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In contrast to the heroic efforts of community volunteers, in the aftermath of the flooding come the rubberneckers and looters. Then following those scumbags come the carpetbaggers seeking to sell you dodgy solar panels, roof repairs and carpet cleaning door-to-door. Don’t let them into your house, check with local tradies for a real deal, and report any spivs to Fair Trading’s fairtrading. nsw.gov.au and Scamwatch scamwatch.gov.au. A sentimental aside: Backlash remembers moving to the northern rivers on April 7, 1988. It was flooding, and Lismore copped a hammering. Q Q Q Q
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Cyclone Debbie was a spirited lass, and managed to stay alive right across the Tasman Sea. We have had news from our Kiwi friends of rainfalls of around 200mm in a day and gale-force winds. See the ABC News report at http:// bit.ly/abcdebb. Q Q Q Q
Bundaberg now has its own Echo! One of our favourite former drudges, graphic designer Mandy Thane, who went on to become editor of the Braidwood Times, has with friends started up the Bundy Echo. Find out more at facebook.com/bundyecho. Q Q Q Q
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As Mandy Nolan noted in her Soapbox last week, Byron Hospice Service (formerly Amitayus) is holding Dying2Talk, ‘an evening of music, poetry and storytelling as we share our experiences of dying and death. We promise it won’t all be dark and gloomy, but we will provide the box of tissues.’ It’s on Wednesday April 19 at 7pm at the Mullumbimby Drill
Cosplay is a flourishing movement and Broadbeach is joining in the fun with the Gold Coast Superhero Weekend April 21–23. You could clean the mould off your Dr Strange outfit and get along. See more at http://broadbeachgc.com. Photo supplied. If cosplay is not your thing, then there’s a hula-hoop festival April 21–22 at the Cavanbah Centre at Byron Bay. Bookings and details at puzzledust.com.au/byron-hoop-festival.
Hall. The perennially current Mark Twain notes: ‘The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.’
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course. See more at facebook. com/roundabouttheatre.
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Journalism is not a career you would immediately associate with autism, but the disorder’s impact varies considerably from person to person. As a follow-up to World Autism Day on April 2, Judith Vonberg of CNN interviewed another journalist, Laura James, on her late diagnosis of ASD and the under-reporting of girls and women with the condition: http://bit.ly/lauraASD. Q Q Q Q
Congratulations to Byron Shire Council for the Pop Up Play Spaces (POPS) it is running in public spaces during the April school holidays in conjunction with Roundabout Theatre. The theatre’s iconic Lollipop Ladies are helping with games such as giant Twister, extended hop-
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