Encouraging girls to keep giving sports a go
As the father of three girls, and a keen sports person, Lachlan Payne is well aware of the great leap forward that women’s sports have made over the last five […]
Category Archives: Youth
Kiama’s Australia Day Citizens of the Year
Andrew Downes, Captain of Gerringong’s Rural Fire Service (RFS) Brigade, has been chosen as Kiama’s Australia Day Citizen of the Year. The announcement said, “Andrew was nominated for his devotion […]
Congratulations to Kiama’s Class of 2019
HSC students returned to Kiama High for the Celebration Morning Tea when last year’s results were announced. Calvin Moran achieved the top result for the school,with an ATAR of 95.6. […]
Bill Campbell: A tale of resiliance
Minnamurra’s Bill Campbell hopes that his autobiography, Rejected No More, will help others traumatised by their childhood experiences to move on. In addition to the suffering from neglect, abandonment, and […]
Top junior rugby coming to town
The Kiama Junior Rugby Club is to host three divisions of the NSW Country Rugby Union Championships next May. “As the venue for the Illawarra Zone, the 16s Girls and […]
Kiama Electorate Awards for 2019
Thirty-five people, organisations and businesses have been acknowledged through the 2019 Kiama Electorate Community Recognition Awards, with 23 of them being from the Kiama Local Government Area. “Our region is […]
Kiama youth join call for action
In the lead-up to the march in Wollongong as part of the Global Climate Strike, Kiama children of all ages took up the invitation to paint their protest signs at […]
Jack’s on track for motocross success
Kiama may have another Robbie Maddison in the making. Just two years after getting a minibike for Christmas, Kiama’s 10 year old Jack Nunn is off to compete in the […]
Push for a Steiner school
A group of local parents and educators are actively working to open an independent primary school, run on Steiner principles, in the Berry region in 2021. Currently alternatives to mainstream […]
Kiama moves closer to being plastic bag free
An initiative from last year’s Youth Engagement Meeting (YEM) at Kiama High, requesting consideration for making Kiama a plastic bag free town, has got real traction. The YEM is a […]
