http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/ en mcottam@idmco.com.au Copyright 2008 2008-07-02T01:01:00+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/editorial http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/editorial#When:01:01:00Z It's been a real eye opener as I've attended many of the service club change-over dinners during the past week just how valuable the work of these clubs are to the community. Opinion 2008-07-02T01:01:00+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/shortage_of_affordable_homes_a_national_challenge http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/shortage_of_affordable_homes_a_national_challenge#When:01:00:01Z In my job as NSW Minister for Housing I am acutely aware of the pressures on families caused by high interest rates and the increases in rent and house prices. Opinion 2008-07-02T01:00:01+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/pavilion_will_prove_to_be_inadequate http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/pavilion_will_prove_to_be_inadequate#When:01:00:00Z An image that will stay with many residents of this very beautiful little town of Kiama forever is the dismal skeletal framework above the construction site of the showground pavilion. Opinion 2008-07-02T01:00:00+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/homicide_rates_at_odds_with_gun_ownership http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/homicide_rates_at_odds_with_gun_ownership#When:01:00:00Z Joanna Gash says the “trade-off” for the right to bear arms in the United States is one of the highest homicide rates in the western world (Kiama Independent, June 25, 2008). Opinion 2008-07-02T01:00:00+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/friends_in_need http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/friends_in_need#When:00:20:01Z TUESDAY Friendship Group co-ordinator Lina Brennan couldn't believe her eyes when she received a letter from Kiama Council saying they had been ejected from Kiama Community Centre for the next three months. News 2008-07-02T00:20:01+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/family_celebrates_100_years_with_grace http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/family_celebrates_100_years_with_grace#When:00:19:00Z GRACE Boxsell just might hold the secret to living a long and happy life as the Blue Haven Retirement Village resident celebrated her 100th Birthday at the weekend. News 2008-07-02T00:19:00+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/council_focused_on_young_drivers http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/council_focused_on_young_drivers#When:00:18:00Z Young drivers are the focus in road safety plans drafted by Kiama Council's Road Safety Steering committee for 2008 to 2010. News 2008-07-02T00:18:00+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/passion_for_jazz_earns_dennis_a_national_award http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/passion_for_jazz_earns_dennis_a_national_award#When:00:17:01Z VOX-FM radio presenter Dennis Koks loves jazz – and now he has a national award to prove it. News 2008-07-02T00:17:01+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/cross_starts_15_day_walk_to_city http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/cross_starts_15_day_walk_to_city#When:00:16:01Z PILGRIMS flocked to St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Wollongong yesterday to witness the starting point of the final 15-day passage for symbols of the World's largest event. News 2008-07-02T00:16:01+10:00 http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/lauren_meets_award_challenges http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/lauren_meets_award_challenges#When:00:15:01Z Kiama Guides' 13-year-old Lauren Hatton has achieved the prestigious Baden Powell Award after completing 18 months of demanding challenges. News 2008-07-02T00:15:01+10:00