The Cuttagee Bridge survey results that Council was keeping to itself
Bega Valley Shire Council’s community survey about the Cuttagee Bridge showed that 70% of respondents want the bridge rebuilt as a single lane one made primarily from timber.
The Save Cuttagee Bridge Group (SCBG) accessed the survey using Freedom of Information legislation.
SCBG spokesperson Sheena Boughen said the survey results are clearly a matter of … Read more »
Wild weather in early July washed away 200 metres of the track along Long Swamp at Haywards Beach. The storm event resulted in cliffs where vegetation fell away, taking the track with it. The 1.2-kilometre Long Swamp track is on Crown Land and is managed by a volunteer group, the Bermagui Flora and Fauna Reserve Land Manager (BFFRLM), on behalf of Crown Lands.
Crown Lands told BFFRLM that the full length of the track will … Read more »
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 … Read more »
from Bermagui Banter
Now that we are past the winter solstice, we can look forward to longer days and shorter nights for the next six months. It will still be chilly but there are warmer days ahead.
Winter is a great time to get out and about around Bermagui. Enjoy the stunning views from the cliff walk opposite the cemetery. Take a stroll through … Read more »
by Lisa Ashurst
The International Day for Women in Maritime on Sunday 18 May presented a great opportunity for Marine Rescue Bermagui to invite the community into their Bermagui radio base, where they could see how the base is set up, experience the daily operations first-hand from volunteers working their shifts and sit down for a chat with our local Marine Rescue volunteers about the work … Read more »
From Bermagui, May 2025
Maybe when the coastal weather warning is, ‘Dangerous and hazardous seas’, it is a pretty good idea to stay out of the ocean. Those were the warnings for the entire NSW coastline on 18 and 19 April. Tragically, many did not heed those warnings and that resulted in rescues up and down the coast and six unfortunate, avoidable deaths.
Horseshoe Bay, Bermagui, usually a mill pond, was … Read more »