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The Bugle 21 March 2020

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Do your bit by buying local In response to the extra pressures being put on our business community by the COVID-19, the Kiama & District Business Chamber has brought forward the launch of this year’s Think Local, Buy Local campaign. The campaign was initiated last year to breathe some life into the local economy over the winter months. “We really need to do something that will make a difference to sales now, rather than wait,” says Chamber President Cameron McDonald of Carter Ferguson. “There is so much threat to local businesses at the moment. “It was bad enough with the fires and then the floods. Businesses were already closing down. “Now people have taken on board the need for social distancing and businesses are suffering again. “The Buy Local campaign is our way of encouraging people to help support local businesses, no matter what they need to buy.” When customers spend $50 or more in one transaction with a business registered for the campaign (easily identified by a big red symbol), they are entered into a draw to win one of six prizes totaling $5,500. “This is double the prize money for last year, and we’ve also brought in a sys-

tem to make sure the prize money is recirculated within the Kiama economy,” says Mr McDonald. The businesses which submit each of the two first prize winning transactions will also receive prizes. Businesses do not have to be members of the Chamber to participate, and expenditure can cover a full range of services not just retail. Full details are available from www.kiamachamber.com.au Melissa Judd of Toyworld was one of the first businesses to enter. “We’ve already had a steady stream of people coming in to buy board games, puzzles and craft to keep them occupied at home. “We really appreciate their support, and want others to know that we’ve got your self-quarantine needs covered, no matter your age!” While a drop off in customers is most easily noticeable in shops, there are not many businesses escaping the pinch. “The Chamber is trying to come up with other ways to help them get through this crisis, but it is difficult when our board members have issues of their own to deal with,” says Mr McDonald. The Chamber has met with Council to discuss the situation, and is now investigating ways to use technology Continued on p4

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Given the constantly evolving situation the world is currently experiencing, please keep yourself up to date with other reliable news sources and health.nsw.gov.au We remain committed to keeping you informed about local news, at a time when our community spirit will serve us well. Stay safe, and help others stay safe. We are all in this together.

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Party is over for holiday rentals A reprieve is in sight for neighbours of anti-social holiday houses who have come to dread weekends and longer breaks. Without any fanfare, a Code of Conduct developed by the NSW Office of Fair Trading to govern the operation of short term holiday rentals has been passed by State Parliament. It is hoped the long

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not yet available online, they are expected to follow the draft Code of Conduct announced last year. Under that regime anyone can lodge a complaint, against specific guests, hosts or a premises, with the Commissioner for Fair Trading. If the Commissioner determines that the complaint is valid, they may issue a

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An article by Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney, republished from The Conversation.

Australians who have tested positive to COVID-19 have been advised to self-isolate at home. The Australian government’s Health Direct website also advises people who have developed a fever or other respiratory symptoms to self-isolate. You should also self-isolate if you’ve had contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, if you’ve returned from any overseas country or you’re waiting for test results. According to Health Direct: “even if you have a negative result, you should complete the whole 14 days of self-isolation.” Most people who need to self-isolate will probably be advised to do so for 14 days. But it’s not always clear what that means in practice, and how it’s different to social distancing. Here’s what you need to know. I’ve tested positive for COVID-19, or am awaiting results. Can I take the dog for a walk? The short answer is no. We want people in this situation – those who have tested positive to COVID-19 or are awaiting test results

– to remain in their houses, preferably in the bedroom and avoid interacting beyond those four walls. You should avoid interacting with delivery people. Yes, you can go out to the garden, but if you must cough or sneeze, do so into your elbow and wash your hands. The virus is not airborne – so simply breathing while in the garden is unlikely to, for example, spread it to your neighbour’s garden. But if people in this category cough and sneeze on their their hand and then touch a door handle or a mug, it could spread the virus to the next person to touch that handle or mug. So you should be washing your hands often, with soap, to reduce the risk of passing it around to other household members. Wash your hands often, with soap. People who have tested positive to COVID-19, or are awaiting test results, should not be putting the kids to bed. They should isolate themselves in a bedroom. If they go into a communal space they should wear face masks, avoid contact with others, and wash hands regularly. They do not need to wear their face masks while they are in their bedroom by themselves – but their partner should sleep in a

different room during the quarantine period. If someone walks into the bedroom by accident or opens the door to deliver a tray of food, they are not at risk of being exposed to the virus. But when taking plates and utensils away, the person who puts it in the dishwasher or washes it up afterwards (either the unwell person or another household member) needs to ensure they immediately wash their hands with soap and water afterwards and clean the surfaces (like the tray) with disinfectant. You can see more recommendations on the Australian government’s Health Direct website. If an infected household member is continuing to move around the house, then cleaning surfaces is important – particularly door handles. In short, people should avoid contact with any person in their household who has tested positive for COVID-19 or is awaiting test results. If an infected household member is continuing to move around the house, then cleaning surfaces is important – particularly door handles, mugs, utensils, counters or any area they may touch. In general, people in these households should exercise a higher degree of caution. If you have got someone

in your home that’s infected, the people most vulnerable are the people over 60 with pre-existing medical conditions - so you should avoid contact with people in that category. What about social distancing for people who haven’t been advised to self-isolate? I am of the view that those of us who have not been advised to self-isolate should continue to live our lives as normally as possible, for now. That’s because when wider social distancing measures come into force, then those measures could be in place for an extended period of time. We are not talking about just two weeks and then everything goes back to normal. It could be six weeks or more where people are discouraged from interacting with others. We know from past events that an extended period of self-isolation can have unintended mental health effects and other health impacts such as a lack of physical exercise. So for now, until there’s evidence of widespread community transmission, then its important to maintain normalcy as much as possible while exercising an extra degree of caution around personal hygiene by: ▪ washing hands regularly

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with soap and water ▪ practising good cough and sneeze etiquette (by sneezing into the crook of your elbow) ▪ avoiding people who are visibly sick. But if you’re on a bus and you see someone sneeze or cough, please don’t recoil in horror. Everyone has to make their own determination as to how much risk they are willing to accept. And it is important to stress that the advice is rapidly changing. If there’s a sharp increase in the number of cases of people with no travel history or contact with people with no travel history who have tested positive, that would suggest the virus may be circulating more broadly in the community. If we see evidence of such wider community transmission then the advice will likely change. We need to be prepared for that, and listen carefully to what our health authorities have to say about next steps. In the meantime, it is important for people to remain calm. Through exercising sensible infection control measures, we can all reduce our personal risk of exposure and protect those in our community who are most vulnerable. These are challenging times, but we can, and we will, get through this together.

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Councillors go against advice of GM and Mayor The March Council Meeting has seen councillors choose to side with community sentiment and the representations of the Combined Community Advocacy Group (CCAG – which represents the precincts and the Jamberoo Valley Ratepayers and Residents Association) rather than take the advice of staff on two issues. One issue concerned the adoption of guidelines for the operation of precincts. CCAG lobbied strongly for the deletion of a phrase which limited their ability to make representations to other bodies on matters Council is responsible for. General Manager Kerry McMurray, who developed the guidelines in consultation with CCAG, has concerns about not limiting the precincts role in this way. “They are advisory com-

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mittees to Council. “Therefore if they want to represent the views of their members regarding a matter that sits in the council remit, they should be making their representations to Council not going somewhere else to make representations. “Councillors supported the view of the precincts, which means they can make representations about whatever they like, to whoever they like. It doesn’t have to even be aligned to council’s position.” Mayor Mark Honey was the only councillor to vote

against the deletion of the restriction. “The duely elected council are the voice of the community, and in the vast amount of cases are the decision making body,” he says. “Come September there is an opportunity for them [precinct members] to join in the festival of democracy and put their hand up for election.” Karen Lang, President of CCAG, says, “I think it is terrific we got the support from councillors when they listened to our concerns.”

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Sandmining decision won’t go to independent commission In an unexpected turn of events, the Friends of the Minnamurra River have discovered that the decision on Boral’s proposal for two sandmining pits east of the Highway, near the Minnamurra River, will be made under delegated authority by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. Having brought this development to Council’s attention, the March Meeting passed a unanimous vote to protest the change. “The commitment that was previously made was

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that it will go through the Independent Planning Commission (IPC), and Council expects that commitment to be honored,” says Council’s General Manager Kerry McMurray. A statement from the Department obtained by The Bugle confirms the situation, “In accordance with the recommendations of the recent review of the IPC by the NSW Productivity Commissioner, modifications to State significant developments will no longer be referred to the Commis-

sion for determination. “This does not mean there is any reduction in the rigour of the assessment process or consultation with the community. “All applications must still be assessed in accordance with the requirements of the EP&A Act and applicable government policies and guidelines. “The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is currently finalising its assessment and will be consulting directly with Continued on p5

With ANZAC Day services across the nation canceled for this year, the KiamaJamberoo Sub-Branch of the RSL is banking on a novel collaboration with the Kiama Men’s Shed to help it raise much needed funds. “It is looking likely some items, like pens, won’t be arriving from China in time for our regular fundraising campaign in the lead up to ANZAC Day,” says Gary McKay, the Sub-Branch’s Vice President. Luckily, following a successful prototype last year, Gary has a new Kiama-made item that he is predicting will sell like hot cakes. “Our Lest We Forget bottle openers are based on one given to me by a former North Vietnamese fighter,

who now operates a restaurant in Hue. “He gives every Vet who visits one of his simple bottle openers, made with bolts on timber.” The Kiama Men’s Shed has refined the concept, making it out of Tassie Oak, with a kangaroo leather strap and the innovation of a magnet to catch the cap. Steve Dalton, speaking for the Shed’s Team Bottle Opener (or Team BO for short), says they have enjoyed working on the project. “We suggested engraving the handles with an old school machine we have called a gravograph. The Lest We Forget is a great addition. “It’s amazing what you can do when you get a few old

Steve Dalton and Gary McKay demonstrate the opener

guys together.” The funds raised through the sale of the openers for $15 each will be shared jointly between the SubBranch and the Shed. Gary says he is disappointed by the canceling of the ANZAC services, but accepts the need. “We normally get 5000 at Blowhole Point, so it is out of the question. “It is a shame as we had been planning to project images on the Lighthouse. “It was going to look amazing. We’ll have to wait for next year.” Details: The Sub-Branch will be holding a stall at Kiama Village in the week before ANZAC Day.

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Like many other Kiama retirees, Janet Taverner and Stewart Johnson have been looking forward to an overseas trip this year. “We planned on six weeks traveling around the Lombardy and Veneto areas, leaving Australia in early May and returning mid-June,” says Janet. “We booked our return flights to Milan back in October 2019 with Qatar.” Despite their destination being in the epicentre of the COVID-19 in Italy, the pair are still hopeful their trip may still be possible. “We haven’t cancelled anything yet as our departure is still seven weeks away,” says Janet. “I’m hoping for Trump’s miracle, where it will all just disappear when the weather warms, but I think even he has had to face reality and so may we.”

“Because we had booked well ahead of time we have been pretty relaxed about getting our money back, either from airlines and accommodation providers or through insurance.” The airline has already announced it will reschedule flights or provide refunds for travel to affected countries

on the dates they’ve booked. Similarly, the AirBNB accommodation they have booked in Turin, Genoa, Padua, Verona, Mantua, Parma and Milan is able to be canceled without penalty a few days out. “I feel sorry for the owners because if and when we cancel, no one is going to take

Supporting local businesses to present a business support session, aimed at addressing mental health as well as financial issues. It is also looking at other technology platforms that might help local businesses, for example with home delivery. “We are also keen to see how we can use the expected downturn productively to help build a better Kiama in the long term. “People might not nor-

mally have the time to be involved with this forward thinking.” A suggestion by Liz Lewis and Mick Dignam of Milk & Honey, supported by the Chamber, for Council to waive its fees for outdoor dining chairs has been rejected as it is not thought to be appropriate to support one sector over another. “The reality is all we would be doing is providing increased business options

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our place and they will lose income,” says Janet. At this stage, the couple think it is more likely that they will have to cancel, and rebook for September. “With the museums closed and performances canceled, even if we were allowed to travel there it wouldn’t be worth it,” says Stewart.

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for cafes, and I suggest it is the retailers that are hurting more than the cafes,” says Council’s General Manager Kerry McMurray. “We haven’t ruled it out, we will just keep looking at how the situation unfolds. “We are working actively with the Chamber and will look at initiatives as they come to light. “As you will appreciate, in the current environment it is relatively complicated.”

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Kiama and Shellharbour Councils and the local community before any decision is made on the proposed modification.” As covered extensively in The Bugle last year, Boral is seeking approval of the two new pits as a modification of the permit for its existing operations at Dunmore. In total, nearly 1.5 million tonnes of sand is involved. While the sites are in the Shellharbour local government area, their position close to the ecologically sensitive Minnamurra River has caused locals concern. “The Councils nor the community will not put up with this attempt to deny a public hearing,” says Friends of the Minnamurra River’s Richard Maitland. “The original Approval was in the Rocklow Creek Catchment – a catchment which has been significantly modified through agriculture and extractive industry activity. “The Minnamurra River is a pristine catchment especially in its estuary zone under multiple State and Federal legislation. “To say that the original 1999 approval, modified 2005, is applicable to this current proposal is a disgraceful indictment of the laissez faire approach that this current State Government has adopted in regard to the environment.” The scope of modifications and their potential impacts is constrained by having to be substantially the same development as the development for which consent was originally granted. A spokesman for Boral says, “Boral has undertaken an extensive environmental assessment process for the proposal and maintains its confidence that it can be implemented in alignment with all planning and environmental obligations as reflected in our application. “The State Significant Development application determination pathways are a matter for the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) so we respectfully await the Department’s further guidance on a determination.” In other separate news, Boral has withdrawn its modification proposal for the rehabilitation of Bombo Quarry by amending the quarry’s existing consent to allow importation of clean fill and rehabilitation. “We are currently looking at approval ‘pathway’ options, including the potential of collaboration with Transport for NSW, on plans for the entire precinct,” says Boral. It recently received permission to bring Sydney fill to its Dunmore site for processing with its sand.

Community news Activity applications

10.2020.29.1

10.2019.161.1

LOT: 36 DP: 29245 32 Charles Avenue, Minnamurra Demolition of existing house and garage, construction of an attached dual occupancy with two lot Torrens title subdivision

LOT: 202 DP: 1117926

10.2020.30.1

LOT: 367 DP: 263272

LOT: 1 DP: 1242722 69 Werri Street, Werri Beach Dwelling, swimming pool and spa

18 Tarrant Avenue, Kiama Downs

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LOT: 82 DP: 1206414 71 Merrick Circuit, Kiama Dwelling and swimming pool

10.2019.228.1

10.2020.32.1

Dwelling and swimming pool constructed on

LOT: 1 DP: 1073383 33 Jupiter Street, Gerringong Alterations and additions to existing dwelling

existing blinding slab

10.2020.33.1

5 The Circuit, Kiama Downs Alterations and additions, partial demolition of

Council received the following development applications.

LOT: 1 DP: 604644 48 Manning Street, Kiama Alterations and additions to existing church

10.2020.23.1

10.2020.34.1

LOT: 7 DP: 29245 90 Charles Avenue, Minnamurra Demolition of existing dwelling and associated structures, construction of new dwelling

LOT: 181 DP: 30126 29 Anembo Crescent, Kiama Heights Alterations and additions to existing dwelling

LOT: 133 DP: 30126

10.2020.24.1

LOT: 101 DP: 1110563 Panama Street, Bombo Telecommunications facility

Council received the following activity applications.

20.2020.2.1 LOT: 1 DP: 224115 Mount Brandon Road, Jamberoo Installation of manufactured home

20.2020.3.1 LOT: 1 DP: 712425 187 Quarter Sessions Road, Jamberoo Use of two wood heaters Council will contact any property owners it considers may be detrimentally affected by the above application and provide information on their submission opportunities. Information on how to make a submission can be found at www.kiama.nsw.gov.au or by phoning 4232 0444 during normal office hours.

Development applications

LOT: 1 DP: 810989 46 Gipps Street, Kiama LOT: 4 DP: 235547 Gipps Street, Kiama Addition of two pavilions to existing dwelling

10.2020.25.1 LOT: 15 DP: 14188 15 Pacific Avenue, Werri Beach Demolition of dwelling

10.2020.26.1 LOT: 30 DP: 32320 9 Willawa Avenue, Gerringong Dwelling

10.2020.35.1

Properties considered by Council to possibly be detrimentally affected by any of the above applications will be contacted individually and advised of their submission opportunities under Chapter 2, Kiama Development Control Plan 2012. Further details on the making of submissions can be found on Council’s website www.kiama.nsw.gov.au or by ringing 4232 0444 during normal office hours..

Development consents

10.2020.27.1 LOT: 1 DP: 798343 21 Belvedere Street, Kiama Alterations and additions to existing dwelling

10.2020.28.1 LOT: 402 DP: 1209559 34 Wyalla Road, Jamberoo Secondary dwelling to create dual occupancy and two Torrens title subdivision

4/96 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley Secondary dwelling, swimming pool and driveway extension

10.2019.209.1

Proposed alfresco roof over existing deck, demolition of existing balcony to be replaced

LOT: 23 DP: 1123051 45 Geering Street, Gerringong

10.2019.235.1 LOT: 33 DP: 30200

existing dwelling and removal of in-ground pool

10.2019.243.1 92 Attunga Avenue, Kiama Heights Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of new dwelling

10.2020.5.1 LOT: 7007 DP: 1074746 Shoalhaven Street, Kiama LOT: 7008 DP: 1074746 Terralong Street, Kiama LOT: 7034 DP: 1061039 Shoalhaven Street, Kiama Temporary use of Black Beach Reserve for the Bright Futures tour event These documents are available free of charge for public inspection at our Administration Building, 11 Manning Street, Kiama during normal office hours.

In accordance with Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Council advises that the following Development Consents and/or Complying Development Certificates are now granted.

10.2019.153.1 LOT: D DP: 163086 10 Devonshire Street, Kiama Attached deck and car parking

DA Tracker now available For details of the latest development applications received, and development consents granted, or to track a DA, scan the QR Code or visit https://da.kiama.nsw.gov.au/Home To scan download a QR Code Reader from the App Store or Google Play.

All submissions will be made publicly available. If you do not want any part of the submission or your personal details released, because of copyright or other cogent reasons, please indicate this clearly in your submission together with an explanation. However, you should be aware that even if you request that you do not wish information to be published, there may be circumstances in which we are required by law to release that information (for example, in accordance with the requirements of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009).

Address all correspondence to: Mr K McMurray, General Manager 11 Manning Street (PO Box 75), Kiama 2533 Phone: 4232 0444 Website: www.kiama.nsw.gov.au

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To the Editor A good introduction to Ms Jessica Rippon, her qualifications are very impressive and her appointment at such a crucial time as the 20 year strategic plan is being formulated is a huge plus for Kiama residents Sub par work by planners can impact adversely on people’s life style and property values; knowing that a highly qualified and committed “local” is now at the helm is very reassuring Congratulations Jessica and best wishes with your work. Susan White, Minnamurra

D. Gerber, your climatesceptical correspondent (The Bugle, 7 March), forgets to support his/her opinions with any facts. Scientific evidence contradicts those opinions 1. If human beings are incapable of influencing nature, as Gerber asserts, why have earth scientists recognised the present geological age as the Anthropocene—a period when human activity has become

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human influences. However, space prevents any detailed response. A huge amount of evithe dominant influence on dence has been collected environmental change? since Svante Arrhenius first 2. If Australians directoutlined the links between ly contribute 1.3% of the human activity, atmospheric world’s greenhouse gas CO2 and global warming in emissions, as Gerber asserts, 1896. they also produce a third of That the globe is warming the world’s coal exports. at a frightening rate is now After Russia and Saudi Arabia, not disputed, except those Australia is the world’s third who won’t believe. That largest exporter of fossil carbon dioxide has been infuels. Only China, the USA creasing exponentially since and India produce more the late 1800 at levels not black coal. seen for 800,000 years, has 3. Gerber asserts that also been clearly shown. No human beings make no sigscientist, apart from those in nificant difference to atmothe pay of the coal industry spheric temperatures. Then (shades of the tobacco induswhy are “urban heat islands” try) and perhaps a few who between 1°c and 3°c warmer have no expertise in atmothan surrounding rural areas? spheric, terrestrial or marine 4. Gerber claims that atphysics, chemistry, biology tempts to curb global warmor ecology, can or will deny ing will “wreck the Western these findings. world’s economies and On the question of human living standards.” Perhaps influence. A survey in 2004 Gerber has not noticed the of several hundred environ“capital flight from the fossil mental scientists found that fuel industries,” as illustratI feel that I should address most considered that humans ed by the 116 “globally sigsome of the concerns raised were responsible for global nificant banks and insurers” warming. In 2011, 97% of who are implementing fossil by D. Gerber (The Bugle, 7 March) in relation to over 11,000 peer-reviewed fuel policies in alignment global warming and possible climate articles accepted with the Paris Agreement. that humans were responsible for global warming. Another review in 2015 of 120,000 world-wide peer-reviewed papers came to the same conclusion. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change also concluded the same. A 2019 paper in the Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, looked at 11,602 peer-reviewed papers from a wide range of disciplines and found that 100% of the authors considered that Offering service humans were responsible for in all areas of law, global warming. All pretty including family law staggering. At this point I need to Renata Matyear address a serious misunsolutions@simplicitylaw.com.au UNSW plans to divest its investments in coal, oil, and gas by 2025. 5. What Gerber dismisses as the “seeming” warming trend is validated by NASA temperature records over the past century, and by the Keeling Curve (the consistent increase in carbon dioxide concentrations) since 1958. 6. Gerber probably endorses the European Climate Declaration of September 26, 2019. It declares that there is “no climate emergency,” and was signed by 500 “scientists and professionals,” including 75 Australians. When the latter were contacted by the ABCRMIT Fact Check investigators, only thirty could be identified. Thirty percent had connections with the mining industry. Only seven had published peer-reviewed research. Hmmm. Bruce Ryan, Kiama

derstanding in D. Gerber’s letter. The use of words such as “ironclad” and “irrefutable” show a profound lack of understanding of science. Science is based on probabilities. By definition, nothing in science can be “ironclad”. Even the work of the greats, Newton, Einstein, etc, are not “irrefutable”. Their propositions and formulae work, the evidence for them is overwhelming, but no scientist worth his weight in salt would ever suggest that they are sacrosanct. This is a fundamental aspect of science. Yes, it is true that Australia’s contribution to global warming is minor. But there is much more to consider. For example, the generation of electricity from hotrocks was, for the first time, demonstrated in the north of South Australia in the 1990’s (published in Search). There is sufficient (recoverable) hot-rocks in the Hunter Valley and the Gippsland systems to provide all the electricity for eastern Australia for at least several centuries. All the political parties were informed of this exciting world-first demonstration, but none of them was interested. Are our politicians and others showing hypocrisy or ignorance or vested interests? At least we could be world leaders in non-polluting, sustainable hot-rock and other forms of electricity generation, we could have a clear conscience and, surely, we could start to pressure (one way or another) other countries. But no one is interested. Des Lang, Kiama

Those of us who live in Kiama, on the wider South Coast and nearby Southern Highlands, and experienced this past summer, could be forgiven for feeling disappointed in The Bugle for giving so much column space to the letter by D. Gerber (6 March). This past summer, gave all of us, including our four Gen Alpha grandchildren, direct personal experience of poor air quality and undrinkable (often scarce sources of) water. Sea water and ocean shores became resources of last resort for many. Human impacts on our environment – accelerated over the past 250 years of ever broader industrial activity – surely call for smarter solutions than “wait and see” window dressing to keep earth habitable. Our future is now even more predictably bleak than forecast by those experienced in firefighting here in Oz, as well as local and global science. Yet there are current solutions and suggestions available that could be better supported by governments at all levels, communities and companies, to sustain clean air and potable drinking water as well as other critical needs for living here in the long term. so please, let’s just get on and do what’s needed together – rather than promoting politicised “wait and see’ inaction.

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No flow-on from festivals for a while At time of writing, the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on Australia and our local community is only just being felt. Already numerous local gatherings, even before the indoor limit had been reduced to 100, have been canceled - including the April talk of the Kiama & District Historical Society, an open home by the Gerringong & District Historical Society, Gerringong’s Captain Christie Ocean Swim and the March networking meeting of the Kiama & District Business Chamber. Wings over Illawarra has been postponed until November, and ANZAC Day ceremonies have been cancelled nationally. Kiama’s KISS Arts Festival and Gerringong’s SurfLife Music Festival are also amongst the casualties. Scheduled for the 25-26 April, KISS Arts has grown Photo: Peter Izzard to be Kiama’s biggest festival. Crowds enjoying last year’s KISS Festival It was created by Dave European arts festivals they Festivals are the rainmakEvans and Tamara Campbell regularly perform at to their ers for tourism, creating to bring the spirit of the home town. demand for accommodation,

eateries, night time venues and shops. Their impact was seen in town by the recent Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival and the Kiama Sevens. Normally, marketing for KISS would be in full swing, to attract people to town for the weekend. As a performer himself, Dave has already had five other gigs canceled. “At the moment I have no work until the end of May, and even that is unlikely to go ahead. “In the grand scheme of things, our industry is way down the pecking order in terms of getting support from the government, despite it generating $30 billion each year. “While the ban on public gatherings is a necessary measure, the flow on effect to the other businesses that rely on events to generate business for them will be immense.” The Bugle is suspending its What’s On page until the situation resolves itself.

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Next week important new laws governing rental properties come into effect. Both tenants and landlords need to be aware of the changes to the tenancy laws. Called the NSW Residential Tenancies Amendment Review Act, it was passed by State Parliament in October 2018, and the Act becomes law on next Monday, March 23.

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First there is new standard form of agreement between landlords and tenants that includes an option for a five year lease as well as the following changes: •

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Strengthened duty of disclosure requirements for “material facts” affecting the property, requiring the landlord to disclose if the property is going to be sold or is under legal action from a mortgagee

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Landlords can no longer unreasonably withhold consent for changes of a minor nature like attaching certain fixtures, alterations, additions and renovations that the tenant pays for

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Certain “material facts” must be disclosed to a prospective tenant including if the property has been used in manufacturing or growing drugs, strata rectification work or major repairs; and tenants must now be given a copy of any strata scheme’s by-laws

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Further information on these changes are available on the NSW Government’s Fair Trading website at https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/, then click on the button labeled “Changes to Tenancy Laws”. Please call me on 02 4232 2888 or Deb Peters on 02 4234 1911 if you’d like to talk about how the changes will affect your current or future tenancy agreements. Remember, the new law starts next Monday.

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Becky Guggisberg, President of the Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival, reports: The sun shone brilliantly on the 33rd annual Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival. Kiama was a buzz of activity as the town joined together to celebrate. Programs were carefully studied (and many locals, thanks to The Bugle, had their highlighted programs folded up in the back pocket) - ready to enjoy all the Festival offered. Friday night saw a sensational start to the Festival with all venues full and the carefully placed acts successfully setting the tone for the weekend. This year saw all ages swarm to the intimate Hindmarsh Park Stage on both Saturday and Sunday to sit under bunting, branches and beach umbrellas to enjoy the range of music, then spill into venues across our area. Locals, tourists and businesses were delighted by the arrival of the Picnic Steam Train packed with 400 eager people from Sydney each day - joining the festivities and being entertained along the way by a curated buskers trail. The historic police station was a unique stage for the Police Jazz Band and the Canberra Jump Jazz dancers were a wonderful addition, popping up at a number of venues. Blues lovers were not disappointed with some of the best Blues acts in Australia gracing stages in packed venues across Kiama. The Kiama & District Business Chamber reported that most of Kiama’s businesses had their best intake in 12 months. Our Festival team member

Morgan Lewis hits it on the head when she says, “Kiama’s unique signature event contributes considerably to the cultural, tourism and economic sustainability of our town.” Co-Director Tom Oxley says the multiple venues are a vital component of the Festival. “This year saw all participating venues be proudly Festival-ready and enthusiastic, with their bookings clearly demonstrating that.” This year saw a collaboration with the Wollongong Con Jazz series and jazz enthusiasts traveled from far and wide to see some of Australia’s best jazz musicians in our little town. We also proudly presented accomplished musicians from nearby fire affected regions, many who have lost opportunities to play in their hometowns. Helen Laidlaw, from Ss Peter and Paul’s Church says the Sunday Gospel service attracted 800 people and raised $1550 for the Mogo Aboriginal artists’ appeal. We take great pride in inclusion and collaboration and even the Blue Haven residents were able to appreciate a small piece of the festival - with a special gig taken to entertain the elderly residents and their families. On the other end of the age scale, we continued to encourage our younger local musicians and invited the KHS Band to perform too. Our exhausted committee is taking a week off before we begin to get the wheels in motion for next year’s 34th KJBF – save the date 5-7 March 2021. For further info or to stay in touch - FB, instagram and keep an eye on our website.

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The first Kiama Farmers’ Market operating under new social distancing and hygiene precautions was a great success with locals, keen to access fresh food and support local producers. “Most stallholders sold out in the first hour,” says the Market’s Manager Tricia Ashelford. “It was so great to give them an opportunity to keep selling their food given the enormous pressures they have suffered under over summer, and see people go home with fresh food.” The weekly market hopes to trade throughout the crisis.

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He started with Kells 25 years ago, and in 2010 became its youngest partner at 33. Apart from heading the firm’s property team, he also does small business transactional work. Originally from Albion Park, Mr Hatfield moved to Kiama with his young family 13 years ago, and all are strongly invested in the local community. This includes him serving on the Economic Development Committee for a number of years.

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COVID-19 and the Stock Market Anthony Hourigan of Cloudbreak Wealth, a local financial adviser who specialises in private wealth management, including portfolio construction, international direct shares investment and portfolio management, gives his perspective on the turbulent times: It’s incredible how much can change in the space of a month. In the current market with the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding by the day, one month seems like an incredibly long period of time. For example, one month ago the Australian share market All Ordinaries Index was about 2,000 points higher than where it is at the time of writing. To put this into perspective, that’s a fall of about 30%, and has the market at around the same level it was it in early 2016. We all know the latest market sell-off has been caused almost entirely by the COVID-19 pandemic, and more specifically, the fear of what the impact will be to the global economy. However, it’s important to remember that prior to this we experienced the longest bull market in history, helped along by low interest rates globally. (Interest rates tend to have a gravitational pull on equity markets – the higher the rates, the stronger the pull downwards, and vice-versa.) This sell-off has been

swift and severe. What was interesting about this latest market sell-off was that the cause of it was well-known prior to the event. News relating to the virus started to emerge out of China early in the new year, and for a time markets reacted surprisingly rationally. However, by mid to late February, markets had peaked and the correction started and in the month since then we’ve seen some of the biggest one-day market moves in history. Thursday March 12th saw the US S&P500 Index down 9.52% and the following day (last Friday) it was up 9.29%, and Monday night it was down 12%! Those are enormous moves for a single company, let alone for an entire index worth around USD $28 Trillion! So where does the market go from here? The answer to that depends on your time frame. Anybody who tells you they know where the market is heading tomorrow or the next day can be ignored. However, if your time frame is long (which it should be when investing in the equity market) then from here the market will most likely go up. History tells you that, and at dire times like these, a large portion of the market tends to forget how resilient humans are. What we can say with a fair degree of certainty is that markets will continue to be volatile for some time yet. However, these are the times when we are presented with

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Kiama Council is undertaking a full review of business continuity, as part of its response to COVID-19. “We are looking at a range of options to minimise contact between staff members, whilst maintaining the current level of service,” says General Manager Kerry McMurray. “It is providing us some challenges.” These include implementing social distancing in the current office environment. “I am looking at potential

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At Kiama Lions 50th In what may turn out to be the last big social gathering in Kiama for some time, a large crowd of local and visiting Lions and local dignitaries came together to celebrate Kiama Lions 50th anniversary. District Governor Gordon Matthews reminded those in attendance that they were part of the largest service organisation in the world, with 1.4 million members in 206 countries. Lions are the only service club with a seat at the United Nations. Former District Governor and Kiama President Peter Scifleet was awarded the extraordinary hon-

our of his third Malcolm Jones Fellowship on the evening. To mark the occasion, long time members Russell Fredericks and Gerry McInerney spent three years putting together a comprehensive history of the Club, subtitled 50 Years of Service, Fellowship and Fun. As Gerry put it, “It is the history of a club we are particularly proud to belong to.”

Copies of the book are available at Kiama Library for $25.

Founding members of Kiama Lions – Al McDonald, Tom Richardson, Noel Creighton Snr, Jon Phipps and Kevin Whalan (seated)

Fiona Phillips MP with Kiama Lions Club President Jim NcNeilly

Cathy and Dave Munro with Ron and Marj Micallef

Chris and Bobbie English

Helen Dent and James Doak, Gerringong Lions

Departing Sunday 1st November – Saturday 7th November 2020 7 Days/ 6 Nights Tour Cost $1960.00 per person twin share ($650.00 single supplement) Minimum 20 Paying Passengers

Tour Price is Valid for November 2020. Please note that itinerary is subject to change without notice. Deposit of $300 is required (non-refundable 90 days prior to departure) Balance to be paid by 14th September 2020 (nonrefundable 45 Days prior to departure unless seat sold) Payments by cheque to be made out to Kennedys Tours P/L, Credit Card Payment available Bookings can be made and paid for online via our website.

The Itinerary

Jan and Gordon Weaver

Pick Up Points: Nowra & Moss Vale Bus Transfers: Berry, Gerringong, Kiama, Oak Flats, Albion Park

John Hines, Heather Bell and Sue Eggins

Day 1. Sunday 1st November: Nowra – Lakes Entrance M/T, Dinner Guests will be pick up from Southern Highlands, Kiama / Albion Park and transferred to Nowra, where you will join the coach for our trip to Melbourne. We depart Nowra at 7am and travel south along the Princes Highway to Narooma for morning tea from the coach with some homecooking from our regular customers and have time to stretch your legs and get to know the rest of our passengers. Melbourne Cup Tour has been operating for over 38 years and has been one of our most popular tours, with many guests returning year after year. Continuing our journey through some of the south coast’s spectacular countryside arriving at Eden for Lunch at one the many local cafes or club. In the afternoon, we travel south through the East Gippsland region via Cann River, we will have a comfort stop on route. We will arrive at the Glenara Motor Inn, Lakes Entrance. Happy hour at 5pm and Dinner at 6pm. Overnight: Glenara Motor Inn, Lakes Entrance 03 51551555

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Postcard home When I get to travel again, I’m heading back to Singapore. I’ve spent decades doing London-Sydney, just touching down there. But in 2017, I got off the plane and stayed for 10 days. It was an enormous surprise. I’d heard stories during my hippy years of Aussie boys with long hair getting pulled aside and that you might get arrested for chewing gum (I’m talking ‘70s). So, with these strict controls, it was never at the top of my ‘must-see’ list. But I’ve had enough now of sitting on a plane for 24 hours heading to Blighty. An eight hour flight seemed like a breeze. And what a reward! The food, the orchids, the clean streets, the food, the cocktails, the food, the history, the food! One night Indian, one night Chinese, one night Malaysian, one night Middle Eastern Asian fusion at Artichoke (Bjorn Shen’s incredible restaurant in the arts and crafts district). And then we started again! Sadly, no drinks at Raffles as it was being renovated – but that gives me an excuse

for a return visit. One evening we took a guided bike tour around Singapore Harbour, past the Fullerton Hotel and Marina Bay Sands, through Gardens by the Bay, around to the Marina Barrage and past the National Stadium. I was fascinated by the Marina barrage which looks a lot like the Thames Barrier in London. Completed in

2011, the Barrage works to control flooding in low-lying areas of the city. It also dams the mouth of the Marina Channel to create Singapore’s 15th reservoir and first reservoir in the city. The barrage creates a freshwater lake to boost Singapore’s water supply and is a wonderful area for watersports. With these reservoirs, desalination (10% of usage)

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and reclaimed or NEWater (30% of usage), Singapore hopes to be self-sufficient when its water agreement with Malaysia expires in 2061. Perrie Croshaw, Gerroa If you’d like to share your travel story, send your postcard home (even if you got back a long time ago) to emailthebugle@gmail.com

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Later in the meeting, councillors voted five to four not to classify key commercial sites on Council managed Crown Land as operational, given fears of the land being sold off. “Misinformation has been circulating in the community about Kiama Council wanting to make the land operational so they can sell it and some of the councillors have responded to the community’s anxiety,” says a frustrated Mayor Honey. “Unfortunately that is a huge lie, perpetrated by certain people in social media, and that lie has caused the confusion amongst the councillors.” As part of a new legislative requirement for managers of Crown Land to prepare Plans of Management, it has become necessary for all Crown Land to be classified as community or operational for the first time. All community land requires Plans of Management to be prepared by June 2021. Council staff were seeking to have the caravan parks and other specific sites classified as operational, but was unable to persuade councillors about the necessity for it, despite having the matter deferred twice to give councillors more time to digest

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the advice. “The complication now is that we have to do plans of management for holiday parks,” says General Manager Kerry McMurray. “The form and structure of these plans is very detailed and specified, making them an inflexible tool. “Public exhibition will be required for even small changes, which will slow the decision making processes of the businesses.” According to Councillor Kathy Rice, “Operational land doesn’t involve the community in deliberations over the future development of that land. “I think it is important at this time, when there are no compelling reasons to classify it as operational land, that we classify it initially as community. “In the future, if there are profound reasons why we want to change it, then we can invite the community in to discuss those changes with us.” Mr McMurray says his role is now to implement the decision made. “We have provided the professional advice and reasoning behind it and the elected members have made their decision as the governing body.”

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