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Thursday 28 February 2019

• Arrive alive with a ‘Free cuppa for the driver’
  Drivers travelling more than 100 kilometres from home can claim a free cuppa from participating NSW businesses.
  
  

Tuesday 26 February 2019

• Eurobodalla businesses sign on to take charge of their waste
  Eurobodalla businesses are signing up to reduce their use of single-use take-away plastics.
  
  

Monday 25 February 2019

• Basil Sellers Art Prize winner announced
  Wollongong artist Anh Nguyen’s Jamboree Morning was announced the winner of the prestigious Basil Sellers Art Prize 2019 at the grand opening of the new Basil Sellers Exhibition Centre in Moruya on Friday night.
  
  

Monday 25 February 2019

• Free worm farming, composting workshops on again
  Learn how to turn kitchen scraps into garden fertiliser at free composting and worm-farming workshops next month.
  
  
• Spotless riverbank sparks joy for Clean Up volunteers
  There’s plenty of scope to get involved in the nation-changing magic of tidying up this Sunday, Clean Up Australia Day.
  
  

Wednesday 20 February 2019

• South Durras boat ramp closure
  South Durras boat ramp will be closed for five days from Monday 25 February.
  
  

Tuesday 19 February 2019

• We can get on and go for it: Mayor
  Shire Mayor Liz Innes is delighted to have bi-partisan support for Batemans Bay’s proposed aquatic, arts and leisure centre.
  
  
• Parents get ready for Be Ready Roadshow
  Parents with children starting school next year can get the information and advice they need at the Be Ready Roadshow in March.
  
  
• Free plant swap in Narooma this Sunday
  Residents of Narooma and surrounds can swap environmental weeds from their garden for beautiful native plants this weekend.
  
  
• Draft art acquisition policy on public exhibition
  Council is inviting the community to provide feedback on its new art acquisition policy.
  
  

Monday 18 February 2019

• Bluewater Drive closure at Narooma
  Narooma’s Bluewater Drive will be closed to through traffic for seven weeks from Monday 25 February for road rehabilitation.
  
  
• Airport work in full flight
  Moruya airport's runway upgrade has taken off, with council staff and sub-contractors working seven days to ensure the work is finished quickly.
  
  
• Council’s code of conduct on public exhibition
  Council is seeking community feedback on two documents pertaining to its code of conduct.
  
  

Thursday 14 February 2019

• EOIs open for drought relief committee
  Community members from rural industries are invited to join a new drought-relief committee.
  
  

Tuesday 12 February 2019

• Flying foxes continue to camp
  The summer months have seen the return of grey-headed flying-foxes roosting at five day-time camps across the shire.
  
  
• Aboriginal Advisory Committee calling for members
  Eurobodalla Shire Council is calling for expressions of interest to fill vacancies on its Aboriginal Advisory Committee.
  
  
• Find new ways to love your life at Seniors Festival
  There’s something for everyone in Eurobodalla’s celebrations for the NSW Seniors’ Festival this year.
  
  

Monday 11 February 2019

• Sewer works at Narooma’s Apex Park
  Sewer upgrades will disrupt access to the toilets at Apex Park in Narooma over the next two weeks.
  
  

Thursday 7 February 2019

• Council meetings resume
  Eurobodalla Shire Council meetings will resume on Tuesday 12 February in the Council Chambers.
  
  

Wednesday 6 February 2019

• Plenty of torque around library events
  The shire’s residents can rev-up their inner grease monkey at the libraries’ hands-on car-maintenance workshops.
  
  

Tuesday 5 February 2019

• Help save threatened plant, warts and all
  There are an estimated 3,000 Warty Zieria plants left in the world and all of them are around Mt Dromedary and Tilba Tilba.
  
  
• New look library is one for the books
  Staff at the Moruya library are urging the community to check out the upgraded facilities while they check out some new books.
  
  

Monday 4 February 2019

• Pitch in for Clean Up Australia Day
  The first weekend in March typically sees hundreds of shire volunteers help clean up Eurobodalla’s streets, beaches, parks and waterways.
  
  
• Last-minute cruise ship visit to Batemans Bay
  Eurobodalla shire Mayor Liz Innes has welcomed the arrival of the ultra-luxury cruise ship Seabourn Encore as an opportunity for the shire to shine.
  
  
• A unique arts space for a unique region
  Basil Sellers visited Moruya last week, saying he was delighted with how the Bas - the shire's new arts centre - had progressed.
  
  

Friday 1 February 2019

• Mayor disappointed in Labor’s Rural Lands Strategy announcement
  Mayor Liz Innes says Labor’s announcement yesterday it will not endorse Eurobodalla’s Rural Lands Strategy is political pointscoring at the expense of rural land owners.
  
  

Wednesday 30 January 2019

• Tea recycling is in the bag
  The humble morning cuppa is in hot water as individuals, businesses and organisations across the shire brew up new ways to reduce plastic waste.
  
  

Tuesday 29 January 2019

• Eurobodalla water restrictions lifted
  Permanent water conservation measures are now in place for the Eurobodalla after the lifting of water restrictions from Tuesday 29 January.
  
  

Thursday 24 January 2019

• Work resumes on the Tomakin roundabout
  Work to complete the Tomakin Road and George Bass roundabout resumes this month.
  
  

Tuesday 22 January 2019

• Shorebird volunteers take their tern
  Some of the shire’s shorebirds are under threat and holiday makers at Potato Point flocked to learn more.