Freemasons of SE NSW - Freemasons

Freemasons of South East NSW

Eden-Monaro covers an area of approximately 29,499 sq km from Queanbeyan to South Durras in the north, south to the Victorian border, extending to the southern and eastern borders of the Australian Capital Territory.

The main towns include Adaminaby, Batemans Bay, Bega, Berridale, Bodalla, Bombala, Braidwood, Bungendore, Captains Flat, Cooma, Dalmeny, Delegate, Eden, Jindabyne, Merimbula, Moruya, Narooma, Queanbeyan, Sutton and Tathra.

Products / industries of the area include timber, beef cattle, sheep and wool, dairy farming, dairy products and mixed farming. The Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme, snowfields and tourism are important industries for this division. It is one of the largest electoral regions in New South Wales stretching from the snowfields of Kosciusko to the sapphire waters of the Far South Coast. It also home to 7 Masonic Lodges which meet at Masonic Centres in Cooma, Bombala, Bateman's Bay, Moruya, Bega and Pambula in what is known as District 49 from 10th September 2014. These Lodges were formerly contained in two districts, 105 and 114 under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of NSW and ACT. See "Regions and Districts" in the main menu to the left. At the June 2016 Grand Communication it was announced that District 49 would split into two areas each with a DGIW in view of the geographical size of the total area and the time and risks taken visiting distant Lodges especially at night. The new districts are 49A in the North with 3 Lodges and 49B with 4 Lodges in the South. This change came into effect at the September 2016 Grand Communication and Proclamation.

Fraternal Notices:-

8th November: Coeur de Lion, tyling at 7.30pm after FB at 6.30pm. Initiation ceremony.

10th November: Mountain Lodge installation. ME RW Bro Russell Yelds, Representative DGIW VW Bro Ron Jaajaa, GDC VW Bro Tom Peadon. Tyling at 5pm GL at 5.30pm. Summer Dress

13th November: (Note change of date): Batemans Bay D/L tyling at 10.30am, Election of Officers and lecture by RW Bro Ted Weller.

13th November: District get together at Candelo Pub at 6.30pm

21st November: Bega Remembrance. 2nd degree tyling at 6.30pm

23rd November: Eurobodalla D/L tyling at 9.30am

24th November: Lodge Pambula Daylight 30th Anniversary Installation tyling at 10am to install VW Bro Neil Dawson PDGIW. Representative RW Bro Kevin Mulcahy, GDC VW Bro Tom Peadon. Dress is lounge suits.

12th December: Quarterly Communication at Grand Lodge starting at 7.30pm. This meeting will be live streamed as a trial run to 13 centers across the State. The Bega Masonic Center is one of the venues and brethren are invited to attend and watch the meeting