Bega is the rural center of the Sapphire Coast, set at the gateway to the rolling pastures of the lush Bega Valley. Country life includes lazy creeks winding their way through paddocks of picture-book cows, and horses grazing against a backdrop of the darkly forested mountains.

While summer is the choice season in Bega for water activities - as well as horse riding, bushwalking and other leisure sports - the weather at other times doesn't preclude such fun, and in fact, opens more doors for your holiday.

Bega is unique in spring, when you have the opportunity to swim or check the possibility of skiing, such is its reasonable proximity from the Snowy Mountains. This makes the town an obviously popular destination in winter, also for those keen for camping with its many areas to facilitate that night under the stars.
It is prime dairy country, famous for Bega Cheese. Cheese and Wine go together, and Bega has the best of both.

What is the history of cheese making

A quick reference to buying, storing and serving cheese

If you're in the Bega area, a visit to the Bega Cheese Heritage Centre is a must. They are located just north of town, on the banks of the Bega River.

The Heritage Centre is a faithful reproduction of one of the first buildings to be constructed on the Bega Cheese site in 1899. The Heritage Centre has a comprehensive display of cheese and butter making equipment from the turn of the 19th Century, giving visitors the chance to see how early farmers in our region lived, worked and transported their wares.

At the Heritage Centre you can order everything from a milkshake to a full lunch. You can taste the different varieties of the famous Bega Cheese, and take home any or all of the Bega products. They also stock a wide range of souvenirs and gifts.

There are a number of local galleries to be explored with an array of arts and crafts available including pottery, paintings and some magnificent wood work.

• Take in the natural beauty from a good vantage point at the Bega Valley Lookout, 3kms north of Bega.
• Then enjoy a picnic by the Bega River, in Littleton Gardens or alongside one of the towns lagoons.
• Just north of Bega is the stunning Brogo Dam which offers picnic facilities and a ramp from which to launch your canoe or row boat.
• You can hire canoes to explore the dam and gain access to remote pockets of bush, teaming with wildlife. This is really getting away from it all!
• A drive out of Bega takes you to Mumbulla Creek Falls and its tranquil rock pools are a delightful spot for a swim in a bush setting.
• Sport lovers of all kinds - from active to spectator - are well catered for in Bega.
• Swimming, squash, tennis, bowls and an 18 hole golf course are all available in town.

Wine and Cheese Parties are Great

I Need my Cheese

Dairy Products and Acne

Check out the latest research from the American Academy of Dermatology "Harvard"

The facts are that despite what was commonly thought of chocolate and greasy food would cause acne, this is long proven wrong. Now the basic stable data here is that what cause acne to manifest itself are during hormonal fluctuations and genetics. Therefore the times prone to experience this uncomfortable condition is during puberty, pregnancy and menopause. read more about dairy products and acne here