Last week I was horrified to see a large purple and red flashing neon sign reading 'Tobacco and accessories' outside a soon to be opened tobacconist at the Woolies roundabout.

Is this the sort of thing we want in downtown Kiama?

How was it approved?

Will it sell vapes?

If so it will be a slap in the face for the government's attempts to stamp out teenage vaping.

And is there a risk of it being firebombed like all those other ciggy shops in Sydney?

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