With the nation firmly focused on child sexual abuse this week, the timing couldn't have been worse for convicted cult leader and child abuser William 'Little Pebble' Kamm. He's launched a court bid to have restrictions lifted so he can return to Nowra. There are plenty of people in the community who certainly don't want him back in their midst.
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Also in the same week, a Bomaderry man was sentenced to jail for attempting to groom what he thought was a young boy but was in fact an undercover police officer.
Parents of young children in Worrigee will be pleased with the NSW government's promise to build a new school in the area. It's early days yet - a suitable site has to be found first.
We're certainly heartened to hear the NSW government's special inquiry into the drug ice will hold a hearing in Nowra. Here at the Register, we've known about the problem for years and our coverage of it led to a number of community forums and a growing awareness of the huge cost the drug is exacting on our young people.
Campaigners for a flyover at the intersection of Jervis Bay Road and the Princes Highway were told the petition they handed to South Coast MP Shelley Hancock would strengthen their case. Here's hoping it does.