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THE BYRON SHIRE Volume 31 #09 Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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Council term ends as it started: without planning clarity Hans Lovejoy

In some parts of Byron Shire, last Thursday morning was perhaps welcomed by a salute to the sun or a downward dog. In Council’s chambers it was the last chance for the majority to sign off on scrambled and confusing policy. While there is another meeting planned, under ‘caretaker’ mode, it only provides limited powers for councillors. So this was it! One of the parting gifts from the majority of Crs Woods, Ibrahim, Hunter, Cubis and Wanchap was the contentious draft Rural Land Use Strategy (DRLUS). It’s a 20 year template for rural planning that will work with other planning instruments. With 830 public submissions largely against the way in which they handled it, and state government agencies flagging major concerns, Cr Wanchap bravely took to the floor and sprung an unseen two-page convoluted proposal upon councillors and gallery. And so the councillor who changed the balance of power within the chamber from the start of term – by defecting from the Greens – got her chance right at the end of Council’s term to rewrite important policy on the fly. As usual, it didn’t matter that the minority of councillors weren’t consulted; their opinions don’t matter when you have the numbers. One addition was to give special treatment to twelve private properties

and include them in the strategy. It’s an increase from a staff suggestion of four, and they are classed as ‘priority rural lifestyle living opportunities’ (RLLO). They come with associated criteria, such as being west of the highway, being an undeveloped site and within a 5km radius of a town with a high school. Two staff recommendations were rejected by the majority, which would have seen the policy delayed while an intersection ‘capacity and functionality’ assessment was undertaken for the RLLO properties. The foreshadowed amendment said in reply, ‘Council should not be responsible for paying for an intersection capacity assessment for a private property.’ Cr Wanchap argued that the additional properties have been seeking multiple occupancy (MO) status for many years, and that ‘all of the suggestions staff have made, other than these, will still carry through… they are very minor changes.’ Around that point, Cr Dey asked cheekily if he could include his Main Arm property on the list as well.

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A Byron festival featuring mud, gumboots and crowds having a blast despite the weather? No, this is not a belated report of last year’s Splendour, it’s about last weekend’s Byron Writers Festival, which went ahead despite serious meteorological challenges. Friday 9.20am: ‘Oooh, it looks like Glastonbury out there’ – Annabel Crabb (ABC political commentator).

This is a festival full of writers, who openly share their words, worlds, woes and wins. Sunday 11.55am: ‘You’d be amazed how odd you can be and still chime a chord with others,’ said author and radio presenter Richard Glover.

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Sunday 1.35pm: ‘All names have been changed to protect the guilty,’ – Grant Cameron, author of selfpublished novel Stash. This is a festival driven by a small team of staff and a huge team of volunteers. All were calm and helpful – notable at any time but heroic given that the festival was only just able to proceed after strong winds shredded marquees. Everything is within a stroll across the grass/mud. If you are super keen to hear someone, you move smartly to that marquee. If you are easy, you can see where the flow of the crowd takes you. Sunday 10.45am: ‘I’ll climb aboard my duck and ride off into the sunset’ – Michael Leunig (cartoonist and Living National Treasure). This is where the stories of the 2016 Byron Writers Festival took me.

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Perhaps even more so, it is a festival of readers. Others come well read. I arrive having to consult authors’ bios but leave with a year’s worth of ‘must reads’. Friday 11.45am: No-one says: ‘One day I would like to be a great reader… but maybe they should,’ – philosopher and author Damon Young. It is also a festival of ideas and inspiration. I scribble captured thoughts before they are occluded by the next speaker. Friday 12.40pm: ‘What is writing if not trying to find your way home?’ – Robert Dessaix (author and former radio broadcaster). Because this is Byron, there are strong doses of politics, environmentalism, education and concerns about our cultural conversations. Because this is Byron, all is served with consideration and humour.

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Local luminary Kerry O’Brien with fellow journalist Sarah Ferguson. For more Writers Fest photos, see page 42. Photo Jeff ‘Four Cornered’ Dawson

Last-minute inclusion Words, worlds, woes Cr Alan Hunter then slipped in and wins his own inclusion, entitled ‘Byron Shire Farmland Variation Criteria’. It replaced the ‘NCRP and farmland variation criteria’, which staff had recommended to remove altogether. The Farmland Variation Criteria will identify land that ‘may have continued on page 3

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How the health system copes with the drug dependent Hans Lovejoy

A local father has told The Echo of his heartbreaking and ongoing struggle to save his daughter from the ravages of heroin addiction and the lack of available assistance from NSW Health. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, says his daughter had a happy and supported childhood, and is unlike many other cases where drug abuse is attributed to violence or neglect. ‘But like many young people do, she started experimenting with drugs in her early teens,’ he said. With her repeated overdoses and dependency, he says the system is failing to help the most vulnerable in the community, and that the NSW Health system has no support systems in place. ‘Young people who wish to detox can only be seen on a walk-in basis, and only if beds are available,’ he said. ‘If you have no money, you have to wait three weeks at least to get into the nearest public hospital detox unit, which is Riverlands. ‘Young Australians can easily die in that period of waiting. Or they give up and just keep on shooting up.’ He says that in his experience nurses in public hospitals have not been trained to diagnose or treat the combination of mental illness

and drug addiction. ‘At the psych ward at Tweed hospital, they just drug up mentally unstable patients – which is all of the psych ward patients – and the only way you can be admitted is if you are considered a danger to yourself. This is so they are not a problem to staff or themselves. And after two to 10 days, they kick them out onto the street again.

Early intervention ‘There is absolutely no psychological counselling or attempt to give them life skills to survive. ‘Early intervention is essential with drugs,’ he says. ‘We need a live-in hospital facility in our Shire for our kids whose guiding principles are compassion and street smarts by professionally trained staff in mental health and drug addiction. ‘Help is needed to guide recovering young addicts back to full and productive lives again. Considering their mental health is as important as their physical health.’

Health District director replies Comment was provided by Dr Richard Buss, executive director mental health and drug & alcohol, Northern NSW Local Health

District (NNSW LHD). He said, ‘The complexities of caring for a person with ongoing mental health issues, and/or drug and alcohol dependency problems can at times be exhausting and overwhelming for all involved.’ ‘I would encourage any family member who is experiencing difficulties due to caring for a loved one experiencing mental health and/or drug and alcohol dependency issues to contact our services to discuss their specific concerns. ‘The NNSW LHD has a number of avenues for individuals, and their families, requiring support due to drug and alcohol dependency, with multidisciplinary teams providing a range of treatments. ‘The NNSW LHD Drug and Alcohol Services provide comprehensive services to the community, including assessment, withdrawal management services, opioid treatment programs, community counselling, the Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) program and specialised services for pregnant women and new mothers.

No ‘wrong door’ policy for support ‘NNSW LHD has a “no wrong door” policy regarding how people can access drug and alcohol

support, either through referrals, face-to-face interview, walk-ins, or via the telephone. ‘Patients who access our services are supported in a range of ways, dependent on their individual needs and goals. People are initially assessed for detoxification and booked into the first available bed. ‘During this planned admission, the individual is supported throughout this process by a qualified drug and alcohol counsellor in the community. ‘There are numerous treatment options available and at times the use of medication is appropriate to assist the person in their recovery. ‘At all times, a range of interventions and recovery strategies for the

person are considered and incorporated into their treatment and recovery.

Planned detoxification ‘During the planned detoxification, our qualified staff works with the patient to develop a support plan prior to discharge with the aim of reducing the likelihood of relapse into drug use. ‘I encourage anyone experiencing difficulties due to drug and alcohol dependency to contact either the Richmond/Clarence Drug and Alcohol Service, which includes Riverlands Withdrawal Management Service, on 6620 7600 or the Tweed/Byron Drug and Alcohol Service on 07 5506 7010.’

Land wanted to shelter homeless, abused animals Owing to the recently proposed ban on greyhound racing and given the desperate plight of greyhounds in NSW, local group Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) says ‘there is a strong possibility that some of these dogs will end up in our care’. ‘We desperately need an animal rescue centre that caters for dogs in Byron Shire as soon as possible’. After working on the project for

11 years, CAWI says it is nearly at the stage of purchasing land for an animal shelter. If you have some land that you think would be suitable for CAWI to purchase, you can contact them on 6685 1444. Foster carers and volunteers are also encouraged to contact the organisation. Q See more at http://cawi.org.au.

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Local News Meet the candidates August 23 Got a question for aspiring councillors and those seeking re-election? Byron Shire residents are invited to meet and ask questions of the councillor candidates on Tuesday August 23 from 5.30pm to 7pm. It’s being organised by the Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce, and BayFM will also broadcast the event live. Chamber president Gail Fuller says only emailed questions will be addressed to the candidates and are limited to one question per person. To register visit http://bit. ly/2aX7Y7J.

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A group of Byron Bay residents have lodged an appeal against a Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) decision to run a bypass along Butler Street, just west of the railway line. In June, the JRPP rubberstamped Council’s proposal to build a 1.3km bypass through a residential area and wildlife reserve, requiring the construction of three roundabouts, a new level crossing at Browning Street and removal of 1.21 hectares of native vegetation. The Butler Street Community Network group says that in Byron Shire Council’s presentation to the JRPP, it ‘presented false and misleading information, withheld information and refused

information to ensure their chosen bypass route.’ The group’s resident Paul Jones says Council ‘will have to answer to the court rather than disregard the facts.’ It’s a move that could delay work on the project for at least 12 months. Mr Jones argues Council could have built the bypass on unused railway land, which sits adjacent to the existing route, yet Council staff claim it would have had difficulty obtaining permission. Additionally staff say the railway corridor isn’t wide enough to accommodate the new road, the existing rail reservation and space for a proposed bike track. Mr Jones said in a media release it was ‘with great disappointment and much

consideration’ that the residents’ group ‘resolved to take this extraordinary measure’. ‘This action is for Byron Bay, its environment, the safety of its roads, the provision of first-rate transport infrastructure and the preservation of its heritage, culture and community now and into the next generations,’ he said.

Anticipating court action In reply, Council’s general manager Ken Gainger said in a press release that the council has been anticipating the lodgement of an appeal by the residents and has taken it into account with project timing. ‘We are well prepared to defend these proceedings,’

he said. ‘Our community has told us through the Byron Bay Town Centre Masterplan that progressively making the town centre more pedestrian friendly is a priority and we need to keep the cars on the periphery’. ‘Alleviating some of the traffic pressure and opening up the rail corridor as a green space with pedestrian access from the Butler Street Reserve are key components to achieving this communitysupported goal. ‘While we appreciate that some Butler Street residents do not want the road to be upgraded, their primary concerns will be alleviated by the implementation of the independent JRPP planning conditions.’

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RLUS off to minister continued from page 1 additional users other than agricultural.’ It details landuse conflict, infrastructure, environment and heritage and avoiding risk.

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‘I hear the frustration we haven’t moved on this yet, but I was hoping for a nationally important [RLUS] document. And we didn’t get it. It’s not staff ’s fault. Like other policies in the last few months, we gave them outrageous timeframes and they can only do so much.’

A foreshadowed amendment by Mayor Simon Richardson was voted down, which was based on a recommendaHe said the DRLUS has tion from the department of planning and environment no strategic environmental (DPE). It would have seen a or economic projections. ‘This document only says Residential Strategy completwhere houses can go, that it’s ed first to ‘ensure the provision a fl uid document and we will of a 20-year housing supply/ fi gure it out later.’ demand context, including in ‘So why do it?’ RU5 Village zones to inform He said a deferral of 12 the draft RLUS.’ He told the chamber, ‘We months could allow a consultare talking about dwellings ant with expertise in hinterwhere we don’t know how land planning to produce a better outcome. many we actually need.’ North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

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Labor announces candidates

From left: Monika Wheeler, Peter Doherty, Joe Dawson, Jan Hackett, Paul Spooner and Will Constable. Photo Jocelyne Pegoretti

Deputy mayor Paul Spooner has announced his Labor team in the upcoming Byron Shire Council elections. Seeking a second term on Council, Cr Spooner says he will also stand as mayor. He said, ‘After being approached and encouraged to stand for mayor, I have decided it’s time to put myself forward.’ ‘Many people have said they wanted a choice for mayor and that I would provide a sensible alternative for the Shire’s top job.’ ‘As a councillor for the past four years, I have pushed for the council to build more stable financial foundations so it can invest in our roads and infrastructure. I have been a fierce champion of practical

housing-affordability projects that will make a real difference in people’s lives.’ Second on the team is Jan Hackett, local author, educator and member of one of the original pioneering families of the region. Third is Will Constable, who has worked as a school teacher and principal across the shire. Fourth is Ocean Shores resident Joe Dawson and a student of politics and government at Southern Cross University. Monika Wheeler is fifth, and Cr Spooner says she has worked in various high-level policy positions, including as an adviser on women’s and youth affairs to Tanya Plibersek.

Rebuilding Fiji Joe Harvey-Jones is one of three Eureka locals who answered the call to help rebuild the cyclone-ravaged Fijian island of Makogai. Mr Harvey-Jones says they joined several locals and passing yachties who are working with the previous owners of the Old Mill Timberyard, Ian and Wendy James. ‘In Fiji five months after the devastation of Cyclone Winston, the lush vegetation is healing the shredded landscape, but many schools and people remain housed in tents awaiting repair.’ Mr Harvey-Jones says owing to government efforts that are concentrated on larger mainland communities, smaller island villages may wait for months or years for repairs to schools, homes and churches. He says, ‘Wendy and Ian’s project was funded in part by Sea Mercy www.seamercy. org/makogai, an organisation already using yachts to carry medical aid to remote islands, but requires manpower in the form of carpenters and tradies.’

Sixth is Peter Doherty, a Bangalow resident and regional organiser for the United Voice union. Cr Spooner said, ‘I’m proud and excited to lead a skilled team of candidates who represent the views of all the towns and villages in the Shire.’ ‘People can have confidence that the Shire’s finances will be professionally managed, that the roads will be fixed and their rates will go towards maintaining the community facilities and infrastructure our community needs. ‘We want to ensure that locals can afford to live in decent, affordable housing while maintaining secure employment in our region. ‘We live in one of the best places in the world and our

‘We had the loveliest experience living in tents close to the school and getting to know the local village people. The village headman expressed it beautifully when he said that after the cyclone the women could not make eye contact, and he never heard laughter, but knowing there were people who cared, and seeing the school go up brought hope and smiles.’ If you are interested in assisting please contact Wendy Shields by email sailingonoutsider@gmail.com

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local councillors need to support, promote and protect our wonderful community and its north coast lifestyle.’

Wednesday gatherings Cr Spooner says the Labor team is hoping to meet as many locals as possible, to discuss the important issues people want represented on the next Byron Council. His team will hold a series of weekly Wednesday gatherings across the Shire. You can meet them on August 10 at the Ocean Shores Country Club, August 17 at the Bangalow Hotel, August 24 at the Mullumbimby RSL Club and August 31 at the Byron Bay Bowling Club. All start at 5pm.

A contentious affordablehousing project is set to go ahead on a house block on Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, after councillors voted to allow it with units reduced from ten to eight. The topic consumed the entire morning at last Thursday’s final Council meeting; initially a rescission motion got up with the help of Cr Di Woods, which asked for more consultation with the developers. The retiring councillor had a change of heart over what appeared to be concerns over its small size – she had previously voted for it to proceed. But after lunch everything changed, and it appeared an agreement had been struck to go forth instead with six one-bedroom units, two twobedroom units, with a minimum of two units being ‘provided for affordable-housing purposes.’ The caveat from Council was consent not being granted

‘until Council is satisfied that the plans for the development have been amended’ to reflect the changes. Residents had been active in opposing the development, which they say would create a precedent with regard to heritage and density. Yet such a development – which would be the only block of units in the area – is permissible under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) policy. The approval also comes with 11 pages of conditions for Koho Projects Pty Ltd, who are also in the process of of building affordable housing elsewhere in the Shire.

KPoM approved And while many other items were voted upon last Thursday, a significant item that had been delayed for many years will proceed to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. The Byron Coast Koala Plan of Management was finally adopted!

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Local News Increased Community Byron group launches security council candidates for Sept 10 for courts Courts in Byron Bay, Lismore and Tweed Heads are being fitted with portable metal detectors to increase security during high-risk matters. An additional three extra sheriff ’s officers have also been allocated to northern NSW courts and, by the end of the year, they will have access to ballistics vests. The metal detectors are among 13 that are being introduced across the state at a cost of $67,000. Lismore MP Thomas George and Tweed MP Geoff Provest announced the increased security last week.

Plan of Management for Lennox Reserve A contentious plan by Ballina Council to build a BMX track has been put aside while an overarching planning strategy is developed. Resident Allison Goodman welcomed the decision, saying that at the last meeting, councillors voted unanimously for a Plan of Management (POM) to be adopted for the Ocean Breeze Reserve. ‘The main issue raised was the importance of this last open green space for a rapidly growing Lennox Head community,’ she said.

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The Byron Residents’ Group have announced a ticket for the upcoming elections called the ‘Community Byron’ group. Led by president Cate Coorey, the team is made up of all first-time candidates, ‘bringing a new and vibrant energy to the Council fray.’

Special, unique ‘It’s no accident that Byron is special and unique,’ says Ms Coorey, ‘it’s the result of a vigilant and defiant community protecting what we value and nurturing it. Byron is a welcoming place, but increasingly we are being squeezed by demands placed on us by outside forces. We support sensible development and we

are interested to hear what people can give to this place, not what they can get from it.’ Second on the ticket is Ben Mallinson, who has worked for five years as a specialist consultant to architects in Sydney and now lives in Mullumbimby where he is a permaculture student and design consultant. He is a committee member of Northern Rivers Young Farmers’ Alliance. Ben established the food-sovereignty project ‘food4lawns’ in Mullumbimby. Third on the ticket is scientist and ecologist Caitlin Weatherstone. Caitlin is currently working for the Byron Bay Surf Festival and is also establishing an environmen-

tal-education business. Instrumental in the Plastic Free July campaign, Caitlin has cleaned plastic from beaches on Cape York, undertaken local threatened-species surveys and volunteers with several local conservation organisations. Number four on the ticket is Byron Rogers. Born and raised in the region, Byron recently retired after 13 years in the NSW Police Force and is presently studying building and construction. He’s surfed Byron’s beaches for more than 35 years and is secretary of the Byron Bay Malibu Club. Q For more, visit www. communitybyron.com or Instagram @communitybyron.

General manager reappointment questioned A retiring councillor has told The Echo the reappointment of Council’s general manager (GM) by outgoing councillors has prevented incoming councillors from making their own decision on the top job. The position of GM is perhaps the most important – and highest paid – position in Byron Shire Council. At the beginning of their term in 2012, the newly elected councillors were tasked with filling the GM position after former GM Graeme Faulkner had quit months prior. Last week The Echo reported

that outgoing councillors had unanimously offered the job of general manager (GM) to Ken Gainger for another four years, which he has accepted. Cr Dey said, ‘The Council of 2012–16 had the immense benefit of appointing its own general manager and the result was excellent. The outgoing councillors decided, however, to take that opportunity away from the new council, to be elected next month. I think that was a poor decision.’ So was this fair for incoming councillors? One of the councillors

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tasked with the negotiation, Cr Paul Spooner, told The Echo, ‘The difference was back in 2012 there was no general manager in place and the new council had to make an appointment. ‘The current general manger has been in the position for four years, wants to stay around and the review process supported his continuing. This in effect was about negotiating a new contract, not making a new appointment.’ No reply was received from mayor Simon Richardson by deadline.

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Mr Gainger also told The Echo, ‘By voting unanimously to re-appoint the general manager the council has provided a strong vote of confidence in the wonderful work of Byron Council staff in turning Council’s parlous financial position around over this term of Council and as a result being declared as sustainable and Fit for the Future [and thereby] avoiding amalgamation.’ ‘In this context the Council’s decision is welcomed.’ Q See Cr Dey’s letter, page 11

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Local News Festival tents donated to the homeless Two ute loads of tents donated by campers at the recent Splendour in the Grass festival were offered to homeless people attending Homelessness Connect Day at The Winsome in Lismore last week. Festival attendees who brought them onsite but did not want to take them home afterwards left behind the

tents in good condition. They were collected by workers from On Track C ommunity Programs (OTCP) and Connecting Home, helped by community volunteers. The tents were sorted, cleaned and repacked for passing on to those in need of temporary shelter.

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A 24-year-old serving Australian soldier is the latest person to be arrested in a police crackdown on Nimbin’s cannabis trade. So far, fourteen people have been charged by police with a range of offences relating to methyl-amphetamine possession, cannabis supply, weapon possession, consorting and other offences. The arrests follow the formation of Strikeforce Cuppa, which began an investigation in June 2015 into persons suspected of being members of a group known as the ‘Nimbin

Lane Boys’. Police believe the Lane Boys are responsible for the ongoing large-scale supply of cannabis in the area known as Rainbow Lane, a walkway between 62 and 64A Cullen Street, Nimbin. Police say that the soldier was arrested and charged with consorting, two counts of supplying a prohibited drug, taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug (cannabis), having face blackened with intent to commit an indictable offence, and participating in a criminal group. The busts have divided the town; some residents say the ‘Lane Boys’ helped keep harder drugs out of the town.

Greens petition to redo coastal policy Greens organisers say they have collected nearly 200 signatures so far for a petition calling for NSW planning minister Rob Stokes to return the ‘fatally flawed’ coastal policy back to Byron Shire Council for re-drafting after the September elections. It’s called the Coastal Zone Management Plan Byron Bay

Embayment (CZMP-BBE) and was recently submitted in a rush by Crs Woods, Ibrahim, Hunter, Cubis and Wanchap. The Greens have also launched a local government five-point plan for ‘protecting and improving Byron Shire’s and Ballina Shire’s precious coast and waterways.’ The five-point plan is (1)

Almost 60 per cent of all the land clearing that occurred in NSW over a three-year period was ‘unexplained’, latest government figures reveal. The NSW Report on Native Vegetation 2013–2014, released by the Office of Environment and Heritage, shows 13,500ha of woody vegetation cleared for crops, pastures or thinning over the three years to 2013 was ‘unexplained’, and probably illegal. The figures also showed ‘unexplained’ clearing occurred on more than 4,400 properties, yet government agencies launched and completed only 818 compliance and enforcement actions in the same period. ‘This report shows that the

Baird government is soft on illegal land clearing,’ claimed Nature Conservation Council CEO Kate Smolski. ‘We fear it is just a glimpse of what’s to come if the government introduces its new land-clearing laws with weaker environmental protections to parliament later this year. ‘These figures show that the Baird government is not giving Local Land Services and other agencies the resources they need to monitor land clearing and to enforce the laws that are supposed to protect our soils, water resources and wildlife habitat. ‘The area of woodland and wildlife habitat that has been illegally cleared is more than twice the size of Sydney

postcards and calendars. It’s a perfect way to create not only our own happy memories but also those of our visitors.

We don’t think so at the Brunswick Heads Simple Pleasures Photographic Competition. ‘Our all-town exhibition of photo entries in the competition is a town favourite and a unique way to take part in the Visitor Centre Merchandise Simple Pleasures of Brunswick Heads,’ says Cherie Heale, Competition Coordinator. ‘In the new age of “selﬁes” it is nice to get back to basics, spend the time searching for the perfect shot, and seeing your photo displayed around town!’ All entries into the competition have the opportunity to be part of our Visitor Centre merchandise, including

Sue Broadbent and Associates – proud sponsors of the Brunswick Heads Simple Pleasures photo competition.

Local residents Lesley Cowan and Aytan Lachish were thrilled that their photographs were chosen to be included. ‘I was both thrilled and proud to be a part of the competition and to have my photo (pictured) used in the calendar, postcards and Facebook representing our lovely town,’ says Ms Cowan. Nineteen-year-old Aytan was the Overall Winner last year with Swinging in Bruns and has agreed to be a judge this year. ‘I am looking forward to bringing a younger outlook to this year’s event,’ he said. The simple fun of taking the family out, enjoying the river, the ocean, our unique cafes, boutiques and activities such as our new colourful Brunswick Picture House helps create fantastic memories. If you haven’t already submitted your photos in this year’s Brunswick Heads Simple Pleasures Photo Competition ‘Colours of Bruns’ the closing date has now been EXTENDED till Friday 19 August for printed photos

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Ensuring Public beaches are kept public and protected from privatisation; (2) Improving and expanding green spaces along and next to the foreshores; (3) Ensuring clear coastal zonings, which will prohibit inappropriate development where there is a realistic risk of coastal inundation; (4) Amending council

planning instruments and council mapping to respect the internationally accepted climate science and potential future sea level rises as a result of climate change; (5) Properly funding crucial services, such as local surf life saving clubs and shark-spotting teams. Q The petition is available at http://bit.ly/2aN0eF0.

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Harbour, and would have provided habitat for thousands of native mammals. ‘We in NSW are in the middle of an extinction crisis – we cannot afford to keep losing wildlife habitat at this rate or we will lose species such as the koala forever. It’s a disgrace that the government continues to allow this to happen.’

Minister replies In reply, NSW environment minister Mark Speakman said, ‘The NSW Native Vegetation Report 2013–2014 is an operational document that outlines the state of regulation and protection of native vegetation in NSW during the 2013–2014 financial year, and the extent of native

vegetation during 2011–13 (using satellite data). ‘OEH staff have been working on high-priority biodiversity conservation and land-management reforms. The reforms took precedence over the report. ‘The proposed biodiversity conservation and landmanagement reforms aim to improve monitoring of landclearing. As part of these reforms, the government has invested in precise satellite imagery that will provide more regular and detailed knowledge of changes in vegetation, and therefore facilitate more effective compliance and enforcement activity.’ Q See the full report at http://bit.ly/2aWZzRO.

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Climate refugees Australia’s so-called problem with refugees, a manufactured fear for the benefit of hardline politicians, may turn into a reality when climate change really begins to bite. As it will for many other nations in vulnerable areas; borders will be more than ‘porous’ – they will be awash. Small Pacific nations have been lobbying hard to get the big players to notice their plight in the face of sea-level rise. Kiribati is a case in point, a tiny island chain of low-lying coral atolls with an estimated population of 112,000. And now the ABC reports the inhabitants of the Carteret Islands, part of Papua New Guinea, are looking to relocate to Bougainville before their homes, only 1.5 metres above sea level, go under the waves. Already storm surges are washing away houses and vegetable gardens. This is but the beginning. Ethicist Peter Singer caused something of a stir on Q&A on August 2 by claiming that climate refugees would number around 750 million, and that flooding ‘is going to basically inundate every coastal city around the world’. Singer based his figure on a report by Climate Central (Mapping Choices http://bit.ly/sealevelCC). The report noted that under a 4°C warming scenario, there could be ‘enough sea-level rise to submerge land currently home to 470 to 760 million people’. The 4°C scenario is at the upper end of the scale but at this stage, and particularly in Australia, there does not seem to be enough action by developed nations to keep us below the 2°C impact. On TheConversation.com researchers Jane McAdam and Julia Blocher fact-checked Singer’s claim and suggested that many people would try to live with the changed environment rather than move on. However, the level of displacement caused by natural disasters is already high, and we can expect climate change to add to this. McAdam and Blocher point to figures from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: ’Since 2008, an average of 22.5 million people have been displaced by climate- or weather-related disasters [each year].’ So while the figures on displacement must remain uncertain, given the calculations are based on so many weather and geopolitical variables, we are still looking at millions of people on the move. It would seem incumbent upon Australia as nation, if not out of compassion and goodwill (which seem in short supply at government level at present), then at least for the preservation of a workable society, to look at doing its part to stem the effects of climate change that will drive people to leave their homes in a global diaspora. Science minister Greg Hunt’s little U-turn in restoring the numbers of CSIRO climate staff is but a drop in an increasingly turbulent ocean. – Michael McDonald

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f Malcolm Turnbull did not know it before, he certainly should now: before you stomp your way into Aboriginal politics, it is wise to first don the emu-feather sandals of a trained Kadaitcha man. The area is fraught with uncertainty and sensitivities which are not always apparent to the outsider; whitefella politics are relatively straightforward compared to the Indigenous version. But one thing should always be clear: pushing forward without the necessary consultation is disastrous. And so it proved when our prime minister decided, with the best of intentions, to act swiftly and decisively to set up a royal commission over the atrocities which were revealed in the recent Four Corners program. It must have looked like a no-brainer: to get it moving quickly the commission had to involve the Northern Territory, and the obvious choice to head the it was a well-credentialled and experienced local, the former chief justice Brian Ross Martin. It made perfect whitefella sense; but that was precisely the problem. Blackfellas, and especially the locals, were immediately suspicious and resentful. Once again they were being left out of the process; solutions were being imposed upon them by high-handed and disrespectful politicians and, what was worse, their immediate oppressors – chief minister Adam Giles and all his unlovely colleagues – were being encouraged by the lords and masters of Canberra to play the parts that should have been their own. So they made their opposition clear and that made Martin’s – although, apparently not Turnbull’s or his attorney general George Brandis’s – position untenable. Before the serious argument got under way, Martin

determined to resign. When he did so publicly two days later, after Turnbull and Brandis had tried to talk him out of it, he explained his stance with logic and dignity; he did not believe that he was involved in any conflict of interest, or that there should be a perception of one; but the hard fact was that there was such a perception and that as a result he could not have the full confidence of sections of the Indigenous community. Thus there was a risk that the commission would be compromised unless he resigned, and he did. Turnbull and Brandis scram-

behave dispassionately and impartially. There have, of course, been many precedents to the current blunder. The most recent – and the one Turnbull should have noted – was Tony Abbott’s royal commission into the trades unions. This was seen by the unions and by a great many others – even by some Liberals – as a deliberate political stitch-up, a ploy to damage the union movement and, by association, the Labor opposition. And so it transpired: Dyson Heydon, the hand-picked conservative former judge who was put in charge, called two former

Turnbull should have trodden more carefully… he could never be called an expert. by Mungo MacCallum bled; there was still not time for genuine consultation with anyone who mattered, but their selection of joint commissioners from outside the Territory, one of whom was a respected – even esteemed – Gangulu man Mick Gooda, stilled the clamour, at least for the moment. The critics in the media suggested that Gooda could himself have a conflict of interest: his immediate response to the Four Corners program was a terse tweet: ‘Sack the lot of them (the Northern Territory government).’ Now, it appeared, he would be sitting in judgment on them. Gooda later said that this was an emotional rather than a considered response, but it was hardly surprising one; my own reaction was not only should they be sacked but thrown into their own prisons. But within the calmer surrounds of the commission, there is no reason to suppose that Gooda will not

Labor leaders to the dock, and offered gratuitous comments of the credibility of the present one, Bill Shorten. But the clincher came when it was revealed that Heydon had accepted an invitation to be the guest speaker at a Liberal Party fundraiser. Unsurprisingly there were calls for him to stand down; even if, as he maintained, there was no actual conflict of interest, it could hardly be denied that there was a perception. But Heydon held his ground; with somewhat lofty disdain he told the world he had thoroughly examined himself and found himself innocent of all charges: perceptions of conflict were utterly unfounded and could therefore be dismissed. They were not, and as a result his findings were widely regarded as tainted, as was the whole sordid exercise. Perhaps a more salutary example was the royal commission into child abuse initiated by

Julia Gillard; this time there was extensive consultation before all interested parties before the commissioners and the terms of reference were established, and although much of that stillrunning commission has been controversial, it has not attracted accusations of bias. Turnbull’s insistence that the revelations from the Four Corners program needed to be dealt with promptly was entirely correct; while it is true that many of the horrors of the Don Dale Centre had been reported previously, none had been compiled so comprehensively or in such graphic and scarifying detail. But he should have trodden more carefully: he is sympathetic to the Indigenous cause, but he could never be called an expert. He should have taken more notice of those who were, and the same will apply even more forcefully when he eventually moves on to confront the issue of the recognition within the constitution. His instinct, and that of his party, is to proceed with the utmost caution: real changes, they believe, will encourage the conservative opposition and frighten the voters away from even the mildest form of recognition. But others – most notably Indigenous leaders Noel Pearson and Galurrwuy Yunupingu – insist that is not enough. Tokenism will not suffice – if the referendum only delivers symbolism, it is not worth having. If it is left in the hands of the whitefella politicians and lawyers, it will do little if anything to move the nation towards genuine reconciliation. Turnbull needs to talk to them, and to as many involved Aboriginals as he can find. After all, there is not much to be achieved by recognition if no one wants to be recognised. It’s time to start collecting names – and emu feathers.

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Poor decision

Council’s media release of July 21 claims the appointment of the current general manager for a further four years with Byron Council was ‘confirmed unanimously by councillors’. That was not the case. There are processes at the end of a GM’s contract. Step 1 is that the GM advises Council several months out of their wish to continue or not. Step 2 of this council was to delegate the response to a team of four councillors. Step 3 was the team heard the wishes of the other five councillors. The final outcome was negotiated on that basis. It does not reflect the wishes of all councillors on the matter. Hence the claim of unanimity is not correct. The council of 2012–16 had the immense benefit of appointing its own general manager and the result was excellent. The outgoing councillors decided, however, to take that opportunity away from the new council, to be elected next month. I think that was a poor decision. Cr Duncan Dey Main Arm

Ocean Shores DA

In regard to a DA to build eight townhouses on two blocks at 4–6 Roundhouse Place, Ocean Shores. The eight townhouses are boxlike industrial-style construction, which is totally inconsistent with the surrounding development character and visual amenity. The DA has completely disregarded the ‘three-metre space between buildings’ requirements in order to squeeze the most out of the site to the great detriment of

acceptable design practice. In some cases there is less that a metre space between buildings. Surrounding properties in Kanandah Court and others in Roundhouse Place will have significant privacy intrusions from the proposed townhouses. Screening will not be possible because of a long sewerage easement which covers most of one of the blocks. Roundhouse Place is a small cul-de-sac and the road is only six metres wide in most sections. Eight townhouses will generate significant increased traffic flow and parking issues. In all likelihood, vehicles will have to park in Orana Road, which will be a nightmare for traffic on such a busy road. There are also other issues concerning waste management, prevention of solar access, shadowing, car parking and floor space ratios. I urge everyone to have a look at this DA on Byron Council’s website and voice their objections to Byron Council and the elected councillors. It appears this DA is being rushed through at a time when Council is in limbo owing to upcoming elections next month. Jim Morton Ocean Shores

Fantastic plastic

Now that Mullum’s Dennett’s IGA has eliminated the plastic shopping bag – which had its uses as a bin bag – when will they eliminate from their store the less-reusable green bags in the fruit-and-veg department, the clingwrap on bunches of celery, on half-pumpkins… the plastic wraps on breads, the many

hundreds of other ‘single-use’ plastic containers/wraps on their products? And when will their prices be reduced to account for their discontinued cost of supplying such bags ‘free’ to shoppers? The timing of this Santos-led ‘bag war’ was uninformed; the Lismore waste facility now accepts plastic shopping bags for recycling. What is the difference between re-using plastic shopping bags as bin liners and buying plastic bin liners, apart from the direct charge to the consumer? They still end up in landfill. As I refuse to purchase plastic bin-liner bags, I just might have to move my shopping to Woolworths to get my ‘free’ bin liner supply. Gordon Haynes Federal

Stolen land

Inheritance law is one of the fundamentals of our British system. It is to be hoped this will be front and centre in our considerations of Aboriginal land rights and a treaty. Our wealth, our commonwealth, is built on Aboriginal land. The owners have been disinherited. Jim Nutter Main Arm

The Koho DA

As a long-term resident living in Mullumbimby I do wonder about all the hoohah surrounding the development application in Stuart Street. After checking out their website it seems to me that the developers actually have a social conscience. They are involved in designing and building crisis accommodation up on the Gold Coast and I drove past their development in Sun-

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motion to negate the previous approval was successful. It was successful owing to Cr Woods changing her decision because in her own words to me, ‘I think it is very sneaky for Koho to be getting such a scheme through under affordable housing when it is not affordable housing’. I know there are community members reviewing all procedures regarding this DA and if there has been any error in planning procedural law, a third-party challenge will be possible in the Land and Environment Court against this council’s last hurrah! I suggest CAN seriously consider whether a vote for Cr Spooner can now be sanctioned as a vote for a trustworthy candidate who will support grassroots community. He came to power as an independent but is now backlit by the optic gleam of ambition for the Labor Party’s prizes and is tainted by such demonstration of sleight-of-hand.

rise, The Kollective, and I liked how it looked. People want to live in this area and if some interestingly designed one-bedroom units can be incorporated into our town, where is the harm in that? It seems a lot better to me than people renting out their garages for $300 per week or their caravans for $250 per week. As a property manager in this area I deal every day with people looking for rentals and owners wanting to rent. Most owners are putting their own homes on Airbnb and bunking in with friends in peak periods. Consider for a minute that Koho are actually trying to do a good thing and help people who would like to stay in this area. Maybe, just maybe, this development will allow ten local people to stay in the area and continue to contribute to the community that we all enjoy being part of. Leah Ashenhurst Mullumbimby Q Who among us, when we elect our local councillors, considers we give them our permission to ‘negotiate’ with developers/planners into the night using tactics we’ve never heard of (recommittal) to approve DAs in a format that no-one not on the futures-exchange floor on said night has ever seen? Insider horse-trading with Cr Spooner the chief whip! Earlier that day community objectors to this precedent for pseudo-affordable housing (ARH SEPP) by Koho witnessed debate and after two to three hours left the meeting when a rescission

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Go for Cate Cooney and, with the rest of the Greens team, Sarah Ndiaye from Byron Bay, and bypass the aforementioned operator. June Grant Mullumbimby

God bless America?

If Trump becomes president of the USA, it will be a lunatic running the lunatic asylum. It’s bad enough with what we have here in Australia. Father, do not forgive them for they know what they do. Or do they? What’s to say Clinton will be any different? Paul Brecht Goonellabah

The Hunter DA

I read, with a sense of unreality, the headline to your August 3 article, ‘Councillor’s DA all good’ and, as I read down, I wondered what alternative universe the council’s staff are living in. The reality is that, in the collective recollection of my and Cr Alan Hunter’s ‘longcontinued on next page

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Keeping Migaloo safe a priority We respond to the report about Migaloo published in The Echo last week. We have several decades’ experience in humpbackwhale science, conservation and management, including countless hours photomatching tens of thousands of images of individual whales, including multiple sightings of Migaloo over 25 years. Our research and advice has helped to inform the development of state and federal whale-watching regulations. The white whale photographed last week off Byron Bay is Migaloo. A simple photo comparison of the tail flukes and dorsal fin with our catalogues confirms this.

Migaloo is a unique animal of global conservation concern, and is afforded the highest level of protection in state and federal waters in Australia. We are appalled at the actions of commercial whale-watching operators on the Gold Coast, approaching well within the 500m ‘special protection approach distance’ declared and well publicised by the minister in Queensland. We are dismayed by the image published on the front cover of last week’s Echo by a commercial photographer, who stated that he spent several days focusing on trying to capture images of Migaloo. If the vessel he was on was placed in the path of travel

of the pod, which is an exclusion zone detailed in the NSW Marine Mammal Regulation (2006), that would constitute harassment, punishable in NSW by up to two years in jail and a $300,000 fine. The main problem with images such as these is that they promote irresponsible behaviour around whales; in particular, special-interest animals such as Migaloo. Regardless of the photographer’s explanation of how he captured the image, every private boat owner along the coast who has seen these images is now under the impression that it’s okay to get within a metre of this specially protected animal. We expect OEH NSW and

EHP QLD to use the legislation available to them to take action and show some leadership in protecting Migaloo and all eastern Australian humpback whales from harassment. We commend the actions of the Queensland minister to allow an escort to protect Migaloo along the coast and urge state and federal agencies to harmonise regulations across jurisdictions. Olive Andrews, marine mammal scientist Dr Trish Franklin, The Oceania Project Dr Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project Mick McIntyre, Whales Alive Dr Tim Stevens, Griffith University

continued from page 11 suffering neighbours’, there has never been a time in recent years when he and his ‘road transport terminal’ have been compliant. Quite apart from the approval for the operation which is the subject of your article and which, in any case, expires this month and for which there have been numerous, documented, breaches of the approval

conditions over the two years (late-night and weekend accessing of the facility, particularly), he has been running a parallel, identical, operation on another area of his property. This activity has been going on, for several years now, without supervision or restrictions until the pressure from neighbours on Council’s compliance staff finally forced him to lodge

a development application. This reluctantly lodged DA, it is worth pointing out, was handwritten and was lodged with Council unaccompanied by any of the attachments one would have expected to accompany an application of such significance (traffic management, environmental impact, social impact, etc) and appeared to be an exercise in placating the neighbours and Council

staff while the activity continues unabated. This DA has now been in the system for months with little or no discernible progress. Meanwhile the Hunters continue to operate their business on both parts of their property and it seems that as of sometime this month neither of their operations will have a valid approval in place. Nice look

when you go for re-election in a month or so, Alan. Graham Mathews Byron Bay

Inflicting Rudd

Well, Mungo, I am staggered by your column of August 3 re Rudd for UN. Why on Earth would you want to inflict Kevin Rudd on the rest of the world? Isn’t the globe in enough strife now? Malcolm Turnbull will be cheered for eternity for his very correct decision not to nominate Mr Rudd for that post. Ever since that fateful weekend in 2007, Kevin 07 has shown that he has promoted himself way above his ability and has displayed the ‘Errol Flynn’ touch to everything that he has undertaken. And it is not only the nomination that should send fear through the community, as he would be expecting that the Australian taxpayer should also bankroll his bid. He has form in this arena. We all remember his last bid for some global recognition with the 2010 chase for the 2022 Soccer World Cup. Over $45 million was trousered by parties unknown in his futile effort, which resulted in a single vote to Australia. Past ALP colleagues de-

scribed Rudd as a megalomanaic, while former NSW premier Kristina Keneally called him a psychopathic narcissist and claimed she could name 12 more worthy Australian bidders for the UN position, with one of them being her pet labrador. Perhaps, Mungo, you could assemble the left-wing intelligentsia to the front bar of the Billinudgel Hotel (I am currently reading your tome Poll Dancing) and have a debate between Kevin and the labrador. The worm would be busy and the sports betting agencies would probably have the labrador at very short odds. Tim Harrington Lennox Head

Dangerous game

To the three young men in their late teens or early twenties driving a clapped-out white hatchback who baited and abused me on Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores on Thursday July 28 while I rode my pushbike: Boys, it’s a dangerous game you’re playing. You don’t know who I am. And when a car containing three strangers (a) drives up close beside you so that its passenger can roar at you through the window, continued on page 14

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WE C•A•N WAKE UP! The 2011 Census recorded the population of Byron Shire as 29,209. At the 2012 election, there were 21,740 people enrolled to vote. Out of those, only 16,481 voted. 903 of those votes were informal.

ONLY 15,578 people decided our last council! 1,000,000 people visit Byron Shire every year. Our roads are disgusting… …our public toilets are even worse! We are struggling to manage the population we already have, yet at the last meeting of the outgoing council, the pro-development bloc of Ibrahim, Wanchap, Cubis, Hunter and Woods passed a controversial Rural Land Use Strategy that will have far-reaching consequences for our Shire. Council received over 830 submissions, an overwhelming majority expressing dissatisfaction with the R.L.U.S. NSW Department of Planning and the Office of Environment and Heritage have pointed out significant faults. The above five councillors have voted consistently for large-scale and inappropriate developments*, expediting them with scant regard for community participation or due process. Yet these same councillors chose to delay the ‘Koala Plan of Management’ more than once, citing reasons of “inability to understand a key document”, concern the plan would “lock up land” and a challenge to NSW Office of Environment & Heritage and leading koala experts as to the reasons for koala deaths.

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Sorting wheat from chaff on September 10 As longtime Greens supporters, following mayor Simon Richardson’s campaign launch we feel urged to comment. Firstly, the changes brought in regarding the creation of granny flats and second dwellings have done next to nothing to promote affordable housing. Instead, we have a growing culture of short-term letting, especially through Airbnb. Secondly, the support he showed in the past for the construction of 52 units in Beach Break (next to the Suffolk Park BP) was supposedly for ‘affordable housing’, even

though he himself described the DA as a ‘bit of a dinosaur’. As predicted by the majority of the community, the units are not what would be classified as affordable housing. This was evident in the off-the-plan pricing of $500,000+ and prices now exceeding $700,000 for a two-bed unit. They are rented for $595+ per week, which cannot be considered affordable housing! Rents in general have increased by around 30 per cent over the past three years in Suffolk Park. We ask Simon Richardson and his Greens party to

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provide some real action on affordable housing. All councillors should be aware of developers who tout proposals of ‘affordable housing’ as it seems it rarely follows that course. B Petry & D Ridoutt Suffolk Park Q It’s great to see CAN (Com-

munity Access Network) revitalised for the upcoming critical council elections. CAN needs your help and active involvement now. Get informed via CAN’s endorsement about who you should vote for. Sitting through Council’s debate on the Rural Settlement Strategy and whether we should double the number of people living in Byron Shire over the coming years at the expense of the environment underlined the urgency of these coming elections. Watching with dismay and powerlessness the Gang of Five commit up to $10 million dollars of scarce ratepayer money to a rock wall

which could send Council broke reminded me of why we formed CAN 20 years ago as the Battle for Byron raged. And I am reminded of the words of the founder of The Echo Nick Shand just before he died: ‘It’s ridiculous to say “you can’t stop development.” We can and we must!’ I know Rossco Phillips, CAN’s ceaseless campaign manager. He’s got a lot of heart and commitment for this community. It’s time for those wellheeled business people, music entrepreneurs, celebs, publicans, tourist operators large and small, who have materially benefited from the uniqueness of Byron and its economy, to help CAN and Rossco now in its advertising campaign. We little people can all contribute, even the cost of a bottle of wine or a packet of cigarettes for the week. Rossco’s number is 6684 0184, rosscophillips@gmail.com. We CAN do it! David Bradbury Wilsons Creek Q I’d

like to let people know about my proposal for the West Byron site. In co-operation with John Sparks (town planner extraordinaire), I advocate the rehabilitation of the site as a bird sanctuary and native wildlife habitat, where contemporary sympathetic constructions are sited within a regenerated natural environment.

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continued from page 12 (b) circles back though you react with nothing more than an exaggerated shrug, (c) flips you the bird and (d) bellows homophobic abuse, it gets your blood boiling. Parents, maybe you can help explain the risks. At least they had the good sense not to stop the car. Ben Winch Ocean Shores

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I read with some mirth the letter by Dave Sherlock titled ‘About Pauline’ in the July 27 edition. Firstly, I will make the assumption Dave is writing about Senator Pauline Hanson. It is a difficult assumption to make on the one hand, but simple on the other. It is simple because most people who comment on Pauline Hanson have never met, sat down with, had a legitimate, rational discussion or debate with her. Mostly they just regurgitate the BS that is written in the main-

This does not involve trying to stop the legitimate landowners getting a return on their investment. Quite the contrary. Developing the site as a high-value wetland and bird sanctuary means tourist accommodation and educational facilities can be integrated. The site can provide an excellent return to a developer without imposing a massive population burden on the already overused Ewingsdale Road. I am running for Council, and clearly serving as a councillor has nothing to do with advancing a commercial development, but this gives you some idea of how I seek to implement the wishes of the community, put forth again and again and again, in surveys and public meetings going right back to the 1990s. We need to get tourism out of residential areas, but quality visitor experiences can be part of a regenerated environment. Simply increasing visitor numbers at the expense of homes for residence is bad policy and inhumane. Residents want a balance, and I was among those who thought we could rely on the Greens to give it to us. I am a council candidate to fulfil a duty: the duty to care for our people and our environment together. Matthew Hartley Byron Bay

mer Greens parliamentarian I have avidly tracked our Greens preselection for the upcoming Council elections. The scrutiny is due to the current Council’s pro-development lurch, not as a result of the will of the voters but from a defection. The issue looming is a proliferation of progressives, some untested, and an ALP ticket. We could inadvertently split the vote. A message to all from developers to state government and opposition would be to reinstate a forthright Greens presence at this election. Simon has effectively been a mayor in 0pposition, a difficult experience, but experience here is the key. Our new team, all of whom I have worked with and observed in various community efforts and enterprises, constitutes a progressive and environmentally responsible future for our Shire. Voter participation, informed choice and a careful consideration of preference flows (study CAN’s advice) are our collective responsibility if we are to restore our wonderful, environmentally sensitive and unique green heartland. Ian Cohen Broken Head Q Catch more election

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stream press by journalists and others who also have never sat down and spoken with her. Much of what Dave wrote is not what I have seen and heard firsthand on the occasions I have had the pleasure to sit and speak with Pauline Hanson about her views, passion and desires for this country and its people. I have a couple of questions for Dave. Firstly, when and how many times have you actually spoken with Pauline and sought her views, and listened as she shared these with you personally? You have written as if you are a longtime personal friend and acquaintance. You state, ‘deep down inside Pauline, beneath the ignorance, hate, belief and assumption lives a beautiful angel with a lovely soul who longs to be loved and needed’. These are words that would be used to express characteristics and emotional aspects of someone known deeply and possibly inti-

mately. They are certainly not words one would use to describe (accurately) someone you may never have met. So my second question, Dave, is how intimately do you know Pauline? How long have you been close friends? How many times have you sat and spoken with her in deep conversation to gain such deep and personal information of her? You see, Dave, unless you have that sort of intimate knowledge of this lady, what you have written is just another load of garbage diatribe, without basis. I suggest in future, before you put pen to paper, you at least take the time to speak with the person you attempt to vilify. Robert Taylor Mullumbimby NOTE: Letter writers are again urged to keep their letters short and concise, especially with a deluge of election commentary coming up.

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A paradise unmindful of catastrophe Story & image S Sorrensen

When I was a kid, tough men were wiry blokes with bodies shaped by hard physical work. Under blue singlets were stomachs as hard as a droughted paddock, flat as a factory floor. They werenâ€™t big men, but they were tough, with weathered skin and dirty nails. A pair of young men walks past where I loiter on a footpath in downtown Surfers Paradise. I like Surfers Paradise. (There, Iâ€™ve said it.) Itâ€™s decadent. Lying next to an increasingly agitated ocean, but unintimidated by this vulnerable proximity, Surfers Paradise is where the last wave of the Western dream is crashing onto expensive real estate in a dump of money, drugs and designer torn jeans. With gobal catastrophe confined to screens, small and large, on which Syrian deserts, French churches, and Australian juvenile detention centres vie with Pokemon, The Block and Instagram for our attention, portfolioed people from

around the world, sharing a taste for tinsel and tequila, come here to flirt with the jaded joys of consumerism, the waxed fantasies of voyeurism, and the real dangers of melanoma. Iâ€™m having a break from a â€˜professional development dayâ€™ in the building behind me. This exercise in enfeebling language by injecting it with jargon which saps all meaning has put me, with the others, on a â€˜synergised pathway to desired outcomesâ€™.

I need air. A woman balancing precariously on pink high heels (Surfers beachwear) stands at the crossroads. She stares at her phone, a furrowed brow creasing her makeup. A block away, the ocean is itching to get into the party, but the dune is a bouncer shaking its head. Pop tunes bubble out of the Hard Rock Cafe, and Japanese language babbles from a gaggle of tourists, shopping bags in one hand, phones in

the other, heading towards the Ugg Boot and Opal Store. The two young men walk past. Well, itâ€™s hardly a walk; itâ€™s more of a waddle. Bulging thighs preclude a normal gait, and enlarged biceps make it impossible for elbows to touch torso, keeping their arms splayed. The old wiry blokes would laugh at them. (I donâ€™t.) These bodies have been sculpted in a gym, not in a factory or paddock. If some women are pressured to look like the airbrushed anorexic model staring down from the nearby billboard, then some men feel the need to have a body that looks like itâ€™s been overinflated at a service station, a steroidal Michelin Man. They look tough, sure, but that could be the haircuts. If there was an intergenerational punch-up, Iâ€™d put my money on the wiry blokes of yore. A snippet as they pass: â€˜... Iâ€™m like, no way, sheâ€™s too hot for you, and heâ€™s like, no, she really digs me. â€˜Meanwhile sheâ€™s like giving me the eye...â€™ Okay, it isnâ€™t Shakespeare

(and let us reflect on the sad passing of â€˜saidâ€™) but compared to the corporate mutilations Iâ€™ve been listening to all morning, itâ€™s at least human. The speaker wears like designer tracksuit pants and a muscle shirt. Tattoos cover his arm like a haemorrhage, bleeding up onto his neck, where his trapezius muscles are flying buttresses to a shaved temple. He is all gym muscle, as is his mate. They both text while they swagger. Or maybe theyâ€™re looking for Pokemon. I donâ€™t know. They stagger up to the woman. Her lips, a glossy pink (matching her shoes), part into a smile, and, teetering in her high heels, she hooks her arm around the speakerâ€™s obese bicep. So, off they go, a cool crippled trio, stumbling towards the beach, where the sea bides its time. Yep, I like Surfers Paradise. Itâ€™s a diamante patch on the worldâ€™s fraying fabric, sparkling in the last rays. Q Read more of Sâ€™s work at

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Debt doubling Superfund survey group MEâ€™s tenth biannual Household Financial Comfort Report shows marked deterioration in Australian householdsâ€™ confidence in their â€˜ability to manage debt over the next six to 12 monthsâ€™, doubling from about five per cent over the past few years to ten per cent in the past six months to June 2016. Single parents reported the highest levels of concern in their â€˜ability to meet minimum debt repayments over the next six to 12 monthsâ€™ (19 per cent), followed by â€˜couples with young childrenâ€™ (15 per cent) and â€˜young singles/ couplesâ€™ (12 per cent). Consistent with an expected rise in debt stress, more households â€˜paying off or owning a homeâ€™ reported to be drawing on their home equity to â€˜pay off debtâ€™ (up 4 points to 11 per cent) and â€˜to make ends meetâ€™ (also up 4 points to 10 per cent) during the first half of 2016. Jeff Oughton, MEâ€™s consulting economist and report co-author, said that there is a marked increase in households feeling vulnerable to income shocks associated with wage cuts and fewer hours worked.

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More nuclear power: The future’s looking rosy Daniel Sage

One thing is clear here on the British island: we need a lot more referendums. (Referenda? I don’t think so. But we could vote on it!) They should be weekly, electronic, and binding. I’ve yet to meet anyone who admits they voted to leave the EU, but it is hard to deny the process was boldly, bluntly, if simplistically, democratic. Down with suits. Down with stodgy, uptight decision makers who don’t know how to dance or hang with the kids or do anything creative. Up with voting. This week’s referendumworthy topic is the plan to build a gigantic new nuclear

power station at Hinkley, the biggest in the world and set to become the most expensive. It’s the perfect mix of superhigh cost, dubious legacy for generations to come, and risks that many perceive as unknown or downright daft and dangerous. We need power on the island, yes. We’ve run out of coal, we’ll soon run out of oil, and we can’t rely on our neighbours, especially those we’ve just told to bugger off.

Renewables Why not spend the $40 billion on renewables, bleats Greenpeace, such as wind – which produces around 15 per cent of the UK’s energy already in a scheme widely

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considered the best in Europe – or fledgling techs such as wave and solar. Existing alternatives are not ‘baseload’ suitable because of limits in storing their energy. Two of Hinkley’s principal investors are France and China. They will invest around a fifth and a third respectively, both via companies owned mainly by their governments looking to profit nicely from the deal.

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The other Thursday there was much cheering when the French confirmed they were ready to go and on their way over to the UK for a signing ceremony with their Chinese counterparts. But come Friday morning, as the delegates arrived for breakfast, the British played a bruising, even snubbing, move and announced they wanted another think about it all and would decide in the autumn. Perhaps the refreshed Tory government can see there is indeed a giant nuclear white elephant in the room. Perhaps it’s buying

time to thrash around for more solutions, or to be certain Hinkley really is the least worst choice it could make. There are so many downsides, it’s as if the reactor will sit on a sharp peak surrounded by plunging crevices. The strike price for its power output ($170/MW) is set at twice the current market price and fixed for 35 years. Estimated build costs are already three times the original budget and still rising. Other, similar projects in Europe, notably in Finland and Flamanville, France, are years behind schedule and mock their budgets by the billions.

Calamity Nuclear in general is a calamity waiting to happen, most people think. Plenty of disasters are within living memory. Chernobyl, Fukushima, Three Mile Island are just some of the 90 or so serious accidents since the NRX core explosion in 1952. Even while we live in a world saturated

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in marketing, no PR guru yet born can make it sound a good idea. But we are craven in our use of power and don’t want to switch off or turn down. So the government must do what it can to satisfy the nation’s wants. As with Brexit, there is no end of poorly-informed public opinion. And there are no no-risk options. A referendum would likely chuck it all out the window without a thought, but then the lights would dim and we’d wonder how it had come to that.

More subs By coincidence, this week also saw Parliament vote in (with an overwhelming majority) our next wave of nuclear-missile subs. New prime minister Theresa May declared she would definitely press the button if she had to, even if it meant a hundred thousand innocent deaths. No point in a deterrent, she added cheerfully, if you’re not willing to use it. (Incidentally, she was the first prime minister ever to answer the question directly and not evade it.) For both these projects, one snag is our government’s determination to use British firms in the construction. Shame is, we don’t do it that well any more. The last lot of nuclear submarines we made, Trident, get into trouble regularly. Only last week, one bumped into a merchant vessel off Gibraltar in a ‘glancing’ collision; the Royal Navy is investigating. The Americans

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by Ian Rogers For the fourth consecutive year, Andrew Brown has won the ANU Open, the main event in Canberra’s long-running chess festival, which features schools tournaments and a team blitz event. Brown was forced to share top honours with long-time rival Junta Ikeda, but edged him out for the trophy on a tiebreaker. Top seeded Ikeda trailed Brown throughout the event owing to an early draw with India’s Soumya Thakurta, but earned his place in the tie for first with a tough last round win over Welsh International Master and second seed Richard Jones. This week’s game, from the second division at the ANU Open, features a tragicomic finish with one player resigning the game when victory was within his grasp… ANU Open 2016 White: L Forace Black: M Jones Opening: Sicilian Defence 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.e5?! An over-enthusiastic pawn

make them better and more cheaply but to use them would show weakness and over-reliance, not to mention having to share our security. Ditto for the power plant. Hinkley A, its predecessor – which stopped generating energy in 2000 and is still being decommissioned – started life in 1957, the glorious fruit of three British firms, English Electric, Babcock & Wilcox, and Taylor Woodrow. Hinkley B, 1967, used Whessoe and Strachan & Henshaw, previously a paper-bag making company. Nowadays, these are mostly service-oriented firms. The actual gubbins is more reliably sourced from the Chinese. But where the pre-Brexit leaders welcomed every kind of Chinese investment, the new mob are asking a lot more questions, especially when it comes to matters so potentially, how you say, explosive.

Useful proverb There is a Chinese proverb the government might be wise to remember: When the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but when they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. And the Chinese can take comfort in the English proverb: God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. Play safe, children. Q A former Byron Shire resident, Daniel Sage is a London journalist and author of the novel Fall Curve. See more at danielsage.co.uk

sacrifice; Jones calls Forace’s bluff. 10...dxe5 11.fxe5 Nxe5! 12.Nxe5 Qd4+ 13.Kh1 Qxe5 14.Bf4 Qa5 15.Qf3! Qh5 16.Qg3 16.Be2! Qxf3 17.Bxf3 keeps up the pressure. 16...Re8?! 17.Rae1 Bb4? A wasted move is followed by an outright error. After 17...Bd7, here or last move, White has still to prove compensation for the pawn. 18.Re5 Qg4 19.Qf2 Nh5 20.Bd2 f5 Desperation, since 20...f6 loses to 21.Rg5!! 21.Be2? Missing 21.Bxf5!, which would have ended the game quickly. 21...Qg6 22.Qd4 Be7 23.Qa4 Bd6!? 24.Rfxf5! Bxe5! 25.Bxh5 (See diagram) Qxf5?? 0-1

Both players thought that Black’s move – in place of the strong 25...b5! – was a winner. Forace thought for a couple of minutes and resigned, realising that his intended 26.Qxe8 ‘checkmate’ is simply answered by 26... Qf8. However, he failed to realise that White could then checkmate in two more moves after 27.Bf7+! a

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Articles The US electoral circus episode 12: Yankee joker jeered at writers festival – and why Trump and Hanson are not populists Phillip Frazer

At the Byron Writers Festival last week, American satirist P J O’Rourke was a star drawcard, but the more he spoke the less drawn the crowd got. When Kerry O’Brien got pointy with the author-talker, the crowd quickly grew more testy than Kez, and I delayed walking out on their one-onone interview to see if we’d collectively toss the tosser in the pond. O’Rourke calls himself a conservative libertarian, and like most American libertarians he wants personal freedoms like paying no taxes – with no responsibility for common welfare. But his stock-in-trade is to mock lefties and anyone who advocates social or economic reforms he doesn’t like.

The elites He told our Byron crowd that the mostly white men rallying behind Donald Trump were angry at ‘the elites’, which, he emphasised repeatedly, included us. They are angry, he said, because government regulation gets in the way of their small businesses while we elites take up the TV news time carrying on about gender-neutral bathrooms. Generally, he blames us chardonnay-sippers and latte-slurpers for ignoring the genuine deprivations of the white working-class/unemployed. Actually, lefties remain the most focused critics of the takeover of America’s economy and government (and increasingly Australia’s) by the one per cent of the one per cent, and the global corporations they own. O’Rourke did make one good point mostly ignored by the media, including the left’s, which is that Trump has, for 12 years now, starred as the Fixer–in-Chief on his TV show The Apprentice. In this series, which O’Rourke said has been seen by 200 million Americans (though Google suggests maybe half that number), Trump bosses people around, disparages women, and makes Big Decisions. That might explain some of Trump’s voters, but more crucial is that he’s the ultimate fake ‘populist’ who appeals to the white male offcuts by telling them that people notlike-them are getting all the

PJ O’Rourke holds forth at the writers festival. Photo Jeff Dawson

government handouts and all that TV attention being spent on discussing gender-neutral bathrooms. Texas political commentator Jim Hightower, with whom I published The Hightower Lowdown newsletter for 14 years, is incensed that the mainstream media keep calling Trump and anyone else who appeals to base instincts like xenophobia and racism a ‘populist’ – here that includes Pauline Hanson. In the latest Lowdown, Hightower quotes ‘a major player in this year’s presidential race’ who recently helped him defend the democratic ideal of genuine populism. ‘I’m not prepared to concede the notion that some of the rhetoric that’s been popping up is populist,’ said this major player, adding that a politician doesn’t ‘suddenly become a populist’ by denigrating people of other races, cultures, religions, and nations.

Cynicism ‘That’s not the measure of populism. That’s nativism or xenophobia or worse. Or it’s just cynicism. So I would just advise everybody to be careful about suddenly attributing to whoever pops up at a time of economic anxiety the label that they’re a “populist”. Where have they been? Have they been on the frontlines for working people? Have they been labouring to open up opportunity for more people?’ Nope, that wasn’t Sanders. It was Barack Obama, delivering an impromptu cheer for true populism at a June 29 press conference. (Hightower did hasten to add that Obama himself ‘has hardly been a practising populist’.) For all of that, one other thing that keeps voters rally-

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ing behind the Trumps and Hansons is the rapidly growing percentage of America’s and our populations who can’t earn a decent income, and who also see and hear loud and clear that the richest one per cent, and even more outrageously the .01 per cent, are accruing more wealth and more income every day while regular folks, even some who waste $4.50 on a coffee, are scraping the barrel to get by – or they’re not getting by. Two basic facts of life in the USA today that go unreported by mainstream media and ignored by P J O’Rourke are (1) the richest one per cent of Americans own and earn about what the lowest 90 per cent do, and (2) about 54 per cent of US government discretionary spending goes to ‘defence’. Cut those two stats in half and you could truly make America great.

Trump’s game It’s worth noting that while Hanson and her three other One Nation senators have very little to say about the economy being hijacked by global corporations, Trump does. Thomas Frank, a liberal Democrat hotshot, issued a warning to his fellow Democrats last week. He pointed out that the remnant of the Republican Party led by Donald Trump is radically different from all the pro-multinational corporations and military industrial complex types like

Bush, Romney – and Clinton – and from the Tea Party-ists who fantasise that their tax money all goes on aid to foreigners and poor people. The Trumpets reckon big businesses, other than Trump’s, suck, ‘free trade’ is a rip-off by global corps, sick people should have doctors and nurses, big banks should be broken up, workers should have paid daycare, and who cares which toilets you go to. Frank also described Trump himself as ‘an altogether different monster’ who’s a bigot, racist, global-warming denying, hypocritical, untrustworthy, authoritarian, predatory businessman and a thricemarried vulgarian – all of which and more is true.

Loonytunes Frank sounds the alarm that the Clinton Democrats haven’t registered that the Dem-Repub consensus for America-rules-the-worldfor-corporate-profit has at last been scuttled, not by the sensible Bernie Sanders but by the loonytunes Trump. Meanwhile, prestigious New Yorker editor Ryan Lizza just published a story echoing my piece in The Echo last month, about how Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party could win enough votes to throw the whole election into a different kind of chaos. Stay tuned. Q Phillip Frazer writes from coorabellridge.com.

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The Bright Side Clinic is now open in the Byron West Industrial Estate. Open Monday–Friday plus Saturday mornings, we are a small clinic offering complete GP services. Dr Jon Coldwell, previously of Ocean Shores, has an interest in skin cancer and offers bulk-billed skin checks and affordable skin surgery. He is joined by Dr Myron Binns. Originally from Jamaica, Dr Binns has worked in the UK and NZ before calling Mullumbimby home for the last eight years. His interests include childhood health, sports medicine and emergency medicine. He has worked in general and paediatric emergency departments locally, in rural Australia, and overseas. For a caring, professional team offering everything your health needs, come over to The Bright Side. Suite 9, 20 Bayshore Dr, Byron Bay. 6680 7788. thebrightsideclinic.com.au

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From 2013, when investment in housing started to pick up, we have seen the rate of increase in rents slow down in Australia.

How do you sell a property at auction when there’s only one buyer?

You can ask Stuart Aitken and Heidi Last of McGrath. They broke their own record for the price achieved on a Forest Glades property last week! ‘To have a record broken within three days reflects the very strong sellers’ market that the Shire is experiencing at Front cover of the book Our Way Stories (Photograph taken by Kate the moment. It’s great news Holmes. Supplied by Arts Northern Rivers from the book Our Way Stories.) for sellers and we couldn’t be On an outing at the Writers traditional elders from the local happier for our clients,’ say Stuart and Heidi. Festival last Friday I noticed that area. It is not typical of our Elders Real Estate Bangalow normal sponsorship but we feel David Mills, McGrath’s was involved in sponsoring very privileged to have been able award-winning auctioneer The Elders Book Project Our to help these stories be shared.’ and principal says, ‘single Ways Stories. Dale Roberts, bidder scenarios happen quite who edited the book, worked often. On the day there may alongside some of the northern more buyers wanting to buy, rivers’ most respected elders to but only one might be in a record their stories before they position to buy under auction are lost. conditions. (At auction the sale is unconditional.) We have I asked Janice Maple, one of the adopted some very successful principals at Elders Bangalow, strategies to make both buyer how they came to be involved. and seller happy to transact on ‘The opportunity was brought auction day with minimal fuss to my attention through and complete transparency.’ crowdfunding with Arts Northern Rivers. What really Both properties were put to attracted me to it was that it the market via auction. The Janice Maple explored the stories about the properties sold within three

Stuart Aitken and Heidi Last

days of one another. The first property sold the day before auction, when an offer of $625,000 was made and the vendor felt compelled to accept. The second property proceeded to auction with only one registered bidder and sold for $665,000.

17-year low in CPI good news for home buyers and renters

between Booyong and Ballina. In 1948 flood damage and landslips saw services suspended on the line and eventually it was closed in 1953. Unlike the The latest CPI figures provide further evidence that the current train line, the cottage, according to Harcourts agent Brett taxation arrangements that MacDonald, ‘has been lovingly provide many Australians with renovated to reflect modern the opportunity to invest in expectations while preserving property add to the housing beautiful art deco features, supply and keep rents lower including ornate than they would otherwise be. plaster ceilings, Property Insider likes to know stunning timber doors and when properties of historical significance come to the market. hardwood floors Harcourts have listed 150 Tamar throughout.’ Street, which is purportedly the old stationmaster’s home. Brett In 1930 a branch line opened MacDonald

According to the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA), the 2016 June quarter CPI figure is good news for home buyers and renters. The Housing Group increased by 0.4 per cent for the quarter and 1.3 per cent for the year to June 2016 with rents increasing by just 0.2 per cent for the June quarter and 0.7 per cent for the year.

150 Tamar Street

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152 Nashua Road, FERNLEIGH Open Wednesdays & Saturdays 11am - 12noon Duncan Lorimer 0400 844 412

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Situated on massive 1344m2 block Character home nestled in tropical environment Easy 5 minute walk to desirable Bangalow Village 2O@BHNTRÄQNNLRÄVHSGÄÇDWHAKDÄÇNNQÄOK@M Ideal parents retreat Expansive entertaining deck Genuine interstate vendor Loads of potential to improve

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Located just 30 metres to the pristine sands and crystal clear waters of South Golden Beach, this award winning architectural-design by Gabriel Pool home is simply stunning. Oﬀering the ultimate beachside escape, the property is conveniently located in this unspoilt, sleepy seaside town, yet is only a short distance to Byron Bay and all it has to oﬀer.

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Set amongst stunning tropical gardens, this peaceful haven oﬀers you a multitude of options, whether you’re seeking a home plus income or need to accommodate a large family. Tuscan inspired solid hardwood kitchen, generous 3 metre covered deck provides an enchanting, lush tropical se ing for alfresco entertaining or to simply relax and enjoy the serenity. A host of birdlife regularly comes to visit, including king parrots, black cockatoos and kookaburras and all within a level 5 min stroll to the Beach.

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Thursday 5.30 – 6.30pm Saturday 12.00 – 1.00pm Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee / Principal 0411 081 118

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EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS

David Mills Principal/Auctioneer

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‘The Final Land Bangalow ’The Meadows’ Meadows Final Land Release Release –- Bangalow’ What a fantastic day and result for the community! The weather turned it on and over 150 attended the onsite event, with free coffee from Moonshine Roaster and croissants from Harvest Cafe to get everyone in the mood. 39 people registered, and we were all blown away by the response! All 11 blocks sold with prices well in excess of the vendors expectations. We at McGrath would like to congratulate the bidders on their purchase and welcome them to the Bangalow Community. Unfortunately we had a lot of people miss out on their slice of Bangalow, so if you own in Bangalow and be interested in a premium result for your property we would be delighted to assist.

Auction Saturday 30th July 11.00am View by appointment Greg Price 0412 871 500 Call 02 6639 1200

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Property Fully Self Sustainable

Beach Lovers Paradise

463 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable Creek

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$1,475,000 – $1,575,000

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Central location, level walk to beaches, schools, cafes and shops 2 bed, g/floor unit with views to Price $605,000. Shaws Bay O/sized main bdm with ensuite + Web ID: 1P1127. private covered veranda Contact Lois Buckett 0428 877 399 Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001 Open plan kitchen/dining/living space – views and loads of light Covered balcony + grassed area, only metres to water’s edge Only 3 in neat and tidy complex – move in and enjoy or rent out

Architecturally designed by local multi-awardwinning architect, this stunning 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with a separate studio overlooks a beautiful dam down to Tuntable Creek Valley. DA approval for 7 x 2 bedroom cabins and a manager’s residence. There are 4 dams in total, 7 water tanks including 2 x 500,000 litre tanks beneath the house acting as a selfcooling system. An existing 15x12m machinery shed with concrete slab and self-sustainable solar system is ideal for various options. Located 7 mins to the Channon, 50 mins to Byron Bay, 15 mins to Nimbin, a 1.5 hour drive to the Gold Coast and International Airport.

Whether you love a surf, swim, bit of fishing, quiet romantic walks, yoga to the sunrise, sitting on the sand at night and watching the moon make its way up over the ocean, or the luxury of an unspoilt, uncrowded beach with white sands... This well appointed 3 bedroom house + 4th bedroom or granny flat, double garage, 2 bathrooms, 3rd outdoor shower with hot and cold water, ideal for when you get back from the beach is a very short stroll to the above, the corner store and farmers markets in New Brighton and a leisurely walk to the Ocean Shores Primary and preschool. Located at the northern end of the Byron Shire it is centrally located between the 2 festival sites and only 15 minutes from the centre of Byron Bay and 25 minutes from the Gold Coast international airport. The owners have relocated to Brisbane and want it sold. If you are looking for a great beach house to live or rent...

Inspect: Saturday 13th August 2.00 – 2.30pm Contact: Sharon McInnes 0408 659 649 McGrath Byron Bay

Inspect: By appointment Contact: Peter Browning on 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

$2.1M 9 Tallowood Crescent, Byron Bay

BANGALOW 856 Bangalow Road On the edge of Bangalow, this lifestyle haven comprises six park-like acres. Open plan living areas flow to entertaining decks overlooking postcard pretty Tinderbox Ck. Handy studio, usable level paddocks and swim holes, this property is minutes drive to Byron’s beaches.

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Auction Saturday 3rd September 11.00am View Saturday 11.00 - 11.30 Greg Price 0412 871 500 Call 02 6639 1200

• Expansive family home perched on an elevated ridge in central Byron Bay • Views over national park and out to the ocean • Multi-zonal, open plan design • Easy walk to nearby cafes / restaurants and minutes from town Open House: 11 - 11.30am Saturday 13th & 20th August Contact Vicky Innes: 0414 339 229 / vicky@byronbaysales.com.au 12 Lawson Street, Byron Bay / 02 6685 8575 www.byronbaypropertysales.com.au

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150 Tamar Street, Ballina

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Whether investing for a great rent return or buying for a quality lifestyle, this gorgeous historic home is ready and waiting. Originally part of the golden age of railways, it has been lovingly renovated to reflect modern expectations while preserving beautiful Art Deco features, including ornate plaster ceilings, stunning timber doors and hardwood floors throughout. A large, light-filled kitchen incorporates open plan dining while the lounge enjoys a northerly aspect with views across acres of open park land teaming with birdlife. Set on approx. 546sqm of low maintenance gardens, this is the perfect place to relax with privacy, peace, and room to move. Excellent side access allows for secure boat, caravan and vehicle storage. The rear yard is the perfect escape, secure, private and picturesque with a garage and workshop/mancave to complete the package.

Set amongst stunning tropical gardens, this peaceful haven offers you a multitude of options, whether you’re seeking a home plus income or need to accommodate a large family. Recently renovated incorporating clever design, the property currently offers a one bedroom self-contained apartment plus business premises downstairs which adjoin a wrap-around Japanese-style garden and courtyard. This area could easily be converted to a two bedroom residence and potentially rented out on a holiday or permanent basis or used as in-law or teen accommodation. Upstairs is a four bedroom family home with a spacious open plan living area, Tuscan inspired solid hardwood kitchen and parent retreat. The generous 3 metre covered deck provides an enchanting, lush tropical setting for alfresco entertaining or to simply relax and enjoy the serenity.

A unique opportunity has arisen to secure Byron Bay’s exclusive Aloha Villas, a successful B&B holiday rental business. A modern architecturally designed complex built only 3 years ago. The deluxe main residence has a lounge/dining area, kitchen, study, four bedrooms, two ensuites and a twin bathroom, double garage, private pool, laundry and guest parking with laneway access. The three modern villas include a living area, king bed, ensuite and kitchen. The complex has a communal pool, alfresco entertaining, plus a poolside guest studio and an onsite manager. Enjoy a prized beachside address, steps from town, Belongil Beach and Jonson St cafes.

Inspect: By appointment 7 days Contact: Brett McDonald 6686 1100 Harcourts Northern Rivers

Inspect: Saturday 1.15 – 2.15pm Contact: Julie-Ann Manahan 0411 081 118 Raine & Horne Northern Rivers Group

Inspect: By appointment Contact: Ian Daniels 0457 341 111 McGrath Byron Bay

Auction

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First time offered for sale in 50yrs Built in 1967, original & retro CFESPPNT BMM XJUI ESFTTFS BOE SPCFT QPMJTIFE GMPPSTª Opposite a reserve, Full Street to lane block app 765m2 Great opportunities & potential

The property is a blank canvas and ideal to renovate with potential for a second dwelling at the back subject to council approval.

Auction 6/08/2016 at 10.00am on site Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

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4/51 Border Street, Byron Bay. Wed 11–11.30am 15 Bay Vista Lane, Ewingsdale. Wed 1–1.30pm 24 New City Road, Mullumbimby. Thu 11–11.30am 23 Grevillea Avenue, Mullumbimby. Thu 12–12.30pm 4/71 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Thu 12.30–1pm 8/31 Kingsford Drive, Brunswick Heads. Thu 1–1.30pm 4/64–70 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Thu 2–2.30pm 8/31 Kingsford Drive, Brunswick Heads. Thu 1–1.30pm 2/7–9 Hazelwood Close, Suffolk Park. Thu 2–2.30pm 36 Paterson Lane, Byron Bay. Thu 4–4.30pm Lots 1 and 18 Wilfred Street, Billinudgel. Fri 11–11.30am 75 Burns Point Ferry Road, Ballina. Fri 12–12.30pm 4/71 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 9–9.30am 24 New City Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 9.30–10am 4/19 Marattia Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am 225 Broken Head Road, Newrybar. Sat 10–10.30am 258 Piccadilly Hill Road, Coopers Shoot. Sat 10–10.30am 23 Grevillea Avenue, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am 36 Paterson Lane, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am 4/51 Border Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am 15 Bay Vista Lane, Ewingsdale. Sat 11–11.30am Lot 1/404 Old Byron Bay Road, Newrybar. Sat 11–11.30am 120 Lagoon Avenue, Myocum. Sat 12–12.30pm 12 Dehnga Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm 131 Currie Road, The Channon. Sat 1–1.30pm 30 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 1–1.30pm 8/31 Kingsford Drive, Brunswick Heads. Sat 1–1.30pm 271 Goremans Road, Eureka. Sat 1–1.30pm 2/7–9 Hazelwood Close, Suffolk Park. Sat 2–2.30pm 463 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable Creek. Sat 2–2.30pm

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88 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am 2431 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am 1632 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm 12 Mundurra Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm

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2/11 Range Street, East Ballina. Sat 10–10.30am 6/13 Crane Street, Ballina. Sat 11–11.30am 81 Bentinck Street, Ballina. Sat 12–12.30pm 1 Marblewood Place, Bangalow. Sat 1–1.30pm

McGRATH BYRON BAY • • • • • • • • •

Sharon has resided in the Bay for over 30 years with 18 years in the industry. Sharon McInnes

M: 0408 659 649 T: 02 6639 1210 sharonmcinnes@mcgrath.com.au

RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES/BRUNSWICK HEADS

Thinking of Selling? And Only the Best Results Will Do? Julie-Ann Manahan and the team at Raine & Horne Ocean Shores bring experience, expertise and excellent sales record to the Northern Rivers. Experience will ensure and maximise the results you get for your property. Call us today 6680 5000 or 0411 081 118.

497 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Coorabell. Thurs 1–1.30pm 20/24 Scott Street, Byron Bay. Thurs 1–1.30pm 43 Argyle Street, Mullumbimby. Fri 1–1.30pm 497 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Coorabell. Sat 10.30–11am 856 Bangalow Road, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am 10 Heritage Court, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am 5 Honeysuckle Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm 43 Argyle Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 1–1.30pm 463 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable. Sat 2–2.30pm

FINANCE

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1 Beach Avenue, South Golden Beach. Thurs 5.30–6.30pm 13 Aloota Crescent, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am 27 The Esplanade, New Brighton. Sat 11–11.30am 1 Beach Avenue, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–1pm 2 Clifford Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 1.15–2.15pm Lot 2 Englishes Road, Upper Coopers Creek. Sat 2.45–3.15pm

Auctions ELDERS BANGALOW

• 152 Nashua Road, Fernleigh. Auction 25th August • 6 Burrawan Place, Bangalow. Auction 25th August • Lot 8 The Meadows, Bangalow. Auction 25th August

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FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 271 Goremans Road, Eureka. Auction • 24 New City Road, Mullumbimby. Auction 13th August 10am Guide $715,000–$785,000 • 4/51 Border Street, Byron Bay. Auction 27th August at 1pm unless sold prior

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6/47–49 Shirley Street, Byron Bay. $398,000 12 Brownell Drive, Byron Bay. Contact Agent 2/124 Lighthouse Road, Byron Bay. Contact Agent 54 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. $985,000

McGRATH BYRON BAY • 2/39 Lawson Street, Byron Bay • 10 Heritage Court, Suffolk Park

RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES/BRUNSWICK HEADS • 2 Clifford Street, South Golden Beach

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The Good Life

More Good Life on page 32

Tim Fischer touts train travel

Vegan chef course first in Australia

It is the only such course offered in Australia, and it has seen people flying in from all corners of Australia as well as from Europe and Hong Kong. Veet Karen, the owner/creator of Veet’s Cuisine catering business and Veet’s Vegan Cooking School, says that throughout the nine-module chef training no animal products have been used.

Mr Fischer is a prolific author whose works include Transcontinental Train Odyssey. The Ghan. The Khyber. The Globe and Trains Unlimited, in the 21st Century. He says, ‘You can enjoy the relaxation of train travel on every continent in the world’.

Plating up

The course is for people wanting to be vegan chefs, that is to only work with plantbased products. Seven of these people showed off their skills to their guests at the lunchtime graduation ceremony. Traditionally it has been difficult for people to train to be vegan chefs through the conventional system as they still have to be present when meat and animal byproducts are being cooked. Veet herself has extensive knowledge, expertise and creativity in the kitchen, combined with twelve years of teaching experience, and says that she has offered the course to make it possible for students to follow their passion and train in an area they love to work in. The graduating trainees are going on to start their own businesses, some establishing cafes, one starting up a food truck, one going into the health industry teaching people to eat healthily and two others are starting catering businesses.

The reluctant vegetarian When Michelle Hall’s husband told her, ‘You know you’ve just eaten tofu,’ her body gave an involuntary shudder, but it turns out vegetarian food can be for everyone. After attending the vegan cooking demonstration, Michelle reports, ‘For someone who is not a vegetarian, which also makes me not a vegan, I was certainly apprehensive about sitting down to a vegan three-course lunch. “Be open minded”, I said to myself… how bad could it be?

Mr Fischer, who is also the former chair of Tourism Australia, shared some of his recommendations of closer-to-home destinations: the towering sandstone cliffs of Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland; Bright in Victoria, and the scenic Great Alpine Road to Mount Hotham; Deloraine, Tasmania, complete with cheeses; Port Augusta, South Australia, and the historic Pichi Richi Railway; Albany, Western Australia, with its National Anzac Centre and beautiful harbour. ‘The southbound Ghan Expedition is as good as an experience as anywhere is in the world,’ he says. The four-day epic train journey travels through remote Australia, from Darwin to Adelaide, with whistle stops at Katherine Gorge, Alice Springs and opal-mining capital Coober Pedy. It is complete with private cabins and luxury dining, and Mr Fischer is adamant the Ghan experience is a trip of a lifetime. And his favourite NSW destination? Trainless though it may be at present – Cape Byron.

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Veet Karen has also brought together a great team of other facilitators who have shared with the students their particular field of expertise from raw food to Ayurveda, fermentation to sourdough baking, gourmet Asian to homemade pasta, Italian wholefoods to specialised vegan wedding-cake making.

For train-travel dining, he describes the majestic palace Le Train Bleu Restaurant, in the heart of Gare De Lyon train station in Paris, as ‘the best train restaurant in the world’.

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‘My meal was absolutely amazing. Not only did it look amazing, it was packed full of flavour, and I totally enjoyed every last bite. Veet did an amazing job teaching her class and you could tell she was very proud of their efforts. While this does not make me want to become a vegan, I am now more open minded.’

He recommends the European Alps for dramatic scenery: ‘You can catch a train right up to the base of the Matterhorn and just be in awe. Train travel is the best of the best, to indulge and relax.’

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Another drawcard of this course also has been the opportunity to use 100 per cent organic produce that is sourced as locally as possible, showcasing Byron Shire produce to the students. The course is broken up into nine modules and in each module there is at least one morning spent at a local farmers market.

The students deployed their cake-decorating knowledge to great effect.

Le Train Bleu Restaurant

‘I really urge people… don’t stay in Venice [Italy]! It’s expensive, and you can’t roll your trolley bags on the cobblestones. It’s far better to stay in nearby Padova, thirty minutes away by fast train, and commute to Venice. You’ll save an extra $1,000 on accommodation to spend on shopping. Scott McGregor (of Railway Adventures) and I proved this two months ago and it works an absolute treat.’

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The pride of the graduates was clear.

‘An itinerary without train travel is very lacklustre,’ says Tim Fischer (former deputy prime minister), who returned to Byron this week to speak at the Byron Writers Festival. Describing his last trip to Byron he says, ‘I loved the beaches and hinterland but was very sad to see the rusty train tracks. I’m glad to hear light rail is coming to Byron.’

Club By

Last Saturday the Coorabell Hall hosted an Australian first in cooking: Mayor Simon Richardson presented certificates at the graduation demonstration of people who have, over the past year, completed a vegan chef and lifestyle course set up in the Byron Shire.

By Caz Parker

18–20 Marvell Street Byron 6685 6202

Information: Visit to receive your free eBook Iron Rich Foods, recipes and ideas www.veetscuisine.com.au/blog/. To like Veet’s Facebook page go to www.facebook.com/ veetscuisine. Ph 6684 1507 or 0403 800 809

WOOD FIRED PIZZA

HOME DELIVERY

6680 8228 Pick up: 1/6 Tasman Way Byron Arts & Industrial Estate.

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Thu / Fri / Sat 5.30pm-9.00pm

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Good Taste

Eating Out Guide

BALLINA

BYRON BAY

Ballina RSL Club Boardwalk Buffet Breakfast

Lemongrass

River St, Ballina Phone 6686 2544 www.ballinarsl.com.au Open 7 Days from 8am Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks

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

Sunday 7 August from 8am Adult $19.90 Child 12 years and under $9.90 Under 5 years FREE

BANGALOW

Bangalow Dining Rooms

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

6687 1144

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

BRUNSWICK HEADS

Brunswick Burger & Fish Bar Open 7 days 10 The Terrace Brunswick Heads 6685 1210

The Pacific Bistro & FUNCTION CENTRE

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Pacific Bistro Old Pacific Highway Brunswick Heads Phone 6685 1328 www. brunswickbowlingclub. com.

NOW OPEN UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Open 7 days. Monday to Thursday 11amâ€“7pm Friday to Sunday 11amâ€“8pm

All Burgers $12 Kids menu $5 $10 Lunch Special Monâ€“Fri, nothing over $20 Weekend roasts Specialising in Chargrilled steaks, great seafood, handmade pasta. Enjoy a family dining atmosphere with a kids menu available. Function bookings available

BYRON BAY

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 Done and served by Italians

Wood fired pizzas Wed-Mon 5.30pm, Closed Tue We do special events functions Kids meals starting from $9 30 Lawson Street 6680 8818

The Rocks @ Aquarius

thegreenbistrobyronbay.com.au info@thegreenbistrobyronbay.com.au Functions and catering available VIP Club specials. Not a member? Join at www.basilo.co Monday - tap beer $4, pizzas 2x1 Wednesday - all pizzas $10 till 6.30pm Thursday - Sardinian night: menus starting from $29 Friday - drinks 2x1 till 6.30pm Saturday - drinks 2x1 till 6.30pm Sunday - Happy hour: calamari and tap beer $16

Now home delivery service available

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

The Rocks @ Aquarius has been beautifully renovated, and boasts a wide array of locally sourced brekky dishes, Byron Bay Coffee and fresh juices and smoothies to enliven the senses and prepare you for the day ahead. Late riser? Join us for lunch 12â€“2pm, when you can grab a selection of burgers, salads, fresh rolls or one of our daily $10 specials! Here at The Rocks, we are a fully licensed cafe, which means you can enjoy an ice-cold beer, a sumptuous wine or a handcrafted cocktail with your meal!

Graze Restaurant & Lounge

Delicious new winter lunch menu. $20 lunch meals.

At Elements of Byron Resort. 144 Bayshore Drive 6639 1550

Pizza Paradiso

Overlooking the pool and fire pit. Fiercely seasonal local produce. Open for breakfast, lunch & dinner.

Artisan pizzas, delicious pastas, craft beers, wines and cocktails.

Open 7 days from 5pm Suffolk Park Village Centre 6685 3101 Facebook, Instagram pizzaparadisobyronbay.com

Live local music Fridays & Saturdays

Success Thai

SPECIAL $10 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU

Mon-Fri 12-3pm Dinner 7 days from 5pm. 3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7798

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All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. Fully Licensed and B.Y.O. for wine. Welcome for lunch, dinner and take-away. www.facebook.com/pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

CAPE CAFE at Cape Byron Lighthouse Open 7 days Monâ€“Fri 9amâ€“4pm Satâ€“Sun 8amâ€“5pm 0413 419 435

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.

THE BEST VIEW IN TOWN. Relax. Enjoy. Whale watch. All from the beautiful new deck at the Cape Cafe. Light refreshments, great organic coffee, In the Pink gelato, cold drinks, delicious local treats. The most amazing views in Byron.

Naked Treaties RAW Bar

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

MAIN STREET

Fully Licensed Burger Bar

Open 7 days a week from 11.30am Group menu available (Bookings required)

$5 STONE AND WOOD TAP BEER EVERY FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR 4â€“6PM: BURGER + CHIPS + BEER = $19 Group bookings for up to 50 people available. Please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com. FOLLOW US #mainstreet_burgerbar www.mainstreetburgerbar.com

Luscious Foods

Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours

18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

Mon-Fri 7.30amâ€“3pm

www.lusciousfoods.com.au

â€˘ Breakfast and lunch â€˘ Wood-fired pizzas â€˘ Fresh juices â€˘ Great coffee Pizza deliveries now available Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights to Sunrise, Arts & Industry Estate and Ewingsdale

The Restaurant @ Raeâ€™s

Lunch and Dinner 7 days

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

6â€“8 Marine Pde, Wategos Beach, Byron Bay Bookings essential 6685 5366 contact@raes.com.au raes.com.au

REPUBLIK

Beachfront Dining Fresh Local Produce Seafood Degustation

Kids eat free 5â€“7pm Mondayâ€“Thursday

restaurant & bar

Lunch Thursâ€“Sat 12â€“3pm Dinner every night 95 Jonson St, Byron Bay republikbyronbay.com 6685 5009 hello@republikbyronbay.com

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

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.

Small & large group bookings and functions welcome New summer menu out now! Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night. Presenting incredible original music in Byronâ€™s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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

Italian at the PaciďŹ c provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byronâ€™s finest cocktails and wines.

Happy Chilli Garden Open 7 days 12pm till late Byron St (opp Aldi) Byron Bay P 6680 9191 F 6676 4869 M 0403 516 793 happychilligarden@hotmail.com

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods Fully licensed Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

Byron at Byron

Peaceful dining by our tranquil rainforest

77â€“97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay

Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner

6639 2111 thebyronatbyron.com.au

Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $52 per person

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Good Taste

www.echo.net.au/good-taste St Elmo Dining Room & Bar Mon-Sat: 4pm til late. Sun: 4pm til 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

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.

MULLUMBIMBY

Spice It Up Thai Restaurant Open Wednesday–Sunday Dine-in or Takeaway– from 5.30pm 6684 2209 Mullumbimby Bowling Club

www.stelmodining.com

The Deck

Great Food, Stunning Views Affordable, Innovative Locally Sourced Produce Simply Delicious Food Functions & Weddings hello@thedeckatbyron.com

at Byron Bay Golf Club 62 Broken Head Road 6685 6470 thedeckatbyron.com Lunch & Dinner Open Wed to Sunday

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

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

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

Cafe Novella Open 7am–4pm Sun– Wed, 7am–late Fri–Sat BYO & takeaway Bay Street opp Main Beach & Surf Club For bookings: 6685 7348

CHER’S BB UT

GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

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Butcher’s BBQ Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner Wed–Mon from 5pm. Closed Tues. Lunch Fri–Sun. GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

follow your senses dining, music & social experience organic, spray free, vegan variety, quality local produce

Deliciously Italian Pasta, gnocchi, & risotto Wed & Thurs KIDS EAT FREE (1 kids meal with each adult main – up to 12 yrs) Dine in only

Traditional Yemen Food Choose from our delicious plates and experience the tastes of one of the oldest surviving distinct cultures in the world today.

NEWRYBAR

Harvest

Harvest sprawls across three lovingly restored buildings featuring a restaurant, deli and bakery in the historic village of Newrybar in the Byron Bay hinterland. 18-22 Old Pacific Highway Lunch 7 days from 12pm Newrybar NSW 2479 Dinner 7 nights from 6pm Breakfast weekends from 8am 6687 2644 Harvest Deli open from 8am with weekday breakfast available - Deli takeaway coffee from 7am harvestcafe.com.au Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering

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

DECK WINTER HOURS Deck open from 10am Monday–Wednesday Open for Breakfast from 8am Thursday–Sunday

CATERING The Flavours of Byron Delivered to your door! Osushi Bombay To Byron Basiloco Novella The Lazy Italian

Who’s Next? www.onedelivery.com.au

KINGSCLIFF Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner Wed–Mon from 5pm. Closed Tues. Lunch Fri–Sun.

Open seven days 8am to 9pm 62 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby 6684 3778 0431 428 108 www.yamancatering.com.au

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

Your local food delivery service! Byron Bay Delivering from Ewingsdale to Suffolk Park NEW WINTER HOURS 5–8pm 7 DAYS

Fins

WINE, DINE, SHINE

Yaman

A range of menu packages for your SPECIAL EVENT

HOME DELIVERY

BYRON BAY

Wednesday–Saturday from 5.30pm 72a Burringbar Street Mullumbimby 6684 2227

Modern European

Breakfast/Lunch: 7 days from 7am Dinner: Tues-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

1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

The Italian Joint

Check us out on

Byron Bay 6680 9960 targabyronbay.com targabyronbay@gmail.com

One Delivery

Station St, Mullumbimby Poincianamullum.com Open 7 days from 8am BAR Thurs - Sat DINNER Fri & Sat BOOK 6684 4036

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

Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

Open seven days 7:30am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings. Fully licensed.

Poinciana

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE

Targa

Fishheads

Organic artisan chocolate, brownies and fudge made on site, made by hand with love and integrity using the finest and purest, ethically sourced Open 7 days Mon–Thurs 7am–5.30pm, ingredients Wonderful award-winning coffee, chocolate and Fri, Sat 7am–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

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.

Dinner Friday and Saturday nights all through Winter Heaters on the deck and throws to keep you cosy Fresh Mediterranean inspired dishes Breakfast/lunch/tapas/dinner Takeaway and weekend deliveries Date night Friday - 2 mains & chefs choice of entrée for just $40 every Friday night

20 years’ experience in the art of Thai cooking.

Puremelt Chocolate Lounge

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.

Legend Pizza

Experience the real taste of Thailand. Using local produce, local staff. Free courtesy bus provided for pick up and drop off!

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

Divine Catering Byron

Proudly awarded ‘Most Sustainable Seafood Restaurant’ 2015. This year we celebrate 25 years of serving the finest local seafood.

‘Euphoria of Spice’ event celebrating the Taste of Tweed food festival. Sun 10 July, 6pm. 4-course menu $89.

0417 551 312 divinecateringbyron.com.au

E: lizzijjackson@gmail.com P: 0414 895 441

Divine Catering for all your home dinner party catering needs. Call Manfred 0417 551 312

for more info visit our website: www.divinecateringbyron.com.au

The team behind Fins have just opened their new POP-UP Restaurant The BUTCHER’S BBQ. Located next door to Fins, The Butcher’s BBQ offers a share-style menu priced between $8 and $38. It’s meaty, cheerful and produce driven! WE HAVE A SET ‘FEED ME’ MENU AVAIL FOR $35 P/PERSON. This POP-UP is here for a limited time.

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The Good Life

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Guillaume Brahimi hosts gourmet weekend getaway CELEBRATED CHEF GUILLAUME BRAHIMI OF TWO-HATTED GUILLAUME PADDINGTON RESTAURANT WILL SWAP HIS SYDNEY RESIDENCE FOR THE KITCHEN AT HALCYON HOUSE AS GUEST CHEF FOR A WINTER EPICURE ESCAPE FROM FRIDAY 12 TILL SUNDAY 14 AUGUST 2016 (THAT’S THIS WEEKEND). The relaxing weekend will showcase the best of Australian food and wine with gourmet enthusiasts being treated to an up-close and personal weekend with Guillaume Brahimi and Paper Daisy’s executive chef and Noma alumni, Ben Devlin.

A Bistro on the Green

On the Friday evening, guests will enjoy poolside welcome drinks followed by dinner at leisure at Paper Daisy restaurant. With Ben leading the kitchen, the aim at Paper Daisy is to produce food of sophisticated simplicity, producing dishes that are satisfying, thoughtful and deeply memorable. A morning master class with Guillaume will be offered the following day, allowing guests to enjoy an intimate cooking experience, as Guillaume shares some of his favourite recipes from his book, Guillaume: Food for Family, leading up to Brahimi’s showpiece dinner on Saturday evening. For twelve years Guillaume at Bennelong wowed diners and won almost every major accolade in Australian food, as well as international recognition. Brahimi and his acclaimed team opened their new restaurant, Guillaume, in August 2014. Guillaume also has Bistro Guillaume in Melbourne and Perth and is set to open Bistro Guillaume Sydney this September. Brahimi has been looking forward to the weekend, saying, ‘I can’t wait to get to Halcyon House in August. It’s such a beautiful, relaxed place and I’ve chosen to cook dishes that reflect that informal elegance – simple local produce cooked beautifully, with a focus on seafood.’ At Halcyon House, Devlin’s signature is confident

By Vivienne Pearson

MANY EATERIES THAT ARE NUMBER TWO ON TRIP ADVISOR WOULD BE AIMING FOR NUMBER ONE. BUT NOT THE GREEN BISTRO. coastal cooking with the food expressing the very best of the region’s unique produce and bourgeoning culinary reputation. Luxury package inclusions consist of: two nights’ accommodation; breakfasts both days; welcome drinks on Friday night; a light lunch and showpiece dinner on Saturday night prepared by Guillaume Brahimi and tickets to the master class. Package prices are for two people and start at $1,960 for a Classic room, $2,260 for a Superior room, $2,460 for an Ocean Superior, $3,060 for a Master Suite and $4,520 for a Halcyon Suite for four people. Q For further information visit http://halcyonhouse.com.

au/guillaume-brahimi-event/. To make a booking, email info@halcyonhouse.com.au or phone 6676 1444.

Byron at Byron foodie weekend over Sample The Byron at Byron resort have again teamed up with Taste Byron Bay for the ultimate foodie weekend in September. Guests are able to join Terase Davidson, founder and chef of Taste Byron Bay, for a unique insight into Byron Bay’s growing food culture. Byron Bay is fast becoming a food lover’s mecca, and for good reason! The tour brings together the best of what the region has to offer – lucky participants will visit farmers markets, local producers and the renowned Sample Festival, and enjoy

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a special cooking demonstration and lunch. Full details of the package, that includes complimentary upgrade to a Superior Suite, full buffet breakfast for two daily in The Restaurant, a food tour, cooking demonstration and a three-course lunch and wine masterclass over the weekend of 2–5 September 2016 are available on the website. Q www.thebyronatbyron.com.au/special-accommoda-

‘We were number one for a month,’ says chef and owner Nathan Sheehan. ‘It was a nightmare – we had people coming in, clicking their fingers like it was a finedining restaurant.’ It’s not that he thinks The Green Bistro is unworthy of accolade. It’s just that it is based at Club Byron (the Byron Bay Bowling Club) and Nathan has no interest in pretending this is not so. ‘Whatever we are, we’re a bowlo,’ he says. Nathan is rightly proud of the consistently positive Trip Advisor reviews – he has put his years of cheffing experience into each dish, with many elements made from scratch. ‘Def get the calamari, just melted in my mouth,’ says one reviewer of the calamari that is served with a three-citrus mayo and a sheoak-smoked garlic confit. ‘You need to order the tacos, they are awesome,’ says another of the Indo Taco that is made with 8-hourbraised beef. Nathan is equally at home serving funky entrees to hip young people and a traditional Sunday roast to club members. He is happy for everyone that the Bowlo’s bar offers, by his reckoning, the cheapest beer in town! Trip Advisor reviews praise the amazingly low prices given the high quality of the food. Many also give a nod to Nathan himself. ‘Make sure you chat to him, because he is worth it!’ says one. Nathan brings various elements of his personality into the bistro – he makes chili sauces (including Krakatoa and Hairy Nun), he is a fan of vinyl (he spins discs each Wednesday, and ‘whenever I’m in the mood’), and he has transformed an unused bit of land next to the great outdoor seating area into an ediblefood garden. Many out-of-town reviewers note that they had some trouble finding the bistro. As locals, you should be fine – just get to the Bowlo on Marvell St, then head alongside the bowling green. How you review your visit on Trip Advisor is then completely up to you. Q The Green Bistro, 18–20 Marvell St, Byron Bay. www.

thegreenbistrobyronbay.com.au

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BANGALOW

MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016

Celebrating excellence in chamber music, the Bangalow Music Festival will feature a stunning lineup of impressive talent, including the incredible violin virtuoso Ilya Konovalov, pianist Kristian Chong, gifted violinist Susan Collins, virtuoso flautist Lina Andonovska, the commanding young Australian conductor Christopher Dragon and the delightful Damien Beaumont from ABC Classic FM. You’ll also hear newly established stars of the chamber world garnering a recent 4½ star Limelight review, the Orava Quartet.

Pre-festival events FESTIVAL PRELUDE

Thursday 11 August, 7.30pm A&I Hall, Bangalow For more information and to get involved in Bangalow Sings, please visit www.southernxsoloists.com or call Elaine on 07 3844 7260. Tickets $30 general admission. Bookings through Barebones Art Space in Bangalow, phone 6687 1393 or www.eventbrite.com.au.

ZENTVELD’S COFFEE CONCERT

Friday 12 August, 11am Zentveld’s Coffee Plantation Tickets $55, seating limited and pre-booking advised. Bookings through Southern Cross Soloists online at www.southernxsoloists.com or phone 07 3844 7260.

SCHOOLS CONCERT

Friday 12 August, 11am A&I Hall, Bangalow Tickets $5 per student Teachers and parents free Bookings through Southern Cross Soloists, email manager@southernxsoloists.com or phone 07 3844 7260.

The Bangalow Music Festival’s core program showcases international and Australian artists across nine concerts in Bangalow’s splendid and historic A & I Hall. Additional feature events include the ever-popular schools concert, a special recital overlooking the rolling hills of Zentveld’s Coffee plantation and a Festival Prelude that draws together local artists and festival stars, and where the audience will become part of the show by joining the stars to sing the mighty Hallelujah Chorus.

Tickets for the 2016 festival are now on sale online at www.southernxsoloists.com or by phoning 07 3844 7260.

04 FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER

Friday 12 August, 8.30pm

03 STARS OF TOMORROW

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

(02) 6687 1500

Saturday 13 August, 3pm

06 HEART AND SOUL Saturday 13 August, 7pm

07 REMEMBERING THE MUSES

Our Festival Welcome is a delightful smorgasbord featuring all the artists of the festival. Enjoy the glorious romance of Mahler’s Rückert lieder with Teddy Tahu Rhodes, the flamboyant folk music of Isidora Zebeljan, and the technical wizardry of Ilya Konovalov in Franz Waxman’s Carmen Fantasie. This concert is a not-to-bemissed festival highlight, starting with the world premiere of a new work by Australian classical/jazz composer Sally Greenaway.

A proud supporter of the Bangalow Music Festival

With works inspired by Shakespeare, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charlotte Bronte and Russian fairy tales, Poetic Inspirations will feature superstar bass baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes and leading Australian piano virtuoso Kristian Chong alongside festival artists in a program of evocative British music and a charming piano trio by eminent Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin.

01 CLAIR DE LUNE

02 FESTIVAL WELCOME

The Hinterland Specialists

05 POETIC INSPIRATIONS

Festival program Friday 12 August, 7pm

Bangalow

Saturday 13 August, 11.30am Inspired by the Olympic motto, Faster, Higher, Stronger takes a look inside the rise of the virtuoso, from the 19th century through to today. Join Damien Beaumont and the festival artists as they explore composers who pushed musicians past the accepted human limitations to achieve extraordinary heights that changed classical music forever. The program features works from Paganini, Liszt, Ysaÿe and Kodály to the virtuoso violinists of 1950s Hollywood and the dazzling works of living composers today.

With music from the depths of the human psyche, Heart and Soul explores the far reaches of human emotion from dark menace to sweet romance in Brahms’s passionate Third Piano Trio and Schubert’s undisputed masterpiece, Death and the Maiden.

Southern Cross Soloists open the 15th Bangalow Music Festival with a vibrant program of works from France and Spain. Hear the exquisite Clair de Lune in Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque, the technical virtuosity of Guillaume Connesson’s Techno-Parade and de Falla’s fiery Love, the Magician to finish.

Teddy Tahu Rhodes

International opera and musical theatre superstar Teddy Tahu Rhodes strides into town to headline the program at the 15th Bangalow Music Festival

Saturday 13 August, 8.30pm Musicians are forever grateful to the muses that inspired composers to write masterpieces for our instruments that we still enjoy today, from oboist Friedrich Ramm who inspired Mozart, through to Golijov’s haunting How Slow the Wind inspired by his dear friend Mariel Stubrin, and finishing with the magnificent Chausson Concerto written for the legendary violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, performed today by Ilya Konovalov on Ysaÿe’s actual violin.

08 FLAWLESS JEWELS Sunday 14 August, 11am Perfection, like a flawless diamond, creates great beauty and this concert features three extraordinary works of perfect simplicity that are among the most beautiful pieces of music in history.

09 LEGACY Sunday 14 August, 3pm

Little did anyone know that when these pieces were first written, Saturday 13 August, 10am they would create a great legacy that would propel musicians Stars of Tomorrow features our Southern Cross Soloists Next Gen to reach heights never imagined. Oboist Léon Goossens and Artists, the Armilla String Quartet and flautist Anna Coe in master Vaughan Williams challenged the perception of the oboe as a solo works by Mozart and Ravel. Southern Cross Soloist clarinetist instrument, while Tchaikovsky’s great Violin Concerto changed the Ashley Smith joins them for the NSW premiere of Lachlan accepted limitations of violin playing, leaving a powerful legacy Skipworth’s clarinet quintet, The Eternal. that has stood the test of time.

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ARIOSA ENSEMBLE

sat 20 & Sun 21 augu 10am–4pm st

RICK MOLLOY POEM

THE DIVINE MS SHELLY BROWN

GALA FUNDRAISER PERFORMANCE IN THE GALLERY

BYRON MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS SHÉHÉRAZADE

Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG), Ballina, is presenting a gala performance by Shelly Brown with her award-winning songs to raise funds for the Gallery’s travelling exhibition program.

The program is based around French composer Maurice Ravel’s extraordinary piece Asie (Asia) from a group of songs called Shéhérazade, after the heroine of perhaps the most famous story from the Arabian nights. A contemporary of Debussy, Ravel uses the whole palette of harmonic colours borrowed from the Impressionist painters to create an evocation of the East which is quite literally fabulous.

The recent Alice Springs Beanie Festival touring exhibition was presented free and attracted more than 2,500 visitors to the Gallery. Show your support through a wonderful evening of Music in the Gallery with Shelly Brown on Sunday 14 August, surrounded by the stunning artworks of local artist Susan Jacobsen. Experience Shelly’s mesmerising vocals at least once in your life! Shelly’s jazz band featuring Dan Brown, Thierry Fossemalle and Pete Wilkins will perform a stunning set of rhythm and deep groove. Includes a complimentary glass of champagne and light refreshments. Phone 6681 6167 or visit www.nrcgballina.com.au.

Ariosa Ensemble: Soprano Gaynor Morgan

Carmelia MacWilliam (flute) and Nicholas Routley (piano) will also play Prokoviev’s astounding Sonata, familiar to some as a violin sonata, and Gaynor Morgan (soprano) will sing a group of ravishing songs by Schubert. After the concert, adjourn to the balcony of the Byron Community Centre and enjoy a three-course long-table Middle Eastern Feast by Nadine Abensur. www.byroncentre.com.au

NEW COURSES AND OPEN DAY UNEARTH YOUR LOCAL AT BYRON SCHOOL OF ART POTTER ON THE NORTH Get along to BSA’s Bangalow Studios for their 2016 Open Day COAST MUD TRAIL! on Saturday 17 September. This is a great opportunity to meet Short Courses & Weekend Workshops -----------------------------------------------------------------------Christine Willcocks – Monoprinting 4 weeks 19 August – 9 September (Mullumbimby)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Michael Cusack – Hybrid Painting Weekend Workshop Sat 20 & Sun 21 August (Mullumbimby)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Rene Bolten – Drawing to Painting Project

the teachers and preview some of the dynamic courses on offer. They have just listed a great new selection of short courses and workshops for the winter/spring season, and enrolments for their 2017 year-long courses will be open soon. Long courses with Byron School of Art offer a comprehensive, practice-based education in the visual arts. Sign up to the BSA mailing list to hear news of upcoming courses and events, as well as the diverse range of exhibitions at the BSA Project Space.

Weekend Workshop Sat 27 & Sun 28 August (Bangalow)

Contact BSA for more info. www.byronschoolofart.com

Half-day Workshop 29 August (Bangalow)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------James Guppy – Painting with Acrylics

BYRON BAY WINTER EXHIBITION

Weekend Workshop Sat 3 & Sun 4 September (Bangalow)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Raimond de Weerdt – Cyanotype Photograms

PAN is a locally based artists’ network pleased to again be exhibiting at the Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay.

Weekend Workshop Sat 17 & Sun 18 September (Bangalow)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------James Guppy – Painting the Figure

Artworks are based upon the poem Byron Bay – Winter by Australian poet Robert Gray. The poem relates to a winter’s walk along the arc of a Byron beach and references distant blue hills, the lighthouse, a red-stained creek and the now lost passing of a train.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Raimond de Weerdt – Making Cyanotypes

6 weeks 7 November – 12 December (Bangalow)

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Join us for our open day: 17 September, Station St, Bangalow Visit our website for more information and to join our mailing list www.byronschoolofart.com

BYRON SCHOOL OF ART

Utilising a broad range of materials and media, the artworks reflect each artist’s interpretation of the poem and the creative diversity within PAN. Exhibition 19–31 August at Lone Goat Gallery Library Building, cnr Middleton and Lawson Sts Byron Bay.

Byron Writers Festival is pleased to announce two exciting outof-season events this September. If you missed out on tickets to this year’s Festival, are craving more, or simply fancy a night immersed in literary conversation (with dry feet), then get along to one or both of these evenings. On Thursday 1 September Yann Martel, the Man Booker Prizewinning author of the bestselling Life of Pi brings his storytelling power and luminous wisdom to the Byron Theatre, with the highly anticipated release of The High Mountains of Portugal. Tuesday 1 September sees Lionel Shriver, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, discussing her new novel The Mandibles - a frightening, scabrously funny glimpse into the decline that may await the United States all too soon. In partnership with NORPA at Lismore City Hall. Tickets: byronwritersfestival.com/whats-on or 6685 5115

Ariosa Ensemble S op rano | Gaynor Morg an P iano | Nicholas Routley Flute | Car melia MacWilliam

Thursday 1 September 6.00pm Byron Theatre

MIDDLE EASTERN long table FEAST

Lionel Shriver in conversation with David Leser

On the b alcony b y Nadine Ab ensur

Byron Bay – Winter

A group exhibition by members of PAN - Practising Artists Network opening 6pm Friday 19 August

Lone Goat Gallery – Library Building Cnr Middleton & Lawson Sts Byron Bay

www.panbyronbay.com

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THE FESTIVAL FLOWS ON...

… a concert f eat uring Ravel’s Asie

Yann Martel in conversation with Matthew Condon

Tickets $35 General / $30 Members & Concesssion byronwritersfestival.com/whats-on

Enquiries: 0409 937 718 or 6684 9194 www.northcoastmudtrail.com.au.

Shéhérazade

UPCOMING EVENTS

Presented in partnership with NORPA Tuesday 6 September 6.30pm Lismore City Hall

More than 30 inspiring potters are opening their studios for the North Coast Mud Trail! Get creative in workshops, see demonstrations, listen to artist talks, and purchase ceramics on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August, 10am–4pm. Find mud maps in local galleries and cafes. Follow the North Coast Mud Trail on Facebook.

b ooking s at w ww. byroncentre.com.au

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artis t FESTIVAL OF THE IMAGINATION IN FOCUS

On Saturday 27 August, Ocean Shores Public School will have its annual fundraising event The Festival of the Imagination. The festival is a vibrant day showcasing creative workshops, family activities, rides, artisan market stalls, entertainment and student performances, wetland tours, raffle, great coffee and fantastic food, in the beautiful grounds of Ocean Shores Public School.

Join us to meet locals and get familiar with artistic expressions in Ocean Shores and the Byron Shire. For more details: http://bit.ly/FOTI_Posts.

The event is a celebration of community and creativity. It is a great occasion to meet and engage with the local community, particularly families and children, while participating in artistic activities. This festival is run in conjunction with the Ocean Shores Arts Expo. The festival is an important fundraiser and moneys raised will subsidise arts and music enrichment opportunities for Ocean Shores students and purchase new school equipment to support these programs. Rides on the day include a super-slide, train castle, rick climbing and pony rides. Among artistic activities are face painting, tie dye (bring your own white cotton item), cupcake decoration, Hair of the Imagination, origami, craft stall, photo booth and the Creat-Athon – family challenge.

GET YOUR CREATIVE ON Creative Base is a workshop space and textile studio created by local artist Carla Dawes. Located in the Byron Bay Arts and Industry Estate, it is a contemporary, light and airy workshop and studio space dedicated to our creative community. It brings arts and crafts people together to share their curiosity, passion and skill. In the coming months we are offering workshops including Benchtop Photography – Flatlay Fundamentals, Intro to Screen Printing, Make Your Own Chunky European-style Linen Bag and a wonderful Intro to Ceramics. We also invite artists to get in touch about teaching their own creative workshops. For more information on our current workshops contact Carla on 0438 470 230, visit www.creativebase.com.au, or follow us on @creativebasebyronbay.

LIGHTBODY 8 is a community dance celebration in its fifth year. Electro dance music with high-energy funk and breakbeats. Ambient and uplifting melodic soundscapes and psychotropic grooves. Two dance floors including a tipi share sets between DJ Nick Taylor, Magu, Slinky, Asaf and Short Circuit. Full-scale visual projections and installations by Zakay Glass, Coda Installations, Tone Wonderland and Crystal Grid Productions. All of the senses will be uplifted into a high-energy and visually beautiful wonderland. Enjoy the warmth from the open bonfire and feast on healthy and delicious catering by Deli Dosa. Sip on a turmeric chai or gorge on other delights. Gluten-free and vegan options available. This is a community event that proudly recognises and hosts well known talent from local community members. We encourage everyone to come early to fully embrace the entire night – as Durrumbul closes at midnight!

BILLINUDGEL PICTURE FRAMING & GALLERY 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel p. 6680 3444 www.billinudgelpictureframing. com.au BSA PROJECT SPACE Studal Lane, Mullumbimby p. 0431 034 892 www.byronschoolofart.com/ project-space

LONE GOAT GALLERY

28 Lawson St, Byron Bay p. 0409 004 542 www. lonegoatgallery.com

MULLUMBIMBY COMMUNITY ART GALLERY (DRILL HALL) 2 Jubliee Ave, Mullumbimby Tues & Thurs 10am–2pm, every 3rd Sat 10am–4pm Mullum Market. Gallery available for hire. e. mullum.potters@yahoo.com.au

PO Box 658, Bangalow NSW 2478 p. 0417 866 983 e. georgiemaddoxart@gmail.com www.georgiemaddoxart.com

GEORGIE MADDOX STUDIO

NOEL HART STUDIO GALLERY 1/8 Smith St, Mullumbimby Industrial Estate, Mullumbimby p. 0417 042 951 www.noelhart.com

HAMMER & HAND JEWELLERY & METAL COLLECTIVE 4 Ti-Tree Place, A&I Est. 7 days 10am till 4pm m 0409 960 614 www. hammerandhand.com.au

NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY GALLERY Cnr Cherry & Crane St, Ballina. Open Wed–Fri 10am–4pm Sat/Sun 9.30am–2.30pm www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/nrcg

JOHN STEWART CERAMICS STUDIO & GALLERY Open by appointment, 114 Stewarts Rd, Clunes p. 6629 1327 www.johnstewartsceramics.com

STOKERS SIDING ART GALLERY 224 Stokers Rd, Stokers Siding Fri–Mon 10am–4pm or by appt. p. 0407 417 169 www.stokerssidingartgallery.com.au

LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY 131 Molesworth St, Lismore Tues–Fri 10am–4pm, Sat 10am–2pm www.lismoregallery.org p. 6622 2209

TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY & MARGARET OLLEY ART CENTRE 2 Mistral Rd, South Murwillumbah Open Wed–Sun 10am–5pm p. 6670 2790 www.artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

Studio: 1300 859 291. Contact Asaf 0434 728 100 open wed - fri 10am - 4pm weekends 9.30am - 2.30pm closed public holidays

upcomingexhibitions

31 Aug – 25 Sep 2016

THE SACRED & GLORIOUS MUNDANE Katka Adams & Anna Freeman

BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL & NORPA PRESENT

lionel SHRIVER IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID LESER Lionel Shriver is author of international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin and her latest book is The Mandibles.

Image: Anna Freeman, Show Bag

OUTSIDE > INSIDE

SUN AND SHADOW

Leonie Lane & John Stewart

Karyn Fendley

Tues 6 September 6.30pm Lismore City Hall

Bench Top Photography – Flatlay Fundamentals with Karina Sharpe Saturday 17th September Intro to Ceramics with Jenn Johnston Saturday 8th October

TICKETS |

Linen Bag Workshop with Lisa Guy Saturday 15th October Creative base studio, Byron Bay NSW www.creativebase.com.au email info@creativebase.com.au creativebasebyronbay

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Only at Lismore CIty Hall, Melbourne Writers Festival and the Festival Of Dangerous Ideas (Sydney Opera House).

norpa.org.au

1300 066 772 Image: Karyn Fendley, Beach Day Dreams I (detail)

Image: Leonie Lane, Wallpaper; John Stewart, Sacred Ibis Vases

Launch Event Thursday 1 September | 5.30pm - 7.30pm cnr cherry and crane streets ballina

phone 02 6681 6167

Photo | Suki Dhanda

Intro to Screen Printing with Carla Dawes Saturday 10th September

Image: Katka Adams, Hope

www.nrcgballina.com.au

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GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BANJO COMES TO BANGALOW

What does the banjo bring to a song that another instrument may not?

That’s why it’s okay for us to work together; obviously not all couples should.

Banjo can bring an authenticity that is hard to explain. Even modern music sounds ancient and wise when a banjo is played properly.

What is it about the old-time music do you think that has captured people’s imagination again?

What about two banjos?

It’s so timeless. Some music outdates very quickly, but old-time and bluegrass have this potential to be made new over and over.

Twice as authentic. Double authenticity, which is impossible with any other set of two instruments. What is the key to mastering a duet? How do the voices need to work together? Listening to each other is the big thing; also finding the shared musical language between the two players, and then knowing how much each of the two can push the other outside of their own language. Everyone should be some combination of totally comfortable and a little nervous! That brings the necessary tension to keep it from being too smooth. As a couple how do you manage your personal relationship alongside a musical one? Is it hard not to take disagreements to the stage? Stage can be a great balm to the relationship in our case. With our threeyear-old in tow, sometimes the stage is the only place we get to spend time as a couple. A romantic moment for just the two of us – and 500 of our closest friends. Sometimes a few more, sometimes a few less! But we do tend to get along very well, and troubles are rare.

I would stress that what we play is not traditional old-time music, but the roots are deep and evident in what we do together. For instance, three-finger-style banjo and clawhammer banjo have never made up a touring duet that we know of. So the very basis of what we do, while sounding traditional notes, is very unusual. Also, I play in a very modern (three-finger) style, which began with Earl Scruggs, while Abby plays in the older (clawhammer) style, which dates banjo to the slaves who brought the banjo from West Africa to the Americas. I am fascinated about how China has influenced Abigail’s work. What unique sounds or chord progressions has it introduced to her (your) music? It brings a sensibility, and highlights the commonalities between music of many lands. Banjos sound perfect playing Chinese mountain music, and we’ll surely do at least one of these songs in our set. Abby is a fluent Mandarin speaker, and her time in China has given her fresh elements to give her music an unusual aspect.

S I X T E E N -T I M E G R A M M Y AWA R D WINNER BÈLA FLECK SPEAKS WITH THE ECHO ABOUT E V E RY T H I N G B A N J O IN THE LEADUP TO HIS GIG IN BANGALOW THIS WEEK.

What do you think is the essence of a great song? It’s got to be personal, and go directly from the singer to the listener with very little brain in the way. A great song goes directly to your heart. What are the mistakes that you need to avoid in songwriting… and in taking a great song into the studio? One mistake is to confuse a good performance with a good song. Just 'cause you did it well doesn’t mean it’s a great song. Another issue can be that the song is great but it’s not the right one for this artist to do. Some songs that Abby or I have written just don’t suit the duo; they don’t present properly coming from the two of us. Luckily we’re been pretty good at figuring out together what makes sense to come from the two of us. And what should we expect for your show at the Bangalow A&I Hall? It’s a very warm and sweet night. Abby is a wonderful singer and a great performer, who truly loves to connect with the crowd. Sometimes the gigs can be very funny, if you guys like our sense of humour. Folks tell us it’s like being in someone’s living room hearing a private show, kind of intimate. And of course we’ll attempt to play the tar out of our banjos. Bèla Fleck and Abigail Washburn at the Bangalow A&I Hall on Wednesday at 8pm. All tickets and booking info: www.redsquaremusic.com.au.

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ENTERTAINMENT MANDY NOLANâ€™SS

SOAPBOX S E E M O R E O F M A N DY O N E C H O N E T DA I LY W W W. E C H O. N E T. A U /S OA P - B OX

Every four years I look forward to watching the Olympics. Itâ€™s a bit of a thing for most people. In between times Iâ€™m not an avid watcher of sport, and I donâ€™t have a team that I have bonded with. Iâ€™m never really sure whom to barrack for. The Olympics makes that simple. When itâ€™s your country playing other countries itâ€™s pretty clear who your team should be. But not this time. Iâ€™m just not interested. Which is weird because I still get goosebumps when I think back to watching Cathy Freeman win gold in the 400, or Thorpey smashing it up in the pool or Sally Robinson having

a little lie-down in the rowing. But not this time. When my baby smiles at me, I donâ€™t go to Rio. This morning I worked out why. Itâ€™s not the Olympics Iâ€™m disenchanted with. Iâ€™m really not that fussed about drugs in sport. I donâ€™t care. As far as Iâ€™m concerned they could do the whole thing on Ice. Be great to see them nail the marathon in under 10 minutes. In theory I am still into the idea of watching Olympic sports. What Iâ€™m not really into at the moment is Australia. I donâ€™t really feel like we have that much to be proud of. Itâ€™s hard to get behind a country youâ€™re embarrassed by.

WHEN YOU DON'T GO TO RIO Weâ€™ve disgraced ourselves at a global level. The United Nations certainly isnâ€™t impressed with our human rights record. Weâ€™re one of the biggest emptiest countries in the world and weâ€™ve turned away thousands of the worldâ€™s most vulnerable people. Weâ€™ve accused them of throwing their children overboard to make them look like animals. Weâ€™ve put them and their children in detention. Weâ€™ve re-traumatised already traumatised people.

Weâ€™re the only Commonwealth nation that still doesnâ€™t have a treaty with our Indigenous people.

Instead of being a First World leader in carbon reduction, we scrapped the carbon tax. We are stalling on marriage equality. Weâ€™ve destroyed one of the seven natural wonders of the world for coal exports. Internationally owned coal seam gas companies are still poisoning our water supply. In the Northern Territory weâ€™ve Australian manufacturing is at its been violently abusing Indigenous all-time lowest with most of our children in our juvenile detention iconic Australian brands being centres. Our First Nations people made in sweatshops overseas. continue to occupy our jails and Queensland has ripped up so die at much higher rate that the much forest that in the next five colonials. Life expectancy for the years there wonâ€™t be any koalas Indigenous community is still left in the sunshine state. When a around a decade shorter than non-Indigenous community. woman bled to death on a beach

in Iluka after a massive vaginal trauma, the two men responsible werenâ€™t charged. Our current PM ripped $200 million out of the ABC last yearâ€Ś so in the end, who stands up for democracy?

And letâ€™s not forget that when we step into the world arena we are disgusting bigots. We have used Manus Island and Nauru as our offshore penal colonies, outsourcing immigration detention while at the same time causing political unrest for our poorest and most disempowered neighbours. Our mainstream TV personalities feel quite at ease to share their extreme views that we should close borders to Muslim migration. This feeds a culture of religious hate and intolerance that has resulted in our 45th Australian Parliament sporting four One Nation senators. Itâ€™s humiliating to

admit it but weâ€™re rednecks.

Maybe itâ€™s time to engage the Olympic philosophy in Australian politics. Itâ€™s a bit sad when the sporting world has a mission statement more noble than your nation: â€˜The goal of the Olympic movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.â€™ Perhaps itâ€™s time we Australians engaged mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. Until then, the Green and Gold leaves me cold. Aussie Aussie Aussie? Noy Noy Noy.

Live Music A VERY GLASSY NIGHT Two dance floors, tipi, bonfire, visual sensory wonderland and delicious food. Welcome to the 8th edition of Lightbody, an all-ages community dance celebration! Dance under the stars on the tipi dance floor to DJs Nick Taylor and Magu or inside to Slinky, Asaf and Short Circuit. This dance event is historically known for its mesmerising visual art installations. Zakay Glass, Coda Installations and Crystal Grid Productions will transport you to an enchanting and mesmerising world of wonderment and discovery. The weaving of sound and visualisation is an intricate art and these world-class designers are leaders in their field. Durrumbul Hall on Saturday 20 August, $25. 6pm.

FALLS FESTIVAL GETS CHILDISH The 24th annual Falls Festival is forecasting sunny with a chance of rave this summer! Bringing music, art and light to the rolling amphitheaters, streets and shores of Australia. With the Byron Falls scheduled from Dec 31â€“Jan 02 and featuring Childish Gambino, The living definition of a â€˜slashieâ€™, Childish Gambino / Donald Glover is a rapper / actor / writer / superstar. Initially taking his high school yearbook crown with â€˜person most likely to write for The Simpsonsâ€™ as career advice, Glover came to prominence as a

writer for seminal sitcom 30 Rock. He then effortlessly transitioned into a beloved character actor, playing Troy Barnes on Community. Beneath the slick, talented veneer of Donald Glover though, lives Childish Gambino. As a rapper with a knack for infectious hooks and a distinctive self-aware flow, Gambino has released several brilliant records, so get ready for dance-floor slammers V.3005, IV sweatpants and Sober, just to name a few.

HOLDING COURT WITH THE WALRUS AND CARPENTER Walrus and the Carpenter are back on home turf at the Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby on Saturday. After a brief winter hibernation the quartet areÂ kicking into spring early with a show at their favouriteÂ local. Walrus will perform two lifeaffirming sets,Â followed by a DJ set from Morris Boy. Tickets are $15 at the door. Doors open around 7.30pm.

BIG BAND AT BALLINA RSL The Northern Rivers Big Band is performing at the Ballina RSL this Sunday from 2pm. Band leader Royden AinsworthÂ has chosen some great tunes for you

WALRUS & THE CARPENTER AT THE COURT HOUSE ON SATURDAY starting with George Gershwinâ€™s famous Strike up the Band, followed by many of the very best foot-tapping moments in jazz history, such as It Donâ€™t Mean a Thing by Duke Ellington, American Patrol by Glenn Miller, original New Orleans jazz with Muskat Ramble, One Oâ€™Clock Jump by Count Basie,Â a greatÂ arrangement of the Funky Chicken, and Golden Wedding by Woody Herman. The band members are very happy to perform these exciting and sublime melodies for you, as they are examples of the best music created in the 20th century. Â Tickets are $15 at Ballina RSL Box Office, Phone: 6686 2544 or at the club on the day.

MUSIC IN THE GALLERY The Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG), Ballina invites the community to support the

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continuation of their exciting exhibition program with a wonderful evening of Music in the Gallery with Shelly Brown on Sunday surrounded by the stunning artworks of local artist Susan Jacobsen. Shelly Brown is a force of nature. Subtle, but powerful like the tides. Be sure to experience Shellyâ€™s mesmerising vocals at least once in your life. Shellyâ€™s jazz band featuring Dan Brown, Thierry Fossemalle and Pete Wilkins perform a stunning rhythm and deep groove. The set will build, from intimate and poetic, to a powerfully heartfelt alchemy of soul music. This special Gala performance on Sunday runs from 4pm till 7pm. Tickets are $40 per person and bookings are essential. Call the Gallery on 6681 6167 or book online at nrcgballina.com.au.

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ELVIS TO THE MAX Elvis Presley was one of the most important figures of 20th century pop culture. A cultural icon, widely known by the single name Elvis, who is often referred to as the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ or simply ‘The King’. Now the memory and legend lives on in a very special concert event titled The King in Concert, starring one of the world’s first and most successful Elvis impersonators, Max Pellicano,

SKUNKHOUR AND YIRRMAL, TWO OF THE EXCITING ACTS AT MULLUM MUSIC FEST the costumes worn by Max Pellicano are exact replicas made by Elvis’s personal tailor Bill Bellow. Elvis to the Max at the Ballina RSL on Thursday 18 August. 8pm Tickets $50, kids under 16 $35 – available online or at the club.

Byron Bay-based singer/songwriter Tim Stokes is releasing the In life thou art EP, an uplifting coastal folk and soulful blues collection. Stokes hosts a smooth, powerful voice, writing and delivering folk and blues songs that range from soft heartfelt ballads to raspy, energetic, shake-your-booty tunes. Coupled with vivid storytelling and lyrical imagery, his music is like the ocean – wild, fun and refreshing. Saturday at the Byron Theatre at 8pm.

Spinnakers ‘A Taste of Asia’ dinner and show: $73.50 (Adults).

HARMONY AT THE POINCIANA ELVIS TO THE MAX AT THE BALLINA RSL ON THURSDAY 18 AUGUST whose uncanny resemblance and equally chilling performance has mesmerised Australians over the last two decades. His recreation of The King’s looks, moves, vocal style, impressions and humour is so accurate that it’s awe-inspiring. There are lots of Elvis impersonators around, but Max Pellicano is considered as the best. In addition,

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Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, trumpet and shared lead-harmony singing is the backbone of the Victoriana Gaye sound. The songs themselves are drawn from a broad musical knowledge that includes jazz, classic movie soundtracks, sunny psychedelia and their own blend of indie/folk/ rock. Vicki Gaye Philipp and Jeff Raglus come from Aireys Inlet on the southwest coast of Victoria and have packed a lot into the six years since they formed. They play Saturday at the Poinciana Cafe in Mullumbimby from 4pm.

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MULLUM MUSIC FEST WELCOMES SKUNKHOUR! Back in the 90s Skunkhour swam against the grunge tide, breaking through as stellar exponents of funk and hip-hop. They didn’t just capture the imagination of the groove minded; they transcended boundaries to take rock and indie lovers hostage as well with their mongrel funk. One of Australia’s unique and most dynamic live acts

returns to get Mullum moving when they appear at Mullum Music Festival this year. Also appearing is Yirrmal. There are some musicians so profound that they can still a room in a heartbeat. Yirrmal Marika is one such artist. His voice is ethereal and earthbound at the same time, with spirit that stirs something so deep that, for days afterwards, the goosebumps return every time you recall his concert. A Yolngu man from Yirrkala in NE Arnhem Land, he hails from a rich musical lineage. Yirrmal is the son of Witiyana Marika, a singer and dancer with Yothu Yindi, and is related to Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. His unique sound blends the ancient with the new, never failing to engage the hearts of all those lucky enough to hear him. There is also Jules Jacklin. She’s wry and funny and quick to catch a joke. In fact, Julia Jacklin thought she’d be a social worker. And in a way she is; her songwriting is coloured by a blunt honesty and prickly insight, somewhat disarming for people who’ve never talked about their feelings. Jacklin’s all feeling, with a voice that has The

Guardian raving: ‘Every now and then you hear a new voice and little else seems to matter. Julia Jacklin’s is one such voice.’ And from South Sudan, Ajak Kwai. Ajak Kwai’s music is inspiring and soulful, infused with funky afro-beats representing the depth and richness of her South Sudanese roots. Singing in Arabic, Sudanese or English, Ajak conjures a vivid picture of her Dinka heritage. Ahe is a compelling storyteller, and her music tells the extraordinary tales of being exiled from her Upper Nile home, to gospel singing in Cairo, to starting afresh in Melbourne in 2007. Skunkhour join Eilen Jewell (USA), The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer (CANADA), Julien Baker (USA) Gareth Liddiard (The Drones), Lior, Tash Sultana, Olympia, Henry Wagons & The Only Children, and others as part of a genre-busting lineup that offers something for everyone. Now in its ninth year, Mullum Music Festival is a wholetown event that takes over the pubs, clubs, halls and streets of Mullumbimby over 17–20 November 2016.

BRINGING OLD-TIME TO BANGALOW WITH BBQ & BLUEGRASS ‘This festival represents a genre of festival not represented here. It’s not straight country; it’s a different sort of musicianship. It’s a genre in itself. There is no percussion, and it’s characterised by mandolin or banjo. There is no place to hide in bluegrass! We have a one-mic format, and so there are no pickups, nothing electric, all acoustic. It’s a wholesome sound. ‘We have one stage, and we have seven acts: music from 10am till 5.30pm and between the acts we have a pickers’ competition. ‘Essentially anyone who wants to enter brings their instrument. They get in free, they organise themselves into groups that want to pick around the microphone to the backing track by the house band… and they take turns picking through the music, usually with traditional bluegrass songs that they know. There are judges in the audience who choose the best at the end of the day. Then there is a final with banjo versus mandolin versus fiddle versus guitar – basically who is the hottest fiddler. Last year we had two fiddlers, year before two banjos, so when they win, the champion gets $250 and the glory!’

Providing beer on the day are Stone & Wood, Moonshine Coffee Cherry Pale Ale, two different beers from The Beard and Brau out of Mt Tamborine and local producer Top Shed from Binna Burra.

Music director Ash Bell has put together an impressive lineup for the Saturday. Bluegrass includes The Stetson Family, The Cartridge Family and The Hillbilly Goats. The Festival kicks off on Friday 19 August night with an Old-time Variety Show at the Bangalow A&I Hall from 6pm. Saturday 20 August event runs all day 10am–5pm at the Showgrounds. For tickets go to www.bbqbluegrass.com.au.

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But it’s not just fiddling and pickin’. There’s also a barbecue meat competition. Yes, that’s right – lock up your vegans.

Time to dust off your denims for the Bangalow BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, a proper old-time variety show. Mastermind Fletcher Potanin created the event two years ago to provide a venue for some of the great acts we have in our region. He was born to Australian parents but raised in Tennessee, so bluegrass music is a bit of a passion for Pontanin. ‘I first moved down here from Brisbane five years ago. I was starved for good music in Brisbane. There is so much good music and culture here and so many great musicians. I was at a restaurant/bar listening to a great musician and there were 40 people in the room and 30 of them weren’t paying attention! I thought, what a travesty that we have an area rich in musicians who can’t get a gig in their own backyard!’ Then Fletcher spied the Bangalow Showgrounds. ‘I have my kids at the Bangalow School and I see the showgrounds everytime I get my kids. I love those grounds.’ With a view to bringing a little of the Grand Old Oprey to town, Fletcher went about to craft an event ‘that was a combination of old-style radio format with humour and gauche hipster stylings. The event is hosted by Emmy Lou Amethest (Ilona Harker country singer character)’.

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‘The emerging food trend in Australia is slow-cooked barbecue meat. I became accustomed to it in Nashville. It’s the old-style cook-off or bakeoff for meat. Just like the annual show will have a comp for best pie etc or best vegetable, this is best meat barbecue. Competitors come in Friday, cook all night long. Some cuts take 12 hours, and on Saturday we have four categories of competition, and this is being judged by 60 judges – who are trained in how to judge a barbecue – in a separate venue.

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The key focus of the Festival is to make a family-friendly event that puts back into the community. ‘It’s very family oriented,’ says Fletcher. ‘I have four kids in school. It’s hard to find a family event that is affordable. We raise funds for charity; everyone is a volunteer; and we also have kids’ games set up on the day. We support arts programs at local schools. Seven local schools are coming to set up game stalls – for $2 a play, easy on the back pocket and keeps the kids entertained all day…’ And there’s craft beer. ‘There is a return to the wholesome values we see present in everything. Especially beer.’

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ARIES: While patience and restraint may not be among

s r a t S with Lilith While Venus appreciates this week’s performances, Mercury in Virgo’s ever the drama critic – so use helpful feedback, let the rest pass…

Aries’ top ten talents, current conditions require them. You’re no stranger to boldly expressed opinions or preferences, but this week suggests a strategy makeover: like approaching others not so much as extras in your own production, more as allies to be playfully engaged. TAURUS: Your primary planet Venus in a compatible earth sign promises plenty of practical pleasures, plus enough muscle to deal with this week’s demanding, overbearing or adamant attitudes. Which the Tao Te Ching wisely advises you address gently: Force is not the way at all. Let life ripen and fall… GEMINI: With Mercury your ruling planet’s move to analytical Virgo, this week’s about understanding and ensuring you’re understood. Big energies are presently in play, and your prismatic perspective helps appreciate how others operate: their motivations, intentions, fears and defaults. As you already know, collaborative accord is worth working for.

CANCER: Request an opinion this week, expect the no-frills version, though you’ll have no trouble holding your own against flame-throwing tongues of fire. (An astro-wit once described Cancerians as Scorpios in housecoats.) Just trust your impeccable instincts that know how to stay safe and where to be when, then relax and enjoy the gameplay

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SAGITTARIUS: Your gregarious nature’s in overdrive this week, ardent Archers, as issues you wrestled with recently hit the restart button for replay and resolution. Bravo! Only iffy patch could be Friday moon joining Mars and Saturn in Sagittarius – but turn up the charm, dial down the drama, and you’ll have them at hello.

CAPRICORN: Encountering face-offs over who’s running the show? As you know, being top dog’s no guarantee of an easy ride. This week its downside can be acting out by competitive others who’ll stop at nothing to get their way. Upside? Venus and Mercury in a fellow earth sign support your ethics, abilities and authority.

LEO: Backstage deities are aligned, it’s showtime, and right now your majesties are skookum: the native American word for powerful, brave-hearted, the greatest, the bomb, this week’s shining light. Always keeping in mind Leo Waleed Aly’s observation that in these dark times it’s better to reach for a flashlight than start a fire. VIRGO: Mind-managing Mercury is happily at home in your sign’s practical reasoning, strong common sense and fast learning abilities. This week’s lesson? That people frequently operate less on logic, more by prejudice and self-interest – because most people aren’t Virgos. Good news? Venus is currently colouring you flavour of the day…

LIBRA: Your mentor planet Venus in the sign of get-itright sets up this week’s clashing dynamic of whether to make the effort to do what you know is right, or to take the easy path of least resistance. In one side of Libra’s scales the cost, other side the benefits. What to do? Up to you…

SCORPIO: Midweek Scorpio moon’s inner volcano has you all sizzle and smoulder. But while Scorps adore a show as much as anyone, beware façades that mask unethical behaviour. Don’t mistake this week’s playacting for the real deal, or outsource your autonomy to a pretender. Cut straight to the heart of core issues.

MELBOURNE BALLET IN BYRON The Byron Theatre is set to show a contemporary version of the classical ballet, Swan Lake, performed by the Melbourne Ballet Company (MBC).

AQUARIUS: What’s been troubling you could suddenly erupt this week, bubbling up from emotional cellars with challenging intensity. But going off full throttle at something undesirable unfortunately only magnifies it. Get your rational, logical side to dialogue instead with tumultuous, possibly long-neglected feelings. Let them have their say rather than their way.

PISCES: You fluid Neptunians are sometimes accused of being more idealistic than realistic, something that could put you on a collision course with present pressing necessities. Face it: wanting something to be true doesn’t make it that way. This week calls you to access your inner GPS, get directions and make a choice.

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Archè, meaning ‘the principle from which all things arise’, is an innovative production that takes its inspiration primarily from the age-old classic, Swan Lake. It explores and embraces much of the original narrative and some of the classical repertoire. Director at the MBC, Simon Hoy, has structured the production to reflect his unique choreographic style and has linked this with a powerful musical score comprising music excerpts drawn from Tchaikovsky, Einaudi, Arnalds, Morricone, Jean-Renaud and Elgar. The end result is an emotionally charged production, which has already received extremely positive critical acclaim and is suitable for audiences everywhere. Archè can be seen at the Byron Theatre at 7.30pm on Thursday and Friday. Tickets are available from The Byron Theatre – 6685 6807. Cost: Adults $44, concession $34, child U16 $29. Online: www. byroncentre.com.au

GETTING YOUR HANDS DIRTY… More than 30 of the region’s potters are opening their studios for the fourth annual North Coast Mud Trail on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August, 10am–4pm. Get your hands dirty in a workshop, see demonstrations, listen to inspiring artist talks, and purchase handmade ceramics.

TAKING off august 15 MOTORKITE DREAMING Motorkite Dreaming is a new feature film that follows two amateur daredevils who take a 4,000km journey across Outback Australia in secondhand microlights – essentially hang-gliders with lawnmower engines. Along the way they pass through 20 Aboriginallanguage nations, learning from these remote communities.

The adventurers discover a country few of us ever visit – our own. This is a bird’s-eye view of our most remote and beautiful places, and a unique insight into the oldest living culture on Earth. Audiences will have the opportunity to meet the adventurers from the film at these special Q&A screenings: director Charlie Hill-Smith, Aboriginal rock’n’roll royalty Carroll Karpany, microlight pilot Daryl Clarke and his partner Elsie Clarke.

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The ultimate Aussie Adventure is about to take flight in Byron Bay at a one-off special event screening at Byron Theatre with the adventurers on Tuesday at 6.30pm.

Plan your weekend and download the event program at www.northcoastmudtrail.com. au, or pick up a Mud Map in galleries and cafes from Ballina to Murwillumbah.

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MR SWIVEL’S DAD JOKES ACCESSIBILITY WORKSHOPS FOR FILMMAKERS Mark Swivel presents his new show Dad Joke. He considers whether a man should clap when dancing or sit down when weeing. He explains what to do if your lover insists on doing it dog or you crap your pants during backyard cricket. Mark opines on the true meaning of banana muffins, choc-tops and Ivan Milat. Turns out his son has taken off on his gap year. To Canada, once as cool as the crabs, now The Place To Be. Crikey, what can you trust? Mullumbimby Ex-Services on Saturday 20 August at 7.30pm. Tix $10 at the door or online at www. trybooking.com/215331.

As part of their commitment to making screen media accessible to the hearing and visually impaired, Screenworks is proud to be delivering a Closed-Captioning and Audio-Description Workshop. This one-day seminar has Ballina-based captioning expert Michael Lockrey and Sydneybased Audio Description manager Alison Myers presenting in Byron Bay at the Community Centre on Thursday 18 August. Tickets and more information www. screenworks.com.au.

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SOMETHING DARK!

The Dark Crystal is a classic family flick. On another planet in the distant past, the elflike Jen embarks on a quest to restore balance to his alien world by finding and returning the missing shard of a magical crystal. With groundbreaking animatronics and featuring birdlike lizards, gnomish dragons, elves and wizards and a beautifully mysterious and mystical story, it can only be a production from Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Brunswick Picture House on Sunday at 2pm.

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ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE An adoring audience is guaranteed when a cult TV show is transferred to the cinema, but if you don’t belong to the cult the movie can be a bit of a struggle. What struck me most at the screening of this that I attended was how mirthless was the row of devotees in front of me (a dozen women of a certain age). So it wasn’t just me, I figured – this really is a dud. Having only been able to take the television show in small doses – there’s a limit to how many times you can laugh at somebody falling drunk out of a car – I was never confident that the one-joke humour could be sustained over a longer period. Nor did I anticipate it being so dull and try-hard naughty.

A SHOW WITH HEART S U P E R H E RO E S , E L E C T RO N I C A , CO M I C B O O K S , G A M I N G A N D P U N K RO C K , MY R A D I O H E A RT I S A LOV E L E T T E R TO T H E D I G I TA L AG E . Inspired by X-Men, video games and our obsession with the online world, My Radio Heart combines contemporary pop with large-scale digital projection to tell stories of love, loss and wanting to connect.

Director Rosie Dennis has been part of the re-imagining of the upcoming production of My Radio Heart, a show that brings together Sydney’s Urban Theatre Projects, NORPA and Performing Lines. Rosie, what was the reaction to the original production of My Radio Heart? The premiere of My Radio Heart was really well received in both Lismore and Sydney. People really loved the visual environment we created and, of course, the music. How did you pull it together? What was the underlying vision/ inspiration? The initial work was born out of an idea that Tralala Blip had about trying to find love in a world of routine. So I used that as a starting point. Then, through a series of improvisations and lots of conversation I got to know the performers. From there we developed characters and and then developed the story in relation to the characters. Can you tell me how you are ‘re-imagining’ My Radio Heart this time around? This re-designed version is still a love story, and still plays between the real and virtual worlds so that’s quite close to the original version. There are new songs and some new video footage and a couple of the characters have been modified. The work is now a singlechannel video projection and the visuals are beautiful. Who are the players? Lydian – The Romantic; Zac – The Seeker; Claudie– The Keeper of memories; Randolf – The Caretaker; Phoebe – Lydian’s love; Matt – The Professor. Can you give me a brief synopsis of the show? The show is a love story, set across three different worlds/times. There’s the real-time world in which we meet Matt on stage. Then there’s the world that Mat creates, which is pixel driven and includes four Avatars.

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Eddie (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) are still guzzling the champers and managing to get invited to A-list parties and fashion parades, but their star is waning. Eddie is particularly disturbed by her weight problem and the fact that, professionally, she is no longer a PR dynamo. At a swank London knees-up, she accidentally bumps Kate Moss into the Thames and the famous model is not seen again, presumed dead. Eddie is now a pariah, so to escape social opprobrium and the possibility of going to jail, she and Patsy flee to a glam resort on the Mediterranean. It’s all very silly and, as has always been the case, it is punctuated by a nastiness that is never fully diluted by its unconvincing tongue-in-cheek tone (a crack about Brigitte Bardot now being in nappies is needlessly crass for mine).

According to one interview I heard, there were scores of real-life celebs falling over themselves to be included in the movie, but I only recognised a handful – Barry Humphries does a neat turn as a fat old poolside Lothario and Rebel Wilson has a terrific cameo as a rude stewardess on an el-cheapo airline – but otherwise it falls terribly flat. Ab-fab it ain’t.

MAGGIE’S PLAN It’s funny how one scene can change your perception of a film – even stranger that it can do so retrospectively. Not too long ago, I had to bail out halfway through reading Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life (‘the best novel of the year’ according to a couple of luminaries on the ABC’s Book Show). It followed the activities of a handful of typically privileged New Yorkers through their cloistered lives of desperate self-importance, but ultimately I didn’t give a rat’s about them. For a while, Rebecca Miller’s Manhattan rom-com threatened to leave me as cold as Yanagihara’s 700-page opus. Then suddenly, John and Georgette (Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore) were in a lounge in Quebec where a Canuk duo was performing an acoustic version of Bruce Springsteen’s anthemic Dancing in the Dark. John and Georgette joined the crowd in singing along and took to the dance floor and, out of the blue, I was in love with the movie.

Maggie (Greta Gerwig), an ‘arts facilitator’, wants a baby but does not have a partner (a baby on the shopping list is the crowning achievement of Western materialism). She engages Guy (Travis Fimmel), a pickle maker, to donate his sperm, but soon after hooks up with John, an academic without tenure, who happens to be married to Georgette, a Norwegian anthropology scholar, with a couple of kids of their own. A confusing time-jump finds Maggie with her own child and in fading conjugal bliss with needy, confused John, whose manuscript she is still editing. The potential for dreary cliché as she plans to reunite John with Georgette is ripe (Woody Allen has a lot to answer for), but Gerwig and Moore are so good in their severely contrasted roles – costume and hair stylists take a bow – that it is impossible to be entirely disengaged. I would have liked more of Fimmel, a magnetic screen presence with a sly comic gift, but the warmth generated by the night in Quebec was enough to lift this from the so-so to the endearing.

Then there is a third world that is accessed through virtual reality goggles and is more fantastical. It is in this world where Lydian finds love and where we meet some of the other characters outside their usual environment. How about the rehearsal process; how long do you have to make this happen? For the re-design we will be spending six days prior to the show on Saturday. What can audiences expect this time round? If you loved My Radio Heart the first time round, then you’ll enjoy the tweaks we’ve made. The overall show is more upbeat and playful, while still keeping true to the themes of the original. My Radio Heart. Saturday 20 August, 6pm. $25 adult, $18 concession, groups & under 18. NORPA at Lismore City Hall. Bookings: www.norpa.org.au or 1300 066 772. Duration: 50 minutes, suitable for 14+, companion card welcome.

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2016 Byron Writers Festival

ENTERTAINMENT

Photos by Jeff 'write your own byline next time' Dawson

Mandy wore her bed to the festival

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Paul Thomas and Bob Brown

Nelly Patterson Napanganka

The very rakish Charles Waterstreet

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Stan Grant

Wendy Whitley

Kerry O'Brien

Michael Leunig, an unexamined duck is a duck not worth ducking

Magda Szubanski

Erik Jensen, editor of the Saturday Paper

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FOR PROMPT AND SUPERIOR SERVICE CALL MIKE 0449 175 732 info@rockservices.com.au www.rockservices.com.au ACN 169 810 762

NERDWORKS Computer repairs, mobile technician ................................ 66846276 or 0413 379514 SAGARO MOBILE MAC SERVICES 24 years Mac experience ..........................................0435 353674

CONCRETE GRINDING & POLISHING

BYRON CONCRETE GRINDING & POLISHING Free quotes Ph: Chris 0408 536 565

Jai – 0467 482 948

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE

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

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208

various implements available for limited access projects

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

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift

SALISBURY CONCRETING DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

)UHH 4XRWH – &DOO 1RZ

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

CONCRETING & PAVING Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. • Residential Civil Industrial. • Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete. • Steel ﬁxing & formwork.

Specialising in Asphalt Driveways, Subdivisions, Earthworks, Carparks and all Maintenance!

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE – nationally recognised qualiﬁcations

0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678 Lic.136717c

Roof and Pressure Cleaning

20 Year+s Exp.

'ULYHZD\ 3RWKROH 6SHFLDOLVW

www.simplywebworks.com.au/education

Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901

Cars, Utes, Trucks, – interior car detailing, fabric and leather protection

0418 156 909

confused by technology? We can HELP!

Window Cleaning Professionals

Full Circle

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

www.workrightcomputersupport.com.au

Byron Eco Window Cleaning & Pressure Washing WINTER Environmentally Conscious. Specialising in Windows & Screens, SPECIALS House Washing, Gutters, Roofs, Solar Panels, Driveways… FREE QUOTES Call Sam on 6680 9123 or 0434 539 979

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. .............................................Ph Andrew 66841424

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

Calmer Organic Cleaning

JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C ......0421 957506 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Jobs under $5000. Lic 225874C. Justin .....0458 773788

Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160

End of lease & bond cleans, spring cleans & one off cleans, production, event & party cleans, sale cleans & home detailing

COUNSELLING

LIMITED ACCESS EXCAVATION

0411 567 844

PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com................66840469

Adam Ryan – Kanga / Dingo work

JULIA BODKIN Psychotherapist/ SE trauma/ mediation – globalspiritevents.com ........0403 652067

CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references ...................................66882372

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable...............0498 731447 DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm ......................................0410 723601 BYRON SHIRE DOMESTIC CLEANING SERVICE ............................................................0421 360961 BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns $35ph. Holly..............0451 102239 PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER Excellent references. Good rates. Shirewide ..Krissy 0410 860330

The Deck Doctor

Sanding and Reﬁnishing, Repairs and Maintenance, Internal Floors Richard Neylan richardneylan1@bigpond.com 0407 821 690 • www.facebook.com/DeckDoctor65

ECO-CLEANER Non-toxic cleaning with beautiful results. 7 years exp. Tessa .................0449 173056

TIMBER MAINTENANCE

EVEN STEVEN’LL DO IT Detail clean top to bottom ......................................................0448 004182

All deck and timber: stripping, sanding, oiling, varnishing & painting

COMPUTER SERVICES

Full Circle

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600 fullcirclereﬁnishing.com

DECKS AND PERGOLAS Hardwood, pine, composites. Byron/Gold Coast. Robbie .........0409 244424 DECK & TIMBER SOLUTIONS Free quotes. See localsearch.com.au for business profile ... 0410 062493

Byron Bay and surrounds

0431 033 791

adambyronbay@hotmail.com A NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65HP chain trencher, 1.7 tonne excavator, tipper ..0402 716857 BRENDON 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 ROAD CONSTRUCTION Excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire .....................................0418 665905 DIGGER, TRUCK, AUGER HIRE 20+ years experience. Good rates ...............................0402 652017 BRUNSWICK BOBCAT HIRE Good rates, very experienced operator Ilan......................0414 300012

ELECTRICIANS 24 HOUR SERVICE

0439 624 945

Domestic Commercial

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Lic: 154293c

SPECIALISING IN PRESTIGIOUS PROPERTIES

• Fully insured & police cleared • ABN 13 761 054 921 •

Quotes within 48 hours • Locally owned and operated

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING For a free quote phone Chris .........................................0408 536565

DENTISTS Education

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

BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores .....................66803477

JAMIE 0408 809 817

GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point

licence no. 201775c

30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ................................07 55234090 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816

Not your average TECH shop #Computers #Accessories #Repairs #Support #Gadgets 1/29 Brigantine St, Byron Bay A&I Estate 6680 8324 techie2481.com.au

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

MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644

DESIGN & DRAFTING

0458 267 777

Lic. 211410C

BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 UTOPIAN DESIGN & DRAFTING www.utopian-design.com .............................................66770151

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Service Directory ELECTRICIANS (continued)

TIMBER FLOOR SPECIALIST

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

0432 331 633 for details

VOLTMASTER

All electrical services for the the best prices Call your local electrician

Chris 0402 249 609

AW1241324

chrisvelectrical@gmail.com

NEW ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Ph:

0419 556 639 Lic. 219161C

SERVICING ALL AREAS

0420 528 373

lic 75692

Supply, design and install residential and commercial solar on and off grid, electrical renovations, new builds. Divert your existing unused solar power to your hot water.

SECURITY, DATA, TV Tim Nicholls ph: 0468 384 203 lic: 000102498

The Floor Sander NEW AND OLD FLOORS AND DECKING • Non-toxic ﬁnishes • Free quotes

FENCING

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING 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

FLOORING

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

12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503 FLOATING FLOORING SPECIALISTS Timber & vinyl, residential/commercial ...............0415 454476

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

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

0408 536 565 proud member of

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GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs ..............................................Trent 0432 501721

GLAZIERS

NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco wax, oils & water base finishes ................................ Nathan 0420 215716

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

QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS

Garage Doors & Openers

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

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801

6685 8588

Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing 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

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Guttermesh, Metal Roofing Lic 60414C Darryl Patterson..... 0414 889453 GUTTER MESH SPECIALISTS Pro gutter guard installs; tin & tile + gutter cleans ........0419 789600

HAIR & BEAUTY HOLISTIC BEAUTOLOGY 1 Goolara Crt, Ocean Shores. Julie – Beauty Therapist ...........0488 728980

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

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437 info@byronbaymowing.com.au www.byronbaymowing.com.au

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

131 546

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

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329 GARDEN MAKEOVERS Design, restoration & plant supply .............John 66841126 or 0431 745475 AUTHENTIC EX-KYOTO DESIGNER 17yrs+ exp. Consults, creates, maintains..............0427 423723

Richard Neylan 0407 821 690

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C.............0422 668582 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ............................0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 RIC VESSIERE ELECTRICAL Lic 223948C. Quality work ..........................0407 588181 or 66771195 SOMERS ELECTRICAL Prompt & reliable. Bruns, O.Shores, Mullum & Byron Lic 283345C ...0438 350650 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C .............0450 631183 STEVE NICHOLLS ELECTRICAL Lic EC 28753. Shirewide ...............................................0455 445343 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO 24 hour local sparkie. Level 2 Lic 141097C ...............................1800 763911

GARDEN DESIGN

www.oceanﬂoors.net.au

Email richardneylan1@bigpond.com

Electrical, Solar & Batteries

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

netdaily.net.au

North Coast news daily:

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

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

6684 7380

ACREAGE MOWING SPECIALIST

erty maintenance

Expert garden, lawn, tree & prop

PROPER JOB BOB

For AllYour YourProperty Property Maintenance Needs For All Maintenance & Repair Work 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. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................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 THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 EXPERIENCED, RELIABLE, DILIGENT All handyman & electrical. Lic No 5426752 ......0417 629849 YOUR HANDYMAN No job too small or too big. Qualified & Lic 203206C......................0424 158585

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 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer .....................0402 230449

HIRE

Acreage • Commercial • Government • Residential FREE QUOTES Kascha Wood 0402 487 213 leaﬁttous.com.au MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed .................Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754 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 MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ...............Joe 0407 065849 NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores.......0418 792279 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 ALL TERRAIN MOWING Steep slopes, long grass, residential, acreage, local, reliable ...0419 225124 ACREAGE MOWING, landscaping, all aspects of property maintenance. Ph Luke ..........0407 981636 ALUMSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified Greenkeeper, mowing & edges ..............................0410 378375 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 ACREAGE MOWING Cheap rates! 60 inch zero turn mower. Fully-insured. Julian...........0401 350156 JC LAWNS Tree & rubbish removal, tip runs, high pressure cleaning .............................0412 215232 AGED / CENTRELINK DISCOUNT Lawns, gardens, rubbish removal. Mark ...................0421 932945 GARDEN MAINTENANCE & MAKEOVERS Great rates, free quotes. Steve ....................0488 063646 BIO GARDENS Horticulturist for all your gardening needs. Reasonable rates ...............0459 175729

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

HOT WATER SYSTEMS TWEED COAST ELECTRICAL Hot Water Specialists. Lic 214073C ...................................0432 728946

INTERIOR DESIGN KATE PLATT Interior Designs, www.kateplatt.com ................................ 0411 888416 or 66807606 DAKINI SPACE ALCHEMY Feng Shui – Interior Design – Property Styling....................0434 356864

IRONING THE IRONING LADY Suffolk Park. $28 per hour. Angela.................................................0414 719680

Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

Service Directory KITCHENS

02 6681 6555

SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 17yrs+ qual. exp. www.slbyronbay.com................0499 771769 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks..................................................................................66857200 C & C KITCHENS Kitchens & Bathrooms. Quality at affordable prices ..................................66872275 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery â€“ www.hinged.com.au ...................................................0409 843689

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

â€˘ Tyres â€˘ Batteries â€˘ Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

www.allpestsolutions.com.au

Garden Design Property Planning Vegetation Management Plans Development Applications www.andrewpawsey.com

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

BEAU JARDIN Landscape Design & Documentation, Horticultural Consultation............0417 054443

LANDSCAPING

OSTEOPATHY

â€˘ Sand â€˘ Soils â€˘ Gravels â€˘ Pots & statues â€˘ Lots, lots more

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

Shaun Savage Landscapes Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

Specialising in: â€˘ Retaining Walls â€˘ Pool Surrounds â€˘ Block Work â€˘ Paving â€˘ TurďŹ ng â€˘ Stonework

0405 594 288

20 YEARS EXPERIENCE REPLICA ROCK SPECIALIST GARDEN DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAKE OVERS TREE LOPPING AND PRUNING IRRIGATION + RETAINING WALLS + MUCH MORE FULLY INSURED, HOLDER OF 17 TICKETS AND LICENCES PE TER BL AND 0428 480 191 STICK ANDSTONEL ANDSC APING.COM.AU

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456

Tree Faerie Fotos

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

Professional â€˘ Commercial â€˘ Personal

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com â€˘ 0417 427 518

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517 OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ....................................66874410 WHITE GOAT PHOTO STUDIO Product & Portrait. Byron A&I Est. Enquiries................0421 582286 DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com...0412 786399

PHYSIOTHERAPY

PAINTING

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. â€˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ€™Hara, Kim Snellgrove .............................................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy, acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000. Corner Dalley & Burringbar Sts, Mullumbimby.....................................................................66843255 ANTHONY Dâ€™ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, physiotherapy ....................................................66857222 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ€™bah 66723818 â€˘ Domestic & Commercial â€˘ Servicing all areas PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron ..........................66807207 â€˘ Workmanship guaranteed OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, â€˘ Attention to detail real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Alex Margan, Millie Shield ...........................................66803499 EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Matrix Rhythm Therapy, home visits avail................66847838 PETER FARRELL Physiotherapist, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ....................66843385 MARTINA DUEL Craniosacral, physio, dry needling, manual therapies. Mullum............0432 322998 LIBBIE NELSON PHYSIO â€“ Acupuncture, yoga & therapy, BFL, Herbs, CS Byron Bay .....0416 369698 TROY EADY Holdsworth House Medical Practice, Byron Bay...............................................66807211

ALL-WAYS PAINTING BYRON BAY

0438 784 226 â€˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views .......................0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018 RAYMOND LYNCH PEST MANAGEMENT General pests & termites ..............................0418 850601

PHOTOGRAPHY

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

20 Years Experience

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

OSTEOPATHY

Obligation free consultation call Andrew 0478 519 804 30 years experience

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

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

ANDREW PAWSEY Landscape Architect

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron ...................................... 66298208 or 0429 398208

PICTURE FRAMING

LANDSCAPE DESIGN CONSULT CONSTRUCT Paul Varendorff Lic 39791.. 66845035 or 0414 842602

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................66803444

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Design & construction. Lic 277154C ....................0423 700853

PLASTERING

PRIMAL LANDSCAPES & CONSTRUCTION Structural landscaping. Lic 295404C.........0449 846152

YVES DE WILDE

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING

LAUNDRY

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

FAST TURNAROUND â€“ AIR BNB

X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C

â€˘ Self serve / service wash â€˘ New front loaders & dryers â€˘ Domestic & commercial services

Mullum Wash House â€“ 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House â€“ 0412 302 246 OPEN EVERY DAY

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TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS 69 McAuleys Lane, Mullumbimby .................................0488 094025

ALAN MALONE

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

Licence No 97474

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR â€˘ PLASTER REPAIRS CLEAN & TIDY â€˘ ALWAYS ON TIME â€˘ ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 â€“ 465 Uralba Road, Uralba

ABN 48867459605

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

MOBILE MECHANIC

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ................0400 349027 or 0438 842731 EARTH & MARINE Diesel Mechanic, repairs & maint, hydraulics, small/large engines, vessels.0416 164638 BAY AREA PAINTING Lic No 289979C. Free quotes........................................................0405 609598

MOTORING

PEST CONTROL

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

Serving Byron Shire

Lot 4 Wilfred Street, Billinudgel â€˘ 6680 2444

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

Lic: AU29498

Bayside Radiators

Windscreens & Air Conditioning

451 186 / 6680 4660

anne.m.warwick@gmail.com

PLUMBERS NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

0412 794 364

NEIL A McINTOSH

LOCKSMITH

Craig 0413

Byron Shire

Painter and Decorator Over 30 years experience for a friendly hassle free job

PAINTER

CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS

C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C Â‡ )UHH TXRWHV Â‡ *\SURFN Ă€ [LQJ VHWWLQJ

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081

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MULLUM MOWERS & MACHINERY REPAIRS Mullumbimby Industrial Estate............0423 204218

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733 GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICE New homes, extensions, renos, 40 yrs exp. Dave ......0457 117654 Lic 167371C

LAUNDRY SERVICES

Licence No. 207479C

PAVING Since 1984. Free quotes, pools, driveways. Lic 154706C. Val .............................0422 659901

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

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

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

â€˘ Fully licensed & insured â€˘ General residential & commercial maintenance â€˘ Renovations & extensions

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

Call Luke 0488 730 888

OBLIGATION

Licence No: 249240C ABN: 162 408 139 FREE QUOTES!

CONNECT www.lcplumbing.com.au

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

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Service Directory

AGED / CENTRELINK DISCOUNT Lawns, gardens, rubbish removal. Mark ...................0421 932945

PLUMBING (continued) 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 LPC PLUMBING Plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Sth Golden Bch. Lic 289868C. Luke ....0401 633222 MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Free quotes ..0408 665672

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

Flooring by Wallaces

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP E ll FRoE ff for a

Drop washing steel, es and machin ers dry

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS Buying: • Scrap metal • Aluminium • Copper • Brass • Lead • Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

Paciﬁc Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

FREE TOW

avail fo r cars – unwanted cash for som paid e

Installing, maintaining and repairing onsite sewerage management systems in Tweed & Byron Shires for over 25 years.

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633

REMOVALISTS

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

BEYOND BYRON REMOVALS

TRINE SOLUTIONS Plumbing, draining & gasfitting. Lic 138031C ......................................66802358 LPC PLUMBING Septic Systems Installed ......................................................................0401 633222

Ready for work within & beyond Byron Brisbane Sydney backloading For careful service & great rates

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

JOE DAVIDSON Qualified & experienced consultant, DAs, planning advice ....................0402 405555

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

PORCELAIN & CERAMIC TILES

TOWN PLANNING

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

SOLAR INSTALLATION

TRACTOR REPAIRS

TRACTOR REPAIRS RURAL MACHINERY REPAIR SERVICE DIESEL ENGINE TECHNICIANS REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES AND MODELS

PHONE BILL: 6688 4143 – 0407 435 259 TREE SERVICES

JIM’S TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719 m 0428 320 262 e sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com w sunbeamsolar.com.au

Andy’s Move & More

Small and Medium Moves, Tip Runs & Deliveries, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most Areas Based from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby Calls always returned

netdaily.net.au

North Coast news daily:

• Qualiﬁed Arborist • Tree Pruning • Tree Removal • Stump Removal • Mulching • Fully Insured • Same Day Response

131 546

0429 149 533 Est 2006

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring

• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of ﬁne art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery

HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding EWP ..... 66849137 or 0427347380

6683 4829 / 0409 917646

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

Call 1300 18 20 50

BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

search “Lighthouse Removals”

YouTube

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Plus Check our website for how to get

No Problem !!!

free boxes and a 10% discount

LIGHTHOUSE REMOVALS

(02) 6684 5395

042050 5395

UPHOLSTERY

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010

(opp. Council chambers)

NR VALUATIONS 25 years local exp. www.nrvaluations.com.au ...................................0428 694041

BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor......................... 66853745 or 0403 713303

VALUERS

• All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing

6684 3003

www.lighthouseremovals.com.au

/RFDO &RXQWU\ ,QWHUVWDWH /2&$/ 6<'1(< *2/' &2$67 %5,6%$1( 0(/%2851(

02 6684 2198

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ...................................................0402 364852 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797

SWIMMING POOLS

leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

For tips & testimonials

PETER GRAY Dip Arb. AQF5. Consulting arborist ...........................................................0414 186161

OUT ON A LIMB Tree removal, chipping, stump grinding. Free Quotes ................ Lucas 0402 191316

Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

Friendly Staff

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227

A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew ......................................0412 558890

www.saegroup.com.au

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170

No weekend surcharge

The expert in solar efﬁciency

The Pool Gurus

TXHULHV#PXOOXPELPE\UHPRYDOV FRP DX

Providing complete pool services • maintenance • pumps & ﬁlters • salt chlorinators • automatic cleaners • renovations • energy saving pumps www.thepoolgurus.com.au Laurence Cook 0404 092 729

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

VIDEO PRODUCTION CAMERA CREW, LIGHTING, screens, projectors & editing, crystalgrid.com.au..............0421 661910

VISA ADVICE

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839 LOCAL AFFORDABLE Brisbane to Sydney, 20yrs exp. travellingbenny@gmail.com .....0402 199999 REGISTERED MIGRATION AGENT Rebecca@byronbaymigrationagency.com.au .........0487 458047

TILING

ROOFING

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

Metal Rooﬁng Installations • Guttering Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird Patios • Repairs • Leaf Guard

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooﬁng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooﬁng.com.au

SHE TILES

Kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, tile repairs & waterproofing Leaking showers repaired & sealed NO JOB TOO SMALL • Free quotes & consultations Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

Dirty Tiles & Grout? ...forget pointless scrubbing

Our unique restoration process will make your dirty tile & grout look

BRAND NEW again... GUARANTEED!!!

0432 643 345

9 Tile, Grout & Stone Cleaning & Sealing 9 Silicone 9 Grout Colouring 9 Re-Grouting 9 Epoxy Grout 9 Glass Restoration 9 Slippery Tiles & More

BYRON COAST ROOFING PTY LTD Lic 252098C Guttering, leaf guard, cladding, etc ..0422 248936 ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced roof & gutter cleaning + gutter guard install .........0419 789600

48 August 10, 2016 The Byron Shire Echo

Free Quote

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181 IN IN H

$379 Water puriﬁcation systems INSTFUALLLLEY IN YOURD Fridge / Shower Filters HOME Whole house ﬁltration systems

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS Concrete tank repairs. All areas .. 66888055 or 0407 002833

BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m3, 3m3, 4m3, 6m3 & 8m3 bins .................... 0417 458149 or 66871544 OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available ..............................0450 300360 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772

for home, commercial and rural properties

Call Louise 0478 698 186

Lic 297467C

RUBBISH REMOVAL

The Water Filter Experts

Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

Metal Rooﬁng Guttering Leaf Guard Roof Restoration Leon Condie

WATER FILTERS

Call Ben on 0456 606 911

WINDOW TINTING

www.groutpro.com.au

SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478

Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

Classifieds INDEX Annual General Meetings ....... 49 Businesses For Sale .............. 50

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777

Childcare ................................ 49

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE

For Sale .................................. 50

PHONE ADS

Display ads: 12pm TUESDAY Line ads: 12pm TUESDAY

Halls For Hire ......................... 50

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

Health Notices ........................ 49

Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:

Publication day is Wednesday, booking deadlines are the day before publication.

House Sit ................................ 50

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

RATES & PAYMENT

In Memoriam .......................... 52

EMAIL ADS

$17.00 for the first two lines

Funeral Notice ......................... 51 Garage Sales ......................... 50

Lost & Found .......................... 51 Motor Bikes ............................. 50 Motor Vehicles ......................... 50 Musical Notes......................... 51 Only Adults ............................. 52 Pets......................................... 52 Positions Vacant ..................... 51 Professional Services ............. 49 Public Notices......................... 49 Removalists ............................. 50 Share Accommodation ........... 50 Short Term Accommodation .. 50 Social Escorts ......................... 52 To Lease ................................. 51 To Let ....................................... 50 Tradework ............................... 50 Tree Services .......................... 50 Tuition ..................................... 51

Ads may be taken by phone on

Display classies (box ads): adcopy@echo.net.au Line classies: classifieds@echo.net.au Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend. Account enquiries phone 6684 1777. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be Adored, Gloriﬁed, Loved & Preserved throughout the world, now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, please pray for me. Saint Jude, Worker of Miracles, please pray for me. Saint Jude, Helper of the Hopeless, please pray for me. Amen

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/classified-ads

These prices include GST.

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa Prepayment is required for all ads.

Mat Pilates Classes Bangalow & Lismore 0435118146 www.humanbodyshop.com.au

Assessment & treatment of children, adolescents & adults

Carl Moore Psychology

TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE $50 Brunswick Heads. Ph Phim 0449063629

The Channon Craft Market

Thurs & Fri | 6684 6336

KINESIOLOGY

6688 6433

HEALTH

Reg no. PSY0001057399 Medicare rebates available

Clear subconscious sabotages. Reprogram patterns and beliefs. Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress. Ph 66846914 SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract.

The best market in the country!

Daniel Alexander Clin. Sci.

Kinesiologist & Herbalist 10 years experience

THE BYRON SHIRE

$5.00 for each extra line

EATING & BODY IMAGE ISSUES

THIS SUNDAY

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

netdaily

Phone 0406 181 352

Study Kinesiology

for your career in natural health. Training starts 20/21 August. Austudy. Byron Kinesiology Centre/KSA Ph 66857991 www.wellness.net.au

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352

MASSAGE AWAKENING Relax & Therapeutic. Home Mullumbimby Mobile all towns. Text Joshua 0426534161 THE AJNA LIGHT Pineal gland activator/ Brain wave entrainment. Amazing! Relaxing, transcending, profound body/ mind healing. Meditation/Quantum connection tool... Call Judith for info & sessions. 0422588230 AKALANI Powerful healing sessions & workshops. Ph Leeorah 0452275141

RELAXING & REFRESHING REMEDIAL MASSAGE & REFLEXOLOGY Jo Morrish 0439492804

NATUROPATHY ALLERGY TESTING MASSAGE

OVER-50s & Beginners Fitness

Wanted To Lease .................... 51

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

Wanted To Rent...................... 51

CALL KIRSTEN

Wanted ................................... 50

Work Wanted......................... 51

PUBLIC NOTICES ITEMS FOR SALE UNDER $100 ADVERTISED FREE The Echo is introducing free 2 line ads for items under $100. Email only. classiﬁeds@echo.net.au One per private advertiser per week. Other conditions apply

THURSDAY 10am

Call 0406 491 002 FB shazumba

Sunday August 21st

AGMs

Successful solutions for any problem

MASTER HYPNOTHERAPIST NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMER & CERTIFIED MEDICAL HYPNOSIS PRACTITIONER

AGM Byron Allsox Softball Club Inc Wednesday Aug 17 6.30pm Byron Bay Services Club All Welcome

BABY-SITTING 17-year-old who loves kids, with childminding experience & own car avail. Reasonable rates, will do overnights. Phone Sophia 0479057385

Suitable for beginners & practitioners

Anything is possible

Accredited • Experienced Tutor

Dr Eeka King

Tues & Thurs Saturdays

5–6.30PM 10AM–12PM

S U F F O L K PA R K CO M M U N I T Y H A L L

0423 293 995

(Chinese Medicine) Women’s Health, Fertility & Pregnancy Acutonics® Sound Therapy

Dr David King

(Chinese Medicine) Pain conditions Mental/emotional disturbances & general

Safe, beneficial, authentic yoga

14 PARK STREET, BRUNSWICK HEADS | 02 6685 1088 | BAYSIDEACUPUNCTURE.COM

Teacher Training Intro Day

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICS®

October 19th 8.30am–4.30pm Suffolk Park BOOK NOW!

Ph 0497 042 650

Info ph: 6680 7747

PH 6680 2630

Fund BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE Health Rebates & AND HERBAL MEDICINE Hicaps Available

Expires 21 Sept.

WED 17 AUG Byron Bay Community Centre 12-3pm Product Showcase 3-5pm Presentation and Q&A

10.30am–5pm Heartspace Mullumbimby

www.wendypurdey.com.au

CHILDCARE

Inside the Byron Bay Golf Club. Bring this ad in for a $15 stylecut.

Your choice can make the difference. Find out why choosing BioPak is the better choice.

Brunswick Heads RSL Hall

Barber at Suffolk

Alpacka presents BioPak Day at The Bay

Health fund rebates available

EX-SERVICES CLUB Mullum Membership included. ONLY

DISCLAIMER Advertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not reﬂect the views or opinions of the editorial staff. The Byron Shire Echo does not make any representations as to the accuracy or suitability of any content or information contained in advertising material nor does publication constitute in any way an endorsement by The Byron Shire Echo of the content or representations contained therein. The Byron Shire Echo does not accept any liability for the representations or promises made in paid advertisements or for any loss or damage arising from reliance on such content, representations or promises.

0416 196 980

MONDAY 10.30am

Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher STEINER INSPIRED DAYCARE elke.daycare@gmail.com

Winter Massage Special

RELIABLE NANNY AVAILABLE Over 6 yrs experience. Child led learning. Focus on holistic health and conscious living. Cooking & meal preparation. Call Genevieve 0418949404

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS • 66841777 •

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

Tel: 02 6685 9910 Mob: 0418 441 437 flo@intouchyogabyronbay.com intouchyogabyronbay.com

$10 off all massages beachsideyogaandmassage.com.au

Monday

8 - 9:30am

10 - 11:30am

Victor

Sharon

Hatha Vinyasa

Restorative Yoga

Tuesday

Lindy Lou

Wednesday

Christina

Slow Gentle Yoga Slow Gentle Yoga

Thursday

Victor

Christina

Friday

Victor

Grace

Hatha Vinyasa

Slow Gentle Yoga

Victor

Grace

Saturday

Hatha Vinyasa

Slow Gentle Yoga

Professional, Remedial, Deep Tissue & Relaxation Massage in a beautiful beachside setting. ½ Hour 1 Hour 1½ Hour Home Visits

$50 $80 $115 $120 (1hr)

Yoga classes $18 5 class pass $80 Unlimited Passes Available

Upstairs Byron Surf Club 0448 807 798 Mon-Sat

award winning fusion suffolk park community hall corner alcorn street and clifford street bangalow studio and head ofﬁce 72 byron street, bangalow (parking at rear)

private sessions available

call 6687 2031 or visit www.yogalates.com.au

certiﬁcate teacher training courses • Core stability fused with Yoga • All welcome • Tone strengthen stretch • Learn to relax and breathe at ease • An intelligent injury free Yoga fusion

Suffolk Park Monday 10–11.30am, 6–7.30pm & Wednesday 6–7.30pm, Friday 10–11.30am & Saturday 8–9.30am Bangalow Monday 10–11.30am Prenatal, Tuesday 9.30–11am, 6–7.30pm, Thursday 9.30–11am & Saturday 8–9.30am health rebates available special: unlimited classes for 3 months $215 award winning DVDs available at our studios

The Byron Shire Echo August 10, 2016 49

ALOHA HEALING WITH NAOMI Strength with intuitive depth. Deep tissue & Kahuna 22yrs exp. 0417212540 SACRED BODY RITUAL Rejuvenating body scrub, detoxifying sauna, relaxing spa bath, heavenly full body massage. 2hrs $139; 3hrs $189. Eve 0425347477 Ocean Shores HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

BYRON BAY SKIN CANCER CLINIC Dr Paul O’Brien Dr Tim Peacock Book your appointment today 6680 7399

TRADEWORK

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

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)

Fully insured • Free quotes

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380 Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 6, 14 Middleton St, Byron Bay ϭϯ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚƌĞĂƟ ŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ƉĂŝŶ͕ ŚĞĂĚĂĐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐŝĂƟ ĐĂ

BRENT VERCO

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

6684 4421

CHIROPRACTOR

0402 364 852

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC

BICYCLES buy, sell, repair, recycle. Adult bikes from $60. Phil 0413779223

Instant Gas Hot Water Heaters $179

MIELE WASHERS

MULLUM share with 3 males, $190pw includes bills. Ph 0427272853

WANTED

LENNOX – NEAR BEACH & LAKE Large room with huge BIR in 3br t/ house. Share with 1 other, fem pref. Avail Sept. $190pw + bills. Ph 0400113201

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

Brand New. Stainless Steel. 66807413 5/7–17 Brigantine St, Byron Ind Est.

OLD MOTORBIKE any make, any year, any cond. Will pick up. 0427109195

BRIDGLANDS

LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

Buy and sell good quality used furniture Ph 66842511 WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, fridge $170, delivery. Phone 0413589388

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617

BAMBOO PLY

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

TEA TREE MULCH FINE & MED. CHOP & COMPOST

SHIPPING CONTAINER 20ft, no leaks, good ﬂoor, lockable. Ph 66845192

GARAGE SALES 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 13 August. Stalls or rug space avail 0490026840 SUNRISE GARAGE SALE TRAIL Lots of homes involved. Something for everyone. Come & have a look this Sat O.SHORES 118 Shara Bvld, 7-11am. Fridge, wash mach, lots of goodies O.SHORES Aloota Cres. Sat 7.30am Multiple households. Many varied items

$30/m + delivery. 0424163784

SUNRISE 90 Sunrise Bvld, Saturday. Sculptors Clearance Workshop Sale. Studio pieces, maquettes, large & small

COMPOST TOILETS

MYOCUM 7 Myocum Downs Dr. Sat 8am. Furn, camping gear, h’hold items & more

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653 FILING CABINET 3-drawer with keys $50 ono; Sheet of steel plate 2400 x 1200 x half inch $300 ono; Kids work desk handmade, 2 drawers $30. Ph 66845192

BANGALOW BARGAINS 4 Burrawan Pl, Sat 8am-1pm. Clothing, bric-a-brac, household treasures & more STH GOLDEN BCH 2 Barkala Ct, Sat 8am. Lounges, fem clothes, bric-a-brac

6684 1028

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

20 Shirley St, Byron Bay

6685 8532

Want more satisfying intimate relationships? Ready for change? Ready to change? Clinical Hypnotherapist 0431 452 752

HALLS FOR HIRE

Tallow

0488 609 774 bookings@mullumcivic.com

Find Echo Classiﬁeds on Echonetdaily every day

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

Ocean Shores Brunswick Heads Mullumbimby Pottsville

TREE SERVICES • • • • •

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

• Well established with 70+ quality customers • Work-life balance with high profit returns • Instant cash flow from day 1 • All machinery near new, most with warranty • New 8 x 5 gal trailer with cage, ute negotiable • Full accountant’s figures available to qualified buyer

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

FOR SALE

BIKE CARRIER

Sanfred 3-station boot-mount carrier. Bought new from Supercheap Auto for $129 used once. $80. 0414719680

REMOVALISTS BIG & SMALL REMOVAL JOBS Local, affordable, reliable & quick Ph 66845510 or 0402199999

SPEED QUEEN

Heavy duty American made commercial quality washing machines. In stock ready to go. Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 ITEMS FOR SALE UNDER $100 ADVERTISED FREE The Echo is introducing free 2 line ads for items under $100. Email only. classiﬁeds@echo.net.au One per private advertiser per week. Other conditions apply

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND • 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

NATIVE PLANTS FOOD PLANTS

The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire. Tubestock to Semi-advanced

MULLUM CREEK NURSERY

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

50 August 10, 2016 The Byron Shire Echo

BYRON CBD lovely big renov room. Beautiful clean quiet house. Fully furn. $230pw sgl, $320pw couple. 0410515093 O.SHORES Very large private room & deck. Nature. Unfurn, BIR. Share house & bills with 1 other $200pw. 0403607410

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833 MAIN ARM 1br residence in beautiful, peaceful, rural setting. Modern facilities $350pw. Ph 66845421 THE CHANNON 2br farmhouse, lush bush setting, internet, swimming hole. $250pw. Ph 0415482009

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618 BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $16pw. Ph 66867011 MULLUM 2br studio, pool, on acres, partfurn $440pw. Power not incl, pets OK, long-term OK. Ph 0421738352 MULLUMBIMBY self-cont studio on acreage, pref quiet, single, working fem. N/s. $290pw incl elec. Ph 0424930588

Brunswick Heads Bedsit $175

Ocean Shores 5br 3bth 2car $675

Mullumbimby 2br 1bth $450 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

Call after 4pm 0418 792 279 Sale price $69,000

• Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

Concerts, forums, weddings, exhibitions, functions, etc. www.mullumcivic.com

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

BYRON CBD great single room, beautiful house. Quiet, clean. Prefer worker/student $185pw. Ph 0410515093

LAWN MOWING RUN FOR SALE

Mulch Supplies

Want to improve your sex life?

BARGAINS 2007 Subaru Forester 5 speed dual range, full service history. Lovely condition SN9346 $7990 2004 Kia Rio Auto, 157997km, 5 door hatch. Low km, ideal 1st car SN9076............. $3490 2011 Holden Barina Auto, 139909km 5 door hatch. Low km, like new SN7569......... $8495 2006 Hyundai Getz Manual, 156000km 3 door hatch, low km SN1527 ............. $4950 2004 Toyota Tarago Auto, 179189km family 8 seater van SN3996 ............................$12495 2004 Holden Rodeo Manual T/Diesel dualcab canopy, draw setup winch SN2708........$12995

ONLINE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Organic and high quality products niche market, simple to run, fun. Drop-ship. 30K + stock #1 in google groundgrocer.com/business-4-sale

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

BUSINESS FOR SALE

BAppSc, Grad Dip Relationship Therapy Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Martin Frank

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

HONDA CBX 550 classic bike, requires resto, barn ﬁnd, runs, 99.9% complete. $500 ono, need the room. Ph 66845192

Kate Chase

tel: 0402 207 137 www.KateChase.com.au

SUBARU OUTBACK R 2004 $7800 ono. Reg 04/17, 4 new tyres, 195,000km, tow bar, roof racks. Service log book. Nothing to spend. 0429356093

MOTOR BIKES

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

relationship counselling family mediation co-parenting coaching

BRUNSWICK HEADS furn room, lovely old house, leafy, fem pref, $190pw incl all bills & WiFi. Greg 0415099761

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

MOVING SALE BYRON BAY furn, LPs, books, DVDs, clothes & more. 8am Sat Links Apartments, 19/64 Broken Head Rd VINTAGE RETRO COLLECTABLES Pop-Up Shop with designer clothing etc. 78 Bangalow Rd, Byron Bay, 8-2pm Sat MOVING SALE 15 Pipeplay Rd, Mullumbimby. Sat 8am. 0429844761

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 MOTOR VEHICLES NISSAN NAVARA TRAYBACK large tray, builders racks, bull-bar, Sunraysia wheels, towbar, motor exc, new clutch, unreg, $1000 ono. Ph 66845192

Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood

MAZDA 3 2010 auto, 12 mths rego, 73,000km, 1 female owner, log books, great cond, $14,250 ono. 0411844134

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

2003 NISSAN NAVARA ST-R D22 5sp manual 4x4 3L diesel: dual cab, canopy, black, many extras, 1 owner, honest workhorse $10,000 neg. 6 months rego. Ph 66845021 or text 0457194161

Michael – 0401 739 656

ANDY’S MOVE & MORE Small & med moves, tip runs. 1 or 2 men at low prices. Byron & Mullum based. Ph 0429149533

LITTLE GREEN TRUCK.com.au

Ute & Driver from $30

• DELIVERIES • SMALL MOVES • TIP RUNS

Awesome Approved Tenants seeking; · 3 – 5 acres · budget $750 · Animal friendly (outside only) · Location Tintenbar to Tumbulgum · 12 month Lease from 1 Sept.

Ocean Shores.

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

0415 194 654

northernrivers@littlegreentruck.com.au

SHORT TERM ACCOM. LILLI PILLI 2 lovely rooms in sanctuary, $300pw each all inclusive. 0452275141

HOUSE SIT HOUSE SITTER Reliable, mature, clean, tidy Local employed professional. Your home cared for; your privacy respected. Excellent with pets, plants, lawns. One week or longer only. Ph 0427882488

SHARE ACCOM. HUONBROOK unique house on acreage. Adjoining Nat Pk. Pristine creek frontage, bus service, WiFi, 16km Mullum $180pw sgl, $250pw double. Ph 0428237465

BANGALOW Ofﬁce or Retail Space Approx 38sqm. High ceilings lighting, beautiful teak timber flooring. Street frontage, small window space/display. Call for more details!

EUREKA

$460PW

Neat & tidy 3 bed 2 bath home located on beautiful rural setting. Verandah, dishwasher, gas cooking, freshly painted & wood fireplace. Available now. Pets neg.

BYRON BAY

$650 PW

Partly furnished, modern 3 Bed, spilt level townhouse. Private courtyard with tropical surrounds. SLUG. Sorry no pets. Avail 22.08.16

6687 2479

bangalow realestate.com.au

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BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK 3br, 2.5 bthrm, townhouse, SLUG, pool, security, no pets, refs required. Avail from 22/8. $630pw. accom@byron 66853805 COORABELL house, stunning views, suit couple, $600pw + elec. 0427795428 BYRON 3br townhouse, 5 min walk to beach/town. DLUG under, 2 bthrm, Nth facing courtyard. Suit 3 adults, no pets. $590pw ono. Inspect 4:30-5pm Thurs at 1/15 Shirley Lane. 0418616328

CLEANING POSITION â€“ BYRON Experience preferred, good rates & conditions. Ph 66809244 9am-5pm NEED A RESUME? From $40. Jacleen 0403130165 DATA ENTRY Small business looking for someone for approx 1 week (30 hours). Must be proďŹ cient in Yahoo, Gmail and Excel. Mailchimp experience a bonus. Pay neg on experience and skills. To apply please email ShamanicEarthMedicine@gmail.com PREP/PIZZA CHEF required. Must be available nights over a 7-day roster. Longterm position. Local or close to Ocean Shores. Call Carl 0407225567

HUGE NEW STORAGE SHED. Located between Bangalow & Byron Bay. Approx 192 sqm with 3.5m high rollers doors. No power or water. Owner Â seeking long term tenant. Avail now $250 p/w.

6687 2479

bangalowrealestate.com.au

Bangalow

MASSAGE THERAPIST Regular hours. Pref female. Byron CBD. 0413075532

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 0455 443 166 or email work@therainforestproject.orgÂ

Landlords â€“ we have qualiďŹ ed tenants looking for properties in Bangalow and surrounding areas. Please phone us TODAY for an honest appraisal. For more available rental properties go to

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

02 6687 1500

New Brighton

* RENTAL PROPERTIES WANTED *

BARTENDERS REQUIRED Must have current valid NSW RSA RCG also preferred Permanent Residents Only

6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594 eldersnewbrighton.com.au

RETIRED BUILDER 55yo with dog, refs n/s, alcoh/drug free, seeks 1-2br house/ unit/anything urgently. Must have garage for tools. Up to $400pw neg. Long-term, will caretake if required. 66845192 WORKING COUPLE seek studio in Byron, excellent refs avail. 0421245847

TO LEASE HAIRDRESSER & NAIL TECH to rent space in new salon in the Arts & Industry Estate Byron. Ph 0401915341 BYRON creative work / ofďŹ ce space, $70pcw, incl elect & net. 0431674377 MULLUMBIMBY large ofďŹ ce, upstairs Stuart St Arcade. 92sqm, all amenities. $420pw incl GST. Ph 66801643 BILLINUDGEL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE Industrial warehouse/factory 142sqm, reasonable rent. Ph John 66851190 BANGALOW industrial factory/showroom 160sqm incl sep ofďŹ ce & mezz, toilet, parking, a/c, high roller door. 0418878978

WANTED TO LEASE ROOM WANTED in Mullum town 2-3 days per week for readings & Reiki. Liz Winter 0437080748

POSITIONS VACANT BELLE CENTRAL Exp chef required. Immediate start in busy cafe. Great hours excellent team, innovative & passionate environment. hello@bellecentral.com GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxis & hire cars. Training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com

CHEF DE PARTIEâ€“FOAM AT LENNOX Full-time roster, 5 days, lunch, dinner and 2 brekky. Hardworking, passionate & committed. Drop in or email resume to: info@foamlennox.com RESTAURANT MANAGER req for busy Thai restaurant, Byron. Exp essential. Great opportunity for right person. Email: enniswill@yahoo.co.uk â€“ 0420415479

Casual Housekeeper for luxury Byron Bay accommodation â€˘ Casual position â€˘ Weekends and school holidays apply â€˘ Award conditions

Bathhouse Newrybar Villa and Spa seeking 2 Industry Specialists in Massage, Beauty and Aqua Therapy to occupy our newly built Wellness Centre.

Must be: Vintage Obsessed Fashion / Retail / Styling interest Fun, full of spirit and dedicated to the roleÂ Apply with resume and rad cover letter to info@brahminyexchange.com Immediate Start

Sound like your dream job?Â Send your resume to seriya@crystalcastle.com.au by Sunday 14 August.Â

Experienced casual sales position Successful sales record essential. Minimum 3 years retail sales experience. Crystal knowledge an advantage. Applicants must be able to work weekends & school holidays. Must have reliable transport. Only successful applicants will be contacted. Email resume to info@crystalcastle.com.au by Sunday 14 August.

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

Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School is an independent, co-educational school from Kindergarten to Year 12 with 370 students and is situated about 6km outside the township of Byron Bay, nestled beneath the St Helena escarpment and on the edge of wetlands and pockets of original and regenerated bushland. We are looking for a suitably skilled and experienced teacher. Expertise and experience in Stage 4 English essential, as well as Stage 5 and 6. You will be dynamic and creative, working with the educational principles inspired by Rudolf Steiner, whilst being committed to a high standard in teaching and professional learning. Class Teachers must be registered with BOSTES and hold a current NSW Working with Children Check. Please submit your application addressing the Essential Criteria accompanied by a CV with two referees to; hr@capebyronsteiner.nsw.edu.au Applications close 4pm 19th August 2016. Position Description and Application Process available www.capebyronsteiner.nsw. edu.au

Want to work with a great group of people, manufacturing world-class quality swimwear, lingerie and clothing in beautiful Byron Bay?

Applicants MUST have sewing experience and also demonstrate:

Qualified Chef â€“ Leader Role Bar/Cocktail Staff â€“ RSA

Beauty Therapist

Reliable, creative, organised + motivated long term staff. Join our ambitious extreme foodie team.

An opportunity exists for a fully qualiďŹ ed therapist. Experience in massage, nails and intimate waxing preferred.

(Casual)

Events + Weddings. 0402 130 757

ph. 6684 6532

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CHRISTIAN MAN seeks house, cabin, studio, caravan, unit, ďŹ‚at, or share home with other Christians. 0429489364

POSITION VACANT

EXPERIENCED GARDENER 3-5 days pw for local gardening and mowing business, pref long experience with zero turn mowers, hedging & brushcutting. Call between 6pm-9pm. 0402487213

Tyres for Life...on Sale now!

THE POCKET

WOMAN 52 graphic artist, seeks long term, quiet, pref separate 1br or larger. Long time Byron resident, clean, reliable, n/s, d/f. Ph 0408908960

KITCHENHAND WANTED Treehouse Restaurant. Ph Dan 0466885358

info@byronbayentertainment.com

OCEAN SHORES

WOMAN 50YO seeks cabin/studio longterm. Working, no kids/pets, n/s, pref unfurn, Byron Shire/Kingscliff/Pottsville. Up to $250pw or work exchange if higher. Exc refs. Ph 0490608131 or 66845426

REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST Female therapist with health fund rebates, 2 days/wk in a busy well respected Bangalow Clinic. Must be exp, professional, reliable & passionate. Ph 0499490088 or email: info @ bangalowremedialmassage.com.au

Drop in or email resume with copy of Competency Card to

$320pw, Flat, 1 bed, 1 bath, incl. power, water & gas

WANTED TO RENT

EXPERIENCED WAIT STAFF to join a happy team. 4-5 night shifts. Suit someone looking for supervisory control. Experience with a la carte and functions essential. Great long-term possibilities for the right person. Local or close to Ocean Shores. Call Rachael 0428057648 or email info@coastoscc.com.au

Term 3 courses starting soon... Monday 15th August â€˘ Landing Your New Career â€˘ Photo Story Telling â€˘ Radio Broadcasting

Tuesday 16th August â€˘ Meditation â€˘ Social Media for Business â€˘ Japanese for Beginners â€˘ Sewing for Beginners

Wednesday 17th August â€˘ Apple Mac for Beginners â€˘ Fashion Design â€˘ Apple Mac Next Step â€˘ Websites Using Wordpress â€˘ Playing with Paint â€˘ Acoustic Guitar

Thursday 18th August â€˘ Self Publish Your Own Books with Amazon â€˘ Bollywood Dance â€˘ French for Beginners â€˘ Stretch Sewing â€˘ Acoustic Guitar - Part Two

Saturday 20th August â€˘ Song of the Saw â€˘ Contour Drawing â€˘ Successful Online Dating â€˘ Beekeeping

Sunday 21st August â€˘ Darkroom Printing

Limited places - donâ€™t miss out!

Enrol now 02 6684 3374 www.byroncollege.org.au

w i c ke d we a s e l . c o m EXP BARISTA / WAITPERSON Casual position for Town Cafe Bangalow. Ph Karl or Katrina 66871010 BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE P/T Chef to join Pic House family. Min 20hrs, must be passionate, precise, work weekends. Matt 0438108777 AU PAIR LIVE-IN Must have own car. 2 days nannying in exchange for private room. WiFi, no bills. N/s only. Call 0402118654. North Ocean Shores RESTAURANT SUPERVISOR Exp hospitality prof. Full-time hours. Email: targabyronbay@gmail.com MASSEUSE REQUIRED reliable & friendly for Gentlemenâ€™s Relaxation Centre. 18+. Training provided for the right applicant. Gold Coast. 0418185791

Farmers Market Stall Operator - Blueberries An established berry farmer in the Byron Bay Hinterland is looking for a casual employee (approx. 16-25 hours pw) to operate a farmers market stall on two or three days a week (mostly weekends). The position is responsible for the operation of stalls at farmers markets including set up and pack down, refrigerated van driving and transport, food safety and stock control, as well as communicating with customers. Knowledge of and enthusiasm for horticulture and customer interaction is essential.

WORK WANTED PROFESSIONAL DETAIL CLEANER & home organiser available for regular home cleans. $30ph ABN minimum 3hrs Nadine 0411727381 RAFAEL THE HANDYMAN I solve problems! â€“ One-call solution, domestic, cleaning, garden, plumbing, IT, gutters, discounts apply. 0405282601 EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for all aspects of gardening. Ph 0429020215

HATE IRONING?

Want more free time? Ironing service. Suffolk Park $28/hr. Angela 0414719680 LOCAL REMOVALIST Happy to move big, small & in between. Ph 0402199999 CARPENTER / TRADESMAN licensed & reliable. Ph 0437202050

TUITION FRENCH â€˘ ITALIAN â€˘ GERMAN Eva 66846760 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au SPANISH PRIVATE CLASSES For beginners, advanced & children. Native speaker, HSC. Pia 0434485584 MATHS TUITION QualiďŹ ed teacher, 25 years experience. Grade 4 to HSC. Andrew 0413294982

ITALIAN CLASSES

Groups or private tuition. Qual Italian Teacher. 0435635822

MUSICAL NOTES

Applicants must have a current driver licence, be physically fit, self-motivated and be able to meet early morning deadlines.

QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019

Please email resume to HR4BerryOrchard@gmail.com

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS â€˘ 66841777 â€˘

FUNERAL NOTICE DISSON, Joan Elizabeth (nee Cox)

Formerly of Casino, Late of RSL Lifecare Suffolk Park. Passed away peacefully on 5th August 2016. Beloved Wife of Don (decâ€™d). Loving Mother of Mark, Sue (decâ€™d), Angela, Judy, Elizabeth, Damian and Madeleine. Grandmother of eight and Great Grandmother of two. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Requiem Mass for the repose of Joanâ€™s soul to be celebrated at St Finbarrâ€™s Catholic Church, Cnr Tennyson & Ruskin Sts, Byron Bay at 11.30am on Friday 12th August 2016. Parkview Funeral Home Ballina 1800 809 336

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IN MEMORIAM DEAR SHEZZY We miss all the wonderful times we shared with you and will always cherish these memories. You remain forever in our hearts. All our love, Shane & Liz

SHERYNNE CRAWFORD 25.7.63 – 11.08.02 Sadly taken from us many years ago. Beautiful Mother, Devoted Wife, Wonderful Nanna, Precious Daughter, caring little Sister and Aunty. Cherish every day. The wonderful memories with you, forever in our hearts, remembered and loved always. Mum and Dad (dec), Stephen; Ashlee, Ben, Charlee, Connor; Mark, Karen, Matt; Leanne, Tony, Luke, Cody, Skylah

Andrew John Hooper “Hooper” 23/4/82 – 7/8/09

COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.

Mavis

I’m Mavis, a 1-yearold mongreloodle. I’m sorry I can’t be more speciﬁc - my Mum and Dad’s relationship didn’t last long enough for an exchange of names, let alone pedigrees. Mum only ever refers to him as “that no-good brindle ****”. I’m sure he must have been suave, handsome and intelligent though - just look at me! I’m beautiful, smart and classy, besides which I am great with kids, dogs, I love the beach and am fully house trained. If you’d like to meet Mavis, please call or text Lissie on 0488 415 444. Mavis has been de-sexed, microchipped and vaccinated. Adoption fees apply. Visit www.cawi.org.au or our Facebook page to see our other dogs who would love to ﬁnd a home.

PETS

Jimmy & Bella Jimmy is an 8-year-old desexed male black and white foxy x and his friend Bella is a 7-year-old desexed female brown and white Jack Russell x – delightful little dogs who are devoted to one another and must ﬁnd a home together. If you can give Jimmy and Bella a permanent, loving home please contact the Friends of the Pound Rehoming Centre on 07 5524 8590 or Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

It’s raining cats & dogs! Well, almost... Every year many thousand unwanted cats and dogs are born to pets that haven’t been desexed. And sadly, most end up being put down. So please...

Having gazed into MINDY’S eyes, you may well see her in your dreams. She is that sort of cat - a dreamboat. About eighteen months old, small, and dressed in a beautiful silver tabby coat of which she is very proud. She spends her days just wandering, and socializing while she waits to unleash her magic powers onto whoever adopts her. An affectionate, easy going and undemanding companion. Why resist her gaze… just pop in an collect her! All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

Sooty

Sooty is a darling young lady who really does need to ﬁnd a loving home ASAP. She is not a fan of shelter life & is a little frightened of the other cats. However, she is growing bolder day by day with the volunteers & enjoys being stroked & given lots of love. Sooty needs a family who will nurture her, restore her conﬁdence & prove to her that her next home will be a forever one. To meet beautiful Sooty & her friends, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley St, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070

ONLY ADULTS SOFT HANDS WARM OIL Sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron. 0407264343 sensualmassagebyronbay.com SOPHISTICATED EROTIC PLEASURE For men, women and couples erotictouchbyronbay.com Ph 0406582418 EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0498073208 www.tantrabyronbay.com Exquisite tantra massage & tuition for men, women & couples. 0425347477

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52 August 10, 2016 The Byron Shire Echo

BYRON AREA OUTCALLS. Phone 0421401775 SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345 OUTCALLS 0451579023 BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late. In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted HOT & FRIENDLY all enquiries welcome. In/Out calls. Phone 0413663374

MONTHLY MARKETS 1st SAT Bruns Heads 1st SAT Murwillumbah 1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

6628 4495 0417 759 777 6685 6807 6628 7333

2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 0490 026 840 2nd SUN The Channon 2nd SUN Lennox Head 2nd SUN Alstonville

6688 6433 0419 369 609 6628 1568

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

6684 3370 0417 759 777

3rd SUN Uki 0487 329 150 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 3rd SUN Ballina 6687 4328

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

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New moon First quarter Full moon Third quarter Day of Sun Sun month rise set 1 M 0629 1715 2 T 0628 1716 3 W 0627 1716 4 T 0626 1717 5 F 0626 1717 6 S 0625 1718 7 S 0624 1719 8 M 0623 1719 9 T 0623 1720 10 W 0622 1720 11 T 0621 1721 12 F 0620 1721 13 S 0619 1722 14 S 0618 1722 15 M 0617 1723 16 T 0616 1723 17 W 0615 1724 18 T 0614 1724 19 F 0613 1725 20 S 0612 1725 21 S 0611 1726 22 M 0610 1726 23 T 0609 1727 24 W 0608 1727 25 T 0607 1728 26 F 0606 1728 27 S 0605 1729 28 S 0604 1729 29 M 0603 1730 30 T 0602 1730 31 W 0601 1731

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

AUGUST 2016

August 3 06:33 August 11 04:20 August 18 19:26 August 25 13:40 Moon Moon High tide, rise set height (m) 0441 1542 0702,1.19; 1932,1.76 0534 1642 0751,1.22; 2015,1.76 0622 1740 0835,1.23; 2056,1.74 0705 1838 0916,1.24; 2133,1.67 0745 1934 0955,1.25; 2208,1.59 0822 2028 1033,1.24; 2241,1.49 0857 2121 1112,1.23; 2315,1.39 0932 2213 1153,1.22; 2351,1.28 1006 2304 1240,1.20 1042 2355 0033,1.18; 1336,1.20 1119 0126,1.08; 1444,1.22 1200 0047 0233,1.02; 1552,1.26 1243 0139 0346,1.00; 1652,1.34 1330 0230 0454,1.01; 1744,1.43 1422 0322 0549,1.06; 1829,1.52 1518 0412 0638,1.12; 1911,1.60 1616 0500 0723,1.18; 1951,1.67 1717 0547 0806,1.25; 2031,1.71 1819 0631 0850,1.31; 2112,1.72 1922 0715 0935,1.36; 2154,1.68 2026 0757 1022,1.39; 2237,1.59 2129 0839 1111,1.40; 2323,1.46 2233 0922 1203,1.40 2336 1007 0013,1.32; 1302,1.39 1054 0112,1.18; 1409,1.40 0038 1145 0224,1.07; 1523,1.42 0138 1239 0345,1.03; 1634,1.47 0235 1335 0501,1.04; 1737,1.54 0328 1433 0603,1.09; 1830,1.59 0417 1530 0653,1.15; 1915,1.61 0501 1628 0736,1.20; 1954,1.61

Astronomical data and tides

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.

Low tide, height (m) 0114,0.34; 1243,0.26 0200,0.28; 1330,0.24 0241,0.25; 1415,0.23 0319,0.25; 1456,0.26 0355,0.26; 1535,0.30 0430,0.29; 1615,0.36 0502,0.33; 1656,0.44 0535,0.36; 1741,0.51 0612,0.40; 1836,0.59 0654,0.43; 1944,0.64 0745,0.46; 2101,0.65 0843,0.47; 2222,0.62 0943.0.46; 2329,0.55 1040,0.42 0017,0.46; 1131,0.36 0058,0.37; 1218,0.30 0136,0.29; 1302,0.23 0213,0.21; 1346,0.18 0250,0.16; 1431,0.15 0330,0.13; 1518,0.16 0410,0.12; 1608,0.21 0453,0.15; 1701,0.28 0538.0.20; 1800,0.37 0627,0.26; 1912,0.45 0723,0.32; 2035,0.49 0828,0.36; 2202,0.47 0936,0.36; 2316,0.41 1044,0.34 0014,0.34; 1144,0.29 0010,0.27; 1234,0.25 0138,1.23; 1319,0.22

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Is there a place for family planning advocacy in environmental work? Ask environmental leaders where voluntary family planning fits into their organisations’ missions and goals, and most will draw a blank. Their tasks are hard and often controversial enough without promoting expanded access to contraception, some might respond. Others might dismiss the importance of family planning with statements along the lines of ‘it’s not our numbers, but the way we consume, that matters’. This inaccurately equates family planning with population control, but it’s an understandable reaction. Even the progressive British newspaper The Guardian has endorsed such a statement editorially.

cised – but hardly a priority for most governments. UNFPA, the United Nations agency that helps developing-country governments with reproductive health services, is seeing its core funding cut this year by a projected $138 million from a budgeted $482 million, according to the reproductive health advocacy group Population Action International. UNFPA’s funding for contraceptives and related supplies is down from a budgeted $120 million to $75 million. Several European governments that normally are generous to UNFPA say they are cutting back their contributions owing in large part to the need to absorb the recent increase in refugees and migrants from the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.

Rate of growth

Far from home

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Yet many environmentalists recognise that aspects of population – its size, its rate of growth, its resource demands – are a piece of the larger puzzle that is environmental sustainability. Scientists are even more likely to support this connection. A 2015 survey of 1,627 working PhD scientists by the Pew Research Center found that 82 per cent agreed with the statement that ‘a growing world population will be a major world problem because there won’t be enough food and resources’. No-one seems ever to have polled scientists or environmentalists on whether better access to family planning and reproductive health might ease food or resource scarcity either through slower population growth or by empowering women to help address such problems. The idea that parents should be able to choose the frequency and timing of childbearing enjoys broad public support, at least in the United States. Yet US government support for domestic and international family planning programs remains tepid at best. Funding for the reproductive-health needs of those with low incomes is threatened by fierce political opposition to planned parenthood. Internationally, family planning is less politi-

It’s a frustrating irony, given the likelihood that rapid population growth in both regions in recent decades has contributed to the conflict and joblessness that drives young people to seek safety and economic opportunities far from home. Much of that population growth stems from poor access to the contraceptives and family planning services that UNFPA offers to countries that request the agency’s help. Some two out of five pregnancies that occur worldwide are unintended – either happening too early or not wished for at all by the pregnant woman – according to data we reviewed in our search of scientific literature. And that fact buttresses the essential values principle that underlies our FPESA project. We are exploring the benefits of voluntary family planning, not population control. ‘The use of family planning must always be based on the fundamental human right of all individuals and couples to decide for themselves the timing and spacing of pregnancy’, we noted in a recent blog. See more at http://blogs. worldwatch.org/family-planning-environmental-work.

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Undefeated Magpies fly into the finals Byron Bay Magpies AFL team have secured a home final after beating Tweed Heads last weekend on their way to securing the minor premiership. Finishing on top of the table gives the Magpies a home final against number two in the northern rivers competition – the Ballina Bombers – this Saturday. If they can win this final they get a week’s rest and a home grand final, club president and ruckman Michael Young said. The Magpies moved their home ground to the Cavanbah Centre in 2015 and haven’t looked back. They lost the 2015 Grand Final to Tweed Heads and plan to go one better this year.

They have beaten their Tweed rivals twice this season, 9.9.63 to 2.11.23 last Saturday when K Atkin and T Rehn both kicked two goals. In the first round they beat an understrength Tweed Tigers by more than 150 points. ‘The club has benefited from a big playing group, with up to 60 people turning up to training over the year, giving the team a depth of talent,’ Michael said. ‘There is also no doubt that AFL is growing in the area. ‘The Cavanbah Centre on Ewingsdale Road, West Byron, is easy to get to and more central than our former Bangalow home,’ he said. This has also helped to boost numbers.

A strong pre-season and a lot of hard work had underpinned the season, but Michael didn’t want to get too confident about the team’s chances of collecting this year’s flag. ‘Our senior coach Brett Porter has dedicated a tremendous amount of time and energy into getting us to this strong position. ‘We encourage the community to get behind us as we head into finals,’ Michael said. The Ballina Bombers will be no pushover after dusting up the Lismore Swans by more than a hundred points (19.13.127 to 4.2.26) last weekend. The final kicks off at the Cavanbah Centre at 2pm this Saturday. All welcome.

The Byron Bay Magpies beat the Tweed Tigers to maintain their undefeated status in 2016.

Byron Bay rugby lose first game but still claim minor premiership The Bangalow Rebels rugby union team beat competition favourites Byron Bay to secure a ‘fantastic win’ in front of a home crowd enjoying Sponsors and Family Day on Saturday. Byron were beaten 27–22 in their first loss of the season. ‘It was a fantastic game. Bangalow was strong and determined in the first half

and had Byron on the back foot the whole time,’ club president Dave Phillips said. They scored 27 unanswered points but began to tire in the second half after fielding players who also ran around in reserves. Byron fought back and got within five points but just couldn’t get the last try despite building pressure.

‘We had to hold them out and we did,’ he said. ‘Bangalow played very well; they outplayed us in the first half,’ Byron’s Jack Cooke said.

Team focus is on winning finals ‘The week before Byron had beaten Southern Cross University giving them the

Minor Premiership, and the loss to Bangalow didn’t change that,’ he said. ‘We are still at the top of the table. We can’t be caught.’ The loss ‘could be a blessing in disguise, allowing the team to concentrate on the Grand Final rather than on going undefeated through the regular season,’ he said. For the Rebels, who are in

fifth place on the ladder and will play their last game of the season this weekend, the match-up against local rivals Byron was like ‘our grand final’, Phillips said. The team had put together some good rugby during the year but wasn’t able to maintain consistency. As part of Bangalow Sponsors and Family Day the under-8s played a game against

the Golden Oldies. ‘We are trying to build a cradle-to-grave club,’ he said. Australian Veteran Mark Ella will be part of a sport lunch on 19 August hosted by team sponsors the Bangalow Hotel. Byron play their last regular season game at home this Saturday, while Bangalow play away to Lennox Head.

New Brighton surfers honour Ian Smith The New Brighton Boardriders Memorial Surf Contest is being held this Saturday and is open to all, and includes a special single-fin category. The memorial event has been going for roughly 20 years and is dedicated to local board shaper Ian Smith, Brighton Boardriders president Bryce Murray said. ‘He worked in the local

surfboard industry for a long time. We hope a lot of the older guys will come out of the woodwork to have a surf for him,’ he said. The Memorial Comp is a shortboard event particularly for men’s and women’s opens, but also includes events for juniors and as well as a singlefin category. ‘The New Brighton Boardriders are in their 31st year

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and meet on the third Sunday of each month, but this weekend is a special event,’ Bryce said. The day starts at 7am at New Brighton Beach and will include a presentation ceremony. ‘We hope the surf and the weather will do the right thing,’ he said. Photo: Jeremy Martin rips

Local junior on the way to Nationals Timothy Yeung Packer from Byron Bay won the North East Tennis Australia Champion of Champions U12 Boys Singles held in Grafton last Sunday, and has also been selected to play for NSW in the Bruce Cup Nationals in Albury in October. Timmy started tennis when he was eight and was awarded the Craig Hill Memorial trophy by Steve Gort for Best Junior at Byron Bay in December 2011. When the Australian rankings are released that include these results Timmy is expected to climb to 7th in NSW and 25th in Australia for boys born in 2004.

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Two out of three ain’t bad for bedevilled Devils John Campbell

There was a rugby league reunion of sorts at Lismore’s Crozier Field on Saturday when Byron Bay came up against a number of former Devils who are now playing for Northern United. One of them, winger Bill King, marked the occasion by racking up a hat-trick of tries - thanks for that, mate. Otherwise the trip was reasonably successful for the Bay, with the Under-18s showing what they are capable of in their stunning 42–10 victory and the reserves, with man-bun lock Reece ‘iMoo’ Egan bagging a double, flogging the Dirrawongs to the tune of 52–6. This was a crucial victory for the reggies, who are now well placed to fly the club’s colours in the upcoming semis. It was a different story in A-grade, however. As has so often been the case this season, with a handful of the boys yet again backing up after being involved in the prelims, the Devils ran out of steam and ended up getting done 32–18. It’s a score that in no way reflects the keenness of the contest. King registered his first

meat pie early in the piece, but the Devils returned serve soon after when centre-come-secondrower Toby ‘Zoats’ Ryan stormed in under the black dot. Joey ‘The General’ Gordon’s conversion made it 6–4 and Byron were in the lead – which is where they hadn’t been for too many weeks to remember. The Dirrawongs, eyeing a spot in the play-offs, had more to play for and it began to show in their performance. They were sharper, they were faster and they were winning the ruck. Byron, whose play-the-ball was glacial compared to the other mob’s, did well to only trail by 14–6 at the break. The second forty began inauspiciously for the visitors when they dropped the pill in the first set, but life was breathed into the game soon after when Brad ‘Bruce’ Lees took advantage of a United error to sprint fifty metres to the sticks. The Devils then ratcheted it up a gear. When dummy-half Tom ‘Deano’ Martin chipped and regathered close to the line the Bay looked good things

The determination of Cameron ‘the Vampire’ Gibson is thwarted by a Northern United coathanger on Saturday.

for their 18–14 lead. United were rattled by the shift in the balance of powers and if they were narked on the field, the crew in the grandstand were doubly so.

Neither side showed any willingness to relent as the battle intensified, but the Dirrawongs, with more possession, wore down their opponents.

It was a spirited game of footy, and the Devils showed typical commitment; they have played with enormous heart but no luck. For all those interested in

the good of the game in our Shire, the Mullumbimby Giants’ AGM will be held this Thursday 11 August at the clubhouse. Go, the Bay!

Byron Rams stung by Hornets 2–1

Geckos on podium

Dogwhistle

Brian Mollet

The Northern Hotel Byron Bay Rams’ hopes of dual Minor Premiership titles were dealt a blow on Saturday, when both Prems and Reserves went down to Goonellabah Hornets. Wet weather saw the matches moved to Southern Cross Football’s artificial turf pitch in Lismore. The ‘in-form’ Byron reserves seemed to have the edge in the opening game but could not seem to crack the Goonellabah defence. Strong counter attacks saw the Goonellabah second stringers take the upper hand and score twice to end the Rams’ run of high-scoring victories. The reserves need to beat Rovers next Saturday to stay in Premiership contention. The Premier League match was also fast and fluid affair and, with Byron on the attack from the opening whistle, things were looking good for the Rams. Byron’s Aaron Walker was first on the scoresheet at the

As the worldwide sporting elite gathered behind to go faster, higher and further, it is nice to know that in the Shand series the elite and the bog-standard compete side by side. If you want to go slower, lower or shorter, nobody will bat an eyelid. Sunday saw the improving Geckos play the oncemighty Main Armers, a team whose recent form line showed more dips than crackers. James called correctly and asked the Armers to field with Lomath Oval damp, chilly and unshaven, like a husband who has just slept in the doghouse. James opened with ‘Captain Soy Milk’ Adeha but showed more intent than restraint and gifted grasping veteran Brian an early scalp. Captain Soy (30no) anchored the innings like an oatmeal breakfast and saw off good spells from Stuart and Carl (1/10), setting up

Rams veteran defender Shaun Packham takes a shot on the Hornets goal.

30-minute mark, slipping through the Hornets’ defence and blasting home the opening goal. Despite some classy and clever football, however, Byron could not get past the Hornets’ keeper again. A gutsy fight-back from Goonellabah led to an equaliser early in the second half. A second Hornets goal

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had Byron on the back foot and the Rams turned up the heat. A skirmish in the Hornets’ goalmouth saw Byron Striker Aaron Walker issued a controversial red card and an early shower. The Rams continued the attack with 10 men but their best efforts failed to yield a comeback and the Hornets took the three points.

The win gives Goonellabah a five-point lead in the competition, with equal-second-placed Rovers also suffering a loss on the day. The Rams face arch-rivals Rovers in this Saturday’s penultimate round in a what promises to be the match of the season. Reserves kick off at 1pm and the Prems at 3pm.

a late fling from Eddie and Paul (30no). Main Arm had to chase 134 in a slightly reduced format of 24 overs, and soon began to struggle as the Geckos bowled consistently and let the pressure build. Paul’s diving catch to remove Brian typified the Geckos’ neat performance. Only Lucas (19no), who carried his bat as an opener, hung around long enough to contest the issue, as the Geckos went through the Armers like the aforementioned oatmeal breakfast. The Geckos now join Left Bank on two wins and the Bankers have the chance to gain top spot outright when they take on the Byron Full Tossers this Sunday. If Byron win they will join the Geckos and Bankers on two wins and the invisible committee will have to exhume the unseen abacus to determine the finalists. The sporting world chews the corner of its pillow in the frisson of delighted anticipation.

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Mullum Winter Fair Mullumbimby Public School’s Winter Fair is scheduled to take place on Saturday 20 August 11am–3pm.

Bush Poet Night Bush Poet Night hosted by combined service clubs now scheduled for 13 August at Anglican Church Hall, Mullumbimby, 6.30 for start at 7pm. All tickets from cancelled night are valid. Join us for a meal and a fun night with great entertainment starring Mullumbimby Bloke,

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raffles and an auction. All money raised goes to Mullumbimby High School Chrysalis program for girls.

the A&I Hall, Bangalow, at 6.30pm. Doors open at 6pm. Guests welcome ($25 includes welcome drink and supper).

Chem-free landcare

Prostate Cancer Support

Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare Saturday 13 August, 9am–1pm, at Brunswick Heads Crown Land Reserve site. Meet at the end of South Beach Road fire track gate. Info: byronshirechemicalfreelandcare.org.

Northern Rivers Day Prostate Cancer Support Group meets Monday 15 August 10am–12 noon, Alstonville Bowling Club. Guest speaker Len Johnston, St John Ambulance. Enquiries Gordon 6684 1137 or 0415 664 649.

Byron Sophia

Historical Society AGM

U3A Brunswick Valley

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: What/Who is God? Byron Sophia invites participation in the fifth of a series of discussions addressing the meaning of Big Words. Thursday 11 August, 1–3pm, at Masonic Centre, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Bangalow Historical Society AGM on Monday 29 August at 1pm at Heritage House Museum, Bangalow. Enquiries 6687 2183.

U3A Brunswick Valley Tues 16 August 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Brunswick Heads. Annual General Meeting – all members are urged to attend. Visitors welcome. Phone 6685 1732.

Ocean Shores Garden Club meeting 1.30pm on Monday 15 August at

Landcare

U3A discussion group

Toastmasters

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

Brunswick Valley U3A audiovisual discussion group, Thursdays 10am Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. Info 0432 165 006.

Quota Club of Brunswick Valley meets every 1st Thursday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 6pm. Ph 0439 733 763 for more info.

Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters 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 every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday in Mullumbimby 7–9 pm. Contact Ashni 0439 843 657 or Mani on 0488 433 047.

Men’s Groups

Byron FLEA

Complete Men has regular fortnightly men’s groups on different nights in both Byron and Mullum. Call Tim Fisk 0422 508 533.

Byron FLEA at the YAC (1 Gilmore Crescent) 2nd Saturday of every month from 8am till 1pm. Free stalls for young people. Call Lotte 0490 026 840.

Repair Cafe

Bridge Club

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.

The Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets every Saturday and Monday at 12.15pm at the Brunswick Heads Bowling Club. All welcome. Info: Silvia Van Rossum 6676 3720.

Rainbow Dragons Abreast

A fun, creative and supportive group for girls aged 12–18 every Wednesday 4–6pm at the Byron Youth Service. Contact Lotte 0490 026 840 for details.

Craft group

Library fun

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am– 4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer.

Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Friday 10am. Storytime for toddlers and pre-school children Mullumbimby – Friday 10.30am, Brunswick Heads – Monday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Tuesday 10.30am.

BCC Seniors Activities

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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.

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

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 The Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets every Saturday and Monday at 12.15pm at the Brunswick Heads Bowling Club. Visitors welcomed. For further information/partner ring Phyllis Keyte on 6684 1103.

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

Tax help

Garden club

Neighbourhood Centre

Respite Service

Co-dependents Anonymous 2016 Australasian Convention Sunday 6 November in the RSL Hall, Station St, Bangalow. For more information visit www.ozcoda. webs.com/coda-convention.

ADFAS Byron Bay presents Constantinople and Istanbul: A Tale of Two Cities, an informative and illustrated lecture by Sue Rollins, Monday 22 August 2016 at

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.

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

Ballina Camera Club print meeting Thursday 11 August 6.30pm at the Kentwell Community Centre. Enquiries Mark 6686 6915.

CODA convention

Tax return doing your head in? Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is offering Tax Help. Help is free at the centre every Tuesday by appointment through to September. Call 6684 1286 to make an appointment.

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Camera Club

Baptist Church, Ocean Shores. Mello Edwards from Mullumbimby Community Gardens will speak on current projects. Further info Laurel 6680 2455.

Budgeting Support

Quota Club

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.

Op shops

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

Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8am–12 noon. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281. Anglican Church Mullumbimby Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am–12.30pm. Volunteers needed, enq Liz 6684 2622 nights. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Monday – Thursday 10am-3.30pm, Friday 9am – 2pm and third Sunday of the month 10am-2pm. Education Care Projects – Kenya Op Shop, 81-83 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby 9.30–4 Mon-Fri.

Museums

Lions Club

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.

Bush School

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

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Interested in making new friends and helping our community? Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7pm Ocean Shores Country Club. More information President Joan Towers 0400 484 419.

Byron Girls Group

Bay Community Singers Bay Community Singers is a singalong group for seniors and anyone else who likes to sing. Mondays, Byron Community Centre, 10.30–11.30am. Entry by donation. 0417 277 211, info@raisetheroofsinging. com.

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

Carers Community Group 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

Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. C3 Care Byron Bay Food Care – log on to www.c3byronbay. com or call 6680 8872.

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

Carers’ support

CWA Bangalow

Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. Meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Leanne 0409 818 643.

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.

Low-cost food

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.

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.

Songs for release Saturday 13 August, Lennox Head Community Centre auditorium at 7.30pm, free entry. Northern rivers singer/songwriter Tom Francis with a group of local musicians performing acoustic music and poetry.

Time Capsule 25-year-old time capsule to be opened on 26 August, 1.30pm – Past, Present and Future celebrations for Coorabell Public School’s 125th anniversary. All families and community members warmly invited.

U3A Ballina/Byron Enjoy another great session of musical appreciation with Gertie Krebs and J Brahms on 16/08/16 at 10am in the meeting room of the RSL Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Volunteer Expo Byron Shire Volunteer Expo – Cheers for Volunteers, Tuesday 13 September at Byron Community Centre. A chance for

not-for-profits and potential volunteers to meet. Info 6685 6807.

VIEW Club Brunswick Valley VIEW Club birthday show luncheon is on Thursday 11 August at 10.30am at The Ocean Shores Country Club. Please call Rae on 0427 103 072 by Monday 8th to reserve your seat.

Art Expo Ocean Shores Art Expo opening night is on Friday 26 August. Book the date now to come and have fun at Ocean Shores Primary School with ‘What Matters?’

Newrybar fireworks Newrybar Public School annual fireworks and bonfire spectacular Saturday 27 August, gates open at 4pm.

Bangalow progress Bangalow Progress Association will not hold a meeting in August but intends to hold a broader community meeting in September.

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Cryptic Clues

Quick Clues

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1. Self-obsessed? Demented? Come again? (9) 6. Balls, extras when left (5) 9. Out into the cold – need a reviver! (5) 10. Stick around the left – left pissed! (9) 11. EA July 2 (3-4) 12. Put into code directions to the vault (7) 13. Very ordinary hunt for game (7,7) 17. Reduce the span of the game (8,6) 21. Tertiary individual goes after two degrees involving small rice variety (7) 23. Smell new treatments – gain extra rewards! (7) 25. Discomfited, I end libel, but it cannot be eras (9) 26. All right, a transcendental animal (5) 27. Bloke covers the street, but he’s a bit windy (5) 28. A simple turn for the individual – no good, but unconcerned (9)

1. Person morbidly self-obsessed (9) 6. In cricket, units of six balls (5) 9. Restorative, pick-me-up (5) 10. Very drunk. Blotto (9) 11. At the central point of the annual calendar (3-4) 12. Put into code or cipher (7) 13. Family quiz game, now marketed (7,7) 17. Four handed card game (8,6) 21. Fragrant type of rice (7) 23. Special payments given for extra effort (7) 25. Not able to be erased (of ink) (9) 26. African animal related to the giraffe (5) 27. Coming in short sharp bursts (of wind) (5) 28. Amiable, not likely to get flustered (9)

DOWN 1. Loose ties to a friend, at a guess (8) 2. A cry of pain, Kelly had (5) 3. Mescal hit transforms turns on medieval scientist (9) 4. That rascal Flynn, we hear, is put in danger! (7) 5. French Catwater castle (7) 6. Work a twitch of the eye (5) 7. Albert’s menura is confused about the age of a notorious worm-catcher (5,4) 8. After two courses, time to calm down (6) 14. The Protector for club teams (9) 15. Alarms ring no good, but said to be irresistible (5,4) 16. Winning over the drug, but there’s an insect attack! (3,5) 18. Can I be friendly? (7) 19. Betting shop allows writing pads (7) 20. White and Crosby are on the way out (6) 22. Supporter grasping nothing – a mixture (5) 24. Teacher bathed the first person (5)

DOWN 1. Guess, assess (8) 2. Possessed (5) 3. Medieval scientist concerned with the transmutation of elements (9) 4. Put at risk, endanger (7) 5. Castle or mansion in France (7) 6. Concerned with the eye (5) 7. Proverbially, he catches the worm (5,4) 8. Calm, put to sleep (6) 14. Nickname of Oliver Cromwell, also sometimes of his followers (9) 15. Irresistible music from nymphs luring sailors to their death (5,4) 16. Painful attack by an insect (3,5) 18. Friendly, easy to get along with (7) 19. Pills bought from chemists (7) 20. Going out, receding (6) 22. Metal made from mixing two or more components (5) 24. Hindu teacher (5) Last week’s solution N136 C A S T O F F H A N D S A W

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L R O B E S O A P C E L L O K L U U S S E L S R E Y F L I E S L N S A F A R I S N P H O T O N B A A N U M B E R L O D N B O O T S

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Backlash the hair & makeup studio

The writers festival got off to a rough start last week when the boisterous winds shredded a couple of marquees, but organisers and vollies recovered and put their shoulders to the slightly drenched wheel. Punters joined in the vibe in warm coats and gummies. However, self-described Republican Party reptile P J O’Rourke did not impress all. See page 19. Q Q Q Q

Rumours circulating that the much-loved Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre had lost its funding and was closing its doors are definitely NOT TRUE. The hard-working community crew are definitely there five days a week. Of course funding is tight, and donations and volunteers are always welcome.

Shop 3, Byron St, Byron Bay | 6685 6432

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It seemed a bit bizarre to Backlash that you could fill out your Census form online before the night of August 9, but there you have it. With all the public brouhaha over privacy issues and possible fines, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has been backtracking rapidly. In any case, if a totalitarian state wants to track

The Echo’s multi-talented photojournalist Eve Jeffery picked up another award last week at the 2016 Australian Cotton Conference on the Gold Coast. In her role as co-founder of Cloudcatcher Media (cloudcatchermedia.com) she won the People’s Choice Award in the Faces of Australian Cotton photography competition for this photo of Anna Pursehouse from Breeza Station near Gunnedah, land that will suffer a terrible fate if the Shenhua Watermark coal mine, which borders her family’s farm, goes ahead. As if that’s not enough creative multiple personality Eve also operates out of treefaeriefotos.com.

you down and persecute you, they can do that already. The problem is not entirely with the government in a democratic oligarchy; what’s needed is educating the people to wrench back their country from the oligarchs by voting appropriately.

MEET THE CANDIDATES Q & A - 23 August An opportunity for the community to meet and ask questions of the candidates for the local council elections on 10 September. All residents and business people welcome to attend free on the night, although questions can be accepted only from people who have registered online.

Name that nudibranch! ABC Radio National’s Off Track program, in conjunction with the Western Australian Museum, invites you to name a species discovered by the museum’s Dr Nerida Wilson while diving off the coast of northwest WA. Get the full story at http://bit.ly/nudiname.

wards landscape supplies Bathhouse Newrybar Villa and Spa is seeking 2 Industry Specialists in Massage, Beauty and Aqua Therapy to occupy our newly built Wellness Centre. We extend an invitation to specialists in the Wellness Field, with a proven track record in Byron Bay only who may currently work from home or are freelance. Our custom installation at Bathhouse combines stateof-the-art facilities such as Lexco HydroRain Shower and Vertical 30-head Aqua Massage, Roger Sellers Sauna made in Milan and AQVA Lumbar Massage Plunge pool product range with luxury massage rooms at one’s disposal and private use. All with aircon, piped music from Sonos speakers in a highly frequented and exquisite setting. An attractive offer is available to therapists to use the space, only with a very established and repeat clientele who follow them. If this is of interest to you to set up your business in this unique environment, please contact Nicole on 0410 341 131 - info@bathhousenewrybar.com

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Businesses & residents are invited to register their attendance and email their written questions of candidates at www.byronbaychamber.com.au (by 5pm Monday 22 August). • Welcome & introduction of candidates. • Opening address by each candidate maximum of 2 minutes each • Only emailed questions will be addressed to the candidates. Please make a note of your name on your question • Only one question per person • Each candidate will be permitted 2 minutes to answer the question. • Closing address by each of the candidates - maximum of 2 minutes each e: info@byronbaychamber.com.au Tuesday 23 August Byron Bay Community Centre Theatre Starts 5.30pm sharp Media Partner THE BYRON SHIRE

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