THE TWEED Volume 2 #21 Thursday, February 4, 2010 JLC-=CJ;FM Advertising and news enquiries: Phone: (02) 6672 2280 eV\Z. Fax: (02) 6672 4933 [email protected] [email protected] www.tweedecho.com.au LOCAL & INDEPENDENT Creek dolphins rescued Park tenants to be given a say
Ken Sapwell said the Heritage stoush brought the non- notification of residents to a head. Residents of caravan parks and manufac- ‘I think everyone has the right to know tured home estates throughout the Tweed if a proposed development is going to affect will be informed of developments likely their lifestyle or amenity,’ he said. to impact on their lifestyle under long- ‘Caravan park residents should be just sought changes to council notification pro- as entitled as any other resident to know cedures. of anything which could impact on their The council has unanimously support- park.’ ed a push by Chinderah councillor Kevin The council has directed its staff to bring Skinner to include the shire’s estimated down a report showing how to change pro- 35,000-plus park home-owners in the com- cedures to ‘facilitate a more pro-active re- munity consultation process enjoyed by quirement for the council to advertise and other residents. directly notify the owners and residents’ of The radical policy shift will require staff the parks and estates. for the first time to include park residents in the notification process, forewarning them Council to act quickly of any major developments planned around Cr Skinner said he expected the council their homes or even in their parks. to act quickly to implement some system Park residents say the changes put them of notification, even if it was simply a re- on an equal footing as other home-owners quirement for park owners to display any in being able to object to anything which development application on a community may have a major impact on their amen- notice board. ity. ‘We haven’t yet worked out the most ef- Cr Skinner sought the changes after resi- ficient way of doing it yet but I expect some dents of the Tweed Heritage Caravan Park system in place in the near future. at Chinderah complained they had been Long-time tenants’ advocate and former left out of the loop about a nearby four-lot resident of the notorious Banora Point industrial subdivision which will create a Caravan Park, Len Hogg, welcomed the new road and destroy a natural waterway proposed changes. next to their park. ‘It’s a step in the right direction and I They say they were too late to question applaud it’, said Mr Hogg, who fears some Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation staff Erin King, left, and Emma Pearce help restrain a assertions contained in a report to the owners are gearing up to replace traditional distressed dolphin which was entangled in a net being used to herd it and another dolphin out of council, including a description of the wa- low-cost relocatable homes with upmarket Cudgen Creek on Tuesday. Photo Jeff Dawson terway, which is to be piped underground, housing previously not allowed in caravan as a drain despite it being identified in other parks. A rescue attempt on Tuesday morning to herd two The dolphin thrashed about in the net before documents as a natural waterway. ‘A lot of the residents are retired and often bottlenose dolphins out of Cudgen Creek which Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation divers As result the park owner was the only living on the pension so they are very anx- had been there for almost three weeks ended up brought it gently back to shore where it was hy- objector to the controversial development ious to preserve and protect their lifestyle as with one of them entangled in a net used to try and drated and kept calm. which some fear could be the thin edge of well as the parks they live in. shift them out. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), a wedge to turn the area around their park ‘They don’t want to be booted out by The adult, male inshore bottlenose dolphin, which which led the rescue attempt, had been monitoring into a giant industrial estate. owners who think they will be allowed to had made the deeper tidal waters under Cudgen the pod of dolphins, believed to number up to three Cr Skinner, who is surrounded by six redefine the concept of manufactured park Creek bridge home since mid January, was trapped or four at one stage, which had been unwilling to parks providing low-cost housing for up to estates by turning them into upmarket gat- in the net around 11.30am (DST). continued on page 2 2500 residents in Chinderah and Kingscliff, ed communities filled with luxury villas.’ THE GOOD GUYS TWEED HEADS SOUTH
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Owners of some of the buildings have private pon- toons off the boardwalk which have become popular with Dr Rod Whitehead youngsters and adults alike BScHon (Canada), BDSc (QLD) who use them for sunbaking, • New ownership as of July 1st - Dr Rod Whitehead diving and jumping off. • Cosmeti c Soluti ons you can trust The three pontoons are • Modern, relaxed, biocompati ble denti stry accessible to apartment resi- • ‘On the spot’ bulk billing for EPC pati ents dents, and everyone else, via • ‘On the day’ emergency appointments a gate from the boardwalk but people using the estuary for Dr Brian Tracey working Fridays swimming and boating can The privately-owned pontoons off the new boardwalk along the Cudgen Creek estuary at south 7/14 Middleton Street, Byron Bay • 02 6680 7774 simply swim up to the pon- Kingscliff are proving popular for many who use them for diving off or sunbaking, but nearby toons. residents are not amused. Photo Luis Feliu Resident Sophia Fudala, Eyeballs who has rented an apartment pontoon most of day. The gate get any peace now,’ she said. walk steps to access the estuary there for seven years, said ‘we was later retrieved from the ‘Adults and kids even ac- said he couldn’t see a problem on pages... had no problems before the river by a resident but could cess the boardwalk by coming with swimmers in the estuary boardwalk was built, now we not be fixed. down through our apartment using the pontoons to rest or With such a want our pontoon to go, even Another gate leading to blocks from Hungerford Lane, sunbake but could understand dedicated though we loved it, it is caus- the pontoon which had been they even use our (outdoor) the residents’ frustration and readership, ing too many problems’. chained up by residents had showers. conceded safety could be an The Echo is the Australia Day, Ms Fudala all its bars ripped out because ‘If there’s an accident on issue. more eff ective way to said, was the last straw after a it could not be detached by those pontoons, the owner is The 300-metre-long board- reach your customers. For group of youngsters ripped off pontoon users. liable for anything that hap- walk connects with exist- advertising enquiries please the gate leading to her apart- ‘There’s so much noise from pens. I’ve warned the kids ing boardwalks and paths at call 02 6672 2280 or email ment block and used the pri- them, skateboard riders ride jumping off but they ignored Clough Lane and Marine Pa- [email protected] vate property and the privat- up and down at six in he morn- me so we’re fighting a losing rade, making it easy to walk ing, there’s barking dogs, kids battle here,’ Ms Fudala said. or ride from Salt at South yelling and screaming, we don’t A visitor using the board- Kings cliff. SCU researcher seeks oral histories Older people living from paper based in Rosebank near While there were some trag- Tweed Heads to Kyogle who Bangalow. edies from explosions, many can share their memories of ‘I came across all of these of the designs were innovative the region’s early history are older people who had fasci- and worked quite well.’ being urged to take part in nating stories to tell,’ she said. She said that a lot of people an oral history study of the ‘Many of the stories around also had great ‘flood stories’ region. people’s experiences during to tell. Southern Cross University the Great Depression and in Theresa would like to gath- (SCU) researcher Theresa Ma- times of war were particularly er as many oral histories as son has embarked on her PhD interesting. she can and is seeking 50 peo- research project – an oral his- ‘People who lived on the ple aged 65 and over, living tory of the Northern Rivers land told me how it became in the Tweed, Byron, Ballina, – and already has a range of essential for them to learn how Lismore, Richmond Valley stories from her earlier Hon- to make their own fuel, and all and Kyogle Shire areas, who ours project. sorts of mixes were developed would like to participate in Her interest in the region’s and tested in backyard sheds. her research. history began when she was Many people also self-convert- She can be contacted on 02 editing and writing for The ed cars, buses, trucks and farm 6688 2387 or by email at there- Village Journal, a local news- machinery to run on coal gas. [email protected]. Dolphins rescued from Cudgen Creek continued from page 1 NPWS Tweed area manager and transport them to the river leave the estuary in the past Nathan Oliver said that despite and released. few weeks. the hiccup with the entangle- The dolphins were expected At least two of the dolphins ment, the rescue went well, to meet up with the rest of their had been sighted in the estuary with the first dolphin taken by pod at sea shortly after their every day and the marine mam- road to Fingal Head where it release. mals had become a popular at- was released into the Tweed NPWS spokesman Law- traction for locals and visitors River. rence Orel said both mammals alike with many taking photos The second adult male dol- seemed to be in good health. from the shore or bridge. An phin was eventually netted He said it was also assumed exclusion zone was marked off later in the afternoon and also the dolphins in the creek were near the bridge and jumping released into the Tweed River. a mother and calf spotted ear- off the bridge was prohibited as Originally, the pod of dol- lier but they had apparently left it stressed the dolphins. phins was set to be herded out the creek during the weekend. An attempt to herd the to sea using nets and rescue The dolphins are believed to mammals out to sea ten days workers but it was later de- have first made their way into ago was unsuccessful. cided to bring them into shore the creek while chasing fish. 2 February 4, 2010, 2009 The Tweed Shire Echo
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Nick Williams’s letter to The promises. It has refused to ac- Echo of January 28 was timely Teachers are incensed at Gillard’s insistence on ranking schools. knowledge the harm done by – printed on the same day that Phil Cullen is one of them. unfair and simplistic compari- Ms Julia Gillard spread her sons between schools. cur ious website in her ever- who-must-be-obeyed will not As Nick Williams says, the ‘Parents should join with persistent desire to disman- tell schools which subjects to league tables are fundamen- teachers in boycotting the na- tle the public school system. throw out and which to steal tally flawed. Prismatically rot- tional literacy and numeracy Watch for her next trick. time from. ten, no matter which direction tests next May by withdrawing I am told that the poorer This is possible in a primary one looks at them, they have their students from the tests.’ performing schools have a red school where the three Rs – already been used to demonise (SOS media release, January flag so that we can blow rasp- Repetition, Repetition, Repeti- schools and some schools have 29.) berries at anyone associated tion – can be conducted dur- felt extreme shame at having Some hope! Mary McKillop, with them, and, if our kids go ing the time presently given to been red-flagged. where are you when we need there, shift them. languages other than English, ‘League tables neglect unique you? National testing (NAPLAN) music, art, physical education school achievements, inter alia, was introduced in 2008 in a and the other more vulnerable brilliant creative arts activities, ■ Phil Cullen, who lives at Ruddy-blush with obvious learnings. innovative remedial learning Banora Point, was a primary ‘malice-before-thought’. The If you want your children and welfare systems, or a fan- school teacher/principal for introduction of fear-driven to like learning things, don’t tastic sport program’, as Nick 23 years. He is a former Di- testing was encouraged by a set your hopes too high. Bang, says. rector of Primary Education, lawyer from New York, who crash methods are the quickest, One can be sure that move- Queensland, former President, instructed Gillard not to brook even if the kids come to hate ments are being made to make Gold Medallist and Fellow of any adverse comment from the subject. They’ll do better sure that subject associations Australian Council for Educa- teachers or the public. Naomi on the test. Schools just have to don’t say anything about their tional Leadership (ACEL), and Wolff calls this a ‘fascist shift’, try. Their reputation is at stake. areas of expertise. It could hap- Fellow of the Australian Col- but let’s not go there. Who wants a red flag? The federal government’s school ranking system: just go to pen if professionalism at all lev- lege of Education (ACE). Mr Then the normally timid, It will be more difficult in www.myschool.edu.au and input the name of your school… els of schooling is revisited, but, Cullen is also the co-author, passive, pussy-footed teachers secondary schools since the again, don’t hold your breath. with Dr Keith Tronc, of Quality dared to vote unanimously on allocation of time is so fixed. schools, she will try to have her also members of the profession- Parents’ associations are up- Education and School and Com- a professional [non-industrial] Something has to be done to way. May, when the national al Australian Primary Principals set. Save Our Schools, Canber- munity, co-author with Prof issue, prompted by their nor- increase time allocations. Af- literacy and numeracy tests are Association, much like having a ra, suggests ‘…the government W. Bassett and Lloyd Logan mal concerns for kids and their ter all, the more one practises scheduled to take place, should developer on a shire council. has been totally hypocritical of Australian Primary Schools curriculum. This alone is a mir- a task, be it hitting golf balls, be a tumultuous month. Will Principals’ professionalism is and intransigent on reporting and their Principals and sole acle as it has never happened kicking goals, or swimming teachers stick to their guns, or about to be truly tested. school results. It made false author of Back to Drastics. before in our history. Another faster, the better one gets. will they be controlled in some miracle will be required for This year should not be a fashion that we may never them to stick to their resolve. good year for teaching. Con- learn about? Council to explain its water strategies There will be pressure. trolled by a domineering min- Gillard already has the Pri- Tweed Shire Council is putting the sessions were in response ment,’ Mr Oxenham said. Primary school timetables ister, aided and abetted herself mary Principals Association on three public information to a request from the Tweed The sessions will be held next are about to be reorganised, by folk who know little to where she wants them. Some, sessions this month aimed at District Water Augmentation Wednesday, February 10, at but one can wager that she- nothing about what happens in who are on her committee, are improving the community’s Community Working Group, the South Sea Islander Room, understanding of the two main which believed council ‘needed Tweed Heads Civic Centre, issues related to the shire’s wa- to more clearly explain that re- Brett Street, Tweed Heads ter supply. ducing water use is the basis of from 2pm to 7pm; Thursday, A council spokesperson said its water supply strategy and February 18, at the Canvas and SOLAR HOT detailed information would provides the foundation for any Kettle, Murwillumbah Civic be available at the sessions on of the four water supply options Centre, Tumbulgum Road, the steps council was taking currently being looked at’. Murwillumbah from 2pm-7- to reduce water consumption ‘We’re hoping the informa- pm; and Tuesday, February 23, through its demand manage- tion available at these sessions at the Pottsville Environment WATER REBATES ment strategies and the four will assist residents or other Centre, Centennial Drive, shortlisted options to increase parties with their submissions Pottsville from 2pm to 7pm. the Tweed’s water supply. on the two key supply and For more information visit Council’s natural resources demand strategies currently www.tweed.nsw.gov.au and STILL AVAILABLE director David Oxenham said on exhibition for public com- click on ‘What’s on exhibition’. ■ $1,600 Federal rebate INDIGENOUS HERITAGE ASSESSMENT STILL AVAILABLE INVITATION TO REGISTER INTEREST ■ $1,034 Federal REC1 incentive North Byron Parklands proposes to develop lands at Yelgun to provide a venue for STILL AVAILABLE a limited number of cultural events, including the annual Splendour in the Grass music festival. 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Luis Feliu Kingscliff Ratepayers and cause of the great geographical ‘Also, having a combined FURNITURE DESIGN STUDIO Progress Association, said the location. Gold Coast Premier League One of the Tweed’s fastest relocation was set to help the ‘Our club is growing so fast, team called the Tweed Valley growing sport clubs, Kingscliff club grow much bigger. already we have 400 kids with Kings made up of our club and District Football Club, will ‘We’re all quite excited, the teams catering for ages five to the Murwillumbah and Ba- soon have a new home after fields are at the front of the 55, and the biggest growth area nora Point football clubs gives outgrowing its old one. Kings Forest development, so in our club is women, we have a pathway for the juniors and The club, formerly known when people arrive they will three senior women’s teams raises the standard for our chil- as Kingscliff District Soccer drive past our club,’ Peter said. this year. dren,’ he said. Club (the Wolves), will begin ‘It’s going to really boost our ‘Football, or soccer as it was Sign on for this season is on relocation to new fields at De- club, we’ve outgrown where known, has matured quite a bit next Wednesday, February 10, pot Road, near the entrance to we are now at Reg Dalton and is truly the world game, in from 6pm-8pm and on Satur- the proposed new township of Oval and are overlapping with our club we hear so many dif- day, February 13, from 4pm-6- Kings Forest, next season. other sports for training and ferent accents, French, Timor- pm at Reg Dalton Oval. For info CUSTOM BUILT FURNITURE ~ KITCHENS ~ BATHROOMS ~ ARCHITECTURAL JOINERY Tweed Shire Council will match days so it’s become a bit ese, German, it’s beautiful. call Peter on 02 6674 1483. PHONE: 02 6684 6956 / 0413 259 402 WWW.UNLEASHEDFURNITURE.COM.AU transform the old tip site on overcrowded. 20 acres into a modern sports ‘This site has opportunities ground, using $1.3 million of for training camps because Huge thanks to James developer infrastructure con- it’s close to accommodation at Solarwise Hot Water! tributions. at Casuarina etc. A Korean James gave clear professional New club president Peter under-14 team came out last advice. The system is operating Gladwin, a community stal- year and stayed there. We’ll be perfectly and we have not needed wart and former head of the able to host touring teams be- to boost it since it was installed. Thank you for an excellent job Directory for older people and your continued service after installation - the high quality of the A free directory of services was available from the govern- system and workmanship is a credit providing important informa- ment and where to go for it was tion for older people and their very important for older Aus- to you and your team James! families on accessing aged care, tralians and their families. Sandra and Paul Flannery, Carool. legal rights, finance and health Copies are available through right action – right system has been released by the federal the Aged Care Information CALL NOW government. Line on 1800 500 853, by call- Richmond MP and Minister ing a Commonwealth Respite James McLaughlan for Ageing, Justine Elliot this and Carelink Centre on 1800 week launched The Directory 052 222, or through Centrelink 6679 4210 for Older People 2010, saying offices. It is also online at www. 100% SATISFACTION LIFETIME GUARANTEE www.solarwisehotwater.com.au that knowing what assistance health.gov.au. Calling all employers… Like many non-metropolitan areas, the Tweed suffers from a rate of unemployment that tends to be higher than the Two collaboratincollaborating businesses providing a national average. The problem of course is the frenzied emphasis on growth. complete range of non-toxic , eco-friendly The Tweed population fattens up steadily by four per cent per paints & wood finishes, interior design, and annum, while the rest of the state is hard put to achieve a one per cent growth rate. Neither economic nor social infrastruc- sustainable building & living products. ture can keep up with that surge in people. In other words jobs, like transport, police and hospitals, are in short supply. Now The Echo cannot make jobs (apart from the ones we’ve created simply by existing!), but we can help put employers k ate manning and job-seekers in touch with each other. As a community service we have opened our classifieds to people with jobs to interiorsors forfo sustainable living advertise. If you are a private business with a job vacancy to fill just fax the details to us on 6672 4933 and we will put you in Open 8am - 5pmm Monday to Friday, 9am - 1pm SaturdaySaturd the classies for free! Please keep your listing brief (say 20 words max) and Shops 4 & 5 / 18 Centennial Circuit, Byron Arts & Industry Park remember our deadline is noon on Wednesday. Let’s try to get ,BUF.BOOJOH1IPOFt1BJOUFE&BSUI1IPOFUF.BOOJOH1I t1BJOUFE&BSUI1IPOFttwwww.house-paint.com.aouse-paint.com.au the shire moving in the right direction!
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Letters to the Editor Fax: 6672 4933 Email: [email protected] Park clearing without development approval Deadline: Noon, Tuesday ■ I write in regards to last week’s tercourse fed by the drainage watercourse is diverted through is a significant departure from are clearly visible; where once Letters longer than 200 words may be cut and pseudonyms are not article which reported council’s canal and lake overflow runs council land, who will pay? the style of the original devel- we could not see people walk- acceptable. Please include your full general manager stating that along the northeast boundary Another point put forward opment. The developer himself ing there, we can now also see name, address and phone number. our mayor had communicated for about 120 metres before it in my submission was that the said in a newspaper article it their little dogs and what breed with staff regarding the Noble turns north and makes its way development does not meet the would be ‘like nothing else in they are! The ‘Disastrous Seven’ Park development, saying Cr to the Tweed River. Mr Noble criteria to claim existing use Australia’. Is the clearing of those trees One of the highlights of my Polglase made preliminary has told residents this section rights. Under the Act the coun- John Mulligan legal? Can they be destroyed week is reading The Echo. The inquiries about incorporating of the creek will be filled in to cil can only grant approval if Kingscliff without council approval? Can highlight was ruined by Back- some council-owned land into build a section of the internal the modification is of minimal a developer and his manager burner, which reported that the development. road and the creek flow di- environmental impact. This ■ Remember the once-beau- start preparation for a develop- seven councillors had voted for I believe I can elaborate on verted though the adjoining will have a major impact. tiful nature walk at Noble ment even before the DA goes a 55 per cent pay increase (no, this. Council owns a parcel council land. The consent authority must Lakeside Park? You wouldn’t into council? Would a mayor/ not for the council workers! For of land adjoining the devel- This raises some questions. also be satisfied that the de- recognise it now. At least half manager and his developer themselves, silly). opment and the park owner Why would council consider velopment is substantially the the trees have been removed in boss have such overt confi- This was so wrong. Katie needs to use part of that land to sacrificing a portion of its land same as the development for preparation for a development dence to go ahead as it were Milne voted against. Instead she complete his development. to accommodate a private de- which the consent was origi- not yet approved. fait accompli? indicated the ‘troughies’ should In my submission to coun- velopment in which the mayor nally granted. The develop- It is so spacey on that side of Roma Newton do more to earn their present cil I stated: The natural wa- has a pecuniary interest? If the ment of these villas-over-water the lake, the paddocks beyond Noble Lakeside Park income. (Perhaps then they our council has with both these Better meals on wheels tem and would prefer to have future, and transport cost will Koala, as well as thousands of would be too busy to get on her developments. A couple of nice It is generally agreed that the meals prepared in the kitchens then be added to these meals, animal lovers across the shire back at every opportunity.) eco villages is one thing, and best choice for the care of older of their local hospitals. Nour- which are unsatisfactory for have contributed to this won- What gives with these people? would not be so bad. This is the people is to stay in their homes ishing food well prepared and the cost and quality now. derful step forward. Congratu- They guzzle ratepayer funded direct opposite of that. It is like as long as possible with as appetising is essential for the Patricia Albanese lations to our councillors and booze, try to grab more loot, nothing we have ever seen be- much support as the commu- health of older people, and also Murwillumbah Tweed Shire Council staff for refuse to disclose individual ex- fore on the Tweed. nity can reasonably offer. for patient and nursing staff in their response to community penses, resist publishing infor- I strongly urge the people Part of this support is the our hospitals. Koala gratitude concern about our rapidly van- mation, run what seems to be of Tweed Heads especially to concept of ‘Meals on Wheels’ The preparation of nourish- Well done, to all the koala ishing local koalas. Now we can a star-chamber gagging process make their thoughts known and this is the subject of this ing meals would be better if lovers across the shire! The make a plan to save them. and generally treat ratepayers as to the state government. After letter. A few enquiries have done locally. It would create Tweed Shire councillors have In other good news, the (moronic?) milch cows. all, they will be right on top shown that the quality and extra local jobs and it would be voted unanimously to support Treasures of the Tweed mural With six ‘troughies’ plus of you. The residents of Tugun price of these meals in unsat- easier to see that the quality of the Koala Plan of Management along the levy bank in Murwil- Machiavelli, it looks like we’ve are absolutely appalled at the isfactory; they are both over the food was of a higher stan- that was so urgently needed for lumbah is about to have koalas ended up with a Green Queen thought of going backwards priced and not appetising. dard than patients and older their survival. included in it. They certainly versus the ‘Disastrous Seven’. A in their traffic situation. It will Further discussion has led to citizens are now receiving. I would like to thank every- are one of our treasures and sort of Malice in Developerland do much worse things to us. If the fact that meals in our lo- Another issue to consider is one who has been so support- I am sure this will be a very scenario. you use those waterways, look cal hospitals are also prepared the price of oil, now and in the ive of the koalas in so many popular inclusion. Mushrooms anyone? lively if you want to keep them by the same group operating future. The price of a barrel of ways. All the members of Team Jen Hayes Frank Ball nice. out of Casino. Many people, oil at present is $85 and its real Koala and the Friends of the Murwillumbah Tweed Heads Lisa Townsend both patients and hospital staff, value is $250 a barrel. It will Cobaki Lakes comment Murwillumbah are not satisfied with this sys- therefore rise considerably in Thankfully, four councillors Do you have cared enough about the Tweed and your community to vote Ozone Street wildlife threatened to ask the state government for ■ Forty-four species of birds, serve contains a tidal waterway Ozone Street waterway trees room for our more community consultation five reptiles and three amphib- with established vegetation up that the council will clear for for the Cobaki Lakes develop- ians within a limited fauna to some 40 years of age. This this road development. ment proposal that is currently survey. waterway has a direct connec- As quoted from the Slater students? up for approval. I would like to It is my opinion that inad- tion with the Tweed River in Field Guide to Australian thank Crs Kevin Skinner, Bar- equate safeguards are proposed an area protected and known Birds they are ‘uncommon A large number of students commencing study in 2010 ry Longland, Katie Milne and for the Ozone Street, Chinde- to be the habitat of threatened to rare’ residents. From the will soon be seeking suitable residential accommodation Joan van Lieshout for their very rah, road construction/indus- species and an important fish- Readers Digest Complete in private homes, units, fl ats and rental houses. welcome support of the com- trial subdivision development, eries habitat. Book of Australian Birds: ‘The If you have room to spare or a dwelling to rent out, munity. particularly considering the This is just part of the infor- population on the east coast please contact: Comment time for Kings For- proposal to treat acid sulfate mation in a report to council is now in dangerously low University Accommodation Services est has now closed, but Cobaki (02) 6620 3220 soil on site, lack of an environ- by their own specialist plan- numbers due to clearing of its or submit your listing at: Lakes (by the same company) mental management plan and ner/ecologist. Have they read it habitat. Marbled Frogmouths www.scu.edu.au/services/accommodation still has a short time left to proximity to the river adjacent or ignored it? I would go with are sedentary birds, pairing comment. If you are wonder- to areas containing mangroves, ignored it. permanently and holding to ing what all the fuss is about, a seagrass and salt marsh, fish Caroline Armitage the same territory of perhaps good place to start is with TSC nursery breeding ground and Chinderah little more than a few hectares submission to the state govern- where a number of threatened all the year round.’ ment on the council website. fauna species have occurred. ■ We have four Marbled Frog- Lynda Mack
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