The Bugle 13 Dec 2014

The Bugle 13 December 2014

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The Bugle 13 December 2014

A fortnightly celebration of people and places on the Upper South Coast of NSW

Serving the communities of Kiama, Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama Downs, Minnamurra and Gerroa

Support local businesses this Christmas There is no reason not to Kerry Humphries and Clare buy local this year, with Roberts recognized a couple businesses in our area offer- of years ago that there were ing a wide range of products even more emerging or and services to choose from. home businesses that needed Christmas is a wonderful an opportunity to showcase opportunity do your bit to their wares. stimulate the local economy The Night Market has so that we conquickly become a tinue to have one. Do your bit Christmas instituIt will be all too to stimulate tion. It attracts huge easy for big new crowds and has bethe local shopping centres come a wonderful economy to take the busiway to support local ness away from manufacturers. local operators - if we let It offers two nights of them. market shopping just in time There are many options for Christmas, featuring the you can choose from at very best locally handmade established businesses: produce, arts and craft. from massages, restaurant These include soaps, hand vouchers, handbags and printed fabrics, clothes, clothes, to furniture, lessons, food, jewellery, toys and adventure activities, bikes home furnishings. and more.

Also formed with the inHowever the women tention of providing a marbehind Made in Kiama ketplace for local producers, Handmade Night Market, the Kiama Farmers Market

is also having a special Christmas market to help you find that food gift on your list or for your table.

The Committee is planning a special Christmas Market on Wednesday 17 December, complete with Santa and

Details: Made in Kiama his elves.

Thurs 18 and Fri 19 Dec, In addition, to make things 5-9pm, The Pavilion Kiama easier for customers and stallholders, it is moving its Kiama Farmers’ Market, market to Tuesdays for the Wednesday 17 Dec last two weeks of the year so they don’t fall on Christmas Tues 23 Dec and Tues 30 Dec Kiama Harbour, 3-6pm and New Year’s Eve.

Santa’s coming to Gerringong’s Parade The Rotary Club of Gerringong Sunrise’s annual Christmas Street Parade and Market Day promises to be bigger and even brighter this year.

The Parade along the main street is traditionally led by the Rural Fire Service, followed by a colourful display of floats representing the town’s sporting teams, service clubs and businesses, as well as walking groups, vintage cars, hot rods and even pipe bands. Of course, the climax of the parade is the arrival of Santa on his sleigh.

Afterwards there are more festivities in the park, including an obligatory Rotary chocolate wheel and the popular Gerringong Markets (from 8.30am).

As the only Christmas Parade in the Kiama area, it draws large crowds and is a great opportunity to catch up with friends (as well as your last minute Christmas shopping).

Thank you very much for the enthusiastic reception you’ve given to The Bugle.

We’ve been overwhelmed by the encouragement and goodwill we’ve received, and look forward to building on this great start.

This is our last edition for 2014, with the next edition coming back from the printers in time for the second weekend of the New Year.

As our advertising base grows, so will we; resulting in even more local news and information for you to read.

Make it a new year’s resolution for you to be part of this, by contributing news, pictures and stories worth sharing with your community.

Once again, thanks for your support!

Wishing you all the best for Christmas and the year to come.

Cathy and Steve Law

Inside this issue * Our guide to the K.I.S.S. Arts Festival * Tennis Club fights to survive * New book on Blowhole Point

Details: Sat 20 Dec, Fern St shopping area. The Parade starts at 11am, following a fashion parade at 10.30am.

The road closes around 10.15am, so get there early.

Kiama’s newest service station now has a convenience store Open 5am to 10pm, 7 days ♦ hot food ♦ essential groceries ♦ slushies ♦ frozen yoghurt 35-41 Collins St, Kiama

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What’s on?

Every Wednesday

Weds 17 Dec

Sunday 25 Jan

Kiama Farmers’ Market Black Beach 3-6pm

Santa comes to Kiama Farmers’ Market Black Beach, 3-6pm

First Summer Outdoor Movie: The Castle Black Beach, 8 for 8.30pm start.

Gold coin donation

On weekends

18-19 Dec

Live music at The Sebel, Kiama Leagues Club, The Mecure, Jamberoo Pub and other venues.

Made in Kiama Night Market The Pavilion, 5-9pm

Sat 13 December

Sat 20 Dec

Walk over Omega Bridge From Boxsell Oval, 9-noon

Gerringong Christmas Street Parade Combined with the monthly market, 11am

Sun 14 Dec

Sun 21 Dec Kangaroo Valley Farmers’ Market, 9-2pm Kiama Seaside Market Black Beach Tues 16 Dec Carols on the Green Kiama Golf Course, 6-8pm

Tues 23 Dec Special Kiama Farmers’ Market, Black Beach Note: on Tues this week

Sat 27 Dec Kiama Produce Market Black Beach

Tues 30 Dec Special Kiama Farmers’ Market, Black Beach Note: on Tues this week

Weds 31 Dec New Year’s Eve Fireworks Kiama Harbour, 9pm and at Kiama Golf Course

5-14 Jan KISS Arts Festival p3

Thurs 8 Jan Twilight Jazz & Blues Concert, Hindmarsh Park, 6-9pm

Sat 17 Jan The Wicked Dragons Kiama Bowls Club from 6.30pm. Dinner and show, $40

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Kiama Harbour

If you would like to list an event in What’s On, send the details to emailthebugle@gmail or phone 0412 415 101

Monday 26 Jan Australia Day activities throughout the region.

Details in next edition.

Tell us what’s happening

Find a little ‘you’ time It is a sign of the times that many of us who would like to meditate find it hard to find a quiet place and moment. Tashi Dolma, of Whole Heart & Hands, recognizes this and wants to let people know she is happy for them to join her (for free) during her regular lunchtime active meditation sessions.

Let us know if there’s an event you’re organising.

Just email the details to emailthebugle @gmail.com

Details: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 11.50 for noon, 3/127 Terralong St. 0422 971 395 or wholeheartandhands.com for details.

It’s a little known fact that Kiama’s NYE Fireworks are the biggest between Sydney and Melbourne.

The show will begin at the Harbour at 9 pm, with food stalls at Black Beach from 5pm.

Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy a great free end to the year.

Tip: Avoid traffic hassles when leaving by parking a bit further away.

Calling all buskers

Our very own Antiques Roadshow For the 24th year, Kiama Rotary is preparing to hold the largest antiques and collectables fair on the South Coast in mid-January.

Local, Sydney, country and interstate dealers will offer a wide selection of furniture, jewellery, silver, china, porcelain, textiles, books, toys, Asian antiques and other interesting collectables for sale.

You can also have your own antique and collectable goods valued for $5 per item, or have the Rotary Club sell your items on commission.

Those interested in selling their goods should contact John Worstencroft on 0419 002 655.

The annual Antiques, Art & Retro Charity Fair is Kiama Rotary’s primary fund raising event of the year with money raised going to support local and international Rotary charities.

Details: Sat 17 Jan, 10-5pm; Sun 18 Jan, 10-4 pm, Kiama Leisure Centre. Entry fee $10 or $7 concessions.

Accompanied children free.

The Bugle Editorial: Cathy Law t 0412 415 101 Sales: Steve Law t 0428 662 499

emailthebugle@gmail.com

Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this publication, but we are only human

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In the lead up to the KISS Arts Festival to be held in January (see p 3), Council is organising a busking competition along Terralong St. Competition rounds will be scheduled throughout the morning of Wednesday 7 January, with the winners announced at the start of the Kiama Farmers’ Market at 3pm.

The three prize winners will then perform for market goers.

If you want to compete for the $600 in prizes you’ll have to nominate soon.

Details: Entries close 5pm on Fri 19 Dec. The $5 entry fee is waived if you have a current busking permit with Kiama Council.

Entry forms are available from Council’s website or the Chambers.

Get ready for the Kiama International Seaside (K.I.S.S.) Arts Festival The K.I.S.S. Arts Festival is back for its fourth year, with two new venues and its best line-up yet!

Each year, the organisers (Kiama locals Dave Evans and Tamara Campbell) make it their mission to try and bring the most interesting, unique and talented performers they can find to Kiama to treat locals and holidaymakers alike to a slice of the international comedy festival scene.

And it’s all (apart from the circus workshops - see box) free of charge! Of course, you will want to make donations to the performers’ hats, given this is the way they make their living.

This year’s line-up includes Shay Horay, alias the Rubber-band Boy, whose facial contortions and stationary antics have been admired in 26 countries around the world; comic hula hooping diva California; the street performer’s street performer Anthony Livingspace; Sharon From Canada; and internationally recognized chalk artist Ulla Taylor.

Ulla will be conducting shops, organized by Kiama two chalk drawing workCouncil, in the lead-up to the Festival proper, which is the weekend of 9-11 Jan. As this handy map The

Bugle has commissioned shows, the whole area will be alive with performances as Ray White is sponsoring street theatre in Hindmarsh

Left: Dave Evans and Tamara Campbell Below right: The amazing Rubber-band Boy

Park over the Saturday and Sunday, there are free shows at Kendalls Beach and at Surf Beach near Kabari Bar (which will be offering

Like the K.I.S.S. Arts Festival facebook page for updates

special festival food).

Gerringong is also having its first taste of K.I.S.S., so there is no excuse not be involved.

The Festival Finale will again be held at Jamberoo Pub; and there is an over 18s show at Kiama Leagues Club on the Friday night.

Festival workshop opportunities Circus workshops are for children aged 4 and up.

General classes covering juggling, acrobatics, trapeze, tissue hula hoop and much, much more will take place in La Petite Grand circus tent and the outdoor trapeze rig.

All classes are $50. For bookings call 0403 817 549 Street Art chalk drawing workshops are being held by Ulla Taylor. It is a chance to learn some of the tricks of the trade from an expert. Free, apart from cost of chalk.

Contact louisec@kiama.nsw.gov.au to book a place.

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Match isn’t over for the Blowhole Tennis Club Cottage.

The Club is keen to get the public behind its campaign to keep this link to our town’s sporting heritage alive.

“Money shouldn’t be the only consideration in decisions like this,” says Ann. “The courts have been here for over 120 years, and many people have family associations with the Club. Peopleshould be encouraged to get out and enjoy keeping fit, rather than turning it over to commercial interests.”

She says they hire the court out to locals Members of the Blowhole Tennis Club are and tourists alike (including the use of bemused by how little public consultation racquets and balls) through the Tourist was involved with the preparation of the Draft Masterplan for Kiama Harbour fore- Information Centre. “It is a facility available for everyone to enjoy, even though it is shore. the members who have put time and money As reported in the last Bugle, the Draft Masterplan identifies the Blowhole Tennis into renovating the modest clubhouse,” Club as a strategic site for commercial she says.

New members are always welcome, development, noting its lease ends in 2018. with the Club having on-going talks about “We were sent a letter asking us to participate in the public consultation, but soon amalgamating with the much larger Kiama found out all they wanted us to do was send Tennis Club. an email commenting on a proposed chilThe Draft Masterplan is open for public comment at the Council Chambers until dren’s playground and any improvements Friday 23 January. we’d like to see,” says Ann Boulton, the Club’s Secretary. “We certainly weren’t Details: The Club is open for social tennis asked to defend our right to continue to on Tues at 9am and Thurs at 4.45pm. exist.”

Competition is usually on Thursdays The Club, which has the only hard courts (dependent on competition dates from in Kiama, has been in existence since 1892.

NSW Tennis). Contact Ann for further It is located in the site of an old quarry, information: 0434 563 095 next to the Visitors’ Centre and the Pilot’s

An evening of Jazz & Blues in the Park This year’s Twilight Jazz & Blues in the A great free evening to relax after all Park will feature the latino inspired the new year festivities. There'll be jazz sounds of the Dane Laboyrie food stalls, or bring your picnic.

Details: Thur 8 Jan, 6-9pm Quintet, and the sensational sizzling Hindmarsh Park guitar blues of Ray Beadle Trio.

Opportunity for young filmmakers Council has been working closely with a few highly motivated and interested Kiama High School students to design a short film competition to be launched over the coming weeks.

The students Katelin Smith, Chloe Viney and Mikayla Ayres (shown left to right) have been working with Council’s Economic Development Manager Megan Hutchison to design all elements of the competition, including the graphic design, marketing for the event and establishing terms and conditions.

Budding filmmakers of all ages are encouraged to use their mobile phone or gopro to depict their favourite things to do around the Kiama area. They must mention Kiama, Gerringong/Gerroa or Jamberoo either in spoken word or by caption.

The entries will be uploaded to the soon to be launched Kiama Connect website where they will all be available for sharing

Get noticed in

The Bugle Find out more: call Steve on 0428 662 499 or emailthebugle@gmail.com

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and viewing. The prize for the winner of the competition is an iPad. Winning entries will also be shown as a trailer prior to the Outdoor movies to be shown in January and February 2015.

The competition and the movies have been sponsored by the IMB and have been organised by Kiama Council.

Details: For more information about the competition please see council’s website.

Have your say on the Lighthouse ANZAC proposal After our story on plans for Kiama Lighthouse to carry the ANZAC Centenary logo for the four years of the commemoration, Ian Clifford contacted us to give another perspective on the initiative.

Clifford is a Kiama resident and Vice-President of Lighthouses of Australia.

He suspects he might be the objector referred to by the proposers of the idea, Councillor Dennis Seage and Ian Puller.

“I attended the initial talks, but have not been involved since,” he said.

“However my position still stands that I think it is a mistake to affix a logo to a historic building, and especially for that period of time.

“I suggested then, and still believe, that projecting images onto the lighthouse would be a much more effective

way to commemorate the Centenary.”

Nothing but projection or lighting has been allowed on lighthouses before, and Ian believes this is the way it should stay to protect the dignity of the site.

Initially it was proposed that the logo be painted onto the lighthouse, but this has since been changed to gold vinyl decal.

The Council has recently placed a visual impact analysis of the proposal on public exhibition open for public comment, so that community feedback can be assessed.

“I don’t know why projecting isn’t being seen as even a possibility,” says Clifford. “Technology allows for amazing things to be achieved by this

Putting our best foot forward The 2015 Visitors Guide is now available from the Kiama Visitors Centre.

Unlike previous years, at this stage there are no plans to deliver it to every household, so pop up to the Centre if you’d like one.

Hot on the heels of the installation of shade sails over the children’s playground at Surf Beach comes the news that the equipment at Jones’ Beach will similarly protected by Christmas. Given Kiama’s children have a predominately Anglo/Celtic background, the extra protection is getting a great reception.

format, as the Vivid Festival in Sydney shows. It would be a much better solution than a static branding of the lighthouse, which would lose its impact in a short time.”

Ian Puller, President of the Kiama Jamberoo branch of the RSL, says that they weren’t keen on the illumination idea because they felt it would reach more people by being visible throughout the day.

Other people have also contacted The Bugle to say they have misgivings about the proposal, and feel it is being bulldozed through on the back of goodwill felt by everyone for the RSL. While respecting their wish not to be quoted here, we have urged them to take up the opportunity to have their say on the proposal during this public consultation process.

Details: The proposal is on display at the Council Chambers until 5 January.

We’re still his kind of town Kiama’s in Graham Mackie’s blood, and even though he has lived in West Australia for some years now he continues to chronicle our history as a labour of love.

He took up the mantle from his mother Molly, who wrote the highly acclaimed social history of Kiama, My Kind of Town. After helping her with the second edition, My Kind of Town Revisited, he published his own Chronology of Kiama 1770-2011.

His latest endeavour, My Kind of Icon, is a detailed history of Blowhole Point until the present day.

The result of over eight months’ research, this book presents interesting stories and facts in date order.

The earliest of these is 1487. This is the year in which Dr Edward Bryant, from the University of Wollongong, believes a giant tsunami formed the Blowhole.

You are welcome to attend the launch of the book by the Mayor at 11am on Saturday 13 December, at the Blue Diamond Bar of the Sebel Harbourside.

Details: My Kind of Icon will be available for purchase for $30 at Kiama Library and the Kiama Visitors’ Centre.

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Out & about Celebrating the Sloan’s 50th wedding anniversary

Robert and Christine Sloan met when they were both working in Albury, and married a year later at the Anglican Church in Moruya on the 7th November 1964.

Bob was transferred to the ES&A Bank in Gerringong in 1967 and their first son, Andrew, was born at Kiama’s Birralee Hospital.

They then spent twenty years living in Orange, with Bob running his own grain and transport business and Christine working as a hairdresser and raising their four sons, Andrew, Martin, Christopher and David.

In 1988, they decided on a sea-change, moved back to Gerringong and have enjoyed living here ever since.

Bob became a popular bus driver for local coach companies and Christine established the old Schoolhouse Wool Workshop.

They recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary enjoying a delicious luncheon at the Crooked River Winery and having a wonderful day with their family and grandchildren.

Mayor Brian Petschler introduced Council’s new Tourism Manager, Lisa Evans, to the Kiama tourism community at an informal gathering recently.

The networking went so well that Lisa intends to organise monthly get togethers from the New Year.

The first of these will be held at the Little Blowhole Café at a date yet to be set.

Top left: Bob and Christine with their four sons and five grandchildren.

Above: Doreen Connor, Christine’s mother, supervises the cutting of the cake.

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Councillor Neil Reilly, with Kiama Produce Market managers Claire Roberts and Kerrie Humphrey, and Lisa Evans

Newcomers to the tourism scene, Ben Beverly And Isaac Jansens of Led by Locals, with Economic Development Manager Megan Hutchinson and Councillor Mark Honey

Candy Andersen of Terralong Apartments, with Robyn Brown of Sea Whispers B&B and Laraine Conder of LC’s Conveyancing

A MakeMake-Up Lesson is a great gift!

Welcoming the new Tourism Manager

David and Jenny Munn of Segway Tours, with Tricia Ashelford, Manager of the Kiama Farmers’ Market

Summer Tapas Nights Lisa with Peter Kennedy of Minnamurra Rainforest and James Cook of Jamberoo Action Park

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The Bugle welcomes your contributions to our social pages - just send us some pictures or let us know an event is coming up.

We’d love more wedding and baby photos!

The Bugle Christmas Crossword Across 1. Increase in value over time; gratitude (12) 6. Someone who exploits weaknesses in computer security (6) 9. Removes all liquid (6) 10. Santa’s wife (3, 5) 13. Festive French have an amputated toe? (9) 14, 26 across, 42 down. Santa’s laugh (2, 2, 2) 15. Central US states: North and South ____ (6) 16. Cow sound (3) 17. Boat that uses a double paddle (5) 21. “I’m dreaming of a _____ Christmas” (5) 23. Change colour (3) 26. See 14 across.

27. Imagine (5) 28. Cart pulled by Santa’s reindeer (6) 29. Bodies of water (5) 31. Christmas songs, played from Nov in shops (6) 32. Large meal (5) 37. Frightened (6) 38. Middle Eastern market place (6) 39. Boxing day yacht race (6, 2, 6) 40. Peace offering; “____ branch” (5) 41. Carve into metal (4) 43. “People have a right to be _____” - Brandis (6) 44. Saint that Santa is based on (8) 45. Informal greeting between gangstas (2)

Down 2. Norman Lindsay’s book “The magic ______” (7) 3. Cooks hunks of meat in the oven (6) 4. Small pieces of colourful paper (8) 5. Row boat paddle (3) 6. Time off work or school (7) 7. Piece (5) 8. Scamp; item a rodent uses to carry things (3, 3) 11. Sack that Santa delivers presents into (8) 12. “Six white _____” by the disgraced Rolf Harris (7)

18. Take on as one’s own (5) 19. 1974 Christmas Eve Cyclone (7, 5) 20. Movement of water caused by the gravitational pull of the moon (4) 22. Cured pork (3) 24. Adding tacky jewels onto objects to make more glamorous (10) 25. The only acceptable month to start playing carols (8) 30. Speaks drunkenly (5) 33. Lives at the North Pole (5) 34. Round Christmas tree decorations (7) 35. Take in water/information (6) 36. Cheat; sugary creamy treat (5) 37. Place of learning (6) 42. See 16 across

Last issue’s solution

Cut out the middlemen and buy direct from farmers and makers Moving to Tuesdays for the Christmas and New Year weeks! (then back to Wednesdays) 3 - 6pm, Kiama Harbour www.facebook.com/kiamafarmersmarket

Margot Law is our regular crossword compiler.

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School holiday fun at the Library Kiama Public Library is again participating in the nation-wide Summer Reading Club for young people.

The Club is a free on-line and in-library holiday program, run in partnership with Queensland State Library and the Australian Library and Information Association.

This year, the Summer Reading Club is all about ‘adventure!’ Dodging danger, outwitting arch-enemies and journeying beyond your wildest imagination are at the heart of local Summer

Postcard home I have only ever swapped planes in Singapore on the way to or from the UK, not sure I have ever even breathed the real air, but now here I am hosting a Christmas show in a big shopping mall.

I am living in a tiny room in what is laughingly called “The Big Hotel” right through until Boxing Day. Yes, my children are not overly happy with me right now.

After acclimatising to the 32 degree heat and stifling humidity, I am filling my days with admin in preparation for The 2015 K.I.S.S. Arts Festival, slowly exploring Singapore and performing in

Reading Club programming.

Kiama Library has an extensive range of extra activities planned including Lego events, craft activities and an insect adventure. If you can’t get into the Library, there are digital activities online at www.summerreadingclub.org.au Last year 34,576 children registered nationally for the Summer Reading Club, and collectively read more than 230,000 books.

Youth aged 13-18 years can register for the Youth Edition of the Summer

Reading Challenge to win great summer-themed prizes generously donated by Jamberoo Action Park, Licked Gelateria, The Pines Kiama and Shellharbour Cinemas.

Those who write a short review of their favourite book can enter into an additional draw for a prize from The Bookshop Kiama.

Details: Mon 15 Dec to Sat 24 Jan. Visit the Library in person or at www. library.kiama.nsw.gov.au to find out more.

The Westgate Mall of an evening.

So far the thing that strikes me the most about Singapore is the incredible architecture. Bold, modern, sleek, cheekily designed buildings cheek by jowl with Buddhist and Hindu temples and Mosques. The old and the new.

Pretty much what Singapore seems to be about really.

People of all races, cultures and religions, living side by side and getting along just fine thank you very much!

We could all learn a thing or two from Singapore I would say.

Dave Evans

If you’ve been somewhere interesting and want to share it with Bugle readers, get in touch with us at emailthebugle@gmail.com Remember, the best postcards often arrive when you are home.

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