The Latest Breaking News from Bega Valley

Wildfire destroys 3 homes in southeastern Australia and a man is injured by a falling tree

Three homes were destroyed by a forest fire and a man was injured by a falling tree in the Bega Valley region of southeastern Australia, prompting a government leader to warn that a “horror” wildfire season is approaching

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

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.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Rural communities aren’t shirking in the battle against climate change

Members of the Bega Valley Shire community are all-in for the fight against climate change - a grass roots example of 'climate generosity'

The New Daily · Jan 14, 2023

Wanderer Festival launched to great acclaim with thousands of music fans expected on the Sapphire Coast come September

The newly launched festival is set to draw in thousands to the Bega Valley Shire for a weekend of music, art and culture in late September, 2022.

The Canberra Times · May 31, 2022

NSW's Bega Valley compostable nappy trial success garners global attention

A successful compostable nappy trial on the NSW far south coast could help solve a major waste problem in Australia and across the world.

ABC News · Apr 8, 2022