Tumut community: what's on, notices and family news
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Monday 26 October 2026 · No. 12
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Live alerts: 1 fire within 100 km · 1 weather warning. See alerts →
Coming up in the sky: Asteroid 2025 UK9 passes closer than the Moon (314,648 km away), Sat, 31 Oct in 5 days · Asteroid 524522 passes 15.7 times as far away as the Moon, Tue, 3 Nov in 8 days. More in the sky →
Alerts
In an emergency call 000.
Fire danger today
NONE No rating today. Stay alert.
No Total Fire Ban today. Gas, electric, wood and charcoal BBQs are fine with care: keep an adult on it, water handy and nothing that burns nearby. Burning off or a fire in the open? Check if you need a permit.
Tomorrow: NONE
Source: NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire Danger Ratings (Southern Slopes). Updated Mon, 26 Oct, 3:22 am.
Fires within 100 km
- FB915 Mt Taylor Planned Burn
MOUNT TAYLOR, PEARCE ACT 2607 · 62 km away · Under control · 8 ha
Source: NSW Rural Fire Service, Fires Near Me. Updated Mon, 26 Oct, 3:22 am.
Weather warnings
Source: Bureau of Meteorology, NSW warnings. Updated Mon, 26 Oct, 3:22 am.
Roads now
No crashes, floods or fires listed on roads within 40 km.
Roadwork nearby (3)
- Scheduled Roadwork: Snowy Mountains Highway, Wermatong 8 km away · updated 15 Sept, 2:26 pm
- Scheduled Roadwork: Batlow Road, Wondalga 24 km away · updated 16 Oct, 10:34 am
- Scheduled Roadwork: Snowy Mountains Highway, Yarrangobilly 32 km away · updated 11 Sept, 12:14 pm
Source: Live Traffic NSW (Transport for NSW, open data)
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What's on
Specials, members nights, trivia, live music, markets and events around Cootamundra-Gundagai, in one place.
Read from each venue's own website twice a day. Specials can change, so check with the venue before you go. Know a venue we're missing? Tell us.
What’s on in Tumut
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Births, Deaths and Marriages
Deaths
Remembering locals who have passed. Our thoughts are with their families and friends.
No recent notices.
Just for curiosity
Trending baby names
Top 10 across NSW, 2025
Girls
- CHARLOTTE =
- AMELIA =
- OLIVIA =
- ISLA ▲1
- MIA ▼1
- SOPHIA ▲3
- CHLOE ▼1
- HAZEL =
- LILY ▲2
- SIENNA ▲3
Biggest climber: LAINEY, up 41 to #56
Highest new entry: AMIRA at #79
Boys
- NOAH =
- OLIVER =
- THEODORE =
- LUCA =
- LEO ▲1
- HENRY ▼1
- ELIJAH ▲3
- LEVI ▲5
- HUDSON ▼1
- JACK ▲4
Biggest climber: ELIAS, up 52 to #35
Highest new entry: MATEO at #65
Source: the latest full-year list from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Arrows show the move since 2024. NSW doesn't publish names by town. Checked Sun, 25 Oct, 3:36 pm.
Number one in every state, 2025
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | Charlotte | Noah |
| VIC | Charlotte | Noah |
| QLD | Charlotte | Oliver |
| WA | Isla | Noah |
| SA | Charlotte | Oliver |
| TAS | Charlotte | Noah |
| ACT | Evelyn | Oliver |
| NT | Amelia | Noah |
Source: each state and territory's Births, Deaths and Marriages registry. There's no single official list for all of Australia.
Top 5 around the world, 2025
New Zealand
Isla, Charlotte, Amelia, Hazel, Olivia
Noah, Luca, Oliver, George, Theodore
United States
Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Amelia, Sophia
Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore, Henry
Canada
Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Amelia
Noah, Theodore, Liam, Leo, William
Source: Statistics Canada
England & Wales
Olivia, Lily, Amelia, Isla, Florence
Muhammad, Noah, Leo, Luca, Arthur
Scotland
Freya, Isla, Olivia, Amelia, Grace
Noah, Luca, Rory, Muhammad, Oliver
Source: National Records of Scotland
Ireland
Lily, Éabha, Fiadh, Grace, Sadie
Rían, Jack, Noah, James, Oisín
Source: Central Statistics Office
Names that travel: Noah (top 5 in 6 places), Amelia (top 5 in 5 places), Olivia (top 5 in 5 places).
NSW's number one, decade by decade
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | AMELIA | NOAH |
| 2010s | OLIVIA | OLIVER |
| 2000s | EMILY | JACK |
| 1990s | JESSICA | JOSHUA |
| 1980s | SARAH | MATTHEW |
| 1970s | MICHELLE | DAVID |
| 1960s | KAREN | DAVID |
| 1950s | SUSAN | PETER |
Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, counting every baby given each name in the decade. NSW lists start in 1952, so the 1950s are 1952 to 1959; the 2020s run to 2025.
How popular has your name been in NSW?
Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, top 100 boys' and girls' names every year since 1952.
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Handy tools
☰ Everything on the Daily Maverick Every page we have, in one place → Community notice board Lost pets, volunteers, clubs and classes. No buy and sell → My home Bin night reminders and a house-sitter sheet to print or share → Why Cootamundra-Gundagai? What's special about the area, every fact sourced → 🟢 What’s open? Local or visiting: pharmacies, doctors, servos, cafés, mechanics and more. Open ones first → Dog beaches & parks Off-leash spots near you → Dog-friendly cafés & pubs Places happy to see your dog → LGBTQ+ friendly Local places that welcome everyone → What are you binging? Shows, podcasts and channels locals vote for, and why → What's in your fridge? Dinner ideas from what you've already got → Birthday deals Which local places look after you on your big day → Kid Zone Games for kids 12 and under, with a grown-up’s OK. No chat, no ads, nothing collected →Dog friendly
Off-leash beaches, dog parks and places happy to see your dog. If there’s nothing mapped, it says so.
Source: OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors), the free map anyone can add to.
LGBTQ+ friendly
Local places that welcome everyone. If there’s nothing mapped, it says so.
Source: OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors), the free map anyone can add to.
Fuel prices in Cootamundra
Source: NSW FuelCheck
Grocery watch
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Comparing everyday prices at Woolworths, ALDI and Coles. The first prices land at the next check.
Good things take time.
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Today in numbers
Facts from the sources named, side by side. No opinions: make up your own mind.
Cost of living
Figures from October 2026
NSW FuelCheck · Australian Institute of Petroleum, via NT Treasury
Big tech watch
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Life and death
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AI for good, AI for bad
A recent AI story of each kind from the news, so you see both sides.
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Grog watch
Beer, wine, spirits, cider: the price at local bottle shops, posted by the shops themselves. Search for anything, or filter by type. Local only, so your money stays in town.
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Source: prices posted by local shops, with the date they posted. Shown for 30 days. We don't check the big chains: local only. Please drink responsibly.
Banks and the RBA
Home loan rates at the big four, and how quickly each passed on the Reserve Bank's (RBA) rate changes. Numbers only.
Cash rate: 4.60% since 29 Sept 2026
How fast they passed on RBA changes
| CommBank | Westpac | NAB | ANZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average days to pass on a rise | 10.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Average days to pass on a cut | 10.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 |
| Rises passed on in full | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 |
| Cuts passed on in full | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
Days from the RBA's decision to the date the bank's new variable rate took effect, for the 7 RBA moves since February 2025.
Every RBA move and what each bank did
| RBA decision | CommBank | Westpac | NAB | ANZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 ▲ +0.25 to 4.60% | +0.25 9 Oct 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 9 Oct 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 9 Oct 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 9 Oct 2026 · 10 days |
| 5 May 2026 ▲ +0.25 to 4.35% | +0.25 15 May 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 15 May 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 15 May 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 15 May 2026 · 10 days |
| 17 Mar 2026 ▲ +0.25 to 4.10% | +0.25 27 Mar 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 31 Mar 2026 · 14 days | +0.25 27 Mar 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 27 Mar 2026 · 10 days |
| 3 Feb 2026 ▲ +0.25 to 3.85% | +0.25 13 Feb 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 17 Feb 2026 · 14 days | +0.25 13 Feb 2026 · 10 days | +0.25 13 Feb 2026 · 10 days |
| 12 Aug 2025 ▼ -0.25 to 3.60% | -0.25 22 Aug 2025 · 10 days | -0.25 26 Aug 2025 · 14 days | -0.25 25 Aug 2025 · 13 days | -0.25 22 Aug 2025 · 10 days |
| 20 May 2025 ▼ -0.25 to 3.85% | -0.25 30 May 2025 · 10 days | -0.25 3 June 2025 · 14 days | -0.25 30 May 2025 · 10 days | -0.25 30 May 2025 · 10 days |
| 18 Feb 2025 ▼ -0.25 to 4.10% | -0.25 28 Feb 2025 · 10 days | -0.25 4 Mar 2025 · 14 days | -0.25 28 Feb 2025 · 10 days | -0.25 28 Feb 2025 · 10 days |
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Tumut tide times & fishing
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Tide times are modelled estimates. Not for navigation; check the Bureau of Meteorology before boating.
Know your 2720
The handy stuff, all in one place. Every item is sourced and shown as the source has it. We don’t edit it. We tell you where it’s from and how well the owner keeps it up to date.
Who runs the place
- Uralla Shire Council. Mayor, councillors and meeting dates: council's website
- Team Smarketing is reading council's site so this box fills in with the mayor, councillors, meetings and who to call. Spotted them first? Send them in
Bins & rubbish
- Bin days and the tip: Uralla Shire Council
- Seen illegal dumping? Tell the EPA online
Got a problem?
- Pothole, broken footpath, streetlight, overgrown block: report it on council's website
- Not happy with how council handled it? NSW Ombudsman
Contact council
Spotted something out of date? Let us know.
Renting
Looking for a place in Uralla? Every rental site, already searched for you.
- Rentals in Uralla on realestate.com.au: Australia's biggest property site.
- Rentals in Uralla on Domain: The other big one.
- Rentals in Uralla on Rent.com.au: Rentals only, with a free renter résumé to send agents.
- Rentals in Uralla on Homely: Rentals plus honest local reviews of each street.
Jobs
Looking for work in Uralla? Every job site, already searched for you.
- Jobs in Uralla on SEEK: Australia's biggest job site.
- Jobs in Uralla on Indeed: Pulls jobs from employers' own websites too.
- Jobs in Uralla on Jora: Searches lots of job sites at once.
- Jobs in Uralla on LinkedIn: Professional and office roles.
Coffs Harbour Council watch
Keeping an eye on Uralla Shire Council, with every item linked to its source.
Meeting dates are on the council's meetings page.
Is council doing what it said?
Every three months Coffs Harbour City Council reports on its own plan. We'll show its latest report here, in its own words. For now: council's progress reports.
How's council doing?
The unofficial Maverick poll, once a month. Be the first this month. All results
Have your say or make a complaint
- Report a problem or make a request: Uralla Shire Council on or their website.
- Not happy with how council handled it? NSW Ombudsman.
- Concerns about a councillor's conduct: Office of Local Government.
- Suspect corruption: NSW ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption).
- Have your say at a meeting: ask the council about speaking at public forum before the next meeting.
🏅 Mini Maverick Award
Maverick Digital encourages digital safety for kids. Every Kid Zone game is designed to help with that: a safe place where kids can play and mums and dads can feel safe.
Each month, the top three kids on the Kid Zone leaderboards win the Mini Maverick Award, for proving they’re little mini Mavericks:
- 🥇 $25 first place
- 🥈 $15 second place
- 🥉 $10 third place
📍 Spent at a local Coffs Harbour business. No multinationals, no chains, no fast food.
Only a winner’s first name is ever shown, with their parent or carer’s OK.
Play in Kid Zone → · Local businesses: be a place winners spend it
🌳 Get outside this weekend
Things for kids and families to do outdoors, free or under $50 a kid. This weekend: Sat, 31 Oct and Sun, 1 Nov.
No kids' events listed for this weekend yet. Running one? Add it free and tick "Good for kids".
Always-good local favourites
- Muttonbird Island walk Free
Short walk from the Jetty foreshore out along the breakwall. Whale-spotting in season. - Forest Sky Pier, Sealy Lookout Free
Walk out over the treetops with views of the whole coast. - Jetty foreshores & beach Free
Playground, picnic spots and calm water by the jetty. - Coffs Creek walk & cycleway Free
Flat, shady path, great for scooters and bikes. - North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Free
Boardwalks, sensory garden and Coffs Creek walks.
Outdoor and affordable, picked by locals. Check times and prices before you go · Suggest one
Trails, World Heritage and only here
The big outdoor reasons to live in, or visit, Coffs Harbour and the shire.
Cycle and mountain bike trails
- Coffs Creek Walk and Cycleway
8.6 km loop on bike path, road, dirt and boardwalk through wetlands, easy to reach from the CBD; can be done in shorter loops. Source: nsw.gov.au - Mt Coramba Downhill
Long-running, well-built downhill mountain bike trail near Coffs Harbour with mountain and sea views, for experienced riders. Source: coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au - Pine Creek State Forest mountain bike trails
Club-built network about 30 min south of Coffs: flowing Cows With Guns for most riders, harder Sawmill trails for experienced riders. Source: coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au - Woopi Wander
17 km return ride from Woolgoolga to Arrawarra on shared paths, bike lanes and quiet streets, with two short steep hills. Source: coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au
Only here
- Shearwaters nesting in the middle of town
Muttonbird Island is one of the few easy-to-reach places in NSW where migratory wedge-tailed shearwaters nest, a short walk from the harbour. Source: nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
World Heritage
- Dorrigo National Park
Part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, about an hour's drive inland from Coffs Harbour on Waterfall Way. Source: visitnsw.com
National parks and visitor info
Park alerts and closures around Coffs Harbour, straight from NSW National Parks, plus the official places to plan a visit. We source it, we don’t write it.
No current alerts for parks around Coffs Harbour.
Source: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, alerts. Updated Mon, 26 Oct, 3:22 am.
Visitors to regional NSW
64.7 million visitors, 102.9 million nights and $27.7 billion spent across regional NSW in the year ending June 2026, including 685,800 international visitors.
Source: Destination NSW, Regional NSW statistics. Updated Sun, 25 Oct, 12:00 am.
Plan a visit
Sport & field closures
How closures work
Who decides and when
- Weekday training: council decides by 3pm
- C.ex Coffs International Stadium: by 3pm Friday
- AFL: by 5pm the day before
- Baseball: 6–7am Saturday
- Cricket: Saturday morning (juniors on 105.5 Star FM just before 7am)
- Soccer and hockey: check your association's website
Source: City of Coffs Harbour, Sports field closure arrangements.
Clubs: post games, fixtures and closures free via Add an event.
Flights at Coffs Harbour Airport
Arriving
- 10:05am QF2102 from Sydney On time
- 10:25am ZL6416 from Sydney On time
- 12:10pm QF1298 from Melbourne On time
- 1:25pm QF2104 from Sydney On time
- 2:35pm QF2110 from Sydney On time
- 3:55pm ZL6436 from Sydney On time
- 4:20pm QF2106 from Sydney On time
- 6:35pm FC551 from Brisbane On time
Departing
- 6:30am QF2101 to Sydney Delayed 70 min
- 6:35am ZL6413 to Sydney Delayed 30 min
- 7:55am FC552 to Brisbane On time
- 10:35am QF2103 to Sydney On time
- 10:50am ZL6417 to Sydney On time
- 12:50pm QF1299 to Melbourne On time
- 1:50pm QF2105 to Sydney On time
- 3:05pm QF2111 to Sydney On time
Source: Coffs Harbour Airport live board, updated Mon, 26 Oct, 5:20 am. Check with your airline before you head out.
Someone flying in?
Pop in their flight number and we'll send an alert to this phone if it's delayed, when it lands and which carousel the bags are on.
Holidays
Next NSW public holidays
- Fri, 25 Dec: Christmas Day in 60 days
- Mon, 28 Dec: Boxing Day in 63 days
- Fri, 1 Jan: New Year's Day in 67 days
- Tue, 26 Jan: Australia Day in 92 days
Source: Nager.Date public holidays. Updated Sun, 25 Oct, 3:36 pm.
In the sky, next 14 days
Asteroids passing by
- Sat, 31 Oct: 2025 UK9, about the size of a car (roughly 3 to 6 m), passes closer than the Moon (314,648 km away) at 7.8 km a second in 5 days
- Tue, 3 Nov: 524522, bigger than three footy fields (roughly 207 to 463 m), passes 15.7 times as far away as the Moon at 8.7 km a second in 8 days
- Tue, 27 Oct: 2026 TB94, about the size of a bus (roughly 20 to 44 m), passes 5.1 times as far away as the Moon at 11.6 km a second tomorrow
- Wed, 4 Nov: 2021 VC4, about the size of a bus (roughly 11 to 25 m), passes 6.0 times as far away as the Moon at 11.2 km a second in 9 days
Source: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. Updated Mon, 26 Oct, 3:40 am. None of these will hit Earth. Most are too faint to see without a big telescope
Next school holidays
- Summer school holidays: Fri, 18 Dec to Wed, 27 Jan in 53 days
- Autumn school holidays: Mon, 12 Apr to Fri, 23 Apr in 168 days
Public schools in the Cootamundra-Gundagai area. Source: NSW Department of Education · Private schools may differ
🧩 Crossword
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✨ Horoscopes
Your stars for Monday 26 October. Full moon tonight-ish: big feelings, big fun. This is the Year of the Fire Horse 🐎.
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Tumut beaches, surf & surf cams
Surf cams
Coastalwatch charges for its live surf cam feed, so we can’t show it here. Nobody pays to be on this site, and we don’t pay to show other people’s paid content either. Have a look on their site: Coastalwatch.
Swim between the red and yellow flags. Patrol times and beach-by-beach info: Beachsafe.
Source: Open-Meteo (modelled, updated hourly). Not for navigation. Which swell and wind suit each beach: surf-forecast.com break guides; patrols from council.