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When is it time to do something about a known slippery road? Accidents and near misses continue to happen on a regular basis on the northbound lanes of the Princes Highway before the Weir Street exit, particularly when it is wet. Authorities say the corner is safe, with no need to upgrade, but locals disagree. “It is one of our most frequent callout locations for motor vehicle accidents,” says the Captain of the Gerringong Rural Fire Brigade, Adam Walmsley. “About three years ago

there were four or five crashes in one day there.” Jonathan Weinberg has used his emergency response vehicle and his military medical experience to assist at many accidents there. He took the picture above of an accident he assisted at on the last weekend of January, which resulted in a written off Toyota Camry and a badly damaged Nissan Nivara. “In the words of the ambulance driver, ‘Hey mate, we might as well hang around for the next few hours because there is definitely go-

ing to be another one today’,” says Mr Weinberg. While an expert driver, he says there has been times when even his vehicle would have fishtailed if it didn’t have all of the automatic warning equipment. “This is not an unrecognised problem locally,” he says. “There is something wrong with the surface, it needs to be grippier. “It also isn’t appropriately marked to warn of the danger.” Kiama resident Ally Brown

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31 years ago when she received the Young Citizen Award in Townsville. Our Senior of the Year, Evelaine Berry, has also devoted her life to helping others, including children with cancer and more recently those with dementia. In a year that brought the issue of youth suicide to the fore, the Young Citizen of the Year, Jordan Casson-Jones, was chosen for his brave

intervention for a friend and championing awareness of the issue. The Community Group of the Year, Makuta, was also inspired by the tragedies that occurred to become a force to raise money to help prevent youth suicide. Its mask making enterprise was supported by volunteers and donations from throughout the community, and so far $50,000 has been raised for the cause. Rather than abbreviate the achievements of the winners, their citations are printed in full on pages 14 and 16. Front: Evelaine Berry and Tricia Ashelford. Rear: David Griffin, Belinda Cruft and Rachael Peedom of Makuta, with Jordan Casson-Jones.

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After initially canceling for this year, the Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival is back in business for a full weekend of live music in March. The continued easing of restrictions has given the organisers the confidence to go ahead, with the full details are still under wraps. “It is a gift to us, to hear some good music and to celebrate safely,” says Becky Guggisberg, President of the Kiama Jazz & Blues Club. “The Jazz & Blues weekend will be fabulous but a bit different this year, especially with one of the larger venues – Kiama Leagues Club – deciding not to participate. “This decision opens the Festival up for greater

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freedom and inclusion, and we feel very excited to move forward in the spirit of exceptional live music.” The Club is also hatching a new plan for a season of live music to follow in the weeks after the Festival to give the community more to do and provide musicians with further work. “We are doing a really exciting range of music on the festival weekend and then will run a season of exceptional gigs in various venues,” says Becky Guggisberg. “If you miss out on the festival weekend, don’t worry because there is so much more coming.” Continuing its tradition of linking art and music, the Club is also very proud to have had Berry-based Australian artist and illustrator, James Gulliver Hancock – internationally known for his The Buildings of series – as the creator of its 2021 Festival poster. More Festival and gig details in the next issue. 5-7 March, various local venues www. kiamajazzandbluesfestival. com.au

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After originally expecting their Gerringong branch to be open early last year, Bendigo Bank’s Oak Flats chairman, Geoff Egan says they are now pushing for it to be open in June or July. “Following the initial setback, we were hoping to have it open by the end of last year, but COVID restrictions continued to get in the way,” he says. “The banks fit-out experts are in Victoria and Queensland, so it just hasn’t worked out. “These experiences have taught us to be wary of setting a firm date.” Last year, Kiama Council agreed to it basing its operation in the Gerringong Town

Hall, where the Baby Health Centre has long been. “The latest setback is when we went to lodge the DA we found the Hall’s zoning isn’t for business, so we are trying to work that out with Council now,” says Mr Egan. The delayed opening has meant that other of Bendigo Oak Flats’ capital projects are also in limbo. Mr Egan understands residents must share his frustration that the process to get a bank to reopen in Gerringong has taken so long, and reassures them that it will happen. So far, Gerringong residents and businesses have put over $11 million in business into the bank.

Countdown to L’Etape

Road closures on the day To give an idea of what is involved with L’Etape in Kiama, Manning St (north from Barney St) and Blowhole Point Road will be closed as a marshalling area from 4am-8.30am. The block between Farmer Street and Barney Street, where the Start and Finish arch will be erected, will be closed 1am-5pm, with a managed crossing point at Barney St throughout the day. With 3000 returning riders coming down from Saddleback between 10.30am and just after 3pm, Manning St, the lower leg of Saddleback Mountain Road and the first section of South Kiama Drive, will be closed from 4am-5pm (with controlled access from Hillview Circuit). The section between Mark Street and the Highway will be closed from 4-9am. “Keep in mind these are the timings we can 100 per cent guarantee,” says Mr Malézieux. “At past events we have always reopened the roads 20-25 minutes earlier.” On the Kiama Bends, the southbound lane will be closed to traffic from 4-10.30am, with a contraflow system set up on the northbound lane to take traffic from both ways during this time.

“The riders will be using the shoulder and the left hand lane, with the right hand lane as a buffer for emergency vehicles,” says Mr Malézieux. Gerringong and Gerroa will see the main road closed from 5-9.30am. “The infrastructure on most of the route will be quite light, and easy to set up and remove,” he says. The exception to this in our area is Jamberoo Mountain Road, which will bring the pack down for the final leg. Riders will be coming down the newly restored road between 9-2pm. “A lot of equipment needs to be set up and taken down, and a lot of personnel will be there, because of the very steep descent, to guarantee the safety of the riders,” says the event organiser. That road will be closed from 7am-5pm on the day. Jamberoo’s Allowrie Street and Churchill Street will also be closed during that time, although there will be managed two way access on the western lane of Churchill St. Fountaindale Road and Saddleback Mountain Rd, to The Pines, will be closed from 8.30am-5pm.

While 4000 riders have registered for the two L’Etape events on 19-20 March – the Ride and the Race – many locals still aren’t aware of just how big this event will be for our area. “Our ambition was to reach 6000 participants overall, but each event has been limited to 3000 under the current public health order,” says Florent Malézieux, the Head of Sport for the the organiser, Lateral Event Management. “A new health order will come into place on 6 March, and we are hoping this cap will be increased. “We already have 3000 registered for the Race and 1000 for the Ride. “This is amazing considering people have been holding back from committing given the COVID uncertainty. “As with many things, people are waiting to the last minute before committing themselves.” Participants, their families

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visitors and locals.” An SBS filmcrew will be here to produce a half hour documentary on the event, which will be seen around the world. The event was originally scheduled for last November. Despite the 40C heatwave conditions, many riders who were due to compete came down to do the course anyway. Because of the postponement, L’Etape will occur twice this year, the next time in December. Mr Malézieux reports that accommodation prices at the time of the second event are already 15-20 per cent higher than last November. After this first event, Lateral, the Tour de France and the State Government will be in talks about the location of the event in coming years. While not his decision to make, Mr Malézieux says, “This area is made for cycling.”

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and other support people will arrive in town no later than Friday, to collect their registration packs from the L’Etape HQ at Coronation Park on that day. Both the 136km Race and the 80km Ride will set off from Kiama, with the Race ending there and the Ride ending in Berry. The Race will start in Manning Street at 7am on the Saturday, with the Ride starting no more than 45 minutes later. “We need to make sure there is significant enough gap between the last wave of the Race and the start of the Ride, so they qualify as individual sporting events for the cap,” says Mr Malézieux. “It will also stop overcrowding in the start area.” Just over three and a half hours later, the winner of the Race is expected back in Manning Street at 10.38am, with the last one in by 3.17pm. “These estimates are so

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Property market booms Local real estate agents are unanimous – our region has never seen anything like the current boom. “When we were in this stage of the cycle last time in 2002/3 I remember it being extraordinary how quickly properties were going up in value,” says Jason Stalgis of First National Coast & Country. “But this is surpassing that, not only by price but by volume of people that want a slice of this area.” He says it is unusual at the moment to have less than thirty groups at an opening. “Quite often we are getting 50 groups wanting to go through in a half an hour period, so a lot of times we are running over.” The type of buyer has changed to mostly being people who want to move into the area, rather than buy a holiday property. “COVID has changed people’s perceptions of when they are going to do things. A lot of people have been looking to do something for a while, but all of a sudden they are saying, it’s time to do it.” In the Gerringong area, the lack of new release land and investors and locals holding onto the properties they have has tightened supply. “We usually have a lot of locals upgrading their

homes, by moving closer to the beach. We aren’t getting those now, as the competitionis too steep.” The whole Kiama region is experiencing the boom, but Gerroa has been a particular hotspot. “We really don’t know where the limit is there,” says Mr Stalgis. “Every time we try and estimate what a property is going to sell for it goes well beyond it. All the value is in the land.” He gives the old Omega Schoolhouse on the Princes Highway as an example of the way prices are exceeding expectations. It sold for $3.27 million, $1.5 million above the reserve, despite its heritage status and needing a million dollars spent on it. Vivian Marris of Elders Jamberoo agrees there are lots of Sydney buyers wanting to work from home outside of the city. “COVID has encouraged people to move down here now rather than later as they had planned to,” she says. “For some, access to the NBN is a deciding factor.” Her two large recent off-market sales – $4.7m on Factory Lane (141 acres) and $4.25m on Jamberoo Mountain Road (67 acres) – have generated a lot of buyer interest, but people are also wanting to stay put so supply

is tight. “There is nothing on the market in town at the moment, and I’ve never experienced that before. “Just shows people recognise this is a damned great place to live.” “I’m of the opinion that this peak we are experiencing now probably has 3-6 months to run before we get back to a normal cycle.” Michelle Lay has had the Ray White office in Kiama for over 19 years, and it is the busiest she has seen it. “Back in March I thought it was going to be something different than what it turned out to be. “The market picked up enormously from about September, and it is now a real sellers’ market with the lack of stock. “We always had a good balance with local buyers, but the sea changers are now outweighing them. “As we closed 2020, our auction clearance rate was sitting at 100 per cent under the hammer, with most of them seeing seven to eight registered bidders. “Some of our properties exceeded $250,000 more than the reserve expectation.” Ms Lay agrees the number of prospective buyers inspecting properties is stronger than ever before. “Three to four week auc-

tion campaigns have been attracting 100-120 people. “It has been phenomenal for our vendors.” She thinks that part of the reason more houses aren’t going on the market is that people are worried they aren’t going to be able to get something else, unless they move somewhere in less demand. “Kiama has been named as one of the top three places where people want to purchase,” says Ms Lay. Newcomers to the market, Stone Real Estate, have noticed a definite change since they opened last July. “There are lots of buyers coming down from Sydney, and so few properties,” says Helena Crumpton. “There is literally a competition for every home.” She agrees that people have brought forward their plans to move down here. “We are still so accessible to Sydney, so people can get up there when they need to.” Greg Crumpton says he’s noticed another trend. “Rather than having their holiday place down here, a lot of people are flipping it and now making their main home down here and just going to Sydney when they want or need to. “Sydney is becoming their weekender rather than the other way around.”

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Financial advisers merge Two locally based financial advisers, both with Macquarie Bank backgrounds, have joined forces to offer tailor made wealth management services, both in Kiama and beyond. Under the name Cloudbreak Wealth, Anthony Hourigan and Josh Sweeney (formerly operating as Red Door Financial Planning) have taken the step to offer their complementary specialist expertise under the one brand, after working informally together for some time. “I found I was wanting to draw on Josh’s expertise a lot of the time with some of the more technical planning aspects for my clients’ business, and Josh was directing people to me for investment advice,” says Mr Hourigan. “It makes sense to join forces.” While both licenced financial advisers, the work they do is very different – both to each other and to that of typical financial advisers. Mr Hourigan uses the experience from his time in institutional stockbroking with Macquarie Bank and Morgans to construct investment portfolios for his clients, who are typically still working. “I characterise them as wealth accumulators,” he says. Rather than directing them to listed shares and funds managed by others, his research and high level contacts lets him recommend opportunities to provide seed or pre-listing capital, private equity and direct share investment. By number, a quarter of his clients are from the Kiama area, with the majority from Sydney and the Illawarra and some from further afield. On the other hand, Mr Sweeney, whose time with Macquarie Bank saw him working in business banking, specialises in knowing the ins and outs of superannuation and other legislation, so that investment goals can be achieved with effective structuring. “There are ways to use the super legislation to your advantage, as well as saving thousands of dollars a year in fees and tax by making sure you have an efficient structure,” he says. “There is no need to change the risk profile to

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achieve higher returns. The compound effect of these savings are enormous, particularly for young people.” His clients are largely from the local area. Both were drawn to live here by family – Mr Sweeney grew up here and Mr Hourigan’s wife Sarah, who also works in the business, is from here. They met at WorkLife, the co-working space in Collins St, but have now moved to their own premises in Terralong Street to accommodate their expanding business. While their old colleagues envy their lifestyle change, so far it is too big a leap for other people they know to make the break and move down here. “Despite COVID showing that people can conduct business online, they are still stuck in the way of thinking about having to commute,” says Mr Hourigan. Expecting fibre-to-thepremises NBN in Kiama to be a definite advantage for their business, the pair are amazed it took from November until the end of January for the NBN to be connected to an office that had had a connection before. “You couldn’t make up a more inefficient way of them providing their services if you tried,” says Mr Hourigan. “It was farcical.”

Maiya Kenny: It’s OK to be me Maiya Kenny says that her Wild Woman doesn’t hide anymore. She is with her all the time, showing her how to live her best life and help others live theirs. She has, along with 26 other authors from around the globe, contributed a chapter to the recently published book, Wild Women Rising: Brave Women Who Carved Their Own Path. Maiya runs her Healing Steps Wellness Centre in Kiama Downs, working with women to help them remove the blocks and limiting beliefs they have carried with them all their lives. She is an Independent Certified Practitioner and Instructor in Theta Healing and meditation workshops and has previously studied

and practiced massage, reiki and bowen therapy. She now works online with people all over the world. “I help you remove the limiting beliefs that you’ve unconsciously taken on from your parents, your ancestors, your culture and your environment,” she says. “These beliefs are what are holding you back, sabotaging you from creating the life that you want. “Women, certainly my generation, that’s what we were taught to do. Be good little girls. “When you go through a trauma it becomes your normal and it’s only when you can see that it’s not normal that you can heal. “Given the focus in our

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While we see the vibrant local real estate market as a great indicator of economic health, positive signs are also coming from local businesses. Recent figures from Business NSW shows confidence in the economy surged in December. Over 46% of businesses surveyed were positive about the economy while only 25% felt negative. Business priorities were to increase revenue, control costs and to find the right staff. Feels like the normal kind of business priorities to me. Getting back to normal is great news!

Call for a free market appraisal on your home. First National’s ‘Man Walk’ man - David Hall A runaway national success since it was founded in Kiama in 2018, The Man Walk initiative has a simple philosophy: “Walk, talk, support. Connecting Men. Strengthening Communities. Combating Social Isolation.” Our own David Hall, well known in local rugby league circles, recently helped form a Man Walk group in Jamberoo . Walking twice a week, the group now has a dozen walkers - and more are welcome at any time.

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appoints Skilled staff shortage Council acting directors A deepening skills shortage is impacting the region as local restaurants, cafes and other tourism businesses search for skilled staff to fill available positions. “Qualified chefs, cooks and kitchen hands seem to be in short supply,” says Sally Bursell, Kiama Council’s Acting Manager Tourism and Events. “For example, The Hungry Monkey says that they are finding back-of-house roles the hardest to fill.” Wild Patch Café has recently advertised front-of house/wait staff roles as well as for an experience barista; Stacks Burger House in Kiama Downs advertised for a barista team leader; and Diggies Kiama did a big hire in December for front-ofhouse, barista and kitchen positions. Silica’s Luke Basic has been searching for casual staff since October. He says skilled hospitality staff are especially hard to find at the moment. “A lot of people with no experience look for work in hospitality. We have found it difficult to fill all positions – chefs, cooks, wait staff, baristas.” “There is no doubt that someone looking for work is going to be more desirable to a prospective employer if

invaluable. “You often can’t get work experience, so TAFE teaches you in a hands-on way.” When she studied hospitality at TAFE, she actually got the chance to run live events. Even chefs, bar staff, waitresses can get actual experience while they study. “Local businesses supported us while we studied. “During my Diploma of Event Management, we got to actually set up and manage an event for a local club. “We made coffees, worked as wait staff, organised food health safety, set up decorations for the live event, they are skilled and qualified She believed that these sourced centrepieces and did in the role they are applying new skills would allow her to the admin and registration. for,” says Ms Bursell. “pick up more opportunities This was as good if not better TAFE NSW Team Leader and pick up something that than work experience. of Hospitality Steve Atkins was more stable” over the “Without going to TAFE I says that now is the time long-term. wouldn’t have learned about for young people, or older “A manager will consider doing these things that I workers who have been putting you on full-time if you realised I really enjoy.” laid off recently, to consider are versatile and have lots of Luke says, “This year has retraining to help plug this skills. If you were a chef and really given us an appreciaskills gap. could do events bookings as tion of the staff we do have, “Tourism is such an imwell, you would become more casual and full time, and portant part of the Illawarra’s desirable to the employer,” we are grateful of them for economy but the sector can’t she says. sticking with us through this thrive without a highly skilled Edwina, who has now seyear.” TAFE NSW Wollongong offers and motivated workforce.” cured a full-time position as a wide range of hospitality Edwina Pham (above) is an assistant manager in a locourses, phone 13 16 01 or visit someone who has benefited cal accommodation provider www.tafensw.edu.au. from upskilling herself when in Gerringong, studied events Barista and other work she decided to move from management and hospitality qualifications are also the community engagement at TAFE. offered by Kiama Community sector to events and hospitalShe says that the handsCollege kcc.nsw.edu.au ity 10 years ago. on experience of TAFE was ADVERTISEMENT

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With the recruitment of a new General Manager underway, Kiama Council has made acting appointments to cover directorial roles in the interim. “We are covering all our senior leadership roles with appropriately qualified and experienced people from within the organisation,” says the Acting General Manager, Jessica Rippon. “There have been some interim changes needed to support keeping our operations working smoothly and these have been developed with staff. “We want to reassure the community that we are not standing still during this time, but moving ahead where ever we can, with a focus on financial sustainability, continuing to provide our services to the community and advancing our key projects.” Megan Hutchison, Council’s long time Economic Development Manager, has been appointed Acting Director Corporate and Commercial. Aspects of the role to do with finance and internal audit have been moved to the Acting GM role, leaving Ms Hutchison to focus on Coun-

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Boral: no need for EIS

A letter by Friends of Minnamurra River Inc (FOMR) to Boral’s Australia’s CEO and Managing Director, requesting it undertake a full and independent Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of the two new approved sand mines, has received a response rejecting the need for it. A full EIS was not required because the approvals were given for a modification. If it had been a new DA, an EIS would have been required. “I want to assure you that the assessment undertaken as part of the approved modification was a robust, thorough, and accurate assessment of the Dunmore Lakes project’s environmental impacts,” says Greg Price, Executive General Manager NSW/ACT, in the letter. He went on to say that the environmental assessment took over two years to prepare, and involved the technical assessment of independent experts. An offer was made for Boral’s technical team to meet with FOMR to “share our plans moving forward and discuss the proposed mitigation and environmental monitoring regime”. FOMR is fundraising to fight the approval.

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Is the sun good or bad for my eyes? Both! Being outdoors is important for normal vision development, particularly for children and adolescents, where outdoor time has been shown to reduce likelihood of myopia. Importantly, this does not mean being in the sun, just being outside is protective against myopia. But, we all know the effect of ultraviolet light (UV) on our skin, and it can have ageing effects on our eyes too. Excessive UV light can cause eye surface problems like eyelid skin cancers, as well as growths on the surface of the eye called pinguecula and pterygia. Deeper in the eye, cloudiness of the lens called cataract is probably infl uenced by UV light exposure. UV is a major contributor to macular degeneration, and is second only to smoking as a causative factor.

As a resident and ratepayer, Kiama’s Camilla Kerr-Rushton asked herself, “How as a community can we get more women into Council?” So early in January, she started the Facebook page ‘More than One in 2021’ with the aim of creating a space where anyone who wants to help get more women elected to Kiama Council in 2021 can come together. The group is not affiliated with any political party, and Camilla may yet end up standing herself, but its main aim is to encourage more

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women to be elected. “Back in November 2019 I had to speak in the Council chambers,” says Camilla. “I looked at the gathered councillors and realised that only one of them looked like me! “In Kiama 51 per cent of us identify as female but we only have an 11.1 per cent representation on Council. “Really we should have a minimum of four female councillors.” Of the nine current Kiama councillors, only one is a woman – Kathy Rice.

Councillor Kathy Rice with Camilla Kerr-Rushton and former Mayor Sandra McCarthy

Cllr Rice, who has also served previously as Deputy Mayor, is keen on seeing a more diverse council. She is very happy to answer questions from anyone, especially women and young people, on how to run for council and believes that the group More than One in 21 will provide a platform to do this. She says that while working in a male-dominated

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Bridie joins the Class of 2033 Bridie Grey is one of the many children starting Kindergarten in our area this year. She’s been excited about it for weeks, parading around in her school uniform and making sure her schoolbag was packed and ready. Monday was the big day, with Bridie joining her sister Tabitha as at least the fifth generation of the Grey family to attend Kiama Public School. “I want to make new friends and learn sport and math, and play on the playground with the tunnels,” she says. She is also eager to visit the school’s animal farm, where the students are allowed to pat and look after the animals. “We will get to pat the animals at the school like sheep, guinea pigs and chickens.” Bridie already has her sights set on a career when she finishes school, “I would like to be a primary school teacher.” “She wanted to be a gymnast last week,” says her mother, Mahlah. She’ll do her HSC in 2033. It’ll be here before we know it.

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was driving north along the bends in the recent rain when she was involved in an accident, due to another car sliding on the corner and smashing into her vehicle. “I was doing around 65km and the other car was doing maybe 70km so I don’t think speeding is involved here,” says Ally. “The driver said he lost control of his car on the last bend and slid into the barrier which made him run straight into me. “When we were on the side of the road with the ambulance and police, three other cars slid out in the exact same spot as the driver who hit me. “I know many people who have spun out including myself at least two or three times.” The official figures don’t back up this local knowledge, with preliminary data from Transport NSW showing that only two non-casualty crashes occurred in that spot in 2020. In the five years from 2014 to 2019, only 12 crashes recorded 500m south of the Weir Street overpass. Lake Illawarra Police only has records of major motor vehicle accidents, with three on this corner of the bends in 2019, with none in 2020. While the police might attend an accident, statistics are no longer kept on minor collisions. With only this evidence to

upgrade again (the road was resurfaced five years ago). “The resurfacing improved safety for motorists and this site is regularly monitored, however there are no current plans for infrastructure improvements at this location,” says a spokesperson for Transport for NSW. “Slippery surface signs are also in place and the 80km/h speed limit meets the NSW Speed Zoning Guidelines. There are alignment markers to provide warning of the curve and 65km/h advisory signs are in place to encourage motorists to drive at the recommended speed on the curve.” The Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward, has already written to the Minister for Regional Roads to express concerns about the safety of the Weir Street turnoff. “As the local MP, I’ll always do all that I can to make our local roads safer. “Anyone concerned about this turnoff or who has had a near miss or accident should contact me directly so I can strengthen the case for the right response from Transport for NSW. “Of course, it’s always important that people drive to meet the conditions and take extra care particularly during peak holiday periods when we have more visitors to our community.” Captain Walmsley believes that while all motorists are

responsible for their own safe driving, things can go wrong and more safety precautions would help to make drivers more aware. “A few additional warning signs wouldn’t be a bad idea plus I think we need a barricade along the inside lane of the exit to protect people from t-boning the light posts.” Ms Brown is also keen for some improvement, “I know reconstructing the bends probably won’t happen but if people slowed their speed, if it was made known to people that cars spin out there and the roads were cleaned or patched up, it could save someone’s life.” A flashing sign indicating a slow down to 65km, as is installed on the southbound side of the highway, has also been suggested as being warranted. Fixing the road in general, more road signs or further speed control are just three possible options to decrease the number of incidents that occur on the corner. However, with Transport NSW’s decision to not upgrade the road in the near future, the responsibility is up to motorists to drive safely and to slow down in wet conditions along the Kiama Bends. Lake Illawarra Police District continue to urge drivers to be aware of the posted speed limits, their surroundings and the behaviour of other drivers.

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chamber wasn’t itself a challenge, “To me the main issue is that men’s experience in the community differs to that of women and they don’t place the same emphasis on things that women would. “Decisions would be more balance with greater female representation.” Emeritus Mayor Sandra McCarthy OAM agrees and calls for more women to step up for election. Sandra served as councillor from 1995-2000, including five years as Deputy Mayor, and then Mayor of Kiama between 2000 and 2012. During this time, she brought up three children and cared for aging parents. She says that this kind of care often falls to women and the school pickup, visits to playgrounds, the pool or aged-care facilities means they are constantly using many of council’s community services and facilities. This often gives them a unique perspective on council issues. “You don’t have to be a professional person or academic. But you do need to do your homework and know your facts rather than just engage in political point scoring which sometimes happens in a lazy council. “The main thing is that you need to have a passion and real interest in making a difference in your community, wanting to contribute. You need to ensure that whatever public policy is determined, you know in your heart that is going to be in the best interest of the community.” Camilla’s initiative comes on the back the launch by Shelley Hancock, Minister for Local Government, of an action plan to encourage more women to stand for their local council. “We must encourage and inspire women across NSW

to put their hand up and represent their communities,” Mrs Hancock says. The Election of Women to Local Government action plan seeks to make it easier for women to serve as councillors with family-friendly council meeting times, the payment of carer’s expenses and training and mentoring programs. Currently, less than one third of serving councillors and mayors across 128 councils in NSW are women. The state’s Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA) would eventually like to see gender parity on these local councils. Camilla, who works parttime, also volunteers for Rescue, Reuse, Recycle Kiama, the Fabulous Fabric Free For All and the Women’s Clothing Swap. “People say to me, ‘You should stand for council’, and I think ‘I could never do that’. But then you look at council and think someone has to do it!” She says, “I will stand if I can find some like-minded people (men or women) to stand with me. If out of the

group of people there is a stronger woman candidate, I will stand as No 2 in order to get her in.” At the 2016, 10 women stood for election. In 2012, nine women stood. “But the problem is they were all further down the ticket, supporting the No 1 candidate who was mostly male and who was then elected as a councillor,” says Camilla. Sandra also says that women need to stand as No 1 on a ticket to ensure they get elected. She suggests some qualities that councillors might require: be a team player, be organised, be across local issues, be prepared to do research and read reams of council business papers, be a

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What could be likened to Kiama’s biggest garage sale is being held to raise money for the Kiama & District Stronger Community (KDSC) initiative, to promote mental health. “We’ve generously been donated all the contents of the Kiama Cove Motel to sell, from beds of all sizes and furniture, to TVs and kettles,” says KDSC committee member, Michael Emmett of Blue Stone Building.

“We’ve even got mature palms to sell – it will be up to the buyer to organise the removal.” First National Coast & Country’s Terry Digger is organising an auctioneer to sell off the large inventory of items prior to the motel’s demolition. “All of the money raised will be going to fund Mental Health First Aid courses and mentoring programs.” Other fundraising activities,

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Camp Quality Illawarra South Coast was established, and Evelaine remained involved for more than 20 years, always as a volunteer, earning a place in hearts of hundreds of children and their families. She is devoted to the Kiama Uniting Church, and as a church elder has provided pastoral care for the less fortunate members of our community, especially refugees. Evelaine also managed to turn adversity in her personal life into an opportunity to serve her community. When her husband was diagnosed with dementia, Evelaine threw herself into learning as much as possible about the disease, care and treatment to care for him, and in turn becoming a supporter of our Dementia Awareness Group, the Kiama DAGs.

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To say most people in our community know Tricia Ashelford would be an understatement. A friendly face around town, Tricia manages the not-for-profit Kiama Farmers’ Market, which has quickly become a much-loved Wednesday afternoon fixture. Trish has made the market an important outlet for local food producers as well as an amazing community hub where people shop, eat and socialise. Trish has also made the Farmers Market a focal point for charity fundraisers such as with a pink market for breast cancers, beanies for brain cancer, cupid undies

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra to open the 2021 Season at the Sydney Town Hall so much sweeter,” she says. “It is the beginning of a new relationship with this Orchestra and my beloved home city. “While we are all sorry that Ray Chen is unable to join us, this is the reality of performance in the time of COVID. It’s all the more amazing that the Sydney Symphony Orchestra has been able to engage Daniel Röhn as soloist for the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. “Daniel has a fine career in Europe and just happens to be in Kiama at the moment – extraordinary luck for us!” He loves the work he will be playing. “If you have to narrow it down to one concerto which is most celebrated, it is probably this one. It is also one of my personal favourites. “What sets it apart from the other handful of concertos in that league is that it is so positive almost throughout – it’s happy and spreads joy – it doesn’t go to the demonic as much as others.”

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As mentioned in previous editions, Daniel and Ana, who began her distinguished international career playing flute in the Kiama Primary School band, have opened the Ana de la Vega and Daniel Röhn School of Flute and Violin in Kiama and Sydney. They are also developing a series of performances to be held in Kiama. “I have such fond memories of playing here in the Kiama church,” says Daniel. “It has nice acoustics and the atmosphere is so wonderful. “We are planning a program with piano, then our beloved duo combination (violin/viola and flute) and we are busy inviting guests, colleagues and close friends from Sydney – all top-class musicians – so we can present a series of different things. “We plan to play Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy – all the greats.” Details of this concert series in future issues.

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MAYORAL COLUMN Mayor Mark Honey talks directly with residents and ratepayers The tireless efforts of Makuta would be well-known to most of us, and their award as Community Group of the Year is also well-deserved given their work raising awareness and funding for youth suicide prevention over the last year. My congratulations to the One of my favourite jobs each others recognised on Austrayear as Mayor is spending lia Day: Australia Day presenting Our Senior Citizen of the awards to community memYear, Evelaine Berry, rewardbers and welcoming new ed for her many years as a citizens. community health nurse and Appropriately, many award campaigning for local cancer recipients this year were support services. recognised for their efforts Michael McDonald, who rehelping our community deal ceived a Medal of the Order with COVID-19. of Australia (OAM) for serTricia Ashelford, our vice to the Catholic Church Citizen of the Year, was and the wider community. recognised for her efforts As we adjust to the ‘new managing the Kiama Farmnormal’ in 2021, seeing ers Market. But most would the return of our regular agree, her determination events is important and very to keep the Market open welcome. throughout COVID-19, was This includes the Kiama especially outstanding. Sevens rugby tournament Similarly, Young Citizen (27 February). of the Year Jordan CassonThe Kiama Sevens has Jones, has shown tremendous always been more than just initiative and communitya simple rugby competition, mindedness with his work and in its 49 years, has only with youth mental health and had to be abandoned once, suicide prevention, which in 1977. has proven especially timely So it’s no surprise the during COVID-19. organisers have left no stone

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The Kiama Dementia Friendly Project is one of 24 groups to receive funding for its work from the latest round of grants from Dementia Australia. Some of the $15,000 will be used to better support people living with the disease who come from a diverse range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. “We want to look at any gaps regarding people who speak a language other than English, may have migrated here, or have specific religious or spiritual beliefs,” says Council’s Project Officer Michael Preston. It will also help the current programs, including social sessions and community education workshops, continue.

raising by making COVID-19 face masks, which were in short supply. The making and selling of the masks itself brought people together at sewing bees and Kiama Farmers Market, where they could connect and support Community Group each other, while also helping of the Year our community deal with Dave, Rachael and Belinda the pandemic. Local schools felt they needed to act to from Warilla to Nowra also bring our community togeth- became involved, providing er and support each other, further fundraising as well whilst raising awareness and as important connections funding for youth suicide during a challenging time. prevention. They have since branched They formed Makuta, and out from selling masks, to they made masks. Many other initiatives such as the masks. ‘Push Ups with A Purpose’ It was an immense commit- Challenge. ment. Through the web and soMakuta started their fund- cial media, Makuta has also connected with thousands of people Australia-wide. Makuta has also expended considerable effort determining how best to invest the funds they are raising. Their objective is to support existing, sustainable programs that are prepared and rolled out by professionals. They are working with Kiama High School on a youth mental health first aid model, which they intend to extend to other local schools. Dave, Rachael and Belinda all have jobs, children and Offering service busy lives, which makes their in all areas of law, efforts and achievements all including family law the more extraordinary. Thanks to them Makuta Renata Matyear is a worthy recipient of our Group of the solutions@simplicitylaw.com.au Community Year Award for 2021.

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run for MS and most recently helping with Makuta Masks to support youth mental health. The past year, when things have seemed at their worst, Trish has been at her very best. During the summer bushfires she made the Markets a drop-off point for donations of bottled water, and arranged for them to be delivered to our firefighters down the coast. She also arranged donations of fruit and vegetables to be made into ‘food garlands’ for wildlife remaining in burnt out forest. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trish

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unturned to ensure the 2021 tournament can go ahead without compromising the safety of everyone involved. This has been no small feat and I heartily congratulate each and everyone involved, especially the 100 plus volunteers who make it possible. I’d also like to thank Council staff for arranging, as promised, an extended Household Bulky Waste Drop-Off next month (13 to 26 March). After the uncertainty about COVID last year led to the cancellation of the September Drop-Off, we’re providing an extra five days, and eligible residents can also register twice to help manage larger loads. You can book now via our

ensure that the Farmer’s Market remained open, allowing locals to still get their local produce and support our farmers. It was no mean feat to adapt the format of the markets to meet rapidly-changing health orders over weeks and months. But she did it. And the Farmers Markets soon became an important place where people could experience the simple pleasure of shopping and catching up with friends, neighbours and family without a screen. While she would be the first to share the credit with the others who make the weekly markets happens each Wednesday, there is

no doubt who is the driving force behind this muchloved and important Kiama institution. Trish Ashelford is a worthy recipient of our Citizen of the Year Award.

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Water Runners making waves Local Folk/Alt Country band, The Water Runners, ended last year on a high note after being awarded with Best Band in the 2020 Australian National Busking Championships, as well as a second place in Australia for the Open Age category. The busking competition, which is usually held in Cooma, was moved online but the unusal format didn’t stop The Water Runners from taking home both awards. “After a year which saw so many gigs and all our festivals cancelled, it was fantastic to get such good news,” says John Littrich, the lead singer and guitarist. “It couldn’t be run face-toface so participants entered clips of themselves busking and the judges must’ve liked what they saw and heard.” Since winning the championships, the band has been locked away in the studio with producer Matt Fell recording their third album, set to be released in April. “It was such a fantastic experience working with Matt. He has worked with the likes of John Williamson and

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At the Australia Day Awards and Citizenship Ceremony Fifteen people were welcomed as new Australian Citizens at Council’s formal Australia Day Ceremony, held at The Pavilion this year. Attendees also heard from our Australia Day Ambassador, SBS presenter and human rights campaigner Liz DeepJones, and watched the awards being given to our Citizens of the Year (see page 1). New citizen Kay Lord, with Australia Day Ambassador Liz Deep-Jones, her mother and Penny Sadubin, whose husband Tim also became an Australian that day

Top right: Seated – Mark Berry, Evelaine Berry, Lorraine Ettingshausen, Grete Stocker Standing – Lisa and Peter Sibley, Margaret Martin, Peter Sibley, Lucy Berry, Todd Jeffrey, Matilda Berry and Lachie Rombouts Below: New citizen Claudia Basler-Forbes (right) with Jen and Ron Forbes, husband Adam Forbes and children Flynn, Neah and Tilly

Rob Moore celebrates Dave Evans (right) becoming an Australian with Dave’s family Tamara, Scout and Zevvy

Below right: New citizen Sister Grace (bottom right) of Jamberoo Abbey with Robert Mullaney, Sister Therese, Sister Petra New citizens Colin and Alison Robertson (left) with their sons Mark (back) and and Samantha Mei Sam Stewart, with Nicolette Cartwright and Brodie Etherington (right)

Young Citizen of the Year, Jordan Casson-Jones, with his grandparents Michael and Sharon Casson and mother Tara Casson

Nathan and Emily Crumpt with Michael Ashelford and Gillian Murray

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POSTCARD HOME In late November of 2019, I waved goodbye to our burning homeland over summer and set off to spend two months in the Land of the Rising Sun. Osaka is a city with almost three million people, which seems like nothing compared to the nine million in Tokyo. Food and accommodation are cheaper than in Tokyo, making it a perfect place for an Australian backpacker with low funds and little to no Japanese. It’s easy to get lost in Osaka and not just because of the millions of people and streets, but because it lights up at night and takes off like fireworks on New Year’s Eve. The city left me in awe as I spent my nights exploring the ethereal around me. The buildings stood tall and stuck their heads way up into the sky. Each level consisted of different businesses, numerous eateries and smoky bars all tucked in next to each other, competing for work and the best neon sign.

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Japan is a place of fascination and attraction from the vending machines on every street to each Konbini (or convenience store) that sold fresh sushi, soba noodles, ice-creams and even alcohol. The ever-enchanting, consistently hypnotising neon signs that leaked light onto the surrounding cityscape reflected a multitude of colours on everything around, which always left me

speechless. The streets were constantly alive, buzzing like Australian flies in the summer. Everyone bustled around everyone with aims to get where they need to be, maybe home or maybe work. I had no plan, no idea, no restrictions, but a whole sense of intrigue and interest for this foreign place. Now when I look back on it, I am filled with golden memories from my expe-

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