A pile of carpet, pipes and metals photographed in a cleanfill site near Greymouth. West Coast Regional Council compliance team leader Colin Helem said council inspectors discovered demolition waste was being dumped illegally in Reefton. “It was established that the material is not authorised by a resource consent, so the dumping was unlawful,” he said. “The property owner has stopped any further dumping until a variation to an existing consent is obtained for the site so that the disposal of the demolition material can be done lawfully.”
Stuff understands the landfill, known locally as Rosco s Hole , is owned by Rosco Contracting. Owner Ross Moore has had council consent since 2008 to accept contaminated waste and has applied to extend the site to take waste from a fertiliser plant in Christchurch.
Perth-based singer brings new life to poetry of William Soutar
The collection of songs and musical arrangements put together by Debra Salem with jazz pianist Paul Harrison and guitarist and composer Kevin MacKenzie is titled ‘In a Sma Room’ and is available to download digitally or hear on CD
Singer/songwriter and composer Debra Salem performing ‘In a Sma Room’, a musical theatre show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Image: submitted by Wendy Niblick)
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A Melbourne health company that planned to list on the Australian stock exchange and expand into China with the help of former Liberal trade minister Andrew Robb has collapsed owing more than $11 million to creditors.
A preliminary investigation into the collapse of Global Brands Australia, which was placed into administration on February 16, has identified “potential movement of assets and fraudulent business activity statements lodged prior to the appointment”, according to a report by the administrator Chan and Naylor.
Former trade minister Andrew Robb was a director and non-executive chairman of Global Brands Australia.
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is the largest secured creditor to the company, with a debt of more than $3 million, while 80 unsecured creditors are owed almost $8 million by GBA, which owns the weight-loss supplement program Celebrity Slim.
2021/04/10 11:35 Henry Kissinger (left), Chairman Mao in Beijing. Henry Kissinger (left), Chairman Mao in Beijing. (Wikimedia Commons photo)
This is the second part of a two-part commentary. The first part can be found here. Generally speaking, when we talk about People s Republic of China (PRC) political warfare or variations on that terminology like sharp power we mean the measures China undertakes to shape the policies, positions, or public opinion of other countries. We also need, however, our definition to take into account the efforts of our own citizens who, intentionally or not, effectively help to achieve PRC goals. We need, for example, to consider the words and actions of some of the Americans who have significantly shaped U.S.- PRC relations since 1971.
Alberta landlord pays former tenant $20,000 in out of court settlement
Samantha Barnes, a single mother with young twins, said her stay in a cold and drafty apartment in Lethbridge, Alta., was horrible, as she and her children shivered through the winter months without adequate heat and windows that didn t stop the cool wind from blowing in.
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Samantha Barnes says Avenue Living didn t fix heating system or windows, locked her out of Lethbridge suite
Posted: Mar 17, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: March 17
Samantha Barnes lived at Westwood apartments in Lethbridge, Alta., owned and managed by Avenue Living between Sept. 2017 and May, 2018. The company agreed to a $20,000 settlement with Barnes, but denies it did anything wrong during her tenancy. (Google)