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Hospitals Sell-Off Plans Hosed Down THE BYRON SHIRE NorthernRivers Volume 28 #45 Tuesday, April 22, 2014 best kept Phone 02 6684 1777 secrets Fax 02 6684 1719 [email protected] [email protected] www.echo.net.au 16–17 CAB 23,200 copies every week AUDIT WE’RE ON A GRIDLOCKED ROAD TO NOWHERE Inside Game of Gridlock Bluesfest Enrolments At the fl icks Byron Shire this NSW political grappling photoganza for Term 2 with J C Council Notices week unknowns – p11 – p13 – p19 – p18 – p24 Pages 37–38 Happy 25th Hospitals sell-off Bluesfest! plans hosed down Hans Lovejoy where where non-clinical staff were privately employed and public hospi- Will the newly appointed NSW pre- tals were privately built and managed. mier push ahead with privatising But Mr Page told The Echo, ‘Th is the state’s hospitals? is classic Secord scare campaign While that remains to be seen, bullshit.’ minister for north coast, Don Page (Nationals), says his party – which Scare campaign: Page shares government with the Liberals ‘Th e fact is that private hospitals – ‘does not support the privatisation and public hospitals have been part of public hospitals.’ of our health system for more than His response came as NSW La- 100 years. bor shadow minister for the north ‘In our own area we have St Vin- coast, Walt Secord, called on north cent’s (Lismore), John Flynn (Cool- coast Nationals MPs Geoff Provest angatta), and Ballina Day Surgery (Tweed), Don Page (Ballina), (Tamar St Ballina), which are pri- Thomas George (Lismore) and vate health facilities. Chris Gulaptis (Clarence) to reject ‘Th ey supplement and comple- outright any possible privatisation ment our public hospitals. Th e Na- of the state’s public hospitals. tionals have no intention of privatis- Newly appointed NSW premier ing our public hospitals. Th ere are This year’s crowds were not only treated to exceptional music but stunning Q See Sharon Shostak’s Mike Baird has given public sup- some circumstances where it can be weather. Police also reported a well-behaved crowd with no arrests. Just documentary about Bluesfest port for the privatisation of public benefi cial to have a private compo- one of the many performers was Buddy Guy – at 78, he’s got more energy, at hospitals, and told Fairfax media he nent to a public hospital. charisma and talent than most people half his age. Photo Jeff Dawson – www.echo.net.au/?p=92823 supports Western Australia’s model continued on page 3 NSW energy and resources MP attempts to paint protesting Bentley residents as ‘extremists’ Staff reporters sioner and representatives of Richmond Val- Mr Gaillard told The Echo that Mr Rob- anything like this before and most of them are ley, Lismore and Kyogle councils in Casino. erts and senator Scott McDonald were in- baffl ed as to why the government plans to send Did Wednesday’s whirlwind stopover and But when Mr Roberts emerged from the troduced to extremists Robert Lowry, who’s up to 400 police up here to assist this specula- media release by new resources and energy meetings he denounced protesters, saying they from a dairy farming family of 150 years; Ross tive mining company,’ Mr Gaillard said. MP Anthony Roberts allay fears of mining in had ‘continuously entered Peter Graham’s prop- Joseph, who is the former CEO of St Vincent’s the northern rivers? erty illegally and caused deliberate damage’. Hospital, and his wife Rosemary; Peter and Beyond the political cycle Probably not, as the minister instead used A subsequent media release from Mr Rob- Meg Nielsen, who are beef farmers just up the Minister Roberts told the group that the Lib- his visit to discredit anyone who opposes the erts dubbed gasfi eld opponents as ‘extremists’. road; Ken Curtis, who lives within two kilo- eral government ‘inherited the position of these government’s fossil fuel expansion agenda. It was only aft er those meetings, and in metres of the drill site, and Charlie Wilkinson, gas licences from the last Labor government’. He fl ew up last week to discuss ‘community front of TV cameras, that Mr Roberts agreed who is an immediate neighbour. In return the community representatives concerns’ with Metgasco staff , Clarence MP to meet with aff ected residents and Lock the ‘Most of the people who met with him are told the minister they were ‘seeking a political Chris Gulaptis, the land and water commis- Gate spokesperson Ian Gaillard. grandparents, most of them have never done continued on page 3 Local News North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au Billycarts Have your say on development plans needed – draft Byron DCP now on exhibition Byron Shire Council’s draft tives and development con- native vegetation or habitat is Byron Shire Development trols that form Council’s local to be disturbed or removed. for May 18 Control Plan (DCP 2014) is planning policy when used in ‘Th e new requirements will out on public exhibition un- conjunction with the LEP.’ also help guide development derby til May 16. and inform restoration in sen- Council’s team leader stra- New chapters sitive areas where vegetation is tegic planning, Alex Caras, Mr Caras said that along proposed to be removed. said the draft DCP 2014 with ensuring that the draft provides detailed design DCP aligned with the Draft Recognising guidelines and controls for Byron LEP 2014, there are Byron Shire ‘to ensure well also a number of new chap- revegetation designed, quality land use ters within the planning ‘Plus the new chapter and development’. document. aims to improve connec- Under the Byron local Th e new chapters include tivity of habitats across our planning framework, the Lo- landscape, assist with devel- The annual Billy Cart Derby is nearly upon us – event organiser Tony Heeson says now’s buffers and minimising cal Environment Plan (LEP) opment on land containing the time to get cracking and make yours for May 18. For schedule of events and rules visit land-use conflicts, accom- and Development Control www.bangalowbillycart.com.au. Photo from previous derby by Jeff Dawson modation in urban village koala habitat and recognise Plan (DCP) provide the basis and special purpose zones, past revegetation and resto- Th e main street of Bangalow Th ere’s is a category to suit the Grand Parade at 12.30pm. for development assessment. provisions for cycling, access ration activities undertaken becomes a race track on Sun- everyone – entrants from fi ve Any groups wanting to enter ‘The LEP establishes the and mobility, plus a chapter on private land.’ day May 18 when the annual years upwards and billy carts contact Libby Lund-McDon- overarching local planning on how planning can allevi- A summary of the new Bangalow Billy Cart Derby in traditional, home-grown, ald 0427 918 400. policy of Council, focusing ate impacts from mosquitoes chapters and the key changes gets rolling. novelty and professional cat- on the permissibility of land and biting midges. in the draft DCP is available It’s time to get your carts egories, to name a few. Vollies needed uses in diff erent areas of the ‘Of signifi cance is a new on Council’s website www. ready for the pre-race in- Th e celebrity race is always Volunteers are also needed Shire and development stan- chapter on the natural en- byron.nsw.gov.au under pub- spection from 7am on the good fun with Mandy Nolan on the day and you can get dards that direct land use out- vironment, which includes lic exhibitions. day. Carts need to have good organising some well-known sign-up forms at the post of- comes,’ Mr Caras said. fl ora and fauna information Council planning staff are brakes, safe steering and names to race down the hill. fi ce or the newsagency. ‘Th e DCP provides a great- requirements to be submit- available on 6626 7126. weigh less than 75kg. A highlight of the day is Bangalow Billy Cart Derby er level of detail in relation to ted with development appli- Once the public exhibi- is one of Australia’s largest the delivery of development cations on land with certain tion period has ended, all derbies, with over 240 entries outcomes and incorporates features (eg, within 100m of submissions will be reported last year. a variety of planning objec- a wetland or estuary) or when to Council for consideration. ‘Failure of governance’ over West Byron, claims residents’ group Th e Byron Residents’ Group is undertaken. Byron Shire of traffi c the development of kind of traffi c numbers are to say they are concerned of a Council’s own 2009 traffic West Byron is likely to gener- be expected from the West By- failure of governance over the study Scoping Report – MR545 ate is a key issue for Byron Bay ron development.’ proposed West Byron devel- Strategic Study assessed that and essential information is An RMS spokesperson CREEK REHABILITATION WORKSHOP opment owing to the NSW the development of West By- still required to be able to de- told The Echo their depart- Date: Sunday 4 May 2014 Roads and Maritime Services’ ron would result in a 12.6 per termine if the proposed road ment ‘assessed traffi c model- (RMS) failure to adequately cent growth in traffi c rather upgrades would cope with it. ling provided for the devel- Time: 9.30 – 11.30am review the developers’ claims. than the eight per cent now ‘Byron Residents’ Group opment and is satisfi ed with Location: Timber Slab Factory, Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby According to the group, claimed by the developers. believes the community has methodology used by the Wear: Sunsafe clothes covered shoes and mosquito the RMS has not critically re- ‘Similarly a 2011 report by the right to know just what consultant.’ repellent viewed the traffi c assumptions CRG Traffi c and Transport En- made by the developers, sim- gineering Consultants applied RSVP: Bela by 2 May, as numbers are limited.
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