Walk in the forest
Fifty people from the local community attended the Corunna Walk in the Forest on Saturday afternoon.
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They were from all walks of life but with one motivating idea: what can we do to save the forest?
The diversity of flora and fauna was evident along the short walk, which served to reinforce the value of protecting the forest. The Corunna Forest Protection Group was formed with the aim of saving the wildlife from habitat destruction and preserving the beauty of the forest which frames the entrance to Mystery Bay and the heritage rural landscape of historic Central Tilba.
John Ramsay
Corunna
Fifty years of fishing
The 2018 Australian National Sportfishing Association Convention will be held in Narooma on March 9, 10 and 11.
It is our 50th year of having a fishing club in Narooma.
It is an annual iconic weekend for Narooma, where the lure of huge fish, fishing Montague Island and visiting a beautiful part of Australia brings hundreds to our town. Attendance rose to more than 2000 in the 1970s and early 80s. TV shows were produced, celebrities fished and promoted the event and Narooma was firmly on the tourist map. Many fishers from those days continue to holiday in Narooma and some now live here.
Although it has nowhere near the attendance of these days, the convention remains popular, well-attended and supported by local and national businesses. Narooma Sport and Gamefishing Clubhouse, on the water in Wagonga Inlet, continues to be an active club, with more than 200 members. We thank everyone who has come to past conventions and who continue to come – 50 years is an achievement we are so very proud of and hopefully the next 50 are just as good.
Les Waldock
President
Narooma Sport and Gamefishing Club Inc.
Don’t blame the fishos
Don’t blame the fishos and don’t blame over fishing.
Offal waste bins are not free disposal space for domestic or commercial waste.
Photos taken on Thursday at 10am showed what was inside the four offal bins provided for anglers. I could not see any fish offal. There were about 50 boats out fishing that morning. There was not much room left in the bins for them to use when they get back in.
We have had a busy few weeks in Bermagui with “the hill and flat” filled daily with trailers. There have been no listed tournaments so we assume, by the number plates, these are mainly tourists and a few locals enjoying the pleasures only Bermagui waters can provide. What a bonus to businesses and accommodation.
As part of Bermagui Big Game Anglers Club community services, bins are provided for anglers at the boat ramps. They keep our residential and business community clean, but how can anglers use them if they are filled with domestic rubbish? It is not a nice sight, however, it is not the fishos’ fault if offal is bagged and left on the ground for removal.
A skip bin was provided for many years, but removed after being regularly filled with construction waste. It took a lot of negotiating to get the four bins presently provided.
How can we hope to gain support for a more environmentally friendly waste-disposal service if inconsiderate people cannot show respect and correctly use what is provided?
By 6pm Thursday some offal was put in the bins, but more general waste was added. Five extra bins were delivered. Let’s hope the disrespectful users will not dispose of domestic waste.