03 Feb 10 | THE Princes Highway has claimed its eighth life in less than a month. Seventeen-year-old Kylie Poyner of Pambula was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning when her Hyundai Excel left the roadway and collided with a tree approximately one kilometre north of Eden.

03 Feb 10 | A LIGHTNING strike has splintered a 50-metre high tree and has caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to a home in Ulladulla. Kerrie Nichols said the lightning strike hit a silky oak in her family's backyard shortly after 4.40am last Thursday morning.

03 Feb 10 | FORMER Shoalhaven mayor Greg Watson wants council to look at building a new library - either attached or detached - next to the existing Civic Centre. Cr Watson has submitted a Notice of Motion, to be discussed at the next council meeting, that staff investigate the feasibility of upgrading the Civic Centre and constructing a new library.

03 Feb 10 | TALENTED young go karter Dylan Goodger has successfully defended his junior title at the NSW Speedway Kart Club Championships. Sixteen-year-old Dylan, a student at Ulladulla High School, has only been racing for three years but already has two state championships to his name.

03 Feb 10 | MILTON'S Terry Marchello has been involved in car racing for more than 30 years with considerable success. But now he's decided to take things to a professional level and the whole family has jumped on board. Terry has established MRTeam (Marchello Racing Team) and as chief engineer and driver aims to get three cars competing in the V8 Supercars Fujitsu Series as soon as possible.