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In dangerous, poetic waters Seniors/commercial precinct rejected Hans Lovejoy

Poets Ahna De Vena and Laura Jan Shore celebrate the upcoming launch of Always The River, Poetry About Change, the thirteeth book by Dangerously Poetic. It’s happening Friday May 13 from 7 till 9pm at Brunswick Heads Primary School Hall, and the anthology features the work of 19 poets. Also performing will be the two winning poets, Phoebe Lines and Sam Watson, from last year’s Dangerously Poetic competition held at the Byron Writers Festival. Photo Jeff ‘Wet Behind The Ears’ Dawson

Events site to add events, vary noise controls Chris Dobney

North Byron Parklands (NBP), home of Splendour in the Grass and Byron’s Falls Festival, has received permission to vary the noise controls on music events held there. The company has also received permission to run multiple ‘smallscale’ non-music events at the site throughout the year. The Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) has altered the existing sound limits so that lower-end frequencies are more clearly regulated. Local groups including CONOS (Community of North Ocean

Shores) have argued the move would adversely impact on residents, but North Byron Parklands’ GM Mat Morris says it brings the site into line with the vast majority of other music festivals around the country. NBP was fined $3,000 for noise infractions at last year’s Splendour and a similar amount the year before, prompting CONOS to argue that the event be moved. But Mr Morris said at the time that the existing noise limits were ‘unworkable’. The Echo understands the new regime would limit bass noise, which NBP says has the highest impact on neighbours, but

allow more leniency at the middle and high end of the spectrum.

Five small events at first, possibly ten A NBP spokesperson said in relation to the small, non-music-focused community events, ‘Parklands is now allowed to host up to five in the first year.’ ‘Subject to satisfactory performance, we will be allowed to host ten small, non-music-focused community events the following year. These small events are all at a capacity of 1,500 people maximum.’

A shift by one vote by the ruling National Party-aligned Council voting bloc has resulted in a massive proposal for seniors housing, medical centre, retail and restaurant developments being rejected. The outcome from Council’s Thursday meeting will now see the proposal, which was earmarked to envelop the new hospital on Ewingsdale Road, sent to Sydney to be determined by the planning minister. A bid by Cr Di Woods to give Sydney-based Belbeck developers everything they were asking for failed to gain the support of Cr Sol Ibrahim, and her motion was only supported by herself and Crs Alan Hunter, Rose Wanchap and Chris Cubis. Cr Woods’s motion retained the 3,000m2 floor area for commercial uses, which was against staff recommendation. It also amended the local environment plan (LEP) to the developer’s satisfaction and would have put the development control plan (DCP) before the public after staff input. But a foreshadowed motion by Cr Basil Cameron was successful, and detailed the issues that have plagued the development from the start. Those issues include the ‘location of commercial areas, site access/egress, and the necessity for the construction of a major roundabout, in order to manage overall traffic impacts.’ Overarching planning was also an issue, as the proposal has not been ‘identified in an approved Local Growth Management Strategy, the

Far North Coast Regional Strategy or Draft North Coast Regional Plan.’ Remarkably the developer had expanded upon their original plan. Cr Cameron’s motion said that those ‘significant changes’ include a ‘visitor accommodation precinct and an additional commercial area. These have not been exhibited.’

Significant changes ‘These changes intensify the impact of the development well beyond the original proposal as put to Council.’ Other issues raised included the overwhelming opposition by neighbours owing to traffic and amenity impacts. During morning public access, Ewingsdale Progress Association president Colin McJannett called for councillors to reject the proposal. ‘No-one in the community is trying to deprive anyone of aged care but we have no guarantees that this is what is being planned,’ he said. ‘The proponents have already said that as soon as they get the change of usage approval they intend to sell the land. This is not about contributing to our community – it is about rezone and resell.’ That position is supported by the local Steiner school. Chair of Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, James Dods, expressed the school’s ‘deep concern with the potential consequences of several aspects of the proposed amendments to the LEP. The school community has very real concerns regarding traffic and the general safety and amenity of the Ewingsdale community.’

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A flood study for the north of the Shire has been sent back to the drawing board after Cr Sol Ibrahim accused the authors of using ‘arbitrary’ flood-level predictions at last Thursday’s Council meeting. When adopted, the North Byron Flood Study marks step one towards a floodplain management plan, which would help guide Council as to where future development can occur and the elevation of new house floors in flood areas. And while it’s quite a significant document, only five submissions came back after it was recently put before the public.

Inconsistencies Cr Ibrahim’s motion asks for a councillor workshop and raises concerns about inconsistencies with earlier mapping, comparisons of flooding and consequences for potential and approved residential

subdivisions and the insurability of affected properties. He told the chamber, ‘The five-, ten- or 20-year actual flood levels that have occurred did not match the predicted five-, ten- or 20-year flood levels from this plan. The author of this report says, “It is also noted that the results are higher than historical experience, therefore the model is on the conservative side, which is safer than under-predicting from a floodplain risk-management perspective”.’ ‘That’s not science! That’s saying “the actual historical evidence is different but we are just going to disregard that by saying well, it’s safer”. ‘These are not science questions, they are policy questions. These are some of the questions that should have been better answered.’

Claim disputed But Greens Cr Duncan Dey, who is also a civil engineer and has decades of

experience in floodplain investigation, told The Echo, ‘What matters are the ‘one in 100 year’ flood results, ie the one per cent annual risk as set by the state government. ‘A model that accurately predicts the 100-year flood behaviour may not be accurate for lower events like the five-, ten- or 20-year floods. ‘It uses the smaller events for calibration, but leans heavily on the largest events on record. These occured in the 1970s. The focus of the study is on getting the 100year flood behaviour right.’ Cr Dey said that as part of the committee that oversaw the study, he asked several times to dig deeper into such inconsistencies, and was satisfied that the study represented the best outcome. ‘Cr Ibrahim could have raised these concerns a long time prior to where it was just about to be adopted, prior to or during exhibition for example, or with the committee’.

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Local News Tax scammers doing rounds Residents beware! The Echo has been advised that a few unlucky locals have been stung thousands of dollars by cold callers claiming to be from the tax department. The callers say that there is a warrant out on your name for non-payment of tax and demand immediate payment. Although they may seem plausible at first, it’s advised to always call the tax department for verification on 1800 008 540 or email ReportEmailFraud@ato.gov.au. In April 2015, SCAMwatch warned of calls from scammers falsely claiming to be from the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) or Australian Tax Office (ATO).

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Rail authority unclear over diesel rail project Residents of Sunrise and Belongil say they are still in the dark over who is the regulatory authority over plans to run a diesel train along the rail line from Belongil into Byron’s CBD. Neighbours have been opposed to plans by the $100m Elements resort owing to its proposed frequency, associated noise and unresolved environmental issues. The Sunrise Progress Association say that, ‘recent letters from the minister for transport, Andrew Constance, and minister for roads and maritime,

Duncan Gay, have indicated that “Transport for NSW is not the consent authority.’’’ Progress association president Lee Cass told The Echo, ‘Both Transport for NSW and the Department of Planning and Environment have indicated that Byron Shire Council and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) are responsible under the Operations Act 1997. ‘The EPA have written to Council advising them that Byron Council is the consent authority for environmental assessment in this project. An

official letter sent to Council’s general manager Ken Gainger requesting clarity has remained unanswered for months and months. ‘It defies belief that a socalled “eco resort” operating in the “zero emissions” [aspirational] town of Byron Bay could proceed with such a monumental project without any environmental assessment or scrutiny while the Byron Council stands silent to the environmental concerns of its community.’ The Echo asked Council’s general manger whether

Council is the consent authority for this project, and if so, when will an Environmental Impact Assessment be completed?

Council reply In reply, Byron Shire Council’s director of sustainable development and economy, Shannon Burt, said she understood that Elements have been in contact with Transport for NSW. ‘Until Council is advised otherwise, it’s currently a matter between Transport for NSW and Elements,’ she said.

Mullum tree planting this Mothers Day One thousand riverbank trees will be planted on Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby, this coming Sunday morning and the only thing needed is you. It’s the sixth annual Mullum Music Festival tree planting, and the day will include live music and barbecue

brunch provided by Brunswick Valley Landcare. Organisers say this year will see the 5,000th tree planted, and Byron Shire Council and Koala Connections are assisting with equipment, plants and communications. The project is supported

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Their chief weapons are surprise, fear and ruthless efficiency! Hans Lovejoy

Thirteenth-century Europe wasn’t a great time for thinking outside the box, lest you get dragged into an inquisition. The famous Spanish Inquisition by the Catholic Church began later than others, running from 1478 until 1834. The intent was to detect and punish those pretending to be Christians, while secretly practising another faith. Or witchcraft, or sorcery. It was probably also used to torture/ kill those who maybe thought the earth wasn’t flat and that science may have more on offer than bronze-age beliefs. To a medieval and unscientific mind, it’s all heresy. This may not seem related to Council’s meeting last Thursday, but at times it felt like torture and at other times it was definitely unscientific. All eyes are now on the home stretch to the elections on September 10. So what dropped on April 28?

Prog associations attacked by Crs An opportunity presented itself for some councillors to attack progress associations as irrelevant elderly rabble who are against economic development. Seriously. In another life, councillors Woods, Hunter, Cubis and Ibrahim may have enjoyed being medieval Spanish inquisitors. The context here is the inclusion of progress associations as participants within an economic-development strategy for the Shire. It’s now earmarked for ‘further consultation and development’ and will include a ‘webbased survey for community,

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announcements in the press and further engagement…’ Progress associations were eventually retained in the motion as stakeholders, along with chambers of commerce, of course. And at the suggestion of Cr Ibrahim, youth groups and the unemployed will also be ‘engaged.’ A report will come back in June. If you would like to hear what these councillors actually said about progress associations, it’s worth hearing the audio of the economic development strategy debate, which is available on Council’s website.

Market fees waived Priorities and focus reveal much in the political spectrum. To the left? Let’s look at the big end of town. To the right? Question and scrutinise the intention of the smallest fish. Sure, there’s more nuance to politics, but when it came to giving a notfor-profit organisation assistance to put on community street markets, it stirred something in Cr Cubis. Held at the Byron A&I Estate, Peddle & Hawk mar-

kets have on all accounts been successful, and organisers asked Council to waive fees so they could hold more of them. They got there in the end, despite Crs Woods and Hunter voting against, but not before some palpable hostility erupted between mayor Simon Richardson and Cr Cubis. The remark that started it all came from the mayor when Cr Cubis piped up over the economic value of markets. The mayor said, ‘Go for it mate. Good to see you engaging and not playing solitaire on your laptop.’ Staff were unfortunately drawn into their kiddy sandpit squibble over the financial contributions of markets versus bricks-andmortar businesses.

Wicked Vans Sixties beat poet Charles Bukowski was onto something when he said, ‘Bad taste creates many more millionaires than good taste.’ There’s no doubt Wicked Vans, based in QLD, do quite well, and offensive slogans appear to be a key part of their business strategy. Notice how everyone can’t

stop talking about it? That’s great marketing. And while TV’s South Park has produced brilliant satire on the back of bad taste, there’s nothing positive you could say about Wicked Van slogans. Which of course, are in full public view. Anyway, Council are now pursuing them with all the bureaucratic and legal armoury at their disposal. It’s a modern day inquisition! For example, local police will be asked to step up and enforce the Summary Offences Act 1988 and the Crimes Act 1900 (578C) ‘to regulate offensive language.’ But wait – both the NSW and QLD premiers will be made aware via a letter, and legal guidance will be sought from the Australian Human Rights Commission. The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) will also be asked to support legislation, ‘making it unlawful for a person to engage in offensive behaviour based on another person’s gender identity, sexual orientation or related grounds.’ Want more? Council staff will also set about investigating ways of putting the squeeze on Wicked Vans, by ‘erecting signs at significant Shire transit points saying “vans with offensive slogans are not welcome in Byron Shire”.’ All voted in favour. While there were many other items voted upon and discussed, it’s worth noting that 111 people signed a petition to support the upgrade and development of the Byron swimming pool in its current location. And 632 people petitioned Council to retain Main Beach car park.

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Local News Residents still seeing red over Council’s ‘uncapped rural development’ plans Residents in the Shire’s hinterland say they are still reeling after Council’s plans were released that detail large increases in housing and development for rural areas. The Draft Rural Land Use Strategy is on public exhibition until 20 May, and has come under fire after Cr Sol Ibrahim made significant lastminute changes before adopting it for public submissions. Main Arm Rural Residents Association president Judy MacDonald says the plans would allow for rural subdivisions with no minimum lot sizes across the Shire. ‘[It] targets 740 new dwellings for Main Arm, The Pocket, and Middle Pocket

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out of a total 815 estimated for the entire shire.’ ‘Just as alarming will be the opening up of rural land, in particular east of the Pacific Highway; fertile lands rich for the picking from New Brighton down to Broken Head.’

Poorly conceived ‘As a guiding principle for rural planning 20 years into the future, this strategy has been poorly conceived and executed in haste, without adequate social, environmental and economic appraisals or community consultation. ‘There are also no guarantees that necessary upgrades to dangerous roads and causeways will be under-

taken at no cost to the wider community, or that developers, where necessary, will pay these costs before development can proceed as stated in the strategy. Landholders with small lots could apply for a zoning change and develop a mini-subdivision. For instance, a two-hectare property could be subdivided into five one-acre lots. ‘Some might believe this is of interest to them, but uncapped rural development can only be detrimental to the Shire’s wellbeing as a whole.’ To get involved visit www. byron.nsw.gov.au/rural-landuse-strategy. Q See article by Dailan Pugh page 14

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Today a reader, tomorrow a leader – Margaret Fuller Pocket Public School students are participating in the 2016 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC), which began March 7. Students can earn gold and platinum honours after a certain number of books are completed. Librarian Abelia Hissink told The Echo that the school library plays a central role in the education of the students and contains many of the texts from this year’s PRC booklist. Ms Hissink says, ‘The challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition, but a challenge

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to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely.’ The Premier’s Reading Challenge is available for all NSW students from

kindergarten to year nine, in government, independent, Catholic and home schools. For more visit online.det. nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html.

New Lismore suburb in turmoil Darren Coyne

The recent approval of a new Lismore suburb has Bundjalung elder Michael Ryan vowing to ‘stop the bulldozers with my own body’. Mr Ryan previously halted the proposed 1,550-dwelling residential development at

North Lismore Plateau with legal action in the NSW Land and Environment Court. He argued that the publicly displayed rezoning plans had environmental zones removed by the NSW Planning Department prior to its approval by the minister. The court found that Mr

Ryan’s argument was sound, and as a result the Lismore City Council was forced to re-submit the rezoning plans, with the environmental zones restored, and the state government gave the go-ahead last week. Lismore City Council is hoping that building can begin by the end of 2016.

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Local News Byron Bay Brewing Co sells to global behemoth Kirin Award-winning boutique beer company Byron Bay Brewing Co has announced it has sold to alcohol giant Lion. Formerly Lion Nathan Limited, the company is one of the biggest alcohol companies in Australia and is wholly-owned by Japanese corporation Kirin. Apart from alcohol, Lion have interests in oral care, beauty care, fabric care, living care and pharmaceuticals. It also owns milk, yoghurt, cream, custard and cheese companies, as well as companies that produce juice, drinks and water. Barry Schadel, owner of Byron Bay Brewing Co, said he was happy to have found a buyer who shared his vision for the company and would continue to invest in Byron. ‘I am really proud of Byron Bay Brewing Co and what we have achieved in the Byron community.’ ‘My number-one priority was finding a buyer who would continue to invest in the brewery, beers and venue and take the business from strength to strength. Lion has a strong track record of doing this with other craft

beers and I know I am leaving Byron Bay Brewing Co in good hands.’ While Lion say they plan to invest in the brewery and venue, The Echo asked Lion if it will guarantee that all jobs will be retained with the sale. A spokesperson said, ‘We are still looking at how we will invest in the brewery and venue and whether this will include a refurbishment, but if we do undertake one, our first priority would be minimising any impacts to people and visitors during that time. ‘Our broader aim is to invest in the business and grow it, which we hope will increase employment and tourism opportunities in the future. We have a strong track record of doing the same when Little Creatures came into Lion in 2012. Since that time we grew Little Creatures 33 per cent in volume and invested over $70 million into a new brewery and venue in Geelong. ‘In Geelong we have worked with the local community, the Geelong Tourism Board and the local Chamber of Commerce to increase awareness of the area and bring tourists to the region.’

NSW Greens MP gets among the public

Campaign lit with renewable hopes

Greens mayor Simon Richardson, Greens candidate Dawn Walker, federal leader Richard Di Natale and Enova Energy CEO Steve Harris. Photo Jeff ‘In The Green Room’ Dawson

The Greens were celebrating Australia’s first communityowned renewable-energy retailing and installation business last Friday. Enova Energy is busy setting up its offices in the Byron industrial estate in anticipation of opening shortly, and promises to return dividends back to the community. Federal Greens leader Richard Di Natale said, ‘Part of the new economy is

renewable energy. You can’t have a new economy powered by industries of the last century… at its heart it has to be renewable energy, fast telecommunications, public transport infrastructure, the services sector, tourism [and] advanced manufacturing.’ Local federal candidate Dawn Walker launched her campaign later that night with Dr Di Natale at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall.

Greens MP for the NSW seat of Ballina, Tamara Smith, has been busy meeting the public for a cuppa and a chat. She was in Mullumbimby on Friday April 22 at Santos Organics and Rock & Roll Cafe, as well as other locations in Alstonville and Ballina in recent weeks. She says, ‘I’m out and about in my constituency all the time, but it’s nice to be able to sit down for a one-on-one chat with people in the community, instead of their always having to come to my office in Ballina.’ Photo Jeff ‘PressThe Flesh’ Dawson

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Pilot sentenced over girlâ€™s death A local pilot has been handed a 15-month suspended jail sentence after crashing his plane which killed 11-year-old Kayla Whitten. Pilot John Crumptonâ€™s small plane â€“ which was carrying the child and her father David Whitten â€“ hit power lines and plunged into the Clarence River in April 2014. Mr Crumpton received the suspended sentence for reckless flying, and was acquitted of manslaughter earlier this year.

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Delta Kay welcomed everyone to country for Mullumâ€™s new sculpture walk. Photo Jeff â€˜Walking Sculptureâ€™ Dawson

The first of thirteen sculptures were unveiled at the Mullumbimby Sculpture Walkâ€™s official opening last Saturday morning. The walk starts on the footpath adjacent to the Mullumbimby Scout Hall and is the creative inspiration of local artistÂ Suvira McDonald.

Santos Trading provided food, the townâ€™s chamber of commerce ran a â€˜pick up sticksâ€™ competition and launched their new photo competition, while the Mullumbimby Scouts constructed and demonstrated a rope bridge. Music was provided by the Song Dynasty choir.

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According to the ABC, the judge said the plane was flying dangerously low, at about 50 to 100 feet. Mr Crumpton paid $300,000 in compensation to the family and Justice John North said Mr Crumpton was a man of exemplary character. Mr Whitten read a victim impact statement to the court. â€˜My life prior was one of an average family man, working long hours to provide for my family.â€™ â€˜I am 36 years old and the best days of my life are over. â€˜I wish I had died that day with my daughter,â€™ he said.

New charity op-shop launches Prompted by the series of natural disasters across the globe, a handful of local northern rivers and Gold Coast friends formed the charity â€˜Global Rippleâ€™ in 2014. Co-organiser Jacqui Boyett said, â€˜When starting, we didnâ€™t expect to be contacted by people across the globe desperately needing help.â€™

May 7 opening And since, Ms Boyett says the project has grown to now include a new community op-shop, located at 71 Banksia Drive in the Byron industrial estate. Global Ripple will be launching with an open day on Saturday May 7, from 10am till 2pm. â€˜We will be selling secondhand furniture, household goods and clothing to help

Global Ripple crew with Waku villagers. Photo supplied

fund future projects. One example is setting up a medical post in a remote village area near Mount Everest. â€˜After travelling there last year for disaster relief after the Nepal earthquakes, volunteers noticed a serious lack of medical help for the area.â€™ Ms Boyett says 100 per cent of money will go to direct aid,

â€˜as everyone who is involved with the project is volunteering, there are no admin fees taken from the proceeds.â€™ â€˜Everyone in the community is welcome to join in and propose projects for the team to work on.â€™ For more info, email info@ theglobalripple.org or visit the website or shop.

Lismoreâ€“Bangalow Road plan before public A recently released draft plan for a dangerous road corridor proposes two new passing lanes as well as a road realignment in black spots such as the notorious â€˜Binna Burra bendsâ€™. Following what Transport for NSW and Roads and Maritime Services refer to as

â€˜extensive stakeholder consultationâ€™, the Lismoreâ€“Bangalow Road draft corridor strategy has been released for public submission. The draft strategy is on exhibition for four weeks and is available at www.rms.nsw. gov.au/projects/northern-

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End-time myth-making There is no logical reason that the year 999 should be regarded as any different from the year 1000, or 1999 to 2000. A year, after all, is an arbitrary division of time based upon our revolution around the sun – we could have made the moon’s revolution around the Earth our year’s length, for instance – and the numeral accorded to each year is in the western world’s case depended upon the alleged birth year of a Middle-Eastern rabbi. However, there is little logic exerted by the adherents of end-time religions. Millennia take on apocalyptic portents. In the fascinating Lapham’s Quarterly, author John Gray looks at ISIS’s roots in the recurring desire for a ‘spiritual’ realm to be ushered in through bloodshed and disaster – laphamsquarterly.org/disaster/anomaly-barbarism. Gray notes that Norman Cohn argued in his seminal study The Pursuit of the Millennium that twentieth-century totalitarian movements were fuelled by secular versions of end-time myths. ISIS takes it one step further and pushes a religious version of the myth – while at the same time making the most of the information technology incongruous with their medieval take on reality. The wars which led to the success of ISIS – ‘The effect of regime change in Iraq was to destroy a modern secular despotism and empower a type of theocracy that is also modern’, as Gray puts it – were based in part in an American myth of a God-given mandate to reform the barbarous Middle East through the benefits of ‘democracy’. So much for that. Among George W Bush’s cronies and fundamentalist advisers were those who clung to the notion of a Christian Apocalypse, sweeping away the old order and bringing in Heaven on Earth, albeit with music and winged beings and moral restraints not to everyone’s liking. While the notion of a post-mortem triumphal state may be comforting to those unwilling to confront the inevitability of their own decay, the faith in end-times is anathema to an orderly, secular society. Over the centuries, millions have died as a result of this sad psychopathy. It is no wonder that after the two world wars, like the swing of a pendulum, decadence and bohemianism rose to the fore. It made more sense to indulge in senseless (or sensual) euphoria than revisit the horrors driven by obsessed individuals commanding large armies of cannon fodder. Whether or not civilisation is, as Gray suggests, ‘not the endpoint of modern history, but a succession of interludes in recurring spasms of barbarism’, is an hypothesis that is put to the test each week, seemingly without end. Common sense is not guaranteed, nor is sanity in the human beast, but it would be good news if the simple human desires to have food, shelter, family and good times can overcome the recurring dangerous, myth-making stupidities. – Michael McDonald

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o Malcolm Turnbull’s $50 billion submarines sank almost without trace – not as they were meant to, after the first of them made its stealthy launch in 2030, or somewhere within that decade, but in a morass of turmoil and distraction last week – not the ideal fanfare for a lengthy campaign in which they will be utterly overwhelmed by more urgent and pressing issues among the long-suffering public. The decision on the subs was, of course, a huge win for the French: at enormous expense (to us) they will remove the nuclear engines from their prototypes and replace them with diesel engines – or coal, or wood, or cow dung – whatever fuel will satisfy the political sensitivities of Australians. Regrettably, as the subs are finally commissioned in the 2030s or thereabouts they will be little more than reminders of a bygone era, but the point is that they will be largely built in Australia – in South Australia, where the eager tradesmen or their descendants are eager to labour in the shipyards of Adelaide until they perfect the overpriced and outdated artefacts. A triumph of innovation from our agile prime minister – or it was supposed to be, until events intervened. First there was that pesky Bill Shorten. Just as the scare campaign about the annihilation of housing prices and the desolation of investment was being put in place, along he came with an emissions trading scheme – two of them in fact, two separate and complete carbon prices to attack. It might be confusing, but time for a new scare campaign – or perhaps a reprise of an old one. After the collapse of Arrium steel, another Whyalla

wipeout warning might be considered poor taste, but we could always heat up the $100 lamb roast… But then came the big one: the supreme court of Papua New Guinea declared that the Manus Island detention centre was illegal, and always had been: the country’s constitution had been breached by withholding from its inhabitants their right to personal liberty. No ifs and buts, no loopholes: some device like the fiction in Nauru, that because the detainees were allowed out of the compound their liberty was not constrained, would not work.

So where are the 905 asylum seekers to go? About half of them have been dubbed genuine refugees and most of the rest are still to be processed. by Mungo MacCallum And the prime minister, Peter O’Neill, accepted immediately that the detention centre would be closed forthwith. The court’s finding should not have been a surprise; the hearings began in 2013, shortly after the Abbott government signed a memorandum of understanding setting up the centre. Lawyers warned then that the agreement was unconstitutional and the result had been widely anticipated. But not, it appears, by the present government. Turnbull’s initial response was: ‘I can’t provide a definitive road map from here,’ which was polliespeak for: ‘I’m buggered if I know what we will do.’ Peter ‘Two Planks’ Dutton said that the decision might be binding on Papua-New Guinea, but it wasn’t binding on Australia. Apparently he

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exit; for, in spite of Dutton’s jingoistic bluster, exit there will have to be. O’Neill already said that the centre ‘has done a lot more damage than probably anything else.’ Now, with an election of his own to fight, he wants it gone, and gone soon. So where are the 905 asylum seekers to go? About half of them have been dubbed genuine refugees and most of the rest are still to be processed. But none of them wants to settle on Manus, or anywhere else in Papua-New Guinea; three who tried actually attempted to get back in the detention centre, claiming it was safer there than in the community. And of course there was one fatality: Reza Barati was murdered even inside the centre. They could go to another country – if there was one available or allowed. New

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had never heard Julie Bishop warning repeatedly that Australians abroad had to adhere to the law of the countries in which they travelled. The point is that the centres and everyone in them are, as O’Neil delicately put it, on Manus Island at the request of the Australian government. The hard fact is that millions of dollars have been poured into Papua New Guinea to put the asylum seekers out of sight and out of mind; one estimate was that it cost $400,000 per inmate per year. It may now be necessary to throw in a few hundred million more to arrange an orderly

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At the upcoming election there is a very good chance that Dawn Walker will be elected the first Greens MP from this area in the national parliament. With the close vote between the two major parties it is possible that Green MPs could hold the balance of power. I have volunteered to support the Greens in this campaign because I believe

a strong Greens presence in parliament will help to ensure the major parties are forced to implement fairer and more environmentally sustainable policies. Most of all I am concerned that neither of the major parties is doing enough to stop climate change. If you also want to help with the campaign to elect northern NSW’s first Green federal MP, Dawn would love

to hear from you at dawn@ dawnwalker.com.au. Garth Luke Mullumbimby

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I refer to DA 10.2016.189 at 116 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, described as demolition of existing house and construction of ten units under multidwelling provisions. My letter was in last week’s Echo Unfortunately that was also the

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capability be made available to them and the waste water steering committee. That report stated the quantity of reuse the Byron Golf Course could handle per month for effective irrigation. Councillors should ask what revenue has been generated from reuse to the Byron Bay Golf Club since 2006. One councillor has stated that the $1.1 million pipeline reported to be for flushing the surf club toilets could be expected to serve the whole Byron CBD. I think not. The cost of piping the CBD would be in excess of $1.1m. The other issue of concern

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Mr Dutton again hits the airwaves lying with impunity. At every turn he repeats the lie that asylum seekers who come by boat are ‘illegals’ who come to Australia ‘illegally’; never challenged by press or the opposition. What Australian or international law have they broken? Please arrest and haul them before every court in the land. No? Now why is that? Why has no Australian government of any party ever pushed for these people slandered as criminals to be charged for this ‘criminal act’ of seeking asylum in the decades they have been so brutally treated? Of course it is because the shameful truth is that Dutton, Turnbull, and Shorten for that matter, want to keep ignoring the fundamental principle of separation of powers because there is no legal standing for their action. Asylum seekers have broken no law. Instead politicians trample on another fundamental principle underpinning our democracy and rule of law. Indefinite imprisonment without charge tramples habeas corpus. Our parliaments treat our system of law, the courts, the judiciary and every other officer of the law with contempt and snarl with disgust at the notion of a ‘human

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Elements train We are concerned about the proposal by Elements Resort (and the affiliated Byron Bay Rail Company) to operate a train service from Sunrise to Byron township. While we live adjacent to the rail corridor and would be directly affected, it is hard to see how this project can provide net benefits to the community generally. We recognise that solutions to our incoming-traffic congestion need to be explored, including the bypass, the train and a bike path, with full consideration of the environmental and economic consequences of each. But the train proposal has apparently not been subjected to any rigorous environmental evaluation. The developer touts the benefits of lower carbon footprints for passengers travelling from Sunrise to the town centre, and claims that the train would be converted in part to run on solar power. But how many people would use the service, particularly once the bypass is built, and does anybody take seriously the claim that heavy rail can be converted to solar power? This appears to be the most

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cynical green-washing of all, especially coming from interests connected to the coal industry. The developer has sought permission to operate this train from 7.30am to 10pm half-hourly should demand warrant it. Given that this track only ever had a train running once or twice a day, this would impose a vastly greater impact on the rail corridor. Part of that impact would include either fencing off the rail corridor, thus denying beach access to many, or the sounding of the train’s horn at frequent intervals. The effects on the amenity of residents to a peaceful enjoyment of their land and access to the beach needs to be considered in an EIS, as does the disruption to vehicular traffic at Border Street. Other impacts that need to be assessed include the impact on the natural habitat that has developed within the rail corridor and any hazards that might be associated with repairing the rail track, such as disturbing any asbestos residues that might have been left from the past. Byron Bay has a lot to be proud of as an environmentally and socially aware community. It deserves better scrutiny of this halfbaked proposal and should insist that the developer be required to undertake a formal EIS. Alternatives such as establishing a bike path - which after all would much better align with Element’s supposed green aspirations and

community standards – need also to be considered. Paul Belin & Jenny Bannister Byron Bay

Repent The Spirit Gest occurred in Mullum. Will righteousness increase locally? Among the addicts, or those in gross immorality? Maybe not. (It is said the vast majority of those going in the gate were from Sydney and Melbourne.) We see educated westerners looking to third-world heathen practices. No mention of God in the booklet, let alone Jesus. But he was like a hippy, born in a shed, unlicensed healer, soup-kitchen proprietor, bank protester. As the last days draw close, the people grow weak from lack of knowledge. Yet those of Protestant northern European heritage are the literal descendants of the sacred 12 tribes. Repent. Vyvyan Stott Mullumbimby

Calls for Sharia Now the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils have openly called for Sharia to apply to Muslims in Australia, (http://bit.ly/abcshar), and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has advanced the view that the law should not apply to all equally, but rather apply differently on the basis of culture, religion, and (since apparently Islam is a race), race, we might want to have a discussion about who the actual racists are (http://bit. ly/abcsharuk). I always kinda thought that saying people should be judged differently on racial grounds was bigotry, but apparently not. Non-‘Islamaphobic’ readers will be delighted that after two decades of telling us that ‘nobody wants Sharia’, the peak Muslim body have admitted, yep, they pretty much do. But relax, of course

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Letters no one wants extreme Sharia, right? At least, not for at least 20 years, when the numbers have built up. Me, I’m not so keen on this Sharia, different laws for different cultures and races thing, but multiculturalists will be delighted. Who are the racists, really? Matt Hartley, Byron Bay

CSG on the agenda

The NSW government made a commitment to a coal seam gas (CSG) free northern rivers before the last election that included the promise of buying back a number of exploration licences in the region. While the government made these commitments in the days leading up to the last state election, due to one of the longest and most successful community-based social movements that our region has ever seen, they deserved to be congratulated for supporting the communities’ wishes. Unfortunately, it appears this win for our region may be short-lived. The recently released Draft North Coast Plan makes specific mention of the ClarenceMoreton Basin coal seam and the ‘coal seam gas resources that may be able to support

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the development and growth of new industries’. The report goes on to promote the government’s NSW Gas Plan, which establishes a ‘clear strategic framework to deliver world’s best-practice standards and regulation for the coal seam gas industry’. Instead of promoting the ‘potential’ for CSG in our region, the government needs to support the communities’ clearly expressed position and declare the northern rivers a CSG/unconventional gas exclusion zone like it has for other regions. A little over a year since the government was returned, we now have draconian new ‘anti-protest’ laws

and a North Coast Plan talking up the prospect of CSG. Congratulations to Lismore councillor Simon Clough for taking the lead on this issue. At the next meeting of Ballina Council, I’ll be asking for the councillors’ support to reaffirm our opposition to this industry and to call on the NSW government to declare our region Gasfield Free. Anything less would be a betrayal of the clearly expressed wishes of our community. Cr Jeff Johnson Lennox Head

Sense of community

I am a refugee from Sydney and even after 35 years I am still startled by, and happy

with, some of the small differences between the country and the city. The most pleasant difference is the smile. Here in Byron Shire it is safe to smile and make eye contact with strangers. It is part of the sense of community, I suspect. In the city, during one of my infrequent visits, I feel constantly rebuffed by the rejection and suspicion that greets my innocent smiles. I worry a little that the constant influx of new settlers into the Shire will dilute the smile reflex, and so write this note to reassure them. It is legal to smile! And eye contact is not dangerous to your health! Welcome. As you newcomers adjust to the Shire you will notice that things and the traffic tend to be a bit slower than the city. That’s because we are not in such a hurry and we enjoy being where we are, even on the roads. So no need to tailgate. In fact, get off my arse! Please. Narrow scenic roads need to be savoured. Enjoy. And while we are on matters motor-vehicular, there is a local custom in town: Pedestrians have right of way! So slow down, smile and savour the experience. Andrew Hall Ocean Shores

LiveLife Helping Our Community As part of our NEW “LiveLife Support Program”, we are opening submissions to local Charity, Community and Support Groups to participate in our 2016/17 giving back to the community program - “The LiveLife Support Program”. Each group chosen to participate will be allocated a month in the 2016/17 ﬁnancial year and will receive funds donated by the local LiveLife Pharmacies. To be a part of this exciting community initiative, please visit the LiveLife website www.livelifepharmacy.com to complete an online submission form. Submissions to be received by 31st May 2016

SAY NO TO NOISY DIRTY DIESEL TRAIN

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The Elements (Eco) Resort intends to run a diesel train through Byron Bay without any environmental assessments at all. This train is NOT SOLAR and not light rail. It is 1940 technology and pollutes with toxic diesel particulates. The dramatic increase in usage from two XPTs, no trains for 14 years, to a train every 30 minutes past residential homes and businesses. The train’s warning horn will sound every 30 minutes at the Kendall St, Belongil crossing from 7.30am to 10.30pm, 365 days per year.

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Train sleepers will be dug up which will disturb asbestos and arsenic. There is inadequate parking at Sunrise to lessen Ewingsdale Rd trafﬁc. This is proposed to occur in ‘Zero Emissions Byron Bay’ without any Environmental Impact Study. It goes against our town’s clean, green image and vision. Get Informed at Facebook/nodirtydieseltrainbyron

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Tripping down memory lane

Learning from sightings at sea

In another backflash prior to our 30th birthday in June we note that during the state election campaign of May 1991, The Echo’s television pages (remember them?) analysed the political ads on offer and suggested instead one all-purpose political broadcast.

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The political ads shown at the start of the election campaign last week didn’t really support the Liberals’ thesis that television advertising is a sacred part of the democratic process. They were long on image and short on substance. However, Greiner’s agency did best in the image stakes, depicting their man serene in his office, reeling off economic statistics and looking smug and relaxed, like a frog on a velvet cushion. On the other hand Bob Carr is battling through the undergrowth looking grim. Indistinctly we hear about crisis, disaster, gloom. We get the message: the message is desperate, so is the man. It is hard to believe that even the most inept agency produced the National Party ad. A litany of NP beliefs is piously recited: everyone should have a family

Former NSW premier Nick Greiner – still looking ‘like a frog on a velvet cushion’? – at his political biography book launch in Canberra on July 31, 2013. AAP Image/Alan Porritt

(preferably, one imagines, with lots of blond, blue-eyed children); everyone should be able to worship God; everyone should have an army. This is accompanied by live mug shots of all the NSW sitting NP members, as if they were wanted dead or alive. So much for TV. To find out about actual policies, you have to turn to the print media…

The broadcast My fellow Australians, I’m happy to find myself able to speak to you on television tonight despite the Labor

COMMUNITY EVENT: Byron Bay Triathlon Saturday 7th May 2016

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CHESS

The following game was by Ian Rogers Carlsen’s best from the 2016 Play at Byron Services Club, Mon 7pm Norway Chess tournament. While Fabiano Caruana was on one side of the Atlantic claiming the world number two position by winning the US Championship, Magnus Carlsen was on home soil in Stavanger showing why he is far above his rivals as world number one. In the three previous editions of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger, Carlsen had failed to win, twice trailing Sergey Karjakin and last year finishing close to last after one of the worst results of his professional career. Carlsen took almost six months to recover from his 2015 humiliation but since December he has made every post a winner – in Qatar, London and Wijk aan Zee – and this week he looked almost as if he was cruising against an elite field. Carlsen is now 50 points clear of Caruana, a gap which he has not enjoyed since his 2015 Norway Chess disaster. Carlsen’s success has also boosted the television ratings for chess in Norway, which now ranks only behind soccer.

Stavanger 2016 White: M Carlsen Black: V Kramnik Opening: Queen’s Gambit Declined 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5!? Allowing White to force an endgame which has usually caused Black little trouble. 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Nh4 Be7 12.Ne2!? A new idea, invented by Carlsen’s second Hammer. 12...Nb6 12...f5 is the critical response, best met by 13.g3. 13.Ng3 Bb4+ 14.Kd1 Na4? ‘A tactical operation, but it was just bad,’ said Kramnik. ‘14...Nc8 15.Ngf5 Nd6 16.Bd3 is more solid but I wouldn’t say it is fine for Black,’ added Carlsen. 15.Ngf5! Kd7 For Kramnik the thought of simply retreating the knight to b6 was too humiliating to consider. 16.Rb1! Ke6 17.Bd3 Rhc8 18.Ke2 Bf8 19.g4 c5?! ‘I should have played passive defence but I decided to make a counter-attack, even though I knew it was not working,’ admitted Kramnik 20.Ng2! cxd4 21.exd4 Bd6 22.h4! Now White wins at least a pawn. 22...h5 23.Ng7+ Ke7 24.gxh5 Bxd3+ 25.Kxd3 With an extra pawn and f5 under control, the rest is a matter of technique for Carlsen. 25...Kd7 26.Ne3 Nb6 27.Ng4 Rh8 28.Rhe1 Be7 29.Nf5 Bd8 30.h6 Rc8 31.b3 Rc6 32.Nge3 Bc7 33.Rbc1 Rxc1 34.Rxc1 Bf4 35.Rc5 Ke6 36.Ng7+ Kd6 37.Ng4 Nd7 38.Rc2 f5 39.Nxf5+ Ke6 40.Ng7+ Kd6 41.Re2 Kc6 42.Re8 Rxe8 43.Nxe8 Nf8 44.Ne5+ Bxe5 45.dxe5 Kd7 46.Nf6+ Ke6 47.h5 Kxe5 48.Nd7+ Nxd7 49.h7 Nc5+ 50.Ke2 1-0

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Party’s dastardly attempt to deprive this country of free speech. As someone once said, I don’t care what you say but I will defend to the death your right to spend millions of dollars putting forward the views of people with millions of dollars to spend. Television advertising allows us to debate the political issues of the day in an informed and responsible manner. Here is a picture of my election opponent sodomising a sheep. My friends, my dear friends, the only obstacle to a bright and prosperous future for this country is the attitude of those people who would lock up our resources and stifle the hand of industry. What use are clear streams and pure air if nobody has enough money to enjoy them? I urge you to put aside the prejudice of argument and evidence and vote for me.

On April 19, the branching corals at Nguthungulli/Julian Rocks show up white. The warm water was too much for too long and they bleached. The same water encourages the leopard sharks to linger here later. The first grey nurse shark of the winter season turned up. Meanwhile manta rays are heading north. Some are tagged. One of them is at least 22 years old. Did you know mantas pass the mirror test for self-awareness? It’s all on the Sundive Byron Bay Facebook and Project Manta sites. But don’t stop – check out the other internet sites with the real news about what is going on around us here on the subtropic coast. The great winter marine migrations are under way. For real-time shark sighting get involved with Dorsalapp. Sharks are reported on the local beaches such as Wategos, Cosy Corner, Tallow, Broken Head and in Ballina. More people contributing will improve the reporting here on the ground. In the last year, the cluster of shark activity, injury and deaths have prompted the NSW government to fund Big Science shark surveillance. To date there is no state interest in a community-based program such as Shark Spotters of Cape Town, who in April 2016 were awarded Africa’s gold medal for responsible tourism. Supporting Dorsalapp is the next best step. Download the free app to your phone. One of the latest postings

Byron Women Say Thank You! The Vagina Conversations held on V-Day at the Byron Community Centre raised $2121.00 for the Byron Shire Escape Fund which is administered by the Byron Shire Integrated Domestic and Family Violence Committee. The Escape Fund assists women to leave situations of domestic violence and to support them to remain safe from domestic violence. On behalf of the Committee we would like to gratefully thank the following presenters, organisations and supporters for helping to raise this money for the women in their community:

Thankyou to everyone who has supported this event and who continue to support women rising!

Zenith Virago Mandy Nolan Ilona Harker Bonnie Bliss Philippa Williams Renee Simone Laura-Doe Harris Betsy Blankenbaker Cyd Saunders Gabrielle Griffin BayFM

on the Shark Spotters Facebook page is the news that Great White sharks can live to be 70 years old. There’s a lot a shark can learn over a lifetime. Same for us. We now know that individual sharks have personalities and learning capacities. Their presence as big sharks influences seals, who have quick getaway routes worked into their foraging routines. There isn’t a Facebook site for sightings of all the other sizes and species of sharks, most which are preyed upon by us. Check for them at your fish shop or cafe.

Humpbacks The humpback whales have been already sighted heading north and the National Parks and Wildlife NSW website and Wild About Whales Facebook page are now live. The Facebook page helps coordinate viewing: if whales are at Ballina you can get to your favourite lookout and likely see them come past Broken Head or the Cape. On the return journey, the whales with young will be closer to shore, where calves can rest in shallower water. They may also be somewhat safer from big sharks, who strike from below. The orcas are more often seen in Tasmania, West Victoria and southern NSW. The Australian Orca Database Facebook page is happy to post any sightings. Over the past few years, Gold Coast newspapers reported orca sightings and the news of a small pod beaching on Fraser Island. Each group of orcas is distinctive, with their own calls and a preferred animal

as their food. They stick with that food source through thick and thin. Off southern NSW, a pod appears to specialise in sunfish. There are photos ten years apart of the same ones hunting sunfish. What’s going on in the subtropics is not well known. The seabirds are on the move too. Buffeted by high winds, some will try to rest on the shore. For the latest about seabirds and turtles check the Australian Seabird Rescue Facebook page. If you want to get out of the wind as well as get experienced about sighting birds, get to the West Byron Sewage Treatment Plant wetlands and use the Bird Buddies checklist. The BirdLife Australia handy online bird identification is a good companion site. Whether it’s windy or calm, I end up back on the beach. I watch for signs of mullet runs and bait fish. No help from Facebook here. But the RedMap Facebook page posts sightings and news about fish and invertebrates following the warmer water. Marine life are not only migrating but they are relocating. Climate change impacts in real time. All this news is scattered in bits over the internet, so clip out or bookmark this article. Once clans would meet, share their observations and make plans. Could all these virtual friends meet in one great internet corroboree? Till then, in old-fashioned real time, mark 7th May 7, 12–4pm, in your diary. Catch you in Brunswick Heads at the Ocean Awareness Festival.

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Byron on steroids? Some strategy! Dailan Pugh

15,000 houses? Council estimates that these areas encompass a total of 746ha of potentially developable land. At West Byron the 55ha zoned for residential development are claimed to accommodate 1,100 houses (though it could be over 1,500). Based on this ratio, the 746ha could potentially encompass some 15,000 houses. There are currently around 15,000 houses in Byron Shire, so alone these land releases could double Byron’s population. Pretty impressive for a 20-year strategy. Given the profitability of the Byron Bay real estate market and Council’s laissezfaire approach to developers, it can be expected that the towns at Ewingsdale and Skinners Shoot will proceed quickly. With West Byron’s 1,100+ houses poised to overwhelm Byron Bay’s infrastructure, 4,600 additional houses is the last thing Byron Bay needs. Council’s Rural Land Use Strategy identifies another six rural areas totalling 2,732ha for Large Lot Residential, Multiple Occupancy and Community Title developments. Some 88ha of this are specifically tagged for largelot residential. They say only 885ha of this are potentially developable and will accommodate

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415–815 dwellings (370–740 around Main Arm and The Pocket). Though, thanks to last-minute amendments by Cr Sol Ibrahim, Council is proposing to allow such developments throughout rural areas. That is not all: Council is also promoting re-subdivision of existing large-lot residential areas. It is back to open slather on our rural areas. Nowhere is safe.

Above targets Based on inflated population growth estimates the 2006 Far North Coast Regional Strategy identified a target for Byron Shire of 2,600 dwellings over 25 years to 2031. Over the eight years to 2014 our population did not grow as quickly as expected, yet Council provided 1,231 residential approvals at well above target rates. The current draft of the 2016 North Coast Regional Plan identifies a target of 3,750–4,500 new dwellings for Byron Shire over the 25 years from 2011 to 2036. This new target represents an increase in our growth rate from 20 per cent to 27 per cent over 25 years. By comparison Ballina’s growth rate has been reduced from 50 per cent down to 18 per cent. Even if we accept our new target, there is no need for any more land releases to achieve it. Since 2011 Council has approved more than 700 new dwellings. There are currently new urban subdivisions approved for over 1,800 dwellings which are yet to be developed (West Byron, Seacliffs, Habitat, Bayside Brunswick, Tallowood

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Ridge, and around Bangalow), and allowances for more than 1,000 dwellings as infill in existing urban areas. In 2014 Council amended our Local Environment Plan to also allow secondary dwellings on all rural and urban lots, potentially allowing thousands of new dwellings throughout the Shire. So why on Earth is our Council hell-bent on slashing environmental protections and proposing huge new land releases capable of doubling our population in the guise of a 20-year Rural Land Use Strategy? And why are they keeping quiet about it? They seem to be hoping that if they release enough land the Gold Coast developers will come to cash in on Byron’s increasingly tarnished image. Sol Ibrahim has no justification (except for ideological) to keep on slashing environmental protections as it is clear that there is more than enough unconstrained land to satisfy our needs. We

can have our koalas and develop too. Councillors talk about idealised ‘eco’ villages and affordable housing but do nothing to achieve them. If we want to have a new town, or maybe some small villages, why don’t we take into account all constraints to identify potential lands, have a competition inviting landowners to put forward genuinely innovative proposals for unconstrained lands, choose the best proposal, and impose the planning rules needed to achieve it? We have plenty of time to do something truly good. You only have until May 20 to tell councillors (of all persuasions) to put their outrageous Rural Land Use Strategy in the landfill bin where it belongs. An activist since at least the Terania Creek protests in the 1970s, Dailan Pugh is an artist, author and cofounder of the North-East Forest Alliance. See more at dailanpugh.com.

Navigation Restriction TRIATHLON SWIM LEG Coastal Waters of Byron Bay Saturday 7 May 2016 – 9am to 3pm SPECIAL EVENT/EXCLUSIVE USE AREA DECLARED Between Clarkes Beach and Main Beach which will be marked by orange buoys and monitored by control vessels. No unauthorised vessels may enter the special event area. Penalties apply. Marine Notice NH1658

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Byron Council is now proposing to double Byron Shire’s current population by releasing 3,800 hectares of rural land for residential development. This is the biggest land release in Byron’s history. In gross area, this is equivalent to ten new West Byrons plus ten new Ewingsdales. If you allow them to get away with this, they will include these lands in the current regional strategy and, like West Byron, there will be nothing you or anyone else will be able to do to stop them proceeding in the future. Byron Shire Council’s draft Rural Land Use Strategy identifies 1,100ha of land as suitable for the creation of seven new towns: one southeast of Ewingsdale (Balraith Lane), one at Skinners Shoot (Yagers Lane), one southwest of Brunswick Heads (Saddle Road), three north and west of Mullumbimby (Clays Road, Dudgeons Road, Coolamon Scenic Drive) and one west of Billinudgel.

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Crazy scenarios, stealth candidates, and flying lemons Phillip Frazer

So Senator Ted Cruz looks beaten, which is excellent because almost everything he wanted to do as president is appalling, Trump is triumphant, likely to be nominated despite the frantic shenanigans being plotted by several different strands of the now-shredded Republican Party. They could pull new rules out of the air at the Convention, to be held

over July 18–21 at the Quicken Loans Arena (no kidding) in decrepit Cleveland, and block the bouffant bully from being their standard bearer – but they’re likely to fail just as the Republican top dogs failed to block their last unelectable candidate, Barry Goldwater, in 1964. Trump has, by the way, withdrawn his pledge to support whoever the Republican Convention chooses. This means he’s considering

The US electoral circus continues running as an independent if they take away his prize. This would require him to convince enough states to add his name to their ballots for the November election so that he could at least theoretically win enough states to get a majority of the 538 votes in the ‘electoral college’ that actually elects the president (ie 270 votes). Many states have laws banning defeated candidates

from any party from running as indies – they’re called ‘sore loser laws’. He could try to convince minor parties that already have a slot on most state ballots to put his name as their nominee, but the big minor leaguers are the Libertarian Party and the Green Party, neither of which like Donald or his money. One intriguing possible outcome is that Trump stands

as an independent, after the Republican poobahs anoint the (relatively) sane John Kasich (governor of Ohio). These two face off on election day against each other, plus the Democratic candidate, which could result in none of the three candidates getting the 270 electoral votes required to be president. In that case, the House of Representatives would choose a president from the three candidates, with the members of the House voting one vote per state, because that’s how the Constitution says it must be done. It’s hard to imagine getting all these congresspeople to agree on anything, but since the Republicans have more members than the Democrats do in more than 30 states out of 50 (three are tied), one of the Republicans would likely win the presidency. It could well be Kasich, being the least scary to House members used to the succour of the status quo.

Hillary’s record Meanwhile, back in present time, Hillary and Bernie battle on. Hillary will win, barring some force majeure or her indictment and prosecution by the FBI under the Espionage Act (for mishandling state secrets, of which she is clearly guilty but for which she is very unlikely to be charged). Bernie will try to push Hillary away from being a hard-line ‘interventionist’ in foreign policy. But that’s the point on which Sanders will be least likely to get concessions from Clinton. John Cassidy listed in the New Yorker last week all the generals and other promoters of American raw power that Hillary Clinton trusts and admires. Top of the list is Gen Jack Keane, a former vicechief of staff of the US Army, who sold George W Bush on the ‘surge’ of extra US troops in Iraq in 2007. This ‘surge’, which was promoted as a strategic masterstroke, increased deaths among everyone but ‘terrorists’, and inspired 61 per cent of Iraqis to tell poll-takers in 2008 that US troops in Iraq were actually worsening the security situation, and 42 per cent of them to declare that attacks on US forces were now acceptable. As the surge fizzled, Iraqi prime minister Nuri Al-Maliki demanded a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops. I return to this aspect of a likely Clinton presidency because it is so rarely discussed 16 May 4, 2016 The Byron Shire Echo

in the US press, or in Australian media, or by otherwise wonderful people I know who are dying for a Hillary Clinton presidency. My point is that millions of people could literally be dying if Prez Clinton keeps listening to ‘nail-eating’ generals like Buster Hagenbeck, Stanley A McChrystal, David Petraeus, and Jack Keane – and their back-ups in the State Department and media.

Good ol’ days We’ll soon be longing for the good ol’ days of President Obama, who told Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic this month that he was ‘proud to have broken with the playbook that has ruled Washington for decades, [which] prescribes militarised responses’ as America’s first responses. How can we ignore the assumptions, shared by America’s ageing ruling clique – including Hillary – that war trumps diplomacy and commerce trumps people when there’s this: The US spends several times more on the military than on education, energy, and the environment combined. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet is expected to cost the US between $1 and $1.5 trillion, unless it is abandoned owing to its poor performance, which it might be. That much tax money could pay for tuition-free public higher education for every student in the US until 2039.

And this: Australia has committed to buying 72 F-35A aircraft at a cost of $17 billion and counting. We are ‘considering’ buying another squadron of these flying lemons, which no less a militant than John McCain calls ‘a scandal and a tragedy with respect to cost, schedule and performance’. Don’t expect much talk in our election, except perhaps from the Greens, about this budget-busting deal with the US military-industrial complex. Then there’s our 12 French submarines, for another $60 billion. The cost of reversing budget cuts to the CSIRO, our most successful innovators, is $115 million, which is 1/500th of $60 billion. We need to talk about ‘defence’ spending. Q Phillip Frazer has been yapping at the gigantic heels of American military power for 50+ years. More at coorabellridge.com.

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On the large white Senate ballot paper, you can choose to vote either above or below the line.

Voting for the House of Representatives has not changed. On the green ballot paper, you must number every box, starting with the number ‘1’ for your ﬁrst choice, ‘2’ for your second choice and so on until you have numbered every box.

If you choose to vote above the line, you now need to number at least 6 boxes. Put the number ‘1’ in the box for the party or group that is your ﬁrst choice, a ‘2’ for your second choice and so on until you’ve numbered at least 6 boxes.

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HEALING THROUGH MEDITATION UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT WORLD • Through meditation understand the spirit world around you and how you can live everyday life with its support. • Be supported to re-establish a relationship with a lost loved one in everyday life. • Become more aware of who you are and why you are here in this life. • Feel a greater sense of control in your life.

Awareness workshop through meditation

N AT U R A L R E L I E F F R O M COLD AND FLU SYMPTOMS If you are suffering from cold or flu, salt therapy can bring relief by opening the nasal airways, killing bacteria and facilitating the drainage of the sinuses. If you are suffering from chest congestion you may find breathing easier as halotherapy accelerates mucus clearance from your lungs. Salt therapy also reduces stress that might otherwise weaken your immune system and helps rejuvenate your natural defences. The Salt Cave does not offer any treatment for any condition. Build up your force field for winter!

Contact Satomi

Located in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate, strictly by appointment.

0435 791 209

Ph 0448 338 707, www.saltcave.com.au.

28–29 May 9.30am–4pm Myocum call Satomi 0435 791 209 satomiintheforest@hotmail.com

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Teaching yoga to children is really one of the most fun jobs you could ever have! Every time I walk into a school, a daycare centre or a yoga studio to teach kids yoga I feel like a rock star. I literally have a celebrity status among the children. I take so much joy in sharing those ancient tools, with a big modern twist, with the next generation. Our yoga is social and interactive and we learn life skills that go well beyond flexibility and fitness, and all while having loads of fun! Gopala Amir Yaffa Rainbow Yoga www.rainbowyogatraining.com/byronbay

GOOD SKIN CLINIC Psoriasis is a disease that tends to get worse during winter. There are several reasons for the deterioration, including reduced sun exposure; cooler, dryer air; food choices will often change. These and many other factors are at play. The rapid rise in scientific validation of natural or complementary medicine is confirming many of the age-old remedies and opening up completely new ways of using these amazing plant-based products. At the Good Skin Clinic we are constantly updating and improving our treatment protocols, thereby delivering outstanding results and in most cases exceeding patient expectations. Now is a great time to get your skin in shape so the woes FOR MORE of winter will not worsen INFO CALL your condition and your email: barry@feelinggr8.net.au or visit our website: www.goodskinclinic.com.au winter just may turn into wonderful.

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HEALTH & HEALTH

DR BARDIA ASAADI D.O. QIGONG & TAIJI â€“ (OSTEOPATH) MINDFULNESS IN MOVEMENT Are you suffering from a musculo-skeletal complaint? Back, hip, neck or shoulder pain?

Osteopathy is a hands-on system of healthcare that looks after your muscles, bones and joints. Treatment involves manual techniques, with advice on corrective exercises to improve your posture and mobility, avoiding re-occurrence of your injuries. Medicare rebates are available for chronic conditions. Please consult your GP! 18 Browning St, Byron Bay. 6685 5444.

HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THE BENEFITS OF CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY? â€˜I have had Craniosacral sessions with the best and Martina is one of them. Her presence in the session is transformative.â€™ P. Cayzer, Record Producer

â€˘ Craniosacral Therapy â€˘ Physiotherapy â€˘ Body-based Counselling â€˘ Womenâ€™s Workshops & Groups Health Fund rebates apply

IN MULLUMBIMBY www.bodyalchemyhealth.com â€˘ 0432 322 998

Glass Half Full Facilitation for young men and teenage boys strengths based development mentorship individualised programs family support outreach advice home calls

Craniosacral therapy is a gentle, deeply relaxing bodywork that releases tightness in the connective tissue and the bones of the skull and pelvis. Craniosacral can be used to treat neck and back pain, headaches, migraine, vertigo, jaw problems and much more. Call Martina Duel, a qualified physiotherapist and craniosacral practitioner today. Health fund rebates apply.

recognises the difficult transitions many young males go through in their life cycle. The Caveman Syndrome is what we call that period of time when we all have serious doubts about the young man ever coming out of their room again. But donâ€™t panic, at GHF we embrace the awkward and celebrate the grunts with strengths based empathic programs designed to bring even the most unique individuals into a better place.

Arts of flowing movement, deep breathing & mindfulness, for vitality, longevity & inner peace

2 NEW COURSES IN MAY Learn to ease neck, shoulder & back tension, and alleviate arthritis 5 week Course in Myocum â€˘ Wednesdays 9.30â€“11am â€˘ 18/5 to 15/6

â€˜The Eight Treasuresâ€™ â€“ for the Health of the Organs Learn to improve digestion, balance the emotions and calm the mind 4 week Course in Byron â€˘ Saturdays 9â€“10am â€˘ 21/5 to 11/6

Come learn with Shirsha Marie. She is a highly accomplished instructor with expert knowledge of the body-mind system and the cultivation and conservation of vital life energy. Ph 0400 558 181 or visit www.heartmindcentre.com.au.

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â€˜Shaolin Coilingâ€™ â€“ energising the Joints & Bones

Taiji (Yang style) is based on principles of postural alignment, relaxation and meditation. Its smooth circular forms improve posture, co-ordination and balance, and help relieve problems of the neck, shoulders and spine. Taiji helps you become grounded and centred, and experience stillness in action.

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The soft, slow exercises of Qigong combined with deep breathing and awareness improve circulation, metabolism, respiration and digestion. Gentle and nourishing, Qigong energises the organs, balances the emotions, lowers stress levels and boosts immunity.

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These ancient, soft-style arts are designed to improve the flow of chi, or life force, in your body.

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Vaidya Raman Das Mahatyagi shows how the ancient and time-tested systems of Ayurveda and yoga know about stress and its remedies, in a 2-hour seminar that aims to give people of all ages the tools to recognise its symptoms and to break the vicious stressâ€“response cycle. Come and join Raman Das and learn how Ayurveda has proven meditation, relaxation and yoga techniques that can boost your feelings of joy and serenity. It will also explain Ayurveda remedies and proper food habits that can promote better health and social wellbeing. www.yatan-ayur.com.au PH: 1300 552 260

WEEKLY CLASSES â€“ DURING SCHOOL TERMS â€˘ Qigong Tues 8.30â€“10am â€“ Mullumbimby, St Martins Hall â€˘ Qigong Wed 6â€“7pm â€“ Byron Bay, Cavanbah Centre â€˘ Taiji Wed 6â€“8pm â€“ Byron Bay, Cavanbah Centre â€˘ Qigong Thurs 9.30â€“11am â€“ Ocean Shores Community Centre â€˘ Taiji Sat 9â€“11am â€“ Byron Bay, Cavanbah Centre

shirsha@heartmindcentre.com.au â€˘ Ph: 0400 558 181

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HEALING & HEALING BYRON MEDI SPA

WIN A ‘WOW’ PACKAGE (WORTH $654) FOR MOTHERS DAY WIN: 1 x 12-Stage Microdermabrasion 1 x Full-face Laser Rejuvenation 3 x Laser Underarm Hair Remova, 1 x Skinstitut Gift Pack 1 x Delux Pedicure at Nail Innovations. To WIN – LIKE us on Facebook or Instagram and REPOST ‘Win A Mothers Day WOW package’ advert – as many times as you wish. The winner will be announced on 7 May. 40 per cent off Laser Hair Removal Treatments for May. You can buy as many single treatments as you like. This means for example: a single brazilian and underarm treatment is JUST $39 or full legs for $156. Syneron Candela ‘GentleLase’ Laser is the gold standard for medical grade hair removal. Char, our laser practitioner, is a fully qualified Laser Safety Officer and holds a Queensland government Radiation and Health licence. She is a Syneron Candela Laser Certified Practitioner. Call us on 6680 9911. www.byronmedispa.com.au 1/6 Marvell Street, Byron Bay. Free parking to the rear.

STAYING VIBRANT THIS WINTER

Yogi Nectar is the perfect elixir to help protect against common winter bugs! Maintaining a good balance of digestive bacteria allows your body greater access to nutrients from food. It also provides a more stable environment for the body’s immune system – most of which exists in the stomach. Yogi Nectar’s abundance of live, friendly lactobacillus species can provide a fast daily response to nourish, rebalance, support and energise! www.facebook.com/YogiNectar PH: 6684 6567

TRENDS WITH BENEFITS People worldwide are loving AntiGravity Yoga Fitness because it works for each and every body, regardless of shape, size, age or fitness ability.

Bowen Therapy: Fascial Kinetics. Rebalance and realignment of the body’s mechanics. Facilitating the healing of the mind/body and musculoskeletal system.

At Starseed Gardens, 60 Yagers Lane, Byron Bay. For bookings and info 0432 260 927.

The fascia becomes unglued and re-hydrated, assisting the structures, tissue, nerves, muscles, lymph, vascular structures and organs. Improved function and health, increased energy, movement, pain relief and more. For all ages and conditions try Chelhie’s Combo Massage. 0409 112 075.

40% off Laser hair removal in may SAFE HANDS • SAFE PRODUCTS • SAFE ENVIRONMENT • Anti-wrinkle injectables from $3.99 • Dermal fillers from $299 • Syneron-Candela Laser hair removal from $15 • Laser rejuvenation, pigmentation, sunspots, rosacea • Dermapen3 from $120 for scarring, acne, stretchmarks and rejuvenation • Microdermabrasion and Medical peels from $65

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At Mullumbimby Dental Centre, each of our patients experiences unparalleled care in our tranquil and relaxing environment.

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Incorporating yoga principles such as breathing, stretching and meditation with gymnastics and aerial arts, this practice strengthens the body and the mind, leaving one feeling relaxed, rejuvenated and balanced. Come fly with me! Private and group bookings available.

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Each of our four surgeries overlooks peaceful tropical gardens, and our practice has been built to provide the ultimate comfort and care for our patients. We have invested in the finest dental technology and equipment to support the delivery of our state-of-theart dental treatments. At Mullumbimby Dental Centre our dentists have a keen focus on patient education and strive to help each of your family members achieve optimal oral health.

6684 2644 www.mullumdental.com.au Your friendly family-owned dentist

Offering quality dental care

Stuart St, Mullumbimby. Ph 6684 2644

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HEALTH & HEALING G Kundalini Yoga Classes Monday, Thursday and Saturday – 10am. Let’s have the Best Day Ever Health Fund rebate available

Become a Kundalini yoga teacher – trainings held locally.

LET’S HAVE THE BEST DAY EVER The more prana (breath of life) the body consumes, the more health. It is a simple law; inhale the entire prana and push out all weakness and disease. When the breath of life becomes short, you become short-tempered. When the breath of life becomes long and deep you understand who you are. Let Mahanraj take you on a journey.

Contact Mahanraj on 0414 355 715 www.mahanraj.com

Breathing and Posture Course 1 class per week for 4 weeks, $135

petra karni physiotherapist 29 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

0403 226 858

Classes Monday, Thursday and Saturday 10am Teacher Training commencing 22nd May locally GONG, HEALING, SING WORKSHOP 7 May, 2016 10am till 1pm www.kundaliniyogaustralia.com www.mahanraj.com 7 Goolara Court, Ocean Shores Bookings Essential 0414 355 715

FAMILIES IN RECOVERY Anne Leigh trained as a mediator, counsellor, alcohol and other drug (AOD) therapist and educator and has been helping families confronted by other’s problematic drug use since the 1990s. Sometimes what’s happening in our families is so close up, so stressful, that we can’t find our way out of the maze. FAMILIES IN RECOVERY provides educative packages (individual consultations and workshops) that equip families to minimise the impact of problematic drug use on their family relationships. Our program – How to Survive Your Family Member’s Problematic Drug Use: The Essentials – recognises that each family has different needs and helps participants develop an informed response to their family’s own, unique situation. Cost covers up to three family members.

B R E AT H I N G A N D POSTURE COURSE BY PETRA KARNI – PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Call now to enrol 0406 001 577.

The course is designed to help people suffering from overbreathing, TMJ and neck pain, asthma, snoring, sleep apnoea, anxiety and headaches through improving breathing and posture. It includes theory and practice, with individual attention and techniques for self-management. One class per week for four weeks, $135 (limited numbers). 0403 226 858

NAIL AND TENDON CLINICS ARE YOU STRUGGLING WITH AN ADULT LOVED ONE’S ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG USE?

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Have you tried creams, paints and pills with no success? Laser treatment is quick painless and has an 85 per cent success rate. The laser package includes an initial treatment, a second treatment at three months and a third treatment at six months. A complimentary tea-tree oil spray, and a pair of shoes sanitised in SteriShoe shoe sanitiser. Book now on 0409 897 808

Specialist family drug educator & clinical psychologist combine 30 years’ counselling and drug treatment experience to guide you through the maze and equip you to: • Significantly reduce your family’s stress • Develop tried & true strategies for dealing with drug-related family conflict • GET YOUR LIFE BACK Upcoming Ballina workshop 22nd May 2016, places are limited. www.familiesinrecovery.com.au for details and book on

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Lightwaves at Bangalow Do you have a tattoo? Any regrets? Feel like making a fresh start? At Lightwaves in Bangalow we offer state-of-the-art laser tattoo removal. Your are in the safe, capable and gentle hands of Dr Anne Malatt, who loves skin as much as she loves the eyes she operates on. She will discuss your treatment with you, explain how to best care for your skin before and after the treatments, and offer you loving support during your treatment along with precise attention to detail, and surgical grade care. Laser treatment is a surgical procedure, so why not have it in the hands of a trained surgeon? Love your skin... at Lightwaves at Bangalow. 6687 2433.

Bell and Ford is the perfect place for shopping this Mothers Day Spoiling mothers is what Mothers Day is all about and you will find lots of gorgeous choices at Bell and Ford in Byron Bay. Beautiful soft knits in cashmere and merino wool have arrived. Soft and light, they are a perfect weight for our Byron winter. The range of winter linens and silks is stunning and there are many treasures for the home to choose from. Can’t make a choice? You can buy a Gift Voucher! Bell and Ford, 3/111 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. Open 7 days. 6685 7095

Tasty Mothers Day at Ocean Shores Country Club Coast Restaurant has come up with a very special Mothers Day menu consisting of items such as Spanish Prawns, Housemade Ravioli, Fresh Roasted Salmon, Battered Barramundi, Crispy warm duck salad and Beef Short Ribs. There will be entertainment by the wonderful acoustic guitarist Mark Heazlett and a complimentary glass of champagne on arrival and some lovely lucky door prizes for quite a few lucky ladies. Please make sure you book your table by calling the Coast Restaurant directly on 6680 1809 and don’t forget we have a courtesy bus to pick you up from local areas and drop you home safely. For the full menu + the childrens menu please visit our website www.oceanshorescc.com.au. Ocean Shores Country Club, Orana Road, Ocean Shores Ph 6680 1008

3/111 JONSON ST, BYRON BAY (OPP. THE PALACE CINEMA)

OPEN 7 DAYS 10am–5pm 6685 7095 www.bellandford.com.au North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

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Puremelt Mullum Mothers Chocolate Lounge Day All Weekend

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The place to treat your mother, the mother of your children or any mother you know and love. Fast becoming the favourite hangout of many mothers in the Shire. All organic: cacao drinks, paleo ice-cream authentic chai and, many say, the best coffee in town … not to mention award-winning raw chocolate, brownies and delicious fudge made in house. 53 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. 0406 422 465

The Byron at Byron Celebrate in style this Mothers Day at The Byron at Byron. If breakfast is your family tradition, enjoy bubbles at breakfast with a full buffet and glass of sparkling wine. $49 per person from 7am till 9am. Or if a Sunday morning sleep-in is more tempting, treat mum to a long afternoon lunch. Head chef Gavin Hughes has created a sumptuous three-course set menu showcasing the best produce from the region. $70 per person including a glass of sparkling wine. It’s a celebration of course. Seatings from 12.30pm. To make a booking for breakfast or lunch, or to arrange a gift voucher, contact 6639 2105 or email reservations@ thebyronatbyron.com.au. 77–97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay | www.thebyronatbyron.com.au

We are hosting the world’s biggest little Mothers Weekend – OPEN as usual SEVEN DAYS A WEEK from 8am for Breakfast, Lunch from 12noon and Dinner under the stars from 5pm till late FRI, SAT & SUN. Kahlil has been visiting the local farmers to collect his fresh organic ingredients to create a diverse and exciting menu for the family. Mullum’s latest in live stage action is growing a family of fabulous creative artists. It is pure toe-tapping comfort. Healthy kids menu, lovely rich chai and a well-stocked bar promise the Village a beautiful option to celebrate every mother in every way. Every mother enjoys being cooked for. Give her the Poinciana experience and watch her smile. Newsflash! Live Jazzy Beats for Breakfast! Afternoon cakes and cookies. Wine tasting Friday Evening. OPEN 7 Daytimes & 3 Night-times www.poincianamullum.com / 0411 643 935 SMS BOOKINGS NOW 7 DAYS

‘My mother... she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her.’ ‘There’s no bitch on Earth like a mother frightened for her kids.’ Stephen King

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‘It is the custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day. If you could keep awake (but of course you can’t) you would see your own mother LWQVO \PQ[ IVL aW] _W]TL Å VL Q\ ^MZa QV\MZM[\QVO Luke to watch her. It is quite like tidying up drawers. You would see her on her knees, I expect, lingering humorously over some of your contents, wondering where on Earth you had picked this thing up, making discoveries sweet and not so sweet, pressing this to her cheek as if it were as nice as a kitten, and hurriedly stowing that out of sight. When you wake in the morning, the naughtinesses and evil passions with which you went to bed have been folded up small and placed at the bottom of your mind; and on the top, beautifully aired, are spread out prettier thoughts, ready for you to put on.’ J.M. Barrie

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&KDPSDJQH /DQH Bangalow’s best kept secret A decorator ’s dream of creative local design and select treasures from far and wide.

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Champagne Lane Come in and find the ideal something for Mum or for yourself or both this weekend at Champagne Lane Bangalow’s newest and best kept secret dispensary of home wares and interesting treasures from near and far. From hand-painted Moroccan plates, 100 per cent organic French cotton sleepwear, linen and clothing to outdoor lights from Turkey, cane furniture, antique pieces, throws and homewares, decorating lines, garden pots as well as locally made works of art. Too much variety to detail, reasonable prices. Come in and explore our little lane full of local and exotic curiosities. Call Nicole 0437 571 563. Suite 9, 20 Byron St, Bangalow

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Body Peace Bamboo Clothing It’s time to celebrate our amazing mothers again and what better way than to wrap her up in a bamboo hug with a Bodypeace scarf or one of their versatile Goddess, Princess, or Nourishing wraps. These luxurious and super-soft bamboo wraps and scarves come in a handy bag and are ‘one size fits all’ – suiting all bodies. Bodypeace feels extremely supported by their local customers and would like to show their gratitude by offering a massive 30 per cent OFF storewide of all colours in their wraps and scarves, until 5pm Sunday 8th. Be elegantly eco in Bodypeace this Mothers Day and honour the goddess in you or your mum! 97 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay. 6685 5616

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Michelle Nassner Michelle has more than 20 years of Reiki hands-on experience and teachings, giving her an holistic understanding of healing on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. A Reiki treatment is a wonderful way to nourish and replenish your whole being through: â€˘ Deep relaxation and better sleep â€˘ Relief from stress and physical symptoms â€˘ Stronger sense of self, promoting clarity, awareness and emotional stability. Mullumbimby â€“ Call 0414 494 745

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Mothers Day one- Mother of all stop shop brunches at Elements of Byron The destination for timeless Mothers Day gifts that she will cherish always. KĂśprĂź aims to bring you sustainable artisan products from around the globe. We uniquely curate handmade and ethically sourced luxury goods. Acting as socially responsible beings we do our best to ensure that all artisans are treated fairly and paid decently. Gifts, homewares, clothing, jewellery, art, beauty. 46 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 6680 8886 www.kopru.com.au @koprubyronbay

The Kiva Spa Mothers need nurturing. Kiva is a temple spa that specialises in nurturing. Mother can make her way through the bamboo grove and slip into one of our hot spas nestled in the tropical garden. She can take time in the legendary wood-fired sauna and new steam room for a complete feeling of renewal and relaxation. Treat her to a beautiful massage and skin treatment. She fully deserves it. We all do. Time out from our busy lives to nurture the inner spaces, to appreciate our lives and our loved ones. Kiva is delicious in the sun and magical in the rain. McGougans Lane, Mullumbimby. Ph: 6684 4811

Special Kiva package for mum One-hour massage One-hour facial Plus luscious lips & beautiful eyes all day in the bath house

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Graze Restaurant at Elements of Byron is gearing up for the mother of all brunches on Mothers Day, Sunday 8 May. Guests will be entertained with live jazz from the Zoe Everest Trio followed by soulful jazzy grooves from the Miss Renee Simone Band. â€˜Thereâ€™s no set menu; guests can order as they like,â€™ said Elements of Byronâ€™s executive chef Justin Dingle-Garciyya. All mothers at the brunch will receive a complimentary glass of Chandon sparkling rosĂŠ and treats from Elements of Byronâ€™s Osprey Spa. During the month of May Osprey Spa is offering three different onehour massage treatments Monday to Thursday at the special price of $119 when you mention â€˜May offerâ€™. 11amâ€“3pm Sunday 8 May. Bookings essential on 6639 1550. www.elementsofbyron.com.au

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The Good Life Food Wine Travel To Market, To Market, To Buy Food For Dinner By: Vivienne Pearson

We’re on the hunt for celery. I’ve joined the quest, even though celery is my least favourite vegetable (I always remove it from salad or soup). ‘Perhaps at the stall over there with the eggplants?’ I suggest enthusiastically. My suggestion is to Gavin Hughes, head chef at The Byron at Byron, who is a regular at the Byron Bay Farmers Market each Thursday morning, gathering produce for the Farmers Market Dinner he cooks each Thursday night. The rest of the ‘we’ are guests of The Byron at Byron, who are invited to join Gavin as he shops. ‘I love luring the guests out of the resort,’ Gavin jokes. His friendliness and enthusiasm for the market-to-plate philosophy make him a natural tour leader. His friendliness and enthusiasm also stand him in good stead for his shopping. Unsurprisingly, given that he has shopped here since the market began, Gavin is well known to market stallholders. For Gavin, getting to know the farmers who grow the produce is a highlight of his week. ‘I come here for the people as much as the food,’ he says. Tomatoes are first up on our shopping list and one of the visitors, Greg, who is enjoying his first trip to the region, is put in charge of choosing a bowlful that range from pink through to a dark red-green. Gavin says he used to work out his Farmers Market Dinner menu on the day, based on the produce available. ‘Doing this on the hop got a bit stressful, though.’ Planning a week ahead also allows him to give stallholders a heads-up on his plans. I happily listen to him and Kerry, from Nimbin Valley Dairy, exchanging banter around deciding the best type of goat cheese for next week’s entrée. At dinner that night, I enjoy eating the apples and beetroot we’d bought as well as a delightful dessert featuring guavas from Picone Exotics in Tyagarah. What surprises me is how much of the regular dinner menu at The Byron at Byron showcases produce from the Farmers Market – including salad greens from WiccaWood Farm, raspberries from Tallogum, and those colourful tomatoes selected by Greg (it’s fun knowing the provenance of the person who chose these, as well as the actual produce!). Though we were unsuccessful in our quest to find celery at the Farmers Market, it did still feature in the menu. Gavin has other sources of locally grown vegetables, including ‘people who come to the restaurant back door in their gumboots – they know I’m a champion of local produces’. It turns out that locally grown celery is pretty special, and I happily ate my whole ‘Gavin’s Waldorf salad’ without removing a single piece! Q Information: Farmers Market Dinners ($52 two course, $62 three course) are open to all every Thursday at The Byron At Byron – bookings encouraged in advance. Byron Bay Farmers Market is open 8–11am every Thursday morning in the Butler Street Reserve.

Gavin Hughes (right) with Kenrick Riley from WiccaWood Farm. Visitors getting a taste of Byron Farmers Market (including Greg, third from left).

Yum Yum Tree: where local produce is the star Story by Caz Parker The Zeitgeist – spirit of a time and place – is always evolving at Yum Yum Tree. Italian-born Alessandro Pizzolato, new head chef, has recently become a business partner with restaurant owner Gilles Gohlke. Alessandro says, ‘My philosophy is simplicity and respect for the produce. The star of the dish is never the chef, it’s always the produce.’ Alessandro was formally trained in Rome, but his devotion to good food started at an early age. He says, ‘As a kid, I once ate nine dozen oysters with my father, on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. I’ll never forget it – it was so good. I remember picking wild porcini mushrooms at our family home in Tuscany, and watching my uncle spend five hours making pesto. I was also inspired by my grandmother, who’d make exquisite seven-course banquets for our huge family gatherings.’ Guided by his classical Italian foodie family, Alessandro had conquered a Carbonara recipe by eleven years of age. As a young chef, Alessandro cooked in one of Rome’s most reputable seafood restaurants, Assunta Madre, frequented by the likes of De Niro, Pacino, and Donatella. Alessandro says, ‘My favourite memory is Lou Reed. He wanted to shake my hand, he loved my Lobster Carpaccio so much.’ I was equally enthused, dining on a Friday night recently at Yum Yum Tree. They’re extending their evening dining season by opening for dinner on the first weekend of each month, on Friday and Saturday nights. The menu is studded with seafood, vegetarian and meatlover comfort dishes,

Wine or Beer Source: Roy Morgan Single Source (Australia), January– December 2015 (n=15,676). Base: Australians 18+

In any given four-week period last year, Australian adults drank just over 426 million glasses of alcohol among them, the latest data from Roy Morgan Research reveals. While this may seem like an ocean of liquor at first glance, it actually translates to an average 23 glasses per person per four weeks. But how much of that is beer, how much is wine and how much is spirits? A higher proportion of Australians 18+ drink wine than beer in an average four weeks, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that a greater volume of wine than beer is consumed. In fact, the reverse is true: although a lower proportion of people drink beer than wine (37.6% v 45.1%), they drink more of it! For every 100 glasses of liquor consumed by Aussies in an average four weeks, 48 glasses are beer, 25 are still wine, 11 are spirits, six are ready-to-drink, four are sparkling wine/ 28 May 4, 2016 The Byron Shire Echo

champagne, three are cider, two are liqueur and one is fortified wine. Comparing the 100-glass breakdown across different age groups reveals some striking variations. For example, the beer component comprises 50 glasses out of each 100 consumed by the 18–24-year-old-age bracket, but only 42 among drinkers aged 65 and over. Wine, on the other hand, accounts for 48 of every 100 glasses drunk by the 65+ demographic: 42 being still wine, four being sparkling/champagne, and two being fortified. This is substantially more than any other age group; in fact, the number of glasses of wine consumed per 100 increases in proportion to age. Young drinkers aged 18–24 years also consume more spirits (16 glasses), RTD (also 16 glasses) and cider (three glasses) per average 100 glasses than any other age group.

influenced by local and organic produce. There are individual course options to suit all dietary fancies, though their special offer of four courses for $55 is such exceptional value for money it’s irresistible. Gilles describes the evening experience: ‘It’s fine dining, with a how ya going? ’ Yes, Yum Yum Tree atmosphere is proudly laidback. Its island-shanty characteristics; reclaimed timber, an unconventional mishmash of tableware, and curiosities adorning the walls all induce a sense of comfort. The heated terrace transforms into a romantic nook at night, with golden bud lighting and flickering candlelight. Presenting flavoursome food though, is their dedicated commitment. Eggplant enthusiasts would be delighted with Aubergine Involtini, filled with creamy cheese, spinach and splashes of shaved parmesan. My wickedly juicy snapper (thanks to Alessandro’s precision timing), was on a hearty bed of barley and cauliflower, and daintily dressed with colourful petals plucked from their garden. The charming Raspberry Zabaione dessert, a frivolous pink custard with fruity adornments, is a nostalgic tribute to those holidays in Tuscany, when Alessandro would make Zabaione with wild strawberries for breakfast. Now he’s working on a delicious new breakfast and lunch menu, and making Yum Yum Tree the place ‘where you’d rather be’. Q 50 River St, New Brighton. Licensed or BYO (bottle shop next door)

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Mothers Day Alert. Breakfast in bed, a peck on the cheek, and daisies just don’t cut it for some mothers. Get your restaurant booking wrong, or worse still don’t make it, and you’ve got a whole year to go before you’re back in the good books. If you think being disinherited may seem kinder than enduring that look of polite disappointment, check out pages 23–27 for some good ideas on food-related family fun.

By Samuel J Fell

In the twelve months to June this year, the Stone & Wood brewery in Murwillumbah will have brewed the same amount of beer as in the entire prior six-year period – a stunning example of how much this local company has grown in a very short time. ‘There was a gap in the market for some very flavoursome, fresh beers,’ is head brewer Caolan Vaughn’s simple explanation for this growth. ‘So it comes down to a gap in the market, but also the quality of beer… that absolutely suits the lifestyle up here in the northern rivers. But it’s becoming so popular that everyone wants some.’ Indeed, and not just in major Last week’s story about Homegrown incorrectly identified Shellie Nicholls as a past manager at Harvest Café. Sorry!

centres up and down Australia’s east coast, but also New Zealand, and more recently SouthEast Asia, with the UK on the horizon. ‘I think we just shipped our first lot off to either Singapore or Hong Kong, but the UK is probably going to be our biggest export market,’ confirms Vaughn. ‘In terms of shipping the beer [though], we want our beer to be drunk as fresh as possible, so it’s a bit of getting that juggling act right, making sure that beer tastes just as good over there as it does here.’ Founded in Byron Bay in

2008, Stone & Wood is a local success story. Employing some eighty people nationally, with around half that number based in the northern rivers, it outgrew its original Byron premises and moved the bulk of its operations to Murwillumbah in 2014. Since then, the demand has skyrocketed, the March just gone being the brand’s busiest month in history, according to Vaughn. He tells me this with a beer in hand at the brewery’s annual Stone Brew Day, a day a year

when industry, suppliers, media and customers are invited to tour the facility, sample a few of the brews, and generally talk shop. He tells me about the company’s commitment to sustainability (100kW of solar currently installed, another 50 to come; their water recycling plan; the mulch they make from excess yeast waste), and their plans for further growth. ‘We’re in a really good place right now,’ he says more than once, and it’s not hard to see, and taste, why.

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Sunday 8 May Spinnakers 3 Courses from 12pm Adult $58.90, Child 12/U $20 Child Under 5 Free Tickets at www.ballinarsl.com.au

Bangalow Dining Rooms

Enjoy our balcony restaurant, intimate dining room and generous bistro food in the pub. With reasonable prices our menu reflects the wonderful local and fresh produce of the region. SMH GOOD PUB Large groups welcome. FOOD GUIDE We also offer off-site catering. 2013 AND 2014 www.bangalowdining.com

Bangalow Hotel Open 7 days Lunch: 12 – 3pm Dinner 5.30 – 9pm All day bistro menu

BYRON BAY

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REPUBLIK restaurant & bar Lunch Thurs–Sat 12–3pm Dinner every night 95 Jonson St, Byron Bay republikbyronbay.com 6685 5009 hello@republikbyronbay.com

Kids eat free 5–7pm Monday–Thursday

Byron at Byron 77–97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay 6639 2111 thebyronatbyron.com.au

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar Mon-Sat: 4pm til late. Sun: 4pm til 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

The Deck at Byron Bay Golf Club 62 Broken Head Road

Small & large group bookings and functions welcome

Lunch & Dinner Open Wed to Sunday

New summer menu out now!

Traditional Thai

Full Cocktail & Wine Bar. Extensive Menu Includes Tapas, Mains, Desserts and Famous Woodfired Pizzas. 25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night. Presenting incredible original music in Byron’s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

Open for Dinner & Cocktails 7 days from 6pm till late Next to the Beach Hotel Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepaciﬁc.com.au

Happy Chilli Garden Open 7 days 12pm till late Byron St (opp Aldi) Byron Bay P 6680 9191 F 6676 4869 M 0403 516793 happychilligarden@hotmail.com

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6685 6470 thedeckatbyron.com

Italian at the Paciﬁc provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s finest cocktails and wines.

Dinner Special $18 - Includes a wine or beer Fully licensed Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great company, first-class food, sophisticated cocktails and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up modern Spanish cuisine to be enjoyed amongst friends and family. Our menus change regularly and feature daily specials.

Great Food, Stunning Views Affordable, Innovative Locally Sourced Produce Simply Delicious Food Functions & Weddings hello@thedeckatbyron.com Here the curry pastes are freshly pounded to leave your palate dumbfounded.

5/2 Fletcher St, Byron Bay 6685 5151

Here the ambrosial meals are cooked to order and the scrumptious cocktails and mocktails thrust you into a land of wonderful tales.

3/14 Bay St (opposite the surf club) 7.30am–7pm every day Dine-in and takeaway BYO

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods

Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $52 per person 3 courses $62 per person

Dinner every evening 5.30-9.30pm

Warung Bagus

Italian at the Pacific

Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner

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Republik presents a stylish comfortable environment, offering a warm and hospitable welcome to the whole community. The menu includes a range of contemporary dishes based on global influences.

Treehouse on Belongil

Peaceful dining by our tranquil rainforest

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Hog’s Breath Cafe Open 7 Days, 11.30am-2.30pm Dinner from 5.30pm 9/4 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6685 5320 www.hogsbreath.com.au

Indonesian-inspired cuisine in a casual setting on the beachfront. All-day breakfasts, nasi-campur style buffet lunch, snacks and desserts, coffee, smoothies, juices and cakes. Indoor/outdoor seating with sea views. Hog’s Breath Cafe’s menu just got better with some mouth-watering new steaks, salad, pasta and an abundance of delicious dessert selections. As usual, the diverse menu also offers chicken, seafood, snacks, burgers, ribs, kid’s meals, a range of Lite Options, plus their famous Prime Rib Steak – slow cooked for up to 18 hours for maximum flavour and tenderness. Kids eat free Mon – Wed nights and you can grab lunch for just $9.90, so there’s something to please the whole family.

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Cafe Novella Open 7amâ€“4pm Sunâ€“Wed, 7amâ€“late Thursâ€“Sat BYO & takeaway Bay Street opp Main Beach & Surf Club For bookings: 6685 7348

www.lusciousfoods.com.au

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE

The Restaurant @ Raeâ€™s

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Lunch and Dinner 7 days Wategos Beach, Byron Bay 6685 5366 raes@wategos.com.au

facebook.com/byron.legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992

One Delivery Your local food delivery service! Byron Bay Delivering from Ewingsdale to Suffolk ParkÂ 5.30pmâ€“8.30pm 7 DAYS

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Locals specials Fresh Mediterranean inspired dishes Breakfast / lunch / dinner on the deck or TAKEAWAY

BYRON BAY

We love smoking up an American Barbeque stormÂ on our wood-fired smoker all the way from Kansas, USA. Check out our website for our food menu Refuge, Grog & Barbeque www.thebolthole.com.au. 5pmâ€“Midnight (Monâ€“Sat) Fancy just a drink? Our bar features 69 whiskeys, 5pmâ€“11pm (Sun) 40 gins, craft cocktails, organic & biodynamic wines 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay and craft beers in cans. Catch you soon! hello@thebolthole.com.au 6685 8410 PEACE : LOVE : GROG : BBQ

Fins

The Bolt Hole

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Fishheads Open seven days 7:30am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings. Fully licensed. 1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

The Green Bistro at Club Byron Lunch: 11.30amâ€“2.30pm, Dinner: from 5.30pm, Tuesday to SundayÂ (closed Mondays)Â 18â€“20 Marvell Street 6685 6202

Basiloco Ristorante Pizzeria

Modern European Breakfast/Lunch: 7 days from 7am Dinner: Mon-Sat from 5.30pm Bar: From 10am, with or without food Coffee: Genovese, all day Venue: available for events up to 60 guests Wi-Fi

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Spice It Up Thai Restaurant Open Wednesdayâ€“Sunday Dine-in or Takeawayâ€“ from 5.30pm 6684 2209 Mullumbimby Bowling Club

Puremelt Chocolate Lounge

Wood fired pizzas and pastas. Take away available.

32 Lawson Street 6680 8818 info@basilo.co

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Breakfast/Lunch 7 days from 7am 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay Reservations 6685 7663 therocksbyronbay.com.au

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Order tonight and we will deliver to your door! O-Sushi â€“ Healthy authentic Japanese cuisine Bombay To Byron â€“ Authentic Indian FoodÂ Success Thai â€“ Delicious Thai cuisine www.onedelivery.com.au Proudly awarded â€˜Most Sustainable Seafood Restaurantâ€™ 2015.Â This year we celebrate 25 years of serving the finest local seafood.Â

Mothers Day long luncheon Sunday 8 May 3-Course menu $79 p/person Bookings essential The team behind Fins have just opened their new POP-UP Restaurant The BUTCHERâ€™S BBQ. Located next door to Fins, The Butcherâ€™s BBQ offers a share-style menu priced between $8 and $38. Itâ€™s meaty, cheerful and produce driven! WE HAVE A SET â€˜FEED MEâ€™ MENU AVAIL FOR $35 P/PERSON. This POP-UP is here for a limited time.

Experience the real taste of Thailand. Using local produce, local staff. Free courtesy bus provided for pick up and drop off! 20 yearsâ€™ experience in the art of Thai cooking.

$8 Lunches every day $10 Chicken Schnitzel every Wednesday night CATERING for functions up to 160 people

The Heartbeat of Mullumbimby

Station St, Mullumbimby Poincianamullum.com Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Music & Bar Service 7 days and Thurs - Sat Nights

Harvest 18-22 Old Pacific Highway Newrybar NSW 2479 6687 2644 harvestcafe.com.au

Coast Restaurant

The only exclusively Vietnamese restaurant in town, this intimate space spilling out into a courtyard offers up fabulous dishes packed full of herbs, spices and varied textures. The traditionally light and healthy style of cuisine ensures the freshness and natural tastes of food are preserved as much as possible. Itâ€™s a popular spot so bookings are recommended.

Come hang out at the Famous Little Shop of Smiles!Â Good Vibes, Abundant, Alive & Awesome NEW Menu. Raw, Vegan, Local, Organic Grab & Go Made to Order BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES, Delectable RAW DESSERTS & ICE CREAMS. and Paleo. Gluten, Dairy Sublime Superfood GREEN SMOOTHIES, Iced Drinks & and Sugar free. COLD PRESSED JUICES.Â 2/3 Marvell St Open 7 days, 7am till 4pm The BEST CHAI EVER, Organic COFFEE & SUPERFOOD www.nakedtreaties.com.au hotties all on our own fluffy ALMOND Mylk. GOODNESS never tasted SO GOOD! Insta #nakedtreaties

Mullumbimby RSL Dining Room Open daily for lunch 11.30am Open nightly excluding Mondays from 5.30pm

Poinciana

All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Mon-Fri 12-3pm Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. Dinner 7 days from 5pm. Fully Licensed and B.Y.O. for wine. 3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay Welcome for lunch, dinner and take-away. 6680 7798 www.facebook.com/pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

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Old School Restaurant

Bookings 6684 2533 58 Dalley Street Mullumbimby

Now serving ALL DAY weekend brekkie! Canâ€™t find a late weekend brekkie in the Bay? Look no further than The Rocks @ Aquarius! Cure those hangover blues with a range of fresh and delicious locally sourced dishes. We also have a range of main meals, mini burgers and saladâ€™s available from 12 noon in the Aquarius Bar & Grill next door. Enjoy a lazy lunch, an ice cold beer and a dip in our beautiful swimming pool! Visit www.therocksbyronbay.com.au for details and new menus.

Open for Breakfast

Organic artisan chocolate, brownies and fudge madeÂ on site, made by hand with love and integrity using the finest and purest, ethically sourced Open 7 days Monâ€“Thurs 7amâ€“5.30pm, ingredients Wonderful award-winning coffee, chocolate and Fri, Sat 7amâ€“8.30pm brownies. Sun 8am-2pm 53 Stuart St, Mullumbimby Hot and cold and iced cacao drinks and delicious paleo ice creams. 0406 422 465

thegreenbistrobyronbay.com.au info@thegreenbistrobyronbay.com.au Functions and catering available

We do weddings and special event functions. Visit and book at www.basilo.co

Dinner Mon-Sun Lunch on weekdays Closed Tuesdays Shop 3/17 Lawson Arcade Phone orders welcome 6680 8443

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Phone 6680 7632 functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au www.facebook.com/Fishheadsbyron.com www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

Come and experience the best Italian/Mediterranean cuisine, made with the best local products, plus Byronâ€™s best wood fired pizza.

Lemongrass

The Butcherâ€™s BBQ Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au

A range of menu packages for your SPECIAL EVENT

Thurs-Tues from 5.30pm, Sat & Sun from 12pm for lunch Closed Wednesday

The Rocks @ Aquarius

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Cafe â€˘ Restaurant â€˘ Bar 11 Marvell Street

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Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner 7 days Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun

â€˘ Breakfast and lunch â€˘ Wood-fired pizzas â€˘ Fresh juices â€˘ Great coffee

Open 7 days from 11am, restaurant menu and all-day bar snacks. Located in the Ocean Shores Country Club 6680 1809

Our Barista, Barman & Chef Kahlil are working together on sourcing quality local ingredients for interesting & delicious flavours. Our Musicians are playing Music Harvest sprawls across three lovingly restored buildings in the historic town of Newrybar in the Byron Bay Hinterland. The Harvest ethos is local, seasonal, sustainable & fresh. Lunch 7 days from 12pm Dinner 7 days from 21 April Breakfast weekdays at Harvest Deli from 26 April Harvest is also available for Events, Weddings and Private Catering

Monday night $15 Burgers & BeerÂ Tuesday nights all Pizzas $15 Wednesday night - $10 Schnitzels Dine in or takeaway Large groups and events welcome.

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Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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Open 7 days 9am till after midnight Shop 1 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au

Eat in or take away, licensed, family friendly Outdoor dining area, easy parking, Open 7 days a week, 11am till late.

Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours

OCEAN SHORES

Legend Pizza

1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228

Summer Friday nights from 15th Jan

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HOME DELIVERY

Luscious Foods

An award-winning Japanese fusion cuisine Sushi bar, tapas, main meals and delicious chefâ€™s specials

KINGSCLIFF

O-Sushi â€“ Since 2004

Byron Bay Woolies Plaza, Jonson St 02 6685 7103 Coolangatta The Strand Marine Pde 07 5536 5455 Broadbeach The Oracle, 12 Charles Ave 07 5570 2166 www.osushi.com.au

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This week, Property Insider looks at another local real estate legend, Ruth Russell of The Professionals Real Estate in Mullumbimby. Ruth moved to the Shire in the early 80s from Melbourne. With a background in aged care and her passion for healthy food, dance, yoga and reading, working in Mullum was the perfect fit. Ruth’s real-estate history in Mullumbimby goes back more than 20 years. She spent 18 years working alongside the team at Mark Cochrane Real Estate (previously Max Hillard). Recently that office merged with The Professionals Mullumbimby to become a dream team with more than 100 years’ experience between them. ‘I genuinely enjoy helping people buy and

‘Well technically it’s Lismore “shire” but it would have to be “Kandaroo” – a natural beauty nestled away in Nightcap sell their houses in a personal, National Park.’ caring manner,’ says Ruth. So, what’s next for Ruth? She Some of her achievements include selling the first million- says that after 20 years of working in the best town, in dollar properties in Brunswick the best part of this amazing Heads, New Brighton and of course Mullumbimby. ‘That was country, she has no plans to stop. Ruth is set to continue to in 2003–2004. It was a big deal offer her expertise and service in back then to get more than a million dollars for a property. Of this amazing community. course it is far more common these days,’ says Ruth. Continuing our look at sustainable building practices Ruth’s favourite things about the job include the challenges from last week, and using the of the hills and valleys she gets yourhome.gov.au website as to explore. She says it keeps it a reference, this week we are interesting and enjoyable, and looking at Passive Design. that keeps her youthful! And Passive Design is design that of course her loyal clients. ‘I takes advantage of the climate to feel blessed to have been so maintain a comfortable timber lucky to experience all the range in the home. Passive return business over the years Design reduces or eliminates and see the creative, inspiring changes people have made to the the need for auxiliary heating or cooling, which accounts for properties I’ve sold them.’ about 40 per cent of energy use When asked about the favourite in the average Australian home. property she has sold in Identifying your own Mullum, Ruth cheekily says, 21 Stuart Street. Haven’t sold it yet, climate zone and gaining an though! It is a perfect restoration understanding of the principles of thermal comfort helps you of a Federation home, down to the screws. It has a modern twist make informed design choices but still stays true to its oldfor your home. The Nationwide world charm. And it’s in the best House Energy Rating Scheme spot in town.’ (NatHERS), with its star And her favourite rural property classifications, is an additional and useful resource. in the Shire?

However the main considerations with Passive Design are: Orientation. Good orientation reduces the need for extra heating and cooling and improves solar access to panels for solar photovoltaics and hot water. Shading. Good shading of your house and outdoor spaces reduces summer temperatures thereby improving comfort and saving energy. Effective shading, which can include eaves, window awnings, shutters, pergolas and plantings, can block up to 90 per cent of this heat. Shading of glass to reduce unwanted heat gain is critical, as unprotected glass is often the greatest source of heat gain in a house. Passive solar heating, a design that keeps our summer sun and lets in winter sun is the cheapest way to heat your home. Passive cooling includes elements such as air movement, evaporative cooling and thermal mass. (Thermal mass is the ability of a material to absorb and store heat energy.) Sealing and insulating, skylights and glazed windows should all be considered when making decisions around passive design. Believe it or not, up to 40 per

SOLD LAST WEEK: 8 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park, sold through Ray White agent Kaye Wilkie. The master-built brickand-tile home on a 1050m2 block, which had room for a granny flat STCA, sold for $750,000. 17 Coachwood Court, Byron Bay, sold through Ian Daniels of McGrath during the week. The 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom brick-and-tile home was showing excellent rental return. It sold for $725,000. 234 Dingo Lane, Myocum, sold for $971,000. The circa-1940s character timber home on 10 acres had a separate covered dairy bails with bathroom. The price guide on the property was $925,000– 995,00. Janice Maple from Elders Bangalow was the agent.

cent of a home’s heating energy can be lost and up to 87 per cent of its heat gained through glazing. This article can be found in full on the yourhome.gov. au website. The author is Caitlin McGee (2013).

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48 Paterson Street, Byron Bay

$7,500,000

This architecturally designed home spanning three levels affords its occupants breathtaking uninterrupted views of Byron beach, bay and hinterland. Expansive entertaining terraces and a magnificent 12m blacktiled swimming pool are all exceptionally private. Entry to the property is on the middle level with a double-height foyer, aquarium and Italian-marble floor. Split-level entertaining with a lounge and open-plan kitchen and dining opening out onto another terrace are additional features. The top level is taken up by the master suite and the ground level of the home comprises a large self-contained guest suite. Tropical gardens reveal a stone water cascade and log gazebo, steps directly to the beach, and all just minutes from the heart of Byron Bay. Inspect: By appointment Contact: Ed Silk 0418 660 063 Ed Silk Byron Bay

AUCTION

Auction

$1.75M to $1.85M

This beautiful elevated lifestyle property in sought-after Myocum is an absolute must see! Set on 9615m2 (over 2 acres) with landscaped gardens, you can enjoy total privacy while only being minutes’ drive to Mullumbimby and Byron’s beaches. The lovingly restored circa 1910 Queenslander boasts stunning views from Mt Chincogan to the rolling hinterland hills. The large, covered balconies are ideal for entertaining. Separate guest rooms and bathroom downstairs open to an enormous undercover area. Country living with all the comforts – NBN, ample water and 40 mins drive to GC airport. Nth aspect, hoop pine flooring, high ceilings, stained glass and ornate fretwork. Family lounge with new combustion stove. Kitchen with 5 burner S/S gas stove and DW. 4 bedrooms + study or 5 bedrooms. 2kw solar. 2-bay horse stable. Over 1000 trees planted, plus an excellent variety of fruit trees and an organic vege garden with shadehouse.

..this property will have it all! This unique, elevated 794m2 northfacing block is close to town, an easy walk to Clarkes Beach and only steps from morning coffee at the Top Shop. Included with the block are Harley Graham plans for a stunning 4 bed contemporary family home with separate one bed ‘granny flat’. The plans are DA approved, to replace the existing 50-year-old 3 bed cottage. Once built, this incredible beach home will be unique in its ability to balance practical family living with both wow factor, style and views. Amazing bay and hinterland views can be enjoyed from the carefully designed kitchen and living zones on the first floor which flow seamlessly outwards to the large outdoor Barbecue and suspended first-floor pool area. The master suite on the top level will showcase breathtaking views of the bay, lighthouse and hinterland. Available for a limited time – all offers by 20/5/16.

Thursday 5 May, 4.00 – 4.30pm Saturday 7 May, 10.00 – 10.30am Auction: 14 May 2.00pm Onsite Contact: Su Reynolds 0428 888 660, Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698 First National Byron Bay Inspect:

Inspect: By appointment Contact: Jeremy Bennett 0401 222 686 Byron Bay Property Sales 6685 8575

Onsite 11am Sat, 14 May 2016 (If not sold prior) 59 Kingsley Lane 5

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Large, modern Queenslander Panoramic views across town, bay & hinterland Architect designed & master built Situated on a large, elevated 978m² block

Open House Times: Thursday 5th May / 10.30 -11am Saturday 7th May / 10.30 -11am

For further information contact Jeremy Bennett 0401 222 686 / jeremy@byronbaysales.com.au 12 Lawson Street, Byron Bay / 02 6685 8575

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AUCTION

Onsite 10am Sat, 21st May 2016 2

12 Brownell Drive, Byron Bay Spectacular views Two street frontage Dual occupancy potential (STCA) Existing beach house Approved plans for a substantial residence The property adjoins crown land on the eastern boundary

Boundary lines are indicative only

For further information contact Graham Dunn 0418 663 620 / graham@byronbaysales.com.au 12 Lawson Street, Byron Bay / 02 6685 8575

AUCTION

Onsite 11am Sat, 21st May 2016 2

2/5 Marine Parade, Byron Bay Stunning, sunlit villa Spectacular Wategos Beach location Desirable holiday let Will be auctioned unless sold prior Open house: Sat 7th May 1.00-1.30pm

For further information contact Graham Dunn 0418 663 620 / graham@byronbaysales.com.au 12 Lawson Street, Byron Bay / 02 6685 8575

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Property A beach house at Byron

Nature Lover’s Pavilion Home

Auction May 28 Unless Sold Prior

12 Giaour St, Byron Bay

55 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay

12 New City Road, Mullumbimby

$2,650,000

This charming waterfront 6-bedroom home offers everything Byron: beautiful beach, tranquil neighbourhood and, if you want – a good income. Use it as an expansive private home OR holiday house OR your personal accommodation business that will guarantee a nice income along with an impeccable holiday home whenever you want. The home is set in beautifully landscaped gardens on a doublewidth 1207m2 block of land. It has several large decks to enjoy the spectacular uninterrupted nature views across Belongil estuary and the hinterland all the way to Mount Warning.

$1,750,000

This unique pavilion style residence is positioned on a large 2137 m2 lot with its own rainforest remnant. Comprising a two bedroom main dwelling plus study, separate pavilion with two additional bedrooms, each with ensuite, plus luxury granny flat and spacious 9 x 6m shed, this property offers a myriad of living and incomeproducing options. Featuring high ceilings, cypress pine flooring and contemporary architectural features throughout, the floor plan has both private quiet space and cohesive living areas for family and guests. Designed for low maintenance and featuring landscaped gardens and lawn-free pebbled areas, ensuring you spend more time enjoying the Byron lifestyle and less time mowing the grass! The architectural design features high ceilings and clerestory louvres for cross-flow ventilation. The oversized garage could accommodate a mezzanine level. The open plan living area merges onto a 5 x 10 m entertaining deck; perfect indoor/outdoor synergy. Live amid nature close to the heart of Byron Bay! Inspect: By appointment Contact: Valerie Williams 0447 006 434 Byron Beach Realty

Auction

A great investment opportunity with two dwellings! Fully restored cottage in Central Mullumbimby. This charming double fronted timber cottage circa 1910 has been beautifully restored throughout and features high ceilings and timber floors. Light, modern and air-conditioned, the open plan kitchen, meals and living seamlessly connects to the covered outdoor entertaining deck and north facing backyard. The 3 bedrooms all have built-in robes and the bathroom has enjoyed a stylish renovation. Separate from the home is an existing large studio with ensuite + DA approved plans to convert to a secondary dwelling. The 475m2 block is fully fenced with rear lane access and private gate. Professionally landscaped gardens compliment the home beautifully. A family oriented street situated a short, level walk to shops and the heart of buzzing Mullumbimby. Agent declares interest Inspect:

Thursday 5 May 3.00 – 3.30pm Saturday 7 May 9.00 – 9.30am Contact: Su Reynolds 0428 888 660, Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698 First National Byron Bay

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Inspect: By appointment Contact: Ed Silk 0418 660 063 Ed Silk Byron Bay

R H Ocean Shores 6680 5000

1/14 HELEN STREET, SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH LOCATION ! LOCATION ! LOCATION !

R H Ocean Shores 6680 5000

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• Glass entrance, timber ﬂoors, tropical glass louvres • 2 open plan living areas, soaring ceilings • Chefs kitchen with European gas cooking • 3 generous bedrooms all with built-ins, bonus powder room • 2.5 beautiful mosaic bathrooms, standalone bath • Sun kissed sparkling salt water pool • Landscaped gardens, 2 timber alfresco decks • Remote garage or gym, oﬃce, workroom • Nature reserve across the road • Agent’s interest declared

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Agent

Thursday 1 – 2pm Thursday Twilight 5 – 5.30pm Saturday 2 – 3pm Kylie Charlton Area Sales Manager 0428 440 740

Saturday 12.30 – 1.30pm Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee / Principal 0411 081 118

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14 MILL ROAD, GOONENGERRY WHAT WOULD YOU DO?? - RENOVATE, DETONATE OR BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME!! • Set in the much sought-after Byron Bay Hinterland • Stunning Coastal Views all the way to Byron Bay Lighthouse and Julian Rocks • Opportunity plus to run your own B&B or dual occupancy (STCA) • Solid classic 1970s blond brick home • 5 acre / 1.89 hectare property • Elevated building platform to build your dream home • Just 10 mins to Mullumbimby, 25 mins to Byron Bay and the Coast and 35 mins to Lismore.

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12 NEW CITY ROAD, MULLUMBIMBY

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A great investment opportunity with two dwellings!

Fully restored cottage circa 1910 in Central Mullumbimby Open plan living flowing onto covered outdoor entertaining deck High ceilings, timber floors, A/C, stylish bathroom Existing studio with ensuite + DA approved plans to convert to a secondary dwelling • Rear lane access, landscaped gardens, north facing backyard • Family oriented street situated a short, level walk to shops and the heart of Mullumbimby

Open:

Thursday, 5 May 3.00 – 3.30pm Saturday, 7 May 9.00 – 9.30am Auction: 28th May 2.30pm Onsite Unless Sold Prior Enquiries: Su Reynolds 0428 888 660 | Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698 Agent declares interest

120 LAGOON DRIVE, MYOCUM

• Must see! Beautiful lifestyle property in sought-after Myocum location • Country living with all the comforts – NBN, ample water and 40min to Gold Coast International Airport • Lovingly restored circa 1910 Queenslander with landscaped gardens on 9615m2 • Large balconies to entertain and enjoy the country atmosphere • Stunning views from Mt Chincogan to the rolling hinterland hills • Only minutes’ drive to Mullumbimby and Byron’s famous beaches Open:

Thursday, 5 May 4.00 – 4.30pm Saturday, 7 May 10.00 – 10.30am Auction: 14th May 2.00pm Onsite Enquiries: Su Reynolds 0428 888 660 | Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698

81 PARKWAY DRIVE, EWINGSDALE

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Fully renovated modern family home on 1 landscaped acre Light filled interiors, bamboo floors and high raked ceilings New kitchen and master bathroom with quality stone finishes 2 large living rooms opening onto wide covered verandahs DA approval for separate granny flat Exclusive semi-rural area, yet only minutes to the beach and shops

Open: Saturday, 7 May 11.00 – 11.30am Details: $1,280,000 to $1,350,000 Enquiries: Su Reynolds 0428 888 660

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New Brighton 8 Short Street AUCTION – NEW BRIGHTON RIVER FRONT The seaside village of New Brighton is highly sought after and having a riverfront property a stroll from the beach is an absolute fantasy! Well, not any more – you can make it a reality. • Approx. 500m2, level vacant block is ready for you to bid and build your dream home • Become the envy of friends and live the dream

View By Appointment Auction 11.30am 7th May at RSL Auxiliary Hall Brunswick Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

Price: Submit all oﬀers

R H Po sville 6676 4111

7 Anne Street, Po sville RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF TOWN

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5-bedroom beachside home on development site Immediate proximity to main street, creek, beach Ideal bed and breakfast or holiday let, super investment Central location suits home-based business and residence Accountant, gallery, hairdresser, etc. Absolute bargain

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Agent Jamie Wilmen, LREA Area Manager Mobile: 0422 617 773 Oﬃce: 02 6676 4111 Email: jamie.wilmen@po sville.rh.com.au

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Tranquil, elevated position on 1270sqm Spacious, master built, red cedar home Extensive use of timber throughout High ceilings, wraparound decks Stunning, mature rainforest outlook Double carport underneath

16 Palm Tree Crescent, BANGALOW Open Wednesdays 12pm - 12.30pm Open Saturdays 11am - 11.30am Janice Maple 0401 026 359

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AUCTION 18 May 6pm in Our Rooms

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Excellent location, walk town centre Appealing modern design Extra multi purpose space +N@CRÄNEÄM@STQ@KÄKHFGS ÄSHLADQÄÇNNQR .ODMÄOK@MÄKHUHMFÄÇNVRÄSNÄF@QCDM Ample privacy behind tropical gardens

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Property Character & Charm of Yesteryear 81 Bentinck Street, Ballina 3

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Auction

Suffolk Park Gem

This Art Deco home was built in the late 1940s and has been lovingly restored by the original family. Built as a 2 bdm home, it now boasts 3/4 bdms, sundrenched sunroom plus 2 living spaces. Be ‘wowed’ by the warm rich textures of the mixed timbers that feature throughout the home – silky oak, teak, brush box and hardwoods. Soak up the sun on the north facing rear verandah and pergola – perfect for entertaining. The large fenced rear yard has established low-care fruit/ornamental trees and shrubs. This home is a striking mix of old meets new, and with too many features to list an inspection of this home is highly recommended.

Inspect: Saturday 7 May 10.00 – 10.30am Auction: Wednesday 25 May 5.30pm In Our Rooms Contact: Lois Buckett 0428 877 399 Lois Buckett Real Estate

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81 Bentinck Street, Ballina. Sundrenched, fenced rear yard with established gardens Circa 1940s art deco home, lovingly restored, 607m2 level block Central location – flat walk to Ballina town centre, clubs, shops and park Main bedroom – multiple built-ins and drawers, ensuite + dressing room Auction 5.30pm May 25 in our rooms. Stunning array of polished and waxed Web ID: 1P0903. timbers feature throughout Contact Lois Buckett 0428 877 399, Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001 Open plan kitchen and dining, sunroom + two living spaces North-facing rear verandah plus pergola, oversized SLUG/workshop

Timber Home in Bushland Setting 17 Inderwong Ave, Ocean Shores. Tri-level, architect-designed home Enjoy the quiet and privacy from the large decks 1450m2 block at end of quiet culde-sac

Development potential STCA Minutes from beach and river and shopping

Open House: Saturday 10am–1pm Contact owner: 0418 138 243 $91 0,00GUID 0– E $1,0 00,0 00

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Great Ocean View to Lennox Head 52 Hinterland Way, Tintenbar. Elevated brick home across 4 split levels – 2 with pole timber decks 9.63Ha of mostly open pasture – perfect for grazing cattle/run horses Large Colourbond shed (13.5 x 10.5m) + 4 bays Mature grounds with many native trees planted by the former owner Low maintenance property, timber cattle yards & original dairy bails

55 Lilli Pilli Drive Byron Bay

S/power, town water, 3 spring-fed dams Central location to Lennox, Bangalow & Byron – only 10 mins to beach Price guide $910,000 – $1,000,000. Web ID: 1P1062. Contact Lois Buckett 0428 877 399 Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001.

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2/8 Hazelwood Close, Suffolk Park. 3 great bedrooms with fans and builtins and master has a walk-in robe. This immaculately presented, north There is a two-way bathroom and a facing townhouse is walking distance downstairs toilet and laundry to shops, parks and the beach. Professionally run Body Corporate Quiet block of four townhouses with and great neighbours in a great garage and off-street parking. neighbourhood As-new custom-made venetian blinds, kitchen appliances and plank flooring Sale By Owners Contact: Agent in a Box 1300 242269 Beautifully maintained and sun-filled home with private north facing Owner: For Inspection 0421 082 558 courtyard

Spacious architect designed home Gorgeous granny flat & large shed 2139 m2 lot with rainforest reserve

Freshly renovated Queenslander Old world charm + modern features Landscaped garden on 651 m2 lot

64 Billinudgel Road, Billinudgel

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15 Avocado Crescent, Byron Bay

Approved dual occupancy + studio Two resort style pools on 3684 m2 Lush tropical landscaping

Two elevated & private homes Panoramic sweeping oceanviews 15.97 north-east facing hectares

Recently SOLD Properties 22 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park 137 Binna Burra Road, Bangalow 947 Fernleigh Road, Brooklet North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

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• Lot 4 and Lot 6, 155-159 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Wed 12–12.30pm • Lots 1 and 18 Wilfred Street, Billinudgel. Thu 10–10.30am • 4, 64-70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Thu 11–11.30am • House 4 of 3 Sallywattle Drive, Suffolk Park. Thu 12–12.30pm • 16 Shirley Street, Byron Bay. Thu 2–2.30pm • 12 New City Road, Mullumbimby. Thu 3–3.30pm • 120 Lagoon Drive, Myocum. Thu 4–4.30pm • 15 Bryce Street, Suffolk Park. Thu 4–4.30pm • 6/69 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay. Fri 11–11.30am • 75 Burns Point Ferry Road, Ballina. Fri 12–12.30pm • 12 New City Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 9–9.30am • Lot 4 and Lot 6, 155-159 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Sat 9–9.30am • 120 Lagoon Drive, Myocum. Sat 10–10.30am • 16 Shirley Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • House 4 of 3 Sallywattle Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 26 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 1680 Hinterland Way, McLeods Shoot. Sat 11–11.30am • 81 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 11–11.30am • 46 Broken Head Road, Newrybar. Sat 11–11.30am • 271 Goremans Road, Eureka. Sat 11–11.30am • 15 Bryce Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 256 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 21 Johnstons Lane, Main Arm. Sat 12–12.30pm • 131 Currie Road, The Channon. Sat 1–1.30pm • 106 Arkinstall Road, Tuntable Creek. Sat 2–2.30pm • 463 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable Creek. Sat 3–3.30pm

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• 2 Ferguson Court, Bangalow. 18th May 2016 • 16 Palm Tree Crescent, Bangalow. 18th May 2016

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NATTY RIDES AGAIN

Ask her where she comes from and Nattalie Rize will tell you ‘all directions’. In line with her philosophy, she claims not to belong to any nation-state but to the ever-evolving community of conscious thinkers and creators anywhere and everywhere. Of mixed global heritage, with dominant Native American and Samoan roots, Nattali Rize has been known around the world for her work fronting epic roots band Blue King Brown as well as for her unwavering commitment to using her voice and music for the global struggle toward the realisation of full freedom and the movement of truth and justice over the systemic exploitation of the people and the planet. Most recently Nattali collaborated with Julian Marley, son of the late great Bob Marley, on new deep reggae track, Natty Rides Again. How did the collaboration with Julian Marley come about?

Launching his debut self-titled album last month, he paints a picture that is romantic, spiritual and deeply moving.

So what did he work out about the existence of God? ‘I realised there was still no answer!’

The writing of this album was inspired by the time spent with his wife Jules (and fellow musician) and two kids in Burrinjuck.

This collaboration came about through a mixture of our tour history together and the right time, right vibe situation.

For William and his family, living remotely was a chance to reconnect by disconnecting.

‘I had a bunch of songs my whole life but none of them made this record; this record was spawned when we moved to Burrinjuck when we’d just got back from the States and we needed some fresh air. We moved to the village; there were about three or so other people. The songs started coming to me a few months after moving there; the space came to me in that place.’

We had done some shows together in Australia and happened to both be spending time in Kingston, Jamaica.

‘I lived there for more than a year, so that enabled me to become very isolated from society and contemporary life. We didn’t have mobile phone reception or landline; we had landline twice a week. We did our own gardening, caught our own fish, and got me back to what was important…’

Julian was there doing some recording for his forthcoming album and I was there working on a couple of projects including my Nattali Rize solo project. I put out the word that I wanted to do a collaboration with him, so we went around to 56 Hope Rd, which is Bob’s house, now the Bob Marley Museum, and we played him two riddims (instrumental tracks) that Carlo had written. We vibed and he liked the riddim, which is now Natty Rides Again.

After the hustle of the city, Crighton fell into the slower and deeper space offered by the Australian landscape. ‘It’s such a rugged and sparse location; it enabled me to have the space to think about things and ask questions I hadn’t considered before. I had a lot of answers I had when I was a kid – like is there a god or is there not? I got a fresh perspective on things – it opened a lot of inspiration…’ says Crighton of his writing time in Burrinjuck. ‘It’s a flawed idealism,’ he admits. ‘I love the bush – it is my home, it creates that space. You don’t get much time to contemplate inner thoughts these days. We are all about that – and that chance to escape. For me it was the power of space, and having that blank canvas, and even though it’s a rugged landscape, it’s uniquely Australian, and you can feel a deep spirit down there; you can find that spirit anywhere, making your mind blank and allowing fewer thoughts.’

William and his wife brought the feel of the place into the album by choosing to record in situ. ‘We recorded down there. We set up the house, and recorded it live over two weeks with some friends, and then once we’d recorded had the beds down. Matt Sherrod went back to Nashville (drummer from Crowded House) to finish the album. It took a long time. It turned out to be a record because it felt cohesive – a representation of the time and place we were in when we recorded it; a lot of the songs were from my childhood, like a forced awakening.’ This is an exceptional album played out front by a man who’s been hailed as a true musical outlaw. He is a featured artist this year at Bello Winter Music Festival but you can catch William Crighton at the Hotel Great Northern on Friday with his five-piece band featuring Matt Sherrod, his brother Luke Crighton on bass, and the extraordinary vocals of Crighton’s wife Jules.

What’s in store for your Mullum Civic Hall show? Full-power frequency fyah! This new show is as tough and energetic as you might expect from me, but also I feel more and more like I am tuning in deeper to myself and my ability to express that not just more efficiently through my lyrics but also through our stage show, especially when I’m backed by a kick-arse band, which of course is a must with every one of my projects. What is certain is that the energy in the area at any of my hometown shows is always electric and memorable! This is an ALL AGES show, because we like to Rize Together. Friday at The Civic Hall, Mullumbimby, 7.30pm. Tickets & info: www. nattalirize.com. Physical tix: Mullum Book Shop, (kids under 13 free).

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When I became a mother I remember thinking how much better I was going to be at the whole mothering racket than my own mother. My children would enjoy my endless devotion characterised by monogrammed cupcakes nestled in bespoke lunchboxes, containing affirmations written on origami butterflies. Instead they ended up with a canteen order for a chicken mornay pie scribbled on a paper bag and instead of an affirmation of I Love U, a request for credit, stating, IOU. You see, I thought I was smarter, more creative, more switched

on, more feminist, and generally more evolved than other mothers. I did end up giving the kids more dads than my mother gave me. Only Ivy, the youngest of my five children, has one dad. The other day she asked with a worried tone ‘Why don’t I have a step-dad?’ Hmm, perhaps I wasn’t quite the mother I intended to be. Mothers Day is a wonderful reminder of my EPIC Fail. The day when I like to reflect on what I intended to do or be for my children, and what I actually deliver. Like the camping trips. I was going to take the kids

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WHEN YOU DID A MOTHER OF A JOB camping. That was part of the big perfect childhood plan. I did buy a tent. Two in fact. I have a camp kitchen, complete with a gas cooker, a cupboard, pots and pans, a full set of melamine crockery, a sink, stretcher beds, lighting… still unused in my storage room ten years on.

Truth is, I don’t like camping. So we never went. Two of the kids have already left home, so that part of the childhood dream is a scratching. Oh, hang on. Ivy did camp last weekend. On the verandah. Not really communing with nature, but we did get the tent out. There is one photo. I definitely failed the ‘great outdoors’ part of the mum audit. Next, school engagement. My own mother never volunteered at school. The only time I remember her turning up was at a school assembly where I was

getting some sort of award.

She was wearing one of those batik wraparound skirts that women used to like to wear as strapless dresses in the 70s. A rogue wind lifted her flap, revealing one completely naked breast – the boob is now the image stored in my memory bank in the place where my academic honour was supposed to be. I tried to volunteer at my kids’ schools, but the reading groups did my head in. I was like ‘It’s “the” you idiot… hurry up. I’ve parked in the bus bay.’ I have never been on a school P&C. I’d rather have my intestines removed through my ear. Canteen duty comes a close second. So on mother involvement in the schoolyard, I also score poorly. Although I do drive past during school sports carnivals and beep. It’s at least encouraging.

Free evening of poetry and music. Friday 13 May at Brunswick Heads Primary School Hall 7pm All welcome!

I have yelled at my children. I have cried and told them they’re killing me. I have made ridiculous threats like ‘I will leave you at the shop’ when one of them wouldn’t leave willingly without a chocolate. At least when my own mother made that threat to me as a kid she had the integrity to follow through and actually drive off. I was too weak. I said, ‘No. You can’t have a chocolate. I am going now.’ And then I bought them a chocolate. I swear in front of my children. And when Ivy – who is appalled by my potty mouth – told me the other day that I really shouldn’t say ‘fuck’ at breakfast, I said, ‘It’s Mummy’s job. She gets paid to swear.’ I throw my children’s drawings and craft in the bin because I can’t bear clutter. I decide to teach the kids to cook but then freak out when I see them handling a

knife, and do it myself.

I am guilty of throwing small children in front of a TV so I can go back to bed. I have got drunk in front of the kids and done stupid shit like try to do ‘the worm’ on the carpet, or walk through a closed sliding glass door. I have exaggerated consequences to teach my kids a lesson. When Zoe licked a battery she said, ‘Will I die?’ And I said, ‘Probably’. I kind of enjoyed her freaking out a little bit more than I should have. I have been, and still am, a completely imperfect, lazy, hypocritical and, at times, overprotective mother. But somehow my kids have all turned out to be pretty bloody awesome people. How about that? Maybe it doesn’t have that much to do with us after all. Happy Mothers Day.

Perhaps her vagueness is part of her artistic sensibility, and that wide vulnerable canvas she presents so easily with ‘that’ voice. Now the mother of two small children, with a musical husband (Harry Angus), Lubitz has learnt the fine art of juggling and time-sharing to make space for a career on the road. It’s also about finding new spaces in the day to write songs, something she really embraced with the writing of this album.

LOVE IS TINPAN ORANGE Love is a Dog is the fifth studio album from Tinpan Orange. The virtuoso trio pack a punch right from the breathtaking first single Rich Man. Singer and songwriter Emily Lubitz is looking forward to bringing their show to Mullumbimby, a place she has become very fond of. ‘I love to play Mullum,’ she says. ‘Gigs like that totally change and inform how you are going to play. There are some rooms or festivals or even certain crowds that actually make you play a better show. Mullum is definitely one of them.’

‘It’s not something that needs to be this huge experience; it doesn’t have to be a broken heart that leaves you tormented for months. You can be writing about a shoe! We are these wells of images we have it in us; all those experiences are in us already. If we have that little stimulus, and with the time and the circumstance, and using that as the anchor, you can find all these human connections. It’s nice to imagine that you are not alone!’ For this album Tin Pan Orange are touring as a trio. ‘It’s really nice. I am loving the space to be singing without a rhythm section. There is a lot of intensity in the trio – sometimes I think it is more intense. The dynamic we get as a trio is sometimes more because we have to think of interesting arrangements – they are more delicate to create and they build and fall and we have to think of interesting parts.’ So why the title Love is a Dog?

Ridiculously talented and fabulously modest, Lubitz admits to always feeling a bit behind the 8-ball!

‘Love is a Dog – well, what I liked was the ambiguity of it. We are really proud of it; we squeezed it out of the corners of our lives, so it’s kind of a miracle that we actually did it. It was because of the determination to do it; we didn’t want it to fade away because we have kids and stuff. It was a labour of love.’

‘I always think I am in trouble,’ she laughs, ‘even with the kids at school. I am sure I forgot something! I think someone is going to find out I am a fraud! I don’t feel like a competent person – just ask my family!’

Catch Tinpan Orange on Saturday 14 May when they return to Mullum Civic Hall to play what is sure to be a jaw-dropping memorable show. Tickets available from www.redsquaremusic.com.au.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Live Music present music from their new album This Time at the Byron Theatre, Community Centre, on Sunday 15 May at 5pm. Tickets $43 Conc 35, under 18 $28 byroncentre.com.au.

BOURBON STREET AT THE BYRON SERVICES CLUB FOR MOTHERS DAY ON SUNDAY

BOURBON FOR MUM Back in 1987, 4-piece rock band Bourbon Street made their live debut on the Australian music scene at the Top Pub (aka The Beach Hotel) in Byron Bay. Bourbon Street was formed from two dissolved northern rivers bands at the time, The Blest and Rockola. Over more than 10 years, the band toured extensively and played more live shows than any other band in Australia at the time. During that time, Bourbon Street released three LPs and and, exactly 20 years later in February of 2007, they released their fourth album. Re-formed and resurrected, some Bourbon Street are better than ever. Sunday at the Byron Services Club for Mothers Day from 4pm. Free show.

DIRTY RIVER DUO PLAY CLUB LENNOX THIS SUNDAY FOR MOTHERS DAY

GETTING INTIMATE The first Thursday of the month the Byron Brewery will be playing host to Intimate Live, with three acts playing 40 minutes each from 7pm. This Intimate Live will be featuring solo spots by singer/ songwriter Steven Tyson, local beauty Hayley Grace, and Japanese psychedelic guitar player Kenta Hayashi. Free entry.

STOMP THE BREWERY Emerging from the dirty backwaters of Lismore, The Swamp Stompers play funky rock and blues with heavy grooves. The band sounds like the musical lovechild of John Butler Trio, Led Zeppelin and Red Hot Chili Peppers, while searing slide guitar, contrasting dual-lead vocals, catchy guitar riffs and dubstep-inspired didgeridoo soundscapes give this original blues-rock band an irresistible flavour combination that will leave you with an insatiable hunger for more. Renowned for their highenergy live shows, leaving punters awestruck by the raw power and finesse displayed by this seemingly unstoppable guitar riff-driven beast. Friday at the Brewery from 7pm. Free show.

DIRTY RIVER DUO Dynamic duo Jimi and Lea are passionate storytellers who have the ability to make any song their own. Not ever wanting to be labelled as fitting into a particular genre, they find their style in everything from heartfelt folk ballads to soul, funk and alternative country blues. Dirty River Duo aims to take their audience on an epic musical journey. They play Club Lennox on Sunday from 4pm.

TIME FOR BROTHERS Duos are common enough in the musical world, but sibling duos are a rare thing. Slava and Leonard Grigoryan are that rare thing. There is no rivalry, only the bonds of family and a love of music. The brothers

CHEYNNE MURPHY AT THE RAILS ON WEDNESDAY 4 MAY

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART The genesis of Celtic Heart, from local Byron Shire singer/songwriter Cheynne Murphy, began last century, as the song tells, in ‘a place called Knocknageehe, County Mayo’. This was the birth place of Cheynne’s grandfather Pa Murphy, who grew up with his seven siblings and endured the

famine with his family. Cheynne recently visited the farm with his two brothers and father and recalls: ‘We were travelling down these very narrow lanes, using our smartphone to chart a course to the old homestead. As we stood outside, a local farmer asked if we were lost and then invited us in for a cup of tea.’ This inspired a songwriting session, resulting in an inspirational acoustic folk-rock ode to Cheynne’s grandfather and Celtic ancestral roots. Celtic Heart has some traditional Irish music elements but is a contemporary production. Byron local Matt Connolly played Uilleann pipes, which are Irish bagpipes, giving it that Celtic flavour.’ Celtic Heart is a strong first offering from a new album release later this year. Cheynne is showcasing the track at the Rails Wednesday 4 May. 7pm.

DOUG PARKINSON AT THE BALLINA RSL ON SATURDAY

DOUG PARKER’S BIG COCK-UP Australia’s greatest soul voice Doug Parkinson presents the ultimate tribute to Joe Cocker. Joe Cocker was an irresistible force who combined a love of American soul music with standout interpretations and depth of feeling, terms often used to describe the soulful smoky voice of Australian singing legend Doug Parkinson. Cocker is most famous for what he did with other people’s songs such as Hitchcock Railway, Delta Lady, You Can Leave Your Hat On, She Came in through the Bathroom Window, The Letter, You Are So Beautiful, Up Where We Belong and Cry Me a River – just a few of the songs Doug Parkinson has included in this new show that rolls along and leaves the audience spellbound. There couldn’t be a more appropriate singer in Australia to showcase the ultimate tribute to Joe Cocker than the gravelly soulful

The Button Collective, and stunning Renee Simone join us to share their tales of all of the above. What do you think these kind of events give the community?

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TREES FOR MUM

I recently went to the funeral of a very much loved member of the Mullumbimby/Main Arm community. It was interesting as it was a man who moved to the area many years ago and I could see that he had done so much for the community. It made me reflect on how many people do so many interesting things in the Byron Shire area and how lucky we all are. I think the tree planting is really special as it’s done for zero reason other than to do something good and to get involved and meet people. What should we expect for the day?

I’d say expect nothing other than to enjoy the beauty of where we live, the wonderful people from a different career This Mothers Day, do community we live with, path. What started as a few something special for Mother the joy of planting a tree on of us helping local bush Earth when Mullumbimby Mothers Day (I’ll be planting a regeneration legend Dave Music Festival hosts a tree for my mum!), and maybe Rawlins plant a few trees is community tree planting something off the barbecue now a mini-festival. complemented by a live for breakfast. The music will acoustic gig. Join landowners, be brilliant! It’s something for What do people need to do land carers and land users all the family, or to do with to get involved? to plant 1,000 riverbank and neighbours or your best mate. koala-food and shelter plants Bring a hat, bottle of water, Or come along and meet some along the road reserve in Left sun-screen and a few gold coins new mates. It’s a morning Bank Road, near the Shearwater for the barbecue. Maybe bring a activity and all done and School and Fossil Farm. picnic rug. It’s so relaxed. dusted by 1pm. Glenn Wright, the director of Will the music be happening Trees for Mum, the sixth Mullum Music Festival, spoke during the planting? annual Mullum Music Festival with The Echo about this tree planting on Sunday from We’ve programmed a great annual event. 8.30am. Music and refreshments concert that will take place What is the significance of from 10am till 1pm. from 10am till 1pm at the site, the annual tree-planting for featuring some our wonderful More specific directions to MMF? local artists who celebrate location: Corner Left Bank Rd The tree-planting is a really family, sustainability and on Yankee Creek Rd Reserve, joyful way for us as musiccommunity. Local songstress between Shearwater School event producers to work Ilona Harker, soulful Shelly and Fossil Farm, with similarly passionate Hughes, Ben Wilson of Mullumbimby.

READ THE FULL STORY ONLINE AT echo.net.au/trees-for-mum voice of Australian singing legend Doug Parkinson, often described as exciting and impassioned and also a master of interpreting others’ songs. Doug Parkinson’s band includes some of Australia’s most admired musicians, a crack rhythm section of the finest. If you love Joe Cocker’s voice and songs you will not want to miss this ultimate tribute. Saturday at the Ballina RSL at 8.30pm with doors open at 7.30pm. Tix are available at the club: $40 presale or $45 at the door.

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VERSATILITY An exciting new album by local artist Stu Ball is out now on your favourite website. Download or purchase a CD. Every song is different, hence VERSATILITY. Ph: 0401 335 690 www.facebook.com/stuballmusic

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ENTERTAINMENT

TAURUS: Venus joining sun, Mercury and late-week moon in Taurus announces your personal portal for setting goals and aspirations for the year to come. And of course, how to finance them. There’s a lot on offer this week, so make quality not quantity your motto. Select the best, forget the rest.

GEMINI: April’s been an angsty month for many Geminis, so you’ll probably be relieved to hear that May brings a welcome cycle of closure. Friday night’s new moon forming a grand trine in earth signs with Jupiter and Pluto offers the best potential for making practical decisions and settling material matters.

ARIES: Planetary emphasis in your house of money,

s r a t S with Lilith Venus joining the sun, Mercury and late-week new moon in Taurus stirs an indulgent, laidback ﬂavour into this week’s earthy pleasures…

income and assets indicate a beneficial boost to Ram finances this week. Plenty of material-world pleasures too, especially if you manage to sidestep aggressive encounters during midweek Aries moon. Because those chances for economic advancement do depend on keeping your cool…

CANCER: Feel like hibernating? Celestial feng shui suggests May is a people month, with communal activities and social groups amenable to fun and profit. So lever the loins from the gravitational pull of the comfort couch. Get out and about. Mix and mingle with those influential new connections panting to make your acquaintance.

SAGITTARIUS: This week’s hold-steady, tread-water scenario sees you reclaiming something you already knew. Excellent timing, with so many daily details on your plate: domestic, professional, economic and physical. All quite enjoyable though with smart Saturn organising energetic Mars to operate more effectively, both working together in your sign.

CAPRICORN: Yes, there’ll be itchy and scratchy glitches and irritations this week, but with the coming month’s ball in your court of enjoyment, leadership and creative ventures, you’ll cruise through them in fine persuasive, persevering style, surprising even yourself. Best day for everything? Friday, when new- moon energies gather…

LEO: With May’s cosmic geometry energising your professional zone, is there a way you could improve on your usual approach to business? New opportunities and helpful contacts could blossom into rewarding outcomes via the following advice: Rein in theatrical reactions. Listen to feedback. Don’t make decisions without consulting people who’ll be affected by them.

VIRGO: The beauty of this week’s ongoing retro review lies in making adjustments: to your world view (Jupiter), what excites you (Mars), effective use of time and energy (Saturn), ideas and clear communication of them (Mercury), the secret shadow stuff weighing you down that you don’t want others to know (Pluto). Good luck. LIBRA: Your ruler Venus moving into a heavily Taurusaccented atmosphere lightens the weight of recent weeks with a less hectic, more measured itinerary of pleasant socialising. So smell the roses, pamper yourself, indulge, shop, take a holiday – or do nothing at all. Your intuition’s heightened right now, so listen to its prompts.

SCORPIO: With the coming month’s celestial attention on partnerships and business alliances, those based on mutual goals and ideals are favoured. If something feels off, resist committing till you’re satisfied it’s right for you. During heavily retrograde transits, communications, promises and estimates aren’t always reliable. And really, is there a hurry?

AQUARIUS: Stubborn, resistant forces are at work (and play) this week. Try not to be one of them. Remarkable breakthroughs and growth shifts are also available, so if unresolved conflict issues are triggered, use the opportunity to examine exactly what causes you to react. You might be surprised at what you find.

PISCES: This week’s diary looking pretty full of meetings, conferences, discussions and visitors? So far, so fabulous. Just beware, with the present complex and discordant aspects, of drawing premature or ill-informed conclusions. Be willing to listen. Aware of what you say, how you say it and to whom – and especially how it’s being received.

CULTURE

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FREE THE DRONES Feelin’ Kinda Free is the seventh offering from the Drones. Recorded at Tropical Fuck Storm Studios in Melbourne with Aaron Cupples, who also sat behind the desk to record 2006’s LP Gala Mill. Feelin’ Kinda Free is the first album in more than a decade to feature original Drones drummer Christian Strybosch. He is joined by longtime members Gareth Liddiard, Fiona Kitschin, Dan Luscombe and Steve Hesketh. And a word of warning from someone who’s downloaded the first few tracks: it is not like other music. It is not your stock jock ‘modern’ retro rehash, but rather an avant avalanche of everything coming back to haunt you. Lyrically it steers clear of the same old tropes peddled by anything

SEEING RED: INCREDIBLE ARTISTS AT LONE GOAT GALLERY you’ll hear anywhere today. It explores themes such as Koro syndrome, the fruits of western imperialism, ISIS, celebrity chefs, seaside statecraft, beach-bum race riots, Rupert Murdoch, the new Middle-Eastern/European diaspora, the spectre of neofascism, Hugo Boss, Luftwaffe psychological warfare techniques, girls, sweet revenge, capitalist consumer psychosis, body image dysmorphia/mania, Gertrude Bell, eating people and selling yourself, having great skin, leftist utopianism,

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scientific triumphalism, E.T. and the mindless assumption that alien lifeforms would be nicer than us simply because of their technological superiority. Feelin’ Kinda Free is a bad trip you can dance to. It’s a punch in the brain summed up by the first line of the album’s opener Private Execution: ‘The best songs are like bad dreams’. It has been described by Australia’s premier rightwing tabloid superstar and Richard Wagner fanboy Andrew Bolt as ‘stamping on the ashes of the West’s musical traditions’. The Drones play the Hotel Great Northern on Saturday.

THE HOLE THING Not many bodybuilders front a rock band and swing electric axe expertly.

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Australian guitarist/songwriter Adam Hole lets rip high-energy raunchy slide-guitar-stomping, dirty blues built on rock. Hole is wild on lapsteel guitar, resonator guitar, and electric guitar, all amped up to sound big and fat, backed by bass and drummer’s thump. Loud 70s rock/blues and a touch of hillbilly picking – birthed when live music was the real deal. Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, and Tom Waits join the muscled man’s songbook along with some fine intricate picking originals. So if you come to see Hole, prepare to get involved: ‘Don’t put me in a corner to play soft music because you will be disappointed.’ Adam Hole plays the Rails on Thursday at 7pm.

Last week I mistakenly wrote that the RED Inc artists were having an exhibition at their studio on the Byron Arts & Industry Estate, instead of at Byron’s Lone Goat Gallery. My apologies to anyone who turned up at the wrong place and missed the opening. I don’t know what happened, I think I had a bit of a malfunction. Fortunately while you may have been sent on a goose chase re the opening, you can still view this extraordinary work on show until 11 May. The exhibition features stunning visual artworks, including paintings, drawings, printmaking, sculpture and ceramic works made by artists with a disability who create their works through RED Inc’s creative arts programs. RED Inc is a disability-support organisation based in the northern rivers region that has studios in both Byron Bay and Lismore.

MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS AT BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE Brunswick Heads is in love with their newest venue, the loving restored Brunswick Picture House that offers locals a little something different. This Thursday sees the ‘grownup’ film series with Bran Nue Dae screening at 6pm, and on Sunday enjoy a nostalgic laugh with your family on Mothers Day when they screen Crocodile Dundee at 4pm. Brunswick Picture House, 30 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. And while you’re there, why not pick up tix for Cheeky Cabaret on Saturday 21 May 7pm, or The Space Cowboy on Friday 27 May at 6pm.

THE HALE STORY

KEEPING COURT WITH SULLY Greg Sullivan is one of the most experienced and accomplished standup comics and entertainment personalities around. Sully worked at Triple M for fourteen years, as a writer for the first seven, and then graduating to co-host of the top-rating breakfast show The Cage. He has been invited to the world-famous Improv Comedy Club in Los Angeles, performed at major festivals such as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala, and has appeared in a variety of roles on television shows such as Good News Week, Home Delivered Humour, O’Loghlin on Saturday Night, The Today Show and A Current Affair. Through his affable charisma, dedication and entertainment value, Sully has developed an eminent and likeable public profile throughout Australia. He currently spends half his waking life at sea as the talent on the hugely popular Comedy Cruises. Greg is the host of the Open Mic comedy night at the Court House Hotel in Mullumbimby on Thursday. 8pm. Free

Direct from a record sellout five week season at Perth’s FringeWorld Festival, and performances at Brisbane’s Anywhere Festival, international comedy hypnotist Matt Hale is set to amaze Byron audiences with his modern brand of hypnolaughs at Byron Bay Theatre on Friday. Winner of three national comedy awards, Matt Hale is a professional stage hypnotist based in Perth. The globetrotting stage hypnotist performs at public and corporate events across Australia, Asia and the UK. He’s appeared in media as diverse as the UK’s tabloids, BBC, ABC, Today Tonight and has been included in the National Film and Sound Archive and Ripley’s Believe It or Not. The award-winning stage hypnotist has hypnotised people from London to Vegas (where Mike Tyson told him ‘You’re AMAZING!’, turning the traditional hypnosis show on its head. Matt’s mesmerising and hilarious show Hypnolicious uses audience participation to display the incredible abilities of the mind. The show is real hypnosis, real fun, and suitable for all ages. Matt hypnotises volunteers with hilarious (but tasteful!) consequences; no two shows are the same. Hypnolicious is designed to be enjoyed just as much from the stage (for those who choose to participate), or the audience (who are spellbound at what transpires). Byron Community Centre, Friday 8pm. Cost: Full $35, group of 6+ $30 each, concession/child under 16 $25. Bookings: byroncentre.com.au

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â€˜two riotous hours of food, wine and impeccable comic timingâ€™ (Great Aussie Bite at Sydney Opera House). Born in 1997, Faulty Towers the Dining Experience is a fully immersive, highly improvised and sitespecific piece of comedy theatre that continues to be acclaimed around the world by audiences and critics alike.Â It opened a residency in Londonâ€™s West End in 2012 and continues there still, ranking consistently high in TripAdvisorâ€™s top London theatre listings. Nine teams of cast now tour the world virtually non-stop.

DINNER WITH THE CREW FROM FAULTY TOWERS! This globetrotting show is truly quite legendary, selling out in places such as Sydney Opera House, Raffles Singapore and Londonâ€™s West End. When the audience become diners in the Faulty Towers restaurant and are served by Basil, Sybil and Manuel, pretty much anything can happen â€“ especially with two-thirds of the show improvised. The fun starts as guests wait to be seated, then hurtles along in a tour de force of gags and belly-laughs. Expect shambolic service and a 70s-style 3-course meal in

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MOTHERâ€™S DAY

Call me a dag, but I love this sort of chick flick. It belongs to that school of rom-com writing that always gives the impression that those who came up with the screenplay started at the end and worked backwards, discovering as they went needed to happen in order to get one couple having a happy-ever-after meeting in a hospital, another getting married (a wedding is more or less mandatory) etc. It is a process of unscrambling the egg. The movie itself is not particularly funny, instead itâ€™s one in which you find yourself smiling goofily at the screen as the formulaic plot and likeable cut-out characters while away a couple of harmless hours. And when you have three top-notch actresses involved â€“ Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Kate Hudson â€“ you know you can rely on being in the company of expertly drawn, well-rounded stereotypes. Sandy (Aniston), divorced with a couple of little boys under wing, is put out when her ex takes a gorgeous young thing as his new partner. Jesse (Hudson) has for years hidden her marriage to a â€˜towel headâ€™ (Aasif Mandvi) from her redneck parents. Jesseâ€™s sister (Sarah Chalke â€“ the second Becky in Roseanne if youâ€™re wondering where youâ€™ve seen her) has likewise concealed her lesbianism. Miranda (Roberts) is a celebrity who has made a name for herself selling jewellery on TV. She hides a deep sadness concerning the child she had as a sixteen-year-old (it doesnâ€™t take long to see who that grown-up child will be). Widowers are now de rigueur in such capers and this time itâ€™s Bradley (Jason Sudeikis), who happens to have a couple of daughters about the same age as Sandyâ€™s boys. Makes you wonder what might happen there, doesnâ€™t it â€“ or does it? There is some laudable social commentary and subtle satire, but the biggest laugh for me came in the bloopers, with Julia Roberts sitting waiting for an endless train to pass. â€˜I think I need to go shave my legs again,â€™ she cracks. Â

The very best docos are those that evolve before your eyes, in an organic way that is free of bombast and cant. Unconcerned with gouging her imprimatur on her movie, as is Michael Mooreâ€™s way, Australian director Jennifer Peedom lets the story tell itself â€“ and what an incredibly moving, confronting story this is. Peedom was in Nepal ostensibly to follow the sherpa Phurba on his record twenty-second ascent of Mount Everest. During filming, in April 2014, sixteen of Phurbaâ€™s fellow guides â€“ hired to do the heavy carrying and camp preparation for Western â€˜adventurersâ€™ â€“ were killed in an avalanche. The riveting drama of the following days is a shameful indictment of how the commerce of tourism so often goes hand in glove with a complete disregard for others. Of the hordes of people who arrive at the mountain during climbing season, Peedomâ€™s crew were with a group led by New Zealander Russell Brice who, out of his own mouth, condemns himself as a man of pious and patronising duplicity. Telling one thing to his clients and another to his sherpas, who, after the tragedy, were unwilling to continue, he is Cassius in an anorak, with his eye never far off the dollar. Casual racism invariably accompanies exploitation of the poor, but it is nevertheless shameful beyond words to hear a disgruntled client of Briceâ€™s ask which tour organiser â€˜ownsâ€™ the more militant guides who had the temerity to agitate for better conditions. Encouraged by Briceâ€™s divisive reports (was he not aware of how he was exposing himself on camera?), one American, peeved at not getting his selfie on the peak, refers to the disgruntled sherpas as â€˜terroristsâ€™. The photography, much of it handheld, captures the environmentâ€™s majesty and ever-present danger, while Antony Partosâ€™s score is delicate and haunting â€“ as accompaniment to a helicopter, dwarfed by the mass of rock and snow, trailing a body back to base, it was too much for me. Devastatingly sad, this is agitprop as high art and it makes an absolute mockery of the sinkhole of Marvel dross.

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Sacred Earth – New Album Launch Presence presented by Sacred Earth Music Saturday 14 May, 7.30 pm Tickets: Full $33 (Child U13 Free)

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BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay .......66855282WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman ...........................66858553 MICHAEL SCHWAGER & SHAUN CASHMAN Chiropractors 108 Stuart St, Mullum .........66841962 MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St .........................66841028 BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159 CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St .....................0467 660323

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Roadworks incl Driveways, Carparks & General Excavation 35 years in local area â€˘ Free quotes Phone Dick 6687 8418 & 0412 831 944 Dan 0423 877 102

CLEANING

Education

61 Stuart Street phone 02 6684 6235 Mullumbimby www.mullummac.com

â€˘ House washing â€˘ High pressure or soft wash â€˘ Window cleaning â€˘ Driveways, paths & roofs â€˘ Gutters & ďŹ‚yscreens â€˘ Water efďŹ cient â€˘ Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6684 4018 or 0412 495 750

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Environmentally Friendly, WIndows, Screens, Housewashing, Gutters, Paths and Driveways. FREE QUOTES. happy to work weekends!

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â€˘ Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne â€˘ Excavator â€˘ Driveways â€˘ Roads â€˘ Clearing â€˘ House pads â€˘ Drainage â€˘ Carparks â€˘ Bush rocks â€˘ Rock walls

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift â€“ nationally recognised qualiďŹ cations

0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING

CONCRETE GRINDING & POLISHING

Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160

Free quotes Ph: Chris 0408 536 565 vz

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 NERDWORKS Computer repairs, mobile technician ................................ 66846276 or 0413 379514 ZANEY PRODUCTIONS Apple Computer Services ..........................................................0403 398272 WORKRIGHT COMPUTER SUPPORT (Mobile) for small business Byron Shire Daniel..... 0422 804449 SAGARO MOBILE MAC SERVICES 24 years Mac experience ..........................................0435 353674 JAYâ€™S PC SERVICES Discount rates. Mullumbimby ........................................................0467 622551

BYRON CONCRETE GRINDING & POLISHING

Byron Eco Window Cleaning and Pressure Washing Call Samuel on 6680 9123 or 0434 539 979. Byron Local for over 30 years.

1/29 Brigantine St, Byron Bay A&I Estate 6680 8324 techie2481.com.au

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

Specialising in road repairs & driveways Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads. Augers â€“ hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.

A NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65HP chain trencher, 1.7 tonne excavator, tipper ..0402 716857 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & MINI EXCAVATOR All areas ............................................... Ian 0412 853479 MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew .......... 0401 968173 or 66841424 BRENDAN POWELL Earthmoving, landscaping, design & construction.........................0404 988222 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 R & J FIELD EARTHMOVING & BOBCAT HIRE All areas. Adam .....................................0423 101206 BACKHOE FOR HIRE Septics, trenching, electrical, drainage, roads .......66845260 or 0428 845091

ELECTRICIANS

CONCRETING & PAVING

24 HOUR SERVICE

SALISBURY CONCRETING

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. â€˘ Residential Civil Industrial. â€˘ Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete. â€˘ Steel ďŹ xing & formwork.

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

0439 624 945

All Jobs Small or Large

Domestic Commercial

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. .............................................Ph Andrew 66841424 JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C ......0421 957506 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Jobs under $5000 .................Justin Myers 0458 773788 Residential & Holiday Accommodation marlo@scrubupcleaning.com

0499 206 036

Reliable Affordable Fully Insured

Roof and Pressure Cleaning Timber Maintenance Window Cleaning

Full Circle

fullcircleoliver@gmail.com

0419 789 600

PRESSURE CLEANING Bring back that WOW factor into your home!

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MOBILE AUTO DETAILING

For prompt and superior service call Mike 0449 175 732

02 66 804 173 Lic: 154293c

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#Computers #Accessories #Repairs #Support #Gadgets

Lic.136717c

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Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208 various implements available for limited access projects

Not your average TECH shop

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TINY EARTHWOR

COUNSELLING

JAMIE 0408 809 817

PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com................66840469 JULIA BODKIN Psychotherapist/ SE trauma/ mediation â€“ globalspiritevents.com ........0403 652067

licence no. 201775c

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

The Deck Doctor

0458 267 777

Sanding and ReďŹ nishing, Repairs and Maintenance, Internal Floors Richard Neylan richardneylan1@bigpond.com 0407 821 690 â€˘ www.facebook.com/DeckDoctor65 DECKS AND PERGOLAS Hardwood, pine, composites. Byron/Gold Coast. Robbie .........0409 244424 FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Oiled timber & deck maintenance. Fast free quotes .........0419 789600 DECK & TIMBER SOLUTIONS Free quotes. See localsearch.com.au for business profile ... 0410 062493

DENTISTS BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766 SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores .....................66803477 GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ................................07 55234090 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644

DESIGN & DRAFTING

Lic. 211410C

ELECTRICAL PHONE TV

Lic. No.

212742C Friendly & helpful Clean & tidy On time Over 30 years experience Rapid response 24/7 service

Please call Blair Rankin on

electrical

0432 331 633 for details

â€˜We will not compromise on your safetyâ€™

1300 639 843 ELECTRICAL INSTALLS AND UPGRADES APPLIANCE INSTALLS AND REPAIRS AIR-CONDITIONING INSTALLS AND SERVICES

Lic No. 262667C

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

SERVICES PTY LTD BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 CLEAN AS ITâ€™S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references ...................................66882372 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable...............0498 731447 Michael Lamb providing Byron Shire with DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm ......................................0410 723601 quality electrical services since 1984 FULL CIRCLE Window & Pressure cleaning. Fast free quotes. Call Oliver ........................0419 789600 CARPARK & DRIVEWAY www.mgelectricalservices.net.au BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns. $30ph ...............Holly 0451 102239 E: info@mglamb.com.au M: 0417 025 019 BRUNS VALLEY CLEAN TEAM Reliable, efficient, attention to detail..................... Cass 0457 198245 MAINTENANCE Lic. 236341C ĂŠĂŠ ĂŠ /, ĂŠUĂŠ "ĂŠ " ĂŠ/""ĂŠ BYRON SHIRE DOMESTIC CLEANING SERVICE ............................................................0421 360961 CONCRETE EDGING GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Excellent service, reliable, efficient. Home. Bond. Office ....0405 437431 COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER Excellent references. Good rates. Shirewide ..Krissy 0410 860330 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824 Call Steven Butturini CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C.............0422 668582 SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES NSW Competetively Priced. Quality Work. Lic 116938C .. 0416 043414 20 Year+s Northern Rivers Clotheslines & Letterboxes JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ............................0432 289705 Exp. CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 'ULYHZD\ 3RWKROH 6SHFLDOLVW RIC VESSIERE ELECTRICAL Lic 223948C Quality work, affordable rates ...... 0407 588181 or 66771195 Specialising in Asphalt Driveways, Subdivisions, SOMERS ELECTRICAL Prompt & reliable. Bruns, O.Shores, Mullum & Byron Lic 283345C ...0438 350650 Earthworks, Carparks and all Maintenance! â€˘ SALES â€˘ INSTALLATION â€˘ REPAIRS SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C .............0450 631183 )UHH 4XRWH â€“ &DOO 1RZ Contact Greg on 0403 555 690 or 6687 4442 BEN LAMB ELECTRICAL Local, no job too small. Lic No. 293580C ....0413 045803 or 0412 161345

info@rockservices.com.au www.rockservices.com.au ACN 169 810 762

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

CLOTHESLINES

6684 8239

0418 156 909

WE CAN REPAIR OR REWIRE YOUR OLD LINE

Jai â€“ 0467 482 948

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FENCING

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Landscaping | Property Maintenance Brush Cutting | Tip Runs | Fully Insured

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

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GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com NSW Lic# 204620C

www.jimsfencing.net

Same Day Response Major Credit Cards Welcome

Call

• Steel • Pool • Colorbond ® • Gates • Paling • Modular Walls • Feature Fencing

131 546

Frameless and Semi-Frameless

GLASS POOL FENCING Byron and Beyond FENCING

0416 424 256

BEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, Colorbond & timber fencing ..............0417 491136 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256 PSG FENCING All types. Friendly & professional. Quality work. Matt .............................0401 259882

ACREAGE MOWING

CALL Y TOM TODA FOR A FREE QUOTE

Professional, Friendly & Reliable. Fully Insured.

0478 191 833

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd Garden Clean Ups Gutter Cleaning Lawn Maintenance Irrigation & Repairs Hedge Trimming Planting & Lawn Edging Turf Laying Full Garden Maintenance Servicing Residential, Commercial and Government PLEASE CALL MATTHEW PAOLA 0431 871 245

BYRON BAY LAWN MOWING AND GARDENING Lawn mowing • Whipper snipping • Brush cutting Hedge trimming • Pruning • Property maintenance ABN, INSURED, RELIABLE

Call or text 0402 759 245

FLOORING

Flooring by Wallaces Proudly supporting the Orangutans

• Garden & Property Maintenance • Acreage & Residential Mowing • Landscaping • Tip Runs

info@byronbayranga.com ~ www.byronbayranga.com

12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503

FARM PICK UP PRICES Soft Leaf Buffalo A grade $8/m2 – B grade $5/m2

0431 550 401

• Prices are GST inclusive • Pick up Ex-Farm – forklift loaded • Cut fresh: require half day advanced notice • DELIVERY EXTRA 7am-4pm Monday to Friday

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING

HANDYPERSONS

PROPER JOB BOB

For AllYour YourProperty Property Maintenance Needs For All Maintenance & Repair Work

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262

• COMPLETE FLOORING SOLUTIONS • TIMBER BAMBOO LAMINATE VINYL • PORCELAIN & CERAMIC TILES • CARPET • FLOORSANDING • DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

BLUE MTN GUTTERMESH Do it well, do it once.............................................................0418 662285 NEW GUTTERING Guttermesh, downpipes etc. Lic 26850C ...........................................0418 662285 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Guttermesh, Metal Roofing Lic 60414C Darryl Patterson..... 0414 889453

6684 7380

• Acreage & Residential Lawnmowing • Property Maintenance & Gardening Services • Rubbish Removals, Storm Cleanup • Light Chainsawing • Brushcutting/Edging • Hedging/Blowing

• Free Quotes • Quality Workmanship • Supply & Install Boral Solid Timber Floors • Locally Owned And Operated • Specialty Timber Finishes • All Eco-Friendly Coatings

Pressure*cleaning * Pressure• Cleaning Rubbish Removal * Property Detailing • Small excavation work

Call Bob on 0424 982 935 A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 CAPE BYRON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Thomas Scott. Lic 275094C ......................0418 600576 MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ................0424 954388 A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN Carpentry, plaster, paint, bathrooms, studios, maintenance .......0405 625697 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 HANDYMAN CARPENTER FB Greg’s Handyman Service Byron Bay ...............................0414 109595 HANDYMAN – ODD JOBS Jon .......................................................................................0417 848234

HEALTH • OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St.............................................................66841511 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street ..................................................................66844400 MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com ..................66846090 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer .....................0402 230449

HIRE

Crane Hire

K ee pi ng it local

www.byronbaycranehire.com – 0418 665 213 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ...........0421 661910 CHEAP CRANE TRUCK 3 tonne 4.8m x 2.2m tray, good for tight access........................0438 464154

INTERIOR DESIGN KATE PLATT Interior Designs, www.kateplatt.com ................................ 0411 888416 or 66807606

IRONING THE IRONING LADY Suffolk Park. $25 per hour. Angela.................................................0414 719680

KITCHENS

SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 17yrs+ qual. exp. www.slbyronbay.com................0499 771769 Luke McDermott ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks..................................................................................66857200 0429 994 189 info@slashmesilly.com.au www.slashmesilly.com.au C & C KITCHENS Kitchens & Bathrooms. Quality at affordable prices ..................................66872275 MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery – www.hinged.com.au ...................................................0409 843689 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, tip runs ............0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed .................Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754 BEAU JARDIN Landscape Design & Documentation, Horticultural Consultation............0417 054443 proud member of ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes .......66804704 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing, 72” mowers, gardening/property maint. specialists ...0402 487213 TIMBER SERVICING MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ...............Joe 0407 065849 FLOOR ALL NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores.......0418 792279 SPECIALIST AREAS NORTHERN RIVERS MOWING Acreage specialist. For prompt attention call Geoff.......0428 544190 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 ALL TERRAIN MOWING Steep slopes, long grass, residential, acreage, local, reliable ...0419 225124 • Sand • Soils • Gravels ACREAGE MOWING, landscaping, all aspects of property maintenance. Ph Luke ..........0407 981636 • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more ACREAGE MOWING Cheap rates! 60 inch zero turn mower. Fully-insured. Julian...........0401 350156 1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course) www.oceanﬂoors.net.au ALUMSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified Greenkeeper, mowing & edges ..............................0410 378375 6684 2323 / 0418 663 983 ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs ..............................................Trent 0432 501721 LAWN MOWING, TRIMMING & MAINTENANCE Jon ...................................................0417 848234 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco wax, oils & water base finishes ................................ Nathan 0420 215716 BYRON BAY LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Property maintenance, reliable, insured .....0402 759245 THE FLOOR SANDER Non-toxic finishes. Free quotes. Ph Richard ..................................0407 821690 AARON’S ECO-FRIENDLY lawn & garden care, quiet battery powered equipment ......0439 891325 Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

0408 536 565

LANDSCAPE DESIGN LANDSCAPING

0420 528 373

Shaun Savage Landscapes

GARDEN DESIGN

GARAGE DOORS LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329 DESIGN & PLANS Lic no. 39791 www.varendorfflandscapes.com ......... 66845035 or 0414 842602 GARDEN MAKEOVERS Design, restoration & plant supply .............John 66841126 or 0431 745475 AUTHENTIC EX-KYOTO DESIGNER 17yrs+ exp. Consults, creates, maintains..............0427 423723

GAS SUPPLIERS

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7 Stinson Street, Ballina Ph: 02 6686 4238 W: www.cmgd.com.au E: info@cmgd.com.au

BRUNSWICK VALLEY DOOR CENTRE

Garage Doors & Openers

GARAGE DOOR SPECIALIST • Sales • Service • Repairs bvdc.com.au bvdc@bigpond.com 0418 171 285 02 6684 5529

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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Locally Owned Est 18 years

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www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GLAZIERS OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C ..........................66803333 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors .............................................................66857200

GUTTERING Gutter guard Gutter cleaning Locally owned Fully insured Free quotes Call Junior for friendly, genuine advice and service.

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42 North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

Specialising in: • Retaining Walls • Pool Surrounds • Block Work • Paving • Turﬁng • Stonework 20 Years Experience

0405 594 288

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron ...................................... 66298208 or 0429 398208 VARENDORFFLANDSCAPES.COM Design & construct. Lic 39791 .......... 66845035 or 0414 842602 IPS Paving, concreting, retaining walls, fencing: integratedpropertyservicing.com.au ....0437 819087 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Design & construction. Lic 277154C ....................0423 700853 PAVING Since 1984. Free quotes, pools, driveways. Lic 154706C. Val .............................0422 659901

LAWNMOWER REPAIRS TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS 69 McAuleys Lane, Mullumbimby .................................0488 094025 BYRON MOWER B’cutter, ch’saw, all small engine repairs. Pickup & delivery .................0429 707286 MULLUM MOWERS & MACHINERY REPAIRS Mullumbimby Industrial Estate............0423 204218

LIGHTING Lighting Showroom Open 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 creativelightingsolutions.com.au

CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LOCKSMITH MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair .............0412 764148

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BAY AREA PAINTING Lic No 289979C. Free quotes........................................................0405 609598

MOBILE MECHANIC

PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINERS

Bomf rd

PERSONAL TRAINER Shelley Andrews. Ocean Shores. All ages / levels........................0420 295239

P L U M B I N G

PEST CONTROL

Mobile Diesel Mechanic / Marine Engineer 0416 164 638 earthandmarine@gmail.com

www.bomford.plumbing lic#235070L

From leaky taps to construction Jetter & Camera for all blockages Two generations of local plumbing

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MOTORING

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â€˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â€œno sprayâ€? cockroach treatments â€˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

â€œWhere else would you take a leak?â€?

Serving Byron Shire Lot 4 Wilfred Street, Billinudgel â€˘ 6680 2444

Lic: AU29498

Bayside Radiators

Windscreens & Air Conditioning

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

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â€˘ Drainage â€˘ Rain water tanks â€˘ Hot water system installation & service â€˘ LPG gas fitting & service

Call Luke 0488 730 888

OBLIGATION

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LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

MECHANICAL REPAIRS, WARREN SIMMONS Byron Bay ..................................................66858500

OSTEOPATHY

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YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS www.allpestsolutions.com.au

Sue Broadbent, Toby Mills, Andre Kleinbaum, Amelia Rocco Clinic open for Osteopathy and Massage Monday â€“ Saturday 2/32 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads. Tel 02 6685 1126

OSTEOPATHY

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ENQUIRE luke_cowan@hotmail.com

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 I LOVE PLUMBING Call Steve Lic 148904C .....................................................................0412 916140 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C..............................0421 334515 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ€Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â€Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Ballina to Byron. Lic L6966....................................................0417 343480 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ..............0427 217500 EMERGENCY PLUMBING All aspects. Prompt & prof. O.Shores. Lic 284496C.................0417 053708 LC PLUMBING P/L Plumbing, draining, LPG gas fitting, maintenance. Luke .................0488 730888 LPC PLUMBING Plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Sth Golden Bch. Lic 289868C. Luke ....0401 633222

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

1 797 404 41

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE...............................................................................0418 110714

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo)

PHOTOGRAPHY

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs & Alison Daniel. Mon-Fri ................................66857517 OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ....................................66874410 DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com...0412 786399

PAINTING

Tree Faerie Fotos

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633

Professional â€˘ Commercial â€˘ Personal

REMOVALISTS

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BYRON BAY

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0438 784 226 â€˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

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GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICE New homes, extensions, renos, 40 yrs exp. Dave ......0457 117654

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BYRON COAST ROOFING PTY LTD Servicing Northern Rivers. Lic 252098C ................0422 248936 ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced roof & pressure cleaning. Fast free quotes ...............0419 789600 METAL ROOFING Guttermesh, guttering, downpipes. Lic 60414C. Darryl Patterson .....0414 889453 ZAC MACTAGGART Metal roofing, reroofing, fascia & gutters. Lic No 223489C ..............0411 683003

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12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503 TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob.....0410 428919

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TRINE SOLUTIONS Plumbing, draining & gasfitting. Lic 138031C ......................................66802358

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UPHOLSTERY

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SWIMMING POOLS

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VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 NR VALUATIONS 25 years local exp. www.nrvaluations.com.au ...................................0428 694041

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818 VITALITY VETCARE Bangalow. Megan Kearney ..................................................................66870675

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4th SUN Bangalow 4th SUN Nimbin

6687 1911 0458 506 000

5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

0419 369 609 0458 506 000

FARMERS MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton Each TUE Organic Lismore Each WED 7-11am M’bah Each THU 8-11am Byron Each FRI 7-11am Mullum Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki

6677 1345 6628 1084 6684 7834 6687 1137 6677 1345 6687 1137 6679 5530

MAY 2016

May 7 05:29 May 14 03:02 May 22 07:14 May 29 22:11 Moon Moon High tide, rise set height (m) 1312 0238,1.58; 1540,1.38 0051 1355 0345,1.61; 1640,1.50 0153 1438 0448,1.67; 1732,1.64 0257 1521 0545,1.72; 1823,1.77 0403 1606 0641,1.74; 1912,1.90 0510 1653 0734,1.74; 2000,1.99 0618 1743 0830,1.70; 2049,2.03 0725 1836 0924,1.63; 2139,2.03 0830 1933 1019,1.55; 2230,1.98 0931 2031 1115,1.47; 2321,1.89 1026 2130 1214,1.40 1115 2227 0015,1.78; 1314,1.35 1159 2323 0111,1.66; 1416,1.33 1239 0211,1.56; 1518,1.35 1316 0018 0314,1.50; 1615,1.40 1351 0110 0412,1.47; 1703,1.47 1424 0202 0503,1.46; 1746,1.54 1458 0253 0549,1.46; 1825,1.61 1533 0344 0632,1.46; 1900,1.68 1609 0435 0713,1.46; 1934,1.73 1647 0527 0751,1.46; 2008,1.77 1729 0619 0830,1.44; 2043,1.80 1814 0711 0910,1.43; 2118,1.81 1902 0803 0951,1.40; 2156,1.80 1954 0853 1034,1.38; 2236,1.77 2048 0942 1120,1.36; 2320,1.73 2144 1028 1211,1.35 2243 1112 0009,1.68; 1307,1.36 2343 1154 0105,1.64; 1408,1.40 1235 0208,1.61; 1511,1.47 0044 1316 0315,1.60; 1610.1.58

Astronomical data and tides

Low tide, height (m) 0927,0.52; 2126,0.71 1023,0.45; 2234,0.61 1115,0.38; 2336,0.50 1203,0.32 0033,0.38; 1251,0.29 0130,0.29; 1339,0.29 0224,0.23; 1427,0.32 0318,0.21; 1515,0.38 0414,0.24; 1604,0.46 0510,0.30; 1656,0.55 0608,0.38; 1749,0.65 0707,0.46; 1847,0.73 0805.0.53; 1952,0.78 0900,0.57; 2101,0.80 0951,0.59; 2208,0.78 1038,0.59; 2307,0.73 1119,0.57; 2358,0.67 1158,0.56 0043,0.61; 1232,0.55 0122,0.55; 1306,0.54 0200,0.51; 1340,0.54 0237,0.48; 1414,0.56 0315.0.46; 1449,0.57 0354,0.46; 1527,0.60 0435,0.47; 1608,0.63 0519,0.49; 1652,0.67 0607,0.51; 1743,0.71 0700,0.51; 1842,0.73 0755,0.50; 1949,0.73 0852,0.48; 2102,0.69 0947,0.44; 2214,0.62

Times are Eastern Standard. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Hwy Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 15 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data courtesy of the National Tidal Centre.

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Classifieds INDEX Annual General Meetings ....... 50 Businesses For Sale .............. 51

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Trauma Aware Yoga & Relaxation Classes starting 11 May. Temple Byron Ph Annabel McLisky 0403135390

Tues 6pm Bruns, Thurs 9.30am Mullum (above Santos) FB Joanne Morrish

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HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

TRADEWORK

COMPOST TOILETS

BRENT VERCO

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653

CHIROPRACTOR MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC

BRIDGLANDS

Buy and sell good quality used furniture Ph 66842511

6684 1028

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

Daniel Alexander

BAMBOO PLY

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

Clin. Sci.

Kinesiologist & Herbalist 10 years experience

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

Phone 6685 0498

Martin Frank PHYSIOTHERAPIST Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

s 3EPTIC TANK CLEANING s 'REASE TRAP SERVICING s /ILY ,IQUIDS s 0ORTABLE TOILET HIRE s HOUR SERVICE

TREE SERVICES

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 15” chipper (crane truck)

20 Shirley St, Byron Bay

6685 8532

Rolﬁng® Byron Bay Are old injuries still hurting? Jeremy Sutton • 0407 132 921 rolﬁngbyronbay.com

6, 14 Middleton St, Byron Bay ϭϯ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚƌĞĂƟ ŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƉĂŝŶ͕ ŚĞĂĚĂĐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŝĂƟ ĐĂ

NATUROPATHY ALLERGY TESTING MASSAGE

from $10.50sqm & Bamboo Flooring. For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND Supplying commercial, wood ﬁred bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open ﬁres, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4’x 6’ to 4 ton tipper. PRICES STARTING FROM $95. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

Matt 0427 172 684

BYRON BAY FIREWOOD Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood

Fully insured • Free quotes

Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage (up to 30 tonne). Residential and commercial. Prompt and reliable service.

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

Michael – 0401 739 656

WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, fridge $170, delivery. Phone 0413589388

SPEED QUEEN

Heavy duty American made commercial quality washing machines. In stock ready to go. Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 BICYCLES buy, sell, repair, recycle. Adult bikes from $60. Phil 0413779223

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617 BICYCLES pre-loved, lge range, repairs. Sth Golden Bch. Phone 66804165

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

Tallow TREE SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

OLD MOTORBIKE any make, any year, any cond. Will pick up. 0427109195 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052 WOOD HEATER glass front, slow combustion. Ph 66849138

GARAGE SALES SABINA’S MOTHERS DAY SALE 7 Parker dining chairs, clothes from $5, furniture, fabric, books, bric-a-brac. Sat, not before 8am, 43 Fingal St, Brunswick

Ria Lynes SCENAR – Cert. SCENAR The power Prac/Trainer to relieve pain & restore function

Byron A & I Est Ph 0401 936 305 HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

Find Echo Classiﬁeds on Echonetdaily every day

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

MERCEDES CLK 320 2003 133,000km, rego to 07/16, $12,500. Ph 0400363439

BARGAINS

1991 Mitsubishi Lancer Auto, 116879km, great value, low km, hatch, ideal 1st car. SN0347 $2995 2004 Hyundai Getz Auto, 3dr hatch, Full service history SN3857 ............................. $4990 2007 Toyota Corolla Ascent Manual,138654km, Fantastic condition immaculate SN0022 ....$9990 2002 Mitsubishi Triton GLX Manual, 165469km great value, 2wd, spacecab ute, low kms SN3843 ..................................................... $4990 1999 Mitsubishi Nimbus Manual, 7 Seater family van great value SN0263 ................. $4990 Toyota Prado Grande vx 6mths rego, 8 Seater logbook history SN3392 ............................ $8495

BARGAINS 16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274 suppliers of: • sands • soils • gravels • pebbling • mulches • pots • statues • railway sleepers • tea tree mulch • and much more

20% OFF ALL POTS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY We deliver throughout the Byron Shire STEPHEN & JULIANNE ROSS

Open Mon–Fri 7–5pm Sat 7–2pm

Ph 6684 2323

DO YOU LIVE WITH PAIN?

MOTOR VEHICLES

TRACTOR REPAIRS

Rural Machinery Repair Service old-school repairs, parts & restorations to all makes and models onsite service available workshop 72 Charltons Road Federal

Health fund rebates available

Local Intro Month $60 Private classes available vitayoga.com.au for class timetable

BYRON 5 Jacaranda Dr, Sat 8am. Furn, baby items, kennel, womens’ clothes etc

ballinacarcentre.com.au

1176 Myocum Road, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

0416 196 980

Hatha Yoga @ Vita Yoga Belongil

BRUNSWICK 76 Tweed St, Sat 7am. general h/hold, tools & man cave items

1998 FORD FALCON station wagon, 8 mths rego, stereo, a/c, no rust, exc cond. Selling due to illness $3000. 66851837

CALL KIRSTEN

KEEPING IT REAL

BYRON FLEA MARKET @ Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC), 1 Gilmore Cres, 2nd Saturday of each month 8am-1pm. Food, entertainment, vintage & pre-loved bargains. Next market on the 14th May Stalls or rug space avail 0490026840

WANTED

Tired? Sluggish? Depressed? Headaches? Back or neck pain?

YIN YOGA

BYRON A&I ESTATE 12 Bayshore, just before IGA, same side. Sat & Sun 8–3pm Excellent women’s clothes, books, bric-abrac, homewares, some furniture

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

6684 4421

MULLUM 24 Morrison Ave, Sat 8–1pm. Clothes, homewares, books, heaps of other stuff, all must go

CLOTHES DRYER Simpson 4kg. Good cond. $40. Ph 0400363439

wards landscape supplies 0402 323 910

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323

HARDWOOD TIMBER professionally milled. Tallowwood, Red Gum. All sizes and lengths. Ph Adrian 0428845091

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES • Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

FOR SALE PEAVEY BASS AMP combo 300w $350. Desk Mixer TSY120 4-channel mixer & speakers $300. 66843369 or 0407248999 TIMBER BAR $80 ono. Ph 66843369

TEA TREE MULCH FINE & MED. CHOP & COMPOST $30/m + delivery. 0424163784

RAPHIS PALMS ‘Jade Empress’ clumping to 3m, from $90. 0421866600 PIANO URGENT SALE Free. Pick up from storage Byron A&I Est. 0418698603

North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

iPhones For Sale!

iPhones 5 ,5s and 6 for sale unlocked and in good condition. Phone 0449 721 221. Email welcometoutopia@hotmail.com

NATIVE PLANTS FOOD PLANTS

The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire.

Mob 0418 663 983

MULLUM 1632 Coolamon Scenic Dr, Sat 8am. Moving sale, statues, garden, furn

BUSINESS FOR SALE

OCEAN SHORES NEPAL FUNDRAISER 21 Palmer Ave Sat 8am. Combined Sale. Lots of interesting things.

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY Green Building Centre + Eco paint shop Established premises, products & customers $170,000 + SAV. See more at seekbusiness.com.au/business-listing/ unique-business-opportunity/241664

BRUNSWICK HEADS 60 Fingal St, Sat 10am. Furniture, books & h’hold goods

HUGE RECYCLED FASHION MARKET “clean out your closet” Lennox Head Community Centre

Saturday 7th May 8am-1pm

110 Yankee Ck Rd, via Wilsons Ck Rd Mullumbimby 6684 1703 Open Wed–Fri 10am–4pm, Sat 9am–1pm www.mcnativenursery.com.au

Over 50 stallholders selling VINTAGE/DESIGNER/RECYCLED

• Fence posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Paling fence timber • Offcuts • Banana props • Drummed molasses • Firewood Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 6680 4284 / 0427 490 038 Karen 0427 804 284

Chinese tractor repairs are no problem to us

O.SHORES 122 Balemo Dr, Sat 8am. Quality clothes, jewellery & bric-a-brac

Tubestock to Semi-advanced

MULLUM CREEK NURSERY

6688 4143 0448 881 942

STALLS@STUDIO57 Lennox ph: 0488733304 or 0408644490

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772

UNIQUE MARKET BUSINESS Est 30yr business at Byron, Bangalow & Channon markets. Frozen fruit icecream, choc dip fruit sticks, acai bowl & smoothies. $55,000. Ph 0415130640

SHORT TERM ACCOM. MULLUM 4 mins, charming 3br renov Qld, beaut views, full bath, solar water, gas cook/heat, NBN. N/s, no dogs, June 1 – Dec 1. $390pw + bills. Ph 0473976175 MULLUM 2br house, quiet street, edge of town, 3 months with potential to extend, semi-furnished $350pw. Ph 0401798889 O.SHORES 17/5–1/7, 2br large house, ocean views, f/f. $450pw or $2600 total, pref no kids/pets. Ana 0410740420 AVAIL NOW for 3 months, private f-f 1br cottage in beautiful location. 10 mins Byron, $320pw + bills & bond. Ph 0421510512 info/photos avail

SHARE ACCOM. ROSEBANK large room for d/f person, beautiful property + water hole, $130pw + bills. Phone 66882187, 0432702522 BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK Large room with ensuite & balcony. $300 sgl $340 cpl pw. Also room with balcony & BIR $220pw. Bills & WiFi included. Anna 0457088131 BYRON rm in f/f house Cooper St. Pref approx 25-35 yr old. $220pw + bond. Includes bills & WiFi. Ph 0432150992 ROOM FOR RENT – RETREAT $175pw inc. Upp. Burringbar. 66770270 BYRON 2 lge rooms in spacious apart, pool, tennis ct, next golf course. Furn, $225pw ea, n/s, d/f, veg pref. 0488081089 BYRON CBD cosy studio right in town. Fully-furn, bills WiFi incl, sgl $320pw, cpl $380pw. Ph 0410515093 after 2pm BYRON CBD Sgl rm. F/furn, great house, clean wkg girl/guy. $180pw. 0410515093 BANGALOW 2 rooms, all bills, WiFi incl $180pw & $220pw. Ph 0473071825

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 SUFFOLK PARK Townhouse, avail 4 June, 3br, 2+ bthrm quiet neighbourhood, perfect for family. Deck, patio, pool access, garage. Walk to shops & beach. No pets. $625pw long term. Refs req. 0428249729 POSSUM CK 5 min Bangalow. Studio $280pw incl water/yard maintenance. Suit sgl wkg person. Ph 0416161153 SUNRISE studio/apartment, self-cont, fully-furn, kitchen, ensuite, private entrance $330pw. N/s. 0400847724 SUFFOLK PARK 2br ﬂat. Suit prof couple $400pw plus bills. Ph 0402072598 STORAGE CLUNES Single car garage, safe, dry, lockable, $150pm. 0418662285 BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500

Bangalow

Landlords – we have qualiﬁed tenants looking for properties in Bangalow and surrounding areas. Please phone us TODAY for an honest appraisal. Broken Head Rd, NEWRYBAR $275 Studio, incl all bills, car space, suit single person, pet neg, Avail NOW Broken Head Rd, NEWRYBAR $420 Furnished, spacious 1 bed, incl all bills, pet neg, Avail 26 May Muskwood Pl, BANGALOW $530 3 bed, 2 bath, cul de sac, level yard, lug, long term, Avail 6 May For more available rental properties go to

www.eldersbangalow.com.au 19a Byron Street, Bangalow

02 6687 1500

REMOVALISTS ANDY’S MOVE & MORE Small & med moves, tip runs. 1 or 2 men at low prices. Byron & Mullum based. Ph 0429149533 BIG & SMALL REMOVAL JOBS Local, affordable, reliable & quick Ph 66845510 or 0402199999

LITTLE GREEN TRUCK.com.au

Ute & Driver from $30

• DELIVERIES • SMALL MOVES • TIP RUNS 0415 194 654

northernrivers@littlegreentruck.com.au

NEW LISTING Bangalow $480 p/w Walking distance to town, neat & tidy partly renovated 2 bed unit with SLUG. New bathroom with sep shower, bath & toilet. Lawn inc. Avail Now. NEW LISTING Knockrow $580 p/w Funky home offers two bed + study. Ocean views, modern bathroom & kitchen with gas cooking and d/w. Lawn inc. Covered Deck. Avail Now. NEW LISTING Bangalow $600 p/w Modern spilt level 3 bed townhouse. Walking distance to town, DLUG, 2 bath. Dishwasher, covered deck & pol floors. Pets Neg. Avail Mid May. NEW LISTING Bangalow $600 p/w Cute Bangalow home, walking distance to town, 3 bed, 1 bath & double carport. Fully fenced yard, Lawn & Garden inc, dishwasher & wood fire. Avail Now.

6687 2479

bangalow realestate.com.au

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STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833 BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $16pw. Ph 66867011 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

BEAUTIFUL RURAL SETTING 4br house, 15 mins to beach. Suit family. Must have refs. Employed only. $420pw. Burringbar Valley, pets OK. 0401810941 MULLUM quiet, light, airy furn studio. 5 min walk to CBD. Wkg fem pref. Drug & alch free. $240pw + bills. 0437991331

LOCAL REMOVAL

O.SHORES light, cosy, f-f, s-cont caravan in garden sanctuary. Mature d/f, n/s. $225pw neg, incl WiFi, water, power, & mowing. Off-street park. 0402917131

NEWRYBAR charming 1br studio with outdoor thatched gazebo. Suit quiet single n/s person. Avail now. $450pw incl bills & WiFi. Ph 0438446287

BYRON BAY furn 1-2br apart, 2km CBD, walk/bike to beach, peaceful large property on Old Bangalow Rd. Avail soon for 1-3 months, possibly more. $530pw incl bills. 40 photos online. Phone 0401265723 or 66857560

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646

EWINGSDALE lovely furnished 1br apt $385pw, avail now. Ph 0403022356 MULLUMBIMBY part-furn studio in tropical garden, walk to town, separate laundry/toilet, suit quiet employed single. No pets $230pw + 2 weeks bond. Incl WiFi & elect. Ph 0412559509

BYRON CBD cosy studio right in town. Fully-furn, bills WiFi incl, sgl $320pw, cpl $380pw. Ph 0410515093 after 2pm

BANGALOW – FOWLERS LANE

WANTED TO RENT

Stunning fully furnished and fabulously equipped 4 bed 2 bath house on beautiful rural ǡ ϐ ǡ pool, great entertaining areas, and features too numerous to list, available for short term rental 3-4 months. Only a short drive to Byron or Bangalow. $1400pw. Ph 0402 363 475.

BANGALOW

Beautiful old house close to town, fully renovated, furnished and equipped for single very neat person to occupy during sale process. Only $450 pw incl electricity, Ǧϐ ǡ ǡ Ƭ Ǥ 3–4 months. No pets.

Ph 0402 363 475.

STH GOLDEN BEACH

Large 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, two storey home. Double garage. $600.00 per week.

OCEAN SHORES

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home. Double Garage. Pets neg. $565.00 per week. 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom unit. Single garage. $350.00 per week. FNC Property Management april@fncproperty.com.au

1300 716 707

MULLUM New 3br home from 10 May. NBN, DLUG. Must be reliable & employed with refs. No pets. $610pw. 0407455212

WRITER/COMPOSER seeks priv (some distance from other bldgs) 1–3br with mains electricity. Long-term, mature, guaranteed rent, great refs. 0466995485 SEEKING LONG-TERM RENTAL Quality Sth Golden Bch/ Nth O.Shores home wtd for mature, responsible, respectful, clean-living, child/pet free, self employed, lifelong local woman. Open to house-sitting/caretaking/ management. Exc rental refs. Lorry 0407622147

TO LEASE

WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box RESTAURANT MANAGER for Cicchetti Byron Bay. Join the enthusiastic team. Min 5 years exp in a management role. Must have exp planning menus and special events, significant knowledge & exp in wines and Italian cuisine, able to work on weekends and flexible with hours. Fulltime position. Sommelier training is an asset. Email: admin@cicchetti.com.au

Companion Animal Welfare Inc. Require the following 1. For volunteers to work in the Op Shop 2. For a qualiﬁed Test and Tag person to voluntarily handle the electrical donations we get. Applicants for either role can either email cawidogs@hotmail.com or drop into the shop in Brunswick Heads to discuss.

RE/MAX COASTAL

MULLUMBIMBY large office, upstairs Stuart St Arcade. 92sqm, all amenities. $420pw incl GST. Ph 66801643 BYRON creative work / office space, $70pcw, incl elect & net. 0431674377 PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST seeks office space, P/T, Byron Bay. 0424930588 THERAPIST wanted to share Healing Space. 1/2 day and day rates avail. Byron A&I Estate. Ph Ria 0401936305

A spacious corporate office in a business building Available now $165 pw includes furnishing and kitchenette Air–conditioned

HOUSEKEEPER(S) POSITION Byron Bayside Central Motel, locals preferred Email: info@byronbaysidemotel.com.au

TREE WORKERS WANTED Exp. Climber position, as well as ground/labour positions. Truck licence pref. but not essential. must have WHS card, chainsaw certs.

Call Alex 0402 364 852

Paid Position as a Face-to-Face Fundraiser. Work with our team fundraising for rainforest charities. Experience preferred but not essential as training is provided. Phone 0422 862 896 or email davidt@therainforestproject.org

Real Estate Sales Agents +12 Months’ Experience Wanting Higher Commission Full Support & Global Database matt.towner@remax-coastal.com.au

BYRON A&I desk/studio space, shared warehouse $45-$55pw. Ph 0411117820 PRACTITIONER ROOMS TO RENT for psychiatrists, podiatrists, exercise physiologists, speech pathologists, acupuncturists. Est’d central Byron interrogative health clinic. Alongside osteopaths, dieticians, myotherapists. info@tonicosteopathy.com

CHEF/COOK BANGALOW Part-time for busy restaurant & catering business. Must be reliable, passionate & able to work quickly. Call Graeme on 0459486049

Medical Receptionist Needed · Pracsoft and MD essential · Very busy practice · Must be available for holiday relief Ocean Shores Medical Centre Pls send CV to admin@oceanshoresmedical.com

The Cancer Council NSW is seeking a confident and motivated volunteer to help launch and drive its new Community Speaker program. Flexible hours. Great team. Would suit community-minded person with project management skills. For more information phone Jade Martin on 6639 1305 or email Jade.Martin@nswcc.org.au

Part-time Cleaner/ Admin Officer required You will be responsible for bookings, cleaning and accounts. Hours will vary; must be available for some weekends as required. Above-award rates. Applicants must have great attention to detail, be flexible, have previous relevant experience and be willing to go the extra mile. Send all applications to applicationmanager2016@hotmail.com along with your resume. Applications close 9 May 2016.

02 6680 8111 WANTED TO LEASE

New Brighton

*RENTAL PROPERTIES WANTED* We have reliable tenants waiting... Contact our ofﬁce today for an obligation-free appraisal.

SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH $350pw, 2 bed, Downstairs Flat OCEAN SHORES $380pw, 1 bed, Unit THE POCKET $320pw, 1 bed, Full furnished, Flat 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594 eldersnewbrighton.com.au

Brunswick Heads 2br 1bth $450 Ocean Shores 4br 2bth 2car $480 4br 3bth 2car $550 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

BYRON INDUSTRIAL basic warehouse space 20sqm needed for newspaper distribution starting early on Wednesdays. Rest of week space would be used just to store a small number of items. Would share larger space. Reliable, long-term tenant. Space needed before mid-July. Call Simon at Echo 0409324724 BYRON Residential Studio for prof work. No live-in, pay cash. Ph 0413608927

POSITIONS VACANT

Business Relationship Advisor Do you have excellent interpersonal skills? Are you motivated to help others? You will be required to work closely with local employers to assist them in hiring the right staff! You will have great sales skills, ability to build relationships with employers and jobseekers, be a team player and be results driven.Full time position with monthly ADO, VDODU\ SDFNDJLQJ DQG JUHDW VWDII EHQHˉWV

QUALIFIED CHEF grill and pan experience. Functions/cafe/a la carte/ breakfast. Growing business, full-time position. Award plus penalties, immediate start. Ocean Shores. Carl 0407225567 MODELS 18+ years required. Nude female for Picture and People magazines. No experience required. All shapes and sizes. Backpackers welcome. Good money. Professional accredited photographer. Ph 0413627846

Leading Women’s wear design company is looking for a size 8 garment ﬁtting model. Casual – immediate start. Contact: madeleine@ thelocalegroup.com.au 02 6685 7060

ROCK AND ROLL COFFEE CO is looking for hardworking casual dishy. No travellers. Apply by ph 66844224, rockandrollcoffee@gmail.com or in person

FLOOR & BAR STAFF REQUIRED Experienced, well presented and must have NSW RSA Please phone 0406 647 236

RE/MAX COASTAL FREE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION EVENING For Buyers - Sellers Investors - Agents

1/10 Brigantine St, Byron Bay 6pm to 7pm Thursday 5th of May www.remax-coastal.com.au Eco Homes from $260k Beachfront Apartments from $535k RSVP ASAP: 6685 5650 or www.remax-coastal.com.au

Wait staff casual 25–30 hours p/w. Weekends. RSA. Experienced and local. eat@belongilbistro. com.au FLOOR STAFF We are looking for reliable happy people with a strong hospitality background and a great work ethic to join our strong team. • Minimum 3 years exp in a busy cafe environment • Current NSW RSA • Immediate start • 30+ Hours • Award Pay Strong Coffee/food/wine & cocktail knowledge essential. Must be available nights, festivals, weekends, all public holidays. No travellers. Please email resume and references byronbayfresh@gmail.com

ONLINE/WAREHOUSE POSITION • Long Term • Warehouse experience •

• Computer skills Great communication, writing and problem-solving skills • POS and QB knowledge • Great customer service skills • Able to lift heavy weight • Reliable • Fork Lift Licence preferable • Able to liaise with other staff • Works well under pressure • Can work independently • Interest in Organics and health

4 days 8-4 (Monday - Thursday) resume to rica@santosorganics.com.au

Telesales

ReTone – Byron Bay Industrial Estate Seeking inside sales rep with: • Strong verbal communication skills. • A well developed ability to establish and manage client relationships. • Desire to build relationships with businesses and manage your own customer base. Working hours: Monday – Friday 8.45 am – 2.45pm Base of $2,300 per month plus generous commission Call Chris on 6639 5020 to arrange an interview.

Applications close 18th May

Visit etcltd.com.au/careers to apply

PROPERTY MANAGER Local agency. Experience pref. Ph Russell 0419627109

Property Manager with Passion We are looking for a passionate and motivated Property Manager to join our team. Key requirements · Current Certiﬁcate of Registration · Minimum 2 years experience · High level of customer service · Self motivated Remuneration and bonus structure commensurate with experience. All applications treated in the strictest of conﬁdentiality. Email or Call Julie-Ann Manahan Licensee/Principal 0411 081 118

Ocean Shores.

6680 5000 rh.com.au/oceanshores julieann.manahan@ oceanshores.rh.com.au

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BARISTA / SANDWICH HAND New cafe, Byron Hospital, opening 30 May. 30-40 hrs pw. Must have extensive exp. Please call 0405816563 MODELS WANTED Dynamic Drawing. Original with presence. With ﬂexibility, male or fem. 0421101220

BARISTA

COFFEE SHOP iN MULLUM Experienced & local only. 0431428108 EXP DOMESTIC CLEANER ABN req, own transport, Byron Shire wide, ﬂexible hrs, pref local, $25ph. 0451102239 GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxis & hire cars. Training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com MASSEUSE REQUIRED reliable & friendly for Gentlemen’s Relaxation Centre. 18+. Training provided for the right applicant. Gold Coast. 0418185791 BARISTA – BUN COFFEE Busy industrial coffee roastery requires well-presented & experienced Barista. Start now. P-time, no nights or w’ends. Resume to jenny@buncoffee.com.au

WORK WANTED

IRONING SERVICE

Hate ironing? Want more free time? Suffolk Park $25/hr. Angela 0414719680 HOUSECLEANER Caring & experienced. Ph 66847247

HANDYMAN

Building & renos. Paul 0423852559 EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for all aspects of gardening. Ph 0429020215 LOCAL REMOVALIST Happy to move big, small & in between. Ph 0402199999 QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN Small jobs okay. Phone Nik 0411146980 NSW Lic No 237020C LANDSCAPING, STONEWORK & Paving. Available now. Ph 0407653789 CLEANER/IRONING Eco-aware. Exp & efﬁcient. Shire wide $30ph. 0427212012

TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 66846760 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au BRIDGE LESSONS beginners & novice June 17 Bangalow Bowlo 9.30-11-30am. Call Eda for more info 0411872423 MATHEMATICS TUTOR Qualiﬁed teacher with 30 yrs experience grades 3 to 10. Ph John 0452260595

FUNERAL NOTICES BLAKE, JOHN FREDERICK. Much loved husband of Lola. Loved father of Darrin & Sharon and Tanya & Dave. Loved brother, brother-in-law and uncle to Mary & Horst, Keith (dec) & Ruth (dec), Marge & Stan (dec), Noel (dec) & Marie, Lloyd & Barbara (dec), Lorraine (dec) and all their families. John will be sadly missed by all family and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service to be held at St Martin’s Anglican Church, Mullumbimby on THURSDAY (May 5, 2016) commencing at 12.00 noon. MICHAEL CURRIE FUNERALS 6684 6232

WILLS, MYRTLE VERONICA ‘Ronnie’

23-08-1916 ~ 27-04-2016 Passed away peacefully with family at her side, in the loving care of Feros, Bangalow staff. Loved Wife of the late Roland ‘Roli’ Wills. Much loved Mother of Sue, Tony, Tim and Vicki (dec). Loving Grandmother, GreatGrandmother and Aunt. Friend to Many. Ronnie will be sadly missed by all family and friends. Aged 99 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a funeral service to be held at St John’s Catholic Church, Mullumbimby on Wednesday 4th May 2016 commencing at 2pm followed by burial at Mullumbimby Cemetery.

LIVESTOCK HORSE TRAINER/STARTER 20+ yrs exp 100% non-confrontational method. No issues too small or too big. Exc refs. Simon 0419563312

PETS

SINGING

Prof tuition, highly regarded teacher / performer / recording artist Parissa Bouas. Ph 0421330766

PIANO TUNER Restorer, repairer & retailer since 1981. Ph Dr Fred Cole 0412216019 or www.specialtypianos.com.au ART ORCHESTRA seeks intuitive players for improv/new music. Ph 0488235179 TALENTED FEMALE MUSICIANS wanted for all girls band. Ph 0429840095

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Byron Bay Rugby travelled to Ballina in Round 2 of the Far North Coast Zone on Saturday for their first away game of the season. The game started strongly for Ballina with good possession and attacking the Byron Bay line. However, Byron Bay’s defence proved to be solid, forcing the home side to kick for the corner owing to frustration of not beating Byron’s wall of men with some standout tackling from forwards Will Aisake and Luke Philip. Poor discipline around the breakdown from Byron gifted Ballina the first points with Ballina’s Ryan Boardman kicking three points from the 10-metre line. Five minutes later and Boardman was given another chance after Byron gave away a second penalty, giving the home side a 6–0 lead. The first 20 minutes were proving to be a real contest with not much give by either team. It wasn’t until Byron stepped up a gear after Ed O’Hare was sent to the bin. Down to 14 men, Byron kept the ball in hand with great possession and were awarded a penalty, which fly half John Laughlin kicked to touch within Ballina’s 22. With a controlled line-out led by second-row Jack Cooke, Byron won and formed a driving maul; they drove 15 metres towards the try line allowing Number 8 Craig Wallace to dive over for Byron Bay’s first try of the afternoon. Momentum had swung to Bay. With O’Hare returning to the field Byron attacked the Ballina defence. Another rolling maul saw the Bay cross the line again; however, the referee denied Wallace his second as the grounding was not clear. The forwards didn’t give up and pushed hard to give a great platform for captain Jascha Saeck to send a quick ball to Laughlin and, after some great handling from centre pairing Sean Nicholl and Darrell Montgomery, fullback James Oakley seized

the opportunity to cross the line for Byron Bay’s second try. With Laughlin adding the conversion, Byron Bay went into halftime with a 12–6 lead. Byron Bay’s forwards dominated the start of the second half clearing rucks with strong runs, which presented the backs the chance to work their magic. With great ball in hand from Laughlin and continued hard graft and strong running from the centres, a quick ball eventuated, giving Oakley the space he needed to defeat the Ballina defence to get his second try of the game. Minutes later, the forwards, still gaining momentum, gave quick ball to Saeck, who popped to Laughlin for a darting run down the touch line to dive over the goal line for his first try of the day, with a successful conversion giving Laughlin nine points for the afternoon and Byron Bay a 24–6 lead. The last 20 minutes were hard yakka for Byron Bay with Ballina showing lack of discipline and accepting defeat with rough play around the breakdowns and scrums. Both teams started to lose their heads in what turned to be very scrappy Rugby. Byron Bay held on to the lead through real determination in defence and shutting down Ballina’s attacking play. Five minutes from the end, opportunity was seized by the Bay after a few fumbles by Ballina; replacement hooker Andy Teuma fly-hack kicked the ball from Ballina’s 10-metre line, ending in a foot race to crash over the line, but was pulled up by the referee for a knock-on, much to the annoyance of Byron Bay and the visiting support. In the final minutes of the game both teams picked up injuries and with some tired legs the game slowed. Ballina pushed one more time, being met by Byron’s defence. Ballina charged for the line again and again and eventually Ballina’s Jake Smith dived over the line in the final play of the game with Ballina adding the two at the final whistle. Ballina 13 – Byron Bay 24.

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In footy terms, Ballina has the wood on Byron Bay at the moment. As Premiers for the past two NRRRL seasons, they entered Red Devil Park on Sunday for the sides’ Round Three clash with a swagger that got up the noses of all Byron supporters. They left with the two competition points, but their 20–6 victory was hard earned and not won without a selfdestructive contribution from the home side. Heavy low cloud hung ominously over the ground all arvo and, for those in the red faction of the estimated crowd of 5,131, things looked pretty bleak as the visitors got straight into their stride. An early penalty, from which Ballina followed Wayne ‘Happy Joe Happy’ Bennett’s dictum of ‘take what’s on offer’, saw the Seagulls jump ahead 2–0, then 8–0 after a too-easy try

Byron’s Sam ‘Dolly’ Dwyer, with his spiffing new haircut, has a little cuddle with his opposite number at Red Devil Park on Sunday.

from a scrum move. The action was all in Byron’s half and we feared for the worst. But resolute defence steadied the ship and as the tide of possession at last flowed their way, the Devils struck

back. Running it on the last, captain Ryan ‘the Crab’ O’Connell lobbed a beautifully weighted kick into Ballina’s red zone. As we all know, any kick is only as good as its chaser and on this occasion

it was fullback/winger Daniel ‘Gomer’ Lollback who went after it like a cattle dog who would never give up. It was a terrific try and, with the conversion, the other mob’s 8–6 lead seemed no big deal. The

Devils suddenly had a spring in their step. An anxiety that was so evident in their play after a brace of losses began to recede and the boys were exhibiting the self-belief that they are perfectly entitled to feel. Just when they were building that idea of ‘get this up ya’, however, a missed intercept led to another Seagulls try and the Devils once more looked rattled and downcast as they went to the sheds trailing by 14–6. Byron were more thorough in their work after the break, but a nagging propensity to stuff up when opportunity presents itself has become a habit that needs to be eradicated immediately. No side can repeatedly give away penalties on the fifth tackle or, even worse, spill the pill from the first pass off a scrum win. It is harakiri against a topnotch opponent like Ballina. The Seagulls, though not at their optimum, taught Byron

a lesson in composure. They made a number of blunders themselves – more often than not forced by the Devils’ venomous tackling – but they were always able to regather themselves and not pay the ultimate price for those bloopers. With the light dimming, Ballina’s champion captain, Andrew Battese, dived over from dummy half for a fourpointer that said ‘goodnight nurse’ to all in attendance… But there remains a flickering flame of conviction that if the Devils can stop punishing themselves with poor ball control, ill-considered lasttackle options – especially when pressing the line – and conceding needless penalties, they might yet flog their next adversary. The boys are at home again this Sunday to the Tweed Coast Raiders. Get along to support them. Be loud. They put-in big time.

Hit and run touch footy in Byron Determined Dogs reap rewards You don’t have to join, you don’t have to pay, you don’t even have to commit to every week – what more could you want from your fun and fitness regime? For the past 15 years, every Tuesday and Friday at 8.45am there has been a touch football game played at the Byron Recreational Grounds. The game attracts players of all levels and ages range from 10 to 70 years. This footy is both very social as well as a wonderful way to stay fit and active. Byron touch is a low-cost

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sport as all you need is a pair of running shoes. All players are welcome and encouraged no matter

what skill level or current fitness. All you need to do is turn up at 8.45am on Tuesday or Friday (or both!)

Great start for Eureka football juniors

Inspired by the explosive speed and silky skills of Jet Campbell, the hard ball gets of the ambidextrous Flynn Goodwin and Jonah Row’s breakout haul of sausage rolls, the Bruns Bulldogs Under13s found their mojo against a gallant Lismore team. As the confidence grew so did the quality, with a dynamic running game linked with fluent handballs and smart disposal options. The irrepressible Ezra Pittman-Black kicked and saved goals, Luana Cassidy ripped the ball from packs and Amber Richards nailed some lovely marks. It was a victory for the hard yards done by everyone at the club over the last few years. Great effort.

Rudi O’Brien played an outstanding game and led the Swans a merry dance.

Next Sunday there are eight games of footy at Stan Thomson Oval, Brunswick

Heads, in a Mothers Day extravaganza. See you there.

Mayday!

Last Saturday saw the first games of the 2016 football season for the junior Eureka football teams. Eureka FC players all looked super smart in their brand new strip sponsored by Trip-A-Deal. Pictured playing for the Eureka Wallaroos v Eureka Bilbies are Tina, Tilden, Matthew, Benji and Griffin. Photo Bec Clarke.

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Mullum Branch CWA Members and guests are welcome to attend the monthly meeting of Mullumbimby Branch CWA at 10am on 11 May in the Mullumbimby CWA Rooms cnr Tincogan and Gordon Streets. Lunch will follow at 12. Membership enquiries Sue 6684 1675.

ABA on the coast Mother support groups are held by the Australian Breastfeeding Association each month. At Mullumbimby Friday 6 May 9.30am CWA Hall Gordon Street. At Ballina Tuesday 17 May 11am River Street Children’s Centre. Topic

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Neighbourhood Centre Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre presents: Mondays – Toddler Time 9.30–11.15am; Feldenkrais gentle exercise from 9.30am courtyard; Lunch 12–2pm, Board games in the courtyard. Tuesdays – Cuppa Tea Choir and ukulele from 9.30 Hub; Lunch 12–2pm, Extreme Knitting 2pm. Wednesdays – Spirit of Chi Gong 9.30am courtyard; Jammm session Hub from 10am all day; Lunch 12–2pm; Soup Kitchen 5pm. Thursdays – Express Yourself Art as therapy from 10.30am courtyard; Nature Walk with Eugene 9.30am sharp. Everyone welcome! Please call Renae for further info on 6684 1286.

#StartupByron #StartupByron Un-Networking meets the first Thursday of every month, focused on connecting anyone interested in startups or small biz. See http:// www.startinno.com/events/2015/5/7/ startupbyron-un-networking.

Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.

Junior chess club The Mullum junior chess club meets after school until 4.45pm Tuesdays in room F4 at Mullumbimby High School. All ages, all standards, encouragement and professional coaching. Ph Mike 6684 6281.

Bridge club Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets at the Brunswick Heads Bowling Club Mondays and Saturdays 12.30 for 12.45pm start. Visitors welcome. If you need a partner please ring Phyllis Keyte on 6684 1103.

‘Sleep!’ Enquiries Jan 0431 477 445.

U3A Ballina/Byron Wendy and Narelle will speak on ‘Cooking for Africa’ at 10am on 10/5/16 in the meeting room of the RSL, Mullumbimby. All welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Poetry competition Dangerously Poetic Byron Writers Festival Poetry Competition – Win $500 and a free weekend ticket to the 2016 Byron Writers Festival. See details on www.dangerouslypoetic.com. 10 May deadline!

VIEW club Brunswick Valley VIEW Club’s next luncheon meeting at Ocean Shores Country Club on Thursday 12 May at 11am. Guest speaker Mandy Nolan. Apologies to Rae 0427 103 072.

Friendship Morning Tea The Ladies Friendship Morning Tea May 11 from 10am in the Brunswick Heads Uniting Hall, Fingal St, ported by dana (donation). Buddhist meditation teaching and practice now at the Living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6–7.30pm, Mondays. Contact Mishaela on 0438 858 842 or mishaela@ si.org.au. Dzogchen Meditation Group – 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month at Brunswick Heads Community Centre. Contact Katie 0417 798 726 or qld@shenpenaustralia.org for more info. Mindfulness Meditation with Pairoj Brahma, Melli O’Brien and Heather Albrecht Every Tuesday 7.15–9pm at the yurt, Temple Byron (www.templebyron.com). No fees, contact 0423 241 916, 401 359 559. www.themindfulnesssummit.com.

Landcare Bangalow Land and Rivercare working bee every Saturday 8.30–10.30am. See www.bangalowlandcare.org.au or call Liz 6687 1309.

BCC Seniors Activities Byron Community Centre’s Tuesday Seniors’ Activities are back on their regular schedule: 10.30am Elder Beats Drumming $10; 11.30am Morning Tea; 12 noon Chair Yoga $5. The Bay Community Singers Choir will be resuming its Monday class at 10.30am from 2 May, cost is $10.

Craft group The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets every Monday 9.30am–2.30pm at the Uniting Church in Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Come and chat, enjoy a cuppa, the company and your craft. Bring lunch and whatever else you need. All welcome. Do you prefer patchwork and quilting? Come along on Monday evening same place at 6pm. Enquiries Tilly 6685 5985.

Library fun Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Friday 10am. Storytime for toddlers and preschool children Mullumbimby – Friday 10.30am, Brunswick Heads – Monday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Tuesday 10.30am.

No-interest loans Byron Community No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) is a not-for-profit community program providing people on low incomes with safe, fair interestfree loans of up to $1,000 for purchasing essential goods and services. Contact the Byron Community Centre to find out more.

Budgeting Support

Free English as a Second Language classes in Mullumbimby, suitable for beginners to advanced learners. More info call 0421 796 529 or 6674 7267.

Money Matters is a free service helping people identify where their money is going, how best to save and, most importantly, how to get on top of bills! Contact the Byron Community Centre to make an appointment; private sessions run every Monday afternoon.

Meditation

Bush School

Bay Insight Meditation with Radha Nicholson and friends Tuesdays at Suffolk Park Hall, 7.30–9pm. All welcome. Please bring a cushion. Evening sup-

Each Thursday during term time the Brunswick Bush School takes kids 6–13 years out into the bush to learn, grow and connect with each other.

ESL classes

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Brunswick Heads. All ladies welcome; contact 6685 1487.

Suffolk Park Dune Care Suffolk Park Dune Care weeding and planting morning Saturday 7 May, meeting at 8.30am at the northern end of the Alcorn St bike track. All welcome. Please phone Helen 6685 4964.

by Gerald Reardon, Thursday, 5 May, 1–3pm, at Masonic Centre, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Mercy Retreat St John’s Catholic Parish retreat weekend over 13–15 May centred on Pope Francis’s call to the Year of Mercy. Everyone is welcome. Enq 0439 038 417.

Bridal & Events Fair

Riding open day

The annual Rotary Bridal & Events Fair of Lismore is on Sunday 5 June at the Goonellabah Workers Sports Club 10am–3pm. Fashion parades from Mary Vidler at 11.30am and 1pm. All proceeds go to Rotary charities.

Ballina District Riding for the Disabled Open Day to celebrate the opening of our new centre on Sunday 15 March 10am–3pm. All welcome. More info: https://www.facebook.com/RDABallinaDistrict.

Quilters morning tea

Orchid news

Bangalow Quilters Biggest Morning Tea Thursday 26 May 10am at Bangalow All Souls Anglican Church Hall. All very welcome.

Please note a big change of dates and venue for Byron District Orchid Society and for more details contact Penny on 6680 1600. We will meet at 2pm on Sunday 15 May at the Uniting Church Hall in Brunswick Heads.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Jiddu Krishnamurti, Religious Philosopher, Author and Educator, presented

AIR meet

Facebook: Brunswick Bush School and email: brunsbushschool@gmail.com.

develop and maintain healthy and fulfilling relationships. For more information visit www.codependentsanonymous.org.au or phone 9281 3330.

Museums Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum at corner of Myocum & Stuart Sts Mullumbimby open every Friday 10am–12 noon and market Saturdays 9am–1pm. Discover your local history. Bangalow Museum & Tea Room open Tuesday-Friday 10am-3pm, Cnr Ashton & Deacon Sts Bangalow. Volunteers sought, please contact the museum 6687 2183.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Confidential meetings in Byron Bay 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, upstairs at 75 Jonson Street (stairs beside Westpac Bank). Phone Jane 0410 494 933. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call 6680 7280. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meetings held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia

End-of-life choices Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at meetings held quarterly on the Gold Coast. Phone Elaine 55808215

Repair Cafe Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe at the Mullumbimby campus of Byron Community College in Burringbar Street on Saturdays 9am till 12 noon. Volunteers will be there to help you fix things that might otherwise end up in the tip, or to advise how it might be done.

Rainbow Dragons Abreast Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, on Sundays 7.30 for 8am start. Info Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@gmail.com.

Liberation Larder The charity that collects, cooks and distributes over 450 meals per week across the Byron Shire to people in need is on the look out for volunteers. There are a variety of roles. For information ring on 0435 879 778 or visit our Facebook page or iberationlarder.org.au.

Guess who’s coming for coffee 5 May, 10am, St Paul’s Anglican Church, 14 Kingsley Street Byron Bay. Guest speaker is Delta Kay, the Indigenous Citizen of the Year.

Meditation Morning of Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation & Teachings, with Jitindriya, Saturday May 7, at Kuan Yin Meditation Centre, Lismore. Enquiries 0450 412 196.

Ocean Shores Art Expo Attention all artists! The 2016 theme for the Ocean Shores Art Expo is ‘What Matters?’ Details for entering at www. osartexpo.com.

U3A Brunswick Valley U3A Brunswick Valley Tues 10 May 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Farewell to the Powells followed by guest speaker Tristan Bancks, author of children’s books. Phone 6685 1732.

Lone Goat Gallery IncrREDible Art Exhibition – Red Inc, till 11 May, opening Friday 29 April at 6pm.

Over-35s Rugby Saturday 7 May, Bangalow Old Boys Rugby Minifest at the Bowling Club, Bangalow. All old rugby or non-rugby players are welcome. Ring John 0409 078 207.

Town garage sale All-town garage sale Sat 11 June. Registrations for this year’s Brunswick Heads Old & Gold Festival are now

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ManTime For boys or men went on a Pathways, Making Men or Men2B Rite of Passage camp: weekly Monday night men’s group 7–9.30pm at the CWA Hall Mullum. Email mantime.mullum@gmail. com or call Karim 0403 755 192.

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Town Choir Mullum’s Biggest Little Town Choir meets weekly at the Timber Slab factory, Jubilee Ave, Thursdays at 6.30pm. Newcomers welcome.

Cryptic Clues

Quick Clues

Carers Community Group

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1. Identical quarterback purges (6) 4. Royal individual in a mess – could be eternal! (8) 10. Grass, more grass, available to television addict (5,6) 11. Consume each joint (3) 12. Cop ain’t taken in by this old gas guzzler (7) 14. Prometheus, perhaps, in charge of this doomed vessel (7) 15. Communist spirit laid back, covering outline of movie thriller (4,1,3,6) 17. Pope stern; pagan destroyed secret war documents (8,6) 21. Rogues changes hands – a famous sight in Milan! (2,5) 22. Mr Gore’s in the region of an ecological disaster (4,3) 23. Fish turn for protection (3) 24. Brothers balance DNA? I would be surprised! (4,3,4) 26. Looks after observer, in the imagination (4’1,3) 27. Shoots birds (6)

1. Purges, colonic irrigations (6) 4. Three sided plane figure (8) 10. One who spends all day watching television, usually sport (5,6) 11. Consume, ingest (3) 12. Car currently being phased out by GM, also native American chief (7) 14. Ocean liner sunk by an iceberg (7) 15. Famous movie thriller from Alfred Hitchcock (4,1,3,6) 17. Secret documents published by the New York Times in 1971 (8,6) 21. Opera house of Milan (2,5) 22. Disappearing inland water source of Uzbekistan (4,3) 23. Opposite of windward (3) 24. Dysfunctional sons of Adam and Eve (4,3,4) 26. Imagination, inner vision (4’1, 3) 27. Small shorebirds (6)

Presented by Womens Health Forum 2nd Thursday of each month 1-2.30pm Ewingsdale Hall. Info: Yasmin 0437 886 424, whfcareresgroup@gmail.com.

Sex & Love Addicts Anon Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is peer-support group of men and women for whom sex and/or romance have become a problem. For details of weekly meetings, phone 0452 074 974 or visit www.slaa.org.au.

Potters & Sculptors Mullumbimby Potters & Sculptors The Community Art Gallery (Gallery at the Drill Hall) is open every Tues & Thurs 10am–2pm and on the 3rd Saturday of the month (Mullum Market Day) 10am–4pm. Pottery and sculpture crafted by local artisans for sale. The Drill Hall Complex, 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby. Enquiries: mullum. potters@yahoo.com.au

Mystery talks The Mysteries of Life and Death: A series of talks and meditations based in the ancient gnostic mysteries, Friday evenings in Byron Bay. Free of charge. Gnostic Society 0412 020 234.

CWA Bangalow

Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters practise public speaking and leadership through our community-run course. Meetings coaching in communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay; www.byronbaytoastmasters.org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Please call Satisha 0402 134 390 for more info.

Interested women are welcome to join our vibrant group on Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am–1pm and the second Monday evening of each month 5–7pm in the Bangalow CWA rooms for craft, friendship and community support. Rooms are open daily Monday–Saturday 9am–noon.

Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a worldwide network of groups of men and women learning how to

Coffee morning

open at Byron Shire Real Estate, phone 6685 1003.

The next AIR (Association of Inde-

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pendent Retirees) meeting will be at the Ballina RSL at 9.30am on Fri 6 May. At 11am the guest speaker is Richard Greaves, president of the Ballina Naval Museum. All welcome. More info Ken 6687 7291.

Mullum CWA The Mullumbimby Branch CWA handicraft group meets 9am–12pm each 1st, 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month in the CWA rooms, Tincogan Street. Classes in crochet, knitting, sewing and embroidery. Enquiries Margaret 6684 2956.

DOWN 1. Runaway hides publicity – what a lark! (8) 2. Bird held by primate in both hands (3) 3. Two articles but before one magistrate – disbelief! (7) 5. Italian consumes disgusting toad – note a song! A famous song! (4,2,8) 6. Publicity: she chooses someone to bring up another’s child! (7) 7. New brewed beer centre of salutes for the special forces (5,6) 8. Lure the English kind around the territory (6) 9. Gee, said Isaac, when the apple fell (5,2,7) 13. Balkan, in the old terms, one among the closest to Malley (4,7) 16. They say if these attacks are just a few, they’re child’s play! (8) 18. And if these dreams follow a printer’s measure, they provide ways in! (7) 19. Give up what you expected to find in a musical pub advertising music! (7) 20. Hit surrounding – behold the winter course (6) 25. Jazz beat (3)

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Prank, caper (8) Large Australian bird (3) Non-belief in a deity (7) Poem by Rudyard Kipling which became a popular song (4,2,8) 6. One who brings up the child of another as his or her own (7) 7. Members of the US special forces (5,6) 8. Lure, tempt (6) 9. The attraction which causes masses to move towards each other (5,2,7) 13. How the English described the region bounded by the Balkans and Turkey (4,7) 16. Attacks, invasions (8) 18. Dream states, fits of musing (7) 19. Give up, desert (7) 20. Type of ski race (6) 25. Jazz as played by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (3) Last week’s solution N122 S S P T A E

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Backlash Federal minister for dissing refugees Peter Dutton keeps repeating the Liberal Party lie that â€˜people seek to come illegally by boat to our countryâ€™ when it is their perfect right as refugees to attempt to do so. In the International Court of Justice they could review the actions of a nation (Australia, weâ€™re talking about you) which kidnapped people at sea and held them unlawfully in appalling conditions â€“ piracy, intimidation, torture, hostagetaking for political profit? A good summary of the rights of refugees is available at www. ijrcenter.org/refugee-law.

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Congratulations to the Mullum Music Fest team and Council for again running the annual tree-planting day, this year in celebration of mothers on Mothers Day. Thereâ€™s also a fantastic lineup of free entertainment. Planting starts at 8.30am on the road reserve near Shearwater. More information is available from Koala Connections project officer Jo Green on 6626 7068.

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but seems to be unworried by slogans condoning rape on vans parked outside his front door. Apparently the state government has declined to get involved so that will suit Dave. (We can picture Bronwyn Bishop disguised as a hippy, but itâ€™s a large stretch of the imagination.)

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Poets, sharpen your wits! The Dangerously Poetic crew are running a poetry competition with a $500 prize and a weekend ticket to the 2016 Byron Bay Writers Festival on offer. See details on www.dangerouslypoetic.com.

The 2015 German youth word of the year was smombies â€“ people who walk (and cross the road unheedingly) while using their smartphones. We mention it in light of this BBC article in which we learn a German city has put traffic lights on pavements so smartphone users donâ€™t have to look up from their screens: http:// bit.ly/augsburgphones.

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â€˜Personally, I find authoritarians disguised as hippies or feminists far more offensive than any slogan on the back of a van, but I donâ€™t seek to ban themâ€™ is Liberal Democrats senator David Leyonhjelmâ€™s contribution to the debate on Wicked campers, according to The Australian. The former veterinarian is a libertarian and a fan of small government

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If, like Backlash, youâ€™ve been getting unsolicited phone calls from 03 9284 9101, please note that itâ€™s NRMA Insurance cold-calling. If you find that offensive, then you can contact NRMA Insurance through its Facebook page

CLOSING DOWN

on behalf of the pompidou team, weâ€™d like to thank you for your support over the past 7 yrs. it really is, the end of an era. make sure youâ€™re following us on instagram to follow our new journey @pompidoubyronbay

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