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Ben Smyth

Reporter · AU

Indexed articles, last 90 days
52
Latest publication
Sep 25, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Ben Smyth

    Councillor apologises to MP; Australia Day awards debated (opens the original)

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    A Bega Valley Shire councillor has issued a formal apology for comments he directed at state MP Michael Holland. Cr Mitchell Nadin used Wednesday's council meeting to publicly apologise to Dr Holland for an email he sent earlier this year from his official councillor account. Cr Nadin had taken umbrage at comments made by Dr Holland, reportedly asking him if he was "high on self-prescribed drugs". However, he apologised for doing so, acknowledging "it fell short of the standard expected of a cou

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Ben Smyth

    New $330m Moruya hospital gets high-tech MRI, but will truck dirty surgical tools to Bega (opens the original)

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    Although a brand-new hospital on the Far South Coast will boast the region's first and only public MRI machine, it will not have any on-site sterilisation services. Instead, the Level 4 Eurobodalla Regional Hospital at Moruya will send all its reusable equipment to Bega 90 minutes down the road to be sterilised. Southern NSW Local Health District confirmed reusable medical devices and surgical instruments would be transported for sterilisation at South East Regional Hospital and then returned. T

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Ben Smyth

    Could you put a tiny home in your backyard? Bega's new plan to cut red tape (opens the original)

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    Bega Valley residents could soon be allowed to rent out tiny homes in their backyards without navigating costly DA red tape. Councillors have endorsed a proposal to explore allowing tiny homes to be used as secondary dwellings in the shire without a standalone development application. That use is currently prohibited under state planning laws without an appropriate approval in place, a situation that came to the fore in a high-profile court case involving a Bega Valley couple earlier this month.

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Ben Smyth

    NSW Police agrees to pay revised Bega council bill (opens the original)

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    NSW Police has walked back on its plea to have a million-dollar council invoice waived after the total amount was found to have been miscalculated. Ahead of the Bega Valley Shire Council's June meeting, NSW Police had approached the council with a request it set aside an unpaid bill for using public land during the extended construction period of the new Bega police station. The request was on the basis the original construction company, Project Coordination, went into administration in March 20

  5. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Ben Smyth

    Bega Valley newsagencies shut after illicit tobacco crackdown (opens the original)

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    Newsagencies across the Bega Valley have been shut down for selling illegal tobacco products following raids this week. The Pambula, Eden and Tura Beach newsagencies were shut down on Tuesday, September 22, after NSW Health authorities reported breaches of the Public Health (Tobacco) Act. The three stores were issued 90-day closure orders and have been prohibited from operating until December 20. The community was quick to condemn the selling of illicit tobacco products, while at the same time l

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