Dec 4, 2024 · 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 ...

Oct 26, 2024 · 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 ...

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 …

Nov 28, 2024 · The CEO of Yass Valley Council, Chris Berry, was sacked on Monday (25 November), at an extraordinary meeting of the…

Nov 8, 2024 · 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 ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Christmas and the new year are almost here and though things seem to be slowing down there’s still a lot going on in the regions to get excited about. We’ve found some great events for you and your family – whether you want surfboat races, carnivals, carols, races or rodeos, the regions and the coasts are alive over the break. Multiple Days

Dec 16, 2024 · 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 ...

Nov 20, 2024 · Raj Acharya and his two-year-old son Aahansh, Raj’s wife Sabita, Sunita Gurung nursing Aarshvi, Raj and Sabita’s one-month-old daughter and Rajan Gurung and his two-year-old son Rhys, outside the Pavilion Cafe in Clifford Street Goulburn. The owners of Lush Cafe have bought the Pavilion and will open on 9 December under …

Nov 9, 2024 · Emma and Angus Graham with their dog Maverick at Mylora, their property near Binalong. Expressions of interest have been called for the property, which is expected to sell for $30 million. Photo: Supplied.

Jan 9, 2025 · Snowy Valleys residents are being invited to engage directly with local leaders at four upcoming town meetings geared to discuss a split of the existing regional council into two entities. The “town hall” meetings, set down over the next fortnight, mark the next chapter in a long-lingering ...