This week's Bugle Bulletin brings you the best of the week’s local stories.

Our lead story is about Kiama's Gülçin Töpel, the owner of Saltwater Cafe, who has been named the national winner in the café category of the

Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards.

She moved to the area in 2020 and opened her cafe a year later, turning it into a stunning success story.

Kiama Mayor Cameron McDonald praised the win as a "proud moment for Kiama" and an inspiration for local women-led businesses.

We also bring you a report on the Zonta Club of Kiama and Shellharbour combining with Shellharbour City Council to launch 16 Days of Activism, an international campaign raising awareness of gender-based violence.

There is also coverage of a great new charity in Nowra as well as the Kiama Men's Shed opening its doors to the public and Kiama Pipe Band putting on a show last weekend.

In sport, Werri Boardriders had to cancel their event on Saturday due to shark sightings off Gerringong while South Coast cricket premiers Lake Illawarra recorded an emphatic win over Kiama in their first-grade clash at Cavalier Park.

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