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Halloween at the Rochdale Theatre.
Keen Street roadworks continues to impact traders with upwards of a 70% downturn in revenue. Supporting local businesses by shopping local is more important than ever. Let's get behind the Lismore CBD.
In this issue
John Tozeland
This year’s Christmas will undoubtedly look very different for many, and for families as they grapple with turbulent times, an increased cost of living, with covid still persisting... which means that jolly campaigns will seem grossly out of touch.
The act of giving gifts, eating delicious food and being cosily snuggled up with loved ones – which won’t be the reality for many and especially those who are separated from family and or living rough.
Christmas is special however hard life is, there is always reason to celebrate.
behind the stigma of pre-
To ease the budget leave loved and go treasure hunting.
Our hearts go out to Eli and Jessyanne, as a Go Fund Me launches to give support.
We have so much jam packed into this issue, from the budget to the amazing Larissa Baldwin and we feature the resurgence of the 'Dinner Party'. We have food, fashion, Out & About around Lismore and so much more.... We hope you enjoy reading our monthly November magazine. John
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22 - 23 47 - 49 Sleeping Lizard Larissa Baldwin The Dinner Party Comeback
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Consumers are emerging from a lingering pandemic into unfamiliar global economy that is resulting in significant shifts in the consumer wallet.
November 2022 - Issue No.18 15 Mr. Brad - Fitness Kidz I grew up outside of Kyogle in old Grevillia. Soccer commitments brought me to Lismore regularly before my parents moved to Lismore when they sold their nursery.
Our Cover ADORNMENTS Coral Point Dinnerware (England), Villeroy & Boch Glassware, Bull Bros. (Brisbane Table) & Bohemian Crystal Vase as Centrepiece.
Shifting Wallets new consumer spending habits
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24 Living Sustainability and Reduce Your Cost of Living
2022/23 Budegt Deeper attacks on living and social conditions are to come. In his speech, Albanese warned of “stormy waters” ahead as Europe and the US brace for recessions and Australia heads into an economic slowdown.
Plus.... We understand the rising cost of Out & About around Lismore and energy is impacting many Australians. 65 More...... With Rate rises and with inflation 88 Good Food & Good Living expected to hit 8% by the end of the Fresh, fun, comfort food in year! We look at cost saving ideas to the heart of Lismore + Our save you money.
Chef's Table at Stockpot.
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Help Eli and Jess rebuild (again) ❤️ Thank you for all your support in this awful time. Jessyanne Gloria Shields and Rebecca Ryan are very overwhelmed and tired currently of doing salvaging and media. We will try get to messages when we can. We have a gofund me set up and an community behind us. Thank you! Humanity
https://gofund.me/19dd04c9 My name is Rebecca Ryan and through my work supporting the community after the devastating floods earlier this year I met and became very good friends with Eli Roth who lost his home and belongings. Eli has been an extremely active member of the community supporting others and keeping Lismore in the eyes of the media with his raw honesty and willingness to share his experiences with trauma. Now on the afternoon of 31st October Eli’s partner Jess lost her home and all her belongings in a house fire. Eli had recently moved in with Jess and her 8 year old son to assist his recovery from his experiences in his own home. It's truly heart-breaking that someone who had been through so much already has to start all over again only 8 months after losing everything. Please support Eli and Jess with a donation to help them replace their clothes, personal items and household items. As Eli would say “Much love”
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299 Ballina Rd myself and Jessyanne Gloria Shields just lost everything in a house fire. Jess, Jensen, Gaia, Monty and myself are okay.
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The good doctor: Dr Velovski wins national award for going beyond duty during lockdowns, floods. Whether it was dressing wounds of flood-ravaged people at petrol stations, baking Macedonian pastry for nurses or painting Easter eggs for kids displaced by disasters, rural NSW cancer surgeon Dr Sue Velovski wears
“It wasn’t above and beyond the
her medical expertise and humility on
duty, it’s what we do every day to
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look after … The first thing I say to
An Australian of Macedonian heritage, Dr Sue Velovski has been a specialist surgeon in the Northern Rivers region since 2007. Well-known in the community for not just her medical expertise but also her modesty, Dr Velovski is one of two doctors to receive the Rural Doctor of the Year Award 2022 at the Rural Medicine Australia (RMA22) Conference dinner organised by the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) in Canberra on 14 October. The RDAA is Australia's peak body that represents rural doctors and specialists. She provides a variety of surgical services in Lismore and Ballina in regional New South Wales, including cancer surgery and traumarelated surgery, amongst other crucial services for the communities where she works.
While receiving the award, she dwelt upon her work during last years flood and lockdowns and the emotions that ensued.
my young doctors is, first we are human beings and we hurt like someone else hurts when they lose their house. Dr Sue Velovski "When someone in our family gets cancer, we hurt like they hurt”, she said at the award ceremony.
How it began, how it's going Dr Velovski grew up in Newcastle, when it was still a small rural town. Her first experience of the medical sector was when she and her brother would spend afternoons after school at local medical clinics and hospitals and watch their migrant parents interpret medical advice for the Macedonian community. www.sbs.com.au/language/macedonian/en/article/dr-su-velovskiaustralian-rural-doctor-of-the-year/wsisklnbq
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The NSW Police Officer of the Year awards is a joint initiative by Rotary Clubs of NSW and the NSW Police Force each year, to recognise professional excellence and dedication to service by officers and civilian staff.
Senior Constable Courtney Pietens –
This year, the Awards were
Richmond Police District – Irene Juergens
presented by NSW Police
(IJ) Fellowship Award Sworn Category
Commissioner Karen Webb APM;
Snr Cst Courtney Pietens is a proud
Deputy Premier of NSW and Minister for Police, The Hon. Paul Toole; Rotary Club of Sydney President, David Hirsch; and retired NSW Police Inspector, Irene Juergens APM. The awards were announced at a gala dinner at the Hyatt Regency, Sydney, on Friday 4 November 2022, where hundreds of police officers, civilian employees, volunteers, their families, Rotarians and corporate supporters came together to recognise excellence in service across six categories, as well as the overall Police Officer of the Year.
Bundjalung women, growing up in Lismore and joining the NSW Police Force in 2013. Her impact within the Ballina and Lismore regions has been significant, building positive community relationships, especially with Aboriginal youth and out-of-home care providers. Her youth mentoring role has seen a reduction in youth offending from an at-risk cohort on average from 12 to 15 offences per quarter to little or no offences. Snr Cst Pietens has successfully collaborated with THWP, Police Rescue and various community groups to run events with her efforts in July 2022 seeing over 1,000 children attend an engagement day generating significant community goodwill. She is also the current State Vice Chair of the Aboriginal Employee Network.
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Summerland Credit Union is proud to welcome Rob Hale as new Director to the Board. We are honoured to welcome Rob Hale, who has a wealth of experience across financial services within the customer-owned banking sector, to the Summerland Board. Rob is an expert in banking technology and strategy, with extensive experience in Australia and overseas. Rob is a current government and industry advisory board and committee member, fintech leader and C-Suite technology executive. He has extensive financial services experience in technology, consumer policy and data and analytics with over a decade of practical experience in executive technology roles, within the customer-owned banking sector. As Head of Banking in Australia for TrueLayer, Rob is a leading advocate, innovator and collaborator in the open finance movement in Australia. He previously championed the Consumer Data Right (CDR) at Regional Australia Bank, helping make it the first Australian bank to be both a Data Holder and unrestricted Accredited Data Recipient.
CEO, John Williams, commented that he was thrilled to have Rob join the Board. “Rob will bring considerable value and key insights to the Board that will not only strengthen governance, risk and strategy but will help guide our digital transformation journey which has only heightened since the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent flood events in the region”. ''Our digital transformation journey includes upgrading our core technology systems which will enable us to continue to provide excellent customer service that is aligned with Summerland’s growth strategy. As a customer owned organisation, this is imperative to our continued success”. Rob will be inducted to the Summerland Board this week. www.summerland.com.au
Friends of the Koala Receive Summerland Flood Grant Friends of the Koala, a volunteer organisation committed to conserving koalas and preserving their habitat, has received one of the recent flood grants. The floods greatly impacted Friends of Koala with many of their food tree plantations and regeneration projects affected, along with many volunteers. www.friendsofthekoala.org
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Let's give an official warm welcome to Justine Lennon, our Business and Hospitality trainer! Justine has over a decade experience in the VET sector + is passionate about providing a safe and supportive training environment for students. Catch her in the commercial kitchen, or mentoring future business entrepreneurs in our Northern Rivers campuses.
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LISMORE Music Bizarre has been operating for over 20 years now in Lismore, Northern New South Wales.
MUSIC BIZZARE MUSIC STORE
It was originally established by David Lacey & Marcus Bowden who employed me as a book keeper in the early years. Marcus decided to move on in 1998 and l, Deborah Ray, became business partners with David for the next 16 years. David retired last year and so l became the sole owner and what a total pleasure & a privilege it has been to be sharing the love of music with all my beautiful fellow music enthusiasts.
More than your local music store…
6622 3262 60 Magellan St, Lismore musicbizarre@outlook.com
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Mr. Brad FITNESS KIDZ
Where did you grow up? I grew up outside of Kyogle in Old Grevillia. Soccer commitments brought me to Lismore regularly before my parents moved to Lismore when they sold their nursery.
What inspired you to start a business for fitness for Kids? 2I was always sporty & active as a kid myself, after a brief professional soccer career I worked with children through coaching & refereeing. When I realised, I had a little bit of ability regarding entertaining & engaging children I thought it would be a good idea to combine fitness & sports & entertainment thus Fitness Kidz was born!
What do you think working with kids has taught you the most? When you work with kids you realise that politics, religion, financial status, race, labels etc all go out the door... young children just want to have fun. It's a fantastic world to be a part of! Who inspires you? Outside of myself I have some odd inspiration heroes. Metallica & Mike Tyson's careers are incredibly inspiring to me.
With such a high energy work life, what do you do to relax yourself? Listen to Metallica!! Lol. Actually, all metal genres. Huge metal head. Movies, series and running upstairs are my idea of fun! What do you enjoy most about Lismore and the region? I love living in Lismore. It's close to larger cities,
beaches & the country. I love that in the Northern Rivers you're only 10 mins away from being out in the middle of nowhere at any given time.
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We hope you can make plans to visit soon! We have many more goodies to present over the coming weeks and months, we can't wait to welcome you back to #Bohotopia and Lismore!!
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The Lismore Recovery and Assistance Point, is now located at the Transit Centre on the corner of Magellan and Molesworth streets.
We are very excited to announce that this week we will be picking up the keys for our new premises! Bigger and better suited to our needs, we will update you all on where it is very soon! But before we move, please come in and take any craft supplies you would like, we have plenty and don't want to move it all! We will still be taking Make-It Christmas donations and financial contributions but won't be taking any supplies donations until further notice.
OPEN Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and (Closed Wednesdays) FROM 10am to 4pm Showers are available at Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre, Monday to Friday from 6am to 7pm and Saturday from 7.15am to 4pm. Showers are also available at the Lismore Showground.
Lismore’s Head to Health Hub which provides free mental health support has extended its opening times, now open after-hours and on weekends, making it even easier for local residents to access mental health support.
1800 595 212 Located at the Lismore Health Precinct at Southern Cross University, the Lismore Head to Health hub is now open MondayFriday 10am to 8pm and SaturdaySunday 12 noon to 8pm. LISMORE
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Regional leaders tackle local challenges together towards solutions Attracting foot traffic to flood affected CBDs; a ‘brains trust’ of locals with expertise, influence and networks to help with flood recovery and future challenges; and identifying community resources and skills are among the initiatives local leaders will work on together to help strengthen the Northern Rivers region. Seventeen current and emerging leaders from across the Northern Rivers recently came together in Lismore to further develop their leadership skills and build a network committed to action and outcomes. They were selected to attend the leadership development program as part of the Leading Australian Resilient Communities (LARC) program, delivered by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) and the Regional Australia Institute (RAI). LARC is funded by the Australian Government’s Building Resilient Regional Leaders Initiative (Pilot) grant on the back of recent challenges faced by regions such as drought, bushfires, COVID and floods. “LARC aims to support regional communities in meeting challenges and collectively drive the positive changes they want to see. This is effectively done through a collaborative network of individuals committed and invested in where they live,” ARLF chief executive Matt Linnegar said. RAI CEO Liz Ritchie said the program includes place-based multi-day leadership sessions held locally to identify challenges and opportunities.
“Region-specific data from the RAI underpins the program. The group will receive coaching and support for practical, community led projects they decide to pursue.” The participants come from diverse backgrounds and experience including small business, agriculture, childcare, education, communications, environment, urban planning, engineering, local government, community and youth engagement and tourism. Alstonville business owner, Prudence Blennerhassett, is keen to address the challenges of youth homelessness. “I am profoundly aware of the power of diverse thinking and opinions. Being able to build on an idea and be part of the solution.” Lismore-based communications specialist Rachel Quilty will use her new skills toward strategic planning for the region, with a focus on social infrastructure. Owen Trembath, a finance manager in Lismore, says his immediate focus is on economic recovery from the floods in the region. “The CBD has early green shoots of recovery. We have to come up with some ideas, not only to replenish our spirits but to create opportunities to make it attractive for people to visit, live and work here.” Each project group will be sharing progress with the participating cohort in February 2023.
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Welcome to the North Lismore Plateau Protection Association NLPPA Inc. "Yoway" and Welcome to the North Lismore Plateau Protection Association. Thankyou for showing interest in our activities to raise awareness and Protect Country upon the North Lismore Plateau . Wonderful to meet you during one of the last two Lismore Carboot Market Days. A great way for Community to meet and share some time together. Once again the Lismore Market Day will soon be upon us, and Yes we will be there with colours of Red Black and Yellow holding the next information/awareness stall. Would love to see you there so we can continue our conversations, as we love to share and chat about Caring for Nature and all that lays upon and within. Especially we respect and listen to the Traditional Owners the Original Caretakers of the Land that were never ceded.
Julie-Anne and Dot
If you like being part of the Community, and feel you would be able to help with the NLPPA in this way, please "Welcome Aboard". We still need helpers at the Lismore Market Day this coming Sunday, 6th Nov, and again at the Bryon Bay Markets in December 4th as we are short of volunteers for these two days. Even if you can spare 30mins that would be most appreciated to give one of "we two" a break.. Give us a call. Look forward to your positive replies. We appreciate any time you can spare on these valuable days. Julie Allen. 0458 201 423 or Dot Cockburn. 0417 203 041. For further information go to: https://www.facebook.com/North-Lismore-PlateauProtection-Group
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Along with loosing this Significant Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, there are further ongoing traumas.. The clearing of vegetation, including some native flora, indigenous to this part of the Land; also, the destruction of the homes and environment of so many living non-humans, for instance Native birds and Reptiles, and the Native Fauna, the Koalas (that Uncle Mickey once likened to being “our kin” during a NSW Political Campaign). Already too many trees they depend upon have been destroyed, leaving koalas ‘at risk’ of at the least, local extinction. There are always alternatives. We must find a way to live in harmony with Nature. We need to listen and learn from the oldest living Culture, the Australian Aboriginals right here on our “door-steps”. Above: Glen and Dot Below: From left - Glen, Hugh, Dot and Al.
Too much has been lost already since First Contact with the “new-comers”. Listening and Learning is the secret to their long history of Survival, passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years by each generations Elders. Time for us to listen and learn about the important roles of Caring for Country and to have an informed discussion about future housing developments, well away from Places of Significance. Sometimes it takes a group of people to right the wrongs. Let’s continue the rights by listening and learning from the true Elders and speak out as one.
Below: Aunty Mar and the Birthday boy. Aunty brought the cake. Thanks Aunty Mar
Come join with us. Bring your ears, your open heart, and your sense of Justice, along with any skills you have to offer. We usually meet once a month, with the main goal being one to support through active listening, and through contributing ideas.. such as various public awareness events;- raising awareness through information stalls, and, organising fundraising events, with the aim to build up the necessary finances to employ the legal defence for any future matters arising in the NSW Land and Environment Court. We The North Lismore Plateau Protection Association formed in support of the Elder’s words not being listened to, and the risk of losing so much local Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, along with the ‘at risk’ of at the least local extinction of some flora and fauna including the world loved Koalas. Let’s join together with the Traditional Owners and say “enough is enough.. let’s Protect this Sacred Land.. this Special Environment for all life.. past, present and future”.
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Living Sustainability and Reduce Your Cost of Living We understand the rising cost of energy is impacting many Australians. With Rate rises and with inflation expected to hit 8% by the end of the year! We look at cost saving ideas to save you money. HEAD TO THE STORE ON RE-STOCK DAYS Find out which day of the week your grocery store restocks and shop that morning. You’ll find lots of discounted products they want to move so that they can restock with fresh items, such as produce, bakery items, or meat. SHOP SEASONALLY Learn what produce is in season, and try planning menus around that, by doing this you can generally save up to 15 percent. Shopping at farms, orchards, and farmers’ markets is a good idea, too. You can often find great savings, especially if you don’t need perfectlooking fruit. MAKE YOUR OWN CLEANING PRODUCTS Items such as household cleaners, laundry detergent, and dish soap can add up quickly, but you can save money by making your own at home. Recipes for everything from homemade shampoo to buckets of laundry soap are just a Google search away. STOP BUYING NAME-BRAND PRODUCTS From toilet paper to cereal, most name-brand items are similar to the generic store brands and can have huge savings.
"1. Eat it up; 2. Wear it out; 3. Make it do; 4. Do without." CLEAN OUT YOUR PANTRY Every Quarter One of the great drivers of food waste is forgetting what you already have. So once every two or three months, take on the pantry challenge. Use all the ingredients taking up space in your freezer and pantry, which forces you to take inventory and use up food that’s getting close to its expiration date anyway. REDUCE MEAT CONSUMPTION Meat is relatively expensive, so it can save you money to cook vegetarian meals a few days each week. That can mean anything from vegetarian chili to beans and rice to a pasta-based meal. By nixing meat just, a couple of days per week, you could conserve $10 to $20 on your weekly shopping trip, saving hundreds of dollars each year. There are also environmental benefits of eating less meat, which causes more environmental impact
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GROWING VEGETABLES A simple way to lower your water bill is to take faster showers. BUY ON BULK Have you ever wondered what bottles and packages cost you? Go to a bulk-food store, taking your own containers, and find out!
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MAKING DOG FOOD When you're thinking about the expense of homemade dog food, you have to first think about the quality of the food you'll be making. You will be using whole foods and no artificial fillers, preservatives, dyes, or harmful ingredients. These are some of the things to consider before you decide you want to make your dog’s meals. It takes some pre-planning, time, and it can be costly unless you are able to buy in bulk
DON'T THROW OUT CITRUS SKINS Make marmalade: 4 cups finely sliced orange and/or grapefruit skins, 1 lemon, thinly sliced, 6 cups water, 5 cups sugar. Mix peel, water, boil until tender, about hour. Add sugar, stir until dissolved. Cook rapidly until test-drop sets on saucer. Pour into warmed jars, seal MAKE YOUR OWN DRINKS Th skin and core of a pineapple makes a base for a fruit drink; cover with water, add honey or sugar to taste, then boil gently for hour. LEMON SYRUP CORDIAL Into large jug or basin put 3 cups sugar, 1 dessertspoon citric acid, 2 teaspoons lemon essence, 4 cups boiling water. Stir until sugar dissolves, bottle when cool.
Hints for around the home
UNPLUG UNUSED GADGETS Even in the off mode, many electronics continuing consuming energy—especially office equipment like desktop computers and printers, as well as your entertainment system with your cable box and large-screen TV.
DITCH THE DRYER The summer is the perfect time to get in the habit of drying clothes outdoors and forgo the dryer. While it might sound old-school, it’s worth the extra effort: In many households, the dryer uses more energy than any appliance.
A money-saving and finance expert. Get in the habit of unplugging gadgets you aren’t using, TAKE FASTER SHOWERS from your smartphone charger to your coffee A simple way to lower your water bill is to take maker to your computer and TV.” faster showers. MAKE YOUR OWN CLEANSER USE YOUR FAN MORE Here is an economical and easy way to make your own cleanser; for cleaning, baths, sinks A ceiling fan helps to circulate air in your and other surfaces. Grate the block of sand- home, meaning that the coldest air doesn’t end up sitting just above your floor, where it soap (A traditional sand soap used to. does no one any good. Removes oil, grease, dirt and general grime.) into a dish. Add to it 7 cup of washing powder In combination with an air conditioner, a fan and mix this to a smooth paste with boiling can make a room feel significantly colder with less AC power. water.
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Canberra Times 1994
THE BATTLE OF THE BUDGET "Ii takes brains and wit to cope" "After reading your article 'Girls On a Budget' (A.W.W., 11/8/65), I thought you might like to know how an ordinary housewife manages on a budget," wrote Mrs. Elaine Leitch, of Hampton, Victoria, whose story is as follows: My children, four boys and a girl, have grown up now (the youngest is 21, the eldest 8), and for the past five years my husband and I have been on our own, so our finances are certainly better. But when we were married in 1936, times were indeed hard. We had a weekly wage of £3, and as we were living almost in the bush, we had no electricity, no gas, no water taps.
Australian Women's Weekly, Wednesday 6 October 1965.
Within a few years, I had five children to wash and keep clean, but still no modern conveniences. I carted the water myself while husband was many miles away at work. I carried two kerosine tins on a stout stick across my shoulders a distance of one mile every day from an old well in a deserted property. The washing water was carted from a muddy dam the same way and put in drums and cleared with ashes. The clothes for the children were boiled in the tin on a fire outside, and I'm proud to say they were always white, not yellow. The soap used was homemade by myself.
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I cut our firewood from stumps in the paddocks and carted it home in bags, and for fresh meat took a rifle and shot fresh rabbits, as our meat supply came only once a fortnight and was hard to keep. You see, we had no fridge-only vinegar and an old bag drip-safe. Now I live in the city with beautiful electric gadgets, acquired in five years from my husband's wage of £22 clear. I am unable to go out to work because of ill health, and I don't wish to kill my husband off early by having him do two jobs, so we manage on the one wage, mentioned above, and I never borrow from anyone. After paying our rent, which is £8/8/- per week, I bank £5, as I am trying to save for a home of our own for our old age. We've never had a chance to get one before as with children and sickness there was no saving. After paying our rent, which is £8/8/- per week, I bank £5, as I am trying to save for a home of our own for our old age. We've never had a chance to get one before as with children and sickness there was no saving. Our electricity costs us 15/- a week and gas 10/-, which then leaves us £7/7/- for our other requirements. Besides buying food, this £7/7/- pays fares, medical expenses; buys clothes for two, toilet and cosmetic needs, and briquettes for fuel. It also pays for our entertainment and gifts and buys furniture. I don't smoke or drink but buy three magazines a week. In the five years since we have lived alone, we have, as before, rented unfurnished houses. I have completely furnished, with old and new furniture, our present six roomed house, bought two TV sets, new fridge, and electric stove, kettle, frypan, deep fryer, iron, and toaster. I've saved up and paid cash for these things, helped all my children set up house, bought baby things for each new grandchild, bought all five children 21st birthday watches (none under £15 each). I've also bought a wedding present for four of them (none under £20 each).
My husband and I have heaps of clothes. I have every-thing I want except a car, which we do without. I often make my own bread, make all my own draperies, cushions, etc., do my own decorating from second-hand shops. And we don't starve! We have chicken or a leg of lamb sometimes. I make my own pickles, sauce, jam, etc., when fruit is cheap. I also bake my own cakes, etc. We have good solid food and we don't owe anyone one penny, although we have had heavy medical, hospital, and dental expenses. And I do all my budgeting cheerfully, without grumbles, because I'm happy to have so much and proud because I've struggled with determination to get what I have. I've still managed to give my old mother-in-law a present for her birthday and for Christmas and Mother's Day every year, to give 2/- here and there for charity, and to take clothes and presents to my five grandchildren. Now I must tell you I was an orphan, married at 16 years old. Now at nearly 45 years of age, I am a grandmother of five, the eldest being five years old. I still go dancing each Saturday (rock-'n-roll, jazz, etc.). I am told I don't look my age as I'm fairly slim, dress smartly, and try to have my hair looking nice, etc.
Now I do think girls on a budget have a rough time. But with brains, wit, determination, courage, and humour they should be able to manage their money better. My daughter, who lives away from home, cannot manage on £17 a week, though she has only herself to keep, so I understand young people. And if they can get more money and have a better life, I say good luck to them. I wouldn't wish upon them the hard life I had. I am grateful for the good life I have and by determination, in another four years, I hope to have enough money in the bank to try to buy a home of our own, a little bit of Paradise after renting houses for 28 years.
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The Other University in Lismore Another University is operating in Lismore. It is an international
The ‘lecturers’ are people just like you. Volunteers from our community who are ready and willing to share the learning and practical skills they have accumulated through years of experience. If you like, what the word university originally meant – a “community of scholars” who gather together to share what they have learned and applied in their lives and careers.
organisation. This university
Each U3A is operated on an entirely autonomous basis. Day to day running is Lismore in 1994. assisted by a small Management Committee It offers classes every day of the week. In who are elected by the members. around 40 different subject areas. In the Classes offered include languages, history, morning or afternoon or sometimes both. photography, literature, genealogy, and And the fees? Not as much as you might investment strategies. Groups meet regularly expect…………. to discuss computer programs and The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a non- procedures, internet communications and profit undertaking which offers mature aged associated subjects. There are also sessions and senior people low cost educational on various scientific disciplines. opportunities. Classes operate in an informal, On a lighter note, activities occur regularly in pleasant and supportive setting – usually at a aquatic fitness, board and card game skills, club or other venue where a relaxed and embroidery, tai chi and tennis. Plus others – friendly atmosphere prevails. and the curriculum is constantly growing. Ther are no mandatory assignments, no For more information or to join us please visit examinations and no formal entry criteria. And our website: https://www.lismoreu3a.com.au/ there are no competitive awards or formal Or call our secretary on 6622 7408 academic functions.
commenced operations in
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Shifting Wallets new consumer spending habits High inflation. Rising interest rates. Geopolitical conflict. Fears of recession. Consumers are emerging from a lingering pandemic into unfamiliar global economy that is resulting in significant shifts in the consumer wallet. The key to success for businesses during the pandemic was being nimble. Businesses are now recalibrating inventories, prices and their own fixed costs for the next chapter, where consumers have more choices than ever. To navigate the current economic climate, consumers are pushing ahead, making deliberate shifts in what, where and how they spend. Balancing household budgets while fulfilling longpostponed desires for in-person living means facing meaningful questions on how to spend. Dine out or cook? Buy online or in-person? Book a trip now or later? Shop on the weekend or during the week? Understanding these tradeoffs and where the patterns are emerging reveals how consumers are shifting their longer-term spending habits. In "Shifting wallets: New consumer spending habits," the Mastercard Economics Institute explores unique and high-frequency economic measurements to better understand the evolution of consumer choices in three areas - what to buy, where to buy and when to buy. Drawing from aggregated and anonymized sales activity in the Mastercard network and third-party sources, we look at how consumers are shifting their spending in the face of higher prices and a reinvigorated appreciation for experiences.
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Consumers are ordering from restaurants - either in-person or online - over making their own meals at home. Spending on restaurants was up 25% between January and August of this year compared to the same period in 2021, while grocery spending was up 14%. Online grocery spend is 70% above pre-pandemic levels, while in-person grocery spend is 25% above. Globally, consumer flight bookings have remained around 16% above 2019 levels through the end of August 2022. One of the most basic and essential decisions people make is where and what to eat. What they have less control over is how much they spend on food. By the end of August 2022, global food prices were a staggering 48% above pre-pandemic levels. Labor shortages and high fuel prices further increased food prices in grocery stores and restaurants. At the same time, mobility restrictions due to the global pandemic and a sweeping shift to digital in retail completely reshaped how and where people eat. While food prices have increased grocery and restaurant prices, growth in restaurant spend is gaining momentum faster than grocery spend, a trend we're seeing in the more recent data. Consumers have spent 25% more on restaurants and 14% more on groceries between January and August of this year compared to the same span in 2021. This reflects a preference for restaurants, as well as a shift from name-brands to off and store-brands in products at grocery stores. While consumer spending on essentials can often be fairly steady, spending on discretionary categories typically shows more fluctuation. In the latter, consumers continue to prioritize travel as mobility restrictions have been largely reduced or eliminated in most of the world. Despite higher prices and crowded airports as travel surged this summer, global flight bookings are still 16% higher than in 2019. It appears that travel has become a necessity.
In-store grocery vs. online grocery delivery
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Unsurprisingly, the convenience of grocery delivery - a behavior widely adopted by even the most novice online shoppers - continues to be in high demand even as many logistical hurdles continue to improve. Convenience factors, such as re-ordering past orders and the ability for businesses to update prices more quickly, help fuel the demand. However, not all consumers buy into the convenience of someone else picking their peaches. The ease of buying groceries online has widened the gap between how much high-income and lower-income households spend on groceries. Our insights show a striking divergence in the shift to digital for people who have standard cards on the left and people who have premium cards, which require a higher minimum creditworthiness-on the right. Online grocery spending by people with standard cards has returned closer to the pre-pandemic level relative to people using premium cards, which remain above the pre-pandemic trend. 12 This suggests that certain consumers are less willing or is unable to choose the convenience of shopping online in today's high inflation environment. The difference in who buys food online is more pronounced in certain countries. 13 In Brazil, for example, the share of online restaurant spending on premium cards is 5 percentage points above pre-pandemic levels versus spending on standard cards, which are back to the prepandemic trend. Similarly, in the Netherlands, the share of online grocery spend on premium cards remains 5 percentage points above pre-pandemic levels, whereas spending on standard cards is back on trend. 14
Travel near and far Globally, consumer flight bookings have remained around 16% above 2019 levels through August 2022, signalling continued robust demand after a strong first half of the year despite rising economic challenges. The summer months, when travel picks up around the globe, also saw higher flight bookings between May and August of this year than the same time period in 2019. Domestic and shorthaul flight bookings were 15% and 18% higher respectively between May and August than the same period in 2019. It trailed off a bit with medium-haul at 13% higher and long-haul bookings were -4% below 2019 levels. 16 Moreover, with the recovery in Asia Pacific still underway and outbound tourism from China not yet unlocked, there is reason to be optimistic about more travel recovery heading into 2023.
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Consumers are also choosing how far they are willing to go: long-haul vs. short-haul flights. While there's been an impressive recovery in spend on long-haul flights, growth in short-haul flying remains 20% above the long-haul segment globally. 17 We explore these differences at a global and country level in the graphic below.
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There are notable exceptions to this rule. For example, medium- and long-haul flights have tended to outperform the short-haul segment across most European countries. Perhaps travelers are choosing other modes of transportation as overall interest in travel remains strong. Across Europe, public transportation, trains and buses recovered much quicker during the pandemic versus the rest of the world, and growth in this segment remains roughly 1 percentage point higher relative to the rest of the world.
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The digital success story remains strong among both small and large businesses. For services specifically, small businesses are gaining market share relative to large businesses online. We estimate that online services at small businesses are growing 1.5-2x faster than at large businesses. Growth in online spend at small services businesses is outperforming large services businesses, up 59% and 34% vs. the same month in 2019, respectively. In the retail sector, large retailers outperformed small ones in the shift to digital, with ecommerce growing 66% versus 27% when comparing August 2022 and August 2019. Consumers choose where to buy based on several factors, including convenience, price, availability and brand or store loyalty. There is also a choice between large and small businesses - effectively shopping local. Unfortunately, this choice for consumers has widened a gap between large and small businesses for in-store and online spending since the pandemic's start. The small businesses that were able to launch and grow an online business successfully could better compete with large businesses. Online spending at small services businesses grew 59% between August 2019 and August 2022, above large services at 34% over the same period. In the retail sector, large retailers outperformed small ones in the shift to digital, with ecommerce growing 66% versus 27% when comparing August 2022 and August 2019.
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Online
In Store
The number of existing small businesses that started accepting online payments for the first time since the start of the pandemic has remained at least 28% above pre-pandemic levels for virtually every month, peaking at 256%. Ultimately, this helped them reach more consumers and required less overhead and real estate than expanding for in-person customers.
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Consumers are doing away with structured shopping schedules. Days designated for certain types of purchases before the pandemic - consciously or not - have blurred, with people transacting all seven days. Work-from-home and work-from-anywhere trends impact how and where we work and live - as a result, the "weekend" is starting early. The days traditionally carved out for certain spending have evolved thanks to digital channels and increasingly flexible work schedules for some. The blurring of spending days is playing out more clearly in certain countries and categories.
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These spending choices clearly show that consumers have re-evaluated their wallets in the face of ongoing price pressures, economic uncertainty, persistent Covid cases and geopolitical tensions. Consumers are changing their essential spending choice for food, with restaurants gaining ground and shifting some of their spending away from grocery. We expect this to continue, especially for in-person restaurant spending as people continue to seek out large and small experiences. In discretionary spending, consumers continue to fulfill their need to travel, with high potential for further recovery when China and other countries in Asia Pacific loosen mobility restrictions. We also expect to see consumers continue to blend their leisure and work travel as corporate "work from anywhere" policies endure. They're also changing their choices for how they buy, with small services businesses showing great resilience after innovating their digital presence and large businesses dominating e-commerce. We expect to see small services companies remain competitive as consumers seek out differentiated, disruptive services. Consumers are also changing when they buy as hybrid work environments allow for more flexibility for online and in-person transactions. The days people choose to make certain purchases may continue to shift as some workers start hybrid work schedules and others maintain their virtual schedules. The shifts in consumer spending preferences comes as more structural changes than temporary as we consider the re-evaluation of consumers for all aspects of how they live, work and spend due to the pandemic. Clearly there's no going back to pre-pandemic habits and preferences, and consumer spending choices will continue to play out as macroeconomic trends take shape.
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Summer Skills joins Summer of Jobs to power our hospitality industry My Future Workforce Northern Rivers is proud to launch Summer of Jobs 2022, which will be supporting Training Services NSW Summer Skills program. The joint campaign will deliver training to hospitality across the region, preparing a job ready workforce for the upcoming tourism season. As jobseekers take up these training opportunities, employers are encouraged to post vacancies on the My Future Workforce Northern Rivers platform. Director of RDA Northern Rivers, Tim Williamson said “The free platform is specific to the Northern Rivers with a unique job matching process to capture the attention of jobseekers with the skills, experience, and desire to work in the hospitality industry.” Employers who haven’t already registered with My Future Workforce Northern Rivers are encouraged to join now to list your vacancies. For jobseekers, now is the perfect time to develop your skills and launch your career in this amazing industry. Employers and jobseekers can register for free via this link www.northernrivers.myfutureworkforce.com.au
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Deeper attacks on living and social conditions are to come. In his speech, Albanese warned of “stormy waters” ahead as Europe and the US brace for recessions and Australia heads into an economic slowdown. Speaking at an Australian newspaper-Melbourne Institute conference Thursday 3rd November, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers vehemently defended the government’s refusal to provide cost-ofliving relief and its insistence on cutting social spending.
The RBA is already predicting worse outcomes than last week’s budget. The bank has forecast inflation to hit 8% by year’s end and not ease until 2025, and economic growth to slump to 1.5 percent for both 2023 and 2024. After lifting virtually all pandemic safety measures, resulting in a predictable new wave of coronavirus mutations, Albanese said the “the long tail of COVID continues to impact supply chains and construction costs.” His only answer was to “reform our way through.” That means working with the unions to impose job cuts and workplace restructuring to drive up productivity—the extraction of profits from workers’ labour power—and slash basic social programs that the capitalist class regards as unacceptable imposts on profit-making. To reduce budget deficits, Albanese spoke of “the obvious, standout structural spends: growing pressure on healthcare; a crisis in aged care; new investments in our defence and national security, critical in this time of regional instability; and cost pressures on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.”
Albanese claimed his government is meeting its election commitments by “getting our investments in cheaper childcare, cheaper medicine, fee-free TAFE, local manufacturing and affordable housing on the books and under way as soon as possible.” These pledges, he reassured his corporate audience, were driven by an agenda to boost business outcomes. They delivered on “the three Ps: participation, productivity and population.” In keeping with that agenda, however, the lion’s share of the benefit of these measures, as well as the massive income tax cuts, is going to higher-income families. As a result, social inequality, already accelerated throughout the pandemic, will intensify. The prime minister claimed that fixing the “broken bargaining system” will help lift stagnant wages. But the government’s industrial relations bill, tabled in parliament last week, is designed to enhance the powers of the pro-business Fair Work Commission to block strikes and expand trade union coverage over sections of workers to help the union bureaucrats suppress workers’ struggles.
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Australian Labor government defends brutal budget They made plain they are thus meeting the demands of the global financial markets for “budget repair” even as sky-rocketing inflation and interest rates threaten millions of people with financial hardship and potential defaults on home loans.
Despite a hostile public response to its first budget—given a limited and distorted expression in media polls— Australia’s Labor government is doubling down on the budget’s imposition of an historic cut to the living standards of workingclass households.
While feigning concern for people “feeling the pain of rising prices, especially off the back of a decade of stagnant wages,” Albanese scornfully rejected calls, including by welfare groups, for rebates or other measures to offset soaring household bills. “The easy option would have been for us to funnel these savings straight into a cashsplash, a one-off giveaway to buy a headline,” Albanese said. He derided “handouts” as “cheap politics and hugely expensive economics.” In reality, the working class is being made to pay for the huge “handouts”—over $400 billion—in government corporate bailout packages in the first two years of the COVID19 pandemic, on top of the unprecedented pouring of billions into the financial markets since the 2008‒09 global financial crisis. Addressing the same event, Chalmers boasted of outdoing the previous Coalition government by restricting real spending growth to an average of 0.3 percent over four years, which he said was almost 10 times lower than the Coalition’s pre-pandemic average.
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wages, jobs and social conditions of working-class household Echoing Albanese’s contempt for the ordinary people facing hardship, Chalmers said: “It would have been easier—and no doubt more popular—to splash borrowed cash on an expansionary cost of living response.” Chalmers said any “responsible” budget had to focus on inflation, “first and foremost.” That means further cutting social spending and keeping wage growth far below rising prices. Yet wages have been falling in real terms for a decade, so they are obviously not the cause of inflation. That lies in the deepening global financial crisis, the refusal of capitalist governments to take the necessary action to end the pandemic, and the catastrophic US war drive against Russia and China.
Modelling estimates that average wage earners will be $5,000 a year worse off as a result of the budget, and up to $13,000 if they are mortgage holders. This impact will grow as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) continues, as it did yesterday for the seventh consecutive month, to raise interest rates in order to produce a slump and drive down wages. Media polls have reported that the budget was the most poorly received since the horror “emergency” budget of 2014 in which the Liberal-National Coalition government imposed deep spending cuts, fuelling mass opposition that led to the replacement of Prime Minister Tony Abbott the following year. According to the Murdoch media’s Newspoll, for example, just 12 percent of people believe this Labor budget will make them better off, the lowest result since 2014, when just 5 percent of voters thought so.
The speeches by Albanese and Chalmers underscore Labor’s anti-working class agenda. It is seeking to impose on workers the full burden of the worsening world capitalist economic crisis triggered by the ongoing pandemic, the pouring of trillions of dollars globally into the hands of the financial elite and the escalating US-instigated war against Russia in Ukraine.
A JWS Research survey reported by the Australian Financial Review said just over one in 10 voters believe the budget was good for them. Of the 16 budget measures tested by the survey, the least popular (9 percent) was not extending the low-income tax offset, which provided an end-of-year rebate of up to $1,800 for the 10 million workers earning up to $126,000.
The budget tore up what was left of Labor’s fraudulent May election promises of a “better future,” “higher wages” and a dramatic cut to
That tax hit dovetailed with the government’s other pro-business tax measures. They include the retention of the “stage three” income tax cuts— which will benefit wealthy households on annual incomes of $400,000 by up to $23,280 per year—and the government’s refusal to tax the superprofits being made by the energy giants on the back of the Ukraine war.
electricity bills. The budget was based on real wages continuing to fall for at least two more years, more than 150,000 jobs being lost in the same period and prices for food and other essentials soaring—compounded by staggering domestic electricity and gas hikes of 56 percent and 40 percent respectively.
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Australian Labor budget benefits the rich at the expense of workers Several reports analysing the impact of last week’s first budget by the Labor government have further laid bare the reality that it contains the deepest cut to working-class living and social conditions since World War II, while benefitting the wealthiest households.
Social inequality, already accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, will soar. The lion’s share of the parental leave and childcare measures, as well as the massive income tax cuts, is going to higher-income families, while wages and welfare payments are decimated by skyrocketing bills for energy, food and other essential items. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese contemptuously hailed the budget as “good for families, good for children, but also good for the economy by boosting women’s workforce participation and boosting productivity.” Albanese’s emphasis on “productivity” underlines the Labor government’s intent to satisfy the dictates of big business and the financial markets for an intensification of the decades-long driving up of output and profits at the expense of workers’ jobs, wages and basic social services.
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With some economists predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia’s headline interest rate will be raised from 2.6 percent to 3.1 percent by the end of the year, the nearly $5,000 drop in real wages for the median income household would be exacerbated by a 35 percent, or $7,800, increase in annual interest bills. Taken together, that would reduce the purchasing power of the median income household to $77,998—a drop of about 14 percent. These estimates are seriously understated because the inflation rate for “nondiscretionary” items, including food, electricity, gas and petrol, is already running at 8.4 percent and set to soar. The budget revealed that household electricity prices are expected to rise by 56 percent over the next two years, and gas prices by 40 percent, while wages remain stifled compared to inflation.
An Australian Broadcasting Corporation feature article estimates that a 56 percent power price hike will increase an average quarterly bill in NSW from around $419 to $650, or some $53 a week. As the WSWS has warned, the budget is the opening shot of a further offensive against the wages, jobs and social conditions of workingclass households in order to impose the dictates of the financial markets.
The growing nakedness of this assault in the eyes of workers is triggering nervous commentary in the corporate media. Doubts are being expressed about the Labor government’s capacity to deliver the measures necessary to impose the full burden of the global capitalist economic crisis fuelled by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the escalating US-instigated war against Russia in Ukraine. Writing on the weekend in the Murdoch media’s Australian, which has backed the Albanese government, editor-at-large Paul Kelly warned that blaming the previous Liberal-National government for the crisis “has hit the exhaustion point.”
After the budget, “Labor cannot duck responsibility for the condition of the country.” Australia’s impact investment peak body says the federal government’s National Housing Accord, and related undertaking to build one million new homes over five years from 2024, could represent the “largest impact investment opportunity Australia has seen”. In a statement, Impact Investing Australia (IIA) said investors could bring private capital to support the work and help solve one of Australia’s greatest social challenges. IIA chair Richard Brandweiner applauded the budget funding for these important community and climate projects to help deliver positive social and environmental outcomes.
“At IIA, we have witnessed first-hand how support for affordable and social housing can be life changing for vulnerable Australians, while also driving jobs creation and enabling social enterprises to scale their impact,” he said.
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The research shows the Labor government’s policies will see the top 20 percent of households getting an extra $12 billion a year in disposable income in 2024-25. That is an average of $5,740 a year for every household in the top 20 percent. By contrast, the bottom 20 percent of households will get only an extra $40 million in disposable income in 2024-25—an average of $17 a year for each household. The “stage-three” cuts, for which Labor voted under the previous Liberal-National government, introduce a virtual flat tax system, with a 30 percent rate from incomes of $45,000 a year all the way to $200,000. That will slice $252 billion off government revenues over a decade.
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Combined with higher interest payments on the $1 trillion in government debt, mainly caused by business handouts during the first two years of the pandemic and soaring military spending, that will mean deeper cuts to health, education and other essential social programs. This inequality is amplified by a gradual increase in Parental Leave Pay from a maximum of 20 weeks to 26 weeks, and a rise next July in child care subsidies from 85 to 90 percent, with tapered subsidies only cutting out at incomes of over $530,000. Most of the childcare subsidies, set to increase by $1.5 billion in 2024-25, will go to the top 40 percent of households when ranked by income, as will the parental leave cost of around $700 million in 2024-25.
For example, couples with children in the highest income category will receive the largest average gains in disposable income in total in 2024-25 ($9,763 a year). That compares to the lowest income families with children, who will only gain $194 from the three budget measures. Similarly, residents of wealthy suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane will gain up to nearly $6,000 per year on average. That is about six times the average in workingclass suburbs. Those living in the poorest region, Great Lakes in the Central Coast of New South Wales (NSW), gain just $236 per year, or about 4 percent of affluent Ku-ring-gai in northern Sydney. Looking at the beneficiaries of the three policies combined, the top 20 percent of households gain around 59 percent of the total gains, and the top 40 percent gain around 86 percent. Beyond any supposed “gains” from the three policies, millions of working-class households will be much worse off as a result of the government’s refusal to provide any relief from surging inflation and mortgage interest rates. Modelling published by the Weekend Australian estimates that average wage earners will be $5,000 a year worse off, and up to $13,000 if they are mortgage holders.
Westpac bank has upgraded its expected peak in the official inflation rate to 8.5 percent in December, up from the 7.75 percent predicted by Treasury. That would lead to a drop in purchasing power of $4,994 in 2022-23 for a household on the annual median income of $90,800, the equivalent of a 5.5 percent pay cut.
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The corporate media is
spending, including on health and
The costs of medical services (“medical inflation”) are rising even faster.
disability services. Saturday’s
One of the deepest attacks on working
Australian Financial Review
class living and social conditions
editorial put Albanese on notice
contained in Labor’s budget, on top of
that “repairing the budget and
sky-rocketing electricity, gas, petrol and
rekindling productivity growth
food prices, soaring mortgage interest
will decide the fate of his
rates and repayments, at least two more
government.”
years of real wage cuts and an estimated
Labor was elected in May with less than a third of the vote and its support dropping to near record low levels in working-class electorates.
150,000 job losses over the same period.
demanding that the government go much further in slashing social
It is depending heavily on the trade unions to keep suppressing workers’ demands for wage rises to match inflation and the opposition of health workers, teachers and other workers to low pay, intolerable workloads and budget cuts.
But after decades of betrayals of workers’ struggles, all the probusiness unions themselves are widely discredited and their membership has shrunk to around 14 percent of the workforce, and 5 percent among young workers. To organise a counter-offensive throughout the working class, the Socialist Equality Party is urging workers to establish rank-and-file committees, independent of the unions, and unify their struggles with workers globally through the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees.
Despite a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Albanese government’s first budget, handed down on Tuesday, contains a devastating cut to the country’s already overwhelmed and underfunded public hospitals. Budget papers reveal that payments to the states and territories for public hospitals are expected to decrease by more than $755 million this financial year and $2.4 billion over four years. The shattering impact of that cut on beleaguered public hospitals, over-worked health staff and often seriously-ill patients will be compounded by two other budget decisions. One is to end the federal government’s 50 percent contribution to the hospital budget during the pandemic, cutting its share back to 45 percent as of December 31. The other is to simultaneously re-impose a 6.5 percent annual cap on federal hospital funding. This is under conditions in which the official inflation rate has just hit 7.3 percent, and is now expected to exceed 8 percent by the end of the year.
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LARISSA BALDWIN NATIVE TITLE AND LAND RIGHTS, DECARCERATION, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMIC FAIRNESS, EDUCATION AND POLITICS.
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Larissa is a proud Widjabul Wiabul woman from the Bundjalung Nations and GetUp’s First Nations Justice Campaign Director. She dedicates her life to fighting for First Nations justice and SelfDetermination. From staunch grassroots resistance, to building the Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network, to starting First Nations Justice campaigning at GetUp. Larissa has a passion for mentoring young people and crafting brilliant campaign strategies. Larissa is an expert on gas policy, she has spent extensive periods of time in the Northern Territory working directly with Traditional Owners and communities who don’t support fracking on their land. Larissa is an expert on gas policy, she has spent extensive periods of time in the Northern Territory working directly with Traditional Owners and communities who don’t support fracking on their land. She’s also undertaken extensive research and policy campaign work on gas supply, the gas industry and its impacts on climate change and fossil fuel emissions. Larissa can speak on a range of diverse topics including, Native Title and land rights, decarceration, democracy, health, education and politics. Before she joined GetUp she was National CoDirector for Seed Mob and a Queensland Campaigner for the Australian Youth Climate Coalition working across on the Reef and Galilee campaign.
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2022 Charles Perkins Oration Larissa Baldwin This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Dr Charles Perkins Oration and Memorial Prize. We are proud to partner with the ABC as the host broadcaster to bring you this special event with keynote speaker, Larissa Baldwin.
On Tuesday 25 October Larissa received a standing ovation as keynote speaker. A powerful oration delivered by First Nations climate activist, campaigner and proud Widjabil Wia-bul woman Larissa Baldwin, who speaks on climate change, the referendum and the need for positive systemic change.
Who is Charles Perkins? Graduate and leader The celebrate the life and work of one of our most impactful alumni, Dr Charles Perkins. PROFILE HERE Charles Perkins was a civil rights activist who dedicated his life to achieving justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
In 1965, as a student at the University of Sydney, Dr Perkins organised a student bus tour around New South Wales to draw attention to the state of Indigenous health, education and housing, and to try and stimulate local action.
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The environment is the focal point of National Australia Bank (NAB) Foundation’s 2022 Community Grants program, with 55 grants of up to $10,000 recently awarded to help local and regional communities prepare for natural disasters, support long-term recovery and build resilience. The funding comes as Labor’s climate-focused federal budget also increased support for communities affected by natural disasters, which treasurer Jim Chalmers said were occurring with “alarming regularity”. NAB Group executive of personal banking Rachel Slade said the grants respond to the acute impact of climate change in Australia, as experienced by current major flooding across the south-east coast. “Now more than ever, there is a growing need to support communities to rebuild and prepare for the challenges ahead. Not only are many communities in QLD and NSW still recovering from floods earlier this year, but more people are also weathering the storm of the current floods in VIC, TAS and again in NSW,” she said.
“Unfortunately, the devastation caused by natural disasters will continue, and we know that recovery extends well beyond the cleanup. Many of these projects focus on the longterm needs of communities including supporting mental health, building environmental resilience, and preparing for future disasters.” Four of the 55 recipients were chosen by NAB for an additional $25,000 to scale their projects and create long-term sustainability and impact. This includes the Indigenous Futures Foundation, which will develop a food hub to ensure access to supplies in the event of a disaster and generate community wellbeing programs. Co-founder Levi-Joel Tamou said the funding would enable the foundation to expand their work to more Indigenous communities across Australia.
“During the 2022 floods, we donated over 50,000 meals to Indigenous and non-Indigenous families in South-Eastern Queensland and New South Wales, some of whom were completely isolated from food and other essential supplies.”
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Other recipients include The Penguin Foundation, to protect vulnerable penguins against bushfires; The NSW Rural Doctors Network, to deliver cardiac emergency workshops to rural GPs in bushfire and flood affected regions; and the Rural Business Support Service to fund fire ground farm tours and a community mental health and wellbeing forum for local farmers impacted by bushfires. The NAB Foundation Community Grants program is part of NAB Ready Together, an initiative that helps customers, colleagues and their communities withstand natural disasters. The second round of the program will see the remaining funding directed to mental health and wellbeing programs, emergency response equipment and wildlife rescue support.
Lismore Girl Guides Lismore Girl Guides aims to empower girls and young women to discover their potential as leaders of their world. This grant will fund a new meeting site away from areas affected by the 2022 floods in Lismore and purchase equipment and supplies that have been damaged to enable the continuation of weekly Guiding activities.
NAB Foundation Community Grants The NAB Foundation is currently seeking applications for Community Grants. Grants of up to $10,000 are available for projects that help communities prepare for natural disasters, support long-term recovery and build resilience to future disasters and climate change. Applications for NAB Foundation Community Grants are open all year with two grant award rounds each year. The next round closes on 28 February 2023 and will be awarded in April 2023. Learn more about how to apply for a grant in our application guide, or submit your application today.
NAB empowers communities to withstand natural disasters NAB’s philanthropic arm will be giving out grants of up to $10,000 to 55 local and regional community groups across Australia to help them prepare for, or recover from, natural disasters. Now on its second 2022 round, the NAB Foundation’s Community Grants program, part of the bank’s NAB Ready Together initiative, will grant funding to projects that help businesses and communities prepare for, and recover from natural disasters such as emergency response equipment, wildlife rescue support, and mental health, and wellbeing programs. “Now more than ever, there is a growing need to support communities to rebuild and prepare for the challenges ahead,” said Rachel Slade, NAB group executive personal banking. “Not only are many communities in QLD and NSW still recovering from floods earlier this year, but more people are also weathering the storm of the current floods in VIC, TAS, and again in NSW. Unfortunately, the devastation caused by natural disasters will continue, and we know that recovery extends well beyond the cleanup. Many of these projects focus on the long-term needs of communities including supporting mental health, building environmental resilience, and preparing for future disasters.” http://nab.com.au/nabfoundation
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Recent data breaches show how important personal information is. This Cyber Security Awareness Month, take the time to check if your cyber security practices need a spring clean with some simple steps. 1. Update your devices and applications. Regular updates are critical to maintaining secure systems. Cyber criminals hack devices by using known weaknesses in systems or apps. Check your devices for updates and turn on automatic updates to apply future updates straight away when charging and connected to Wi-Fi.
2. Turn on multi-factor authentication. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a security measure that requires at least 2 proofs of identity to grant access, such as a physical token, random PIN or fingerprint. Turning on MFA will boost your protection against criminals. While they might steal one proof of identity, such as your password, they will be locked out of your account without the other.
3. Back up your files. Backing up your data saves copies of your files to an external storage device, or an online server like the cloud. Setting up automatic backups means you can recover your important information if something goes wrong.
Protect your customer's information. As a business owner, you’re responsible for protecting your customers’ personal information – it’s the law. Find out what type of customer information is personal and how to protect it. Laws around customer information As a business owner, you may be required under the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) to protect your customers’ personal information from: theft misuse interference loss unauthorised access modification disclosure. When you no longer need your customers’ personal information you must destroy or de-identify it. This includes shredding documents or storing them in a secure area. Call us on 13 28 46 business.gov.au/online/cyber-security/protectyour-customers-information
Once you've followed these tips you might like to check out the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Small Business Cyber Security Guide which gives more advice to help smaller organisations build their cyber security resilience.
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Five Ways To Apply Emotional Intelligence To Your Marketing To Deepen Customer Connection If you’re not connecting with your target market on a deep emotional level, you’re most likely wasting your time, effort and resources. While communicating the tangible / rational elements of a brand or product, such as quality, capability, price and service support are an important part of marketing, connecting on a deep level with target markets requires communicating the intangible / emotional elements, such as brand purpose and values, and how someone will feel when their life is better, or their problem is solved as result of using or experiencing your product/service. Here’s five ways to inject emotional intelligence into your marketing program to achieve a deeper connection with target markets.
Ros Weadman (image) is author of Enhance Your Reputation – how to build a brand people want to work for, buy from and invest in and a brand communication and reputation specialist. In this guest article, Weadman
Define your ‘why’
offers five top tips to ensure your marketing
You can connect emotionally with people by highlighting company purpose to answer the ‘why’ question – why you do what you do and why it matters. According to PwC, Millennials are 5.3 times more likely to stay with an employer when they have a strong connection to their employer’s purpose and nonMillennials are 2.3 times more likely to stay. Some of the most powerful brand narratives have compelling ‘why’ statements about the cause they believe in. For example, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla believes ‘the faster the world stops relying on fossil fuels and moves towards a zero-emission future, the better’. This belief drives its mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. A brand that evokes emotion through a strong sense of purpose becomes a beacon to prospective employees and customers who believe what you believe.
message has deeper emotional IQ…
Understand what business you’re in How you think and talk about what you do for business can have a profound impact on the stickability of your marketing message. As business owners, we need to think and speak through the lens of the customer (brand promise) rather than the lens of the business (brand profit). Your marketing messages will have more stickability when they tap into how people want to look, feel and live better because of buying your thing. Charles Revlon, former owner of Revlon International Corporation, said it perfectly when he stated, ‘In the factory we make cosmetics. In the department store we sell hope’. Mr Revlon knew what business he was ‘really’ in and it wasn’t cosmetics.
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Satisfy core needs
Tap into the five senses
There are several human needs models
We experience the world through our
that help us to understand the emotional
senses – visual (seeing); auditory (hearing);
triggers that drive people to seek out
kinaesthetic (touching/feeling); gustatory
particular products/experiences in order
(tasting) and olfactory (smelling) – which is
to evoke specific feelings.
sensory experiences are common
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, for example, suggests that people are motivated to satisfy particular needs, starting with basic physiological needs such as the need for food, shelter and water, and progressing to satisfy more complex psychological needs such as safety, love/belonging, self-esteem and self-actualisation.
Similarly, world-renowned coach Tony Robbins believes that humans have six core needs that drive behaviour – certainty, variety, belonging, significance, growth and A useful way of identifying which core need your target market is seeking to satisfy is to ask, ‘what does my target market want to feel as result of using/experiencing my product/service?’. For example, a need for uncertainty/variety (to feel excitement, drama, exhilarated) could translate to ‘I want to feel adventurous’. Or a need for significance (to feel important, valued, wanted) could translate to ‘I want to feel worthy’.
Once you understand the core need/s your target market is seeking to satisfy, you can craft powerful marketing messages that will resonate on a much deeper level. For instance, an adventure tourism company could appeal to a person’s need for variety/uncertainty and desire to feel excitement or exhilaration. Or a prestige watch maker could appeal to a person’s need for significance and desire
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marketing tactics. In tourism brochures for example, it’s common to read statements referring to the sights, sounds and feelings of the holiday destination to create desire and spark action. Similarly, sensory stimulation is often used to elicit the emotions of potential buyers such as the smell of freshly-baked bread wafting through the rooms of a house open for inspection or the burning of scented candles in a gift shop.
Tap into the five senses Successful brands communicate with
contribution.
to feel important or worthy.
why using sensory language and creating
words and tonality aligned with their beliefs and values. Mercedes-Benz, for example, as a prestige brand, speaks the language of excellence and distinction with a confident tonality, consistent with a culture that values status and significance. When you use words and tonality aligned with your brand’s beliefs and values, you build brand trust and credibility from the consistency of voice across marketing channels and customer touch points. When you focus on the emotional intangibles in your marketing – the things that connect humans to a brand, such as purpose, beliefs, values and feelings – you’ll not only make your brand more relatable, the logical tangibles of business, such as sales, productivity and retention, will better take care of themselves.
This article first appears in B&T MAGAZINE B&T has been reporting on all things advertising, media and marketing since 1950. B&T focuses on delivering daily intelligence on the marketing, media and advertising industries within Australia and further afield. Our commitment to journalism moves well beyond the usual daily news cycles with in-depth premium content, visual nourishment, insightful opinion, and the guarantee of genuine thought-provoking exclusive content.
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The Dinner Party is making INTIMATE DINNER a big comeback PARTIES ARE POISED TO MAKE A COMEBACK. HERE’S HOW TO PLAN YOURS!
2021/22 changed A LOT in our world, and big shifts are being seen in industries across the board. Beyond the obvious ones like health and wellness, creative industries —- fashion, home design and event planning — are heading into a new era. One that, in my opinion, is long overdue! During the last year, many of us “nonessential” workers have been confined to our homes, working via zoom and teaching our children school, all while confined to a space we never imagined spending 24/7 in. This created a so-called renovation boom. Out of necessity (and a much-needed quarantine project), many have opted for creating bigger spaces, fresh and more inviting aesthetics, and richer colour palettes for a soothing, welcoming home.
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As we emerge from our newly decorated caves into the postpandemic world, we’re starving for IRL human connection, unbridled fun, and new ways to socialize that are safer and budget friendly. We may even see the “golden age of restaurants,” dining out at every opportunity for Insta-worthy pics, give way to the intimate at-home affair. Our feeds will now be filled with the happy faces and lived-in spaces of our closest family and friends, saying goodbye to the stark and hyper-styled aesthetic. Not only have our homes become a haven of safety, but now we have a vested interest in making the most of our biggest investment. If nothing else, we at least need some way to share all of the bread we baked during quarantine, not to mention our newly sharpened cooking skills! Just as the hardships of the 1918 Spanish Flu gave rise to the “Roaring 20’s,” 2021 is poised to usher in a new era of frivolity and revelry. The emerging entertainment trends of the coming decade will take cues from the best of what tradition has to offer, leaving behind the pretension, and taking on an elevated, yet relaxed tone. Elegant and artful details will be more important than ever. Heirlooms, hand crafted pieces, and thoughtful tablescapes will take centre stage, as we look to create connections through fun conversation starters and shared interests.
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The Dinner Party is making a big comeback
BE WELL
Because wellness, both mental and physical, will be top-of-mind for the foreseeable future, we’ll see emerging micro-trends like non-alcoholic spirits and menus featuring therapeutic cuisines, such as Thai and Pan-Asian.
EMBRACE NATURE
AMBIANCE IS EVERYTHING Our nerves have taken a beating this year, and we’ll be embracing everything soft, soothing, and comforting. That includes music and candlelight. Ambient music is set to make a comeback in 2022/23, providing a perfect backdrop for a rich dining experience.
Environmental concerns will also be at the heart of entertaining of any sort. Gone are the days of single-use plastics and cans.
And, as the evening progresses, you can let loose with a little “Disco,” to add some serious late-night dancing fun to your soiree.
Real dishes, glassware and flatware will make a reappearance, although embracing mismatched or everyday patterns.
KIDS
This new dinner party aesthetic will trade the conventional over-abundance of confusing dinnerware for a more minimalist approach. For an extra special and earth-friendly touch, including cloth napkins in your tablescape offers a wonderful opportunity to embrace texture and bright pops of colour. At home, sprinkle wildflowers or a variety of petals, bring in branches or even herbs from your garden to bring nature indoors.
Chances are your kiddos are just as ready for a party as you are. If you have the space (and decent sound proofing), set up a separate area just for them. If the adult menu works for them, great! If not, let them offer up suggestions, and go as simple as possible. Kids are low maintenance when it comes to food, so if they love the idea of pizza and backyard games or a movie night, make it easy on yourself and order out. If you’d rather an adults only party, have the kids all gather at another house with a trusted neighbour or sitter so you all can enjoy the party uninterrupted.
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The Dinner Party is making a big comeback
SPLURGE ON DETAILS
MAKE MERRY AND MINGLE
From creative seating to hors d’oeuvres and individual desserts, there are plenty of ways to play with details when you’re not feeding dozens.
While I love the idea of assigned seating — who doesn’t love a gorgeous place setting with their name on it — the comfort of your guests has to take priority.
For appetizers and pre-dinner fare, go for pre-assembled items. While we all love a good charcuterie board, communal platters and dips, opt for single-serve bites, like kebabs and mini-quiches.
Meaning, if you choose assigned seating, be flexible and gracious by accommodating your guests if they choose to switch, with or without consulting you.
Not only will your guests feel more comfortable, but you’ll also add a little elegance at the same time.
A fun way to liven up your seating is to number the table place settings and sprinkle conversation starters out like fortune cookie strips, then let your guests draw numbers as they arrive.
AT HOME DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN CASUAL Just because you’re hosting at home doesn’t mean you have to wear jeans. Just be sure to indicate the preferred attire very clearly when you extend the invitation, as well as give your guests plenty of lead time to put together their snazziest outfit.
AFTER DINNER ENTERTAINMENT
It’s a great way to break the ice and get people laughing. Just know your crowd, this might not work well with some groups.
A GRACIOUS HOST As host, your primary job is the comfort of your guests. Making introductions, letting guests know where to find the restrooms, and being aware of any dietary restrictions all create a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
To me, the ultimate sign of a successful dinner party is laughter. Having fun is the point!
Hosting means letting your guests shine by being a good listener and prompting a smooth flow of conversation.
Laughter not only defuses tension, but it also strengthens relationships and promotes group bonding.
The most memorable experiences are those that wow with generous hospitality, rather than over-the-top extravagance.
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Spiced baked pears recipe Servings (4)
Prep time - 15 minutes Cooking time - 15 minutes
The Dinner Party is making a big comeback
Total time - 30 Minutes Ingredients 8 ripe pears, cored from the base 6 tbsp redcurrant jelly 1 tbsp port or sweet sherry 1 pinch powdered cloves and cinnamon 1 tbsp orange juice 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 dstsp cornflour 8 cloves
Spiced baked pears: A classic dinner party dessert However, they’re making a comeback and our spiced baked pears will make the difference. The homemade syrup is the perfect consistency with the baked pears and adds a bit of candy flavour to the dish. It’s a very simple recipe that anybody who loves desserts can whip up in a flash. It’s great for those dinner parties with friends.
METHOD Place pears in a lightly buttered ovenproof baking dish. Dissolve the redcurrant jelly, powdered cloves and brown sugar in the port or sherry and orange juice, making liquid up to 500ml with water. Boil to form a light syrup. Pour over the pears and bake in a 180°C oven, for 12-15 minutes. Strain off syrup.
Spiced baked pears tips This treat is especially welcoming during the holiday season thanks to spices like cloves and cinnamon with a splash of brandy. You can use brandy or sherry in your syrup, and it will just lightly flavour it. The pears come out of the oven all golden and beautiful but just beware when opening it. It’s best served with some whipped cream and you can even add a squeeze of lemon juice to freshen up some of the richness. When your friends come over for a dinner party, step-up your dessert game to finish the night off. Try our spiced baked pears recipe.
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Mix with blended corn flour and bring to boil. Cook until transparent stirring occasionally. Pour over pears and allow to cool. Decorate with cloves. This can be served with whipped cream.
Notes
To whip cream, chill the bowl and whisk. Whip the cream lightly and slowly away from the heat. As soon as the whisk leaves a distinct tail, stop whisking.
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NOVEMBER
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NORTHERN RIVERS PADDOCK TO PLATE HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR HEADLINE CHEFS FOR NOURISH FOOD FEST - SHOWCASING & CELEBRATING THE REGIONS LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD & DRINK. CATCH DARREN ROBERTSON, MINDY WOODS & SAMANTHA GOWING ON THE COOKING STAGE IN THE PADDOCK TO PLATE PAVILION. GROW, COOK, LEARN, MEET & EAT! SO MUCH ON OFFER AT THIS YEAR'S NEW NOURISH FOOD & DRINK AT PRIMEX 10-12 NOVEMBER 2022 PEOPLE’S DAY 10 NOVEMBER CLICK HERE www.facebook.com/primexaus/ LISMORE
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We are very pleased to be launching Nourish Food & Drink which will be a celebration of our region's farmers' food production. Hosting cooking demonstrations, food, wine and craft beer tastings, alongside cookery and butchery workshops and live entertainment, visitors will get the full Paddock to Plate experience. CHEFS LEAD SHOWCASE With world-class food, you need world-class Chefs with extensive knowledge of our produce and production. The Nourish - Paddock to Plate experience will have some of our country's top Chefs. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MasterChef Australia contestant and Native Food Queen, Mindy Woods, will be our guest Chef cooking on Friday 11 November, 2022. To learn how to use native ingredients in your own meal preparation join us for Mindy's Masterclass Workshops. Available to all visitors at Norco Primex Field Days. Stay tuned for other Special Guest Chef Announcements PRIMEX is one of the country's most diverse field day events servicing rural and regional Australia with easy access and a variety of places to make your visit to the event a “working holiday” less than 1 hour from Byron Bay and 90 minutes from Gold Coast Airport. Follow @primexaus on all social media to keep up to date and plan your next trip to see PRIMEX. www.primex.net.au
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TONIA Spotted Busking in Goonellabah
Bill on right is from Casino, Billie on left is from Nimbin.
OUT & ABOUT
Healing Voices Choir The Healing Voices Choir, an innovative mental health
We meet every Weds between 1pm - 2.30pm, at the Magenta Community Services Building. Located at 6 Industry Drive, East Lismore.
initiative in
The band is a narrative and musical therapy programme led by Peter Lehner.
Lismore.
powerinthevoice@gmail.com
recovery
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Out & About E L T H A M F I L M N I G H T SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER FILM: HONEYLAND VENUE: ELTHAM HALL, MAYFIELD ST, ELTHAM. NSW.
The Eltham Community Foundation have been working for over a decade to restore the Eltham railway cottage to be a museum celebrating our railway history? It could be another destination on the potential Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Support them by attending their upcoming movie fundraiser night November 19th. www.facebook.com/historiceltham
Two Academy Awards Nominations. Honeyland is a movie made with the widescreen sweep of epic proportions, yet it's clearly intimate, with a surprising sense of humour. It's also a tough and tender portrait of the delicate balance between humankind and nature, a glimpse at a fast-disappearing way of life, and an unforgettable testament to one extraordinary woman's resilience. Language: Turkish with English substiles Titles - Rated M Doors open 6:30pm and Movie screens at 7:15pm ($10). Running Time: 86mins Interval, with Coffee & Cake ($5) BYO Drinks Welcome Bookings are advised: Ph 6629 1476
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Out & About SATURDAY, 12 NOVEMBER FROM 6PM Bass Invaders ($10 entry) Civic Hotel Lismore Howdy comrades! This is the November instalment of our monthly Bass Invaders party at the Civic hotel, on Widjabul Wia-bal land. We will bring our humble system to the beer garden once again to play fresh music for all you lovely weirdos. Expect a variety of sounds including DnB, dub, breaks, techno and any other dope shit we can find.
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Christmas Cup FRIDAY, 16 DECEMBER COMMENCING AT 11:00AM Lismore Turf Club After a rain affected Lismore Cup this
It's Party Time!!!
year, we are bringing the party to the Christmas Cup Race Day.
The silly season is in full swing,
Book into our Christmas VIP Trackside and it is the perfect get together Enclosure or secure one of the limited for your work mates, staff party, Members Luncheon Tables available. Perfect for End of Year Work Parties, Early Christmas Catch-Ups with friends
social group, sporting team, friends and family. Book now at
and family, or just an excuse to start the www.lismoretickets.com.au silly season early.
to avoid disappointment
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NEDLANDS STUDIO XMAS PARTY! South Lismore Bowling Club It's the 10th year Nedlands Studio has been operating! Come and celebrate with a bunch of under rehearsed average local bands with borrowed instruments singing with angst and justifying their substance abuse issues. There will be a Food Truck, Raffles, Prizes, Games & maybe even some musical surprises if a bunch of has beens can get their shit together.
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Out & About Art Practice in 3 Bites is a series of three arts focused panel sessions that will discuss, dissect and dispel the myths, challenges, opportunities and advantages for artists working in the Northern Rivers and beyond.
Date and time Fri 25th Nov 2022, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm AEDT Location Southern Cross University, Goodman Plaza East Lismore NSW 2480, Australia
1st Bite – Sustain will be a lively and engaging conversation focusing on Sustainable Practice, Artist Run Initiatives and Emerging Artists. “How do artists sustain a career in the regions?”, “What are the benefits of the creative arts degree pathway?”, “How do artists connect and create their own opportunities?”
1st Bite – Sustain, brings together dynamic creative industry heavyweights: Lisa Havilah; Chief Executive of Sydney Powerhouse Art Practice in 3 Bites is a series of three arts focused Museum; Hamish Sawyer; Independent panel sessions that will discuss, dissect and dispel the curator and recently the Director of Outer myths, challenges, opportunities and advantages for Space; and Laith McGreggor; Internationally exhibited Artist. artists working in the Northern Rivers and beyond.
Art Practice in 3 Bites // 1st Bite – Sustain
1st Bite – Sustain will be a lively and engaging conversation focusing on Sustainable Practice, Artist Run Initiatives and Emerging Artists, bringing together dynamic creative industry heavyweights: Lisa Havilah; Chief Executive of Sydney Powerhouse Museum; Hamish Sawyer; Independent curator and recently the Director of Outer Space; and Laith McGreggor; Internationally exhibited Artist. The Manning Clark Room, SCU Lismore | Friday 25 Nov, 4pm – 6pm
Facilitated by Dr Marian Tubbs, artist and Senior Lecturer in Art and Design at SCU. This panel session is an invaluable opportunity for pre professional and emerging artists, including artists considering taking on an Arts degree to be inspired and discover the many creative pathways for a sustainable and successful career in the arts. 1st Bite – Sustain: held as a final nod on the closing day of SCU Bachelor of Art and Design Graduate Exhibition. This hour-long discussion from 4pm – 5pm is followed by drinks/connection and a chance to view the work of this year’s graduating students. To learn more about this project visit artsnorthernrivers.com.au
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Ya wanna rock down to ELECTRIC AVENUE..... A NIGHT CREATED TO FILL THE GAPS IN YOUR DANCING CALENDAR. This night is open to all who are respectful of other walks of life...we are a unique blend of dancers in this region, and everyone is welcomed in a venue that is cozy and friendly. Come and get your happy on! SHOWCASING LOCAL DJ'S FOR EACH EVENT. WE PRESENT FOR YOUR AURAL PLEASURE: These 3 REALLY know how to keep your feet moving...so get yourselves down there Sat night and show them and our beloved Bowling Club, your love. $25/30 @ the door (CASH only - small notes please) $20/25 Online WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Indoor event - Toilets on-site - NO ATM - TBC - EFT at the bar – Please bring CASH for the door - Licensed bar - Security onsite - Lockout at midnight-no pass-outs after midnight - Sound - Jon Pinkerton - Decor – LSD (LightScape Design) - Lighting – Darren Maxwell There are a couple of things to note - due to current licencing laws, ALL patrons MUST sign in at the door and MUST have valid ID on their person at ALL times. Failure to produce ID if asked by door staff or security will unfortunately result in you being turned away. LISMORE
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NILLA Nilla's style is deep, progressive, uplifting and meaningful psytrance, taking you on a journey through sound. Her mixing ability, track selection and the way she brings energy up and down through a set unique.
KAMOS
Nilla's sound invites you to dance and to let your body flow with the music. www.soundcloud.com/deejnilla
Kamos, Aka Alex Brine (Lismore), started Djing in 2003-2004 mixing house music & hip hop playing at school parties & socials after listening to his first psytrance album Infected Mushroom B.P Empire. He began mixing psytrance and started playing at doofs around the NNSW area in 06/07 and made a name for himself with his tight mixing and his ability get the dance floor moving.
GUY GREY Guy Grey is a Lismore resident with roots in Sydney’s queer underground community. From dark disco & indie dance, to tribal and progressive house and techno, Guy is interested in where the worlds of the organic and the industrial collide. His mixes are genre-blurred soundtracks, narrating dance floor explorations for queers and questioners. www.soundcloud.com/guy-grey
Kamos has shifted his focus to progressive trance, with many big NNSW parties under his belt including Spring Equinox festival, Indigo Evolution NYE festival & Tipi Forest at Splendour in the grass as well as countless private events. He is one of the resident DJ's at Beats on Tap, a monthly gig in Lismore. His choice of rocking funky bass lines, uplifting melodies & vocals are sure to suit any dance floor. Contacts For Booking: 0421804211 or Dj_Kamos@hotmail.com www.soundcloud.com/kamos-1
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Out & About
Beats on Tap is a day out full of fun so get your crew together and come on down to the Lismore City Bowling club for Lismore's best Sunday session.
Kids under 12 free
There will be raffles to win and some of the best music to waste away an afternoon, we will be showcasing some of the area's best local electronic talent so there is plenty of top-notch music to get your head bopping and your feet wiggling away.
DUST FALLEN
Bring your crew, your kids, your Mum and even your Nan, also try your hand at lawn bowls...no experience necessary...the friendly Bowlo staff are always there with advice and guidance and do not forget to have a wiggle on the dance floor see you all there for an epic Sunday session.
Strictly no dogs
LINE UP: https://m.soundcloud.com/user-126643649136027312
MAGNUS https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dj-magnus
AMOZON https://soundcloud.com/amozonwarrior
CRETEN (Airglow Records) https://soundcloud.com/creten-1
POP VS KAMOS (Honey Pot Productions) https://soundcloud.com/kamos-1
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IT'S TIME TO SAVE THE DATE AGAIN
Local Artisans will join the Auxiliary in providing a wide variety of goods for sale on the weekend.
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Out & About WEDNESDAY, 30TH NOVEMBER AT 5PM
Exclusive Pre-opening Three course dinner 49 Woodlark St, Lismore $55pp book and pay for your seat before 28th October to secure your spot as seating is limited. Be one of the exclusive first customers to dine in the newest cafe in Lismore before the official grand opening.
Silent
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Book and pay at https://square.link/u/nwFDxPIh?src=sheet Children have smaller portions for $30, you can book & pay for kid's meals through this link https://square.link/u/Pz2dc49q?src=sheet 3 COURSE MENU WILL CONSIST OF: Entree; choice of prawn cocktail or 3 vegetable spring rolls with tangy sauce Main; choice of grilled salmon with mixed rocket salad and chips or vegetable lasagna (V) Dessert; choice of house made Biscoff cheesecake with scoop of ice cream or house made banana cake (V) with scoop of ice cream Includes cup of tea or coffee or glass of juice or soft drink Kids welcome We are pending approval for a liquor licence so will keep you updated on whether we will provide alcohol or BYO alcohol LISMORE
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www.facebook.com/AlstonvilleRotary
On show will be demonstrations, a Green Living Q&A panel session, and an excitingly diverse range of local products, programs and services as well as local musicians, local food, coffee and a full program of activities for children to maintain a buzz throughout the day. Get in touch if you're interested in exhibiting Stay tuned for details ... www.facebook.com/AlstonvilleRotary
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St Andrew’s Lismore is planning something extra special in the lead up to Christmas. On Saturday 17th December from 4:40pm to 7:30pm there will be a petting zoo, and Christmas carols, a sausage sizzle and Christmas cake. All enquires to office@lismoreanglicans.com or 66213200. LISMORE
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Photo © Joshua Morris for Sydney Living Museums
Congratulations to artists Ebony Russell, Saskia Everingham, and Judy Panucci prize winners of this year’s Meroogal Women’s Art Prize. The winners of the Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2022, a biennial art competition celebrating the creativity of female artists in NSW, were announced at Meroogal House Museum, Nowra. Presented by Sydney Living Museums and now in its 19th year, the Meroogal Women’s Art Prize has become a key event in the artistic calendar of the Shoalhaven and NSW more broadly. The prize invites female artists from across the state to create works, in any medium, that shines a new light on the stories of four generations of women who lived at Meroogal, its fascinating history and rich collection.
From 284 entries this year, 39 artworks have been selected to be displayed amongst the furniture, paintings, ceramics, costumes, textiles and other household ephemera creating a unique and intimate exhibition experience.
The 2022 Meroogal Women’s Art Prize Winners are: 1st Prize Winner - Ebony Russell for her terracotta artwork, Our manifold nature: loutrophoros for the new woman. 2nd Prize Winner – Saskia Everingham for her wood, embroidery, thread, flashing, marble dust, beads and found items artwork, Essentials. Photo © Joshua Morris for Sydney Living Museums
Highly Commended – Judy Panucci for her plaster, paint, putty, sawdust, ink and feather artwork Making do – moth and panel for Elgin. Photo © Joshua Morris for Sydney Living Museums
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Ebony Russell is an artist living and working in Sydney, Australia. She received her Master's in Fine Arts (Ceramics) from the National Art School, Sydney and is now a sessional lecturer in the Ceramics Department. Piped Dreams explores objects imbued with notions of nostalgia and desire. "Objects can stir memories and are used mnemonically to create, store and retrieve a sense of past", says Ebony. "My work is a response to aspects of my experience, focusing on my personal connection to these objects through childhood memory, identity and contemporary collecting practices". "As a child I was obsessed with ornaments and anything frilly and pink. Cake decorating was a particular passion of mine and I longed for the most decorative cake on my birthday each year. I want to investigate how these objects and decorative processes have the capacity to evoke memories and engender a return to childhood reverie in adult life.
I am interested in exploring decorative practices traditionally performed by women as the main construction method for my practice. Currently the environments and structures I create utilise cake-piping techniques with porcelain, allowing my imaginings and reveries to take shape. These sculptures are teetering on the brink of disaster, often burdened by the weight of their own structure or heavy with gold lustre drips". 184 GLEBE POINT ROAD, Glebe, New South Wales. ph. 0405 323 058 www.ebonyrussell.com
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Swan Song By Lynn Santer Hugh and Serena have reigned over a vast lake in a subtropical paradise for many years. Although the environment is idyllic it belies a slimy danger that lurks below the water – predatory eels. The colorful bunch of characters who live on the lake are all grateful to Hugh for protecting them from the evil of the deep, which impresses Hugh and Serena’s daughter, Isis. As their latest hatched cygnet, Isis assumes she is the last born and therefore heir to the kingdom, as is the swan way of things. A cheeky white duck who has lived on the lake as long as Hugh and Serena, Lord Quacksalot, knows better. When the ambitious young swan becomes airborne for the first time, she is thrilled with her newfound power, not realizing the bittersweet consequence. Isis is crestfallen when told she has to leave, despite her parents sweetening the blow by telling her that she will become queen of a new territory. Reluctantly she leaves but vows revenge. While Isis is away, Hugh and Serena give birth to Prince, their heir apparent. When Isis returns with the evil swan Hannibal, Hugh is too old and Prince is too young to challenge such an enormous and strong swan. The serenity and sanctuary of the lake are shattered and the kingdom is devastated when beloved lives are lost. It doesn’t take long for Isis to realize she’s made a terrible mistake. It will take all Serena’s years of experience, all of her guile, and all the animals of the kingdom working together if Isis is to be redeemed, Hannibal defeated and the sanctity of the lake restored for all the creatures who live there.
I never doubted for a moment that you would get rave reviews for your heartfelt, beautiful story in Swan Song. Congratulations Lynn. I’m thrilled that this dream to share your experience with your swan family has come to fruition. I can’t wait for this book to be released for all to read your unlikely experience with your beloved swans. This should be a movie. “Swan Song” by Lynn Santer is simply charming. Enchanting. Full of passion, humor and drama. - Priscilla Presley Swan Song was released on September 1, 2022 (308 pages) ISBN-13: 979-8843077198 Available from Amazon $12..95
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Good Food Fresh, fun, comfort food in the heart of Lismore
Good Living
0434 512 944 EAST LISMORE BOWLING CLUB 76 Neilson Street, East Lismore
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St Andrew's Day May you and your loved ones be
30th November blessed with Some teachings of St. Andrew will always remain with us through generations and today is the day to pay respect to the great saint!
happiness and smiles.
eternal May everyone find happiness in their hearts!
St Andrew's Day is a very special occasion in Scotland. It is a time when we come together to celebrate Scotland's history, culture, and people. But of course, the celebrations aren't just taking place here in Scotland. In nations right across the world, people with Scottish heritage and people who are Scots at heart will celebrate St Andrew's Day and all that is best about our country. The values of compassion and solidarity are central to the story of St Andrew. They are also a big part of Scotland's national identity.
So, we're encouraging everyone to celebrate these values, by performing an act of kindness on St Andrew's Day. That could mean helping out your neighbours; giving time or money to charity; or simply offering friendship and company to those who need it most. It's a great special day little bit friends and
way of marking this and of making life a brighter for our neighbours.
So wherever you are on 30 November whether you are in Scotland or overseas I hope that you will enter into the spirit of the occasion.
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SCOTCH WHISKEY
Besides having it as it is or on the rocks, there are still plenty of things to be done with scotch when it comes to caressing your taste buds. Cooking with it may prove to be one of the best experiences you’ll ever have!
The realms of food and drink are intrinsically linked, constantly merging with each other throughout almost every meal.
Think beer and wings, Champagne and oysters or Shiraz and steak.
Whiskey is a functional active ingredient in many recipes. Its distinct preference is matched by various other active ingredients such as seasonings and also fresh herbs.
Its versatility enables it to be used in numerous dishes, including sweet treats. This functional liquor is offered in all components of the world.
It is frequently paired with seafood, and also can add an extra The main advantage of deepness of flavour. The first point you require to find out scotch is that it has a about food preparation with scotch is that it has a significant range of flavour notes. versatile flavour account. Its You can also blend it with salad dressings to develop a pleasant preference provides delicious vinaigrette. You can also serve it over grilled shrimp itself well to lots of treats as or in a bruschetta. you can try out the flavours and see what your preferred ones are. well as barbecue sauces.
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IS A FARMTO-TABLE FEAST WITH MENUS CURATED BY
Gourmet Table Gourmet Table is a treat for your taste buds offering up a broad number of vendors and growing areas from around the Northern Rivers.
REGIONAL COOKS AND CHEFS
We aim to bring together good food, matched with beverages to create a talking point and comfortably nourishing everyone. Our Gourmet Tables will be visually gorgeous and overflowing with
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immersive yourself into good food ONLY 4 Seats Remain
Welcome to our Gourmet Table, the most exclusive and elevated dining experience in Lismore. Join an intimate group of fellow foodies on a private epicurean journey led by locals preparing the best from our regional produce. Specific details about the Gourmet Table event are left to the discretion of the chef and the culinary team. The personalised quality of the event allows the chef to showcase his or
Lismore CBD Magazine subscribers receive notification prior to these events being advertised, so if you want to lodge interest in the Gourmet Table please join us.
Seating at the Chef’s Table is currently limited to 12 person max. When: November 30th 2022 St Andrew's Day Where: The Stockpot Restaurant
her unique cooking style.
Contact: John Tozeland jwt@jwtpublishing.com.au
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Masala
We are open again
LUNCH - Tuesday - Friday 11:30am to 2:30pm
DINNER Tuesday - Sunday 4:30pm to 9:00pm
To order take away please call 66216738 171 Keen Street, Lismore
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BBQ RESTAURANT THE BEST IN TOWN
FOOD - BOOZE & GOOD TIMES
SMOKEHOUSE BBQ MEATS
THE NORTHERN RIVERS FAVOURITE FRIED CHICKEN AND SMOKEHOUSE BBQ / LOCAL PRODUCE / SHARED FEASTS
BURGERS
RESERVATION / PREORDER & FOR MORE INFORMATION
SPECIALITY ITEMS
0493 266 281 stockpotkitchen.com.au
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY LUNCH 11:30-2:00 AND DINNER 4:00-8:00
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Crocus sativus, sometimes called red gold, saffron is believed to have originated in Greece, or possibly in Southwest Asia. Saffron has been harvested and used since ancient times. The stigmas of the Crocus sativus flower can sell for between $20 and $75 per gram Saffron brings a subtly sweet, floral flavour to rice, casseroles, stews, and desserts. “Let’s take probably the most famous of Persian dishes, which is a grilled chicken dish. You just marinate the chicken in some yogurt, some garlic, some saffron, some olive oil, salt, pepper. That’s it. You put that on the barbecue—it’s just absolutely incredible.” Enjoys saffron in cakes and ice cream (which is also common in Persian cooking. Saffron is a natural ingredient for beauty products as well, as it is believed to contain naturopathic mood-lifting benefits.
Each flower has six purple to lavender lily-like petals with three long style branches tipped with reddish-orange protruding stigmas. Flowers close at night. The blooming season is short, perhaps 14 days in the fall. The flowers are sterile. The spice known as saffron is produced from an autumn-flowering plant with the scientific name Crocus sativus. Some people grow the saffron crocus in their garden and enjoy the splash of colour that it produces in the fall. The flowers are purple, blue, pink, or white. They have yellow stamens and three long, red stigmas branching from a single yellow style. The flowers are sterile, however. Propagation has to be carried out by corms instead of by pollination and fruit development. The corm can be divided to make new corms.
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Muddle Puddle feels so cosy! So many beautiful things to see! Food to nourish the body. And lovely vibes from all that share the space! Muddle Puddle will be open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, with special events lingering into the evening along the way. There are many fabulous artists exhibiting this Month. Pop in say hi, feed your soul with art, food and connection. Wyrallah Road Shops, East Lismore. LISMORE
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RE-OPENING SOON!! BLUEYS CAFE!! At a new location 214 Molesworth St (next to the Centrepoint motel).
To ensure we maintain our high standards we require dedicated hospitality professionals to fill positions for: BARISTAS COOKS SANDWICH HANDS KITCHEN HANDS Attractive remuneration packages will be offered to successful applicants. Our trading hours will beMON-FRI 6am - 2pm SAT 8am - 1pm
How to buy, cook, eat and grow Indigenous Australian ingredients A ground-breaking celebration of the most accessible and popular Australian native ingredients and their uses in the everyday home kitchen. Written by Warndu’s Founders Damien Coulthard and Rebecca Sullivan. www.warndu.com/products/first-nationsfood-companion ''I think this is an important book from the incredibly talented South Australian couple,
If interested have a chat to John on 0400213860 or EMAIL blueyscafelismore@gmail.com
Rebecca Sullivan and Damien Coulthard. A wonderful resource for learning more about cooking, buying and growing indigenous Australian ingredients''. Maggie Beer
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Marigold's B I S T R O
OPENS MONDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2022 AT 11:30
20+
Good Food Family friendly bistro dining Open 6 Days a Week
A wide selection of dishes,
Monday - Saturday
6621 9001
Lunch 11.30am - 2pm Dinner from 5.30pm Book your next Function here
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Delicious
FOOD The flavour of India Lismore is serving quintessential yet traditional Indian cuisine from the Indian peninsula with modern twist.
The flavour of india serving freshly cooked Authentic traditional regional India. Regular Weekly Specials and New Menu items. We also serve a selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes to suit dietary needs. Let us take you on a journey of unmatched traditional Indian culinary excellence.
6621 7799
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WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR LUNCH Please watch out for the lunch specials menu updating over the weekend.
LUNCH Monday -Friday 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
DINNER Monday to Sunday 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Online system for takeaways and deliveries are now up and running from this evening.
You can still ring us on 02 6621 7799 to order takeout or table bookings.
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Uncle Lim Asian Fusion Not your ordinary asian cuisine Tuesday - Sunday 4PM till 8.30PM unclelimasianfusion.com.au
6621 5518
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Lunch Opening Hours Monday - Saturday 11:00 am - 2:30 pm
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CAFE SAFFRON DISCOVER A NEW LEVEL OF TASTE.
Weekdays Timings: 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM Weekends Timings: 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM Looking forward to serving you Looking forward to see you.
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