9:37 AM AEDT | In May 2006, Michael Keegan suffered a heart attack at his home in Dublin, Ireland.
A lifetime of smoking, heavy drinking, eating greasy foods and not exercising proved to be too much, and he passed away several hours later in hospital.
Three years later, a visit to the doctor painted a similarly grim picture for Michael’s son, Paul at just 32 years of age.
With much the same lifestyle, 12kg overweight and smoking 40 cigarettes a day, Paul was headed for the same fate.
9:32 AM AEDT | Fishermen who work in Commonwealth waters have been left reeling after receiving notice recently that their annual licence fees have jumped dramatically in the past 12 months.
9:31 AM AEDT | Wyndham’s popular Irish auction will be held on Sunday, March 21 at the Wyndham Hall.
Now in its 19th year, this annual event has raised in excess of $30,000 since it began, with funds raised going back into many worthy community projects.
Proceeds from last year’s auction completed stage two of the Ancestral Avenue of beautiful Claret Ash at the eastern entrance to the village.
9:31 AM AEDT | The artists who painted the mural on the Mallacoota information shed captured well-known local angler Peter Teuwsen doing what he loves - teaching people to fish.
And he is still at it.
9:30 AM AEDT | Wyndham’s population of 185 more than doubled on Sunday as over 400 people from the town and neighbouring localities converged on the sports ground to rally against logging in the nearby Yurammie State Forest compartments, action that they believe could destroy their town water supply.
9:30 AM AEDT | Forests NSW has reiterated its commitment to proceeding with logging of the Yurammie State Forest compartments following Sunday’s public anti-logging rally at Wyndham.
Regional manager Ian Barnes said yesterday (Wednesday): “The remaining multi-age forests resource is coming to an end in the next two to three years. Yurammie forms part of that resource.
9:29 AM AEDT | Police will claim that a deadly mix of a speed record attempt by a car load of teenagers at high speed on a wet road in a defective vehicle led to the fatal accident at Little Bellbird Hill, Eden, on January 31.
05 Mar 10 | Truck roll on Imlay Road
05 Mar 10 | Phenomenal fish catches have heralded the start of Eden’s 30th annual fishing competition with tales of surprising catches circulating from the shelf to the shore this week.
05 Mar 10 | A proposed Bega Valley Shire Council draft smoking policy that could see smoking banned from beaches, playing fields and wharves will go to the community for comment.
05 Mar 10 | Member for Bega Andrew Constance has issued a warning for Wyndham locals who believe that the special prescription zone status given to compartments in Yurammie State Forest will stop logging from proceeding.
05 Mar 10 | Figures released last week by the state government on times taken by councils to process development applications are wrong according to Bega Valley Shire Councils’ group manager planning and environment Andrew Woodley.
05 Mar 10 | Jessica (age 6) and Amber (age 8) Crane are two of around 700 anglers who will cast out for a share of $30,000 in prizes in the 30th Eden Amateur Fishing Competition which starts this Saturday.
05 Mar 10 | The 2010 Eden Whale Festival is in doubt following two unsuccessful attempts to form a new committee.
All hopes now rest on a special meeting that has been called for tonight.
25 Feb 10 | Police are investigating malicious damage to Eden business Grabba Video following an incident on the evening of Wednesday, February 17.
25 Feb 10 | The Eden Magnet welcomes Chris Duke to the team as a casual journalist.
25 Feb 10 | There’s a new weapon in the fight against illegal fishing on the NSW Far South Coast, with a high powered purpose built patrol vessel hitting the water at Quarantine Bay on Friday afternoon.
25 Feb 10 | At Tuesdays council meeting a notice of motion supporting the full return of all health services to Pambula District Hospital - including maternity - was passed.
25 Feb 10 | The Calle Calle street footpath was suddenly back on Bega Valley Shire Council’s agenda on Tuesday and was briefly discussed at this week’s council meeting.
25 Feb 10 | Bega Valley Shire Council has performed poorly against other NSW councils according to the most recent Local Development Performance Monitoring Report.
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