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 […]
Category Archives: Community
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 […]
Kiama SES gets first of its new vehicles
The Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward, welcomed the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliott, and NSW State Emergency Service Commissioner, Carlene York, to Kiama to hand over a […]
Time away in Carers’ Week
To mark Carers’ Week, Kiama Lions has sponsored six carers to stay at their Lions Cottage for three days each. Sandra from Gwynneville and Donna from Balgownie were amongst the […]
NSWRL recognises a champion volunteer
Kristie Laird, photographer, secretary, manager and social media person for the Kiama Knights, has been recognised as a champion volunteer. Last Sunday Rugby league legend Brad Fittler presented Kristie with […]
Survey to guide efforts to nurture mental health
In a short time, the Kiama & District Stronger Community initiative has gathered momentum and support from other community groups.A large meeting at the Pavilion, also broadcast live and available […]
2021 Kiama Show: back to basics
Keen not to take on a financial risk, but determined to continue the 173 year tradition of the Kiama Show, the Kiama Show Society has decided to hold a scaled […]
Public meeting to build a stronger community
A town meeting has been organised to launch Kiama & District Stronger Community (KDSC), a group focused on improving the collective mental wellbeing of the region. “We want to focus […]
Sandmining decision with the Commission
Rather than use delegated authority to approve Boral’s modification to expand its sandmining operations at Dunmore (across the highway to sites east and south of Dunmore House), the Dept of […]
