Local News Better Holidays with LIFESTYLE TRAVEL & CRUISE CENTRE Groups spread Christmas cheer Overseas Holiday Specialists Organist and chief Elf, Jed Managing Directors Bob & Beth Malcolm Stone, with pixie Blake Smith and the staff at Lifestyle Travel from the Cudgen School wish you and your family a Choir share a word during Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! the Carols by the Coast at the Lions Club Park in Kingscliff last Thursday. WANT The annual event is put on THE BEST? by Kingscliff Lions Club. On Christmas Day the Personalised Tweed Community Group has Itineraries invited those feeling alone at this time of the year to join Escorted Small Group Tours them for a lunch at the Tweed Civic Centre at 11.30am (DST). Better Cruising A free hot meal is served Experiences with all the trimmings with carols, entertainment and Competent & Friendly team Santa guaranteed to provide lots of fun. If you need transport call Jan 07 5524 6739 or Kaye 0403 382 530. Photo Jeff ‘Red Nose’ Dawson Beachcomber Arcade, 122 Griffith St, Coolangatta The Annual Reading of the Credits The Echo was produced by the following people this year ( apologies for omissions): Jane Boyle, Ziggi Browning, Penny Cabarita holiday park plans on display Bagshaw, Anara Carroll, Angela Cornell, Kim Cousins, Jeff Dawson, Jodie Dicostanzo, Janice Dutton, Luis Feliu, Felicity Controversial plans for a holi- (TCHPRT), in conjunction was not the final development Gaze, Paul Goeldner, Alison Harman, Simon Haslam, Gordon day park and residential devel- with NSW Land and Prop- plan, with trust chairman and Haynes, Michael Hidden, Eve Jeff ery, Tasman Lindsay, Wendy opment at Cabarita South are erty Management Authority Tweed mayor Kevin Skinner Love joy, Emma Keenan, Kate McIntosh, Tania Phillips, Brefney on display at Tweed Council (LPMA), has released a pre- saying planning was in the Ruhl, Ken Sapwell, Dave Solano, Peta Stenhouse, Mel Tongmar. civic centres at Tweed Heads cinct plan for public exhibi- early stages. The next edition will be out on January 13. and Murwillumbah and librar- tion. Comment on the plan Comments can be submit- A happy holiday season to everyone! ies at Tweed Heads, Kingscliff closes on February 28. ted at www.lpma.nsw.gov.au or and Murwillumbah. LPMA Crown Lands divi- to: Cabarita South Community Our Babylon cover is entitled ‘Tweed Shire Council allows completion of The Rise. Citizens lament’. The Tweed Coast Holi- sion general manager Graham Consultation, PO Box 1059, Illustration by Stephen Axelsen, channelling Gustave Doré (see above). day Park Reserve Trust Harding said the precinct plan Tweed Heads NSW 2485. A Th ank You, an announcement, and good wishes for the future in our beautiful region from the Northern Rivers Guardians Northern Rivers Guardians (NRG), formerly known as No Rally Group, Support us: NRG is fundraising for the rally court costs, the Save Byrrill off ers our heartfelt thanks to everyone in the community who supported Creek campaign, and future projects to protect what we all love in the our campaign for a rally free valley in 2009-10, and the current Save Northern Rivers. Byrrill Creek campaign. Th ese causes have drawn together a diverse : group of people who are committed to preserving the environmental and You can donate community values of the Northern Rivers region. tWJB1BZQBMPOUIFXFCTJUF tCZDIFRVFPSNPOFZPSEFS NRG is pleased to announce our offi cial change of name to tCZEJSFDUEFQPTJU POMJOFPSJOQFSTPO Northern Rivers Guardians. We will continue to work together with Commonwealth bank / BSB 062 580 / ACN 1027 5161 the community to support appropriate and sustainable development, Let us know your contact details for a receipt and a thank you. community involvement in local decisions, and a safe and peaceful life for people and wildlife. Get involved: Subscribe to our mailing list on our website or by emailing [email protected]. Current projects: We’ve just had our second big win, with the NSW State We look forward to working with all of you towards a just and Government stepping in to prevent the internationally signifi cant Byrrill sustainable future for everybody in the Northern Rivers. Creek from being dammed. We’re now working to protect this wildlife corridor permanently, support community involvement in planning And fi nally we wish you a very happy festive season. decisions, and ensure that developments like Kings Forest and Cobaki are as sustainable as possible. All the best for 2011 and beyond from NRG! W www.northernriversguardians.org E [email protected] P 0459 355 862 PO Box 309 Murwillumbah, NSW 2484 The Tweed Shire Echo 2 December 23, 2010 <echowebsection=Local News> www.tweedecho.com.au Local News Cabarita surf rescue a brothers’ act BANORA SWIM SCHOOL Kate McIntosh Brett, who joined the Nip- Baby Swim Classes pers when he was nine years (Parent & child) A surf rescue at Cabarita Beach old, has been a volunteer life- 2 for the price of 1 turned into a family act last guard since he was 14. week after two brothers came Younger brothers Hayden, Is your child safe? to the aid of two swimmers in 15, and Nathan, 14, have fol- trouble. lowed in his footsteps and are Holiday Intensives Brett and Troy Draman were also volunteer lifeguards for Book Now instrumental in the double res- the Cabarita club. cue at their home beach last Club president Patrick Raf- 07 5523 3177 Wednesday. tery said the quick response The pair, who are volunteer time of members on the day lifeguards at Cabarita Beach helped avert a tragedy. Surf Lifesaving Club, were both He said the club’s newly on duty when a mother and constructed deck had pro- Cabarita brothers Brett and Troy Draman helped rescue a daughter got in trouble after vided an important vantage woman caught in strong currents. Photo Jeff Dawson being caught in a strong rip in point in which to assess the rough swells 400 metres north while, helped bring the wom- arrived on the scene. situation. of the clubhouse. an’s mother to safety. It’s not the first time Brett, a ‘If we had not been able to Brett, 18, paddled out about Brett first became aware of Tweed Shire Council lifeguard see along the beach valuable 200 metres on a rescue board the incident after seeing an based at Pottsville, has been time may have been lost with to reach the younger of the elder member sprinting along called upon to use his training. a terrible result for the swim- women, while 17-year-old Troy the beach. Earlier this year, he came to mers in trouble.’ was a crewman on the rescue He immediately grabbed a the aid of a kite surfer, who got The club recently opened the boat that eventually brought rescue board and headed out in trouble in rough seas on the deck following a lengthy battle the woman ashore. to assist the woman, staying beach at Salt after losing his with Tweed Shire Council over A surfer in the area, mean- with her until the rescue team board. car parking levies. Anti-dam activists celebrate government ban Luis Feliu tions for future water sources heritage values of the Byrrill mark over whether council’s including the proposed Byrrill Creek area, and the availability requested 5,000 litre rainwater Anti-dam protesters are quietly Creek Dam’. of other water supply options tanks have even been included,’ confident the NSW govern- But Save Byrrill Creek cam- for Tweed Shire’. she said. ment’s ban on the controversial paign spokeswoman Joanna Ms Gardner said she felt ‘a NSW Water Commissioner Byrrill Creek dam will hold, Gardner said any move to push great sense of relief’ with the David Harriss said the gazettal despite Tweed mayor Kevin on with the dam would be ‘po- decision. of the Tweed River Area Un- Cinder & Bellallala Skinner declaring it was not litical suicide’ given the gov- Greens Cr Katie Milne also regulated and Alluvial Water yet dead in the water. ernment’s stand on the issue. thanked the minister for rec- Sources and three other coastal NEW JEWELLERY ONLINELINE NOWNOOWO NSW Water Minister Phillip The anti-dam group last Sat- ognising the ‘irreplaceable’ en- water plans would ‘contribute WWW.CINDERANDBELLA.COME O Costa has upheld a prohibition urday had planned to launch vironmental values of Byrrill to healthy, diverse and produc- -9,,76:;(.,^P[OHSSVUSPUL7\YJOHZLZZ on a dam at Byrrill Creek in the the next stage of their cam- Creek and the ‘logic of the less tive water sources’. state’s new water sharing plan paign and a new website (save- damaging option’. The plans outline how water /LHWZVM4VKLYUHUK>OPTZPJHS1L^LSSLY`OPTZ SS Y` for the Tweed, ending weeks byrrillcreek.com) when they Cr Milne said the communi- will be shared between users +LZPNUZMVY`V\VY[OH[ZWLJPHSWLYZVUZWLJ of speculation on whether the heard the news and celebrated ty had also asked the minister and the environment over the dam would be allowed. the decision. to review council’s water con- next ten years. *OLJRV\[[OLJ\YYLU[[ +LJV6YPNHTP*VSSLJ[PVUSSLJ[PV Mayor Skinner, who used servation strategy as a matter ‘The plans will provide a se- his casting vote twice to push ‘Massive outcry’ of urgency due to massive new cure and sustainable water sup- (]HPSHISL3VJHSS`MYVT5(404040 -36(4(40 through the dam option, told against dam decision developments soon underway ply for all users and improve *36:,;,*/0+5(HUK)@965)(@+5(HUKK))@ The Echo yesterday that council in the Tweed. the health of our riverine and )(5.(36> 3,556?/,(+4(92,;:> 3,556?/,5566???/?///,(+,(, officers were weighing up the Ms Gardner, who received a ‘Council’s reports show that groundwater dependent eco- implications of the report and personal letter from Mr Costa implementing dual reticula- systems by addressing current had requested further informa- announcing the ban, thanked tion (ie.