Mr Donovan said it was a pleasure to be supporting such a facility as there have been several residents from his home town who have had to utilise some of the units in recent times. This donation comes on top of over $90,000 that Lions Clubs have committed to the facility in addition to the $124,000 that was raised from Lions Clubs International Foundation.

Stage 2 is well on its way to completion in August with the kitchen to go in later this year.

Friends of Meet and Munch will be gathering at the Seahorse Inn Boydtown for lunch on Thursday the  26th at 12 noon. Contact person, Daphne phone 0456125760.

Nethercote’s winter produce market on Saturday, July 28 will warm your heart with its friendly atmosphere and fresh local produce. The fruit and vegie stalls will have plentiful supplies of apples, citrus, kiwis, and cauliflowers, pumpkins, daikon, garlic and cabbages. There will be loads of eggs, Tilba cheese, honey, nuts, grass fed beef and lamb, chilli products, oysters and bread, all produced on Nethercote’s doorstep. Local kitchens will be selling jams, pickles, pastries, cordials, sauces, shortbreads, delicious cakes and pork pies.

New stallholder for this market is Smifie Catering, selling bao buns with home made fillings and sauces from their popular food van.

Enjoy a cooked breakfast from the Nethercote Residents’ Associaton barbecue, or catch up over a plunger coffee or tea with a delicious slice of home-made cake while listening to live band Red Heart Blue, or pick up some tips from our cooking demo at 10.30am.

Do you have some fresh home produce to sell but not enough for a stall of your own? You can sell it on our growers’ stall, from a bunch herbs to a crate of cabbages. Drop it into Nethercote Hall between 3-4pm on Friday afternoon or before 8am on market day. 

Doors open at 8am and close at noon just after the raffle draw.

Thanks to all who attended the trivia night fundraiser for the Old School Museum. You raised almost $2000. The next meeting of the Merimbula-Imlay Historical Society will be held on Monday, July 30 at 2pm at the Merimbula RSL Club.

The Merimbula and District Garden Club will be meeting at 10.15am on Saturday, July 28  at the Merimbula RSL Club. Speaker will be Paul Kirkpatrick whose talk will be The Rose. He will have some gardening tools on display. Visitors and new members are always welcome. We will have our usual morning tea, plant sale and raffle, so come and have a cuppa, grab a bargain or maybe win a prize. 

The Nethercote Hall committee has a new date for its dance to celebrate 10 years since the hall was completely rebuilt by the community. The Nethercote Hall Dec-ade-dance which was scheduled for July 21 has been postponed to Saturday, October 13, at 6.30pm.

Organised by the Nethercote Residents Association the dance will celebrate a decade since the hall’s restoration, and raise funds for a deck extension. Music will be provided by Paul Dion and the Sapphire Coast Dance Band, food by A Pinch of Yum. BYO drinks, tea and coffee will be provided. The cost is $40/head by booking early or $45 at the door.

Tickets available by going to the Facebook page: Nethercote Residents and Friends and click on “Request Tickets” or by emailing Caroline at winnel65@gmail.com, or phone her on 0448 200 347.

The Pambula Hospital Auxiliary was surprised and delighted when owners of the Royal Willows Hotel Pambula, Jeanette and Kel Stolzenhein, said they would donate $1000 to the auxiliary for necessary patient/staff equipment at Pambula Hospital.

Auxiliary vice-president Shirley Rixon said the promise was arranged with a traditional handshake and a signed coaster to confirm their intentions together with a challenge to other businesses and individuals in Pambula, Eden, and Merimbula to match their donation or make a contribution. For further inquiries regarding donations contact Shirley on 0456 196 891.

School is back, and what a way to start for music students of Lumen Christi Catholic College!  Year 7 to 12 students have been busy working on their music repertoire throughout the year and are getting ready to put on a special show for the community this Saturday, July 28. 

Students will participate in a music camp this Friday and Saturday where they will experience a range of workshops, games and movie making.  During the camp students will create short films to accompany songs that will be performed live at the weekend.

Expect songs from movies performed live by the vocal group, percussion ensemble and school band. Parents, carers and the wider community are warmly invited to attend.

The concert will take place on Saturday, July 28 at 4.30pm in the Lumen Christi Catholic College drama room.