The Bugle Feb 14 2015

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The Bugle 14 February 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

Kiama Rugby Sevens: Now a pathway to Olympic selection In their preparations for the 43rd Kiama Sevens, the organisers have introduced a dramatic change to the tournament model.

With the support of the Australian Rugby Union, the major realignment is designed to bring it in line with International Rugby Board (IRB) laws. It is hoped this change will make the Kiama Sevens an important stepping stone to the National Sevens Championship, and give players the optimum pathway to eventual Olympic selection.

The impetus for the change is the new status of Rugby Sevens as an Olympic sport. With the Rio Games only a year out, players are positioning themselves for the team.

The competition used to be run between 54 sides, but this has now been reduced to 40: 32 mens’ teams and 8 womens’ teams. In line with IRB laws, the minimum number of games for each team has been increased to three, with playing time increased to seven minutes each way with a one minute half-time.

An important change, to make the Kiama Sevens an ARU Club Tournament, is that nominations are no longer accepted from composite, representative or international side (exceptions are made for those

competing for the Dharawal Trophy for indigenous teams). The aim is to have only players that would qualify for national selection on the field. It is expected that Australian Sevens’ selectors will be represented on the day.

The changes will increase the already high calibre of players competing at the tournament. In the last three years thirty-five players have gone onto the Australian Sevens’ selection trial, including Paul Asquith from Jamberoo.

Sydney teams competing in this year’s event include West Harbour, Penrith, Sydney Uni, Balmain, Hornsby and Southern Districts; with country teams including Muswellbrook, Jindabyne, Molong, Grenfell and Hawthorne.

The Illawarra will be represented by Kiama, Wollongong Uni, Camden, Shoalhaven and the Woonona Shamrocks. They will be competing for prize money for their club of $25,000 and the coveted trophies.

In what has become a popular tradition, a helicopter from HMAS Albatross’ Squadron 723 will fly the trophies to the grounds.

Details: Sat 28 Feb, Kiama Showground From 8:30am, with finals from 3pm. Entry $10

Inside this issue Help a local family in need p3

Ali in Deep Water p 3

Each year a Navy helicopter delivers the trophies to the Showground. Be there by 3.40pm.

Busy night at year’s first Council Meeting The first Council meeting of the year was a packed one, with a number of controversial matters being decided or deferred.

It followed the previous night’s Public Access meeting, where both sides were able to make their cases to the nine councillors.

Jamberoo sub-division approved After seeking advice from a Senior Counsel, Council approved the 67 Torrens Title housing lots, 30 of which are restricted to those aged 55 and older.

It is an issue that has divided the town since it was first mooted, with concerns being raised about over-development.

Kiama Hospital re-development In response to Neil Reilly’s motion to exclude the residential block sell-off from the project’s planning, Council voted 5-4 to defer this decision until acquisition of the land is complete.

“Deferral does not preclude us maintaining the land, but it does give us time to properly discuss all alternatives,” says Councillor Kathy Rice. “We have never

had the opportunity to discuss other uses for the land together, nor to extend this discussion to other means of revenue raising for Council.”

Opponents of the sell-off will see this narrow loss as an encouraging sign in their on-going fight. 1500 signatures have been collected in support of keeping the land.

Ultimatum to Kiama Tourism It was agreed that unless Kiama Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Council by Friday 13 February then Council would cease all funding to the organisation. Under the new arrangements, funding to Kiama Tourism was reduced to $160,000 from 1 December.

The Memorandum is necessary to clarify arrangements between Council and Kiama Tourism following the introduction of the new model, and the subsequent appointment of an in-house tourism manager.

It had been expected that the agreement would be signed by 1 November.

Kiama Lions on UK TV p5

Kiama Farmers’ Market marks first anniversary p5

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Sun 22 Feb

Kiama Farmers’ Market Kiama Harbour 3-6pm

Sydney Soloists at Bundanon See p4 Jamberoo Art & Craft Market

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

Weekends in Feb Stomping of the Grapes Festival Crooked River Winery, 10.30 - 2.30pm Cnr Princes Highway & Willowvale Rd. Adults $10 Children $5 t 4234 0975

Fri 13 Feb

Fri 27 Feb Outdoor Movie at Gerringong: Blended Gerringong Cricket Club

Sat 28 Feb Kiama Rugby 7s See p 1 Kiama Produce Market Kiama Harbour, 9-2

Sun 1 March Sydney Male Choir Gerringong Music Club

Outdoor Movie at Black Beach: Rocky Horror Picture Show

6-8 March

Sun 15 Feb

Fri 6 Mar

Kiama Seaside Market Black Beach Cologne Chamber Orchestra See right

Gerringong Pics & Flicks Pride (see below) Fundraiser for Jamie’s Wish The Pavilion Kiama (see p 3)

Tues 17 Feb Author Talk at the Library Garry McDougall discusses his travels along the Camino De Santiago pilgrim path.

6pm, free.

Call 4233 1133 to book.

Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival see right

Sat 14 March

Songs That Won the Wars, CWA Jamberoo Concert, 2pm, Jamberoo School of Arts. $20 inc afternoon tea.

Sat 21 Feb Tickets from Elders Real Gerringong Market Estate, 4236 0891.

In and around Gerringong More info closer to date.

Town Hall Outdoor Movie at Jamberoo: Frozen Kevin Walsh Oval

To list an event, emailthebugle@gmail or phone 0412 415 101

Bright Spark?

Expressions of Interest are being sought for hire of a new gallery and workshop space, The Spark, creative space Gerringong.

Its website gives details of this opportunity for artists, designers and makers creating high quality, original works or those running interesting workshops.

Registrations close Mon 16 Feb. The venture will only proceed if support and interest is shown between March and August.

Details: Visit the website or contact Penny at: psadubin@gmail.com thesparkcreativespace. wordpress.com

World class classical musicians come to town With ‘Classical music the world over’ as their motto, once again the Cologne Chamber Orchestra has included Kiama on its Australian tour.

For the musicians, it is irrelevant whether they are playing in a little village church, in the open air, in Cologne Cathedral or in the Sydney Opera House – their enthusiasm to play music is the same every time.

With the ensemble playing a program of Vivaldi, Mozart and Tchaikovsky, our beautiful little Christ Church promises to sound like heaven.

Details: Sun 15 Feb, Christ Church, end of Terralong St, 8pm.

Tickets from the Visitors Centre.

Next Pics & Flicks

Kiama and surrounds will be a music lover’s haven again over the weekend of 6-8 March with everything from jazz, blues, swing, roots, boogie, gypsy, rumba, and rag & honky tonk on offer.

This year there are over seventy gigs in thirty venues on the program. These range from concerts in the park, to cabarets in the clubs and pubs, and roving musicians in the street. The best news is that through the hard work of the Jazz & Blues Club, and sponsorship from the State Government, Council and local businesses, it’s all FREE with no cover charge or tickets.

More information in the next issue, or visit www.kiamajazz.com

Help find 70s schoolmates A combined reunion for past students of Kiama High School who were in 1st Form 1972, 2nd Form 1973, 3rd Form 1974 or 4th Form 1975 will be held in mid-March: 13 March Informal drinks at Blue Diamond, Kiama from 5:30pm onwards 14 March Buffet dinner at Kiama Golf Club ($40pp) from 6pm for a 7pm meal 15 March Brunch and swim at Shellharbour Beach from 9:00am If you know of anyone who should be invited to attend, contact Sue Carney (nee Wilson) 0417 414 726

Fat Albert In-Home Computer Tutor

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Based on a true story, Pride depicts a group of lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help families affected by the British miners’ strike in 1984.

The National Union of Mineworkers was reluctant to accept the group’s support due to the union’s public relations’ worries about being openly associated with a gay group, so the activists instead decided to take their donations directly to Onllwyn, a small mining village in Wales, resulting in an unlikely alliance between the two communities. The outcome will have you cheering.

Stars the wonderful Bill Nighy, and was a great hit at last year’s Cannes Festival..

Blowhole Point: My Kind of Icon

Details: Fri 6 March, 8pm (doors open 7.30) Gerringong Town Hall Tickets $10 Sold out last month, so don’t leave getting there too late

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Let us know if there’s an event you’re organising. Just email the details to emailthebugle@gmail.com

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Work has begun on the ANZAC commemorative Rotunda at Jamberoo.

The base is ready and the Rotunda itself will be erected as soon as the concrete has fully cured.

Enough funds have been raised to pay for the basic structure, with the help of a $10,000 grant from the State Government, but more handson assistance is needed with the electrical work, painting and landscaping.

Several local people have put their hands up to help with this work but more would be welcome. If you can wield a paint brush or do some gardening please contact Ken Jeffrey on 4236 0256 or Vivienne Marris at Elders Real Estate on 4236 0891.

A Dedication Ceremony for the Rotunda is planned for Saturday 2 May, a week after ANZAC Day. More details of that day later.

Help Jamie get his Wish Once more, our community is being called upon to rally together for one of its own.

While some of you may know Jamie and Chrissy Pignataro of Kiama, all will sympathise with the situation they have suddenly found themselves in.

Jamie has always been the rock of this beautiful family – his wife Chrissy has a chronic illness, and is hospitalised regularly, leaving Jamie to be the primary caregiver and provider for her and their two young sons, Eli and Ari. Jamie went to work onsite as a carpenter early September like any Chrissy Pignataro and her sons of us would on any normal day. He had a massive seizure and finished the day Family and friends are organising a fundlearning that the cause was a tumour cover- raiser to make Jamie’s Wish come true. ing a quarter of his brain. The next month The cocktail event will feature entertainfollowed with a craniotomy and the shock- ment, an auction and a silent auction. ing news that Jamie's tumour was a grade 3 The community is rallying together cancer. to make the evening a success and ensure Their life has changed immeasurably. the maximum amount of money is raised.

Jamie's diagnosis has not only taken away The organisers are particularly grateful his ability to work and provide an income for the support of WIN TV, Crooked River for a young family, but his independence Wines and this newspaper, as well as the and driving licence. He is unable to do expert help being given by Steve’s Joinery almost anything without supervision, and and Cook Building & Construction. is currently undergoing radical treatment Details: Fri 6 March, The Pavilion Kiama of daily chemo and radiation.

Tickets $100 each, inc food and wine.

Before fate stepped in, Jamie was workPurchase tickets through ing in his expert, perfectionist way on renowww.trybooking.com/116545 vating their house himself. The family or contact jamiesfundraiser@yahoo.com or now has a minimal means of income by search for Jamie Pignataro Fundraiser on any standards – and a house that is partially facebook. Donations welcome from those renovated. His wish now is to ensure his wanting to help but unable to attend. family have a renovated home and security into the future.

ANZAC memorial takes shape

Ali to compete in Deep Water

New Fellowship for artists using technology

Having won the Nutri-Grain Ironman series in January, and two Coolangatta Gold titles in previous years, Kiama’s Ali Day is now setting his sights on the ironman trifecta of winning the Australian Title in April.

You’ll also soon be able to cheer Ali on in a new series of the reality TV show Ironman: Deep Water, this year filmed in the US. It features six of the best ironmen in Australia racing in eight different challenges. “The twist is the competitors know nothing about any of the races until they turn up,” says Ali. “It makes for great TV. I think everyone will love it.” It will screen first in Australia, on Channel 9 in May. Now based in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast,

24 year old Ali took three weeks off after the NutriGrain win, including spending time in Kiama with family and friends, before settling in back to training.

Ali began learning his ironman skills as a under 9 Nipper with the Kiama Kingfishers, and also competed with the Kiama Downs Nippers.

With The Bugle having previously reported on his sister Charlotte’s acting aspirations (their aunt is Nancie Hayes, so show business is in the family), is Ali about to launch an acting career? “I think I’ll leave that to her,” he says with a laugh. “However it would be great in the future to get a job working with the media covering the sport of ironman. As the years

Local artists working with technology or digital art have the opportunity to apply for a new $30,000 Fellowship being offered by the NSW Government. The Art & Technology Fellowship is open to all NSW artists at any stage in their career.

“This new Fellowship supports a self-directed program of professional development that might include travel, mentorships and internships with arts, technology or science practitioners, residencies, short-term courses and workshops, research, the creation of new work, and the cost of technological or other equipment to assist in the production of new work,” says Gareth Ward, Member for Kiama. It is being offered in association with the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.

Applications close on 25 March. For more information visit www.arts.nsw.gov.au

have passed, I’ve become much more comfortable in front of the camera, and I really love the sport.”

Ali’s parents, Ross and Kim Day, are still actively involved in surf lifesaving.

What it takes to be Kiama’s Nutri-Grain Ironman Champion Weekdays: 5am swim of between 5 and 8 km; go to gym or practise yoga; two hours’ afternoon training on ski or board; and then a run of between 5 and 10 km. Saturday: big 4 hour session incorporating all disciplines. Rest of the weekend off!

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HARS accepting special deliveries You don’t have to be a complete plane buff to be fascinated by the prospect of a 747 landing at Albion Park Airport to become a permanent part of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) display.

Concerns about how such a large plane will land at, and even be parked at, such a small airport have somewhat overshadowed the recent arrival, by road, of a Mirage III. The acquisition of both planes adds to the already impressive HARS collection.

Luckily the sun came out and the conditions were good when Kiama SLSC recently hosted the South Coast Branch Junior and Senior Surf Lifesaving Championships at Surf Beach. Warilla-Barrack Point won both titles this year.

The State Championships will be held in Umina in early March, with the Australian Championships being held at North Kirra in April.

Litterbugs beware!

Anyone tempted to throw litter from their car should think twice, if they haven’t been already.

A new system will come into effect in NSW at the start of March that will enable the issuing of penalty notices based on reports from the public.

Previously only warning letters were sent when reports were made by individuals.

It is part of a plan by the Government to cause a dramatic decrease in the amount of litter on our streets. A 40% reduction in littered items is being targeted for 2016.

Measures will be in place to discourage abuse of the system, as the EPA needs to be confident in the quality of the information provided before issuig a penalty notice.

Seasonal recipe:

Stuffed Giant Zucchini From Tass Schmidt, Jamberoo Valley Farm Those who grow them know that zucchini plants just keep on giving through summer and left unchecked their fruit grows into monsters. Here is a delicious and easy to prepare dish of whole stuffed zucchini, oven poached in a spicy tomato, onion and eggplant sauce. It tastes wonderful and looks impressive, plus can be prepared beforehand then later popped in the oven for baking. Don’t be put off by the ingredients list – you can simplify or vary to your own taste.

Use film to tell your story Due to the great reaction to the winning entry in Council’s short film competition, screened before the first outdoor Summer Movie, you have another opportunity to ‘tell us your story’ and win an iPad. The winner of the first competition was Natalie Costa.

You can view her film on Kiama Connect, the platform Council has established for collaboration and sharing of video content amongst the local community, launched late last year.

As well as following the theme of this competition, ‘Tell us your story’, each film entry must mention Gerringong or Jamberoo either orally or in text.

The films need only be two or three minutes long, and be suitable for a G rated audience.

Winning entries will be shown at the start of the next two free films: Frozen on Sat 21 Feb at Kevin Walsh Oval; and Blended on Fri 27 at Gerringong Cricket Club. Both 8 for 8.30pm.

If you get to read this by Fri 13 Feb, Rocky Horror Picture Show is on at Black Beach.

Preheat oven to 180C, or 160C fan forced.

Zucchini preparation Cut one giant zucchini in half length wise, and cut to the appropriate length to fit snuggly into the oven dish you want to use. If preferred you can cut into 2 sections about 15-18cms, then proceed with next step. With a sharpish teaspoon hollow out the zucchini, or your sections, along the length ensuring you leave a wall about 1 cm thick, no more, at both ends and along the sides. Think dug-out canoe.

The poaching sauce • 2 brown onions coarsely chopped • 2 cloves crushed garlic • 1 medium eggplant cut into 1-2cm cubes • 2 cans chopped Italian tomatoes or 6 medium peeled, seeded and chopped fresh ripe red tomatoes • Juice of half a lemon • 1 cup chopped fresh basil • 1 tspn cumin • Fresh chilli (if you love it) • 1 tspn sugar • 1/3 cup of olive oil • Salt and fresh ground black pepper Saute onions in the olive oil until just starting to cara-

Details: Entries should be lodged at kiamaconect.com.au by Thurs 19 Feb, with the winner notified the next day.

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The Mirage will be on show for February’s Open Days, 13-15, between 10 and 3.

The Museum will also open that weekend.

The Qantas 747 is currently expected to land at HARS in mid-March, once logistics are finalised.

Kiama Anglican Church is running another parenting workshop: this time the speakers will be tackling the hard questions about the effect of technology on developing children's brains, as well as discussing social media, pornography, cyberbullying and gaming.

There will be helpful advice and open discussion on having balance and boundaries around technology in the home Details: Tues 24 Feb, Kiama Anglican Church 7:30-9pm, $5 per family 4232 2066

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melize (don’t burn), add garlic and toss about, then cover and cook over low heat for about 10-15 mins.

Add tomatoes and the other ingredients to taste. Cook for a minimum of another 5-10 minutes or gently simmer away while you prepare your zucchini stuffing.

Ideally the sauce will have a soupy, lumpy texture.

The stuffing • 4 cups of cooked rice • 600-800gms of minced beef, browned • 1 red onion, finely diced • 1 red capsicum, finely diced • 2 med carrots, finely grated • 1 clove garlic, crushed • Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated • 1/2 - 2/3 cup lightly toasted pinenuts • 1/2 - 2/3 cup dried currants • 1/2 tspn of nutmeg • 2 tblspn olive oil • Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste In the olive oil, lightly saute onion till transparent, add capsicum, carrot and garlic.

Toss over low heat for a couple of minutes. Combine this mixture and all the other ingredients. Mixture will easily mould by hand.

The topping • 3 cups of Japanese panko crumbs or 2 cups of normal bread crumbs • 6-8 anchovy fillets diced or more if you really love them (leave out for vegan version) Mix together with fingers.

Assembly and finishing Pour sauce into the bottom of the baking dish, no more than half way deep. Mould and mound the rice stuffing into your zucchini boats, be generous and pat down a bit.

Mound the crumb topping over the filling, pressing down a bit.

Lift the boats into the baking dish on top of the sauce – the sauce will come up the sides of the zucchini. Place in oven and bake away for about 50-60 minutes.

The zucchini wall should be soft but not mushy and collapsing when done.

If sauce is looking dry add a sensible amount of hot water at the sides and jiggle around with a spoon or chopstick to blend.

If browning too quickly, cover loosely with foil.

When ready the top should be golden and crunchy.

Serve with a green salad.

International limelight for Kiama Lions

Busy night at Council

Members of Kiama Lions’ Club with family and friends in the UK were deluged with phone calls and emails last week when they were featured in trailers for a new BBC TV show, Cooks Abroad.

Each week, the six part series has a celebrity chef visiting a country to showcase their favourite things about that place.

In one of the episodes, Rick Stein shows off the best of the South Coast as he drives from Sydney down to catch the ferry to Tasmania to sample its seafood and whisky.

On the way he chose to stop and film at the Dunmore Driver Reviver as he thinks the concept is such a great idea. There he met Kiama Lions, Richard

Blackwood Reserve saved; land near church still under consideration The possible sell-off of the reserve at Blackwood St, Gerringong, has been taken off the cards, but the fate of Council’s land on the corner of Willawa Ave and Fern St, adjacent to the Uniting Church is still unknown.

If any portion of the land is recommended for sale, a formal process of consultation will have to be carried out because of the community land status afforded to reserves.

A proposal was made that once the decision is made on the extent of the land to be kept, then the reserve

Above: Rick Stein at Dunmore Right: Jerry Granger-Holcombe and Rob McKinnon

Langford, Rob McKinnon, Chris English and Jerry Granger-Holcombe.

They made him a reviving cup of tea and discussed the virtues of the great Aussie Meat Pie. As the segment was only filmed in mid-January, nobody was expecting to be on TV this early, if ever.

The filming took place over

four hours, so everyone is keen to see the final result.

There is no word yet on when the series will be shown in Australia but, as these pictures taken of someone’s TV show, one can expect bootleg versions will be on their way here as soon as it is shown.

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should be named after the late Arthur Campbell, former Mayor of Kiama.

ANZAC symbol on Lighthouse moves a step closer Council resolved to formally support the proposal by the Kiama-Jamberoo RSL to display the ANZAC Centenary emblem on the Kiama Lighthouse until November 2018.

It will request the Minister for Crown Lands to permit the tribute, subject to appropriate safeguards.

414 positive responses to the proposal were received, with only 16 against.

Local RSL President Ian

Jamberoo celebrates Asia Cup win

Artist’s impression

Pullar hopes that this will bring the drawnout approval process to a successful end.

“We want to get our tribute up as soon as possible, as it is already overdue,” he says.

Whether or not the project goes ahead, this year’s special Dawn Service to mark the 100th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli will be held at the Lighthouse, from 5am.

This is because the very first ANZAC service in Kiama, in 1916, was held there. The main service will be, as usual, at the Memorial Arch at 10.30am, after the March.

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There was a special atmosphere at this year’s Johnny Warren Cup weekend, coming as it did only a week after Australia’s triumph in the Asia Cup. Sixty-six mens’ and womens’ teams played over the two days, with many of the visiting players and their supporters staying in tents on site.

The family friendly atmosphere and the Asia Cup win made it a real celebration of Johnny’s legacy.

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Out & about At the first of the Summer Movies: The Castle

At the Kiama Farmers’ Market’s First Anniversary

Undeterred by the threat of a storm, a big crowd settled on School Flat at Black Beach to enjoy the iconic film The Castle, as a warm-up to Australia Day. There was a moment of drama as the screen was securely tied down to combat the wind before the show began. The winning entry in the Council’s short film competition opened the night (see p4).

Left: Jai Smith, Celia Wade and Wendy Mesley Below: Henny Williams and Kerrie Brooking

Gareth Ward MP cuts the 1st birthday cake with Tricia Ashelford, the Market’s Manager and Committee Member. It fed hundreds!

Below: Local fashion designer Geraldine Nortje and her children enjoyed a busker’s talents, and the chance to join in.

Above: David and Catherine Smith Right: Marie Smith, Dee and Rex Doughty, and Brian Smith Below: Penny Claiborne, Tiv Nightingale and Tamara Campbell

At Australia Day in Gerringong

The damp weather didn’t stop a big crowd turning up at Gerringong SLSC for Australia Day festivities, including the traditional queuing up for a bacon and egg roll. The Lions Club did a great job raising money for charity. Those men just love a BBQ. Below: Marilyn Hawkes and Janet (left), being tempted into some bargains at the jumble sale by Rotarians Annie Heppell and Margo Johnstone.

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The Bugle Crossword Across 1. Hideous monster e.g.

Shrek (4) 3. A place to purchase meals (10) 9. The expected future Premier of Queensland (10) 10. _____ Ryder, lead actress in Girl, Interrupted (6) 11. Not odd (4) 12. Not off (2) 14. Sometimes made with mud, and often coupled by cucumbers on the eyes (8) 18. Toys shaped like little girls (7) 20. Sport of the recent Asia Cup (6) 21. Shaggy ground covering (6) 22. Price for receiving a service (3) 25. New and creative (10) 26. Leader of Russia, often shirtless (or possibly shirtfronted) (5) 27. Person with no ambition or achievements (8) 29. Scolded, often in a long -winded way (8) 31. Merry-go-round (8) 32. 70s style of music associated with mirror-covered balls (5) 33. Loud alarm system (5) 34. Charm (4) 35. Use your brain! (5)

Down 2. Nether region (5) 4. Type of biscuit made of oats, coconut, and golden syrup (5) 5. What you would use to shave (5) 6. Without clothes (5) 7. Change direction (4) 8. Of interest (7) 9. Popular addition to a cheese platter, made of chicken liver (4) 10. Injury (5)

13. The seat that Campbell Newman lost in the recent QLD election (8) 15. Sydney suburb next to the airport; a sporting team’s good luck icon (6) 16. Of the distant past (10) 17. The animal on the 10c coin (8) 19. Appliance for baking (4) 22. Results of a discovery (8) 23. Threaten the safety of (8) 24. One who watches over others (8) 28. Cured pig product (5) 29. A loop of rope designed to be thrown around a target and tighten when pulled (5) 30. Stopper on a wine bottle (4)

Last issue’s solution

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Adventures in technology

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Part 2 of a series on hijacking, by Edwin Humphries of NetSense Computers.

Salamat Pagi from Putrajaya – the Canberra of Kuala Lumpur.

Just like Canberra it is a long way from the bustling activity of KLCC (KL city centre) and it has the same kind of beautiful broad boulevards and amazing suspension bridges almost empty of cars.

The lack of cars alone makes it very different to the rest of KL, where driving is a national sport with few rules and taken to death defying extremes.

We waved at the President's palatial office which is across the lake from his residence, a beautiful white mansion.

The best bit though was a visit to the stunning Putra Mosque, which is made of pink granite, marble tiles, carved wooden windows and stained glass.

We were given Hogwarts like robes to wear which were incredibly hot, but worth it for the experience.

The verdict? Canberra isn't a patch on it....

Kate Watts, Marrickville

How to try to prevent browser hijacking Some browser hijacks that are bundled with freeware can be uninstalled with the freeware they came with, while others are far more difficult to remove. For that reason, preventing is always better than repairing.

When installing free peer-to-peer downloads, take these precautions: • Only install what you absolutely need.

• Check the program you intend to download to see how reliable it is: Wikipedia is a good source of information about many legitimate and reliable programs, or entering the question ‘Is ProgramX malware’ into a reputable search engine will provide useful information.

• Don’t download from sites that use download managers, which often offer additional downloads. Examples of reliable sites include: filehippo.com, softpedia.com, majorgeeks.com, and snapfiles.com • Don't download files from websites that promise good times for free. Pornography, ‘warez’ and gambling sites are notorious for installing malware.

• A common trick is to name a malicious file with a fake extension, knowing the real extension if usually hidden: eg. naming a program ‘baby.jpg.exe’ will show up as ‘baby.jpg’ (apparently a picture file). Go to Control Panel > Folder Options > View and untick ‘Hide extensions for known file types’ and click Apply • When you download, manually check the download against a legitimate virus checker (bearing in mind free virus checkers are worth what you pay for them) • Before you install, create a system restore point (in Windows 7/8, type ‘system restore’ into the program’s search box type) • When you do install, read carefully each window during the install. If offered additional programs, such as toolbars, search utilities, browser add-ons or system ‘optimisers’, (or anything else you

Examples of hijackers to avoid The following is a list of common hijackers (in alpha order, not order of severity): • • • • • • • • • • •

Babylon Toolbar Conduit Search CoolWebSearch Delta Search/Claro Search Mindspark MyStart/IncrediBar Onewebsearch Qone8 qvo6 Snap.do/Smartbar/ Tuvaro/www-search

didn't ask for), look for ways to opt out: untick tick-boxes, look for the ‘no thanks’ link, etc. If you are being forced to install something you don't want, abort the install and find alternative software.

In emails, avoid clicking any link or opening any attachment email from someone you don't know, or from someone who you wouldn’t expect to send links or attachments. If possible, examine the destination for the link before opening it.

Another step is to use a use a website rating tool such as Web of Trust (mywot.com); It uses crowd-sourcing to rate websites, and provides a colour-keyed circle to indicate in search engines (and other pages) the safety of linked sites; if you ignore a red warning circle, it overlays a more detailed warning when opening the site.

Configure your system for security • •

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Keep your operating system up to date.

Use quality (ie. not free) Internet security software Use a standard (non-administrative) account.

Manager your web browser The web browser is either part of your operating system (eg. Internet Explorer in Windows, Safari in MacOS) or a third party application (eg. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera). Best practice is to: • Keep your browser up-to-date • Tweak your security and privacy settings (see us-cert.gov/publications/securingyour-web-browser) • Keep third party web applications (Acrobat, Flash/Shockwave and Java) up- to-date • Use auto-fill with caution • Use encrypted search as default browser page; eg. encrypted.google.com • Use safe browsing tools; eg. Web of Trust, McAfee SiteAdvisor, LinkExtend • Test browser security; go to a site like www.browserscope.org

Beware sites offering to help Rogue security software is a form of Internet fraud that deceives users into paying for fake removal of malware. It is a form of ransomware or scareware.

Such software has an apparently credible window reporting a large number of viruses, faults or other issues. The window includes a ‘Click Here to Fix’ button which links to a website, ostensibly to pay for and download corrective software. However, the site is aimed at identity theft, and entering financial details results in financial loss – and no software download.

Frequently, the ransomware window may not be able to be closed, staying on top of other program windows or preventing other programs from loading. The program that displays the window is the malware, and must be removed.

Training for learner drivers Daylight and Night-time Log Book Runs, organised by Council’s road safety officer, provide an opportunity for learner drivers to obtain more log book hours and to experience a variety of driving conditions.

The next Daylight Log Book Run, held in conjunction with Shellharbour Council, is scheduled to be held on Sunday 15 March, followed by a Night-time Log Book Run on Tuesday 14 April. Contact Council to register.

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