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Taxi update
Although Kiama no longer has a dedicated taxi service in this region after Kiama Cabs closed their business to the general public in May, there are still some transport options that locals and tourists can use.
The Illawarra Taxi Network, Uber and Driving Miss Daisy are available for booking via a phone call or through their websites and apps.
The Illawarra Taxi Service has 136 vehicles, with 12 wheelchair accessible vehicles and 12 maxi taxis.
Check the Uber app for availability of local drivers, with more availability on weekends and holidays.
Driving Miss Daisy, a franchise based in Shellharbour, is a pre-booked driving business which now services the Kiama area.
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Mr Ward has been facing criminal charges last year, and was suspended from Parliament as a result. He pleaded not guilty and his case will go to trial next April.
Mr Ward says he is “completely appalled” by Premier Minns’ actions. The Premier has already refused to answer Mr Ward’s questions in Parliament on two separate occasions.
“I don’t expect an apology from the Premier to me, but I believe he should apologise to my electorate of Kiama for his treatment of the issues I’ve raised and the decision they made to re-elect me as their local MP.”
Earlier this week, the NSW Government’s Parliamentary Privileges Committee released a report which concluded that the Government could have “serious and negative consequences” and would risk legal action if it re-suspended a member of Parliament that had been re-elected.
The parliamentary privileges committee stated one of the risks the government faced if it re-suspended with “full public knowledge of pending criminal charges” would be culpable of “repeated denial of the electorate being represented in the assembly by their chosen member.”
Even though the Premier ruled out moving to re-suspend Mr Ward, Mr Minns says his party will continue the practice of taking the MPs’ questions on notice and replying to them formally in parliament so residents of the Kiama LGA can still have their questions answered.
“He [Mr Ward] still faces very serious charges and while I make absolutely no judgement about those charges and the eventual case that needs to take place, I’m also not going to pretend they don’t exist,” Premier Minns told reporters. The report also stated that re-suspending Mr Ward would run the risk of compromising the presumption of innocence of a member by further demonising them before they’ve had their day in court. Premier Minns denied that he was jeopardising Mr Ward’s presumption of innocence.
“A reasonable person would acknowledge that there is an inherent conflict of interest in him questioning the executive about particular issues, and the most appropriate thing to do is take it on notice and reply formally to his enquiries of the executive,” Premier Minns says.
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They offer to drive people to and from social gatherings, appointments and to assist people in running errands. But Shellharbour franchise owner, Tony Orth, says they are not a taxi service and instead require bookings with as much notice as possible.
Tony says since Kiama Cab’s closure he has received an increase in demand for his services.
“You don’t notice something until it’s gone,” he says.
According to Tony, the Nowra franchise will cover Gerringong and is expected to open in July or August.
Illawarra Taxi Service: 4254 2111, illawarrataxinetwork.com.au or use the SmartHail app.
Uber: download the Uber app Driving Miss Daisy: pre-book a car on 0491 204 076 or shellharbour@drivingmissdaisy. com.au
