Tourism promotion in Bombala is progressing. The advertising campaign for Bombala is well underway and I am excited to see that a new tourism committee is about to be formed in the Bombala region. One of the first tasks the committee will undertake is the review of the new draft master plans of Bombala and Delegate CBDs that are about to be released for public consultation.

The Local Representative Committee (LRC) members have been having regular joint meetings and advising of me of any concerns you have brought to them.  The joint meetings help identify any problems that are affecting the wider community as well as addressing local issues. One initiative of the LRC is the invitation to community members to make presentations to them, so make sure you contact your council to book a spot. We’ve had some presentations already and would love to have more so that we can address any issues that we may not know about.

Once again the ANU medical students rural program came to visit and council held civic receptions for them in both Cooma and Bombala.  Rogan Corbett, Chair of the Cooma Local Representative Committee, attended on my behalf to the Cooma function where the students met with members of the community over a nibblies and a drink.  I attended the function in Bombala on Wednesday at the Bombala RSL club that was organised by Di Hampshire.  Again, the students had the opportunity to visit farms and generally experience our country lifestyle.  This round of students are keen to get out there and start their careers – it’s great to see so many young people with so much drive and hopefully we see some of them come to the Monaro when they finish their studies.