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Inside this issue

Gerhard Baden’s dream of

having the whole processing

of his wagyu beef meat done

on his Rose Valley farm has

moved forward, with Coun-

cil agreeing to send his plan-

ning proposal for a boutique

abattoir to the Department

of Planning for a Gateway

determination.

If approved, the Gateway

process could allow the

abattoir as an additional

permitted use, as such an

activity is not normally

allowed by the Kiama LEP.

Gerhard is keen to have his

animals killed on site rather

than subject them to the

stress of having to transport

them much further afield

and has worked with Coun-

cil for the two years since

his initial DA was rejected

to get to this point.

“Our animals are three

years old when they are

processed, making them

much heavier and longer

than the normal beast that

goes to the commercial abat-

toirs,” he says. “The three

closest to us don’t want to

take wagyu anymore as their

production lines can’t cope.”

He also believes that

processing them on site is

a much more humane solu-

tion, and one used by other

Australian wagyu producers.

“We pamper our animals to

give them a stress-free pas-

ture-fed life,” he says, point-

ing out the electric brushing

poles and the music played

in the fields. “But then we

put them under un-needed

stress by having to put them

on a truck for the first time

in their lives and take them

to a foreign environment.

We want to be able to walk

them from the paddock to

the knocking box to keep

their anxiety and blood pres-

sure down.”

In response to neighbours’

concerns about the smell and

the potential for the opera-

tion to get bigger, Gerhard

says the plant is being built

to accommodate a maximum

of 120 animals a year but

they won’t reach even that

throughput for another four

to five years. At the moment

Schottlanders Wagyu are

processing 38 beasts a year,

which they sell to local res-

taurants and at the Kiama

Farmers’ Market.

“We have a premium

product, and have purposely

designed the system for our

needs alone,” he says.

“There will be none of the

smells that people associate

with old abattoirs as all of

the processes will happen in

an enclosed space. There

will be no waste and no

noise.”

Councillor Mark Honey

supported the proposal go-

ing to Gateway as he feels

initiatives like these need to

be supported if the area is

going to retain its farming

land. Councillor Andrew

Sloan voiced particular con-

cerns about the management

of the resulting effluent,

given the potential for run-

off to Werri Lagoon.

Gerhard Baden’s is also proposing a restaurant for his property,

although he says that would be some time away

Private abattoir proposal seeks adjudication

Class of 2015 has reason to smile Principal John Salmon is very pleased with Kiama High’s

2015 HSC results.

“We had 13 per cent of our 161 students obtain one or

more Band 6 results, and 53 per cent obtain results of

Band 5 or above,” he said. The year has been a consist-

ently good performer, helped in part by some special in-

tervention in their early years to help their learning focus.

Five of the students who were very happy with their

results are shown with their Year Adviser Peter Quine and

the Principal.

From the left, Lloyd Ryder achieved two Band 6 results, and

hopes to study science and agriculture at the University of Syd-

ney; Matthew Price has four Band 5s and will be studying engi-

neering and science at Wollongong; Eluned Price scored three

Band 6 and will be studying health and medical science at Wol-

longong; Kelsey Wishart, with five Band 5s, wants to study pri-

mary teaching; and Audrey Pring with a Band 6 and five Band 5s

is set to study law and international relations at Wollongong.

From the Editor Well that is another

year done and dusted. A lot has happened; most of it positive,

some of it sad and some just a portent of things to come. It has shown us our community does

need a truly local paper. Thanks for all your support and

encouragement, and see you again in mid-January. Stay safe and be nice to each other.

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Kiama Harbour 3-6pm

On weekends

Live music at The Sebel,

Kiama Leagues Club,

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Pub and other venues.

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Gerringong Christmas

Street Parade &

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20 December

Combined Gerringong

Carols 2015

Town Hall 7.30-9pm

20 December

Kiama Seaside Markets

Black Beach, 9-3pm

Festival of Carols

(see below)

22-28 December

Kiama Woodcraft Group

Exhibition

Old Fire Station Kiama

26 December

Kiama Makers &

Growers Market

Black Beach, 9-2pm

31 December

Fireworks Spectacular

Kiama Harbour Kiama

Harbour followed by

a concert in Hindmarsh

Park (see right)

2 January

Inaugural Duck Derby

(see page 4)

3 January

Annual Captain Christie

Ocean Swim

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5-13 January

KISS Arts Festival

Circus Workshops

Hindmarsh Park

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16-17 January

Kiama Rotary Antiques

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Kiama Leisure Centre,

9.30-5pm

16 January

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Gerringong Village

Market In and around

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9 Jan

Kiama Show Ball

10 Jan

Kiama Seaside Markets

Black Beach, 9-3pm

14 Jan

Kiama Bush Dance

Community Centre, Hind-

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Kiama Seaside Markets

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For 25 years, funds raised at Kiama

Rotary’s Annual Antiques and Retro

Fair have been going to support local

and international Rotary charities.

As the largest fair of its type on the

South Coast, there will be 24 stalls of

local, Sydney, country and interstate

dealers offering a wide selection of

furniture, jewellery, silver, china,

porcelain, textiles, books, toys, Asian

antiques and many other

collectables for sale.

It is always a great place to

spend any Christmas money

you’ve been given.

Just like Antiques Road-

show, you can have your

own antiques and precious

goods (except for jewellery)

valued on Saturday and Sun-

day for $5 per item or have

the Club sell your items on

commission.

“Don’t miss this great op-

portunity to spoil yourself or

to buy something for that

special someone – or perhaps

even find out that some of

your own bric-a-brac is

worth a fortune!” says

Rotary’s John Worstencroft.

Carol concert evening A ‘festival of Carols’ will be performed by a community

choir under the baton of Wendy Leatheam at the Uniting

Church Fellowship Centre in Manning St. Kiama on

Sunday 20th December, commencing at 7.30 pm. If you

enjoy listening to Carols old and new, with some audience

participation, then join in on that evening. There is no

admission charge and a light supper will be provided.

Kiama’s own Antiques Roadshow

Details: 16 and 17 Jan, Kiama Leisure Centre, 9.30-5pm

on the Sat and 10-3pm on the Sun. $10/$7 concession.

Contact John on 0419 002 655 if you have items to sell.

NYE to go off

Kiama’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks enjoys the distinction

of being the biggest pyrotechnic display between Sydney

and Melbourne on the night, but after they have finished

people usually pack up and go home.

This year, however, the Kiama Business Chamber has

launched an initiative to keep the party going by organis-

ing an after concert in Hindmarsh Park.

Details: Festivities will kick off on the Harbour foreshore

at 4pm, with food stalls and amusement rides. The fire-

works are at 9pm, with the concert from 9.30 til 11pm.

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Kiama’s own gay icon inspires art prize

Kiama’s feted Hollywood costume

designer Orry-Kelly would be proud

that his home town is to host the

new Mardi Gras Regional Art Prize,

established in association with the

2016 Sydney Gay and Lesbian

Mardi Gras.

The $3000 visual arts prize and ex-

hibition, an initiative of the locally

based Canvas Events, is open to

established and emerging artists

throughout Australia. It aims to cele-

brate diversity, acceptance, equality

and love in all its forms, and provide

a platform for the growing LGBTI

(lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or

intersex) community on the South

Coast to participate in the annual

Mardi Gras on their home turf.

The Art Prize, and a recovery party,

is part of the official Sydney Gay

and Lesbian Mardi Gras program.

The exhibition will be on show in

Kiama at the Old Fire Station and

other smaller venues in and around

Kiama in mid-March.

Artists are being asked to draw in-

spiration from a quote “You should

only be ashamed of bein’ ashamed”

taken from Orry-Kelly’s memoir

Women I’ve Undressed. The powerful

mantra was expressed to him by an

infamous madame Ms Rosie Boot, who he decribes as

Sydney’s “best-dressed laced-mutton” lady of the night.

It is an insightful idiom that clearly resonated with Kelly

throughout his extraordinary life and career.

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is one of

Australia’s biggest tourist drawcards, with the parade and

dance party attracting many international and domestic

tourists. It is New South Wales’ second-largest annual

event in terms of economic impact, generating an annual

income of about $30 million for the state.

Details: To get involved, submit an entry

or find more information visit the Art Prize’s Facebook

page - Mardi Gras Regional Art Prize - or contact

Bruce Ferguson at Canvas Events on 0418 307 808

or Bruce@canvasevents.com.au

Entries close midnight on 14 February.

The promotional art

draws on a narrative

theme used in the

film on Orry-Kelly

released earlier

this year

The Federal Government’s

$400,000 contribution to the

Kiama Blowhole Harbour-

side Works project has been

marked by the unveiling of

a plaque to officially open

the new playground on

Blowhole Point and the

refurbished amenities block

by the rockpool.

The total $2.43 million

project is 65 per cent

complete, with the rest of

the work due to be done

by September.

Already visitors to the

area are also benefiting

from the extended wharf

structure, the one way traf-

fic configuration and link

road from the harbour to

Blowhole Point Rd, the

Harbourside walk and the

refurbishment of the car

parking area.

In the new year, focus will

shift to the remaining items:

• the replacement of the

crib rock retaining wall

• the tennis court bank

stabilisation

• the relocation of the

lighthouse carpark with

98 new spaces being

created

• landscaping of the light-

house area

• installation of new picnic

shelters, barbecues,

energy efficient public

lighting and new recy-

cling bin enclosures.

The NSW Government

has committed $274,000

to the project, with Kiama

Council funding the remain-

ing $1.9 million.

Blowhole Point attracts

more than 600,000 visitors

each year.

Blowhole Point ready for summer hordes

The Federal Member for Gilmore,

Ann Sudmalis, unveils the plaque,

with the help of some enthusiastic

playground testers.

Ingham goes to L&E Court As expected, billionaire

Robbie Ingham is appeal-

ing to the Land & Environ-

ment Court for approval

for his mega-mansion on

the first headland south

of Gerringong township.

The DA proposes a two

storey, 10 bedroom princi-

pal dwelling with an over-

all floor area, including

pool house, garages and

verandahs, of 3,927m2

(an acre in old speak),

There is also a manager’s

quarters, a tennis court and

pavilion, two swimming

pools, a barn and stables

compound, a farm shed,

two dams and access roads.

Only the manager’s quar-

ters are in the prescribed

building envelope, with

most of the development

on the wrong side of the

foreshore building line.

The initial telephone

hearing on the matter will

be in mid-January.

Kiama will be Fit for the Future Mayor Brian Petschler

is quietly confident that

Kiama Council will be able

to show the State Govern-

ment that it is ‘Fit for the

Future’ when it makes its

next submission.

By implementing the

recommendations made

by the consultant who has

investigated the situation,

it is believed it is possible

to meet five of the Fit for

the Future benchmarks by

the required 2019/20, in-

cluding the critical bench-

mark of the operating per-

formance ratio.

The recommendations

include a less conservative

stance on depreciation,

restructuring asset expendi-

ture, increasing income

(particularly through

commercial activities) and

expenditure savings.

No success with Federal capital funding The latest round of Federal

funding under the National

Stronger Regions Fund had

no good news for the

Kiama area. Council had

sought $2 million to help

with the new Aged Care

development and $1.5 mil-

lion for the long awaited

improvements to the Ger-

ringong School of Arts to

incorporate a library.

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After careful consideration and consultation, it has

been decided to locate Council’s Flugelman sculp-

ture at Storm Bay, but closer to the water’s edge

than shown in the original positioning above. It is

expected to be officially unveiled in late February/

early March.

One for the fisherpeople Bait and tackle vending

machines are soon to be

installed near the Scout

Hall at Kiama Harbour,

at the Werri Beach

Holiday Park and near

the Seven Mile Beach

Holiday Park kiosk.

Council is to offer the

opportunity to operate

the one at Kiama Har-

bour to Kiama Scouts

to help them with their

fundraising.

Sculpture finds a home

Following the confirmation of Aldi as an anchor tenant,

expressions of interest are now being sought from devel-

opers for the Akuna carpark and old Independent site on

Shoalhaven St.

A concept plan developed by Council for the site envis-

ages a supermarket and around ten speciality shops, with

two or three levels of residential apartments above.

Who will bring Aldi to town? Use for those traffic lights yet The RMS has advised

Council that due to safety

considerations it now has a

policy to detour traffic off

main roads when mainte-

nance is needed.

This means that River-

side Drive will again take

the highway traffic on

these occasions.

The detours are expected

to come into operation on a

3-4 monthly basis, starting

in mid March.

Council has raised a

number of concerns about

this proposal with the

RMS, given the changes

that have happened to the

road since it was decom-

missioned as the Highway.

Get ready for the Duck Derby The Gerringong Men’s Shed,

with the support of Gerringong

Lions Club, has devised a novel

way to raise funds to help

install and fit out the shed

Fulton Hogan has donated.

They are holding their inaug-

ural Duck Derby, where every-

one is invited to participate

by adopting a little rubber

duck and cheering it as it makes its way to the finish line.

A cash prize will be awarded to the winning duck and consola-

tion prizes to the runners up. They promise it will be a fun day for

all the family, with a sausage sizzle to keep hunger at bay.

Details: Saturday 2 January, Crooked River Footbridge, Gerroa.

From 10.30am, with proceedings starting around 11am,

tide permitting. Ducks are available for adoption before the event

or on the day. Business packages are available.

Contact Ken Harris 0416 149 800 or Graham St Clair 0438 118 309

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You’re invited to use this

New Year’s Eve to raise

more funds to help a Kiama

Downs woman seek treat-

ment for her Multiple Scle-

rosis (MS) in Russia. MS is

a chronic, degenerative dis-

ease that attacks the central

nervous system and is typi-

cally diagnosed between the

ages of 20 to 40 years old.

Megan Rundback is 43

years old, a wife, mother,

sister and friend, with three

daughters under 18.

Medications available in

Australia, which she has

been taking since she was

diagnosed at 19, no longer

work for her and the pro-

gression of her MS has

doubled in the last 12

months. She is booked in

for life changing treatment

in Russia to have a hemato-

poietic stem cell transplant

(HSCT), which aims to stop

the progress of the disease.

The process, which is only

in trial stage in Australia,

involves removing and stor-

ing stem cells from the

patient before an extensive

round of chemotherapy.

The stem cells are then

transplanted back into the

body to ‘re-boot the immune

system’. This treatment has

an 80% success rate of stop-

ping MS in its tracks and

halting further progression.

The Hope. Love. Live.

Fundraising Committee is

supporting Megan’s cause

and organising a number

of community events to

cover the treatment cost of

US$45,000, plus airfares.

She has an appointment for

the treatment in June 2016.

For further information see

www.hopelovelive.com.au

The New Year’s Eve event

will include a BBQ, gourmet

salads and ice cream. You

can watch the Kiama fire-

works from the balcony and

there will be activities for

kids and adults. Please bring

some extra gold coins to join

in. Drinks will be available

for purchase at the bar.

The fundraisers have also

organised a trip on the

Kiama Picnic Train (sold

out) and are selling tickets

in a raffle for a Thermomix.

Details: Thurs 31 Dec, from

5:30pm, at Kiama Downs

Surf Lifesaving Club.

Dinner from 6:30pm.

Tickets $20; 2-12 yrs $10;

2 adults, 2 kids - $50.

Buy tickets online at

www.trybooking.com/JWIE

or Kiama Downs Pharmacy.

If you wish to make a

donation to Megan’s cause

(not a registered charity),

her bank details are

Commonwealth Bank

Account: Megan Rundback

BSB: 062 198

Acc. No: 1079 7572

A Tale for the Time Being

by Ruth Ozeki

“This is a wonderfully writ-

ten novel about empathy,

nature, mortality, zen and

quantum mechanics.

A good reminder of how

we are all connected and

all trying to find our place

‘for the time being.’”

Picked by Benedetta Berti

Fugitive Pieces: A Novel by Anne Michaels

“Anne Michaels’s poetic

collage about love and loss

and escaping the wounds of

Europe to construct a fresh

future in the New World

remains one of the novels

I’m always thrilled to rec-

ommend to friends - in part

because I’m fairly sure

they’re about to recommend

it to me. ”

Picked by Pico Iyer

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

“This is one of those books

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have fallen deeply into

someone else’s dream. It’s

an epic World War II story,

but the tenderness on every

page is haunting.”

Picked by Rachel Botsman

The Vegetarian: A Novel

by Han Kang

“It tells the story of a

woman who suddenly stops

eating meat, a shock deci-

sion that fractures her fam-

ily relationships, allowing

glimpses of the traumas,

assumptions and impossible

dreams that lie beneath.

The writing is stunning:

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and strange. And the drama

keeps you turning the

pages to the end. It is

simply fabulous.”

Picked by Ann Morgan

Remainder

by Tom McCarthy

“I love this book because

it’s about a man who has a

traumatic head injury and

decides to spend all his set-

tlement money re-enacting

memories he’s never had.

If you like books about

obsessive people, repetition

and old ladies cooking

copious amounts of liver,

this book is for you.”

Picked by Gabriel Barcia-

Colombo

Make 2016 a good one for Megan Looking for a good book? The Christmas break is a great time to sit in the shade

with a good book. But which one? We came across an

eclectic list of recommendations by people who have

given TED talks, and hope you will agree they sound in-

triguing. For more, check out ideas.ted.com

Despite having made concessions to their

original plans, and having the DA recom-

mended for approval by Council’s planners,

the December Council meeting decided

to defer a decision on the Noble Brothers

proposal for 98 Fern St.

In answer to questions from The Bugle,

the Noble Brothers responded, “In terms of

abiding by due course process, Noble Bros

have liaised with council officers and heri-

tage architects, and pursuant to guidelines

determining the appropriateness of the

application council officers found that the

proposed development was considered to

be reasonable and conditional approval

recommended.

“All eighteen matters of objections raised,

were addressed and answered to council’s

satisfaction, again council officers found

that the proposed development was consid-

ered to be reasonable and conditional

approval recommended.”

At the Public Access meeting, the South

Precinct made much of a concept plan it

had uncovered through freedom of informa-

tion which they thinks shows how the land

was expected to be developed at the time

the lease was entered into.

According to the Noble Brothers, “The

concept designs uncovered by opponents to

the development were merely an idea when

all the land lot 52 and lot 53 were still

owned by Noble Bros.

“It was superseded by subsequent consid-

erations and had no bearing on the lease

agreement made over 20 years ago or the

current DA under review.”

Councillor Neil Reilly was one who was

vocal in his opposition to the use of

the leased land in the way proposed,

“Approving this would go against view

sharing principles.”

Others said the DA didn’t respect the

community needs or precinct objectives.

“The DA they lodged and subsequently

amended obviously didn't please the Coun-

cil or the community because it doesn't

really address the intent of the lease,” says

Mayor Brian Petschler.

“We want to work with them to see if

we can make the flow from their property

to the reserve to the west as seamless as

possible.”

He recalls it was always meant for there

to be a flow from the leased land to the

reserve.

The Nobles have already reduced the

height of the proposed glass balustrade

from full height to one metre, and provided

stairs leading from the terraced area to Fern

St. This would give access to the area out

of hours.

The peppercorn 100 year lease for the

82 sq metre lot between their land and

the reserve, now considered by many to

be part of the reserve, was granted as part

of complex negotiations which saw the

Nobles help Council implement a commun-

ity developed plan for the village (called a

Charette).

Nobles asked to go back to drawing board

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the community in a voluntary capacity.

Kate is being recognised for her work

with Kiama Surf Life Saving Club and

Peter for his involvement in a program to

provide housing for families in Cambodia.

The Megan Dalley Trainee of the Year

Award for 2015 has gone to Sash Apos-

toloski, a former cadet engineer. Megan

was a customer service trainee at Council

when she was tragically killed in a car

accident on her way home to Gerringong.

The Award is presented each year to

Council’s best performing trainee/

apprentice/cadet, and comes with a

$1000 prize.

New home on way for Gerringong Hardware Following a 2.35 metre concession being made on the

height of the front of the proposed building, it seems

likely that a new custom-built premises for Gerringong

Hardware and industrial units will be built in Nelson St.

Further consultations will happen with neighbours over

the new height, but it is expected that the concession will

have less of an impact on views.

The proposal is for the construction of a hardware store

with associated landscaping and building material sup-

plies and five additional industrial units.

Showgirl title to be announced at Show Ball So far, two contenders have

entered the Kiama Showgirl

competition for 2016, but

there is still time for them

to be joined by other local

women.

Kiama 21 year old local

and Wollongong University

student Lucy Marsden (right

in picture) and 18 year old

apprentice chef Courtney

Sopher, of Flinders, are

the first two would-be

Showgirls.

Courtney works at

Kiama’s Milk and Honey

Café and Lucy is studying

a media and communica-

tions degree and a diploma

of languages at the Univer-

sity of Wollongong.

Showgirl co-ordinator

Fiona Wilkinson is encour-

aging anyone else who is

considering entering the

competition, to do so.

“The Showgirl competi-

tion is a lot of fun, a great

way to meet people in our

wonderful community and

an opportunity to participate

in activities that contribute

to your goals,” she says.

The winner of the Kiama

Showgirl Competition pro-

ceeds to a Zone Final to

compete against showgirl

entrants from neighbouring

show societies, with two

from each zone chosen to

compete for the state title

at the Sydney Royal Easter

Show.

Details: For more info, see

www.kiamashow.com.au

or call

Fiona on 0411 255 134

The two week design con-

sultation period for Iluka

Reserve, advertised by

Council’s consultants Site-

plus, is the first stage in a

series of community consul-

tations over the site’s future.

While Council has flagged

a portion of it for possible

sell off, it is envisaged that

the remainder low lying

area would be improved to

attract more recreational usage.

The Gateway process necessary to allow

the reclassification of the land will require

extensive public consultation.

As previously reported in The Bugle,

Council is considering selling up to nine

residential lots on the northern, higher third

of Iluka Reserve.

Awards a fitting tribute

Kate and Peter with Mrs East

Peter with Drs Robyn and Andrew Dalley, their

daughter Ros and grandchildren

Iluka Reserve: process just beginning

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Not many teachers

can retire on the high

note just achieved

by Graham Deans.

He began teaching

at Kiama High School

in 1987, and plans to

retire with the end of

the 2015 school year.

Two of the School’s

young teachers, who

were influenced by

Graham when they

were students there,

organised a surprise

farewell and afternoon

tea to thank their colleague and

mentor. Cam Rossiter and Brody

Toombs managed to create a sur-

prise concert and party attended

by parents, ex-students and cur-

rent band members, all without

anyone spilling the beans!

Graham has worked tirelessly

to support music at Kiama High,

running stage and concert bands

and organising numerous band

tours in Australia and NZ. He was

presented with a very fine gold

baton and a large banner, signed

by his many supporters.

“He is an exceptional teacher,”

said Cam. “He will be very much missed by everyone at

the school. The band provided us with life long friends.”

Brody added, “We even managed to design a tshirt

with Deansy's face on it.”

Graham puts his golden

baton through its paces

Former students and

now teachers at the

school Cam Rossiter and

Brody Toombs

Surprise concert for Graham Deans

Postcard home If you’d like to share your travel

experiences, send your postcard home

to emailthebugle@gmail.com

Our favourite aspect of

Asian countries is the

people and Myanmar

was about to outshine all

other countries we had

visited. An absolute

highlight of our visit to

Myanmar was our three

day trek to Inle Lake.

Kalaw, the starting

city, is 60 kilometres

west of Inle Lake. It’s

situated up in the moun-

tains, so the climate is

colder than most places

in Myanmar and the area

is largely rural. We met

our guide, Mola, at our

hotel in the hills and our

winding trek through the

highlands began.

On the way we were

greeted by countless

numbers of villagers

tending to their land and

walking along the trek-

king path to various

markets. We passed

fields of every vegetable

and herb imaginable.

On one morning we heard

the sound of approaching

buffalo on the track. As

the line of buffalo drew

near, Mola motioned for

us to move as far to the

side of the track as we

could. The young boy

guiding the buffalo

looked shyly at us and

continued on. He looked

to be only about 10 but

I'm sure he was much

older.

At each village we

were greeted by several

smiling children who

presented us with fresh-

ly picked flowers not

expecting anything in

return. For some of these

children we had brought

coloured pencils. The

excitement and surprise

from each child was

overwhelming. Our little

gifts saw their faces light

up with delight.

On our first night we

enjoyed a village home-

stay. Mola asked if we

would like to share a

drink after dinner. We

sat with Mola, and the

elderly owner of our hut,

Kyaw, sharing stories of

Australia and Myanmar.

Kyaw was at least 80 and

his English was surpris-

ingly accurate. He took

great delight in pro-

nouncing and spelling

words, wanting to know

more about each word.

The whole night was one

of laughter, a genuine

exchange of cultures and

Mandalay rum.

Anne Millard