The Bugle 14 January 2017
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Aussie surfers win Kiama’s World Championship Titles Ethan Ewing from Stradbroke Island in Queensland and Macy Callaghan from the Central Coast, the two favourites at the start of the competition, outshone the field to be crowned the new World Junior Champions. Mayor Mark Way is delighted with the way the competition has brought Kiama to the attention of the world. “The event was broadcast live to an audience in excess of 10 million,” he says. “This is the sort of publicity you just can’t buy, and it is being held here again next year.” It is estimated the event had a direct and indirect economic benefit to the community of $1 million.
by Daz Longbottom of Zink Surf and it eventually handed us a Men’s final of the two highest seeds, Ewing and USA’s Colapinto. The Women’s final was a match up of Callaghan and former champion from Hawaii Mahina Maeda. The waves did diminish in the finals, along with a southerly squall blowing in, but the new champions both posted high scores early to really put it to bed. The wins capped off the year for both champions as they were unstoppable throughout 2016. As we look forward to Kiama again hosting the 2017 event there will be plenty of names to look out for with Callaghan still eligible for another year, USA’s Alyssa Spencer, Brazilian wonderkid Mateus Herdy (who is my special) and France’s Marco Mignot. They’ll spend 2017 surfing in the Pro Juniors in their regions to earn enough points to qualify for the chance to be in next year’s event.
Investigation into approval process p3
Win a family pass to the Kiama Show p3
Competition report The best junior surfers from around the world faced testing conditions from the start. With the forecast not looking too favourable, the event directors, including Kiama’s Brett Connellan, had the duty of picking the best days to run throughout the week and did an excellent job giving all competitor’s enough opportunities to perform. The Men’s competition had some heavy hitters involved including the eventual winner Ewing, who has just qualified for the 2017 Elite Men’s World Tour as its youngest member. The first two days provided plenty of waves for all to really showcase their talent, with some of the most explosive surfing ever seen in Kiama. As the swell tapered off and changed direction the heats started to tighten up but the favourites were pushing through each round. The morning of the finals gave us a jump in the swell
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Jamberoo to get its own DCP In recognition of residents’ concerns about the future of Jamberoo, councillors passed a motion to engage with the community in order to locate areas suitable for future development and to assist with the development of a Jamberoo-specific Development Control Plan (DCP). “We will build on the work we did six years ago to engage the community in protecting Jamberoo’s unique character while
ensuring its economic viability,” says Mayor Mark Honey. The move came after councillors decided not to support a Planning Proposal for a subdivision of 10 acres on the eastern side of Golden Valley Way. If the decision had gone the other way, it would have been the first step in gaining the Gateway Determination necessary for the rezoning of the land. The land, on Jamberoo’s
Eastern edge, is identified in Kiama LGA’s Urban Strategy as an area for potential residential development. Two public meetings showed strong opposition to the proposal, and Council received 148 submissions against it and seven in support. The owner of the land now has the option to lodge the Planning Proposal with the Department of Planning, without Council’s support.
Tourism changes p4 Children’s fishing competition p 9