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Last updated Mon 03 Aug, 06:00
Council confirms the Merringah wharf resurfacing, originally due to finish this month, has slipped to October after the barge carrying the new decking ran aground near Tuross Head. No injuries. The barge operator says it will refloat on the next spring tide.
Council will roll out another 400 kerbside compost bins in September after the Bermagui pilot filled every bin within a fortnight. Merringah and Narooma households can expect a delivery notice by the end of the month. Batemans Bay is next in line for 2027.
Tradesmen rewiring the Merringah town hall found a handwritten tide chart from January 1962 sealed behind a skirting board, complete with a note reading "for whoever finds this — the fish were biting that summer". The historical society has it framed in the foyer.
The Merringah Public School fete raised $6,140 for new library shelving on Saturday, a record for the event, after a gust of wind briefly lifted one corner of the jumping castle. No one was hurt and the castle was back in service within the hour.