THE BYRON SHIRE Volume 30 #17 Wednesday, October 7, 2015 www.echo.net.au Phone 02 6684 1777 [email protected] [email protected] 23,200 copies every week pp 17-20 CAB RELEASE THE CRACKIN’ AUDIT Why are we still Your live Asylum Letters Service Online in netdaily Coalition to accelerate battery fighting in the music needs seeker to the ed directory storage for Aussie households www.echo.net.au/coalition-to-accelerate- Middle East? – p10 satisfied – p33 forum – p8 – p11 – p34–38 battery-storage-for-aussie-households Walker to Sculptures run again for Richmond hit Bruns Further to Greens leader Richard Di Natale’s appearance in Byron Shire last week comes the announcement that Dawn Walker (Greens) will contest the next federal election for the seat of Richmond. Dr Di Natale speculated at his event that an election is likely soon, owing to prime minister Turnbull not wanting to present a budget just yet, given the last two were poorly received. Richmond covers roughly Tweed and Byron Shires, and the last 2013 election saw Labor’s Justine El- liot claim 33.51 per cent of the vote, while Nationals candidate Matthew Fraser gained 37.6 per cent. But Mrs Elliot won the seat after preferences were counted; Greens’ candidate Dawn Walker picked up 17.69 of the vote, while Palmer United candidate Dr Phillip Allan claimed Bubble–Fountain Of Zero came into its own in Saturday’s late afternoon light. Pamela Lee Brennaer and Johannes Muljana’s work was one of 46 7.46 per cent. Results sourced from works that intrigued and surprised the thousands around Bruns as part of the sculpture walk. Photo Jeff Dawson www.results.aec.gov.au. New Hospital waste to be Council’s responsibility Hans Lovejoy staff asked to ‘set the design param- station used by surrounding lots and ing able to use the pipe. 101 is what could have provided land eters required for the rising main to the broader Ewingsdale community He told The Echo that, ‘Best prac- for an onsite sewerage system. It is Sewerage arrangements for Byron service the [hospital].’ was discussed with, and approved by, tice would be to establish the sewer- now the “seniors living” proposal. Central Hospital have been decided, Byron Shire Council. As there is am- age arrangements before commit- ‘The state, in approving its with NSW Health Infrastructure set Approval authority ple capacity for this solution, there is ting to the project.’ own development, bypassed what to plug into Byron’s sewage treat- But the clarity behind who ap- no need for an onsite treatment plant.’ ‘Government responsibility I thought was a key requirement ment plant (STP) instead of dispos- proved it is unclear, with staff saying Nevertheless, Greens Cr Dun- should not end at the point where under the LEP, [which is] to make ing of waste onsite. Eventually that that ‘the decision to connect to the can Dey, who is also a civil engi- the effluent is chucked into the river. adequate arrangements for sewage. treated waste will finish up in Be- sewer line was a Health Depart- neer, has raised a few concerns, and It is bad practice in principle, but the In their infinite but urban wisdom, longil Creek and the ocean. ment decision.’ believes that laying pipes from the EPA licence implies it’s okay.’ they have assumed that any building The decision to negotiate hospi- Yet a Health Infrastructure hospital to the STP will enable a ‘The hospital lot was subdivided just gets connected to sewer, like in tal waste was delegated to staff at a spokesperson told The Echo that, considerable expansion of Ewings- off from lot 101 as exempt develop- Sydney, where the end product goes meeting held October 9, 2014, with ‘Connecting the sewage pumping dale, with future developments be- ment, ie Council was not asked. 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Local News North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au Eureka Hall selected for arts project Eureka’s hall has been chosen to take part in a region-wide project that will see seven halls www.mullumchemsave.com across the northern rivers have a renowned artistic team col- laborate with their community to tell the story of their hall. If These Halls Could Talk project is managed by Arts Northern Rivers and funded by Arts NSW. Marisa Snow nominated Buscopan $ 95 the hall and said, ‘It’s still man- Eureka Hall and members of its loving hall committee: from Tabs 20 6 Save aged by descendants of Eure- left, Marisa Snow, Craig O’Malley, Lynne Noble and Rhonda OCTOBER 2015 $462 ka’s pioneering settlers.’ Ansiewicz. Photo Jules Ober Byron Central Hospital sewage arrangements decided continued from page 1 But Mr Holloway told The medical waste – hormones into the Pacific Ocean. 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