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Serving the communities of Kiama,

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End of an era for retailing family

Big opportunity for young |songwriter

Class of 2004 reunion

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Serving the communities of Kiama,

Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama Downs,

Minnamurra and Gerroa

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Trevor Fredericks and

his wife Carmel have sold

their IGA business, operat-

ing in Jamberoo and Kiama

Downs, to the owners of

IGA Thirroul.

The new owners will take

over on the 18th of Novem-

ber, ending the Fredericks

family’s 90 years in retail.

Fredericks IGA is a third

generation family business

which has been run by

Trevor and Carmel for the

last 23 years.

Trevor’s grandfather

started the business in 1924.

Trevor purchased the busi-

ness from his parents and

uncle, Alwyn, Merle and

Eric, who had worked to-

gether for almost 70 years.

“We’ve had a wonderful

time working the businesses

and serving our commu-

nity,” said Trevor. “Of

course there is a little sad-

ness, but we can't keep up

this pace forever. This is

the right time for us to step

down, for our family and for

the business.”

Fredericks became one of

the first IGAs in the state in

the early 2000’s after the

Jamberoo store was refur-

bished. Moving to the IGA

banner was a turning point

for the business. The Kiama

Downs store was opened in

2009 and Jamberoo was

reopened in April this year,

after it burnt to the ground

a week before Christmas

2012. That building will still

remain in the Fredericks

family.

“Having the team from

IGA Thirroul taking over is

going to be the best thing for

our businesses,” Trevor said.

“They are as local as you’ll

find and they have a proven

track record with their busi-

ness and the community of

Thirroul, and they have

committed to employ all our

staff.”

David Hoade is one of

the faces of IGA Thirroul

and is looking forward to

coming to Jamberoo and

Kiama Downs. He has plans

for the fresh food, grocery

range and a few technology

changes but otherwise it will

be business as usual. “We

want the transition to be as

seamless as possible,” said

David. “Christmas is on the

horizon and our focus is the

best service possible for our

customers.”

“I’d really like to thank the

communities of Jamberoo

and Kiama Downs for their

support,” said Trevor.

“I’d also like to thank the

hundreds of dedicated staff

members we’ve had working

with our team over the

years. They’ve been the

face of our business since

1924 and will continue to

be so.”

Trevor and Carmel intend

to stay living in the area,

slow down a little and learn

to live before thinking about

work again.

Councillors come out in support of keeping Hospital land Two Kiama Councillors,

Neil Reilly and Andrew

Sloan, delighted a public

meeting, held on Tuesday

night to protest the sell-off

of 20 per cent of the Hospi-

tal site as residential blocks,

by saying they would vote

against the proposal. The

sale of the land has been

proposed by Council to help

fund the redevelopment of

the Hospital into a Centre of

Excellence for Aged Care.

“The passion and reason

of the arguments put here

tonight are hard to ignore,”

said Councillor Sloan.

Going further, Councillor

Reilly told the 150 strong

attendees at the meeting,

“I don’t want the hospital

beds to go (to Port Kembla),

and I don’t want the land to

be sold.”

They also confirmed

that Illawarra Health has

informed the Council that

it isn’t going to rehabilitate

the site, which is contami-

nated with asbestos fill,

prior to sale. Appeals are

being made to the State

Government against this

decision, as it is contrary

to normal practice in such

a situation and would add

substantially to the costs

of acquiring the land.

Speakers at the meeting

emphasised the importance

of retaining public land for

future use, the relatively

small amount of money

the sale of the blocks would

release to help fund the

$58 million project (around

$1.2-$1.5million), problems

with traffic congestion, the

importance of open space in

an aged care setting and the

need to have their voices

heard.

“Spending time in this

open space could become a

simple pleasure for many of

us in our old age,” said

Sarah Marlin, one of the

founders of KRASH (Kiama

Residents Against the Sell-

off of Hospital land). “We

reject the argument that the

money is necessary to fund

the development. It is a short

sighted decision to sell off

this land.”

Many were concerned

about the Hospital’s existing

20 beds being moved to

Port Kembla, although the

councillors both said that

this was something that was

decided by the area health

service before the Council

was offered the land.

A petition is being circul-

ated to ask Council to

reconsider its plan to sell

off the land for a residential

sub-division.

Councillor Reilly talks to ladies from the Hospital Auxiliary after the meeting.

End of an era for retailing family

Trevor Fredricks and Carmel Goldsmith, with their

youngest child, Cam

Rose Show Report p 3

Big opportunity for young songwriter p3

What Woolies has in store p 4

Class of 2004 reunion p 6

New Kiama cookbook p4

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Every Wednesday

Kiama Farmers’ Market

Black Beach 3-6pm

On weekends

Live music at The Sebel,

Kiama Leagues Club,

The Mecure, Jamberoo

Pub and other venues.

30 Oct - 11 Nov

Centre & Coast

Art exhibition, including

works by Kiama artist

Tony Hull. Bowral &

District Art Society

Gallery, 1 Short St

Saturday 1 Nov

Echoes of Ireland

Talk on Irish immigra-

tion. Family History

Cetre, 2.30pm (see right)

Beach Party with

The Mighty Surftones

Kiama Downs Surf Life

Saving Club, Jones Beach

SOLD OUT!

Opera in the Valley

Jamberoo School of Arts,

8pm. Tickets available

for $45 each at Elders

Jamberoo (4236 0891)

and Kiama Visitors

Centre (4232 3322)

Sun 2 Nov

Kiama Car Spectacular

& Swap Meet

Kiama Showground,

6-3pm (see p 4)

Music in the Park

(see right)

Tues Nov 4

Melbourne Cup, various

locations, including

Kiama Bowling Club and

Gerroa Boat Fisherman’s

Club (fundraiser for

the Children’s Medical

Research Institute)

Fri 7 to Sun 9 Nov

Annual Quilt Show

Gerringong Town Hall.

Admission $5. 9-5pm

Fri-Sat, 9-3pm Sun.

Fundraiser for the Child-

ren’s Medical Research

Institute.

Sat 8 Nov

Ss Peter & Paul School

Fete Manning St

Kiama High Reunion -

4th Form 1973

Kiama Bowlo from 6pm.

Call Diane 0413012380

or check Facebook.

Sun 9 Nov

South Coast Orchestra

with Ambre Hammond

Kiama Pavilion, 2pm

Fri 14 Nov

Pics And Flicks:

Charlie’s Country

Gerringong Town Hall,

(see right)

Sun 16 Nov

Kiama Seaside Market

Kiama Harbour

Tues 18 Nov

Alan Baxter Visit

Kiama Library, 6pm

Sat 22 Nov

Kiama Produce Market

Kiama Harbour 8-1pm

David Christopher

CD Launch, Jamberoo

Pub, 8.30pm

Sun 23 Nov

Wongawilli Bush Band

and Colonial Dance Club

Gerringong Town Hall,

from 2pm (see below)

Mon 1 Dec

Spirit of Christmas

Seniors Concert

Wollongong Town Hall,

10am (see p3)

Weds 10 Dec

Kiama Carols in

Hindmarsh Park, 7.30pm

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More great local music November’s Music in

the Park will feature:

Voices By The Sea

Creative & entertaining

young choir of children

between the ages of 10

and 13 from schools within

the Kiama area. Conducted

by Minnamurra Primary

School teacher Kate Whit-

worth. 1pm

Old Dogs, New Tricks

Family friendly four piece

band playing jazz, blues

and pop tunes with a folky

vibe. 1.45pm

Kingdog & The Catz

Popular local outfit playing

funky folk and reggae with

an original rumble and

groove. Guaranteed to

make you smile! 2.45pm

Details: Hindmarsh Park,

Sun 2 Nov, from 1pm.

Free.

Inspiring Women, a net-

working group for local

businesswomen, is holding

a Marketing Made Simple

workshop, run by the foun-

ders of BasicBananas.com,

a marketing training organ-

isation and small business

community.

Details: Thurs 6 Nov,

10-1.30 (includes lunch).

Seabreeze Dining,

31 Shoalhaven St

Members $45; Visitors $65

Tickets online at

iwkiama.eventbrite.

com.au or call

0411 417 363

The November Pics and Flicks is Rolf de Heer’s

latest collaboration with David Gulpilil, Charlie’s

Country, a honest yet uplifting depiction of modern

Australian indigenous culture. The film took Cannes

by storm, and won Gulpilil the Best Actor: Un

Certain Regard award.

As Paul Byrnes, film critic of the Sydney Morning

Herald put it, "In years to come, the work that Rolf

de Heer and David Gulpilil have done together in

the past dozen years will take an exalted place in

the history of Australian film. There is no partner-

ship like it in our cinema.

“Through The Tracker (2002), Ten Canoes (2006)

and now this beautiful, culminating film, Gulpilil

and de Heer have created a patchwork of Aboriginal

stories, both spiritual and temporal. The Tracker

was history, Ten Canoes was pre-history and Char-

lie’s Country is about the present."

Note: This month’s Pics and Flicks is being held a

week later than usual, due to the Quilt Show being

held in the Town Hall.

Details: Fri 14 Nov, 7.30 for 8pm

Gerringong Town Hall. $10

Opportunity to view a film masterpiece

Different ways to market your business

Gerringong Music Club

invites you to a lively and

spirited afternoon with the

colourful Wongawilli Bush

Band and Colonial Dance

Club.

The Wongawilli Bush

Band has been re-energising

the old songs and tunes of

Australian settlers, while

continuing the tradition with

new tunes and songs, since

1987. The band name was

inspired by the heritage coal

mining village of Won-

gawilli which is at the foot

of the Illawarra escarpment.

They have performed

widely both internationally

and at home in many folk

festivals.

The colourful Wongawilli

Colonial Dance Club, which

performs regularly at the

bush dances in Wongawilli

Community Hall, west of

Dapto, will join the band for

the second half of the con-

cert.

Details: Sun 23 Nov, from

1.30pm, Gerringong Town

Hall. $25 at the door,

$15 for members and free

for children and students.

Afternoon tea will be

available.

Our echoes of Ireland In a joint event of Friends

of Kiama Library and

Kiama District Historical

Society, Dr Richard Reid

will talk about Irish immig-

ration and its impact on

Australia and on Kiama

in particular.

Some say that outside

Ireland, Kiama is one of

the most Irish places on

earth. All welcome with

afternoon tea.

Details: Sat 1 Nov, 2.30pm

At Kiama Family History

Centre, Railway Parade

Cost (including afternoon

tea): $5 members,

$8 visitors, students free.

Celebrating Australian music

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Rather than travelling to Sydney for the

traditional Town Hall Christmas Concert,

Seniors now have the opportunity to

attend a special free Spirit of Christmas

concert in Wollongong.

Regional Christmas concerts were

established last year to give Seniors who

live outside Sydney the opportunity to

enjoy the great traditional entertainment

closer to home.

The concert will offer a festive

‘morning melodies’ performance.

Book tickets early to avoid missing

out.

Details: Mon 1 Dec, 10am,

Wollongong Town Hall.

Online bookings encouraged at

merrigong.com.au/shows/

Kristin Dawson, with her three winning roses to the left

While growing roses isn’t

the most fashionable garden

trend at the moment, there’s

no doubting its appeal on

so many levels. With such

a wide variety of colours,

textures, perfumes, sizes

and shapes on display at

the Illawarra Rose Society’s

Spring Rose Festival, it’s

obvious that those who

do love their roses are an

enthusiastic bunch.

The annual event at

Jamberoo is regarded as the

best regional rose show in

NSW, drawing major exhib-

itors from across NSW.

This year’s grand champion

prize went to the Vines from

Camden for a trio of full

blown Glorious roses.

Kristin Dawson is a prime

example of how the rose

bug can quickly grow into

a passion. She joined the

Society three years ago to

find out how to look after

her existing plants, and now

has 110 rose bushes in her

garden at Kanahooka.

She was thrilled to take

out this year’s Illawarra

Rose Award, a special

award for local competitors,

with a combination of three

rose varieties.

Her enthusiasm has been

encouraged by Jamberoo’s

Colin Hollis, one of Austra-

lia’s leading rose judges and

the NSW State President of

the Rose Society. His will-

ingness to share his encyclo-

paedic knowledge is legend.

When pushed to recom-

mend varieties for people

beginning a rose garden,

he suggests Mr Lincoln,

Oklahoma, Kardinal and

City of Newcastle as good

performers for our area.

Mr Hollis explained that

the monthly meetings of the

Society operate at many

levels, from offering gar-

deners help with their rose

problems to tips and tech-

niques on exhibiting.

Details: Meetings held on

the 4th Sat of each month,

North Kiama Neighbourhood

Centre, 1.30pm

Coming up roses in Jamberoo

Book now for Seniors’ Christmas Concert

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Ross and David Simmons have put their iconic Mitre 10

building, and the substantial landholding behind it, up for

sale by tender with Raine & Horne. In total, the two par-

cels of land are almost 2000 square metres, running

through to Akuna St.

“We’ve had lots of interest in our property over the

years,” says Ross, “And we have finally decided it is time

to sell.”

Kiama Supply Company can trace it origins back to

1899, when Simmons Brothers opened business as general

merchants. When the building on Terralong Street was

built in 1962, the business had the first self serve grocery

store in town (as well as its hardware lines). By the time

Ross, and then David, joined the business it had become a

pure hardware store.

The brothers are open to all possibilities. “We approach-

ed our staff from the word go to tell them that we were

looking to find out what the market has to offer,” he says.

“This might include the new owner wanting to lease back

the premises to us so we can continue business as usual,

or they might have other plans.”

The brothers are not ruling anything out at this stage.

Prime property goes out to tender

State MP Gareth Ward is

adopting a squeaky wheel

strategy with his campaign

to improve the 4.24pm

train service from Central to

Kiama.

“The complaints about

this peak hour service are

significantly higher than

those about any other,” he

says. “I’m determined to get

something done about it.”

Passengers complain that

it is impossible to get a seat,

and that the carriages are

unsuitable for the distance

travelled. “The 4.24 service

uses four carriages not

meant to be travelling out

into the country,” he says.

Ward uses the train

service a couple of times

a week, so he shares the

frustrations of passengers.

He has started a petition,

and is tabling it a page

at a time to keep it on the

House’s agenda.

He understands that the

extra carriages have to come

from somewhere else in the

network (and in groups of

four), but is confident that

the problem could be solved

if there was a will to do so.

The petition can be

downloaded from www.

garethwardmp.com.au or

can be signed at his

office in Terralong St.

Talented young Kiama

musician and songwriter

Joe Mungovan, 20, is in

the Top 10 of Telstra’s

Road to Discovery.

Road to Discovery is an

authentic grassroots talent

development program for

Australia’s next crop of

emerging singer songwrit-

ers. It places emphasis on

nurturing emerging musical

talents; putting them in

touch with influential fig-

ures in the music industry,

taking their music to

a wider audience, and

increasing their media

exposure and skills.

Joe says that the experi-

ence has been very differ-

ent to the TV competitions.

“It is a lot more genuine

and doesn’t feel like a

competition at all,” he

explains. “Everybody wins

as the emphasis is all on

improving our own mater-

ial and writing skills. It’s

such a great opportunity.

The best in the industry

have been at the workshops

and they have been so gen-

erous with their expertise.”

These have included Kav

Temperley from Eskimo

Joe and Andy Bull.

Each of the finalists will

perform two of their songs

each at the Final in Melb-

ourne on 3 December.

Mungovan in Top 10

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All over the globe, libraries

are busy planning to hold

simultaneous gaming events

as part of International

Gaming Day.

At Kiama Library, there

will be Minecraft games

and Creative servers, as well

as more traditional strategy,

card and board games

donated by Good Games.

These include Hanabi, Cita-

dels, Munchkin, Scrabble

and Chess as well as other

assorted games.

Kiama Library is one of

nine libraries in NSW, and a

thousand around the world,

participating in the event.

The event is a non-comer-

cial, volunteer-run library

initiative of the American

Library Association and

the Australian Library and

Information Association.

Unfortunately for older

gamers, the event is for 8-18

year olds (under tens must

be accompanied by an adult

and must have signed

permission to play Hunger

Games Minecraft).

Details: Sat 15 Nov,

2.15–4.30pm at Kiama

Library. Numbers are

strictly limited for the

event, so don't delay in

signing up. Participation is

free, with snacks included.

This year’s Kiama Car Spectacular and Swap Meet is

already tipped to eclipse the success of the inaugural

event, with a large number of display vehicles registering

early (rego is free). The carnival atmosphere will make it

a great day for the whole family.

Money raised by the event will support Ronald McDonald

House and local charities.

Details: Sun 2 Nov, from 7 til 3pm,

Kiama Showground. $5 adult (U12 free)

To register, call 0410 663 548 or 4234 4904

If you are (or know) some-

one who can’t resist a good

cookbook, then keep an

eye out for our food story,

the new Ss Peter & Paul

cookbook. Set to be

launched at the school's

fete, the impressively pro-

duced book showcases

recipes from families and

friends and tells their food

story: what they like to eat;

where they like to eat; and

how the local food commu-

nity inspires them.

There are 192 colour

pages of recipes and mouth

watering images. “It’s a

cookbook for the commu-

nity from the hearts and

tables of the families and

friends of Ss Peter & Paul

Primary School,” says

Davina Abela, one of the

parents who helped pro-

duce the book.

Details: The books are $25

and can be purchased at

the school’s fete, Sat 8th

Nov, from various cafes

and restaurants featured

in the book and from the

Kiama Farmers’ Market

in December.

Ever wondered “who’s living

on my land?” The National

Parks Association of NSW's is

holding a workshop to encour-

age landholders to undertake

a two week observation of

wildlife movements on their

land, using sensor cameras.

After training at the free

workshop, infrared motion

detection cameras can be bor-

rowed to capture the presence/

absence of native and pest

animals on rural property.

“Once the camera is mailed

back to us, all the images will

be thoroughly checked and

identified,” says Margot Law,

NPA Project Officer (and

compiler of our crossword).

“People will end up with a

great insight into what is liv-

ing on their land, and be better

able to manage the situation.”

Details: Thurs 6 Nov,

10-noon, TAFE Yallah.

Bookings essential. RSVP by

Tues 4 Nov to Megan Rowlatt

4229 7526 or email

communitysupport@

conservationvolunteers.

com.au

Training rural landowners to be citizen scientists

Margot was surprised to spot a fox in her backyard in

Tempe when trying out a sensor camera.

Woolworths lifts its game

Many have a love/hate relationship with the local Woolies.

As the only full supermarket in Kiama township, it is

both valued and derided. At the moment, it is the talk of

the town as its $6.5 million renovations near completion.

Shopper camaraderie has built up, as people wander

around trying to find things in the new layout.

“The new layout conforms to a format that is being

adopted nationally,” says Customer Service Manager Anita

Smith. “You'll be able to go into any store and easily find

what you are looking for, once you get your bearings.” She

says the reconfiguration and modern shelving means there

has been a significant increase in floor and shelving space.

The national format also extends to pricing, which has

long been a complaint laid against the store. “It is a mis-

conception that Kiama is still more expensive than other

Woolworths,” says Smith.

A grand reopening is planned to celebrate the completion

of the revamp. Woolies is taking over the small carpark,

to the west of the main carpark, for a day and there will be

tasting tents with new lines and products, local musicians

playing, a vintage Arnotts truck and a monster truck,

kids' activities and a sausage sizzle to raise money for

Variety. There will also be $25 given away every 15

minutes instore.

The Woolworths revamp follows other changes at Kiama

Village, as it is now known, most recently a bulk billing

doctor and the current fitout of a Costi's fish shop.

Details: Fri 7 Nov, 10-2pm

and then instore the next day.

Anita with team members Sandra and Richard

Check out what’s under the hood

Make your cards help others this Christmas This year marks the 45th

year of Kiama’s Combined

Charity Christmas Card

Shop.

The cards will be on sale

from Wednesday 12 Nov-

ember, with Mayor Brian

Petschler formally opening

the doors the next day.

The Card Shop gives

members of the public the

opportunity to purchase an

array of beautiful Christ-

mas cards, while support-

ing a variety of charities.

The profits raised from

the sale of the cards will

be distributed to the

following participating

charities: Save the Children

Fund, The Australian Red

Cross, Children’s Medical

Research Institute, Cystic

Fibrosis, Frontier Services,

the Leprosy Mission,

the Bible Society and

St Vincent de Paul.

The Card Shop is staffed

by volunteers from each

charity and the Kiama

Presbyterian Church,

and is supported by Kiama

Council.

Details: Open from

Weds 12 Nov til Fri 5 Dec,

Old Council Building,

Manning Street, Kiama,

10-4pm weekdays.

Calling young gamers

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Kiama Golf Club Pro Shaun

O’Toole is once again draw-

ing upon his old friends

from the PGA circuit to

hold the second annual

Australian Legends Tour

Pro-Am this November.

Golfing greats Rodger

Davis, Wayne Grady, Mike

Harwood and Dave Merri-

man will be amongst the

16 professionals in town

for the event.

“The guys had such a

good time last year they

are keen to come back,” he

says. “Most hadn't played

in Kiama before. It’s short,

but it is a tough little course

and it brought some of them

unstuck.”

Last year's event was

nominated as a finalist for

'Best Pro-Am in NSW' and

O’Toole wants to take out

the award this year.

The Pro-Am is open to

all members and visitors

to Kiama Golf Club with

a valid GA Handicap.

The amateurs will play with

at least one professional in

a group of four.

There will also be a meet

and greet dinner prior to

the event in the newly reno-

vated clubhouse and there’s

the possibility of an evening

of Light It Up Night Golf on

the Sunday night.

Details: Mon 24 Nov.

Nominations open mid Nov

(fees of around $60 are

expected to be set).

For more information and

sponsorship enquiries,

contact Shaun O’Toole on

proshop@kiamagolfclub.

com.au or 4237 7339

My Kiama

Kiama junior wins Qld Amateur Open Travis Smyth, a 19 year old who

has long been under the tute-

lage of Shaun O’Toole at Kiama

Golf Club, has won the prestig-

ious Queensland Amateur Open

on the 36th hole.

“He’s got an incredible future

in front of him,” says O’Toole,

a professional for forty years.

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mark on the landscape. I love the orangey-red colour and the fact their

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Out & about

At the Illawarra Spring

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At the Class of 2004 Reunion 95 past students of Kiama High attended their 10

Year Reunion at the Kiama Leagues Club recently.

Many still live in the Kiama area, but some trav-

elled from as far away as Brisbane and Melbourne

for the get together.

The night was organised by David Henry and

Vanessa Bragg, who drew upon her skills running

her own event planning company, The Wedding and

Event Creators, to make the night memorable.

The old friends compared notes on their lives

since school, and enjoyed a slideshow and video

footage of their high school years to jog their

memories.

The trip down memory lane included a lolly table

featuring all the lolly favourites they used to enjoy-

from Addo’s Garage, with the red frogs, sherbets

and sour worms proving the most popular.

Nadia from NEG Photography took these photos in

a photobooth set up for the occasion.

Vanessa Bragg (organiser), Bree Murray and Jess Wilson

Left to right: Jane Gardener, Fiona Stott, Kate Boniface, Natasha Edwick, Jess Booth, Elisabeth Campbell.

Front row: Kristen Hughes and Sarah Vielle.

From left: Thomas Korber, Erin Hogan, Brad Leng, Nicole Grosse and Willo Grosse, with Tim Boniface in front.

Elizabeth Burnett, of the Show’s sponsor Burnetts on Barney, enjoys the

display with Jo Alexander of Jamberoo. The event inspired Jo was to buy a

Just Joey rose bush!

Colin Hollis, State President of the Rose Society and Jamberoo resident,

with the Show’s Grand Champion entry.

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Margot Law is our regular crossword compiler.

Last issue’s solution

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Every Wednesday Kiama Harbour

Summer trading 3 - 6pm

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Across

1. Enemy (3)

2. Religious rest day (7)

3. Muddy water body (5)

8. Academic (7)

11. Young male cow (6)

13. Tethered toy for playing in

the wind (4)

14. Collects water run off (6)

16. _____ witch trails (5)

18. Make to seem better than

it is (5, 4)

19. Wound with a knife (4)

20. Adjacent over hypotenuse

(6)

21. Fermented grape drinks (5)

25. Face; attack; cup (3)

26. Land reserved for nature

(9, 4)

29. Crop that caused the Irish

famine (6)

30. The Animals – “House of the

_____ ___” (6, 3)

34. Currency in China (4)

35. Middle Eastern country (5)

36. Beer and lemonade cock-

tails (8)

38. Bill and Hilary (7)

39. Fossil fuel (3)

40. Kill (6)

41. Atom number 6 (6)

42. Mattered woollen fabric (4)

Down

1. Feeling for something con-

cealed; hunt for animals with

hook and line (4)

2. Cartilaginous marine animal

(5)

4. Combination of all colours

(5)

5. Café in Friends – “Central

____” (4)

6. Group of objects (10)

7. Recently deceased former

excellent Australian Prime

Minister (7)

9. “_______ sovereign

borders” (10)

10. Reason (5)

12. Meat commonly used in

sashimi (6)

15. Repeated pattern of sound

(6)

17. Eggplant dip (4, 8)

18. Johnny Cash - “Boy named

_____” (3)

22. French pastry (6)

23. Japanese paste from fer-

mented soya beans (4)

24. Paved outdoor area in back

yard (5)

27. Snow fall (9)

28. Eleventh month (8)

31. Lord of the Rings Wizard (7)

32. Chaos (6)

33. Statement repeated

frequently (6)

36. Exaggerated respect

for the upper class (4)

37. Part of nerve cell (4)

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We took a quick trip 'home'

to visit family and enjoy the

spring sunshine. Whakatane

is NZ’s sunshine capital,

with nearby Ohope beach

being recently named NZ’s

favourite beach! The town

is a similar size to Kiama,

with many beautiful natural

attractions including the

stunning coastline and views

of Whale Island (pictured),

along with an active volcano

- White Island. It's a fishing

Mecca - with rivers, har-

bours, lakes and deep sea

fishing all on offer.

We didn't make it out on

Dad’s boat this time but had

fun watching others venture

out through the 'Heads' -

where the river meets the

ocean. We did manage to

eat a fair amount of seafood

instead - with freshly

smoked snapper, terakihi

and oysters from Ohiwa

Harbour all on offer!

We spent a wonderful rare

rainy morning soaking in the

local thermal hot pools

and managed a day trip

to nearby (smelly) Rotorua.

Tabitha got to meet her

first lamb (no sheep jokes)

and had a ball playing with

her cousins, grandparents

and great Grannie!

We were a few weeks

early for berry season so

next time will have to plan

a trip for summer so we

can make the most of all

the farms in the area!

Mahlah Grey, Kiama

Along with being our most preferred search

engine, many of us use Google’s free email

accounts (gmail) for our email communica-

tion. But there’s so much more functional-

ity that many gmail account holders aren’t

making use of. Having access to a Gmail

account also offers you the use of Google’s

file creation applications (apps):

♦ Google Docs is an online word processor

that lets you create and format text docu-

ments and collaborate with other people

in real time

♦ Google Sheets is an online spreadsheet

app that lets you create and format

spreadsheets and simultaneously work

with other people

♦ Google Slides is an online presentations

app that allows you to show off your

work in a visual way

♦ Google Forms are a special extension of

Google Sheets. Users can create a form

document to publish to the web that will

accept data and populate a spreadsheet

behind the scenes

♦ Google Drawings lets you easily create,

edit and share drawings online.

These documents are very similar to their

counterparts in the Microsoft Office Suite

(Word, Excel and PowerPoint). The skills

you have learnt in using these Microsoft

products transfer to using Google Docs

(which is also the collective name for all

of the file types).

All of the documents you create are saved

in Google Drive. Google Drive can be

downloaded to your iPad or computer.

Documents that are not created in Google

Docs can also be stored in Google Drive.

When travelling I copy my itinerary, plane

tickets, hotel bookings etc. into Google

Drive. Google Drive sits in the Cloud rather

than on your computer, meaning I can view

these documents on any computer in the

world by accessing my Gmail account.

The really great thing is that all these files

can be shared with a number of people,

even if they don’t have a Gmail account of

their own. The access to the document can

be read only or you can give people who

receive the link to the document the ability

to edit.

Wollongong University students use

these files when working in group projects.

My son, sitting at home in Jamberoo, can

work simultaneously with other students,

wherever they are.

Looking at any of their computer screens,

at times you will see a number of different

coloured cursors typing away. All these

files auto save.

Google Docs is a great resource for or-

ganisations, sporting clubs and service

clubs to share the workload.

The functionality is used extensively

around the world, not only by Google but

other major corporations.

Google Docs: create and store your documents in a cloud

Thanks to Jim Carney, aka Fatalbert

In Home Computer Tutor, for this column