6 September 2014

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,

Gainsborough and Gerroa

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Countdown to

Folk by the Sea p4

Community behind

Gerringong Live

initiative p3

Join in the

Lego Night p5

3rd time lucky for

Lantern Festival p3

Inside this issue

Local pro-surfer Dean Bowen

is behind the revamp of the old

Stella’s site on Surf Beach into

Kabari Bar. In partnership with

his surfing buddy John West,

who has twenty years’ experi-

ence in hospitality, both in

Sydney and the Illawarra,

Bowen is enthusiastically work-

ing to give the prime Surf

Beach venue a new lease of life.

Having grown up in Gerroa

(next door to Sally Fitzgibbon),

gone to school in Kiama and

travelled the world on the pro-

surfing tour, Bowen has a clear

idea of the kind of place they

are aiming to create. Add into

the mix West’s experience and

Bowen’s popularity on social media and

you can see they will shake things up.

Rather than be defined as just one thing,

the venture will offer a range of eating and

drinking styles, including a cocktail bar,

kiosk, restaurant and cafe. If things keep

running to plan, the Kabari Bar will have its

soft opening in mid-Sept.

“We’ve got a great spot

here, on Kiama’s only

fully patrolled beach,”

says Dean.

“We want it to regain

its iconic status as a great

place to come and relax

with friends.”

Kabari will fill a gap by

being a place that embod-

ies the South Coast’s great surfing culture

and relaxed lifestyle.

The outside of the building reflect that,

with a new look courtesy of an artists’

collective called the LA Division, started

by Kiama local Luke Wynn, now an artist

at Mambo.

The coffee is being sourced from the

award winning The Grounds of Alexandria

and the gelato from The Pines Kiama.

“We are really keen to support local food

producers,” says John. “People visiting

our area and locals alike want to be able

to enjoy the best our area has to offer.”

They have recruited a team

of kitchen and floor staff and

are busy working on creating

a strong service mentality.

Kabari is the latest in a series

of new or revamped eateries

in Kiama, including Cargos

becoming Hunky Dorys, the

Harbourside Brighton becom-

ing El Corazon and Beach &

Bush Gallery becoming Milk

& Honey, as well as newcomers Licked

and The Brooding Italian.

In addition, the Kiama Golf Club is

undertaking major renovations and the

function room upstairs in the Jones’ Beach

group of shops is under renovation to

become a bar & grill.

Watch this space: Kabari raises the bar The revitalising of Kiama’s iconic venues continues, this time right on the beach

Dean Bowen is turning the Stella’s

site at his old surf patrol beach

into a South Coast ‘must do’

In case you’re

wondering, the name

Kabari pays homage

to Dean and John’s

favourite surfing

break in Indonesia

and translates to

the Wedge.

Welcome to The Bugle! We’re excited to introduce you to The Bugle,

a fortnightly round-up of what’s happening in our

region. Put simply, The Bugle is a celebration of

the people and places of the upper South Coast.

It has its genesis in the Beachside Bugle, published

monthly by the Little Blowhole Café for the last

five years. During this time The Bugle built a loyal

following due to its engaging style, reliability as

an information source, local focus and entertaining

content. But with so much going on, we’ve decided

to go fortnightly and increase our distribution to

cover the whole Kiama Municipality.

We want to help strengthen our community and

encourage you to get out and get involved.

This is your paper and we encourage your contri-

butions, whether they be news ideas, photos, club

news, postcards home, wedding photos and event

notifications. By making The Bugle a ‘must read’,

it will be a great place to advertise your local

business. Contact us via emailthebugle@gmail.com

or phone Cathy on 0412 415 101.

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Every Wednesday

Kiama Farmers’ Market

Black Beach 2-5pm

On weekends

Live music at The Sebel,

Kiama Leagues Club,

The Mecure, Jamberoo

Pub and other venues.

Until 7 Sept

Kiama Art Society’s

36th Annual Exhibition

Kiama Leagues Club,

10-6pm - $2

Until 13 Sept

The Mikado

Roo Theatre,

Shellharbour Village

To book: visit website

or t 4297 2891

Fri 5 Sept

Catch the much praised

Nebraska at Pics and

Flicks, at the newly

renovated Gerringong

Town Hall. $10 inc

supper afterwards.

7.30 for 8pm start.

Sat 6 Sept

My Publishing Journey

This Friends of Kiama

Library event brings

together three new

local authors - Clayton

Comber, Catherine

McKinnon and Christine

Paice - to discuss

the opportunities and

problems faced by

authors. 2.30pm

Thurs 11 Sept

Teen Movie Night -

The Breakfast Club (M)

For those 15 to 18 only.

Kiama Library, 6-7.45pm

Free movie, popcorn &

drinks. Bookings are

essential. p 4233 1133

Sun 14 Sept

Roman’s Hot Rod Run

Black Beach, see right.

Sat 13 Sept

Trivia Night to raise

funds for housebuilding

in Cambodia, 6 for

6.30pm, Kiama Anglican

Church Hall $15 single

or $120 table of 10. For

tickets call 4234 1069.

Sat 20 Sept

The Forgotten Flotilla

A talk by archaeologist

Dr Michael Bendon on

a long forgotten fleet

(see p 3).

Sat 20 Sept

Beats n Eats

Gerringong Live presents

Benjalu and the Penny

Hartgerink Trio.

SOLD OUT (see p3)

Gerringong Village

Markets

Gerringong Town Hall

and Park, 8-1.30pm

Sun 21 Sept

Kiama Seaside Markets

Black Beach, 9-3pm

The Vuillaume Trio

An afternoon of Saint

Saens, Beethoven,

Sculthorpe and Schubert.

$15, 1.30 for 2pm,

Gerringong Town Hall.

Sat 27 - Sun 28 Sept

Siteworks at Bundanon

Bundanon’s annual spring

event brings scientists,

artists and community

voices together to share

knowledge and ideas.

This year’s focus is

around biodiversity, with

a particular focus on the

concept of earth law.

www.bundanon.com.au

Shoalhaven Rr, west of

bridge.

If you would like to list an event in What’s On,

send the details to emailthebugle@gmail or phone 0412 415 101

Great Southern

Blues Festival

Narooma is the place

to be on the Labour Day

long weekend 3-5 Oct,

with US and Aussie Blues

artists including old

favourites Russell Morris,

The Black Sorrows,

Borrich, Eastick & Man-

ning, and Ash Grunwald.

www.bluesfestival.tv

Romans Hot Rod Run returns to Kiama

The Gerringong and Foxground branches of the

NSW Rural Fire Service are participating in the

state-wide Open Days taking place in September.

Join in the fun, learn some valuable skills on how

to protect you and your family, meet your local

volunteers and thank them for the invaluable work

they do for the community.

Both will offer static displays, kids’ activities,

sausage sizzle/BBQ, fire truck demonstration and

impressive fire hose demonstrations. You can also

book to review your Bush Fire Survival Plan or for

a property risk inspection.

Details: Gerringong Saturday 13 Sept 10-2pm

Gerringong Station, Blackwood St

Foxground Saturday 27 Sept 10-2pm

Foxground Station, 205 Foxground Rd

Free workshops for tourism operators A series of free workshops

are being held in Kiama

to support the development

of the our local tourism

industry.

Local tourism businesses

and marketers from across

the Illawarra and South

Coast are invited to partici-

pate in this Destination

NSW initiative as a chance

to develop their knowledge

of the industry and to hear

from experts on growing

and nurturing their busi-

nesses.

The first workshop, on

Monday 8 September at the

Sebel Harbourside Kiama,

will concentrate on the ins

and outs of the Regional

Visitor Economy Funding

program, the second will

help businesses understand

what types of research are

available and the final date

will be a Regional Confer-

encing Business Workshop

to help understand different

conference market sectors.

Details: For more

info including dates,

locations and to register

online, please visit

at: www.destinationnsw.

com.au/workshops

Interested in a matter being discussed at

Council but can’t attend the meeting?

Are you aware you can watch the meetings

on-line, either live or after the event?

Given there isn’t much on TV any more,

monthly Council meetings might just be-

come regular viewing in your household.

The August meeting discussed matters

as diverse as the establishment of Kiama

as a refugee welcome zone, discussion of

the Centenary of ANZAC commemoration,

sunshades in Coronation Park and new

plans of management, as well as the usual

development approvals.

The next meeting is a Public Access

Meeting, where citizens are able to make

submissions to Council, on 16 September

at 5pm, with the Ordinary Council Meeting

happening at the same time the next day.

Static cameras show all of the councillors,

the Mayor and senior Council managers

throughout the proceedings. The quality of

the sound varies from speaker to speaker,

depending on the position of the micro-

phone, which can be a bit distracting.

Your viewing guide for the meeting is

the Ordinary Council Business Paper which

is the detailed agenda, released on the

website before the meeting (Meetings &

Committees> Business Papers). If you

miss the live broadcast of the meeting,

a recorded version is available online

within two days. By cross referencing to

the Business Papers, you can easily find

the section that interests you.

It is also now possible to organise to

engage in the public access process online.

Details: www.kiama.nsw.gov.au -

link to broadcasts from home page

Watch democracy in action

Romans Hot Rod Association, which

has been around since 1960, is staging

its second Kiama Run culminating with

a Show & Shine on Black Beach Reserve.

Last year’s event attracted 200 car entries,

including hot rods, customs and classics.

There will be trade stands, judgings, raffles,

giveaways and our Lions Club will be

providing food and drinks. There will also

be a rock & roll dancing show later in the

morning. The local Aerial Patrol will be

collecting entry donations and selling raffle

tickets to help raise much needed funds.

Details: Sunday 14 September,

Black Beach, 8.30-2pm. To enter your car

for $10 go to www.romanshotrods.com

Fun way to prepare for the fire season

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Military history buffs will

be interested in a free talk

by Dr Michael Bendon, an

Australian maritime archae-

ologist, discussing how a

little flotilla of 20 tank land-

ing craft made a crucial con-

tribution to the 1941 Allied

Mediterranean campaigns.

Dr Bendon will discuss his

research on two British

WWII wrecks located off

the shore from Phalasarna,

a large maritime city in

Western Crete. The excav-

ation and survey of these

craft has revealed the critical

part this particular vessel

type played in the saving

of many thousands of

Commonwealth troops from

capture or death.

His book, The Forgotten

Flotilla, will be available for

purchase.

Details: 2.30pm Sat 20 Sept

Kiama Library Auditorium

(near the Family History

Centre) RSVP 4233 1133

Discovering WWII’s Forgotten Flotilla

Livening up Gerringong Not too long ago, five

women (and one easy going

husband) from Gerringong

decided to do something to

encourage more live music

in our area. Their solution

was to band together to form

Gerringong Live Inc, a non-

profit organisation dedicated

to providing more opportu-

nities for live music events

by visiting and local artists.

“We are all passionate

about live music, good food

and good wine, and agreed

Gerringong was missing

opportunities to hold live

music events as artists tour-

ing the east coast continually

bypass our town,” explains

Rachel Jackson.

She cites the example of

towns like Milton being able

to attract big name artists,

often doing side shows foll-

owing festival appearances.

“It shouldn’t mean that we

don’t have access to events

like these just because our

communities are too small to

make it feasible as a money

making venture.”

With backgrounds in hos-

pitality, events management,

project management, styling,

music and marketing,

the members of Gerringong

Live are each able to bring

their own skills to the effort.

The group sees the devel-

opment of the live music

scene in Gerringong as a

great way to bring the com-

munity together by encour-

aging shared experiences.

“We also want to make sure

local artists, established and

up and coming, are encour-

aged,” says Rachel.

The early sell-out of their

first event, Beats n Eats,

shows they have struck a

chord with the local commu-

nity. To be held on 20 Sept-

ember at the newly renov-

ated Gerringong Town Hall,

the event will feature

festival favourite Newcastle

band Benjalu, with its blend-

ed folk, roots and reggae

style, and the harmonies

of the newly formed Penny

Hartgerink Trio. The night

will feature a shared table

dinner, followed by dancing.

Community support for

the initiative has been

strong, with real estate

agents, butchers, local build-

ers, solicitors, florists and

even a local timber retailer

helping out to make their

first night something Gerrin-

gong won’t forget.

“Everybody seems to

recognise what a great

opportunity a night like this

is to connect with the local

community, so its no sur-

prise that when we asked for

support they were keen to

help out,” says Rachel.

“We love that it is bringing

the community together.

The committee plans to

regroup after this first event

to consider future music and

food possibilities.

The people behind Gerringong Live: Jeana O’Toole, Melissa Andrews, Rachel Jackson and Andrew

Jackson. Other members are Melissa Bailey and Clare Brooks.

Join in Kiama’s first Lantern Festival Kiama’s sister city status

with Vietnam’s ancient

city of Hoi An will be

celebrated at a special

Kiama Farmers’ Market

at the end of September.

Hoi An, a UNESCO

World Hertiage cultural

site, is an exceptionally

well-preserved example of

a traditional Asian trading

port. Its lifestyle, religion,

customs and cooking have

been preserved and many

festivals take place.

Amongst other things,

Hoi An is famous for its

lantern festivals. While it

won’t be a full moon down

for this first festival, there

will be lots of lanterns,

donated to Kiama by Hoi

An, and fun activities.

Details: Weds 24 Sept,

2-6pm, Kiama Farmers’

Market, Black Beach

Busy time on Blowhole Point The first steps in the long awaited redevelopment of the

Kiama Harbour and Blowhole Point precinct are being

rolled out over the off-season.

Last year Kiama Council received a $400,000 grant

from the Federal Government’s Regional Development

Australia Fund to assist with its $3.4 million masterplan

for the area. The masterplan includes new roads and car

parks, a 350 metre harbourside walk, a viewing platform

and playground.

New toilets have already been constructed near the

Scout Hall and the amenities building at the Rock Pool

is closed until November for renovation.

Also being constructed during the colder months is a

change to the traffic flow system around the edge of the

Harbour. The road out to the Rock Pool and Fish Market

is being made one way, with returning traffic being drawn

up to join the road coming back from Blowhole Point.

The changes will make the road out to the Pool much

safer, given its narrowness and the number of pedestrians

using it. The new road will be open before summer.

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Following its successful

launch last year, Kiama’s

Folk by the Sea Festival

is back bigger and better

this year.

With 180 artists perform-

ing in 70 concerts over three

days, at a variety of ticketed

and free events, there’s

every reason to get involved.

Choose from traditional

folk, world, roots, Celtic,

bluegrass and gypsy music,

with two nights of bush

dancing to get you on your

feet. Headline acts include

Damien Leith, Mick Con-

way and Beth Patterson

from the US.

The Festival is in the

experienced hands of the

Illawarra Folk Club, which

has organised the Illawarra

Folk Festival at Bulli for

thirty years in 2015.

They are very pleased

with the initial response to

this new event, which builds

upon the Folk in the Foot-

hills held at Jamberoo Lodge

for a number of years.

The Festival kicks off

on Friday evening, with a

bush dance, concerts and

an open session. Saturday

is a full day ticketed event

at the Showground Festival

Precinct, with concerts,

spoken word events, work-

shops, dances and sessions

in six venues. The exception

is a free morning concert at

the Little Blowhole Café.

On the Sunday there are

free concerts in Hindmarsh

Park and later at the Kiama

Leagues Club. As befits a

‘real’ festival, there is camp-

ing at the Showgrounds.

Details: 26-28 Sept at ven-

ues based around the Kiama

Pavilion, inc the Rugby Club

& the Uniting Church Hall.

Folk by the Sea: music for all

American Beth Patterson and Damien Leith are headline acts at

this year’s Festival.

Encouraging research points to lower underage drinking The Kiama Stop Underage Drinking Project welcomes

new findings from the 2013 National Drug Strategy

Household Survey which demonstrate less young people

are drinking alcohol.

The age at which Australians are drinking their first

alcohol drink is being delayed – from 14.4 years to 15.7

years over the last ten years. Furthermore, the proportion

of 12-17 year olds choosing not to drink has increased

from 64% to 72% since the last survey three years ago.

Kiama Council is trialling a free drop-off of bulky waste

not accepted at the usual kerbside pick-up, such as

mattresses, wardrobes, computers and whitegoods.

The event runs for two weeks and drop-off times are

available between 8am and 4pm until 14 September.

To participate, you will need to book a day and a time

either online at www.kiama.nsw.gov.au or by calling

4232 0444. There is a quantity limit equivalent to a stan-

dard box trailer or standard utility (maximum 2m3), with

only one booking per household. Proof of residence will

be required on drop-off at Minnamurra Recycling Facilty.

The following items will not be accepted:

♦ building and demolition wastes inc asbestos

♦ clean up wastes from commercial premises

(shops or offices)

♦ household waste or food scraps

♦ garden waste (unless fees are paid)

♦ pane/sheet glass or mirrors

♦ toxic chemicals and hazardous waste

♦ containers of liquid paints.

Book in to get rid of your bulky waste for free

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Get noticed in The Bugle From now on, The Bugle will be

published fortnightly, and home

delivered throughout the Kiama

Municipality. It will also be

available to be picked up by

visitors wanting to know

what’s on in our area.

If you’d like to reach

this market effectively,

find out how to secure your

space by sending a message

to emailthebugle@gmail.com

or calling Steve

on 0428 662 499

Another Day in the limelight Calling all Lego lovers

Kiama Library is inviting you to come and play with its massive Lego collection

at a free open building night. For some it will be like going down memory lane

— for others a chance to show off their recently honed skills.

As long as you’re older than six, you are invited to come along and share

nicely. A great chance to use your imagination and go mad trying to find that

one extra piece you need.

Build solo or have your family or group combine their efforts. Spaces are

limited so bookings are essential. Call Kiama Library to reserve your spot.

Details: 6–7.30pm Tues 30 September, Kiama Library.

Children need to be six or over, with those under 10

needing parental supervision. t 4233 1133 to book.

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Get aboard the bus: Free advice for small business Small businesses across

the region are being urge

to take advantage of the

expert business advice on

offer when the Small Biz

Bus visits Gerringong in

September.

The Small Biz Bus is a

free mobile advisory and information service funded by

the NSW Government and managed by its Office of the

Small Business Commissioner.

“Having the Small Biz Bus here gives local business

operators a great opportunity to get high quality advice

and find out what services are available to assist them in

the longer term,” says Gareth Ward, Member for Kiama.

“After an initial visit, small business owners can engage

these expert advisers on an ongoing basis.

“Encouraging our small businesses to thrive is essential

to keeping our local economy strong.”

Details: The Small Biz Bus will be in

Fern St, Gerringong (next to the Town Hall)

on Tues 16th Sept from 9am to 3pm.

To book an appointment call 1300 134 359 or visit

www.smallbusiness.nsw.gov.au/hop-on-the-small-biz-bus

Second year drama student

Charlotte Day is still on a

high after having taken up

the opportunity to perform

at the Edinburgh Fringe

Festival in August.

Each year Edinburgh hosts

the largest performing arts

festival in the world, and

this year’s had the extra

boost of coming right after

the Commonwealth Games

in nearby Glasgow. With

370 acts to choose from,

competition for audiences is

very tough and performers

becoming walking bill-

boards during the day to

attract a crowd.

With nine fellow students

from the Sydney Theatre

School, Charlotte performed

in Shakespeare’s Measure

for Measure for a week.

Organising the theatre space

was made possible by the

crowd sourcing website

Pozzible, where people

pledge small amounts to

make big things possible.

“It was amazing to go to

Edinburgh at this early stage

in my career,” she says.

“We got to see so much

theatre in such a short time

– it was very inspiring.”

Charlotte, who’s mother

is a cousin of Australian

theatre doyen Nancye Hayes

(so the theatre is clearly in

her blood), can’t wait to go

back.

“Being surrounded by so

many people who were just

as enthusiastic about theatre

as I am was amazing. We

just got each other.”

Until now, it has been

Charlotte’s brother Ali Day

who has been in the spot-

light, with his achievements

on the professional ironman

circuit. Given the glint in his

sister’s eye, it won’t be that

long before people are refer-

ring to him as her brother

rather than her as his sister.

Her next role will be in

Brezhnev’s Children.

Charlotte (left) and her

fellow actors take to the

streets in Edinburgh

The inaugural Kiama Classic Family Fun

Bike Ride will be conducted later this

month as part of NSW Bike Week.

The 5km return course skirts Kiama

Harbour and multiple beaches, on family

friendly road paths.

All proceeds go to the Heart Foundation.

Details: Sat 20 Sept. Rego from 9am,

with the Ride starting at 10.30am.

$2 per person or $5 per family

If you’d like to learn to play Bridge, you

might be interested in signing up for a six

week course offered by Ann Blue of Kiama

Bridge Club.

Start playing from your first lesson

with the help of lesson notes and tuition,

and the opportunity to continue learning

in supervised games and improver lessons.

Details: $60 for six lessons. Contact Ann

to book in: 0413 731 146 or 4232 4852

On your bike Learn to play Bridge

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Sally Fitzgibbons and boyfriend Trent Merrin, from

the St George-Illawarra Dragons, dropped into the

Kiama Farmers Market recently to do a spot of fresh

produce shopping. Sally, currently sitting second

in the women's world surfing championship race,

picked up some sourdough bread and other goodies

from Fiona & Adam of Buena Vista Farm.

All of Kiama is behind this Gerroa girl taking the

world title this year!

Out & about

Six month old Ina with her Dad, Shay Goossen.

Bret Tierney with son Heath and grand-daughter

Imogen (3).

At the Farmers’ Market

Leading up to Fathers’ Day

Celebrating the Red Cross Centenary

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Only hi res images are suitable.

Lilian celebrates her 100th Lilian Wood, born within the

sound of Bow Bells, London,

on August 10th 1914, emigrated

to Australia in 1978 for her

daughter’s wedding.

Retiring at the age of 80 from

her office position at Centrepoint

Tower in Sydney, she moved to

Gerroa where she now lives with

Cate, Geoff and her grandson,

Drew.

Right: Kiama’s youngest Red Cross member,

Chivonne Robb, with Janelle Davis,

Megan and Graeme Smillie, and Brad Davis

Above: Former Kiama Mayor Sandra McCarthy was the MC of

the evening. She is pictured with Therese Gurnett, Michael

Gurnett and Kerry Brennan

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The Bugle Crossword Across

3. Small drink (3)

5. Believer in an elected

head of state (10)

8. Mythical Greek

mountain (7)

11. Garden tool;

immoral man (4)

12. Hot springs which

jets out water (7)

15. Bell tower (8)

17. The Queen’s castle

home (7)

19. A snapshot in time

(6)

20. Hotel (3)

21. Racquet sport (6)

23. Rhythmic writer (4)

24. Dishonest (7)

26. Uncooked (3)

27. Short (5)

29. Naked (4)

32. Army rank below

captain (10)

34. Spikey plant (6)

36. Raise or lift up (5)

37. Pay someone to

work (6)

38. “____ the half a

bee” (4)

39. Flower; coloured

part of eye (4)

Down

1. Imagine; hope or

fancy (5)

2. Dance (4)

3. Break; bite (4)

4. A stink (4)

6. Enclosed pastry dish

(3)

7. Bread chef (5)

9. US State; River (11)

10. Impudence; cheek (4)

13. After dark (7)

14. Ornamental metallic

fragments (7)

16. Suffered in great

pain (8)

17. Quiet voice (7)

18. Southern landmass

(10)

22. Report of recent

events (4)

24. Polite; related to

citizens (5)

25. Resistance against

authority (9)

28. Deviating from

accepted course (6)

30. Measure (6)

31. Collected by

philatelists (6)

33. Opposite to good (4)

35. To fasten clothing;

___ up (4)

36. Attractive; tempera-

ture (3)

Margot Law is our regular compiler. Let us know if you’d like the challenge of making a crossword for future editions!

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This being my first trip to New York, I was pleasantly

surprised to find that the Empire State Building (ESB)

seems to follow you around Manhattan. A glimpse

of the famous building when I wasn’t expecting it

always brightened my day.

I’d been given the latest trend in New York sightsee-

ing advice — don’t do the ESB, go to Top of the Rock

(30 Rockefeller Plaza) instead. However, my An Affair

to Remember sentiments were instilled from an early

age by my mother, who took the extra step of compel-

ling my brother and me to learn and perform a song

from the film — Tomorrow Land.

Had we known then that the song would haunt us

well into adulthood, still demanded at many a family

occasion, we might not have been so willing to learn

all the words. Nevertheless, when my brother, Alex

surprised me with a visit in New York — we ventured

up the ESB together, and yes, there is Go Pro footage

of us singing Tomorrow Land at the top.

As for my preference between the two vantage

points, my advice is to do both. You get a spectacular

view of the City either way but they differ enough that

you won’t be disappointed. This shot is from the ESB.

Tegan Mattila

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Adventures in technology As one of the few areas to be largely connected to the NBN by fibre optic,

it’s time we made use of it in a productive way – not just regard it as a passive

entertainment tool. Future editions of The Bugle will include things we’ve

found interesting – be they websites, apps or trends.

Hands up who has a drawer

full of pages torn from mag-

azines, with recipes, deco-

rating ideas, gardening tips

and so on. Pretty sure we all

do. But how do you find the

one you are looking for?

Pinterest applies technol-

ogy to this old habit to take

it to another level. Likened

to putting something you

like on a pinboard, Pinterest

is a way of ‘pinning’ articles

from the internet by choos-

ing an image from the page

to jog your memory.

You can establish ‘boards’

that reflect your interests -

recipes, gardening, exercise,

travel, history, craft, cars,

technology, music or teach-

ing resources – and when

you come across a page that

you want to keep you can

pin that page to one of your

boards for future reference.

When you want to go to that

page again, you just click on

the pin and it takes you

there. It is really a way of

bookmarking, using images

as visual reminders of why

you clipped them.

But you aren’t on your

own. Everything that every-

one around the world pins

automatically goes into

the feed so that others can

benefit from you finding

something interesting.

You are encouraged to

‘follow’ the boards of others

who share your interests,

and people will follow you.

You can follow your favour-

ite designers, musicians,

businesses, museums or

causes

If you connect up with

your real friends you can

share your new finds with

them, and see which ones

they repin.

If you are trying to find

something you pinned in a

hurry, you can do a word

search and find it in an in-

stant. The search can be

limited to your boards or

widened to the whole of

Pinterest if you are looking

for something new.

If you want to stop people

having access to your pins

on a certain subject (eg.

wedding ideas, surprise

party planning, new baby

etc), then you can create a

private board and limit who

can see it.

Women are the greatest

users of Pinterest, as they

seem to instinctively under-

stand the concept. If you

take the time to choose a

few boards to follow from

the start, you’ll get a daily

feed of things that interest

you. It’s like getting a copy

of a favourite magazine that

understands your interests

each day.

There are Pinterest apps

for phones and tablets, and

you are able to pin photos

you take.

Warning, you can easily

get addicted.

Details: www.pinterest.com

Get ready to get addicted to Pinterest

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Inspired by stillness

Photographer and blogger Kerrie Oliver finds the scenery around her home in

Kiama Downs a constant creative inspiration. She took this picture of Rangoon

Island at Minnamurra one morning when the stillness was tangible.

Through her lifestyle blog, Lloyd told George, she shares ideas on how to live

creatively in everyday living, and features unique stories on people embracing

the creative life. “I developed this space to recapture my own creativity and

share my daily inspirational finds,” she explains. She says her two young boys,

Lloyd and George, are constant reminders of the joy of creating with their

limitless imaginations. Visit www.lloydtoldgeorge.com.au to discover more.

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