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I G O T I T B A I R D ( A N D T H AT A I N ' T G O O D )

Mandy Nolan: 'If planet earth were a rental, we wouldn't be getting our bond back' – p33

Phillip Frazer on the war on science, truth and gender – p11

New suburbs proposed

Byron Bay Film Fest reviews – p14

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Residential strategy now on exhibition Hans Lovejoy

Who wants Billinudgel to become a suburb? How about extending Mullumbimby to the west, north and east? Expanding Ewingsdale and creating a suburb at Skinners Shoot are other suggestions for possible future residential areas in Council’s preliminary draft residential policy, out now for public comment until November 11. According to the draft policy, large swathes of agricultural and rural land could potentially become (greenfield) suburbs by 2036, despite government requirements for housing numbers already being largely met by planned and potential infill developments. The residential strategy is a key planning ‘instrument’ that sits below other planning documents that guide how and where development occurs. Underpinning the residential policy are directives from the state and federal governments, particularly the state government’s Draft North Coast Regional Plan, which was released early this year and has not been heard of since. That plan mainly identified roads and airports as desirable infrastructure and caused a stir owing to also identifying CSG for the north coast. Another document that staff say ‘informs’ the preliminary draft residential policy is the December 2015

Byron Shire Housing Needs Report. Authored by Brisbane-based Buckley Vann Town Planning Consultants, the 134-page report examines obstacles that inhibit housing growth and recommends ‘regulatory or policy change’, addressing ‘internal Council governance’ and ‘Council-led initiatives.’

Biodiversity hotspot Retired planner John Sparks, who provided input for West Byron and the Byron Bay Masterplan, told The Echo that ‘Byron Shire is part of one of the most biodiverse areas of NSW with more species of plants and animals found here than in any other ecosystem in the state.’ ‘The value of nature and what it provides to our way of living is not quantified or recognised in the current strategy and should be considered before any built environment is proposed. ‘Our existing statutory planning system is based on conflicting regulations which are forever challenged and manipulated to suit private agendas. You cannot regulate for good design. A strategic plan must consider all aspects of social, political, economic, environmental, sustainable, ethical and spiritual aspirations of the people who will live, work and play there, creating a positive strategy for growth with multiple benefits to the community it serves.’ Q Editorial page 8

The Cavanbah Centre on Ewingsdale Road held its open day on Saturday, which featured a special performance by Arakwal dancers along with food, music – and sport of course! Clockwise from Billy Blair the dragon is Calum Kirkpatrick, Odin Bennett, and Harper Faulks. Photo Jeff Dawson

Govt’s shark nets opposed The state government’s latest announcement for shark nets to be trialled at Sharpes and Lighthouse beaches in Ballina appears to be dividing the community, with the local MP, mayors and environmental groups claiming such a move would be devastating for marine life. Greens Ballina MP Tamara Smith, both Ballina and Byron Shire mayors, Sea Shepherd and Australian Seabird Rescue (ASR) have all voiced their opposition to shark nets for a six-month trial period. It follows an attack on 25-year-old Seneca Rus in clear water at Sharpes Beach mid-morning on October 12.

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Mr Rus received a single puncture wound, despite having his surfboard trashed. His attack comes just over two weeks after teenage surfer Cooper Allen was mauled by a shark at Lighthouse Beach. It was after that attack the government first indicated it would reconsider netting, following the failure of eco-barrier trials at Lighthouse and Lennox Head beaches. And owing to the moratorium on building new shark nets, the government will need to ask their federal counterparts to change Commonwealth legislation to allow it to proceed. Ballina MP Tamara Smith told

The Echo that shark nets are old technology, don’t work and have reduced marine life on the Gold Coast, where they are deployed.

Shift in sentiment The decision was made owing to a ‘shift of sentiment’, premier Mike Baird said when announcing it on Facebook. The statement was supported by primary industries, land and water minister, Niall Blair. The Echo asked Mr Blair’s office who on the north coast was consulted on this decision and who/what organisation asked for the nets, but is yet to receive a reply.

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Did you get good service? Entries for the annual Brunswick Heads customer service awards are now open! Cherie Heale from the Brunswick Chamber of Commerce says, ‘We believe our local workers are “Simply the Best” in the Shire. They are renowned for their colourful, friendly, customer service and outstanding work ethic. And in among our most gregarious are also plenty of quiet achievers. Ms Heale says finalists in the professional category – Simon and Lorraine Freeden of Byron Bay Eco Cruises and Kayaks – are a perfect example of those quietly achieving great things for Brunswick Heads by providing exemplary customer service. ‘Customers had great things to say about them last year, such as “Simon and Lorraine are passionate about Brunswick Heads and the health of the Brunswick River and are a huge drawcard to our town.”’

Prizes on offer Ms Heale says Brunswick Heads has many outstanding workers in offices, cafes, shops, accommodation outlets and

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Simon and Lorraine Freeden (Rainforest River Cruises) with Linda Hibbard (Brunswick Heads Visitor Centre). Photo supplied

entertainment facilities. ‘If you have experienced memorable customer service grabbing your morning coffee, sorting out your finances, being entertained or even getting your car serviced, come on down and put your nomination forward. ‘Our generous sponsors

have provided amazing prizes for our winners and you can help reward and encourage our local business owners, employees and volunteers.’ Nomination forms available at the Visitor Centre in Park Street and participating businesses. Nominations close November 4.

Federal Park Party October 22 The annual Federal Park Party is on this Saturday from 12pm. It is a celebration of the vibrant communities living in the hills above Byron. Now in its fifteenth year, its highlights include a

jumping castle, dog show, a busking comp, games and fabulous food. There will be music all day, and it is a free community event. For more visit www.facebook.com/ FederalParkParty.

Bailey and Zach Doomadgee with their grandmother after the premiere of Zach’s Ceremony which was the Byron Bay Film Festival’s opening film on Friday night. Photo Jeff Dawson

A capacity crowd gave a standing ovation to the opening night film Zach’s Ceremony at the Byron Theatre on Friday, marking the start of the tenth Byron Bay Film Festival. The documentary follows an Aboriginal boy’s evolution into manhood through ancient initiation rituals, and Zach spoke at the screening about the journey the documentary had taken him on. Zach also paid tribute to his little brother Bailey, who

had been anxious about performing for the first time without dad Alec Doomadgee alongside them. Alec, now a Byron Shire resident and the driving force behind the film, was in New York at the Margaret Mead Film Festival for a screening of Zach’s Ceremony. Zach’s grandmother also features in the film and her appearance onstage at the Community Centre added to the rapturous reception.

The festival runs for ten days until October 23, and features more than 100 films with special events. Just one of those events includes a free event at the Brewery on Friday October 21 – the APRA AMCOS Music Video Awards. Finalists include videos from SAFIA, Timber Bones, Boy & Bear, The Secret City, Wren, The Church and Life is Better Blonde. Visit www.bbff.com.au for tickets.

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Parking fines hit Sunrise residents Parking fines have hit Sunrise locals, says resident Casey Speed, who has told The Echo that it’s the first time in 18 years of living in the suburb that it has occurred. ‘Without warning we were hit with $108 parking fines for parking on the kerb,’ he said. Mr Speed believes the entire suburb has been blitzed.

As a result of the fines, everyone is forced to park parallel to the road, he says, which narrows the road and makes it dangerous.

Unsafe parking ‘When I asked Council how I could park safely on my street, I wasn’t offered any advice.’

He says he spoke with five Council staffers and ended up talking to a computer. Mr Speed says he also called the police to dob himself in for unsafe parking owing to parking parallel to the road. ‘The police were sympathetic to my predicament,’ he said. The Echo contacted Council for comment.

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The main tent at Sunday’s Big Scrub Rainforest Day was filled to absolute capacity with half of the audience spilling out into the parklands at Rocky Creek Dam. On what was a glorious sunny day, the 18th annual event was a huge success. After a heartstirring welcome to country by Bundjalung man Uncle Roy Gordon and his ‘senior management’, (young daughter Waylard), the keynote speaker and much loved ex-senator and former leader of the Greens, Bob Brown, took the stage. Brown started his speech by saying he wanted to speak about the idea of just getting things done. ‘I want to talk today on the line of: don’t get depressed, get active’, he said. ‘It’s a pretty simple dictum, but as I have said on many occasions, I take my leaf from the philosopher of the last century, Bertrand Russell, who said, “the trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure, but the intelligent are full of self-doubt’. ‘My answer to that is: “Well, get over it”.’ As usual Bob Brown had everyone feeling warm and fuzzy, particularly when he said he felt that if there is a festival on planet Earth that is

Bundjalung man Uncle Roy Gordon with his daughter Waylard, who both gave a stirring welcome to country at the 2016 Big Scrub event at Rocky Creek Dam on Sunday. Photo Tree Faerie.

doing more to help rainforests, then he doesn’t know about it. ‘We are in a world in which, whoever designed life on this little planet, made a ladder of power in human affairs, on which the stupid and cocksure more readily climbed, with no trouble at all, trod on the fingers and heads of the sensitive, intelligent, more-caring people, who dropped off as a result. ‘Now I am not sure what category I come in to but what I do know is that I have 30 years in politics and it was a very privileged time, but I never became minister for anything. And that’s why it’s such a terrific pleasure to be here today with some thousands of people who are committed to restoration rather than destruction.’

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Brown urged northern rivers locals to join him in protest actions to stop the bulldozers if the proposed Adani coal mine gets the green light from the Queensland government. He told hundreds of people gathered that the major banks have already backed away from funding the controversial mine project, but, the QLD government was still fast-tracking it, and had recently approved a giant coal terminal at Abbot Point.

The new laws target environmental protesters with big fines and even jail terms, while penalties for corporations for destroying the environment have been dramatically reduced. Brown said that charges against him and a fellow Tasmanian protester arrested trying to defend oldgrowth forest in Tasmania were dropped when the state government realised the two had challenged the law in the High Court. He added that the northern rivers is the centre of activism in Australia and locals should take action to protect their constitutional right to peacefully protest.

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A free family concert from 2 till 6pm on Saturday is planned at the Terrace Soundshell, Brunswick Heads, to raise awareness of the ‘Standing Rock’ water protectors camp in North Dakota, US. Organisers Steve Andrews, Murray Kyle and Iris Nunn say they want to draw a bright line between the struggle of the American and Australian first nation people. Iris says there is a media blackout regarding the Native American Sioux tribe, who

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are standing up to protect their land, water and sacred sites from the construction of a 1,172-mile oil pipeline. ‘When mobs in the US unite as one nation, as they are doing in North Dakota, it helps us all see what’s possible. ‘Many tribes here are heartbroken and frustrated, as a corrupt legal system “bulldozes” through their ancient laws, which care for Earth and people. Sacred land is being taken by mostly foreignowned mining companies.’

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It is Wednesday afternoon at the Mullumbimby Community Food Box and the shelves are being stocked. The food truck from the Sydney-based government agency Food Bank has arrived. In the storeroom of the Uniting Church, large enough to hold 100 different types of products, Gil and Barry Lomath are hard at work, as they have been for nearly four years since this local service came to Mullum. They are unloading, sorting, labelling and pricing the goods that will go on sale Thursday morning when the Church doors open at 9.30am. Their small posse of selfless volunteer supporters jostle for space as boxes of natural sea-salt potato chips, coconut

is their biggest hassle – they could use a hand with this. Anything left over goes to the community kitchen and the Byron and Brunswick Larders. Eventually, it will end up at the soup kitchen – or the church’s Wednesday Mothers’ Group.

Look after mums David Sweeting helps to unload food. Photo Jeff Dawson

water and muesli are prised open, disgorging packets and bottles that would take a hunk out of your purse in the shops. Here, they will go on sale for as little as fifty cents to those who turn up and flash their Centrelink cards. Unsurprisingly, in a town where health is up there in a pantheon all of its own, the food bank offers a wide range of quality nutrition. There's

an impressive array of fresh – often organic – fruit, veges, eggs and whatever else has been donated that week by the generous people of the Shire and beyond. Billinudgel Wholesale Fruit and Veges provide most of the fruit and veg, and are just one of many local businesses that contribute. Gil and Barry’s volunteers just have to pick it up, which

‘We look after the mums,’ says Gil. No-one likes waste around here. Lately, Gil has been seeing more families with kids coming through the doors. ‘More middle class and the working poor.’ Q Mullumbimby Community Food Box is located at the Mullumbimby Uniting Church on Dalley and Whian Streets, Mullumbimby, on Thursdays between 9.30 and 11am.

Lighthouse Run aims for cancer equipment This year’s Byron Lighthouse Run, to be held this Sunday October 23, is raising money for a prone breast board for the Lismore Base Hospital’s Radiation Oncology unit. Organisers say the prone breast board will allow

selected patients with breast cancer to receive treatment lying on their stomach. Stephen Manley, Northern NSW Local Health District’s Radiation Therapy manager, says the new generation of breast boards allows for

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Local News Secret Crown land sell- Dreaming of an award off plan under fire A parliamentary report has found that government plans to sell off Crown lands are strongly opposed by communities, including those on the northern rivers. The report says communities value their Crown land parks and cherish them for their environmental, social and cultural values. On the northern rivers, the community-based Brunswick Heads Foreshore Protection Group for years has been fighting to stop a land grab of prime foreshore Crown land by a government-appointed trust running public caravan parks. The NSW Nature Conservation Council (NCC) and NSW National Parks Association (NPA) are now calling for a full audit of Crown lands to ensure such lands, including those with threatened species

habitat, are adequately protected and never sold. The NCCâ€™s chief executive Kate Smolski said Premier Baird was poised to introduce significant changes in Crown lands management â€˜without coming clean with the people about whatâ€™s really at stakeâ€™. â€˜We have not seen his draft legislation and the government canâ€™t tell us what environmental values are at risk from these proposals,â€™ Ms Smolksi said.

Dollar signs â€˜The parliamentary report shows that when the government looks at Crown lands, it sees dollar signs, and when the people look at Crown land, they see a rich environmental and cultural legacy that they want protected for future generations,â€™ she said.

Bali prosecutors to charge Byron local over murder Australian Sara Connor has been locked up in Baliâ€™s notorious Kerobokan prison where she and British boyfriend David Taylor await trial over the alleged murder of a local police officer. Two months after the body of Wayan Sudarsa was discovered bloodied and covered in sand on Kuta Beach,

Connor and Taylor were taken from Denpasar Police Station on Monday morning, where they have been held since their arrest. Connorâ€™s lawyer Erwin Siregar said the mother of two from Byron Bay told prosecutors â€˜Iâ€™m not guiltyâ€™ when asked what she thought about the case.

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Arakwal representatives Delta Kay and Nigel Stewart from the Cape Byron-based cultural education program Dolphin Dreaming are calling for support to win the Peopleâ€™s Choice Award in this yearâ€™s NSW Tourism Awards. You can vote by going to surveymonkey.com/r/NSWTourismAwards2016 and voting for Arakwal Dolphin Dreaming. Just by lodging a vote, you stand to win a great NSW holiday experience. To learn more about local Arakwal culture or to book for a Dolphin Dreaming experience, visit www.arakwal.com.au/ dolphin_dreaming. Photo Jeff Dawson

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Former Byron mayor to resign from parliament Staff reporters

Greens MLC Jan Barham, a former mayor of Byron Shire, announced last week that she would be resigning from the NSW parliament next year to care for her elderly mother. Ms Barham became the first Greens mayor to be popularly elected in 2004 after joining the council in 1999. She served a second term as mayor after being elected in 2008. Ms Barham announced her intention to resign during a sitting of the parliament and spoke of the pressures of being an elected representative for 17 years, and the deaths of close friends and family in recent times which resulted in her taking a leave of absence from the parliament since the winter recess. ‘The last five-and-a-half years have been tough,’ she told her parliamentary colleagues. ‘I came into this place while still serving as mayor of Byron Shire Council. ‘I did the two jobs simul-

Greens MLC Jan Barham at the 2014 Bentley CSG blockade just outside Lismore. Photo supplied

taneously and that was a little silly and extremely exhausting. ‘With the council elections in September 2012, I thought my life would become easier and that I would cope better, but within six months my brother was diagnosed with terminal cancer, aged 59. 'I turned 58 last week. ‘In the last five years, eleven friends aged between 53 and 60 have died. I include both my brother and the late Dr John Kaye in that list.’ Ms Barham said it was time to step aside and ‘make

way for someone who has the energy, enthusiasm and capacity to do the job’. ‘I am proud of the work I have done and the things I have achieved working within this parliament and in my north coast community, but it is time to make some changes.’

Motivating factor She also said her mother was a motivating factor in her decision to resign. ‘She is 87, living at home alone and does not want to go to a nursing home, and

I do not blame her,’ Ms Barham said. ‘I have been a member of two inquiries that looked into the issue of aged care – the registered nurses in nursing homes and elder abuse – and I know how important it is that the people we love are cared for in their later years. ‘I feel now is the time for me to take on more of that responsibility and also to spend some quality time with her. She has certainly supported me.’

(LGNSW) is the peak body that represents all NSW councils, and Cr Spooner said there was ‘huge support’ for his motion to seek ways for councils to ethically invest. In the last term of council, Cr Spooner initiated a policy that requires Byron Shire Council to invest ethically where possible. Cr Spooner says, ‘Our local policy puts an impost on staff to seek out ethical investment options and this

motion seeks to centralise the decision making at the state level, making the process more efficient.’

Affordable housing As for affordable housing, delegates voted for LGNSW to request the state government to ‘set targets for NSW planning instruments that specify minimum levels of affordable housing for residen-

Labor frontbencher Walt Secord was quick to pay his respects, and in a statement said Ms Barham ‘always put the community first.’ ‘She was a fierce advocate for Indigenous people, the elderly and those who could not speak out or defend themselves. It does not surprise anyone that she is retiring from parliament to care for her elderly mother. ‘Jan Barham is a person who always thinks of others. The NSW parliament will miss her gentle and kind nature.’

tial development to encourage a higher proportion of affordable housing across the sector.’ Cr Spooner’s call for a 30 per cent target within affordable housing provisions in NSW planning instruments was defeated during debate, he said. He claims the current Affordable Housing provision in the State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) is ‘inadequate’ and told The Echo the Affordable Housing SEPP is limited to just ten years.

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Byron Shire conundrum The Byron Shire conundrum – it’s a stunning place and has the greatest biodiversity in the state. As such it attracts truckloads of visitors, with sea and tree changers from the cities all wanting a piece. Yet the area has very little residential land and homes available for sale. Rentals? Just as hard to come by for those on modest to even adequate incomes. So the question for the region is – just because it’s highly sought after, should more of it become available? If so, how much? Maintaining the natural beauty and biodiversity of the region is clearly a high priority for many who call this place home. Council are currently formulating a residential strategy – see page one story – which offers an opportunity to aim for that intangible balance: responsible and sustainable development while maintaining the region's uniqueness. Now is the time to get involved; as retired planner John Sparks says, placing a value on natural environment and actively encouraging community should be a priority. For more visit http://yoursaybyronshire.com.au/draftresidential-strategy. Hans Lovejoy, editor News tips are welcome: editor@echo.net.au

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by Ian Rogers World politics and the chess world collided this week, casting an unfortunate reflection on Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The week started with world title challenger Sergey Karjakin being asked which of the US presidential candidates he would most like to talk to if they visited the world championship match in New York next month. As a Putin booster, it was not surprising that Karjakin replied, ‘Trump – [I would ask him] does he play chess and has chess helped him in his business success?’ Unfortunately for Karjakin, a few days later at a rally in Pennsylvania Trump gave an indication of his chess knowledge by stating (in relating to multilateral trade deals), ‘You have to be like a chess grandmaster – and we don’t have any of these.’ Trump appeared to be unaware that the US has 90 grandmasters, the second-highest tally in the world, five of whom took home Olympic gold a few weeks ago at the Baku Chess Olympiad. More seriously, the man

who stars on Karjakin’s t-shirts, Putin, received a set-back when the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of former world champion and opposition figure Garry Kasparov in an unlawful arrest case. Back in 2007 Kasparov, by then living in New York, had flown in to Russia to speak at an opposition rally in Samara. On arrival he had his ticket and passport confiscated on the spurious claim that the ticket was a forgery. Kasparov was held in Moscow for five hours, just long enough for him to miss his flight to Samara and the rally, which was timed to coincide with a Russia-European Union summit. The European Human Rights court ruled that Kasparov’s detention was arbitrary and not based on any reasonable suspicion that his ticket was forged. Kasparov has constantly been making comparisons between Trump and Putin, notably Trump’s desire to put his main opponent in jail. Should Kasparov, Karjakin and new President Trump meet at the world title match next month in New York, it could be quite an explosive gathering.

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ur attorney-general George Brandis states, as an inviolable credo, that barristers must give fearless and impartial advice at all times. This is a legal ideal, and perhaps one that he believes in, but the fact is that he, like all his predecessors in the office, faces an irreconcilable conflict of interest. Certainly he is a lawyer, and a very important one: he is the first law officer of Australia. But he is also predominantly a politician; a senior government minister. And as such, he has an obligation to both prosecute and defend the decisions of the cabinet and the party room, even if – indeed, especially if – he disagrees with them. He cannot be, and is not, impartial when it comes to matters of political controversy; the only alternative is resignation and Brandis, like almost all of his colleagues, is not going to take his guiding principle quite so far. The contradiction inherent in his position is hardly unique; just about all of his predecessors have found themselves in similar situations. And, like Brandis, they have resolved their dilemmas by putting their politics first. Many have done so with spectacular success: three of them – Alfred Deakin, Billy Hughes and Robert Menzies – went on to become prime ministers, and another three – John Latham Herbert Evatt and Billy Snedden – led their respective parties, while others, notably Garfield Barwick and Lionel Murphy, thought they should have. Almost all attorneys-general have been prominent lawyers, but most have been, predominantly, ambitious

politicians, with all the conniving, wheeling and dealing, and necessary compromise that is unavoidable in their rise up the greasy totem pole. Not all make the climb without scars; Evatt and Murphy, for instance, were severely wounded in the process before retiring hurt to the relative peace of their respective judicial benches. And now Brandis is in the spotlight, defending both his government and his reputation over a stoush between himself and another and more eminent senior counsel, the second law officer of Australia, the solici-

his back. And open warfare broke out with Brandis’s directive that from now on Gleeson was to ask the attorney for permission to advise others who sought his counsel. Gleeson believed his independence was being undermined and threatened, and he had plenty of support: one former solicitor-general, Gavan Griffith, who served under the Hawke, Keating and Howard governments, said that the image of a dog on a lead came to mind. Gleeson also declared that Brandis had not consulted

Brandis has long been seen as a bit of a loose cannon, pompous, vain and gaffeprone, something of a liability. But he is a staunch ally of Malcolm Turnbull.

by Mungo MacCallum tor-general Justin Gleeson. Gleeson is not a politician; he is a public servant. His function is, without ambiguity, to give impartial and fearless advice to his clients, primarily to the government, but also to other members of parliament and senior public servants. He is nominally under the portfolio of his minister, but is expected to be independent. He was very well connected in prominent legal circles and was given the job of solicitorgeneral in 2013 after a highly distinguished career in private practice. Until recently, there has been absolutely no controversy over his role from either side of politics. But it has now become apparent that friction between Brandis and Gleeson has been building for some time; Gleeson believed that he was being bypassed, with Brandis seeking advice from others behind

him about the proposed change. Brandis insisted that the subject was discussed, but admitted that he had not told Gleeson that he planned to issue a new directive on the eve of the last election. It was this stand-off that led to the accusation that Brandis had deliberately misled parliament when he told the senate that there had in fact been consultation; this accusation is serious enough, normally a hanging offence. But the more important issue is the nature of the change itself. Brandis declares that it is no more than a formality, that he would rubber stamp any requests for advice that Gleeson might be proffered. But if that is the case, why issue the directive at all? If it hadn’t been a problem, what precisely is the need to fix it? Brandis’s opponents, and there are many of them in both political and legal circles,

accused him of a naked power grab, and with some justification; he had done much the same thing as the arts minister (subsequently removed by Malcolm Turnbull) when he stripped money from the independent Australia Council to fund his own choices. And when he appeared before a senate committee on Friday, he gave no real explanation of the need for the directive that has caused the furore. Instead, he took the stand as both lawyer and politician; filibustering shamelessly to preempt questions, patronising and dismissing his interrogators and arrogantly demeaning Gleeson and any other critics. He knew best; they were either ignorant or mischievous. In the end he will almost certainly get away with it: the jury is stacked, the government has the numbers. But he has hardly enhanced his reputation with the legal fraternity, and given that he – like so many previous AGs – is reportedly hoping for a job on the High Court when he is ready to retire from the undignified hurly-burly of parliament, the exercise in massaging his ego may be somewhat counterproductive. And of course it has all been yet another unwelcome – and apparently unnecessary – distraction for a government and a prime minister with all too many such diversions. Brandis has long been seen as a bit of a loose cannon, pompous, vain and gaffeprone, something of a liability. But he is a staunch ally of Malcolm Turnbull, who has to support him; in the present circumstances Turnbull has to support everybody. At least he has no conflict of interest; he gave up being a lawyer long ago.

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I wish to express my appreciation to Jan Barham for her years of selfless commitment to Byron, the north coast and the environment, and to wish her well in whatever her future holds. I have appreciated her strong advocacy for forest conservation, for maintenance of planned retreat, and a host of other issues over decades of community service. I fell out with her over development issues around Byron, but I appreciate that she has always done her best for what she considered was right for the community. The north coast has lost a strong and effective advocate in Sydney with her retirement. Thanks, Jan. We owe you a lot. Dailan Pugh Byron Bay

favourite beach – Wategos and the lighthouse. Much to our disappointment both the male and female toilets at Wategos were not a pleasant experience (disgusting). They were very unclean to overflowing and so much so my nephew refused to use the men’s. The council charges $8 to park at the beaches and lighthouse, so why can’t they ensure the facilities are kept in better condition? This was two days after a long weekend in school holidays. Just imagine if our visitors were from overseas – not a good impression for our tourism industry. I wanted to voice my great disappointment and hope that Byron Council can ensure the toilets are clean. Suzanne Sticka Terranora

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On Wednesday October 5 we visited Byron Bay with eight of our family members up from Canberra for the week. We took them to our

Once again Mandy Nolan is spot on (‘Confessions of a Pussy Grabber’). However, it is not only rich men who take what they want.

Donald Trump’s ‘locker room’ talk exactly represents the attitudes that have seen the sexual enslavement of millions of women and young girls worldwide. Objectifying women and reducing them to mere body parts enables a global culture of repression and rape. His comments cannot be lightly dismissed, and anyone, rich or otherwise, talking about women in this way should be called to account. Louise Andrews Byron Bay

Mandy and housing Once again Mandy’s insights are on point regarding the affordable housing farce. However, I feel she loosens her grip on the subject towards the end when the blame game kicks in. The homeless and landlords are all part of the same game and to simply aim her barbs at ‘profiteering landlords’ does little to unpack the main player here, which is capitalism. The problem we face is a

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human one. Economics after all is a simple man-made construct which can be and will be in time defunct. Profit has become a systemic cultural norm which produces the currency of power. With power you can influence more, buy more, sell more and make more profits. A sad outcome here is that some people get left behind or feel part of the dispossessed, but the saddest part is that at a flick of a switch most people making less would jump at the chance of making more. And thus the cycle and the misery continue. Airbnb for example has gone ballistic because all of a sudden normal mortgagepaying people can do what Byron house owners have been doing for decades: letting out a shithole for an over-inflated market price and feeling okay about it. If capitalism were reworked, reworded and rescripted to produce equity, diversity and non-profit forms of currency and reward for the toils of our social contract, then maybe things would be less black and white and divisive when discussing the haves and have-nots in a capitalist society. Until then it seems we will continue battling for the crumbs while the bakery, so to speak, gets further and further away. Kol Dimond Mullumbimby

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continued from page 9 described my purse. Some kind soul had found it and stuck it under the door of the police station. Bless them. Then to add the cherry on top, the police dropped it off on their rounds a little while later. My deep thanks to all concerned, especially the finder. Everything was still in it. Gotta love this town. Andrew Hall Ocean Shores

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On behalf of Jack and Ursula Elliott and myself I would like to extend thanks to the following fire brigades: Woodburn, Wardell, Meershaum Vale, Alstonville, Newrybar, Byron, Wilsons Creek, Main Arm, Lennox Head and Federal, who were absolutely amazing when some vandals lit a fire at Empire Vale on Friday October 7. I received a phone call at 6.20pm when I was in Ballina to say that my property was on fire. I rushed home and saw flames everywhere, both on my property and the Elliotts’ property. Within a short space of time four brigades had arrived. The fire crews were some of the best organised

people I have ever witnessed. They operated with minor difficulties, like a dead battery in one fire truck and a pump which would not prime in another. The teamwork was excellent and when one brigade had done about four hours the next relief crew arrived to do their roster. The Ballina police were also in attendance. On Friday we had four fire tankers in attendance throughout the night, with a change of crew about midnight when the next four arrived. The fire continued to burn on Saturday with more crews in attendance and that night we had another crew keeping watch until midnight. All these firies are volunteers. Guys, you did a splendid job. Thank you all so much. Margaret Howes Empire Vale

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The Northern Rivers Railway Action Group would like to congratulate the people of Byron Bay and the many visitors who will happily use the Byron Bay train which can, at long last, serve the greater community. The question that’s been raised since it was approved

at Byron Council’s meeting (6/10/16) is why Transport for NSW would not consent to Condition 15 as the landowner. Crs Spooner, Hackett and Coorey who voted against it should also know, if I do, that if that condition had gone ahead it would have established a precedent for every bit of infrastructure near to the coast in the whole of NSW. Every road, bus stop etc would have had to be pulled up and revegetated if the ocean came within 50 metres. Of course they do not want this, and the situation remains that the Byron Bay Railroad Company have already agreed to ceasing operations if this happens, as well as removing the platforms and storage shed and revegetating, in Condition 6 of their original DA. Cr Coorey questioned the community support for this train. She overlooked the 122 submissions made to Council on this issue alone, including 93 in support of the Byron Bay Railroad Company application and only 29 against. BBRC has worked hard to address the environmental, social and economic concerns raised to be allowed to go ahead with running a small

train on our tracks for 3km. The incredible benefits of transporting 106 people into and out of Byron will only become real when it actually happens – thank God it has passed all the hurdles now. Lydia Kindred President, NRRAG

USA election: should we show concern about voter registration statistics? 1. Total number of citizens eligible to vote, 218,959,000. 2. Total number of citizens registered to vote, 146,311,000. 3. Total number of citizens who voted in the 2012 presidential election, 126,144,000. 4. Citizens who voted in the 2012 presidential election, 57.5 per cent. A comment from a Republican spokesperson after the second Clinton v Trump debate: ‘This is like something out of the 60s Congo elections.’ Should we as a nation send Julie Bishop to persuade the UN to send in election monitors? That’s the big question. B Hinchcliffe Mullumbimby

chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, saying that the current Democrat Party policy of a ‘no fly zone’ over Syria would certainly mean a war between USA and Russia. Soon after General Dunford said this, Russia announced plans to strengthen its naval base in Syria and it shipped S300 missiles to Syria. Russia’s former air force commander Pyotr Deinekin said that Russia needed a second airbase in Syria. This week Zerohedge.com reports that Russia has ordered all Russian children studying overseas to return home immediately without waiting to do their end-of-year exams overseas. Neither Russia nor the USA appear ready to let go of Syria, yet if the pair of nuclear superpowers start a war with each other that has implications for every creature living on the planet. As Elon Musk says, whatever the reason, it appears there might eventually be an extinction-level event. Peter Olson Goonengerry

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netdaily.net.au Shire councillors (Echo, October 12) – in many ways a sort of grab-bag of motherhood statements, echoing the promises made by the various candidates in the weeks before the election. I note, in particular, the remarks made by the sole remaining voice on Council in favour of ‘growth at any cost’ and am fascinated by his concerns at the ‘well-worn path that previous councils followed’ in ‘saying “no” to everything and spending millions in legal costs to fight them’. I’m just having some difficulty in reconciling these remarks with his performance in seeking to develop his own property. It is worth remembering that this particularly contentious, semi-industrial development on his rural land has been the subject of numerous development applications over many years, at least one of which ended up in a hugely costly onsite hearing in the Land & Environment Court. It is worth pointing out that this particular dispute involved Council (aka the ratepayers of the Shire) in a huge bill from its Sydney lawyers, none of which cost was recovered from the applicants, the worthy councillor continued on page 12

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Our war over science, truth, and gender Phillip Frazer

We, the whole world really, are in a crisis caused by our failed experiment with giving control of almost everything to corporations, which was based on the magical thought that businessmen would run things better than nations did. They don’t, so now we are in a worse mess than we were when ‘neoliberalism’ – a warm and fuzzy rebranding of ‘corporatism’ – was launched by Ronald Reagan’s handlers with a hand from P Keating. This laissez-fairyland of corporate rule has brought us bailed-out banksters and declining incomes for the 99 per cent, yet hucksters like Trump, Rupert Murdoch, and a gaggle of shock-jocks insist that the real problem is too much Political Correctness – a bizarre movement with a huge following. What are they on about? On the surface, they believe that jobs are vanishing, wages are dropping, and migrants are swarming over borders because of feminism, environmentalism, and multiculturalism: these newfangled movements have taken goodies from the older and whiter people and given them to gays, trees, and wogs. Obviously, there’s something deeper at work here. Consider these four great leaps forward of recent history: 1. In the beginning, GOD MADE EARTH. Every human tribe had creation stories, also for life after death. God or gods made everything the way it is, and they gave the priests rules that the rest of us must obey. Various churches got rich and powerful from owning the stories. 2. GOD DIDN’T INVENT US, WE INVENTED HIM. Came the Enlightenment, then the Renaissance, and sciences such as astronomy, physics and biology conspired to undermine the creation myths and led Nietzsche to declare God dead. Overstatement or not, over the course of the 16th through 18th centuries many powerful people realised

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Trump is most fixated on #3 – resisting women as co-captains of Spaceship Earth – for example by asserting a man’s right to grab a woman’s genitals (priests have never let that one go, so to speak), or #4 – I have no reason to act in our species’ interests let alone our planet’s. I will treat Earth like I treat women, as a commodity. Trump has tweeted thus: ‘The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing noncompetitive.’ Just as I was finishing this tiny treatise on our species’ primal wars, I read an essay by Deepak Chopra blaming Trump and the Trumpsters on ‘the shadow’, which is more or less the Id. I have used the Id to explain Trump in previous articles but I believe the science v superstition framing is more useful, because we can do something about it, which is not so easy with the Id. We could, for starters, shift half our defence budget over to teaching science from pre-K to post-grad. For every conceivable threat Australia might face, having millions of young people with brains grounded in science will save the nation, and the planet, more effectively than 12 nuclear-compatible submarines will – and that $50 billion saved would pay for the schools and teachers. Q Phillip Frazer promises to write more about science from coorabellridge.com.

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Is this my life as an organic toxin? Story & image S Sorrensen

When will it run out of petrol? Soon, I hope. Iâ€™m exhausted. But, with steely resolve, I will continue brushcutting until the tank of petrol is finished. This is good work. I live in the bush. I like it. But, I have grass to keep short. Quite a lot of grass. I have lived here for a long time. When I first arrived, I set up a caravan among bare rolling hills under the cliffs, shaped a tarp to collect water, and bought a brushcutter. (Itâ€™s too steep for a regular mower.) I kept the grass around the caravan short so the kids could play safely and I could play bocce. Soon, angophora, acacia and eucalptyus seeded from the cliffs above, sprung up on the hills newly freed from the hard hooves and relentless appetites of cows. In a world where degeneration of the environment was the norm, this was a rare regeneration, a happy positive in a world of negatives. I felt I was doing the right thing: integrating human

activity into a rejuvenating natural world. Three decades and three brushcutters later, the caravan has morphed into a shack, the bare hills into forest, the children into parents â€“ a success â€“ but Iâ€™m still cutting the grass on the same hill under the cliffs. Iâ€™m happy to. Itâ€™s all part of keeping the balance.

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Sure, I use petrol â€“ thatâ€™s a worry â€“ but I justify that with the many acres of regeneration Iâ€™m fostering. (Iâ€™m good at justification.) I brushcut often and always until I use a whole tank of petrol. Thereâ€™s a lot of grass. Without brushcutting dedication, the grass would win the battle and invade my space. Balance between the growing forest and human habitation is the key to a sustainable new world here on the hill. And on the planet. I feel it in my hips â€“ that side-to-side swinging takes its toll â€“ and my shoulders. Still, I straighten my spine and push the whipping nylon line into a patch of scotch thistles. This is good work. I believe people and nature belong together. Sure, that may seem obvious, but sometimes we forget. The nylon line has worn down again, so I hit the brushcutter head into the ground releasing more line from the spool. I use a lot of nylon line.

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Itâ€™s a big, tough hill. Despite the sore hips, despite the whirring noise that penetrates the ear muffs, despite the odd piece of plant shrapnel that stings my neck, I feel happy because, not only am I creating a healthy humanâ€“nature balance at my place under the cliffs, BP has abandoned its plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight. This is good news. There is no longer any justification for extracting fossil fuels. The oceans are in enough trouble â€“ overfishing, acidification, plastic... Oh dear. Nylon line is plastic. I hit the stop switch. (The tank is not empty.) I stand on the hill, a realisation swamping me like the ringing silence: I have been sprinkling this hill with fine plastic particles for years with my brushcutting, seasoning the wildlifeâ€™s diet with Mr DuPontâ€™s toxic invention, contaminating the ocean via the creek below â€“ Iâ€™m polluting my paradise as I create it. Oh dear. Is every action I take condemned to being a polluting one? Is humanity really a part of nature, or, like plastic, an organic toxin derived from it? Is evironmental balance even possible or is evolution taking us somewhere else? I donâ€™t restart the brushcutter. Sitting on the hill, I think of brushcutters with fine metal chains, electric brushcutters with fine metal chains, wwoofers with push mowers, llamas... Hmm. I feel like playing bocce. But Iâ€™ll look for my brushcutter blade instead. Q See more of Sâ€™s work at

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and his wife. These external legal costs have been in addition to an enormous internal cost to the management of the Shireâ€™s business as successive applications for further and further extensions to this facility and its operating hours have travelled the long and winding road through Councilâ€™s planning and approval process and, finally, arrived on the desks of his fellow councillors for consideration in Council meetings. A DA for a massive increase in storage capacity is due to test the patience of the newly elected body sometime in the not too distant future. Heâ€™s quite right, though â€“ â€˜we need to fund our infrastructure maintenance and renewal program through a fiscally responsible budgetâ€™ and a great place for this to begin would be with the withdrawal of this recent DA, in the process freeing up council staff and councillors alike, to focus on the really important challenges we face, in his own words, â€˜meeting our financial and social targets and fixing roads, bridges and potholesâ€™. Graham Mathews Byron Bay

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Part of an open letter to premier Mike Baird: Dear Mr Baird, I am writing to you in regards to the recent decision to install shark nets on the NSW north coast. As you are aware, shark nets indiscriminately kill marine creatures, they do not prevent shark movements and are merely a kneejerk reaction to recent attacks in the area. Letâ€™s compare the story of the shark with that of another infamous Australian animal, the snake. There are approximately 3,000 reported snake bites each year in Australia, of which only one to two on

netdaily.net.au average are fatal. Many Australians grow up in or near the bush and are aware of the dangers. We protect ourselves when entering the snakeâ€™s habitat by wearing long pants, boots and/or gaiters, we keep our backyards tidy to deter them, we teach our kids about them, we teach snake first aid, we have immensely improved our medical knowledge and we expect snakes to be around seasonally in spring/ summer. Why do we not treat sharks in the same way? Why donâ€™t the public and the media insist on culling snakes, if they insist on culling sharks? Why do we not teach our kids about shark safety, first aid, and how to deter them? Instead, we go into their habitat with no protection and no knowledge, and are then surprised when we encounter them. Like we have done over the years with snakes, we can reduce the incidence of fatal shark attacks on the north coast. Knowledge will be a powerful solution and science will lead the way in unravelling the truth. Invest in shark research: The more we know about shark behaviour, the more we can predict. Invest in non-lethal shark-deterrent methods: suitable eco-barrier designs, shark-spotting programs and drones, personal shark-deterrent devices. Teach people how to predict shark activity through knowledge of the ocean. Instead of just giving people peace of mind with nets, take the steps to reduce fatalities! Decisions should be based on science and not on emotion. Shark nets will not save human lives. You will see no reduction in shark attack likelihood during the six-month trial. Letâ€™s invest in solutions that will work to save human lives now and into the future. Caitlin Weatherstone Byron Bay

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We all live through the looking glass Daniel Sage

In the office where I work in the city, they have lifts with long floor-to-ceiling mirrors along the back wall. A traveller, upon entering, will often check themselves straightaway, paying mind rarely to whoever else is on board. At least it solves the problem of where to rest one’s roving eyeballs, since eye-to-eye contact in a public space Must Be Avoided At All Costs. A mere five years ago, the same traveller, male or female, would be sneaking that look at themselves, making sure with their peripheral vision no-one was watching, or no-one important at least. Nowadays, that’s in the bin. It’s brazen. Walk in, turn to the mirror, preen, travel on. On one hand it’s refreshing to dispense with the shame and layers of public display preFacebook life insisted were so important. But it is also strange and alienating. Each overt preening is a ring-fence to rebut public life, a mark of disregard: in old parlance, rude.

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install and maintain. But it’s here to stay. The promise of usable evidence, the chance to gather information on citizen movements. Multiply that by the times when it does work. It’s too attractive a sum. Add in the billions of photos snapped by personal cameras in every other electrical gadget. All uploadable fodder for the permanent online archive. The internet doesn’t care whether our dirty washing is made public or worse. Perhaps this all began the day we invented windows, heralding a new era of seeing and being seen while about our private business. And nowadays we build edifices almost entirely of glass. London’s newest tallest building – The Shard, full name The Shard of Glass – has 11,000 panes.

Such behaviour used to be part of one’s toilet, conducted in private. (The related word privy comes from the French for private and before that from the Latin, to be apart, separate from others). As was applying your makeup. But it’s a commonplace of city life Inner vision now to sit opposite harried Last year, a British mediladies on the tube doing the cal team announced a fertilwhole lot between Golders ity treatment breakthrough Green and Leicester Square, promising a threefold increase juggling tubes and powders in the number of viable emand brushes. bryos available for IVF. PreDoes it matter? Well, no- viously, a large proportion of body knows. We’re all caught embryos were unusable beup in the internet nonsense, cause of genetic and cellular adapting to mores we know defects. But by using cameras are rougher but hope also to screen out the bad ones, useful and good, and merrily greater quality control is posditching privacy along the sible. High-definition cameras way. monitor the cells as they diWe’re accustomed to con- vide, with up to 5,000 photos stant surveillance, to being in the first five days. recorded in every shop and Critical changes occur at street and by all the cameras predictable points, so doctors hidden out of sight too. It’s can scan the data for anom1984 times ten. alies, significantly boostIn the UK we have the ing healthy harvests. (If this highest density of CCTV cov- sounds like the first chapter of er in the world, close on two Brave New World, remember million cameras according to in the end the hero John finds CCTV Magazine. It’s popular freedom, for a while.) to believe CCTV solves crimes In fact, timelapse photogbut a recent report by the po- raphy has been used for some lice concluded that while it’s time in artificial reproduction helpful, 80 per cent of crimes programs. Incubating IVF remain unsolved and only embryos are routinely recordthree per cent of crimes are ed, monitored and archived. solved using CCTV evidence. Their Facebook pages start Nor is it cost effective; the pro- from before they are born. fessional gear is expensive to It may all seem to be North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

spiralling out of control. What will the future look like? Will nudity be compulsory? Will we regard secrets as evil? Will we laugh at non-see-through buildings and live in fully transparent houses, pipes,

floors, everything? Recently, one of the big corporate players drew a line in the ongoing battle for user hearts. The company that brought us Windows on the screen, Microsoft, unveiled a new slogan. Your privacy is our priority. It’s a stand against Google and the rest of the snoopers gang with their giant data pump sifting through your personals like a dirty old man. Your privacy is our priority. However many times you read it or say it aloud it still sounds comically doubtful. Like Massive Attack’s 1991 song Safe From Harm: ‘I was looking back to see if you were looking back at me to see me looking back at you.’ Oh, innocent days.

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Five more festival days, 75 films left to enjoy deadly encroachments of the GM/chemical fertiliser/ herbicide approaches of the big corporate players such as Monsanto. As much as anything, Seed is beautiful looking: the microcosms of life it celebrates are extraordinarily diverse in their colour, shape and texture: it’s like looking at a handful of gleaming jewels.

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If you missed the bus (the Magic Bus) that transported Byron Film Fest’s guest Merry Pranksters to see Going Furthur at the Brunswick Picture House last Sunday, don’t despair. There’s still a chance to see the colourful and consciousness-expanding doco – and its offspring, Going Furthur with Burning Man; they screen tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30 at the Byron Community Centre. Going Furthur is an anarchic on-the-road report of the reincarnation of the original Furthur bus and its acidgobbling occupants, the first hippies such as Ken Kesey, who painted it in psychedelic patterns to match the swirling realities between their ears, and hit the highway to share the alternative way of seeing things with America’s buttoned-down citizenry. It’s a noisy and kaleidoscopic celebration of these pioneering trips, with Kesey’s son at the helm, exploring the cultural legacy of the 60s peace, love and music revolution – seen today at rock

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concerts and tribal gatherings all over the US.

Relive the dream LA-based Lindsay Kent, director, producer, cinematographer and editor, will be there to talk about what it was like to spend 75 days aboard the bus, reliving the dream of turning on a benighted Amerika. Alternative lifestyles and altered consciousness are explored further on Friday

night with the World Premiere of Marijuana Australiana. It’s an entertaining documentary study – comprehensive and balanced – of the cannabis culture in this country, from the vibrant, joy-filled street party that is MardiGrass, to the lovingly tended plantations of the region’s growers, to the recovery rooms in hospitals, where epileptic children and teens with cancer are getting on top

of their conditions with a pot prescription. Also woven throughout the coming days’ program are environmental films, from Seed: The Untold Story, to Crossing Bhutan, via Bulkland, and culminating in The Bentley Effect, the festival’s showcase closer and a film which will bring back a lot of memories for northern rivers audiences. Seed travels to the corners of the globe to meet indigenous peoples and community groups dedicated to preserving varieties of seed – corn and the other staple grains: the source of life for many of these cultures, and revered as such – in contrast to the

Bulkland shares another slice of the modern world – cheap plastic goods, destined for landfill, manufactured in their millions and sold to the world through a vast market in a regional city in China. Yiwu is ‘the city that the dollar stores built’, putting it on the global map. But, as Australian Daniel Whelan’s film reveals, through interviews with international entrepreneurs, local vendors, elderly residents and some of the thousands of migrant workers crowding the streets desperately looking for work every day, the boom is at an end. Wages are low and employment hard to come by. With prices rising and quality low, the city is beginning to lose its allure. It provides a fascinating insight into the downturn in the Chinese economy. Dotted between these

worthy films about the planet, and those documenting the way-out pursuits its inhabitants enjoy, are several high-quality dramas. There’s the familiar – the cane fields around Ballina, the setting for the unsettling thriller Burns Point; the realistic (‘illegal’ teens trying to live normally in the Bronx in Matt Newton’s humane drama From Nowhere) and a leap off into hyper-reality with High Rise, the glossy, star-studded, J D Ballard-inspired dystopian satire on the English class system and social engineering everywhere. There’s music to end the week on, too, with a free night at Byron Bay Brewery to see 20 of the hottest music videos in line for an APRA AMCOS gong. And on Sunday, help close the festival on an harmonious note with The Music of Strangers – 50 or so singers and instrumentalists from all over the globe come together to make beautiful music. Inspiring. Q For program details and to buy tickets or a flexi-pass, visit bbff.com.au. Downloading Byron Bay Film Festival app lets you book your flexi-pass sessions, mark your calendar or purchase tickets. You can also buy in person from BBFF’s venues.

In Marijuana Australiana, Mark Heinrich gives hope to the suffering.

The origin of cheap, pointless shit in Yiwu, China, is revealed in Bulkland.

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o u b r l n e e M CUP Pacific Bistro brunswick Heads Bowling Club Crackerjack Melbourne Cup Day! Come to the Bruns Bowlo in your suits, your fascinators, or your thongs and hit the trifecta. Prizes to be won for best-dressed Fillies and Colts, big sweeps, and a human horse race. Great value 2-course lunch with complimentary champagne. Booking is essential so get in early to secure your place. Normal bistro lunch will be available as well. So support your local club and get on a winner! Bookings essential. Phone Club 6685 1328

Elements of Byron resort Join the action at Elements of Byron resort, voted among the 25 coolest hotels in the world, for their inaugural Melbourne Cup Day celebration. Sip sparkling wine and sample canapés upon arrival and settle in to three courses and horses on big screens.

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Club Byron & The Green Bistro Join us at Club Byron and The Green Bistro for Melbourne Cup celebrations and to place your bets, Tuesday 1 November. $40 2-course lunch (bookings essential), cold beer and bubbles, live music, large-screen TV, Fashion on the Green, prizes and good old-fashioned fun. Enquiries 6685 6202

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Frock up & Flutter with Team Tav this Melbourne Cup! Reserve your seating and be part of bubbles on arrival, a tantalising degustation of tasty tapas followed by a decadent dessert bar for just $45 p/h. Tickets on sale now over the bar. Games, prizes, sweeps, and prizes for Best Dressed! Then kick on with live music after the big race!

Conveniently located in the Mullum Ex-Services Club, Old School Restaurant will help set the scene for your Melbourne Cup celebrations.

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$25 includes two courses (main and dessert) and a complimentary drink on arrival. Along with it delicious choices for both mains and sweets there will be raffles, Melbourne Cup trivia, and fun prizes for best dressed and best hat.

Full TAB facilities open from 8.30am. Multiple screens with all your live racing action. Come party with Team Tav!

Frivolity starts at 11am. Courtesy bus available for pick up and drop off

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MELBOURNE CUP LUNCHEON $25 includes mains, complimentary drink and sweets • Slow Cooked Lamb • Sirloin New York Cut Surf & Turf • Chicken & Avocado • Grilled Barramundi

Also on the day: Raffles Fun & games Melbourne Cup Trivia Best Dressed Best Hat Big screen TV Courtesy bus will be available for pick up and drop off. For reservations ring 6684 2533 ext #4 Fun & games from 11am

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OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB MELBOURNE CUP LUNCH This year we are offering two luncheon options, the first being seating in the Pacific Room and also VIP seating on the front deck with drinks included in the package… see our ad for more details on each option. There will be a delicious three-course menu (alternative drop of three choices). Roast duck and cabbage spring roll entrée and Ginger soy salmon with Asian citrus salad main are a sneak peek of two of the options you will have on the day!

Something for Every Pony This year Balcony Bar & Oyster Co has something for every pony! Sit-down lunch packages available from $49pp with bubbles on arrival. Or why not get the whole team together for a cocktail party on the balcony – includes 2-hour beverage package and canapes for just $69pp. There will be multiple screens to view the race, sweepstakes and prizes for best dressed. Get in touch for more details – 6680 9666 info@balcony.com.au.

There will be live entertainment, lucky door prizes and prizes for the best dressed and best hat. So, Ladies and Gents, get your gorgeous clothes ready and book your place by phoning the Club on 6680 1008 or visiting the office during business hours. Ocean Shores Country Club Orana Road, Ocean Shores. 6680 1008

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You are invited to join Queen Mab’s for our inaugural

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Beautiful Cup Day dresses from: Trelise Cooper & Cooper Kuwaii Kowtow and Lazybones

Friday 21 October, 5–7pm.

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Queen Mab’s Bangalow Byron Bay Services Club - Big Screen Cup action can dress you in your dreams, from made-to-measure garments to fashion from Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Beautiful Cup Day dresses from: • Trelise Cooper & Cooper • Kuwaii • Kowtow • and Lazybones Accessories from: •

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Head to the Byron Bay Services Club for your Melbourne Cup Celebrations. At 12 noon, you’ll gain entry to the ‘members area’. Your complimentary glass of champagne will be followed by a delicious 2-course lunch with a choice of Barramundi or Lamb rump and a choice of raspberry swirl or chocolate mudcake for dessert. So get your group together and plan your Cup celebration at the Byron Bay Services Club. Bookings are essential as there is limited seating and the event is expected to sell out.

River Street, Ballina. Ph/Fax: 6681 4714

Phone Club Reception on 6685 6878 to secure your seats.

Friday 21 October, 5pm to 7pm at 1/37 Byron St, Bangalow. www.queenmabs.com.

Italian at The Pacific This year The Italian is teaming up with Laurrent Perrier to bring a Melbourne Cup Luncheon.

Red Lane Shoes brings you the colours of spring for the spring racing season. Our unique, elegant collections combine ontrend natural tones, soft metallics, pastels and beautiful bright colours to enhance your Race Day outfit. We are one of the largest stockists of exclusive European-designed and -made women’s footwear and accessories. Embrace your femininity with Red Lane Shoes for this year’s Melbourne Cup and party season. Come in and let us help you to dress the part this season! BALLINA: River Street Phone/Fax 6681 4714

Enjoy a glass of L-P on arrival followed by a three-course lunch. LIVE coverage of the Race that stops the nation. $80pp bookings are essential call 6680 7055 or info@italianatthepacific.com.au

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BE AU T Y BL ISS OCE A N SHOR ES Enjoy the bliss of letting go! Rejuvenate and pamper your body and soul with ‘the Monthly BLISS SPECIAL’, or choose from one of our other nurturing packages. Professional beauty therapist Annette welcomes you to a peaceful home setting in nature. Relax and indulge yourself with beautiful natural and vegan skincare and the personalised care you deserve. Feel special, look special! *After-hours treatments and gift vouchers are available

THE OXYGEN FACIAL The celebs’ facial behind their flawless complexion • Perfect for brides-to-be • Non-surgical and no side-effects • Plumps, smoothes and detoxes the skin • Latest anti-ageing facial Complimentary LED Light for October & November

Tel: 6680 8838

Found at the ‘Byron Hub’ next to Heart and Halo Cafe off Byron St, Byron Bay

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FRANKIE GOD OF HAIR

experience divine hair 0423 165 699 55 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby

For treatment enquiries call Annette 6680 5519.

FR A N K I E G OD OF H A I R Tucked away in Mullum next to the cool Rock & Roll cafe you’ll find a centre of style. Getting coiffed by Frankie God of Hair is a spiritual awakening! Groove to Frankie’s eclectic vinyl collection while you marvel at the transformative powers of his inspired scissors! Why go to Berlin or Paris for styling when you can experience international style-meister Frankie God of Hair right in the heart of Mullum? Call Frankie on 0423 165 699 or swing on by to his salon in Mullum’s hip laneway.

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Eczema Treatment

I N TRODUC I NG T HE U LT I M AT E I N SK I N H Y DR AT ION! OXYGENATION FACIAL Breakthrough treatment revitalises skin by infusing 94 per cent pure oxygen, removing nitrogen and potentially harmful elements. Purifies skin by cleaning, hydrating and protecting it from free radicals, optimising results of antiageing treatments! The oxygen infusion system is a must for any woman! Treatment will refresh your complexion, leaving it balanced and hydrated, leaving you feeling refreshed, youthful! For the most incredible facial experience, call Bodibeauticious on 6680 8838 and book a treatment with Janine or Kaya today!

ECZEM A & A L LERGI ES Spring is a wonderful time of the year in many ways, with warmer weather arriving, new growth all around and lots of plants flowering. Unfortunately there is a dark side to spring as well. For many eczema and allergy sufferers this is a time of extreme discomfort. With increased itch comes scratching and skin tearing; infections become a greater risk, in some cases resulting in hospitalisation. At the Good Skin Clinic we’re teaching our patients the life-changing techniques to overcome their allergies and irritations, enabling them to enjoy spring as the beautiful time of the year that it is meant to be. Please call 1300 956 566 to arrange an appointment.

DON’T GIVE UP!

We CAN make a difference

1300 956 566

FOR MORE INFO CALL email: barry@feelinggr8.net.au or visit our website: www.goodskinclinic.com.au

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Have you ever wanted to NOT look tired, stressed and aged by life?

Juliet's Beauty is now offering a beautifully nurturing one-hour mineral body scrub for $45. Great for freshening your skin for spring or relieving symptoms caused by ingrown hairs.

Tension will quickly ease with this specialised massage technique that brightens and plumps your skin, relaxes and widens your eyes, and lifts your cheeks and jaw-line, leaving your face glowing with free-flowing energy, feeling relaxed and looking your best. Facial Harmony is the natural facelift that works and feels wonderful. Book your 90-minute blissful Facial Harmony with Meredith. 6684 5005. www.paradisohealtharium.com.au.

M U L LU M BI M B Y P ODI ATR Y L A SER C L I N IC

Also offering pampering pedicures $40. Our ever-popular organic facial, including foot massage, $45. All your waxing and tinting needs, brazilian $30, full leg and bikini $35. All in a beautiful home ambience, filled with light. Downtown Mullum 0434 141 572

M U L LU M DEN TA L â€“ YOU R FR I EN DLY FA M I LY DEN T IST At Mullumbimby Dental Centre, each of our patients experiences unparalleled care in our tranquil and relaxing environment.

Laser therapy is the latest and most effective treatment available for the treatment of stubborn fungal nail disease and is now available at Mullumbimby Podiatry.

Each of our four surgeries overlooks peaceful tropical gardens, and our practice has been built to provide the ultimate comfort and care for our patients.

Toenail fungal infections are common and typically appear as brown or yellow streaks in the nail, often causing nail detachment and thickening.

We have invested in the finest dental technology and equipment to support the delivery of our state-of-the-art dental treatments.

If you think you may have fungal nail disease and would like to know more about laser therapy, have a look at our website: www.kingscliffpodiatry.com.au, or give us a call on 6674 2933 to book an initial appointment for diagnosis.

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Judyâ€™s Pamper Yourself...

Julietâ€™s Beauty Spring Specials Beautifully nurturing one hour mineral body scrub for $45 Pampering pedicures $40 Brazilian $30 full leg and bikini $35 Our ever popular organic facial, including foot massage $45 All your waxing and tinting needs

43 Morrison Ave, Mullumbimby 0434 141 572

At Mullumbimby Dental Centre our dentists have a keen focus on patient education and strive to help each of your family members achieve optimal oral health. Stuart St, Mullumbimby. 6684 2644.

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

Mullumbimby Podiatry are now treating Nail Fungus with the latest safe and effective LASER technology. We also treat all other Podiatry complaints

Offering quality dental care

mullumbimby podiatry LASER CLINIC

www.kingscliffpodiatry.com.au 02 6674 2933 Meadows Medical Practice 123 Dalley St Mullumbimby

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Crystal Castle milestones

1986

Naren & Dhira King purchase empty building and land, create Crystal Castle. Planting starts in the grounds.

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1999

Sono King starts designing the future Shambhala Garden.

Sacred Labyrinth created.

2003

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

In thirty years the Crystal Castle with its enchanting Shambhala Gardens, has grown from a dusty bare farm paddock to a luscious Z\I [YVWPJHS ZHUJ[\HY` ÄSSLK ^P[O L_[YHVYKPUHY` crystals, statues and the World Peace Stupa, and an ambience that leaves you recharged and peaceful.

2008

2013

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Princess Mary and her family visit. Damanhur Spiral created. Crystal Castle donations to the local community exceed $15,000 per year. Crystal Castle’s Rebuild Nepal initiative with Toni Childs raises over $65,000 and a multitude of rebuilding projects completed. Crystal *HZ[SL ILJVTLZ VѝJPHSS` YLJVNUPZLK HZ H 5:> :[H[L :PNUPÄJHU[ ([[YHJ[PVU

2016

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World Peace Kalachakra Stupa built with Gyuto Monks, blessed by HH the Dalai Lama. Crystal Castle renamed “Crystal Castle and the Shambhala Gardens”.

Daily guided experiences started with the Peace Experience. Soon added Music of the Plants, The Crystal Experience & Shambhala Gardens Tour.

2014

2005

Rainforest Walk created with Rainforest Rescue

Courtyard opens with rose quartz sphere water fountain : the Fountain of Peace

2012

2000

Playground created.

Buddha Walk opens &, after winning 5 JVUZLJ\[P]L 5:> )LZ[ :PNUPÄJHU[ ;V\YPZ[ Attraction Awards, Crystal Castle is accepted into the Tourism Hall of Fame

2006

1989

2015

Crystal Castle acquires the world’s biggest crystals, the Enchanted Cave and 5.5 metre high Crystal Guardians.

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From humble beginnings and an inspired vision, the beautiful hinterland property has become a renowned destination that runs cutting edge international workshops like The Music of [OL 7SHU[Z HUK [OL PJVUPJ 7LHJL ,_WLYPLUJL meditation and sound healing, which has been enjoyed by over 20,000 people. Today the Crystal Castle is home to the world’s biggest and most beautiful crystals, the Enchanted Cave and the impressive crystal geode Guardians.

crystalcastle.com.au

Happy 30th Birthday Crystal Castle

Suppliers of: • sands • soils • gravels pebbling • mulches • pots • statues railway sleepers • tea tree mulch and much more We deliver throughout the Byron Shire Stephen & Julianne Ross

Serving Bun Coffee’s Certiﬁed Organic Blend. Unit 15-17, 1A Banksia Drive, Byron Bay Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm Telephone 6680 9798 buncoffee.com.au

1176 Myocum Road, Mullumbimby (just past golf course) Mon–Fri 7–5Pm, Sat 7–2pm • 6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

Providing quality service & proudly distributing Byron Bay Cookies, Mount Warning Spring Water, Bangalow Sweet Pork, Segreti Olives, Hanks Jams, Madura Tea & lots more.

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Your local, qualiﬁed team. Specialists in standalone and grid interact system designs. Save our planet, save your money Let the sunshine work for you! Reduce pollutioon and your energy bills. Lic. 124600C

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRYSTAL CASTLE!

81 Monet Drive, Mullumbimby Open Daily 10am—5pm (NSW time)

Congratulate the Crystal Castle on 30 years Distributors of fruit juices and beverages Smiths chips and confectionery

Pioneers of the solar industry!

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228 m 0428 320 262 e sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com

11 Piper Drive, Ballina Ph: 6686 2712 agj@noreastdrinks.com.au Your local supplier since 1968

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welcome to the home of the biggest and most beautiful crystals in the world

Come and join our special

30TH BIRTHDAY WEEK CELEBRATIONS with free workshops, pujas, yoga classes, and fun sessions held every day

Saturday 22 to Friday 28 October to see full schedule visit crystalcastle.com.au YOUR LOCAL PRINTER

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Printworks

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And, on Saturday 29 October, Crystal Castle will host the second

REBUILD NEPAL BENEFIT CONCERT This year’s line-up is truly impressive with Toni Childs, Sacred Earth, Dave Stringer, Tom Thum and the Keystone Angels. All proceeds support the Nepalese to rebuild their lives. Naren King will return to Nepal in November to run rebuilding projects with his son, Toby, who will KVJ\TLU[ [OL QV\YUL` ^P[O OPZ ÄSTTHRPUN 7SLHZL continue to support the people of Nepal and enjoy an unforgettable night of enriching entertainment. Tickets strictly limited... go now to tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=66944

Proudly supplying Crystal Castle

Happy 30th Birthday from your eco-packaging specialists!

www.greenpack.com.au 6680 2550 11 Lucky Lane, Billinudgel (next to vet) Open Monday–Friday 9am–4pm

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Gary Brazenor is proud to support this ‘unique’ school 0423 777 237 | gary@uniqueestates.com.au

WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT MAIN ARM SCHOOL AND SUPPLY OUR KIDS WITH HEALTHY WHOLEFOODS! BYRON BAY & MULLUMBIMBY www.thesourcebulkfoods.com.au

Edens Landing is proud to supply the community with the freshest produce and support our local schools

97 STUART ST, MULLUMBIMBY • 6684 1007

Music will echo through the valley when Main Arm Upper Primary School hosts local talent for an evening of live music on Friday 21 October.

Lou Bradley The event is headlined by Lou Bradley, a first-rate local songwriter with vitality and originality that will blow you away. She’s country, she’s folk, she’s pop, and is known for her authentic songs that sweep across a vast terrain of life, love and friendship. Lou has been captivating audiences since winning the inaugural John Butler Seed touring grant in 2005. February 2007 saw the release of the first of four albums, which was ARIA and CMAA Golden Guitar nominated. Lou has graced the stage with Australian country luminaries Kasey and Bill Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daley, Shane Nicholson and Gina Jeffreys.

Cassettes Also appearing is the incredible, dancetastic Cassettes with a unique 80s flashmob performance and the much-loved Curly Cousins, who promise to delight and inspire both young and old with their rich harmonies, uplifting arrangements, multi-instrumental talents and audience interaction.

Musical talent and DJ Mikey Other highlights include Main Arm students showcasing their musical talent, and local favourite DJ Mikey will round off the evening with his worldly beats. With free entry there will also be fun activities, sideshow alley, pony rides and delicious food on offer.

MAIN ARM STORE & BOTTLO

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sushi bar

tapas

MAIN ARM ROAD

Major Renovations

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great R E A L

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Gary Brazenor is proud to support this ‘great’ school 0423 777 237 | gary@greatrealestates.com.au

ByRon bay 02 6685 7103

BRoadbeach 07 5570 2166

coolangatta 07 5536 5455

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Property insider Housing of the future starts today Housing of the future will be judged by very different standards from the housing of today. As a starting point, it will need to respect ecological limits and suit significantly changed demographic patterns and lifestyles. These principles are embedded in the concept of ‘positive development’ – development that has a net positive ecological and social impact. This might seem like an ambitious goal, but progressive parts of the housing industry are already working toward positive development. It will need to be the norm in any scenario for a sustainable future.

Frameworks such as the international Living Building Challenge set benchmarks and guidance for achieving positive development, and the not-for-profit Living Future Institute Australia has been set up specifically to promote this objective. Many of the homes we build today will still be in use in 50 or even 100 years’ time when climate change, population growth and resource depletion will have created a very different environment. The structure of households will also be different, with a significant shift towards smaller (single-person or couple-only) households

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of 229,404 new dwelling commencements,’ said HIA economist Geordan Murray. ‘Given its strong multiplier impact through to many other sectors – including manufacturing and retailing – new home construction clearly delivered huge economic dividends to the Australian economy in 2015/16. ‘The volume of new Detached housing residential work done alone a record $58.5 drives new home generated billion of economic activity last financial year, before building even considering the massive The latest ABS figures for new punch provided to other dwelling commencements sectors of the economy.’ reveal a fresh peak for detached houses, according HAVE ANYTHING TO LET US KNOW to the Housing Industry ABOUT? Association (HIA). Any new faces? Career ‘New home building milestones? Exceptional confirmed its number one results? Market observations? Have you had anything spot in Australia’s domestic quirky or unusual happen to economy in 2015/16, with a you out in the field? Email healthy June quarter helping propertyinsider@echo.net.au. deliver a record fiscal year nutrients and materials from waste streams. It will be space efficient in response to ecological limits and the increasing number of singleperson households, reversing Australian housing stock’s current status as the largest (by floor area) in the world. Read more at http:// yourhome.gov.au/housing.

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and an ageing population. These demographic shifts have begun but will be more pronounced in the future. In 2050, an estimated 23 per cent of Australians will be aged 65 years or more, compared to 13.3 per cent in 2006 (The Treasury 2010). Housing of the future will

be flexible, adaptable and resilient, helping us to respond to both predicted and unexpected change. As resources will be scarcer and most likely more expensive, housing will need to be capable of meeting its own energy and water needs, producing food and recovering precious

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Property For Whale Watchers

1930s Queenslander...

36 Yalla Kool Drive, Ocean Shores

22 Redgate Road, South Golden Beach

By negotiation

Guide $685,000 – $735,000

Dividing Fences A dividing fence (usually) deﬁnes the common boundary between neighbouring properties. Sometimes disagreements can arise about a dividing fence, or proposed dividing fence. For example, the fence may be in need of repair, or you (or your neighbour) simply want a new, higher fence constructed out of something entirely different from the original fence. The Dividing Fences Act 1991 applies where one neighbour wants the other neighbour to contribute to the costs of constructing, replacing, repairing or maintaining a dividing fence. It covers issues such as cost-sharing, location and standards of dividing fences, and sets out procedures for carrying out the work. If you can’t come to an agreement on the fencing work required, you can apply to NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) to make orders and resolve the dispute. Whether you are seeking your neighbour’s assistance, or applying to NCAT for orders, there are speciﬁc steps that must be taken.

If you enjoy whale watching from your verandah and views to the lighthouse this immaculately presented home is a must to inspect. Situated at the top end of Yalla Kool Drive, this two-storey, double-brick home is well positioned on the easily maintained 828m2 block. The backyard, which is fully enclosed by Colorbond fence, may be accessed by either side of the house or by driving through the 3-car garage. The home does offer 3 generous bedrooms plus a large downstairs rumpus room which could also be used as a fourth bedroom. As an added extra the rear balcony faces north and also has ocean views.

From the moment you enter this gorgeous Queenslander, you’ll be captivated by its effortless charm and lovely ambience. Located just 200 metres’ level stroll from the pristine sands of unspoilt South Golden Beach, this stylish property is set amongst other quality seaside homes. The home offers the essence of days gone by blended with a relaxed modern coastal lifestyle, and retains many period features, such as: gleaming polished timber floors, restored original timber windows and doors, stunning fretwork, soaring ceilings, timber picture rails, original timber wall panelling, ornate plasterwork and traditional gable rooflines. Your living areas include separate lounge and dining rooms, plus a bonus sunroom/home office. The spacious modern kitchen offers a 900mm stainless steel gas stove and a dishwasher. A tranquil covered entertaining deck, providing the ideal setting for relaxed alfresco entertaining.

Inspect: By appointment Contact: David Holden on 0435 789 677 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

Inspect: Saturday 12.30 – 1.30pm Contact: Julie-Ann Manahan 0411 081 118 Raine & Horne Ocean Shores

Call Stuart Garrett Lawyers and make sure you get it right, ﬁrst time! info@stuartgarrettlawyers.com.au 2/47 Tweed Coast Road, Cabarita Beach (next to the newsagency) – 02 6676 0247 3/130 Jonson Street, Byron Bay (next to Services Club)

02 6639 1000

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14 ORCHID PLACE, MULLUMBIMBY

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Spacious new home right in centre of town! Stylish and quality built with 3 beds and 2 baths Spotted gum timber floors, gas cooktop, dishwasher Outdoor deck and north-facing backyard Great income potential and position, easy-care living Fantastic for a first home, downsizing, or adding to your portfolio

Open: Price: Enquiries:

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Thursday, 20 October 11.00–11.30am Saturday, 22 October 11.00–11.30am $635,000 to $670,000 Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698 | Paul Prior 0418 324 297

35 Fletcher Street Byron Bay 2481 | call 6685 8466 | byronbayfn.com.au

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Property

Business For Sale – Apple Authorised Reseller

For Sale: CAFE – Yamba, Best Location in CBD – $250K Position guarantees large clientele. Solid business. Substantial plant and equipment included.

Ideal for home business, or lease part of it. Will listen to offers.

Contact: 0417 212 354 A/Hrs AU CTI ON 5

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Private and unique rural retreat 95 Bundara Park Drive, Tuckombil. Elevated rural views on 3.8 acres at the end of a country lane Spacious family home with stunning central living & dining space 2 separate wings of home: 4 beds, study incl parents retreat Multiple o/door entertaining spaces + huge carport + work shed Lovingly maintained grounds surrounded by 32 acres of protected forest

Property For Sale Ocean Shores – $820K

Exciting times ahead for Yamba – be part of the growth! Figures to genuine buyers.

Byron Shire’s only Apple Authorised Reseller Established computer business, client base with 7 years trade Quality brands: Apple, Bang & Olufsen, Sonos, Braven

Contact: 6680 4046 or email walther-ppk@exemail.com.au

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BEACHSIDE BLISS A hop, skip and a jump (approximately 100 metres) from the unspoilt sand and water of South Golden Beach is this beachside bliss. CFESPPNT PS CFESPPNTªBOE HSBOOZ GMBU • Double garage and storage • 2 bathrooms and 3 showers • Big covered east-facing deck/verandah • Modern kitchen and bathrooms • Pool

Mullum Country Style

Short 7-min drive to Alstonville & 15 mins to Lennox & Ballina beaches Auction 5 November on site Inspect: Saturday 10–10.30am Web Id: 1P1158. Contact Lois Buckett 0428 877 399 Mark Kinneally 0429 868 001

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South Golden Beach 14 Beach Avenue

Mullumbimby CBD, 70m2 floorspace, 3x3 lease, low comparative rent In-store espresso bar, training and service centre, and Xerox Contact Luke on 0424 405 592 for inspection/enquiries.

Get into the market with this gem 2/9 Cypress Court, Byron Bay. Freestanding home with auto double garage Open plan living and undercover entertaining Fenced yard Walk to park, shops and tavern 3.5km to Byron Central

An ideal family home with room to expand for guests or a great holiday house. For a bliss life call to inspect. PS: Don’t forget surfboard, fishing rod and sunscreen. Price By negotiation View Saturday 12–12.30pm Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

Price: $640,000 Inspect: Thursday 2–3pm Saturday 10–11am Contact: Michele Jackson 0407 906 301 R&H Byron Bay 6685 6588

97 Tristran Parade, Mullumbimby. Huge open plan living/dining/kitchen with soaring ceiling Recycled features, leadlight windows and wood burner stove North Coast lifestyle deck for entertaining family and friends Between Mullumbimby and Shearwater Steiner School 8308m2 (2 acres approx) terraced, bush block

Brunswick Heads 13 Byron Street

A TOUCH OF CLASS Houses in Brunswick Heads seldom become available, let alone fully renovated and ready to move into! What can I say? Breathtaking reno, big timber decks, verandahs, high ceilings, cleverly designed to be utilised with or without partitions to create 2 separate living spaces ideal for house sharing and a passive income.

Citrus trees, vege patch and a big tree swing

Price: $835,000 Inspect: Saturday 11–11.45am Contact: Sally Packshaw 0474 153 535 sallypackshaw@promullum.com.au

Huge light and airy living space, stone kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 car garage and views over the Brunswick Heads nature reserve. Owner is looking to move to the Sunshine Coast to get closer to the grandchildren and is inviting offers. Price $1,080,000 View Saturday 11–11.30am Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

ljhooker.com.au All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided and interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries.

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Keep your advertising money in our community!

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Advertising in The Echo means you are ‘shopping local’. Unlike the other ‘local’ paper, The Echo is 100 per cent locally owned. Your money stays in this wonderful community.

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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has signed a deal to take over all the newspapers of APN Limited, the company that owns the Byron Shire News, the Northern Star and the Ballina Advocate. The money that you spend on your advertising in these newspapers goes overseas.

Byron Shire Community THE BYRON SHIRE

Compared to the Byron News, advertising in The Echo means your ad is being delivered to more than 7,000 extra households in your market area each week – that means a lot more people will be reading your ad.

Picturesque in The Pocket

• 1.59ha (3.92acres) north-facing usable acreage with rural outlook • High set circa 1940s timber & brick home with a little early settlers history • Original timber ﬂoors and high ceilings • Permanent spring water source • Easy access to beaches, motorway and schools

INSPECT AUCTION CONTACT EMAIL OFFICE

Saturday 11.00 – 11.45am Onsite Sat 12th Nov 12pm Paul Eatwell – 0414 466 111 paul@promullum.com.au Mullumbimby 02 6684 2615

Rupert Murdoch

Overseas Interests

Have you been looking for your ideal family sanctuary? This very rare 2.2 acre property in Ocean Shores oﬀers you the ultimate coastal lifestyle with the very best of both worlds...Nature reserve and Beach! Architect designed home oﬀers the perfect indoor/outdoor lifestyle with two fabulous covered decks to use for stylish alfresco entertaining or just to sit and relax. View Agent

Saturday 11.00 – 12.00pm Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee/Principal 0411 081 118

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6680 5000

22 Redgate Road, South Golden Beach 1930s Queenslander... Timeless Elegance and Charm!

2431 Coolamon Scenic Dr, Ocean Shores *STOP* LOOK No Further… Your search is ﬁnally over! Feel like you’re living the acreage dream... Set on 1 acre, the property is surrounded by tranquil bushland, yet you’re just a few minutes’ drive from your choice of pristine local beaches, shops and entertainment options. All the hard work has been done in this incredible edible garden.

Saturday 2.00 – 3.00pm Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee/Principal 0411 081 118

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6680 5000

Lot 2 Englishes Rd, Upper Coopers Ck Magical Private Hinterland Retreat – Packed with Potential!

From the moment you enter this gorgeous Queenslander, you’ll be captivated by its eﬀortless charm and lovely ambience. Located just 200 metres’ level stroll from the pristine sands of unspoilt South Golden Beach, this stylish property is set amongst other quality seaside homes.

Have you always dreamt of escaping to your own private hideaway in the Byron hinterland? From the moment you enter this magical property, there’s a feeling of relaxation, calm and a rather mystical sense of freedom. This property is surely heaven on earth for nature lovers.

View Agent

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

R H Ocean Shores

6680 5000

By Appointment Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee/Principal 0411 081 118

R H Ocean Shores

6680 5000

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Property Business Directory AGENTS

Open For Inspection FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

Dukewood Homes

Ever considered selling?

TARA TORKKOLA Years of experience and a network that delivers more for your property. Providing the personal touch in property sales for the Byron Shire community. Call TARA today.

0423 519 698 tara@byronbayfn.com 6685 8466 byronbayfn.com.au

PAUL PRIOR

Pty Ltd

SERVICING BYRON BAY & SURROUNDING AREAS • Quality Built Homes • Renovations • Extensions • ‘Hands-On’ Builder

0438 139 938

Mat Wood Mattnnikki@bigpond.com

Lic. No. 270262C

CONVEYANCING

NPC

BUYING and SELLING REAL ESTATE You need an alternative legal specialist NOW IN TOWN

NP CONVEYANCING We are here to help AND we’ll save you money PHONE 6685 7436 NP CONVEYANCING FOR A QUOTE 2/75 Jonson Street Byron Bay 2481 Ph: (02) 6685 7436 Fax: (02) 6685 7221

Lic No 1041865

Professional and results-driven with extensive marketing knowledge. Servicing the Byron Shire and beyond. Call Paul for an appointment today.

• The name you know and the people you trust. • 35 years’ local knowledge. • Conveyancing specialists – cottage, commercial, subdivisions, strata.

0418 324 297 paulprior@byronbayfn.com 6685 8466 | byronbayfn.com.au

Rochelle Hellier

(02) 6639 1000 ~ 0402 181 804 www.splawyerssg.com.au 3/130 Jonson Street, Byron Bay (next to Services Club)

• 1–4/6–8 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Thu 10–10.30am • 14 Orchid Place, Mullumbimby. Thu 11–11.30am • 6 Terrara Court, Ocean Shores. Thu 11–11.30am • 92 Plantation Drive, Ewingsdale. Thu 12–12.30pm • 6A,B,C,D/155-Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Fri 10–10.30am • 4/2 Kipling Street, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 92 Plantation Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 9–9.30am • 1/11 Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 55 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 6 Terrara Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 54 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 37 Shirley Lane, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 14 Orchid Place, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 9 Jarrah Crescent, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 20/2 Langi Place, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 7 Seastar Court, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 3/64–70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm • 17 Palm Lily Crescent, Bangalow. Sat 1–1.30pm • Lot 1/404 Old Byron Bay Road, Newrybar. Sat 1–1.30pm • 463 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable Creek. Sat 2–2.30pm • 328 Whian Road, Eureka. Sat 3–3.30pm • 252 Cox Road (enter Arkinstall Road), Koonorigan. Sat 3–3.30pm • 4/2 Kipling Street, Byron Bay. Tues 11–11.30am

McGRATH BYRON BAY • 71 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale. Thurs 1–1.30pm • 5/112 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 14 Tamarind Court, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 133 Foresters Way, Tintenbar. Sat 10–10.30am • 4 Daniels Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 71 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 11–11.30am • 18 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 5 Pinegroves Road, Myocum. Sat 12–12.30pm • 158 Lighthouse Road, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 26 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 35 Corkwood Crescent, Suffolk Park. Sat 1.30–2pm • 64 Terania Creek Road, The Channon. Sat 1.30–2pm • 463 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable. Sat 2–2.30pm • 252 Cox Road, Koonorigan. Sat 3–3.30pm

LJ HOOKER BRUNSWICK HEADS • 13 Byron Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am • 12 Gloria Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–12.30pm

LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE LENNOX HEAD • 95 Bundara Park Drive, Tuckombil. Sat 10–10.30am • 81 Bentinck Street, Ballina. Sat 11–11.30am • 37A Hutley Drive, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm • 1 Marblewood Place, Bangalow. Sat 1–1.30pm

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

PROFESSIONALS MULLUMBIMBY • 664 The Pocket Rd, The Pocket. Sat 11–11.45am • 97 Tristran Pde, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.45am

Sharon McInnes

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

RAINE & HORNE BYRON BAY • 2/9 Cypress Court, Byron Bay. Thurs 2–3pm • 2/9 Cypress Court, Byron Bay. Sat 10–11am

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Auctions

For a Property Manager who delivers outstanding results contact

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Alison Rabjones 6680 5000

• 18 Ridgeland Close, Richmond Hill. Auction 22nd October 10.30am. Guide $620K to $670K • 4/2 Kipling Street, Byron Bay. Auction 29th October 10am. Guide $975,000 to $1,050,000 • 3/64–70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Auction 29th October if not sold prior • 37 Shirley Lane, Byron Bay. Auction 12th November 11am

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Melissa Phillips

LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE LENNOX HEAD

02 6685 0177 rentals@ljhbrunswickheads.com

• 95 Bundara Park Drive, Tuckombil. Saturday 5th November on site.

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EXPECT THE BEST Call Melissa today to find out how she can maximise the return on your investment.

Investment Management Team LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

ljhooker.com.au Bangalow DUNCAN LORIMER 0400 844 412 Over 30 years of real estate experience. Committed to achieving excellent results. 19a Byron Street, Bangalow Office | 6687 1500 Email | duncan@eldersbangalow.com.au

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• 177 New Brighton Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 11am–12pm • 22 Redgate Road, South Golden Beach. Sat 12.30–1.30pm • 2431 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 2–3pm

ATTENTION AGENTS & PRIVATE SELLERS Have your Open Houses, Auctions and New Listings here. Email: adcopy@echo.net.au

• 32 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay. Saturday 11am on site. • Lot 26, The Meadows Bangalow. Sat 2pm on site.

PROFESSIONALS MULLUMBIMBY • 664 The Pocket Rd, The Pocket. Sat 12th November 12pm

New Listings McGRATH BYRON BAY • 18 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park • 4 Daniels Street, Byron Bay • 64 Terania Creek Road, The Channon

PROFESSIONALS MULLUMBIMBY • 52 Melaleuca Dr, Mullumbimby. $1,150,000 • 6 Hibiscus Pl, Mullumbimby. $649,000 • 664 The Pocket Rd, The Pocket. Auction • 47 Main Arm Rd, Mullumbimby. $585,000 • 97 Tristran Pde, Mullumbimby. $835,000

RAINE & HORNE BYRON BAY • 2/9 Cypress Court, Byron Bay. $640,000

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The Good Life A thirst-quenching Kombi Tweed invites

you to a fusion party

Story and photos by Vivienne Pearson

Story and photo by Vivienne Pearson

Byron Shire’s next door neighbour is having a party … and you’re invited!

Kris Hendy, Jason Dwyer and Jason’s real Kombi checking out the new Kombi Keg. ‘I like Kombis and I like beer, so this seemed like a perfect combo’. So says Jason Dwyer, owner of an actual Kombi van as well as a new business – Kombi Keg Byron Bay. If the words sound like they could have come out of your mouth (or someone’s you know), read on as you might be interested in having the Kombi as part of your next celebration. The concept is so simple it’s surprising noone has thought of it earlier. Put a battered old Kombi van though a quality restoration but, instead of seats / beds / storage in the back, create a bar, with the inside for kegs and a chilling system and lines feeding up to taps on the outside of the van. In fact, the concept has been thought of before but not very long ago. The concept was started by a man very like Jason (ie into Kombis and beer!) just last year, and already there are a dozen Kombis around the country and popping up internationally. Jason’s wife found out about Kombi Kegs when researching ideas for Jason’s 50th. When they found there was not yet one in this area, they decided to take it on themselves. Ready for business just last month, the Kombi is available to come to wherever your party is. It gets loaded up with kegs of your choosing then you have two options. Manager Kris

The party is called Tweed Fusion and it runs from this Saturday until 30 October. As at all good parties, there will be food. One easy option for dipping into the neighbour’s local produce is at a twilight tasting-plate- based event to be held at Hastings Point (Sat 22 Oct). Another option is to visit the Murwillumbah Showgrounds’ Farmers Market – you can do this any Wednesday morning, but on 26 October there is the extra incentive of a cooking demonstration by Jonathon Evans, the chef of Murwillumbah’s Juju Cafe.

Hendy can stay and serve, or the Kombi can be left for you to pull your own drinks. Most people take the second option. ‘It’s amazing how many people haven’t pulled a beer before,’ says Kris. ‘It’s a real novelty at a party.’ It’s not all about beer – the Kombi can dispense almost any type of drink. ‘Any liquid, whether carbonated or not, can be put through,’ says Jason. This includes cider, wine, spirits (along with a mixer), soft drinks, juice and even pre-made cocktails. With six taps available, you can have five completely different types of drink (the sixth is reserved for water, part of the Kombi’s compliance with safe-drinking regulations). Jason and Kris anticipate weddings being a big part of their business but are not limited to big events. ‘We can pull up in a field and set up,’ Jason says. ‘It is self-sufficient and doesn’t need power, so can be a great part of a low-key celebration.’ The Kombi was only a twinkle in Jason’s eye by the time his 50th rolled around. His friends enjoyed that celebration, but I suspect they are now really looking forward to his 51st! Kombi Keg, available for bookings via www.kombikegbyron.com.au

For the more dedicated party-goers, you can book to join a Taste the Tweed tour, which will take you behind the scenes at a coffee plantation, lunch at the new Potager Restaurant, and a tasting session at Tropical Fruit World. The fourth annual Tweed Fusion ‘party’ includes many events that fuse food with art. For example, the Tweed Regional Gallery is the venue for a dinner combined with a tour led by Meg Stewart, author of an award-winning biography of Margaret Olley. Or, you can combine an evening of dance with dinner at Tyalgum’s super-cute Flutterbies Cottage Café. On the cheaper end of the event spectrum is the Tyalgum Village Spring Fair, offering art, music, performance, gourmet street food and artisan market stalls (free entry, Sat 29 Oct). Another kid-friendly event is a performance of Ali Baba by the Murwillumbah Theatre Company (22/23/29/30 Oct, $15/$6). For those who like a surprise, there is a Country Picnic at a mystery destination after a Tweed River cruise aboard the Spirit of Wollumbin boat (Sun 30 Oct). Or, if you are not keen on formal events but need a prompt to explore the beauty of the neigbouring Tweed region, download guided maps for a self-drive trail exploring Tweed’s cafe and gallery scene. There is no doubt that our neighbouring Tweed is a beautiful region, and Tweed Fusion is a great excuse to check it out. Info and bookings for all 11 events can be found at tweedfusion.com.au.

New ‘Eat Street’ planned The old Byron Backpackers building on the corner of Fletcher St and Lawson St is due for completion in November this year. According to Kath Vaubell from Byron Bay Property Sales, the ‘8 Fletcher St’ precinct will contain five retail shops and two restaurants and ‘create a vibrant “Eat Street” along Fletcher, linking up with Bay Lane’. There are a number of restaurants and a bar (The Bolt Hole) already in the immediate area, and the retail shops have also been designed to accommodate conversion to either restaurants, cafes or takeaways, having connections to kitchen exhausts and grease traps. event, which was a fundraiser for Big Scrub Landcare, as well as Bob Brown’s Foundation (yes, Bob was there) as well as Big Scrub Landcare.

The only planet with beer Story by Vivienne Pearson ‘Save the earth, don’t print this email if you don’t have to, this is the only planet with beer’. It’s an original and fun take on the ‘please consider the environment before printing’ line that appears in lots of businesses email signatures. The business this is from is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a brewing company – Stone & Wood. The award-winning local brewery doesn’t just pay email lip service to their environmental concern. Last Thursday saw a heap of the Stone & Wood team planting trees as part of the 18th Annual Rainforest Day. Working with Big Scrub Landcare,

So if you’re in an environmental mood, grab a beer and plant a tree. If you’re reading this online, please restrain yourself from pressing print. Big Scrub Lager is available from lots of pubs and bottleshops locally – for a full list, see www. stoneandwood.com.au/bigscrub.

the effort contributed to rainforest regeneration. The term ‘Big Scrub’ is used to describe what was once the largest area of subtropical rainforest on Australia’s east coast. ‘We rocked up at the start of the day not really sure what to expect, but we were ready to get our hands dirty,’ says Jasmin Daly, creative and community manager for Stone & Wood. ‘It felt good by day’s end to look down the hill and see the 1,800 trees we’d planted.’

This limited-release lager is dry hopped and left unfiltered to create a golden-coloured beer.

Being excellent business people as well as creators of great beer, Stone & Wood have, this week, re-released their Big Scrub Lager.

If you were lucky enough to be at the Scrubbers Ball on Saturday at Dorroughby Hall, you would have had a chance to find out

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for yourself whether the tasting notes (impeccable balance of floral aromatics and spicy herbal nuances, along with a hint of lemongrass) are spot on. Stone & Wood donated a ‘karma keg’ (code for free beer!) of Big Scrub to the

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Good Taste BALLINA

BYRON BAY

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

Melbourne Cup Lunch Tuesday 1 November from 12pm 4 Courses $69.90 Complimentary welcome beverage Free Sweep, Lucky Door Prize Fashion Parade, TAB Facilities on Ground Floor - Bookings Essential!

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Bangalow Dining Rooms

URRPV

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

BILLINUDGEL

Billi Indian

indian

billi

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

Targa

BANGALOW %DQJDORZ

Eating Out Guide

Open Tuesday â€“ Sunday 4.30pm to late Closed Monday 8 Wilfred St, Billinudgel BYO. Credit cards 6680 3352

AUTHENTIC INDIAN RESTAURANT â€˘ Chef specials every night â€˘ Exciting New Menu â€˘ 10% off for seniors every day â€˘ Catering available for parties â€˘ Vegan and gluten free food available â€˘ Complimentary papadams if pre-booked!

BRUNSWICK HEADS

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

The Pacific Bistro &

Pacific Bistro

FUNCTION CENTRE

www. brunswickbowlingclub. com.

Old Pacific Highway Brunswick Heads Phone 6685 1328

NOW OPEN UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Open 7 days. 11am till 8pm

All Burgers $13 Kids menu $5

Monday All Day $10 Burgers

Modern European

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

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

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

7.30amâ€“7pm every day Dine-in and takeaway BYO

Wild Tahini CafĂŠ 1/1B Banksia Drive Arts and Industry Estate Byron Bay | Ph 6685 6821 Monâ€“FriÂ 7amâ€“3pm. Sat 8amâ€“1pm Facebook: Wild Tahini CafĂŠ

Hogâ€™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

Weekend roasts Specialising in Chargrilled steaks, great seafood, handmade pasta. Enjoy a family dining atmosphere with a kids menu available. Function bookings available

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.

A range of menu packages for your SPECIAL EVENT Phone 6680 7632 functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au www.facebook.com/Fishheadsbyron.com www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

Now open for lunch

Wood fired pizzas & real Italian cuisine

Lunch special 12 to 5pm

We do special events functions See menu, book a table, or order take away www.basilo.co 30 Lawson Street 6680 8818

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

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

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

Lemongrass 100% Australian Zentveldâ€™s Coffee Famous falafel wraps Gourmet burgers Salads and sandwiches Veg/veganÂ and GF options Housemade chocolates Free delivery 12â€“2pm in the A&I and Sunrise area Free book exchange Hogâ€™s Breath Cafeâ€™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, kidâ€™s meals, a range of Lite Options, plus their famous Prime Rib Steak â€“ slow cooked for up to 18 hours for maximum flavour and tenderness. Kids eat free Mon â€“ Wed nights and you can grab lunch for just $9.90, so thereâ€™s something to please the whole family.

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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

Basiloco Ristorante Pizzeria

Success Thai 3/14 Bay St (opposite the surf club)

Check us out on

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

12pm till late 7 days 1 course + drink $19 / 3 course + drink $35

Aperitivo 3 to 5pm Free tapas with cocktails Kids meals starting from $9 Dinner starts 5.30pm 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!

$10 Lunch Special Monâ€“Fri, nothing over $20

BYRON BAY

Warung Bagus

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE

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

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

Live local music Fridays & Saturdays SPECIAL $10 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU 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

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.

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

18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

$5 STONE AND WOOD TAP BEER EVERY FRIDAY

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

Group bookings for up to 50 people available. Please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com. FOLLOW US #mainstreet_burgerbar www.mainstreetburgerbar.com

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Luscious Foods Mon-Fri 7.30am–3pm 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228 www.lusciousfoods.com.au

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

The Restaurant @ Rae’s

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

Beachfront Dining Seafood Degustation

New summer menu out now!

Poinciana

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

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

The Italian Joint

Deliciously Italian

Early Riser Special

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

Bacon or Avo & Egg Roll + coffee just $12 Date night Friday - 2 mains & chef’s choice of entrée for just $40 every Friday night

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

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

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods

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

Harvest

Fully licensed Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

Peaceful dining by our tranquil rainforest

77–97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay

Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner

OCEAN SHORES

Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $52 per person

6639 2111 thebyronatbyron.com.au

Coast Restaurant Open 7 days, a la carte menu & bar snacks

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.

www.stelmodining.com

Located in the Ocean Shores Country Club 6680 1809

COAST RESTAURANT Mon: Burgers and beer $15 Tue: Asian night, pan Asian menu changes weekly Wed: Schnitzel, chips, salad & gravy $10 DECK OPEN DAILY from 8AM for breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake.

CATERING

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

KINGSCLIFF

Fins

Proudly celebrating 25 years as the dining destination for fine seafood.

Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner daily 5-10pm. Lunch Fri-Sun 12-3pm.

‘Hats Off ’ dinner in conjunction with the SMH Good Food Guide, Sun 9th Oct. 5 Courses, $99pp. Enquire now. We have just launched an ENTIRE NEW MENU. Long lunches, romantic dinners or dining in our private room. We look forward to welcoming you back to Fins.

GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

Divine Catering Byron

The Local.

GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

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

Byron at Byron

Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner daily 5-10pm. Lunch Fri-Sun 12-3pm.

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

Yaman

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

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

WINE, DINE, SHINE

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

from 6.45am–8.30am every day

Happy Chilli Garden

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

20 years’ experience in the art of Thai cooking.

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

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

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

Puremelt Chocolate Lounge

Fresh Local Produce

Cafe Novella Open 6.30am–4pm Sun– Wed, 6.30am–late Fri–Sat BYO & takeaway Bay Street opp Main Beach & Surf Club For bookings: 6685 7348

Open Wednesday–Sunday Dine-in or Takeaway– from 5.30pm 6684 2209 Mullumbimby Bowling Club

Lunch and Dinner 7 days

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

Treehouse on Belongil

Spice It Up Thai Restaurant

Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours

A new POP UP concept by the Fins team. Everything is locally sourced, home grown and home made. Local wines, local spirits and local beers, THE LOCAL is pure, fresh and about simple great food. Menu priced between $8–$28. Located beside FINS.

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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

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CONQUERING THE GREAT MALL OF CHINA DANIEL WHELAN IS THE DIRECTOR OF BULKLAND, A D O C U M E N TA RY F I L M T H AT L O O K S AT T H E M O U N TA I N S O F C H E A P PRODUCTS MADE IN THE CHINESE CITY OF YIWU AND THE PLIGHT OF T H E D AY - W O R K E R S A N D CHILDREN WHO DO THE WORK.

He spoke with The Echo about his film, which is screening at the Byron Bay Film Festival, 11am Saturday at the Byron Theatre. What made you decide to make a film about the plight of Chinese labourers? Labour is the reason that things from China are cheap. Our film is about the city where cheap stuff comes from so it made sense to spend some time with labourers. A huge part of the population in Yiwu are migrant workers who’ve come from other parts of the country to work in factories on the east coast. We didn’t really intend to spend too much time talking about the labour aspect of the city until we went to a ‘talent market’, which you see in the film. It’s an area of the city that is full of migrant workers looking for work, full-time or just for a day or two. There are also hundreds of agents working for factories set up there trying to find workers. We’d never seen anything like it; it was a bizarre scene. We met a guy there whom we followed as he applied and got a job in a German notebook factory. He lived apart from his kids and saw them once a year. He was earning money so they could be together again as a family but he couldn’t get enough to cover his expenses and send much home. Almost everyone at this talent market wanted more money because they couldn’t afford to live in a China that is getting more and more expensive. What did you find in making your documentary?

countries, affordable things for people with less money. But the flip side is the toll on the environment as we fill landfill with garments and broken toys and the fact that an entire city such as Yiwu lives on such tiny profit margins so that when wages rise businesses start to fail and people are out of work. How did you choose which part of the story to tell, where to create your major focus? The whole shoot was character based. We wanted to find interesting people to tell the story so we ended up with a trader, a factory owner, a nightclub dancer, a failed Yemeni business, a merchant and a labour worker. Later, when we got into the edit, our editor Bonnie Fan suggested we break the story down by processes – so more or less how we get cheap stuff bit by bit. We started with the factories and labour, to the market, to the buyer who buys it and ships it to us, the whole time being told by the 5–6 characters we found. We cut a lot out to focus on that narrative. How did making the film affect you? It definitely strengthened my love of China and the documentary process. It’s been a trying and difficult couple of years making this film with little money but to have something out there that people like and people are learning from – it’s in the library at La Trobe now and being shown at UC Berkley – is a very satisfying feeling and definitely worth the time and effort. It’s taught me a lot about documentary and made me love the factual world even more.

I think the biggest takeaway was how much we rely on things being cheap now. Retailers, traders and manufacturers have battled it out to make things we don’t want to spend money on Do you think people will be open to your content? It’s like so cheap that we don’t even think about buying them. So much the story of iPhone production; people were appalled but so that it’s changed our habits. We consume so much more but for no-one was prepared to surrender their iPhone in protest. a lot less, in terms of fashion, toys and other non-essential goods. CONTINUED p36 This is good in some ways – lots of work for people in developing

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That’s a myth born of hubris born of people constantly being told they’re not animals and above nature just so they feel okay buying shit from people who rape the earth. Technology evolves because of population growth and collective memory and the passing of time without any major civilisationsmashing cataclysms. So why do you think our Then people such as political landscape is so Steve Jobs misconstrue fucked at the moment? technological advances for It’s complicated, but one moral ones just so they can reason is that 11 years of sell you shit. But if people John Howard bred a bunch improve they only improve of young nationalists, I in places/countries that are think. Ten-year-olds all over comfortable. So in a way Australia were exposed to people are only nice when some pretty dopey bigotry on they don’t need to be bad. TV and naturally just assumed But that’s okay. People it was normal. A few years aren’t deliberately born later they’re all at the Big Day people. Out wrapped in flags and You can’t hold it against them. covered in Aussie swazzies.

Gareth Liddiard is the founding member of The Drones. Widely considered among one of the best contemporary Australian songwriters, his is a welcome voice of disdain in a political and social landscape that fails to impress. Writing songs about how we live, who we are and what we’ve become, Liddiard let loose with The Echo…

Have we evolved that much in the last 20 years, do you think? People don’t evolve morally or emotionally.

What about as a musician… is it hard to keep your beliefs and actions aligned?

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where so many once felt safe. She was home. From her long flowing seagrass, to her mangroves, her sand, her algal and sponge gardens and her world-renowned interreefal marine life, she wasn’t like anywhere else.

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She loved fish and had more than I’d ever seen – 1,625 different species to be exact. Thirty different types of whales and dolphins. She even kept molluscs, those She’s dead. At just 25 million much life left to give. creepy phylum of inverteyears. It’s a tragedy. A human The glorious, vibrant and oh brates. She didn’t judge. She being should never outlive so colourful Great Barrier Reef welcomed them all. She was one of the natural wonders is gone. Fishes once darted unbelievably beautiful. A of the world. That would be through her technicolour natural beauty. like seeing Everest crumble, reef forest, striped sea snakes I remember the first time I or the Victoria Falls dry up, the tickled their tummies on saw her. It was a balmy sumNorthern Lights go out and the her outreaching fronds and mer’s day in the Whitsundays; Grand Canyon turn to dust. every year around about now I put my head underwater she spawned coral in what She should not have died. and I saw her. It was like We could have saved her. We can only be described as an nature’s acid trip. I couldn’t underwater snowstorm. knew it was happening but take it in. She was a techwe did nothing. We let the She gave so much to so nicolour explosion of life. She government and the coal many. She had so much to of- was a world that I could visit, industry rape her, and now fer. She was diverse. She was but I didn’t belong to. I felt connected. She was a place privileged to be there. she’s dead. She still had so

I swam to the surface and I screamed. She was so intense, so encompassing, so much more incredible than I thought she was going to be. She was a religious experience. A turtle swam past me and I cried. Here I was, bobbing around in the ocean surrounded by her. She was ancient and she was constantly being reborn all at the same time. She was sacred.

A reminder of she who was killed. Her stinking body. Where you once smelt sea spray and salt, now there is a ‘stench of death’. It is the smell of millions of rotting animals. It is the smell of the quarter of her that died just last year. How do you dispose of a body this big? How do we bury this Coral Sea Wilderness that stretched for 2,250 kilometres, whose natural world Now she’s gone. My children was bigger than the whole will never see her. They will see pictures of her but it’s not United Kingdom, composed of 2,900 individual reefs and the same as her. The vibrant, 900 islands? alive, sensual experience of her. She was so generous. She So what happened? Who is welcomed two million visitors responsible? Well, all of us, and each year and I complain some of us. Coral bleaching is when I get two. She was a killing the reef. It’s caused by contributor. She generated $6 a rise in sea temperature that billion a year for the people in turn kills the algae that give on her shores. She supported the reef its vibrant colours. So 69,000 jobs. to the climate-change deniers, maybe it’s time to reassess the Now she lies still. Silent. Her foundations of your ignorance. colourful coral bleached like old bones. Her sad white Global warming is killing our corpse floating in the ocean reef. But it’s not just the rising just off the Queensland coast. sea temperatures. It’s the

runoff from our land-based chemicals such as fertilisers, pesticides and sediment from farming. Our poisons are killing the reef. And it’s coal. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority caved into the pressure of the mining industry and the federal government. What a legacy for future generations. The federal government has made a World Heritage listed Natural Wonder a coal port, where they ship 60 million tonnes of coal through the Reef each year. So when she was vulnerable, they killed her. We charge mining companies and the government, both Qld state and federal, for destroying the largest living structure on Earth. What kind of compensation do you have to pay out for that? It is murder after all. All I know is, if planet Earth were a rental we wouldn’t be getting our bond back.

Live Music DUBMARINE AT ISLAND VIBE ON NTH STRADBROKE 28–30 OCT fans around the globe, drawn to a near-legendary live show. In Europe they have hit stages and festivals throughout JAY HOAD AT THE RAILS ON THURSDAY Germany, the Netherlands, who meet to play and share Belgium and The Czech palm wine! Republic, and this year they were invited to perform at the The Palm Wine Ambassadors, Jay Hoad has spent the truly unique Sakifo festival in superlative music to chill to… last seven years touring the the Reunion Islands. at the Treehouse in Belongil globe, following the sun on Thursday Recently Dubmarine were and his inspiration for music the first Australian band to throughout the Caribbean, be invited to perform at the Southeast Asia, Fiji, India, International Jazz Festival in and North America, keeping You could call Brisbane outfit Capetown, South Africa. Their up a relentless performance Dubmarine many things, but schedule while passionately unforgettable is probably top learning about Third World of the list. When you see this culture and every style of band live, you know you’ll walk music he can sink his teeth away with a grin on your face into. Thursday at the Rails. and sweat on your brow.

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CHILLING WITH PALM WINE

In a golden age, before lines were drawn on a map, talking drums beat messages between villages in West Africa. Caravans traded salt, copper, gold… and slaves. Some of these slaves returned from the Americas as sailors bringing guitars and western music. How fine it was to share palm wine and play music, this fusion of Calypso, Latin, and European styles with the traditional rhythms of West Africa closed the gap between three continents with Palm Wine Music. Something similar has been happening in the hills behind Byron. A group of musicians

star continues to rise here with a live show built on a catalogue of killer releases, including Depth of Sound, that feature the band’s trademark bass-driven foundations, trombone blasts and thunderous synth explosions. Dubmarine play Island Vibe at North Stradbroke Island 28–30 October.

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High powered and high energy, the nine-piece tour-de-force somehow smash together dub, dancehall, reggae, drum’n’bass, and tap into a groove all their own. It’s heavy, in the best possible way. Backed by a rhythm brass section and led by the vocal gymnastics of Indigenous superstar and Gangulu man D-Kazman, Dubmarine have a mission – to produce basscrunching, rhythm-pounding, hip-shaking modern music fusing elements of music from all around the world. And that’s exactly where they have taken their music over the past few years – around the world. Building on a run of acclaimed releases – including the 2014 album Laser Sound Beam – the band has earned

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Voting is open until the end of October at the Falls CONT. FROM p33 Festival Byron website www. fallsfestival.com/byron-bay/ foster-a-band.

NEW ACTS FOR FALLS

Falls Music & Arts Festival Byron has announced that Northeast Party House, Haelos, Hein Cooper, The Middle Kids, Spit Syndicate, Dena Amy and Mallrat will join the already massive lineup with the likes of Childish Gambino, London Grammar, The Avalanches, Violent Soho, Matt Corby, Alison Wonderland. Falls is also getting set to add some local flavour to its upcoming summer bill, giving local emerging acts the chance to play in front of thousands of people from across the country. Falls Byron is teaming up with four local print and online media outlets to foster up-and-coming local acts – and they’re asking the community to pick their fave and score a spot at Falls. The Echo is pushing Tralala Blip, an innovative band that has disabled and non-disabled members. Choose Tralala Blip.

GIVE PRALAD A CHANTS Pralad and The Chants are an internationally well-known kirtan band with a unique style, infectious rhythm and melody to help facilitate a sacred journey of sound to get you up and dancing. They’ve created the Chant for Peace kirtan festivals to share peace and joy. Join the healing crew at the Mullum Civic Hall on Sunday 6 November from 4pm.

RACHEL BY THE STREAM TOURING FROM MELBOURNE AT THE TREEHOUSE ON FRIDAY AND THE SHEOAK SHACK ON SATURDAY

most vibrant communities living in the hills above Byron. Bands and DJs are Maple Duo, Two Lions, Fox Fires, Wandering Eyes, Pob, Chop Suey, Sunny Side Up, Rudekat. Other highlights include jumping castle, dog show, busking comp, games and fabulous food. Saturday at Federal Park, from 12 noon. Free.

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round off the evening with his worldly beats. With free entry there will also be fun activities, sideshow alley, pony rides and delicious food on offer. From 4pm.

MRS JONES GETS FOLKED UP

Ten years have passed since Kathryn Jones stepped onstage at the infamous Mullumbimby Folk Club. Going on to record an EP and Main Arm Upper Primary two albums, with the latest School hosts an evening receiving eight nominations of live music this Friday. at the 2016 Tamworth Country Headlined by Lou Bradley, Music Festival and winning and featuring the Cassettes, two awards, Kathryn has gone a unique 80s flashmob from strength to strength. performance, and the muchThis pocket rocket of talent loved Curly Cousins, who and charisma shows just promise to delight and what can happen when a girl inspire both young and old follows her dreams. She is with their rich harmonies, joined by her musical partner/ Federal is an amazing place uplifting arrangements, award-winning producer to live. I was there for just 18 multi-instrumental talents and Steve Passfield, who crosses months but I totally fell in love audience interaction. many musical borders from with it. The place, the lifestyle and of course the community. Other highlights include Main his First Fleet Celtic roots to western swing and bluegrass. The Federal Park Party in the Arm students showcasing their musical talent, and Chalkboard spots will be village of Federal is a great available from 6.30pm, so if way to experience one of our local favourite DJ Mikey will

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and utterly unforgettable entertainment.

Everyone has been talking about the Brunswick Picture House lately… it must mean the Cheeky Cabaret is back!

We return with two more instalments so be wowed by this House production before tickets fly out the door.

Loosen your collar, hold onto your heels and spend a night with us as we present yet another risqué weekend of jaw-dropping, laugh-out-loud

As always, bring Grandma but leave the little ones at home. Brunswick Picture House, Friday and Saturday at 7pm.

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you are an original singer/ songwriter and would like the opportunity to perform to a quiet respectful audience, come along and put your name down. Mullum Folk Club at the Drill Hall on Wednesday 26 October, 7.30pm. Entry $7.50.

Burt Bacharach is one of the most prolific and successful songwriters of the 20th century. Burt Bacharach wrote the music for more than 700 published songs, which have been recorded by some 2,000 artists – from Frank Sinatra and Elvis This month Miss Amber and to The Beatles, Dionne Warwick Stukulele present British and The Supremes. Back to Invasion… a Uke Night that Bacharach features Paulini and features the burgeoning Michelle Martinez. Australia’s musical era of the mid-60s love affair with Paulini started when popular UK singers and back in 2003 in the first season bands became significant to of Australian Idol. Michelle the rising ’counterculture’ all Martinez is one of the incredible over the world. singers who light up the Blue Moon Lounge in the hit TV In the front ranks were The series Love Child. The collective Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, musicians in the Kings Cross AllStar Band have performed The Hollies, The Animals, The with the likes of Julian Lennon, Kinks, The Yardbirds, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cilla Black, Dusty Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, Shirley Bassey, The Temptations, The Springfield, Peter and Gordon, Four Tops, The Monkeys, Frankie and The Zombies and heaps Valli and more. more.

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WOMEN’S TAKE ON SHAKESPEARE

Twelfth Night is pure romantic comedy that celebrates the Elizabethan dolce vita and explores the eternal topics of love, marriage and gender! It balances the gaiety, boisterousness and drunken carousing of Sir Toby Belch with the pathos of unrequited love and the pomposity and self-deception of Malvolio and Sir Andrew Aguecheek.

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The script has been edited in a more contemporary light, making it readily understood and enlivening the celebration with the production set in the 1950s, including eight songs played by a live band and featuring several circus interludes. Catch Twelfth Night with a cast of all women, at the Drill Hall Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 2pm. The show runs through Fri/ Sat/Sun with the same time until 6 November. $20 and $15 concession.

Tickets are now on sale at The Bookshop Mullumbimby, or online at www.drillhalltheatre. org.au/category/whats-on/ twelfth-night/.

MIKE,ARNIE & MANDY International awardwinning comedian Michael Bennett has his audience laughing out loud with his electrifying charisma and wide-eyed persona. Michael is an extremely popular entertainer on the South Pacific comedy circuit and cruise lines. Michael is most famous for his work at Warner Brothers Movie World on the Gold Coast, where he performed for 16 years as stunt action performer and stunt shows warm up artist Mad Mike for the Police Academy Stunt Show. Michael will have you totally captivated, introducing a new flavour to comedy with his dynamic energy, weaving his talented skills of magic and balloon artistry into his thought-provoking messages and hilarious comedy performance.

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ARIES: Anyone trying to tell you what to do or how

s r a t S with Lilith If last weekend’s Uranusaligned full moon rocked your boat, this week’s Venus in light-hearted Sagittarius just wants to have fun…

to do it this week is in for quite the surprise – as you might be yourself – by the twists and turns you’re presented with. To which you can respond with indignation or, being the smart Aries you are, decide to have fun with the ride.

TAURUS: Been itching to address something that really needs getting out into the open for sensible discussion? This week looks set to scratch that itch, ready or not. And then to soothe any fallout when Venus moves into fun-loving, playful Sagittarius, with its readiness to see the funny side. GEMINI: Venus in restless Sagittarius is always on the move, putting travel on your mind. Caution, though: right now she’s more adventurous than dependable, and can be extravagant. So when midweek Gemini moon lowers your sales resistance, best not punish the plastic and spend what you don’t have to.

CANCER: If the recent full moon brought unexpected news, a sudden shakeup, emotional bombshell or other kind of dramatic happening, stay under the radar this week and integrate. A nice bath and comfort food can work wonders. By late-week Cancer moon it’s safe to come out and play…

LEO: If you run into a power struggle you didn’t see coming this week, don’t replay the bad old stories. Focus instead on fashioning the outcome you’d prefer – you’re writing this script, after all. Need inspiration? Read Leo Antonio Machado’s poem about bees making golden honey out of all his old failures…

SAGITTARIUS: If this week’s pressure cooker sees you or someone else steaming, resist the impulse to issue or accept ultimatums. Let things settle. Peace-loving Venus sashaying into your sign is about to bring out your spontaneous, friendly, generous and affectionate Sagittarian best. Not to mention seriously amp up your attraction factor.

CAPRICORN: Canny Capricorns are strongly advised to keep this week’s differences of opinion civil by staying open and negotiable. Then as juicy Venusian vibes loosen up your inner disciplinarian, there’ll be plenty of friends ready and willing to join you playing hooky and sharing exotic leisure activities.

VIRGO: If your mind wants something this week and your body won’t cooperate, let reason have its say but trust your gut, no matter what. It’s probably siding with Virgo writer Michael Ondaatje’s wisdom when he writes: Trust me, this will take time, but there is order here… Meander if you want to get to town. LIBRA: Quite a balancing act keeping the Libran seesaw on an even keel with the cosmic climate flipping from full-moon intensity to easy-breezy as your boss planet Venus canters into devil-may-care, wind-in-her-hair Sagittarius. This week’s note to self? Don’t give your service to someone who doesn’t deserve it.

Sky, what was the impetus for starting the Byron Latin Fiesta 11 years ago? The north coast was home to me from an early age and, although I travelled overseas and moved to Sydney after completing high school, I always maintained a strong connection to the area. The north coast for me is a place of beauty and inspiration, with a pulse like nowhere else I have found.

MINIMALISM

Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things is a fascinating film that examines the many flavours of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of

PISCES: Use this week’s occasionally fractious interactions as opportunities to cultivate resilience and expand your repertoire of responses. You’ll probably be in the mood to shake off a whole slew of used skins you’ve outgrown, because this is prime time for redesigning yourself by making something tired and passé new again.

sparks new interest from punters, which helps fuel the local classes and social nights. What do you like to bring to your event each year? International talent, national and local talent, live bands and latin DJs. Opportunities for first-time dancers and well as experienced dancers. We like to inspire people with the positive energy of Latin music and dance; to create a buzz on the north coast for all things Latin!

How has it changed and evolved a decade on?

If people have never been Latin dancing before how can they engage? For first-timers or those new to Latin dance, we have a dedicated beginners hub with workshops all day Saturday and Sunday. Everyone is also more than welcome to attend any of the night-time events. Every night features a showcase of performance, then you can soak up the music and atmosphere with the live bands and Latin DJs or try your hand at social dancing! Full bar service and stalls are also open at the Byron Theatre.

The event has grown in size over the years and evolved to feature top international artists as well as a wide selection of national artists. It has more than doubled in size, now held over four nights and two days with more than 40 dance workshops What are some of the highlights for this year? in four different spaces and two party rooms. It also includes a More than 40 dance workshops and four nights of parties! pre-party and after-parties. Pre-parties and after-parties plus the main festival event. International artists Edwin Ferreras (New York) who will be Australia’s dancing community embraces the event and we teaching and performing Bachata and Anais Millon (France), are proud to say it is one of the longest-running Latin dance one of the world’s leading Kizomba instructors, as well as festivals in Australia. Cuban dancer Cruz Vazquez. Why are the Latin dance- and Latin music-loving Live bands Chukale, Australia’s leading Afro-Cuban salsa communities so strong around here? ensemble, and the fresh new sounds of Bombolaye. The Latin dance community in the north coast has seen In addition, the event features more than 30 local and national changes over the years and can sometimes seem fractured; dance schools who participate by bringing their student teams however, one thing that always brings everyone together to perform and by teaching fantastic dance workshops! is the annual Byron Latin Fiesta! The event is always open to including all local Latin dance artists. It creates a great Byron Latin Fiesta, 4–6 November in venues throughout opportunity for everyone to showcase what they offer and it Byron. For program and ticket info go to byronfiesta.com.au.

Miss Amber & Stukulele’s

Visiting and spending time with the local community, I saw opportunity here and wanted to develop the Latin dance scene. I used to run workshops at the Cotton Club, before it became the Buddha Bar. I worked for Jilly Jackson for the Lismore Lantern Parade and I collaborated with the team at Sassy Salsa. One thing led to another and the Byron Latin Fiesta was born! Creating the fiesta allowed me to tap into my passion for Latin music and dance and created an opportunity for the Latin dance industry to grow within Australia. Headlining at the Big Gig Comedy Club – Ballina RSL on Thursday 27 October with Arnie Pie as support and Mandy Nolan as MC. 8pm. Free entry.

AQUARIUS: With Venus visiting your house of colleagues and social groups for a three-week stint of frolic and adventurous pleasures, everything centres around friendships: the making of exciting new ones, spending enriching time with old ones, building bridges with damaged ones. Deciding which are worthwhile maintaining and which aren’t.

The Latin Fiesta attracts people from all over the nation to enjoy the unique attributes of Byron Bay. It celebrates Latin music and dance and it enriches people’s lives with positive energy. The event has had challenges along the way, mostly with finding suitable venues within the Byron region. Licence restrictions, lack of dancefloor space and a desire for venues to make money from alcohol has forced us to move a few times but we are now very happy at the main venue hub, the Byron Community Centre.

Festival director Sky Blue spoke with The Echo about the muchloved event that is now in its 11th year!

SCORPIO: Stay away from aggravating situations or angrifying people this week, which could easily ramp up the heat in all our kitchens with an unsettling announcement, abrupt turnaround or volatile reaction, any of which will call for your coolest Scorpio face. If reasonable negotiations aren’t available, is it time to walk?

STRICTLY LATIN DANCE P U T O N YO U R B E ST DA N C I N G S H O E S – T H E B Y R O N L A T I N F I E S TA I S O N LY A F E W W E E K S A W AY !

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life — families, entrepreneurs, architects, artists, journalists, scientists and even a Wall Street broker — all of whom are striving to live a meaningful life with less. In the US, Minimalism had the largest box-office opening for an indie documentary to date, making it the #1 indie documentary of 2016 so far. Brunswick Picture House on Wednesday 26 October at 7pm.

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ENTERTAINMENT

CONQUERING THE GREAT MALL OF CHINA

DEEPWATER HORIZON NEW YEAR’S EVE Mark Wahlberg has been in some pretty hairy predicaments in his screen life, but blimey, this one takes the biscuit. Lanternjawed Kurt Russell is also no stranger to danger, having coped with a hellish catastrophe similar to this one in 1991’s excellent Backdraft, so we know we are in safe hands when the oil rig on which the boys are working off the coast of Louisiana explodes into flame. To those tragics who look back with fondness on the pre-CGI golden era of disaster movies – The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Towering Inferno (1974) etc – take heart, we have been delivered an old-school ripper.

The Byron Bay Film Festival has now established itself as one of the major cultural events on the north coast and, under the guidance of J’aimee Skippon-Volke, its founder and tireless organiser, the quality of entries, from both home and abroad, has gone stellar. Screening today at 5pm is a slow-burning and confronting Chinese movie by writer/director Ma Xiang that will make you laugh at the most unexpected moments while it subtly leads you to a concluding scene that is nothing short of apocalyptic.

After an opening sequence involving the ultimate in road Sticking to the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ credo, director rage, the story is set entirely within a dorm shared by Peter Berg does not bother himself with needless narrative four college students – all young blokes. It is New Years innovation. He introduces us in the first act to Mike (Wahlberg) Eve and one of them is celebrating his birthday. But there and his sexy onshore wife-and-mom (Kate Hudson), then is little cheer in the room, for three of the guys live in Mister Jimmy (Russell), the foreman, as all the blokes on the abject submission to the bullying fourth member of the latest fly-in shift arrive for work on the Deepwater Horizon. group, Wang. While he is out, his dorm-mates indulge There is a ton of testosterone and unintelligible dialogue, in a prolonged bitch-session, boasting of how they will and we learn that the project is behind schedule. Meanwhile, stand up to him and acting out their intentions with an bean-counting BP execs, one of whom is the loathsome John old door-to-door salesman whom they have invited in. Malkovich, are putting the squeeze on to having drilling During their heavy drinking, the mood spirals into darkness commence, regardless of safety precautions. The sad thing is and, with the salesman as passive observer, the boys’ that the story is based on fact, for the film is based on what actions grow more hysterical. The acting is unlike what happened in April 2010, when the lives of ten workers were lost we have become accustomed to in Western cinema, but and millions of gallons of crude were spewed into the Gulf of once you have adjusted to its at times frenetic tone you Mexico in what was an unprecedented environmental calamity. can’t help but be drawn into the seething acrimony and Without getting too high-tech, Berg also explains clearly, pent-up resentments. And the humour is as abrasive as through underwater shots and concise sur-titles, exactly how the language – a gag built on the fact that Wang steals the these monstrous drilling vessels operate (they’re floating others’ toilet paper is quite shockingly funny. Something industrial estates) and what the mechanical malfunctions were must give, but what? And what part will the old salesman that led to the blow-up. play in the resolution? Solid performances from all involved ensure that the human-interest factor is not overwhelmed by stupendous pyrotechnics, while a sobering postscript keeps it real. It’s not wildly extraordinary, but engrossing throughout and much better than you might have feared.

The most obvious ‘reading’ of the film is that Xiang is critiquing the new China, with its pampered princes of the bourgeoisie expecting the world to be laid before them on a platter while abandoning the revered values of the Middle Kingdom, but it is fantastically weird. Try to catch it.

CONT. FROM p32 It’s not so much a ‘message film’. We’re not targeting dollar stores or cheap production process; we are simply telling the fascinating story of the city were all your cheap stuff comes from. It’s a human story and I think anyone who is interested will be open to it. I think it’s easier to stop impulse buying than it is to not buy iPhones, which are pretty much necessary and we can only put pressure on companies like Apple and Foxconn to source and produce more ethically. I just want people to think before they buy those $10 earrings that you saw at a little shop on Jonson St or you forgot to buy a friend’s kid a birthday present so you just run buy him an off-brand GI Joe rip-off from the supermarket; those things were made by someone who gets $8 a day and lives thousands of kilometres from their family in a city called Yiwu. Now you know.

In an ideal world, what kind of impact would you like your film to have? A few people who watched the film have said that as soon as they go past a dollar store or go into one they think about things they saw in the film. A friend of mine, who used to source products from cities such as Yiwu and other cities like that in China, quit her job in the fashion industry. It wasn’t so much about the film but she couldn’t handle what she was participating in, what she was adding to – this world of disposable stuff. So those kinds of reactions are what we’d like from the film. Not so much to ‘boo’ these dollar stores, but to make people think a little bit more before stepping inside. Bulkland screens on Saturday at the Byron Theatre at 11am.

CONT. FROM p32

MAKING RADICAL MUSIC Not really, not for me. I’m not really capable of selling out. Even if I wanted to be MOR I couldn’t do it. I’d still sound like a psycho. And I don’t separate music from other aspects of my life. That’s just me, though. It’s all just a matter of being nice and treating people and animals in the way you’d like

to be treated, whether you’re in my band or No Direction or working in a carwash. I don’t think being an ‘artist’ who only makes ‘art’ needs to be compulsory.

If Robbie Williams is a genuinely good guy then it doesn’t matter if he makes shit music. Who cares. Wagner made some of the best music in history but he was a massive prick. What are the albums that you turn to after a shit day? Depends on what you mean by shit day. If I’m feeling a bit anxious and jittery a bit of Melvins or Slayer or Einsturzende Neubauten will realign my polarity. Seems to work. Hendrix or Jonathan Richman always cheer me up. If it was the worst day of your life you’d need a Shostakovich string quartet, I think.

Or Rihanna. Her last album was sick.

Do you regret much when it comes to music? Have you had to make many compromises along the way? Would you? Yeah, I look back and about 30 per cent of the music I’ve made is shit. But I would never point it all out to anyone because they might actually like it. I wouldn’t say shit’s suffered through compromise, though. Probably the opposite. I’m always trying new things out and taking big risks and taking leaps of faith that don’t necessarily work out so well. But you have to do that to get the good stuff so I don’t regret it. Them’s the breaks. Gareth Liddiard is at Mullum Music Festival , 17–20 November.

There are a lot of heavy composers but when it comes to grief and real pain his music For tickets and program info go is just incomparably profound. to mullummusicfestival.com.

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CLEANING

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141 ................................................0487 264137 ARTISAN AIR www.artisanair.com.au â€˜Chill Outâ€™ AU37088 Lic 246545C Supplying Daikin Air Conditioners to the Northern Rivers ...................................................66809394

02 66 804 173

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

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JACK MANTLE

STAIRS

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL OPEN / CLOSED RISERS

0408 740 480 / 07 5590 5696

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

0439 624 945

ARCHITECTURAL TIMBERS

Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Ph 6686 7911 Fax 6686 9047 admin@bbtimbers.com.au www.bbtimbers.com.au 110 Teven Road, Ballina

â€˘ Fencing â€˘ Decking â€˘ Structural Pine & Hardwood â€˘ Landscaping Timber â€˘ Logs & Sleepers â€˘ Lattice â€“ Privacy Screens â€˘ Alternative Treated timbers for Vegie Gardens & Playgrounds

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

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

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

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

BYRON ECO WINDOW CLEANING & PRESSURE WASHING Professional window cleaning incl. screens and tracks. Exterior house washing, gutter cleaning, roofs, solar panels, driveways. Environmentally aware. FREE QUOTES. Fully insured. 10 years exp. Call Samuel on 6680 9123 or 0434 539 979

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

Window Cleaning Professionals Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901 email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable â€˘ Friendly â€˘ Professional â€˘ Fully Insured â€˘ Free Quotes â€˘ Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated â€˘ Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience

Quality Exterior Refinishing

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

Full Circle

EXCAVATORS. ROLLERS. GRADERS. TRUCK HIRE. !"#$ %%

0418 665 905

FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. .............................................Ph Andrew 66841424 JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C ......0421 957506 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Jobs under $5000. Lic 225874C. Justin .....0458 773788

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

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

The Deck Doctor

Sanding and ReďŹ nishing, Repairs and Maintenance, Internal Floors Richard Neylan richardneylan1@bigpond.com 0407 821 690 â€˘ www.facebook.com/DeckDoctor65

fullcirclerefinishing.com

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

IS YOUR SHOWER SCREEN STAINED â€“ CAN'T GET IT CLEAN

EZICLEEN... THE DIFFERENCE IS CLEAR â€˘ We treat and restore new and existing glass â€˘ Reduce cleaning time by up to 90% â€˘ Lifetime warranty on glass â€˘ No need for harsh chemical cleaners â€˘ FREE no obligation quote

Lic.136717c

SALISBURY CONCRETING

LIMITED ACCESS EXCAVATION 0431 033 791

Full Circle

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600 fullcirclereďŹ nishing.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 CLEAN AS ITâ€™S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references ...................................66882372 BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING For a free quote phone Chris .........................................0408 536565 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 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766 BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns $35ph. Holly..............0451 102239 SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores .....................66803477 PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER Excellent references. Good rates. Shirewide ..Krissy 0410 860330 GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point ECO-CLEANER Non-toxic cleaning with beautiful results. 7 years exp. Tessa .................0449 173056 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ................................07 55234090 EVEN STEVENâ€™LL DO IT Detail clean top to bottom ......................................................0448 004182 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Excellent service, reliable, efficient. Home. Bond. Office...0405 437431 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644 GREGâ€™S PRESSURE CLEANING SERVICE. Free quotes ..................................................0414 109595 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264 0405 986 246 | andrea@ezicleen.com.au | www.ezicleen.com.au

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NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating...0402 716857 BRENDON POWELL Earthmoving, landscaping, design & construction ........................0404 988222 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 BACKHOE FOR HIRE Septics, trenching, electrical, drainage, roads .......66845260 or 0428 845091 DIGGER, TRUCK, AUGER HIRE 20+ years experience. Good rates ...............................0402 652017 BRUNSWICK BOBCAT HIRE Good rates, very experienced operator Ilan......................0414 300012 MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew ..........66841424 or 0401 968173

ELECTRICIANS 24 HOUR SERVICE

0439 624 945

All Jobs Small or Large

Domestic Commercial

DENTISTS

COMPUTER SERVICES

02 66 804 173 Lic: 154293c

FREE QUOTES FREECALL 1800 683 838 MOBILE 0419 677 991 cmhwindows@gmail.com COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC, SHOPS & REAL ESTATE FULLY INSURED

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL JAMIE 0408 809 817 licence no. 201775c

DESIGN & DRAFTING 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

0458 267 777

Lic. 211410C

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

Education

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

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

0418 156 909 Call Steven Butturini

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

WorkRight Computer Support PC Mobile IT Support in Byron Shire Pricing and more info visit: e! No call out fe Mobile 0422 804 449

www.workrightcomputersupport.com.au

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE

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

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

various implements available for limited access projects

All Mac Repairs, Upgrades, Service, Data Recovery, Internet Set-up, Hardware Sales, Insurance Claims SaulMordaunt@macdoc.net.au

0411 562 111 s

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance â€˘ Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne â€˘ Excavator â€˘ Driveways â€˘ Roads â€˘ Clearing â€˘ House pads â€˘ Drainage â€˘ Carparks â€˘ Bush rocks â€˘ Rock walls

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift

Apple Certified Support

COMPUTER AND MOBILE PHONE REPAIRS UPDATES AND SALES, VIRUS REMOVAL INTERNET CONNECTION SOLUTIONS, CCTV SETUP NETWORKING, SECURITY & BUSINESS SUPPORT

RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335

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â€“ nationally recognised qualiďŹ cations

0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678

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

Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160

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

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

BANGALOW ELECTRICIAN

Our ofďŹ ce is located on Station St, where we can offer a fast efďŹ cient service to the local area. We specialise in all electrical works, including: â€˘ Level 2 CertiďŹ ed - disconnect, reconnect, Point of Attachments - all types of metering & cable upgrades - all switch board upgrades â€˘ Emergency 24/7 â€˘ All domestic and commercial ďŹ touts â€˘ LED lighting EFTPOS AND ALL MAJOR CARDS ACCEPTED.

Lic no. 141097C Let Boogaloo do it for you! 1800 763 911 0422 033 757 www.electricboogaloo.com.au 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 NEW ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Electrician & solar. Ocean Shores ........................0419 556639

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Service Directory FENCING

HANDYPERSONS

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

ACREAGE MOWING

CALL Y TOM TODA FOR A FREE QUOTE

NSW Lic# 204620C

Same Day Response Major Credit Cards Welcome

Call

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

Professional, Friendly & Reliable. Fully Insured.

0478 191 833

GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com

www.jimsfencing.net

Proudly supporting the Orangutans

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

info@byronbayranga.com ~ www.byronbayranga.com

0431 550 401

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256 PSG FENCING All types. Friendly & professional. Quality work. Matt .............................0401 259882

FULLY INSURED • FREE QUOTES

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

FLOORING

100% satisfaction guaranteed! – your lawn your price

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

12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503

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 HANDYMAN CARPENTER FB Greg’s Handyman Service Byron Bay ...............................0414 109595 THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 YOUR HANDYMAN No job too small or too big. Qualified & Lic 203206C......................0424 158585 HOME MAINTENANCE Repairs & odd jobs. Honest & reliable............................................66807949

0497 413 344 • www.charlibearlawncare.com

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394

Flooring by Wallaces

PROPER JOB BOB

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

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417

131 546

lawn mowing • edges and hedges • pressure cleaning garden maintenance • green waste removal • gutters

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.......0402 487213

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

FLOATING FLOORING SPECIALISTS Timber & vinyl, residential/commercial ...............0415 454476 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

ALL TERRAIN MOWING Slopes, long grass, residential, acreage, local, reliable ............0419 225124 A LUMSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified Greenkeeper, mowing, edges & Bindii control.......0410 378375

ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs ..............................................Trent 0432 501721 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 ACREAGE MOWING Reliable. 60 inch zero turn mower. Fully-insured. Julian ................0401 350156 NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco wax, oils & water base finishes ................................ Nathan 0420 215716 BIO GARDENS Horticulturist for all your gardening needs. Reasonable rates ...............0459 175729 THE FLOOR SANDER Non-toxic finishes. Free quotes. Ph Richard .................................0407 821690 MGI Mowing Services. Acreage, large area & domestic mowing. All landscape maint ..0439 783557

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

QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS

Garage Doors & Openers

Crane Hire

K ee pi ng it local

ENVIROLAWN Acreage + small. Emergencies – 24hr turnaround, storm clean-ups ..JJ 0412 434601

www.byronbaycranehire.com – 0418 665 213

GARDEN DESIGN

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329 GARDEN MAKEOVERS Design, restoration & plant supply .............John 66841126 or 0431 745475

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

netdaily.net.au

North Coast news daily:

AUTHENTIC EX-KYOTO DESIGNER 17yrs+ exp. Consults, creates, maintains..............0427 423723 ANDREW PAWSEY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT www.andrewpawsey.com ....................0478 519804

GAS SUPPLIERS

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

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ...........0421 661910

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

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

KITCHENS

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GLAZIERS

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 17yrs+ qual. exp. www.slbyronbay.com................0499 771769 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks..................................................................................66857200 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery – www.hinged.com.au ...................................................0409 843689 GLASS SPLASHBACKS Byron to Tweed. Free quotes/advice. Dave ................................0401 488628

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801

6685 8588

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

Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C ..........................66803333 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

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

40 October 19, 2016 The Byron Shire Echo

LANDSCAPE DESIGN BYRON ATELIERS Landscape Architect 15 yrs+ exp. Free consult. Call Ben ..................0488 620227

LANDSCAPING

ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors .............................................................66857200

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42

JTC

Gutter Cleaning & Handyman

• Quality Service • Value For Money

• Experienced • Insured

Call or text 0402 384 682 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Guttermesh, Metal Roofing Lic 60414C Darryl Patterson..... 0414 889453

HAIR & BEAUTY HEARTFIRE COLLECTIVE Home salon hair care ............................................... Call Jay 0458 499500

• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

Shaun Savage Landscapes Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

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

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

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BYRON BAY

High quality residential and commercial paving and paving repairs

â€˘ Domestic & Commercial â€˘ Servicing all areas â€˘ Workmanship guaranteed â€˘ Attention to detail

Free quotes Val Ockert & Assoc.

0422 659 901

0438 784 226 â€˘ 6685 4154

Lic 154706C

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

Custom gardens and entertaining areas. Stone work and paving Decks and patios. Liam Nikkinen â€˘ 02 6680 5746 â€˘ 0423 700 853 www.lemontreelandscapes.com.au Lic: 2771546 - Fully insured

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

YVES DE WILDE

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

WWW.VARENDORFFLANDSCAPES.COM Lic 39791 ........................... 66845035 or 0414 842602 PRIMAL LANDSCAPES & CONSTRUCTION Structural landscaping. Lic 295404C.........0449 846152 BYRON BAY LANDSCAPES Retaining walls, paving, fencing, concrete, earthworks .....0490 062016 www.duluxaccredited.com.au

LAUNDRY SERVICES

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

LAUNDRY

FAST TURNAROUND â€“ AIR BNB â€˘ Self serve / service wash â€˘ New front loaders & dryers â€˘ Domestic & commercial services

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

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ALAN MALONE

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

LIGHTING

Licence No 97474

CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS

Mobile: 0421 938 104 â€“ 465 Uralba Road, Uralba

&UDLJ 0413

451 186 / 6680 4660

DQQH P ZDUZLFN#JPDLO FRP COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733 GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ€™t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129

Byron Shire

ABN 48867459605

NEIL A McINTOSH

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081

0412 794 364

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR â€˘ PLASTER REPAIRS CLEAN & TIDY â€˘ ALWAYS ON TIME â€˘ ALL AREAS

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

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

PAINTER

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

PLASTERING

PLUMBERS

OPEN EVERY DAY

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

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

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LAWNMOWER REPAIRS

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ€™Hara, Kim Snellgrove .............................................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy, acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 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 PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron ..........................66807207 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Alex Margan, Lachlan Dewar .......................................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

PICTURE FRAMING

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

Lic 167371C

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

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Licence No. 207479C

Paving

LOCKSMITH

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ................0400 349027 or 0438 842731 MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair .............0412 764148 BAY AREA PAINTING Lic No 289979C. Free quotes........................................................0405 609598

PEST CONTROL

MOBILE MECHANIC

Serving Byron Shire

Lot 4 Wilfred Street, Billinudgel â€˘ 6680 2444

Lic: AU29498

Windscreens & Air Conditioning

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

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

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

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

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

OSTEOPATHY

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

OSTEOPATHY at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517

â€˘ Safe â€˘ Natural â€˘ Effective â€˘ Guaranteed

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C..............................0421 334515 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ€Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â€Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Ballina to Byron. Lic L6966....................................................0417 343480 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ..............0427 217500 EMERGENCY PLUMBING All aspects. Prompt & prof. O.Shores. Lic 284496C.................0417 053708 LPC PLUMBING Plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Sth Golden Bch. Lic 289868C. Luke ....0401 633222 SHANE COOPER Lic 204510C. Maintenance, plumbing, draining & gas fitting .............0412 414410

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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

Tree Faerie Fotos

DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com...0412 786399

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com â€˘ 0417 427 518

â€˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required WHITE GOAT PHOTO STUDIO Product & Portrait. Enquiries .......................................0421 582286

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

0404 053 857

1 0404 4

Professional â€˘ Commercial â€˘ Personal

to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

All Plumbing Blocked drains GasďŹ tting Solar Hot Water

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ....................................66874410

PAINTING

ENQUIRE luke_cowan@hotmail.com

Lic. No. 206913C

CONNECT www.lcplumbing.com.au

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

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

OBLIGATION

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

MOTORING

Bayside Radiators

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

Call Luke 0488 730 888

EARTH & MARINE Diesel Mechanic, repairs & maint, hydraulics, small/large engines, vessels.0416 164638

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

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

CATALOGUE/PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY Prof service www.littlelightstudio.com.au...0435 046147

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

REMOVALISTS

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

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SEPTIC SYSTEMS

TRACTOR REPAIRS

Andy’s Move & More

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

TRACTOR REPAIRS

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

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

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

0429 149 533 Est 2006

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

Your go-to pro consultant for design and approval through to installation of all waste water management systems

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

6681 1913 / 0409 917646

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

Taisa Baars 0428 480 511 www.byronenvironmental.com.au

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

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

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SOLAR INSTALLATION

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

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

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For tips & testimonials

Friendly Staff No weekend surcharge

search “Lighthouse Removals”

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LIGHTHOUSE REMOVALS

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Arborist Horticulturist, Tree Removal, Vegetation Control, Mulching, Hedging, Pruning

www.lighthouseremovals.com.au ABN 14159147467

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HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding EWP ..... 66849137 or 0427347380 SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227

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The expert in solar efﬁciency

02 6684 2198

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MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 LOCAL AFFORDABLE Brisbane to Sydney, 20yrs exp. travellingbenny@gmail.com .....0402 199999

ROOFING

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

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

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362

Leon Condie

UPHOLSTERY

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BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor......................... 66853745 or 0403 713303

VALUERS

www.intilec.com.au

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

SWIMMING POOLS

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

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

Lic 297467C

(opp. Council chambers)

0432 643 345

6684 3003

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m3, 3m3, 4m3, 6m3 & 8m3 bins .................... 0417 458149 or 66871544

TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 OUT ON A LIMB Tree removal, chipping, stump grinding. Free Quotes ................ Lucas 0402 191316

Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

Email: montysmetalrooﬁng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooﬁng.com.au

Metal Rooﬁng Guttering Leaf Guard Roof Restoration

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ...................................................0402 364852 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew ......................................0412 558890

www.saegroup.com.au

Intilec

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

MONTYS METAL

Call 1300 18 20 50

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

The Pool Gurus

OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232

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

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

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

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

VISA ADVICE REGISTERED MIGRATION AGENT Rebecca@byronbaymigrationagency.com.au .........0487 458047

WATER FILTERS The Water Filter Experts

BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available ..............................0450 300360 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839

TILING

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772

RURAL SERVICES ‘Like’ our Facebook page for video of our mulching services. We are also available for all your rural slashing needs. Raised garden bed formation. Fully insured and experienced.

SHE TILES Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

Kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, tile repairs & waterproofing Leaking showers repaired & sealed NO JOB TOO SMALL • Free quotes & consultations

Call Louise 0478 698 186

Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

Phone 0488 254 166

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

www.bransonsruralservices.homestead.com

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP FREE

ll ff for a Drop owashing 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

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FREE TOW

avail fo r cars – unwanted cash for som paid e

for home, commercial and rural properties

...forget pointless scrubbing

9 TILE, GROUT & STONE CLEANING & SEALING 9 SILICONE 9 GROUT COLOURING 9 RE-GROUTING 9 EPOXY GROUT 9 GLASS RESTORATION 9 SLIPPERY TILES 9 LEAKY SHOWERS MEMBER

Call Ben on 0456 606 911 www.groutpro.com.au

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181 IN IN H

$399

FULLY Water puriﬁcation systems INST ALLED IN YOUR 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

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285 TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob.....0410 428919

TOWN PLANNING

WINDOW TINTING

JOE DAVIDSON Qualified & experienced consultant, DAs, planning advice ....................0402 405555 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 ....... 43

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS

Birthdays ................................ 45

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE

PHONE ADS Ads may be taken by phone on 6684 1777

Display ads: 12pm TUESDAY Line ads: 12pm TUESDAY Publication day is Wednesday, booking deadlines are the day before publication.

Anniversary ............................. 45

Businesses For Sale .............. 44 Childcare ................................ 43 For Sale .................................. 44 Funeral Notices ....................... 45 Garage Sales ......................... 44 Halls For Hire ......................... 44 Health Notices ........................ 43

AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office: Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

RATES & PAYMENT

EMAIL ADS Display classies (box ads): adcopy@echo.net.au Line classies: classifieds@echo.net.au

$17 for the first two lines $17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

Items Under $100 ................... 44

Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9amâ€“5pm. Ads canâ€™t be taken on the weekend.

Lost & Found .......................... 45

Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

House Sit ................................ 44

Motor Vehicles ........................ 44 Musical Notes......................... 45 Only Adults ............................. 45 Pets.......................................... 45 Positions Vacant ..................... 45 Professional Services ............. 43 Property Wanted ..................... 44 Public Notices......................... 43 Removalists ............................. 44 Return Thank You.................... 45 Share Accommodation ........... 44

To Lease ................................. 45 To Let ...................................... 44 Tradework ............................... 44 Tree Services ......................... 44 Tuition ..................................... 45 Wanted ................................... 44 Wanted To Rent...................... 45 Work Wanted......................... 45

PUBLIC NOTICES REIKI I CERT COURSE 20 & 27 Nov, Bruns with Liz Winter $250. 0437080748 BOTANICAL BASICS Food forestry & easy gardening 3-part workshop series. $40 1 day. $100 for series. All Saturdays 22/10, 29/10, 12/11 Starseed Gardens, Byron Bay. beyond8inďŹ nity@gmail.com

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

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily â€“ echo.net.au/classified-ads

ARTISAN MARKET Every SATURDAY 4â€“9pm Railway Park byroncentre.com.au

Short Term Accommodation .. 44 Social Escorts ........................ 45

$5 for each extra line These prices include GST.

Knife & Tool Sharpening

Course For Children

Soul gifts/balancing energy through sound/ vibrational essences Tues 8, 15, 22 Nov 4.00-5.30pm Sun 27 Nov 10am - 12pm Kaliana Rose 0421 117 562 www.roseofraphael.com.au

We shop, deliver and assemble (if required). Shop and drop starts at $40 Phone Rick: 0400 55 99 29 rick@shopdropassemble.com.au shopdropassemble.com.au

October 2016 Herb Infused Oils Sat 22nd Herbal Tinctures Sun 23rd HERB FARM OPEN DAY 29th Cream Making Sun 6th Nov

0428 650 533 MedicinalHerbsHQ.com.au â€œWhere everyone gets medicinal herbsâ€?

AGMs WILSONS CREEK Huonbrook Landcare AGM Wilsons Creek Hall, 6pm Wed Nov 2

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

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES

KINESIOLOGY

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

Reg no. PSY0001057399 Medicare rebates available

ZENTHAI SHIATSU Deep massage Deep stretch Deep stillness

Diana Ewing Yoga, Shiatsu & Massage 7WK BEGINNERS YOGA COURSE

Starts Mon 31st Oct. 6â€“7.30pm. Bookings essential

phone Gigi Kate 0449 196 949 www.earthtouchzenthai.com

More info: www.dianaewing.com dianaewing@bigpond.com

Body Based

0407 455 212

Psychotherapy Somatic Practice

Grace Underwood

AUTISM

Carl Moore Psychology

SACRED BODY RITUAL Rejuvenating body scrub, detoxifying sauna, relaxing spa bath, heavenly full body massage. 2hrs $139; 3hrs $189. Eve 0425347477 Ocean Shores

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

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

Assessment & treatment of children, adolescents & adults

MASSAGE RELEASE / RE-ENERGISE Male masseur Byron area. 0437452027

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Julie Wells Anne Goslett (nee Mannix)

GENTLE TRANSFORMATIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY thealchemyoftheheart.com

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching (02) 6685 5138 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

0408 32 55 99

Thur & Fri | 6684 6336

HEALTH

Osho

HUGGERS ANONYMOUS INFO NIGHT Sick of being mauled, molested & manhandled? Regain your own personal space. Erase the embrace today. Start the 12 step program. Simply keep 12 steps away from people. Email for info gotcha@echo.net.au

Saturday 22nd Oct

THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO Putting FUN back into dysFUNctional since 1986. www.echo.net.au

For more info call Bob on 0407 609 304.

We deliver IKEA furniture to you.

Herbal Workshops

Fund BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE Health Rebates & AND HERBAL MEDICINE Hicaps Available

Every second Saturday Bakers Corner Lismore.

SHOP DROP ASSEMBLE

RELAXING & REFRESHING REMEDIAL MASSAGE & REFLEXOLOGY Jo Morrish 0439492804

STRONG HEALING HANDS Home visits or Byron studio, 24 yrs exp. 0412386376

Meditation Day

8am Silent Dynamic Meditation 10am Osho Discourse 12pm Osho Dancing Meditation 2.30pm Osho Singing 4.30pm Kundalini Meditation 6pm Osho Evening Meditation

Dr Eeka King

Dr David King

(Chinese Medicine) Womenâ€™s Health, Fertility & Pregnancy AcutonicsÂŽ Sound Therapy

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

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

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICSÂŽ

Tues & Thurs Saturdays

I LOVE MY WORK

Itâ€™s more than massage & if youâ€™re not 100% happy itâ€™s free! $80/hr, $150/2hr at Movement Zone with Ross Love. 0421399465

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

Safe, beneficial, authentic yoga â€˜REPLENISHING OJASâ€™

Nov 5th-6th. A weekend of relaxing and healing yoga practices. BOOK NOW!

Call Shahido 6688 2494

Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher

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

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(In Dispute) is calling a Special General Meeting on November 1st 2016 at Heritage House, Deacon St, Bangalow at 6pm to conďŹ rm or otherwise the decisions of its AGM on 20 August 2015, and special meetings on 11 October 2015, 26 April 2016 and 13 July 2016 concerning appointment of Treasurer, Editor and Public OfďŹ cer or otherwise and to require payment of a fee of $1.00 for all members on the Register of Members as at 20 August 2015 as per the duly appointed Public OfďŹ cer for the calendar year 20 August 2015 to 19 August 2016 namely Neville Maloney and to conďŹ rm or otherwise the objects of the Incorporated Association and to readopt the Associationâ€™s constitution entirely consistent with the changes made in the period since the incorporation of the Association in 1999 to date only and to seek endorsement of the Secretary of the NSW Department of Fair Trading and if not given, to seek the DFT secretary to appoint an administrator.

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

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

Upstairs Byron Surf Club 0448 807 798 Mon-Sat

PH 6680 2630

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

NEW YOGA ROPE CLASS @Movement Zone with Mikey Starting Weds 26th | 6pm | $20 Call 0409 583 977 â€œLearn why bats and sloths donâ€™t get arthritisâ€?

private sessions available

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

certiďŹ cate teacher training courses â€˘ Core stability fused with Yoga â€˘ All welcome â€˘ Tone strengthen stretch â€˘ Learn to relax and breathe at ease â€˘ An intelligent injury free Yoga fusion

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

The Byron Shire Echo October 19, 2016 43

ALOHA HEALING WITH NAOMI Strength with intuitive depth. Deep tissue & Kahuna 22yrs exp. 0417212540

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

TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE $50. Brunswick Heads. Ph Phim 0449063629

TRADEWORK

MASSAGE/ HEALING BODYWORK Restorative, Remedial, Pregnancy, Spinal massage, Scenar Therapy, facial harmony, Anti-Ageing Facials. Tiana 0401875725 Ocean Shores

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HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0432054069

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NATUROPATHY ALLERGY TESTING MASSAGE Tired? Sluggish? Depressed? Headaches? Back or neck pain?

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CHRYSALIS BYRON BAY GARDEN TRANSFORMATION

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0416 196 980

Health fund rebates available

Martin Frank

· GENERAL CLEAN UPS · HEDGING & PRUNING · PLANTING & MULCHING · DESIGN & INSTALLATION · SUCCULENT SPECIALIST · RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, HOLIDAY · QUALIFIED HORTICULTURE & DESIGN · FULLY INSURED – FREE QUOTES

0422 431 392

PHYSIOTHERAPIST Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

Handyman/Painting/ Landscaping services Experienced generalist. All jobs considered.

20 Shirley St, Byron Bay

6685 8532

BRENT VERCO

CALL DAVE 0449 895 517

CHIROPRACTOR MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC 6684 1028

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

TREE SERVICES

Daniel Alexander Clin. Sci.

Kinesiologist & Herbalist 10 years experience Phone 0406 181 352

Certiﬁed Feldenkrais Practitioner. Group and Individual lessons. Byron and Ballina Shires. M: 0411 022 262 www.feldenkrais.org.au

Individuals, couples & families 44 years clinical experience

0433 707437 www.roseofraphael.com.au

HALLS FOR HIRE

0488 609 774 bookings@mullumcivic.com

SPEED QUEEN

Heavy duty American made commercial quality washing machines. In stock ready to go. Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 BICYCLES buy, sell, repair, recycle. Adult bikes from $60. Phil 0413779223 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 $30/m + delivery. 0424163784

COMPOST TOILETS

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653 POLY-TUNNEL GREENHOUSE with attached propagation area, 22mx6m. $1200. Ph 0439607090

Fully insured • Free quotes

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 6680 4284 / 0427 490 038 Karen 0427 804 284

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

6684 4421 0402 364 852

Tallow PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

FREE QUOTES

OLD MOTORBIKE any make, any year, any cond. Will pick up. 0427109195 LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

GARAGE SALES MULLUM household goods, tools, timber, more. Parking limited, so ring for an appointment 0412724373 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 12 Nov. Stalls or rug space avail 0490026840 MYOCUM 40 Kingsvale Rd Sat, not before 8am, furn, h’hold, goods etc MULLUM 83 Prince St, Sat 8am. Manfrotto photo equip, audio equip, kit appliances, misc. For info 0408267240 before 6pm HOUSE SOLD all must go. 33 Coomburra Cr, Ocean Shores, Sat 8–2pm. Lots of brand new clothes & jewellery (from previous business), great cook books, furniture, bikes, gardening stuff & more OCEAN SHORES Wirruna Ave. Sat 8am. Antique furniture, vintage stereo equipment, clothing & bric-a-brac MOVING HOUSE, SUNDAY 9am. 9 Childe St, Byron Bay. Queen bed, dining table, shelves, camping, plants, building materials & more. Everything must go. MOVING OS Entire h/hold. Teak dining table, lounge suite, Alkaline ﬁlter, juicer, Q matt x 3 plus pine base. Spiritual books, clothing. Sth Golden Bch,19 Berrimbillah Crt, Sat & Sun 7.30-1pm. Ph 0422247914 LAZYBONES GIANT GARAGE SALE This Friday, Saturday & Sunday We’re clearing out samples, end of line styles and unique pieces from our vintage vault. Come on down to our Brunswick Heads store at Shop 1/8 Park Street and grab yourself a bargain! Everything must go! Phone 66850191 OCEAN SHORES 11 Goolara Court, Sat 8am. Tools, kids & baby stuff, mountain buggy dble pram, furniture & other h/hold

Mobile 0417 698 227

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS • 66841777

44 October 19, 2016 The Byron Shire Echo

Call John 0413 905 954

BUSINESS FOR SALE

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

0408 210 772

Matt 0427 172 684

MOTOR VEHICLES NISSAN PATHFINDER Ti 02, auto, 3.3lt petrol, rego to 09/17, only 172,000km, great cond, $8700 ono. Ph 0447529220

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

HOLDEN ASTRA 2002 CD model, 176,000km, regularly serviced, rego 2/17, $4,200 ono. Ph 0422176915

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

STORAGE secure, lock-up sgle garage in O.Shores. 3x6m, $200p/m. 0431155709

OCEAN SHORES 1br ﬂat, walk to beach, $300pw incl water & elect. Ph Lesley 0468807306

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

MULLUM CREEK NURSERY

SKINNERS SHOOT ROAD Spacious 4br, 2 bthrm with baths, house. Large living, dining-kitchen & sunroom. Lovely gardens around house + patios & upstairs sundeck. Suit nature lovers, ideal for small family or 2 couples. $950pw. Avail Nov 15. Long lease. Ph 0434191045

MOTOR VEHICLES

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

Tubestock to Semi-advanced

STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833

STORAGE CLUNES Single-car garage, safe, dry, lockable, $150pm. 0418662285

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

The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire.

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

Byron Shire’s only Apple Authorised Reseller Established computer business, client base with 7 years’ trade Quality brands: Apple, Bang & Olufsen, Sonos, Braven Mullumbimby CBD, 70m2 ﬂoorspace, 3x3 lease, low comparative rent. Instore espresso bar, training and service centre, and Xerox. Contact Luke on 0424 405 592 for inspection/ enquiries.

ACREAGE within 10 mins of Mullum, for local family, to $1.3m. Ph 0402487213

PROPERTY WANTED REMOVALISTS

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

Bangalow Landlords – we have qualiﬁed tenants looking for properties in Bangalow and surrounding areas. Please phone us TODAY for an honest appraisal.

BANGALOW $425 Commercial, 2 x shops, kitchenette, 2 toilets, 3x3 lease. Avail now FEDERAL $670 3 bed, furn/unfurn, views, covered deck, courtyard, walk to village, slug. Avail now FERNLEIGH $350 2 bed, privacy, space, long term rental, lawns maintained, big vege patch. Avail now ROSEBANK $400 2 bed, study, views, deck, suit couple/ small family, pet neg, long term. Avail now For more available rental properties go to

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

02 6687 1500

0415 194 654

northernrivers@littlegreentruck.com.au

SHORT TERM ACCOM.

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

GOLF CLUBS Cougar Mens. R/h & bag. V/g cond, spare clubs $60. Ph 66850049

6687 7677

Established 4 years. Growing clientele. Top-quality equipment. $150,000 WIWO.

SUFFOLK PARK 7 Midgenberry Pl (off Coogera Circuit). Sat 8am. Furn, clothes, ﬁshing tackle & lots of bargains

NATIVE PLANTS FOOD PLANTS

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

PROTEIN STORE & FITNESS CENTRE

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

ALUM WINDOW in timber reveal 2071 x 1241, slight damage $50 ono. 66882162

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

Position guarantees large clientele. Solid business. Day and/or night trade. Renewal options with lease. Substantial plant & equipment included. Exciting times ahead for Yamba – be part of the growth! Figures to genuine buyers. $250,000 WIWO. 0417 212 354 A/Hrs

NEW BRIGHTON Pacific St, Sat not before 8am–1pm. Bargains galore. Something fascinating, fabulous, funky & fun for all. Art, furn, garden, kitch & more

TREE PRUNING • TREE SURGERY / REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

BUSINESSES FOR SALE FOR SALE: CAFE – Yamba, Best Location in CBD

ITEMS UNDER $100

Mulch Supplies

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

WANTED

• Fence posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Paling fence timber • Offcuts • Banana props • Drummed molasses • Firewood

Rama Raphael • Spiritually-oriented psychotherapy and counselling • Structural Lightbodywork

BRIDGLANDS

Buy and sell good quality used furniture Ph 66842511

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

TREE SERVICES MAKING MOVEMENT EASIER Roger Bowden

QUEENS SIZE MATTRESS FREE Ph 0406779337

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads

FOR SALE

CHRISTMAS tree, plastic, 116cm high, decorations, icicle lights $30. 66844607 BACK PACK as new, never used, good size/quality $65. Ph 0413811819 CRATE of old Pepsi bottles. $99. Phone 0439779577 BOX TRAILER 6 x 4, registered, needs some TLC $90. Ph 0403726925 CLOTHES RACKS solid st/st on wheels with top shelf, ex-shop. $40ea. 66843071 TOMKIN 7L STOCKPOTS x 2, excellent quality, $90 the pair. Ph 0418854903 NUTRiINFUSION 700 watt blender, 2 blades, 60 recipes $99. Ph 66849164

OCEAN SHORES Two unfurnished rooms with BIR & own bathroom, air con, marble tiles, pool, alfresco kitchen. Would suit drug/alcohol-free full time working female or similar professional to share with working mum & daughter. $380pw, includes WiFi & utilities. Ph 0432986612

ROSEBANK $450 p/w Full of charm, fully furnished rustic retreat, 2 bed, 1 bath, sep guest room, tranquil & peaceful setting. Lawn main inc. Avail now for 3, 6, or 12 months. NEW LISTING – BANGALOW $450 p/w Rare open plan unit, 2 bed, 1 bath. Built in wardrobes in both rooms. Enclosed low maintenance yard. Walking distance to town. SLUG. Avail now, 12 month lease. CLUNES $490 p/w In the heart of the Village, 3 bed, 1 bath DLUG, wooden floors, gas cooking. Dual Occ. Lawn, garden and water inc. Long term lease. Avail Now. NEW LISTING - BANGALOW $500 p/w Great sized 3 bed, 2 bath home minutes from Bangalow town. Wood fire, open plan kitchen, covered back deck w tropical gardens. Avail early Nov - 6 month lease. NEW LISTING - BYRON BAY$1450 p/w Looking for a long summer stay, 5 bed, 2.5 bath offers a mix of industrial meets coastal beach. d/carport. P/furnished. Avail 20/11 for 6-8 months. BANGALOW Office or Retail space approx 38 sqm. High ceilings, beautiful teak timber flooring. Street frontage, small window display. Avail now, call for more details!

COOPERS LANE lge room, share with 1 fem, pool, $200pw incl bills. 0410561761

bangalow realestate.com.au

STUDIO SELF-CONTAINED Lovely space & quiet retreat for 1-3mths. 6 mins Mullum. $300pw incl. 66844331

HOUSE SIT HONDA JAZZ 2011 Vti man, 65,000km, 12 mth reg, CTP, reg servs, 1 owner $9999. Phone 0478139273

BARGAINS Auto 2004 Toyota Echo 5 Dr 156911km Immaculate Condition SN1479 ................. $4990 Auto 1997 Honda Accord Great Value. Rego till Feb 2017 SN0323 ................................. $2490 Mazda 121 Metro 5Dr Hatch Manual 183857km Full Service History 1 Owner SN2483 ...... $2995 Auto 2004 Toyota Tarago 179189km 8 Seater Family Van SN3996 ................................. $12495 1999 Daihatsu Terios Manual 4X4. Long Rego Aug 2017 SN8752 ..................................... $3490 1999 Holden Rodeo Trayback Ute New Clutch Kit. Long Rego March 2017 SN5012 ........ $4750

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

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. MULLUMBIMBY MODERN HOUSE 4br to share with 1 other working person. Unfurn room, bath $210pw. 0415643877

6687 2479

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MULLUM CBD 1br cottage $300pw all incl. Suit single working person. 6 mth lease. 0432334832

LOCAL REMOVAL

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

Brunswick Heads 3br 1bth $435 3br 1bth 1car $430 Billinudgel 1br 1bth $220 Ocean Shores 3br 2bth 1car $450 4br 2bth & 1br 1bth

MULLUM SWIMMING POOL Casual positions avail for Cafe Barista & Junior Pool Staff. You should possess relevant quals or desire to obtain them. Contact: cdavidson2009@live.com GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxis & hire cars. Training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com EXPERIENCED CHEF & SOUS CHEF full time, for Treehouse Restaurant. Dan 0466885358 BARISTA/SANDWICH HAND must be experienced in coffee, part-time position. Apply in person at Village Bakehouse (next to IGA Sunrise) Byron

L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

MASSEURS & TAROT READERS Established centre looking for qualiﬁed & experienced professional females with excellent customer service skills. Avail for weekends & ﬂexible shifts. 0449772166

FLAT - 17 KINGSFORD DRIVE, BRUNSWICK HEADS

PERSON TO ASSIST male quadriplegic, personal care and h’work, 2-3 morns pw 7-11am. Email mattharcla@gmail.com

Brand new open plan modern ﬂat with separate bathroom and laundry. Private entry and patio. No pets. $350.00 per week. OPEN HOUSE INSPECTION: Thursday 20th October 11am - 11:30am. Please contact FNC Property Management: april@fncproperty.com.au 1300 716 707

FNC Property Management april@fncproperty.com.au

1300 716 707

CASUAL CLEANER Gaia Retreat & Spa is currently seeking experienced and enthusiastic cleaner to join our dynamic team.

GARDENER exp and reliable to work in a team 2 days pw. View to full time soon. Must have manual drivers lic and willing to start/ﬁnish in Lennox. 0457141519 JUNIORS for Brunswick restaurant. Must be avail w’ends & hols. Ph 66851955 CHEF exp & qual for Fig Tree Restaurant. 66847273. info@ﬁgtreerestaurant.com.au MASSAGE THERAPIST Regular hours. Pref female. Byron CBD. 0413075532 Remedial Massage Therapists Seeking remedial therapists with health fund rebates to work in our new clinic Ballina Remedial Massage. Must be experienced, professional, reliable & passionate. Good rates. Ph 0499490088 or email: info@ bangalowremedialmassage.com.au PIZZA/PASTA CHEF Full time & part time positions available in busy Suffolk Park restaurant for enthusiastic and experienced cooks / chefs. Opportunity to join a happy team. Call 0422208428 or email resume to byronpizza@gmail.com

Desired qualities include: • Attention to detail with a thorough work ethic • Must be able to take direction • Must be available to work weekdays and weekends with a 6am start • Must have ABN and reliable transport If you are looking for a long term commitment in a great working environment apply NOW.

All resumes to spamanager@gaiaretreat.com.au

New Brighton * RENTAL PROPERTIES WANTED * Contact our friendly staff for a free appraisal

OCEAN SHORES

$280pw, Unit, 1 bed, 1 bath $500pw, House , 3 bed, 1 bath

NORTH OCEAN SHORES

$450pw, House, 2 bed, 1 bath, incl. lawns and gardens 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594 eldersnewbrighton.com.au

WANTED TO RENT COUPLE working as doctors in Byron Bay seek 6 month rental in/near Suffolk Park from mid/end Jan 17. Have small (7kg) well behaved dog. N/s. Ph 0422220258

TO LEASE BYRON creative work / ofﬁce space, $80pw incl elect & net. 0431674377 DANCE STUDIO $15 per hour Byron A&I Estate. Email jessi@kulchajam.org

Term 4 courses starting soon... Tue 25th October • Free Your Inner Public Speaker • Meditation • Last Aid - Care for the Dying at Home

Wed 26th October • Creative Flow for Writers • Spirit Bellydance • Playing with Paint, Conquering Fears • Bellydance Drum Solo

Thu 27th October • Financial Record Keeping • Spanish Intermediate • German for Beginners

Fri 28th October • Watercolours

Sat 29th October • Haloumi, Ricotta, Yoghurt • R.E.S.E.T 1 - TMJ

Sun 30th October • Love Your Camera • Photoshop for Beginners

Limited places - don’t miss out! Enrol now 02 6684 3374 www.byroncollege.org.au

MULLUM CBD large 3br house, with disabled access, suit professional or retail. $650pw incl lawns plus GST if applicable. Ph 0411458661

POSITIONS VACANT WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post ofﬁce box

Holiday Property Manager Ray White Byron Bay have an excellent opportunity to join our team as a Holiday Property Manager. The successful candidate will need to have solid experience in holiday management / rental properties and be committed to a long-term career in the Real Estate industry. As the Holiday Property Manager you will be in charge of a holiday team of 3. You will be responsible for running & maintaining our clients’ investment properties, whilst ensuring your team is reaching their booking goals.

VICTORIA’S: BREAKFAST CHEF required. Please ph Rae on 0427228886

The position also includes:

EXPERIENCED CHAUFFEUR F/T and P/T contract basis. Must have authorised private hire vehicle driver licence & excellent customer service background. Resumes to: reservations@ luxurytransfers.com.au

• Liaising with guests prior to, during & after their stay to ensure a memorable stay

MASSEUSE REQUIRED reliable & friendly for Gentlemen’s Relaxation Centre. 18+. Training provided for the right applicant. Gold Coast. 0418185791

• Management of online rates and bookings

• Routine /outgoing inspection of properties • Ensure that properties are thoroughly prepared for guests’ arrival • Co-ordinate and spot check with cleaners to ensure properties are cleaned to a high standard • Co-ordinate repairs & maintenance with contractors to ensure properties are well maintained • Front-of-house duties

BARISTA We have an opening for a local – long term position. Min 24 hours+. Mon–Sat. Experienced barista and hospitality professional who loves working in a busy, fast-paced cafe. Cooking experience a bonus.

See: pantry29.com.au/ employment

The successful applicant will be a professional who is proactive, a great communicator, with strong organisational and timemanagement skills. Ideally living locally with a strong knowledge of the Byron Bay area and tourism industry. The ideal applicant will also possess: • A current Certiﬁ cate of Registration in Real Estate • Driver licence • Ability to work independently and proactively • The ability to liaise conﬁ dently with staff and clients • Experience with Rest management system • Flexibility to work the occasional Saturday and after hours roster If this sounds like you then please email your application to David Gordon at david.gordon@raywhite.com or post to PO BOX 40, Byron Bay NSW 2481

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EXPERIENCED reliable, vegetarian cook required for busy Retreat Centre. References and an interest in Yoga are essential. Please email resume to operations@byronyoga.com

LOST: WHERE’S WALLY?

RETURN THANK YOU

CASUAL LABOURER Fit and enthusiastic labourer required for deck work, incl sanding, painting and repairs. Must have ABN and car. Email richardneylan1@bigpond.com MULLUM CAFE experienced cafe cook. Mon & Sat only. Locals pref. Resume info@otheritalianjoint.com

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.org

Wally is a stocky Tabby male who was just adopted & got outside last week from Coopers Lane South, Main Arm. He is very friendly. If found please take to Mullum Vet for microchip identiﬁcation or phone 0406779337

BIRTHDAYS HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY!

POSITIONS VACANT Fantastic teaching opportunities at the newly opened, independent Sathya Sai high school in Murwillumbah Q See our ad on the back page for more details, or visit our website: sathyasaischoolaust.org/ employment

Come and work in a fun, vibrant circus centre! Café Barista / Circus Coach 15+ hours Fri & Sat- café & circus coaching. Flying Trapeze Coaches For summer work. Experience essential. Cleaner Approx 10 hours / week

PETS

NINA

We love you! Mum, Dad and Ari

Happy Birthday to our beautiful JJ PERSIAN KITTENS $50 to good home, 8 weeks old, wormed. 0410341131

Love, your Echo family

ANNIVERSARY

ONLY ADULTS SOFT HANDS WARM OIL Sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron. 0407264343 sensualmassagebyronbay.com

Job Descriptions at www. circusarts.com.au/employment

EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0498073208

WORK WANTED

www.tantrabyronbay.com Exquisite tantra massage & tuition for men, women & couples. 0425347477

Window Cleaner

SOPHISTICATED EROTIC PLEASURE Full body, erotic massage www.erotictouchbyronbay.com Ph 0406582418

10yrs exp, quality. John 0411842117 EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for all aspects of gardening. Ph 0429020215 LOCAL REMOVALIST Happy to move big, small & in between. Call Benny 0402199999

Diamond Wedding Anniversary

IRONING SERVICE

Wishing Dick & Nita Ottery of Mullumbimby a happy 60th Wedding Anniversary on 20th October 2016.

HANDYMAN & UTE odd jobs, tip runs, gardening, removals. Dan 0439981083

Love from all your family.

TUITION

FUNERAL NOTICES

FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 66846760 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

HOLT, John Thomas

Shirts, sheets & everything in between. Phone Angela 0414719680

LEARN SPANISH individual or group with qual native speaker. Ph Yenny 66291144 MATHS TUITION Qualiﬁed teacher, 25 years experience. Grade 4 to HSC. Andrew 0413294982

ITALIAN CLASSES

Groups or private tuition. Qual Italian Teacher. 0435635822 SPANISH PRIVATE CLASSES For beginners, advanced & children. Native speaker, HSC. Pia 0434485584

MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 WANTED: BANJO & VIOLIN PLAYERS for Country Shufﬂe Band. 0467848819

LOST & FOUND

30.10.1949 – 09.10.2016 Suddenly and sadly passed away at home. Survived by his wife Susan and son Christopher, a great man with an everlasting care, blessed by the sea with a passion for the water. “Dad-Big John” will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Admiration to his dedications and may the music of his life be with us forever, in peace. Please join us for a commemorative Funeral Service on Thursday 20th October 2016, in the chapel of Melaleuca Station Memorial Gardens, 9394 Tweed Valley Way, Chinderah NSW, to begin at 2.30pm NSW time (1.30pm QLD)

FOUND eternity ring at Cavanbah Centre, Sat 15/10. Phone 0422517568 LOST CAR KEY in Byron. If found please call 0423585735 or take to Police Station

Heritage Brothers Funeral Services Chinderah 1800 088 484 Wes & Ashley Heritage

HOT LIKE HONEY, SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE Luscious Bodywork & Sensual Touch Elegant Hot Caribbean Beauty 27yo Wednesday & Thursday. 0407013347 www.touchofjustine.com

Fantasies of a Hot Woman with Her Strap On? Totally Satisfying Body Massage & Prostate Stim

Call 0407 013 347 www.touchofjustine.com/ strap-on-fun

SOCIAL ESCORTS NEW Bella 22, busty blonde. Penny 30 blonde stunner, size 6, D bust. Taylor 18, adventurous stunner. Katie 23, pretty, busty, sexy brunetter. Ashley 19 & hot, last weeks. Crystal 19, model/dancer. Scarlet 20, Kardashian looks G-bust. In & out. Ladies always wanted. 66816038 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 KINKI GALINKI Hot & friendly. All enq welcome. In/Out Calls. Ph 0413663374

IF YOU HAVE FOUND A PET: Take it to the nearest vet for a microchip scan. If the animal is chipped this will give you the info needed to contact its owner.

The Byron Shire Echo October 19, 2016 45

Sport

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Rugby 7s draws dazzling islanders to Byron Bay

1,000 contenders ready to reach the lighthouse for charity

The New Zealand-based Melville Rugby Club were just one of the winners after an excitement-packed weekend of Rugby 7s hosted by the Byron Bay Rugby club last weekend. More than 40 teams from Fiji, New Zealand and across Australia played in three divisions vying for $16,000 in total prize money. The number of teams entering the event continues to grow each year, as does the standard of the players, including ex-internationals, organiser Matt Barlow said. The Melville men from Hamilton beat Fijian outfit Nadra Navosa in a physically tough, but one-sided game, winning 33–0. The running quality of the Fijian side was stifled by the swarming and gutsy defence of Melville. Their attack was also clinical and created plenty of opportunities they could capitalise on. Their last two tries came from well-planned and

Ross Kendall

Gritty defence from the Melville 7s rugby side (red and white) helped them win the contest Photo Anthony Smith

placed kick-throughs, seized on by outside runners. In the all-Queensland Women’s Final Sunnybank defeated University of Queensland 29–15. In the Men’s play-off for third the Fijian Bula Quins beat the Red Heavies from UQ 17–14. The Women’s B-Final saw the Sydney Uni team defeated

by the Nations 7 side 31–0. The Byron 7s have been running since 1990 and attracted a lot of teams purely focused on the social side of the game, organiser Matt Barlow said. Byron Rugby introduced the social division so these teams didn’t have to play hard rugby against the more competitive teams.

Byron basketball juniors on historic run to the State finals Tim Edwards

The boys’ junior Byron Bay High School basketball team have followed the girls’ team by making the final eight in the state wide knockout competition. They qualified with an impressive win against Orange High School at the Cavanabah Sports Centre last week. Cheered on by a parochial and noisy local crowd the Byron boys came back from a nervous first quarter to defeat Orange 99–76. The last Byron High team to progress so far in the State Knockout was in the early 1990s (over 30 years ago), and local sports historians Rocco Cipriano drives through the Orange defence all the are scratching their heads as way to Terrigal for the state finals Photo contributed to whether two teams from Byron High have ever made impressed, the key to their played the full 40 minutes the illustrious final eight in success was the intelligent and finished the game with way they went about execut- 60 points, the teamwork, the same year. skill and intelligence of the The boys’ and girls’ junior ing their game plan. The guards dribbled and Byron team prevented the teams will travel to Terrigal on November 2 to challenge penetrated, but rather than boys from the west from getthe best high schools in New put up a high-risk shot over ting back into the contest. Every one of the boys on South Wales for the honour a larger player, they pivoted of being crowned state cham- and passed back to an un- the roster contributed and pions. marked team-mate who deserves congratulations. Both teams should give it would nail the easy two Good luck to all teams when a shake! points from mid-range. De- they represent Byron Bay at While most aspects of spite an enormous effort the state finals in a few weeks the Byron Bay teams’ play from Orange’s Mansell, who time. 46 October 19, 2016 The Byron Shire Echo

With more than 45 teams and a thousand entrants expected at the start line, the tenth staging of the Byron Bay Lighthouse Run is set to be the biggest yet. The annual fitness event raises money to support cancer sufferers and this year all proceeds go to the purchase of a Prone Breast Board for the oncology unit of the Lismore Base Hospital. Last year the event raised just under $25,000 and this figure has already been surpassed. Registrations are still open according to organiser Brigid Kramer. ‘Registrations are going very well. Southern Cross University has entered a team with more than 100 members,’ she said. Joining a team helped people get motivated and made it fun, with many dressing up in themed costumes.

Mick Fletcher celebrates at the summit Photo SOK Images

Different events on the day include a run to the lighthouse and back, a walk along much the same route, as well as a 1km Kids Dash. There is also a ‘staggering prize pool’ including accommodation packages and Falls Festival tickets, for the

random draw giveaway at the end of the day, she said. The event starts at the Clarkes Beach end of Massinger Street at 7am Sunday 23 October. Registrations close on October 20. See www. byronrun.com

Cyclist of the Year: Steve Slee Deb Fuller

Byron Bay Cycle Club has recognised Steve Slee’s achievements and performance within the club and his contribution to the sport and community by naming him Cyclist of the Year 2016. Steve is the epitome of a true sportsman, encouraging others and is always the first to help out and volunteer his time at club and local events. Steve started cycling at the age of 48 when he entered the Byron Bay Triathlon using

Steve with Anthony Condon (BBCC race director) and Kumar Rajaratnam (BBCC president) Photo Supplied

his mountain bike. After this event he made a decision to buy a road bike and absolutely loved it. Since that day he has com-

peted in many triathlons, road races, mountain bike races, off-road triathlons and criteriums, often finishing in the top ten.

Bangalow short soccer kicks off The fun and action of six-aside soccer has once again descended on the Bangalow sportsfields as the Summer6s got underway last week. The tournament boasts more than 800 players in 72 teams with the women’s comp accounting for 40 teams. The numbers entering has been capped for a few years after the number of teams expanded to 90, and made the event too big to manage, according to organiser Glenn Hanigan. The key to the success of the open-age competition was its simplicity and ease. ‘There is no training

Fleet-footed Molly Parker from the Dirty Otters looks to split the defence Photo Maralyn Hanigan

commitment, you just turn up to the same venue each week and play the game,’ he said. Games last 40 minutes and are played over three

time slots. After seven weeks of competition teams are graded for the final weeks of action leading into the finals.

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Hospital sale Byron Bay Hospital Auxiliary garage/ clearance sale at Byron Bay Hospital site, Shirley St, Saturday 22 October at 8am. Chairs, TVs, office equipment and more. Enquiries 6685 3162.

Healing circle Free healing circle Sunday 23 October 3pm, Brunswick Valley Community Centre. Call Bridget 0431 691 562.

CODA convention

Ocean Shores Landcare

Co-dependents Anonymous 2016 Australasian Convention Sunday 6 November 2016, the RSL Hall, Station St, Bangalow. All welcome. For more visit www.ozcoda.webs.com/codaconvention.

Small groups working in Yalla Kool Reserve Wednesday and Friday mornings are looking for new members. Call Felicity 0467 650 140.

U3A Brunswick Valley U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 25 October 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Documentary on the Red Centre and Kangaroo Island. Visitors welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

Health principles Eight forgotten health principles: What are they? Speaker Tony Boutros, SeventhDay Adventist Church, Mullumbimby, Thursday 20 Oct 10am. Enq Cranville 0408 612 924.

Regular As Clockwork DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Please note that, owing to space restrictions, not all entries may be included each week. Email copy marked ‘Regular As Clockwork’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Women’s Health Matters Women’s Health Matters free Out of the Blues workshop for midlife and older women, workshops to learn skills to manage moods creatively, Mondays 31 Oct–5 Dec, Solarium Room, Ballina Hospital. Bookings 6620 2999.

BBCSG news

Lone Goat Gallery October 21 till November 2, Wind, Water, Earth, a journey through the elements, opening Friday 21 October at 6pm, jewellery and painting.

U3A Ballina/Byron Music appreciation session on W Mozart with Gertie at 10am on 25/10/16 in the RSL rooms, Mullumbimby. Visitors welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Vinnies sale Vinnies Byron Bay Linen, Lace & Collectables Sale in their Marvell Street shop during the month of November, while stock lasts.

Mindfulness Meditation Mindfulness Meditation Weekend with Patrick Kearney 22–23 October at Kuan Yin Meditation Centre, Lismore. Email Sonya for details and to register: sonyanourse@hotmail.com.

family, and breastfeeding, women and work. The Hub Church, Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Enquiries 0431 477 445.

Author talk Friends of Libraries Byron Shire present local author Hebe De Souza in conversation with Phil Keegan about her book Black British, 5.30pm for a 6pm start, Friday 28 October, Bangalow Heritage House Museum & Tearoom. $25 includes drink on arrival followed by Singh family curry dinner. Bookings essential Bangalow Newsagency 6687 1396 or https:// www.trybooking.com/234783.

Saturday 29 October at Drake Community Hall, 9am–9pm, sideshow alley, face painting, jumping castle for the littlies; art exhibition, workshops, stalls. Great food, music and fun for everyone.

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. Healing Meditation 7.30pm Wednesdays Temple Byron and Sunday mornings in Myocum. Dean 0414 364 415 or wwwunityhousebyron.com.au.

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

opens Monday – Thursday 10am-3.30pm, Friday 9am – 2pm and third Sunday of the month 10am-2pm. Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) op shop Brunswick Heads (next to supermarket) open Mon–Fri 10am–5pm. 1st Sat of the month (market day) 9am–2pm.

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.

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

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

Quota Club 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.

Spanish conversation

Lions Club 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.

Low-cost food 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 to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.

Carers’ support

A Spanish conversation group meets every Monday evening in Mullumbimby in order to improve language skills and cultural knowledge. Phone Paco 6684 0242.

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.

Library fun

Men’s Groups

Toastmasters

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

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.

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

Respite Service

No-interest loans

Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at meetings held quarterly on the Gold Coast. Phone Elaine 55808215

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.

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.

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.

Repair Cafe

Liberation Larder

Junior chess club

Budgeting Support

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 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.

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.

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.

Rainbow Dragons Abreast

Museums

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.

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.

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.

#StartupByron

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.

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

Meditation

Drug support groups

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

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.

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End-of-life choices

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 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

SATURDAY 22 & SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER 10AM TILL 3PM TICKETS $7 ON THE DAY CHILDREN UNDER 12ish FREE

HUGE PLANT SALE!

Mullumbimby Hospital Auxiliary monster garage sale at the old hospital site 29 October from 8am. Enquiries Morag 6684 2037 or Jenny 6684 1130.

Give Peace a Chance

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

(OFF GREENVALE RD)

Monster hospital sale

The Australian Breastfeeding Association Mullumbimby/Ocean Shores Group topics for Monday October 24 meeting 9.30am at Ocean Shores are managing sun exposure for babies and the whole

Landcare

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Lions book stall 20–22 October at the Undercroft, Byangum Rd, Murwillumbah. Helpers always welcome. For more info call 0413 043 593.

Babies in the Sun

U3A discussion group

ARALUEN GROVE FORMERLY LILY PONDS

Lions book stall

Byron Breast Cancer Support Group Pink Lighthouse Tribute at the Byron Bay Lighthouse to honour all affected by breast cancer Saturday 22 October at 6.30pm. Contact Sarah Sigley 0408 399 928. Byron Bay Mini-Field of Women

Neighbourhood Centre

BCC Seniors Activities

Tribute Sunday 23 October 8am at the Byron Bay Lighthouse.

Byron FLEA 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.

Bridge Club 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.

Byron Girls Group 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.

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.

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1. Peacekeepers wrong about weapon? That’s crazy! (10) 7. Rifle fire (4) 9. Former PM holds nothing for kitchen hand (8) 10. Mr Gunn, Dido’s lover (6) 11. Conditions back, beside a beer bottle! (6) 13. Lives in, like nuns (8) 14. A land manager employed at huge cost (2,3,3,1,3) 17. Boxer has scar? Hesitation … pause, we say (14) 20. Applied for defeat, and was in debt (8) 21. Majestic month (6) 22. Sound to compare fungus-algae symbiote (6) 23. A roll, worker? About 500, plentiful (8) 25. Iron, a right terror (4) 26. The voters choose, and speak (10)

1. Lacking stability, deranged (10) 7. Loot, pillage (4) 9. Menial kitchen worker (8) 10. Priam’s son, mythical founder of Rome (6) 11. Small bottle of beer (6) 13. Resides, occupies (8) 14. Exorbitant cost (2,3,3,1,3) 17. Boxer between 63.5 and 67kg (14) 20. Granted, conferred (8) 21. Eighth month (6) 22. Fungus-algae symbiote frequently confused with moss (6) 23. Plentiful, in great quantities (8) 25. Apprehension, terror (4) 26. The voters en masse, or a constituency of them (10)

DOWN 2. Foolishly into ‘nice’ drug (8) 3. Tool for everyone, by the sound of it (3) 4. Harmony? Winehouse has it! (5) 5. Frank, consuming Ecstasy, was made sweeter (7) 6. Suffering bat howled for the coup de grace (5,4) 7. ‘Preparing for a flood,’ commented Spooner, sympathising with a man whose elastic trouser top had fallen below his ample midriff (11) 8. Audibly pursued the virtuous (6) 12. ‘Twitcher,’ said Spooner, rebuking Mrs Malaprop (11) 15. A cut covers small but regular grant of money (9) 16. Thorax, head – it’s an old story (8) 18. Last few plays – Beckett’s play, anyway (7) 19. Jeer: get off the horse! (6) 21. Present last month – grown up! (5) 24. The German left back (3)

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Drug found in tobacco (8) Carpenter’s tool (3) Friendship, harmony (5) Cooked in sugar syrup, for instance fruit peel (7) 6. Fatal stroke, coup de grace (5,4) 7. Forming a barrier, usually against floods, with sacks filled with rubble (11) 8. Pure, virtuous (6) 12. Amateur ornithologist, twitcher (11) 15. Tolerance; also a fixed and regular grant of money (9) 16. Edible fruit of the beech tree (8) 18. Last moves in a contest, especially in chess (7) 19. Mock, jeer (6) 21. Mature, grown up (5) 24. The (German, masculine, singular) (3) Last week’s solution N146 D E F E A T E D

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Backlash Whatever you think of her brand of politics, Greens MP Jan Barham, recently retired so she can look after her mother, was one of the hardest-working politicians Macquarie Street ever had. As an MP, Byron Shire mayor and unpaid environmental activist, Jan spent her time delving deep into the legislation and arguing passionately for the protection of the planet which happens to keep us alive, despite what some cashed-up high-fliers might think. Backlash thinks the Shire owes Ms Barham a debt of gratitude and wishes her well. Q Q Q Q

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Hopefully â€˜journalistâ€™ Chris Allen had a great stay in Byron Bay last week. He was up at the behest of A Current Affair to create fear and panic among those unable to think for themselves. Mr Allen reported that Byron has an â€˜ice epidemicâ€™. To ramp up the panic, ACA re-ran irrelevant CCTV footage of booze-related fights from years ago. In response local top cop Superintendent Wayne Starling issued a statement saying there was no evidence to support claims of an epidemic. In addition, at the â€˜Breaking the Iceâ€™ community forum last week a doctor pointed out there were far fewer hospital admissions for ice problems than there were for alcohol mishaps. But hey, ACA, why let the facts get in the way of a story? Q Q Q Q

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period, from eight per cent to 15 per cent. Yoga is most popular among younger women aged 14 to 34, with over one in five now taking to the mats either regularly or occasionally. Only five per cent of blokes participate. Once you get past the occasional psychopathic guru and those suffering from Yoga Ego, the benefits of the activity are pretty obvious. Why, even Backlash is a firm adherent of Cabernet Yoga, daily stretching to reach the bottle, contemplating the bouquet of crushed blackberries and relaxing into the mystical sensation of a warm inner glow. Q Q Q Q

And in sports news just to hand, we hear that Mike Baird is up for selection in the NSW diving squad for his spectacular backflips with a double pike.

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The Magic Bus served as a stand-in for the replica of the original Merry Pranksters bus in the documentary Going Furthur (the original signmaker had a problem with the spelling) which screened at the Brunswick Picture Show last Sunday as part of the Byron Bay Film Festival. See whatâ€™s coming up at the filmfest on page 14 and find out more about what a long, strange trip itâ€™s been at facebook.com/goingfurthur. Photo Jeff â€˜Nothing Wrong With The Brown Acidâ€™ Dawson

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