Rural GP crisis hits Bombala
A lack of doctors willing to work in rural areas is severing impacting medical services in Bombala.
The medical practise formerly conducted by Dr Colin Pate was recently taken over by Cooma’s Bombala…
Youth homelessness in the spotlight
Local service providers joined forces with Sydney rapper Daniel Harvey (D Minor) to help raise awareness for youth homelessness with a series of events held in Cooma on Monday as part of Youth Week activities…
Salvation Army volunteer named as Cooma Parkinson’s Community Hero
Salvation Army Auxiliary Lieutenant Sandra Mortimer of Cooma has been named by the Snowy Monaro Parkinson’s Support Group as this year’s Parkinson’s Community Hero to commemorate April as World…
Bombala photographer features in national exhibition
Budding Bombala photographer Maxwell Stewart is hoping an image he took during last year’s summer bushfires will help people reflect on their experiences throughout a challenging 2020…
Snow athlete, Abi Harrigan excited for 2021 winter season
The 2021 winter season is only weeks away as Jindabyne local snow athlete, Abi Harrigan gears up for a great season upon her return from overseas training. A Jindabyne Central School graduate last year, 18-year-old Abi has been a keen skier…
Local boarders share Valentino’s success
Valentino Guseli, a 16-year-old snowboarder from the South Coast has been making a name for himself on the world stage at LAAX ski resort in Switzerland. After taking the top score in his first world cup competition at the LAAX…
Ed’s epic ride takes him through Cooma
On Friday April 9, Ed Birt, Chief Operating Officer with The Disability Trust, came through Cooma as part of the Indian Pacific Wheel Race across Australia. The Indian Pacific Wheel…
Bears dominate league-tag clash
The Snowy River Bears Ladies League-Tag side ran out onto John Connors Oval for their round two clash against Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs on a warm, sunny afternoon…
Golf day raises $17K
Organisers of the 2021 Monaro Early Intervention Service Charity Golf Day have declared this year’s event the best yet with more money raised than ever before…
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Golf day raises 17k
Organisers of the 2021 Monaro Early Intervention Service Charity Golf Day have declared this year’s event the best yet with more money raised than ever before
Through the support of participants, local businesses, and the hard work of the MEIS volunteer committee, $17000 was raised to help the organisarion continue its work in the community.
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Well done MEIS, thats great.
Tremendous effort!
DavenNay Drew
Eco-tourist facility proposal in Carinya, Jindabyne
At the April meeting of Council held in Jindabyne last Thursday night, concerned members of the public addressed councillors with concern over the proposal for the construction of an Eco-tourist facility along Charlottes Lane, Jindabyne. The Eco-tourist facility proposal is set on a four-hectare rural lot at Charlottes Lane, south of Jindabyne Township accessed via the Snowy River Way and Carinya Lane.
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Rural GP crisis hits Bombala
A lack of doctors willing to work in rural areas is severing impacting medical services in Bombala.
The medical practise formerly conducted by Dr Colin Pate was recently taken over by Cooma’s Bombala Street Surgery but recent events, with the loss of general Practitioners, is making it very difficult to keep the surgery open.
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Anzac Day Services 2021
This year’s Anzac Day services have returned to near-normal conditions after Covid-19 restrictions impacted services in 2020.
Berridale Anzac Day Services will commence with a Dawn Service at 6.15am at the Memorial Park, followed by a free breakfast of egg and bacon rolls.
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New leaders
The 2021 Snowy Monaro Youth Council is looking forward to providing a strong voice for the region’s young people. The Youth Council held their first meeting on Monday with Snowy Monaro Regional Councillor and Chair of the Youth Council James Ewart (back and right) congratulating the group on their election.
Pictured: Back row - Harry Knowles, Josh McMahon, Josh Abrokwah, Lillian Slaven, Hugh Haywood-Mercer and Councillor James Ewart.
Front row - Molly Brabham (Deputy Mayor), Lani Holfter (Mayor), Leanne Adams, and Sam Pervere.
Monaro High School Leo’s leading from the front 😃 congratulations to all involved
Samuel Pevere is the correct spelling
Who are they ??
Cooma’s Centennial Park is the place to be from 5.30pm to raise awareness for Youth Homelessness Matters Day. Rapper D Minor will be performing a number of his hit songs and local service providers are on hand to provide further information about youth homelessness. At 6.30pm a movie screening will also be held.
Cooma Stallions v Eden Tigers
at the Cooma Showground yesterday.
A minute silence in memory of Louis Brooks, Jack Bensley, Andy Hayden, Andrew Egan and Bevan Smith.
In our hearts and always remembered xx
Cool Richard Bensley good stuff thankyou
Thank you very much. It was very appreciated.
🖤🤍❤. Thank you for sharing
Winter is on the way!
A cold snap brought some light snowfalls to the area last weekend, bringing excitement for the upcoming winter ski season.
Photo courtesy of Thredbo.
Funeral and Death Notices, Return Thanks and In Memoriam - 14/04/2021
So very sad 🙏 My thought are with all loved ones
My sincere sympathy Ian Tucker and your family
So sorry to hear this PAT
Lake Jindabyne Hotel continues its commitment to community sport
The Lake Jindabyne Hotel has renewed its long-term sponsorship of the Jindabyne Rugby Union Club until at least the end of 2023.
The three year commitment will extend the Lake Jindabyne Hotel’s position as the club’s major partner to 11 years, having commenced its support of Jindabyne’s local rugby union club in 2012.
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Red Devils secure St Hilliers sponsorship
The Cooma Rugby Club has gained a major player as construction company St Hilliers have jumped on board for the season as minor sponsors for Cooma Rugby.
St Hilliers is a major construction company based in Brisbane and is currently undertaking the significant works and upgrades of Monaro High School (MHS).
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Michael Needham
Cooma Sports Hub tender awarded
The Cooma Sports Hub has taken another step forward, with Member for Monaro John Barilaro announcing that CK Architecture has been awarded the tender for the design.
The state-of-the-art sporting facility will feature a three-court indoor sport facility at Monaro High School and synthetic athletics track and field facilities at Snowy Oval.
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Geoff McKenzie
Travis Jones
Lara Robinson?
CLAYTON CUP CELEBRATIONS
The Group 16 season kicked off in style over the weekend with the Bombala Blue Heelers celebrating the 1970 Clayton Cup premiership winning side from Delegate.
To mark the occasion, Heelers first grade players wore special heritage jerseys in honour of the 1970 premiership winning side.Players and family members from the side presented the Heelers players with their jerseys. The jerseys were auctioned off following the game.
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Local businesses cannot find workers
Local businesses are struggling to stay open due to lack of staff.
Several businesses in Cooma have either closed or are operating on reduced hours due to an inability to find workers.
Country Skin Reflections and Stables are two such businesses but there are many others.
Owner of Country Skin Reflections, Vicki Pateman, has been unable to find a beauty therapist for her business...
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Pictured, Business owners Vicki Pateman and Karlee Johnson.
what about seniors? I've applied for jobs but just get knocked back - I can't find any jobs that I can do and I would love to have a job but also for reasonable award rates!
School based apprenticeship’s and traineeships is the way to get around this, not all young people want to work at fast food outlets and gives them a taste of a industry, while still with security of finishing school and living at home. A lot easier to finish school, coming out a second year apprentice or a qualified trainee.
Guess they need to train an apprentice for the hair Dressing place then. So many won’t take on apprentice workers and complain they can’t get a qualified employee
With so many job agencies in Cooma they must have people who can fill these vacancies. Oh that’s right job agencies don’t want people to find work
I don't understand this. People are saying they are applying for 22 jobs a month and not getting anything. So businesses say they have no workers, but yet people genuinely looking for work and wanting a job can't get one? Something doesn't seem right to me.
Not just hairdressing, it's all trades. The trouble is they don't want to work.
How do you expect salons to take on apprentices when there aren’t qualified seniors working who can train them?
When it comes to pay rates a lot of employers think it is still 1980....
Sadly no get up and go they would rather sit in front of a tv or play the Xbox 😥
I hope you find someone soon...we all enjoy some help looking fabulous!!xx
Accommodation issues is part of the problem, the other is cooma...
Great photo 👏👏❤️
Same in canberra
Community concerns over Cooma eyesore
Snowy Monaro Regional Councillor Rogan Corbett is leading community calls for a disused service station in Cooma’s main street to be cleaned-up, declaring the site is painting the town in a negative light.
Councillor Corbett believes the eyesore, located on the corner of Sharp Street and Baron Street, is in need of urgent attention with visitors to Cooma greeted by the sight of the run-down, former Caltex service station.
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They cant do anything for 7 years as it takes that long for ground based fuel leakages to be deemed safe for cleanup, the EPA has to test and sign off the site before cleanup can occur...I believe the Servo in Cooma North had the same issues
So true. The main street is supposed to invite tourists to stop. Not give them the impression that we don't care about our town. Let's hope they don't venture down Commission Street and see what use to be Dodds Hotel. That place really needs attention as well.
Have a look at the view from the ex servos window towards back car park as well. Embarrassing 😣 not only to us who live here but visitors as well.
😂😂😂 oh dear god Cooma. You only have take away, servos and pubs. How about something for kids to do all year around or better yet somewhere to be able to buy cheap clothes f like a kmart hub or big W. We DONT need anymore food or fuel. Cooma isnt appealing at all to stop at. But dont expect the old farts on the council to understand anything when it comes to young kids and families.
Caltex closed down the service station. So what responsibility do they have to clean up the site?
Reminds me of Grafton..it has the same problem.. bloody ugly.. but Grafton council won't do anything about it...(makes Grafton look like its in decline ?)..
You’re kidding yourself if you think that’s the only site that needs to be cleaned up, or is the only eyesore greeting visitors to Cooma. Council have got no one to blame but themselves for the rundown state of the main street of Cooma, from the eye sore of the self service BP to the rundown looking birdsnest centre. It is such an embarrassment, especially when Cooma is supposed to be the gateway to the snowy mountains. Shame on the current and previous councillors that let this town with so much potential to become so run down
Really ? What do you except them to do ? It’s all been fenced off , the signs have been taken down . There is no rubbish laying around .
I think the fencing and weeds make the site look worse. The site seems to be well boarded up. Why the fencing ? Safety, security or Council regulation.
Great spot to move the bowling club!!!
Sadly councils everywhere are falling short of their responsibilities pay themselves too much and do little. 😥😏
Love coming home to my old town. I was very disappointed with what I saw driving in hope this is resolved very soon
Really not the main issue in this town, the whole place is becoming a eyesore starting with the rate payer sign just out of town that never works. How much of our money was wasted on that and the stupid flag that rip in the high winds we get
Somebody must know the reasons why it’s boarded and fenced and what’s to happen next with the place? And does anyone know what’s going into the old target store?
Maybe John Barilaro or the emergency services minister could suggest building Cooma a new Police Station or Ambulance Station on that site.
How about turning it into something fun for kids to do? Don’t think this town needs another servo or take away 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Maybe the council should look after more important things so long as the site is safe
Why doesnt the community get together and turn it into a co-op service station.Same as what the people inYackandanderra did
I can’t believe they haven’t turned it into another ski hire or overcrowded accommodation for winter.
True every town has issues. I visit Cooma weekly and I like it. To be honest, I don't notice the 'eyesores'. I notice the beautiful green grass and autumn colours. I notice the helpful and friendly people. I notice the fabulous volunteers who work so hard for the community and the wonderful charitable institutions that reach out to help those in need. Indeed what's not to love.
Couldn’t agree more. I was in Cooma the other day and that was one of the first things that I noticed. Gives the impression of a town on the decline, which of course it isn’t.
That site is a perfect site for the visitor centre,instead off half way up the main and visitors either drive past or can’t find a park most visitors to the area have trailers or vans,this site is drive in drive out
It really doesn’t paint a pretty picture of our town....
Sounds like what is happening in the Bega Valley too. Its all under the same seat and mostly councils.
So your saying it’s an eyesore something needs to be done how about the one up across the snowy hydro ? Like all streets in cooma outa sight outa mind. Wake up council your ripping the rate payers off in cooma
Anzac Day services to continue
Despite the challenges of heavy regulations, both the Bombala and Delegate RSL Sub-Branches are forging ahead with plans for local Anzac Day Commemorations on April 25.
“Preparations for Anzac Day 2021 are in hand, and everything is going ahead as close to normal as we can,” Bombala RSL Sub-Branch president, Eric Edgecombe, said.
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Will Dawn service be happening
Good. I am sure you will all have a memorable day.
JUST MARCH!
Why no dawn service
A TASTE OF WINTER
Hands up for the upcoming winter season at Thredbo. With the snow season set to start on June 12, the first snowfall of the year has local business and tourism operators excited for the season ahead. Temperatures dropped to minus 2.5 degrees over the weekend, as other parts of the Snowy Monaro received a dusting of snow with residents in Ando and Nimmitabel waking up to snow on Sunday.
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING: SNOWY MOUNTAINS
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning at 4:48am today for the Snowy Mountains forecast district.
Weather Situation:
A cold front is expected to clip southeastern New South Wales on Wednesday, bringing some windy conditions to the state's southeast, and the possibility of damaging winds over the Alpine and Southern Tablelands regions.
For areas above 1900 metres elevation, damaging winds averaging 70-80 km/h with peak gusts of 125 km/h or more may be expected Wednesday morning.
For areas between 1200 and 1900 metres elevation, Damaging winds averaging 60-70 km/h with peak gusts of 90 km/h or more may be expected Wednesday morning.
Locations in our region which may be affected include, Cooma, Bredbo, Adaminaby and Nimmitabel.
The strongest gusts recorded to 4:45am:
122 km/hr at Thredbo
78 km/hr at Perisher Valley
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep at least 8 metres away from fallen power lines or objects that may be energised, such as fences.
* Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fall.
* Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill.
* Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 132 500.
Yep keep it down there, don't want it up here. Rug up and keep the fire going.
We time it right encounted snow near Mt Selwyn
Warning has now been cancelled
Keep safe.
Stay Safe everyone
Daniel Medway
Alzy Jones
Liam George Pepper
Shane Baker
Greg
Astin, winter already! 😘
Brittanny Grovenor might be good to rug the old boy today
Hazel Bennett
Max Smith put your thermals on today x
Hmmm... Maurice Moloney! 🤔🤣
Anthony Clarence have you seen this?
Bronwyn
Racheal Hopkins sounds like your in for a good day 🙃🙃
Ros Hassall
Hayley Lee
Wendel Orenda Mathew Clarke
Simon Avenell 😬
Tom Keatley😬
Dani McMahon Jason Mccarthy
Leisha Gordon told ya
RIP
Julian Duczynski passed away in his sleep early Monday morning
Funeral service is being held on Thursday 15th at
Innes Memorial Gardens Chapel
Philip Charley Drive
Port Macquarie
Internet streaming Of service can be made available
to friends who wish to attend remotely
Contact Barbara Duczynski
Funeral and Death Notices, Return Thanks and In Memoriam - 7/4/2021
So sad beautiful lady
As the Cooma facilitator of the Honour Our Fallen initiative, Jim Johnston is putting a call out to any family or friends of veterans who are buried in Cooma, offering to recognise their service this ANZAC Day by placing an Australian flag at their grave.
He is able to provide flags, which can be purchased for $4 each. The initiative is not for profit and the cost is simply for the postage. If you’re interested in placing a flag at the grave of a veteran this ANZAC Day, you can contact Jim Johnston at digarockor2@gmail.com or by phone on 0459216582.
Margi Mansfield
Brendan Rollason David Miller
When it comes to the arts, the Monaro has incredibly rich music, dance and visual arts communities. One of the region’s brightest talents is filmmaker Magdalene Shatrov who is working on a new documentary exploring the history of Namadgi National Park.
To read more about Magdalene’s journey as a filmmaker and the documentary she is working on, pick up a copy of today’s Monaro Post.
The Royal Hotel has raised $600 for The Salvation Army Australia Cooma branch following a successful open mic night held a few weeks ago. Matt Burney, Ian Rook and Steve Obryan were presented with a certificate of appreciation from Sandra Mortimer and Tony Barford of the Salvation Army.
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Thanks so much for your generous support ❤
My dad Frank Zemlicka was a regular at this pub 🍺🍺
👍
Teagan Symons
The hardworking Cooma Lions Club members have been left disappointed after vandals attacked the Southern Cloud Memorial last week. The club believes about $700 worth of damage has occurred.
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My father who was a Surveyor worked on the Snowy Mountains Scheme - another Surveyor found the Southern Cloud not far from where my father was working-people lost their lives and the plane laid in the timber country for many years- It's sad to see the Memorial treated in this way😪💛
Snowy Oval has been hit a couple of times, too. No cops around late at night makes it easy. Might have to start my own “clean up crew”.
This makes me sad. I don’t live in Cooma, but visit often to see my sister and I love Cooma town. I also live in a small town that is having a plague of thieves and vandals at the moment. We also don’t have a police presence... it makes you wonder if the government cutbacks are really paying off 🤔
Sickening, and right next door to the highway.Some folk have no respect whatsoever.
Totally disgusting hope they are caught and given what for
What absolute little turds!!! That 'King' signature was also on a car parked in the main street....... Clearly they need a good attitude adjustment.....
They also sprayed over the defibrillator sign outside ochre health in sharp st
And council voted against.cctv cameras a couple of years ago. That worked didn't it.
Just another place that needs CCTV 🤬😡
lock them up no respect
So dissapointing.. Golly I wish you could find the devils who did the damage... Put a ball & chain around them, and make them clean it up. PLUS any other unwanted graffiti on anything around the town.
Such disrespect what is with kids these days 😥😡
No disgusting if caught get them to clean
Put out a reward, someone will squeal.
Bloody Grubbs, it's bad enough for all the junky scum ruining the town now this grub.
The same tag was used to vandalise a Can Assist memorial in Harden.
Great intellects
Probs the little mugs getting about last night that the cops had near rivers
$700 to get rid of that graffiti in this photo ?
Please don't post pictures of their tags it will just go in there "portfolio".
How can I chip in !?
Lower than snake shit
$700 to sand and paint something? sign me up.
Low lifes
That is filthy
Event organisers have declared this year’s Jindabyne Lake Light Sculpture the best yet with a record number of visitors enjoying the impressive lakeside exhibition. Sydney artist Jan Cleveringa was awarded the top prize of $10,000 for his piece, Imagining the past before it happens.
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Celebrating a century of Berridale tennis
When the first serve is hit this Saturday at the Berridale Tennis Courts, memories will be rekindled of a time when courts across the Monaro were brimming with tennis players.
At the heart of Monaro tennis, is the Berridale Tennis Club. This Easter weekend, the club will celebrate its centenary. To mark the occasion, the club has worked hard to host three exciting events across the weekend.
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Congrats remember playing the Scarlets and Woodhouse’s there back in 70’s. used to play for Snowy and Royals. Great memories
Gee the days we used to go play out there the best day, have a great weekend, we fly out to Tassie in the morning, take care xxx
Have a great holiday in Tassie you will love it. 🥰
Our family have so many memories of Berridale Tennis. Have a great weekend sharing your memories.
Have a fun weekend, will be thinking of you all!! 🏆
Many great Saturday afternoons.. Congratulations to you all...
Congrats to all members and friends for a fantastic Easter weekend 🥂🎊
Robyn Reid well done mum and all involved - have a wonderful, tennis filled weekend!! 🎉🤸♀️🎾
My Mum play there From Cooma Royàl Tennis Club and now so does my sister Christine Kaufline
Congratulations many memeries there
Have fun wish we were there.
Lovely memories playing there
Have a grate time was going to be there to play for the Turner's but didn't work out have to live it to Christine Kaufline for the Turner's
Jindabyne Tigers roar to victory
The 2020/21 season came to a head on Saturday as Coffey’s Cricket Club took on the Jindabyne Tigers in what was to be the first grand final played for three seasons due to wet weather and Covid.
With cloudy skies looming and the threat of rain later in the day, Coffey’s skipper Nick Moon had no hesitation in sending the Tigers into bat.
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Joey Lefebvre joey, joey, joey, joey JOEY 🦘
Cooma connection win at Kalaru
Getting to the Sapphire Coast race-meeting last Friday was not an easy exercise for horse trainers as the recent heavy rain and flooding brought about road closures.
Remarkably, despite Kalaru having received more than 100mm of rain in the days preceding the meeting, the track was rated a heavy 9 and was upgraded to a heavy 8 during the eight race program... Raced by former Cooma locals Brandon Williams and Rob Hayward, along with Sally Martin and “Dan” Kelly, Black Bacardi has proven difficult to get to perform to her potential.
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SPOT ON!
The Cooma Golf Club hosted its annual Alpine Ford Mustang Classic on Saturday with more than 100 golfers taking to the course in the hope of winning a Ford Mustang GT V8.
Steve Ganitis, owner of Alpine Ford and sponsor of the Classic, put forward a Ford Mustang for the first golfer to hit an ace on hole 17.
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Monaro High School upgrades already benefiting students
Monaro High School students are already taking advantage of the school’s upgrade with the new and improved facilities helping students develop their skills to transition from school into the workforce.
The school recently unveiled its A1 building that boasts a new state-of-the-art commercial kitchen, domestic kitchen, and textile learning space.
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Alanah Hain Tionie Fitzgerald Nat Jones
Numbla Vale CWA generous donation to hospital
Maree McMillan and Meagan Power of the Numbla Vale CWA met with members of the Cooma Hospital Auxiliary at the Cooma Hospital Maternity Ward last Wednesday March 24 to present two new lifters, five new chairs and a brand new Dopplex probe kit.
After more than 75 years supporting the local community, the Numbla Vale CWA branch was recently forced to close down due to declining membership.
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That’s an amazing effort!
Well done ladies. 👏👏
That’s fantastic!
Fabulous girls!
Wendy Anne Berzeviczy,
Community meets on informal camping issue
Last Tuesday March 23 the Snowy Monaro Regional Council (SMRC) held a community meeting in Jindabyne to discuss the informal camping situation that took place at the Claypits carpark in the 2020 winter season.
Meeting at the Jindabyne Sports and Bowling Club, the residents and concerned citizens of the town were encouraged to attend and discuss the current strain on local accommodation and associated problems with seasonal staff accommodation.
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