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From the Mayor's Desk Nimbin Servo From the mayor’s desk 02 6675-7906 by Cr Isaac Smith Lismore City Council • Fuel, oils, automotive needs, ice, gas refills & Swap’n’Go So I’m not into New Year’s resolutions. • Nimbin Bakery pies & sausage rolls, drinks, icecreams I can’t remember any I’ve made in the past and who knows they could be just support this at the December meeting, • Bread & milk, newspapers, cigarettes, Nabropure water as good this year as they were when I so I am hopeful that it will get up at • Stock food, horse & cattle food, lucerne, pet food & bones made them. Especially if it’s the one the next opportunity we have to vote. about exercising more. I am also hopeful that by the time NIMBIN SERVO SHOP But I do believe in fresh starts. I do you read this there has been work Open 7 days: Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, W/E 8am-5pm, Pub Hols 8am-4pm believe in finding new opportunities to on the remaining land slips that are help people and to me the Christmas around the Northern parts of our / New Year time is about finding a LGA. We finally received disaster better way... next year. money from the state government at That’s one of the reasons I love our the end of last year, so we were able recycled Christmas tree in Lismore. It to bring in engineers to work on what shares the tradition of a community will be a few significant projects. The tree that brings people together, but amount of work required is a little with a twist. In making it recycled it I am really looking forward to seeing scary, but we don’t want these land also sends another message that what the missing piece of the Nimbin main slips to occur again, so it has to be we do matters. That we can make a street filled in 2018, with proposals done right. difference. That is a pretty traditional and DA’s finally firming up. I know These flood impacts and others are message even in the original Christian the community is wanting to see this still with us after the event last year sense of the celebration. healing take place and it will happen and a reminder that not everyone or Speaking of opportunities to gather, in a way that is very sensitive to the everything is back to the way it was. I am so pleased that the Allsopp community’s needs. It will be a part of I have been using the word hope a lot Park mural is being officially unveiled Nimbin for a long time to come, so it in my column this month, so I think on the 12th. Council was glad to has to be right. that is the theme. Hoping that the year be a part of this project and I am Unfortunately, due to the length of ahead is better than the one that has really proud of the hard work done debate at our December meeting, we passed. by the Nimbin Advisory Group on were unable to debate the development Hope is important and we need behalf of the community. Each of in Nimbin at 4 Blue Knob Road, just to make sure as a community that our community panels plays a vital out of town. I have heard concerns everyone has their hope reservoir role in highlighting community need. expressed about it, but also some topped up over the break. So make In a time of Facebook and instant positive comments from locals. sure that Christmas and New Year Four cosy one-bedroom timber cabins nestled on 33 opinions, gathering together in person, Expanding a village is always a difficult means something significant to those acres of natural bushland with abundant wildlife, on community, has never been more call, but in terms of sustainability we you meet and spread the love for a within easy walking distance of restaurants and shops. important. So see you all there on the need to focus growth around centres happy and sustainable 2018. From my Overnight or weekly – wheelchair access 12th at 11am! with services. I was prepared to family to yours... Happy New Year! TERETRE Retreat – NIMBIN 5 High Street, Nimbin NSW 2480 AUSTRALIA Ph: (02) 66 891 908 - Mob: 0427 891 626 Bus trial of coast run to Lismore underway Email: [email protected] - Web Site www.teretre.com.au A new commuter bus trial at 7.20am and picks up at started in December for Lennox Head (Beachfront commuters to Lismore from Bus Zone) at 7.40am and – FLOOR SANDING – Ballina, Lennox Head and Ballina (Tamar Street) at New & old floors, verandahs, decks Byron Bay. 8am, arriving at the Lismore Social Futures’ Transport Transit Centre at 8.40am, commuters, the weekly Byron Bay. • Free quotes & advice Development Officer Alex stopping at Goonellabah, pass equates to $3.60 per For more information and Lewers said the trial was Lismore Base Hospital and trip, that’s much cheaper to view the timetable visit: • Prompt service put forward by the Lismore Lismore Square along the than using the car for the www.goingplaces.org.au/ Sustainable Transport Group way and terminating at same trip,” said Mr Lewers. new-commuter-bus-service- • Quality work and championed by Lismore Southern Cross University. “What’s more, you can read lismore or contact Blanch’s assured MP Thomas George. The return trip departs a book, answer emails, catch Bus Company on (02) 6686- The new service is being from Lismore Transit Centre up on Facebook and while 2144. • All areas serviced delivered by Blanch’s Bus at 5.15pm and follows the you’re doing it save mileage Whether the trial is Rob Clark ph 6632-3342 or 0410-016-694 Company, and is running on same route. on your car.” extended or not will depend ABN 93 105 831 192 a six-month trial. The commuter bus costs In addition to the on patronage, so it’s use it or “This is a great win for $6.60 for a single adult fare commuter service, a new lose it. commuters,” Mr Lewers outside of Lismore, with direct route from Lismore to For anyone wishing to said. “A cheap and direct usual concessions applying. Byron Bay and return is also discuss public transport service taking in the major Regular commuters can available, via Bexhill, Clunes, and interested in joining a employers and education also purchase an unlimited and Bangalow. transport working group institutions at a time that is travel, daily pass for $12 or This service departs the in their area, contact Alex convenient for commuting.” a weekly unlimited travel Lismore Transit Centre at Lewers on 0402-134-311 The service departs from Freedom Pass for $36. 8.40am every weekday and or email: alex.lewers@ Jonson Street, Byron Bay “For five-day-a-week returns at 3.55pm from socialfutures.org.au Chamber Chat by Teresa Biscoe, president or interest groups who have contacted Council with traffic and parking This fresh New Year brings with it a concerns. The document is available number of great projects. The Light from LCC for anyone wanting to look at showed how important this response Up Nimbin under awning and mural and comment on this draft document. is. In that incident it was the quick lighting project will be installed and The Chamber is engaging with thinking of neighbours that prevented completed. We hope that once the initial Council, local, state and federal members this fire from destroying more of our infrastructure and lighting is installed to support the reinvigorated Rainbow lovely old town. we can in the future extend the project Walking Trail project for funding. We are working towards organising a on both sides of the streets. We are also working with local public meeting with all the stakeholders Lismore Council has released a draft emergency services to understand to give the community the chance to of the Nimbin Parking Strategy. Many how our services work to support contribute to this important issue. of the ideas expressed in the paper are a emergencies in our area and how we as We are also working on getting some result of councils consultation with the a community can support and develop great special guests to our next general Chambers General Meeting in February our own emergency responses when an meeting in March. Watch this space last year as well as feedback from the emergency occurs. and I’ll have a lot more detail in the next Nimbin Advisory Group (NAG) and The devastating fire that destroyed two GoodTimes. individual Nimbin village members totally iconic buildings in the town heart Happy and successful New Year to all. Page 10 The Nimbin GoodTimes January 2018 [email protected] Collective experiences are good news On the same PAGE Word of the Bird Lismore every year, with people from all over by Kevin Hogan MP, Member for Page the community. At the same time, this by Cr Elly Bird the country. I’m sure the party was epic. Wherever your New Year found you, I legislation very much protects the religious hope it was a good one, and if you chose At the start of 2018 I wish everyone all the institutions and freedoms in our country. ’m writing this sitting in my camp at to spend it quietly at home I hope it was best for the New Year. It is a good time From July 1 last year, some of the toughest IWoodford. It’s been a great festival so far, restful and relaxing.
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