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Locals and visitors alike

will soon have access to free

wifi for their smart phones

and devices when they are

in Kiama CBD.

Increasingly free location

based wifi is becoming a

standard around the world,

be it provided by businesses

or government.

When people access the

service, they will be sent

to a launch page. The only

information collected from

them will be their postcode,

so some usage statistics can

be collected.

The launch page will have

a welcome to Kiama and be

used to tell people about

what is on and introduce

them to our community.

Details of the conditions

attached to use are currently

being finalised, but are

likely to contain a time or

download restriction.

The initiative has been

made possible by the Coun-

cil’s installation of its own

fibre optic cable to network

its various locations around

Hindmarsh Park with the

Council Chambers.

The cable is also being

used to enable a CCTV

service, as previously high-

lighted in The Bugle.

Following the acceptance

of the CCTV Code of Prac-

tice at the March Council

Meeting, the CCTV system

will be turned on as soon as

its operating procedures are

finalised.

28 March 2015

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Serving the communities of Kiama,

Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama Downs,

Minnamurra and Gerroa

Easter at the

Farmers’ Market p 2

Speed date our

major candidates p 3

Christine Anu to

headline Festival p 3

Council buys

sculpture p 5

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When the future of the Blowhole Point

Tennis Club was put under a cloud by the

draft Kiama Harbour Masterplan, its mem-

bers weren’t going to take it lying down.

Their arguments were lodged by many

when the Masterplan was put out for com-

ment, councillors were lobbied and they

presented a united front with the much big-

ger Kiama Tennis Club at the Public Ac-

cess Meeting prior to the Masterplan being

adopted by Council.

Their efforts have paid off with Council,

as manager of the Blowhole Point reserve

for the Crown, agreeing to give the Club a

new ten year lease when the current one

lapses (contingent on their imminent

merger with the much larger Kiama Tennis

Club).

Ann Boulton, the Club’s Secretary, is

delighted with the outcome. “We plan to

use the time to show that the Club deserves

to stay on the same site,” she says. “This

threat will prove the making of us given

the community support it has attracted.”

The Club, which has the only hard courts

in Kiama, has been in existence since 1892.

It is located in the site of an old quarry,

next to the Visitors’ Centre and the Pilot’s

Cottage.

With the new lease announcement, plans

are already underway to resurface the

courts so that they provide the only compe-

tition level hard court surfaces in the area.

Details: The Club is open for social tennis

on Tues at 9am and Thurs at 4.45.

New members are welcome. Competition

is usually on Thursdays. At other times

the courts are available for hire

(including the use of racquets and balls)

through the Tourist Information Centre –

during their opening times.

Tennis Club gets reprieve

Free wifi switching on at Easter

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Improvements to Blowhole Point & Harbour a step closer With the new Masterplan for Kiama Harbour

endorsed by Council, the next step is for an

implementation plan to be drawn up.

The Masterplan identifies opportunities for

improvement, including the long term retention of

the tourist cabins, increased car parking, integrated

signage and maximising the potential of the harbour

for commercial and tourist activity.

Priorities are expected to be energy efficient

lighting, bank stabilisation near the tennis courts

and retaining walls necessary elsewhere, and park-

ing.

Council is considering spending $1 million on

the precinct in its next budget, but state election

promises could mean the work is accomplished

sooner than expected.

In this financial year works in the area have

included renovations to the amenities block by

the rock pool, making the road around the harbour

one way, installing a pedestrian walkway to the

pool and a jetty for boats.

The map shows the extent of the wifi coverage to be

switched on in the Kiama CBD, stretching west from the

Presbyterian Church to the Leagues Club and covering

the whole of the Park and the main shopping strip.

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Every Wednesday

Kiama Farmers’ Market

Kiama Harbour 3-6pm

On weekends

Live music at The Sebel,

Kiama Leagues Club,

The Mecure, Jamberoo

Pub and other venues.

28 and 29 March

Kiama Leagues Club

13th Annual Blowhole

Big Fish Classic

From Kiama Harbour

Sat 28 March

Kiama Produce Market

Black Beach

New time of 9-2pm

Second Hand Saturday

Car Boot Sale

Black Beach, 8-noon

Ana de la Vega and

Daniel Röhn concert

Anglican Church, 7.30pm

Sun 29 March

Jamberoo Village

Market 9-2,

Reid Park

Hands On Day

Surfing for the Disabled,

Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa

31 March to 6 April

Kiama-Shellharbour

Camera Club

Photography Exhibition

See right

3-6 April

Easter Long Weekend

4-5 April

Kiama Arts Trail

Various locations around

the area

Sat 4 April

Gerroa Market Morning

Gerroa Neighbourhood

Centre, 37 Stafford St

Mon 6 April

Easter Kiama Seaside

Market, Black Beach

Thurs 9 April

Kiama Bush Dance

7.30-10pm Kiama

Community Centre $5

Fri 10 April

Pics and Flicks:

Two Days, One Night

Gerringong Town Hall

(see below)

10 to 12 April

HARS Open Days

10-3pm, Albion Park

Airport

12 April

Gerringong Music Club

Presents Shoalhaven

Duo followed by AGM

2pm, Gerringong RSL,

Cnr Belinda and Fern Sts

14-20 April

Kiama Art Society

Exhibition

Old Fire Station

21 April

Campfire Sessions

7-10pm, Kiama Commun-

ity Centre $5

18 April

Jamberoo ANZAC March

(see page 3)

25 April

ANZAC Centenary

Commemorations

Dawn Service at the

Lighthouse. Parade

from 10.30 and service

at the Memorial Arch.

3 May

Wings over the

Illawarra

Albion Park Airport

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The Kiama-Shellharbour Camera Club is holding an exhibition over Easter to

showcase the latest work of their members. The works, including this sunrise

at Killalea by Leanne Williams, are for sale.

The Club is just over 50 years old, and members share knowledge, ideas and

techniques to help each other improve their skills and abilities, and generally

have fun with photography. Meetings are held on the first and third Wednes-

days of each month, and new members are welcome.

Details: 31 March - 6 April, Old Fire Station Gallery, Terralong St, Kiama

10-5pm. To find out about joining

April Pics & Flicks: Two days, One night Imagine you’re a young

working class wife and

mother about to return

to work after time off

for depression, and you

find out your factory

co-workers have voted

to agree to your redun-

dancy in return for a

one thousand Euro bonus

each.

Two days, One night

follows Sandra as she spends the weekend trying

to convince her fellow employees to change their

minds and support her in a re-vote on Monday

morning.

Everyone has a reason for wanting or needing the

cash, some understandable, some selfish. But many

of them feel torn by their decision.

This French film explores the human emotions

around issues of work and survival. Marion Cotillard

won the European Film Award for Best Actress for

this role, and was nominated for an Oscar.

Note Pics & Flicks is on a week later than usual in

the month to avoid a clash with Good Friday.

Details: Fri 10 April, Gerringong Town Hall

7.20 for 8pm.

$10 or buy an annual subscription - 11 films for $60

Annual Easter Potato Hunt

Last year’s inaugural Easter Potato Hunt

at the Kiama Farmers’ Market proved such

a success they are doing it again.

Rather than leaving a trail of eggs, the

Easter Bunny cunningly buries farm fresh

potatoes amongst the rocks of Black Beach.

Children are encouraged to come along

with their spades and buckets and take their

share of the finds home for something

nutritious and delicious for dinner.

We are reliably informed that the Bunny

will be there to cheer things along, sharing

out some small chocolate eggs and straw-

berries.

Details: Weds 1 April, from 3pm. No joke.

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Traffic lights set to stay After much discussion and

consultation, Council has

decided to keep the traffic

lights at Meehan Drive

and install a roundabout

at nearby Oxley Avenue.

Concerns had been raised

by residents about safety

for pedestrians if the lights

were removed. A turn left

when safe option will be

added for Meehan Drive.

For course details phone 0412 861586 or visit

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Speed dating your major candidates In this fiercely contested election the major party candidates have been

doing everything they can to woo your vote. We thought you’d be interested

in getting some behind the scenes insights to them as individuals, by asking

them the big questions.

Gareth Ward, Liberal

Member for Kiama Favourite sport to play?

Golf

Favourite sport to watch?

Cricket and NRL

Best subject at school?

English and Commerce

Best holiday you've ever taken?

Getting a rare night at home!

Cat or dog?

Neither – but if I did - dog.

Song you'd like to end your

funeral?

Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley version)

Favourite style of food?

Italian – and anything I don’t have to

cook!

Favourite movie?

Any James Bond movie – but

Casino Royale was the best

Best concert you've been to?

John English (although the Kiama Jazz

festival ranks a very close second!)

Most important issue for Kiama?

(maximum 50 words)

I’ve committed to starting the Albion

Park Rail bypass in the next term of

Government as well as the $251 mil-

lion upgrade of Shellharbour Hospital.

Delivering the full Gonski funding and

implementation of the National

Disability Insurance Scheme, as well as

delivering the container deposit

scheme.

Glen Kolomeitz, Labor

Candidate for Kiama Favourite sport to play?

Soccer with my 4 year old son

Favourite sport to watch?

Rugby League

Best subject at school?

History

Best holiday you've ever taken?

A cruise from Sydney to Nth Qld

Cat or dog?

Cat

Song you'd like to end your

funeral?

Run to Paradise by the Choirboys

Favourite style of food?

Thai

Favourite movie?

Frozen - the movie I’ve seen the most

of any movie, ever, with my young kids

Best concert you've been to?

Pink Floyd (Momentary Lapse of

Reason Tour) when I was a young

soldier in Brisbane

Most important issue for Kiama?

(maximum 50 words)

The destruction of our local TAFEs

affects local businesses, students and

families. The Liberals’ so–called

reforms have cut teaching hours;

raised fees; and prevented students

from enrolling. Labor has committed

$100 million to undoing the Smart &

Skilled Reforms and will get TAFE back

on its feet.

Gerringong residents still getting used to the scale of the

development being currently constructed on the ridgeline

behind the Town Hall will be heartened by a temporary

reprieve from another large development, proposed for

the corner block to its south.

There are concerns that these dominant buildings, and

others to come nearby, will detract from Gerringong’s

village feel by their domination of the town centre.

The proposed four storey mixed use development,

comprising five retail shops, eight professional suites,

29 residential units and basement car parking was

knocked back at the March Council Meeting, despite

Planning recommending its approval .

Councillors voted 6-2 against the development in its

current form, saying that multiple small breaches of the

area’s Development Control Plan added up to something

major. These included the four storey height being above

the area’s two and a half storey limit. The developers

proposed two basement levels, a ground floor and three

floors above that, which still was less than half a metre

over the area’s 11 metre development standard due to

a flat roof design. The land is zoned as 2B Town Centre,

and has different development rules to residential land.

Council sends developers back to drawing board

INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE

APRIL 18 — 19th, 2015

at Jamberoo Valley Farm

The land in question is to the south of the large building

currently being completed on Noble St

Christine Anu playing at this year’s Folk by the Sea We have it on good

authority that Christine

Anu will be the headline

act at this year’s festi-

val, held at the Kiama

Showgrounds.

Christine is celebrat-

ing the 20th anniversary

of the release of her

debut album, Stylin Up,

which came after the

success of her version

of My Island Home.

This year’s festival is

being held on 4-6 Sept.

Jamberoo to mark ANZAC Day a week early To avoid a clash with

the commemorations

happening in Kiama,

Jamberoo will be

holding its ANZAC

Commemoration Service

and March on Saturday

18 April.

The march will com-

mence at 10.30am from

Reid Park and proceed

along Allowrie St to

the Memorial in front

of the Jamberoo School

of Arts. Traffic will be

interrupted for an hour,

with detours organised.

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Get into

your Garden Did you get your sweet

peas in on St Patrick’s

Day, as tradition goes?

If not, it’s not a drama

as there’s still time but

certainly March is the

right time so get them

in soon.

Talking of occasions,

it’s the Gallipoli Centen-

ary as everyone knows

so WW1 is the garden

theme of the year

and ANZAC Flanders

Poppies, ANZAC Cove

Rosemary and Lone Pine

plantings are definitely

going to be popular.

Now is the time to

plant Flanders Poppies

(it’s been way too hot

up until now) and if

you buy our preferred

brand, Mr Fothergill,

50 cents from every

pack goes to Legacy

Australia.

Everyone has known

a special ANZAC, and

Jamberoo’s gorgeous

Eric Fredericks who

passed away this year

certainly comes to mind,

but you don’t even need

to know an RSL person

to enjoy the beautiful

red flowers of the Flan-

ders Poppies.

The seeds need to go

in straight where you

want them to flower

and they need to go in

now even though they

won’t flower for about

20 weeks. That will be

good timing for a bit

of winter colour and,

rest assured, this year’s

ANZAC Centenary cele-

brations will keep going

way past 25th April.

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Open 7.30-4.30 Mon-Fri

7-4 Saturdays

If stroke strikes: Would you know what to do? The Kiama Harbour

Combined Probus Club has

organised an education talk

by Wollongong's StrokeSafe

Ambassador Rebecca

Schmidt for its April lunch

meeting, and has a limited

number of spots for non-

members.

The session will provide

the opportunity to learn

lifesaving stroke prevention

and awareness messages,

such as how to recognise

the signs of stroke.

Stroke is a blood clot or

bleed in the brain that

starves brain cells of oxygen

and causes parts of the brain

to die. The common condi-

tion is a leading cause of death and serious disability,

with 1 in 6 people suffering from a stroke in their lifetime

– a third of whom die from it.

The StrokeSafe Ambassador program aims to make sure

that people understand stroke is a medical emergency and

fast treatment is vital to survival and recovery.

Details: Weds 1 April, from 11.30.

Bookings and prepayment of $25, including lunch,

essential. Contact Mike Yalden for details: 4233 1190

Use FAST to remember

and recognise the signs

of stroke

Face – Has the person’s

mouth drooped?

Arms – Can they lift

both arms?

Speech – Is their speech

slurred? Do they under-

stand you?

Time – Time is critical.

If you see any of these

signs, call triple zero

(000) immediately.

It’s vital to get immedi-

ate treatment at the

first sign of a stroke.

Kiama locals recently hosted a picnic to

welcome refugee families who have settled

in Wollongong. They shared conversation

and food, and took the first steps to devel-

oping on-going relationships.

Around 30 people from several refugee

families travelled by train to Kiama for the

event, organised by two community groups,

Kiama Welcomes Refugees and SCARF –

Strategic Community Assistance to Refu-

gee Families, a Wollongong-based organi-

sation. The visiting families originally from

Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq have mostly

only lived in Australia for around one year.

Two of the visiting families had their first

meetings with their Kiama mentors at the

event. The mentors are local people who

had previously advised SCARF of their

interest in visiting refugee families and

assisting them with conversational English

and familiarisation with Australian culture.

“The picnic provided an excellent start to

our relationship with SCARF, with beauti-

ful weather, great conversations and an

enjoyable scenic walk back to the railway

station via the Blowhole,” says Councillor

Kathy Rice, who helped organise the event.

On the same weekend, Surfers for Refu-

gees held another surfing day at Gerroa and

the Kiama Uniting Church hosted a talk by

Sri Lankan refugees.

Details: To get involved with Kiama

Welcomes Refugees, contact Sharon at the

North Kiama Neighbourhood Centre

t 4237 8422 info@northkiamanc.com.au

A delicious way to help the Earth Earth Hour, an Aust-

ralian initiative to

promote action against

climate change which

has taken off around

the world, is on Satur-

day 28 March.

This is now a global

people power event

you can join in at home

by switching off your lights between 8.30 and 9.30pm.

This year, Earth Hour is about celebrating Australian

food and farming and reminding us of the need to tackle

global warming for the sake of our rural communities and

the supply of fresh, healthy and homegrown food to our

door.

As global warming worse gets worse, more extreme

weather and droughts threaten farming communities and

Australia’s supply of fresh food.

Australia's leading chefs have contributed to a cookbook

to raise funds to support Earth Hour’s work with schools,

small business and community groups. Along with the

recipes, Planet to Plate is full of information on how

global warming is already affecting our everyday produce

including fresh vegetables, cereals, bread and fruit.

Details: Cookbooks are $50 including postage, from

www.earthhour.org.au or from branches of Bendigo Bank.

We are proud to report

The Bugle’s Editor (and

proprietor of the Little

Blowhole Café in her

spare time), Cathy Law,

has been presented with

the Premier’s Community

Service Award.

At the presentation,

Gareth Ward said Cathy

was a tireless community

advocate who is extremely

worthy of this prestigious recognition.

“Cathy worked extremely hard to help establish the

Kiama Farmers’ Markets and is a strong advocate in pro-

moting our local small business, our local produce and

agriculture,” he said.

“She is a real unsung hero, a community champion who

has selflessly dedicated her time and energy to many local

community groups and worthy causes.”

The Premier’s Community Service Awards recognise

individuals throughout NSW who have substantially

contributed to the improvement of the quality of life of

members of their community, beyond that expected in

their usual occupation.

Each MP may present two Awards each year.

Community Service Award

Giving refugees a face

Get your rose garden off to a good start If 2015 is going to be the

year you get into rose gar-

dening, the Rose Society’s

Hands-On Rose Growing

Workshop is a must do.

Aimed primarily at the

novice, the workshop will

cover all aspects of rose

growing and care.

Leading experts will

cover rose selection, plant-

ing and care. There will

also be discussion on safe

spraying and fertilizers.

Details: Sun 26 April,

9.30-3pm, North Kiama

Neighbourhood Centre

Booking essential. $30 inc

lunch. Further details

www.nsw.rose.org.au or

t 42 360 456

As we go to press,

Disney’s Animal

Kingdom in Florida

is conducting a poll

to name is new white

rhino. And Kiama is

one of the possible

names!

While we all know

it means where

the ocean makes a

noise, Disney thinks

it means magical.

Whatever the meaning, we’d be happy to take

this little girl as our namesake.

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End of copper wire service doesn’t go without a hitch The switch-off of Telstra’s copper wire throughout central

Kiama and Jamberoo had unfortunate ramifications for

a number of businesses which hadn’t had their phones

switched to the NBN before the end of February deadline.

The businesses had all placed orders with their service

providers for the transfers to happen (some up to eight

weeks in advance of the deadline), and understood that

meant that they would not be cut off when the copper wire

was disconnected. However, instead of this the entire

copper wire service was dropped at once.

The irony is the affected businesses have NBN connect-

ions for their internet services, but had chosen not to

transfer everything over at once to limit the risks involved

in the process.

It is not known if some residential phone users were also

affected by similar circumstances.

$20,000 sculpture purchase Council has moved

quickly to secure works

by the late sculptor and

painter Bert Flugelman,

who lived on Jamberoo

Mountain for many

years. The opportunity

arose following the sale

of the family home.

The sculpture, Wave,

is an original stainless

steel work, 2.5m high

and 2m wide, with

scratching on a highly

polished finish.

Bert Flugelman is

amongst Australia's most

celebrated public sculp-

tors. He was awarded an

Order of Australia and

was named as one of

the One Hundred Living

National Treasures.

At $20,000, Council

believes the opportunity

to purchase one of

his works is unlikely

to come again.

The acquisition is

part of a progressive

public artwork program.

Potential locations for

the work include

Jamberoo, Werri Beach

Reserve, Minnamurra

Headland, Storm Bay or

the rock shelves around

our rock pools.

Free to a good garden The Bowling Club is currently sitting on approximately

200 tonnes of fine loam that has been stripped off the

greens during resurfacing.

They would like to offer it to Kiama residents free of

charge, as it is ideal for top dressing or vegetable growing.

Be quick to contact them for your share as it won't last

long, then just bring your trailer and willing hands to help

you load it. Of course, if you’d like to make small dona-

tion to the Club in return it would be much appreciated.

Details: Contact the Cub on 4232 1176

to make arrangements for pick-up.

Surf music festival for Gerringong This year’s Werri Slash surf competition will be accomp-

anied by the sounds of the inaugural Gerringong Surf Mu-

sic Festival.

“Music and surfing have always gone together,” says

the Festival’s initiator Adam Loxley. “For years now I’ve

sat and watched the Slash and thought what a good idea it

would be to have some music down there. This is the year

I’ve decided to do something about it.”

Adam, an experienced event organiser, says he has

encountered so much goodwill for the idea as it really

captures the lifestyle and interests of the area.

A number of local bands have already joined the bill,

but more are welcome. “Surf music encompasses so many

genres - from reggae to punk and lots in between,” he

says. “We are looking for local businesses to show their

support by sponsoring a local band.”

The Werri Slash has long been the premier surfing event

on the South Coast, and the Werri Boardriders are suppor-

tive of Adam’s idea.

Details are still being finalised, but it is expected there

will be some market and food stalls to add to the Festival

vibe. There will be a free outdoor stage during the after-

noon, and a ticketed concert inside the Surf Club from

6pm.

Details: Sat 9 May. More info in future editions.

Businesses wishing to sponsor the event or

bands wishing to play should

contact Adam Loxley 0416 294 801

Helping to access govt services A Digital Service Kiosk has been installed as a pilot at the

Kiama Library to help make government services more

accessible.

With more and more government services being avail-

able on-line, the Kiosk will provide a supportive environ-

ment for residents who have trouble accessing the services

at home, with real time support via a video connected cus-

tomer service representative.

It has been installed by the Information and Communi-

cations Technology Research Centre of Excellence. The

council has a dedicated person to support the Kiosk and

library staff will be trained to help trouble shoot issues for

users. The pilot will run until 16 April.

More arts news

� Congratulations to

Becky Guggisberg for her

win at the Thirroul Seaside

and Arts Festival Competi-

tion. Her winning work,

titled Seaside Ebb & Flow,

is about our own Bombo.

� Congratulations to

the talented Joe Mungovan

for winning Folk Singer/

Songwriter Of The Year for

his song Face in the Crowd

at the Songsalive! Australia

Awards.

� Congratulations to

The Vanns, Gerringong

Live, Kiki Bittovabitch, and

the people behind Karbari

Kabaret for receiving Kiama

Cultural Grants for their

projects.

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At the Nuala Kennedy Band concert

Val, Trevor, Doreen and Ros thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon

Celtic music fans had a real treat when the Nuala Kennedy Band was persuaded

to pop into Kiama on its way to the National Folk Festival. It was a chance to

see the Irish/Scottish trio up close and appreciate the depth of their talent.

Engagingly, Nuala told stories of growing up in Ireland and the history of the

songs. She sang and played flute, accompanied by Mike Bryan on guitar and

Donald Hay on percussion and drums.

The event was organised by the Illawarra Folk Club, organisers of Kiama’s Folk

by the Sea Festival.

Celebrating Seniors’ Week

In the middle of Seniors’ Week, Mayor

Brian Petschler rang the bell to open the

Kiama Farmers’ Market as a representative

of Kiama’s large seniors’ population.

Sisters Pamela and Bette Wilson with George Threlfo

Gloria and Ken Jeffrey

with Elanor and Michael

Suckling (middle). Michael

was visiting Kiama to give

a talk on Bhutan at U3A.

At the Gerringong Public School Fete

Vanessa Wall (Fete committee member), Carlie Chapman (Fete

coordinator extraordinaire) with Joy Fulager (Gerringong Public

School Principal).

The organisers of Gerringong Public School’s Fete are thrilled with the result.

Thousands of people came along to lend their support, resulting in over

$45,000 being raised to revamp the School’s library. The weather was spec-

tacular, there were lots of smiles and a fun carnival atmosphere and all the

food sold out.

The hard working Fete committee and school cannot thank the community,

kids, teachers and businesses enough for their generous support and donations.

It was a big effort for a small town. They’ll see you in three years...

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First stop on my Spanish trip was

Barcelona, where I celebrated the New

Year under the dazzling lights on the

main shopping streets. In the Christ-

mas season, every Spanish town has

coloured lights strung over the main

shopping streets until Epiphany (6th

January). Each street is different and

as it gets dark, people stroll around,

have tapas, chat and go shopping.

It was freezing but lots of fun. The

cafes were amazing too – who knew

the Spanish did such fabulous pastries?

The Gaudi buildings and the Sagrada

Familia church were definite highlights

of Barcelona, along with an amazing

Roman archaeological site under the

old town. Then it was on to Madrid,

where I gorged on museums and

fabulous art galleries.

Next, I visited Cordoba which is

absolutely wonderful. My cousins had

recently visited and recommended

that I stay there, rather than just

pass through on a day trip, and that

was advice well worth taking. Cordoba

seems to have the best of Spain

packed into one place – a spectacular

cathedral with Roman, Moorish and

Christian history, wonderful tapas,

fabulous festive lights and shopping,

and lots of activities.

I hope you’ll be impressed to hear

how I restrained myself and only

bought five pairs of beautiful Spanish

leather shoes, which I will be wearing

around Kiama this winter.

Trish Weekes, Kaima

Postcard home Technology is making so much inform-

ation and so many processes available

to you, but is it making your life any

easier? There are so many different

apps to check to keep up with your

life and interests, you can spend a fair

bit of time monitoring them. Are you

ending up feeling like you are chasing

your tail?

IFTTT is a way for you to set up

commands to harness technology to

work effortlessly to your advantage.

It sets up if formulas to automate

actions for you.

For a simple example, you can tell

your devices (be they smart phones,

tablets or computers) that if it is going

to rain tomorrow (or any relevant

day), an email (or a text) should be

sent to you. This saves you having

to bother checking your weather fore-

cast app.

These formulas are called recipes,

and there’s a whole online cookbook

for you to browse through. They use

well known apps you are already using,

by activating them as a channel.

There are recipes for all aspects of

life. Just reading through them gives

you an insight into how the other half

lives (and uses technology). You can

easily create recipes for yourself if you

can’t find exactly what you want.

Keep a track of the trending ones for

new ideas, as you get to see the reci-

pes created by others.

There are the work location based

recipes that allow you to monitor your

time in different places, by using the

device’s GPS, so it can log your work

hours. Or if you don’t want your phone

to go off during regular times at

a regular place (ie. school hours at

school), a recipe can set your phone

to silent when you are there during

that time.

By linking into apps that measure

fluctuations in markets, tides and

weather, you can install recipes that

will tell you when waves are at a

certain height, when the dollar or your

stock prices reach certain levels, or if

a storm warning has been issued for

your area.

Users of social media apps can

choose for things to happen when they

upload to Instagram (eg. automatically

post to facebook as well) or even auto-

matically retweet the tweets of others

(without bothering to assess them

first). My personal favourite is: Email

me a GIF of Colin Farrell looking really

disappointed if I ever take a #selfie

For shoppers, there are recipes that

notify you when things you are inter-

ested in are listed on Etsy or EBay,

or get a message when prices

drop.

Then there are recipes that

are just fun - like setting

your tablet’s to the NASA

Astronomy Picture of the Day.

IFTTT has recently intro-

duced ways to tell technology

to do another action once

something happens - like turn

on the lights. Try the if reci-

pes first to get your bearings.

Details: Go to www.ifttt.com

Ellie loses her locks for a good cause Ellie Burnett and her family

want to hank Bugle readers

for the overwhelming sup-

port they gave her for her

World's Greatest Shave.

One reader donated $500,

reaffirming their belief in

the power of community.

Right now Ellie is the 25th

highest fundraiser in Austra-

lia, with more than $13,000.

This is an amazing effort for

a 14 year old.

There's still time to donate

at my.leukaemiafoundation.

org.au/ellieburnett

Adventures in technology An occasional series encouraging you to make the most of the internet age.