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A Batemans Bay retiree is set to celebrate his first week out of lockdown at the local car yard after scoring $100,000 in Monday's Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw. The New South Wales resident scored the $100,000 1st Prize in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10495, drawn Monday 11 October 2021. The...

  Of the 496 new locally acquired cases recorded across the state, Southern NSW has reported six new cases to 8pm last night and new venues of concern have been identified in Bega, Eden, Cooma and Thredbo. One new case has been recorded in the Bega Valley. The case is in Bega...

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet called for changes to the way NSW Health delivered its daily COVID-19 case information on the day he was sworn in as leader last week. Perrottet directed for the update to be brought forward two hours to 9am and what NSW Health has delivered on day one...

An investigation has commenced after 14 kangaroos are believed to have been deliberately killed on the state’s south coast on Friday night (October 8). Just after 7am on Saturday  (October 9), police were called to the Long Beach area, near Batemans Bay, after reports a number of kangaroos had been killed. Officers...

Double vaccinated people across NSW have come out of lockdown on Monday (October 11) morning and some are already returning to newly reopened businesses. Gyms, hair salons, indoor pools, and retail shops have reopened in the Eurobodalla and Snowy Monaro this morning. Masks are still mandatory for all indoor public venues. Households across...

NSW Health has been notified of a number of new casual contact venues of concern associated with confirmed cases of COVID 19. If you were at a casual contact venue at the time and date listed here, immediately get tested and isolate until you get a negative result, even if you...

Southern NSW Local Health District  has been notified of 25 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night with new cases in the Eurobodalla and the Snowy Monaro. This brings the total cases in SNSWLHD to 342 since the start of the current outbreak in June. Of the 25...

The NSW Centre for Volunteering have named Bermagui Marine Rescue as the 2021 South Coast Volunteer Team of the Year. Unit Commander at Bermagui Marine Rescue, Caron Parfitt, said the team don't volunteer for awards but admitted it is nice to be recognised. "We're a team of 35 and I think we...

The NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into rural health has heard details of the critical state of health services in the regional community of the Eurobodalla on the South Coast of NSW. The virtual hearing heard evidence from Bingie resident, Cathie Hurst, recalling her experience traveling to Sydney for cancer services that cannot be accessed in the...

NSW will take its first steps towards reopening as the state passes the 70 per cent double vaccination target. With the first vaccination milestone being reached, the NSW Government is also easing a number of restrictions as part of the Reopening NSW roadmap, which will allow fully vaccinated adults to enjoy more...