The Local Update

The Local Update


Latest Episodes

The Local Update ep 22
September 11, 2020

This week Graham Farram is working through a collection of biographies. Among them is the story of the Peden family. We also catch up with Clay Thistleton and Kim Falkenmire. Clay is a local creative writing teacher who offered a free course to those a...

The Local Update ep 21
September 01, 2020

This week on the program Graham is off to Lochiel to tell the story of George Trad… or was that Tradd? I’m headed to Tathra where a group of determined locals have turned two years of discussions and paperwork into a soon to flourish community garden o...

The Local Update Ep 20
July 28, 2020

This week on The Local Update Graham heads back to Bermagui to look at a couple of the famous characters from the history of that community. Later he return to the Davidson family to read a powerful piece written by Alice Otton.

The Local Update Ep 19
July 21, 2020

On this weeks episode Graham Farram returns to Wolumla to look at the history of sleeper cutters. Also in this weeks episode. After fire gutted the Old Bega Hospital in 2004 the Bega Valley lost a valuable community centre.

The Local Update Ep 18
July 14, 2020

This week Graham Farram looks into the indigenous interpretation of the word Wolumla and the history of the town. Interesting to note that a town with a Railway exchange hotel has a history in Rail sleepers and proposal for an Eden to Bega rail link.

The Local Update Ep 17
July 07, 2020

On this week’s episode, Graham Farram looks at a 1920’s book reflecting on the development of the Princes Highway and rail network running between Bairnsdale, the Monaro and the Bega Valley. Later in the episode.

The Local Update Ep 16
June 30, 2020

This week we hand the reigns back to our history buff Graham Farram. Graham looks through the history of Bega’s Doctors from the origins of the town in the mid 19th century through to 1930. The clock tower erected in Dr Evershed’s honour is shown on th...

The Local Update Ep 15
June 23, 2020

This week on The Local Update. With the COVID restrictions easing slightly in NSW and The Bega Pioneers Museum open to the public once again, Graham Farram is in full swing. It’s nice to see an audience present in the foyer of the museum to hear him re...

The Local Update Ep 14
June 16, 2020

This Week Graham is tying up loose ends in his conversation about local newspapers and the primary school. Also in this weeks episode, with COVID restrictions easing slightly around the country the Bega Pioneers Museum is open to the public again final...

The Local Update Ep 13
June 09, 2020

This week on The Local Update Graham Farram returns to the history of Bega Primary School, the local newspapers and the life of early settlers to the region. Later in the episode we’re back in the garden. This time we’ll catch up with Julie Davies and ...