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Tweed Link

A TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL PUBLICATION | (02) 6670 2400 or 1300 292 872 | ISSUE 978 | 11 OCTOBER 2016 | ISSN 1327–8630

Tweed Council Election – key dates

Monday 17 October – Pre-poll voting opens

Friday 21 October 5pm – Registration of electoral material closes Monday 24 October 5pm – Postal vote applications close Friday 28 October 6pm – Pre-poll voting closes Saturday 29 October 8am – 6pm – Election Day Monday 31 October 6pm – Return of postal votes closes Friday 4 November – Declaration of results by Returning Officer

Tweed Shire Council elections and a Constitutional Referendum on Councillor numbers will be held on Saturday 29 October .

More information: www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/elections (02) 6670 2400

Voting is compulsory.

Sign of the times for local election candidates

As election signage appears across the Tweed in the lead-up to 29 October poll, Council is reminding candidates and their supporters about State and Council regulations around signage.

Council officers will remove signs from public property if they are not standard-sized corflute with appropriate content or if they are in a dangerous location.

No signs are allowed in Council’s road reserves, either free-standing pole signs or those affixed to trees or street furniture.

Election signs can be affixed to private telegraph poles, however the owner needs to be certain the pole is not owned by an electricity provider as legal action has occurred elsewhere in the State.

All signage connected to power poles will be reported to Essential Energy for their attention and action. Signs can be attached to the walls of houses or commercial buildings, as long as they adhere to size limitations in State regulations and are not attached to heritage or draft heritage items.

Any signs that do not comply with the above rules may be impounded by

Council officers and will attract a Council fee for retrieval.

Council officers will undertake a program of compliance and monitoring.

All posters and signage containing electoral material must comply with the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 Subdivision 13 – Election signs.

Playdates a soft introduction to the Gallery

Young children will enjoy a fun introduction to art when a series of playdates are held at Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre during the next three months.

The monthly Gallery playdates at Tweed Regional Gallery, for children aged six months to five years, will use soft toys and activities inspired by the artworks on display. The playdates are a new initiative of the Gallery’s Early Learning Program, which focuses on children up to the age of five and recognises the important role a gallery environment can play in early childhood development.

The playdates, starting on Friday 14 October, will explore the Gallery’s current exhibition Margaret Olley: from the collection, with a specially commissioned set of playful art toys made by local textile artist Helle Jorgensen. Ms Jorgensen took inspiration from Margaret Olley’s artworks and made the toys entirely by hand.

Gallery Education and Audience Development Officer Jodi Ferrari said the playdates were a great way to introduce young people to the gallery.

“Parents or grandparents can use the soft toys for role play or to start talking with their little ones about the artworks. They could even create new stories inspired by their favourite paintings in the exhibition,” she said.

“They could try catching some fish in the nets, making a new still-life scene with flowers and fruit, or play ‘I-Spy’ using the toys to look closely at Margaret Olley’s artworks.”

The Gallery will open slightly earlier on the day of each playdate so families can enjoy a quiet experience in the exhibition.

“The starting time also means older siblings can be dropped off at school first,” Ms Ferrari said.

“Families may also like to take in the collection show A–Z: the alphabet in art as part of their visit – a great way to learn your ABCs.”

The playdates will be held on the second Friday of each month – 14 October, 11 November, 9 December – from 9.30am to 10.30am.

Some of the art toys hand made by Helle Jorgensen.

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Election pre-poll early voting opens 17 October

Don’t miss your chance to have a say on civic leadership in the Tweed.

If you are unable to make it to a polling place on election day 29 October, you may be eligible to cast an early vote using the postal or pre-poll options.

You can vote before Election Day as pre-poll or postal voter if you:

• will be outside the council area on election day

• will be more than 8km from a polling place on election day

• will be travelling, which prevents you from attending a polling place on election day

• have a serious illness or condition that prevents you from attending a polling place on election day

• are approaching maternity

• have religious membership or beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place on election day

• are caring for a person outside of a hospital setting which prevents you from attending a polling place on election day

• will be working on election day

• are a silent elector

• are a person with a disability

• believe that attending a polling place on election day will place the personal safety of you or members of your family at risk.

Pre-poll voting will be available from 17 October at the following locations:

Returning Officer, 1/31 Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads South, NSW 2486

Monday, 17 October to Friday, 21 October: 8.30am – 5.30pm Saturday, 22 October: 9am – 5pm

Monday, 24 October to Thursday, 27 October: 8.30am – 5.30pm Friday, 28 October: 8.30am – 6pm

Murwillumbah Civic and Cultural Centre, Canvas and Kettle Meeting Room, 10–14 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

Monday, 24 October to Friday, 28 October: 8.30am – 5.30pm St Cuthberts Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, Tweed Heads, NSW 2485

Monday, 24 October to Friday, 28 October: 8.30am – 5.30pm Sydney Pre-Poll, NSW Electoral Commission, Level 25, 201 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Monday, 17 October to Friday, 21 October: 9am – 5pm Monday, 24 October to Friday, 28 October: 9am – 5pm

The full list of candidates, poll locations, enrolment details and information on where and how to vote is available from the NSW Electoral Commission at elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/tweed_shire_council_election_29_

october_2016 or via links on Council’s website tweed.nsw.gov.au/Elections

COMMUNITY NOTICE

Change of meeting times and dates – Casuarina and South Kingscliff Residents Association advises that meeting dates for the balance of 2016 are as follows:

• 12 October and 9 November – later start time of 7.30pm

• 7 December – this is the AGM for CASKRA Inc. commencing at 7.30pm at ‘Osteria’, 1 Barclay Drive, Casuarina

PIGGABEEN VALLEY MARKET

Third Sunday of the month. Next market 16 October, 9am – 2pm. Hand and Homemade. Enquiries: 0409 596 983

ROAD WRAP-UP

Road closure: Sutherland Street/Casuarina Way, Kingscliff, road closed at Cudgen Creek to allow bridge demolition and replacement. Rous River Way (between Joshua Street and Silkpod Ave), West Murwillumbah, for subdivision works, detour via Byangum Road.

Eastbound lane closed for 1½ days Murwillumbah Street, between Brisbane Street and Queensland Road, Murwillumbah, for a culvert to be strengthened this week. Detour will be sign-posted.

Temporary traffic lights: Roadworks associated with a sub development on Fraser Drive, between Vintage Lakes Drive and Acacia Street, Tweed Heads South, and another between Parkes Lane and Glen Ayr Drive, Banora Point.

Stop/slow flagmen, expect delays: Road rehabilitation Altair Street, Tweed Heads South. Road reconstruction on two sections of Tyalgum Road, Tyalgum. Water main installation at the intersection of Cane Road and Tweed Valley Way, Murwillumbah. Resealing works today Rays Lane, Murwillumbah; Irving Street, Tumbulgum; and Birds Bay Drive, Tweed Heads West and Wardrop Valley Road, South Murwillumbah Thursday and Friday. On-road bicycle lane construction on Fraser Drive (between Vintage Lakes Drive and Acacia Street), Tweed Heads South. Sub-division works Pearl and Kingscliff streets, Kingscliff.

Stop/slow flagmen, short delays: Road, drainage and watermain upgrade Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads West.

Expect cyclists: Sunday 16 October, 8am – 2.30pm on Quarry, Reserve Creek, Round Mountain, Cudgera Creek, Wardrop Valley, Smarts and Loders roads, Tweed Valley Way and Cooradilla Road.

FitzSimons library talk

Best-selling author, former rugby test player, radio celebrity and celebrated sports journalist Peter FitzSimons will present a free talk at Tweed Heads Library on Wednesday 2 November at 11am.

Mr FitzSimons, one of Australia’s best-selling nonfiction authors, will speak at the library to celebrate the release of his latest book Victory at Villers-Bretonneux.

He has written more than 27 best-selling books, including biographies on former Opposition Leader Kim Beazley, Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson and aviator Sir Charles Kingscliff Smith.

A columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and Herald Sun – and described as Australia’s finest sports journalist – he has also penned books on Ned Kelly, Gallipoli and Tobruk.

Richmond Tweed Regional Library Acting Area Librarian Christie Campbell said it was exciting to host the high profile author with a long and diverse career.

“His latest book tells the story of Anzac Day 1918, when the town of Villers-Bretonneux falls to the British defenders. It is the Australians who are called on to save the town and the entire battle,” she said.

Copies of Victory at Villers-Bretonneux will be available for purchase on the day and light refreshments will be provided.

Bookings are essential and can be made by calling Tweed Heads library on (07) 5569 3150.

Easy transport options

Transport services in the Tweed, including new websites making it easier to use public transport, will be explained at a community information stall at Tweed City Shopping Centre on Thursday 20 October.

Bus, taxi and community transport operators will combine with Council and Social Futures to hold the stall near the Coles Supermarket from 9am – 3pm.

The stall will also launch the www.goingplaces.org.au website, showing how to use the site as an easy tool to plan journeys in the Tweed and throughout the Northern Rivers.

It will also explain how to use Transport for NSW’s new Trip Planner website.

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3 Available to: Residential rated properties with a Council provided garbage collection service in

the areas listed below. Must not be used for vacant allotment clearing, commercial or trade waste, or general farm clean-ups. Residential park living NOT included.

Strictly one (1) cubic metre collected per household. (Maximum length of material left out per household 1.8 metres or 6ft). Excess rubbish will not be collected and removal will be the responsibility of the householder.

Place items in one neat pile in front of your house where it will not obstruct the footpath, road, fences and letterboxes.

Please recycle what you can before the household cleanup as the majority of this waste is sent to landfill. Recycling options are outlined at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/WasteDisposal

Zone: 1

MONDAY 24.10.16 TO FRIDAY 28.10.16

Tweed Valley Way Fernvale (including Minnows Rd, Barlee Dr and Boston Pl) to the Tweed/Byron Shire boundary including Crabbes Ck, Mooball, Burringbar, Richards Deviation, Stokers Siding including Stokers Rd, McConnells Rd and Alroy Ln. Howards Rd, Blakneys Rd, Hulls Rd. Mt Warning, Uki, Rowlands Ck, Chowan Ck, Byrrill Ck, Terragon, Doon Doon, Crams Farm, Midginbil Hill, Kunghur, Mount Burrell to Tweed/Kyogle Shire boundary including Nimbin Rd. Tyalgum Rd, Murwillumbah to Tyalgum Village including Eungella, Turpentine Pl, Swifts Rd and Tyalgum Rd collection point. Brays Ck, Back Ck, Pumpenbil, Limpinwood, Chillingham and Hopkins Ck. Numinbah Rd to turn-around then to Crystal Ck, Nobbys Ck, Kynnumboon, Dungay, Tomewin, Urliup, Dulguigan and all of Dulguigan Rd to Bilambil, all of Hogans Rd to Bilambil, all of Urliup Rd to Bilambil, Upper Duroby, North Tumbulgum to Terranora Rd.

Zone: 2

Tweed Valley Way Chinderah at Melaleuca Station to Fernvale Rd, Fernvale. Including Tumbulgum, Condong, Murwillumbah and Tygalgah.

North Arm Rd to Numinbah Rd. All of Bakers Rd from Byangum Rd, Byangum, Dunbible to Tweed Valley Way, South Murwillumbah, Bray Park.

All of Cudgen Rd including McCollums Rd, Melaleuca Rd then up before Cudgen Village including Duranbah. Eviron, Nunderi, Clothiers Ck, Reserve Ck, Palmvale, Cudgera Ck, Round Mountain. Pottsville Mooball Rd to Tweed Valley Way Mooball railway line including Clarkes Rd, Kielys Rd, Warwick Park Rd, Kudgeree Avenue, Sleepy Hollow Rd.

Zone: 3

All of Tweed Coast Rd from Chinderah to Wooyung, Pacific Highway. Including all of Chinderah, Kingscliff, Casuarina, Salt, Cabarita/

Bogangar, Hastings Point, Pottsville, Koala Beach and Seabreeze Estate. From Clothiers Ck Rd, Bogangar to Pacific Highway bypass including Tanglewood. Cudgen Rd from Tweed Coast Rd to Cudgen Village, Cudgen Heights.

Zone: 4

Fingal Head Village to Barneys Point Bridge. Pacific Highway, Minjungbal Dr to Boyds Bay Bridge. Banora Point, Oxley Cove, Banora Point East, all of Parkes Ln and Fraser Dr in Terranora and Tweed Heads South.

Zone: 5

Boyds Bay Bridge to Tweed/Gold Coast Shire boundary. Tweed Heads, Tweed Heads West, Piggabeen, Cobaki, Bilambil Heights, Carool, Glengarrie, Bilambil. Terranora to Tumbulgum Bridge, including Duroby.

HOUSEHOLD CLEANUP – CHECK YOUR DATE

EXCLUDES:

Q Builder’s rubble, earth and stone Q Paint

Q Oil and oil heaters Q Gas bottles Q All fencing material Q Car parts and tyres Q Household renovations Q Farm cleanups Q Green waste Q Asbestos

R Household appliances R White goods (doors removed) R Furniture

R Floor coverings (soft) R Mattresses

R Hot water heaters

• Loose material must be placed in bags, boxes or bundled (tied).

• All items must be able to be lifted by two people.

• Fridge/freezer must have doors removed

INCLUDES:

COLLECTION ZONES

Items must only be put out the SUNDAY before your zone collection

week NO EARLIER as this is considered

illegal dumping

Example of

1 cubic meter

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The Tweed Link is published by Tweed Shire Council. It is available in full colour and e-subscriptions online at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/TweedLink. Contact the Tweed Link: Editor Tweed Link, PO Box 816 Murwillumbah NSW 2484 or [email protected]. Customer Service: Council’s offices are located at Murwillumbah Civic and Cultural Centre, Tumbulgum Road Murwillumbah and Tweed Civic and Cultural Centre, Brett Street Tweed Heads. Offices open from 8.30am – 4.15pm, telephones available until 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Closed public holidays. Phone (02) 6670 2400 or 1300 292 872. Email [email protected]. For Council information at your fingertips visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au or download Council’s smartphone application from Apple App Store or Google Play. After hours emergency calls for Council services only contact 1800 818 326.

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NOTICE OF COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND

Local Government Act 1993, Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991

Tweed Shire Council declares with approval of His Excellency the Governor that the easement described in the Schedule below, excluding any mines or deposits of minerals in the land, are acquired by compulsory process in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 to drain sewage. Dated at Murwillumbah, 4 August 2016. Troy Green, General Manager.

Schedule

(Z) proposed easement to drain sewage 5 and 8.5 wide within the bed of the stream, Cudgen Creek and within Lot 3 DP803772 as shown in DP1197936.

MURWILLUMBAH THEATRE COMPANY

Ali Baba, the pantomime, by Ben Crocker. From 14 to 30 October at Murwillumbah Civic Centre. Tickets $15 adults, $6 children at the door, www.murwillumbahtheatrecompany.com or from Electronics Mur’bah.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – DESTINATION TWEED BOARD

Destination Tweed Inc. is seeking nominations for up to two (2) vacancies on its Board.

Destination Tweed is a not-for-profit organisation whose role is to develop and support the Tweeds tourism industry and to promote the Tweed as a tourist destination.

The Board provides overall governance to the organisation, which works closely with stakeholders, private enterprise, local government and communities to enhance the region’s profile.

The Destination Tweed Board is skills based and appointees are expected to represent the broad interests of the Tweed, rather than those of any particular organisation.

Applications close 5pm Friday 28 October 2016

For an information pack email Bill Tatchell: [email protected]

VACANCIES

Administrative Officer – WHS

Project Officer – Natural Resource Management (Max-term/Part-time) Supervisor Construction – Infrastructure Delivery

For more information and to apply:

• Visit Council’s website tweed.nsw.gov.au/careers

• Contact Human Resources on (02) 6670 2495

• All positions close at 12 noon (NSW time)

• Late applications not permitted.

REQUEST FOR OFFER

RFO2016127 Expression of Interest – Licence to conduct a non- motorised aquatic hire business at Kingscliff, Hastings Point and Jack Evans Boat Harbour

RFO2016171 Construct Fraser Drive Cycleway Stage 2 Offers close: Wednesday 4pm (AEDST) 2 November 2016.

Offers must be lodged as specified in the offer documentation.

Request for Offer documentation is available at no charge from Council’s website at tweed.nsw.gov.au/tenders. Hard copy documentation is available and costs will be in accordance with Council’s advertised photocopying fees.

All Offers will be opened at closing time and will be considered by Council in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 and the NSW Local Government (General) Regulation 2005.

The lowest or any offer is not necessarily accepted and canvassing of Councillors or staff will disqualify.

For further information please contact Sean Harvey (02) 6670 2606.

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION DETERMINATIONS

Notification of Development Application Determinations for the purposes of Section 101 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 (as amended).

APPLICATION DETAILS APPROVED

DA16/0347 – Use of existing strata unit as a place of public worship and office premises

Lot 2 SP 44731, Unit 2/No. 139 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South DA16/0439 – Boundary adjustment

Lot 131 DP 1134961, Lot 6 DP 579245, No. 192 Tweed Coast Road, Cudgen DA16/0478 – Secondary dwelling and carport

Lot 166 DP 775593, No. 15 Peppermint Place, Banora Point DA16/0483 – Secondary dwelling (detached)

Lot 10 DP 215458, No. 16 Jalibah Avenue, Tweed Heads DA16/0541 – Self-storage facility, signage and tree removal Lot 1 DP 619871, SP 93866, No. 31-33 Morton Street, Chinderah DA16/0618 – Dog grooming with ancillary dog day care and retail use and signage

Lot 25 DP 258721, No. 22 Industry Drive, Tweed Heads South DA16/0631 – Alterations and additions to existing dwelling Lot 25 Section 1DP 1223, No. 158 Riverside Drive, Tumbulgum DA16/0693 – Two storey dwelling house with attached double garage Lot 82 DP 1208915, No. 10 Blue Horizon Drive, Casuarina

The above development determinations are available for public inspection free of charge at the Planning and Regulation Division, Murwillumbah Civic Centre, during ordinary office hours OR viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/datracking.

COUNCIL SMALL PLANT AUCTION

RFO2016166 Council Small Plant Auction 2016

Request for offers close 4pm (AEDST) Wednesday 26 October 2016.

A silent auction for the sale of excess or superseded small plant and equipment items is being conducted by Tweed Shire Council at the Council Works Depot in Buchanan Street, Murwillumbah NSW 2484.

Interested parties can inspect the items offered for sale on the following days at the nominated times:

• Wednesday 12 October 1pm – 3pm

• Saturday 15 October from 9am – 12 noon

• Wednesday 19 October 1pm – 3pm

• Saturday 22 October from 9am – 12 noon

Plant items on offer for purchase include air blowers (hand-held and backpack), chain saws, hedge trimmers, mowers (push and ride-on), pole saws and more.

Offers to purchase items must be submitted to the Tender Box at Council’s Buchanan Street Depot by the closing date and time. Offers may be submitted either at the time of viewing or via post.

Posted offers must be sealed, clearly marked “Offer for RFO2016166 Tweed Shire Council Small Plant Auction 2016” and be received in the Tender Box at Buchanan Street prior to the closing date and time.

For further information please contact Mr Alf Stone (02) 6670 2761.

Readers who are unsure of when their meter is read can look up their water week at:

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