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$249,000 for Big Scrub Landcare for Six More Years PAGE 6 LOCAL NEWS www.northernstar.com.au Eyewatch ADAMS HY AT wins award :C TO for keeping PHO on top of criminals RODNEY STEVENS [email protected] A NSW police online crime reporting project that utilises Facebook has claimed top honours at the Australian Busi- ness Awards. Launched in August 2011, Project Eyewatch, which put the Neigh- bourhood Watch pro- gram online, has now been rolled out across 92 local area and specialist commands across the state. Casino Neighbour- CELEBRATION: REX Airlines celebrated their hood Watch area co- 10th Birthday yesterday with cake, balloons, ordinator Donna Maria and gifts for passengers. From left are, first Colbrelli Adams said the officer Richard Knowles, pilot Gavin Autio, program has trans- flight attendant Emma Owen, Corey and Aaron formed crime reporting. Thelander. She said the Aus- tralian Business Award was well deserved re- cognition for a wonder- ful community-based project. PARTY TIME: Regional Express celebrates 10 years as the country’s largest regional airline “It is an amazing tool for crime protection... its use is skyrocketing and the success rates are huge,” she said. “It’s the best thing Flying to greater heights that could have hap- pened for crime preven- . BRONWYN MCNULTY tion to be able to go in Australia, with 40 regular There were the wars in the he said. “It was not a good online and report crime [email protected] public transport services,” time for an airline to be born. immediately and be Maurice said. Middle East, the pilot “Yet survive we did and we linked in with people AIR travellers flying with “Our route network has are still standing tall today.” Regional Express, aka Rex, expanded and over the past shortage, the GFC, runaway fuel Rex will celebrate its from all around the ❝ world.” were in for a treat yesterday 10 years we have seen excep- prices, Eurozone crisis, among many birthday with a special Open Mrs Adams said in as the country’s largest re- tional growth. At our peak Day at Rex’s Australian Air- just three months the gional airline celebrated its we were carrying about 1.4 others. It was not a good time for an line Pilot Academy in Wagga Casino Neighbourhood 10th birthday. million passengers a year, airline to be born. Yet survive we did Wagga on September 8. Watch Facebook page Commuters at Lismore but since the Global Finan- Rex’s fleet of Saab 340 air- had attracted 15,208 Airport got a small gift as cial Crisis (GFC) we have and we are still standing tall today. craft fly 1300 weekly flights well as the option of a slice of been carrying about 1.2 mil- to 35 destinations through- friends and fans. Rex executive chairman Lim Kim Hai. She said the response birthday cake before board- lion a year.” out NSW, Victoria, Tasma- from the community ing their flights. Last month Rex had most of such distinguished toxic ones the aviation world nia, South Australia and since the launch of Rex rose from the ashes of another reason to celebrate competitors as Cathay Pacif- had ever seen”. Queensland. Project Eyewatch at Ansett Airlines on August 2, when Aviation Week and ic, British Airways, Lufthan- “There were the wars in The Rex Group comprises Casino in April had been 2002, after regional airlines Space Technology maga- sa, Air France-KLM, South- the Middle East, SARS, the Regional Express, air freight fabulous. Hazelton and Kendell merged, zine, considered the world’s west and Qantas. decade-long drought, the pi- and charter operator Pel-Air “It’s exciting to be said Rex sales manager, NSW leading aviation and aeros- Rex executive chairman lot shortage, the GFC, runa- Aviation, and Dubbo-based able to reach a vast and Qld, Maurice Gahan. pace magazine, voted the Lim Kim Hai said the decade way fuel prices, volcanic ash regional airline Air Link, as number of people with “We are now the biggest airline as the 11th best-per- in the aftermath of Septem- from Iceland, the Eurozone well as the Australian Air- just one communica- independent regional airline forming airline ahead of ber 11 was “one of the most crisis, among many others,” line Pilot Academy. tion.” “By keeping our tradi- tional community pro- file and linking that in with our Project Eye- $249,000 for Big Scrub Landcare for six more years watch Facebook profile . we are able to get in- JAVIER ENCALADA Jenny Handley: we started improving our formation out to those [email protected] We❝eds have gone, property”, said Mr Handley. people in the commun- “Weeds have gone, we had THE NSW Government’s En- we had a prolific a prolific increase in wildlife ity that don’t have in- increase in wildlife ternet access.” vironmental Trust awarded like wallabies and birdlife Police minister , Mi- yesterday Big Scrub Land- like wallabies and that we have never seen be- chael Gallacher, said the care Group a $249,000 six- birdlife that we fore,” said Mrs Handley. awards recognise the year grant. Over the years, the rem- Big Scrub Landcare Group have never seen nant at the Handleys’ pro- police force’s ability to before. adapt to changes in is celebrating its 20th anni- perty has been cared for by lifestyle through tech- versary in 2012 controlling seven Green Corps teams, TEAM WORKS: Tony nology. weeds and preserving sub- three bush regenerators Parkes, President of “Project Eyewatch tropical rainforest in the working for five years one Big Scrub Landcare, was developed as a Northern Rivers. day a week, plus follow-up Jenny and Charlie modern version of the Ken Dorey, from Newry- maintenance one full day a Handley and Ken Dorey Neighbourhood Watch bar, was one of the original week. of Big Scrub Landcare. program, acknowledg- Big Scrub volunteers from President Tony Parkes ex- ing the increasing de- 1992 and has restored 8ha of plained that the grant con- mands on day-to-day rainforest on his own land firms the long-term future of PHOTO:MIREILLE life,” he said. over two decades. the grassroots organisation MERLET-SHAW “Most people don’t He explained that the in the Northern Rivers. have time to attend group applies principles of Local MP and acting mi- community meetings “integrated pest manage- Jenny and Charlie Han- farm. pest management on their nister for environment Don regularly.” ment: working with nature dleyown one of the last rain- It was a big change for property. Page delivered the cheque to to keep pests and predators forest remnants at their them to go from a farming “Big Scrub Landcare came Big Scrub president Tony in balance”. Wollongbar macadamia culture to one of integrated and helped us in 1997 when Parkes yesterday. Friday, August3,2012.
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