We salute one of Kiama's most courageous residents in this week's digital edition of The Bugle with Alex Glover now resting his weary feet after his walk around Australia raising money and awareness for mental health issues.

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You can also read about the latest updates from Council, Sally Fitzgibbons keeping her world surfing tour hopes alive, a local Kiama success story on the business front and a tribute to some of our community's amazing volunteers.

In case you missed it, Alex returned to Kiama Lighthouse after 480 days, over 16,000 kilometres of walking around Australia.

In the process, he raised $15,000 raised for suicide prevention through Strides for Suicide, and gained a transformed outlook on life centred on mindfulness and presence.

The main news from Council this week is Tuesday's meeting resolved to begin talks with local surf lifesaving clubs about reclassifying their land from community to operational.

The decision follows a campaign led by Gerringong Surf Life Saving Club and supported by 2228 signatories.

On the sporting front, fingers crossed for a full recovery for young Gerringong forward Dylan Egan, who suffered a torn ACL while playing for the Dragons in their NRL upset win over Brisbane last Sunday.

The second-rower's major knee surgery brings a premature end to his impressive rookie season but he will be back better than ever next year.

It looks like the wet weather which battered our area over the past 48 hours is over but please stay safe and avoid roads around Kiama that have been flooded or partially closed.

As always, there is much, more for you to read in this week's edition with a look back at local sporting legend Paul Quinn, Kiama author Wendy McAra's new book and Kiama High School's first wrap-up of all that's been happening with their students.

Our intrepid photographer Brian Scott has taken lots of new 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.