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25.01.2022 TILBA TILBA LAKE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY Landholders join a pilot program to remove grazing stock out of Tilba Tilba Lake to help rehabilitate the catchment, after the NSW Government rated the estuary as the worst of its kind and gave the South East Local Land Services $4.5 million to improve the water quality. The program is now moving to Wapengo and Middle Lagoon as part of the Marine Estate Management Strategy.

25.01.2022 Say hello to some of the Class of 2020 Cooma Jail Lambs....a highly successful program that also has strong local community support. Julia Gilroy, Ground Maintenance Overseer, Cooma Correctional Centre has sent through some photos of the inmates looking after this seasoned orphaned lambs.

25.01.2022 Shaun Ruzicka runs United Fitness Studio in Bega and has resorted to sleeping at his business premises in order to adhere to COVID-19 restrictions for the fitness industry.

25.01.2022 THE NIMMITY BELL IS BACK The 1.8 tonne bronze bell has returned to Nimmitabel, after it fell and injured the projects primary advocate, Howard Charles. The Bells committee welcomed the "Nimmity Bells" return home on Friday, including the groups coordinator Mr Charles.... The 77-year-old was injured in July, after the Bell fell on him. The accident resulted in 10 of his bones breaking and his right leg to be partially amputated. Mr Charles has been advocating for the Bell to be erected in Nimmitabel for the past five years and celebrated its return to the town. "I was a bit like Humpty Dumpty when they took me to hospital, but they put me back together again and Im really feeling well," he said. "Ive been passionate about it for five years...the Bell really does look wonderful when its up on the pedestal." Mr Charles is awaiting for his prosthetic foot to be fitted in the coming days. Howard Charles

25.01.2022 It's a chuckout! What's your little one's fave toy?

24.01.2022 Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned her state is "on the verge" of another seeding event similar to one that saw a surge in NSW coronavirus cases in July.

24.01.2022 #LIVE: NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant and Minister for Health and Medical Research Brad Hazzard are providing an update on COVID-19 in the state as hotspots continue to grow. MORE: https://ab.co/2SRZfLi

24.01.2022 Cobargo couple endures their fourth brush with bushfires - in a year Connie and Mark Woodberry arrived in Oregon in mid-March, as the global COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold, after facing three bushfires back home. The Oregon fires have killed 35 people and destroyed thousands of homes, but they intend to wait it out.... Read their story #cobargofires #adelaidehills #OregonFires2020 #bushfiresaustralia ABC Adelaide

23.01.2022 How good is this! Quincys mum says surfing is key to building Quincys confidence and skills, but in a way that is fun. Kind of like sneaking veggies into a smoothie. Would you like to see a similar program in the south east?

22.01.2022 Is there a misconception that single people are lonely and married people arent? Do we all experience loneliness differently?

22.01.2022 #LIVE: Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet, Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee and NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant are providing a COVID-19 update. MORE: https://ab.co/3iAR3uf

21.01.2022 #LIVE: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet are providing a budget announcement before the budget is released tomorrow.

21.01.2022 Theyre having a whale of a time alright! Whale season has kicked off - up to 100 whales were spotted off Haycock Point, north of Eden over the weekend. Have you sighted any recently? ... This footage was captured by local photographer Davey Rogers #whaleseason #whalensw #southernmigration #whaleofatime

21.01.2022 With her cane folded in her lap and a podcast playing in her ears, a stranger tapped ABC reporter Nas Campanella on the shoulder. Only now can she write about what he said.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to students from Eden Marine High School who made these canoes using the stitch and glue method. Eden Canoes is an initiative of Michael Palmer and Uncle Ossie Cruse with support from Dave Giddings from Drive Marine Services, Twofold Aboriginal Corporation and a host of local businesses. It is hoped the program will be rolled out more widely to local schools. Photos by Michael and Petra Palmer.

20.01.2022 Guess who has been nosing around the main beach at Merimbula? Thanks to Carol Spencer for sharing these very special pics.

20.01.2022 CRASH AT KIANGA - ROAD CLEARED UPDATE 1PM NSW Ambulance says a 40-year-old male has been transported to Moruya Hospital in a stable condition after his vehicle crashed into a tree on the Princes Highway around 11:20am. ... Stay up to date with traffic information at https://www.livetraffic.com/

20.01.2022 What do you think Should NSW follow suit? SA has become the first state to outlaw single-use plastic products such as straws and cutlery.

20.01.2022 Australians will be able to travel between all states and territories except Western Australia by Christmas, under a new agreement struck between the nation's leaders.

19.01.2022 FLASH HEAVY RAIN Time to batten down the hatches! More rain forecast for the next few hours. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Snowy Mountains and South Coast.... Conditions are starting to ease in the Snowy's with intermittent rain expected over the next few hours in both regions. Hit us with your best rain photos! Here's the view from outside the ABC office in Bega... wahhoo! #raindance #southcoast #snowymonaro

19.01.2022 Join us as we celebrate 75 years of ABC Rural - showing you the faces and the places that reflect country life. Learn more: https://ab.co/33lYfET #ABCRural75 #ABCRural

19.01.2022 NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has survived no-confidence motions in both houses in a day filled with angry exchanges over her relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire.

19.01.2022 #LIVE: Resilience NSW Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM and NSW RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers AFSM are joined by ABC Radio Sydneys Simon Marnie at the Australian Bushfire Building Conference in Leura.

19.01.2022 LAST CHANCE! The Heywire competition closes in a few days! If you know someone whos 16-22 years of age with a great story about life in regional Australia, this is their chance. Closing this Wednesday, 16 September. Enter now: https://www.abc.net.au/heywire/competition/

18.01.2022 Get in early on today's Brains Trust challenge and give us your best guess to the question below. Correct answer revealed on air after 7.30am news bulletin

18.01.2022 The NSW Government will scrap warning signs for mobile speed cameras in a bid to deter motorists from speeding. Minister for Transport Andrew Constance said changes to the mobile speed camera program, including the removal of warning signs, would roll out over the next 12 months. The announcement was made as part of National Road Safety week.... The State Government is also introducing a new combined offence of driving while under the influence of both drugs and alcohol.

18.01.2022 PARENTS IN PYJAMAS WITH PURPOSE Check out the parents and students in their jim jams from #Gladesville and #Mogo Public Schools, raising funds to help with Mogos bushfire recovery. A new kind of Gladesville bridge being built between one large city school and a smaller country community. What an all round winner for everyone involved.

18.01.2022 Taking one for the team The ABC gets an exclusive look inside Australia's leading COVID-19 sewage testing lab. And although it might not be glamourous, it is critical work.

17.01.2022 Sunday is expected to be the peak heat day for eastern New South Wales

16.01.2022 BEGA DOCTOR NAMED AUSTRALIAN GP OF THE YEAR Bega Dr Duncan MacKinnon has been named GP of the year by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Dr Duncan MacKinnon has served as a GP in Bega for 25 years and helped coordinate the local health response during last summer's bushfires.... He said it's been a tough year for his community... "to a large extent the far south coast of NSW has kind of gone on the back burner and there are still people without houses." Sue MacKinnon RACGP, NSW Health, Bega Valley Medical Practice

16.01.2022 COUNCILLOR FITZPATRICK ELECTED AS NEW BEGA VALLEY MAYOR Councillor Russell Fitzpatrick has just been elected as the new Mayor of the Bega Valley Shire Council. Councillor Fitzpatrick previously served as Deputy Mayor, alongside outgoing Mayor Sharon Tapscott.... Councillor Tapscott announced prior to the vote that she would not run again as Mayor and has plans to retire from Local Government in the near future. Councillor Fitzpatrick, Tapscott, Dodds, Griff and Seckold voted in favour of Fitzpatrick as Mayor. Councillor Kristy McBain abstained from voting. Meanwhile, Councillor Liz Seckold was elected at Deputy Mayor. Councillor Seckold, Fitzpatrick, Tapscott and Allan all voted for Councillor Seckold. Councillors Bain, Nadin and McBain abstained from voting. Bega Valley Shire Council

16.01.2022 There's always next year.

15.01.2022 There's nothing like homemade food from a hand written recipe! Thanks to our regular Saturday morning radio kitchen guru, Nelleke Gorton, for this Buttermilk Cheese Bread recipe.

14.01.2022 Premier Gladys Berejiklian has declared NSW is COVID-19 hotspot free and the state is "holding the line well" after 10 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.

14.01.2022 #LIVE: Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello are providing an update on new Service NSW changes. For COVID-19 updates: https://ab.co/3hoPPkp

14.01.2022 MEET THE 'BIRD LISTENERS' Frank Antram and Greg Warden from the Goulburn Field Naturalists use their aural skills to monitor bird numbers and species in the reserves around Crookwell. This effort and information is welcomed by NSW National Parks and Wildlife in their ongoing management of public lands. Story by local filmmaker Richard Snashall, edited by Melia Wenger and produced in association with the NSW Government Saving our Species initiative, the Kanangra-Boyd to Wya...ngala Link and Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife. See more

14.01.2022 A WINDY SATURDAY AHEAD for the Snowy Mountains! There's a Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS for people in parts of the Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains today, with DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, averaging 60 to 70 km/h with gusts in excess of 90 km/h are expected to develop in the warning area later tonight. Peak gusts about Alpine areas are likely to exceed 125 km/h. Winds are expected to ease below warning threshold during Sunday afternoon as the trough over... inland Australia moves north and weakens. Locations which may be affected include Perisher Valley, Charlotte Pass, Thredbo, Cabramurra and Selwyn.

13.01.2022 CHECK OUT THESE ALPINE CRITTERS! Matthew Higgins has just returned from some time on the snow. He said the spring melt is well underway, "But theres still shrinking opportunities for cross-country skiing, and expanding options for bushwalking, with lots of spring birdlife." The metallic cockroach is particularly impressive. "If cockroaches are going to inherit the planet, these guys deserve to," said Matthew.... Alpine Metallic Cockroach; lovely Snowgum colours; Horse Camp Hut amidst receding snow; Spotted Grasshopper emerging from the snow cover.

13.01.2022 #LIVE: Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant are providing an update on COVID-19. MORE: https://ab.co/2H4Uo73

13.01.2022 The Batemans Bay Bridge will lift today and tomorrow as part of construction works. The bridge span is scheduled to open at 2PM today (Friday 13 November) for 10 minutes, weather permitting. It is also set to open on Saturday 14 November between 8 AM and 9 AM for about 20 minutes to allow the barge to pass. ... Motorists on the Princes Highway, Kings Highway and other local roads are advised to allow extra travel time.

13.01.2022 119 people participated in a study conducted by the Australian National University (ANU), which found that older people already in cognitive decline can reduce their risk of Alzheimers disease with supported diet and exercise.

13.01.2022 When you find a young boy who’s crawling around on the floor because he can’t walk and his mother has to carry him everywhere, and you can give him a wheelchair it makes everybody’s lives so much better." Each year, millions of bread tags end up in landfill but a concept out of South Africa has inspired an Adelaide charity to collect and recycle them, with the money gained helping the disabled.

13.01.2022 For Julia Busuttil Nishimura, mix and bake is usually her motto, and this cake is the epitome of that. Its lemony, bright and perfect for afternoon tea. Find the recipe: https://ab.co/3bFKDHA

12.01.2022 Good morning South East - Caption this! "A superb fairy-wren sings the song of spring". Taken at Mogo Zoo by Rosemary Richards.... Western Sydney dog lovers photography

12.01.2022 There's a bit of rain falling about the place. How much did you get at your place? Let us know in the comments below

12.01.2022 A dead whale that washed into rocks on the New South Wales South Coast is attracting many onlookers and photographers, drawn to catch a glimpse of the sharks feeding on it.

11.01.2022 This is the little beach pack borrowed by the Tathra Amateur Fishing Club and sent with to long time Melbourne member, Geoff Parkes, who's having a tough time during lockdown. How are you reaching out to Melbourne friends and family and offering encouragement ?

11.01.2022 Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Minister for Health Brad Hazzard, Minister for Tourism Stuart Ayres, NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant and NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing are providing a COVID-19 update. MORE: https://ab.co/3kNOchz

11.01.2022 COUNCILLOR MINERS RE-ELECTED AS DEPUTY MAYOR Councillor Lynley Miners has been re-elected as Snowy Monaro Regional Council Deputy Mayor for the remaining 12 months of Councils term of office. At a Council meeting on Thursday Councillor Miners was elected unopposed to serve as the regions Deputy Mayor until the Saturday 4th of September 2021. ... Snowy Monaro Regional Council

10.01.2022 #LIVE: There are fears Sydney's coronavirus outbreak could have spread to regional New South Wales after a man travelled through the state's west while unknowingly infectious. Read our live blog: https://ab.co/35dlWQS Acting Premier John Barilaro, Health Minister Brad Hazzard, and Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant are providing a COVID-19 update.

10.01.2022 The Federal Government has announced funding to import a weevil from South Africa that scientists believe could be a potential biological control to combat fireweed.

10.01.2022 NSW has recorded four new locally acquired COVID-19 infections in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday.

10.01.2022 Well isnt this amazing news! Has someone you know been inspired to give it a go? With events like the WBBL and Australias T20WorldCup win, crickets popularity has been attracting women and girls to the sport like never before, writes Chloe Hart. READ here: https://ab.co/3ibvFeU

10.01.2022 PEPPER THE QUOLL BACK IN THE WILD Pepper the Spotted-tailed quoll was released back into the Kosciuszko National Park. ... After being discovered badly injured by a Skidoo operator in Thredbo earlier this year. For the past few months wildlife carers from LAOKO have been taking care of Pepper and he was nursed back to health. Quoll Ecologist and Senior Scientist, Doctor Andrew Claridge says Quolls have declined in numbers over the years due to a loss in habitat. On Wednesday Pepper scurried away back into his natural habitat. Elena Guarracino

10.01.2022 Happy Wombat Wednesday! When dinner tastes so good you sneakily nudge your friends out of the way to get to the best bits : Tasmania Zoo

10.01.2022 TAKE A LOOK INSIDE A LIONESS! Mogo Wildlife Park has shared this incredible ultrasound recording. Lioness, Zuri, is pregnant and expected to give birth in about a month. A zoo spokeswoman told us the team was able to conduct the ultrasound without any anaesthetic, and with Zuri fully awake.

09.01.2022 Over four consecutive weeks follow iconic Australian stories featuring sporting legends Peter Brock, Steve Waugh and Wayne Gardner, plus Walkabout Wickets the little-known story of the first all-Indigenous cricket team to tour the UK. Tune in Tuesday nights in November at 8.30pm (AEDT) on ABC TV + iview. For more: https://iview.abc.net.au/collection/sporting-legends #TrailblazersABC #BrockABC #WalkaboutWickets #WaughABC #WayneABC

09.01.2022 "It's not something you shake off overnight."

08.01.2022 "Pea soup fog off the Buckenbowra River," says Grant from Runnyford. Thanks for the Grant! Its another foggy morning across the South East.... Whats it like at your place?

08.01.2022 BET YOU CAN'T 'TOP' THESE CAKE TOPPERS! With the silly season almost upon us, volunteer bakers and cake decorators from the Sapphire Coast Branch of the Cake Decorating Guild of NSW have been 'busy little elves' this week. We think you'll agree these lovingly 'hand made and hand decorated' treats, destined for local Meals on Wheels clients, are simply STUNNING! Are hand baked treats a party of your Christmas gift ideas this year? Tune into ABC South East at 8:35am today, to hear some YUMMY holiday recipe ideas, with our two FAVE radio chefs, Kelly Eastwood and Nelleke Gorton...and maybe even with a cherry on top!

08.01.2022 You could get amazing photos just like this by volunteering with your local Marine Rescue unit - and feel good by doing good at the same time! Thanks Nancy, one of the great team @ Marine Rescue Eden - pretty handy with as well

08.01.2022 "I think mentorship plays a big role, and also positive storytelling, women seeing other women taking on those leadership roles and achieving things for the industry."- Amy Munro

08.01.2022 Unbelievable A team of whale experts from around Australia are considering how to shepherd two humpback whales out of Kakadus East Alligator River in the Northern Territory, as concerns mount over the risk of a possible stranding.

08.01.2022 50 SHARKS SIGHTED BETWEEN MORUYA AND BROULEE The Moruya and Broulee lifesaver crews are undertaking preventative actions to ensure public safety after they sighted over 50 sharks yesterday! They are reminding the public to swim at patrolled beaches between the flags.... Have you ever seen this many sharks? - Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters

07.01.2022 OPEN WIDE We still cant get over the huge turn-out of whales spotted off the coast of Merimbula and Eden last weekend. Thanks to David Rogers Photography for snapping this.

07.01.2022 A KIND GESTURE Kalaru resident Margaret Evans has donated more than $500 to the NSW RFS - Tathra Brigade. For the past few months Margaret had opened her lavish garden to the public for a small fee, with all donations directly going to the brigade.... WELL DONE MARGARET! Supplied.

07.01.2022 The NSW Nationals have backed leader John Barilaro at the first Coalition party room meeting since his threat to move to the crossbench.

07.01.2022 GRASS FIRE AT BOMBALA EXTINGUISHED UPDATE 11:14 AM A grass fire at Bombala has been extinguished.... Crews were called to the reports of a fire near the Monaro Highway and Bombala River just after 10 AM. The fire burned through a 10 square metre patch before being put out. Monaro RFS say the fire is believed to have sparked from materials which had been burnt inside a drum. *** 10:20 AM Firefighters are responding to reports of a grass fire near the Bombala River at Bombala. Crews were first called just after 10 AM. Both NSW RFS and Fire and Rescue NSW are attending. A high fire danger rating is in place for the Monaro Alpine region today. Keep up to date with the latest information on fires here www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me

07.01.2022 Since yesterday, electronic check-in systems have been mandatory in venues across NSW.

07.01.2022 Look closely... have you been watching the NEW BATEMANS BAY BRIDGE take shape? The concrete segments are starting to encroach on the navigation channel, so the new 12 metre vertical height limit for boats on the Clyde River is now in place. The Project Manager for Transport NSW Kylie Curran said the Old Punt boat ramp will temporarily reopen for river access during construction. ... "The Clyde St boat ramp will be closed temporarily and well open that back up later in the project. Were going to be installing a crane there to finish off the southern part of the bridge," she said. The Old Punt Rd boat ramp will be reinstated on the 25th of September and the Clyde St ramp will be closed the day after that. Mrs Mac

06.01.2022 #LIVE: Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Minister for Health Brad Hazzard and NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant are providing an update on COVID-19 in the state. MORE: https://ab.co/2T0kpag

06.01.2022 SUNSETS BURSTING WITH COLOUR Did you catch the sunset last night? This one is captured from Angledale! ... - Maz Hamilton

06.01.2022 Do you live in South East NSW and have been busy preparing for the 2020-2021 bushfire season? The NSW RFS is hosting "Get Ready Weekend" this Saturday and Sunday to encourage property owners to get prepared ahead of summer. Read more here: http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/get-ready Are you prepared? Let us know in the comments below.

05.01.2022 A BlazeAid camp on the far south coast of New South Wales has had to cut back operations due to a lack of volunteers. The organisation has already helped hundreds of farms across the state after the black summer fires, but there are still many still left in need of help

05.01.2022 Check out this lovely glimpse into the heart of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, through the eyes of Tamworth farmer Clive Barton, who competed as a skeet shooter. ABC New England North West | Don Sheil

04.01.2022 La Niña doesn't only increase the amount of water falling from the sky. People living on the coast may notice tides are higher than predicted https://www.abc.net.au//la-nina-tides-sea-level-/12926816

04.01.2022 What are you up to this weekend? Ros from Eden sent us this amazing photo from last Sunday. "We were out in our little boat whale watching at Eden. Amazing amount of feeding Humpbacks" she said.

04.01.2022 #ICYMI: "We're looking at, again, a pretty devastating peak holiday period." Big 4 Tathra owner Greg McKay was featured in last night's 7.30 report. He spoke about the exodus of thousands of Victorian hodliays makers on New Year's Eve, and the impact it will have on his business this summer. More than 2,500 Victorians are still trying to get home after the rushed closure of the border with New South Wales on New Year’s Day and the low number of locally acquired coronavirus ...cases has reignited debate about the use of hard borders, and inconsistencies in decision making across the states. Watch more here

03.01.2022 GREAT NEWS! The Giant Burrowing Frog seems to have survived the bushfires! Despite the fires burning through much of its habitat in Gippsland and on the Far South Coast, there are signs the vulnerable species will be okay. Program Manager with Victoria's Forest Protection Survey Program Jamie Molloy said about 350 Giant Burrowing Frog tadpoles were found in ponds in the remote Maramingo area near Genoa. "Pretty much the majority of the range of this frog has been burnt, so t...here's been a lot of concern for the Giant Burrowing Frog but also for many other species," he said. Victoria's Department of Land, Water and Planning said the frog's habitat will be protected from timber harvesting, with a zone covering a 2km strip along the creek.

03.01.2022 "We've created a very large Australian food company that owns some of Australia's most iconic brands and I think that's something that Australia sorely needs." - Barry Irvin

03.01.2022 BLAZEAID CALLS FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS BlazeAid Moruya is calling for volunteers to help farmers rebuild their fences after last summers bushfires. Mary Howarth from the Moruya Blazeaid Camp says there are still properties across the Eurobodalla Shire that desperately need volunteers support. ... BlazeAid Moruya

03.01.2022 PADDLE OUT FOR BATEMANS MARINE PARK Hundreds of people paddled out at Narooma on Saturday to push for the restoration of six sanctuary protection zones in the Batemans Marine Park. The zones were re-opened to fishing activity late last year, after being shut for 13 years. ... A fishing lobby group in Narooma has said re-instating "sanctuary zones" is pointless in NSW because the industry is already "heavily regulated." What do you think? -Save Batemans Sanctuaries

02.01.2022 As 2020 draws to a close, many of BlazeAid's camps in New South Wales are coming to an end too but more help is still needed, including at Cobargo. https://www.abc.net.au//blazeaid-camps-closing-ac/12926696

02.01.2022 TWO NEW HEALTH TRAINING FACILITIES OPEN TODAY The University of Canberra and the Australian National University officially opened two new clinical training facilities in Cooma and Bega today. The facilities will expand healthcare access for residents across the two regions while supporting medical and health students to learn directly from professionals in the field. ... The Cooma facility cost $3.25 million to construct with an additional $3.39 million been spent to build short-term, residential student accommodation near the local hospital.

02.01.2022 SPOTTED AT THE MURRAH THIS MORNING: A young koala was spotted on the move this morning, and local photographer David Gallan snapped these striking photos. Koala surveys are currently underway in Biamanga National Park, we will bring you an in-depth story in coming weeks.

01.01.2022 HOSPITALITY STAFF WANTED A growing number of hospitality businesses in the South East are experiencing staff shortages, prompting cafe owners and restaurateurs to question how they will cope during an expected busy summer period.