Lismore CBD Magazine - October Issue - No.17

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Stockpot

BBQ and Fried Chicken.

food is incredible, the smoked meats are delicious, and the staff the friendliest around.

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victims are still waiting for

victims are continuing struggle to find suitable housing long after the February-March flooding

has exposed a critical gap in our plans for recovery from natural disasters.

shows that many organisations’ disaster recovery plans lack maturity

released key findings

a global research study that

that many organisations are failing to effectively

and update disaster recovery plans;

also identified difficulties in achieving recovery

and homelessness

bad is the

Awards for Excellence

ACHIEVER AWARDED TO –Lyndey Milan & Mavis Kitchen.

It's official: Dogs can sniff out stress on humans' breath and sweat...

do a lot for us. They sniff out diseases, lead those who are blind or visually impaired, and search for humans in disaster areas.

Good Food & Good Living -

Pages of... Fresh, fun, comfort food in the heart of Lismore + Chef's Table...

Out & About around Lismore and More......

Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation

Themanchargedwithleadingthe region'sfloodrecovery, NorthernRiversReconstruction Corporationchiefexecutive

DavidWitherdin,saidhe understoodpeoplewere lookingforcertainty.

"Personally, for me, I would have hoped we hadhadthisonthetablewellbeforenow,but I'm optimistic that it's only a matter of weeks away,"hesaid.

Mr Witherdin said an announcement about buybacks, land swaps, house raising, or resilientrebuildingwascontingentonfunding fromthestateandfederalgovernments.

"Thesearereallysignificantinvestmentsfrom a government perspective you're talking hundreds of millions, into billions, so it's a matter of getting the data there to support that,"hesaid.

"Once we get that decision we can lock in on cleardatesandgivethecommunitythatroad mapofhowwerollitout."

David heads the Northern Rivers ReconstructionCorporation,whichisbeing established to lead the long-term reconstruction of flood impacted areas acrosstheNorthernRiversarea. Establishedon1July2022,thisnewbodyis workingwithmultiplegovernmentagencies to coordinate the planning, rebuilding and construction work of essential services, infrastructureandhousing.

TheLandholderExpression ofInterestisnowopen

The Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation is seeking expressions of interestfromlandholdersintheNorthern Rivers interested in potentially selling parcelsofdevelopableland.

Floodvictims arestillwaiting forhousing

Flood victims are continuing struggle to find suitable housing long after the February-March flooding subsided has exposed a critical gap in our plans for recovery from natural disasters.

The NSW government promised to provide temporary housing in the form of 2,000 modular homes. But delivery has been held up by the need for planning approval amid community divisions over some sites.

Whataretheconflictsabout?

In July, Lismore City Council considered a request from Resilience NSW to lease part of Hepburn Park as a site for state-funded temporary housing. The park is used for local sports such as cricket, hockey, soccer, school athletics, touch football and Oztag. The motion lapsed as there was no seconder.

Councillors later did discuss a further NSW government request to use the site for temporary housing. The minister for flood recovery, emergency services and resilience noted there were “no other suitable alternative sites”.

However, there has been a community debate about the importance of retaining sporting grounds for local sports. The council decided this month not to permit temporary housing at the park. This leaves displaced residents with no other options.

The NSW government promised in April to send up to 2,000 modular homes to communities across the Tweed, Byron, Ballina, RichmondValleyandLismoreareas.Mostsites required a lease arrangement with the local council.

By July, only one of 11 sites identified as suitable for housing flood victims had opened at Wollongbar. Others are still being constructed.

The NSW government says it has committed to provide temporary housing for up to three years after the floods. Yet, as we have seen in Lismore, existing local uses and temporary housingcancomeintoconflict.

Unlessalong termsolutionisfound,thisconflict willbedevilfuturedisasterresponsestoo.

Housing is generally seen as fixed, with temporary housing limited to specific locations such as caravan parks or camping grounds. This approach does not allow for the uncertain and catastrophic impacts of disastersthatrequireimmediateresponses.

Temporary housing for thousands of people requires extensive infrastructure such as water,sewerage,powerandcommunications.

Housing on this scale may have long-term impacts on recreation areas and completely remove their availability for other uses in the short term. Ways to balance ongoing community needs and temporary housing are needed.

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license Read the original article

Theuncertaintyaboutprovidingshelterfor disaster-affectedcommunitiessixmonths afterthefloodsconfirmstheurgentneedto co-ordinatepolicyontemporaryhousingat alllevelsofgovernment.

Survey shows that many organisations’ disaster recovery plans lack maturity.

95 percent of respondents in the survey said their company has a disaster recovery plan. However, only 24 percent have a mature plan thatiswelldocumented,tested,andupdated. 83 percent said their organisations include data resilience in their strategies. Still, only 23 percent have a mature approach with associatedgoalstotrackprogress.

The research was conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of Arcserve and received responsesfrom1,121ITdecision-makers.

The survey was fielded in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.

Florian Malecki, executive vice president, marketing at Arcserve commented: "Our annual survey reinforces the business imperative for organisations to implement a data resilience strategy that incorporates mature data backup and disaster recovery plans.

The loss of critical data continues to disrupt businesses and remain an issue for organizations. 76 percent of respondents reported a severe loss of critical data in their organization. Of that number, 45 percent had experiencedpermanentdataloss. Many organizations could not maintain business continuity on time once data was lost or compromised. 83 percent of respondents said that 12 hours or less is an acceptable level of downtime for critical systems before there is a measurable negative business impact. Still, only 52 percent could recover from a severe data loss in 12 hours or less. 29 percent of the businesses surveyed couldn't recover data foronedayormore.

AboutArcserve

Arcserve, a top 5 data protection vendor and unified data resilience platform provider, offers the broadest set of best-in-class solutions to manage, protect, and recover all data workloads, from SMB to enterprise, regardless of location or complexity. Arcserve solutions eliminate complexity while bringing best-in-class, cost-effective, agile, and massively scalable data protection and certaintyacrossalldataenvironments.

Arcserve has released key findings from a global research study that shows that many organisations are failing to effectively test and update disaster recovery plans; and also identified difficulties in achieving recovery targets.

Keyfindingsinclude:

''Weliveinaworldofgrowing ransomwareattacksandfrequent naturaldisasters.Anydowntimefrom datalosscanbedestructivefora businessfromimpactingsalestolosing customerloyalty."

The Business Bites podcast is hosted by well-known Australian media personality and ABC North Coast radio host Angela Catterns, and is designed to help the local food and beverage industry adapt and respond to recent challenges, from COVID-19 to natural disasters

The boss of Queensland's disaster recovery agency will now head the newly created national counterpart.

Brendan Moon has been named as the nation's first coordinator-general to oversee the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

The body was created following a merger of Emergency Management Australia and the NationalRecoveryandResilienceAgency.

Mr Moon joins the agency after having led the Queensland Reconstruction Authority since 2016.

"Queensland has had more than its fair share of natural disasters in the past decade and the way in which the QRA, under Brendan's leadership, has responded and rebuilt has been very impressive," federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt said on Sunday.

"Brendan will ensure the new NEMA delivers national leadership and strategic coordination for emergencies and disaster preparedness, response, relief, recovery, reconstruction, risk reduction and resilience across all levels of governmentandsectors."

"Right now, officers from the National Emergency Management Agency are rolling up their sleeves and getting on with the job," he said.

The forecast for the next three months showed the country moving into a high-risk weather season with flooding as the major risk, over bushfires or heatwaves, according to the weatherbureau.

Severe storms, intense rainfall, and giant hail are expected to hit the eastern states, with bushfires to impact the northern part of Australia. contact@nema.gov.au www.nema.gov.au www.recovery.serviceconnect.gov.au

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SenatorWattsaidtheagencywas workingtopreparethecountryfor thehigh-riskweatherseason beingforecastbytheBureauof Meteorology.

H o u s i n g a n d h o m e l e s s n e s s a g r e e m e n t s a v a g e d i n

P r o d u c t i v i t y C o m m i s s i o n r e p o r t

TheProductivityCommission deliversitsverdictonAustralia’s housingandhomelessness agreement,withextensive recommendationsforitsfuture.

A Productivity Commission report into Australia’s housing crisis has denounced the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement(NHHA),callingit“ineffective”.

In a scathing review, the report found that the NHHA is “a funding contract, not a blueprint for reform” and “does not foster collaboration between governments or hold governments to account”.

The comments led the In need of repair: The National Housing and Homelessness Agreement study report, which reaffirmed thatAustraliaisinthegripsofahousingcrisis.

Danielle Kutchel

@ProBonoNews

Danielle is a journalist specialising in disability and CALD issues, and social justice reporting. Reach her on danielle@probonoaustralia.com.au or on Twitter @D_Kutchel.

How bad is the crisis?

Accordingtothereport’sdata, lowincomehouseholdsarenow spending17percentoftheir incomeonhousing,comparedto 14percentin1999-2000.

Early data also suggests the private rental markethastightenedsincethepandemic,and rentersarenowyounger, havelowerincomes andarerentingforlongerthantheyusedto.

Themajority ofprivate renters—66percent —withlowincomesspentover30percentof theirincomeonrentin2019-20,while20per cent spent more than half their income on rent.

Themedianrentburdenforthelowestearning households was 43 per cent in 2019-20. A person is considered to be in rental stress if they spend more than 30 per cent of their income on rent and are in the bottom 40 per cent of income distribution, suggesting that many of Australia’s renters are already in rentalstress.

The number of people seeking support from specialist homelessness services (SHSs) has increasedeveryyearsince2011-12,thereport said,withwitharound114,000requestsgoing unassisted, up from 95,000 unanswered requestsin2016-17.

householdsonthe socialhousing waitinglistlast yearwereassessed asbeingin greatestneed.

Home ownership rates are falling, with the deposit required seen as the biggest barriertobuyingahome.

According to the report, low interest rates mean homeowners have typically spent less of their income on housing than renters, but the recent rise in interest rates couldreversethistrend.

Low income earners have historically spent a greater proportion of their income on housing, with 17 per cent of low income earners spending more than 50 per cent of their income keeping a roof over their heads in 2019-20.

The report notes that the NHHA is an agreement for the federal government to fund states to support housing and homelessness programs.

It says the NHHA “does not… set out a national reform agenda”forhousing.

While the goal underlying the NHHA is “sound”, the report suggests tweaking the objecting of the NHHA to “[add] definitions of affordability, safety and sustainability, and an acknowledgement that there can be trade-offs between thesegoals”.

The focus of the NHHA on funding for homelessness and housing services is also too narrow, according to the report.

The Productivity Commission also savaged the NHHA’s performance, saying data on its performance indicators is “collected infrequently” and performance reporting is patchy.

affordable, sustainable housing across the housing spectrum, including to prevent and address homelessness, and to support social and economic participation” hasnotbeenachieved.

With demand for housing and homelessness services increasing, the NHHA is also under enormous strain to deliver outcomes through its ownsmallbudget.

Thereportfound multiplereasonswhy thismaybe,including thattheNHHAis handicappedby excludinghousingpolicy levers,thatitdoesnot takeany “meaningful action” onsupply-side policylevers,andthatit doesn’tcommit governmentstoreforms ortoanationalstrategy onhousing.

The future of the

Forthestate,territory andfederalgovernments todevelopanew intergovernmental, person-centred agreementforhousing andhomelessnesswith, amongotherthings,a betterdefinedobjective, keytermsdefined,and coveringallformsof government-funded housingassistance.This shouldbealiving document,reviewed periodicallybyan independentbody. Forfundingtobe distributedaccordingto needandthecostof deliveringservices,and governmentstowork togethertocommission thedevelopmentofanew modelfordistributing fundsacross jurisdictions.

Tackling

Thecreationofa performancemonitoring andreportingframework coveringtheperformance ofallgovernmentsunder thenewNHHAand nationalplanonhousing shouldbedeveloped. Thecreationofacouncil comprisinghousingand homelessnessministers fromeachjurisdiction, whichwilloverseethe nextNHHAandnational housingplan. Acommitmentto commissioningatargeted actionplanforaffordable andaccessiblehousing forpeoplewithdisability inthenextNHHA. Bettercollectionofdata aroundhousingandthe NHHA,underthecreation ofthenew2023-28Data ImprovementPlan.

Housing Affordability Problem

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L y n d e y M i l a n

Mondaynight(26September)Iwas awardedtheRestaurant&Catering LifetimeAchieverAward.

I was so humbled to have been recognised by the industry I love so much and a big thanks to Stewart White (@le_blanc_13) for accepting the award on my behalf. Here is an excerpt from the speech he gave on thenight.

"I have known Lyndey Milan OAM for more than thirty years. We’ve worked together on culinary projects, been on committees together and we’ve both been Presidents of the Food Media Club Australia.

She is an unstoppable force of nature. Her boundless energy, her focus, her unshakable passion and her enormous heart, unreservedly makeheraLifetimeAchiever.

Without a doubt, her public, media work has helped shape theAustralianfoodpsycheforalmostfourdecades.

She is Co-Founder and Patron of Tasting Success, a mentoring programme for female chefs and was a foundingBoardMemberforWomeninHospitality.

She has been President of the Wine Press Club of NSW and for a number of years, she sat on the Tourism NSW Food&WineAdvisoryCommittee.

In 2014, Lyndey was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her "services to hospitality, particularly to thefoodandwineindustry,andtothecommunity”.

Mavis

s Kitchen

Antiques. Retro.

N O R T H E R N R I V E R S C o l l e c t a b l e s

It's official: Dogs can sniff out stress on humans' breath and sweat...

Dogsdoalotforus.Theysniffout diseases,leadthosewhoareblind orvisuallyimpaired,andsearch forhumansindisasterareas. Anditwouldcomeasnosurprise ifwetoldyouthattheycould detectstressthroughhumans' sweatandbreath,aswell.

Arecentstudypublishedinthejournal PLOSONEhasrevealedjustthat.

Researchers from Queen's University, Belfast, collected sweat and breath samples of 36 participants before and after they handled a tensementalarithmetictask.

Before and after they completed the task, participants reported their stress levels, and researchers used samples where the person's bloodpressureandheartratehadincreased.

"The findings show that we, as humans, produce different smells through our sweat and breath when we are stressed, and dogs cantellthisapartfromoursmellwhenrelaxed – even if it is someone they do not know," ClaraWilson,aPh.D.studentintheSchoolof PsychologyatQueen's,said.

Thedogs,Treo,Fingal,Soot,andWinnie,were trainedonhowtosearchascentlineup,then notified researchers about which sample was correct.

Four dogs were introduced to the relaxed and stress samples while researchers were not aware whether there was an odour difference that dogs coulddifferentiate.

Throughout 36 sessions, every participant's samplesweregiventoeachdog;ineverysession, relaxed and stress samples were presented four minutesapart.

All the dogs correctly alerted researchers to each participant'sstresssample.

"Theresearchhighlightsthatdogsdonotneedvisualor audiocuestopickuponhumanstress.Thisisthefirst studyofitskind,anditprovidesevidencethatdogscan smell stress from breath and sweat alone, which could beusefulwhentrainingservicedogsandtherapydogs," Wilsonadded.

"It also helps to shed more light on the human-dog relationshipandaddstoourunderstandingofhowdogs may interpret and interact with human psychological states."

"Astheownerofadogthatthrivesonsniffing,wewere delightedandcurioustoseeTreotakepartinthestudy. Wecouldn'twaittoheartheresultseachweekwhenwe collected him. He was always so excited to see the researchers at Queen's and could find his own way to the laboratory," Treo, a two-year-old Cocker Spaniel's ownerHelenParkssaid.

"Thestudymadeusmoreawareofadog'sabilitytouse their nose to "see" the world. We believe this study really developed Treo's ability to sense a change in emotionathome.

The study reinforced for us that dogs are highly sensitive and intuitive animals, and there is immense valueinusingwhattheydobest–sniffing!"

TONIA

Ronald busking...

Playing the didge in Goonellabah with a recorded backing.

He makes his own didgeridoos and s busking every week in Lismore, A lovely, happy go lucky guy. He says music is his life.

Emily (pictured) is the new owner of the Village People pizza/cafe in Goonellabah. Rain, Hail or Shine and open 6.30am to 2.30 pm - Monday to Friday.

O U T & A B O U T

C T O B

Out & About

An OEUVRE - By Granny Breathweaver (AKA Moksha)

Presenting....the grand finale exhibition of Moksha's weaving works.

In her lifetime she has inspired many,... always treading lightly, gently on Mother Earth.

These works reflect her spirit. All created with foraged fibres or found fabric they are sure to captivate you.

Live Music on the opening night,..... please come along,...be amazed by the intricacies pay your respects....... Love

Out & About

L I S M O R E P I C N I C

F O R N A T U R E

Onthe16thofOctoberwe'llbetakingpart

inthefirstPicnicforNaturewherecommunities acrossthestatewillcometogetherinacoordinated picnictocelebrateeverythingweloveaboutnature. Thispicnicwillbemorethanjustafunafternoonof gettingoutsidewithfamilyandfriends.It’san opportunitytodiscussandappreciatethenatural beautyandbiodiversityofourlocalarea,toconnectas acommunity,andtalkabouthowwecanmakesure natureisprotectedintothefuture. SeeyouatRiversidePark,Lismorefrom2pm.Bring anythingyou'dliketoeatordrinkandsomethingto siton.Don'tforgettobringyourfamilyandfriends!

ThispicnicwillbeheldonWidjabul/Wyballand ontheBundjalungNationandsovereigntywas neverceded.

Out & About

MaristBrothersCricket ClubLismore

CallingallJunior Cricketers!

MaristBrothersCricketClubLismorehasopenings

Wewillbeholdinga‘HaveaGo’afternoonatour BrewsterStnetsinLismorefrom4pmonFriday

quitereadyforuseyet.Whenitis,wewill advertise that registering

is available.

WHILEWEAWAITTHESETUPOFTHIS

be available for

at

afternoons for $25

The latest

Theatre Company

Production, Dracula, will be staged at Rochdale Theatre in late October.

eerie drama

Stoker novel

from the

stage

Amie Gray is an experienced actor and has performed with LTC as the Mistress in Caged Birds, the Stepmother in Cinderella and most recently in Running UpADress.

Jenny Craig who plays Mrs Harker, the Aunt, was in our most recent comedy double bill, Lockdown in Little Grimley and Alan Grimaldi and the 183 and appeared in Running Up a Dress. Tameika Watts was also in Running Up a Dress and plays the role of the Maid in thisproduction.

Maverick Walker is cast as Renfield and has been on the LTC stage in Witches Abroad, Maitraya Stewart playing Dr. Seward, appeared on the Rochdale stage in Fawlty Towers and What the Butler Saw.

Kayla Elliot as Lucy and Matt Sutherland in the title role as Count Dracula are makingtheirdebutonourstage.

HMAS Lismore

Ship'screwonboardHMASLismore. (NamedforthecityofLismore.)

in

returntoAustraliauntil3December1944.Shespentlonger awayfromAustraliathananyotherRoyalAustralianNavy vessel.

WhenshearrivedinSydneyon2January1945,shehadbeen away for nearly four years 1,409 days. When she was decommissionedon3July1946,shehadsteamed191,132miles. InOctober2007,amemorialtreewasdedicatedtoHMAS LismoreattheShrine.BerwickPrimarySchoolcontinueto attendthememorialtreeeachyeartohonourtheserviceofall thosewhoservedaboardHMASLismore.

HMASLismorewaslaiddownatMortsDockEngineering Company,Balmain,Sydney,NSWon22February1940.She waslaunchedon10August1940byMrsMuirhead-Gould, wifeoftheCommodore-in-Charge,Sydneyandwasthefirst RANwarshiptocarrythenameofthenortheasternNSW regionalcity;NamedforthecityofLismore. ThisservicewillbesupportedbytheRoyalAustralianNavy BandMelbourne.

HMAS Lismore commissioned at Sydney on 24 January

Commander

H Crawford

Lismore departed Sydney for service on the East Indies Station on 21 February 1941 in company with her sister shipHMASBathurst.

The vessels called at Darwin en route and arrived at Singapore on 26 March. On completion, on 7 April of boilercleaningandminorrepairs,theshipstookupduty onanti submarinepatrolsoffSingapore.

On 26 May they sailed for Suez via Colombo, the Seychelles and Aden. They arrived at Colombo on 3 June.Shortlyafterwardstheshipssailedtotakeupduty withtheRedSeaForce.

Thereafter, until mid December 1941, Lismore was employed on East African coastal patrol duty which included, from August to December 1941, patrols in the Gulf of Tadjoura as a unit of the forces employed in maintainingablockadeofFrenchSomaliland.

On 16 December 1941 Lismore detached from the Red Sea Force and proceeded for Colombo to join the EasternFleetforIndianOceanescortduty.

From January 1942 to April 1943 Lismore served as an escortvesselforIndianOceanconvoysincludingdutyin thePersianGulfareainthesecondhalfof1942.

On 3 May 1943 she arrived at Aden en route for the Mediterranean where with her sister ships HMA Ships Gawler, Ipswich and Maryborough, she formed the 21st MinesweepingFlotilla.

Her service in the Mediterranean, however, was mainly confined to escort duty. She once, in August 1943, proceeded into the Atlantic to form part of the escort of anAlexandriaboundconvoy.

Despite numerous air attacks in the Mediterranean en route to the Atlantic the ship escaped damage. On 25 September 1943 Lismore departed Suez for Kilindini to re join the Eastern Fleet for further Indian Ocean escort duty.

For the following fifteen months she was almost constantly at sea protecting convoys moving between IndiaandAfrica.On3December1944Lismorearrivedat Fremantle, her first call at an Australian port since leavingDarwinforSingaporeon20March1941.

Her absence from Australia was longer than that of any other Royal Australian Navy ship of World War II. On 2 January 1945 Lismore returned to Sydney after an absenceofnearlyfouryears(1409days).

She had steamed some 156,000 miles since commissioning. At Sydney Lismore joined the British PacificFleet(asaunitofthe21stMinesweepingFlotilla, recently constituted as a part of that Fleet) and until hostilitiesendedservedasanescortvesselforshipping moving north to the forward areas including the Philippines.

She was one of the Royal Australian Navy ships which participated in the invasion of Okinawa (March to June 1945).

FollowingthecessationofhostilitiesLismoreservedfor several months in the Darwin, Timor and Moluccas areasbeforereturningtoSydneyinMarch1946.

On1June1946theshipsailedforCeylonfortransferto theRoyalNetherlandsNavy.

LISMOREFIGHTING SERVICESHOSTEL

The hostel is to be constructed as an annexe to the existing Scout Hall in Magellan Street.

The North Coast Master Builders' Association last night agreed to undertake the construction of the proposed hostel for members of the fighting forces while on leave inLismore.

The decision was an expression of the association's desire to erect a substantial structureataseconomical apriceaspossible.

Atitsmeeting theassociationdecidedtoinvite tenders for labour, and then to consider them. It was also agreed that the association itself purchase all materials, which would then become a charge against the Lismore Civic Fund, which had undertaken to defray the cost.

It was stated that several members had already stated their intention of donating one or two day's labour, or the cash equivalent, and it was felt that many others would follow suit.

Offers made for sub-contracting work included: Mr. W. E. Weaver, donation of half the cost of the painting materials and labour; Messrs. J. Starkey and P. McGearey to share the whole cost of labour on the foundations; Messrs. Ewin Downs and T. Griffin, to share the whole of the labour of installing electrical fittings;Mr.W.J.Larsson£2.

It was also stated that Mr. R. Granger would probably donate some paint. It was decided to circularise all members with invitations to makedonations.

The meeting was attended by the Mayor of Lismore (Ald W F Oakes), who is president of the Lismore Civic Fund, the committee of which will bear the cost of the structure; the chairman of the hostel sub committee (Mr S J. Hosie) and the honorary architect (Mr. F. J. Board)

Mr. Board tabled a copy of the draft plans and gave several details. He explained that it was proposed to construct an annexe of 83 feet x 25 feet. Portion would serve for sleeping accommodation to hold 26 beds, and a room of 30 feet x 25 feet would be set aside for recreational purposes. Provision was also made for additional sanitary arrangements. Mr. Hosie and Ald. Oakes thanked the association for the gesture of themembers.

Northern Star (Lismore). Tuesday 01 October 1940.

FIGHTING SERVICES HOSTEL FOR LISMORE.

Lismore Civic Fund, Committee on Tuesday decided to approve of a maximum liability of £1070, less deductions promised by 'members of the Master Builders' Association, for the construction of the Fighting Services Hostel in Magellan Street Lismore The original estimate for the work was £875, but later provision was made for additional work costing £195.

SYDNEY,NSW.AFTERITSLAUNCHINGTHERAN CORVETTEHMASLISMOREATANCHOR

Beforeleavingonthislastvoyage,the opportunitywastaken,from21-24 March,toacceptthehospitalityofthe citizensofLismoreandthisfirmly establishedthebondbetweenthe ship,hercrewandthetown.

Thisbondhascontinuedformorethanhalfa century. The town became a city, HMAS Lismore became a memory, and her crew becameHMASLismoreAssociation.

Itsmembers,indiminishingnumbersbecause oftheravagesofageandillness,continueto makeanannualpilgrimagetoLismoreevery AnzacDayfromallpartsofAustralia. Thepilgrimagein1998ismarkedbyanhistoric markerontheFlameofRemembrance,erected by Lismore City Council and the HMAS LismoreAssociationtoperpetuatethenameof thisgallantship.

Souvenirpennant:

CouncilalsograntedFreedomoftheCitytotheAssociationasa

TheRANCadetUnitintheregion,TSLismore,isafurtherlink

Source:www

The Australian War Memorial Collection

NAVY ServingAustralia withPride

Officials Greet H.M.A.S. Lismore at Byron Bay

Aftersailing190,000milesonpatroland convoyduty,duringwhichshe participatedinsomeofthewar's grimmestnavalexploits,thecorvette H.M.A.S.Lismoresteamedintothe broadexpanseofByronBayearly yesterdaymorningandanchored500 yardsfromthejetty.

HerCommander,Lt./Cdr.K.S.Sutherland,whowas metatthejettybyLismoreandByronBayofficials, saidthevesselhadcomethroughallherassignments withoutascratchandwiththeproudrecordthatshe hadnetlostashipfromanyconvoysheescorted.

'Among'thosewhogreetedthecommander,andhis firstofficer(Lieut L AldersonSmith)wastheMayor ofLismore(Ald.C.A.H.Dalziell),accompaniedbythe TownClerk(Mr.L.Allen).

Personnel will be entertained in Lismore in two divisions,with35menineach.Theywillbeconveyed bybusfromByronBayandwillbeaccommodatedat theServicesHostelinMagellanStreet

The first party will leave Byror Bay at 9 a.m. today, arrivinginLismoreintimeforacivicreceptionatthe CouncilChambers.

They will be entertained to a luncheon at the CommercialHotelat12.30,atwhichaldermananda number of Lismore businessmen will be present. Tonightat8o'clocktheguestswillattendtheVogue theatre.

OnFridaynightthesailorswillbeentertainedatthe GirlsPatiorioticLeaguedanceattheRiviera.A similarprogramsarebeingarrangedfortheseedparty ofmenonMondayandTuesday.

BeforethevesseldepartsonTuesdaynight,theByron Baycommitteewillentertaintheofficersandcrewata dance.

Northern Star (Lismore).

21 March 1946.

E A S E D W I T H N A M E T O W N ' S H O S P I T A L I T Y

OfficersandmenoftheH.M.A.S.Lismore weredelightedwiththekindnessand hospitalitytheyhadreceivedonevery hand,saidtheCommanderofthecorvette (Lt/Cdr.K.S,Sutherland)inafarewell messagelastnight.

"Onourdepartureafteramostenjoyableandonlytoobrief holidayinthesplendidtownofLismore,Iwishtothankhis worship the Mayor, Aldermen and officers of the municipality,theGirls'PatrioticLeagueandtheRotarians ofLismoreforsuchasplendidwelcomeandtheunbounded hospitalityextendedtoeachandeverymanofH.M.A.S. Lismore,"saidLt/Cdr.Sutherland.

"Thismessagecomesfromeverymemberoftheships company,allofwhomleavewithhappymemoriesoftheir nametownandonlyoneregretthatisthatourhostsand hostesseshavenotbeenabletosampletheship's hospitality."

SurfforCrewofCorvette

PersonnelonleavefromH.M.A.S.Lismorewereyesterday takenonatouroftheLowerRichmonddistrictandlast nightendedtheirofficialvisittoLismoreasguestsata socialarrangedintheMemorialClubroomsbythe LismoreGirls'PatrioticLeague.

MembersofthesecondleavegrouptovisitLismorewere morefortunatethantheircrewmatesandsawthedistrict underidealconditions.AtBallinaLighthouseBeachthey showedtheirappreciationofthechangeinweather conditionsbysurfing.

ThereturnjourneywasmadethroughWardelland MeerschaumValetoAlstonville.Theywereaccompaniedby Messrs.T.CoolingandJ.Connolly.Thepersonnelwillleave theFightingServicesHostelat8a.m.todaytorejointheir ship.

Star (Lismore)

CorvetteProudlyBearsIts NameSaysCommander

"Itmakesusveryhappyindeedtocometothe townwhosenameourshipsoproudlybears.We haveliveduptothatnameandwillcontinuetodo so,"saidtheCommanderofthecorvetteH.M.A.S. Lismore(Lt./Cdr.K.S.S.Sutherland). CommanderSutherlandwasrespondingonbehalfofhis officersandmentotheaddressofwelcomemadebythe MayorofLismore(Aid.C.A.H.Dalziell)atacivicreception tenderedasectionoftheship'scompanyattheCouncil Chambersyesterdaymorning.

Dailycolouredpennantsdecoratedtheentrancetothe CouncilChamberswhenthreeofficersand35otherranksof H.M.A.S.LismorearrivedfromByronBayatnoontoattend thereception.TheyweregreetedbytheMayorandthe TownClerk(MrLAllan)andconductedtothecouncil meetingroom,wherethereceptiontookplace.

"Itismypleasingdutyonbehalfofthecitizensofthe municipalitytoextendtoyouaveryheartywelcometothe district,"saidtheMayor."Weareveryproudthatthenaval authoritiesnamedthevesselafterthemunicipalityandthat itwasusedinthosepartsoftheworldwhereitwasmost needed.WeareproudofthepartAustralianshaveplayedin theperformanceoftheirduty.''

"Iamproudtowelcomeyoutoourdistrict,whichis famedfortheproductionoffood"Itismadepossibleby thegreatfertilityofitssoil,theequitablerainfall,and theadvantagesofclimate.Ifanyofyoumenarelooking foraplaceinwhichtoliveafteryourservicedaysare over,youwillfindyoucannotbeattheNorthCoast.

"TheRichmondTweeddistrictthenumberoneregional developmentalareaoftheNorthCoastandthemostfertile areainAustralia"theMayorcontinued.

Speakingofthewar,theMayorsaidthatalltheeligiblemen ofLismorehadenlisted."Iwouldliketopayatributetothe womenofLismorefortheirwonderfulworkforpatriotic effortsTheywilljoininthewelcomebeinggiventoyouand willhelptoseeyouareproperlyentertained."

Lt./Cdr.Sutherland,onbehalfoftheshipscompany expressedthanksforthewelcomeextendedandthe hospitalityoffered.

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PresidentofLismoreRotaryClub(Mr.P. Wicks),whopresidedattheofficial luncheonattheCommercialHotel, extendedawelcometothemembersofthe ship'sandexpressedthehopethattheir stayinthedistrict,wouldbeapleasantone. SupportingthewelcometheDeputyMayor(Ald.W.G. Walker)saidthecitizensofthemunicipalitywere proudanddelightedthatthemenwereabletovisit Lismore.Hehopedtheirtourofthedistrictwould makethemasproudofthedistrictastheywereoftheir ship.

''Wehavetakengreatprideintheirachievementsand willalwaysbegratefulforwhattheyhavedone," concludedAld.Walker"Iwishtothankallwhohave beensokindinarrangingthisheartywelcomeand excellent luncheon, said Lt/Cdr Sutherland in returningthanks."Believemeyourhospitalityis appreciatedbytheentireshipscompany.

Inabriefresumeofthevessel'sactivitiessinceitwas commissionedinJanuary1941,Lieut.Smiththepart theLismorehadplayedintheMediterranean invasions,particularlythePantellairaandSicily campaigns.Thehighlightoftheship'shistorywasthe threemonthsitwasbeingremittedinSouthAfrica."A verygoodshow''saidLieut.Smithinmentioninghow thecrewhadenjoyedtheirgenerousshoreleave. Entertainingthecompanywithreminiscencesofthe navyof50yearsagoMr.JohnAllenmentionedthatit wasfromthedeckofagunboattheCaricuttathathe hadfirstseenAustraliain1891.

ThevisitorsattendedtheVogueTheatreastheguests ofthewelcomingcommittee.Todaytheywillbe conductedonatourthroughtheLowerRiver'sdistrict. Leavingthehostelat10a.m.,thebuswillproceedto Ballina,viaCoraki,WoodburnandBroadwater.After lunchatBallina,thepartywillreturntoLismoreearly, topermitthevisitorstomakeanynecessarypurchases beforetheshopsclose.

Northern Star (Lismore) Friday 22 March 1946.

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Sittingoppositeeachotherata luncheonfollowingthecivicreception tothecrewofH.M.A.SLismoreon Thursdayweretwooldshipmatesof theGreatWarwhohadnotmetfor28 years.TheywereLeadingCookPercy BrookesandMr.HarryCooperNott, ofLismore.

The Notts in Lismore

Inthelate1920s,Harrywas offeredandacceptedthe positionofmanagerofthe newlybuiltMemorialBathsin Lismoreandthefamilymoved north.ThepositionofBaths ManagerwasheldbyHarryfor manyyearsuntilheretiredin 1954.

Throughout the whole time, Harry was involved in community organisations primarily, the R.S.L and the Soldiers and Sailors Leagues.Hewasalsoeverpresent toencourageagrowingnumberof grandchildren to 'do a concert' of anevening.

WhenHarrypassedawayon12May 1967,therewerenumeroustributes extollinghischarityandcommunity workaswellashisstronginfluence onmanyNorthCoastresidentswho hetaughttoswim.

Northern Star (Lismore). Saturday 23 March 1946.

DuringadiscussionabouttheAustralianNavy'srolein the first world war the name of the ship on which Mr. Notthadservedwasmentioned.LeadingCookBrookes immediatelyrecognisedMr.Nott'svoice.

TheyservedtogetheronH.M.A.S.Encounterfrom1914 until 1918, participating in engagements in the China Sea and a wide area of the Pacific. The ship's record included an encounter with the famous German ship Scharnhorst.

H a r r y N o t t a n d t h e F i r s t W o r l d W a r

Harry served on several naval ships including the Cerberus, Encounter and Brisbane as part of the New Guinea campaign. It is from this period that we have photos of Harry dressed up and performing in concerts on board that he no doubt was instrumental in organising.

HAROLD COOPER NOTT

BIRTH 1891

DEATH 12 May 1967 (aged 75 76)

BURIAL Lismore Memorial Gardens

Itwasalsoduringhisnavalservice thathemetRossRowlisonwhotook him back to a small country town familiar to Ross in north western NSW,Barraba.ItisherethatHarry met and eventually married, Selina Louisa (Lou) Brodbeck on 4 January 1922.

SELINA LOUISA NOTT

BIRTH: 1892

DEATH: 10 Nov 1982 (aged 89 90)

BURIAL: Lismore Memorial Gardens

Wecanalmostsmell thesweetaromaof vinylwingingitsway toLismore.

Excited to be launching the beast that is our album "Caveat Emptor" at the Civic Hotel Lismore from 2.30pm on 30th October with the one and only Gusset Rats and Gaza Strippers in a kid friendly afternoon, and it's free

A leading courier service is urging retailers to get Christmasready, after conducting research that reveals twothirds of Australian shoppers are planning to purchase gifts months ahead of Christmas.

DuringthekeyChristmas tradingmonthsof NovemberandDecemberin 2021,Australiansspent morethan$65billioninstoreandonline–a$3 billionincreaseonthe previousyear,ABSstatistics revealed.However, householdChristmas budgetsmaynotgoasfaras lastyear,withinflationand interestratescontinuingto rise.

CouriersPlease’ssurvey foundthat54%ofshoppers arefeelingthepinchandwill spendlessonChristmas gifts,comparedwithjust3% whosaidtheywillspend more.Specifically,justover one-quarter(26%)saidthey willspendlessoveralland 26%saidtheywillgivefewer gifts.

When respondents were asked how soon they will shop with ongoing supply chain issues and product shortages, more than six in 10 (61%) of respondents said they will shop earlier this year than they normally do.

Specifically, one-third (32%) plan to do their Christmas shopping this month, meaning 66% of consumers will have completed their Christmas shopping by the end of October.

CouriersPleasechief transformationofficer, JessicaIpsaid,“Our researchshowsChristmas willbecomingearlyfor retailers,withamajority ofshoppingearlierthan theydidlastyear.

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CHRISTMAS IS COMING

Trees, lights, beautiful and stylish decorations, nativity scenes, ornaments and figurines are all ready to delight and inspire you. Timeless classic with gold and red decorations or garlands, baubles, and pre-decorated wreathes to make it festive!

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Our store has a broad selection of Christmas trees ranging from tabletop to traditional trees come in to see our Christmas wonderland for yourself and browse beautifully displayed areas making shopping fun and easy.

From humble beginnings

Headley Grange Coffee has been bred from the endless love for quality coffee and good food. Great service, and always greeted by a friendly smile.

Music Bizarre has been operating for over 20 years now in Lismore, Northern New South Wales. 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.

This project takes place on the unceded land of the Widjabul Wia bul people of the Bundjalung Nation.

I WILL SURVIVE

FREE performance and creative art workshops for the Northern Rivers LGBTIQA+ community. Every Saturday at SeeSpace Lismore from Oct 15th - Dec 3rd, 10am-4pm. Multiple artforms! Opportunity to perform in a showing of outcomes in December.

The 2022 floods of Lismore and the Northern Rivers have touched the lives of everyone living in the region.

We have all been through so much this year and recovery is a process we are still moving through.

The strength, support, care, and resilience seen within the Northern Rivers LGBTIQA+ community during and after the floods has been inspiring, and it’s moments like this that we can’t help but celebrate OUR community.

Commencing 7 months after the initial flood event, I Will Survive is a creative recovery project that gives members of the Northern Rivers LGBTIQA+ community the opportunity to come together to share our stories while developing and strengthening our capacity to thrive.

By focusing on where we are now and looking at possibilities for the future, we will consider what stories we want to tell and what questions we want to ask about our experience of the floods and recovery.

The project starts with a series of eight free performance and creative arts workshops offered at SeeSpace Lismore on Saturdays from October 15th – December 3rd, 10am4pm.

Free Workshops are open to anyone aged 16+ who identifies as being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans/Transgender, Intersex, Queer/Questioning, Asexual/Ally+, and affected by the 2022 floods.

I WILL SURVIVE

Seven local practicing artists will each lead a day-long workshop that engages participants in an artistic process focused on creative self-expression, developing new skills, building confidence, play, curiosity, reflection, and self-care.

supported, trauma-informed group processes will take various forms, including dance, theatre, spoken word poetry, sound, video, photography, painting, drawing, and installation. Leading the workshops is the phenomenal team of artists:

Paul Walker - Oct 15, Nov 12 & Dec 3

McDowell - Oct 22

Conrow - Oct 29

- Nov 5

Rose - Nov 19

Lopez & Tia Mavanie - Nov 26

The artistic outcomes from each workshop will be brought together to create the first stage of development for a multi-artform immersive dance theatre installation that will be a collective story of our community, and the land itself, at this time.

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CemeteryFriendsToHonourLovedOnes

LismoreCityCouncilhas launchedthe“Friendsofthe LismoreMemorialGardens, CrematoriumandCemeteries” Program.

The program is a result of family and friends who have requested to do volunteerworkatCouncil’scemeterysites.

The "Friends of the Lismore Memorial Gardens, Crematorium and Cemeteries" is a group of volunteers interested in the maintenance and conservation of cemeteries within the Lismore Local GovernmentArea(LGA).

The volunteers will assist with activities such as weeding, rose pruning, mulching, cleaning up leaves and sticks, cleaning headstones and plaques and removing degradedflowersandtrinkets.

This will be done in partnership with staff and in sections or areas of the cemeteries ofinteresttothevolunteer.

The Cemetery Friends may also assist with promotional and research activities such as preparing tours and guided walks for community members, genealogical research and preparation of information materials.

The program sets out to protect and maintain the integrity of the Lismore Memorial Gardens, Crematorium and Cemeteries in the physical, philosophical and spiritual sense with regard to Council guidelines and policies now and into the future.

To qualify as the Lismore interred at the or other cemetery undertake such willing to research activities cemeteries.

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A valuable resource that enables you to get the most out of your life its people, culture, heritage, arts, food, personalities and pursuits, and surrounding communities. Lismore CBD Magazine writes about these things from a uniquely local perspective.

We are deeply involved in the local community - Lismore CBD Magazine is committed to highlighting and preserving the unique character and resources of our region, and partners with local charitable, cultural and business organisations in a variety of ways.

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GoodFood GoodLiving

Fresh, fun, comfort food in the heart of Lismore

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Asyouareaware,Lismore andsurroundingareas havebeenabsolutely ravagedbytwomassive floodsthisyear,andthisis aftertwoyearsof pandemicthathas affectedbusinessesand communitymoraleon everylevel.

Prior to this, Lismore was blossoming following floods in 2017, with lots of great little cafe's and restaurants, laneway activation, music, markets, and aflourishingqueerscene.

People were moving here from the cities, real estate was booming and the town was absolutelybuzzing.

As with many others, the pandemic made us reconsider our priorities, and Gus and I both quit our jobs to open a business in February (I'm a midwife,andGusisateacher).

We were in the process of purchasing a hairdressing salon with a friend, and hoped to add a hole-in-the-wall cafe as part of the Lismore laneway activation. Unfortunately the mega-flood wiped out the building we were buying and the sale fell through duetofinance.

We have since been pivoting, and re-thinking the whole way food, entertainment and spaces are used in the Lismore CBD, a known floodplain, with awareness that our community is heavily invested in the rebirth of Lismore, the town at the heart of our region, where we work, live, create and celebrateourlives.

Thesecondfloodconfirmedour concerns were warranted, and theideaofTheParkwasborn.

Inspired by Gus's travels in the US (Portland in particular), and the need to create a floodresilient space we found a new site; an unused partially undercover carpark at 117 MagellanSt.

This is our blank canvas; I hope you have a good imagination! But think The Grounds of Alexandria, M-Arts in Murwillumbah and Miami Marketta for inspo, on a much smallerscale.

Wehavethegood

fortunetobeworking with MeganMorton,a well-knownAustralian andInternationalstylist, friend,andco-ownerof ThePark,totransform thisspaceintoaflood responsivemini-market space,withdelicious revolvingfoodoptions, entertainment,avibrant garden,greatmusic,and mostimportantlybea beaconofhopefor Lismorelocals,anda floodresilientmodelfor businessintheCBD.

Megan has developed similar community-led businesses across 30 years in Sydney, and together we hope to grow a space that envelops locals like a warm hug, creates an exciting sensory experience, but can essentially be removed should flood threaten, and be restored quicklyintheaftermath. Lismoreneedsthis.The Parkisalongtermlove lettertothecityanda waywecanallconnect congeniallyamongstthe verybestfoodtheregion hastooffer.

''The scope of what we can do with markets, venues, food led activations is hugely exciting and Lismore deserves a destination that delivers the highest quality food and entertainment” Megansaid.

The Park will be a place for everyone. We are future proofing it; building is slowly piece by piece and we ask the community to support us and Gussy’s while we lay the important groundwork.

So as you can see, our project has two elements; The Park is theframework,andwillbuildas we work to get our DA through council.

Gussy's food truck is our initial offering, and not therefore a food truck in the typical sense; It'saremovablecafe. It'saspunkyvintagedesign,and will betheonly permanent van on-site.

Gussy'swillbeofferinga simplemenuoftasty streetmorsels,witha plant-basedethosand deliciousanimal-styles options.

We know you all deserve the best and we aim to deliver this daily through yummy breakfast options, nourishing and deliciouslunches,andofcourse COFFEE!.

We take zero shortcuts, everything is made-to-order andwesourcelocallywherever possible.

TheParkwillbeaplace foreveryone.Weare futureproofingit, buildingisslowlypiece bypieceandweaskthe communitytosupportus andGussy’swhilewelay theimportantground work.

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IS A FARMTO-TABLE FEAST WITH MENUS CURATED BY

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Gourmet Table is a treat for your taste buds offering up a broad number of vendors and growing areas from around the Northern Rivers.

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 delicious fresh and local produce.

The quality of produce, people and diversity in the Northern Rivers is absolutely world-class.

''Don't miss out on tasting and experience the produce people are growing here, and what makes Lismore a delicious destination.''

John Tozeland

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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 her unique cooking style.

Lismore's Favourite

Food is the best shit ever

Serving lunch and dinner the menu boasts fresh local produce, shared feasts, meat platters, burgers and sides all with an authentic Smokehouse flavour.

Cooking packed full of in-house smoke flavour, spices, and passion. Meat so flavourful and tenderthatitfallsoffthebone.

meatsareridiculous,andthestaff thefriendliestaround.

Join us at the dining tables at our restaurant or place a pre order to enjoy our barbecue from the comfort of your home, and taste the love we pour into our food to spread the joy of good times and happiness to share.

Set in the heart of the Lismore CBD at the historic Spinks Park.

Graeme & Jen

Molesworth

cooking. eating. drinking. enjoying the goodtimes.

I grew up in Albany, Western Australia, the eldest (and smallest at 6 feet 4 inches) of three sons to a hard-working, German –Polish single mum, in a time when being a single mum was more about “struggle” rather than “finding yourself” and sinking margaritas while the kids are in day care.

As the product of hard work and sauerkraut and a distinct lack of flamboyant culinary ability, it is a fucking miracle that I ended up with such an intense passion for everything food has to offer. Miracle or not, I love it. I live it, I breathe it, and I embody it. I’ve been called obsessed, neurotic, ridiculous, insane and obscene(allbymywife)withtheintensitythatIfeelfor food,butitcompletelypaysoff.

Despite my isolated upbringing and sauerkraut sodden childhood,Inowleadateamofrenegadebastardcooks into battle every day at my restaurant in Lismore, New South Wales. From my vantage point in the kitchen, I order, wheedle, cajole and instruct my team, administeringlightfloggingsasrequired.

A well-olive oiled machine, we weave our magic to regularly feed 300+ people a day on my Southern Fried chicken and smokehouse BBQ menu. As is the want of the kitchen, at the end of the night, we all gather after service to decompress; and I sit back and think to myself“Thisistheshit.”

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Graeme

WetookatriptoLismore,NewSouth

cooked and fed thousands of Lismore locals with the help of his team at Stockpot Kitchen, plus a few nearby butches and producersthatweren'twithintheaffectedareas

Everything was donated, including food, drinks, time, and more! The community support was second to none, with everyone facing the challenge together. Even still, Lismore was a bit of a ghost town when we visited,withshopsstillboardedup.

WerecordedProdcast70intheStockpot Kitchen,orwhatwasleftofit!Weexplored Graeme'sfavouriteflavours,cooking methods,andhisloveforBBQs,burgers, birds,homemadehotsauces,andsomuch more.Crackabeerorpouryourselfacuppa.

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By Fiona Jane Baker

WhenGraemeandhiswifeJenfirststarted TheStockpotKitchen,Graemesaysthe goalwasthatafteroneyearitwouldbehis full-timejob.Inserendipitoustiming,in July2015GraemeandJentookup permanentresidenceintheBangalow BowlingClub,servingtheirhearty,homestylefarefordinnerTuesdaytoSaturday. “It’sjustgoneboom”,saysGraeme.The combinationofàlacarte,curryTuesdays andSouthernfriedchickenThursdays havebeensopopularthere’ssometimes notaspareseatinthehouse.

Graeme’s cooking style is based around food thatbringspeopletogetherandcanbeshared amongthehungryhordes,howeverlargethey may be. “It’s all stuff I’d cook at home”, he says, either for his own family or if there are lots of people coming over, which is apparently a regular occurrence. His influences change regularly, depending on whathe’sreading,orwhathe’seating.

“Cultures who share a big table of food, sharing condiments and plates of food, that’s whatexcitesme”,saysGraeme.American-style barbequing and smoking are some of his currentcravings,withrubs,marinades,sauces and slaws all having their moment in the sun alongsidesucculentcutsofslow-cookedmeat.

Graeme and Jen have been in the Northern Riversfornearly20yearsnow,aftertheycame over from Western Australia to work in the snowseasonatThredbo.Theypassedthrough thisareaonatripnorthtovisitJen’sfamilyin Queenslandandjustlovedit.

Both Graeme and Jen have a long history of working in restaurants, Graeme as a chef and Jen asapastrychef.Theyevenworkedtogetherfor5 years in the kitchen at Utopia Café in Bangalow beforeJenlefthospitalitytogointoyouthwork. Then a move back into hospitality saw Jen in Lismoreatthebowlingclubmostnights,aswellas making desserts for the restaurant and catering events.

Graeme,Jenandtheirtwoboys,SebastianandObi, live in Bexhill on a one-acre block, which Graeme saysis“bigenoughforafewmassivegardens.”The gardens are Jen’s turf, where she grows leafy thingsthatenduponthetableathomeandatthe restaurant.

Thecouplelovesupportingotherlocal producers,usingmeat,coffee,vegetablesand herbssourcedfromdowntheroadoracross thevalley.Tradingfoodwithfriendsisalsoa greatwaytousewhateverisplentifulandin season,suchasfreshBexhillmandarin marmaladethatrecentlyfounditswayintoa dessert.“Imadeamarmaladefrangipanetart, itwasoffthehook!AndIdon’tevenlike marmalade”,laughsGraeme.

Condiments are key elements in The Stockpot’s dishes, and Graeme loves experimenting with makinghisownsauces,picklesandrelishes.Helifts the lid on an enormous tub of sweetly fermenting chillies sitting on the bench top awaiting transformationintohotsauce.ThankstohisPolish and German heritage, Graeme also loves cabbage, andasifproofisneeded,besidethechilliessitsa second huge tub, filled to the brim with chopped cabbagefermentingitswaytosauerkraut. Theprocessofcookingandassemblingeach dishseemstoholdjustasmuchenjoymentfor Graemeasseeinghisdinerssatisfiedaftera goodfeed.Andthat'ssayingsomething!“I’m reallylovingcookingwithfire,”saysGraeme, withchildlikegleepaintedalloverhisface.“A biggrill,arotisserie,asmoker.I’vegotallthe stuffIneed.It’sjustamatteroffindingstuff toplaywith.”

Prawnand Sausage Jambalaya

Recipe

byGraemeStockdalefrom

"Basics, fundamentals and guilty pleasures"-

Smokehouse BBQ and Southern Fried chicken are a way of life for award winning chef Graeme Stockdale. Served up generously with asideofhumour,RedHot&Smokin!

Covers everything from quick and easy mid week eating to serve the neighbourhood style feasts.

At the heart of it all is the emphasis on eating well, from scratch, giving you the confidence to know your way around a BBQ and kitchen andtheincentiveto'wing'itnowandthen

Graeme Stockdale (Author)

Iamfortunateenoughtobeinthebestprofessioninthe world. Sure, the long hours and 50 C (120 F) degree kitchen heat in the middle of summer means that I may have a severe electrolyte deficiency and a standing prescriptionforchaffcreameveryDecember-February. And my inundation with people using the vernacular of the sailor means that I will never be able to work in primary schools, but I still reckon it really is the best stuffever.That'swhatthisbookisabout.

It's about how my love for food, particularly BBQ and fried chicken, has taken over my life. How I gambled everything I had on starting a restaurant to run it how I wanted to run it. Without owners second-guessing my menu and trying to run my ship (I should add also, withouttheirstacksofcash,adefinitedownside!).

It'sabouthowifyoubelieveinsomethingandworkyour arse off then it will all work out. And if it doesn't, then I knowhowtomakeagoodmealthatIcancryinto.

3-Ingredient Vegan Mango Ice Cream

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Pour coconut milk and agave into a blender. Add frozen mangoes. Blend. Pause the blender occasionally to scrape the mixture down the sides. Blend continuously until mixture is smooth.

Empty contents of blender into a freezer friendly airtight container. You can find freezer safe ice cream containers.

Freeze for 4 to 7 hours or until you can tell the mixture is completely frozen. Let it sit out for about half an hour before you try to scoop it into cups or bowls.

For a little added pleasure, drizzle a little chomoy over the top and enjoy!

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h a m o y i s a c o n d i m e n t f o u n d a l l o v e r M e x i c o , t o p p i n g f r u i t , d r i z z l e d o n n a c h o s , m i x e d i n t o c o c k t a i l s , a n d s e r v e d a s a d i p p i n g s a u c e f o r m e a t . I t ' s a l s o m a d e i n t o a p o p u l a r c a n d y a n d t h e s p i c y - s w e e t n u a n c e s p l a y i n g w e l l w i t h a t a n g o f l i m e . D e s p i t e c h a m o y ' s p l a c e i n M e x i c a n c u i s i n e , i t ' s a c t u a l l y a n A s i a n i n v e n t i o n t h a t g o t a L a t i n o t w i s t .

WhatIsChamoy?

Chamoyisasaucycondimentmadeofdriedchilies, limejuice,andfruit—usuallymango,apricot,or plum.Itcanbemadeathomebutisoftenstorebought.Chamoyalsocancomeinpowderedand pasteform,andsometimesit'smadeintosweet, salty,spicy,andtartcandy.Whenusedfor confections,chamoyisfrequentlyusedasapowder tocoatgummies,madeintoadippingpowderfora lollipop,workedintohardcandies,andasaliquidor saucetobesqueezedoutofapacketandputon freshfruit.

To make chamoy, the first step is to brine or salt cure the fruit, either apricot, plum, or mango. Once all the moisture is leached from the fruit, it's time to separate the solids from the liquid. The leathery fruit gets eaten on its own and sold as saladitos, a sweet and salty snack. The liquid is what is used to make the base of chamoy. This mixture gets chili powder added to it as well as lime to create a sauce that'sbottledandusedasacondiment.

Surprisingly, chamoy isn't originally a Latino food; it's Asian. Most likely, chamoy came from the Japanese food umeboshi, a type of pickled ume fruit —ume being a type of small, tart plum or apricot. Or, it might have developed from crack seed, also called see mui, which is a Cantonese word describing a salted and dried apricot snack found in China. This Asian influence all comes down to migration. Asian people had been migrating to Mexico since the 1590s, and somewhere along the way chamoy evolved and was developed into the staple spice blend and sauce many Mexican food loversknowtoday.

Chamoyvs.Tajín

Tajín is another popular Mexican condiment and often gets confused with chamoy. One main difference is Tajín is a brand name where chamoy is a food. Another big difference is that chamoy is a sauce or paste, while the product Tajín is best known for is a lime, salt, and chili powder. And finally, chamoy is fruit-based, while Tajín's spice mix does not contain fruit aside from the dehydrated limejuice.

The fruit element is what sets chamoy apart from other chili and lime-based condiments. Without it, other sauces and spice powders don't contain the samedeepsweetnesschamoyisknownfor.

Varieties

There are a lot of chamoy brands on the market and all are fairly similar. Some of the most popular bottles of chamoy sauce include Chilerito Chamoy, Salsas Castillo, and Tajín Chamoy. Chamoy can also be found in a paste form, though it's not as common. Sometimes the paste version of chamoy is called "apple paste" since it's a popular spice to coat apples with. When looking for powdered chamoy, look for the Miguelito brand or Lucas Chamoy, both of which are good for sprinkling on fruitorrimminga bloodyMary.

HowtoCookwithChamoy

The most common use for chamoy is to flavour fresh fruits and vegetables. Often, it's drizzled over slices of mango, pineapple, jicama, watermelon, and avocado. Rolling an apple in chamoy paste and serving it whole, almost like a candy apple, is also a traditional snack in Mexico. Chamoyada is a dessert that features shaved ice or sorbet with chunks of fruitandchamoysauce.

Chamoycanbeusedtobringasweetspicetosavory dishes as well and often it's put on nachos, tacos, roasted vegetables, steak, and chili. The Mexican Street food staple tostilocos uses chamoy to spice up a mixture of peanuts, jicama, cucumber, lime, and cueritos, or dried pig skin. Chamoy can also be used like a hot sauce and drizzled onto a meal as desired.

Toconfusemattersmore,theTajínbrand makesachamoysauceconsistingoflime, salt,chiliesandapricot.Butmostofthe time,whenpeoplerefertoTajíntheyare referringtothespicepowder.Thename Tajínmeanssmoke,andthere'sabarbecue aspecttothiscondimentthatsingswith freshfruitandmeat,muchlikechamoy does.

HOW TO MAKE CHAMOY

by Samira @ Alphafoodie

How to make chamoy in just minutes prepare this flavorful condiment with just eight simple and delicious ingredients! This chamoy recipe is fast, simple, full of amazing flavor, and can be used in tons of ways!

When it comes to homemade chamoy, this recipe is soon to become your favourite. Not only does it have a mixture of sweet, sour, and salty notes, but it has the perfect balance of spices as well. The best thing about making your own chamoy sauce is that you can use it on anything – that’s how versatile it is!

It’s great for a dip, a spread, or even as the main sauce ingredient in a variety of popular Mexican-themed meals and recipes. You can even experiment with adding it to some of your favorite dishes, too. Plus, you can easily pair this Mexican chamoy with watermelon, pineapple, avocado, or other fresh veggies and fruit. You can use chamoy seasoning on anything that your taste buds desrie.

How to make chamoy in just minutes – prepare this flavourful condiment with just eight simple and delicious ingredients! This chamoy recipe is fast, simple, full of amazing flavour, and can be used in tons of ways!

CHAMOY SAUCE INGREDIENTS

Driedapricots: Driedapricotsarekeyto helpingaddsweetness and thicknesstothis sauce.

Prunes: Thedriedplumsaddanatural concentratedsweetnessandlotsofflavour.

Driedhibiscusflower: Thisaddsanicehint oftart,almost-cranberrylikeflavourthat isn’toverpowering.

Sugar: Abitofsugarpairsperfectlywiththe naturalsweetnessofthefruit.

Lime: Thelimejuicecreatesadeliciouscitrus flavourandbrightenstheoveralltasteofthe dip.

Salt: Justapinchofsaltwillhelpenhanceall theflavours.

Water: Usedtothinoutthesauce,soit’s easytodrizzleorspread.

Tajinorchilipowder,anddriedchilies: For thatkickofspiciness.Thisisoptional.And youcanincreaseordecreasetheamount basedonpreference.

STEPONE:COOKTHEDRIEDINGREDIENTS

Placethedriedfruit,hibiscusflowers,dried chilies(ifusing),andwaterinasaucepan.Bring toboilthenreduceandsimmerfor15-20 minutes.

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