Palerang Council has now held three Extraordinary Meetings to discuss the working draft of the Local environment Plan (LEP). Each line of the document is being finely combed by the Councillors. Last Thursday it took almost three hours to progress through one page of the 135 page paper.

The Braidwood Junior Redbacks kicked off their season with the Under 10's playing in a curtain raiser to the ACT Brumbies on Saturday night at Canberra Stadium. They managed to defeat the Griffith Blacks 5 tries to 4 in a very hard fought match with even a bloody nose to prove how tough the game was.

The Majors Creek Community Liaison Group was established at a well-attended community meeting on 17 December 2009.

Images from the January 2009 bushfire at Budawang National Park and smoke has at Braidwood.

The Braidwood Jockey Club is geared up for the racing event of the year this Saturday 20th February, promising to once again be a crowd pleaser. The rain has been welcome for the track which is in good condition for the big event.

Palerang athletes were among the 93 talented athletes to attend the South East Regional Academy of Sport (SERAS) annual Education Program for all scholarships holders in 2010 on the weekend of the 30th and 31st January at the University of Canberra.