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...and I want a casino, and a mega-mall, and a big plaza on Crown land and a waterfront resort, and, and... Me Me too! too! Me too! Local News Oi! Have ya bought all your Christmas presents yet? Kunghur area cursed, court told If not you better come Luis Feliu and see us An alleged Aboriginal massa- cre more than a century ago has inspired an ongoing curse covering the site of a proposed village in the shadow of Mt Warning. Th e tale of slaughter and the subsequent curse inflicting anyone who settles the site was among one of the more macabre submissions to an onsite court inquiring into the controversial project, attended by around 100 people. Tony and Cathy Ryder, product tester (and lovers) Peter Symons, of Byrill Creek, Hey if you’re stuck for ideas for Christmas presents, we’ll told Land and Environment be able to help you spend your money! Call and see us commissioner, Tim Moore, that at Outdoorism in the main street of Murwillumbah at the elders of the Bunjalung tribes Paris end - you know - where the outdoor cafes are. drew on their verbal history This year we camped on Moreton Island, travelled several years ago to describe through New Zealand on a motor bike, went skiing at to him in detail how events Land and Environment Court commissioner Tim Moore lays down the law to participants and Perisher and had lots more adventures including the unfolded in the rolling river onlookers at the onsite hearing at Kunghur. Variety Trek. We love travelling and the outdoor life and pastures at Kunghur before the we can give you some great advice (maybe we should end of the 19th century. start an advice column). who described himself as a and there will be huge pressure overflow into the river, a He said the severity and geopathic stress consultant able to develop the surrounding known platypus habitat, would So call in and see us and Lyn and we’ll set you up for mutilation of the killings some great Christmas presents - there’s a stack of gear to read the ‘energy signatures’ land.’ be ‘absolutely catastrophic for in the shop. disturbed the Aborigines so of properties, told the court Jenny Pearson, a Landcare this species and others’. greatly they lit beacon fires and a rivetted entourage of coordinator from Byrill Creek, Diane Wilder, an early You know, there’s so much out there to see and do, so which could be seen from as get some adventure into your life! city-based legal eagles. told the court that she was very childhood specialist, said far as Mallanganee to call on Mr Symons suggested the unhappy with the way the van the concept of a new town For a great range of adventure gear Bundjalung tribes to come to land should be bought by the Lieshout’s land was cleared and so remote without basic for campers, hikers and travellers the area to conduct funeral Commonwealth and given back that ‘bulldozers could be heard infrastructure had the potential rites and mourning ceremonies to the Bundjalung ‘but they from Byrill Creek for at least to create social breakdown of for the victims. won’t come here and use the two months’ at times working families. ‘The “clever men” or land. No-one will live here in in old-growth forest and steep She said the small size of sorcerers and healers sat peace and harmony, there will country.’ the blocks proposed for the down for three days and three be community dysfunction... I nights and sang a curse on this 6 Wharf Street, Murwillumbah know it sounds odd but you’ve land and it was this curse I Plans to be amended Ph: 02 6672 3809 got to understand this curse is was picking up,’ Mr Symons, The developer of the controversial Nightcap Village proposal being reinforced right now, it’s has agreed to amend plans following last week’s onsite hear- a death song’. ing at Kunghur. He was one of more than Tweed Shire Council’s development assessment man- a dozen opponents speaking ager Lindsay McGavin issued a brief statement saying a key out against the controversial outcome from the conference between the parties after the Nightcap Village for up hearing was that the developer had ‘agreed to amend plans to 1,000 people proposed and provide additional information on contentions that were by businessman Peter van raised by Council which include items such as sewer, water FOR ALL Lieshout, the husband of Tweed and earthworks. mayor Joan van Lieshout, on ‘Once Council staff receive the amended details a report will a portion of their 3,000-acre be presented to Council after the January 2009 meeting to Quarry Products property at Kunghur. He has accord with the timetable of the NSW Land and Environment taken Tweed Shire Council to Court,’ he said. court aft er delays in considering the development application. Ms Pearson said dead koalas village sent a message to all Reverend John Tyman, a were found on site aft erwards developers of a ‘maximum minister of the Anglican church and then fi res were lit on the return on minimal space’ and in Uki, told the court he feared cleared land with ‘red cedars any approval would allow for the country road through his and other old-growth trees expansion. village would become a major burnt rather than salvaged’ and Peter Smith, secretary of highway with around 4,500 a pall of smoke from burning the Kunghur hall committee, daily traffi c movements which the green timber hanging said ‘the elephant in the room would endanger locals. around for three months. which no-one was speaking Stuart McConville, of Barkers She also said the village with about was greed – this is not an Vale, told the court there ‘300 units stuck on top of each eco-village, it’s about money’. were too many unanswered other like Lego’ would become Three members of the Wishing all customers and questions over the proposed ‘a ghetto for drug users’ in an O’Brien family from Mt Burrell ‘high-tech’ sewerage and waste area with ‘no jobs or health and environmental activist Jim community a Merry Christmas water systems and he feared facilities’. Warburton were the only ones that if not properly maintained Uki Guest House proprietor who spoke in favour of the and safe and happy New Year from it could fail. Julia Lewin said increased development. John Donvito, a longterm traffi c would aff ect her business Jim O’Brien said because the the team at Reedy Creek Quarries campaigner against the plan which conducted tours for village was not on the main and president of the Caldera guests with disabilities in road, it would ‘not interfere s!GGREGATES s2OADBASE Residents Action Group, cited wheelchairs down to the river with through traffi c’. s&INE#RUSHED2OCK s&ILL-ATERIALS water, sewerage and traffic to see platypus. Paddy O’Brien said jobs problems as the main concerns ‘We moved to the area would be created with a bigger s#RUSHER$UST s$RAINAGE-ATERIALS and the impact of the village on because of the heritage, the population base, while Gloria a unique World Heritage area. platypus... all that will be O’Brien said those now living QUOTATIONS & ENQUIRIES ‘In the history of townships destroyed by this development,’ on the Tweed should not ‘deny in NSW... towns never stay the she said. others the right to come and TUMBULGUM, TWEED HEADS NSW same size, they are allowed to Volunteer wildlife carer live here’. grow naturally and if this is Klaus Fuhrmann, of Uki, Commissioner Moore and approved, it could grow three said a failure of the proposed the parties involved in the PH: 02 6676 6131 or four times bigger,’ he said. development’s sewerage hearing inspected the village ‘It’s a highly sought aft er area system resulting in raw sewage site aft erwards. 2 December 18, 2008 Th e Tweed Shire Echo www.tweedecho.com.au Local News Community nursing faces crisis Alex Mitchell and palliative support; and as- of community health nurses, rational and practical response sess, counsel, refer and advo- the service has been left in lim- from the NCAHS headquar- Only one of Murwillum- cate on patients’ behalf. bo by the North Coast Area ters at Lismore. bah district’s six commu- Their work has been de- Health Service (NCAHS). ‘We’ve been met with a deaf- nity health nurses will be on scribed by local doctors as The two casual staff con- ening silence,’ a hospital repre- duty from Boxing Day to ‘indispensable’. They allow tracts finish on December 21 sentative told the Tweed Shire provide critical support to 60 patients to receive home care and there has been no attempt Echo. ‘No one will sign off on home-based patients. rather than be stuck in hospital to renew them. any extension of contracts or The staff shortage has been wards, freeing up valuable hos- Two of the three staff con- renewal of contracts. And no described as ‘scandalous’ by pital bed space and they offer tracts run out on December 26 explanation has been forth- health staff at the hospital and professional care to sick people and there is no guarantee they coming either.’ it is causing distress to patients when there is literally nobody will be renewed either. NCAHS chief executive and their families. else who can. This will leave two nurses to Chris Crawford has been ac- There are six community ‘If it wasn’t for community cover the entire district from cused of ignoring the plight of health nurses attached to the health nurses, the hospital’s Boxing Day onwards.

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