About Lisa Herbert

Jack and the Beanstore 2 Tomakin Rd, Mogo @jackandthebeanstore Poor old Mogo took a beating during the recent bushfires and a visit will certainly help lift local spirits. Just off the highway at 2 Tomakin Rd is a cute little retro Viscount caravan from 1963 serving good things like coffee created by friendly baristas from locally roasted beans. Mogo pies,...

There is a plethora of bookish events on in the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla around this Valentine’s Day: launches, student events, literary luncheons, talks and meet-the-author experiences in the local pub. Best-selling Bega Valley author Gabbie Stroud will launch her second book Dear Parents this week. Ms Stroud describes herself as a recovering teacher, having become disenchanted from years of...

Today is the first birthday celebration of Tathra's much loved southern cassowaries Gorge and Adelaide at On The Perch Bird Park. But the celebration was tinged with sadness, as owner Steve Sass also announced the name of the animal park these two dinosaur birds will be moving to when the park closes its doors this Friday. Kyabram Fauna Park has been chosen...

Erica Dibden and her husband Nic run Tilba Real Dairy, deep in the green-hearted hills of Tilba, NSW. Erica, with her passion for nutrition and food provenance, has developed an intensive cheese-making workshop, which she runs in the kitchen of her farm's homestead, precisely where she taught herself these skills many years ago. As a wife and mother, Erica has...

Tourists are being urged to visit our coastal towns, many of which were not impacted directly by recent bushfires. Over the following weeks, About Regional will bring you a rolling selection of the loveliest, most character-filled accommodation ideas for you to consider on the Sapphire and Eurobodalla Coasts. We know these big-hearted operators are ready to give you a fabulous,...

Offered for sale by Chris Wilson Real Estate of Eden, the stately and historic Grange Homestead is set on 13 glorious acres in South Pambula with unimpeded northerly vistas. Located at 5a Northview Drive, South Pambula, the estate looks across the Pambula River, over its fertile flatlands and beyond to Pambula's vibrant village on the far south coast of NSW....

From a horror-thriller set in colonial times, a retelling of early Christianity, to a nostalgic look at the love of grandparents, summertime has provided inspiration for the most discerning of readers. Some well-known names have also contributed to the summertime releases, including the likes of Ian McEwan – with a futuristic narrative on synthetic humans (involving a love triangle) – and Charlotte Wood – whose The...

Ahead of high temperatures and significantly increased risk this weekend, the Big Jack Mountain fire near Rocky Hall was upgraded to Watch and Act at about 1pm. The Creewah fire was also upgraded to Watch and Act at about 2.15pm. Earlier today, Marty Webster of the Far South Coast RFS acknowledged that both fires have the potential to run and become...

Increased fire dangers are set to return over the coming days across Bega and Eurobodalla Shires. Residents are being warned that widespread very high and severe fire danger is forecast for parts of NSW, particularly in the south-east. A number of large fires continue to burn in these areas, so it's important that residents are prepared if a fire threatens....

At the first meeting for 2020, Bega Valley Shire Council has voted not to proceed with an application to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for a Special Rate Variation (SRV) to fund the Shire’s six public swimming pools from 2020-21. Councillors today voted unanimously to abandon any further consideration of an SRV, along with deferring the adoption of...

Steve Sass is a little sad. As we wander around his bird park, On the Perch, he tells me of the agonising decision he and wife Linda recently made to close their park. "We've been grappling with this since the March 2018 Tathra fire. Even though it sailed right past us, we lost birds then, from smoke, from stress and then from...

Fire Update for the Bega Valley, Snowy Monaro and Eurobodalla Shires, 28th January 2020. Please also keep yourself informed on the bush fire situation through the official channels listed below. Updates from Marty Webster (RFS): The dynamic weather set on the weekend will be unpredictable. On Thursday, temperatures will start to increase, with Friday and Saturday warmer again. North Easterley...

Around the Bega Valley it's been hard to miss the increase in air traffic, like the huge MRH 90 RAAF choppers moving personnel and equipment, turning the Old Bega Racecourse into a makeshift airfield. Manning the gate at the racecourse site is Private McCready, originally from Canberra. "From this position here in Bega we are servicing our engineers and teams...

As fires continue to burn along the coast from Bermagui to Batemans Bay, and into the Shoalhaven, a packed hall of Nethercote residents heard that resources remain understandably stretched across the state. And as coastal communities face months, not weeks of dealing with "this beast hanging around their backyards", the RFS has again come to the rescue, with timely advice...

The Bega Valley’s Bushfire Recovery Centre is now open and located in the Bega Valley Commemorative Civic Centre. The Recovery Centre, which is being managed by the NSW Department of Justice’s Office of Emergency Management in partnership with the Bega Valley Shire Council, is a ‘one-stop shop’, providing information and practical assistance to people affected by the bushfire emergency across...

Bodalla Community Hall has been set up as a food hub, and volunteers are busy receiving and delivering food. But the logistics of managing donations in a major disaster are huge for small communities like Bodalla and Quaama and they are calling for help. Local businesswoman Lisa Cornthwaite says that the volunteers need assistance from authorities to manage the situation and to...