Backlash A resident from Myocum told Backlash she has been finding a lot of baby birds who have fallen out of nests because of the high winds. To help vulnerable wildlife, contact the Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers on 6628 1866, or the local WIRES on 6628 1898. Q Q Q Q
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In last week’s story ‘Bruns partners with disaster relief’, an email address was published incorrectly. Those wanting to contact Kim Rosen regarding the Bushfire R&R in Bruns can email kimsrosen@gmail.com. Q Q Q Q
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Cr Michael Lyon lamented in last week’s letters the cost to ratepayers of the delays around the bypass (see resident’s reply, page 15). It raises the question – whose responsibility is it? If Council failed to take into account a vulnerable snail in the path of a bypass, then it’s Council’s fault it’s costing rate/ taxpayers. The Echo looks forward to Council explaining how much this is costing, who is responsible and what consequences there are. Q Q Q Q
Eight Environmental Defenders Offices (EDOs) across Australia are merging. CEO David Morris says, ‘Together we are creating the largest public interest environmental legal centre in the Australia-Pacific – a truly formidable powerhouse of expert lawyers and scientists, all using our unique skills to tackle the biggest environmental challenges of our time’. For more visit www.edo.org.au. Q Q Q Q
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If bushfires won’t convince politicians mesmerised by their fossil fuel donations to act on the climate
Taiko Drummer Hiro Akiba pictured at Byron’s recent Japan Festival, held November 17 at Byron’s Main Beach Peace Pole. Photo Riku Kuroda emergency, perhaps our one shared and universal religion will. We refer, of course, to sport; sport is threatened by the drier, hotter climate being brought to us courtesy of fossil fuel, and when the electorate wakes up to that, the government will be in trouble. Cricket will be the hardest hit as the game requires players to spend long periods in the sun. So the Australian Conservation Foundation is launching a campaign to get Cricket Australia to join the resistance to Morrison’s eyes-shut, fingers-in-ears climate denial policy. Q Q Q Q
Online political satirist the Friendly Jordies, aka Jordan Shanks, has given NSW Liberal premier Gladys Berejiklian a spanking over the fires and her government’s lack of preparation and cuts to essential services, such as fire management officers who carry out hazard reduction burning . The hashtags #Berejiklianbushfires and #koalakiller are trending and now fill Berejiklian’s tweet
feeds, as the public become more aware of a government held to ransom by vested interests and idiocracy. Q Q Q Q
Think we have it tough? Tenterfield Council are
looking at building a water filtration plant for recycled water and have implemented level 4.7 water restrictions. Level five was deferred owing to pressure from worried residents.
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