The Bugle 14 April 2018
A fortnightly celebration of people and places on the Upper South Coast of NSW
Serving the communities of Kiama, Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama Downs, Minnamurra and Gerroa and now at www.thebugleonline.com
KHS takes up War on Waste Challenge The ABC’s influential War on Waste program has chosen Kiama High to feature in the school waste challenge for its next series. The first round of filming has finished and the challenge to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill is well under way. The film crew will be back to document the progress early next term, with the series due to come back to TV in July. The challenge is being driven by a core team of Waste Warriors from Year 7. “They represent the excellent cultures that have been developed at the four local primary schools,” says Kiama High Principal Catherine Glover. “The first approach was made to War on Waste by a local primary school, after the local Community of School’s environment group discussed how we can tap into the expertise that has been developed at the primary schools and the enthusiasm of the students. “It worked in with the program wanting to show gorised. Over 50 students volunteered to help the how a larger school could tackle the problem.” Waste Warriors sort the contents. To establish a base case, a week’s worth of The War on Waste then provided an extra range of rubbish was retained on site so it could be cate- bins, for things like paper recycling and organics,
Farewell from General Manager Michael Forsyth p 3
ANZAC Day funding update p 3 Bendigo Bank: Get those pledges in p 3 Go Mental for Tathra p7 Principal Catherine Glover with War on Waste’s Craig Reucassel and teacher driving the project, Kim Cutting, with the Waste Warriors and their helpers on sorting day. Continued on p 6
Half a million for cliff stairs
Council’s Director Engineering & Works, Gino Belsito, with Mayor Mark Honey, the Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP and Councillor Warren Steel below the cliff face.
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A long held dream of Councillor Warren Steel, to make the Bombo Headland more accessible for walkers, is a step closer with a $500,000 grant by the State Government through its Regional Growth Environment and Tourism Fund. “At the moment the paths don’t link up as there is no way down the cliffs,” he says.
“This money is for a staircase cantilevered off the rock cliff face to enable people to walk right around the point from the Boneyard to Bombo. “It is going to be a big tourist attraction. Already people are finding their way here, but once it is opened up it will rival the Blowhole
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