Red Cross to come calling through March
Last year, the generosity of the Kiama community led to the Kiama branch of the Red Cross winning an award for the most money collected by a country branch. The […]
Category Archives: Kiama Downs
Call to stop fill trucks using Riverside Drive
Bombo resident Eric McAuley is calling on the State Government to ensure that Boral is able to deliver the fill it needs to rehabilitate its Bombo quarry via the Sydney […]
Boardwalk concerns aired
A community consultation meeting by Council’s consultants on the Minnamurra River Boardwalk project, Cardno, did not satisfy the concerns of opponents to the overwater section of the track and revealed […]
Boral looks to quarry in reverse
The scale of Bombo Quarry can be appreciated by learning that it will take at least five years to rehabilitate less than half of it with clean fill. That timing […]
Boardwalk costs blow out to $9.5m
Council’s General Manager Kerry McMurray has advised councillors that, based on an analysis of the available information, he estimates the cost of the Minnamurra River Boardwalk project at $9.5 million. […]
Trees misidentified in Minnamurra report
The Friends of the Minnamurra River (FMR) say expert analysis of a consultant’s key report, recommending that there should not be a full environmental impact assessment of the effect of […]
Election promise for local surf clubs
The day after the Liberal Party endorsed a candidate for Gilmore (see page 1), the Labor candidate Fiona Phillips was joined at Surf Beach by Deputy Shadow Leader Tanya Plibersek. […]
North Precinct endorsed
The whole of the Kiama Municipality is now covered by community precinct committees, with the endorsement of the Kiama North Precinct, to cover Gainsborough and Kiama Downs, at the December […]
Round-up of Christmas community events
Christmas Parade & Market in Gerringong It wouldn’t be Christmas in Gerringong without the annual Street Parade, which is the only one that happens in our villages. Organised by the […]
Strong concerns over boardwalk route
Over 500 people have signed a petition to Kiama Council voicing their concern about the environmental impact of a 600 metre section of the proposed Minnamurra Boardwalk. The section in […]
