Narooma Rocks

17/11/2025

Our name, Narooma Rocks celebrates everything we love - Rock Oysters, rocking the Narooma Oyster Festival and this place - Glasshouse Rocks!

Rising 30 metres above the beach and dating to around 500 million years old, a visit to these formations is always awe-inspiring.

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14/10/2025

🦪 Aw shucks! 🦪

We're thrilled to announce that our flagship event, Narooma Oyster Festival is a finalist in the NSW Tourism Awards!

It's wonderful recognition for our community run, not-for-profit festival - now one of the largest marquee food and drink events in southern NSW! As we dive deep into planning for our 18th festival, we feel even more excited about showcasing the Rock Oyster and creating exceptional experiences for festival-goers.

We're thrilled to see some local legends on the list too, there's Foxdog Distillery and Region X Unspoilt Experiences Batemans Bay NSW from Eurobodalla - South Coast NSW 🙌🏻

Winners are announced on Thursday, November 27!

As appreciation for oysters – and the native Rock Oyster in particular – continues to grow, we're thrilled to be a part of the story.

04/10/2025

Southern Highlanders! Heading to the inaugural Horizontal Festival this weekend?

The first 2 people to visit us and ask to "ROCK OYSTERS" will win a free tasting plate featuring the best Rock Oyster harvest from three fabulous estuaries - Merimbula Lake, Wallis Lakes and Hastings River.

There's a delicious range of wines, spirits and ciders to pair them with and golly gosh the spring vibe at will make for the perfect day out.

👉Grab your tickets at www.https://horizontalfestival.com.au

03/10/2025

We’re delighted to be sharing premium Rock Oysters from three estuaries with the good folks at this weekend!

have curated the best of the harvest from Merimbula Lake, Wallis Lakes and Hastings River and the merroir of each is unique, complex and so wonderfully ‘rock oyster’.

Drop by the Sparkling Tent and come on a journey with us through Rock Oyster Country!

16/06/2025

🏆 We’re thrilled to share that the has won the 2025 Eurobodalla Business Award for Outstanding Visitor Experience – two years in a row!

What an honour to be recognised alongside so many incredible local businesses and organisations. Saturday night was a true celebration of our region! We learnt more about each other’s passions, shared stories, and felt deeply proud of the place we call home.

This award belongs to everyone who makes the Festival what it is, our amazing volunteers and board, generous sponsors, trusted suppliers, supportive stakeholders, talented performers and, of course, our wonderful guests.

It was also a special moment for our team. This year’s Festival, our 18th, was the last with our extraordinary Narooma Rocks Chair, Cath Peachey, at the helm. After 16 years of volunteer service to the festival, Cath will leave on a high note, and with our deepest gratitude and admiration. Her commitment to raising the profile of the Rock Oyster, Narooma and the Eurobodalla has seen the Festival grow to become the biggest food and wine event in southern regional NSW, and Australia's most iconic Shellar Door – and we’re so proud to continue building on that legacy.

Thank you also, to Eurobodalla Council and the Awards judges for your belief in what we do and for helping us showcase the very best of Narooma and the South Coast.

09/09/2024

We're off to the State Awards!

Following on from our win at the Eurobodalla Business Awards, we were thrilled to receive Outstanding Visitor Experience for the at the Far South Coast Business Awards on Friday night. Narooma Rocks Chair Cath Peachey and Director Tim Gilbo were on hand to collect the award, with the rest of the team travelling home after an exciting few days at the NSW Oyster Conference, where they caught up with many of the oyster farmers who support the festival.

It's wonderful to see the work of the team, our amazing volunteers and sponsors recognised, and we couldn't do it without the amazing NSW oyster farmers.

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, we are in fabulous company and loved seeing the broader community celebrating their hard work.

26/07/2024

What a fantastic night at the return of the Eurobodalla - South Coast NSW Business Awards! We are absolutely thrilled to have received the award for Outstanding Visitor Experience for the Narooma Oyster Festival. This is a wonderful recognition for our small team, dedicated volunteers, farmers, shuckers, chefs and all our supporters who share our love for the rock oyster.

We’re already deep into planning the next festival, set for May 2-3, 2025, and we’re also busily preparing for Doody Dennis to represent Australia at the World Oyster Opening Championships at Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival in Ireland on May 28!

Read more: https://www.naroomaoysterfestival.com/australias-greatest-shellarbration-wins-outstanding-visitor-experience-award

09/07/2024

We are delighted to give a warm welcome to Renee Pearce, our new General Manager!

Renee has a strong background in seafood and business development, from co-founder of The Fish Shoppe, Australia's first independant retailer to achieve sustainable certification; to high level fishing industry representation; to serving on various boards including OceanWatch, PrimeSafe and currently Women in Seafood Australasia. Along with the next on May 2-3, 2025, Renee and the team have some exciting projects underway!

Narooma Rocks chair Cath Peachey and the team have had a lovely handover from outgoing GM Carrie Taylor, who took the organisation to new heights in her two years with us, and we wish her all the very best in her new endeavours.

Read more: naroomarocks.com/narooma-rocks-welcomes-new-general-manager-renee-pearce/

27/02/2024

We're hiring!

We're looking for a General Manager - Business Development and Events.

If you want to be part of a team dedicated to making a significant difference to the local community and the South Coast’s visitor economy, we would love to hear from you!

Applications close Friday, March 8.

🔗 More information: https://bit.ly/NaroomaRocksGM

30/09/2023

👏 Congratulations Megan Cope, we will be sure to drop by the Sydney Opera House in October!

Each shell has been individually drilled to create a major installation on the forecourt, in a tribute to its Indigenous past.

07/07/2023

Are you passionate about oysters, food & beverage & the South Coast? Do you love thinking about the bigger picture?

We're inviting expressions of interest to join our amazing board, particularly from people with skills in strategy, events and corporate governance who want to contribute to the future of our association and to the sustainability of the Narooma Oyster Festival.

Applications close on July 29!

Narooma Rocks is the not-for-profit company responsible for the delivery of Southern NSW largest food and drink event, the Narooma Oyster Festival. EOI's are currently open for individuals who want to contribute to the future of our association and to the sustainability of the Narooma Oyster Festiva...