Like a scene from Pygmalion,fair ladies were twirled around the dance floor by their dashing partners on Friday and Saturday night at the 48th Eden Combined Churches Debutante Ball. Facing the camera are Georgia Thornton and Justin Maloney,Kaitlyn Watson,Mitchell Farrell, Sally Williams,Bradley Fletcher,Emily West,Lachlan Rooney,Kiani Tinson and Jake Brumby. See our online photo gallery at edenmagnet.com.au .

Stuart Thompson is still recuperating at Canberra Hospital four weeks after a hit and run accident.

A high school student was winched from a cliff at Eden on Monday after he became separated from a school excursion group.

Essential Energy crews on Saturday temporarily stabilised the new but tilting power pole at the Narooma Bridge on Sunday using one of their trucks.

Eden Year 12 student Mikayla Larkham was one of 100 students across Australia to take on the top job at her school as part of a leadership program called Principal For A Day.

Bega small species abattoir co-op chairman Chris Franks and SCPA-South East Producers president John Champagne at the meeting held at the Ecotel Motel in Narooma to save the abattoir.

Tasmanian Coalition Senator Richard Colbeck with Liberal candidate for the Eden-Monaro Peter Hendy and Southland Fish Supplies CEO Steve Buckless.

The Bombala district's Under 8s Rugby League side delighted in playing the Gungahlin Bulls at Bruce Stadium on June 15, also having the chance to watch the Canberra Raiders play at home and meet the team's mascot.

The Red Devils Rugby Union Club were gearing up for their 50th anniversary celebrations on this weekend. Former players Bede McCosker and Steve Rolfe were trawling through old editions of the Express for photos and stories for a display.

The Monaro Dance Group put on its Show Group Performance at the Cooma Little Theatre on Friday and Saturday. These preschool dancers were lined up backstage ready for their item 'Dream On'.

Former Adaminaby school girl Samantha Armytage was promoted to a plum role on weekday Sunrise.

Whale Realty hosted a late Biggest Morning Tea last Thursday and pictured are Gail and Michael Knight, Rob Atkinson, Phil Potter, Les and Sue Waldock, June Sheard, Rose Maddox, Tori James and Dawn Bowra. The tea raised $210 for the Cancer Council.

Batemans Bay's Matt Condon is looking forward to a tour of England.

Batemans Bay Socceroos fan Josh Broome.

The students of the Bibbenluke Public School presented their Annual Concert Night, with their play 'Yuki and the Tsunami' being highly praised.

More than $1,800 was raised for the McGrath Foundation as part of the Cooma Stallions Ladies Day on Sunday. The club's league tag side the Fillies put on a special pink themed high tea at the Cooma Showground. Pictured is Monique and Patrice Ingram, Sheila Sillery, Anna Steel and Maree Ingram serving some pink treats to the footy fans.

The township of Bombala received a very welcome 60mms of rain over the past week, while southern parts of the district reported over 150mms.

Council workers on the Narooma roundabout project have been working in deep trenches of sand, fighting the incessant influx of water protected from cave-ins by special steel cages. The excavator operators have had to work around countless services.

Callala Beach residents Trevor Smith, Robert Swieca and John Hawksworth are leading the charge to stop a waterfront reserve housing development that has surprised the community.

Ulladulla and Districts Garden Club president Lindy Bonser tends to her blooms in the lead-up to the zone friendship day on September 30, which is expected to attract hundreds to people to Ulladulla

Macy McDonald-Keys holds Sasha-Louise McDonald as she and Antonet Mulligan write their feelings about funding constraints resulting in the Ulladulla Youth Centre having its hours cut back, resulting in protests among local youth.

Milton-Ulladulla Historical Society member Joanna Ewin has a 110-year-old silver desk set which she says is entrenched in Milton's history and should be displayed in a village museum.

Officials and guests in the front of the entrance to the new multi-purpose facility at Pambula's Lumen Christi College that was opened on Tuesday, June 11.

Builder, Mick Collins, left, architect, Ashley Foote, parent Carol Russell, member for Eden-Monaro Dr Mike Kelly, parent Katrina Ewing, project manager Chris Bird, WorkAbility senior manager Leony Power and parent Ron Russell on the site of the new accommodation at Tura beach for local disabled adults to live independently.

Pianist Kade Brown, on right, took out the first prize in the Merimbula Jazz Festival quest on Saturday June 8 in a tightly contested event. He is pictured with other finalists and Jazz quest organiser Paul Dion, centre.