Birds are everywhere. In our backyards, balconies, local parks and schoolyards, and they have amazing stories to tell us about the health of our environment. Right now, one in six Australian birds face the threat of extinction, making it more important than ever to pay attention.
The Aussie Bird Count is a fun, easy way to help create a national snapshot of the birds in nature around us. With just … Read more »
In a major conservation win, koalas have been detected in multiple locations in Wadbilliga National Park for the first time. Their detection follows the most comprehensive koala survey ever done in that section of the rugged escarpment. The survey was done by Gadhu Bagan, the Southern Yuin Firesticks team of Cultural Fire Practitioners, in partnership with the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
It took the … Read more »
Joonga Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation has secured a $1.48 million NSW Government grant to develop sustainable sea urchin fisheries along the South Coast.
Traditional Owner, Wally Stewart, is co-founder and director of Joonga. For years he has watched the proliferation of long-spined sea urchins devour the kelp forests that are vital to healthy marine ecosystems. Climate change-induced warming oceans have seen the sea urchins move south … Read more »
EdgeFM Bega is the community broadcaster servicing the Bega-Cobargo-Bermagui-Bemboka-Merimbula area, that has been broadcasting since 1991 here on the lands of the Djiringanj people of the Yuin nation. Listen in during May or become a sponsor during our May Radiothon to help keep EdgeFM on the air and supporting our amazing community. You can listen at 93.7 on the FM band, or … Read more »
Art exhibition featuring Lois Irwin and guests – supporting Safe Haven Caravans
Have you heard of Safe Haven Caravans? No? Well, it’s an initiative to help address a critical accommodation need in the community.
Affordable housing may be beyond the reach of many for a variety of reasons. The concept for Safe Haven Caravans evolved as Tilba’s Chris Scroggy (of Sweetwater fame) and fellow helpers began providing donated caravans to those in … Read more »
On Sunday 22 March 2026, Bega will once again join the nationwide movement to protect native forests and the precious biodiversity they are home to. We are calling for an immediate end to industrial logging in all public forests, in favour of a new era of restoration and regeneration, accountability and respect for living systems.
Shockingly, over 96% of native forests logged in south-east NSW are wood-chipped and sent overseas to make … Read more »