This week's edition of The Bugle brings you the heart-warming tale of a local boy with disability who was cheered to the finish line by his classmates at his school athletics carnival.

It was a powerful moment of mateship and inclusion has captured hearts at Minnamurra Public School, where a Year 6 student with multiple disabilities was cheered to the finish line by his fellow classmates in a moving show of support.

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Eleven-year-old Viaan only began attending Minnamurra Public School six months ago after moving to Kiama from Melbourne in late 2024.

Born with a rare neurological condition known as MPPH syndrome, Viaan also lives with ASD, ADHD and an intellectual disability.

There is also a feature on the whales who frolicked off our coastline with dolphins recently and all articles on the winners from the inaugural Kiama Business Awards ceremony last week as well as a bunch of social photos from the night.

You can also read plenty of great community stories including an update on Kiama's Housing Strategy, a historical real estate listing in Kiama as well as a column by former Mayor Neil Reilly.

And there is more on a local cafe getting a revamp under new ownership, a female travel service, the Gerringong Gazette, the upcoming Folk Festival and all the latest in local sport, including league, rugby, AFL and a teenage surfer who is making a name for herself.

Gerringong surfer Lucy Darragh has risen to the top of the Oceania/Australia Qualifying Series rankings following her standout victory at the Nias Pro in Indonesia.

Our intrepid photographer Brian Scott has taken lots of pictures of our local sporting community, there is a full list of What's On in our region and our puzzles page filled with brain teasers.

And for the greenthumbs, we also have our first column from gardening guru John Gabriele about pruning roses with a video as well.