Team pulls together in the worst of times
In our 31 October issue, we mentioned in passing the Jamberoo Superoos Division 1 Ladies team won the Rugby League Regional Championship, beating the Ulladulla-Milton Bulldogs 10-6. The story behind […]
Author Archives: Cathy Law
NZ Warriors here for pre-season training
The visiting members of the NZ Warriors rugby league team won’t be lacking for local knowledge during their time here. One of the players, Jack Murchie, played First Grade for […]
Pipis and oysters being loved to death
Questions are being raised by locals in the Crooked River/Gerroa area about oyster and pipi bag limits, following changes to bag limits for cockles in the Lake Illawarra area. In […]
Minister rejects Iluka Reserve sale
Five years after Council’s Long Term Revenue Committee recommended proceeding with the selling off of nine residential lots on the northern edge of Iluka Reserve in Kiama Downs, the Minister […]
Boral sandmining expansion approved
Despite opposition by Kiama and Shellharbour Councils, and the community, the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved Boral’s application to modify its sandmining operations at Dunmore, by opening two new […]
Teaching ethics at Gerringong PS
A call is out for volunteers to be trained as teachers for Primary Ethics classes at Gerringong Public School, which are run on Wednesday mornings as an alternative to Religious […]
Draft regional plan now on exhibition
The Department of Planning, Industry & Environment has put the draft Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan 2041 (ISRP) on exhibition. The ISRP will guide strategic planning and land use decisions in […]
Michael wins Nuffield Scholarship
Local sheep’s milk cheesemaker Michael Cains, of Pecora Dairy, has been won one of the prestigious Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarships for 2021. The $30,000 bursary, supported by the Royal Agricultural […]
Shop Local success
Over 70 local businesses participated in Kiama and District Business Chamber’s 2020 Buy Local Campaign, resulting in the entries more than doubling from the previous year. “It was a really […]
Leading musicians setting up base in Kiama
Internationally renowned flautist Ana de la Vega and her German husband, violinist Daniel Roehn, are returning to Kiama in December to open a School of Flute and Violin. “After 15 […]
