The Bugle June 30 2016

The Bugle 2 July 2016

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

Kiama to host 2017 WSL World Juniors The first week in January, already our silly season, will be even more crowded in 2017 when the World Junior Surfing Championship roadshow comes to town.

The World Surf League event is regarded as a significant stepping stone to future professional success, with Hawaii’s Andy Irons, Brazil’s Adriano de Souza and our own Sally Fitzgibbons and Dean Bowen having won the crown early in their careers.

The event features 48 young male surfers and 18 young female surfers from around the world, and will be supported by 25-50 onsite staff.

The Championships will

be broadcast through a live webcast, highlights TV show and publicised during other Championship Tour events.

On announcing news, the NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and Minister for Sport, Stuart Ayres, said the event would give Kiama worldwide exposure, and attract thousands of visitors to the region.

“The WSL World Junior Championships is the premier event for young surfers, and will see the very best athletes coming to Kiama to compete. It will be a huge boost to the South Coast, confirming the region’s reputation as a must do for

Inside this issue No more Scoops in Gerringong p3

Making Waves finds home at Storm Bay p4

Brazil’s Lucas Silveira, winner of the World Junior Championships in Ericeira, Portugal, this year

visiting surfers.

“From 2017-2018 the event will attract more than 2,000 visitors to Kiama,

with visitors estimated to spend almost $1.8 million.

This is great news for local hotels, restaurants and at-

Community turns out in force to help Brett Over 550 people attended a Benefit Night for Brett Connellan to raise money to help with his on-going treatment and rehabilitation.

His parents Malcolm and Gail spoke of their pride in Brett’s strength in facing the ordeal, and their deep gratitude for the overwhelming support the family has been shown by both friends and strangers since the shark attack at Bombo.

In an emotional speech, his father said he felt betrayed by the ocean that their family loves so much. Despite that, Malcolm has no doubt that Brett will eventually be able to get back in the water again, and he’ll be right there with him.

Gail Connellan with her son Brett

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tractions, and for the NSW economy.”

Great news, but will Kiama be able to cope with the extra visitors at what is already our busiest time of year?

According to General Manager Michael Forsyth, the opportunity was too good to pass up, even if accommodation will be hard to find.

“It is going to put Kiama on the world stage,” he says.

“Priceless publicity will come out of this.”

WSL Australasia staff visited Kiama to check out our beach breaks, before making the commitment to hold the Championship here.

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New funding for Dementia Friendly Project p5

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Spirituality in the Pub (see below)

On weekends

Weds 6 July

Thurs 14 July

Kiama Makers & Growers Market Kiama Harbour, 9-2pm

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

An Evening of Music from Scotland Kiama Anglican Church Hall, 7 for 7.30pm, $10

Kiama Bush Dance Kiama Community Centre, 7.30-10.30pm $5

Sat 2 July

Fri 8 July

Kiama Ceilidh Scottish dancing. Kiama Anglican Church Hall, 7 for 7.30pm, $25 Federal Election Various voting booths around the area

Pics & Flicks: Looking for Grace See below

Every Wednesday Kiama Farmers’ Market Kiama Harbour 2-5pm

Sun 10 July

Kiama Coastal Classic Running Festival See right Show Society Beauty Sun 3 July Masterclass Music in the Park The Pavilion Kiama, Hindmarsh Park, 1-3pm The Wentworth Quartet 2-5pm, $25. Book at ticketebo.com.au/kss1 Concert t 0411 255 134 Christ Church, Kiama, Gerringong Music Club 2.30pm $20 presents Tues 5 July See page 8 Presentation on the arrival of the First Fleet

Sat 16 July Gerringong Village Markets In and around Gerringong Town Hall, 9-2pm New York New York See page 7

Sun 17 July Kiama Seaside Markets Kiama Harbour, 9-3pm

Running festival to show off the Coast Walk

29 July Kiama Relay for Life Launch Party See page 6

31 July Jamberoo Village Market Reid Park, 9-2pm

4 August Compassionate Friends Room next to Ss Peter and Paul Church, 7pm.

Note, no July meeting.

Sue Brooks’ new film is here The next Pics and Flicks, held over a week because of the election, is a new film from Sue Brooks, the acclaimed and multi award-winning director of Japanese Story and Road To Nhill.

Looking for Grace is an intimate, funny and profoundly moving story about the complexities of family life as parents try to find their missing teenager. With Richard Roxburgh as the dad and Radha Mitchell as the mother, the film looks at both middle age and adolescence as disruptive periods in one’s life.

It’s an Australian story, and not just because of its landscapes. It reminds us that life is precious and can change in the blink of an eye.

Details: Fri 8 July, Gerringong Town Hall, 8pm $10 per person or buy an annual subscription - 11 films for $60 from the date you sign up.

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Following hot on the heels of the success of the third annual Red Cross Fun Run, a commercial Nowra-based running events organiser, Elite Energy, is getting in on the action by holding its inaugural Kiama Coastal Classic.

A week out, over 500 people are expected to be registered for the running festival which is held over 2.5km, 10km and 15km distances.

Around 300 of these registrations are for the longest distance which is the main event. It will see competitors run from Gerringong to School Flat on Kiama Harbour, following the route of the Kiama Coast Walk.

The organisers see it as a great warm up for the City2Surf or the Mountain to Mountain, which has people run from the base of Mt Keira to the top of Mt Kembla.

“For this initial event we have targeted our marketing to the Shoalhaven and South Coast, but we see great potential to attract people from Sydney to run along the coast,” says Sebastian Gallery of Elite Energy.

The 15km Kiama Coast Classic starts at the southern end of Werri Beach at 10am, with some road closures and warnings on the streets where the Coast Walk goes through residential areas. It ends at School Flat on Kiama Harbour. The entry fee is $85 or $100 on the day.

The 2.5km Lighthouse Bolt starts at 11am and goes from School Flat to opposite the Visitors Centre and return. The entry fee is $45 or $60 on the day.

The 10km Blowhole Dash starts at noon, sending entrants on two laps from School Flat to Surf Beach and return. The entry fee is $25.

All fees have an additional 5.5% administration fee.

Professional timing equipment will be used.

The next meeting of Spirituality in the Pub will be Monday 11 July at 7.30pm at the Jamberoo Hotel. The topic is ‘The Positive and Negative Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality’.

The night’s speaker will be Shehzi Yusaf, a Muslim and a clinical psychologist, who has a particular interest in the role of religion and spirituality in mental health.

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Liberals commit to Gerringong Museum and Library project

By the time most people read this the Federal election will have come and gone. If the Liberal Government is returned, Ann Sudmalis says $1.25 million has been allocated towards the renovation and extension of the Gerringong School of Arts to provide the community with a new museum space and library.

The project has been on the drawing board for some time, and members of the Gerringong & District Historical Society are hopeful the project will progress this time.

Some councillors still undecided Councillor Warren Steel has decided to stand for election again, having previously declared his intention not to stand.

Councillor Steel, who has already served 20 years on Council says he has been swayed by the number of people who have asked him to stay.

“They keep telling me I am the one that get things done,” he says.

That leaves just three others on the current Council, Mayor Brian Petschler and councillors Gavin McClure and Dennis Seage who remain undecided about their intentions.

All say they are still giving it serious consideration.

There is still a month before nominations for the election close, and rumours abound about who will run.

Info sessions for potential councillors

SES volunteers honoured

As foreshadowed in previous editions, Local Government NSW is coming to town to run two Candidate Information Sessions for people interested in running for Council at the election on 10 September.

Each three hour session will cover key topics that prospective candidates need to have an understanding of prior to nominating for council.

Content covered will include: • the benefits and importance of Local Government • understanding the role of Council and the role of Councillor • the importance of diverse representation on Council • importance of speaking out on key issues and how to do so confidently • meeting procedures and rules of debate • the support available including information and networks.

The sessions are an opportunity for people to find out about what is involved in being a councillor before they nominate between 1-10 August. www.votensw.info has full details of the election process

Greg Newton, Acting Commissioner, NSW SES with new Life Members Chris Warren, Local Controller; Mal Anderson, Logistics Officer; and John Wall, Deputy Local Controller; and the Hon David Elliott MP

NSW Minister for Emergency Services, David Elliott, visited Kiama to officially open a new $200,000 storage facility for the local SES, jointly funded by the Government and Kiama Council.

The new facility will provide secure housing for some of the Unit’s four rescue vehicles, two flood rescue boats and trailers.

In opening the storage facility, the Minister took the opportunity to officially present eleven awards to Kiama volunteers.

“These awards are a credit to the outstanding efforts shown by these members who have dedicated many years to volunteering for the NSW SES and helping the people of NSW in their time of need,” he said.

NSW SES Awards Life Membership Christopher Warren, John Wall and Malcolm Anderson 15 Years Long Service Anthony Moncrieff 10 Years Long Service Anna Habeck and Warren Turner 5 Years Long Service Liam Sims, Robert McDonald, Ron Orton and Grant Turner

Australian Government Award National Medal Daniel Pridham

No more ice cream on the hill

Details: Monday 4 July, 9am-12noon or 5.30-8.30pm downstairs at The Pavilion Kiama.

To attend, Sue Wiaczek on 4232 0444 or suew@kiama.nsw.gov.au Roy Schmidt: will look for other opportunities

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Roy and Ann Schmidt are to close their Scoops Ice Creamery in Gerringong after the July school holidays.

Roy says they were given a notification to quit after the DA for the redevelopment of the adjoining Fern St site was approved.

The Schmidts formerly owned Scoops in Kiama, before selling it to concentrate on their Gerringong business.

First Folio attracts large crowd Making Waves

finds a home at Storm Bay

There was standing room only for the visit of Australia’s only copy of a Shakespeare First Folio to Kiama Library. As one of the world’s most valuable books, it arrived in an armoured car and was displayed under the watchful eye of security guards.

This year is the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, and the State Library of NSW is taking the book on tour to a small number of regional libraries (ours being the first).

The significance and history of the book was explained to the crowd by experts from the State Library. For various reasons, no version of the First Folio is identical, giving scholars a treasure trove to delve through.

Prime CBD sites almost sold?

It is understood Council is in the final stages of negotiation for the sale of both the Akuna St and Mitre 10 sites.

It is not known publically whether both of the sites are being bought by the one buyer. An announcement is expected soon.

The key conditions which drove Council’s strategic planning purchases of the sites - namely that a supermarket be included in the Akuna St development (Aldi has been secured as a tenant), a connection be established between the two sites, and additional parking - will all be met in any sales agreement.

A new strategic planner is to start with Council in July following the departure of Kim Bray.

Over a year since its purchase by Kiama Council, and after extensive considerations as to the best place to site it, the Bert Flugelman sculpture Making Waves is to be unveiled at Storm Bay on 7 July.

The sculpture is made of stainless steel and depicts the ebb and flow of the ocean waves.

It will be positioned at the base of Blowhole Point against the backdrop of Storm Bay. Located along the Kiama Coastal Walk route, the sculpture will be in prime position for visitors and locals to appreciate the artwork.

Bert Flugelman is one of Australia’s pre-eminent public sculptors. He lived on Jamberoo Mountain from 1983 to 2002, visiting Kiama regularly throughout that time.

Kiama Council purchased one of his artworks from his estate to recognise his association with our area.

His daughter Kay will be attending the unveiling to speak on her father’s behalf. Members of the community are invited to attend the ceremony.

Details: Thursday 7 July, 9.30am, Storm Bay (at the entrance to Blowhole Point)

Latest on Iluka Reserve Councillor Neil Reilly has not succeeded in his attempt to postpone any further consideration of the proposal to sell-off parts of Iluka Reserve until after the election.

The June meeting of Council endorsed sending the proposal off to the Department of Planning for the Gateway determination necessary for the land to be reclassified as operational and rezoned.

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Mayor Brian Petschler says that as part of this process residents will have the opportunity to have their say at a formal public enquiry and through submissions.

If the Gateway is approved, the proposal to sell off the land will still have to be voted on by Council.

Nearby residents have been given copies of the concept plan for the reserve, which includes refurbish-

ment of the park as well as the sale of land on the higher northern side of the reserve. Recent soil testing has shown the land in question is suitable for housing.

It is estimated that the sell-off of the land could net Council at least $1-1.5 million, some of which would be used for the refurbishment.

The concept plan is available to others from Council.

New firm for Sandy

In a surprise move following his recent retirement from RMB Lawyers (formerly Kearns & Garside), Sandy Rendel has taken up a new role three days a week as Special Consultant at Carter Ferguson.

Sandy started at Kearns & Garside as an articled clerk in 1969 and progressed to partner four years later. He retired from the RMB partnership in 2013, but continued working for the firm until the end of June.

He is considered one of the foremost local experts in old system title, rural property and subdivisions, working both for developers, government and individuals.

“I had intended to retire, but then was offered this new role with a firm I admire and people I know well,” says Sandy. “It’s the first time I’ve changed firms in my career, and I am looking forward to the change, as well as the shorter hours.”

“We are so pleased to have Sandy as part of our team – he brings with him a wealth of experience and will be a wonderful mentor for our growing team,” says Carter Ferguson Director Deb Langton. “We also hope to take advantage of his encyclopaedic knowledge of the Kiama, Jamberoo and Gerringong area in relation to rural and property matters.”

Dementia Friendly Project to continue Kiama Council’s award winning Dementia Friendly Project is set to continue for a further year as a result of $40,000 in funding being donated by various bodies to continue the project officer position.

Half of the money is coming from a grant from a Illawarra Retirement Trust Community Foundation Grant, with the remainder of the funding coming from Alzheimer’s Australia ($6700), Alzheimer’s Australia NSW ($5000), Kiama & District Business Chamber ($2500), Kiama Rotary ($1000), the University of Wollongong ($1000) and Council ($4000).

The project, which recently won the National Award for Local Government in Disability Access and Inclusion category, aims to make Kiama Municipality more inclusive for people living with dementia.

The Dementia Friendly Kiama project began in July 2014 when Alzheimer’s Australia, the University of Wollongong and Council joined forces to develop an innovative pilot to make the Kiama LGA one of Australia’s first dementia friendly communities.

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Kiama Council’s Manager Community & Cultural Development, Nick Guggisberg, says “This unique project is breaking new ground in developing a dementia friendly community by bringing together these three organisations and members of our local community – all of which are highly skilled and knowledgeable in the field of dementia.” .

The project has attracted national and international recognition due to its unique and collaborative approach that places people living with dementia (PLWD) at its core. Councillor Kathy Rice is to present a paper on the project at the World Health Organisation’s Healthy Cities Conference in Seoul in August.

The project includes an Advisory Group, made up of people with dementia and their supporters, whose catchcry is “Nothing about us without us”.

The project will be evaluated between July 2016 to June 2017 and the results used to help develop a resource kit for building dementia friendly communities in partnership with UOW.

Six key activities identified An action plan for the project is to be developed around the following: 1. Intergenerational play groups delivered in partnership with Playgroup NSW for pre-school children held in nursing homes and day care centres to facilitate interaction with people living with dementia (PLWD).

2. Education and support to up-skill local businesses to be dementia friendly; delivered in partnership with the Kiama and District Business Chamber.

3. Dementia and Music program – where volunteers (including young people with the knowledge for creating digital music playlists) will work with people with advanced dementia and their families to develop a music playlist that will help stimulate positive memories and renewed function for the person; delivered in partnership with Council’s SENTRAL Youth Services.

5. Community education sessions to continue building awareness and understanding of dementia in the broader community.

6. Build a collection of resources for PLWD to access at Kiama Library.

New exhibition

Out of the Mud: into the Mud

An pop-up exhibition of viscosity printed collagraphs engaged with botanic growth by Machteld Hali and photographs by Shane Gardner focussing on aging architectural structures is opening at their studio gallery. Both the prints and photographs celebrate the cycle of growth and decay.

Details: Opening by Howard Jones, Fri 15 July, 6pm.

Open Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 July, 10 to 4pm.

The Gallery. 21 Holden Ave, Kiama

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Food rescue gets Help launch the serious investment 2016 Relay for Life A grant of $400,000 from the State Government, as part of its Waste Less, Recycle More initiative, will create a Food Hub in the Illawarra to utilise excess food.

“The establishment of a food recovery and distribution hub in the Illawarra will result in more than 7,000 additional meals being available each week,” says Gareth Ward MP. “The aim of the project is to increase the food rescued in the region from 33 tonnes per week to 58 tonnes per week, providing more than 2,600 sit down meals, 2,500 food hampers and 2,100 outreach meals.

The project is to use a regional approach to bring together local agencies, charity organisations and businesses involved in the donation, rescue and distribution of food to work together collaboratively to improve outcomes in local communities.

“Local businesses are keen to donate more food, however charities do not have sufficient infrastruc-

ture such as vehicles, fridges and freezers to handle the additional food, even though the needs of their clients are not being met.” says Elizabeth Hukins, Manager of Baptist Care’s Darcy House which provides community meals.

The grant application was supported by fourteen project partners including Food Fairness Illawarra, House of Hope Food Barn, Healthy Cities Illawarra, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama councils and the Illawarra Pilot Joint Organisation (IPJO).

The Food Hub is to operate from House of Hope Food Barn in Warrawong using grant funded infrastructure.

“Our smaller partner organisations such as Warrawong Community Kitchen will benefit from economies of scale provided by a food hub, there will be access to food storage and infrastructure they may not otherwise be able to afford or maintain,” says Yvette Barrs from IPJO.

Ceremony to honour Arthur Campbell

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A ceremony to officially name the reserve on the corner of Willawa Ave and Fern Street in Gerringong the Arthur Campbell Reserve will be held on site on the 5th of August (time to be comfirmed).

Arthur was a Gerringong farmer who served on Kiama Council for 14 years, and was mayor from 1983 to 1987. He received an OAM in 2010 for his service to local government, his church and Gerringong RSL. He passed away last year.

Members of the community are invited to attend the dedication ceremony when a plaque will be unveiled in his honour.

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These Relayers at last year’s launch must have inspired this year’s theme - they certainly have a head start.

Participants in last year’s Kiama Relay for Life had such a good time at the inaugural launch party they are inviting the whole community to come along and share in the fun this year.

The Relay is held in many communities around Australia to raise vital funds for the Cancer Council. These funds come back to Kiama in the form of the many support services the Cancer Council offers to locals after a cancer diagnosis.

This year will be Kiama’s 7th Relay, and the organisers are going with a Kooky Hats theme for the event. They say the launch night will be filled with music, dancing, raffles, games and laughter, and the odd Kooky Hat, so come along and join the fun.

The Relay will be held on 22-23 October. For more details go to www.fundraising.cancer.org.au/ kiama2016 Details: 29 July, Kiama Pavilion, 7pm. Tickets $25.

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Term 3 U3A Monday Talks

Remembering Old Blue Eyes: a night of New York swing This year the Kiama Jazz & Blues Club’s annual supper dance will celebrate what would have been Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday with an 18 piece band performing many of his greatest hits.

Kiama Jazz and Blues Club president Steve Ivory is delighted their annual supper club dances have become a popular fixture on Kiama’s music and social calendar. They are a major fundraiser for the Club’s annual Jazz and Blues Festival in March.

“There is nothing quite like a big band and I encourage Sinatra and music fans alike to come along and enjoy something special,” he said. “Get in quck – tickets are selling fast.”

Trumpeter Dane Laboyrie will front Judy Bailey’s Jazz Connection band for the night of New York swing.

He has performed with an impressive array of musicians including Taylor Swift, The Hilltop Hoods, The Cat Empire, James Morrison, Maria Schneider, Bob Barnard, Boy and Bear, Miss Murphy and Guy

Keep your brain active at U3A. Each term we encourage you to attend their Monday Talks as an introduction to what they can offer. In addition to these weekly talks, there’s a great range of short courses or groups for you to enrol in. Go along to the enrolment days to check out the options.

This term’s Monday Talks (2-4pm) are: 25 July Life Through the Looking Glass Professor Antonine Van Oijen 1 August Understanding how life works Parry Jones 8 August TBA by Peter Clarke 15 August Japanese attacks along the NSW Coast in World War II David Burke 22 August Annual General Meeting and Election of Office Bearers 29 August Excursion to Nowra Zoo for members 5 September Find the Right Flow: 3D printed surfboard fins Professor Marc Panhuis 12 September James Barnet: Colonial Architect Emeritus Professor Don Napper Visitors may attend two Monday Talks for a gold coin donation before becoming a member. Membership fee for term 3 and 4 is only $10 (plus a Gold coin donation,for tea or coffee & biscuits). Small course fees apply.

So many hits to choose from for the night

Sebastian.

He has also been part of the orchestra for some of Sydney’s favourite musicals including the soon-to-open Alladin, A Chorus Line, Wicked, Anything Goes and Fiddler on the Roof.

Bailey’s band will comprise up-and-coming Sydney Conservatorium of Music students eager to bring Frank to life.

“There is not too many opportunities when you get to hear a live big band like this, so we’re all looking forward to it,” says Dane.

Details: Term 3 enrolments 18 July (2-4pm) and 19 July (2-3pm) at North Kiama Neighbourhood Centre, Meehan Drive, Kiama

“Basically we are going to perform it the same way Frank performed it with Count Basie.

“The music he performed is of such a classic style, it is just accessible to any generation of music lover.”

Donations by Council mount A report tabled at the June Council meeting shows that in 2015/16 Council donated $102,386 in community donations and event sponsorships.

Of this, $74,801 was in cash donation and the rest in kind (eg. hall hire and waste services).

While each of the donations were modest on their own, the sheer number requests that were approved by organisations across the community created the sizable sum over the year.

Bring all of the donations together makes will make interesting reading for organisations looking to obtain support from Council for their activities.

Details: Saturday 16 July, Kiama Pavilion, from 7pm.

Tickets $40 for members, $45 for non-members. Dress up Sinatra-style for prizes.

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Ambo stays

Dane Laboyrie will front the big band

Any hopes Kiama Ambulance Station will be relocated sooner rather than later have been dealt a blow, with the recent NSW Budget not allocating any money for the move.

Gareth Ward PM says the promised move will happen in this term, just not this year.

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Hear two of the Illawarra’s finest Gerringong Music Club’s next concert is one not to be missed, as it is bringing together the talents of a young virtuoso violinist and an internationally known composer-pianist making a visit home to the Illawarra.

While Anna da Silva Chen, a resident of Wollongong, is only in her second year at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, she has already been described in the press as ‘a phenomenal talent’ and as having ‘a liquid romantic tone’.

In 2014 Anna was a grand finalist in the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer’s Award, and was a string finalist for the preceding three years. She has performed as a soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the Sydney Opera House, and with numerous other Australian orchestras.

As a chamber musician she has toured with renowned ensemble Selby and Friends, and performed with the Australian Piano Quartet.

Wendy Hiscocks is currently visiting her parents in Wollongong, where she grew up. Wendy studied

with composer Peter Sculthorpe, and has had a wide range of compositions performed by distinguished artists on radio and in festivals around the world.

Championing Australian music has been a lifelong interest; she is in the final stages of writing the first biography of Australian composer Arthur Benjamin, and she is the Artistic Director of Celebrating Australian Music (CAM), a yearly celebration of Australian music in the heart of London.

Her music has recently been praised in International Piano as “a rare and wonderful phenomenon: memorable contemporary piano music that is original while maintaining a broad debt to traditional tonality… Hiscocks has something worth communicating”.

Wendy previously performed in Gerringong in 2013 as part of the Lloyd Rees Festival, where she played her composition Fire Haze at Gerringong inspired by a Lloyd Rees painting.

The programme on Sunday 10 July at Gerringong

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Town Hall includes Elgar’s Violin Sonata, Grieg’s Violin Sonata no. 3, Hiscocks’s Dry White Fire, Arthur Benjamin’s Saxophone Blues and Peggy Glanville-Hicks’s Prelude for a Pensive Pupil.

Anna da Silva Chen with Wendy Hiscocks Details: Sunday 10 July, Gerringong Town Hall, 2pm.

Tickets will be available at the door for $20.

Members of Gerringong Music Club, students and children are free.

The doors will open at 1.30 pm.

Round-up from In the schoolyard June Council meeting If your school has something worth sharing, contact Cathy at emailthebugle@gmail.com Fit for the Future budget approved

ment of Planning for a Gateway determination.

A DA for 3 Bourrool St, Only minor changes were made to Council’s 2016/17 Kiama, for an attached dual occupancy development, has operational plan before it been refused, with particular was approved by councillors concerns about the large at the June meeting. outdoor balcony private The budget, which brings home a small surplus, meets open space.

Greta Street all of the State GovernApproval has been given for ment’s Fit for the Future a footpath to be constructed criteria. Rates will rise by along Greta St, between the pegged 1.8%.

The major capital expendi- Belinda and Blackwood Sts, Gerringong. ture this year will be The street is used by many kickstarting the Blue Haven to access the IGA and the Centre for Excellence in sports fields, with pedestriAged Care on the old Kiama ans currently walking on the Hospital site. road due to obstacles.

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Adelaide representing Australia

Kiama High’s Adelaide Galovic has been selected to represent Australia at the International Youth Science Forum in Singapore in the July holidays.

The Year 12 student was selected by Shellharbour Rotary Club as their representative at the prestigious National Youth Science in Canberra earlier this year.

The Forum is a unique program that enables outstanding final year students from around the country the opportunity to get a handson feel for careers and learn Arts Centre matters about study options in the BHI Architects have been A DA to construct four diverse fields of science, appointed to develop plans three-storey units at 30 engineering and technology.

Barney St, Kiama, has been for the Kiama Arts Centre.

Students live on campus as What’s in a name? approved. university students, gain an An earlier proposal to build The proposal to name the insider's perspective on camBoneyard officially as Bonefive side-by-side unit was pus life, and experience real yard Beach has been rerejected and the amended science, working with scienjected by the Geographic plans were seen as a much Names Board following four tists at a range of laboratobetter outcome. ries and workshops.

A proposal to rezone and submissions from the public.

The aim is to gain the subdivide a portion of a site The name ‘The Boneyard’ knowledge, skills and peris now to be resubmitted. on Drualla Road, on the spectives to enable them to western border of Jamberoo make informed choices has been sent to the Departabout Year 12 studies, uni-

versity course options - and beyond.

Later in Year 12 they also have the opportunity to attend further short programs at various locations around the country, to build further upon their knowledge and experience and add further perspectives that assist them in their successful transition to University.

Adelaide is now off to

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represent Australia at an annual science summer camp at the National University of Singapore (NUS) The International Youth Science Forum offers an inspiring series of lectures and laboratory sessions conducted by university professors, to help students to discover their passion and potential in the field of science and technology.

The camp will include visits to NUS’s state-of-theart research centres for experiential learning in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment.

This program provides an excellent opportunity to interact and network with students from various countries and make new friends in the Asia region, as well as experience tours and excur-

Out & about At the Surfers for Bretto fundraiser Over 550 attended the Gala Benefit night for Brett Connellan at the Shellharbour Club.

The surfing fraternity was in full strength, including former world champion Tom Carroll (left).

Speaking to The Bugle at the event, Tom said all surfers knew that it could have easily been them so they want to help in any way they can.

Organisers were overwhelmed by the generosity of people in donating goods for auction and prizes, saying that the amount raised on the night exceeded their expectations.

Above: Scott Whittaker, Brent Timms, Joel Trist and Cheyne Ramsay. Joel has been recommended for a bravery award for going out to rescue Brett while the shark was still in the vicinity

Bridget Maloney, Chontelle Clark and Lyndsey Ainge Michelle, Jessica and Matthew Lay with Dana Edwards

Ian Clifford and Declan Wall were amongst the many volunteers on the night Georgia Henderson and Helen Law

Craig Brierley, Brendan Cox, Brian Smart and Wayne Phillips

Jacob Cooper, Ben Dryburgh and Daniel Gillespie

Geoff Quinn with Darren Longbottom Jennifer Nelson, Sandra Kay and Hannie Coffee

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Right: Agie Krowka, Angela King and Alisha McGregor

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The Bugle Crossword ACROSS 2. Deputy leader of the federal Liberal Party (5,6) 8. Opposite to credit 11. Totilla chip topped with melted cheese 13. Black and white dairy cattle breed 15. Line spoken by an actor to audience not other members of the cast 17 Estimated Time of Arrival (1,1,1) 18. Used to be the ninth planet of the Solar System 19. River that flows into Broken Bay 21. Distinctive title of a knight Duke of Edinburghs latest title 22. Attacked by one waiting in hiding 23. Kind of worm or larva 27. Machine for taking photos 28. Member of House of Reps.

(1,1,1) 31. Book of maps 32. Killer whale, Biggest dolphin 33. Short version of Peter 34.American Rupublican Presidential hope 35. Term for UK leaving the EU 36. Day equals night 37. At the back 39. undoer especially of shoe laces 41. Container in which one boils water 42. Dialect of chinese spoken in Canton & Hong Kong 44. Loop formed in a rope by means of a slipknot 46. American singer who wrote and sang Pretty Woman (3,7) 49. 365 days 50. Sailing vessel with two masts 52. Former owner of Service staion in Manning St Kiama 53. Lead singer in The Rolling Stones

DOWN 1. Tarzans girlfriend 2. The Merganiser. Fish eating duck 3. Landscape artist who has painted in Gerringong area

4. British peer below Marquis above a Viscount 5. Unit of measurement 1/12th of afoot 6. An expression of greeting 7. Blisters filled with pus 9. Honey maker 10. Preposition 12. State south of the Murray River 14. Annual compilation of days and months 16. Place where abandoned dogs are kept 19. RAN ship involved in collision with USS Frank E Evans (1,1,1,1,9) 20. Affirmative 24. River of ice 25. Red vegetable 26. Device for driving nails 29. Home of the Big Potato 30. This contains stored electricity 33. Last name of Deputy Leader of the federal ALP 38 Dam 40. Beach at Gerringong

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New home at Surf Beach while repairs are made to Black Beach Plenty of parking!

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43. Cash involving a car or plane 45. We have these to see with 47. Jedi Master in Star Wars 48. Brief record of points or ideas

51. Male. Singular in the third person.

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Postcard home Who really knows much about Malta?

I certainly didn’t, but thought I might give it a try and was greatly surprised and impressed.

It is not a landscape you could call beautiful, at least not in a green, manicured way. It is a bit stark, baked bare by ferocious Mediterranean summers, which could make one question why so many civilisations have wanted to call this tiny island home (along with its little brother island, the beautifully named Gozo).

But come they did. Neolithic tribes built the wonderful temples dotted about the place and easy to reach by bus, as is everywhere. Then the Phoenicians who built the first major city of Mdina. Then the Romans, Arabs and the Normans, when Roger II was king of Sicily.

But perhaps the most obvious presence is that of the Knights Hospitallers, or the Order of St John. When the Ottoman Turks tossed the Knights out Rhodes, Charles V of Spain was concerned these heathens might keep on coming, so in 1530 he gifted Malta to the Knights to protect Catholic Europe.

Suleiman did as expected and in 1565 laid siege to the island. The Knights defended admirably and after four months of nothing the Turks waved farewell. Jean de Valette, the Knight’s commander decided that Malta would never be attacked again, and built the present capital that bears his name. All ramparts, ditches, huge

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Alf’s Movie Review Here is the first of an occasional series of movie reviews from Michael Cascio. His first pick is good news for the winter school holidays.

Finding Dory

walls and moats - fabulous stuff. He also decreed every corner must have a statue. Thus began this charming tradition, which makes walking around, up and down, so fascinating.

Ten out of ten.

Stewart Johnston, Kiama

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More than a decade since the phenomenon that was Finding Nemo, Disney has produced the sequel that a generation has been waiting for.

It seems that over the past few years Disney has been pumping out hit after hit after hit. With the likes of the Marvel Universe, the Star Wars series and of course Pixar, it is no wonder that Disney is the powerhouse of the movie industry at the moment.

Finding Dory is a great follow up to the original. I will admit, I was worried going into it that they were just milking the franchise, but all of those worries were lost as soon as the film began.

As usual with all Disney Pixar productions, the animation was outstanding, and experiencing it at the cinema (IMAX in my case) was well worth it.

There is a clever tie in to Finding Nemo that I thought was done quite well and added more substance for the older people enjoying the film.

One criticism I do have with the film was the amount of near misses that occur between characters trying to find each other. Without spoiling the movie, it did become a little excessive towards the end but it was not detrimental enough to impact my enjoyment of the movie.

Disney will once again break box office records with this film which is nothing new to them, but in all honesty, they deserve it with the quality they are currently producing. Also, do yourself a favour and stay until after the credits... ★★★★ Read more of Michael’s reviews at www.facebook.com/AlfsReviews/