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Tweed Shire Echo THE TWEED what s www.tweedecho.com.au Volume 3 #35 new? Thursday, May 12, 2011 Advertising and news enquiries: Phone: (02) 6672 2280 [email protected] [email protected] CAB Page 12 21,000 copies every week AUDIT LOCAL & INDEPENDENT Tweed goes to P’ville shopping the dogs for the RSPCA centre plan goes off the boil Luis Feliu on the site and use the land for more housing. A shopping complex which residents Pottsville Residents Association from Pottsville and its booming Sea- president Chris Cherry this week told breeze housing estate had expected to Th e Echo that ‘the small-scale super- be built appears to be off the drawing market proposal is no more’. board altogether. ‘As Metricon could not get their Developer of Seabreeze, Metricon, full-line centre approved, they have recently backed off plans for even a now gone ahead with a residential small-scale supermarket on land it rezoning of this area and the blocks owns despite a lengthy and expensive are on sale or already sold,’ Ms Cherry battle to have a larger, full-line one said. approved there. Th e Queensland-based developer, ‘A major fl aw’ Kate McIntosh Bonnie and Sandy Oswald, Benny and Jeanette Whiteley and Fudge, Tori which has several major housing ‘As far as I am concerned this with- and Harvey Bishop are all looking forward to this Sunday’s Million Paws developments underway around drawal of promised local services to Tweed residents and their four-legged Walk for the RSPCA. Photo Jeff ‘Houndog’ Dawson Tweed Shire, now wants to use the residents who have bought in accord- friends will be pounding the pavement land for more housing. Th at has an- ing to the masterplan is a major fl aw this Sunday, May 15, to help raise funds their pets, with ex-RSPCA dogs and take place at Jack Bayliss Park, Marine noyed some locals who had bought in developmental legislation. for the RSPCA. their owners to lead this year’s walk. Parade, Kingscliff Beach. Registration into the estate expecting a shopping ‘Surely there should be some ac- Now in its 18th year, the Million Th ere will be a wide range of activi- opens at 9am, with the walk to get un- centre and high school would be built countability to build what you prom- Paws Walk is the RSPCA’s major an- ties on the day including dog washing, derway at 10.30am. eventually to service the fast-growing ise you will. nual fundraiser and will be held across bone toss competition and live music, All funds raised will go towards coastal township. ‘It has also happened with the land Australia at diff erent locations. Tens of as well as demonstrations by police improvements at the RSPCA’s Tweed Two years ago, the developer took initially set aside for a school there. It thousands of people and pets take part bomb-detection dogs. Heads adoption centre. on Tweed Shire Council in the Land has now been rezoned residential and in the event to help provide support for Vet services including desexing and Nationally, the RSPCA cares for and Environment Court aft er council so lost as a potential site (or at least animals in the RSPCA’s care. pet products will also be auctioned on more than 2500 animals each week knocked back its plan for a full-line been made cost prohibitive).’ Local organisers are expecting a the day. and each year investigates thousands supermarket for the land because it The state education department, turnout of more than 350 people and Th is year’s Million Paws Walk will of claims of animal neglect. didn’t fi t in with the shire’s retail strat- which decides where to build new egy. Th e court rejected the bid, but it public high school, does not have any cost ratepayers around $600,000 to plans for a high school for the Pots- Commission of inquiry on Cobaki called for defend. ville area in the near future. Last year, the developer revived Parents of school-aged children say A leading Tweed environmentalist 5,000 homes, proposed by Gold be built in the fi rst stage of the estate. the plan for a supermarket, with then there is a need now on the southern has called for a commission of inquiry Coast-based Leda Group, headed by Caldera Environment Centre’s co- mayor Warren Polglase backing Met- Tweed Coast catchment for a high into the approval of the Cobaki estate billionaire developer Bob Ell. ordinator Paul Hopkins said before ricon’s bid, saying it had to make a school and were disappointed to subdivision west of Tweed Heads as Th e concept plan for Cobaki and the meeting yesterday that he would commercial decision on whether to see land they thought had been ear- well as other major developments in Leda’s other major subdivision at call for a commission of inquiry into develop the still vacant ‘Stage 8’ land marked for a high school was set to the pipeline. Kings Forest, west of Bogangar, were major Tweed projects approved in the for housing or to keep on pursuing a be used for more housing. Last night (Wednesday) the Joint approved by former state planning past year. shopping centre. Requests by Th e Echo this week for Regional Planning Panel (JRPP), minister Tony Kelly last year. ‘Th ere are a range of issues of con- But without support from a major- Metricon’s NSW development man- was set to hear community concerns Leda recently lodged development cern not just for Cobaki but Kings ity of councillors, it decided to quietly ager Dale Scotcher to comment were about the major project for around applications for the fi rst 932 lots to continued on page 2 drop the plans for any supermarket repeatedly ignored. ABN 82 087 650 682 <echowebsection=Local News> Local News THE NEW INTEL I5 & I7 QUAD CORE IMACS Billy cart racing rolls into Tweed Kate McIntosh @ Lightforce Computers The upcoming Tweed Billy Cart Grand Prix promises to New Intel i5 & i7 Quad Core Processors* be the most fun you can have New AMD 512MB & 1GB Graphics Chips while on wheels. Event organiser Colin Lou- New ‘Thunderbolt’ Fibre Connection wen said the event is open to all sections of the community New ‘FaceTime’ High Def. Video Calls from grandfathers, families and pre-schoolers. ‘The idea of the event is for families and friends to join forces and work togeth- er on a project – the design, the scrounging of parts, the manufacture and then fi nally a chance to test it out on the track is what makes this day so special,’ he said. MC309X/A - iMac 21.5” LED w/ Intel i5 2.5GHz Quad-Core CPU. Mr Louwen encouraged 4GB Ram - 500GB HDD - AMD HG6750 512mb Graphics Chip, SDXC card reader - Thunderbolt – ($1399 Apple rrp.) people to be as creative as they $1388. wanted, with previous designs MC812X/A - iMac 21.5” LED w/ Intel i5 2.7GHz Quad-CoreCPU. Billy cart racers in action during last year’s event. Photo supplied 4GB Ram - 500GB HDD - AMD HG 6770 512mb Graphics Chip, including a coffi n on wheels, SDXC card reader - Thunderbolt – ($1698 Apple rrp.) $1688. mini bathtub, SES mini rescue best dressed team. A billy cart All profi ts from this year’s College, Hall Drive, Murwil- MC813X/A - iMac 27” LED w/ Intel i5 2.7GHz Quad-Core CPU. car, as well as a mini fi re engine box derby for pre-school stu- event will be donated to the lumbah, from 10.15am. Cash 4GB Ram - 1TB HDD - AMD HD 6770M 512MB Graphics Chip, and more traditional racer- dents is also planned. Tweed Life Education van and prizes range from $75 to more SDXC card reader - Thunderbolt – ($1949 Apple rrp.) $1935. MC814X/A - iMac 27” LED w/ Intel i5 3.1GHz Quad-Core CPU style carts. Th e Billy Cart GP started in the Volunteer Rescue Associa- than $500. 4GB Ram - 1TBHDD - AMD HD 6970M 1GB Graphics Chip, Th ere will be three main rac- 2008 as a community project tion. More information is avail- SDXC card reader - Thunderbolt – ($2299 Apple rrp.) $2289. ing events held on the 370-me- to raise funds for local charities Th e event will be held next able at www.tweedbillycartgp. Add AppleCare to any iMac for $268 $229! tre track, with a wide range of and last year attracted more Sunday, May 22, at the grounds com.au or by calling 02 6672 prizes to be won including the than 180 participants. of the Tweed Valley Adventist 2922. Lightforce Computers Right: Tweed mayor Kevin We Beat Apple’s Everyday Prices...Everyday * Skinner, general store proprie- Authorised Reseller tor Nola Crockett and Stokers Authorised Service Provider Siding and District Communi- Authorised iPad Reseller ty Association’s Peter Holmes 3/84 Centennial Circuit in the Arts & Industry Estate celebrate the village’s plastic Byron Bay 6685 8796 • See Website for easy Directions hrs: m-th 9-5 • fri 9-5 • sat 9-2 www.lightforce.com.au bag free status with Stokers * i7 Quad Core Computers available by special order only Siding Public School students. * Apple Beating prices are for cash/EFT - excludes CC Service Fees, Apple sles, refurbs, etc. Photo supplied t Accredited high quality care in a Northern Rivers home environment Family Day Care t Supported by the largest scheme in NSW t Flexible hours t Childcare benefi t available t Become a carer and work from home t Free training & fi nancial support provided Tweed villages ban the plastic bag Kate McIntosh sold in store to cover the cost Cultivating Community’, of the next order of bags.
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