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A one of a kind of bus has visited Batemans Bay on Thursday afternoon. The World’s First Mobile Piano Bar rolled into the town as part of a promotional tour for travel company AAT Kings. The bus is one of AAT Kings luxury coaches, which has been stripped of its interior by...

A young writer from Sunshine Bay Public School has taken out the top honours in this year’s Eurobodalla Mayor’s Writing Competition. Holly Kinnane won the Syd Hayes Creative Writing Award and the 10 to 12 age category with ‘Secrets of a Window’, with the judges commended the originality of the story,...

Motorists are being warned to take care when driving through Dalmeny next week. Eurobodalla Shire Council crews will begin roadworks at the Dalmeny Drive and Lakeside Drive intersection on Tuesday in preparation for Council’s annual reseal program. Work will progress south along Dalmeny Drive to the Princes Highway intersection and is expected...

Public transport facilities will be upgraded across the Eurobodalla. In an announcement from Member for Bega Andrew Constance $62,000 in NSW Government funding will go towards upgrading six bus shelters and installing a new stop under the Country Passenger Transport Infrastructure Grants Scheme. The scheme’s primary purpose is to fund projects that...

Eurobodalla locals are being urged to get involved in Australia’s largest community tree-planting and nature-care event on the weekend. This Sunday is National Tree Day and residents can pick up free native plants for their garden at the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens from Eurobodalla Shire Council’s Plant Swap. All they have to...

  Eurobodalla residents can learn more about their local council at a one-day pop up festival in Moruya next week. Held to celebrate Local Government Week, Tuesday’s Council Life will showcase the breadth and diversity of the services that Eurobodalla Shire Council provides. Festivalgoers can enjoy free activities, food and entertainment as well...

The restoration of a Bega lagoon is now complete. The Kisses Lagoon restoration project has been finished, with works involving the removal of a large range of weeds, revegetation, new car parking and recreational facilities, landscaping, interpretive signage, stormwater audits, water quality and a new pedestrian path linking the western neighbourhoods...

Far South Coast individuals, workplaces and businesses who have improved the lives of those with a disability are being encouraged to get their nominations in for a national award. Entries are now open for the National Disability Awards which highlight the community’s efforts to help break down barriers for people with...

  Police are asking for help after three vehicles were broken into in the Eurobodalla. The vehicles were parked at a car park on the north side of Batemans Bay near the bridge between 6.00pm and 9.50pm on Saturday night, when their windows were smashed. Cash and a wallet were stolen during the...

  A 69-year-old Merimbula grandmother is a new millionaire. The woman has won a $1.5 million Keno jackpot while enjoying a family night with her husband and grandson at the Merimbula RSL Club on Friday night. She has been playing the 10 hand-picked numbers, including her two sons’ birthdays and her own, twice...