Collins St character may yet be retained
While a heritage assessment of 66 Collins St, long the home of Kerns & Garside (which became RMB), has concluded that the site does not meet the threshold for heritage […]
Category Archives: History
$450,000 bill to lower Library roof
Rectification work on the Gerringong Library structural frame, to reduce its highest point by more than a metre to its approved height of 9.04 metres, is set to cost around […]
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 […]
Heritage Review begins
Kiama Council has appointed GML Heritage to undertake the Kiama Town Centre Heritage Review, as part of the implementation of the Kiama Town Centre Study (KTCS). “The firm is one […]
VP Day 75th anniversary gives pause for thought
Now 98, Howard West of Kiama Downs was just 19 when he joined the Army just after the attack on Pearl Harbour. His unit, the 17th Field Company of the […]
Heritage protection gains momentum
Kiama Council is working closely with the Kiama & District Historical Society to identify houses and other built structures that should be considered for heritage protection in the Local Environment […]
Developer avoids heritage listing
The developer of 47 Thomson St in central Kiama has taken advantage of a window of opportunity to demolish the landmark house. The house was effectively destroyed the day before […]
Interim heritage order for 66 Collins St
Nick Daoud’s DA for a mixed use residential development, with 25 apartments above four shops, has met a roadblock, with Kiama Council imposing an interim heritage order on 66 Collins […]
Vale Peter McGlinchey
The following is a Eulogy given by Gerry McInerney at Mr McGlinchey’s funeral. An edited version was printed in The Bugle. The good folk of Jamberoo will not see his […]
Preparing to tell Gerringong’s story
The Gerringong & District Historical Society President, Helen McDermott, wants to thank a small but enthusiastic group of volunteers for helping to prepare objects chosen for display in the new […]
