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Merimbula RFS captain Alex Leonard and president Chris Nicholls.

RFS calls bushfire meeting for Merimbula area residents

Denise Dion

Existing rate variation already brings in $500k for recreation assets

Existing rate variation already brings in $500k for recreation assets

Denise Dion

Smoke drifting across Bega Valley from bushfires in northern NSW

Smoke drifting across Bega Valley from bushfires in northern NSW

Albert McKnight

Experience: Narooma High School teacher Jacqueline Bryson and Aisha Thomas chat about the Young Endeavour youth Development program.

Aisha sets sail for life

Claudia Ferguson

Rates to rise after council pools proposal passes

Rates to rise after council pools proposal passes

Ben Smyth

Total fire ban on South Coast for Thursday, November 21

Total fire ban on South Coast for Thursday, November 21

AMSTERDAM: A postcard-worthy destination of picturesque canals, cafes and innovative galleries.

Win a $27,000 cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

Merimbula RFS captain Alex Leonard and president Chris Nicholls.

RFS calls bushfire meeting for Merimbula area residents

Denise Dion

Existing rate variation already brings in $500k for recreation assets

Existing rate variation already brings in $500k for recreation assets

Denise Dion

Photo: Dean Sewell, SMH

REAL AUSTRALIAWe borrow the earth from our children

Merimbula cyclist Hayden Stevens was excited to contest his first national ride at the Anna Meares velodrome in Brisbane recently.

Hayden on national ride

Podium getters: Tura ladies Open nett division winners are Ruth Thompson, Davina Pickering and Rose Amos. Picture: supplied.

Tura ladies contest Open golf

Some of the senior players celebrate the Indigenous Round at the Merimbula Basketball courts - a first for the club.

Basketball celebrates First Peoples

Merimbula cyclist Hayden Stevens was excited to contest his first national ride at the Anna Meares velodrome in Brisbane recently.

Hayden on national ride

Saturday morning's SUP relay is a fan favourite for spectators and surfers at the Merimbula Classic.

Classic surf gets raging

Jacob McMaster

Great catch young man!: Six-year-old club member Logan Walker shows his lovely catch-and-release dusky flathead from the Pambula channel.

The full moon boosts gummy shark catches

The 2019 Kimberley Echoes tour. Image: Supplied.

Kimberley Echoes at Four Winds Bermagui

Picture: Stock image

Exclusive event to be held for Bega Valley kids living with type 1 diabetes

Classic: Surfers meet at Merimbula to ride waves over four days.

WHAT'S ONWeekend of waves or fun run in sun

The 2019 Kimberley Echoes tour. Image: Supplied.

Kimberley Echoes at Four Winds Bermagui

Do you have a Big Idea that could help Bega Valley's economy?

Do you have a Big Idea that could help Bega Valley's economy?

South East Gig Guide November 20-26

WHAT'S ONSouth East Gig Guide November 20-26

Feeding frenzy: A good dry cleaner will help you deal with life's sometimes messy times with ease. Image: Shutterstock

Five signs your dry cleaner cares (about you and your clothes)

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Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

Feeding frenzy: A good dry cleaner will help you deal with life's sometimes messy times with ease. Image: Shutterstock

Five signs your dry cleaner cares (about you and your clothes)

HAND UP: Collaborative AI, in which people and AI team up, will change the way we work.

Collaborate: AI can be your friend

Ben Jackson

DISCOVERY: Encouraging curiosity and creativity instils confidence and interest in learning.

Intervene early for a life of learning

Jen Walker

Life by the lake

Life by the lake

Far South Coast House of the Week, 20/11

Looking for something spacious and stylish?

Looking for something spacious and stylish?

Far South Coast House of the Week Nov 13

Eden home is simply captivating

Eden home is simply captivating

Far South Coast House of the Week Nov 6

Fine style : Emma Webster, Jade Matthews and Thea Luimes arrive at Eden Marine High School Formal. Photo : Rachel Mounsey

Years of schooling end in elegant style

Rachel Mounsey

Picture: Stock image

Exclusive event to be held for Bega Valley kids living with type 1 diabetes

A recent bowls fundraiser in Eden hosted by the Pambula District Hospital Auxiliary

Pambula Hospital Auxiliary's huge contribution

Fine style : Emma Webster, Jade Matthews and Thea Luimes arrive at Eden Marine High School Formal. Photo : Rachel Mounsey

Years of schooling end in elegant style

Peter and Wendy Colhoun, leaders of Take Your Brain Dancing group.

Dancers go dotty for men's health

CELEBRATIONS: Holy Trinity Kameruka church warden Max Thompson. Picture: Alasdair McDonald

One of South Coast's first colonial churches to celebrate 150th birthday

Alasdair McDonald

Photo: Dean Sewell, SMH

REAL AUSTRALIAWe borrow the earth from our children

How cartoonist Pat Campbell saw the "now is not the right time to discuss climate change" message

REAL AUSTRALIAFire burn and cauldron bubble

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

Many interesting celestial features can be seen with the naked eye or through binoculars at the new reserve. Photo: Adeltritus

Murray River lookout one of the best spots in world to see the night sky

ONLY THE LONELY: A new nationwide survey reveals a loneliness epidemic permeating the country, particularly impacting one in three young adults, aged 18-24.

REAL AUSTRALIAAll the lonely people. Where do they all come from?

Jodie Bruton

NURSE-IN: Protest organiser Erin Killion with her six-week-old daughter Susie-Jean at the Honeysuckle office of the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Picture: Phoebe Moloney

'Naps and renewables': Mothers hold sit-in at NSW government office

Phoebe Moloney

Fine style : Emma Webster, Jade Matthews and Thea Luimes arrive at Eden Marine High School Formal. Photo : Rachel Mounsey

Years of schooling end in elegant style

Rachel Mounsey

UP IN SMOKE: Maybe Scott Morrison would agree it is time to it is time to burst some bubbles and clear the air. Photos: Jacob McArthur

REAL AUSTRALIAEnough bluster, clear the air and do something

Jacob McArthur

Letters: Pambula River Mouth dog ban excessive, unreasonable

Letters: Pambula River Mouth dog ban excessive, unreasonable

Tura Beach Probus members celebrated the club's 24th anniversary at the Tura Beach Country Club with long-term member Joan Donaldson cutting the cake.

Letters: Sincere thanks to Pambula hospital staff

The congregation of St Clements Anglican Church, Merimbula had a morning tea to farewell Reverend Anthony Frost who is leaving for a parish East Burwood.

Letters to the editor November 6, 2019

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

Detective Senior Constable Murray Gentner believes bail hearings should be recorded.

Bourke St driver had bail breach history

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A Bendigo Bank subsidiary has sought the travel records of former senator Fraser Anning.

Bank chases ex-senator's travel records

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Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp has warned of Code Red fire conditions.

Record Vic temperatures 'a summer alert'

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Minister for Government Services Stuart Robert didn't apologise for the robodebt system. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Robodebt up for review but many will miss out

NSW residents will not be able to use a hose to water gardens or wash cars under new restrictions.

New water restrictions for Greater Sydney

Jodie Stephens
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Mugahed Adam Eldouma is accused of breaking into an elderly woman's home and raping her.

WA elderly woman rape accused 'like a son'

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NSW has in line for a federal cash splash to fast-track rail and road projects.

NSW gets less federal infrastructure cash

Jodie Stephens and Finbar O'Mallon
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Jamie Lee Dolheguy is facing a murder trial after killing Indian-born student Maulin Rathod.

Police tell of Vic teen's call on killing

Marnie Banger
1hr ago

Permanent water costs skyrocket

Permanent water costs skyrocket

Daniel Pedersen
2hrs ago

SMOKY SCENES: Bushfire smoke spreading across the region made for some spectacular scenes. Photo: CHRISOPHER YOW

See how smoky scenes made for some beautiful images

Nadine Morton

Permanent water costs skyrocket

Permanent water costs skyrocket

Daniel Pedersen

AMSTERDAM: A postcard-worthy destination of picturesque canals, cafes and innovative galleries.

Win a $27,000 cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers, 1888, will be on display at the National Gallery of Australia in 2020. Picture: Supplied

Van Gogh's Sunflowers coming to Australia

Sally Pryor

Where is it going? It pays to be careful about how you bequest your assets.

Plan carefully to control how your assets are divided

INSPIRED: The Doonan Glasshouse boasts minimalist details, a pared back palette and a lush, tropical backdrop surrounding this modern family home.

Bathroom tips from inside the Doonan Glasshouse