Council’s new leadership team
Kiama Council’s revamped organisational structure has resulted in appointments to fill the new roles.
“We received many impressive applications and following a robust and comprehensive screening and interview process, I’m pleased to announce a team well-placed to lead our workforce and set our business up for success,” says CEO Jane Stroud.
Joe Gaudiosi has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer, a role he has been acting in for some time. He has also been acting as the interim Chief Financial Officer, and the CFO role has now been filled by Olena Tulubinska, who has experience as CFO at Shoalhaven and Parramatta councils.
Mr Gaudiosi’s Chief Operating Officer role will entail:
• Finance
• Customer, Information & Technology Services
• Human Resources, Risk, IP&R and Governance
• Project Management Office.
Jessica Rippon, Council’s Director Environmental Services since 2020, has been appointed Director Planning, Environment and Communities. She is now responsible for:
• Planning and Economic Development
• Culture and Libraries
• Community Hubs, including the Leisure Centre
• Environmental and Compliance Services.
The position of Director Infrastructure and Liveability will be filled by Michael Malone, a Kiama resident with more than 20 years’ local government experience.
Most recently he was Director Infrastructure and Environment at Wollondilly Shire Council. His first day saw him attend the April Council Meeting.
The new role will cover:
• Engineering & Technical Services
• Waste Services
• Operations & Maintenance
• Property and Recreation, including Holiday Parks.
Ms Stroud has paid tribute to the outgoing Director Engineering & Works, Mike Dowd, who has left Council, noting his many achievements during a challenging time.
Further key management roles appointments are expected to be made later this month, including:
• Manager Engineering and Technical
• Manager Planning and Economic Development
• Manager Property and Recreation.
The new team will be responsible for implementing SIP 2 (see page 3).
G’gong SLSC DA approved
Gerringong Surf Life Saving Club is a step closer to a new clubhouse, with its DA being approved by Council.
The approval is subject to a deferred commencement consent requiring them to include access to public facilities within the project, as
the submitted plan restricts access to members and the existing building has public facilities.
“We will work with Council to either provide a standalone facility next to our building, or modify the design of the building’s
ground floor to include a public amenity,” says GSLSC President Gary George. He says members are delighted with the approval, which will see a substantially enlarged facility built on the Council-owned community land.
Race for Kids in Care
Funding has already been obtained for the project –$5.5 million from the Federal Government and $490,000 from the State Government’s Surf Club Facilities program.
“We started this project five years ago and we’ve put a lot continued on page 6
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WHAT’S ON
Kiama Farmers’ Market
Every Wednesday
Surf Beach or Kiama Uniting Church, 2-5pm
SENTRAL’S Open Mic
Every Thursday
SENTRAL Cottages, 5-7pm
Youth Week
20-30 April (see page 6)
Daydreaming by Carmel McCarney
til 30 April
Fern St Gallery, 10-4pm
KISS Arts Fest Kabaret
Fundraiser
Friday 21 April
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Kiama Makers & Growers Market
Saturday 22 April
Black Beach, 10-3pm
KDHS Talk –Mini Submarines in Sydney Harbour in WWII
Saturday 22 April (see page 6)
ANZAC Day
Tuesday 25 April (see page 7)
A Night at the Museum: From Guttenberg to Gates
Thursday 27 April
G’gong Library & Museum, 5.30-8.30pm, $10
Contemporary Photography Exhibition
27 April - 3 May
Old Fire Station, 10-4pm
Jamberoo Village Market
Sunday 30 April Reid Park, 9-2pm
ADFAS Lecture –The Cathedrals of Britain & their Norman Collections
Thursday 4 May
Berry Uniting Church, 7.30pm
Comedy for a Cause
Thursday 11 May (see right)
Mother’s Day High Tea
Saturday 13 May (see right)
G’gong Rotary Markets
Saturday 20 May in and around the Town Hall, 8.30-1.30pm
Kiama Seaside Market
Sunday 21 May Black Beach, 10-3pm
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Comedy fundraiser
Didn’t make it to the Sydney and Melbourne International Comedy Festivals? Then make sure you get a ticket to Kiama’s Comedy for a Cause to see some of some of the best comedians from these shows right here.
For the past two years the Kiama Lions Club has organised this ‘suitable for all ages’ night of mirth and merriment.
This year funds raised will support the Kiama-based Homestead of Hope.
Lion Cheryl Moses says, “We believe that this registered charity, founded in 2011 and serving the marginalised and homeless in our community, including the provision of short-term accommodation, will put the net proceeds of this function to great effect.
“With laughs aplenty this should be a perfect ‘feel-
CMRI High Tea for Mother’s Day
good’ evening.”
Comedians this year include Gary Eck, Sean Woodland, Dave Williams and Bec Melrose, all straight from performances at international comedy festivals.
Thursday 11 May, Kiama Leagues Club Auditorium. doors open at 6.30pm with two hour show from 7.30pm.
Tickets $30. Bookings need to be made in advance comedyforacause.net/HOH
Get in quick if you want to secure tickets to CMRI’s most mouth-watering event of the year – their High Tea and Fashion Parade.
“Enjoy a delicious assortment of dainty of home-made treats, sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and cakes as well as endless cups of tea and coffee,” says CMRI’s Lorraine Peade.
“Our members always look forward to cooking for this event!”
Since 1959 this extraordinary group of women, recognised as the Kiama Community Group of the Year in 2020, have raised over $2.1 million for the
Children’s Medical Research Institute.
The fashion parade will feature clothes from Beyond the Beach, Bombo Clothing, Kalm, Natural Necessity Surf Shop and Ziba, modeled by women ranging in ages, sizes and shapes.
“There is always an outfit for everyone,” says Lorraine.
Saturday 13 May, Gerringong Town Hall, from 2pm. $35 per person -includes a glass of bubbles.
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SIP2 approved
Kiama Council’s April Meeting has endorsed the second Strategic Improvement Plan (SIP2) to guide its work over the next few months and beyond.
“The SIP2 is a newly constructed document that captures the actions we must take to meet the Performance Improvement Orders (PIO) issued to us by the State Government, in such a way that connects the strategic development to strategic execution,” says Mayor Neil Reilly.
“It is well written and forms a clear pathway to success.
“In fact, it is a strategy management schedule where each action will be reported in terms of stages of completion, risks, timeline and responsible officer.
“Nothing has been left to chance, and the document
was developed in collaboration with staff, councillors and our State appointed adviser, Peter Tegart.”
All of the PIO requirements must be satisfied by the end of June, but some of the 74 actions will require ongoing work.
“The SIP is about addressing what needs to be fixed in this business in the areas of financial sustainability, organisational capability and governance,” says CEO Jane Stroud.
“Whilst we have a structural deficit that reappears and jeapordises the business, we cannot afford to take our foot off the pedal.
“We have to keep going with this work, because if we don’t we will find us continually in this cycle.”
SIP1, voluntarily adopted by Council in the first half of last year, had 63 items to
Ward’s case to be heard in April 2024
It will be another year before the sexual assault charges against the Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward, will be held in Sydney, with the trial set down to start Monday 8 April 2024.
Mr Ward’s barrister had applied to the court to have the charges heard separately, rather than together, given they arise from incidents in 2013 and 2015, but the judge ruled against this.
He also applied to have them heard in Nowra, rather than at the Downing Centre Court in Sydney, but this too was unsuccessful.
Mr Ward has pleaded not guilty to the charges of rape (sexual intercourse without consent), three counts of assault with an act of indecen-
cy and one count of common assault.
The alleged incidents involve a 17 year old at Meroo Meadow in 2013 and a 27 year old man in Sydney in 2015.
It is estimated the trial will take three weeks.
Mr Ward has recently been re-elected as the Member for Kiama, this time as an independent, despite the charges being laid.
The NSW Premier Chris Minns has referred his situation to the Privileges Committee of the Legislative Committee, to establish whether he should again be suspended from Parliament given the seriousness of the charges.
be addressed and only 13 of them were not completed, including seven ongoing tasks.
“It was a project that ran for about six months, on top of the organisation’s regular work. I think it was an extraordinary effort,” says Ms Stroud.
SIP2 incorporates the decisions already made by Council, including to sell Blue Haven Bonaira.
In some good but sobering news, Kiama Council’s accounts for 2020/1 have been finalised by the auditors at last, at a cost of $370,000.
They would normally be expected to be signed off by December 2021, and the audit for the previous year was just $67,000.
Unusually, the 2021/2 audit is to be conducted by the Audit Office itself at a cost of $378,000 and this is expected to be completed in June.
“The most important issue for the Audit Office was our status of a going concern,” says Ms Stroud.
“Now they are satisfied that we are a going concern – that is why they asked for the two year cashflow, so they could make an assessment of that year end position.”
The accounts are still qualified regarding the adequacy of records and internal systems.
This qualification is expected to continue into the 2022/3 financial year.
“I want that qualification to be lifted off us as fast as possible so that the audit fee goes down, and it stops interfering with our ability to attract funding,” says Ms Stroud.
The Meeting also noted Council has been told by ICAC that it will not be investigating further the confidential matter Council self-reported on in November.
COVID Sourdough vision coming true
The red brick Kiama Uniting Church Manse, on the corner of Manning and Bong Bong Streets which once housed the Kiama Men’s Shed, is set to sell you your daily bread.
A DA has been lodged for Slow Dough – a new café/ bakery, offering sourdough breads, and savoury and sweet treats made from local and seasonal ingredients.
Gerringong’s Richard and Lucy King are getting excited about realising their vision.
“Our idea is to slow down and understand the process that goes into creating beautiful sourdough bread while also slowing down in this incredible place we call home, to bring people together around food and bread,” says Richard.
“We want to be responsive to what’s available seasonally and locally. I dream of producers dropping off produce at our doorstep regularly.”
During COVID the couple, who lived in Victoria, travelled north to visit relatives. When Sydney, then Victoria, went into lockdown they found themselves on the South Coast.
“We got ‘stuck’ on the South Coast, fell in love with it and spent all that time here scheming how we could come back to live here,” says Lucy, who is a retail sustainability consultant.
“We have always loved food, we’ve always loved having people in our home and cooking up big beautiful meals. At the beginning of COVID, everyone picked up a hobby and ours was making sourdough.”
“I wasn’t even eating bread until I experienced good sourdough and then started making my own,” Richard, a corporate consultant, says. “Quality, well fermented
sourdough is very digestible and can unlock huge nutritional benefits.
“We were making lots of bread and dropping it off on the doorsteps of our friends and family. Eventually they asked if they could buy it. And that was the spark.”
The couple and young daughter returned to Victoria, sold up, worked remotely for some time and began planning Slow Dough.
“We worked with the architect to understand how we can open up the space in this cottage to celebrate the production and craftmanship of making sourdough,” says Lucy.
“You will be able to see straight through to the kitchen, see tomorrow’s bread being shaped and today’s bread coming out of the oven. Pastries will be prepared in the pastry room behind glass doors.
“There will be a wraparound pavilion and ramp up to the entrance with a bigger second entrance facing Bong Bong St and tables outside
on the grass.”
The custodian of the building, the Uniting Church, is keen to open up their space to the broader community –they hold the Kiama Farmers’ Markets when it is too wet for Coronation Park –and is very supportive of the King’s vision.
The Kings believe that there are many opportunities for collaboration and innovation in the future.
“We do think there are a lot of opportunities,” Lucy says.
“But to begin with, we will focus on what we do and we will do that well.
“Then from there, we are keen to collaborate and innovate in any way to bring people together. That will make us really happy.”
Slow Dough is looking forward to a spring opening, “Although we still have a long journey ahead of us,” says Lucy.
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Gerringong Lions millionth milestone
Gerringong Lions Club reached a momentous milestone this month by recycling their one millionth can/ bottle – raising $100,000 for charity in the process.
“The Return and Earn recycling project, which we started five years ago, was our main means of income during the difficult COVID period when we couldn’t carry out our usual fundraising activities,” says Peter Jeffreys, the Club’s publicity officer.
Many hard-working Lions volunteers were involved in the collection and recycling scheme, which was initially suggested by Bruce Ray. Bruce designed the almost Heath Robinson-like contraption that helped volunteers process so many cans and bottles.
Each Monday morning, at the back of Michael Cronin Oval on Blackwood Street, volunteers take their position alongside the plumber’s piping which extrudes from the Return and Earn facility and in unison process hundreds of thousands of 10c refundable drink containers.
Volunteers gather the items from local wedding venues, businesses and homes throughout the community.
Not only has the Club raised record amounts for charity, but every container returned makes an environmental impact.
According to the NSW Government’s Return and Earn website, recycling 950,000 bottles and cans means:
• saving 6 million litres of water or enough to fill two Olympic sized swimming pools
• saving 1,316 gigajoules of energy or one household’s
Grant opportunity
Endeavour Energy has launched a ‘Powering Communities’ grant program.
The one-off grants of between $2,000 and $10,000 are available for community groups, schools, registered charities and not-for-profits to develop programs that support the community’s health and wellbeing, create community learning opportunities, improve or restore the local environment or support inclusiveness, equity and diversity within the community.
The four grant categories include:
• Education: creating learning and development opportunities
• Health and wellbeing: supporting the health and wellbeing of our community
Obelisk goes on budget wishlist
annual energy consumption for 11 years
• saving 60,000kg of land fill which is enough waste to fill six garbage trucks
• avoided 120,600kg of CO2 emissions which is the equivalent of keeping 45 cars off the road for one whole year.
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Kiama Council has supported the call from the Central Precinct Committee to provide protection for the Obelisk on Terralong Street, with it being referred for consideration in the 23/24 budget process.
• Environment: helping the community to participate in renewable energy and reduce their carbon footprint, programs that restore areas after a flood, fire or storm or help communities plan for a weather event
• Social inclusion: supporting inclusiveness, equity and diversity or increase energy literacy in the community.
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“The sandstone survey obelisk was originally installed in 1861 outside the post office on the corner of Terralong and Manning Streets,” says Sue Eggins, President of the Kiama and District Historical Society.
“It’s a very important structure originally used by surveyors as the reference point from which all distances in the district were to be measured and to lay out the streets of Kiama.”
The Obelisk was moved to the opposite side of the street after being hit by a runaway truck in 1959.
Sue says that about 10 years ago there was talk of moving the obelisk to, say, close to Kiama Library, but it is in such as state of disrepair, it may not be possible to move it. It already has a metal cage installed to protect it. Kiama’s heritage sandstone specialist, Brad Rimmer from BR Stonemasonry and Heritage Services, says that – while it would be up to a heritage planner to determine whether the piece is moved – it would be possible to restore it even though it is pretty weathered.
“I’ve walked past the obelisk often and noticed that while it is weathered from wind and salt, it doesn’t seem weak. It would need to be taken apart very carefully and could be patched up to get rid of a lot of the weathering.”
by Perrie Croshaw
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Bruce Ray processing the one millionth can through Gerringong Lions especially designed processing system.
ANZAC commemorations
Anzac Day on April 25 is the National Day of Commemoration and Remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for those who served and died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
As well as services in all parts of the Kiama area, HARS (the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society in Albion Park) plans a Warbird Flypast Salute, the largest ever overflight staged by the HARS Museum.
“Last year over 5000 people attended the Dawn Service so an early arrival will assist in crowd control and attaining a good vantage point,” says the President of the Kiama-Jamberoo RSL Sub-Branch, Gary McKay.
ANZAC service 22 April
Jamberoo is continuing its tradition of holding its service on the Saturday before ANZAC Day, 22 April.
The March will begin at the RSL Hall at 10.30am and continue along Allowrie St to the memorial in front of the Jamberoo School of Arts building.
Dawn Services, 25 April
• Gerringong RSL SubBranch Dawn Service at the Eastern Headland. 6am sharp. Enter from the corner of Tasman Drive and Belinda St.
• Kiama-Jamberoo RSL Sub-Branch Dawn Service at Blowhole Point, 5.30am. Road closures will be in effect. Limited seating is available for those who cannot stand for the 40 minute service.
March and Service
Kiama’s Anzac Day Parade will step off from in front of the Council Chambers in Manning St at 10.30am and will head down Manning St into Terralong St, then head west toward the Memorial Arch in Hindmarsh Park, and north into Collins St. It will disperse at the roundabout to the north.
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There will be a partial road closure of Terralong, Manning and Collins Sts to accommodate the expected large crowd, which last year reached 3000.
The Service at the Memorial Arch will start at 10.45am.
Other Anzac Day Services
• Gerroa Boat Fisherman’s Club at 7.30am
• Gerringong Bowling and Recreation Club Service at 11am
• Kiama Bowling and Recreation Club from 12.15pm.
HARS Warbird Flypast Salute
All of the planes in the Salute – Orion AP-3C, Neptune SP-
2H, Spitfire Mk IX, Grumman Tracker S-2G, Dakota C-47, two Caribou DHC-4 and Iroquois Huey UH-1B –will pass over Shellharbour from 8.10am.
The line will then split with the Orion, Neptune, Spitfire, Huey heading over Wollongong, Kiama and Kangaroo Valley from 10.05am, and the other planes heading up to Sydney.
After their salute, the aircraft will return to the HARS Museum where they will be on show to visitors along with other significant aircraft.
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Geoff Cole, who retired as Commanding Officer of HMAS Albatross in 2000 after a 40 year career in the Royal Australian Navy, is giving an illustrated talk on the Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour during World War II.
“This audacious attack by Japanese midget submarine crews on May 31, 1942 proved to be a sharp wakeup call to Sydneysiders for whom the war had seemed distant,” says Geoff.
This ‘Battle for Sydney’ was one of the most significant events of World War II to occur on Australian soil.
“There were two major incidents on the Australian mainland,” Geoff says, “the air raids into Darwin (February 1942) and these midget subs in Sydney Harbour.
“It took people some time to hear about the raids on Darwin, but when things happened in Sydney Harbour, it was pretty hard to keep that under wraps.”
Geoff’s family lived in Northern Queenland at this time and he says the war seemed much closer.
“The airforce was active out of Townsville, fighting the Battle of the Coral Sea. We knew that war was a lot closer than the southerners thought.”
Geoff will talk about the actual intrusion into Sydney Harbour by the submarines and how close they came to major success.
“I include in the talk a video clip from an old classmate of mine, Admiral Peter Briggs, who as one of modern generation of Australian-trained submariners, had a good understanding of submarine warfare and tactics.
“He says it was pretty close to a lot worse happening that day. He says it was only by the Grace of God that torpedoes aimed at the USS Chicago and HMAS Canberra missed and ran aground
at Garden Island, blowing up the requisitioned Sydney Harbour ferry Kuttabul, which at that time was being used as an RAN depot ship.”
The Kuttabul sank immediately and 21 Allied naval ratings, 19 Australians and two British were killed. Others were badly injured or trapped.
The two buildings outside the gate to Garden Island on Macleay Street Potts Point which are used today as barracks as named in honour after the Kuttabul.
Geoff’s talk is part of Kiama’s Anzac Day Remembrance weekend and will be held at Kiama Library and presented by the Kiama and District Historical Society.
Geoff saw active service on HMAS Vendetta in Malaysia/ Borneo during the confrontation period. He attained the rank of Captain in 1987.
He was Commanding Officer of HMAS Nirimba in 1989 to 1992, and Commanding Officer of HMAS Albatross from 1997 to 2000, before his retirement in Kiama Downs.
Kiama and District Historical Society talk, Saturday April 22, Kiama Library, 2.30-4.40pm. $3 Members;$5 non-members.
by Perrie Croshaw
30yr focus on youth
This year’s Youth Week, 2030 April, will also mark the 30th anniversary of Council founding its Youth Services (SENTRAL), which have operated from the heritage cottages in Hindmarsh Park all that time.
Over the years, SENTRAL has played an important role in supporting local youth through concerts, training programs, encouraging creativity and providing a safe place to hang out.
People with a connection are welcome to attend a reunion that has been organised for former and current SENTRAL staff on Saturday 22 April, 2-5pm.
In addition, this year’s special Youth Week activities include:
Basketball Competition
Thursday 20 April, 9am-5pm
149 North Kiama Drive
Disco Night
Friday, 21 April 3-9pm
Joyce Wheatley Centre
Movie night – Youth Week
Friday, 28 April 7-9pm
Joyce Wheatley Centre
The Hangout
Saturday, 29 April noon-5pm
SENTRAL Cottage, Hindmarsh Park Trapeze workshop
Saturday, 29 April noon-5pm Hindmarsh Park
GSLSC DA approved
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“The driver has been to have a bigger club for more storage area, as we have outgrown our current clubhouse which was built by members in the 1970s.
“We also wanted to create a similar concept to what we have upstairs now, with a big multifunction area, kitchen and bar that we can operate now under a limited licence for members.
“At the same time we wanted to create a space that would give us more flexibility on how we could use it down the track. We don’t know
what those options are at the moment, but it is very difficult for surf clubs to generate revenue and it is really important that we can work to identify future revenue streams.”
Expanding the activities that can happen on the site will depend on changes to the Local Environment Plan (LEP) to allow things like restaurants to operate in the prime location, and then a new DA will be required to permit the use.
Nearby resident Craig Pontey says that while he supports the upgrading of the community facility, he is
against it being designed for commercial activities that aren’t allowed in the zoning.
“The existing LEP doesn’t allow the commercial application, so it will be an interesting next stage for all of this,” he says.
“My concern is there are whole lot of issues around traffic, licenced premises, noise, smells from the kitchen and parking that still have to be addressed.”
At Public Access, he likened the DA to a wolf in sheep’s clothing given its design is for activities not permitted on the land at the moment.
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G’gong playground getting makeover
The Old School Park playground in Fern Street Gerringong is getting a $162,000 makeover in May, thanks to grant funding.
Kiama Council is replacing the equipment but keeping the shade sail, footpaths and shelters. The replacement is part of the Council’s asset renewal program to ensure that playgrounds meet Australian Standards.
The new equipment will include:
climber and zig-zag ladder.
Ten year old Jake O’Brien loves chess, and his keenness to share his passion has started a new tradition at the Kiama Farmers’ Market.
The success of the inaugural outing of Jake’s Chess Sessions, in a prime position by Surf Beach, means the boards will be back again every Wednesday.
Jake, who has been playing chess since he was four, is keen to get as much experience as he can.
“He took to it really quickly and now it is a real passion,” says his mum Nicole.
“We come to the markets regularly, and he was the one who suggested it might be a great place to find some more people to play against.
“Tricia [the market manager] jumped at the idea as another way of building community, and we brought along the chess sets to share.”
Jake, who hopes to be a writer, says he plays each game as if it is a real battle, with each of the pieces playing a role.
He will be playing in his first tournament in Wollongong in May, as part of the Kiama Public School team.
As well as playing to hone his skills for that, he’s looking forward to sharing his passion by helping others.
“It’s amazing how many kids know how to play,” says his grandfather Neil Nelson, who enjoyed watching all of the action at the first event.
“It’s great seeing them interact with each other in this unusual setting.”
Young people aren’t the only ones who can get involved.
“Players of all ages and abilities are welcome to come along,” says the Market Manager Tricia.
“Apart from chess, there will be checkers or backgammon on offer to tempt you to get involved.”
Vale Neville Hawke
Long-time resident of Gerroa and active community participant, 94 year old Neville Hawke sadly passed away on 9 April 2023.
Living in Gerroa, Neville could enjoy his two passions, fishing, and Holstein-Friesian cows.
Lifetime member of the Holstein Association and Secretary of the NSW Branch for 12 years, Neville loved the black and white cows, enthusiastically promoting their superiority over other breeds.
He was happiest being amongst them and their breeders as judge at Royal Easter Shows.
Neville had a deep appreciation of genetics and animal husbandry which he happily shared as a lecturer at Hawkesbury Agricultural College and later as an advisor on cattle herd improvement in rural NSW.
In retirement, Neville could be seen many days pushing
• adventure/climbing station including commando tube, ‘O’ challenge ladder, counter panel, slide and stairs.
• a climbing structure including rock climbing/ bouldering panel, tyre
• a two-bay swing set including parent/toddler ‘tango’ swing, rope basket swing and classic strap swing. Work is expected to start at the beginning of May and take around four weeks, weather permitting.
The community was consulted about the equipment in 2020 but the project was halted due to COVID and a lack of funding.
When The Bugle approach-
ed the Gerringong South Precinct group after the announcement, it had not as yet received any information about the upgrade timeline but welcomed the news.
Secretary Raewyn Thomson says, “It sounds fabulous and is a lovely idea. At least we have a park, unlike Gerroa.” by Perrie Croshaw
his boat out to sea with friends, knowing the best fishing grounds. He enjoyed sharing his catch with friends and neighbours.
Neville was a foundation member of the Gerroa Community Association; he served on the Board of the Gerroa Probus Club; and was an active member of the Uniting Church in Gerringong.
Neville leaves behind his beloved wife Nancye, his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He will be sorely missed.
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Jake (standing) helping others at the new chess venue
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Change is an inevitable part of life. Whether we welcome it with open arms or resist it with all our might, it is a constant force that shapes our lives.
Our community is currently experiencing a period of growth, innovation, and new possibilities.
Here’s an update on some of the exciting changes happening around us and how they may impact you.
First, I have some fantastic news regarding Akuna Street. We sold the property
late last year, and the new owners are planning to bring not one, but two supermarkets to the area!
Eddy Haddad, director of Level 33 Property Group, which bought the site, has also revealed plans for a gym and a selection of stylish venues in the currently underutilised space behind our Terralong Street shops.
In addition to these developments, we have welcomed a new state government and not one but two new local ministers.
Ryan Park, the Minister for the Illawarra and Member for Keira, has expressed his keen interest in Kiama.
I have known Mr Park for some years, and he is a longtime friend of Kiama MP Gareth Ward.
We are looking forward to scheduling a meeting with
Minister Park in the near future.
Our other local minister is Paul Scully, Member for Wollongong, who has been appointed the new Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.
I know Minister Scully, as an Illawarra representative, has a detailed understanding of the challenges facing coastal communities, including in Kiama and across the Illawarra.
I am looking forward to working with Minister Scully and I have invited him to visit Kiama as soon as possible to discuss how we can make our local communities the best possible places to live, work, and play.
I am also proud to announce Council’s progress toward financial stability. We have planned better budget controls, reduced unnecessary expenses, and begun more accurate longterm financial planning to secure our future prosperity.
This includes divesting from certain assets that others will more effectively manage.
Our focus is now shifting to enhancing the delivery of public services.
cesses, investing in technology, improving efficiency and continuing to provide a great ‘customer experience’ to you, our community.
Another change I am happy to report is that we have received the sign-off on our audit for the 2020-21 financial statements, with the Auditor General moving past our previous financial uncertainties.
This marks a significant step forward, although there are still many more to take. Our path to continued progress is clearly outlined in the updated Strategic Improvement Plan 2 for Kiama Council, which was endorsed at this week’s ordinary meeting on 18 April.
Lastly, your Council has changed significantly over time. Things are more complex now.
Lucky for us, we have recently discovered that, while complexity is hard, it is not a bad thing.
Complex systems, like in nature, are more resilient and adaptive.
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Bobbie’s fight continues
This month will mark five years since Bobbie English’s husband, Chris, had a freak accident that left him a quadriplegic at the age of 69.
It will also mark five years since Bobbie began her fight for the disability community to give older people access to the funding they need.
Since the 2018 accident, the Kiama Lions member has been fighting to remove the age discrimination that stops people over 65 having access to the NDIS.
As nothing has come from Bobbie’s petition that saw 20,000 signatures presented to Parliament in 2019, she is now calling on the My Aged Care Scheme – which people over 65 are forced onto – to do something.
“I would like it to be equivalent to NDIS and assessed on the person’s needs,” Bobbie says.
Chris, who passed away in 2020, qualified for a Level 4 My Aged Care Package, which offered $52,000 in support packages.
He could have received up to $200,000 on the NDIS.
“We got an hour and a half of care five days a week. That’s all we could afford because I needed to keep money in the package in case I got sick,” says Bobbie, who was his full-time carer.
“I want there to be levels 5,
6 and 7 if need be – just so long as there is more money in the package because there are people out there that are suffering.”
According to Spinal Life Australia, almost half (44.5 per cent) of Australians living with a disability are over 65.
“People like Chris, over the age of 65 with a disability, don’t have a long life span so why are they neglected?
“If we had that other $150,000, I could have breathed easy.
“When the lady [from My Aged Care] came to assess Chris she said ‘I am so sorry but you will not be able to cope on the money you are going to get’,” Bobbie says. Her fight for others in the same position has been a difficult one with her enquiries to Government workers “swept under the rug”.
“Besides being told ‘I’ll see what I can do’ and never hearing back, I have been given phone numbers of people who don’t know what I am talking about and emails I later found out are not even checked,” Bobbie says.
When a letter was forwarded to Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells on behalf of Bobbie, she received an “unsatisfactory” reply.
“Minister Wells told me what their Level 4 package offers then listed additional
supplement subsidies that are available for those with specific needs, with none relating to Chris,” Bobbie says.
She is now requesting a meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and Ms Wells to show them firsthand what it is like to care for a loved one 24/7. Frustrated, Bobbie says, “I honestly don’t think they care. They are hoping I go away but I won’t.
“If anyone is in the same situation or they need help, they can contact me. We need to band together,” she says. You can email her on chrisbobbie@bigpond.com
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thebuglenewspaper.com.au 22 April 2023 | 9 MOTHER’S DAY AT BUNDANON Celebrate the reopening of the historic Homestead. Join us for a special concert with acclaimed pianist Bernadette Harvey & violist James Wannan. 2pm - 4pm Sunday 14 May with a half hour interval Pre-order your picnic & collect from the Homestead kitchen to enjoy on the property grounds. Enjoy tea & coffee, sparkling wine & afternoon tea from the pop-up bar. Concert included with Bundanon general admission. Reserve your ticket & find out more at bundanon.com.au/whats-on/mothersday
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At the Robyn Sharpe exhibition
Foxground artist Robyn Sharpe had a busy week at her Gerringong Library and Museum exhibition show.
On Saturday April 15 she treated visitors to a glass of wine and some cheese and crackers as they mingled in front of her views of her paintings done on Wodi Wodi country, which capture the natural beauty of the rainforest region of the escarpment at the back of Kiama.
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Eyes reveal the risks of melanoma
University of Queensland researchers have found that freckles and moles appearing on the coloured part of the eye, the iris, indicate a high risk of melanoma, particularly in people under 40 years of age. Dermatology Research Centre’s Associate Professor Rick Sturm said the presence of pigmented lesions was an effective predictor of the risk of melanoma that complemented traditional factors.
“We found the presence of three or more iris pigmented lesions was associated with a 45 percent increased risk of melanoma,” Dr Sturm said.
“This association was particularly strong in people under 40. “The presence of iris freckling and naevi (moles), provides additional information about an individual’s melanoma risk over and above factors like blue eyes, red hair, fair skin and the number of moles on the skin.”
The study, involving Professor H. Peter Soyer and Dr Antonia Laino, involved 1117 participants of European background living in South-East Queensland. Dr Laino said the results showed that participants with pigmented lesions were 1.45 times more likely to develop melanoma. “This association was particularly strong in people under 40, suggesting a genetic susceptibility,” she said.
The UQ Diamantina Institute study is published in the British Journal of Dermatology. If you have any concerns about your eye health then give us a call to make an appointment.
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Yes, it was blue!
The idea of visiting Mt Gambier had been growing for a while.
We tried to time an autumn trip, combining travelling in cooler weather with the Blue Lake retaining its summer blue.
Our first stop on this trip was Wagga which greeted us with 40 degrees –so far our plan was not working. After that first day, things cooled down (as far as six degrees one morning).
We had read varying ‘facts’ about when the Lake changed colour, and why.
Even someone at a nearby town’s Visitor Information Centre told us that we were too late to see the Lake blue and would have to come back in November.
When we arrived in Mt Gambier, instead of going straight to our accommodation, we drove up to the Lake and were thrilled to see our first flash of blue through the trees.
Driving uphill, rather than down, to see a lake is strange in itself. We stopped at the first Lookout we came to,
which has an interesting underpass from the small car park to the other side of the road. From there we got a wonderful view of most of the Lake in its crater.
The special depth of the blue is hard for the brain to comprehend – surely nothing could really look that colour. It took a while for seeing to really be believing.
As well as visiting the Lake every day, we explored the town and surrounding areas, discovering other lakes
(some now dry) and numerous large sink holes, one with a cave, one with a stunning garden and one behind the town hall.
One day we hiked up to the top of the Mount with its tower and panoramic views.
It was a trip of wide open spaces; rivers – several crossings of the Murrumbidgee, Murray and Wimmera; interesting country towns; art work on numerous silos and water towers; and wonderful conversations with locals and
Leadup event to the Womens World Cup
Twenty-seven teams of female junior players from around the state converged on Kiama for Sydney FC’s leadup event to the Womens World Cup, the Female Football Festival.
“Sydney FC was looking for a regional area to hold this tournament, which would be normally held in the big stadiums in Sydney,” says Andrew Wales, the Kiama Junior Football Club President.
“They saw the work we were doing here to promote female participation and approached us to partner with them.”
Over today and tomorrow, the teams will play in a round robin competition – from the under 8s to the under 15s.
Sydney FC’s women play-
ers will be arriving at noon today, as inspiration for the younger players.
“It is a competitive event, but the overall aim is to build the profile of womens football ahead of the World Cup,” says Andrew.
“We’ve teams from the powerhouse Sydney clubs as well as strong local clubs like ours.
“We invite everyone to come down and watch junior football at its finest in this World Cup aligned event.”
The event has brought close to 1000 people down for a couple of days, providing a bonus for school holiday tourism in the damp weather.
The 2023 Womens World Cup, being cohosted by Australia and NZ, begins on 20 July.
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Thanks again to Bruce Elder for his Aussie Towns information and recommendation to continue our trip to the historic town of Robe.
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