Boral proud of its local environmental record
With the fate of its proposal to extend its sand mining operations to land to the south and east of Dunmore House (reported extensively in previous editions) still to be […]
Category Archives: Environment
Minnamurra Boardwalk: latest designs on show
Kiama Council has released the latest design for the proposed Minnamurra Boardwalk and Cycleway. The detailed design of the final route for the boardwalk is now 65 per cent complete, […]
Yearly tree planting a lesson in active citizenship
Each year since 1997, Kiama High Geography teacher Paul Berry has been organising for Year 7 students to participate in a Tree Planting Day. “It’s always held in August, around […]
Coastal management review seeks input from residents
Rather than just look into the issues involved with dune management at Jones and Werri beaches, as was first proposed, Council is undertaking a systematic, extensive review of the entire […]
Library now solar powered
Council’s first large scale commissioning of solar panels on one of its properties has been hailed as a success, even in the shorter days of the year. The 32.3 kW […]
Ward opposes Boral’s sand mining plans
Minister Gareth Ward, the Member for Kiama, has put his weight behind community protests against the expansion of Boral’s sandmining operations to land around Dunmore House. “I strongly stand alongside […]
Field calls on Boral to find better site
Independent NSW Upper House Member, Justin Field, is calling on Boral to abandon its proposal to open two new sandmining pits on the western side of the Highway, north of […]
Details on the Gerringong aerial spraying
Good news for concerned residents, with confirmation that the aerial spraying of 9ha of Bitou bush on private property near Gerringong will not be with a glyphosate. Glyphosates, like Round […]
Concerns over getting fill to Bombo Quarry
With the exhibition period for Boral’s application to modify the DA for its quarry closing on 17 June, Keith Dedden believes people are only just beginning to understand the impact […]
Join in the first Clothes Swap
With the fashion industry being the world’s second largest polluter, Kiama Council’s sustainability activities organised around World Environment Day include Kiama’s first Clothes Swap Party. The coordinator of Reduce, Reuse, […]
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