The Bugle 16 July 2016
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
India chosen as an Archibald finalist At the tender age of 22, India Mark has been chosen as a finalist for the Archibald Prize. It is the first time she has entered Australia’s most prestigious art competition, which has a $100,000 prize. “It’s just incredible that she’s been selected as a finalist,” says her mother Maria Mark. “We are absolutely blown away. It is such a validating and encouraging experience for her at such an early age.” India now lives in Thirroul, but was born and raised in Gerringong and went to Kiama High. Her mother says she began drawing when she was three and it was obvious early on she had a gift, “Our family leads a creative life, but there has been no-one of her talent before.” Jenny Morris taught her up to Year 11 and has followed her development keenly. “She has always been a passionate and tal-
ented artist with skills and understanding well beyond her years,” she says. India achieved many awards and prizes at high school, including from the Kiama Art Society. Her work was selected for ARTEXPRESS in her HSC year, when she achieved a Band 6 and a scholarship to study art. She is currently doing her Masters in Fine Arts, focussing on portraits, at the National Art School in Darlinghurst. India’s Archibald entry is one of the smallest there. As Maria explains, “She is particularly drawn to miniatures because you have to take a step closer to them and peer in, rather than take a step back as you do with larger works.” At a recent exhibition at the Egg & Dart Gallery in Thirroul, her works sold out on the website before going on display.
Search on for new regional tourism board members Following newly announced reforms to NSW regional tourism, a new Destination Network is replacing the South Coast Regional Tourism Organisation (SCRTO). Along with Wollongong, Shellharbour, Wingecarribee and the Shoalhaven, Kiama is now part of the Sydney Surrounds South Network. The six regional networks will work with a new Regional Division within Destination NSW. Unlike the regional tourism organisations they replace, their operations will be fully funded by the State Govern-
ment for four years, including paid board positions and professional staff. New South Wales Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events, Stuart Ayres, says, “By investing around $10 million a year we aim to bolster our efforts in attracting visitors to regional and rural NSW. Regional tourism contributes $6.7 billion to our state and employs 73,900 people. “This plan will create strong and sustainable tourism bodies to ensure we continue to see growth in this key industry.”
Applications are now open for suitably qualified and experienced candidates to be considered for one of the five director roles or for the role as chairman of the new body. The process is being conducted by recruitment consultants to ensure the optimum mix of skills. “We encourage people to go to the Destination NSW website and see what is involved with these exciting new roles,” says Carole Johnstone, Council’s Strategic Tourism and Marketing Manager. Applications close 31 July.
Inside this issue Local wins tender for adventure playground p3
Beanies become a Farmers’ Market tradition p6
Dane Taylor is the lead singer of the experimental pop band Shining Bird from Austinmer, NSW. They released their debut album Leisure coast in 2013, and in 2015 their single Rivermouth was awarded ‘song of the year’ at the FBi Radio SMAC Awards. Their unique sound embodies the various hues of the Australian landscape, from the outback to the coast, with a tender nostalgia for music of bygone eras. “Outside of Shining Bird, Dane is an artist in his own right, and his calm and grounded nature is something I have always admired,” says India Mark. “I wanted to paint Dane as simply as possible, almost as a silhouette, with a strong focus on his most distinctive features: his eyes, eyebrows and beard. The ‘painting within a painting’ is a symbolic motif used by 17thcentury Dutch masters to imply elements of narrative that aren’t surface apparent, such as a state of mind, character or emotional situation. The painting behind Dane is a loose appropriation of Rupert Bunny’s Sea idyll and is an ode to figurative classicism in Australian art history.” Taken from the Archibald Prize website
Making Waves at Storm Bay p9
Dementia Friendly Project attracts global attention p3
What’s on? Every Wednesday Kiama Farmers’ Market Kiama Harbour 2-5pm
On weekends Live music at The Sebel, Kiama Leagues Club, The Mecure, Jamberoo Pub and other venues.
Mon 11 July HSC Help@The Library From 10am. Limited spaces so bookings are essential. Call 4233 1133
Sat 16 July Gerringong Village Markets In and around Gerringong Town Hall, 9-2pm New York New York Kiama Jazz & Blues Club Supper Dance fundraiser, Kiama Pavilion, $40 Book online at kiamajazz.com or call 0411 454 720
Plants, Pots & Posie Thurs 28 July Stall Knit In at the Library With rose pruning dem(see right) onstration and morning Fri 29 July tea, Peace Park, Manning Kiama Relay for Life St, 10-2pm Launch Party Sun 17 July Kiama Pavilion, 7pm. Kiama Seaside Markets BYO basket supper and Kiama Harbour, 9-3pm drinks. $25 tickets from 18-19 July the Visitors Centre. U3A enrolments 31 July North Kiama NeighbourJamberoo Village hood Centre, Meehan Market Drive. 2-4pm Mon; Reid Park, 9-2pm 2-3pm Tues 4 August
22-27 July
Felting, Weaving and Spinning display Old Fire Station, Kiama
Sat 23 July Kiama Makers & Growers Market Kiama Harbour, 9-2pm Second Time Round Sale Blue Haven (see right)
Sun 7 August
Great weather to knit with love
Music in the Park (more next issue)
13-21 August Kiama Art Show
13 August Kiama Show Trivia Night
Police Band Concert The NSW Police Band is coming to Gerringong for a mid-week morning concert. The Band was established in 1894 when most members of the NSW police force donated 1 or 2 shillings and with the sum collected, instruments were purchased, the band formed and rehearsal began. Their concerts now are multi-faceted, featuring traditional band music, along with vocals and instrument solos. Money raised from this concert will go to support scripture education at Kiama High School.
Compassionate Friends Room next to Ss Peter and Paul Church, 7pm NSW Police Band Concert (see right)
Fri 5 August Official dedication of the Arthur Campbell Reserve (more next issue) Pics & Flicks: The Lady in the Van (more next issue) Jeans for Genes Trivia Night (see p 4)
Sat 6 August Gerry McInerney: Once a Kid from Narrabri Joint meeting of the Friends of Kiama Library and the Kiama & District Historical Society (more next issue)
Details: Thursday 4 August, Gerringong Town Hall, 10.30–noon. Tickets $20
Following the success of their recent Cake Stall, the Friends of Blue Haven are at it again. This time they will be holding a Second Time Round Sale with pre-loved designer clothes available along with a vast array of bags, shoes, linen and bric-a-brac – all at bargain prices. All proceeds will go towards improving the quality of life for residents of Blue Haven Aged Care. Bring your friends and grab a vintage bargain.
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Kiama Library invites enthusiastic local knitters to make this the year you join its special knit-in event for the charity Wrap with Love. It’s a great morning of camaraderie as the needles click faster with cups of tea and a chat. Throughout 2015, Wrap with Love volunteers knitted and sewed 8,432 blankets for World Vision. They were distributed to those in need in Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Lesotho and Zambia. The event is organised in partnership with the Knitters Guild NSW Inc, Kiama Group. Needles and yarn will be supplied; however keen knitters are welcome to bring their own knitting supplies. Size 8 (4mm) needles and 8-ply yarn are needed for the 10 inch squares. Finished squares and donations of yarn can be dropped off at Kiama Library on the day or at any time throughout the year.
Details: Saturday 23 July from 9- 1pm on Level 6 in Stage 5 of Blue Haven
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Designing a playground to encourage adventurous play
More acclaim for the Kiama Dementia Friendly Project
A Gerringong woman has been choose to design a large dedicated natural play space, the first of its kind at a NSW Sport & Recreation centre, at Berry. The Nature Playground will allow visiting children to explore and play in a natural setting without the aid of traditional off-theshelf playground equipment or ‘soft fall’ surfacing. The Nature Playground is the concept of Berry Sport & Rec’s project manager, Art Lidbetter, who has spent many years considering the best elements that enable kids to have inspiring, challenging and adventurous playtimes. Annette Pust Design’s Master Plan was chosen through a competitive tender
Kiama’s Dementia Friendly Project continues to attract international attention. Dementia Alliance International (DAI), the peak organisation globally representing persons with dementia, has invited Kiama Council’s Nick Guggisberg and Dennis Frost, chair of the Dementia Advisory Group, to present their next global webinar in the series A Meeting of the Minds. As DAI says in its promotion of the event, “Many people with dementia now see the Kiama DFC Pilot Project as the GOLD STANDARD of any Dementia Friendly Community project or initiative in the world. Please join us to find out why.” The webinar follows the initiative being awarded a 2016 National Local Government Innovation Award in the Access and Inclusion category, and Dennis travelling to Budapest to share the successes of the Project at the 31st International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International. Just why is Kiama attracting so much attention? Nick Guggisberg says the important ingredient is the active Dementia Advisory Group, which is made up of people with dementia and their carers/supporters/partners. “The Group gives invaluable strategic and practical advice,” he says. “We are constantly being told that internationally this model is being cited as the way to do it.” Nick stresses that the Project isn’t about service delivery but about community development. “People with dementia who are still connected to the community have a higher quality of life. Real needs can be addressed by having people with dementia at the heart of the project.” The other special ingredient is the involvement of the University of Wollongong, as its researchers are measuring the effects of the changes that are implemented within our community. “Our partnership with the University of Wollongong is critical as it is bringing academic rigor to the process.” Nick and Dennis will be presenting the seminar to an international audience as dawn breaks, so people can tune in live around the world, using conferencing software that will enable interaction.
process that valued her experience in designing preschools and their environments and her European perspective. Annette believes strongly in the importance of risk taking in play. “The freedom associated with outdoor space can not be replicated inside. I spent most my life in Germany and grew up with playgrounds that are much more adventurous and risky. I am passionate about bringing this concept to Australia. “Giving children the opportunity to take risks and get dirty is beneficial for their development. Recent studies prove that unstructured outside play has positive effects on children’s cognitive, social and emo-
Party politics to return to council? After many years of not running an endorsed Labor team in the local elections, it is highly likely to happen this year with former state MP Matt Brown heading the ticket. At the time of going to press, the local Labor branch meeting (at which the endorsement will be put to a vote) is just a day away, so no official comment is being made. The move is significant as, unlike other tickets, any successful endorsed Labor candidates will vote at council meeting, as a block. It is also seen as a possible threat to the vote for Neil Reilly’s ticket, given he was previously a Labor Party member and Federal candidate (although he has always run on an independent ticket for council). Neil Reilly is the first to announce the other candidates on his Community Voices ticket: David Connolly, David Finlay, Tass Schmidt and Kim Elder. The Greens also have a ticket, headed by Andrew Sloan and Kathy Rice. Mayor Brian Petschler, Gavin McClure and Dennis Seage are still to announce their intentions.
Annette Pust with her children André and Lilliette
tional development.” The Stage 1 works to be constructed this year will enhance the existing creek to create a watercourse with boulders and bridges for children to explore and play. This stage is aimed at the 612 age group of the children who generally attend the Rec Camp. The entire plan, to be implemented over the next few years, will include features aimed at aimed for everyone from toddlers to adults. When finished the play space will provide an area where children are free to explore, play with water and sometimes mud, scramble over rocks, boulders and tree trunks and build shelters – perhaps mini houses as part of imaginative play or even large dens as a group with friends. The 20,000 sqm site is currently a grassy paddock. It will be transformed with different habitats and landscaping to provide varied
experiences and challenges for the kids while also producing valuable habitat for native flora and fauna. Another Gerringong local, artist and trained Forest School Practitioner Penny Sadubin, is working as the landscaping consultant for Annette on the project. “We can’t take it for granted that, because we have a great climate and an outdoor culture, our children are able to connect meaningfully with the natural world and have access to those kind of open-ended play experiences that most adults are nostalgic about today.” Both women love exploring the natural environment with their young families, providing a wealth of personal experience to draw on. The Centre is a popular venue for school camps, conferences and events. It has a record for choosing innovative design, with its sports hall winning a World Architecture Festival Award.
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Details: People wishing to join the webinar should go to eventbrite.com and search under DAI. Prices range up to $45. There will be other local opportunities to become involved with making Kiama Dementia Friendly, including more training and information sessions.
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CMRI Gerringong’s Jeans for Genes campaign continues tradition Jeans for Genes Day is coming up on 5 August, and what better way to mark it than snuggling into this beautiful denim quilt being raffled by CMRI Gerringong. The denim quilt is one of the group’s traditions, and it is always drawn at its annual Trivia Night, held on Jeans for Genes Day. This year’s quilt was designed by Annette Hoskins and Willi Harley, and made by Kiama Quilters as a collaborative project and with all of the material and time donated. “We were all happy with the result and loved doing it,” says Annette. “We have already started a very different one for next year at Willi's instigation.” Since 1959, CMRI Gerringong has raised over $1.8 million for the Children’s Medical Research Institute. Great advances have been made over that time, and more are still to come. The following is an encouraging extract from the 2015 CMRI Annual report:
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“Cancer is an experience no family wants to endure, yet over 600 children are diagnosed with cancer in Australia each year. “Imagine a report that could give your doctor all the information they needed to choose the best treatment option for your child – which drugs would be effective and which wouldn’t, as well as which clinical approach would give them the best possible chance of survival. This is the vision of ProCan. “ProCan is the latest project being undertaken by CMRI Professors Phil Robinson and Roger Reddel in partnership with leading cancer researchers throughout the world. ProCan will eliminate the guesswork and bypass dozens of pathology test. “Within 24 hours, a biopsy sample the size of a grain of rice can be analysed, scanning for tell-tale proteins inside the tumour, which are then compared, using sophisticated algorithms, to a library of over 70,000 cancers from all over the world. “This library will be created in an ambitious seven year project led by CMRI using the most advanced technology available……… This will give doctors a powerful resource to provide children and their families with an evidence based , personalised treatment plan within days.” Details: Trivia Night Friday 5 August, Gerroa Fishermans Club. Tickets are $20 and on sale at Cronin’s Liquor. Tables of up to ten. Great prizes. Courtesy bus.
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Laraine set to retire After spending most of her working life involved with the law, Laraine Conder has paved the way for her retirement by selling her business, LC’s Conveyancing, to local law firm Carter Ferguson. While the sale took effect from 1 July, Laraine is still working at the office in Tingira Crescent part-time during a transition period. In the time since she set up the specialist practice in 2004, Laraine has been involved with the buying or selling of many of the houses in Kiama and has seen major growth and changes in its demographics. “There are lots of young families coming into the area now, which is great for the town,” she says. “I have enjoyed seeing them move into their home and watch their families grow.” Catherine Holz of Carter Ferguson is taking over the reins, and says the firm plans to keep the business as a specialist conveyancer. Laraine says she has complete confidence in Catherine’s ability, having been on opposite sides of transactions for a number of years. This will make it a little bit easier for her to begin to wind down after all those years.
Catherine Holz with Laraine Conder
The Bugle was on the spot the other day when a visiting bus got stuck under the Terralong St overpass. We even went down the police station to suggest they should start directing traffic. Apparently the clearance is higher on the eastern side giving a false sense of accomplishment.
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Gilmore close call
Keep your head warm for a good cause
Our Federal seat of Gilmore attracted national attention on and after election night, as it was one of the seats remaining in doubt. On a two candidate preferred basis, when the counting eventually concluded, Ann Sudmalis was returned with a margin of 1,294 votes. At one stage her margin was less than 400 votes. The swing of 3.12% towards Labor's Fiona Phillips was not quite enough to tip the balance, but will make the seat knife-edge marginal for the next election - just 0.66%. On first preferences, Ms Sudmalis attracted 45.25% of the vote, Ms Phillips 39.49%, Carmel McCallum of The Greens 10.24% and Steve Ryan of the Christian Democratic Party 5.01%. 4.17% of the total vote was informal.
Two candidate preferred by polling place Booth
Voters
Lib%
Lab%
Swing%
1464
48.90
51.10
-0.76
Gerroa
342
53.22
46.78
1.98
Jamberoo
865
54.22
45.78
-3.54
Kiama
2146
52.38
47.62
1.35
Kiama Downs
1191
47.94
52.06
0.48
Prepoll & Postal
4198
54.50
45.50
-1.01
Kiama South
674
46.88
53.12
-2.13
Minnamurra
1250
49.76
50.24
-2.26
Werri Beach
905
51.49
48.51
2.46
Gerringong
Last year, young James Sullivan was the driving force behind a Beanies for Brain Cancer fundraiser held at the Kiama Farmers’ Market. It was so well received the Market is turning it into a tradition. This year’s event will be on Wednesday 20 July at Surf Beach. Come along in your favourite beanie and help raise money for the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation while stocking up on local produce. Apart from over 35 stalls, there will be raffles, prizes for the best beanies, kids games, music and a jumping caste. Stallholders will be contributing to a monster market hamper to help with the fundraising. Market hours are 2-5pm.
Source: Australian Electoral Commission
From the editor I enjoyed catching up with members of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors when they visited town last week. They were on a road trip on their way home from their first annual conference in Australia, held in Melbourne. Most of the delegates came from regional towns a similar size as ours. They were all as passionate as I am about the need for strong local newspapers to keep communities together. They were very encouraging about what we are trying to achieve with The Bugle, and insistent on the need for Editorial columns. This one is for them. Thanks to Kiama’s Barry Wilson, a past president, for bringing them to town.
Recognition of lifetime achievement Kiama pharmacist Gerry McInerney has received the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s 2016 New South Wales Life Time Achievement Award. The presentation was made at a special function in Sydney for his service to pharmacy at international, national, state and local levels. A former President of the Pharmacy Board of New South Wales and the Illawarra Pharmacists’ Association, he has also served on the Australian Pharmacy Council and the Pharmacy Board of Australia, and been a delegate to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy in the United States on thirteen occasions. Gerry was a pharmacist in Kiama for fifty years, retiring after he and his daughter Sarah sold their Priceline Pharmacy in 2013. He now acts as a consultant on pharmacy regulatory affairs to the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission and the Queensland Office of the Health Ombudsman. In 2015, Gerry was named as the Kiama Citizen of the Year for his many and varied contributions to the community. 6
Show Society hosting Trivia fundraiser
All Aboard for Relay for Life
Naomi Robinson
Details: Saturday 30 July. Passengers are requested to be on Kiama Station at 12.30pm for departure at 12.50pm. Tickets for the Charity Ride are $15 per person, with children under 5 travelling free. Tickets are available from the Kiama Visitors Information Centre.
There will be nothing trivial about the rival- factors like insurance and the like,” he says. ry when the second annual Kiama Show “Fundraising events and our wonderful Society Trivia Night is staged next month. sponsors are critical in us being able to put The Trivia Night is just one of a number the event on for the 169th time.” fundraising initiatives the Society is hosting Details: Saturday, August 13 from 7pm to make the 2017 Show better than ever. at the Pavilion, Kiama. Kiama Show president Michael Brennan Tickets $25 members and says staging a modern agricultural show is $30 non-members. financially challenging. BYO basket supper and drinks. “Running shows is an expensive prospect To book visit www.ticketebo.com.au/kss2 these days, when you take into account
Over the past three years, 17 year old Naomi Robinson has raised around $7000 for the Kiama Relay for Life. Her enthusiasm for the cause, spurred on by the death of her uncle, has seen her once more register as part of the Minnamurra Mates team for 2016. Off to an early start, her major fundraiser for this year is a Charity Ride on the Kiama Picnic Train during its mid-year visit. The return trip to Shellharbour Junction on the historic steam train has quickly become something that everyone wants to do as a family outing. Volunteers from the Lachlan Valley Railway Society run the special trips for charity while their Sydney passengers explore Kiama. The ride harks back to another era, not just with the steam but with open windowed carriages, ornate varnished wood interiors, traditional NSW promotional photographs and etched mirrors. On this occasion, The Blowhole Buskers will be entertaining passengers on the station. Proceeds from Relay for Life help fund the Cancer Council’s vital research, prevention, information and support services. The event will be held at Kiama Quarry Sports Complex on October 22-23.
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Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary school marked the beginning of NAIDOC week with a traditional smoking ceremony led by Uncle Gee (Gerald Brown), a local Indigenous Elder. Elliot Stewart played the didgeridoo adding an extra cultural element to the ceremony and local Aboriginal elders supported the school in acknowledging this most significant celebration. Uncle Gee commented that the event was ‘about sharing Indigenous culture’ and that the children would benefit greatly from seeing such a ceremony. Following the ceremony the school captains led the school in a
liturgy where the well renowned school choir, led by Ms Marianne Patton, sang the National anthem in the Dharawal language. The children participated in Indigenous games organized by our Aboriginal Education Assistant, Josephine Ball and then as a finale to the cultural activities each class made their own Songline. Songlines: The living narrative of our nation was the theme for NAIDOC this year. The school, together with the parent community, came up with the idea that the children could create their own songline, similar to the artwork by Wiradjuri woman Lani Balzan, the winning entry for this
year’s NAIDOC poster. Each class discussed how they could best represent their story using natural materials such as sand, pebbles, mulch and bark and with assistance from Burnett’s on Barney and Bunnings Shellharbour. The basketball court became the Ss Peter and Paul songlines. The activities organised for the day provided an opportunity to truly immerse the children in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture and an deepen their awareness of the contributions that the Indigenous Australians make to our country and society.
Report by Michelle Heffernan, Middle Leader and Year 2 teacher
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Making Waves at Storm Bay
Storm Bay put on a show to welcome the unveiling of the Bert Flugelman sculpture Making Waves at Storm Bay, at the base of Blowhole Point. Formally unveiled by Mayor Brian Petschler and Bert Flugelman’s daughter Kay, the ceremony was also attended by Bert Flugelman’s widow Rosemary and fellow artist Ian Freu. Ian worked on the sculpture with Bert Flugelman, and made the trip down to Kiama to see its fitting final resting place. As dignitaries, family and interested locals huddled under a tent in appalling conditions, all agreed that the position for the sculpture couldn’t be bettered. Council purchased the stainless steel work by Australia’s greatest public sculptor in 2015. He was awarded a membership of the Order of Australia and was one of one Hundred Living National Treasures. He spent most of his life in the Sutherland and Illawarra regions and lived for many years on Jamberoo Mountain, regularly swimming at Kiama beaches. The Mayor said other public Ian Freu with Rosemary and Kay Flugelman sculptures may follow this one.
A message from DR GEORGE PURIS After deep soul searching and with my duty of care to my patients in mind, as of 1st July 2016, I retired as a partner of the Kiama Medical Practice after more than 43 years. In this manner I have paved a way for younger doctors to join this long serving practice to the Kiama community, and plan to work in a locum capacity in 2016 -2017 with reduced hours. In this transition I wish all the staff and patients the best as the practice moves forward in its dedicated service to the Kiama Community with a new era of health changes from July 2016.
All are welcome to join the family to toast Dr Puris on his retirement and reminisce Please join us on Sunday 17th July 2016 from 3 to 5pm at the Kiama Blue Diamond Bar
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Out & about At the Show Society Beauty Masterclass Over 60 people attended the Show Society’ first Beauty Masterclass at the Kiama Pavilion. The afternoon showcased new styles and techniques demonstrated by Kiama’s leading beauty professionals (below). Fashions were by Beachside Emporium and Bombo Clothing.
Narelle Smalley demonstrates the latest in skin care
The Masterclass presenters: Kayla Walsh (Tussta Hair), Narelle Smalley (Cocoa Chai Day Spa), Kendra Parr (Tussta Hair), Fiona Wilkinson (Kiama Show Society and event organiser) and Meryll Faulkner (Making Faces Make-Up Studio)
Merle Penfold and Michelle Boniface
Michelle and Emily Brain
Ann Robson and Megan Webb
Dianne Rendel with Victoria and Bev Aldous
Sue Luschwitz, Anne Honey, Cari Worstencroft, Lyn Hetherington, Stephanie Pryor and Emma Pryor
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The Masterclass models for the day - Brianna Trpenovski, Louise Ryan and Giorgia Ruggiero
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The Bugle Crossword ACROSS 5. Favorite cut of sheep meat (5,4) 9. Type of automatic gearbox 10. Australian black yeast extract 11. Work boots manufacturer 15. Cat sound 17. Spice 19. Monotreme with spikes 22. Hearing organ 23. H2O 24. WW2 Australian hospital ship sunk off Qld coast 25. One’s ID 26. Old West Australian jailed singer’s first name 28. Small recess opening off larger room 30. Car exhaust silencer 32. Not old 35. Inventor of major steam engine improvements 36. Most important point. “---of the matter” 37. The lot. “one in --- in” 38. Car manufacturer. Winner Bathurst 2015 43. To make a mistake 44. Smallest Australian state 45.Beach south of Surf Beach 47. How many seats in the Senate (7,3) 49. Froth or foam on the sea 52. Pauline Hanson’s political party (3,6) 53. Chamber in which a piston moves 54. Indefinite article
20. Dwelling 21. Unplayable tennis serve 23. Natural fabric good for jumpers 27. Flying class between First and Economy 29. Last name of Australian lolly and chocolate manufacturer 31. Volcanoes do this 33. Nickname of the Australian Rugby team DOWN 1. Robust hairy social bee (6,3) 34. Leather seat on a horse 36. House towed by a car 2. Curdled soy bean milk 39. Opposite to even 3. Informal term for a father 4. Independent member for Indi 40. Portable ice box 41. French politician who pro5. French language. Definite posed Maginot line article (male) 6. Get together socially or for a 42. Small kangaroo featured in 1960s TV show special purpose 46. River in NSW cotton country 7. House where you live 8. Prime Minister Abbott’s chief 48. One more than eight 50. Where one gets a drink of staff (4,7) 51. Card used to identify the 12. Falling tide holder 13. Big ocean predator that gives birth to live young 14. Cured cow hide 16. Malcolm Turnbull’s seat 18. Breakfast made with oats
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Here’s another of our occasional movie reviews from Matthew Cascio.
This year we ventured to the United States for a month, just before the US holidays began. It was a great time to travel as most of the major attractions were reasonably quiet. We planned two weeks in an RV tripping around the National Parks from the Grand Canyon through Lake Powell, Zion and right up to Yellowstone. We covered 5000 miles! For the other two weeks we used Tripadvisor to select our accomodation, finding it very reliable. There were plenty of highlights I guess, Disneyland LA was on list, Vegas, Antelope Canyon, a little place called Sedona in Arizona and without question Yellowstone National Park. Spending time in an RV having absolutely no idea what we were doing was certainly a thrill. We can’t believe you didn’t require a special licence to move a 11 metre bus around! Doing long drives was not a problem in an RV as you could move around freely. Highly recommended. Coming home via San Francisco, seeing the beautiful Victorian homes and the hilly streets, and then cruising down the coast of California was a great way to finish the adventure. Would we go again? Yep! At Sedona, though, I would could spend a week there not a day...
The Legend of Tarzan Alexander Skarsgård has been a favourite actor of mine for quite some time now going back to his performance in the HBO series Generation Kill, so when I heard that he was chosen to portray Tarzan in this reintroduction to the character, I was quietly optimistic that this would be a good film. This film starts off with Tarzan as man who has returned to London after his upbringing in Africa. It seems as though he has become accustomed to his life in London when George Washington Williams (Samuel L Jackson) shows up from the United States of America, wanting Tarzan to help him out. I thought the acting from both Skarsgård and Jackson was fantastic although Margot Robbie’s Jane left a little to be desired, but this could have been due to the quality of the other acting rather than any particular fault on her behalf. Christoph Waltz was once again outstanding playing a villain, a role he is all too familiar with now, and the supporting cast did a great job. The film uses many flashbacks to give Tarzan’s ‘Origin’ story, and it was slightly excessive in that regard. It would have been more enjoyable to use the first 10-15 minutes of the film for this purpose instead. One thing that did annoy me slightly was the CGI. Overall, it was far too noticeable on multiple occasions which should not be the case from a multi-million dollar studio such as Warner Bros. Overall, The Legend of Tarzan is a solid movie with plenty of action and enough humour that was very enjoyable to watch in the cinema. I believe there is definitely room for multiple movies involving this version of Tarzan, and I can only hope that they are made. ★★★
Phil Winterton
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