Eden

The team at the Eden Visitor Information Centre are extremely excited about their new space at the Welcome Centre at Snug Cove. Port Authority NSW commenced building the Welcome Centre back in 2019, as a building to welcome cruise ship visitors to Eden. The building was completed in late April this year and houses the Eden Visitor Information Centre on the ground floor. In a bold move, the Information Centre sub-let a section of their area to the Bega Valley Regional Art Gallery who host satellite exhibitions in the space, entitled BVRG – PORT. “The move to the Eden Wharf has really turned into a fantastic collaboration, with multiple mutually beneficial relationships moving forward. We’re thrilled to be working with Port Authority of NSW, and sharing space with the gallery” said Clair Mudaliar, Manager, Eden Visitor Information Centre. The Information Centre was fortunate enough to obtain a grant to assist with design costs which enabled them to enlist the help of a professional designer experienced in the design of visitor centres. “We really wanted to do justice to the amazing building Port Authority built, and felt it was very important to bring that through into our space, so our interior aligned with, and complimented the structure” Clair said. The building itself will become an icon of Eden’s wharf area, with impressive timber works using recycled timbers that are hundreds of years old. The Eden Visitor Information Centre looks forward to welcoming visitors to Eden in their stunning new harbourside space.

View historic landmarks including Boyd’s Tower, the Seahorse Inn and Edrom Lodge. Dolphins and seals seen on most cruises!

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Indulge in retail therapy at the businesses housed in Pambula's historic buildings Sample culinary delights and fabulous coffee at Pambula's cafés and restaurants Stroll around Panboola's wetlands and the Old Racecourse Try some fresh oysters at Pambula

Lake

The Pambula River floodplain was for thousands of years a source of food and materials for the Thaua people of the Yuin nation. Europeans first explored the region during George Bass's southern voyage of 1797; a marker has been erected by the National Parks and Wildlife Service on this historic site. European settlement began in the 1830s, with the township built on the southern banks of the Pambula River. Severe flooding in the 1860s meant the town had to be re-located to its present site on higher ground. Pambula’s historic past is still very much in evidence, with beautifully restored and maintained historic buildings and farmhouses. Pambula now has an eclectic mix of businesses, with art galleries, cafés, restaurant, retailers, pubs, a bakery, deli, organic and bulk food shop and even an old-fashioned milkbar and tea room. Panboola is located at the southern end of Pambula, and is a wonderful example of a community-led environmental restoration project. With hundreds of native trees, shrubs etc. planted, Panboola has transformed grazing paddocks into a thriving wetland area, with several walking tracks to explore. It's seasonally home to thousands of flying foxes who visit from Bega to feed on local flowering eucalypts. Pambula Beach has an excellent swimming beach patrolled by the Pambula Surf Life Saving Club, a dog friendly beach at Middle Beach and the beautiful Pambula Rivermouth, with a playground and barbecue. Follow the river inland around the corner from the playground area until you find the walking track. This track has viewing platforms that offer beautiful views of the cliffs on the opposite bank and the crystal clear water below. Head south on the Princes Highway and turn left to Pambula Lake - the operational base for several oyster growers. Don't leave without trying some of Broadwater Oyster's delicious freshly-shucked oysters, grown in the clean waters of Pambula Lake.