The Bugle 6 May 2017
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Help get the Carers’ Cottage ready for the summer holidays An initiative by the local Lions’ clubs to turn a disused Council cottage into a holiday haven for carers is gaining momentum. Last week, Gareth Ward MP presented a $40,000 cheque from the State Government for the project, and local businesses have already been donating their expertise and resources. The house, on Shoalhaven Street, opposite Kiama Bowls Club, is being renovated to provide accommodation for three carers, with ensuites and a shared lounge and kitchen. Following asbestos removal by P&D Envirotech, the building exterior is soon to be reclad following donations from CSR. On visiting the property for the first time, Susan Wallace, Chair of Interchange Illawarra, a local not-for-profit organisation supporting people with disabilities and their carers, was ecstatic. “I feel like hugging and kissing everyone,” she said. “This is unusual in that it is focusing on the carer. Most holiday accommodation is for a whole family or people with disabilities going on respite. “This is the other way around, with the person with the disability potentially staying at home with support, and the carer getting to have a holiday. “There is no other facility like this for carers.
“Not only is it in a fabulous location, the Lions Club has made it wheel chair accessible, which is important for some carers who might need it.” Ms Wallace is keen to use her organisation’s connections across the state to help make the opportunity available to carers who otherwise would not be able to afford a break. Lions member Tony Grainger has taken on the role as construction project manager, drawing on his experience as area engineer for the South East Sydney Illawarra Health Service. In that position he was responsible for a great number of major renovations. He is hopeful the Carers’ Cottage will be ready for the end of the year. “It all depends how much support we can get from local tradespeople,” he says. “We have had some great support to get this far, but now we are looking at getting some help with electrical, plumbing, tiling, gyprocking and carpentry work - all of those trade skills we really need. “We are also keen to get offers of help from people who don’t have trade skills but can carry things and hold a paint brush. “We’ll find everyone something to do.” Details: Offers of help should be directed to Tony on 0417 139 949
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Susan Wallace with Lions Gerry Granger-Holcombe, Tony Grainger and Peter Scifleet
Final plans for hospital site With demolition of Kiama Hospital underway, and a decision on the construction tender expected to be made in July, Kiama Council has lodged final modifications to its approved plans for the Kiama Aged Care Centre of Excellence. Council says the key changes are: replacing the proposed 16 one bedroom assisted living units with eight two bedroom independent living units and providing the necessary parking; increasing parking at the rear of the site; and changes to the layout of the community hall and deck. General Manager Michael Forsyth said the amended
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design would deliver a reduced building footprint without affecting the quality and range of facilities for future residents. “The result is we not only have a functional and attractive complex that residents
will enjoy living in, but it is overall a smaller design.” The designs are currently on display, with submissions closing 10 May. Stage I of the development is expected to be completed by mid-2019.
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What’s on? Every Wednesday
Thurs 11 May
Sat 20 May
Kiama Farmers’ Market Surf Beach 2-5pm
Kiama Bush Dance Joyce Wheatley Community Centre, Hindmarsh Park, 7.30pm $5 inc supper
Gerringong Village Markets In and around Gerringong Town Hall
On weekends Live music at The Sebel, Kiama Leagues Club, The Mecure, Jamberoo Pub and other venues.
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12-14 May Berry Jazz Festival See right
Sat 13 May Wings over Illawarra Albion Park Airport Gerringong CMRI High www.wingsoverillawarra. Tea & Fashion Parade com.au See page 4 Sat 6 May
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Werri Slash and Gerringong Surf Music Festival In and around Gerringong Town Hall. Music at the Bowls Club on Fri night and Sun afternoon/ evening
Healthy Livin Fitness Festival Black Beach. Tickets at the gate: Sat $40, Sun $50 or weekend pass $70; book ahead online for weekend pass of $59 + booking
Sun 7 May
Sat 13 May Fun Night for Karen
Gerringong Music Club presents Ensemble Aspherical See right Kiama Colour Fun Run/Walk Black Beach, Kiama, 7.30am, $35
Kiama Surf Lifesaving Club, $25. Contact karendouglasfundraisingcommittee@yahoo.com.au
Sun 21 May Kiama Seaside Markets Black Beach, 9-3pm
Sat 27 May Kiama Makers & Growers Market Black Beach, 9-2pm
Sun 28 May Jamberoo Village Markets Reid Park, 9-2pm
10-12 June Shoalhaven Winter Wine Festival More next issue
11 June Red Cross Kiama Fun Run More next issue
Chamber group plays Celestial Fantasies All are invited to join the members of Gerringong Music Club at their May concert, featuring the Ensemble Aspherical. The Ensemble is a new chamber group of leading Sydney classical musicians consisting of sisters Marina and Justine Marsden (violin and viola), Louise Johnson (harp) and Janet Webb (flute). They will be playing Celestial Fantasies including works by Beethoven, Saint-Saens and Piazzola. Details: Sunday 7 May, 2pm, Gerringong Town Hall. Tickets - $15 members and $25 visitors, payable at the door. Children/students free. Doors open 1.30pm. Afternoon tea available.
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Gitte Backhausen’s new exhibition, Re:Loved, is about seeing things from a new perspective and experiencing the beauty of what we usually consider old, useless or discarded. Born and trained in Denmark, Gitte moved to Gerringong from Sydney last year to focus on her art full-time. She continues to gain recognition for her work, most recently as a finalist in the Waverley Art Prize 2016, judged by Tim Olsen.
Berry Jazz Festival In a format reminiscent of the early days of the Kiama Jazz Festival, the 3rd Berry Jazz Festival is bringing a variety of jazz artists to town, offering three ticketed concerts, a free concert in Apex Park and a workshop for young jazz musicians. The Festival starts on Friday night, at the Berry Bowlo, with a concert by the Steve Hunter Quartet. The free concert on the Saturday from noon til 1.30pm will feature Queen Porter Stomp playing some classic New Orleans style jazz given a modern twist. On Saturday night, at the recently refurbished School of Arts, a group of Sydney musicians will play the music of the eccentric American composer Raymond Scott - the man most famous for the zany cartoon music for Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies. The Festival concludes on Sunday with a special Mother’s Day luncheon concert at the Coolangatta Estate Winery, featuring French diva Tricia Evy and Dan Barnett (above) in their tribute to Billie, Ella and Louis. Details: 12-14 May. Details on www.berryjazz.com.au Various prices for the events, or gain entry to all three ticketed performances including dinner and lunch for $170 or $140 (pensioner).
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Kolomeitz fights sacking The President of the Gerringong RSL Sub-branch, Glenn Kolomeitz, has been terminated from his role as CEO of RSL NSW. He was appointed to the role in August 2015 with a reform agenda to address declining membership. Last September he initiated a forensic audit into RSL NSW’s spendng, and in February this year Senator Jacqui Lambie accused NSW RSL figures of bullying their CEO. Mr Kolomeitz, a lawyer and former soldier, has turned to the Fair Work Commission over the matter.
Federal funding arrives for Museum and Library complex
Visitor numbers up The latest research shows the Kiama Municipality attracted almost 1.1 million visitors in 2016, up 13 per cent on the previous year, despite the higher Australian dollar making overseas travel more affordable. “This is the first time since 2013 we’ve had more than one million visitors to our region, which is a fantastic result,” says Councillor Matt Brown, chair of Council's new Tourism Advisory Committee. “The most important part of the results is that these visitors spent around $145 million while visiting our area.” While 70 per cent of this number were day trippers,
the number of domestic overnight visitors increased 19.8 per cent to 308,000, and the number of international overnight visitors increased 9 per cent to 12,300. “Getting people to stay overnight is absolute gold for our tourism operators as it provides an exponentially greater return in terms of the money spend while here,” says Clr Brown. Council is in the midst of transitioning its tourism funding away from Kiama Tourism to its own in-house unit. Nominations by industry particpants to sit on the Tourism Advisory Committee will be considered at Council's May meeting.
Panel to hear both sides Four people, two on either side of the debate, are being given the opportunity to address a review into Council’s decision not to endorse a planning proposal to rezone rural land to residential on Golden Valley Rd, Jamberoo. While the Southern Joint Regional Planning Panel’s review is not open to the public, the Chair of the Panel is permitting two local residents to present their case against the proposal, and two to present their case for the proposal. They will be in addition to Councillors Neil Reilly, Andrew Sloan and Don Watson, who are representing Council’s position at the review. Details: Those wishing to register their interest must contact Debbie Boles on 4232 0444 between 9am Friday 5 May and 4pm, Monday 8 May.
The Federal Minister for Regional Development, Fiona Nash MP, and the Member for Gilmore, Ann Sudmalis MP, have presented Kiama Council with a cheque for $1.25 million towards the new Gerringong Museum and Library complex. The money, which was promised in the last election campaign, will make a significant contribution to the $3.5 million project. The plans, which are still being finalised, will see the Museum move into the renovated School of Arts building, on Blackwood Street, and a new library built on the site of the current museum. “The money for the project is in our budget for the next financial year,” says Council’s General Manager Michael Forsyth. He expects work will be able to commence either late this year or early next year, given the time needed for the tendering process.
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From right: Ann Sudmalis, Minister Fiona Nash and Mayor Mark Honey listen to Margaret Sharp of the Gerringong & District Historical Society explaining the plans
Who should carry the Queen’s Baton? The Queen’s Baton Relay will be passing through Kiama on 5 February next year, on its way to the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April. Locals have an opportunity to be a baton bearer during this stretch of the relay, which will end at the Showgrounds before the baton heads further south. Nominations can be made online at www.gc2018.com/ qbr until 15 May.
Celebrate mothers while helping children
CMRI member models: Katie Wicks, Wendy Quinn, Greer Fulton and Maggie Simmons (front)
Children’s Medical Research Institute Gerringong’s annual High Tea and Fashion Parade is on again this Mother’s Day weekend. The fashion parade will showcase fashions from Annalou, Beyond the Beach, Bombo Clothing, Cherry Red and Searching for Sage. CMRI members Kate Quinn, Gwen Wishart, Greer Fulton, Maggie Simmons, Katie Wicks, Deb Langton, Belinda Wall, Jan Chudleigh and Wendy Quinn will be models for the event. “There will be a range of fashions to appeal to all age groups, and the ticket includes a glass of bubbly and a delicious assortment of CMRI Gerringong’s legendary sweet and savoury
home-made delights,” says Lorraine Peade. “As well as great food and entertainment there will be a raffle and lucky draw prizes, made possible by a very supportive local business community. “What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than an enjoyable afternoon out with your mother, grandmother, friends and family and helping at the same time to raise money for medical research that is the key to finding cures for childhood diseases.” Currently cancer kills eight million adults and children globally every year. CMRI Gerringong has been raising money for medical research since 1959. During that time, the hard
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working members have raised over $1.8 million. And they show no sign of stopping. One of the latest areas of research they are helping to fund is ProCan, an international project based at CMRI’s Westmead facility. Through ProCan, CMRI scientists will analyse 70,000 cancers over the next five years. It is hoped that, through this research, in the future when a patient is diagnosed with cancer, their cancer will be able to be analysed within 36 hours and compared to the vast store of information that will exist. By giving doctors a diagnosis of the exact type and subtype of cancer, a personalised treatment plan will give the patient the greatest likelihood of success. Details: Saturday 13 May, Gerringong Town Hall, 2-4pm. Tickets $30 from Cronin’s Liquor, Blackwood St, Gerringong.
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A large crowd attended this year’s ANZAC Day commemorations, starting with Dawn Services at Blowhole Point and Gerringong Headland. Photo: Chris Brain
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Show your appreciation for the amazing work done by the Kiama’s SES by joining in Wear Orange Wednesday on 10 May. Our local SES has shown time and time again, through their success in competitions, that their training and experience is second to none. Help this national campaign go viral. Take a selfie and upload to your social media account with the hashtag #thankyouses and update your social media profile from wearorangewednesday.com.au
Marriage strengthening seminar
Speech competition: there’s still time to enter
Having been through a marriage breakup, Kathy Grigg says she has a passion to give people the information and tools they need to have a successful marriage. She has been married to her second husband for 10 years, and together with Glen they have run courses through their church group in Sydney to enrich relationships. Having moved to Kiama six months ago, the Griggs are keen to make a contribu-
In response to feedback from potential participants and their teachers, the Kiama Independence Day Speech Contest has been postponed in recognition of the heavy schedule for senior students in the first half of the year. The contest, addressing the topic What does independence mean to me?, is open to all secondary students who live or study in the Kiama Municipality. It is an opportunity to improve their confidence and to develop their speech-writing and public speaking skills, in a tribute to the speeches made to keep Kiama Council independent. The closing date for the submission of a five minute speech has been extended until late June, with eight finalists to present their speeches at a date yet to be set. “The winner’s prize is a trip for three to Vietnam, courtesy of Vietnam Airlines and Kiama Council, in recognition of Kiama’s strong links with our sister city Hoi An,” says Councillor Neil Reilly.
tion to the community by arranging for the American founders of The Significant Marriage seminar, Mary and Dave Gothi, to add a Kiama date to their Australian visit. “Their seminar helps couples understand each others’ differences in personality, love styles and family backgrounds which shape who we are and impact our everyday lives and especially our marriages,” says Kathy. “They teach strategies for
how to handle these differences to keep growing closer together instead of further apart. “The seminar is taught from an evidence based approach including strengths theory, psychology, and coaching methodology, as well as Biblical wisdom. It helps couples discover positive behaviours and then to design action plans for continued relational investment.” The seminar has been run
six times in Australia since 2014 and about 70 couples have attended to date. “The Seminar empowers a couple to fulfill their passions, dreams and longings and to have a positive impact on the world around them,” says Kathy. Details: 19-21 May, Kiama Anglican Church. $249/couple. Find out more from thesignificantmarriage.com or contact the organisers on 0417 247 375
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2017 KISS Arts Festival: The Directors’ wrap
Photos: Peter O’Neil
With the KISS Arts Festival over for its sixth year, we give its organisers Tamara Campbell and Dave Evans the chance to run through the highlights and take a bow for all concerned: Laughter, art and sunshine filled Kiama’s Black Beach this weekend as the KISS Arts Festival once again bought great interactive joy and international talent to the stunning seaside location. Attendance grew again this year, gaining momentum for the event in its new location and new time of year, with an estimated 6000 people, both locals and tourists, visiting the Festival
across the weekend. The Festival kicked off with a SOLD OUT Kiama Kabaret on Friday night. The show was hailed as the best yet, with some audience members even saying that it was the best thing they had ever seen. Local artist Becky Guggisberg kindly donated a painting for auction with the proceeds going to the festival budget. We were very pleased with the addition of the AIR KISS Tent, which housed a number of interactive art projects. Local artists Paula Gowans, Sharon Muller and Libby Bloxham hosted the AIR KISS Tent with an Orry Kelly inspired costume making workshop and The Sketch-O-Rama (where the Festival artists sat for life drawing classes under the supervision of local artists). A delightful fashion parade of created costumes closed the Festival. The addition of the visual arts component was always on the cards for KISS and its presence was excellently received. The Unity project, facilitated by Gerringong artist Penny Sudabin, where the public stretched donated wool between a circle of 3 metre poles representing questions and statements proposed by the community, created an incredibly moving snapshot of the town in which we live. This project was a beautiful juxtaposition to the high energy and comedy at the Festival, allowing some time for reflection. Interactive comedy performance is the centerpiece of the Festival and this year was no exception, with a flurry of internationally acclaimed acts from around the world and around the corner. It is a great pleasure to watch multi-generations laughing together in shared joy at a program of acts that
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we would normally have to flock to major centres to see. All the hard work is worth it, when you hear people so filled with happiness together with their families and friends experiencing great entertainment at such an accessible event. The highlight of Sunday’s entertainment was the infamous Ray White Raft Race across Kiama Harbour. This year saw seven entries compete for prizes from Trees Adventure Nowra, Jamberoo Action Park, Kiama Farmers’ Market and Penny Whistler, and of course the Raft Race Trophy. Gerringong Men’s Shed just managed to scrape home ahead of the all girls Kiama Downs Surf Club team, Shark Bait. Crowd favourites though were The Specials, in their not entirely sea-worthy Bath/ Raft. They basically got out and paddled their raft after it took on too much water. Plans are already in place for 2018, so put the dates of 28 and 29 April in your dairy. KISS would also like to give a big thank you to our major sponsors Kiama Council, Ray White Kiama, Kiama Business Chamber and The Pines Dairy. We would also like to thank all the volunteers that gave so much of their time to make the event happen – you all know who you are. Tamara and Dave
Community behind UNITY Penny Sadubin’s interactive public art project, UNITY Kiama, is a very special memory of the KISS Arts Festival for many. Conceived by American artist Nancy Tessler Belmont and launched in June 2016, UNITY has become a global movement, being recreated all over the US, in Canada, Scotland and at two other locations in Australia. The project is based around community-specific labels (called signifiers) and explores how those labels create interconnectedness. It celebrates a community’s uniqueness and strengthens ties. “UNITY Kiama attracted people from all age groups, locals and visitors, and engaged them in thinking about and expressing something personal in a public space,” explains Penny. “Some of the statements were universal – ‘I am a parent’ etc. But others asked us to reflect at a deeper level; ‘I am a survivor’, ‘I /someone I love has experienced addiction’. “By choosing these statements, people were revealing that we all have different journeys in life, yet there is much in common.” The resulting artwork shows the web of our community that connects and supports us. “As times and attitudes change, I was heartened to realise that two of the more popular statements were
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Penny Sadubin, as others tell their stories. Below: Aerial shot of the project. Photos: Peter Izzard
‘I support marriage equality’ and ‘I welcome refugees to settle in the Kiama area’.” Penny, who was there for the whole two days, says she had wonderful conversations and would like to thank everyone who participated for their willingness to be open and honest, together creating something of fleeting beauty. She notes it was harder to get men to participate, perhaps because of the medium of the yarn and wool itself. Penny is delighted that after the project was left up on the Monday for a final viewing opportunity, educators from Kiama Pre-School took away the woven yarn to decorate their centre.
“I chose to use donated yarns, rather than the specified raspberry colour of the original, to reflect on our community’s recent shift towards sustainability and improved recycling,” she says.
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News from Kiama PS Our Kiama landscapes draw admiration from locals and visitors alike, but our children are inspired by the beaches, rainforests and rocky outcrops in a way that adults often are not.
Children see adventure, challenge and the opportunity to create and explore. The more sand, dirt, sticks and rocks, and the less adults involved, the better! The benefits from childdirected open-ended play in nature are well documented: better mood, decreased symptoms of depression and anxiety and improved fine and gross motor skills. However, children are spending more time on screens and in adult-directed activities which limit their freedom to practise planning, decision making, problem solving, cooperating and empathising. At Kiama Public School, parents know these vital life skills are taught in the amazing Living Classroom, Outdoor Cooking area and with the menagerie of animals
onsite. But as the school grows, parents wanted to help create areas where children can independently practice these skills during playtime. The P&C fundraised for two years to raise the money to landscape an unused hillside, and with the school also contributing funds, the first stage was constructed over the school holidays. Children from K-6 can climb on rocks, clamber up
logs, balance on tree stumps, and create and imagine with sticks and rocks and sand (with a giant slide allowing quick access back down the hill!). The next stage will see local native plants and student designed constructions being added to our Kiama Public School play-scape. Keep an eye out for the official opening in the months to come! Kiama PS P&C
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Free Dementia workshop Blue Haven Care Home is hosting an Understanding Dementia workshop, conducted by Aged Care Clinical Nurse Consultant, Steve Swan. Blue Haven’s Kelly Marriott-Statham says relatives, friends and carers of people living with dementia are warmly invited to attend a free afternoon of information, education and expectation. She says it is an opportunity to help and support those people dealing with dementia for the first time, as well as those already on the journey. It is a chance to find out what dementia is, and how it affects us all.
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The workshop will include such topics as: understanding the differences between the various dementias; time frames and stages of decline; collective reality vs construct reality; communication and dementia; and behavioural and emotional changes associated with a declining cognition. There will be time for both public and private questions and advice. Details: Thursday 11 May from 1-4pm, 2 Havilah Place, Kiama (opposite Kiama Leisure Centre). Please RSVP on 4232 1144 or bheducation@bluehavencare.com.au
Mayoral Column Mayor Mark Honey communicates directly with residents and ratepayers. everyone. The highlight for me was the raft race and the great inventiveness, spirit and determination shown by the competitors. In particular I’d like to thank Tamara Campbell and Dave Evans of Laughterhouse Entertainment (and I’d like to congratulate eve- of Kiki and Pascal fame) ryone involved in producing for being the powerhouse behind the Festival for so another hugely successful KISS Arts Festival. long. We were blessed with As Mayor it is very pleasgreat weather over the ing to see Council providing weekend of the Festival and financial and other support to major events such as it was great to see people crowd the waterfront to en- KISS Arts. joy the entertainment. While Council provides funding to the Festival overThe comments I’ve received have been fantastic, all, this year through our mostly about the great range Cultural Grants Program, of acts and activities the we were able to provide organisers and entertainers specific funding for AIR put on, with something for KISS and the UNITY Project.
Both were well received and attended, especially by kids, which great to see given the screen-obsessed era we live in. This shows that public art and interactive performances can entertainment and inspire youngsters to forget about their tablets and phones. This is also one of the main reasons Council supports the arts and community events. They help develop a healthy community in so many ways, not just physical health. Finally, as always with such events, I’d like to thank the volunteers that play a big part in the Festival before, during and even after each show.
I write to express my dismay at Kiama Council at the rejection of the Grand Hotel redevelopment proposal while allowing others much worse. I only want to show my great concern for another much bigger development approval that has had greater impact on the neighborhood around Shoalhaven St - the Coastal Watch. This is a really eyesore and for sure a greater excessive bulk, scale and height building in what it was a beautiful serene neighborhood. Name provided, Kiama On behalf of the members of the Kiama/Jamberoo RSL Sub Branch I would like to thank Council and its fantastic staff for their wholehearted support for our ANZAC Day ceremonies this year. We would also like to thank the people of Kiama district for their generous response to our ANZAC Day appeal and to congratulate them for their magnificent attendance at all events. The turnout was amazing and we are confident the ANZAC spirit is in good hands in our wonderful part of the world. Mongo Delamont President Kiama/Jamberoo RSL Sub Branch
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At the KISS Arts Festival Beautiful weather brought locals and visitors out in record numbers to enjoy the Festival by the harbour. It is estimated 6000 people visited the Festival over the two days.
Families enjoying the natural amphitheatre of the main stage
Michelle Lay, of Ray White, with her granddaughters Zali (left) and Gigi at the Ray White Raft Race
Neville and Larraine Conder
Judi Whelan of Gerringong and Heather Armstrong of Branxholme, Victoria, helping roll wool for Unity Kiama
Keri Chambers, with her daughters Scarlet and Amelie Mobbs and her father Chris Chambers
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Holley (9) and Collette Reynolds, of Helensburg, enjoyed the AIR KISS Tent
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Postcard home Arriving in LAX after a very long flight is like arriving anywhere in the world. All hustle and bustle and people meeting people, just very sameish… However after departing LAX and venturing out and onto the freeway, it does not take long before you know exactly where you are. I had been to America before but never here and the first thing I noticed was the difference in architecture. There is a strong Hispanic, almost Spanish, influence to a lot of the homes with decorative fretting and a lot of white and black elements. Billboards are everywhere, advertising the next big thing in Hollywood. That is when you really realise that you are in the city of dreams were everyone wants to make it big!! It is without doubt the most eclectic place I have been, with people of all sizes and styles wandering the streets. We stayed in the Ramada West Hollywood diagonally across from the famous PUMP restaurant made famous by the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. It is a real eye opener if you have never travelled, with shops you could never afford to shop in on one side of the street and gay bars and burlesque reviews on the other!! I loved it… you can be casually strolling the street with your coffee one minute and the next you are bumping into Doc from Back to the Future! For once I was speechless (honest). The biggest take away for me was the enormity of the place. LA is a vast city much bigger than I had ever thought. We travelled through Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Peir, Venice Beach and downtown LA, where you find Olvera Street, the oldest part of LA, predominantly Mexican and so vibrant I wanted to spend more time there. All of this before you head to Warner Bros and Universal Studios. Another must see is the Getty Museum - an architectural masterpiece!! I would love to return to LA. It’s the perfect mix of hus-
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tle and bustle with oasis of calm thrown in!! You could never be bored and for children the list of things to do and see would take you 6 months to get through!! The weather was spectacular the people were just the right amount of crazy and for just a little while you get to see first hand what all the fuss is about.. a bucket list tick for sure!! Roz, Kiama Downs (Roz accompanied her son to LA on the Kiama Actors Studio tour)
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Searching for other Diaspora experiences At a recent talk on exhibition at Kiama Library, local printmaker Machteld Hali touched on the impact that Diaspora has had on her life. Intrigued, the organisers have asked her to come back to speak about the Diaspora experience. To do this, Machteld is keen to find other people in our community that have stories to tell. “In the telling comes the healing,” she says. Her experience of Diaspora, or cultural displacement, comes from being a child migrant from Holland after the war. “I couldn’t be the person I was brought up to be,” she explains. “There is pain in having the things that are part of you rejected.” She credits her art with being the glue that has held her image of herself together. “I own who I am, and part of that healing has come through the telling. I have found a way of honouring my past.” She acknowledges that other people have gone through much more than
her, and has always empathised with them. “When I was 17 I went on the Freedom Rides with Charlie Perkins. It was a very formative experience, but it wasn’t until much later that I recognised the Diaspora connection.” After the 50th anniversary of the rides, she launched an ongoing philanthropic project to teach printmaking in Moree as a way to ease Diaspora through art. Details: Anyone with experience of losing their cultural identity should contact Machteld by the end of May at machteld46@gmail.com