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Bega Valley Shire libraries will recognise Law Week next week (16-22 May) with a number of special events and a showcase...
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Community groups and not-for-profit organisations have until 16 June to apply for Bega Valley Shire Council’s latest...
May 18, 2022
Bega Valley Shire Council is seeking feedback from the community and businesses to inform a transport planning study...
May 17, 2022
The 2022 National Volunteer Week theme, Better Together, sums up well the Bega Valley’s experience with volunteering;...
May 13, 2022
May 2022
Bega Valley Shire libraries will recognise Law Week next week (16-22 May) with a number of special events and a showcase...
Thursday, 12 May 2022
Works will commence on Sapphire Coast Drive intersection on Monday 16 May and is scheduled for completion by October....
Thursday, 12 May 2022
The Bega Valley Shire Library app is live and available for download now, with features designed to make it easier to...
Monday, 09 May 2022
Council is seeking community feedback on eight Council policies, in line with the requirements of the Local Government...
Friday, 06 May 2022
Bega Valley Shire Council is seeking community feedback on a suite of planning documents including the draft Operational...
Wednesday, 04 May 2022
Clearer water is now running through taps in the Merimbula area thanks to the diversion of water from Council’s Tantawangalo...
Monday, 02 May 2022
Apr 2022
Work is underway to deliver leachate treatment and disposal infrastructure at the Bega Valley Shire’s landfill site following...
Friday, 29 Apr 2022
Bega Valley Shire Mayor, Russell Fitzpatrick officially opened Eden’s Barclay Street Pavilion yesterday, to the accolades...
Friday, 29 Apr 2022
The upgrade and sealing of the remaining unsealed sections of Towamba and Burragate roads are complete.
Thursday, 28 Apr 2022
Councillors and senior Council staff will be at local markets and community days in May to gather feedback on the future...
Friday, 22 Apr 2022
Council has launched a TikTok channel for its Bega Valley Youth Speak project with the aim of making the most of the...
Thursday, 21 Apr 2022
Mr Anthony McMahon has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Bega Valley Shire Council.
Wednesday, 20 Apr 2022
With pilots praising the freshly sealed and extended runway at Merimbula Airport, works are now focussing on the development...
Thursday, 14 Apr 2022
Bega Valley Shire Council’s Water Services team are taking steps to improve water quality in the shire’s south following...
Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022
A new long-term strategic plan to improve Bega Valley Shire Council’s water and sewerage services is being drafted with...
Monday, 11 Apr 2022
Council offices will close at 4.30pm Thursday 14 April to observe public holiday closures over Easter.
Monday, 11 Apr 2022
Council is completing a road pavement and intersection upgrade on Arthur Kaine Drive, Merimbula from Friday 8 April to...
Thursday, 07 Apr 2022
Auckland Street in Bega will be closed between High Street and Upper Street from late afternoon Friday 8 to Friday 22...
Monday, 04 Apr 2022
Bega residents in the vicinity of Rawlinson Street are being asked to take some simple steps in preparation for sewer...
Friday, 01 Apr 2022
Mar 2022
Council is building a solid base of talented young engineers, with three team members securing grants to attend the state’s...
Thursday, 31 Mar 2022
A section of Upper Brogo Road has been reduced to single lane and the load limit is restricted to 22.5 tonnes after lower...
Wednesday, 30 Mar 2022
Australia’s peak professional engineering body has recognised the development of Council’s temporary water treatment...
Wednesday, 30 Mar 2022
Dance workshops, a youth dinner, and a basketball day are just some of the ways young people in the Bega Valley can get...
Wednesday, 30 Mar 2022
Bega Valley Shire Council has taken a step towards streamlining and simplifying its Water and Sewerage Service policies...
Wednesday, 23 Mar 2022
Bega Valley Shire Council’s Project Services Manager, Daniel Djikic said the drier weather over the last week has enabled...
Tuesday, 22 Mar 2022
Council has been successful in securing $1.35 million to upgrade and seal the entirety of Wanatta Lane, near Wolumla....
Friday, 18 Mar 2022
The voice of the Bega Valley Shire will be better represented on a regional level thanks to Mayor, Russell Fitzpatrick’s...
Tuesday, 15 Mar 2022
Bega Valley Shire Council invites senior members of the community to three free events in celebration of NSW Seniors...
Friday, 11 Mar 2022
Construction of the new public amenities at Apex Park in Cobargo is now complete, with linking pathways and finishing...
Friday, 11 Mar 2022
An innovative trial bringing Bega Valley Shire Council’s popular food and organics FOGO collection to public bins has...
Friday, 11 Mar 2022
Bega Valley Shire Council's new-look website is now live, with new features designed to make it easier to find the information...
Tuesday, 08 Mar 2022
The final concept designs for the Bermagui Harbour and Pambula Lake (Broadwater) boat ramp upgrades have been endorsed...
Tuesday, 08 Mar 2022
The closure of Merimbula Airport has been extended to 25 March due to rain delays.
Friday, 04 Mar 2022
Council will acknowledge the second anniversary of the end of the Black Summer bushfires and the fourth anniversary of...
Friday, 04 Mar 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Council and Atlas of Life are holding a Life in our Cemeteries event at the Bemboka cemetery at...
Thursday, 03 Mar 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - A program to clean Bega Valley Shire Council’s 51 drinking water reservoirs is underway.
Tuesday, 01 Mar 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - With heavy rain experienced over the weekend and more on the way, Bega Valley Shire Council is flagging...
Tuesday, 01 Mar 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Initial concept designs for the rebuild of the Kiah and Wandella community halls, which were destroyed...
Tuesday, 01 Mar 2022
Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Works are scheduled to commence at Short Point, Merimbula on 14 March as part of the Bega Valley...
Monday, 28 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Council is pleased to launch its Business Boost Ideas program, where local businesses and not-for-profits...
Friday, 25 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Council is celebrating International Women's Day and NSW Women's Week this year with another evening...
Thursday, 24 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Local community groups are encouraged to apply for funding under the ClubGRANTS program when it...
Tuesday, 22 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Bega Valley Shire Council’s Mobile Recycling Centre has a new regular schedule, making it easier...
Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Soft plastics consumers and recyclers are in with another chance to win a bundle of eco-friendly...
Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Council has welcomed the announcement of more than $10.5 million of direct funding for projects...
Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Bega Valley Shire Councillors have informally agreed to call on the NSW Government to relax funding...
Friday, 11 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Council is seeking expressions of interest from community and business members to fill vacancies...
Thursday, 10 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Mayor Russell Fitzpatrick is calling on the NSW Government to address the funding crisis caused...
Thursday, 10 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Bega Street, Tathra will be closed between Noojee and Davidson streets for a week to allow contractors...
Monday, 07 Feb 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - A new process designed to minimise household bin contamination is now up and running in the Bega...
Friday, 04 Feb 2022
Jan 2022
Effective immediately, unboiled tap water its safe use for all purposes in Bermagui, Quaama, Cobargo, Beauty Point, Fairhaven,...
Friday, 28 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Emergency repair works on Cuttagee Bridge on the Tathra Bermagui Road are now complete and the bridge...
Friday, 28 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Bega Valley Shire Mayor, Russell Fitzpatrick said Council will be seeking answers from the NSW Government...
Friday, 28 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Council’s audited financial statements for the 2020-21 Financial Year are available for public review...
Monday, 24 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Bega Valley Shire Councillors will be reviewing all Council policies over the next 12 months, in...
Friday, 21 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Five community event organisers have been given a share of more than $22,000 to help in the transition...
Thursday, 20 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Council invites the shire’s residents to its COVID Safe Australia Day celebrations on Wednesday...
Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Changes designed to make it easier for customers to navigate Council’s website and find the information...
Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - The Summer Open Studio Trail will be held from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 January, with more than 50...
Monday, 17 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Merimbula Airport will be closed for six weeks from 31 January 2022 to enable the runway extension...
Monday, 17 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Council would like to advise the community that emergency repair works will be carried out at Cuttagee...
Friday, 14 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Bega Valley Shire’s new Council was officially sworn in at yesterday’s extraordinary meeting, with...
Wednesday, 12 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE - The Bega Valley Shire Library will close on three Saturdays in January to allow contractors to conduct...
Tuesday, 11 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Recent heavy rain and an influx of visitors to the Bega Valley Shire have led to a boil water notice...
Monday, 10 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - People are advised against swimming, fishing and prawning in Merimbula Lake following a number of...
Friday, 07 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - Bega Valley Shire Council would like to inform the community that Transport for NSW is creating...
Wednesday, 05 Jan 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 2022 - The first meeting of the new Bega Valley Shire Council will be held at 2pm on Tuesday 11 January...
Tuesday, 04 Jan 2022
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