30 years of caring for Bombo Headland
Established as a Bicentennial Project in 1988, the Bombo Headland Landcare Group is celebrating its 30th anniversary having made an extraordinary impact on the landscape. When the Group was formed […]
Album launch for local artist
Since leaving the police force, Kevin Sullivan has relished his new role of being a stay at home dad and having time to concentrate on his lifelong love of music. […]
New tree policy will take time
The May Meeting of Council passed a motion by Councillor Matt Brown to strongly water down Kiama’s tree policy to allow property owners, without the need for permission, to remove […]
Moves to counter new medium density code
Kiama Council has gone on the front foot to campaign against the State Government’s new medium density planning code (covered in our last issue). Mayor Mark Honey has written to […]
Join in the Red Cross Fun Run
Kiama Red Cross is hoping to attract even more people to participate in this year’s Kiama Fun Run, which has quickly become its major fundraiser. “We’ve had great support from […]
See what Council plans for 2018/19
The community has until 14 June to have their say on what projects Kiama Council should spend its money on in the next financial year. Council’s new General Manager, Kerry […]
Colour Fun Run on again
First National Coast & Country has stepped up to the plate and become the major sponsor of the Kiama Colour Fun Run. This year, the new local charity, Ceili Inc, […]
Celebrating a resurrection
The resilience of a 300 year old Morton Bay Fig has been celebrated by the planting of a new rainforest reserve around it by a group of Landcare volunteers and […]
Kiama home cook gets a Masterchef apron
Kiama has a local to cheer on in the 2018 series of Masterchef Australia. “I don’t know where this is going to take me, but I’m keen to use the […]
Back to the drawing board
Rather than approve or decline developer Nick Daoud’s latest proposal for the Akuna St/Mitre 10 site, the Southern Joint Regional Planning Panel (the Panel) has deferred its decision to allow […]
Join in Stargazing Live world record attempt
For some time, Kiama’s favourite amateur astronomer, David Finlay, has been sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm about our night skies by inviting locals up to Blowhole Point to look through […]
Brave new world of complying developments
The practical implications of recent amendments to the State Government’s Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code, coming into force on 6 July, are only just emerging, with Council concerned the […]
Film fundraiser for Kenyan health mission
Kate Thomas had been looking to volunteer her nursing and midwifery skills in an overseas project for some time, so when she came upon a well established scheme by the […]
Air Show attracts record line-up
This year sees the biggest contingent of Australian Defence Force aircraft ever at Wings Over Illawarra, with Hornets and Hawk jets, all three transport aircraft types including the new C-27J […]
Public urged to attend Akuna St hearing
Residents concerned about the scale and impact of the Akuna St/Mitre 10 development are being urged by the Chair of the Kiama Central Precinct, Peter O’Neill, to attend a public […]
New motel for Kiama
The beer garden and former backpackers at the rear of the Grand Hotel, on Bong Bong St, is to be replaced with three storey motel, with two levels of carpark. […]
Minnamurra boardwalk in design/consult phase
The tender for the design and consult phase of the 1.6 kilometre boardwalk and cycleway along the Minnamurra River has been awarded to the Wollongong office of infrastructure and environmental […]
Golden Valley Rd: end or beginning?
Rather than seeing the approval of a proposal to develop land on Golden Valley Rd in Jamberoo as the beginning of urban creep, Mayor Honey sees it as the end […]
Gerringong mothers support CMRI work
For 59 years, the women of CMRI Gerringong have been raising funds for the Children’s Medical Research Institute. Their next big fundraiser will be their very popular Mother’s Day weekend […]
KISS Arts Fest: Get involved
The centre pages of this edition of The Bugle are a pull-out guide to this year’s KISS Arts Fest on at the end of the month (27-29 April), dubbed The […]
Community bank powering ahead
The Steering Committee for the initiative to establish a Bendigo Bank branch in Gerringong has passed the half way mark in its campaign to raise $800,000 in pledges from the […]
GM’s parting words
A farewell message from Kiama’s General Manager of 17 years, Michael Forsyth: I have been privileged to have a long and successful career in local government and it could not […]
Half a million for Bombo cliff stairs
A long held dream of Councillor Warren Steel, to make the Bombo Headland more accessible for walkers, is a step closer with a $500,000 grant by the State Government through […]
KHS takes up War on Waste Challenge
The ABC’s influential War on Waste program has chosen Kiama High to feature in the school waste challenge for its next series. The first round of filming has finished and […]
Boomerang Bags celebrates 1st year
Last year a group of local volunteers began meeting every Wednesday – with the exception of Christmas week – to make reusable shopping bags, produce bags and bees wax wraps. […]
Sculptor donates wind homage
Gerringong has a piece of public art in its main street thanks to the generosity of local sculptor Michael Greve. He created Homage to the Offshore Wind to show respect […]
Remembering Uncle Wally
One hundred years to the day since his death, Gerringong’s Sharpe family and its church took the time to remember Wallace Sharpe, who was killed in Palestine during the last […]
Our representative at Lincoln
When you soon see on the TV news stories of the dedication of a memorial in Lincoln to the men of Bomber Command, take a moment to remember this Kiama […]
Meet Kiama’s new General Manager
After a nationwide search, Kiama councillors have chosen an internal candidate, Kerry McMurray, to replace General Manager Michael Forsyth when he retires on 6 April after 17 years in the […]
Kiama-Jamberoo RSL: ANZAC Day funding crisis
Each year, members of the Kiama-Jamberoo RSL Sub-branch have financed ANZAC Day commemorations by passing around a bucket and selling pins and pens. This year, however, they can’t do that […]
KISS Arts Festival gets funding boost
For the past seven years, the KISS Arts Festival has been run on the smell of the proverbial oily rag, but things are set to move up a gear with […]
Wedding shoot attracts international attention
In the flurry of activity on Valentines Day, Kiama Downs florist Louise Daly got a call confirming that a photo shoot she did flowers for was going to be featured […]
Kiama Readers Festival shapes up
Tickets are on sale for the second Kiama Readers Festival, to be held on 11-12 May. While the full program is yet to be released, it has been revealed that […]
Sharon Parker: Kiama Electorate Woman of the Year
Sharon Parker, the driving force behind the success of the North Kiama Neighbourhood Centre, is the 2018 Kiama Electorate Woman of the Year. On announcing the award, the Member for […]
Great start to Bendigo Bank pledge campaign
With the campaign to raise pledges to support the establishment of a Bendigo Bank branch in Gerringong about to be officially launched, the Steering Committee is very pleased with the […]
Local artist wins major art prize
Jamberoo’s Helinka Orszulok has won the $50,000 Glover Art Prize at her first attempt. The prize is awarded each year for the best contemporary landscape painting of Tasmania. The artist […]
Rotary finds PNG home for Hospital kitchen
The Open Day held to mark the closure of Kiama Hospital not only sparked the idea of a book to celebrate its hey day, but also gave Kiama Rotary the […]
Change facilities now available
The Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward, and the NSW Minister for Disability Services, Ray Williams, have opened a new adult change facility at Kiama Harbour, near the Scout Hall. Lift […]
Construction begins on old Hospital site
Construction has started on the $103 million Blue Haven Bonaira aged care centre (formerly known as the Kiama Aged Care Centre of Excellence) at the site of the old Kiama […]
New planning director to utilise strategic experience
Two months into her role as Council’s new Director Environmental Services, Linda Davis isn’t daunted by the challenges confronting her. “I started my career as a DA assessor at Shellharbour […]
New theatre company has a mission
The Kiama Matinee Theatre has been established to provide daytime, low cost theatrical entertainment while raising funds for local charities. The brain-child of local playwright Ken Methold and actor/director Veronica […]
Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival: Time for us to play
Becky Guggisberg’s enthusiasm for community, art and life has always been infectious. Now President of the Kiama Jazz & Blues Club, she is bringing her energy to the job of […]
Morgans Kiama Sevens attracts Rugby’s best
The decision a few years ago to rule out international, composite or representative teams from the Kiama Sevens (now the Morgans Kiama Sevens) is paying dividends, as the rugby community […]
Kiama joins in Women’s AFL
So far, over twenty women have taken up the opportunity to play AFL with Kiama Power this season. They are being coached by the President of the Senior Club, Darren […]
Moves to stop further damage to Jones Beach foreshore
Council’s General Manager Michael Forsyth is to recommend a number of measures to councillors at the March Council meeting to prevent further damage to the vegetation on the Jones Beach […]
Hull loves us
While Hull FC didn’t win its English Super League match against Wigan, Kiama did win the hearts of the team and its supporters. “It wasn’t our night last night, but […]
Big welcome for the Queen’s Baton
Kiama turned out in force to watch the progress of the Queen’s Baton through the town centre, and it wasn’t just locals that were impressed with the effort. On the […]
Tragedy averted at South Bombo
Three visitors from Sydney owe their lives to these local teenage surfers, Ronin Murray and Callum Cunningham, who rescued them from a rip at South Bombo. Once they heard the […]
Kiama gets on board with Timebanking
The official opening of Kiama’s Timebanking exchange heard that Kiama is already a star performer in the State Government initiative, with the number of people registering with offers of help […]
Jamberoo Pool upgrade
While Jamberoo residents got to enjoy the upgraded pool facility over the holiday period, the newly renovated Pool was officially opened by the Member for Gilmore Ann Sudmalis on 29 […]
31st year for the Werri Slash
The Werri Autumn Slash, the longest running and biggest individual surfing competition on the Illawarra and South Coast, will this year introduce computer scoring to give surfers and spectators up-to-date […]
125 years since the train came to town
Historical societies along the route are preparing to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the railway extension from Bombo to Bomaderry. While the train line from Sydney was […]
Kiama’s alpine tradition
There has been a little bit of Kiama in the heart of Thredbo for 60 years, thanks to the enthusiasm of a small group of people who set up a […]
Time to shuffle on your ipods
It’s sad but true that many of us have a drawer full of technology we no longer use, but is ‘too good to throw away’. If you’ve got an ipod […]
