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 […]
LP status for Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival
The Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival is entering its 33rd year, and President Becky Guggisberg says to be prepared for a spectacular event. “The Shannon Barnett Trio will be a […]
Free concert to tap into the spirit of Australia Day
Spearheaded by the Kiama & District Business Chamber, Kiama is to have its own version of FireAid on the afternoon of Australia Day, to raise money for our neighbours to […]
Kiama Show will come back bigger and better
A fortnight after the Kiama Show Society canceled the 2020 Show, despite the ensuing rain and easing of the fire threat, its President Neil McLaren is confident the Committee made […]
Frock shopping for a cause
Funds to help the fire affected have been, and continue to be, raised in many and varied ways, as a number of our stories inside show. One event, a pop-up […]
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 […]
Reprieve from demolition
An Interim Heritage Order has been obtained for 47 Thomson Street, Kiama, to allow the heritage value of the property to be properly assessed. This will defer any future deliberation […]
Ward thanks volunteers
The Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward, has thanked the tireless and heroic efforts of volunteers across our region. “I cannot begin to thank enough our emergency services, Rural Fire Service […]
Support our local businesses through this summer
Chair of Destination Kiama’s Advisory Committee, Councillor Matt Brown is encouraging locals to take up the slack and help small businesses through this abnormal summer. “A lot of people who […]
Councillors focus attention on climate change risk
Council’s December meeting passed a motion by Councillors Kathy Rice and Andrew Sloan voicing their climate change concerns. Rather than join a growing list of councils that have formally declared […]
No Kiama Show for 2020
The Kiama Show Society Management Committee has taken the decision to cancel the 172nd Kiama Show, scheduled for 24-25 January, due to the ongoing bushfire situation. “The Committee has considered […]
Kiama rallies to help fire affected
Locals continue to dig deep to help our neighbours to the south in the aftermath of the devastating start to the fire season. A collection at the New Years’ Eve […]
Minnamurra in top 3 Aussie beaches
Minnamurra has been ranked third in the Best Australian Beaches for 2020, a list compiled annually by Tourism Australia’s Beach Ambassador, Brad Farmer AM. Mr Farmer is the founder of […]
Different views on Gerroa habitat corridor
Long time environmental activist Howard H Jones is disappointed that, as he sees it, the ruling won in the Land & Environment Court by the Gerroa Environment Protection Society (GEPS) […]
Reilly wants native palms along Bombo Beach strip
Councillor Warren Steel’s idea of a hotel on Chapman Reserve has largely not been met with the enthusiasm he had been hoping for (see our facebook page and a letter […]
Mystery buyer for 98 Terralong St
While we can’t tell you who has bought the prime CBD block in Terralong Street, highlighted in our last issue, or how much they paid, we can tell you that […]
Welcome to Blue Haven Bonaira
Over a series of days, the residents of the Blue Haven Care Home have moved into their new residences at the Bonaira facility. “We’ve had families in happy tears here,” […]
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 […]
Policing problem holiday houses
As peak holiday season fast approaches, some locals are bracing themselves for anti-social behaviour from people occuplying short term rental accommodation (STRA). While the State Government has passed legislation to […]
NYE fireworks will raise money for RFS
Mindful of the dangerous fire conditions facing our region and almost the entire country, Kiama Council considered taking the same decision as other councils and calling off the New Year’s […]
Terra Madre Day: Celebrating Mother Earth
Each year, the international Slow Food community celebrates Terra Madre, Mother Earth Day, around the world to promote the Slow Food aims of good, clean and fair food for all. […]
Build a hotel here – Warren Steel’s win:win solution
Councillor Warren Steel has always been an ideas man, but this one is his biggest yet. At the November meeting of Council, he asked for a feasibility study be undertaken […]
Council looks to expand CBD holdings
Kiama Council is in negotiations to buy 98 Terralong Street, a property adjoining its existing strategic holding in the Kiama CBD. The 504m2 site is to the east of its […]
Blue Haven Bonaira opens its doors
The Open Day at Blue Haven Bonaira attracted 2000 visitors, four to five times as many as expected, as locals took the opportunity to inspect the state of the art […]
Sandmining petition tabled in Upper House
Independent NSW MP Justin Field has tabled a petition of almost 5000 signatures in the NSW Parliament against Boral’s plans to expand its Dunmore sand mining operations. The petitioners called […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Our first round-up of community events for this festive season Santa photos with a real local feel Family pictures with Santa have always been a Christmas tradition in Australia, but […]
Warning signs upgraded
Following representations from residents and community organisations in May, boating safety signage has been renewed and improved at the mouth of Crooked River, Gerroa. Long popular with swimmers and surfers, […]
Gerringong Lions go bush to help
Thirteen members of Gerringong Lions have recently returned from a long weekend goodwill visit to Forbes, as their contribution to drought relief. “I reckon that when you take into account […]
Kiama Red Cross again the biggest fundraiser
For the seventh time, Kiama Red Cross has won the prestigious Chairman’s Shield in recognition of it being the country branch to raise the most money for Red Cross Calling. […]
Fire threat ongoing
While our area has survived unscathed so far from what is already regarded as the worst fire season on record, our local Rural Fire chief says the worst thing we […]
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 […]
Boardwalk project needs more funds and time
In closed session, the October meeting of Kiama Council heard it had received written legal opinion confirming that work had started on the Minnamurra Boardwalk Project prior 3 April 2018. […]
Local cheesemaking farms offer progressive tour
The Kiama Farmers’ Market has devised a novel way to raise money to fund much needed reinvestment in its market infrastructure. “We’ve been going five years now, and some of […]
Kiama camp pays off for Kangaroos
The Australian Rugby League team recently made Kiama the base for their preparations for their test match against New Zealand. The Kangaroos were overwhelmed by the support shown to them, […]
Surf School stand-off
In March we reported on objections to Rusty Moran’s Gerringong Surf School using Zone A (the north end) of Seven Mile Beach for lessons. On the issuing of DAs for […]
Gerringong to keep its Christmas Parade
After 17 years in its care, Gerringong Rotary has passed over responsibility for the annual Christmas Parade to a group of locals, supported by the not-for-profit status of Gerringong Bowlo. […]
Gerringong Museum concept impresses
The designer of the new Gerringong Museum, Penny Hardy, has released her concept plans to the delight of members of the Gerringong & District Historical Society. She explained her starting […]
Opera in the Valley attracts top performers
In its 22nd year, Jamberoo CWA’s annual Opera in the Valley is again under the direction of maestro Glenn Amer. His experience in the industry is too extensive to detail, […]
Global ranking shows Australia could do better
If you were to guess where Australia ranked out of the world’s twenty richest OECD countries on tax, CO2 emissions and foreign aid contributions, where would you place us? A […]
Upgrades commence at three key sites
Work has started on three significant, and long anticipated, projects in Kiama, Gerringong and Jamberoo that will greatly improve amentity for locals and visitors. The first stage of landscaping the […]
Lighthouse: logo must come down
Council has engaged a contractor to remove the ANZAC commemorative logo from Kiama Lighthouse following a negative response to its application to keep it there indefinitely. “I’m very pleased to […]
Our man at the Scrabble world titles
Jamberoo’s Graeme Lock Lee is in Goa at the moment, competing at this year’s Scrabble world championships. He qualified as one of the thirteen Australians to compete at the bi-annual […]
Slowfood Saddleback sponsors cheese trip
Mahlah Grey’s head is still spinning from her whirlwind trip to Bra, the Slowfood capital of the world and home to the bi-annual Cheese festival. Her trip to northern Italy […]
Not just business as usual for the Business Chamber
Generational change has seen Marie Beikmanis, the long term President of Kiama’s peak business body, the Kiama & District Business Chamber, pass the baton onto Cameron McDonald of Carter Ferguson. […]
Council celebrates its 160th anniversary
A celebration to mark 160 years since Council’s first meeting in 1849 gathered together four former mayors, and five former councillors (or aldermen) with the current officeholders. The occasion was […]
Acknowledging the past
A memorial to mark the massacre of a group of First People 201 years ago has been unveiled at a touching ceremony on the banks of the Minnamurra River, just […]
Kiama gets a new residential hotel
The finishing touches are being put on to the latest visitor accommodation offering in Kiama – a boutique hotel next to The Grand on Bong Bong Street – ahead of […]
Experience the Tour in Kiama in 2020
L’Étape Australia, the largest Tour de France event held outside France, is coming to Kiama in November 2020 and 2021. The event provides amateur riders with an experience as close […]
Get fire ready now
Gerringong Rural Fire Brigade was one of the fire stations around the state that participated in the Get Ready Weekend to prepare for the fire season that is already upon […]
Bypass motoring on
The $630 million Albion Park Rail bypass project, which will extend the M1 Princes Motorway between Yallah and Oak Flats and cut out 16 intersections, is already 25 per cent […]
Stone creator in our midst
The creator of the cult Australian movie Stone, Sandy Harbutt, will be guest speaker at Pics & Flicks’ first screening for the year. He moved to the South Coast 15 […]
Revised Kiama DCP on display
A draft of the revised Kiama Development Control Plan (DCP) is on exhibition until 2 March. The requirements of the existing DCP has been reformatted into the State Government’s standard […]
An oarsome ambassador
Kiama’s Australia Day Ambassador for 2020 is James Chapman (right), one of our silver medalists in the Men’s Four at the London Olympics. He has been in the Senior Australian […]
Shoalhaven Recovery Coordinator appointed
The former Fleet Air Commander and long standing Shoalhaven resident, Vince Di Pietro AM, has been appointed to lead the Shoalhaven Recovery Committee. The appointment was made by Shoalhaven City […]
