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THE TWEED SHIRE Volume 1 #45 Thursday, July 16, 2009 Advertising and news enquiries: Phone: (02) 6672 2280 Fax: (02) 6672 4933 Tweed [email protected] IjoufsmboeIjoufsmboe!! [email protected] Wjmmbhft pages 11 - 13 www.tweedecho.com.au LOCAL & INDEPENDENT Financial crisis also slugs the pound Consultation sought on marina plan Luis Feliu Tweed Shire Council is to be called on to con- sult with residents over a proposed multi-mil- lion-dollar marina complex for Boyds Bay an- nounced by NSW Lands Minister Tony Kelly during a visit to the Tweed last week. Mr Kelly announced the preferred joint-ven- ture partners to develop the $30-million-plus 185-berth marina facility on the Crown land site next to the Tweed River, saying he ‘can assure the community that public consultation will occur as part of the development assessment process’. But Greens councillor Katie Milne, who along with other councillors met with the minister on the day of the announcement, said she would push councillors to ensure community consul- tation on the issue with a motion at the Tweed Shire Council meeting next Tuesday (July 21). The move follows in the wake of a complaint by the Point Danger Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) squad that it has been kept in the dark over the marina’s inclusion of the squad’s long- sought-after base. VMR president Bernie Gabriel told The Echo Roxanne Millar Friends of the Pound foster cat coordinator Trudi Cox communes with one of her clients. The that the first he knew about the plan to locate Friends need new homes and carers for abandoned pets. Photo Jeff ‘Moggydon’ Dawson their base in the marina complex was when he It has brought down big business, building saw a media report with a sketch showing the projects and billionaires around the world, but them because they were sick of them. Hearder added: ‘We are receiving whole families base as part of the proposed complex. the global financial crisis has had another effect In the past week six ‘designer dogs’ bought of pets that are being treated like disposable in the Tweed – on local pets. from pet stores have been surrendered, some of items, instead of family members.’ Not happy As wallets around the area get lighter, the them needing operations due to birth defects Trudi said the volunteer organisation was ‘We’re not really happy with it, we’ve been Friends of the Pound have seen a threefold in- caused by poor breeding. desperately seeking new homes and more foster waiting to hear from them, we had already put crease in surrendered animals this year. ‘We are outraged at the number of cats and carers over winter to get on top of the problem in a DA [development application] for our new More than 10 cat families, consisting of mum dogs being surrendered because people don’t before the summer breeding season starts. building on the site just north of where the ma- and her little kittens, have been handed over think through their decisions,’ said Trudi. ‘One cat that isn’t desexed can produce 1,200 rina is going on the advice of the Lands Depart- to the volunteer organisation already this year, ‘So many people go and buy a dog or cat offspring when you look at it down the chain of ment,’ Mr Gabriel said. compared to the two or three abandoned last from a pet store and do not get it desexed and her babies having babies,’ she said. ‘We wanted our section to be completely year. then they don’t want it, maybe they have moved ‘And with winter upon us, now is the perfect separate from that development, if we’re tagged More than 30 cats are looking for new homes houses or find it has grown too big. time to desex a cat and we can offer help with onto the marina, it will set us back from getting and 24 dogs seeking new owners. ‘People just aren’t thinking when they buy the cost of desexing.’ a new building yet again.’ Foster cat coordinator Trudi Cox said the their animals. They’re like children, you might To find out more about volunteering, adopt- Mr Gabriel said the VMR had been nego- financial crisis had forced some owners to sur- end up having them for 15 or 20 years.’ ing a pet or desexing call Friends of the Pound render their pets, although many more dumped Friends of the Pound spokeswoman Susie on 07 5524 8590. continued on page 2 LIMIT 3 PER CUSTOMER. NO RAINCHECKS. WINTER SAVINGS 4WD & TRUCK $ MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY Power: 600CCA.Size: 305(L) x 172(W) x 204(H). 2 year warranty. AUTOQLDN02362 99 N70ZZX SKU EL03622 N70ZZLX 12 SKU EL03623 SAVE $16 600 CCA! $ MOBIL SUPER 1000 20W50 5LT 109 Meticulously engineered FRONT AUX IN 200W AM/FM CD/TUNER for today’s tougher engine Selectable rear/sub RCA out and AUX in for MP3/iPod™ etc. CRAZY PRICE! demands. Suitable $ SKU ME06470 for most petrol & diesel vehicles up 99 to 2002. SKU OA01485 SA VE $80 Only available at Sale En ds SOUTH TWEED HEADS Sunday Harvey Norman Centre, Greenway Drive 26 Phone: 5523 2055 July ‘09 Personal Shoppers only. *Savings off regular ticketed price. Local News Hall of Fame honour for community elders NOW IN BYRON SHIRE Roxanne Millar LOMI LOMI Two late members of the Abo- riginal community best known COURSES as 21st century hunter-gather- ers have been honoured dur- ing this week’s NAIDOC week celebrations. Authentic Hawaiian Uncle Des and Aunty Norma Massage Training Appo were inducted into the Minjungbal Cultural Museum’s Taught with the blessing of Hawaiian Elders Hall of Fame together at the NEXT RETREAT 10-16TH AUGUST request of her family, 15 years after the death of Mrs Appo. For bookings contact Mia Snow Son Chris Appo, the young- est of their 10 children, said 0421 242 467 it was a fitting tribute to the tireless community volunteers www.lomilomicourses.com who were rarely seen apart. Help in an emergency is only a press of a button away! ‘They lived their whole lives Taleisha Simon and Yaimee Currie reluctantly befriend a black- together and they did all of their headed python, part of the reptile show held at the Minjung- community things together. We bal Museum, South Tweed Heads, during NAIDOC celebrations felt inducting them together af- this week. Photo by Jeff (Snake Eye) Dawson ter dad died this year was the more honourable way,’ he said. The Tweed Shire’s NAID- Aboriginal community rep- ‘They didn’t have any fancy OC week celebrations started resentative Aunty Desrae said titles but they went about help- on Sunday and will finish to- she hoped all racial groups ing the community their way, morrow (Friday) with a street would endorse this year’s theme picking up homeless kids and march from the Tweed Heads of ‘Honouring our Elders, Nur- No more worries about kids being able to fi nd or dial the right phone feeding them and taking them Civic Centre to Jack Evans Boat turing Our Youth’. number or remember their correct home address in an emergency situation.With a in. Harbour from 10am. ‘It should be happening in simple press of a button, your loved ones are quickly connected to a real person, with ‘They were real traditional From 11am there will be a every community, everywhere. all your key home contact details, who is trained to rapidly respond to emergency hunter-gatherers in a modern corroboree and speeches in Just because it is happening for situations 24 hours a day. world. Chris Cunningham Park. one week in NAIDOC week, Life Link Personal Alarms provides additional safety options for parents and kids. ‘Depending on the season, Celebrations so far have in- doesn’t mean people shouldn’t dad would go out gathering. If it cluded bush tucker displays, honour their elders and nur- Call Feros Care today on GFSPT!DBSF was mullet season, he would go a reptile show, sports day and ture their youth all year,’ she 1300 851 771 Life Link fishing, or he would pick fruit.’ church services. said. www.feroscare.com.au QFSTPOBM!BMBSNT Consultation sought on marina plan (from page 1) tiating with the state govern- Chinderah. As a result, the en- should be treated with as much ment ‘for years’ for a site at vironmental activist was nick- respect as imaginable,’ she told Boyds Bay for its $1 million named the ‘Marina Slayer’ by The Echo. base, comprising boatshed, local media. ‘What would be wrong with moorings, training facilities Cr Milne said she had asked dedicating one main river on and workshop, but ‘we’re not Mr Kelly last week to ‘under- the east coast primarily for happy with the length of time take a full and comprehensive passive recreation? I’m not it’s taken to find us a site’. community consultation’ on suggesting to get rid of boats, He said the proposed base the issue, including a survey, just not to encourage them. It’s was to be located closer to the and had reminded him of the time this community had ‘best river mouth on Crown land at ‘Chinderah marina debacle’. practice’ democracy and there’s Jack Evans Boat Harbour ‘but She said she also told him no excuse for it on this one.’ we couldn’t get in there two that a survey of over 600 peo- The project, if approved, years ago and we were told our ple for that marina had shown will be developed by the Twin chances of that were virtually that ‘very few wanted expand- City Marina Consortium made nil because no-one knew how ed boating activities’ and that up of Queensland-based de- to develop it (the harbour fore- around 90 per cent of those velopers the Seymour Group shore) and they were working surveyed did not want to see and Watpac Property under a on redevelopment plans’.