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It’s nearly the end of 2023! And with it, there is a mad rush for Council to get as much done before the break. Pay attention peeps, this is when dumb stuff gets waved through – see editorial on page 10. A complete skull of a Pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans about 150 million years ago, has been discovered at Dorset Beach, on southern England’s famous World Heritage Jurassic Coast. The BBC reports the apex ocean predator was up to 10-12m long. It rivals the Megalodon shark, which became extinct just 3.6 million years ago. Megalodons apparently grew to between 15 and 18 metres in length, making it the size of today’s biggest whale sharks. The final Business Conditions Survey of the year, released last week, revealed a forecast 11 per cent drop in Christmas trade across the state. Business NSW says ‘Businesses have been battling the same suite of economic challenges all year. Persistent business concerns include the rising cost of doing business, worker and skills shortages, the unfolding impact of higher interest rates and weakening customer demand’. The Cavanbah United Nice Tradesman’s Society (you figure out the acronym) are hosting their annual Christmas cricket match from midday on Friday, December 15 at Lofts Oval, Brunswick Heads. This year, the lads have organised a raffle, with all money raised to support Charlie Emery, who is suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. A
fundraiser has been set up to help with medical bills: www.gofundme.com/f/ charlie-emery-needs-our-help. Congrats to Nakeita Bradbury and Kate Foster, who shared best actress award at the Gold Palm Theatre Awards, held last week on the Gold Coast. Nakeita was recognised for her role in The Almighty Sometimes and Kate for her role in Proof. Nakeita’s dad, David, told The Echo, ‘It is quite an honour for them to be given this award, because it was judged against all community amateur plays performed from Brisbane to Ballina, from Lismore to Toowoomba in the last year’. Dennis Stevenson has secured a space to give away thousands of new Christmas presents to help make sure no one goes without. The giveaway will be held at the Baptist Church Hall, Ocean Shores, from Monday December 18 until Saturday December 23, 9am to 6pm.
Mystery still surrounds the identity of those who placed a Belling upright piano, believed to be about 100 years old, in the Bruns Sound Shell recently. After Reflections, who manage Terrace Park, backed down on removing it after a public backlash, semi-retired piano tuner, Norm Appel, was approached by residents asking him to give it some love. He told The Echo, ‘I was cynical of it when I first heard of it being there. But I gave it a touch-up tune and fixed a few keys last Thursday’. He added that, ‘against my will’, he performed an impromptu performance to an appreciative audience. ‘As long it gives people pleasure, it’s a good thing’, he said. Norm has also given it a much needed cover to protect it from the elements. Photo supplied
“Mary’s a black “M ffella in her heart. You’ll discover Y her sheer childlike wonder at our nature.”
Psst: New Zealand police have arrested and raided the home of a whistleblower who allegedly leaked Covid-19 vaccine mortality data. FYI while Chinese hackers are allegedly cyber-attacking US infrastructure, The Echo’s minimalist IT team is trying to get our website back in shape after its cascading style sheets went awry. So apologies for the look, but they are working on it : ) ‘COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure’, tweets Al Gore of the global gab fest on climate change. Perhaps it’s not a CO2 problem and more of a psychopath, genocidal, oligarch problem?
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