2024年12月4日 · The driver who tragically died in a crash between a truck and a ute north of Batemans Bay last week has been named as a serving police officer. A NSW South Coast Police District spokesperson said it was “with a heavy heart” that they announced the death of Detective Senior Constable Carl Wilkinson. The father-of-three was killed in the two-vehicle crash at East Lynne last Thursday (28 ...

2024年12月27日 · This summer, here’s a thought – if you’re craving fresh air, big skies and trails that push you to explore – maybe it’s high time you headed for the peaks of the Snowy Mountains. Yes, there’s a brand-new experience awaiting you in Australia’s alpine region, in the newly completed Snowies Alpine Walk, a 55-kilometre, multi-day trek connecting Thredbo to Charlotte Pass. Broken into ...

2024年10月26日 · The closure of one of Batemans Bay’s oldest tourist attractions has sparked a wave of nostalgia among visitors and locals alike. Over the past 50 years, Birdland Animal Park has provided many people’s first introduction to Australian wildlife and a safe haven for animals injured or donated by owners who couldn’t care for them properly. This week it advised on social media that its gates ...

2024年12月31日 · Five years after the Black Summer bushfires ravaged the South Coast, journalist Kerrie O’Connor laments the lack of climate change action in the aftermath. A dispassionate judge looking down on planet Earth would note a human species capable of truly compassionate, collective action in an immediate crisis, yet afflicted with a fatal short-sightedness. The multitude of smouldering tree trunks ...

UPDATE: 11:30 Friday, Jan 3: Southbound lanes of the Hume Highway have reopened between Jugiong and Coolac north of Gundagai in the wake of a fatal accident overnight. The northbound carriageway is expected to be closed for most of the day for ongoing police investigations, vehicle salvage and clean-up. One driver was killed in a collision between four …

2024年11月28日 · The CEO of Yass Valley Council, Chris Berry, was sacked on Monday (25 November), at an extraordinary meeting of the council. No reason for his dismissal was made public as the meeting was held in confidence, but it is understood the motion to terminate his employment was unanimous. However, another motion, over whether, according to his contract, he be paid the equivalent of 38 weeks’ pay ...

2025年1月5日 · Clean, modern coastal living is more accessible than ever at the architecturally designed Olivine building at 61-63 Golf Links Drive, Batemans Bay. This block of apartments to go under construction in 2025 has the ultimate combination of location and design, offering 17 units for sale. It’s a unique building for its area and seeks to serve the new and growing needs of Batemans Bay natives as ...

2024年12月16日 · A controversial temporary one lane bridge on a major South West Slopes thoroughfare has been closed indefinitely after a truck crash early Sunday morning (15 December). The incident, which occurred around 6:15 am on Sunday at a road-over-railway bridge at Wallendbeen on Burley Griffin Way, caused a significant diesel spill. This prompted an extensive cleanup operation involving fire and rescue ...

2024年11月8日 · Senior Yass Valley Council (YVC) director, Lynette Safranek, who regularly stood in for general manager Chris Berry, quit her job suddenly on Wednesday morning (6 November), surprising colleagues, including her boss. Ms Safranek is the council’s Director of Corporate and Community, coming to Yass in 2021 from Oberon – with more than 20 years’ experience in management. As recently as ...

2024年12月27日 · About Regional readers love their food and drink, so we’ve assembled our top 24 food and wine stories for 2024. Which ones will you put to the taste test this summer? 24. Hat-trick hero: Merimbula’s Valentina earns Good Food kudos for third year running by Lucy Ridge