Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2025
Cobargo students embrace First Nations culture at Jigamy Farm
NAIDOC Week is a significant opportunity for all Australians to deepen their understanding of First Nations cultures and histories, celebrating the richness of the world’s oldest continuous living cultures. This year’s celebrations were brought to life by the students and teachers from Cobargo who embarked on an enriching excursion to Jigamy … 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 »
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 »
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 »
Cobargo market day at CWA gardens
As Cobargo rebuilds after the fires, the decades-old Saturday street market has been badly affected by the lack of parking and fewer tourists stopping for a look around.
On 19 July, our local marketeers rallied at the CWA gardens with many stalls, music and activities for kids. The locals arrived in great numbers on a gorgeous sunny winter day to enjoy the gathering. Based … Read more »