The Bugle 10 September 2016
A fortnightly celebration of people and places on the Upper South Coast of NSW
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Battle royale brewing over Rose Valley abattoir There’s no love lost between Rose Valley neighbours Gerhard Baden and Ken Sandy, and things don’t look to be about to get any better. Last December we reported that Kiama Council had voted to allow the Badens, of Shottlanders Wagyu in Rose Valley, to send their planning proposal for a micro-abattoir to the Department of Planning for a Gateway determination. This was necessary to allow an exception to the Local Environment Plan which specifically excludes abattoirs from permitted
land use. In 2013, a DA by the Badens for an abattoir was knocked back by Council on that basis. Ken Sandy believes that should have been the end of the matter. “Clearly I am intimately connected with the issue I don’t want an abattoir across the road from my house,” he says. “But the bigger issue to me is that in 2013 they rejected the origi- Gerhard Baden with some of his Wagyu nal application because it is prohibited. that asks the same question. well), and Milton, because “After two years seeking “When the Council didn’t their three year old beasts advice he has come back give him the same answer are so much bigger than the with a planning proposal I was gob-smacked. yearlings the plant is de“If the local planning signed for. instrument is to have any It is for this latter reason value to the community, that the Badens are currently they should use it.” on notice from Wilberforce, Kiama Council voted to endorse the Baden's planning The Badens believe that and the next closest option proposal in order that it could be referred to the Departthe abattoir they are propos- will be Casino in northern ment of Planning and Environment for a Gateway Detering is not what was envisNSW. mination, a process necessary to allow consideration aged when that activity was Having made his own inof amendment to the Local Environment Plan (LEP). excluded from the LEP. vestigations, Ken Sandy is In early August, the Department granted gateway, Rather than the image sceptical of this claim and which allows public consultation and further detailed the word conjures up, their many of the expert reports assessment, and delegated the authority to make the micro-abattoir is designed accompanying the proposal. final determination to Kiama Council, specifying that for purely their own farm’s The abattoir will be the proposal go on public exhibition for 28 days after use, with a maximum capac- housed in a purpose built Council has consulted with Rural Fire Services, the Dept ity of two beasts a week. 8mx11m shed, which will of Primary Industries and the EPA. They are currently transincorporate a knocking box The exhibition period is expected to begin next week, porting their animals up to and a cool room to hang the with submissions welcome from the public. No public Wilberforce monthly, a 6-7 meat. It will be much hearing is required. An assessment process will then hour round trip. They are smaller than the existing be conducted by Council's planning department, and using this abattoir because 20mx11m and 27mx11m a recommendation put before a Council meeting for a the other closer ones are no sheds. determination. Should the planning proposal be allowed, longer an option - WolThe Badens say a state-ofthe Badens will then need to submit a DA to Council for londilly, because they now the-art on-site sewage treatapproval. Appeals can be made at either stage. won’t allow viewing of the ment facility and effluent What is being proposed is not a blanket change in the process (which the Badens re-use scheme will ensure no LEP, but a exemption to allow a prohibited land use on a insist on to ensure their smells or pollution of the particular property, under particular conditions. beasts and meat is treated Werri Lagoon catchment.
Understanding the Gateway process and what’s ahead
Inside this issue Kiama wins WHO award for Dementia initiative p3
Chamber donates defibrillator p3
Again, Ken Sandy has strong doubts about the ability of this system to prevent pollution. This is particularly due to his fears that the number of animals being processed could easily rise from the two per week currently proposed once the facility was up and running. “Once he has permission for an abattoir, what is to stop him saying my business won’t survive unless I increase the size of the kill?” Ken says. According to the Badens, this won’t happen because the facility is designed for low capacity. “The whole idea is to walk the animals right out of the paddock into the knocking box to keep their blood pressure as low as possible,” says Gerhard. “This is both humane and will allow us to get the best quality meat.” The proposal also involves a 60 seat revolving restaurant on the hill.
People’s truck launch raises $36k p7
Lloyd Rees Legacy Project launch p10
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What’s on? Every Wednesday
Sat 17 Sept
Kiama Farmers’ Market Kiama Harbour 2-5pm
Barefoot Bowls for RUOK? Gerringong Bowling Club, 1pm, $30 Gerringong Village Market In and around Gerringong Town Hall 9-2pm Kiama Classic Family Fun Bike Ride See p 7 Kiama Kabaret See below
On weekends Live music at The Sebel, Kiama Leagues Club, The Mecure, Jamberoo Pub and other venues.
Til 14 Sept Kiama-Shellharbour Camera Club Exhibition Old Fire Station, Kiama
Til 2 October Auguste Blackman Exhibition: Bouillabaisse Art Bar, 4 Tingira Cres
Sat 10 Sept Council election
Sun 11 Sept Romans Hot Rod Run and Show & Shine Black Beach
Mon 12 Sept Spirituality in the Pub: Tim O’Connor, acting CEO, Refugee Council of Australia, Jamberoo Pub 7.30pm
Sun 18 Sept Kiama Seaside Market Kiama Harbour, 9-3pm
23-25 Sept Folk by the Sea See p 5
Sat 24 Sept Siteworks 2016 Bundanon See p 7 Kiama Makers & Growers Market Kiama Harbour, 9-2pm
Gerringong Music Club presents the Golden Age Quartet See right
Enjoy music from the golden age
Sat 1 Oct Gerroa Market Morning Community Centre, 8.30-12.30pm Kiama Anglican Church Spring Fair 1 Terralong St, 8.30-noon
Sun 2 Oct Music in the Park 1-3pm
Sun 9 Oct Rotary’s Festival of the Choirs More next issue
14-16 Oct Kiama Readers Festival See page 4
Auguste goes solo at home
Sun 25 Sept Jamberoo Village Market Reid Park, 9-2pm
Auguste Blackman’s Bouillabaisse exhibition, on now at the Little Blowhole Art Bar, celebrates the colourful world under the sea. 4 Tingira Cres, Kiama.
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The Golden Age Quartet will be performing a variety of early twentieth century music from Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Percy Grainger at the next Gerringong Music Club Concert. While its members have wide and varied concert experience, the Quartet has only recently been formed to explore the sound world of the early twentieth century. The players have a focus on historical performance and use a mixture of modern and period (gut and silk) strings and perform in a style reminiscent of early twentieth century ensembles. The focus of this project is to present imaginative, evocative music which summons the playing style of a bygone era in string playing. They will be joined by soprano Josie Ryan, who has performed extensively both internationally and in Australia and has a Masters degree specialising in early vocal music and historical performance practice. Details: Sun 25 Sept, Gerringong Town Hall, 2pm (tickets from 1.30pm). Members $15/Visitors $20 and children free. Afternoon tea provided.
Kiama Kabaret returns with an all woman cast The Kiama Kabaret is back with an all female cast. The always lively event offers a great line-up of talented music and comedy. As our own KiKi says, “If you haven’t been yet, you are missing out and should get over yourself, buy a ticket and come and see what all fuss is about.”
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New proposal from the Inghams
Following a Land & Environment Court conciliation process, Robbie Ingham has abandoned his original plans for the main building on his property on the headland just south of Gerringong’s Boat Harbour. It is understood the amended DA before Council refers only to the main residence, and its style has moved from French manor to a circular design (with a 62m diameter), partially underground, with a planted roof ringing around. The edge of the circle is on the foreshore building line, rather than over-reaching it as the original proposal did, but it is still not within the approved building envelope. South Precinct’s Darrell Clingan says that the Inghams have listened to the community in reducing the size and bulk of the main building. “We still have to find out more detail to make an informed comment,” he says. “It is another case of Council making it hard to find things out.”
Kiama wins accolade from WHO Councillor Kathy Rice has attended the 7th World Health Organisation’s Alliance for Healthy Cities Global Conference in South Korea. She presented a paper on the Dementia Friendly Kiama Project, and come back with an award for our Best Practice in Addressing the Social Determinants of Health. As reported previously in The Bugle, the Dementia Friendly Kiama Project is a partnership project between Kiama Council, University of Wollongong, Alzheimer’s Australia and the Kiama community. Funding has been secured to continue the project into the next phase, moving from a Dementia Friendly Community to a Dementia Enabling Community. Emeritus Mayor Sandra McCarthy also attended the conference in her role as a member of the Alliance
Pre-polling effort by the candidates On the eve of the election, if there is one thing the candidates for Council all agree on it is that pre-polling should be cut back to one week. For two weeks, members of the six tickets have been manning the entrance to the polling station, hoping to sway voters their way. On a good day, a couple of hundred people will pass by. With postal votes also an option, all of the candidates we spoke to said the two weeks was too long. Mark Honey noted all of the prepollers were over 50. Our next edition goes to the printer the day after the
Councillor Rice being presented with the award
for Healthy Cities Steering committee and as a rep of Healthy Cities Illawarra. “The presentation of the award before 500 international delegates has extended the worldwide recognition of the Dementia Friendly Kiama Project,” says Councillor Rice.
We’re 2!
first meeting of the new council, so we will be the first to bring you an interview with the new mayor. Just who that will be is still a mystery, with a number of contenders expected to throw their hats in the ring should they be elected. Mark Way, Neil Reilly
and Matt Brown have signalled their interest, with Mark Honey receiving the endorsement of the outgoing mayor. Other runners may also emerge. Perhaps the biggest benefit of the last two weeks is the opportunity for them to get to know each other better.
Where did that year go? It has been a hectic time, with The Bugle consolidating its place as our area’s true local newspaper by covering the issues that affect you. Join us in thanking our advertisers for their support, without them we wouldn’t still be here, no matter how noble our goals. Let them know you are avid Bugle readers! Cathy & Steve Law
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Chamber donates defibrillator The Kiama and District Business Chamber has donated a defibrillator to the community. The device is located at the Kiama Visitors Centre, and staff have been trained in its use. The Centre has long been a first aid port of call for visitors and locals, so the Chamber saw it as the ideal location for emergencies. Defibrillators are available at other locations including the Pavilion, the ambulance station, surf clubs and other sporting facilities. The donation follows a recent donation by the Chamber of $3000 toward fairy lights for Collins St.
The Acting Manager of Kiama Tourism, Daniela Jolly, with the compact device. Lisa Kelsey is on maternity leave.
Mayoral Column This is Brian Petschler’s last column as Mayor. We wish him well in his retirement.
The Kiama Readers Festival will be showcasing more than 16 authors over the three day event including local authors Christine Paice and Noel Beddoe.
Meet Noel Beddoe Noel Beddoe worked as high school principal including Port Kembla High for twenty years and has been involved in Aboriginal education for most of his adult life, becoming the inaugural chairperson of the Aboriginal Education Reference Group. His published works include five books of fiction for teenagers, the adult novel Autumn, the personal memoir Dad and Me, which was included in the anthology Fathers in Writing, as well as short fiction, poetry and journalism. Noel’s most recent novel On Cringila Hill weaves a gripping story of power, racial tensions and blood ties in a once-vibrant industrial community. Where do books come from? Where do writers come from? will be the title of Noel’s session which is bound to be an enlightening to any aspiring authors in the audience.
Meet Christine Paice Christine Paice is an award winning poet and writer. She has published two poetry collections, Mad Oaks and Staring at the Aral Sea, and an illustrated children’s book, The Great Rock Whale, which features our Kiama Blowhole. The Word Ghost, her debut adult fiction novel, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2014. Christine will be part of a panel of fiction and nonfiction writers along with Jeff Apter, Karen Vigger, Richard Glover and Debra Oswald to discuss the session topic Don’t mention the F word! Reading Fiction versus Non-Fiction. This session will be hosted by Bruce Elder and should be lots of fun so join us on Saturday afternoon for an interesting and lively discussion. Book early soy you don’t miss out.
I had the pleasure of attending a recent community event that had a strong impact on me. It was the address given by the guest speaker at the 2016 Catholic parish dinner, Mr Ron Delezio. He is the father of Sophie Delezio who suffered horrendous burns when a car crashed into the pre-school she was attending in 2003, only to suffer further injuries when hit by a car in Sydney in 2006 while still recuperating from the first accident. Mr Delezio spoke of the injuries young Sophie suffered in the 2003 accident and of the trauma the family went through as their daughter slowly recovered. His was a story of great suffering, with Sophie critically injured and losing limbs, he and his wife living for more than 6 months at
the hospital during the slow and painful recovery, their lives turned upside down. But his story was also a story of great hope. From this terrible event, the family founded the charity called the ‘Day of Difference Foundation’, raising over $14 million for medical equipment, research, training and therapists for children’s hospitals. Ron has also instigated crucial research with Sydney University that will change the ways in which hospitals will work with families in such cases. He also spoke of his work with ROMAC, a Rotary children’s charity that brings children from Oceania countries to Australia for livesaving medical treatment (He is the chair of the NSW/ ACT ROMAC committee). The audience was spell-
bound during his talk and the proceeds from the evening will go to ROMAC to assist in its work. It was wonderful to see that such good can come even from the most horrific of events. I was also delighted last Saturday to welcome a group of Lloyd Rees’ former architecture students back to Kiama for the unveiling of their local landscape paintings from 1962 that had been lost, relocated and restored to their original glory for exhibition firstly in the Old Fire Station, then in the Kiama Library and eventually to the high school for permanent display. This was a discovery and restoration story worthy of a thriller movie, and I extend the community’s thanks to all involved, the artists, the restorers, the high school staff and students and par-
ticularly to Bobbie Miller, Andrea Hope and Penny Sadubin who brought it all together. Congratulations to all involved! Finally, I would like to thank the community for their support over the life of the outgoing Council. It has been a great experience for me, and as I leave, I wish the new council all the best for the future. We live in a great municipality. Brian Petschler
Here’s cheers for Kiama Hockey’s U11s With so many local sporting clubs celebrating the pointy end of the season, The Bugle is marking the occasion by highlighting the efforts of Kiama Hockey’s U11s. Ten of the team of twelve had never played a season before this one. The coaches (James Wright and Marc Hawker) were also new to the club, but came with a wealth of knowledge. The team worked really hard over the season and managed to just scrape into the 11A division when the draw was split half way through. From there, they consistently improved, finishing in third position, then making it to the Grand Final. They faced Wests Illawarra Red which had dominated the season, losing only twice. The Kiama U11s
played their hearts out and kept the game at 0-0 for the majority of the game with some close scoring opportunities missed. Wests converted a goal with only 17 seconds left on the clock to make it a 1-0 win. The coaches said they couldn't be
prouder and that all the players should be very proud of themselves. Kiama Hockey is always looking for new members of all ages. If you would like to find out more, contact Kath Tibbots on 0400 399 681. An indoor comp starts in November.
Now Open!
Full program details and Festival tickets are now available online www.kiama.library.nsw.gov.au Take advantage of Early Bird prices available until 8 October Friday Launch $10 Full day Saturday $30 Half day Saturday $20 Festival Dinner Saturday $45 Children’s Day on Sunday $10 Page 4 ♦ The Bugle 10 September 2016
Folk by the Sea offers tribute to Simon & Garfunkel Once again Folk by the Sea has organised a concert with mass appeal for the Saturday night of the Festival. An acclaimed tribute show, Simon & Garfunkel – The Concert will feature 20 of the biggest hits of duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, arguably the greatest vocal duo in popular music history. Mark Shelley and John Robertson (right) will perform the songs, including Feelin’ Groovy, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs Robinson and The Boxer. Alternatively you could
hear Jez Lowe, a double nominee for the 2015 BBC Folk Awards – for best singer and best song – and one of Britain’s busiest live performers. They are just three of the 100 artists performing at the Festival in a total of 100 concerts at
seven venues focused around the showground. A free concert will be held at Hindmarsh Park on the Sunday. Details: 23-25 Sept. Early bird tickets available at www.folkbythesea.com.au until 19 September.
Lilian turns 102 Following hot on the heels of the 100th birthday reported last issue, Linda Long tells us the Friday Friends group she helps organise has recently celebrated Lilian Wood’s 102nd birthday. Lilian lives with her family in Gerroa. “She has been coming to our social group for twenty years,” says Linda. “We meet each week at the Uniting Church Hall for a non-religious meeting, with the $7 entry covering transportation, morning tea, lunch, craft activities and the opportunity for great friendship.” Call Linda on 4232 1215 to find out more.
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Minnamurra’s Ryan North has won the Junior section of the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition for the second year running, with this picture Rockpool. Congratulations on an outstanding achievement so early on in his career. His work can be viewed at ryannorthphoto.com and the competition winners are on exhibition at the Australian Museum in Sydney until 9 October.
Capture your neighbours The theme of this year's Kiama Library photography competition and exhibition is Neighbours. Neighbours can shape your imagination and memories, create identities and be both a source of conflict and friendship. Your photo could include individuals, families or communities living near one another or in adjoining suburbs. The competition is part of the Library’s strategy for developing and expanding its collection of historical Kiama Municipality images to include the people, animals, landscapes, buildings, towns and communities of the region. All entries to the Photography Competition and Exhibition will remain the property of Kiama Library, and be added to the Image Collection. This collection will ultimately be made publicly available online, allowing community access. Details: Entry forms are available at both libraries or from www.library.kiama.nsw.gov.au Entries close Saturday 22 October and winners will be announced Tuesday, 8 November.
The career of talented local singer/songwriter Joe Mungovan continues to climb, with his What am I doing to myself again National Tour kicking off soon following the release of the third single from his EP Way Down South. While there isn’t a Kiama gig on his tour, he’ll be at Anita’s Theatre at Thirroul on 23 September.
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Kiama Council is now providing ‘Picitup’ kits to residents keen to do their bit to keep their community clear of litter. “The kits include a recycled collection bag, pair of gloves, hand sanitizer, sun screen and pad of tally sheets,” says Waste Management Officer Josephine St John. “We are encouraging community groups and community members to collect a kit, remove litter on their walks, and record what they collect.” Statistics will be compiled regionally from the logs to help further education efforts. The kits can be obtained from the Council Administration building.
Get the family on their bikes The Kiama Classic Family Fun Bike Ride is on again as part of NSW Bike Week, with the five kilometre ride suitable for cyclists of all ages and skill levels. “The ride starts at Black Beach and uses familyfriendly offroad paths to take in Kiama Harbour, The Blowhole, Surf Beach and Kendalls Beach before returning to the start,” says Road Safety Officer Janelle Burns “All you need is your bike, a helmet and $2 to take part, or $5 for a family, with all proceeds going to the Heart Foundation.” There will also be a barbecue lunch available at the end of the ride.
Bundanon takes on a ghostly hue
Details: Saturday 24 Sept, noon til 11.30pm. Turn right before Nowra Bridge.
Details: Saturday 17 Sept, Black Beach, Kiama Harbour. Registration between 9am-10.30am
Convoy fundraising gets good start
The launch of the 2016 People’s Truck for the i98FM Illawarra Convoy was held at the Kiama Leagues Club at the beginning of September, raising an impressive $36,000 on the night. The idea of a People’s Truck sprang from Derek McMahon, owner of McMahons Transport, and in the five years since it has raised over $632,000 for Camp Quality. As Derek says, “It is a great way for the community in the Illawarra to get behind a really fantastic cause. We can’t imagine what these families are going through. It is an honour and a privilege to be able to give them a hand.” Formerly the Camp Quality Convoy, earlier this year it was announced the region’s biggest one day fundraiser would be broadening its charitable reach in 2016. The new name reflects its commitment to supporting a range of charities and individuals, including the founding beneficiary, Camp Quality. As a result, the Illawarra Community Foundation has since been established with all funds raised from this year’s event being distributed to Camp Quality and a range of other groups and individuals via a submissions process. Marty Haynes from i98Fm says, “With the amazing success of Convoy in our region over the past 11 years, we are now able through the Convoy Foundation to not only help with the great work Camp Quality does in the Illawarra, but also help many other kids and their families. “Convoy is about doing it for the kids” Details: The Convoy will leave Appin Rd from 8am on Sunday 20 November, and regroup at Albion Park for a day of festivities.
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If you haven’t yet been to Bundanon, the arts complex on the Shoalhaven River west of Nowra, don’t miss this year’s spring event. Each year Siteworks brings scientists, artists and community voices together to share knowledge and ideas on a theme, through a series of discussions, presentations and experiences. As this is the 150th anniversary of the Bundanon homestead, the theme is Ghostings. It will be hosted by the ABC’s Robbie Buck.
Find a good home for your clutter The Friends of Blue Haven Aged Care Facility are looking for goods to sell at their Monster Fete, on Saturday 8 October. They’ll pick up unwanted books, nic nacks, paintings, toys, plants, small furniture and any other bric-a-brac. Details: Call Col on 0402 800 679 to arrange pick up. No electrical, mattresses or large furniture.
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It is with sadness and regret that I bid the Kiama Community and Kiama High School farewell; as I retire after 34 years as a teacher, leader and principal in public education in NSW. As happens to us all, it is now my time to move on to the next part of my life. I have had a diverse career engaging in all types of communities and all types of challenging experiences. I am a firm believer in teachers not staying in the one school for too long – movement allows you to gain experience, to compare standards and to reinvent yourself after personal and professional reflection. I have thoroughly enjoyed being the leader of Kiama High School for the past two years and hope that I have engaged, motivated and inspired both teachers and students for their betterment and growth. It really has not been enough time to see a major cultural shift, but together we have certainly started towards improving outcomes for our children and the community.
It has been a great pleasure working with the Kiama Community of Schools’ Principals which has led to a joint team effort across the community of schools to raise literacy and numeracy skills, growth and outcomes over the next few years. I wish them all good luck and thank them for their diligence and dedication. It has also been a pleasure working with both the teaching and SASS at Kiama High School. They are a fine group of people working hard for your children. I wish them all the best in their future careers. In turn, I want to thank the wonderful students of our school. They are the most polite and genuine students that I have known for a very long time. I hope that they all get the best from their education and that their futures are truly blessed from being at KHS. Of course, our students would not be able to succeed without their parents’ support and guidance, and I want to thank all of our parents who have done just that over the
course of the years. Joint communication is the key to assisting each other in this endeavour and I urge you to take any issues to the school to work collectively towards a positive outcome for your child. In closing, I believe that I have been a big picture leader who has tried to bring critical thinking to education and to leadership. In our small community of Kiama High, a beautiful sunlit paradise of surf and swimming, we need to be very aware of the outside world and competition in order to not be complacent in our teaching or learning. We should all reach for the stars and mentor that for our children, be we teachers, parents or relatives. There is always more to be done and better ways to do it. In the words of Robert Kennedy and George Bernard Shaw….. There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? I hope that this is what I
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In a sign of their high regard for their Principal, these Year 12 students were prepared to interrupt their HSC studies to wish him farewell in his retirement.
stood for over the course of my career – striving for higher things, challenging learning and meeting innovation with vigour and enthusiasm. Good luck and God bless, to you all. John Salmon Principal KHS
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Out & about At the Lloyd Rees Legacy Exhibition
Artist Neville Clouten addressing the crowd
Photos: Peter Nolan
Over 80 people attended the unveiling of the restored works of the Lloyd Rees Legacy Project at the Old Fire Station Gallery. The Rees family was represented by his son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Jan Rees, the surviving eminent architects who created the works as students and their families, donors to the Project - from Sydney and Canberra as well as locally, and many representatives of Kiama High School who have been involved with the project. Six paintings - cleaned, restored by Christabel and Auguste Blackman, framed by Andrea Hope - were accompanied by eight storyboards prepared by students from the High School. The boards contain information about the artists, and correspondence between Lloyd Rees, the school and the artists. Mayor Brian Petschler, on his last public engagement, welcomed everyone to Kiama. He thought this story deserved to be made into a film or documentary. Retiring School Principal John Salmon opened the exhibition, proud that he saw this project through to fruition. All the artists spoke - many emotional about seeing the paintings again - and all paying tribute to Lloyd Rees and his influence in their lives. Bobbie Miller Bryce Humphries, KHS 2017 School Captain
Auguste Blackman and Neville Clouten in front of Neville's painting which Auguste restored.
Jan Rees, artist Lawrence Nield and Alan Rees. Alan is Lloyd Rees' son.
Andrejs and Astrid Medenis, whose father Artis commissioned the paintings in 1962
At the Vision Dinner Dance $2000 was raised for Vision Australia at the recent annual Vision Dinner Dance. Since their establishment in 1981, Kiama Friends of Vision Australia has raised many thousands of dollars to provide aids for visually impaired people in the Illawarra and South Coast. We are told the evening was the best yet and many have already booked in for next year. Right: Robyn Poll, Graeme Bashford, Jan Kinross, Rod Poll Below: Carol Peake, Wayne and Gail Pottinger, and Joan and Chris Johnson
Rick Leplastrier and Penny Sadubin in front of his painting. Penny searched out the paintings at the High School.
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The Bugle Crossword ACROSS 1. Virus born disease eliminated by Vaccination 4. Adult male 6. Gateway to snow country 7. Spare the ---, Spoil the child 8. NSW coastal river turned inland 11. Country formerly called Rhodesia 12. Windows which you can see through are ----------15. Which body organ processes alcohol? 17. Brand name of a chocolate bar 19. Tight staircase around a pole 20. Patella. Body part 23. Background colour of the Australian flag prior to1954 24. Snakelike fish creature 25. Horse which has been neutered 28. A measure of alcoholic strength esp. spirits 31. Women’s two piece cossie 33. Plural of this 35. Roman goddess of the Moon 36. Analogue watches, clocks and humans have these 38. Tough rigid protective coating 39. RAN Corvette named after a local town (1,1,1,1,5) 41. Oldest sheep meat 43. Islands in the South Pacific 44. Triangle with two sides the same size 45. Qld outback town which has a huge picnic race meeting
DOWN 2. Australian muscle car manufactured by GMH 3. Australian bird incubates eggs in sandy mounds 4. Fruit preserve made with Seville oranges 5. Mammary glands of bovids 7. Isopren is the main compo-
nent of which natural product? 9. Delicious crisp roasted skin on roast pork 10. Monozygotic twins are also known as --------- twins 13. Unmade road or path 14. Room in which one parks ones car 16. Number of Kiama council councillors 18.German car and bike manufacturer 21. Speed limit on Kiama bends 22. Easternmost point in Australian (4,5) 26. Spikey monotreme sometimes seen locally 27. Last light 29. Murder of one’s brother 30. Woman who uses coarse language 31. Ballet company based in Moscow 32. Valley behind Berry 34. Fruit drink concentrate.
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Don’t take drugs and drive
After many years of dreaming about the possibility of walking the Pilgrimage Route of the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain, I recently completed the last 200km of the walk. My husband Ian, being quite a bit fitter than me, often had to provide words of encouragement at the end of each day, to get me through the last 5km, (or 10km as it was on the 30km walking day). But every
stage was completed, with blisters, with tired aching feet, with inflamed knees as was the case on the day of mostly downhill, and also with a great sense of pride and achievement. At the end of each day I felt elated I had finished for another day, but also because I was able to sit down with Ian to a wonderfully wholesome Spanish meal, washed down with another fabulous bottle of red wine.
We met some amazing people from all nations. Many walked in smallish groups but also many, especially women, walked alone. The only sad moment was when I woke up in our hotel in Santiago de Compostela, and I said to Ian “what will we do today if we're not walking?” The sense of loss that we would not be walking beside others that day, left me feeling a little flat. I truly cannot extol the
personal and spiritual benefits (and I am not at all religious) of taking the challenge and walking The Camino - either a section that suits your capabilities or the whole northern route beginning in Saint-JeanPied-de-Port. This was not just a ‘tick off the bucket list’ but a long awaited goal. Sonja Breddels, Kiama
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Mobile Drug Testing (MDT) now operates alongside RBT for alcohol. Police have the power to test drivers they believe may be under the influence of illegal or prescription drugs. By 2017 there will be three times the number of MDT tests on NSW roads. MDT detects drivers who have recently used three common illegal drugs: ecstasy, cannabis and speed (including ice). As with RBT, you will be stopped by police, asked for your licence and complete a breath test for alcohol. You will then be asked to wipe an MDT test stick down your tongue to check if you have illegal drugs in your system. You must wait until police say you are in the clear. Most drivers test negative and are soon on the road again. If your MDT test is positive, you’ll be taken to a roadside testing van or bus or back to a police station to provide a saliva sample. This sample will also be tested and if positive you’ll be banned from driving for 24 hours. If the laboratory confirms the positive roadside result police will contact you and charge you with driving with the presence of an illegal drug. Drivers caught with drugs in their system will face court, could lose their licence, be fined and end up with a criminal record. For a presence offence detected through an MDT, the court may impose a fine of up to $1,100 and an automatic six month licence disqualification. Drivers proven to be driving under the influence of illegal or prescription drugs, face fines of up to $2,200 and automatic 12 month licence disqualification for a first offence. These offenders can also be sentenced to up to nine months in prison. Higher penalties apply for second and subsequent offenders. If you think that you may have illegal drugs in your system, the best decision is not to drive.