01 Sep 10 | Still on song after 30 years
When an annual event is still thriving after 30 years, it must be doing something right.
Merimbula recently played host to over two thousand visitors who came from as far away as Adelaide, Brisbane and Tasmania to be part of our very own Jazz Festival, its 30th year of operation.
25 Aug 10 | Spectrum Theatre Group should be congratulated on their world premiere production of “Prix d’Amour”, the musical about the colourful relationship between the gold-digging Rose Hancock-Porteous and mining magnate Lang Hancock.
25 Aug 10 | Spectrum Theatre Group should be congratulated on their world premiere production of “Prix d’Amour”, the musical about the colourful relationship between the gold-digging Rose Hancock-Porteous and mining magnate Lang Hancock.
25 Aug 10 | Australia faces a new political scenario in the wake of the 2010 federal election and that is not something to be fearful of we believe. Rather we face the prospect with an excitement, which is largely derived from an expectation that the parliament will work more effectively and the politicians will be more principled.
18 Aug 10 | On April 14th, 2010, the Merimbula News Weekly reported on a confidential investigation allegedly undertaken by Bega Valley Shire Council in August, 2009 into staff work practices in the Merimbula water and sewerage department.
18 Aug 10 | Porridge, pork and leeks might be good winter grub but it’s not the type of nourishment the nation’s voters might have expected during the 2010 federal election campaign.
11 Aug 10 | It’s a truism to say that we get the government we deserve.
11 Aug 10 | The News Weekly has waited 22 years to bring you this good piece of news. The 70-year-old Merimbula Jetty will be replaced by Christmas - council has finally managed to pull it off and we know it has not been an easy process for the council, as it has had to contend with some difficult state bureaucracies along the way.
04 Aug 10 | On August 10 a detailed proposal is being put before Council detailing changes to BVSC library services. Prominent amongst these changes is the proposal to close the mobile library service and sell the vehicle.
04 Aug 10 | Organisers of the Question and Answer session this week with the candidates for the Federal seat of Eden Monaro have pronounced themselves well pleased with the outcome, though many who sat through the two-hour marathon will be as confused now as they were at the start.
28 Jul 10 | I recently responded to the Bega Valley Shire Council’s invitation to comment on its proposed ‘Outdoor Smoke-Free Policy’.
21 Jul 10 | A sunny winter’s day.
21 Jul 10 | Bankstown for the bush?
14 Jul 10 | The NSW Minister for Emergency Services and Member for Monaro Steve Whan stands to be condemned for his inflammatory comments made against supporters of the Pambula District Hospital.
14 Jul 10 | I am writing on behalf of citizens of Tura Beach, who are becoming increasingly concerned about potential traffic flow and safety issues relating to the new Tura Woolies development.
07 Jul 10 | The local Liberal Member Andrew Constance in his recent newsletter quite rightly condemns the proposed increases to all consumers regarding the cost of electricity as from July 1 2010.
07 Jul 10 | Welcome to the new financial year when thrift becomes the new buzzword in the Bega Valley Shire.
30 Jun 10 | I am writing to express my concern at the Bea Valley Shire Council’s proposed borrowing to develop the Merimbula Airport.
30 Jun 10 | Some people might question what all the fuss was about - Pambula Town Hall jam packed with 480 under 18s all having a great time while outside a small number of young teenagers were so inebriated that they required hospitalisation.
23 Jun 10 | I am compelled to reply to the Proposed Supermarket Development Merimbula story in MNW 16.6.10.
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