Business

Corkhill’s Engineering has won a substantial contract to supply Harvey Norman with steel-framed glass screens for shop fit-outs, in another example of ingenuity from a workshop that has put Boorowa, northwest of Canberra, on the map. In a village of 1600 people, creativity and an extensive network underpin Corkhill’s Engineering, without which the business would not thrive. The engineering firm...

One of the success stories of the recent Food Truck Friday in Bega is Leayra Thornton and Valley Katering. The line up at Leayra's counter said it all as did the smile on Leayra's face as orders for her increasingly famous arancini balls made their way into the mouths of foodie fans. Around 400 people attended the event - the...

After almost a decade of sitting idle, waiting for its moment to shine again, "the ugliest building in the shire" could be just weeks away from a new future. The Hotel Australasia in the middle of Eden is in the process of being sold. "I think you'll see work commence in the next couple of months," says Bega Valley Mayor...

Regional medical practices have been awarded Commonwealth funding to integrate a non-dispensing pharmacist into their care teams, with the aim of providing medication-related advice to patients. Main Street Medical Practice in Merimbula, Queanbeyan GP Super Clinic and Queen Street Medical Centre in Moruya and Broulee have all employed local pharmacists to be on hand in their practice on a part-time...

Until a few years ago, most food-grade seaweed was sourced from Japan and Korea, where commercial farms produce tonnes of the stuff to meet worldwide demand. But Australia is catching up and it's happening close to home, with Shoalhaven-based marine biologist Dr Pia Winberg running Australia's only commercial seaweed farm from her farm-lab facility in Nowra. Mark McNamara and his...

As the big man himself, Luciano Pavarotti, said “one of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating," and this Fathers Day is a chance to step that up a notch. Bega Valley Dads, all Dads, deserve the best. Devoting our attention to...

Another diverse and dynamic group of business people and ideas are stepping forward for round two of the Bega Valley Innovation Hub. Home base for the second cohort of seven local businesses is the Bega Valley Learning Centre in Merimbula. Settling in for their first week in the 12-week accelerator program are enterprises that take in yoga, event management, surfboard...

Like movie theatres and barber shops, corner stores are part of the evolving Australian landscape, taking a beating one moment from supermarkets, rising to prominence the next on a wave of overwhelming community sentiment. This is familiar territory to Queanbeyan, a city that prides itself on building early Canberra, a place which endured the national capital taking the cream of...

Local consultancy firm, NGH Environmental, is currently finalising an environmental assessment of plans to extend the Merimbula Airport runway, and now is your chance to get involved and have a say. Bega Valley Shire Council says a key component of the process is thorough community consultation, with the public able to provide feedback on the proposal. An open community information...

For Peter Ward from Batemans Bay, Wednesday's appear to deliver the kind of joy money can't buy. He's one of three men who arrive at Ellesmere Equine on the Life Without Barriers bus for their weekly horse riding lesson. As they meander with anticipation and at times impatiently, their carers get the men ready for the saddle while two horses...

A mutual love of wine can sometimes lead to perfect matrimony, just ask local winemaker Sarah McDougall. The owner of the iconic Lake George Winery, who has been nominated for best winery operator/owner of the year at the 2019 Australian Women in Wine Awards, credits online dating as the instigator of her wine journey. "Around 10 years ago, I came back...

Potential export businesses at Yass, Bega, Moruya, and Young have been invited to think big and expand their customer base beyond local shores. Four workshops have been delivered, a partnership between Tradestart NSW, Canberra Airport, Pakfresh, the Export Council of Australia, AusIndustry, and the Canberra Region Joint Organisation of councils. In Bega, questions came from existing businesses wanting to develop export...

“We want to hear from locals how to enhance this important public space, how to establish new activities and explore different ways to use the waterfront,” says Liz Rankin, Eurobodalla Shire Council’s Manager of Strategic Growth. With large parts of the Batemans Bay foreshore wrapped up in the Bridge Replacement Project, talk and planning for the future look and feel...

Those who live in, or regularly pass through the Monaro often find the landscape arresting - stark perhaps, but delicate and beautiful all the same. Professor Justin Borevitz from The Australian National University is no different. "The Monaro is my backyard and there's so much more to it than what you can see from the road, once you get onto...

As Australia’s population of 25 million people rises every minute, gleaming white trucks from Harden are so busy delivering food they need more drivers. Madden’s Refrigerated Transport employs about 40 drivers, and could use another 30. A fleet of 25 prime-movers and up to 30 trailers are moving groceries around the clock, seven days a week. The Australian Trucking Association...

Interest in the $8 million makeover of the stunning Light to Light Walk south of Eden has come from near and far, however, the window for comment and feedback on the draft plan is just days away from closing. Those who spend time on this pink part of the remote Far South Coast speak with passion and of deep connection...