FNC Neighbourhood Centres plan for Social Inclusion Week
August 18, 2010
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens, and Federal Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, today met with Neighbourhood Centres across the Far North Coast region to discuss this year’s Social Inclusion Week
Neighbourhood Centre leaders from Lismore, South Grafton, Casino, Nimbin, Mullumbimby and Pottsville gathered with Senator Stephens and Ms Saffin to discuss their plans for celebrating Social Inclusion Week 2010.
The first Social Inclusion Week was held last year and was the brainchild of Jonathan Welch, best known for establishing the Choir of Hope and Inspiration (formerly the Choir of Hard Knocks).
The Australian Government and the Brotherhood of St Laurence were major sponsors of the inaugural Social Inclusion Week.
Man in court after robbery – Byron Bay
June 17, 2010
Police arrested a man only minutes after he allegedly robbed a service station at Byron Bay overnight.
Police will allege the 20-year-old man entered the business on Bayshore Drive about 9.45pm and demanded cash. The employee, believing the man was armed, complied.
The man allegedly took cash from the till and drove from the scene in a white Toyota Hilux utility.
Police from Mullumbimby stopped the vehicle a few minutes later on the Pacific Highway and arrested the man at gunpoint.
Choral and recorder music performances for Alstonville, Mullumbimby
May 23, 2010
A mix of choral and recorder music to soothe the soul on a sunny Sunday winter’s afternoon is scheduled for Alstonville and Mullumbimby next month.
It will be music from the sublime to the ridiculous, from Henry VIII to Bach, Purcell, Mozart and Elgar, and a musical setting of the nonsense words of Edward Lear’s Owl and the Pussy Cat.
Acapelicans, based in Ballina, and Spiritsong, based in Bangalow, are mixed voice choirs under the musical direction of local musician, Warren Whitney.
Both choirs sing a range of secular and sacred items covering 400 years of music and perform throughout the Northern Rivers.
Among other works, they have performed Bach’s Peasant Cantata and Sir Charles Wood’s St Mark’s Passion.
Richmond Electorate gets blackspot funding
April 24, 2010
Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese and Richmond MP Justine Elliot have announced the Rudd Labor Government will provide $322,310 to fix seven dangerous blackspots.
The approved projects in the Federal electorate of Richmond are:
· Broken Head Road from Near Midgen Flat Road to the Council Boundary at Broken Head: $105,000 to install guideposts with reflectors, improve delineation and remove roadside hazards;
· Tyalgum Road from North Wollumbin Road to Old Lismore Road at Tyalgum: $80,000 to install curve alignment markers and edge lines;
· Intersection of Tintenbar Road and Friday Hut Road at Tintenbar: $52,310 to improve pavement friction, install signs and lay thermoplastic strips;
Landholders, LHPA to co-ordinate dog baiting programs
April 16, 2010
Local landholders will work with North Coast Livestock Health and Pest Authority rangers to co-ordinate group baiting programs to tackle wild dog numbers following a recent meeting held in Mullumbimby.
North Coast LHPA general manager Brian McInnes says the landholders who participated in the meeting helped to make it a success, with approximately 50 questionnaires completed and these landholders agreeing to take part in a group baiting program.
“We can begin to see some positive outcomes from the meeting, and for those local landholders who have agreed to bait, we will plot their addresses on a map and work closely with them to co-ordinate a group baiting program for each area,” Mr McInnes said.
“As wild dogs in this area have a home range averaging about 20 km2, the group programs will mean that the coverage of baits on multiple properties will give the wild dogs the best opportunity to find a wild dog bait.
‘Memory Van’ visits Ballina, Mullumbimby, Byron Bay and Ocean Shores
March 7, 2010
Are you worried about your memory?
The Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Memory Van is a mobile education resource that travels statewide to help raise awareness on the importance of brain health and dementia risk reduction.
The Memory Van provides communities with information designed to help educate and assist people living with dementia, their carers and health professionals.
Staff can also assist with enquiries about memory loss.
The Memory Van is fully equipped with Help Sheets, Fact Sheets, DVD and video resources and a Nintendo Brain Game.
Wild dog control program to begin
February 24, 2010
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is commencing its annual autumn wild dog monitoring and control program across the Northern Rivers Region conducted in conjunction with the local Livestock Health and Pest Authority (LHPA) and NSW Forests and interested private landholders.
NPWS Pest Management Officer, Lisa Wellman, said prior to the start of each program, which began in 2006, advertisements are placed in local newspapers advising people.
“The program is undertaken twice a year in autumn and spring and looks for evidence of wild dogs, which can then be controlled,” Ms Wellman said.
“Control programs are based around baiting programs, and monitoring is also undertaken after control to determine how successful the program has been.
New website lists road closure information
February 24, 2010
Motorists travelling in the Northern Rivers area now have ready, reliable access to roads information with the launch of a new website called RoadInfo www.myroadinfo.com.au
“This is especially important in times of emergency,” said Cr Jenny Dowell, president of the Northern Rivers Regional Organisation of Councils (NOROC).
“Although the new system will show roadworks and scheduled road closures on an everyday basis, it will come into its own during a flood or in other emergency event.
“It is the experience of most councils that the information people request most is ‘what roads are closed?’ and ‘how can I travel from A to B?’
$35,000 Country Energy Art Prize regional launch
February 13, 2010
The prestigious $35,000 Country Energy Art Prize for Landscape Painting will soon be open for 2010.
A regional launch of the prize will be held at the Tweed River Art Gallery at 11am on Tuesday 16 February to officially launch the 2010 prize and invite artists to enter.
Murwillumbah Street shows the way in Sustainable Street program
February 10, 2010
The Mayor of Tweed Shire Council has congratulated residents of a Murwillumbah street who have broken down barriers and improved community life through a groundbreaking project to improve sustainability at the grassroots level.
“The Sustainable Street program is a joint initiative of Tweed and Byron shire councils which aims to bring neighbours together for local environmental improvements,” Councillor Warren Polglase said.
“This project has been so successful that Tweed and Byron shire councils are now seeking more streets to take part.
“Tweed and Byron councils are pleased to announce that we have secured State Government funding through the Tweed-Byron Bush Futures Program to deliver the Sustainable Streets package to two streets in each shire in 2010.”
