The Bugle Dec 2 2015

The Bugle 5 December 2015

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 and now at www.thebugleonline.com

Local residents recognised for their contribution to the community Kiama LGA residents scooped the pools in the recent Kiama Electorate Recognition Awards presented by Gareth Ward MP and the Hon. John Ajaka MLC, Minister with responsibility for Volunteering.

While there were many worthy nominees from throughout the whole Kiama electorate, which stretches from Albion Park to North Nowra, all eight awards were to people from Gerringong, Kiama and Kiama Downs.

“All nominees in the 2015 Kiama Electorate Commu-

nity Recognition Awards are a real credit to our local community,” Mr Ward said.

“I am extremely pleased that some committed and talented local volunteers and emergency services personnel could receive such deserving recognition here today.”

Here is a list of the winners and their citations at the awards. Congratulations to them all:

transport driver for residents at both Blue Haven and Mayflower Villages, involvement with Gerringong Anglican Church and as Chair of the Gerringong South Precinct Committee.

development that is proposed,” he says.

“Our concern is that it is not in the best interests of the community to restrict access to this public land.”

He believes that members of the public taking the time

Don’t miss Gerringong’s Christmas Parade p 2

JUNIOR SPORTS STAR

Jenna Bentley of Werri Beach for her victory in the 200 metres hurdles at the 2015 NSW All Schools Championships event.

Jenna is representing the state at the Australian OUTSTANDING LOCAL All Schools Championships VOLUNTEER which are taking place in Darrell Clingan of Werri Melbourne in early DecBeach for his community service as a volunteer patient ember.

South Precinct rallies support against Fern St development Darrell Clingan, chair of Gerringong’s South Precinct Committee, has been reliably informed that the Noble brothers’ DA for 98 Fern St will go up for consideration at the Council Meeting on 15 December.

“I’ve been told it has a 90 per cent chance of being included in this month’s Business Papers,” he says.

These are usually released at the end of the week before the meeting, but Clingan isn’t wasting any time waiting til then to get the word out.

“We need to have as many people as possible at the Public Access meeting on Monday 14 December to show their opposition to the

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to turn up for the discussion will show Councillors how strongly they feel about the issue.

Clingan will register to talk at the Public Access meeting on behalf of the Precinct.

Brewery looking for a new home p3 CONSERVATION CHAMPION

OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSON IN SMALL BUSINESS

Alma Macpherson of Gerringong (pictured) for her determination in leading the community campaign and petition to stop the inappropriate development of land in Gerringong.

Joint winners: Taylor Hudson and Jack Alexander from The Hungry Monkey in Kiama for their hard work and exceptional customer service.

OUTSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS PERSON

OUTSTANDING YOUNG CITIZEN

Marie Beikmanis of Lush Flowers & Gifts in Kiama for her outstanding contribution to the local community including the local markets.

Marie is also currently serving her second term as President of the Kiama and District Business Chamber and is a well-respected local identity.

Naomi Robinson of Kiama Downs for her significant fundraising efforts for the Kiama Relay for Life, Kiama Baptist Church’s Fashion Parade for Zoe’s Childrens Home in Thailand for children rescued from human trafficking, the Kiama Show Society and Kiama Little Athletics.

OUTSTANDING EMERGENCY SERVICE VOLUNTEER

OUTSTANDING CITIZEN

Bill Popple of Gerringong Chris Warren from Kiama for his many years of dediNSW SES Unit for his 33 cated involvement with the and a half years’ service Gerringong RSL Sub with the Kiama NSW SES Branch and the Gerringong Unit. Chris is a well-known South Precinct Committee. and respected local who has Bill is admired and loved by dedicated much of his life to the local Gerringong comthe Kiama Community and munity and known for his to helping others in their warm, friendly nature and time of need. community mindedness.

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

Rohn Family Concert Christ Church, 7pm 1 Terralong St $30 Tickets for the second concert available from the Visitors Centre Music in the Park Hindmarsh Park, 1-3pm

Every Wednesday

4 December Pics and Flicks: Wild Tales Gerringong Town Hall, 7.30 for 8pm, $10 Cinema Under the Stars Free fringe event of the Fairgrounds Festival, from 6.30, Berry Showgrounds. See website for details.

5 December A Night In Bourbon St Kiama Jazz & Blues Club presents Adrian Cunning-

10 December Kiama Bush Dance Community Centre Hindmarsh Park

15 December Jamberoo Carols in the Park Reid Park, 7pm

16 December Community Carols Hindmarsh Park (see p 3)

Chance to buy unique handcrafted gifts Kiama Woodcraft Group is holding its annual exhibition and sale at the Old Fire Station Gallery, just in time for Christmas. Everything from bowls to pens to pepper grinders, often made from reclaimed timber from fences of buildings.

Details, 22-28 Dec, closed Christmas Day, 9-4pm

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Gerringong Christmas Street Parade and Market (see right)

Annual Captain Christie Ocean Swim Gerringong Surf Life Saving Club (more next edition)

20 December Combined Gerringong Carols 2015 Gerringong Town Hall 7.30-9pm

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16-17 January

Early warning: Gerringong Christmas Street Parade & Market

KISS Arts Festival Circus Workshops (more next issue)

Kiama Seaside Markets Black Beach, 9-3pm

Kiama Rotary Antiques & Retro Fair Kiama Leisure Centre, 22-28 December Kiama Woodcraft Group 9.30-5pm 16 January Exhibition (see below) Shimano Children's Charity Fishing Comp31 December etition Kiama Harbour Fireworks by the Gerringong Village Harbour, followed by Market In and around a concert in Hindmarsh the Town Hall Park (more next issue)

New Orleans comes to town Here’s one for the early readers! Kiama Jazz & Blues Club is presenting A Night on Bourbon St, with the world class Adrian Cunningham playing New Orleans Swing. Originally from Sydney, Adrian now regularly tours and plays throughout Europe and the US, with permanent gigs at the best jazz clubs of New York.

There’ll be a dance floor plus table seating, and drinks will be available at the bar.

Tickets: 5 December, 8pm, Kiama Leagues Club.

Tickets online from www.kiamajazz.com or at the door. $25 or $20 for members.

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Preparations are well underway for the biggest event in the Gerringong-Gerroa calendar - the Gerringong Christmas Street Parade & Market.

As the district’s only Christmas street parade, the Rotary Club of Gerringong Sunrise feels an obligation to make each year bigger and better than ever.

This year there will be not one but three pipe bands joining the parade of colourful floats, comic characters and vintage cars.

The Surf Club, sporting clubs, children’s sport groups, dance groups, the Rural Fire Service, the Men’s Shed, Red Cross and many others will all be there. True community spirit will be shown when the victorious Gerringong Lions RLFC use their muscles to assist immobile residents of Mayflower Village to participate in the parade.

Local businesses become involved with parade floats and the Sebel Harbourside Kiama are sponsoring a prize for the best shop window display. Natural Necessity Surf Shop will be holding its traditional fashion parade of the latest summer wear.

Of course the hero of the parade for the children will be Santa and his sleigh!

The market in and around the Town Hall adds to the atmosphere. The organisers of the day, the Rotary Club of Gerringong Sunrise, urge you to come along, and thank Gareth Ward and Kiama Council for their ongoing support of this great community event.

If you are interested in joining Rotary, give Steve Smith a call on 4234 0564 or email super7838@icloud.com Details: Saturday 19 December, 11am (market starts at 8am)

No beer for Christmas By now, Paul and Sue Beaupark of Kiama Brewing Co were hoping to have begun brewing their first batch of beer for sale over the Christmas holidays.

However, despite getting approval for their DA to convert a space at the back of the bakery in Manning St to a craft brewery, the couple have decided not to proceed at that location.

“Unexpectedly, we were asked to remediate the old building to make it meet the fire code, even though it is more than three metres from other buildings,” explains Paul. “The extra expense of this on a site we only ever saw as a stepping stone just wasn’t worth it. It is just a shame that we weren’t made aware of this requirement earlier in the process.”

Undaunted, the Beauparks are still pursuing their dream of producing an all natural full malt artisan beer in Kiama.

And this is where The Bugle’s rural readers might be able to help. “Ideally we are looking for a 12x6m shed we can rent from a farmer, preferably one with a view,” says Paul. “The larger space will allow us to develop into what we want to be.”

They have all the equipment they need, a master brewer at the ready, and are just looking for a home for it so they can get started.

If you think you might be able to help, contact them on 0400 233 333 or info@kiamabrewing.com.au

Nominations sought

Tis the season for a Carol

Council’s Economic Development Committee is looking for new members for its next two year term.

As its name implies, the Committee was established in 2005 to use its collective wisdom to advise Council on issues affecting our economic development.

There were eleven members on the Committee in the term just ended, including representatives from the local Business Chamber and Kiama Tourism, along with four councillors.

“While there is no restriction on the number of seats on the Committee, we obviously want to keep it to a workable number,” says Council’s Economic Development Manager, Megan Hutchison. “It would be good to get some younger people involved or people with experience in new growth industries.”

The children of Anglican Church families promise to be in fine form on the night.

Front: Lilly Nette, Talina Mion, Ayssa Nette, Niki Haig, Elise Baker Back: Dash King, Ben Baker, Arlen King, Jed King

The Community Carols in Hindmarsh Park have become a must-do tradition for many in the lead up to Christmas.

Organised by the Kiama Ministers’ Fraternal (representing the churches in Kiama and Gerringong), the community gathering regularly attracts a crowd of 3000 locals.

The event is sponsored by the Kiama Council, the combined churches and many service clubs and businesses.

This year, the Kiama Farmers’ Market has stepped in as a major sponsor and will be encouraging people to stay for the Carols after the regular Wednesday market.

Rev Steve Stanis, co-chair of the Carols Committee, says “Everyone was really disappointed last year when the weather drove us indoors at the last minute, so we’re looking forward to a fine and clear evening this year.”

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Details: Apply by 4pm, Thurs 14 December via www.kiama.nsw.gov.au For further info contact Megan on 4232 0444.

Opportunity to get involved in the 2016 KISS Arts Festival The directors of the KISS Arts Festival, Tamara Campbell and Dave Evans, are excited at the prospect of the whole community getting involved in next year’s new look festival.

“In Europe, the festivals we perform at are very much owned by the locals,” says Dave. “We’ve always wanted the KISS Arts Festival to have that spirit, and 2016 is the year to start to really make that happen.”

The coming Festival is moving to the next level in its development by being held in the one location - Kiama Harbour - and over three days in the last weekend in April.

“We will work in the coming years to make KISS the ‘go to festival’ in NSW, by combining natural beauty with amazing national and international comedy, circus and musical talent,” says Dave.

They cite the example of the Fremantle Festival which 20 years and now attracts around 100,000 people to Fremantle over the Easter long weekend.

“We are still open to ideas, but this coming Festival will be focused around a nautical theme that suits our location and our history so beautifully,” says Tamara. “One thing we are keen to have is a boat race across the Harbour, featuring craft made by community groups.”

In order to spread the word, the Festival committee has organised an ‘Inspiration and Information’ night where individuals and organisations

Tamara and Dave

can discover how they can benefit from getting involved in next year’s KISS Arts Festival.

If you are interested in getting involved, or if your community group hasn’t as yet received an invitation, they welcome you to come along and find out more. As Dave puts it, “The Festival is about to undergo an overhaul and we want as many people as possible to be on board.”

Details: Thurs 10 December, 5.30pm on the Pilot’s Cottage verandah, Blowhole Point. RSVP to Dave: 0422914713 or Tamara: 0403817549 or contact@kissartfestival.com.au

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been selected as the worthy recipient of this year’s charity offering, and local shops (many of whom assist with sponsorship of the event) will be ‘open for business’ just across the road from the Carols.

“This is very deliberately an event for the whole Kiama community,’ says Steve Stanis, “Let’s all turn out to celebrate Christmas together.”

Details: Weds 16 December, 7-9pm, Hindmarsh Park. Wet weather venue the hall at Kiama Anglican Church, at the ocean end of Terralong St.

Other Carol events 15 December: Jamberoo Carols in the Park, Reid Park 7pm 20 December: Combined Gerringong Churches Carols 2015,Town Hall, 7.30pm

Synthetic pitch a step closer Football South Coast has progressed through the Expressions of Interest (EOI) stage for the state government’s ClubGRANTS Category 3 funding program.

Football South Coast has now been invited to submit a formal application for their synthetic pitch at West Dapto/Kembla Grange, to the value of $500,000, alongside 34 others that stood out from the 413 eligible EOI’s received.

This means that Football South Coast has been shortlisted for a share of up to $8 million available for upgrading sport and recreation facilities.

The EOI’s were assessed by an independent committee comprising Northern NSW Football, Football NSW, NSW Rugby League, Country Rugby League, Netball NSW, Cricket NSW and Sport NSW representatives. Successful projects will be announced early next year.

International Space Station passes Kiama

What better day to become an Australian citizen?

Kiama Council is asking people who have had their applications accepted and have taken the Citizenship Test to consider making it official this coming Australia Day. Each Australia Day, a special Citizenship ceremony is held in Hindmarsh Park as part of the day’s activites.

The event always features an address by Kiama’s Australia Day Ambassador. In 2016 our Ambassador is Najeeba Wazefadost.

Ms Wazefadost, an Afghani refugee, is involved with a number of organisations such as Amnesty International and Australian Committee on Refugee Women.

She also the president of Hazara Women of Australia and is a vocal advocate for the rights of women, refugees and children in detention.

Ms Wazefadost is a writer, a regular panelist on the ABC’s Q&A, a finalist in the 2013 NSW Woman of the Year Awards and has also established her own childcare business.

More detail on other Australia Day activities will be included in future issues.

Details: For more information or to register your interest in being part of the Council’s Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony, please phone Narelle Mousdale on 4232 0444

We’ve featured pictures by David Finlay, instigator of the night photography group Kiama AstroPizza, before, and here’s another beauty.

As David puts it, “If we each spent a little bit of time staring up at the stars and pondering our existence and our place in the Universe, I really do think our tiny little, planet would be a better place.” Look for their group on facebook if you want to join.

Business as usual as bridge nears completion The thriving business hub in west Gerringong has coped well with the closure of the Belinda St bridge so it can be replaced, with many drivers becoming more aware of what is on offer by having to take the detour rather than drive by.

Gerringong Railway Station, Gerringong Veterinary Clinic, Caltex Petrol Station, Cronin’s Pub, The Daily Grind Coffee Roasters, Lands Edge, The School House, Corner D’or, Jim Davidson Repairs and Gerringong Hardware are just some of the businesses in this area have remained open to the public during the construction work.

Bronwyn Dorsett of Corner D’or reports that even more people are discovering her vintage homewares store in its position opposite the pub.

“People are saying to me that they have always meant to stop but have been caught up in the flow of traffic,” she says. “There is a lovely little group of interesting businesses here that some people are only discovering.”

According to Bryan Whittaker, Council’s Director of Engineering

and Works, the contractors are on track to complete the bridge over Union Creek by the due date of Wednesday 16 December.

The bridge will be one of Bryan’s last projects before his retirement later in December.

Yes, the rumours are true.

After nine years, Cathy and Steve have sold their baby and are passing it on to the new owners, Bruce and Jamie, in mid-January.

We’re planning some farewell dinners and no doubt there will be tears. It’s been fun.

More details in the next edition.

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Our district remembers the Waratah March The 23 men from Gerringong, Kiama and Jamberoo who were inspired to enlist by the 1915 Waratah March, when it rolled through on the way to Sydney, were aged between 17 and 32, with an average age of 21.

They were quarrymen, farmers and labourers that our district could ill afford to lose given the sacrifice already made when war broke out.

Of that 23, seven were killed in action, two died of wounds, five were wounded in action and two died of illness. These sons of ours fought in Pozieres and in The Somme, still the bloodiest theatres of war.

While the crowds and general excitement were nothing like they were in 1915, the re-enactment of the March at Gerringong, Kiama and Jamberoo, and the simple but touching ceremonies to remember the 23 recruits, were a credit to our community.

Sixty-five of the 200 men from our district who served in World War I never came back.

Lest We Forget.

Ken Donaldson of Kiama Library captured this Then and Now picture of the marchers passing the old Kiama Council Chambers for the records.

The 2015 marchers wore replica uniforms, including hats with neck flaps and calico bags.

Above: Captain Blow’s granddaughter, Barbara Heriot, came down from Holbrook for the re-enactment.

The Captain came from Kiama, and Barbara grew up in Berry. He died when her father was only seven.

She is shown above with Clyde Poulton, organiser of the March, who played the part of Captain Blow in the Marches.

Left: In Jamberoo, school children were in historic dress to mark the Centenary.

The service featured the touching symbolism of students from Kiama High laying single red roses, with black ribbons, for each of the 34 men who joined the Waratahs from Gerringong, Kiama and Jamberoo.

Their names, and their fates, were read out by Sue Petschler and Denise Seage, representing all the women who waved goodbye.

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Lighting the way

Following the success of last year’s Christmas display, Gerringong Uniting Church is planning to do it again.

A series of professional interior and exterior lighting rigs allows it to change colour every few seconds, with spectacular results.

The church will be lit up from dark until around 10pm for a week beginning Monday 21 December in recognition that ‘Jesus is the reason for the season’. There will be a turning on the lights ceremony on the first night at

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7.30pm. Shortbread and a cuppa will be served, and there will be some live acoustic music.

“Visitors are welcome to stop off for a sticky-beak and a chat any night throughout the week, or simply spend a moment in quiet prayer and thankfulness,” says Rev Peter Chapman.

The church is on Fern St at the northern entrance to Gerringong, adjoined by the reserve Alma Mcphersen saved from sell-off earlier this year.

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It’s official. Santa is making time in his busy schedule to visit the Kiama Farmers’ Market - not once, but twice!

He enjoyed last year’s entry by boat so much that we’re pretty sure he’ll want to arrive that way again, at least once.

The festive theme market will be held on the two Wednesdays before Christmas, the 16th and 23rd, from 3-6pm.

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people to come to before they wander across to the Carols,” says the Market’s manager, Tricia Ashelford. “The kids can play on the beach while their parents buy some treats for the night.”

The Farmers’ Market is a major sponsor of the Kiama Carols this year, as it looks to give back to other community groups.

The market before Christmas will be the last opportunity to stock up on great local produce and festive treats.

“We’ll have traditional foods like Christmas puddings and German stollen, along with great seasonal produce,” says Tricia.

Stallholders will get in the spirit, with Uri almost certain to bring out his piano accordion and start to sing.

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Hannah excels in HSC Dance

Congratulations to Kiama’s Hannah Hassler who has achieved perfect marks in two areas of this year’s HSC Dance (Core Performance and Major Study Performance). She also got a Double Callback for both of her Performance pieces. It is believed she is the first local girl to which this has happened.

A student of St Mary's Star of the Sea and Kazzajazz Modern Dance Studio, Hannah has worked hard for many years to reach this level. She has also excelled in her other studies, receiving Early Entry to Wollongong University for a degree in Commerce/Law. At this stage of her life there are so many options available to her in the years ahead, she is unsure which path

Kiama Show gearing up for 168th time Plans are well underway for the 2016 Kiama Show, with the new Show Schedule due out in early December.

The Schedule will provide details on the cattle, horse, woodchop events, rodeo and the pet show and about how to enter exhibits in the Pavilion. It will be available from Kiama Tourism, Kiama Library and online at kiamashow.com.au Last year there were more than 2,000 Pavilion entries, many of them first-time junior exhibitors.

Show secretary Sue Granger-Holcombe said Society members were visiting schools in the area in an effort to encourage more junior entrants and promote the Show.

Pavilion classes include vegetables, cut flowers, baking, craft - including knitwear,

she will eventually take, wanting to go to university but also wanting to audition for Moulin Rouge when it next comes to Australia.

“As she has danced all her life she had never really applied herself to school, so she shocked herself with her results,” says her mother Sue Hassler, who is confident she can achieve anything she wants. “Hannah held down two jobs throughout the year in retail and modelling, on top of all the travel to and from Wollongong. She had an extremely tight schedule but is extremely self-disciplined and selfmotivated.”

Hannah is currently visiting relatives in Austria in lieu of the traditional Schoolies alternatives.

and patchwork - painting, photography and home brew.

The Show Society is currently finalising the entertainment, with events such as the FMX motorbike show already booked.

Sue says the Society is still seeking a sponsor for the Show’s major entertainment.

Details: The 168th Show is on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23.

Tickets for the Show Ball at the Kiama Leisure Centre on Saturday, January 9, are $35 per person.

They are available from Harcourts Real Estate, 2/124 Terralong St, Kiama 4232 1322 or at at www.kiamashow.com.au through Trybooking. BYO basket supper.

Indigenous dancers’ first solo production Local indigenous dance group The Illawarra Flametrees will be performing their first ever solo production in Wollongong in midDecember.

The group, which performed in Kiama recently at the opening of the Minnamurra Rainforest exhibiton, has been formed to share their culture via song and dance.

When We See will be directed by artist Elaine Crombie.

Details: 11 December, 11am, and 12 December, 2.30pm and 7.30pm, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Burelli St. Tickets through the box office. $25.95 or $17.95

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Cheeky calendar for a good cause

Continuing a 30 year tradition, Sydney University’s 4th year Vet students have produced a charity calendar.

This year they have chosen to support the We’re for the Bush drought appeal, which provides funding to droughtstricken farmers for grocery or fodder vouchers and cash grants to support their family and their farming operations.

The naughty but nice calendar features naked students with strategically placed animals and tools of their trade.

Over sixty of them got their kit off for farmers in need.

Details: The calendar is available on-line at www.afterhourscalendar.com or from the market headquarters tent at the Kiama Farmers’ Market during December or from the Little Blowhole Café. It costs $20.

Methold on books One of the Very Best The Friends of the Kiama Library meet once a month, usually to listen to a talk by a visiting or local author. The most recent I attended was by the distinguished crime novelist, Barry Maitland.

I have chosen to call him ‘distinguished’ with great care for, in my opinion, this is what he is.

My main hobby is reading and writing about crime – but not, I hasten to add participating in it – and as up to the time of his talk I had not come across any of his novels, I decided to attend. I am not sure if this was a wise decision as I have become addicted to his writing. I am with great enjoyment reading one of his books every few days. I shall feel bereft when I have read them all.

Maitland was born in Britain, educated and practiced as an architect there until he came to Australia as Head of the Architecture Department at Newcastle University. He has obviously been writing crime for several years and has produced a most impressive body of work. The novels are set either in Australia or in the United Kingdom.

I was attracted to his writing by his explanation, given during his interesting and modest talk, that the inspiration for his stories is usually a place of some kind.

I read first his latest, Bright Air, set on Lord Howe Island.

It is a beautifully written mystery inspired by the skills and attitudes of people who climb the most hazardous of rock faces.

I then turned to his series of police procedurals set in different parts of London. I am now immersed in a fourth of these.

Maitland’s two most important officers are DCI David Brock and DS Kathy Kolla. Unlike so many fictional coppers, these two are very pleasant, very decent people. DS Kolla is something of a maverick who finds it hard to accept the discipline of routine team work, but she is kept in check by her boss who values her dedication and intuition.

Maitland’s plotting, range of characters, and attention to detail – clearly based on extensive research – are all superlative.

This is not the place to outline the plots of his books. I have

space only to strongly recommend them to you. Many are available on Kindle and quite a few are still in print in paperback.

I believe him to be one of the very best crime novelists writing in Australia today.

A Kiama resident, Ken has been a full-time writer for almost 50 years and is an elder statesman of the publishing world.

The Bugle is honoured to have him as an occasional columnist.

He is the instigator of a monthly lunch group of local readers and/or writers of crime which meets on the last Thursday of the month. There are currently a few vacancies. Contact ken@kenmethold.com

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Out & about At the Kiama Electorate Recognition Awards As detailed on page one, the following people received award at a recent ceremony.

With them are Gareth Ward MP, the Hon. John Ajaka MLC and Mayor Brian Petschler.

Outstanding Young Citizen: Naomi Robinson with her mother

Outstanding Citizen: Bill Popple

Outstanding Emergency Services Volunteer: Chris Warren

Young Sports Star Award: Jenna Bentley

Outstanding Small Business: Marie Beikmanis of Lush

Kiama Downs Surgery Dr George Goor is very pleased to announce Dr Eliza Butt has joined the Kiama Downs Surgery.

We feel Eliza's traditional family values and modern medical approach is the perfect fit for our small and caring team.

Young Person in Small Business: Jack Alexander

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Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 8.30-12.30pm Fri: 8.20-noon

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The Bugle Crossword ACROSS 1 7 8 10 13 16 17 18 21 23 25 26 27

Ten less than fifty (5) A conservative senator (4,7) Short for Catherine (4) Springs eternal (4) To not sit still (6) Southern entrance to Gerringong, ……. St (7) Season just ended (6) Sung at Christmas (6) Location of Australia’s premier car race (8) Hut by the sea (6) Echidna and platypus are of this order (9) ………. Hotel; common flower (8) Coming up to ………. season (7)

DOWN 2 Four sided object, with

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Last issue’s solution

This crossword is by Cathy and Steve Law

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opposite sides the same lengths (9) Closest railway station to the beach in Australia (5) High up nest (5) Arm adornment (6) Sibling’s daughter (5) Commemorate (9) 24:00 hours (8) Billionaire senator (6) To show great affection (4) Receptacle for rubbish (7,3) Offer (6) Eight sided figure (7) Favourite sport of the Jamberoo Pub (6) Swap goods or services (6) Talk someone into something (6) No longer available for sale (4)

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Survive the drive

Postcard home Recently I was taken on an ambling afternoon drive through the countryside to visit Entrecasteaux, a wonderful village set by a river with a tall grand chateau and gardens.

Elevated cafes hovered close by overlooking the gardens with a statue of Entrecasteaux himself set to the fore of the chateau. All these elements created such strong presence in the centre of the village.

I was sharing this afternoon amble with an anthropologist, a gentleman with the English wit I so enjoy. We walked along the river side at the edge of the village with long support sticks to help with the rocky areas.

The riverside was one of the most beautiful places I have been with it’s springtime trees releasing their fresh green leaves on gracious limbs.

The river was running by along the way, and filtered sunshine splashed through the trees creating an early childhood memory, of sunlight dancing through leaves. I felt in my element, in this place of ambience and grace.

As we walked, we could see the other side of the narrow river. There were beautiful old stone buildings, with terraces and archways of gracious presence, that mingled with the trees of springtime leaves. With the river

April in Provence

running by, all was of such enduring wine and cool beer for my friend. aspects that I miss somehow. I wonder It had been such a memorable afterwhy? Perhaps a past life, as I have noon. such a love of France and old stone Penelope Wood, Kiama buildings.

If you’d like to share your travel After our walk, we shared a drink at experiences, send your postcard home the locals cafe in the village, a red to emailthebugle@gmail.com

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Operation Safe Arrival will see Police out in force in the Illawarra over the Christmas holidays.

Police will be targeting drivers they believe may be under the influence of illegal or prescription drugs. Mobile Drug Testing (MBT) is on the increase and by 2017, there will be three times the number of tests done on NSW roads.

So far this year, one in ten MDTs have come back positive, compared to around one in 300 positive Random Breath Tests for alcohol.

“Kiama Council is working with Lake Illawarra Area Command to help prevent fatalities over the Christmas and New Year period,” says Mayor Brian Petschler.

“Last year 11 people lost their lives in NSW during the 2014/15 Christmas and New Year period.”

“Police will be patrolling the Kiama Municipality and the Illawarra region, monitoring speed and dangerous driving,” warns Lake Illawarra Police Command’s Sergeant Nicholas Park.

Double Demerit points apply over Christmas and New Year and on Australia Day 2016 from Friday 22 January to Tuesday 26 January inclusive (five days).

Details: For further information and traffic updates please visit www.livetraffic.com.au or follow the Live Traffic updates on Twitter and Facebook.

Maps of rest areas and congestion points are available on the Kiama Council website www.kiama.nsw.gov.au to assist you with planning your trip.