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Regional town reeling after big brand's factory closure

Hundreds of workers in a regional town are facing an uncertain future, with a Bega Cheese manufacturing site to shut its doors.

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Woodworking school for women and children closing due to 'economic squeeze', staff shortages

The team is reluctantly closing its Canberra workshop.

The Canberra Times

Mental trauma of Black Summer bushfires lingers for residents in the Bega Valley and surrounds

It's been three years since the Black Summer bushfires where nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed in the Bega Valley, Eurobodalla and Snowy Monaro shires, but for some the full extent of the mental trauma has only recently hit.

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‘It’s Up to Us’: squeezed by the housing crisis, a NSW rural community finds its own solution

After raising $350,000, a group of Bega electorate residents provided temporary units for locals – but long-term investment is needed to provide more permanent accommodation

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Three-year-old dies in South Pambula ride-on lawnmower accident

Police are investigating following the death of a three-year-old who was struck and killed by a lawnmower south of Bega.

ABC News

NSW election preview: Labor likely to fall short of a majority, which could result in hung parliament

The New South Wales state election will be held in 11 days, on March 25. At the March 2019 NSW election, the Coalition won 48 of the 93 lower house seats, Labor had 36 and the Greens, the Shooters and independents took three seats each. At a February 2022 byelection,…

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Successful labour agreement in Bega aged care facility could be solution to workforce shortages

A NSW aged care organisation is bringing 25 migrant staff on board every year and says labour agreements could be used by businesses across Australia.

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Big chill: frosty Friday weather for Australia’s east with parts of NSW dipping below zero

Coldest temperatures recorded near Cooma and Bega at -8C as Southern Ocean cold front moves across country

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Former RFS firefighter Blake William Banner sentenced for intentionally lighting a 2019 fire

The court heard Blake William Banner used a clear plastic water bottle to light a fire in Bega during a total fire ban before returning as an RFS volunteer to help put the blaze out.

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Bega man Neil Duncan found guilty of sexually touching girls under 16

A jury has found Neil Duncan guilty of eight counts of sexually touching girls under 16, acquitted him of four other charges and was unable to reach a verdict on the remaining two.

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Bega council's refusal to say sorry to Stolen Generations and the lessons for Australia's reconciliation journey

On the 25th anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report, Bega council's rocky road to reconciliation shows how the community often has to take the lead.

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PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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Tulgeen's $4.6m disability apartments in Bega sitting idle due to staff shortages

A new multi-million dollar apartment complex for people living with a disability on the NSW far south coast has been left sitting empty for more than four months. Staffing and housing shortages are being blamed.

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Liberals concede Bega defeat to Labor

Liberal candidate for the NSW state seat of Bega Fiona Kotvojs has conceded defeat to her Labor opponent following a by-election.

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Liberals candidate Fiona Kotvojs concedes defeat in Bega state by-election

It's been more than a week since Labor claimed a historic victory in Bega, but Liberals candidate Fiona Kotvojs has finally conceded defeat.

The Guardian - AU

Leading the charge: road-testing Australia’s EV stations on a 2,800km round trip

A trip from Sydney to Melbourne and back revealed a series of pleasures and pitfalls of Australia’s electrified open roads

The Canberra Times

Overall holds Monaro, now faces the same battle in 13 months

Nichole Overall has held the Monaro seat in Saturday's byelection

Newcastle Herald

'We won't be doing deals', Perrottet says as NSW government slips further into minority

Despite the NSW coalition government likely being pushed further into minority government, the premier says he won't be doing deals.

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Labor says Bega by-election result contain a warning about the state's rural health crisis

As Labor claims an historic win in Bega it says the result is a microcosm for the anger and despair in regional communities over the crisis in rural health.

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Bega by-election blame game begins

Labor is confident it has gained another seat after four NSW by-elections on the weekend as the government points to local issues for swaying voters away.

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NSW Premier takes responsibility for by-election results in wake of Bega loss

In the wash-up from Saturday's historic ALP by-election win in the seat of Bega, Premier Dominic Perrottet concedes he needs to reflect on the results in the four seats.

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Mixed NSW byelection results do not imply voters in a 'baseball bat' mood

NSW state byelections occurred Saturday in the seats of Bega, Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby. Labor gained Bega and held Strathfield, but the Nationals held Monaro. In Willoughby, the Liberals are likely to hold off an independent challenger.

The Guardian - AU

Uncertainty over jobs data due to Omicron as nation records at least 47 virus deaths – as it happened

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Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs will not concede Bega by-election despite NSW Premier congratulating her opponent

Fiona Kotvojs says she will not concede defeat in the Bega by-election despite a double-digit swing against her and Premier Dominic Perrottet congratulating her Labor opponent.

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Big swings hit NSW govt in by-elections

The Perrottet government is on track to lose the seat of Bega and slip further into minority government after suffering big swings in NSW's four by-elections.

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