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editorial Welcome to this week’s editorial, The Federal, State and Local poliAcians say “We’re all in this together” …. But are we? Vol 16 September 15th 2017
28 December 7th, Vol 48 April 111 July 27th 12this2018 2019 This weekend Get2017 Ready Weekend where we all sit around and discuss our Bushfire Plans and go through the check lists of House and Garden PreparaAon as well as preparing our EvacuaAon Kits. Before last summer’s fires the message behind these annual reminders weren’t taken so seriously. People didn’t prepare because it sound too much like something that happened to ‘other people’. But then it happened to us.
We have now gone through months of inquiries into the bushfires and the Blind Freddy revelaAon is that we were not prepared for the extent of the fires nor the catastrophe. As we now move towards the next bushfire season most of us are of the opinion that the resources we so sadly lacked last year by way of planes, trucks and crews have not been improved. The RFS and Government tell us that they have spent money on providing volunteers with new uniforms, more PPE and have even upgraded communicaAons however at the fire front we can expect to liHle change as there are few new appliances and the new volunteers we now have are replacing the many who reAred aIer last year’s Hell on Earth. The bare bones of it is that we will be leI to cope, as we did last year, with whatever is thrown at us as there are no guarantees of a fire crew being able to aHend your burning house. Added to that there are no guarantees of roads being open, electricity being available, mobile phone, the internet, town water and then food, petrol and supplies in the days and weeks that follow. Our evacuaAon centres have seen zero improvements to the totally inadequate faciliAes Council provides that fail the basic requirements for such centres. Should there be a repeat we will certainly stand as one as we did last Ame and say “We’re all in this together” because we will be unable to rely on anyone and anything other than ourselves. So this Get Ready Weekend be sure to factor in the realiAes of what happened last year and assess what you REALLY will do for food, water and provisions, whether you will Stay and Defend or Go and if you chose to go how you will prepare your car, your home and your family to flee while reducing, as best you can, the possible traumas that will rise from the loss of your home, the paperwork, the rebuilding, the insurances, the financing and the transiAon required to return to Square One. Hopefully whilst we are all Ge ng Ready this weekend the Council, the State and the Federal Government are also geKng ready to step up and have in place the 76 recommendaAons that have been idenAfied that need THEIR immediate aHenAon. Only THEN will we “all be in this together”.
UnAl next—Lei
Beagle Editor…….. Lei Parker 0405100257 All Enquiries please email beagleweeklynews@gmail.com PO Box 3029 Tuross Head, NSW 2537 Copyright © South Coast Beagle Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. The Beagle Weekly is owned by SOUTH COAST BEAGLE PTY. LTD.
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The 2020 River of Art Prize winner is Jenni Bourke The winner of the 2020 River of Art Prize is Jenni Bourke. Vol September 15thannounced 2017 The16winners were today (Friday, 18 September 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019 2020) at the SoArt Gallery in Narooma The River of Art Prize is open to all arAsts and makers within and beyond the region. A first prize of $2,000.00 is awarded to the arAst of the winning work, the runner up is awarded $250.00 and highly commended works awarded $100.00. Above: The 2020 River of Art Prize winner - Jenni Bourke. Below: 2nd- Indira Carmichael
Finalists are selected by a panel of judges comprising three professional arAsts. From the finalists (approximately 25 works) the judges select the overall winner, runner up and highly commended works. You can see the finalists here: hHps:// www.riverofart.com.au/river-of-art-prize-2020exhibiAon/ Finalists and all other artworks submiHed (the Salon de Refuses) are now on show on the River of Art website under Virtual ExhibiAons. Right: Highly Commended - Karen Sedai s
Both exhibiAons will run from 18 Sept to 27 Sept 2020.
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Sustainable House Day Sept 20th features Long Beach house Sustainable House Day 2020 this Sunday September 20th, is an event, Vol 16 online September 15thallowing 2017 28 December 7th, 2017most Vol 48 April 27th 2018 111 July 12th 2019 access into Australia’s unique and inspiring sustainable homes. For more than 20 years, Sustainable House Day has provided a great opportunity for hundreds of thousands of people to visit some of Australia’s leading green homes – ones that are not only environmentally friendly, but cheaper to run and more comfortable to live in. Sustainable House Day gives visitors a chance to inspect firsthand houses that have been designed, built or renovated with sustainability in mind as well as the opportunity to talk to owners and receive unbiased advice. Register here to aHend Sustainable House Day on Sunday 20th September 2020 and to receive informaAon in advance of the day. Once you have registered there is no need to register in subsequent years. Throughout the day three virtual rooms will host sessions delving into topics from design, building, renovaAng or retrofiKng sustainable homes. To aHend, simply enter one of the three rooms below. Links will be available on the day. You can register HERE : hHps://sustainablehouseday.com/register/
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River Of Art – Splashing Colour And Renewal Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 celebraAon of the South Coast’s Vol 48 April 27th 2018 111of July 12th 2019 River Art, the annual
creaAve arts, kicks off on Friday to splash Spring colour and renewal from Durras to Bermagui. Challenged but not defeated by COVID-19, this year’s fesAval which runs from Friday 18 to Sunday 27 September, sAll features many of the favourite highlights. “Kicking off the fesAval on Friday aIernoon will be the announcement of this year’s River of Art Prize,” explained Di Jay, fesAval co-chair. “While we have to abide by the COVID restricAons, we’re sAll able to have a small ceremony to announce the winner of our art prize which always aHracts a fantasAc range of entries. This year is no different,” she added. The fesAval’s official opening will be held at the Basil Seller ExhibiAon Centre in Moruya later in the day but again because of COVID restricAons, those able to aHend are by invitaAon only. “Even though we’ve had to keep the number to just 20 for the opening, what’s fantasAc is that we’re been able to hold the fesAval,” said Vicki Lascelles, also co-chair.
River of Art Co-chair, Di Jay
“If ever there was a Ame for a fesAval of arts, this is it. Our region has been so badly affected this year by the devastaAng fires, then floods and now a pandemic. We all need this celebraAon. That’s why our theme this year is resilience and renewal.” Highlights of this year’s fesAval include a brand new event, REVIVE. Six murals, depicAng the fesAval’s theme will be painted over the course of the fesAval in Bateman’s Bay, Moruya, Narooma and Tilba Tilba. “People will be able to watch the murals emerge from the blank walls and arAsts’ paintbrushes,” Di said. “And we’ll be filming them so you can follow their progress on our website.” A longstanding favourite of the fesAval, Open Studios, will be a top aHracAon, with a total of 18 galleries and studios from Batehaven to Bermagui open to visitors. Art on Parade is another very popular feature with shops providing the venues to show off the art from our region. Twenty shops up and down the coast are involved in this year’s event offering another way to discover Eurobodalla’s creaAve side. A number of art exhibiAons featuring fabrics and ceramics through to photographs will also be open over the fesAval. “To help people create their own fesAval art trail, our website has been redesigned making it easy to spot favourites among the Open Studios, exhibiAons and Art on Parade and add them to the “must” list,” Vicki said. The full program can be found on www.riverofart.com.au . beagle weekly : Vol 173 September 18th 2020
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Moruya High bakes off for Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 Youngcare Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019 Take 32 packets of cake mix, almost 2kg margarine, 3kg buHer, over 5kg icing sugar, a mulAtude of food colours, lengths of licorice rope, many cups of smarAes and other assorted sweets, 5 hours and 32 Moruya High students.
Photo: Above the cooks of Moruya High School ; below, The Cakes
The result? 18 absolutely fantasAc cakes. The Moruya High students were parAcipaAng in the #YOURCAKE Challenge which is a community baking and fundraising challenge for Youngcare. In celebraAon of Youngcare’s 15th Birthday and The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book’s 40th Anniversary the school took up the challenge to bake one of the iconic cakes to raise much needed funds for young people with high care needs. Instead of just one they baked 18 !! If you would like to donate to the Moruya High Youngcare fundraising page please visit hHps://www.yourcakechallenge.com.au/fundraising/moruya-high-school
Eurobodalla Repair Café – lets see if we can repair your goods A group of dedicated local volunteers come together every Friday to repair items that are cherished by members of the community. Tools, materials and specialist help are all available at the Repair Cafe. SHASA President Kathryn Maxwell said “we encourage people to bring along their broken items and spend Ame with the repairers to watch and learn how the repairs are made. Too many things get thrown away that don't need to be.” The Repair Cafe provides a friendly and welcoming environment. We encourage people to stay and chat over a cuppa and yummy cakes and biscuits. “In the first 3 weeks of operaAon the team have repaired small electrical items (we have a qualified test and tager), lamps, vacuum cleaners, string instruments, sewing machines, whipper snipper, clothing repairs including patches, buHon replacement and mending holes and minor ceramic breakages including a fridge magnet. From next Friday the Repair Cafe will also undertake basic bicycle repairs. We ask those whose goods have been repaired to make a donaAon to help cove costs of materials "said Kathryn Maxwell. The Repair Cafe is open from 9am All 12 noon every Friday at the Red Door Hall, St Johns Church, Page Street, Moruya. More informaAon is available from Kathryn Maxwell on 0467 558 645 or Thomas Schild on 0497 843 111 or email contact.shasa@gmail.com or go to the SHASA website www.shasa.com.au beagle weekly : Vol 173 September 18th 2020
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Looking for local? Try the Eurobodalla Community Directory Eurobodalla residents looking to connect with local services and organisaAons have access to a niIy online community resource. Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019
Eurobodalla Council’s community directory was launched last year and now lists almost 900 services, groups and organisaAons from across the shire. Users can explore the directory to find things like local sporAng clubs, special interest groups, bushfire recovery services, transport providers, employment services, health and wellbeing contacts, educaAon and training providers, child or aged care services, volunteer groups, and more. Categories can be searched for shire-wide results or by town or village. Above: The Eurobodalla Community Directory is a one -stop shop for residents to find out what’s available in Eurobodalla Council’s community development the local area. manager Kim Bush said it was a one-stop shop for residents to find out what was available in the local area. “You might have recently moved here, or you’re looking to join a local service organisaAon, or perhaps your circumstances have changed and you need to find care for a parent or child – the community directory is the perfect place to start,” she said. “If you’re looking for ways to get around town you’ll find different transport opAons, while the volunteering category lists groups that accept volunteers. “The Community Directory is mobile friendly, easy to use and results pop up as a list or on a map.” Council staff have been proacAve in adding organisaAons to the directory, and they’re now undertaking an annual review to ensure all lisAngs are correct and up-to-date. “We’d love for local not-for-profit services, groups and organisaAons to jump onto the directory and check their lisAng is there and if so, that it’s up-to-date,” Ms Bush said. “There’s an easy-to-use form on the directory to update or add entries for those who meet the terms and condiAons.” View the community directory at hHps://services.esc.nsw.gov.au/community-directory/ or for more informaAon email directory@esc.nsw.gov.au
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community BEFORE and AFTER as Ted loses his hair for a good cause. Ted Butler and Steve Doyle. Ted and Steve are good mates. Unfortunately Steve has contracted Motor Neurone Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019 Disease so Ted decided he wanted to raise money for research into the treatment and cure for this terrible illness. Ted said “While fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease my own personal challenge in this fundraiser is that at the end of 8 weeks from commencement I will have my hair cut SHORT this Saturday Sept 12th!!! For those who know me it has been decades since my hair was short. I realise that this is a very small gesture but it's my way of drawing aHenAon to the serious indiscriminate affect that Motor Neurone Disease can have on a persons life. “ So if you would like to get behind this fundraiser challenge Steve and I’d appreciate any contribuAon, big or small. hHps:// personalchallenge.gofundraise.com.au/page/Ted-63452661 All dona8ons made through the: h4ps://personalchallenge.gofundraise.com.au/page/Ted-63452661 pla?orm are secure and will be remi4ed directly through to the charity for Motor Neurone Disease.
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Eurobodalla Residents Plan Protest Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Against Morrison’s 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019 Gas Plans ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH, workers, school students and concerned locals in the Eurobodalla will rally as part of a day of acAon demanding PM Morrison rule out giving billions of Covid-19 recovery funds to gas. The September 25th: #FundOurFutureNotGas day of ac8on is quickly becoming the most widespread day of acAon against gas in Australia’s history, with hundreds of acAons. The day is being organised by the School Strike 4 Climate network, as well as First NaAons communiAes, unions, and everyday Australians in response to leaked plans revealing that PM Morrison is considering giving billions of Covid-19 recovery funds to gas. Geoff Berry, who is helping to organise the event, said: “Concerned ciAzens here in the Eurobodalla want ScoH Morrison to invest Covid-19 recovery funds into renewable energy, creaAng thousands of jobs that would also help tackle climate change. Giving billions of taxpayer dollars to the polluAng gas industry is clearly an irresponsible use of public funds. "The leaked gas plans come from the NaAonal Covid-19 CoordinaAon Commission, a commission that is stacked with gas execuAves. Of course they’re trying to convince ScoH Morrison to give billions of taxpayer dollars to their own industry. It’s appalling; especially as we on the south coast conAnue to try and deal with the devastaAng blow delivered to our forests last summer. "The key issue causing all this concern is, of course, anthropogenic climate change and the clear and present danger it presents for locals, people all over the world, and for our precious natural environment.” DATE/TIME: Friday 25th of September, from 12 noon
HUGE Garage Sale and Market - BBay Sat 19th Sept **FINAL GARAGE SALE & MARKETS ** TO SUPPORT BUSHFIRE AFFECTED FAMILIES Due to an overwhelming response and many requests for another sale, organisers have decided to have one final sale this Saturday!! When: Saturday, 19th September 2020 Gates open: 9am - 1pm Where: Old Bunnings Site, Cnr Old Highway and Princes Hwy, Batemans Bay Fridges, furniture, tableware, tools, garden tools, beds, toys, household items, adult & children clothes and much much more!! Everyone welcome to come have a look! All items sold as a donaAon! ANYONE WE CAN VERIFY AS AFFECTED BY FIRE THE ITEMS WILL BE FREE
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Glenn Sullivan receives Emergency Services Medal from the Governor General Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018
Vol 111 July 12th 2019 CongratulaAons to Glenn Sullivan, Monaro Regional OperaAons Manager, on the receipt yesterday of his Emergency Services Medal from the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), at Government House in Canberra.
Glenn has made a lasAng contribuAon to the operaAonal capability of Marine Rescue NSW Photo: Marine Rescue NSW (MRNSW) and the safety of the boaAng community through his Areless work to assist and support MRNSW volunteers and commitment to educaAon, both as a volunteer at the Batemans Bay unit and career officer. Glenn received his award accompanied by his family including wife Liz, and sons Joshua and Isaac
It's Get Ready Weekend this coming weekend. Some of our events will be held a liHle differently this year due to COVID-19 but there's plenty on across NSW. To find out where your nearest Get Ready event is, visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ getready. Join us this #getreadyweekend and prepare for bush fires
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community Campbell Page Helping Hands program has joined forces with Be Centre and South CoastPlay Therapy to host the FesAval of Play, aimed at supporAng local children and families impacted by the recent bushfires Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 and COVID-19. Locals in Nelligen, Mogo and Vol 48 April 111 July 27th 12th 2018 2019 Narooma are invited to this fun filled, 3-day event that will see children and adults engage in a series of creaAve play and sensory art workshops. Play therapy is a powerful way for children and adults to process their thoughts, feelings and reacAons to challenging events. This fesAval provides an opportunity for locals to come together in a relaxed environment, have some fun and heal through sessions facilitated byplay therapy experts. Day one of the FesAval of Play kicks off on Tuesday 29 September at the Nelligen Mechanics InsAtute Hall. Day two will take the event to Boomerang MeeAng Place in Mogo on Wednesday 30 September and the event will finish up on Thursday 1 October at Narooma Public school. All sessions are pending NSW Health restricAons due to COVID-19 and all aHendees must register prior to the workshops. This means numbers are limited so book your space now! To find out more, or to register for the event, please contact Anita Macartney of Campbell Page on 0407 959 602
BlazeAid Cobargo is welcoming new volunteers again! 5,500,000 hectares of land were burnt across NSW in the Black Summer fires, which devastated communiAes across the country. BlazeAid volunteers work in a disaster-affected area for many months, not only helping individuals and families, but also helping rebuild the local communiAes - and we're looking for more Grey Nomads and InternaAonal Rock Stars to help us in Cobargo! All are welcome, no parAcular experience necessary, just a good aKtude and willingness to learn! If you'd like to volunteer, or would like to find out more about our work/volunteering with us, then please don't hesitate to send us an email or give us a call. Email: blazeaid.cobargo@gmail.com Phone: 0459 825 593
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OUT NOW—the latest Beagle Abode : your online weekly Eurobodalla real estate guide Vol 16 September 15th 2017 Vol 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019
The beagle abode is an online weekly Eurobodalla real estate guide showcasing the current Eurobodalla market and our many realtors. The beagle abode is the new addiAon to the South Coast Beagle that owns The Beagle and the South Coast Travel Guide: The Nature Coast of NSW : from Durras to The Tilbas The Beagle Abode has been established to provide that service while also providing our readers with a glossy overview of latest properAes on the market each week. You can find Beagle Abode on the Beagle website under REAL ESTATE The latest Beagle Abode lisAngs are also available each week as a FlipBook on the website and also distributed to readers via our social media pages and our twice weekly mailouts.
The Beagle Trades and Business Directory provides local Trades and Businesses a free lisAng in a hope that they might gain work from it, and conAnue to provide employment and economic benefit to their families and our communiAes. AdverAsing is usually outside the affordability of many smaller businesses and sole traders. The Beagle supports locals. These lisAngs are FREE. If you are a local business and would like to be listed please contact us as we oIen turn over these lisAngs to give everyone a fair go. Email beagleweeklynews@gmail.com Trades and Businesses can also list themselves on the Beagle Trades and Business Group in Facebook at hHps://www.facebook.com/groups/1303512213142880/
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Working with 100% enthusiasm Peter Vassallo is responsible for geKng online orders to the Post Office on schedule for Moruya Cycles. Vol 16 September 15th 2017 “Pete started work in February and within a 28 December 7th, experience 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019 month he started his new job,” said Zoe Buckley, Employment Consultant at WorkAbility.
“Work experience is a great pathway to a paid job,” says Zoe. “Pete’s role is an important part of our business,” said Angus Murphy, manager of Moruya Cycles, “He makes sure we keep on top of our online orders and ship on Ame.” Zoe approached Moruya cycles for a posiAon for Pete, given Pete’s enthusiasm for Ankering on his trike she thought this would be a great fit. Angus, Zoe and Pete decided that a short work experience would be helpful in working out what Pete’s duAes would look like and how we could best tailor the posiAon for him. Pete’s daily duAes are to pack online orders and take to post office in the basket of his trike. Pete also does pricing of items and placing on display. Pete also assists with minor repair work with the bike mechanic, Joel, in the workshop. “This is a great place to work, we have all kinds of bikes and accessories. I love being part of the team,” said Peter. “Our team wear hats with the 100% brand. We all agree – this bike shop is 100% enthusiasm,” said Peter. If you’re interested to employ a WorkAbility candidate part Ame, and to get free assistance to design the job around the strengths of the person, as well as the needs of your business, call WorkAbility on 6413 5460 www.workability.net.au
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EOIs sought for lease of Batemans Bay Community Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019 Centre Eurobodalla Council is seeking expressions of interest from organisaAons interested in leasing the Batemans Bay Community Centre for community purposes. The EOI process comes aIer the Council earlier this year received unsolicited requests from organisaAons wanAng to lease the centre. Only leases for community purposes will be considered. EOIs must include a detailed synopsis of expected community beneďŹ ts and how the proposed use generates local economic acAvity. Council has been in contact with exisAng users of the centre to idenAfy alternaAve venues over the past few months. Should a lease be awarded this process will conAnue. Following the conclusion of the EOI period, EOIs meeAng the assessment criteria will be presented to a Council MeeAng, where a decision will be made whether to proceed with the leasing of the centre. Expressions of interest open Friday 18 September and close on Thursday 8 October, 4pm. For more informaAon visit hHps://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/inside-council/careers-contracts-and-tenders/tenders-and-eoi
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To Never Never And Beyond Dalmeny/Narooma Bushwalkers put on 3 walks last week catering for all the needs of our walkers. The First Vol 16 September 15thwalk 2017led by Jan Thomas had 14 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 111 July 12th 2019 walkers aHending and roamed into and around Punkally Creek, Shingle Hut Road, up the Never Never Track, and then down through Dromedary Creek and back to the cars. Plenty of water was flowing down the Creeks, amongst the Cabbage Tree Palms, Sassafras trees and ferns. The 5 klm walk finished at the juncAon of the Dromedary and Punkally Creeks. Davey thanked Jan for puKng on the walk in a special locaAon. Meanwhile, Maggie Finch led 5 walkers from Surf Beach towards the Glasshouse Rocks and returned via the bush near the Industrial area to have lunch at the Surf Beach. A lovely 8klm walk in a deligh_ul area. Lastly Amanda and Jan led another walk in the Tarourga Creek area along the Potato Point Road. Eight walkers aHended and commenced heading into the creek area which abounds with many large granite boulders. Quite a few wildflowers were out in bloom in the burnt ground. One huge rock aptly nick named "mini Uluru" was used for lunch unAl the mozzies moved the walkers on. A 6 klm walk was enjoyed by everybody with Maggie thanking Amanda and Jan .
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Telehealth expansion welcomed by rural health peak body Vol 16 September 15th 2017 The NaAonal Rural 28 December 7th,Health 2017 Alliance, the peak body for Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019 rural health in Australia, welcomed the Australian Government’s expansion of Medicare rebates for telehealth consultaAons unAl 31 March 2021.
The Medicare rebates, which were brought in to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, were due to expire on 30 September. “Telehealth has been an important lifeline for people in rural, regional and remote Australia during the pandemic,” said NaAonal Rural Health Alliance CEO Dr Gabrielle O’Kane. “It can be difficult enough to access health care in some areas at the best of Ames, but especially once you add in the difficulAes caused by the pandemic including border restricAons. “Telehealth is vital to ensuring rural people can keep up their regular health checks during COVID-19 and ensure conAnuity of care.” The Alliance said that the Government should also be addressing some ongoing issues with telehealth if it was here to stay. “ConnecAvity remains a big issue in rural Australia, and we need to be improving internet infrastructure in the bush otherwise telehealth is difficult or impossible for paAents and health pracAAoners to use,” said Dr O’Kane. “We also need safeguards to ensure that telehealth is being delivered by local pracAAoners, and not onlineonly ou_its based in the major ciAes who offer no face-to-face services.”
FORKLIFT LICENCE TRAINING! *MORUYA Get your #forkliI licence locally! Successful compleAon of this 3-day course will see parAcipants receive a naAonally accredited Statement of AHainment: TLILIC0003 Licence to operate a forkliI truck. There is pre-course work to be completed as part of this training. You must be 18 years old or over and have competent English language and literacy skills. CompleAon is required for licensing eligibility. Only two courses remaining for 2020 - places are limited! Tuesday, 13 October to Thursday, 15 October - 1 place leI! Tuesday, 27 October to Thursday, 29 October Tuesday, 17 November to Thursday, 19 November
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community New coins celebrate Indigenous astronomy, the stars, and the dark spaces between them By Duane W. Hamacher Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Two coins have been released by the @royalaustmint to celebrate Vol 16new September 15th 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 111 July 12th 2019 the astronomical knowledge and tradiAons of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They feature artworks from Wiradjuri (NSW) and Yamaji (WA) arAsts represenAng two of the most famous features in Aboriginal astronomy: the great Emu in the Sky and the Seven Sisters. Both celesAal features are found in the astronomical tradiAons of many Aboriginal cultures across Australia. They are seen in similar ways and have similar meanings between cultures on opposite sides of the conAnent and are observed to note the changing seasons and the behaviours of plants and animals and inform Law. RIGHT: The Emu in the Sky Uncirculated Coin. Royal Australian Mint The Wiradjuri of central NSW are the largest Aboriginal language group in the state and one of the largest in the country. Wiradjuri astronomical knowledge is rich and complex, linking the land and people to the cosmos (Wantanggangura). One of the many “dark constellaAons” is that of the celesAal emu, called Gugurmin. The emu is a silhoueHe of the dark spaces stretching from the Southern Cross to SagiHarius in the backdrop of the Milky Way. The galaxy itself is a river called Gular (or Gilaa), which is also the Wiradjuri name of the Lachlan River. RIGHT: The Seven Sisters Uncirculated Coin. Royal Australian Mint The artwork featured on the Seven Sisters coin is from Wajarri-Noongar arAst ChrisAne “Jugarnu” Collard of Yamaji Art. ChrisAne was born and raised in Mullewa, WA and paints under the name Jugarnu meaning “old woman” in the Wajarri language. The name was given to ChrisAne by her now deceased Grandfather. The Yamaji people of the Murchison region in Western Australia refer to the Pleiades star cluster as Nyarluwarri in the Wajarri language, represenAng seven sisters. When Nyarluwarri sits low on the horizon at sunset in April, the people know that emu eggs are ready for harvesAng. The story of the Seven Sisters tells of them fleeing to the sky to escape the advances of a man who wants to take one of the sisters as his wife. The man chases the sisters as they move from east to west each night, which appear to the northeast at dusk in November and set by April. This ar cle first appeared in The Conversa on
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FRRR Inves8ng in Rural Communi8es Futures grant to SHASA to Turbocharge Eurobodalla volunteer community organisa8ons Vol 16 September 15th 2017 “More than ever Eurobodalla needs strong and vibrant volunteer organisaAons to support our 28 December 7th,the 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019
community through difficult Ames. SHASA is very excited to announce that it has received a FoundaAon for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) grant of $37,500. These funds will be used to employ a Coordinator to work with up to 20 volunteer organisaAons to build their capability to be self-sustaining, resilient and successful in achieving their goals” said Kathryn Maxwell, President of the Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance (SHASA). SHASA is seeking to employ a person for 16 hours a week to provide community groups with assistance to get tax deducAble status, ABNs, incorporaAon, and GST registraAon where appropriate. The role will also help improve web and social media presence (including beHer links to each other) and coordinate training opportuniAes. Key skills and experience include: Highly effecAve interpersonal and communicaAon skills, both verbal and wriHen. Ability to work in a team and in a collaboraAve environment. Skills and ability to work with public sector government departments to assist community groups with back end administraAve and financial requirements. ExcepAonal Ame management skills and ability to meet deadlines. Experience with managing websites and social media. PotenAal applicants to send their details to contact.shasa@gmail.com .ApplicaAons close Wed 7 October
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Home Care Services – More important now than ever “Our clients know that we care, that we are professional, and that we will help them with their health and wellbeing, in their own home” stated Charlene Dallimore, Banksia Community Care Manager, when The Vol 16 September 2017her recently. Beagle caught 15th up with 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019
“COVID-19 can be a source of anxiety for older people in the Eurobodalla Shire, but we work with each of our clients to make certain they receive the support and care they prefer, while ensuring that all infecAon prevenAon measures are in place”. This individually tailored care is at the heart of Banksia’s philosophy, and is clearly demonstrated in the way staff interact with clients and residents. Whether Charlene and her dedicated team are helping people in the community with transport to appointments, shopping, cleaning, personal care, demenAa care or highly specialised clinical care, they know that it is vital to provide personalised, individual aHenAon. Banksia Villages was established 25 years ago in Broulee, and is a not-for-profit, charitable organisaAon. Originally consisAng of an independent living reArement village and a residenAal aged care facility, Banksia has also been offering home care services for the past 5 years. Available right across the Eurobodalla Shire, home care services can be provided as part of a fully accredited, government-funded Home Care Package, or on a private basis. “When COVID-19 first hit Australia, some of our clients were nervous about going to the shops, or even about having our staff visit their home. However, our staff have had specific COVID-19 training and our clients are conAnuing to have opportuniAes to socialise, to stay in touch with family, or to have their house kept clean and safe – right throughout the past 6 months” added Charlene. “All of our team members have had addiAonal infecAon prevenAon and control training to stay up to date with the latest government recommendaAons. We are also delighted to have been able to help clients stay in touch with family, by helping them use video calls and other technologies while social restricAons have limited personal contact”. Banksia Community Care is currently welcoming new clients and acknowledges that the journey to obtaining a Government Funded Home Care Package can be Ame consuming or complex. Charlene, a Registered Nurse with many years of experience in home care for older people, understands how to work through the process and encourages older locals who are keen to stay in their own home to apply as soon as possible. “You can obtain more informaAon via www.myagedcare.gov.au or you can call My Aged Care on 1800 200 422. AlternaAvely, you can head to the Banksia website hHps://www.banksiavillage.com.au/services/home-care-banksia-community-care/ or if you’d prefer to chat to someone local, call me or my team on 4471 6621, or pop in to our office at 73 CoronaAon Drive, Broulee“ added Charlene.
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Regional Youth Taskforce applica8ons NOW OPEN Do you know someone aged 12-24 years old living in regional NSW who’d be interested in joining the NSW Regional Youth Taskforce? Vol 16 September 15th 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 111 July 12th 2019 The NSW Government is offering regional young people the opportunity to share their opinion on local issues, to represent their mates and peers, and to help make decisions that will drive change in their own community. ApplicaAons are open now and close on Sunday 18 October 2020. The Regional Youth Taskforce connects young people from regional NSW with their community and engages them on issues including geKng a job, mental health and public transport. If you want to help make a difference for young people living and working in regional NSW you are encouraged to apply to become a member of the second NSW Government Regional Youth Taskforce. Up to eighteen members who reflect the diversity of young people in regional NSW will be selected. Eligibility - applicaAons from young people who are: aged 12-24 live in regional NSW (defined as Local Government Areas outside of Sydney, Newcastle or Wollongong) If you have any quesAons regarding your eligibility to be on the Regional Youth Taskforce, please contact the Office for Regional Youth on 1300 473 688 or regionalyouth@dpc.nsw.gov.au As part of answering the quesAons in the applicaAon form, you are invited to share a short video to tell selectors about yourself and some of your experiences. "In the video, tell or show us what you think are the three most important issues impacAng young people in your part of regional NSW, and give your pitch about what can be done to address one of these issues." The Office for Regional Youth will review all applicaAons and provide a recommended short list to the Minister for Regional Youth, Hon. Bronnie Taylor MLC. Minster Taylor will appoint and announce the final Taskforce members before the end of the year. APPLY HERE: hHps://rgf.smartygrants.com.au/RYTF20
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Gadfly 128 By Robert Macklin ‘My fellow Americans You have15th done a big thing today. You have re-elected me as president with the biggest Vol 16 September 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 111 July 12th 2019 majority in history. That’s a big thing, let me tell you…really big. Bigger than any other president in history. You did it because you know that I will make American great again. Make America great, really great, again. Now that’s a beautiful thing, a big, beautiful thing. Just look at the numbers. I have them here. Florida, big numbers, and I knew it. People told me, they said Mr President, you’re gonna win big here, and there they are: big numbers. And Sleepy Joe, he wouldn’t know, he hasn’t woken up yet. And look at this – Georgia, Kentucky, really big numbers. Probably the biggest in history. You know what they’re saying, Deep State and whoever? They’re saying it’s not fair, we gotta wait till the US mail finally gets around to delivering the phoney votes that they’ve put together somewhere – do you believe that? – they got together, printed the voting forms or whatever, voted for Sleepy Joe, mailed them and then went along today for another go. And they want us to count all of them! Every single phoney vote! You know what I told them? No way, I said. One vote, one value, one day. And that’s today, November 3. It’s in the Constitution – Tuesday, right? Tuesday November 3, right there in the American Constitution signed by Jefferson and you know, Adams, and those founding fathers, Washington himself, Lincoln, all of them… That’s what the Deep State doesn’t like; that’s why they did it, got all those votes mailed in and then went along today and tried to vote again. And that’s what’s behind all this rioting and looting today. And when I sent in the soldiers to bring some law and order you saw what happened. They didn’t like it; they didn’t listen when I told them, “I’m the law and order president.” Well, now they know, right? Now they know. And California, they think we should wait for days or months till all their phoney mail-ins arrive. They think we should wait around all night, just to find out what their votes add up to. Well, too late California, they don’t add up to nothin’ because the Electoral College – remember them? – right, the Electoral College has decided already, I’ve got the figures right here – 308 or more, that’s a minimum, probably much more, people tell me the biggest margin in history. We got 308 minimum, Sleepy Joe, 53, something like that; that’s what they said. They also told me, Mr President, they said, the terrorists are going to takes to the streets, they don’t like losing, even if it’s the biggest margin in history, they’ll take to the streets and it’ll be carnage. They said, “Mr President you gotta do something.” And they’re right. I said, I’ve got your back. I’m the law and order president and if necessary I’ll have the defence forces of the United States doing what they do best – defend America. That’s what they do; and that’s in the Constitution too. That’s what I took my sacred oath to do. And I’ll do it. You just watch me – I’ll stop the carnage – defend America, our America – doesn’t matter what they say, it’s right there in the Constitution. And we’re going to do what we always said we’ll do. We’ll make America great again, even if I have to stay here in the White House for the next ten years. I’ll get the job done…or maybe 20 years…and just remember, forest management…it’s gonna get cooler! God Bess America !!’ beagle weekly : Vol 173 September 18th 2020
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100 Years Ago—SEPTEMBER 18, 1920 DEBATING SOCIETY.– Members of this society met on Tuesday night and commenced rehearsals for the forthcoming mock trial in the form of a breach of promise case. Vol 16 September 15th 2017
28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 2018 111 July 27th 12th 2019 GOLF CLUB.– The local Golf Club has again been revived and the links are now being renovated. Mr. C. Carter has been appointed Hon. Secretary and Mr. P. Mills Hon. Treasurer.
SNOWBALL TEA.– To raise funds for their Toy Stall at the C.E. Bazaar, Mesdames Gregg and Sanders promoted a delightful Snowball tea at the former’s residence on Tuesday afternoon. After dainty refreshments had been partaken of by the large number present the remaining hour was occupied by an “observation tray” conducted by the hostess. Mesdames L. Jenner and Preddy and Miss Jermyn tied in giving the number of articles on the tray, and on drawing, Mrs Jenner was the lucky winner of a pretty trinket box. SCENT PRODUCTION.– Mr. Coleman, one of the pioneers of the eucalyptus oil industry, has been experimenting in the production of scent from leaves of plants and trees in our forests. He has discovered one scent-producing leaf, a sample of which has been sent to the Dept. for report. IMPROVEMENT OF SWEET SORGHUMS. The sorghum flower is particularly adapted to wind pollination, and crossing between types grown close together and maturing at practically the same time is sure to happen. Crossing readily takes place with broom millet, but owing to the very pithy nature of that plant the seed from such crosses is worthless. It is very essential, therefore, that farmers should obtain seed as true to type as possible; and as at the present time crops of sorghum with a distinct lack of uniformity are quite common, and it is one of the aims of the Department of Agriculture to make available to farmers true-to-type seed of all kinds, the improvement of sweet sorghums has become one of the tasks which the Department has specifically set itself. PICNIC.– Wednesday, 29th inst., has been set apart for the holding of a picnic in aid of the C.E. Snowball Bazaar. The rendezvous will be under the oaks near the Kiora bridge, the scene of many an enjoyable picnic. Mrs. S. Louttit, Hon. Secretary of the Kiora Stall, is the promoter of the promised function. A DISGUSTING HABIT.– An abominable habit which is frequently being indulged at public functions, especially at dances, in Moruya, is that of chewing gum. If our respectable young ladies refused to dance with vulgarians who have their mouths full of gum this very disgusting practice would soon be discontinued. FAMILY WANTED for Gannon’s Pt Farm. Either on shares or wages. Apply—BODALLA. WANTED a good all-round BOY or MAN for farm work. Apply at once. MRS MARTIN STRAHAN, Moruya. TO LET DAIRY FARM containing 510 acres, known as Cadgee Estate. Will lease for 3 or 5 years with option of buying cows. For further particulars apply—J.T. BYRNE, Cadgee. beagle weekly : Vol 173 September 18th 2020
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MICK JAGGER EH? By John Longhurst For an age he stood on the edge of it, unsure. Before him, the certainty of the cleared land, grassed and painstakingly fenced in straight lines that defied the flow of the land, pausing only at a narrow creek, and Vol 16on September 15th 2017 then again, its barbed 28 April December 7th, 2017 wire menacing and staAng the border. Vol 48 27th 2018 Vol 111 July 12th 2019
A lonely dirt road fingers the farmhouse. Its impossible colour, stark against the aHempted green of the surrounding pastures and its structure challenging, hopefully resolute against the will of the weather. The odd abandoned car or old truck, rusAng now, slowly succumbing and surrendering to the summer heat, someAmes winter rains, but the ever dependent winds exerAng punishment over years, more likely decades. Granite boulders and outcrops doHed the cleared land in a meandering path like random points on a Ameline before disappearing into the thick uncleared, unknown and daunAng bush beyond the fence lines. The bush spooked him and he stood frozen as he contemplated entering it but it was Impossible to define it in the early morning fog. It started in so many places, someAmes scaHered and other parts dense undergrowth, carelessly woven over the forest floor to be pierced by massive gums surging through in their might, strong and definite against a deeper green and finally the darkness of a world beyond comprehension but bursAng with imaginaAon and mystery. It’s sheer density denying trespass and its age not measured in years, decades or even millenniums but mulAples of all. The wind picked up and he shivered. He sucked in a breath of early morning dew on damp sheep and closed his eyes to take in a hint of the eucalyptus from beyond. A kookaburra laughed at his hesitancy and the bleat of the sheep at his capture to the present. For the longest moment he shook his head and thought of what was, sighed at the what is and contemplated the what now. He was in his early twenAes, thin, even scrawny but aestheAc with the most generous and sensuous lips. His fragility leaned into the wind but he turned as the dusty white ute pulled up. The farmer’s bulk was encased in a loose, long drizabone and the moleskins were worn and held up with a plaited leather belt with pocket tool aHached. Over worked riding boots protected his feet. His face was unshaved and weather beaten and a half smile under the Akubra hat let out a breath of early morning fog. His appearance reminded him of a of soldier ready for baHle. His mind now jumped again, and this Ame, to who was here before and to who is here now, as the farmer approached. They greeted each other. ‘Terry Nullus mate, and you’re Mick Jagger eh? Talk of the town, mate.’ conAnues…... beagle weekly : Vol 173 September 18th 2020
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Reading The farmer took a long moment, looked him up and down and shook his head at his try hard beard, but the impossible lips could not contain his chuckle. Vol 16 September 15th 2017
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They both looked out at the landscape and to the distant bush that defied them both. ‘Ahhh there’re going to give me an iron mask.’ He laughed over his Mockney accent.. ‘And yourself, if you don’t mind me asking, how do you cope out here?’ The farmer adjusted his belt, lowered his Akubra, pulled his drizabone around him and rubbed warmth into his hands. ‘It’s been a baHle mate, it’s taken two generaAons to clear this land.’
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What About Us? Dear South Coast Realtors, Not so long ago everyone on the South Coast was clamouring to do everything they could for bushfire Vol 16 September 15thit2017 affected folks. Now appears we have been forgoHen and are being thrown under the bus of greed. 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019
Those of us who lost our homes and paid our insurance are now cashed up with no place to go if we
have decided not to rebuild. My husband and I are watching the real estate market daily, almost hourly, hoping for the right place to come along. We are seeing prices for places that would have been comparable to what we had go on the market for 100-200 thousand over what we used to have. This is ripping hope from our hearts. Will we even be able to afford geKng our lives back to what we had? Please remember the whole of your community, and try to keep things reasonable.
Anonymous, fearful and worried bushfire vic m. LeHer to the Beagle Editor I happen to be sAll a resident in this area of the NSW South Coast. I say “sAll” because I had a lucky escape from the last bush fires that raged throughout our beauAfully forested areas. Will everyone else be so lucky again when the next fires happen? Historical data on Wikipedia shows that fires burnt since 1851. <<“Bushfires in Australia” are a widespread and regular occurrence that have contributed significantly to shaping the nature of the conAnent over millions of years. Eastern Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions of the world, and its predominant eucalyptus forests have evolved to thrive on the phenomenon of bushfire.[1] However the fires can cause significant property damage and loss of both human and animal life. Bushfires have killed approximately 800 people in Australia since 1851,[2] and billions of animals.”>> The complete content is a compulsory reading for everyone concerned but I would like to point out what the secAon Atled “Official inquiries” says. Please read. My quesAon is: what are the differences between the previously done and the last one just released? Where are the serious commitments in terms of financial and logisAc capabiliAes of both NSW and Federal Government that are needed to prevent or at least reduce the inevitable and possibly catastrophic damages and deaths which repeatedly afflict our community? We don’t need to be scienAsts to see how the laws governing residenAal and farm buildings approvals are not adequate. Everybody seems to blame the “Greenies” for that problem, but is that really fair to be? Aren’t we a fair dinkum democracy where the majoriAes should always count? Personally I would start making sure that every building is well cleared from large trees and scrub, that human and animal established building locaAons must offer at least 2 safe escape routes if ever menaced by a large fire. All fire breaks should have a width at least double the maximum height of the trees along their boundary lines and be clear of any undergrowth and tall grass. Major roads and Highways should be cleared of trees, undergrowth and tall grass at least 50m on both sides of them. Forests, whether be State or NaAonal, should be properly maintained with the removal of dead trees, branches and undergrowth, re-planAng of trees where needed, uAlizaAon of excess wood in mills for the making of chipboards for the building industry. Last but not least: Isn’t it Ame that we uAlized Amely and effecAvely our well equipped and trained ADF for peaceful jobs on their mother land when not chasing phantom enemies in other parts of the world? It would be nice to know that our experts and poliAcians have studied the logisAcal difficulAes and compared the costs of prevenAng destrucAon instead of waiAng for them to happen. Being nobody I don’t expect to receive aHenAon.......cheers. ….. Giuseppe Parmegiani beagle weekly : Vol 173 September 18th 2020
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Home composAng and worm farming Almost all your food waste can be repurposed into nitrogen-rich fertiliser for your garden. By recycling effectively and correctly and keeping organics and Vol 16 September 15th 2017 other valuable 28 December 7th, 2017 out of landfill, we can Vol 48 April 2018 111 July 27th 12thresources 2019 reduce our rubbish to help save on landfill space and look after our beautiful surroundings. For more information about home composting and worm farming – including free November workshops – visit: hHps://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/council-services/water-waste-recycling/waste/projects/home-composAng
ComposAng and worm farming are natural ways of recycling. These methods divert organic waste from going into landfill and help reduce the amount of harmful gases released into the atmosphere. You can use composted materials on your garden to keep your soil healthy as the products produced make a great natural ferAliser. Using compost in your garden is one of the best ways to put nutrients back into the soil. Rich soil increases yield, improves plant health and reduces the need for arAficial ferAlisers. As well as helping the environment, composAng and worm farming can make your bin less smelly. This is because lots of items that typically make the bin smell can go into compost or to the worms, instead of in the bin. Choose a system that works for you Compost bins In compost bins, microscopic organisms turn kitchen and garden waste into decomposed organic maHer known as compost. When used in the garden, compost provides soil with essenAal nutrients, breaks up heavy clay soils and helps sandy soils retain moisture. Compost bins are a great opAon if you live in a house with a garden, because it can take most (non-meat) food scraps, leaf-liHer and garden prunings. You can compost coffee grounds and filters ,leaves and flowers, fruit and vegetable scraps, bread crusts, pulp from juicers crushed eggshells, grass trimmings, tea bags (if they do not contain plasAc). The most important thing is to make sure you don't have too much of the one thing - the wider variety of material you put in the compost, the beHer your end product will be. Worm farms Worm farms are a great way to turn leIover kitchen scraps into a rich, natural ferAliser. Worms make structures called worm casts, and it is these casts that create the ferAliser. They can be placed straight onto your garden or mixed with water to make a liquid ferAliser for pot plants. Worm farms are ideal if you live in an apartment with a balcony or small courtyard, because they are very compact and don't smell. Worms will eat fruit and vegetable scraps, tea bags (if they do not contain plasAc), cardboard (shredded and soaked) Paper, bread crusts, pulp from juicers, crushed eggshells, leaves. Worms don't like onion or citrus fruits and may actually escape the farm to get away from them. beagle weekly : Vol 173 September 18th 2020
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EXCITEMENT PLUS AT THE Quarterdeck Narooma Chris and his team announce 2 RED HOT Vol 16 SeptemberCOMING 15th 2017 PERFORMERS 28 December 7th, 2017 UP!! Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 2019
Very limited Ackets due to you-know-what ... Table bookings for 4 or more please Tickets $30pp, doors open 5pm, show starts 6pm. Grab a Acket while you can!! hHps://www.quarterdecknarooma.com.au/livemusic
Boudicea + Hannah
Sep 19th - Samuel J.R live @ Bend & Sip in Narooma 6:30pm Sep 20th - Totum @ Tilba Valley Winery & Ale House Sep 20th - Two Dogs Plucking at the Bodalla Dairy Shed 12:30pm to 4pm
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An exci8ng exhibi8on opens Friday 18 September at the Bega Valley Regional Gallery. CelebraAng and examining an evolving conversaAon with contemporary Indonesian arAsts, Gangguan
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Australia. Nugroho, whose is regarded as one of the most important contemporary Indonesian arAsts working today, presents a major installaAon that has only been exhibited previously in Hong Kong and Sydney. Working across drawing, painAng, sculpture, animaAon and embroidery, this acclaimed Indonesian arAst draws inspiraAon from Javanese tradiAons, such as wayang theatre and baAk, as well as street art, science ficAon, comic books and other forms of popular culture. New painAngs by Zico Albaiquni will be presented in the exhibiAon, Albaiquni’s unusual and intriguing colour paleHe developed from the tonal formulas of this early tradiAon. He also references the links between art, adverAsing, and the commodificaAon of landscape to invesAgate contemporary environmental issues in Indonesia. Leyla Stevens is an Australian-Balinese arAst and researcher who works predominantly with moving image. Her video work in the exhibiAon references her Balinese heritage and combines performaAve and documentary modes of filmmaking to consider the impact of the silenced history of Indonesia’s 1965-66 anA-communist killings, in which a reported 80,000 people died in Bali alone. Curated by BVRG director Iain Dawson, Gangguan Tenggara - Edisi Indonesia (South East disturbance in Bahasa Indonesia) is the fourth and final iteraAon of the South/East Interference series of award-winning exhibiAons presented exclusively at BVRG. “I’m so proud to present this exhibiAon to the community. Working with these important internaAonal arAsts highlights the Bega Valley’s connecAon to the South East Asian region. The Bega brand is well known throughout Indonesia, courtesy of our namesake dairy products, I’m excited to build on that awareness and make contemporary art a tool with which we can increase that engagement and conversaAons.” The exhibiAon opens to the public Friday 18 September 10am. The BVRG is open Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm and entry is free. Visit gallery.begavalley.nsw.gov.au to take an online tour of the exhibiAon.
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Zico Albaiquni Be Kind, Rewind (2020), oil on canvas, 300 x 200 cm Image courtesy the arAst and Yavuz Gallery Sydney.
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Hidden | Stephanie McClory at the Bas Stephanie McClory is a regional-based painter and 2018 winner of the Eurobodalla Art15th Prize in the Basil Sellers Art Prize. Vol 16 September 2017 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 111 July 12th 2019 Stephanie celebrates her first solo exhibiAon in Hidden, an extension of her award-winning work Some days are rough. Stephanie's pracAce incorporates elements of hyper-realism and chiaroscuro techniques to explore vulnerability and though_ul moments of contemplaAon. Anchored in monochromaAc surroundings, subjects are absorbed in their own inAmacy, achieved through a layered manifestaAon of light Stephanie McClory, 'Whisper' (detail), with a scale and quality alluding to renaissance or noir cinema. 2020, acrylic on canvas, 81.5 x 81.5cm. If you are unable to see the exhibiAon in person there is no need to miss out, with a new 360 degree online exhibiAon tour available on the Bas website. Where: The Basil Sellers ExhibiAon Centre, corner of Vulcan and Campbell streets, Moruya. Exhibi8on dates: Saturday 29 August - Sunday 8 October 2020. Opening hours: Tuesdays - Sundays, 10am - 4pm.
The Basil Sellers Art Prize 2020 View the works of selected finalists in the upcoming Basil Sellers Art Prize 2020 ExhibiAon at the Bas. This presAgious biennial compeAAon draws the cream of local arAsts and those across NSW and the ACT with a $25,000 prize pool. The major prize of $20,000, generously supported by Mr Basil Sellers AM, will be awarded to the overall winner, while local arAsts will by in the running for the Eurobodalla ArAst Prize of $5,000. ExhibiAon viewers can also nominate their favourite artwork for the $500 People's Choice Award. The winners will be announced in a special online broadcast prior to the exhibiAon opening. Details for viewing the award ceremony will soon be made available on the Bas website, Facebook and Instagram pages. To view the 2020 finalists list and find further details about the arAsts and program of events head to the Bas website. Where:The Basil Sellers ExhibiAon Centre, corner of Vulcan and Campbell streets, Moruya. Winners announced online: Friday 9 Oct 2020 from 6.30pm. Exhibi8on dates: Sat 10 October - Sun 8 November 2020. Opening hours: Tuesdays - Sundays, 10am - 4pm. beagle weekly : Vol 173 September 18th 2020
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Below: Basil Sellers Art Prize 2018 winner, Anh Nguyen, 'Jamboree Mornings' (detail), 2018, acrylic on canvas, 64 x 94cm.
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River of Art: 19 Open Studios Stretching from Batemans Bay to Vol 16 September 15th Bermagui, the 7th, River2017 of Art have 19 Open 28 December Vol 48 111April July 27th 12th 2018 20192017
Studios to visit this fesAval!
Visit the River of Art website for the full program - www.riverofart.com.au
The Ar8sts Discover and get to know some of the region’s great creaAve arAsts through Virtual Open Studios! While we might not be out and about like we used to you can sAll connect with arAsts, get to know them and their work online. Featured arAsts include acclaimed jeweller Virginia Aland (leI), texAle arAst BernadeHe Davis, sculptor Paul Dimmer, print-maker Mirabel Fitzgerald, painter and creator Raewyn Lawrence, as well as print-maker Julie Mia Holmes, Graheme Peterkin, furniture designer and ceramicist,
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Your UP TO DATE Fishing report courtesy of Tackle World Moruya Moruya River. 15th 2017 Vol 16 September 28 December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 April 27th 2018 111 July 12th 2019 Glimpses of improvement this week in the Moruya system. There have been good numbers of estuary perch down around the Preddy’s wharf aIer dark this last week with the chance of a flathead or two also thrown in. Try the new Daiwa Bait Junkie soI plasAcs in the 2.5” grub or minnow for a good chance at finding an EP or two. Around the airport flats, there have again been a few nice flathead caught. Live nippers for those who prefer a more relaxed staAonary style of fishing are working well, as are plasAcs and hard body lures for the more acAve angler. Further upstream, the flats around the bridge are worth a look both with live nippers and arAficial lures. A high Ade aIer dark off the bridge can produce good numbers of estuary perch, bream, whiAng and flathead. Even further up, the holes on front of the hospital should also be starAng to hold Estuary perch and bream again. Tuross River. Good numbers of estuary perch have been reported by several of the local kids, who have been having a great Ame catching them on the new Daiwa Bait Junkie soI plasAcs. They have been catching them in the middle of the day aIer a morning spent siKng exams. So I would be starAng here if you are looking for a bit of fun. The flats around potato point have seen an increase in flathead acAvity as the water temps start to nudge up. Expect to see a few bream and whiAng as the temps start to rise. RealisAcally though, we are sAll a few weeks off them really starAng to fire. Rock and beach. There have been good reports of salmon on the beaches this week, as well as a few bream and whiAng for those willing to spend the Ame finding live worms or pipis. A light running sinker rig fished in close will find a few of these fish. Long casts aren’t required if you can find a nice guHer at your feet. The breakwall at Moruya has had patchy reports this week, with some anglers finding fish, while others have struggled. Offshore. Good numbers of both flathead and snapper have been reported this week, with most of the fish coming out of 30-40m of water. There has been a definite bias towards flathead being the main species caught, with only a few snapper mixed in with the majority of catches. As we get closer to the end of the year, new gear is starAng is filter into the shop. Come in and check out the new season gear. Most prominent has been the new range of Daiwa Bait Junkie soI plasAcs. New rods from Shimano are also starAng to drop in store. So if you are interested in the new season stock, drop in and pay us a visit. Stay safe everyone, and remember “every days a good day for fishing....” Team Tackle World Moruya. beagle weekly : Vol 173 September 18th 2020
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