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Finalist have been selected and 48 works will await judging in this our 3 rd bi-annual pastel open exhibition. Winners of all categories and Best in Show and Best Member painting will be announced at the opening ceremony on Tuesday 17th April, 2018 commencing at 5.30pm. Mayor Liz Innes and Andrew Constance MP will officially open and award the two top awards. The exhibition runs from 18 th until 27 th April with opening hours 10am – 4pm daily and is being held at the Batemans Bay Surf Lifesaving Club, Malua Bay. Grace Paleg South Coast Pastel Society member, finalist, master pastellist and fellow of the Australian Guild of Realist artists has won over 200 art awards to date. After studying graphic design and oils she changed to pastel medium in 1988. She opened her fine art studio in Surf Beach in 1996 where she continues to teach local students and groups bringing 50 years experience to those participating in her workshops. This golden opportunity to join Grace in her workshop “Landscape Impossible” on Thursday 26 th April at 40 Tasman Street Surf Beach where you will learn to create ‘’the landscape you’ve’ dreamt about’ where colour, shape, light and glow will be taught thus capturing that impossible landscape. The cost for non- members is $80 and members $70. To register contact Lyn on 0448496998 or email southcoastpastelsociety1@gmail.com to secure your place as there are only a few spaces left. We also remind interested persons that the spots for Louise Corke workshops are still available where you can learn the art of keeping it simple. Offered as two separate days on 17th & 18 th April. Day 1 Figures in Natural Poses made simple and Day 2 Art of Simplication will teach participants how to approach their work in a different manner. Registration should be made to Lyn or email and costs $75 members and $90 non members . As the school holidays are not too far away and parents are seeking an alternative activity for their children or grandchildren why not bring them along to join other children at our free “Kids Pavement” painting morning on Monday 23 rd April 10am-12 noon where fun is the order of the morning. Children and young at heart can join but those under age 6 should be accompanied by an adult and all children are encouraged to wear older clothes. Not only will we ask our visitors to vote for their favourite art work, votes tallied at the end of the exhibition for the Peoples Choice award but on offer is 3 amazing prizes in our raffle which will be drawn at the end of the exhibition. Above: Grace Paleg “Landscape Impossible” #Arts #whatson #Weekly #Paper

Artist in residence program alumni exhibit. Cultivate Space in Batemans Bay have had two local artists (Joe Innes & Courtenay Tooth) in residence over the last 3 months and creating their stunning art in Cultivate Space. Now comes the opportunity to meet the artist and see their works. Thursday 12th April 6-8 pm at Cultivate Space 10 Kylie Crescent Batemans Bay. #whatson #Arts #BatemansBay #Weekly

The Beagle Editor, Class action Code of conduct complaint Eurobodalla Shire Council. I wish to be associated with the above complaint being coordinated by you with the support of various concerned citizens. In particular, I wish to expose the absolute hypocrisy and disdain for due process that was demonstrated by Mayor Liz Inness during the Council meeting of Tuesday 27 March 2018. That meeting witnessed the use of a Mayoral Minute in order to silence dissent over the matter of the 50-metre pool in Batemans Bay. Our Town Our Say: 15 February 2018 Readers of The Beagle will be aware of your even-handed treatment of the outcomes of the “Our Town Our Say” public meeting convened at the Soldiers Club on 15 February 2018. You published the set of five resolutions (1 page) agreed by the attendees to be sent to Council. You also published a letter forwarded by the Mayor and putting Council’s position on the matter of the 50-metre pool. That letter had already been tabled at the meeting. I had expected that, with 120 concerned citizens having attended, including Councillor McGinlay, and that with the gravity of the resolutions, Council would have seen fit to place the issue on the agenda for its next meeting on 27 February. On 21 February, noting that this had not occurred, and consistent with my role as MC for the public meeting, I posted a letter to the Mayor, from Malua Bay Post Office, summarising the meeting and attaching the resolutions. I stated that I would register to be included to speak at the Public Access Forum on 27 February and I sent an email the same day, requesting that privilege. Receiving no acknowledgment by Friday 23 February, I sent a second email requesting confirmation. On Monday 26 February acknowledgment was received and I also received a telephone call from the Executive Services Officer, claiming that my letter had not yet been received but confirming that I would be scheduled first in the Public Access Forum. I was asked to confirm the matter on which I would speak. (Readers should note that there is no Council requirement for speakers to provide an advance copy of their address.) I provided the requested detail, advised that I had already sent a letter to the Mayor on the matter and I asked to be allowed to record my address using my own digital voice recorder. Given the expected controversial nature of my remarks and the fact that the Public Access Forum is not live-streamed, that measure was intended to guard against any claims of misquoting others or indeed protecting myself against misquoting of my own remarks. Meeting of Council – 27 February 2018 On 27 February at the Forum, the Mayor put my request for recording to a vote of councillors and it was lost. There had obviously been collusion with them during the briefing that precedes the Forum. It was somehow regarded as a dangerous precedent. I delivered my address, using an additional 3 minutes of speaking time and was given a fair hearing. A written copy of my address was provided to councillors. You published an edited version and it was subsequently published on Council’s website in its entirety. That version included remarks upon which I was challenged by the Mayor and which I withdrew, so those particular remarks have been on the public record for more than a month. I suspect ineptitude on the part of support staff, rather than a quest for accuracy or transparency on the part of Council. The full address may be found here: http://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/inside-council/council/meetings/information/public-access-session/2018/john-mobbs-27-february-2018 Meeting with BBIACC – 5 March 2018 On 5 March, the Fight for Batemans Bay’s 50m Pool team attended an open meeting convened by the Batemans Bay Indoor Aquatic Centre Committee (BBIACC). It was hoped to be able to ask questions of Director Lindsay Usher, as he had been named as a guest speaker. He was ill prepared for the question that I posed on the Otium Report, therefore no answer was received. The meeting was unruly, in part because the Mayor also attended, usurping the role of Carolyn Harding as chair, and in part because many of the attendees were dissatisfied with the Mayor’s answers to other questions. Admittedly, one of the more vociferous questioners belonged to the Fight for Batemans Bay’s 50m Pool team. I wrote the Mayor a 7-page letter on 9 March, regretting the fact that some remarks made by some attendees had been intemperate but also pointing out that her presence and her tendency to try and dominate the proceedings contributed to the outcome. I personally delivered and emailed that letter to Council headquarters that day. In the same letter, I posed 17 specific questions relating to the Mackay Park development, in particular, focussing on the proposed demolition of the existing 50-metre pool. Included with that letter were copies of 15 communications from local organisations who did not support replacement of the 50-metre pool with a 25-metre pool, many of whom were not originally consulted by Council on that possibility. I can provide a copy of that letter. No reply has been received. Meeting with Andrew Constance MP – 16 March 2018 At a morning meeting with Minister Andrew Constance MP in Council offices on 16 March, the Fight for Batemans Bay’s 50m Pool team and other swimming representatives were assured that he would convey our persistent concerns to the Council Executive during a meeting scheduled for the same afternoon. He made it crystal clear that the NSW government did not wish to see any of the requested funding delayed (as we had suggested, pending a better examination of process). He made it quite clear that the NSW Government wanted the Mackay Park redevelopment well underway before the next state elections, fearing that the NSW Opposition would halt or reverse the project. A not unreasonable approach, we thought. A copy of the briefing, prepared for Minister Constance, is attached below. Meeting with Council Executives – 21 March 2018 In a further meeting at the Batemans Bay Community Centre on Wednesday 21 March, with Mayor Innes, Dr Dale and Directors Usher, Sharpe and Arthur present, we asked about my letter of 9 March and we also asked if there had been any relevant discussions during their meeting with Minister Constance on the previous Friday. On the former, we were assured that a response would be forthcoming, within a week or so. On the latter, a range of smug and blank looks was received and we were advised that lunch was the only outcome of their meeting. Funding Announcements – 26 March 2018 Given Council’s subsequent formal preparations for the whistle-stop tour, meet-and-greet at the Soldiers Club and significant funding announcements made by the NSW Premier and Minister Constance on Monday 26 March, only the most gullible amongst us would believe that the Mackay Park issue was not discussed at the meeting between Council Executives and Minister Constance on Friday 16 March and that a final resolution of the 50-metre pool dispute was not also aired or proposed. As Albert Einstein once said: “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” Finally, a Response to the Our Town Our Say meeting On Good Friday 30 March, after 27 business days, I received an email from the Mayor’s office attaching her reply to my letter of 21 February. In the light of what occurred within Council on 27 March, this letter demonstrates the Mayor’s absolute hypocrisy and disdain for due process. • How well does this audacious and disingenuous excuse sit with her decision to ambush Council on the morning of Tuesday 27 March 2018 with her Mayoral Report and her Mayoral Minute? How did our poor councillors cope with the “less than one-day turnaround” on 27 March, when they had 15 densely-typed pages to read in 15 minutes and then vote on, compared to one page of resolutions they should have received from me on behalf of “Our Town Our Say” on 26 February (according to the Mayor)? Did they all suddenly morph into speedreaders? • Why was the Mayoral Minute so urgent and why wasn’t the vote deferred, allowing councillors to take time to ensure they were across the issues raised? • What arrangements were made with Minister Constance to sweep our concerns under the respective government carpets? • Did Minister Constance deliberately mislead us at our meeting on 16 March? • Did Council Executives lie to us during our meeting of 21 March, by stating that resolution of the 50-metre pool issue had not been discussed during their meeting with Minister Constance on 16 March and that lunch was the only outcome? I note that councillors McGinlay and Mayne did express disquiet about the Mayoral Minute process, however the remainder of councillors present at the meeting on 27th March became willing accomplices to a dishonourable act. It has deepened the existing gulf of distrust and disrespect that now sits between our Council and the community that it was elected to represent. The words disgust, despair, disbelief, distrust and disrespect do not even come close to describing my feelings on that travesty of process and integrity - and possible misconduct on the part of Council. I hope that your careful examination of the Code of Conduct lays bare the proper process. I expect that you will include relevant parts of this submission in your Code of Conduct complaint. I grant permission for you to accurately quote any parts of it and of the accompanying letter. Yours sincerely Jonathan (John) D. Mobbs Attachment 1 MEETING 1030 HRS FRIDAY 16 MARCH 2018 GLASS MEETING ROOM – ESC BUILDING, VULCAN ST, MORUYA Local Attendees: Coral Anderson, Maureen Searson, Peter Coggan, John Mobbs (Fight for Batemans Bays 50m Pool team), Jeni McCarthy (President Batemans Bay Swimming Club), Rod Bradley (President Eurocoast Triathlon Club), Karyn Starmer (Vice President Moruya Surf Life Saving Club, ABC Journalist) Key Points: • 1) Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) has applied for $46.3 million in grants to fund the building of an Aquatic, Arts and Leisure Centre at Mackay Park, Batemans Bay. The funding break-up is: Australian Govt: $10 m / NSW Govt: $36.3m • 2) The 2017 concept plan for this involves removal of the existing 50-metre outdoor heated pool, to be replaced by a 25-metre indoor, heated pool. • 3) In limited consultations with some community organisations to promote the development, ESC withheld the fact that the 50-metre pool would be removed. When that was revealed, many, if not most organisations indicating support for the new facility, withdrew that support. There is now significant and growing community opposition to the removal of our 50- metre pool. • 4) ESC, if not totally deaf to this opposition, is certainly stubborn and indifferent to it. Despite a well-attended public meeting on 15 February, public presentations at meetings of Council plus letters in the press and online, ESC refuses to respond and even consider alternatives, thus ignoring true democratic process. • 5) Attempting to justify its stance that Batemans Bay cannot “afford or justify” a 50m pool in the new facility, ESC has repeatedly refused to provide information contained in the following key reports: - Quantity Surveyors Report by Turner & Townsend; and - Structural Audit Report, by Brown Consulting (now Calibre Consulting). The Fight For Batemans Bay’s 50-metre pool team has requested this information to check the veracity of the Mayor’s claims that the existing pool is too old, outdated and in need of replacement. She will not replace it! • 6) We believe that NSW Govt funding should be withheld for this development until ESC has done more work to: • - examine the feasibility of retaining and refurbishing the existing pool; • - complete more comprehensive and inclusive community consultations; • - justify its claims regarding the condition of the existing pool; • - provide detailed comparative costings for 25 & 50-metre indoor heated pools plus an alternative of retaining the existing outdoor pool with the proposed indoor 25-metre pool. • 7) According to preliminary enquiries, an up to date, full and thorough structural engineering report to be carried out on the Batemans Bay pool (by a locally based structural engineering firm) would cost in the vicinity of $8,000 to $10,000. LOCAL ORGANISATIONS THAT HAVE PROVIDED WRITTEN SUPPORT FOR RETENTION OF THE EXISTING 50-METRE POOL. 1 Batemans Bay Swimming Club 23/8/2017 2 St Bernard’s Primary School 12/9/2017 3 Peter Cormick 21/9/2017 4 Maggie Cooper 27/9/2017 5 CEO, Batemans bay Soldiers Club 28/9/2017 6 CEO Odonata Endeavour College – Academic Lecturer 7 Mogo Public School 27/10/2017 8 Principal, St Peter’s Anglican College 30/10/2017 9 Eurobodalla Public Schools Sporting Association (representing 11 member schools and some 5,000 students) 1/11/2017 10 Velma Blunt, Life Member, Moruya Swimming Club 6/9/2017 11 Elite Energy – Triathlon Hosts 9/11/2017 12 CWA Batemans Bay 8/11/2017 13 CEO, Swimming New South Wales 8/11/2017 14 Letters to the Editor – Roger Gribble & Jeff de Jager 9/11/2017 15 **Hutchinson Builders – Order of Indicative Costs 10/11/2017 #Opinion #Council #LocalStateFederal

SUBMERGED - Stories of Australia's Shipwrecks. The Old Courthouse Museum has been selected as the first regional venue to host this National Touring Exhibition. Sponsored by the Australian National Maritime Museum, the exhibition will run to April 26th, Tue/Wed/Thu 10am-3pm. There is a special weekend opening of "Submerged" on April 15th, 2pm-4pm, to accommodate weekend visitors and those unable to visit during the usual opening hours of Tues/Wed/Thurs 10am-3pm. In addition to the National coverage of this exhibition, there will also be a focus on wrecks of the NSW South Coast. Above: In a gesture to naval tradition, a delighted Commodore Ian Holmes, AM, (rtd) accepts a spiced rum 'thank you' from Historical Society president Ewan Morrison. Commodore Holmes launched the exhibition "Submerged: Stories of Australia's Shipwrecks" now on display at the Old Courthouse Museum. #whatson #Weekly #BatemansBay #BBayHistory #History #Community #Paper

The Gallery, Mogo is excited to announce the upcoming ‘Found Objects’ Exhibition, which will be held from 11 April 2018 - 6 May 2018. Found objects you ask? Well, what do you see, around you? An old recipe, a few shells, a piece of string, buttons in the back of the drawer, an old boot? The artists have created their own 2D or 3D artwork, based on what their 'found object' is telling them. This is a judged event, with prizes to be awarded to the artist and designer of the winning works, at the exhibition opening 5:30pm, Wednesday 11 April 2018. For catering purposes to RSVP by 5pm, Monday 9 April 2018 Contact: The Gallery, Mogo ph. 02 44742243 Email thegallerymogo@bigpond.com For further information, please contact The Gallery, Mogo Curator Laureen Philips m. 0427 310 068 or Janet Kininmonth m. 0412 267 077. #whatson #Mogo #Arts #Weekly #Paper

Your Beagle weekend gig guide covering What's On in the Eurobodalla this weekend - enjoy Mar 30th – The Loop @ The Steampacket Hotel, Nellligen Mar 30th - Detour at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Mar 30th - Kevin Laso @ JJ's at the Marina Mar 30th - Lindsay Kerlin at Club Catalina Mar 30th - Woodface from 5.30pm @ Club Narooma Mar 30th - Narooma Golfy - Klaus Tietz from 6pm Mar 31st - Woodface from from 8pm @ Club Dalmeny Mar 31st - Jason Lee @ Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Mar 31st - Richo's Ragtimers at Tilba Winery on Saturday Night Mar 31st - Sirenics at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Mar 31st - Nashberries at Moruya Bowling Club Mar 31st - Detour at Club Catalina Mar 31st - Prepare for the Easter bunny with Bailey Briggs at the Bayview Mar 31st - Jacqui Seczawa @ Tuross Head Country Club Mar 31st – The Martini Henrys @ The Steampacket Hotel, Nellligen Mar 31st - BassFront Easter L/Weekend at the Waterfront Hotel Moruya Mar 31st - Tony Jaggers playing at .Moruya markets Mar 31st - Spicy Fruit Chutney @ Club Narooma from 5:30pm Mar 31st - Narooma Golfy - Dave Newman from 6.30pm Apr 1st - Damien Coen and band at the Mossy Cafe 11am-2pm Apr 1st - Nashberries @ Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Apr 1st - Terry Batu at Moruya Bowling Club Apr 1st - Kevin Laso @ JJ's at the Moorings Apr 1st - Dave Newman at Club Catalina Apr 1st - Dale Huddleston – Moruya Waterfront Hotel (4.30pm) Apr 1st - Vinyl Rain – Club Narooma (4pm) #Music #whatson #latest #Weekly

The Beagle Editor, I note that you considered the recent Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) media release regarding the use of plantation timbers of the Royal Easter Show wood chop was good news and shouldn't be used as an opportunity to discuss forestry issues. Despite the fact that we all need more good news please allow me in the public interest to point out a couple of relevant facts. Firstly, the forest from which the timber destined for the Royal Easter Show 2018 is coming hit the news in 2011 for very different reasons. In that year Bago State Forest was home to a population of endangered Yellow-bellied Gliders which was very inconveniently holding up the logging. Fortunately the then Minister for Environment authorised the de-listing of the Gliders to permit logging to proceed. Upon completion of the “harvest” the Gliders were re-listed. http://www.chipstop.savetheforests.org.au/help_the_bago_gliders.htm Secondly, the body certifying Bago State Forest timber as “sustainable” is called Responsible Wood. It is made up of 15 industry groups incl. VicForests and FCNSW plus other interested parties. In fact it claims that more than 98% of timber coming from NSW State Forests is “sustainably harvested.” http://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/our-forests/certification To put it politely, this obviously a hotly contested claim especially at this time when State and Federal Governments are wanting to quietly roll over the Regional Forest Agreements for another 20 years without considering changes in our awareness of the lack of science now underpinning native forest logging. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/22/nsw-labor-refuses-to-approve-forestry-agreements-based-on-out-of-date-science. Good news we all need but greenwash needs to be called out for what it is – a cynical public relations exercise designed to promote a false warm glow around an increasingly unsustainable industry. Regards Name and address supplied #Opinion

Learning from this Qld master pastellist Louise Corke in these 2 separate day workshops that the Pastel Society is holding during the National Open Pastel Exhibition and Art Fest, artists will be guided on “keeping things simple” in their work. Day 1 Workshop “Figures in Natural Poses – a simple approach” will let you explore painting figures within an everyday context e.g. street, home, beach, café in fact in any environment. This workshop will give you drawing tips for figures in casual poses , how much to add or leave out, use of light and or colour and, just how to get the subject done. Day 2 “The Art of Simplification”- keeping things simple in this workshop you will explore some fun and simple methods to paint a subject in an unusual way of using pastels which appeals to your inner child. You can choose any subject of your own liking and turn it into a piece of art that is neither complicated or becomes too tiresome a process. Both workshop are open to artists with some knowledge of pastels. These workshops are being held on 17th & 18th April, 2018 at the Malua Bay Community Hall (off George Bass Drive) at a cost of $75 per day for members and $90 per day for non members. To register your expression of interest by 11th April email southcoastpastelsociety1@gmail.com or by telephoning Lyn on 0448496998. Payments can be made by direct deposit or cheque and details will be provided. Louise, who has an impressive resume, is no stranger to the Batemans Bay area, having conducted a previous workshop for the group. She teaches internationally, nationally as well as holding regular classes and has won over 75 world wide& national awards, been published in many artists magazines including Australian Artist, and has featured on TV and video in the series “Colour in your Life”. She is always happy to share her knowledge whilst encouraging her students to express their individual personality in their works. Our 3rd Bi-Annual National Pastel exhibition has attracted an excellent array of talented artists locally,the state and nationally with judges selecting finalists works for hanging. Our sponsors support has enable the Society to make this event successful. Our Art Fest Programme can be found online or at local art shops. We are holding a 1 workshop “Landscape Impossible tutored by our own Grace Paleg on April 23, at a cost of $70 members and $80 non members. There are limited spaces available so register your interest early to our email or phoning Lyn. Our popular and completely booked out workshop by Denise Luke proved to be a popular choice for beginners. And not to forget our “Kids Pavement Painting Day on Monday 23rd April 10am – 12 noon. Along with our Plein Air Paint outs and demonstrations. Visitors to the exhibition will be reminded that the “Viewers Choice” voting selection will need to be made and as well as 3 amazing prizes in our raffle are on offer. The raffle will be drawn at the end of the exhibition and feature 2 amazing art works one by Louise Corke and the other by Kaoru Reuter and an accommodation package at the Goldrush Colony . Above: Louise Corke ‘s art works - Figures in Natural Poses and Art of Simplication exercise. #Arts #whatson #Weekly #BatemansBay #Paper #Community

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The 37th Open Easter Art Exhibition that is being held over the coming Easter break. Official Opening and Awards Presentation Thurs 29th March 6-8 pm at the Narooma Sport and Leisure Centre. Be sure to get along to see the talented Judge’s Choice winners in the 7 art categories, plus the prestigious Narooma Art Prize winner and the Narooma Visitor Information Centre prize awarded for a work best depicting Narooma and our region. #Arts #whatson #Weekly #Community #Narooma #Paper

The Gulaga Board of Management, in partnership with Eurobodalla Council, is calling for entries into Yuin Country: Art and Land Revealed exhibition. A collection of works by Aboriginal artists living in Eurobodalla, the exciting exhibition will combine 2D artwork with contemporary digital techniques. Selected works by local Aboriginal artists will be photographed and animated by digital artist Scott Baker. They will then be projected onto the front of Council’s administration building in Moruya every night of Reconciliation Week 2018. The artworks will also be exhibited in the Council Chambers and in local libraries. Council’s Coordinator Community Development Zoe Morgan said Council was thrilled to be hosting the exhibition. “It provides a fantastic opportunity for the community come together to celebrate Aboriginal art and culture for Reconciliation Week, which aims to strengthen relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people,” she said “It’s also allows us to show off the wonderful and unique talents of Eurobodalla’s Aboriginal artists.” Artworks can be from any period in the artist’s career but must fit within the theme of Yuin Country: Art and Land Revealed. Guidelines and entry forms are available via esc.smartygrants.com.au/YuinCountry2018 Entries close Wednesday 11 April. The exhibition opens Friday 25 May at 6pm at the Eurobodalla Shire Council Chambers and will continues in Eurobodalla Libraries until Saturday 2 June. Above: Rockpools, by local Aboriginal artist Bronwen Smith of Gwiyaala Art #Arts #whatson #Weekly #Paper

Your Beagle weekend gig guide covering What's On in the Eurobodalla this weekend - enjoy Mar 16th – Intensity @ The Steampacket Hotel, Nellligen Mar 16th – The Nashberries @ Moruya Golf Club 6.15pm -9pm Mar 16th - Sirenics @ the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Mar 16th - MixFix at Club Catalina Mar 16th - Sol Duo at Moruya Bowling Club Mar 16th - Doug Parkinson at Milton Theatre Mar 16th - Mick Saxon @ JJ's at the Marina Mar 16th - Lily and the Drum – Club Narooma (5.30pm) Mar 17th - The Hoops – Club Narooma (5.30pm) Mar 17th - DJ Rookstar @ The Bayview Mar 17th - LegoMan – Moruya Waterfront Hotel (8pm) Mar 17th - Mark Dabin at Moruya Bowling Club Mar 17th - McGrath – Tuross Club (7.30pm) Mar 17th - Sirenics @ the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Mar 17th - St Patricks dinner with The Clydesdales at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Mar 17th - Spicy Fruit Chutney – Club Catalina (7.30pm) Mar 17th - Songs of Substance @ Red Door Hall, Moruya 6pm. Mar 17th - 2018 Indent Tour Moruya - Feat. The Vanns with support from The Nah 6:00pm @ Moruya Showground, NSW Mar 17th - Music Variety Night at the Murrah Hall Mar 18th - Mark Dabin at JJs at the Moorings Mar 18th - Dave Newman – Club Narooma (4pm) Mar 18th - George Washingmachine at Moruya Golfy 1- 4pm Mar 18th - Sunday sessions at the Moruya Waterfront 2-6pm Mar 18th - THE MOGO GOLD MUSIC GROUP open jam, 3 - 7pm at the Diggers Rest Tavern Mar 18th - Northern Lights - 3 piece suite St John's Moruya at 4pm #Music #whatson #Weekly #Paper

Your Beagle weekend gig guide covering What's On in the Eurobodalla this weekend - enjoy Mar 9th – Boyz in Black @ The Steampacket Hotel, Nellligen Mar 9th - Rockin All Over @ the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Mar 9th - Sky Armstrong then DJ Jester @ Bayview Hotel Mar 9th - Exposure, Clique and Dr Jones at the Moruya Waterfront Mar 9th - Orbison, Pitney and Elvis at Narooma Golf Club Mar 9th - Club Muso at Club Narooma Mar 9th - Joe Q at Club Narooma Mar 9th - Kevin Laso @ JJ's at the Marina Mar 10th -- Jody Yates at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Mar 10th – The Lounge Lizards @ Moruya Golf Club 6.15pm -9pm Mar 10th - Punk Night Feat, Moe, Dead and 2mums at the Moruya Waterfront Mar 10th - Dan Miranda at Club Catalina Mar 10th - Detour at Tuross Head Country Club Mar 10th - DJ Rod Phillips @ Bayview Hotel Mar 10th - Rockin All Over @ the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Mar 10th – Hating Alice @ The Steampacket Hotel, Nellligen Mar 10th - Legoman at Club Narooma Mar 11th - Vikki Thorn at Milton Theatre Mar 11th - JJs House Band at JJs at the Moorings Mar 11th - Intensity at Club Narooma #Music #whatson #Weekly #Arts #Paper

Your Beagle weekend gig guide covering What's On in the Eurobodalla this weekend - enjoy Feb 23rd - Dale Huddleston @ Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Feb 23rd – Jacii Leigh @ The Steampacket Hotel, Nellligen Feb 23rd - G2 with Peter Rich at JJ's at the Marina Feb 23rd - Mick on Wheels @ Club Catalina Feb 23rd - Nashberries at Moruya Golfy Feb 23rd - Chris McGrath at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Feb 23rd - Guy Turk at Club Narooma Feb 24th - Dale Huddleston @ Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Feb 24th - DJ Rod Phillips at the Bayview Feb 24rd - Nashberries @ Club Catalina Feb 24th - Wayne Trezise at Tuross Head Country Club Feb 24th - Tony Jaggers playing at The Drom 12 noon (with Mark Easton) Feb 24th - FABBA Show at the Tomakin Sports and Social Club Feb 24th - Totum at Downward Dog Cafe Bodalla Feb 24th - Kev O'Kelly at the Mariners Hotel BBay 8-10 Feb 24th - Train Wreck at Club Narooma Feb 25th -Corner Pocket at Rivermouth Cafe Tomakin Feb 25th - Dave Newman at the Tomakin Sports and Social Club 5pm Feb 25th - Dave and Jo Tweedie playing On The Pier 2pm Feb 25th - Skye Solo at the Mariners Hotel Batemans Bay 1-3pm Feb 25th - Maloneys Beach Cafe hosts jazz duo Mrs Jones and Me 11.30am to 2.30pm Feb 25th - Sunday Sessions at the Waterfront Moruya 2pm til 6pm Feb 25th - Tony Jaggers and Mark Easton at JJ's at the Moorings in Tomakin Feb 25th - Soul Stories at Club Narooma 4pm #Music #whatson #Weekly #Arts #Moruya #Narooma #BatemansBay

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Learn all about DIY gigs at our Indent Workshops across regional NSW! Before the 2018 Indent All-Ages Tour with The Vanns, The Nah + Special Guests kicks off, we're heading to Bega, Moruya, Newcastle, Byron Bay and Port Macquarie in February for a series of free workshops, all about putting on a killer DIY gig or party! If you're aged 12-25 and want to head along, join the Indent on-ground crew today! You'll also get to be involved in the production of the tour in March. BEGA: February 12, 6pm at the Funhouse Studio [CAPACITY REACHED] MORUYA: February 13, 6pm at the Moruya Showgrounds NEWCASTLE: February 14, 6pm at the Newcastle Museum Theatrette [CAPACITY REACHED] PORT MACQUARIE: February 15, 6pm at Panthers Port Macquarie BYRON BAY: February 16, 1pm at The YAC [CAPACITY REACHED] The workshops in Byron, Bega and Newcastle have now reached capacity! Port Macquarie and Moruya, register now to avoid missing out. MORE INFO HERE #Music #Youth #Community

Your Beagle weekend gig guide covering What's On in the Eurobodalla this weekend - enjoy Feb 9th - Two Blokes @ Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Feb 9th – Aaron Clement at Club Catalina Feb 9th - Tony Jaggers at JJ's at the Marina Feb 9th - Club Muzo returns to Club Narooma Feb 9th - Guy Turk at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Feb 9th - Tony Jaggers playing at JJS @ the Marina Feb 9th - Deua Duo at the Moruya Golfy Feb 9th - DJ Jester at Moruya Bowlo Feb 9th - McGrath at Club Narooma Feb 9th – Bad Habits @ The Steampacket Hotel, Nellligen Feb 10th - Two Blokes @ Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Feb 10th - Matt O'Brien @ The Bayview Feb 10th – Detour at Club Catalina Feb 10th - RUMOUR HAS IT at the Waterfront Hotel Moruya Feb 10th – Guy Turk @ The Steampacket Hotel, Nellligen Feb 10th - Platinum Duo at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Feb 10th - Roddy Reason at Tuross Head Country Club Feb 10th - 2 Confuzed at The Tuross Tavern Feb 10th - Vinyl Rain at Club Narooma Feb 11th - Eurobodalla Live Music @ Moruya Golf Club 12:30 to 3:30 Feb 11th - Dale Ostridge at Tomakin Sports and Social Club 5pm Feb 11th - Detour at Club Narooma Feb 11th - JJ's House Band at JJ's at the Moorings in Tomakin #Music #whatson #Weekly

Your Beagle weekend gig guide covering What's On in the Eurobodalla this weekend - enjoy Jan 25th - James Southwell & Gail Page @ The Quarterdeck Narooma Jan 25th - Nashberries playing at Bodalla Hotel Jan 25 - The Hoops – Club Narooma (5.30pm) ​Jan 26th - Paul Marshall @ Maloneys Beach Cafe & Cellar from 11.30 am till 2.30 pm Jan 26th - Detour at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Jan 26th - Stephen Rosenberg playing at JJs @ The Marina Jan 26th - Aaron Clement 3 – 7pm (Outdoor deck) / Jamie Parkinson 7:30 – 11:30pm @ Club Catalina 26th Jan - Dan Miranda (1pm) and Band 8 Ball (7:30pm) @ Tomakin Sports and Social Club Jan 26th - Totum @ Moruya Bowling Club 26th Jan – The Awesome @ Narooma Golfy 6pm Jan 26th - Nashberries – Club Narooma (5.30pm) Jan 27th - DARK BEACH - Summer Rock! at Murramarang Beachfront Resort Jan 27th - Platinum Duo at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Jan 27th - SiRenics Duo @ Club Catalina Jan 27th - Arron Clement at Mariners Hotel, Batemans Bay 8-10 Jan 27th - Matt Schlam at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Jan 27th - Tony Jaggers @ Moruya Country Markets Jan 27th - Tribute for Rob - Waterfront Moruya - a fantastic lineup with a secret headliner Jan 27th - DJ Matt Brown @ Tuross Head Country Club Jan 27th - Michael Menager @ Downward Dog Bodalla from 6pm Jan 27th - Vinyl Rain – Club Narooma (5.30pm) Jan 27th - Vince Jones at Milton Theatre Jan 28th - Tony Jaggers @ Bodalla Dairy Shed Jan 28th - Skye Solo at Mariners hotel, Batemans Bay 1-3pm Jan 28th - Intensity – Club Narooma (4pm) Jan 28th - Lounge Lizards playing at JJ's @ The Moorings in Tomakin - arvo Jan 28th - Jacuii Leigh at Tomakin Sports and Social Club 5pm #whatson #Music #Weekly #latest

Your Beagle weekend gig guide covering What's On in the Eurobodalla this weekend - enjoy Jan 19th - Totum @ Moruya Bowling Club Jan 19th - Kim Churchill at Milton Theatre Jan 19th - Dave Newman @ Club Catalina Jan 19th - Intensity at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Jan 19th - Hits Central at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Jan 19th - Tony Jaggers playing at JJs at The Marina, Batemans Bay 19th Jan – Two Dogs Plucking @ Narooma Golfy 6pm Jan 19th - SEXY SUNDAY JAM at the Waterfront Hotel Moruya Jan 19th - McGrath at the Tuross Tav Jan 19th - Jacqui Seczawa – Corrigan’s Cove (4pm) Jan 19th - Spicy Fruit Chutney – Club Narooma (5.30pm) Jan 19th - The Awesome Live and Free @ the Moruya Golfy from 6:15pm Jan 20th - Tony Jaggers @ Sins Wine Bar Jan 20th - Corner Pocket @ The Rivermouth General Store, Tomakin - from 10am Jan 20th - Intensity at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Jan 20th - Mark Dabin @ Moruya Bowling Club Jan 20th - Detour @ Tuross Head Country Club Jan 20th - DJ Rod Phillips at The Bayview Hotel Jan 20th - Ang & The Doctor @ Club Catalina Jan 20th - Waterfront Saturday – 90's Dedication Party with RAWSØN from 7:30pm Jan 20th- Arron Clement at Mariners Hotel, Batemans Bay 8-10 Jan 20th - Dave Newman at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Jan 20th - Soul Stories – Club Narooma (5.30pm) Jan 20th - Chris McGrath – Corrigan’s Cove (4pm) Jan 21st - Moruya Waterfront - VIP Customer Party. Live music in beer garden 4pm Jan 21st - Mogo Gold Music @ the Diggers Tavern, Mogo. Jan 21st - Mark Dabin playing at JJ's @ The Moorings Tomakin Jan 21st - Peter Rich at On The Pier 2-5pm Jan 21st - Biig Willie at Tomakin Sports and Social Club Jan 21st - Tyler Struchlak at Mariners Hotel, Batemans Bay 1-3pm Jan 21st - Detour at Club Narooma 5:30pm Jan 21st - Tony Jaggers @ Bodalla Dairy Shed Jan 21st - Mark Dabin playing at JJs @ The Moorings, Tomakin #Music #whatson #Arts #Weekly

Two new opportunities are now open for South Coast artists to showcase their creative talents as part of the 2018 River of Art festival. River of Art - 2018 Art Prize Prizes and finalists for this prestigious event will be selected by a panel of three well-known professional artists – Ken Taber, Rita Wagner and Pauline Balos. A first prize of $2000 will be awarded to the artist of the winning work, 2nd place will be awarded $250, and 3rd place $100. Entry is open to artists living on the NSW South Coast, from Milton to the Victorian border. Awards will be presented on Thursday 17 May 2018 at the SoArt Gallery in Narooma as part of the official launch of the River of Art Festival. Finalists’ works will be exhibited during the festival at the SoART Gallery. Other artworks submitted will be on show in a Salon des Refusés at the Narooma School of Arts’ Studios. Both exhibitions will run from 18 May to 2 June, with many works for sale. River of Art 2017 Art Prize - Indira Carmichael with her highly commended artwork River of Art - Land of Many Waters Exhibition This inaugural exhibition pays tribute to the meaning of Eurobodalla - derived from an Aboriginal (Yuin nation) word. River of Art has partnered with three Eurobodalla arts organisations to present this event: Montague Arts and Craft Society (MACS), Creative Arts Batemans Bay Inc (CABBI), and the Arts Council of Eurobodalla (Art Central). The exhibition will be on display during the River of Art festival at venues in Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma. Most works will be available for sale. Peoples’ Choice Award winners will be announced on Sunday 20 May. Go to the River of Art website - www.riverofart.com.au – for details and online entry forms for both exhibitions. The River of Art Festival showcases creative exhibitions, performances and events – from Durras to Tilba. This year’s festival will run from 17-20 May 2018, with an extended fringe season until 2 June. The program will be released in March. River of Art is funded by the NSW Government through Destination NSW, Regional Arts NSW and Create NSW. Support is also received from the Eurobodalla Shire Council. #Arts #whatson #Community