Is your local council using Brothel Busters?

Brothel Busters, known formally as Lyonswood Investigations and Forensic Group, advertised a vacancy for an investigator in MyCareer (see below) this week. While the job description makes for interesting (and somewhat mind-boggling) reading, it's the introductory part of the advertisement that caused this reader to wonder about which local councils use this mob's "services". And, for those that do, how do they go about detailing their expenses in their financial statements?

Source: MyCareer, 21/1/12

Pacific Highway upgrade at Urunga to start in 2013

Australian Road Assessment Program

highway network based on 2009 data

The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun 21 January 2012:

Construction of a by-pass of Urunga is now expected to commence early next year.

Following negotiations between the Australian and NSW Governments a bypass of Urunga is a step closer, with construction companies interested in designing and upgrading the Urunga to Nambucca Heads section of the Pacific Highway having until February 23 to register their details with the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS).

Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese said this 22 kilometre section is part of the larger 42 kilometre Urunga to Warrell Creek project and is another important step in upgrading the Pacific Highway between Port Macquarie and Raleigh.

“Once completed in 2016, the Urunga to Nambucca Heads upgrade will deliver safer, smoother driving conditions for the 15,000 motorists and truck drivers who use this section of the Pacific Highway each and every day,” said Mr Albanese.

The upgrade of the Urunga to Nambucca Heads section had been agreed between Ministers Albanese and Gay before they became aware of a news story on the issue which aired on Channel 9 last week…….

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Wandering home through art

Jude MCBEAN

Home 1996

Margaret SEALE

Welcome home party 1995

Marjorie BULTITUDE

As I see it [date unknown]

All paintings held by Grafton Regional Gallery in the Clarence Valley NSW

Yamba, as seen by a visitor

Sherilyn and her family, who visited Yamba recently, obviously had a helluva good time there.
I've taken the liberty of extracting a few bits from her blog piece On Hiatus in Yamba. Honestly, the local chamber of commerce couldn't have produced something as positive as this, even if it paid squillions for it.
Sherilyn wrote:
 "We are  enjoying some precious family time in the picturesque and laid back Yamba.  No time for cooking this week, rather we are being waited on and sampling the local seafood and produce this region has to offer.  Not to mention the salty stuff - water that is.  The boys are in heaven!!"

Big Bash cricketer tells it as it is

Brad Hogg, who plays for Perth Scorchers in the BB, responded with a fair-dinkum double-dose of reality to the Melbourne Stars when the latter complained about having a long trip to Perth for Saturday night's semi-final and that they'd drawn the short straw with less rest time between games than Perth had.

Hogg said, "Stop complaining, seriously. ...there are people out there digging holes for a living and we're actually playing cricket ... so stop whingeing."

Source: SMH