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 […]
Category Archives: Community
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 […]
Plaques to remember local sporting legends
A five year project to install plaques at sporting ovals named after local identities, jointly funded by the Kiama & District Sporting Association and Kiama Council, has borne fruit. “It […]
Big festival vision for Bombo Quarry
A vision to include a dedicated major festival and events facility as part of the Bombo Quarry redevelopment is gaining momentum, with the establishment of the Kiama Epicentre Association. “We […]
It’s official: Cheryl is a Hidden Treasure
Kiama’s Cheryl Pearce has been recognised on the 2020 Rural Women’s Hidden Treasures Honour Roll. Mrs Pearce was among one of the 104 women on this year’s prestigious honour roll […]
Final push to stop sandmining
Apart from the applicant, all thirteen people who spoke at the Public Hearing of the Independent Planning Commission, into the proposal to expand Boral’s Dunmore sandmining operations to two pits […]
Peace Park needs some Friends
On the weekend that had been set down for Kiama to host the Australian Rose Championships, members of the Illawarra Rose Society gathered at Peace Park in Kiama to share […]
