COMPLAINTS of gross mismanagement surround the Building Education Revolution (BER) and Primary Schools for the 21st Century funding on the Monaro. The program, designed to provide schools across the country with much needed infrastructure and maintenance, has been met with criticism.

THINGS have been growing in the Cooma Community Garden and the recent rainfall has seen the garden bursting with an abundance of fruits and vegetables.

COOMA Senior Citizens have met news of a pension increase, just in time for Senior’s Week, with joy.

After just two years of air rifle shooting 17-year-old John Coombes has managed an 11th placing at his first international scale competition, the Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships held in India in February.

The Cooma Monaro Under 14s cricket side played Marist Brothers in the semi final in the ACT cricket competition and continued their unbeaten season to make it through to the Grand Final.