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01 Sep 10 | The Bega Valley Shire Council has decided that it will no longer pay rates and charges on council owned land following a new legal interpretation of the Local Government Act.
But ratepayers will be hit with additional charges for water and sewerage services to make up the revenue shortfall.
01 Sep 10 | Merimbula Nominees has finally received the go ahead for its supermarket development in Main Street, but cannot start work on the project until design plans for a new access road from Sapphire Coast Drive to the rear of the site have been approved by council.
01 Sep 10 | General manager Peter Tegart was scheduled to provide a report to the Bega Valley Shire Council yesterday on the outcome of last year’s investigation of a complaint referred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).
01 Sep 10 | To enable the purchase by the Bega Valley Shire Council of the former Mobil site on the corner of Market and Monaro Streets, Merimbula to proceed a condition of sale requires the petroleum company to remediate the site to an environmental standard acceptable to the council.
01 Sep 10 | Larger than life award-winning author and professional ‘wombat negotiator’ Jackie French also proved to be a creative bilingual public speaker during her whirlwind visit to Merimbula on Thursday, August 26.
In town to launch WIRES Far South East 2011 wildlife calendar, her visit to Lumen Christi Catholic College provided students with not only an insight into her writing talent, but also her ability to speak wombat.
25 Aug 10 | One irate customer got more than he bargained for when he abused staff and threw sauce bottles around inside a Merimbula pizza shop late on Friday night.
25 Aug 10 | Guidelines to help councils consider the impact of sea level rise when planning for the coastline’s expected 600,000 population increase by 2036 were released by the NSW government on Thursday, August 19.
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25 Aug 10 | The major manchester, homewares and clothing retailer Harris Scarfe announced on Friday that it would close its Bega store and switch its focus to growing its two south coast stores at Merimbula and Moruya.
25 Aug 10 | Greens candidate for Eden Monaro Catherine Moore said the Greens had increased their vote in the seat despite some swing back to the two major parties.
25 Aug 10 | Re-elected Member for Eden Monaro Dr Mike Kelly says he is confident the electorate has retained its tradition of voting with the party to win government and predicted that Julia Gillard would govern for the next three years with the support of the successful Green and independent candidates.
25 Aug 10 | A hung parliament could be the best thing for rural health if independent MPs stand up for their electorates, according to the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA).
25 Aug 10 | Sitting Member for Eden Monaro Dr Mike Kelly has emerged from the election scrum with a resounding win in the litmus test seat, overcoming strong state and national swings against the Labor Party.
18 Aug 10 | With the Australian federal election set for Saturday August 21, this will be a remarkable date according to Australia’s horoscope.
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18 Aug 10 | Local women are invited to attend a meeting in Bega on August 31 to discuss ways to encourage more female involvement in decision making as future councillors on the Bega Valley Shire Council.
18 Aug 10 | Couples thinking of starting a family could have their baby at Pambula District Hospital if NSW Shadow Health Minister, Jillian Skinner, follows through on a promise to reinstate maternity services to the hospital and the Liberal party wins the NSW state election in March 2011.
18 Aug 10 | A group of juveniles were spoken to by police on Sunday, August 15 at 1.30pm at Berrambool, Merimbula.
They were seen to be exploding aerosol cans by igniting them.
18 Aug 10 | Dolphin Cove residents received an unexpected visitor on Thursday, August 12.
18 Aug 10 | The Sapphire Aquatic Centre Project has taken another leap forward with the appointment of Nicholas Pawley as facilities manager.
11 Aug 10 | The focus is finally on health as a war of words breaks out between the Labor and Liberal candidates in Eden Monaro over promises of money for both Pambula and Bega Hospitals.
11 Aug 10 | What is a corpuscle? How do captain planet and the planeteers relate to the theory of gravity? What sort of pick-up lines did Einstein use?
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