Church restoration still needs funds
The restoration of Kiama’s oldest operational building, and the first permanent church of any kind built in the Illawarra, is nearing completion, despite almost $50,000 more being needed to finance […]
Category Archives: History
Hidden in plain sight
The smiles say it all. We are delighted to report that the painting missing from Kiama Hospital has been found safe and well. As a last resort, the organising committee […]
Working to preserve Kiama’s history
Sue Eggins, President of the Kiama & District Historical Society, feels like she and a small team of other concerned residents are fighting a lot of spot fires as development […]
Centenary logo set to stay
With the initial licence for displaying the ANZAC 100th Centenary logo on Kiama Lighthouse having lapsed, Council will ask Crown Lands to grant it a new licence to allow the […]
Year long celebrations to mark Kiama Bowlo’s centenary
A time capsule buried in 1969 to mark Kiama Bowling Club’s first fifty years has been removed in preparation for its opening at the first celebration to mark the Club’s […]
Heritage DCP to add Conservation Area
Kiama Council has deferred endorsing a revised version of Chapter 30 of the Development Control Plan, which deals with heritage, until April. This will allow specific controls protecting the Pheasant […]
Help save our oldest church
The Rev Rob Buchan and his Kiama Uniting Church congregation are praying the community will get behind their campaign to raise $150,000 to complete the restoration of Kiama’s oldest operational […]
Commemorations to mark the end of WWI
The sacrifice made by our community during the First World War will be honoured on the 100th anniversary of its end. Remembrance ceremonies have been organised by the Gerringong and […]
200th anniversary of Minnamurra Massacre
While 1 October 2018 is the 200th anniversary of the murder of at least six original inhabitants of this area, it was only last year that the area on the […]
Keeping Ken’s work going
A ceremony to award prize winners in the inaugural Ken Donnellan Local History Competition remembered his devotion to telling the stories of local World War I servicemen. His widow, Colleen, […]
