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A TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL PUBLICATION | (02) 6670 2400 or 1300 292 872 | ISSUE 947 | 8 MARCH 2016 | ISSN 1327–8630

A skateboard workshop for beginners, yoga and story-telling will be among a number of free activities at Murwillumbah’s Knox Park on Sunday 13 March, to celebrate Parks Week 2016.

The inaugural Free Day in the Park will be held at the Nullum Street park from 10am to 12.30pm and will also include arts and crafts, drumming and a free barbecue for participants.

Council’s Director of Community and Natural Resources, Tracey Stinson, said there would be activities for people of all ages, to “celebrate the Tweed’s wonderful outdoor spaces”.

“Tweed residents are particularly passionate about our fantastic parks. That was evident in the feedback we received during community consultation for a new Open Space Strategy being created by Council,” Ms Stinson said.

Parks Week is jointly organised by Parks and Leisure Australia and the New Zealand Recreation Association, to promote the benefits provided by parks and open spaces.

The Knox Park celebrations will include a yoga class by Free 2 Be Yoga for all ages and abilities,

stories and songs for children with entertainer Annie Bryant and a beginners skating workshop at the new skate park with Ownlife.

The Coolheads youth service will host drumming groups, slackline activities, a barbecue and sumo suit wrestling. Arts and crafts will be coordinated by Possums Community Preschool.

Parks Week activities in the Tweed will include two other Council-supported events, the Tweed Enduro triathlon at Pottsville this Saturday (5 March) and Relay for Life in Kingscliff on 12 March.Program:• Yoga for all Ages (45-minute class)

- 10am and 11am• Skateboard workshop (1-hour class)

- 10am and 11am• Songs and Stories for Children (30 minutes)

- 10am and 11am• Drumming, slackline and sumo suit wrestling

- 10am-12.30pm• Art and Craft - 10am-12.30am• Free barbecue for participants - From 11am.

Come and talk about Kingscliff’s futureThe Kingscliff Locality Plan will take centre stage at the Kingscliff Matters shopfront for the next fortnight.

Three key documents will go on exhibition during the next two weeks, with the Context, Issues and Opportunities Report, the Enquiry by Design Workshop Report and Precinct Plans set to form the basis for the finalised Kingscliff Locality Plan.

Discussion points in the exhibited documents include:• Reviewing building height in the town centre

to retain and strengthen the existing built form character along Marine Parade, while allowing for additional growth and expansion of the town centre along Turnock Street

• Encouraging shop-top housing in the town centre• Encourage greater pedestrian and cycling

connections within the town centre and to surrounding residential areas

• A Business and Knowledge Precinct to encourage employment generation, possibly including a business park, creative industries hub, university or education precinct, and retail centreSenior Urban Designer Jonathan Lynch invited

residents and visitors to drop into the shopfront.“The Kingscliff Matters shopfront is the perfect

opportunity to talk to locals and really gives added context to the locality plan, by tying it in with some of the most significant projects for the town.”

“The challenge with the locality plan will be finding the right balance between planning for future growth to meet the needs of an ever growing community whilst retaining and strengthening Kingscliff’s coastal character.”

The shopfront will continue to display information about the Kingscliff Foreshore Revitalisation and is located at 2/98 Marine Parade, Kingscliff. For more, visit yoursaytweed.com.au/kingsclifflocalityplan or see advertisement page 3 of this issue.

Free yoga, stories and skateboarding

Council’s Tweed Heads office to move next door

Look inside for Seniors Week program

Council’s Customer Service Office at Tweed Heads will be relocating a short distance to the recently refurbished Tweed Heads Administration Building (former Southern Cross University building) and will be open to the public on Monday 4 April 2016.

The Tweed Heads Administration Building, formerly known as the Southern Cross University campus, was purchased and refurbished by

Tweed Shire Council to provide a new and improved customer service space, relocation of the existing South Sea Islander Room, provide alternate Council Chambers and Tweed office for the Mayor while also accommodating office space for customer service, finance and water and wastewater staff to meet the growing needs of the Tweed community.

The public will be able to attend some Council

meetings at the new building. The relocation of Council’s Customer Service

office and the South Sea Islander room from the current location next to the Tweed Library will support and enable the expansion of cultural facilities including the Tweed Library service and community meeting rooms.

We look forward to welcoming the public to our new offices in April.

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Council has welcomed funding from the NSW Government to ensure ongoing sustainable management of the Tweed River for the next 10 years.

Council will receive a grant of $97,500 for the Tweed Estuary Coastal Zone Management Plan, which will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Council

The grant comes from the NSW Estuary Management Program, which is administered by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

Council’s Director Community and Natural Resources, Tracey Stinson, said Council had just started preparing a new management plan for the Tweed River estuary.

“The plan will identify the values of the river, its environmental condition and the actions that will need to be undertaken by the community, industry, Council and other government agencies to ensure that it is managed sustainably into the future.

“A management plan for the Tweed River was last prepared in 1991 and it is therefore important that changes in both the waterway and management arrangements be documented in a new plan,” she said.

The first stage of the project will set out the project scope and methodology, after which consultants will be appointed to undertake investigations and prepare the plan.

Keeping our river healthy

Celebrating funding for the Tweed River were Director of Community and Natural Resources, Tracey Stinson, Senior Program Leader – Waterways, Tom Alletson and Senior Coast and Estuary Officer from the Office of Environment and Heritage, Ben Fitzgibbon.

An additional inspection of trees at Murwillumbah’s Knox Park adventure playground is being undertaken by Council, after a tree fell at the site late last month.

Council’s Manager Recreation Services, Stewart Brawley, said Council’s arborist conducts regular audits of the site, including fortnightly inspections, because of the close proximity of trees to play equipment.

“An additional detailed audit is being undertaken because there was some evidence of previous termite damage which could have contributed to decay in the fallen tree.”

“Our arborist undertakes a fortnightly inspection, checking for any decline in the trees, die back of branches and any works that need to be carried out.”

He said the termite damage and subsequent decay would not have been evident from a visual inspection and could have only been confirmed by a sonic tomograph test, which uses sound waves to determine a tree’s internal structural integrity.

If the audit finds any evidence that requires further examination, a consultant would be engaged to complete sonic tomograph testing.

The adventure playground was officially opened last November, as part of a new $1.2 million Youth Precinct at Knox Park.

Park trees to be inspected

Unit Coordinator – Holiday ParksThe closing date for this position is 12 noon NSW time on Tuesday 29 March 2016.For more information and to apply:• Visit Council’s website www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/careers• Contact Human Resources on (02) 6670 2495

VACANCIES

Jessie McMillan Hall, Wollumbin Street, M’bah March 10-12. Admission $2.

TWEED DISTRICT ORCHID SOCIETY AUTUMN SHOW

Tweed Coast landholders who are keen to help our koalas.Do you live on the eastern side of the Pacific Motorway at Pottsville, Round

Mountain, Cudgera Creek or Sleepy Hollow?Are you concerned about the future of the Tweed Coast’s koalas?Is your property large enough you could spare some room to plant a few

hundred koala food trees?If you answered yes to the above, we would love to speak to you!Council is seeking sites to plant more koala food trees on the Tweed Coast

to assist with the recovery of the koala population. Council will engage professional contractors who will prepare the site, plant trees and maintain the site for 12 months, so property owners just need to be keen and willing to participate.

Koalas have started to use trees planted less than two years ago through the Tweed Byron Koala Connections project, so we know we can make a difference. If you would like to be involved or just find out more, please give our Project Officer Tanya Fountain a call or email on (02) 6670 2587 or tfountain@tweed.nsw.gov.au.

LANDOWNERS WANTED FOR KOALA CONNECTIONS

New plan shines a spotlight on Tweed HeadsTweed Heads is set to be recognised as a regional city for the first time, under a proposal announced today by the NSW Government last week.

The draft Plan will guide strategic planning across the North Coast over the next 20 years, covering the council areas of Ballina, Bellingen, Byron, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Greater Taree, Kempsey, Kyogle, Lismore, Nambucca, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Richmond Valley and Tweed.

The draft plan also recognises Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie as regional cities.

“The NSW Government’s vision is that the regional cities continue to be the focus for jobs growth, supported by liveable, high-quality residential development and a range of higher-order cultural and civic services. Tweed Heads, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie will continue to serve not only local communities, but also the residents of the broader region.” the draft plan states.

The plan is now on exhibition and open for comment from the public until 2 June 2016.

Council’s General Manager, Troy Green, said: “It is clear that Tweed has evolved as the regional centre in the Northern Rivers and as such, requires the necessary infrastructure, services and the corresponding employment opportunities to support a growing population and the plan rightly recognises this.

“Recognition of Tweed as a regional city will mean that the State will work with Council to prioritise planning for housing and infrastructure.

“The draft consolidates Tweed Heads as a regional city for jobs growth, supported by high quality residential development and higher order cultural and government services.

“Council also welcomes the first Direction and Goal of the plan which puts the natural environment, Aboriginal and historic heritage, as well as our landscapes, to the fore,” he said.

The plan can be viewed at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/northcoast. Submissions close on 2 June 2016.

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Council construction crews will start work this week to widen the median strip and shoulders of Tweed Coast Road, north of Crescent Street, Chinderah to provide greater separation between northbound and southbound traffic.

The $360,000 project is being funded under the Australian Government Black Spot Program and is designed to reduce the incidence of crashes on that stretch of road.

Over the past five years, 11 crashes have been recorded on the curve, including one fatality and eight injury crashes.

Works are expected to take about six weeks.All traffic lanes will remain open under the direction of stop / slow flagmen. The speed limit through the work site will be reduced to 40km/h. Motorists should expect minor delays.

Road work begins at Chinderah

Always 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month - next market 12 March. For enquiries and bookings phone 0406 724 323.

KINGSCLIFF LIONS BEACHSIDE MARKETS

Every Wednesday 7am-11am. All-weather shopping at the Murwillumbah Showground. Know your farmer, know your food. Support your local farmers.

MURWILLUMBAH FARMERS’ MARKET

Students from six Tweed secondary schools have participated in the first meeting of the Tweed Shire Youth Council, voicing a need to address several major issues such as youth homelessness, bullying and mental health.

Delegates from the Murwillumbah, Kingscliff and Banora Point high schools were joined by students from Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, St Joseph’s College and Pacific Coast Christian School for the inaugural meeting at the Tweed Shire Council chambers on February 24.

“The aims and responsibilities of the Youth Council were explained to the students, who also took the opportunity to discuss the main issues that are important to them,” Council’s Community Development Officer – Youth and Families, Sylvia Roylance, said.

“Those topics also included drugs and LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) issues.”

Youth Council delegates will meet quarterly, once each school term, to consider youth-related matters identified by Tweed Shire Council and to raise their own issues important to them.

The Youth Council was a priority of the Tweed Youth Strategy and Action Plan 2013-2017, involve young people in local government decision making, to build a resilient youth population and provide opportunities for young people to reach their full potential.

Tweed Shire Youth Council delegates … (from left) Eden Tokatly (Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar), Sheridan O’Malley (Pacific Coast Christian School), Jade Scott and Grace Hinchliffe (St Joseph’s College), Marlon Appo (Banora Point High), Anika Brown and Samantha Hiller (Kingscliff High), Elizabeth Kirk and Tyrin Waina (Murwillumbah High) and Meg Whiticker (Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar).

First Youth Council meeting raises key issues

Plans to reconstruct and upgrade a Banora Point track linking Bosun Boulevard and the northern bank of the Tweed River - next to the Oxley Cove canal estate entrance - are being finalised by Council, with works scheduled for September.

Council is inviting community feedback about the upgrade proposal, which can be viewed at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/onexhibition, including a map of the site. A printed information sheet is also available by contacting Council on (02) 6670 2400.

The proposed work will fill potholes and resurface the track, along with measures to control vehicle speed and reduce illegal dumping and other nuisance behaviour on the river bank.

A car parking and turn around area will be provided at the end of the track, set back approximately 50 metres from the river bank.

“In addition, beach erosion will be stabilised in several locations where the edge of the road is being undermined,” Council’s Senior Program Leader - Waterways, Tom Alletson, said.

“Once those works are completed, further improvements such as benches and shade trees will be considered.

“The beach close to the canal entrance will be maintained as a work area for Council to use when removing flood debris from the canal system.”

Public feedback is invited until 30 April. To provide feedback or for more information, contact Tom Alletson at talletson@tweed.nsw.gov.au or on (02) 6670 2400.

Three new exhibitions have opened at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre in Murwillumbah.

The exhibitions are: Uncommon Australians: The vision of Gordon and Marilyn Darling, Peregrination, featuring the work of Rick Shearman and white noise, works by Angus McDonald.

All three exhibitions are on display until 1 May 2016.Admission is free. The Gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to

5pm (DST). For more information visit http://artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

Oxley Cove track reconstruction New exhibitions at gallery

Council is currently inviting comment on an “Issues and Opportunities Paper”, an “Enquiry by Design Report” and draft “Precinct Plans” which together will form the basis of the Kingscliff Locality Plan. An exhibition will be on display at the Kingscliff Shopfront over the next two weeks from Monday 7 March until Friday 18 March.

The purpose of the new Kingscliff Locality Plan is to provide a framework to guide the future growth and expansion of this locality, to preserve local character and greenspace, facilitate business and employment opportunity, encourage housing diversity and recommend measures to improve public domain and create a more contemporary place to live, work and recreate.

Residents and visitors are invited to drop into the office to get further information, talk with staff, and provide feedback on the draft concepts detailed within the precinct plans.

The “Kingscliff Matters” shopfront is located at 2/98 Marine Parade, Kingscliff at the following times:

Monday 7 March – Friday 18 March - 8.30am - 4pm;Saturday 12 March 9am – 1pm. You can also download the background documents at yoursaytweed.

com.au/Kingsclifflocalityplan. Council will be receiving comments on these background documents until 1 April 2016.

KINGSCLIFF LOCALITY PLAN WORK IN PROGRESS ON DISPLAY

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FRIDAY 1 APRILCountry Music Concert, Murwillumbah Autumn Club - 16 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah. Free. Country music ballads, modern and old-time sing-along. 7-10pm. Raffles, door prizes, supper. Bookings essential: (02) 6672 2262.Senior Citizens Morning Concert and Morning Tea, Uki Public School - 1463 Kyogle Road, Uki. 10am. Free. A fabulous morning of entertainment followed by our country hospitality morning tea.North Stradbroke Island Bus Tour, J&B Buses - leave Murwillumbah Railway Station 7am, Tweed City North Car Park (Kirkwood Road) 7.30am. $60 per person. Bookings essential - bookings/ticket collection on selected days (see end of program). Morning tea at Cleveland, ferry transfer, island tour, lunch, coach travel. Minimal walking but optional large walk for interested people.

SATURDAY 2 APRILSocial Tennis and BBQ, Club Banora Tennis Club - Leisure Drive, Banora Point. 9.30am - 1pm. Free. Organised social tennis, Ladies, Men’s, Mixed Doubles. Morning tea and BBQ on very social friendly day. Some tennis racquets will be available from the club. Please wear sand shoes and comfortable clothing. Bookings preferred to (07) 5524 4163 or 0409 270126.Early Morning Town Walk, Murwillumbah Walkers - Budd Park carpark, Alma Street, South Murwillumbah. 7-8am (Meet just before 7am and stay until 8.30am for cuppa). Free. Hour walk on flat ground, all fitness levels welcome.

SUNDAY 3 APRILCreate With Clay Workshop, Tweed Regional Gallery - 2 Mistral Road, Murwillumbah. 1pm-3.30pm. Free. For Seniors Card Holders. Create a small sculptural piece such as a bust, portrait or 3D picture. Tea/coffee provided. Bookings essential: (02) 6670 2790 (Wed to Sun 10am - 5pm) or email tweedart@tweed.nsw.gov.au.

MONDAY 4 APRILBus Tour to Mt Tamborine, Northern Breeze Tours - 9am - 4pm. $25 per person. Includes bus, tour, morning tea. Lunch at own expense. Pick-up Tweed Civic Centre. Bookings essential to Rob (07) 5524 2264, or mobile 0417 248 205, email: rob.northernbreeze@gmail.com.Nia Dance - Kingscliff Community Hall, Marine Parade, Kingscliff. 9-10am. $5. Fun and easy movement class which keeps your body healthy and makes you feel good, combining simple steps from dance, martial arts and yoga. Taryn 0410 964806, taryn111@hotmail.com.Crabbes Creek Seniors Week Morning Tea and Sing-along, Crabbes Creek Community Hall - 29 Crabbes Creek Road, Crabbes Creek. 10am. Free. Morning tea provided, gathering a lot of the old locals to reminisce with a history display and choir sing-along. Bus loads to contact Reg (02) 6677 1592.Aquatic Fitness, Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre, Murwillumbah - Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah. Free. 12.15-12.45pm. Gentle aquatic-based fitness class in a hydrotherapy pool. Bring swimmers and a towel. Suitable for beginners and non-swimmers.Rock ‘n’ Roll Dancing Exhibition, Twin Towns Friends Association - Tweed Heads Civic Centre, Cnr Wharf and Brett Streets, Tweed Heads. 11am to approximately 2.30pm. $10. Bookings to Doreen Welsh (07) 5524 1841 or email doreenfriends1@bigpond.com. Rock ‘n’ Roll dancing exhibition by Border Rockers, followed by light luncheon by Freshstyle Catering.Australian Hearing Bus - Rivendell Tweed Heads Service Centre, 13-17 Rivendell, Tweed Heads. 9am - 2pm. Free hearing tests. No appointment necessary, just jump on board. www.hearing.com.au.Seniors Lunch, Banora Point Community Baptist Church - 19-21 Corporation Circuit, Banora Point. 12-2pm. Free. Entertainment with two-course meal, including soft drinks, tea and coffee. Bookings essential. John 0402 086075, jb@optusnet.com.au.

Seniors Week 2016 Program

TUESDAY 5 APRILEnergy Savers by Tweed Shire Council - Reef Room, Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre, 12A Elizabeth Street, Pottsville Beach. 12.30-1.30pm. Free. Simple and cheap tips for saving money on your power bill. Great door prizes. RSVP (02) 6670 2400.The Fun Learning and Friendship Experience, U3A Twin Towns Inc -St Cuthbert’s Church Hall, Florence St, Tweed Heads. 9.30-11.30am. Free. Light exercise and yoga. Robyn 0418 759868, u3atwintowns@gmail.com.Paul Hayman Presents ‘50 Years of Legends’ - Twin Towns Services Club, Wharf Street, Tweed Heads. 11am. $5 members, $10 non-members (pre-purchased). $10 members, $15 non-members (at door). Take a road less travelled and journey into the legend of show business, including singers, song writers, music producers and film soundtrack.Bookings essential: 1800 014014 or showbookings@twintowns.com.auMosaic Workshop, FABS - Banora Point Community Centre, cnr Leisure Drive and Woodlands Drive, Banora Point. 1pm. Free. Learn the art of mosaic and find out about other activities at the centre. Bookings preferred: Lyn Porter (07) 5523 2030 or email lporter@tweed.nsw.gov.au.Celebrating Seniors Morning Tea, Burringbar School of Arts Hall - 1 Old Pacific Highway, Burringbar. 10am - noon. Free. Local school choir, interactive session on Healthy Brain Ageing by Alzheimers Australia, home cooked morning tea and great company. Rosemary (02) 6677 1357.Senior Citizens Concert and Morning Tea, Murwillumbah Primary School - new school hall, Riverview Street, Murwillumbah. 10-11.30am. Free. A memorable morning of entertainment and scrumptious morning tea.Bus and Ferry Tour - Yamba to Iluka, J&B Buses - Departs Murwillumbah Railway Station 7.30am, Tweed City North Car Park (Kirkwood Road) 8am. $60 per person. Bookings essential. Morning tea at Woodburn, lunch at Yamba Bowls Club, Ferry from Yamba to Iluka and coach travel. Small amount of walking involved. Bookings and ticket collection on selected days only (see info at end of program).Australian Hearing Bus - Banora Central Shopping Centre, cnr Leisure Drive and Fraser Drive, Banora Point. 9am - 2pm. Free hearing tests. No appointment necessary, just jump on board. www.hearing.com.au.

WEDNESDAY 6 APRILEnergy Savers by Tweed Shire Council - Coolamon Room, Banora Point Community Centre, cnr Leisure and Woodlands Drives, Banora Point. 10.30-11.30am. Free. Simple and cheap tips for saving money on your power bill. Great door prizes. RSVP (02) 6670 2400.Senior Citizens Concert and Morning Tea, Tweed Heads Public School - Stuart Street, Tweed Heads. 9.30-11am. Free. Student concert and morning tea. Bookings essential: tweedheads-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au or (07) 5536 1351.Tyalgum Seniors Concert and Sing-Along, Tyalgum Community Hall Inc - Coolman Street, Tyalgum. 10am - noon. Free. Country cooked morning tea. Concert items, music, bush poetry, sing-along and great fun. Eating facilities and local businesses will offer specials. Free bus transport to event. To discuss pick-up points, times and bookings, contact Bob McDonald tyalgumcommunityhall1908@gmail.com or phone Auriel Bartrim(02) 6679 3569.Heart Foundation Banora Walkers, FABS @ Banora Point Community Centre - cnr Leisure and Woodland Drives. 7am start (register 6.50am). Free one-hour walk to Lake Kimberley and back to centre. Morning tea. Walk at own pace, all levels welcome. Call in for uppa and see what the FABS program (Fun Activities Banora Seniors) has to offer. Bookings preferred: Lyn Porter (07) 5523 2030 or lporter@tweed.nsw.gov.au.Early Morning Town Walk, Murwillumbah Walkers - Budd Park carpark, Alma Street, South Murwillumbah. 7-8am (Meet just before 7am and stay until 8.30am for cuppa). Free. Hour walk on flat ground, all fitness levels welcome.Special Seniors Week Story Time, Murwillumbah Library - Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah. 11am. Free. Bring your grand parent or someone special for stories, craft and morning tea.Heritage Trail Walk and Historical Photo Display, Heart Foundation - Tumbulgum Walkers - Meet at Tumbulgum Hall, cnr Riverside Drive and Government Road, Tumbulgum. 9am to approximately 11am. Free. Flat, easy 60-min walk suitable for all abilities. Escorted walk following Tumbulgum Heritage Trail. Cuppa at end of the walk and chance to view historic photos. Wear walking shoes, bring water bottle. Sue and Brian 0413 081974 or suebreck@hotmail.com.

Evans Head Aviation Museum, J&B Buses - Departs Murwillumbah Railway Station 8am, Tweed City North Car Park (Kirkwood Road) 8.30am. $60. Bookings Essential. Morning tea, tour of museum, Lunch at Summerland House Farm, Nursery, etc. Small amount of walking involved. Bookings and ticket collection on selected days only (see end of program).Seniors Lunch, Banora Point Community Baptist Church - 19-21 Corporation Circuit, Banora Point. noon - 2pm. Free. Entertainment and two-course meal, including soft drinks, tea and coffee. Bookings essential: John 0402 086075 or jb@optusnet.com.au.Australian Hearing Bus - Banora Central Shopping Centre, Cnr Leisure Drive and Fraser Drive, Banora Point. 9am - 2pm. Free hearing tests. No appointment necessary, just jump on board. www.hearing.com.au.

THURSDAY 7 APRILTweed Seniors Expo, Tweed Seniors Committee - Seventh-day Adventist Centre, Racecourse Road, Murwillumbah. 9am - 3pm. $2. Service, health and community information and hobby stalls, demonstrations and workshops, information sessions, entertainment, creative ageing marquee, one-on-one help with using mobile phones or tablets. Details at www.tweedseniors.org.The Fun Learning and Friendship Experience, U3A Twin Towns -St Cuthbert’s Hall, Florence St, Tweed Heads. 9am - noon. Free. Card making/craft, digital photography and technology, discussion on groups and current affairs. Robyn 0418 759868 or u3atwintowns@gmail.com.Twin Towns Services Euchre / 500 Club - Twin Towns Juniors Club (first floor), cnr Leisure Drive and Fraser Drive, Banora Point. 7pm. Free. Good company and fun playing Euchre. Refresher tuition available at 6pm. Bookings essential: Pat Lesina (07) 5534 6188.Aquatic Fitness, Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre, Kingscliff - cnr Cudgen Road and McPhail Avenue, Kingscliff. 7.45-8.45am. Free. Water-based fitness class in a heated pool. Bring swimmers and a towel. Suitable for beginners and non-swimmers.Australian Hearing Bus - Seventh-day Adventist Complex, Racecourse Road, Murwillumbah. 9am - 3pm. Free hearing tests at Seniors Expo. No appointment necessary, just jump on board. www.hearing.com.au.

FRIDAY 8 APRILBus Tour to Redcliffe, Northern Breeze Tours - 9am - 4pm. $40. Includes bus, tour, morning tea, lunch at Morgan’s Seafood (for fish and chips/drinks). Pick-up Tweed Civic Centre. Bookings essential: Rob (07) 5524 2264, 0417 248 205 or rob.northernbreeze@gmail.com.FABS Open Day, Banora Point Community Centre - cnr Leisure Drive and Woodlands Drive, Banora Point. 9.30am - 2pm. Free. Try the many activities and crafts FABS (Fun Activities Banora Seniors) has to offer like playing cards, Stretch Your Mind, Qi Gong, Scrabble, beading, card making, Mah Jong, arts, Singing for Fun. Meet the friendly members. Bookings preferred: Lyn Porter (07) 5523 2030 or lporter@tweed.nsw.gov.au.Nia Dance - Kingscliff Community Hall, Marine Parade, Kingscliff. 9-10am. $5. Fun and easy movement class which keeps your body healthy and makes you feel good, combining simple steps from dance, martial arts and yoga. Taryn 0410 964806 or taryn111@hotmail.com.Aquatic Fitness, Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre, South Tweed - Heffron Street, South Tweed. 10.30-11.15am. Free. Gentle aqua fitness class in a heated pool. Bring swimmers and a towel. Suitable for beginners and non-swimmers.Heritage Trail Walk and Historical Photo Display, Heart Foundation - Tumbulgum Walkers - Meet at Tumbulgum Hall, cnr Riverside Drive and Government Road, Tumbulgum. 9am to approximately 11am. Free. Flat, easy 60-min walk suitable for all abilities. Escorted walk following Tumbulgum Heritage Trail. Cuppa at end of the walk and chance to view historic photos. Wear walking shoes, bring water bottle. Sue and Brian 0413 081974 or suebreck@hotmail.com.Australian Hearing Bus - Banora Point Community Centre, cnr Leisure Drive and Woodlands Drive, Banora Point. 9am - 2pm. Free hearing tests. No appointment necessary, just jump on board. www.hearing.com.au.

Seniors Lunch, Banora Point Community Baptist Church - 19-21 Corporation Circuit, Banora Point. Noon - 2pm. Free. Entertainment and two-course meal including soft drinks, tea and coffee. Bookings essential: John 0402 086075 or jb@optusnet.com.au.

SATURDAY 9 APRILEarly Morning Town Walk, Murwillumbah Walkers - Budd Park carpark, Alma Street, South Murwillumbah. 7-8am (Meet just before 7am and stay until 8.30am for cuppa). Free. Hour walk on flat ground, all fitness levels welcome.Movie Matinee and Tea Party Lismore - Afternoon Delight, LGBTI Seniors - Birch Carrol Coyle, cnr Keen And Zadoc Street, Lismore. 2pm - 5.30pm. Film followed by afternoon tea. Entry via a gold coin donation. Bookings essential: Roy Starkey (02) 6622 1555 or rstarkey@acon.org.au.Introducing What’s New? 2, Tweed Regional Museum - 2 Queensland Road, Murwillumbah. 11am. Free. Tweed Regional Museum Director Judy Keen introduces collection acquisitions featured in What’s New? 2, the second in a series of displays featuring recent additions to the Museum collection.

MULTIPLE DAYS:Seniors Short Film Festival, Cinemax Cinemas - 60 Marine Parade, Kingscliff. 10.30am daily screening. $5. Details: (02) 6674 4422 or www.cinemaxcinemas.com.au.Free Library Reservations for Seniors, Richmond Tweed Regional Libraries - Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah and Kingscliff. Free reservations for seniors during Seniors Week. Conditions apply - contact library for details.Library eBook Sessions, Richmond Tweed Regional Libraries, Tweed Heads Library - Tweed Civic Centre, Cnr Wharf and Brett Streets, Tweed Heads. Free. Bookings essential to library: (07) 5569 3150. Learn to download library eBooks to smart phones or tablets.Family History Open Week, Tweed Gold Coast Family History & Heritage Association - Family History Research Room, South Tweed Sports Club,4 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South. Daily Monday 4 to Saturday9 April, 10am - 3pm. Free. Discover how to research your family tree. Discussions with experienced family historians. Marion (07) 5524 8531.

COMING UP:12 April - Twin Towns Services Euchre / 500 Club, Twin Towns Juniors Club (first floor), cnr Leisure Drive and Fraser Drive, Banora Point. 7pm. Free. Enjoy good company and have fun playing 500. Refresher tuition available 6pm. Bookings essential: Pat Lesina (07) 5534 6188.13 April - Bus Tour - Cheese Factory Mt Tamborine, J&B Buses - Departs Murwillumbah Railway Station 8am, Tweed City North Car Park (Kirkwood Road) 8.30am. $50. Bookings essential - Bookings/ticket collection on selected days (see end of program). Morning tea at Nerang, lunch at Mt Tamborine.

TIMES:Please note Daylight Savings [Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)] will end Sunday 3 April. All times after 3 April are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

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Please note that while Tweed Shire Council publishes this program for the information of seniors in Tweed Shire, there can be no responsibility taken for the accuracy of information supplied by community groups.

J&B BUS TOURS - BOOKINGS AND TICKET COLLECTION:Advance telephone bookings essential on Tuesday 15 andWednesday 16 March onlyPhone 0429 812765 or (02) 6672 8685

Ticket payment and collection on Monday 21 March only 9am - 11am, Coolamon Centre, 3-5 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah OR noon - 2pm Tweed Civic Centre, cnr Wharf and Brett Streets, Tweed Heads.

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Notification of Development Application Determinations for the purposes of Section 101 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 (as amended).

APPLICATION DETAILS

APPROVEDDA15/0585 - Site remediation and staged development comprising of alterations and additions to existing building, use as a natural energy centre, industrial fabrication, cafe, showroom, office space, new shop and residence. Lot 1 DP 228337, No. 6 Coolman Street, Tyalgum DA15/0854 - Additions and alterations to the existing dwelling and the construction of a secondary dwelling Lot A DP 374658, No. 60 Pearl Street, Kingscliff DA15/0916 - Cobaki - Precinct 6 fauna corridor and culvert crossings Lot 1 DP 570076, Lot 2 DP 566529, Lot 1 DP 562222, Lot 1 DP 570077, Lot 1 DP 823679, Lot 46 DP 755740, Lot 54 DP 755740, Lot 55 DP 755740, Lot 199 DP 755740, Lot 199 DP 755740, Lot 200 DP 755740, Lot 201 DP 755740, Lot 202 DP 755740, Lot 205 DP 755740, Lot 206 DP 755740, Lot 209 DP 755740, Lot 228 DP 755740, Lot 305 DP 755740, Piggabeen Road, Cobaki Lakes DA15/1005 - Demolition and site remediation Lot 1 DP 786540, No. 39 Lundberg Drive, South Murwillumbah DA15/0902 - Addition to dwelling and garage conversion Lot 2 DP 1022059, No. 31A Queen Street, Fingal Head DA15/0968 - Staged additions - Stage 1: alterations and additions to ground floor including demolition, shed, front fence and carport, Stage 2: first floor alterations and additions Lot 95 DP 238224, No. 20 Wyuna Road, Tweed Heads West DA15/1025 - Dwelling with attached garage and in-ground swimming pool Lot 13 DP 1182599, No. 376 Casuarina Way, Casuarina DA15/1032 - Two storey dwelling Lot 1 DP 408303, No. 288 Stokers Road, Stokers Siding DA15/1036 - In-ground swimming pool and retaining wall within front building line Lot 431 DP 1144944, No. 5 Campfire Court, Terranora DA15/1051 - Carport within front building line and shed Lot 48 DP 851285, No. 8 Warne Place, Pottsville DA15/1052 - Demolition of existing dwelling and carport, construction of a new single dwelling with attached garage Lot 1 DP 508325, No. 209 Kirkwood Road, Tweed Heads South DA15/1060 - Dwelling alterations and additions Lot 5 DP 246649, No. 115 Tweed Coast Road, Bogangar DA15/1070 - Dwelling alterations and additions Lot 2 DP 1045151, No. 30A Queen Street, Fingal Head DA16/0001 - Dwelling with attached garage Lot 84 DP 1186189, No. 349 Casuarina Way, Kingscliff DA16/0005 - Garage with amenities Lot 16 DP 264646, No. 24 Plover Place, Tweed Heads West DA16/0014 - Front fence Lot 4 Section 2DP 403357, No. 5 Terranora Road, Banora Point DA16/0017 - Carport Lot 2 DP 260908, No. 25 Martinelli Avenue, Banora Point DA16/0046 - Dwelling with attached double garage Lot 414 DP 1210785, No. 17 Fig Court, Murwillumbah DA16/0092 - Dwelling with attached garage Lot 302 DP 1158142, No. 3 Silkpod Avenue, Murwillumbah 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.

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION DETERMINATIONS

The Tweed Link is published by Tweed Shire Council. It is available in full colour and e-subscriptions online at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/TweedLink. Contact the Tweed Link: Editor Tweed Link, PO Box 816 Murwillumbah NSW 2484 or tweedlink@tweed.nsw.gov.au. Customer Service: Council’s offices are located at Murwillumbah Civic and Cultural Centre, Tumbulgum Road Murwillumbah and Tweed Civic and Cultural Centre, Brett Street Tweed Heads. Offices open from 8.30am - 4.15pm, telephones available until 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Closed public holidays. Phone (02) 6670 2400 or 1300 292 872. Email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au. For Council information at your fingertips visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au or download Council’s smartphone application from Apple App Store or Google Play. After hours emergency calls for Council services only contact 1800 818 326.

HAVE LOCAL PRODUCTS YOU WANT TO SELL?

Destination Tweed would like to increase the amount of local products sold in the Information Centres at Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah. If you’re a local supplier and have products that visitors would be interested in purchasing, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Leanne (02) 6672 1340. Must have ABN.

Readers who are unsure of when their meter is read can look up their water week at: www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/MeterReading

WaterWeek

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ROADS ACT 1993Notice is hereby given that the Tweed Shire Council, in pursuance of Section 162 of the Roads Act 1993, proposes to formally name Rivendell Drive as running in a westerly direction from the intersection of Minjungbal Drive and Shallow Bay Drive at Tweed Heads South. Written submissions of the proposal are invited and should be received within 14 days from the date of publication of this notice by writing to the General Manager, Tweed Shire Council, P.O. Box 816, Murwillumbah, NSW, 2484.

NAMING OF PUBLIC ROAD

One-lane flow on temporary bridge under give way conditions: Bridge construction works Fingal Road, near Wommin Lake Crescent, Fingal Head.Some delays, stop / slow flagmen: pipe-jacking Kennedy Drive, near Cobaki Creek Bridge; roundabout construction works Terranora Road and Fraser Drive, Banora Point; Gollan and Lakes drives, Tweed Heads West; road construction works, Tweed Coast Road, between Morton and Crescent streets, Chinderah. Road rehabilitation Dalton Street and Shamara Road, Terranora; Murphys Road, Kingscliff; Kyogle Road, between Perch Creek and the town of Kunghur. Kerb and gutter works Duffy Street, Tweed Heads South. Water main replacement Hillcrest Avenue between James Road and Ridgeway Street, South Tweed Heads.

ROAD WRAP-UP

TWEED COAST HOLIDAY PARKS KINGSCLIFF TRIATHLON - Sunday 20 March 2016. Race Starts: 6.30am - Last Competitor Finished: 2pmSwim Course - Cudgen Creek (closed 6am to 10am)Cycle Course - Roads closed: Marine Pde from Moss St to Turnock St - 4am to 2pm; Marine Pde from Turnock St to Wommin Bay Rd, Wommin Bay Rd, Chinderah Bay Dr from Waugh St to dead end - 7am to 11am.Run Course - Roads closed: Marine Pde, Moss St, Sutherland St, Sutherland Pt, Cudgen Creek Boardwalk (6am to 2pm)Please visit www.KingscliffTri.com.au or contact Kevin on 0411 757577

ROAD CLOSURE - KINGSCLIFF TRIATHLON

Council has been advised of a number of places where people have already started to put waste out at kerbside for the household bulk waste collection, which is not scheduled to commence for at least three months. Notification of Council’s Household Clean Up will be sent to all residents three weeks prior to the commencement of clean-up. Please help us keep our community clean by adhering to your designated area collection date and published guidelines by not placing waste out before the weekend prior to your scheduled collection. The placement of items outside of these times and guidelines is treated as illegal dumping and Council will act on reported waste.

HOUSEHOLD CLEANUP IS IN MAY/JUNE

Cabarita Beach/Bogangar Residents Association will meet on Monday 14 March at 7pm at the Cabarita Bowls and Sports Club.

Tyalgum District Community Association will meet on Wednesday 16 March at 7.15pm at the Tyalgum Village Community Hall.

COMMUNITY NOTICES