The Bugle 17 June 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
Green light for Cedar Grove Stage II
Cedar Grove Stage II has been approved by Council, with access through the existing roads in Stage I - Lilly Pilly Way, Banksia Drive and the roundabout at Jamberoo Rd. Residents of the area affected have fought a long and loud campaign against the proposal, sighting safety and other concerns. While Council pondered the last minute proposal of
one way in and out,” he said. He entrance was investigated further. referred to a similar situation at BarOthers felt that the developer had made a number of improvements to ton Drive that has caused concern. the original proposal, such as widCouncillor Neil Reilly said, ening streets, reducing gradients and “History will not accept the answer providing paths for pedestrians and that it was too hard to design another route.” cyclists, and that the development complied with all of the necessary Expressing the argument for apcodes. proving the development, Councillor Andrew Sloan said, “The proThe DA was approved 4:3, with Councillor Seage absenting himself posal complies with all of the planand Councillor Honey away. ning codes and regulations we have “The proposal has been under no discretion over. If we refuse it exhaustive study for around twelve we will leave ourselves exposed to a new road in from the west, it was months, resulting in modified plans court action that we won’t win.” the Engineering Director’s opinion that fit the guidelines,” says Mayor that such a road would be very diffi- Brian Petschler. “It has been to the Rate changes for 2015/6 Rates in the Kiama LGA will rise by cult to build and would require the Traffic Committee twice and the developer to buy more land. measures recommended will help 2.4% in the coming financial year, as set by the state government. Some councillors expressed grave with both safety and parking.” Waste charges are to fall by 4.2% Councillor Warren Steele was concerns about the safety of having as a result of carbon tax credits one access in and out of both stages, one who felt the matter should be and the rollout of the OK Organics and wanted to defer the decision deferred. “I fear the day there is a program reducing disposal costs. while the feasibility of the western major accident and there is only
Orry-Kelly remembered At the premiere of Women He’s Undressed, Grahame Mackie had a unique connection with the great Hollywood costume designer, and fellow Kiama boy, honoured on screen. As a five month old, Grahame was taken to a party held for Orry-Kelly in Eleanor Weston’s Terralong St home (the building where the Indian restaurant is now) when he returned home in 1939. Miss Weston, the town’s florist, had been a mentor for the young Kelly before he left town for the bright lights of Sydney and then Hollywood. He’d been designing gowns and costumes in Hollywood since 1930, working on over 200 films. Just the year before, he had worked on Jezabel, with Bette Davis and Henry Fonda. But this was just the cusp of his real fame, with classics including The Maltese Falcon,
Casablanca, Arsenic and Old Lace, An American in Paris, Oklahoma!, Les Girls, Auntie Mame, Gypsy and Irma La Douce still to come. Grahame, who continues the work of his mother Molly Mackie as a chronicler of the history of Kiama, provided background to the filmmakers and was invited to the premiere on board the Sun Princess and to the red carpet event at the State Theatre the next night. “Kiama features throughout the film with scenes of the Blowhole and Bombo Headlands and rare early photographs of Orry and his remarkable paintings,” he says. “The story is partly told through his mother Florence.” It shows movie clips and interviews and tells of his life from 1897 till his early death in 1964. Kiama features prominently, as the rowboat shown left is used as a repetitive
Inside this issue Turning vacant space into arts space p 3
Big Band coming to town p 3
Bring out your beanies for a good cause p 4
Photo: Anna Howard
narrative element in the documentary, as shown above. At the premiere, Grahame particularly enjoyed talking with June Dally-Watkins who, at 23, went to stay with Orry-Kelly for an unforgettable month, meeting all of his Hollywood friends. Orry-Kelly’s autobiography, Women I’ve Undressed, lost for 50 years and found in an unmarked box
in the Warner Bros archives just last year, will be released for the first time on 1 August. Moves are afoot to arrange for a special showing of the movie down here before it goes on public release. The Kiama & District Historical Society and Pics and Flicks are liaising with the distributors to try and make it happen. According to Grahame, it’s not to be missed.
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