THE BYRON SHIRE Volume 32 #37 Wednesday, February 21, 2018 www.echo.net.au Phone 02 6684 1777 [email protected] Program details page 19 [email protected] Program details P19 23,200 copies every week MAINTAINING A GRIP ON AUGMENTED REALITY SINCE 1986 Councillor takes on Selling Council land Setting the record straight Online in netdaily EPA ‘refuses to act’ on logging former GM, mayor over for high density on the Bruns Parks/ breaches at Limpinwood www.echo.net.au/epa-refuses-act- declining standards – p7 ‘aff ordability’ – p10 Council fi asco – p18 logging-breaches-limpinwood Local realtor Liberated by food farming in liquidation Paul Bibby Unique Estates was born from a sin- gle sale in the Byron Bay hinterland and grew into a prestige property agency with offi ces across Australia and Asia. But the empire crumbled into the sea last week when it was an- nounced that the company had gone into liquidation. Employees at the company’s By- ron Bay office were among those who received an email from founder Nicolette Winjgaarden informing them that ‘bank accounts are frozen and there are no funds’. ‘It is with great sadness that I inform you that Unique Estates is going into liquidation today and you are to stop work straight away,’ Ms Winjgaarden said in the email, which was published on the proper- ty news website Property Observer. ‘Wages cannot be paid tomorrow.’ ‘I am so very sorry it has come to Edwina the chook with Liberation Larder volunteers Eric Newberger, Steve Hord, Sandra Mondange, Isobella Reddel and the Larder’s co-ordinator this. Please know I did everything I Helen Hamilton. Photo Jeff ‘Chooked’ Dawson could to prevent it.’ Unique Estates’ website was Liberation Larder has been growing ‘Our crew started modestly with Th ey also provide water, equipment regularly given excess bread to the shut down within hours of the an- fruit, vegetables and herbs at Th e three rows each 57 metres in length. and expertise at no cost to Libera- Larder kitchen.’ nouncement to staff , and its seven Farm on Ewingsdale Road since Oc- Johno the farm manager gradually tion Larder. Everyone involved with ‘Don’t be fooled; this work is not offi ces across Australia and in Hong tober 2016 to help provide the pro- increased the plot and now it is nine- The Farm has assisted the Larder glamorous,’ continued Helen. Kong quickly emptied. duce they need to supply the 500- teen rows. Our crew harvest 20–40 Crew in some way. Examples include ‘Our crew fi nd the best time to Ms Winjgaarden did not return plus meals they provide for people in kilos each week from this land.’ the manager Johno ploughing the work is early in the day. Th ey come Th e Echo’s calls and the liquidator, need in our community every week. Th e Larder grow a range of sea- fi eld, seeding carrots and harvesting equipped with solid shoes, large sun McGrath Nicol, has instructed staff They are currently looking for sonal vegetables, fruits and herbs to sweet potato at various times. hats, water and sunscreen. However, not to talk about the company’s col- some extra hands who would like use in making their meals, growing ‘Th e commercial growers have hours are fl exible and people work lapse. However, The Echo under- to get involved volunteering to help everything from corn and eggplant all helped with advice, sharing re- the time that suits them.’ stands staff are shocked and upset grow more food for their kitchen. to Asian and salad greens, turmeric sources and donating excess pro- If you would like to come and get by the announcement, which few ‘Th e Farm has generously made and watermelon. duce. Th e kitchen has bought pro- your hands dirty, help make food for saw coming. a plot of very productive land avail- ‘The land is donated by The duce from the plot. The florists the most in need and take home a bit Property Observer reported that able to Liberation Larder,’ said or- Farm,’ continued Helen. have given loads of cardboard for of the fresh produce you’ve helped Unique Estates also represented ganiser Helen Hamilton. ‘However it doesn’t end there. mulching and the Bread Social have grow then call Helen on 0439 206 109. continued on page 4 DGYHUWLVHPHQW Ϯ͘WĂŶĞů>ĞǀĞůKƉƚŝŵŝnjĂƚŝŽŶ ϴϴϴ^ŽůĂƌdĞŬŽŶůLJƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŚĞ dŚĞ>ĂƚĞƐƚ^ŽůĂƌdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶZŝǀĞƌƐ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚůŽĐĂůŝŶƐƚĂůůĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJƐŽůĂƌƉĂŶĞůŽŶĂƐƚƌŝŶŐĂĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨƌĞĞŽŶͲƐŝƚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĨŽƌϭϮ &ŽƌzŽƵƌ,ŽŵĞŽƌƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĞǀĞƌLJŽƚŚĞƌƉĂŶĞů͕ƐŽŽŶĞƉĂŶĞůŝŶƐŚĂĚĞ ŵŽŶƚŚƐĂĨƚĞƌŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƚŝŽŶ͘ 'ĞƚŽŶƚŽƉŽĨLJŽƵƌƉŽǁĞƌďŝůůŝŶϮϬϭϴǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ĐĂŶďƌŝŶŐĚŽǁŶƚŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨĂǁŚŽůĞ ϴϴϴ^ŽůĂƌdĞŬŝƐĂůŽĐĂů͕ĨĂŵŝůLJŽǁŶĞĚ ďĞƐƚŐĞĂƌĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƌŽŽĨĨƌŽŵϴϴϴ^ŽůĂƌdĞŬ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ ĂŶĚƌƵŶĐŽŵƉĂŶLJǁŝƚŚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ϭ͘DŽƌĞWŽǁĞƌͲ>ĞƐƐ^ƉĂĐĞ dŝŐŽŚĂǀĞŶŽǁƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ ŽƉƚŝŵŝnjĞƌƐ͕ƐŽƐŚĂĚĞǁŝůůŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌŚŽůĚďĂĐŬ ĂŶĚĂĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘&ŝŶĚŽƵƚ ĚǀĂŶĐĞƐŝŶƐŽůĂƌŵŽĚƵůĞƐĂƌĞĐůŝŵĂdžŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞĨůŽǁŽĨƉŽǁĞƌ͘dŝŐŽŽƉƚŝŵŝnjĞƌƐĂůƐŽĂůůŽǁ ŚŽǁLJŽƵĐĂŶůŽǁĞƌĞŶĞƌŐLJĐŽƐƚƐďLJĐĂůůŝŶŐ ŶĞǁŚŝŐŚĞƌĚĞŶƐŝƚLJƉĂŶĞůƐƉĂĐŬŝŶŐŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌƉĞƌ ŵŽƌĞĨůĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌĨŝƚƚŝŶŐƉĂŶĞůƐŽŶĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ ϴϴϴ^ŽůĂƌdĞŬƚŽĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĂĨƌĞĞŽŶƐŝƚĞ ƐƋƵĂƌĞŵĞƚƌĞƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌďĞĨŽƌĞ͘ ƌŽŽĨƐ͕ĂŶĚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚĂŶLJŝŶǀĞƌƚĞƌ͘ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƚŝŽŶ͘ ϴϴϴ^ŽůĂƌdĞŬŝƐŶŽǁŽĨĨĞƌŝŶŐϯϮϬtƐŽůĂƌƉĂŶĞůƐ ĨŽƌŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƚŝŽŶďĞůŽǁƚŚĞĐŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ'ŽŽĚŝŶ^ŽůĂƌ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚϮϳϬtŵŽĚƵůĞƐ͘dŚĞ^ĞƌĂƉŚŝŵĐůŝƉƐĞWs ĂůůsŝŶĐĞŶƚ^ĞůůĞĐŬ ŵŽĚƵůĞƐƉĂĐŬϭϴ͘ϱйŵŽƌĞƉŽǁĞƌŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ ĨŽƌĂ&ƌĞĞŽŶƐƵůƚĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚĐŽƐƚůĞƐƐƚŽŝŶƐƚĂůů͊dŚĞƐĞƚŝĞƌϭƉĂŶĞůƐ ŚĂǀĞĂϮϱLJĞĂƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞǁĂƌƌĂŶƚLJĂŶĚĂ WŚϬϮϲϲϴϴϰϰϴϬ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘ ǁǁǁ͘ϴϴϴƐŽůĂƌƚĞŬ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Local News North Coast news daily: netdaily.net.au Sisters doing V stuff Calls for crisis team to address street violence Paul Bibby instead of reaching out to number of seconds. help these people whom so- Police said later that the Disturbed, drug-affected peo- ciety has forgotten.’ female police officer was ple in our local streets and Ms Black was one of defending herself after the parks should be assisted by around 12 women who young woman had attempted trained mental health profes- marched to Byron Police Sta- to bite her. The video of the sionals, not forcibly arrested by tion on February 14 to protest incident went viral last week, ‘heavy-handed’ police, a local against violence by police. bringing further accusations anti-violence campaigner said. The march followed the of police brutality. But a local police super- V-Day rally at Main Beach, intendent said it was police but was not associated with Police assaulted themselves who were at risk, that event. But Superintendent stating that his officers had Following the highly pub- Wayne Starling from Tweed- been assaulted more than 170 licised arrest of a 16-year-old Byron Local Area Command times in the past year. boy, which is now the subject said his officers had been as- As a second violent ar- of an independent investiga- saulted more than 170 times rest in the Shire came to light tion, the second arrest took in the past year. There were Vagina Conversations last Wednesday and Thursday that featured a diverse last week, campaigner Adaja place at Main Beach on Feb- ‘[In] America, some of collective of some of Byron Shire’s powerful, creative women, aged from 17 to 80. The Black said the region needed ruary 12. these incidents that have oc- event was part of the V-Day global revolution to end violence against women and children. a ‘crisis team’ that could inter- A video of the incident re- curred lately, police would Pictured are performers Moana Pear, Feather, Gopi Lev Dupain, Zenith Virago, the No Frills vene in such situations. corded by a passer-by shows an have shot the people in- Twins, Lynda Dean, Ti Harrison, Sarah Temporal, Jennifer Lalor, Jan Terkelson, Mandy Nolan ‘We need a whole new allegedly intoxicated 18-year- volved,’ Superintendent Star- and Aine Tyrrell. Photo Jeff Dawson unit that comes in before the old woman being physically ling said in an interview with police – trained drug and al- escorted up the stairs by a the ABC. cohol psychologists out there male and a female officer as ‘At the moment, I have 30 Man charged over home invasion getting to the bottom of the the young woman’s boyfriend police who can’t strap on a gun. Police have charged a At 8.40pm on Sunday, 22 and 13 – and two friends. issues,’ Ms Black said. attempts to intervene. Fifteen of those police have 23-year-old Mullumbimby February 11, three men alleg- ‘We need to look at how There is a brief scuffle dur- physical injuries. They come to man over an alleged home edly armed with handguns, Home searched we can help these people ing which the female officer work each day. Many of them invasion last week. a rifle and a sword entered a On Thursday February 15, in crisis situations, not just appears to strike or push the have slings, many of them have Investigations are continu- house on Poplar Street, Mul- a home on Azalea Street, Mul- smack them across the head. young woman on the back broken bones, and several have ing to identify two other un- lumbimby, and threatened lumbimby, was searched, and ‘It really feels like it is their of the head. She falls to the black eyes at different times. known men who police be- the occupants – a 60-year- a number of items, including [the police’s] intention to si- ground and remains there, That’s the community they’re lieve were also involved. old man, his two sons aged a replica pistol, were seized. lence them like bad children apparently unconscious, for a policing at the moment.’ WEST We want responsible development, not BYRON IS MEGADEVELOPMENT NOT A Drop in to the Conner Hats booth this Saturday at the Surf Festival and pick up a DONE flier on easy ways to make your submission DEAL We’re donating 100% of the days profits to raise awareness YOUR www.connerhats.com SUBMISSION Insta: @connerhats COULD TIP THE BALANCE AND SAVE BYRON!! 2 February 21, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Local News Book ‘em, Danno? 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