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October 2012

Beachside Bugle See you at the Kiama Wine Show For a change I won’t be working at the Kiama

Wine Show Tasting Night and Awards Ceremony

this year, so I’ll be able to relax and enjoy the

evening from the other side.

The event has become a highlight on the Kiama

Social Calendar, as it not only gives an opportu-

nity to mix with like-minded wine buffs, but

the chance to chat to local wine makers while

tasting their best produce.

Now in its 9th year, the Wine Show plays an

important role in encouraging the local wine

industry by giving its makers a chance to have

their wines judged against an international

standard.

According to Wine Show Chairman John Kelly,

‘The wines entered each year include those

from vineyards in the temperate coastal

climate of the Shoalhaven, the cooler Southern

Highlands and Goulburn wine growing regions.

This makes for a more interesting show demon-

strating several climate variations.”

The wine judging panel this year ibrings back

Christian Gaffey as Chair, wine judges Brendan

Heath, Dan Binet and Sam Miranda, and

associate judges, Eddy Rossi, Shane Bricker

and Jeremy Nascimben.

The judges have a range of specialist knowl-

edge from the cool-climate growing region of

Victoria and the temperate climate of the

Hunter, meaning winemakers will benefit from

expert assessment of their wines

in the closed session with judges

following the official judging.

Christian Gaffey is Senior Procure-

ment Manager at Wine Selectors,

Australia’s largest independent

direct marketer of wine. He is

the winemaker at Jackson’s Hill

in the Hunter Valley and is a

highly respected international

wine judge. Since 2004 he has

judged as a Panel Chair at the

London International Wine Show.

Last year Christian was very impressed by the

good winemaking in the area, particularly given

the difficult 2011 vintage. The best wines in

16 different categories will be announced on

the night, with over 120 wines available for

tasting. including the award winning wines.

Details: Kiama Pavilion, Friday Oct 12 6-8pm

Tickets are $25 each from the Kiama Visitors

Centre at Blowhole Point or on the night.

Strictly over 18 event.

Further info at www.kiamawineshow.org.au

Some local identities enjoy last year’s Show

CRAVE comes South Once again we are participating in the CRAVE

Sydney International Food Festival, to help fly

the flag for South Coast produce.

Last year, we were part of the South Coast team

that won the 100 Mile Challenge, a mega lunch

pitting five NSW regions against each other.

Disappointingly (as we were keen to defend our

title), the Challenge wasn’t able to obtain funding

this year so isn’t part of the Program.

However we and some like-minded advocates of

our region’s food - including Berry Sourdough

Bakery, Hungry Duck and its offshoot Wharf Rd,

South Coast Providores, Foodscape Tours, Cuppits

Winery and Caveau - are doing our bit to fuel the

momentum of last year’s success.

Instead of inviting Sydneysiders to our already

popular dinners, we thought we’d entice them

down to brunch on South Coast produce on any of

the weekends of the Festival.

Rather than offer just the standard one brunch

dish for the entire month, we have ambitiously

decided to offer a special changing Festival menu,

so that you can

enjoy a range

of food from

the South

Coast. Our

regular menu

will still be

available.

We have a number of copies of the CRAVE Program

at the Café if you’d like one. Or you could check it

out online at ww.cravesydney.com.au

Details: Saturdays and Sundays in October,

available from 9am to 2pm.

$25 including coffee

Bookings recommended.

Music round-up

Sunday October 14

Folk in the Foothills

Jamberoo Valley Lodge 8.30 am – 7pm

15 artists, 5 venues, 25 performances.

Featuring Le Vent du Nord, Mr Gregory

Page, Sunas, Bruce Watson, Stetson

Family, No Such Thing, The Con Artists

and so much more. Book by Oct 13 -

adult early bird ticket $40 (normally $50).

Plenty of parking, bring a picnic or there

will be good food & drink to buy.

www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au/page/

FolkintheFoothills Festival of the Choirs & Afternoon Tea

The Pavilion, Kiama Showground 2pm

This afternoon of astounding choir singing

promises to be quite an event with The

Berkely Songbirds, Intermezzo, The Kiama

Probus Mens’s Choir, Choir of the Southern

Lights and Wollongong Harmony Chorus.

Only $30 pp or $25 conc, or $60 for a

family of four, including afternoon tea.

Tickets from Kiama Visitors Centre.

Fundraising event for Polio Plus, Fresh

Water for PNG, Oceania Medical Aid for

Children and a number of other charities.

19-21 October Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival

Billed as a celebration of music, poetry,

dancing and craft in Australia’s most

beautiful valley. This year’s Festival is

presented in six small venues, and includes

Woohoo Revue, Le Vent du Nord, Karen

Lynne, Paul Greene, Nick Rheinberger,

Doctor Stovepipe and more. Find out more

at www.kangaroovalleyfolkfestival.com.au

27 October Jazz & Blues Bash

Kiama Bowling Club, 7.30pm

Kiama Jazz club invites you to ‘come and

shake your tail feather’ at a great fund-

raiser for next year’s Jazz & Blues Festival.

The bill features The Jacky Howellers,

Chicken Shack Trio and our own Sunday

Session favourite James Vann. All this for

a gold coin entry donation.

I’m so committed to South Coast food that I spent a couple of hours

of my rare time off helping out at the Greenbox stall at the recent

Future Food Fest at Bundanon! Much of the food at our brunches

will come via Greenbox.

Congratulations to Kiama Rotary for bringing

a big annual fitness event to our region.

The Saddleback Smash has all the ingredients

necessary to make it a ‘must do’ event for

people from around the country. Last year’s

Smash attracted over 100 entrants and I’m

sure this year already has more registrations.

The Smash invites people to run or ride their

bikes up Saddleback Mountain in one of five

categories: elite runners, joggers, walkers,

graded cyclists and social cyclists.

Starting at the High School, there is a 6km uphill climb to the Lookout. The final ascent will put

Sydney’s City to Surf’s Heartbreak Hill into perspective… Free shuttle buses have been arranged to

bring runners (and walkers) back down to sea level. Cyclists will enjoy the ride downhill.

Unfortunately I will be busy working that day so won’t be able to participate. To encourage our

regulars to go in my place, I’m offering a free coffee once you get back if you show you me

pictures of yourself at the top!

Details: Sunday 7 October, 8am start from the High School on Saddleback Mt Rd.

Early bird entry of $35 is available online until 4pm on Saturday. Otherwise a donation of $50

will be required to register on the day. www.saddlebacksmash.com.au

Join in Australia’s toughest fun run:

The Saddleback Smash

Plenty of excuses to stop and admire the view if it is a day like this!

Or you could walk/

cycle to Jamberoo If you prefer your walking to

be more on the level, then

check out the new shared

walkway along the Minna-

murra River. It is the path

that you can tantalisingly

see from the freeway head-

ing into town from the

north.

The new section of our

network of paths runs from

Henry Parks Drive in Gains-

borough to Swamp Rd.

From there you can follow

the road to Jamberoo, miss-

ing out on the bends.

Steve puts the path to the test

Just two Dinners Nights

remaining in 2012 Hard to believe but true. Our last Dinner

Night is traditionally in November, as

there is just too much going for all of us

on after that.

Our next Dinner Celebrates the South

Coast on 19 October. If you want to join

us for an evening of delicious regional

food then book a table soon. $50/head.

For the November Dinner, we will be

returning to Indonesia to enjoy the

breath of culinary delights from the Spice

Islands. Just the right cuisine for a sultry

summer evening.

Our dinners are always boisterous affairs

— ideal for getting together with friends.

Please note: While we try to get everything right, we are only human and cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions.

Belated congratulations to the new Kiama

Councillors. Amongst their challenges and

opportunities, they have been elected as

the Council is a step closer to becoming

Australia’s first Digital Local Government

under funding from the Federal Govern-

ment’s NBN program.

It hasn’t got much press elsewhere, but

recently Evidence Technology was awarded

the contract to implement a digital solu-

tion for the delivery of Kiama Council

Services.

Work will now begin to establish state-of-

the-art videoconferencing hardware at

various points in the Kiama Municipality.

This new hardware and IT solution will

enable up to 350 remote users and thou-

sands of web viewers to log in to Council

workshops and community engagement

sessions over the internet.

While it is a bit hard for some of us to get

our heads around the technology, all we

really have to understand is the outcome.

This technology introduces a new way for

local government to engage with the com-

munity. It will enable residents to liaise

face-to-face with Council using videocon-

ferencing via a variety of devices. Commu-

nity engagement sessions on important

planning issues, information session on

waste minimisation, gardening workshops

and children’s story time from the library

are just some examples of Council services

that will be revolutionised by this new

system.

‘The new videoconferencing solution we

are implementing is like Skype, but en-

ables hundreds more users to engage with

Council simultaneously using their home

computer, laptop, ipad or smart phone,’

said General Manager Michael Forsyth.

‘This program enables council to better

engage our residents and those outside the

Municipality, particularly those groups that

are traditionally hard to reach, such as our

senior citizens, the disabled, those who

work out of the area, at-home mothers and

our youth,’ he said.

Kiama Council is to be the first council in

Australia to become a Digital Local Govern-

ment, under the Federal Government NBN

grants. Obviously the prototype developed

there will then be able to be rolled out to

benefit other communities.

This is just one of the NBN-related initia-

tives being undertaken at Council. I’m

looking forward to seeing how it will all

work once we finally get connected to the

Network at the end of the year.

Kiama Council to go digital

Tiles going cheap

If you have admired our big grey tiles at

the Café, then here’s your opportunity

to grab some at a ridiculously cheap

price (considering they are expensive

porcelain oens). We’ve got somewhere

over 5m sq, and they are yours for just

$10/m. Pop into the Café and talk to

Steve.

Reach your local audience

Don’t forget if you want to get the

attention of Beachside residents you

can place an ad here for the princely

sum of $20. Just talk to Cathy next time

you are in for a coffee. The very fact

that you are reading this proves how

effective your ad will be!

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