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Michele Bootes – Bega Valley Shire Citizen of the Year

This coming Australia Day, January 26, volunteer surf lifesaver Michele Bootes will be awarded the Bega Valley Shire Citizen of the Year Award for her outstanding contribution to Surf Life Saving and for establishing important inclusivity programs for people living with disability on the NSW Far South Coast.


The Day the Apocalypse Came to Batemans Bay

New Year’s Eve 2019 was shaping up to be a busy summer’s day at Malua Bay on the NSW Far South Coast. The forecast was for hot weather and holidaymakers were preparing to hit the beach to cool off. 

Bateman’s Bay Surf Life Saving Club volunteers couldn’t have anticipated the bushfires that would ravage their community that day and the pivotal role they would play in saving thousands of lives.