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WE’LL BE BACK IN LATE JANUARY 2021 BBERRYERRY AALLIANCELLIANCE IINFORMATIONNFORMATION BECOME A FRIEND UPDATES OF THE NEWSLETTERS BREAKING NEWS BERRY TOWN CRIER ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE COLOUR AND RECEIVE: BERRY TOWN CRIER EACH ISSUE EDITION Just email [email protected] and give us your: NAME: ........................................................................................................................................................... The Town Crier is produced TELEPHONE: .............................................................................................................................................. by the Berry Alliance Inc. ADDRESS: ................................................................................................................................................... The purpose of the publication is to communicate to the people of Berry EMAIL: .......................................................................................................................................................... about community activities and RETURN TO: [email protected] Drop Box in the Berry PO aims to share information amongst community groups, individuals and the community. A community that is well informed with a range New regulations for short-term rentals - NSW Government of different opinions makes better Short-term holiday rentals have been a topic A key feature of the Code of Conduct will be decisions and that makes for an for discussion in the Berry community over the introduction of an exclusion register to even better community that some time. Those living near a short-term help ban disruptive house guests or hosts. we can continue to be proud of. rental property sometimes refer to them as Under the exclusion register, strict new “Party Houses” and if they are not managed penalties will be in place for anyone Contributions are from the Berry well can be confronting. misbehaving in short-term rentals. Community who have news and Here is a copy of the State Governments Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation information for our readers. media release on a piece of legislation just Kevin Anderson said the new set of rules will The opinions expressed in the passed that seeks to address this issue. protect the rights for everyone, which put mutual respect front and centre. Town Crier are not necessarily There are a number of links for further details in the release. “The standards are enforceable, with powers those of the Berry Alliance available to NSW Fair Trading Commissioner “MEDIA RELEASE: or of the Editors. to take disciplinary action, including penalties New Regulations for short-term rentals and exclusion from the industry for repeat 29 October 2020 MEMBERSHIP offenders,” Mr Anderson said. A mandatory Code of Conduct will be Learn more about the Code of Conduct and Membership of the Berry Alliance costs introduced for short-term rentals in NSW changes to short-term rentals. $15 per annum and is open to Berry to protect the rights of hosts, guests and https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/ community groups registered with the neighbours. pdf_file/0012/925788/Code-of-Conduct-for-the- Berry Alliance as well as individuals. Short-term rentals in NSW are increasing in Short-term-Rental-Accommodation-Industry.pdf To join please write to Berry Alliance, popularity, with the industry generating over https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/about-fair-trading/ PO Box 202 Berry NSW 2535 $30 billion each year. legislation-and-publications/changes-to-legislation/ or email: [email protected] From 18 December 2020, a new Code of changes-to-short-term-rental-accommodation” Conduct will impose obligations and clear For information. guidance for booking platforms, hosts, letting Rick Gainford, Secretary for the Management JANUARY agents and guests. Committee - Berry Alliance & Berry Town Crier Editor's Note 13 The closing date for our FEBRUARY issue will be Wednesday 13th JANUARY 2021 at 5pm. Please submit prior to this date if it is your fi rst submission. Material can LOCATION - LOCATION - LOCATION be submitted via e-mail to: [email protected] An exciting OPPORTUNITY to Phone 0428 037 572 ESTABLISH A NEW BUSINESS Town Criers can be downloaded for free from www.berryalliance.org.au or our RIGHT IN THE HEART OF BERRY! Facebook Page: Berry Town Crier. Nancy Davies - Berry Town Crier Are you looking for a refreshing TREE CHANGE/SEA CHANGE THE TOWN CRIER IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY, WITH to start a new business or relocate an existing one, within a A CIRCULATION OF 2,400 COPIES AS WELL AS 100M2 space right in the MAIN STREET of beautiful Berry. ELECTRONICALLY BY EMAIL OR ON OUR WEB SITE The location is suitable for an experienced café/restaurant PRINTED BY Berry Printers CONCORDE WAY BOMADERRY PH: 4422 3774 operator or a specialty retailer to establish their business PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER in this bustling area with plenty of parking at the door. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL PHIL ON 0412 042 615 ONLY EXPERIENCED OPERATORS NEED APPLY Page 2 - The Town Crier DECEMBER 2020 Broughton Vale / Berry Rural Fire Brigade Everyone loves a new fi re truck and Broughton Vale/Berry have Happy Christmas and taken delivery of a replacement category 9 appliance (a 600 litre Landdcruiser mounted unit). While our preference is for burning to be Happy New Year undertaken out of the fi re danger period, it’s been a windy, wet winter. During September/October over 60 burn permits were issued. We also FROM THE BERRY ALLIANCE AND welcomed four new volunteer members who have commenced their TOWN CRIER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE basic training. Two members qualifi ed as village fi re fi ghters and two have commenced their Crew Leader qualifi cations. BTW – our regular It has been a very diffi cult year indeed. TV critic highly recommends the ABC series ‘Big Weather’. If you’ve We hope that despite the adversities, the stress and the pain we have missed the fi rst episodes, catch up on iView, AND, Apparently Santa all suffered to some degree every person in our wonderful community will be coming to Berry on Christmas Eve. Keep a look out for the big of Berry has a happy and joyous Christmas and a much better New red fi re truck driving around town on Thursday evening. Year. Birthdays, engagements, weddings, goals reached, exams sat, work USEFUL STUFF achievements are, and should, still be celebrated. And sadly, illnesses, We’ve been regularly asked about water storage tanks and portable accidents and loved ones passing still occur. Without our normal pumps, so; formalities and traditions, we feel even more lost so it is important that A useful guide to what standards are needed can be found at the we all celebrate Christmas and New Year as best we can. With family, following website; friends, neighbours – all our loved ones as best we can and as safely https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/4355/ as we can. Guidelines-for-Single-Dwelling-Development-Applications.pdf The message for this year should surely be that we have all been WHAT TYPE AND SIZE OF TANK SHOULD I GET? through something huge, in fact a number of things that are huge – Concrete or steel tanks are suitable. Poly tanks are not suitable, droughts, fi res, fl oods and that damn virus. But we went through it because they melt. together and we saw and experienced some wonderful community Rural residential properties less than 1 hectare = 10,000 litres spirit, and we should all celebrate that. Together as a community, as Larger rural properties more than 1 hectare = 20,000 litres a friend, a family member, a colleague, we support each other, we respect each other’s point of view, we are tolerant of the other point of WHAT TYPES OF FITTINGS? view. This is what great communities do. On the tank outlet, fi t a 65mm The churches will still be offering services, New Year’s Eve will be (or 38mm) Storz coupling (see celebrated, the Berry Show will be held, all a little differently for sure, picture). These couplings but these institutions and occasions will and should be celebrated enable fi re appliances to and marked. connect directly to your tank. We have a great community. Keep up the great work. Thank you to all our readers, to all our contributors from our local community groups, to all our advertisers, and a special thank you to Nancy Davies, our wonderful Editor (who celebrated the birth of another beautiful son just a few months ago). We are very grateful, and we are sure our Berry community is as well. Happy Holiday Season everybody. FROM THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, BERRY ALLIANCE AND TOWN CRIER Merry Christmas FROM BERRY LICENSED POST OFFICE ! For the past 20 years John, Linda and Paul Marquis have owned and operated your Berry Post Offi ce as a family business and have proudly played an integral part in the Berry Community. However, all things evolve and change and it is now time for John and Linda to retire. As of 1st January Paul will take over the operations and will have Lorraine and Julie to assist him. John and Linda will be in the Post Offi ce part time until February and then enjoy a long overdue retirement. It goes without saying we have enjoyed our time as ‘an essential service’ in Berry and part of the Community. """#$!%$! & &## 2020 has been a diffi cult and stressful year for everyone but from the Berry Post Offi ce we wish one and all a very Merry Christmas and may 2021 be a normal year for everyone.