The Snowy River Alliance and Alpine Riverkeepers are calling a seven-year-old government agreement to save the Snowy River a sham.

On Sunday, a ceremony was held below the Jindabyne Dam, mourning the ‘loss of connectivity’ in the Snowy…

Member for Monaro, Steve Whan said Monaro and Snowy Mountains regions were big winners in last’s week’s State Budget, with solid investment in local jobs, infrastructure and essential frontline services.

“This budget is a huge stimulus…

Cooma’s self-care renal dialysis unit was officially opened by the Member for Monaro, Steve Whan, last Friday.

Mr Whan joined with the community to open the three-chair unit at Cooma Hospital, which will be open 24 hours a day seven days…

Recently, Bombala RSL won ClubNSW’s “Spirit of the Bush Award”, in recognition of the club’s standing in the local community.

The award meant $5000 being presented to the local community

Bombala is a town of approximately 1500 people.…

Each year the Rotary Club offers students from around the state an opportunity to take part in a student cultural exchange, and local student Charlotte Cooper is fortunate enough to be taking part in the program next year.

Charlotte will…

Cooma Cats made it a gala day to remember on Saturday, with four games of AFL played at Snowy Oval, topped off by a casino night at the Cooma Ex-service’s Club.

The day began with games for Auskick players warming up the ground for the…

Beavers 4 - Weston Creek 1.

On Sunday in round eight, the Cooma Beavers took on Weston Creek at Nijong Oval.

On a cold and wet day, the Beavers were a ray of sunshine. Coming off a significant victory last week against the team…

Cycling is a very popular sport across the world, as it imposes no significant barriers at a social level.

It is affordable, accessible and a great way to have fun and get fit.

The Cooma Cycling Club has been taking advantage of the…

AFL has had an eventful 50-year history in Cooma, and has received mixed levels of support over the years.

The game was first played here in the late 1950s, with the Snowy Oval the venue. The oval came complete with a wooden hut as a…

St Patrick’s Parish School is currently undergoing the third phase of their construction plan, with the erection of new buildings on the primary campus.

The money for the program came from the Federal Block Grant Authority funding along…

Local Enduro rider Mark Goggin is set to travel to America in September to take part in the GNCC series.

He has been riding competitively for 12 years, and has accomplished a substantial amount in this time. He now needs sponsors to help…

The Lou Farinazzo Tre Sette Card Compeittion was held at Cooma Bocce Club on May 17.

This competition is held in memory of Lou Farinazzo who enjoyed palying cards with friends at te Booc Club. It is sponosred by his wife Lee.

With the…

It is almost 60 years to the day that the Cooma-Bombala train was reported lost in heavy snowfalls.

The following account is reprinted with kind permission of Trevor Edmonds and “Australian Railway History” published by the Australian…

A proposal to make most of the Cooma Central Business District (CBD) alcohol-free has been delayed.

Plans to put time limits on the Alochol Free Zones won’t work as legislation requires AFZ on roadssides be 24 hours/day, seven days/week.…

Residents of Cooma-Monaro Shire have until June 11 to comment on the draft plan of management which was accepted by council last Monday night.

The plan will be available for inspection from council chambers in Commissioner Street, Cooma…

Cooma reserve grade and first grade Stallions both secured wins against the Moruya Sharks at the Cooma showground on Sunday.

The Reggies kicked of at 1pm and were running with a helpful wind in the first half. Brett Doward opened the…

Cooma played host to Merimbula in seven games of basketball on Sunday.

The home Association finished with five wins, a draw and a loss. Both associations enjoyed their day of basketball and are looking forward to a return visit later in…

Bermagui man, Christopher Reid, is lucky to be alive after the 24.5 tonne concrete pumping truck he was driving lost its brakes and careered off the side of Brown Mountain last Friday afternoon.

The truck, owned by TCR Concrete Pumping,…

The Rees Government has paved the way to deliver the long-standing vision for a new village centre in Perisher Valley, which will attract more tourists and create hundreds of jobs.

The 800-bed village is proposed to be developed on the…

Local Rural Fire Services groups will received funding to assist for fire trail maintenance it was announced last week.

Member Eden Monaro Mike Kelly and the State Member for Monaro and NSW Minister for Emergency Services Steve Whan said…

Three Monaro sporting facilties have received welcome funding from the NSW Government.

Member for Monaro, Steve Whan, announced the funding last Friday when he visited Michelago and Cooma.

The Cooma Rugby Club had applied for funding for…

The Cooma Red Devils first grade and reserve grade squads both recorded wins this week at Rotary Oval.

The Reserve Grade recorded a victory before even running out, as Wests were unable to field a team. The boys still took part in a…

Under 13 Tigers proved again they should be in Div1 with an emphatic 13-0 win over Weston Creek on Saturday at Nijong. Cooma applied pressure right from the kick off with accurate passing, superior speed (all that fitness training is…

Local tourism operator, Peter Cochran, of Cochrans’ Horsetreks, has an innovative idea to ensure the future of the Ausralia’s wild horse, the brumby.

Mr Cochran was guest speaker at the last Cooma Rotary meeting, where he outlined his…

Local identity Lyndal Johnson is a woman with a vision – a vision that is fast becoming a reality as she prepares her new alpine accommodation and holiday business, Absolute Alpine, for its first winter season.

Born and bred in Cooma…