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New South Nowra premises for Fire Brigade

Posted July 25, 2008 15:22:00

Firefighters with the NSW Fire Brigades have moved into new premises at South Nowra.

Tags: community-development, bega-2550, nowra-2541

Southern Highlands senior housing application numbers a 'concern': council

Posted July 25, 2008 15:18:00 | Updated July 25, 2008 15:17:00

Wingecarribee Council is concerned by the number of seniors living development applications in the Southern Highlands.

Tags: aged-care, urban-development-and-planning, community-development, bega-2550

Thredbo ski school celebrates 50th anniversary

Posted July 25, 2008 11:00:00

The changing face of the ski industry in the Snowy Mountains has been highlighted at functions this week to help mark the 50th anniversary of the Thredbo ski school.

Tags: travel-and-tourism, albury-2640, thredbo-village-2625, wodonga-3690

Rex had same airport charges for 6 yrs: Sydney Airport

Posted July 25, 2008 10:26:00

The chief executive of Sydney Airport, Russell Balding, says Regional Express Airlines has experienced a six-year long moratorium on its airport charges.

Tags: regional, air-transport, bega-2550, broken-hill-2880, coffs-harbour-2450, lismore-2480, newcastle-2300, orange-2800, sydney-2000, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650, wollongong-2500

Rex pushes for boost in regional airport funds

Posted July 24, 2008 14:18:00

Regional Express Airlines (REX) wants State and Federal Governments to boost funding for regional airports as part of a review of the aviation industry.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, regional-development, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-state-issues, states-and-territories, nsw, bega-2550, broken-hill-2880, coffs-harbour-2450, lismore-2480, newcastle-2300, orange-2800, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650, wollongong-2500

Users may foot bill for Murray-Darling meters

Posted July 24, 2008 12:19:00

Water users may have to foot part of the bill for a roll-out of water meters to unregulated water sources in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Tags: states-and-territories, rural, irrigation, rivers, water, programs-and-initiatives, bega-2550, broken-hill-2880, orange-2800, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650, wollongong-2500

Mobile driving offences on the rise

Posted July 24, 2008 09:08:00

The number of motorists fined for using a hand-held phone in the south-east has nearly doubled over the past three years.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, bega-2550

Ski patrol lifts training standards

Posted July 24, 2008 09:02:00

In an effort to ramp up safety in the Snowy Mountain's ski slopes, the ski patrol will put new recruits into training.

Tags: education, health, safety, bega-2550

Pay rise 'inadequate': Councillors

Posted July 24, 2008 08:42:00

Local Government councillors in the south-east are getting a pay rise, but some feel it is not enough.

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, local-government, bega-2550

Winter snow in Snowy Mountains 'a godsend'

Posted July 23, 2008 11:29:00

This year's ski season in the Snowy Mountains is looking better and better.

Tags: tourism, travel-and-tourism, winter-sports, bega-2550, cooma-2630

Man to appear in court over Eurobodalla police chase

Posted July 23, 2008 11:16:00

A man who needed hospital treatment after crashing his vehicle during a police chase through parts of the Eurobodalla this week will appear in court today.

Tags: courts-and-trials, police, bega-2550

Father concerned for student safety after daughter stalked

Posted July 23, 2008 10:40:00

The father of an Albury teenager who was allegedly followed by two people in a car is worried about the safety of other school students.

Tags: crime, albury-2640, lavington-2641, wodonga-3690

Sydney Airport urged to freeze rates

Posted July 23, 2008 08:23:00

Regional Express Airlines (REX) has called on the Sydney Airport Corporation (SACL) to hold a moratorium on all rate increases this financial year.

Tags: tourism, air-transport, bega-2550, broken-hill-2880, lismore-2480, orange-2800, wagga-wagga-2650

Monaro MP dismisses maternity closure report

Posted July 22, 2008 13:00:00

The NSW Member for Monaro has dismissed reports that maternity services at Cooma Hospital are facing closure.

Tags: states-and-territories, doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, reproduction-and-contraception, bega-2550, cooma-2630

Bombala cemetery to identify unmarked graves

Posted July 22, 2008 12:31:00 | Updated July 22, 2008 12:30:00

An ambitious program is under way at the Bombala cemetery to identify dozens of unmarked graves.

Tags: death, history, human-interest, bega-2550, bombala-2632

Fisheries net 10,000 abalone in poaching crackdown

Posted July 21, 2008 20:06:00

A crackdown on abalone poaching on the New South Wales south coast has netted 10,000 illegally caught abalone this year and at least one repeat offender has been jailed.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, laws, rural, fishing-aquaculture, nsw, bega-2550, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500

Cooma-Monaro elections to see political reshuffle

Posted July 21, 2008 13:12:00

The Cooma-Monaro local government elections in September will mark the end of at least one political career and could see another revitalised.

Tags: government-and-politics, local-government, bega-2550

BBC film to showcase Illawarra region

Posted July 21, 2008 11:00:00

The New South Wales Minister for Tourism, Matt Brown, says a new BBC film being shot in the Illawarra and the South Coast will be a fantastic opportunity to showcase the region to international audiences.

Tags: feature-films, travel-and-tourism, rural-tourism, bega-2550, wollongong-2500

1 dead, 4 injured in Princes Highway crash

Posted July 21, 2008 10:49:00

Police are investigating an accident involving two cars at Termeil, south of Ulladulla, that has killed one person and injured four others.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, road-accidents, bega-2550, termeil-2539, ulladulla-2539, wollongong-2500

Major gas project finishes ahead of schedule

Posted July 18, 2008 15:25:00

The Alinta Gas Company has finished construction of a $38 million compressor on its eastern pipeline at Mila, south of Bombala

Tags: building-and-construction, oil-and-gas, urban-development-and-planning, bombala-2632, mila-2632

Opponents confident 'super-tip' won't go ahead

Posted July 18, 2008 15:22:00

Opponents of the Bega Valley Shire's proposed "super-tip" at Wolumla say they are confident that the project will be scrapped.

Tags: environment, pollution, land-pollution, water-pollution, recycling-and-waste-management, government-and-politics, local-government, activism-and-lobbying, nsw, bega-2550, wolumla-2550

Local industry, environment to receive climate change funds

Posted July 18, 2008 14:01:00 | Updated July 18, 2008 14:00:00

The south-east environment is to benefit from a Federal Government initiative designed to prepare the region for climate change.

Tags: federal-government, agribusiness, greenhouse-gas, bega-2550

Poor roads restricting aboriginal tourism

Posted July 17, 2008 15:32:00 | Updated July 17, 2008 15:31:00

The Federal member for Eden Monaro, Mike Kelly says he will take up the issue of special funding for highway improvements on the far south coast which community members claim is restricting the development of a local aboriginal project.

Tags: tourism, rural-tourism, road-transport, aboriginal, bega-2550

Council calls for pre-learner motorcycle course

Posted July 17, 2008 09:21:00

The Eurobodalla Shire Council is calling on the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) to establish a program in the area to train potential motorcyclists.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, government-and-politics, local-government, health, safety, nsw, bega-2550, goulburn-2580

Mulesing soon a past practice: wool industry

Posted July 17, 2008 09:15:00

The wool industry says the practice of mulesing sheep could be abandoned by the end of next year.

Tags: rural, agricultural-crops, wool, livestock, animal-welfare, sheep-production, nsw, bega-2550, orange-2800, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650, qld, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825, vic, ballarat-3350, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, wodonga-3690, geraldton-6530