No. 31,158 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 www.bdtruth.com.au PRICE $1.30* SUN: MON: TUE: FULL REPORT: BROKEN HILL TODAY: 43° 35° 32° 28° PAGE 14 Weir push fails Page 2 ORL scores help Jessica Byrne shows off the 2015 St Pat’s poster featuring Pro Hart’s iconic dragonfly design. The countdown is on to next year’s race meeting which celebrates 50 years. Page 24 FULL REPORT PAGE 6. PICTURE: Darrin Manuel OPEN ALL HOURS Push for Boxing Day, Easter Sunday trading ple including workers, religious prefer to stay home with their Then more will open, and more “Another Liberal MP believed By Craig Brealey leaders and MPs that called on families. again,” Mr Smith told the BDT. his family’s right to go shopping Parliament to protect workers However, the Shop, Distributive He said shop workers had already outweighed retail workers’ right The Boxing Day and Easter from being made to work over and Allied Employees’ Association lost their Australia Day and New to family time on these days. It’s Sunday holidays could be taken Christmas. NSW Secretary, Bernie Smith, Year’s Day public holidays in what amazing how out of touch these away from shop workers in Broken Hill businesses have says that if holidays keep get- he described as an insidious move ideas are. NSW next year. long had the right to trade on any ting taken away from the shoppies to change our culture. “We’re calling on NSW MPs not State Parliament this week day of the year. This is because it is then eventually everyone will suf- He said NSW Liberal MPs had to ruin Christmas for thousands began debating whether to main- classified as a tourist town. fer, including the business owners made it very clear in the debate of workers and their families by tain restrictions on trading over the But few shops open on Boxing themselves. this week what they wanted. allowing trading on the last few Christmas break. Day, for example, because there “Once they see everyone else “Some of the MPs argued that remaining public holidays. The debate was triggered by are no customers about; most peo- opening, they will feel that they it’s just about choice, but what a petition signed by 12,000 peo- ple, including the shop owners, have to open as well to compete. choice are they leaving workers? Continued Page 2 MATTRESS TRUCK SALE ALL STOCK 40–60% OFF RETAIL PRICE! SAT & SUN ONLY Double Spring Mattress* Queen Pillowtop* King Latex Pillowtop* Queen Visco Pillowtop* Queen ‘Evercool’ Gel* HUGE RANGE - ONLY $129 ONLY $199 HURRY, ONLY $499 LOWEST ONLY $799 MASSIVE ONLY $1,399 WOW! YOU ALL SIZES! HOT PRICE LATEX PRICE LIMITED $1600 SAVING SAVE $1600 Singles ���������������������������FROM $99 $$$ STOCK! EVER! 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The NSW Greens have hit out at the “Evaporation was used as a major cause government for shutting down a motion of why this option is required as the Office to fund a new weir at Wilcannia. of Water and the Murray-Darling Basin The Greens’ water spokesman, Jeremy Authority had stated that the water would Buckingham, put the motion to parliament have evaporated within five months if they after speaking with Aboriginal elders during had have left the water in the lakes. What utter bull****.” a visit to the far west last week. Ms Ley said she believed residents were The motion also noted that life expectancy beginning to understand why the government in Wilcannia was lower than in some poor was taking such action. countries but yesterday it was opposed by But the 10,000 member group for which the government, including the Minister for Mr Clifton is spokesman, “Broken Hill, SCHINELLA'S Water, Kevin Humpries. Menindee Lakes: We Want Action”, is still 135 ARGENT STREET Phone 8087 4806 OPEN 7 DAYS Mr Buckingham called on government to Jeremy Buckingham firmly against the bore plan. explain why it found the motion objection- They released a draft proposal earlier this SATURDAY & SUNDAY able. has meant that Wilcannia residents are hav- ing to get their water from bores. week with alternatives such as extending the “For over ten years successive government Anabranch pipeline. have failed to act on the issue of moving the This is something that an action group in Broken Hill is seeking to ensure does not “Apparently our emergency water sup- weir, despite the fact the project would make ply alternatives were discussed at length SPECIALS a big difference to the people of Wilcannia,” happen here. Water advocate Darryn Clifton this week in Sydney with no representation from our he said. group and some, not all, of the document was Nectarines Peaches “The disinterest and neglect of outback met with federal MP Sussan Ley to discuss the issues surrounding the lakes system. received well and will be discussed further,” towns such as Wilcannia is demonstrated by Mr Clifton said he thought it was going to Mr Clifton said. the fact the government opposed this motion $ 98 kg $ 98 kg be a one-on-one meeting but on arrival was “Our option of connecting into the being passed by formal business yesterday.” met by a group including Mayor Wincen Cuy Anabranch pipeline has been discounted as a 3 3 Mr Buckingham said the Greens would and an Essential Water representative. non-workable solution in its current capacity keep pushing for a new downstream weir to He said he was still confused by the agen- and it appears that it will not be investigated Chicken Chicken be built next year. any further but would be put on the long term Drumsticks da of the meeting and felt “bamboozled.” Wings “We want justice for the Barkindji people. “Basically what came out of the meeting agenda to secure a better water supply for I am going to be on Water Minister Kevin was that the emergency bore water program Broken Hill. $ 35 kg $ 35 kg Humphries’ case from now, until the election will go ahead no matter what opposition is “Again, dismissing this reinforces the tun- 3 3 and beyond, until we get action on the weir placed in front of the NSW government,” nel vision that we are fighting. A viable project.” he said. alternative has been placed in their lap and Pea Beau The dire condition of the Darling River “(Sussan Ley) said to me, ‘No matter what they refuse to investigate it.” Cauliflowers Fly Spray Push for Boxing Day, Easter Sunday trading $ 00 each $ 29 each 2 3 From Page 1 community 360 days a year. spend Christmas with our fami- Mr Smith said every party They deserve a break.” lies and friends. - from Labor to the Shooters - “The benefits to the econo- was opposed to the government’s Champagne Mr Smith said this week his “Our right to see our kids open Tru Blu Drinks my of any further retail trading their Christmas presents, or be push. 1.25 Litre union received notice from some Ham deregulation are negligible and, stores that they intended to open with them at the family gath- at best, illusory, yet the social $ on Christmas Day. ering must outweigh the self- “But it depends on the balance $ 20 each 99 cost to workers, families and ish desire of those who think a of power. If the Coalition wins 1 8 kg communities is real and grow- “Surely the NSW Liberal cheap toaster is more important the next election and gains the ing. party can see that this is an than having families together on balance of power it will legislate “Retail workers serve the outrageous attack on our right to these special days.” to take those days away,” he said. 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