Tag: Merimbula 2548
Bega Mayor wins fourth term
The mayoral picture around south-east New South Wales councils is now complete. [MORE]
Workshops to help businesses with exporting
The New South Wales Government is funding a series of workshops on the far south coast this month to help local businesses market and sell their products to the world.[MORE]
Church groups pray for Murray-Darling
A call is being made for national prayers over the crisis facing the Murray-Darling River system.[MORE]
Canberra driver wanted for cheque frauds
Police on the south coast are looking for a man over a series of cheque frauds worth about $5,000.[MORE]
Man bounced $5k worth of cheques: police
Police are searching for a man over a series of alleged fraud offences on the New South Wales far south coast. [MORE]
Abalone quotas reduced
The abalone industry on the New South Wales far south coast says it is in for another hard year with a further reduction in the allowable catch.[MORE]
Council loses Merimbula retail cap fight
The New South Wales Planning Minister has overturned a move by the Bega Valley Shire Council to try and limit the size of new retail projects at Merimbula.[MORE]
Merimbula-Pambula rugby league club faces players shortage
Another rugby league club in south-east New South Wales is feeling the pressure.[MORE]
Man accused of abalone poaching remanded in custody
A New South Wales far south coast man, extradited from Western Australia at the weekend for poaching abalone in Gippsland, has been remanded in custody.[MORE]
Sea 'explosion' emergency a false alarm
A reported explosion at sea had emergency services on high alert last night, off the New South Wales far south coast, sweeping the ocean for boats and people in distress.[MORE]
Road blitz triggers arrests
Police have just completed a four-day operation aimed at detecting motoring offences on the New South Wales lower far south coast.[MORE]
Fun focus put on environmental education
The National Parks and Wildlife Service says it wants to make learning about the environment on the New South Wales far south coast a fun activity.[MORE]
Artificial reef planned for Merimbula Lake
A busy fishing spot on the New South Wales far south coast could soon become even more popular.[MORE]
Merimbula readies for development protest
People who are seeing red over New South Wales Government moves which could allow big retail developments at Merimbula will also be looking red when they join a rally in the town this weekend.[MORE]
Call for Merimbula building height restriction survey
The vice-president of the Merimbula Chamber of Commerce wants a full community survey to establish if a ban on building large retail stores should be lifted.[MORE]
New choppers to prove valuable in searches
Emergency services on the New South Wales far south coast look set to benefit from a new commercial helicopter service that has begun operating at Merimbula.[MORE]
Merimbula retail development cap back on the agenda
The size of retail development at a New South Wales far south coast tourist town is back on the public agenda.[MORE]
NSW Govt funds go to south coast waterway protection
The New South Wales Government is moving to head off the effects of climate change on far south coast lakes and estuaries.[MORE]
Bega council takes wait and see approach to planning probe
Bega Valley Shire Council says it will wait and see what comes from an investigation the New South Wales Planning Minister has ordered into efforts to try and restrict development in parts of the shire.[MORE]
Doubts raised over Merimbula business cap
Questions are being asked about the Bega Valley Shire Council's plan to try and keep big business from getting too big at Merimbula.[MORE]
Waterways get prawn stock boost
There should soon be no shortage of prawns in two popular waterways on the far south coast.[MORE]
'Pilot shortage' to blame for flight cancellations
The shortage of pilots is causing more difficulties for south-east New South Wales's passenger airline service, with three flight cancellations in and out of Merimbula at the weekend.[MORE]
Bird mishap sparks Merimbula airport emergency response
A aircraft with 30 passengers and crew on board circled the Merimbula airport, in south-east New South Wales, for more than half-an-hour yesterday while emergency service personnel on the ground prepared for an emergency landing.[MORE]
Bega council continues to play down pollution claims
Bega Valley Shire Council continues to maintain that it has been cleared by the Environment Department over pollution allegations at a Merimbula landfill site.[MORE]
Bad weather hampers search again
Victoria Police have again called off the search for the body of a man off the coast of South Gippsland because of bad weather.[MORE]
