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AUGUST ISSUE 2021 Vol.1 No.2
Leaving No One Behind
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021
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Celebrating 30 Years FRIENDSHIP CITIES
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IN THIS ISSUE Cultural Heritage Spotlight on North Lismore Books for Children Feast Day in Lismore Lismore Council Elections R U OK DAY? in September
Hear the Music & See the Arts Business Lismore - Regionalnsights MoverShakers Community - The Winsome, Lismore Soup Kitchen & Animal Rights & Rescue Group Heritage & History
Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers; this issue contains photographs of people who are deceased.
Clans Welcome to
Bundjalung
Care for
Country
Gold Coast
Bundjalung
Tweed Heads Murwillumbah Cape Byron
Nimbin Ballina
Lismore
Bundjalung of Lismore is represented by the Widjabul Wia-bal, the Bandjalang clan and the Galibal.
Widjabul - Wia-bal Aboriginal Cultural Centre Nimbin
The Bundjalung territories and homelands extend across Northern NSW to Southeast Queensland with the Logan River as the northern boundary and the southern boundary is the Lower Clarence River.
We as sovereign first peoples have shaped our unceded territories and country, it is in the stories, the language, the songs, the dance, and today the arts. Lismore – NGULINGAH Local Aboriginal land Council Street address: 53 Conway Street, Lismore NSW 2480 Phone: 02 6621 5541 Lismore – Bundjalung Tribal Society Phone: 02 6621 6992
Help us to pay the rent $1525 pm Please support us we rely on public donations, help to keep our doors open. Garrima
wiabalculturalcentre@yahoo.com
V O I C E Walking Together
TREATY Bologaman TRUTH "Coming Together" T OWGEECTAHNE R
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The Kaiadilt
are an Aboriginal
South Wellesley g r o u p i n t h e Gulf of Carpentaria , Q u e e n s l a n d , Australian people of the
Australia. They are native to
Bentinck Island ,
but also made
nomadic fishing and hunting forays to both
Sweers
and
Allen Islands .
Most Kaiadilt people now live on
Mornington Island ,
although one
g r o u p h a s r e t u r n e d t o Bentinck Island . Sally Gaboori ( I m a g e ) i s f r o m t h e Lardil people .
ABORIGINAL LINGUIST NICHOLAS EVANS
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about 40 percent of the world’s 7,000 languages are at risk of vanishing
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Linguist Nicholas Evans had heard the Kaiadilt people, an Aboriginal group in Northern Australia, utter “malji” on the beach many times.
He knew the term meant “schools of mullet” and “holes of a fishing net,” but they would say it even when pointing at empty water. Prof Nicholas Evans Distinguished Professor,
Linguistics , S c h o o l Culture , History & Language ; ARC Laureate Fellow ; D i r e c t o r ,
Department of of
ARC Centre of Excellence for the
It wasn’t until he saw a local artist’s painting of malji—a blue canvas covered in pink and red eyelets—that he realized the word also described the bubbles of light that indicate where the catch might be.
Dynamics of Language, School of Culture, History & Language As with many small, remote cultures, the Kaiadilt’s native Kayardild vocabulary got muffled by Europeans and missionary teachings. In modern history, the tongue’s never had more than a few hundred speakers. Today, according to UNESCO, about 40 percent of the world’s 7,000 languages are at risk of vanishing in the next century or two.
Losing them means letting go of ancient knowledge about little-known places embedded within the words—and gleaned from multigenerational observations. “Each language holds clues that help us understand all people, but you don’t know until you look,” says Evans, who’s also a professor at Australian National University.
Dying Words Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us By: Nicholas Evans
www.popsci.com/story/science/ why-save-dying-languages/
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VIDEO GAME PROJECT
PRESERVE INDIGENOUS SPORTS
In 2007, the UN formally recognised the right of
to maintain, control, protect and develop ”
Indigenous people “
traditional games as part of a broader declaration on human
Inside the ambitious
video game
project - Digitising games like
Multicoloured Turtle and pulling, UNESCO wants to
ear make
traditional game tourism a
Kenya , in Brazil , in Greece , in Inuit lands, everywhere, traditional games of Indigenous peoples are going dark. With each extinction , a bit of culture is lost . rights. In
“Most games have the biases of the colonisers. They almost never take the view of the colonised.”
widespread possibility.
You don’t need to look good to play
мэлхий өрөх ,
Алаг
a traditional Mongolian game
that translates to “
Multicoloured Turtle ,”
but
the elders kneeling around the board on cushy rugs all dress to impress. The
women wear
Rik Eberhardt, program manager of the MIT Game Lab.
dangling earrings, rings on each hand, and deels, colourful loose-fitting tunics tied at the waist with
silken sashes
and ornate buckles.
Mainstream Western
games have
nothing like Multicoloured Turtle, which combines strategic play with ceremonial and
storytelling
components. But for Indigenous
Mongolians ,
the game is both
familiar, and a buttress to their traditional
nomadic culture .
The
turtle is built from 108 shagai, a sacred number in
Buddhism ,
while
the colours represent the
gemstones www.popsci.com/technology/unesco-video-game-
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and elements that
define the cosmos in Mongolian
project-attempts-cultural-preservation/
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EATING LOCAL
IMPORTANCE OF CULTIVATING EDIBLE INDIGENOUS PLANTS “Once you start eating [local plants] and tasting them, what’s not to love? Fynbos is full of the most incredible plants, what a palette to draw from,” says Loubie Rusch, the founder of the organisation Local WILD and the brand Making Kos which “promotes reviving knowledge, emphasises cultivation & encourages eating local Cape foods”. One of the things about a foraging landscape is that your knowledge is so deeply rooted in the land, not like a farmer where you can take your seed with you; if you are a forager you really need to know your place very, very well,” Rusch explains.
Loubie Rusch #FoodforChange
“There is just so much to learn, it’s just incredible, learning from other people, knowledge holders, rural people who have such an intimate connection with the land.
She began her indigenous food journey and cooking by making bottled produce from local ingredients and selling it at the Oranjezicht City Farm Market in Cape Town. Her organisation is dedicated to all the food that surrounds us that we wouldn’t necessarily know to eat. “It really makes little sense to me that we live in one of the world’s most rich plant kingdoms and yet we eat virtually nothing of what is around us,” she says on her website.
“The thing that was most interesting to me was how much we don’t know about our natural environment and that food is a beautiful learning tool or a connector that we can all relate to,” says Roushanna Gray, the founder of Veld and Sea, which organises edible indigenous plant and foraging workshops in Cape Town.
Wild Herbal Tea. Image: Roushanna Gray
Numnum berry biscuits. Image: Gabrielle Holmes
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A basket of wild winter veg and herbs Image: Georgia East
Wild ingredient strandveld pickles. Image: Loubie Rusch
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MITCH TAMBO Announces a paid partnership with Twinings Australia Yaama Yaama, As you know when it comes to looking after my mental health and wellbeing there’s nothing better than sitting around a good fire with tea. Lucky for me when it comes to Twinings, they believe that living well should taste as good as it feels. So, with that said Twinings have carefully selected the finest ingredients to create a range of hot herbal teas and cold infusions for their Live Well range, that helps make daily wellbeing taste so good! If it's sitting around a good fire or just taking some time out, Twinings has got you covered. My favourite is Uplift, with raspberry, rosehip and guarana to give you a boost. Next time you go shopping be sure to check out their new Twinings 'Live Well' range. #mitchtambo #drinksomegood #twiningsau
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TALK TAMBO Weekly on Wednesdays
Head over to my Facebook Wednesday nights at 8pm AEST to catch Tambo Talk.
“Within this current climate, we find ourselves in isolation craving for many of the things we love in this world. My single LOVE is a reminder to reach deep down within, heal and set our spirits free with love, healing and hope for a better tomorrow.”- Mitch Tambo.
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This United Nations day of observance calls attention to the systemic barriers and challenges facing Indigenous communities in Canada and across the world. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly in 2007. At the time, Canada was one of four countries that voted against its adoption, but it has since reversed its position and now supports the document.
Check out how UFCW Canada gets involved through supporting Aboriginal rights, the reconciliation process, and the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
The Declaration provides a universal framework that encourages international cooperation in upholding minimum standards to ensure the survival, dignity, and well-being of Indigenous peoples around the world.
Approximately 75 Indigenous members, leaders, and allies gathered online to take part in UFCW Canada’s Fifth Annual National Indigenous Rights Conference. The 2021 conference theme was “Grounding Our Indigenous Spirit” and called upon participants to reflect on the diverse ways Indigenous rights are embedded in activism, culture, language, and healing.
The work to re-build meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples remains a priority for the labour movement and for UFCW Canada. With the increasing representation of Indigenous peoples in our workplaces and in our unions, it is more critical than ever to support the ongoing struggles for Indigenous justice.
The conference was followed days after Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation discovered the remains of 215 children near the grounds of the former Kamloops Residential School. UFCW Canada Resident Elder Eric Flett opened the conference with a special teaching and candle lighting ceremony in memory of the children.
“Why I am Proud to Be Indigenous.”
UFCW Canada 2021 - Indigenous Conference - Conference Opening - The kick-off to the 2021 UFCW Canada Indigenous Conference virtual event with remarks from UFCW Canada National President Paul Meinema, UFCW Canada resident elder Eric Flett and Indigenous Sub-Committee member Lorraine Anderson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPVYRl5shfw&list=PLFTIxk740pZ57XgdftpSVqmVheuA3pel
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A WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL John Tozeland With lockdown restrictions still looming, we have put together a bumper August e-Magazine for you. We have doubled our pages and spotlighting even more clients as we settle into our momentum. This issue is Packed with meaningful features, lots of community happenings, business news, and an eye on people, places and world-changing events. Lismore CBD e-Magazine is the magazine that amplifies the voice of Local trust on a State and National scale, combining a thematic scope with a wide range of topics, keeping you informed and entertained. BUNDJALUNG NATION JWT Publishing acknowledges the traditional custodians of the Bundjalung nation, the Wahlabul people, and pays respect to the Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise this land was never ceded and acknowledge the continuation of culture and connection to land, sky and sea. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s First Peoples and honour the rich diversity of the world’s oldest living culture.
We must teach more by example than by word. St. Mary Mackillop
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021 More than 70 percent of the world’s population is living in countries with rising income and wealth inequality, including indigenous peoples who already face high rates of poverty and acute socio-economic disadvantages.
LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND
High levels of inequality are generally associated with institutional instability, corruption, financial crises, increased crime and lack of access to justice, education and health services.
For indigenous peoples, poverty and gross inequities tend to generate intense social tensions and conflicts. Eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions and reducing inequality are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The whole of society — not only governments but also social activists, indigenous peoples, women, academia, scientists — all have a role to play in building and redesigning a new social contract that serves the interest of “We, the peoples”, as per the preamble of the United Nations Charter.
Indigenous peoples’ right to participate in decisionmaking is a key component in achieving reconciliation between indigenous peoples and States. Therefore, a new social contract must combat the legacy of exclusion and marginalisation affecting indigenous peoples — through their meaningful and effective participation and the obtainment of their free, prior and informed consent. Consequently, it will lead to meeting the goals of the 2030 Agenda. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the effects of growing inequalities and promoted discussion on the urgent need to rethink a new social contract. A new common sense that will work for all peoples and the planet. It has created a unique opportunity to build back a more equal and sustainable world – one based on genuine and inclusive participation and partnership that fosters equal opportunities for all and respects the rights, dignity and freedoms of all.
#LeaveNoOneBehind #WeAreIndigenous
John Tozeland
Our August issue celebrates World's Indigenous Peoples The International Day observance will take place online on Monday, 9 August 2021 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time. This year’s theme is Leaving No One Behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.
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Community roots and digital marketing delivery.
LISMORE CBD MAGZINE A LANDMARK PUBLICATION IS AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST FOR TAXPAYERS AND COMMUNITY. FREE e-magazine JWT PUBLISHING
JWT Publishing has published the first issue of Lismore CBD Magazine in July 2021 in a new monthly publication series. Lismore CBD Magazine is a significant mark in the Australian publishing industry. Combining a thematic scope in a wide range of topics from We are a different kind of marketing partner. We do not accept advertising payment from taxpaying businesses or from community groups we spotlight, we are here to work together, to enhance the awareness of taxpayers and for the community. The publications concept welcomes the submission of opinion and analysis articles from writers with qualifying experience or expertise with their chosen subject. Our primary areas of interest include politics, the economy, music and the arts, water policy, cultural heritage, healthcare, education, poverty/justice, housing and transportation issues. We wish to shine a light on business activities, opportunities, or talking about idiosyncratic work is our specialty! We look for the Movers and Shakers in the area we conduct business: News and Information to inspire Lismore leaders as it comes across our desks, keeping you informed: We will include in the publication global affairs that can influence or affect our region. We are local and aim to deliver a digital news publication for communities and businesses across the 2480 area, including information from surrounding villages, across the state and Nationally. We feel a responsibility to unite our broader community and to use this moment to become stronger.
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Local trust on a State and National scale. Lismore CBD Magazine is an initiative that lets you show your support for your local businesses during this challenging time. The platform is built by JWT Publishing, a news media initiative that works for taxpayers, reaching 1000 plus every issue, representing hundreds of local community groups and businesses. Our brands have always had a special relationship with our clients, local businesses and we are dedicated to supporting them. We hope that our efforts will allow them to continue to grow and serve their communities and businessess in the future.
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As part of our unified effort, we are partnering with brands with similar missions to support local and small businesses that are facing a great challenge. Your city needs your support. As we continue to rebuild our community, it’s important to know how to use your time, money, or even your influence to help. Buy gift cards to help businesses now | Order a meal for take-out or delivery | Make an appointment for local services. Is there anything nicer than to come home after a hard day’s work, enjoy a meal, then sit back on a sofa and read a favourite e-magazine online. John Tozeland
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History of the Magazines | Magazine Designing NAME “MAGAZINE” APPEARED IN THE YEAR 1731 With the occurrence of the Gentleman’s Magazine. The name magazine, which comes from the Arabic word which means the warehouse, and was used for describing the place which deposits large quantity of various goods, while the analogy used to describe a book that contained many useful information for travelers and sailors. The success of the magazine was great, but the costs of every issue were even higher. Printing cost was high, and the number of printed copies could not be greater than one hundred thousand, because it was technically impossible to squeeze a larger amount of paper through the machine.
Distribution was also a big problem because it was difficult to move large quantities of magazines at great distances. BEGINNINGS OF PRINT MAGAZINES Was the German Erbauliche Monaths Unterredungen, released in the year 1663. It was a literary and philosophical edition and after it was launched several periodicals with very similar topics were published, and were intended for an intellectual audience.
FIRST AD PAGES
RISE OF THE MAGAZINES
In the mid 19th century readers were not only the rich ones and magazines become available to the middle class. This was beginning for the first family magazines, such as, Dickens Household Words. During the 19th century, increasing attempts was made to cut the price of the magazines. At this time the first ads appeared, but not much because the ads were loaded with special tax, all up to 1853.
In the early 20th century appears one of the most important icons in the world of publishing, William Randolph Hearst. As the owner of several newspapers across America, he engages in a merciless battle for readers with his mentor, Joseph Pulitzer. During the Cuban War for Independence, Hearst and Pulitzer published in their newspapers images of tortured and starving Cuban troops. At this moment arises the term yellow journalism, which marks the sensationalist approach to the presentation of events.
After the repeal of the tax, number of ads did not increase since many publishers avoided this type of income (Readers Digest magazine did not publish ads until 1955). In the late 19th century and with the invention of the rotary press, the number of printed copies increases, and the price of the issue is reduced and thus we enter the century, that will mark the development of the magazines as one of the world’s leading media.
With technological progress, increased circulation, and increasing use of images, magazines are becoming increasingly attractive to advertisers. The first advertising agency was established in 1890 and from that point on advertising started to flourish.
Magazines shape our lives, telling us what to wear, what to eat, what to think about ourselves and the world around us.
Is there anything nicer than to come home after a hard day’s work, put on slippers, sit back in a sofa and read a favourite emagazine online.
First business magazine, published out of the business section of Time magazine, considered revolutionary because of its print quality.
www.magazinedesigning.com/historyof-the-magazines/
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In the age of the Internet, we continue to enjoy magazines, admire their pages, editorials, headlines.
The first women’s magazine, Ladie’s Mercury, was launched in London in the year 1693. Of course, these publications in their beginnings were called periodicals.
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Hearst expanded his empire to magazine publishing starting with the famous Good Housekeeping, National Geographic and Harper’s Bazaar. Besides Hearst’s magazines, some other important publications appear such as Conde Nast’s Vogue, Vanity Fair and news magazine Time, whose starter Henry Luce is still considered the most influential publisher in history.
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LISMORE CBD MAGAZINE Uniting Our Community, Business & Development with information delivered digitally. "Leaving No One Behind World Indigenous Peoples 2021
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IN THE ISSUE
Gladys Knight 40 Patricia Wrightson 46
The MODELS 46, 47, 48
Mayfield's Market Kitchen 56, 57, 58
Sister City of Conegliano Province of Treviso 23
Winsome and Lismore Soup Kitchen Inc. 62 - 67
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02 03 04 05 06 08 08 11 12 13 + Local Elections Candidates | Feast Day 14 + Lismore City Council | Bethlehem 15 + Our Connection | Isle of Lismore 20 + Lismore | Nimbin Sister Cities 22 + Voices from the Streets | RU OK DAY 27 + HEAR the MUSIC and SEE the ARTS 29 + Gladys Knight | Summer of Soul 40 + Patricia Wrightson 46 50 + Business in Lismore 61 + Spotlight on North Lismore + Winsome and Lismore Soup Kitchen Inc. 62 + Heritage our Town our History 69 + Community Focus 82 + Bundjalung Clans + Nimbin Widjabul Wia-bul + Nicolas Evans - Lardil Peoples + Preserve Indigenous Sports + Cultivating Indigenous Edible Plants + Mitch Tambo + World Indigenous Day + History of Magazines + CONTENTS + News Briefs
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“Everybody needs a home”.
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In Australia there are over 116,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night.
1 - 7 AUGUST 2021 www.salvationarmy.org.au
Housing Solutions to End Homelessness, and the theme is “Everybody needs a home”. www.homelessness australia.org.au
TURKEY'S $6.6 BILLION EU BRIBE
COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN NEW SOUTH WALES DELAYED Council elections in New South Wales, already delayed a year because of Covid-19, have been postponed by another three months. 2021 NSW Local Government elections. Saturday, 04 December 2021, 12:01 AM - 6:00 PM | Mayor - 10 Councillors.
CLIMATE TIPPING POINT 'IMMINENT', THOUSANDS OF SCIENTISTS WARN OF A CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY
It’s supposed to be part of a groundbreaking deal to end the refugee crisis in Europe! The deal to end the refugee crisis in Europe. But while EU politicians and bureaucrats throw billions of dollars to their Turkish “partner”. Erdogan’s Turkey this week diversified its rogue-state conduct from terror sponsorship to international bribery. The proceeds? Not bad earning, with $6.6 billion in “aid” extracted from the European Union. Source; sputniknews.com/europe/201603081035967994-turkey-eu-bribe/
The world is experiencing massive weather and environmental changes, with one part of the planet submerged following heavy rains and floods, while the other burning under the effects of heatwaves and dangerous wildfires. Thousands of scientists have warned that climate tipping point is imminent and called for action to tackle the emergency.
COUPLE CONSOLIDATE NORTHERN RIVERS PRODUCERS WITH A SPECIALIST ONLINE STORE Naturally, Northern Rivers Australia is a new online retailer, that aims to bring together specialist products from across the Northern Rivers region. The provenance of good health is locally created by passionate artisans: "From Farm to Face, Paddock to Plate."
THE A M O UNT OF GREE N L A ND ICE THA T MELT E D ON TUESD AY COULD COVER FLOR I D A IN 2 INCH ES OF WATER
Co-Founders and directors Lilly Choi-Lee and husband Trevor Lee are focused on drawing awareness to small businesses’ locally produced, sustainable, and ethical products they believe make the region special.
Greenland is experiencing its most significant melting event of the year as temperatures in the Arctic surge. The amount of ice that melted on Tuesday alone would be enough to cover the entire state of Florida in two inches of water.
The Naturally Northern Rivers store features extensive product information, promoting the unique qualities of its artisanal providers and providing in-built marketing for small businesses that may have challenges raising awareness otherwise.
www.naturallynorthernrivers.com It's the third instance of extreme melting on the continent in the past decade, during which time the melting has stretched farther inland than the entire ARTS SECTOR CALLS FOR ‘PUBLIC-LED REBOOT’ satellite era, which began in the 1970s. After decades of destructive government policy, our approach must be radically Source: edition.cnn.com/2021/07/29/us/greenland-icerethought if the sector is to thrive post-pandemic, the report argues. Decades of melting-climate-change/index.html policy failure and ‘destructive government financing trends’ have eroded and weakened the Australian arts and cultural sector, with the impact of COVID-19 being the latest blow, according to a new report. The authors of Creativity in Crisis: Rebooting Australia’s arts and entertainment sector after COVID-19 argue that a ‘complete public-led reboot’ of the sector is required for the sector to thrive after the pandemic.
CREA T I V ITY IN CR ISIS-AUST R A L IA’S ART S AND E N T ERTAINME NT-DOW N L O AD www.artshub.com.au/2021/07/30/new-report-calls-forpublic-led-reboot-to-save-arts-sector-after-covid/? fbclid=IwAR2V6johl6hnCBytVHzbIkgEeWpLRJ9omvtotrK0l1Cmgl2wQk0bukNkyU
‘Destructive market-first policies eroded the richness and diversity of arts and culture in Australia, long before COVID-19 hit. Alison Pennington Download and read Creativity in Crisis: Rebooting Australia’s arts and entertainment sector after COVID-19.
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2021 NSW Local Government elections. Saturday, 04 December 2021. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 Order under section 318C I, the Hon. Shelly Hancock MP, Minister for Local Government, in pursuance of section 318C of the Local Government Act 1993 ('The Act"), do hereby revoke the Order made on 26 June 202 which proponed the election requirements of the Act for all councils in New South Wales to 4 September 2021. I hereby appoint 4 December 2021 as the day on which the ordinary elections for all councils in New South Wales are to be held. I also hereby appoint 4 December 2021 as the day on which any by-elections for any council in New South Wales, which are required to be held to fill any vacancy in the office of a councillor or a mayor arising between the date of this Order and 4 December 2021, are to be held. For the avoidance of doubt, the effect of this order is that the casual vacancy would be filled by ordinary election for that council to be held on 4 December 2021. The Order does not apply in relation to elections for the Central Coast Council. I made a further order on 8 June 2021, pursuant to section 318B of the Act, further postponing the election requirements for that council for 12 months after the date of making of that order. That order remains in force. Dated this 24th Day of July 2021.
We must teach more by example than by word St. Mary Mackillop The First Saint of this Nation
August 8th Feast Day of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop Lunchtime Winsome & Soup Kitchen Lismore
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BIG ROB INDEPENDENT I am an Independent lead candidate contesting the Lismore City Council local government election to be held now in December. A number of policy positions are presented on my website and I look forward to discussing and addressing the various issues facing the people living, working, studying and visiting our area as I strongly represent them on Council if I am successful. POLICY There is policy information on Key Policies
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Business Papers and Agendas for Committees and Advisory Groups Councilor briefings from 6pm at the Council Chambers are held most Tuesday evenings, council staff provide background on current issues, projects and Councillors are present to generate a spontaneous discussion, brainstorming ideas towards problemsolving solutions. A Public Forum is held at the beginning of each Councillor briefing. This runs for a total of 15 minutes and enables community members to address the Council on issues of importance to them.
There are some items that are unable to be raised as part of this forum (see application form for more details). In addition, the 15 minutes set aside for the Public Forum works on a first-in, best-dressed basis. To avoid disappointment we ask that anyone wishing to address Council during this time complete and return the Public Forum Session Application Form below by 4 pm the day of the briefing. Meeting Webcast Provides live streaming of Council meetings and video of previous Council meetings for the community to access. People may request an AUSLAN interpreter for Council meetings.
For more information and/or bookings please phone (02) 6625 0500 through the National Relay Service and ask to speak with the Mayor & Councillors Executive Assistant.
Tuesday, 10 August 6:00 pm Ordinary Council meeting Tuesday, 17 August 2021 6:00pm Councillor Briefing Tuesday, 24 August 2021 6:00pm Planning Review Committee Tuesday, 31 August 2021 6:00pm Councillor Briefing
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SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES
Housing is set to become more affordable with the recent announcement for a $6.5 million, fourstorey block of units slated for affordable housing in Lismore has been approved by Lismore City Council.
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STATEMENT ON THE POSTPONEMENT OF LISMORE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION BY CR DARLENE COOK Tuesday 27 July 2021 The State Government has recognised the difficulty of holding an election in the midst of COVID lockdowns. The safety of our community is paramount so I can understand the reasons for the postponement. Nevertheless, I also understand the frustrations of some people in our community who would like the get the election over and done with. Under the circumstances, we all will need to be patient for a little longer until the council election can be held safely. Lismore City Council will need to make a number of important decisions over the next few months. I will continue to put the community’s interest first, second and third. As always, I will work constructively with the other councillors, and will take a common sense and careful approach to all issues that come before us. We want a more accountable council that supports local businesses and engages with our community. In the meantime, I encourage everyone to get vaccinated when you can, to wear a mask when required, and to be compassionate and thoughtful towards others. COVID-safety is not about our own personal rights, it’s about our collective responsibility to protect the more vulnerable members of our society. It’s about keeping COVID out of our aged care homes, and away from people with underlying health issues. As we’ve seen in recent days, COVID is a dangerous and deadly disease, and even people who are young and healthy can be struck down. Let’s look after each other.
Over the next few months, our Lismore Country Labor council team will also be getting the message out about our priorities and policies.
STEVE KRIEG LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE Lismore businessman Steve Krieg today launched his campaign to become the next Mayor of Lismore City Council. Mr Kreig said his team provides a positive alternative whose focus is to get our town back on track. “It is clear that our current Council is not working, which is why we need change – and we are the change!” Mr Krieg said. “For too long our Council has been underperforming and our team is not prepared to sit back and watch this continue.” “We are focused on getting the basics right, and making sure we have the opportunity to grow our town.” “Fixing our roads, creating jobs, and making life better for families are just some of our priorities.” “This means supporting projects like the Dunoon Dam, Lismore Square redevelopment, flood mitigation, and ensuring more families can build homes in our region.” “We have a dynamic group of locals who are ready to start delivering and serving our community.” “This is the most professional and qualified council ticket that has been assembled in a very long time.”
“We are focused on getting the basics right, and making sure we have the opportunity to grow our town.”
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As a small business owner, I hear from people every day about the need to change Lismore City Council. For too long our town has been falling behind when we should be surging ahead.
...CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE...
I officially launched my campaign (19 July 2021) to become the next Mayor of Lismore. That's why I've decided to run to become the next Mayor of Lismore. I have put together a fantastic group of locals who are ready to serve alongside me on the council. Together, we can get Lismore back on track.
...WE ARE THE CHANGE... Team Steve includes: Steve Krieg – Small business owner and operator, (La Baracca and Ristretto). Peter Colby – Former Director and CEO of major companies including Sony Foundation. Jeri Hall – Small business owner and operator, (Halls Bus Co). Andrew Gordon – Local real estate agent, (R. Gordon & Son Property Agents). Electra Jensen – Over a decade of experience in an international beverage company. Andrew Bing – Former Dealer Principal of Trevan Ford, Lismore and Ballina. Angela Albertini – Small business owner and operator, (Chris Albertini Automotive). Darren Butcher – Small business owner and operator, (Nimbin Bakery). Rebekka Battista – Community leader and fundraising coordinator for Our Kids charity. Anthony Durheim – Small business owner and operator, (Durheim Painting). Nardia Pidcock - Small business owner and operator. Paul Deegan – Local real estate agent, (LJ Hooker Lismore). Sarah Frost – Small business owner and operator, (Advanced Automotive Solutions). Paul O’Neill Jr – Community member and Sales Rep for Lismore Nissan & Kia.
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DARLENE COOK WILL RESTORE TRUST IN LISMORE COUNCIL Restoring trust in Lismore Council will be the focus of Darlene Cook’s campaign for Mayor of Lismore in the upcoming council election. The upcoming council election will come at a critical moment for Lismore, following a turbulent period marked by floods, fires, and the global pandemic. “Lismore City Council needs to get back to the basics: accountability, business and community,” Cr Cook said. “That means providing the infrastructure and services we need, and supporting our businesses to grow, while living within our means. “Once we get the ABCs right, we will have the foundations for a revitalised and renewed partnership between council and its residents.” DARLENE COOK WILL RESTORE TRUST IN LISMORE COUNCIL
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Cr Cook said her experience as a councillor and Deputy Mayor had given her an understanding of the role of Mayor and the issues facing Lismore City Council. “We need to provide better support for our businesses, encourage investment and create jobs for our young people. “We must also look to the future and prepare for challenges like floods and climate change. “And we simply must fix our roads. Councillor Cook said the Lismore Country Labor team contained no property developers and no real estate agents. “The community can have complete confidence in our team – we will always put the community first and will not be influenced by vested interests.”
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Lismore Grass-Fed Beef, Lamb Pasture-Raised Meats and Eggs at Sailean
Our Connection with the Isle of Lismore Scotland Gaelic Lios-Mor - A Great Garden www.isleoflismore.com
Lismore is a 10 mile long Inner Hebridean island near Oban. The population of the island is at present about 170. We are a small, friendly community with a strong community spirit.
Farming for Carbon Capture and soil regeneration. www.lismoregrassfedbeefandlamb.co.uk
On the island, you can find a medieval Parish Church, a Primary School and a Public Hall, as well as our most recent addition, the award-winning Gaelic Heritage Centre and Museum Gift Shop. We have a well-stocked island Shop & Post Office, and the fully licensed Isle of Lismore Cafe, situated at the Heritage Centre.
There is self-catering and bed-and-breakfast accommodation on the island, as well as Bike Hire at the North end foot ferry, taxi service and Land Rover Tours & Picnics.
Slàinte Sauces (’slan-cha’ a Scottish toast) Deliciously tipsy drizzles with cocktail-inspired flavours, guaranteed to ‘bring the celebration to your table’.
The Isle of Lismore - The 'land of Picts and Vikings, castles, crofts, and ceilidhs' lies in Loch Linnhe on the west coast of Scotland. Where generations of the family have lived and the late Johnny MacFadyen started an oyster farm over 30-years ago. His daughter Mairi has now launched Oystercroft - a business supporting the local oyster industry and spread the love for oysters, starting with Sláinte Sauces - 'slan-cha' bringing the celebration to your table with cocktail inspired drizzles.
Perfect for dinner parties, barbecues, picnics and make fabulous gifts for the foodie cocktail lovers in your life. Handcrafted in small batches on the Isle of Lismore Each sauce has nearly TWO measures of alcohol definitely, an adult-only pleasure with a burst of colour and mouth-watering flavours you can dip drizzle, and decorate over your favourite savoury and sweet foods.
We encourage you to plate like a chef’ and share your creations on Instagram #slaintesauces.
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Weʼre raising £2,496 to help fund Community Archaeology on Lismore to explore St Moluag’s monastery Help us to explore St Moluag’s Early Church Monastery on Lismore Tradition has it that Moluag brought Christianity from Ireland to the Isle of Lismore in the middle of the 6th-century, just at the time that Columba was establishing his monastery on Iona. He would have been attracted to the island by its fertile limestone soils, but also because it had been a centre of power and ritual, stretching back into prehistoric times. We know that he was on Lismore from an entry in the Irish Annals recording his death in 592. Looking around the ancient graveyard, we see concrete evidence of the Early Church: the 8th-century cross, now in fragments and protected in the island museum, but its base remains. Next to the cross is the baptism stone and, in view below, the sanctuary stone, which is held to mark a “safe area” around the earliest church, offering protection to individuals fleeing from punishment.
The oval-shaped field boundary around the parish church may well trace the outline of the monastic boundary. All of these signs of Moluag’s presence were confirmed in a dramatic way in 2018 when a community archaeological dig next to the sanctuary stone revealed a 7th-century Christian burial within an older cemetery enclosure. In a three-week dig in September this year, we hope to complete the exploration of the Early Church cemetery, guided by a geophysical survey carried out for us in 2019. Under the professional supervision of Dr. Clare Ellis and Dr. Angela Boyle, the leading bone specialist, the aim is to take samples of as many burials as possible, to determine the date of burial, age, gender, some aspects of health, and the geographic area of origin.
The community archaeology on Lismore, involving a team of around 20 volunteers each year, is motivated by the shared vision of Comann Eachdraidh Lios Mor (Lismore Historical Society) and Lismore Parish Church, described in the film A Sacred Island.
Samples will also go to the Crick Institute in London for DNA analysis as part of the “1000 Ancient British Genomes” Project. (The Institute has offered £10,000-worth of analyses free of charge). All of this will tell us so much about Lismore and its people at the time of the Early Church. The three-week archaeological dig in September, involving two professional archaeologists, at an island site, will be expensive. A large part of the funding will be met by the generous bequest of the late Hugh MacPherson, and a grant from the Society of Antiquarians of Scotland, but there remains a deficit of £5,000.
The Society is now seeking donations up to a total of £2,500, on the understanding that the MacDougall McCallum Foundation (USA) will provide match funding. [The Foundation, which has been a great support to the Society over the years, celebrates two natives of Lismore who emigrated separately to the USA in the 1870s, married in Minnesota, and prospered.] Look out for further information here and on social media.
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Lismore has six sister, twin and friendship relationships whilst Nimbin has two: Our sister city, twin city and friendship relationships with cities around the globe. While these relationships often differ in their form, they have a common goal – to help develop understanding between the cities of the world. This relationship is our most significant and where most of our attention continues to be focussed. It was formed by the connection of Father Paul Glynn working in Yamatotakada who engaged with hometown businesses to fund a kindergarten in Yamato Takada.
It was with great encouragement and enthusiasm that local businesses, schools and Council got onboard to raise funds (£43,000) to help build this school. The kindergarten was officially opened in 1964. During the time of building, Mayors of both cities formed a great bond and started working towards forming a Sister City Relationship.
Our relationship with Yamatotakada in Japan is the oldest and most significant and was the first sister city relationship forged between Australia and Japan in 1963. This is very special to Lismore being the oldest relationship of any Sister City in Australia. On Saturday 7th August, the two cities are set to celebrate it's 58th Year. The Reverend Paul Glynn SM, OAM. Born 1928 Lismore, New South Wales
The official signing of the agreement in 1963 marked the first Sister City Relationship between Australia and Japan. There have been many official and unofficial visits since then, including a formal delegation to Lismore in 2013 to celebrate the 50th anniversary. In 1985, Lismore and Yamatotakada commenced an annual Sister City Student Exchange Program that remains active. Ujung Pandang (now Makassar), Indonesia: Twin Relationship, commenced 18 September 1981 In 1980, a freelance Foreign Affairs Officer, John War, was touring Indonesia on a goodwill mission. It occurred to him there may be one or more cities in Indonesia that could be interested in a Sister City Relationship with Australia. John was after a city that had the potential to help in the upgrade of municipal infrastructure. This was reported to the Australian Local Government who recommended Lismore as the pioneer of Sister City Relationships. Although both sides made efforts to share infrastructure ideas, finance was always the big issue. In 1991 Council resolved to write to Ujung Pandang expressing concern over civil rights matters. There has been one official visit to Ujung Pandang for the official signing and the last official correspondence was in 1999.
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Known for having given birth to the famous painter Giambattista Cima, which one can still admire in the Cathedral in the splendid altarpiece depicting the "Sacred Conversation", Conegliano rises in a privileged position close to the Treviso Pre-Alps.
The historic centre, the ancient Contrada Granda, built mainly along Via XX Settembre and Piazza Cima, is home to numerous Renaissance palaces with decorations in carved stone and frescoes. On the hill, close to Piazza Cima, stands the Castle, which can be accessed through picturesque walking routes, along the ancient Carrarese walls. The Castle, symbol of Conegliano, splendors in a panoramic position, from which you can admire the view of the wide piedmont scenery, from the UNESCO Dolomites to the Venice lagoon.
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Conegliano is today, the second most inhabited centre of the province, after the provincial capital Treviso. Favored by the central position between Venice, Udine and Cortina, the city has developed the industrial sector over time, becoming the reference point for the Inox Valley District (in particular with the production of household appliances (Zanussi, then Electrolux, others), the tertiary sector and the agricultural sector, together with Valdobbiadene, have become the reference point for the Prosecco Superiore District in Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG, elected in July 2019 Heritage Site.
Northern Star, Wednesday 1 October 1952.
ROUNDABOUT By Jill
Lismore residents for many years, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hepburn, will leave Australia on October 13 for Scotland and England. Mr. and' Mrs. Hepburn will sail on the Himalaya from Sydney. They will leave Lismore on October 9. Friends, Mrs. E. A. Thompson and Mrs. T. Husband, and Mr. and Mrs. Hepburn's daughter, Mrs. J. McGregor and grand-daughter, Elizabeth, will farewell them from Sydney. They will take with them a letter of introduction from the Mayor of Lismore, Ald. R. Granger, to the Mayor of the Isle of Lismore, in Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Hepburn expect to be away for 12 months, during which time they will visit relatives in Scotland and England. Mr. Hepburn came to Australia from Scotland about 40 years ago. On Friday night, a farewell party was given for them in St. Stephen's Presbyterian Hall, East Lismore. Mr. Ray Gordon was M.C. and chairman of the farewell; committee. Also present were Rev. J. Sweet, Mr. W. Thurgate, sessions clerk of the | Presbyterian Church, Mrs. H Murray, secretary of St. Paul's Women's Guild, Mrs. F. Stewart. representing St. David's Presbyterian Church, South Lismore, Mrs. W. Gelfius, president of St. Stephen's Guild, and Mr. K. McPherson, drum major of Lismore City Pipe Band. The organisers were Mesdames W. Hancock, A. McLean and E. Thomson, who also decorated the hall. Mrs. Murray presented Mrs. Hepburn with a bouquet and Mrs. Gelfius on behalf of those present, gave her a tapestry handbag. Mr. McPherson presented Mr. Hepburn with a pen and pencil set. Items were given by Warren Thompson, Janelle Sidney, Joan Pratten, Mrs. R. McKee. and Mrs. J. McGregor. Mrs W. Cook was the pianist. Mr., and Mrs. Hepburn were escorted into the hall by the pipe band. Supper was served by the members of St. Stephen's Guild.
Northern Star, Tuesday 16 December 1952.
Third Term as Mayor For Ald. R. Granger Ald. R. Granger was re-elected Mayor of Lismore for the third successive term at a meeting of Lismore City Council last night. Ald. Granger's election was unopposed. Three other aldermen, C. J. Campbell. L. G. Evans and H. N. Reid, were nominated but withdrew.
The mayoral allowance was fixed at £350 per annum. This is the same as last year. In a review of the year's work, Ald. Granger said 1952 had been one of the most difficult for many years. At the beginning of the year council was severely criticised, but time had proved that the council's policy had been right.
"The year ahead does not appear to be an easy one. We have a continued shortage of finance, and we have important works to undertake. "Council also has a serious problem, on its hands in connection with valuations. It is imperative and very urgent that a decision should be given as early as possible, otherwise the council will be placed in a serious position," added Ald. Granger.
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On 10 June 1991, a Mutual Friendship Declaration was signed with Conegliano and Vittorio Veneto, Italy, and Lismore. Council's long-standing relationship with these cities aimed to provide opportunities for a broad spectrum of exchange in sports, culture, education and business. This mutual friendship is currently reinvigorated through active contact with the Mayor of the Comune of Conegliano and its citizens by a committee from Lismore’s Italo-Australian Sports and Recreation Club.
An annual Friendship Festival – Piazza in the Park is now held in Spinks Park for locals and visitors in Lismore to celebrate this connection and Italian culture.
Wudi, China, 24 June 1998: Friendly Exchange, commenced 24 June 1998 A Wudi delegation visited Lismore in 1998 as part of the signing ceremony and to set up partnering and joint ventures opportunities and in 1999 the Lismore Mayor visited Wudi. The last recorded correspondence was sent in 2000. Lismore, Ireland: Sister City Relationship, commenced 31 October 2000 Lismore, County Waterford - Lismore (Irish: Lios Mór, meaning 'great ringfort') is a historic town in County Waterford, in the province of Munster, Ireland. This relationship was to encourage the exchange of ideas and information of cultural, social and commercial nature. The catalyst for this relationship was for heritage purposes. A contingent from Lismore in Ireland visited in 2002 and several individual Lismore NSW residents have visited Ireland over the years and continue to do so. Letters of introductions are still prepared for local residents visiting Ireland. Eau Claire, United States of America: Sister City Relationship, commenced 23 January 2001 The incentive to commence this relationship was the similarity of the cities in history, industries and demographics. Also, Southern Cross University already had an exchange program for academics and students from both cities. A contingent from Eau Claire visited Lismore in 2001 and a Rotary exchange participant and his contingent visited the Mayor several years ago. The last recorded correspondence was in 2002, however, there have been several exchanges in recent years via social media and a hotel is currently being constructed in Eau Claire called The Lismore Hotel.
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Today, Nimbin is a centre of alternative lifestyle and culture, and is a sister city to Woodstock, USA, and Freetown Christiania, Denmark.
Lismore mayor Merv King, Woodstock representatives Nathan Koenig and Shelli Lipton at a Sister Village document signing which establishes links between Nimbin and Woodstock in the US.
Today many of the original settlers still live in the collectively controlled village, and the area has a clear 70s feel to it.
Christiania, was founded in 1971. The famous freetown of Copenhagen, is without a doubt one of Denmark’s most popular tourist attractions.
Merv King was Cr. and the Mayor of Lismore for 13 years, continuing the conservative tradition and was well regarded. In 2002 Merv King, the then deputy mayor of Lismore, was hit by ferocious storms on Christmas Eve, and said: "Where I am at Goonellabah in the suburbs of Lismore, we got three inches in a shade over half an hour. We are going to need follow-up rains to make all this effective." The damage to Lismore came mainly from falling trees. There was also flooding and powerlines came down, cutting power. At least 27 houses were damaged. A Plaque was unveiled by the Mayor of Lismore, Councillor Merv King. In Honor of Relocation & Rededication on the 7th November 2004. A trachyte stone obelisk seated on two stone blocks, inscribed with the names of Lismore veterans who gave their lives in the First World War. It was associated with a memorial avenue of trees in Alexandria Parade and Winterton Parade in Lismore. It was unveiled by Governor Dudley de Char on 20 November 1925. The base also carries a more recent plaque relating to the memorial's relocation to the Union Street site and rededication by the Mayor of Lismore, the memorial lies within the heritage listing boundary of the Lismore Railway Station Group.
In 2005 Merv, defined the importance of Lismore’s role as a ‘University city” has been highlighted by a commitment by Lismore City Council to four new scholarships. “It’s a new initiative for Council to support the University in this way and it reflects the importance the Council places on the University’s role in the life of Lismore,” Mayor Merv King said. “We are encouraging students to stay in the local area by providing them with financial assistance in their studies and promoting educational opportunities available in this region,” said Mayor Merv King. He also went on to say, “The research undertaken in partnership between Southern Cross University and Lismore City Council will be specific to Lismore and of tangible benefit,” said Mayor Merv King.
In December of 2007, he will be remembered for the Circus struggles and tragedy that unfolded with the Stardust Circus community who mourned one of its two 'star' performing elephants who crushed a handler to death at Yamba. Mayor Cr. Merv King used his casting vote to defeat a motion from former mayor Cr Ros Irwin that circuses using wild animals be banned from performing In the Lismore local government area.
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The Lismore and Yamatotakada on the 55th Sister City Anniversary By Sasaki Yusuke
On June 22 2018, the Lismore and Yamatotakada 55th Sister City Anniversary Welcome Dinner and Reaffirmation Ceremony was held in Lismore. Staff from CLAIR Sydney were in attendance as Lismore City Council had kindly extended an invitation to us. The Mayor of Yamatotakada City (in Nara Prefecture), Mr. Masakatsu Yoshida, and a delegation from Yamatotakada City Government, as well as members from the Yamatotakada Lismore Sister City Association, were also in attendance at the event. Established in August 1963, the sister city relationship is the first-ever sister city relationship between Australia and Japan. During the event, Mayor Yoshida expressed his desire to welcome a delegation from Lismore to Yamatotakada City for the 60th Anniversary event, to be held in the city in the year 2023. The following day, the delegation from Yamatotakada participated in the annual Lantern Parade in Lismore. To commemorate the Yamatotakada delegation’s visit, the City of Lismore especially created a lantern in the shape of Yamatotakada’s mascot character, Miku-chan, which was on display during the event. Together with students from Lismore who went on exchange in Yamatotakada, everyone who has an affiliation with the Lismore and Yamatotakada sister city relation marched in the lantern parade.
We would like to express our gratitude to the staff at Lismore City Council for kindly inviting us to attend such a special event, and we hope the friendships between the two cities will continue to thrive in future.
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We do hope The Bamboo Shoots born out of the soil of Yamatotakada will grow up and act as a go-between for the citzens in Lismore and in Yamatotakada.
Inhabited since ancient times, the city area nurtured paddy field agriculture in the fertile Nara Basin since its prehistory. Large keyhole type burial "kofun" mounds were constructed in the northwestern part of the city around the 5th century. With the introduction of Western civilisation into Japan, a modern spinning factory was set up in Yamato Takada at the end of the nineteenth century. Since then, the city became a center of the modern textile industry. After the Second World War, Takada was designated as a city in 1948. In 1963, the city of Yamatotakada established, through the arrangement of an Australian Catholic father, a sister-city relationship with Lismore in NSW, Australia. It is known as the first such relationship between the two countries.
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tiniest acts by the people you’d least expect
Voices from the Streets "A little time ago two little kids asked their Mum if they could go for a quick spin on their bikes. Mum didn’t mind the plan but the smallest amount of cash she had was a twenty-dollar note. She expected change – lots of it. They returned home in due course, with no cash. They told their mother what they had bought and showed her the evidence. “We gave all the change to our homeless friend,” they explained.
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“What did he say when you gave him the money?” Mum asked. “He was so happy, he told us that he could now afford to wash his clothes at the laundromat.” Mum was filled with pride that her kids naturally wanted to share their money and that even though they’re just kids, they’re learning the truth that the wellbeing of all, depends on the wellbeing of the least. We know the fellow who was the object of this kindness. We’ve expended many hours doing all we can to engage and help him towards life. He is a fellow who fights off the very thing he needs the most. He may not be the only example in the world. Sometimes sparks of life can be ignited in the tiniest acts by the people you’d least expect."
As part of National Homelessness Week (1 - 7 August 2021), Wayside Chapel is hosting Voices from the Streets, a free LIVE panel on Thursday 5 August 7pm on Facebook Live, where Pastor and CEO Jon Owen will chat with some of Wayside's visitors to hear first-hand their experiences of homelessness, and how they got to where they are today. Event Details: Facebook | Wayside Chapel Date: Thursday 5 August | Time: 7pm Where: Online via our Wayside Chapel Facebook page.
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“SEX, DRUGS & ABUSE” Behind the scenes of Tropical Fruits Org. Article By John Tozeland I first attended a Tropical Fruits event at Repentance Creek, followed by the event at the Lismore Rugby fields, again attending with the Gold Coast Organisers for a year the event went ahead at the Lismore race track.
No follow-up from Tropical Fruits was afforded to me, and as such no incident report was offered, which is complete neglect of care and duty for any person under-engaged workplace health & safety.
The year local organisers failed to deliver was fought with internal discord, and under a new leader, the event resumed at a new home and present venue, at the Lismore Showgrounds.
It was extremely hard, I lost my capacity to work on my projects, there were times my knee was so inflamed that it resulted in bruising, just by walking any great distance. It was later in 2017 before surgery on my knee to repair the meniscus tear and that took place at Grafton Hospital.
I moved from Sydney in 2015 taking up residence here in Lismore, I became involved with the Lismore City Councils Master's Committee only to resign after a year due to undergoing medical treatment. Soon after, I reached out to the Tropical Fruits committee of 2015/2016 and initiated an appointment to present a proposal for the coming 50th year anniversary celebrations which was earmarked for 2018. During the presentation with committee members, I proposed a title for the coming event Lismore Shines a purposed marketing campaign that I had started during my time with Lismore Masters. It was designed to reflect a new way of looking at the way in which Lismore was being tagged other than the Love Lismore campaign. I was marketing the tagline #LismoreShines across social media. On presenting this to the Tropical Fruits committee, I proposed a concept to double the attendance, which was not looked upon favourably - due to the lack of toilet facilities being available, I did not see this as a major problem as temporary toilets can always be added. I have an extensive background in Major events especially with music after managing Parklands Gold Coast and hosting Big Day Out, VANS Warped Tours, and numerous other events. I was also appointed Tourism and Events on an advisory committee representative for Gold Coast City Council. I suggested inviting Dykes on Bikes as I was speaking with my Aunty, who was one of the first riders in 1978 at the Sydney Mardi Gras with Dykes on Bikes, this idea was welcomed. I also proposed that I could assist with social media and marketing to commence building awareness. This was accepted and I commenced with their Twitter account marketing for 2016 and through part of 2017. It was the New Year's period of 2016 after volunteering with set-up, engaging social media marketing at the New Year's Eve event. I returned early am on January 01st to volunteer. On arriving at the venue I sustained an injury and as I was reporting in on that morning. I mentioned to the Club Secretary about the injury. I was unable to move too far or place any weight on my right leg, the injury was to my knee. I was still able to stay and help for a further 6 hours, and took on light duties in the kitchen, washing up and helping to clean and clear plates after lunch had been served. By this time I was in extreme discomfort. No incident report was taken. I was advised by the Dr. in preceding days that I had sustained a meniscus tear to my right knee.
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Due to a toxic and abusive relationship that I had ended, I started to disengage also with Tropical Fruits Org. and commenced moving away and healing from being involved in the association, not only from this person as a member of Tropical Fruits but also with the organisation itself. As 2018 rolls around, here comes my initial proposal I had worked upon, and Lismore Shines was named as the theme, they had also made contact with Dykes on Bikes and invited them to the event to celebrate the 50th. I was dismayed, to say the least! I have presented proposals to many credible organisations during my professional career; to the Kings Privvy in Thailand, and numerous business-to-business proposals and still today I am presenting proposals. Never have I experienced such blatant disrespect and usage of a creative proposal. As 2018 began, I was volunteering again for two worthy causes, a local organisation, and also I was pivotal in arranging funding through GOLDOC for SAFE SPACES for the LGBTIQ C0mmunity, during the lead-in to the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, I came off worse for wears after avoiding a collision with a P-Plate driver, they were fine, but I endured a traumatic car accident in early February of 2018. A broken collarbone, a substantial head laceration, Injury to my left leg, Injury to my left hand, and oral damage. I am still undergoing treatment and another surgery due for later 2021. During this time I have encountered members of the Tropical Fruits Organisation and the few bad fruits that are well-known and not so amongst the community. Experiencing abuse and derogatory behaviour directed towards me, which has resulted in police reports being made. I fail to understand those who advocate a stand for equality and a stand against abuse can be the perpetrators of the very same thing, they fight against. In the next article due in September, I will share more behind the scenes, more on what goes on at these events with the majority of the patronage that frequents the New Year Eve parties from outside of the area. The drugs they bring, the lack of policing at the event, the live sex shows and purposely staged areas for party goes to have sex during the event. It's not just the glitz and glamour of what the parade brings or the fireworks but the underlying damage that happens leading into, during, and after the party so many know so well. The impact on the health system and the bad influences of younger generations that attend or become involved.
"Walking along Woodlark Street, it was a few months after the car accident, I had lost a significant amount of weight. I was yelled at being told I should go check myself into rehab and get over my ice addiction", by a member of Tropical Fruit Org. "Hate only leads to Abuse" AUGUST 2021 ISSUE
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HEAR THE MUSIC SOCIAL LIFE & CULTURAL EXPERIENCE.
SEE THE ARTS
ARCHIE ROACH
SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY!
Archie Roach has expanded his Tell Me Why tour to regional NSW in what is expected to be among his final shows. The 65-year-old announcing he'll perform at Lismore. Roach voices joy, pain, and hope within these songs that he found on his journey to becoming the legendary singer, songwriter and storyteller that he is today. "I really love connecting with audiences in regional communities and it's going to be particularly special to tour around Bundjalung country, where my father was from, with shows in Lismore and Grafton in particular," Roach said. Roach's memoir Tell Me Why, and its accompanying ARIA top-10 album was released in 2019 and only further accentuated his legacy, from a stolen child, teenage alcoholic, seeker, lover, father, musical, lyrical genius and artist to activist for Indigenous rights. Archie Roach Tell Me Why Tour - Saturday, August 7 at 7pm - Tickets $66.50. Lismore City Hall. 02 6622 0300
Marking a full decade since the world lost its favourite mini-horse (RIP Lil' Sebastian), Pawnee's favourite band Mouse Rat are finally getting The Awesome Album into stores for purchase. A little over six years since we said goodbye to Parks & Recreation, the fictional band fronted by Chris Pratt's Andy Dwyer has come together to put out a 12-track extravaganza set to delight even the most diehard of Parks fans. The album will feature cover versions of some Frank Sinatra standards (as anyone familiar with the Galentines Day ep of the series will recall), as well as Mouse Rat originals from Sex Hair to Catch Your Dream. The album will also feature appearances from Duke Silver (also known as Ron Swanson, also known as Nick Offerman) and Land Ho! legend Scott Tanner (or Jeff Tweedy when he's not in the fictional world). The full tracklisting for the release features: 5,000 Candles in the Wind (Bye, Bye Lil Sebastian) | The Pit | Sex Hair | Catch Your Dream (featuring Duke Silver) | Two Birds Holding Hands | Ann Song | The Way You Look Tonight | Menace Ball | Remember | Get A Kick Out Of You | Tonight | I've Got You Under My Skin | Only Have Eyes For You | Pickled Ginger (performed by Land Ho!) | Cold Water (featuring Scott Tanner and Duke Silver). The Awesome Album will be available for purchase from Aug 27, with preorders now from theawesomealbum.com.
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DOCUMENTARIES ON ICONIC AUSSIE MUSICIANS HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM SCREEN AUSTRALIA. Screen Australia has announced $2.3 million of documentary production funding for eight projects through the Producer Program and two projects through the commissioned program. The projects include feature documentaries about Australian music icons John Farnham, Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach, and legendary racehorse WINX; as well as Embrace Kids, a follow up to hit 2016 documentary Embrace. Documentaries on John Farnham and Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach have taken a share of $2.3 million in funding. One of eight upcoming projects to receive Screen Australia documentary production funding, Finding The Voice will chronicle the life and career of Aussie legend John Farnham, focusing on “his journey to find an artistic voice and become one of Australia’s most beloved performers”. Supported by ABC and Sony Pictures, the film is the feature debut from the director and co-writer Poppy Stockell, who has previously worked on Searching 4 Sandeep and Scrum, who joins forces with, among others, Paul Clarke, the driving force behind Blood + Thunder– The Story of Alberts. For more details on the latest round of funding, head to the Screen Australia website.
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“We’re proud to announce this impressive mix of projects which rounds out our documentary funding for 2020/21,” Screen Australia Head of Documentary Alex West said. “It’s great to support so many feature documentaries covering a range of exciting topics, including shining a light on a number of Australian icons, and I’m confident they will captivate audiences.”
WASH MY SOUL IN THE RIVER’S FLOW:
Also receiving Screen Australia funding ahead of its Melbourne International Film Festival debut, a feature documentary about the lives and love story of musicians Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach, as told by their own songs in a cinematic reinvention of their 2004 Helpmann Awardwinning concert Kura Tungar: Songs from the River - a collaboration with Paul Grabowsky and the Australian Art Orchestra. This film will explore Hunter’s connection to country and the joy of coming home. Roach is a producer and the film will be written and directed by Philippa Bateman (Jindabyne). The creative team also includes producer Kate Hodges (Frackman) and executive producers Emma Donovan, who has toured with Roach and Hunter, and Ian Darling (The Final Quarter). This project is financed with support from the Shark Island Institute, philanthropic donations and Screen NSW. Last year Hunter was posthumously inducted into the National Indigenous Music Awards Hall Of Fame and was celebrated during the event with special musical tributes from Roach and Donovan.
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EWINGAR RISING FUNDRAISING MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THE NORTHERN NSW TOWN OF EWINGAR, TWO YEARS AFTER THE BUSHFIRES!
FRIDAY, 17th September Clarence River Mamas | Jonah Earley | Red Belly Black | Rawnchi | The Sultans SATURDAY, 18th September Haystack Mountain Hermits | Aine Tyrrell Tullara | August River Band | The Band Woodshed | Comedienne: Mandy Nolan | Two Tears in a Bucket | Jimmy Willing & The Real Gone Hick-Ups | Marshall Okell | Ash Grunwald SUNDAY, 19th September The Jacksons | Nadarra | Nikolaine Martin | Mermaid Avenue | Matt Scullion | Col Finley |Scrapboy |Highly-Strung Puppets
Ewingar Rising acknowledges the traditional custodians of the Bundjalung nation, the Wahlabul people, and pays respect to the Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise this land was never ceded and acknowledge the continuation of culture and connection to land, sky and sea. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s First Peoples and honour the rich diversity of the world’s oldest living culture.
Join us for another weekend of great music and camping! And this time …. the grass is green, the birds are singing and the trees are in recovery from the bushfires of September- November 2019. Ewingar Rising 2019 was a three-day fundraising music festival staged just six weeks after our area burned.
COVID Update July 2021: It's still on, folks! We are consulting with Health NSW to ensure we can go ahead with a safe and fun festival.
We’ve invited back the bands who supported us in 2019 – many who had gigs cancelled during the Please note that we are restricting numbers to pandemic. ensure we comply with COVID safety regulations and of course the safety of our artists, volunteers, food And this time…. the bands will be paid, and half of and market stallholders and you. any profit will be donated to SupportAct, Australia’s only organisation to deliver crisis relief to those in Tickets are refundable in the event of postponing due the music industry. to COVID. We are grateful to Destination NSW, Yulgilbar Join us to celebrate community and how far we – and Foundation and Healthy North Coast PHN for grants, the bush - have all come since the 2019/20 bushfires! Essential Energy for their much appreciated sponsorship and Mountain Blue for their generous donation - this event would not be possible without their funding and support! This event will be "on donation" (what you can afford) for locals who suffered in the 2019 fires, including Drake, Tabulam, Ewingar, Bonalbo, Baryulgil and Rappville; and we will donate half of any profit to our Ewingar Community Hall for future events.
If you are from these areas, please contact us at ewingarrising@gmail.com for a link to on donation ticketing. Those outside of these areas can purchase tickets at very affordable prices (please see the ticket section).
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SALLY GABORI AND HER KAIADILT PEOPLE Sally Gabori was of the Kaiadilt people who came from Bentinck and Sweers Islands in the South Wellesley Islands, in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria. They were the last group of coastal Aboriginal people in Australia to cease their autonomous hunter/gatherer/fisher lifestyle in 1947–48 when they were transported by missionaries to the Presbyterian Mission on Mornington Island. At the time the Kaiadilt had sustained themselves as a small isolated society of only several hundred people for an indefinite period of time (some thousands of years), continuing even when the colonial period swept past them for over a hundred years.
The Kaiadilt had still not assimilated into the more westernised and dominant Lardil society but remained separate and socially isolated. Few spoke much English and they occupied several rows of tin sheds and selfbuilt huts. I was equipped with several papers on the Kaiadilt written by an earlier anthropologist, Norman Tindale, the first proponent of theories on their isolation and unique cultural evolution. My first Kaiadilt contact was with Darwin Moodoonuthi, their leader and spokesperson who spoke broken English. I had been bestowed some personal Dreaming connections by those Lardil families who adopted me; one was Bluefish Dreaming. Darwin was of the corresponding Kaiadilt Bluefish Dreaming so we later called ourselves Bluefish brothers.
Paul Memmott first arrived at Mornington Mission in 1973, some twenty-five years after their move to the mission, to start my PhD research with the North Wellesley Islanders, the Lardil people, who had been missionised earlier, starting in 1914. Lardil Elder Lindsay Roughsey adopted me as a son and I established my first tent camp at the end of the Lardil Mission village which happened to overlook the Kaiadilt enclave – also on the fringe of the main village.
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He introduced me to a number of Kaiadilt Elders with whom I could only communicate using gestures and smiles. I met his wife May Moodoonuthi who was to later become one of Sally Gabori’s painting companions. In twenty-five years most of the older people had not learnt English such was their social separation. One stately Elder was a very tall man with dreadlocks who seldom spoke, Percy Loogatha, and there were two ancient-looking women who chattered to me in language, Roonga and Venus. According to Tindale, they were Sally Gabori’s elder brother and two elder sisters (although the two women were later reclassified as her aunties). Sally herself was too young and shy to be socially forthcoming to a young white male.
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MITCH TAMBO Hilary Geddes
Is an amazing young fella and emerging leader of our First Nations people.
The Bouys
It’s with so much love that we congratulate Hilary for being nominated for this year's Freedman Fellowship Award! All in the same week that she released ‘Parkside’, ABC Jazz’s feature album!
All I can say though is I went on QandA to speak from my heart and spirit to give my perspective in all my imperfections as a human being.
As some of you know, Hilary’s talent stretches from Jazz, to rock and everywhere in between (seriously everywhere) and we are so damn lucky to have her as a friend and Buoy.
debut album guurrama-li out now available on all digital platforms
The Buoys are an Australian all-female alternative rock band formed in 2016. Since May 2019 the line-up has been Courtney Cunningham on bass guitar, Hilary Geddes on lead guitar, Tess Wilkin on drums and founding mainstay, Zoe Catterall on rhythm guitar and lead vocals. WHAT ARE THE FREEDMAN MUSIC FELLOWSHIPS? The Fellowships for Classical Music and Jazz were conceived by Laurence Freedman and Dr Richard Letts AM. First awarded in 2001, the Fellowships are among the most prestigious offered to Australian musicians.
The three finalists are selected to compete live in concert for the chance to become a Freedman Fellow, and the career-changing $20,000 cash prize, which enables them to undertake a proposed creative project. Since its inception, the awards have enhanced the careers of more than forty artists, and feature a who’s who of the Australian classical and art music scene. WHO CAN APPLY? The Freedman Fellowships are not for students or emerging artists. The maximum age of candidates is 35 years for jazz and 30 years for classical. The Fellowships exist for artists who are already well established and working in the top tier of their profession. Artists cannot self-nominate. Candidates are selected by distinguished musicians from each Australian state and territory. Find More information on The Music Trust website sima.org.au.
Grinspoon Are an Australian rock band from Lismore, NSW, formed in 1995. grinspoon.com.au
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Planet Music is the largest musical instrument retailer in the Northern Rivers.
PLANET MUSIC Planet Music has been at its current location since 2004. We previously were known as ‘Nicholas Music, which had been operating in Lismore since 1983. We have always been a full-line musical instrument shop carrying a huge range of instruments from the worlds leading brands. Planet Music Range Our extensive range of instruments and accessories is often a source of amazement for first-time visitors. Whatever you are looking for that involves music, there is a very good chance you will find it at Planet Music. Whatever your musical interest is, whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned professional, if its guitars, bass, amps, effects, lighting, harmonicas, drums, keys, orchestral, vocals, PA, print music or audio technology you need – Planet Music has you covered! Dedicated to Customer Service Providing outstanding service to all our customers is our primary focus! The level of customer satisfaction achieved over the years can be measured by the very high percentage of our customers who come back to us each and every time.
Contact Planet Music Lismore Are you a budding musician looking to develop your playing ability? Or perhaps you’re an expert wanting to add another “axe” to their collection. Whatever your motivation, we’re able to provide a range of teaching solutions, products and musical accessories to facilitate your requirements right here in Lismore, NSW. Get in touch with us today via email, phone or form, or better yet, come on down and visit our store. We’re more than happy to have a chat to you about all things music! We are situated in the CBD of Lismore NSW, so please feel free to come and see us! We're open until 5:30pm every weekday and Saturday until 1pm. Come and visit Planet Music Lismore for all your musical instrument needs!
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25 Molesworth Street, Lismore NSW 2480 02 6621 7784 @planetmusiclismore www.planetmusic.com.au
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SERPENTINE GALLRY INC.
Est. 2006. Serpentine Community Gallery is run by artists for artists and art lovers. Solo shows - Group Shows - Gift Shop -Members Gallery - Events - Artist Network - Support. All Welcome. Thank you for supporting your community run gallery
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Franklin River Artist: Judi Lane Lunar Eclipse & Solar Eclipse Artist: Zoe Upstone
Cultural Snack Artist: Lucy Car
Untitled Artist: Cornnie Batt-Rawden
Succulents Galore Artist: Lucy Car
“Les and Lis – Drawn Together Again” This will be the 6th joint exhibition by local artists Lesley Ryan and Melissa Wright. They have exhibited together successfully in the Northern Rivers and overseas. Lesley has a Diploma of fine art in painting and drawing. Lesley's artwork is influenced by her love of Japanese art, the simplicity of line and the reduction of landscape to its basic form. She produces large watercolours; this medium helps her to develop the visual language she is seeking. The free-flowing movements, leave the viewer the decisions about where and when. Whilst her work is executed in watercolours it is barely touched by a brush. Melissa has been creating artworks for over 50 years. She has a long list of exhibitions in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Melissa has a Batchelor of Fine Arts in printmaking and drawing. For this exhibition, Melissa has created paintings, new etchings and repurposed older intaglios.
These have been placed in miniature vintage frames, and the larger images will be Opening night is Friday 13th August and “Drawn Together surrounded by one-off ornate frames. The framing of the intimate etchings engages the Again” will be on display at Serpentine Gallery, 17A Bridge St, viewer to take a closer look at her quirky frolicking females. North Lismore from the 12th - 30th of August.
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Land of the Free In the shadows on the Festival Circuit In the shadows directed by James Ganiere Land of the Free is a groundbreaking documentary containing never-before-seen nefarious and subversive facts, blowing the lid off secrets behind the big business of LEGALLY killing endangered species for pride, pleasure and profit. It contains attributable contributions filmed around the world including Sir Roger Gale MP (UK), Tippi Hedren (Los Angeles), Priscilla Presley (Los Angeles) Queen Elizabeth II (House of Lords) 2019 Albert Schweitzer Award winner John Thompson (Washington DC) , former NCA covert operative Reg Dickason (Brisbane Australia) , John Mitchell-Adams (Sydney Australia) Derek Joubert (South Africa) and the unsung hero of the piece who saved thousands of animals on the front lines in Africa, Meryl Harrison (MBE pending UK), as well as both stunning and shocking overt and covert footage.
Won Audience Choice for Best Short Documentary at the world premiere in Hollywood on July 18th.
The piece is narrated by Stargate’s Cliff Simon (who passed in a sudden tragic accident March 2021) with a musical score by the incredible Mzansi Youth Choir of Soweto. The international production is a collaboration between Gold Coast producer Lynn Santer and Hollywood producer James Ganiere. "Hall of Shame Fundraiser” funds are desperately needed to cover festival costs to get this vital message out to the world they are Fully Tax Deductible at links found on the website below. "Out of well over 100 hundred invitations" to submit to various film festivals, these are the 14 that I selected with countries. This, of course, is on top of those we are already on Official Selection at and another 15 that James has submitted to, mostly in the USA along with Hong Kong, Russia and a few UK festivals are also included.
Together with the geographic reach below, that's a fair chunk of the world covered. The Florence Film Festival (August 5, 2021) - The New York City Film & TV Festival (August 31, 2021) - The Amsterdam Film Festival (December 18, 2021) - The London Reel Film Festival (September 27, 2021) - The Markham Film Festival, Canada (July 17, 2022) - Festival Dei Lumi, Italy (September 25, 2021) - The Great Message Film Festival, India (March 27, 2022) The Mediterranean Film Festival, Cannes (November 30, 2021) - The King Shivaji Festival, India with the King Shivaji being considered the God of Creativity, Courage and Compassion – the great warrior for Mother Earth (April 30, 2022) - Prague International Film Awards (October 10, 2021) - Tulum World Environment Film Festival, Mexico (October 1, 2021) - Costa Brava Film Festival, Spain (November 13, 2021) - Eko International Film Festival, this is interesting because it’s a Nigerian film festival, operating for 11 years. Nigeria and Kenya are about the only two African countries that do not allow trophy hunting – at all. (March 11, 2022) - Kathmandu World Film Festival (December 31 2021.
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MOVIE TRAILERS A UNIFYING BATTLE CRY - OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR 'ARAATIKA: RISE UP!' DOC FILM "It's a universal dance across all the nations." Madman Films has released the first trailer for an Australian documentary called Araatika: Rise Up!, also going under the title (outside of Oz) The Fight Together. This is premiering at the Melbourne Film Festival coming up in the next few months, but no release is set yet. For Indigenous Australian rugby league players, a pre-game "unity dance" is an important step towards celebrating their cultures and combating entrenched racism. A group of NRL greats got together to invent a new pre-game ceremony, initially a response to the Maori Haka, but also to celebrate Aboriginal cultures, and counter racism in rugby league. They now want to use that dance to change the hearts and minds of all Australians. "Featuring several NRL greats, prominent First Nations figures like Stan Grant and Adam Goodes, and the Bangarra Dance Theatre, Araatika: Rise Up! is the story of one man's determination and a spirited call-to-arms to stand behind Indigenous Australia."
This sounds fantastic! And for those who don't know much about Australian sports, this'll make a great double feature with The Australian Dream. Enjoy.
For Indigenous Australian rugby league players, a pre-game 'unity dance' is an important step towards celebrating their cultures and combating entrenched racism. Former National Rugby League (NRL) star #DeanWidders is a man on a mission. After fellow Indigenous players Preston Campbell, Timana Tahu and George Rose devised their own pre-game performance to match the haka of their Maori counterparts, Widders began a journey to bring this dance – and First Nations pride more broadly – to the game. So far, his advocacy has garnered support from the Indigenous All Stars league, but his ultimate dream is to have Australia's national team adopt this unifying battle cry. Araatika: Rise Up!, also known as The Fight Together, is directed by Australian filmmaker Larissa Behrendt, director of the doc films Innocence Betrayed and After the Apology previously, as well as some shorts and other script work. Madman Films will then release Araatika: Rise Up! in theaters in Australia sometime later this year. No US release is set yet - stay tuned. First impression? Who's interested? www.firstshowing.net
Here's the first official trailer for Larissa Behrendt's doc Araatika: Rise Up!,
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CULT MOVIES: NEW DOCUMENTARY SUMMER OF SOUL IS A REVELATION FOR THE HEART AND THE MIND Brace yourself for the Summer Of Soul. Music documentary directed by Ahmir-Khalib Thompson (AKA Questlove), celebrating the legendary Harlem Cultural Festival with a wealth of previously unseen footage. Held during the same summer as Woodstock and with over 300,000 people in attendance, the fest celebrated African American music and culture while promoting Black pride and unity.
Secondly, there's the deep sense of cultural history that informs it. Summer Of Soul not only rolls out the footage but tells the story of a changing world as well.
Questlove's superlative documentary of the long-forgotten 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, has been gathering rave reviews from all quarters with everyone from the Sundance Film Festival down getting on board to acclaim it as a masterpiece.
Black power and civil rights issues permeate every frame of this tale. Dr Martin Luther King was only a year dead when this celebration of black music and culture took place and there's a crackling energy in the audience and on the stage.
It's the kind of blanket praise, and the hype is justified.
For his debut feature Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson has turned in something truly astonishing here.
Let's just consider the many ways there are to love this ground-breaking documentary. Firstly, there's the small issue of the live music footage it contains.
Wildly exciting, ground-shaking performances, mostly unseen for 50 years, from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Sly and The Family Stone and Nina Simone, playing before mostly black audiences in Harlem at a festival that history has seemingly forgotten until now make this an utterly essential watch for anyone interested in the history of soul music and American popular music in general.
This is a straight concert movie with a wealth of important historical and political context backing up that incredible, incendiary live performance footage. News footage and talking heads add to the mix and there are some truly special moments on stage, such as the collaboration between a young Mavis Staples and old-school Gospel Queen Mahalia Jackson or Nina Simone's debut performance of To Be Young, Gifted And Black, that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
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CULT MOVIES: NEW DOCUMENTARY SUMMER OF SOUL IS A REVELATION FOR THE HEART AND THE MIND Visually, this is a feast as well. Shot in gloriously garish colour stock we get to witness the full-on stage impact of acts as varied as BB King and Mongo Santamaria at their electrifying best, and while the bright suits and funky threads date it instantly, the power of the music that's pumping out of the soundtrack make this a truly timeless experience. Up there with last year's Amazing Grace concert film of Aretha Franklin getting back to her gospel roots – another story that lay unloved for far too long – Summer Of Soul is a revelation for the heart and the mind.
A powerful, primal piece of soul nourishment, you owe it to yourself to see this.
COMING SOON TO CINEMAS 2 September 2021
Watch the new trailer or teaser for Summer of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), A Questlove Jawn. Director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful documentary created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Here we can see the festival that took place in 1969.
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Out of Mind, Out of Sight Joanne Reid talks about her Music Memories Part Two - MODELS Growing up in Melbourne and recounting her time around the "Rock 'n' Roll" music scene back in the 1970s and early 80s... Sitting with Joanne Reid, as we listen to her CD's they range from Dire Straights, Paul Kelly, Elvis Presley's soul collection and pick upon on talking about her times around the music scene with promoter John Lever. Once John had moved on from his time managing the SPORTS, a distinctive Australian band that hit their heights during 1978 through to the early 80s. Her partner John Lever became was also involved with the MODELS an Australian Rock Band with a post-punk, new wave sound originating in Melbourne. When they formed, Models were hailed as one of the most innovative and imaginative Australian bands. Their chart-topping run of hits includes I Hear Motion, Big On Love, Barbados and Out Of Mind Out Of Sight. The MODELS were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2010. “Alongside The Boys Next Door/The Birthday Party, Models were one of the first Melbourne bands to rise out of the ashes of that city’s hothouse punk/new wave explosion of the late 1970s with a clear vision and wider appeal,” says Ian McFarlane, author of The Encyclopedia Of Australian Rock And Pop. Models' line-up of Duffield, Freud, Kelly and Price issued the highly regarded The Pleasure of Your Company in October 1983. The album was critically acclaimed and peaked at No. 12, with the single "I Hear Motion" becoming a No. 16 hit. The band supported David Bowie for the Australian leg of his Serious Moonlight Tour in November in support of his album Let's Dance (1983). Kelly and Duffield were invited to sing backing vocals on the INXS album, The Swing. In early 1985, Models started recording material for their next album, Out of Mind, Out of Sight and was the only No. 1 single on the Australian singles chart for 1985 by an Australian artist.
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It was this time that John Lever proposed to Joanne, they were living in Melbourne and John was often off travelling with the Band across to Australia, looking after the torus. Between gigs, John proposed to Joanne. A small intimate wedding and the reception was held in her back yard. AUGUST 2021 ISSUE
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Out of Mind, Out of Sight Joanne Reid talks about her Music Memories Part Two - MODELS Growing up in Melbourne and recounting her time around the "Rock 'n' Roll" music scene back in the 1970s and early 80s... With such a diverse range of friends and colleagues, the wedding as Jo remembers was a party, as you can imagine when the band that played at the reception was the Models. Not long after John and Jo were married they had decided to move house and Jo Camilleri who was then involved with Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons took over the lease. Joe Camilleri, is a writer of legendary Australian songs such as So Young, Hit And Run, Shape I’m In, Hold On To Me, Harley and Rose, Chained To The Wheel and Never Let Me Go, has given his life to making music in this country. Leader of two of Australia’s most successful bands, Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons and The Black Sorrows, Joe’s music has become part of Australian music culture. Joe was inducted along with other members of the Falcons, into the Australian Recording Industry (ARIA Hall of Fame) in 2007. The Models went on to perform extensively both locally and interstate, supporting the Ramones, The B-52's, XTC, The Vapors and Midnight Oil on national tours. The Models also featured on the Australian Made Tour of late 1986 to January 1987 with INXS, Mental as Anything, The Triffids, I'm Talking, The Saints, Divinyls and Jimmy Barnes on the ticket. Jo had become a fixture on the music scene and remembers heading over to Molly Meldrum house on occasions, Molly who was not immediate a fan of the Models, later calling Models “one of my favourite bands from the Countdown era” Models early line-up included Andrew Duffield on keyboards, Mark Ferrie on bass guitar, Janis Freidenfelds (a.k.a. Johnny Crash) on drums and percussion, and Sean Kelly on vocals and lead guitar. NEVER OUT OF STYLE MODELS are Sean Kelly | Andrew Duffield | Mark Ferrie | Ash Davies Previous MODELS also included Ash Wednesday | Buster Stiggs | John Rowell | Graham Scott | James Freud | Barton Price | James Valentine | Roger Mason. Backing singers in the group included Zan Abeyratne and Kate Ceberano (both from I'm Talking) and Canadian-born Wendy Matthews.
Navigate Models 40 year history step by step the tours, the music, the musicians.
www.modelsband.com
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Maeve O’Meara – TPOYC Review Sun Herald 15 Jan 1984
MC’s – Austen Tayshus, Rodney Rude Sunday January 29th Friday January 27th Drop Bears Party Girls Deckchairs Overboard Eurogliders Strange Tennants Real Life The Expression Eurythmics Dynamic Hepnotics Simple Minds Little Heroes Mondo Rock Sunnyboys Saturday January 28th Jon English & The Foster Bros. QED Def Leppard Zarsoff Bros The Radiators The Johny's Kids In The Kitchen Hoodoo Gurus Machinations Sandii And The Sunzets The Models INXS The Pretenders Talking Heads Mental As Anything
THE BOOK WAREHOUSE LISMORE The Book Warehouse Lismore is a locally owned, independent book and art supplies store situated in the heart of the Lismore CBD. A fantastic range of discount and new release books, art supplies, greeting cards and gifts. Locally owned, our staff are passionate and committed booksellers who are waiting to assist you.
HUGE RANGE OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS Phone: (02) 6621 4204 Email: lismoreinfo@bookwh.com.au www.thebwh.com
It's going to be a jam-packed 4-day celebration of Australia's absolute best talent in Blues & Roots and beyond, held at the Byron Events Farm (formerly Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm) – just 10 minutes north of the iconic Byron Bay, NSW
Tickets on sale from Thursday, 20th May 9AM AEST www.bluesfest.com.au/tickets Join us for 'The October Edition' of Australia’s most awarded music festival, returning for its 32nd year over the October Long Weekend, Fri 1st – Mon 4th of October 2021.
Headliners include Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly, Tash Sultana and Jimmy Barnes. The Bluesfest site is perfectly situated and surrounded by the charming village of Mullumbimby and the beach towns of Byron Bay and Brunswick Heads. An ideal location is full of the best festival vibes. You won’t want to miss it! Every day is going to be great at Bluesfest 2021. www.bluesfest.com.au/tickets
Celebrating fifty years of ‘Eagle Rock’ topping the charts, Mr Eagle Rock himself, Ross Wilson, comes to Bluesfest 2021 on Saturday night (2nd of October) as part of a national tour to celebrate the band and the song upon which his long and successful career as a singer/songwriter/musician - as well as so much of Australia's rock'n'roll legacy - was built. www.rosswilson.com.au
Bluesfest Saturday 02 Oct 2021
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artists' book, the spark for social or academic discussion, artistic artifact & a piece of art. “What book should I read next,”
Patricia Wrightson Respectful of Australian Aboriginal Culture; "The use of Aboriginal folk-spirits to enrichen Australian Fantasy" Patricia Wrightson, Australian children’s book author (born June 19, 1921, Lismore, N.S.W., Australia—died March 15, 2010, Lismore), penned more than two dozen novels for children; she was particularly noted for her sensitive and generally respectful use of Aboriginal figures and motifs, as in The Rocks of Honey (1966) and Behind the Wind (1981). Wrightson’s first novel, The Crooked Snake (1955), was named the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year. Three more of her works also received that honour—The Nargun and the Stars (1973), The Ice Is Coming (1977), and A Little Fear (1983). She was made OBE in 1977, and in 1999 New South Wales granted the first annual Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature. The Swiss-based International Board on Books for Young People in 1986 bestowed on Wrightson its highest honour, the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. Emu Stew (1976) is an anthology of stories, a wonderful book full of Illustrations in a collection of stories and poems for children. Contributors include Lydia Pender, Esta de Fossard, Noreen Shelley, C.J. Dennis, A.B. Paterson, Hesba Brinsmead, Colin Thiele and many more. Edited by Patricia Wrightson. Oz: Australian Stories, Humour and Poetry edited by D. Betler Moore - Filled with excerpts from well-known Australian classics as well as poetry from some of Aussie's best poets, this anthology is a zippy little read. Perhaps my favourite is the story from Henry Lawson's Famous Stories entitled Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster. Included are stories from S.A Wakefield of Gumbles fame, Colin Thiele, Norman Lindsay, Judith Wright, Patricia Wrightson, C.J.Dennis, Alan Marshall and Pat Spencer. There is also a glossary at the back to help students with the more archaic language. This is a great book to get a handle on Australian colloquilaisms.
The annual celebration of Children’s Literature is here again! Children’s Book Week 2021 will be celebrated from Saturday 21 - Friday 27 August.
The theme is “Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds”.
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artists' book, the spark for social or academic discussion, artistic artifact & a piece of art. “What book should I read next,”
Bronwyn Carlson NEW BOOKS
Indigenous Peoples Rise Up The Global Ascendency of Social Media Activism Edited by Bronwyn Carlson, Jeff Berglund. Contributions by Miranda Belarde-Lewis, Jeff Berglund, Bronwyn Carlson, Sheila Cote-Meek, Nicholet A. Deschine Parkhurst, Marisa Duarte, Mohan Dutta, Phoebe Elers, Steve Elers, Andrew Farrell, Ryan Frazer, Tristan Kennedy, Mounia Mnouer, Taima Moeke-Pickering, Ann Pegoraro, Debbie Reese, Cutcha Risling Baldy, Julia Rowat, Carly Wallace and Alex Wilson. About This Book Indigenous Peoples Rise Up: The Global Ascendency of Social Media Activism illustrates the impact of social media in expanding the nature of Indigenous communities and social movements. Social media has bridged distance, time, and nation-states to mobilize Indigenous peoples to build coalitions across the globe and to stand in solidarity with one another.
These movements have succeeded and gained momentum and traction precisely because of the strategic use of social media. Social media—Twitter and Facebook in particular—has also served as a platform for fostering health, well-being, and resilience, recognizing Indigenous strength and talent, and sustaining and transforming cultural practices when great distances divide members of the same community.
The book: Indigenous people rise up: the global ascendancy of social media activism, edited by @bronwyn_carlson is available online for pre-order, out in August, 2021. www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/indigenous-peoples-riseup/9781978808775
Whether you’re a “first timer” or you’ve been before, there’s always something new and fresh for you to enjoy. Be entertained by a host of historical and fabulous stage show here at Dirty Dick’s. Split your sides with laughter as you enjoy witty songs, whacky comedy, audience involvement, madcap games and, of course, our (in)famous bawdy songs and ditties. IT IS BAWDY, RAUCOUS, MEDIEVAL MAYHEM AND IT IS COMING TO LISMORE WORKERS ON OCT 7TH
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Getting ready for our tour cast and crew in preproduction, wheels are turning and excitement is building! Sign up with a hearty appetite, for an old English feast and a live stage show rolled up in one. Join our travelling troubadours along the laneway to laughter, the AUGUST 2021 ISSUE
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Joe Dolan themusic.com.au The pandemic, lockdowns, and constant uncertainty has crippled the live music scene. While national tours and festivals are a while away from reentering the realm of possibility, there are still plenty of ways to lend a hand and keep the industry running.
SUPPORTACT There is, unfortunately, no end in sight for the current state of live entertainment in the country. We are well and truly in the thick of it at this stage, and the industry is in desperate need of a roadmap out of where we are now. While the conversation on the Arts and entertainment setbacks continue, what’s not necessarily being highlighted is the fact that touring and live shows are the backbone of the modern music industry for artists. It will come as no surprise that streaming services account for far less of a musicians’ income than the pre-Internet days of physical purchases - with estimates saying major streaming services are averaging around half a cent US paid to artists per song (according to reports in 2020). As a result, it is easy to feel that the current system is not set up in the artists' favour. So how can you help in a hands-on, direct way? With artists and tours being continually forced to reschedule and postpone for well over a year, the standard income for performers is taking a battering. That’s why it’s so vital now, more than ever, to invest in your favourite musicians directly.
Buy that merch Check online for your local record store to see how you can still purchase with them, buy a band tee from the official website, and invest in musicbased relief funds. If you want to help the bands directly, find out when streaming sites are diverting their fees and giving more directly to the artists themselves. Bandcamp is relaunching their Bandcamp Fridays campaign next month on 6 August, and will take place on the first Friday of each month for the rest of the year.
During these times, all funds raised will go straight into the musicians pocket, and has so far raised nearly $70 million dollars around the globe. Bandcamp offers a platform for musicians to sell both music and merch, so get on it if you want a sweet tee from your fave local group. Do good and look good!
Music matters. If you love music and want to help when times are tough for the people who make it, you have come to the right place. To continue supporting artists and music workers, donate today.
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While the musicians themselves are stepping up, it is unfortunately due to a grave necessity. In a piece for The Music published last week, local music legend Mick Thomas shared his concern, noting, “If we just rely on the bozos that are running the joint to give us the green light, we’re never going to get out there” and “If we don’t keep trying to do it then suddenly we’ll look around and there’s going to be no venues and no bands.”
Donate away Musicians’ perseverance is more prevalent than ever throughout these times, and the initiative they show to stay afloat is impressive and admirable. However, it’s a two-way street - and the other side of this is showing that the general public want to actively partake in the support of their favourite performers. According to an article from The Australian earlier this year, Aussie acts in droves are taking to direct-support platforms like Patreon and OnlyFans to subsidise their lost income. Artists like Ne Obliviscaris, Holiday Sidewinder and Hiatus Kaiyote are earning in the thousands per month thanks to their supporters on these sites. The monthly subscriptions offer fans access to media and news that they can’t get elsewhere, and get them at the forefront of content such as new music, tour updates, merch sales, anything the bands want to share. It is because of this consistent lack of framework and financial support from the government that industry members have had to turn elsewhere for much needed aid. Charities such as Support Act and Listen Up Music have stepped up in a massive way during COVID times, and continue to light the darkened path for musicians who are doing it tough. Offering not only monetary support but mental health help as well, crisis relief is needed across the board, and these sorts of groups are godsends for many. Where possible, donating to the aforementioned charities and others like them will ensure your money is going to the right places.
And what of the venues? The bars and stages across Australia are desolate as we speak, and if they are unable to see support during these times, they simply will not be able to open back up when the time is right. There are countless ways to continue lending a hand when you can’t get on the beers in person: check on your local to see if they’re offering takeaway food and drink. See if you can book in advance for when they are likely to open up again. Grab a voucher or some merch if they’ve got it on offer. What’s needed now for the venue owners is security from their punters, and what’s needed from the punters is faith in the industry and an understanding of the sheer lack of control they have in the situation. “If you are in a position to do it, hold onto your tickets for as long as possible,” Village Sounds booking agent Katie Rynne told The Music last week. The symbiotic relationship that artists and venues need to maintain is quickly losing oxygen, and without the backing of punters or a national support scheme, it will become irrevocably damaged. The future of the industry is in the hands of those who want to see it rise again, and by engaging in just a few of these factions that have come to fruition in current times, you can see your aid have a substantial impact to keep the lights on.
“Keep buying tickets as far in advance as possible, don’t leave it until the last minute. Apart from the actual reschedules themselves and the amount of work and the logistics that go into it, the second part that’s affecting us is consumer confidence.” www.supportact.org.au
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Business Lismore Regionalnsights Lismore CBD is a unique and architecturally attractive Regional city. Community, Business Development offers opportunities and new horizons, amidst ongoing adaptations from a series of natural adverse weather patterns changing with an ethical circular economy. Locals around the 2480 area work hard to maintain our enviable lifestyle and ensure our city continues to thrive in a sustainable way.
Crucial period in climate and biodiversity crises flagged at European Commission as sweeping legal targets announced.
The EU executive has unveiled sweeping proposals to tackle global heating, warning of “a make-or-break decade” in the fight against the climate and nature crises. The dozen draft laws, spanning tighter curbs on industrial pollution, higher renewable energy targets, and the goal of planting 3 billion trees, are intended to ensure the EU cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 compared with the levels in 1990.
The mammoth legislative bundle, which has to be agreed by EU ministers and members of the European parliament, was published as huge wildfires raged in Siberia, and Death Valley, in California, recorded what could be the highest reliably recorded temperature on Earth.
Delivering the European Green Deal Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. To overcome these challenges, the European Green Deal will transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring: no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 economic growth decoupled from resource use no person and no place left behind The European Green Deal is also our lifeline out of the COVID-19 pandemic. One-third of the 1.8 trillion euro investments from the NextGenerationEU Recovery Plan, and the EU’s seven-year budget will finance the European Green Deal.
Our plan to meet the EU’s 2030 climate targets On 14 July, the European Commission adopted a set of proposals to make the EU's climate, energy, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Achieving these emission reductions in the next decade is crucial to Europe becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and making the European Green Deal a reality. The European Green Deal will improve the well-being and health of citizens and future generations by providing:
Turkey Takes Steps turkishpress.com/turkey-takes-steps-towards-taking-part-in-european-green-deal/
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ENHANCING ABILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES
BUSY Ability. Leading With Your Ability.
New financial year, new me: 4 questions to ask yourself
BUSY Ability (formerly ON-Q) was founded in Northern NSW 30 years ago. Our Mission then was to help disadvantaged people or those who have a disability, to build valued social roles in their communities through participation in paid work.
It’s a new financial year and many Australians are setting aside time for their life admin tasks. One way you can prepare is to ask yourself these four important questions. Do you have an up-to-date Will?
Everyone over 18 should have a Will. You should review your Will as life changes, generally every three to five years. For example, you will want to consider reviewing your Will if you purchased significant assets or welcomed a new family member. Can your Will be easily located?
Your Will should be stored in a secure location, such as the NSW Trustee & Guardian WillSafe storage facility. At least two people should be notified of its location. These might be your family members, major beneficiaries, or your executor. What about your digital assets?
Online accounts, memberships, and files stored on a computer or in the ‘cloud’ may be of sentimental value (e.g. photo collection) or financial value (e.g. PayPal or Opal account). You should decide how these will be dealt with when writing your Will. Have you also appointed an attorney and guardian?
A power of attorney appoints someone to manage your financial affairs if you are unable to. An enduring guardian will make your health and lifestyle decisions if you are unable to. Take time to carefully consider whom you appoint as your attorney and guardian as they are in a position of trust and responsibility. NSW Trustee & Guardian is the state’s largest maker and executor of Wills. To get started on making your Will, Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship appointment, contact the Lismore team on 1300 10 20 30 or visit www.tag.nsw.gov.au.
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We have achieved a lot in those 30 years and our purpose today remains true to our original mission. Employ-Ability 100 Campaign Reaches Quarter Way Mark! With 29 businesses already pledging to be inclusive employers and having just reached the quarter-way mark, the Employ-Ability 100 campaign is on track to fulfil its target of 100 employers taking the pledge by the end of this year. The Employ-Ability 100 campaign, an initiative of BUSY Ability, aims to increase awareness of inclusivity in the workplace and asks employers in South East Queensland and Northern NSW to take a pledge that shows their commitment to inclusivity. A pledge can include offering a work experience opportunity, hiring someone with a disability or simply spreading the word to encourage other employers to join the cause. REGISTER A JOB VACANCY Looking for staff? Our no-cost recruitment service can support your staffing needs. You may also be eligible for financial incentives when employing one of our registered job seekers. Fill in the form at the website below and one of our team members will be in contact shortly. CONTACT LISMORE 1800 761 561 or email info@busyability.org.au 1, 218 – 232 Molesworth Street, Lismore NSW 2480 www.busyability.org.au
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ENHANCING ABILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES Seeking new employees for Lismore area: - Disability support worker role - Must have a drivers licence and own vehicle - Qualifications and/or experience in disability desirable -First aid -WWCC Enhancing Abilities Support Services PTY LTD, provides tailored Individual Support to participants of the NDIS, ensuring participants are achieving THEIR goals, THEIR way. Support is available to all ages and abilities Enhancing Abilities Support Services PTY LTD. Phone: 0402 135 367
Email: enhancingabilitiesservices@gmail.com
Lismore Art Space (LAS) prides itself on fostering and showcasing a diverse range of contemporary art and creative practices. DINE & DISCOVER EXTENTION AUGUST 31ST Voucher date extended The Dine & Discover NSW Voucher scheme has been extended. You now have until 31 August to use your vouchers.
The NSW Government Dine & Discover encouraging the community to get out and about and support dining, arts and recreation businesses.
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Lismore Art Space operates as an ARI (artist-run initiative). Through strong leadership and artist collaboration, the space now features four working artist's studios, the Insight Gallery, the wood working-ceramics area, and a host of exciting public programs such as artist talks and creative workshops. LAS is a large, light-filled old warehouse that has been renovated to accommodate artists and artisans. It has 4 separate studios and large indoor and covered outdoor areas. It is conveniently situated in an out of flood area, near the Lismore Base Hospital with a rear entrance to Orion Street and a front entrance facing Norris Street. Lismore Art Space address: 1 Norris Street, Lismore NSW 2480 Email: lismoreartspace@gmail.com Phone: 0419 104 916
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JOIN LISMORE SCOUTS TODAY Welcome to the 1st Lismore Scout Group! We're part of the Northern Rivers District, North Coast Region of New South Wales, part of Scouts Australia and a member of the World Scout Movement. We're Joeys, Cubs and Scouts, so that means having lots of serious fun - outdoors and in - and learning lots of useful things along the way! Term 3 has just started and we have some great activities planned it’s such a great time to join our allinclusive organisation.
SCOUTS LEADERS NEEDED Support your local community by volunteering as a scouts leader - TODAY. We are also always looking for new volunteer
Scouting provides youth with fun and challenging leaders, if you have a couple of free hours a opportunities to grow through adventure offering a diverse range of activities designed to develop week and want to volunteer for a great leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, and organisation please email us. communication skills and resilience.
Scouting is a worldwide movement that has Scouting NSW programs are designed for all shaped the development of youth and adults young people aged 5 to 25. Everyone is welcome, for more than 100 years. Scouts are in every at the core of our values is inclusion scouting is for part of our community, and Scouts is the all levels of ability.. biggest and most successful youth organisation in Australia. Lismore Scouts currently offer; Joeys Scouts for youth aged 5 - 8 yrs (must be attending school) Mondays from 5.30pm - 6.45pm
Scouting is not just for youth members - why should the KIDS get all the FUN???? Leaders are the backbone of Scouting.
Cub Scouts for youth aged 8 - 11yrs Tuesdays 5.30pm - 7pm
Are you a dedicated community member? Do you care about the guidance and development of young people?
Scouts for youth 11- 15 years Thursdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm We currently do not offer but are open to arranging if interest is expressed Venturers for youth 14 - 18 years and Rovers for 18 - 25 -year-olds.
Do you want to teach our youth leadership, communication, problem-solving and team works skills?
All sections run during school terms only please send us an expression of interest to arrange a trial.
Do you want to support young people in reaching their potential?
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Are you available to attend: Group meetings one night a week during school terms A monthly Leaders meeting Group activities, such as hiking or camping trips, which take place a few weekends during the year. If you answered "YES" then becoming a SCOUT LEADER is for you. No prior experience is necessary all training provided covering all aspects of youth leadership, program planning, safety and other requirements. You will be fully supported throughout this process by other fully trained local leaders. Child safety is very important to Scouts. Therefore, along with training in child safety, Leaders must undergo a standard Police check to ensure the safety of our youth members. Contact us today for more information: lismorescouts@gmail.com 1st Lismore Scouts Group Leader | Nigel Watts: Address: Lismore Scout Hall, Magellan St, Lismore, NSW 2480. www.lismorescouts.weebly.com
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COME AND LEARN THE MINDFUL, MEDITATIVE ART PRACTICE OF ZENTANGLE. Comparison is the Introduction to Zentangle SATURDAY, 14 AUGUST 2021 enemy of creativity, it (1:00 - 3:30 PM) steals contentment and hinders the flow of Come and learn the mindful, meditative art practice of Zentangle. It’s a fun, easy to learn gratitude. Beyouart seeks to remind that in every area of life, it’s best just to be you-nique!
and relaxing method of drawing beautiful images using structured patterns.
Zentangle emphasizes the ‘relaxed focus’ aspect of meditation while tapping into the innate creative ability each one of us has. You will learn the 8 basic steps of the Zentangle method and have fun creating two beginners ‘tiles’ on 9x9cm cardstock, using a black fine liner, graphite pencil and blending tool.
All supplies are included.
You will leave feeling relaxed, with a sense of accomplishment and with everything you need to continue your practice at home. Registration Cost $65 Payable in advance please and nonrefundable. Payment can be made to Liz at Beyouart direct.
Please message for details. Spaces are limited so register early to secure your place. The Creatory, Shop 15, Starcourt Arcade, Lismore Ph: 0428 740 825 beyouart.byliz@gmail.com
National Science Week The Australian School of Entrepreneurship (ASE) is hosting a series of FREE virtual workshops for students aged 8 to 17 years old on Saturday, 14, Sunday, 15 August and Saturday, 21 August for National Science Week. During the workshop, participants will learn about innovation and technology in the agriculture sector. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from agricultural leaders and present their agriculture solutions to a panel of guest judges including NBN. The Australian School of Entrepreneurship (ASE) with support from Inspiring Australia (NSW) will deliver a set of virtual ‘Youth Entrepreneurship - Innovation in Science & Technology Workshops’ for New South Wales students during National Science Week 2021. The 6 x workshops are open to young people aged 8 to 17 years old and the $75 cost of participation is fully subsidised by Inspiring Australia (NSW) meaning there is no cost for the participant, parent or school.
National Science Week 2021 In-person and online events, virtual tours, DIY science and more, all across Australia, from 14 - 22 August Celebrating science & technology National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Running each year in August, it features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres.
Register here: events.humanitix.com/youth-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-workshops? fbclid=IwAR1vmdUM8BCyvcx1h5R37qFBdvVcwdzSh9lXx47u4I1RDIiIiPOaqEeb37E Youth Entrepreneurship - Innovation in Science & Technology Workshop, Hosted online, Running between 14th and 21st of August | Humanitix.
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Rous County Council Kait Maree have voted today 5 YOU'RE INVITED votes to 3 to proceed Kaitlyn's Starlight | Tutoring First Anniversary with their revised Saturday 28th August from 11am - 3pm Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy as exhibited and without the Dunoon Dam. The Widjabul Wi-abal Traditional Custodians have made it abundantly clear that the proposed site is sacred to them; dams do not provide resilient future-proof water solutions; and we need to progress diversity and efficiency across our water supply system. Congratulations to Rous County Councillors for your decision and for listening to the informed submissions from our community.
Water efficiency and security are pressing issues and focussed attention can now be put onto addressing them.
Get Amongst it... SEND YOUR NEWS OR EVENTS TO jwtmedia@hotmail.com
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WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE COOKING! WE HAVE YOU COVERED!
Scotty & Kristin
Mayfields MARKET KIT C HEN www.mayfieldsrelish.com
SCOTTY SCOOTS TO YOUR DOOR IN LISMORE Mobile: 0488 157 895 A welcoming and loved business operator to the Lismore food scene. Scott and Kristin's venture brings to you restaurant quality gourmet cuisine to enjoy at home or with your family. Creating dishes using only the highest quality ingredients which are sourced locally where ever possible. Cooking fresh from the farmers to the plate with local seasonal produce for your enjoyment. Both vegetarian & gluten-free options are always available. For those of you who have eaten at their restaurant venues or markets will be able to testify to the authenticity and high quality of the dishes. All the food produced is done so in accordance with the NSW food authority hygiene standards, packaged and ready to enjoy the cuisine. We post on Facebook our menu every Sunday for Thursday evening and are usually sold out by Tuesday, and for convenience, deliveries are available to the Lismore CBD within a 10 km radius at just $3. You can find Mayfield's stall at the Lismore Farmers Market each Saturday morning.
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Scott - “I was born in Somerset where they make cider and grow onions. Dad was in Aviation and got a job managing Bahrain airport which at the time was a major hub. We moved to Bahrain when I was 3 and lived there till I was 11. Dad then got a job working for Swiss Air so we moved to Cypress for the next 2 years. We went back to the UK and I lived in Bournemouth and eventually to Hertfordshire in London’s north. When I finished school I did a year's working visa here. Dad was working for British air space and was selling aircraft called the 146 in the region of Australasia. The 146 are extremely good for short take-off and landings. I think they only use them for cargo now but it was perfect for Hamilton Island. It was also known as the whisper jet because it was super quiet. He'd travel to Australia, Vanuatu, New Zealand, etc. They wanted him to open an office in Circular Quay so we all got a 4 year visa and I lived here for 4 years. I got a job working for Ansett in reservations and had the time of my life. I made loads of friends who are still friends now. When that time ended I had to return to the UK which was traumatic to say the least. By that stage I knew I loved Australia and wanted to live here. England was such a contrast which I found depressing and miserable, however that’s when I landed my first job in a kitchen. I took whatever I could so I started out as washer. I told the chefs I wanted to learn what I could. I’ve always loved cooking but was sort of put off because all the chefs and people in that industry lived a pretty hard lifestyle. The Chef’s took me under their wing and saw that I had a natural ability, most of which I owe to my Mum, like most chef’s do. In that period Mum and Dad managed to emigrate to Australia permanently and the bracket came up for the last remaining relative. I immediately applied and I got it. My parents moved to Tasmania. I went there for 2 months and went back to Sydney to see my friends. One of my mates lived in an apartment in Cronulla above some girls who had an Antipasto business. He took me down to introduce me and one of those girls was Kristin. We knocked on the door and this smell of roast lamb poured out. She asked if I wanted to stay for dinner and I basically never left. That was 2003.
Kristin - “I was born in Monto just above the Darling Downs in the Burnett district. My father had a dairy farm there as did Mum’s family. We were the original settlers of that area. I still have a lot of family in that area. We lost our farm in the 1969 drought and moved to Gladstone. My mum was disabled. She contracted Polio as a 16 year old at boarding school in Yeppoon. Mum was strapped to an iron frame for 18 months, all these awful things they did to her. My grandfather heard of a guy called Kjellberg (pronounced Schellbay) who was a Swedish Doctor. He had set up a clinic in Townsville where he stayed for many years. It ended up being like a tent city. People were coming from everywhere to be treated by him because the Swede’s do Osteopathy and Chiropractic as part of their practice. When Mum went to Kjellberg she was practically in an iron lung. She was paralysed from the neck down and they said she would never so much as feed herself again. She stayed for 9 years and in the end, she was paralysed in one leg. Mum was probably the most full-on woman you could ever meet. She went from a real horsewoman, farm girl to being the Arts and English mistress at the local college. She was the head of the musical society, the light opera society. She did children's art classes in the afternoon and adult art classes at night so I had to learn to cook from an early age. Mum was a brilliant cook and my inspiration. We were looking for ingredients back in the 60’s for Indian curries and Mexican food which was unusual back then. I started cooking family meals from the age of 9. I moved to Ballina after I finished school then onto Sydney where I stayed for nearly 37 years. My first restaurant was called Pipi’s in the old original Manly Hotel. It was licensed for 350 people. My beautiful dad had died. He was such a lovely, cuddly man.
We went up to Airlie Beach and I more or less started the Airlie Beach toad races which are still going today (laughs). I went back and worked in various restaurants in Sydney including Sailor Thai. I worked at The Rockpool and Doyles at Watson Bay. I worked for 5 years in Rozelle at an awardwinning restaurant in the Sackville Hotel. I got a bit tired of hospitality and the hours so I got a job working for Kerry Stokes as a housekeeper and cook for 4 years in his big mansion in Double Bay. That was interesting. From there I went to Montreal and worked in my friends' beautiful jewellery shop. Not long after I moved to Cronulla and met Scott.
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Scott & Kristin
We spent a little while with a cafe in Kenilworth near Eumundi but cafe’s were not really our thing as we were used to restaurants so we bought in Ballina. My friend had The Eltham Pub so we had jobs to come to. My sister lived in Bangalow and had a jewellery shop called Peek a Boo. We loved this neck of the woods and always felt very at home here. We took over the Eltham in 2005 and stayed on till 2009. We then took over the kitchen at Dunoon Sports Club so we left the Eltham. We used to drive past the Eltham and see how busy it was so we went back and helped out the new owners for another year.
Mayfield's Market Kitchen
The Eltham Valley used to be called Mayfield so that’s where our name came from. The Eltham Pub used to be called The Mayfield Hotel. We started working at the markets and I was selling relishes. After about 5 years we started doing breakfasts and we started the Wednesday night dinners. We’ve also done the Mullumbimby Farmers Market for many years which is a beautiful market. Everybody thought we so on the ball for Covid doing dinner deliveries. We started it online from home and now we cap it at 50 meals. It’s gone from strength to strength. We’ve been doing some gigs at The Rappville Hotel too which has been so much fun. We’ve done a lot of film catering lately. We did the catering for the ABC production of Deadlock. We’d arrive at Shelley Beach with our little old van. They are all standing there in the dawn light waiting for this big food van to show up and we rock up. They were like .…Huh!! In the end, though we got a standing ovation as we drove out. We love Lismore. At first, we were unsure about moving here from Ballina but we were welcomed with open arms. We made so many more friends. It’s real here. We used to come into Lismore and think the edges were a bit rough but it’s fantastic. We have the best cafes and it’s a community thing. That really came together for us with the whole Bentley thing. The whole community working together. These hills are home.” Scott - “That’s what Lismore means to me…Community, more than anything else. We’ve been supported so well by the community. The number of places I’ve lived around the world and this is the first place my roots have gone down..This is home.” LISMORE
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Linda from Hanging Rock Flowers in her beautiful space.
Humans of Lismore @Humansoflismore 0408 288 766 neeceepuss@gmail.com
Humans of Lismore I love Lismore and want to share the diversity, vibrance and community spirit of the people of our town. Lismore is situated on the North Coast of NSW and is in the heart of the Northern Rivers. We have a vibrant mix of people, great cafes and restaurants, fabulous theatre, amazing artists and musicians, protectors, activists, the beautiful knitting nannas, awesome markets including the car boot, handmakers market, organic and farmers markets and beautiful people. This is our home and our community!
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Easy Tom Yum Soup Recipe With Shrimp Easy tom yum soup recipe is everything you come to expect from Thai food. Deliciously spicy, zingy, sweet, and every other taste sensation you can imagine. Full of fragrant herbs, healthy vegetables, and fats. It's one of my favourites, especially during the cooler winter months. I love sour flavors so I always add an extra squeeze of Lime over my coriander to serve but feel free to add and leave out things according to taste.
Find all of the ingredient's at SG Asian Supermarket Experiment with other variations to this delicious soup; Add fish or various seafood items you may wish to add or substitute seafood with Chicken. Variations on vegetables are also tasy; Cabbage is perfect or Carrots or shallots finely sliced. You can add noodles for added texture and make it more of a hearty meal.
Generally the Ingredients are;
Chili paste with soy bean oil comes in small jars and can be found at SG Tom Yum Soup Paste. Asian Supermarket. Medium prawns - peeled and deveined. Galangal, a member of Small Mushrooms, the ginger family, is a halved. knobby root that tastes Canned whole like a cross between Mushrooms, drained. ginger and pepper. Homemade Prawn or Chicken Stock or water. Tom Yum Soup paste can Lemon grass stalks. be found also at SG Asian Kaffir Lime leaves. Supermarket, or you may Sliced Galangal. wish to try Thai Red Chilli's to taste. Curry paste. Fish sauce. Kaffir lime leaves have Limes, juiced. an aromatic citrus-like White sugar. Hot chilli paste smell and flavor. Garnish (optional) with fresh coriander leaves.
TOM KHA SOUP – VEGAN OR CHICKEN Is another variation one of the tastiest and easiest Thai foods to prepare, Tom Kha simply requires fresh lemongrass – dried galangal and packaged coconut milk will still produce a decent soup. (Although Fresh is always Best.) While technically a soup, it is typically served with rice and eaten like a curry, ladled over the rice and then eaten.
Good news for chilli lovers – chilli is said to contain high levels of Vitamin C and can boost metabolism rate.
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THE WINSOME AND LISMORE SOUP KITCHEN INC. www.winsome.org.au
WE ARE A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATION OPERATED BY VOLUNTEERS.
Providing a Service to the Disadvantaged Community... Hot lunches Daily Transitional Housing for Marginalised Men Caring Through Community
The Winsome and Lismore Soup kitchen Inc. comprise volunteers some of whom have been associated with the Lismore Soup Kitchen for twenty years. People from all walks of life, cultures, and careers come to serve the marginalised and homeless people of the Lismore area by giving of their time, resources, and commitment as a volunteer with the Lismore Soup Kitchen. Those people who serve continuously over a period of twelve months may apply to full membership of the Lismore Soup Kitchen with rights to vote at general meetings. These members vote annually to elect an Executive Committee which oversees the management of the corporate vision and implements the Lismore Soup Kitchen mission on behalf of the members. The executive committee appoints the Winsome Centre Manager and the management team..
Our Vision To have a facility in the community that provides care for the community by the community To move people from disadvantage (of various kinds) to something better that is sustainable and stable.
Our Mission To provide prepared meals daily including breakfasts and lunches. Other items when available such as takeaway meals, donated fruit and bread are made available to people who for various reasons are struggling to cope financially. To provide a place where people who have problems interacting socially may come and find opportunities for friendship and social interaction. To provide male and female medium-term accommodation at Mazzer House in South Lismore and for marginalised men only at the Winsome. To help refer people with various physical (food and accommodation) and social (medical, counselling and welfare) needs to other organisations who are more suited to help in these situations.
Mieke Bell LSK President - Accommodation Manager
Paul Murphy Centre Manager
Mobile: 0407 789 528
Phone: 02 6625 2430
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Sharon Dwyer Kitchen Manager
Ridley Bell Business Manager
Mobile: 0447 224 205
Phone: 02 6624 6080
The Winsome & LSK Landline Office Number
Mobile: 0427 789 533
Phone: 02 6622 4055
The Winsome and Lismore Soup Kitchen 11 Bridge Street North Lismore Phone: 02 6622 4055
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History Of The Winsome In 1882 down in the damp, swampy end of a little village that was affectionately called, "Sleepy Hollow" there was a handy bit of land near where the ships could turn around, and head back down the Wilson River. Because this bit of real estate was close to the action from over at the town on the eastern side of the river and near where the punt ferried people, stores, stock, and vehicles across to get to Nimbin and other places on their pioneering journeys it was thought it might be a handy place for a hotel. Maybe there was 'something' around before 1882 but we do know that the North Lismore Hotel was bought on 4 February 1882. 1883 was a year when there was a lot of action in 'Sleepy Hollow". The Base Hospital was built, more hotels, baker, butcher, chemist – it was all happening. The big event in 1884 was the building of Fawcett's Bridge over Wilson's Creek because traffic was increasing and the puntsman was becoming increasingly unreliable – maybe the hotel was too popular? In 1884 Alexander Brown purchased the 'goodwill' of the North Lismore Hotel. From 1884 to 1888 the hotel underwent several renovations and was reopened as the Junction Hotel on 25th February 1888. From photographs of the building in 1890's, it was of timber construction. In 1908 the Junction Hotel was run as a boarding house. Not much is known about the building after that but perhaps there was a fire at some stage as this regularly occurred in timber buildings with open fireplaces and when smokers went to bed inebriated. There existed a Winsome Hotel at Tunstall, on the Casino side of Tunstall Gap up to 1888. At some time this hotel changed its name to the Tuncester and held various licenses. On August 13 1925 there is a description of a new hotel opening at the old Junction Hotel site. The Tuncester Hotel license was transferred to this new hotel and it was opened as the Winsome Hotel. The Winsome Hotel has since had a long history as a popular meeting place, hotel and pub. In 1980 the Winsome Hotel was included on the National Trust Register and officially designated as a 1925 building. This date remains displayed at the front of the Winsome building. The hotel has passed through many hands and has had notoriety amongst the Lismore and northern rivers community as being a venue for the music scene. The Winsome underwent significant modifications and renovations 1n 2005 and 2006 when the new owner, Dallas Bayly, purchased it and designated it for luxury accommodation. It was reopened on September 30 2006 with its new and current look. The significant change that occurred in 2009 is that the Winsome Hotel was bought by the Lismore Soup Kitchen and renamed The Winsome from where the Winsome Café will serve meals to the people doing it tough and provide low-cost accommodation for those seeking pathways out of homelessness. One was the prehistoric Germanic noun *wini- meaning "friend" (literally, "one who desires or loves" someone else), which became wine in Old English and is preserved in such names as Winfred, "friend of peace," and Edwin, "friend of (family) possessions."
winsome www.thefreedictionary.com/winsome Charming, often in a childlike or naive way. win′some·ly adv | win′some·ness n. Word History: The win- in winsome comes from the Indo-European root *wen-, meaning "to desire, strive for," and has a number of descendants in the Germanic languages.
winsome (adj) charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.
A different form of the root with a different suffix became Old English wynn, "pleasure, joy," preserved in winsome. Finally, the verb win itself is from this root; its meaning is an extension of the sense "to strive for," namely, "to strive for with success, be victorious." Outside of the Germanic branch of Indo-European, we see the root, for example, in Latin venus or Venus "love, the goddess of love," and the verb venerāre, "to worship," the source of English venerate.
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Statewide pet food outbreak alert as Victoria grapples with the worst dog death toll
Four-year-old Brandy is one of more than 50 dogs suffering from liver toxicity across Victoria.
Agriculture Victoria has issued a statewide alert over raw dog meat after another three dogs died from liver toxicity, making this the worst animal death toll potentially linked to pet food since veterinarians started recording such fatalities a decade ago. Twelve dogs have died from illness linked to meat sourced from an eastern Victorian meatworks, which authorities are investigating. At least 52 pets have now fallen ill and all have a link to have eaten raw meat from the Maffra Knackery, which also trades as Backman's Meats and Backman's Greyhound Supplies. The meat is also delivered directly to dog owners around the state. A Bairnsdale pet food retailer issued an "urgent product recall" of 10kg Bulk Coarse Beef, urging customers on social media to "please stop feeding to your pets and return what is left to us". Meat processing regulator PrimeSafe is yet to determine whether the meat is the cause of the liver failure but says it has been linked to each dog that fell ill. A grieving owner who has lost two dogs in recent days joined calls for tighter regulations for the pet food industry. Sue Graham, from Moe South, lost her pet greyhound, Pash, to the liver illness on July 7. She and her husband put down their other greyhound, Pebbles. Ms Graham said both dogs had been fed beef from the Maffra Knackery, which was delivered directly to her home. "As there are no regulations regarding pet food, how can people sleep easily at night," Ms Graham said. "These are not just dogs, they are valued family members, workmates and necessary companions." Ms Graham said she had been calling vet clinics across eastern Victoria to warn them about the issue because "pet owners need to know".
"As there are no regulations regarding pet food, how can people sleep easily at night," Ms Graham said.
Vets demand mandatory reporting "Regulatory options will require the support of, and implementation by, state and territory governments."
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The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) set up a system more than a decade ago for members to report potential pet food problems called PetFast, and the latest dog deaths triggered a notification to their database to warn vets about the issue. AVA spokeswoman Doctor Melanie Latter said pet food standards should be compulsory for domestically produced and imported pet food. "The AVA has been calling for better regulation of the pet food industry for many years," she said. "We strongly recommend that there should be regulatory mechanisms in place for mandatory recall and investigation of adverse events that are associated with pet food." The Pet Food Industry Association of Australia (PFIAA) are in lockstep with the AVA.
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Northern Star, Lismore. August 1925.
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THE WINSOME HOTEL - HANDSOME NEW BUILDING
This magnificent brick building at Lismore, situated between the two bridges within easy distance of railway and boat, has just been erected by Brown and Jolly, Ltd., the wellknown contractors, for Messrs. Tooth and Co. Messsrs. Copeman and Lemont, in conjunction with Col. F. J. Board, were the architects. The building is beautifully fitted up inside, the complete furnishings being also supplied by Brown and Jolly, Ltd., who have now completed the furnishings of most of the principal hotels on the coast. The bedrooms, which are large and airy and only contain one bed of silver-grey and nickel, are also fitted with a bedroom suite of polished maple each. There is a lounge room on each floor most comfortably furnished. The dining-room upstairs and lounge room are combined and form a cosy idea of comfort.
The public dining room is on the ground floor and is directly connected with the serveries, which are most convenient and up to date. There is hot and cold water throughout the building, and the beautifully tiled bathrooms and fitments should be sufficient recommendations themselves. There are very few hotels in the metropolitan area at the present equal to the present hotels now being erected on the North Coast. It shows that the people with capital still have confidence in the district, and seeing that all the work in connection with these buildings has been obtained by Messrs. Brown and Jolly, Ltd., it speaks volumes for the quality of their work. The same firm is just completing the furnishing of the Fero's Hotel, in the famous Dorrigo district. The new Lismore hotel, Winsome, is now open to the travelling public, and the genial host, Mr. F. Rudder, is there to welcome them and make their stay most comfortable. There is ample accommodation for cars and other vehicles.
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Northern Star, Lismore. 4 July 1925.
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THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH The picture shows the building of the bridge across Leycester Creek connecting South and North Lismore, carried out about 1883, subsequently (about 1903) named Coleman bridge, after the late J. W. Coleman, M.L.A. The view is taken from the south side and shows the original hotel, the site of which is now adorned by the palatial Winsome Hotel, costing £20,000 shortly to be opened. FAWCETT BRIDGE. WILSON'S CREEK. LISMORE. It was named after Mr. C. H. Fawcett, police magistrate, and afterward M. P. for the Richmond. Photograph and letterpress by courtesy of Mr. N. C. Hewitt. Mr. N. C. Hewitt, of Tweed Heads, is well known in Grafton and was born in Maitland., NSW. He compiled a regular column in the Northern Star "Notes by the Way". The signboard on the single-story building reads, "North Lismore Hotel, A. Brown" who was the father of Messrs A. and H. Brown of Lismore.
In the later eighties, this shingle roof building gave place to a fine two-story structure (demolished 1924) which was kept by the late John Brown, for many years on Eatonswill Station, who died at Turramurra last year. He was no relation to the former licensee. About, 1887 it was renamed the Junction Hotel. When Mr. Brown removed to the Bridge Hotel (now the site of the Hotel Ryan) the license passed to the late David Rankin, a bridge builder. From him, it passed to the late Richard Cogan. The bridge building gear so prominent is in striking contrast to the modern appliances of Mr. W. F. Oakes. The building next to the hotel is a cottage still standing in Wotherspoon Lane. The large tree behind the hotel is a Moreton Bay fig, which stood until about 1890. Through the scrub in the foreground extending from the hotel to behind the first row of piles which have been driven, may be discerned the hill beyond the waterworks.
This bridge, which connects Lismore proper with the north side, was completed about 1884, the year after the courthouse was. built. It was named after Mr. C. H. Fawcett, police magistrate, and afterward M. P. for the Richmond. The picture shows the old ferry, which served "the rude forefathers of the hamlet," who were ferried across by an old pensioner who "feebly turned at the tardy wheel or tugged at the weary oar." Note the "port of call" on the north side, and the bell on the post which marks the site of the N.C.S.N. Co's, wharf today. The scrub on the north side close to the bridge has long since disappeared. The central tree was a hardwood, with a parasitical fig enveloping its trunk, which stood on the present site of the "Star" Office until the 1921 flood. The cluster of scrub in the foreground, on the extreme right of the picture, marks the course of Brown's Creek.
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Northern Star Lismore. 22 October 1932.
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After having given 30. years' service as a hotel and in later years as a homestead, the Winsome Hotel building at Tuncester is being demolished. The building is owned by Mr. I. Somerville and the timber will be used for two cottages.
here "was little use for the building after the license was transferred to the brick building fit North Lismore some years ago. Visited, by hundreds of travellers between Casino and Lismore and Lismore and Nimbin annually, the hotel was a well-known landmark and was the Tuncester post office.
The teak timber is in a splendid state of preservation, despite the number of years it has given service in the building at the junction of two roads about five miles from Lismore.
WINSOME HOTEL, TUNSTALL. John Webster lessee, W. W. O'Neil owner. Mr. Young, instructed by Mr. V. B. Macdermott, uppcurt for the licensee and owner. Inspector Evans said that drovers öf stock, passing the hotel often stopped there overnight. There were good stables and private paddocks, and it was very cleanly kept. There were slaughterhouses close to it, a rifle range and a railway station, lt was more needed than the hotels at Tumbulgum. It was well conducted by the present licensee. He thought there were other hotels that should go before it. In his opinion wine licenses were not so much needed as hotel licenses. John Websters said he had been a licensee since January 1907. His principal customers were stock dealers and the travelling public. The hotel was at the junction of the Hanging Rock Creek and Casino road, on the main stock route serving New England. Great numbers of stock passed it, and he sometimes had as many as 1000 head in his paddocks. Some 30 or 4O dealers stopped there weekly. There were saleyards there, and the hotel was a convenience to those attending.
Northern Star (Lismore, NSW. Tuesday 2 June 1908. W. W. O'Neill, the owner of the hotel, said he lived half a mile away. He thought there was no hotel more used by the travelling public. He had £1800 invested in the building, which was in good order and well kept. He had erected a blacksmith's shop there and a public hall. Thomas Armstrong, the part-owner, of Disputed Muins, said the hotel had been there 20 years. He thought there was no hotel that served the travelling public so well .us this. There were good paddocks and watering places close handy. The stock was kept there overnight so we come into Lismore before 6am. There were more cattle camped there than around any hotel or all the hotels on the rivers. I Good liquors were kept, and the hotel was run by Mr. Webster and family only, and all the drovers spoke very highly of them. William Allen, stock drover 'and the butcher said the hotel was a grout convenience, lt was the only place to camp with stock to water them between Lismore and Casino. Great numbers used it, and he had done so himself. He thought it very necessary. J. G. Hicks, captain of the Rifle Club, said the hotel was very useful for pig drovers. The fact of the Hotel being there helped in the choice of the site of the rifle range. The hotel was kept respectably.
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Newcastle Sun NSW. 16 June 1954.
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The art of the puppet theatre had such fascination for Shirley Brindley, who works with Peter Scrivetti's Puppet Company, that after seeing the puppets at the Theatre Royal in Sydney she decided there and then to give up her own career as a professional actress and join the company. Only six weeks ago Shirley was with the Arts Council Group, appearing in Shakespearean plays and doing stage and radio work; now she changes the scenery on a puppet stage and even helps manipulate the little dolls in one of the plays. "The Princess" Puppeteering will now be her fulltime career. Tape Recorded, is all-absorbing because it covers every aspect of theatre, Shirley said today. 'Stage-setting, dressing, lighting and acting all come into it.'
Peter Scriven has engaged other actors and actresses to recite the dialogue for the plays, which he usually writes himself, then plays it on a taperecorder for each performance. At present, he is writing a new play which will be acted for the recorder by himself and his two assistants — Shirley and another young Australian, Ric Marshall. Mr. Marshall, a former dancer, has also had stage and theatre experience.
PUPPETEER Shirley Brindley shows how fearsome a dragon — even a puppet dragon can look when it yawns. The dragon has green wings, eyes that light up and nostrils that breathe smoke. Also in the picture are Rastus (a cheerful negro) and a diver from the underwater ballet scene. 'Hard Work' Shirley's soprano voice will be another asset to this production. She has sung often on radio programmes and was in Newcastle a few years ago with 'Let's Make An Opera.' 'Production in a puppet 1 theatre is hard, constant work.' Shirley said, 'but it provides a run outlet for the artistic personality. She added, It sounds quite daft to many people, but these puppets become like living beings to us. Even after this short time, I find myself talking to them, just as Peter and Ric do when I am putting them away or setting them up.
To demonstrate her point, Mr. Marshall took down a tiny, cute black-and-white kitten which trotted to the edge of the stage and began to carry on a silent but energetic conversation with Shirley, who answered all his imaginary questions.
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Northern Star. 29 July 1954.
2500 CHILDREN EXPECTED TO SEE PUPPETS About 2500 children are expected to see the Peter Scriven puppets to be presented in the Richmond Hall, Lismore, today and tomorrow. There are three matinee performances today and two matinees and an evening session tomorrow. The company, which is sponsored by the Arts Council, has already visited 45 towns in N.S.W. The originator, Peter Scriven, has been operating puppets since he was four. He is assisted by Miss Shirley Brindley and Mr. Ric Marshall. Mr. Scriven said many adults had the wrong impression about puppets, which they coupled with Punch and Judy shows. His 57 puppets perform a variety of acts ranging from well-known stories such as St. George and the Dragon and the Story of Three Wishes for the children to a Chinese and underwater fantasy for adults. "It is like a live stage in miniature," he said.
Northern Star Lismore. 9 April 1953.
LIONS CLUB LEADER Somerville Studios. Claud E. Hill, of Lismore, was elected unopposed as the first elected Australian District Governor at the Lions International first Australian convention held at Coolangatta yesterday. The highlight of the convention was the presence of the International President, Mr. Edgar M. Elbert, who is completing a world tour of the 42 countries where Lions Clubs are operating. Mr. Elbert was welcomed by the mayor of the South Coast, Ald. L. Peak, and the president of Tweed Shire Council, Cr. E. Cox. He will be welcomed to Lismore at a dinner in the Apollo Hall today.
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Northern Star Lismore. 9 April 1953.
"The puppets have been televised over the B.B.C. and are ideal for this medium," Mr. Scriven said. Mr. Scriven said he has planned a series of puppet shows on Ginger Meggs comic strip characters for when television comes to Australia.
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Northern Star Lismore. 9 April 1929.
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An area known as "Cobbrabald" ORIGIN OF NAME
Lismore The name of the station, subsequently given to our town, will be interesting to many to know, is taken from the small but celebrated Island of Lismore, one of the Hebrides in Loch Linnhe, near the Island of Mull, in the Firth of Lorn, Argyleshire. Its situation among the green hills reminded Mrs. Wilson of her native land. Lismore means in the Gaelic "the great enclosure," and, by specialisation, "the great garden." The place we live in is from its situation "a great enclosure" among the hills, or from its fertility capable of being "a great garden." Mrs. Wilson died at Monaltrie early in March 1891, at the great age of 89 years, and it would be fitting amidst the celebrations if a wreath were placed on her grave. Known to the blacks as "Cobbrabald," Mr. Wilson was in his 90th year at the time of his death. When Mr. Wilson sold out to Mrs. Girard he removed to Monaltrie, out on the Gundurimba Road, where, I believe, he died and was buried. His grave ought not to be forgotten at this time.
The site of the old head station was at the southern end of Molesworth Street where the ornamental trees and the site of the garden can still be seen in the grounds occupied by Mrs. T. Exton. The old station buildings were demolished in 1908.
Northern Star, Lismore. 4 July 1925. Lismore - This is one of the earliest actual photographs of Lismore which has been preserved. It shows the city of Lismore 1885, just six years after it was incorporated, and as seen from Girard Hill (in the South). The streets seen running South to North are Keen (in the foreground) and Molesworth in the distance.
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Northern Star Lismore. 9 April 1929.
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GENESIS OF LISMORE LIVES MADE SUBLIME Mr. Noah C. Hewitt writes It seems a pity to destroy a popular tradition, but at times history demands it. The man who burrows in the archives of the past is like unto the worm whose habit he emulates in that he destroys some of our cherished illusions. It has become an accepted tradition that the Wilson family were the first to occupy a tract of country embracing what is now the site, of the town of Lismore and extending down as far as Dungarubba, near Broadwater. But historical evidence is all to the contrary.
Undoubtedly the most complete and authentic history of the Richmond River yet published is what is known as "Bawden's Lectures," which occupied some pages of the "Grafton Argus" in 1886 and 1888. In the issue of August 31, 1888, Mr. Bawden states:
"Lismore station was first taken up in 1843 by Ward Stephens for Mr. Jason Scott, of Glendon (who was a very large station owner in the 'forties), but it was subsequently acquired by Mr. William Wilson, from whom it passed to the late Mrs. Girard, whose association through her husband, Mr. F. Girard, with the earliest settlement of the Clarence, was considerable." Other authorities claim that the country embracing the site of Lismore was first selected by a Captain Dumaresque (after whom the Dumaresque River took its name), who occupied Tilbuster and Furracabad on New England (see "The Land of the Beardies" — the Glen Innes jubilee booklet, and H. [Caption] Wiiliam Wilson, sen., owner of Lismore Station 1844 Stuart Russell's Genesis of Queensland"). Under the preemptive right system country selected had to be occupied within six months of being taken up, but these authorities agree that Captain Dumaresque defaulted and it passed to Ward Stephens.
Anyway, it is interesting to note that descendants of the original admirer of the fine country around Lismore were a Captain Dumaresque, who was aide de camp to Lord Chelmsford when Governor of N.S.W., and was killed in France in the great war, and Commodore Dumaresque, who was Naval Commandant on the Australian station about 1918.
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Northern Star Lismore. 9 April 1929.
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THE WILSON FAMILY Mr. Noah C. Hewitt writes The children of the original Wilson in order of their birth were: Theresa A. Wilson (Mrs. Watt, who died at Monaltrie about a year ago), Elizabeth Wilson (who died as a girl; fell on a box, striking her temple); William Wilson (who married Theodocia Garrard, sister of the late Mr. Seb. Garrard, of Boorie Creek); he died at Moree a good many years ago without leaving any family; Miss Mary Wilson (who married the late Mr. R. E. de B. Lopez, one time of Koolool, near Monaltrie); she died some 47 years ago, leaving three boys and one girl. The daughter is dead, but the boys are residents in London. As natives of the district, they have added to its fame. The eldest is Major de Bertodano (the family having now dropped the Lopez); the second is Henry de Bertodano, an eminent architect, and the youngest is Lieutenant de Bertodano, who saw much active service. The youngest of the original Wilson family was Henry O'Brien Wilson, the father of Mr. H. O'B. Wilson, now, I believe, in Sydney, who lived for many years about Lismore and was a director of Norco Ltd. He died some 36 years ago.
The other members of this family were: William Edward Wilson, Douglas Daveney Wilson (both well-known cricketers in Lismore), and Miss Mary Ida Bundock Wilson (now the wife of Admiral Henry Clark, who was on active service in the English Channel), and Gertrude Cruden Wilson (who died when a girl of 9 years). Mr. H. O'B. Wilson's family consisted of four boys and one girl. The three eldest boys saw active service and the eldest, Sergeant Henry O'Brien Wilson, died as the result of wounds received in France.
The brothers and sister of Mr. H. O'B. Wilson have families so that there are many descendants of the original family to perpetuate an honoured name, which, unfortunately, is now only a memory here, the last of the family having moved to Sydney some 18 or 19 years ago. It is to be hoped that they have been invited to the celebrations. Wilson's Creek, Wilson Street, and Girard's Hill will forever associate with the town the names of the first residents to settle here, who went through storm and stress when Lismore was young and Australia battling for her very existence.
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Northern Star Lismore. 9 April 1929.
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The late W. C. Bundock, of Wiangarie Mr. Noah C. Hewitt writes In an issue of the "R.R. Express" in 1879 the late W. C. Bundock, of Wiangarie, stated in a letter in reply to Mr. Jason Stocks that when he first visited Lismore with his brother-in-law, the late Hon. E. D. S. Ogilvie, in 1843, "the only tenement there was the tent of the manager of a flock of catarrh sheep." This statement squares with another authority who states that "In like manner, Ward Stephens had 10,000 sheep on Lismore run. "When he took it up the seasons were dry, but soon changed and the rain descended and floods came so that the luckless sheep perished from fluke and footrot, and the remnants of the flock were taken back to Cassilis."
However, in seeking the truth there is no desire to detract from the meritorious performance of William Wilson, sen., who, though not the original holder of the site of the town of Lismore, was at least the most successful one, and whose wife has the honour of bestowing upon it the classic cognomen. In "A Short History of the District,'' the editor of the "Northern Star" in its issue of 21st March 1891, states: "In 1843 Ward Stephens had sheep at Runnymede and, also on Steve King's Plains, near Wyrallah. The late Mr. William Wilson, of Monaltrie, who had resided for some years at Illawarra, came to the Richmond River in February 1844, and as the only means of getting up the river and to the open forest land had a raft constructed, and on this, he placed his family and furniture and, we think, a cow, and after a tedious voyage reached Lismore, where he located himself and subsequently formed it into a cattle station. It had been occupied for a short time previously by a Mr. Dumaresque for sheep."
In the "Star" of 16th May 1894, in "A Review of the District, Past and Present," the editor there again assures us "the country was first taken up by a Mr. Dumaresque, but soon passed into the hands of the late William Wilson, who took possession in February 1844."
Northern Star Lismore. 19 February 1940. By W. J. Stewart McKay In the "Northern Star," a little time back, Mr. N. C. Hewitt made the statement that "Wellington Charles Bundock came to Wiangaree in 1840." As regards Mr. Hewitt's statement I wish to say that Bundock's Christian name was not Wellington Charles, but Wellington Cochran, as he was called after the greatest general, and also the greatest seaman, Lord Dondonald, whose family name was Cochran. In the next place I shall show that he did not come to Wyangarie in 1840; and finally, that his wife, in her memoir calls their station home Wiangarie, not Wiangaree. The spelling no doubt varies as it does in all words that are spelt on the onomatopoeic plan. It may seem pernickety to draw attention to such details, but I have tried to collect some correct facts and exact dates of the early events of the Lismore and Casino districts that may help to make the task of the future historians of these parts a little easier. Mr. Hewitt, I know, is an authority on those individuals in these parts that Noah forgot to take into the Ark with him, and so, I know, he will not resent my calling attention to what I think is an incorrect date. William Ogilvie, a retired naval officer, was given a grant of land (2000 acres) in the Hunter River district, and he called the place Merton, on account of Nelson's connection with that place in England.
He built a four-roomed cottage, with mud floors, at Merton. He bought sheep, for which he had to pay sixty shillings ahead. His daughter says, in her memoir, that this "was the nucleus of his sheep station, which he afterwards left in charge of Edward, who, about the year 1839, came with Fred., our third brother, in search of a new country on the recently discovered Clarence River."
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Northern Star Lismore. 29 July 1954.
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Lismore and District Chamber of Commerce
REALLY NEEDED
"This scheme envisages something Information of the Retail Traders more than an Committee - A decision to form a retail organisation to decide about holidays, and is traders' sectional committee to operate within the orbit of the Lismore an organisation that Lismore really and District Chamber of Commerce, needs," added Mr. was made at a meeting of the Robertson.
Vice President
chamber in Lismore last night.
A provisional executive and committee was appointed to make arrangements for the first meeting of the committee. The provisional officers are: President, Mr. E. Amos; vice-president, Mr. J. McLean; secretary-treasurer, Mr. H. W. Kramer; executive, Messrs. F. McDermott, C. M. Robertson, B. Mullins. Representatives of numerous business houses in Lismore attended the meeting. The resolution for the formation of the committee was moved by Mr. A. C. Brand. After some discussion, it was decided that membership of the committee should be confined to representatives of the retail trade.
He said in Wagga there were various sections of trading organisations connected with the Chamber of Commerce, and the city council looked to them for a lead. Whereas the personnel of the council was temporary, members of the other organisations were more or less permanent. The new committee would provide an excellent opportunity to rejuvenate the retail traders' association, said Mr. J. McLean. He added that in his opinion it would be preferable to leave the appointment of office bearers to a later meeting.
The original resolution made provision for professional men to be represented on the committee. Mr. C. M. Thomas said the Lismore Rotary club would support the new committee.
Mr. E. Amos said the new committee could do worthwhile work, and help in the advancement and progress of the city. "Retailers in the past may have been too narrow in their outlook.
He said the club's vocational service section had chosen the sponsorship of the committee as one of its objects for the year. Mr. Thomas said he thought it would be desirable to eliminate professional men from the committee and to confine its membership to retail traders.
"There have been internal dissensions in the past, which I think can be overcome if the matter is approached in the correct manner," he added. Mr. Amos said he thought other sections of the business community could form committees that would support the overall development of Lismore.
Supporting the move for the establishment of the committee, Mr. c. M. Robertson said the time was opportune for the formation of an organisation of retail traders.
Mr. F. McDermott said professional men and retail traders would not have much in common, and there might be friction in any committee composed of the two sections.
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Northern Star Lismore. 10 August 1933
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Lismore Banks' Football Team E. Amos
Contested Championship
Northern Star Lismore. 23 August 1954.
Checking cards after contesting Lismore Golf Club's 36 holes foursomes championship yesterday were (left to right) J. Brown, R. Ward, E. Amos and P. Barnett. The championship was won by V. Reynolds and B. K. Wotherspoon with a gross score of 151. Runners-up were W. Somerville and J. Opie with 154. R. Walker and A. Russell had the best 36-hole net score with 139.
"E. Amos was elected President for the Retail Traders Committee, a keen sportsman and a well-respected member of Lismore Community.
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Northern Star Lismore. 29 July 1954.
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The secretary of the chamber, Mr. H. W. Kramer, said the ultimate objective was the formation of a city development committee to be composed of members of the chamber and the sectional committee to promote the commercial, cultural and sporting activities of Lismore and the district. He suggested that the new committee might also assist in the establishment of a tourist bureau in Lismore which could foster incoming tourist traffic to compensate for the money taken out of the town by outgoing tourists. Mr. Mr. Kramer also suggested that a concerted drive should be made to develop a festival week in Lismore and that support should be given to the Arts Council and the Historical Society in their efforts to establish an art gallery and a museum. Mr. Granger congratulated Mr. Kramer on his work " in connection with the formation of the new committee and said it was something that Lismore had needed for a long time. Mr. Ashton described the formation of the committee as a milestone in the history of Lismore. "It is about time Lismore organised some annual functions to attract thousands of people such as are staged in Grafton, Goulburn, Toowoomba and Wagga," he said.
The president, Mr. R. Granger, said the question of voting power on the committee could be covered by the rules.
THE LISMORE CAMERA CLUB The above club has been inaugurated under the most favourable circumstances and has started with a very encouraging membership. The officers elected are: Patron - W. Cornish, Esq.; President - A. J. Simpson, Esq.; Vice - Presidents - Messrs. F. J. Board and C.’st H. Syer; Treasurer - W. B. Wilson, Esq; Secretary - George N. Burley; Committee - Messrs. N. Hewitt, G. Gostellow, L. McKinnon, S. Simmons, and the office-bearers. The club meets on the first Friday in every month. We wish the new arrival every good wish, and promise it our best support. Editor, Australasian Photo Review. Australasian Photo Review., Vol.10, No. 7, 21-07-1903.
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Northern Star Lismore. 31 March 1948.
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Sir-Only today (27th) have I seen the "Northern Star" of 24th with the report of Lismore City Council's acceptance of the offer of a large 011 painting, "Britain's Heritage" (by A. J. W. Burgess, R.A., RI., R.O.I.) by a Mrs. G. W. F. Mac-Naughton, of London. Ald. Evans is credited with saying in council: "The article in the "Northern Star" (of 16th March) indicated very clearly that Mr. Hewitt had written this lady and gave her the impression that the council was about to embark on the construction of an Art Gallery, I do not think that is quite true.... under false pretences." Yes, as clear as muddy water. What a pity Ald. Evans did not read. I the article with his glasses on. I do | not know the lady and never before until Mr. Burgess wrote me did I hear her name and she had probably never heard of Lismore until Mr. Burgess mentioned it as his hometown. I challenge Ald. Evans to show wherein the article in the I "Star" there is one word to show, or from which it can be inferred, I that I had any part in, or deserve any thanks for this generous gift, it is all Mr. Burgess' own doing.
"The Art Gallery (83ft. x 43ft. with two smaller galleries each 22ft. x 22ft.) is situated above the library on the first floor." It goes on: "Exhibits for Art Gallery: The Art Gallery could be completed subsequently or simultaneously if finances permit, and would also provide an added (attraction to the town." (Then follow details how the National Art Gallery of N.S.W. would loan exhibits to country towns.) A copy of that issue of the "Star" was sent by me to Mr. Burgess in 1940 with a hint that he might see his way clear to donate a picture, thus forever recording his family's association with Lismore. In the intervening eight years in my annual letter to the artist, I am certain I have never mentioned the art gallery, as England and Australia were engaged in a death struggle. The misunderstanding is all Mr. Burgess and is quite understandable. The Lismore City Council has adopted the right course in accepting the gift. There can be no suggestion of accepting it under false premises or promises.
If Ald. Evans will betake his steps to the "Star" office and refer to the file of January 10, 1940, he will find of columns report with these big headlines: "Cultural Centre for Lismore. Town Hall, Library and Art Gallery." Then follows a lengthy report by Mr. J. A. V. Nisbet, a Sydney architect who was "engaged by Lismore Municipal Council to submit designs of the buildings to be erected to embrace... Three plans are published, showing three separate buildings and in that of the Art Gallery the report states, inter alia:
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Bishop Gregory Homeming as the sixth Bishop of Lismore. St Carthage's is a parish community of Catholic-Christian disciples of Jesus Christ in Lismore, NSW. Our Core Activity (mission) To lead people in Lismore to become intentional disciples of Jesus Christ within the Church. Our Picture of the Future (vision) A parish where: - people are being warmly welcomed into the community; - people are becoming intentional disciples within a living community of disciples; - people are receiving nourishment and formation through the Sacraments and life of the parish; - people are becoming equipped for active service in the parish and beyond.
Following the NSW Government’s easing of restrictions to allow 100 people in places of worship, Bishop Gregory Homeming has issued a statement that now allows for the resumption of Sunday Masses.
Contact details will need to be recorded and on arrival at the church, you will need to sanitise your hands, be checked in and observe social distancing. Cathedral Mass Times Tuesday: 8am | Wednesday: 8am | Thursday : 8am | Friday: 12 Noon | Saturday: 5:30pm | Sunday: 9am | Sunday: 11am. There will be no Sunday evening Mass.
Confession times: Saturday: 4:45 - 5:15pm | Sunday: 10:15 - 10:45am
02 6626 0200 6 Leycester Street Lismore www.stcarthages.org.au
St Carthage's Cathedral
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We'll be doing activities such as home visits, youth programs, and feeding our disadvantaged community. In-house training provided. We will assist all applicants to undergo a Working with Children Check, National Crime Check, and reference checks before commencing work with the Society. The St Vincent de Paul Society NSW is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation. Vinnies has developed a clear, accountable, and transparent Policy and Procedures to ensure that it complies with relevant legislation and that all children and young people who come into contact with Vinnies are kept safe and are supported to the best of our capacity.
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Have you thought of becoming a presenter on River FM, or you’d like to learn more about community radio in general? River FM provides training opportunities for community members to learn about broadcasting new content as well as opportunities to support the River FM community radio service. Join a volunteer organisation like River FM, you will find a diverse cross-section of the community, meet interesting people and gain an opportunity to learn valuable skills or work experience. River FM is seeking individuals and organisations from diverse and under-represented areas of the community who wish to become involved at the station in several roles including but not limited to: If you or your organisation wishes to become involved on a volunteer basis in any of these areas please forward your ideas by email to the Community Access Co-ordinator along with a short description of what your organisation does and what you envision your involvement within the Community
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RADIO TO BE. Once your ideas are received a subcommittee of the River FM Management Committee will assess your application and contact you to discuss the possibility of training and mentoring to achieve an agreed outcome. River FM offers a variety of in-house training which is open to everyone in the community; however, access for popular training programs is prioritised toward current financial subscribers and station volunteers. Our Program Period changes every 6 months. Applications are accepted two months leading up to the start of a new period. Each new program period commences 1st week of April and 1st week of October. All announcers/volunteers must be current members of the station and continue to be so while volunteering at River FM. It is optional to support the station as a subscriber.
Volunteering • Announcing/Presenting • Interview techniques • Editing and Production • Fundraising and Events • Outside Broadcasts
It is a requirement that all presenters/announcers maintain a volunteering commitment outside of hosting an on-air program. This may include assistance with fundraisers, events, outside broadcasts, and work around the station. Presenter Training is available for all potential River FM presenters. River FM offers in-house hands-on training as well as facilitates Community Radio Courses in Broadcasting. River FM runs access projects designed for youth and schools. For further information about getting involved in your community radio station – please email River FM’s Community Access Co-ordinator: communityaccess@2ncr.org.au or call the station on (02) 66227939.
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shelter · Charitable organisation Where breaches of the Cruelty to
Our network of wonderful
Animals Act occur ARRG refers to
Veterinary Surgeons assist in
the local RSPCA Inspector or the
low cost desexing, which is
police and supports and assists
paramount to reduce the large
where possible.
numbers of unwanted pets
We are a NO KILL group, which does
currently being euthanised daily
restrict the number of animals we can accept into care due to the number of
in pounds across Australia.
carers at any given time.
We would like to establish a low-cost
Our Emergency Care Shelter will be
desexing program to assist in the
important in the growing number of
prevention of unwanted litters of
animals that find themselves homeless
puppies and kittens.
with their owners, are victims of
We see a mobile desexing clinic as a
domestic violence or those needing care
necessity to assist rural people in
for an animal due to emergency health
desexing their animals.
problems of their owners. ARRG recognises the need to educate our young people about the responsibilities of owning and caring for a family pet. We have participated in education programs for schools to assist our young and hopefully give a brighter future for our pets.
Animal Rights & Rescue
Non-profit organisation · Animal
Animal Rights & Rescue Group Curiosity opportunity shop Tuesdsay to Saturday Hours: 9am to 3pm Ph (02) 6622 1881 101 Union Street, South Lismore.
We will continue to represent the pet as a valuable part of our community and family
and will fight to ensure they are not treated as disposable items. Phone: (02) 6622 1881 Email: nonkill@animalrights.org.au Email: http://www.animalrights.org.au/ Address: Suite 2/27 Oliver Ave, Goonellabah, NSW 2480.
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CONSTRUCTION HAS FINALLY BEGUN After years of waiting, wishing, planning and fundraising we have finally begun the construction of our desperately needed crisis pens! A big thank you goes out to Joel Jensen Construction for their massive help throughout this process And to our very generous donators that have made this all possible. Joel Jensen Construction
New houses, Duplexes & Townhouses | House renovations or additions |Outdoor Living - decks or patios | Bathroom, Ensuite, Kitchen or Laundry renovations | Showrooms and Office Fit Outs | Commercial | Maintenance | Concreting |Insurance WARNING TICK Repairs or Make Safes. SEASON HAS
SPECIAL THANKS to The Living Room (Season 2020 Episode 4) and Dr Chris Brown's GoFundMe which helped raise half the money needed for this construction, and one of our special benefactors who generously donated the other half! Keep an eye out for more updates as construction continues over the next few months. Richmond Sand and Gravel
BEGUN! Consult with your vet about the best product for your pet. ARRG mostly uses Bravecto (in conjunction with Milbemax) and Bravecto Plus.
A big thank you to Richmond Sand & Gravel, Lismore, for their very Along with other generous donation of sand & metal dust for our Centre. products for dogs
We encourage our readers to support those local businesses that support us in our animal rescue efforts.
that have been kindly donated.
ANIMAL RIGHTS THRIFTY OP SHOP Located: 101 Union Street, Lismore Hours: 9am to 3pm. Come and visit us at our new Thrifty Op Shop, located at 101 Union Street, Lismore. There are bargains to have and lots of lovely clothes, shoes, children's wear, furniture, books and Knick Knacks. If you would like to volunteer please contact our office 02 6622 1881 Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm.
Animal Rights & Rescue Group Curiosity opportunity shop Donations Welcome Consider being a Volunteer Ph (02) 6622 1881 101 Union Street, South Lismore.
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Lismore City Council’s parklets have returned to the CBD in two new temporary sites, and now have optional shade sails for hot and sunny locations. For July-December 2021, the parklets are located near the corner of Woodlark and Molesworth Streets, and at the corner of Magellan and Carrington Streets. We have relaunched the CBD parklet feedback survey so please let us know what you think. Click here to complete the survey. Along with feedback from businesses and organisations in the vicinity, these locations have been chosen to foster connection between activation, retail and business spaces within the city centre, while minimising impact to loading bays, pedestrian egress, support good vehicle visibility, and not impacting any essential service infrastructure (hydrants etc). The parklets were funded through an NSW Government grant to help make Lismore CBD more pedestrian-friendly during COVID recovery. We are also looking at ways to activate, evaluate and demonstrate the economic value of these multi-purpose spaces, as part of the Business Activation Plan currently being finalised.
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RACING Every Tuesday
www.lismoregreyhounds.com.au
Great for farewells, reunions, birthdays, work functions, Xmas parties, stag or hens nights and sports clubs. Or simply surprise friends, say thank you or reward staff with their own race!
Gates open 2 hours before the 1st advertised race. Race meets run for approximately 3 hours Ladbrokes Park Lismore Greyhound Track has restaurant facilities serving hot meals and a fully licensed bar available for patrons on race days. Ladbrokes Park Lismore Greyhound Track is situated at 'Coleman's Point' on the bank of the Wilson River, has been a greyhound racing venue since the 1950's. With superb trackside facilities including bistro style dining, the upstairs viewing area gives a great overview of the track. Upcoming feature event; Group 2 Lismore Workers Club Cup (October) 520M
Admission Entry Adults $5.50 Concession $3.30 Children under 18 are admitted FREE (when accompanied by a responsible adult)
For $200, name your own Greyhound Race and we'll broadcast it around Australia on SKY Racing Here is your chance to sponsor your own race which we will broadcast live around Australia! Includes trophy presentation to the Winner. Race name appears in Daily Telegraph, other interstate Newspapers, TAB Online, most Corporate Bookmaker websites, (such as Ladbrokes) and certain TAB fixed odd betting slips throughout NSW. For $200, simply select your race date, create you own Race Name, download the booking form and email the completed form to Lismore@gbota.com.au
FUNDRAISING EVENTS Lismore Greyhounds is the perfect venue to fundraise for your Club, Association, Organisation, Charity or Cause. This is a great opportunity to raise much needed funds, and with a little planning, your Organisation has the potential to raise several thousands of dollars, as well as partner with local businesses to promote to the Community. Lismore Greyhounds is dedicated to facilitating the not-for-profit community with the opportunity to raise funds through hosting fundraising race nights. We will help make the fundraising experience easier by providing your Organisation with guidance and support, so you can maximise your fundraising opportunities and put together a successful event at Lismore Greyhounds!
To find out more about hosting a fundraising event at Lismore Greyhounds, visit our website at www.lismoregreyhounds.com.au
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