The Bugle 18 May 2019
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Extra incentive to shop locally The Kiama & District Business Chamber has launched a campaign to encourage people to buy their goods and services locally over the quiet winter months. “We think this is a great time to focus people’s attention on the wide range of businesses operating in our area,” says Carter Ferguson’s Cameron McDonald, the Chamber’s Vice President. The Chamber is offering a chance to win $1700 in prize money (1st prize $1000, 2nd $500, 3rd $200) every time a shopper spends $50 or more at a participating business displaying the Think, Shop & Buy Local logo. “Any local business, not just Chamber members, can participate in the campaign and offer their customers the chance to win.” Mr McDonald says shopping local has a multiplier effect across the whole community. “These businesses create local employment, and they and their employees also shop with other local businesses. “The Chamber is all about supporting the local economy. “We are hoping this campaign will give people an extra incentive to support local businesses.
“Without these businesses, we’d just be a dormitory suburb of Shellharbour and Wollongong, and nobody wants that.” The competition runs from now until Sunday 14 July. To make it as easy as possible to enter, customers will write their contact details on their receipts, and leave them with the shop or service provider (after having taken a photo of them, if necessary). So next time you need a haircut, or a gift, or an architect, or a meal out, or flowers, or clothes, or any thing, Think Local. The competition is open to locals and visitors.
Inside this issue Kiama’s Biggest Morning Tea p2
Kiama LGA has 3rd highest median house price p 3
Council extends two exhibition periods p3 Sneak peak at Blue Haven Bonaira p5
Right: The Chamber’s Vice President Cameron McDonald with the owner of Pretty Shores Boutique, Sandi Foley
Kiama rates increase approved The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has approved Kiama Council’s application to increase rates by 16.42 per cent over the next two years. The cumulative increase includes a 9.83 per cent rise from 1 July 2019, followed by a further 6 per cent in-
crease from 1 July 2020. All percentages include the 2.7 per cent rate peg applicable to all NSW councils in 2019/20, and an estimated rate peg for subsequent years. The increase in revenue will be permanently retained in the rate base. “The approval completes a
range of matters that Council has addressed over the past two years, which formed part of our submission to remain as a standalone Council,” says Council’s General Manager, Kerry McMurray. “It ensures that we are able to renew and maintain our community infrastructure to
an acceptable standard and enables Council to meet the performance indicators under the Fit for the Future regime. “Council currently has over $350 million of community assets to renew and maintain to meet community needs and expectations. “The SRV will enable us to Continued on page 4
Show Society looks to future P7
What’s on? Every Wednesday
Wednesday 22 May
Kiama Farmers’ Market Surf Beach 2-5pm
WOW Wednesday below
On weekends
May Gibbs’ exhibition Kiama Library
Live music at The Sebel, Kiama Leagues Club, Gerringong and Kiama Bowlos, Jamberoo Pub and other venues
Til 26 May Melanie Duncan exhibition Little Blowhole Art Bar Soul Courageous: Exhibition by Kelvin Taylor Fern Street Gallery, Gerringong
17-19 May Australian Open FootGolf Series Jamberoo Golf Club
Friday 17 May Make a Wish Australia Trivia Night Kiama Leagues Club Ph: 4232 1777
Saturday 18 May Gerringong Village Markets Gerringong Town Hall, 8.30-1.30pm Kiama Fire Station Open Day Terralong St, 10-2pm
Sunday 19 May Bush Gothic concert Jamberoo Chapel Soundspace, 2pm. Tickets trybooking.com Kiama Seaside Markets Black Beach, 9-3pm
24 May - 6 June
Saturday 25 May Berry Celtic Festival Berry Showground, following parade through main street at 9.30am. $10 entry. u/15 free. Kiama Makers & Growers Market Black Beach, 9-2pm
Sunday 26 May Biggest Morning Tea See right Jamberoo Village Market Reid Park, 9-2pm KDHS Talk: The Search for the Lady Albion Kiama Family History Centre, 2.30pm. Free.
1-2 June Kiama Arts Trail Various studios www.kiamaartstrail.com
1-10 June See Change Festival Huskisson
Sunday 2 June Music in the Park See page 4
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Kiama’s Biggest Morning Tea After a couple of years’ break, Sharyn Tester is back raising funds for the Cancer Council by organising one of their Biggest Morning Teas. “We’ve all lost relatives, friends and workmates to cancer, and the Morning Tea is a great way for the community to get together to raise funds for research,” she says. “I’ve been blown away by the generosity of local businesses in supplying prizes for raffles and food for the morning tea. “Everyone wants to help such a good cause.” In addition to the refreshAngela Miller, of My Room ments, Sharyn has lined up Kiama, with Sharyn Tester fortune tellers of every kind to be there on the day, following their popularity last cards.” Details: Sunday 26 May, time. Main Lounge, Kiama “We’ll have people there Leagues Club, 10-1pm. reading tea cups, zodiac $5 entry, includes charts, and tarot and oracle
8-10 June Big Book Sale Kiama Presbyterian Church, from 8.20am
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The Kiama Farmers’ Market is again giving Kiama a focal point to get behind our SES volunteers by supporting the national WOW Day (Wear Orange Wednesday). Members of our local brigade will be on site with one of their trucks to give out advice on preparing for emergencies, and encourage more people to join the team.
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Changes to mitigate extension of complying developments Council has extended the exhibition period for its proposed changes to minimum lot sizes to 17 June. The amendments to the Kiama Local Environment Plan (LEP) are a response to the NSW Government introducing changes to planning policies, the Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code, last year. The Code expands the range of housing that can be considered as complying development to the ‘Missing Middle’. Complying developments do not require consent from Council and do not have to consider Development Control Plans or other planning policies that the Council may have in place to guide the standards for develop-
ment. Complying developments also do not require any notifications to adjoining property owners. To counter concerns about loss of character in regional areas, regional councils were given a temporary deferral until 1 July to place protections in their LEPs. “Kiama Council had some serious concerns about these proposed new planning laws and responded by proposing the inclusion of some minimum lot size requirements for dual occupancies and medium density developments in the R2 and R3 zones,” says Linda Davis, Director of Environmental Services. “These changes to our LEP will mean that dual
occupancies and terrace housing can only occur in the R2 Low Density zone if the property is at least 600m2. “In the R3 Medium Density zone a minimum of 200m2 would be required for each dwelling associated with a dual occupancy, manor house or terrace development.” These amendments form the basis of the Planning Proposal to change the LEP that is on exhibition, along with analysis to understand the implications of the new minimum lot size standards on potential residential housing supply. Details: The Planning Proposal is on Council’s website: www.kiama.nsw.gov.au
Will we remain in Gilmore?
Cliff Mason (centre) with candidates Carmel McCallum, Fiona Phillips, Serah Kolukulapally, Katrina Hodgkinson and Warren Mundine at Minnamurra Progress Association’s Meet the Candidates
At the time of going to print the identity of the incoming Member for Gilmore is still unknown. In this limbo brought on by our fortnightly deadlines, we can ponder that, given the population growth on the South Coast and our location at Gilmore’s northern extremity, it is quite possible
the Kiama LGA will be affected by the redistribution of Federal seats in NSW, due in 2023. The number of voters registered in Gilmore for the 2019 election is 122,555. This is well above the ideal number for NSW of 110,000. Redistributions are done
for the whole state, according to formulas tying the number of electors to the number of members to which the state is entitled. Given the three to four year Federal electoral cycle, it is most likely there will be another election with us under the Gilmore umbrella before 2023.
Kiama LGA in national property price Top 3 Kiama has come to prominence again nationally, with a report from property research group Propertyology saying our Local Government Area (LGA) has the third most expensive median house price in Australia. The top billing in the list goes to the Byron Bay LGA, with a median price of $987,500 last December. Then comes Sydney at $950,000, followed by Kiama LGA at $910,000. The ranking shows us outshining other LGAs close to capital cities, such as Wollongong (No. 7 $755,000), Noosa (No. 8 $735,000), the Gold Coast (No. 14 $632,500), and Newcastle (No. 15 $628,500). It is the first time the ranking, which compares the median house price for the eight capital cities and every regional LGA, has been compiled. “Over the 20 years ending December 2018, Kiama’s median house price has an average annual increase of 7.7 per cent, identical to Sydney,” says Propertyology’s Head of Research, Simon Pressley. “Kiama’s property market standing is one of literally dozens of examples that prove that population mass and population growth rates are far from the biggest influence on property prices.” The growth in median house price for Kiama LGA in the three years to December 2018 has been 26.4 per
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cent (using figures from CoreLogic). This is after the down turn that happened in the market, both here and nationally, mid-last year when the median price came down from $950,000. The February median price is $900,000. The Principal of First National Coast & Country, Terry Digger, believes there is a problem with grouping together all of the sales data for an LGA into one figure and then comparing it to one figure for the each of the whole of the capital cities. “It is a bit misleading, as anyone who has looked at what you get for your money in Sydney will agree,” he says. “In such a small area, it is easy for the figure to be distorted by really big sales. “For example, the median
house price in Gerroa in December was $1,450,000, yet in Kiama Downs it was $882,000.” He says that prices have come down 10 to 12 per cent from their peak, due largely to banks tightening their lending policies and uncertainty over the build up to the election. “We are still seeing a good demand for quality properties, with the adjustment making properties more affordable. “Even after taking the downturn into account, vendors are benefitting from 47 per cent growth in prices over the last five years.” Gerringong’s figures will now have to incorporate the $11.3 million sale of Robbie Ingham’s 40ha waterfront property, formerly part of the Weir farm.
Have your say on the future of Kiama’s Town Centre As previously reported, the future of Kiama’s CBD will be guided by the Town Centre Study once it is approved by Council. The draft currently on exhibition draws strongly on contributions made by the community, and residents are being encouraged to make further comment to help finetune it. A community information session has been arranged to outline the key findings of the Study and answer questions residents may have. The exhibition period for the Study has been extended to 11 June to ensure sufficient time to consider the report following the information session. The Study is available on Council’s website and in hard copy at the Administration Building. Details: Thursday 30 May, The Pavilion Kiama, 7pm. Register at Council’s website.
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do this over the long term.” The additional revenue of around $3 million over the next two years, and its ongoing effect, will be included in the budget that will go before councillors at the May Meeting. In announcing the approval, IPART Chair Dr Paul Paterson said, “Kiama Council was able to meet the criteria for approval of the special variation by demonstrating a clear need for the additional revenue to fund asset renewals. “Although we noted some shortcomings in the Council’s consultation with its community we assessed it to be sufficient overall. “We found the impact to be reasonable and that the Council is taking steps to improve productivity and contain costs.” Based on the Council’s application, IPART says the average residential rate would increase by $91 in 2019/20 and by $187 over two years. The average business rate would rise by $83 in 2019-20 and by $190 over two years, while farmland rates would rise by $158 in 2019-20 and by $325 over two years. The approved Special Variations replace the current temporary Special Variation of 3.7 per cent, which applied for 2018/9. There will be an incremental increase to the Pensioner Rebate Scheme to minimise the impact of the proposed increase on pensioners.
Chance to hear KHS Band play Music in the Park
Kiama High School’s Band is continuing its proud tradition of going on tour, this year to the Central West of NSW, where it will perform at schools in Parkes, Trundle, Dubbo and Orange. “We are particularly looking forward to the visit to Trundle, as KHS raised drought relief money for Trundle in 2018, and we’re hoping to take out some more items they need assis-
tance with,” says Music Teacher Louise Luke, who shares responsibility for the band with Graham Deans. As part of its fundraising for the trip, the Band is playing at the June concert of the Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival’s Music in the Park series. “A local band of dedicated students and teachers is a rare thing that we are happy to encourage,” says Club
President Becky Guggisberg. “The KHS Band has a long proud history, with many students going on to pursue music careers. “We are pleased to be able to give the public an opportunity to hear them perform before they go on tour.” The free concert also features other local musicians Dane Overton and MGT. Details: Sunday 2 June, Hindmarsh Park, 1-4pm.
Sandra McCarthy to share insights Emeritus Mayor Sandra McCarthy will be the speaker at the Gerringong & District Historical Society’s May meeting, sharing stories and reflections of her time on Kiama Council. “We are honoured to have such a distinguished Gerringong resident sharing her understanding of policies and events of the last twenty to thirty years which have shaped the identity of Ger-
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Blue Haven Bonaira: view from the top Blue Haven Bonaira is a hive of activity as 250 workers focus on completing the project by October. The progress since The Bugle visited the site in in July last year, when some of the slabs had been poured, is extraordinary, with the scale and quality of the overall complex now clearly evident. The tour included the first glimpse of one of the independent living units, with luxury inclusions in the kitchens and bathrooms, along with accessible design. The Member for Kiama and newly appointed Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services, completed independent Gareth Ward, was impress- living and assisted living ed by his tour of the nearly facilities.
The Council project has received $18 million in funding from the NSW Government. The old Kiama Hospital is being replaced by a complex For twenty years, Kiama’s 2019 Citizen of the Year, with a total floor space of Graeme Packer, has been organising the local Red Shield 29,000 square metres. Appeal for the Salvation Army, and this year is no exception. Once complete, it will Kiama and Minnamurra Lions and Kiama Rotary have provide an aged care home again volunteered to help with the door knocking, but he for 134 residents and 59 is hoping that more people will offer to share the load. independent living units, “The more people we have, the easier it will be,” he says. a community hall, meeting As the saying goes, Thank God for the Salvos. rooms, a wellness centre, Details: The Appeal is on 25-26 May. If you can help, chapel, hairdresser, beauty contact Graeme on 0438 243 487 by Weds 22 May. spa, café and gardens.
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Above: Mayor Mark Honey and Minister Gareth Ward on the top floor of the independent living units Top right: Mayor Honey in the kitchen of one of the near completed independent living units Middle right: Gareth Ward, Council’s General Manager and Blue Haven CEO Kerry McMurray and Mayor Honey inspect one of the communal areas in the assisted living facility Bottom right: Work continues apace on the main entrance area, at the rear of Barroul House
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Big Swing returns The Katandra Women’s A Cappella choir is preparing for its major concert this year, another Big Swing night to raise money for CMRI Gerringong. They will once more be supported by the 16 piece Village Big Band. This year’s event will be in the Pavilion on Saturday 6 July. The group’s members are drawn from Shellharbour, Kiama, Gerringong, Berry, Shoalhaven Heads and Nowra, with rehearsals in Kiama and Berry. Details: New members are welcome. Contact 0413 491 959
Lady bowlers break drought After bringing home the Illawarra District flag, the Kiama Women’s Bowling Club No 2 Pennant side followed it up two days later with a victory over Bowral to take the Region 7 title. This gives them a place at the State competition, to be played in Pottsville in August. Kiama Women last competed in the State playoffs in 1999, coming runners up in the State. “It’s a great achievement to win a Pennant Flag in the Centenary year of Kiama Bowling Club and this win will add to our celebrations
Stella Heidtmann, Bronwyn later in the year,” says Campbell, Jenny Kervin, Gloria Bronwyn Campbell, Chair Hodgson, Mel Walker, Shirley of Selectors. Read, Joan Brownlie, Gaye “To bring home a State Reynolds and Jackie Kirk Flag in August would really be the icing on the cake.” season with a win in their The No 4 Pennant side section but were narrowly also finished their 2019 defeated by Fairy Meadow.
To the Editor I would like to commend the 3 students from Kiama High School who spoke at the “Waste” Field Day, Bundanon recently. They shared information regarding the turn around in waste at the high school and fielded questions from the audience, answering them in a most informative and passionate manner. All 3 were wonderful representatives of Kiama High. HSIE teacher, Kim Cutting should also be commended on instigating such an important program, not only for the school, but for the betterment of OUR environment. Susan Griffiths, Gerroa There is currently on exhibition with the Department of Planning and Environment NSW a request to establish two sand extraction pits on private land at Dunmore House. The first pit (324,000 tonnes) is proposed on the eastern side of Dunmore House abutting Riverside Drive opposite Minnamurra Recycling Depot. The second site is to the south east of Dunmore House on the flood plain of the Minnamurra River. This site is to be a 27 metre deep pit, left as a water body once 1,123,000 tonnes are mined. There are major environmental concerns with this proposal. These include that the proposal is within the new Coastal Management Zone for the Minnamurra River, and there are major hydrology issues. The area also has endangered species listed under State and Federal laws. There will be greatly increased heavy truck movements bringing fill onto the site off Riverside Drive, once the first pit is exhausted. The proposal is online at www.majorprojects. planning.nsw.gov.au/page/on-exhibition A hard copy of the 1000 page document is at Shellharbour Council. All residents are encouraged to examine the proposal and make a submission to the Department by Thursday May 30. Richard Maitland, Kiama Downs As someone who has been bombarded with political phone calls over the last weeks, I’d like to know how they’ve got hold of my phone number. It is obviously not in the politicians’ interests to do anything about it, but that doesn’t mean it’s right. Does anyone listen til the end? Name and address supplied We welcome letters. Longer ones may be edited. Writer’s names and addresses must be provided. Mailing details on page 2. Letters published at the Editor’s discretion.
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Show Society looks to future For most of its 172 year history, the Kiama Show Society’s Executive has been drawn from members of long-standing local farming families, but over recent years this has changed. “Fifty years ago there were 96 dairy farmers in the area and now there are only ten, and the make up of the Committee reflects that,” says the incoming President Neil McLaren. As someone who always wanted to be a farmer, Neil ended up helping farmers through his work as an entomologist for agricultural chemical companies and he now runs beef cattle locally. He joined the Show Society when he moved to Kiama with his wife Maree to start their family in 1988. “The Show has long been at the heart of our community, and it has been a great way to get to know people and make a contribution.” He’s spent the last ten years on the 50 strong Committee, helping to run the Show, including the last two years as Junior, then Senior Vice President. He will be continuing with the initiatives of the outgoing President, now
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Vice President, David Barnes, to make the Show more relevant to a wider audience. Despite best efforts, last year’s Show was not a financial success, with gate takings down 30 per cent on the previous year resulting in the fourth loss in six years. “We’ve looked through the barrel of this gun over the last 20 to 30 years, and there is a strong determination to get the formula right. “We’d like to get back to the days when everyone comes to the Show. “We need to be acknowledged as a vibrant event with relevance to the local community.
“We’ve already got a good product, but we need to market it better, to locals and people already here for their holidays. “Back in the old days there wasn’t much competition, but now there are so many other things to do at that busy time of year. “We’ve got to find ways to get the young people back, and we have to generate more revenue for the Society within the grounds.” The Executive will be putting some proposals on how to do this to the June Meeting of the Committee. “We’ve been looking around at what other Shows
do, and ways to make our finances not so dependent on gate takings,” says Neil. The Society will be conducting a membership drive during the year to building on its existing 600 members. A new constitution was adopted at the AGM to fit with state requirements for governance and to reflect current and future needs. In one of the changes, the Committee is now limited to 40, rather than 50 members. “Out of respect for their contribution, existing numbers over 40 are ‘grandfathered’ to stay on the Committee until they decide to step down,” says Neil.
Next Kiama Conversation Best selling author Victoria Purman is the next Kiama Conversation speaker, discussing her new book, The Land Girls. The book is the story of three women who join the Australian Land Army in World War Two to do the jobs left behind by the men. It is said to be a moving story of love, loss and survival against the odds. This Conversation will be over a morning tea.
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Mayoral Column Mayor Mark Honey communicates directly with residents and ratepayers Each year, the NSW Government collects payments from councils and insurers to fund emergency services agencies in NSW, with councils required to pay 11.7 per cent of the budget required by NSW Emergency Services. These charges are embedded in council rates and insurance premiums. From 1 July 2019 the NSW Government plans to collect an additional $160 million (in 2019/20) from NSW councils, communities and those paying insurance premiums to provide better workers’ compensation coverage for volunteer and career firefighters who are diagnosed with one of 12 specific work-related cancers. Councils were sent bills with a letter from Revenue NSW in May 2019, saying NSW council contributions will increase by $19 million in 2019/20. The letter also foreshadowed increases in the following year, but not the amount. Kiama Municipal Council received an invoice from Revenue NSW for $301,434.14
for its emergency services levy contribution. This is $55,037.94 more than last year’s levy (a 22.34%) increase. This will mean Council will need to find additional funds and/or cut planned initiatives or services. Council supports career and volunteer firefighters in NSW – as it does all emergency services workers and volunteers. Indeed, many NSW council staff and councillors are volunteers. We also support the Bill passed in November 2018 to address what was a workers’ compensation shortfall. However, the sector was at no point advised that it would be required to cover the cost via significant increases to the emergency services levy, or what this cost would be. Proportional to Council revenue, the extra $55,000 is almost 13% of the total rate pegging increase. The amount Kiama Council is being asked to pay is a large amount and the impact of this unplanned cost will
certainly be felt by the community. Local Government NSW is calling upon the NSW Government to fund the first 12 months of this extra cost and work with local governments to ensure the implementation of the funding mechanism is fairer into the future. Dwelling on the challenges of Council finances, I’m more than a little grateful for the services of our large, diverse and dedicated army of volunteers. Next week (20 to 26 May) is National Volunteer Week, which celebrates these amazing people and their efforts. Without volunteers, Council would struggle to provide many of our programs and services. Thank you to each and every one of you. If you work with a volunteer, please make sure you let them know how much they are valued. Whether a barbecue, cup of tea or simple thank you, little things can mean a lot.
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Protest takes to water
Over 100 local surfers took part in a protest on Kiama Harbour to join a national campaign against drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight. The protest was organised by Rusty Moran and chris Homer of the Surfrider Foundation. The Fight for the Bight campaign is seeking to protect the pristine marine environment from the risks of drilling. Norwegian energy company Equinor is proposing to drill to a depth of more than two kilometres looking for oil.
Our Young Archie finalist Evie McEachern, a Year 11 KHS student from Gerroa, is a finalist in this year’s Young Achie Awards, run by the Art Gallery of NSW. Her portrait of her sister Rosie as a child was chosen out of 126 entries in her 16-18 age group, and will be displayed at the Gallery. Winners will be announced on 10 August.
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Out & about At the CMRI Mother’s Day event Around 170 guests attended CMRI Gerringong’s Mother’s Day Fashion Parade and Afternoon Tea at Gerringong Town Hall, catching up with friends and enjoying a delicious assortment of sweet and savoury treats cooked by the CMRI members. The Fashion Parade featuring outfits from Bombo Clothing Co, Beyond the Beach and Natural Necessity Surf Shop, modelled by CMRI members Jenny Gardner, Katie Wicks, Nicole Stewart, Jan Barr, Wendy Quinn and Sarah Atkins. The multi draw raffle was also well supported, with prizes donated by Bombo Clothing, Beyond the Beach, Natural Necessity Surf Shop, Cronin's Loquor, Corner D'Or, Elka's Garden, The Hill Wine Bar & Kitchen, Oak Home, and Entertainment Publications.
All funds raised will ensure that the continuation of life-saving research by the scientists at Children’s Medical Research Institute. The Gerringong Committee of CMRI is very grateful for the fantastic community support we receive for our fundraising events. Our next big event is on Saturday 6 July 7pm. The Big
Swing at the Pavilion will feature the Katandra Womens’ A Cappella Choir and the Village Big Band.Tickets are $35 (go to trybooking.com/bclyx) with all proceeds to the CMRI Gerringong Committee. Then in August we’ll have our Jeans for Genes Trivia Night, and in November our 29th Annual Quilt & Craft Show. Lorraine Peade
New member Lee van de Haar(standing) with friends from Kiama -from left, Helen Dallimore, Betty Dallimore, Lee van de Haar, Sue Luschwitz, Ros Thomas and Lindy McWilliam
Compere and organiser of the fashion parade, CMRI member Cheryl Moses, in dress and shoes from Bombo Clothing Representatives from CMRI Westmead, Rhonda Radford and Ann Woodward, with CMRI Gerringong member Jan Chudleigh
Kate Quinn, Jenny Stubbs and Beth Hazel
Looking forward to the CMRI High Tea and Fashion Parade: Jan Burgess of Kiama, Gwenda Freeman from Macksville, and Chris Gillett and Marie Eichhorn of Kiama
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Postcard home
After a Springtime trip to the UK for a family wedding, we decide to break our homeward journey with a brief stay in Malta. Many friends had suggested this as a perfect place to enjoy an almost Greek / Italian/French mix of all things we have loved about these countries, rolled in to one. On our final morning in Malta, we took in a last min-
ute experience. A bus ride to the little fishing harbour of Marsaxlokk (Marsashlok). As we were looking at the bus terminal’s almost ‘airport standard’ electronic departure information board, down at eye level, a lady with a scarf was cleaning the glass on the front of all the bus schedules. We asked her a simple question re: the bus service. How much was the fare, do
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we pay on board etc ?. She enthusiastically supplied all the right answers, including when the next bus was to depart, plus some helpful info on a weekly pass if we were staying longer, etc. Asking one more question, she then directed us to the lady behind the glass nearby in the terminal's info booth, suggesting we ask her, as she herself (with the scarf )
was actually only the cleaner. A sweet moment that conveyed all we found Malta to be, friendly, a welcome attitude to tourism and some very beautiful, photographically rewarding moments. Greg Martin Vale, Kiama
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