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Punter McPaul and his working dog ready to round up cattle on his dairy farm in South Wolumla.

Dairy farmers feel drought pressure

Claudia Ferguson

Picture: Rachel Helmreich

Fires appearing on mobile phone app are just reports of smoke, RFS says

Alasdair McDonald

The smoke from the bushfire near Bemboka drifts east past Bega around midday on Wednesday.

Wind fuels bushfire outside Bemboka

Albert McKnight

LOVE OF THE SEA: Kai Paijmans, who was raised in Tathra, has discussed his research into tropical fish that have been displaced to the Far South Coast.

Tropical fish predicted to move to Far South Coast as waters warm

Albert McKnight

Bemboka bushfire with Mars the god of war looking on. picture: Helmut Eder

Bemboka bushfire Watch and Act alert issued as night closes in | Photos, Videos

Alasdair McDonald
Albert McKnight

This council map shows the areas of Merimbula that will be impacted by the supply interruption.

Roadworks to interrupt water supply

Denise Dion

Feeding time for these two young "velvets" who were rescued from their mother's pouch.

Wires busy as drought impacts wildlife|Photos, video

Denise Dion

Punter McPaul and his working dog ready to round up cattle on his dairy farm in South Wolumla.

Dairy farmers feel drought pressure

Claudia Ferguson

Picture: Rachel Helmreich

Fires appearing on mobile phone app are just reports of smoke, RFS says

Alasdair McDonald

Bemboka bushfire with Mars the god of war looking on. picture: Helmut Eder

Bemboka bushfire Watch and Act alert issued as night closes in | Photos, Videos

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Club legend: Pambula Panthers veteran Sean Smith will celebrate his 200th game for the club when the Panthers host the Tathra Sea Eagles on Saturday.

Smith heads to 200th

Jacob McMaster and Claudia Ferguson

Courtside: Top seeds Switzerland's Dimitri Steinmann and Aussie Rex Hedrick at the Bega Tarra Kia Squash Open. Picture: Gudrun Stylianou.

Hedrick’s Open win stunner

Jacob McMaster

Sweet result: Eden Tigerettes players embrace after a come-from-behind victory over the Bega Chicks to secure a grand final berth. Picture: Joel Erickson.

Tigerettes stun Bega with two late tries

Joel Erickson

Club legend: Pambula Panthers veteran Sean Smith will celebrate his 200th game for the club when the Panthers host the Tathra Sea Eagles on Saturday.

Smith heads to 200th

Champion: Susan Pettitt walks through a guard of honour during the club's last regular round. Picture: AAP.

Pettitt’s Giants face long way

Flattie fun: Martin Bartlett with juniors James Matteo and Blake Woolley enjoy a morning on Tura Headland flathead. Good flathead can be found around the 20 fathom mark between Bournda Island and Tura Headland.

Fishing activity slows as water temp drops

DEBUT ALBUM: Tasmanian folk singer-songwriter Teresa Dixon is heading to Nethercote along with Teri Young this Friday.

Tassie folk at Nethercote

Cellisimo: Rachel Scott and David Pereira will perform at Wolumla Hall on August 19.

See cellisimo duo perform at Wolumla

Dorian on piano

The Down South Jazz Club bring back Dorian Mode to the stage

DEBUT ALBUM: Tasmanian folk singer-songwriter Teresa Dixon is heading to Nethercote along with Teri Young this Friday.

Tassie folk at Nethercote

Two for one: The Blues Brothers Rebooted show including a Tom Jones tribute is kicking off at Club Sapphire Merimbula this Friday, August 10. Picture: Supplied.

Bringing back the blues

Gypsy Fire – Matthew Fagan to captivate at Mallacoota

Clean Up Continues: Tathra Beach Motor Village was one of many properties devastated after fire ripped through the region earlier this year. Photo: TBMV Facebook.

Getting back on their feet

Andrew Lotherington

FLIP OUT: It's the start of whale watching season on the South Coast. There are whale watching cruises in the area and places you can spot them on shore.

South Coast Leisure Times: winter

Dayle Latham

Half the starring cast of Friends, the hit television show that epitomised 1990s style. Photo: Shutterstock

90s style, reborn | Trending

Linley Wilkie

Clean Up Continues: Tathra Beach Motor Village was one of many properties devastated after fire ripped through the region earlier this year. Photo: TBMV Facebook.

Getting back on their feet

Princess for a day | Trending

Linley Wilkie

Mother’s Day spoils | Trending

Linley Wilkie

Security: Make sure valuables such as jewellery, laptops, credit cards and identity documents such as passports are locked away safely

Tips to stay secure

Security: Make sure valuables such as jewellery, laptops, credit cards and identity documents such as passports are locked away safely

Renovating? Some tips to stay secure

The Desert Rose was designed and built in Wollongong and will be disassembled and shipped to Dubai to be reconstructed over a 10-day period in November as part of the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018.

Focus on dementia and energy

Refurbished: Kim Irving of Bega Valley Computers with employee Ben Bowyer donating second-hand computers to Glenn Clements' school in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Image: Supplied.

Bega Valley Computers donating your old desktops, laptops

Claudia Ferguson

Local Daffodil Day stalls organiser Robyn Whitby with volunteer Gail Smith and Wendy Pursehouse and her three great nieces Lacey, Elsha and Evie Bowden.

Make flower power work for cancer research

Denise Dion

A visitor checking out the photo exhibition at last year's Whale Festival.

Eden’s Whale Festival photography competition

Refurbished: Kim Irving of Bega Valley Computers with employee Ben Bowyer donating second-hand computers to Glenn Clements' school in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Image: Supplied.

Bega Valley Computers donating your old desktops, laptops

Vietnam Vets to hold service

Sandra putting a donation of sanitary products into the Share the Dignity box.

Share the Dignity for women doing it tough

Bemboka bushfire with Mars the god of war looking on. picture: Helmut Eder

Bemboka bushfire Watch and Act alert issued as night closes in | Photos, Videos

Feeding time for these two young "velvets" who were rescued from their mother's pouch.

Wires busy as drought impacts wildlife|Photos, video

Archbishop Christopher Prowse with Sister of St Joseph Benedetta Bennett, who lives in Eden, in front of the new statue in honour of Mary MacKillop.

Mary MacKillop pilgrimage in Eden draws huge crowd of worshippers | Photos, Video

Noi McCallom, Creamy Poolkwan, Cathrina Thanaphat, Pink Phanphol, Nerissa Harris, Sutthini Homchuen, Nancy Luanmongkol, Fah Phoosang and Sommai Harris, most of whom were born in Thailand.

Multicultural Day celebrates region’s cultural diversity | Photos

Alison Jenkins, Elizabeth Prosser, Marjorie MacKnight and Jan Humphreys.

Pambula-Merimbula CWA celebrates 80-years

Claudia Ferguson

Sam Checo dresses her Mango backstage ahead of the cat fashion show.

Felines take to the catwalk in fashion extravaganza

Villagers walk near destroyed homes in an area affected by the early morning earthquake at Sajang village, Sembalun, East Lombok.

Aussies recount terrifying Indonesian earthquake

Tiffanie Turnbull

YOUNG TALENT: Bemboka Public School pupils rehearse their dance moves ahead of their performance at the festival.

SCLC’s passionate entertainers rehearse for festival | Photos

Last Friday's sunrise was a stunner, with photographers like Sharon Walker sharing their shots on the Merimbula News Weekly Facebook page.

Letters to the editor

Pambula Public School pupils get ready to plant trees and shrubs as part of Schools Tree Day 2018 on Friday.

Letters to the editor

Sean Stolzenhein, Royal Willows Hotel manager, presents Shirley Rixon with $1000 for the Pambula Hospital Auxiliary.

Letters to the editor

OUTSOURCING: 1500 new private call centre staff contracted to help with sky-rocketing telephone wait times.

Centrelink being privatised “piece by piece”, says Labor MP

Eileen Wood

INCREDIBLE INDIA: We'll see the Gateway of India in Mumbai on our fully escorted cruise.

Join us to explore India’s incredible south

Samara Ross

CONFIDENT: Associate Professor Tim Thomas and Associate Professor Anne Voss from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute with Professor Jonathan Baell from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

New drugs put cancers to sleep – for good

Setting a floor price for alcohol in the NT is a waste of time, says Robyn Lambley.

NT alcohol floor price criticised

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Territories euthanasia bill sunk in Senate

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Boy 'heard murder victim being punched'

Jodie Stephens

WA youth carer facing deportation

Angie Raphael

Human rights 'champion' to fight blacklist

Dominica Sanda

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says Labor's agenda for the election will be the "biggest ever".

Vic premier's pitch 100 days from election

Andi Yu

Enjoy the delicious juices of a traditional sausage at Kaohsiung's night market.

Insiders tips about the world’s top rated foodie experiences

Werribee Mansion Hotel and Spa is a magnificent architectural sight.

A vivid history and flavour at Werribee Mansion

Scott McRae

The National Anzac Centre … helping cement Albany’s reputation as a commemoration centre.

Six highlights in your travel week | 10 Aug

John Rozentals

Perfect pocket of serenity: Creating an entertaining space on your rooftop will give you a serene place to enjoy the amazing views or to host the ultimate party.

Cultivating the view from the top

Jennifer Birchall

Brushing your pet’s teeth is easier than you think. Starting them early to get them used to it is a great idea.

Protect your pet’s pearly whites

RSPCA

The best way for that ‘summer bod’ to return? Not to let it go in the first place!

Solutions for that weighty issue

Healthshare