Subscribe to Blog via Email
Join 34 other subscribersCategories
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- February 2023
- November 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- May 2021
- September 2020
- July 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- December 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- March 2016
- October 2015
- August 2015
- May 2015
- March 2015
- November 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
Contact Details
Tags
- 9 Wilkinson Street
- Action
- Andrew Hearn
- Anglican Village Hall
- Animals in the wild
- Anthony Ackroyd
- ANZAC
- ANZAC Day
- aquifer
- Architecture
- Australia's oldest inn
- australia day
- Australiana
- Australia Post
- Battle For Berrima
- beekeeping
- Berrima
- Berrima Anglican Church Hall
- Berrima Public School
- Berrima Residents Association
- Berrima Village
- Bowral
- BRA
- Burradoo
- Catholic Church
- Coal
- dust
- Fundraising
- gaol
- Georgian
- Harpers Mansion
- health
- Heritage
- History
- Hume Coal
- Moss Vale
- National Trust
- Preservation
- Save
- Save Berrima
- SHCAG
- Southern Highlands
- St Francis Xavier
- War Memorial
- water
Tag Archives: Berrima
Harper’s Mansion Garden & Plant Fair
Harper’s Mansion is holding its annual Garden and Plant Fair on Sunday 1st November, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Corner of Wilkinson Street & Old Hume Highway, Berrima Entrance Fee: Includes access to garden and Harper’s Mansion Adults $5.00 (school … Continue reading
Coal Dust | What it means for you and your family
If POSCO/Hume Coal gains approval to mine under the Southern Highland’s fragile aquifer, it will place a giant coal stockpile, six storeys high and nearly a kilometre long on Berrima’s doorstep. Coal dust generated from this stockpile will threaten catastrophic … Continue reading
Posted in Threats
Tagged Berrima, Berrima Public School, Bowral, bowral public school, Burradoo, Coal, dust, health, health impacts, Hume Coal, Moss Vale, New Berrima, school, stockpile, tudor house
Leave a comment
Urgent Community Briefing | Sunday 13 September 2 pm
Berrima is now ground zero for the fight against coal in the Southern Highlands. Be at the community briefing on Sunday 13th September at 2 pm. Join the #Battle4Berrima to STOP Korean owned POSCO/Hume Coal placing its giant coal mine and stockpile at Berrima. If … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anglican Village Hall, aquifer, Berrima, Bowral, Burradoo, Coal, coal stockpile, health, Moss Vale, POSCO, Robertson, SHCAG, Southern Highlands, water
Leave a comment
After 185 years, Berrima Faces a Battle To Survive BIG coal
As Australia’s last intact mainland Georgian Village gets ready to celebrate 185 years in 2016, Berrima has a fight on its hands from a mine proposal set to open on our doorstep. Less than 2 kilometres from our nation’s historic village, Hume … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anglican Village Hall, Battle For Berrima, Berrima, Bowral, Coal, drawdown, drinking, dust, Georgian, health, Heritage, Historic, Hume Coal, jobs, Southern Highlands, tourism, trains, water
Leave a comment
ANZAC Day 2015 in Berrima
Posted in Events, History, YouTube
Tagged Andrew Hearn, ANZAC, ANZAC Day, Berrima, Berrima Public School, Berrima Residents Association, Berrima Village, BRA, courthouse, Deputy Mayor, Graham McLaughlin, Highlands TV, Mary Cawood, memorial services, pickering, reverend, Southern Highlands, War Memorial, warryn stuckey, Wingecarribee Shire Council, WSC
Leave a comment
Berrima heritage weekend, book now!
Rarely seen examples of Berrima’s early colonial architecture will soon be open to the public. The National Trust and Harper’s Mansion coordinated initiative includes inspections of public and private heritage properties, on both sides of the Wingecarribee River. Schedule: Saturday morning, 10.30 am – 12.00 noon – introductory talks by renowned … Continue reading
Posted in Architectural Heritage, Events
Tagged Architecture, Berrima, Berrima Anglican Church Hall, Berrima Residents Association, Berrima Village, BRA, Catholic Church, Clive Lucas, gaol, Harpers Mansion, Heritage weekend, History, National Trust, Oldbury Street, Preservation, Save Berrima, Southern Highlands, St Francis Xavier, Stuart Reid, Wiingecarribee
Leave a comment
New Boules Court Completed
Following several months of discussion and planning, Berrima’s new Boules Court has been delivered, situated in front of the old tennis court shelter shed in the Market Place. Boules (French pronounciation: Boolz) is a collective name for a wide range of … Continue reading
Berrima Gaol breaks open its doors
Berrima Gaol opens its doors after 176 years | Australia Day 2015 Long Weekend Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged australia day, Berrima, Berrima Residents Association, Berrima Village, Bowral, BRA, break, bush dance, gaol, gaolbreak, jail, jailbreak, january, opera, self guided, Southern Highlands, tours
Leave a comment
Harpers Mansion Garden & Plant Fair
16 November | 2014 Harper’s Mansion is one of Berrima’s greatest historic attractions. A National Trust property, it consists of an 1834 heritage listed house with a two-acre garden and maze. The Garden & Plant Fair on 16 November will host … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged 9 Wilkinson Street, beekeeping, Berrima, Berrima Residents Association, Berrima Village, BRA, children, Devonshire Teas, face painting, garden furniture, garden sculpture, growing peonies, Harpers Mansion, Harpers Mansion Garden & Plant Fair, maze, National Trust, rare plants, Save, Save Berrima, Southern Highlands
Leave a comment
Farewell To Berrima’s Postmasters
On Friday 30 May, the Berrima Residents Association invited all Berrima residents to a special gathering, at the Anglican Church Hall, in honour of our long-serving and much loved postmasters who recently retired. Geoff and Kaye McKew, with the assistance of their son Stuart, have … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Successes
Tagged Anglican Village Hall, Australia Post, Berrima, Berrima Public School, Berrima Residents Association, Berrima Village, BRA, Colonial, Farewell to Berrima's Postmasters, Geoff McKew, Georgian, Kay McKew, Magpie Cafe, Save, Save Berrima, Southern Highlands, Stuart McKew
Leave a comment