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Dec 11, 2024 · Contracts for a major South Coast infrastructure bypass have been signed as the project moves forward. The contracts relate to the concept design and environmental assessments for the $940 million Milton-Ulladulla Bypass project. Federal Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips said she was thrilled to see progress on a long-awaited bypass that the community had campaigned for over the past 30 years ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Christmas and the new year are almost here and though things seem to be slowing down there’s still a lot going on in the regions to get excited about. We’ve found some great events for you and your family – whether you want surfboat races, carnivals, carols, races or rodeos, the regions and the coasts are alive over the break. Multiple Days

Feb 9, 2021 · It’s hard to imagine that the popular lifestyle television series, River Cottage Australia, stopped filming five years ago. However, its ethos of showcasing local, seasonal produce lives on in the show’s former host Paul West’s current work and the cottage’s new incarnation as an Airbnb. These days, the chef is living with his young family in Bermagui, on the NSW South Coast, in a ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Prime Minister Anthony Albanese committed $5 million in funding today (14 January) for the Nowra Riverfront Precinct – a new mixed-use hub that will reconnect Nowra city centre with the Shoalhaven River waterfront. The Prime Minister said the area would “transform Nowra and create a space that can be enjoyed by the local community and tourists for years to come”. It will incorporate ...

Jan 5, 2025 · Narooma’s Ecotel has focused on providing emergency housing for the past five years since seeing the impact of the Black Summer bushfires on the Far South Coast’s housing crisis. The people who arrive at the Ecotel come from all walks of life. Some leave with a reference so they can move on to standard rental accommodation, and some stay on. Garry and Stina Kerans bought the Ecotel on the ...

Dec 31, 2024 · Five years after the Black Summer bushfires ravaged the South Coast, journalist Kerrie O’Connor laments the lack of climate change action in the aftermath. A dispassionate judge looking down on planet Earth would note a human species capable of truly compassionate, collective action in an immediate crisis, yet afflicted with a fatal short-sightedness. The multitude of smouldering tree trunks ...

Jun 15, 2024 · But in 1910 Archie’s new bride Lillian from Taree who met him while nursing in Sydney, did not want to go to Western Australia. “Mum just didn’t want to go to the Kimberley,” Pat said. As Pat continued putting together the family’s story she realised Dan MacDonald was a successful gold prospector with a good eye for property. He had convinced his brothers Charles, William and Duncan ...

About John Thistleton John Thistleton’s 30-plus years in the print media began at Cowra, and includes stints in Young, Wellington, Leeton, Crookwell, Queanbeyan, Goulburn, and, over 12 years, the Canberra Times. As a reporter and managing editor John has watched the media fragment into numerous new opportunities. A highlight for him at Goulburn was switching off a national wire service and ...

May 23, 2023 · A recently published report into an accident at a mine west of Young, in the NSW South West Slopes, has been labelled biased by Young Mining Company, a subsidiary of Orind Australia Pty Ltd that is taking the NSW Government to court to have it removed and corrected. Last week, the NSW Resources Regulator published the findings of an investigation into the mining company’s open-pit Thuddungra ...