by Stuart Absalom
ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Anzac Day is a commemoration of the landing of those troops – known as ANZACs – at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Today, this annual day of remembrance honours and remembers all Australians and New Zealanders who have served in wars, conflicts and peace-keeping operations and acknowledges the sacrifices of those who have died in service.
This important day is a true community event at … 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 »
From Cobargo, May 2025
The fog has been extremely heavy through this year’s autumn period requiring a lot more care when driving but it also gives a dampening effect when it settles on the pastures and plants. It’s not all bad and the colours autumn brings are simply breathtaking.
The 2025 World Jersey conference tour selected the farm of local dairy farmers Aaron and Emma Salway for guests from New Zealand, Germany, America, … Read more »
From Dignams Creek, May 2025
We are officially a divided community in Dignams Creek/Wullunthar.
Folks on the north of Dignams Creek are cut off from the highway and their neighbours. A ‘Road Closed’ sign on a fence stops anyone trying to cross the old wooden bridge that is half down, and a new concrete one is soon to go up.
As previously reported, the timeliness and accuracy of communications from both Councils has … Read more »
From Tilba, May 2025
Music is a universal language and its exercise may well be a measure of the spirit of the community in which it happens. No surprises then that The Drom, Central Tilba’s active pub hub, is the venue for The Drom String Sessions that began at the start of the year and happen monthly. Open to anyone who plays a stringed instrument, the sessions are an opportunity to play with other … Read more »