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Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) said the permanent vacci nation clinics will close after more than 18 months supporting the region’s successful COVID-19 vaccination program. More than 128,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered through the local clinics, however, with significantly decreased attendance, staff working in the clinics will now be redeployed back to their previous roles in hospitals and health services, where they are needed most. NNSWLHD Chief Executive Wayne Jones thanked the community for com ing forward in such strong numbers and rolling up their sleeves to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations. “The past few years have been challeng ing for everyone, but our community has remained committed to getting vaccinated against COVID-19,” Mr Jones said. “Our vaccination teams have done a stellar job, contributing to the huge vac cination program which began in March 2021.“None of us will forget the massive effort involved in transforming vacant shops and office spaces into purpose-built vaccina tion centres in record time, as well as the need to relocate clinics affected by the devastating floods.” Through a range of permanent and mobile vaccination clinics, NNSWLHD has visited more than 65 locations across Northern NSW, including hospitals, shop ping centres, public parks, sporting fields and events, as well as several flood-affected towns.Local GPs and pharmacies will contin ue to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, as part of the more than 3,500 vaccine providers across NSW. “I encourage people to keep up to date with their jabs moving forward, as a key action we can take to continue protect ing ourselves and our communities,” Mr JonesAppointmentssaid. for COVID-19 vaccina tions, including winter booster doses, can be made via the federal government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Finder

COMMONSENSE AND the power of the people have prevailed to sway the NSW Department of Education to back down on its plans to remove 49 native trees to make way for a temporary car park at Wollumbin High School. The Weekly received a flood of letters, calls and visits from concerned residents calling on the state government to “come to their senses” and scrap the proposed tree removal, which was all but a done deal until residents rallied against the plans.Both of the Tweed Shire state representa tives, Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin and Member for Tweed Geoff Provest, supported the community in scrapping the planned tree removal. While it was considered an early victory, many residents felt compelled to host a peaceful protest outside Wollumbin High School on Friday, September 2. “The NSW Department of Education is reconsidering the original car park plans at Wollumbin High School with a view to better balancing different needs and perspectives,” a spokesperson for the De partment of Education said. “While thorough due diligence, includ ing arborist and ecology assessments and planning advice confirmed the car park works were permissible under the rele vant statutory planning legislation, the history of the car park plantings was not something that came up either during due diligence or at a recent community information evening held at the school. “Now this new information has become known, we are taking the time to consider the implication for the previously planned works. “The department has asked the com munity for patience as it carries out the necessary consultation with stakeholders, including the schools and Tweed Shire Council.“Icanassure you that the School Infra structure NSW team are genuinely listen ing to community feedback and the school is supporting them in that process.” The rally was hosted by Northern Riv ers Guardians Inc and Northeast Forest Alliance, who said the fight for the envi ronmentNortherncontinues.RiversGuardians represen tative Scott Sledge spoke highly of the actions of the community to sway the government’s views. “I want to congratulate us all for a great turnout at Wollumbin High to protest the proposed cutting down of trees there for car parking,” Mr Sledge said. “Around 75 people turned up and we must try to alert the NSW Government that we want them to do better.” Mr Sledge referred The Weekly to Mac quarie University Department of Biologi cal Sciences Research Fellow, Dr Robert Kooyman, who knew Bruce Chick and provided some insights into the impor tance of Mr Chick’s legacy. “I knew Bruce from when I started work ing in our local forests in the mid-1970s,” Dr Kooyman said. “His involvement with Murwillumbah High School was long-standing to the point where his memorial service was held there.” Dr Kooyman stressed that “arborists are not ecologists or botanists”, after the Education Department said an expert arborist had authorised the removal of the trees as they were not considered threatened species. “So, I am unclear as to why an arborist opinion would have any influence on de cision-making in this case,” he said. “While planted specimens are often ranked lower in terms of potential impacts on a species’ population biology, the reali ty is that planted trees of listed threatened species still have to be evaluated in rela tion to the BSC Act 2016 and potentially the Commonwealth Threatened Species Act if they are federally listed. “Bruce Chick’s legacy is important on the Tweed and needs to be both acknowl edged and respected. “His influence on generations of the progeny of Tweed Valley residents and his early and pioneering work in conservation needs to be better understood. “Murwillumbah High School and the Tweed community owes Bruce (and Max Boyd OAM) a great debt of gratitude… they need to show some respect.”

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The protest outside Wollumbin High

PERMANENT VACCINATION clinics across the Tweed Shire and Northern Riv ers are preparing to close their doors this month, with the Tweed Heads site set to close on Friday, September 16.

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Katharine Willison, the talented daughter of festival founder John Wil lison, will perform with the Limpin wood Ensemble. On the Friday night the ‘French Affair’ is attracting much attention, as well as the ‘Cabaret’ at 9pm on Sunday night. During the Saturday and Sunday there will be a variety of concerts in the hall and nearby. Here is an oppor tunity for Tweed residents, who may have escaped the ravages of the flood, to support a local community and to enjoy some fine classical music.

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Further to your article concerning the Wardrop Valley housing proposal, I am very concerned about the popu lation of the Tweed Shire increasing to unsustainable levels. What is a sustainable population for the Tweed Shire? Every council should decide what is a sustainable population and every state and country need to address this issueTheurgently.worldhas an unsustainable population, which results in famine, homelessness, and unemployment. Growth is not sustainable. I have addressed this issue in a recent web site I have launched called ‘World Sustainable Vision’, after studying the consequences of overpopulation for the last fifty years.

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While in the town that the Dalai Lama calls home, we will also vis it the 600 children in government schools that The Pencil Tree sup ports. We provide all the basic school supplies needed for these students that live in very poor areas to prop erlySeverallearn.guests will also be travelling to the foothills of the Indian Himala yas, where most of The Pencil Tree schools are situated, to see firsthand the work of this Cabarita charity. None of this would be possible with out the support of so many wonderful local families, individuals, children, and now also small businesses and a growing number of people overseas. With sponsorship starting at just a few dollars a week to change an underprivileged child’s life, why wouldn’t they. All this is tax deductible and know ing that 100 per cent of sponsorship fees and donations gets directly to the children is a major incentive too. The next project for The Pencil Tree is raising funds to build a new kitchen and storeroom at the school and giving more slum children the opportunity of a decent education.

Lifelong learning As a former student of Wollumbin High School, having completed years seven through to year 12 from 1999 until 2004, I was privileged to be involved with Bruce Chick and his passion for native regeneration. Under his direction and coordi nation, a collaborative educational program was offered to students to regenerate the former farmland landscape of the school grounds with native species. I find it an insult to the pioneering work of students such as myself and the legacy of Mr Chick that such cru cial collaborative, educational and sustainable living contributions to the ecosystem are proposed to be destroyed.Myperspective as a 35-year-old is that Wollumbin High School, by name and motto, was an educational institution enlightened by the rich historical, cultural and environmental values of the broader caldera area that fed the school. Mr Chick and his regeneration pro gram was the embodiment of those ideals. I am not sure if it remains current, but when I attended the school, the motto was “together we learn”, and that is precisely what was offered to us as students through this program.Inostalgically remember planting trees under the guidance of Mr Chick with a peer, a friend who would later die in year 11 before we completed highWhenschool.Iheard of the proposal for the trees being removed, I thought what did we prove? What is the last ing lesson here? I know what it should be, I know what Mr Chick wanted it to be and what we as students wanted, and that is a legacy that we created, a small contribution that with time and growth stimulates more growth and life for flora and fauna. It is also a living legacy of individuals who are no longer with us, and it is an insult to former students and defeating future endeavours to de stroy that achievement. From my perspective the Depart ment of Education owes: A) Mr Chick and his tireless dedi cation more regard and B) The students involved an expla nation as to why their work is pro posed to be subject to nothing more than corporate convenient vandalism. If the school is to be merged and that legacy lost, then at the very least, as ex-students we deserve the respect and courtesy that our work is not in vain and remains as a living testimo ny to our achievements.

Aliesha Rawson, former Wollumbin High student 1999-2004 Pencil Tree update Last week the students at Pottsville Primary School held a fundraiser for The Pencil Tree and raised $760, enough to sponsor two children from a slum camp in India to have educa tion at a private school. This will give them the skills to find a good job and escape the generation al poverty cycle, and also help their families leave their life in the slums. They will be taught at a brand new four-storey 10-room school, the building of which was funded by The Pencil Tree and opened in late 2019. A group of Pencil Tree volunteers return to Dharamsala in northern India in October to visit the children. It is wonderful to interact with the students, but equally important is the communication in English, which helps them to improve their language skills.Avisit to the preschool in the slum is more about taking supplies and we provide crayons, colouring books and games, as well as food, drinks and clothes for all of the little ones. They will soon be attending ‘big’ school, where they too will achieve a higher education and the key to a brighter future than their parents could only dream of.

Stevie Bellamy, Kingscliff

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Recently I was in Murwillumbah Hospital for a period of seven weeks. I wish to use your publication to say thank you to all of the hospital staff for their kind and caring treatment. I can’t speak highly enough of the treatment I received while there. While everyone was fully occu pied, I must comment on the effort that the nurses put into their work. Their work rate was exceptional. Having spent all my working life in the building and metal industries, I have some idea of labour intensity. And I would rate nurses with, or in some circumstances above, any I have experienced.Icanfullyunderstand stories that are publicised about nurses experi encing occupational burnout. They deserve better!

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Tim Greenish, Murwillumbah Thank you to The Weekly I’d like to sincerely thank The Weekly, especially this recent week, for bringing to our notice so tactful ly the serious and unnecessary pro posed destruction of mature trees by the Education Department. We can hope that the ensuing pub lic outcry will help them see how traumatic this is and work with others to find a more acceptable solution to this atrocity. The Bentley Blockade has set the precedent that outcomes and minds can change if we stand strong. Thank you TVW! Cas Rifello, Terragon Potholes are dreadful I agree with both Bob Green (TVW, 11/8) and Ernie Kritzier (TVW, 1/9) regarding potholes on our roads in and around the Tweed Shire. I try always to find something good out of bad, but in this case, sorry, I Ican’t.understand we have had so much rain over the past few months and maybe the council having a problem to keep up with the maintenance, but the amount of money being wasted on ‘band aids’ to fix potholes which get ‘washed out’ as soon as there is another downpour is just crazy. It’s not working, our cars are being damaged and no one is listening. There has to be another way, surely.

Margie Coll, Kingscliff Talkin’ about Tyalgum As one of many Tweed communities recovering from the impacts of recent floods, Tyalgum is showing deter mination to overcome the loss of a direct road link to Murwillumbah. Flutterbies and Marketta Lane, the Tyalgum Hotel, the General Store and the Gelato Shop have led the way in boosting the local economy. Now it is the time for the Tyalgum Hall to take centre stage as the Tyal gum Music Festival Celebrates its 30th anniversary from Friday, Sep tember 16, to Sunday, September 18. Over the years this festival, always featuring high quality classical per formers, has attracted music lovers from interstate and overseas to join locals in appreciating the musical skills of the artists and the acoustics of this iconic village hall.

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Woolworths Group own the site and have previously applied through Tweed Shire Council to redevelop it into a new shoppingHowever,precinct.theirplans were shelved after councillors voted against the Woolworths proposal as it did not include a recreation al asset for the community. Mayor Chris Cherry said the site is zoned recreational and losing the site would come at a great loss to the com munity.Woolworths said it remains open to con structing a mixed-use site, which would incorporate both a shopping centre and park or recreational space. Woolworths state development manag er Chris Sheehan told The Weekly the company had been fully briefed on the building fire. “We are aware of the incident on site at the corner of Brisbane Street and Con dong Street and have moved swiftly to investigate what happened,” Mr Sheehan said.“We are committed to ensuring the safety and security of the area and have taken the decision to demolish the vacant building.”MrSheehan said the company remained eager to build on the site and was keen to work with Council. “We remain committed to delivering a convenient and modern full-line super market for the Murwillumbah community and look forward to discussing the matter further with the Tweed Shire Council later this month,” he said. Woolworths said it will look to retain any historical elements from the bowls club, such as the iconic entry gates, and “hold them for use within any future develop ment that may eventually be approved over the land” a spokesperson for the company said. Mayor Chris Cherry said she has “no problem” with a Woolworths coming to the area in general. “But I think the site they have is not the right location,” the Mayor said. “I think we have to be very careful to protect the small businesses in our town, all of the specialty stores and businesses that make Murwillumbah a unique and interesting place to visit. We also do not want to have the existing Sunnyside shop ping centre undermined. “It is a strategic centre of town and a Woolworths development has the poten tial to undermine it if it is not carefully managed.”

PLANS TO push ahead with the proposed Murwillumbah Woolworths at Condong Street could be accelerated following an other major structural fire at the former Murwillumbah Bowls Club. It is the third fire in five years at the run down building, according to Murwillum bah Fire & Rescue Captain Greg Hayes, who was one the first firefighters on the scene on Friday, September 2. Capt Hayes said the building was “well and truly engulfed by flames” when his team arrived around 4pm. “The upper section and roof collapsed making it challenging to extinguish or fight the fire,” he said. Help came from Queensland firefighters who sent a ladder platform from the Gold Coast to assist in subduing the blaze. Capt Hayes said it was too early to com ment on the cause of the fire and whether it was deliberate or not. “Tweed Police are working with fire au thorities to determine the cause,” he told The“FirefightersWeekly. noted the site had missing and some broken louvres on one of the windows, indicating someone may have been able to access the building. “The metal louvers were broken out, but we are looking into the cause with police.”

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LOCAL NURSES and midwives say they are “fed up” and “feel abandoned” by the state government over fair pay rates, staffing numbers and overall employment fatigue.It’sbeen a battle with the NSW Govern ment for more than 10 years, and Tweed nurses and midwives walked off the job in protest on Thursday, September 1.

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Frustrated by the NSW Government’s unwillingness to negotiate on nursing and midwifery ratios, public sector members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Associ ation (NSWNMA) held a 24 hour strike. Led by a 24-hour picket of Western Syd ney’s Westmead Hospital, Tweed Shire nurses and midwives joined more than 70 local community rallies in rural towns, regional cities and across Sydney. NSWNMA General Secretary Shaye Candish said the NSW Government’s re fusal to consider ratios to improve patient outcomes and guarantee a safe working environment sends a message that nurses and midwives are not valued. “It is a shame on this state that we have to continue to demonstrate in order to give patients the care that they deserve,” Ms Candish said. “The longer this government stalls on adopting safe nurse-to-patient ratios, the more we’ll continue to see more nurses and midwives leaving the profession.

NSW and Commonwealth laws enacted in 2019 impose up to ﬁve year jail terms for trespassers who secretly record farming activity. The penalties were brought in after cruelty was exposed by covert footage in the live sheep and cattle export, greyhound racing and horse racing “Australia’sindustries.

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Chief Justice Susan Kiefel and Justice Patrick Keane said in a joint judgement that animal welfare was a legitimate matter of political concern, but the NSW Act did not restrict the implied Responsibilityfreedom.for comment is taken by Stacks Law Firm

“The group told the High Court the NSW law interfered with the activists’ implied right under the constitution to freedom of political communication,” Ms Frayne said. “So-called Ag-gag laws can be used to target animal advocates and whistleblowers who want to bring to public light some farming practices that are unnecessarily cruel to animals.”

Another long-time nurse, who The Week ly has chosen not to name, said she be lieves a gender pay gap remains a major issue in the NSW health care sector.

“It absolutely does,” she said, with the support of more than 30 fellow nurses and midwives who agreed with her comments. “It’s something that needs to change. The system is not working for the staff. “The hospitals are buckling. No increas ing in mental health nurses. Community nurses are seen as the invisible. We want better staff ratios and better pay.”

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The High Court found the relevant sections of the NSW Act “achieved an adequate balance between the beneﬁt they sought to achieve and the adverse effect on the implied freedom”. The decision conﬁned its focus to trespassers who publish footage of “lawful activity” carried out on private property, and did not consider cases which showed unlawful activity.

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“We want ratios, safer workplaces and fair“Thepay.evidence is clear from Queensland and Victoria that ratios do save lives, ratios save money, and ratios will keep nurses in health and midwives supporting mums and babies. “Over 3,000 nurses and midwives have moved interstate in the past few years. It’s time we caught up with the rest of the country and provided these highly skilled health professionals with the support they need to deliver the clinical care our com munities deserve.”

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The High Court has upheld the NSW law that makes it a criminal offence for animal welfare activists and others to publish covert video footage taken as a result of trespassing on private agricultural property. Animal protection group Farm Transparency Project and its director Christopher James Delforce had challenged the constitutional validity of the NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007, which makes it an offence to publish or possess covert footage taken on a farm or other private property. Anneka Frayne of Stacks Law Firm said the animal welfare group had sought to expose alleged animal cruelty in the past by secretly installing hidden cameras on agricultural property.

“The group told the High Court the NSW Act prevents their efforts to expose animal cruelty and abuse, which they argued they have a right to do under this implied freedom in the constitution. “They argued the law also hinders media outlets from using covert footage showing alleged cruelty at abattoirs and farms, even though the videos might expose alleged breaches of industry rules and animal cruelty laws. “The NSW government argued the laws were reasonable and necessary to protect farmers’ privacy and safety. The NSW law does not allow any public interest exemption.”

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The Weekly met with a group of nurses and midwives at Knox Park where they shared some of their personal experience, as well as insights into their struggling sector.While almost all agreed that they love their profession and aiding others, they feel their pay rates and staffing ratios are not reflecting of a government that sup ports“Wethem.seepay rates substantially more in Queensland for the same job,” said one senior nurse, who quoted figures of around $6 per hour more for the same job in Queensland. “It’s why so many NSW nurses and mid wives travel across the border for work, you are more appreciated there.”

constitution does not explicitly protect freedom of expression, but in various decisions the High Court has determined that in the structure of the constitution there is an implied freedom of communication in relation to political and government matters.

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This National Threatened Species Day (Wednesday 7 September), it’s an opportunity to raise awareness of plants and animals at risk of extinction in the Tweed. Since 2009, 281 grants under Council’s Biodiversity Grant Program have restored 300 hectares of habitat on private land. The program has helped conserve iconic threatened plant and animal species such as the koala, grey-headed flying fox and Coolamon rainforest tree. Additionally, since its launch in 2013, Council’s Land for Wildlife program has helped 202 private landholders conserve around 15% of the Tweed’s natural habitat. This habitat provides a home for dozens of threatened plant and animal species and several threatened ecological communities.Tohighlight how important the environment is to Council and the community, more than 350 people recently helped shape the future of the Tweed’s natural environment by participating in a community survey.Council’s senior program leader – biodiversity Scott Benitez Hetherington was appreciative of the level of interest from the community.“Theinput from these surveys will be used to prepare a new conservation strategy for the Tweed that will set our plan to protect our natural environment, manage our land and deal with conservation issues,” Mr Benitez Hetherington said. “At Council, our commitment is to work together with the community to reduce our impact on the natural environment and especially our threatened species. This National Threatened Species Day is an opportunity to draw attention to many of our native species who need ourSomehelp.”examples of Council’s work in this area include: Koalas: Council has been working with landholders and community groups to plant more than 55,000 trees providing 62 hectares of new koala habitat since adopting the Tweed Coast Koala Plan of Management in 2015. And koalas are using them! Monitoring has shown koalas to be using around 80% of the sites, some as soon as 18 months after planting.

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You may recall Council asked you to have your say about changing the name of the Tweed Shire Australia Day Awards. More than 200 community members took the time to tell us what our community wanted and we've heard you. At the Council meeting on Thursday 1 September, Councillors voted not to change the name of the Tweed Shire Australia Day Awards. Visit yoursaytweed.com.au/australiadayawards for more information about the consultation. Visit tweed.nsw.gov.au/council-meetings to view the meeting minutes (click the download arrow on the 1 September meeting and scroll to item 17.1.1.). See the story opposite on how you can get involved and nominate a Tweed resident who deserves to be recognised.

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Flying-foxes: In the Tweed, the grey-headed flying-foxes, recognised as ‘vulnerable’ to extinction, and black flying-foxes helping pollinate our trees and disperse seeds to regenerate our forests. Over the last 3 years Council has restored 6 hectares of their habitat, improved and created one hectare of forest at Pottsville, and over the next 8 years will create and restore 4 hectares of habitat at Kynnumboon.Reportkoala sightings at tweed.nsw.gov.au/koalas or call Friends of the Koala on 02 6622 1233 to report a sick or injured koala. Visit tweed.nsw.gov.au/bush-stone-curlews to report sightings of Bush Stone-curlews.

Platypuses are listed as ‘near threatened’ in Australia though there is little information on the population size or trends in the Tweed.

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The at-home caravan program for flood-affected Northern Rivers residents is being expanded to more communities, including the Tweed, to provide additional medium-term housing relief. Tweed residents in the following areas will be able to register for the at-home caravan program: Burringbar, Chinderah, Condong, Mooball, South Murwillumbah and Tumbulgum. Residents must register in person for the at-home caravan program at the Murwillumbah Recovery Centre, Murwillumbah Civic Centre, 10–14 Tumbulgum Road on Thursday 8 September between 9 am and 4Caravanspm. will be sourced from Camplify and located on the resident’s private property at no cost, with properties assessed during a face-to-face application process between owners and Resilience NSW to ensure it can safely accommodate a caravan. For further information and to read the full media release nsw.gov.au/media-releases or contact Service NSW on 13 77 88 or at service.nsw.gov.au/contact-us

Did you know that as a Tweed resident you can take your problem waste to Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre for free? Items include all e-waste, TVs, batteries, fluro/bulbs/ tubes, fire extinguishers, gas, bottles, smoke detectors, scrap metal, paint, oil and so much more!

Find out what you can drop off for free tweed.nsw.gov.au/tip-resource-recoveryat Spring into Starting Block Café

Bush Stone-curlews: Through monitoring and active management of the Tweed population of Bush Stone-curlews by Council and the community, these unique, threatened, ground nesting birds have seen a positive increase in breeding pairs and number of chicks surviving. Last breeding season a total of 41 breeding pairs were identified – a significant increase on the 31 pairs recorded during the previous season. Council is providing enhanced habitat at 4 known breeding and foraging locations on the coast for these iconic birds.

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Hungry in Murwillumbah? Why not check out the Starting Block Café at the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre. Spring is here and with it comes fresh new menu items, including fresh vegie or chicken rice paper rolls, pasta salad and quick “grab and go” wraps and kebabs made fresh daily. Don’t forget about ‘Happiness Hour’ every Tuesday and Thursday morning between 8:30 and 9:30 am - pick up any size coffee for $4 throughout September. Combined with a trip to TRAC, a visit to the Starting Block Café is a great way to get active and healthy. Check the full menu at trac.tweed.nsw.gov.au/starting-block-cafe

Platypuses: Platypuses are listed as ‘near threatened’ in Australia however, there is little information on the animal’s population size or trends in the Tweed. Council’s River Health Grants have invested more than $2 million across 200 properties since 2006 to restore riparian vegetation and manage bank erosion throughout the Shire. These projects have led to water quality and habitat improvements and help protect platypus habitat.

Tweed Shire Council wishes to recognise the generations of the local Aboriginal people of the Bundjalung Nation who have lived in and derived their physical and spiritual needs from the forests, rivers, lakes and streams of this beautiful valley over many thousands of years as the traditional custodians of these lands.

The origins and evolution of the Tweed’s amazing Gondwanan rainforests as well as details on how Council is helping to manage threatened species in the Shire will be the subject of a free community event next week. Council will host the free session on Friday 16 September from 5.30 pm at the Tweed Regional Museum in Murwillumbah. The event will detail the plight of some of the Tweed’s threatened species and the work being undertaken to conserve them. Spaces are limited and bookings are essential. Light refreshments provided. For more information and to book online visit tweed.nsw.gov.au/native-plants-wildlife

Right: A collage of last year’s incredible Tweed Australia Day Award winners. Clockwise, from top left: Savannah Fitzpatrick, Madison Fitzpatrick, Amanda Philp, Sven Loemker, Broadwater Village Craft Group, Jack Frost and (centre) Murwillumbah Arts Trail organisers.

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If you know of someone who deserves recognition for their efforts, nominate them now in one of the following categories: • Arts and culture • Citizen of the year • Community event of the year • Volunteer of the year (individual and group) • Young achiever in community service • Sporting achievement (individual and group) Nominations close on Friday 14 October so don’t delay. The online form is available at tweed.nsw.gov.au/australia-day

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Six months on, here’s the key statistics from the February-March flood

homes damaged 500 homes no longer habitable

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Helium balloons will no longer be able to be released into the air at Council events or from Council-owned facilities such as parks and sports fields, following a decision by Councillors at their last meeting. At its 18 August meeting, Council decided to prohibit the release of helium balloons at Council-licensed events on public land and at Council-owned facilities, effective immediately. Additionally, from 1 January 2023, Council will prohibit the use or supply of all types of balloons, where all, or part of the event, occurs outside at such events and places. These changes will be accompanied by an education campaign to inform residents about the damage caused by plastic balloons. Balloons pose a significant risk to the environment, animals and marine life (including seabirds and turtles) who ingest balloon debris mistaking it for food, or who can become entangled in balloon strings.Council’sdirector sustainable communities and environment Stewart Brawley welcomed the ban. “The harm caused by single-use plastics is significant and we need to do all we can as caregivers of our environment to pass onto our next generation,” Mr Brawley said. “Our community cares about the Tweed environment and I know together we can make this shift in moving away from harmful singleuse“Thereplastics.are many alternatives to balloons to use for parties, celebrations or memorials, including reusable items like fabric bunting, paper lanterns and garlands or for memorials, plant a native tree or light a candle in their memory.” This decision follows similar action taken by other councils across Australia who have also banned balloons, including their release. This ban is in line with the NSW Government’s ban on plastic bags which came into effect on 1 June, and other single-use plastic items from 1 November 2022. Council’s Commercial Recreation Activities on Public Open Space Policy will be updated to reflect this new change. For more information on the harmful effect of balloons on the environment, visit cleanup.org.au/balloons Read the full media release at tweed.nsw.gov.au/latest-news

Balloon release ban aims to protect environment

The Tweed has been through some challenging times this year with COVID-19 restrictions, the devastating floods and the ongoing flood recovery. The extraordinary challenges our community has faced in 2022 has shown some amazing actions by groups and individuals. One of the best ways to recognise those people doing their best in our community is through the Tweed Shire Australia Day Awards, with nominations now open. The awards are held each year on Australia Day (26 January) and provide an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate those who help build a vibrant community and make the Tweed a great place to live and visit.

Waste recovery 26,000 tonnes of flood waste including household goods Murwillumbah Tweed River Clarrie Hall Dam Residential damage Approximately 85 km² of the Shire flooded Tweed River bank retreated more than 30 metres in some places 200mm6.5m higher than 2017 Tumbulgum 800mm4.8m higher than 2017

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The Tweed’s flood recovery continues to gather momentum as the full extent of the record flood of February-March is revealed. As the community marks just over 6 months since the devastating deluge of 28 February, the cost of the recovery is becoming apparent with damage to Council infrastructure estimated at $100 million. This includes damage to Council roads which is now estimated at $80 million – almost 4 times that of the 2017 flood – with 10 significant landslips requiring extensive geotechnical analysis and repair.Atotalof 2,900 jobs have been logged for flood repair on our road network of which 53% are completed, including 80% of emergency works. However, the remaining repairs are the most complicated and it is anticipated it will take at least 2 years to complete all the works. These figures do not include the thousands of potholes across the Tweed caused by the water inundation.

The release of helium balloons at Council-licensed events on public land and at Council-owned facilities has been banned.

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Other key statistics reveal more than 75,000 tonnes of mud debris have been collected to date – with the figure still rising – while an additional 26,000 tonnes of flood waste including household goods was collected in the immediate aftermath of the flood. A total of 90 Council buildings and facilities were inundated during the flood, including the 50-metre swimming pool at Murwillumbah, the main Council depot at South Murwillumbah and the Visitor Information Centre at PropertyMurwillumbah.damagetoprivate residences and businesses is also staggering.Morethan2,100 homes were damaged in the flood, with 500 deemed uninhabitable. The impact on businesses has been estimated at more than $57 million by the 193 businesses who voluntarily completed a flood impact survey conducted by Council in the weeks after the flood. To keep up to date with Council's flood recovery efforts, visit tweed. nsw.gov.au/recovery-dashboardToreadthefullmediarelease and how Council is working together with others to prepare for, mitigate and build resilience to both natural disasters and the impact of climate change, visit tweed.nsw.gov.au/latest-news More than 2,100 An estimated 1,600 Total bill estimated at $100 Estimated up to $80 More than 2,900

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jobs which will take over 2 years to repair Estimated each will take at least 12 months to repair Landslips 10 significant landslips Buildings 90 buildings inundated More than 1,440 tonnes of asbestos An estimated 75,000 tonnes of mud debris collected to date Business Evacuation & recovery centres More than $57 million in damages reported by 193 businesses 2 centresrecoveryestablished (MurwillumbahandKingscliff) 3centresevacuationestablished (Murwillumbah, Kingscliff and Banora Point) An estimated 4.5 times the volume of the dam or 67.5 gigalitres went over the spillway in 2 days *Clarrie Hall Dam’s open, un-gated spillway is not built to mitigate against flooding Six months on, the devastating impact of the February flood is laid bare in key statistics. To read what Council is doing in response, visit tweed.nsw.gov.au/latest-news

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“We had a lot of fun. I still remember it,” she laughed. Bert and Alison, who live at Crystal Creek, often make the drive to Banora Point to attend Stretch Your Mind, and not just for the program itself, but for the social aspect too. “I like that the activities are always different. It’s fun to see what your mind comes up with – we always have a laugh,” Bert said.

Bert and Alison met at FABS (Fun Activities for Banora Seniors) 15-years ago.

Bandmembers rehearsing for the Youth Music Venture Showcase Concert at Seagulls on Sunday 11 September.

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A development application has been lodged by Mr D Martin seeking development consent for demolition of existing buildings and erection of 11 light industrial units at Lot 1 DP 542273; No. 1–9 Ourimbah Road, Tweed Heads; Lot 2 DP 542273; No. 3 Ducat Street, Tweed Heads. Tweed Shire Council is the consent authority for the application.

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

The concert will be held on Sunday 11 September at Seagulls in the Jacana Room from 2 to 5 pm. For tickets, head to Ianheadsau/event/16584013-a/youth-music-venture-showcase-concert-tweed-whatsontweed.com.Toparticipateortoregistervisityouthmusicventure.com.auorcallGrace0424143140.

– Use of existing deck Lot 20 DP 250391, No. 12 Hastings Road, Bogangar DA22/0137 – Carport within the front building line Lot 266 DP 851308, No. 132 Cabarita Road, Bogangar DA21/0868 – Three storey dwelling with partial basement, swimming pool, and use of existing outbuilding's and earthworks Lot 1 DP 411245, No. 351 Cudgen Road, Cudgen DA21/0970

Youth Music Venture ends on a high note

Move over Barnesy, young Tweed musos are tuning up and getting ready to rock at the Youth Music Venture showcase concert at Seagulls on Sunday 11 September 2022. The Youth Music Venture (YMV), a volunteer organization, provides programs for young people wanting to experience what it is like to be part of a band. The free program, open to young people 11 to 17 years of age, was launched in the Tweed Shire for the first time this year since it began operating on the Gold Coast in 2009. Council, along with Seagulls have been huge supporters of the program which has seen 21 young people from the Tweed develop their craft through high-quality mentorship from professional musicians over an 8-week period. The showcase concert will be a culmination of weeks of rehearsing and provide the band members with an opportunity to perform in front of a live audience. “We are absolutely delighted with the response to the program here across the border in the Tweed Shire,” Founder of YMV, Ian Grace said.

Couple celebrate 15 years of a FABulous connection

– Deck Lot 108 DP 1057733, No. 4 Riverbend Way, Murwillumbah DA22/0511 – In-ground swimming pool Lot 413 DP 1210785, No. 15 Fig Court, Murwillumbah DA21/0390 – 10 units (general industry) in three (3) buildings in a staged development (2 stages), signage, landscaping and associated works, and use of front fence Lot 216 DP 1122768, No. 8–12 Honeyeater Circuit, South Murwillumbah DA21/0978 – 4 lot strata subdivision Lot 2 DP 608374, No. 26 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South

Provision Approval Authority Sections 89, 90 & 91 of the Water Management Act 2000 Water use approval, water management work approval or activity approval under Part 3 of Chapter 3 NSW Water

The documents will be available for a period of 28 days from Wednesday 7 September to Wednesday 5 October 2022.

Stretch your Mind runs as part of the FABS program every Friday from 10:30 am to 12 noon at the Banora Point Community Centre.

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

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

FABS (Fun Activities for Banora Seniors) is celebrating its 15-year connecting local seniors through fun, interest-based group activities. The Stretch Your Mind program has been a staple of FABs since it began. The Stretch your Mind group meet weekly to enjoy activities designed to improve brain fitness in older age – and be a whole lot of fun in the process, while creating stronger community bonds. Two members of the group, Bert and Alison, are also celebrating their 15th year of marriage, having met at FABS a few weeks after the program started! Bert remembers coming to his first Stretch Your Mind group with no expectations.“Iwasoneofthe very first. I thought I’d give it a go after seeing an ad in the local paper.” A few weeks after Bert started, Alison came to her first Stretch Your Mind group. She remembers the host giving them a creative exercise involving newspaper, which she used to create an outfit for Bert.

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.

The event is hosted by OzFish Unlimited Tweed River Chapter, alongside Tweed Landcare, Tweed Shire Council, Friends of Travis on the Oxley and Tweed Bait. Registration is essential and lunch will be provided. Register at ozfish.org.au/events/category/tweed-river-chapter

Please note: Requirements regarding Disclosure of Political Gifts and Donations

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 DA21/0831

10 Tweed Link Thursday, September 8, 2022 02 6670 2400 or 1300 292 872 PO Box 816, Murwillumbah NSW 2484 tweed.nsw.gov.autsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au

View current vacancies at tweed.nsw.gov.au/job-vacancies

Development Application No. DA22/0540

Further information regarding Donations and Gift Disclosure are available on Council’s website at tweed.nsw.gov.au/development-applications

– Pontoon Lot 159 DP 261796, Lot 230 DP 261796, No. 14 Bosun Boulevard, DA22/0404Banora Point

The proposed development constitutes ‘Integrated Development’ pursuant to Section 4.46(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

Seagulls general manager Stuart Burrows said the club was excited to host the end result of such a hugely successful program.

The following approvals are required in this regard:

Join the community tree planting at Eungella

Make a family day of it and plant trees at Eungella to care for our internationally significant environment and pass it onto the next generation.

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

Development Application No. DA22/0546

You’re invited to go along to a tree planting event at Travis Campbell Park at Eungella on Sunday 25 September from 10 am to 2 pm. The tree planting along the banks of the Oxley River aims to stabilise the riparian zone and improve habitat for fish and local fauna, while caring for our internationally significant environment to pass onto the nextThegeneration.banksofthe Oxley River have become overrun with weeds such as madeira vine, morning glory and Singapore daisy. This project will replace weeds by planting hundreds of native trees, shrubs and groundcovers along the riparian zone. This tree planting will improve habitat for Australian bass, and the threatened pale-vented bush hen that nests in this location. The Oxley River is prone to flooding, and these activities will help to stabilise a section of steep riverbank.

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A development application has been lodged by Allera Development Services Pty Ltd seeking development consent for demolition of existing buildings and erection of 2 residential flat buildings comprising 25 residential apartments and strata subdivision at Lot 4 Sec 4 DP 11267; No. 140 Marine Parade, Kingscliff ; Lot 2 DP 370080; No. 142 Marine Parade, Kingscliff. Tweed Shire Council is the consent authority for the application.

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Stretch Your Mind is proudly funded by My Aged Care. For more info about FABS programs for seniors and to register an expression of interest, contact Banora Point Community Centre on 07 5569 3162.

– Pontoon Lot 140 DP 263367, Lot 230 DP 261796, No. 13 Captains Way, DA22/0380Banora Point

Fifteen-year-old Youth Music Venture participant, Mace said he’d loved the program and was excited for the end of term concert.

Council is currently asking for expressions of interest from seniors if they’d like the Stretch Your Mind Program to run in Murwillumbah.

The documents will be available for a period of 28 days from Wednesday 7 September to Wednesday 5 October 2022.

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.

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 Sections 89, 90 & 91 of the Water Management Act 2000 Water use approval, water management work approval or activity approval under Part 3 of Chapter 3 NSW Water

Notification of integrated development applications

– Alterations and additions to existing dwelling Lot 2 DP 250581, No. 6 Boyle Avenue, Banora Point DA21/0474

Council’s community development officer Sylvia Roylance said the initiative had opened up a world of opportunity for young musicians in the“Wecommunity.areproud to support opportunities that support our young people to thrive,” she said. “The arts and music, they’re such an important part of our vibrant community already.”

“Women should not have to fear what is lurk ing in the shadows, especially when they have made the difficult and complex decision to leave their homes to escape violence,” Ms Ward said. “Complete outdoor lighting, especially at refuges, has been proven to be a strong crime deterrent.“Wherever you live in our state, you should be safe and you should feel safe.”

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WOMEN’S REFUGES across NSW, including the Tweed Shire, will receive crime prevention security upgrades to improve safety for their residents.Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the program, which will be carried out at more than 80 women’s refuges across NSW, would help protect women and children at a highly vulnerable time of their lives. “Women accessing refuge services are often in the most desperate of circumstances, often fleeing the horror of domestic and family vio lence,” Mr Provest said. Attorney General Mark Speakman said he was pleased to allocate funding for the security upgrades from the NSW Government’s Crime Prevention Fund. “We need to have a high level of security in place to protect residents from possible threats from abusers and also ensure that these women and children feel safe,” Mr Speakman said.

Drug and drink drivers be warned, say

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Flood van program expanded

Women’s refuge upgrades

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The security upgrades could include replacing external fluorescent emergency lighting with energy-efficient vandal-proof lights and the in stallation of additional external illumination in poorly lit areas, including front and back yards, pathways, garages and other outdoor structures.

Camplify van owners are helping floodimpacted Tweed residents

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THE STATE government is expanding the at-home caravan program for flood-affected Northern Rivers residents to provide additional medium-term housing relief. Minister for Emergency Services and Resil ience and Minister for Flood Recovery, Steph Cooke, said the program was being extended to include residents in 15 areas across the Ballina, Lismore and Tweed shires. “Housing is the biggest challenge in the flood recovery effort and there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to medium-term housing solutions,” Ms Cooke said. “Caravans have already been delivered to more than 110 households in Woodburn and we want this opportunity to be rolled out to more communities in the Northern Rivers.” Caravans will be sourced from Camplify and located on the resident’s private property at no cost, with properties assessed during a faceto-face application process between owners and Resilience NSW to ensure it can safely accommodate a caravan. The peer-to-peer recreational vehicle (RV) marketplace with 7,338 registered RVs Aus tralia-wide has launched the Camplify Flood Relief Program to help flood-impacted residents and relief Camplifyworkers.CEOJustin Hales has asked van owners registered with the peer-to-peer recre ational vehicle marketplace to sign up to share their vehicles with flood-impacted residents. Residents in Burringbar, Chinderah, Condong, Mooball, South Murwillumbah and Tumbulgum will be able to register for the caravans. Residents can register for the at-home cara van program at the Murwillumbah Recovery Centre, Murwillumbah Civic Centre, 10-14 Tumbulgum Road on Thursday, September 8 between 9am and 4pm.

Minister for Women’s Safety and the Preven tion of Domestic and Sexual Violence, Natalie Ward, said the upgrades provide another layer of security for women and children as they recover from trauma.

POLICE WERE out in force for Operation Fume conducting drug and alcohol tests, re sulting in 16 people being charged with drink driving and having their licence suspended on the spot, and five drivers arrested for positive drugPolicetests.attached to the Traffic North, Far North Sector Highway Patrol detected numerous of fences during the high visibility operation, designed to deter alcohol and drug-affected driving.FiveHighway Patrol vehicles and one breath/ drug testing bus targeted the Tweed-Byron and Richmond Police Area Commands on Friday and Saturday, August 26 and 27, between 3pm and 3am on both operational days. During the operation, Highway Patrol Officers conducted 327 breath tests resulting in 16 per sons being charged for drink driving offences. All 16 drivers recorded a mixture of low and middle-range prescribed alcohol reading and had their licence suspended on the spot for a mandatory three months or until the matter has been dealt with in court. Police also conducted 30 roadside drug tests, with five of those drivers arrested after returning a positive drug sample. Those samples were sent away for further analysis with charges pending. Six drivers were arrested and charged with a variety of offences including driving while disqualified, driving whilst suspended and/or unlicenced offences. A total of 38 infringement notices were issued over the two-day operation. Police said that officers attached to Traffic North will continue these operations to target alcohol, drug and dangerous driving on our roads.

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“Our staff are working as quickly as possible, within the resources available to them, to help the community recover from this disaster,” she said. “I ask the community for their patience and understanding while we continue with this im portant work across a wide range of Council services. We are working collaboratively with our counterparts in the NSW Government to get certainty for people and strengthen our community’s resilience.”

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Mayor Chris Cherry said answers were des perately needed, especially considering the Tweed is facing another La Niña. “It is six months on and our residents do not have any more information as to what will happen to their home, than they did when the water had just gone down,” she said. “This has to be at the top of the Reconstruc tion Corporation’s to-do list!

Flood bill hits $100M buyback stalled

“It is now six months on, and our community is calling out for answers. We can’t afford to wait any longer – people need answers now about how to plan their futures.” Cr Cherry praised Council staff who have worked tirelessly to help the community in their recovery efforts.

SIX MONTHS has now passed since the dev astating flood and many Tweed homeowners remain in limbo over whether a crucial buyback scheme will progress.

“People need to be contacted and told what the eligibility criteria are. “To leave our people hanging like this, not knowing what their options are is simply not okay.“This issue is so much bigger than just the people who may be personally impacted. It affects us all as a community because of the massive economic and social cost that it is to recover after each event. “With a 70 per cent predicted La Niña event again this summer we need answers and we need them now.” Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin also ex pressed her disappointment in the stalling of theMsschemes.Saffinprovided several key recommenda tions to the state government, including provid ing a mix of buybacks, relocatables and land swaps, and changes to planning.

THE TOTAL impact of the February flood on the Tweed Shire is estimated to top out at around $100 million, according to Tweed Shire Council, who says the recovery continues to gather momentum. As the community marks six months since the devastating deluge of February 28, Council has compiled a list of the mounting costs of theTherecovery.biggest ticket item is damage to Council roads which is now estimated at $80 million – almost four times that of the 2017 flood –with 10 significant landslips requiring extensive geotechnical analysis and repair. A total of 2,900 jobs have been logged on the Tweed’s road network for flood repair, of which 53 per cent are completed, including 80 per cent of emergency works. However, the remaining repairs are the most complicated and it is anticipated it will take at least two years to complete all the works. These figures do not include the thousands of potholes across the Tweed caused by water inundation.Otherkey statistics reveal more than 75,000 tonnes of mud debris have been collected to date – with the figure still rising – while an ad ditional 26,000 tonnes of flood waste including household goods was collected in the immediate aftermath of the flood. A total of 90 Council buildings and facilities were inundated during the flood, including the 50-metre swimming pool at Murwillumbah, the main Council depot at South Murwillumbah and the Visitor Information Centre at Mur willumbah.Propertydamage to private residences and businesses is also staggering. More than 2,100 homes were damaged in the flood, with 500 deemed uninhabitable. The impact on busi nesses has been estimated at more than $57 million by the 193 businesses who voluntarily completed a flood impact survey conducted by Council in the weeks after the flood.

The Weekly sent several questions to state ministers, the premier and state departments, calling for answers on proposed buybacks schemes. A response was not received prior to the print deadline.

Tweed Mayor Chris Cherry said attention remained on the future and what steps can be taken to prevent such widespread devastation from happening again. “We can’t do much to control the weather, but we can plan better to make sure we are ready for any future events given the anticipated impact of climate change,” Cr Cherry said. “We want to build back better and are calling on the state and federal governments to support funding for mitigation projects such as future land swaps for business and residential areas so we can move off the floodplain.

Applications can be made for eligible fl ood events that occurred between 28/2/2022 and 4/4/2022. Limit of 1 application per community organisation. View eligibility criteria, terms and conditions at frrr.org.au/rebuilding-futures. Promoted by AAI Limited 48 005 297 807 t/as GIO. Applications managed by Fund for Regional Renewal ABN 27 091 810 589. At GIO, we know the recent weather has had a devastating effect on the livelihoods of so many Australians. That’s why we’ve partnered with FRRR (Fund for Regional Renewal and Recovery) to offer grants of up to $25,000 to support events and projects that promote a more resilient community in affected areas. If your community organisation has been affected by the recent floods, apply for a grant today at frrr.org.au/rebuilding-futures. Closes 28 September 2022. T&Cs apply. Kempsey’s Bandbox Theatre Previous grant recipients We’ve partnered with FRRR to offer grants of up to $25K to support fl ood affected community organisations. 88494

Margaret Olley Art Centre | 9 September 2022 – 12 March 2023 Margaret Olley (1923 – 2011) Delphiniums and cherries (detail) 1976 Private collection, courtesy Philip Bacon Galleries © Margaret Olley Art Trust Flowerista M|ArtsSUPPORTEDPrecinctBY Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm DST | 2 Mistral Road, South Murwillumbah NSW | gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au | tweedregionalgallery The Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre is a Tweed Shire Council Community Facility and is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW. 88484

Janelle Saffin MP MEMBER FOR LISMORE Authorised by Janelle Saffin MP. Funded using Parliamentary entitlements. Out and About in Murwillumbah and Tweed ValleyHereforusChecked in with the Murwillumbah Volunteer Hub about our flood recovery needs Hosted Special Envoy for the Arts Susan Templeman MP at the Tweed Regional Gallery to advocate for our local arts Visitedsector the new Safe Haven in Murwillumbah which is a great walk-in mental health serviceHosted a mobile office in Murwillumbah where I heard from many locals. I'm following up lots of issues. I love getting out and about in our communities in Murwillumbah and Tweed Valley. If you see me out please come and say hello! Recently I: 88500

MEMBERS OF Hoppers Brewing Co at Tweed Heads are jumping for joy after their ambitious and exciting new plan for a craft brewery at Industry Drive was unanimously approved by Tweed Shire Councillors during their monthly meeting on Thursday, September 1. It was second time lucky from the beer brew ers’ development application (DA), valued at $1.35 million, at 80-82 Industry Drive, Tweed Heads South, after their first application was refused but left the door open for amendments. Posting on their website, The Hoppers Brew ing Co team said the approval was one of the most “surreal moments” walking out of the council chambers.

“It was somewhat unbelievable and hard to fathom that the next part of our journey had finally begun,” the post via hoppersbrewingco. com“Youreads.talk about milestone moments in the evolution of any business. This was one and as I looked at the other Hoppers present, I saw a “Exhaustionchange. was replaced with relief and once relief had run its course, a renewed energy came over all of us. “To be finally able to move forward with the building of the brewery – our long-established dream.“Forit to be allowable or ‘legit’, as my 13-yearold daughter would say, was a profound moment in that time and place. “So, watch this space. It’s different now. It’s even more real. It’s legit man. And we love it.” The application had faced criticism from Council staff who recommended the applica tion be refused due to the area being zoned for daytime industrial use rather than night-time commercial activities. But in response to concerns regarding the proposal being prohibited as a food and drink premises, the applicant submitted amended floor“Weplans.were asked to look at reducing the size of our drinking/dining space despite the fact that our intended liquor license limited us to a maximum of 120 people at any one time,” the company said. “Although never preferable, in an effort to be flexible, we brought the bar forward, rejigged the still and reduced the size of downstairs drinking/dining area, as well as agreeing to limiting the upstairs mezzanine to the balcony area being the only space for food/drink.

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“With these changes in place and a resubmit ted set of drawings in with Council, we were confident of a positive outcome and waited for the report to become available a week before the Council “Unfortunately,meeting.ourthoughts didn’t align with the planning department’s, as once again they recommended our application be refused, stat ing the design in its current form looked too restaurant focused.” But councillors did not see it the same way and after some consideration, including closed chambers for 30 minutes, all seven councillors voted in favour of approval. The site is zoned B5 Business Development, where artisan food and drink industry are per mitted with consent, but a food and drink prem ises is prohibited, according to Council’s report.

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Seagulls Club has thrown its support behind the program with dedicated re hearsal space and a stage to perform their program finale showcase concert. “We have four bands across a seven-week program,” Mr Grace said. “The bands practice and hone their skills together and will perform for parents, family, peers and the public just like rock stars in their special concert on Sunday, September 11, from 2pm.” Mr Grace said he moved down from Brisbane 15 years ago and saw a lot of youth issues and felt compelled to help. “That’s really the reason why I started the program at the Gold Coast and now here in the Tweed,” he said. Mr Grace said he loves what the power of music can do for young people and believes music holds the key to aiding kids in building their self-esteem.

“This donation will allow us to continue to nurture and support new mums in our community.” While not a big club, Lions members have big hearts, and this shows in the number of fundraising activities they carry out for the benefit of the local community and beyond on an annual basis. They are looking to engage new members so they can continue the fantastic work they have been doing since 1975. For membership enquiries please contact Bill Brody: 0411 406 143.

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“We also have some big plans to make it a permanent fixture thanks to the gener ous support of our sponsors Tweed Shire Council and particularly Seagulls Club, who have been absolutely amazing,” he said.YMV mentor Lissy Stanton said she’s enjoying helping young musos to find their feet in a challenging industry. “Playing in a band requires you to trust each other and work together,” she said. “You really need to develop your skills performing together, which is what we focus on.” The program’s first year in the Tweed at tracted 21 young musicians aged 11 to 17. “They were formed into four bands,” she“Theysaid.do bring some of their own learnt skills in their chosen instrument, our goal as mentors is to shape them into function al bands, so they can perform together, and who knows, they might continue from there.“This is a program that builds self confi dence and allows kids to realise they can achieve their goals and dreams if they apply themselves.” To find out more about the program and future intakes, please go to the website: youthmusicventure.com.au, or email: hel lo@youthmusicventure.com.au, or phone Ian Grace at:- 0424 143 140.

By Jonathon Howard Venture launches Lions Club donation

LIONS CLUB of Cabarita Beach and Pottsville Beach recently presented Support for New Mums coordinator Deb Hunt with a cheque for $1,032. The cheque presentation follows many fundraising efforts by the coastal Lions Club, who fundraise for worthy local causes. Ms Hunt said they were grateful for the donation, which will be used to cover insurance. “We were contacted by the Lions Club, which has a long history of community involvement, saying they would like to pay our insurance bill,” she said.

THE FEDERAL Government has announce ment the largest pension increases in 12 years, which will take effect later this month. The maximum rate of the single age pension will rise by $38.90 per fortnight (taking the single age pension from $987.60 to $1026.5) and for couples, by $58.80 per fortnight (tak ing their payment from $1488.80 to $1547.60 combined), with the new rates set to kick in from Tuesday, September 20. Under the new measures, payments will also increase for other payment recipients.

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The Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment will also rise by $38.90 a fortnight for singles and $58.80 a fortnight for couples. Some income and asset limits will also change due to indexation to ensure people are not dis advantaged.Thenewfigures, which include the pension and energy supplements, are set to benefit more than 4.7 million Australians, including those on JobSeeker Payments, Parenting Payments and ABSTUDY allowances.

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Currently, age and veteran pensioners can only earn $7,800 a year at a job before their pension is reduced, but the income credit, which kicks in from December, will mean pensioners can earn $11,800 a year before their pension isTheimpacted.income credit was one of the initiatives from the Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra. Assistant Minister for Social Services and Member for Richmond Justine Elliot said the measure is designed to enable pensioners who want to work to immediately boost the supply of labour to help meet shortages. It is also expected to help cost of living pres sures.“The $4,000 temporary credit will be avail able until June 30, 2023, once the legislation is passed,” she said. “The government will also look to strengthen legislation to ensure pensioners who are work ing don’t get kicked out of the social security system.“Legislation to ensure pensioners don’t have to reapply for payments for up to two years if their employment income exceeds the income limit will be fast-tracked.” Currently, their connection to social security is cancelled after 12 weeks of exceeding the incomePensionerslimit. will also retain access to their Pensioner Concession Card and associated benefits for two years. These changes will give older Australians the option to take up work if they wish to do so. “This is an important measure to ensure older Australians have the option to remain in the workforce if they wish to without losing access to their pension and benefits,” Ms Elliot said. “It will mean if they wish to work for short periods of time they can also, broadening their choices.”

Owner Daniel Wuthrich said he and his wife, Susanne, were still as passionate as the day they started and enjoyed playing a hands-on role in the business, located on Brisbane Rd, Labrador. He said the business offered five-star meal quality without the price tag. “While buying takeaway meals may seem appealing when you’re time poor, opting for fast food can often result in meals with a higher calorie count and less nutritional value.

Federal Minister for Communications Mi chelle Rowland said the Albanese government was investing in technologies and infrastructure to make sure local communities are better pre pared for natural disasters. “The project in Tweed Heads is one of 994 delivered so far under the program, with the remaining projects to be completed by Novem ber 2022,” Ms Rowland said. “While no network can ever be 100 per cent disaster-proof, these investments will go a long way towards ensuring local residents can stay connected in the most difficult times, especially to access potentially lifesaving information andMemberadvice”.for Richmond, Justine Elliot said the ability to contact emergency services or get other information and updates in a natural disaster can be the difference between life and death.“This project is a major boost for the town of Tweed Heads and will help ensure we minimise the risk of local communications network dis ruptions when natural disasters strike,” she said.

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“The Albanese government is listening to the community and making significant inroads to ward more resilient communications infrastruc ture to keep local residents safe and informed.”

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“This installation will strengthen resilience and connectivity during natural disasters, like the 2019 fires and 2022 floods.”

TWEED HEADS now has backup satellite services in case of an emergency or natural disaster like the recent floods which saw the area without internet or phone services for several days, and local MP Justine Elliot says it could save lives.

These projects will help ensure communities can continue to access emergency information and remain connected to friends and family through NBN’s Sky Muster satellite service during times of disaster when land-based net works are damaged or offline.

“I’m pleased that the community of Mul lumbimby will also benefit from a STAND installation at the Mullumbimby Rural Fire Service brigade.

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WHEN FLOODS devastated the Tweed Shire, many people were unable to contact help, but now a group of Pottsville school students have come up with a solution that has won them a national award. St Ambrose Catholic Primary School students Madeleine Morgan, Eve Trimboli, Olive Ostila and Louis Beaumont were thrilled to hear that their entry into the National Science, Technol ogy, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Make A Difference (MAD) competition had taken out first prize in the Demonstrating Catholic Ethos category. This week they flew to Melbourne to present their concept, an app that aims to connect people in need to volunteers in times of natural disaster, at the National STEM-MAD Showcase at the National Catholic Education Conference, inTheirMelbourne.appdesign was inspired by the long lines of volunteers they saw in Mullumbimby, the overwhelmed emergency services and the school’s music teacher, Mr Robby Cenda, who lost his home at Tumbulgum. Madeleine said the students decided they needed a way to help people affected by the floods.“Weknew a lot of people affected by it that haven’t had the help they needed so that’s how we came up with the idea,” she said. “Now we are looking for sponsors so we can get the app up and running, as well as mentors and software experts.” Louis said it was really exciting to know they had won one of the biggest awards in the STEM competition.Evesaidthey were nominated for three major awards and were also STEM national finalists in the STEM in the Future and Communications Award“Anothercategories.teamwon with the Flying Ambu lance, but we were really happy to get nomi nated,” she told The Weekly. According to Olive, the conference would have “lots of really important people” and they were “very excited” to be able to go to Melbourne forTheit. students worked under the guidance of teachers Grace McMahon and Mike Lubans. “It was clear from the onset that these students were community focused and genuinely wanted to create a product that would serve everyone,” Mr Lubans said. “It’s been such a pleasure to sit back and watch these amazing kids take the lead in the design process and work collaboratively.” Check out the amazing YouTube video: A Helping Hand App — St Ambrose Catholic Primary School. Jo

THE DEVASTATING February flood resulted in several local schools moving into the Murwillumbah South Infants School site. Until recently the site was all but abandoned, but the high ground location and facilities has been a lifeline for two local schools. Possums Preschool and Condong Primary have both moved onto the southside site as a temporary solution. Possums Preschool director Karen Shackell caught up with The Weekly recently to inform locals they are open for enrolments.

“We’re wanting to get the message out that we’re back and operating,” she said. “We’re looking to call this home for the fore seeablePossumsfuture.”was forced to shift from its Con dong site following the second major flood in five“Weyears.loved the Condong site, it was the history and sense of community it provided, was well known and it will be missed,” Ms Shackell said. “However, it is unlikely that Condong can be salvaged and our new site has everything weWithneed.”this in mind, Ms Shackell said it was time for a change. “We are now pleased to offer families a floodfree site that’s ideal for our needs and for the community’s needs,” she said. Ms Shackell said the partnership with Con dong Primary is a positive addition to school’s program.“I’dlike to acknowledge Condong Primary Principal Brendan Quinn and his team for their support and partnership in education, it’s been invaluable for the students,” she said. Ms Shackell is calling on parents to come and visit the new Possums site and learn just how great it is. “We currently have 2024 vacancies and would welcome any parents that want to find out more,” she said. Possums will undergo a major refurbishment with an exciting new playground in the works and due for completion by the start of 2023.

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POETRY IS thriving, with students from year three and four from both Murwillumbah Public School and Murwillum bah East Primary School (MEP S) gathering at Knox Park recently for a combined sharing of poems.Murwillumbah School assistant principal Lou ise Watkins said that all students had written their poems during the past five weeks. “This is part of the joint collaboration process that is occurring with both the primary schools as part of the new Mur willumbah Learning C ommunity Primary School,” she said. “All students in Year three and four have participated in the com bined poetry unit, which focussed on free verse po etry,” she said. “Students learnt differ ent styles of free verse poetry, for example dia mante, magnetic poetry, roll away poetry, blackout poetry and Tanka poetry “All students wrote their own poems and then published their favourite ones. These were bound in a booklet with a title page and contents page. “Students from both schools met today at Knox Park and shared their poems with each other.“They then chose their favourite poem and some students read it to everyone present.” Ms Watkins said the event was a “huge suc cess” as it gave the stu dents a purpose plus an audience for their writing.“Allteachers from both schools thoroughly en joyed teaching the poetry unit, as well as hearing the poems presented,” she“Itsaid.was fantastic for the students to meet each other again, after a combined stage two sports morning which was held at MEPS ear lier this term.”

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THE RETURN of the Orchid Show did not disappoint this year, with some of the most spectacular and aromatic varieties on display. The Friday and Saturday event took place at the Jessie McMillian Hall in Murwillumbah and attracted hundreds of orchid lovers from far andButwide.the big event is coming later this year at the Tweed Civic Centre for the 25th Annual Tweed Orchid Show and Fair. The event will take place on Sat urday and Sunday, November 2-3. Doors will open at 8.30am each day and admissions is $3. The event will feature top Queensland and NSW plants.

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This notification is to advise all landholders within 1 kilometre of properties, Lots 4 and 23, 88 Round Mountain Road, Round Mountain; Lot 1, 337 Round Mountain Road, Round Mountain; Lot 2, 209 Towners Road, Round Mountain; Lot 250, 1183 Cudgera Creek Road, Cudgera Creek; Lot 791 Pottsville Road, Cudgera Creek; Lot 2, Lomandra Avenue, Pottsville and Lot 379 Kelleher’s Road, Pottsville that 1080 fox/wild dog baits will be laid on the above-mentioned properties from 7 September to 31 December 2022. Property owners are warned to keep their working and domestic dogs and cats confined to their property and ensure they do not enter the baiting location during and after poisoning. In the event of an accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.

The primary purpose of the 1080 baiting program is to target foxes during their breeding season and to reduce the overall fox population in the study area to: • reduce the known impact of fox predation on the Tweed Coast Bush Stone-curlew population, particularly predation of eggs and chicks during the Bush Stonecurlew breeding season • reduce fox predation on other susceptible threatened species known to occur in the study area such as the Beach Stone-curlew and Pied Oystercatcher and minimise potential impacts on the endangered Tweed Coast koala population, particularly juvenile and young dispersing koalas. For further information contact: Sustainability and Environment Unit, Tweed Shire Council on 02 6670 2400 Public notification of 1080 baiting

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Jim and Val from Sanitair with their secret tipping weapon Liam Foyster (red hat) in second place, Tony Foran from Riverview Hotel in first place and Bill Carroll from Brims Haulage in equal first place

THE WEEKLY is pleased to announce our 2022 Footy Tipping Competition winners, with two first prize winners, two second prizes and one third prize. The two first-place winners this year on 146 points were Bill Carroll at Brims Haulage, picking up a handy $1,500 and in equal first place on 146 points was the always hot contender Riverview Ho tel manager Tony Foran, who also collected $1,500. Both Mr Carroll and Mr Foran thanked The Weekly for another great year of footy tipping, but neither had an any idea what to spend the money on.“Not sure yet, have to have a think about it,” Mr Carroll said, which Mr Foran agreed. In second place was DJ Stringer Real Estate principal David Stringer, who remained in hot pursuit all year and won a handy $500 for his efforts. In equal second this year was the Sanitair Healthy Air Con ditioning team based at Tweed HeadsSanitairSouth.owners Jim and Val enlisted a family friend and footy fanatic Liam Foyster to take on the tips this year. Liam is a mad St George Ill awarra Dragons fan and loves his weekend footy. “He was our man in the bun ker this year,” Jim said. Liam said he didn’t let his team get in the way of a good tip this “Sometimesyear. I had to tip against the Dragons, especial ly when I knew they couldn’t win,” he said. Liam was stoked to pick up $500, but also was unsure of what he’d spend it on. The Dragons fan tipped the Panthers to go back-to-back in the grand final. “It’s a tough grand final to call, but I think the Panthers will go again,” he said. The Weekly would like to thank all local businesses who took part in our tipping com petition this year and look for ward to welcoming you back in 2023. Book your place now. If you are interested in securing a place in The Weekly’s tipping competition, please phone: (02) 6672 4443.

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The next exhibition in the Margaret Olley Art Centre celebrates Olley’s love of flowers. The Art of Flowers will feature at the Centre from Friday, September 9, until March 12, 2023.“Olley dedicated her career to exploring the endless possibilities of humble, domestic objects combined with colourful, textural and sculptural arrangements of cornflowers, delphiniums, calendulas, hydrangeas, poppies, marigolds, flannel flowers, hippeastrums and more,” Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre director Susi Muddiman OAM, said. “For this exhibition we are bringing together some of the finest examples of her much-loved flower paintings, many of which are from pri vate collections and are rarely seen on public display.”Theworks span five decades, the earliest being Still life 1956 and the latest being Poppies and checked cloth 2011.

MODERN BELOVED is a new exhibition by artist Rosi Griffin which explores the Gold Coast’s architectural history and will open at the Tweed Regional Gallery on Friday, Sep tember 23. The body of work documents the suburban development of the 1950s and ‘60s — the mid-century modern buildings dotted along the Gold Coast. The artist’s aim is to celebrate our architec tural heritage and cultivate an appreciation of ourThehistory.exhibition includes a range of waterco lour paintings of existing homes — some are well known icons and others are hidden along theAllcoast.arefilled with character, colour and ar chitectural interest, featuring generous, large windows, lush gardens, and views to and from the landscape or the ocean — set against a back drop of vivid blue sky. “We are experiencing a revival and renewed appreciation of our mid-century history, yet most of these buildings are under-represented on heritage registers, still vulnerable and at risk of disappearing; old enough to be unstylish but not old enough to be worth preserving,” GriffinGriffinsaid.zooms in on Besser Block walls, to their individual geometric patterns. These formal designs are further explored and re-interpreted in painting and materials including fluorescent and mirrored Perspex.

In 1964 artist and art critic James Gleeson de scribed Olley as ‘… a symphonist among flower painters…’ as she forged ahead on the success of her first ever sell-out exhibition in 1962 at Brisbane’s Johnstone Galleries, with more solo shows dominated by still life paintings. Although Olley established herself as a land scape painter, explored figurative works, por traiture and of course interiors, it is her rich, evocative flower paintings that first come to mind when we think of her tremendous legacy inAlbeitart. a humble subject, The Art of Flowers is a splendid offering of rarely seen paintings by Australia’s most celebrated painter of still life. The exhibition is complemented by activities and events including free, drop-in artmaking activities for families during the summer school holidays. For all activity and event details, visit the Gal lery website: gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au Rosi Griffin, Beautiful View 2022, watercolour Rosi Griffin, Albatross 2021, watercolour on paper Margaret Olley passed away in 2011

Modern Beloved to open New Olley exhibition opens

The opportunity to see these works together, adjacent to the recreation of her famous home studio, is a rich and evocative window into her enduring career and a life dedicated to art.

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The individual modern geometric designs have been reinvigorated and injected with new meaning.“Rosi’sbright and colourful works distinctly evoke the heat of the Queensland sun and reflect the rise of Surfers Paradise in the post-war era,” Gallery Director Susi Muddiman OAM said. “The exhibition is bound to encourage a great er appreciation of these unassuming mid-cen turyModernbeauties.”Beloved is on display at Tweed Re gional Gallery from Friday, September 23, until Sunday, November 27.

MARGARET OLLEY’S unique approach to house cleaning resulted in the eclectic, flow er-filled home studio interior we have the priv ilege of enjoying today at the Margaret Olley ArtSheCentre.filled her space with subject matter for painting, including fresh, dried and synthetic flowers.Evendesiccated flowers, far beyond their prime, were left in place so she could see ‘the bones’ of the flowers and continue to refer to them as subjects for painting as though they were fresh from the garden.

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Travelling Film Fest is back

TRAVELLING FILM Festival (TFF) is back in Murwillumbah at The Regent from Friday to Sunday (September 9-11) with a specially curated program of the most loved and rivet ing Australian and international features from around the world. Travelling Film Festival manager Sanam Ro drigues said the TFF team are excited to return to The Regent and give audiences a “fresh and exciting program” on the big screen. “A total of nine feature films and three Austra lian short films will be screened in this year’s program, filled with fascinating and mind-blow ing storytelling from Australia, Ireland, Norway, Palestine and many more,” he said. Opening the festival is Australian director Macario De Souza’s 6 Festivals (pictured), an emotional tale of friendship between three teen agers who throw themselves into a whirlwind of music festivals in an attempt to escape reality. Shot at actual festivals and featuring various iconic artists, including Dune Rats, G Flip, Bliss n Eso, B Wise, Peking Duk, Ruby Fields and more, 6 Festivals is a moving love letter to young friendship and the life-altering power of live Highlightsmusic.of the program include We Are Still Here, an unparalleled First Nations cele bration interweaving eight powerful stories by ten directors from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. There are plenty more incredible new films to discover as part of TFF. Check out the schedule and purchase your tickets via: www.sff.org.au/ tff/program/murwillumbah Carmella is well worth a listen at The Regent

Inflation is a dirty word, “a necessary evil”, they say. I have a feeling those “they” who say that are the ones benefitting the most, leaving the rest scrambling to survive. In the last two-and-a-half years of Covid mandate madness, small businesses and the arts sector have suffered the most. It was during this time that I thought it would be a bright idea to take on a small arts business! Opportunity knocks at the strangest of times, the Universe seeming to ask how deeply you really want to achieve your dreams. Enough to take a big risk? The largest leap of faith in my life has seen two years fly by, navigating ever-shifting rules, trepidatious audiences, and the film industry put on pause whilst streaming platforms raked in record profits. I am not a profit-driven person, thanks to my upbringing and fortunate fate in this lifetime. My parents taught me to give back to community, grateful to be in a position where we could! The Regent is indeed my labour of love, with the birth pains still keening, accompanied by a steep learning curve, as for any mother, flying by the seat of my pants most of the time, and trusting it’ll all be “all right on the night”. That’s the showbiz motto after all! I am lucky to have such a committed team on board the good ship Regent, as we sail into intrepid waters, discovering the treasures of local music acts, and gems from the movie world.Itisnot gold we search for, but it does take money to keep the showboat going. Circling back to the ever-increasing spiral of inflation, and the need to cover costs, I must raise my prices to align with other cinemas, after this weekend’s (subsidised) Travelling Film Festival.Asingle-screen regional cinema cannot compete with the multiplexes, gaining revenue from several screens all day long, under the same number of staff. Remaining unpaid, and increasingly indebted, I cannot continue operating as inexpensively, especially as The Regent offers a premium experience! So, thank you, in advance, for your continued support and understanding.

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Friday French Club is back for our local Francophiles! HAUTE COUTURE is the movie of the month, with our French Film Chat (now by donation) expertly facilitated by Prisca Du Ressac for this Friday, as well as next month, whilst Monique Lavail is away. Delicious goûter from Ben’s Patisserie available to purchase with your coffee, tea, or wine if you wish, for a fantastique French-filled afternoon.

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THE REGENT and The Sacred Sound Temple are pleased to present Carmella Gitanjali Baynie on Thursday, September 15, from 5.30pm. The event will open with local band GaiaTree Kirtan with food and chai available. Throughout Carmella’s career, she opened for artists as diverse as Eartha Kitt, Daryl Braithwaite, Jenny Morris, Tex Perkins, Paul Capsis and composed for top 10 artists from China, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Carmella was introduced to bhakti yoga and chanting in the early 1990s, attaining her teacher training in Thrissur, South India, in the Sivananda tradition. As Carmellaʼs commitment to the practice of bhakti intensified, she was initiated into bhakti in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. “When I heard the songs of the Gaudiya Vaish navas I took a deep breath,” she said. “These songs to God were the most beauti ful songs I had ever heard. I lost my heart to Krishna embarking on a deep dive into the heart of bhakti, the holy city of Vrindavan and the purifying magic of kirtan.” Carmella regularly journeyed to Vrindavan studying classical Indian devotional music in Vrindavan and Mayapur in India. Carmella has worked with many beautiful overseas bhakti artists from Karnamrita Dasi, Dave Stringer, Gaura Vani, Jahnavi Harrison, has sung with Deva Premal and Miten and Madi Das, Daniel Bellone and Sacred Earth contributing to Grammy nominated album Bhakti Without Borders. She performed at Bhakti Fest in California and is part of the Auricle Collective bringing visibility to sacred music in the music world. But don’t take our word for it, here’s some of the incredible feedback she’s received from national media. “Her music beautifully showcases Carmellaʼs impassioned and angelic voice and the result is both moving and inspirational,” said Wellbeing Magazine.“Beautiful voice! Beautiful spirit! The music on this CD evokes higher realms, the kind fre quented by angelic beings and devas. It reaches slightly higher too, to that devotional realm we might actually call ‘homeʼ,” said Steven J Rosen, author of The Yoga of Kirtan Tickets are $25, bookings via www.trybooking. com/ CCBQK or cash at the door.

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LIFELONG TWEED locals Luke and Katie McDonald are proud to have launched Tweed Valley Hire recently.

“We moved back in 2019 and now live in Chillingham with our two teenage Lukedaughters.”hasbeen working in construction across excavation and drainage works for the past 20 years with one of Australia’s largest civil “Icontractors.recently started Tweed Valley Hire in March 2021 and I have been working in the business full time since April this year,” he Tweedsaid. Valley Hire offer a 1.7-tonne excavator for hire and oﬀer drainage and driveway installations and maintenance. As well as trenching and excavation services. “We currently have a special offer on driveway crossovers and open drain clearing,” he said. “Please give us a call to ﬁnd out more.” The couple are planning on expanding their fleet in the future to include other small equipment including a tipper and bobcat. The feedback from their customers has been outstanding and the couple are eager to help with your small or big jobs. Give them a call to find out more: 0472 575 014.

Luke and his wife Katie both grew up in the Tweed Valley with Luke originally from Pottsville and Katie from Banora. “My great grandparents, grandparents and parents are also from Tweed Shire,” the couple said. “We moved away for work when we were young and ended up in Darwin.

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The McDonald family have the skills and equipment to tackle a wide range of excavation and drainage jobs both big and small and with or without an operator.

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No. 228605 2484 ELECTRICAL ALL ELECTRICAL CALL Stuart L’Estrelle 41sparky.stu11@gmail.comParkAve,BrayPark2484 PHONE 0409 694 697 28334cNoLic Electrical Contracting NSW Lic No. 206213c QLD Lic No. 73010 P: 02 6672 1737 M: 0415 299 220 • Over 45 Years on the Tweed • Free Quotes • Power Connections and Metering • 24hr breakdown service • All jobs small and large E: sales@larkinelectrical.com.au W: www.larkinelectrical.com.au 12 Wharf Street, Murwillumbah EXCAVATION 0408 758 996 30 Years Experience NO JOB TO BIG OR A1BYRNESY’SSMALLEXCAVATIONSLIC:AD205904&AD211144SHIPPINGCONTAINERSSALES&HIREfrom$25PW DEMOLITION & ASBESTOS REMOVALISTS HIRE EXCAVATORS - 5T - 30T, BOBCATS, TRUCKS, TILT TRAY, CRANE, TIPPERS, FLOATS REMOVAL OLD CARS, RUBBISH, TREES SUPPLY ROCKS, SOILS EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE 0410 056 228 ~ 0427 663 678 Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance • Tip Trucks 3 to 12 tonne • Excavator • Driveways • Roads • Clearing • House pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush rocks • Rock walls EXCAVATION BORDER ROCKWALLS PH: 0409 243 066 • 1 TONNE 30 EXCAVATORTONNEHIRE • BOBCATS LARGE & SMALL • POSI-TRACK • POOLDIGS & TIPPER HIRE • BUSH ROCK SUPPLIERS 159254CLic. 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OUR PLACE OR YOURS! 1800 454 131 TWEED REMOVALS Large Truck Tail Lifter1 item to full house. Ph: 0415-419-222 ROOFING FAMILY BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS • Repointing & Bedding • Water Leaks • Painting • Replace Broken Tiles • Pressure Cleaning • Roofs • Driveways • Gutter Cleaning FOR A FREE QUOTE PHONE RYAN NORMAN 0412 873 816 RESTORATIONNORMAN’SROOF G & M Metal Roofing MT WARNING Free Quote call Mark 0447 189 508 Lic no. 244930c*New Roof * Re Roof * **Down*GutterFasciaPipeLeakRepair Blue Sky Roofing NSW Roof Repairs Maintenanance & Ph:Replacements0450659 114 For A Quote Lic No. 304784C 42 Local Trades and Professional Services Thursday, September 8, 2022 Tweed Valley Weekly Locals Supporting Locals

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Boat for Sale BOAT FOR SALE 4.5 mtr Nautiglass Sportsman Excellent condition. New 60 hp Mercury only done 30 hours. New steering. New trailer. Nothing to spend. $8,500 ONO view at 60 Poinciana ave Bogangar or call Graeme 0417496282 ALLOY DINGHY 3 metre with brand new Mercury 5HP outboard motor. $1,800 Ph: 0427 696 002 Business for Sale BUSINESS FOR SALE Long established local Gas & Water supplies company. Training support available, if required. Enquiries: Phone 0400 186 851 BRAYS CREEK GAS & WATER SUPPLIES Car for Sale MERCEDES Veteran W123 series 300d, Mag wheels, 5 cyl diesel, engine perfect, gearbox needs exchange (Merc parts). Body near perfect. Ph: (07) 5590 7029. Car for Sale MITSUBISHI PAJERO 4x4 Manual, One owner, Tow Bar. Only 282,000km Rego- 2IV780 7 seats $5000, will trade. Taylor Made Car Sales & Hire DL16862. 5 Prospero St Murwillumbah Phone 0266 725 454 1997 BMW E36 323I SEDAN , 5sp auto, cruise control, sunroof, 211000kms, log books, 11 months reg, unmodified, very good condition, great drive, smooth, quiet & economical, $7500, Ph 0412 493 980 Courses Construction Induction Tweed Heads South Phone 0466 015 373 Safety CORP RTO 91694 White Card Courses First Aid Courses HLTAID009 Provide CPR ($50) HLTAID011 Provide first aid ($100) HLTAID012 Provide first aid in an education and care setting ($120) HLTAID014 Provide advanced first aid HLTAID015 Provide resuscitationadvanced To book a place just Phone 0466015373 Southern Cross First Aid First Aid kits approved for all work places www.firstaidsc.com MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSE Improve knowledge of mental illnesses and their treatments and confidence in providing assistance to individuals with mental illness. 2 day training from 9am to 3.30pm offered over separate weeks Certificate on successful completion of the course Morning and afternoon tea will be provided + Standard MHFA manual Make enquiries: wendy@wellnessrocks.com.au Phone Wendy: 0411 393 367 Free ALL FREE Come and collect. Live in Bus needs wash out. Camper Needs wash out. All metal back of truck with Hydraulic Crane. Collect now 5 Kyogle Rd Bray Park. Flower Shed. All Free. Contact Andy 0427 831 553 or Royce 02 6672 4212 Firewood FIREWOODWesternQldFirewood Neil Mack Fencing Call Neil 0427 241 680 8418 Tweed Valley Way Caravans Wanted THINKING OF SELLING YOUR VAN? SELL ON CONSIGNMENT WITH US! Benefits: THINKING OF SELLING YOUR VAN? SELL ON CONSIGNMENT WITH US! Benefits:  No phone calls at all hours  No waiting for people to show up  Real interested buyers  High quality listing with features and photos  No strangers at your door  We do all the work! SELL YOUR VAN ON CONSIGNMENTSELLCONSIGNMENTYOURVANON TWEED CARAVANSCOAST Ph: 07 55 243 745 24 Minjungbal Dr, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486 www.tweedcoastcaravans.com.au • sales@tweedcoastcaravans.c THINKING OF SELLING YOUR VAN? SELL ON CONSIGNMENT WITH US! Benefits: No phone calls at all hours No waiting for people to show up Real interested buyers High quality listing with features andNophotosstrangers at your door We do all the work! WHAT WE DO We will get the best price for you with no hassles or security concerns. Our business has thousands of vehicles passing by every day, your van gets great Tweedexposure!Coast Caravans has a professional website which attracts thousands of customers each day from all over Australia. We will give your RV a professional photo advertisement which will be displayed on our website as well as several other leading industry websites & social media. We regularly wash and maintain your RV in top condition while in our yard. Once we have taken a deposit on your RV, we will contact you to advise when the new owner is collecting and therefore when you will receive your monies. Once sold the monies from the sale are deposited into our Trust Account and then dispersed to your account. This takes approximately 5 working days before the money is available to you. Ph: 07 55 243 745 59 Tweed Valley Way South Murwillumbah 2484 www.tweedcoastcaravans.com.au • sales@tweedcoastcaravans.com.au Licence No. MD060299 44 Classifieds Thursday, September 8, 2022 Tweed Valley Weekly Locals Supporting Locals Adults Day Time 0755233929Special Asian Beauty Jasminewww.jasmine236.com.au2362/36EnterpriseAveTweedHeadsSouthOPEN24/7 Coast to Country Classifieds Tweed Valley Public Notice GRANTS OPEN ITV Tweed Community Initiative Fund Closingwww.itv.com/communitygrantSunday18thSeptember2022 ITV STUDIOS TCIF LOGO UPDATE_2021 Format: Logo as vector file Text: All fonts as outlines Font: Avenir Bold Positions Vacant

Requirements: HC Driver - White Card / HC Truck License Excellent communication skills and an ability to work alone and with others / strong work ethic Experience in the asphalting industry will be viewed as highly favourable. Email: admin@ecasphalt.com.au For Sale MOVING BOXES from $1.50. Phone Glen. 0428 003 055 FREEDOM MOBILITY AIDS WHEELCHAIR Superlight $400. MOBILE COMMODE /SHOWER CHAIR $550. WALKER $150. All three $1000 Ph 0429158208 2 TIVA HEATERS WITH STANDS. Never used. $450 Ph: 0419 208 683 Lost HEARING AID Bronze coloured hearing aid lost in the vicinity of Choice Bargain shop at the Hub Tweed Heads. Lost on Friday 5th August, approximately midday. Please contact 0488 601 010 Massage Massage Tweed Heads South Wed-Thurs, Sat, Sun Ph 0473 512 021 www.goodhandsmassages.com

DRIVER National Transport & Logistics company looking for experienced HC or MC drivers at Condong Broadwater or Harwood Sugar Mill sites. Excellent seasonal pay & conditions. Send resume to Wendy.Keel@sctlogistics.com.au. SECRETARY/OFFICE ADMIN & ORGANISER required. Must have qualiﬁcations and experience. Excellent remuneration. Part time/ﬂexible hours on offer. For further details Ph: (07) 5590 7079.

POSITIONS VACANT HC Drivers East Coast Asphalt is a family-owned local business located in the Northern Rivers – based in the Murwillumbah area. We provide asphalt and bitumen services to Northern Rivers residents as well as local councils. We are currently looking to fill a number of positions in our crew. Our works include council main roads as well as residential projects between the Tweed and Byron areas. Most day starts are at the yard at Condong. You will report directly to the site Supervisor and will be expected to deliver machinery to site and/ or assist with the road crew. You will be expected to work overtime and to travel – on occasion. Whatever the position, all crew are expected to assist wherever needed when required. This position initially will be a casual position, with a review 6 months from the start date. A more permanent position can then be discussed depending on the applicants’ proven abilities on the job. At present, all casuals are doing at least a 38-hour week due to an over abundance of work. We have been established for over 10 years and have an excellent reputation in the area for delivering an efficient and professional result. The successful applicant(s) will receive above award wages, a great work-life balance and the opportunity to work in a friendly and organised crew.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF PRECIPE, TACIT ACCEPTANCE AND RECONVEYANCE: Gregory Leigh Brown© and Virginia Hope Brown© of Tweed Shire, New South Wales state, are not voluntary transactors in commerce, and are the irrefutable Holders in Due Course of their properties/ chattels and all associated copyright protected Trade Names Gregory Leigh Brown©, GREGORY LEIGH BROWN© and, Virginia Hope Brown©, VIRGINIA HOPE BROWN©, have lawfully reconveyed all relevant variations of Naming Conventions since our unrebutted Reconveyance to the Land and Soil jurisdiction of Terra Australis, commonly known as the Commonwealth of Australia, on the 14th April 2022, Public Record Numbers RPP44 63900 05100 18084 27608, RPP44 63900 05100 18084 28605 and 27th April 2022, Public Record Number RPP44 63900 05100 16065 96605. Thus severing usufruct subjugation ties with the occupying Australia corporation, in Entirety. The Corporate Australian Kakistocracy and its afﬁliates, are instructed to immediately cease and desist any further infringement upon these copyright protected ﬁnancial instruments and are required to cease and desist misaddressing Gregory Leigh Brown© and Virginia Hope Brown© in fraudulent debased Dog-Latin, Glossa.

IN LOVING MEMORY Those we love don’t go away. They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near. Still loved, still missed But very dear. Carol, Tracey, Michael, Leanne & Families.

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‘Your love will light our way. Your memory will forever be with us.’ Sleep on now and take your rest. – Matthew 26:45 The Zilles family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of their beloved Dad and Grandpa.

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A service will be held on Wednesday 14th at 1pm in the chapel at Tweed Valley Cemetery. All are welcome to 12-6-1954Terryattend.2-9-2022

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Late of Murwillumbah. Passed away peacefully on Sunday 4th September 2022. Aged 89 Years. Dearly loved Husband of Noreen. Loved Father and Father-in-law of Christine & Greg Baker and Michelle. Loved Brother of Joyce (dec’d), Marjorie (dec’d), Robert (dec’d), Rita, Thomas (dec’d), Noel (dec’d), Brian and Mary. Family and friends are warmly invited to attend John’s Requiem Mass to be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Wednesday, 14th September 2022 at 12:30pm. After the service, the cortege will leave for the Murwillumbah Lawn Cemetery. Ph: (02) 6672 2144 MurwillumbahMcGuiness Funerals FuneralNoticesNotices

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Dearly loved Husband of Dorothy. Loved Father and Father-in-Law of Rodney & Leanne (dec’d) and Jamie & Cherie. Cherished Grandfather of Jordan, Dylan, Mitchell, Billy, Summer and Frankie. Loved Brother of Lynette and June.

Neville Frederick O’Connor “Nev” Late of Kingscliff. Formerly of Murwillumbah. Passed away peacefully on Wednesday 31st August 2022. Aged 79 Years.

Retired Manager Norco Co-Op Tweed Heads Passed away peacefully on 1st September 2022 at John Flynn Hospital, late of Tweed Heads. Aged 86 years. Beloved husband of Joan (for 63 years), much loved dad and father-in-law of Colin, Kathryn & Wayne, Richard, David, Sarah & Michael, proud and loving pop to Aislinn, Daniel, Lydia, Alegra, Daisy, Edward, Juno and Josie and loved great pop of Finn and Sunniva (deceased). Loved and remembered by all his family and friends. Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral service for Ray to be at the Tweed Valley Lawn Cemetery Chapel on Tuesday 13th September 2022 at 1.00pm

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Late of Murwillumbah, formerly of Burringbar and Cookham, UK. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, after a long, happy and successful life, on Monday 5th September 2022. Aged 91 years. Dearly loved husband of Rosemary. Loved father of Rik and Chris and father-in-law of Helen and Zili. Grandfather of Finn, Kell, Dane and Zach.

In his 91st year, passed away peacefully 30 August 2022. Dearly loved husband of Rose. Loved and treasured Father and Fatherin -Law of Christine and John (Dec) and Barry and Suzann. Cherished Grandfather to Lisa, Catherine, Donna and Matthew and Great Grandfather to his 10 Great Grand Children. Thank you to Dr Paul Malouf and the team at St Joseph’s Tweed Heads South for your care and support. Family and Friends are warmly invited to attend Don’s Memorial Service to be held at South Tweed Sports Club 14 September at 1.30pm.

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THE BILAMBIL Jets have taken out the 2022 NRRRL premiership with a re sounding 30-18 victory over Evans Head in front of a huge crowd in The Valley on Sunday, September 4 and Cudgen took out a thrilling trifecta in the other grades. To get the Jets fired up Mickey Coleman filmed a well-wishes video featuring for mer Jets players Cheyse Blair, Luke Gar ner, Ryan James, Tarryn Aiken, Jahrome Hughes, Reece Robson, Klese Haas and Mitch Spackman, with well wishes from Josh Ado Carr, Hudson Young, Mick Fanning and the Screaming Jets’ Dave Gleeson. It worked. Colema said Captain Tom Rowles was knocked out in the 2011 grand final and played limited minutes but on Sunday he was man of the match. “Jets defence has won them games all season,” Coleman said. “Evans had a late fight back but a late Blake Forder try sealed the game “Jack Durhiem was fantastic off the bench and scored a try. Tom Raftery dislocated his knee early on in the game and left us with 16 players for the game. “Brenton Daley Holten and Lachlan Hallard were our two youngest but two of our Ladiesbest.”League Tag The Hornets girls took out the premier ship over Marist Brothers, 14-10 with a thrilling last minute Grace Sleba try. Grace also won the MVP. Captain Maggie Butler said “it was a flood of emotions” to get the win. “We are such a close unit and this is something we all wanted and worked so hard for,” she said. “It was a massive relief and something we will never forget.” Tom Rolles said it was an honour to take the win for the club. “It’s been a long time between drinks and it was good to see so many people out there to support us and Evans,” he said.“Itwas just a really good day for coun tryCudgenReservefooty.”Gradehadto fight to hold out the Mustangs in the second half, taking the premiership 24-12 and making it three out of three for the Hornets. Jay Mccallie was the MVP. Under Cudgen18swere on fire and took down Ballina 40-14 in what was described as “aMaxclinic.”Liles was MVP. Cudgen president Mick Channels is in hospital after a bad accident and his wife Louise said “he was very excited to see so many happy players and spectators for the Hornets.” “He wished he could have been there to watch the games in person,” she said. We have had so many funny, happy arvo’s at the footy (with the occasional dash of devastation). To the players who put it all on the line week after week, the coaches, trainers, canteen staff, grounds volunteers, gate crew, ball kids, bar staff and the family and friends who support ed them, thank you all so much for your passion, generosity and hard yakka and for bringing us so much joy. You make winter fun every year. See you at the footy in 2023.

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Open Homes Saturday, September 10 First National Real Estate Murwillumbah 10 Culbara Cres, Stokers Siding, 9:30-10am 109 Bonnydoon Rd, Uki, 9:30-10am 6 Tree St, Murwillumbah, 10am-10:30am 62 Myrtle St, Murwillumbah, 10-10.30am 5 Kintyre Cres, Banora Point, 10-10.30am 42 Meadow Pl, Uki, 10:15-10:45am 2/21 McPherson Crt, 10:45-11:15am 10 Oakbank Tce, Murwillumbah, 11-11.30am 27 – 29 Bawden St, Tumbulgum, 11:45am-12:15pm 95 Starlight Way, Pumpenbil, 12pm-12:30pm 1 Sapphire St, Murwillumbah, 12pm-12.30pm 148 Bakers Rd, Dunbible, 12pm-12.30pm 1636 Tyalgum Rd, Tyalgum, 2pm-2.30pm Tate Brownlee Real Estate 9 Nandina Terrace, Banora Point, 9-9:30am 2/57 Bione Avenue, Banora Point, 9-9:30am 2 Blue Haze Crescent, Banora Point, 9-9:30am 16/7-9 Parry Street, Tweed Heads, 9-9:30am 13 Peel Circuit, Tweed Heads South, 10-10:30am 10/13 Cabernet Court, Banora Point, 10-10:30am 1/85 Henry Lawson Drive, Terranora, 10-10:30am 121 Darlington Drive, Banora Point, 11-11:30am 2/12 Kentia Crescent, Banora Point, 11:30-12pm 18 Anthony Avenue, Banora Point, 11:30-12pm (AUCTION 12pm) 11 McAllister Road, Bilambil Heights, 12-12:30pm 5 Bione Avenue, Banora Point, 12:30-1pm 18 Shady Lane, Banora Point, 1-1:30pm and 2-2:30pm McGrath 24/39-47 Soorley St, Tweed Heads Sth, 10-10.30am 245 Beltana Dr, Bilambil, 10.30-11am 35 Old Ferry Road, Banora Point, 11-11.30am 15/14 Lorikeet Dr, Tweed Heads Sth, 11.45am-12.15pm 5 Glebe Pl, Banora Point, 1pm-1.30pm MANA Real Estate 3 Simpson Place, Goonellabah, 9.30-10am Short Street, New Brighton, 10-10.30am 18 Dorothy Street, Murwillumbah, 10-10.30am Whitton Court, Ocean Shores, 10-10.30am 37 Narooma Drive, Ocean Shores, 11-11.30am Old Ferry Road, Murwillumbah, 11-11.30am 5 Philip Street, South Golden Beach, 11-11.30am Narooma Drive, Ocean Shores, 12-12.30pm 59 Riverview Street, Murwillumbah, 12-12.30pm Stuart St, Tweed Heads ‘Price Guide $770K-$790K’ 7/2810-10:30amStanley St, Tweed Heads ‘Price Guide $550K-$580K’ 111511:30amChardonnay Cres, Tweed Heads South ‘Price Guide $1.075M-$1.125M’ 11-11:30am 8/24 Dutton St, Coolangatta ‘Interest Over $795K’ 11-11:30am 11 Mourne Tce, Banora Point ‘Price Guide $1.2M-$1.3M’ 1225/2212:30pmBinya Ave, Tweed Heads ‘$590K’ 12-12:30pm 50 Peninsular Dr, Bilambil Heights ‘$795k’ 1-1:30pm 7/17 Korina Ave, Kirra ‘Offers Over $630K’ 1-1:30pm Estate COAST TO

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02hello@mana.au66805000 15 Commercial Road NSWMurwillumbah2484 Shop 1, Tavern Arcade, 78 Rajah Road, (PO Box 19) Ocean Shores NSW 2483 59 2133SophisticationStyle,ForMurwillumbahStreetRiverviewSaleCharm&BedroomBathroomGarageOpenSpaces Delivering the ultimate blend of characterful charm and modern sophistication, this classic 1930’s residence has been extensively renovated and reinvented for our contemporary Setlifestyle.inan elevated position with an easterly aspect and views to the distant mountains, the private and stylish home offers an ambience of understated elegance throughout. With high ceilings, a crisp white colour scheme, lovely French doors which fill the home with natural light. AgentContact adrian.hoferek@manare.au0477112640 520 2624CountryEnjoyForCreekNobbysCreekNobbysRoadSaletheTranquilLifestyleBedroomBathroomGarageCarports Embrace the dream country lifestyle with plenty of space for your kids to explore and enjoy the great outdoors, gather eggs from your chooks and swim in the permanent creek on the You’llproperty.love entertaining family and friends in the purpose-built alfresco living/dining pavilion, complete with a fabulous outdoor kitchen including a barbecue, fridge, sink and 40mm stone Contact$1,700,000benchtops.Agent adrian.hoferek@manare.au0477112640 72 4224TimelessStunningForUkiRoadBonnydoonSaleMountainViews,FamilyLivingBedroomBathroomGarageOpenSpaces Tucked away in a private corner of the beautiful Tweed Valley, this beautiful property offers peace, serenity and pictureperfect vistas. From the moment you arrive, you’ll be captivated by the absolutely stunning views to Wollumbin/Mount Warning from this spacious and timeless family home set on elevated Inside,acreage.the classic home offers a large family living area, plus a separate dining and lounge area which showcases the gorgeous Contact$1,750,000views.Agent troy.stein@manare.au0477271411 10 LaidbackForPottsvilleStreetFlintwoodSaleluxuryinKoala BeachWalk to the beach! 4 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 2 Garage Walk to the beach and come home to contemporary elegance and laidback sophistication in this breathtaking large fourbedroom home in the eco-sanctuary, Koala Beach, Pottsville. With deluxe, high-end finishes throughout, impressive street appeal, fully landscaped gardens, and skyline ocean glimpses from upstairs, this showstopping home will not be on the market AgentContactlong. adrian.hoferek@manare.au0477112640 88499

4 Mourne Terrace, Banora Point 4 beds, 3 baths, 4 car Positioned in one of Banora Point’s most prized cul-de-sac positions where the high-side residences enjoy sweeping coastal views stretching from Kingscliff to Coolangatta. Perfectly designed toenhance the homes enviable northeast sunlight and breezes, enjoying bright open living spaces and a flexible layout.Price Guide $1,430,000 - $1,480,000

35 Old Ferry Road, Banora Point 4 beds, 3 baths, 4 car Claiming an elevated position inone of Banora Point’s most adored enclaves, this exclusive two storey home is graced with panoramicvistas from the hinterland to the ocean. Enjoy peaceful dips in the sun-drenched magnesium swimming pool, entertain with blissful views or luxuriate in the grand main bedroom with ensuite spa bath. Price on request

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5 Glebe Place, Banora Point 4 beds, 2 bath, 3 car Impeccably presented indoors and out, this quality family home claims a large 623m2 cornerblock in a manicured Banora Point neighbourhood. Boasting soughtafter dual street access, a resortstyle pool and entertaining area plus multiple sun-drenched living areas, it delivers family perfection close to popular local amenities.Price Guide $950,000 - $1,045,000 10 September 11:00am - 11:30am WELCOME Saturday 10 September 10:00am - 10:30am WELCOME By appointment Saturday 10 September 1:00pm - 1:30pm AGENTS Chris Holt 0413 867 111 Joel Leach 0480 285 787 Chris Holt 0413 867 111 Joel Leach 0480 285 787 AGENT Grant Johnson 0426 230 553 Tim Bramall 0419 730 932 Coolangatta/Tweed Heads & Tweed Coast

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24/39-47 Soorley Street, Tweed Heads South 3 beds, 2 baths, 1 car Showcasing stunning views over the lush fairways of the Coolangatta& Tweed Heads Golf Course, this exceptional residence impresseswith its coveted corner block position, oversized wrap-around balcony, and a suite of highend inclusions throughout the impeccable interiors.

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1 Sand Street, Kingscliff 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 car Set perfectly across a level 728sqm parcel of land, adjacent to Merv Edwards field, this freshly renovated family home is ideal for growing families or anyone seeking a relaxed beachside lifestyle. Situatedwithin metres from the waves and white sands of Kingscliff beach, just a short distance to Kingscliff village shops and within easy accessto the M1. Price guide on request

AGENTS Grant Johnson

15/14 Lorikeet Drive, Tweed Heads South 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 car This near new bothshopping,three-bedroom,architect-designedtwoandahalfbathroomresidenceisideallysituatedjustminutestolocalqualityschools,andCoolangattaandTweedCoastbeachesandfeaturesadelightfulrearcourtyardgardenandundercoverpergola.

AGENTS Tony Holland

472 EvironEvironRoad, 4 beds, 2 bath, 6 car This picturesque 8.3-acre lifestyle property is tucked away in the Tweed valley between Kingscliff and Murwillumbah townships with unrivalled northerly views across the sugar cane fields. The residence has been renovated throughout and boasts a generous kitchen with ample storage, timber flooring, anda massive timber deck Price Guide $2,000,000 10 September 11:45am - 12:15am 10 September 10:30am - 11:00am Holland 0416 287 117 0408 755 993 0426 230 553 263 646 0416 287 117 0408 755 993 Gill 0488 357 003 0416 263 646

AGENTS Kelly

245 Beltana BilambilDrive, 6 beds, 4 baths, 6 car This stunning property sits proudly on a 9,658sqm (2.4 Acre) elevatedblock of creekfront land and features expansive north-east viewsover Terranora Broadwater. This well maintained brick residence is surrounded by manicured lawns and is currently configured as afour bed, three bath main home plus an attached two bed one bath secondary dwelling. Price on request

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| JUSTIN SCHMITH | 0422 051 505 | justin@schmith.com.au | schmith.com.au | 39 KENNEDY DRIVE, TWEED HEADS JUST SOLD Sold for a premium price and multiple offers. Having received significant buyer interest, touring 34 x physical groups in 3 weeks. We have plenty of qualified Buyers who missed out, on standby wanting to purchase in the area. We would love to achieve the same great result for you! Please feel free to contact me at any time on 0422 051 505 to discuss. 88516

MIDGINBIL KUNGHUR Contact agent BRAY PARK Contact agent KYNNUMBOON Contact agent 84 Edwards Lane QUIETNESS, RELAXATION, LIFESTYLE • Country Private Lifestyle Retreat • 5bed Brick plus Study 2LUG & Rumpus room • 18 x 9m work shed, sealed driveway • 2ha 5acres useable land with Creek • Suit horses, Vegetables, Fruit or extended family NOT TOO BIG NOT TOO SMALL • Land is totally useable land 2023m2 block • Dwelling Entitlement • Set high off the banks of Tweed River (Not flood prone Land) • 5 mins approx. to Uki & 18mins approx. to Murwillumbah VACANT LAND HOLDING •105 AC • 42.55 ha of arable land • Predominately flat to undulating – flood free land • Excellent water in place • Large 6 bay shed • Set on the outskirts of Murwillumbah TERRAGON 2220m2 MURWILLUMBAH Contact agent 2/21 McPherson Court MURWILLUMBAH $975,000 10 Oakbank Terrace BANORA POINT $850,000 5 Kintyre Crescent TYALGUM $978,000 1636 Tyalgum Road DUNBIBLE $1,475M 148 Bakers Road MURWILLUMBAH $890,000 1 Sapphire Street MURWILLUMBAH $720,000 62 Myrtle Street SIMPLICITY - ALL THE WORK IS DONE • Open plan living, near new kitchen • 2 car garage and under house workshop • Spring fed dam, stable and chook pen • 2.14ha approx. 5acres FUNCTIONAL DESIGNLOW FAMILYMAINTENANCEHOME • Spacious central lounge room with ornate cornices and raked ceilings • Modern kitchen - open plan dining/family area. • 4 generous bedrooms • Master bedroom with huge ensuite - shower, deep bath and separate toilet. QUIET THELOCATIONELEVATEDTOCATCHCOOLINGBREEZES • Solid 3BR 2way bathroom features polished timber parquetry floors throughout. • Covered entertainment area overlooks an established tropical rainforest & native fruit trees. RELAXED LIFESTYLERIVERFRONT • Elevated level flood free 1.137 Ha -(2.8acres) • Main Residence 4 BR plus Office • Separate Studio presently let to reliable tenants • Detached She Shed or Man Cave for the hobbyist RURAL RESIDENTIAL LIVING OVERLOOKING THE TWEED RIVER • Stylish well designed set on 4309 sqm established tropical rainforest & fruit trees • Combined lounge dining area plus separate family room with fireplace. • Well appointed updated kitchen with walk in DUAL OCCUPANCY FOR EXTENDED FAMILY OR INVESTOR • The versatile floor plan allows for a separate 4 bed 1 bath home plus a self contained 2 bed 1 bath area. • Two street frontage gives easy access and separate entrances for both. ENJOY THE MT WARNING VIEW • Capturing a sweeping view across farmland • Elevated position to catch the breezes • Great polished timber floors • Low gardensmaintenance Anne Besgrove 0402 608 503 Jade Chapman 0493 132 898 Anne Besgrove 0402 608 503 Jade Chapman 0493 132 898 Anne Besgrove 0402 608 503 Jade Chapman 0493 132 898 OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY 11 TO 11.30 AM Helen Flynn 0435 810 254 OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY 10 TO 10.30AM Helen Flynn 0435 810 254 OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY 2 TO 2.30PM Helen Flynn 0435 810 254 OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY 12 TO 12.30PM Helen Flynn 0435 810 254 OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY 12 TO 12.30PM Helen Flynn 0435 810 254 OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY 10 TO 10.30AM Helen Flynn 0435 810 254 Anne Besgrove 0402 608 503 Jade Chapman 0493 132 898 Anne Besgrove 0402 608 503 Jade Chapman 0493 132 898 Anne Besgrove 0402 608 503 Jade Chapman 0493 132 898 3 1 1 5 2 2 6 3 53 1 2 4 14 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 6 2 23 1 2 JUSTLISTED COMINGSOONCOMINGSOON COMINGSOONCOMINGSOON List with the agency that gives back to the community. Call Anne Besgrove 0402 608 503 or Jade Chapman 0493 132 898 88507anne.besgrove@fnmurwillumbah.com.au helen.flynn@fnmurwillumbah.com.au Are you thinking of selling? Please phone Helen Flynn 0435 810 254 OFI 10.45-11.15AMSAT • A covered tiled outdoor area captures the morning sun and provides the perfect place for year round entertaining. • Double carport plus drive through single garage via roller door to rear yard. • Fully fenced safe playing yard for children and pets. pantry and generous bench space adjoins meals area. • Over sized rear deck for entertaining overlooking lawns and gardens & sun dappled river views. • Great rental potential for an investor $960 per week for both lettable areas. • Located in a quiet, flood free, established area.

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1/4 Archer Street Bilinga Your stylish abode, just 5 years young, is just one of 18 only & positioned on the ground level, at the front of the complex. In addition, you will also enjoy a generous floor plan & convenient direct access out to the enclosed common area grassy courtyard, on foot the beach. KEY FEATURES: • Generous air-conditioned open plan living & dining zone • Large partly covered outdoor paved terrace with direct access to common area fenced garden • Crisp kitchen w/ stone benches, 900w ILVE oven and induction cooktop and plumbed LG Fridge Freezer • Master bedroom w/ stylish ensuite and air conditioning • Euro Laundry fitted with ample shelving, LG 7KG Washing Machine & Haier Condenser Dryer all included • Lift Access and intercom • Secure basement parking plus storage cage • Compact common area gymnasium • Pet friendly For Sale Interest Over $995,000 Open Saturday 10th 9-9:30am David Stringer 0418 150 david@djstringer.com.au731car221bathbed (07) 5599 5222 76 Griffith Street Coolangatta | Open 7 Days | www.djstringer.com.au the home of real estate BAREFOOT BEACHSIDE LIVING – an alfresco lifestyle by the sea’ 2/58 Pacific Parade Bilinga Relax from a day at the beach from this immaculate (2) bedroom ground level unit, just 1 of 6 only, aloft a prime 675m2 beachfront allotment. KEY FEATURES: • Open plan living • Stunning polished timber flooring throughout • Modern functional kitchen • Two good sized bedrooms with mirrored built-in robes • Modern bathroom with laundry facility available (currently being housed in communal area) • Lock up garage For Sale Interest Over $695,000 Open Saturday 10th 10-10:30am David Stringer 0418 150 david@djstringer.com.au731car211bathbed BEACHFRONT LIVING - just one of 6 only’ 88497

T. 07 5513 0300 2/34 Oyster Point Rd, Banora Point NSW 2486 Tate Brownlee 0401 176 tate@tbre.team633 113 13 Peel Circuit, Tweed Heads South FOR SALE HOMEOPEN Sat 10:00-10:30am10th Agent: Brad Kopcikas-Yates 0408 251 988 Auction: 24th Sept at 2:00pm 123 FOR SALE AUCTION11 McAllisters Rd, Bilambil Heights Agent: Christopher Guest 0413 733 604 Auction: 24th Sept at 3:30pm AUCTION HOMEOPEN Sat 12:00-12:30pm10th 224 121 Darlington Drive, Banora Point FOR SALE HOMEOPEN Sat 10:00-10:30am10th Agent: Tate Brownlee 0401 176 633 Sale by tender: Closes Monday 19th Sept at 9am 223 FOR SALE AUCTION9 Nandina Terrace, Banora Point Agent: Tate Brownlee 0401 176 633 Auction: 24th Sept at 10am BY TENDER 11:00-11:30am HOMEOPEN Sat 9:00-9:30am10th 88506