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CASINO AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED (CAAI)
CASINO AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED (CAAI)
The Casino Auctioneers Association Incorporated (the CAAI) were overwhelmed with the support shown by the community at the public meeting held on the 4th of September at the Casino RSM club.
The CAAI fully support the six motions put forward by members of our community.
The CAAI are calling upon the Mayor and the Councillors to listen to the community and reopen negotiations to allow the selling of cattle at the NRLX to re-commence as soon as possible for the benefit of the livestock vendors and buyers, the Casino business community, the citizens of Casino and the CAAI agents.
Andrew Summerville, President of the CAAI said:
“The CAAI are non-negotiable on relinquishing the responsibility for livestock Pre and Post delivery. This is an important role within the processing of cattle, ensuring animal welfare, vendor satisfaction and guaranteed buyer delivery and is a task best performed by experienced livestock handlers on behalf of their clients. Beyond this, everything is on the table, and we want to have an open dialogue with the Mayor and the Councillors about getting the yards back open as soon as possible. As agents, we can function without access to the yards but both ourselves and our clients want to be there because we can see the harm the closure is doing to Casino which we all know has always been the real beef capital of Australia. It is a travesty”
Mr Summerville went on to explain that despite the plea of the Casino community at last Monday’s community meeting, little progress has been made with respect to the negotiation of the terms of the proposed the Agents’ Licences:
“To be frank, we are a little in the dark. At the meeting the consensus of the Community was clear with the Council indicating that they would give all concerns raised due consideration and the General Manager, Vaughan McDonald, making it clear that he would move to implement whatever decisions the Council made about the matter. We were therefore surprised when having made it clear that all options were on the table, a meeting we had expected to occur with the Mayor, to progress things, was cancelled by the General Manager.”
“We were also disappointed by the comments on social media by Councillor Robert Hayes who criticised the attendees of the meeting by stating: “I am estimating that 50% of them don’t even reside in the RVC area”. Not only do we disagree with his assessment, it is unhelpful and failed to recognise the presence of livestock vendors from beyond the RVC who pay fees to utilise NRLX to the benefit of the Council. These are people that also want to see cattle back in the yards and we should be supporting them because they are on our side.”
A copy of Cr Hayes statement has been attached.
When asked about what the future holds Mr Summerville remains optimistic but also realistic:
“We have not been idle here at the CAAI. We remain optimistic that a deal can be reached with the Council and promptly. This remains the most sensible and best approach for all involved and we remain very hopeful that cool heads will prevail, and an understanding can be reached.”
“That being said, and despite the clear will of the community at the meeting, nothing has yet been achieved to bring us any closer to cattle being back in the NRLX. Council needs to act quickly. If they don’t, we’ve been taking legal advice in the background and understand there are various steps we can take to review the Council’s decision making processes. Obviously, that would be a regrettable step when all parties here appear to want the same outcome, but it is one we are prepared to take if need be.”
“The vendors want us there and they want us responsible for their cattle. That’s the way its always been and it’s a special relationship of trust and mutual confidence that develops between vendor, agent and even the buyers. It is not something that can just be undone or replicated; it has been like that since time immemorial and if it comes to it we will fight to preserve that.”
RESUMPTION OF SITTINGS AT CASINO COURT HOUSE WELCOME NEWS
The resumption of sittings at Casino Court House tomorrow after it was closed following the 2022 floods is welcome news for the local community according to Clarence Nationals MP, Richie Williamson who advocated very strongly for the Court House to reopen as a matter of priority.
Mr Williamson delivered a Private Member’s Statement in the NSW Parliament in May last year followed by a letter to the NSW Attorney General, Michael Daley supporting a Mayoral Minute from Richmond Valley Mayor, Robert Mustow seeking urgent priority to be given to expediting flood recovery works at the Court House given the impacts on the local community and economy.
“Whilst the number one priority of flood recovery should always be about supporting flood victims, restoring key community assets should be a high priority,” Mr Williamson said.
“As I said at the time, the closure of the Casino Court House was having a negative impact on the local community and economy with the nearest sittings being heard at Kyogle and Lismore and disadvantaging many in the community.
“Its closure impacted on low socio-economic and high Indigenous communities, some of whom have very limited transport and were struggling to attend because public transport is almost non-existent.
“It was also impacting family members needed at court as support people as well as having an operational impact on our local police force because local police officers were required to travel to Kyogle or Lismore for appearances and court hearings.
“Economic impacts on Casino were also being felt because of the lack of court days, which would normally bring to the community a high number of professional people to the community, where they would quite often stay for the night.
“I thank the NSW Attorney General for his assistance in ensuring the Casino Court House is back up and running.
“It is a great shot of confidence for the community and is part of the healing and recovery process that is so important for my community,” Mr Williamson concluded.
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Crazy Cow comes to Casino
By Samantha Elley
If Kristy Gill had her way, she would cook 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“I used to advertise on Facebook and made cakes for my friends and family,” she said.
From there, Kristy opened the Riverview Café in Coraki but when the opportunity came up for her to move her business to Casino, she took it.
And Crazy Cow Café was born.
“I figured it was a good name to suit the beef capital,” she laughed.
After a lot of hard work to get the business up and running, Kristy opened her doors on Tuesday last week.
“We do lots of take home meals for people who don’t have time to cook, so they can take them home and put them in the freezer,” Kristy said.
“We do honey chicken, fried rice, home made lasagne, spaghetti bolognese and sausages and veges.”
Crazy Cow Cafe
The café also serves up hamburgers, chicken wraps, salad sandwiches and all the deep fried favourites.
“We will eventually do pizzas as well,” said Kristy.
“We will be looking into gluten free cooking with our cakes and slices and we have lactose free milk for our coffees.
“We try and cater for everyone.”
With her five youngest kids in Casino Public School, only a walk away, Kristy knows she will have no problems with young helpers in the shop after school.
“My five year old has already asked if he can come and help,” she laughed.
“I hope he continues with that same attitude as he gets older.”
The Crazy Cow Café is located at 117 Barker Street, next to the Commonwealth Bank.
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