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23 May 2015
LEP Review Committee seeking members Kiama’s Local Environment Plan (LEP), adopted in 2011 after an extended period of investigation and consultation, is to be reviewed. An LEP is a legal instrument imposing standards to guide and control development within a local government area - such things as land use zones, minimum block sizes, heritage protection and more - so that they reflect each community’s expectations. The Review of the LEP is not to be a full rewrite of the document but rather address anomalies that have been discovered since the Plan was adopted. It was described at the May Council meeting as a tweaking. But it was a tweaking that
five councillors wanted to be involved with. They all nominated for the three positions on the Committee, with Councillors Mark Honey, Dennis Seage and Andrew Sloan being elected to the roles. Councillors Rice and McClure were unsuccessful. The councillors are all keen for the Review Committee to report within this Council’s term, rather than have the matter drag out, with a deadline of August 2016 being decided on. Applications are now being sort from suitably qualified residents to join the Committee. Apart from the three councillors, one of whom will be chair, there are positions for
Inside this issue Get ready for the Shoalhaven Winter Wine Festival p 3
one community representative each from North Kiama/ Minnamurra, Gerringong/ Gerroa, Kiama and Jamberoo, as well as a representative of rural landholders. The Health & Sustainablity Committee, Economic Development Committee and the Development Industry Committee will all be asked to nominate a repre-
sentative. In addition, Council’s General Manager, Director of Environmental Services and Manager of Stategic Planning will be on the Committee. The Committee’s purpose is to provide a forum for communication between Council, the community and relevant sectors in the appraisal and review process.
Details: Expressions of interest should clearly marked LEP Review Committee and be lodged by Thurs 4 June. They may be emailed to council@kiama.nsw.gov.au, posted to PO Box 731, Kiama or delivered to Council’s Chambers. Further information available on Council’s website.
Tributes to our Hollywood legend p 4
Preparing to bid arrivederci Local identities Elise Pascoe and her husband John Kelly have decided to leave their dream home in Kiama to move closer to the support of family in Melbourne. The pair fell in love with Jamberoo on the June long weekend in 1999, and soon bought a property on Clover Hill where they established the hugely successful Elise Pascoe International Cooking School. They soon became heavily involved in the community, particularly the Kiama Show Society and its offshoot, the Kiama Wine Show. One of Australia’s leading food writers and cooks, Elise has been a mentor for many local food industry participants and initiatives, including accepting a role as a ‘talking cookbook’ for the fledgling Kiama Farmers’ Market to encourage people to use local produce. After selling the cooking school property in 2007, they spent a year on sabbatical in Italy - a country they both love. It was this year that inspired the house they built in Seaview St, Kiama, on their return.
“We were so enamoured with the Italian way of doing things that we came back determined to recreate the best that we’d seen while there,” says Elise. No expense was spared on the property. All of the shuttered windows and doors were made to order in Italy and imported here, as were the door handles and fittings. The light fittings are mostly Italian too, and of course the kitchen and butler’s pantry are a chef’s dream. The gardens too reflect Italy, with the front yard full of fruit trees and a walled Roman courtyard out the back. “We know we were extravagant, but we were building for the rest of our lives,” she says. “It was built around the Italian principle of Viviere Bene - Live Well.” Unfortunately John’s stroke 15 months ago means they will have to reluctantly move on to a different stage in their lives, as Elise’s two sons live in Melbourne. The property will soon be on open for expressions of interest, through Ray White Kiama.
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