s what he had to say … Stuart Absalom.]
Once referred to as the ‘old shed’, the old Fire Shed in Station Street Central Tilba, is now being referred to by locals as ‘the shop’. The support in the village has been incredible because so many locals share our vision. Council has … Read more »