21 May 2016 A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of people and places on the people and places on the people and places on the people and places on the Upper South Coast of NSW Upper South Coast of NSW Upper South Coast of NSW Upper South Coast of NSW Serving the communities of Kiama, Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama Downs, Minnamurra and Gerroa and now at www.thebugleonline.com Christina’s in Cannes p 3 Australian FootGolf Open in Jamberoo p 3 Cancer Council fundraising events p 4 The Delegate’s summary p4 Inside this issue Get noticed in Local stories for local readers means Local stories for local readers means Local stories for local readers means Local stories for local readers means a great opportunity for local businesses a great opportunity for local businesses a great opportunity for local businesses a great opportunity for local businesses Prices start from $79 Prices start from $79 Prices start from $79 Prices start from $79 The Bugle Call Steve Law 0428 662 499 or [email protected]The Bugle The Bugle The Bugle The Bugle Following the news Kiama had escaped a forced merger came the speculation about how the reprieve happened. Was it behind the scenes lobbying by Gareth Ward MP, the poll showing 95% against the merger, the qual- ity of the submissions by the public and Council swaying the Delegate’s report, the persistent singing of the Blowhole Buskers or Fed- eral election marginal seat considerations? Opinions vary, but it is best seen as a collective effort, with every element playing its part in keeping opposition to the proposal front and centre in the Pre- mier’s Office. “I always said I’d take on my own side,” says Gareth Ward. “Everyone can share in the victory we have achieved.” As for speculation that Kiama could still be targeted for amalgamation down the line, Mr Ward said that in his opinion, the question of whether Kiama should merge is now over and will not arise again. “This Government has clearly got the message that Kiama wants to stand alone,” he says. “It would be a brave government that took the Kiama community on again.” Mayor Brian Petschler said he was very pleased to hear Mr Ward’s comments. “The fight against the merger was truly the coming together of a community,” he says. “It was wrong from the start, and we knew it. “It is such a relief to have this settled. We should not have to defend our inde- pendence again.” Chair of the Keep Kiama Council Local committee, Rob McKinnon, agrees, “From the start we were confident that we had a very strong argument, and that was borne out by the strength of the submissions to the Government’s dele- gate who was given the task of assessing the merger pro- posal,” The Shoalhaven/Kiama merger was one of only three to be shelved across the state. The outcome of the Wollongong/Shellharbour merger is delayed due to legal proceedings. Only two of the delegates charged with investigating the proposed mergers hand- ed in reports recommending they not proceed. Mr Greg Wright, responsible for con- sidering the Shoalhaven/ Kiama proposal, was one of them (see page 4 for his conclusion). The Government has yet to clarify when the next local elections will be held in Kiama. Those councils not proposed for merger are due to have their elections in September, while merging councils will be under the charge of an administrator until September next year. It has not yet been announc- ed when councils that have escaped mergers will go to the polls. A civic reception is being planned to thank the many people who volunteered their time to save Kiama from amalgamation. Don’t take Kiama on again Following the commence- ment of work on the new health services building on the grounds of the old hospi- tal comes good news about the bed relocation. Rather than relocating the 20 beds to Port Kembla Hospital as was originally mooted, the Illawarra Shoal- haven Local Health District recently made the decision to lease a ward at Shellhar- bour Private Hospital to accommodate the beds. “The possibility of a move to Port Kembla Hospital has now been ruled out,” says Julie Stokes, Secretary of the Kiama Hospital Auxiliary. “Of the options being con- sidered, the final decision was the one favoured by both the nursing staff and Hospital Auxiliary mem- bers. “It will be so much easier for family and friends to visit Shellharbour.” Nursing staff and all mov- able equipment raised from fundraising by the Hospital Auxiliary will move with the patients in July this year to a ward to be known as the Kiama Ward. The Ward will continue to function as a respite and rehabilitation ward, with many of the beds used as a transition to nursing home. Eventually, extensions at Shellharbour Hospital will accommodate the Kiama beds. Gareth Ward MP says, as is the case at the moment, the beds will not be reserved for people from the Kiama LGA, but will ensure that the number of beds in the area remain at the same level with a much higher standard of facilities. “The Kiama Hospital Aux- iliary will continue to raise funds for equipment needed by the outpatient and com- munity outreach services offered in the new building at Kiama,” says Julie. “We will also help Shell- harbour Hospital Auxiliary by providing for any expen- sive items of equipment required at the Kiama Ward.” End of an era at Kiama Hospital Kiama beds find interim home at Shellharbour Private from July Kiama Hospital in the 1930s. It is scheduled for demolition. Member for Kiama Gareth Ward with Mayor Brian Petschler
Kiama is still on a high following its reprieve from amalgamation. And Gareth Ward MP says it is off the agenda while his government is in power. In other news, patient beds are being moved to Shellharbour rather than Port Kembla, the Red Shield needs your help and here are are a lot of events for you to choose from to keep yourself entertained.
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21 May 2016
A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of A fortnightly celebration of
people and places on the people and places on the people and places on the people and places on the
Upper South Coast of NSWUpper South Coast of NSWUpper South Coast of NSWUpper South Coast of NSW
Serving the communities of Kiama,
Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama Downs,
Minnamurra and Gerroa
and now at www.thebugleonline.com
Christina’s in Cannes
p 3
Australian FootGolf
Open in Jamberoo
p 3
Cancer Council
fundraising events
p 4
The Delegate’s
summary p4
Inside this issue
Get noticed in
Local stories for local readers means Local stories for local readers means Local stories for local readers means Local stories for local readers means
a great opportunity for local businessesa great opportunity for local businessesa great opportunity for local businessesa great opportunity for local businesses
Prices start from $79Prices start from $79Prices start from $79Prices start from $79
The BugleThe BugleThe BugleThe Bugle Following the news Kiama
had escaped a forced merger
came the speculation about
how the reprieve happened.
Was it behind the scenes
lobbying by Gareth Ward
MP, the poll showing 95%
against the merger, the qual-
ity of the submissions by the
public and Council swaying
the Delegate’s report, the
persistent singing of the
Blowhole Buskers or Fed-
eral election marginal seat
considerations?
Opinions vary, but it is
best seen as a collective
effort, with every element
playing its part in keeping
opposition to the proposal
front and centre in the Pre-
mier’s Office.
“I always said I’d take on
my own side,” says Gareth
Ward. “Everyone can share
in the victory we have
achieved.”
As for speculation that
Kiama could still be targeted
for amalgamation down the
line, Mr Ward said that in
his opinion, the question of
whether Kiama should
merge is now over and will
not arise again.
“This Government has
clearly got the message that
Kiama wants to stand
alone,” he says. “It would
be a brave government that
took the Kiama community
on again.”
Mayor Brian Petschler
said he was very pleased to
hear Mr Ward’s comments.
“The fight against the
merger was truly the coming
together of a community,”
he says. “It was wrong from
the start, and we knew it.
“It is such a relief to have
this settled. We should not
have to defend our inde-
pendence again.”
Chair of the Keep Kiama
Council Local committee,
Rob McKinnon, agrees,
“From the start we were
confident that we had a very
strong argument, and that
was borne out by the
strength of the submissions
to the Government’s dele-
gate who was given the task
of assessing the merger pro-
posal,”
The Shoalhaven/Kiama
merger was one of only
three to be shelved across
the state. The outcome of the
Wollongong/Shellharbour
merger is delayed due to
legal proceedings.
Only two of the delegates
charged with investigating
the proposed mergers hand-
ed in reports recommending
they not proceed. Mr Greg
Wright, responsible for con-
sidering the Shoalhaven/
Kiama proposal, was one
of them (see page 4 for his
conclusion).
The Government has yet to
clarify when the next local
elections will be held in
Kiama. Those councils not
proposed for merger are due
to have their elections in
September, while merging
councils will be under the
charge of an administrator
until September next year.
It has not yet been announc-
ed when councils that have
escaped mergers will go to
the polls.
A civic reception is being
planned to thank the many
people who volunteered
their time to save Kiama
from amalgamation.
Don’t take Kiama on again
Following the commence-
ment of work on the new
health services building on
the grounds of the old hospi-
tal comes good news about
the bed relocation.
Rather than relocating the
20 beds to Port Kembla
Hospital as was originally
mooted, the Illawarra Shoal-
haven Local Health District
recently made the decision
to lease a ward at Shellhar-
bour Private Hospital to
accommodate the beds.
“The possibility of a move
to Port Kembla Hospital has
now been ruled out,” says
Julie Stokes, Secretary of the
Kiama Hospital Auxiliary.
“Of the options being con-
sidered, the final decision
was the one favoured by
both the nursing staff and
Hospital Auxiliary mem-
bers.
“It will be so much easier
for family and friends to
visit Shellharbour.”
Nursing staff and all mov-
able equipment raised from
fundraising by the Hospital
Auxiliary will move with the
patients in July this year to a
ward to be known as the
Kiama Ward.
The Ward will continue to
function as a respite and
rehabilitation ward, with
many of the beds used as a
transition to nursing home.
Eventually, extensions at
Shellharbour Hospital will
accommodate the Kiama
beds.
Gareth Ward MP says, as
is the case at the moment,
the beds will not be reserved
for people from the Kiama
LGA, but will ensure that
the number of beds in the
area remain at the same level
with a much higher standard
of facilities.
“The Kiama Hospital Aux-
iliary will continue to raise
funds for equipment needed
by the outpatient and com-
munity outreach services
offered in the new building
at Kiama,” says Julie.
“We will also help Shell-
harbour Hospital Auxiliary
by providing for any expen-
sive items of equipment
required at the Kiama
Ward.”
End of an era at Kiama Hospital Kiama beds find interim home at Shellharbour Private from July
Kiama Hospital in the 1930s. It is scheduled for demolition.
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward with Mayor Brian Petschler
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Every Wednesday Kiama Farmers’ Market
Kiama Harbour 2-5pm
On weekends Live music at The Sebel,
Kiama Leagues Club,
The Mecure, Jamberoo
Pub and other venues.
Til 23 May Kiama Arts Trail Exhi-
bition, Old Fire Station
Til 28 May Saturday Night Fever
Roo Theatre 4297 2891
Sat 21 May Gerringong Village
Markets
In and around the Town
Hall, 8.30-1.30pm
Jamberoo Anglican
Church Fete 9-noon
Sun 22 May Gerringong Music Club
Concert showcasing
young local musicians
Gerringong Town Hall,
1.30 for 2pm, $10
Masonic Temple Open
Day Collins St, Kiama,
9-4pm. Gold coin entry.
Blowhole Tennis Open
Day behind Visitors
Cenre, Blowhole Point,
10.30-12.30pm.
Thurs 26 May Jamberoo Biggest
Morning Tea from noon,
Youth Hall, $5
Sat 28 May Berry Celtic Festival
(see right)
Kiama Makers & Grow-
ers Market, Black Beach
9-2pm
Dogs’ Day Out
Black Beach, 10-2.30pm
(see right)
Sun 29 May Biggest Morning Tea
for Cancer research
Kiama Leagues Club
Auditorium, from 10am
(see p 4)
Australian Open
Footgolf Final (see p 3)
Jamberoo Village
Markets
Reid Park, 9-2pm, with
the Berry Silver Band
playing from 11am.
Thurs 9 June Kiama Bush Dance
7.30-10.30 Joyce
Wheatley Centre,
Hindmarsh Park, $5
11-13 June Shoalhaven Winter
Wine Festival
Various events at cellar
doors across the region.
shoalhavencoastwine.
com.au
Sun 12 June Kiama Seaside Market
Black Beach, 9-3pm
Sat 18 June Gerringong Village
Market, in and around
Gerringong Town Hall
Sun 19 June Kiama Seaside Market
Black Beach, 9-3pm
Zumbathon for Cancer
research (see p 4)
Sat 25 June Benefit Gala for
Brett Connellan
www.surfersforbretto.com
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the accuracy of the information in this publication,
but we are only human.
PO Box 304,
Gerringong 2534
If you have some
Cornish blood in
you, there is even
more reason to
go down to the
10th annual Berry
Celtic Festival.
The theme for
2016 is The Year
of Cornwall, to
coincide with
the Shoalhaven
Cornish Gathering.
Cornwall is recognised as one of the official Celtic
nations in the UK along with the Scots, Welsh and
Irish. Apart from being known as the motherland of
the pasty and clotted cream, it has
a language and culture all of its own.
The Festival begins with a Grand
Street Parade through the streets
of Berry featuring colourful kilts and
numerous pipe bands along with vari-
ous Celtic clans, Scottish Terrier dogs
and vintage cars.
The day continues at the Show
Ground with pipe bands, Celtic fidd-
lers, highland dancing, traditional
singing, and a range of Celtic merch-
andise stalls to view.
We’re told a highlight will be
performances by The Raggeder Band.
The Berry Celtic Festival is a fund-
raising project of the Rotary Club
of Berry.
Details: Sat 28 May,
Berry Showground
9.30 (street parade) - 4pm
Adults $15; under 15 free
Calling all Celts
Burnetts On Barney welcomes
Wayne from Mitre 10 Wayne Brown, known to many as a friendly and helpful face at Kiama’s Mitre 10, has joined our team. Having worked there for more than eight years, he brings with him a great knowledge of hardware and local trade needs.
Thanks to Wayne’s experience, Burnetts On Barney has now introduced a range of landscaping, building and DIY hard-ware to better service local trades and homeowner needs at our easy-access, easy-parking location in Barney Street.
And yes, he has brought his key-cutting machine with him!
Just as you did at Mitre 10, if you want to shop locally and with confidence for your trades and home DIY hard-ware needs, speak to Wayne. And if it’s not yet in stock, again, speak to Wayne – his goal is to help you save money, time and headache.
80 Barney St,
Kiama t 4233 1322
Open
7-4.30 Mon-Fri
7-4 Saturdays
See Wayne for: • Building Hardware
• Tradesmen’s Consumables
• DIY Advice and Products
• BOC professional gas and
Elgas Swap’n’Go
• Key-cutting
• Special Orders
The second annual Dogs’
Day Out is being held as a
fun way to reinforce key
messages about responsible
pet ownership.
This year’s activities will
include the opportunity to
get expert advice from vets
and Kiama Council rang-
ers, as well demonstrations,
exhibitions, giveaways and
pet product stalls. Austra-
lia’s leading dog behaviour
specialist Steve Austin will
be there to give a talk.
The day will also feature
a Dress Up your Dog Lead
Competition. You are en-
couraged to colour it, bling
it or camouflage it for the
chance to win some great
prizes.
Dogs of all shapes and
sizes and their owners are
welcome.
Details: Saturday 28 May,
10-2.30pm, Kiama Harbour
Dogs take centre stage
Your chance to be on Q&A Got a question for Anthony Albanese or Christopher
Pyne? Or a crush on Tony Jones?
ABC TV’s Q&A is running a free bus from Kiama
and Wollongong for anyone interested in joining the live
studio audience. It is part of their initiative to have more
regional voices heard in national debate.
A spokesperson said this locale hadn’t been picked par-
ticularly because of its marginal seat status or the council
amalgamation proposal, but that those issues could raise
interesting questions for the Federal heavyweights.
The 50 seat coach will pick up from a central location in
Kiama at 6.30pm, and return after the show, which goes
live to air at 9.35pm. Those who don’t go can spend the
show looking for faces we know.
Details: Monday 23 May. To express your interest register
your details via the Q&A website: abc.net.au/qanda and
click on ‘Join the studio audience’. IMPORTANT:
To ensure a seat on the bus, please write ‘Kiama/
Wollongong Bus’ in “How did you hear about us?”.
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As the news rolls in of the
glamour of this year’s
Cannes Film Festival, spare
a thought for how exciting it
must be for one of our own
to be invited there as her
acting career takes off.
A film starring Kiama’s
Christina Paterno has had
the honour of being chosen
as one of the few out of 4000
to be shown in Short Film
Corner, the Festival’s new
talent incubator. She de-
scribes it as a cross between
a festival and a marketplace.
The 15 minute crowd
funded film, Sarah, Is Not
Her Name, is the story of
how a couple’s path is
changed forever when they
are forced to confront the
baggage that lives silently
between them.
Her parents, Lee and George Paterno
of Centrepoint Pizza, and brother Paul,
of Licked Gelato, are very proud of her.
“It was her dream since she was a little
girl to be an actress, and her dreams are
coming true,” says Lee. “We are so excited
for her. It is the first time anyone in our
family has made a career in the theatre.”
Twenty-five year old Christina, who now
lives in New York, has recently graduated
from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film
Institute after studying at the Institute of
Music and NIDA in Sydney. She is an all-
round performer, singing and dancing as
well as acting, and has just been granted
a three year working visa.
She told The Bugle from Cannes, “Being
in the thick this industry atmosphere and
showing our film at this professional stan-
dard is completely mind blowing.”
Our Christina does the rounds in Cannes
Few driving past Bombo Cemetery would realise it con-
tains a monument to the first Australian soldier to die on
active service. The local man, Private Robert Weir, died in
the Sudan in May 1885 after succumbing to disease.
The impressive sandstone monument, erected with funds
raised from throughout the community, is in poor repair
and Kiama-Jamberoo RSL is seeking to have it refurbish-
ed before further damage is done.
To this end, the Sub-Branch has just received an initial
grant from the Minister for NSW Veterans Affairs to have
a restoration/conservation assessment done.
Private Weir was amongst eight Kiama men who
boarded ship to join the New South Wales Contingent -
Sudan, to a brass band farewell from their home town.
First step to restore war memorial
The Weir Memorial
Locals who enjoy kicking a ball around have until 24 May
to enter the inaugural Australian FootGolf Open.
“It is a great opportunity for people to try out footgolf
and develop their skills,” says Leonardo Fernandez, Presi-
dent of FootGolf Australia. “All the Australian players
who represented the country in the 2016 World Cup in
Argentina will be part of the competition, as well as two
Argentine players, ranked in the world top 20.”
They will be competing for $8,500 in prize money.
The two Argentine players will also participate in free
FootGolf clinics for players (children and adults) inter-
ested in improving their game or getting some initial tips
from the best in the game. There will also be free golf
clinics for children on the Sunday from noon.
Details: 26-29 May, 11-3pm, Jamberoo Golf Club.
Registration $150 including lunches. Spectators free.
Carts available for hire to follow the players across the
18 holes. See www.fgaleague.org.au for more info.
Jamberoo hosts first Aust FootGolf Open
CCTV on in Gerringong Gerringong CBD’s new
CCTV cameras are to be
operational from 26 May.
Mayor Brian Petschler
and Federal Member for
Gilmore Ann Sudmalis will
officially launch the sur-
veillance, which is part of
Kiama Council’s Crime
Prevention Plan.
The network of cameras
will cover the main shop-
ping areas on Fern Street,
including the footpath out
the front of shops south of
Belinda Street.
The system is a stand-
alone design, with images
being recorded to a server
housed in the Gerringong
Town Hall. Twenty four
cameras have been operat-
ing in Kiama CBD since
last year.
The three levels of gov-
ernment contributed to the
network of cameras in the
Kiama and Gerringong
CBDs, with the Federal
Government providing
$150,000, Kiama Council
$80,000 and the NSW
Government $50,000.
The cameras are not con-
stantly monitored live, but
provide important evidence
for investigations.
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Board Director - Voluntary Position
Kiama Community College Inc is a not for profit, volun-
teer managed, community based organisation whose
purpose is to provide quality learning opportunities
to empower individuals to achieve their personal and
employment goals, and to enrich the community eco-
nomically, socially and culturally. Primarily servicing
the communities of Kiama & Shoalhaven, the College
has an annual turnover of approximately $2million and
annual enrolments of approximately 1,000 students.
The Board of Kiama Community College Inc are seeking
to appoint suitable applicants to two casual vacancies
for Directors that currently exist. Individuals with