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MidCoast Council Meet Local Legend Star Updates Romney Newman Pet The Forster Tuncurry Your local independent community newspaper distributed fortnightly to FREE Hallidays Point, Black Head, Tallwoods Village, Tuncurry, Forster Pacific Palms, Charlotte Bay, Smiths Lake, Coomba Park, Bungwahl and Seal Rocks. Wednesday 17th March 2021 Owned and Loved by Locals Circulation 6000 N0.16 Above: The Mcdonell family crew at Hog’s Breath Cafe, Forster. One of many local businesses registered to accept Dining vouchers from NSW Service. Left: Photo of Forster Boardwalk by Patricia Macvean. Free Dine & Discover vouchers coming soon! By the end of March every resident aged 18 registered live music events, art venues Chamber. service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/ and over will be eligible for $100 worth of and cultural institutions. “I encourage business owners to get on register-business-dine-discover-nsw free vouchers to spend on dining out and Businesses can register online to board and check if they are eligible. This Customers can find local businesses entertainment in NSW thanks to the NSW participate in Dine & Discover NSW. is a great way to keep current customers ready to accept these vouchers at Government’s Dine & Discover program. Vouchers will be distributed to NSW happy and also encourage new customers www.mybusiness.service.nsw.gov.au/ Recipients will be notified via the NSW service residents from early 2021, with some to come in and use the vouchers. Ideally dine-and-discover/business-finder app. Each of the 4 x $25 vouchers need to be residents being the first to redeem their businesses can optimize the vouchers At the time of publishing 9 places in the used in a single transition and must be used by vouchers in selected trial locations prior to in creative ways, like promoting special the 30th June 2021. Forster Tuncurry region have registered a statewide rollout. opening times if they don’t normally including:- Forster Bowling Club, Free Dining vouchers include 2 x $25 for “This is a positive initiative from the State operate on some of the required days. If Spirit Cruises, both Subways, Coffee Grind, use Monday - Thursday in registered Government and a great opportunity any business owners have any questions Beach Brew, Hog’s Breath Café, Pezzella’s restaurants, cafes, bars, wineries, pubs and for local businesses to get a share of about it, they can get in touch with the Pizzeria & Bar, Manyana Mexican Taqueria clubs (excluding takeaway meals). potentially $1.5 million in the Forster Chamber at [email protected]” and Forster Entertainment Centre. Discovery vouchers involve 2 x $25 for Tuncurry region”, explains Megan Lewis Businesses can register and entertainment and recreation including President of the Forster Tuncurry Business check their eligibility at: www. THE FORSTER TUNCURRY 17th March 2021 THE FORSTER TUNCURRY 17th March 2021 Community News Page 2 Community News Page 3 Tuncurry Rockpool stage one Rainbow Flat RFS shed The Lakes Way The Forster Tuncurry complete for Easter rises from the ashes South Forster roadworks The next deadline is 5pm Wednesday 24th of March and will be published on Wednesday 31st of March. When fire tore through Developer Palms our region burning Lake Resort will We welcome your stories and letters. almost 24% of the Mid operate contra-flow Coast Council area, temporary traffic All submissions: www.theforstertuncurry.com.au at the end of 2019, lights on The Lakes the Rainbow Flat RFS Way at South Forster Our commitment is to provide a newspaper that is factual, informative, and full of local were busily protecting for the next four stories and community news to share. We are here to promote and support our amazing to six weeks while their community while local volunteers, community groups, sporting groups, schools, events and businesses. major works to their home base was relocate and add consumed by flames. new sewer lines Editor: Mary Yule Phone: 0413410492 regional newspapers. Contact Murray Keir On Saturday the 27th of takes place. [email protected] on 0439 060 700. Email: February, Member for The works involve Supplied by Auspac Business Hours: 9:30 - 5pm (Mon - Fri) Puzzles & Cartoons: Myall Lakes, Stephen laying approximately Media, an Australian company with Bromhead was joined by 320 metres of Graphic & Web support: Golden Age Media, Australian cartoons. a locally owned business. Contact Greg NSW RFS Commissioner 225mm sewer The Forster Tuncurry: Proud to be Rob Rogers AFSM, gravity mains and Golden on 1300 766 713. seven manholes at Printed: Spotpress in Marrickville NSW, on a locally owned family business. Mayor David West, correct depths and NSW RFS District staff sustainably sourced paper. Spotpress is a Thank you: To Vanda Gooley and Roberta gradients parallel to family owned business who support new and Brigade members the roadway. Pearce for their expertise behind the scenes. to officially open the Contractors report brigade’s new station. We acknowledge the Worimi People, the traditional custodians of the land, that the works are Mr Bromhead said proving challenging waterways and sky of the Worimi Nation where this newspaper is published. With during what has great respect we acknowledge their Elders, past, present and future. despite being without a The next step will be a major road The upgrade to Tuncurry Rockpool’s promenade In stage two, crews will move along to the area station since November been consistently wet weather, delaying the project. reconstruction of The Lakes Way at that site. is progressing on time and budget, with stage in front of the carpark to widen the walkway, 2019 the Rainbow Flat The nature of the works in this location have “Dunns Creek has been realigned and will flow one opening by the Easter and school holidays. and construct two access ramps including one Brigade have pulled through the new development, so beginning together to continue proved challenging, with shoring required to In the first stage (which covers the area directly that provides easy truck access to the beach around July, we’ll be undertaking works to serving the local keep water out and ongoing dewatering of the in front of the kiosk), the shared walkway has during sand harvesting. construct a large box culvert on The Lakes Way, community. Above: Mayor David West, MP Stephen Bromhead and RFS excavations. been extended and widened. Tiered steps (that While traffic flow and use of the area around which will carry the Creek under the roadway.” Advertise with us Commissioner Rob Rogers. If the weather allows, contractors hope to double as seating) have been constructed, and the café will be maintained throughout the “The brigade have shown have the roadside part of the job completed The culvert will significantly reduce the chance We have a budget to suit everybody at: ramps with handrails will be installed to provide construction period, parking capacity will be true resilience, continuing resources they need to carry out the important by Easter, but given recent weather patterns, of flooding that has cut off The Lakes Way at improved all-ability access. reduced with several car park spaces allocated to serve their community despite the loss of work of protecting their local communities it is likely that works will unavoidably continue Dunns Creek previously. www.theforstertuncurry.com.au their base and two members’ homes in the “In time for the upcoming holidays, the for storage of materials and equipment. Visitors from fire and a diverse array of incidents. through the school holiday period. If that The road reconstruction project will widen bushfires,” Mr Bromhead said. occurs, the contractor will take measures to try Enquiries: 0413410492 or [email protected] contractor will remove most of the barricades, to the area are asked to be alert to construction the road at this location, improving safety activities on the site, to remain outside of “I would like to take this time to praise all to mitigate queues. and installing a roundabout just south of the except for a small service area around the “For the last year the brigade has operated our volunteers for their ongoing efforts each culvert, which in future will meet The Southern temporary works shed,” said Manager of fenced-off areas, and to follow all signage and out of a temporary demountable building and “Once these sewer line works are complete, directions from crews as required. and every day, particularly when dealing the lights will be removed although a further Parkway extension and a future expansion of Community Spaces, Recreation and Trades, Dan housed their truck at a nearby member’s home with emergencies here in the Mid Coast,” the Palm Lakes development. Aldridge. Visitors are also asked to be aware of strong to ensure they could support their community roadworks project will require traffic control Commissioner Rogers said. in the near future,” said MidCoast Council’s Council will be calling for tenders to undertake currents that can pose a risk to swimmers, in times of need.” “While we’ve provided access to the Rockpool “I also wish to thank Mid Coast Council for Manager of Projects and Engineering, Rhett the roadworks soon, and is expecting to award throughout the project, removing the particularly at the southern edge near the “This excellent new station built at a cost Pattison. a contract in June. safety net, and to exercise caution at all times. facilitating the insurance claim of $160,000 barricades and allowing people to enjoy the of $285,000 is a modern, standalone, fit for towards its completion and managing and completed first stage of the project along with The playground, toilets and barbecue areas are purpose building that is greatly welcomed coordinating local contractors in its build.” the views from the kiosk, will make for an not impacted by the works.