Community News
Kangaroo Valley Broadband Network update
Despite the challenges faced by La Niña delivering multiple...
Kangaroo Valley Public School celebrates 150 years of education
On Saturday 3 September, we welcome the community into...
Community
Kangaroo Valley’s best kept secret?
Have you ever seen a brush-tailed rock-wallaby?
Probably not, and here's why...
They only live on the steepest cliff faces
There are just 30 rock-wallabies left...
What's On
Winter Dance a Rocking Success
It was so wonderful to have this community event...
Get set to sizzle
The biggest little festival on the South Coast is...
Food & Wine
Are you eating well?
Do you need a break from cooking, but want to be sure you’re still eating nutritious food?
If you:
are 65 or over, OR
have...
Ham and milk
This month’s column is devoted to two issues locals have asked about recently.
Nitrites and nitrates
Nitrates hit the headlines recently when health authorities in France...
Make it at home: Cooking with Haloumi
Haloumi is one of our favourite cheeses to cook with and a taste sensation.
Originally made in Cyprus from sheep’s milk, this salty, squeaky versatile...
Community News
Fire Danger Ratings are changing soon
Fire danger ratings are being simplified from 1 September.
The new Australian Fire Danger Rating System is being developed using the latest science to be...
Firey Tales
Only one call out for the month of August, with a smoke sighting investigated by the brigade and found to be a false alarm.
Members...
Kangaroo Valley Broadband Network update
Despite the challenges faced by La Niña delivering multiple rain events seen only every 100 years, we have navigated our way through land-slides, heavy...
Church, 150 years ago and today
A little over 150 years ago the first services were held in the Church of the Good Shepherd. On...
Kangaroo Valley Public School celebrates 150 years of education
On Saturday 3 September, we welcome the community into our school to celebrate 150 years of education at Kangaroo...
Echidna Count
The 2022 Kangaroo Valley Annual Echidna Count starts on 12 September
The Kangaroo Valley Environment Group is running this year’s...
Stamps to mobilise children
As you may know your local Lions Club collects stamps and send them to the Lions Stamp Club for...
Leaving the Valley
My earliest recollection of Kangaroo Valley was in the late 1960s when as a family we would drive to...
Aged care reform: back on the agenda
In March 2021, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety handed down its ‘Final Report: Care, Dignity...
Firey Tales
The Brigade has had a reasonably quiet month for call-outs during the June/July period: four call-outs and all related...
Celebrating 150 years
A little over 150 years ago, on a day chosen to coincide with the founding of the colony of...
Happy retirement Darren Griffin!
The greenest thumb of Kangaroo Valley
Darren Griffin started working at The Village Green Nursery when he bought into the...
Sport Updates
Roads Updates
Kangaroo Valley celebrates Highlands main thoroughfare reopening
The township of Kangaroo Valley has always been a...
Access restored at Barrengarry Mountain from Friday 1 July
Restricted access will be restored to Kangaroo Valley from...