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To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.The Petition of citizens of New South Wales brings to the attention of the House the Tweed Valley Womens Service has provided counselling, education, mentoring, crisis accommodation, transitional housing support and cultural safety for women and children experiencing domestic violence in the Tweed Shire for 30 years.; the Tweed Valley Womens Service was advised on 17 December 2015 that their contract was suddenly cancelled by their lead agency On Track Community Programs meaning $580,000 in NSW State Government funding along with 13 jobs have been cut. as a result of this funding cut the Tweed Valley Womens Service was forced to close the doors after 30 years of providing safety, refuge and support to the women and children of the region. the forced closure of this vital service leaves a devastating gap in services for victims of domestic violence in the Tweed Shire.The undersigned petitioners therefore ask the Legislative Assembly to Immediately restore needed funding to the Tweed Valley Womens Service to enable them to reopen and operate this vital service.
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8 LOCAL NEWSThursday January 21, 2016
www.tweedvalleyweekly.net.au
Prince Street PhoneMurwillumbah 6672 1467Principal Les Daley www.murwillumb-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
2015 was a year of high achievers at Murwillumbah
Public School. Students represented our school at
Regional and State level. However, the core business
of our school in teaching Literacy and Numeracy
skills which set our students up to excel in other
academic areas.
It is with this in mind that teachers choose four
students from each class to receive awards in
Literacy, Numeracy, Most Improved and Citizenship.
Students who receive these trophies work consistently
throughout the year to produce quality work.
Congratulations to all children who may have
received an award. It is always very diffi cult for staff
at any school, not just Murwillumbah, to decide on
four class recipients however, through fortnightly
assessments and other achievements during the
year, it does become clear who the students are who
have excelled in each subject area.
Another annual award is the Judith Peisley Memorial
Book Award to be awarded to a student in Year 2
who demonstrate a love of books and learning. Mrs
Judith Peisley was an Assistant Principal who earned
her reputation as a devoted, considerate, infants
teacher. Her passion for Literacy was apparent with
both students and teachers as she veiwed teaching
children to read as one the most important aspects
of her profession. Mr Warrick Simmons, principal of
Murwillumbah High School, was in attendance at the
awards ceremony to present the award to Charlie, a
very deserving young student.
In an unprecedented occasion, two Year 6 girls, Cedar
and Avalon, shared the Citizen of the Year perpetual
plaque. Both students have represented the school
in numerous events both
during school hours, on
weekends and holidays.
Congratulations to all
MPS students who
continue to display
respect, responsibilty and
dedication throughout the
school year. The school
offi ce is open on Thursday
21st for parents wanting
to enrol their children.
More information about
our school is included on
our school website.
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High Achievers Receive Awards
Volunteers needed at hospital coffee shop
Murwillumbah Hospital Coffee Shop volunteers Glen Charlton and Alex McDonald are calling for a few more helping hands to keep the cafe running at full.
THE MURWILLUMBAH Hospital Coffee
Shop is appealing for more volunteers or it
risks closing for one to two days per week.
The coffee shop has been running for the
past eight years and has raised in excess
of $200,000 to purchase medical and other
equipment for the hospital.
Among the items purchased include patient
chairs, beds and surgical equipment priced at
thousands of dollars.
The coffee shop is operated entirely by
volunteers and several have recently resigned
due to other commitments.
Long-time volunteer and coffee shop
coordinator Glen Charlton, who is a retired
teacher, said she was hopeful members of the
community will offer a helping hand.
It really is a great environment to volunteer,
she said.
We provide a lot of freshly ground coffee
and lunches to the hospital staff, patients, their
families and friends visiting.
Mrs Charlton said without more help the
coffee shop would be forced to reduce its
operating days.
Were really hoping not to have to close and
hopeful some of The Weekly readers might
want to volunteer, she said.
Mrs Charlton said no experience or prior
training was required and all in-house training
was provided.
This is a fl exible opportunity for someone
wanting to lend a hand in a social and fun
environment, she said.
Alex McDonald, a retired nurse, started
volunteering at the coffee shop 12 months ago
and said he was learning new skills.
Its a great place to volunteer and the hours
are fl exible, he said.
Im also learning how to be a barista and
theres plenty of training provided here, which
could help people wanting to learn more about
hospitality.
Anyone wanting to fi nd out more or to
volunteer can phone Glen on 0402 577 339 or
Joanne on 0400 498 220.
Whale carcass causes widespread debate and shark fearsA WHALE carcass that washed ashore at Casuarina
last week, has prompted widespread local debate
and multiple theories as to how to best dispose of
large marine life.
The sperm whale, which measured almost four metres,
was initially buried by the Tweed Shire Council, who
followed advice given by the NSW Parks and Wildlife
Service (NPWS) and via the Offi ce of Environment and
Heritage.
Fears have been raised by members of the local community
around whether the decomposing whale carcass could
attract sharks and therefore endanger beachgoers. The
coastline between Tweed and Byron has made national and
international headlines recently after several shark attacks
including one great white shark attack at Ballina late last
year.
NPWS can and does provide advice to the land manager
in deciding where and how to dispose, a spokesperson for
NPWS said.
The Weekly contacted the NPWS to clarify the process of
dealing with whale or other marine carcasses.
Should a local authority decide to undertake a beach
burial of a whale carcass, rather than removal, NPWS
recommendations include burial behind the dune and above
the high tide level in a pit excavated by heavy machinery to
a depth of approximately four metres.
On-site burial is consistent with standard practice where
carcasses of large marine mammals are disposed of
appropriately and is not uncommon in NSW.
However, Tweed Shire Council has since been inundated
with calls, emails and social media posts demanding the
carcass to be exhumed.
Several councillors took to social media calling for an
investigation into the best method of disposing of the
carcass.
It is now understood the whale carcass will be exhumed
from the sand dune site and buried in land, possibly at a
landfi ll site.
This was believed to be in response to both media, the
threat of sharks and fears from local beach goers.
Interestingly one of the methods used throughout the world
to remove whale carcasses is to use dynamite to detonate
the carcass and spread its remains at sea. Although that
does not appear to be an option that the NPWS will adopt
any time soon on the NSW coast.
YOUR THOUGHTS: Do you think the whale should remain buried in the dunes? Send your letters and comments to editor@theweekly.net.au
The photo that caused a stir across
social media of
the sperm whale.
MR. TURNBULL &THE NATIONALS
I will ght Malcolm Turnbull and The Nationals $650 million in cuts to vital bulk-billing medical services. These cruel cuts show that no matter who the leader is, the Liberals and Nationals will always make health less aff ordable for those who need it most the sick, struggling families, and the elderly.
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Australia Day on the TweedCelebrate Australia Day on the Tweed this Tuesday,
January 26, with plenty to see and do across the beautiful
villages that make the Tweed Shire great.
Our region holds a array of activities to celebrate
Australia Day. Some of the organised locations, activities
and celebrations according to Destination Tweed include:
Tyalgum Community Hall Association is again arranging Australia Day celebrations to be held in Tyalgum on Tuesday 26 January. The Murwillumbah Cycle Club will be conducting a social cycling event commencing at 8am from the Tyalgum Community Hall as part of the village celebrations. Registration from 7.45am at the Hall. The street parade will be followed by a Flag raising ceremony and presentation of Awards in the Hall. The traditional cricket match AustraliavIndia will be played at Bruce Bartrim Oval. BBQ and drinks stall. Pottsville will hold a family and community fun
and games day. Pottsville Beach Sports Club will also host a number of family oriented events
culminating in an award presentation at the end of the days proceedings.
Tweed Heads Chris Cunningham Park will be the location for a number of special community events featuring a range of activities for kids of all ages.
Lions Park at Marine Pde in Kingscliff will host the annual Kingscliff Lions Club Australia Day Aussie Breakfast and fl ag raising ceremony.
Tumbulgum will host the towns annual barbecue breakfast, fl ag raising, award presentation and entertainment at Brian Breckenridge Field.The Tweed Shire Council will also announce the Australia
Day Awards.
For more information regarding Australia Day events and
celebrations in the Tweed Shire please free call the team at
Destination Tweed 1800 674 414.
Special Australia Day service to give thanks
A SPECIAL Australia Day service is being held at
All Saints Anglican Church this Sunday, January 24,
from 8am.
The acting rector Reverend Lenore Moules (pictured),
who is a descendent of people who arrived on the First
and Second Fleets nearly 230 years ago, said that the
special service was being held to give thanks for all that is
good about Australia.
I am proud of being a First Fleeter and proud to be a
citizen of this great nation of ours, Rev. Moules said.
This service will give people in this community an
opportunity to give thanks for all that makes our country so
special and also an opportunity to refl ect on what it means
to be an Australian in the 21st Century, she said.
The service will remind us that our history goes back
many thousands of years with the occupation of this
continent and its islands by our indigenous people. It will
also remind us that the rest of us are descendents from
people who have arrived here, mostly by boat, during the
last 230 years.
Rev Moules said she recently visited the gravestone of
her First Fleet ancestor, William Roberts.
My great-great-great-great grandfather, she said.
He was sent to Australia on the Scarborough for stealing
fi ve and a half pounds of yarn. He met Kezia Brown, from
the Second Fleet, and they had children together.
They married after seven years in Australia and had
more children. They went on to become landowners
and respected members of the community in Richmond-
Windsor. They are both buried in the St Matthews Windsor
churchyard.
Rev Moules said it would have been a strange feeling for
ancestors to see her leading church services today.
No doubt William was a reluctant attendee at the fi rst
Anglican service held on February 3, 1788, under a large
tree on the shores of Sydney harbour. Now many years
later his descendant is leading such services, she said.
The service will be followed by a morning tea featuring
traditional Australian food such as the classie Aussie pie.
For more info phone the church on: (02) 6672 6070.
www.tweedvalleyweekly.net.au
22 LOCAL NEWSThursday January 21, 2016
Archibald visitor numbers could be a record breakerTWEED REGIONAL Gallery is
preparing for a record breaking number
of visitors to gaze in admiration at the 47
portrait artworks on display as part of the
Archibald Prize 2015.
The event was launched last Friday,
January 15, to a sold out crowd.
The Archibald Prize, an Art Gallery of New
South Wales touring exhibition, has not been
on display in the Tweed since 2011 when it
attracted thousands of visitors.
A repeat of those fi gures is expected this
year with plenty of talk and media spreading
across the country.
Were so excited to have the Archibald
Prize here again and were gearing up for
a very busy six weeks, Tweed Regional
Gallery Director, Susi Muddiman, said.
The show features all the 47 fi nalists,
including the winning portrait of barrister
Charles Waterstreet by Nigel Milsom.
Waterstreet was the the co-creator of the
popular ABC television series Rake, which is
loosely based on his life, she said.
Other portraits include actor Michael Caton,
politician Bob Katter, artist Judy Cassab,
musician Daniel Johns from Silverchair and
Wolf Creek actor John Jarratt.
Ms Muddiman said the Young Archies
exhibition also complemented the display,
with works created by fi nalists from two
categories, artists aged 13 to 15, and artists
aged 16 to 18.
The Young Archies competition was an
amazing opportunity for young artists to
be involved in the prestigious prize and
showcase the true talent we have in our
region, she said.
The portraits are of people known to the
artist, those who play a signifi cant role in their
lives.
Tweed Regional Gallery Director Susi Muddiman with Carla Fletchers portrait of Jenny Kee.
Ross River Fever numbers increasingTHERE WERE 23 cases of Ross River Fever and
4 Barmah Forest virus cases recorded across the
Tweed between May to November last year, a report
released by the Tweed Shire Council has revealed
this week.
The report outlines works undertaken by Councils Pest
Management Program Area to control the impacts of
nuisance biting insects such as mosquitos in the Tweed.
Councillors were expected to discuss the report during
its fi rst General Committee Meeting for 2016 today,
(Thursday, January 21)
The report said only four enquiries relating to mosquitoes
were made during the reporting period, however, this was
not considered unusual during the cooler months.
The 2015 control season was initiated in October.
Councils mosquito control program focuses on controlling
the larvae stage of the mosquito lifecycle, the report read.
Council used two targeted products to control the insects
include one biological larvicide and the other an insect
growth regulator.
The larvicide is ingested by the mosquito larvae causing
death within 24 hours.
This larvicide is specifi c to mosquitoes and several other
closely related fl ies it poses no harm to other aquatic
non-target organisms, the report reads.
Methoprene is an insect growth regulator and does not
allow larvae to successfully change from a pupa to the
adult insect, breaking the biological life cycle of the insect.
Methoprene is also quite specifi c in its action, posing no
risk to fi sh, crabs, amphibians and water birds, the report
reads.
There were three aerial mosquito larvicide treatments
carried out over the report period, using 664kg of ProLink
Prosand and 198 litres Vectobac AS.
Areas covered by the spraying included Heath Road,
Charles Bay Reserve, South Tumbulgum, Cobaki
Broadwater Village and Mahers Lane.
The aerial treatments were carried out in response to
mosquito hatches stimulated by both rainfall and tidal
events. All aerial treatment works successfully reduced
mosquito larvae numbers to an acceptable level. Areas
treated included Tweed Heads, Terranora, Banora Point,
Bilambil, Tumbulgum, Chinderah, Pottsville, Koala Beach
and Fingal. Chemical applied to these areas included 41kg
of Prolink pellets and 660 Prolink briquettes.
COUNCILS PEST Management Supervisor Brian
Falkner said the number of mosquitoes trapped by
Council between November 2014 and November
2015 at key mosquito breeding areas has generally
been below long-term averages.
During the same period, the number of reports of
incidents of arbovirus (Ross River and Barmah Forest) in
Tweed Shire has been above long-term averages and has
been one of the highest levels recorded by Council, Mr
Falkner said.
Only some varieties of mosquitoes transmit arbovirus, so
the number of mosquitoes trapped in key breeding areas
is not always an accurate indicator of the risk of arbovirus
transmission.
Mr Falkner said the types of mosquitoes that transmit
arbovirus are often the varieties that typically occupy
and breed in containers around homes, such as pot plant
saucers, tyres, water tanks without screens.
So its important for residents to manage any locations
around their homes where water can accumulate and
mosquitoes can breed, he said.
Check anything around the home that can hold water
and make sure it does not contain any mosquito larvae.
Weather conditions in the Tweed during the reported
period have been highly conducive to mosquito breeding,
with warm conditions and the right amount of rain at the
right time.
However, the relatively low numbers of trapped
mosquitoes at key breeding locations on public land could
be attributed to Councils ongoing monitoring and control
program.
Council monitors these sites at least once a week,
identifying the variety of any mosquitoes trapped and
implementing the appropriate levels of control based
on the numbers and types of mosquitoes found at each
location.
We can reduce mosquito numbers by controlling larvae
in key breeding habitat but we need residents to help keep
mosquito numbers in check by minimising breeding sites
around their homes.
Information is available on the Tweed Shire Councils website at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/NuisanceInsects.
incidents of arbovirus above average, said experts
YOU CAN protect yourself against Ross River virus
by following a few simple steps:
1. Staying indoors at dawn and dusk when mosquitos are most active
2. Using insect repellants3. Covering up when outside, with light coloured clothing
and covered footwear
4. Burning citronella candles and mosquito coils5. Covering windows, doors, vents and other entrances
with screens
6. Sleeping under a mosquito net.7. If you make sure you dont have pools of water around
your house, that will reduce the number of mosquitoes.
Ross River prevention
Source: healthdirect.gov.au
NEWS BRIEFSRound three of the Nationals Stronger Regions Fund will
opened for applications this week.
Grants must be between $20,000 and $10 million and
for Round Three applicants need to contribute at least one
dollar for every three dollars of NSRF funding sought.
In that Round, Tweed Shire Council and Seagulls Club
were the recipients of funding.
Further information on the programme, including on the
application process for Round Three, is available at: www.
infrastructure.gov.au/nsrf.
Landowners, community and industry are encouraged
to have their say on how biosecurity risks are managed
in NSW, as consultation gets underway surrounding the
regulations to support the new Biosecurity Act 2015.
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Deputy
Director General, Bruce Christie, said the Biosecurity Act
2015 provides an opportunity to review how biosecurity
risks are managed in NSW.
The closing date for initial feedback on the papers is
Friday February 12, while there will be further ongoing
consultation over the next 12 months as the regulations
are developed.
For more information visit www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/
biosecurityact
Thomas George, Member for Lismore has welcomed the
commencement of the wild dog offensive, which is a great
relief to livestock producers across electorate.
Wild dogs are a signifi cant issue, causing an estimated
$11 million worth of damage to the states primary industries
sector every year, Mr George said.
In order to combat the devastating impact that wild dogs
have, the NSW Government has expanded the baiting
program to cover 180 properties in the North Coast LLS
area with ground baits this year.
Wild dogs are classifi ed as pests in NSW and include
feral dogs, dingoes, hybrids, and any dog living in the wild.
The cost of wild dog attacks is not confi ned to direct
losses through livestock deaths. Injured livestock require
treatment and the livestock owner spends time supervising
and protecting their fl ock.
Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre Tweed Heads will be temporarily closed for two days (today and tomorrow January 21 and 22 only) this week while new fi ltration equipment is installed. It will reopen January 23 at 8am.
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