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Elliot slams legal centre budget cuts Labor MP for Richmond Justine “The Legal Centre provides free advice Ms Elliot said. Elliot has condemned the Turnbull and services to individuals and groups Community Legal Centres help Government for slashing funding for the in financial hardship, subject to unfair hundreds of thousands of people around Northern Rivers Legal Centre. discrimination, victims of domestic Australia in need of free legal assistance Funding cuts of nearly $180,000 mean violence, people losing their employment, who do not qualify for Legal Aid. They that from 1st July the Tweed office and separating families and many others are on the frontline in the battle against its outreach services at Pottsville and who rely on these services to access domestic violence and assist people with Murwillumbah will be forced to close. justice. These are some of the most problems as diverse as Centrelink debt, “Northern Rivers Legal Centre and disadvantaged in our community. tenancy disputes and employment issues. its dedicated staff have been helping our “I’m calling on the Turnbull Labor delivered Community Legal local community since 1996 and now government to reverse these cruel cuts as Centres a funding injection worth more their funding is going to be cut by 23 per a matter of urgency. Vulnerable people in than $70 million over four years. Now cent, which will seriously jeopardise its our region are at risk, and I will continue the Turnbull Government is slashing this ability to operate. to fight to have this funding restored,” important community funding. Boomerang bags are sew sustainable Cr Adam Guise Cr Vanessa Ekins’ Photo: Heather Dunn selfie with many sewers and the first bag nimbin building materials AT THE MILL FARM For a broad range of new and new seconds at very competitive prices In order to reduce single use plastic bags, a group of keen sewers is meeting every fortnight in Lismore to sew reusable fabric • Hardwoods, flooring, decking, pine 50 Gungas Road, shopping bags. These bags will be available for free outside major retail outlets and anywhere else shopkeepers will display them. framing, weatherboards, lining boards, Open Mon-Nimbin 500 bags are needed to start the distribution. A production line was set up, and you can almost see the sweat on their brows. architraves, skirting boards, doors Fri 8am-4pm, • Steel posts, roofing, guttering, windows Sat 8am-noon • Sand & gravel, roadbase, cement, gas • Polypipe and Philmac fittings & valves • Animal feeds, hay, garden supplies & plant nursery Kyogle Council notebook Phone Ralph 6689-1206, 0429-048-808 New GM appointed exhibition featuring photos, Kyogle Councillors paintings, patchwork quilts, undertook a merit based woodcrafts, handicrafts, selection process to recruit a glass beads, Indigenous art, Debbie Guest new general manager and as sound engineering displays, most people now know, the digital media displays and Civil Marriage successful applicant was Mr more, with workshops for Celebrant Graham Kennett. the kids. There was even a Graham has now been painted horse! Phone: 02 6689-0089 appointed to the position I’d like to acknowledge by Cr Danielle Mulholland, Mobile: 0427-975-650 and I’d like to extend my associated with the Vilya de Tozser and congratulations to him on Mayor of Kyogle blueberry processing facility. Donna Van Leeuwen for email: debgceleb@yahoo.com.au achieving the top job. I look Council will be contacting their organisation and co- www.debbieguest.com forward to working with Recovery funding at a residents to discuss the ordination of the festival, debbieguest.blogspot.com.au him on local and regional cost of $440,000. Almost impact and timing of these entertainment and food. issues. $300,000 from Blackspot works. Community spirit is alive Contact me to discuss your requirements Funding will be spent on and well in Kyogle and all Tabulum roadworks various works along the Arts Festival our villages. We’ve had a We have some good news for northern end of Tabulam The Bonalbo Art Festival great start to 2017 and I the people of Tabulam with Road, and $220,000 held on 11th and 12th hope to see this continue! Nimbin up to $1 million being spent has been allocated for February was a great success. on Tabulam Road. reconstruction of the Artists from across the Kyogle Council: 6632-0214 Servo Daleys Bridge will be southern end as well as region showcased some Danielle.Mulholland@kyogle. 02 6675-7906 replaced under Roads to developer–funded works outstanding works with the nsw.gov.au • Fuel, oils, automotive needs, ice, gas refills & Swap’n’Go • Nimbin Bakery pies & sausage rolls, drinks, icecreams • Bread & milk, newspapers, cigarettes, Nabropure water • Stock food, horse & cattle food, lucerne, pet food & bones Open 7 days: Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, W/E 8am-5pm, Pub Hols 8am-4pm Living simply Indonesia is a democracy to our north liberal democracy. Our aspiration to with universal suffrage, voting age live under that kind of system is part of 17 and public health. It’s a majority why Australia is a great place to live. Muslim country. Women vote, women A desire for diversity and democracy have access to education and equality are beautiful beliefs that display before the law. As in our country there humility and respect for others, these is inequality between the sexes; there is are ideas we should be proud of. wage inequity and exploitation but it’s Not all our beliefs are so beautiful. not Islam that’s driving that any more The worst of our beliefs is that our than Christianity is driving our gender society must keep growing for us to Return of the Loon inequalities. Isis and Islam are as survive. That we just need more stuff by Laurie Axtens different as the KKK and Catholicism. to be happy. The very opposite is true. On the very top of the Isis hit list What is required is a revolution in need, how many cars, how many shoes, is Australia’s Grand Mufti. I’m not our way of thinking about resources. clothes, wide screen TVs? It’s not an trying to sell you on any religion but I We need a society focused on the infinite earth we’re using up. implore you don’t be gulled into hating maintenance of what we have rather More than anything we must start any religion; be it Judaism or Islam or than avaricious consumerism. Our by recalling and returning to the old Conditions Apply. Bring this coupon to the store: Christianity. The notion of religious resources are limited and we need to saying – live simply so that others may 122 Walker Street Casino freedom is part of the definition of a accept that. How many houses do you simply live. Page 10 The Nimbin GoodTimes March 2017 nimbin.goodtimes@gmail.com From the mayor’s desk by Isaac Smith, Lismore City Council t was great to see many in the Nimbin community Iturn out for the Chamber of Commerce meeting with council last month. I was joined by Councillors Battista, Cook, Lloyd, Bird, Marks, Ekins and Guise, to hear directly from the Chamber and others about priorities for the community. Our council recognises the significant role Nimbin plays. We covered a lot of issues including the regular inclusions at any community meeting; roads, footpaths so it does not have to come keep them here with a vision. and parking, of course all to council. But even when it Does Nimbin need a On the same with a Nimbin spin. There is does, council has no power signature tree? We are going certainly an acknowledgement to stop it. It is just seen as out to consult with our from Council that some a consultative measure to community about the use of a immediate footpath work is meet project commitments signature tree or trees across Kevin Hogan MP required, with a longer term during the planning phase. the LGA and we would like PAGE plan to address the town Issues around mobile and Member for Page your input. Many people footpath network. broadband towers are would know our local garden t was great to catch up with multinational tax avoidance in the world. Other issues included the almost exclusively dealt with guru Phil Dudman, so when Luke Summ, Caroline Todd, Sam I need for changes to signage through those constructing he propsed that Lismore look Bernard, Michael Balderstone, Elsbeth ountry of Origin labelling legislation around parking and camping, the tower, so they talk with into this idea, it was well Jones and Simonetta Z (pictured) while was passed by Parliament last year. C but also village signs for landholder and community supported at Council. This is they were in Canberra recently. We had Very soon, you will begin to notice clearer more general tourist use. members talk to them. IF a great example of long term a good talk about the importance of the labels in the supermarket telling you Council is supporting the you have concerns about medicinal use of cannabis. I have heard where food comes from, and where it was thinking, something Council Chamber in adding under communications towers numerous stories from members of our packaged. has not done well in the past. awning lighting to improve you need to speak with community with debilitating illnesses who We are looking at putting in unding applications have opened for security in the village. And want access to medicinal cannabis to help the company building place a project that will not the Federal Government’s Festivals I am personally going to relieve their chronic pain and improve the F them about locations and be evident for a generation.