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Real estate surges Local residents continue to be amazed by the recordbreaking sales last month of 71 Werri Street, Werri Beach, for $7.55 million (Ray White Gerringong) and 160 Headland Drive, Gerroa, for $5.26 million (First National Coast & Country Gerringong).

Buyers are now calling this area of the South Coast ‘the new Byron Bay’, says First National’s sales agent Ryan Stalgis.

“For some time now, people have said that the South Coast is a hidden gem, but now the cat’s firmly out of the bag!”

Regional property price gains outpaced those in capital cities in the past financial year, rising 17.7 per cent against 12.4 per cent and recording the highest annual growth rate for regional property since May 2004 (18.3 per cent). June was especially strong, recording a 2 per cent rise across regional areas.

The Kiama area sits in a million dollar position, in the sweet spot from Sydney.

According to the latest CoreLogic data, the median price of property in Kiama Heights rose from $890,000 in May 2020 to $1.379m in May 2021, Gerringong/ Gerroa from $946,000 to $1.31m and Kiama $913,000 to $1.29m for the same period.

Price rises are being fuelled by a recovering economy, ultra-low interest rates, low levels of stock on the market, the search for a relaxed lifestyle, remote working trends, this region’s ever-closer proximity to Syd-

ney, and, most importantly, the spectacular views offered by our coast and hinterland.

“We are seeing a bit more supply this year than in previous years but demand is still far outstripping it,” says Mr Stalgis.

“Anything, especially in the higher dollar end of market, we just can’t get enough of.”

Rumours of a sale in the vicinity of $10m surrounded the newly built Bunker House on the corner of Tasman Drive and Geering Streets, Gerringong.

Owner and Futureflip builder Neil Hipwell dispels these.

“We have had a few people offer to buy the Bunker House,” he says.

“We did have offers up to $10m. However, I made a promise to my wife that this was the home we would retire to one day, so we decided to make a good compromise and hold it, but to also do some private holiday rentals to get a bit of income back from it.”

In Neil’s opinion, the Kiama, Gerringong and Gerroa property market is still very undervalued for how beautiful the area is.

“It’s the perfect distance from Sydney – you feel like you’re in the country with incredible beaches, but you still can access the city when needed.

“COVID has made people realise they can work from home and live on some of Australia’s best coastlines.”

Homes with proximity to, or views of, water or beach are seeing the strongest prices.

Stone Real Estate’s Helena

This property in Gerroa sold for $5.26 million

and Greg Crumpton believe that prices in this area are relatively in-line with other sought-after coastal areas within 1.5 hours of Sydney such as Avoca Beach and Austinmer.

“However, the capital growth and average price has risen strongly in Kiama in recent years,” says Mr Crumpton.

“The relatively close proximity to Sydney and the fact that this area is one of the most picturesque in the country is definitely making this area very sought after.”

They recently sold a modest home in Percy St Gerringong to Paul Keating for $2.75m. The ex-Prime Minister plans to use the property, which has spectacular coastal views over Boat

Knock-on effect from lockdowns

Our region’s business community is suffering from the effect of the lockdowns to the north that have not only kept visitors away during the usually busy school holiday period, but have also caused many locals to be confined to quarters.

The extension of the lockdown for another week has left many businesses reeling, despite assistance packages being offered by the State Government to help compensate for JobKeeper no longer being available.

The Member for Kiama, continued on p8

Terralong St on a school holiday mid-afternoon

Gareth Ward, sees no reason for the Shellharbour or Wollongong Local Government Areas to continue to be locked down.

“Since the start of the June lockdowns, there have been no cases of community transmission in either

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Councillor Kathy Rice What’s On is compiled notes that several NAIDOC

by Jack Wallner. events to our north have been If you have any events cancelled due to COVID, but coming up, please says there are some great contact him on jack@ online events still happening thebuglenewspaper.com.au through the Better Futures or 0491 686 975. website.

Items are published The Kiama arts community at the Editor’s discretion. rose to the challenge, with socially distanced art exhibitions at the Old Fire Station in Terralong Street by local Indigenous artists and a small but beautiful exhibition at the Art Bar in Tingira Amongst the events that Crescent. have been postponed to a The first is now over, but later date are: the Art Bar exhibition contin• The Big Swing ues until 18 July.

• The second Daniel Rohn Bruce Ferguson, owner of Alone concert the Art Bar, was invited by • YouthFest the Illawarra Aboriginal Cor• Skatefest (to 7-8 August) poration some months ago • Pics & Flicks screen of to take part in this inaugural Parasite Illawarra Aboriginal Art Trail.

• Jamberoo’s Meet the “We’ve always supported Candidates session local indigenous artists and • The Mike Nock Quartet were really flattered to be concert asked to take part in this Trail, alongside arts spaces like Wollongong City Gallery and the Nan Tien Temple,” he says.

One of the artists, Aunty Phyllis Stewart, who has an unbroken connection to country through her mother’s Armidale ancestry and her ‘father’s father’s people’ of the Wallaga Lake region, has a work on display at the Art Bar depicting woven grass fish.

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The exhibition is on until 18 July. Check with the Art Bar, in Tingira Cres, for their opening hours.

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Local woodworking

Locals will be able to see what the Kiama Woodwork Group gets up to with an exhibition and sale of their members work.

“There’s a lot of woodwork that our members have done in their work sheds which will be on sale at the exhibition,” says Mary Furness, Secretary of Kiama Woodwork Group Inc. “There will be at least 10 members exhibiting their pieces, and one of our members who does up old tools will also be selling and

showing off his tools.”

The Kiama Woodwork Group meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month and holds at least two exhibitions and sales each year.

“It’s been on every year and it’s very popular,” says Mary.

“The quality of this woodwork is really high as these members really know what they are doing, so there’s some lovely pieces there.”

Sales will be cash only.

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Foul called The extension of the operation period of the Laverty pop-up COVID testing clinic, between the netball courts at the back of the Leisure Centre, from 4 July to 11 July is the last straw for the organisers of the popular sport.

The Kiama Netball Association willingly cancelled their mid-week training sessions and competition games on the first weekend in July, when they were told that the clinic would only close that Sunday.

They are not happy to have to cancel their competition games for another weekend, especially as they were not even notified of the extension despite earlier contacting Council and Gareth Ward MP to express their concerns.

The clinic sits directly between the courts – 5 courts to the east and 4 courts plus the clubhouse in the west of the testing station.

“The site was decided

without any consultation,” says President of the Kiama Netball Association Rhonda Beedles.

“Cars are driving right through the middle of our sports area and we are expected to manage the safety of children playing sport and moving from one court to another. Not to mention our concerns that they are testing a more infectious strain of

A meeting of the Jamberoo Valley Ratepayers & Residents Association ( JVRRA) has discussed what they see as shortcomings of the long awaited Golden Valley Rd DA. “This development needs to be the best it can be, and we must learn from past mistakes,” says JVRRA Chair, Stuart Richards.

The meeting outlined a number of areas of concern including, but not confined, to: • a 15 metre strip of rural land (outside the land that was rezoned resi-

dential) being used as the perimeter road. This was originally considered in pre-lodgement meetings to provide a direct linkage to Jamberoo Rd, but that is not proposed in the plan. only one access point into the subdivision 51 lots being proposed instead of the original 49 (and the 47 envisaged in the Kiama Urban Strategy) the incorporation of battleaxe blocks lack of any green space in the design lack of footpaths

Increased focus on reconciliation

To mark NAIDOC Week, Councillor Neil Reilly has put forward the following notice of motion for Kiama Council’s July Meeting: ‘That Council commence a Reconciliation Action Plan process for the Kiama Local Government Area, working collaboratively with interested members of our community, seeking direct assistance from the Gerringong First Stories Aboriginal Advisory Group’.

His move appears to be supported by the policies of COVID in this space.”

The testing clinic uses the The Greens, SAFE Kiama and Kiama Labor for the clubhouse to store supplies.

“Our girls use the toilets in next election, which all call for the development of a that clubhouse and we sell local framework to promote bottled water to our players from the canteen in that club- reconciliation.

“One of the nicest things house,” Rhonda says. that’s happened to me, not “This doesn’t fit with our only in council life but in COVID plan. We’ve asked Laverty [who runs the clinic] my life, were the words of for a copy of their risk assess- a traditional custodian who continued p10 was running a quad biking adventure on the Dunes at Port Stephens, in Worimi country,” says Cllr Reilly.

“He said that Aboriginal people have 65,000 years of culture, and that’s our history too. It means we have a duty to defend and protect that culture… to heal country, • lack of parking • inadequacy of the traffic study • concerns about the capability of the Allowrie St intersection to cope with the traffic during and post construction • variations proposed to the Jamberoo DCP • lack of respect for findings of areas of high cultural significance for Aboriginal heritage.

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which is the theme of this current NAIDOC Week.

“Imagine that, after all the hatred, persecution and damage done to first nation’s people, they are generously including all of us as part of their heritage… the very recent bit, but we’re still included.”

Kathy Rice, a Greens Councillor, believes that by strengthening relations with First Nations people, learning from truth-telling,

and celebrating their culture with them, we can help “Heal Country, heal our nation”.

“The Kiama community has recognised the Minnamurra Massacre of 1818 as part of that truth telling.

As a community we need to extend this recognition into a greater understanding of the enduring impacts of dispossession of land and culture on First Nations people.”

As one of their policies for the September election, the Kiama Greens believe it is time for the development of a local framework, leading to a Reconciliation Action Plan for Kiama, ‘where our First Nations people are at the heart of this process and we can all be part of the healing’.

Karen Renkema-Lang, lead candidate for the SAFE Kiama team standing at the next Council election, says, “We recognise and support the need for initiatives, led Submissions must be made

by First Nations people, that

by Friday 16 July. Information will contribute to healing available from DA Tracker at The work of Gerringong Indigenous artist Kay. A. was amongst that from past injustices, the

Golden Valley Rd DA found wanting •

Cllr Reilly with Uncle Richard Campbell, as they pre-recorded the Flag raising for the live streaming of Council’s Sorry Day event

www.kiama.nsw.gov.au displayed at a NAIDOC exhibition at the Old Fire Station

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PLANNING DECISIONS

An Extraordinary Meeting of Council on 28 June considered two controversial planning proposals

South Kiama knocked back

tegic Merit and Site-Specific Staff gave the reasons for Merit Tests. the Proposal not to proceed The Proposal, originally as: opposed by Council but • other initiatives have now Councillors unanimously supported for Gateway by the been pursued by Council, agreed to recommend to the Southern Planning Panel, some to completion, to Minister for Planning and seeks to change zoning to meet projected housing Public Spaces that the South allow for 444 allotments on needs identified in the Kiama Planning Proposal the site to the west of the Illawarra Shoalhaven should not proceed, as it fails Highway, between Weir St Regional Plan, includto satisfy the essential Straand Saddleback Mountain Rd. ing planning proposals for Henry Parkes Drive, Kiama Downs and 48 Campbell Street, GerrinDOMESTIC, gong and the commitment COMMERCIAL to prepare and adopt a local housing strategy by & 30 June 2022 INDUSTRIAL • the proposal is inconsistent with heritage conserELECTRICAL vation, flood prone land, and approval and referral SERVICES requirements Servicing customers from Helensburgh • the amount of fill the to Shoalhaven Heads, including proponent considers necessary to make the Kangaroo Valley and Southern Highlands site suitable suggests that Switchboard upgrades the site is not suitable for LED lighting this level of development (noting the Southern Electrical inspections Planning Panel’s conclu Smoke detectors c/w sion that the site would certificate have Site-Specific merit through further refine Emergency lighting ment and reduction in Fire detection systems initial yields).

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Sims Rd over first hurdle

other people saying why is that particular bit of rural land able to have industrial Despite significant opposiactivity on it? tion from the community, “By having a small pocket the Sims Road Planning of land zoned as industrial, it Proposal was recommended would isolate the problem in to proceed to Gateway Deter- the future.” mination (the next step in the Former councillor Howard planning proposal process) R Jones has criticised the as it satisfied the Merit tests. decison, “So now we have Councillors Sloan and Rice a Council resolution for the voted against this motion.

Sims Road PP to go to GateThe Proposal seeks a spot way that supports a rezoning rezoning of the agricultural that contradicts Council’s land to permit general indus- (read the community’s) own tries on the site.

Local Strategic Planning The triangular 3ha site Statement. is immediately adjacent to “Further more it is a the west of the intersection resolution that is contra to between the Princes Highthe staff recommendation, way and Belinda Street, and unsupported with written was used as an RMS depot argument that would guide during the construction of the staff in implementing the the Gerringong bypass. resolution.

The Proposal seeks to “Should the resolution be amend the Kiama Local challenged, the staff will be Environment Plan (LEP) to totally compromised, having permit general industries on recommended something the site. It is envisaged these that they suggest passes would include, but not be limited to: • wholesale landscape supplies What a shame it would be if • firewood business, and • fabrication/manufacturing Kiama Council went ahead and rezoned the land on businesses.

At Public Access, the propo- Sims Road to allow industrial development. nent said his trucking busiAs you come through ness may be based there. the Kiama bends winding Staff recommended the Proposal proceed to Gateway through that amazing counafter it was modified to allow tryside, green hills down to the ocean, arriving at Mt the activities as permitted Pleasant lookout, and there uses by modifying the LEP, rather than rezoning the land it is, that vista which to me is the gateway to the beautiful to industrial. south coast of NSW. Those recommendations It wont have quite the same were deleted from the final motion, meaning the Propos- impact if you are looking al will proceed to Gateway to down over an industrial estate. rezone the land.

We lived in Brisbane for Councillor Reilly, who proposed the motion, says he 20 years and as soon as we did it this way as he was wor- retired we looked for a place ried it would set a dangerous to retire by the coast, and guess what, Gerringong was precedent. the winner and the reason “By allowing industry to for that choice is the natural be a permitted use on rural beauty, green hills down to land, you ran the risk of

the Strategic merit test, but having to support something that does not, with little guidance from the proponents and supporters of that resolution.”

The Proposal has divided the Gerringong community, with some fighting to stop the industrialisation of rural land and others seeing the need for land to support more employment opportunities in the area.

Seventeen submissions were in support of the proposal and 31 opposed it (including seven late submissions). One submission requested no decision be made before the upcoming Council elections.

It is understood that Council itself bid on the property when it was on auction in October last year, with the intention of expanding Gerringong’s employment land capacity.

TO THE EDITOR

the ocean, no development to impact the landscape.

Surely Kiama Council dont want this pristine area to end up like the strip between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, this is pretty much industrial all the way and it was once farm land and we came to this area for this very reason to get away from all that.

Please don’t spoil this beautiful part of Australia as it really is incredibly unique.

We certainly don’t want to end up like Queensland.

Judy Kelsall Gerringong We welcome letters.

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Another Olympian with a Kiama connection In a big week, Ellen Perez, who started her career as a Kiama District junior tennis prodigy, reached the main draw in the Wimbledon Ladies Singles and was also chosen to play for the Australian Olympic tennis squad at the Tokyo Olympics.

While she went down to France’s Clara Burel at Wimbledon, she will be playing in the Doubles’ round for the Games, partnering with fellow Australian, Samantha Stosur, who is competing in her fifth Olympics.

Ellen’s parents, John and Mitz Perez, are thrilled.

“We are overwhelmed with everything coming together all at once for her,” says her mother, Mitz.

“It’s hard to describe it, but I wish I could bottle this feeling and share it with everyone as we are bursting at the seams with pride and excitement.”

In her younger years, while she was living in Shellharbour with her family, Ellen played tennis as part of the Kiama & Shellharbour District Tennis Association.

At age 16, she moved to a Melbourne academy to train and play more seriously.

“She started playing tennis around the age of 7, when

she started coaching in Oak Flats, Kiama and Albion Park,” says Mitz.

“We were very involved with local tennis and as things started to progress, she moved to Melbourne.

“We felt she was always going to achieve very highly, but it was just a matter of when.”

Ellen has been playing in the Women’s Tennis Association circuit since turning professional in 2017. She is at rank number 2 in Australia for Doubles and number 10 in Singles. She is also at number 50 in the world for Doubles.

Australia will send 11 tennis players to the Games, the nation’s biggest ever Olympic tennis team. The rest of the team includes Ash Barty, Ajla Tomljanovic, Storm Sanders, Nick Kyrgios, Alex De Minaur, John Peers, John Millman, Luke Saville and James Duckworth.

“She always used to say to us ‘I’d love to play for Australia’ and now it’s happening!” says Mitz.

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Rotary car goes north Check-in rules widened

Jenni Nicholson of Killarney Vale has won the Toyota Corolla Hatchback raffled by the Rotary Clubs of Gerringong and Kiama.

The 17 week campaign

netted the Clubs $25,000, which they will share.

The winner bought the ticket at the Berry Celtic Festival.

“Although we sold a lot of tickets through the QR code

and social media, the old fashioned way of members selling the tickets in person was also important,” says the Chair of the organising committee, John Kenny.

From Monday 12 July, all workplaces and retail businesses will need to use the Service NSW QR code to check-in everyone entering their premises.

The new mandate on checking-in will give NSW Health contact tracers real time access to QR code data from a greater number of venues.

“This is about keeping our local customers and staff safe and getting all businesses open again as soon as possible,” says Gareth Ward, Member for Kiama.

“While many retail businesses, including large supermarkets and hardware chains have voluntarily adopted the Service NSW QR code, this measure will ensure check-in rates are high across the board and contact tracers have access to reliable and comprehensive records.”

The following businesses will need to display the Service NSW QR code and take reasonable steps to ensure people entering their premises check-in using the code or a digital sign-in sheet: • retail businesses and supermarkets • individual shops within shopping centres • shopping centres will

also be asked to display QR codes at entry points where practicable • gyms • offices including call centres • manufacturing and warehousing • universities and TAFE • schools, including teachers and visitors, but excluding students.

Businesses such as hospitality and hairdressers that were already using the QR code will also need to ensure staff and visitors such as maintenance workers and delivery drivers check-in. Customers getting takeaway orders will also need to check-in.

“Local businesses that fail to comply with the new health order requirements may be subject to fines and in case of flagrant breaches, temporary closure orders,” says Mr Ward.

“There is no excuse not to check-in everywhere you can. Local businesses and customers all have a part to play to keep the community safe.”

For visitors without a digital device, other check-in forms must be available.

To register for a QR code and find out more visit: www.nsw.gov.au/register-yourbusiness-as-covid-safe

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All of the information will be provided and authorised by the party or group, to comply with Electoral Commission rules about paid advertising.

The new section of the App will be available from Saturday 10 July, but it will be up to those standing to make sure their information is available from then.

Nominations for candidates is still open, so others may still throw their hat into the ring.

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to Storm nabs Wishart Call increase Gerringong rugby league player Tyran Wishart’s great skills and hard work has been recognised with the signing of a two and a half year deal with the Melbourne Storm.

“It’s a really good feeling and because of the experience held by the players and coaching staff it’s a really good opportunity for me to learn and hopefully better myself and my football,” says Tyran.

“I’m definitely not going to take it for granted and I’m keen to focus on footy, challenge myself and give myself the best chance to play first grade.”

The Melbourne Storm signed the 21 year old on a mid-season development deal where he will train with the team and play with one of their feeder clubs before joining the 30 man squad from next season.

“I didn’t expect it at all and I wasn’t really planning on attracting any team in particular. I was just focusing on trying to win footy games and give our team (Dragons) the best chance to make the finals this year,” says Tyran.

He started training with the Storm immediately, travelling up to their camp on the Sunshine Coast, and then back down to Melbourne as part of the team.

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Tyran, who has played with the St George Illawarra Dragons in their reserve teams for almost four years, is following in his dad Rod’s footsteps. He played for the Illawarra Steelers and Dragons, and for Australia and NSW in Origin, during the 1980s and 1990s “I started with the Dragons when I was 18 in the under 20s competition and had two years in that competition before starting the NSW Cup,” says Tyran.

“I loved my time there and have made friends that I’ll stay close to forever.”

With this new deal, Tyran is set to join the list of great players coming out of the local area, including Michael Cronin, Shaun Timmins, Brett and Josh Morris, Mitch Rein, Ashton and Tariq and Korbin Sims, Rueban Garrick and Jackson Ford.

“I’m really excited to start my journey down here with Melbourne and everyone within the club has welcomed me really well,” says Tyran.

“All I’m focusing on now is training hard and working towards cracking the NRL.”

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Gareth Ward MP is calling on the NSW Government to raise all 100 km/ph speed zones on the Princes Highway to 110 km/ph.

“With the Albion Park Rail bypass due to be fully open later this year and the Berry to Bomaderry upgrade opening next year – now is the time to have the conversation about this issue,” he says.

“Whilst safety must always be our first priority, these newly upgraded highways are built to exceptional standards.

“Why not allow drivers to enjoy these new roads to the speeds and the standards they were built for!”

No changes are proposed for the 80km zones, including the Kiama Bends.

“I have written to the Minister for Roads and requested that he ask his Department to review this request. However, I have also established a petition and the more signatures on this petition, the stronger the case for change,” says Mr Ward.

To sign the petition go to: www.garethwardmp.com.au/ get_involved or drop into Mr Ward’s office in Terralong St

Minnamurra drug arrest

On Wednesday 30 June, officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police District executed a search warrant at a home on Charles Avenue, Minnamurra, where they located a well-established indoor hydroponic set up.

During the search, police seized more than 1.5kg of loose cannabis, four cannabis plants, methylamphetamine, and weapons including knuckle dusters, a sling shot, extendable batons and ammunition.

A 28 year old Minnamurra man was arrested at the scene and taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station, where he was charged with cultivating a prohibited plant, possessing ammunition, possessing a prohibited drug, supplying a prohibited drug, and six counts of possessing a prohibited weapon.

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However, not all buyers are coming from Sydney or interstate. Mr Crumpton says not to underestimate the local buyers, as these have fuelled some of his biggest recent sales.

“We have had a fairly even mix of owner occupiers and investors/weekender buyers in the high end of the market,” he says.

First National’s Ryan Stalgis says he is seeing many buyers with a view to retirement in the market, “Buyers are definitely looking in the short-term to use these properties as holiday homes with an eye towards retirement.

That’s what is motivating purchasers at this price.

“It’s not just an investment in which they hope for strong returns, but they want to use the home for the family later on, when they retire in say five years.

“There is an incredible demand for Gerroa – there always is in Gerroa – but property prices have skyrocketed over the last nine months. Buyers know that in this tightly-held market, prices will continue to rise over the long term.”

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Gareth Ward MP on the construction site of the new ride with Jamberoo Action Park’s Jim Eddy

Jamberoo Action Park’s new Velocity Falls development has secured $600,000 in funding from the State Government to help it to generate more jobs in the area.

“After a campaign for funding from the NSW Government’s Regional Jobs Creation Fund, I am absolutely thrilled to announce we have secured $600,000 towards the Velocity Falls ride which is currently under

by Perrie Croshaw construction,” says Gareth Ward, Member for Kiama.

“When you make investments like this it has flow on effects particularly for young people seeking employment.

“From my point of view, these are not costs to the government, they are investments in regional economies that generate jobs and promote opportunities.”

This funding will help create a new eight lane racing water slide, three water rides and a trackless train to link up the Park’s attractions for guests.

“At $10 million, it’s the largest single ride we have ever built at Jamberoo,” says Jim Eddy, Owner and Managing Director of Jamberoo Action Park.

“It’s a big risk for us in doing this so we are very

Bendigo Bank set to lodge DA The Chairman of Bendigo Community Bank Oak Flats/ Shellharbour, Geoff Egan, says after many delays, a DA for setting up a branch of the bank in Gerringong Town Hall will be lodged shortly.

“We are continuing to jump the many hurdles that Kiama Council is placing in our path to opening in the baby health clinic site,” he says.

“There are many issues with the historic listing of the site, where complying with disability and WH&S regulations are causing issues with the development of the site.

“Unfortunately it is the only site that has been offered to us that is suitable at this stage and therefore we just

need to jump the hurdles.

“I believe final detailed plans are currently being completed in order to submit them to Council.”

He stresses the commitment of the Bank to open in Gerringong, a process that was first mooted in February 2018.

As part of its ongoing commitment to its yearly community distribution of funds, the Bank recently donated $1,500 to Gerringong Public School, $3,000 to Gerringong RFS and $3,000 to Gerringong SLSC. Over 20 years, the Bank has donated $3.5 million to local community organisations in its catchment.

appreciative of the support.”

Velocity Falls will be open in time for summer this year.

“Our research suggests that this project will provide another 50 jobs for young people in the area, and that for every dollar spent within our business, consumers will spend a further dollar within our local business community,” says Mr Eddy.

“The Velocity Falls water attraction will be a major tourism drawcard for Kiama, and increased visitation to Marketing Manager Karla Miotto presenting a cheque for a the park will drive tourism combined $7,500 to three Gerringong community organisations growth beyond the summer peak period,” says Mr Ward.

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Just prior to the event being cancelled due to bad weather in March, 3000 people had registered for the Race and just 400 for the Ride.

4-6000 registrations are expected for the 135km Race (current COVID cap 5000 participants) on 28 November.

The organisers and the local authorities have explored multiple options to maintain The Ride, but Tour de France standards – including fully closed roads – couldn’t be met without creating substantial impact on local communities through the extended road closures.

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7 Mile Beach bush Netballers call foul paths need upgrade The community associations of Gerroa and Shoalhaven Heads are calling on regional groups to send letters of support to help them raise funds to improve and maintain the bushwalking and mountain bike track linking the two villages.

They say the 1998 Seven Mile Beach and Comerong Island Plan of Management requires updating and needs to acknowledge that the last six km of this track is in regular use. At present, this part of the track is not ‘authorised’.

The National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS), which maintains the area, has no funds left after the 2019 bushfires to commission a new management plan.

The 12.5km Seven Mile Beach Gerroa to Shoalhaven Heads Walk/Bike Track has been in use for more than 50 years, says Laurie Talbot, Shoalhaven Heads Community Forum (SHCF) Vice President.

“A lot of people from Shoalhaven Heads use the track regularly and a local scout leader has used it to bring kids into the reserve,” he says.

Roy Schmidt, President of the Gerroa Community Association, says that if the track is formalised and properly

maintained – with education signage about the flora and fauna in the bush – it could be promoted and marketed to both potential local users and visitors.

“If the track is seen to be managed, it may stop people dumping rubbish there,” says Jamie Mathews, a keen mountain bike rider, and member of the SHCF. “Walkers and bike riders will be able to go from Thirroul to Wollongong to Kiama, all along the coast, then along the road from Gerringong to Gerroa, then down this track from Gerroa to Shoalhaven Heads, onto Bomaderry and then take the train back to Wollongong.”

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Jamie Mathew and Laurie Talbot from Shoalhaven Heads with Roy Schmidt and Brian Pickett from Gerroa

Pickett says that Shoalhaven Council supports the initiative, as does NPWS. The Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward, has backed the project and said he will present the proposal to NSW Minister for the Environment Matt Keane.

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“Let me make it quite clear, our 850 netball members and their parents don’t care who made the decision and will probably put some blame on everyone as the clinic now means our sport cannot go Details: The pop-up clinic, off ahead with a Covid Testing the disused old Bluehaven Terralong St (down the side of Clinic in the middle of the carpark/entrance in Havilah the Fire and Rescue Station), venue.

Place; the carpark in front is open Mon-Fri 8-4pm and “We just asked for the of the Council Workshops; Sat-Sun 8-1pm. No request testing station to be shifted the new carpark at Jones form required.

100 metres around from Beach; and the carpark next The Gerringong Medical and where it is sited now, away to Chittick Oval and CoronaCosmetic Clinic, 139 Belinda St, from the Leisure Centre on tion Park – would have been is open for COVID testing Monthe western side. But the big better options.

Fri 9-5. Call ahead or walk in. marquee is still opposite the “We are asking why us Bulk billed. 4207 4200 club house.” again, does Council value John Dawson, Secretary our sport less than the other of the Kiama District Sports sports in the area? We are Association, says that the just trying to provide our site was ‘tolerated’ by the young players with some Most doctors’ surgeries in netballers when first erected sport which is good for their the Kiama area have seen a in January as this was their physical and mental wellslight up-tick in vaccination off season. being,” says Rhonda. inquiries and bookings this “But it is now in the middle She is appealing for past week and are continuof their season and this will other sites to be looked ing to steadily roll out the prevent the use of the courts into through a transparent for both training and playprocess, to make sure all the AstraZeneca jab.

Practice manager Jenny ing,” he says. pros and cons have been conFinauer at Gerringong MedIn an email to him, Mayor sidered, in case the pop-up ical Centre in Greta Street Mark Honey explained why clinic is needed again. says they have received the location had been chosen In his email, Mayor Honey quite a few inquiries from again, “Council were consaid he had heard their younger clients. tacted by NSW Health and issues and understood their “We have no problem Laverty Pathology to urgently concerns but stressed the assist in the launch of the situation required a whole of with supplies for AstraZeneca and clients can get an pop up clinic and because the community response.

Spring a healthier you. appointment within two current site into had been used “I do understand how inweeks by checking our earlier this year, and met the convenient it is, but we must • Want to move more & do more? website for appointments. criteria put forward by NSW all work together and do • Planning a new exercise We expect to receive the Health, it was the preferred ourprogramme? bit to help the situation Pfizer vaccine just before option again so as to avoid during this global pandemic • Tired of feeling stiff & sore? community confusion. and more acutely during this October.”

Kiama Downs Medical “While there may be some new lock.

Centre’s Rachel Edgerton small impact on the use of “I am hoping that with says she expects the clinic the clubhouse, the netball testing, vaccines and careful courts remain open for management the lock downs to have Pfizer supplies delivered by August, and Kiama Netball Association to won’t extend further to our advises checking their Facecontinue their sport. local government area and book site for updates.

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To update your enrolment details online or to obtain a residential enrolment form visit aec.gov.au or call 13 23 26.

There is also a non-residential roll, for those who pay rates on property in Kiama, but mostly live elsewhere.

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do so by Monday, 26 July 2021, by contacting Council directly on (02) 4232 0444.

For those intending to stand as a candidate, I strongly encourage you to register for the Kiama Council information session on Thursday 15 July.

This session will help you better understand the work involved in being a councillor, as well as an overview of the day-to-day business of running a council.

Please register via our website to reserve your seat: www.kiama.nsw.gov.au/ candidateinformationsession Council also has an election information page which is a useful starting point for voters and candidates alike: https://www.kiama.nsw.gov. au/2021-NSW-Local-Government-Elections By now you’d be aware the NSW Government has extended its COVID-19 lockdown for Greater Sydney another week, until 17 July 2021.

This also means online schooling from the first week of Term 3 for families in those areas, including Shellharbour and Wollongong.

First of all, if you feel sick, get yourself tested.

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Secondly, from this Monday (12 July), you will need to use the NSW Government QR Code to check in at work and when shopping (including take-away).

There is no excuse for not checking-in everywhere you can, we all have a part to play to keep each other safe.

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To echo the prime minister’s remarks, the more people we get vaccinated, the closer we come to a time when lockdowns may not be needed.

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That Kiama and the rest of our municipality has avoided these restrictions is not an excuse for complacency.

The Minnamurra River is not a COVID-19 barrier.

While I feel for those affected in recent weeks in our community, especially those relying on school holiday business, complaining about the minor inconveniences of COVID here sends a terrible message about our community, to our neighbours in Shellharbour and Wollongong (even the world) who are dealing with much harsher restrictions.

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Shellharbour or Wollongong Government Areas,” he said when the lockdown extended.

“When decisions about Public Health Orders are made, not only should the reasons be explained but evidence should also be provided. Decisions without reasons is completely and totally unacceptable.

“It makes no sense to limit individual liberty, damage business and cause hardship for families when there is no overriding and greater public health reason for doing so.”

Mr Ward has formally written to the NSW Premier and the NSW Health Minister to express these concerns, and started a petition so that local people can add their voice to his.

“Whilst there is still no other place in the world I’d rather be right now than Australia and particularly NSW, I won’t sit back and allow decisions to be made for our community without these serious and impactful decisions being properly explained and justified.

“If there is no proper explanation and justification, the decision should be reversed.”

Other local MPs are also appealing for the lockdown to be halted.

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Help the Show shine Founded in 1848, the Kiama Show Society is 11 years older than Kiama Council.

“The history of the Show is the history of our community, through its roots in the agricultural and dairy industries, closely following its growth and development and today reflecting the diversified activities taking place in our region,” says President Neil McLaren.

The members of the Kiama Show Society and its Committee are all volunteers who donate their time and efforts in organising a quality family event for Kiama.

Some volunteers have had families involved over generations, while others – including the Show Secretary Jen Hampshire – have joined more recently to make a contribution to the community.

Other community groups and individuals assist at show time in the physical setup, organisation and clean up.

This year, the Show Committee is reaching out and seeking assistance from those within our community who have sponsorship, marketing, social media or advertising expertise to guide and lead the sponsorship campaign for the 2022 Kiama Show.

The Show Society is under considerable financial

pressure, primarily due to the cancellation of the 2020 Show due to the bushfires and the 2021 Show due to COVID. The associated challenge of obtaining sponsorship in a post COVID environment is of great concern.

There are significant costs in staging the Show each year, some of which are covered through Show Society memberships, donations and sponsorship.

Any funds raised from one show are used for the next Kiama Show, which assists with keeping entry fees to a minimum and to provide entertainment.

Sponsors, large and small, have also loyally supported the Society each year, ensuring the continuity of the much loved family event.

“Promotion, sponsorship and marketing are such a specialised field,” says Neil.

“We are seeking the assistance of professionals within the community who will come on board to assist the Show Society in developing packages and promotions that will assist in attracting the vital sponsors that are required to run a community event of this size in these challenging times.

“This coming Show is make or break for us, both in reconnecting with the

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Kiama Downs writer and director Karen Illeska’s new web series Whirld is one step closer to becoming a TV series, with a five part pilot episode due to be released in September.

The pilot episode for the television comedy/drama was co-created by Karen and her business partner Phillippa Webb as part of 2Kats Productions after years of thinking about it.

“I essentially devised a short film in my head and over the next decade it brewed away there,” says Karen.

“When I met my creative partner Phillippa, we discovered we had a lot in common and started looking at our ideas and this was the first one we thought we would sink our teeth into.

“We only met to work on the webisodes with the crew in December last year so it’s come together very very quickly.”

The series centres around the life of disgraced corporate psychologist Dr Tay Ken-Idee and her experiences, actions and resulting consequences.

“The idea was actually inspired by the lead actor Tay (Beth) Champion who I met doing theatre studies at the University of New England fourteen years ago,” says Karen.

“She didn’t know that I had devised a short film with her in the lead, as she was already a recognised actress at the time. Once we had done a bit of work on it, I reached out to her and she loved the idea so we went on from there.

“We hoped to explore some serious themes of psychology and mental health but wrap that in quirky characters and funny storylines.”

By filming the web series in the Illawarra with a crew almost all from the area, Karen was able to build local creative networks and reference the region in a way that locals will understand and tourists will want to get in on.

“Locations can create really huge tourism investments and when you think of Palm Beach in Home and Away, it has become a worldwide known destination and there’s no reason why Whirld couldn’t do the same thing for Wollongong and the local area,” says Karen.

“We are referencing the region and as we expand, we hope to do more of that and feature other local places.

“We shot interiors for the pilot at my creative partners home in Figtree and the Mangerton corner store and the last scene was at the Icon Bar in Wollongong.”

Karen, Phillippa and the

crew have received some support and funding to help bring their idea to life as a pilot episode, but they are hoping to expand on it next year with the production of a whole season.

“The actual project is a three season television series that we had poked around with getting funding on but we wanted to control the creative process in the end and we had to raise our own money to do that,” says Karen.

“Hopefully we will then be able to present the Whirld pilot to Screen Australia and other funding bodies to show them what we have done and get support to do the major production which we would like to start next year.”

The five part pilot is scheduled for release in September.

2Kats Productions is still looking for sponsors or local businesses wanting to fund and support the production.

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Just weeks before her Olympic Games debut, local professional surfer Sally Fitzgibbons has revisited the 2015 moment that still drives her success, as part of the new Instagram TV series by the Australian Institute of Sport called AIS Reset.

In each episode of the AIS Reset IGTV series, one of Australia’s leading athletes focuses on a career and life defining moment that has forced them to ‘reset’ goals and describe how that experience has shaped them as a person and as an athlete.

Sally details her Reset moment in 2015, when she perforated her eardrum during a wipe out in the early rounds of the Women’s Fiji Pro at the infamous Cloudbreak.

“That was the moment when I was truly at the bottom of the barrel,” says Sally.

Despite the injury badly affecting her balance and being in pain, Sally covered her ear with blu-tac, wrapped her head with bandages and pushed on to take out the title. She carried on competing that season in a helmet.

“Any time that you have to reset or change direction is a scary moment,” says Sally.

“Every time I get to a moment now, I’m like ok, I’ve got the ability and the choice to take one more small step forward and reset. And you’ve just got to keep doing it.

“To take me back to that place gives me even more strength to keep spring boarding forward.”

Sally still carries a heartshaped piece of coral as a memento of the triumph and uses it to remind her of the strength she showed to complete her goals when everything was against her.

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“The past few years have presented unique challenges to everyone, including our elite sportspeople,” says Mat-

ti Clements, AIS Director.

“However, these moments that make us pause, reflect and reset can become our biggest sources of inspiration. By sharing these stories, they can have an impact, inspiring other athletes and Australians.”

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Carparks completed Kiama Council has completed its $600,000 carpark blitz with upgrades, improved access and safety at four carparks in the Municipality.

The upgrades include the expansion, surfacing and line marking of the heavily used car park opposite the Kiama Downs SLSC. There are now 52 car spaces, including designated accessible spaces.

The Bonaira Oval carpark was upgraded with 22 extra car spaces to increase the number of parks to 47 in total.

Access to Kiama Preschool has been improved and the carpark next to Kiama High has also been improved.

The informal carpark at the south end of Kendalls Beach has been improved, and now has 19 spaces.

Contractors J.B.G Civil completed the work within months.

The work was partly funded by the Federal Government.

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POSTCARD HOME We have recently returned home to Kiama after a delightful 12 day road trip to the NSW North Coast.

Our journey was motivated by an invitation from friends to visit their new home in Lennox Head for a birthday celebration. We took a quite leisurely drive from Sydney up the Pacific Motorway in stages averaging around 250 km per day. It gave us time to venture off the main road to places now bypassed.

This resulted in us enjoying the sights and sounds of charming spots such as the still waters of Lake Ainsworth, stained brown by the Melaleuca trees which grow in its shallows and enveloped in birdsong; Ulmarra Books – a corner store stacked with thousands of volumes from floor to ceiling located in a quaint village on the shores of the Clarence River; and the bustling fishing town and port of Yamba, with its well-appointed museum and research centre detailing the maritime history of the area and its fame as the birthplace of surfing in Australia.

Then there was Urunga, which proved to be a littleknown but exquisite gem of a waterfront town, situated near the confluence of the Kalang and Bellinger Rivers, which then flow into the ocean just a kilometre to the east.

The Uranga Sea Lido was opened in 2019.

It comprises a 40 metre long jetty boardwalk with access directly from the grassed area adjacent to a beach retaining wall; an attached floating pontoon for swimming and diving; and a separate floating pontoon located approximately 25 metres from the jetty boardwalk for use by anglers.

When we visited, two locals were enthusing about their catch of bream from the jetty steps near this pontoon.

But for us, the real highlight of Urunga was the kilometre long boardwalk from the town out to the river mouth at Hungry Head.

The well-maintained boardwalk passes along the banks of the Kalang River, to the junction with the Bellinger River and out to the ocean. It has stunning views inland past Urunga town and up the river valleys to the Great Dividing Range, north across the rivers to Mylestom Spit and south along the beach to Picket Hill and beyond to Nambucca Heads.

It also traverses interesting coastal vegetation including stretches of mangroves in-

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Minnamurra Massacre of 1818 being just one.

“During NAIDOC Week, SAFE Kiama encourages all to celebrate First Nation history and cultures, and to learn from their deep understanding of and connection to land, sea and community.”

The Labor for Kiama Council team also believe greater engagement with the Aboriginal community is needed.

Labor candidate for Kiama Council and a member of the local Wodi Wodi community, Stuart Larkins, believes that improving recognition of Aboriginal heritage in the area is vital.

“NAIDOC is such an important week to celebrate Aboriginal culture and recognise the achievements of Aboriginal people in our community, and there is much more Council could be doing to foster that recognition,” he says “Our local community terspersed in sandhill areas highlights of our trip. groups, specifically our histowith many flowering native The people were friendly ry and heritage organisations shrubs and gnarled Banksia. and it was a joy to browse Along the boardwalk there through the many owner-op- are doing a wonderful job by engaging and listening are numerous rest areas erated small stores selling with seating, as well as many local produce, crafts and our to members of the local Aboriginal community to interpretive signs detailspecial favourite – lots and ensure heritage in our area is ing items of interest and lots of fascinating books! telling the history of the area, Peter Maywald, Kiama recognised. I’d like to see our council undertake work in including a comprehensive this area, including improvsummary of Indigenous cusIf you’d like to share your ing the heritage signage in todianship of the area over travel story, send your our major tourist areas, and many centuries. postcard to: news@ displaying the meanings of Urunga, and several other thebuglenewspaper.com.au our names in our area. small attractive towns, were

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“Reconciliation is a continuous process. While I welcome a discussion by some councillors to have a Kiama Reconciliation Action Plan, it’s so important that our council fully endorse the Uluru Statement of the Heart.

Our team looks forward to putting these initiatives into action following the council election in September.”

On another front, Councillor Don Watson, who has worked for Australia Post for 35 years, recently asked staff for information about the possibility of including the traditional place name on all Council correspondence.

“I saw the petition that went through Australia Post a while ago and I’ve been pushing Council to incorporate the same.

“Hopefully this move by Australia Post will spur Council on to make these changes.

“We just need to make sure we get it right, with the right name, so that we don’t offend.”

On a state level, the Law Society of NSW and the NSW Young Lawyers have issued a joint policy statement calling on the Commonwealth Parliament to urgently set a timetable for a referendum on the implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

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