Tweed Valley Weekly, September 28, 2023

By Jo Kennett

YOU KNOW summer is just around the corner when the flags go up on the beach patrol season.

Volunteer lifeguards from Fingal Rovers SLSC, Cudgen Headland SLSC, Salt SLSC and Cabarita Beach

SLSC put the flags up for the start of the season, which was also the start of the NSW school holidays, on Saturday, September 23, with wild and w indy weather keeping many beachgoers away.

SLSC volunteers will patrol on the weekend for the rest of the season.

During the week in the school holidays, Australian Lifeguard Service lifeguards will be patrolling Tweed Coast beaches.

The Weekly caught up with two of them, Kingscliff’s Kloe Mills, who also does volunteer patrols at Cudgen Headland SLSC, and Tweed Heads’

Rhys Campbell, who volunteers at Kurrawa SLSC, were at Hastings Point on patrol to help keep beachgoers safe over the holidays.

F lags will be up from 9am to 5pm during school holidays.

Good news for bulk billing

By Jo Kennett

MEMBER FOR Richmond Justine Elliot says the Albanese government is tripling bulk-billing incentives to help millions of Australians from November 1, after concerns were raised about out-of-pocket medical costs for pensioners.

Ms Elliot said the increased incentives, which were announced earlier this year, would be “the largest ever increase in the 40-year history of Medicare”.

Her comments came after Byangum resident Michael Rioli, who has a hearing impairment, contacted The Weekly over concerns that pensioners had to pay a $30 upfront gap fee that isn’t reimbursed.

Over the last few years local residents have raised concerns over the lack of bulk billing across the Tweed Shire and Mr Rioli agrees it is a serious issue.

“In private practices they told me all the doctors have started charging the gap fee to pensioners,” he said.

“I had to pay $72, and $42 will go into my bank account and the $30 they keep. “Everyone on a pension has to pay a $30 gap fee. So if I get sick that’s $30 each time.”

Mr Rioli said he had a problem with blood clots on his lungs that means going

for a medical check up once or twice a month.

“It’s not really about me though; a lot of aged pensioners have to go to the doctors a lot,” he said.

“Other doctors have been doing it for a while and now they are all going to charge the gap fee because they can’t afford to operate their business if they don’t.

“When you go to the doctor you might be there for half an hour and they have a lot of costs to cover running a medical centre.

“That $30 you have to find extra out of your pocket and there are a lot of people worse off than me like pensioners who are renting.

“It doesn’t leave them much money to buy food etc with the high cost of living we have now.”

Ms Elliot said that from November 1 this year there will be new Medicare Benefit Schedule bulk-billing items with higher incentive payments.

“This historic investment will help over five million children and their families to see a bulk-billed GP,” she told The Weekly.

“It will also support more than seven million pensioners and concession card holders who rely on their GP visits being

bulk billed.

“Together, these groups account for three out of every five visits to the GP. “We’ve also delivered cheaper medicines by halving the costs of medicines for more than six million Australians.”

Ms Elliot said that doctors’ groups are calling the incentives a “game-changer”.

“GPs right around the country have said this will help them maintain and even shift back to bulk billing,” Ms Elliot said.

“We’ve also increased rebates more in a single year than the former government did in seven years.

“On top of increasing the investment in bulk billing, we are investing in a $1.5 billion indexation boost to every single Medicare rebate which increases the amount that your doctor receives for every single Medicare service, reducing the pressure on GPs to charge you more to get the healthcare you need.”

Ms Elliot said the Albanese government is investing a further $2.2 billion into reforms that will strengthen Medicare into the future, “including payments for GPs to grow their teams, new rebates for longer consults, money to provide better wound care, easier access to telehealth and much more.”

Shocking assault and robbery

By Jo Kennett

A WOMAN has been robbed and assaulted at Upper Burringbar on Wednesday, September 20, with the alleged thieves, a man and a woman, getting away with hundreds of dollars’ worth of gear as well as items of sentimental value.

Jill Schiller left her home on Ophir Glen Road at 3pm to go to the Burringbar shops. When she came home at 3.40pm she found a dark grey Mazda 3 sedan, with Queensland registration plates 410HQ6, parked in her driveway.

“Then I saw my high pressure hose was in the shed doorway and I heard thumping around on the timber floors in the house,” Jill said.

“I don’t know why but I saw the keys in the car, took them out and put them in my bag.

“It all happened very quickly and it’s a scary situation and you just don’t know how you are going to react.

“I started yelling out, ‘What’s going on here, who’s in my house, get out of there’.”

Jill lost her partner of 40 years, who she described as her soulmate and the love of her life, in February, and her father passed away just over a week ago, which is why

she said she “just blew.”

“I was extremely angry and very loud which is why my neighbour heard and came to see what was happening,” she said.

“Then he (the alleged thief) came out of my house and was saying, ‘Calm down woman, what’s your problem, calm down, I’m just after some water. That’s why I

got the gurney’.

“He said he was a friend of my neighbours and they were running out of water so that’s why he came down here to get some.

“I was yelling back, ‘That’s a load of crap.” I was really angry. He kept saying ‘calm down woman.’

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A neighbour took this photo of Jill being assaulted

Letter of the Week

CONGRATULATIONS

NISPA KRONGKAEW

You have won a double pass* to the film of your choice

COVID-19 response

As a Queensland-NSW border resident, I must protest the federal Labor government’s decision to not include the role the state premiers had in the response to COVID-19.

Their decisions had a far greater impact on our lives, and if any lessons are to be learned, they should be required to explain and disclose their decision-making process for any future pandemic. Anything less is nothing but partisan politics.

Peter Robson, Tweed Heads

Weeds are atrocious

When you drive through Currumbin to Tugun, the sides of the roads are in ship-shape condition, kept this way by a Gold Coast Council who takes pride in their area.

When you pass the university you know you are in the ‘Weed Shire’, the verge is a disgrace with grass and weeds higher than the fences.

Maybe instead of the councillor wanting the Tweed Heads sign placed higher they get this area cleaned up first.

It has been like this for best part of last 18 years that we have lived here.

Can understand why the persons have changed the signs over the years.

Come on councillors get this done.

Alan Rolph, Banora Point Change Tweed Heads sign

Shows the brainless nitwits don’t have enough intelligence (TVW page 3, Sept 21). Reposition the sign ‘Tweed Heads’ out of reach higher up. And coat the sign with a Teflon coating should do the trick.

Bob Mcelveney, Banora Point Tweed River naming

Who are we to question the wisdom of someone naming our river Tweed, just like the river on the east coast of Britain which separates Scotland from England?

In a state named New South Wales, when Wales is completely removed from the same location in Britain.

The fact they did it in complete dis -

regard of the original inhabitants, and sought to duplicate a naming system from the opposite side of the planet where the industrial revolution progressed to such an extent that it threatens all life on Earth; means that they are oblivious to anything other than their own alcohol obsessed society.

In short, ‘weed Heads’ is funny.

Andrew Wallace, Tweed Heads Shire-wide clean up needed

Regarding The Weekly’s article (TVW Sept 21 ‘weed Heads’), yes the ‘weed Heads’ signage needs to be fixed, but I think the lack of council clean up and repairs are ridiculous.

A clean up of Tweed in general needs to be addressed. The untidiness turns locals off as well as tourists.

Jen Khan, Tweed Heads Screams in the night

When we moved to our new home we were happy to find that we share the space with a pair of plovers. You will have seen some around, they’re recognisable by their brightly coloured facial mask.

They’re ground dwelling birds and quietly bill through the grass searching for a meal, the pair always together.

We were rapt when they arrived one morning proudly herding a brood of chicks. The chicks have coloured markings in perfect match to adults, these four tiny creatures are round and fluffy miniatures of mum and dad.

As the hen leads the way and the male brings up the rear to round up stragglers, the family troops along the track edge.

The chicks can’t fly, so most of the time are hidden in the longer grass for cover, especially at night, which is when the screaming starts.

Drawn to the nest of young, a domestic cat, well fed and collared, approaches its prey; the new parents try desperately to defend their chicks.

Of course, the plovers are destined to lose. They are local and have nev-

er evolved behaviours to fend off an exotic predator equipped with night vision, carnivore’s teeth, protractile claws and a hard wired predatory instinct.

Later in the night the screams end and are replaced by a few desolate calls. The breeding season is over for this pair.

Unfortunately, they hatch a new brood the next season, and the following one, each year reliving the frantic defence and inevitable bloody massacre of their chicks.

They have no choice, they will continue to breed here so long as there’s a ready supply of food.

Likewise the cat has no choice — I’m sure the animal is not hungry, but by instinct it cannot do other than hunt. The only ones with a choice are the cat’s owners. They elect to repeat this event every year as they allow their moggy to roam through the dark hours.

I expect that ours is not an isolated situation and that our local cat lovers are not the only ones to allow their pet this brutal night time recreation.

Paul Bates, Murwillumbah Orchestra event sold out and a thank you

On Saturday, a fundraiser high tea for Wedgetail Retreat was held at Palm Lake Tweed River Resort, featuring a charity concert by the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra Ensemble.

It was a sold-out event with delightful music and scrumptious afternoon tea, raising much-needed funds for our local palliative support service. I would like to express my wholehearted thanks to all the 15 musicians of the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra who donated their time and expertise on a beautiful Saturday to perform for this wonderful cause, and sincere thanks to the Palm Lake Resort team for hosting the event.

I am humbled by the spirit of our community as we join together in support.

Nispa Krongkaew, Banora Point Accountability

Given the intergenerational impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal people, the moral case for voting ‘Yes’ on October 14 for The Voice referendum seems compelling.

Recognising First Nations people in the constitution with a Voice to parliament is being presented as a gap-closing, unifying, and reconciling gracious offer.

Senator Jacinta Price argues that what is needed in Canberra is not yet another voice but ears to hear remote marginalised voices; not a ‘Voice’ to make parliament accountable but a parliament that holds accountable the numerous organisations already entrusted with closing the gap. That is why she is in Canberra and why she is copping so much abuse.

If the referendum succeeds, will protagonists flying for free around the country have nice cushy jobs on The Voice; will the ‘gracious offer’ be a Trojan horse full of lawyers eager to fight for treaty and reparations?

If it fails, will Australians be ungraciously labelled ‘stupid racists’?

D Weston Allen, Cudgen

Follow the leader

Peter Dutton says that there would be a second referendum if this one fails. His Indigenous Australians shadow minister Jacinta Price rejects this proposition. There is a campaign of fear raised around the idea of treaty and reparations, but co-chair of the ‘No’ campaign, Warren Mundine, says that a defeat of the Voice would make it easier for Indigenous people to secure treaties, and to boot, he wants to change the date of Australia Day.

I’m confused. I’ve seen headless chooks with a better sense of direction than these guys.

And people, the government does not fund the ‘Yes’ campaign — it is against the rules of a referendum. That campaign is run by Yes 23 which raises money from ordinary Joes like me, corporate Australia, and with

the support of major sporting clubs, Aboriginal Land Councils, ethnic groups, churches, academics, artists such as Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, Paul Kelly, Bernard Fanning; sportspeople including Cathy Freeman, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Eddie Betts, Jonathon Thurston, and many more.

We walked for yes in our hundreds of thousands last weekend and we won’t stop taking those positive steps.

Mark Baxter, Kingscliff Murdoch steps down

No one approaches Rupert Murdoch’s level in terms of the scale and historical impact on the media industries.

He is the last of the great legacy media moguls, who took great delight in actively running his enterprises, with a fondness for newspapers and what they could do.

In Australia, he has been courted by, and has in turn, shaped prime ministers and their agendas.

We can also say that Murdoch has been a decisive influence in ending ‘both sides-ism’ of traditional journalistic practice.

In establishing Fox News, he provided the template for a post-truth world where winning the debate must always triumph over the public good of informing societies.

Murdoch has always been the master of the signature acquisition (for example, the Wall Street Journal).

With a new wave of management, it will be interesting to see if the current News Corp structures endure, especially in the ways that broadcasting subsidises some branches of his print empire.

Associate Professor Shane Homan, Head of School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University

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Battle for mayoral role

By Jonathon Howard

THE FEUD over the role of the Tweed Shire mayor continues this month, after Councillor James Owen and Councillor Rhiannon Brinsmead chose to abstain from the mayoral vote during council’s meeting on Thursday, September 21.

Both Cr Owen and Cr Brinsmead walked out of the meeting during the vote where Mayor Chris Cherry was reappointed to the top spot until the council elections this time next year.

Cr Owen sent The Weekly a statement following the meeting and said the decision to abstain from the vote was not due to the work done by Mayor Cherry, but instead an objection to the process of electing the mayor.

Councillor Owen moved a notice of motion at the August 17 council meeting asking fellow councillors to allow the community to decide how the mayor is elected. His motion was voted down by the majority of councillors.

“None of our fellow councillors supported us in the vote meaning the community does not have the opportunity to decide how their mayor is elected,” he said.

“Based on the volume of community

feedback that we have received, we strongly believe that, had the elected body supported a process to allow a referendum on how the mayor is elected, that the community would have overwhelmingly voted to choose to elect their own mayor.

“Whilst we have the utmost respect for people’s individual interpretation of democracy, the current process is not what we deem to be democratic.

“Our abstaining is not a reflection, or our opinion, of the job that Cr Cherry is doing, but is based entirely on our principles and our firm beliefs in consistency and democracy.”

Cr Owen said the current elected body has a huge focus on community engagement and consultation.

“We are proud of that, but we can’t be picky and choosy with what we listen to the community about. We must be consistent with our approach,” he said.

“Councillor Cherry has our support, but we do not support the process by which she was elected.

“We are very proud of the collaborative and respectful group of councillors that we are, and it is a privilege to work with all our colleagues, but we need to stand firm on our principles, remain consistent in our approach and be resolute in our commitment to the community.”

In a show of hands, Cr Cherry was unanimously declared as mayor by the five councillors in attendance, being councillors Meredith Dennis, Reece Byrnes, Nola Firth, Warren Polglase and herself.

Council has resolved to have a deputy mayor, which is not mandatory, to be appointed for a one-year term.

Cr Meredith Dennis will remain in her role as deputy mayor until December

when the term of her position expires and an election is undertaken.

Addressing a full council chamber, Cr Cherry thanked her fellow councillors for their support and said she remained committed to working hard for Tweed residents.

“I thank everyone for their continued faith and trust in me. It is a massive job to represent the people of the Tweed and I am committed to continuing to work well with my fellow councillors,” Cr Cherry said.

“For the next year, I will be concentrating on trying to address the housing crisis, which is the biggest issue facing us today, along with the impact of climate change. I will continue to work hard to ensure every decision we make is done in the best interest of the community at large.”

This is Cr Cherry’s third term as mayor, after holding the position from September 2020 until the election in December 2021.

She was first elected to Tweed Shire Council in September 2016 as an independent and previously served as deputy mayor in 2016/17, 2018/19 and in 2019/20.

Win for Banora

By Jonathon Howard

MEMBERS OF the popular Banora Point Community Centre are celebrating a victory after Tweed Shire councillors voted to maintain funding for Fun Activities for Banora Seniors (FABS).

The decision means council will fund FABS itself with a cost of around $30,000 per year and was made during council’s monthly meeting on Thursday, September 21.

FABS committee member Vickie Mussio said the councillors’ decision to fund FABS in full and continue this vital social service was a “huge relief and win for the community.”

“It is with great pleasure I get to announce a win for the people of Banora Point,” she told The Weekly.

Ms Mussio said since March 16 this year, council had opted to leave the federal government’s Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), which was inadvertently funding a project support officer at Banora Point Community Centre.

“When council opted out of CHSP they were reportedly not aware that the funding supported the project support officer at Banora Point Community Centre,” she said.

“From the outset council was set on running the Banora Point Community Centre in a similar model to Murwillumbah and Pottsville.

“We vehemently denied that this model would work at Banora Point which is a very different centre to the others.”

Ms Mussio said the community rallied and launched a petition to keep the officer.

“We felt that the officer was the glue that made the centre so successful,” she said.

“General consensus in the beginning was that we would not win.”

To help council and councillors make their decision, council engaged a consultancy firm to report on what would be the best outcome

Flood funds update

By Yvonne Gardiner

for all stakeholders.

The end result was five options of which option four (third party provider) was recommended.

“Option three (council funds the officer recurrently) was our preferred option,” she said.

“Thank God for a common sense mayor who made the decision to put forward a motion to amend agenda 17.4 at the council meeting from option four (consultants recommendation) to option three (FABS preferred).

“Councillors then unanimously voted in favour of option three.

“We appreciate the councils’ response, for listening to the people, for attending the meetings and for using common sense to reach what was to us a no-brainer.”

Ms Mussio said the well-kept secret of FABS and the community centre is now well and truly out and she’s hopeful it will bolster members.

“With all the recent publicity more people are now aware of what the Banora Point Community Centre offers,” she said.

To find out more visit the centre on Tuesday and Friday, all day, to meet the officer.

THE NSW Government maintains the Resilient Homes Program is making “good progress”, despite more than 75 per cent of flood-affected homes in the Northern Rivers being declared ineligible for support.

Eighteen months on from the worst recorded flood in the Tweed Shire, 1,337 registrations have been received by the NSW Government under the Resilient Homes Program.

A NSW Government spokesperson said 214 properties had been prioritised for buyback, 111 offers made for buybacks to date, 55 offers accepted, 10 settled, and 60 properties “indicatively” prioritised for raising and retrofit (where the floor level is known).

A further 17 properties are marked down for raising and retrofit, subject to a floor level survey.

“As of September 15, (a total of) 565 offers have been made to people, with 308 offers accepted and 103 properties settled,” the spokesperson said.

In last week’s Tweed Valley Weekly, we told the story of Condong flood survivor Jodie Daley, who had twice been denied support under the program. The NSW Government spokesperson said, within Condong, 45 registrations had been received for the Resilient Homes Program.

“Five have been indicatively prioritised for buyback (subject to eligibility and merit assessment), one property has been settled to date and one indicatively prioritised for raising or retrofit (subject to a floor level survey),” the spokesperson said.

Apparently, the lack of progress in dealing with claims is inadequate funding, according to the current NSW Government, and that can be traced back to the previous Coalition government in NSW.

“When Labor took office in March, it discovered the Disaster Relief Account was underfunded by $1.6 billion,” the NSW Government

spokesperson said.

“We were told money was allocated to respond to disasters in NSW but there was none.

“The Reconstruction Authority was set up by the former government but it wasn’t funded — it was established with four times the amount of responsibility that Resilience NSW had, but with only three-quarters of the budget.

“A government cannot run the Reconstruction Authority in NSW, particularly with the expected increase in the number of natural disasters, by short-changing the agency by over $100 million.”

The current NSW Government has now kicked in $1.6 billion for the Disaster Relief Account.

“We have invested $121 million for the Reconstruction Authority, and we have confirmed $700 million for the Resilient Homes Program — the largest of its kind in Australia,” the spokesperson said.

“In this current budget, we’ve also allocated an additional $150 million for flood recovery in the Northern Rivers and Central West.

“We will be seeking money from the Commonwealth Government as well.”

Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith, who has presented heartbreaking accounts from flood survivors to the NSW Parliament, said the news from the recent NSW Budget was “heartbreaking”.

“Despite promising $800 million for 6,000 buybacks, retrofits and raises that flood survivors desperately need, Labor have only delivered $100m for the Northern Rivers region…,” Ms Smith said.

“We welcome this spend, but the question remains — who is Labor leaving behind? And where is our federal government?”

Registrations for the Resilient Homes Program are still open. Property eligibility will continue to be assessed while registrations are being received

Tweed Link

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

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Last chance to vote in People’s Choice

With only days left, let’s get behind our favourite Tweed Sustainability Award champions and vote. The People’s Choice Award is chosen by the community and more than 1,000 people have voted so far – will you join them and vote today?

See the full list of incredible nominees and vote at tweed.nsw.gov.au/sustainabilityawards

Voting closes at midnight this Sunday (1 October). Only one vote per person is allowed.

The award winners will be announced at a showcase event on 11 October at the Tweed Regional Gallery.

Inbound lane only for bridge

Council is urging motorists to plan ahead and consider alternative routes between the CBD and South Murwillumbah for about four weeks while essential upgrades to the town's sewer main are underway.

Traffic delays and detours can be expected. The Wollumbin Street bridge will be reduced to a single lane, allowing one-way traffic only into the Murwillumbah CBD. Detours are in place for outbound traffic via Cane Road, using Queensland Road or Tumbulgum Road, or Bakers Road and Mistral Road.

The works started this week, and the bridge is closed to outbound traffic during work hours (Monday to Thursday, 6 am to 6 pm), causing some delays. The other lane and footpath will remain open under traffic control.

Outside of these work hours, the bridge will remain open to traffic in both directions.

For updates on traffic disruptions, please visit Council's roadworks and closures page at tweed.nsw.gov.au/ roadworks, as well as Live Traffic NSW

Save water now to delay restrictions

Following last week’s El Nino declaration by the Bureau of Meteorology and less-than-average rainfall now forecast for the Northern Rivers, Council is urging everyone in the Tweed to save water now to prolong the Tweed’s water supply.

Water and Wastewater Business and Assets Manager Michael Wraight said without significant rain, the Tweed will head into water restrictions, with restrictions for Tyalgum looking likely in the next couple of weeks.

“We source our water from the Tweed River at Bray Park and Uki, plus the Oxley River at Tyalgum. The river flows are down and the weir pools at Bray Park and Tyalgum are drying up," Mr Wraight said.

“While Clarrie Hall Dam is currently sitting at 98% capacity, it will now drop about 1 to 1.5% a week as we start releasing water to supply the Bray Park Weir – the source of water for most of the Shire.

“We will trigger level 1 water restrictions when the Clarrie Hall dam level drops to 85%.

“Restrictions at Tyalgum will be introduced sooner. The flow of the Oxley River at Tyalgum is down to a trickle and the weir pool there is dropping fast.”

Mr Wraight called on everyone in the Tweed to rally together to save water now, especially outdoors, where

water is typically used the most.

“If each of us is using less than 160 litres of water a day when we next introduce water restrictions, we delay the need to impose harsh restrictions during extended dry periods.

“Last week we used 170 litres per person a day so we still have a way to go.

“From today, please clean hard outdoor surfaces with a broom not a hose, mulch your garden, keep your showers to 4 minutes, do full loads of washing and fix your water leaks.

“Actions like these have the power to make our limited water supply last as long as possible.”

Go to tweed.nsw.gov.au/water-savings-restrictions for more tips on saving water indoors and outdoors.

In 2020, Council permanently banned water carting from the Tyalgum and Uki water supply systems.

Whenever water restrictions are triggered, Council bans water carting from elsewhere in the Tweed to other local government areas.

Mr Wraight said measures such as these were helping delay the implementation of water restrictions.

Council is currently completing planning works for the proposed raising of Clarrie Hall Dam to increase the volume of water that can be stored, securing our water supply in the face of climate change and population growth.

Nominate for Tweed Australia Day Awards

This is your last opportunity so don’t delay! Nominations are closing this Friday 29 September to recognise an individual or organisation doing great things in our community through the Tweed Shire Australia Day Awards. You can nominate in the following categories:

• Arts and Culture Award

• Citizen of the Year

• Community Event of the Year

Uki Mountain Bike Park

The Tweed’s first mountain bike facility, the Uki Mountain Bike Park, will host an official opening on Saturday 7 October.

Unfortunately, due to limited space and parking at the facility, tickets for the event were capped and were snapped up quickly. However, a waitlist has been set up in case tickets becomes available.

Due to the event, the park will be closed to the non-ticket holders until 12 pm on Saturday 7 October, however, ticket holders can enter from 9:30 am.

For more information or to add your name to the waitlist, visit Uki Mountain Bike Park at tweed.nsw.gov.au/ukimountain-bike-park

To stay up to date with park information, hear from other MTB users and add your experiences, join our Facebook community group Uki Mountain Bike Park at facebook.com/ groups/1757383738054050

• Senior Ambassador

• Sporting Achievement of the Year (individual and group)

• Volunteer of the Year (individual and group)

• Young Achiever in Community Service

We strongly encourage your nomination. Nominate online by 4:30 pm Friday 29 September at tweed.nsw.gov.au/ australia-day

New program connects businesses to the Rail Trail

Tweed Shire Council is inviting businesses and commercial operators to share in the success of the popular Northern Rivers Rail Trail (Tweed section) and sign up to its new Connect Program.

Launched last week, the Connect Program is designed to connect commercial operators and businesses to the award-winning Rail Trail which opened in March. Figures show more than 70,000 people used the Rail Trail in the first four months of operation, with projections indicating it will attract more than 150,000 users and guests annually. The Connect Program will enable business partners to

highlight their guest experience offerings, focusing on the ways users can taste, stay, move, explore and enjoy along the Rail Trail.

The Connect Program features:

1. The Rail Trail Pass: an affordable annual fee and other charges for commercial operators undertaking business and activities on and in association with the Rail Trail.

2. The Marketing Program: a tiered program offering a range of cooperative marketing opportunities with affordable gold, silver and bronze entry points to suit

all budgets and marketing goals. This offers a wide range of benefits from website and map listings to social media exposure.

3. The Signage Program: available to Marketing Program members, the signage program provides opportunities for exclusive on-trail signage options and sizes within the rail corridor.

For more information or to join the Connect Program visit the Northern Rivers Rail Trail website

This is a river, not a creek – it’s the Oxley River at Tyalgum and the flow has reduced to a trickle.

The official opening of Uki Mountain Bike Park will be held on Saturday 7 October.

October Business Month is an initiative designed to empower, connect and celebrate the thriving Tweed business community. The program is for business owners, operators, entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals across the region. Join one of our exciting events to network, develop or brush up on skills and celebrate success!

Register for events at tweed.nsw.gov.au/october-business-month •

Free October Business Month events

Putting Local Jobs First

Regional Development Australia

Thursday 5 October, 10:30 am to 12 noon

Online webinar

O’Connors Carrying Service Open Day

O’Connors Murwillumbah

Saturday 7 October, 12 noon to 3 pm

67 – 69 Quarry Road, Murwillumbah

Doing business in the Tweed – the planning framework

Tweed Shire Council

Wednesday 11 October, 3 to 4 pm

Online webinar

Local Consultant Breakfast Forum

Tweed Shire Council

Mastering Marketing Magic

Tweed Shire Council

Thursday 19 October, 5 to 7 pm

North Star Holiday Resort

This workshop has been made possible thanks to the support of the NSW Government as part of Small Business Month 2023.

Back to Basics

Destination North Coast

Monday 23 October, 9 am to 12 noon

Twin Towns, Tweed Heads

Planning for potential water restrictions

Tweed Shire Council

Monday 23 October, 4 to 5 pm

Online webinar

Tuesday 17 October, 8:30 to 10 am

Murwillumbah Auditorium

Business information dinner

TAFE NSW

Tuesday 17 October, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Caldera Restaurant, Kingscliff TAFE

Waste Reduction Methods for Tweed Businesses

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North East Waste

Wednesday 18 October 10:30 to 11:30 am

Online Webinar

Food Fitouts – what you need

Tweed Shire Council

Tuesday 24 October, 10 to 11 am

Online webinar

Taking off at the terminal: Gold Coast Airport Tour

Gold Coast Airport

Wednesday 25 October, 12 noon to 2 pm (QLD time)

Bilinga

Cycling into success

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Tweed Shire Council with Blue Sky Trails

Tuesday 31 October, 7 to 9 am

Murwillumbah Services Club

Find all of these events and more at tweed.nsw.gov.au/october-business-month

October Business Month is a testament to the talent, resilience and vibrancy that defines the Tweed’s business landscape.

Coinciding with the NSW Government’s Small Business Month, October Business Month is delivered as part of the Succeed in the Tweed Program, an initiative of Tweed Shire Council.

Join a free wellbeing program for a lift

Council is pleased to partner with the Lift Project to bring residents a FREE wellbeing program to help take charge of your mental health, build resilience and live more.

The Lift Project is a lifestyle-based wellbeing adventure that is delivered online and involves 10 lessons taken over 10 weeks.

In each lesson you will explore a science-based way to lift your mood and your life, and at the end of each lesson you’ll be given some simple challenges to try out for yourself.

Topics over the weeks include:

Development application determinations

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

Application details

Approved

DA22/0784 – Secondary dwelling and shed

Lot 2 NPP 285382, Unit 2/No. 114B Broadwater Esplanade, Bilambil Heights

DA22/0060 – Attached dual occupancy

Lot 4 DP 134983, No. 6 Dixons Road, Burringbar

DA21/0893 – Multi-dwelling housing comprising of 3 × 3 storey dwellings with rooftop terraces

Lot 18 DP 1145386, No. 67 Cylinders Drive, Kingscliff

DA22/0738 – Alterations and additions to existing dwelling and use of unauthorised deck structures

Lot 402 DP 1097757, No. 17 Fairy Bower Street, Kingscliff

DA23/0232 – Alterations and additions to existing dwelling including house raising

Lot 4 DP 624447, No. 8576 Tweed Valley Way, Tumbulgum

DA22/0546 – Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 12 light industrial units

Lot 1 DP 542273, Lot 2 DP 542273, No. 1–9 Ourimbah Road, Tweed Heads

DA22/0770 – Installation of pontoon, removal of existing revetment wall and construction of new revetment wall

Lot 2 DP 1088612, Lot 365 DP 30960, No. 5a Gollan Drive, Tweed Heads West

Refused

DA23/0302 – Caravan park (112 long term sites), reception, managers residence and pool

Lot 2 DP 815370, No. 1126 Pottsville Road, Pottsville

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

Request for offer

RFO2023169 License to Operator Murwillumbah

Railway Station Retail Shops

Offers close: Wednesday 12 noon (AEDT) 11 October 2023

Offers must be lodged as specified in the offer documentation. Request for offer documentation is available at no charge from Council’s website at tweed.nsw.gov.au/tenders-contracts

All offers will be opened at closing time and will be considered by Council in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 and the NSW Local Government (General) Regulation 2005. The lowest or any offer is not necessarily accepted and canvassing of Councillors or staff will disqualify. For further information please contact Contracts Administration on adminidu@tweed.nsw.gov.au

Community notice

Chinderah Districts Residents Association meet

Tuesday 3 October 2022, 7 pm (AEDT) at Uniting Church Hall, 24 Kingscliff Street, opposite nursing home Kingscliff.

Current vacancies

Visit tweed.nsw.gov.au/job-vacancies to view current vacancies. Subscribe to receive Job Vacancy Alerts via email at tweed.nsw.gov.au/subscribe

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• speaking positively to yourself and others

• moving to move your emotions

• uplifting physical environments

• feeding your mood through food

• resting to feel your best; and lots more.

The 10-week program will kick off on Sunday 8 October 2023. Register now at theliftproject. global/lift/register-northernrivers

Viewing platform re-opens

After some much-needed care and improvement, the viewing platform at Fingal Foreshore Park has now reopened.

Not only is the platform looking better than ever, it is now accessible for everyone to use including people with a disability, impaired mobility and prams.

Access to views have been improved and the path widened with more comfortable seating including back and arm rests.

As part of Council’s commitment to reducing its impact on the natural environment the old timber decking has been replaced with long-lasting decking made from a combination of recycled plastics and wood waste that is extremely resistant to the harsh weather conditions.

Other recycled elements of the project included re-using quality timber from the Anchorage Islands Harbour Project at Tweed Heads and re-using fibreglass from Jack Evans Boat Harbour for the platform foundation.

The new viewing platform was funded through the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust as part of the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative.

Have your say

Add your voice to decision making in the Tweed

Places to Swim program

We are seeking community input on a draft concept plan that aims to improve water access for swimming and water-based recreation at Jack Evans Boat Harbour in Tweed Heads. The draft concept plan is on exhibition until Wednesday 25 October 2023.

Find out more about the Fingal Foreshore Park project and its history at yoursaytweed.com.au/fingal-foreshore-park

First cane toad event

Cane toads are a damaging invasive pest that cause declines in native wildlife, can poison domestic pets and impact local agricultural industries.

Council has partnered with experts Watergum to launch the 2023/24 cane toad season filled with a range of information sessions and community cane toad busts across the Shire.

Community feedback will inform the final concept plan, with construction expected to commence in January 2024.

Have your say

To view the draft concept plan and comment on the proposed designs, visit yoursaytweed.com.au/goorimahbah

You can also leave a comment in one of the following ways:

• Email to tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au Subject: Places to Swim

• Mail to General Manager, Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

• General enquiries, call 02 6670 2400 This project is funded through the NSW Government’s Places to Swim program.

Council confidentiality policy: On request, any submission including identifying particulars will be made public. Council will give consideration to the ‘Public Interest’ and requests for confidentiality however, the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 may require confidential submissions to be released to an applicant.

Residents are invited to the first event of the season - a free information session on Wednesday 4 October from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Pottsville Beach Community Hall to learn how to protect the biodiversity within your own backyard. Community participation in cane toad control is critical to reducing cane toad numbers. Events like these are part of Council’s commitment to working with the community to look after the Tweed’s natural environment for current and future generations. Register for the free event and find out about upcoming events at tweed.nsw.gov.au/cane-toads

Draft Data Breach Policy on exhibition

A draft Data Breach Policy that informs the public of Council’s procedure for identifying, responding to and reporting data breaches of Council held information is on public exhibition from 27 September to 25 October 2023. This Policy will assist Council to meet its legal obligations in respect of mandatory reporting of data breaches under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act) and Privacy Act 1988 and complies with best practice guidelines.

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Development proposal for public comment

For more information on this project and to share feedback visit yoursaytweed.com.au/databreachpolicy

The following development application has been received by Tweed Shire Council and may be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at datracker.tweed.nsw.gov.au for a period of 14 days from Wednesday, 27 September to 11 October 2023.

Application details

DA23/0440 – Change of use to recreation facility (indoor) and addition of deck to existing bowls club

Lot 1 DP 726492, Lot 1 DP 657257, Lot 443 DP 755740, Lot 7 DP 820613, Lot 1 DP 250454, Lot B DP 444682, Lot 9 DP 30842, No. 4 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South

The Trustee for Newton Denny Chapelle Unit Trust

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 – GIPAA may result in confidential submissions being released to an applicant.

Please note: Requirements regarding Disclosure of Political Gifts and Donations

A disclosure is required to be made in a statement accompanying the relevant development or planning application by a person who makes the application.

In addition, a person who makes a written submission either objecting to or supporting a relevant development or planning application must also make a disclosure if the person has made a reportable political donation.

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

The upgraded viewing platform.

Burns victim critical

By Jo Kennett

A POLICE investigation of a fire at a Cabarita Beach lodge which left a man with serious burns early on Friday, September 22, will include the examination of a lithium battery electric scooter.

Emergency services were called to the blaze at Emu Park Holiday Lodge on Tweed Coast Road at around 5.30am, with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and Rural Fire Service (RFS) firefighters arriving to find that a fire had occurred in the 30-year-old victim’s bedroom.

Firefighters provided first aid to the victim who had serious burns until NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived.

They treated the man at the scene before taking him to Les Burger Field (Tweed Coast Raiders) where he was stabilised by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter’s Critical Care Medical Team and flown in a critical condition to Royal Brisbane Hospital, which has a specialised burns unit.

Rob Morrison lives at Emu Park Holiday Lodge and is a neighbour of the injured man.

“His electric scooter battery exploded in his room,” Rob told The Weekly.

“I woke up when I heard a loud bang and the fire alarm was going off.

“There was tonnes of smoke filling the corridor and he was screaming, ‘I can’t get past the fire’.

“I don’t know if he couldn’t see the door or if there was too much fire.”

Rob got into the unit to try to help his neighbour escape the flames.

“I was trying to get in through the door but there was a lot of fire and hard-core toxic smoke,” he said.

“I got inside his unit and then I copped a massive lung full of smoke and then I was coughing my guts up for about four minutes in the corridor.

“Another young fellow (Nick Turner) was ripping out the window and by the time I got around to the side he (the victim) was already outside.

“He got some pretty bad burns.”

Retired doctor Sabri Caliskan, who owns the lodge and lives on site, said he was woken by three fire alarms going off and the screams of the victim.

“I saw him getting pulled out of the window

by Nick and then walking away,” Sabri said.

“I opened the unit door and black smoke came out. I grabbed the fire hose and watered whatever I could and Nick had the garden hose in the window.

“The smoke kept coming after the flames were out.”

Sabri went outside and spoke to the victim, who was lying on the lawn.

“He said there was an explosion,” Sabri said.

“Both his legs, his arms, and a bit of his face and some of his neck were burnt.

“My neighbour is a nurse and came and started doing first aid, washing him.”

RFS and FRNSW crew arrived and made sure the fire was totally out before police and the police forensics team arrived and took the scooter.

Later, Sabri spoke to the victim’s family who said he wasn’t in great shape on Friday but there had been a very slight improvement by Sunday.

“He is still in ICU and he is still in a serious, critical condition,” he said.

“The only good thing is he is young and fit so his recovery chances are better than an older person with other problems. I still have hope he will come out of this.”

Tweed Police Acting Inspector Chris Neve said the fire investigation will include “an expert examination of a lithium battery electric scooter.”

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter lands at Les Burger Field, Cabarita, to pick up the injured man

Police at the scene of the fire

Fire destroys units

By Jo Kennett

A MAN has appeared in court charged over a fire which destroyed a block of units at Tweed Heads South on Saturday, September 23.

Emergency services responded to numerous Triple-0 calls at around 8.45am reporting a unit fire on Altair Street, just east of the South Tweed Sports Club and a block back from the river.

Firefighters from Fire and Rescue Tweed Heads, whose station is close by, saw large black plumes of smoke as they approached Altair Street.

Dash cam appeal

By Jo Kennett

TWEED POLICE are appealing to anyone who may have dash-cam footage of a collision between a truck and a car on the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads on Tuesday, September 12.

Tweed Police are trying to locate the semi-trailer allegedly involved in the collision with a Subaru station wagon which happened at about 8pm last Tuesday night.

The collision occurred in the southbound lanes of the M1, approximately 1km north of

the Tugun tunnel. It has been reported the truck failed to stop.

As a result of the collision, the station wagon was towed from the scene and a passenger later treated for injuries.

If anyone saw the collision, has dash-cam footage, or has any information about the truck and driver, police ask you to please email: 42619@ police.nsw.gov.au or contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

They were first on the scene where they found a single-story unit in an apartment block of four units completely ablaze with flames coming out of the building.

The brigade reported that the Tweed Heads crew worked tirelessly to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent units but unfortunately, the units were totally destroyed.

There was also some smoke damage to other units due to the shared roof space between them.

Firefighters from Fire and Rescue Kingscliff and Banora Point arrived to help extinguish the fire, with more than 16 firefighters and five trucks attending the scene.

Fire and Rescue NSW Tweed Heads reported that a number of residents were evacuated to a safe area, with one resident treated for minor burns by NSW Ambulance paramedics but not needing to go to hospital.

Once the fire was extinguished crews searched the apartment and performed “salvage and overhaul procedures.’’ Salvage protects property and belongings from damage. Overhaul ensures that a fire is completely out. Firefighters also have to try to preserve evidence related to the cause of the fire.

Residents were unable to return to unaffected units as police established a crime scene due to the suspicious nature of the blaze.

Tweed Police Acting Inspector Chris Neve said the accused man appeared in Lismore Local Court on Sunday, September 24, charged with malicious damage and affray.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Superintendent Adam Dewberry said it was a timely reminder that calling Triple-0 for a fire emergency can be the difference between life and death, or a building or other property being saved or destroyed and that it should be used to contact police, fire or ambulance in life-threatening or time-critical situations.

Featured Guests

Local moderator Kimberly Hone will introduce featured guests Steven Nowakowski and Dr David Gillespie MP.

Steven Nowakowski of Rainforest Reserves Australia is a Kuranda (Qld) environmentalist and professional wildlife / wilderness photographer. He is the force behind the Stop Chalumbin windfarm campaign and similar Queensland campaigns.

Dr David Gillespie MP champions affordable, reliable, safe, green decarbonisation of the electricity network.

Admission is free but registration is required. We encourage donations to Rainforest Reserves Australia www.rainforestreserves.org.au

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Dr David Gillespie MP

Steven Nowakowski

Moderator: Kimberly Hone

The collision happened on the southbound lane of the M1. Photo by Justin Cozart

The Altair Street unit block was devastated by fire

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Charges over robbery

By Jo Kennett

A WOMAN has appeared in court charged over the alleged armed robbery of a man at Tweed Heads on Monday, September 18.

Tweed Police reported that at about 3pm that day, a 22-year-old man parked his Hyundai Tucson in the car park of Tweed City Shopping Centre on Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South, and went shopping.

When he returned to his vehicle, the man was approached by a woman, armed with a knife, who allegedly threatened him, demanding his car keys.

The man ran off and was chased by the woman who grabbed hold of his hair, pulling him backwards.

During a struggle, the woman forcibly re -

moved the keys from his possession.

The woman drove away and Tweed Police officers were notified and commenced an investigation.

The man was treated for superficial cuts to his arm sustained during the struggle.

Following inquiries, a 35-year-old woman was arrested at Tweed Heads South just before 5pm on Tuesday, September 19.

She was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station and charged with robbery armed with an offensive weapon and shoplifting.

Police will allege in court that the woman stole the knife from a store at the shopping centre prior to the incident.

The woman was refused bail and appeared at Tweed Heads Local Court on Wednesday, September 20.

Save water now

FOLLOWING LAST week’s El Nino declaration by the Bureau of Meteorology and less-than-average rainfall now forecast for the Northern Rivers, Tweed Shire Council is urging everyone in the Tweed to save water to prolong the Tweed’s water supply.

Council’s Water and Wastewater Business and Assets Manager Michael Wraight said without significant rain, the Tweed will head into water restrictions, with restrictions for Tyalgum looking likely in the next few weeks.

“We source our water from the Tweed River at Bray Park and Uki, plus the Oxley River at Tyalgum. The river flows are down and the weir pools at Bray Park and Tyalgum are drying up,” Mr Wraight said.

“While Clarrie Hall Dam is currently sitting at 98% capacity, it will now drop about 1 to 1.5% per week as we start releasing water to supply the Bray Park Weir – the source of water for

most of the shire.

“We will trigger level 1 water restrictions when the Clarrie Hall Dam level drops to 85%.

“Restrictions at Tyalgum will be introduced sooner. The flow of the Oxley River at Tyalgum is down to a trickle and the weir pool there is dropping fast.”

Go to tweed.nsw.gov.au/water-savings-restrictions for more tips on saving water indoors and outdoors.

The flow of the Oxley River at Tyalgum

‘He bit me hard’

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Jill’s neighbour turned up and she asked him if the man was his friend.

“He said he had never seen him before in his life,” Jill said.

“Then a girl came out through the back of the house and they got into the car and they were looking for the car keys and I started running towards my garage and I said I was going into the house to see if they had taken anything.

“That’s when he came in and backed me up against the bench and he must have had me almost in a headlock because my head hurt afterwards and he was trying to get the keys out of my hand.

“I was holding the car keys to my chest and yelling out, ‘You are assaulting me’ and yelled to the neighbour to take a picture and then he bit me hard (drawing blood) and that’s when I dropped the key and then they left.”

The alleged thieves got away with a recent model iPad, an older iPad, an 8 Plus and 7S iPhone, a Sony camera, a steel chainsaw, and a box full of business cards.

“The police said they were probably just looking for gift cards and credit cards,” Jill said. “They took two prescriptions. The most up-

setting thing is that they took my partner’s wallet. It was really old and he loved it and never wanted to replace it. I had it sitting with his little memorial here.

“It had a credit card and licence in it, and they took that but they are all cancelled.

“The police said they could use the driver’s licence for ID.”

Jill described the girl as around her early 20s, slim and small, with very brightly dyed red, or red/orange hair. The man was possibly in his early 30s, maybe 180cm tall and stocky with facial hair but not a beard, and wearing a Visy vest.

Jill said she didn’t notice any accent or tattoos “but it happened so quickly and I was angry and scared.”

“Now I’m locking up everything and I don’t scare easily, but it has unnerved me,” she said. “Fortunately I have heaps of support and the neighbours and the community have been amazing.”

Anyone with any information can contact Tweed Police and quote police report number: E95541074 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

The alleged perpetrators were driving this car

A Burringbar woman was assaulted and robbed

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From the Farm with Craig Huf

Farmers meeting a success

FOLLOWING THE formation of the NSW Farmers Far North Coast Branch this year, it’s exciting for me to report continued interest and growth in the branch membership.

The branch has the attention of state politicians and NSW Farmers head office support to advocate for issues facing farmers and rural landholders in the Tweed and Byron shires.

A delegation from the branch attended the recent NSW Farmers state conference and presented motions to support better local weed management, better rural housing and improved biosecurity measures.

These motions all received strong support from NSW Farmers’ statewide membership attending and will now form statewide policy and receive advocacy from the association at a state level.

Attending the conference were myself, branch secretary Sandra Hawken, branch treasurer Jan Fletcher and branch vice-chair and cane committee chair Robert Hawken.

Myself and Jan Fletcher presented the motions being put forward by the new branch.

NSW Farmers elections were held at the conference and I was elected to both the Conservation Resource Management Committee and NSW Farmers Executive Council.

The depth of experience held by Jan Fletcher in the beef cattle industry was recognised and sought after with her appointment to the NSW Farmers State Cattle Committee.

The delegates were also able to meet with politicians and discuss issues facing farmers in the Tweed and Byron Shires.

Mr Hawken had discussions with the Ag Minister Tara Moriarty expressing concerns about flood debris being encountered in the current cane harvest, as well as other emerging

challenges for the industry.

These discussions proved fruitful with a commitment to extend funding for debris clean-up.

These points were again followed up last week in detail at local member Janelle Saffin’s office in Lismore.

The Far North Coast farming community should be encouraged that the new branch gives rural and farming communities in the Tweed and Byron shires a stronger voice to make them more sustainable and resilient.

The NSW Farmers CEO Pete Arkle put it so well recently when he said: “the only certain thing about advocacy is that if you aren’t at the table you won’t influence anything.”

All rural landholders and farmers in the shires are strongly encouraged to take up membership with NSW Farmers.

The larger the membership the stronger our voice will be heard. Details are available in the link. Some members are reporting that the membership cost is almost covered by discounts with affiliate sponsors.

To find out more please visit: https://nswfarmers.org.au and click ‘join now’ at the top of the page.

Top student award

By Jonathon Howard

KINGSCLIFF HIGH School student Tomas Bowie was recently presented with a Youth Community Service Award for exceptional service or engagement to the community and Australia.

The award was presented to Tomas on Thursday, September 7, by Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales, as Patron of The Order of Australia Association NSW Branch.

Tomas was one of 26 students who participated in an investiture presentation with the governor, as this is the highest award to a student in Australia.

The award recipients also received a trophy and certificate of commendation from the governor.

Conducted by the Order of Australia Association (NSW) Branch, students across the state were nominated by their school principal as being exemplary community role models before a selection panel determined the final award recipients.

The community service ranged from local initiatives such as education, health, and welfare for disadvantaged or underprivileged communities, to international initiatives in a host of community development activities such as education, health, sanitation, and infrastructure projects. The award is not for academic or sporting achievements.

His citation read: “Tomas Bowie, a hard-working student and the School Captain of Kingscliff High School, has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to community service and leadership throughout his tenure. His exceptional contributions as the 20th Battalion Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major have left an indelible mark on both the school and the wider community.

“Notably, Tomas has exhibited exceptional

fundraising acumen, raising significant funds for the Kokoda Youth Foundation, and the National Servicemen. He walked the arduous Kokoda Trail this year as a tribute to those who served during World War II.

“This year he was also awarded Cadet of the Year and Brigade Regimental Sergeant Major of the Year for NSW.

“Tomas Bowie’s commitment to community service, exemplary leadership, and unwavering dedication to the cadet program has made a profound impact on the Kingscliff High School community. His exceptional achievements and selfless contributions have set a remarkable example for his peers and will undoubtedly continue to inspire others to actively engage in community service and strive for excellence in their own endeavours.”

Tomas Bowie with Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales

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Peace Poles for local schools

By Jonathon Howard

MURWILLUMBAH CENTRAL Rotary Club have sponsored, along with the Rotary Nomads Club, two ‘Peace Poles’, one at Sathya Sai College Primary Campus in Murwillumbah and the other at Sathya Sai College in Dungay.

The Peace Poles, that share the international message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” were installed by Rotary at a ceremony on Friday, September 22.

A Peace Pole is an internationally recognised symbol of the hopes and dreams of the entire human family, standing vigil in silent prayer for peace on earth.

Each Peace Pole bears the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth in different languages on each of its four or six sides.

The four sides of the schools’ Peace Pole carry the message of peace in English, Japanese,

Hindi and Bundjalung.

There are estimated over 250,000 Peace Poles in every country in the world dedicated as monuments to peace.

Representatives from both Rotary Clubs participated in the ceremony carried out by members of the Student Representative Council (SRC) and teachers at the college.

“Planting a Peace Pole is a way of bringing people together to inspire, awaken and uplift the human consciousness the world over,” Rotary Club members said.

“Peace Poles are now recognised as the most prominent international symbol and monument to peace.

“They remind us to think, speak and act in the spirit of peace and harmony.

“They stand as a silent visual for peace to prevail on earth.”

Rotary Club members with students unveiling the peace polls

New beauty salon

By Jonathon Howard

LOCAL BUSINESS owner Kathy Ward is pleased to announce an all-new beauty salon that has launched in Murwillumbah called The Cosmetic Tattoo and Beauty Bar.

Kathy said she made the shift from Kingscliff after her long-term lease had come to an end.

“We were at Kingscliff for more than 18 years and needed the change to come back to my community more,” she said.

“A sudden change to our lease meant we needed to rethink our location and what better place the resettle than the heart of the Tweed Valley.”

Kathy has taken the salon to new heights with the introduction of cosmetic tattooing and lash extensions, as well as facials and catering to all your beauty needs.

“I already have a great base of customers and I’m looking to increase that through further treatment options and styles to suit all needs,” she said.

“Our beauty specialist Tammie Sullivan has an

exceptional level of customer service and skills to meet a wide range of client requirements.

“Together Tammie and I offer friendly and honest service within a brand-new salon that can achieve your beauty goals.”

Kathy has more than 36 years of experience in the beauty sector and is passionate about the local community and helping women increase their self-confidence.

“I live at Chillingham and I’m loving the new location in Murwillumbah and meeting new clients every day,” she said.

The Cosmetic Tattoo and Beauty Bar is now open Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday from 9am to 12.30pm at 97 Murwillumbah Street.

“Come down and say hello and start the beauty journey with us,” she said.

To make an appointment, or to discuss your goals, phone or text 0427 047 138, or connect via social media channels through Facebook or Instagram.

Owner Kathy Ward and beauty therapist Tammie Sullivan are eager to help with your beauty goals

Beauty of birdlife

By Jonathon Howard

LOCAL STUDENT Jack Scott, 16, is out most days taking great shots of the wide variety of birdlife that call the Tweed Shire home.

Jack is a current student at Murwillumbah Learning Community High Sc hool and said he has a growing interest in photography and wildlife.

“Since early on this year, I’ve gained a interest in both the birdlife of Murwillumbah and photography,” he said.

“It’s been a fantastic journey, one that’s still going. A journey of discover-

ing my passion for documenting birds v ia the photography medium.”

Jack said at first he simply went out here and there to capture birds when he could.

“But now I seem to go out on photo shoots almost every chance I get, after school, on weekends, even occasionally at school,” he said.

“I thought it would be a great idea to share some of these photos with my community, and thought that their inclusion in the Tweed Valley Weekly would be the perfect option to do so.”

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Blue-faced honeyeater (Hundred Hills)

Jack Scott Rainbow lorikeet (Byangum)

Azure Kingfisher (Slippery Crossing)

Male superb fairywren (Byangum)

Bar-shouldered dove (Byangum)

Honeyeater (Byangum)

Quail (Byangum)

Left: Royal spoonbill (Chinamans Creek),

Above: Magpie (Byangum), Right: Yellow Robin (Byangum)

By Jonathon Howard

WITH SCHOOL holidays

starting this week and Australians out with their kids enjoying the sunshine, the Invasive Species Council is calling on families to join the fire ant fight.

“Over the school holidays, thousands of Australian families will be heading to places like the Gold Coast or Byron Bay for a holiday, or going out camping with the kids on Minjerribah or the Sunshine Coast,” Invasive Species Council conservation officer Reece Pianta said.

“Sadly these incredible holiday spots are at risk of a fire ant invasion, so we’re asking Australian families to step up and join the fire ant fight these school holidays.

“It’s really easy to do your part. Just take a picture of any suspicious ants and report it.

“And don’t worry if you’re not sure what type of ant it is, every picture that is sent in will be vital information for the eradication program.

“Of course, fire ants are dangerous. Don’t put yourself, clothing or belongings in direct contact with ants or their nests.

“If your kids are curious about an ant nest they’ve seen, make sure you go with them and ensure they stay at arm’s length

when taking a photo.

“Almost everyone carries a fire ant fighting tool in their pocket. With a smartphone you can easily take a picture or video and immediately send it to the eradication team to check.

“With fire ants just a few kilometres from the NSW border and surging through the Gold Coast or north towards the Sunshine Coast, we need the community to step up and do their part.

“As the weather warms up, fire ants will be more active and community reporting is the main way fire ants are being found.

“Ongoing containment and suppression mean it is still possible to eradicate fire ants from Australia if we all do our part.

‘While out in the garden, at the park, taking a walk, camping or at the beach, we should all be on the lookout for suspicious ants.”

IMPORTANT:

HOW TO IDENTIFY A FIRE ANT NEST

Fire ants can be identified by a few distinguishing features.

They are:

Fire ants are 2-6mm, coppery brown and exhibit a swarming response when nests are disturbed.

HOW TO LOOK, SNAP AND REPORT A SUSPECTED FIRE ANT NEST:

Keep your eyes peeled for suspicious ants or ant mounds when you’re out in the garden, at the park, taking a walk, camping or at the beach.

Don’t worry if you’re not sure what type of ant it is, every report is vital information for the eradication program.

Be mindful of your safety if you think you have found fire ants. Keep your distance and do not put yourself, clothing or belongings in direct contact with fire ants or their nests.

Take a photo or short video of the ants on your smartphone. Try to take a few close ups of the ants and their nest.

Report fire ants to Queensland: 13 25 23

New South Wales: 1800 680 244

Alternatively you can the relevant QR codes on the left.

If you think fire ants are on your property, find advice on what to do by scanning here:

Take a photo and phone 1800 680 244 for assistance.

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Nests often take the form of a mound of dirt without an obvious entry hole on top as foraging tunnels are the main nest access points.

When checking suspicious ant nests gently poke the nest with a long stick and observe the ants that come out.

Be careful not to get too close, as fire ants are aggressive. They swarm when disturbed and have a painful sting.

Fire ants vary in size within the one nest

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To our dear followers, readers and food lovers,

It is that time again or our monthly food bowl update! We are still on a high after hearing the wonderful news that we were awarded the ‘Outstanding Farmers’ Market’ in Australia through the delicious. / Harvey Norman Produce Awards. Hopefully you were all able to make it to our party to celebrate!

We are kindly asking for your help again as we are putting our hat in the ring for the Tweed Sustainability Awards through Tweed Shire Council. The awards celebrate champions in our community who are going above and beyond for sustainability in the Tweed. So, what is ‘sustainability’? It is “Balancing environmental, economic and social impacts to satisfy the needs of the present, without affecting future generations’ ability to meet their needs”. Over here at the market we value the importance of sustainability in the way in which we operate each and every week. Being sustainable is essential so that our market can continue generations into the future - for our children, grandchildren and

great-grandchildren to continue to enjoy. While it would be great to be recognised for our efforts in sustainability the important thing is that we are part of a wider community that values sustainability and encourages all of us to be more sustainable for our future generations. If you would like to vote for us please head over to the Tweed Shire Council website - www.tweed. nsw.gov.au/community/events-venues/council-run-awards-events/ tweed-sustainability-awards

Now that October is approaching, we are taking expressions of interest for holiday pop-up stalls for the Christmas period. So, if you are a local artisan stall or producer of some kind and would like to join us on the lead up to Christmas please email me at manager@murwillumbahfarmersmarket.com.au.

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

Over the last month a lot has been happening at the market. We have seen Blueberry Fields return to the market after their small break, which is wonderful news as

I know they have been missed. You will however, find Dean over in his new spot over in between Summit Organics and Bright’s Natural Beeswax so please do watch out for him. Dean tells me that buckets of fresh blueberries are back in season and they have sizes ranging from 250g to 1.25kg. Welcome back to Dean and the team over at Blueberry Fields.

In more exciting news, Rob at Byron Spice Palace has invested in a new butter making machine, which has led him to creating a new product which is now available for us all to try. And that new product is pecan butter. As you may have already guessed, the pecans are sourced direct from Tweed River Pecans. Rob tells me that this pecan butter is made from just pecans – nothing else. It is scrumptious with a slice of toasted bread from Gina at Crabbes Creek Woodfired, spread on sliced apples from Andy at Costanzo Apples or even straight from the jar! Sounds delish!

Over at SEKO Food there are lots of breads on offer. These long breads (and also the circular breads) are great for making pizzas - so lots of fun with the kids or just a simple, easy and quick dinner.

They also freeze well, which is so convenient. You can of course use many of the other market stalls to make up your pizza toppings – so cheese from Cheeses Loves You or Nimbin Valley Dairy, deli meats from Dunav Smallgoods , cherry tomatoes from Jumping Red Ant and herbs from Summit Organics In very exciting news, Woodland Valley Farm has now collaborated with Australian Bay Lobster to create a delicious Lobster and King Prawn Raviolo – and all made with Woodland Valley Farm’s delicious handmade egg pasta. How amazing is it when two of our local producers collaborate like this? Head over to see Jodie this week to try this one out it sounds divine. Jodie has also let me know that Australian Bay Lobster has created a delicious sauce recipe that is perfect with this raviolo – check out the recipes on our website. We also have a new stall on trial at the moment - you will find Matt from Relish & Co in between Caldera Honey and Cheeses Loves You. Matt will have with him his range of relishes in flavours – Red Chilli, Smoked Beetroot, Bourbon Onion and Smoked Jalapenos. Matt is a chef who has followed his

dream and cre ated a small premium condiment business with a focus on chilli and smoke to create some truly unique fla in his produce. The relishes are a scrumptious addition to a burger, or even a perfect accompaniment to cheese and biscuits. Matt is on trial at the market at the moment so please do pop by to have a chat, welcome him to the market and of course, try out his produce. Welcome Matt!

There will be a different local musician at the market every week –so come along, gather with friends and family and get stocked up on your local and fresh weekly produce!

When and where?

Every Wednesday from 7am to 11am (come rain or shine!). Murwillumbah Showground (via gate 5). To find out more, or to get involved, Claire Strodder via email: manager@murwillumbahfarmersmarket.com.au – or phone: 0415 328 672.

Shout out for memorabilia

THE STOKERS Siding Pottery building is celebrating 100 years and the building’s owner Julie Rainow is calling on the community to help gather memorabilia, photos or stories to help celebrate the iconic building’s history and continued contribution to the community.

Formerly ‘Johansen’s General Store’, Ms Rainow is calling on residents past and present who may have any gear, goods, paraphernalia, memorabilia or stories connected to or associated with the building or with Stokers Village that they would be willing to include in an exhibition.

“It could be photos or stories, or any art -

works,” she said.

“The building has always been one of the community’s meeting and creative hearts and we’re keen to look back at its history as we move towards its future.”

An exhibition will be held in the Pottery building’s ‘Loading Bay Museum’ later this year. This exhibition will open on October 14 and run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for one month closing on Sunday, November 12.

If you have any such items or would like to be involved please contact Julie directly on: 0450 146 265.

Spring Festival Golf Croquet Tournament

MEMBER FOR Tweed Geoff Provest said he was delighted to attend the opening of the Spring Festival Golf Croquet Tournament in Tweed Heads recently, where it was announced the tournament will now be known as the ‘Bryan and Pam Shaw Memorial Tournament’.

Bryan and Pam were actively involved in the club for many years and established the original tournament eleven years ago.

Bryan most recently held the position of treasurer until his passing in August this year.

Pam passed away two years ago and is fondly remembered as the life and soul of the club.

Club President Penny Guthrie shared the history of croquet at Tweed Heads with Mr Provest.

“The game was originally played on the Morley family’s tennis court more than one hundred years ago,” Ms Guthrie said.

“The club was set up on its present site after the last vestiges of war occupation were removed from the site in 1949.

“Croquet, historically, came from Egypt where champions continue to be produced.

“The earlier code of Association Croquet has evolved into Ricochet, Golf Croquet and also Japanese team game of Gateball.

“All codes offer light exercise, considerable skills and plenty of brain teasing.”

Mr Provest said he was honoured to be the patron of the Tweed Heads Croquet Club and highlighted the important role these local clubs play in the Tweed’s history and current sporting communities.

Current membership age ranges from 50 to 98 years old and the club is always looking to welcome more members, young and old.

Stokers Siding Pottery building is an icon of the town and a creative hub

LIVE MUSIC

Vintage rock at The Citadel

By Madeleine Murray

HOP INTO a pink classic Cadillac and get on down to The Citadel in Murwillumbah on October 6 for a night of great music.

Travel back to the halcyon days of Laurel Canyon’s ‘West Coast’ music with Brisbane-based guitar slinger and singer, Dana Gehrman. The brilliant performer brings her all-star band to the palms-and-velvet-curtains venue to celebrate the release of her second studio album, Down in Hollywood.

“The Citadel is a beautiful venue fostering a community of creatives and music lovers,” Dana told The Weekly by email, as she was flying back from performing at the legendary Troubadour club in LA.

“The Northern Rivers area is close to my heart and has always been incredibly supportive of my music.

“I’m very excited to bring the first shows of my album tour there and look forward to playing these songs for everyone.”

Dana delivers a vintage sound shimmering with nostalgia, blending soul, funk, roots-rock and blues, all with powerful vocals.

“Naming the ultimate Laurel Canyon musician is hard for me as I’m inspired by so many of them,” Dana wrote in response to a question from The Weekly.

“Little Feat is my favourite band hailing from the area, but of course Linda Ronstadt, Eagles, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills and Nash, as well as Bonnie Raitt.

“I just played a show at the legendary Troubadour. To plug my guitar in and stand on the stage where these artists and so many of my heroes have played was a truly magical experience. “I could feel the history in the walls and it was so inspiring.”

Dana and the band will perform a selection of Little Feat songs off the album and original tracks.

The red-hot band consists of Danny Widdicombe (The Honey Sliders, The Wilson Pickers, Tim Rogers, Bernard Fanning), Chris Bosley (Resin Dogs, The Honey Sliders, Golden Sound), Peter Golikov (Golden Sound, Pty Ltd, Bamboos) and Tony McCall (Golden Sound, Butterfingers, Emma Bosworth, Regurgitator, Wolfmother).

“She does not give a damn what the zeitgeist is… she just loves bluesy, ballsy heartfelt rhythm and blues and soul and absolutely delivers… a dynamite guitarist,” said Tim Rogers from You Am I.

Dana Gehrman and guests will be at The Murwillumbah Citadel at 7.30pm on Friday, October 6. For more info and tickets, go to thecitadel. com.au/events

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Art in a box at Uki

By Madeleine Murray

ARTIST CHRISTINE MELLOR has a show at the Little Gallery in the Uki Buttery from October 4.

Get in the Box is a 3D exhibition of ‘contained art’ that reflects Christine’s fascination with observing and collecting natural treasures, as well as man-made and discarded items.

“Art in a box can take many forms,” Christine told The Weekly. “The boxes contain a combination of my long-term collections with a sprinkling of new additions.

“A box may contain strange, whimsical, or personally significant items. Some are portals, windows and doors into other worlds. It may simply be a cutting from life, or a trigger for a long-forgotten memory.”

Art in a box is a form of assemblage or 3D collage that came into prominence in the early 1900s. The box acts as a frame.

Christine grew up in Chillingham where her parents owned the local store. “We were at

the shop from 1963 to 1983, with the bread run, mail run, milk run, grocery store, petrol, and a liquor licence later. It was interesting back in the day, because I was involved in all areas,” she said.

“My brother and I got up at 5am, and went into Murwillumbah for swimming training. When that finished, we would meet Dad at the post office, and wait while he finished sorting the mail. Then we'd get the bread from the bakery behind the council chambers, milk from the Norco depot, and papers from the newsagent.

“We’d do all the deliveries heading back out to Chillingham, then catch the school bus back into Murwillumbah.

“It’s been interesting watching all the changes in the area since then.”

Get in the Box will be at the Little Gallery in Uki, alongside the works of 11 other local artists. The exhibition opening is on Friday October 6 from 6pm-8pm with drinks and nibbles provided.

The show is on Wednesday to Friday from 10am–3pm until Sunday, October 29.

Top award for gallery

THE TWEED Regional Gallery & Margaret

Olley Art Centre has been announced as a Travelers’ Choice award winner by travel website Tripadvisor.

It marks the third time the gallery has been recognised with this award, also receiving the Travelers’ Choice Award in 2015 and 2016.

It has also previously ranked the fourth-best museum in Australia and number nine in the top 25 museums in the South Pacific.

The coveted award celebrates attractions that have consistently received great traveller reviews on Tripadvisor over the past 12 months and ranks the gallery in the top 10 per cent of attractions worldwide.

Gallery Director Susi Muddiman OAM said it was fantastic to be among some of the top attractions of the world, showing regional galleries can have their place on a global stage. “The award is such an achievement, not just for the gallery but for the Tweed and for council,” Ms Muddiman said.

“For a regional gallery from Murwillumbah to be up there with some of the biggest attractions worldwide is just incredible — we are immensely

proud.

“What makes this award exceptional is that it’s determined by those who visit the gallery — people who have taken the time to share their positive stories and experiences.

“There are so many that contribute to the gallery’s success: our wonderful staff, volunteers, foundation members and Friends of the Gallery.

“I thank them also for being part of this achievement, for making it possible once again.”

This year, the gallery is celebrating the 100year birthday anniversary of Margaret Olley with a range of events, including an exhibition of her works, Margaret Olley: Far from a Still Life, which tells the story of her incredible life and career.

The gallery was also recently selected as the pilot venue to host a $174 million masterpiece by French impressionist Claude Monet, Meules, milieu du jour [Haystacks, midday], 1890, and other notable works as part of the Australian Government’s Sharing the National Collection initiative.

To find out more about what’s on at the gallery, visit: gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/home

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Vale Lionel Morgan

SEAGULLS Club icon and Indigenous rugby league legend Lionel Morgan passed away aged 85 in Brisbane on Saturday, September 23.

Several locals notified The Weekly of Lionel’s passing and described him as a trailblazer and talented winger who played more than 106 games for Seagulls between 1959-68.

Lionel was the first Indigenous player to represent Australia in any major sporting code.

He represented Australia in rugby league and scored two tries on debut against France in 1960, before playing two more tests.

The winger played 12 interstate matches for Queensland against NSW between 1960 and 1963, scoring 11 tries.

A player and coach with Wynnum-Manly in the Brisbane Rugby League competition, Morgan was named in the Australian Indigenous rugby league team of the century in 2008.

ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys said Morgan stood “proudly alongside the likes of Arthur Beetson, Johnathan Thurston and Steve Renouf”.

“Lionel Morgan was a trailblazer,” he said.

“The Australian Rugby League Commission and everyone across the game will be very saddened by Lionel’s passing, but his legacy will remain forever.

“He was and always will be an inspiration to many of our players.”

A minute’s silence was observed before Sunday’s Queensland Cup grand final for Lionel, and for the Maroons’ first State of Origin coach John McDonald, who died last Wednesday.

The ABC reported Lionel had battled racism both on and off the field and he’d worn the green and gold five years before Indigenous people were even allowed to vote in Queensland.

Lionel’s son Earl said his father was denied a passport to go to England.

“So it had to be arranged for him,” Earl told the ABC.

“Indigenous men and women were still classified as flora and fauna in those days and here we are 63 years later talking about a voice to parliament and truth treaty.

“Dad’s message to young Indigenous kids was clear — no one will give you anything but if you give hard

work then someone will take you on board and give you an opportunity and that’s what he did.

great man with one online com ment noting him as a ‘lovely man’. ing home with Lionel for the past year,” read one comment.

his communi cation and mobility have been im pacted he remained a respected and lovely man. RIP.”

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To Let

2-BEDROOM UNIT MURWILLUMBAH. Car port /communal laundry. 5 mins walk to CBD. Sorry no pets, complete restoration after flood. $450 per week. 6 months lease and ongoing. Phone 0411 528 452

To Let

COOLANGATTA Room to rent 200 metres from the beach, Club, shops, fully furnished, cooking facilities, No lease and No bond. Aged pensioner with subsidy from $270 per week. (07) 5599 1089 or 0448 363 233

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

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Death Notices

Funeral Notice

Barbara Rosemary Suttie

10/1/2058 - 23 /9/2023

Late of Murwillumbah

Passed away unexpectedly on Saturday 23 September.

Dearly missed by sons Nathan and Adam, grandson Bodhi, Sue and other loving siblings, as well as Lisa, Robin & Betty, and close friends in the local art community (including students

Funeral Notice

Stewart John William Ryan (Stewy)

Passed away suddenly on Friday 22nd September 2023

A great Husband, Son, Brother, Uncle and Mate. FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

A funeral service will be held at Tweed Valley Cemetery on the 5th of October at 11am

Return Thanks

In loving memory of Stanley Arthur Jones

Late of Ipswich. Formerly of Alexandra Hills and Murwillumbah. Passed away on Tuesday 29th August 2023. Aged 86 Years.

Dearly loved Husband of Janette May Jones (dec).

Loved Father of Carolyn Jones and Desiree Sercombe.

Loved brother and brother-in-law of Geoff and Julia (Murwillumbah), Bryan and Lynne (Casino), Warren (Ipswich), Owen and Isobel (Darwin), Ron and also Betty (Brisbane), Christine and Lyle Drury (Cooranbong).

Fond uncle to his many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are warmly invited to attend Stanley’s Graveside Funeral Service to be held at the Tweed Valley Lawn Cemetery, Eviron. Tuesday the 3rd of October 2023 at 11.00am.

Joan Ellen Bostock

27/9/1923 – 29/8/2023

Late of Kingscliff, passed away at Bupa Aged Care Tugun.

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Beloved wife of Herbert (dec 1991)

Much loved Mother to Herbert Bradley, Wayne (dec 2014) and Vanessa.

Grandmother to Byron and Melissa. Great Grandmother to Louie.

Loved sister of Betty (dec), Bruce and Pam. Always In Our Hearts

Sylvia Quan and Family would like to sincerely thank everyone who sent cards, flowers, messages of sympathy and valued support shown to them in the recent sad loss of her much-loved husband John.

A special thanks to Barbara Grant from Sacred Heart Church and Libby Varela & staff at McGuiness Funerals for helping the family through a most difficult time.

Please accept this as our personal thanks to you all. Sylvia Quan, Damien and Belinda.

In Memoriam

KJ Kayla Jade Whitten

30/9/2002 – 12/4/2014

Our beautiful Kayla you would be 21. It feels like only yesterday when we held you in our arms for the first time & introduced you to your big sister, Kobi. All too quickly you turned into the most kind, loving and caring young girl. We will love you and miss you always and forever, our little animal warrior.

Love Mum, Dad, Kobi, Shan, Danika, Pop and all your family & friends

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Haruki Murakami

FOR SALE

25/1-9 Blue Jay Circuit, Kingscliff 2 BED|1 BATH|1 CAR PERFECT POSITION & PET FRIENDLY

Lowset Brick and Tile in beautiful “Kingscliff Beach Retirement Village”. Safe gated. Community on strata title. For over 55s, enjoy living here quiet location close to beach, shops and bowls club. Low maintenance living.

• 2 bedrooms with built-ins.

• Kitchen with pantry, glass cooktop & wall oven.

• Reverse cycle split air conditioning in lounge/dining rooms.

• Carport and Private courtyard.

PRICE $579,000

FOR SALE

208/34 Monarch Drive, Kingscliff 2 BED|3 WAY BATH|1 CAR LIVE IN BEAUTIFUL KINGSCLIFF, CLOSE TO BEACH & NEW HOSPITAL OPENS SOON

This gorgeous home has a lovely feeling from the minute you walk in the front door, it feels like home. With spacious open plan living. Resort style living, which as many activities and amenities. Swimming pools, spa & bowling green. Friendly over 50s community.

• 2 Bedrooms are good sizes. Built ins.

• Spacious open plan with plenty of windows, light and airy.

• Extra outside room with laundry and space for study etc.

• All weather outdoor area with bullnose roof.

PRICE $525,000

17/1-9 Blue Jay Circuit, Kingscliff 2 BED|1 BATH|1 CAR LOWSET BRICK & TILE VILLA, REMOTE CONTROL GARAGE. FRIENDLY COMMUNTIY –IN POPULAR KINGSCLIFF.

Kingscliff Beach Retirement Village is a fabulous over 55’s gated community. Kingscliff has so much to offer anyone looking for a sea change and downsize. Fully fenced and pet friendly.

• 2 Bedrooms, with built-ins and ceiling fans

• Neat kitchen, with stainless steel dishwasher

• Spacious open plan lounge & dining room

• Remote control garage with internal entry

• Private courtyard & garden shed

PRICE $599,000

FOR SALE FOR SALE

155/34 Monarch Drive, Kingscliff 2 BED|3 WAY BATH|2 CAR BRING YOUR FURBABY, BRING THE CARAVAN, VACANT & READY FOR YOU

Private or social lifestyle, whatever you desire is yours in gorgeous Noble Park over 50s lifestyle village. This home is positioned close to the Lakeside Club House, both swimming pools and the bowling green.

• Lowset 2-bedroom home with fabulous enclosed full-length veranda

• Spacious living areas, plenty of room for large furniture

• Kitchen has dishwasher, glass cooktop & wall oven.

• Remote control internal entry garage. Pretty courtyard.

PRICE $517,500

SELLINGSPRING SEASON

Local buyers loving luxury Casuarina apartments

By Jo Kennett

THE DEVELOPER of a luxury apartment block at Casuarina says that sales are going well, with only nine of 47 still available, and they have been surprised that most of the interest has come from local Tweed Coast residents.

Godfrey Elmonde is the director of Holm Developments, which is developing the luxury apartment building Pama Casuarina on Grand Parade, as well as highend true beachfront apartments on Murphys Road at Kingscliff.

“We originally thought it would be Sydney and Melbourne people, but it turns out there is a lot of demand from locals,” Godfrey said.

“I think it’s because there was a shortage of apartments and a lot of them that had been developed to date were holiday zoned.

“They were designed to attract tourists so there were restrictions on how you could use them and you couldn’t occupy them permanently.”

Godfrey said there has been a

lot of interest from people wanting to downsize.

“We also have had a few people who had apartments in the holiday letting zone that wanted more flexibility as to how they use their own premises,” he said.

“There are 47 apartments in total and we have only nine remaining, but we haven’t blown it out of the water, we just have had consistent enquiries and sales. We would probably sell two a month on average.”

Godfrey said that the design of Pama is one of the reasons it is so popular.

“The architecture is very appealing and a lot of work went into creating something well suited for the environment, the climate and the location, with the orientation and all those things that are a response to the local environment,” he said.

“It’s still good proximity to the beach but also to the shops and other amenities.

“The 250 to 300 metre walk to the beach when you aren’t

Open Homes

Saturday, September 30

Tate Brownlee Real Estate

• 8 Kelburn Close, Banora Point, 10-10:30am

• 19/61 Marana Street, Bilambil Heights, 11-11:30am

• 8 Roberta Crescent, Bilambil Heights, 1-1:30pm

• 183/2 Inland Drive, Tugun, 2-2:30pm

Belinda Franks Ray White Rural

• 41 Barnby Street, Murwillumbah, 9-9.30am

• 20 Dorset Street, Murwillumbah, 10-10.30 am

• 33 Dorothy Street, Murwillumbah, 11-11.30 am

• 4 M aria Court, Condong, 12-12.30 pm

carrying anything much is not a problem, but the fact that it’s only a 100 metre stroll to the shops means you can carry a bag or two of groceries home.

“I also think it’s the diversity, there is everything from two, three and four-bedroom units, and it’s pet friendly with a great diversity from ground floor courtyard units with grassed and paved area for pets to top floor four-bedroom ocean view apartments.”

The project is being funded by one of the big four banks.

“The fact that it is under construction when there have been so many projects that have gone to market and stalled due to all the challenges facing builders and developers including escalating building cost makes it appealing to buyers,” he said.

“There have been horror stories of developers going broke and homes not being finished.

“The fact that it’s funded by ANZ bank and being constructed by Hutchinson Builders lets people know there is security.

“It’s been delivered by one of

• 46 Lorien Way, Kingscliff, 1.15-2pm

Elders Real Estate

the best builders in the country and it’s due for completion in June/July next year.”

Holm Developments are also developing Kai at Kingscliff.

“I am doing a project at Moffat Beach on the Sunshine Coast and I just had the concept that a highend beachfront project would do well and the same applies to Kingscliff where 95 per cent of the beachfront properties are all on Marine Parade so they are not true beachfront,” he said.

“Murphys Road offered an opportunity to do something exceptionally high end, with an exceptional architect, that is truly

• 2 William Street, Murwillumbah, 10 – 10.30am

• 239 Rowlands Creek Road, Uki, 11 – 11.30am

JET Real Estate

• 506 Tweed Valley Way, Sth Murwillumbah, 9:30-10am

• 12 Barkala Court, Ocean Shores, 10-10:30am

• 51-53 James St, Murwillumbah, 10:30-11am

• 8 Point Lookout Chase, Murwillumbah, 11:30-12pm

Schmith Estate Agents

• 43/A Rutledge St, Coolangatta, 9-9.30am

• 12 Muirfield Place, Banora Point, 10- 10.30am

• 17 Cypruss Crt, Byron Bay, 12- 12.30pm

beachfront.

“I wanted to create some of the best places to live in Kingscliff.”

The development was recently approved by Tweed Shire Council.

“We are now working through final design and pricing with our builder and we are looking at starting construction in January next year so it’s now open to buyers,” Godfrey said.

“It’s that true luxury beachfront development that also gives buyers peace of mind knowing it is being created by a company with a proven track record in the region.”

Kerrie Duval @realty

• 17/1-9 Blue Jay Circuit, 10-10.30 am

• 25/1-9 Blue Jay Circuit, 10.30-11 am

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• 64 Oyster Point Road Banora Point ‘Offers to Purchase’ 10:00-10:30am

• 4/72 Stapylton St, Coolangatta `Buyer Range’ $770K$790K 10:30-11:00am

• 5/98 Mclean Street Coolangatta ‘Interest over’ $995K 11:30-12:00pm

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• 5/63 Dixon Street Coolangatta ‘By Negotiation’ 1:302:00pm

• 1/15 Boyd Street Tweed Heads $785,000 2:303:00pm

A luxury ocean view apartment at Pama Casuarina

46 Lorien Way, Kingscliff

Executive Home | 5 brms | 2 living | pool & entertaining

This wonderfully private and low maintenance modern brick home features extensive outdoor living overlooking a sparkling 9m pool. Family friendly with 5 bedrooms, open plan family & separate lounge, 2 modern bathrooms, great storage, bamboo timber floors, new carpets & paint, air conditioning throughout, modern and sleek galley kitchen with butler's pantry. Solar power (10kw32 panels). Perfect for entertaining and relaxing with family and friends and conveniently positioned to the beach, shops, new hospital with the M1 access for the daily commute.

41 Barnby Street, Murwillumbah

Spacious 6 brms | 2 living | potential studio | 4 car accom.

33 Dorothy Street, Murwillumbah

Open Home Sat 1.15-2pm Sun 11.15-12noon Wed 3.30-4.30pm

Now $1.790m

Superbly elevated position with a fantastic mountain range vista from the rear of the home and a town view at the front, this wonderfully large home features 5 bedrooms on the upper level with 2 living areas, 2 bathrooms & separate toilet. A potential studio space on the ground level offers a bathroom, workshop and covered car accom for 4 vehicles or caravan / trailer. The roof has just been freshly repainted and there is a 3kw inverter (16 panel) solar system, solar hot water and a flat rear yard with established fruit trees.

20 Dorset Street, Murwillumbah

Open Home Sat 9-9.30am

Price $985,000

3 brms | open plan living | fully fenced yard | 3 car accom.

Come home to an oasis of calm, nestled in an elevated position above the street frontage amid a lush tropical garden that offers wonderful outdoor liveability and self-sufficiency for a family. This beautifully presented and thoughtfully renovated weatherboard home retains all its original features including timber floors, decorative cornices & original windows that are complemented by an extensive list of modern updates; ceiling fans, air conditioned living & main brm, new kitchen & new roof to name just a few. A wonderful array of fruit trees and a productive vege garden are surrounded by brand new Colorbond & hardwood timber fencing and substantial retained garden landscaping.

Open Home Sat 11-11.30am

Price $887,000

3 brms | mountain views | fenced back yard | flood free 1940’s Bungalow loaded with original features; weatherboard cladding, timber floors & windows, decorative plaster cornices, high profile skirtings & vintage fireplace. The large front covered deck takes in mountain views to the Border Ranges & Springbrook

Offering 3 bedrooms (king size main), a family bathroom with toilet and a second toilet and laundry at the rear adjoining the covered patio. Air con. lounge room and ceiling fans in the lounge, dining and main bedroom. Solar panels (12) and a new inverter (grid connected.

Open Home Sat 10-10.30am

Guide Price $750-$770k

Belinda Franks - 0409 152200

belinda.franks@raywhite.com

Luxury 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom Apartments Now

Nestled in a unique, tranquil, and untouched section of the world’s most beautiful coastline, Pama Casuarina comprises a boutique collection of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom residences designed for easy living.

Perfectly positioned just steps from the beach, Pama combines absolute luxury with considered amenities to create a unique living experience.

The soul of Kingscliff

17 CYPRESS COURT, BYRON BAY

Nestled near Byron Bay's vibrant heart, Belongil Beach, and the Arts and Industry Estate, explore this capacious family abode. Tailored for growing families and savvy investors, its thoughtful, functional layout creates a harmonious balance of privacy and space, enriched by the sought-after north-facing aspect. Experience the seamless blend of tranquility and convenience, all within a short distance from the town centre.

• Airy, spacious interiors with versatile floor-plan, multiple separate living spaces

• Immaculately kept 282m2 building, meticulous craftsmanship, high-quality finishes

• Open plan kitchen with stylish stone benches, induction cooktop & Indesit oven grill

• Effortless flow to lush lawns, gardens, paved entertainment from main living area

• Main bathroom includes spa bath, separate shower; accessible for all occupants

• Suitable for work-from-home, or flexible floor-plan adjustments for dual living

• Large double garage offers ample storage solutions

• Internal laundry, air conditioning, ceiling fans ensure comfort

• Private 7-metre swimming pool invites sunny days

• Sustainability features - rainwater tanks and solar panels

Tweed Valley & Coolangatta

Classic Riverfront Character Home 43 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah

This stunning riverfront home is hard to fault. Character features with modern open plan layout and all the luxuries we come to love. The home is an entertainers dream with huge outdoor spaces for every occasion. The quality and finish of the home is high class with era specific features and style that will have you nodding your head and smiling with approval. An amazing garden with a summer house for relaxing in the backyard creates a private oasis with access direct to the river for all your recreational activities. This one is a must see for anyone that loves character, charm or entertaining the family and friends.

34 Basil rd Nimbin

PRICE: CONTACT AGENT

3 BED | 1 BATH | 2 CAR

ON THE MARKET

1212 Doon Doon rd Doon Doon

PRICE: CONTACT AGENT

5 BED | 3 BATH | 5 CAR

Just under 1 acre of established gardens with an array of flora and bushfoods

Lovingly restored Queenslander with huge living space add-on

Massive deck with views to Sphinx Rock and Blue Knob

An easy walk or bike ride into the beating heart of Nimbin Village with its array of arts and music / craft scene

462 Byrrill Creek

rd Byrrill Creek

PRICE: CONTACT AGENT

6 BED | 2 BATH | 6 CAR

Executive home on 44Ha with massive approx.400mtr

permanent creek frontage

Wine cellar, multi-purpose storage compounds, established under cover raised growing house 16kw solar, 100kltr water storage, pumping rights, Mt.Warning views

Purpose built stonemasons

fireplace centrpiece

Massive entertainers deck

Nearly 90 acres of magical countryside nestled between Nightcap and Mt.Jerusalem National parks

Several sheds, outbuildings and studios suitable for events, functions,shared living Stunning views over Doon Doon valley to Doughboy and Mt.Warning

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14 Wharf Street Murwillumbah

PRICE: CONTACT AGENT SHOP | 1 BATH | 1 CAR

Well established Murwillumbah business with consistent figures 4yr lease in place with 5 yr option Womens fashion, shoes, surfwear and accessories

Excellent staff willing to stay on Low overheads, easy to manage stock relationships

Training provided Be your own BOSS

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ELEVATE YOUR LIFESTYLE - impeccable family home'

14 Birnam Avenue Banora Point

Welcome home to this beautiful (4) bedroom residence, sprawled over (4) defined split levels and commanding scenic views, accented by tropical landscaped gardens.

KEY FEATURES & CONFIGURATION:

ENTRY LEVEL:

• Master bedroom w/ mirror robes, ensuite & private deck that leads out to the rear garden

• Study or 4th bedroom

LOWER LEVEL:

• Bedrooms (2) + (3)

• Laundry

• Exquisite fully tiled main bathroom w/ large open shower

• Large, covered deck w/ sun blinds

MID LEVEL:

• Cathedral ceilings with exposed beams

• TV/family room

• Stylish kitchen, breakfast bar & meals area

• Large covered alfresco deck commanding lovely views & bursting sunsets

UPPER LEVEL:

• Tiled air-conditioned formal living area

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422 bath bed

car

For Sale

Buyer range $1.195M - $1.245M

Open Contact Agent for Inspection

Leisa Thorley 0448 296 403 leisa@djstringer.com.au

David Stringer 0418 150 731 david@djstringer.com.au

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HIGH PROFILE – RETAIL/SHOWROOM/EXHIBITION CENTRE

36-38 Greenway Drive Tweed Heads

HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER & DESIRABLE IN PRIME LOCATION!!

Shop & Retail/Showrooms & Bulky Goods

Site Area = 3600.0 sqm NLA area = 1289.0m² (approx.)

DJ Stringer Commercial Property, as exclusive sales agents proudly presents an outstanding chance to own a valuable freehold investment on one of the Tweed's busiest arterial roads. This property comes with a low-risk and 3 well-established national tenants and excellent visibility to over 50,000* passing vehicles each day.

Being offered to the market for purchase for the first time in over 22 years.

This is an unprecedented opportunity to acquire part of one of the most sought-after vibrant and exclusive retail precincts in the Tweed region. This property represents an outstanding opportunity to purchase a Retail / Commercial facility with two street frontages within the popular Tweed Commercial precinct with a secure income.

The retail/commercial freehold offering is occupied by 3 National tenants. The property generates a combined Annual Nett income of approx. $495K, plus Outgoings, plus GST.

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By Jo Kennett

YOU KNOW summer is just around the corner when the flags go up on the beach patrol season.

Volunteer lifeguards from Fingal Rovers SLSC, Cudgen Headland SLSC, Salt SLSC and Cabarita Beach

SLSC put the flags up for the start of the season, which was also the start of the NSW school holidays, on Saturday, September 23, with wild and w indy weather keeping many beachgoers away.

SLSC volunteers will patrol on the weekend for the rest of the season.

During the week in the school holidays, Australian Lifeguard Service lifeguards will be patrolling Tweed Coast beaches.

The Weekly caught up with two of them, Kingscliff’s Kloe Mills, who also does volunteer patrols at Cudgen Headland SLSC, and Tweed Heads’

Rhys Campbell, who volunteers at Kurrawa SLSC, were at Hastings Point on patrol to help keep beachgoers safe over the holidays.

F lags will be up from 9am to 5pm during school holidays.

Good news for bulk billing

By Jo Kennett

MEMBER FOR Richmond Justine Elliot says the Albanese government is tripling bulk-billing incentives to help millions of Australians from November 1, after concerns were raised about out-of-pocket medical costs for pensioners.

Ms Elliot said the increased incentives, which were announced earlier this year, would be “the largest ever increase in the 40-year history of Medicare”.

Her comments came after Byangum resident Michael Rioli, who has a hearing impairment, contacted The Weekly over concerns that pensioners had to pay a $30 upfront gap fee that isn’t reimbursed.

Over the last few years local residents have raised concerns over the lack of bulk billing across the Tweed Shire and Mr Rioli agrees it is a serious issue.

“In private practices they told me all the doctors have started charging the gap fee to pensioners,” he said.

“I had to pay $72, and $42 will go into my bank account and the $30 they keep. “Everyone on a pension has to pay a $30 gap fee. So if I get sick that’s $30 each time.”

Mr Rioli said he had a problem with blood clots on his lungs that means going

for a medical check up once or twice a month.

“It’s not really about me though; a lot of aged pensioners have to go to the doctors a lot,” he said.

“Other doctors have been doing it for a while and now they are all going to charge the gap fee because they can’t afford to operate their business if they don’t.

“When you go to the doctor you might be there for half an hour and they have a lot of costs to cover running a medical centre.

“That $30 you have to find extra out of your pocket and there are a lot of people worse off than me like pensioners who are renting.

“It doesn’t leave them much money to buy food etc with the high cost of living we have now.”

Ms Elliot said that from November 1 this year there will be new Medicare Benefit Schedule bulk-billing items with higher incentive payments.

“This historic investment will help over five million children and their families to see a bulk-billed GP,” she told The Weekly.

“It will also support more than seven million pensioners and concession card holders who rely on their GP visits being

bulk billed.

“Together, these groups account for three out of every five visits to the GP. “We’ve also delivered cheaper medicines by halving the costs of medicines for more than six million Australians.”

Ms Elliot said that doctors’ groups are calling the incentives a “game-changer”.

“GPs right around the country have said this will help them maintain and even shift back to bulk billing,” Ms Elliot said.

“We’ve also increased rebates more in a single year than the former government did in seven years.

“On top of increasing the investment in bulk billing, we are investing in a $1.5 billion indexation boost to every single Medicare rebate which increases the amount that your doctor receives for every single Medicare service, reducing the pressure on GPs to charge you more to get the healthcare you need.”

Ms Elliot said the Albanese government is investing a further $2.2 billion into reforms that will strengthen Medicare into the future, “including payments for GPs to grow their teams, new rebates for longer consults, money to provide better wound care, easier access to telehealth and much more.”

Shocking assault and robbery

By Jo Kennett

A WOMAN has been robbed and assaulted at Upper Burringbar on Wednesday, September 20, with the alleged thieves, a man and a woman, getting away with hundreds of dollars’ worth of gear as well as items of sentimental value.

Jill Schiller left her home on Ophir Glen Road at 3pm to go to the Burringbar shops. When she came home at 3.40pm she found a dark grey Mazda 3 sedan, with Queensland registration plates 410HQ6, parked in her driveway.

“Then I saw my high pressure hose was in the shed doorway and I heard thumping around on the timber floors in the house,” Jill said.

“I don’t know why but I saw the keys in the car, took them out and put them in my bag.

“It all happened very quickly and it’s a scary situation and you just don’t know how you are going to react.

“I started yelling out, ‘What’s going on here, who’s in my house, get out of there’.”

Jill lost her partner of 40 years, who she described as her soulmate and the love of her life, in February, and her father passed away just over a week ago, which is why

she said she “just blew.”

“I was extremely angry and very loud which is why my neighbour heard and came to see what was happening,” she said.

“Then he (the alleged thief) came out of my house and was saying, ‘Calm down woman, what’s your problem, calm down, I’m just after some water. That’s why I

got the gurney’.

“He said he was a friend of my neighbours and they were running out of water so that’s why he came down here to get some.

“I was yelling back, ‘That’s a load of crap.” I was really angry. He kept saying ‘calm down woman.’

Continued on page 1.

A neighbour took this photo of Jill being assaulted

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COVID-19 response

As a Queensland-NSW border resident, I must protest the federal Labor government’s decision to not include the role the state premiers had in the response to COVID-19.

Their decisions had a far greater impact on our lives, and if any lessons are to be learned, they should be required to explain and disclose their decision-making process for any future pandemic. Anything less is nothing but partisan politics.

Peter Robson, Tweed Heads

Weeds are atrocious

When you drive through Currumbin to Tugun, the sides of the roads are in ship-shape condition, kept this way by a Gold Coast Council who takes pride in their area.

When you pass the university you know you are in the ‘Weed Shire’, the verge is a disgrace with grass and weeds higher than the fences.

Maybe instead of the councillor wanting the Tweed Heads sign placed higher they get this area cleaned up first.

It has been like this for best part of last 18 years that we have lived here.

Can understand why the persons have changed the signs over the years.

Come on councillors get this done.

Alan Rolph, Banora Point Change Tweed Heads sign

Shows the brainless nitwits don’t have enough intelligence (TVW page 3, Sept 21). Reposition the sign ‘Tweed Heads’ out of reach higher up. And coat the sign with a Teflon coating should do the trick.

Bob Mcelveney, Banora Point Tweed River naming

Who are we to question the wisdom of someone naming our river Tweed, just like the river on the east coast of Britain which separates Scotland from England?

In a state named New South Wales, when Wales is completely removed from the same location in Britain.

The fact they did it in complete dis -

regard of the original inhabitants, and sought to duplicate a naming system from the opposite side of the planet where the industrial revolution progressed to such an extent that it threatens all life on Earth; means that they are oblivious to anything other than their own alcohol obsessed society.

In short, ‘weed Heads’ is funny.

Andrew Wallace, Tweed Heads Shire-wide clean up needed

Regarding The Weekly’s article (TVW Sept 21 ‘weed Heads’), yes the ‘weed Heads’ signage needs to be fixed, but I think the lack of council clean up and repairs are ridiculous.

A clean up of Tweed in general needs to be addressed. The untidiness turns locals off as well as tourists.

Jen Khan, Tweed Heads Screams in the night

When we moved to our new home we were happy to find that we share the space with a pair of plovers. You will have seen some around, they’re recognisable by their brightly coloured facial mask.

They’re ground dwelling birds and quietly bill through the grass searching for a meal, the pair always together.

We were rapt when they arrived one morning proudly herding a brood of chicks. The chicks have coloured markings in perfect match to adults, these four tiny creatures are round and fluffy miniatures of mum and dad.

As the hen leads the way and the male brings up the rear to round up stragglers, the family troops along the track edge.

The chicks can’t fly, so most of the time are hidden in the longer grass for cover, especially at night, which is when the screaming starts.

Drawn to the nest of young, a domestic cat, well fed and collared, approaches its prey; the new parents try desperately to defend their chicks.

Of course, the plovers are destined to lose. They are local and have nev-

er evolved behaviours to fend off an exotic predator equipped with night vision, carnivore’s teeth, protractile claws and a hard wired predatory instinct.

Later in the night the screams end and are replaced by a few desolate calls. The breeding season is over for this pair.

Unfortunately, they hatch a new brood the next season, and the following one, each year reliving the frantic defence and inevitable bloody massacre of their chicks.

They have no choice, they will continue to breed here so long as there’s a ready supply of food.

Likewise the cat has no choice — I’m sure the animal is not hungry, but by instinct it cannot do other than hunt. The only ones with a choice are the cat’s owners. They elect to repeat this event every year as they allow their moggy to roam through the dark hours.

I expect that ours is not an isolated situation and that our local cat lovers are not the only ones to allow their pet this brutal night time recreation.

Paul Bates, Murwillumbah Orchestra event sold out and a thank you

On Saturday, a fundraiser high tea for Wedgetail Retreat was held at Palm Lake Tweed River Resort, featuring a charity concert by the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra Ensemble.

It was a sold-out event with delightful music and scrumptious afternoon tea, raising much-needed funds for our local palliative support service. I would like to express my wholehearted thanks to all the 15 musicians of the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra who donated their time and expertise on a beautiful Saturday to perform for this wonderful cause, and sincere thanks to the Palm Lake Resort team for hosting the event.

I am humbled by the spirit of our community as we join together in support.

Nispa Krongkaew, Banora Point Accountability

Given the intergenerational impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal people, the moral case for voting ‘Yes’ on October 14 for The Voice referendum seems compelling.

Recognising First Nations people in the constitution with a Voice to parliament is being presented as a gap-closing, unifying, and reconciling gracious offer.

Senator Jacinta Price argues that what is needed in Canberra is not yet another voice but ears to hear remote marginalised voices; not a ‘Voice’ to make parliament accountable but a parliament that holds accountable the numerous organisations already entrusted with closing the gap. That is why she is in Canberra and why she is copping so much abuse.

If the referendum succeeds, will protagonists flying for free around the country have nice cushy jobs on The Voice; will the ‘gracious offer’ be a Trojan horse full of lawyers eager to fight for treaty and reparations?

If it fails, will Australians be ungraciously labelled ‘stupid racists’?

D Weston Allen, Cudgen

Follow the leader

Peter Dutton says that there would be a second referendum if this one fails. His Indigenous Australians shadow minister Jacinta Price rejects this proposition. There is a campaign of fear raised around the idea of treaty and reparations, but co-chair of the ‘No’ campaign, Warren Mundine, says that a defeat of the Voice would make it easier for Indigenous people to secure treaties, and to boot, he wants to change the date of Australia Day.

I’m confused. I’ve seen headless chooks with a better sense of direction than these guys.

And people, the government does not fund the ‘Yes’ campaign — it is against the rules of a referendum. That campaign is run by Yes 23 which raises money from ordinary Joes like me, corporate Australia, and with

the support of major sporting clubs, Aboriginal Land Councils, ethnic groups, churches, academics, artists such as Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, Paul Kelly, Bernard Fanning; sportspeople including Cathy Freeman, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Eddie Betts, Jonathon Thurston, and many more.

We walked for yes in our hundreds of thousands last weekend and we won’t stop taking those positive steps.

Mark Baxter, Kingscliff Murdoch steps down

No one approaches Rupert Murdoch’s level in terms of the scale and historical impact on the media industries.

He is the last of the great legacy media moguls, who took great delight in actively running his enterprises, with a fondness for newspapers and what they could do.

In Australia, he has been courted by, and has in turn, shaped prime ministers and their agendas.

We can also say that Murdoch has been a decisive influence in ending ‘both sides-ism’ of traditional journalistic practice.

In establishing Fox News, he provided the template for a post-truth world where winning the debate must always triumph over the public good of informing societies.

Murdoch has always been the master of the signature acquisition (for example, the Wall Street Journal).

With a new wave of management, it will be interesting to see if the current News Corp structures endure, especially in the ways that broadcasting subsidises some branches of his print empire.

Associate Professor Shane Homan, Head of School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University

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

Battle for mayoral role

By Jonathon Howard

THE FEUD over the role of the Tweed Shire mayor continues this month, after Councillor James Owen and Councillor Rhiannon Brinsmead chose to abstain from the mayoral vote during council’s meeting on Thursday, September 21.

Both Cr Owen and Cr Brinsmead walked out of the meeting during the vote where Mayor Chris Cherry was reappointed to the top spot until the council elections this time next year.

Cr Owen sent The Weekly a statement following the meeting and said the decision to abstain from the vote was not due to the work done by Mayor Cherry, but instead an objection to the process of electing the mayor.

Councillor Owen moved a notice of motion at the August 17 council meeting asking fellow councillors to allow the community to decide how the mayor is elected. His motion was voted down by the majority of councillors.

“None of our fellow councillors supported us in the vote meaning the community does not have the opportunity to decide how their mayor is elected,” he said.

“Based on the volume of community

feedback that we have received, we strongly believe that, had the elected body supported a process to allow a referendum on how the mayor is elected, that the community would have overwhelmingly voted to choose to elect their own mayor.

“Whilst we have the utmost respect for people’s individual interpretation of democracy, the current process is not what we deem to be democratic.

“Our abstaining is not a reflection, or our opinion, of the job that Cr Cherry is doing, but is based entirely on our principles and our firm beliefs in consistency and democracy.”

Cr Owen said the current elected body has a huge focus on community engagement and consultation.

“We are proud of that, but we can’t be picky and choosy with what we listen to the community about. We must be consistent with our approach,” he said.

“Councillor Cherry has our support, but we do not support the process by which she was elected.

“We are very proud of the collaborative and respectful group of councillors that we are, and it is a privilege to work with all our colleagues, but we need to stand firm on our principles, remain consistent in our approach and be resolute in our commitment to the community.”

In a show of hands, Cr Cherry was unanimously declared as mayor by the five councillors in attendance, being councillors Meredith Dennis, Reece Byrnes, Nola Firth, Warren Polglase and herself.

Council has resolved to have a deputy mayor, which is not mandatory, to be appointed for a one-year term.

Cr Meredith Dennis will remain in her role as deputy mayor until December

when the term of her position expires and an election is undertaken.

Addressing a full council chamber, Cr Cherry thanked her fellow councillors for their support and said she remained committed to working hard for Tweed residents.

“I thank everyone for their continued faith and trust in me. It is a massive job to represent the people of the Tweed and I am committed to continuing to work well with my fellow councillors,” Cr Cherry said.

“For the next year, I will be concentrating on trying to address the housing crisis, which is the biggest issue facing us today, along with the impact of climate change. I will continue to work hard to ensure every decision we make is done in the best interest of the community at large.”

This is Cr Cherry’s third term as mayor, after holding the position from September 2020 until the election in December 2021.

She was first elected to Tweed Shire Council in September 2016 as an independent and previously served as deputy mayor in 2016/17, 2018/19 and in 2019/20.

Win for Banora

By Jonathon Howard

MEMBERS OF the popular Banora Point Community Centre are celebrating a victory after Tweed Shire councillors voted to maintain funding for Fun Activities for Banora Seniors (FABS).

The decision means council will fund FABS itself with a cost of around $30,000 per year and was made during council’s monthly meeting on Thursday, September 21.

FABS committee member Vickie Mussio said the councillors’ decision to fund FABS in full and continue this vital social service was a “huge relief and win for the community.”

“It is with great pleasure I get to announce a win for the people of Banora Point,” she told The Weekly.

Ms Mussio said since March 16 this year, council had opted to leave the federal government’s Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), which was inadvertently funding a project support officer at Banora Point Community Centre.

“When council opted out of CHSP they were reportedly not aware that the funding supported the project support officer at Banora Point Community Centre,” she said.

“From the outset council was set on running the Banora Point Community Centre in a similar model to Murwillumbah and Pottsville.

“We vehemently denied that this model would work at Banora Point which is a very different centre to the others.”

Ms Mussio said the community rallied and launched a petition to keep the officer.

“We felt that the officer was the glue that made the centre so successful,” she said.

“General consensus in the beginning was that we would not win.”

To help council and councillors make their decision, council engaged a consultancy firm to report on what would be the best outcome

Flood funds update

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for all stakeholders.

The end result was five options of which option four (third party provider) was recommended.

“Option three (council funds the officer recurrently) was our preferred option,” she said.

“Thank God for a common sense mayor who made the decision to put forward a motion to amend agenda 17.4 at the council meeting from option four (consultants recommendation) to option three (FABS preferred).

“Councillors then unanimously voted in favour of option three.

“We appreciate the councils’ response, for listening to the people, for attending the meetings and for using common sense to reach what was to us a no-brainer.”

Ms Mussio said the well-kept secret of FABS and the community centre is now well and truly out and she’s hopeful it will bolster members.

“With all the recent publicity more people are now aware of what the Banora Point Community Centre offers,” she said.

To find out more visit the centre on Tuesday and Friday, all day, to meet the officer.

THE NSW Government maintains the Resilient Homes Program is making “good progress”, despite more than 75 per cent of flood-affected homes in the Northern Rivers being declared ineligible for support.

Eighteen months on from the worst recorded flood in the Tweed Shire, 1,337 registrations have been received by the NSW Government under the Resilient Homes Program.

A NSW Government spokesperson said 214 properties had been prioritised for buyback, 111 offers made for buybacks to date, 55 offers accepted, 10 settled, and 60 properties “indicatively” prioritised for raising and retrofit (where the floor level is known).

A further 17 properties are marked down for raising and retrofit, subject to a floor level survey.

“As of September 15, (a total of) 565 offers have been made to people, with 308 offers accepted and 103 properties settled,” the spokesperson said.

In last week’s Tweed Valley Weekly, we told the story of Condong flood survivor Jodie Daley, who had twice been denied support under the program. The NSW Government spokesperson said, within Condong, 45 registrations had been received for the Resilient Homes Program.

“Five have been indicatively prioritised for buyback (subject to eligibility and merit assessment), one property has been settled to date and one indicatively prioritised for raising or retrofit (subject to a floor level survey),” the spokesperson said.

Apparently, the lack of progress in dealing with claims is inadequate funding, according to the current NSW Government, and that can be traced back to the previous Coalition government in NSW.

“When Labor took office in March, it discovered the Disaster Relief Account was underfunded by $1.6 billion,” the NSW Government

spokesperson said.

“We were told money was allocated to respond to disasters in NSW but there was none.

“The Reconstruction Authority was set up by the former government but it wasn’t funded — it was established with four times the amount of responsibility that Resilience NSW had, but with only three-quarters of the budget.

“A government cannot run the Reconstruction Authority in NSW, particularly with the expected increase in the number of natural disasters, by short-changing the agency by over $100 million.”

The current NSW Government has now kicked in $1.6 billion for the Disaster Relief Account.

“We have invested $121 million for the Reconstruction Authority, and we have confirmed $700 million for the Resilient Homes Program — the largest of its kind in Australia,” the spokesperson said.

“In this current budget, we’ve also allocated an additional $150 million for flood recovery in the Northern Rivers and Central West.

“We will be seeking money from the Commonwealth Government as well.”

Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith, who has presented heartbreaking accounts from flood survivors to the NSW Parliament, said the news from the recent NSW Budget was “heartbreaking”.

“Despite promising $800 million for 6,000 buybacks, retrofits and raises that flood survivors desperately need, Labor have only delivered $100m for the Northern Rivers region…,” Ms Smith said.

“We welcome this spend, but the question remains — who is Labor leaving behind? And where is our federal government?”

Registrations for the Resilient Homes Program are still open. Property eligibility will continue to be assessed while registrations are being received

Tweed Link

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

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Last chance to vote in People’s Choice

With only days left, let’s get behind our favourite Tweed Sustainability Award champions and vote. The People’s Choice Award is chosen by the community and more than 1,000 people have voted so far – will you join them and vote today?

See the full list of incredible nominees and vote at tweed.nsw.gov.au/sustainabilityawards

Voting closes at midnight this Sunday (1 October). Only one vote per person is allowed.

The award winners will be announced at a showcase event on 11 October at the Tweed Regional Gallery.

Inbound lane only for bridge

Council is urging motorists to plan ahead and consider alternative routes between the CBD and South Murwillumbah for about four weeks while essential upgrades to the town's sewer main are underway.

Traffic delays and detours can be expected. The Wollumbin Street bridge will be reduced to a single lane, allowing one-way traffic only into the Murwillumbah CBD. Detours are in place for outbound traffic via Cane Road, using Queensland Road or Tumbulgum Road, or Bakers Road and Mistral Road.

The works started this week, and the bridge is closed to outbound traffic during work hours (Monday to Thursday, 6 am to 6 pm), causing some delays. The other lane and footpath will remain open under traffic control.

Outside of these work hours, the bridge will remain open to traffic in both directions.

For updates on traffic disruptions, please visit Council's roadworks and closures page at tweed.nsw.gov.au/ roadworks, as well as Live Traffic NSW

Save water now to delay restrictions

Following last week’s El Nino declaration by the Bureau of Meteorology and less-than-average rainfall now forecast for the Northern Rivers, Council is urging everyone in the Tweed to save water now to prolong the Tweed’s water supply.

Water and Wastewater Business and Assets Manager Michael Wraight said without significant rain, the Tweed will head into water restrictions, with restrictions for Tyalgum looking likely in the next couple of weeks.

“We source our water from the Tweed River at Bray Park and Uki, plus the Oxley River at Tyalgum. The river flows are down and the weir pools at Bray Park and Tyalgum are drying up," Mr Wraight said.

“While Clarrie Hall Dam is currently sitting at 98% capacity, it will now drop about 1 to 1.5% a week as we start releasing water to supply the Bray Park Weir – the source of water for most of the Shire.

“We will trigger level 1 water restrictions when the Clarrie Hall dam level drops to 85%.

“Restrictions at Tyalgum will be introduced sooner. The flow of the Oxley River at Tyalgum is down to a trickle and the weir pool there is dropping fast.”

Mr Wraight called on everyone in the Tweed to rally together to save water now, especially outdoors, where

water is typically used the most.

“If each of us is using less than 160 litres of water a day when we next introduce water restrictions, we delay the need to impose harsh restrictions during extended dry periods.

“Last week we used 170 litres per person a day so we still have a way to go.

“From today, please clean hard outdoor surfaces with a broom not a hose, mulch your garden, keep your showers to 4 minutes, do full loads of washing and fix your water leaks.

“Actions like these have the power to make our limited water supply last as long as possible.”

Go to tweed.nsw.gov.au/water-savings-restrictions for more tips on saving water indoors and outdoors.

In 2020, Council permanently banned water carting from the Tyalgum and Uki water supply systems.

Whenever water restrictions are triggered, Council bans water carting from elsewhere in the Tweed to other local government areas.

Mr Wraight said measures such as these were helping delay the implementation of water restrictions.

Council is currently completing planning works for the proposed raising of Clarrie Hall Dam to increase the volume of water that can be stored, securing our water supply in the face of climate change and population growth.

Nominate for Tweed Australia Day Awards

This is your last opportunity so don’t delay! Nominations are closing this Friday 29 September to recognise an individual or organisation doing great things in our community through the Tweed Shire Australia Day Awards. You can nominate in the following categories:

• Arts and Culture Award

• Citizen of the Year

• Community Event of the Year

Uki Mountain Bike Park

The Tweed’s first mountain bike facility, the Uki Mountain Bike Park, will host an official opening on Saturday 7 October.

Unfortunately, due to limited space and parking at the facility, tickets for the event were capped and were snapped up quickly. However, a waitlist has been set up in case tickets becomes available.

Due to the event, the park will be closed to the non-ticket holders until 12 pm on Saturday 7 October, however, ticket holders can enter from 9:30 am.

For more information or to add your name to the waitlist, visit Uki Mountain Bike Park at tweed.nsw.gov.au/ukimountain-bike-park

To stay up to date with park information, hear from other MTB users and add your experiences, join our Facebook community group Uki Mountain Bike Park at facebook.com/ groups/1757383738054050

• Senior Ambassador

• Sporting Achievement of the Year (individual and group)

• Volunteer of the Year (individual and group)

• Young Achiever in Community Service

We strongly encourage your nomination. Nominate online by 4:30 pm Friday 29 September at tweed.nsw.gov.au/ australia-day

New program connects businesses to the Rail Trail

Tweed Shire Council is inviting businesses and commercial operators to share in the success of the popular Northern Rivers Rail Trail (Tweed section) and sign up to its new Connect Program.

Launched last week, the Connect Program is designed to connect commercial operators and businesses to the award-winning Rail Trail which opened in March. Figures show more than 70,000 people used the Rail Trail in the first four months of operation, with projections indicating it will attract more than 150,000 users and guests annually. The Connect Program will enable business partners to

highlight their guest experience offerings, focusing on the ways users can taste, stay, move, explore and enjoy along the Rail Trail.

The Connect Program features:

1. The Rail Trail Pass: an affordable annual fee and other charges for commercial operators undertaking business and activities on and in association with the Rail Trail.

2. The Marketing Program: a tiered program offering a range of cooperative marketing opportunities with affordable gold, silver and bronze entry points to suit

all budgets and marketing goals. This offers a wide range of benefits from website and map listings to social media exposure.

3. The Signage Program: available to Marketing Program members, the signage program provides opportunities for exclusive on-trail signage options and sizes within the rail corridor.

For more information or to join the Connect Program visit the Northern Rivers Rail Trail website

This is a river, not a creek – it’s the Oxley River at Tyalgum and the flow has reduced to a trickle.

The official opening of Uki Mountain Bike Park will be held on Saturday 7 October.

October Business Month is an initiative designed to empower, connect and celebrate the thriving Tweed business community. The program is for business owners, operators, entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals across the region. Join one of our exciting events to network, develop or brush up on skills and celebrate success!

Register for events at tweed.nsw.gov.au/october-business-month •

Free October Business Month events

Putting Local Jobs First

Regional Development Australia

Thursday 5 October, 10:30 am to 12 noon

Online webinar

O’Connors Carrying Service Open Day

O’Connors Murwillumbah

Saturday 7 October, 12 noon to 3 pm

67 – 69 Quarry Road, Murwillumbah

Doing business in the Tweed – the planning framework

Tweed Shire Council

Wednesday 11 October, 3 to 4 pm

Online webinar

Local Consultant Breakfast Forum

Tweed Shire Council

Mastering Marketing Magic

Tweed Shire Council

Thursday 19 October, 5 to 7 pm

North Star Holiday Resort

This workshop has been made possible thanks to the support of the NSW Government as part of Small Business Month 2023.

Back to Basics

Destination North Coast

Monday 23 October, 9 am to 12 noon

Twin Towns, Tweed Heads

Planning for potential water restrictions

Tweed Shire Council

Monday 23 October, 4 to 5 pm

Online webinar

Tuesday 17 October, 8:30 to 10 am

Murwillumbah Auditorium

Business information dinner

TAFE NSW

Tuesday 17 October, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Caldera Restaurant, Kingscliff TAFE

Waste Reduction Methods for Tweed Businesses

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North East Waste

Wednesday 18 October 10:30 to 11:30 am

Online Webinar

Food Fitouts – what you need

Tweed Shire Council

Tuesday 24 October, 10 to 11 am

Online webinar

Taking off at the terminal: Gold Coast Airport Tour

Gold Coast Airport

Wednesday 25 October, 12 noon to 2 pm (QLD time)

Bilinga

Cycling into success

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Tweed Shire Council with Blue Sky Trails

Tuesday 31 October, 7 to 9 am

Murwillumbah Services Club

Find all of these events and more at tweed.nsw.gov.au/october-business-month

October Business Month is a testament to the talent, resilience and vibrancy that defines the Tweed’s business landscape.

Coinciding with the NSW Government’s Small Business Month, October Business Month is delivered as part of the Succeed in the Tweed Program, an initiative of Tweed Shire Council.

Join a free wellbeing program for a lift

Council is pleased to partner with the Lift Project to bring residents a FREE wellbeing program to help take charge of your mental health, build resilience and live more.

The Lift Project is a lifestyle-based wellbeing adventure that is delivered online and involves 10 lessons taken over 10 weeks.

In each lesson you will explore a science-based way to lift your mood and your life, and at the end of each lesson you’ll be given some simple challenges to try out for yourself.

Topics over the weeks include:

Development application determinations

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

Application details

Approved

DA22/0784 – Secondary dwelling and shed

Lot 2 NPP 285382, Unit 2/No. 114B Broadwater Esplanade, Bilambil Heights

DA22/0060 – Attached dual occupancy

Lot 4 DP 134983, No. 6 Dixons Road, Burringbar

DA21/0893 – Multi-dwelling housing comprising of 3 × 3 storey dwellings with rooftop terraces

Lot 18 DP 1145386, No. 67 Cylinders Drive, Kingscliff

DA22/0738 – Alterations and additions to existing dwelling and use of unauthorised deck structures

Lot 402 DP 1097757, No. 17 Fairy Bower Street, Kingscliff

DA23/0232 – Alterations and additions to existing dwelling including house raising

Lot 4 DP 624447, No. 8576 Tweed Valley Way, Tumbulgum

DA22/0546 – Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 12 light industrial units

Lot 1 DP 542273, Lot 2 DP 542273, No. 1–9 Ourimbah Road, Tweed Heads

DA22/0770 – Installation of pontoon, removal of existing revetment wall and construction of new revetment wall

Lot 2 DP 1088612, Lot 365 DP 30960, No. 5a Gollan Drive, Tweed Heads West

Refused

DA23/0302 – Caravan park (112 long term sites), reception, managers residence and pool

Lot 2 DP 815370, No. 1126 Pottsville Road, Pottsville

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

Request for offer

RFO2023169 License to Operator Murwillumbah

Railway Station Retail Shops

Offers close: Wednesday 12 noon (AEDT) 11 October 2023

Offers must be lodged as specified in the offer documentation. Request for offer documentation is available at no charge from Council’s website at tweed.nsw.gov.au/tenders-contracts

All offers will be opened at closing time and will be considered by Council in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 and the NSW Local Government (General) Regulation 2005. The lowest or any offer is not necessarily accepted and canvassing of Councillors or staff will disqualify. For further information please contact Contracts Administration on adminidu@tweed.nsw.gov.au

Community notice

Chinderah Districts Residents Association meet

Tuesday 3 October 2022, 7 pm (AEDT) at Uniting Church Hall, 24 Kingscliff Street, opposite nursing home Kingscliff.

Current vacancies

Visit tweed.nsw.gov.au/job-vacancies to view current vacancies. Subscribe to receive Job Vacancy Alerts via email at tweed.nsw.gov.au/subscribe

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• speaking positively to yourself and others

• moving to move your emotions

• uplifting physical environments

• feeding your mood through food

• resting to feel your best; and lots more.

The 10-week program will kick off on Sunday 8 October 2023. Register now at theliftproject. global/lift/register-northernrivers

Viewing platform re-opens

After some much-needed care and improvement, the viewing platform at Fingal Foreshore Park has now reopened.

Not only is the platform looking better than ever, it is now accessible for everyone to use including people with a disability, impaired mobility and prams.

Access to views have been improved and the path widened with more comfortable seating including back and arm rests.

As part of Council’s commitment to reducing its impact on the natural environment the old timber decking has been replaced with long-lasting decking made from a combination of recycled plastics and wood waste that is extremely resistant to the harsh weather conditions.

Other recycled elements of the project included re-using quality timber from the Anchorage Islands Harbour Project at Tweed Heads and re-using fibreglass from Jack Evans Boat Harbour for the platform foundation.

The new viewing platform was funded through the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust as part of the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative.

Have your say

Add your voice to decision making in the Tweed

Places to Swim program

We are seeking community input on a draft concept plan that aims to improve water access for swimming and water-based recreation at Jack Evans Boat Harbour in Tweed Heads. The draft concept plan is on exhibition until Wednesday 25 October 2023.

Find out more about the Fingal Foreshore Park project and its history at yoursaytweed.com.au/fingal-foreshore-park

First cane toad event

Cane toads are a damaging invasive pest that cause declines in native wildlife, can poison domestic pets and impact local agricultural industries.

Council has partnered with experts Watergum to launch the 2023/24 cane toad season filled with a range of information sessions and community cane toad busts across the Shire.

Community feedback will inform the final concept plan, with construction expected to commence in January 2024.

Have your say

To view the draft concept plan and comment on the proposed designs, visit yoursaytweed.com.au/goorimahbah

You can also leave a comment in one of the following ways:

• Email to tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au Subject: Places to Swim

• Mail to General Manager, Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

• General enquiries, call 02 6670 2400 This project is funded through the NSW Government’s Places to Swim program.

Council confidentiality policy: On request, any submission including identifying particulars will be made public. Council will give consideration to the ‘Public Interest’ and requests for confidentiality however, the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 may require confidential submissions to be released to an applicant.

Residents are invited to the first event of the season - a free information session on Wednesday 4 October from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Pottsville Beach Community Hall to learn how to protect the biodiversity within your own backyard. Community participation in cane toad control is critical to reducing cane toad numbers. Events like these are part of Council’s commitment to working with the community to look after the Tweed’s natural environment for current and future generations. Register for the free event and find out about upcoming events at tweed.nsw.gov.au/cane-toads

Draft Data Breach Policy on exhibition

A draft Data Breach Policy that informs the public of Council’s procedure for identifying, responding to and reporting data breaches of Council held information is on public exhibition from 27 September to 25 October 2023. This Policy will assist Council to meet its legal obligations in respect of mandatory reporting of data breaches under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act) and Privacy Act 1988 and complies with best practice guidelines.

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Development proposal for public comment

For more information on this project and to share feedback visit yoursaytweed.com.au/databreachpolicy

The following development application has been received by Tweed Shire Council and may be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at datracker.tweed.nsw.gov.au for a period of 14 days from Wednesday, 27 September to 11 October 2023.

Application details

DA23/0440 – Change of use to recreation facility (indoor) and addition of deck to existing bowls club

Lot 1 DP 726492, Lot 1 DP 657257, Lot 443 DP 755740, Lot 7 DP 820613, Lot 1 DP 250454, Lot B DP 444682, Lot 9 DP 30842, No. 4 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South

The Trustee for Newton Denny Chapelle Unit Trust

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A disclosure is required to be made in a statement accompanying the relevant development or planning application by a person who makes the application.

In addition, a person who makes a written submission either objecting to or supporting a relevant development or planning application must also make a disclosure if the person has made a reportable political donation.

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

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Burns victim critical

By Jo Kennett

A POLICE investigation of a fire at a Cabarita Beach lodge which left a man with serious burns early on Friday, September 22, will include the examination of a lithium battery electric scooter.

Emergency services were called to the blaze at Emu Park Holiday Lodge on Tweed Coast Road at around 5.30am, with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and Rural Fire Service (RFS) firefighters arriving to find that a fire had occurred in the 30-year-old victim’s bedroom.

Firefighters provided first aid to the victim who had serious burns until NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived.

They treated the man at the scene before taking him to Les Burger Field (Tweed Coast Raiders) where he was stabilised by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter’s Critical Care Medical Team and flown in a critical condition to Royal Brisbane Hospital, which has a specialised burns unit.

Rob Morrison lives at Emu Park Holiday Lodge and is a neighbour of the injured man.

“His electric scooter battery exploded in his room,” Rob told The Weekly.

“I woke up when I heard a loud bang and the fire alarm was going off.

“There was tonnes of smoke filling the corridor and he was screaming, ‘I can’t get past the fire’.

“I don’t know if he couldn’t see the door or if there was too much fire.”

Rob got into the unit to try to help his neighbour escape the flames.

“I was trying to get in through the door but there was a lot of fire and hard-core toxic smoke,” he said.

“I got inside his unit and then I copped a massive lung full of smoke and then I was coughing my guts up for about four minutes in the corridor.

“Another young fellow (Nick Turner) was ripping out the window and by the time I got around to the side he (the victim) was already outside.

“He got some pretty bad burns.”

Retired doctor Sabri Caliskan, who owns the lodge and lives on site, said he was woken by three fire alarms going off and the screams of the victim.

“I saw him getting pulled out of the window

by Nick and then walking away,” Sabri said.

“I opened the unit door and black smoke came out. I grabbed the fire hose and watered whatever I could and Nick had the garden hose in the window.

“The smoke kept coming after the flames were out.”

Sabri went outside and spoke to the victim, who was lying on the lawn.

“He said there was an explosion,” Sabri said.

“Both his legs, his arms, and a bit of his face and some of his neck were burnt.

“My neighbour is a nurse and came and started doing first aid, washing him.”

RFS and FRNSW crew arrived and made sure the fire was totally out before police and the police forensics team arrived and took the scooter.

Later, Sabri spoke to the victim’s family who said he wasn’t in great shape on Friday but there had been a very slight improvement by Sunday.

“He is still in ICU and he is still in a serious, critical condition,” he said.

“The only good thing is he is young and fit so his recovery chances are better than an older person with other problems. I still have hope he will come out of this.”

Tweed Police Acting Inspector Chris Neve said the fire investigation will include “an expert examination of a lithium battery electric scooter.”

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter lands at Les Burger Field, Cabarita, to pick up the injured man

Police at the scene of the fire

Fire destroys units

By Jo Kennett

A MAN has appeared in court charged over a fire which destroyed a block of units at Tweed Heads South on Saturday, September 23.

Emergency services responded to numerous Triple-0 calls at around 8.45am reporting a unit fire on Altair Street, just east of the South Tweed Sports Club and a block back from the river.

Firefighters from Fire and Rescue Tweed Heads, whose station is close by, saw large black plumes of smoke as they approached Altair Street.

Dash cam appeal

By Jo Kennett

TWEED POLICE are appealing to anyone who may have dash-cam footage of a collision between a truck and a car on the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads on Tuesday, September 12.

Tweed Police are trying to locate the semi-trailer allegedly involved in the collision with a Subaru station wagon which happened at about 8pm last Tuesday night.

The collision occurred in the southbound lanes of the M1, approximately 1km north of

the Tugun tunnel. It has been reported the truck failed to stop.

As a result of the collision, the station wagon was towed from the scene and a passenger later treated for injuries.

If anyone saw the collision, has dash-cam footage, or has any information about the truck and driver, police ask you to please email: 42619@ police.nsw.gov.au or contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

They were first on the scene where they found a single-story unit in an apartment block of four units completely ablaze with flames coming out of the building.

The brigade reported that the Tweed Heads crew worked tirelessly to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent units but unfortunately, the units were totally destroyed.

There was also some smoke damage to other units due to the shared roof space between them.

Firefighters from Fire and Rescue Kingscliff and Banora Point arrived to help extinguish the fire, with more than 16 firefighters and five trucks attending the scene.

Fire and Rescue NSW Tweed Heads reported that a number of residents were evacuated to a safe area, with one resident treated for minor burns by NSW Ambulance paramedics but not needing to go to hospital.

Once the fire was extinguished crews searched the apartment and performed “salvage and overhaul procedures.’’ Salvage protects property and belongings from damage. Overhaul ensures that a fire is completely out. Firefighters also have to try to preserve evidence related to the cause of the fire.

Residents were unable to return to unaffected units as police established a crime scene due to the suspicious nature of the blaze.

Tweed Police Acting Inspector Chris Neve said the accused man appeared in Lismore Local Court on Sunday, September 24, charged with malicious damage and affray.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Superintendent Adam Dewberry said it was a timely reminder that calling Triple-0 for a fire emergency can be the difference between life and death, or a building or other property being saved or destroyed and that it should be used to contact police, fire or ambulance in life-threatening or time-critical situations.

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Charges over robbery

By Jo Kennett

A WOMAN has appeared in court charged over the alleged armed robbery of a man at Tweed Heads on Monday, September 18.

Tweed Police reported that at about 3pm that day, a 22-year-old man parked his Hyundai Tucson in the car park of Tweed City Shopping Centre on Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South, and went shopping.

When he returned to his vehicle, the man was approached by a woman, armed with a knife, who allegedly threatened him, demanding his car keys.

The man ran off and was chased by the woman who grabbed hold of his hair, pulling him backwards.

During a struggle, the woman forcibly re -

moved the keys from his possession.

The woman drove away and Tweed Police officers were notified and commenced an investigation.

The man was treated for superficial cuts to his arm sustained during the struggle.

Following inquiries, a 35-year-old woman was arrested at Tweed Heads South just before 5pm on Tuesday, September 19.

She was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station and charged with robbery armed with an offensive weapon and shoplifting.

Police will allege in court that the woman stole the knife from a store at the shopping centre prior to the incident.

The woman was refused bail and appeared at Tweed Heads Local Court on Wednesday, September 20.

Save water now

FOLLOWING LAST week’s El Nino declaration by the Bureau of Meteorology and less-than-average rainfall now forecast for the Northern Rivers, Tweed Shire Council is urging everyone in the Tweed to save water to prolong the Tweed’s water supply.

Council’s Water and Wastewater Business and Assets Manager Michael Wraight said without significant rain, the Tweed will head into water restrictions, with restrictions for Tyalgum looking likely in the next few weeks.

“We source our water from the Tweed River at Bray Park and Uki, plus the Oxley River at Tyalgum. The river flows are down and the weir pools at Bray Park and Tyalgum are drying up,” Mr Wraight said.

“While Clarrie Hall Dam is currently sitting at 98% capacity, it will now drop about 1 to 1.5% per week as we start releasing water to supply the Bray Park Weir – the source of water for

most of the shire.

“We will trigger level 1 water restrictions when the Clarrie Hall Dam level drops to 85%.

“Restrictions at Tyalgum will be introduced sooner. The flow of the Oxley River at Tyalgum is down to a trickle and the weir pool there is dropping fast.”

Go to tweed.nsw.gov.au/water-savings-restrictions for more tips on saving water indoors and outdoors.

The flow of the Oxley River at Tyalgum

‘He bit me hard’

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Jill’s neighbour turned up and she asked him if the man was his friend.

“He said he had never seen him before in his life,” Jill said.

“Then a girl came out through the back of the house and they got into the car and they were looking for the car keys and I started running towards my garage and I said I was going into the house to see if they had taken anything.

“That’s when he came in and backed me up against the bench and he must have had me almost in a headlock because my head hurt afterwards and he was trying to get the keys out of my hand.

“I was holding the car keys to my chest and yelling out, ‘You are assaulting me’ and yelled to the neighbour to take a picture and then he bit me hard (drawing blood) and that’s when I dropped the key and then they left.”

The alleged thieves got away with a recent model iPad, an older iPad, an 8 Plus and 7S iPhone, a Sony camera, a steel chainsaw, and a box full of business cards.

“The police said they were probably just looking for gift cards and credit cards,” Jill said. “They took two prescriptions. The most up-

setting thing is that they took my partner’s wallet. It was really old and he loved it and never wanted to replace it. I had it sitting with his little memorial here.

“It had a credit card and licence in it, and they took that but they are all cancelled.

“The police said they could use the driver’s licence for ID.”

Jill described the girl as around her early 20s, slim and small, with very brightly dyed red, or red/orange hair. The man was possibly in his early 30s, maybe 180cm tall and stocky with facial hair but not a beard, and wearing a Visy vest.

Jill said she didn’t notice any accent or tattoos “but it happened so quickly and I was angry and scared.”

“Now I’m locking up everything and I don’t scare easily, but it has unnerved me,” she said. “Fortunately I have heaps of support and the neighbours and the community have been amazing.”

Anyone with any information can contact Tweed Police and quote police report number: E95541074 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

The alleged perpetrators were driving this car

A Burringbar woman was assaulted and robbed

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Farmers meeting a success

FOLLOWING THE formation of the NSW Farmers Far North Coast Branch this year, it’s exciting for me to report continued interest and growth in the branch membership.

The branch has the attention of state politicians and NSW Farmers head office support to advocate for issues facing farmers and rural landholders in the Tweed and Byron shires.

A delegation from the branch attended the recent NSW Farmers state conference and presented motions to support better local weed management, better rural housing and improved biosecurity measures.

These motions all received strong support from NSW Farmers’ statewide membership attending and will now form statewide policy and receive advocacy from the association at a state level.

Attending the conference were myself, branch secretary Sandra Hawken, branch treasurer Jan Fletcher and branch vice-chair and cane committee chair Robert Hawken.

Myself and Jan Fletcher presented the motions being put forward by the new branch.

NSW Farmers elections were held at the conference and I was elected to both the Conservation Resource Management Committee and NSW Farmers Executive Council.

The depth of experience held by Jan Fletcher in the beef cattle industry was recognised and sought after with her appointment to the NSW Farmers State Cattle Committee.

The delegates were also able to meet with politicians and discuss issues facing farmers in the Tweed and Byron Shires.

Mr Hawken had discussions with the Ag Minister Tara Moriarty expressing concerns about flood debris being encountered in the current cane harvest, as well as other emerging

challenges for the industry.

These discussions proved fruitful with a commitment to extend funding for debris clean-up.

These points were again followed up last week in detail at local member Janelle Saffin’s office in Lismore.

The Far North Coast farming community should be encouraged that the new branch gives rural and farming communities in the Tweed and Byron shires a stronger voice to make them more sustainable and resilient.

The NSW Farmers CEO Pete Arkle put it so well recently when he said: “the only certain thing about advocacy is that if you aren’t at the table you won’t influence anything.”

All rural landholders and farmers in the shires are strongly encouraged to take up membership with NSW Farmers.

The larger the membership the stronger our voice will be heard. Details are available in the link. Some members are reporting that the membership cost is almost covered by discounts with affiliate sponsors.

To find out more please visit: https://nswfarmers.org.au and click ‘join now’ at the top of the page.

Top student award

By Jonathon Howard

KINGSCLIFF HIGH School student Tomas Bowie was recently presented with a Youth Community Service Award for exceptional service or engagement to the community and Australia.

The award was presented to Tomas on Thursday, September 7, by Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales, as Patron of The Order of Australia Association NSW Branch.

Tomas was one of 26 students who participated in an investiture presentation with the governor, as this is the highest award to a student in Australia.

The award recipients also received a trophy and certificate of commendation from the governor.

Conducted by the Order of Australia Association (NSW) Branch, students across the state were nominated by their school principal as being exemplary community role models before a selection panel determined the final award recipients.

The community service ranged from local initiatives such as education, health, and welfare for disadvantaged or underprivileged communities, to international initiatives in a host of community development activities such as education, health, sanitation, and infrastructure projects. The award is not for academic or sporting achievements.

His citation read: “Tomas Bowie, a hard-working student and the School Captain of Kingscliff High School, has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to community service and leadership throughout his tenure. His exceptional contributions as the 20th Battalion Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major have left an indelible mark on both the school and the wider community.

“Notably, Tomas has exhibited exceptional

fundraising acumen, raising significant funds for the Kokoda Youth Foundation, and the National Servicemen. He walked the arduous Kokoda Trail this year as a tribute to those who served during World War II.

“This year he was also awarded Cadet of the Year and Brigade Regimental Sergeant Major of the Year for NSW.

“Tomas Bowie’s commitment to community service, exemplary leadership, and unwavering dedication to the cadet program has made a profound impact on the Kingscliff High School community. His exceptional achievements and selfless contributions have set a remarkable example for his peers and will undoubtedly continue to inspire others to actively engage in community service and strive for excellence in their own endeavours.”

Tomas Bowie with Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales

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Peace Poles for local schools

By Jonathon Howard

MURWILLUMBAH CENTRAL Rotary Club have sponsored, along with the Rotary Nomads Club, two ‘Peace Poles’, one at Sathya Sai College Primary Campus in Murwillumbah and the other at Sathya Sai College in Dungay.

The Peace Poles, that share the international message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” were installed by Rotary at a ceremony on Friday, September 22.

A Peace Pole is an internationally recognised symbol of the hopes and dreams of the entire human family, standing vigil in silent prayer for peace on earth.

Each Peace Pole bears the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth in different languages on each of its four or six sides.

The four sides of the schools’ Peace Pole carry the message of peace in English, Japanese,

Hindi and Bundjalung.

There are estimated over 250,000 Peace Poles in every country in the world dedicated as monuments to peace.

Representatives from both Rotary Clubs participated in the ceremony carried out by members of the Student Representative Council (SRC) and teachers at the college.

“Planting a Peace Pole is a way of bringing people together to inspire, awaken and uplift the human consciousness the world over,” Rotary Club members said.

“Peace Poles are now recognised as the most prominent international symbol and monument to peace.

“They remind us to think, speak and act in the spirit of peace and harmony.

“They stand as a silent visual for peace to prevail on earth.”

Rotary Club members with students unveiling the peace polls

New beauty salon

By Jonathon Howard

LOCAL BUSINESS owner Kathy Ward is pleased to announce an all-new beauty salon that has launched in Murwillumbah called The Cosmetic Tattoo and Beauty Bar.

Kathy said she made the shift from Kingscliff after her long-term lease had come to an end.

“We were at Kingscliff for more than 18 years and needed the change to come back to my community more,” she said.

“A sudden change to our lease meant we needed to rethink our location and what better place the resettle than the heart of the Tweed Valley.”

Kathy has taken the salon to new heights with the introduction of cosmetic tattooing and lash extensions, as well as facials and catering to all your beauty needs.

“I already have a great base of customers and I’m looking to increase that through further treatment options and styles to suit all needs,” she said.

“Our beauty specialist Tammie Sullivan has an

exceptional level of customer service and skills to meet a wide range of client requirements.

“Together Tammie and I offer friendly and honest service within a brand-new salon that can achieve your beauty goals.”

Kathy has more than 36 years of experience in the beauty sector and is passionate about the local community and helping women increase their self-confidence.

“I live at Chillingham and I’m loving the new location in Murwillumbah and meeting new clients every day,” she said.

The Cosmetic Tattoo and Beauty Bar is now open Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday from 9am to 12.30pm at 97 Murwillumbah Street.

“Come down and say hello and start the beauty journey with us,” she said.

To make an appointment, or to discuss your goals, phone or text 0427 047 138, or connect via social media channels through Facebook or Instagram.

Owner Kathy Ward and beauty therapist Tammie Sullivan are eager to help with your beauty goals

Beauty of birdlife

By Jonathon Howard

LOCAL STUDENT Jack Scott, 16, is out most days taking great shots of the wide variety of birdlife that call the Tweed Shire home.

Jack is a current student at Murwillumbah Learning Community High Sc hool and said he has a growing interest in photography and wildlife.

“Since early on this year, I’ve gained a interest in both the birdlife of Murwillumbah and photography,” he said.

“It’s been a fantastic journey, one that’s still going. A journey of discover-

ing my passion for documenting birds v ia the photography medium.”

Jack said at first he simply went out here and there to capture birds when he could.

“But now I seem to go out on photo shoots almost every chance I get, after school, on weekends, even occasionally at school,” he said.

“I thought it would be a great idea to share some of these photos with my community, and thought that their inclusion in the Tweed Valley Weekly would be the perfect option to do so.”

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Blue-faced honeyeater (Hundred Hills)

Jack Scott Rainbow lorikeet (Byangum)

Azure Kingfisher (Slippery Crossing)

Male superb fairywren (Byangum)

Bar-shouldered dove (Byangum)

Honeyeater (Byangum)

Quail (Byangum)

Left: Royal spoonbill (Chinamans Creek),

Above: Magpie (Byangum), Right: Yellow Robin (Byangum)

By Jonathon Howard

WITH SCHOOL holidays

starting this week and Australians out with their kids enjoying the sunshine, the Invasive Species Council is calling on families to join the fire ant fight.

“Over the school holidays, thousands of Australian families will be heading to places like the Gold Coast or Byron Bay for a holiday, or going out camping with the kids on Minjerribah or the Sunshine Coast,” Invasive Species Council conservation officer Reece Pianta said.

“Sadly these incredible holiday spots are at risk of a fire ant invasion, so we’re asking Australian families to step up and join the fire ant fight these school holidays.

“It’s really easy to do your part. Just take a picture of any suspicious ants and report it.

“And don’t worry if you’re not sure what type of ant it is, every picture that is sent in will be vital information for the eradication program.

“Of course, fire ants are dangerous. Don’t put yourself, clothing or belongings in direct contact with ants or their nests.

“If your kids are curious about an ant nest they’ve seen, make sure you go with them and ensure they stay at arm’s length

when taking a photo.

“Almost everyone carries a fire ant fighting tool in their pocket. With a smartphone you can easily take a picture or video and immediately send it to the eradication team to check.

“With fire ants just a few kilometres from the NSW border and surging through the Gold Coast or north towards the Sunshine Coast, we need the community to step up and do their part.

“As the weather warms up, fire ants will be more active and community reporting is the main way fire ants are being found.

“Ongoing containment and suppression mean it is still possible to eradicate fire ants from Australia if we all do our part.

‘While out in the garden, at the park, taking a walk, camping or at the beach, we should all be on the lookout for suspicious ants.”

IMPORTANT:

HOW TO IDENTIFY A FIRE ANT NEST

Fire ants can be identified by a few distinguishing features.

They are:

Fire ants are 2-6mm, coppery brown and exhibit a swarming response when nests are disturbed.

HOW TO LOOK, SNAP AND REPORT A SUSPECTED FIRE ANT NEST:

Keep your eyes peeled for suspicious ants or ant mounds when you’re out in the garden, at the park, taking a walk, camping or at the beach.

Don’t worry if you’re not sure what type of ant it is, every report is vital information for the eradication program.

Be mindful of your safety if you think you have found fire ants. Keep your distance and do not put yourself, clothing or belongings in direct contact with fire ants or their nests.

Take a photo or short video of the ants on your smartphone. Try to take a few close ups of the ants and their nest.

Report fire ants to Queensland: 13 25 23

New South Wales: 1800 680 244

Alternatively you can the relevant QR codes on the left.

If you think fire ants are on your property, find advice on what to do by scanning here:

Take a photo and phone 1800 680 244 for assistance.

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Nests often take the form of a mound of dirt without an obvious entry hole on top as foraging tunnels are the main nest access points.

When checking suspicious ant nests gently poke the nest with a long stick and observe the ants that come out.

Be careful not to get too close, as fire ants are aggressive. They swarm when disturbed and have a painful sting.

Fire ants vary in size within the one nest

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To our dear followers, readers and food lovers,

It is that time again or our monthly food bowl update! We are still on a high after hearing the wonderful news that we were awarded the ‘Outstanding Farmers’ Market’ in Australia through the delicious. / Harvey Norman Produce Awards. Hopefully you were all able to make it to our party to celebrate!

We are kindly asking for your help again as we are putting our hat in the ring for the Tweed Sustainability Awards through Tweed Shire Council. The awards celebrate champions in our community who are going above and beyond for sustainability in the Tweed. So, what is ‘sustainability’? It is “Balancing environmental, economic and social impacts to satisfy the needs of the present, without affecting future generations’ ability to meet their needs”. Over here at the market we value the importance of sustainability in the way in which we operate each and every week. Being sustainable is essential so that our market can continue generations into the future - for our children, grandchildren and

great-grandchildren to continue to enjoy. While it would be great to be recognised for our efforts in sustainability the important thing is that we are part of a wider community that values sustainability and encourages all of us to be more sustainable for our future generations. If you would like to vote for us please head over to the Tweed Shire Council website - www.tweed. nsw.gov.au/community/events-venues/council-run-awards-events/ tweed-sustainability-awards

Now that October is approaching, we are taking expressions of interest for holiday pop-up stalls for the Christmas period. So, if you are a local artisan stall or producer of some kind and would like to join us on the lead up to Christmas please email me at manager@murwillumbahfarmersmarket.com.au.

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

Over the last month a lot has been happening at the market. We have seen Blueberry Fields return to the market after their small break, which is wonderful news as

I know they have been missed. You will however, find Dean over in his new spot over in between Summit Organics and Bright’s Natural Beeswax so please do watch out for him. Dean tells me that buckets of fresh blueberries are back in season and they have sizes ranging from 250g to 1.25kg. Welcome back to Dean and the team over at Blueberry Fields.

In more exciting news, Rob at Byron Spice Palace has invested in a new butter making machine, which has led him to creating a new product which is now available for us all to try. And that new product is pecan butter. As you may have already guessed, the pecans are sourced direct from Tweed River Pecans. Rob tells me that this pecan butter is made from just pecans – nothing else. It is scrumptious with a slice of toasted bread from Gina at Crabbes Creek Woodfired, spread on sliced apples from Andy at Costanzo Apples or even straight from the jar! Sounds delish!

Over at SEKO Food there are lots of breads on offer. These long breads (and also the circular breads) are great for making pizzas - so lots of fun with the kids or just a simple, easy and quick dinner.

They also freeze well, which is so convenient. You can of course use many of the other market stalls to make up your pizza toppings – so cheese from Cheeses Loves You or Nimbin Valley Dairy, deli meats from Dunav Smallgoods , cherry tomatoes from Jumping Red Ant and herbs from Summit Organics In very exciting news, Woodland Valley Farm has now collaborated with Australian Bay Lobster to create a delicious Lobster and King Prawn Raviolo – and all made with Woodland Valley Farm’s delicious handmade egg pasta. How amazing is it when two of our local producers collaborate like this? Head over to see Jodie this week to try this one out it sounds divine. Jodie has also let me know that Australian Bay Lobster has created a delicious sauce recipe that is perfect with this raviolo – check out the recipes on our website. We also have a new stall on trial at the moment - you will find Matt from Relish & Co in between Caldera Honey and Cheeses Loves You. Matt will have with him his range of relishes in flavours – Red Chilli, Smoked Beetroot, Bourbon Onion and Smoked Jalapenos. Matt is a chef who has followed his

dream and cre ated a small premium condiment business with a focus on chilli and smoke to create some truly unique fla in his produce. The relishes are a scrumptious addition to a burger, or even a perfect accompaniment to cheese and biscuits. Matt is on trial at the market at the moment so please do pop by to have a chat, welcome him to the market and of course, try out his produce. Welcome Matt!

There will be a different local musician at the market every week –so come along, gather with friends and family and get stocked up on your local and fresh weekly produce!

When and where?

Every Wednesday from 7am to 11am (come rain or shine!). Murwillumbah Showground (via gate 5). To find out more, or to get involved, Claire Strodder via email: manager@murwillumbahfarmersmarket.com.au – or phone: 0415 328 672.

Shout out for memorabilia

THE STOKERS Siding Pottery building is celebrating 100 years and the building’s owner Julie Rainow is calling on the community to help gather memorabilia, photos or stories to help celebrate the iconic building’s history and continued contribution to the community.

Formerly ‘Johansen’s General Store’, Ms Rainow is calling on residents past and present who may have any gear, goods, paraphernalia, memorabilia or stories connected to or associated with the building or with Stokers Village that they would be willing to include in an exhibition.

“It could be photos or stories, or any art -

works,” she said.

“The building has always been one of the community’s meeting and creative hearts and we’re keen to look back at its history as we move towards its future.”

An exhibition will be held in the Pottery building’s ‘Loading Bay Museum’ later this year. This exhibition will open on October 14 and run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for one month closing on Sunday, November 12.

If you have any such items or would like to be involved please contact Julie directly on: 0450 146 265.

Spring Festival Golf Croquet Tournament

MEMBER FOR Tweed Geoff Provest said he was delighted to attend the opening of the Spring Festival Golf Croquet Tournament in Tweed Heads recently, where it was announced the tournament will now be known as the ‘Bryan and Pam Shaw Memorial Tournament’.

Bryan and Pam were actively involved in the club for many years and established the original tournament eleven years ago.

Bryan most recently held the position of treasurer until his passing in August this year.

Pam passed away two years ago and is fondly remembered as the life and soul of the club.

Club President Penny Guthrie shared the history of croquet at Tweed Heads with Mr Provest.

“The game was originally played on the Morley family’s tennis court more than one hundred years ago,” Ms Guthrie said.

“The club was set up on its present site after the last vestiges of war occupation were removed from the site in 1949.

“Croquet, historically, came from Egypt where champions continue to be produced.

“The earlier code of Association Croquet has evolved into Ricochet, Golf Croquet and also Japanese team game of Gateball.

“All codes offer light exercise, considerable skills and plenty of brain teasing.”

Mr Provest said he was honoured to be the patron of the Tweed Heads Croquet Club and highlighted the important role these local clubs play in the Tweed’s history and current sporting communities.

Current membership age ranges from 50 to 98 years old and the club is always looking to welcome more members, young and old.

Stokers Siding Pottery building is an icon of the town and a creative hub

LIVE MUSIC

Vintage rock at The Citadel

By Madeleine Murray

HOP INTO a pink classic Cadillac and get on down to The Citadel in Murwillumbah on October 6 for a night of great music.

Travel back to the halcyon days of Laurel Canyon’s ‘West Coast’ music with Brisbane-based guitar slinger and singer, Dana Gehrman. The brilliant performer brings her all-star band to the palms-and-velvet-curtains venue to celebrate the release of her second studio album, Down in Hollywood.

“The Citadel is a beautiful venue fostering a community of creatives and music lovers,” Dana told The Weekly by email, as she was flying back from performing at the legendary Troubadour club in LA.

“The Northern Rivers area is close to my heart and has always been incredibly supportive of my music.

“I’m very excited to bring the first shows of my album tour there and look forward to playing these songs for everyone.”

Dana delivers a vintage sound shimmering with nostalgia, blending soul, funk, roots-rock and blues, all with powerful vocals.

“Naming the ultimate Laurel Canyon musician is hard for me as I’m inspired by so many of them,” Dana wrote in response to a question from The Weekly.

“Little Feat is my favourite band hailing from the area, but of course Linda Ronstadt, Eagles, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills and Nash, as well as Bonnie Raitt.

“I just played a show at the legendary Troubadour. To plug my guitar in and stand on the stage where these artists and so many of my heroes have played was a truly magical experience. “I could feel the history in the walls and it was so inspiring.”

Dana and the band will perform a selection of Little Feat songs off the album and original tracks.

The red-hot band consists of Danny Widdicombe (The Honey Sliders, The Wilson Pickers, Tim Rogers, Bernard Fanning), Chris Bosley (Resin Dogs, The Honey Sliders, Golden Sound), Peter Golikov (Golden Sound, Pty Ltd, Bamboos) and Tony McCall (Golden Sound, Butterfingers, Emma Bosworth, Regurgitator, Wolfmother).

“She does not give a damn what the zeitgeist is… she just loves bluesy, ballsy heartfelt rhythm and blues and soul and absolutely delivers… a dynamite guitarist,” said Tim Rogers from You Am I.

Dana Gehrman and guests will be at The Murwillumbah Citadel at 7.30pm on Friday, October 6. For more info and tickets, go to thecitadel. com.au/events

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Art in a box at Uki

By Madeleine Murray

ARTIST CHRISTINE MELLOR has a show at the Little Gallery in the Uki Buttery from October 4.

Get in the Box is a 3D exhibition of ‘contained art’ that reflects Christine’s fascination with observing and collecting natural treasures, as well as man-made and discarded items.

“Art in a box can take many forms,” Christine told The Weekly. “The boxes contain a combination of my long-term collections with a sprinkling of new additions.

“A box may contain strange, whimsical, or personally significant items. Some are portals, windows and doors into other worlds. It may simply be a cutting from life, or a trigger for a long-forgotten memory.”

Art in a box is a form of assemblage or 3D collage that came into prominence in the early 1900s. The box acts as a frame.

Christine grew up in Chillingham where her parents owned the local store. “We were at

the shop from 1963 to 1983, with the bread run, mail run, milk run, grocery store, petrol, and a liquor licence later. It was interesting back in the day, because I was involved in all areas,” she said.

“My brother and I got up at 5am, and went into Murwillumbah for swimming training. When that finished, we would meet Dad at the post office, and wait while he finished sorting the mail. Then we'd get the bread from the bakery behind the council chambers, milk from the Norco depot, and papers from the newsagent.

“We’d do all the deliveries heading back out to Chillingham, then catch the school bus back into Murwillumbah.

“It’s been interesting watching all the changes in the area since then.”

Get in the Box will be at the Little Gallery in Uki, alongside the works of 11 other local artists. The exhibition opening is on Friday October 6 from 6pm-8pm with drinks and nibbles provided.

The show is on Wednesday to Friday from 10am–3pm until Sunday, October 29.

Top award for gallery

THE TWEED Regional Gallery & Margaret

Olley Art Centre has been announced as a Travelers’ Choice award winner by travel website Tripadvisor.

It marks the third time the gallery has been recognised with this award, also receiving the Travelers’ Choice Award in 2015 and 2016.

It has also previously ranked the fourth-best museum in Australia and number nine in the top 25 museums in the South Pacific.

The coveted award celebrates attractions that have consistently received great traveller reviews on Tripadvisor over the past 12 months and ranks the gallery in the top 10 per cent of attractions worldwide.

Gallery Director Susi Muddiman OAM said it was fantastic to be among some of the top attractions of the world, showing regional galleries can have their place on a global stage. “The award is such an achievement, not just for the gallery but for the Tweed and for council,” Ms Muddiman said.

“For a regional gallery from Murwillumbah to be up there with some of the biggest attractions worldwide is just incredible — we are immensely

proud.

“What makes this award exceptional is that it’s determined by those who visit the gallery — people who have taken the time to share their positive stories and experiences.

“There are so many that contribute to the gallery’s success: our wonderful staff, volunteers, foundation members and Friends of the Gallery.

“I thank them also for being part of this achievement, for making it possible once again.”

This year, the gallery is celebrating the 100year birthday anniversary of Margaret Olley with a range of events, including an exhibition of her works, Margaret Olley: Far from a Still Life, which tells the story of her incredible life and career.

The gallery was also recently selected as the pilot venue to host a $174 million masterpiece by French impressionist Claude Monet, Meules, milieu du jour [Haystacks, midday], 1890, and other notable works as part of the Australian Government’s Sharing the National Collection initiative.

To find out more about what’s on at the gallery, visit: gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/home

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FIND A LOCAL TRADIE

Vale Lionel Morgan

SEAGULLS Club icon and Indigenous rugby league legend Lionel Morgan passed away aged 85 in Brisbane on Saturday, September 23.

Several locals notified The Weekly of Lionel’s passing and described him as a trailblazer and talented winger who played more than 106 games for Seagulls between 1959-68.

Lionel was the first Indigenous player to represent Australia in any major sporting code.

He represented Australia in rugby league and scored two tries on debut against France in 1960, before playing two more tests.

The winger played 12 interstate matches for Queensland against NSW between 1960 and 1963, scoring 11 tries.

A player and coach with Wynnum-Manly in the Brisbane Rugby League competition, Morgan was named in the Australian Indigenous rugby league team of the century in 2008.

ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys said Morgan stood “proudly alongside the likes of Arthur Beetson, Johnathan Thurston and Steve Renouf”.

“Lionel Morgan was a trailblazer,” he said.

“The Australian Rugby League Commission and everyone across the game will be very saddened by Lionel’s passing, but his legacy will remain forever.

“He was and always will be an inspiration to many of our players.”

A minute’s silence was observed before Sunday’s Queensland Cup grand final for Lionel, and for the Maroons’ first State of Origin coach John McDonald, who died last Wednesday.

The ABC reported Lionel had battled racism both on and off the field and he’d worn the green and gold five years before Indigenous people were even allowed to vote in Queensland.

Lionel’s son Earl said his father was denied a passport to go to England.

“So it had to be arranged for him,” Earl told the ABC.

“Indigenous men and women were still classified as flora and fauna in those days and here we are 63 years later talking about a voice to parliament and truth treaty.

“Dad’s message to young Indigenous kids was clear — no one will give you anything but if you give hard

work then someone will take you on board and give you an opportunity and that’s what he did.

great man with one online com ment noting him as a ‘lovely man’. ing home with Lionel for the past year,” read one comment.

his communi cation and mobility have been im pacted he remained a respected and lovely man. RIP.”

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Public Notice

Nomina�ons

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MECHANIC NEEDED Experienced mechanic needed for busy workshop in Murwillumbah. Great Pay and conditions for the right person. Please send resume to snpmechanical.detailing@gmail.com

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Meals on Wheels AGM is 3pm, Monday October 16th at our office Golden Links Drive Murwillumbah All Welcome! Would you like to help? Delivering Meals, Social Support as a Committee Member

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Death Notices

Funeral Notice

Barbara Rosemary Suttie

10/1/2058 - 23 /9/2023

Late of Murwillumbah

Passed away unexpectedly on Saturday 23 September.

Dearly missed by sons Nathan and Adam, grandson Bodhi, Sue and other loving siblings, as well as Lisa, Robin & Betty, and close friends in the local art community (including students

Funeral Notice

Stewart John William Ryan (Stewy)

Passed away suddenly on Friday 22nd September 2023

A great Husband, Son, Brother, Uncle and Mate. FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

A funeral service will be held at Tweed Valley Cemetery on the 5th of October at 11am

Return Thanks

In loving memory of Stanley Arthur Jones

Late of Ipswich. Formerly of Alexandra Hills and Murwillumbah. Passed away on Tuesday 29th August 2023. Aged 86 Years.

Dearly loved Husband of Janette May Jones (dec).

Loved Father of Carolyn Jones and Desiree Sercombe.

Loved brother and brother-in-law of Geoff and Julia (Murwillumbah), Bryan and Lynne (Casino), Warren (Ipswich), Owen and Isobel (Darwin), Ron and also Betty (Brisbane), Christine and Lyle Drury (Cooranbong).

Fond uncle to his many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are warmly invited to attend Stanley’s Graveside Funeral Service to be held at the Tweed Valley Lawn Cemetery, Eviron. Tuesday the 3rd of October 2023 at 11.00am.

Joan Ellen Bostock

27/9/1923 – 29/8/2023

Late of Kingscliff, passed away at Bupa Aged Care Tugun.

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BARTLETT William Sydney Thomas “Bill” 21/09/2022

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Beloved wife of Herbert (dec 1991)

Much loved Mother to Herbert Bradley, Wayne (dec 2014) and Vanessa.

Grandmother to Byron and Melissa. Great Grandmother to Louie.

Loved sister of Betty (dec), Bruce and Pam. Always In Our Hearts

Sylvia Quan and Family would like to sincerely thank everyone who sent cards, flowers, messages of sympathy and valued support shown to them in the recent sad loss of her much-loved husband John.

A special thanks to Barbara Grant from Sacred Heart Church and Libby Varela & staff at McGuiness Funerals for helping the family through a most difficult time.

Please accept this as our personal thanks to you all. Sylvia Quan, Damien and Belinda.

In Memoriam

KJ Kayla Jade Whitten

30/9/2002 – 12/4/2014

Our beautiful Kayla you would be 21. It feels like only yesterday when we held you in our arms for the first time & introduced you to your big sister, Kobi. All too quickly you turned into the most kind, loving and caring young girl. We will love you and miss you always and forever, our little animal warrior.

Love Mum, Dad, Kobi, Shan, Danika, Pop and all your family & friends

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PRICE $525,000

17/1-9 Blue Jay Circuit, Kingscliff 2 BED|1 BATH|1 CAR LOWSET BRICK & TILE VILLA, REMOTE CONTROL GARAGE. FRIENDLY COMMUNTIY –IN POPULAR KINGSCLIFF.

Kingscliff Beach Retirement Village is a fabulous over 55’s gated community. Kingscliff has so much to offer anyone looking for a sea change and downsize. Fully fenced and pet friendly.

• 2 Bedrooms, with built-ins and ceiling fans

• Neat kitchen, with stainless steel dishwasher

• Spacious open plan lounge & dining room

• Remote control garage with internal entry

• Private courtyard & garden shed

PRICE $599,000

FOR SALE FOR SALE

155/34 Monarch Drive, Kingscliff 2 BED|3 WAY BATH|2 CAR BRING YOUR FURBABY, BRING THE CARAVAN, VACANT & READY FOR YOU

Private or social lifestyle, whatever you desire is yours in gorgeous Noble Park over 50s lifestyle village. This home is positioned close to the Lakeside Club House, both swimming pools and the bowling green.

• Lowset 2-bedroom home with fabulous enclosed full-length veranda

• Spacious living areas, plenty of room for large furniture

• Kitchen has dishwasher, glass cooktop & wall oven.

• Remote control internal entry garage. Pretty courtyard.

PRICE $517,500

SELLINGSPRING SEASON

Local buyers loving luxury Casuarina apartments

By Jo Kennett

THE DEVELOPER of a luxury apartment block at Casuarina says that sales are going well, with only nine of 47 still available, and they have been surprised that most of the interest has come from local Tweed Coast residents.

Godfrey Elmonde is the director of Holm Developments, which is developing the luxury apartment building Pama Casuarina on Grand Parade, as well as highend true beachfront apartments on Murphys Road at Kingscliff.

“We originally thought it would be Sydney and Melbourne people, but it turns out there is a lot of demand from locals,” Godfrey said.

“I think it’s because there was a shortage of apartments and a lot of them that had been developed to date were holiday zoned.

“They were designed to attract tourists so there were restrictions on how you could use them and you couldn’t occupy them permanently.”

Godfrey said there has been a

lot of interest from people wanting to downsize.

“We also have had a few people who had apartments in the holiday letting zone that wanted more flexibility as to how they use their own premises,” he said.

“There are 47 apartments in total and we have only nine remaining, but we haven’t blown it out of the water, we just have had consistent enquiries and sales. We would probably sell two a month on average.”

Godfrey said that the design of Pama is one of the reasons it is so popular.

“The architecture is very appealing and a lot of work went into creating something well suited for the environment, the climate and the location, with the orientation and all those things that are a response to the local environment,” he said.

“It’s still good proximity to the beach but also to the shops and other amenities.

“The 250 to 300 metre walk to the beach when you aren’t

Open Homes

Saturday, September 30

Tate Brownlee Real Estate

• 8 Kelburn Close, Banora Point, 10-10:30am

• 19/61 Marana Street, Bilambil Heights, 11-11:30am

• 8 Roberta Crescent, Bilambil Heights, 1-1:30pm

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Belinda Franks Ray White Rural

• 41 Barnby Street, Murwillumbah, 9-9.30am

• 20 Dorset Street, Murwillumbah, 10-10.30 am

• 33 Dorothy Street, Murwillumbah, 11-11.30 am

• 4 M aria Court, Condong, 12-12.30 pm

carrying anything much is not a problem, but the fact that it’s only a 100 metre stroll to the shops means you can carry a bag or two of groceries home.

“I also think it’s the diversity, there is everything from two, three and four-bedroom units, and it’s pet friendly with a great diversity from ground floor courtyard units with grassed and paved area for pets to top floor four-bedroom ocean view apartments.”

The project is being funded by one of the big four banks.

“The fact that it is under construction when there have been so many projects that have gone to market and stalled due to all the challenges facing builders and developers including escalating building cost makes it appealing to buyers,” he said.

“There have been horror stories of developers going broke and homes not being finished.

“The fact that it’s funded by ANZ bank and being constructed by Hutchinson Builders lets people know there is security.

“It’s been delivered by one of

• 46 Lorien Way, Kingscliff, 1.15-2pm

Elders Real Estate

the best builders in the country and it’s due for completion in June/July next year.”

Holm Developments are also developing Kai at Kingscliff.

“I am doing a project at Moffat Beach on the Sunshine Coast and I just had the concept that a highend beachfront project would do well and the same applies to Kingscliff where 95 per cent of the beachfront properties are all on Marine Parade so they are not true beachfront,” he said.

“Murphys Road offered an opportunity to do something exceptionally high end, with an exceptional architect, that is truly

• 2 William Street, Murwillumbah, 10 – 10.30am

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JET Real Estate

• 506 Tweed Valley Way, Sth Murwillumbah, 9:30-10am

• 12 Barkala Court, Ocean Shores, 10-10:30am

• 51-53 James St, Murwillumbah, 10:30-11am

• 8 Point Lookout Chase, Murwillumbah, 11:30-12pm

Schmith Estate Agents

• 43/A Rutledge St, Coolangatta, 9-9.30am

• 12 Muirfield Place, Banora Point, 10- 10.30am

• 17 Cypruss Crt, Byron Bay, 12- 12.30pm

beachfront.

“I wanted to create some of the best places to live in Kingscliff.”

The development was recently approved by Tweed Shire Council.

“We are now working through final design and pricing with our builder and we are looking at starting construction in January next year so it’s now open to buyers,” Godfrey said.

“It’s that true luxury beachfront development that also gives buyers peace of mind knowing it is being created by a company with a proven track record in the region.”

Kerrie Duval @realty

• 17/1-9 Blue Jay Circuit, 10-10.30 am

• 25/1-9 Blue Jay Circuit, 10.30-11 am

DJ Stringer Property Services

• 64 Oyster Point Road Banora Point ‘Offers to Purchase’ 10:00-10:30am

• 4/72 Stapylton St, Coolangatta `Buyer Range’ $770K$790K 10:30-11:00am

• 5/98 Mclean Street Coolangatta ‘Interest over’ $995K 11:30-12:00pm

• Tweed Ultima 2032/14-18 Stuart Street Tweed Heads ‘Buyer Range’ $770K -$790K 12:30-1:00pm

• 5/63 Dixon Street Coolangatta ‘By Negotiation’ 1:302:00pm

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A luxury ocean view apartment at Pama Casuarina

46 Lorien Way, Kingscliff

Executive Home | 5 brms | 2 living | pool & entertaining

This wonderfully private and low maintenance modern brick home features extensive outdoor living overlooking a sparkling 9m pool. Family friendly with 5 bedrooms, open plan family & separate lounge, 2 modern bathrooms, great storage, bamboo timber floors, new carpets & paint, air conditioning throughout, modern and sleek galley kitchen with butler's pantry. Solar power (10kw32 panels). Perfect for entertaining and relaxing with family and friends and conveniently positioned to the beach, shops, new hospital with the M1 access for the daily commute.

41 Barnby Street, Murwillumbah

Spacious 6 brms | 2 living | potential studio | 4 car accom.

33 Dorothy Street, Murwillumbah

Open Home Sat 1.15-2pm Sun 11.15-12noon Wed 3.30-4.30pm

Now $1.790m

Superbly elevated position with a fantastic mountain range vista from the rear of the home and a town view at the front, this wonderfully large home features 5 bedrooms on the upper level with 2 living areas, 2 bathrooms & separate toilet. A potential studio space on the ground level offers a bathroom, workshop and covered car accom for 4 vehicles or caravan / trailer. The roof has just been freshly repainted and there is a 3kw inverter (16 panel) solar system, solar hot water and a flat rear yard with established fruit trees.

20 Dorset Street, Murwillumbah

Open Home Sat 9-9.30am

Price $985,000

3 brms | open plan living | fully fenced yard | 3 car accom.

Come home to an oasis of calm, nestled in an elevated position above the street frontage amid a lush tropical garden that offers wonderful outdoor liveability and self-sufficiency for a family. This beautifully presented and thoughtfully renovated weatherboard home retains all its original features including timber floors, decorative cornices & original windows that are complemented by an extensive list of modern updates; ceiling fans, air conditioned living & main brm, new kitchen & new roof to name just a few. A wonderful array of fruit trees and a productive vege garden are surrounded by brand new Colorbond & hardwood timber fencing and substantial retained garden landscaping.

Open Home Sat 11-11.30am

Price $887,000

3 brms | mountain views | fenced back yard | flood free 1940’s Bungalow loaded with original features; weatherboard cladding, timber floors & windows, decorative plaster cornices, high profile skirtings & vintage fireplace. The large front covered deck takes in mountain views to the Border Ranges & Springbrook

Offering 3 bedrooms (king size main), a family bathroom with toilet and a second toilet and laundry at the rear adjoining the covered patio. Air con. lounge room and ceiling fans in the lounge, dining and main bedroom. Solar panels (12) and a new inverter (grid connected.

Open Home Sat 10-10.30am

Guide Price $750-$770k

Belinda Franks - 0409 152200

belinda.franks@raywhite.com

Luxury 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom Apartments Now

Nestled in a unique, tranquil, and untouched section of the world’s most beautiful coastline, Pama Casuarina comprises a boutique collection of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom residences designed for easy living.

Perfectly positioned just steps from the beach, Pama combines absolute luxury with considered amenities to create a unique living experience.

The soul of Kingscliff

17 CYPRESS COURT, BYRON BAY

Nestled near Byron Bay's vibrant heart, Belongil Beach, and the Arts and Industry Estate, explore this capacious family abode. Tailored for growing families and savvy investors, its thoughtful, functional layout creates a harmonious balance of privacy and space, enriched by the sought-after north-facing aspect. Experience the seamless blend of tranquility and convenience, all within a short distance from the town centre.

• Airy, spacious interiors with versatile floor-plan, multiple separate living spaces

• Immaculately kept 282m2 building, meticulous craftsmanship, high-quality finishes

• Open plan kitchen with stylish stone benches, induction cooktop & Indesit oven grill

• Effortless flow to lush lawns, gardens, paved entertainment from main living area

• Main bathroom includes spa bath, separate shower; accessible for all occupants

• Suitable for work-from-home, or flexible floor-plan adjustments for dual living

• Large double garage offers ample storage solutions

• Internal laundry, air conditioning, ceiling fans ensure comfort

• Private 7-metre swimming pool invites sunny days

• Sustainability features - rainwater tanks and solar panels

Tweed Valley & Coolangatta

Classic Riverfront Character Home 43 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah

This stunning riverfront home is hard to fault. Character features with modern open plan layout and all the luxuries we come to love. The home is an entertainers dream with huge outdoor spaces for every occasion. The quality and finish of the home is high class with era specific features and style that will have you nodding your head and smiling with approval. An amazing garden with a summer house for relaxing in the backyard creates a private oasis with access direct to the river for all your recreational activities. This one is a must see for anyone that loves character, charm or entertaining the family and friends.

34 Basil rd Nimbin

PRICE: CONTACT AGENT

3 BED | 1 BATH | 2 CAR

ON THE MARKET

1212 Doon Doon rd Doon Doon

PRICE: CONTACT AGENT

5 BED | 3 BATH | 5 CAR

Just under 1 acre of established gardens with an array of flora and bushfoods

Lovingly restored Queenslander with huge living space add-on

Massive deck with views to Sphinx Rock and Blue Knob

An easy walk or bike ride into the beating heart of Nimbin Village with its array of arts and music / craft scene

462 Byrrill Creek

rd Byrrill Creek

PRICE: CONTACT AGENT

6 BED | 2 BATH | 6 CAR

Executive home on 44Ha with massive approx.400mtr

permanent creek frontage

Wine cellar, multi-purpose storage compounds, established under cover raised growing house 16kw solar, 100kltr water storage, pumping rights, Mt.Warning views

Purpose built stonemasons

fireplace centrpiece

Massive entertainers deck

Nearly 90 acres of magical countryside nestled between Nightcap and Mt.Jerusalem National parks

Several sheds, outbuildings and studios suitable for events, functions,shared living Stunning views over Doon Doon valley to Doughboy and Mt.Warning

m: 0448 191 351 e: Paulstobbie@atrealty.com.au Suite

14 Wharf Street Murwillumbah

PRICE: CONTACT AGENT SHOP | 1 BATH | 1 CAR

Well established Murwillumbah business with consistent figures 4yr lease in place with 5 yr option Womens fashion, shoes, surfwear and accessories

Excellent staff willing to stay on Low overheads, easy to manage stock relationships

Training provided Be your own BOSS

“Cloud Mountain”

“Chozen”

“La Dolce Villa”

“Grassroots”

ELEVATE YOUR LIFESTYLE - impeccable family home'

14 Birnam Avenue Banora Point

Welcome home to this beautiful (4) bedroom residence, sprawled over (4) defined split levels and commanding scenic views, accented by tropical landscaped gardens.

KEY FEATURES & CONFIGURATION:

ENTRY LEVEL:

• Master bedroom w/ mirror robes, ensuite & private deck that leads out to the rear garden

• Study or 4th bedroom

LOWER LEVEL:

• Bedrooms (2) + (3)

• Laundry

• Exquisite fully tiled main bathroom w/ large open shower

• Large, covered deck w/ sun blinds

MID LEVEL:

• Cathedral ceilings with exposed beams

• TV/family room

• Stylish kitchen, breakfast bar & meals area

• Large covered alfresco deck commanding lovely views & bursting sunsets

UPPER LEVEL:

• Tiled air-conditioned formal living area

(07) 5599 5222 76 Griffith Street Coolangatta | Open 7 Days | www.djstringer.com.au

422 bath bed

car

For Sale

Buyer range $1.195M - $1.245M

Open Contact Agent for Inspection

Leisa Thorley 0448 296 403 leisa@djstringer.com.au

David Stringer 0418 150 731 david@djstringer.com.au

the home of real estate

HIGH PROFILE – RETAIL/SHOWROOM/EXHIBITION CENTRE

36-38 Greenway Drive Tweed Heads

HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER & DESIRABLE IN PRIME LOCATION!!

Shop & Retail/Showrooms & Bulky Goods

Site Area = 3600.0 sqm NLA area = 1289.0m² (approx.)

DJ Stringer Commercial Property, as exclusive sales agents proudly presents an outstanding chance to own a valuable freehold investment on one of the Tweed's busiest arterial roads. This property comes with a low-risk and 3 well-established national tenants and excellent visibility to over 50,000* passing vehicles each day.

Being offered to the market for purchase for the first time in over 22 years.

This is an unprecedented opportunity to acquire part of one of the most sought-after vibrant and exclusive retail precincts in the Tweed region. This property represents an outstanding opportunity to purchase a Retail / Commercial facility with two street frontages within the popular Tweed Commercial precinct with a secure income.

The retail/commercial freehold offering is occupied by 3 National tenants. The property generates a combined Annual Nett income of approx. $495K, plus Outgoings, plus GST.

20

car

For Sale

Offer to Purchase

Open

Contact Agent for Inspection

Peter Antony 0417 694 034

Peter@djstringer.com.au