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South Kiama rezoning approved Kiama Council has been notified that, after an independent review of the Department’s decision, the Minister for Planning has approved the 40ha South Kiama Planning Proposal. The Planning Proposal for 444 lots, rejected twice by councillors and opposed by Central Kiama Precinct and the Member for Kiama Gareth Ward, was approved by the Department in October. However before it was gazetted, an appeal to the then Planning Minister, Rob Stokes, led to the unusual step of an independent review being undertaken. The developer, Graham Morcom of White Construc-

tions, always expected this outcome. “They need the land down there, and the quicker it gets on the market the better,” he says. A site specific Development Control Plan will need to be devised for the land before a DA can be lodged. The land, between Weir St and Saddleback Mountain Road, was identified for potential development in the Kiama Urban Strategy if needed. Mayor Neil Reilly and Deputy Mayor Imogen Draisma have both voiced their disappointment with the decision. “Kiama Council wants to work with the NSW Govern-

ment on an alternative to the current greenfield development attitude that permits unsuitable, unsustainable and unnecessary sprawl,” says Mayor Reilly. “This will deliver poor social and health outcomes. The development is car dependant for almost every need, including schooling and shopping, leaving residents without cars isolated.” Cllr Draisma says if the South Kiama Development proceeds, then significant pressure will be put on roads, schools, and community infrastructure. “This formed the basis of community and Council objections, and we will con-

tinue to pressure the NSW government to address these concerns.” The NSW Government advice and report of the independent review will be considered at the Council Meeting next Tuesday, 19 July. Mark Greaves of the Central Precinct says, “The decision to approve the rezoning is disappointing, but not surprising. Kiama Council has been to the NSW and Federal Gov- for grant funding.” “Many people gave up a given another $1 million in ernments for the injection of In this year’s budget, Coun- lot of their time through the State and Federal disaster funding they have given us, cil only has $40,000 set aside proposal stage identifying the relief funding, in addition to and we want to get the most for flood related work, and reasons why this proposal the $1 million it was awardvalue out of it,” she says. that is for detailed design and was unsuitable. ed after the March weather “We have these recurrent drawings to implement the “Kiama residents are event. issues every time it rains. Jamberoo and Gerringong aware that development will While Council still has “We need to get strategic flood study. occur. It is disappointing that much to do clearing up dam- about the ones that are really Ms Stroud says that some planning decisions are made age from these storm events, impacting the most and work of the new money may be by bureaucrats hundreds of CEO Jane Stroud is keen out what are our longer term used to accelerate the imple- kilometres away that totally to try and use some of the plans are to fix them. mention of these measures. differ from local planning demoney to take proactive steps “Only then can we be “We need a similar plan for cisions and local community to improve the situation. shovel ready, which is the all the other areas, both concerns. continued on p8 “We’re incredibly grateful major requirement to apply “The community can look

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forward to being involved in the next planning stages.” Mr Ward, who was instrumental in getting the review undertaken, says, “The Coalition came to office promising to return planning powers back to local communities. “Today’s decision by the Minister for Planning is a total betrayal of this promise and treats the concerns of our local people with nothing but contempt. “This decision flies in the face of the Government’s own regional strategy which makes specific reference for the need for a housing strategy and the need to protect village character. “The genuine concerns of locals was not opposition to development for the sake of it. Our concerns were about the capacity of local infrastructure to support such a significant increase in population.

“As a local who grew up and has lived in our community my entire life, I am fed up with seeing the overdevelopment of our region. If the Government thinks this is the last they will hear about this decision, then they are mistaken. “My focus will now turn to the development application stage in an effort to mitigate the impact of Sydney-centric decision making by politicians who clearly don’t care and a department that has ignored its own strategies.” The Department says it has made minor changes to the proposal to address concerns and the matters raised by the independent review can be addressed by: • further master planning • preparing a development control plan • developing a development application assessment process.

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16-17 July Ribbonwood Centre, Dapto, 1-5pm & 9-3pm

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The Gerringong Music Club is delighted to have renowned musicians Daniel Herscovitch (piano) and Minah Choe (cello) performing together at this month’s concert. Daniel, an Associate Professor at the Sydney Conservatorium, is a distinguished pianist and academic who has been invited to play all over the world. Cellist Minah Choe was born in Seoul and began her studies at the age of eight. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium and later received a master’s degree from the Indiana University and Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. “The highlight of this program will be the impassioned Sonata in F major

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Op.99 by Brahms, one of the great chamber works from the Romantic era,” says the Club’s Music Director, Bobbie Miller. “The program also includes two much shorter sonatas, the tuneful A major sonata by Boccherini and the laconic sonata by Australia’s own Dulcie Holland. “Two lighter works round out the program, Beethoven’s

humorous Variations on a Theme of Handel, and Chopin’s scintillating Introduction and Polonaise Op.3.” Gerringong Town Hall on Sunday 24 July, 2 pm. Free concert for Gerringong Music Club members and $25 for visitors. Students and children are free. Doors open at 1.30pm.

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Good news for More on Akuna St clubhouse upgrade Sports clubs that call Gerry Emery Oval home – Gerringong Breakers Football Club, the Gerringong Jets Cricket Club and the Gerringong Touch Association – have joined forces to create the Gerringong Districts All Sports Incorporated. This will enable them to move ahead with ambitions to update the clubhouse to provide more facilities for females and disabled access. Despite being in the midst of devising Council’s first Open Spaces and Recreation Policy, which will create a process for future upgrade requests, Kiama councillors voted unanimously to provide John Trevenor and the newly registered body with an Owner’s Letter of Consent. This is needed to submit a Development Application for the project and begin seeking funding. “We are not building a block of flats, we are not asking Council for any finance,”

he says. “There are millions of dollars in grants available for these kinds of projects. All I need is a DA number and then we can fly.” Mr Trevenor, who is suffering from ill health, says that he wants to get this project underway for the community and the female sportspeople in Gerringong. “I just want to do this

one last thing and get this started.” Apart from the groups that regularly use the oval, Mr Trevenor has the support of Gerringong Public School, the South Coast School Sports Association and the Combined High Schools Association for the project. “With the increased num-

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Cemetery waterlogged The decision in the 1850s to locate Kiama cemetery on a flood plain has resulted in the second inundation of the area this year, with no easy solution in sight. “It is a very complex issue, and in the meanwhile it is very distressing for those families who have deceased relatives there and for families wanting to bury their loved ones,” says Deputy Mayor Imogen Draisma. “We will do what we can to rectify the issue in the short term but in the long term we need to look at the wider issue of Spring Creek and what funding is available. “Flooding in that area has never been as bad as this, but

it is a naturally damp area. “It isn’t just an issue of putting in drainage where the pooling is, the site in its entirety is an issue.” Council is in discussions with a family which was unable to bury their father last week. Cllr Draisma warns that the cemetery is only one of the situations that Council

The minutes of the Confidential session of the June Council Meeting give an insight into the extent of the divide between councillors on the sale of Akuna St. Prior to Level 33 Property Group being awarded the tender for the sale of the Akuna St holding, on the recommendation of staff, Councillor Matt Brown attempted to reject the tender outcome in favour of entering into negotiations with Charlie Daoud’s Traders In Purple (TIP) to be the successful tenderer. This echoes the motion he proposed in April 2021, which was rejected in favour of embarking on a competitive tender process. Cllr Brown and seconder Councillor Warren Steel have been supportive of the urban design concept that Mr Daoud has for the site (including adjacent acquired properties) since it was first shown to councillors in December 2020. Staff advice was to separate out the sale of the land from the issue of what will go on the site, for that will be decided on the lodgement of

TIP’s proposal to create a new street and other open areas

a DA governed by a site specific Development Control Plan. Cllr Brown’s motion was defeated by the votes of Councillors Draisma, Keast, Larkins, Reilly and Rice; after gaining the support of Croxford, Renkema-Lang and Steel. The motion to award the tender to Level 33 was passed along the same voting lines. The amount offered for the land by the successful tenderer is still confidential and will be disclosed once the sale has settled in the 42 day term offered. Mr Daoud has since revealed that his group had been working with Coles and their proposal incorporated

a full service supermarket and the parking that would require. He remains disappointed that the vision developed by nationally recognized placemaking experts failed to be appreciated. The Bugle has attempted to contact Level 33 to find out about their vision for the site. The motion that was passed says that proceeds from the sale of the land will be directed to Council’s Land Development fund, Employee Leave liabilities, Loan Restrictions – TCorp, and Blue Haven Independent Living Unit deposits restrictions; as well as providing cash injections to Council’s operational and capital budgets.

tres away from the current Westpac site at Kiama Post Shop or call our Customer Care team on 132 032,” said a Westpac spokesperson, adding that most employees will secure new roles within the company. The owners of the building, which has seen 135 years of continuous banking service, Ron and Charlotte Wyber, who purchased the property in 1991, were as shocked as the rest of the local community that Westpac had decided to close its doors for good.

“It’s the end of an era and a sad day for Kiama,” Mr Wyber said. “We’re disappointed with the recent Westpac decision, but hope it is an opportunity for a business to move into the premises that will benefit from the history of the site and focus on serving the local community. “The premises lends itself to a number of uses, and our agent Ray White have already received tentative expressions of interest from local businesses keen to move in.”

Westpac to close

Kiama is to lose its Westpac Bank on 19 August, as part of the bank closing 24 branches across Australia, leaving just three banks in Kiama – the Commonwealth, Kiama Cemetery in March NAB and IMB, and the newly opened branch of Bendigo has had to deal with in the two extreme weather events Bank in Gerringong. Westpac says the closure this year (see page 1). is due to changes in the “Protecting people’s personal safety and ensuring we way people are choosing to have a consistent response to bank, with a significant shift towards digital and cashless flood areas is absolutely the banking. way forward,” she says. “Customers can continue “We have to manage this in the context of other flooding to bank locally by utilising Bank@Post services 110 meevents in our LGA.”

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Pride in patching Kiama Council’s patching truck is out and about five to seven days a week fixing pot holes and making roads safe across our municipality. What does the patching truck crew do? We do both reactive and preventative maintenance. Reactive maintenance is usually in response to a request from a resident to fill pot holes that is sent through to us by Council’s customer service team (via Council’s feedback form, Report it online portal or a call or email to customer service). The frequency generally depends on the weather: storms and rain generate more potholes and more requests. We have two working days to respond but if it’s flagged as an urgent safety issue we will respond straight away to make it safe. Preventative maintenance is undertaken by us driving and inspecting the roads in the municipality on a daily basis. We fill pot holes and make roads safe, we then make a list of major defects and prioritise them by size and safety. We assess what we can complete in-house with council staff and what should go to a contractor who has the capacity to complete larger repairs. What areas do you focus on? Roads, car parks and some footpaths. Certain roads we know are more prone to defects so we know where to focus our time.

Other roads we may visit less frequently as they are less prone to weather damage or have been resealed in the last few years. How do you assess a job? It depends on the size or safety factors. For medium-size jobs that are too big for the patching truck, we do have a skid steer with a milling attachment that can profile and remove the damaged section of road and we can re-lay new asphalt. Larger jobs that need to be contracted out are assessed in conjunction with our yearly Capital Works road re-sealing program. Has the rain this year affected your work? Yes, there has been a significant increase in potholes and permanent road defects that now require major repairs. Who else do you work with? Other crews of Council provide support filling pot holes, providing traffic control, and assistance with the skid steer, excavator or truck to help permanently repair defects. How long do jobs take and how much asphalt gets used? Major defects we complete inhouse are one or two days. Larger defects that are contracted out are one day. With the recent weather, on a normal pot holing day the crew has been obtaining four tonnes of asphalt every day to use. The crew works for as long as it takes to get rid of the mix during the day filling potholes.

A sporting chance Kate Daly has been with Kiama Council for 8.5 years and has recently been appointed as our Sports Projects Officer. With a Bachelor of Sports Management from the University of Canberra, Kate has been tasked with developing Kiama’s first Open Spaces and Recreation Strategy. Why a Sports and Recreation Strategy? Council has never had anything like this before. It’s a chance to look at what we currently have, who uses it and how, and identify plans for future investment both in the sport fields and facilities area, and in the parks, playgrounds and open spaces area. This is the time to capture the good, the bad and the big picture ideas for users and the community. This strategy will also support Council and Clubs/Associations with any grant applications they may want to apply for.

Kate Daly (right) meets with Bob Stewart (left) and Daryl Hobbs from the Gerringong Lions

this often but we are a small Council so it is very hard to compare what we do in the sportsfield and playground/ open space area with our neighbouring Councils who have larger budgets and more resources.

You’ve previously worked in our Tourism, Holiday Parks and Environmental Services teams, what do you love about Kiama Council? The flexibility and short commute are great. But in all seriousness, it is working in a great team with people who are very dedicated and committed to providing the best they can for our community.

How can the community get involved? This project is really exciting for our community as it will give structure and strategy around what our short term, medium term and long-term goals are in the sportsfields and parks, playground space for the future. Capturing as much information as possible is very important to the development of this Strategy so I encourage everyone to have their say when the opportunities arise.

Because our Council is quite small it means you work closer with other areas/departments and make connections and friends throughout.

More information: www.kiama.nsw.gov.au/OpenSpaces-and-Recreation-Strategy

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Celebrating our success A team from Kiama Council has won NSW’s Rural and Regional Management Challenge for the second year in a row. The Challenge pits teams of up-and-coming young staff from councils around the state against each other, testing their knowledge of local government and their council’s policies and procedures. The teams are challenged with complex, realistic scenarios faced by regional NSW councils in their day-to-day operations. The topics include community engagement, human resources, finance, work health and safety, and even strategic planning, pushing participants outside their area of expertise to help them develop as part a leadership team.

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Congratulations to our 2022 Rural and Regional Management Challenge Team: Alyson Hodgekiss, Hope Prosser, Kate Daly, Melissa Andrews and mentor Daniel Barnes.

Council meetings are usually held the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Next meeting 19 July.

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Sports volunteer recognised Gerroa’s Andy Halliday has received a Sports NSW Distinguished Long Service Award for his outstanding achievements and contribution as a volunteer to the sport of kayaking. Andy has been a committee member of the Shoalhaven Canoe and Kayak Club for over 25 years, the same period in which he has been a surf lifesaver on patrol at Werri Beach. Andy grew up in the UK and first saw canoe slalom on TV in the 1972 Olympics. He took to it like a duck to water. In 1995, he moved to Australia and soon joined the Shoalhaven Canoe and Kayak Club which meets at the Bomaderry Aquatic Centre. Andy has canoed all over the world – Nepal, Costa Rica and South Africa – and one of the highlights of his involvement in the club was the World Masters’ Games held in Sydney in 2009. “We are only a small club but we managed to put together three teams to train and compete in the Canoe Polo competition, coming away with silver and bronze medals,” he says. Carolyn Campbell, the

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Gerringong’s Stoic Brewing has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the NSW Government’s Regional Jobs Creation Fund, with the investment expected to create five full time jobs over five years. The grant will pay for half of a centrifuge – Andy was presented with the due to arrive from award by Stuart Ayres, Minister Germany in late for Enterprise, Investment and October – which Trade,Tourism and Sport will change the way Chair of Sport NSW, says that volunteers like Andy are owners, Andrew and Steve Prosser, run the backbone of community their brewery and help sport in NSW. increase production to She says that they are the 5000 litres a week. dedicated, hard-working in“Right now, we dividuals, the unsung heroes produce 1500 litres a on which sports clubs and sports communities are built. week on average,” says Andrew. “Sport has been through “There’s roughly a three massive challenges because week process to make the of the pandemic, floods, beer. and bushfires over the past “The first two weeks is few years,” she says, “and fermentation and then one it is because of the efforts week of cleaning it up, which of volunteers such as Andy is called cold crashing, to get that competitions have now all the sediment out. resumed.” “This machine replaces Andy was an organiser of that last week and does it in the Captain Christie Ocean two hours, making our turnswim for around five years around one third quicker.” from 2002 and also serves, Andrew says the centrifuge as he says with a wry grin, will allow for a cleaner beer as ‘Chairman of Vice’ (Vice to be brewed. Chairman) of the Gerroa “It will mean there’s no Community Association. by Perrie Croshaw live yeast in the beer and it’s

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a more durable product so we can distribute it far and wide,” he says. “We also get 10 per cent more product because we’re not losing a lot of liquid as it condenses the waste product.” Five new vats are also being installed in the coming weeks, allowing them to produce double the amount they brew now. Construction is currently underway to expand the premises into the unit next

door. This will give a 120 patron capacity limit, up from the current 50, and more production room. “We’re aiming for it to be open on 1 September, which is our fourth birthday,” says Andrew. “If anyone’s looking for a job, we’re going to have a fair bit of work.” On announcing the funding, Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward, said, “So many of these businesses wouldn’t be able to expand their oper-

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Love brought Dean Lewisman to Kiama, when his partner Emily wanted to come back to Australia after years overseas as a chef. For the first six months, while she established Otis, he continued to work on property deals in London, acting as an intermediary to raise development funds for new projects. “I helped real estate property developers raise funds ahead of their public listings,” he says. “I raised GBP350 million through my connections the year before I left. “It was a great business, but after six months of working overnight London time and helping Emily set up our second business, Miss Arda, I realised it just couldn’t do it any more if I wanted to have a life here.” After time off focusing on their hospitality businesses, and their new baby, Dean is returning to the roots of his twenty year career in real estate by joining South Coast Prestige Properties as an agent. “I miss the challenge of the industry, and using my negotiating skills,” he says. “I love going into prop-

erties and getting the vibe for how to market them. It’s the uniqueness of the places around here that really excites me.” Again, love has resulted in Dean choosing to reactivate his career in Kiama, rather than in Sydney. “Obviously it would be much more like London there, but I want to have more of a work/life balance with my family,” he says. “And I think this area still has so much potential, given its charm and its proximity to Sydney. “We love living here. “Through Otis and Miss Arda we have met so many people, and become part of the community in a a short time. Most of them don’t know I have this back-

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ground – I’ve very much been supporting Emily.” Regulations mean that Dean has to complete his qualifications again, despite having sold billions of dollars of property, in London and Cape Town. “I started working for a property company in London when I was 16 and at 18, in my first year as an agent, I sold GBP125 million of real estate.” While the market is experiencing a lull at the moment after a red hot boom, Dean says the buyers are still there. “Over 20 years I’ve seen all sorts of market conditions. “It’s a time when experience in marketing and negotiating will really count.”

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Helping to guide our tourism future The make-up of the new Destination Kiama Advisory Committee not only includes experienced local operators but also includes people not involved directly in tourism businesses. Joining Craig Hardy, GM of The Sebel Harbourside, and Kate Mather, owner of South Coast Experiences, as industry representatives are Leah Hill and Anthony Body. “While I’m not working in the industry at the moment, my background is in tourism,” says Ms Hill, who works in a head office role for Mission Australia, writing tenders and submissions to provide funding. “I’ve been here six years and I’m always showing the area off to people and getting them to come down. “I really love the place, and thought I would be able to make a contribution. “I’m hoping I can bring a different perspective with my age and experience in business events.” Anthony Body is Regional Director – Illawarra Shoalhaven for the Department of Regional NSW, but is joining the board as an individual.

Chance to benefit from Lifehacks

Local youth aged 15-18 will get the chance to pick up some life skills to help deal with the changes happening in their lives during a free two day course in August with Kiama’s Dr Monty Badami. Habitus’ Lifehacks program aims to provide young Given his interest in culture Stroud and Kiama & District Left to right: Anthony Body, Cam people with life skills, McDonald, Kate Mather, Craig and the arts, he has been Business Chamber represen- Hardy, Matt Brown, Warren Steel increase their confidence, enable them to have a voice and on the Arts Board and sees tative, Cameron McDonald. and Sally Bursell. Absent: Jane Stroud and Leah Hill. connect with other people being involved like this as Cllr Brown says the their age. giving back to his community. community members were people with the breadth of “The reason it was first “I understand government selected based on their skills and depth of expeset up was due to the high so I want to help the Council industry experience, ties to rience to help guide our number of youth suicides in think big around tourism – the local community, level of local tourism sector meet the area,” says Habitus’ Dr think beyond what we have ambition and ability to enact post-pandemic challenges always done to what we objectives of the committee, and also realise the opportu- Badami, an anthropologist who’s been involved with locould do. I’ll try to encourage with twelve applications for nities on offer.” using a bigger brush. the four positions. It has also been announced cal mental health initiatives. “But it’s about getting “There are great things “We have been very fortuthat Sally Bursell has been young people to connect with happening all around us that nate to have received appliconfirmed as the Tourism we need to take advantage of.” cations from an exceptional Manager, after acting in that each other, talk about their lives and their futures and Other members of the new field of candidates, all that role for some time. becoming life ready.” Tourism Advisory Committee would have been invaluable The Tourism and Events The two day course is are Councillor Matt Brown to our committee, however Strategic Plan 2022-2026 mapped to the Department of (Chair), Councillor Warren we could only select four. was endorsed at the June Education’s Life Ready ProSteel, Council CEO Jane “We now have a group of Council Meeting.

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Participants in an earlier locally run Lifehacks course

gram and will be a safe, open experiential space where participants will learn to deal with the physical, emotional, social and psychological changes happening around them. “It’s a great opportunity for young people to talk about the crazy things happening in the world and their lives and develop their own strategies for taking it on,” says Dr Badami. “We will play games, hear stories and reflect on them. “And talk about careers and come up with a plan on how to get them there.” For students at Kiama High School, the two days off have already been approved. To register, visit: www.events. humanitix.com/lifehacksaugust-2022 or email contact@habitus.org by Jack Wallner

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the coastal management zone and the rest of our flood prone areas, so that we can work out the best solutions.” The fragility of our East/ West connections is at top of mind, with Jamberoo Mountain Road again out of action for months. Sixty metres has totally failed due to a landslip and flood waters eroding the base and fracturing the tarmac. “It is a huge problem that needs a solution,” says Ms Stroud. However the focus on the effects of flooding would be wide ranging and include issues such as the scouring of beaches, dealing with beach debris and drainage at sportsfields, parks and Kiama Cemetery. “The impact of Spring Creek floods on residents in that area, and users of the childcare centres there and in Jamberoo are high priorities for me,” says Ms Stroud. “We need to do the work now so we can get funding for the solutions, as it is only going to get worse.” She says her experience working in a drought declared LGA has prepared her for what needs to be done. “We received both Federal and State injections of funds to cope with the emergency by undertaking works to major public infrastructure. “In this scenario, it is going to be for roads and community infrastructure.” Ms Stroud is keen to hear more from the people regularly impacted by flooding, including the farming community.

Vale Kevin Whalan As he said, “I wouldn’t have missed it for quids!” On 25 June, 2022, at age 93, my Dad Kevin Whalan, journalist to the last, filed his final yarn. Born 7 June 1929, in Canowindra, he was the youngest of eight children and spent his first forty years there. He taught himself to drive, invented a pokermachine counter, and learnt to fly Tiger Moths. Until journalism became his calling. In 1951, after working an assortment of jobs, he was cleaning floors at the Cowra Guardian. There, serendipitously, he was asked to write a movie review. As he recounted, “I just wrote it.” Afterwards, he worked for The Guardian and The Canowindra Star. In 1961, he married, had his first two children, and was offered the role of editor of the Kiama Independent. Instead, he leased the failing Canowindra Star. As editor, journalist, photographer, advertising manager, publisher, and sport reporter he revitalised an ailing paper, almost doubling its circulation! Dad joined the ALP (1958) and ran for the seat of Orange, against his friend Charles Cutler. He lost the seat but kept the friendship. As Dad wrote, “He (Cutler)… praised my unbiased (campaign) coverage.” After moving to Kiama, he supported local, state, and federal candidates. He joined Apex, Rotary

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After the Independent, he worked for the Illawarra Mercury until he was asked to reveal a source. Upon his refusal, he was sacked. His colleagues went on strike, and he was reinstated. Later as Wollongong Bureau Chief for News Ltd, he mentored many up-and-coming journalists. Until Rupert Murdoch offered him a generous redundancy package. Even in retirement, he contributed to his church, community and charity and travelled the world. He visited Brazil, Great Britain, Japan and the United States making and keeping friends including Ronnie Biggs, the Great Train Robber. Dad lived a full life, one of stories, people, service: none of which he would have missed for quids. Andrew Whalan

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ber of female competitors in all sports that use the oval, upgrades to the women’s change rooms are a definite priority. There are only four toilets and no change rooms. The building also needs changes to the foyer and a lift to allow disabled access from the ground to the first floor. “Mike Dowd [Kiama Council’s Director of Engineering and Works] was the one who got me past the post. He’s been a great help to me,” says Mr Trevenor. “After several concept plans, we finally came up with the latest drawing. I’m happy to make any changes that Council may require. So far, I’ve paid for all of this myself.” Deputy Mayor Imogen Draisma, who is driving the Open Spaces and Recreation

at the public access meeting how much time and effort he and other club members had put into developing plans for Gerry Emery Oval. He said it had already taken thirteen months. Kiama Council’s Open Spaces and Recreation Strategy plans to assess the state of sporting facilities, play facilities, parks and open play spaces to identify future priorities and investment. Council has already met with 11 sports clubs and associations and plans to meet with further key stakeholders and community members to get their input. A draft Open Spaces and Recreation Strategy will be reported to Council and placed on public exhibition by the end of 2022.

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Seacliff House raises the bar In celebrating the opening of The Farmhouse, the owners of Sea Cliff House at Gerringong acknowledged the help of a grant from the NSW’s Regional Tourism Fund. Already one of the South Coast’s most well-known and luxe wedding and event venues, The Farmhouse gives Seacliff House a new five bedroom, five bathroom accommodation which is beautifully designed to capture spectacular views either to the mountains or the ocean from every room. This two-storey, dark brown and wooden clad building, located on the ocean side of the Princes Highway as you exit the Kiama bends towards Gerringong, joins the property’s main home which has a further five bedrooms to accommodate on site a total of 20 guests. Sea Cliff House was built in the late 1980s and bought by Brendan and Amanda Torazzi in 2015. They applied for a tourism DA and began holding weddings at the property in 2016. In 2017, an old farmshed was converted into The Barn, which can seat 130 people and has a dance floor and

fireplace. In 2019 Brendan planned additional accommodation for the property and applied for a $150,000 grant through Destination NSW’s Regional Tourism Fund to construct The Farmhouse, which cost just over $1million by the time it was completed in 2020. Gareth Ward, State Member for Kiama, helped Brendan navigate the grant process. “I was happy to provide not only my support but also my encouragement. It is something quite courageous to make an investment like this and Brendan made it happen. This property is a beacon to encourage people to the South Coast to celebrate their weddings and functions. “It also compliments what we have here. The wedding industry has been such a growth industry. We are seeing a special flavour around the use of local produce as part of this as well. This compliments our unspoilt environment and is one of the reasons people want to come to the South Coast.” The Farmhouse was designed by Martin Urakawa from

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On Your Side. I am your representative in the Australian Parliament. I can help with issues like Medicare, Centrelink, aged care and pensions, the NDIS, Veterans’ Affairs and community grants. Urakawa Jenkins in Marrickville and was built to lock up stage by Digger Brothers in Gerringong. Brendan is a great supporter of local business. “Because we are a DIY wedding and event venue, we have a trickledown effect, supporting the whole local economy – the florists, musicians, bar staff, caterers, party hire, wedding celebrants, stylists, hair and makeup. All these small businesses employ locals. That’s what I really enjoy. Everyone wins out of that.” Vanessa Bragg, owner of the Wedding and Event Creators, says that The Farmhouse is an excellent addition to the property. “This means that both sides of the wedding party – the bride’s side and the groom’s side – can all stay on the property at the same time and enjoy cocktails the night before and brunch the next day.

“The couple can have their whole wedding party here, from start to finish. The new Farmhouse space is so light and airy and open. “Each bedroom has an ensuite and the 3m high ceilings downstairs and huge 8.5m atrium area means the bride can enjoy the excitement of seeing the whole outdoor space getting set up for the ceremony while she’s getting ready and having her makeup done. “On many occasions, the bride has walked out of the double front doors of The Farmhouse to start of her ceremonial walk down the aisle.” Tourism businesses are advised to check for available grants at www.destinationnsw.com.au/tourism/business-development-resources/ funding-and-grants or speak with Gareth Ward or Destination Kiama Manager Sally Bursell. seacliffhouse.com.au

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Derek McMahon, owner of McMahon’s Transport, is “relieved for the moment” after Kiama councillors voted to allow him to apply for a DA to temporarily establish part of his business within Council’s Minnamurra Waste and Recycling site. “This three year lease [3x1x1] is an ideal filler,” says Mr McMahon who is still actively seeking to establish a depot on land he purchased in Sims Road, Gerringong, for his bulk wholesale landscaping product business. “There is the opportunity to provide some good synergies on this site.” With regard to the Sims Road location, which needs approval for the different use, Mr McMahon says “I’m the most unlucky bloke in Australia to get something [approval] through Kiama Council twice and then get it knocked back twice by the State Government. I think that must be some sort of record.” He’s hopeful the Sims Rd matter will be resolved with the State Government within 18 months and says the Minnamurra location will give him some breathing space. Mr McMahon has had to move six jobs out of Gerringong to a site in Kembla Grange, so it will be great to get them back into the Kiama LGA, he says. “Council statistics show that eight out of ten working age people leave town to go to work,” says Derek. “They take their dollars with them to spend outside this area. That impacts on cafes, local clubs and other businesses.” When asked by Councillor Mark Croxford if he would prefer to do as much business in the Kiama LGA, Derek says, “I’ve fought for years to keep employment here. I have felt well supported by Kiama Council, the councillors and staff. But it was really the State Government that tripped us up. The lack of employment lands and areas in our LGA is well documented.”

He says that new State planning permits the applicant to have a meeting with the planners to get an assessment of the plan. “Unfortunately when we put in our submission we didn’t get that opportunity. If we had had that pre-submission, we could have taken on board comments and changed our DA. But $56,000 later, we have to go back again.” McMahon’s Transport employs around 20 people many of whom live in the Kiama LGA. The Minnamurra site will see around six workers in winter, and about half that year round. “By next June Council needs to have made recommendations about the employment lands scenario,” he says. “I can’t articulate how desperate this is. And I’m not the only business. Having light industrial land available

is not so much about getting new businesses to town, but to support the businesses we already have. “We have nowhere to grow. I’ve taken this stand on behalf of most industrial businesses in this area. I know of at least two businesses that would grow but can’t because of site constraints. “Our region has to have a balanced economy. Tourism and dairy are very important. But other small businesses are too. For example, the Gerringong Hardware is out of space and can’t carry enough supplies for builders in town. “Bombo quarry might provide some of this land, but it will be 20 years before that starts.” All costs to establish the Minnamurra site will be paid by McMahon’s Transport with Council getting income from the lease. by Perrie Croshaw

Mural connection A colourful ocean themed mural has been painted on the pedestrian underpass that connects north west Minnamurra to Charles Ave. The mural was painted by local Aboriginal artist, Holly Sanders, and Minnamurra Public School teacher, Donna Anderson. “It depicts fish swimming, a reference to the Dharawal meaning of Minnamurra meaning ‘plenty of fish’,” says Clare Musgrave of Minnamurra P&C, who helped coordinate the project. “It’s great it incorporates a meaning that relates to the First Nations people’s culture. “Holly is a proud Bundjalung woman currently living on the South Coast, and through her art, she aims to share her stories, culture and country in a contemporary way.” Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander students from the School were also involved with the mural by designing a plaque with their handprints. It gives an explanation of the mural and acknowledges the traditional owners of this land and sea. The mural was made possible through a Cultural Grant from Kiama Council for $3000. Clare says the planning took a long time, as it included getting permission from Transport NSW, but she hopes it’s made the process easier for more murals to be done in the LGA. “We’re very excited that it’s done and the community feedback has been really positive,” she says.

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Service club handovers The new presidents of Kiama and Gerringong Lions and Rotary Clubs are keen to make a difference during their tenures. Kiama Lions Club outgoing President Veronica Dzelde handed over the role to Peter Scifleet (below), for his fourth term as President. Mr Scifleet says the club is looking to get younger members into the organisation. “We want to lighten things up a little bit, make it more inclusive for everybody and a little more attractive to younger people in their forties and fifties,” he says. “This will include doing more with our partners, getting away more often and having a bit of fun.” Mr Scifleet, a fomer Lions Club District Governor, says Kiama Lions will definitely keep up their service work, including the driver reviver

and fundraising barbeques. “We’re trying to push that fundraising and service can be a lot of fun as well,” he says. “I’m also looking to revive the Kiama Lions Youth of the Year, which is for young people usually in year 11 and 12.” Mark Westhoff (right) has become the new President of the Gerringong Lions Club, having also held the position previously. He says there is a lot planned now that things are back to normal, including a motor show in February next year. “We’re also aiming to do The Lions Walk For An Aussie Kid again, a community walk that raises funds for kids to have mobility,” he says. “And from the money we got last year, we’ve started handing out $1000 checks to the nippers, junior soccer and junior cricket clubs. “We will continue to maintain Boat Harbour and the whale watching platform and help out with local things as much as we can.” Gerringong Lions will also be holding a Father’s Day raffle this year with proceeds going to Salt Care. Mr Westhoff says they are hoping to raise between $2-3000 and locals will be able to buy raffle tickets on Fern Street

and out the front of the IGA over the coming weeks. The Rotary Club of Gerringong’s new President, Sue McGilvray took over the role from Robert Miller. It is her first time as President, and Ms McGilvray says that one of the Club’s big focuses is the environment. “Rotary is changing a lot and we’re really trying to get a strong footprint in the environment now. “We’re also wanting to encourage other parts of the community who wouldn’t normally think about getting involved with Rotary to join up.” Ms McGilvray (right) says Gerringong Rotary will continue to hold events and provide service to the community, including their markets on the third Saturday of every month and dementia dancing at Mayflower Village.

“We’ve got some great people in the club who get out there and do some wonderful stuff. “We’re also going to hold our second kite festival this year in November which will be such a buzz. “Our first kite fly last year was just amazing.” The Rotary Club of Kiama’s outgoing President Trevor Phillis has passed the baton over to another first time President, Carol Jagger (right). Ms Jagger says she has four to five main goals for her leadership of the Club. “The first goal is to kick off the rejuvenation of Rotary Park at Blowhole Point which could be beautiful with shade, shelter and additional barbecues. “And then we’re going to incorporate some Aboriginal cultural elements which are

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Kiama Netball Association has received a $5000 grant from Woolworth’s Pick Fresh Play Fresh grants program to help get the courts in tip top condition. “We’ve had to clean our courts, which cost about $4500, because there’s been a build up of fungus from the wet weather and there was also lots of ash and dirt left over from the bushfires of 2020,” says President Rhonda Beedles. lacking in Kiama to rec“It made the courts very ognise the cultural history slippery and they needed to of the first nations people be cleaned to get the girls settlement in the area.” playing again. Amongst her other goals, “It’s really, really good to Ms Jagger says she wants to get this funding to help out join forces with Gerringong that extra bit.” Rotary to form a Rotaract The Association has seven Club for people aged 18-30 hard courts and two grass in the area and continue courts and Rhonda says to support Rotary Health’s awareness and prevention of they’ve been greatly impacted by the wet weather. rheumatic heart disease. “It’s just been too wet to “There are wonderful play even on the two grass people in our area and if courts but it’s all go now that everyone can pitch in and the hard courts have been join the community effort then that’s what Rotary is all cleaned,” she says. “We also want to use some about,” she says. “We’re also receiving fund- of the grant for a new PA sysing to support Rotary Health tem and to get an automated and that’s a really big project system for the bell.” On a side note, the under that will really change the 15 representative team was lives of the people. also crowned the Division 4 “It’s taken a long time to get to this point and it’s going winners in the Netball NSW Senior State Titles on the to be an ongoing project.” by Jack Wallner June long weekend.

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In the Mayor’s absence this week, it is an honour to write to you all and I wish him a speedy recovery. In the aftermath of the recent flooding, we have again seen the full effects of La Niña on our coastline, waterways, and the Bombo cemetery. Jamberoo Mountain Road has been severely impacted, with multiple landslides and tree falls, which has resulted in the need for extensive works.

Council will continue to work with both state and federal governments to get the road operational again. Thank you to our first responders and Council staff who have again stepped up to meet the challenges of recurrent weather events. A reminder that the Disaster Recovery Payment is now available via Services Australia to all individuals in the Kiama LGA who have been impacted by the recent flooding event: www.recovery. gov.au On a positive note, our annual exhibit at the Old Fire Station for this year’s NAIDOC Week ‘Get Up, Stand Up and Show Up,’ was a stunning example of Indigenous arts. Also, Kiama Library hosted

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Fundraising for medical research The dedicated members of CMRI Gerrigong are delighted they are able to bring back their popular events after the COVID limbo. “Fundraising for the scientists who find treatments and cures for children’s genetic diseases means providing opportunities for our supporters to have fun while contributing to the cause,” says Lorraine Peade. They have three fundraising events organised as part of the national Jeans for Genes campaign: Movie night A special screening of Where the Crawdads Sing, based on the Delia Owens novel and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones.

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New faces on Terralong After buying Industrial Brew café in Terralong St in December, and rebranding it as Central Perk, Cameron Thomas is already considered an old hand given the number of businesses that have changed hands in the street after him. Scoops Ice Creamery, Centrepoint Pizza and Milk & Honey have all sold; while Otis is awaiting settlement. Licked and Terra Art Gallery have closed with the premises of the former in the process of being leased and the latter now the Kiama Sweet Company. Knickerboxers and Hello Travel have also made the decision to move out of Kiama Village ahead of the redevelopment, with Hello Travel now where My Room was and Knickerboxers in the process of moving into the Edessa Arcade. “There has certainly been a lot of change which will bring

a new vitality,” says Cameron, an experienced operator who bought Industrial Brew because of its location and the fact he liked going there himself. “The community has been quite warm and welcoming and the feedback has been really good. “I think it’s important that cafés accommodate the needs of the locals as well as the tourists.” Having already got behind Destination Kiama’s Street Soiree and other events, he’s planning seasonal menu changes and being open for longer during the summer and holiday periods, something that the community says they want. Dolphins Diner & Deli, at the railway end of the street was bought by Hannah Foreman and has become Stocked Kiama, a part-grocer/ deli/café. “It’s a grocer where you can get an awesome cup of coffee, you can grab some food, sit here in the sun and take a break,” says Hannah, who worked in operations management for Hungry Monkey for Hannah Foreman at Stocked Kiama over two years.

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Hannah says she always wanted to have her own business but was just waiting for the right time. “I’ve always wanted to do something of my own and do something a little bit different,” Cameron Thomas at Central Perk she says. “I wanted to build on the thing far more modern here deli that was here by bringing with rainbows, lots of colours in more produce and options. and bright white.” “I want to keep building She says the shop has a on the grocery side of things huge range of American, and I’m looking towards British and European confecbottling my own relishes and tionery which isn’t available sauces to sell.” at many lolly shops and will The most recent addition also sell the famous Billson’s to the main street is Kiama cordial. Sweet Company, in the space Once she is fully set up, that was Terra Art Gallery. Jennifer hopes to expand “My brother owns the the hours in summer and be Echuca Heritage Sweet involved with the local comCompany and after he visited munity through events. by Jack Wallner Kiama we thought that the town would really like what we offer there,” says owner Jennifer James, a Sydney resident who regularly spends time in Kiama. “While the Echuca store is very old fashioned, we’re Jennifer James at the Kiama Sweet Company doing some-

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15. Disease that has been eliminated worldwide through 2. To whom was Jesus vaccination referring to when he said, 16. This disease was first “Get thee behind me” controlled by vaccination 4. Tears by needle (Salk Vaccine) 6. Brooks make this noise and then by mouth (Sabin 9. Into what does one jump vaccine) when one jumps out of the 17. Area of ground upon which frying pan a town, building monument is 10. Relatively expensive and constructed designed to appeal to wealthy 22. A simple sugar consumers 23. Number of lives a cat can 12. Sleeveless underclothing live 14. This big cat never changes 24. Closure material formerly its stripes used as a wine bottle stopper

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26. Inner city suburb of Sydney and piece of land providing a church income 27. Warm jumper; a dairycow; an English Channel island 28. Aust finalist Wimbledon men’s tennis 2022 30. How many millions in a billion (USA not UK) 33. Grain used by Scottish & Irish whisk(e)y distillers 34. Cartoons used in texts 38. Glove which one throws on the ground for another to pick up 39. Spirit traditionally

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Edith Clark, who turned 100 years old on 14 July, has a special status amongst all year rock pool swimmers. “An early morning swim makes your day,” says Edith, who would swim at Kiama Rock Pool every morning at five o’clock until the pandemic saw her retire, seemingly impervious to the cold. “I couldn’t do without my swim. I just loved it.” Edith was born in England and moved to Australia with her husband Sid and their three children during the 60s. Before coming to Australia, she made steel cable for airplanes and trains in the wire works during World War II. They lived in Wollongong One for the trivia buffs: which with its startling orange-red Built over the original 13th You’ll need a good half day until she retired from WolFrench village was awarded open cut ochre mines and century chapel to meet a if you plan to do justice to all longong Hospital, although France’s highest military pink and russet plaster dwell- growing population, it has a she always wanted to live in three villages. honour, the Croix de Guerre? ings and the smaller, quaint Kiama, even after travelling simple interior offering a moAnd remember, not much Hint – it is also officially Menerbes, Gordes, is a gem the world. ment of peace to take stock. is open before 10am and listed as one of France’s in soft cream limestone with “I always liked Kiama but During the Second World lunch is a serious business in ‘Plus Beau Villages’, so worth dry stone wall structures. I never thought I’d be able to War it was anything but France, so find a café with a a visit. An hour or so wander afford to come here because peaceful. great view and join in. The answer, Gordes, a around the narrow lanes the blocks were dear until Gordes became known for small town in Provence and alleys reveals a charmits active resistance against Sheena Frenkel we found one on a steep hill perched on a hilltop with ing blend of traditional life with rocks and no road,” says the Nazis by supporting spectacular views of the and modern commerce Edith. the Maquis and organising Luberon Valley. best summed up as tourism “We did some travel around sabotage raids under its own Just an hour from Aix en meets good taste. the world before we came defence league. If you’d like to share your Provence on good roads with A visit to the main church, here and I always thought no It suffered reprisals as travel story, send your no tolls between fields of lav- Elise Saint Fermin, named matter where I’d been, you a consequence and was postcard to: news@ ender, sunflowers and vines. for the patron saint of Gordes, recognised for its bravery in just can’t beat Kiama. thebuglenewspaper.com.au Set between Roussillon, is highly recommended. “It’s such a lovely little 1948 by the French nation.

place.” While she doesn’t swim anymore, Edith says one of her secrets to life is that “You’ve got to keep yourself busy.” Now Edith spends her time reading books and seeing her grandkids and great grandkids. “I’m proud of how they’ve all turned out,” she says. “None of them have done anything wrong and they’ve all chosen something they want to do and they do it well.” To leave with a piece of advice from Edith’s 100 well lived years. “Always tell the truth,” she says. “Always be honest and don’t take anything that doesn’t belong to you.” She enjoyed a gathering with rock pool swimmers ahead of a family celebration.

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