Tweed Valley Weekly, May 25, 2023

Too much sand to Queensland

SEVERAL TWEED Coast residents are expressing concerns with the continued erosion of Fingal Head’s beaches this month.

The Weekly spoke with some advocates

for the coastline and they’re concerned the levels of sand pumping could be one of the issues.

“We (NSW) basically pay millions of dollars a year to have our beaches de -

stroyed,” one local said.

“We’re giving too much sand to Queensland and receiving inadequate dredging of the Tweed River mouth.”

Read more on Page 5.

Celebrate palliative care

By Jonathon Howard

TWEED PALLIATIVE Support (TPS) is this week celebrating 25 years of providing vital services to families during the final stage of life.

The celebrations also coincide with Palliative Care Week, which runs from May 21 to 27, and residents are encouraged to get involved, donate, and thank our hardworking palliative volunteers and staff.

The first meeting of TPS took place in Murwillumbah in June 1998, forming the foundations of what would become the only community hospice in NSW not funded by any government body.

Tweed Palliative Support was formed to help aid residents to “die with dignity at home”, says founding member and current president Meredith Dennis.

The service expanded in 2009 to develop Wedgetail Retreat hospice at Dulguigan for residents lacking a primary carer and where challenges were found with overnight care and in-house nursing.

“We invested alongside Doug and Margo Anthony’s help of a $1 million low interest rate loan to develop Wedgetail in 2009,” she said, which Wedgetail paid off in less than six years.

The hospice has gone it alone in a challenging sector and still lacks any support from government.

“One of the ways we’re able to continue is through the generous community donation programs and our second-hand stores,” Ms Dennis said.

“A weekly or monthly donation from residents is extremely helpful and I’d encourage residents to visit our website and see how to donate, or shop locally at one of our amazing local op shops.”

Ms Dennis said TPS and its members remain committed to its founding principle of dying with dignity.

“We have an amazing team of staff and volunteers who have put in countless hours to support TPS, and I’d like for the community to acknowledge their efforts during Palliative Care Week,” she said.

Ms Dennis said Mt Warning Rotary Club AM are making a special visit on Wednesday, May 24, for breakfast and a catch-up.

Ms Dennis said it was important to acknowledge the contribution that palliative

support volunteers and carers play in the process of supporting families and patients during some of the most challenging times of our lives.

“I want people to keep donating to Tweed Palliative Support so that we can keep purchasing equipment and keep this vital service going,” she said.

“You can fundraise, make a donation, shop at our amazing local op shops, or find ways including volunteering to help support this vital service.”

To find out more visit: tweedpalliativesupportandwedgetailretreat.com

Plenty of jobs on offer

By Jonathon Howard

FROM MCDONALDS at Banora Point to Red Rooster at Tweed Heads, there’s plenty of Tweed jobs available across a range of entry level positions and managerial roles.

In fact, young employees have their pick of a range of sectors including health care, hospitality and fast food, as well as trades and retail.

There are currently around 2,600 jobs available across the Tweed Shire and Southern Gold Coast via Seek online. Some employers are even offering special perks such as a $1,000 sign-on bonus to lure quality staff.

Those with plenty of experience shouldn’t worry, as there’s a raft of roles

available, particularly in management.

One example is an exciting new managerial role at the creative M|Arts Precinct in Murwillumbah.

M|Arts is seeking an experienced precinct manager to oversee the next stage of the site’s evolution and the day-to-day operations of this vibrant arts precinct.

Applications close for the M|Arts role today (Thursday, May 25).

If hospitality interests you, look no further than the beautiful Tweed River House, which is seeking a new waitstaff member to join its friendly team.

Tweed River House is offering the role as full-time with a great annual salary and training in a world-class restaurant setting.

If you’re more hands on, maybe boat building is for you, with Laurie Toms

Boatbuilding Services offering a trades assistant role with training provided.

Tweed Shire Council are on the hunt for a new technical officer (development assessment) to help deal with an influx of development applications.

The Council role requires all aspects of the development assessment process. Nutra Organics are also on the lookout and are advertising for a supply chain manager at its Murwillumbah site.

You can also check out the latest job advertisements via Jobs Northern Rivers, which was launched this week by Regional Development Australia, in partnership with Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC), Healthy North Coast and Training Services NSW.

For more visit: jobsnorthernrivers.com.au

THANK YOU! TPS registered nurse Di Grieve, TPS president Meredith Dennis, nurse manager Nikki Moore and office manager Kym Tremlett

Centre in trouble at Banora Point

I attended, along with 85 other residents, a meeting at the Banora Point Community Centre (BPCC) last week.

The purpose of the gathering was an attempt to keep the BPCC open after rumours it was facing closure for financial reasons.

I would ask you to please investigate, after I read in The Weekly (May 18) that the council will spend thousands on cat welfare.

The BPCC caters for mainly aged people. Which do you consider the more worthy cause, I ask?

John Bailey, Banora Point Must

keep Murwillumbah Hospital

Both myself, 87, and my partner, 85, need to have medical attention during April around Easter.

On ringing our normal doctors surgery we were informed that they were closed for the Easter weekend and that we should attend Murwillumbah Hospital.

We attended the hospital on both days and were treated with exceptional care and efficieny by the doctors and staff whilst we were in attendance. I ask: what would have happened if the Murwillumbah Hospital had been closed, which has been threatened over the past few years?

Y Rogers, Murwillumbah

Electric vehicle article comments

I wanted comment regarding the ‘Considering an electric car?’ article featured in the motoring section of The Weekly (May 11) comparing electric vehicle (EV) to ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle purchasing.

I don’t own an EV, and I’m a relative novice compared to the EV geeks, but I am keen on sustainability, and quite bothered by perpetual articles like this one that echo the same points without giving the reader some perspective.

The writer refers to “higher upfront costs”, but fails to mention one of the biggest points in that argument, which is the significantly lower cost of maintenance and running costs compared to ICE.

If you compared a mid-level European car with any Tesla for example, you’d likely find there is easily thousands of dollars in maintenance (not wear and tear items) when you are servicing at dealers, which is often required to maintain your warranty.

EVs have dramatically less moving components, and with the IT integration, diagnosing issues can be faster and easily dealt with.

Secondly is the EV infrastructure. Yes, that is a growing entity, and it’s not perfect, but it will continue to get better. But that’s the point, it’s getting better!

I personally believe anyone who thinks EVs are going to get cheaper is naive, especially if you’re holding out for increased range.

If you get in now, you’re betting on a winning horse — the government, both local and federal, are making every effort to increase the range of your car, regardless of its battery size, due to the clear financial investments in public charging.

For that reason, waiting to get on the ride is simply costing you more than taking the plunge.

Further on that topic, everyone overlooks that there is already something better then petrol already in their own home or office in the form of a wall outlet.

I highly challenge most people who condemn EVs that they aren’t at home, or their place of work, for at least a number of hours that would give them an opportunity to charge their car.

You don’t need to pay high prices for specialty charging if you don’t want to, any EV can be charged at home.

One great analogy is that of a cell phone. It’s unarguably a piece of ev-

eryone’s daily life, and somehow a majority of us find a way to have it ready and on hand with its limited battery, and factor in the availability of electricity to our schedule to keep it powering our lives — it is synonymous with an EV.

And that brings me to another big point that is currently available and growing, but almost never discussed. The writer indicates that in a blackout drivers would be unable to charge and be subsequently stranded. However, there are already several EV manufacturers allowing users to access their car’s battery, or the advent of bi-directional charging, in which cars can act as home batteries. This completely negates the writer’s point, and could demonstrate huge cost savings for homes that already have solar by integrating a home battery to use electricity during peak hours.

I appreciate you taking the time to read and share with your audience.

Alex Goldenstein, Tweed Heads The Voice vote

An Indigenous leader has told Australians not to heed nonsense but to cast an informed vote on the Voice. Australians can’t cast an informed vote because we have been denied knowing what a Voice will entail, but rather that the legalities of the Voice will be worked out after the vote.

That’s too late for Australians to have made an informed vote. As the Federal MP Justine Elliot has made known that she will be voting in favour of the Voice, then it must be (hopefully) she has been informed. Let her pass on her privileged knowledge to us before we vote. In particular, let her make known if the Voice can challenge or defeat the voice of our parliament. If it can’t, the Voice is inconsequential — it’s essentially nonsense. If so, then Labor is spending tens of millions of our taxes putting nonsense to a referendum.

That would be nonsense, so the

doors, Pivot doors, French doors

Voice must have legal consequences.

As our MP surely has been privileged to know the consequences why are we all being kept in the dark? It’s an insult.

That’s dark enough to make a safe vote a No vote.

Ian Pratt,

Bilinga

Banora Point Garden Club update

Our next meeting is set for Tuesday, June 6, at 10am, at Club Banora, Leisure Drive, with doors open at 9.30am.

Coffee and tea, benching, raffles, lucky door, lucky bencher, and trading and cuttings tables all available. The speaker is Searles Nursery.

New members are welcome. Hope to see you there. For more information please phone: 0448 531 055.

ships USA. Meanwhile, US sees Australia as its Tasmanian devil.

Jane Wallace, Tweed Heads

Recognising the champions of mental health

The wellbeing and mental health of Australians have been significantly impacted by the mounting pressures they have faced in recent years.

It is crucial that we acknowledge and address the hardships our communities are enduring.

Amidst these challenges, there is a dedicated army of individuals working tirelessly to improve mental wellbeing.

Point USA postpones Australia

Gwen Barnes, Banora

Another US president has yet again cancelled all his tours to Australia.

No American wants to come to Australia as Australia is too far away and Australia is full of poisonous, dangerous convicts.

Australia is largely an unoccupied desert country, full of dangerous venomous spiders, snakes and bushfires.

Americans do not care where Australia is, as long as one ignores Australia, and forgets about Australia, then Australia and Australians may disappear into its wilderness forever.

But in the United States Of America, Americans regard Australia and Australians as the nothing country.

Most Americans do not even believe that Australia and Australians actually exist.

US people firmly believe that Australia is the country you have when you are not having a country as they regard Australians as pains in the feet, pains in their stomachs and pains in their bottoms. Australia never stops kissing the USA’s feet, and giving USA the upsets all the time.

The moral of this is: Australia wor-

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The Australian Mental Health Prize, established by UNSW Sydney, aims to honour those making ground-breaking contributions in advocacy, research, and community service. Nominations are now open, and we strongly encourage individuals from every corner of Australia to join us in paying tribute to the mental health heroes in their communities. Whether it be a researcher shedding light on innovative treatments, an advocate fighting for policy change, or a community service provider making a tangible impact, their efforts deserve recognition.

To nominate someone for the Australian Mental Health Prize, please visit www.australianmentalhealthprize.org.au. Submissions close on July 17.

Let us unite as a nation to honour those making a profound difference in the lives of others. Together, we can foster a society that values mental health and provides support to those in need.

Lucy Brogden AM and Allan Fels Co-Chairs of the Australian Mental Health Prize Advisory Group

Please note the views on the letters page are that of the letter writer and not of the Tweed Valley Weekly. Letters must include a suburb and contact number for verification. Letters may be edited for length or legal reasons. Send your letters to editor@theweekly. net.au.

Sand pumping concerns

By Jo Kennett

FINGAL HEAD residents are sharing their concerns with the amount of erosion along local beaches, which they believe is being caused by the sand pumping jetty.

Locals weren’t impressed when a surf commentator at a recent Gold Coast competition noted the good quality of the surf at Snapper Rocks saying: “We’ve got this sand pumping setup that basically steals sand from Northern NSW and dumps it all on the Gold Coast”.

Longtime Fingal advocate Robert Budd, who was involved in helping slow down the volume of sand pumped originally, said the theory that the pumping jetty pumps more sand to satisfy the needs of anyone else has been around for a while.

“The broadcasting comments like the one locals heard only reinforces the (false) idea that anyone controls or has some influence over pumping volumes,” he said.

“Looking at historical pumping volumes and surf event timing on the Gold Coast, I don’t see a clear correlation in terms of timing when sand is pumped.

“The volumes vary greatly from month to month, and whether or not the surfing event takes place, the pumping jetty is pumping sand to Queensland.”

Fingal local Vilia Hendry has been involved in the fight to save Fingal beaches, which have suffered the worst erosion ever seen on the Tweed Coast in recent years.

“Fingal Head continues to lose ground every year as more and more of its beach drops into the ocean,” Vilia said.

“With the protective dunal system now gone, the high tides associated with this time of year impact greatly on the stability of the foreshore of Fingal Head and

Letitia Spit.

“Tweed Sand Bypass (TSB) admitted in a community meeting three years ago that when the TSB became operational over 20 years ago, the amount of sand pumped in the first six months of operation caused an uncalculated and dramatic loss of beach along Letitia Spit, turning the once-straight beach into a curve.

“Since then, locals have blamed the over-pumping throughout the year as the cause of the inability of Fingal beaches to recover.”

An elderly Fingal resident, who did not want to be named, said she was “sick of people saying that the sand comes and goes and then comes again”.

“These people have no clue what it used to look like here before the sand pumping started,” she said.

TSB recently advised Fingal Head residents that sand will be dropped back offshore of Fingal’s beach via the dredge which has been working on the Tweed bar, but locals say it’s not enough.

“It’s a token gesture that ultimately achieves nothing long term,” Vilia said.

“Every year, over 500,000 cubic meters of sand is pumped towards the Gold Coast by the sand pumping jetty and another 260,000 is pumped from the river mouth.

“TSB will be returning 30,000 cubic meters offshore of Fingal and 10,000 cubic metres offshore of Dreamtime Beach (south side of Fingal Headland) this winter.

“The remaining 220,000 cubic meters will be placed off the Gold Coast beaches. “Gold Coast beaches receive over 760,000 cubic meters of sands via the TSB process with a return to Fingal of 30,000 cubic metres.”

Three years ago, Fingal residents lobbied local and state governments and TSB over the sand loss, saying NSW was getting a “raw deal” out of the arrangement between NSW and Queensland.

“We (NSW) basically pay millions of dollars a year to have our beaches destroyed,” Vilia said.

“We’re giving too much sand to Queensland and receiving inadequate dredging of the Tweed River mouth.

“We are not asking that the jetty be shut down and the sand pumping to cease. We just want you (TSB) to notice what you are doing to our beach and stop taking too much sand.”

The Weekly has contacted TSB for comment but was unable to get a response by the print deadline. A response will be printed once received.

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Erosion in front of the Fingal Rovers Surf Lifesaving Club

Ferris wheel for 12 weeks

By Jonathon Howard

THE GIANT Ferris wheel will return to Jack Evans Boat Harbour later this year or early in 2024, after Tweed Shire Councillors debated the attraction’s application during a meeting on Thursday, May 18.

Although all councillors saw the benefits of hosting the Ferris wheel and a small mini golf attraction, they were divided on how long it should be allowed to stay and were concerned for some residents.

The Ferris wheel will operate until 10pm, where it had previously run until 9pm.

The Ferris wheel is owned by Xtra Ordinary Events, who have many successful attraction sites across the country.

The company had requested longer than their previous five-and-a-half weeks, which was recommended by Council staff, to cover mounting costs, including insurance and set-up and pack-up costs, in order to make any money.

Mayor Chris Cherry attempted a motion that would have limited the attraction to around seven weeks, which had support from Cr Meredith Dennis and Cr Nola Firth.

All three councillors said the company’s request for 12 weeks was too long for residents.

However, Cr Warren Polglase and Cr James Owen moved an amendment to the motion that would allow for 12 weeks to give local families and visitors the chance to take full advantage of the attraction and make it more viable for the company’s business model.

Both Cr Polglase and Cr Owen said they did not believe the Ferris wheel was a highly invasive activity at Jack Evans Boat Harbour and they had support from

Cr Reece

The motion’s amendment was therefore carried, allowing a greater window for Xtra Ordinary Events.

The Weekly spoke with Xtra Ordinary Events director Jane Jones who said the company would now move towards submitting a development application to Council for final approval.

Ms Jones said she was appreciative of the council’s support, but highlighted that there’s often a lot of red tape in NSW.

“We are pleased to hear the councillors supported us for a period of 12 weeks at Tweed Heads,” she said.

“NSW is the only state that requires us to

Cattle prices cool

MURWILLUMBAH SALEYARDS were busy on Saturday, May 20, with 430 head of cattle up for sale consisting of mostly weaners.

George and Fuhrmann Stock and Station Agent Brent Casey kindly provided The Weekly readers with an update on the latest sale that saw another slip in prices.

“We saw the market get significantly cheaper again over the last two to three weeks due to areas continuing to dry off around the country and a lot of cattle still coming into the market with not as many places to go due to the dry,” Mr Casey said.

“No feeder steers to quote this week.”

Mr Casey said the focus during the sale was the weaner steers, which he said “sold quite well considering the current market”.

“The better quality steers sold pretty consistent from $3 per kilogram (/kg) to $3.62/kg to average $3.20/kg, with the plainer quality steers selling from $2.25 to $3 to average around $2.58/ kg,” he said.

“Weaner heifers continue to see the biggest effects of the drop in market selling from $1.80/kg to $2.70 to average $2.26/kg.

“Very few cows were yarded, not enough to quote on, with quality very plain.

“Our next sale in Murwillumbah is a fat sale to be held on Monday, June 5, with our next store sale to be held on Saturday, June 24.”

For any cattle sale information please phone Mr Casey on: 0428 530 422.

submit a development application after we have approval from councillors,” she said.

“But we know this is a part of what we do, so we’re happy to work with Council.”

Ms Jones said the Ferris wheel costs around $2 million and travels around the country where many communities are delighted to have the attraction.

She was also quick to point out that “very little noise” will come from the site once set up and 10pm is likely to be concurrent with packing up for the night.

“There’s only a small amount of ambient noise from a radio at the site,” she said.

Ms Jones said they are hoping to set up in the September school holidays or in early 2024, pending the DA.

Byrnes and Cr Rhiannon Brinsmead.

The Xtra Ordinary Events Ferris wheel is locked in for Tweed Heads

Murwillumbah cattle sales image from 2021

The 2023 Budget

What it means for you:

Tripling the bulkbilling incentive for GPs, which means more bulk billing

Making medicines

cheaper

Increasing rent assistance by 15% and providing an extra $2 billion for social and affordable housing

Providing $500 help for power bills for more than five million households

Increasing JobSeeker

Record funding for women’s safety

Increasing the childcare subsidy

A pay rise for our aged care workers

Funding for national parks, renewables, hydrogen and more

MP

This

is a Budget for middle Australia, with help for people doing it the toughest and big investments in the future of our economy and country.

Tweed Link

Tweed Shire Council wishes to acknowledge the Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung Country, in particular the Goodjinburra, Tul-gi-gin and Moorung – Moobah clans, as being the traditional owners and custodians of the land and waters within the Tweed Shire boundaries. Council also acknowledges and respects the Tweed Aboriginal community’s right to speak for its Country and to care for its traditional Country in accordance with its lore, customs and traditions.

Last week we each used 179L a day

as at 22 May 2023

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Gallery to host Picnic and Artist Paint Out!

Mark your diaries, the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre’s annual community picnic will take place on Sunday 18 June from 2 to 5 pm. Enjoy live music, free activities for kids and the opportunity to create art with the stunning views of Wollumbin / Mount Warning as the backdrop.

Bring your own picnic or for your convenience Apex Dining will be serving warming soups, delicious hotbox items and family packs directly from the picnic ground.

Artists of all levels are invited to bring along their materials to make work en plein air (French for ‘painting outdoors’).

A dugong – similar to the one pictured here – is believed to have made the Tweed River home with several sightings of this rare marine animal reported to Council over the past 12 months.

Warning after rare sightings of dugong in Tweed River

Boat operators are urged to take special care in the Tweed River, with several sightings of a dugong reported to Council over the past 12 months.

While dugong are known to occur in Moreton Bay, the presence of one of these marine mammals in the Tweed is both unusual and exciting.

Council’s Team Leader Coast and Waterways Tom Alletson said it was believed the dugong may have relocated to the Tweed following the impact of the 2022 flood, perhaps having been displaced from Moreton Bay due to poor water quality.

“Dugongs feed on seagrass beds and are entirely dependent on these habitats being extensive and healthy,” Mr Alletson said.

“So far it appears there may only be one individual dugong in the Tweed, and it is not known if it has been here permanently since the first sighting in May 2022. The most recent report to Council was received just last week and included a brief video.”

Mr Alletson appealed to boat owners to take special care in the river – not only to prevent the potential strike of marine animals but also to protect seagrass beds.

Read the full story at tweed.nsw.gov.au/latest-news

Dugong story featured around the world

Since the dugong news last week, our community and people across the world have been fascinated!

The story recorded 107 mentions across various traditional and social media platforms and is Council’s top performing post on Facebook so far this year.

The story was even picked up in the US and Canada and featured in several publications, including the Miami Herald.

On Tweed Shire Council’s Facebook page the post has reached more than 49,645 people so far.

Connect with Council on its social media channels at tweed.nsw.gov.au/social-media

Special guest artists Ron McBurnie and Jonathan McBurnie will be working on site and will be on hand to mentor and chat about their work. You can also watch as they make work in response to this stunning landscape.

This year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Margaret Olley’s birthday. Olley began her career as a landscapist and loved to work en plein air once saying:

‘Home is wherever my wicker basket happens to be, and it is always full of paint.’

No bookings required.

For more information on events and workshops at the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Centre, visit gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/whats-on

The Tweeds dugong made international news.

Vandalism is costing ratepayers at Pottsville Environment Park

Signs and mesh fencing were recently erected in the Pottsville Environment Park to advise park users that some sections of the trails are closed due to unsafe conditions.

In the days following, signage has been ripped down and thrown in the creek and every day, Council staff have replaced them.

The closed tracks are still being used, particularly by push bikes riders because their tracks are visible in the mud after the recent rain.

Council is urging the community to heed the warnings and not to use the closed tracks for a number of reasons, including:

• the elevated timber boardwalks on the sections of the track that are closed are not safe – walking or riding over them puts yourself at risk of injury

• the signs are in place for the safety of the community –removing them puts your fellow community members at risk

• throwing the signs in the creek is littering.

Collecting signs out of the creek and replacing them each day takes more resources and staff time and ratepayer’s money that could be better spent on other things.

See related story in the Tweed Link from 19 April 2023 at tweed.nsw.gov.au/tweed-link

Vandals have removed ‘tracks closed’ signage and fencing numerous times at the Pottsville Environment Park, putting the community at risk.

Reconciliation week urges the community to be a voice for generations

A whole-of-community Walk on Country at the Kingscliff Foreshore, the Kinship Festival at Murwillumbah and the launch of a new interactive map detailing reconciliation achievements across the Tweed are highlights of this year’s Reconciliation Week festivities in the region.

Council will be supporting events across the Tweed this Reconciliation Week which runs from 27 May to 3 June. The week will give our community an opportunity to participate in Indigenous culture and learn from First Nations people through a range of free events.

The theme for this year’s Reconciliation Week is Be a Voice for Generations. The theme encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives – where we live, work and socialise.

Council will also use the week to spotlight Aboriginal cultural heritage projects in the Tweed and launch a new interactive map of achievements in the reconciliation space.

The Kinship Festival will kick off celebrations on Saturday 27 May in Knox Park, Murwillumbah. The annual communityled event allows people to connect, share and participate in First Nation’s culture, community, and country.

Kinship festivities will commence at 10 am with a welcome and smoking ceremony, followed by a corroboree with 10 different dance groups from across the Bundjalung Nation and beyond, celebrating kinship connections through dance, art installations, language workshops, weaving, children’s nature crafts and traditional games, live music, youth space –and the always popular Aboriginal artisan market.

Council will also be supporting the Walk on Country – a whole-of-community event which is being held in Kingscliff on the closing day of the festival, Sunday 4 June.

Following an official Welcome to Country, the walk will commence at 10 am at Ed Parker Rotary Park at Cudgen Creek and finish at Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club. After the walk, there will be a free community barbecue and gathering, as well as a First Nations live music band, Elders’ morning tea, activities for children and opportunities to be involved in a Sea of Hands installation, which is occurring at various locations across Australia.

Council is currently working with Aboriginal groups to look at ways to preserve local cultural heritage and landscapes through projects such as the Hastings Point Headland Management Plan and the Norries Headland Masterplan. Council is also working closely with the Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council, to consider the impact of visitors to these areas and their impact on local species and sensitive coastal eco systems.

Other highlights have been Council’s support of the Tweed Goori Youth Holiday Program and the creation of Council’s award-winning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Town Planner Development Program which saw Council hire its first Aboriginal trainee town planner.

Event details

Kinship Festival

Saturday 27 May, 10 am – 4 pm

Knox Park, Murwillumbah Walk on Country

Sunday 4 June, 10 am – 1 pm.

The walk will commence at Cudgen Creek, Ed Parker Rotary Park, Kingscliff.

The Walk on Country is a collaborative community event hosted by The Family Centre, NORTEC, Momentum Collective, Social Futures, Healthy North Coast, Tweed

Limnocharis – a serious biosecurity threat to our region

Rous County Council’s Weed Biosecurity Officers recently intercepted the local trade of Limnocharis (Limnocharis flava), commonly known as Yellow Burrhead, Sawah Lettuce, and Yellow Velvet Leaf.

Limnocharis flava is 'Prohibited Matter' under the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015. Limnocharis is an edible aquatic plant, with pale yellow flowers, growing to approximately one metre high. Limnocharis is highly invasive. Each plant produces up to a million seeds per year, with seeds staying viable for up to four years. In other sub-tropical regions of Australia, Limnocharis has spread prolifically into waterways, causing considerable harm and cost to industry, environment, and the economy.

People within our local community may have acquired Limnocharis without being aware of the danger it poses. On the Far North Coast, under law, any suspected sightings must be reported to Rous County Council, the Local Control Authority. Biosecurity Officers focus on reducing the risk of emergence and spread of weed biosecurity threats.

Together let’s protect our region from the threat of Limnocharis. Familiarise yourself with the plant’s key characteristics and inform the Weed Biosecurity team at Rous County Council today of any suspected sightings.

For more information, contact Rous County Council today on 02 66 23 3800.

For assistance in identifying a weed or to report a weed go to rous.nsw.gov.au/report-a-weed or call us on 02 6623 3800.

For more information, visit NSW WeedWise at weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/YellowBurrhead

Shire Council, Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club, local schools including Kingscliff Public School, Kingscliff High School and Cudgen Public School.

Kinship Festival will kick off on the Saturday 27 May in Knox Park, Murwillumbah. Image: Tommy Byrnes

Limnocharis (Limnocharis flava).

Images: Biosecurity Queensland, Kim Erbacher

Limnocharis flower.

Have your say on park and platform naming

Council has received two applications from community members to rename local parks and one application to name a viewing platform and parkland.

You are invited to share your thoughts on these proposed re-namings up until 14 June 2023.

Proposed renaming of Old Barney’s Point Bridge Park to Hinton’s Corner Park.

Submission: “The Hinton family has a strong connection to Fingal, Chinderah and surrounds which continues to the present day. Hinton’s Corner provided a popular rest and meal stop for coaches and travellers on their way to Brisbane. The Hinton family businesses contributed to the post war boom in tourism and economic development of Fingal and surrounds.”

Proposed renaming of Bray Park Reserve and off-leash dog park to ‘Easton Park’ or ‘Clive Easton Park’.

Submission: “Clive Easton was employed as the Tweed Shire Entomologist from 1984 until 2013. During this time, he was responsible for many notable improvements and innovations. He initiated many innovations regarding the control of mosquito and biting midge, trying to limit the use of chemicals. Carol Easton, his wife, campaigned long and hard for an Off Leash Dog Park to be sited somewhere in Murwillumbah.”

Proposed naming of the viewing platform and parkland between the Cabarita Beach Hotel and Beach at Pandanus Parade, Cabarita Beach to ‘David Rae Place’.

Submission: “David was involved with Lions Club in its foundation. He was very active in the community particularly in maintaining the land behind the Surf Club as public space. David wrote and published two books. One on the history of Bogangar and the other on the history of the Coastal Villages. He also wrote a number of poems pertinent to events in Bogangar/Cabarita Beach.”

For full details of each application and to make a submission visit yoursaytweed.com.au under ’Projects seeking your input’.

Last chance to have your say on Special Rate Variation

Hurry – don’t miss the opportunity to have your say on Council’s proposed Special Rate Variation (SRV) before it closes at 4 pm this Friday, 26 May.

The SRV is required to raise additional funds to meet known mandatory ongoing costs.

The Tweed community are being asked for their opinion on 2 options:

• support the proposed Special Rate Variation to meet

known additional costs

• not support the Special Rate Variation and reduce services instead.

Make sure you use the General Rate Calculator at tweed.nsw.gov.au/general-rate-calculator to see how the SRV and your recent land valuation from the NSW Valuer General would impact you.

Have your say at yoursaytweed.com.au/srv

Notification of integrated development applications

Development Application no. DA23/0204

A development application has been lodged by DAC Planning Pty Ltd seeking development consent for bank stabilisation and revetment works at Lot 1 DP 1224659; No. 797 Stokers Road and the Tweed River, Dunbible. Tweed Shire Council is the consent authority for the application.

The proposed development constitutes ’Integrated Development’ pursuant to Section 4.46(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The following approvals are required in this regard:

Provision Approval Authority

Section 91 of the Water Management Act 2000

Activity approval under Part 3 of Chapter 3

Section 201 of the Fisheries Management Act Permit to carry out dredging or reclamation work

Department of Planning & Environment’s Water Operations Division

Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries)

The development application and the documents accompanying it may be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at datracker.tweed.nsw.gov.au

The documents will be available for a period of 28 days from Wednesday 24 May to Wednesday 21 June 2023.

Development Application no. DA23/0181

A development application has been lodged by Planit Consulting Pty Ltd seeking development consent for alterations and additions to existing recreation establishment at Lot 10 DP 1194471; No. 3022 Kyogle Road, Kunghur. Tweed Shire Council is the consent authority for the application.

The proposed development constitutes ’Integrated Development’ pursuant to Section 4.46(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The following approvals are required in this regard:

Provision Approval Authority

Section 100B of the Rural Fires Act 1997 General Approval Rural Fire Service

The development application and the documents accompanying it may be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at datracker.tweed.nsw.gov.au

The documents will be available for a period of 14 days from Wednesday 24 May to Wednesday 7 June 2023.

Any person may, during the above period, make a written submission to the General Manager of Council. It should also be noted that Council has adopted a policy whereby, on request, any submission including identifying particulars will be made public. Council will give consideration to the ’Public Interest’ and requests for confidentiality by submitters in determining access to submission letters. However, the provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 - GIPA may result in confidential submissions being released to an applicant.

Any submission objecting to the proposed development must state the ground upon which such objection is made.

Please note: Requirements regarding Disclosure of Political Gifts and Donations

A disclosure is required to be made in a statement accompanying the relevant development or planning application by a person who makes the application. In addition, a person who makes a written submission either objecting to or supporting a relevant development or planning application must also make a disclosure if the person has made a reportable political donation.

Further information regarding Donations and Gift Disclosure are available at tweed.nsw.gov.au/development-applications

Development application determinations

Notification of development application determinations for the purposes of Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended).

Application details

Approved

DA22/0694 – Pontoon

Lot 196 DP 261796, Lot 163 DP 261796, No. 56 Bosun Boulevard, Banora Point

DA21/0964 – Demolition of existing buildings, structures and landscaping and erection of a warehouse facility comprising 13 tenancies, parking, signage and landscaped recreational area

Have your say on the renaming of Bray Park Reserve and off-leash dog park to ‘Easton Park’ or ‘Clive Easton Park’.

We want to hear from you

What do you love about Hastings Point and Cudgera Creek?

Drop a pin on the interactive map and let us know exactly what you would like to see and where.

See what others are saying about the future of Hastings Point headland by viewing the interactive map too.

Have your say today on the future of this much-loved area at yoursaytweed.com.au/hastingspointheadland

Current vacancies

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DA22/0482 – Conversion of existing shed to secondary dwelling and two (2) carports

Lot 30 DP 800344, No. 14 Ti Tree Avenue, Bogangar

DA22/0621 – Secondary dwelling, carport and demolition of existing shed

Lot 217 DP 241367, No. 85 Cabarita Road, Bogangar

DA23/0081 – In-ground swimming pool and deck

Lot 2 DP 876253, No. 22 Poplar Avenue, Bogangar

DA23/0155 – Verandah extension

Lot 12 DP 262031, No. 42 McLeod Street, Condong

DA23/0170 – Use of deck, retaining walls, 2.4 m boundary fence, new deck extension and gazebo

Lot 27 DP 1252272, No. 21 Denman Drive, Cudgen

DA22/0675 – Alterations and additions including in-ground swimming pool

Lot 235 DP 818258, No. 29 Edward Avenue, Pottsville

DA23/0147 – Inground pool, spa and retaining wall

Lot 125 DP 802841, No. 36 Edinburgh Court, Pottsville

DA23/0083 – Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new two storey dwelling with rooftop terrace

Lot 335 DP 249154, No. 6 The Jib, Tweed Heads

Lot 9 DP 1121137, No. 19–21 Ourimbah Road, Tweed Heads

DA22/0202 – Alterations and additions for a guest lounge & executive office and adjustments to basement carpark

Lot 1 DP 1007168, Navigation Lane, Tweed Heads

DA22/0424 – Extension to storage premises, signage, additions to an existing storage building (Storage King) and use of existing temporary storage containers

Lot 668 DP 755740, No. 65–67 Ourimbah Road, Tweed Heads

DA22/0576 – Pontoon

Lot 141 DP 246854, Lot 167 DP 246854, No. 15 Norman Street, Tweed Heads

DA23/0021 – Dwelling with attached garage

Lot 17 DP 1236392, No. 3 Robin Circuit, Tweed Heads South

Refused

DA21/0807 – Rural landsharing community and approval for the residential use of three existing buildings and construction of one new dwelling

Lot 2 DP 1119629, Lot 2DP 1236156, No. 160 Richards Deviation, Dunbible

The above development determinations are available for public inspection free of charge at the Planning and Regulation Division, Murwillumbah Civic Centre, during ordinary office hours or viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at datracker.tweed.nsw.gov.au

Cop boss praises team

By Jo Kennett

THE HEAD of the local police district has praised his team after their work was recognised by NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb on Tuesday, May 16, at Twin Towns.

“Commissioner Webb attended our awards ceremony and presented a number of awards, including those where police were recognised for their years of service and achieving important milestones in their careers,” Tweed-Byron Police District Superintendent David Roptell told The Weekly.

“Officers were also recognised for specific incidents they attended, and were awarded certificates of merit and commendations, and were praised by police for the work they do.

“The Tweed-Byron Police District are humbly

grateful for the Commissioner giving her time to attend such an important day for our local police.”

Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna APM (Australian Police Medal) and Superintendent Roptell APM helped Commissioner Webb present the medals, awards and citations.

Guests at the ceremony included NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley, Member for Richmond and the Federal Assistant Minister for Social Services and the Prevention of Family Violence

Justine Elliot, Member for Ballina Tamara Smith, Member for Tweed Geoff Provest, Australian Federal Police Assistant Superintendent Joshua Kinghorn, SES Superintendent Mark Elm, Queensland Police Inspector Bruce Kuhn, as well as family and friends of the recipients.

Murder trial commences

By Jo Kennett

THE MAN charged with the murder of a nineyear-old Tweed Heads schoolgirl Charlise Mutten will stand trial after pleading not guilty in Penrith Local Court on Friday, May 19.

Justin Stein was charged with Charlise’s murder after her body was found in a barrel on the banks of the Colo River, north-west of Sydney, after a five-day search of bushland.

Charlise was reported missing from a Blue Mountains property owned by the family of Stein (who was her mother’s fiancé at the time), which she had been visiting in the Christmas holidays.

Police said at the time she wasn’t reported missing until the day after she disappeared, and they later seized a car and boat they allege Stein had tried to use to dump her body in the river. A police autopsy showed Charlise had died of a gunshot wound, which police alleged she sustained on the property.

Police alleged at the time that Charlise’s mother was not at the property when the young girl died.

Stein appeared via videolink and pleaded not guilty to “domestic violence-related murder” and “improperly interfering with a corpse or human remains”.

Stein was also charged with firearms offences, possessing child abuse material police say was unrelated to Charlise, and aggravated break

and enter.

He will appear in the Supreme Court on Friday, July 7.

Stein was released on parole in November 2020 from a six-and-a-half year sentence in 2016 for drug possession.

Charlise had been living with her grandmother at Coolangatta and attended school at Tweed Heads Public School.

The school held a candlelight memorial and was attended by shocked and devastated school students and their parents in the wake of her death.

The trial for the alleged murder of Charlise Mutten is underway and recommences in July

Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna, Commissioner Karen Webb, Tweed MP Geoff Provest and Superintendent Dave Roptell

Member for Richmond Justine Elliot with NSW's first female Police Minister Yasmin Catley MP and the first female NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb

Commissioner Webb (centre) Superintendent Roptell (far right front) with award recipients

PM drops by Tweed

MEMBER FOR Richmond Justine Elliot welcomed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Tweed Heads on Friday, May 19, to highlight the important cost-of-living relief delivered in the recent Budget, including Labor’s plans for cheaper childcare.

The Prime Minister and Ms Elliot visited Goodstart Early Learning Tweed Heads to meet with teachers and children.

Labor’s Cheaper Childcare Plan, delivered in the recent Budget, means that from July 1, childcare will be more accessible and affordable, providing cost-of-living relief for around 1.2 million Australian families.

“On the North Coast, this means 5,600 families will benefit from our government’s changes to the childcare, making it cheaper and more accessible,” Ms Elliot said.

“Anyone with children in childcare knows how expensive it is and our plans for cheaper

childcare will make a real difference to local families.

“Access to quality, affordable early education and care is great for children, it’s great for parents, and it is great for our economy.

“The Prime Minister has always been a great friend of the North Coast, he’s been here many times and understands our region well.

“Our recent Budget delivered on our promises and provided important cost-of-living relief for locals including more bulk-billing, making medicines cheaper, expanding paid parental leave, saving households money on their power bills, increasing rent assistance, making childcare cheaper, and delivering fee-free TAFE.

“As your strong voice in the Albanese Labor Government, I’m proud to be delivering cheaper childcare and important cost-of-living relief for North Coast families.”

Member for Richmond Justine Elliot with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Goodstart Early Learning Tweed Heads

Reserve Creek works

By Jonathon Howard

CRUCIAL WORKS to repair a major landslip at Reserve Creek Road are now underway according to Tweed Shire Council.

The landslip, like many, occurred during the February/March 2022 flood event — and it triggered several of the biggest landslides in the Tweed’s recent history.

Council’s contractor, SEE Civil Pty Ltd, has worked with Council in the background for months to work out how to tackle the Reserve Creek Road landslide.

Council said SEE Civil has now completed site establishment works that include placement of a temporary site office, temporary barriers, and safety protocols with heavy machinery on site. Early works on access ramps and ground investigations also started last week, despite interruptions by wet weather.

SEE Civil has written to Reserve Creek residents advising of possible short traffic delays further up from the works site, as crews investigate an additional section of landslip approximately 200 metres north of the main slip site.

Council’s Manager Infrastructure Delivery Tim Mackney was pleased to finally see works start on the ground.

“We understand it has been a long wait for the Reserve Creek Road community and we thank them for their ongoing patience,” Mr Mackney said.

“The good news is the end is in sight with the detailed design work for the $6 million project nearing completion, pending final approval.

“Although it has taken some time to get to this stage, a lot of essential work was required to be undertaken in the background over the past 15 months, including geotechnical investigations, designs, tendering for the contractor, applying for planning approvals, and gaining approvals for disaster funding.

“The project team has done a great job under

difficult market conditions.

“Initially, the project will provide temporary access to restore through traffic along the road. Once the permanent works are completed, the road will be safe to be opened completely without restrictions.”

Tyalgum works due soon

M eanwhile, Tyalgum Road landslip design work is also expected in late May, according to Council’s website, with work expected to start sometime soon.

“The contractor’s design work will include the provision of temporary access through the Tyalgum Road site, with the aim for this to be in place by the latter quarter of this year,” Council’s media statement reads.

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The 13-metre face of the near-vertical slip at Reserve Creek

Nolan to run again

By Jo Kennett

WELL-KNOWN COMEDIAN and writer Mandy Nolan is that keen she’s already launched her campaign for the seat of Richmond for the Greens party after a close race last year.

“I did the announcement at Ballina and now I’m touring the region and touching base with people to see how they’re going and what issues are affecting them,” Mandy said.

“Part of the reason I announced early — I will be one of the first in the county and the first for Greens NSW — is because, looking across the border to Queensland when they won the three lower house seats, it was won through community campaigning.

“It’s about continuous community campaigns, not just as an election issue, but to provide the advocacy that needs to happen all the time to make sure the government, developers, big companies etc are held accountable and the community has a voice.”

Mandy said since the last election — when she came close to winning Richmond — she gets calls from people hoping she can help them with housing and other issues they have.

“Door-knocking and strong community engagement and then acting on what I’m told from the ground is a powerful kind of movement”

she said.

“I think people want transparency and they are wise to how the big parties operate because of the political donation system.

“There are reasons why political donations are made and the Greens can provide that assurance that there are still strong independent voices.”

After a visit to Tweed Heads with Ballina MP Tamara Smith and Sue Higginson MLC, Mandy was heading to Murwillumbah to chat to locals.

“We had such a fantastic engagement from our volunteers from our community and (the statisticians say) we only need a 1.8 per cent swing to win on a three-party preferred system,” she said.

“Last time it was an unusual election because of the protest vote around vaccination.

“I don’t think that will show up as strongly in the polls next time and that’s why it’s so important to be out and about.

“People are still waiting to get back into their homes and I just want to be out there on the ground speaking to people and finding out where the change can be.

“We are getting a good intergenerational mix in our region.

“Housing is the big issue everywhere and our region is worse than anywhere so we need some big changes fast.”

Red Pine Chip Mulch, Cyprus Mulch, Tea Tree Mulch

Mandy Nolan is back on the campaign trail for the next election to be held during or before 2025

Choir marks 100 years

By Jonathon Howard

IT’S HARD to believe but Murwillumbah Philharmonic Society Choir (MPSC) is celebrating 100 years since its first meeting in May 1923 to form a committee and launch a local community choir.

It was the same year and month that the first commercial recording of a country music ballad with lyrics was made in the US and later that year the first telephone link between Sydney and Brisbane was officially opened.

Murwillumbah has a long and rich history of community choirs which have helped produce some outstanding performers.

The Weekly caught up with MPSC’s current music director Heather Martin OAM to find out more about this extraordinary group and its history.

“Who can believe it? It’s true. One hundred years ago, in May 1923, a meeting was held to form a committee to begin a local community choir,” she said.

“A committee was established which then led to the formation of the Murwillumbah Philharmonic Society Choir.

“Consequently, this committee also led to the formation of the Murwillumbah Music Festival, now known as the Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts Society Inc.”

Heather said the choir has only had two recesses during the past century.

“The first being during World War II and the second during the late 50s and 60s, I believe because of television coming to town,” she said.

“This third formation of the choir began in 1979 and has continued for 44 years with a minor recess of two years because of COVID-19 lockdowns.”

Heather said the upcoming concert on Sunday, June 4, at 2.30pm, at All Saints Anglican Church in Murwillumbah, will celebrate in the choir’s usual style.

“We will be presenting some old favourites such as the Gloria by Vivaldi and Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring by Bach, as well as some lighter works such as the spiritual Amazing Grace, You are the New Day by John David, and many more,” she said.

“We may even be presenting a work which I know brings one of our supporters to tears every time we sing it.

“Fortunately, she has told me it’s the work, not the singing. Phew!”

Heather said it is a great pleasure working with the choir, which has such energetic, keen and reliable members.

“They are always prepared to put in the hard yards and go the extra mile,” she said.

“I thank them very much as they inspire me all the time.

“Also, I would like to thank in particular, Mary-Anne McShane, Dean Patterson and Darren Postema who join me in preparing the choir, also our accomplished accompanist, Beth Brooks.”

MURWILLUMBAH

PHILHARMONIC CHOIR CHOIR

Est 1923

Presents

Vivaldi Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams

Karl Jenkins

Benjamin Britten J.S Bach J.S BachJ.SBach

And some Gospel Songs

And some Gospel Songs

Sunday Sunday- 2.30pm 2.30pm2.30pm All Saints Anglican Church, Byangum Road Anglican Church, Byangum Murwillumbah

Sunday June 4th 2023

Sunday June 4th 2023

Tickets at the door $20 the $20

Concession $15 $15

Refreshments will be served after the concert Refreshments will be served after the concert Refreshments will served after concert

Above is just a small sample of the choir members who have made MPSC so amazing

Only way is up for many flood victims

By Jo Kennett

A MOOBALL family has found a unique way to deal with the risk of future flooding by building on top of their original home — but it has come at a heavy cost.

Katherine Laugher, husband Mitch and their three children moved into their home near Burringbar Creek on Pottsville Road at Mooball in 2018. Locals said at the time they didn’t think it would flood as high as it had in 2017 again.

Last February, with Mitch away, two neighbours helped a terrified Katherine to carry the kids to safety in the night through deep, swirling floodwaters, first to a neighbour’s home and then, as floodwaters continued to rise, to the pub where many locals sought shelter.

When the floodwaters subsided, Katherine’s neighbours, who run Green Coast Constructions, ripped out their carpets and opened up the bottom of the walls to air.

“They were amazing,” Katherine said.

“Then the Chapman family showed up and helped us to hose and sweep out the house.

“We were blown away by how many people helped; it was really heart-warming, especially off the back of Covid when people were keeping to themselves. To be welcomed in and given food, and a beautiful lady up the hill did washing for us.

“In that way it was a positive experience to feel cared for by the community.”

The family had insurance but wondered how they could avoid that trauma again.

“People in the street have been refused insurance since the floods,” Katherine said.

“Our insurance company would have put the house back the way it was, but we knew it could happen again, and if we didn’t have insurance, we couldn’t afford to fix it.

“We went through options like

knocking down the house and moving an old Queenslander onto it, or getting an engineer and lifting it.”

Council said they couldn’t bring a new house onto the site because of the flood risk.

“We couldn’t lift it because it was brick on concrete,” Katherine said.

“Between our planners from Utopian Design who live across the road, Green Coast Constructions, and our engineer, we figured the only way we could stay was to build on top of the house.

“Then it was a renovation and the insurance covered about half. We were very lucky that we could borrow enough to do it, but it has put us into a huge amount of debt.”

Katherine said they were “super grateful” and happy with the builders.

“I found it emotionally difficult when they did the demolition, but they were telling me what they were going to do and saying, “Are you feeling okay? Maybe you want to go out’,” she said.

“They were very considerate, lovely guys.”

The family was put into the buyback scheme from the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Commission (NRRC) where the house is valued as it was before the floods.

“They don’t take into account the $600,000 build on top of it and they took off the insurance proceeds from that so it didn’t cover it,” Katherine said.

“We have appealed their offer to buy back and said we can’t afford to sell, and we’ve argued to move into the house-raising stream.

“There’s the Resilient Homes Program (RHP), the home buyback stream, retrofit, and the house-raising grant which is $100,000 to people in moderate risk areas who can raise their house.”

The family home has been categorised as being a “catastrophic risk”.

“We only had 30 centimetres of water in the house; we weren’t taken off our roof in a boat,” Katherine said.

“We have the railway line which forms a kind of a basin which we sit in.

“During the 2022 flood, the water level in this basin just spilled over the top of the railway line.

“Once that starts to happen the water doesn’t rise in this area any more, it keeps spilling and flows away.

“We are arguing that the flood height in 2017 and 2022 was the same because it’s the maximum height it can get to.

“We are two-and-a-half metres above that now here, so I feel like we should be able to have that catastrophic risk

category changed.”

Katherine says she now feels her family is safe to enjoy life at Mooball.

“I have that peace of mind that the kids and I have probably seen the worst it can be and they seem to be okay and they feel really safe here,” she said.

“We will see how the appeal goes with the NRRC, but it seems there is no room to argue your case for switching streams.”

A month ago the family moved out of the caravan they had been living in and into their new home, sleeping on the floor with mattresses donated by Koala Mattress.

“Moving into the house was overwhelming,” Katherine said.

“It took a while to get used to the physical space around us.

“At first we all slept in my room because we were used to all being in the same space.

“The roof is really quiet after the caravan; we can’t hear the rain now.”

The Laugher family home at Mooball

The rebuilt home at Mooball was the only way to spare it from future floods

Whale migration is on

By Jo Kennett

THEY’RE BACK. The humpback whales are starting to arrive on their annual migration from Antarctica to calving grounds further north, and although June 1 is the official start of the whale watching season here, there have been several sightings already.

Tweed Shire Council Senior Technical Officer and international award-winning photographer Sally Hinton was thrilled to see her first whale of the 2023 season on the weekend.

“That whale in the photo from Sunday (May 22) was a long way out,” Sally told The Weekly.

“It was taken from Cabarita (Norries) Headland at about 8am.

“I had been told a few had been spotted but it was brilliant to see my first whales for the season — I was just so excited.

“They are the most amazing creatures. I love winter on the Tweed — it means the whales are back.”

Sally is a regular on Coolangatta Whale Watch cruises where she spends her time trying to capture close--up photographs of these gentle giants.

She also takes footage from Norries and Hastings Point headlands with her faithful drone “Kevy”, sharing the natural wonders and amazing wildlife she discovers on local social media pages. You can follow her work at sallyephotos.com

Early sightings on the Tweed Coast are nothing new, with whales being spotted in May (there were several sightings around May 6) most years, but there have also been sightings as early as late April.

Whale watching cruises begin on Thursday, June 1, with whales migrating north through June and July to calving ground in the warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef, stopping to rest in the protected waters of Hervey Bay on their journey and returning with their young around August/September.

Drones for boardriders

By Jo Kennett

IT IS almost three years ago that Tugun surfer Rob Pedretti was killed by a shark at South Kingscliff on June 7, 2020, leaving rescuers and first responders shocked and traumatised. Now Tweed Coast boardriding clubs are being armed with tools and training to help mitigate against shark attacks and respond to emergencies as the NSW government rolls out state-ofthe-art drones and specialised trauma training to NSW boardriding clubs as part of its shark mitigation program.

Kingscliff Boardriders will receive a $6,500 drone this week and Cabarita Boardriders president Murray Ryder said his club is also getting one.

“I have to go down this weekend to do the training at Yamba; we are given the drone on the Friday afternoon,” Murray said.

“We do a basic course on how to handle it. The certification on how to use it is on Satur-

day and Sunday and then I become certified in drone operation and I can instruct others on how to operate it.

“It will be for when we have boardriders comps and local competitions like Surf for Sanity because we sometimes use remote parts of the local beaches between Caba and Hastings.”

Tweed Coast boardriders attended the first of three free trauma training courses being run by Surfing NSW at Cabarita Beach Surf Lifesaving Club on Wednesday, May 24.

The three hour Trauma Training Courses (Bleeding Control in Aquatic Environment) is being taught around NSW by TacMed Australia military medics, experts who are leveraging their training from their extensive experience in specialist operation in civilian and military settings.

The course was developed in partnership between Surfing NSW, the NSW Department of Primary Industries and the state government for their shark mitigation program.

Sally Hinton captured this image of a humpback breeching on June 5, 2022, from the Coolangatta Whale Watch boat. Sally Hinton captured this humpback (inset) from Norries Headland, Cabarita

Drones are being rolled out to local boardrider clubs

New awards sponsor

By Jonathon Howard

NUTRA ORGANICS is pleased to get behind the Victory Organisation Tweed Business Awards as a major sponsor for the event taking place on Friday, September 1.

Started in 1998, Nutra Organics is celebrating 25 years of commitment to quality products with a company ethos of “whole foods to deeply nourish”.

Nutra Organics is one of three major sponsors to support the relaunch of Tweed’s business awards following several delays due to COVID-19 and the 2022 flood.

New hospital art

A PROMINENT artwork celebrating Aboriginal custodianship and timeless connection to land and water will welcome residents and visitors to the new Tweed Valley Hospital, as it nears completion and an official opening later this year.

Health Infrastructure Executive Director Rural and Regional, Amanda Bock, said Aboriginal artist Frances Belle Parker has been selected for a major public art commission which will help create a vibrant, welcoming, and culturally safe environment for all hospital visitors, and in particular our Aboriginal community members.

“L ocated at the main entrance of the new hospital, the colourful glass artwork will present an attractive and inclusive space right from the main entrance, a theme that will be carried through all levels of the hospital and the surrounding grounds,” Ms Bock said.

“Natural light will filter through five freestanding glass panels, casting projections of colour, and at night the artwork will be illuminated to provide a calming presence for patients, visitors and staff.”

Frances Belle Parker’s artwork ‘The Path We

Take’ was selected for its originality and connection to the hospital site, portraying the local coastline and elements of Bundjalung Dreaming Stories of Gudgin and the Three Brothers.

A proud Yaegl artist from Maclean, Frances said her artwork is a homage to the Bundjalung country on which the new Tweed Valley Hospital stands, as well as the coastline and landscape, which is the caretaker of the creation stories for the area.

“Within my designs that map Country are many elements and symbols of great significance,” she said.

“Everybody has a journey, and it is the many paths that we have taken throughout our lives which help pave the way for our next destination.

“The colours used symbolise earth, particularly red, which is found in the land around the hospital, as well as the waterways that flow across the land, while the linework represents connections, journeys, travel, wind and pathways.

“There is a real sense of movement, which signifies growth and healing.”

Nutra Organics chief operating officer Ricki Harrison is delighted to be a part of the Tweed Business Awards and is eager to encourage local businesses to nominate.

“We were so pleased to throw our support behind the relaunch of this important business awards,” she said.

“Nutra Organics is eager to apply for a range of awards itself, including sustainability, innovation and the large business employer.”

Nutra Organics currently employs 45 fulltime team members and undertakes its own monthly employee award known as ‘’smells like team spirit’.

“I think business awards are important to firstly be aware of who’s in local businesses, and to be honest it’s hard to be in business, so this is a lovely way to recognise our hardworking local businesspeople,” Ms Harrison said.

“Please get on board and nominate now for some worthy recognition.”

Businesses have until Monday, June 19, to nominate. Submit your nomination by Wednesday, May 31, for your chance to win two tickets to the gala event.

To find out more about the Tweed Business Awards visit: tweedbusinessawards.org

Tweed Valley Hospital has commissioned artist Frances Belle Parker (pictured is an artist's impression of the work)

Nutra Organics COO Ricki Harrison wants businesses to nominate for the Tweed Business Awards

Blue-green algae alert

By Jonathon Howard

AN AMBER alert for blue-green algae has been issued by Tweed Shire Council for the Tweed River at Uki, two weeks after declaring an amber alert for Clarrie Hall Dam.

Council’s Water and Wastewater Operations Manager Brie Jowett said the two amber alerts mean blue-green algae might be multiplying in the affected waterways.

However, Mrs Jowett stressed tap water across the Tweed, including at Uki, remains safe to drink and bathe in.

“We have a water treatment plant at Uki and it draws and treats water from the river for the local community,” she said.

“The heavy rain earlier this week increased the amount of water spilling from the dam, with the water flowing down Doon Doon Creek into the Tweed River upstream of Uki.

“This is the most probable reason why our scientists at the NATA-accredited Tweed Laboratory have just detected blue-green algae in the river at Uki.

“We will continue to ensure drinking water throughout the Tweed is treated appropriately for the conditions.”

Ms Jowett said the algae detected in the dam and river was not a species capable of producing toxins.

However, she stressed even if toxin-producing algae was present, Council’s water treatment processes were robust.

“We remove blue-green algae from our treated water whenever blooms occur, so our tap water would still be perfectly safe to drink and bathe in,” she said.

Water for most of the Tweed is sourced from the Tweed River downstream at the Bray Park Weir. The village of Uki has its own treatment plant, drawing water from the Tweed River at Uki.

The village of Tyalgum has its own water

supply — the Oxley River at the Tyalgum Weir.

Council is monitoring the situation and maintaining testing twice a week at the dam, the Tweed River at Uki and Bray Park, and weekly from the Oxley River at Tyalgum.

Blue-green algae occurs naturally and can reproduce quickly in still or slow-flowing water when it is warm and sunny and the water is nutrient rich.

Ms Jowett said Council was taking a precautionary approach and advising against recreational activities in the Tweed River at Uki and Clarrie Hall Dam.

“At this time, do not swim in, kayak on, or touch water in the affected waterways,” she said.

“Do not drink or eat fish and shellfish from the waterway and keep animals away.

“Please remember, never drink untreated river water at any time.”

For the latest update on algae alerts, visit Council’s website via: tweed.nsw.gov.au/recreational-blue-green-algae-alerts

The Tweed River at Uki has been issued with a blue-green algae alert by Council

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White Light Expo

By Jonathon Howard

WHITE LIGHT Health and Wellbeing Expo is celebrating its 14th year since it launched and will return to Salt Bar at Kingscliff on Sunday, June 4.

Expo organiser Adrian Moore told The Weekly the event will still only cost a gold coin donation and is a “must-see for anyone who has never been before”.

“Our psychic readers are some of the best and there will be some new faces not seen in the Salt region before,” Adrian said.

“There will be tarot and oracle cards, metaphysical, self-help and nutritional books, crystals, essential oils, spirit guide drawings, incense, pendulums, crystal jewellery, serpent of light therapeutic healing experience, Shamanic

products, magnesium products, Himalayan salt/ herb grinders, reiki, kinesiology, aromatherapy, crystal homewares, beauty therapy, numerology readings, home fragrances, ayurveda and much much more.

“We look forward to seeing you all there, please tell all your friends, better still, bring them with you for an enjoyable and informative day.

“This is a great way to tap into your inner self and experience some of the best readers in the country.”

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Best Beginnings at Murwillumbah Public School

There are exciting things happening for kindergarten students at Murwillumbah Public School. Parents entering kindergarten classrooms will be amazed at the futuristic styling and stimulating learning environment being provided. The classrooms are resource rich abounding with books, colourful blocks and puzzles, laptops, art and craft resources and an enormous range of learning materials. The classroom design and furniture has been developed to create a learning space that is attractive, safe and particularly supportive of shared learning activities.

Murwillumbah Public School offers a fantastic early learning program for its beginning students. Small class sizes are a feature as is the school’s ability to cater for the diverse learning needs of its students. An additional teacher supports the class two days per week and a full time teacher’s aide is allocated to optimise student access to assistance. As a result of its focus on best beginnings, student results in literacy and numeracy have been outstanding. In 2021 and

2022 students concluding their first year in kindergarten demonstrated exceptional outcomes in the key learning areas.

Teacher, Lynn Lack, speaks enthusiastically about the rich and balanced curriculum offered.

In addition to a focus on literacy and numeracy children are exposed to a broad range of creative arts. A specialist teacher delivers a music program that emphasises singing, playing and listening. Dance is a feature every week as is the immersion in “Yoga for the Young”. In library and technology students again get specialist instruction in use of laptops to enhance their learning and each child also participates in a 10 week physical education program called, Minifit.

Kindergarten students enrolling

for 2024 will be able to access a comprehensive transition to school program. They will attend school for 6 successive Fridays from 9.00am to 2.30 pm in term 4 where they will meet teachers and support staff. They will have the opportunity to interact with their classmates and older students and develop a wonderful understanding of how school operates and enjoy the huge range of experiences

The school provides significant support to kindergarten students and parents by providing all enrolling students with a school uniform and backpack. Best beginnings take place when teachers, parents and students are fully involved in the learning process. Murwillumbah Public School listens to and welcomes parents as significant partners that are critical in ensuring best outcomes and best beginnings for all students. Begin a wonderful learning journey at Murwillumbah Public School.

White Light Health and Wellbeing Expo is back at Salt Bar on Sunday, June 4

Kids still love Vegemite

By Jonathon Howard

PACIFIC COAST Christian School primary students joined in celebrating the inventor of Vegemite, Cyril Callister, by hosting a centenary party on Thursday, May 18.

The students gathered around to hear the inspirational story behind the black spread, which was delivered by local author and grandson of the inventor, Jamie Callister.

Jamie is the author of ‘Vegemite: The True Story of the Man Who Invented an Australian Icon’, which was the first leg of the launch of his national schools tour at Pacific Coast School.

“Everyone knows Vegemite, but no one knows the story behind its invention,” Jamie said. The Vegemite story is set against two world wars, a depression and a polio epidemic, to becoming a household name and loved and loathed the world over.

“It is a tale about overcoming obstacles, determination, and resilience,” Jamie said. “It also meets the national schools curriculum for history, science and STEM.”

The day at Pacific Coast Christian School consisted of a celebration assembly, followed by rotational literacy, cross-curricular activities related to Vegemite and a Vegemite picnic lunch. Students attended the event wearing the colours of Vegemite and enjoyed learning the history and sampling the delicious spread.

Jamie’s book is available online or via local bookstores.

Keeping cats at home

By Jonathon Howard

A KEEPING Cats Safe at Home Education Program was officially launched at schools across Northern NSW this month.

each council.

“Through engaging and interactive activities, students learned about cats’ unique behaviours and how to be responsible cat owners,” Ms Sok said.

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Between May 8 and May 12, the program educated more than 500 students from six different schools in the Tweed, Byron and Kyogle shires around the importance of keeping cats safe at home.

Each pet cat in Australia kills an estimated 110 native animals each year according to the RSPCA, totalling up to about 80 million native birds, 67 million native mammals and 83 million native reptiles being killed by them annually.

It’s statistics like this that are leading to catastrophic repercussions for native species, and without human interjection, several native species risk being wiped out by cats.

The education presentation taught students how to care for cats, including the importance of desexing, how to keep cats safe at home and the impacts cats have on native wildlife.

The program was presented by RSPCA NSW senior education officer Stephanie Sok and Keeping Cats Safe at Home project officer Silvina Tolli, with the collaboration of members of

“RSPCA NSW also visited local cat rescue groups collaborating with the project including Friends of the Pound (Tweed Shire Council) Pets for Life, (Byron Shire Council), and AWL North Branch (Byron Shire Council), as well as the RSPCA NSW Op Shop to thank Danielle Barrett for assisting us with the desexing program in the area.”

Future visits to schools in the Northern Rivers region will be led by local councils to promote the education program.

Pacific Coast Christian School students with Jamie Callister enjoying the story of Vegemite

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Boost to Northern Rivers police presence underway

WITH INCREASING numbers of people choosing to make their home in our beautiful region, it’s essential that the police presence keeps pace and that we turn the page on the many years of under-resourcing prior to the election of the Minns Labor Government. One example is the Murwillumbah community, which has consistently called for a 24/7 police presence in the local police station over the past 15 years.

Despite promises from the previous Coalition Government this was never delivered, causing enormous frustration.

Prior to the election I won a commitment from Premier Chris Minns and his leadership team that they would support my call to bring back a 24/7 police presence in Murwillumbah, starting with $3.7 million for recruitment of 15 additional officers, provision of other services and upgrades, and an implementation plan to make Murwillumbah Police Station 24/7.

Police officers not only keep our communities safe, they also play a key role as first responders and in a variety of community engagement activities.

With this in mind it was therefore immensely satisfying to hear recent news that 10 new police recruits will be stationed in the Northern Rivers. Four of the new recruits will be based at Tweed Heads in the Tweed-Byron Police

District, with the remaining six recruits to be split between Casino, Ballina and Lismore in the Richmond Police District.

I welcome these new probationary constables to our area, where they will complete their first year of on-the-job training while rubbing shoulders with some of the most experienced police personnel in NSW.

At the same time they’ll also be studying for their Associate Degree in Policing Practice by distance education with Charles Sturt University, and once they’ve passed all academic and operation standards, they will be confirmed to the rank of constable.

On 16 May, NSW Minister for Police and Counter Terrorism, the Hon. Yasmin Catley, and NSW Police Force Commissioner, Karen Webb APM, visited the Tweed-Byron area to recognise the outstanding service of local officers and staff at an awards ceremony.

In an event hosted by the Tweed-Byron command at the Twin Towns Services Club, the Minister and Commissioner presented 40 officers and staff with medals and awards to celebrate their service to the community.

Throughout the bushfires, floods and the COVID pandemic, these officers dedicated their time to help the community and keep them safe, and I congratulate them on their much-deserved recognition.

Food Hub to reopen

THE MURWILLUMBAH food hub operated by the Community Centre is preparing to reopen to customers from Wednesday, May 31, pending final touches.

The Food Hub was extremely impacted by the 2022 flood and has been under refurbishment since October.

Food Hub coordinator Patsy Walsh said she’s eager to bring back affordable food options and assistance to the community.

“This is to help anyone in the 2484 and surrounding areas with some affordable food options,” she said.

“We are delighted to be coming back and look forward to servicing the community.”

Patsy said the rental crisis and huge increases in the cost of basic needs means the Food Hub is needed more than ever.

The interim Food Hub at the Coolamon Centre was well supported and is now closed.

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Yolngu doco at The Regent

By Madeleine Murray

AN AWARD-WINNING documentary about an extraordinary Yolngu elder will screen at The Regent on Sunday, May 28.

After two sold out screenings in Byron Bay in March, ‘Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land’ is coming back to the region during Reconciliation Week (May 27 to June 3).

The riveting documentary won the ‘Change’ Award at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2022. Filmed over five years in North-East Arnhem Land, the independent Indigenous-funded production is a confronting, intimate journey into the world of the Yolngu First Nation of Australia.

At its centre is the compelling Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra, an eloquent fighter for freedom and justice for Indigenous Australians for over 45 years, as well as a respected clan elder, traditional lawman, spiritual leader and civil rights activist.

Forty-five-year old director Sinem Saban first went to Northeast Arnhem Land 23 years ago as a school teacher. In 2007 she met and then worked with Dr Gondarra while making her first documentary, Our Generation.

He became her friend and mentor. Over their 16-year friendship a deep trust grew as he slowly shared his profound knowledge and wisdom with her.

The film is very raw and honest. Charismatic Rev Dr Gondarra doesn’t hold back: “There’s no question about it, colonial system is a disease, eating every bit of you, left nothing, for you to die.

“They divided and conquered your family. Alcohol, grog, drugs, it’s poisoning you. The law is also being a part of that poisoning.”

Beautifully shot and edited, the film is confronting but also done with humour and soul.

“The wisdom and reverence of this incredible man and his people will deeply affect you for the rest of your life, as they have mine,” director Sinem told The Weekly.

Eloquent and humane, Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra explains how balanda (white man’s) law actually harms all people and the planet.

“You should tell it straight. Your law is protected by the military. Guns and power. And your law comes from somewhere else,” Dr Gondarra says.

Hospital Coffee Shop needs a helping hand

A CALL is being made for more big-hearted volunteers to join a friendly bunch of locals to make a real difference at the Murwillumbah Hospital Coffee Shop.

The Hospital Coffee Shop is a true gem in the local community and is run by some of the nicest locals you will ever meet.

“Now in its 14th year of operation, the coffee shop has raised close to $600,000 to support the patients and operations of the hospital by funding necessary equipment, as identified by the hospital administrators,” shop president Cindy Williams said.

“We are privileged to be able to volunteer here. Not only are we providing a necessary service to the patients, visitors and staff of the hospital, the coffee shop is located in the hospital gardens and it is a delight to work here.”

Cindy said the Coffee Shop can only offer takeaway service, but it is as “busy as ever and in need of some new volunteers to share the load”.

If you are interested, please phone: 0417 249 585 — or simply pop into the coffee shop and make yourself known.

The film is a fascinating exploration of customary law and how it has kept Yolngu people in balance with the environment and with each other for tens of thousands of years.

This reporter watched the trailer and was so mesmerised she lost track of time and was late for an appointment.

You can watch the powerful trailer on www.lukungarrafilm.com

Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land screens at The Regent Cinema at 5pm on Sunday, May 28. Film will be followed by a Q&A with the director, and live music by amazing NT singer Shellie Morris (on Spotify).

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Hi to our market community and all the food-lovers out there!

We hope that you are all well and enjoying the transition from the hotter to the cooler months. Over at the market we love this time of year as a lot of change is coming with produce that is available and abundance of the winter greens and citrus – we absolutely cannot wait! How great is seasonal eating?!

We are also putting our hat in the ring for the upcoming Delicious ‘Outstanding Farmers’ Market’ Awards 2023.

We believe that our wonderful market has grown immensely over its lifespan of 12 years.

SThe market is already registered on the Delicious website (under the name ‘Murwillumbah Farmers’

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Market’) and we would all be so grateful if you could fill in the online form to put us in with a chance (before the deadline of 31 May).

The online form can be found at the following link: delicious.com. au/people-events/produce-awards/ article/dpa-readers-choice-nominations/2obl5mbk

Finally, with the colder weather approaching we will be placing an order for Murbah Farmers’ Market hoodies and zip up hoodies – all to keep us warm over the autumn and winter seasons.

If you would like to put in a pre-order please come and see me or Gav at the market to check out the available colours.

I hope you all enjoy this update and look forward to seeing you every Wednesday at the market!

Claire x

What’s in season, tasty and interesting at the market this month?

In very exciting news this last month, Monty’s is back! We know that many of you have been missing Sarah and her delicious products at the market – and so have we!

So it’s a massive welcome back to Monty’s. Sarah is stocked with her usual range of iceblocks and fruit flats and you will find her back in

her usual spot next to the main gate.

Over at Byron Fermentary, Katerina has been telling us all about her delicious plum ‘amazake’. Amazake is a traditional koji fermented drink that originates from Japan. It is brimming with health benefits including that it is a source of probiotics and prebiotics — so great for our guts. Amazake can be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet — it is an excellent source of thiamine, niacin and B vitamins, selenium and magnesium. Katerina tells me that you simply drink amazake and there is no limit to how much you are able to take in one dose!

While Katerina’s produce changes from week to week depending on what she has in season this amazake has been incredibly popular so do pop by to see what is available at Byron Fermentary. Francisco’s Table is also popping up at the market at the moment, which is fantastic news.

Many of you may have heard of Francisco’s Table as it is a ‘roaming’ restaurant and catering company local to the Northern Rivers. Francisco’s Table is headed by Argentinian chef, Francisco, who is also a shopper at our market each week.

What we love about having Fran-

cisco’s Table is that Francisco has an intimate relationship with each and every ingredient he uses - he knows where it comes from and who has grown it, so he is living our market’s values.

You will find Francisco next to What a Mess so please pop by to say hi and see what delights he has on offer for us all to taste-test!

On the subject of new stalls, we also have another new stall joining us at the market - Greg’s Hot Smoked

Over at Greg’s stall you will find hot smoked king salmon with a variety of delicious toppings — something to definitely try out. Greg also has with him his smoker, so you can see where all of his produce is smoked. You will find Greg by the fence next to Local Dorper Lamb so please pop by and welcome him to the market and try out his product. We are incredibly excited to have this new addition to our market.

This week, Briana from Jumping Red Ant tells me that they have new season oranges, blood oranges and grapefruit in. The time is finally starting where all the seasonal citrus fruits are back at the market, which is great to see – and a time to make the most of. Citrus fruits are full of vitamin C and fibre so they’re great for our immunity and

digestive system. Jumping Red Ant have let me know that their oranges are incredibly sweet and juicy – delish.

Sylva at Sylva Lining Organics has also let me know that they have lots of custard apples coming along to the market this week. Custard apples are rich in vitamins, iron and have anti-inflammatory properties. Custard apples are a sweet fruit (with a higher calorie content than most fruits) which makes them a great addition to a fruit salad, smoothie or milkshake. Head over to see Sylva for your custard apples this week!

When and Where?

See you at the Murwillumbah

Farmers’ Market, at the Murwillumbah Showground (via gate 5) from 7am to 11am every Wednesday – come rain or shine! There will be a different local musician at the market every week – so come along, gather with friends and family and get stocked up on your local and fresh weekly produce!

If you would like more information – follow us on Instagram or Facebook, subscribe to our weekly newsletter or contact the market manager, Claire Strodder by email (manager@murwillumbahfarmersmarket.com.au) or phone (0415 328 672).

Sweet Talk with Robert Hawken Sweet Talk with Robert Hawken

THE RECENT rain across the Northern Rivers was welcomed by rural communities in general, but we were fortunate that it stopped when it did after the Tweed received up to 140mm.

There are many crops of soybean that are ready for harvest in our region and dry weather is required from now on to ripen the beans and allow ground conditions to improve so that headers can operate.

Once soybeans ripen, they must be harvested quickly.

The cane crop in our area continues to grow slowly and the two-year old crops are beginning to ripen.

The estimated crop tonnage is now at 400,000-plus tonnes. This is a substantial improvement on last year’s very poor crop of 344,000 tonnes, but still not close to the 500,000 tonnes that Condong’s crop should be.

The unusually wet and cold spring of 2022 has prevented this year’s crop from reaching its potential.

On a positive note, the world sugar price continues to hold up at prices not seen for many years. If the region’s cane growers are able to produce a good crop for the 2024 season it will have a very positive effect on the whole economy of the Northern Rivers (read Sunshine Sugar’s update on this to the right of my column).

Agriculture as a whole, and not just the sugar industry, plays a very important role in our region, employing hundreds of people and injecting millions of dollars into the economy.

Tweed Shire rural landowners will need to very carefully consider the pros and cons of the apparent impact of Conservation Zoning on their privately owned

Harvest update and sugar price

RU1 and RU2 holdings. This is a complex issue that will need to be prudently examined by all parties concerned.

The ramifications of the zoning and obligations imposed on landholders appear to be onerous and many are concerned about the gradual erosion of farmers’ “right to farm”, and the complexity of regulations that come from all levels of government.

Farmers in NSW are concerned by the increasing degree of disconnect between the farming communities and both local and state government bureaucracies,

Record sugar price is relief

which are seen as city centric.

If the ‘community’ demands Conservation Zones on privately owned land, then the ‘community’ must be prepared to pay for them.

It is my understanding that the community would prefer to see expenditure on a well-functioning road network, as well as other basic services as the priority of local governments which have limited resources to finance projects.

Bye for now. Best wishes to Tweed Valley Weekly readers.

Rob Hawken

THINGS ARE looking up for cane growers across northern NSW, with favourable pricing for both sugarcane and soybean.

Although cane growers across the NSW Northern Rivers still have a long road ahead, they are back to full sugar cane production and the positive market conditions are providing a real sense of optimism and confidence.

Sunshine Sugar CEO Chris Connors said the sugar market has risen significantly recently and he’s expecting some record prices. “And we have decided to take a more aggressive approach with our hedging program, targeting pricing 70 per cent of our projected production,” he said.

“The outcome of this is expected to deliver a cane price to growers of as much as $54 per tonne.”

Mr Connors said this is the highest price on record ever to be offered for sugar cane anywhere in Australia.

NSW Cane Growers Chairman Ross Farlow explained just what this means to local cane growers.

“A record price of over $50 per tonne will be very well received and have an uplifting impact on the spirit of our farming community,” he said.

“Whilst most growers have greatly reduced crops to harvest this year, they will no doubt be looking to plant as much as they can later in the season, with a view to benefiting from this record pricing level continuing into 2024 and beyond.”

The forecast cane crop for this season is significantly down due to the catastrophic flooding in 2022.

As a result, a large planting of soybean took place late in 2022 as a fallow crop for flood-damaged paddocks.

With soybean harvesting currently in full swing, many NSW cane growers are benefiting from high prices offered for the popular legume.

A number of growers have reported offers between the $800 to $850 per tonne mark.

In addition to a much-needed cash injection, these soybean crops put nitrogen stocks into the soil, providing a nutrient-rich environment for the new plantings of sugarcane that will kick off later this year.

Sugarcane planting season gets underway from late August, depending on climatic conditions.

A photo shoot with The Weekly in June 2021 prior to the cane harvest

Footy

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THE WESTS TIGERS! Wow what was that from them and what was that from the Cowboys?!

It was a cracking game of footy and the Tigers exploded from the start.

They have had a wonderful month of footy with three out of four wins and seem a completely different team to the one that was inept for the first two months of the 2023 season.

Twelve rounds into the competition and seven sides sit within 2 points of each other at the top of the table.

There is something not quite right at the Roosters at the moment. They have an amazing roster and simply aren’t producing.

Several are injured and now Victor Radley finds himself on the sidelines again. I’m a fan of the way he plays but quite simply enough is enough for him.

He is a liability for his team and needs pulling into line by Trent and Uncle Nick. Given he gets paid to play each week and pretty much spends every third game suspended would have to be a concern for the Bondi brigade.

The new coach cliche worked for the Dragons on the weekend but the Roosters shouldn’t have lost that game.

Does Ryles get the coaching job? I believe he will and it remains to be seen how that goes, I think the board might need a few changes first.

Upsets aplenty and Parramatta put in a performance that night to turn their season around.

The Rabbits have looked unbeatable for over a month and the Eels put them to the sword with a performance all die hard Parra fans have been waiting for.

Suncorp Stadium looks a bit ‘how ya going’ after multiple games and codes have been playing on it recently.

Speaking of Suncorp Stadium - Origin is here.

Queensland have brushed the loyalty they are famous for with no Ponga, Coates or Gagai.

In saying that it is a very good side picked on

form. NSW were forced into a couple of changes and I’m disappointed Graham had to withdraw as he has been super.

It should be a ripper series kicking off in Adelaide.

I was in Sydney last week selecting the NSWCCC U/18s Rugby league team.

The u/15’s were on at the same time and the U/18s girls were the two days prior. The Queensland Carnival is currently on in Townsville as well to pick state teams to contest the Australian Carnival at Redcliffe in July.

The quality and level of school footy is very strong and all NRL clubs were present to try and find the next superstar (as were the managers trying to sign everyone as young as possible).

I’ll give a few tips early and say Sam Stephenson from PBC (son of Paul Stephenson) and De La Salle Va’a from Marcellin College Randwick will be Australian Schoolboys later in the year to take on PNG.

Va’a is the most physically imposing schoolboy i’ve ever seen, he is a star in the making (and could probably get a start for the Roosters right now!).

See you at the footy.

Quinny

The magic 2021 side won the State of Origin series for NSW. Image by NRL

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Students $20 I Children 18 years & under, free of charge (when accompanied by an adult)

Tickets can be purchased at:

ww w.nrso.com.au or at Murwillumbah Music 02 6672 5404 (credit card facility)

Tickets also available at the door if not sold out (cash or credit card)

Enquiries 0478 012 324

NORTHERN RIVERS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ww w.nrso.com.au

FRI 26 | 7-10PM

ROUTE 66 SAT 27 | 2-5PM

LIVE MUSIC

MAY | FREE ENTRY

THE SESSION BAND

SAT 27 | 8-10.30PM

BENATAR & THE BOSS

Winter Dreams

By Madeleine Murray

THE WONDERFUL Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra will be regaling us with Chopin piano nocturnes and the famous Schubert Trout Quintet on Sunday, June 4.

To add to the pleasure, Winter Dreams will include a delicious afternoon tea.

Pianist Jonah Patuto (pictured above right) will play Two Nocturnes, Op 62 by Chopin, followed by Franz Doppler’s Andante et Rondo for two flutes and a piano.

“This Nocturne is quite personal to me,” Jonah told The Weekly.

“It’s an ‘adult’ piece, not necessarily in difficulty, but certainly in emotional depth, which at times makes it difficult to empathise and then make yourself vulnerable on stage to present to an eager audience.

“But I find it extremely fulfilling and nourishing for the soul, and I’m hoping the audience does too.”

Jonah is a Melbourne-born classical pianist currently studying at the Queensland Conservatorium at Griffith University under Natasha Vlassenko and Oleg Stepanov.

SUN 28 | 12-3PM

MARCUS HARTUNG

TUE 30 | 6-9PM

MATRIX

WED 31 | 1.30-4.30PM

RUSSELL HINTON

The keen solo and chamber musician has performed for various local eisteddfods, festivals, and special events, notably in immersive theatre with Allsorts Productions, and regular engagements with The Brisbane Club.

The talented pianist won the Ruby C Cooling Prize, and was a finalist in the Basil Jones Sonata Prize.

After the break for afternoon tea, the symphony will play Schubert’s famous Trout Quintet, with soloists Ayesha Gough on piano, Hugh Won on violin, Katherine Hopkins on cello, Elias Kokkoris on double bass, and Dawn Bennett on viola.

“There’s nothing like making music with others, and knowing that both audience and players are mesmerised by the result,” Dawn told The Weekly.

Assistant provost of Bond University, Dawn began professional life as a musician in the UK where she played viola in the Darius Trio of viola, clarinet and piano.

The trio played the concert circuit for several years, and also ran an agency for young musicians not yet signed with an agent.

Dawn has played with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Canberra Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, and West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

She has also commissioned and recorded solo and duo music by Australian women composers.

Franz Schubert wrote the Trout Quintet when he was only 22 years old. The fourth movement is a set of variations on Schubert’s earlier work, Die Forelle, a song warning young women against the dangers of being ‘caught’ by ‘angling’ men. Hence the name Trout Quintet. Winter Dreams will be at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre from 2:.0pm on Sunday, June 4. Tickets at www.nrso.com.au or at Murwillumbah Music. Enquiries 0478 012 324.

Horse riding adventure

By Medeleine Murray

TWEED BYRON Trail Horse Riders club is presenting a one-time screening of award-winning film The Long Rider at The Regent Cinema in Murwillumbah on Thursday, May 25.

The Long Rider is a gripping, emotional story of a young man’s 25,000km journey from Canada to his native Brazil.

When Filipe Leite left his adoptive home of Canada, the aspiring journalist set out on an epic quest to ride from Calgary to his family’s home in Brazil entirely on horseback. During his eight-year odyssey of over 25,000km across 12 international borders, Felipe battled intense heat, drought, speeding transport trucks, nature’s wrath and corrupt border guards on his gruelling long ride home.

“I watched this heartfelt documentary last night and I’m still crying,” an IMDB reviewer wrote.

“It was so emotional, I never expected it.

“I thought it was going to be a film about horses and adventure, but it’s about so much more.

“I’m so glad my sister told me to watch this documentary! It made me think about my entire life and my dreams. Very inspiring!”

The Long Rider has won best film at many film festivals around the world.

“We are extending this invitation far and wide to keep the conversations going about raising the profile of equestrian sport and recreation

in Northern NSW,” Debra Minto, secretary of the Tweed Byron Trail Horse Riders Club told The Weekly.

“We are screening this amazing film to build awareness of the heritage and cultural values of horse riding and the economic, health and social benefits it provides.”

As an added bonus, Equinity Horse & Rider Emporium are sponsoring lucky door prizes. The trailer can be seen by typing The Long Rider into the search box of www.imdb.com

As this is a on demand film screening, tickets can only be purchased online at https://tickets. demand.film/event/12279?ref=ZyjPARVO

The Long Rider screens at 6.30pm at The Regent Cinema in Murwillumbah on Thursday, May 25.

NORTHERN RIVERS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROUDLY PRESENTS

Connect and share in Kinship Festival

By Madeleine Murray

KNOX PARK Murwillumbah will come alive this weekend.

The Kinship Festival, a major North Coast cultural event led by First Nations people, will take place on Saturday, May 27, the first Day of Reconciliation Week.

“It will be a great day,” festival spokesperson Lara Lei told The Weekly.

“Festivities start at 10am with welcome and smoking ceremony, followed by a corroboree with 10 different dance groups from across the Bundjalung nation and beyond, celebrating kinship connections through dance.”

There will be a large-scale interactive community sand art installation, language workshops, weaving, children’s nature crafts and traditional games, live music, youth space, and the popular Aboriginal Artisan Market.

A free bush tucker barbeque and vegetarian lunch will be served from 11am-1pm.

Despite the festival’s growing popularity, the committee has managed to keep it as a free event so that low-income families can connect and enjoy it in a culturally safe environment.

“The Kinship Festival celebrates the creativity of First Nations people and offers the broader community a day to share in the richness of our culture and increase understanding of the talents of First Nations people,” Kinship Festival volunteer Teleahsia Togo told The Weekly. “It’s a day of happiness.”

A popular event is the Elders Sharing Wisdom workshop, where elders share their values, stories and wisdom with children. This year there will also be language workshops for adults and children.

Deidre Currie said First Nations artists welcome the festival, because they can share their art, and explain their creations and cultural links.

“We hope every single person who comes to

Kinship will leave with a stronger sense of place, community, culture and belonging,” Deidre told The Weekly.

“The last few years with floods, fires and COVID have been challenging, so it’s more important than ever that people have a strong feeling of belonging and community.”

The theme of Jarjumah Nybani (children and family) was chosen by Uncle Magpie Currie, a prolific Bundjalung artist and song man, longtime Kinship Festival advisor and contributor, as well as designer of the annual sand art installation.

Magpie chose the theme shortly before passing away peacefully last month.

His design has been completed by his sister and fellow artist Ramona ‘Waugan’ Cavanagh who said, “The Eagle represents my brother Uncle Magpie, an elder within our community who has now returned home.

“He now sits with our old people and we recognise him at this time, this place in the form of the wedge-tailed eagle.”

The day will end at the sand art installation site with a community dance led by the Merrigingi Dancers in honour of Uncle Magpie, whose gifts live on through everything he shared with community.

The Festival, now in its eighth year, is going from strength to strength.

Last year over 4,000 people enjoyed the cultural dancing, music, art, and free lunch.

In recognition of its success, Tweed Shire Council awarded the Kinship Festival the Event of the Year in its Australia Day awards.

The festival is from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, May 27, at Knox Park, Murwillumbah.

All activities are free including lunch. Transport can be arranged for Elders and young people. For more information go to: www.facebook.com/ thekinshipfestival - or contact Murwillumbah Community Centre (02) 6672 3003 kinship@ mccentre.org.au

Maggie Dent in town

AS PART of National Families Week, the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) ‘Communities for Children’ program presented a special forum featuring one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent.

The event took place at the Murwillumbah Services Club on Tuesday, May 23.

The program aimed to support the health and wellbeing of children and families in Murwillumbah, through early childhood development, child and family support programs, community engagement and sector training and development.

Commonly known as the ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators. Maggie is also the proud mother of four wonderful sons, and is an enthusiastic and grateful grandmother.

She has a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience, and is an undisputed ‘boy champion’.

Maggie shared many highly practical, helpful and simple strategies to support a calmer home or classroom and, ultimately, calmer and happier kids.

Maggie is an advocate for the healthy, common-sense raising of children in order to strengthen families and communities.

The fabulous FELICITY LAWLESS and BLACK RABBIT GEORGE bring their flamenco-inspired Guitar Journeys tour to The Regent this Friday 26 May!

LUKU NGÄRRA: THE LAW OF THE LAND is an important film followed by Q&A with the director and special guests on Sun 28 May, with singer/songwriter SHELLIE MORRIS in a special performance. New films this month include POLITE SOCIETY where martial arts meets family dynamics in a comedic story of sisterhood. QUANT is a compelling portrait of one of the most influential 20th C designers, Dame Mary Quant, and some light relief in the French medical comedy DOCTEUR

Set in the Australian outback are Rolf De Heer’s epic THE SURVIVAL OF KINDNESS and cold case murder mystery LIMBO. Don’t miss the brilliant documentary JOHN FARNHAM: FINDING THE VOICE, crime comedy MASQUERADE, Bob Brown’s story in THE GIANTS and the final screening of LIVING next week.

WATANDAR: MY COUNTRYMAN presented by the Uki Refugee Project on Tue 6 June features a Q&A with the director and star.

MOHINI COX and guests return for BALCONY SESSIONS every Friday night from 5.30pm to 7:30PM. Support local talent each Saturday with SAM LILY on Sat 27 May, and an encore performance by ONE OF US IS LYING on 3 June.

Khanthaly’s Kitchen features delicious light dining every Fri and Sat evenings!

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW

Tim Freedman and Ollie Thorpe - Sun 11 June (close to selling out) VISIT OUR WEBSITE for tickets and new shows!

Kinship finale at the sand

art installation is just one of the many attractions you can get involved in

JUNIOR CROSSWORD

CLUES

1 A pitch or a sports ground

2 On your marks, get –, –!

3 Six bowls in cricket

4 Ignore the rules

5 T hese can be hit, passed, kicked and served

6 A skilled fighter, sometimes with weapons

7 W hat animal is the Brisbane AFL team?

8 Talent

KNOWLEDGE

1. How long is the Tweed River?

2. Who was Knox Park named after?

3. In which year, following the great fire of 1907, was the Murwillumbah Court House opened?

4. What kind of animal was recently sighted in the Tweed River?

5. How many species of fruit are grown in Tropical Fruit World, Duranbah?

MAYAL, RITCHIES, DINSEYS, LEDDAYS,

Can be Reversed or Diagonal

Good

Very good

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

MCLEODS, TERRANORA, COBAKI, DUROBY,

BILAMBIL, DULGUIGAN, JOHNSONS, DUNBIBLE,

LAST WEEK’S SUDOKU

Junior Crossword: Solutions: Field, Set Go, Overs, Cheat, Balls, Ninja, Lions, Skill (FOOTBALL)

KORRUMBYN, ROWLANDS, SMITHS,

9 Letter Puzzle: abiding, aiding, ailing, algid, align, aligns, bailing, balding, baling, bang, bangs, basing, biasing, biding, digs, ding, dings, DISABLING, gain, gains, gild, gilds, gins, glad, gland, glib, idling, lading, lags, lang, nags, sailing, sang, sibling, siding, sidling, sign, sing, slag, slang, sliding, sling, snag

PET OF THE WEEK

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WORDSEARCH: TWEED CREEKS

BARRY O’ROURKE

Qualified horticulturist for professional gardening care.

BARRY is a qualified horticulturalist and offers a wide range of services to his clients. He has been established in the Tweed Valley for 5 years, however he established his own gardening business on the Gold Coast for a number of years before being drawn to the beauty of the Tweed Valley.

Barry completed a horticulture apprenticeship in Canberra working in many areas of horticulture including the gardens of Government House and the Prime Ministers lodge, both have ornamental gardens as well as fruit and vegetable gardens.

Barry can also offer his clients in the process of selling their home a garden makeover service.

Having sold his previous property himself, Barry is well aware of the importance of first impressions to buyers. For a relatively small outlay, a large return can be gained.

Barry has recently taken up a position of supplying Fruit & Vegetables to the Northern

Mobile: 0417 725 937

FEATURED BUSINESS

For all your gardening needs & for professional gardening care give Barry a call on 0417 725 937 or (02) 6672 7786.

District exhibits at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Barry was thrilled the Northern Districts won the best quality produce at the last Sydney Show recently held back in April.

Tweed Valley

Positions Vacant

FARMER NEEDS HELP

Office work, filing, typing & simple calculations. Ph: 0467 905 917

MECHANIC WANTED Are you semi-retired and or looking or work? Would like to work 2 to 3 days a week? A small business needing a maintenance man to keep our vehicles running. Interested? Call us on 0411 507 885 for more details.

DRIVER NEEDED Eungella area. Suit student or retired person 3-6 hours $25 hour negotiable. Ph: 0403 030 832

TRUCK DRIVERS National Transport & Logistics company requires HC/MC seasonal cane truck drivers at Condong, Broadwater & Harwood Sugar Mill sites. Competitive pay rates. Send Resumé/CV to Wendy.Keel@sctlogistics.com.au or call 0409 568 795 during office hrs.

CASUAL BUS DRIVER POSITION

J&B Buses Murwillumbah. Variable hours, local charter work, suit local. Must hold a MR license, NSW driver authority. Current working with children check. Phone John: 0427 453 091

TWEED HEADS COOLANGATTA TAXIS

NIGHT DRIVERS REQUIRED. All training provided join our friendly team right now. Phone 07 5536 3371

Public Notice

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

For lease – Café & kiosk at the new Tweed Valley Hospital. Contact Jillian Cressey 0412 940 088 (jillian@cresseyproperty.com.au). Closing date for the Expression of Interest – 25th May, 2023

Scrap Metal Removal

experience on the gold coast and tweed area. Have references, immediate start, phone 0411 201 316

Lost

LOST 25th April Anzac Day dawn service at Tweed Heads. Set of miniature RAAS medals World War II. Please phone Tweed RSL- Belinda07 5536 1164

Massage

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Piano Tuner/Removal

Do you need to Tune a piano? Move a Piano? Call Jed the Piano man Cheapest and the best. 35 years in the biz Complimentary Piano tune With every removal Also offering the best piano lessons in town (07) 5590 5778

0448 985 778

PICK ME UP SCRAP METAL

white goods, heavy gauge, steel light gauge, steel farm machinery, trucks, cars, all metals copper lead batteries. You call we collect! Contact Wayne Leveridge on 0434 431 461

Social Group

SOCIAL GROUP OVER 50, Men and ladies, Singles, Organized outings, Get togethers, Nice people and Friendship. Phone: 0428 523 423. Genuine people only

To Let

1-2 Bedroom house 10k’s from Murwillumbah

Would suit mature couple, $450 p/w

Ph: 0467 800 432

Site for van or tiny house. Power and water available. Price negotiable. Ph: 0467 800 432

PRIVATE HOUSE rental available on 5.5 acres, Piggabeen. 4 bdrm large country style home, plus 1 bdrm flat (sub letting available). 10 mins to GC Airport. Inspection 20th May, 2023. $1,200 p/w. Contact via email: meredithchapman63@gmail.com

Wanted

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WANTED TO BUY ANTIQUE FURNITURE. Fine China, garden tools, LP Records, Doc Martin boots, jewellery, general furniture, quality clothes, fishing gear, old bottles, garage oil bottles eg Castrol fuel & Esso, old prints & paintings, anything old and interesting. Happy to come and look. Phone 0417 606 052

WE BUY GOOD & BAD TRUCKS, VANS, 4X4’S, UTES, CARS & MACHINERY Any condition up to $12,500 Free Tow

Death Notices Funeral Notice Funeral Notice

ACOSTA Odilia 17/05/2023

Dolphin Funerals 0427 743 817

ADNAMS Robert 18/05/2023

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NELSON Tracy Therese 18/05/2023

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TERZIC-ENGEL Istvan 19/05/2023

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TOWNER BROUGHTON Luke Barry “Lukee” 19/05/2023

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DAVIS Christine 20/05/2023

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GOUGE-MERRALL Nicole Eliz abeth 22/05/2023

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Luke Barry Towner Broughton “Lukee”

Late of Banora Point, Aged 17 years.

Much loved son of Barry and Michelle and brother to Jordan.

Adored grandson of Nanny Carol and Poppy Reg (dec), Nanny Joyce (dec) and Poppy Darryl (dec).

Loved nephew of Auntie Natalie (dec).

Peacefully left us, all too soon.

Family and friends are warmly invited to share in stories of Luke’s life in a memorial celebration to be held at Kingscliff Community Hall, Tuesday 6th June at 1pm.

Guests are requested to wear something red , Luke’s favourite colour. Donations in lieu of flowers to the Special Support Unit, Banora High School appreciated.

In Loving Memory of

George Davidson OAM

Late of Brisbane

Formerly of Cabarita Beach

Passed away peacefully on Friday the 12th of May 2023 Aged 85 Years

Dearly loved Husband of Rosemarie.

Dearly loved by his Family.

Family and friends are warmly invited to attend George’s Funeral Service to be held at Tweed Valley Lawn Chapel, Eviron Road Eviron on Monday 29th of May 2023 at 11am.

Ronald “Ron” William King

Passed away on Friday 19th May 2023 Aged 84 years.

Dearly loved husband of Jenny.

Loved Father and Father-in-law of Wayne (dec’d), Trevor, Jeffery and Lee.

Cherished Grandfather of 6, Loving Great-grandfather of 8 and Great-great-grandfather of 2.

Loved Brother to all his siblings.

Family and Friends are warmly invited to attend Ron’s Funeral Service to be held at Tweed Valley Chapel at Eviron. Service will be held on Tuesday 30th of May 2023 at 11:00am.

MARTIN McILRATH

Late of “Elmpine”, Eungella

Passed away peacefully on Wednesday 17th May, 2023. Aged 94 years.

Dearly loved Husband of Margaret (dec’d).

Loved Father and Father -in-Law Leanne & Ralph Holvast, Yvonne & Don Napper and Rosalind & Glenn Barrett.

Cherished Grandfather of Megan, Emily, Elizabeth, Rebekah and Alexander.

Family and Friends are warmly invited to attend Martin’s Memorial Service to be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Wollumbin street, Murwillumbah on Thursday 25th May 2023 at 11 a.m.

In Memoriam

Kevin (Stumper) Walsh

6/6/1936 – 25/5/2008

Ph: (02) 6672 2144 Murwillumbah McGuiness Funerals CLAYTON

We wish that we could see you, For just a little while, We wish that we could hug you and see your lovely smile, But wishing gets us nowhere, And longing is in vain. So we will hold you in our hearts. Until we meet again.

In loving memory of my late beautiful wife

Fiona Maree Hughesman (AKA Taylor)

12/11/64 – 27/5/17

It was a pleasure to have met you that night after the Poker Run on the GC. You changed my life for the better & we never looked back. We were partner’s in crime, mates & best friends married to each other, it was bloody awesome. Taken way too soon, you are always with me. Miss you.

Marcus, Jake & Family.

Ph: (02) 6672 2144 Murwillumbah McGuiness Funerals

A thousand times we needed you

A thousand times we cried

If love alone could have saved you You never would have died

Your loving wife Dot and children Geo rey, Karen, David, Grandchildren and great Grandchildren.

New surfing event for Kingscliff

SURFING AUSTRALIA is gearing up to launch the world’s biggest female surf competition right here on the Tweed Coast known as ‘Seas the Day’ starting on Saturday, June 17.

The inaugural event is one of the first of its kind and will take place June 17-18 at Kingscliff.

The event aims to encourage women to compete in a pressure-free environment alongside a program filled with females of the surfing industry, great food, live music and entertainment.

At its heart Seas the Day is a fun tag team contest open to female surfers of all abilities (foamies allowed!) in Open Women’s Shortboard, Open Women’s Longboard and U18 Shortboard divisions.

On the shores will be a festival that’s

designed to enrich the body, mind and spirit. There will be three hubs with guest speakers as well as workshops incorporating yoga, meditation, breath work and more that everyone can enjoy.

Surfing Australia has women working in leadership roles across the organisation and many will be speaking at the event including 7x World Champion Layne Beachley, Former CT athlete Kate Wilcomes, 2005 World Champion & Kingscliff local Chelsea Hedges and Hockey Legend & Wellbeing Guru Michelle Mitchell. Topics will be wide-ranging from sustainability to careers in surfing and wellness.

Seven-time world champion Layne Beachley said: “As a long-time member of the surfing community, I’m excited to see an event like Seas the Day that fosters inclusivity and encourages female surfers to support one another across the industry. This festival provides a space for women of all skill levels to come together and celebrate their love for the sport, while also empowering them to pur-

sue their goals in a welcoming and supportive environment. I believe that events like this are crucial for inspiring the next generation of female surfers and empowering them to pursue their dreams in surfing and beyond.”

Other well-known Australian surfers will also be on hand at the festival to give their support and encouragement including Isabella Nichols (Coolum Beach, QLD), Summa Longbottom (Cronulla, NSW), Sophie McCulloch (Sunshine Coast, QLD), Lauren Hill (Byron Bay, NSW), Josie Prendergast (Byron Bay, NSW), Kirra Molnar (Noosa, QLD) to Quincy Symonds (Tweed Heads, NSW), India Robinson (Jan Juc, VIC) and Kirra-Belle Olsson (Kingscliff, NSW).

Surfing Australia CEO, Chris Mater said: “We’re proud to launch Seas the Day, a celebration of the amazing women who make up the surfing community. This festival is not only about competition, but also about providing a platform for women to come together and share their passion for the ocean and the surf industry.

Raiders down Bombers

By Jo Kennett

THERE WERE three tight clashes for Tweed teams in Round 6 of the NRRRL on Sunday, May 21, with Bilambil suffering their first loss of the season and the Raiders getting a much needed victory.

Bilambil was sitting in second place going into their clash against Northern United in third and at the end of the game there were only two points separating the teams as the Jets went down 20-18 in what locals described as a “thrilling” game to the end.

The Jets were missing some of their key players and they will be hoping they are back for next week’s clash at Mullumbimby.

The Murwillumbah Mustangs, sit in ninth place on the ladder after going down to Lower Clarence 28-22, who moved up to eighth spot, in another tight tussle as the club rebuilds with a younger side.

Cudgen had a bye and the Tweed Coast Raiders got their second win of the season against last year’s finalists the Evans Head Bombers with a thrilling 24-18 victory.

The teams were going try for with the Bombers going into half time leading 14-12.

Josh Bowden and Connor Hickey were back with the Raiders, with Bowden scoring one try and putting in a chip that Raiders scored the winning try from, up 24-14. With nine minutes to go the Bombers scored to take it to 24-18 but the Raiders did well to hold them off and take the victory.

Captain Drew Lanston said his side had been unlucky in rounds one and two “where we thought we should have won but just let them slip.”

“We dug deep and we could feel it turning so it was a good win for us,” he said.

“Hickey has been in reggies and he came into A grade and he is just a solid A grade player.

Everyone knows what Bowdo can do so it’s good to have him back.

“There are no easy games this year but I think it’s turned for us where we’ve been a bit unlucky but we’re working hard. If you work hard you get results and we got results today.

“We’ve got a good team and we’ve just got to keep training, keep turning up and working hard.”

A highlight of the game was seeing Lanston muscle his way across for a try beside the uprights.

His granddad Wally recently passed away. Wal loved nothing better than cheering on his three grandsons, Drew, Guy and Rocket, alongside his son Craig, and was so proud of his boys. He was a top bloke loved by all who knew him and would have been thrilled to see Drew throw himself across that tryline. Vale King Wally.

Reserve Grade

Bilambil are still undefeated after beating Northern United 48-12 on Sunday, as is Murwillumbah who had a bit of a battle to get the win 28-26 from Lower Clarence.

The Raiders were stoked to get their first win of the season against the Bombers, with captain Luke Snell saying, “Everyone was in it together, we all tackled hard and defended well.”

LLT

The Mustangs went down 20-6 to Lower Clarence while the Bilambil girls are back in form after a massive 50-0 victory over Northern United and now sit in fourth spot with Cudgen, who had a bye, still on top.

The Tweed Coast Raiderettes are in fifth place after beating the Bomber ladies 26-10.

Under 18s

Murwillumbah, sitting in second spot behind the Seagulls, took down Lower Clarence 48-12.

The Seagulls had no problems taking down the Raiders 26-2 while Bilambil lost 34-26 against Northern.

We hope that this event will inspire more women to get involved in a pressure-free surfing environment and to see the sport as an inclusive and empowering activity.”

Surfing Australia High Performance Director, Kate Wilcomes said: “It’s wonderful to see an event like Seas the Day that provides a supportive and inclusive space for female surfers of all skill levels. It’s important that we create environments where female athletes can thrive and inspire one an-

other, and ‘Seas the Day’ is a critical step in that direction. I’m excited to see the impact this festival will have on the surfing community, and how it will push the next generation of female surfers to pursue their dreams both in and out of the water.” Seas the Day is proudly supported by funding through the NSW Government’s Regional Events Acceleration Fund, which aims to support the social and economic recovery and prosperity of Regional NSW.

Andrew KO’d in round 12

By Jo Kennett

LAST WEEK Kingscliff boxer Jason Moloney took out the World Boxing Association (WBO) bantamweight world title in California, but twin brother Andrew’s dream of another world title was shattered after he was knocked out in Las Vegas by Japanese fighter Junto Nakatani on Sunday, May 21.

The former WBA super-flyweight title holder was hoping to be able to join his brother with the WBO junior bantamweight title belt but instead he was taken down in the 12th round by what commentators are calling the KO of the year after putting up a determined effort against the undefeated Japanese boxer.

Just before the bell went to end the round Nakatani hit Moloney with a left hook that dropped him straight to the floor.

“That was devastating,” commentator Joe Tessitore.

“He is laid out in brutal fashion.

“They need medical attention right away. Unbelievable punch. It was like a human shotgun going off.”

Not long after the killer punch Moloney was walking and talking but was taken to hospital where doctors discovered both his eardrums had been perforated during the fight.

It was Nakatani’s 18th knockout and his 25th

win in a row and for Moloney it was only his third loss from 28 fights.

Commentators were impressed by Moloney’s perseverance as he kept coming back despite a dominant performance from the Japanese fighter.

In the 12th round the referee asked Moloney, “Are you good, are you good?” after he was knocked down with another left hook from Nakatani. He only just made it to his feet before the end of the count.

Moloney answered, “yeah” both times and went back at his opponent who the commentators were saying had been in complete control of the fight, but only seconds later he was knocked out cold, giving Nakatani the title.

In the wake of the fight Moloney’s twin brother Jason, who last week told The Weekly he was thrilled to finally take out his first world bantamweight title after 20 years of training, posted a photo of the twins online.

“So proud of you Andrew Moloney,” Jason wrote.

“Obviously not the result we were after last night but I couldn’t be prouder of your effort.

“Many fighters have and will avoid Nakatani but Andrew took him head on and gave it everything he had. A true warrior! “You’ll be back and I’ll be by your side till the end. Love you brother.”

A new surfing event is set to launch at Kingscliff next month!

Legendary surfing Layne Beachley

Raiders Drew Lanston doing granddad Wally proud against the Bombers

Andrew Moloney post bout with world champ twin brother Jason. Photo: Top Rank

Best time to buy since 2020

By Jo Kennett

IT’S OFFICIAL. According to the latest data on Australia’s regional property market, it is now definitely a buyer’s market in the Tweed Shire — at least way more than it has been over the last couple of years.

Core Logic have just released their quarterly regional report of 25 of Australia’s largest noncapital city regions, examining performance across both house and unit markets over the 12 months to April 2023.

We have to take into account that the data for the RichmondTweed includes a whole lot more than our shire and some very expensive real estate in the Byron area, but more on that later.

After an insane boom in prices over the great pandemicled migration out of the cities and into the regions, and an accompanying buying and selling frenzy, the market has really turned.

The Richmond-Tweed area was the worst performing region in most categories in the nation, but

that’s only if you’re selling and not bad at all when you think of what your property was worth prepandemic.

We had the lowest yearly growth in values in the country, a correction down of 24.2 per cent.

Over the past couple of years house values in the area surged 51 per cent and despite the sharp drop, values remain 14.4 per cent above pre-COVID levels.

The Richmond-Tweed region also had the biggest drop in the nation in sales volumes, down 39.9 per cent from April 2022 when a lot of our mates were deciding to cash in on the crazy home prices, pay off the mortgage and get the heck out of dodge.

We’d try to tell them they were mad to leave paradise and their amazing friends, but they’d truck off anyway, as if we counted for nothing.

Our region also had the highest vendor discounts for houses, dropping prices 7.9 per cent on average, which is usually factored into the asking price, although a year ago it was 3.9 per cent with

property in hot demand.

We were pipped at the post by the Shoalhaven for the longest time on the market though the Tweed Shire performed comparatively well against the Byron Shire, as usual dragging the whole tone of the neighbourhood, and stats, down.

A year ago houses in our region were on the market for an average of 41 days, while to April this year it was 71 days.

We fared better on the unit market, only taking out one of the biggest drop awards.

We recorded the highest annual drop in values of regional units over the 12 months to April, down 13.9 per cent, but then things had been getting a little crazy so it’s probably not a bad thing.

The volume of unit sales was down 26.5 per cent, which wasn’t as much as houses.

Richmond-Tweed came runnersup in the slowest sales times for units across the country, with a median time on the market of 60 days.

There were 4,247 properties sold in the Richmond-Tweed

region in the 12 months to February this year.

The most house sales were for properties in the one to two million-dollar range, though that’s just what they seem to cost these days, ditto for units in the $600,000 to $800,000 range.

The days on the market stats for houses was dragged down by Byron (73) and Richmond Shire (98), with Tweed Shire homes selling relatively quickly at 59 days and units were only on the market in the Tweed for 48 days on average.

The Richmond Shire includes places like Casino and Kyogle which have way cheaper real estate than Tweed and Byron despite all the beef.

The stats look much better across the board for the Tweed Shire than Byron and Richmond.

A total of 1,024 houses sold here to April this year, with the number of sales down 38.9 per cent. House values were down 21.3 per cent to a median value of $920,858 which means many locals are no longer paper millionaires. Median vendor

discounting was 6 per cent.

A total of 887 units sold in the Tweed Shire in the 12 months to April, a drop of 21.5 per cent with a median price of $662,079. The drop in unit values was 9.2 per cent which was much better than the 13.9 per cent for the Richmond-Tweed region. Sellers were only dropping prices by 4.7 per cent on average.

Okay, I think we all need to sit down and have a drink after all those numbers.

I’m a glass half full kind of gal and I reckon the whole easing of the market is a good thing.

It means there is more scope to buy in, less stress when buying (no punch ups at the auction), you are likely to get a better deal and you could end up owning a piece of Nirvana.

On the other hand, if you are a buyer you can’t really complain. The value of your property has risen significantly in the last two years and if you do decide to sell you shouldn’t have any trouble snagging a sale as long as your price takes into account all these factors.

Mr Property Services

(Under Contract)

4 Maria Court, Condong

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3 bed | 2 bath | boatramp & timber jetty | mountain views

This solid home has been completely renovated by a builder, from the inside out and retains original timber floors & decorative plaster ceilings. Full privacy fencing from road with room to manoeuvre in back yard, the property has a boat ramp and timber deck where you can fish, kayak or row, launch the tinny or push the ski boat in. Covered outdoor living area for relaxed entertaining ,open plan living, sunroom/entry, 3 nicely proportioned bedrooms (ensuited main), sep. toilet, remote garage & storage/workshop area. Updates: New roof & sisalation, plumbing & wiring, plaster linings, fixtures & fittings, windows & doors, 2 bathrooms and kitchen. All asbestos & lead paint removed. No upper level flood inundation in 2022.

Open Home Sat 12 - 12.30pm

Price Guide $880 - $920k

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3 bed | 2 bath | extensive storage | walk to town

Meticulously presented, this home provides modern comfort with added benefits that include extensive secure storage areas, plenty of covered car accommodation for (5) vehicles, including your trailer, boat or caravan, plus room in the fully fenced rear yard for children, pets and a garden, all conveniently accessed from the rear lane (Nullum Lane) through double gates. There is nothing to do but move in and start enjoying this low maintenance property, being able to walk to town, access to parkland (Knox Park) for the kids and of course freeing yourself up to enjoy your weekends. No renovations, no huge lawns or big gardens to look after either. Genuine seller is relocating for work & business opportunities.

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Ray White Rural Murwillumbah

Price $719,000

Open Home Sat 10 -10.30am

Price Guide

$900 - $940k

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