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“There will be no impact to the mature native tree near the [Wollumbin] school gymnasium which has been referred to as a native teak.”

“An independent, professional arborist has confirmed that none of the trees in this area are endangered species. “The department appreciates how im portant it is to balance the need for new and upgraded school infrastructure, while retaining vegetation as much as possible. “We are committed to planting the same amount of trees that are being removed at the site as part of a replacement planting exercise.”

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The Weekly has received dozens of let ters from concerned residents calling for the trees to be spared. Among the letter writers are teachers, former students, concerned residents and those inspired by the work of conserva tionist Bruce Chick, who planted the trees several decades ago.

“The department did previously com municate this to the community during recent information sessions. The comms are on the SINSW [School Infrastructure

The groups are calling on residents to join the peaceful rally calling on the state government to spare the trees and find an alternative arrangement to cater for the school’s car parking needs.

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Local residents and two Tweed Shire Councillors are calling on residents to join a peaceful protest outside Wollumbin High School on Friday to "fight for the trees"

“Other extensive areas of native plant ings, including the slope to the east of the school buildings, will remain in their current state. “The department will not be removing hundreds of trees or bush tucker plantings as has been rumoured on social media.” However, it should be noted that a fur ther 13 trees are earmarked for removal at the Murwillumbah High School site. The spokesperson said a native teak at the Wollumbin site will be spared.

The Weekly put questions to NSW Ed ucation Minister Sarah Mitchell, who responded with a statement attributed to an NSW Department of Education spokesperson.Thespokesperson’s response offered little room for negotiation and highlight ed that the trees needed to go to meet Tweed Shire Council’s development re quirements.“Tomeet the Tweed Shire Council’s development requirements, the Depart ment of Education is planning to remodel the existing car park at Wollumbin High School to cater for the increased demand. As a result, 48 trees are being removed,” the spokesperson said.

“Notwithstanding the exempt develop ment status, the department has briefed Tweed Shire Council officers on plans, in cluding tree removal, and will continue to provide information and engage Council on matters related to the exempt develop ment,” the spokesperson said.

“A range of options were explored to pro vide the required parking, however there were no other viable locations within the site boundaries,” the spokesperson said.

“To force this decision on the commu nity shows we have a state government, Liberals and Nationals, that they don’t care what the community thinks, and they’re out of step. “They don’t deserve to be in government.

THE NSW Department of Education says it will push ahead with the removal of 48 native trees at Wollumbin High School towards the end of September, despite the views of residents or the heritage as sociated with the trees.

A spokesperson for the Department of Education told The Weekly that Wol lumbin High needs a bigger car park while Murwillumbah High School is redevel oped into a merged school campus. However, the car park will only be used as a temporary site for students and staff for around 12 months. Once the merger is complete, it is unknown what will become of the Wollumbin High site and many residents fear, although unconfirmed, that the site could be sold for redevelopment.

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The spokesperson highlighted that work at Wollumbin High School is an exempt development in accordance with the State Environmental Planning Policy and there fore does not require Council approval.

“The clearing of 48 native trees at Wol lumbin goes against Council’s planning policies, but also is directly contradicto ry to the state government’s own North Coast Regional Plan, which encourages increased shade in urban areas. It is just wrong,” she said.

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“I understand there are requirements for car parking but there has to be a better way than tearing these trees down for a 12-month interim use of the site.

“I have sent an urgent request for a meeting with the state government project organiser to discuss alternative arrange ments for car parking. There has to be a better way.”

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Read the Mayor’s response Mayor Chris Cherry has responded with outrage at the state government pushing ahead with the tree removal despite the views of Council or the community.

Read local MP’s response Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin said the removal of the trees is “environmental vandalism”.“Whatmessage does this send our local students and families,” she said.

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“This is not how governments should govern the people, they don’t deserve to be“Theythere.deserve the strong language I’m using.”MsSaffin said she’s sent through an urgent request to the Minister for the Environment James Griffin to have the tree removal halted and to enter talks.

Several residents are planning a protest at the school on Friday, September 2, from 10am, led by Northern Rivers Guardians Inc and Northeast Forest Alliance.

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

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The man who spoke for the trees It was with incredulity that we read about the planned removal of 48 na tive trees from the Wollumbin High School car park. And for what? To trash the legacy of Australia’s Man of the Trees – Bruce Chick. The gobsmacking arrogance and igno rance of the Department of Educa tion is on full display. Does the department realise that this man has been honoured with an Order of Australia for service to conservation?Doesthedepartment realise this man is a SAGE, Senior Australian Guardian of the Environment? Does the department realise that this man planted thousands of na tive trees from as far back as 1970, as well as inspiring and educating generations to do likewise? When Wollumbin High School was built in 1994 there was barely a tree on the Brucesite.became patron and due to his efforts with the help of countless school kids the site has undergone regeneration and stands as an out standing example of what can be achieved.Surelythe Department of Educa tion, and we stress the word educa tion, should be acting as a role model for best practice when it comes to the environment.Whatmessage is this sending to our kids? Yes, that’s it! Trees are expend able. Put up a parking lot. Sue Page and Rob Drury (former teachers 1998 – 2004), Murwillum bah Wollumbin High School I attach a copy of an article in our local paper, Tweed Valley Weekly, which greatly alarmed me. I do not understand why 49 native rainforest trees are allowed to be cut down for a temporary (from what I understand) car park at Wollumbin High School. Please explain? This high school is to be closed in the future and all students will move to Murwillumbah High School once it has been constructed. I am sure you will be aware of this move by the Department of Educa tion which is, by the way, not pop ular with the general community at Murwillumbah.Mytwograndchildren attend Wol lumbin High School and are A-grade students.Theyfind it very disruptive, and the classrooms and grounds will be cramped for quite a few months. Many students in Murwillumbah are opting to attend the local Catholic high school, Mt St Patrick College, which includes my two grandchil dren and another grandchild who still attends primary school at Mur willumbah.Toaddto this disruption, I cannot believe that you will be allowed to cut down precious native trees when, in fact, us residents have to gain the approval of the Tweed Shire Council. A lot of trees here are protected by the State Environment and Heritage Department.Iamreminded of the Joni Mitchell words from the 70s song “Big Yellow Taxi” – “they paved paradise to put up a parking lot”! Here, in Murwil lumbah, we live in paradise! Brenda Bryant, (letter sent to Min ister for Education) Murwillumbah Tree removal travesty I am completely shocked at the proposal to cut down 48 trees at the Wollumbin High School car park. As one is over 50 years old, it’s a travesty. It’s incredible to think that the education department, who teaches children about sustainability and preserving the environment, is out to destroy what they teach. As an ex-teacher and a local com munity member, I see no need for a school amalgamation in such a small town as Murwillumbah. It will cause traffic chaos around the Hundred Hills area and near the Aveo village whilst building is going on at Murwillumbah High School. There is not sustainability in this action of so-called progress. However, back to the tree issue. If these trees are protected, they should not be allowed to be cut down legally. The infrastructure team at the education department have a lot to answer for. They could be possibly taken to court over this action, in my opinion. If our weather events are set off by climate change and climate change occurs when habitat is lost, then less trees contribute to this issue. We need more trees, not less. To be able to maintain an ethically sound viewpoint, the education de partment needs to review their pro posal for the school amalgamation as not enough community consultation wasManyheld.people in the area who do not read a newspaper will probably be shocked to hear about the proposal to cut these rainforest type trees down. Where is the community consulta tion in Pleasethis?take a stand one and all, email the infrastructure team at the education department to stop the tree felling.

Jen Harvey, Murwillumbah Paved paradise to put up a parking lot The fiasco that is the NSW Govern ment’s determination to close three public schools and create just one site for all public school students from kindergarten to Year 12 in Murwil lumbah continues. Now we have a decision to cut down four dozen trees at Wollumbin High School so that extra parking spaces can be developed for the time Mur willumbah High School students and staff are relocated to that school while works are carried out at the Murwillumbah High School, again with no consultation. The NSW Government is deter mined to go ahead with its plan de spite serious concerns many people, who support a strong and viable pub lic education presence in Murwillum bah, have about it. Already the town has had its TAFE facility seriously undermined and now the public school sector is in serious trouble. The deliberate actions of govern ments, both state and federal, have undermined public education in this country over the last two decades. What is happening in Murwillum bah is a consequence of their deci sions. Christiaan Goudkamp, Murwil lumbah Who do they think they are? I’m like most people that live in Murwillumbah and totally against what the education department are doing, it’s as though they think they’re above the law. Totally wrong removing those trees, also dead against the combining of all these schools. No thought was given to the im pact this has on our kids and the environment,WollumbinHigh should have been improved for all high school kids and Murwillumbah High converted for the younger ages. The education department needs a rocket up them Dennis McGregor, Murwillumbah Pothole nightmares To all motorists in the Tweed Shire Council area, the potholes are ev erywhere.Ourlocal MP Geoff Provest’s office advised Council is totally responsible for all pothole repair on local roads. They are failing in their responsi bility.Mycar suffered damage. Council refuses all financial responsibility. That’s just unfair. Should we as motorists refuse to pay the full amount of rego as de cent drivable roads are part of our registration.Asalandowner in Tweed, should we refuse to pay our full rates bill as decent roads are part of our rights asIflandowners.youhavebeen affected, email the editor of The Weekly to lodge a protest and the cost you incurred. These potholes will no doubt even tually result in a death. A motorcyclist at night has no way of seeing the danger that lies ahead. Does that make the mayor and coun cillors responsible for manslaughter?

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Ernie Kritzler, Tweed Heads Proud Aussies too Australia Day is a day for all Aus tralians to acknowledge the beautiful country we of all races call home. We should be grateful and celebrate our nation together. I feel proud to be an Aussie and feel no shame in thatShameacknowledgment.onourcouncil for even con templating making a decision that is sure to offend the majority of our residents by not acknowledging Aus tralia in their awards. When did we allow the minority to become so indignant and demanding of change when the majority clearly are not in favour of them. We who love our country must en sure Australia Day remains as is for all, in my opinion. Sandra Clarke, Murwillumbah Garden Club reminder Club Banora Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, September 6. The club meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month except November when it meets on the sec ond Tuesday of the month with inter esting guest speakers. Doors open at 9.30am for 10am start.

The Northern Regional Planning Panel met on Thursday, August 23, to make a decision after hearing from speakers in cluding Mayor Chris Cherry, Councillor Nola Firth, the applicants Bart Elias, and Cudgera Creek and Pottsville Protection Alliance (CCPPA) chair Steve Carney. The CCPPA have been fighting against the Tweed City-sized food and transport hub on rural zoned land, which Coun cil had recommended for refusal a week earlier.“When they retired to consider the de cision and said they would be back in 30 minutes, we knew they had already made their decision,” Mr Carney said. “When they said they were knocking it back we were elated and cracked open bottles of bubbly and everyone screaming and yahooing woke all the babies in the house up.” Mr Carney has vowed to fight to have the laws around DAs changed. “We are not stopping,” he said. “As a community we have to have the law changed and we are going to work so the community can’t be kept out of this“Theprocess.1979 Act says the minimum num ber of days a DA has to be exhibited is 28 days, but people apply the minimum in every case, whether it’s a shed or a giant freight terminal.

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Cudgera Creek residents protesting against the development proposal. Inset is Cudgera Creek and Pottsville Protection Alliance (CCPPA) chair Steve Carney.

The Weekly was unable to contact the development applicants for comment pri or to the print deadline.

By Jo Kennett

“If a DA isn’t approved within 180 days the minister can decide it’s State Signif icant, as they did with Splendour in the Grass which locals won in the Land and Environment Court but the state overrode, and that worried us greatly.

“We are just starting the next phase so it can’t happen to anybody else.”

“They falsified the value of it; it doesn’t cost $70 million to build 19 steel sheds, you could do it for $19 million. It has to be over $30 million for the state to decide on it instead of Council. “That’s why we didn’t trust anyone. We were so suspicious of this project that we currently have 21 requests for infor mation with government departments and“WeCouncil.wereexpecting months more hard graft, but it was obviously brought on by Council to knock it out.”

Local resident Mark Doran said it has restored his faith in “some of the planning mechanisms”.“Itwastheright decision, but it should never have got this far,” he said. “We have to give credit to Chris Cherry and Nola Firth for coming and providing their view which held a lot of sway as well. “We are just starting the next phase so it can’t happen to anybody else.”

CUDGERA CREEK residents were popping the champagne when the devel opment application (DA) for a Pottsville food hub was rejected by the state plan ning panel, but have vowed to fight to have laws changed so other communities don’t have to go through the stress they say they experienced.

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“We want the law changed so the value of the DA will control the number of days it is on public exhibition, so the bigger the proposal, the more time the community has to check the information the propo nent presents.

Mr Carney said they were never confi dent of winning. “It was such a weak proposal we won dered how they could think it would get through unless they knew people and had some sort of inside track with the state government,” he said. “The developer decided not to complete the outstanding requests for information (RFIs) and we couldn’t work out wheth er it was just arrogance or a conscious business decision.

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THE BUSHFIRE danger period starts today [September 1] on the Far North Coast, as sev eral burn-offs got out of control last week and firefighters were called in to help. Rural Fire Service (RFS) Team Manager Far North Coast Team, Superintendent David Cook, said fires in the open from September 1 to March 31 now require a permit. “Even with a permit, you must notify neigh bours and along the burn notification line,” Mr Cook said. “Fire conditions at the moment are looking fairly promising; it’s fairly wet, but people should not be complacent. “A number of people had difficulties con trolling their fires last week, but we had rain over the weekend which helped. “You can seek advice from your local RFS if you have any questions. “The fire warning system is the same as last year, but using different symbols on the Fire Near Me app. If you download the app you can see the new fire and warning symbols, so advice like watch and act or emergency warnings.”

New recruits are needed for the Bilambil RFS from the Bilambil and Bilambil area and the station is holding an open night (with pizza) on Saturday, September 20, from 6pm to 8pm at 1 Snowgum Drive, Bilambil Heights. Come along and meet the team and see if it is for you.

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Tweed Coast Rural Fire Service Captain Jar ed Lee said covering a campfire with sand is dangerous.“Itcanstay there for days at high temperatures because the sand retains the heat,” Captain Lee said. “If it isn’t extinguished and winds come up, it can push it into the coastal heathland and start a “Obviouslybushfire.there is also a danger that it isn’t visible and it can cause serious injury as we have seen here in recent days.”

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FIREFIGHTERS HAVE issued a warning following an incident where a child suffered serious burns to his feet in Pottsville after walk ing on a beach campfire that had been covered withThesand.two-year-old’s grandfather Mark Cowan put an alert on Facebook asking people to put out campfires with water, saying it was extreme ly traumatic for everyone involved when the child suffered third-degree burns to his feet after stepping on the campfire. “I did notice the fire and wondered why they put it in the middle of the grass, then my grand son ran after a dog and the dog ran through the fire and he did too,” Mr Cowan said. “He screamed and we didn’t know what was going on and we had a look at his foot and it was just peeling straight off. “I ran down to the ocean with him and we knew he had to go to hospital.” Mr Cowan said one of the people at the ac cident went back to put the fire out and said it was white hot. “I Googled and Queensland has 50 kids a year burned from fires buried in sand, it’s pretty traumatic for them because they don’t know what’s going on,” he said. “I don’t want to stop fires, we just need to be aware to put it out with water. “If you have empty stubbies or something just go and fill them up with water and put it out.”

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YOU CAN’T TRUST THEM! STOP THE CLOSURE OF MURWILLUMBAH SCHOOLS Authorised J. Elliot, ALP, 107 Minjungbal Drive Tweed Heads South STOP THE MASSIVE TREE CULLING AT WOLLUMBIN HIGH SCHOOL TELL THE PREMIER AND GEOFF PROVEST TWEED NATIONALS MP GEOFF PROVEST STOP THE CUTS! 88480

The team’s award-winning submission highlighted the complex and often difficult nature of the environmental health setting over the past fewTheyears.team’s immediate response during the February-March 2022 floods that devastated parts of the region was recognised. This provided the residents and affected businesses with immediate public health advice around post-flood clean-up, safe removal of asbestos and mouldDuringprevention.theaftermath of the flood, they also inspected more than 300 sites at 4 flood-affected caravan parks in the Tweed to assess damage, assist with cleaning and help remove unwanted items, while also informing the community of available government assistance.

Congratulations are in order for Council’s Environmental Health Unit which recently won the NSW Team of the Year at the 2022 Environmental Health Australia (EHA) Excellence Awards. The team was identified as having excelled in their daily roles and significant projects in all facets of environment health to make sure the places we live, work and visit are safe.

The project team’s delivery of public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic saw the unit rapidly adapt to issues related to the spread of the illness such as remote work and border closures. Other key areas of success were Council’s design of the behaviour change initiative Tackling Mosquitoes Together, which aims to decrease the risk of mosquito-borne diseases – and their ground-breaking use of DNA technology to identify mosquito-carrying diseases such as Ross River and Dengue fevers.

A variety of native trees are ready to be planted across urban areas of the Tweed as part of Council’s tree planting initiative.

To register your interest, log a street tree planting request online at tweed.nsw.gov.au/trees-public-land. Council will assess the site including checking for nearby infrastructure and if suitable, plant a tree in an appropriate location. See the Cool Towns project at yoursaytweed.com.au/cool-towns or read the full media release at tweed.nsw.gov.au/latest-news

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Construction of new energy-efficient LED sports field lighting towers is starting soon at Bilambil West Soccer Field as part of Council’s Sports Field Strategy and ongoing program to install and upgrade sports field lighting to LEDs. These upgrades will provide brighter more energy efficient lighting to ensure the needs of the sporting community in the area are met, now and into the future. The work will include removing 4 old light towers, installation of 4 new light towers, excavation along the perimeter of the fields and concrete works for light tower foundations. Minor disruption to those who use the facility and surrounding residents can be expected including brief closure of the soccer fields

While whispers of a third La Niña hang heavy, so too do current climate projections that indicate an increase in temperature across the north coast region. As temperatures increase, it’s predicted the threat of bushfires will rise in the coming years. Although it may seem strange to consider the danger of bushfires after the biggest floods on record, 1 September 2022 marks the start of the fire season here in the Tweed. The season runs right up until 31 March 2023. Council is currently working with the NSW Rural Fire Service to develop a Bushfire Resilience campaign. This will involve giving residents in these catchment areas information on how they can make their homes – and themselves – as prepared as possible to stay safe in the case of a Communitybushfire.workshops will also run later in October.

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The work is expected to take 6 weeks, weather permitting. Council thanks the community for their patience while we these works are completed and is looking forward to providing a more functional sports field for the community. Find out more about Council’s recreation and outdoor facilities at tweed.nsw.gov.au/recreation-outdoors or contact Council on 02 6670 2400 for further information.

“It has certainly been a difficult few years for the whole community, including our team.” “I am very proud our team has been able to push through these difficult times and still produce positive outcomes for the whole community,” Ms Galle said. Last week we each used 160L a day as at 29 August 2022 More shade for the Tweed Tweed residents are invited to put their hand up for a native tree to be planted in their street as part of Council’s Cool Towns initiative to increase urban tree canopy cover. A total of 200 native trees from Council’s nursery are ready to be planted as street trees in urban areas across the Tweed to improve areas most lacking in shade. Street trees play an important role in reducing the warming effect created by heat-absorbing roads, footpaths and buildings. Trees play a major role in defining the character of a shire and can be used to reduce solar radiation and noise while helping to purify the air. They also help to boost a street with living assets which are both environmentally and aesthetically pleasing. Council’s manager parks and active communities Murray Smith said he was pleased to announce this initiative and hopes it will be well received by the community.

Scenic AustralianDriveMarine and Civil Pty Ltd (AMC), the contractor engaged by Council to repair the Scenic Drive landslip, is back on site to construct the first phase of stabilisation works. AMC originally mobilised to site some 5 weeks ago to carry out initial clean-up of slipped soil and to confirm the location of bedrock through testBasedpits. on that data, AMC completed the design of initial stabilisation works, including investigating whether temporary one-way access could be restored earlier while permanent repairs continue.

Initial indications, while positive, require further work before AMC can confirm whether the temporary access could be constructed safely. Council will continue to provide updates as more information comes to hand.Read more about what’s happening at Scenic Drive and other flood recovery works and news from across the Tweed at tweed.nsw.gov.au/flood-recovery-update

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while old light towers are removed and temporary restricted or changed access to the buildings on site at times. The works are planned to occur between the sporting seasons so as not to impact on games. Nearby residents will be notified regarding any significant impacts or inconvenience.

Tweed Council wishes recognise generations of the local Aboriginal people of the Bundjalung Nation in from the forests, rivers, lakes and streams of this beautiful valley many thousands of traditional

custodians of these lands. Tweed Link

“We don’t want people to panic. This is just about awareness of what can happen across the area in the right conditions,” Council’s bushfire resilience project officer Jonathan Lynch said. “Learning what you can do now may save your home 5, or even 10 years from now.” If you do fall within a bushfire prone area, you will be receiving a handy information booklet Council has developed with NSW Rural Fire Service.Thebooklet will give you information to help you ensure your property is as bushfire resilient as possible. To find out if your property is on or near bushfire prone land – and to generate your own bushfire risk report, Council has an online mapping tool you can find at tweed.nsw.gov.au/bushfire-map For information on bushfire prone land in the Tweed, you can also visitFortweed.nsw.gov.au/bushfire-prone-landbushfirealertsandadvicevisittheRural Fire Service website rfs.nsw.gov.au

A bush fire burning near Clothiers Creek behind Bogangar. (Image courtesy of NSW Rural Fre Service, Murwillumbah) C’mon, do we really need to think about bushfires?

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Council wins big at Environmental Health Awards

Flood recovery update

Accepting the award on behalf of the Environmental Health Unit are (from left) Jacqui Cord, Elleni Stewart and Kelly Piazza with Professor Tim Flannery and Erin Hogan, President, Environmental Health Australia (NSW) Inc.

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New sports field lighting at Bilambil West Soccer Field

Mr Smith said the opportunity this time would be confined to residents in coastal and urban areas of the Tweed, due to the fact 80% of the available tree species being suited to coastal habitats. The trees will be planted in public areas, in particular road reserves, and need to be in the ground within the next 8 weeks.

Council’s quick-acting response following a request from NSW Health to monitor for the detection of Japanese Encephalitis virus in the Tweed, was also praised. Council’s manager building and environmental health Denise Galle was thrilled the team had been recognised for its hard work and exemplary leadership over a diverse range of projects.

To stay up to date visit Council’s Recovery Dashboard at tweed.nsw.gov.au/recovery-dashboard

Subscribe to the Tweed Link online at tweed.nsw.gov.au/subscribe or follow Council on: Temporary road closures for Murwillumbah bridge

The proposal is not designated development and Tweed Shire Council is the consent authority. Applicant Northern Star Properties Pty Ltd Location Lot 668 DP 755740; No. 65-67 Ourimbah Road, Tweed Heads

Development Application No. DA22/0515

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

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.

To ensure reliable wastewater services, works will be undertaken on from Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 September and again from Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 September on Murwillumbah bridge. Preparations for the weekend works will start on Friday 2 September. Murwillumbah Bridge and parts of Commercial Road will be closed from 6:30 am Saturday until Sunday evening on both weekends. Due to the high volume of traffic during the week, these sewer rising main works have been scheduled over 2 weekends to minimise delays and disruptions to local commuters. Road closures and detours will be in place throughout this time. Traffic control and signage will be in place to guide motorists and pedestrians around the works. Please use an alternative route where possible. Traffic controllers will be on site for the duration of the works.

Notification of Development Application Determinations for the purposes of Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended). Application details

Please note: Requirements regarding Disclosure of Political Gifts and Donations

Thursday 1 September 2022

The Planning Committee Meeting agenda for Thursday 1 September 2022 is available on Council’s website at tweed.nsw.gov.au/council-meetings. The meeting will be held at the Harvard Room, Tweed Heads Administration Building, Brett Street, Tweed Heads commencing at 3:30 pm.

ReportsAgenda for consideration Planning and Regulation 8.1 Development Application DA21/0884 for an artisan food and drink industry including craft brewery, retail area and restaurant at Lot 3 DP 800252 No. 80–82 Industry Drive, Tweed Heads South 8.2. Housekeeping planning proposal is to amend schedule 2 Exempt Development of the TCCLEP 2012 to include Events on Council land as a form of exempt development 8.3. Draft North Coast Regional Plan 2041 on Exhibition – Tweed Shire Council Submission 8.4. Employment Zones Reform – Status Update

The Council Meeting Agenda for Thursday 1 September 2022 is available on Council’s website at tweed.nsw.gov.au/council-meetings. The meeting will be held at the Harvard Room, Tweed Heads Administration Building, Brett Street, Tweed Heads commencing at the conclusion of the Planning Committee meeting.

The documents will be available for a period of 28 days from Wednesday 31 August to Wednesday 28 September 2022.

Murwillumbah Wollumbin Street

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

Planning Committee Meeting Agenda

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ReportsAgenda for consideration Confirmation of minutes 3.1 Adoption of Recommendations from Planning Committee meeting held Thursday 1 September 2022 General Manager 11.1 Applications for 2022-2023 Events Sponsorship funding Corporate Services 15.1 Submission to OLG – Lobbying Guidelines

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

Council Meeting Agenda

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 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

Proposal Extension to storage premises and signage (Storage King) Application no. AnyDA22/0424personmay, during the above period, make a written submission to the General Manager of Council. It should also be noted that Council has adopted a policy whereby, on request, any submission including identifying particulars will be made public. Council will give consideration to the ‘Public Interest’ and requests for confidentiality by submitters in determining access to submission letters. However, the provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 – GIPA may result in confidential submissions being released to an applicant. Any submission objecting to the proposed developments must state the ground upon which such objection is made.

Right: The map shows the extent of the closures for the upcoming Murwillumbah Bridge sewer works.

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The following Development Application has been received by Tweed Shire Council and may be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at tweed.nsw.gov.au/datracking for a period of 14 days from Wednesday 31 August to Wednesday 14 September 2022.

Please note: Requirements regarding Disclosure of Political Gifts and Donations

Development proposal for public comment

Resident and Ratepayer Association meetings

Notification of integrated development applications

Thursday, September 1, 2022 Tweed Link 9 02 6670 2400 or 1300 292 872 PO Box 816, Murwillumbah NSW 2484 tweed.nsw.gov.autsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au

For more information and to keep up to date with what’s happening on our roads, visit tweed.nsw.gov.au/roadworks-closures

Development Application determinations

read at tweed.nsw.gov.au/meter-reading

Roads closed Wollumbin Street bridge (both directions) Commercial Road southbound from Wharf to Wollumbin streets and Wollumbin to King streets

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

A development application has been lodged by Pinnacle Properties (Aust) Pty Ltd seeking development consent for two residential flat buildings comprising of 110 units and a swimming pool (NRPP) at Lot 8 DP 224382; No. 13 Enid Street, Tweed Heads; Lot 9 DP 224382; No. 15 Enid Street, Tweed Heads; Lot 10 DP 224382; No. 17 Enid Street, Tweed Heads; Lot 11 DP 224382; No. 19 Enid Street, Tweed Heads. Tweed Shire Council is the consent authority for the application.

Development Application No. DA22/0518 A development application has been lodged by LM Planning Solutions Pty Ltd seeking development consent for extension to existing bus shelter and new undercover outdoor area attached to existing school building at Lot 3 DP 263153; No. 1 Charles Street, Pottsville. Tweed Shire Council is the consent authority for the application.

The development application and the documents accompanying it may be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at datracker.tweed.nsw.gov.au The documents will be available for a period of 14 days from Wednesday 31 August to Wednesday 14 September 2022. Any person may, during the above period, make a written submission to the General Manager of Council. It should also be noted that Council has adopted a policy whereby, on request, any submission including identifying particulars will be made public. Council will give consideration to the ‘Public Interest’ and requests for confidentiality by submitters in determining access to submission letters. However, the provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 – GIPA may result in confidential submissions being released to an applicant. Any submission objecting to the proposed developments must state the ground upon which such objection is made.

Approved DA22/0034 – Two storey dwelling with garage and in-ground Lotswimming pool15DP755754, No. 504–522 Solomons Road, Byangum DA21/0664 – Two storey dwelling, attached garage, in-ground swimming pool and front fence Lot 81 DP 1264557, No. 36 Black Wattle Circuit, Casuarina DA21/1024 – Two storey dwelling with attached garage, in-ground pool and boundary fence Lot 48 DP 1264557, No. 8 Candlenut Street, Casuarina DA22/0249 – Alterations and additions to existing dwelling Lot 136 DP 1030322, No. 564 Casuarina Way, Casuarina DA21/0399 – Change of use, alterations & additions and signage to an existing commercial premises (as staged development) Lot 2 DP 772368, Lot 1 DP 772368, Lot 3 DP 772368, No. 3–5 Brisbane Street, DA22/0371Murwillumbah – Inground swimming pool Lot 100 DP 263154, No. 28 Victoria Avenue, Pottsville DA21/0725 – Attached garage, entry stairs and patio addition to Lotexisting dwelling38DP31369, No. 1 The Quarterdeck, Tweed Heads DA22/0029 – Alterations and additions to existing dwelling including swimming pool, garage, 1.8m high front fence and carport within the front building line Lot 3 Section 2 DP 9025, No. 164 Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads West DA22/0460 – Roofed verandah Lot 9 NPP 270342, Unit 9/No. 1–23 Cupania Court, Tweed Heads West

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

Thursday 1 September 2022

Confidential items for consideration Planning And Regulation in committee 21.1 Architectural Design Competition Waiver Request – Nos. 3–7 River Terrace, Tweed Heads

At its meeting on 18 March 2021 Council resolved to resume public attendance for Public Forum in line with the meeting room’s COVID-safe plan and a Planning Committee Public Forum is for speakers on agenda items being considered will be held at 2:30 pm prior to the meeting. The agenda for the meeting, which may also include any late or supplementary reports, will be updated prior to the date of the meeting and is available on Council’s website. It should be noted that confidential items are considered in closed session, which excludes media and public. Also, the minutes of these meetings will be available as soon as practical following the meetings and are unconfirmed until they are formally adopted at the next Council meeting. Please be aware that these meetings are webcast and will be available on Council’s website following the meeting.

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The dead koala found at Terranora and inset Angela Carnell found this young koala in her Terranora driveway. It is unknown whether the two are connected

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Another koala road death

JUST AS Tweed Shire Council issued an alert for drivers to slow down in koala habitat areas as breeding season begins, a young koala was found dead at Terranora after having been hit by a car. Jasmine Periera found the young de ceased female off Terranora Road (close to Balfours Road) on Thursday, August 25.“I’m a vet nurse at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital and as such I’m exposed to a high volume of trauma cases involving koalas, but nothing compares to the feel ing of finding one for yourself near your home town,” she told The Weekly. “She appeared young and otherwise healthy with no obvious signs of chla mydia; my heart aches thinking of the potential young she could have been car rying in the months to come. “It’s an absolute tragedy for our tiny pocket of koalas in the area.” Terranora resident Angela Carnell found a koala on her driveway in Rosemount Court.“Hewas sitting there and had some fur missing on his paw,” she said. “He looked young. We wrapped him in a towel and called Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers and they contacted the koala peo ple [Friends of the Koala]. “They came and took him and gathered some leaves for him and are going to take him to Currumbin Wildlife Hospital. “I’ve been here for 15 years and last year was the first time we’d seen any, but now we see and hear them more often. “If he checks out health wise they will relocate him back here. He was such a beautiful boy.” Koalas are on the move for breeding sea son and Council issued a warning asking drivers to slow down, especially in known koala areas and when it’s dark, and to keep dogs and cats away from koalas. Report all koala sightings at https://fal. cn/Report_Koala If you see a sick or injured koala, call the 24-hour koala rescue hotline on (02) 6622 1233.

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FIREFIGHTERS FROM Banora Point, Tweed Heads, Kingscliff and Surfers Paradise battled to get a serious fire in a block of units at Tweed Heads West under control on Friday, August 26, where fortunately no one was injured. Fire and Rescue Banora Point reported that emergency services received numerous triple zero calls at 6.30am reporting a unit fire on Honeysuckle Street. Firefighters from Tweed Heads observed large plumes of smoke en route and arrived to find a two-storey unit in an apartment block on fire with flames issuing from both levels and a car outside also alight. More than 20 firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze which engulfed the unit and had ex tended to the roof of the building. Firefighters worked tirelessly to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent units and a num ber of residents were evacuated to a safe area. An aerial appliance from Queensland (QFES) was called in to assist with performing a roof report and fire attack from above.

The fire was extinguished at approximately 7.30am with crews searching the apartment and performing salvage and overhaul procedures.

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During the arrest it is alleged he assaulted the officers and resisted violently. Police recovered a number of boxes of pre scription medications. The youth was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station where he was later charged with break ing, entering and stealing, possessing a prohib ited drug, possessing a prescribed restricted substance, breaching bail, and assaulting and resisting officers in the execution of their duty. He was refused bail and appeared before the Parramatta Children’s Court via video link later that morning.

A 17-YEAR-OLD youth has been charged with a number of offences after he was arrested in side a Murwillumbah pharmacy on Saturday night, August 27. Tweed Police said the arrest took place about 10.40pm after they responded to an alarm at theOfficerspremises.said on arrival at the pharmacy, they found the front glass door smashed. Police entered the pharmacy and found the youth hiding. He attempted to escape and was arrested.

Residents were unable to return to unaffect ed units for many hours due to smoke spread throughout the building. Fire investigators are still investigating and the cause of the fire is yet to be determined. In attendance were Fire and Rescue NSW Station 514 Banora Point, Fire and Rescue NSW Station 347 Kingscliff, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - QFES, NSW Ambu lance and NSW Police Force. Superintendent Adam Dewberry from Fire and Rescue NSW said it was “a timely reminder that calling triple zero (000) for a fire emer gency can be the difference between life and death, or a building or other property being saved or destroyed.”

By Jo Kennett

Firefighters at the Tweed Heads West unit fire. Photo: Cain Ottery The Tweed Heads unit fire. Fire and Rescue Banora Point

The triple zero service is the quickest way to get the right resources from emergency services to help you. It should be used to contact police, fire or am bulance services in life-threatening or time-crit ical situations.

TWEED SHIRE Council has raised a draft proposal to help aid in road repairs, which if approved, could collect additional funding from developers to help cover the cost of new public facilities and construction of Council roads because of damage caused by their heavy haulage vehicles.

The Community Facilities Contributions Plan has been updated and outlines the contributions required from developers to help fund the cost of providing new community facilities for the growing population, such as community centres and multi-purpose spaces. The updated costs – which will see contri bution rates rise from $1,305 to $2,083 for each new lot created by a development – reflect Council’s updated strategies for community facilities and contemporary construction costs. This will apply to all areas of the Tweed, except for Kings Forest, Casuarina Beach and Cobaki Lakes, where a similar plan is already in place.

“The proposed development is characterised as a ‘food and drink premise’ which is prohib ited in zone B5 in accordance with the Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2014,” Council’s reportCouncillorsreads. will vote on the matter.

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The draft contribution rates propose a charge of $0.744 per tonne of material for extractive industries and/or processed quarried material.

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Contribution rates for heavy haulage traf fic generated during the construction of large developments will be determined by a traffic assessment.Thisplan will apply only to new approvals after the contributions plan is approved (if it isManagerapproved).of Roads and Stormwater Danny Rose said development contribution plans were measures that NSW councils used to ensure the cost for new infrastructure to support future growth is placed upon an incoming population, not existing “Contributionsratepayers.areimposed as conditions of development consent and the contribution may be the payment of monetary contributions, dedication of land, or works in kind, as outlined in the plans,” Mr Rose said. “Council is inviting comments from the community on the plans and we encourage everyone, especially those in the development industry, to take a look — whether you support the plans or not, we’d like to hear from you.”

At their most recent meeting, Councillors sup ported a proposal by officers to invite comments from the community on two new development contribution plans: Draft Section 7.11 Contri butions Plan No.15 – for Community Facilities (CP15) and Draft Section 7.11 Contributions Plan No.32 – Developer Contributions for Heavy Haulage (CP32). Council said the plans have been developed to allow Council to seek additional developer contributions to help pay for new or upgraded public facilities required to meet the associated growth in demand for these services.

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is back on the agenda with Tweed Shire Council this week

“The applicant has not addressed the capacity of the kitchen which goes beyond what a light industry brewery requires.” Council is recommending the application be refused for a range of reasons.

Have your say on the new draft Developer Contributions for Heavy Haulage Plan

To learn more about the plans and provide your comments, visit yoursaytweed.com.au by September 16, 2022.

Developer costs could rise

The Heavy Haulage Contributions Plan is a new plan that outlines contributions develop ers will be asked to provide towards the main tenance of roads as a result of transporting large volumes of goods and materials, such as quarry products and fill for large subdivisions, in heavy vehicles.

“While renaming of the areas may reflect intended purposes, it does not reflect what is likely and will practicably occur, which is the operation of a restaurant/pub, especially considering the size of the proposed kitchen,” Council’s report reads.

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RECREATIONAL FISHERS across the Tweed Shire are being called to band together for ‘Gone Fishing Day’ activities in October to support the fishing industry. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said he wanted to encourage local fishing clubs and organisations to host their own Gone Fishing Day event with the help of funding grants of up to “Mark$2,000.October 9 in your calendar; Gone Fishing Day is on again,” he said. Mr Provest said the series of events offer something for everyone, from workshops that teach beginners how to hook a fish, to activities that help veteran freshwater anglers sharpen their skills. “The grants can be used to purchase fishing gear, bait, food and drinks, or hire equipment to assist in holding an event for Gone Fishing Day,” Mr Provest said. Gone Fishing Day packages are also up for grabs as part of the grants which will put rods, reels, bags and giveaways into the hands of our local fishing Applicationclubs.forms and grant funding guide lines are now on the DPI website, so if your local fishing club wants to get involved, then get your submission in now. Grant applications are open until Tuesday, September 6. Application forms and grant fund ing guidelines are available at: au/fishing/recreational/resources/go-fishing-nswwww.dpi.nsw.gov.

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THE TWEED Banora Colts Cricket Club is looking for new players and is holding Sunday sign-on days in the lead up to this year’s cricket season.TheColts had been playing in the Gold Coast competition for the last ten years under the name South Tweed Cricket Club but rejoined the Far North Coast Cricket competition as the Tweed Banora Colts last season. Senior’s coach and first grade captain Adam Rogers said they are calling for new junior and senior male and female players.

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“We encourage players to come down and train with us, which is every Sunday morning until the October long weekend, and the season kicks off mid-October.”

Sign-on every Sunday from 9.30am to 12pm at Ron Wilkinson Field, corner Leisure Drive and Fraser Drive, Banora Point. Junior enquiries call Mark on 0421 832 122 or email colts@ tweedbanora.com

THE STATE government will spend $7.5 million to construct a new Tweed Heads Boat Maintenance Facility to improve access to the Tweed River. The upgraded boat maintenance facility is expected to be completed in the first quarter ofMember2023. for Tweed Geoff Provest said better services and equipment would improve safety for all users, while the installation of a com mercial wastewater system would help protect the Tweed marine environment.

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Minister for Transport, Veterans and Western Sydney, David Elliott, said work on the new facility would start later this month, and once completed, would be a significant boost for maritime operations, as well as local and visiting boaters at the popular holiday spot.

“The new facility will include a new hard stand area and an upgrade of the slipway to accommo date a 75-tonne boat travel lift,” Mr Elliot said. “The slipway and boat travel lift will increase local use of the boat maintenance facility and improve community access to the river.”

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“The old slipway, which has been in operation since the 1960s, will need to be replaced as it is deteriorating, has reduced lifting capacity and could only cater for a small number and range of vessels,” Mr Provest said. “The new boat travel lift will include over-water lift platforms, service pontoons and an access gangway while the boat travel lift is custom-built to have an internal width of 8.4 metres, which is wider than a standard 75-tonne boat travel lift.

“The works will involve demolishing the ex isting boat maintenance facility, including the slipway rails, winch and cradle and workshop, before replacing them with a new office building and storage container.”

“We have cricketers from all walks of life, tradies, school kids, office workers, so it’s a great mix and that’s what I enjoy most about captaining the seniors.

“Women are encouraged to participate and they can play in any of the senior grades.” Last year the Colts came an unlucky fifth in first grade after having a number of games washed out.. “Third grade made the semi-finals, so we were very happy with that,” he said. “We have a nice mix of younger and older players, experienced guys to help out the young er guys as well.

“We were just back in the comp last year, so we are building on what we did last year,” he said. “We have a first grade and third grade side and we are looking to get a second grade side up and it’s looking pretty positive.

Casuarina Beach Barbarians president Adam Leach said it’s Casuarina’s fifth year of having a senior men’s and women’s group where it just used to be a juniors club “Last year the ladies were minor premiers, but they couldn’t play the finals because of Covid so they have gone back to back,” he said. “We used to scratch for numbers, but now we have 50 or 60-plus men’s players, so the depth is “Hopefullygood.we can finish the season with some silverware.“We’vebeen in a grand final with first grade but we’ve never won, so this is a good oppor tunity to get a win.”

Mr Andrews said the lifejacket should have a grab handle on the back to allow easy retrieval of the animal from the water. “It also provides support for their neck so their head stays above water, and be tight enough to stay on but loose enough to allow your dog to swim freely,” he said. “Finally, when you log on your journey with your local Marine Rescue base, let us know there’s a dog on board, that way we can keep an eye out for them, as well as you, if there’s emergency.”

The teams are preparing for a challenging finals series alongside the third ranked under-18 Colts team who won a spot in the preliminary final against Lismore on September 3 after beating Wollongbar 14-0 on Saturday. Casuarina will take on Richmond Range in the preliminary final at Ballina. Successful back-toback seasons for the victorious Amazons sees the ladies confidently eyeing off another piece of silverware to add to the club trophy cabinet.

The Barbarians are no strangers to finals foot ball with first grade appearing in the 2020 grand final and second grade narrowly missing out on finals births since their inception in 2018. The club is very proud of the family involve ment throughout the playing group, with several father and son appearances, including a twin and father combo and partners who play in the men’s and women’s teams on match day. The senior ranks saw a record of 71 registered players this year illustrating the depth of player participation with first grade club debutantes ranging in age from 18 to 57. The second grade side has provided an ex cellent pathway for the many junior players learning the game.

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Marine Rescue NSW Acting Commissioner Todd Andrews said that in two years, over 200 dogs and their owners had been rescued on our waterways — many from potentially life-endan gering“Sadly,situations.ourMarine Rescue NSW volunteers all too often see many of these dogs not wearing lifejackets, making them vulnerable to drown ing in an emergency,” Acting Commissioner Andrews said. “A canine lifejacket is an inexpensive and ef fective way to keep your best friend safer, and boaters should ensure that their dog is wearing one whenever they head out on the water. “Make sure that the lifejacket is brightly co loured, so if your dog falls overboard, they will be much easier to spot.”

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CASUARINA BEACH Rugby Club are enjoy ing the rewards of their hard work during recent years, with the Barbarians men’s second grade team and the Amazons women’s team both winning their respective minor premierships.

Murwillumbah Arts Trail will likely pick up $10,000 to continue the event in 2023, and the all-new Tweed Pop and Pour Festival could also collect $10,000 for 2023. The 2023 Australian Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships will again take place at Kings cliff under the Cudgen Surf Life Saving Club and will likely receive $15,000 to support the event.Border Clay Trail, which has been growing every year, will likely collect $3,500, while Seas The Day Women’s Surf Festival will likely pick upCouncillors$10,000. can either approve the financial sponsorship support, or alternatively not allo cate the sponsorship funding via a vote.

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TWEED SHIRE Councillors are set to vote on funding for local events with more than $77,000 in 2022/23 event sponsorship up for grabs. Councillors will vote to provide more than 15 events with funding during their meeting on Thursday, September 1. Among the big winners is the Kinship Festival, which is set to receive $17,000 to continue one of the Tweed’s most iconic festivals in Knox Park towards the end of September.

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IF THERE’S one man alive today who has played a vital role in the shaping of the Tweed Shire and who’s seen it change over the past 70 years, it’s Murwillumbah local, former Tweed Shire Council clerk and World War II veteran Ron Spence. Mr Spence celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday, August 23, and has looked back on an extraordinary life.Mr Spence, along with his daughter Jenny Lake, recently caught up with The Weekly to detail some of his in credible life story, spanning WWII in Papua New Guinea against the relentless Japanese Imperial Army, to taking the helm of the Tweed Shire Council and helping shape Tweed Heads.Born in 1922 in Punchbowl, Mr Spence’s father David James emi grated from Belfast in Northern Ire land along with his mother, Doris Brown, who emigrated from Durham inMrEngland.Spence remains sharp as a tack and despite having some hearing dif ficulties, he recalls many memories, numbers and dates with great ease. Ms Lake, who lives in Sydney, sup plied The Weekly with some notes from her father’s life story, which includes his army service. His basic training took place at Can terbury Racecourse before training as a signalman at Ingleburn Army Camp.MrSpence’s penchant for numbers was quickly recognised and he was assigned to the communications unit where he learnt Morse code and how to operate a field wireless and tele phones.“With this training completed, I joined the 2nd Australian Air Sup port Control and went by ship to Port Moresby in September 1942,” Mr Spence recalled. In many ways Mr Spence was one of the lucky ones in Papua New Guinea. He was assigned to one of two regi ments to begin the lengthy trek inland to head off the advancing Japanese forces.Thetwo groups were sent up two separate trails, one being the now infamous Kokoda Track another sec ond track, the Goldie River Track, to which Mr Spence was assigned. Mr Spence said his wartime service was challenging to endure. “I remember it well,” he said. “We would sleep on the ground at night and the mosquitos and condi tions were terrible. “It was a challenge, but I think I was fortunate not to be sent on the Kokoda Track, which as we know today became one of the bloodiest campaigns in the war.” When the PNG campaign was over, Mr Spence returned to Australia, firstly to Townsville and then to the Canungra Jungle Training Camp. While stationed at Canungra he met his future wife Daphne Yaun, who lived in the neighbouring Numinbah Valley.When discharged from the army in May 1946, he decided not to return to Sydney, but to make a new life with Daphne in the beautiful Tweed Valley. Mr Spence secured clerical jobs in Murwillumbah with Wrights Dry Cleaners and later with Holden deal ers, Ebbott & Fenner. “Daphne and I were married in 1947 and we enjoyed a very happy marriage of 63 years until Daphne’s death in 2010,” he said. The couple had three children: Jen nifer, Ross and Debra. Seeing little prospect of advance ment in his Ebbott & Fenner job, Mr Spence secured a position at Tweed Shire Council in 1955. “I started out as a D grade clerk and worked my way up to shire clerk [today known as general manager],” heMrsaid.Spence was very conscientious and studied hard for four years by correspondence to qualify as a local government clerk. He would spend the next 27 hap py years at Council and was a lead player in the formation and growth of Tweed Heads, via the Greenbank Island project, which was redeveloped to allow for housing, a hospital and shopping complex. Mr Spence retired in 1982, aged 60, and has spent the past 40 years actively involved with family and community matters, including being recognised as a life member by more than five local committees.

The booklet is entitled The Green bank Island Story and Mr Spence gave a number of talks to interested parties.“Thedevelopment of Greenbank Is land turned the sleepy town of Tweed Heads into a thriving commercial and tourist hub,” he said. “This development also won Tweed Shire Council the coveted local gov ernment Bluett Award in 1972.” Mr Spence continues to live quietly in his Murwillumbah home where he has lived for the last 60 years. He loves to watch Australian sports, including cricket, rugby league and tennis.He’salso an avid reader who enjoys the local papers, including The Syd ney Morning Herald, The Weekly and a wide selection of biographies, World War II stories and novels. Mr Spence was driving right up until he was 96 years old. An interesting fact is Mr Spence learnt to drive while in the army, but did not own a car until 1959. Mr Spence said the key to a long life was to take care of yourself. “I never smoked or drank in excess,” he“I’vesaid.been blessed with good health and a placid disposition.”

Local icon Ron Spence celebrates 100th

By Jonathon Howard

Ron Spence is a living legend of the Tweed and celebrated his 100th last week

Mr Spence and his wife wel comed eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren into their lives. They also immersed themselves into local sporting clubs, Murwillumbah All Saints Anglican Church and local organisations.“Dadwasmade a life member of five of these, namely The Tweed Valley Tourist Authority, Murwillumbah Bowls Club, Murwillumbah RSL sub-branch, Murwillumbah Probus Club and Tweed Valley Justices As sociation,” Ms Lake said. As the last remaining employee of Council dating back to when Green bank Island was developed in the 1960s, Mr Spence decided to docu ment this via a special booklet.

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Dale said he thinks this will be his last time competing at the Aussie titles.

“They are all half my age,” the 61-year-old, who froths harder than a grommie, said. The World Para Surfing Championship is at Pismo Beach with the International Surfing Association (ISA) hosting from December 4-11.

“Two extra officers appear to be coming to Tweed Heads, but we also need 24/7 police sta tion coverage in Murwillumbah,” Ms Saffin said.

LISMORE MP Janelle Saffin again has taken up the issue of round-the-clock policing in Mur willumbah during a private members statement on services and infrastructure for the town and surrounding villages. This is a growing area, so we need to have 24/7 police station coverage, Ms Saffin told Parliament.“Thatisone of the things that I am driving for,” Ms Saffin said. “The people petitioned for a 24/7 police station in Murwillumbah and we need that toMshappen.”Saffin on October 20 last year brought a Notice of Motion to the Legislative Assembly. Ms Saffin said the Government had had more than a decade in which to make good on its promise and had failed the local community.

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A POTTSVILLE surfer has won the 2022 Aus tralia Para Surfing S2 Championship in solid swell at Port Macquarie on Saturday, August 20. It was Dale Taylor’s fourth Aussie title on the trot and also won him a ticket to the World Titles in California later this year. “I was up against two friends of mine in the final, Jake Mathews and John Crampton,” Dale Taylor told The Weekly. “It was a 25 minute final and five minutes in I’d scored two eight point (out of ten) rides. “I got one three minutes in and I’d hardly got out the back and I got another one but I had 20 minutes to wait because I never got another good“Theone.other guys were getting sixes and sevens and I thought, they are catching me, they’re catching me. “At the very end, after me stressing out, the announcer goes, “And yellow, Dale Taylor, you are the 2022 Australian Para Surfing Champion and I thought, yeah, I know I am,” Dale said laughing.“That’s my fourth title and got me entry to the world titles being held at Pismo Beach in California at the end of the year.

“The Australian titles are the platform they use to choose the Australian side for the World Titles and will also be the platform they use to decide who will surf for Australia in the Olympics.“ParaSurfing isn’t in the Olympics yet but they could put it in at any moment. “I don’t think they will put it in just yet, it might be the next Olympics (Los Angeles 2028) after Paris (which is being surfed at Teahupoo in“IfTahiti).Igetto go to the world titles in Pismo then I’d definitely take the Olympics on, if I get the chance but it’s so expensive to go to America, it would cost about $8,000.

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“I note that recently, the Government an nounced an extra 550 police statewide,” Ms Saffin said. On July 18 this year, the Deputy Premier and Police Minister Paul Toole announced that there would be 550 new positions in the NSW Police Force this financial year.

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PRESCHOOL STUDENTS dressed up in their favourite super heroes to raise funds for the North Coast SES. Most Tweed Valley preschools took part in the special dress-up day and through a gold coin donation raised vital funds for the SES. United Preschool director Melinda Matthews said it was a huge success. “We’re still getting the funds togeth er to find out how much we raised.”

Assistant Principal (Mission) Mary-Anne McShane said the event was a fun raiser and fundraiser.“Students gave a gold coin donations around a popular theme for their homeroom,” she said. “This year we raised about $650 for the Solomon Island Immersion Project which also built house spirit. “Food stalls and activities such as bubble soccer and lollie guessing competition was held, culminating in the annual staff versus student touch match - unfortunately the students won!”

MT SAINT Patrick College hosted the return of its an nual Big Day Out. Students and staff dressed in the favourite popular char acters including Top Gun, S teve Erwin, pirates, The Beatles and Up (the movie).

SOME OF Australia’s finest felines made their long-awaited return to the South Tweed Sports Club for the Champion ship Cat and Kitten Show on Saturday, August 27. The Weekly was there to capture some of the amazing variety of cute and cuddly cats and kittens.

The event was hosted by Borderline Cats Inc with judging across a range of categories. Event organiser and Borderline Cats president Crystal Maher said it was a great turnout and good to be back.

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“We were pleased to see such enthusiasum for the return of the cat show this year,” she said. “Local, interstate and international judges scored the exhibits, with both longhaired and shorthaired. “We will be back again next year.”

Cudgen will have plenty of support on the day given they were first there in u/18’s led by Harvey Moase to take on Ballina and the Hornettes will turn out in the la dies league tag against a quality Marist Brothers outfit. It should be a great day of footy to round out the senior season. See you at the footy.

Bobby

THE SEMI FINAL standard footy came a week early with an absolute ripper of a contest between the Roosters and the Storm.TheChooks came out on top, albeit just, after an enthralling counter. This game had skill, guile, physicality, intimidation andBasedcourage.onthat performance either of these two teams are a chance and the Roosters further reinforced to me they are the only team who can win outside the top Peoplefour.may think Parramatta are a hope but I feel their performance was inflated by the deplorable Broncos who were playing for their season. Six weeks ago the Broncos were in the top four and looking at a home semi, now they will miss out and have players ‘sulk ing’ because the coach gave them a spray after conceding 113 points in two games. I can’t comprehend this. In any job you are accountable for your performance and not many of the 17 could say they have performed well or met KPI’s or achieved goals in the last two games. When they get called out on it they com plain - I’d be finding out who the two sooks were and moving them on asap to sort the culture of the joint. The Raiders will find their way in now and have nothing to lose but everyone still chases Penrith. They will have a fresh and fit Luai and Cleary back for the finals and will be the team everyone is after. Things haven’t improved for the Bron cos on the women’s front with two loss es although local star Taryn Aitken has been one of the form players of the whole competition.Allroadslead to Bilambil this weekend for the NRRRL grand finals. The Jets will be high on confidence after a week off and a packed house down in the valley. They will take on the all conquering Evans Head Bombers who knocked the Mustangs out on the weekend. The Bombers play an entertaining and expansive brand of footy against the tough and direct style of the Jets. Star halfback Harry Fitzhugh holds the key for the Jets and his combination and bromance with strike back rower Kalani Hensby will be a constant threat for the Bombers on the left edge with Country star Oliver Regan lurking around the middle. It will be a great contest with veterans Roy Bell and Trevor Bolt the ones to watch for the Bombers - good luck to both sides. The Mustangs will feature in reserve grade against an in-form Cudgen in what will be a quality contest with no love lost.

Quinny

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Having suffered through the longest lockdown of any city in the world (Melbourne), which so affected his time at VCA, comes a show full of fun and energy and encouraging audiences to move forward with positivity.

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“We are thrilled to have Mitch Roberts launch his new cabaret show here in Tyalgum,” Hearts Aflame manager Solar Chapel said. “With his recently acclaimed performance in Jeckyll & Hyde in Sydney, we can expect a night of world class entertainment.” The show is brimming with music theatre hits and classic standards, many also demonstrate Mitch’s tap-dancing skills and his playing of theHebass.recently co-starred with great acclaim in the Australian premiere production of the mu sical Jekyll and Hyde at the Hayes Theatre in Sydney, so as of course, the show will feature the hit song from that show This is the Moment.

Catch the Orchid Show

By Jonathon Howard Tweed District Orchid Society is pleased to bring the Orchid Show back. Pictured is president Tom Cusack and show coordinator Joanne Cusack

TWEED DISTRICT Orchid Society is proud to announce the return of the Murwillumbah Orchid Show on Friday, September 2, and Sat urday, September 3. The show will feature dozens of orchid ex hibitions and some of the finest varieties in Australia at the Jessie McMillan Hall. Newly-appointed Orchid Society president Tom Cusack told The Weekly he is “delight ed” to see the Orchid Show back in full swing this“Weyear.are bringing the show back in a big way,” he“We’dsaid. love for the whole community and vis itors to come along check out our range and purchase an orchid for the show.” Orchid Society show coordinator Joanne Cu sack said it was exciting to have the show back. “I’d encourage everyone to come down and enjoy the beauty of our society’s orchids,” she said.Doors open at 9am and close at 4.30pm on Friday and 9am to 3.30pm on Saturday. There will be a raffle at the door with a $3 admission fee.

COMMENCING THIS September season of music events in Tyalgum, Hearts Aflame Pro ductions presents a new musical theatre cabaret artist live in the Flutterbies Piano Room. Cabaret master Mitch Roberts will perform on Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, Sep tember 11. Mitch is a 2021 music theatre graduate from Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) with a great love of cabaret and the intimacy and ex citement of a show in a personal setting. Mitch’s show is a life-affirming positive journey with music around the theme of picking up and moving your life forward in difficult times.

–YardMitchSale.isaccompanied on piano by Sydney Conservatorium graduate Ellen Buckley, who will also join with him in a battle of the bass mu sic interprement in one fabulous show stopper. Also expect an unexpected guest artist. Saturday schedule: tapas and cocktails from 6pm with performance doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Sunday schedule: doors open 1:30pm for 2pm start. Book for lunch at Flutterbies before the concert.Tickets $55 per person which includes a glass of champagne on arrival. All enquiries please phone: 0488 713 241. For bookings please visit: heartsaflameproductions. com Mitch Roberts is coming to Tyalgum

Other familiar songs that pepper the night include That’s Life, Song and Dance Man, Something’s Coming (from West Side Story), Billy Joel hits Vienna and Only the Good Die Young, Save the Last Dance for Me, a Stephen Sondheim tribute and the song that helped launched David Campbell’s career in America

I HAD a most marvellous time at the Byron Writer’s Festival last weekend! It was soul superfood to steep myself in such a broad variety of topics, touching ideas, listening to the stimulating scholarly conversations, often feeling FOMO at what was on at other tents. A proper festival in that respect, and incredibly respectable in every other aspect. The toilets were clean and plentiful – what other festival can you say that at?! There was never a long line (apart from the lunch rush, which was easily avoided) for food, drinks, or the aforementioned cleanly amenities.

EVERYBODY’S OMA M / 93 / DOCO Filmmaker Jason van Genderen is obsessed with making home videos about his mother, accidentally turning her into an online celebrity. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING M / 130 / DRAMA / MYSTERY Based on the best selling book, telling the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina.

By Nick Hanlon

Lee Kernaghan: Boy From The Bush 12:00PM Everybody’s Oma 2:15PM Where the Crawdads Sing 4:15PM Juniper 7:00PM Edward and Isabella 9:00PM Juniper 12:00PM Edward and Isabella 2:00PM Everybody’s Oma 4:00PM Sunset Soirées (LIVE MUSIC ON BALCONY) FELICITY LAWLESS 5:00-7:00PM Lee Kernaghan: Boy From The Bush 6:00PM Where the Crawdads Sing 8:15PM Minions: The Rise of Gru (Encore)12:00PM Franklin 2:00PM Film Q&A 3:45PM Bosch & Rockit (Final) 4:45PM Lee Kernaghan: Boy From The Bush 7:00PM SAT 3 SEPTEMBER SUN 4 SEPTEMBER Haute Couture 12:00PM Where the Crawdads Sing (Final) 2:00PM Good Luck to You, Leo Grande 4:45PM TFF Presents: 6 Festivals 7:00PM TFF Presents: We Are Still Here 12:00PM Calendar Girls + Polenta (5 min short) 2:30PM Sunset Soirées (LIVE MUSIC ON BALCONY) BILL JACOBI 5:00-7:00PM Close 5:15PM Compartment No. 6 + Stonefish (16 min short) 7:45PM TFF BlazePresents: 12:00PM The Quiet Girl + Voice Activated (10 min short) 3:00PM Broker 5:15PM SAT 10 SEPTEMBER SUN 11 SEPTEMBER IS W K XT W KSHOWMES We are a Covid Safe business | Session times are subject to change 5 Brisba St Murwi umb WWW. E-REG T. M.AU 02 6672 8265 Usual op Days Fri - SUN 1ST SEP TO 7TH SEP 8TH SEP TO 14TH SEP A multitude of new films grace our single screen this week! LEE KERNAGHAN: BOY FROM THE BUSH comes briefly by this weekend, with 3 screenings only! Father’s Day is on Sunday, and with our awesome array of options, The Regent is the perfect place to celebrate with your fatherly film-lover. NEW FILMS: Everybody’s Oma + Juniper + Edward & Isabella + Franklin (+ Special Simulcast Q&A with Bob Brown – FATHER’S DAY ONLY) FINALS: Bosch & Rockit + Minions: The Rise of Gru (ENCORE for Father’s Day) SUNSET SOIRÉE on the Balcony: Felicity Lawless (see Spotlight) NEXT WEEK: Bill Jacobi serenades us on Saturday, French Club returns on

BOSCH & ROCKIT M / /107 / DRAMA In the late summer along the Australian coast, young father Bosch hits the road in a hurry to avoid a run-in with the law.

FRI 2 SEPTEMBER FRI 9 SEPTEMBER

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU PG / 87 / ANIMATION / ADVENTURE / COMEDY In the heart of the 1970s, amidst a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs.

FELICITY LAWLESS grew up in Brisbane, then spent 17 years in the Gold Coast hinter land, until love brought her slightly further south, across the border, to the NSW Northern Rivers two years ago. Now her affection has naturally grown to also encompass the region itself.

“I love the trees, the space, the creative com munity, the food and coffee,” she said. Music has always been a cherished activity for Lawless, having learned classical piano from the tender age of six. “I love how music connects people through feeling. Music gives me a purpose, it is my hap py place, my private place, and my place of connection,” she said. “It is the rhythm of my body. It is everything.” Cutting her teeth by busking around Australia and performing to audiences around the world, this gypsy queen has found her soul home, with some fantastic opportunities for gigs, including a residency for The Regent’s Sunset Soirées. Plus she’s working on an upcoming collab oration with Black Rabbit George (aka Paul George from Tijuana Cartel) and Shai Shriki at the Byron Theatre on December 4. “It will be a night of mystical and virtuosic guitar playing,” she says with a smile. Always uplifting and energising, catch Fe licity’s solo Spanish guitar style for free, this Saturday, September 3, from 5pm to 7pm on The Regent’s Balcony. You can also find out more about Felicity via: www.felicitylawless.com.au

1. Where were you during the big flood of Feb ruary 2022? We were at home getting ready to play the Regent Cinema in Murwillumbah, but we had to cancel. Many of our shows were cancelled. We were housebound and had no electricity, but we were so lucky compared to many artists and friends.

EDWARD AND ISABELLA M / 94 / DRAMA A young couple get away to the country to decide whether to stay together or end their relationship.

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Felicity Lawless is playing The Regent this week

JUNIPER M / 94 / DRAMA Sam (17) has been on a self-destructive spiral that could lead to his death. He returns home from boarding school to find his wheelchair-bound English grandmother, Ruth has moved in.

LEE KERNAGHAN: BOY FROM THE BUSH G / 100 / DOCO / BIO / MUSIC

FRANKLIN MA 15+ / 91 / DOCO When plans were made to dam Tasmania’s Franklin River, Launceston’s Wilderness Society mobilised to protect it. An extraordinary story of the power of direct action!

Music gives purpose

FESTIVAL arrives for a weekend of high-quality, specially-curated, sensational cinema.

GOOD LUCK, LEO GRANDE comes to our screen + THE TRAVELLING FILM

I spent half the time laying in the sun, on the grass (no mud!) beside a chosen marquee, soaking up snippets of wisdom with my dose of vitamin D. Intending to catch bits of several talks per time slot, music festival style – too many wonderful choices – inevitably getting caught up, enthralled, keeping my eyes on my crochet so my ears could focus. It’s still sinking in, like a good movie, excerpts replaying in my mind, sparking scintillating synaptic connections. Slowly embedding, encoding into my grey matter, to stew and spew anew, bubbling up and over as inspiration comes again, like breath. The young poets wowed the crowd on Friday night, Huda proving to be a poetic Goddess indeed! I’m so proud to be part of this fantastic festival, and plan for more satellite events at The Regent for next year. Bumping into quite a few old friends, as you magically do at any festival, ubiquitously commenting on how great it was to be back at the Writer’s Fest, the most civilised celebration of the arts around! Big thanks to all the team for making it such a well-organised and beautifully presented intellectual treat. My cup doth overflow! Hopefully next year, with luck, I’ll be launching my first children’s book there… stay tuned! The festival’s theme was “Radical Hope”, something we’ve collectively learnt all too well these past twoand-a-half years – 2022 particularly. The takeaway message was that hope is what we need most when everything seems hopeless, and love and community is where to find it. Friday with HAUTE COUTURE, followed by gorgeous gouter from Ben’s Patisserie, and a chance to flaunt, flourish or find your French with facilitated conversation (by donation). Also…

Part concert film and part road movie featuring live performances of some of Lee’s greatest hits (including a brand-new song).

HAT FITZ AND CARA will play The Uki Fes tival from 8pm on Saturday October 22. With strong connections to the region, these Bluesfest favourites have a big fanbase in these hills, and it is easy to see why. Together they create a mag ical brand of high energy gospel-blues that has been described by Jeff Lang as, “beautiful, raw and exciting”. They return to the region to help Uki celebrate its flood recovery. I asked Cara what impact the big flood had on her and Fitzy.

2. How was the community response to the flood where you live? Here in Boreen Point, everyone pulled togeth er. In Noosa there were large spaces used for the less fortunate. A lot of the community came to volunteer and offer food and dry clothes.

3. What can the audience at The Uki Festival expect? Well, there are some new songs on the go, and Fitzy has brought in a new guitar, a ‘60s model Gibson Melody Maker – it’s a beauty, Goodbye Tiesco. Hello Gibson!

4. What is the most memorable gig you ever played? We played an amazing festival in Rhode Is land, USA, it took so much effort, with many hoops to jump through to get the visa. When we finally played it was like a release came through in our playing, we just floated the whole way through the gig, not actually believing we had made it. The Uki Festival is on October 22 to 23. As well as music there will be foodie experiences, a big outdoor bush dance, an art auction, re silience networking and much more. Program, park and ride and other details can be found at the Facebook page, ‘The Uki Festival’.

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It’s a family business where my father taught me much of my knowledge, and the rest I’ve acquired through experience. I’ve been in business for over 15 years and would love to continue expanding the business in this beautiful area that I now am grateful to call home. Please have a read of some of my “Jaketestimonials:isone of the nicest handymen I’ve ever had come you my house. He has a beautiful calm energy and his work is impeccable. He is a second generation window smith and I can’t recommend him highly enough.” Kate “We had Jake from Working Windows service the large sliding doors on our house. One of which we could barely open. He was very communicative and arrived when he stated he was going to. We were really happy at how he restored all the doors and screens to their original working state and in most cases better. His service is impeccable and always goes out of his way to help with getting the best result possible. We thoroughly recommend him to anyone who has any issues with the doors and windows. You don’t need to look further he’s the best guy.” Phil and Kim Byrne Give me a call or text today 0435 506 465 and check out my website: www.workingwindows.com.au 88347 6672

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COMPUTER • Windows PC Setup & Service • File Backup • PC Clean • Software/Hardware Installation • Internet Connection Solutions • Networking Solutions We charge $95 per hour Contact Justine and Jeffrey today for a no obligation quote on 0403 546 529 or email jjmooters@gmail.com Our services include: TWEED & GOLD COAST COMPUTER SERVICES • Specialised Home Services • Internet, Networking and Business Solutions • Hardware and Software Repairs • No Job Too Small PROMPT SERVICE BY QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN Mobile: 0435 990 798 Onsite Computer repairs $90 Fixed fee Virus removal, servicing, repairs Phone 0400 245 281 CONCRETING CONCRETOR STEVE GRAY Mobile: 0428 593 054 ALL ASPECTS OF CONCRETING QUALITY WORK SLABS, DRIVEWAYS, ETC BSA No. 1063467 Tweed - MurwillumbahSurrounding Areas CONCRETING Browne Landscaping 0414 971 633 Small Family Business All Your Garden Needs (02) 6672 Concreting3892 All types of Concrete • Fencing • Rock Walls • Retaining Walls • Balustrading • Paving • Concrete and Stencil GOOD RATES FREE QUOTES NSW Lic. 147664c – QLD Lic. 054780 • DRIVEWAYS • FOOTPATHS • COLOURED CONCRETE • POOL SURROUNDS • RETAINING CONCRETINGCONCRETING•FOOTINGSWALLS,ALLYOURNEEDSLic2809620PHONEJOSH0434066762 GARRYDEMOLITION0418 664 833 Lic No. 224738cNOSMALLORLARGETOOJOB ELECTRICAL TECH COMPUTERREPAIRSREPAIRS & TECH HELP 0411 132 SOCIALTIZZYTECH@GMAIL.COM141@TIZZYTECH • Domestic • Commercial • Renovations • New Builds • NSWchris@valleywayelectricalTV/Data/PhoneLicno253977C0475910622 Call 0435734770Scott •Switchboard•Re-wiring•Installations upgrades •Power •Competitive•SmokePointsAlarmsRatesLic. 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HOT WATER Cutaway section of a typical electric hot water heater Has Your Hot Water System Been Checked Lately? Ever Heard of a Sacrificial Anode? GOLD & TWEED COAST ANODES Arrange a free inspection phone 1300 166 673 A sacrificial anode is a vital part of your water system, and having it inspected can be the difference between an efficiently working system and a costly replacement. Manufacturers recommend that you maintain the anode in your system in order to prevent damage from rust + corrosion. THE ANODE IN YOUR SYSTEM SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO CORRODE AWAY, WHATEVER TYPE OR BRAND OF SYSTEM YOU HAVE SOLAR, ELECTRIC, GAS OR HEAT PUMPS FOR A LIMITED TIME we will check your anode in the Tweed & Gold Coast area FREE OF CHARGE. “REMEMBER YOU CAN’T LOSE, NO ANODE REPLACEMENT NO CHARGE” Comes with a 5 year warranty ~ Make your Hot Water System last for 30 years! 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Tweed Valley Weekly Locals Supporting Locals Thursday, September 1, 2022 Local Trades and Professional Services 45 REMOVALS & SELFSTORGESTORAGE27-33KITECRESMURWILLUMBAH ContainerStorageSpecials 6 mtr $48pw 12mtr $68pw BRAND NEW! OUR PLACE OR YOURS! 1800 454 131 TWEED REMOVALS Large Truck Tail Lifter1 item to full house. Ph: 0415-419-222 SELF STORAGE 4 Kay Street, Murwillumbah South STORAGE Fully secured units within warehousea 1800 454 131 3x3 metre $48 p/w 6x3 metre $66 p/w Best Units - BestoutLoadPricesandunloadoftheweather 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 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 RUBBISH REMOVAL RUBBISH REMOVAL ANDCLEANPROPERTYUPS ABN and Insured 0438 462 662 SECURITYSIGNAGEBLINDS STICKERS & WRAPS BusinessALL SIGNS 6672 8370 printspotgroup.com.au info@printspotgroup.com.au SLASHING 110hp 4X4 Tractor 80hp 4x4 Tractor Diesel 4x4 6ft 3x24hpMowersDiesel 54’ Cut 4x4 Mowers 8c Hazelwood Dr, Pottsville NSW 2489 SLIDING DOORS TREE WORK CALL JACK PENGLASE 0402 590 687 INSUREDFULLY Trees On Tweed All Trees Specialising in Small to Medium Trees Qualified Arborists Safety a Priority Fully Insured For a Free Quote Call 0458Warren795659 TREE WORK EASTREMOVALSTUMPCOAST Call: 0402 726 051 for your FREE Quote today FAHY SERVICESTREE 0413 354 309 Chris Fahy critter463@gmail.comCert 4•ALLArboristTREE WORK, STUMP GRINDING, COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCEYourLocalTreeCompany Jason: 0434 582 www.killicktreemanagement.com.au185 02 6677 9482 - 0431 382 681 CALL EXPERTPROFESSIONALJAMESARBORISTTHECHAINSAWGUYSTREEMAINTENANCEATREASONABLERATESFULLYINSURED,FREEQUOTES UPHOLSTERER • ServiceUpholsteryFull • 40 years exp. • businessFamily • Located in Cabarita • theServicingTweedCall Phil 0415 109 122 - Lisa 0497 656 624 www.seasideinteriors.com.au UPHOLSTER 982 RESERVE CREEK RD, VIA MURWILLUMBAH 2484 NSW Ph: (02) 6677 7239 Mobile: 0407 897 028 High Quality Horse Rugs A Speciality” Car Seats Lounges & Chairs ABN 26 915 290 875 Dot UPHOLSTERYWalsh WATERWANTEDSUPPLIES Glass a FoDELIVERIESWATERWaterBULKServicingtheTweedodGradeTanker 02 6672 glassawater@bigpond.com6654www.glassawater.com.au WATER SUPPLIES Jaiden Tanner’s Water Supplies Locally Owned & Operated Servicing the Tweed Shire 7 DAYS A WEEK 0429 408 108 •Tanks •Roadworks •Pools •Domestic •Commercial Tanner’sJaiden ArnoldGaryMob:0402 713 474 H: (02) 6679 5512 Water Deliveries • 7 Trucks available • (various sizes) • Domestic water • Pools filled • Road works • 7 days PROMPT SERVICE! WEED SPRAYING BINDI & CLOVER CONTROL We specialize in residential and acerage properties. Give us a call today! Complete Weed Maintenance 0413 613 384 License No. 5089626 WEED SPRAYING 0412 168 257 ACREAGE • Specialising in problem weeds • Devils Fig • Parramatta Grass • Lantana Jamie Nicholson WEED SPRAYING WINDOW REPAIRS Your local window man servicing Byron Bay and surrounds Window and Door Repairs Timber & Aluminium Inc. Rattling, Mechanics, Hardware, Flyscreen, Locks, Rotting, Putty etc. P: 0435 506 465 E: workingwindows1@gmail.com WINDOWSWORKINGWW Jake Selby Advertise your localTrades and Services Call The Weekly office on (02) 6672 4443 to get started.

Boat for Sale 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 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 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 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 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 Construction Induction Tweed Heads South Phone 0466 015 373 Safety CORP RTO 91694 White Card 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 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 YAMAHA FZ6 Excellent condition. Four Cyl- fuel injection. Just 9,000k. May 2023 rego. $6,700 Ph: 0412 192 732. No time wasters 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 Positions Vacant 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. CASUAL BUS DRIVER POSITION J&B Buses Murwillumbah. Variable hours, local charter work, suit local. Must hold a MR license, NSW driver authority. Current working with children check. Phone John: 0427 453 091 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. FARM/CATTLE HELP REQUIRED Excellent Remuneration. All enquiries welcome. Ph: (07) 5590 7029 Real Estate TWEED SHORES CHINDERAH. Over 55’s Park, Permanent site. Totally Refurbished. Ready to move in $125,000 ono 0478 663 695 SnakeSocialCatcherGroup SOCIAL GROUP OVER 60, Men and ladies, Singles, Organized outings, Get togethers, Nice people and Friendship. Phone 0481 139 190 To Let TO LET Murwillumbah 1 bedroom under main house. Own toilet, kitchenette & crockery. Shared laundry & shower. $200 p/w incl utilities. Ph: 0448 404 911 FLAT TO LET $300 near CBD Murwillumbah, Non Smoker – phone 0423936494 COOLANGATTA room to rent 200 metres from the beach, Club, shops, fully furnished, cooking facilities, No lease and No bond. Over 50’s from $225-$250 per week. (07) 5599 1089 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 46 Classifieds Thursday, September 1, 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 Social Group WELCOME TO THE BLIND & VISION IMPAIRED SUPPORT GROUP First Wednesday of the Month - Meeting and Social Group Second Monday of the Month - Bingo Day Third Tuesday of the Month - Luncheon & Outing Transport provided. For Further Information phone Christine 07 5633 3700 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 TWEED BYRON LOCAL ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL (TBLALC) NOTICE OF ORDINARY MEETING DATE: Saturday 24th September 2022 TIME: 10:00am PLACE: Minjungbal Cultural Centre & Museum Cnr of Kirkwood Road & Duffy Streets, Tweed Heads South AGENDA: 1. Welcomes; 2. Apologies; 3. CLBP Workshop 4. Approval of the Tweed Byron LALC Community Land and Business Plan (CLBP) 2022 -2026; 5. Other Business placed on the agenda prior to the commencement of the meeting; 6. Date and time of next meeting. Please note: A copy of the CLBP or a Summary is available for viewing on request at the TBLALC during business hours Mon to Wed. Authorised: Des Williams, Chairperson – Tweed Byron LALC

Beloved Father of Taryn, Marcus, Jared and Kai and their families

Passed away peacefully on 20th August 2022. Aged 72 years. Husband of Julie. Former teacher at Tweed River High School. Privately cremated. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Peter John Sheppard Late of Murwillumbah. Passed away peacefully on Friday 26th August 2022. Aged 81 Years. Dearly loved Husband of Lyn. Loved Father and Father-in-Law of Leanne & Chris and Mark & Selena. Cherished Grandfather. Loved Brother. Your battle is over. A private service has been held as per The Family’s Wishes. Ph: (02) 6672 2144 MurwillumbahMcGuinessFunerals

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Loved nephew, cousin, uncle and friend to many Please join us in celebrating Mark’s life on 2 September, 1pm at Riverview Hotel 267 Tweed Valley Way, South Murwillumbah

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Mervyn Chesworth Colefax Passed away 17th August 2022. Aged 94 Years, was proudly living on his cane farm at Dungay until the day he died.

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

Passed away unexpectedly, aged 61, in Brisbane surrounded by his children

Much loved Grandfather to Lachlan, Maddy, Phoebe, Bailey, Koko, Charlee, Liam, Blair, Cooper, Archie and Huddy

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Cherished grandfather to Natasha, Dena, Kirryn, Anita, Matthew & Shannan Adored great grandfather to Charlize, Kiara, Sophie, Cooper, Patrick, Kaiden & Skye. Always in our hearts and thoughts until we meet again. A private service will be held on his farm to celebrate his life. Ph: (02) 6672 2144 MurwillumbahMcGuinessFunerals

RENTAL Flood affected, local working family of 4 desperately seeking a 3+ bedroom $650. Prefer Murwillumbah area but open to other locations. 0477 581 884 COINS Banknotes - MilitariaBadges - Rugby League Sporting Call Peter on 0407 783 910. BUY 4X4’S, UTES, CARS & MACHINERY Any condition up to $12,500 Free Tow as Needed. Call now to discuss 0403 118 534

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“We are just a young side with a lot of guys who haven’t played first grade before so we just lacked that experience. “We just need to knuckle down and play that clinical style of football.”

Late of Hastings Point. Passed away peacefully on Thursday 25th August 2022. Aged 91 Years. Dearly loved Wife of Frank & Leo. Loved Mother and Mother-in-law of Maria, James, Peter, Thomas, Elizabeth and Partners. Cherished Grandma and Great-Grandma. Family and friends are warmly invited to attend Doris’s Requiem Mass to be held at St Anthony’s Catholic Parish, Kingscliff on Wednesday 7th September 2022 at 10:30am. Ph: (02) 6672 2144 MurwillumbahMcGuiness Funerals

“It was about 20-18 at half time. Murwillumbah came out well in the second half. “We scored the first try but kept hand ing them the ball back,” Hill said. “We knew we could win if we complet ed our sets but we completed worse in the second half.

THERE IS almost nothing as heart-breaking as when your local footy team gets knocked out of the comp and so it was for the Mustangs, who led First Grade all year, but went down to Evans Head 36-28 in a hard-fought contest at home on Sunday, August 28. Murwillumbah went into the game as favourites but no one was underestimat ing the Bombers.

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In Memoriam 1942- 01 Sept 2021 Our Shining Star in Heaven We are sending you doves to Heaven with parcels on their wings ~ be careful when you open them they are full of beautiful things ~ inside are a million kisses wrapped up in a million hugs to say how much we miss you and to send you all our love ~ we hold you close within our hearts and there you will remain ~ to walk with us throughout our lives ~ until we meet again

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The oldest player is only 26 and Hill thinks the team could stay together for five or six years. “We have a lot of 18 and 19 year olds so we should be a competitive team for a long time to come,” he said. “I want to thank the club for the chance to coach and all the players, sponsors and supporters for their support.

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Late of Mooball. Passed away on Wednesday 24th August 2022. Aged 93 Years. Dearly Loved Husband of Mary. Loved Father and Father-in-Law of Steven & Julie Higgins, Christine & John Mimidas, Kelvin & Ann-Maree, Darryl & Kate, Graeme (dec’d), Brian & Nina and Janelle & Gordon Ireland. Cherished Grandfather. Loving Great-Grandfather. Loved Brother of George, Marg and Ivan (all dec’d). Family and Friends are warmly invited to attend Ron’s Graveside Service to be held at Murwillumbah Lawn Cemetery, Tree Street on Thursday 1st September 2022 at 11:00am. Ph: (02) 6672 2144 MurwillumbahMcGuiness Funerals

In Loving Memory of Bruce Barry Williams 26th May 1950 ~ 21st August 2022 Cherished husband of Sue. Fantastic father to Sheree & Paul and Father-in-law of Colin. Loving Pop of Emma and Ty. He will be sadly missed. Family and friends are warmly invited a Memorial Service in celebration of Bruce’s life to be held today, Thursday 1st September 2022 at 11am at the Tweed Valley Chapel, Duranbah A Memorial Service will be held for Francis Roy Gra n On Friday, 2 September at 11am at Tweed Valley Cemetery, 813-871 Eviron Road, Eviron NSW

“We knew we had to go with them ear ly,” Coach Brendon Hill said. “They scored first and we answered their tries to start but we just didn’t com plete our sets and we let them back into the game every time we scored a try.

And Mother of Peter, Greg, Kevin & Tony Family wish to advise Fay’s Funeral will take place on Tuesday 6th September 2022 At Tweed Heads Crematorium Chapel at 11:30am

“Good luck to the two teams that are still in Maristit.”Brothers won the Trophy Grand Final against Northern United 36-24. Bilambil Jets play Evans Head with both vying for their first premiership title at Bilambil on Sunday September 4 at Ladies2.40pm.League Tag

Keith William Foster Passed away peacefully on Friday 26th August 2022. Aged 84 Years. Dearly loved Husband of Shirley. Loved Father and Father-in-law of Ann-Maree & Kelvin, Jenny, Yvonne & Mark and Rebecca & Richard. Cherished Grandfather of 11. Loving Great-Grandfather of 3. Loved Brother of Valerie. Family and friends are warmly invited to attend Keith’s Funeral Service to be held at Murwillumbah Lawn Cemetery, 1 Tree Street on Tuesday 6th September 2022 at 11:00am. Ph: (02) 6672 2144 MurwillumbahMcGuiness Funerals

Lots of Love from your children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, family and friends. In loving memory of Patricia Butturini Fay Taylor 04/06/1934 – 24/08/2022 Widow of Arthur Taylor

Aileen Jeanette Alfonsi née Philip Late of FormerlyMurwillumbah.ofUki. Passed away peacefully on Friday 26th August 2022. Aged 77 years. Dearly loved Wife of Emo (dec’d). Loved Mother and Mother-in-law of Giovanna & Shane and Luigi & Lisa. Cherished Grandmother of Lachlan, Caitlin, William, Jack, Chris and Alex. Loved sister of Ben, John, Margaret and Marianne. Family and Friends are warmly invited to attend Jeanette’s Funeral Service to be held at Tweed Valley Lawn Chapel, Eviron on Monday 12th September 2022 at 11:00am. After the service, the family will leave for a Private Family Burial. Ph: (02) 6672 2144 MurwillumbahMcGuiness Funerals

The Cudgen ladies had a big 16-4 win against Northern United to take them into the grand finals against Marist Brothers at 9.45am. Reserve BilambilGradewentdown to the Mustangs 34-26 which saw Murwillumbah through to the finals against Cudgen at 1pm. Under 18s The Seagulls were beaten by Ballina 30-16 with Ballina into the grand final in the Valley against Cudgen at 11.15am. Congratulations to all the players and teams who fought so hard all year to make the finals but didn’t make it through to the big day. You have done your clubs proud. Get down to the Bilambil Jets this Sun day to support our local teams against those pesky southern invaders. Go the Jets, Mustangs and Cudgen!

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Saturday, September 3 Tate Brownlee Real Estate 9 Nandina Terrace, Banora Point, 9-9:30am 2/57 Bione Avenue, Banora Point, 9-9:30am 16/7-9 Parry Street, Tweed Heads, 9-9:30am 13 Peel Circuit, Tweed Heads South, 1-10:30am 10/13 Cabernet Court, Banora Point, 10-10:30am 23 Cooloon Crescent, Tweed Heads South, 10-10:30am 1/24 Birkdale Court, Banora Point, 10:30-11am 121 Darlington Drive, Banora Point, 11-11:30am 1/33 Mariners Crescent, Banora Point, 11-11:30am 2/12 Kentia Crescent, Banora Point, 11:30-12pm 2 B lue Haze Crescent, Banora Point, 11:30-12pm (AUCTION 512PM)Bione Avenue, Banora Point, 12:30-1pm 11 McAllister Road, Bilambil Heights, 12-12:30pm 18 Anthony Avenue, Banora Point, 1-1:30pm 1/85 Henry Lawson Drive, Terranora, 2-2:30pm First National Real Estate Murwillumbah 2/21 McPherson Court, Murwillumbah, 9-9:30am 62 Myrtle Street, Murwillumbah, 10-10:30am 5 Kintyre Crescent, Banora Point, 10-10:30am 10 Culbara Place, Stokers Siding, 10:15-10:45am 10 Oakbank Terrace, Murwillumbah, 11-11:30am 42 Meadow Place, Uki, 11:15-11:45am 1 Sapphire Street, Murwillumbah, 12-12:30pm 148 Bakers Road, Dunbible, 12-12:30pm 95 Starlight Way, Pumpenbil, 12:45-1:15PM 1636 Tyalgum Road, Tyalgum, 1-1:30pm 109 Bonnydoon Rd, Uki, 1:30-2pm Ray White Rural Belinda Franks 239 Tweed Valley Way, South Murwillumbah, 10-10.30am 5 Martin Street, Murwillumbah, 11-11.45am Mana Real Estate 37 Narooma Drive, Ocean Shores, 9-9.30am 1/81A Rajah Road, Ocean Shores, 9-9.30am 3 Simpson Place, Goonellabah, 9.30-10am 10 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores, 10-10.30am 14 Narooma Drive, Ocean Shores, 10-10.30am 18 Dorothy Street, Murwillumbah, 10-10.30am 59 Riverview Street, Murwillumbah, 11-11.30am 1D Short Street, New Brighton, 11-11.30am 2/10 Whitton Court, Ocean Shores, 11-11.30am 5 Philip Street, South Golden Beach, 12-12.30pm 5 Old Ferry Road, Ocean Shores, 12-12.30pm 10 Flintwood Street, Pottsville, 1-1.30pm 119 Smiths Creek Road, Smiths Creek, 1.30-2pm 33/19 Elizabeth Street, Pottsville, 2-2.30pm Stringer Property Services Stuart St, Tweed Heads ‘Price $770K-$790K’ 119-9:30amMourne Tce, Banora Point ‘Guide $1.2M-$1.3M’ 10-10:30am Stanley St, Heads ‘Guide $580K-$600K’ 10-10:30am Chardonnay Cres, Heads South ‘Guide 11-11:30am Martel Pl, Heads $795K-$825K’ 11-11:30am Binya Ave, Heads ‘$590K’ 11-11:30am South St, ‘Interest Over $1.250M’ 12-12:30pm 12 Ocean Ave, Heads Sth ‘Guide $1M-$1.1M’ 12-12:30pm Korina Ave, ‘$650K’ 12-12:30pm COAST TO COUNTRY

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The most expensive property is a 630-square metre residential block at 18 Chitticks Lane, with a price tag of $1,800,000 to $1,980,000 and a short walk to the headland, beach and river.

We’re here to dotstheconnectpropertymanare.au 88477 TUCKED AWAY from the hordes that bombard Kingscliff and Cabarita every weekend, Fingal Head often flies under the radar despite being one of the loveliest places on the planet. It is home of the Minjungbal people of the Bundjalung Nation and a plethora of natural beauties: Dreamtime Beach; the stunning headland and lighthouse; Cook Island (Joongurra-Narrian) ; Letitia Spit; the Tweed River; Wommin Lake and Lagoon and a scattering of secret spots which the locals do notTheadvertise.headland is a basalt rock formation that was formed around 23 million years ago by ancient lava flows from Wollumbin (Mt Warning). It is known as Booninybah or Place of the Big Echidna because some of the basalt looks like echidna spines and is culturally significant to the First Nations people of Fingal and Tweed Heads.

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In 2016 there were 592 lucky ducks living in Fingal Head, but by the 2021 Census, the place had absolutely boomed to 615, with 23 newcomers figuring they had pretty well won the lifestyle lottery.Right now there are five properties on the market at Fingal Head and I want all of them. Is thatLastgreedy?month, Fingal Head had two properties available for rent and seven properties for sale.

You could bottle the love, care and pride this tight-knit community has for their home and make so much you might even be able to afford a home in this tightly-held property market.

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Fingal Head is beautiful yet fragile and it’s a credit to the local community that they are succeeding in protecting this precious place for future generations to enjoy.

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18 Fingal Road is on the market with DJ Stringer

The cheapest property with a price guide of $1,150,000 to $1,250,000, is an original 790-square metre 1950s riverside home at 13 Fingal Road with a lovely big yard, but it’s a knockdown, with plans available for a more elevated home.

Last year, in a NSW first, the Tweed Byron Aboriginal Land Council (TBALC) was handed the management of the culturally significant Fingal Head reserve. Fingal Head is also home to centenarians like Aunty Bonnie Bjorland (102 in October) and Aunty Mary Browning (104) as well as Aunty Tess Tamock, aged 92, who all grew up on a simple diet of fresh veggies and seafood and a deep spirituality. For many years their friend Gladys ‘Aunty Glad’ Phillips, ran the general store and knew everyone’s secrets as the local taxi driver - she also lived to 100, passing away last year.

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The median time on the market for houses is 94 days with four sold in the last 12 months. There was no median price data available because there weren’t enough sales, but suffice to say this is some of the most highly sought after and expensive real estate in the country. Think Byron, only a million times better. The median house rental price is $550 per week based on 11 rental listings in the past 12 months.Therewasn’t enough rental listings data to provide a median price for units and apartments in Fingal Head. Most of the homes are for sale with expressions of interest and no they won’t take $300,000, I already asked.

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The Sheoak Shack, overlooking the Tweed River, is just a couple of doors down and always has great food and music on the weekends.Itookafriend who had never seen a dolphin in the sea to Fingal Head one weekend. We walked down onto Main Beach and the whole ocean between the beach and Cook Island was absolutely boiling with hundreds if not thousands of dolphins.Itwasa sight to behold and thrilled her no end as did the lovely walk up to the headland which is currently undergoing a makeover to save it from erosion.

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Fingal Head is an environmental stronghold and home to a rich Indigenous culture, with groups like Fingal Head Coastcare, Green Heroes and Juraki Surf and Culture, run by the incredibly talented Slabb family (author Joel, singer Budgerah, surfboard shaper Jalaan and her surfer brother Lungi, plus a model or two and some amazing artists and musicians).

For Sale Phone Owner to view 0418 727 103 88468 Floor Plan$205,500SalePricePrice $235,500New

Highly productive cane farm, maintained & managed at the highest level by meticulous owner/operator. Consistent yields over 10,000 tonnes annually, offered on WIWO basis with extensive list of Plant & Equipment, all immaculately maintained & serviced. 2 fully renovated homes, substantial shedding. Multiple titles, two street frontage. Retiring owners welcome all genuine enquiries. Contact Belinda Franks for information. Secure your new home site in the highly sought Altitude Estate. This 681m2 allotment enjoys a great northerly, elevated aspect with views to the hinterland, Gold Coast & Tweed. Gentle slope from the street frontage with a stunning concept plan for a 2 level home (4 brms, media room, studio, multiple in/outdoor living areas & inground pool) designed for modern family living. Highly motivated vendors are committed elsewhere.

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PriceOffers$989,000ReductionPlease Price Guide $780 - $830k Offers Please Contact Agent PriceforGuide Price Offers$780,000GuidePlease Contact Belinda Franks - 0409 152200 Ray White Rural Murwillumbah Your local, professional rural & residential specialist. 88479

Beautifullly presented, north facing with modern interior less than 1km to town Features include large covered outdoor living/dining, inground magnesium pool, extensive solar array w' battery storage, solid timber floors, 9'6" ceilings, plantation shutters, louvre windows, fully fenced yard, raised vege gardens, water tank. This home was not affected in 2022 flood event. Overseas vendor wants this sold! This solid, original cottage taking in a majestic view to Wollumbin (Mt Warning) and the Caldera has a DA approval in place for full width extension at rear & ensuite/walk-in robe to main. Completely above flood risk, the home is ready to be transformed. New roof, solid hardwood construction/concrete & timber stumps, 10ft ceilings, original floors & windows. Secure this great position, close to the Gallery & 2km to town.

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Anne Besgrove 386 Numinbah Road, Nobbys Creek 2484 53 Broadway, Burringbar 2483 Helen Flynn 197 Smarts Road, Wardrop Valley 2484 7 Hope Street, Bray Park 2484 02 6672 7828 sales@fnmurwillumbah.com.au SOLD AUGUSTIN 88439 LISTED IN AUGUST Your Murwillumbah First National team • Original home with approved extension • 6 BR 2 Bath & 2 Living areas • 2 street frontage • Rental potential $960 p.w. • Quiet elevated location • 3 BR 2 way bathroom • Covered entertainment area • Established tropical rainforest garden • 105 acres* of arable land • Predominately flat to undulating • Excellent water in place • Large 6 bay shed • Set on the outskirts of Murwillumbah • Stylish well designed • Set on 4309 sqm • Rear entertainment deck • Sun dappled river views. MURWILLUMBAH $890,000 1 Sapphire Street BANORA POINT $850,000 5 Kintyre Crescent KYNNUMBOON CONTACT AGENT 84 Edwards Lane DUNBIBLE $1,475,000 148 Bakers Road 6 2 2 3 1 3 4 2 2 ORIGINAL HOME WITH APPROVED EXTENSIONQUIET CUL DE SAC - ELEVATED POSITION VACANT 105 AC LAND HOLDING RURAL RESIDENTIAL LIVING OVERLOOKING THE TWEED RIVER Anne Besgrove 0402 608 503 or Jade Chapman 0493 132 898 Helen Flynn 0435810254 Helen Flynn 0435810254 Helen Flynn 0435810254 Your BesgroveAnneHelenFlynn AndersonTeganReadingSarah DylanCrisp AlexanderKathyBruceFlynnReadingScott AndersonAvalonChapmanJade

07 5599 2000 www.TCRE.net.au53 Wharf St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485 Thinking Real Estate. Think TCR.TWEED COOLANGATTA REAL ESTATE KaerenSmith 0412 454 kaeren.smith@tcre.net.au150 KaerenSmith 0412 454 kaeren.smith@tcre.net.au150 MichaelSmith 0413 454 michael.smith@tcre.net.au350 MichaelSmith 0413 454 michael.smith@tcre.net.au350 Price: $399,000 Price: $465,000 Price: $460,000Price: $560,000 - $600,000 INVEST OR NEST Great li�le investment, posi�oned first floor middle posi�on - great opportunity here! * Freshly painted * 2 bedrooms, both with built-in robes * Air condi�oned spacious living room sunny East aspect * Generous updated kitchen, combined laundry/bathroom, separate toilet GROUND FLOOR UNIT OPPOSITE THE RIVER Well presented ground floor unit, river views & cool breezes, small complex * Close to all Tweed Heads facili�es, bus at the door, great coffee shop down the road, Tweed City only minutes away * Open plan living & dining, sunny north aspect, sun drenched front pa�o * All electric kitchen with good cupboard & bench space * Auto lock-up garage, drying lines at the rear BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED - RENOVATED TOWNHOUSE Chermia Court’ All the work has been done in this beau�fully presented unit in a small block of seven, centrally situated in Tweed Heads West. * Tiled open plan living and dining * Main bedroom with built-in robe, air condi�oning, fan and balcony access * Enclosed north facing front courtyard LOCATION - LOCATION - NORTH FACING First floor posi�on, located within easy walking distance to Tweed City Shopping Centre, the ideal investment or suit the owner occupier. * Modernised kitchen with ample cupboard & generous bench tops * Light filled air condi�oned, spacious lounge/dining with access to sunny balcony * Two bedrooms, built-ins & fans in both bedroom * Main bathroom with separate toilet & laundry 7/181 Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads West 3/42-44 Dry Dock Road, Tweed Heads South 2/231 Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads West2/14 Kirkwood Road, Tweed Heads South 211211 211211 88470

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Positioned in the blue ribbon East Banora Point location this is one of the last ‘untouched’ original homes in this coveted street address. This residence was designed by an esteemed architect and has been built to maximise its magniﬁcent northerly aspect boasting outstanding views from Surfers Paradise. Point 1/85 Lawson Dve, 18 Anthony 9 Nandina Terrace, Banora Point

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$1,152,500 21 Golf View Court, Banora Point 22 $1,090,000 23 Walter Crescent, Banora Point 23 $938,000 26 Donegal Court, Banora Point 24 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CURRENT MARKET CONTACT US TODAY AND WE WILL OPEN THE DOORS TO YOUR FUTURE TATEBROWNLEE.COM.AU0755130300 2/34 Oyster Point Rd, Banora Point NSW 2486 Tate Brownlee TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CURRENT MARKET CONTACT US TODAY AND WE WILL OPEN THE DOORS TO YOUR FUTURE T.TATEBROWNLEE.COM.AU0755130300 2/34 Oyster Point Rd, Banora Point NSW 2486 6 4 3 6 4 3 6 4 3 9 Rosemount Court, Terranora9 Rosemount Court, Terranora9 Rosemount Court, Terranora $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 86667 0401 176 tate@tbre.team633 one of the last ‘untouched’ original homes in this coveted street address. This residence was designed by an esteemed architect and has been built to maximise its magniﬁcent northerly aspect boasting outstanding views from Surfers Paradise.