Not a paw swimmer: dog rescued from island off Australian coast after being swept into ocean Marine Rescue NSW volunteer coaxes dog on to jetski after it paddled to Snapper Island in Batemans Bay The Guardian - AU · Jun 2
Optus CEO says three people died after triple zero calls affected during network upgrade – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2025
NSW South Coast in desperate need of housing, but are locals willing to give up bushland The South Coast has a huge housing problem, but if locals are reluctant to have new houses built on much-loved bushland, where are the new houses going to go? ABC News · Dec 4, 2022
Flying fox feeding frenzy amid mass flowering of eucalypts on NSW South Coast They're great pollinators but awful neighbours. Finally the fruit bats of Batemans Bay seem to be moving on from the New South Wales South Coast town. ABC News · May 26, 2022
Mangroves killed during Black Summer bushfires near Batemans Bay are not growing back Mangrove forests near Batemans Bay were the unexpected victim of the Black Summer bushfires. More than two years on, they have not grown back and researchers cannot figure out why. ABC News · May 2, 2022
Beachgoers urged to take care these Easter holidays after drowning at Surf Beach near Batemans Bay Authorities are pleading with swimmers to check conditions and be cautious in the ocean after a woman drowned at an unpatrolled beach near Batemans Bay. ABC News · Apr 18, 2022
Woman dies after 10 people rescued from water at Batemans Bay beach Three people are in hospital following a rescue operation at Surf Beach on the NSW south coast, police say The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2022