The Triangle Community News

09/12/2025

Did you catch the Far South Coast Classics Car Club event in Cobargo? Read all about it on the front page of the Triangle! https://thetriangle.org.au/another-classic-success/

Approximately 450 entrants were judged in different categories, and about 3,000 spectators strolled through the gates raising $22,000. This was distributed, after running costs were taken out, to the Cobargo Scouts ($7,000), Nardy House ($7,000), Tilba Public School P&C ($2,000) and Cobargo Pony Club ($1,000). In total $31,000 has been donated to local community organisations from the past two car shows!

GOODONYERZ!!!

Waking up early Saturday, 1 November, the rain had eased to fog in the sleepy town of Cobargo. A gentle rumble of cars, trucks, bikes and trailers carrying some awesome machinery could be heard as they made their way to the Cobargo Showgrounds. At the stroke of 6.00 am the gates opened and the main....

01/12/2025

On 12 November, Bega Valley Shire Councillors Allen, Fitzpatrick, Nadin, Noble and Porter voted to replace Cuttagee Bridge with a two-lane concrete structure.

Council dismissed a petition of 14,900 signatures because not all signatories were local.

It then dismissed the results of its two most recent surveys showing around 70% supported a one-lane heritage outcome and 52% supported the one-lane design option because they reflected ‘locals with strong personal views and motivations’, not the sentiment of the broader shire.

Read all about it in the Triangle

On 12 November, Bega Valley Shire Councillors Allen, Fitzpatrick, Nadin, Noble and Porter voted to replace Cuttagee Bridge with a two-lane concrete structure. Since Council said it intended to replace the bridge in 2021, there has been strong community support for a single-lane structure that reflec...

30/11/2025

OUT TODAY! The December Triangle is on the streets, in the post office, shops and servos and on the airwaves! https://thetriangle.org.au/

01/11/2025

The November Triangle is OUT - on the streets and online! The Triangle podcast is on the airwaves, this month featuring an interview with Don Green, President of the Triangle Tool Library

Don Green, President of the Triangle Tool Library, came to live in Cobargo 25 years ago when he and his wife were expecting a baby. ‘We wanted to raise our children in the country. We were living outside of Sydney on five acres, so we started to look at five-acre properties for sale, and prices...

09/10/2025

Growing your own vegetables is one of the most rewarding forms of gardening. It combines the joy of working with plants with the satisfaction of producing fresh, nutritious food. October is the perfect month to get started!

Growing your own vegetables is one of the most rewarding forms of gardening. It combines the joy of working with plants with the satisfaction of producing fresh, nutritious food. October is the perfect month to get started, as it’s when the widest variety of vegetables become ready for planting. T...

08/10/2025

The Year 6 students of Tilba Public School have shown remarkable leadership and community spirit with their recent fundraiser to support their end-of-year excursion to Barranguba (Montague Island).

The Year 6 students of Tilba Public School have shown remarkable leadership and community spirit with their recent fundraiser to support their end-of-year excursion to Barranguba (Montague Island). The highlight of the fundraiser was a lively Crazy Sock Day, for which students and staff alike donned...

07/10/2025

Remember to hit the Bowerbird Op Shop before 11 October, make a purchase and vote in the Bowerbird Community Organisation Awards 2025!

05/10/2025

Honey, this month's Triangle recipes are sweet! Add it to a marinade, drizzle it over a dessert, stir it into your tea. Just about everything benefits from a dash of honey. Check out the link for honey teriyaki salmon, honey roasted vegetables, honey roasted almonds and a delicious honey drink

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05/10/2025

De Kretser is a writer of great intelligence and multiple talents. This month's Triangle book review by Wendy Tucker is Michelle de Kretser's Theory and Practice, set in Melbourne in 1986.

Theory and Practice Michelle de Kretser Text Publishing Review by Wendy Tucker This is Michelle de Kretser’s seventh novel and her second one to win the Stella Prize (for writing by women and non-binary authors). In this novel, de Kretser is again experimenting with form as she did in Scary Monste...

02/10/2025

And what about the bloody bridge I hear you ask?! It’s open! https://thetriangle.org.au/landcare-bridge-update/

01/10/2025

Recently Norma Grunow celebrated her 100th birthday at the Cobargo Hotel. She is planning to be here in sixteen months to help her younger sister Beth celebrate her 100th birthday. Norma’s advice to live a healthy life is to not smoke or drink but to eat lots of chocolate. https://thetriangle.org.au/cobargo-conversations-with-norma-grunow/

30/09/2025

This month, the Triangle Podcast spoke with Trisha all about the Bowerbird Community Op Shop https://thetriangle.org.au/podcast/