7 May 2016

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Benefit gala for Brett

p 3

Council budget

meets targets early

p 3

New owners for

Blue Swimmer,

but not the Ducks

p 4

Daniel’s work chosen

for acquisition p 7

Wrap up of KISS Arts

Festival p8

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As the process for evaluat-

ing whether land in Iluka

Reserve should be sold off

continues, nearby residents

have expressed concern over

the lack of communication

and consultation so far.

“The silence from Council

has been deafening,” says

David Connelly, whose

property adjoins the part of

the reserve being assessed

for sell-off.

“The only correspondence

we have had is a request

from the consultant asking

us to make written submis-

sions about what sort of ac-

tivities should be catered for

on the remaining land.”

Having appealed to coun-

cillors both before and dur-

ing a public access meeting,

residents have now been

given a masterplan that has

done nothing to quell their

concerns.

In September last year,

Council resolved to proceed

with a preparing a planning

proposal to create up to nine

residential lots on the upper,

northern side of Iluka

Reserve (on North Kiama

Drive) and ‘embellish’ the

remaining land for recrea-

tional activities.

The masterplan, prepared

by Siteplus and dated Feb-

ruary this year, has been

endorsed by Council’s Long

Term Financial and Revenue

sub-committee and will ac-

company the planning pro-

posal eventually put before

Council for consideration.

It shows nine residential

blocks and an access road,

with suggestions for a num-

ber of improvements to the

reserve, including a play-

ground, communal garden,

a hard court area, a kick

about area, walk ways and

a possible location for a

men’s shed. The existing

tennis courts would go.

Mayor Brian Petschler

says that if the masterplan,

which he regards as still

preliminary, is eventually

adopted by Council, the

community will have plenty

of opportunity to have their

say.

“There will be no decision

until the matter has been

properly aired by the Coun-

cil first and then the public.

“Anyone in the public can

make comment because it is

their reserve - not just the

residents that immediately

adjoin,” he says.

Amongst other things,

David Connelly says resi-

dents are concerned about

the danger of disturbing a

contaminated site (it was a

dump), issues with flooding

and drainage, and confusion

over the zoning.

“We have maps that say

it is designated as Parks &

Gardens, but now they are

saying the bit they want to

sell off is zoned residential,”

he says. “When did this

happen? Why the secrecy?”

He has put in GIPA

(freedom of information)

requests to find out more

about the 2013 testing of the

part of the site to be retained

and one to find out when

the zoning was changed.

“There are older people

here upset because the life-

style they thought they

would have is going to be

affected,” he says. “They

resent not being spoken to

by this stage.”

Councillor Andrew Sloan,

who attended a meeting of

residents with three other

councillors, says he is

confident that all the con-

cerns of the residents will

be thoroughly investigated

once the proposal comes

before Council.

Best South Coast surfers prepare for Werri Slash

Resident concern over Iluka sell-off

One hundred and twelve of the South Coast’s top surfers

will compete in the seven divisions of the Werri Slash, to

be held in Gerringong on 14-15 May.

“A lot of people who have won divisions here have gone

on to professional careers,” says the event’s organiser

Dave Hunt. “We only accept Illawarra and South Coast

residents to give them the chance to compete. There are

plenty of other competitions for Sydney and the North

Coast surfers to enter, but not many opportunities down

here on their home turf.”

The opening and elimination rounds are held on Satur-

day, starting from 7.30am. The quarter finals are on Sun-

day morning, with the finals starting sometime after noon

and finishing around 3pm.

The location of the competition on the beach will de-

pend on what the wind is doing to the surf, with the head-

lands providing protection from southeries and northeries.

A Surf Music Festival has been organised for the Satur-

day afternoon/evening to coincide with the Slash. 2015 Open men’s winner and Werri local surfer Matt Gale Photo: Ray Smith

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Every Wednesday Kiama Farmers’ Market

Kiama Harbour 2-5pm

On weekends Live music at The Sebel,

Kiama Leagues Club,

The Mecure, Jamberoo

Pub and other venues.

Fri 6 May Pics & Flicks: Pheonix

Gerringong Town Hall,

8pm $10

Sat 7 May CMRI High Tea &

Fashion Parade

Gerringong Town Hall

$25, 2-4pm

World Labrinth Day

Surf Beach south, 1pm

Mon 9 May Spirituality in the Pub

Susan Connelly, a Jose-

phite sister, will speak

on Timor Leste and PNG.

Jamberoo Hotel,7.30 pm

Thurs 12 May Kiama Bush Dance

Kiama Community

Centre, 7.30-10.30pm $5

13th Annual Johnny

Warren Golf Classic

Jamberoo Golf Club,

Four person Ambrose

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Sat 14 May Gerringong Surf Music

Festival Gerringong

Bowls Club (see left)

Serendipity Choir

Christ Church Kiama,

3pm $20 (see below)

Kiama & District

Historical Society

Talk & AGM

Ben Carlos talking on

Bushrangers, Family

History Centre, 2.30pm

14-15 May Werri Slash (see p1)

Sun 15 May Kiama Seaside Market

Black Beach, 9-3pm

Sat 21 May Gerringong Village

Markets

In and around the Town

Hall, 8.30-1.30pm

Sun 22 May Gerringong Music Club

Concert (see right)

Sat 28 May Berry Celtic Festival

(more next issue)

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Thanks to Wayne’s experience, Burnetts On Barney has now introduced a range of landscaping, building and DIY hard-ware to better service local trades and homeowner needs at our easy-access, easy-parking location in Barney Street.

And yes, he has brought his key-cutting machine with him!

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Gerringong 2534

A gala benefit night has

been organised to raise

money to help Kiama

mother Megan Rundback

go to Russia for treatment

for her MS (we’ve told

Megan’s story in previous

issues). Auction items in-

clude a return trip for two

to Hawaii, dinner for two

in Melbourne at George

Calombaris’ restaurant,

Gazi, and tempting affairs

courtesy of the Opera

House Bar.

Details: Sat 14 May,

The Central Hotel Function

Centre, Shellharbour, 6pm

Tickets $100, including

drink on arrival and

dinner, available from

trybooking.com/KUDK

If you wish to make a

donation to Megan’s cause

(not a registered charity),

her bank details are Com-

monwealth Bank Account:

Megan Rundback

BSB: 062 198

A/c: 1079 7572

Blowhole Tennis Open Day

Kiama Tennis Club is holding an Open Day to cele-

brate the reopening of the Blowhole Tennis Courts.

As previously reported, the historic courts have

escaped the threat of closure and there are two

freshly resurfaced hard courts available for locals

and visitors to enjoy a game of tennis.

The Club is hoping this free event will encourage

people of all ages to get involved in various tennis

activities. There will even be a Sausage Sizzle.

Details: Sunday 22 May, 10.30 - 12.30pm

(with free use of courts until 3pm).

Blowhole Tennis Courts, behind the Visitors Centre.

Help Megan beat MS

Serendipity Choir comes to town The acclaimed Serendipity Choir, regarded by many as one of

the finest choral ensembles in Australia, is to perform in Kiama

for the first time despite their home being nearby Bundanoon.

Their concert program is centred around the theme of Royal

Connections, and will include music from the musicals Chess,

Les Miserables and The Lion King.

Details: Sat 14 May, 3pm, Christ Church Ministry Centre, 1 Terralong St.

Tickets $20 from the Visitors Centre 4232 3322

Music Club encourages new talent Young local musicians are

being showcased at Gerrin-

gong Music Club’s next

concert.

The first half of the pro-

gram will feature individ-

ual young musicians: Luca

and Amelie Ziino perform-

ing classical music on vio-

lin and piano; a group of

talented flute players, who

have also won prizes at

eisteddfods in Wollongong

and Nowra; pianist Olivia

Burke; and Olivia Deans

and Clayton Condon per-

forming on guitar and bass

with vocals.

The second half of the

program will feature the 16

piece Kiama High School

Stage Band performing a

range of styles including

jazz, pop and rock. The

Band will be conducted by

teachers Graham Deans

and Louise Ramsay.

Details: Sunday 22 May,

2pm. Tickets $10 at the

door. Entry is free

for Club members,

students and children.

Doors open at 1.30 pm,

and there will be

afternoon tea.

See Wayne for: • Building Hardware

• Tradesmen’s Consumables

• DIY Advice and Products

• BOC professional gas and

Elgas Swap’n’Go

• Key-cutting

• Special Orders

Morning Tea with Lunch The good cooks of Jam-

beroo are raising the stakes

for the Cancer Council by

putting on their Biggest

Morning Tea event at

lunchtime.

It’s on 26 May from noon

at the Youth Hall for just

$5. RSVP by 19 May to

Mia on 4236 1913.

A Dutch Auction will

help raise more funds.

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Benefit gala for Brett Jones Beach Boardriders and

some of Brett Connellan’s

other friends are banding

together to put on a major

fundraising event to raise

money for his medical and

rehabilitation expenses.

Brett, who was attacked by

a shark at Bombo late March

is lucky to be alive. He lost

three quarters of his quad

muscles from his hip to his

knee, leaving 15 cm of his

bone exposed.

Doctors transplanted mus-

cle from his back to cover

the bone so his leg could be

saved. He is still in hospital,

and his left leg will need to be kept straight

for many months until both the muscle trans-

plant and skin graft have healed and the

nerve is given time to regenerate. Brett re-

mains positive and determined to move on.

His friends are with him for the long haul,

both emotionally and financially through the

Brett Connellan Trust.

The world’s sporting community is keen to

help, and already the organisers have some

great items up for auction, including a board

signed by 11 times world champion Kelly

Slater, a painting by Thirroul-based 2015

Archibald Prize finalist Paul Ryan worth

over $10,000, a signed Sally Fitzgibbon

board, and a signed Chris Gayle cricket bat.

If you are unable to attend the event, there

is the option of buying a $30 Spirit Pass,

where you show your support and get a few

goodies (like raffle tickets) for your help.

Date: Saturday 25 June, Shellharbour

Club. Tickets available from

www.surfersforbretto.com

Prices range from $125 for unreserved

seating to $2000 for premium tables of

10. Or buy a Spirit Pass (see left)

Council budget meets Fit for the Future targets While rumours abound

about when the State Gov-

ernment is going to an-

nounce its decision on

which merger proposals are

to proceed, Kiama Council

has released its Draft Oper-

ating Plan for the coming

financial year which shows

it is already meeting the Fit

for the Future targets.

“It is a forward thinking

responsible budget, with a

small surplus, which imple-

ments the improvement

program identified last year

to produce efficiencies,”

says Mayor Brian Petschler.

“As a result, we are meet-

ing all of the Fit for the Fu-

ture targets two years earlier

than required.

“At the same time, it is a

budget which is going to

significantly add to the in-

frastructure of the area with

the starting of the redevel-

opment of the hospital.”

The budget incorporates

the rate-pegging increase of

1.8%. On average, Council

set fees and charges are to

increase 3%, however a

7.23% increase in domestic

waste management charges

is proposed.

The Mayor says that coun-

cils are having to shoulder

extra responsibilities with

less funds. Some examples

include the provision of

library services, controlling

noious weeds, enforcing the

Companion Animals Act

and enforcing the fencing of

swimming pools.

“Since rate pegging was

introduced in 1974 there

have been only two or three

years when rate increases

have met or exceeded CPI.”

This budgetary pressure

has incresed by reduced

financial assistance from

the Federal Government.

Major items in the new

capital delivery program for

2016/7 include the redesign

and extension of a carpark

at Figtree Lane Gerringong,

fleet replacement, plant

purchases, new computer

equipment, a playshade

structure in Gainsborough

Chase, extension of the

Jamberoo Valley Cycleway

and construction work on

the Blue Haven aged care

facility (see right).

The Draft Operational

Plan is now on public exhi-

bition, giving councillors

the opportunity to consider

changes before ratification

at the Council Meeting in

June.

Work soon to begin on Hospital site The Illawarra Shoal-

haven Area Health

District is expected to

commence work on its

new community health

facility shortly.

The new building, on

the corner northwest

corner of the hospital

site on Bonaira Street,

should be completed by

the end of the year.

This will allow all the

outpatient health ser-

vices currently provided

at the old Hospital to

relocate and see inpa-

tients relocated to Port

Kembla Hospital.

Once this has been

done, work will begin

on the demolition of the

old hospital to make

way for the develop-

ment of the Blue Haven

Centre of Aged Care

Excellence.

The project involves

the erection of a 134

bed aged care facility,

restoration and refur-

bishment of Barroul

House, and construction

of a number of inde-

pendent and assisted

living units. Council will

be borrowing $19 mil-

lion to fund the work.

The Keep Kiama Council

Local committee chairman

Rob McKinnon, a former

mayor, says the poll on May

7 is the most important local

government vote in the

council’s 157-year history.

“Mayors and councillors

come and go, but we face

the prospect of losing the

whole council and every-

thing that this community

has worked so hard to de-

velop, and the high quality

services we currently en-

joy,” he says.

“We have so much to lose

if we are forced to become

part of a greatly expanded

Shoalhaven. We will lose

representation, services and

our identity, as well as valu-

able community assets such

as the Blue Haven retire-

ment complex.”

Kiama Council’s Director

of Finance, Corporate and

Commercial Services Kerry

McMurray says by Tuesday

afternoon (3 May) more

than 2,200 people had cast

their vote at the pre-poll and

he was expecting around

2,500 to have voted prior to

the official 7 May poll date.

He described the voter

turnout at the pre-poll as

“a solid start” but added

this accounted for just 16

per cent of eligible voters in

the Kiama Municipality and

encouraged everyone to take

the opportunity to make

their opinion known.

Organisers are hoping for

a 60% turnout for the volun-

tary trip to the ballot box,

to give weight to the result.

An 80% turnout is usually

achieved at normal council

elections.

In the meantime we have

learnt from Joanna Gash

that she has put up her hand

to help implement any

merger proposal. Kiama

councillors unanimously

rejected the offer because of

the terms on which it was

made.

At the last meeting, it was

resolved to try to ensure that

Kiama was represented in

some way should the merger

proceed.

“It is unthinkable that the

wishes of our community

wouldn’t be included,” says

Mayor Brian Petschler.

Poll campaign comes to an end

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Rumours that Gerroa’s Blue Swimmer

has been bought by Sydney’s Three

Blue Ducks group are not true.

It has been sold, but not to them.

Instead, it has been bought by five

members of the Dewhurst family -

two brothers and two brothers-in-law.

The family has had a place at Tooli-

jooa for ten years, and they all love

coming down here regularly.

“Together we have a great deal of

hospitality and business experience,

and it seemed too good an opportunity

to pass up,” explains Paul Dewhurst.

“We all come down here a lot and we

love the place and the space [at Blue

Swimmer].”

The confusion amongst excited

foodies arose because Paul is (and will

remain) group operations manager of

the very successful Three Blue Ducks,

which apart from its original café/

restaurant in Bronte runs The Farm at

Byron and is opening a new space in

inner Sydney Rosebery.

Paul’s extensive experience also

includes launching Jamie Oliver’s

Italian restaurants in Australia and

being general manager of the group

that owns top tier restaurants, Quay

and Otto.

“We want to work with local produc-

ers to offer food that matches the loca-

tion,” says Paul, whose brother Daniel

will be the restaurant’s manager. He

says their aim is for it to be a sustain-

able, healthy café/restaurant, that peo-

ple will make their regular rather than

coming to on a special occasion.

He cites Fleet in Brunswick Heads

and St Isadore in Milton as regional

restaurants that have got this mix right.

The new owners are bringing a local

back to town to be Blue Swimmer’s

chef. Shaune Smith grew up in Kiama

and Gerringong, doing his apprentice-

ship at Cronins Pub. He has had a very

successful career, including at Pope

Joan and George Calombaris’ Hellen-

ic Republic in Melbourne.

The Blue Swimmer will reopen un-

der its new owners by the end of May.

It will be open seven days for break-

fast and lunch, with dinners initially

on Fridays and Saturdays. Paul says

there will be lots of local seafood.

Blue Swimmer Mark II will have local feel

From left: Restaurant manager and co-owner Daniel Dewhurst with Head Chef Shaun

Smith, and co-owners Chris Jessop, Paul Dewhurst and Mick Jessop

Following public submissions and private meetings as part of

Land & Environment Court proceedings, it is understood that

Robbie Ingham is shortly to submit two amended concepts for

his residential development on the Gerringong coastline.

Unlike the original proposal, both of these will be outside the

Foreshore Building Line.

Once the concepts are commented on by Council staff and

assessed by the Court, it will then be up to the applicant as to

whether he wishes to pursue any of the concepts with a formal

application.

Ingham considering other options

An interested crowd attended the public hearing held at

Gerringong Golf Course

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By Kirby Powell,

Carter Ferguson Solicitors

Issues in law

NSW leads way on national recognition of Domestic Violence Orders The issue of domestic violence has been

brought to the forefront in recent years,

leading to a number of significant changes

to the legal process regarding Apprehended

Domestic Violence Orders (ADVOs) in

NSW.

ADVOs are a tool within the legal system

to protect victims, if a person has reason-

able grounds to fear another person will

commit an offence against them, intimidate

or stalk them. NSW is the first state or ter-

ritory to commit to bringing in laws to hold

domestic violence perpetrators accountable

across Australia. The changes have been

made by the Crimes (Domestic and Per-

sonal Violence) Amendment (National Do-

mestic Violence Orders Recognition) Act

2016.

Under the new legislation, if an ADVO is

made outside NSW for the protection of a

person, it will now be recognised in NSW.

Until now all states and territories have

had their own domestic order frameworks

and orders made in NSW were not auto-

matically recognised in other states. It is

hoped during 2016 that there will also be

recognition of NSW ADVOs across Aus-

tralia with the states and territories commit-

ting to introduce a scheme for national rec-

ognition of ADVOs.

The change follows the introduction of

recorded video and audio statements in

June 2015, which allow victims to provide

their evidence in a recorded format rather

than facing the pressure of testifying in

Court. NSW will also be a pioneer in com-

bating issues of domestic violence by pilot-

ing a domestic violence disclosure scheme.

This will allow people with concerns about

their partner to apply to the NSW Police

force to find out whether their partner has a

history of domestic violence offending in

NSW. Information supplied will be limited

in its scope.

It is great to see such important and vital

changes being implemented in the commu-

nity in order to combat issues stemming

from domestic violence.

The State Government has

introduced a new scheme to

give not-for-profit groups

access to free legal help.

“Many of these hard-

working community groups

could do with a hand cutting

through the red tape,” says

Gareth Ward MP.

“This new initiative

means that we can really

‘help the helpers’.”

The Government has part-

nered with specialist legal

organisation Justice Con-

nect to provide $275,000 a

year, for three years, to as-

sist not-for-profit organisa-

tions in understanding their

legal requirements.

Justice Connect has 5,000

pro bono lawyers in NSW

available to provide not-for-

profit community groups

with free, online, up-to-date

legal information; low cost

training; and a free phone

inquiry service.

Details: Community groups

needing legal assistance

can contact Justice Connect

on the website at:

www.justiceconnect.

org.au/nfplaw or

call 1800 NFP LAW.

Free legal help for NFPs To the editor Re your article in paper

dated 23rd April 2016, con-

cerning your front page of

the Bugle relating to your

story of the proposed

merger. I wish to object to

the fictitious section of the

article assuming what will

happen in three years time,

if the Kiama and Shoalhaven

councilors merged. You

have quoted certain events

that will happen and not one

person could possibly know

if this would occur. A local

Kiama councilor seems to

have some input into this,

which I find quite disturbing

as it is not known if he

would even be a councilor

then. If the councils were

merged, how could he be

quoted in ‘2019’. To me it

seems as if there is some

sort of misinformation being

put about amounting to scare

mongering.

From a “concerned rate-

payer” (Name supplied)

Disgraceful front page.

If you want to be a real

newspaper, how about dem-

onstrating some basic jour-

nalistic standards of objec-

tivity and fairness?

Mark Bowmer

From the editor I'll stand behind the front

page, which was meant to

provoke conversation about

what life would be like un-

der a merged council.

Having followed the issue

closely since the merger was

unexpectedly proposed, I see

no benefits for our commu-

nity from it, and the poten-

tial for great downside.

Our state and federal Lib-

eral members have not de-

fended it in any way. In fact

they have spoken passion-

ately against it on a number

of fronts. Academics have

shown it will not have the

promised results. No-one

spoke ‘for’ the merger at the

Delegate’s public hearings.

The State Government has

spent millions on a misinfor-

mation campaign that they

have refused to back up by

releasing the KPMG Report.

There is no doubt it has

been a flawed process, as

various court cases are seek-

ing to prove.

There are times when a

local newspaper needs to

take a position, and this is

one of those.

Cathy Law

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What is...

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During the official opening of the

ARTEXPRESS exhibition at Wollongong

Gallery, Kiama High’s Drew Mathiesen

had the honour of receiving the Wil-

kins Acquisition Award for Excellence.

Works chosen for this award have

been collected since 1974 and exhib-

ited in the William Wilkins Gallery in

the Bridge Street Office of the Depart-

ment of Education. They are highly

sought after to enhance the working

environments of many government

departments.

The Department of Education pur-

chases approximately ten new bodies

of work from students exhibiting in

ARTEXPRESS each year. The Arts Unit

coordinates the purchase of works for

the Wilkins Collection. Works by sig-

nificant young Australian artists such

as Jasper Knight and Benitta Bob are

included in the collection.

It is a real honour for Drew’s art to

be chosen.

His body of work, titled The Cross-

roads of the World, was also used on

the official invitation for the exhibiton

opening and is featured on a large out-

side sign advertising the exhibition.

Details: Drew’s work, along with fellow

student Rachael Theiring’s beautiful ink

works Who Are You, are on display until 19

June at Wollongong Gallery

Photo

: Anne W

arr

Planning is well underway by the Friends of Kiama Library

for the inaugural Kiama Readers’ Festival, which will be

held on 14-15 October.

“Our festival objective is to share the love of reading,

with activities largely focused on presentations from a

wide range of both national-profile and local authors,”

says Kiama’s Head Librarian Michelle Hudson (right).

The concurrent program will include opportunities for

panel sessions as well as hosted interviews with authors.

The names of the twelve authors who have agreed to attend will be announced shortly,

although we can reveal Kate Llewellyn is one of them.

Daniel honoured with ARTEXPRESS acquisition

Illawarra Women in Business Awards In the 2016 Illawarra Women In Business

Awards, local business Carter Ferguson

Solicitors received a Highly Commended

award in the category of Best Business.

The award was accepted by their director,

Deborah Langton, who said “it is lovely

being recognised for our caring and client

focused approach.”

The IWIB Best Business Winner went to

Buckaroo Leatherworks Pty Ltd.

Save the date: Kiama Readers’ Festival

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Footgolf anyone? The inaugural Australian

Footgolf Open is to be

played at Jamberoo on

26-29 May. With the best

players in the country at-

tending, it will be an op-

portunity to come to grips

with this new sport which

is very popular overseas.

Crowds attending the new

look KISS Arts Festival in

the stunning harbourfront

location judged it a great

success, saying they would

spread the word for next

year.

Organisers Tamara Camp-

bell and David Evans were

overjoyed by the success.

“The Festival is run on a

shoestring budget and we

still made it work,” they

said. “We can’t wait to see

what we could do with some

money behind us.

“We are very grateful for

the support we receive, but

to grow the Festival and

keep it a free event we will

need to increase our budget

significantly.

“These types of family

friendly events are very

popular in Europe, there are

only a couple in this coun-

try. We look forward to

building KISS into the best

one in the Southern Hemi-

sphere, whilst still letting

it be driven by local needs.”

The Festival brought to

Kiama performers of a cali-

ber normally not seen out-

side of a major city, while at

the same time allowing itself

to be uniquely ‘Kiama’.

The new harbourside loca-

tion not only highlighted the

natural beauty of the area,

but allowed the water to be

part of the show.

The inaugural Raft Race

saw seven boats competing

for three prizes and the

parade featuring lanterns

created from a community

workshop also gave an idea

of what the Festival can

grow into. For example, it

is the hope of the organisers

to have hundreds of lanterns

made and released next

year as schools and in the

other arts community get

involved.

Tamara and Dave call the

KISS Arts Festival their

love project, as they spend

months organizing it without

being paid. “To see it make

so many people from the

community happy makes it

all worth while,” they say.

Their effort is even more

extraordinary given that

during this time Dave was

diagnosed with bowel

cancer and is currently

undergoing chemotherapy.

Few who saw him buzzing

around the Festival would

have suspected this was

the case.

They would also like to

credit all the other volun-

teers who helped them and

their hard working commit-

tee, “because without their

support, it would not have

happened”.

They are eternally grateful

for the financial support of

the sponsors who have

grasped their vision early -

Ray White Kiama, Eyestore

Kiama and Kiama Council.

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Correction In our last edition, we

inadvertently said Ann

Sudmalis, Member of

Gilmore, was a former

Shoalhaven councillor.

She is a former Kiama

councillor.

KISS Festival finds its home

Thanks to Peter Izzard Photography for these magical impres-

sions of the spirit of the Festival

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In brief New Shed on way Gerringong Men’s Shed

reports now it has its DA

and Building Approval for

the shed donated by Fulton

Hogan, they are looking for

a concretor to do the form

work and pour the slab.

They would be interested

in talking to a concretor

who could assist us to get

the work done with the

work. The earthworks have

started and there is electri-

cal work and plumbing

work to be carried out prior

to the slab being poured.

Anyone who is interested

in helping can call their

secretary, Terry Whelan on

4234 2257.

Brave actions Joel Trist, who rescued

Brett Connellan after his

shark attack, is to be rec-

ommended for a bravery

award.

Longer wait for Aldi Council has not accepted

any of the tenders for its

Akuna St site, which has

the lure of Aldi as a key

tenant.

It has withdrawn the

property from the market

while it considers the best

way to integrate the site

with its Mitre 10 holdings.

The sites may be combined

or sold separately.

As part of this process,

Council has confirmed its

intention to look for a rela-

tively short term tenant/s

for the Mitre 10 site rather

than have it stand vacant

while an integrated town

centre strategy is devised.

The innovative Kiama Dementia Friendly

Project has come to attention across

Australia by winning a national local

government award, in the category of

Disability Access and Inclusion.

The project will now compete against

other category winners for the 2016

National Award for Excellence in Local

Government, to be announced on June 21.

Go Kiama!

The Dementia Advisory Group (back from left):

Graham Fairbairn, Robyn Fairbairn, Veda

Meneghetti, Lynda Henderson, June Hass, Ray Hass

and (front from left): Dennis Frost (chair) and

Tina Baker, with Council’s Dementia Friendly Pro-

ject Officer Melissa Andrews and Community and

Cultural Development Manager Nick Guggisberg.

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At the inaugural Kiama Raft Race

The winners: Kiama Downs Junior Surf Lifesaving Club!

It was style over substance for the Pirates...

Belvedere St residents put in a raft, without any water testing, and were surprised

by their second place which won them $250 donated by the Kiama Farmers Market and

LC Conveyancing.

The colourful fleet, including Ray White’s yellow door as a sail

In what is sure to become a

hotly contested event, Kiama’s

KISS Arts Festival’s Raft Race

got off to a great start this year.

Seven teams, with varying

degrees of seaworthiness,

competed for the perpetual

trophy which was won in style

by the Kiama Down Surf Lifesav-

ing Club. The trophy was creat-

ed and donated by local sculptor

Mike Tikkeros.

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Every Wednesday

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Launch of Rees project postponed The exhibition of the re-discovered artworks that Lloyd

Rees’ architecture students painted in 1962 for Kiama

High’s new hall has been postponed until September/

October.

The Lloyd Rees Legacy Project, being driven by Andrea

Hope, Bobbie Miller and Penny Sadubin, has seen the

large paintings restored by August Blackman and then

reframed by Andrea.

“Personal circumstances have meant that we just don’t

have the time to devote to the unveiling of the project at

the moment,” she says.

“The intervening months will give the High School time

to develop storyboards to go with the exhibition, as some

very interesting documents have come to light during this

process.” The artists are now amongst Australia’s leading

architects.

She is disappointed that the project was not successful

in attracting funding in Council’s last round of Cultural

Grants. “I think this getting these artworks on will create a

unique cultural asset for our community.”

The project team continue to welcome donations from

the public: www.lloydreeslegacy.wordpress.com

I have just returned

from a lovely week in

Mooloolaba, Queensland.

While I had been to

Noosa before, I had

never taken the time to

have a look around the

Mooloolaba/Alexander

Headland area.

What a lovely holiday

spot - beautiful beaches,

walks and cafes and it

is especially suited for

young families.

There were 27 of us

that made the trip to

Mooloolaba to attend the

Australian Surf Lifesaving

Championships, including

11 children under nine,

6 grandparents and a

great grandmother.

We had a great time

together supporting our

family competitors.

My son Michael Quinn,

along with Richard,

Lachlan and Mitchell

Payne (their sweep is

Mal Dunwoodie), rows

for Gerringong Surf Club.

They compete each year

in the reserve grade.

Last year they came

third in the National

Titles but unfortunately

this year they were elim-

inated in the quarters

due to boat problems.

Gerringong also had

a team competing in the

masters division and had

better luck here as the

team of Mal Dunwoodie,

Bruce Mackie, Evan

Pytherch and Steve Dunn

(their sweep is Mark

Booth) won the gold

medal.

What a fantastic result

for such a small club to

do so exceedingly well

competing against the

bigger, wealthier clubs

from Western Australia,

Queensland and Sydney.

I wonder what the Club

could do with better

resources? I would love to

see the local community

get behind the club and

help it with donations.

It is currently raising

money for a new boat.

Catherine Holz