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9 JAN 2021
Holiday leads to historic legal moment in Kiama The NSW Governor, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, interrupted her holiday in Kiama to conduct an historic granting of Royal Assent at the Council Chambers. It is the first time since 1824 that Royal Assent has been given outside of Sydney. The mechanism to allow the Executive Council to meet other than in a physical meeting was introduced in April as a precaution to ensure effective government. The documents were brought to town in the Governor’s traditional red box. While the new mask wearing regulations brought in by the NSW Government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 do not apply to the Kiama LGA, the signing of the Royal Assent was necessary to make
them official in other areas. As Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services, the Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward, is also a member of the Executive Council. He and the Governor met in person in the Council Meeting Room, and were joined online by the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney, Stuart Ayres. “As your local MP who also happens to be a Minister, I couldn’t be more proud to make history today!” he said. Mayor Mark Honey was more than happy to make Council’s facilities available to the Government. While masks aren’t mandatory here, he encourages residents to use common sense in crowded situations. Mayor Mark Honey welcomes the Governor of NSW, Margaret Beazley, and Gareth Ward ahead of their Executive Council meeting
Tyler rules the waves
Tyler Wright at the Maui Pro
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Local surfing champion, Tyler Wright, has created history by winning the Maui Pro at Hawaii’s Banzai Pipeline. It’s the first time a women’s championship has been held at the famed reef break. Making a spectacular comeback after taking time out in 2018 and 2019 to recover from chronic fatigue, this is Tyler’s first WSL (Women’s Surfing League) event title since 2017. It is an incredible win considering both Wright’s
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debilitating illness plus the stress of a global pandemic. The Maui Pro women’s championship was moved to Pipeline after a fatal shark attack on a local surfer near Honolua Bay Oahu, which added even more stress to the surfing competition. Tyler eliminated compatriot and fellow local surfer Sally Fitzgibbons in the semi-final before removing four-time world champion and local favourite Carissa Moore in the final.
She has previously won two world championships, and this her second Maui Pro title has been hailed as the start of an amazing comeback. Only days after his sister’s historic win, Mikey Wright, 27, made more headlines when he selflessly leapt into choppy waters on an Oahu beach to save a woman who couldn’t stand up in the rough waters and was being pushed along the beach. Perrie Croshaw
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