21 November 2015

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Developing a vision

for central Kiama p 3

Major building

repairs on Manning St

p 3

The Waratah March:

Remembering Bill

and his mates

p 4

Young artists shine

p 5

Inside this issue Council stands united

against mega-mansion DA Robby Ingham, former high

end fashion retailer and heir

to the Ingham chicken for-

tune, has had his Develop-

ment Application to build on

his land on the first headland

south of Gerringong town-

ship rejected.

The size and scale of the

proposal, and its positioning

on the wrong side of the

foreshore building line, left

Council with no alternative.

As Mayor Brian Petschler

says, “I’ve been in local

government since 1962, and

I’ve not seen a DA that so

blatently disregards state

laws and local government

requirements.”

The 40ha site is subject to

a registered building enve-

lope, which specifies where

all dwellings or ancillary

buildings can be located.

The DA proposes a two

storey, 10 bedroom principal

dwelling with an overall

floor area, including pool

house, garages and veran-

dahs, 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.

To précis its 50 page

report on the application,

Council believes the pro-

posal does meet the aims of

the NSW coastal protection

legislation (SEPP 71) or its

environmental management

zoning due to the siting,

bulk, scale and size of the

overall development.

Under Kiama Council’s

Local Environment Plan

(LEP), the dams are not per-

mitted; neither is the large

exercise area which effec-

tively turns the stables com-

pound into an equestrian

centre. The proposal also

goes against a raft of objec-

tives and performance con-

trols in Kiama’s Develop-

ment Control Plan.

The full report is available

on the Council’s website, in

the Business Papers for its

November meeting.

Nearby landowner Profes-

sor Roger Collins addressed

the Public Access meeting

on the matter, as well as

reading a letter from imme-

diate neighbour Eng Lee.

Amongst other things, the

letter from Mr Lee said,

“In the DA approved for

my proposed residence,

I adhered to the allotted

building envelope, designed

a house that is fitting into

the environment (as ac-

knowledged by Kiama

Council), discussed the

plans with my neighbours

and was incredibly consider-

ate as to the height of the

building. The above DA

does not take any of those

considerations into mind.”

Professor Collins raised

the prospect of Mr Ingham

moving the decision up to

the Land and Environment

Court (LEC).

“It is very difficult to un-

derstand either how the

owners purchased this prop-

erty without adequate re-

search into the constraints

on building that applied un-

der the provisions of SEPP

71 or the Local Environment

Plan, or alternatively that

they believed they could

override long standing laws

and provisions that apply to

this zone,” he said.

“If this DA is rejected by

Councillors and the appli-

cant proceeds to the LEC,

Council can be assured of

very strong community

support for your decision

on a scale and strength

which on a previous occa-

sion successfully opposed

the proposed caravan park in

Gerringong.”

This line indicates the

edge of foreshore building

line. The majority of the

buildings are past that

line, rather than the regis-

tered building envelope.

The manager’s quarters

are located within the

registered building

envelope.

Above: The eastern elevation

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Meditating from the heart Free weekly Heartfulness Meditations commenced in

Kiama and Gerringong this week. That’s right, free.

We’ve been assured there are no catches.

They are being organised by Carolyn Smith, who has

been following this mediation practice for the last eight

years and wants to share its benefits with others.

“I find it really has made a difference to me in terms of

general physical wellness and an overall sense of wellbe-

ing, both at the emotional and spiritual levels,” she says.

“The focus of the meditation is on the heart, rather than a

thought, a breath or indeed the navel! The heart is central

to our being and being heartful encourages compassion

and self-awareness.”

If you want to check it out beforehand, go to heartful-

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Details: Mondays 7.30pm at the Kiama Netball Clubhouse

(behind the Kiama Fire Station in Terralong St)

Wednesdays 10.30am at the CWA Hall, 70 Shoalhaven St

Fridays 7.30pm at Werri Beach Progress Hall,

Pacific Ave, Werri Beach

Subversive satire in short sharp bites

Local musician to perform at home

Pics and Flicks next film is Wild Tales. According

to The Guardian’s reviewer, ‘the anthology of

tales of revenge is a splendidly anarchic portrait

of a world on the verge of a nervous breakdown’.

Sounds like fun.

Online review site Rotten Tomatoes’ concensus of

the Argentinean film is: ‘Wickedly hilarious and de-

lightfully deranged, Wild Tales is a subversive satire

that doubles as a uniformly entertaining anthology

film.’

Details: Fri 4 December, Gerringong Town Hall,

7.30 for 8pm. Supper available afterwards.

$10 or an annual subscription of 11 films for $60.

Every Wednesday Kiama Farmers’ Market

Kiama Harbour 3-6pm

On weekends Live music at The Sebel,

Kiama Leagues Club,

The Mecure, Jamberoo

Pub and other venues.

Til 27 November Combined Christmas

Card Shop Old Council

Chambers, 10-4pm

21 November Gerringong Village

Market In and around

Gerringong Town Hall

International Games

Day Kiama Library

22 November Dan Sultan

Boyd Education Centre,

Bundanon, 5-7pm $40

28 November Kiama Makers and

Growers Market, 9-2pm

Black Beach

29 November Steel City Strings

(see right)

Waratah March

Gerringong (see p 4)

Jamberoo Village

Markets, Reid Park,

9-2pm

Friends of Kiama

Library Cook Book Sale

(see p 4)

30 November Waratah March

Kiama (see p 4)

1 December Waratah March

Jamberoo (see p 4)

4 December Pics and Flicks:

Wild Tales

Gerringong Town Hall,

7.30 for 8pm, $10

Cinema Under the Stars

Free fringe event of the

Fairgrounds Festival,

from 6.30, Berry Show-

grounds. See website for

details.

5 December Fairgrounds Festival

Berry Showgrounds, $125

6 December Rohn Family Concert

Christ Church, 2pm

1 Terralong St $30

Tickets from the

Visitors Centre

Music in the Park

Hindmarsh Park, 1-3pm

Kiama’s Shaun Warden

will be playing with the

Steel City Strings when they

perform at The Pavilion at

the end of the month.

Shaun, a violinist with

the Brandenburg Orchestra,

was guided during the early

years of his development by

Kiama High school music

teacher Graham Deans,

before studying at the Aust-

ralian Institute of Music,

the Sydney Conservatorium

of Music and in Europe.

“I am very proud to be a

part of the Steel City Strings

ensemble concert series,”

says Shaun. “Our program

showcases some of the fin-

est musical talent the area

has to offer, and some of the

most beautiful music written

for string orch-

estra. It is just

so wonderful

to have these

sorts of groups

performing in

the area where

I grew up.”

His mother

Jennifer Stewart

admires his

passion for his

music. “We were never in

a financial position to pay

for violin lessons, but that

never stopped him. He

did odd jobs and delivered

pamphlets to the local area

to pay for the lessons… he

was also fortunate enough to

receive a scholarship from

the local CWA,” she says

with pride. “All through his

career he never gave up

even when the odds were

stacked against him.

“He is not only a lover

of music and the violin, he

is also a fighter to make his

dreams happen.”

Details: 29 Nov, 2pm,

The Pavilion Kiama.

Tickets $25/$20 from

trybooking.com/JOBF

or ph 0467 869 478

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Local Business Chamber opens hub facility The Kiama & District

Business Chamber has

launched a new initiative

by opening a Small Busi-

ness Hub for members to

use as a ‘hot office’.

The Hub, which will pro-

vide members with access

to meeting rooms, business

equipment and a quiet

place to regroup, is seen as

a practical way to support

local business people.

The Hub, and the Cham-

ber’s new office, are

located at 66 Manning St,

most recently occupied by

The Independent.

The official opening will

be on Friday 27 November.

In September 2014, Kiama Council opted

to take $157,000 out of its contribution to

Kiama Tourism and use this money, and

more, to appoint its own Strategic Tourism

Manager.

Since that time, Council has relented

on its hard line stance and gave an extra

$25,000 in funding to Kiama Tourism.

After the November Council meeting, it

seems it is necessary for Council to extend

further, as yet unspecified, funding to the

industry body to ensure its survival.

Councillor Reilly, who moved the mot-

ion, explains his about turn, “For this area,

tourism is the biggest, most profitable and

important industry. Previous issues between

Council and the Board of Tourism have,

in my view, been resolved. Now is the time

to act in a positive way to support this most

vital industry.”

Jamie Warren, Chair of the board of

Kiama Tourism welcomes the move,

“Kiama Tourism has achieved a great deal

over the past twelve months and we are all

working extremely hard to ensure we

achieve the best results possible for tourism

in our region.

“We look forward to continuing our col-

laboration with Kiama Council and sin-

cerely thank it for this additional support.”

Go ahead for urban design competition

Kiama fighting to be Fit for the Future Kiama Council has sub-

mitted its response to

the IPART Fit for the

Future Report, confi-

dent it can introduce

measures to make it

meet all the necessary

criteria to remain an

independent council.

The initial assessment

showed Kiama meeting

the Scale & Capacity

thresholds, but not

passing all of the finan-

cial criteria.

Mayor Brian Petschler

believes that the initial

assessment was largely

due to an overly conser-

vative way of account-

ing for non-cash items,

such as depreciation of

roads, compared to

other councils. “We

have a consultant in to

look at all the factors

at play, as they could

make a big difference

to the way our ratios

turn out,” he says.

The Government is

yet to outline the next

stage of the process.

Following their victory

in a six year battle in the

Supreme Court, the owners’

corporation of 87 Manning

St has commenced 7-8

months of repair work on

the apartment building over-

looking Surf Beach.

“The bones of the build-

ing are good,” says strata

manager Tom Gablonski of

Regional Strata NSW.

“But there is so much

structural repair work to

be done, such as repairing

cracks, waterproofing etc,

that the best thing to do was

vacate the units.”

Scheduling the work in an

efficient way would have

been much more difficult

with people in residence.

He is putting off his

retirement to see the matter

through to completion.

There are twenty-four

apartments in the building,

most of which are owned

by investors.

The home owner’s warr-

anty claim was for structural

defects originating in its

construction ten years ago

by Kraljevo builders.

It is understood that an-

other building built by them

in Kiama also suffered seri-

ous problems.

The ground floor restau-

rant, Olive & Vine, is not

affected by the repairs and

continues to operate as

usual.

The repair work is being

undertaken by local builder,

Talon Constructions.

All out for the building repairs

Kiama Tourism to get more back-up funding

What would central Kiama look like if its

current ad hoc approach to development

was replaced by a clear vision of where it

was heading? Imagine what could replace

the Council’s Administration Centre if it

moved from its prime site?

Councillor Mark Honey is excited that

Council has endorsed a visionary idea by

the Economic Development Committee to

hold an urban design competition.

“Other towns that have launched such

competitions have had great success in gen-

erating ideas and solutions of great value to

them,” says Kim Bray, Council’s Manager

of Strategic Planning.

Both Honey and Bray are on a sub-

committee that will now design and draft

the scope of the competition to rethink the

Kiama East precinct. They will be joined

by Sandy Rendel (who suggested the idea),

Patrick Mahedy and Council’s Economic

Development Manager Megan Hutchison.

The Kiama East precinct includes the

harbour, and the area east of the railway

line and south to Bong Bong St.

“The idea is to come up with a masterplan

for the area so that any future development

builds towards the vision we want to

achieve,” explains Councillor Honey.

The sub-committee will now establish the

parameters of the competition by Christmas

so the competition can be launched early in

the year. It is already understood the pa-

rameters will include a cost neutral reloca-

tion of Council to another location and

protection of heritage aspects of the area,

including the showground.

With a masterplan also being needed

for the town centre, it is possible that the

competition may be extended to cover

the whole of the Kiama CBD.

Councillor Mark Honey and Council’s Kim Bray

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Long regarded as the

most powerful woman

in the Illawarra, Janine

Cullen OAM is the

inaugural President of

Illawarra Business

Chamber's new Illa-

warra Regional Advi-

sory Council.

Since graduating

from Kiama High, Ms

Cullen has worked for

more than 30 years in

the media, public

relations, event man-

agement and market-

ing. Her firm, JC - The

Power of One, lever-

ages off her extensive

local knowledge and

understanding of the

civic, business and

general Illawarra com-

munity.

Shortly after her elec-

tion she visited Kiama

to attend the local

Chamber's annual May-

oral Breakfast, which

also included a briefing

by research group IBIS

Consulting.

Carter Ferguson’s

Deb Langton and

Kiama Business Cham-

ber President Marie

Beikmanis are also on

the Regional Advisory

Council.

Kiama has voice in new business advisory council

Janine Cullen OAM

You can never have too many cookbooks Following a generous departing gift by Elise Pascoe,

Friends of Kiama Library are having a special cookbook

sale in Kiama Library on Saturday 28 November from

9.30-2pm.

A wide variety of expertly chosen and cared for cookery

books will be available at bargain prices. Perfect for an

attractive Christmas gift or to add to your own collection.

Our villages remember our own: Centenary of the Waratah March The organisation of the re-

enactment of the Waratah

March continues apace

with more and more people

wanting to be involved in

marking its centenary.

As outlined in the last

edition of The Bugle, the

Waratah March was a WWI

recruitment drive which

encouraged men to volun-

teer in patriotic fervour as

the march progressed to

Sydney.

The re-enactment will

follow the same path as the

original Waratahs, travel-

ling from Nowra to Suther-

land.

The March will arrive in

Gerringong by steam train

on its first day, Sunday

29 November.

People are encouraged to

meet the train on its arrival

at 1.30pm, and march to the

War Memorial for a service.

Unfortunately, the road-

works on the Belinda St

bridge means participants

will have to file across the

temporary pedestrian

bridge.

The following day, the

Kiama March will leave the

Showground at 10am, with

a service at the Memorial

Arch at 10.30am. On Tues-

day, there will be a march

and service at Jamberoo at

10.30am.

Members of the public are

urged to be involved either

as marchers or spectators.

There is a poignant story

of a Waratah recruit from

Jamberoo, told by his

nephew Geoff Roach.

Bill Gibson was born in

August 1895 and lived on

the corner of Allowrie St

and Golden Valley Rd.

The March went right past

his house.

The 20 year old labourer

joined the March to Sydney

and by April 1916 was sail-

ing to Suez as a member of

the 1st Battalion, alongside

other Kiama soldiers: John

Edwards, William Bedford,

Cyril Brandon, Richard

Cooke, Joseph Cooper, Claude Edwards, Lance Edwards,

Ernest Fisher, John Hanrahan, John Henderson, Alfred

Hinde, Alfred King, Ernest Lucas, Richard McDonald,

William Ranyard, Thomas Simpson, Henry Warner and

Henry Warren. In July, he joined his Battalion in France.

Bill Gibson died along side fellow Kiama soldiers Henry

Warren and John Hanrahan at Poziers, just shy of his 21st

birthday. Also dying of wounds a few days later were

other Kiama locals who had joined the Waratah March:

Richard McDonald, Ernest Fisher and Joseph Cooper.

This battle saw six of the twenty three Waratahs from

Kiama, Gerringong and Jamberoo killed, with another

seven dying later from wounds sustained there.

The story Geoff Roach tells of the uncle he never met is

of his mother (Bill’s sister) keeping a wall of their lounge

as a memorial to her much loved brother. The photo of a

young soldier in an oval frame was there to ensure he was

always part of the family. Lest we forget.

Geoff, his mate Max Brennan and others helped to cele-

brate the 90th anniversary of the Waratah March in 2005.

Jamberoo’s son, Bill Gibson

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Celebrate Go Fishing Day Sunday 6 December is the

inaugural NSW Go Fishing

Day. A family fun event is

to be held at Greys Beach

on the Shoalhaven River at

Nowra, but if you can't get

there you can still enter in

a competition to win one

of 50 Shimano rod and reel

fishing combos (worth over

$350).

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Young artists shine Congratulations to Kiama High’s Georgina Farrar,

Drew Mathiesen, Harrison Rainnie (left) and Rachael

Thiering (top) for being nominated for ARTEXPRESS.

ARTEXPRESS is the annual exhibition of exemplary

artworks created by students in the HSC in Visual

Arts. News of whether the works have been

selected by curators to be exhibited at the NSW

Art Gallery and other regional galleries is due soon.

Harrison’s stage design for his Drama project has

also been selected to be displayed in the foyer of

the Seymour Centre when the Best of Drama acts

perform.

Elenud Price has also been nominated for her

Dance in the best of Call Back.

Donate to the Christmas Giving Tree The Mayor’s Christmas Giving Tree has already attracted

donations of gifts for distribution to local children whose

families are registered with charities. Gifts are welcome for

newborns to 14 year olds, with a particular need for dona-

tions for the 10-14 year age group.

Details: Gifts can be left at the Council Administration

Centre or Kiama Library until 10 December.

Council asks for your gifts to remain unwrapped, so that

the charities involved can sort them into their

appropriate age groups.

Kiama Men’s Shed or Santa’s workshop? Throughout the year, the 60

or so members of the Kiama

Men's Shed have been busy

making a variety of wooden

toys, including bi-planes,

trains, hobby horses, jeeps,

helicopters, doll’s cradles,

jet planes and impressive

multi-storey carparks.

All of these handmade

toys, and some minor bird

traps, will be on sale for

very reasonable prices at the

next Kiama Seaside Market

in perfect time for Christ-

mas. Last year they sold out

quickly, so our tip is to get

in early so not to miss out.

The Men’s Shed initiative

has quickly won a special

status in communities

across Australia.

The Kiama Men’s Shed

meets on Tuesdays and

Thursdays, 9-3pm, at their

building on the corner of

Manning and Bong Bong

Sts. New members are al-

ways welcome.

Details: Look for their stall

on Sunday 29 November at

the Kiama Seaside Market,

Black Beach

Finding somewhere to park all those caravans and boats Council is to investigate the feasibility of utilising the old

tip site at Gerroa as a secure storage centre for caravans

and boats. The issue has arisen with the number of people

who are currently illegally parking these on footpaths.

The proposal would require a change to the Local

Environment Plan, which is currently under review. Such

storage premises are not currently permissible in any zone

in Kiama.

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Congratulations to Kiama High’s

Nicholas Hassler who was named

this year’s Illawarra Schools’

Excellence in Vocational Educa-

tion and Training Student of

the Year - Student with Disabili-

ties. He has been at the school

since Year 7 and graduates his

Year 12 this year.

The Kiama High School

Reunion (40 years post

HSC) was held at the

Kiama Bowling Club,

with around 40 old

classmates attending.

Some travelled from as

far away as Whyalla and

Glenelg in South Austra-

lia, while most have

never left.

Speeches were made

by Janet Muller and

Garry Norman, the 1975

School Captains.

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Passing through Pamela De Putron delighted friends

with a flying visit to Kiama on her

recent trip back from England.

She and her husband Alan now live in

Eastbourne, but remember their time

in Kiama fondly. Alan, a civil engineer

in his seventies, has just taken on

another road building assignment

in Nepal.

Remembering the Class of 75

At the opening of Kiama Pops! Kiama’s burgeoning arts scene was in evidence at

the official opening of an exhibition of Kiama-inspired

pop art by Jamie Cole and Bexta (aka Becky Guggis-

berg). It celebrates old and new icons of the area and

is well worth a visit to the Old Fire Station.

Becky Guggisberg with Ann Sullivan and Janelle Mattila.

At the 25th CMRI Gerringong Quilt Show This year’s Quilt Show was the best yet, with the

display of quilts and wall hangings creating a sea

of colour at Gerringong Town Hall. The CMRI used

the occasion of this major fundraiser to make Dawn

Miller a Life Member.

Merelyn Pearce (centre) with twin sisters Elizabeth

Spanner of Goolwa SA (left) and Jan Mahon of

Jamberoo (right), who included the show in their

birthday weekend together.

Foundation and Life Members Mena Sharpe (left)

Marj O'Keeffe (centre) and Joyce Sharpe (right)

cutting the cake at the Friday night celebration.

Cheryl Harris, Ngaire Brennan and Jan Stewart Diane Brown, Helen Martul and Steve Bennett

Right: Kim Peters, Jenny

Sheehan and Christine Morrison

Far right: Bill Wilson, Ian Kill-

more and Dave Wilson

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ACROSS

1. Imp (8)

5. NSW rugby team (8)

8. Needed; required (9)

10. Heart …… (5)

12. Speed limit on the

Kiama Bends (6)

14. Unborn animal (5)

15. Australia’s first saint

(4,8)

16. To consume food (3)

17. Tall building fea-

ture; fort (5)

18. Enter water from a

height (4)

21. Make-up (9)

26. Walking aimlessly

(9)

27. Food cupboard (6)

29. “Consider this day

……” (6)

31. Keeps glasses on (3)

32. New taxi (4)

32. So called death cult

(4)

33. Keep level (7)

DOWN 1. Columbus’ new world

(5,7)

2. Annual commemora-

tion (11)

3. Part of a curve (3)

4. Muscly (5)

6. Creative spirit (6)

7. Indian attire (5)

9. Hang down (3)

11. Flying insect (9)

13. Idiot box (10)

14. Popular gift; bee

attractors (7)

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Forgot to nominate your local hero? Kiama Council has ex-

tended the nomination

deadline for its Australia

Day and Achievement

Awards to Monday 30

November.

The categories for the

Australia Day Awards

are:

♦ Citizen of the Year

♦ Young Citizen of

the Year

♦ Sports Award

♦ Community Arts

Award.

The nomination period

has also been extended

for Council Achievement

Awards for:

♦ Service to the Envi-

ronment

♦ Community Achieve-

ment

♦ Youth Achievement.

Nominations will be

judged by a community

panel in December.

Details: Nomination forms

are available from

kiama.nsw.gov.au or

from the Administration

Centre or by phoning

4232 0444

On Top of the World! We recently returned from a wonderful trip along the coast

of Norway, sailing from Bergen and heading north across the

Arctic Circle and almost to the Russian border.

The scenery was exceptional, the autumn colours beauti-

ful, and the changing season brought the first snow, appear-

ing as icing sugar dusting on the huge granite mountains.

One excursion from our voyage was to NordKapp (North

Cape) - the most northern point on the European continent.

We disembarked in Honningsvag on a beautiful clear blue

sky day. Feeling very pleased with the weather we drove

onwards to the Cape, however with the onset of a snow-

storm we became quite anxious. On our arrival the storm

had passed - the weather was calm and it was lightly snow-

ing! The second snowfall of the season!

Our Cape visit included the Visitor’s Centre, well equipped

for tourists with a huge gift shop, café and restaurant. There

is also a Panoramic film showing, a museum, a chapel and

information displays to view. We also had time to pose with

the Steel Globe Monument that marks the Cape and to walk

to a far vantage point for photographs.

I have known others to visit this isolated peninsular and

they were unable to stand up due to the forceful wind, while

others have seen no more than a few meters in front of

them due to fog.

As we arrived back at the dock, our lovely Norwegian guide

Bob, said “Today you have been weely, weely, weely, weely

lucky to have visited the Cape in such great conditions.”

We were also “weely weely” lucky to view the Northern

Lights - more than five nights on our voyage! A truly unfor-

gettable experience and a phenomenon to behold.

Diane Brown, Kiama Downs