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THE TWEED Hidden Volume 3 #12 Thursday, November 18, 2010 Treasures Advertising and news enquiries: Discover Phone: (02) 6672 2280 the Tweed’s [email protected] hidden gems [email protected] Pages 10-11 www.tweedecho.com.au LOCAL & INDEPENDENT Council adopts minor role in Noble appeal Ken Sapwell the department for any legal costs. The five-man JRPP received a standing ova- Tweed Shire Council will stay on the sidelines tion from a packed public gallery in August when the owner of a Kingscliff manufactured when it unanimously rejected an application home park launches legal proceedings in a bid by Baclon Pty Ltd to build homes which would to squeeze an extra 45 homes onto the estate. partly sit over a lake, supported by stilts. Noble Lakeside Park owner Keith Noble will It agreed with residents that it was an over- appeal refusal of his $10.4 million project by the development of the site, with chairman Garry government’s new Joint Region Planning Panel West saying this was clearly demonstrated by (JRPP) which was set up to approve develop- the fact that the houses had to be built out over ments worth more than $10 million. the water. Residents cheered the JRPP’s recent surprise decision to knock back the controversial canal- Rejected for multiple impacts style development after it had earlier been given It rejected the application mainly because of the green light by council’s own planners. the impacts on their amenity, flood and drain- Council’s chief planner Vince Connell said age concerns and damage to endangered eco- in a report to this week’s council meeting that logical communities in the area where the extra the NSW Department of Planning would pick 45 houses were to go. up the tab for the appeal, believed to be the first Council planners had also acknowledged in NSW. similar concerns but had recommended that the project be approved on a deferred com- ‘Limited capacity’ only mencement basis requiring Baclon to satisfy 96 He said the council could either become di- conditions. rectly involved in defending the appeal, refuse Mr Connell told this week’s council meeting to take part in the proceedings or assist only that the proponents had not yet given their with preparing conditions for any future con- grounds for an appeal but more would prob- Surfing legend sent if the Land and Environment Court up- ably be known following a telephone hook-up holds the appeal. next week. The council adopted a recommendation Cr Warren Polglase, who is employed by Mr honoured which involved the council in a ‘limited ca- Noble as a caretaker of the estate, absented him- pacity’ only and to seek reimbursement from self from the debate. Tweed-Gold Coast surfing identity Andrew McKinnon with the Bobby Brown memorial events in 1970, crediting Hawaii for their honeymoon. Lorraine the ‘freedom’ he experienced from his Perpetual Trophy at Gold Coast Surf World, Currumbin, last week where the well known Gold Coast surfer/shaper provided photos and memorabilia of surfing. Bobby Brown exhibition was launched. Photo Jeff ‘Watch Me Now I’m Going Tony Dempsey who drove him down the legend to the museum. Cronulla surfing pioneer and Down’ Dawson from the Gold Coast to Wanda Beach ‘Like Andy Irons, Bobby Brown of artist Gary Birdsall flew up espe- in his mother’s car 40 years ago to Cronulla was ahead of his time but cially from Wollongong with a new Luis Feliu assembled guests at the surfing and compete in the event. was sadly struck down in his prime. painting of his close mate who he beach culture museum that he had ‘I became the custodian of the During the sixties he was rated said could easily have been a world A crowd of more than 200 surfing been ‘totally inspired’ by Bobby Brown perpetual trophy as a result,’ he told among the best surfers in the world, champion. enthusiasts and former champions when growing up on the Gold Coast The Echo. such as Australia’s first surfing cham- Among other well known surf leg- dropped in to Gold Coast Surf World as a ‘gremmie’ and dreamt about be- Bobby Brown died, aged 20, in 1967 pions Midget Farrelly and Nat Young,’ ends attending were Cheyne Horan at Currumbin last Thursday night for ing as good a surfer. as a result of a ‘glassing’ over a game Andy said. and Richard Harvey. the launch of an exhibition featuring Andy, who plans to write a book on of pool in a Sydney pub. He and his Bobby Brown’s older brother John The exhibition is open till the end of legendary Aussie surfer Bobby Brown. the legend, said he went on to win fiancee Lorraine were planning to reminisced about his younger sibling January and then hits the road in March Host Andrew McKinnon told the the last of only three Bobby Brown marry at the end of the year and go to and how the key to his success was for other surf festivals and events. OPEN Aveo Mountain View Saturday 20th November DAY 10am - 2pm Take a tour of the grounds and see the great facilities onsite View our fully furnished display unit Enjoy free entertainment and light refreshments Australia's leading provider of retirement lifestyles ARH0005180 Call 13 aveo (13 28 36) or visit www.aveolivewell.com.au 1 Ingram Place, Murwillumbah <echowebsection=Local News> Local News Lightforce Computers Says: with Ken Sapwell We Will BEAT Apple’s Everyday Council Roundup Website & Apple Store Product PRICES* Rebates a burden Mayor offers open been given approval to stay Aged-care home set open between 10am and 12 New Products - New Price Drops says mayor door – to developers midnight seven days a week to grow Rate rebates given to the shire’s The newly elected mayor after getting initial approval for The council also approved a growing pensioner population courted more controversy 11pm three nights a week and request from a proposed 200- are imposing a serious finan- when he championed changes 10pm for the remainder. unit aged care and retirement cial burden on other ratepay- to the way councillors arrange Residents have objected to complex at Kingscliff to add an ers, says Tweed mayor Kevin closed-door briefings with de- drunken behaviour of patrons extra 25 units to increase their Skinner. velopers. and loud music but police and yield and in order to pay for the In apparent off-the-cuff He won support to change council staff say there’ve been upgrade of a stormwater sys- comments sure to raise the ire meeting rules so ‘that requests few official complaints. tem to cope with their effluent. of retirees, he told this week’s from various parties to have Cr Katie Milne tried to ex- Cr Joan van Lieshout said council meeting he was wor- an audience with councillors’ tend the trial period for a fur- opposition to such projects ried about the impact that the no longer have to be decided ther six months but staff said could result in developers be- traditional half-price rebate at council meetings. a permanent consent allowed coming an endangered species had on the council’s bottom Instead councillors will text them to impose more controls on the Tweed, adding ‘they line. or email each other about any on the pub’s operations. need to be encouraged’. Apple’s New Solid State MacBook Air ‘I’m concerned about the in- requests for private briefings credible amount of money that and their willingness or not to Reflection by the temple pool 11.6” Hi-Res Screen - Full Size Keyboard is lost to pensioner rebates,’ he attend, with general manager 2GB RAM w/64Gb or 128Gb SSD HD said in reference to the coun- Mike Rayner appointed to de- cil’s annual report revealing the cide whether the request has Wt:1kg. 64Gb $1189 – 128Gb $1439 scheme had cost $2.7 million majority support. during the year. Cr Skinner said the move Applecare Huge Price Drop! ‘It badly impacts on our was designed to speed up the AIR or MB Pro 13” was $419 Now $328! shire… we are being badly im- process but it came under fire MB Pro 15”& 17” Applecare Now $448! pacted by people moving here from Cr Katie Milne who said to retire,’ he said, adding that the subjects discussed would NEW! MS Office 2011 Home/Student council had to pay $1.35 mil- not be published until well af- lion towards the rates subsidy Single User: $169 – Three User $209 ter the event and did nothing enjoyed by pensioners with the MS Office 2011 Home /Business One User $279 to promote transparency of government paying the other council’s processes. NEW in Stock $128 half. APPLE TV He said other ratepayers paid Tavern hours Krishna, Savitri, Shamala, Asavari and Gopina enjoy a moment an extra five or six per cent extended by the garden pool near the Hare Krishna temple at the New Lightforce Computers in their rates to subsidise the Govardhana Farm in Eungella near Murwillumbah last Sunday. Authorised Reseller shire’s pensioner population. Tweed Council has given the Around 200 people attended the farm to celebrate the festival Authorised Service Provider His comments were met by a Terranora Tavern the go-ahead of the sacred cow, known as Go Puja, which included an offer- 1/10 Brigantine St. in the Arts & Industry Estate wall of silence from colleagues for extended trading hours fol- ing to colourfully decorated cows. The farm, run by the Inter- Byron Bay 6685 8796 • See Website for easy Directions apparently aware of the poten- lowing a six-month trial.

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