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Councillors vote to return land to traditional owners By Tonia Dynan LISMORE City councillors last week voted to hand back council-owned land on the North Lismore plateau, valued at $5 million, to its traditional owners,

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July 22, 2021

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Government promises $5.1 billion COVID funding NSW COUNCILS have welcomed this week’s State and Federal government’s announcement of a $5.1 billion COVID economic support package following calls from Local Government NSW (LGNSW) for urgent financial assistance for businesses and individuals during the latest lockdown. LGNSW president Linda Scott called on NSW Premier Glady Berejiklian last week to provide an urgent support package for businesses and

communities across NSW in a letter co-signed by more than 70 council mayors and general managers across the State. “Local government is the first to feel the impact of the COVID lockdown on their communities, which is why we responded quickly with a call for financial support from our State and Federal colleagues,” Cr Scott said. “I am pleased the Government responded to those calls so quickly. “This latest outbreak of

COVID threatens the locally led economic recovery councils have provided for their communities following a horrid 18 months of natural disasters. “These efforts have not only expedited the recovery process but helped create thousands of brand-new local jobs.” The new COVID-19 Fighting Fund, which includes $1 billion from the Commonwealth, will provide a range of grants to help businesses stay afloat

during lockdown and support employees who have been impacted by reduced working hours. “This latest funding announcement shows local government and State and Federal governments are all on the same page when it comes to protecting the people in our communities while doing all we can to keep our economy strong,” Cr Scott said. “Over the past 15 months councils across NSW have

gone to great lengths to support their local businesses, deep cleaning public spaces, waiving regulatory and inspection fees and offering millions in grant programs to support the health and economic recovery of their communities. “I am greatly encouraged that the NSW and Federal governments have thrown their financial support behind council efforts to ensure NSW’s economic recovery continues.”

COVID-POSITIVE PATRON ATTENDS COFFS VENUES A COFFS Harbour watering hole and a supermarket complex have been visited by a covid-positive person says Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh. Mr Singh has posted on his Facebook page the Hoey Moey and the Park Beach Plaza, including its Woolworths and Big W shops were visited by a covidpositive patron last week. Mr Singh said the person visited the Hoey Moey on July 15 between 3.30pm and 4.15pm. Patrons who attended the venue after 4pm on July

15 would receive a message to get tested and isolate until they received a result. Mr Singh also said Woolworths and Big W stores in the Park Beach Plaza have also been visited by a COVID-19 infected person on July 12 and 13. An Covid positive patron visited the plaza on July 12 between 5.30pm and 6pm. On July 13 a positive patron visited Big W in the plaza between 5pm and 5.20pm and Woolworths in the plaza between 5.20pm and 5.50pm. Plaza management released

a statement on their Facebook page on Monday. “We are aware of public concerns regarding a Covid-19 case visiting Woolworths and Big W at

Park Beach Plaza. We are currently seeking official confirmation and instruction from New South Wales Health regarding the matter. To date the North Coast

Public Health Unit has not confirmed any positive case on the north coast. “As a precaution we are undertaking a deep clean of the centre. “We remind customers that it is mandatory to wear a mask and sign in on the Service NSW App when visiting the centre. “As more official information becomes available we will provide an update.” The Hoey Moey owner, Harry Barry, has shut the venue and is deep cleaning the premises.

COVID-busting help announced for businesses WORKERS, small business operators, landlords, tenants and even performing artists can expect a share of the latest round of COVID-19 government largesse. Clarence MP Chris Gulaptis said billions of dollars of new COVID-busting help from state and federal governments would provide a cushion for business affected by the latest spread. “Having had some very recent personal experience of isolation in an eerily quiet Sydney, I can see how important it is that governments spend big to inoculate us against the worst economic impacts of the new wave of the COVID crisis,” Mr Gulaptis said. “What the Nationals have been able to achieve is to ensure regional NSW has the same entitlement to assistance as

Sydney, even though we are not • Additional scheme to – and hopefully will not need to provide cash flow support to be – in lockdown.” businesses with employing Mr Gulaptis said people businesses receiving could apply for the COVID fortnightly payments of Disaster Payment from up to 30% of payroll, to a Services Australia by visiting maximum of $10,000 per servicesaustralia.gov.au or week (on the basis that calling 180 22 66. they maintain employee “For small businesses, start headcount), and nonby registering your business at employing businesses up to service.nsw.gov.au or calling 13 $1000 per week; 77 88. • Payroll tax waivers of 25% “By giving Service NSW for businesses with Australian your details, you will be the first wages of between $1.2 to know what support you can million and $10 million that get and when you can get it,” have experienced a 30% Mr Gulaptis said. decline in turnover, as well His office summarised the as payroll tax deferrals and initiatives in the latest package: interest free repayment plans; Businesses • A new grants program for • Business grants program, micro businesses with providing eligible small a turnover of between businesses grants between $30,000 and $75,000 $7500 and $15,000; which experience a decline

in turnover of 30%. The businesses will be eligible for a $1500 payment per fortnight of restrictions. Residential and commercial land tax • A capped grant of up to $1500 for residential landlords who are not liable to pay land tax, and who reduce rent for tenants; • Land tax relief equal to the value of rent reductions provided by commercial, retail and residential landlords to financially distressed tenants, up to 100% of the 2021 land tax year liability. Residential, retail and commercial tenants • Short-term eviction moratorium for rental arrears where a residential tenant suffers loss of income of 25% due to COVID-19 and meets

a range of criteria; • No recovery of security bonds, or lockouts or evictions of impacted retail and commercial tenants prior to mediation. Other • Deferral of gaming tax assessments for clubs until December 21 and hotels until January 21, 2022; • A $75 million support package for the performing arts sector to be administered by Create NSW; • A $26 million support package for the accommodation sector; • $12 million in additional funding for temporary accommodation for those at risk of or experiencing homelessness; and • $5.1 million in NSW funding to support mental health.

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Covid positive cases stayed at Chinderah truck stop By Margaret Dekker RESIDENTS in the far north say COVID-19 has come ‘too close to home’ after NSW Health advised two COVID-19 positive people stayed overnight at a Chinderah service station last week. The pair attended the Ampol Northbound service station off the M1 at the Murwillumbah turnoff last Tuesday, July 13, from 8.30pm to 7.30am on Wednesday, July 14, for a total of eleven hours. It’s understood they used the truckies’ toilets, showers, lounge and public food court during this time. Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, told The Northern Rivers Times there is a nervous wait for test results of hundreds of people who were at the busy service station in the exposure win-dow, who should now be at home isolating for 14 days. “I have great faith in the contact tracers and we’ll see what happens over the next couple of days,” Geoff Provest said. Queensland Health has

The Ampol Chinderah Northbound service station is a declared COVID-19 exposure site

since upgraded parts of the Tweed Shire’s entry status from Green - no restrictions, to Orange – an exposure site in the zone. Federal Labor MP, Justine Elliott said this does not mean the entire Tweed Shire is affected. “Contrary to what is circulating on social media, this does not mean everyone from the Tweed Shire must isolate when entering Queensland,” Ms Elliott said via facebook.

The Queensland Government advice is, “If you’ve been to an interstate exposure venue at the relevant time you will have to quaran-tine on arrival into Queensland,” the Qld Gov’t website read. “If you have not been to an interstate exposure venue at the relevant time, you should be eligible for a Green declaration.” Tweed MP Geoff Provest said the service station and truck stop have since been

deep cleaned and he hoped Queensland will not force a hard border with New South Wales, causing traffic chaos and much disruption to work and school life and medical care for border residents but acknowledged it was an evolving situation. “There is no precise plan at the moment but in all fairness, that could change in 24-hours” Mr Provest said.

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Staffing crisis sparks walk out at Mullumbimby High Margaret Dekker MORE than half the teachers at Mullumbimby High walked off the job last week over claims of chronic staff shortages and stress at the school. 30 teachers, all members of the Teachers Federation, walked off for ten minutes during lunchtime last Thursday. “Our actions were, basically they need to be told they need to see how serious we are about this, it’s a statewide problem we’re taking action on,” Peter Dixon, Teachers Federation Rep at Mullumbimby High School said. Also a teacher, Peter Dixon told the Northern Rivers Times Mullumbimby High is a terrific school, trying its best to deliver teaching and learning programs but several head teacher and classroom teacher positions remain unfilled despite being advertised for two years. A school counsellor position also remains unfilled at the school, he said. “It’s really starting to be highlighted this year with COVID and with the number of casual teachers that are no longer available and we’ve got to a stage where there are too many classes not being covered,” Peter Dixon said. He says both teachers and students are under duress, and the situation will only get worse in coming years. The Teachers Federation said the Gallop Inquiry into the work of teachers found uncompetitive salaries and unsustainable workloads are leading to teacher shortages. “It’s got to the stage where teaching is no longer seen as a permanent profession,” Peter

30 of the 58 teachers at Mullumbimby High School walked off the job last Thursday. Dixon said. “Parents, especially future parents should be really concerned I mean they’re saying we’ll be needing an extra 11-thousand teachers by 2030,” he said. In a statement NSW Education hit back at the Teachers Federation claims, labelling them inaccurate and intentionally misleading with all head teacher positions at Mullumbimby High School filled. “There is no ‘teacher shortage’ in NSW. The current vacancy rate of teaching positions represents less than two per cent of the overall workforce. We work closely with all schools, including Mullumbimby High School on vacancies. Teachers in NSW

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July 22, 2021

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Sleeping Lizard returned to Widjabul-Waibal people Continued from front page “It would mean the world to me, my family, the community and the people I work with. We’ve given so much, and we’ve never got anything back in return. “When white people come here, our people were slaughtered on that mountain, shot down just for being there.” In Dreamtime, the North Lismore Plateau is known as the Sleeping Lizard Hill, which runs from North Lismore up to Whian Whian. The plateau contains six significantly cultural sites

as well as high conservation value vegetation. Uncle Mickey said the 37 hectares of land would be used for education purposes for future generations and he was still determined to fight any proposed development on the mountain. “I will fight that forever because it’s all part of the mountain. I don’t care what you people say, I’ll be there until the end,” he said. “One of my grandfathers is buried up there and that’s very important to me and my family.” The parcel of land is adjacent to the two proposed

housing developments at the lower reaches of the North Lismore Plateau and includes an area of environmental conservation and the old quarry site. The Notice of Motion moved by Mayor Vanessa Ekins was supported by seven councillors. Speaking after the meeting, Cr Ekins said it was an important decision to ensure that the management of sites of cultural significance are in the hands of the traditional owners. “We now know how important Sleeping Lizard Hill is to the Widjabul-Wia-bal

people and handing the land back is a small but significant act delivering just outcomes to traditional custodians by returning country to their care and control,” she said. As part of the motion, council staff will prepare a briefing for councillors to examine how the land will be returned, including which organisation it will be returned to, possible timeframes and the impact on council’s budget. Blasting the councillors’ decision, Page MP Kevin Hogan took to Facebook saying “look what they have done now”.

Mr Hogan said the council was currently in $60 million of debt and was not in a financial position to give away a $5 million asset. “Lismore Mayor Vanessa Ekins (The Greens), moved tonight, to give away a $5 million parcel of council owned land, on the North Lismore Plateau,” he posted. “It is 37 hectares and has a residential zoning for up to 100 blocks. Regardless of the worthiness of the recipient, when you are $60 million in debt, you are not in a position to give away a $5 million asset, owned by the ratepayers of Lismore,” he said.

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July 22, 2021

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More lights for Lismore with proposed highway upgrade By Tonia Dynan PROPOSED traffic lights to replace the roundabout out the front of Lismore City Hall have come under fire from the local MP and residents. Lismore MP Janelle Saffin said the NSW Government had broken a promise made in the February 2019 election to fix traffic congestion and improve safety on the Bruxner Highway in downtown Lismore. Ms Saffin said the election commitment was to spend $6 million on traffic lights and improvements to the Bruxner Highway-Dawson Street intersection, not at the Molesworth Street intersection. “Transport for NSW and Lismore City Council have carried out investigations and traffic modelling, and now the Transport recommendation is that this upgrade should occur at the Bruxner Highway-Molesworth Street intersection,” Ms Saffin said. “I have been in a continued conversation with NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole’s office and Transport for NSW on this issue, and while it’s good that there is finally some movement, we, as a community of stakeholders, still need to be persuaded. “All those residents living on the southern side of the highway, in the Girards Hill area, were very keen on the Dawson Street project, so they have to be convinced that Molesworth Street will provide the best long-term solution.” According to the government, traffic modelling of the highway found that upgrading the Dawson Street intersection would

not improve current delay and travel times but lights at Wyrallah Road would provide the greatest benefit. “Upgrading the Ballina Road/Molesworth Street and the Ballina Road/Wyrallah Road intersections to signals would improve performance on the whole network and provide safe crossing points for pedestrians to access the CBD,” the report said. Safety investigations carried out in the area from 2009 - 2019 also discovered 72 crashes were reported between Wyrallah Road and Hollingsworth Creek Bridge; the Wyrallah Road intersection had the worst safety history; Molesworth Street had the second worst crash history east of the Wilson River; and the Dawson Street intersection had the least crash history. “Based on these investigations and the level of funding currently available, installing traffic signals at Molesworth Street intersection is considered the best short-term solution to ease congestion and improve local access, connectivity and safety for pedestrians and cyclists,” the report said. Lismore City Council Mayor Vanessa Ekins said the transport department’s own reports stated Wyrallah Road was the priority and claimed the department was choosing the Molesworth Street intersection to save money. “I told the consultants this (Wyrallah Road) is the option they should be investigating,” she said. “It looks like the submissions are telling them the same, so I encourage people to have a look at the plans and make comment. “The department are choosing the Molesworth

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Street intersection because it is the cheapest, even though it means the loss of 18 car parking spaces and removing trees at Heritage Park. “We need to focus on fixing the problem at the identified location, Wyrallah Road, and consider pedestrian movements across the Bruxner Highway.” Local residents said there wasn’t any point upgrading the Molesworth Street intersection without widening the bridge over the Wilsons River. Other residents called for more immediate action on the other side of the bridge, proposing lights should replace the roundabout at Union Street. Former Lismore mayor Jenny Dowell said the council had pushed for traffic signals

at Dawson Street and the RTA had agreed to the proposal. “Molesworth Street will help but it’s too far down the main stretch to help most pedestrians who need the safety of pedestrian lights,” she said. “Dawson Street is more central for pedestrians on the non-CBD side of Ballina Road.” The community and stakeholders are being invited to have their say on proposal. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said the about 25,000 motorists passed through the Molesworth Street intersection every day so the proposed improvements would improve travel times, local access and efficiency. “Transport for NSW and

Lismore City Council have carried out investigations and traffic modelling to help inform a proposed concept design for the intersection and we’re now asking for the community to take a look at what’s been suggested and provide feedback,” Mr Toole said. “The proposal involves upgrading the intersection from a roundabout to traffic lights to improve traffic flow and provide safe pedestrian crossing points.” Member of the Legislative Council Ben Franklin said safety improvements were needed along this stretch of the Bruxner Highway, with 72 crashes over a 10-year period. “The proposed design also includes building dedicated turning lanes, adding ‘storage’ lanes for vehicles waiting to turn at the intersections, and improving pedestrian facilities along the adjacent highway,” Mr Franklin said. “While some car parking spaces will need to be removed on the northern side of the highway, this will improve traffic in the area and avoid any impact to Heritage Park.” Ms Saffin said she had lodged Questions on Notices to hold the government to account on delivering its election commitment. Submissions on the proposal can be made online at yoursay.transport.nsw.gov. au/molesworth, via email to region.north@transport. nsw.gov.au or by post to Molesworth Street Upgrade Project Team, Transport for NSW, PO Box 576, Grafton NSW 2460 by Friday, July 30. Further information about the proposal, including a design layout, is available to view at nswroads.work/ molesworthstreet.

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The Northern Rivers Times

July 22, 2021

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LOCAL POLICE BEAT Pedestrian hit by car – Byron Investigations are underway after a pedestrian was hit by a car. About 5.40pm on Monday 12 July, a 62-year-old man was walking along Byron Street in Byron Bay when he attempted to cross Fletcher Street. As he stepped out onto the roadway, he was struck by a Toyota station wagon. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. The female driver was taken to Byron Bay Hospital for mandatory testing. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who may have dashcam footage is urged to contact police.

91yo woman assaulted in break and enter – Tweed A 91-year-old woman is being treated for facial injuries after being assaulted and robbed. Between 5pm and 5.15pm on Monday 12 July, a 91-year-old woman was inside a unit on William Street, Tweed Heads South, when an unknown man has entered the property through an unlocked screen door. The man grabbed the woman and struck her to the torso whilst covering her mouth and nose. The woman struggled and the man pushed her away, grabbed her handbag and fled the scene. Officers from Tweed/Byron Police District attended and established a crime scene. The 91-year-old was taken to Tweed Heads Hospital for treatment for facial injuries; she will also be assessed for any further injuries. As investigations continue, detectives are urging anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage from the surrounding area between 4.45pm and 5.30pm or who may have seen any suspicious activity in Tweed Heads to contact Tweed Heads Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Pedestrian dies after hit by car – Lismore About 3.20pm on Wednesday 14 July, emergency services were called to Molesworth Street following reports a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle while crossing the road. Members of the public, including nearby off-duty medical staff, rendered assistance to the woman prior to NSW Ambulance paramedics arrival. She was taken to Lismore Base Hospital with serious injuries, however, she died a short time later. She is yet to be formally identified, but believed to be aged in her 70s. The driver, a woman believed to be aged in her 50s, was also taken to

Lismore Base Hospital for mandatory testing. Officers from Richmond Police District established a crime scene which will be forensically examined by investigators attached to the Crash Investigation Unit. Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident are continuing and anyone with information or dashcam vision in the area is urged to come forward.

Teens charged following carjacking, pursuit Two teenagers have been charged following an alleged Sydney carjacking and a police pursuit on the Mid North Coast. About 4.15am on Wednesday 14 July, two males, one armed with a knife, threatened a 27-year-old driver of a blue Mazda 3 at Plumpton and demanded his car keys before they pulled him out of the vehicle and assaulted him several times. The pair then entered the Mazda and drove away. Following inquiries, about 10.15am, police attended a service station on the Pacific Highway at Nambucca Heads, where they have approached the blue Mazda 3. The vehicle fled at speed and police initiated a pursuit which was terminated a short time later due to manner of driving. Police continued to monitor the vehicle before officers sighted it on the Pacific Highway at the intersection of Halls Road. The Mazda continued north before returning to the Pacific Highway at Harbour Drive, where it collided with another vehicle. The vehicle attempted to drive away before allegedly hitting a second car. The occupants fled on foot into a nearby shopping precinct where they were arrested by police just before 11am. Two males – aged 15 and 16 – were taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station. The 15-year-old boy was charged with robbery armed with offensive weapon, be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner, two counts of dishonestly obtain property by deception, and travel from Metropolitan Sydney area to NSW outside area. The 16-year-old boy was charged with robbery armed with offensive weapon, police pursuit-not stop-drive dangerously, drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, two counts of dishonestly obtain property by deception, never licensed person drive vehicle on road, and travel from Metropolitan Sydney area to NSW outside area. They were both refused bail to appear at a children’s court.

Anyone with information about these incidents are urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

Police officer secured for Bonalbo station By Tonia Dynan BONALBO is set to welcome a new police officer who will officially start on August 16. Kyogle Mayor Danielle Mulholland said while she was happy a police officer had been appointed to the town; it only addressed half the problem as a second officer had been promised for the station in 2015. “We were promised by the State Government, and it is still the same Coalition Government, that Bonalbo Police Station would be staffed by two police officers,” she said. “My question is, when is the second police officer coming?” A NSW Police spokesperson said with the start of the new officer at Bonalbo, there would be a full complement of staff in the sector to meet the policing needs of the surrounding communities. “Bonalbo works in a combined cluster with Tabulam, which is 35km away, and has a strength of three officers (one being a sergeant),” the spokesperson said. “They are currently at full strength and cover the Bonalbo sector when the officer is not on duty. Since December 2020, the Tabulam officers have been covering Bonalbo. “The new officer for Bonalbo is due to begin in August. He has a wealth of experience in small town policing

and he will have a positive impact on the community.” So, it doesn’t look like a second officer is on the cards for the town. When the State Government decided to close the Urbenville Police Station in 2015, then Richmond Local Area Command Inspector Susie Johnson said Woodenbong would have two police officers as would Bonalbo to cover the shortfall. Cr Mulholland said the community had been calling for a police presence for a while. “We’ve been having conversations with the minister and with police around this for quite a while,” she said. “They did appoint someone in the interim, but he didn’t work out. “I think having a police presence in Bonalbo will be very important. They haven’t had one for a while now. “Having somebody actually in the township who can respond to urgent calls is a fantastic outcome and I’m really happy for the Bonalbo community.” Bonalbo Progress

Association president John Tart said one police officer was better than no police officer. “We’ve got a new police station and the police residence was fully renovated and the new police officer got moved on, but we haven’t had a police presence for a few months now,” he said. “It seemed like the simple police presence in the town seemed to have a calming effect on the place. You don’t see much crime but when you start talking to other people, you realise there’s a bit going on and we really do need a police officer in town.” Mr Tart also volunteers for the local rural fire unit and said there was a motor vehicle accident a few weeks ago and the patient was treated and loaded into the ambulance before police arrived, with the police unit having to travel from the other side of Casino. “I’m looking forward to a competent officer, living in the community, being part of the community, so we get to know them and have some confidence in them,” he said.

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The Northern Rivers Times

July 22, 2021

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increased? What Rous is now proposing is that many smaller water sources will be used. These are scalable so that each can be made larger as demand increases. This way the costs will be spread out We’d love to hear over generations rather from you! than paid for up-front by letters@nrtimes.com.au current residents. Please keep under 150 words Such multiple projects & include address and phone will also employ many people in the region for Dam demands years rather than forking Beth Trevan, speaking out squillions for a large for Our Future Northern contractor to move in, Rivers (OFNR), explains build a dam and clear out clearly why the OFNR with bulging pockets. position on water supply To insist no other for this region is dismally options are acceptable, lacking in foresight. when we face an Ms Trevan states uncertain future in that no water sources climate change and other than a new unknown population dam at Dunoon will growth, is staggeringly be acceptable - no rigid thinking, allowing desalination; no aquifers; no space for adaptability. no potable recycled Rous CC, through the water; no efficiency; no Integrated Water Cycle fixing the leaks. Talk Management 2060, is about all your ‘eggs in planning to provide one basket’! sustainable, innovative As Sharon Cadwallader water sources which will from Ballina Council provide clean drinking and Rous County water for the region for Council reiterates, the the future. Dunoon Dam has been Let them get on with it! investigated for the Hugh Nicholson, past 25 years at a cost The Channon of millions of dollars. Studies have shown it Home testing is not a viable solution Once again the latest to water supply in the Covid outbreak in Sydney region. Why is OFNR has highlighted the fact insisting on spending that hotel quarantine more millions? Are doesn’t work and that they hoping for a Howard Springs is the different result? That only place to quarantine the threatened rainforest people coming back community will have from overseas . Isolate vanished? The Widjabul to eradicate – it’s that Wia-bal heritage sites no simple. Furthermore, longer exist? Or perhaps home testing kits similar that, magically, the to the bowel scan kits catchment area will have should be available for a

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sane thinking inspired such a decision. Many in our community are underwhelmed at the overall efficiency our council projects in so many basic areas let alone their elected leader pulling the wrong rein in deciding what is best for our confidence building and capacity to adapt to long term issues such as flood control and residential sustainability. Proud to be green One can only hope that I didn’t want to reply when council elections to your snide remarks occur this year that many concerning Greta of our present incumbents Thunberg as a puppet, are consigned to the losers so here goes. In reply out box and give us a to G Macdonald’s letter local government body (NRT 8/7), mate you can with vision to make our quote all the crap that city once again proud you’ve looked up on your rather than embarrassed computer, but the science by mediocrity. is in and yes gee I’m a Tony Madden greenie and have been Lismore Heights for 30 years and I don’t need a computer to tell Corporate council me what to write about I read with interest in the truth. your letters last week You should try it some the discontent registered time and give us all a by a reader regarding break and peace of mind. Ballina Council This is the last reply (BSC) and the hope concerning G Macdonald. for rejuvenation at the Happy birthday NRT forthcoming elections. folks and I wish you well While agreeing with on your venture in Tweed aspects of the concerns Heads. raised, I would like to Paul Brecht place things in context. Evans Head Representing the Shire as a councillor will Mediocre council always come with the Given the acute housing challenges incumbent in shortage in Lismore the public forum. To be and the spiralling rental succinct, a very thick skin and purchase costs for is required for a position accommodation seekers that is grossly underpaid. it appears incongruous Council meetings operate that Mayor Ekins would like board meetings in a oppose the North Lismore medium size business. plateau development As a rule of thumb proposal which has for corporate entities languished incomplete for of that size, board about 20 years. members would share It is even more in remuneration the strange that the mayor equivalent of the CEO’s as a member of Rous salary. In the case of Council water authority BSC that would mean the would support the councillors would share transfer of that body about $400K with the from our city to Ballina mayor receiving two together with around shares in total. They 50 jobs at a time when currently receive half of Rous Council allegedly that amount (allowances has the management are set by the NSW responsibility of Government) which is Lismore’s flood mitigation consistent with all other and levee bank viability. Councils pro rata - and Granted that we are the that is the problem. If we Northern Rivers most want decent candidates for flood prone business and councillors, allowances residential setting we can have to be made attractive only speculate over what commensurate with the

task. It has been said, “If you are only going to pay peanuts then...”. Currently Ballina Shire Council meetings seem quite dysfunctional with too much concentration on operational matters versus policy eg it took BSC three meetings (and a number of submeetings) to waive a local sporting club’s debt of $9000. The reason for this is that councillors have been conditioned to micro-manage operational matters to the point of being accountable for all decisions but with control largely resting with staff hierarchy. This is why the perception exists that BSC councillors abide by staff decisions in most matters. Potentially there is nothing wrong with this if the board (councillors) are doing their job in enforcing policy, particularly when the operational arm breaches established protocols. In the case of BSC I believe the current councillors are factionalised with some there for their own ambitions and/ or just like the optics. If you want any proof, simply read the council meeting agenda and minutes, attend a few meetings as a member of the public and you will quickly see the points I raise. So, I do agree a significant clean out is required but I doubt candidates with the experience required will nominate given the poor remuneration. Further, I believe a cultural audit of BSC would also be timely, to place integrity and authenticity at the heart of all that BSC does. This audit would need to commence with the upper echelon of BSC staff administration followed by a new board (councillors) that will hold BSC staff accountable for decisions that are inconsistent with policy, ethics and good relationships. Finally, in all organisations poor performers will be found but my dealings with council staff are, in the main, quite

satisfactory. It is the leadership that needs significant change combined with the corporate experience necessary for BSC to function as it should. Stephen McIllhatton Skennars Head

Alarmist untruths In reply to Ted Strong (letters NRT 15/7) you mention the geographical phenomenon ‘isostasy’ as a contributing factor to affecting sea levels. Please feel free to present some evidence of this in Australia. Observed, recorded, analysed data, when and where it has occurred. You are mistaken on a few points, Fort Denison station is in the middle of Sydney Harbour, not land based, it records accurate daily measurements (empirical evidence) they do not make predictions as you suggest and they are extremely reliable. Mr Fitzhenry - hydrographic surveyor said, “The Fort Denison gauge is operated by the Bureau of Meteorology. The relationship between the gauge and datum is regularly checked by first order levelling by competent and industrious surveyors to a series of trig stations on stable ground. The BOM data provides the accurate status of the Tasman Pacific Mean Sea Level”. “The seas and oceans to the east of Australia forms the largest body of water on Earth, this broadly connected vast body of water presents a genuine sea level.” I and many others prefer to stay with existing BOM data rather than trust unproven satellite data, do you think NASA would admit any failure after spending billions on this technology? All we hear is more and more unsubstantiated tripe about climate change, they spruik alarmist untruths about dangers that can’t be seen or felt, (carbon dioxide) make baseless claims regarding subjects that can not be confirmed or denied due to remoteness (polar bear health and population)

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LETTERS, FEEDBACK AND OPINION extreme use of hyperbole, ( keep relentlessly pushing the alarmism barrow) taking advantage of the willing tax payer funded media that is hellbent on never publishing the dissenting view, they feed off people’s fear. Alright I will apologise, I am sorry for the loss of her (Greta Thunberg) childhood, I am sorry she is browbeaten by her alarmist parents, I am sorry she is an hysterical teenage girl puppet from Sweden. Want a sincere apology? When the highest point of Fort Denison disappears below the waves, I feel hell may first freeze over. G MacDonald Pimlico

Dam lies & statistics During the recent community consultation period Rous Chair, Keith Williams, made dramatic ‘Big Dam Lie’ headlines in articles and on TV regarding future water costs. It seems Keith

William’s assumptions on the dam costing $6m a year more were not calculated against the three proposed water alternatives to the dam. Rather the dam vs nothing … and over just a 10-year period. Then again, Keith is the councillor, along with Jeff Johnson and Mayor David Wright, who ignored the majority of Ballina councillor’s vote to continue the investigation of the dam so that an informed decision could be made as to it viability or not. When voting at Rous he chose his own personal political career and followed his political party directive of no dams (in the wettest region of the state) above respecting the Ballina Council and his community’s interests. The day that party politics entered local government was the end of community needs being front and centre of council decisions. This water security vote at Rous is a case in point.

The voice of the community has been loud and clear on our Future Water Security Options. More than 80% of 13,729 responders to the recent community consultation do not want aquifers, desalination or toilet to tap used as a permanent water source. They want the Dunoon land retained and further investigation of the dam to continue. The axing of the Dunoon Dam from the Future Water Strategy last December has cost the community well over $200,000 to re-exhibit the plan. This poor decision making and reckless spending has to stop. I’ll be voting to support the requests of the majority of the community on July 21. Cr Sharon Cadwallader Deputy Chair Rous County Council

Toothless tiger On page 16 of your great newspaper (NRT 15/7), Richmond MP Justine has announced a toothless tiger in the form of a

Protecting Pensioners Taskforce. Does everyone forget it was Labor that introduced the assets/income tests for the aged and nearly all MPs in Federal Parliament voted for an increase from $1.50 to $3 per thousand dollars of assets owned by an Aged Pensioner to reduce their pension. I put it to one MP that if the assets/income test was so good for the Federal Treasury then how about they join the Aged Pensioners and apply the assets income test to themselves so leading by example. Kevin Hogan was looking for a naming of a section of the new motorway at Woodburn so I suggested ‘Pensioner Way’ to recognise the funding diverted from aged pensions to pay for this roadway. Labor’s PM Keating is famous for his “recession we had to have” however, if he were any good as a treasurer then why was there a recession in the

first place? My dad has the same assets he had 10 years ago, but poor economic management by the Libs/Nats has seen him lose $200 PF out of his pension due to inflation and no adjustment to the asset levels/values in determining his aged pension payable. The pensioner rebate on council rates has not moved for 10 years. Council rates have doubled yet these MPs all spruik for the aged to remain in their homes rather than go to aged care facilities. The valuations for assets owned and the accounting principles applied for assets valuations by Centrelink just about breaches every accounting reporting convention and is designed to keep aged pensioners poorer. An example of this is the non recognition of Capital Gains Tax as a contingent liability against an asset to reduce the assets value.

When a pensioner sells a CGT asset he/she does not receive the Centrelink valuation endured to reduce the aged pension. It is something a lot less. It is a double dip by Treasury in that the pension is reduced and tax is also payable. A friend called Centrelink to enquire about this matter and was told by an idiot to go to the ATO. Perhaps Justine would be better respected if she moved to have some aged pensioners and welfare recipients placed on the ‘Salary Justification Board for MPs’ of which current members have never knocked back a salary rise for MPs. Bashing the aged pensioner seems to be the latest sport being played by MP’s. Yet on goes Justine and her Lab/Lib/Nat/Green colleagues about a stupid card as if this is the only concern for the aged. Claire De Ellae Urbenville

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The Northern Rivers Times

July 22, 2021

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Dressed for success at Tweed gym By Margaret Dekker 22 young people from around the Tweed are now dressed for fitness success at their weekly gym sessions thanks to a unique donation from Big W Tweed Heads. The retail chain kitted out clients of Fitness Cartel Tweed Heads in its new MB Active range, designed in collaboration with Michelle Bridges. The fitness identity was due to appear at the Fitness Cartel health club in Tweed Heads South last Saturday morning but with COVID-19 restrictions, a special facetime class was arranged in-stead for delighted fans. Personal trainer and former international fitness competitor, Angie Moore (pictured) says her clients’ weekly training programs are custom-made with support from the NDIS, physiotherapists and GPs and follow the ‘Move, Live, Be’ principles.

Happy clients of Fitness Cartel Tweed Heads in their new activewear. Trainer, Angie Moore, is front, second from left. Sessions include warm up, team games, a workout, stretching and mindfulness. “Our group program is amazing as it has become

a time for all of my clients to come together in a social setting where they not only work on their fitness, but also relationship building,

com-munity and social skills.” Angie Moore said. Now in its 6th year, Angie said this week’s donation from Big W Tweed Heads is

true reward for effort for her clients and her. “Many of my clients live on a disability pension, so this is a massive deal for them, active wear is a luxury item. Just to be noticed by someone in our gym community and rewarded for their hard work is amazing and means so much to them .. and me! I see and hear how hard they work every single day, not just in the gym but just in life generally, and to be able to see their joy in receiving is awesome for me,” Angie Moore said. General Manager of Fitness Cartel Tweed Heads, Mark John, told The Northern Rivers Times it was a great event for a fantastic group of people in the Tweed Shire. “All the kids that train with Ange .. getting all the gifts from Big W and Michelle Bridges, the active wear, the day was really really good,” Mark John said.

Smile! You’re on camera at Knox Park By Margaret Dekker

Murwillumbah’s Knox Park will soon be covered by CCTV

Tweed Shire Council hopes new CCTV will be up and running at its flagship Knox Park in Murwil-lumbah by the end of the year. Councillors voted unanimously in support of the $144 thousand dollar system at last Thursday’s July meeting of Council, citing vandalismdeterrence and safety as key reasons for CCTV in the city park. “It is expensive to put CCTV in one park but the importance of the issue was reinforced by the police at Community Safety Committee,” Mayor

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Chris Cherry said. Cr Cherry told The Northern Rivers Times ten CCTV cameras are already in use in Murwil-lumbah’s CBD and the system works well. She said the seven new cameras planned for the park will not be monitored but used in review in the event of an incident, “It’s the best defence against anti-social behaviour,” Cr Cherry said. Grant allocation funding is expected to be released within 3 weeks, and Cr Cherry anticipated CCTV in the award-winning park would be operating by December.

The Northern Rivers Times

July 22, 2021

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Change at the top in local health administration THE passage of time has ensured there has been a change at the top of North Coast health administration. The chair of the Northern NSW Local Health District, Dr Brian Pezzutti, reached the end of his 10-year limit on the board and on June 30 handed over the reins to his successor. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard elevated Mark Humphries to the chairman’s role. He had been deputy chair since 2019. Dr Pezzutti, who served in the position from 2013, had been a member of the board since 2011. The health district acting chief executive Lynne Weir said Mr Humphries brought extensive experience in senior management and leadership positions. He has was actively involved in the community, as a past president of the Kingscliff Chamber of Commerce and was heavily involved in surf life saving clubs in the area.

He was also a member of the regional advisory committees for the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter and TAFE NSW. Mr Humphries has been a member of the NNSWLHD Board since 2012. Mr Humphries said the board is focussed on a commitment to the CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment across the health system. “These core values are the keys to delivering quality health services to the people of Northern NSW,” Mr Humphries said. “My vision is for our board to be united and work strategically with the management, staff and clinicians to ensure quality health outcomes for people in the region. “We also look forward to the delivery of the Tweed Valley Hospital in 2022-23.” Ms Weir paid tribute to outgoing board chair, Dr

Mark Humphries with Dr Brian Pezzutti at Dr Pezzutti’s final Board meeting in June 2021. Pezzutti. “Dr Pezzutti has served as our board chair since 2013, and has been an incredibly strong advocate for health services in our region,” Ms Weir said. “I am delighted that Mr Humphries will be leading our board as chair, after

having served as deputy chair for the past two years,” Ms Weir said. “I have no doubt that Mr Humphries’ skills and experience will enhance his role as Board Chair,” Ms Weir said. “As the incoming chair, Mr Humphries has the

passion and experience to successfully lead the board’s oversight of health services for our local communities now and into the future.” “During his tenure the district has seen significant upgrades to many of our health facilities, renewed our focus on delivering patient-centred care, and secured new services that will benefit our regional and rural communities for many years to come.” “On behalf of the district, I want to thank Dr Pezzutti for his leadership during this time.” Dr Pezzutti reflected on his long tenure with the district over many years. “It’s been a wonderful experience to lead such a talented and caring team,” he said. “I wish all the people in Northern NSW Local Health District all the best for the future.” Mr Humphries will serve until December 2022.

FIGHT LOOMS OVER PRISON OFFICER WAGES By Tim Howard PRISON officers at Australia’s largest jail have been asked to reject a pay offer equivalent to what they would receive at Bunnings says a union official. The Community and Public Sector of NWS assistant branch secretary Tony Wright, described the offer of $26.88 an hour to from Clarence Correctional Centre managers Serco as “measly”. The union has advised the officers to reject the offer, which is well below the national industrial average of $31.63 an hour and just three cents an hour above the lowest rate in Australia. The ballot for the pay offer opened on Wednesday and closed on Monday. The union said the offer from private prison operator Serco would make Clarence Correctional Centre prison officers become the second lowest paid prison officers in the country and without personal or parental leave, as the union warns of industrial action unless a serious offer is put on the table. The Community and Public Sector Union of NSW urged prison officers to reject Serco’s enterprise agreement. It said the $26.88/hour

pay offer was well below the national industry average of $31.63, and only three cents above the lowest rate in Australia. The ballot opened on Wednesday and closed on Monday. “We are urging Clarence prison officers to reject Serco’s measly offer,” said CPSU NSW assistant branch secretary Troy Wright. “Australia’s largest prison shouldn’t have the second lowest pay in the country – if needed we will take industrial action to secure pay that reflects the risk prison officers face each day. “Serco is a billion-dollar, multinational company that spruiks itself as a ‘cost efficient prison management service’ – that seems to be corporate speak for ‘we pay our workforce peanuts’.” The $700 million, 1700 bed facility opened with much fanfare in early July last year. When fully staffed it would need more than 600 workers. Northern Region CPSUNSW organiser Asren Pugh said people who had applied for jobs at the centre said they could earn similar money at Bunnings. Mr Pugh said Serco had backtracked from the claims it made when it opened the prison just over a year ago.

“Serco was talking about all these well paid jobs it would bring to the Grafton region,” he said. “They said people would be buying houses, spending money in the shops, putting their kids into schools. “People won’t be able to afford to do those things on $26,88 an hour.” He said the union calculated Serco’s offer of $26.88/ hour put Clarence officers well below the $30.96 rate Serco pays at its Western Australian Acacia Prison, and the $32.70 that is used to pay at its Southern Queensland Correctional Centre, before the state government returned it to public hands. Mr Pugh said the agreement also reduced sick leave from about 10 days a year to the equivalent of seven – despite being in the midst of a pandemic where staff were regularly asked to stay home if they had any flu-like symptoms. “We’re in the middle of a pandemic we’re you’re supposed to report the slightest sniffle,” he said. “You can have to wait a couple of days to get a test result back, but they’re taking sick leave away from staff. It’s quite irresponsible.”

He said the company had also refused to offer any parental leave. Mr Pugh said the centre had not been able to fully staff its operation and brought in workers from outside the area. He said it must be galling for local workers to see Serco personnel shipped from other jails and its border control operations and paid $40 or more and hour, accomodation paid for and vehicle provided when they are offered much less. “Last Sunday it was reported to us, there were 37 shifts at the centre that weren’t filled,” he said. Serco said it would not doing interviews on the matter, but dismissed the union’s claims. A Serco spokesperson said the company’s priority is to maintain the security and deliver essential services that keep our staff, visitors, and the inmates in our care safe. He said Clarence Correctional Centre has the appropriate staffing levels for the 1110 inmates accommodated at centre. Recruitment was an ongoing requirement and process for all NSW correctional centres. “As part of the ongoing negotiations for an enterprise agreement at Clarence

Correctional Centre, Serco Australia offered a wage increase of 11% for correctional case officers and a one-off payment of $1000,” he said. “This increase is well above the wage price index and in excess of other industry increases. “With the one-off payment it takes the Clarence workers well above the union’s own identified industry average.” He said the union has attempted to undermine the actual value with inconsistent comparisons. “We have attempted to remain consistent but in reality the annual aggregate salary will go from $61,602 to approximately $68,400 immediately (in year one) and will increase to $70,110 in year two,” the spokesperson said. “Claims regarding a lack of personal and parental leave are misleading as both are contained in the Company policies and meet industry and FairWork standards.” “We have strongly encouraged our staff to approve the enterprise agreement so the increase can be paid to staff as soon as possible, and we call on the union to withdraw its threat of future action that will impact the overall security of the facility.”

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KINGSCLIFF NEXT IN LINE FOR NEW AMBULANCE STATION by Margaret Dekker TWO years after a new ambulance station opened in Pottsville, Kingscliff is set for its own state-of-the-art facility to replace the current station which first opened its roller door in 1964. Making the announcement this week, Acting Deputy Commissioner, NSW Ambulance, Wayne McKenna, said the station is part of the NSW Government’s $232 million Rural Ambulance Infrastructure Reconfiguration program.

“Kingscliff station has served the community for quite a long time,” A/Deputy Commissioner McKenna said. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest told The Northern Rivers Times after six decades, the old cream brick ambulance station at 48 Marine Parade is in “desperate need” of an upgrade as it’s suffering some wear and tear including a leaking roof. He hopes construction on the new station which will feature state of the art equipment and facilities and will continue to operate 24/7, could start as

Tweed MP Geoff Provest and NSW Ambulance officers outside Kingscliff Ambulance station which will be replaced with a modern, new facility. early as May next year and pointed to the Tweed Valley Hospital site on Cudgen Road, as a logical new station

address. Mr Provest has previously said no further development would take place at the new

hospital site which was deemed state significant farmland. “It may or may not go on the new hospital site, to me that makes sense, but it is up to Health infrastructure to determine,” Mr Provest said. Geoff Provest said when completed, the new Kingscliff Ambulance Station will form part of a bigger ambulance network including Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Pottsville, Tweed Heads and eventually Kings Forrest, the proposed urban and recreational development west of Casuarina.

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The Northern Rivers Times

July 22, 2021

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Aircraft noise complaints prompt community consultation By Tonia Dynan PHILIPPA Cutter moved to the Ladies Benevolent Society run flats in East Lismore after the 2017 flood. The long-term Lismore resident said she enjoyed the “wonderful sanctuary” living with other elderly ladies but noticed a steep increase in air traffic noise over her residence last year, making her “extremely irritated”. “The noise has been unbearable,” she said. “I counted 20 times planes going over in just one half day. I’ve been woken up at 10 o’clock at night by them. “You try to ring someone or contact someone, and you get nowhere. It’s not a peaceful way to live. I’ve never experienced anything like it having lived in Lismore all those years. It’s not good for your sanity.” Lismore Mayor Vanessa Ekins said the council had received quite a few emails from people concerned about aircraft noise and flight paths in the community, and there was a petition circulating in the community. “This is an opportunity for us to face that community and have an open conversation about what’s happening in terms of aircraft noise, what the responsibilities and rights of the aviation authority are, what council’s role is in that, and draft a good neighbour policy,” Cr Ekins said. “It’s part of an ongoing process and it’s really important I think that we start to have a conversation about the future of the airport as well. “I was in meetings today with operators from the airport who were also very interested in having discussion about the future of the airport,

and things have changed significantly after COVID people are at home, REX has reduced its flights, and now we have aviation tourists, joy flights and training facilities happening down there.” Lismore resident Judith Forsyth started the online petition, which has more than 200 signatures, calling on council to address the increase in noise pollution. She said many residents were expressing increased stress related to the noise which was now very frequent and disturbing. “The aircraft noise and flight paths are an issue for us as there are a number of suburbs such as Girards Hill, East Lismore, South Lismore, North Lismore and others however that are particularly impacted by flight noise by small aircraft,” she said. “The small aircraft are largely flight training schools and private planes, the worst of which are the twin engine planes. “I also make clear that we have no problem with community service aircraft or REX. We are primarily concerned with the noise made

from flight training circuits and those that fly over as visitors to Lismore from outer regions or do circuits over the Lismore area. “Currently, we’ve noticed there are a number of flight training schools using the Lismore airport, three that we know of are associated with the Lismore airport but we’ve identified at least another eight that fly in on semi-regular basis that may do flight training circuits.” Ms Forsyth said the problem with these flights was that the circuits were frequent and could go on and on and the planes were flying at low altitude. “There is the fly neighbourly policy, actually a guideline, but it’s very unclear where the boundaries are for this,” she said. “The runway runs from north to south and flights turn left, I’m told they have to do that, and therefore are brought into this area here which is closer to residential. “If the airport was designated a south to north take-off then they would fly west where there are less residents. “People up on the western

ridge around Beaumont Drive, Felicity Drive, those sort of areas, are incredibly impacted by the noise, because they’re up higher and the planes are closer to them. One chap said to me it’s as if they are flying into your loungeroom, we’re going to have to move. There’s a fair bit of discontent about the noise being generated.” Ms Forsyth said she didn’t think the policy was anywhere near sufficient in mitigating flight noise over residential areas. “It’s a good attempt but it’s not working for many people,” she said. “In terms of aviation rights and responsibilities, we’ve done as we’re required. We’ve put in our submissions to Air Services Australia and the air noise ombudsman to no avail. I find they are not very helpful at all, so we do think we would like to have a consultation process that enables us to look at some ways in which we can mitigate the flight noise as it is. “We’re not interested in Lismore Regional Airport being a stranded asset. We understand that there are problems around that. We’re

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not against people learning how to fly. “However, we do think that there needs to be a very considered approach to how increased flights over Lismore impact on residential areas.” Council proposed the consultation process could start with a targeted Your Say Forum which will inform a key stakeholders’ face to face session. Council has applied for grant funding through three funding streams for the preparation of a masterplan for the airport which will address the future direction for the airport and supporting infrastructure. In anticipation of this grant funding being made available in the near future, council staff could use feedback from the forum to draft the community engagement plan for the master planning process. Councillors voted for a briefing on the results of the consultation to come back to them before the end of the year. You can sign the petition at change.org under Reduce Aircraft Noise Over Lismore and Surrounding Areas.

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Palmer’s leaflet spreading misinformation, says TGA By Samantha Elley NORTHERN Rivers homes have recently been inundated with a very provocative looking leaflet in bright yellow and black, showing up in their mail boxes. It reads ‘To the Adult HouseHolder – Urgent Communication’. On opening, it is revealed as a communication from Queensland politician Clive Palmer and his response to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) about COVID-19. Mr Palmer makes claims there is no pandemic in Australia with only one death from COVID-19 in 2021. He also claims 318 deaths have occurred from people taking the COVID-19 vaccine along with 31,600 adverse reactions. The TGA has written to The Northern Rivers Times saying Mr Palmer’s claims have been debunked. “The TGA has also written to Mr Palmer directly with its concerns,” a spokersperson said. “The TGA reviews all deaths reported in people who have received the vaccination.

“We also monitor signals that may relate to vaccine safety to distinguish between coincidental events and possible side effects of the vaccine. “Part of our analysis includes comparing natural expected death rates with observed death rates following immunisation.’ The spokesperson said to date the observed number of deaths reported after vaccination remains less than the expected number of deaths that would occur naturally, or from other causes, for that proportion of the population. “Since the beginning of the vaccine rollout to 11 July 2021, over 9.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given,” said the spokesperson. “The TGA has received and reviewed 377 reports of deaths in people who have recently been vaccinated and found that four were linked to immunisation. “These deaths were all related to the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.” Northern Rivers residents can find information at australia.gov.au and health.gov.au which are the official Australian Government websites for COVID-19 information.

Staying safe on local roads THE Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety has tabled its report on reducing trauma on local roads in NSW. Lou Amato MLC, Committee chair, acknowledged that there has been a lot of hard work done to reduce accidents and fatalities on local roads but more needs to be done. The Committee found that local councils are a vital part of efforts to improve local road safety. The report makes 22 recommendations that focus on ensuring local councils are adequately resourced, by state and federal governments, to improve the road infrastructure and promote road safety within their areas. “Local councils understand the road safety concerns within their area. We need to ensure they receive the funding and have the expertise they need to make their roads safer

for everyone that uses them. Better engagement with local communities, who are a valuable source of information, is also important, especially when it comes to issues of road safety and infrastructure around schools,” Mr Amato said. The Committee also makes recommendations to improve the safety of vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motor cyclists, and that the process for lowering speed limits be simplified. Other issues include the need for strategies to improve driver behaviour through the use of speed zones, and driver education programs. The provision of rest areas for heavy vehicles using local roads is also examined. The full report is available on the Committee’s webpage.

The Northern Rivers Times

July 22, 2021

20 NEWS

Aboriginal artwork part of ‘day of shame’ reparation By Lesley Apps INDIGENOUS artists representing the First Nations peoples of the Clarence Valley hope their new collaborative artwork helps to reiterate the importance of respecting Country, while recognising the unique benefits council has with three indigenous groups in its area. The artwork project ‘Three Mobs, One River’ is part the court-ordered $300,000 reparation scheme enforced on Clarence Valley Council after pleading guilty to destroying a culturally-significant scar tree in 2016. The artwork will be used across council’s corporate branding and in the Clarence Valley landscape which is home to the Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl people. Unveiling the artwork during NAIDOC Week, council’s acting general manager Laura Black said the day council “removed” the scar tree “was a day of shame for our organisation” and “a day of heartbreak for our First Nations people, especially the Gumbaynggirr community”. “At the time, we acknowledged the damage done, expressed extreme remorse, and apologised to the Traditional Owners. We also committed to strengthening relationships with the First Nations People of the Clarence Valley,” Ms Black said. She said the project had been a cultural journey for the council “one that leaves an indelible and lasting imprint embedded in our identity”. “We’ve taken a lead on this and encourage others to take these steps too,” Ms Black said. These are lessons the three artists selected to do the work by project co-ordinators National Aboriginal Design Agency hoped won’t ring hollow. Gumbaynggirr artist Deborah Taylor said she was pleased with the end result and the chance to work collaboratively with artists representing the three nations. She said each artist brought different things to the work with the common reflection of the landscape, flora and fauna of the Clarence Valley. “I did a lot of trees and plants. Seed pods and yams, bullrushes, and lomandra. I looked at the plants used

in medicine, technology and food. In my mind the fig tree was very prominent in Gumbaynggirr culture which was planted to mark particular places. Joe did river animals, Frances also painted a dingo which is part of Yaegl folklore but also figures in Gumbaynggirr stories— there’s a golden dog there too. The dingo actually went across all three nations. It all just came together.” Ms Taylor said the collaboration was also a good precedent to set for cooperation between three First Nations groups. “As one of the artists involved I enjoyed the process and like working with Joe and Fran. I think the proof is in the design.” She said while the project in no way can replace the loss of culturally-significant marker

to her people “really, the tree is gone”, this was a good way to reflect on the uniqueness of the Clarence Valley and its three different groups. “We are the ones that have to keep rising up. We’re expected to respond to stuff that’s been done by others all the time. You can’t keep patching up stuff when people should know better now,” Ms Taylor said. “This artwork is something positive to come out of it, which is good, but people need to be mindful of why we are in this situation and be much more aware of the three nations of this area. We are all still here.” Yaegl artist Frances Belle Parker also thought the artwork “turned out well”. “It’s always tough to come together and do a collaborative

piece. Especially with three totally different styles but I think we’ve managed to get a good balance in there.” She said each artist provided the initial designs and elements they wanted included in work and then handed that to the graphic designer to bring it all together. “We only needed one session with designer and we had it sorted.” Ms Parker provided a lot of the landscape elements including her ancestral land Ulgundahi Island as well as river animals from the area like dolphins. “Joe did the animals from up river while Deb did a lot of fauna. There was a lot of cross over between different nations so it didn’t matter who did what, as long as that part of the story was represented. It was good to encompass the

three different nations that share the river.” Ms Parker said she hoped the design would become more “embedded in the surrounding landscape to have that Acknowledgement of Country wherever the artwork is featured”. “It will only be a positive thing for council to have the recognition of the three nations presence in their branding but honestly, it probably should have just been a project that happened regardless of the scar tree issue,” she said. “Having three nations in one council footprint is a point of difference to other council areas. It’s not a hindrance, it’s a blessing to have access to the input of three different nations,” Ms Parker said. “This is a part of the history of the land every one is living on here. It only enriches the history that is here already. Embrace it, be proud of it.” Bundjalung artist Uncle Joe Walker was busy painting a new artwork in his garage up in Tabulam home when asked about the Three Mobs, One River project. “I haven’t seen it out there yet but as far as what I saw earlier, it turned out alright.” Uncle Joe said his contributions included river animals from the upper Clarence including platypus, short and long neck turtles, and goanna. “It was a good experience, working with the girls, and learning off each other. That was the rewarding part of it.” Uncle Joe said it would be “good if other people could learn off each other” when things like this (scar tree destruction) happen. “I hope Council talk to the Elders in future. Yarn to them from around the area. I think people take it for granted that we have three mobs here. It’s special. Learn from them and include them in their conversations and planning,” he said. “Even today, when I go towards Grafton way I always ask permission from the Elders from there, and Gumbaynggirr side. We always go to Buccarumbi for fishing. I always ask the Elders or Land Council can I have permission to go hunting there. “It’s a respect thing. Respect of Country. It’s ingrained in our culture. It’s who we are.” See editorial page 30 ☛

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July 22, 2021

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Tweed coast property inquiries soar as lockdown grips Sydney By Margaret Dekker TWEED Coast real estate agents say their fielding unprecedented levels of property inquiries from ‘landlocked’ Sydneysiders, as stay-at-home orders bear down on the city. CEO of the Real Estate Institute of NSW, Tim McKibbin, says allowances in the NSW Public Health Order mean Greater Sydney residents can leave their homes if it is to ‘move to a new place of residence or between different places of residence.’ “A person can go from Greater Sydney to a regional area if you have a reasonable excuse and a reasonable excuse includes moving to a new property,” Tim McKibbin told The Northern Rivers Times. He says there has already been a significant migration of people from the city to regional areas since Sydney’s first lockdown in 2020, particularly as people find they can work productively from home. “We will once again see people moving out of the city and buying or renting in the regional areas that they can escape to – if that’s the right word – that they can go to when this happens .. The discomfort of living in a city where you can’t leave home will see a lot of people move out of Sydney” Tim McKibbin said. Tweed real estate agent and owner of Coastal Abode Properties, Nicole Abbott, experienced it first-hand when Melbourne went into a 20 week lockdown last year,

Agent Nicole Abbott says the property market shows no sign of cooling “I saw a huge spike in Melbourne interest so I was doing virtual inspections, people buying sight unseen just to get out, that was their way out of the lockdown, people with money who could, yes. I’ve heard stories of people moving over from Melbourne until lockdown finished, just to get out,” Nicole Abbott said. The Real Estate Institute says this ‘double-dipping’, where people keep their home in the city and buy a second house in the regions, creates complex new supply problems, “People are effectively consuming two properties at once, rather than one,” Tim McKibbin said. Also putting pressure on

Agent, Roger McLeod, “It’s a really interesting time in real estate.”

supply, Australian expats coming home. Tim McKibbin estimates up to 500 thousand returning Aussies have settled in NSW alone in the past 12 months, “ .. and they keep coming!” he said. And Tim McKibbin says despite the pandemic, people still have access to capital, interest rates are historically low and with overseas travel limited, domestic holidays cancelling and retail spending curbed, there’s money to spend. Roger McLeod has been selling property in the Tweed Coast village of Pottsville for three decades. He says a 30 percent rise in median house prices in Pottsville alone in the last two years is astounding,

“Now that has never happened in my 31 years of my history in real estate so it’s just amazing. It’s an incredible increase. And many are buying site-unseen,” he said. In neighbouring Byron Bay, the median house price has skyrocketed an ‘eye-watering’ 37 percent – or $1.68 million up in the past year, a new high for New South Wales. Many of the cashed-up Byron vendors are also turning to the Tweed to buy, Roger McLeod describes it as “an exodus” out of the Byron Shire. “Byron, you can sell, and you’re mortgage free, you’re moving here and you’ve got cash in your pocket which is driving our prices up,” Nicole Abbott concurred, as she was

preparing to take an interstate buyer on a virtual inspection of a Pottsville property. But it comes at a price to existing Tweed residents and communities. The competition and escalating price for properties have seen many locals, especially long-term renters, squeezed out of their local property market as owners/ landlords cash in. Pottsville Properties recently took 22 applications for one rental property in Pottsville, desperate applicants resorting to a ‘bidding war’ on the rent, offering more than $100 a week extra to be successful, “And my property manager said ‘what are we going to do?’ And I said we’ll have to leave it up the landlord, after we shortlisted three,” Roger McLeod said. “The rental market is as competitive as I’ve ever seen it and I have sympathy for people trying to find somewhere to live,” he said. And demand is showing no signs of easing. Nicole Abbott predicts another spike when Sydney’s stay-at-home orders eventually lift, “It’s not going to go down, that’s for sure.” “Look at Burringbar, my goodness, Burringbar, nothing was ever over $550 (thousand) and now you’ve got things on Tweed Valley Way for 1.4 mill., it’s just crazy,” she said. “Yes, it’s a really interesting time in real estate .. I have a joke with my clients about being an order-taker, not a marketer; I don’t sell anything anymore, people are just buying it,” Roger McLeod said.

FEEDBACK SOUGHT FOR RICHMOND RIVER COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM STAGE 1 of the new Richmond River Coastal Management Program (CMP) has commenced, and the community is invited to share their local knowledge. The CMP will follow on from work achieved over the past 10 years through the Coastal Zone Management Plan for the Richmond River Estuary (CZMP), which was developed in 2012 by Ballina Shire, Lismore City, Richmond Valley and Rous County Councils. The aim of this program is to update the CZMP for the Richmond River in line with new legislation and establish a whole-of-catchment

management approach that will capture all issues and activities impacting the health of the estuary. “The Richmond River estuary and catchment is highly valued by the community for many different reasons,” Rous County Council’s chair Keith Williams said. “It supports a network of ecosystems, a rich biodiversity, and a range of human land uses and activities. The area is also the traditional home of the Bundjalung Nation and has spiritual and cultural significance.” “With such a large

catchment area extending from the Queensland border in the north, to Tenterfield and Clarence Valley in the west, to the Clarence River catchment at its southern border, land uses across these regions have

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Families Un-Locked - research on long-term impacts of COVID-19 RELATIONSHIPS Australia’s partnership with Griffith University, and the University of Worcester UK and Relate UK continues to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on society, families and relationships with the launch of Phase 2 of the international study Families Un-locked in Australia. Preliminary findings from Phase 1 have shown that those impacts have been expansive and are ongoing. “Just as health research has discovered that some people are suffering from long-term physical effects of the virus - ‘long-Covid’, some initial findings of Families Un-locked show that the pandemic, lockdowns and restrictions imposed will have enduring impacts on our relationships,” Nick Tebbey, national executive officer of Relationships Austraia said. Over 750 people in Australia participated in Phase 1 of Families Un-Locked, with over 900 people participating across the UK. Given the differing situations and responses to the pandemic between Australia and the United Kingdom, it has been very interesting to note the similarities and differences highlighted in the initial findings in Phase 1.

In the UK sample, almost half of those identified as being in a couple relationships (45%) felt that lockdown put a real strain on their relationship and a quarter reported that worrying about the pandemic caused tension in their relationship; and a similar proportion reported that money worries placed added pressure on their relationship. In contrast, the Australian sample revealed a smaller proportion of respondents (approximately a quarter of couples) felt that lockdowns put a strain on their relationship and one in five couples (20%) reported

that worrying about the pandemic caused tension in their relationships. Despite these more positive reports from Australia, a third of Australian respondents felt that money worries had added additional pressures on their relationships, which is slightly more than in the UK sample. A concerning finding in Phase 1 shows that almost a third of the UK couples reported that the lockdown had a negative impact, worsening their already struggling relationships, whereas in comparison, this was the case for 13% of the Australian couples.

The vast majority of parents in both countries reported enjoying spending time with their children during lockdown, however, these initial findings show three quarters felt overwhelmed by the childcare responsibilities and have been anxious about their children’s education. While a significant finding of the study points to people’s fears for the future and how the impacts of the pandemic might affect them socially and economically, initial findings of Phase 1 also found that just over a third of UK couples (36%) and just over half of Australian couples felt that

lockdown has been a positive experience for them; and that about four in 10 UK couples reported that following lockdown they felt they were closer than before while over half of Australian couples reported the same experience. “These initial findings from Phase 1 of the study undoubtedly reflect the differing experiences of families in Australia and the UK as we continue to face the COVID-19 pandemic and look to the future. “Today we launch Phase 2 of Families Un-locked in Australia. This Phase will look deeper at the medium to long-term impacts of the pandemic on relationships and family life, and help develop new ways to support all people during public health crises. “Relationships Australia encourages all people in Australia and the UK to participate in Phase 2 of the study. By doing so you will help build happier and healthier individuals, families and communities,” Mr Tebbey said. Phase 1 results are currently being collated and research outcomes collected across Australia and the UK will be made publically available in the coming months.

MASSIVE SURGE IN DISTRESSED PARENTS CALLS TO HELPLINE NATIONAL Suicide prevention charity Parents Beyond Breakup (PBB) is experiencing a 30% rise in calls to their national Suicide Helpline compared to the same time last year. “Anecdotally our callers are expressing increased distress mainly linked to the lockdown and effect of COVID 19 on their mental well-being,” CEO Gillian Hunt said. “In addition, most of our Face-to-Face Peer Support Groups that run weekly across the country, have had to move online as venues close due to the COVID restrictions, and again we are finding that group numbers are up almost 50% on the same time last year,” Mrs Hunt said. “Currently approximately 40% of our increased calls are coming from non-custodial parents in New South Wales, with another large proportion from Victoria. When the lockdown in Melbourne first began, we saw a similar trend with our call volumes

Helpline as well as multiple Peer Support Groups nationally; • Quality assurance data suggests that PBB prevent over 300 suicides each year, making PBB one of the most effective and efficient suicide prevention charities in Australia.

increasing significantly with the majority of these from Victoria,” she said. “Whilst our callers are increasing in number, primarily the causes of their distress remain issues with lack of access to their children, situational distress which is known to be one of the biggest triggers for suicide in men in Australia.” “The trauma of the Covid pandemic compounded with the situational distress that noncustodial parents are enduring is having a marked impact upon our most vulnerable separated parents,” Mrs Hunt said.

BACKGROUND • Parents Beyond Breakup is a national suicide prevention charity that’s been supporting fathers (and more recently mums) who are experiencing situational distress through relationship breakdown since 1999; • Since inception, their delivery model has been based on ‘lived experience’ – all helpline operators, peer group support facilitators, and the majority of their permanent team have themselves experienced relationship breakdown; • PBB operate a Suicide

THE FACTS • For men, relationship issues are the life crisis that is most commonly linked to suicide; • Separation is the biggest single relationship risk factor for men with nearly four in 10 male suicides linked to separation; • Research shows as many as half of all separated fathers experience thoughts of suicide; • PBB know that situational distress, not mental health, is also one of the biggest triggers for suicide in men in Australia; • Both mums and dads are supported by PBB, with

approximately 70% of their recipients being men. WHAT PBB ADD TO THE CONVERSATION • PBB’s mission is to keep separating parents alive and in their kids’ lives; • They want to highlight the support available for parents who are in distress; • PBB know that they are not always experiencing mental health issues rather that their situation becomes unbearable in a practical sense. The inability to deal with the practicalities they face is strongly linked to their likelihood to suicide; • PBB believe that we need to listen, engage and treat men as a significant at-risk group and to provide them peer based practical support. You can contact the Parents Beyond Breakup helpline by calling 1300 853 437 or visit their website at www. parentsbeyondbreakup.com

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BYRON BAY FILMMAKER EMBARKS ON SELF-FUNDED FEATURE FILM THE Northern Rivers screen community continues to excel in shaping and developing the next generation of independent film talent as production begins this month in the Byron Shire on local writer and director Darius Devas’ second feature film, Unravelling. In a testament to the enduring currency of indie storytelling and the innovative methods employed by local filmmakers to execute projects, Devas has summoned a group of leading local crew and production talent investing his personal funds to kick-start the preand postproduction cycle and finance the shoot. “As a counterpoint to the recent controversy courting the Byron Bay film sector, my production serves to highlight the power of the community of local filmmakers, writers and crew that are dedicated to crafting the unique, rare and insightful narratives that Australian independent film is globally renowned for,” he said. “We created this film with passion and a credit

Filmmaker Darius Devas card, and in defiance of the current limitations we face in terms of available funding for developing one of Byron Shire’s most important resources, creativity.” Devas and his producers are looking to raise financing for the completion film and are currently seeking investment from the local community and the screen sector. The film was developed by Devas in collaboration with the leading actors Cazz Bainbridge, (Go With Grace) and Duncan Ragg (Liberty Street). The film also stars

Duncan Ragg Australian born, highly demanded international actor Christopher James Baker, who most recently starred in Eden and has featured in True Detective, Ozark, StarGirl and Shades of Blue. As a highly regarded emerging local director, Devas is currently part of the Screenworks and Australian Directors Guild’s Pathway Program, where he is being mentored by acclaimed director Kim Farrant, who has been instrumental in developing the performance methodology. The three-week production will be filmed and post

-produced entirely in the Northern Rivers region, featuring Goonengerry and iconic Byron Bay locations which play a central role in the film’s narrative. The intimate drama follows the path of a young couple shifting to the Byron region from the city to live the dream while enduring personal, creative and psychological tests begin to undermine the relationship. As an original Byron resident and Steiner school graduate, Devas draws on his local knowledge of the Byron Shire and the power of the unique landscape on

reshaping people’s lives often to dramatic effect. “Growing up in Byron as part of a creative community, I have an intimate knowledge of the difficulties we face as artists and creators to get the external support needed for developing local projects and skills while keeping our creatives employed and thriving. We will be running a crowdfunding campaign and enlisting the support of local businesses, like The Local Kollective, to gain momentum before hopefully hitting the international film circuit,” said Devas. Unravelling is Devas’ second feature project and follows his 2009 directorial debut, Further We Search, starring Xavier Samuel which recently screened at the Byron Underground Film Festival. The award winning director recently produced the documentary series, The Common Thread and web series Natural Mindful for the ABC, documentary Spirit Walker - Clinton’s Walk For Justice on NITV and The Word, a six-part series for ABC iView.

Cash splash on Clarence transport infrastructure TRANSPORT infrastructure around Grafton and major bridges all the way up to Wardell are set for improvements with the allocation of around $2 million to be spent straight away from the NSW Government’s COVID stimulus reserve, Clarence MP Chris Gulaptis has announced.

“We have increased already record spending levels on road repair and related works to keep the pay packets coming in during the pandemic,” Mr Gulaptis said. “$1.5 million funds paving works on the Grafton end of the Gwydir Highway, $150,000 will spruce up Grafton Railway Station,

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Covid-19 outbreak claims first regional NSW festival THE 2021 Byron Writers Festival has been cancelled in light of Sydney’s unpredictable COVID-19 outbreak. Devastated organisers made the announcement this morning after an emergency meeting of the Byron Writers Festival board. “It is with a heavy heart we have made the decision to cancel Byron Writers Festival 2021, which was scheduled to run from 6-8 August. We have come to this extremely difficult decision in light of the developing Covid-19 situation in NSW as well as border and travel restrictions,” an official statement from festival director Edwina Johnson (pictured) and the team at Byron Writers Festival read. Escalating case numbers, the virulence of the Delta strain and Byron Bay’s popularity as a destination for metro visitors were all factors considered in the decision. “We have been following Covid developments in Greater Sydney and nationally very closely over the last few days. As positive cases

continue to emerge and borders are closed to NSW, it has become clear that the current restrictions will push too close to the festival to make it feasible to proceed in early August. Especially given a large portion of participating writers are located in either Greater Sydney or interstate and are subject to travel restrictions. In addition, of course, is growing community hesitancy to travel in such volatile circumstances,” the statement added. “Our primary and abiding concern is, as ever, the health of everyone involved in the Festival – presenters, attendees, volunteers, staff and of course the safety of the wider Northern Rivers community .. we believe cancellation is the only responsible course of action.” In what was meant to be its 25th anniversary year of the festival, more than 150 authors, commentators, entertainers and powerful new voices were scheduled to appear at the 2021 Byron Writers Festival across 115 panels during the three-day event.

of COVID-19 in Goulburn in A festival of ideas, the Southern ling conversation and storytel Tablelands, after a construction worker travelled from Sydney to work in a regional hospital. The male worker was deemed an ‘essential’ worker permitting him to travel to the region. NSW Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerry Chant, said Sydney Program artwork for the workers can’t be complacent now-cancelled 2021 Byron when working in regional Writers Festival areas and reminded all workers of the requirement to return to their accommodation It is the second time in two straight after work, years Byron Writers Festival “You can’t go to pubs, has been forced to cancel due clubs, hospitality, anything to risks from Covid-19. else, you can only go there and do your essential work ********* and get your essential food The cancellation of Writers and groceries, the restrictions Festival comes as Regional in greater Sydney apply to NSW recorded its first case you.” Dr Chant said.

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According to the 2021 program, at the core of the festival is, “ .. the belief in the power of story as a means to connect, heal and make change,” it read. The 2021 Byron Writers may reschedule programming for later in the year, a decision is still pending. Anyone with a ticket to Byron Writers Festival 2021 will automatically receive a refund within the next 14 days. Tickets to satellite events or festival workshops are asked for patience as refund arrangements are worked through with event partners and venues. “We offer our sincere thanks for your support and please, stay safe,” festival director Edwina Johnson said.

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JUST ONE IN FIVE DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKERS VACCINATED THE Australian Services Union is calling on National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Linda Reynolds to take urgent measures to help disability support workers get their COVID jabs after a union survey revealed only one in five is currently vaccinated. The union survey of more than a thousand workers in the NSW and ACT disability sector found: • 19 per cent were fully vaccinated; • 25 per cent have had their first dose;

• 36 per cent are not on track to be vaccinated, primarily citing concerns about the potential impact on income, and side effects of the Astra Zeneca vaccine. Australian Services Union NSW & ACT Secretary, Natalie Lang, wrote to Minster Reynolds over the weekend, urging her to: • Make the Pfizer vaccine availability to all disability support workers, and prioritise them in as many locations as possible to mitigate the concerns

many have about Astra Zeneca and ensure workers are vaccinated as soon as possible (only three weeks are needed for full vaccination with the Pfizer vaccine); • Provide paid vaccine leave for all disability workers to mitigate the concerns about losing pay; and • Provide an additional paid leave day for all NDIS workers, including casuals, in recognition of their essential work. “Workers in the disability

sector do some of the most important and challenging jobs in this country so the federal government has a responsibility to help them do their jobs safely,” Ms Lang said. “For the workers who indicated they are hesitating on getting vaccinated, the main driver is concern about the potential side effects of the Astra Zeneca vaccine and, frankly, you have to expect that given the mixed messaging we’ve heard from government this year.”

Ms Lang said the union did not support mandatory vaccination measures for workers in the disability sector. “People who received disability services have the right, under the NDIS, to insist on support workers who have been vaccinated. So there’s already that safeguard built into the system. “Fortunately, we know that with a few straightforward changes, the government could dramatically increase vaccination rates very quickly in the disability sector.”

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information sessions for courses where future students can ask specific study questions in real time. These live sessions are scheduled for August 10 and 12. Anyone registering for Open Day (for a month) has the opportunity to win an Open Day Scholarship worth $15,000. Ben Roche, Vice President (Engagement), said the virtual Open Day was the perfect platform to explore study areas, hear from current students, chat to study experts and take an immer-sive 360-degree campus

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Country Road is moving into the neighborhood of Byron Bay

End of an era in women’s retail in Byron Bay

END OF AN ERA IN BYRON BAY RETAIL By Margaret Dekker AFTER more than 35 years selling women’s fashion in the heart of Byron Bay, independent boutique ‘Tupelo Byron Bay’ has closed its doors.

From the mid-80’s to now, Tupelo brought the latest trends in clothing, swimwear and accessories to the women of Byron Bay and to the endless visitors who came seeking unique retail therapy in the legendary coastal

town. First established in what is now the Byron Bay Hotbread Kitchen, Tupelo Boutique relocated across the road to 33 Jonson Street next to the Northern Hotel, under the guidance of owner, Byron

Bay local, Janice Heers. Tupelo Boutique was named after musician Van Morrison’s 1971 studio album, ‘Tupelo Honey.’ In a sign of the times in Byron Bay, as Tupelo closed its door, Country Road is

opening theirs, “moving into the neighborhood” on Johnson Street near Railway Park. Country Road was contacted by The Northern Rivers Times ahead of its new store opening but declined to comment.

Byron Shire councillor unveils election team EXPERIENCED Byron Shire councillor, Alan Hunter, has unveiled his running team for the 2021 NSW local government elections. Having already served two terms for the shire, Mr Hunter has assembled a group of locals with a healthy mix of experience, passion and most of all common sense. Mr Hunter said serving on council for the last nine years had allowed him to get a lot done, but as the only conservative it was a constant battle against misguided ideology. “I would like to get a lot more done this term if elected, but we now need to refocus on community priorities in these very uncertain times and not on outside politics,” Mr

Hunter said. His running mates include long term local Sue Stirton, who has a family and business in Park Street, Brunswick Heads; Coopers Shoot resident Bruno Filippello, who brings invalua-ble experience through his many years in the corporate world and the management of teams with a focus on strategy, innovation and people; and Byron Bay local Rhett Holt, who with his partner runs a B&B and works in sustainability technology. Mr Hunter said the key issue before council is financial management, the need made all the more immediate with the current uncertainty and COVID restrictions. “We simply can’t ignore our

(L-r); Sue Stirton, Bruno Filippello, Alan Hunter, Rhett Holt finances as we have in the past such as chasing whimsical pas-sions that will never eventuate like getting a train service back,” Mr Hunter said. “Council have spent almost $400,000 to find now we are now no closer to reinstating a

train, much less getting a rail trail with a walking/cycle track that would provide a perfect opportunity for tourism and add to local amenities. “Against my strong objection council also took on a number of court challenges,

despite the advice from three legal sources against them, and lost, incurring not only our own costs, but those of the court and the defendant. “If elected my team will concentrate on improving council services and community satisfaction, housing shortages, traffic management through making our roads work better, improving drainage and flood management strategies and building a pedestrian/cycleway along the rail corridor. “There is a real need for change and removing block voting on key issues, but we need the support of people who want a sensible approach to our shire, not one that sees us continually sliding backwards.”

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Lismore’s Albert Park gets upgrade to facilities ALMOST $900,000 will be spent at Albert Park Baseball Complex to make the facilities more accessible and to finally provide female facilities at the popular sports fields. The works include adding 450 metres of new paths to link the external and internal tracks and construct a new ‘hub’ building, which includes accessible toilets and female facilities. Lismore MP Janelle Saffin was excited about the improvements. “It’s already a major attraction, and it will just add to it,” Ms Saffin said. “Lismore has already put us on the map with this facility here, and it will mean that more people can be here, and more people can access facilities. “We always talk about female facilities, it’s a long time coming, but it’s great and accessible toilets and it’s wonderful that Lismore City Council and the team have had the foresight to put this project forward. “Lismore is becoming a sports city, and this just adds to it.” Baseball Australia’s chief executive Glenn Williams said Baseball Australia was thrilled to hear the news of further investment into Albert Park. “Albert Park has been the home of so many great baseball events over years and continued investments into projects like this will continue to make it a great place to host baseball events,” he said. Lismore Mayor Vanessa Ekins said the recent five-day Senior Baseball Championships brought families from across the country to the region and

injected money into the local economy. “I was down here for the championships, and it was really packed full of people and those families stayed here for days traveling the whole region going for rainforest walks, and really enjoying the facilities,” she said. “I heard these facilities are national standard, people are really impressed, so it’s great that we’re actually doing important things like putting in accessible toilets and pathways because that really increases the use of the site. “Nearly half a million dollars is the estimated contribution to the local economy, not to mention when people come here, they love it so much they come back. “Baseball has a really long history in Lismore, dating back to the 1930s, so it’s a really well attended sport. It’s well used and loved.” Viewing platforms will also be part of the upgrade to make it easier for people to observe the baseball and softball games. “We recently received some funding to finish a walking

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July 22, 2021

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“Leemo’s View” Nurse fundraising for breast cancer By Tonia Dynan

“LEEMO has views on just about anything”

Can ‘Leemo Cat” get COVID-19? (Note: P.B.B. = Plush Blue Blankie) ‘Leemo Cat’ checking in. 3 days ago, ‘Mum Jane’ had a COVID Virus vaccination. She told me to-day she was feeling a little ‘outa sorts.’ (“SO, what’s so different” I pondered, but I did not verbalize this... NOT a good idea v. a tasty bowl of treats and being brushed!) Anyhow, I gave her many ‘suck-up’ purry sympathy noises stuff, and told her to have a cup of tea and a lie down. (Maybe an aspirin or 2 or a BEX powder!!) Hmmm. I sat and pondered for a bit, then said to her “Mum, as a Cat, can I catch COVID19 virus?” Well, THAT roused her pronto, and she ‘commanded’ me to listen. (Yukkypooh boring.) Time to roll eyes, lie on back, paws in air, swish tail and meditate!) “Leems, the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported a few pets, including cats, have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 but only when they were in close contact with

humans infected with COVID-19 virus.” OMG...On hearing this, I figured P.B.B. and me might collect MANY rations and camp out under the eaves for a time. What if ‘Mum Jane’ has got this Virus? I COULD GET IT! Ooooh!” Calamitously, ‘Mum Jane’ can read my thought reflections… so she once more ‘speechified’ me. “Leems, I discern what is going on in your brain...that “I” could perhaps be unwell, and I could spread the virus to YOU!” Well, you bloody selfish selffixated cat...how about you hang around and ‘mind’ me for a few days...bring me cups of tea (milk, a half sugar), freshly baked scones, (butter, jam, cream) a soothing paw (with ice) applied to my forehead, some massages & stuff. Oh, and a few bedtime stories would NOT go astray...GOT IT LEEMO...have my words penetrated your brain?” CRIKEY... Bedtime Stories? Scones? Ice? Massages? I reckon ‘Mum Jane’ has lost the plot...hmmm... maybe she is unwell? I had best start with Bedtime Stories. “Once upon a time, a stunning cat called ‘Leemo’ was SO SO hungry. It was time for treats and NOTHING appeared to be in his bowls? He was confused and anxious, and his Mum was lying in bed muttering about warm scones & ice...eeeek!” Time to finish and head for the eaves!! (Mum Jane awoke...“Leemo, that is the most selfish story I have ever heard...read me a Stuart MacBride book?” “NUP, I don’t talk Scottish...I’m outa here.” Nite, Leemo & P.B.B.

THIS month, Lismore McGrath Breast Care nurse Karen Hennings is joining thousands of people across Australia going alcohol free for Dry July, to raise money for people experiencing cancer. Karen has been working as a McGrath Breast Care nurse at Lismore Community Health for sev-en years, in the Lismore, Ballina, Kyogle and Richmond Valley Council areas. Karen was inspired to raise money for Dry July by the families impacted by breast cancer that she supports in her role. “I’m always talking with my patients about how important it is to give up alcohol when experiencing breast cancer. It’s time I walk the walk,” Karen said. “We know alcohol is implicated in a number of different cancers and I know it’s something that I chat about with my patients. “I just thought if I’m telling people to give up alcohol I need to have a bit of a lived experience of what it feels like to actually not have that glass of wine when I come home from work on a Friday night.” All proceeds from the Dry July fundraising effort go directly to organisations that help individu-als and families impacted by cancer, including the McGrath Foundation.

Money raised by Karen will go towards funding McGrath Breast Care nurses in communities Australia wide. “We’ve been able to fund a breast care nurse locally though Dry July donations last year and we hope to do the same again this year,” Karen said. “It’s a scary time being diagnosed with cancer. We provide support to people who are diag-nosed with breast cancer and give that extra bit of support, information, and education about their diagnosis. “We also link people in with local support services and we’ve got some wonderful support

groups and affiliated groups on the Northern Rivers. “Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia, so one in seven women will be diagnosed in their lifetime.” Karen said even during the pandemic it was important for people to keep on top of their regular breast checks and consult with a GP if they noticed any changes. “A lot of people put off doing the regular checks as we’ve been encouraged to stay home and that’s absolutely the safest thing to do when there are lock down and stay-at-home orders,” she said. “But don’t put off doing those regular checks if you’re old enough to have breast screening and in a position to do so. “We know all of the protocols and all of the protocols are being followed to make sure that it’s a safe experience.” McGrath Foundation CEO Holly Masters is extremely proud of the nurses and McGrath Founda-tion supporters getting involved. “Our McGrath Breast Care nurses provide such a vital service, helping families experiencing breast cancer from diagnosis right throughout treatment,” Holly said. It’s not too late to donate. Visit the Dry July website www.dryjuly. com and follow the 2021 campaign on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Getting to the heart of the problem By Lesley Apps

have representation in their country’s decision-making processes, truthTHE new Aboriginal artwork telling is also an integral part of the Clarence Valley Council revealed Uluru Statement from the Heart. during Naidoc Week made me go This doesn’t mean carefullyback and read the Uluru Statement worded corporate statements from the Heart. that dance around uncomfortable I wanted to see — if it was Indigenous issues and spin them applied to a situation like this one into a positive, but as long as white faced by a council who were made institutions are wholly in charge, this to pay $300,000 for reparation is what we are going to get. scheme to right their wrong for The bar is set so low that it the destruction of a culturallydoesn’t take much to turn a significant scar tree — whether it terrible event and inflate a small, would have made a difference. enforced gratitude, into a corporate And yep, it would have. display of back-patting and selfA few minutes of powerful congratulations. reading and you know in your belly, That’s not truth-telling BTW. council wouldn’t have this new It’s also the reason why Australia Indigenous artwork to use corporate Day and citizenship ceremonies are branding because the scar tree still held on January 26, a date that would still be there. Because the trumpets Colonial arrival out the people with the wisdom to protect other 80,000 years up for grabs. it, would have had a seat at the It’s also why the village of council table. Coutts Crossing near Grafton, The fact it’s also taken 17 years was able to protect its name. This of council amalgamation and the is despite knowing its dedication destruction of a culturally significant is to a murderous Colonial thug Aboriginal marker to acknowledge who fled the area after he got off the rare junction of First Nations on a technicality for poisoning 23 people on their patch in their Aboriginal people whose stolen branding, reiterates this point. lands he occupied. Besides asking to be heard and It’s why the few Aboriginal people

brave enough to say something at the time were effectively shut down and any talk a historical memorial to at least acknowledge the village’s past, vanished from the radar. If an Aboriginal person had an executive seat at the council table perhaps it may not have gone away so quickly. But this isn’t an exclusive problem for the Clarence Valley. This is what’s happening all over the country. It’s why nine more Aboriginal people have died in custody since March. It’s why we blew up a sacred site for money, and why that elusive gap isn’t closing. It’s why we cut down the scar tree. Reconciliation with Aboriginal people isn’t about doing things the way white Australia thinks it should be done. It’s about listening to what they have to say ‘From the Heart’ so they can speak the truth and be included in the processes of building a nation that includes its original residents. If you haven’t read the Uluru Statement, set aside a few minutes and do it. They’re not asking for anything you wouldn’t expect for yourself or your family.

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PREVENTION IS THE CURE; LOCAL COMMUNITY BUSINESSES FUND FIRST MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS INITIATIVE and Innovation at its best in the Ballina Shire - local Northern Rivers businesses have teamed up with Prevent Consultants to fund the Teen Mental Health First Aid (TMHFA) program which will be rolled out in local Northern Rivers Secondary Schools starting in July. The THMFA program is focussed on proactive mental health identification and prevention measures to promote good mental health in our community within our High School aged community. Prevent Consultants are the preferred partner for businesses, schools, communities in connecting and implementing helpful mental health strategies and culture. The THMFA programs’ vision is prevention first for mental health related education within our high school aged community. The THMFA program, which is being funded by local Northern Rivers businesses: All Pest Solutions, Rapid Media, McGrath Ballina, Kubota will be delivered into

Prevent Consultants, The Healthy Minds Club, local participating schools and local businesses sponsoring the Teen Mental Health First Aid Program all met together recently for the launch of the program. the following schools over the next 6 months with the support of local charitable organisation The Healthy Minds Club. The THMFA program will be rolled out into; • Xavier Catholic College, Skennars Head; • Ballina Coast High School, Ballina; and • Emmanuel Anglican College, Ballina. Local Trent Chapman is

the founder of Prevent Consultants says that “Prevent Consultants goal is to give every student in year 7 & 10 in the Ballina Shire the opportunity to attend a THMFA program”. Jackson Connellan, Co-Founder of The Healthy Minds Club could not agree more that this program is needed in schools only recently left High School himself he knows the importance of prevention and

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The Northern Rivers Times

July 22, 2021

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Welcome funding boost for North Coast tourism By Tonia Dynan TOURISM businesses across the North Coast will benefit from a $1.25 million project to help them recover from a loss of income due to the coronavirus pandemic. Page MP Kevin Hogan joined Destination North Coast general manager Michael Thurston and chair Cameron Arnold to announce the Destination North Coast Business Accelerator and Mentoring Program. Tourism businesses on the North Coast can apply for the 10-month program that will run from now until May 2022. The program is designed to support individual businesses through a dedicated one-onone mentoring and flexible group learning options. Eligible businesses will have a dedicated and experienced business mentor to support them every step of the way. Mr Thurston said the business accelerator program was looking to engage more than 100 businesses. “If we can get to those

levels, the program itself will generate in excess of 40,000 incremental visitors, which generate an additional $13 million to the visitor economy for the North Coast,” he said. “We’ve had a pretty robust time since inter-regional travel opened up, the North Coast has done very well. “That hasn’t been universal, not every sector has been experiencing the same gains. The combination of the food and beverage thing done very well. Attractions and tours, much less so as international visitors that would usually partake in that are not here. “The latest COVID scare has been particularly damaging though as Sydney’s been shut off. It’s such a crucial market and our second largest market for incoming visitors in Southeast Queensland, and at the moment there is very little confidence coming from that market.” Mr Hogan said the North Coast was one of the few select areas chosen from around the country and the only one in New South

Wales that had relied heavily on overnight international tourism. “Now because we haven’t been getting those now for around 12 months, this money $1.25 million is going to be handed out to businesses in our region who need to pivot, who need to turn, to attract more investment to get back in the field,” Mr Hogan said. “Some of this is deepdiving mentoring programs, deep-diving into businesses, working with the business owners about where some of their weaknesses are, where mentors can help so that they can rejuvenate and get their business picked up from that.

“We are a wonderful tourism area as we know because we live in a beautiful area, everyone wants to come and have their holidays here, but we are having a pivot at the moment and this is money, about making sure our businesses can do that.” Mr Arnold said the North Coast was a strong international tourism destination. “The impact of that, we’ve had no international tourists, so we’ve had to make sure that those businesses are around when that is turned back on,” he said. “This money is going towards those businesses

to make sure they can stay operational for when we do finally get those tourists back. “We have this mentoring program, which is about doing a health check on a business and really drilling down into what specifically the issues are with the business, and then bringing mentors that are experts in those fields to then help those businesses pivot, and improve in that area. “We’ve also held a tourism symposium in late June, which was a fantastic event - we had 98% of our delegates say how fantastic it was - and we’re holding another one in Grafton next year in May. “And the business events side of things is really about getting away from that leisure tourism, and making sure that business events during the week are continuing on, so we’re actually helping to fund operations and businesses to bring those events to the region.” Expression of Interests applications will open to North Coast tourism businesses from late July. To register visit www.sparrowly.com.

TALISMAN SABRE WAR GAMES IN EVANS HEAD By Samantha Elley EVANS Head residents may have noticed a number of large, heavy defence force trucks making their way into town over the past couple of weeks, as well as some activity out to sea and in the air. This is because Talisman Sabre 2021, Australia’s largest bilateral exercise with the United States (US), has begun and will be winding up this week, after two weeks of exercises. Air Commodore Stuart Bellingham said they had approximately a couple of hundred defence force personnel on the ground. “With Evans Head we are using the air weapons range,” he said. “We are practicing air combat and air strikes in the Evans Head range. “Residents will notice some noise and aircraft flying over the top.” AIRCDRE Bellingham said the exercises centred around defending Evans Head against attacking aircraft. “All this is happening 20,000 feet in the air,” he said.

Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21) is the largest bilateral training activity between Australia and the United States. Photo: LACW Emma Schwenke “Also, we don’t drop any live weapons in the Evans Head range.” AIRCDRE Bellingham said the exercises are about enhancing operability with the US forces and strengthening alliances and partnerships. “This year we have other countries involved including Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand and the UK,” he said. “The Republic of Korea is the only country who hasn’t been involved in Talisman Sabre before and they have

brought a destroyer with them. “Japan has also brought a destroyer and Canada has provided a frigate.” AIRCDRE Bellingham said 8,000 ADF troops sailors and aviators were involved in the exercises along with 60 aircraft. Exercises are being held on land, sea and air with Army, Airforce and Navy personnel. As well as Evans Head, there are exercises being held across Queensland, Northern Territory and New South

Photo: Corporal Jarrod McAneney Wales and will finish on August 1. “We will end it with a major amphibious operation on air, land and sea in Ingham, Queensland,” said AIRCDRE Bellingham. “Talisman Sabre 2021 would not be possible without the generous cooperation of the community,

including landowners, local governments, and traditional owners. We are grateful for their ongoing support.” Talisman Sabre also coincides with the 70th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS Treaty and the 10th anniversary of the announcement of the US Force Posture Initiatives.

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If you can remember tuning in for the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony with excitement and pride, you are probably grappling with a different sentiment for the belated 32nd Olympics. Whether it’s a sense of relief (some semblance of normality) or anxiety (hopefully it runs smoothly), there’s no denying sport’s ability to transcend barriers and entertain. Tonight’s Opening Ceremony, from Tokyo’s National Stadium, promises to be a triumph of optimism and spectacle. The primetime Olympic broadcasting team includes Hamish McLachlan and Abbey Gelmi, along with veteran commentator Bruce McAvaney (above).

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It took an epic leap of faith for former skydivers Leigh and Richard to follow their property dreams, but this thrill-seeking couple clearly enjoy a challenge. With no experience in building or restoration to speak of, the pair have sold their Derbyshire home and bought a derelict 17th-century flour mill in Cornwall with an ambitious plan to create a four-storey, three-bedroom home in just 12 months that retains as much of the heritage-listed building’s existing ‘history and magic’ as possible. With rotten timber, an unstable floor and a limited budget, presenter Kevin McCloud (right) has some hard truths for these highflying renovators.

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6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.00 Coronavirus: Public Update. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 1.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 2.00 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (Ma, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Arabia With Levison Wood. (PGal, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.00 Mediterranean With Simon Reeve. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Client List. (2010, Mds, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 12.15 MOVIE: Wedding Daze. (2006, Mls, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Movin’ To The Country. The team heads to the Top End. 8.00 Dream Gardens. Hosted by Michael McCoy. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv) Barnaby and Winter investigate the death of the founder of a club for recovering heart bypass patients. 10.05 Baptiste. (Madlv, R) Julien confronts Edward. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Vaccine. (R) 11.35 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (R) 12.05 Starstruck. (Ml, R) 12.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Raiders of the Lost Treasures. Part 1 of 3. Dr Janina Ramirez follows in the footsteps of three explorers who searched for lost treasure. 10.50 SBS World News Late. 11.20 Patriot Brains. (Mals, R) Hosted by Bill Bailey. 12.10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 1.00 The Hot Zone. (Premiere, Ma) 3.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R) 4.35 VICE Guide To Film. (Mlv, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. 8.30 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Countdown To Opening Ceremony. Takes a look ahead in anticipation of the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Opening Ceremony. Coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad from Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium. Includes the Parade of Nations, the lighting of the cauldron, as well as the ceremony itself. 12.30 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Post Wrap. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 19. North Queensland Cowboys v Melbourne Storm. 9.50 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the North Queensland Cowboys versus Melbourne Storm match, with NRL news and analysis. 10.35 MOVIE: Exit Wounds. (2001, Mlnv, R) A Detroit cop uncovers a conspiracy involving corrupt cops selling heroin to drug dealers. Steven Seagal, Isaiah Washington. 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop. (R) 4.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.30 The Project. Peter Van Onselen, Lisa Wilkinson, Rove McManus and Susie Youssef take a look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. The team meets a family who are living a DIY nightmare. Miguel Maestre goes to the home of street food to learn the ancient art of noodle making. Amanda Keller takes a look at DIY hacks. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Graham Norton is joined by Bruce Springsteen, Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthew McConaughey and Mawaan Rizwan. 11.30 The Project. (R) Special guest is Daniel Connell. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show. 1.30 Home Shopping.

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7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon World’s Greatest Animal Encounters. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Talking Honey: Princess Diana. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Fallen Idol. (1948) 5.30 Desert Vet. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Life Story. 8.40 MOVIE: The Boss. (2016, MA15+) 10.40 MOVIE: Baby Mama. (2008, M) 12.35am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 10. British Grand Prix. Highlights. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 11.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Hawaii Five-0. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am My Brilliant Career. Continued. (1979) 7.40 Moomins On The Riviera. (2014, PG) 9.05 Jappeloup. (2013, PG, French) 11.30 By The Grace Of God. (2018, M, French) 2pm The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 3.40 Believe. (2013) 5.25 The Odyssey. (2016, PG, French) 7.40 The Catcher Was A Spy. (2018, M) 9.30 Birdman. (2014, MA15+) 11.30 Easy Sex, Sad Movies. (2014, M, Spanish) 1.10am Anomalisa. (2015, MA15+) 2.50 11 Minutes. (2015, M, Polish) 4.20 Alibi.com. (2017, M, French)

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00

Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. WD-40 Townsville SuperSprint. Day 1. Highlights. 11.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. WD-40 Townsville SuperSprint. Day 2. Highlights. 12.10pm Barter Kings. 1.40 Caught On Dashcam. 2.50 Pawn Stars Australia. 3.50 Pawn Stars. 4.20 MOVIE: McFarland, USA. (2015, PG) 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 19. Port Adelaide v Collingwood. 10.00 MOVIE: 28 Weeks Later. (2007, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Making A Model With Yolanda Hadid. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 MOVIE: Smurfs: The Lost Village. (2017) 7.45 MOVIE: Madagascar. (2005, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The Legend Of Tarzan. (2016, M) 11.40 Malcolm. 12.10am Love Island USA. 1.10 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Rise. 3.30 Nexo Knights. 4.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Seinfeld. 7.00 Rules Of Engagement. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Conners. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 MOVIE: Silver Linings Playbook. (2012, M) Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 2.30 Charmed. 3.30 This Is Us. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 2pm ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 4.30 Friday Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 The Vaccine. 8.00 Planet America. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 Planet America. 1.10 ABC Late News. 1.30 Friday Briefing. 2.00 DW News. 2.15 ABC Late News. 2.30 The Drum. 3.30 DW Conflict Zone. 4.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Fusion. 11.00 Outlier: The Story Of Katherine Johnson. Noon From The Heart Of Our Nation: The Sunset Concert. 2.00 On The Road. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 6.30 Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 An Outback Christmas. 8.00 MOVIE: Almost Christmas. (2016, M) 9.55 Bedtime Stories. 10.05 MOVIE: The Fade. (2012) 11.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.00 Fixer Upper. 8.00 Find Me A Dream Home Australia. 8.30 The Block. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Flip Or Flop Atlanta. Noon House Hunters Int. 1.00 Fixer Upper. 2.00 Bargain Mansions. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Worst To First. 5.00 Flip Or Flop. 6.00 House Hunters International. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Maine Cabin Masters. 8.30 Barnwood Builders. 9.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation. 10.30 Ultimate Pools. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Headline News. 8.30

1.40pm Robot Wars. 2.40 Children’s Programs. 3.35 Massive Monster Mayhem. 4.00 Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad. 4.45 The Inbestigators. 5.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 MOVIE: The Boy In The Dress. (2014) 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.55 Fruits Basket. 9.20 Sword Art Online. 9.45 Radiant. 10.10 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

1pm Barefoot Contessa. 1.30 Food Lover’s Guide. 2.00 Cooks Cape Town. 2.30 Mexican Table. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Lidia’s Italy. 4.00 Free Range Cook. 4.30 Bake With Anna. 5.00 For The Love Of Bread. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Barefoot Contessa. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 River Cottage Aust. 8.30 Jamie’s Food Escapes. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 The Cook Up. 10.30 Cook And The Chef. 11.00 Late Programs.

Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 3.30 Crash Investigation Unit. 4.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Mighty Cruise Ships. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 11.30 Late Programs.

Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 The Friday Showdown. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.30 The McGregor Angle. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs. Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

SATURDAY, July 24 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Coronavirus: Public Update. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final, R) 1.20 Restoration Australia. (R) 2.25 And We Danced. (PG, R) 3.25 Back In Time For Dinner. (PG, R) 4.25 Chopsticks Or Fork? (R) 4.40 Landline. 5.10 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 5.40 Silvia’s Italian Table. (PG, R)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Seekers: Live In The UK. 4.00 Trail Towns. (Final, PG) 4.35 Planet Expedition. (PGal, R) 5.35 Hitler’s Olympics.

6.00 Weekend Sunrise. The team takes a look at the latest in entertainment, current affairs, news, sport and weather. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Morning session. 12.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Day session. 3.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Afternoon session.

6.00 Animal Tales. (PG, R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Hayley & Lauren’s Adelady. 12.30 The Rebound. 1.00 Destination WA. (PG) 1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 2.00 Beauty And The Geek. (PGlv, R) 3.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 12. Sunshine Coast Lightning v Adelaide Thunderbirds. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R) 8.30 RV Daily Foodie Trails. (R) 9.00 Places We Go. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Living Room. (R) 1.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pooches At Play. 2.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Taste Of Australia. (R) 4.30 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 5.00 News.

6.10 The Repair Shop. (R) Hosted by Bill Paterson. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 The Durrells. (PG) A new Italian family arrives on the island. 8.20 Belgravia. (PG) Anne and James are at loggerheads following the revelations at the Brockenhurst’s soiree. 9.05 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (Ml) Maggie wants to apologise to everyone she has upset and goes to see GP Carol, but she is swiftly rebuffed. 9.55 Endeavour. (Msv, R) Part 1 of 3. 11.30 Miniseries: Delicious. (Mal, R) 12.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Hemingway. 9.35 MOVIE: The Happy Prince. (2018, MA15+l) Rupert Everett. 11.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 1.15 MOVIE: The Death Of Stalin. (2017, MA15+l, R) 3.10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 4.05 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+v, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Primetime session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. Hosted by Hamish McLachlan and Abbey Gelmi. 10.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Late evening session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. Hosted by Andy Maher, Lisa Sthalekar and Andrew Gaze. 12.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Overnight session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. 3.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Life In Colour: Hiding In Colour. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Bumblebee. (2018, Mv) A transformer befriends a teenage girl. Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena. 10.45 MOVIE: Aeon Flux. (2005, Mv, R) 12.35 Cruises From Hell: Caught On Camera. (Mhl) 1.30 Destination WA. (PG, R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron. (PG)

6.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. Jamie Oliver reinvents family favourites. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) A man is reported to have fallen from cliffs. 7.00 The Dog House. (PGa, R) Dogs are matched with companions. 8.00 To Be Advised. 9.00 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) After a motorbike rider falls travelling at high speed, his injuries are severe. 10.00 Ambulance. (Madl, R) An ambulance crew deals with a hit-and-run. 11.00 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Dino Dana. 7.15 Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. (Final) 9.20 Black Mirror. 10.00 Sammy J. 10.05 Would I Lie To You? 10.35 Fleabag. 11.05 The Moaning Of Life. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am Grand Designs NZ. 1.05 Escape From The City. 2.05 Please Like Me. 3.45 News Update. 4.05 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Letterkenny. 2.30 How To Start An Airline. 3.25 WorldWatch. 4.50 Seconds From Disaster. 7.35 Building The Ultimate. 8.30 The X-Files. 11.00 Dateline. Midnight Insight. 1.00 MOVIE: Sharknado. (2013, MA15+) 2.35 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Animal Rescue. Noon The Great Australian Doorstep. 12.30 House Of Wellness. 1.30 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Day session. 3.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Afternoon session. 7.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Primetime session. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 9.00 Escape To The Country. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 MOVIE: The Stranger’s Hand. (1954, PG) 12.15pm MOVIE: Summer Holiday. (1963) 2.30 MOVIE: Indiscreet. (1958, PG) 4.30 MOVIE: Birdman Of Alcatraz. (1962, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Firm. (1993, M) 10.40 MOVIE: Six Degrees Of Separation. (1993, M) 12.55am Talking Honey: Princess Diana. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. Noon JAG. 2.00 The Doctors. 3.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 iFish. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Hawaii Five-0. 12.15am Elementary. 2.10 48 Hours. 3.05 Blue Bloods. 4.00 The Doctors. 5.00 Home Shopping.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 4pm Gym Stars. 4.30 Odd Squad. 4.45 The Inbestigators. 5.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 6.30 72 Cutest Animals. 7.00 Deadly Dinosaurs. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9.00 Slugterra. 9.25 The Loot Drop. 9.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Believe. (2013) 7.45 Jungle Book. (1942, PG) 9.45 When Marnie Was There. (2014, PG) 11.45 The Odyssey. (2016, PG, French) 2pm Jappeloup. (2013, PG, French) 4.25 Remi Nobody’s Boy. (2018, PG, French) 6.25 Master Cheng (A Spice For Life) (2019) 8.30 From The Land Of The Moon. (2016, MA15+, French) 10.45 Kalinka. (2016, MA15+, French) 12.20am 11 Minutes. (2015, M, Polish) 1.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Shopping. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Morning session. Noon Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Day session. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 19. Sydney v Fremantle. 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 19. Essendon v GWS Giants. 7.30 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Primetime session. 10.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 1: Late evening session. Midnight Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Soapbox Racing. Red Bull Series. Replay. 2.30 Monster Croc Wrangler. 3.30 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Diancie And The Cocoon Of Destruction. (2014) 5.00 MOVIE: Material Girls. (2006, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: A Cinderella Story. (2004, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Bridesmaids. (2011, MA15+) 11.30 Malcolm. Midnight Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. 1.00 Westside. 2.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Broke. 10.50 To Be Advised. 2pm Frasier. 2.30 The Conners. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.45 2 Broke Girls. 10.35 Friends. 12.05am Home Shopping. 1.35 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 2 Broke Girls. 2.30 Crazy ExGirlfriend. 3.30 Funny Girls. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 4pm ABC News. 4.30 Q+A Highlights. 5.00 ABC News. 5.05 Planet America. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Back Roads. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 The Business: Cryptocurrency Special. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 ABC News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Barefoot Contessa. 1.30 Mexican Table. 2.00 Living On The Veg. 3.00 Beautiful Baking. 4.00 Secret Meat Business. 5.00 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 6.00 Cheese Slices. 6.30 Our Food, Our Family. 7.30 Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Island Feast. 8.30 Ainsley’s Mediterranean Cookbook. 9.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.55pm Rugby Union. South Aust League. 3.25 Rugby Union. WA Premier Grade. 4.55 Indian Country Today. 5.25 News. 5.55 NITV News: Nula. 6.25 Going Places. 6.55 Yokayi Footy. 7.30 News. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Homeland Story. 10.00 MOVIE: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. (2010, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Postcards. Noon Find Me A Dream Home Australia. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 1.30 Flipping San Diego. 2.30 Barnwood Builders. 3.30 Ultimate Pools. 4.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation. 5.30 Maine Cabin Masters. 6.30 Log Cabin Living. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.30 House Hunters. 9.30 House Hunters International. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live. 9.00 News. 10.00 News. 11.00 News. Noon News. 12.30 News. 1.00 News. 1.30 News. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 News. 3.30 News. 4.00 News. 4.30 The People Who Built Australia. 5.00 News. 6.00 Fox Sports News. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, July 25 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Coronavirus: Public Update. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 2.00 Dream Gardens. (R) 2.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (Ma, R) 3.15 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 4.00 The Sound. (R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.30 Power And Paranoia In The Third Reich. (PGa, R) 4.30 The Last B-24. (PGa, R) 5.30 Fall Of Japan In Colour. (PGaw, R)

6.00 Weekend Sunrise. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Morning session. 12.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Day session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. 3.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Afternoon session.

6.00 Animal Tales. (PG, R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) A discussion of all things NRL. 1.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 12. Melbourne Vixens v Queensland Firebirds. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 19. Canterbury Bulldogs v Cronulla Sharks.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Pooches At Play. (R) 8.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 9.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Left Off The Map. (R) 12.30 GCBC. (R) 1.00 Three Veg And Meat. (R) 1.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 2.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.30 Compass. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Grand Designs. (Final, PG) Hosted by Kevin McCloud. 8.30 Miniseries: Innocent. (Malv, R) Part 2 of 4. 9.15 Miniseries: Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders. (Mav, R) Part 2 of 3. 10.15 Operation Buffalo. (Mal, R) 11.10 Line Of Duty. (Mav, R) 12.10 Endeavour. (Msv, R) 1.40 Bad Influencer. (PG, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (Ma, R) 4.55 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Inside Monaco: Playground Of The Rich. (PGa, R) Part 1 of 3. 10.50 Eritrea: The Secret State. (M, R) Evan Williams investigates Eritrea. 11.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 12.45 Life And Birth. (PGa, R) 4.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Malns, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Primetime session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. 10.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Late evening session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. 12.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Overnight session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. 3.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Beauty And The Geek. 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events. 10.00 Method Of A Serial Killer. (MA15+av) 11.50 Killed By My Stalker. (Malv, R) 12.40 Dr Christian Jessen Will See You Now. (Ma, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Australian Survivor. (PGls) After last Tribal Council, the minority group in the Brawn Tribe realise they are in a dangerous position. 9.00 FBI. (Mv) OA comes into conflict with his girlfriend after the team presses her reluctant client to gather information from his friends who are under suspicion of being involved in a bombing that left three people dead. 12.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 9.30 Project Nim. 11.05 Cancer: A Story Of Hope. 12.05am And We Danced. 1.05 Black Mirror. 1.45 Live At The Apollo. 2.30 Please Like Me. 3.25 News Update. 3.30 Close. 5.05 Miffy’s Adventures Big And Small. 5.15 The Furchester Hotel. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Chinese Dating With The Parents. 2.00 The Rise Of Trash TV. 2.50 WorldWatch. 3.15 Forged In Fire. 5.30 New Girl. 6.00 Abandoned Engineering. 6.50 Life After People. 7.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 8.30 WWE Legends. 10.05 Dark Side Of The Ring. 10.55 The Investigation. 12.35am South Park. 1.35 The X-Files. 2.25 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 11.30 Your 4x4. Noon The Zoo. 1.00 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 2.00 The Bowls Show. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Spring. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Primetime session. 7.00 Border Security. 9.00 Harbour Cops. 9.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. Noon Getaway. 12.30 Explore. 12.35 MOVIE: Train Of Events. (1949, PG) 2.30 MOVIE: How To Stuff A Wild Bikini. (1965) 4.30 MOVIE: Sayonara. (1957, PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Grantchester. 9.40 Chicago P.D. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Bondi Rescue. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.00 Snap Happy. 9.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.30 Scorpion. 1.30pm Bondi Rescue. 2.00 The Doctors. 3.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 4.30pm Odd Squad. 4.45 The Inbestigators. 5.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 6.30 72 Cutest Animals. 7.00 Deadly Dinosaurs. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 The Bagel And Becky Show. 9.00 Slugterra. 9.20 Sailor Moon Crystal. 9.45 Rage. 10.45 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Odyssey. Continued. (2016, PG, French) 7.15 Master Cheng (A Spice For Life) (2019) 9.20 Remi Nobody’s Boy. (2018, PG, French) 11.20 Believe. (2013) 1.05pm Jungle Book. (1942, PG) 3.05 Chalet Girl. (2011, PG) 5.00 When Marnie Was There. (2014, PG) 7.00 The Secret Of Kells. (2009) 8.30 A Promise. (2013, MA15+) 10.20 Anomalisa. (2015, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Early morning session. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Morning session. Noon Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Day session. 3.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Afternoon session. 7.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Primetime session. 10.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 2: Late evening session. Midnight Late Programs.

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CASINO ALL BREEDS 2021 BULL & FEMALE SALE - JULY 31ST !!"#$"%$&'( )$(*+,-%./0$1 2/3"45, 61789'1 !""#$%&'()$#*+#,!'-!')%#.)//)'

143 MILLION REASONS TO SMILE. Richmond Valley Council congratulates the NRLX management team, agents, buyers and sellers on their contribution to a record breaking year at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange! Your joint efforts have combined to bring some of the best quality cattle in Australia to market, and the numbers speak for themselves. The NRLX saw $143.2 million in turnover for 2020-2021, smashing the previous record of $113.6 million by a country mile! It’s no secret that the NRLX is the premier saleyard facility for Northern NSW, with buyers coming from thousands of kilometres away to get a piece of the action. It’s no accident either that this result comes in the first full year after the completion of the $14 million NRLX upgrade - delivered by Council and supported by the NSW and Australian Governments. After several years of major investment, Council is excited to see the beef industry reaping the rewards of this generational upgrade. Here at Council we will continue to back the local beef industry via our stewardship of the NRLX, now a modern industry-leading facility which vendors and buyers can rely on, week in week out. Here’s to the Beef Capital!

July 22, 2021 The Northern Rivers Times

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ALL BREEDS

CASINO ALL BREEDS 2021 BULL & FEMALE SALE - JULY 31ST !!"#$"%$&'( )$(*+,-%./0$1 2/3"45, WELCOME TO THE 2021 ALL BREEDS BULL AND FEMALE SALE

A message from Committee President, Bruce Lyle. The Northern Rivers region has just experienced one of the wetter starts to the year, in what can only be described as very pleasant change to the last few years of ongoing severe drought. This year we’ve seen fantastic Summer and Autumn rains replenish dams and creeks with pasture now in abundance, quite a much-needed turnaround from previous years. “The fantastic season has added weight, condition and value to livestock across all market categories, with many producers hitting record prices as the quality improved, demand rose and the numbers fell. The much-improved

season has the Bull Sale vendors commenting that their bulls are continuing to do very well and this will certainly be reflected in the quality and presentation of the offering at the Casino All Breeds Bull and Female Sale on Saturday July 31,” Committee President Bruce Lyle said. “Having well and truly turned the corner with such an unprecedented demand for cattle nationally, it’s the prudent cattle breeders who continually seek to maintain their genetic progress and continue to source the highest quality bulls. It’s these bulls that will see top quality progeny marketed well into the future and return more profit for the producer,” he added. “Bulls are a long-term investment and it’s critical more than ever to be sourcing good quality local genetics. A wise breeder from my early breeding days told me many times that ‘you can’t control the weather or many other factors that affect profit – but the one thing you can control is the quality of the bulls you buy’ ” Bruce shared. “The high quality wellbred cattle are the ones continually attracting the premium prices that can only come from sourcing

top quality, locally-bred bulls that are adapted to the area.” There will certainly be excellent opportunities to buy well-bred bulls at this year’s All Breeds sale which will see a terrific draft of 149 stud and herd bulls on offer and 13 stud females, principally supplied by local breeders. Covering many breeds, it really is a ‘one-stopshop’ offering a great opportunity to secure quality bulls across many breeds at the one venue. All vendors are registered stud cattle breeders and the bulls have a full parentage pedigree tree. “The quality and doing ability of the cattle on offer is the primary reason the sale has always been repeatedly supported by the most astute breeders from up & down the coast, the Tablelands and Queensland” Bruce Lyle said. “Congratulations to the vendors who are offering this line-up of bulls and I can assure prospective buyers that they will not be disappointed in this year’s bulls put forward,” he added. The order of sale will be the Bos Indicus breed bulls, European breed bulls followed by the British breed bulls. The Stud females will be offered at the completion of the bull

offering. This year’s event will again have Covid 19 procedures like last year. Cattle sales Australia-wide have had to change the way they operate the sale on the day. There will be some changes involved as we approach the sale, all dependant on how restrictions can be relaxed, as per NSW Health advice. Online catalogue with bull pictures and further information can be found online at the sale website – www. casinoallbreeds.com.au Printed catalogues are available from all the Casino agents, noting it’s an 11am start so be early, Bruce Lyle warned. NRLX has advised ahead of the sale that due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, entry to the Sale facility is only permitted to genuine buyers, everyone must sign in and masks are compulsory. Bruce says it’s the top quality locally bred bulls year after year that’s got the Sale to where it is today and 2021 has a terrific line-up.. PROCEEDS FROM ALL BREEDS BULL SALE TOP UP LOCAL CHARITIES As a ‘Not-for-Profit’ event, each year the Casino All Breeds Sale

vendors donate to three worthy local charities. This year will again see $1,000.00 donated to three essential services, the Westpac Helicopter Rescue Service, Windara Tea Rooms (which offers support for people with a disability) and the Casino Volunteer Rescue Associaton.

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23rd ANNUAL CASINO ALL BREEDS BULL & FEMALE SALE SATURDAY 31st JULY 2021, COMMENCING @ 11am NRLX LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE

149 STUD & HERD BULLS / 13 REGISTERED FEMALES LISTED IN SALE ORDER: 2 SIMBRAH BULLS 29 BRAHMAN BULLS 14 BRANGUS BULLS 1 SANTA GERTRUDIS BULL 22 LIMOUSIN BULLS

18 SIMMENTAL BULLS 21 CHAROLAIS BULLS 2 POLL HEREFORD BULLS 34 ANGUS BULLS 4 RED ANGUS BULLS

2 SPECKLE PARK BULLS 4 REGISTERED BRANGUS FEMALES 2 REGISTERED LIMOUSIN FEMALES 3 REGISTERED SIMMENTAL FEMALES 4 REGISTERED ANGUS FEMALES

FREIGHT REBATE OF $50 WILL BE PAID WHEN 2 OR MORE BULLS PURCHASED

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T & W McCORMACK

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RAMSEY & BULMER

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The Northern Rivers Times July 22, 2021

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Helen and Allan Trustum

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Bentley Downs has been operated by the Trustum Family since the early 1970’s and over this time the stud has selected heavily for amongst other things fertility, milking ability and muscling. The bulls being offered at the All Breeds Bull and Female Sale have been reared on a natural pasture and are being topped off by a mixture of grain and pasture. Bentley Downs has achieved outstanding success in both the show ring and led steer competitions, plus countless carcass wins with Charolais and Charolais cross steers.

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Celebrating Charolais Celebrating47 47years yearsof of breeding breeding Charolais

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July 22, 2021 The Northern Rivers Times

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ALL BREEDS

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Q13 (Lot 143) being offered at the Casino All Breeds Sale

100% family owned and operated. Franklin Angus (front L-R) Charlotte, Indiana & Hayden Franklin (back) Nick, Blair and Harvey Franklin

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Franklin Angus is a family-run Angus stud located in the stunning Orara Valley west of Coffs Harbour, by Nick and Blair Franklin along with their four young children, Charlotte, Indiana, Hayden and Harvey. The stud uses a high intensity cell grazing system which enables Franklin Angus to carry an increased stocking rate, whilst making all their hay and silage on farm. Owner, Nick Franklin says the recent drought has highlighted the need for basic traits including feed efficient cattle that can hold adequate body condition, rear a calf and go back in calf when conditions get tough. “At Franklin Angus, the females are the backbone of our operation and we place a lot of emphasis on our cow herd that have to perform on pasture. Our heifers are AI’d at

14-15months old and then expected to calve unassisted at 24months old and rear a heavy calf year after year (no exceptions.) Every year we AI 100% of our stud females and back them up with our own yearling bulls. We use Embryo Transplant to give us maximum genetic gain,” Nick Franklin explained. “We produce bulls that have a moderate birth, high early growth, are naturally thick, easy doing, high fertility, docile and structurally correct, all packed in a moderate frame that converts grass into kilos. These Q bulls are a testament to our programme, they were conceived by AI and born in the drought, followed by bushfires then flood after flood,” Nick said. Franklin Angus bulls are rising 2yos and have been born and pasture-raised on the coast to suit conditions. The stud is offering a draft of 3 bulls at this year’s All Breeds Sale.

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The Northern Rivers Times July 22, 2021

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“Lyle Angus bulls have been grazing Wizard Forage oats for the past 10 weeks, after a slow start to the season’s planting due to 7 wet weeks, the season has been fantastic and the bulls will present in strong order,” Owner Bruce Lyle said.

Long-time Casino Angus breeders, Lyle Family Angus, have 20 top quality locally born and raised Angus bulls at this year’s Casino All Breeds Sale and a draft of 6 bulls at the Grafton Angus Sale on August 7th. Locally born and 100 % raised at Casino, the bulls are adapted to the coastal environment with no acclimatisation setbacks and can be put straight out to work.

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Top quality angus bulls like this, will be offered by Lyle Family Angus at the 2021 All Breeds Sale

ANGUS cattle are definitely in demand at the weekly sales with the real premium paid for the top-end calves by the better-bred Angus bulls. It’s not just black anymore, it’s quality black being sought!

“They are well grown, easy doing, thick meaty bulls with strong tops and natural depth of body, many of whom are by outcross sires new for 2021. Including the first progeny of KO 7008 TEN X M30 who has bred exceptionally well,” he added. Lyle Family Angus has supplied quality Angus bulls from their Yorklea-based operation for more than 30 years and take pride in the repeat business they do with very happy clients year after year.

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July 22, 2021 The Northern Rivers Times

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ALL BREEDS

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Roderick Binny is offering 2 Charolais bulls at the All Breeds Sale

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With a stud herd of some several hundred females and selling 150 bulls annually, Glenlea Beef knows the Charolais breed and its performance across the Eastern seaboard.

Based at Dorrigo west of Coffs Harbour, Glenlea has spent more than four decades honing its skill as a Charolais breeder. Originally from Sheffield in north west Tasmania, the stud relocated to New England country before settling on the North Coast at Dorrigo and Nymboida six years ago. Owner, Roderick Binny, says Glenlea Charolais are known as an early maturing, easy to finish animal with adequate bone and muscling. All bulls produced are polled and progeny is finished on grass. When asked “Why Glenlea Charolais?” Roderick Binny told The Northern Rivers Times,

“Growth and yield. More kilos to sell will produce you more dollars, simple.” Rod said. Popular in the Northern Rivers, Charolais is adapted to the environment and is easy to cross with the bos indicus-influenced cross bred female herds. It’s also tolerant to noxious weeds and parasites endemic to the region, making it attractive to producers. In a high-note, Glenlea Beef took out Most Successful Charolais Exhibitor at this year’s ‘Beef 2021’ in Rockhampton, the country’s biggest Beef Expo held every three years in Australia’s beef capital. Glenlea is offering two bulls in the upcoming All Breeds Sale, “We are a long-term supporter of the Casino Sale,” Rod Binny said.

We have 60 working age bulls on hand at ‘’PINEDOCK’’ CLOVASS ROAD, CASINO

Call Roderick or James or your preferred agent to arrange inspection

SELLING 2 POLLED WHITE BULLS AT CASINO ALL BREEDS

Q10, brothers to this bull sells at CASINO ALL BREEDS

Q303, brothers to this bull sells at CASINO ALL BREEDS

Q3, brothers to this bull sale on July 23rd at our Winton Queensland sale

P41, brothers to this bull sell at our Winton, Roma & Clermont Sales in Qld

WE HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF POLLED, PERFORMANCE RECORDED BULLS AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN 2021

Inspection at Pinedock by appointment, with our bull sales in Qld we offer freight return to Casino Contact Rod Binny 0409 911 791 e: rbinny@australiangrassfedmeats.com w: glenleabeef.com.au

Contact James Dockrill 0400 387 116

The Northern Rivers Times July 22, 2021

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Keeping it in the family (front) Kirra Fowler (then 8yo) winning Supreme Exhibit at the 2019 Murwillumbah Show with her Cedar View Charolais heifer and (L-R) her grandfather and Charolais breeder, Laurie Tilman, Former Nationals MP Thomas George and International livestock judge, Graeme Hoff.

The Toowoomba end of the Tilman family Charolais operation! (L-R) Shane Tilman, Jake Fowler, Toby Wright, Blake Tilman, Jessica Tilman and Palm View Fantasy Smokin and 6.5 months old bull, Palm View Downtown

!"#$%&'(%!)"*'+',"!)'-%&.'/0"$1!"%2 Veteran cattleman, Laurie Tilman, formed Palmview Charolais at Cedar Point near Kyogle in 2013 after a distinguished career breeding Holstein Friesian dairy cattle including All Australian Champion cow, Palmview Warden Martha, in the early 90s. Laurie’s had more than 45 years’ experience breeding cattle and in just eight short years has enjoyed much success with his Charolais bulls and cows including Supreme Champion Charolais at the North Coast National Show in Lismore in 2017. In 2021, Palmview Charolais is proud to offer a quality 2yo sire in Palm View Downtown (JWX7C) at the upcoming All Breeds Bull and Female Sale at Casino as he ticks all the boxes: an all-Canadian pedigree, great width and length, is “beautifully balanced on a great set of legs and feet...and his glamour and style is to be admired,” Laurie Tilman said.

Laurie told The Northern Rivers Times he is just as proud of his young granddaughter, Kirra Fowler, who is fast gaining recognition as a talented young cattle shower and cattle breeder. At just ten years of age, Kirra has her own cattle stud known as Cedar View Charolais – as her family live on the hill at Cedar Point – and it’s already producing champion heifers and steers. After winning with her Cedar View Charolais heifer at Alstonville Show last year, a Queensland judge observed, “Kirra is the most gifted young leader he’d ever seen for her age,” Laurie Tilman proudly shared.

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prices for local producers, this year’s sale is anticipated to reflect this in the results. With the price of cattle being at an all-time high, now is the chance to enhance any breeding herd with a new quality bull from this year’s sale. The team at Ian Weir and Son again would like to thank the vendors for entrusting us with the sale of the Bulls. These bulls consist of four outstanding Lim-

ousin bulls showing tremendous muscling and capacity, account Mylambi Limousins, Blakebrook (Lot 61 & 62) and Opal Park Limousins, Myocum (Lot 64 & 65). One Santa Gertrudis bull, account Wakan Maka Stud, Jiggi, a bull showing plenty of style and length and One Red Brahman bull account Springhaven Brahman Stud, Springrove, a long-bodied bull with plenty of sire appeal.

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July 22, 2021 The Northern Rivers Times

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PALM VIEW CHAROLAIS ARE PROUD TO BE OFFERING THIS OUTSTANDING YOUNG SIRE AT CASINO ALL BREEDS BULL & FEMALE SALE ON SATURDAY 31ST JULY JBAS 8

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✓ Has an all Canadian Pedigree ✓ Great Width & Length ✓ Beautifully balanced on a great set of legs & feet ✓ Very ideal sheath & scrotum formation ✓ His glamour & style is to be admired ✓ Also 1st calf is a little ripper at 38kgs ✓ PLUS he has a great set of EBVs

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Health: 3 day - Pestivirus - Botulisum - 7 in 1. Semen tested and health certificate will be available by sale day. JBAS 8.

For more information contact Laurie Tillman of Palm View Charolais on 0407 614 428 or agent David O’Reilly of George & Fuhrmann Casino on 0428 299 743

The Northern Rivers Times July 22, 2021

ALL BREEDS

CASINO ALL BREEDS 2021 BULL & FEMALE SALE - JULY 31ST !!"#$"%$&'( )$(*+,-%./0$1 2/3"45,

Lot 87 is Mountview Quarter (P)

Lot 91 is Mountview Quarter Pounder (P)

!"#$%&#'()*$%+),"-).#$&'/0).%1/( Mountview Charolais, owned and operated by Ian and Katrina Bebbington, is situated near Cambooya 20 kilometres south of Toowoomba on the Eastern Darling Downs.

Our bulls are proving themselves in a wide range of environments, selling to many repeat buyers.

Established in 1991 after breeding Charolais commercially for 15 years, Mountview Charolais predominately concentrates on seed stock production with a breeding herd of 130 breeders plus recipient cows. Our aim is to breed bulls that will fit into today’s markets with our emphasis on excellence, producing bulls with softness, growth, volume, fertility and good confirmation and temperament as well as calving ease.

Mountview is offering a draft of five Charolais bulls for the Casino All Breeds Sale on Saturday the 31st of July at NRLX, Lots 87 to 91. All Lots are polled, with four having been DNA tested Homozygous Polled. They have all been vet checked and scanned.

To achieve this, we source genetics from all over Australia and the world for our AI and Embryo programs, producing top quality females with a powerful commitment to fertility and performance. Breeding the best females to breed the best bulls. We find Charolais make an excellent terminal sire over many breeds giving outstanding growth for age.

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Why NRLX is THE place for buying and selling cattle in Northern NSW √ Leading the way in industry best practice √ Regular special event sales, including stud sales √ Full time onsite management and maintenance √ Fully roofed facility with soft flooring √ Weekly Wednesday prime sales and Friday store sales √ Richmond Valley Agriculture Customer Service Centre

Get in touch with us today! The premier livestock exchange for Northern NSW

Ph: 02 6662 3500

nrlx@nrlxcasino.com.au

www.nrlxcasino.com.au

Andrew Summerville, proud Principal of Ray White Rural Casino/Kyogle

July 22, 2021 The Northern Rivers Times

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ALL BREEDS

CASINO ALL BREEDS 2021 BULL & FEMALE SALE - JULY 31ST !!"#$"%$&'( )$(*+,-%./0$1 2/3"45,

Jarravale Prestige, equal top price Simmental Bull 2020 Casino All Breeds Sale

Jarravale Q038, second in the popular vote for the 2021 ACM Sire Shootout

!"#$%&&'(")#$%&$*%+$,-.//$/"00')*.-/$.*$.--$!(''1/$/.-' Jarravale Simmentals is run by fifth generation cattle producers, Allan and Lachlan Jarrett. We aspire to produce industry leading Simmental genetics that will produce more beef for our clients to enhance their profitability. We are located near Kyogle in Northern NSW with a breeding herd of over 100 registered females alongside our commercial herd. During the past decade we have seen increasing demand for quality bulls from both our local market, Queensland and other Simmental breeders. To respond to the increasing demand we have grown rapidly to offer more bulls for sale, with the Casino All Breeds Bull Sale being a key part of our program for the last decade. Our breeding program is focused on consistent, high-performing female lines that are

fertile, structurally correct and wean heavy calves. Our program is driven by industry relevant traits including: calving ease, growth, carcass weight, fat coverage and performance on grass and grain. To drive our growth and genetic improvement we continue to extensively use embryo transfer and artificial insemination. We source the best sires we can find globally that are backed by strong female lines and display the traits that our commercial clients require to put more money in their back pocket. Our commitment to sourcing leading global genetics is demonstrated by travelling to visit leading Simmental cattle studs in North America and selecting embryos and semen from the lines that we believe will suit our Australian conditions.

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Proudly supporting the Casino All Breeds Bull Sale. Kyogle, NSW

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Lot 81: JARRAVALE Quantum(PP)(AI)

(.2$34"*'$(5(.-$6$&"(0-2$%)$*4'$0.+$")$75/*$&"8'$2'.(/ Ray White Rural Casino/Kyogle was started from scratch in 2016 by Andrew and Georgie Summerville. Over the past five years this small business has grown into one of the leading stock and station agents based in the Northern Rivers. Agent and owner Andrew Summerville notes, “We have built a team of young and enthusiastic agents who are shining through as leaders of our industry,” he said. Ray White has a lot to offer in the rural sector with one of the largest networks spread across Australia, giving its clients market exposure that is second to none. “Our team all come from rural backgrounds and have a very good understanding of the highs and lows of agriculture. One of the

proudest achievements of our business has been being able to present our clients with opportunities that have allowed them to expand and grow their business with ours,” Andrew Summerville said. “If you’re looking for trusted, honest advice from agents who put your interests first, look no further than our team.” “The team at Ray White Casino/Kyogle would like to thank their vendors for entrusting us with the sale of your livestock in the upcoming All Breeds Bull & Female Sale and wish them all the best from your livestock selling team.” That team includes Andrew Summerville, Nicholas Fuller, Luke Thomas, Georgie Summerville and Isaac Young at 1/137-141 Johnston Street, Casino, NSW. Phone: 6662 1451

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Chalet Girl. Continued. (2011, PG) 6.35 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 8.15 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 10.05 Kirikou And The Sorceress. (1998) 11.30 The Big Blue. (1988, M, French) 2.35pm The Secret Of Kells. (2009) 4.05 Tom Thumb. (2001, PG, French) 5.45 The Nightingale. (2013, Mandarin) 7.40 Look At Me. (2018, M, Arabic) 9.30 Sophie’s Choice. (1982, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 7.20 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 4: Early morning session. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 4: Morning session. Noon Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 4: Day session. 3.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 4: Afternoon session. 7.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 4: Primetime session. 10.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 4: Late evening session. Midnight Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Making A Model With Yolanda Hadid. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 MOVIE: Limitless. (2011, M) 9.35 MOVIE: In Time. (2011, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Seinfeld. 7.00 Rules Of Engagement. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 10.00 Friends. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Conners. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.35 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Sabrina. 2.30 Funny Girls. 3.30 This Is Us. 4.30 Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 2pm ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Aust Story. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Mexican Table. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Lidia’s Italy. 4.00 Free Range Cook. 4.30 Bake With Anna. 5.00 For The Love Of Bread. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Barefoot Contessa. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Destination Flavour: Japan. 8.00 David Rocco’s Dolce South East Asia. 8.30 Jamie’s Great Britain. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Remaking The Pathway. 2.10 Red Earth Uncovered. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 6.30 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 7.20 NITV News Update. 7.30 Insight. 8.30 Marion Jones: Press Pause. 9.30 Celtics/Lakers: Best Of Enemies. 11.20 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Zombie House Flipping. Noon House Hunters. 1.00 Who’s Lived In My House? 2.00 Home Again With The Fords. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Worst To First. 5.00 Boise Boys. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Country Life For Half The Price. 8.30 Restoration Man. 9.30 Building Off The Grid: Cliff House. 10.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 11.00 Late Programs.

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WEDNESDAY, July 28 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Search For Second Earth. (R) 11.00 Coronavirus: Public Update. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.05 Harrow. (Malnv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (PG, R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Egg. (PGav, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.10 The Secret Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Morning session. 12.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Day session. 3.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Afternoon session. 5.30 The Chase Australia. Contestants race to answer quiz questions.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Weakest Link. (R) 1.00 Beauty And The Geek. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Win The Week. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.00 Starstruck. (Final, Mdl) 9.25 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 10.00 Staged. (Ml, R) 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.55 Four Corners. (R) 11.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.00 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean. (PG, R) 12.45 Miniseries: Innocent. (Malv, R) 1.30 Call The Midwife. (Final, PG, R) 2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Charles And Diana: 1983. (PG) A look at the 1983 royal tour. 8.30 MOVIE: Amy. (2015, M) An insightful portrait into the life of one of Britain’s music icons, the late Amy Winehouse, in her own words. Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse. 10.55 SBS World News Late. 11.25 Unknown Amazon. (M) 12.15 McMafia. (Mav, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Primetime session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. 10.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Late evening session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. 12.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Overnight session. 3.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde. (2003, PGl, R) A lawyer juggles her commitments. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 The First 48. (Mav, R) 11.50 Bluff City Law. (PGav, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Bachelor Australia. Jimmy takes a lucky lady on a romantic single date, showing her around a secluded island in Sydney. 8.30 Bull. (Ma, R) An elite boarding school’s counsellor asks Bull to help the parents of an athletic scholarship student bring a wrongful death suit against the school after the teen dies suddenly while training. 10.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late night talk show. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Art Works. 9.00 And We Danced. 10.00 Doctor Who. 10.50 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. 11.50 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love. 12.50am 30 Rock. 1.15 The Catherine Tate Show. 1.45 Chandon Pictures. 2.10 Small Tales And True. 2.40 Great News. 3.00 Rosehaven. 4.40 Close. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon The X-Files. 2.30 Big Night Out. 2.55 Beerland. 3.25 New Girl. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Act. 9.25 Hunting Hitler: The Final Chapter. 11.25 The Story Of. 11.55 News. 12.20am Curse Of Oak Island. 2.00 The Therapist. 2.30 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 11.00 The Master. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 The Surgery Ship. 3.15 The Zoo. 3.45 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Primetime session. 7.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.15 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.15 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Count Of MonteCristo. (1975, PG) 5.30 Desert Vet. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 11.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 JAG. 11.00 Star Trek: Voyager. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.10am Home Shopping. 2.10 Elementary. (Final) 3.10 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

ABC ME (23)

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 6.50 The Nightingale. (2013, Mandarin) 8.45 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 11.05 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 12.45pm Look At Me. (2018, M, Arabic) 2.35 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 4.25 Kirikou And The Sorceress. (1998) 5.50 A Month Of Sundays. (2015, PG) 7.50 Buoyancy. (2019, M, Thai) 9.30 The Young Master. (1980, M, Cantonese) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 Pawn Stars Australia. 7.30 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MegaTruckers. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Morning session. Noon Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Day session. 3.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Afternoon session. 7.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Primetime session. 10.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 5: Late evening session. Midnight Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Making A Model With Yolanda Hadid. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 8.30 MOVIE: The Mummy. (2017, M) 10.35 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Broke. 7.00 Rules Of Engagement. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 10.00 Friends. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Conners. 1.30 2 Broke Girls. 2.00 Mom. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 2 Broke Girls. 11.35 Rules Of Engagement. Midnight Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.35pm ABC News Day. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. 1.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Mexican Table. 3.00 Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Lidia’s Italy. 4.00 Free Range Cook. 4.30 Bake With Anna. 5.00 For The Love Of Bread. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Barefoot Contessa. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Nigella Kitchen. 8.00 Poh & Co. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall. 9.00 Rick Stein’s Fruits Of The Sea. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Intune 08: The Flood Concert. 3.00 Wapos Bay. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 6.30 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 7.20 News. 7.30 Wellington Paranormal. 8.00 Yokayi Footy. 8.35 Over The Black Dot. 9.30 NITV News Update. 9.40 Rugby League. NRL. WA Premiership. 11.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Building Off The Grid: Cliff House. 1.00 Find Me A Dream Home Australia. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Restoration Man. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Worst To First. 5.00 Country Life For Half The Price. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Masters Of Flip. 8.30 Home Town. 9.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 10.30 Hot Beach Houses. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Headline News. 8.30 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 AFL Tonight. 7.30 NRL Tonight. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Cardinal George Pell: Exclusive Interview With Andrew Bolt. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, July 29 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Ms Represented With Annabel Crabb. (PG, R) 10.40 Chopsticks Or Fork? (R) 11.00 Coronavirus: Public Update. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Win The Week. (R) 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (R) 2.05 Harrow. (Malv, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.55 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 America: News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (R) 3.05 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.10 The Secret Life Of Adolf Hitler. (PGavw, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Morning session. 12.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Day session. 3.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Afternoon session. 5.30 The Chase Australia. Contestants race to answer quiz questions.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (Mas, R) 1.00 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 Q+A. 9.35 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean. (PG, R) 10.20 ABC Late News. 10.55 Putin: A Russian Spy Story. (PGa, R) 11.40 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 1.15 Line Of Duty. (Mav, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions. 8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? UK. (PGa, R) 9.35 The Good Fight. (M) 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Border To Border. (M) 11.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Malns, R) 12.55 Miniseries: Deep Water. (Madlv, R) 2.55 Cruising Down Under. (PGa, R) 3.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Primetime session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. 10.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Late evening session. Featuring a variety of events from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. 12.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Overnight session. 3.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 20. Sydney Roosters v Parramatta Eels. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. Post-match NRL news and analysis. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. (Mam, R) 11.50 Miniseries: The Bad Seed. (Mdlv, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Bachelor Australia. Hosted by Osher Günsberg. 8.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Ma, R) Benson investigates a female cop’s accusations of sexual assault by a superior officer. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mav) Frank takes action to save Gormley’s career. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? (Final) 9.00 Win The Week. 9.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.00 Doctor Who. 10.50 That Pacific Sports Show. 11.25 You Can’t Ask That. 11.55 David Attenborough’s First Life. (Final) 12.50am Cancer: A Story Of Hope. 1.50 30 Rock. 2.10 The Catherine Tate Show. 2.40 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon The X-Files. 2.30 Curse Of Oak Island. 3.00 New Girl. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.15 Joy Of Painting. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 11.00 The Feed. 11.30 Over The Black Dot. 12.25am News. 12.50 MOVIE: Mean Machine. (2001, M) 2.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 7.00 Auction Squad. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 Better Homes. 11.00 The Master. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 The Surgery Ship. 3.00 MOVIE: M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell And Amen. (1983) 5.30 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Primetime session. 7.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Keeping Up Appearances. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lucky Jim. (1957) 5.30 Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 The First 48. 8.30 Paramedics. 9.30 Kings Cross ER. 10.30 Law & Order. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. 9.00 JAG. 11.00 Star Trek: Voyager. Noon Walker, Texas Ranger. 1.00 NCIS. 2.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 JAG. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 SEAL Team. 11.30 FBI. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Hawaii Five-0. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs. 1.40pm Robot Wars. 2.40 Children’s Programs. 5.00 Dwight In Shining Armour. 5.25 Kung Fu Panda. 6.00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 6.30 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.45 The Bagel And Becky Show. 9.00 Slugterra. 9.20 Sailor Moon Crystal. 9.45 Rage. 10.45 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Kirikou And The Sorceress. Continued. (1998) 6.25 A Month Of Sundays. (2015, PG) 8.25 Jour De Fête. (1949, French) 9.55 Watership Down. (1978, PG) 11.35 The Young Master. (1980, M, Cantonese) 1.35pm The Nightingale. (2013, Mandarin) 3.30 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 5.10 Our Little Sister. (2015, PG, Japanese) 7.30 American Pastoral. (2016, M) 9.30 Scarface. (1983, MA15+) 12.40am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Early morning session. 9.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Morning session. Noon Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Day session. 3.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Afternoon session. 7.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Primetime session. 10.00 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Day 6: Late evening session. Midnight Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Making A Model With Yolanda Hadid. Noon Parenthood. 1.00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 3.00 Malcolm. 3.30 The Nanny. 4.00 3rd Rock From The Sun. 4.30 That ’70s Show. 5.00 Malcolm. 6.00 The Nanny. 6.30 3rd Rock From The Sun. 7.00 That ’70s Show. 7.30 Young Sheldon. 8.30 MOVIE: King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword. (2017, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Frasier. 7.00 Rules Of Engagement. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Conners. 1.30 2 Broke Girls. 2.00 Mom. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 The Neighborhood. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 3.00pm Chefs’ Line. 3.30 Lidia’s Italy. 4.00 Free Range Cook. 4.30 Bake With Anna. 5.00 For The Love Of Bread. 5.30 Cook And The Chef. 6.00 Barefoot Contessa. 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Australia’s Food Bowl. 8.00 Middle East Feast With Shane Delia. 8.30 Taste Of The Territory. 9.00 French Odyssey. 9.30 Mystery Diners. 10.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.50pm Stolen Glory: The Tale Of Porky Brooke. 2.30 Goin’ Troppo In The Toppo. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Bino And Fino. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 The Storyteller. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 6.30 Pacific Island Food Revolution. (Final) 7.20 News. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 MOVIE: Do The Right Thing. (1989, MA15+) 10.30 Soul II Soul. 11.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 He Shed She Shed. Noon Masters Of Flip. 1.00 Home Town. 2.00 Hot Beach Houses. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 Worst To First. 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 House Hunters International. 8.30 Fixer Upper. 9.30 Bargain Mansions. 10.30 Flip Or Flop. 11.00 Late Programs.

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6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 7.30 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Alan Jones. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Death Of The Aussie Larrikin? 11.00 Late Programs.

July 22, 2021 The Northern Rivers Times

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Housing, homelessness and solutions in the Byron Shire THE serious problems of affordable housing, and unavailability of rental properties, constitute a crisis. Women and their kids sleeping in cars, people sleeping rough, scores of people chasing every single rental is unsustainable and unjust, especially when such wealth is being acquired by others, just around the corner. It’s not what this, or any, community wants. Once, when people talked of moving to Byron Shire, it was all about how they were going to live. Now it’s where and why? Where on Earth can I find a place to live in a community struggling with homelessness? Why are rental properties so rare, and house prices so high? They’re the question on everyone’s lips, and yet answers are hard to come by. Byron mayoral candidate Mark Swivel (pictured) has been thinking about solutions: “A home for everyone has to be the goal. That’s ambitious, for sure, but if ever there was a policy to be ambitious about, well, it’s equitable housing, as I call it because ‘affordable’ housing (at 80% of market rates is still out of reach for many.” “There’s no simple answer. But we definitely need Byron Council to take a more active role in creating homes and houses for less well-off people. If Byron is to stay ‘Byron’ we have to act – to keep this community diverse, creative and interesting’. “We have a real problem with homelessness. There’s a great need for emergency shelter for many – but we need secure options. There’ve been some excellent proactive initiatives, and Council needs to lead in pursuing more substantial housing solutions.” “We need to be thinking longer term, mapping out an effective plan, starting with a review of our Residential Strategy to catch up with the impact of our overheated market.” Mark Swivel says the key is solutions that disconnect land from the private market. We need a Council land audit and to set aside land immediately for lower income housing, and put them in a community land trust that controls rents and house prices ‘off-market’. “We can learn from successful projects overseas like in Queenstown or Aspen, other towns defined by tourism and inequality. We need a community wide debate. I don’t have all the answers but I think we need a long term plan and short term action, now, something like this: 1. Emergency shelter for those in need - single mums, older women, the mentally ill and homeless. We could use the land at festival sites – vacant most of the year – for this; 2. Nimble solutions to keep essential workers and creatives in the shire tiny homes or dormitories. We need to lobby state government to fast

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track approvals on sites like Mullum Hospital; 3. More flexible approvals (and enforcement) to create more homes for existing properties including MOs, to let families to look after ageing parents and build homes for their kids; 4. Restricting STHL (AirBnB), enforcing grannie flat approvals, prioritising homes for locals, exploring options for permitted use requirements and business rates for ‘commercial’ STHL; 5. Earmarking land for future housing at lower prices and rents, using community land trusts to disconnect from the overheated market; and 6. Working with super funds, federal & state government to build new housing models to address structural housing insecurity for the homeless, lower income and graduate workers. The causes of the crisis are deep and complex - and we need to understand and discuss these issues more seriously. Governments withdrew from social housing decades ago, and made property investment more important than providing homes through tax incentives and land sell-offs. “Market forces” distorted our commitment to community control, and put greed before need. Historically low interest rates accelerated the problem. In Byron Shire it got even worse because mega-developers pursued unsuitable development while many locals opposed even medium density development, let alone the high density housing we need to preserve diversity. All of the candidates at this election understand equitable housing is top priority for the next council. We know council has only limited influence on this critical issue. But it is time to wake up and drive housing policies by a vision of the community we want – rather than the obsolete rules that no longer apply to our unique regional area. We’re playing catch up in the game of housing and the scoreboard is ugly, which is a disgrace for such a beautiful place. Mark Swivel is determined to pose the question: “Why A Home for Everyone? Because this issue belongs to all of us. No party or project owns housing. It’s about who we are as a community, as a country. We can do so much better, and we must.”

A PROPOSAL to construct a service station and restaurant complex at New Italy will be publicly exhibited from today for community feedback. The development application was lodged by New Italy Holdings Pty Ltd and will be on exhibition until Monday 16 August. The proposal would feature 10 double-sided car fuel pumps and a five bay electric vehicles charging area, as well as a heavy vehicle refuelling area with four high flow fuel pumps, truck wash facility, amenity area for truck drivers with lounge, shower, gym and laundry facilities. It is also proposed to incorporate an ancillary service centre shop, four separate eateries, including two with drive-through facilities, and other amenities such as toilet facilities. General manager Vaughan Macdonald said Richmond Valley Council was the consent authority, however, the proposal would be referred to Natural Resource Access Regulator, the Heritage Council of NSW and other NSW Government agencies. Mr Macdonald said as with all

development applications received by Council, the New Italy proposal would undergo a full professional and technical assessment to ensure it met relevant NSW Government legislation and planning controls. He said those interested in the proposal could inspect the application and support documents on Council’s website at https://richmondvalley. nsw.gov.au/council/on-exhibition/ He said anyone could formally submit comments to support or oppose the development application during the exhibition period. However, he said Council would not consider anonymous submissions. “For feedback on a development application to be valid, a submission must be properly made in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Planning and Environment,” Mr Macdonald said. Submissions close 4pm Monday 16 August. Those wishing to lodge a submission can do so by posting it to Locked Bag 10 Casino NSW 2470, online at https://richmondvalley. nsw.gov.au/contact/have-your-say/ make-a-submission/ or emailing it to council@richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au

$30k mental health scholarships 80 new school counsellor scholarships are being offered by the NSW Government, according to Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis. Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis said the impacts of COVID-19, drought, flooding and bushfires had only increased the importance of mental health care for young people across the state. There are three scholarships on offer, including; a training program for teachers to become a school counsellor; a program for psychology

graduates to gain experience in schools; and a rural scholarship program for participants with an existing psychology qualification to work in rural and remote schools while completing their masters. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said the scholarship will cover the cost of tuition fees up to $30,000. Information and application details for the school counsellor and school psychologist scholarship program are on the NSW Department of Education website, education.nsw.gov.au

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13 LOCAL AND REGIONAL BUILDERS SIGN ON TO COFFS HARBOUR BYPASS PROJECT WORK is powering ahead on the game-changing Coffs Harbour bypass, with 13 local builders the latest to sign on to help deliver the town’s biggest ever infrastructure project. Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan said the new opportunities are being offered to locals as part of the Industry Participation Plan. “The Australian and NSW Governments are committed to ensuring locals benefit from the biggest infrastructure project in Coffs Harbour’s history,” Mr Conaghan said. “From start to finish the Coffs Harbour bypass is expected to support as many as 12,000 direct and indirect jobs. “So far, more than 30 local businesses have also been engaged to assist with early work activities.” State Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said work has begun on at-house noise treatments, with assessments continuing on eligible properties. “As the assessments continue, the local builders we’ve signed up are starting installation of noise

treatments at some of the most affected properties,” Mr Singh said. “Properties may be eligible for a range of treatments including seals to windows and doors; reglazing with acoustic glass; installation of air conditioning; acoustic insulation; or relining of exposed walls.” Early work has also commenced to relocate the water main at Coramba for the Coramba Road interchange, which is expected to be finished by the end of August, weather permitting. Transport for NSW has released a Project Update which provides more information about at- house noise treatments, utility relocations and working with Aboriginal stakeholders. To view the update, sign up for the e-newsletter and for more information on how local businesses can be involved in the project visit: www.pacifichighway. nsw.gov.au/coffsharbourbypass. Information is also available from the Community Display Office located at 54 Moonee Street, Coffs Harbour.

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Community called to engage on flying-fox plan KYOGLE Council is preparing a Flying-fox Camp Management Plan and want the community to be involved. The plan will focus on the flying-fox camp along Fawcetts Creek at the northern end of town, extending along the Kyogle Recreation Reserve, Kyogle Apex Park and Rest Area and Kyogle Showground. The plan will guide flying-fox management at the site, with a focus on reducing current and future conflicts between flying-foxes and humans at the site. “Flying-foxes are an important part of our local biodiversity,” Kyogle Mayor Danielle Mulholland said. “A camp management plan allows council to manage the camp and surrounding land strategically so we can achieve positive outcomes for both flying-foxes and the local community. “The plan will help council obtain approvals for on-ground works and apply for state and feder-al government grant funding.” Grant funding from the NSW Government is enabling council to

prepare the plan. Council is holding an online community engagement event at 9.30am to 11am on Tuesday, July 27. The event will include presentations by a local ecologist from GeoLINK, NSW Health and North Coast Local Land Services. There will also be a questions and answers session. Visit www.kyogle.nsw. gov.au/infrastructureenvironment/ environment/flying-

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Lismore Cattle Market REPORT FROM TUES 13 & SAT 17 JULY

Casino Cattle Market REPORT FROM WED 14 & FRI 16 JULY AGENTS yarded a total of 1,048 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange regular prime sale on Wednesday 14 July. The yarding consisted mainly of cows and young cattle with several runs of well-bred weaners along with a fair number of mixed breed cattle. Restockers were active in the cow and vealer market this week snapping up the better bred stock which resulted in higher prices across these categories. Cow prices saw an increase this week averaging 296.0c/kg and reaching a top price of 335.2c/ kg. 1 head sold for a top return of $2,381.26. Heifer prices held ﬁrm topping their category at 650.2c/ kg and averaging 460.7c/kg. 2 head sold achieved a return of $2,076.75. Bull prices and numbers were slightly up this week with 28 head sold reaching a top of 315.0c/kg and average of 288.2c/kg and 716kg. Steer prices saw a drop on last week whilst bullock prices were slightly up with 186 head sold.

Steers sold to a top of 730.2c/kg and averaged 525.1c/kg and 268kg with 4 head selling for a return of $2,534.46. Bullocks averaged 360.8c/kg and 574kg with 1 head selling for a top return of $2,399.94. Vealer prices were stronger this week with 422 head yarded. Prices reached 772.2c/kg and averaged 565.2c/kg and 226kg. 1 head sold achieved a top return of $2,295.36. Ray White Rural held their monthly store sale at the NRLX on Friday 16 July with 1,032 head sold. Heifers reached a top of 650.2c/kg and averaged 541.7c/kg and 226kg. Steers averaged 575.8c/kg and 261kg and reached a top of 774.2c/kg Cows achieved a top return of $2,800.00 whilst Cows & Calves reached $3,560.00. A number of bulls were also sold on the day with the top price reaching $4,300.00. George & Fuhrmann will be holding a store sale at the NRLX on Friday 23 July starting at 10am. Further bookings are welcome.

ANOTHER 200 catle were sold at the Lismore Saleyards on Tuesday 13th July. It was a good line up of weaners and prices were similar to last weeks strong market. Yearling steers sold from $5/kg to $5.40 for returns of $1,520 to $1,750. Lightweight steers topped at $7.45/kg for lines of Angus sold for Richmond Hill Holdings & also for Tom and Robyn Lynch for returns of $1,117. Medium sters, those around ths 200 kg mark generally sold from $6.15 to $6.70/kg. Heifers also attracted top rates making between $5.10 & $6.20/kg depending on weight and breed. Most of the cows on oﬀer this week were in store condition and sold from $2.60 to $3.22/kg. REPORT from Saturday 17th which had a very strong market at our Saturday Store Sale in Lismore saw 900 head go under the hammer. 98% of the cattle went to outside

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Keeping busy in lead up to stud sale

Lot 13 – Bizzy Pedro P65 – A bull with plenty of volume, correctness and softness A HIGHLIGHT on the September stud sales calendar, Bizzy and Jomanda Brahman Sale is one half Bizzy Brahmans, established almost 50 years ago in 1974 by Michael and Elizabeth Fahey on the beautiful Clarence River, 50 kilometres northwest of Grafton. At the end of 2020, generational succession was achieved in Bizzy Brahmans when Michael and Elizabeth’s son Innes and his wife Jessica purchased the Bizzy herd, relocating it to their own

property ‘Rocky Creek,’ also on the Clarence River outside Grafton, where they run it with their four young children, Lacey, Rocky, Olivia and Logan. Bizzy stud has a long history in breeding quality stud Brahman bulls with a strong commercial focus. The breeding program is committed to producing functional Bos Indicus cattle that are capable of breeding versatile progeny suited to a variety of markets. “The herd is now predominantly red and we are

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keen to keep a focus on further development of the polled genetics in the herd,” Innes Fahey told the Australian Brahman Breeders Association recently. In their female herd, Bizzy Brahmans have strived to continually improve fertility and milk while maintaining and developing the ‘easy doing’ ability and carcass qualities Bizzy bulls are renowned for. This year’s bulls are an excellent even-line of red bulls, presenting in good,

healthy condition and with the temperament, natural thickness, topline and carcass qualities that are needed to produce quality F1 replacement females or steers for the weaner markets. At the 2021 Bizzy and Jomanda Sale on Saturday, September 4th, Bizzy Brahmans is offering fourteen rising 3-year-old bulls and six 2 year old bulls. Four Bulls on offer are Poll/Scur. Sire lines represented are Mt Callen Quintro (MTC18/16), Bizzy 3560 (P) and Bizzy M

Kingston, 1 AI son of Nioka Pablo and 1 AI son of Fern hills Kingston. Also on offer will be three Red Brahman females, 9-12mths of age. Innes and Jessica Fahey look forward to welcoming visitors to the stud’s new location at ‘Rocky Creek’ 3131 Clarence Way Copmanhurst, northwest of Grafton, on the annual presale open day, Sunday 22nd August. It’s an opportunity to inspect this year’s line-up of bulls and females in a relaxed environment.

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July 22, 2021

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KIDS TO FARMS NOW MORE ACCESSIBLE THE Kids to Farms program, an initiative aimed at increasing primary school students’ engagement with agriculture, will soon be more accessible to schools across NSW. As early as next month, NSW primary schools will be able to apply for up to $1,500 to visit a farm or agricultural site through the Kids to Farms program, funded as part of the Australian Government’s Educating Kids About Agriculture: Kids to Farms program, which is delivered through the NSW Farmers’ Association. Through excursions to farms or incursions in the classroom, the Kids to Farms program enables

school kids to learn where their food comes from and how a farm works. “Where a few decades ago most people had a connection to farming, our younger generations are less exposed to this vital aspect of Australia’s social and economic fabric,” said Charlotte Groves, Young Farming Council member from NSW Farmers. “The Kids to Farms Program is an initiative seeking to close that gap, but some schools face a financial barrier in accessing the program.” Grants of up to $1,500 will be available for excursions conducted between 12 July 2021 and 17 December 2021.

Larger grants may be applied for and will be considered based on merit of the planned activity and the value it will bring to students. The funding must be applied for one month prior to the excursion taking place, and will be in the form of a reimbursement once the excursion has taken place. “Those interested in conducting an excursion in August should flag their interest now with NSW Farmers,” said Charlotte. If you have any questions about the funding program please contact the Kids to Farms team at kidstofarms@ nswfarmers.org.au or 02 9478 1067.

Getting the most production value from grazing winter cereals GRAZING winter cereal crops can help overcome winter feed shortages, but producers need to consider some animal health issues, advises North Coast Local Land Services. Senior land services officer agronomy, James Geary said, “Although they have higher winter growth rates than most pastures, and higher carrying capacity, cereal crops can be deficient in critical minerals, particularly calcium and magnesium.” The high potassium found in cereal crops and other lush pastures can inhibit calcium and magnesium uptake, making deficiencies in these minerals even more likely on a cereal crop. District Veterinarian Ian Poe said, “Calcium is important for nerve function, muscle contraction, blood clotting and bone formation. A deficiency can result in

milk fever in lactating stock. Magnesium is needed to metabolise carbohydrates, lipids and protein. A deficiency is known as ‘grass tetany’, and symptoms include excitability, aggression convulsions, tremors, stiffness and death.” Pulpy kidney is also encountered when grazing cereal crops. Like other winter pastures, they can be high in water-soluble carbohydrates, which causes an overgrowth of clostridal bacteria in the gut and the subsequent death of the animal. “Generally, if grazing cereal crops, it is important to continually supplement stock with a source of calcium, salt, and magnesium while grazing. Fortunately, supplementing stock with calcium and magnesium is pretty cheap and easy,” James said.

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PRESENTERS WANTED FOR LANDCARE CONFERENCE FARMERS, Landcarers and community groups with a story to tell are being encouraged to submit their ideas for an opportunity to present at the 2022 NSW Landcare and Local Land Services Conference in Tweed Heads. The conference theme is ‘Rethink, Renew, Recharge’ with presenters and workshop hosts being sought to share their experiences of recovering from natural disasters, as well as their ideas for creating a more resilient and sustainable future.

Local Land Services Board acting chair, Allison Harker said this is a fantastic opportunity for passionate individuals and community groups from across the state to present and discuss their insights with the broader Landcare community. “Throughout NSW, we know there are incredible projects being carried out that are building more resilient, sustainable and productive landscapes and farming systems,” Ms Harker said. “This conference is the perfect place to showcase them, so we

can all learn from each other. “Whether it’s regenerative agriculture, integrated pest management, or innovative ways to capitalise on the emerging natural markets like carbon farming, we want to hear from you.” Interested presenters can find out more information and download their expression of interest form at www. nswlandcareconference.com.au/ presentations, with submissions closing on Tuesday, 31 August 2021.

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HAVE YOUR SAY ON RICE VESTING THE NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is reminding the rice industry to have its say on the future of rice vesting in NSW, as part of a review to determine whether vesting continues to be in the best interests of the industry and broader community. In response to the current NSW Heath Orders relating to various work and travel restrictions, which has impacted consultation, DPI has decided to extend the closing date for submissions by an additional three weeks to the 15 August 2021. DPI Manager of Insights & Industry Analysis Michael Rollin said the review presents an opportunity for growers, industry organisations and the broader rice community to provide feedback to help guide the best outcomes for industry. “The review will examine whether the

rice vesting export arrangements are providing NSW producers and community with a net benefit, and to what degree the benefits are attributed to rice vesting,” Mr Rollin said. “Submissions will assist the review team to accurately identify various benefits and costs of rice vesting and their impact on the industry.” “DPI is committed to directly engaging rice growers and the extended NSW rice community,” Mr Rollin said. “We

NSW Farmers is urging the Australian Government to take note of their counterparts across the Pacific Ocean after President of the United States Joe Biden issued orders to protect US chicken growers from powerful poultry processors. The United States Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy will prohibit unfair practices perpetrated against chicken growers by US chicken meat processors. “Australia’s poultry meat landscape is highly comparable to the United States. Poultry farmers in both countries unsurprisingly face weak bargaining power and diminished returns,” said NSW Farmers president James Jackson. “President Biden’s acknowledgment that consolidation weakens competition is a breakthrough moment, and we hope to see similar recognition here in Australia,” Mr Jackson said. “The Executive Order prohibits unfair practices in US grower ranking systems, in which poultry processors exercise extraordinary control over the key inputs that determine the amount farmers are paid and require farmers to assume the risk of factors outside their control, often leaving them economically vulnerable.” “Unfortunately, the poultry meat processing landscape in Australia is also highly concentrated. Growers have limited choice in who to contract to, and geographical constraints diminish their flexibility even further. Growers can be

appreciate that the current restrictions have impacted stakeholders’ ability to meet with the DPI and discuss the review. This extension will provide the rice community and the DPI the additional time required to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to have their say”. The Terms of Reference and an Information Paper is available on the DPI website at www.dpi. nsw.gov.au. Submissions can be provided via mail, email to rice.review@ dpi.nsw.gov.au

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left in a situation in which they have no option but to accept growing contracts that they wouldn’t otherwise.” “Essentially, poultry farmers are required to make sizeable infrastructure investments only to face the possibility that their contracts can be terminated with little to no notice, with no alternative contract arrangements to fall back on.” NSW Farmers has fought hard on behalf of its members in poultry meat and other fresh food industries who face challenges arising from a lack of competition in their supply chains. A number of inquiries at state and federal levels have sought to diagnose and address competition issues, which are also rife in the dairy industry. Mr Jackson said the national perishable agricultural goods inquiry conducted by the ACCC last year was a breakthrough for farmers and for NSW Farmers advocacy in this space. “The ACCC acknowledged power discrepancies are likely to arise in these supply chains, and made a suite of recommendations including a prohibition on unfair trading practices,” Mr Jackson said. “We still await the government’s response to this inquiry and a tangible outcome for our contract poultry growers. NSW Farmers continues to urge the Australian Government to institute a mandatory code of conduct for the poultry meat industry,” Mr Jackson concluded.

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July 22, 2021

56 RURAL

Council inaction blamed for Belongil Creek destruction AN outdated management strategy and inaction of the maintenace of Belongil Creek has led to it becoming a salt-laden sewage and waste pit according to a Byron councillor. Cr Alan Hunter said the Green’s led Byron Shire Council had failed on its own mandate of environmental protection by doggedly pursuing a creek opening strategy that was blocking its opening and natural flow to the ocean. “The Belongil Creek mouth is now so swollen from the millions of litres of waste pumped from sewage plants and industrial rainwater drains upstream that it has now dammed and does not naturally flush into the ocean,” Cr Hunter said. “The Green’s argument that it’s a natural system and that nothing needs to be done simply no longer holds true, with immense pressure placed on it due to major development in the catchment. “What we need is considered management of the creek’s mouth opening to the ocean for the protection of the remaining natural eco-system

as well as all developments within the area.” A condition of the straight-through processing development approval for the Belongil Swamp Private Drainage Board required council to enter into negotiations regarding contributing financially toward the maintenance of the Board’s drains used by Council for the

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noticed. “The Belongil Creek strategy must be adressed, however the Greens are in a paralysing bind of inaction because saving trees means dredging the creek mouth,” Mr Videl said. “With a number of recent tidal surges sediment has blocked the creeks natural flows to the ocean, so any big

seas now relentlessly fill the wetlands with salt water. “This means the ecological health of the wetland is compromised and thousands of melaleucas are dying, the union drain is deteriorating, and surrounding agricultural land is becoming damaged and unuseable.” Cr Hunter said the Byron Shire Council was one of the most hostile in Australia, and even among its Green representation the differing opinions and lack of faith in a scientific approach means nothing seems to get done. “The inaction means the local wetlands and agricultural lands are being inundated with salt water and thousands of trees are dying,” Cr Hunter said. “This is not a green outcome, rather a diabolical mess caused by misguided ideology with no concern to what’s happening in the real world. “Unfortunately the local businesses and farmers will be the ones blamed, even though the situation has nothing to do with them and everything to do with a council with their heads firmly in the sand.”

City sprawl swallows up more farmland IT’S not only the living looking to occupy farm land on the fringes of our cities, but the dead as well. Melbourne’s cemeteries are fast filling up and a grazing paddock on the city’s outskirts has been earmarked for a megacemetery. The 128ha piece of leased farmland at Harkness (Melton West), about an hour from the city’s centre to the west, borders already identified green wedge planning zones. The parcel of land had been set aside by urban planners in the past “”to meet future community needs”. The decision comes as government planning authorities look to protect farmland within a 100km zone of the city under its Planning for Melbourne’s Green Wedges and Agricultural Land. The Victorian government is now

receiving public feedback on its plans to protect farmland and plans to have an update out soon. The government says “it is committed to protecting Melbourne’s green wedges and keeping farms on our urban fringes working and producing for generations to come”. The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust said the country site was the largest cemetery development project in Victoria for 100 years and would serve Victoria’s communities

for another century. The property has been used for farming for more than half of a century and is leased to two brothers. The trust is now looking for a consortium to develop a long-term master plan for the site which is already zoned Public Use Zone 5 for Cemetery and Crematoria use. The trust says it wants construction of stage one to begin in a year’s time “with the intent that we would have burial space by the following January”

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July 22, 2021

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IT is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform our subscribers that Southern Cross Soloists has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Bangalow

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each year, along with the Northern NSW communities who provide such amazing support to the festival. We are extremely grateful to these communities and stakeholders and we are very disappointed to have to cancel another edition of our festival. All ticket holders have now been notified via the contact details provided at the time of their booking. We understand this news comes as a disappointment to all our SXS friends and supporters who were planning to attend this year’s festival. Currently we are exploring options for presenting some small section of the festival program in Brisbane over the same weekend,

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Governments must clarify vaccine eligibility and expand access THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is calling on state and federal governments to clarify vaccine eligibility criteria, promote consistency between states and territories, and consider expanding access to groups more likely to contract the COVID-19 virus or suffer severe effects. It comes following several changes to eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines and different criteria applying depending on where a person lives and how they will access a vaccine. Whilst Doctors understand the shared decision making necessary to tailor these messages, some patients appear to be confused regarding the regular change and updates. For example, in Western Australia, anyone over the age of 30 is eligible to receive a Pfizer vaccine, while anyone over the age of 16 can get that same vaccine in the Northern Territory and some rural areas of South Australia. In Greater Sydney, patients who have had their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine are now being encouraged to consider having their second dose at six weeks rather than 12 weeks.

In addition, the Government announced on 28 June this year that any Australian aged under 60 can receive the AstraZeneca vaccine after talking through their options with their GP. This is only applicable to Commonwealth sites such as general practices, not statebased vaccine hubs, creating even more confusion about where people can get their vaccine. RACGP president Dr Karen Price (pictured) said it’s time for consistent messages from governments across Australia. “The RACGP is calling on the federal, state, and territory governments to make it crystal clear who currently has access to which vaccine and where they can get them,” she said. “Patients across Australia are suffering from ‘information overload’ and confused about their eligibility status and what next steps they should take. The goalposts seem to be shifting every other day and I am concerned that some patients will find it all too difficult and delay or avoid getting vaccinated altogether. “Different states and territories might need different eligibility settings for perfectly

good reasons to suit the local context and needs, such as what we are currently seeing in Greater Sydney. However, practices administering vaccines in locations where the state eligibility requirements differ from the federal eligibility requirements are shouldering an unnecessary burden. “Many patients don’t realise that different rules apply to state government-run vaccine clinics and GP-run clinics, with general practices following federal rules because the Commonwealth is responsible for the rollout to general practice. “Governments need to work together through national cabinet to ensure that each jurisdiction’s eligibility criteria are clearly available to all vaccine providers and patients,

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The Northern Rivers Times

July 22, 2021

60 GARDENING

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Hibbertia scandens BEAUTIFUL native shrubs and trees always brighten up local gardens and are striking as features, screens and mass plantings. Plan to add some to your garden this spring to have delicate flowers and stunning fruits next year. Three beautiful native shrubs in flower now at the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens are the hovea, the calli-carpa and the hibbertia or climbing guinea flower. The Hovea acutifolia is a delicate, upright shrub with stunning purple-blue pea-like flowers all along the branches. It can grow to four metres, but is usually around one to two metres tall in our home gardens. Its leaves are a grey-green and new growth is a rusty-red colour. It prefers a moist site and can tolerate some shade. It can be grown from seed or from cuttings. Mass plantings give great effect, as they make good screen-ing plants, but they are eye-catching on their own. The flowers attract many bees and insects to your garden and bring vibrant colour to the garden in winter months. The Callicarpa pedunculata (velvet leaf) has clusters of pretty, pink flowers in late summer, followed by stun-ning clusters of purple berries throughout the winter months. As its name suggest, the leaves are soft and velvety. It will thrive in part shade or full sun position, likes a rich well drained soil and regular watering during dry periods. It has a naturally arching shape but can be pruned after flowering.

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Master the perfect restaurant-quality mash potato with this step-by-step recipe. Step 1 Start with a floury potato or an all-rounder such as a Red Royale. Floury potatoes are drier and mash more easily than waxy varieties like kipfler potatoes. Place in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium and cook for 15 mins or until potato is very tender. Step 2 Drain in a colander and set aside for 5 mins for the steam to evaporate from the potato – this makes it less watery. If the potato is too wet at this stage, you could end up with a very watery mash. Meanwhile, bring the cream and milk almost to the boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Step 3 Return potato to the pan and use a potato masher, fork or potato ricer to mash until smooth. Mash in the butter – it should be melted and absorbed before you add the liquid. Add the cream mixture and mash until smooth. Place over low heat and cook, stirring, for 2-3 mins or until mash is heated through.

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Peugeot 2008 is the smallest of the three SUV models from the French carmaker and the first to feature the new multifaceted grille that now headlines its larger 3008 and 5008 siblings. Three variants are available, Allure, GT and GT Sport. STYLING We love the shared styling of the Peugeot SUVs especially the new large grille flanked by spectacular long, lightning bolt DRLs on either side. The 2008 Allure has a fairly conservative horizontal grille structure when compared to the lion’s claw vertical design of the GT and GT Sport. All variants have LED headlights, with the GT and GT Sport having a spectacular three-claw design which is mirrored in the taillights. Headlights are fully adaptive and with automatic high beam in the higherspec variants. Allure and GT roll on 17inch Salamanca diamond cut alloy wheels, GT Sport steps up to 18-inch Evissa onyx black alloys. INTERIOR GT and GT Sport each have the option of a panoramic sunroof for $1900. Premium materials for the seat and door trims include full-grain Nappa leather upholstery for GT Sport as standard and as a $2690 option in the GT. Allure and GT get fabric seats with leather effect. The interior can be personalised with a choice of eight customisable LED mood lighting colours. Rear seat space is on par with most compact SUVs. With the driver’s seat set at my preferred position I had about 10 cm of legroom in the rear seat and about the same above my head. There are three rear seatbelts but, again as is the norm, only two adults will travel in

comfort. Boot space with the rear seats in place is an impressive 434 litres, expanding to 1476 litres with the rear seats folded. There’s a useful modular boot floor that can be positioned in two levels, the upper position for easy flat boot lip unloading and level load bay when the seats are folded. In this position there’s a secure, hidden storage area. The lower position provides extra depth. Beneath the boot is a space saver spare wheel. ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS Two engines are on offer each with three-cylinders and a 1.2-litre capacity but with different tune levels. The PureTech 130 fitted to the 2008 Allure and GT develops 96 kilowatts (130 hp – hence the name) of power and 230 Newton metres of torque at 1750 rpm. It has a six-speed Aisin automatic transmission. The PureTech 155 is powers the top-spec GT Sport, with outputs of 114 kilowatts (155 hp) and 240 Nm also at 1750 revs. Its auto is an eight-speeder. There’s no AWD option in the 2008 however both variants come with Grip

Control as standard. The system offers all-wheel drive on low-grip surfaces through the vehicle’s traction control system. It optimises traction according to the terrain by acting on the front wheels, the driver selecting options using a knob on the centre console. SAFETY Standard on the entry-level 2008 Allure are six airbags, autonomous emergency braking (AEB), active lanedeparture warning, speed sign recognition, driver attention alert, distance warning alert, two ISOFIX child seat mountings, tyre pressure sensors, reversing camera and rear parking sensors. GT and GT Sport adds adaptive cruise control, low-light pedestrian and cyclist detection to the AEB, active blind spot monitoring, automatic high beam and front parking sensors. GT Sport also comes with lane positioning assist. INFOTAINMENT The centre consolemounted infotainment system has a 7-inch colour touchscreen for Allure and 10-inch screen for GT and GT Sport which come with satellite navigation. Below the screen are two

rows of controls The 3D i-Cockpit digital instrument panel is a masterpiece. It uses two screens one overlaid on top of the other and projects information in hologram form with the more important items such as driver alerts at the front. All 2008 variants have four USB ports, two in the front and two in the rear. DAB digital radio, Siri voice control and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are also standard. GT and GT Sport also come with smartphone wireless charging. DRIVING We found the driver’s cockpit a bit cramped for lateral legroom and some of the many controls are difficult to get used to. But, as we often remind ourselves, we only drive cars a week at a time and owners will soon adapt. Such criticisms were soon forgotten once we got underway. After being deprived of the opportunity to drive Peugeots for far too long we’d forgotten how much enjoyable driving they provide. Our test car was the 96 kW Allure which provided the throaty sound that we’re getting to love as more and more three-cylinder engines

arrive. Handling has always been a strong point with Peugeot and although the 2008 is no sports car it clings to the road surprisingly well in almost car-like fashion without any loss in comfort. Steering is relatively heavy but precise. There is the choice of three drive modes (Eco, Normal and Sport) but only with the 114-kW engine in the 2008 GT Sport. Combined cycle fuel consumption is listed at 6.5 litres per 100 kilometres, we averaged 6.9 L/100 km during our week behind the wheel of the Allure. SUMMING UP The recent switch of Australian importers has breathed new marketing life into Peugeot, always one of our favourite marques and one with a long history in this country. We’ve now tested all three of its SUVs and have been impressed with what each has to offer to its different type of potential buyers.

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NEW KIA SPORTAGE: FIRST DETAILS

By Ewan Kennedy

The new generation Kia Sportage is coming to Australia and is a stylish SUV that will look as good in the city as the bush. Its aim is to push its way upmarket in quality fittings inside and out and possibly even lift itself into the prestige stakes. New Sportage’s styling is the result of a collaborative effort between Kia’s main global design network in Korea, Germany, the US and China. There’s even an Aussie touch at the front with what Kia calls, boomerang-shaped daytime running lamps. This Sportage will be available in long-wheelbase and short-wheelbase models. We aren’t sure at this stage if both models will come to Australia, but we anticipate only the LWB will come here. The rear lamps are connected by a slim horizontal to give it the appearance of being wider than it is. There’s a stunningly wide

impression from the back. New Sportage has many high-tech features, including what it calls an E-Handling system that enhances the dynamic performance while maintaining good comfort. Depending on spec and model, new Sportage rides on 17-inch, 18-inch or 19-inch wheels, with a choice of seven different alloy designs, colours

New Kia Sportage has swooping lines and finishes. Again, this may not apply to the Australian imports, but we expect most, perhaps all, will come here. It sits on a wheelbase of 2,755mm. It’s 1,865mm wide,4,660mm long and 1,660mm high . It offers up to 1,050mm legroom for second-row passengers and they have 1,000mm headroom. Luggage capacity is 637 litres

(VDA). The rear seats can fold down to give a flat cargo space. In-car surround sound is delivered via what is claimed to be an industry-leading speaker Harman Kardon premium sound system. For the Australian market the Sportage will be launched with a choice of three engines; 2.0-litre petrol (117kW / 191 Nm), 1.6-litre

turbo-petrol (132kW / 265Nm) and a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel (137kW / 417Nm). New Sportage Kia debuts a highlyadvanced Terrain Mode that automatically adjusts settings for any given road condition and environment, including snow, mud and sand. When Terrain Mode isn’t selected, the system defaults to Drive Mode, with the driver selecting from Comfort,

Eco, Sport or Smart sub-settings. All-new Sportage features Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist, which helps avoid collisions with objects in front of the vehicle. If the preceding vehicle suddenly slows down, or if a forward collision risk is detected, a pedestrian, or a cyclist in front of the Sportage, the FCA system provides a warning. After the warning, if the risk of collision increases, FCA automatically assists with emergency braking of the vehicle. Further details on local specifications and pricing will be made available closer to the launch scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021.

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The Northern Rivers Times July 22, 2021

66 YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE Aries Mar 21 - Apr 20 Aries, after a stumble out of the gate this week, you are able to gain an important breakthrough. The week begins on July 25, with Mars in Leo, in your house of romance, making an inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of confusion. Today, you could be led down the wrong path by someone with an attractive smile. This is a relationship situation you’ve been in before, one you may have promised yourself you wouldn’t do again. Put the pause on love today until your head is clear. Your family comes to your rescue today. You get the support you need, whether it be emotional or financial.

Cancer Jun 24 - Jul 22 Cancer, there could be challenges getting what you need this week. That is until you break some rules. The week begins on July 26, with Mars in Leo, in your house of money, making an inconjunct Neptune in Pisces in your house of beliefs. Today, a potential moneymaking opportunity may be outside your comfort zone. Perhaps you believe there is an upper limit to what you can make. Or you may have some negative money messages from childhood. Cancer, as these thoughts come to light, you can clear out blocks to prosperity. Take some time today to journal about your emotions. This can be an unexpected boon leaving you both surprised and delighted.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 23 This week, you could be vacillating on an important career question. But Libra, a clear choice will emerge. The week begins on July 23, with Mars in Leo, in your house of community, making an inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of work. You may feel uninspired when you look at your work week ahead. Libra, you may be dreaming of doing something important and helping the community. This is a worthy goal. Today’s a good day to envision a new way of working and making a living. Ask the Universe for inspiration, and over the coming week, ideas will flow in. Mercury in Cancer, in your house of reputation, makes a square to Chiron in your house of partnerships.

Taurus Apr 21 - May 21 This week, you could get your wires crossed temporarily. Taurus, clear instructions arrive just in time. The week begins on July 25, with Mars in Leo, in your house of dwellings, making an inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of technology. Today, there could be problems at home related to electricity, water, or power. Sparks could fly as you find you are unable to get things done without making considerable adjustments. If you have difficulty with a sibling, cousin, or another close relative you may hear a different tune from them today. This is a great opportunity to continue the conversation in a positive vain. Now you can build a bridge of understanding.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 23 This week, you are receiving messages from the Universe. Leo, it’s time to read the signs. The week begins on July 25, with Mars, in your own sign of Leo, making an inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of resources. A promise is broken today, or someone may be bending the truth. A bank or institution may not give you the interest rate they promised, or an investment may not come through as you had hoped. Today, it’s important to only invest in things you are familiar with. Obfuscation is quite possible today. Today, your guardian angel is with you, watching over you and helping guide you in the right direction. It’s good to be aware of the signs today.

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 20 Scorpio, mystical happenings are occurring. This week, the Universe is speaking directly to you. The week begins on July 24, with Mars in Leo, in your house of career, making an inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of risk-taking. Today, you may be feeling very unenthusiastic about your job. But this energy is not conducive for taking a big leap at the moment. You have inclinations and ideas, but your plans need more time. Now be a general and plan your campaign to find meaningful work. If you are owed a diploma from an institution, this is a good time to connect with the administration and get that piece of paper. Scorpio, you may also be looking at returning to college.

Aquarius Jan 21 - Feb 18 Aquarius, you make a surprising realization about yourself this week. This could give you a big boost in confidence. The week begins on July 24, with Mars in Leo, in your house of relationships, making an inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of finances. While you may agree with your sweetheart on every point imaginable, today, there could be a disagreement about money. You have the opportunity now to work out some issues with your partner. You can get on the same page by putting numbers on a spreadsheet. Give yourself compliments. Aquarius, you’ll end the day feeling energized and upbeat.

Gemini May 22 - June 23 Gemini, there is a financial opportunity on the horizon. This week there could be a pot of gold in sight. The week begins on July 24, with Mars in Leo, in your house of communication, making an inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of career. Today, use caution when sending out emails to your team and especially to your supervisor. Be aware when you’re using the “reply all” button and group texts. A miscommunication may require some explaining. Gemini, this is a great day to get on a budget. Look at joining the debt-free journey or funding your retirement savings. Choices you make today could have you dancing with delight in the future. Choices you make today could have you dancing with delight in the future.

Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 22 Virgo, healing energy comes from friends. This week someone close to you inspires you to seek a new path. The week begins on July 26, with Mars in Leo, in your house of intuition, making a challenging inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of relationships. Today, you could be quite certain you know what your sweetheart is thinking and yet still miss it by a mile. It’s easy to get your wires crossed today. This aspect could obscure the vibrations you usually pick up so easily. Today, it’s like trying to thread a needle in the dark. Mercury in Cancer, in your house of friendships, makes a square to Chiron in your house of resources. Virgo, you could be smiling ear to ear when you realize a friend is going out of their way to support you.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 This week, a firm “no” turns into a “maybe.” Sagittarius, you’re on the right track. The week begins on July 25, with Mars in Leo, in your house of spirituality, making an inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of ancestors. As you grow spiritually, you may find yourself moving away from some of your childhood beliefs. Now you are becoming more confident in your connection to the Universe. Today’s a good day to look at bringing spiritual practices into your daily life, such as prayer, reading sacred texts, or meditation. You could also do a walking meditation, write in a gratitude journal or say affirmations. If you have kids, nieces, and nephews, you may feel called to help them out financially at this time. Sagittarius, it’s beneficial to set up investment accounts for younger relatives at this time.

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 You may start the week feeling dependent on others. But, Pisces, you are likely to finish the week feeling self-reliant and strong. The week begins on July 24, with Mars in Leo, in your house of work, making an inconjunct to Neptune in your own sign of Pisces. The last thing you want to do is to spend a full day doing work and drudgery. However, work may be on the schedule. Consider looking for a compromise where you do half a day of work and half a day of play. Or try the Pomodoro method of 25 minutes of work followed by a 5-minute break. When you’re looking for love, you can speed up the process of finding a great match by doing inner work. When you recognize how much you bring to the relationship, it’s easy to attract a great partner.

Such is life by Nigel Dawe

HAVING an 8-year-olddaughter, you’d think I’d be used to being ‘put on the spot’ by now, but the other day she came

home from school and asked: “Daddy, what’s the highlight of your life?” And, it’s funny, I couldn’t fire back a reply, without

mentally trawling through the numerous ups I’ve enjoyed along the way. That said, I’m sure I’m not the only one; but we ought to reflect far more on the moments that seem to part the clouds for us, and stream down the bright sun-kissed message: that life is good, things do work out (sometimes in the most incredible ways) and there is always cause for celebration and hope. The better than Bogartlooking writer with the soul of a sage, albeit cultural golden boy of the 1940’s and 50’s, Albert Camus once said: “To two people living the same number of years, the world always provides the same sum of experiences. It is up to us to be conscious of them. Being aware of one’s life, one’s freedom, and to the maximum, is living, and to the maximum.” And thus, after coming up with a couple of answers to my daughter’s ultimate question; I then got thinking about how little I knew about my

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 20

Capricorn, a romantic fantasy could become a reality. This week, being willing to listen will be key.The week begins on July 24, with Mars in Leo, in your house of resources, making an inconjunct to Neptune in Pisces in your house of agreements. This is difficult energy for signing an agreement or giving the final approval on a contract. If you have been thinking about buying a car or signing a purchase and sales agreement for a condo, know that there could be difficulties today. It would be great to wait until later in the week to deal with legal matters.

own inner circle of friends and family, and what constitutes their actual life highlights. When you reflect on it, it’s almost cause for shame that we don’t tend to know such things. The thought-unfurling Frenchman, Jean-Paul Sartre, once said: “The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.” But sometimes, if not far more than frequently, this is not the case; whether by virtue of too much thought, or nowhere near enough, the result is often the same – we miss the finer things in life, that should in fact be defining our days, and not being so readily lost within them. So, my challenge to readers then, is first, give due consideration to what event or moment constitutes the highlight of your own life, then find out the life highlights of every significant person in your life; who cares if you are looked at strangely (after all, what’s a strange

look from a close friend?) you mightn’t be the only one to be incredibly surprised, and touched by what you discover. One of my favourite captured thoughts, when it comes to the above topic, was made by the only Egyptian writer to have won a Nobel Prize in Literature, Naguib Mahfouz: “The best life is the one lived by someone whose happy dreams are an echo of the reality he or she actually experiences.” That said, I don’t know of anyone from any time or place who has expressed this sentiment better. Except for perhaps the lawyer by training, and fellow Nobel Prize winner – John Galsworthy, who once laid claim: “We take our tickets for the Unknown Station but once; only once travel through the countryside called Life, and what we do on the way, how we live through that long or short journey, depends on the general temper of our spirits.”

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Robert Gordon Stanger 4/07/1945-11/07/2021

Maggie (Margaret) Lovett who passed away 23 July 2011 Sadly missed by loving partner John and all of the Lovett Family

Passed away suddenly at home in Ballina. Cherished Husband of Cheryle, much loved Father and Father in Law of Jeff & Eileen and Mark & Deesha. Adored Pop of Daykin, Reece, Jordon and Scout. Brother of John and Ken (dec). Friends and Family are invited to attend a Graveside Service for Rob to be held at the East Ballina Cemetery on THURSDAY (July 29, 2021), commencing at 12.30pm.

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KING, Margaret Lynn Nee Crawford

Late of Kyogle Much loved Wife of John”. Dearly loved mother and mother in-law of Bron, Alison, Sherry & Michael and Megan & Nick. Nanna Margie of Trent, Alana, Katrina and Harrison. Passed Away 9th July 2021 after her hard-fought battle with cancer. Relatives and friends of the late Margaret are respectfully invited to attend her funeral service to be held at St James Anglican Church, Kyogle.

MORAN, RONALD ERNEST “BOB”

Passed away peacefully on Sunday 18th July, 2021 at Casino Memorial Hospital. Aged 79 Years. Beloved husband of Nancy. Much loved father & father-inlaw, and devoted Pop to all his grandchildren. Loved and sadly missed by all his family & friends.

Rest in Peace Relatives and friends of Bob are invited to attend his funeral service, to be held this MONDAY 26th July, 2021 commencing at 11.00am at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Canterbury Street, Casino followed by burial at Casino Lawn Cemetery. Livestreaming will be available at the following link; https://vimeo.com/event/1149466

GRIFFIN, MICHAEL EDWARD (Mick, Mr G)

Passed away peacefully on Saturday 17th July, 2021, aged 81 years. Late of Casino. Dearly loved husband of Kathleen & much loved father and father-in-law of Terry & Jodi, Jenny & Greg, Matt & Gina, Anne & Scott. Loved Papa of Corey & Maddy, Emma, Alex & Amelia, Nick, Brad & Hayden, Kaitlin & Libby. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Erica & Bob and Paul & Marlene (dec’d). Loved by the O’Reilly families & his many friends. Relatives and friends of Michael are invited to celebrate Requiem Mass for the repose of his soul, to be offered this Friday, 23rd July at 11am at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Canterbury St, Casino followed by burial at Casino Lawn Cemetery. Livestreaming will be available at the following link; https://vimeo.com/event/1149382 Please bring a suitable mobile phone, as all guests will be required to comply with the mandatory COVID-19 QR code sign-in for contact tracing purposes, and must ensure social distancing is maintained at all times. Masks are mandatory.

Death Notice

Faulkner, Robin Richard Dearly Loved Father of Kerrie and Michael. Grandad of Erin And Nate. Passed Away Peacefully 13 July 2021.

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Bruce Lindsay CRUMP

Late of Lennox Head. Formerly of Ivanhoe East, Vic. Passed away peacefully on Saturday, 10th July 2021.

Aged 85 Years.

Thursday 22 July 2021, commencing at 11am. Followed by a burial at Kyogle lawn Cemetery. Covid Restrictions will apply.

Funeral Notice

Aged 73 years

Death Notice

MARGARET ‘JILL’ GRIBBLE 14. 01. 1933 ~ 22. 06. 2021

A private Memorial Service to celebrate Jill’s life will be held at Guardian Funeral Home 74 Kalinga St, West Ballina on Saturday July 31st at 10.00 am. Jill was much loved by family and friends and will be sorely missed. Among her many attributes, Jill was a highly respected Librarian of the Richmond River area and well regarded by the Ballina community, including the Bridge and Golf Clubs.

Loved wife of the late Stan Gribble.

Please bring a suitable mobile phone, as all guests will be required to comply with the mandatory COVID-19 QR code sign-in for contact tracing purposes, and must ensure social distancing is maintained at all times. Masks are mandatory.

A private cremation, as per Jill’s wishes, has already taken place.

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Beloved husband of Kathryn (neé Donovan, Casino NSW). Much loved father and father in law of Matthew & Catherine (Toowoomba, Qld), Thomas (Hong Kong) and Darcy & Tayte (Lennox Head). Dearly loved Pa of Penelope and Rupert. Loved brother and brother in law of Kevin & Kath Crump (Hawthorn Vic), John & Jill Crump (Mt.Eliza, Vic), Eileen Freeman (Cotton Tree, Qld), Jean & Bernard Ansaldo (Indooroopilly, Qld), Brian (dec) & Jill Donovan (Townsville, Qld) and John Donovan (Ballina, NSW). Loving uncle to all his nieces and nephews.

A kind and generous man

Special thanks to all the staff at Ballina Hospital for their loving care of Bruce. A private family service will be held. A celebration of Bruce’s life will be held at later date to be advised

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ALSTONVILLE

ALSTONVILLE INNER WHEEL CLUB Meet socially 3rd Wednesday of every month. Contact President Carol Vidal 0427326832. CRAWFORD HOUSE MUSEUM The museum is at 10 Wardell Road Alstonville and is open Fridays 10am-4pm and Sundays 1pm-4pm. The Community Resource Centre is open for research Fridays only – prior bookings essential. Enquiries (02) 6628 1829, aphs2477@ yahoo.com.au or www.aphsmuseum.org.au SQUARE DANCING Summerland Larrikins Squares Alstonville, Fridays 7.30pm-9.30pm at Uniting Church Hall, 59 Main Street, Alstonville. Contact 0407663017 for further information. New dancers welcome. BALLINA BALLINA BACCI GROUP A local Arts based group meet each first Monday of each month. Meet with other local artisans and makers and participate in group exhibitions as they occur. Time 5pm for 5.30pm. Place Cherry St Sports. Meet beforehand in the club for social time before the meeting – contact ballinaartsandcraftscentreinc@gmail.com BALLINA SCOPE CLUB We are a group of ladies who do fund raising with all money going to local charities. We meet the 1st Monday of the month at the Ballina RSL Club at 7pm. Any enquiries to Ruth on 0429877733. CHRISTMAS IN JULY FUN-RAISER Have Fun While Doing Good Christmas in July – roast meats, yummy puddings, good friends and glass of cheer! What better way to raise money for local Northern Rivers Charities than that! AOOB-NR Christmas in July, OpShop Formal is on Sunday 25 July 2021 at the Henry Rous Tavern in Ballina. Why OpShop Formal? We’re all fed up with this COVID thing, so let’s just let our hair down and have a bit of dress up fun. There’ll be prizes for the most imaginatively dressed, raﬄes and a lucky door prize. It’s the first FUN-raiser for the new financial year of the oddly named, but dedicated group of funsters, the Australasian Order of Old Bastards – Northern Rivers Chapter. ‘I know our name is a bit odd’ says President Meredith Yardley. ‘But we do an enormous amount of good with charities right around the country. ‘We are very proud that the AOOB-Northern Rivers chapter raised over $1000 in 2020-2021 – and that was in a COVID lockdown year! ‘As a national organisation, we have raised over $8m dollars since our inception in 1968. Our motto is Good Times for Doing Good. Put simply, we have fun, and raise money as we’re doing it. Everyone wins!’ In 20202021, the local charities benefiting from AOOB-NR fun-raising efforts were: • Story Dogs (sponsoring Dougal the Story Dog at Clunes Public School) • Mary’s Place in Ballina who support socially disadvantaged; and • Younger Heroes (based in Bangalow), helping returned service personnel reconnect with their families. Details are: • When: Sunday 25 July, 12noon for 12.30 start • Where: Henry Rous Hotel, 177 River Street, BALLINA • Cost: $44.50, includes garlic bread, main meal, dessert. Buy your own drinks at the bar and café.• Extras: Prizes for most imaginatively dressed, lucky door prize and raﬄes with amazing winnings (all locally provided)! • Tickets can be bought through Sticky Tickets. (If you don’t have a computer, just ring Meredith or Henri and they’ll sort it out for you)

July 22, 2021 The Northern Rivers Times

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COMMUNITY NOTICES 71 RICHMOND TWEED FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY The next Richmond-Tweed Family History Society Meeting is to be held on Saturday the 7th August at Players Theatre, 24 Swift Street Ballina from 2:00pm-4:00pm. This will be the annual AGM of the RichmondTweed Family History Society, as this will only take a short amount of time the topic of this meeting will be DNA Lucky Dip. Any enquiries should be directed to Kerrie Alexander on 66281324. IN FOCUS TOASTMASTERS CLUB How about trying something different? If you would like to improve your communication and leadership skills or simply make new friends and have fun, you are warmly invited to attend the In Focus Toastmasters Club. We meet the 3rd Wednesday evening of each month. You may attend either from the comfort of your own home via zoom or join us in person at the Cherry Street Sports Club, Ballina. For more information please contact: President Udo Moerig email tmumoerig@gmail. com or Vice President email Jan Coleman janetlcoleman@gmail.com Webpage: https://3209990.toastmastersclubs.org/ BALLINA LIFEBALL Each Tuesday (9:30-11am) at Ballina Indoor Sports Centre. Come and join us for exercise, fun and friendship. Contact Yvonne 0448004161. DEMENTIA INCLUSIVE BALLINA Quiz – The Dementia Inclusive Ballina Alliance invites people living with dementia and their carers to share morning tea while participating in a fun group trivia activity. Friday 23rd July 10am – 12pm Registration from 9.30am. Morning Tea provided – Non Compulsory Donation. The register contact Mel O’Reilly 0409810735 – dementiainclusiveballina@gmail.com The Richmond Room, Ballina, 5 Regatta Ave (Behind Ballina Library). THE FREE BRUNCH CENTER It’s Back the Free Community Brekky Center is now reopening as The Free Brunch Center in Ballina, on the 1st Saturday of every month. There will be sausage sizzle available along with hot dogs, sandwiches, fruit salad, tea, coffee and take away meals also available. This will be presented under new Covid safe rules and restrictions. This is totally free and everyone is welcome. This is to be held at the Ballina Presbyterian Hall which is just behind the church, on the corner of Cherry & Crane Sts. The Brunch Center will be on the 1st Saturday of every month between 10am and 12pm. BALLINA TOY LIBRARY Welcomes families from Ballina Shire, 9 Regatta Ave, Ballina. Open Saturday 10am1pm, by appointment only on Tues & Wed. Phone 0411719074. BALLINA MAHJONG 16th JULY 2021 Joy Lowien 1, Coral Lavelle 2, Shirley Atkinson 3, Margaret Bryant 4, Kath Hubbard 5, Shirley Coleman 6, Sally Lowry 7, June Greenaway 8, Lorna Simpson 9, Pauline Kearney 10, Jan Henley, Wendy Thornton 11, Janene Jarvis 13, Ronda Taylor 14, Gail McDonagh 15, Diana Auret 16, Jeanette Henwood 17, Gladys D’Anna 18, Pam Farrell 19, Jan

SPORTS CLUBS BREWERY & WINE TOURS BUCKS, HENS - WEDDINGS AIRPORT SHUTTLE DAY TOURS SCHOOLS SHOPPING TOURS

Small 20, Janice Jemison 21, Lesley Richie 22, Shirley Henry 23, Jan Boardman 24, June Grebert 25, Jan Williams 26. Mahjong is played on Friday at 12:30pm at the Ballina Bridge Club North Creek Road. Enquiries for new players phone Vanessa on 66874181. BALLINA CWA Ballina CWA Handicraft & Friendship mornings are held every Wednesday morning from 9am until 12noon in our rooms on River Street. Numbers are covid safe limited so could you please ring our Handicraft Officer Barb 0428116668 on Monday night to book a place. Ballina CWA meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of the month at 9.00am in our rooms, please ring our Secretary Janet 0435323079 for more information. Mahjong is being played once again in The Ballina CWA rooms on River Street, Wednesdays & Thursdays starting at 12.15pm. For more information please ring David 0473587412. BRUNSWICK HEADS BRUNSWICK HEADS BRUNSWICK HEADS CWA Market Day on Saturday 31 July 2021 from 8am to 1pm, CWA Restrooms on the corner of Booyun and Park Streets. Handicrafts, handmade clothes, baked goodies, jams and plants. Don’t miss out, come early. Cash only, please mask up etc. Contact Mary on 0431 908063 THE BRUNSWICK HEADS CWA Brunswick Heads CWA conducts a monthly meeting (9-10am) on the first Friday of every month in the CWA rooms, Corner of Park & Booyun Streets, Brunswick Heads. All members invited, new members welcome. Craft morning every Friday from 10am to 2pm. For more information contact 0431908063. CASINO CASINO CASINO MEALS ON WHEELS WEEK 5: MON: D Clarke, D Allen, J & J Whittaker; TUE: D.Coleman, J Sweeney & own help; WED: K Bratti, N McKee; THU: M Goodlad & own help; FRI: L Dorrington, S Forrester, P Plunkett & own help. CASINO & BONALBO UPPER CLARENCE LIONS CLUBS On Sunday 4th July Bonalbo Clarence and Casino Lions celebrated the past year & conducted a joint induction of club offers for both clubs. Our changeover dinner was held at the Little Cambridge restaurant hosted by Dave & Wendy King. With a lovely sunny day, stunning views and excellent email it was a memorable occasion. Steve Symonds was induced as president of the Bonalbo Upper Clarence Lions and Dick Beattie of Casino Lions club. Both club’s activities were adversely affected by the Covid shutdown. Bonalbo Upper Clarence are hoping to cater at the Tabulam races to be held on the October long weekend this year. Casino Lions finished the last Lions year on a high note catering at Primex and Beef Week. We thank the many volunteers who helped on both occasions. During his report, president Stephen Humphrys presented Ian Frazer Humanitarian Awards to Ron (Spud)

Murphy for the wonderful work Blaze Aid has done for so many local farmers affected by the recent bushfires and to Jean Gunthorpe for help to Lions over many years and to other organisations she helps. Lion Thelma presented the lion of the year award to past president Stephen Humphys for his leadership and support during the past year. Casino Lions club now meets each 4th Wed at the RSM. CASINO RICHMOND RIVER COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB – CANCELLATION July sing along cancelled owing to Covid 19 restrictions. We will have more information on our August sing along at a later date. Gloria on 66622625 or 0412910884. CASINO AIR RIFLE CLUB Saturdays - Rifles, Ammunition & Targets supplied, shooting starts 8am until 12noon. Call Ollie on 0414622272. CASINO & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Advise we have a new phone number which is 66641118 and email casinofhg@ gmail.com CASINO BRANCH CWA MEETING DATES AND NEWS Meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Casino Community Cultural Centre at 9.00 am. Next meeting Thursday 19th August. Unfortunately we have had to postpone our Street Stall planned for Saturday 24th July due to COVID Restrictions. Hopefully when COVID leaves us alone we can set a new date. Sorry to disappoint our very supportive regular customers. Rita our Cookery Officer was very pleased with the high standard of the Date and Walnut Rolls baked for judging at our last meeting. At the August meeting Rita will judge a Chocolate Cake. Recipe of your own choice. The Land Cookery Competition is open to any person living in NSW, not only CWA members. Bake a Chocolate Cake and bring it along. There is also a Junior Cookery Section. Any school age cooks are welcome. Ring us for a schedule. All members and friends wish President Jan a happy “milestone” birthday on 27th July. Come and join us for a Cuppa and learn more about what the CWA does in our community. More information please contact: Marg. Ph: 66621746 or Jan Ph: 66626424. CASINO SENIOR CITIZENS All welcome, our activities currently are Wednesday afternoons at Casino RSM 1.00pm to play Hoy, Euchre. We have group play on Thurs afternoons 1.00pm. Contact Jan Danaher on 0414625680. CASINO COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTRE Meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Casino Community Cultural Centre at 9.00 am. The Land Cookery Contest is conducted by CWA of NSW. It is open to any person living in NSW or ACT NOT only CWA members. At our next Meeting on 15th July Cookery Officer Rita will judge the Date and Walnut Roll. Make a Date and Walnut Roll using your own recipe and bring it to the meeting for judging. Plans are underway for our Street Stall for later in July. All your favourites

will be available at our usual spot outside DIY Hardware. Come and join us for a Cuppa at our next meeting, we are a friendly bunch. For more information phone Marg. on 66621746 or Jan on 66626424 LISMORE CASINO NAVAL ASSOCIATION Meets bi-monthly at Casino RSM, new members welcome. For more information phone Chris 66293269 or Jim 0427400625. LION’S CLUB CASINO Lion’s Club meeting is held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month at Casino RSM Club from 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start. CASINO COMMUNITY MEN’S SHED Mon, Tues, Wed, attendance limited to 50 members, 8.00am-1.30pm. Contact 66626423 DH or casmenshed@live.com.au CASINO MINI RAIL Every Sunday 10am to 4pm. Weather permitting. West Street Casino. Phone 0472638044. CASINO VIEW CLUB Monthly luncheon meeting at Casino RSM Club at 11am, second Thurs of every month. Contact Barbra on 66612530 or 0448969498. CASINO CROQUET CLUB Monday & Wednesday sign in time now before 8.30am to start play by 9am. Contact Mary on 66621971 for further information. CASINO LADIES AND FRIEND CRAFT GROUP Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. Bring your own morning tea and wear a mask. Names to be in by Lunch time Monday. Phone Vivian on 66621838 or Jan on 66626424. CASINO MIXED PROBUS CLUB Meeting 4th Thursday of the month. For more information call the secretary on 0419886119. New Members most welcome . Call Fran on 0419 886 119 for more information. THE CASINO & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Sun, Mon, Wed and Fri 10am to 2pm. Email casinohistorymuseum@outlook.com for further information. Check us out on Facebook. CASINO EVENING CWA Meets first Thursday of the month. Casino Uniting Church at 6pm and for further information please ring Alison 0400956404 or Penny 0422301799. CASINO BRANCH CWA Casino branch CWA hold meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month at Casino Community Cultural Centre at 9.00am. EVANS EVANSHEAD HEAD EVANS HEAD BRANCH CWA We meet over lunch, 3rd Tuesday every month, 12noon at the Illawong Hotel. New members welcome. Further info 0427825560.

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The Northern Rivers Times July 22, 2021

72 COMMUNITY NOTICES GRAFTON

GRAFTON

GRAFTON & DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB We would love to welcome new members, come and see what we have to offer. Meeting on the 3rd Monday of every month. At the Grafton Masonic Centre, 104 Bacon St Grafton. Gather at 3.30pm for afternoon tea. Our next bus trip will be to the Quota Craft and Garden Fair at Ballina. Visit private gardens, enjoy bus trips with like-minded people, buy or swap plants and have fun! For any enquiries please send an email to graftondistrictgardenclub@gmail. com You can also find and follow us on Facebook. GRAFTON VIEW CLUB On Wednesday 14th July, Grafton VIEW Club enjoyed a “Christmas” lunch at The Whitehouse in Prince Street. This was the club’s mid month social outing. Members enjoyed a traditional baked lunch, followed by Christmas pudding & home-made chocolates. There was a Christmas tree where members’ specially designed cards were pegged. The cards were judged, & prizes given to delighted card designers. On distribution of these cards, members gleefully found scratchy tickets inside. Someone was lucky! You are welcome to join us at the next monthly meeting to be held on Tuesday 27th July at the Grafton District Services Club, Mary Street Grafton, at 10.30am. Enjoy a tasty meal, motivated guest speaker & at the same time you will help disadvantaged children. Please phone Vorna at 66424719 no later than the Friday before the meeting for catering purposes. GRAFTON SENIORS Grafton Seniors recently held June Coach trip, with 42 passengers, on a fine, mild, overcast day. A mystery trip, it began with a drive south on highway to Urunga, with picnic morning tea in park. Then a visit to historical museum, followed by an organised lunch at Hotel. Next, a short drive south to Honey Place, with opportunity to purchase products. Following afternoon refreshments at Coffs Harbour McDonalds, final journey home on Orara Way. Sincere thanks to committee who served morning tea, Coach Captain, Alan R, for a great trip, & to all for their support. Next trip is 8 day tour to Queensland from Sat, 14 August, with final arrangements progressing. Final monies can be paid on Thur, 15 July, at Racecourse room, 9am to 11.30am.Next day trip will be 15 October, Yamba river cruise, & it will go on sale at August meeting. Members reminded no meeting in July. GRAFTON’S MIGHTY CLARENCE TOASTMASTERS CLUB Perhaps it’s time to find out what it’s all about! If you would like to improve your communication and leadership skills. Make new friends and have fun, you are warmly invited to attend the Mighty Clarence Toastmasters Club. We meet on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday evening of each month. You may attend either from the comfort of your own home via zoom or join us in person at the Joan Muir Community Centre: 194 Turf Street, Grafton. For more information please contact: Vice President on email Jan Coleman janetlcoleman@ gmail.com or Facebook page:https://www. facebook.com/graftontoastmasters GRAFTON HOSPITAL AUXILLIARY Already July - where does the time go! Our AGM will be held on the Wednesday 28th July at the GDSC in the auditorium. Our monthly meeting will commence at 1.30pm and the AGM will follow. All positions are declared vacant. Nomination forms for executive positions 2021/2022 are to be returned to our Secretary Gerri

before the closing date 21st.July 2021. What a great morning we had catering for the Line Dancing weekend on June 19th. Thanks to everyone that contributed with their time, cooking the cakes, making the sandwiches, running the kitchen, serving the morning teas, manning the money collections, Covid safety and trading tables. It was a very successful morning! Special thanks to Marianne Kavanagh for her great organisation skills that makes this fundraising event run so well. Our Clothing & Collectable Shop continues to amaze us how well it’s doing. We are very lucky to be receiving such good quality donations, thank you all for your support. We couldn’t operate this shop without our ladies who continually put their names on the roster to volunteer their time to assist in the shop. They are always eager to do any jobs necessary and with a smile on their face, not so visible this week as we are wearing masks in line with Covid rules. Our shop will close at 12pm Wed &Thu for the July Races. Keep safe everyone. KYOGLE KYOGLE KYOGLE COUNTRY MUSIC Country Music’s next Music Day will be held on Sunday 8th August at 11am a $2 donation at the door would be appreciated. All food and drinks catered for by the club. KYOGLE SUNSHINE CLUB Meets every Thursday at 9.30am. For more details contact 0499824274. RICHMOND RIVER BEEF PRODUCER’S ASSOCIATION Meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Kyogle Showgrounds in the luncheon room at 7pm. For more details Phone Jan on 0427293455. LION’S CLUB OF KYOGLE Meeting is held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at the Kyogle Lion’s shed from 6.30–7.00pm For more information contact Neville Moon on 66322233. LENNOX LENNOXHEAD HEAD LENNOX HEAD LIONS CLUB New members welcome to join our close-knit club where the emphasis is on community service in a fun environment. Meetings are on the first and Third Wednesday of each month at Club Lennox starting at 6.30pm. Members do what they can, when they can to facilitate the needs of our club. LENNOX HEAD DAY VIEW CLUB The Lennox Head Day VIEW Club meets on the first Monday of each month at the Lennox Head Community Centre. with the meeting starting at 11:00am and includes an interesting speaker and concludes with

a light lunch. An informal Coffee and Chat meeting is held on the third Monday of the month. The Club sponsors three students through The Smith Family Learning for Life scholarship program that provides educational items for disadvantaged Australian children. New members and guests are most warmly welcomed and enquiries may be made to Enid 047187511 or Dawn 0466717435. LENNOX HEAD EVENING VIEW CLUB Meets on the second Tuesday of each month upstairs at the Lennox Hotel at 6.30pm for dinner at 7.00pm. Guests welcome. “VIEW members support the education of disadvantaged Australian children by raising much needed funds for The Smith Family. Through fundraising activities and social events in local communities, members raise money that goes directly to The Smith Family’s learning and mentoring programs for disadvantaged students.” Lennox Head Evening VIEW Club currently sponsors two Learning for Life students. Contact Sue Brennan 0409728814. LENNOX HEAD CWA Handy Craft Mornings on Mondays 9.30am-12noon in the community centre at Lennox Head, Call Jan on 66816150. PROBUS CLUB OF LENNOX HEAD Meets 10.00 for 10.30am at Club Lennox, 10 Stewart Street, on the first Thursday of each month. Visitors are welcome, also retired or semi-retired people wishing to join our non-service club to hear interesting guest speakers and to join in trips and outings are invited along. Phone Jan 66876859. LISMORE LISMORE COUNTRY CARNA At the Lismore Workers Club – 25th July has been cancelled due to Covid. PROBUS CLUB OF LISMORE HEIGHTS Our mixed group meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at the LISMORE HEIGHTS BOWLING CLUB in High St. Our brief meeting is followed by morning tea and a guest speaker. Senior’s lunch for $15 at noon is optional. Guests and visitors are welcome. Ring/text Pam on 0418 766 247 for details of our other monthly social gatherings and outings. SPRUNG Sprung!! is a registered charity and a not for profit community organisation that offers Dance, Theatre & Movement workshops and training to people with disabilities. We are currently looking for volunteers to assist our organisation in a number of ways including supporting our

Tutors and Disability Support Workers; transcribing; catering; professional skills; technical support and backstage support. Our workshops and performances run in Lismore, Mullumbimby, Tintenbar and Lennox Head expanding to Ballina and the Tweed. Any interested volunteers can reach us here and for general information please contact us on info@sprung.org.au LISMORE HIGH SCHOOL’S CENTENARY DINNER Is on 11 September 2021 commencing at 6.00 p.m.at the Lismore Workers Club. Tickets cost $60 and can be purchased from the Club by phone[02 6621 7401, online Lismore Workers.com.au] or in person. For further information phone Helen George 0414734313 EMBROIDERERS GROUP Meetings are 9.30am-2.30pm 1st and 3rd Wednesdays and 3rd Saturday of each month at the Red Dove Centre, Keen Street, Lismore. We welcome embroiderers of all styles and ability levels to meet, share and learn. For more information see our facebook page ‘Lismore Group – Embroiderers Guild NSW’, phone 0423337872 or simply turn up. THE ROTARY CLUB OF SUMMERLAND SUNRISE We meet every Friday at 7.05am for a Breakfast meeting at Coffee Shots, Molesworth St, Lismore. Interested in contributing to community? Local and international? Join us at Coffee Shots please. Phone 0435990919 for more details. LISMORE HIGH SCHOOL’S CENTENARY DINNER Is on 11 September 2021 commencing at 6.00 pm at the Lismore Workers Club. Tickets cost $60 and can be purchased from the club by phone 66217401 or online lismoreworkers.com.au or in person. For further information phone Helen George 0414734313. LISMORE BASE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Lismore Base Hospital Auxiliary’s Christmas in July on 24th all tickets SOLD. Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets. LISMORE TARGET RIFLE CLUB For .22 calibre rifles, meets Mon & Wed nights from 6.30 pm & the 1st & 3rd Sat of each month from 12 noon. Air Rifle shooting for .22 & 177 air rifles will also be available at the Saturday shoots. For more info please phone Derek on 66282082 (AH). LADIES INDOOR BOWLS Played at Lismore Workers club, Mon mornings 9am, New members welcome. Info Rosemary 0434611520 or Veronica 0417004622.

July 22, 2021 The Northern Rivers Times

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COMMUNITY NOTICES 73 NR U3A LISMORE INC. (UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE) Retired? Make new friends, gain knowledge, laugh and learn, enjoy a richer retirement. U3A offers over 30 classes and activities each week. One yearly fee of $50 entitles you to attend all classes/activities of your choice. Interested? Check out our webpage http://www.u3anriv.org.au for course list, times and venues or contact 66227408 Follow us on Facebook. LISMORE CLIMATE STRIKE FOR EFFECTIVE ACTION NOW Each Thursday at the Lismore Quad between 1.30 and 3.30pm. Bring signs and something to sit on. Come Strike with us! TABLE TENNIS AT GOONELLABAH Tuesday and Thursday mornings social playing: 9.00am-12noon; Monday and Wednesday nights social playing: 7.009.00pm; Training Monday mornings: 9.00am-12noon; Junior coaching after school Wednesday 3.30pm-4.45pm, $6.00 a session. Everybody is welcome – all levels. Phone centre on 66251602 MonThur 9.00am-1.00pm or visit website www. fnctabletennis.com.au JIGGI-GEORGICA RED CROSS The members of Jiggi-Georgica Branch of Red Cross would love the chance to welcome some new members to our meetings held in the Red Cross Rooms (next to Tea Rooms) in Keen St, Lismore @ 11am on the 2nd Friday of every second month. Lunch available from T/Rooms. Any enquiries please contact Joan on 66888127. LISMORE GIRL GUIDES Lismore Girl Guides meet every Tuesday during school terms from 5.30 to 7.30pm at our hall, Magellan Street Lismore. Any girl aged from 7 to 17 is most welcome to attend for two nights free, but please make contact first. AND Any adult female aged 18 and over interested in becoming a volunteer with youth, are encouraged to contact Leonie on mobile number 0412866766, for further details. Our hall is also available to hire. SUMMERLAND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Meetings of the club are normally held on the second Sunday of each month at the clubrooms: 412 Richmond Hill Road, Richmond Hill at 1.00pm. Visitors are welcome. The clubrooms are usually open on Sunday afternoons from about 1pm onwards. We are primarily amateur radio enthusiasts and welcome persons interested in radio, electronics, astronomy and similar subjects. For more details about the club and its activities see the club’s website: https://sarc.org.au/ or check us out on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ SummerlandARC “MAINLY MUSIC” IN LISMORE FOR 2021 An interactive session for 0-5 year olds & parents/carers using fun songs and actions to help develop co-ordination and motor skills, followed by home cooked morning tea for adults while children enjoy supervised play time. Tuesdays 9.30-11.30am in school term. Anglican Parish Hall, Zadoc St Lismore. Enquiries 66213200 or mainlymusic.org ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE NETWORKING Want to be part of an innovative, interesting and inclusive networking group who meet fortnightly to share ideas, meet other professionals and work together to make a difference in your community? Then Rotary Club of Lismore Networking could be the answer for you! Meets fortnightly on Wednesdays at the Rous Hotel, Keen

Street, Lismore at 5.30pm. For more information contact Rita on 0413300578 or Gae 0412742095. ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE WEST INC Is in its 60th year and meets at the East Lismore Bowling Club each Thursday at 6.00pm. New members would be made most welcome. Further information available on 0428151934. RED CROSS LISMORE BRANCH Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 2.00pm in the Red Cross Tea Rooms in Keen Street Lismore. As well as fund raising we are also an active social group and welcome new members. New volunteers are also required to assist in our popular Tea Rooms. If you can commit to 1 or more days a month please contact Lynn 66217642 or Rhonda 66241950 EMBROIDERS GROUP Meetings are 9.30am-2.30pm 1st and 3rd Wednesdays and 3rd Saturday of each month, Red Dove Centre, Keen Street, Lismore. We welcome embroiderers of all ability levels from all towns and districts in the Northern Rivers.

COMMUNITY PRINTMAKERS MURWILLUMBAH Fine art printmakers. Meet at studio space 224 Stokers Rd, Stokers Siding. Prints, gallery, workshops and more! E: cpmmurwillumbah@hotmail.com - T: Peter 0498399640 or Sue 0408493253. Find us on Facebook & Instagram. POTTSVILLE POTTSVILLE POTTSVILLE FUN CROQUET CLUB Meets at Black Rocks Sports Fields on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.30am. New members are welcome to come and join us for a hit and a bit of fun. For any further enquires please call Jean on 0431606375. We will have a new starting time at the end of daylight saving. We play at Black Rocks Sports Field. New members are welcome. For further enquires please ring Jean on 0431606375. TWEED TWEEDHEADS HEADS

PROBUS CLUB OF GOONELLABAH The Goonellabah Probus club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at Workers Sports Club Oliver Ave Goonellabah. Meetings commence at 10am. New members welcome. Contact Gloria Francis 66291442.

THE TWIN TOWNS DAY VIEW CLUB Meets monthly at the South Tweed Sports Shop on the first Thursday of each month – 10.30 for 11am. Following a small update on VIEW matters, and a guest Speaker, lunch is partaken at either the bistro or the coffee shop. VIEW Clubs support the valuable work done by The Smith Family with their students Learning for Life program for which our club provides 7 children with their tertiary fees. Contact Kathie 0407709629 or Freda 0755241357.

MACLEAN MACLEAN

YAMBA YAMBA

MACLEAN VIEW CLUB Monthly meetings again, after months of lock down. It will start as usual 3rd Thursdays of each month at 11am. Contact Ruth Toyer on 0409844212 by Mondays, no later than 7pm. Numbers are required for catering purposes.

YAMBA DAY VIEW CLUB Yamba Day View Club’s monthly luncheons are held at Yamba Bowling Club on 3rd Monday of month, starting 10am for 10.30am. Acceptance and apologies to President Lyn 66463164 by Friday prior to luncheon for catering purposes. We hold a monthly social outing either for lunch or morning tea and visitors are always welcome.

MULLUMBIMBY MULLUMBIMBY MULLUMBIMBY CWA HIGH TEA Mullumbimby Country Women’s Association (CWA) is hosting a high tea, 2 pm Saturday 17 July at the CWA rooms (on the corner of Tincogan and Gordon Streets). Tickets are $20 per person. The next branch meeting is at 10 am on Wednesday 14 June. New members are very welcome. For more information or to purchase tickets contact Jenny 0427 847 282. MURWILLUMBAH MURWILLUMBAH THE NORTHERN RIVERS COLLECTORS CLUB Are holding their 30th Antiques & Collectables Exhibition & Trading Fair @ the Murwillumbah Civic Centre, Sat 14 Aug from 8.30am to 2.30pm, Adults $6 Kids $1. Proceeds to Tweed Palliative Support. Thousands of items for sale, Antiques, Vintage, Retro & Collectables. Details Ph 0439779577. MURWILLUMBAH COMMUNITY GARDEN Members and visitors are invited to join the group for activities and gardening tips most Sundays. Time 3-5pm (NSW time, street parking, Byo, covered footwear, comfy clothing, hat and water. Children ok with strict supervision. Covid plan operating. Enquires: murbahcommunitygardens@ gmail.com - follow us on Facebook #MurwillumbahCommunityGarden

YAMBA LIONS CLUB Yamba Lions Club’s meetings are held 2nd & 4th Thursdays of month at Yamba Bowling Club, commencing at 7pm for 7.30pm. For further information, please contact the Secretary Peter 0417546097. Social outings also held at various time and visitors and new members welcome. ALL RIVERS ALLNORTHERN NORTHERN RIVERS MEN AND WOMEN SINGLES Over 60 Social Group. Looking for Company, companionship. We are interested to hear from you. Organised outing, get togethers. Nice people & friendship for both. Contact 0455588143. TOASTMASTERS CAN HELP! Would you like to become better at socialising? Then Toastmasters Speechcraft can help. Do you need to make an important Speech? Then Toastmasters Speechcraft can help. Are you wanting to apply for that important promotion at work? Then Toastmasters Speechcraft can help. For details, please contact Donna on 0428878421.

The Northern Rivers Times July 22, 2021

74 FISHING / TIDES / WEATHER

FISHING NEWS

REDLAND BAY Bream, flathead and whiting around Coochiemudlo Island. Diver whiting and flathead on the Banana Banks, trevally and bream in the canals and tilapia on live worms in Coolnwynpin Creek; remember tilapia are a noxious pest fish and should not be returned to the water. Please dispose of in the bins provided. JUMPINPIN Flathead in the main channels that lead to the Pin Bar, tailor inside the Pin Bar, sand whiting in the lower reaches of the Logan River and mulloway near the mouth.

Bream and mulloway on soft vibes in the lower reaches and threadfin salmon on jerk baits along the Goodna reach of the Brisbane River. SOUTHPORT Amberjack, yellowtail king and tuskfish on the 36s, tailor, silver and trag jew on the 24s, tailor and mulloway on the artificial reefs, tailor along the beaches, tailor, trevally, tarpon and mulloway in Southport Seaway, luderick in front of the Seaway tower and along the north wall of Wave Break Island, flathead throughout Southport Broadwater and garfish around Wave Break and Crab Islands.

BRISBANE RIVER

CURRUMBIN A few tailor at dawn and dusk along the beaches, flathead and whiting in the lower reaches, bream around the bridges and mud crabs in the mid to upper reaches of the creeks. TWEED COAST Flathead, bream, mulloway and luderick in the mid to lower reaches of the Tweed River. POTTSVILLE Tailor, bream, Australian salmon and school jew along the beaches, bream, flathead and mud crabs in the mid to upper reaches of the creeks and luderick around the bridge pylons and rock walls in the lower reaches.

BOONDOOMA DAM Bass located with sounder on Smak blades, spoons and plastics in the deeper parts. Borumba Dam Bass located with sounder on jigs in the deeper parts and saratoga during the day on surface lures around the weed edges. WIVENHOE DAM Bass on heavily weighted soft plastics out from the boat ramp in Billies Bay and on lures trolled to 8 metres along the flats. HINZE DAM Bass located with sounder on small metal micro jigs in the deeper parts

NORTHERN RIVERS TEMPERATURE & RAINFALL PREDICTIONS AREA

Thurs 22nd July

GRAFTON EVANS KYOGLE BALLINA MULLUM TWEED

18 / 3 C 17o / 9o C 18o / 3o C 17o / 9o C 17o / 10o C 18o / 8o C o

5% 53% 6% 53% 44% 39%

Fri 23rd July 19 / 6 C 19o / 11o C 20o / 6o C 19o / 11o C 19o / 12o C 19o / 10o C o

MOON PHASES Thu 22 July

Sat 24 July

Tue 27 July

6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5%

Sat 24th July 24 / 2 C 24o / 13o C 23o / 7o C 24o / 13o C 23o / 12o C 23o / 10o C o

6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 13%

Sun 25th July 21 / 4 C 22o / 9o C 22o / 6o C 22o / 9o C 22o / 9o C 23o / 8o C o

2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%

Mon 26th July

Tues 27th July

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SPORTS RESULTS 75 SEND YOUR SPORTS RESULTS TO sports@nrtimes.com.au

On Monday 12/7 Casino hosted a bowling event called Triples in July, it was a great day enjoyed by all & we also had teams from a few other clubs participating in it.

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Pauline Bolte 1, Dennise Simmons 2, Barbara Wellings 3, Judy King 5, Joan Saunders 6, Margaret Mitchell 7, Catherine Barker 8, Heather McCalman 10, M.Russell 11. DOUBLES : Debbie Jones, Judy King 2, Lorraine Beattie, Sonja Enzerink 3, Bernadette Ryan, Shane Hambly 5, Richard Buxton, Barry Elliott 6 Maurie Russell, Diana Shilton 11. PLATE: Mary Ayshford, Sandra Munroe 1, Bev Philps, June Cox 3, Catherine Barker, Roslyn Glassop 4, Penny Scott, Heather McCalman 5,Joan Saunders, Christine Edlund 7.

EVANS HEAD WOMEN’S BOWLING CLUB Win & Ends WINNERS P Jennings M Gibson C Hill C Dance R /UP L Vidler G Marczan J Poole N Hinch 3rd J Beckett McDonald A Peel N Wilson CASINO SOCIAL GOLF RESULTS 18-07-2021 The 2BBB aggregate stableford was won by Daryl Green & Philip Piccoli with 40 points from Nathan Rose & Darren Diews with 39. 3rd, Garry Randall & Gary Skennar with 37. The putting trophy went to B.Jackson with 14 putts and P.Piccoli won the players draw. Nearest to pins: 8th, T.Jenkins. 9th & 11th, G.Randall. 10th & 14th, R.Ruttley. 12th, G.Skennar. 15th, R.Horseman. 17th, B.Jackson. 18th, D.Roberts. Next Sunday’s event sponsored by Newstead Automotive Services Casino will be a single stroke on the top 11 holes for the monthly medal and visitors are welcome to play with hit off from 6-30am till 7-30am. GOLF AT CASINO OVER THE PAST WEEK Tuesday July 13 field 58 A Grade Mark Mason, Ted Fogarty, Jeff Lassig & Gary Robbins. B Grade Ron Black, Greg Petty, Reinie Kinsley & Helen Olive. NTP’s Geoff Pederson, Peter Brophy & Trevor Wood. Wednesday July 14 Janelle Stenner & Kyogle R/Estate Trophies. Div 1 Nora Viel, Sue Leeson & Anne Mead. Div 2 Loretta Transton, Helen Olive & Roanne Lenton. Div 3 Therese Schier, Heather McAndrew & Dorothy Willis. Eagles Nest 32 not won. Thursday July 15 field 57 Winners Ted Fogarty & Greg Northfield, balls to 34 NTP’s - Luke Clarke & Peter Smith. Friday July 16 Div 1 Reinie Kinsley, Helen Olive & Nora Viel. Div 2 Judith McHugh, Dianne Black & Kay Clapham. NTPs – Nora Viel, Dianne Black, Reinie Kinsley x 2. Saturday July 17 Evans Head Bowling Club 2BBB Stroke - Blair & Andrew Campbell, Terry Oaten & Htin Kyaw. Single - Alan Walsh & Justin Doughty. Eagles Nest - 8 balls - not won. CASINO WOMEN’S BOWLS

The photo is of the winners of the day from left to right is A. Williams, H. Lavelle & A. James. Wednesday 14/7 Today we had the first round of our open pairs competition & the results were: C. Haynes & R. Skirrey def S. Birrell & A.James A. Williams & J. Matthews def C. Doyle & A. McLean D. Grice & I. Watson def J. Cooke & D. Skinner Friday 16/7 It was the 2nd round of our open pairs competition & quite a windy day which was challenging for everyone. Winners for today were: C. Haynes & R. Skirrey def D. Grice & I. Watson The final round will be played on Wednesday 21/7

Tournaments : Mike Gidding 1st Ena Mountney Shield Queensland. Gold Coast Tweed Association Tournament : Division 1 : 1st Mike Gidding. Lance Turner 5th. Open Handicap Doubles : 1st Lance Turner, Joy Hughes Queensland Association Open Doubles Championships: 1st Mike Gidding, Yuni Rowell.

KYOGLE BOWLS RESULTS Wednesday July 14 - G Knapp G King N Bodycote d W Farrell B Studders D Zelcer + 18, P Anderson T Burgess d B Ryan R Felton + 12, Dave J Arnold B Hyde d Moreen P Hogan R Goebel + 5, K Walters P Crewe G Lavelle d M Lavelle G Turner N Parker + 3.Saturday July 17 - T Burgess G Lave;lle d K Walters N Parker + 12, B Ryan W Farrell B Hyde d B Ryan P Williams R McKenna + 8, P Bywater S Hall d P Crewe K Hayes + 5, G Knapp J Arnold T Winkler d P Anderson R O’Rielly N Bodycote + 4, A grade pairs championship L Condon R Rogers d D Zelcer R Goebel 22 to 12, A grade triples D Farrell B Creighton M Harris d R Crawford G O’Rielly T Holder 22 to 9. CHERRY STREET CROQUET CLUB

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Tournaments Cherry Street: NSW Division 3 Golf Croquet Championships. SINGLES : Northern Rivers Area Players. Michael Dalton 1, Penny Scott 2, Shane Hambly 3, Lorraine Beattie 5, Michael Cleaver 7, Debbie Jones 9, Geoffrey Leach 15, Christine Edlund 16. PLATE :

NSW Division 3 Golf Croquet Singles Champion Michael Dalton Byron Bay Runner up Penny Scott Cherry Street. Tournament Manager David Scott. Plate Winner Pauline Bolte Cherry Street Runner up Dennis Simmons Byron Bay.

CPL ROUND 13 REVIEW Kempsey Saints goalkeeper Jacob Lyttle had a match to remember as his side upset Boambee 2-1 at Ayrshire Park on Sunday. Lyttle came up with a number of high-quality saves to ensure Saints returned to Kempsey with all three points safely in their keeping. He managed to save Bombers’ striker Luke France’s second-half penalty while he also denied Tom Frewen to preserve the visitor’s lead. Saints co-coach Dan Baker said other results went Saints’ way over the weekend which allowed them to move into fourth spot – one point behind the second-placed Boambee. They are building nicely. “It’s huge for the confidence because it’s going to be a tough one next weekend against Coffs City, but with a couple of blokes back we think we can really give them a run,” Baker said. “We’ll see where we stack up with them because they’re obviously the benchmark of the comp.” First half goals to Angus Paterson and Dylan Whalen saw Saints take a 2-0 lead to the break before Christian Penny pulled one back for Boambee to ensure a nervous final 20 minutes. “With 20 minutes to go they really stepped up and their captain-coach came on and they got one back, but we scrambled really well,” Baker said. “We scrambled and held on in the end.” Bombers caretaker coach Brady Parker is their third man in charge this season and he admitted after the game the constant change was starting to take a toll on his side. “The wheels are wobbling,” he said. “The boys are a bit down at the moment understandably because three coaches in one year is not ideal, but it’s about getting the boys back on side and getting them hungry for that win. “It’s an uphill battle, but I’m sure in the coming months the hunger will be back. The next month will show where Boambee is at as a club.” Parker admitted Saints performed their game plan perfectly. “Kempsey held their shape well; they came with one thing in mind to absorb the pressure, sit back, retain our strikeforce and catch us on the counter and they caught us out a couple of times,” he said. “They were hungrier for the win.” In other games, Coffs Coast Tigers and Port Saints shared the points with a 3-all draw while Taree Wildcats climbed off the bottom of the ladder with a 4-2 win over Macleay Valley. Coffs City United cruised past Sawtell 3-0 while Port United and Northern Storm had their fixture in Port Macquarie postponed.

The Northern Rivers Times

July 22, 2021

76 SPORT ATHLETES TO HELP SHAPE FUTURE OF FEMALE PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH IN SPORT An athlete advisory group comprising Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games athletes has been launched with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to help guide the direction of female performance and health in Australian sport. Tokyo-bound Olympians Nina Kennedy (Pole Vault), Sarah Hawe (Rowing), Stephanie Kershaw (Hockey) and Lea Yanitsis (Water Polo), netball world champion Natalie Medhurst and Paralympic swimmer Jessica Smith are among the 14 women selected to be part of the AIS Female Performance & Health Initiative (FPHI) Athlete Reference Group The AIS FPHI is designed to increase knowledge and support on matters of female health, wellbeing and performance in Australian sport, including areas such as the menstrual cycle, menstrual abnormalities, puberty and hormonal contraception.Australian Sports Commission Chair Josephine Sukkar welcomed the athlete appointments and said it’s critical to give athletes a strong voice on matters that directly relate to them. “The AIS is deeply committed to supporting and elevating our women athletes and I am proud the organisation has once again taken a leadership role in establishing the AIS Female Performance & Health Initiative,” Ms Sukkar said. “The AIS FPHI was created to address a real need in the high performance sport system and the Athlete Reference Group will ensure

that this important resource remains relevant. I look forward to seeing the impact the group will have in guiding the next stage of the AIS FPHI.” AIS FPHI Lead Dr Rachel Harris, also Chief Medical Officer for Paralympics Australia and Water Polo Australia, said the diversity of the group, with a background in different sports, will be hugely beneficial. “Athletes are the central focus of the AIS FPHI so it is essential that the Athlete Reference Group is representative of the diverse community of females athletes in high performance sport,” Dr Harris said. “We want to ensure the athlete voice is heard and that our resources are relevant and appropriate to the population they aim to assist.” Kennedy said the resources

will make a huge difference across high performance sport, especially to those emerging athletes. “I lacked the resources and guidance about these topics when I was a junior athlete and that’s when the most guidance is needed,” Kennedy said. “Female health has a significant impact on performance and the more coaches are aware of this and have resources available to learn from, the implementation of strategies for elite performance will become more accessible and less taboo.” Yanitsis, who will be returning to the Olympic arena for the first time since having a child, agreed. “The only way to achieve the best from our athletes is to understand them as a whole human. As a mother returning to elite sport myself,

I encountered multiple barriers in returning to training and I would like to see fewer barriers, better education, more resources and research available to athletes on their specific health concerns.” The Athlete Reference Group will meet quarterly with Dr Harris and AIS Professional Networks Manager Miranda Menasp over the next 12 months to discuss the direction and issues relating to the AIS FPHI. AIS FPHI resources are available via a website that has online learning modules for athletes, coaches and health practitioners working with female athletes. More information can be found here.

AIS Female Performance Health Initiative Athlete Reference Group: Abigail Paduch (Judo); Lea Yanitsis* (Water Polo); Gracie Elvin (Cycling); Stephanie Moorhouse (Gymnastics); Stephanie Kershaw* (Hockey); Sally Phillips(Basketball); Natalie Medhurst (Netball); Sarah Hawe* (Rowing); Jessica Smith (Swimming); Kaitlyn Fassina (Weightlifting); Nina Kennedy* (Athletics/Pole Vault); Beki Smith (Athletics/ Walk); Elise Rechichi (Sailing); Bree Walker (Bobsleigh)** [*selected for 2020 Tokyo Olympics **selected for 2022 Beijing Olympics]

BIG WIN FOR OUR SPORTING STARS Local sport has had a major win with Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh announcing a $440,000 State Government grant for a significant facilities upgrade on the Coffs Coast. Mr Singh said this funding has been awarded to Hockey Coffs Coast for its project, Stage 2 of the Coffs Harbour Hockey Complex Upgrade at Stadium Drive. Mr Singh said the improvements include design and construction of accessible changerooms, toilet and shower facilities at the hockey centre. “This important project – which complements the existing clubroom and canteen - will deliver femalefriendly change rooms to provide for player, officials and spectator comfort,” Mr

Singh said. “This will further encourage participation in local hockey and provide facilities which could cater for regional and major events. “I congratulate Hockey Coffs Coast on their successful application which will result in improved sporting infrastructure for our community.” The grant was part of Round One of the NSW Government’s Regional Sport Facility Fund which will see $50 million awarded over two years for new and upgraded sports facilities in Regional NSW. Minister for Sport Natalie Ward said the Regional Sport Facility Fund will help promote healthy lifestyles across regional NSW while stimulating local economies

and boosting employment. “The NSW Government recognises investing in new and existing sports facilities plays a vital role in improving the health and wellbeing of NSW residents,” Mrs Ward said. “The Regional Sport Facility Fund will promote improved health and wellbeing, and create a construction boom across regional NSW as part of the NSW Government’s multibillion-dollar infrastructure pipeline.” The Regional Sport Facility Fund provides grants to councils, local sporting bodies, NSW State Sporting Organisations, State Sporting Organisations for People with Disability, National Sporting Organisations and private enterprises.

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SPORT 77 2021 HYDRALYTE SPORTS AUSTRALIAN SURF CHAMPIONSHIPS BY MAX PERROTT Surfing Australia has just announced the cancellation of the 2021 Hydralyte Sports Australian Surf Championships in Port Macquarie due to subsequent restrictions across the country associated with the current COVID-19 outbreak, Surfing Australia has worked through key timelines to make an informed decision regarding running, postponing or cancelling the 2021 Hydralyte Sports Australian Surf Championships. After considering all possibilities with the consultation of key staff at Surfing Australia and State branches, unfortunately, there were too many uncertainties to run this national event due to the border restrictions associated with the current COVID-19 outbreak. All competitors are advised to consult with their State branch regarding the appropriate next steps. Surfing Australia aims to bring back the Australian Surf Championships bigger and better in 2022. The Championships is the pinnacle for amateur surfers in Australia for the shortboard, longboard, para and bodyboard disciplines of the sport was also

Pictured: “We won’t be seeing moments like this for a while”. Lanai Zoric takes a win. Photographer: Paul Buffery cancelled last year due to the pandemic, the situation is very frustrating for all the surfers who had qualified through their state titles and are unable to represent their home states for the second

year in a row. Just like the cancellation of many local Northern Rivers events including the Skullcandy Oz Grom Open it is impractical and unfair to hold due to ever changing

border restrictions so it’s for the best overall. Surfing NSW has also announced the rescheduling of the Havaianas NSW Grommet State Titles at Maroubra. After consulting

with major event stakeholders – Havaianas and Randwick City Council – the call has been made to now run the event from Friday 3 September 2021 until Monday 6 September 2021.

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July 22, 2021

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UP AND WALKING – NORTHERN NSW FOOTBALL’S WALKING FOOTBALL Up and walking – Northern NSW Football’s Walking Football pilot program to return for term three Northern NSW Football’s Walking Football pilot program will return for term three after its initial launch proved to be a big winner. Men and women aged 50 years and over were invited to take part in Northern NSW Football’s exciting walking football pilot program in May, with participants glowing in their praise for the concept. Walking football will return across northern NSW in term three with hubs at Tuncurry, Mullumbimby and Speers Point’s Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility starting from July. Four come and try days were also held at Speers Point, Boolaroo and Tuncurry. Walking football is a lowimpact, team-based exercise utilising the defined Walking Football Rules and Formats. It is a slower-paced form of football with players always having one foot on the ground. Matches are played with modified 5v5

the game for beginners as well as those who want to continue to play their much-loved game into their later years. “As we age, staying physically active is an important way to maintain our health and independence.” The cost of the pilot program at NNSWF hubs is $80 per person for the eight-week league. Participants can register online for the Walking Football Social Leagues online at northernnswfootball.com. au/walking-football If interested players have any questions, contact Michelle Forbes or 4941 7200 or via email at mforbes@ northernnswfootball.com.au See a full list of term three Walking Football hubs at www.northernnswfootball. com.au/walking-football

or 6v6 formats on smaller pitches with shortened game time. Participants register individually with teams formed on the day or night. Walking Football aims to provide participants physical and mental health benefits, social connectedness and

promotion of the benefits of ongoing physical activity. “We were super excited to get this pilot program up and running last term. Or up and walking in this case,” NNSWF Walking Football Project Officer Michelle Forbes said. “The initial term was a great

success and we’re keen for as many people as possible to come along and enjoy a different version of the game. “Walking football is a wonderful place to make new friends, meet up with old friends and enjoy being active. It is a welcoming version of

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NORTHERN NSW FOOTBALL LAUNCH NEWCASTLE PERMANENT REFEREE RECOGNITION WEEK FOR 2021

Northern NSW Football has launched its 2021 Newcastle Permanent Referee Recognition Week with the theme of showing respect to match officials. The week, from Monday 19 July to Sunday 25 July, is Northern NSW Football’s annual celebration of match officials and provides the football community with the chance to express their gratitude and appreciation for referees and their assistants. The week is also a reminder that match officials are valued members of the football family to be respected by players, coaches, volunteers and supporters. Northern NSW Football Head of Football Development Peter Haynes said the annual initiative, devised by NNSWF’s long-term community partner Newcastle Permanent, aimed to highlight the role of match officials across northern NSW and encouraged members of the football community to show their appreciation. “Officiating a match is often a thankless task. But without our referees we wouldn’t be able to play our beautiful game,” Haynes said. “Referees and assistant referees play a key role in not just allowing players to go out and play but also keeping our players safe. Then there are our referee assessors and coaches who are also such a vital part of our sport as they help teach and educate our referees of the future. “We encourage all our members to show their respect and appreciation towards our referees during the week, particularly thanking them for their efforts

in ensuring a safe environment, underlined by a sense of fair play, for everyone.” Hunter Valley-based referee Lucy Hungerford, 15, said while refereeing had its challenges, being a match official had given her some memorable experiences.

“What I love most about refereeing is having control over making sure that the game is being played fairly. It keeps you fit and you get to meet lots of new people as well,” Lucy said. “If [referees] already play or have played football they can get a

better understanding for the game and it can build up your confidence in high-pressure situations as well.” Football Far North Coast referee Olivia Flannery, 18, said she had received great encouragement and education to help make her career as a match official fulfilling and

worthwhile. “Some challenges are the abuse that I sometimes experience as a referee,” Olivia said. “But there have been improvements to how we are encouraged to deal with abuse to make the role easier.” Newcastle Permanent also support match officials throughout the season through its monthly Community Recognition Awards Program, where a referee from each of Northern NSW Football’s seven Member Zones is recognised and acknowledged for their outstanding contribution. Newcastle Permanent’s Chief Customer Experience and Delivery Officer Paul Juergens said continual recognition of match officials was a step in the right direction to achieving greater awareness and respect for their work. “We know referees and match officials play a vital role in community football,” Juergens said. “They’re not only responsible for keeping players safe and making sure the rules of the game are followed but they also help create a great experience for players and spectators. “Newcastle Permanent is proud to shine a light on their importance and contribution through our monthly Community Recognition Awards program. And this week, as part of our annual Referee Recognition Week campaign, we invite the football community to join in and say thanks.” Northern NSW Football will continue to acknowledge referees throughout the week at northernnswfootball.com.au and through its social media channels.

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GHOSTS BEAT MACKSVILLE from back page By Tim Howard After his dramatic intercept try in the dying seconds of the Group 2 Rugby League game against Macksville guaranteed his team a win, the pressure was still on Grafton Ghosts skipper Todd Cameron to kick the goal. Cameron knew his team, which shared top spot on the ladder with the Coffs Harbour Comets, was behind them in the points differential. “Every point is vital at the moment,” Cameron said just after the game. “I knew I had to make that kick as much as if it was the match winning goal. Cameron had not made it easy for himself, plunging over in the left corner at the Ghosts home ground, after snatching an intercept and making

Ghosts skipper Todd Cameron dives over to score the matchwinning try against Macksville on Sunday. Macksville players and an assistant despair at seeing a share of the competition points disappear.

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The Sea Eagles hit back about 10 minutes later when winger Beau Langford touched down out wide after the backs swung the ball wide. Fullback Andrew Blair kicked the conversion, making the score 8-6 to the Ghosts. Five minutes later they went close to snatching the lead when they cross the tryline, but the referee ruled a double movement. Early in the second half they made no mistake when Ghosts fullback Mitch Lollback and winger Oliver Scott failed to gather a Zane Doolan kick grubber kick that found the in goal area and a Sea Eagle swooped on the ball to score. Blair missed the conversion, but Macksville had hit the front and they clung tenaciously to their lead. The Ghosts locked up

the game six minutes from the end when a Macksville player found himself ruled offside 10m out and right in front of the posts. After a short delay Cameron decided to take the points, which set up a whirlwind final few minutes. The Sea Eagles had their own opportunity to snatch a win, but some dropped ball let the Ghosts off the hook. The game looked headed for a draw as the Sea Eagles battled to get the ball out of their quarter. But a loose pass popped into Cameron’s arms and he sprinted into the corner to score the matchwinner. It was a vital win for the Ghosts as their injury toll mounts. Young half-back Hayden Ensbey played

hooker on Sunday and was forced from the field midway through the second half after what looked suspiciously like a shoulder change. Wirri Boland played in the No 7 jumper and was busy without taking charge of the role. But Cameron was pleased with the way the young players continue to step up for the team. “We’ve lost heaps of the older players to injury and all the young fellas who come in to replace them have held their own.” The Ghosts play Woolgoolga at Woolgoolga Sports Ground on Sunday. The South Grafton Rebels are also away, playing Bellingen at Bellingen Park.

Ghosts captain Todd Cameron takes on the line during the first half of the game against Macksville at Frank McGuren Field on Sunday. He scored an intercept try with seconds left in the game to break a 10-10 deadlock.

a breathless 20m dash to the line. The spate of injuries that has hit the Ghosts camp forced Cameron to turn back the clock and take the field with the No 6 jersey on his back. “It’s probably eight or nine years since I played in the halves,” he said. “It’s been good and I’ve enjoyed getting out to first receiver and running things from there.” Unfortunately for

South Grafton Rebels were unable to knock over competition leaders Coffs Harbour Comets, going down 22-10. It leaves the Comets and Ghosts on 16 points, with the Coffs Harbour team leading on points differential. Cameron acknowledged the Ghosts found the Sea Eagles a tough opponent and the scores back them up. After three games in

separated by Cameron’s try and conversion, 54-48. On Sunday the Ghosts snapped up any points on offer, grabbing the lead early on with a penalty goal. The Ghosts opened the try scoring midway through the half when centre Jake Martin powered over after a couple of quick play the balls put pressure on the right edge defence of the Sea Eagles.

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GHOSTS BEAT MACKSVILLE The Grafton Ghosts defend their line against Macksville at Frank McGuren Field on Sunday.

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10 PK

Bundy Rum & Cola Cube

Bundaberg Rum Original

Captain Morgan

Smirnoff Vodka

Johnnie Walker Black Label

Johnie Walker & Cola Cans

Bundy OP Rum & Cola Cans

2 FOR $40

$16.99 EA

$14.99 EA

$12.99 EA

2 FOR $22

$8.99 EA

$17.99 EA

4 PK

White Claw Hard Seltzer Range

750 ML

Squealing Pig Range

750 ML

Mud House Sauvignon Blanc

750 ML

19 Crimes Range

750 ML

McGuigan Single Batch Range

750 ML

Yellowglen Colours Range

4 LTR

Stanley Cask Range

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