Byron Shire Echo – Issue 31.37 – 22/02/2017

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Volume 31 #37

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Plans to erect ‘structures’ around protected Coastal Cypress Pine trees planted 100 years ago to remember those who died in WWI have sparked anger from long-time locals who want the site registered and protected. Terrace Reserve, or Memorial Park, is located on The Terrace adjacent to Simpsons Creek in Brunswick Heads and contains approximately 100 endangered Coastal Cypress Pine trees. Yet managers of town’s three caravan parks, the NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust (NSWCHPT), have flagged their intention to develop the park, saying the plans will be contained in soon-to-be-released concepts for the three Brunswick parks. NSWCHPT, which is a state government-run corporation, manages 36 parks across the state but has been under pressure for years to come to agreement with Council and the community over its largescale development plans and associated issues. The latest talks last November with locals eased tensions however, with its proposed redevelopment plans including a longfought-for public walkway along the foreshore boundary of each park. The Echo understands a recent closed meeting between NSWCHPT and Council on January 17 saw an option tabled to relocate permanent residents from the Terrace caravan park on the southern end of the Memorial Park. When asked to confirm, NSWCHPT CEO Steve Edmonds instead told The Echo that after lis-

tening to feedback regarding the Terrace Reserve, ‘the protection of the trees is a priority and any structures will honour a 5m radius from the tree or as recommended by a qualified arborist.’

Camping not ideal But Mr Edmonds did admit that ‘camping is not ideal’ in that area of the park, ‘as there is much potential for damaging the tree roots and trunks with holiday makers pitching their tents too close to the trees and tying their tents to the trunks.’ ‘It is the Trust’s intention to retain and protect the current grove within the park, which was planted in the 1920s’. When asked if NSWCHPT would instead offer help to register the land as a war memorial to protect it from development, their media spokesperson replied, ‘The Trust is in initial concept stages of the Memorial area at this point. However, officially registering the site as a memorial could be pursued through Crown Lands. This is something the Trust is prepared to look at once the consultation phase is complete.’ Mr Edmonds also added, ‘We are also very excited to be proposing an additional interactive memorial area where the community and visitors to the area can learn about the significance of the trees and of the sacrifices made in war of those before them.’ ‘A representative from the Brunswick RSL attended the community park walkthrough and we will continue to consult with this significant continued on page 2

Bob McTavish will feature in the Byron Bay Surf Festival, which will run from Friday till Sunday. Photo supplied Mandy Nolan

Bob McTavish knows the surfing history of the Bay. He should, because he’s a major part of it. McTavish’s own philosophy reflects the underlying ethos of this weekend’s Byron Bay Surf Festival, where it’s not about competition but about the culture of surfing. The connection to nature. Being in harmony with the environment. It’s about having fun. Bob first came here in 1956. He moved here in 1969, the Summer of Love as they called it back then, and this elder statesman not only pioneered the shaping of boards, but also of Byron Bay. What was to become McTavish Surfboards was the first building on the industrial estate. ‘It was 1971,’ he laughed, ‘and when it rained you couldn’t get

to work because the Belongil was flooded and there was just a little timber bridge across it.’

Byron Bay history Byron was a very different place back then. ‘You knew everyone; every surfer knew every surfer,’ says Bob. ‘There was the Aquarius Festival over in Nimbin and it was peace love and happiness, but the surfers had been living here and suddenly the hippies hit town… they were taking all our hot spots; before they came the surfers had it to themselves!’ ‘We Queenslanders got onto Byron in the very early 60s. We heard about The Pass. The Pass is unique. To find anything like that you’d have to go to Mexico. It’s amazing.’ And it wasn’t long before this quiet little seaside town was in the biggest international surf magazine.

‘In ’62 at Easter there was a big convergence here. We did a thing where we crammed into a car – it was an old car with running boards and open top – we put 27 people and boards on the car and rolled down the hill to The Pass and submitted it to the American Surfer magazine and won! ‘That was the launch of Byron Bay as a well-known surf spot. There were a couple of American adventurers here at the time. The famous one was Derek Beckner; he was the first Yank to settle in Byron. We are painting his photo on the wall of our showroom right now; it was a photo that Yvonne Pendergast took of Derek surfing!’ Although he’d been a competitive surfer, Bob lost the passion for it and found it in shaping boards instead. ‘I had a competitive career through the 60s but I became anticontinued on page 3 Courtesy Bus Available 6685 5008

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continued from page 1 stakeholder during the establishment of this important community venture.’ While the reserve was registered by the National Trust of Australia in March 2015, a month later, then-heritage minister Rob Stokes knocked back a bid by Byron Shire Council to have the trees protected under a state Interim Heritage Order (IHO). At the time, Stokes told Council that in his view there was ‘no imminent threat’ to the trees but that it was ‘desirable’ that their ‘heritage values be managed’ and for a comprehensive assessment to be done on them.

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Disrespectful A former long-term Brunswick Heads local – and RSL member – Ian Fox told The Echo moves by the NSWCHPT to subsume the park into its commercial activities are ‘disrespectful.’ While Ian was hesitant to make public comment, he said this was an issue too important to ignore. Ian described the apparent lack of interest in protecting the park and the encroachment onto the land by NSWCHPT as ‘completely unacceptable.’ ‘I’m disappointed that the local RSL sub-branch appear uninterested in pursuing the protection of the memorial trees and can’t understand why. ‘I know the sub-branch were given information about this as far back as November 2014. I was invited to address a sub-branch meeting on June 15, 2016 and provided for the information of members a background history and copies of old newspaper references about the establishment of the Memorial Park and the ongoing maintenance of the trees. They were considerate,

yet seemed unsure of how to move forward with the registration process, which, I explained, was straightforward and was available online. ‘My father is on the honour roll in Brunswick Heads, and was a member of the Brunswick-Billinudgel RSL subBranch for almost 40 years. ‘There is a smaller but similar WWI memorial tree planting in Burringbar, with rainforest trees which were planted around the same time. In September last year, these trees were registered as a war memorial using the online process. Recognising and protecting these sites is not complicated, but needs RSL commitment to do it. There is no automatic registration of a war memorial.’

Information with RSL head HQ John McKay was, until last week, the president of the Brunswick Heads/Billinudgel RSL sub-branch. As such, he told The Echo that he could only speak on his role in the process and not on behalf of the RSL. ‘When we were provided with the information by Ian Fox a year ago, the subbranch passed all the details on to the state and federal RSL branches. The significance of this site has only come to light in the last few years and as a sub-branch we were not large enough to independently apply for heritage orders and the like. ‘It’s a challenging issue which could become political – some locals want the whole park designated as a memorial; however, we doubt that would be likely. The sub-branch’s position was that rather than the whole area, we requested a small portion be dedicated

as an official memorial. ‘As this is Crown land, I would be surprised if the government were to register it as a memorial site.’ Mr McKay added that he felt the NSW government, in this instance, would prioritise their needs over the local community’s. ‘We have also discussed this with other sub-branches as they have family members and descendents of those who were, reportedly, part of the original planting team.’ Mr McKay confirmed the sub-branch was in consultation with a designated government representative who was working towards an outcome.

Responsibility Another long-time resident, Col Draper, told The Echo he went to school locally with the children of the Beckinsale family who originally helped to plant the trees after WWI. ‘That family were part of the forty or so who originally planted these trees,’ he said. ‘I feel a responsibility to the families who planted these trees – as well as the fallen and returned servicemen from WWI. It appears that the managers of the Terrace Park, the NSWCHPT, are only interested in maximising their returns. ‘These trees should have a lifespan of 200 years, yet a lot of them are sick from being abused for the past 50 years or so. After the NSWCHPT took management from Council around 2009, it appeared the trees’ health deteriorated further owing to their permitting camping around them,’ he said. Q Comment was sought from the state RSL branch but no reply was received by deadline.

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Local News Big Council agenda Council meets Thursday February 23, and just some items up for discussion include voting on a revised proposal for a 47 residential lot subdivision on a 6.649ha lot on Bayside Way, Brunswick Heads. Concerns raised in public submissions have been addressed, claims the applicant, with the majority of objections being to any ‘urban development within this 7(b) riparian area.’ Approving the next stage of Mullum’s Tallowood estate will also be voted upon, which has a total area of 59.1 hectares. Q The meeting starts at 9am and the agenda and extra agenda are available at www. byron.nsw.gov.au/meetings.

Music’s back for 2017

Byron Music Society’s 2017 launch on Sunday saw a fine line up of music and food. The event, held at Mullumbimby’s St Martin’s Church, featured a screening of the film Le Concert, a cello recital, a performance by the Dynasty8 Chamber Choir and an extravagant feast, hosted by Francisco’s Table. Pictured is the Dynasty8, with Elizabeth Swain, pictured centre. For more info visit www.byronmusicsociety.com. Photo Eve Jeffery

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contest. With all the peace, love and happiness going on, competitions were jarring and teeth-grating. It was a changing world and the idea of non-competitive gatherings got great traction; ‘It put professional surfing on the back foot,’ says Bob, who believes the Byron Bay Surf Festival and the McTavish Trim event that he is sponsoring ‘are the essence of what we were trying to do in the 60s and 70s’. For this event, The McTavish Trim – Furthest Up The Beach, it’s about who travels the farthest up the beach in one wave. ‘I run along the beach with a flag, and it’s a clear winner. It’s how far you

can go. I will be the 72-yearold nipper running along with the flag!’ laughs Bob. ‘There is also a bodysurfing event, which is great fun. There is an event called Freestyle where you get to see how many people can surf the same wave…’ Although Bob moved here during the ‘shortboard’ revolution that killed off the longboard for almost 20 years, these days the longboard is back with a vengeance. ‘This afternoon I am shaping for Jarred Mel – he is a Californian modern-day hero in longboarding and I am shaping him a board this afternoon to take back to California. It’s an Australianstyle log, a heavy flat board

from the 60s. ‘Logging’ has become very very popular! It will be pure 1966!’

Digital v vinyl ‘It’s a bit like digital versus vinyl,’ says Bob. ‘The longboard is the most elegant beautiful surfing; it’s not aggressive surfing; it’s elegant surfing built around aesthetics and grace and flow. It’s my preference now; it suits me down to the ground. ‘We are going back to the 60s materials – polyurethane foam cores with timber stringers, then glassed in a heavy boat cloth called volane cloth. It has a distinctive greenish look. It takes a lot of skill to work these old materials. It’s like with print-

ing where you had to lay out the pages. It’s exactly like that. They’re not plastic moulded. They’re made by hand.’ Q The Byron Bay Surf Festival runs from Feb 24 till 26 around Byron’s beaches. For more info visit www. byronbaysurffestival.com.au.

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The replacement for Greens MLC Jan Barham has now been settled, after a close vote between Tweed Heads resident Dawn Walker and former staffer to the late Dr John Kaye MP, Kelly Marks, who is based in Sydney. Ms Barham, a former Byron Shire mayor, retired from upper house state politics last year but her successor became unclear; media reports from both Fairfax and Murdoch’s Newscorp claimed internal legal challenges erupted after Ms Marks’s team claimed an unfair advantage and a breach of Green preselection rules after a social media campaign by Ms Walker’s team. But Ms Walker played down the conflict, telling The Echo that, ‘There is no other party I’m aware of that elects its MPs through a preselection

process. It’s a vigorous process. ‘Three women ran for the position and everyone displayed integrity and mutual respect – I’m very proud of this.’ Yet the vote was very close; Ms Walker confirmed it was down to 13 votes from a total of 2,158 voters across NSW. ‘It was the biggest voter turnout of any Greens preselection in NSW. I was so honoured and it reflected the Greens’ grassroots movement.’

Priorities When asked what her priorities will be, Ms Walker replied, ‘I want to be a strong voice on climate change, keep CSG out of the region, stop new coal mines and get serious on renewable energy.’ ‘Protecting our forests is a priority, as is providing topquality health services.’ ‘More generally, I hope to continue the legacy of Jan

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Barham, particularly on Indigenous issues. ‘A strength of hers was maintaining a closeness to the community. ‘As a region, we should be very proud of the way she has represented us – she caused real change and earned enormous respect from everyone in parliament. ‘I’ll be working to help the Greens grow and be successful and will work hard with Ballina MP Tamara Smith on all the wonderful work she is doing.’

The Echo asked about the north coast region’s high Greens voter base. ‘We actually have some of the highest-voting booths in Australia, and certainly our region is a growing Greens stronghold. The Greens were very close to securing Lismore at the last election; we will also be looking at Lismore at the next election as it’s a very close seat.’

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New group formed to restore region’s rivers A new group has been formed called Richmond Rivers Rescue which aims to restore the river and its tributaries. The group, which has been initiated by local landholders along the Wilsons River at Lismore, will be holding public meetings next week to gauge community support. A meeting will be held in Lismore on Wednesday, February 22, in the Fountain Room at the Lismore City Hall, while the Ballina meeting will be held the next day, February 23, in the Richmond River Room adjacent to the library. Both meetings start at 6pm and finish at 7.30pm.

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Surf Life Saving farewells Gavin Arthur son he was still training crews until he was struck by cancer. He was awarded life membership of Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club last year for his enormous contribution to the club over his lifetime.

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In blustery weather conditions on Saturday morning, well over two hundred family and friends gathered at Brunswick Surf Lifesaving Club to farewell a local legend. Gavin Arthur was one of the original nippers to join the club in the early 80s. Over the following decades, he patrolled the beach and earned the position of inflatable rigid boat (IRB) captain, responsible for training and

Life membership Gavin Arthur. Photo supplied

maintaining the high standards of the club’s IRB crews. At the beginning of the sea-

An accomplished hockey player, Gavin also played first grade for Mullumbimby Hockey Club. A guard of honour lined the path to the beach as his

ashes were carried to the water’s edge in an IRB and taken beyond the breakers where they were spread by his family in sight of the beach he patrolled so often. Joining the several dozen Brunswick IRBs and surf rescue boards were Surf Life Saving watercraft from neighbouring surf clubs, there to give Gav the farewell he deserved! Q Guy Knox is from the Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club.

Residency finally granted to sick Lennox child Rodney Stevens

The nightmare of deportation is over for a Lennox Head family after immigration minister Peter Dutton granted permanent residency last week to six-year-old Sienna, who has a mystery illness. Sienna was just ten months old in 2011 when the family moved to Australia from England. At the time she displayed no signs of illness that now has medical specialists stumped. Sienna’s father Kai Tippett said it wasn’t until his daughter was about 17 months old that she displayed the first signs of ill health. ‘When she was walking around she started becoming unsteady on her feet… her symptoms affect her balance and speech,’ he said. After visits to their paediatrician, the family were re-

Sienna and her family get to stay. Photo supplied

ferred to a neurologist and a battery of tests came back clear. Mr Tippett said they had since been advised that a next-generation DNA sequencing test, conducted in Germany at a cost of $30,000, could identify defects in individual strands of DNA. But after the ordeal she has been through undergoing tests ranging from lumbar punctures to MRIs to muscle biopsies, Kai said Sienna didn’t want to undergo

any more tests. The family lodged their applications for permanent residency in April 2015, and following government background, criminal record and skills checks, they were advised in November 2015 they had been refused residency on medical grounds.

‘Burden’ Mr Tippett said the decision that Sienna would be ‘a burden to the Australian community’, owing to her medical issues, was based on a report from a doctor who had never seen Sienna. Determined to continue the life they had established in Australia, Mr Tippett requested Mr Dutton review their case in the hope he would overturn the original decision. Hoping to influence Mr Dutton’s decision, Mr Tip-

pett launched a petition on website change.org, which attracted almost 30,000 signatures of support. Once news broke of the family’s plight, their story went viral, appearing on several television and radio programs. Sienna’s story was also published by print and online media across Australia and the United Kingdom.

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Six-month wait After more than six months anxiously waiting, the Tippett family finally got the news they were hoping for last week. ‘Hi Rodney, I promised I would tell you first,’ Mr Tippett messaged on social media. ‘We got our decision… from Mr Dutton’s office. ‘We have been granted residency.’

Far north coast educator retires after 36 years Warrick Simmons, principal at Murwillumbah High School and previously deputy principal at Byron Bay High School, has retired after 36 years of working in public education in NSW. Warrick’s passion in the classroom was for English,

which he shared with the many thousands of students he taught. In his time at Byron Bay High, Warrick worked with the school in promoting the Bluesfest showcase, providing opportunities for students to be involved in the

ABC mini-series East of Everything and worked with staff to develop outcome-based reporting to give quality feedback to parents. Ian Davies, principal at The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus in Lismore said, ‘In the time we

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worked together he was proactive in changing the culture of the school. He works from the heart and built long-lasting relationships between the school and the community.’ Warrick spent the past six years as principal at Murwillumbah High School.

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Like any life transition, becoming an elder brings with it joys and trials. As the stresses and struggles of raising a family and helping with grandchildren fade into the past, the new challenges of the future, and what age brings with it, can cause some trepidation – not only to the elder but their family and other loved ones.

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It’s a big step from living in your own home to living in a facility that caters to assisted living. Whether your needs are small or great, and the less you have to worry about the smoother the transition will be. Byron Aged Care has undergone significant refurbishment lately, and the environmental, staffing and training improvements mean that quality of life for residents is better than ever.

“This is the perfect place” Byron Aged Care resident Peggy Lindsay had been living alone and needed assisted living but was unsure how aged care was going to suit her lifestyle. Peggy has been at the facility for 10 months and we met in her lounge room, which led out onto her private courtyard. Peggy said the attention and care she receives from the staff is faultless. “I think it’s the most wonderful place. I haven’t heard a bad word coming out of anyone’s mouth.”

Peggy says she now she feels healthier and happier. “For when you get old this is the perfect place, the only place to be. I am lucky. I count my blessings.” Though Peggy says there are plenty of things provided by the home to do every day, she is a person who likes to keep to herself – she sometimes joins in with group activities and she spends a lot of her time reading in her courtyard. Staff cater to everyone’s entertainment choices and to this end Peggy has the occasional one-on-one shopping trip with leisure and lifestyle coordinator Kerrie Wright. “I have been on three or four shopping trips with Kerrie,” says Peggy. “We have been into town (Byron Bay) and Bangalow. “At my time of life and in my condition, there is no better place.”

“We do what the residents want to do” Kerrie Wright has been coordinating activities and entertainment at Byron Aged care five days a week for eight months and says that she tries to create activities around what the residents want to do on a daily and weekly basis rather than a set program. Kerrie says it’s important to cater for a lot of different interests. “We have a painting group as we have a lot of artists here; we do games as we also have a lot of sporting people here; you’d be surprised how competitive they get.” Kerrie says she just does what the residents want to do. Some have a favourite outing. “They want to go

“We are quite happy here. We are comfortable. We have no wants.” – Stan

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and eat fish and chips at Brunswick Heads. So, that’s what we do.”

Quality of life can continue for your whole life Stan and Meta Brooks met when they were teenagers in Newrybar in 1938. They fell in love and were married in the old Methodist Church. They grew a life on the far north coast and wound up in Byron Bay where they lived in Paterson Street for 58 years. In 2015 when Stan got ill and Meta was unable to care for him at home the couple moved to Byron Aged Care where they were able to turn adjoining rooms into a lounge room on one side and a bedroom on the other. The couple have been able to maintain their devotion to each other and are rarely more than hand-holding distance apart.

Stan feels relaxed and at home in his new digs. “We are quite happy here. We are comfortable. We have no wants.”

Being right in the heart of Byron Bay means that you can make the most of your independence Wendy Standby is the director of care at Byron Aged Care, which is a secure-environment facility. It is a government-subsidised home that caters to a variety of care needs, from those needing a small amount of assistance to those who are entirely dependent on care. Byron currently has 41 residents, which is the capacity of the home. Wendy says, “We have registered medical staff 24/7, which is unique to such a small facility, and families of residents also have 24/7 access. This is their home. This is not a hospital. There are no visiting hours.” Wendy says that all the cooking and laundry is done onsite and another kitchen in the centre of the living area is available for families who want to come in and cook and prepare meals with their elder. “We’ve got a lovely fireplace, a small library, a surround-sound television that has Netflix and music as well. A lot of times families will sit in that area and just watch an old movie together.”

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Local News Are you eligible for NDIS? Finding out about the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) is important for anyone who has a disability. To receive NDIS funding a person must be under 65 and have ‘a permanent and significant disability,’ according to the NDIS website. If you are approaching 65 and turn 65 on or after July 1, then you need to be registered with NDIS before July 1. NDIS provides funding according to three categories: core, capacity and capital. Q For more information, the NDIS are hosting an hourlong webinar on Tuesday February 28 from 2pm. Register at www.ndis.gov.au or contact FSG Australia on 6618 4971.

New art on show in Bangalow

The In Out exhibition launches Friday February 24 from 5pm, and features artists Jared Bruce, Jess Foote and Luke Bub. Located at 10 Station Street Studios, Bangalow, the exhibition will be open 9am till 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Photo Eve Jeffery

Motorist gets parking fine withdrawn A fine for parking in a disabled space in the Byron Woolies carpark has been withdrawn by Council after the motorist challenged whether the signage was visible and whether council could legally patrol the area. And while Council’s legal service co-ordinator Ralph James said, ‘It is clear that the car was parked at a designat-

ed disability car space,’ it’s at odds with the driver’s view, who told The Echo there was no signage. ‘The carpark pavement clearly had the blue wheelchair symbol,’ James said. ‘A parking area for people with disabilities is a length or area of a road indicated by a people with disabilities road marking; that is, either a large

blue wheelchair symbol on the pavement, signage, or both.’ Mr James said in this instance, the pavement space was clearly marked. ‘However, the fine has been withdrawn as the car was parked in the section of the Woolworths car park that is not regulated by Council and therefore cannot be enforced.’ The carpark section that

Council regulates is the northern end of the Woolworths car park. Nevertheless, Mr James says he urges everyone to park responsibly, ‘regardless of who regulates the car park, and not park in designated disabled spaces unless you have a blue NSW Mobility Parking Permit and Australian Disability Parking Permit.’

South Golden Beach man on cannabis charges A 53-year-old South Golden Beach man will appear in Byron Bay Local Court next month on a range of cannabis-related charges following a police raid on Friday February 17. Just after 6pm, officers from Tweed/Byron Target

Action Group say they raided a home on Beach Avenue, South Golden Beach. During the search, police allegedly located a hydroponic setup at the property and seized 117 cannabis seeds, nearly 8kg of cannabis, 56 cannabis plants, $7,000 cash

and a number of documents. The 53-year-old man was arrested and taken to Byron Bay Police Station where he was charged with eight offences, including: supplying a prohibited plant; possessing prohibited drug; deal with the proceeds of crime; supplying

cannabis; cultivating cannabis; and using electricity without authority. The man appeared before the Tweed Heads Local Court on Saturday, February 18, where he was granted conditional bail to appear at Byron Bay Local Court on March 2.

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On Saturday 25 February, the Byron foreshore will come alive with an all-day array of all things surf culture. Byron Bay Surf Festival codirector Max Tischler said attendees can expect a day unlike anything else they have experienced in the Byron Shire. ‘Many of our vendors, invited surfers and valued partners have told us this is a truly unique day, unlike anything else they have seen at other surf festivals around the world.’ Dozens of local businesses will be side by side with huge

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international corporations corporations, joining forces to create a warm and inviting community of people who love and live for the sea. The Surf Art Market brought to you by SurfStitch will be serving up interactive experiences, unique products and designs, as well as organic foods, fashion and beats to keep you groovin’ throughout the day! ‘Surfing as an art form is caring, open-minded, worldly, and community minded and this day aims to honour that,’ added Tischler. All aspects of the Surf Art Market supports what the festival believes in most: marine conservation; sustainable waste management; the use of local, seasonal, and organic produce; the management and mitigation of marine debris; low-impact transport; the use of sustainable materials in all facets of the surfing industry and; the provision of free, filtered water to all patrons. Further, a complete audit of energy consumed at the markets will be made – with 100 per cent being offset through local renewable energy initiatives. Admission into the festival is free.

PRESENTED BY STONE & WOOD AND THE BEACH HOTEL, SATURDAY SLIDE IS THE FESTIVAL’S FLAGSHIP EVENT! A night full of incredible talent and unique happenings. We have the beautiful and big voice of Hawaiian singer/ songwriter Paula Fuga opening for popular local act Bobby Alu and amazing headliner, the legendary G.LOVE direct from the USA!. G’s alternative blues and folksy hip-hopish surf vibes will get you movin’ and groovin’

the night away. Between sets watch Jack McCoy’s 25th film anniversary, with clips from his groundbreaking surf films Bunyip Dreaming and The Green Iguana, featuring live music scores by Dave Rastovich, Terepai Richmond, Tim Baker, Kyle Slabb and Fletcher Pilon. Check out the lineup in the festival program on page 12.

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SOME HUGE GREEN INITIATIVES HAPPENING A huge part of why are we are putting this three-day celebration of all things surf culture together is to help protect our beautiful oceans. As a lifelong surfer, Festival founder and creative director James McMillan sums up so simply: ‘We Must Protect What We Love’. Every event and collaboration within this festival has a green end goal. Whether it be at our educational workshops with surf legends and environmental activists, or at our film screenings and art installations; whether you visit the Woodshed boardmakers mecca, or our NGO market stalls; whether you go to the beach cleanups, the surf sessions or notice our waste-management strategy; whether you buy a ticket in our raffles or dance all night at the Beachy, we’re all about protecting the ocean and giving back to the thing that gives us so much joy. We hope you all enjoy getting involved and joining us on our mission to make the world a cleaner, healthier place.

Co-director and leading ecologist Max Tischler has joined the festival this year and, as a longtime environmental tour manager for Jack Johnson, Max has been instrumental in making sure our production is as plastic free and sustainable as we possibly can. ‘With such a large event over multiple locations we are working really hard to ensure our waste is minimised. We are looking to become a zero-waste event over the next three years, and are attempting to divert the majority of our waste away from landfill and into recycling and compostable programs this year. ‘This year we have a total ban on single-use plastics at the Surf Art Market – you won’t see any plastic bags, cups, bottles, straws, cutlery or containers available at our food and stall vendors. ‘We are also incredibly stoked to introduce another new concept to the festival – the Marine Conservation Hub (MCH) – where you

can engage and learn about pressing environmental issues from some of the most inspiring conservationists around. Proudly brought to

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The Byron Bay Surf Festival has partnered with Patagonia again this year and has just announced its two flagship events they will be presenting to 2017’s surf culture-loving crowds. These events have been packed out in previous years so get in quickly to secure a ticket via the Byron Bay Community Centre booking page. Meet and hear personal anecdotes from surfing champions, environmental activists and industry pioneers and engage with a passionate community by being a part of though-provoking discussions. 1. REIMAGINING THE SURF INDUSTRY – To many, the simple act of going surfing and the multi-billion-dollar surf industry that has sprung up around it are fundamentally at odds. With the surf industry in a time of change, a panel of surfers and entrepreneurs

will discuss how the industry can better reflect what surfing is all about. 2. GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS – This is an afternoon spent with some of Australia’s most leading global and grassroots activists, who will discuss what being an activist today means, and the skills and tools needed to run successful campaigns both big and small. All attendees will receive the Tools for Grassroots Activists book in which Patagonia has distilled the best wisdom and advice for any organisation or individual looking to run a campaign. Patagonia has consistently done the outrageous and unusual to become a global leader in environmentally conscious and socially progressive business. Their gear is designed for exploring, embracing and challenging the frontiers.

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Surf Festival Festival Program FRIDAY 24TH 7am

SUNDAY 26TH – WATEGOS 8am–3pm

BBSF Freestyle & Stoke surf sessions (free event to watch but

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Hunters & Collectors show and demo (paid vendors only, free to

8am–3pm

Byron Bay Mal Club BBQ brekkie and lunch (proceeds to Mal club)

Plastic Free Beach Barbecue by gold coin donation

10am–3pm

DJ Jaywalker beats and vibez

LONE GOAT GALLERY

8–8.30am

Torpedoes bodysurfing

8.30–9am

Fish twin keel swallow (or a quad if you really can’t get an authentic fish)

9.15–10.30am

McTavish Trim 2 HEATS 10ft+ boards on longest ride

10.30–11am

Finless any board – soft, hard, mat or blow-up, with no fins

11–11.30am

Logs 9ft+ and single fins only

Free Yoga (Acro)

11.30–12pm

Mermaids gals only sesh

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12–12.45pm

Tandem tandem surfing including beach workshop and demo

12.45–1.30pm

McTavish Trim FINAL 10ft+ boards on longest ride

1.30–2pm

Tom Wegener board evolution i’view and demo with 2 surfers

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Fluoro Friday Surf hosted by One Wave 10am

Beach clean-up at Main Beach, hosted by Clean Coast Collective, Take3, Positive Change for Marine Life, Tangaroa Blue and Australian Seabird Rescue

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Panel: RE-IMAGINING THE SURF INDUSTRY hosted by Sean Doherty – Tickets 4.30–5.30pm

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Film: PEAR SHAPED short film and discussion by Lauren L Hill – Tickets 6–7.45pm

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Film: SURFERS BLOOD by Patrick Trefz (USA) including Surf Shorties – Tickets 8pm–12.30am

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PARKING Saturday 25 & Sunday 26

SHUTTLE BUS Sunday 26 only

Cheap $10 all-day parking for Festival patrons, staff and stallholders at Butler St Reserve, Byron Bay. On Saturday, walk up Jonson St to Surf Art Market. On Sunday, shuttle buses are running to and from Wategos. Parking is VERY limited around Festival site and paid parking and time limits are enforced by Byron Shire Council.

Dedicated BBSF shuttle buses will be running Sunday 26 Feb ONLY from 6.30am from Butler St Reserve – Clarkes Beach – Wategos every 30 mins all day. Gold coin donation each way. Parking is VERY limited at Wategos, so please don’t attempt to park here – park near town and get the shuttle bus out! Last bus will depart Wategos 5pm.

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SURF LITERATURE LOUNGE SCHEDULE – Saturday 25th SURF LITERATURE LOUNGE YURT – SURF ART MARKET 9:30am

Tom Wegener launches his new ‘Surf Artisans’ book

10:15am

Shark marine habitat and the facts research tells us

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Surf legends Rusty & Wayne tell us about 1970 Kauai, Hawaii

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Mark ‘Mono’ Stuart world champion adaptive surfer relays his journey

12:30pm

Bob McTavish interviews physio Ryan Huxley about surfing till old n’ grey

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Chairman Andrew McKinnon explains the World Surfing Reserves initiative

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Technological whizz kid shapers tune in on the history and future of surfboard design

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Californian surf journo Steve Barilotti holds an intimate interview with renowned Indo surf photographer Jason Childs about Indonesia

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Pro underwater cinematographers Clare Plueckhahn and Jesse Moyes explain the incredible task of shooting underwater wave scenes.

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Meet Steve Edmonds Steve is the CEO of the NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust (NSWCHPT), which runs 36 holiday parks across NSW. He’s been in the job since February 2014. Steve is presumably paid pretty well to be the face of a government corporation (govcorp), which over the years has had major integrity and trust issues with the Byron Shire community. NSWCHPT’s business model was to basically steal caravan parks that NSW councils once managed. That is stealing from the community because it steals an income a council can operate with. Less money for councils equals fewer local services. And the NSW government can do this of course, because there is no recognition of councils in the Australian Constitution. Anyway the state government took control of the three Bruns parks from Council in 2006 – the Terrace Reserve, Ferry Reserve and Massey Greene. Since that time – under different names and CEOs – the government have constantly thumbed their noses at the community, made big expansion-plan noises and ignored Council’s legal powers in relation to the caravan parks. At stake is their intended expansion of and ‘up-marketing’ of the caravan parks onto prime foreshore parklands and the boundary issue continues to be highly contentious. Stuffing the community around for year after year and delaying agreements with Council is unlikely to be incompetence, but instead strategic obfuscation. The two often get confused. But to his credit, Mr Edmonds is the first govcorp representative to try to address the mess that was left by previous administrations and so far things look promising. Yet it should be no surprise that Brunswick Heads is a cash cow for NSWCHPT; Edmonds enthused as much in January regarding the Festival of the Fish ‘n’ Chips. Edmonds said, ‘Brunswick Heads has to be one of NSW’s most iconic and sought-after tourist destinations.’ By far the most revenue comes from the northern rivers, says www. nswchpt.com.au. This region is worth $12.9m to them, which dwarfs the other three regions (Great Lakes $6.1m, Mid North Coast $2.3m and Coffs Harbour $3.7m). A pie graph on their website labelled ‘expenditure’ claims park operations cost 58 per cent and capital works 21 per cent. And while a total of 14 per cent is spent on Crown reserves trusts, maintenance, management and loans, only seven per cent is paid to councils. Seven per cent! Clearly NSWCHPT profits from visitors while very little goes back into the town that supports it. It’s something to consider as we get hit by a rate rise. NSWCHPT doesn’t fix roads and maintain toilets; Council is equipped to do that but needs to be properly funded. As stated on NSWCHPT’s website, all profits are spent on NSWCHPT and Crown Lands. Nothing goes to councils. The breakdown is: park improvements make up 43 per cent, ‘other Crown reserve funding’ is 30 per cent, public reserve management fund is 14 per cent and Crown Lands reserve trust 13 per cent. How long will NSWCHPT spend on park improvements with their profits? Once a park has had enough spent on it for it to be at a five-star rating, then what? Will they spend 43 per cent of its profits on itself forever? This leads us to perhaps the most disappointing aspect of this greedy corporation that gives little back. NSWCHPT want to expand by desecrating a 100-year-old WWI memorial park next to The Terrace Park to erect structures within it to make even more money. This demonstrates not only a lack of respect for those who fought and died in WWI, but open ugly greed, arrogance and stupidity befitting the Trump age. So Steve, perhaps as NSWCHPT CEO you could lead, do the right thing and support the community in getting the Brunswick-Billinudgel RSL sub-branch to list the WWI Memorial as a bonafide memorial. This would show respect to the families of this area who tended a park to remember their lost sons, fathers and husbands. Hans Lovejoy, editor

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in 1998 he ordered all Liberal branches to put One Nation last on their how-to-vote tickets. Turnbull, obviously, has neither Howard’s conviction nor his authority. But even he must have squirmed as his devoted acolytes tried to justify the move on grounds more than mere expediency. Arthur Sinodinos, among others, said that One Nation was a very different party today from what it was 20 years ago – now it is much more sophisticated.

Mungo MacCallum Certainly the retouched version of Hanson has been taught a few street smarts by both the hard knocks of her past and the political savvy of those around her. But to call One Nation – the party of Malcolm Roberts and Rod Culleton – sophisticated suggests that Sinodinos must frequent some pretty rough company. Howard, who of all people should know better, says that the Greens are the real extremists – One Nation is not really extreme nowadays. This is arrant nonsense. One Nation has not changed except that some of the labels have been brought up to date – Hanson now targets Muslims rather than Asians. But her ideas on economics, immigration, foreign policy, social issues – you name it – are just as wacky as ever. Hanson has not changed: but enough of the electorate has been sufficiently Trumped to enable her to charge forward on her bandwagon of fear and prejudice without any consideration of policy. And in this regard she seems to have brought Barnett, and perhaps even Turnbull, to the party. The point, surely, is that there

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same suburb – on the same planet, for that matter. Supping with them requires not just a long spoon, you need an army of food tasters and a stomach pump at the ready. If policy does not matter – if it is all politics, all about winning at any cost – this is a licence to deal with the devil if he will deliver a few secondpreference votes. But with all the ill will in the world from Barnett, it may not actually deliver enough of them. Most One Nation voters are naturally perverse; that is why they are protest voters in the first place. And it appears that many of the Sandgropers are not inclined to comply with the ukase from head office – which means, in effect, Hanson and her eminence gris, James Ashby. They are not interested in reelecting the Barnett government – if they were, they would never have defected from it, or, more significantly, from Labor. One Nation preferences have seldom if ever been directed in the past, with the result that they have generally split more or less fifty-fifty, with, in some cases, an edge to Labor. If this is

the result in Western Australia, not only is Barnett doomed, but it will have been an open rebellion among the ranks of the One Nation rank and file. With more than a handful of loonies and bigots already having left or been disendorsed the new, sophisticated One Nation may well be on the way to the untidy demise of its previous incarnation. But in the meantime, Turnbull insists that it should be treated like any other party, or perhaps more so. The preference deal, he declares, is all about, and only about, giving the Libs a helping hand. Like Barnett, the implication is that it has nothing to do with policy – policy just doesn’t matter. But as more and more outrageous rants emerge from One Nation candidates, this is getting hard to sustain. Turnbull keeps turning back to the fact that Labor preferences The Greens, which it does. But The Greens, while at times moving to the extremes of policy, are at least rational. Pauline’s orcs are clearly off the edge of the known universe: they can work up another deranged conspiracy theory before breakfast and vomit it up before lunch. There is just no equivalence. Turnbull, having told us that he is now an agnostic on energy policy – whatever works, by which he means whatever is good politics – has now become an agnostic, even an atheist, when it comes to political morality. This is perhaps a matter between him and his confessor. But in the process, his cowardly and unprincipled stand brings the already shaky system of parliamentary democracy still further into disrepute. He may yet go down in history as the Attila who broke down Australian civil society and brought us into the new dark age ruled by the likes of Pauline Hanson.

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are some lines you do not cross. Preference deals are all very well when those involved have something in common. Labor and The Greens are often at daggers drawn, but as both are parties of the left and both are more or less rational, they are notionally on the same side. Similarly with the Liberals and the Nationals: their agendas are seldom the same in detail but there is enough common ground for them to find accommodation. One Nation is not in the

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t was announced this week that the Australian model of representative democratic government was officially dead. The news of its demise was provided by the (hopefully soon to be ex-) premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett. Explaining the reason his Liberal Party was preferring Pauline Hanson’s One Nation above his former colleagues the Nationals at the forthcoming election, the leader made light of it: ‘I don’t even know what their policies are,’ he boasted. ‘It has nothing to do with policy at all.’ So there we have it: the country’s longest-serving head of government, the senior conservative leader having easily outlasted any of his federal, state and territory counterparts, is standing for re-election over a deal which has nothing to do with policy. No policy, only politics: preparing to trade favours with everyone or anyone he thinks might give him an edge. In Canberra Malcolm Turnbull defended the arrangement: while refusing to say what he himself now thought of One Nation (a few months ago he said it would not be welcome in the parliament) he said that preference swaps did not mean policy endorsement: why, just look at Labor and The Greens! Well, sure, look at The Greens, now preferred by the Western Australian Nats above the Libs, who have been put on the bottom of some tickets. This payback chagrined even the normally ebullient Nationals leader, Barnaby Joyce, who was uncharacteristically restrained about the unedifying stoush. But neither he, nor Turnbull, nor anyone else who mattered within the coalition, was prepared to say directly that One Nation should not be given preferences because its policies are simply too horrible to contemplate. John Howard did, of course;

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Holiday rorting My thanks to Syd Craythorn, allegedly of Byron Bay, for his comment: ‘I suggest that “tourist and visitor accommodation” is accommodation provided by hotels, motels, backpacker establishments, and the like.’ (Letters, February 15). Syd must be referring to the backpacker place and hotels operating on Shirley Street in an R3 zoning. Hey, don’t you recall them getting over density restrictions by saying they would be ‘affordable housing’? I agree, Syd, they should cop the law and be turned into real homes for local peo-

ple, but your mate Richardson won’t do it. Wonder who Richardson’s mates are? Millions of dollars in fines just waiting to be collected, but where’s Council? Syd is ‘not persuaded’ that holiday letting of homes in R2 and R3 zones is illegal. The courts, of course, have set down 90 days as a minimum period of occupancy. Whether or not Syd is persuaded is irrelevant. You can run a BnB in R2 and R3, if you apply, get licensed, and live in the house. That’s what zonings and regulations are for. That gives us income, stable community, and a decent way of life.

That’s actually okay. The people doing one bedroom as a BnB in their home can get approved with a DA. Those renting empty to weekend trips are operating only because they are protected by Council. You were saying, Syd, about thoroughly researching before shooting off one’s mouth? Matt Hartley Byron Bay

Better land use What to do with rural land to answer our need for healthy environments? Instead of the proposed food hub close to Bangalow village, I’d suggest a) reforestation along

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Byron Creek and restoration of rainforest; b) splitting the land into parcels to lease to small farmers for growing healthy and abundant food to sell at our farmers markets; c) set aside a community garden and recreational park to showcase an example of how we can be self-sufficient and at the same time relaxed in our rural environments; d) space for a solar farm to benefit residential and commercial Bangalow village. If the owner of the land in question would propose something like this and asked for participation, I would gladly give my time to help creating and maintaining life-preserving, ecologically viable development that treasures natural resources and sustains fragile biodiversity. I believe that we need to strengthen our powers to deal with the imminent changes in weather and climate. Not to do that means promoting a costly denial. Dr Antoinette Ensbey Bangalow

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by Ian Rogers The ill-fated Women’s World Championship knockout tournament continues in Tehran, with the top seeds surviving in greater numbers than usual. Reigning Women’s World Champion Hou Yifan is boycotting the event, because she objects to the KO format. A 64 player knockout event, involving two game elimination matches where a single slip can be fatal, randomises the results so much that the top seed usually has less than a 10 per cent chance of winning the event. Players such as Anna Ushenina and Marija Muzychuk have been crowned Women’s World Champion after winning a KO tournament, only to be soundly defeated by Hou in matches. Hou was not the only star to stay away from Tehran. When players learnt that they would be forced to wear a hijab during games there were many objections, although only half a dozen players followed US Women’s Champion Nazi Paikidze’s call for a boycott. The host country Iran had high

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Bruns memorial pines in danger It was the blokes from Byron Bay, Bangalow, Mullumbimby, Billinudgel, Burringbar and Brunswick Heads who had returned from the horrors of Gallipoli and the Western Front who planted Coastal Cypress Pines as a memorial to the Battle of Lone Pine along the foreshore of Simpsons Creek, Brunswick Heads. It was a significant battle in Australia’s military history. ‘The dead were so thick on the ground that one Australian, Captain Harold Jacobs of the 1st Battalion, remarked “[t]he trench is so full of our dead that the only respect that we could show them was not to tread on their faces, the floor of the trench was just one carpet of them, this in addition to the ones we piled into Turkish dugouts.”’ History records that 8,497 soldiers were killed or wounded, of whom 2,277 were Australians. Seven Victoria Cross-

es were awarded. Today, it is at the site of Lone Pine in Turkey at which the Anzac commemorations are held. When a memorial was to be created in Brunswick Heads the land dimensions for the plantings were deliberately determined to represent the Lone Pine battlefield. The Coastal Cypress Pine was consciously selected as the closest native plant to symbolise the Lone Pine at Gallipoli. Plantings were deliberately done in grid formation to represent soldiers. Plantings began in 1918 and the seedlings continued to be nurtured during WWII. Of the original hundreds of matured pines there are approximately 101 existing trees. These trees in all probability stand as the oldest living war memorial, only to be challenged by a stand in Western Australia. The pines in Brunswick Terrace War Memorial Park

are listed on the National Trust of Australia and the NSW State Library for their historical significance. Furthermore, the entire land area is outside Council’s determined boundaries for the operation of the caravan park! NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust has optioned to relocate all of the long-term tenants in The Terrace caravan park into the War Memorial Park. This will undoubtedly require trenching for sewerage, water and power on the land that represents the Lone Pine battlefield. Furthermore, the Trust’s own environmental consultant stated that a 5m radius needs to be maintained around a pine in order to protect its critical root system. Not only does the Trust need to explain how it hopes to relocate all the permanent tenants in this area without desecrating the memorial land and trees but, more im-

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portantly, why it is of the position that it can develop a war memorial for residential purposes when other options within the caravan park are available. Patricia Warren Brunswick Heads

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Oppose Zionism, not the Jews Once again Fast Buck$â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racist and anti-Semitic remarks have appeared in The Echo (Letters, February 8). Here he repeats opinions he expressed a few weeks earlier: that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;there are many Jews who would kill any Arab on sightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In light of their long experience the Jews, of all people, ought to know better. Accordingly, I [â&#x20AC;Ś] expect a higher standard of them than I do of Arabsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not racist (re both Jews and Arabs) I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what is. I feel, at least as strongly as Fast Buck$ does, that the Zionist occupation of Palestine is unconscionable, and I acknowledge that he has made some valid points about this. When Vic Alhadeff and Michael Burd responded to a letter by him with familiar and false Zionist clichĂŠs, I rebutted them (Letters, January 25), but added that Fast Buck$ too couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be let off the hook for disseminating the basically anti-Semitic, but also Zionist, conflation of the nation of Jewish Israelis with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the Jewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, even though the majority of Jews in the world are citizens of other countries, and many of them, like myself, condemn the Zionist occupation of Palestine. To condemn â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the Jewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rather than the Zionists is a grave and dangerous error. And Zionist crimes against the indigenous population of Palestine are more extensive than the acts of the Irgun and Stern Gang terrorists he mentions (though no more so than those perpetrated here in Australia, or in other countries colonised by Europeans). It appears that Fast Buck$ did not read my response. Actually, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason why he should have. So Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really wondering why The Echo republished his anti-Semitic re-

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continued from page 15 very few people, considering that 30 per cent of all ratepayers are on minimum rates of 695 dollars a year. The average rate in Byron Bay is $1,620.42. The average rate in Mullumbimby is $822.28, according to Council. Suffolk Park and Byron Bay make up 37 per cent of the Shireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ratepayers but pay 49.9 per cent of the rates. Mullumbimby and Ocean Shores make up 32.9 per cent of the Shireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ratepayers and contribute 21.4 per cent in rates. Many on high land values are carrying the main burden, unable to afford the

marks after Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d pointed them up in my previous letter. Richard Flantz Wilsons Creek Q I fully agree with S Kleimanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim that my van (actually a small sedan) does contain disgusting slogans (Letters, February 15). What could be more offensive than 1948: 800,000 forced at gunpoint out of homes and farms. Palestinians call this the Nakba or catastrophe or 2014: Israel killed 2,314 and injured 17,125, written on the passenger side? And if those facts got up Kleimanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nose then what about the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side with Free Gaza! 1.8 million trapped by Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illegal land, sea and air siege. Israel calls killing them â&#x20AC;&#x153;mowing the lawnâ&#x20AC;?? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough to make one vomit! Kleiman appears to want Byron Council to ban my Palestinemobile. I am accused of being â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;outrageously antiSemiticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; but am a financial supporter of Jewish Voice for Peace and the Israeli human rights organisation, Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Tselem. I am completely on side with the 327 survivors and descendants of the Holocaust who published an open letter in the New York Times on August 24, 2014, condemning the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;massacre of Palestinians in Gaza and the ongoing occupation and colonisation of historic Palestineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Over to you, Kleiman. Prove your accusations against me or shut up. Gareth W R Smith Palestine Liberation Centre Byron Bay Q S

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steep rate increases; many others are hardly affected. Council still needs to get approval from the independent regulator IPART before collecting the money. For the approval Council needs to prove that the need and purpose of a different revenue path are clearly articulated and identified, that the community is aware of the need for and the extent of a rate rise and that the impact on the affected ratepayers is reasonable. Submissions can be sent directly to IPART through their website localgovernment@ipart.nsw.gov.au un-

cupation Diaries by Raja Shehadeh (Palestinian Christian). Both books detail the daily suffering and hardship imposed upon the Palestinian people by the harsh and brutal Israeli state which, with its brutal oppression and merciless seizing of land, is ultimately no different from Islamic State. Perhaps he will then understand why so many people are horrified by the illegal occupation of Palestine and why it is important that this brutal, gross injustice is constantly brought to attention. Rick Molloy Goonengerry Q Mr Kleiman, as a resident of

Byron Shire and a Jew (child of Holocaust survivors), I feel it is crucial to correct the record (as the editor has done). Firstly, The Echo always publishes responses to both Gareth Smith and Fast Buck$ from a selection of Zionist champions. Have you not seen regular contributions from Vic Alhadeff (Jewish Board of Deputies) and others who represent the Zionist lobby? Mr Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle is a political statement, not a racist or misogynist one. It says nothing about Jews; it highlights only the terrible oppression of the Palestinians. To ban such a vehicle would truly challenge our right to protest all global injustice. Your error, an error commonly used by Zionists to gain a sympathetic ear, is to conflate Jewishness and Zionism or Israeli government policy. People here and overseas are constantly denigrating the land of my birth, Australia, for its treatment of its own Indigenous people and asylum seekers locked indefinitely in detention. Long live such denigration when a nation does wrong. Jenny Bush Wilsons Creek til March 13 or via mail or passed on from the relevant minister. Jens Krause Byron Bay

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permanent rate rise across the Shire. This resulted from a vote achieved by a coalition of convenience between all nonLabor councillors. Jan Hackett and I voted against a rate rise. An extensive and expensive community consultation was undertaken on the premise it was to inform the decision-making. With such an outcome I now consider the consultation process to be a mere tick-box exercise. Having been put through the council consultation wringer and having your opinions put out to dry, you may be feeling a little bit peeved. You may want to ask councillors a few pertinent questions. Why was the overwhelming community view ignored? How much did the consultation process cost ratepayers? And, what happens if the state government rejects the proposal as just an extravagant money grab by an unim-

aginative local council? I voted against the rate rise because I do not believe it is a sound financial proposition to place the burden of Council’s infrastructure backlog on the already overstretched household budgets of our residents. We live in one of the most unaffordable shires in Australia. From Council’s own figures, tourists cause up to 30 per cent of the infrastructure expense while residents and farmers pay over 80 per cent of all council rates. There is a clear imbalance here. Council needs to consider a different financial plan to get out of this backlog mess that has been created by successive councils. This will become particularly relevant if the state government rejects the rate proposal. Among other items I propose the following: 1. Increase parking fees in Byron Bay to $4 an hour.

2. Increase parking fees on beachfront locations such as Main Beach and Wategos to $5 an hour. 3. Introduce parking fees in limited areas of Brunswick Heads and Bangalow. 4. Ensure that properties used as short-term accommodation (ie holiday let or Airbnb) for more than three months of the year are classified in the business rate. 5. Increase the commercial rate share progressively from 19.5 per cent to 25 per cent over the next three years. 6. Utilise Council’s loanborrowing capacity over a 25-year period to finance the construction of new longterm infrastructure. This is a financial plan to address the shortcomings of a council that needs to adopt smarter fiscal wisdom rather than just pulling the rates trigger. Cr Paul Spooner Byron Bay

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Landclearing significant in rainfall reduction Dailan Pugh

It is obvious that climate change is underway. It’s been getting hotter, rainfalls have been declining and droughts intensifying. While rising carbon dioxide emissions are responsible for many of our climate woes, they are not the whole problem. Overwhelming evidence from around the world shows landclearing has directly caused a significant reduction in regional rainfalls and an increase in land temperatures. It is important that the government recognises that when they approve the clearing of forests and woodlands they are approving rainfall reductions, increasing temperatures, intensifying droughts and increasing salinity. The past 200 years of landclearing have cost us dearly. Since 1950 the most heavily cleared regions of eastern and southern Australia have experienced rainfall declines of between 30mm and 50mm per decade. If we want to do something to stop this decline, the first step is to stop further landclearing, and the second is to begin revegetating our denuded landscapes.

Wide Brown Land sculpture by Marcus Tatton, Chris Viney and Futago at the National Arboretum, Canberra nationalarboretum.act.gov.au. Photo Percita flickr.com/dittmars

Draconian laws The draconian landclearing laws passed by expremier Baird will allow renewed broadscale clearing of native vegetation in NSW when they come into force in July 2017. The new premier Gladys Berejiklian has only four months left to change these draconian laws and implement strong regulations. We need to convince her to do so. Ter rest r ia l climates evolved over hundreds of millions of years as vegetation colonised the land and created conditions more suitable for its own growth: modifying temperatures, conserving moisture and enhancing rainfall as it progressed inland. Human civilisations emerged within the climate created by the vegetation, modifying the vegetation to suit their purposes, sometimes with dire climatic consequences. Vegetation does not just respond to rainfall, it actively generates its own. It recycles water from the soil back into the atmosphere by transpiration, creates the updrafts that facilitate condensation as the warm air rises and cools, creates pressure gradients that draw moist air in from afar,

Nazca lines on the landcsape. Read ‘Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation’s downfall’ at http://bit.ly/nazcafall. Photo Dom Crossley flickr.com/flashcurd

and, just to be sure, releases the atmospheric particles which are the cloud condensation nuclei around which raindrops form. Forests have been described as ‘biotic pumps’ driving regional rainfall because their high rates of transpiration return large volumes of moisture to the atmosphere and suck in moisture-laden air from afar. While most of our rain originates from evaporation of the oceans, it is estimated that 40 per cent of the rain that falls on land comes from evaporation from the land and, most importantly, from transpiration by vegetation. Recycled water vapour becomes increasingly important for inland rainfall. Having created and attracted the water vapour, the plants then make it rain. Plants emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as plant scents and the blue haze characteristic of eucalypt forests. They play an important role in communication between plants, and messages

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from plants to animals, and also between plants and moisture-laden air. They oxidise in the air to form cloud condensation nuclei.

Creating shade The transpiration of vegetation also results in evaporative cooling whereby the surface heat is transferred to the atmosphere in water vapour. The resultant clouds also help shade and cool the surface. There is abundant scientific evidence that deforestation and degradation of vegetation causes significant reductions in rainfall by: • reducing the recycling of rainfall to the atmosphere by transpiration; • reducing the drawing in of moist coastal air; • reducing updrafts of moist air; • reducing rooting depth and the recycling of deep soil moisture; • increasing loss of water from the land by runoff; and • reducing the organic aerosols necessary for the condensation of raindrops.

It has been estimated that since European settlement, land clearing in eastern Australia has directly resulted in an average summer rainfall decrease of 4–12 per cent and a warming of around 0.4–2oC. This conforms with studies from around the world that land clearing significantly affects rainfall and climate. Southwest Western Australia provides a clear example of the folly of overclearing vegetation. By 1950, 30 per cent of the arable area had been cleared, increasing to 72 per cent by 1980. In the mid-1970s a clearing ‘tipping-point’ appears to have been reached and the region experienced a step-wise change in climate manifesting as a rapid 15–20 per cent decrease in rainfall and an associated 50 per cent decrease in runoff into Perth’s drinking water catchments. Since 1996 this decline in rainfall from the long-term average has increased to around 25 per cent. In 2001 there was another shift with a

further 50 per cent reduction in runoff. Studies have concluded that in southwest Western Australia up to 50–80 per cent of the rainfall decline since 1970, and 50 per cent of the observed warming since European settlement, could be attributed to landclearing. Despite the reduction in rainfall, groundwater has risen on cleared lands, turning most of the streams saline and affecting more than 500,000 hectares of previously productive agricultural land. And while the conversion of oldgrowth forest to regrowth is having the effect of increasing transpiration, it is not compensating for the losses, and with declining rainfalls the water stress is killing trees and drying catchments.

Salinity Across drier areas of Australia the removal of deeprooted forests and woodlands has caused watertables to rise, allowing long-buried saline groundwaters to rise towards the surface, with the resultant dryland salinity affecting millions of hectares. This has turned many of our rivers saline, caused widespread degradation of native ecosystems and agricultural lands, destroyed infrastructure, and diminished biodiversity. And it can take decades or centuries for the impacts to manifest. Some 7.5 million hectares of NSW’s agricultural lands are considered at risk. The overwhelming evidence from around the world is that land-clearing has directly caused a significant reduction in regional rainfalls and an increase in land temperatures. These impacts have been compounded through the release of stored CO2,

with land clearing contributing around a third of our CO2 emissions in the past two centuries. We have to heed the evidence and stop what we are doing to avoid reaching yet more rainfall tipping points.

Plant trees By clearing we are replacing atmospheric H2O with CO2. We have to allow our remaining forests to grow old to return their function as the biotic pumps driving our rainfall, while enhancing their role as carbon storehouses. We need to plant back trees in denuded landscapes to repair our hydrological cycles and take up more carbon. With global warming gathering momentum there is no time to waste. History is littered with failed civilisations that cleared too much vegetation and changed the climate to one unfavourable for their own survival, such as the Nazca of southern Peru and Anasazi of southwest USA. Clearing and degradation of native vegetation has now progressed to the stage where regional impacts are turning into global impacts. Download full report Clearing Our Rainfall Away at http://bit.ly/clearfall. Dailan Pugh is an artist and longtime environmental activist. He was was awarded the Peter Rawlinson Conservation Award by the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2001 for outstanding contributions to environmental conservation and an Order of Australia Medal in 2003 for services to forest conservation. He is active in the North East Forest Alliance nefa.org.au and his artwork and more of his background are at dailanpugh.com.

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Property www.echo.net.au/echo-property The Sydney market is set for a bumper number of auctions scheduled for this weekend. According to auctioneer Damien Cooley, fear is leading to more auctions as vendors try to avoid missing out on the peak of the market. A total of 926 auctions are scheduled for February 25 according to APM price finder figures, but that number could be higher on the day. The activity has been put down to FOMO, or fear of missing out. There is increasing talk about market corrections and many vendors have decided to come to the market earlier than planned so they can capitalise on the still-buoyant conditions. Property Insider spoke to some of the local agents to see if what is happening in the Sydney market is being reflected in the local market. David Mills, principal and auctioneer at McGrath, says that in our local market it is still very much the buyers who have a fear of missing out. ‘Although there is talk of market

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After a fantastic end to 2016 Harcourts Northern Rivers and in particular the Byron Bay team have recently attended an awards event for results in the last quarter of the year. ‘We were overwhelmed and excited to receive a total of five recognition awards throughout the night, showing that a regional office can mix it up with its city counterparts,’ says Steve Leslie, principal. Brett McDonald received a gold pin, an award that recognises sales in excess of $5m and Steve Leslie, principal,

also received a gold pin and a Silver sales status award. Chris Maund, received a Bronze sales status award. We are enormously proud of all the individual achievements and of the fact that the team as a whole was recognised as one of the top earning offices in NSW. The Harcourts motto, as proudly displayed in both Ballina and the Byron Bay offices, is: ‘People first, Doing the right thing, Being courageous, Fun and laughter’. It would seem to be working for them.

correction all the economic indicators are showing no slow down. Although there is pressure on banks to decrease lending for investments, the owner/occupier market is still flying. I have conducted 15 auctions between Ballina and Palm Beach in February so far, but it’s not because vendors are jumping on the bandwagon. These auctions have been planned since before Christmas.’ Julie-Ann Manahan Licensee and principal at Raine & Horne Ocean Shores, tells a similar story. While Ocean Shores and the north of the Shire may not have the allure Byron Bay does to people thinking of moving to this

area, for locals it is a very desirable and more affordable place to live. ‘There are many more buyers that sellers’, says Julie-Ann ‘That is the biggest frustration for us at the moment: we have so many people seeking our help to find them a new home and there is so little on the market.’ James Young, director and sales manager of First National Byron Bay, says that what’s happening in Sydney is definitely not the case in the local market. ‘People are wanting to leave Sydney and the other major cities and they are wanting to move here,’ says James. ‘When people come to see us to buy a property up here, we are sell-

ing far more than real estate,’ says James, ‘we are selling dreams. Everybody dreams of living here’. Here, there are low levels of stock and high demand. ‘That combination provides the perfect circumstances for the auction method of sale to give outstanding results. We are often seeing results over expectation,’ says James. It is true that the beginning of 2017 has been one of the strongest starts to the year that he has seen. ‘Getting a good result with the sale of your property is all about timing, says James and right now is the strongest start to a year that I have seen in at least the last 15.’

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We currently have high numbers of interstate and international buyers looking to secure their ‘Unique Estates’. Call Gary to discuss your property sale. Specialising in selling ‘Unique Estates’ in the Byron Shire hinterland and with over 15 years of industry experience, Gary will maximise your results through strong negotiation, unique branding & targeted marketing.

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The Audited Media Association of Australia has measured the average weekly print distribution for the six months ended 30 September 2016 as: The Byron Shire Echo: 23,190 The Byron Shire News: 15,534

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Delivered to significantly more homes and businesses across a larger area, The Echo is clearly the more effective place for your print advertising.

It’s just how we roll. Your properties appear in 7,000 more papers each week than those in the other local newspaper; The Echo is enjoyed where no other paper distributes. According to Roy Morgan Research, your properties are seen by twice as many people in The Byron Shire Echo (v the Byron Shire News). In addition our website (117,500 unique visitors in the month ended 17 December 2015) is visited by more than five times as many people per month. Your advertising spend stays in your community because The Echo is the only local newspaper that has 100 per cent local ownership. The largest shareholder in APN (Northern Star, Byron Shire News, Ballina Advocate etc) is Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Print advertising drives traffic to your website and generates increased activity. It is recognised that a combination of print and online advertising is most effective for property marketing. The most effective print advertising is in Echo Property.

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Have you been looking for that special place ? A great location where you can establish your family’s roots, a beautiful space where you can design your own home. 77 Orana Road, Ocean Shores is that location... This is where your coastal lifestyle begins.... Discover the simple, unhurried pace of life where local and community facilities all come together, offering a life of opportunity. A large percentage of the 1043sqm block is cleared and fully serviced, the land is ready to build on and conveniently located moments from transport, Ocean Shores Shopping Centre, Parks and Schools with ease of access to the Highway. Only minutes’ drive from South Golden Beach and 5 minutes to Brunswick Heads.

Auction: 25th March 10am Inspect: By appointment Contact: Julie-Ann Manahan 0411 081 118 Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads

Home delivered to: Andersons Hill Bangalow Billinudgel Brunswick Heads Byron Bay Coorabell Eureka Federal Fernleigh Goonengerry Lennox Head Main Arm Mullumbimby New Brighton North Ocean Shores Ocean Shores Possum Creek South Golden Beach Tintenbar Wilsons Creek Bulk drops: Ballina Bexhill Burringbar Clunes Federal Lismore Murwillumbah • Home delivery shaded pink • Bulk drops red dots

We look forward to continuing to bring you an expanded and comprehensive property guide in 2017, which will be home delivered up hill and down dale across the Byron Shire and beyond, via an unrivalled distribution network. Cheers, The Echo Property Team 22 February 22, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo

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You’ll be captivated by the supreme sense of peace and serenity here. Set amongst the pristine rolling hills, this private 21 acre property offers a multitude of options for the savvy buyer • 3 bed, 2 bath main home with polished timber floors • Lead light windows, brick fireplace, private veranda • Self contained guest quarters, studio or man cave • Shade house, sprinkler system, nursery quarters

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Have you been looking for that special place? This is where your coastal lifestyle begins. Discover the simple, unhurried pace of life where local and community facilities all come together, offering a life of opportunity. • 1043 square metres • Cleared & fully serviced • Ready to build your dream home • Close to community facilities • House plans available

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A stylish and relaxed lifestyle could be yours in this bright and airy single-level master-built home with room for your extended family to come and stay. Set in a peaceful cul-de-sac the quality property is just 4 minutes drive or a 15 minute stroll from the pristine sands of South Golden Beach. From the moment you enter this inviting residence youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll notice an ambience of space and light. A wide hallway enhances the sense of spaciousness with high ceilings and a multitude of high set windows to bring the natural light streaming in. There are 4 generous bedrooms with built in robes, walk in robe and ensuite to oversized master and a separate study or private home office. Open plan living areas flow effortlessly out to the large covered alfresco area overlooking the glistening salt water pool and spa.

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Open for Inspection ELDERS REAL ESTATE BANGALOW

LJ HOOKER BRUNSWICK HEADS

• 39 Granuaille Road, Bangalow. Wed 10–10.30am • 49 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Fri 10–10.30am • 39 Granuaille Road, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 49 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 122 Broken Head Road, Newrybar. Sat 12–12.30pm

• 2 Nargoon Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 1/4 Halyard Court, North Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 14 Banool Court, North Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm

FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 179 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Wed 1–1.30pm • 892 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Wed 2–2.30pm • 256 Dingo Lane, Myocum. Thu 9–9.30am • 111 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Thu 10–10.30am • 23 Ann Street, Mullumbimby. Thu 11–11.30am • 16 Browns Crescent, McLeods Shoot. Thu 2–2.30pm • 256 Dingo Lane, Myocum. Fri 9–9.30am • 35 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow. Fri 10–10.30am • House 6, 155–159 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Fri 10–10.30am • 14 Orchid Place, Mullumbimby. Fri 11–11.30am • 35 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow. Sat 9–9.30am • 6-8 Browning Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 111 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 43 Jacaranda Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 892 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Sat 10–10.30am • 35a Belongil Crescent, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 45 Orana Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 23 Ann Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 14 Orchid Place, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 16 Browns Crescent, McLeods Shoot. Sat 11–11.30am • 54 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 311 Booyong Road, Nashua. Sat 12–12.30pm • 1/25 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 179 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm • 54 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm

LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE LENNOX HEAD • 2/24 Elkhorn Parade, Ballina. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 Sapphire Court, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am • 18 Pacific Heights Drive, Cumbalum. Sat 11–11.30am • 14 Lindsay Avenue, Cumbalum. Sat 12–12.30pm • 23 Amber Drive, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm

MCGRATH BYRON BAY • 4/55 Brandon Street, Suffolk Park. Thurs 5–5.30pm • 81 James Street, Dunoon. Sat 9–9.30am • 2 Silky Oak Court, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 4/55 Brandon Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 133 Foresters Way, Tintenbar. Sat 11–11.30am • 53 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 6 Hilltop Place, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm • Lot 10/213 Coorabell Road, Coorabell. Sat 1–1.30pm • 1533 Nimbin Road, Koonorigan. Sat 3–3.30pm

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FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 113 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. $2,000,000 to $2,200,000 • 311 Booyong Road, Nashua. $1,280,000 to $1,360,000 • 111 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. $745,000 to $795,000 • 54 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Auction Wed 29th March 4pm onsite • 45 Orana Road, Ocean Shores. $595,000 to $645,000 • 1/25 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. Contact Agent

FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 38 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay. Auction 5th March 2pm onsite • 16 Browns Crescent, McLeods Shoot. Auction 11th March 11.30am onsite • 54 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Auction Wed 29th March 4pm onsite

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MCGRATH BYRON BAY • 2/33 Coogera Circuit, Suffolk Park. Saturday 25th February 11.30am • 61 Caniaba Crescent, Suffolk Park. Saturday 25th February 12pm • 2 Silky Oak Court, Suffolk Park Saturday 4th March 10am • 81 James Street, Dunoon. Saturday 18th March 1pm • 4/55 Brandon Street, Suffolk Park. Saturday 25th March 12pm

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MCGRATH BYRON BAY • 81 James Street, Dunoon • 4/55 Brandon Street, Suffolk Park • 1533 Nimbin Road, Koonorigan • 6 Hilltop Place, Lennox Head

RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • Lot 2 Crabbes Creek Road, Crabbes Creek

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Top chefs at Harvest’s A stockpot full of praise ‘Regional Dinner’ By Vivienne Pearson

Would you like to eat, in the one night, the food of some of the best chefs of the extended ‘region’: from Wasabi at Noosa Sound, Paper Daisy at Cabarita, Rick Shores at Burleigh, Three Blue Ducks at Byron and Harvest at Newrybar? You’d normally need to borrow my helicopter, but I’m using it this week to fly to Harvest at Newrybar on Sunday night for a 5 course set menu featuring a dish from each of the above chefs, with matching wines (non-alcoholic options available if you don’t have your own pilot). The third such ‘Regional Dinner’, it promises

to be quite an event. The first course will begin around the Harvest Fire Pit, diners will move to the Old Bakery for the second course, then proceed up the stairs to the restaurant for the final three. Each course will showcase the passions and efforts of each individual chef. Local wine producer Jilly Wines of Clunes will perfectly match each course, with options including Stone & Wood’s ales and lager, and the night promises to be both energetic and informative. For more information phone 6687 2644 or email sam@harvestnewrybar.com.au.

‘I’m always humbled by anyone saying anything nice about us, even a nice comment on Facebook or Instagram,’ says Graeme Stockdale of Stockpot Kitchen based at the Bangalow Bowling Club.

Endless Summer Seafood Feast

So it stands to reason that Graeme (known mainly as Gray but also as ‘Big Red’, thanks to his chest-length red beard) was blown away by receiving the ‘Best Regional’ award from the Australian Good Food and Travel Guide (AGFG).

The next Blake’s Table will feature local seafood legend Rob Moir of Northern Rivers Seafood. Rob and his family have owned and operated the business for more than 30 years! As a result of many years of experience, they have established a very strong and loyal customer base in both retail and wholesale. Rob and Blake have carefully chosen a selection of local seafood to showcase a menu like no other! Book early to avoid disappointment. Friday 24 February from 6.30pm in Spinnakers Restaurant, Level One, Ballina RSL Club. Just $69 per head includes a drink on arrival, several courses plus dessert. Guests will hear from Blake and Rob during the evening meal. Non-seafood lovers can also be catered for if you notify the restaurant at the time of booking.

Chef Blake and seafood legend Rob Moir Held four times a year in Spinnakers Restaurant, Blake’s Table is a locally sourced produce feast that includes several courses plus dessert. Each one is very different as Blake invites a few special producers to join him in preparing a memorable evening. During the evening guests meet and greet the producers and Blake. Always a wonderful dining experience. More information and bookings, phone 6681 9500 or visit rsl.ballinarsl.com.au/ blakes-table-2/

Family evening in Byron My wife and I visited the Byron Artisan Markets in Railway Park last Saturday night after dinner. There was a surprising number of interesting food stalls, some pretty good live music playing and lots of space. We thought, ‘Next time bring the kids, they’ll love it.’ In fact, if you want to try it, this Saturday 25 February would be a particularly good time, as from 4pm there’ll be some special kid-friendly activities such as a jumping castle, face painting, Shorty the Clown, and upbeat retro tunes. The markets are free, and are on each Saturday night during summer. Byron Markets manager Karen Pieper says, ‘Parents can relax this Saturday as the kids will be catered for with magic tricks, balloon animals, the jumping castle, the playground and the ever-popular climbing tree.’

Graeme (aka Gray, aka Big Red) with his team – Paul, Jim, Byron, Jess and Seth in the new outdoor area. Credit: Vivienne Pearson

The AGFG (www.agfg.com.au) awards are open for voting throughout a calendar year. Gray was unaware that he was even in the running until he was notified in January of his win. ‘I had to ring them to find out more because I wasn’t sure which category we’d won,’ Gray says. It turns out it was the People’s Choice Award – the best award in Gray’s mind. ‘They said: “You were just ranked top in the northern rivers area full stop,” Gray says, shaking his head in disbelief. A second humbling came when Stockpot Kitchen was included as one of the ‘Byron Bay Top 10 Eats’ by local slow-food advocate Kate Walsh. Kate, who runs the Real Food Project (www.realfoodprojects.com), sums up what the Stockpot Kitchen is about when she says: ‘Gray and Jen totally rock the Bangalow Bowlo with their versions of smoky southern goodness… burgers, fried chicken are the staples… their commitment to sourcing locally grown and raised produce is second to none and the beers are cheap. What more could you want?’

in September last year, I’d say Stockpot have the trifecta. How are they coping with their popularity? ‘We’ve become a big team,’ says Gray. ‘But we don’t want to be like the hospitality places we grew up in – we’re big on paying people properly, not working stupid hours, having holidays and having a beer together at the end of the week.’ The Bangalow Bowlo has just completed a cool new upgrade to their outdoor area, with a new verandah, umbrellas and shade sail. ‘It’s made it even more family friendly,’ says Bowlo manager Shane Ironside. A fully fenced bowling green, originally constructed to allow futsal games, has become an informal area for kids to enjoy while their parents are enjoying their food. Informally known as the Kids Cage, it’s another factor making the outdoor area perfect for summer evenings. Overall, what makes Gray happiest is that current trends have caught up with his natural style. ‘This cooking with fire and smoke is my thing,’ he says. ‘Because this is my show, I can do the food I want to eat.’ It is the fact that so many people share his love of this food that leaves him truly humbled. Stockpot Kitchen is at Bangalow Bowling Club. Open for Dinner Tues–Sat from 5pm, Lunch Fri and Sat from 11.30am. Visit their website at stockpotkitchen. com.au or see Facebook and Instagram for impromptu offers and specials (@The Stockpot Kitchen).

Have the accolades made any difference to business? ‘I’m not sure to be honest,’ says Gray. ‘We were already at the stage where we’re doing 100 – 350 meals a night.’

‘Be sure to bring your dancing shoes’, she says, ‘Sebastiaan Scholtens will be performing highly danceable 60s rock & roll classics both kids and parents will love!’

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They say good things come in threes so, along with the Golden Fork their Southern Style Fried Chicken took out at Sample Food Festival

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Good Taste BYRON BAY

BALLINA

Ballina RSL Club River St, Ballina 6681 9500 www.ballinarsl.com.au Open 7 Days Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks

Blakes Table Seafood night with special guest, local seafood guru Rob Moir Friday 24 February from 6.30pm Level 1 Spinnakers Function Room Shared style menu - Tickets $69 Complimentary Welcome Beverage

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AUTHENTIC INDIAN RESTAURANT â&#x20AC;˘ Chef specials every night â&#x20AC;˘ Exciting New Menu â&#x20AC;˘ 10% off for seniors every day â&#x20AC;˘ Catering available for parties â&#x20AC;˘ Vegan and gluten free food available â&#x20AC;˘ Complimentary papadams if pre-booked!

BRUNSWICK HEADS

The Pacific Bistro & FUNCTION CENTRE

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

$10 Lunch Special Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri, nothing over $20 Weekend roasts Specialising in Chargrilled steaks, great seafood, handmade pasta. Enjoy a family dining atmosphere with a kids menu available. Function bookings available

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

Naked Treaties RAW Bar

Treehouse on Belongil

New summer menu out now! Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night. Presenting incredible original music in Byronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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

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&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a popular spot so bookings are recommended.

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Raw, Vegan, Local, Organic Nourishing Vegan, Raw + Cooked, Plant based and Paleo. Gluten, Dairy food, Epic Smoothies, Organic Coffee and Chai and Sugar free. on our Creamy House-Made Almond Mylk. 2/3 Marvell St www.nakedtreaties.com.au 7amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4pm, 7 days + Friday Nights coming soon! Insta #nakedtreaties

Main Street Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders 18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

Luscious Foods Mon-Fri 7.30amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;3pm 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228 www.lusciousfoods.com.au

The Beet Vegan Restaurant Open 7 days 11amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;10pm (last orders at 9:30pm) Shop 6 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street Bookings: 6685 6520

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Italian at the Pacific provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest cocktails and wines.

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

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

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

Succulent CafĂŠ Experience Western fused Northeast Asian Cuisine 3/8 Byron St, Byron Bay P 6685 5711 We take private parties & functions. Takeaway Available. BYO.

Brekkie Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun All day till 3.30pm Lunch Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun 12pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;3.30pm Signature Asian-style free-range fried chicken and sizzling plates Will be fully liquor licensed soon

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Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $52 per person

Korean chef specialising in Korean and Cantonese BYO Booking any celebration party available included Karaoke, DJ $12 All-day Special 4/84 Jonson St, Dine In, Takeaway and Home Delivery Available Byron Bay Open 8am until late - Monday to Saturday Phone 6685 7732 Facebook Sura Asian Cuisine Restaurant sura.asian.au@gmail.com

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Gourmet burgers created by chefs Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations. Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours â&#x20AC;˘ Breakfast and lunch â&#x20AC;˘ Wood-fired pizzas â&#x20AC;˘ Fresh juices â&#x20AC;˘ Great coffee Pizza deliveries now available Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights to Sunrise, Arts & Industry Estate and Ewingsdale

NOW OPEN! Modern Vegan Dining Byron Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first 100% vegan restaurant. Ethical. Compassionate. Healthy. Delicious. Facebook/Instagram: @thebeetbyronbay

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

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

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Warung Bagus 3/14 Bay St (opposite the surf club) 7amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm daily Dine in or takeaway 6685 5194

Hogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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

Casual beachfront cafe with indoor/outdoor seating and sea views. All-day breakfast, Indonesian lunch, plus snacks and coffee, juices, smoothies and cakes. Gluten-free specialists with a great variety of vegan options plus beef, chicken and fish. Follow us! @warungbagusbyronbay Hogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Breath Cafeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meals, a range of Lite Options, plus their famous Prime Rib Steak â&#x20AC;&#x201C; slow cooked for up to 18 hours for maximum flavour and tenderness. Kids eat free Mon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wed nights and you can grab lunch for just $9.90, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something to please the whole family.

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Fishheads

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

Success Thai Mon-Fri 12-3pm Dinner 7 days from 5pm. 3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7798 www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

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

BEACH FRONT DINING Group Bookings Welcomed Phone 6680 7632 functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

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WHEN THE JOY OF SURFING IS A GIVEN GIVEN IS THE SIMPLE Y E T P OW E R F U L LY CO N T E M P L AT I V E STO RY O F A U N I Q U E FA M I LY L E G AC Y CO M E F U L L C I RC L E .

Told through the visceral experiences of a 6-year-old, Given follows legendary surfers Aamion and Daize Goodwin from their island home of Kauai through 15 different countries in the quest for surf and to fulfil a calling handed down through generations. Byron Bay Surf Festival creative director James McMillan selected this film because he feels it sums up the real side of surf culture and surf community better than any other film in history. Was this something you feel as well? This movie is an ode to surfing but goes so much deeper. Aamion – I think to document surfing at its finest it’s so important to travel without an agenda. See what you find behind that next turn so to speak. Daize – We had no story and let the whole thing unfold naturally. Sometimes the waves were amazing, sometimes they were super flat. But the beauty of surfing is really whom you meet along the way and that’s what this story is about – the characters along the way. You have been on a whirlwind tour with the film. Take us through your life and the reception you have had. Aamion – People are looking for answers. They don’t want to live in fear, and really they want to believe this world is a beautiful place, which it is. Daize – It hasn’t been anything like the whirlwind we were on shooting this film. Going to neighbouring islands, to the mainland and Australia really are like taking a sweet vacation. It has been so eye-opening to see how people are responding to this film. We knew we were onto something that was bigger than us as we started to journey across the planet but had no idea how perfect the timing would be when it came out. On your travels in this movie, you spend time in Australia. Talk us through the most memorable moment of this location for you. Aamion – For me the simplicity of Red Bluff was mesmerising. I have always come to the Gold Coast, and have absolutely adored everything about it. The rawness of the west coast definitely blew my mind.

Daize – Oh, girl, there was so much good that came out of this, mostly for me as a mother learning not to let fear creep in at all. There was also a lot of hard stuff as well. Many times I wondered what in the world I was doing taking my How are you feeling about returning to Oz, premiering your kids on these long flights and to places I had never even been to check if it was safe. What we found is that everyone film here at the Byron Bay Surf Festival and bringing the welcomed us. People were so happy to see that we, as an family back to enjoy the Aussie surf community. American family, had left our homeland and were travelling Aamion – We couldn’t be happier to come and experience the to show our kids the beauty of every country we visited. I Gold Coast and northern rivers. Daize has been talking about the really firmly believe that travelling is the best education and region for years. that unless we get out and travel we are only reading one Daize – I’ve always wanted to bring the family here and even page of the most amazing book. Aamion has never been. So excited for a little family time as well Given – what a kid! What did you learn about your son in the living in a camper van for two weeks and exploring. making of this film? Daize – I’d say the thing that stood out most was when our son chased a brown snake into the bushes thinking that he could grab it and play with it. It’s funny because he even still remembers it as well.

How would you describe the experience of having your life documented for so long?

Aamion – Once we heard him narrate a paragraph or two we knew that this was natural for him.

Daize – Now that it’s over and the film is so beautiful, you look back and think what a special time it was. Especially as kids grow so fast and we have all of True’s ‘firsts’ documented, we’re feeling pretty blessed. It wasn’t always easy during the journey, and I even wanted to quit many times and return to our little paradise in the middle of the ocean. Shooting this movie taught me a lot, especially that without sacrifice nothing amazing is made.

Daize – Honestly as a mother who has been in the modelling industry and entertainment world I wanted nothing more than to shelter our son. It was pretty clear though within the first few weeks of shooting that he was a natural and that he absolutely loved to be a part of the whole production.

One of the film’s themes is centred around family bonds. Considering a lot of our attendees will be coming as part of a family group. What do you think they will reflect on while watching your journey in this regard? Aamion – Unfortunately we live in a society now where most kids are attached to their devices, even at meals around the dinner table. The family bond is what will keep our future solid.

You guys are going to be at Sunday’s Freestyle & Stoke Surf Day, a non-competitive day of surfing with the big names coming to the Bay. You are in the fins event at 8.30am, and Daize you are in the mermaids event at 1130am, where a winner will be chosen by the crowd and a panel of judges for the pure stoke and fun of surfing. How important is it to be a part of events that are not about points or technique in this sport that you love?

Daize – Family is everything to us.

Aamion – These types of contests really bring back the reason we all started in the first place – for the fun of it.

A lot of women dream of travelling with their kids, but the reality sounds too exhausting for most of us! But in your case, to be pregnant and giving birth in the middle of a trip of a lifetime, that’s next level, girl! What would you say was the good, the bad and the ugly part of travelling as a mother?

Given has its premiere screening at the Byron Bay Foreshore, Friday at 7.30pm.

Daize – Well that to me is the true essence of surfing. It’s all about fun and every world title or contest that I won I really was just having fun. We are honoured to be here!

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GOODBYE BOHO Surely we have reached Peak Boho. Surely this trend that kicked off in 2002 is on its last faded cheesecloth-covered legs. If I see any more pseudo-gypsies in flowing dresses attempting to typify the lifestyle of free spirits and hippies in the 1960s and 70s by dressing up as someone who looks like a free spirit, I’ll scream. Floaty dresses don’t make you Boho. And what’s with this

mainstream. When everyone dresses like a Bohemian, no-one actually is a Bohemian. You’re wearing a uniform. And I think you’ll find that being a proper Bohemian goes a little deeper than just a look. You might have to live in a yurt and eat your own placenta. Maybe you’ll wear ugly sandals made from car tyres. You might need to practise being unconventional, which is basically not dressing the same as all the other Bohemians. This might take some practice. You will have to come up with your own look. So that’s step one. Step two is to make people hate you.

stupid shortening of the word anyway? Could no-one manage the whole word? Too hard to text? Clearly the word was smashed along with avocado so Generally Bohemians were it fits neatly on Twitter feeds and marginalised, so you might sprouted bread. want to practise being Being a free spirit shouldn’t unpopular. It’s probably easier be a trend. It’s not a look. than you think. Chances If you are dressing ‘like’ a are people already find you Bohemian, there’s a pretty good annoying, so perhaps you could stop showering and seal the chance you’re not one. You’re

deal. Step three is harder. You have to be political. Practise some unorthodox or antiestablishment political views; these can be expressed through things such as free love. So you do get to root around, so that’s a bonus. And those Boho frocks look like they were made for a beach root. The split up the front offers easy access while the skirt protects one’s genitals from filling with sand. Oh, and I’m sorry, my Boho sisters, but along with reduced personal hygiene, frugality is also key. Which means that you won’t be able to justify big bucks on your Boho threads. I guess you could shoplift. That would be anti-establishment and frugal. What I am trying to tell you here is that Bohemian isn’t a look. It’s the practice of an unconventional lifestyle. It’s not dress-ups. It seems ludicrous to

spend hundreds of dollars on a look that models itself on thriftstore style. Although it seems the Boho clothing trend is selffulfilling. Expensive gypsy wear starts to look like thrift gypsy as soon as you get it home. And for fuck’s sake, don’t wash it! Within days of purchase the Boho often disintegrates into the BooHoo. That’s princess gypsy tears when the fabric starts to pull apart. Some of the Boho is so badly made it falls to pieces the minute it makes contact with human flesh. It really looks better in the shop on a hanger. Or on your computer screen. Or on someone in the 60s. Ironically, Boho is made in sweatshops overseas. For some reason floaty Boho Princesses who frequent organic markets with wicker baskets to purchase their home-crafted produce don’t seem to mind the fact their frock was sewn for a couple of bucks in Asia. That’s Boo Hoo for

them and Boho for me! Although I suspect Boho is almost dead. Boho must be on the way out because now Supre has its own Boho line. What’s next? Rockman’s Boxy Boho for the middle-aged vagabond? Dressing like a fashionable urchin in a frock that looks like a tablecloth that fucked Clint Eastwood is surely done! I’ll be delighted to put that trend to bed. (And it won’t be covered in a ‘handcrafted’ patchwork gypsy shawl.) Goodbye, Boho weddings. That’s when you spend a fortune to have everything a bit dirty, chipped and broken. A bit like your marriage in 20 years. So what’s next in style trending? Boho weddings are so 2016, I predict a move towards the Hobo wedding. It’s so much more affordable. You can have your reception in the park. And it’s BYO!

Live Music

BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL NIGHT AT THE BREWERY ON SATURDAY 4 MARCH songwriter Nick Cunningham whose EP Letters debuted at number 40 on the iTunes charts. With tickets at only $10 on the door this will be a night of heartfelt stories not to be missed. Starts at 8pm.

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RING MY BELLS Two blokes juggle more than 20 instruments live onstage in a spellbinding performance. A multi-award-winning sell-out hit at festivals around the world, Tubular Bells for Two is now set to tour Australia. Ask anyone who grew up through the 70s and they will be able to tell you exactly where they were when they first heard Tubular Bells. Composed by Mike Oldfield in 1973, the album was the first release on Richard Branson’s fledgling record label, Virgin Records. The album went on to sell more than 30 million copies – kick-starting the Virgin empire – and became the soundtrack to the cultclassic film The Exorcist. Now, more than 40 years on, two young Australian multiinstrumentalists, Aidan Roberts and Daniel Holdsworth, are presenting this modern masterpiece in a challenging live event. Lismore City Hall, Saturday 25 March. Tickets: www.norpa.org. au/lismore-city-hall-3., phone 1300 066 772

SIMPLE SONGS

This month’s Uke Night at Club Mullum with Miss Amber and Stukulele and band features the crew on the floor with the ukers for two sets of easy-play songs. Come along and request your favourite song and you can even lead some if you’re game. BYO uke or other instrument or just come for a singalong and enjoy folks letting their hair down for a wee knees up. Thursday from 6.30pm in the Mullum Ex-Services auditorium. Adults $12.50, kids under 16, $2.50. Join the mailing list at www. ukemullum.com for monthly songbooks.

BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL AT THE BREWERY Join in the celebrations for the Brazilian Carnival night at the Byron Brewery on Saturday 4 March with live samba group Samba na Praia, led by Vitor Carvalho and Rodrigo Ferraz. They play traditional samba with uplifting songs, melodies and sizzling Brazilian percussion that will have you ecstatically grooving all night and just for one moment feel like you’re in magical Rio among the carnival song and dance! Dress up is tropical, colourful and carnival. 6pm till midnight at the Byron Brewery on Saturday 4 March.

MUSIC AT THE COURT WATSON IS WHATSON HOUSE Matthew Engerer from local band Walrus and the Carpenter will be performing solo at The Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby, this Saturday. This will be his first show of the year. Joining him on the night will be Byron-based singer/

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Willie Watson is a singer/ songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player who hails from Watkins Glen in upstate New York and was a founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show, one of the most respected bands within the

realm of modern Americana. Released in 2014, his debut solo album Folk Singer Vol 1 was produced by Dave Rawlings and was described by Rhythms magazine as ‘relentlessly riveting’ and ‘highly recommended’ by respected Americana blog Post To Wire. Live, Willie Watson is a must-see with his show described by The Music as ‘a masterclass of interpretation and performance’. At the Mullum Civic Hall on Friday 17 March. Tickets at redsquaremusic.com.au.

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BULLHORN AT THE MULLUM CIVIC HALL ON SATURDAY 4 MARCH

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Bullhorn are a dynamic newwave brass band with a lineup including seven hard-hitting horn players, one bossing drummer and one monster MC. Their sound is born from a high-octane mix of funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, reggae and dance music. The combination of their high-energy shows, virtuosic musicianship and profound musical arrangements never fails to inspire and get the audiences moving on the dancefloor. Catch them when they are joined by special guests Vaudeville Smash at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall on Saturday 4 March. Tickets at www. redsquaremusic.com.au.

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ENTERTAINMENT How would you describe the surf community? Salt-encrusted bliss junkies! The lot of us crave the same feeling and have the ultimate respect for something bigger than ourselves. This tether has always been the base of so many of my close relationships and continues to drift new mates together. How do you feel about being here for the Byron Bay Surf Festival? As much as Byron is a transient town, the undercurrent of community is so strong and has formed the backbone for so many artists across all media. Festivals such as this tie the threads of culture within a thriving community. We couldn’t be more stoked! Hopefully this means I can get a few more waves out at The Pass as well, earn a little more respect from the locals – haha! And anything more music related you would like to add? Hope the Beachie has got some sweet subs. We be grooving on Friday night, that’s for sure. Opening the Byron Surf Festival this Friday at 8pm, at the Beach Hotel.

OFF HIS NOODLE CHASING THE CARAVANA SUN Described by Rolling Stone as ‘soul-baring’, Caravana Sun has been touring the world festival and live-show circuit with joyous abandon, doing 500 shows in five years, and have earned themselves serious accolades in the music industry. Their seamless mix of world-fuelled rebellious surf rock and explosive performances gets their audiences grooving every time. Ant Beard gave us a peek inside the musical mind of a surfer boy. Do you surf? Nine to four be the log of choice for myself. Moving to the hills of Broken Head has forced a sudden influx on the quiver front, forever on the search for a new twinny! What’s Byron Bay been like to you in your career or personally?

FRANK WO O D L E Y IS DOING A S H OW F O R KIDS!

When we first started to cut our teeth as a young band on the east coast, the Beachie was the holy grail. I’ll never forget standing there the night before our first show at the venue thinking, ‘Shit, I can’t do this’. We now have such a strong loyal fanbase in Byron and been and gone to Europe five times over the past five years, devoting our lives to finding crowds like the Byron community. We couldn’t be more excited to return! What does surf culture mean to you? The band has always gravitated toward the ocean, from seaside Portuguese fishing festivals to post-surf Cornish pasties, barefoot on the rock walls of Newquay, Cornwall. Some of our greatest inspirations have struck in the waves, and while we all choose different crafts to hit the water in, we’re all tied by this ultra-enriching culture!

Now’s your chance to introduce little comedy fans to Australia’s most visually compelling comedian in his natural habitat, onstage, performing for the pure joy of it – for kids. Noodlenut sees Frank use his formidable talents to entertain the world’s most challenging audience: kids! You’d have to be nuts to do it. And Frank is. My favourite dance move is the… restrained yet somewhat enigmatic shuffle from foot to foot.

When I drive I… take my left-hand-drive American car and sit my dog in the front passenger seat so people think he is driving the car. I worry about… keeping fit. I’ve given myself the goal of twenty push-ups. Not in row. Over the course of the year. I am frightened of… death. And when people say they’re not I want to release an angry panther on them, just to see if they go ‘Yeah, whatever’.

The song I like to play when no-one is One day I’d like to… eat a meat-filled pastry in listening is… I’m Not Ready to be a Princess from a hot-air balloon but maybe that’s a bit pie-inthe Disney animation series Sophia the First. sky. My guilty secret is… I’m a fingernail chewer When I offend people I… usually try to dig my and it’s particularly antisocial in my case ’cause I way out and make it worse until my wife says, don’t restrict it to my own fingernails. ‘You have to stop speaking now’. When I was a kid I thought… being a spider monkey was a career option. My mother always said… ‘Go outside if you’re going to fight’. My perfect day involves… Body surfing. It’s a bit macabre and don’t ask me where I get the bodies.

When you come to see me at Lismore Laughs… if you don’t enjoy it, you can ask the venue for your money back and it’s my personal guarantee that they will say, ‘Well, nobody said anything about that to us. No you can’t.’ Frank Woodley performs his show for kids Noodlenut at NORPA at Lismore City Hall Saturday 11 March, 12.30pm.

The best thing about me is… I’m impressively humble. Probably the most humble person ever. Running time 55 mins. Recommended for ages eight years and up. $22–30. Bookings norpa. The worst thing about me is… I’m easily org.au or 1300 066 772. distract-

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Live Music

WILLY MCELROY & THE IMMIGRANTS AT THE RAILS ON SATURDAY

THE GENIUS OF GALES

E R I C G A L E S WA S H E R A L D E D A S A C H I L D P RO D I GY. W H E N A S A 1 6 -Y E A ROLD HE RELEASED HIS DEBUT ALBUM W I T H T H E E R I C G A L E S BA N D O N E L E K T R A R E CO R D S T H E Y H E R A L D E D A S E CO N D CO M I N G O F J I M I H E N D R I X .

And in a sense it was. Growing up in a religious household, his brothers used to blast out Jimi, Cream, Muddy Waters, Albert King, John Lee Hooker and Stevie Ray. All the while his mother was at church and little 4-year-old Eric got his grounding in blues, hard rock and psychedelia. Twenty-five years on, after a career in an industry that can push many a person over the edge, Gales has found peace. It’s reflected in his latest release Middle of the Road.

Of course his key influence was Jimi Hendrix. ‘It was amazing listening to him. I thought wow!’ Naturally right-handed, Eric learned his distinctive left-handed upside-down playing from his older brother Eugene, his ‘mentor’, and Little Jimmy King, who was later adopted as Albert King’s godson.

Talking about the accolades he has received from some of the biggest names in the business, Gale humbly says, ‘It’s absolutely great. ‘It’s a representation of I’m grateful to see the where I am right now,’ says recognition for the work Gales, ‘middle of the road that God has allowed me and focused. I have fallen off to continue to progress the side of the road and I can with. It’s beautiful to see tell you it’s not much fun. the recognition to be finally Being in the right mental and coming and in the proper emotional place is exactly way, unlike times where where I need to be. I now I was engaged in heavy find myself surrounded with addiction, where it wasn’t proper people who truly care such good publicity, but to about me.’ see it changed around is a He’s a prodigy who grew into great turn of events.’ a guitar genius, and Gales Gales is looking forward to still recalls the epiphany of playing Bluesfest this year, his first guitar. and he says: ‘The moment I touched a guitar I knew what I wanted to be famous!’ he laughs. But it took hard work. ‘I just stayed with my craft. Every day I was inspired by music, so it was not difficult for me to embrace it. It was a simple thing to do, once I became wrapped up in music – everything else transpired – I have always had a deep passion for music.’

‘I will be bringing my own band, so expect a lot of excitement and a lot of intensity because it’s going to be one hell of a show! We can’t wait to be a part of this festival; we anxiously await to getting over there!’ Eric Gales plays Bluesfest this Easter. For tickets and lineup info go to bluesfest.com.au.

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INTRIGUE AND IMMIGRANTS

Willy McElroy and the Immigrants conjure memories of Saw Doctors and Waterboys magic with their well-written originals that merge Irish traditional folk sensibilities with pop and rock’n’roll punch. Charismatic founder and lead singer Willy hails from the same neck of the woods in County Galway where Docs emerged from. In fact Willy, a soulful singer and songwriter, not a million miles removed in style from Van Mok, actually throws in a number named after and dedicated to a local deity, viz Queen Maeve. Featuring whistle, bouzouki, mandolin, tenor banjo, keyboards, electric guitars and more. At the Rails on Saturday.

THE RETURN OF MS MARTHA With an undeniable voice and an arsenal of powerful songs, Martha Wainwright is a beguiling performer and a refreshingly different force in music. Goodnight City is poised to be her best record yet. This album returns to the rawness of her

first release and includes songs by Martha, as well as songs written by notable artists to highlight her incredible voice. Martha’s commanding stage presence has taken her to some of the world’s premier music festivals, from Glastonbury and Bonnaroo to Lollapalooza and V Festival, at which she performed with Snow Patrol in 2007. With an undeniable voice and an arsenal of powerful songs, Martha has sold out iconic venues including NYC’s Carnegie Hall and more, and she’s coming to Lismore City Hall for one night only – Saturday 18 March. Tickets at www.lismorecityhall.com.au or 1300 066 772.

GLASSY MUSIC Catch some music in the beautiful surrounds of Zakay Glass in Bangalow with Shooting Star – Live Music by Elizabeth Lord and Leigh James. Featuring Rosiny Organic Wine, Cheese Please Byron Bay, Aslumi Smallgoods and Byron Bay Cookies. Zakay Gallery, 42 Byron Street in Bangalow. Book ahead for this Thursday 2 March event. 6–10pm. $45 contribution at the door. For more info go to info@zakaystudioandgallery. com or call 1300 859 291.

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CULTURE

FRENCH PROVENÇALE COOKING AT BYRON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON FRIDAY 7 APRIL

A TASTE OF PROVENCE

IN / OUT ART

If you’d like to learn a bit more about French Provençale cooking with an actual French person, join chef Bruno in a class at Byron Community College on Friday 7 April. Students will participate in the development of a three-course menu and enjoy a shared meal at the end. See www. byroncollege.org.au/course/ FrenchCooking. If you like the sound of that, but want more, you can join Bruno and Louise Pouget at their family’s guesthouse in Provence on a five-day food and cultural tour in September, in the picturesque Luberon National Regional Park. See www.latable.com. au/news.

Three artists / three conversations / three days only. 10 Station Street Studios, Bangalow. IN / OUT is the culmination of three dynamic artists’ meeting at the threshold of unity and chaos presenting their conversations on utopian dystopia, female phantasm and techno-religions. Three artists, three conversations for three days only. Join artists Jared Bruce, Luke Bubb and Jess Foote for the opening night on Friday from 5pm. The exhibition is also open to the public over 9am–5pm Saturday and Sunday at 10 Station Street, Bangalow.

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TAURUS: Not much earth in this week’s watery/fiery/ airy atmosphere, which means you’ll have to provide it. As in downplaying drama with calm commonsense and keeping your cool if pent-up energies turn into venting. What’s in it for you? Planetary backup that showcases your organisational talents, conflict-resolution skills and social expertise.

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GEMINI: It’s easy to misread, mishear or misinterpret meanings this week. So don’t assume anything or believe all you hear – establish what’s fact, what’s opinion. Calculate carefully before you commit, think before you speak, look before you leap. All that said, Mercury your planet mentor is ideally situated for supporting you towards fulfilling choices.

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CANCER: Mercury in Aquarius is a planetary prankster known to mix messages, jumble frequencies and switch signals. Best advice? Keep a low profile, avoid the firing line, disengage from arguments and power plays. All of which frees up lots of time for orchestrating your move away from what you’ve slid out of sync with.

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LEO: Mars and Venus in Let’s Dance mode ignite an exuberant, enthusiastic weekend vibe. Which can also suddenly combust and erupt – then damage control’s likely to be easy as putting out fire with gasoline. Being conciliatory and user-friendly rather than top dog may forestall clashes, but if they happen, try playing mediator. VIRGO: If other people’s irritating idiosyncrasies are getting on your wick, you can be reasonably sure the opposite’s also happening – meaning this week requires sensitive and careful, delicate and diplomatic handling. So while you may not be able to avoid the general atmosphere of agitation, at least don’t feed it. Or take unnecessary risks. LIBRA: Your scale-balancing assignment for this week’s ride? Finding the middle ground between outrageous and sensible, out-there and doable, wild and responsible, spontaneous and disciplined, inspiration and follow-through, freedom and commitment. Toohard basket? Think of Libran Paul Simon singing: These are the days of miracles and wonder… SCORPIO: If something that looked promising falls over before it’s even got up, let it; there are finer, more inspiring opportunities available during this prime networking transit. Just approach them with tact, sensitivity and discretion, all of which will be needed to navigate next week’s eclipse with its cargo of illusionshattering truths.

AQUARIUS: Mercury in Aquarius, especially when amplified by late-week moon in your sign, can activate emotion-fuelled rants, quixotic logic and baffling behaviour. If you notice history repeating the same old situations and patterns, then learn from the past rather than rejecting it. Gratifying realisations and transformations are available.

PISCES: As the sun ushers in happy birthday Pisces month, this week’s mantra is K.I.S.S. – Keep it simple sweetheart – because current conditions are confusing enough without adding extra complications. Appearances aren’t what they seem and promises might not be kept, so relocate the focus to where it’s useful: your wish list for the coming year.

CULTURE

LOEB IS THE ANSWER Jackie Loeb is coming to a venue near you, and you’d better not miss out. This winner of last year’s MO Award for Best Australian Comic is a cracker. She’s not just funny, she’s musical. In fact Jackie could well have been a cabaret star, but instead she prefers to take the piss – out of herself and the music industry. Jackie’s show Jackie Sings the Worst Songs Ever Written has played to rave reviews internationally, played to rave reviews and sold out at the Sydney Comedy Festival, and was nominated for the Best Comedy Award at the

Hollywood Fringe Festival. This accolade opened many doors for Jackie in the USA, including appearances at the Hollywood Improv, The Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store, The Icehouse in Pasadena and the Comedy Palace in San Diego. Jackie Loeb headlines at the Byron Services Club on Monday 6 March with Ellen Briggs as support and Mandy Nolan as MC. The stars only align once in ever decade, so catch three of the country’s finest women comics for one night only! Doors 7pm. Show 8pm, $20/25. Tickets online at www. mandynolan.com.au or at the club. Enquiries to 6619 0529.

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JACKIE LOEB AT THE BYRON SERVICES CLUB ON MONDAY 6 MARCH

MONGREL AUDITIONS FOR SHAKESPEARE Following on from the successful production of The Incorruptible, the Drill Hall Theatre Company announces its next Mongrel Arts Project, Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Set in 2020, the production imagines an apocalyptic post-Trump world. If you wish to audition please nominate a time and send a theatre CV to mongrelarts@ yahoo.com.au. Some of the traditional male roles will be played by female actors.

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moved onto the road, touring the country for the last eight years with comedians such David champions the ideals as Carl Barron, The Umbilical of spending time in nature, Brothers, Adam Hills and a growing one’s own food, number of international acts and making today the such as Arj Barker and Tom best day ever. He teaches Green. This immense touring that inspiration is found in enabled Steve to work in love, travel, natural beauty, sold-out venues such as the vibrant health, and peak Sydney Opera House and the performance. Enmore Theatre. Steve’s big He will be speaking in an break came in 2008 when ‘unplugged’ event at Jing he was selected as one of Organics, 6 Ti-Tree Place in 14 Australian comedians to Byron on Thursday 16 March travel to Miami and compete from 6.30pm. Tickets at www. in NBC’s top-rating show Last davidwolfeoztour.ticketbud. Comic Standing, in which he com. made the quarter-finals and got to perform to a soldout Miami improv and an American TV audience of well in excess of two million. This has led to Steve’s appearing on Australian TV this year with Steve Philp may have started a comedy spot on Channel 9’s NRL Footy Show, which out in children’s theatre – has led to his becoming starring in shows such as a semi-regular, appearing Barney the Dinosaur and on numerous Footy Show Blinky Bill, The Wiggles and sketches. The Dorothy the Dinosaur Show, but eventually it was He is the feature act at the twisted minds of adult Comedy in the Garden at the audiences where he found his Byron Brewery on Friday 3 true calling. March at 8pm. MC is Mandy Moving into standup less than Nolan and support is Ellen Briggs! This is FREE comedy a decade ago, Steve made at its best. So come a little the finals of competitions earlier and try some delicious such as Triple J Raw and Green Faces and then quickly food from the new restaurant. health, beauty, herbalism, nutrition, and chocolate!

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THE BOOK OF THE IRISH Sebastian Barry is a playwright, novelist, and poet and is considered one of Ireland’s finest writers. He has twice been shortlisted for the MAN Booker prize and was named number one in The Guardian’s list of top ten writers to see live. His latest novel Days Without End recently won the Costa Fiction Prize. It tells the story of two young men in the US Army in the 1850s and is described by The Guardian as ‘one of the most compelling, heart-wrenching and bravura fictional projects of recent memory’. Sebastian Barry will be in conversation with Byron Writers Festival founder Chris Hanley on Thursday 2 March from 6pm. Tickets $30/$35 www. byronwritersfestival.com or 6685 5115. Join this master storyteller as he discusses his powerful new novel, Days Without End. Full price: $35, Member price: $30

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THE GREAT WALL FAMILY NIGHT AT THE BYRON ARTISAN MARKETS AT RAILWAY PARK THIS SATURDAY

HIGH TEA WITH FAMILY FUN AT ARTISAN MARKETS GEENA DAVIS Families are in for a great evening at the Byron Artisan Markets this Saturday with a jumping castle, face painting, Shorty the Clown, and upbeat retro tunes, kicking off at 4pm. Byron Markets manager Karen Pieper said, ‘We run a great little market in the centre of town every Saturday night during summer. We want to invite visiting families and Byron Shire locals – who often get forgotten in the rush of tourist events – down to our fun family-friendly little oasis in Railway Park.’ Along with a tasty cheap meal and a handmade gift from artisans, Karen says, ‘Parents can relax as the kids are catered for with magic tricks, balloon animals, the jumping castle, playground, and the ever-popular climbing tree.’ Featuring Sebastiaan Scholtens performing 60s rock’n’oll classics that both kids and parents will love!

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HIDDEN FIGURES

Not many of us can imagine how it must feel to be treated with institutionalised contempt and disregard – unless, that is, you’re a refugee seeking sanctuary in the Land of the Fair Go [sic]. This is one of those movies in which you know exactly what it’s going to be about and where it’s headed. A familiar story is told of outsiders rising above the barriers placed before them by wrong-headed officialdom and toxic social mores to find their place in the sun. It is, on the surface of it, only that, but it manages to be so much more because of its personal touch. A filmmaker can push an issue by browNORPA’s Jeni Caffin says: ‘As beating his audience (eg 12 Years A Slave), but Theodore Melfi a prelude to International finds a winning and uplifting combination to make his point Women’s Day we are over through a stirring combination of charm and passion, and his the moon to be sharing the Geena Davis keynote address three leading actresses’ profound, firsthand understanding of their characters’ struggle. Katherine, Dorothy and Mary (Taraji from Sydney Opera House. P Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe) are extremely She is an impassioned, gifted coloured girls (they call themselves ‘girls’ so please, no informed and intelligent letters of outrage) working for NASA in the early sixties, when speaker and galvanises the US was falling behind Russia in the space race. They are audiences globally. destined, through their individual talents, to break through Cake and conversation: what bigotry’s glass ceiling, aided and encouraged by the pragmatic could be better?’ chief, Al Harrison (Kevin Costner – as good as he has been for Bookings and more info: a while). There is something else, too, that Melfi has captured. www.lismorechamber.com or Something both beautiful call Elise Taylor 0448 833 806. and dispiriting. The period (so exactly created through costume design, soundtrack and automobiles) was one of optimism. Women’s rights Under the Gun is a film that Family Night at the Byron were about to be asserted, Artisan Markets – Railway Park examines the events and racial segregation would soon people who have kept the on Saturday, 4–9pm. be cast into the dustbin of US gun debate fierce and the history, and, before the end progress slow, even as gun of the decade, Neil Armstrong deaths and mass shootings would set foot on the moon. continue to increase. The future was bright. Through the lens of families Positivity was in the ascendant Find your funny at the affected by the mass and tomorrow was a great Court House on Thursday 2 shootings in Sandy Hook, day – we all believed. It will March when local standup Newtown, Aurora, Isla Vista be left to future generations comedians take to the open and Tucson, as well as those to discern what went wrong mic. Now running for four who experience daily gun with our faith in ourselves, but years, the Court House has violence in Chicago, the inspiring movies such as this been a comedy creche for documentary looks at why might help relight the candle. those preschooling punsters politicians are finding it who have been hot-housing difficult to act and what is their gags over the last few being done at the state and months ready to let loose. This local levels. crop is going to be especially The film is executive produced well honed as MC and and narrated by US journalist comedy mentor Mandy Nolan and news anchor Katie Couric will be running a masterclass (co/executive producer). Head for comedy aspirants just a of local distribution through few days before. ‘The idea Fighting Chance Films, of the workshop is to file Dustin Clare, commented, off the bits that don’t work, ‘This documentary is a timely hone the bits that do, and do release for Australia, with some straight talking about the gun debate back on the comedy performance. Expect agenda regarding restrictions a sharp and well-rehearsed to the Adler Lever-Action lineup at the Court House for Shotgun. Under the Gun is a our comedy night.’ Mandy frank account of both sides of Nolan is the MC, with 10 the US gun debate’. comedy graduates onstage strutting their stuff. 8pm. Free. Thursday 2 March at Pighouse Flicks. Thursday 2 March.

There is a lot of fighting in this – in fact, that is about all there is to it. The action sequences are connected by a narrative thread, I’m sure, but I nodded off frequently and every time I woke up dribbling there was total mayhem happening on the screen. And how on earth Matt Damon turned up in medieval China is a mystery – is he short of a quid all of a sudden, or was he lured by Yimou Zhang’s status as a cult director? He plays William, a roguish trader and archer extraordinaire who has come to the Middle Kingdom with his wisecracking Sancho Panza sidekick, Tovar (Pedro Pascal), seeking gunpowder to take back to Europe. They happen to arrive, however, at a time when a horde of hideous giant green geckos with T-Rex heads and even more terrifying teeth are laying siege to the Great Wall. Among the army officers resisting the reptilian invader is Commander Lin (Tian Jing), who is an absolute doll in body-hugging, cobalt blue, sex-kitten armour. She and William hit it off in a sweet East-meets-West romance that is designed to avert an R rating – there are big bucks invested here and MA is always a safer return for investors. So William and Lin make eyes at each other, but the green monsters won’t go away, launching wave after wave of attacks that are only repelled thanks to William’s remarkable resourcefulness and superhuman courage. I’m not entirely sure what Willem Dafoe is doing lurking ghostily around the corridors (he reminded me of the late John Hurt in Midnight Express), but he always does a great skinny weirdo, so it was fun to see him there. The idea that the monsters are susceptible to the power of William’s magnet is a nice touch – they cower and cringe from it, in much the same way Superman was affected by kryptonite – and the film is flash in the extreme, with terrific CGI and gorgeous design. A soupçon of deadpan, Butch and Sundance humour is a welcome relief, but otherwise it is just one long noisy rumble.

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RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141 ................................................0487 264137

Scrap Metal Merchants ............... 41

ARTISAN AIR www.artisanair.com.au â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Chill Outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; AU37088 Lic 246545C

Septic Systems ................................ 41

Supplying Daikin Air Conditioners to the Northern Rivers ...................................................66809394

Solar Installation ........................... 41

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

Swimming Pools ............................ 41

servicing the Northern Rivers

LISMORE 6621 0133 BALLINA 6681 6292 BYRON BAY 6680 9394 CALL NOW Lic AU37088

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

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Television Services........................ 41 Tiling .................................................... 41 Tractor Repairs................................ 41 Tree Services .................................... 41 Upholstery ........................................ 41 Valuers ................................................ 41 Veterinary Surgeons .................... 41 Visa Advice ........................................ 41 Water Filters ..................................... 41 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning .. 41 Window Tinting .............................. 41

0439 624 945

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02 66 804 173 Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

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0402 022 111

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ANTENNAS PLUS SPECIALISTS IN SMALL BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING, BAS AND TAX. NEW BUSINESS START-UPS. Gail Rundle 0401 884 231 Behind the Post OfďŹ ce in Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads

â&#x20AC;˘ Set top box installation and programming â&#x20AC;˘ Surround sound design and installation â&#x20AC;˘ All TV, telephone & electrical installations Call Norm now on

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0422 668 582

BYRON ANTENNA SERVICE Call me first for fast service. Richard ..................................0401 190960

ANTIQUES / RESTORATION www.brightcloudbookkeeping.com Ph: 0432 295 661

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BUILDING TRADES â&#x20AC;˘ DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reasonable market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

ARCHITECTURAL TIMBERS JACK MANTLE

STAIRS

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL OPEN / CLOSED RISERS

0408 740 480 / 07 5590 5696

YOUR DIGITAL AND PROGRAMMING SOLUTIONS

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705

Virtual Bookkeeping Services â&#x20AC;˘ Xero Training Monthly Packages from $99 â&#x20AC;˘ Registered BAS agent

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

MOBILE AUTOMOTIVE

N IG HT & DAY

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

artisanair.com.au

Laundry Services ........................... 40

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

Smith WS Wendy Computer Support

â&#x20AC;˘ Tyres â&#x20AC;˘ Batteries â&#x20AC;˘ Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

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INDEX Accountants & Bookkeepers ... 37 Acupuncture .................................... 37 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration37 Antennas & Installation ............. 37 Appliance Repair ........................... 37 Architects........................................... 37 Audio Production .......................... 37 Automotive....................................... 37 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters 37 Bricklaying ........................................ 37 Building Trades ............................... 37 Bush Regen & Weed Control .... 37 Carpet Cleaning.............................. 38 Chimney Sweeping ....................... 38 Chiropractic ...................................... 38 Cleaning ............................................. 38 Computer Services........................ 38 Concreting & Paving .................... 38 Counselling....................................... 38 Decks, Patios & Extensions ....... 38 Dentists............................................... 38 Design & Drafting.......................... 38 Driveway Maintenance............... 38 Earthmoving & Excavation ....... 38 Electricians........................................ 39 Fencing ............................................... 39 Floor Sanding & Polishing ........ 39 Garage Doors ............................................39 Garden & Property Maintenance 39 Garden Design ................................ 39 Gas Suppliers...................................... 39 Glaziers ............................................... 39 Guttering ........................................... 39 Handypersons ................................. 39 Health .................................................. 39 Hire ....................................................... 40 Interior Design ................................ 40 Ironing................................................. 40

0418 679 849

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

â&#x20AC;˘ Fencing â&#x20AC;˘ Decking â&#x20AC;˘ Structural Pine & Hardwood â&#x20AC;˘ Landscaping Timber â&#x20AC;˘ Logs & Sleepers â&#x20AC;˘ Lattice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Privacy Screens â&#x20AC;˘ Alternative Treated timbers for Vegie Gardens & Playgrounds

DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998 CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677

FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique, 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com ...0412 528454 BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242 BRICKLAYER Quality work, reasonable quotes. Lic 164155C................... 0423 474419 or 66849102

APPLIANCE REPAIR

FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953Q ........ 0403 458177

p: 0408 377 460 e: wen3300@hotmail.com

Bookkeeping, Payroll & BAS Services Software Support, Sales, Setup and Training Xero â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reckon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MYOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Microsoft Office ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415 ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MARTIN McCARTHY ...............................................................................66874026 ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960

ARCHITECTS

BUILDER/CARPENTER Quality work with 40 years experience. HIA Lic 501442...........0410 442188 CARPENTER Tiny houses, extensions, renos, studios, decks. Samuel Lic 266052C ........0405 479528

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001 TROPPO ARCHITECTS www.troppo.com.au, e: byron@troppo.com.au ........................0412 571348

AUDIO PRODUCTION

CARPENTER/JOINER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ..66845035 or 0414 842602 GRANNY FLAT SPECIALIST Excellent quality. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C......0402 434154 LICENSED BUILDER Small/lge const, prop maint, timber, tiling, kitch/bth Lic 239988C .0416 345202 BUILDER Alterations, additions, maintenance, 30yrs exp. HIA member Lic 29792C......0408 663420

AUDIO & VIDEO RECORDING & Live production crystalgrid.com.au ............................0421 661910

AUTOMOTIVE

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

BOOKKEEPING GST, BAS, ATO reg. Annette ...................................................................0419 627506

ACUPUNCTURE ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis..................................................66842559 ACUPUNCTURE www.marlenefarry.com Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health, general practice.....................66842400 ACUPUNCTUREâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE. Mary-Ellen Young .................0403 477972

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Bayside Radiators

Windscreens & Air Conditioning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where else would you take a leak?â&#x20AC;?

Serving Byron Shire Peter Colin Lute â&#x20AC;˘ L4 Wilfred Street, Billinudgel â&#x20AC;˘ 6680 2444

AU29498 Lic No: MVRL 46201

BAS AGENT / BOOKKEEPER Xero, MYOB, GST. Phone Mark ..........................................0475 125478

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Native bush regeneration, tree planting and weed control. Fully insured and qualified with more than 12 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; local experience. Free property assessments and quotes. Call Ross Faithfull 0409 157 695 a/h 6687 2943   e: faithfullrossco@gmail.com

WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Management plans drawn up........................................0418 110714

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Service Directory CARPET CLEANING

TLC

Calmer Organic Cleaning

Truck Mounted Machine

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Kevin & Margaret Bower

netdaily.net.au

North Coast news daily:

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

0411 567 844

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

The Deck Doctor

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

SPECIALISING IN PRESTIGIOUS PROPERTIES

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

(02) 6684 1001

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Green & Clean

DENTISTS

Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation.

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au......................... Nathan 0412 926441 CARPET, UPHOLSTERY & more. No chemicals. www.mintsteamclean.com .....................66808097 AMORE CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Eco-friendly ..........................................0429 726999

CHIMNEY SWEEPING BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation .....66771905

CHIROPRACTIC

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

CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references ...................................66882372 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 North Byron Shire...............................0421 360961 BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns $35ph. Holly..............0451 102239 EVEN STEVEN’LL DO IT Detail clean top to bottom ......................................................0448 004182 AAA AIRBNB CLEANERS Book now for holiday season................................................0421 360961 DD CLEANING SERVICE Quality & efficent. O.Sh, SGB, NB, Mullum & surrounds ..........0414 408723 AIRBNB HOSTING SERVICES Cleaning, linen, restocking, bookings.............................0410 630042 STRONGARM CLEAN-LANDSCAPING-CARETAKING Est 2000 5-star service, insured ..0427 253117

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

COMPUTER SERVICES

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282

DESIGN & DRAFTING

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553 MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962 MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St .........................66841028

0418 156 909

BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159

Call Steven Butturini

CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St .....................0467 660323

CLEANING

20 Year+s Exp.

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

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

• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & flyscreens • Water efficient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6687 4655 or 0412 495750

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Not your average TECH shop

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

#Computers #Accessories #Repairs #Support #Gadgets

EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE

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

WorkRight Computer Support PC Mobile IT Support in Byron Shire Mobile 0422 804 449

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

Jai – 0467 482 948

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www.workrightcomputersupport.com.au

Roadworks incl Driveways, Carparks & General Excavation 35 years in local area • Free quotes

Phone Geoff 0412 831 944

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

various implements available for limited access projects

BYRON ECO WINDOW CLEANING & PROPERTY DETAILING

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

All Mac Repairs, Upgrades, Service, Data Recovery, Internet Set-up, Hardware Sales, Insurance Claims

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

SaulMordaunt@macdoc.net.au

0411 562 111 s

Apple Certified Support

• Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne • Excavator 5 to 21 tonne • Driveways • Roads • Acreage clearing • House pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush rocks • Rock walls • Competitive rates

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift – nationally recognised qualifications

0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678

AUDIO and IT SPECIALISTS

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

Quality Exterior Refinishing

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

Full Circle

fullcirclerefinishing.com

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www.tech-rescue.com.au 0419 996 606

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING TECH RESCUE we come to you

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

CONCRETING & PAVING

SALISBURY CONCRETING

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

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

Lic.136717c

30 YEA Environmentally Conscious. RS Specialising in Windows & Screens, LOCAL. House Washing, Gutters, Roofs, Solar Panels, Driveways… FREE QUOTES Call Sam on 6680 9123 or 0434 539 979

• Audio/video and home theatre installations • Wireless multi-zone audio specialists • Premium dealer and installer since 2008

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

Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160

LIMITED ACCESS EXCAVATION 0431 033 791

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 MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew ..........66841424 or 0401 968173 MINI EXCAVATOR Limited access jobs. Spaces available now. Mick ..............................0408 676688 PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com................66840469 BOBCAT HIRE & AUGURS 300, 450 & 600. Phone Scott ...............................................0438 291489 JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C ......0421 957506 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788 PRIMAL CONCRETING Concrete driveways, pathways, shed slabs, Pebblecrete & colour specialists, 35 years exp. Lic 295404C. Phone Josh ...........................................0449 846152

COUNSELLING

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ELECTRICIANS 24 HOUR SERVICE AH

02 66 804 173 Lic: 154293c

0439 624 945

All Jobs Small or Large

Domestic Commercial

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

0458 267 777

Lic. 211410C

WATER BASED FINISHES & EUROPEAN BUFFING OILS

Nathan Hourigan 0420 215 716 Servicing all areas

E: it2gets2me@gmail.com

Lic: 210143C

Byron Gardening

GARAGE DOORS

GARDEN DESIGN

GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery

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

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

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

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

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

• 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

Proudly supporting the Orangutans

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

info@byronbayranga.com ~ www.byronbayranga.com

0431 550 401

NEW ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Electrician & solar. Level 2 ASP meters u’g. Lic 219161C...0419 556639 ENLIGHTEN ELECTRICAL CO Lic No. 300624C. Call Luke...............................................0403 910047 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

FENCING

ACREAGE SPECIALIST (NO JOB TOO BIG) domestic/commercial lawns • edges and hedges • green waste removal or can be mulched on site FULLY INSURED • FREE QUOTES 100% satisfaction guaranteed!

0497 413 344 • www.charlibearlawncare.com Luke McDermott

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

Frameless and Semi-Frameless

GLASS POOL FENCING Byron and Beyond FENCING

0416 424 256

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256 PSG FENCING All types. Friendly & professional. Quality work. Matt .............................0401 259882 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262 POOL FENCING Glass pool fencing, glass balustrades. No job too small. Phone Nick ....0490 192460

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

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

Richard Neylan 0407 821 690 North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

6685 8588

Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C ..........................66803333 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors .............................................................66857200

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Leaf Guard. Lic 60414C. Darryl Patterson..........................0414 889453 JTC GUTTER CLEANING Good value, right as rain .......................................................0402 384682

SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C .............0450 631183

GLAZIERS

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801

BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824

SOMERS ELECTRICAL Prompt & reliable. Bruns, O.Shores, Mullum & Byron Lic 283345C ...0438 350650

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

info@byronbaymowing.com.au www.byronbaymowing.com.au

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355

JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

Lic no. 141097C

• Disconnect, reconnect, Point of Attachments • All types of metering & cable upgrades • Emergency 24/7 • All domestic and commercianl fitouts & repairs

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental

BANGALOW ELECTRICIAN

Email richardneylan1@bigpond.com

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329 GARDEN MAKEOVERS Design, restoration & plant supply .............John 66841126 or 0431 745475 BYRON ARTELIER Landscape Architect 15 yrs+ exp. Free consult. Call Ben .................0488 620227

Lic. No. 212742C

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

Please call Blair Rankin on

0434 329 111 | byrongardening.com.au

ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding & polishing. Eco-friendly finishes. Trent .......................0432 501721 MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0481 837740 ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes .......66804704 LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699 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 QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 Garage Doors & Openers 7 Stinson Street, Ballina Ph: 02 6686 4238 A LUMSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified green keeper. Mowing, edges and weed control ...0410 378375 W: www.cmgd.com.au E: info@cmgd.com.au TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 ACREAGE MOWING Reliable. 60 inch zero turn mower. Fully-insured. Julian ................0401 350156 BIO GARDENS Horticulturist for all your gardening needs. Reasonable rates ...............0459 175729 MGI Mowing Services. Acreage, large area & domestic mowing. All landscape maint ..0439 783557 FULL OF GARDENS Lawn & garden maint, servicing Byron Shire. Fully insured. Jack ...0431 768123 FEMALE GARDENER EXTRAORDINAIRE 30 years experience. Call Bridget..................0429 335501 LONG ARM Flail mower/mulcher, 5 tonne rubber track excavator.................................0408 663420

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ELECTRICAL PHONE TV

• Structural landscaping • Hedging • Planting, turf laying, and all aspects of garden maintenance

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

0429 994 189 info@slashmesilly.com.au www.slashmesilly.com.au

1ST PLACE LAWNS Residential mowing and edging Hedge trimming & Pressure washing Chainsawing and pole pruning Reliable service: “I put you 1st”

Call Justin 0498 184 048 Byron Bay and surrounds

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

• Residential mowing including double cut and cylinder • New lawns / seeding / turfing • Pest and weed control / fertilising • Edging / scarifying / Irrigation • Gardening services / Pressure cleaning Reliable and friendly service. Reasonable rates.

Call or SMS Glen on 0409 903 722

HANDYPERSONS

All types of Jobs

Carpentry • Plastering • Tiling Painting • Welding and lots more. Service with a smile! Ph 0477 780 277

Northern Rivers Building Maintenance

Carpentry Kitchen Repairs Handyman Doors/Cabinets Plastering Painting/tiling No job too small - 24 hours Prompt Service - fully insured - Reasonable rates

Call Nadine 0436 462 308 A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ................0424 954388 A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 HANDYMAN CARPENTER FB Greg’s Handyman Service Byron Bay ...............................0414 109595 THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 HOME MAINTENANCE Repairs & odd jobs. Honest & reliable............................................66807949 FIT, RELIABLE & responsible labourer, handyman, garden/grounds maint man ..........0404 130953 CABINETMAKER JOINER Old school, windows, doors, kitchens, glazing, drafting, 3D plans & interior design assist. Site work required. Rural or difficult locations considered. Ted 0424 303691

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 THERAPY Najma Ahern. Paediatric, Biomechanical & Biodynamic.....0402 230449 INNERMOST HEALING Chakra-puncture, Esoteric massage, Connective Tissue Therapy ...0413 299315

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Sue Broadbent, Toby Mills, AndrĂŠ Kleinbaum, Amelia Rocco, Emily Pepper Clinic open for Osteopathy and Massage Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday 2/32 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads. Tel 02 6685 1126

INTERIOR DESIGN

OSTEOPATHY

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

IRONING

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

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

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

KITCHENS

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900 SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 17yrs+ qual. exp. www.slbyronbay.com................0499 771769 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks..................................................................................66857200 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.hinged.com.au ...................................................0409 843689 OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ....................................66874410 DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com...0412 786399

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

PAINTING

BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 BYRON ARTELIER Landscape Architect 15 yrs+ exp. Free consult. Call Ben .................0488 620227 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

LANDSCAPING

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LAUNDRY SERVICES

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PHYSIOTHERAPY BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Kim Snellgrove .............................................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, physiotherapy ....................................................66857222 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acupuncture, yoga & therapy, BFL, Herbs, CS Byron Bay .....0416 369698

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

PLASTERING

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COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733 GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129

PLUMBERS NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

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Licence No. 207479C

Crane Hire

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AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ................0400 349027 or 0438 842731 BAY AREA PAINTING Lic No 289979C. Free quotes........................................................0405 609598

PEST CONTROL

LAWNMOWER REPAIRS TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS 69 McAuleys Lane, Mullumbimby .................................0488 094025 MULLUM MOWERS & MACHINERY REPAIRS Mullumbimby Industrial Estate............0423 204218

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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

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ADM PLUMBING SERVICES… (NO JOB TOO SMALL)… 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 MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Free quotes ..0408 665672

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

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SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

TRACTOR REPAIRS

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

PODIATRY

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

MULLUMBIMBY PODIATRY Laser Clinic. For all your podiatry needs ..............................66742933

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

TRINE SOLUTIONS Plumbing, draining & gasfitting. Lic 138031C ......................................66779574 PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633 LPC PLUMBING Septic Systems Installed ......................................................................0401 633222

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PHONE BILL: 6688 4143 – 0407 435 259 TREE SERVICES

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Serving Northern NSW since 1998

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phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

Electric Lic 124600c

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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

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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

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LEAPFROG REMOVALS

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Contact Juno Energy, your household and commercial solar installation specialists. Authorised Northern Rivers LG solar/battery dealer and Sonnen battery dealer.

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SWIMMING POOLS

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MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999

Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

6684 3003

Pool Gurus

Leon Condie

INSTALL SERVICE TV, HiFi, AV. Special concession rate. Damian ...................................0414 741233

TELEVISION SERVICES TILING

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

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

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

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MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839

BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m3, 3m3, 4m3, 6m3 & 8m3 bins .................... 0417 458149 or 66871544 OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available ..............................0450 300360 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 TIPPER HIRE available for rubbish removal & tip runs ......................................... Jono 0412 871438

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

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Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362

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

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

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

Lic 297467C

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

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

HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding EWP ..... 66849137 or 0427347380 SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Dip Arb. AQF5. Consulting arborist ...........................................................0414 186161 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ...................................................0402 364852 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew ......................................0412 558890 OUT ON A LIMB Tree removal, chipping, stump grinding. Free Quotes ................ Lucas 0402 191316 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 ARBOUR VITAE Acreage mowing, 5m wide mower, slasher, 60” zero turn, spraying ....0477 296134

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TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103

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

WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general & repairs. Trade qualified. Rod ............0408 410545

WINDOW TINTING

TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob.....0410 428919 SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478

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Classifieds INDEX Businesses For Sale .............. 43 Childcare ................................ 42 For Sale .................................. 43 Funeral Notices ....................... 45 Garage Sales ......................... 43 Halls For Hire ......................... 43 Health Notices ........................ 42 Houses For Sale ..................... 43 House Swap ............................ 43 In Memoriam .......................... 45 Lost & Found .......................... 45 Motor Vehicles ........................ 43 Musical Notes......................... 45

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DEADLINE TUES 12PM

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

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EMAIL ADS

RATES & PAYMENT LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line $17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

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Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend. Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

These prices include GST.

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LEVEL CROSSING SIGNAGE REMOVAL ON NON-OPERATIONAL RAILWAY LINES BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL On behalf of Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW), John Holland Rail is removing signage from level crossings on non-operational lines on the Country Regional Network (CRN). This program of work aims to better represent actual road conditions for motorists, eliminating the need for drivers to give way at level crossings where trains no longer operate. WHERE John Holland Rail is removing the signage on 18 non-operational level crossings in the Byron Shire Council area at the following locations: Bangalow • Byron Bay • Hull Hill WHEN (Subject to weather and conditions) March 2017—June 2017 WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT We do not anticipate that residents and motorists will be inconvenienced from these works as the signage is located off the roadway within the rail corridor. John Holland Rail reminds drivers to obey level crossing signage to ensure the safety of our community. CONTACT US Telephone: 1300 661 390 or Email: crn.enquiry@jhg.com.au Further information is also available on our website at: www.jhrcrn.com.au

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ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICS®

Tues & Thurs Saturdays

5–6.30PM 10AM–12PM

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

Osho

Meditation Day

Saturday 26 Feb. 8am silent dynamic meditation 10am Osho discourse 12 dance meditation 2.30pm Nadabrahama (humming) 4.30pm Kundalini meditation 6pm Osho evening meditation

Call Shahido

6688 2494

Are you doing it tough?

FOOD RELIEF BAGS will be available

THIS THURSDAY from 9 till 11am at The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores Cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way (next to Target, enter via kids play area)

For anyone who finds themselves in need of food assistance. No concession cards required. Just come along, pick up a bag, stay for a cuppa and a chat.

Ocean Shores MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY

www.thehubbaptist.org

42 February 22, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo

Between Dark and Dark a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of chess player Savielly Tartakower; Heresy, an historical novel.

a friend having a breakdown? First Aid For Emotions with Parijat Wismer gives you the tools. March 4, Sat 9–5pm. $220 or couples $330. www.wellness.net.au – Ph 66857991

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

DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS

TREAT DELUXE!

Relaxing deep tissue, remedial massage, in Byron. Ph Kay 0410395368

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

Prepayment is required for all ads.

THE CODES OF THE SACRED MASCULINE 1-DAY WORKSHOP FOR MEN

ARTISAN MARKET

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

Only Adults ............................. 45 Pets.......................................... 45

KINESIOLOGY

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

Safe, beneficial, authentic yoga

Steiner-inspired daycare 66844364 www.elkedaycare.com.au

PART-TIME ONE-DAY-A-WEEK TEACHER TRAINING BEGINS 1 MARCH - LAST PLACES AVAILABLE! BOOK NOW!

BABY-SITTING 17-year-old who loves kids, with childminding experience & own car avail. Reasonable rates, will do overnights. Phone Sophia 0402307851

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

DEPRESSION

Assessment & treatment of children, adolescents & adults

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

Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher

11 Morning Yoga Classes Overlooking the Beach Each Week Great intro offer for locals

Carl Moore Psychology Reg no. PSY0001057399 Medicare rebates available

Fridays | 6684 |6336 Thursdays & Fridays 6684 6336 beachsidyogaandmassage.com.au

HEALTH MOBILE PERSONAL TRAINER and life coach. Paul Roberston. Ph 0413453282 ORIGINAL THAI MASSAGE Call Yah 0477594800 Brunswick Heads THAI MASSAGE With male, 1hr $50, Brunswick Heads. Ph Nui 0413710742 BARRE YOGALATES Body Conditioning Bangalow 0432288770

Suffolk Park Hall, AlcornSt Bangalow Studio, 72 Byron St, Bangalow

6687 2031 yogalates.com.au

• An intelligent injury free Yoga fusion fused with core stability • Learn to relax and breathe at ease • Certified Yogalates Teacher Training & Wellbeing Retreats available Public class timetable see below – all welcome. MON

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

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

BANGALOW 9.15am10.15am Pilates Mat

DR ARPANA (retired GP) offering SCENAR for pain treatments at The Health Lodge. M & F (am). 66856445 & at Suffolk Tues, W, Sat (am) 0428853352 YOGA WITH SUE HAWKINS Private individual or group classes. Enquiries 0404467744 or sue.hawkins@yogahealthretreats.com

TUES 7.15-8.15am Core Yoga Flow

9.15-10.15am 7.15-8.15am Barre Pilates for Yogalates Fitness

8-9.30am Yogalates

9.30-11am Yogalates

10.3011.30am Prenatal 12.30 1.15pm Lunchtime Yogalates

10-11am Pilates Mat

6-7.30pm Yogalates

9.30 - 11am Yogalates

SUFFOLK PARK 10-11.30am Yogalates

10-11.30am Yogalates

6-7.30pm Yogalates

8-9.30am Yogalates

6-7.30pm Pilates Mat

YOGA

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BARRE

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

MASSAGE/ HEALING BODYWORK Scenar Therapy, facial harmony, Tiana 0401875725 in Ocean Shores www.byroncloud9.com

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0432054069

TRADEWORK

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES â&#x20AC;˘ Cherry Picker â&#x20AC;˘ Wood Chipper â&#x20AC;˘ Stump Grinder â&#x20AC;˘ Tree Surgeon â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

Shane Eade â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads

MAKING MOVEMENT EASIER WITH ROGER BOWDEN

(CertiďŹ ed Feldenkrais Practitioner)

Awareness Through MovementÂŽ Classes. Newrybar Hall Starts 27 February Mondays 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7pm For bookings or info call Roger 0411 022 262

BRENT VERCO

CHIROPRACTOR MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC 6684 1028

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

Martin Frank PHYSIOTHERAPIST Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 9amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm

20 Shirley St, Byron Bay

6685 8532

OVER-50s & Beginners Fitness

Membership included

ONLY

12

$

Call 0406 491 002 FB shazumba

OSTEOPATHY DR. EGBERT WEBER

Egbert is now at Byron Medicine Wheel every Tues. Appointments essential. HICAPS & Medicare rebates. 5/84 Jonson St 02 6685 8366

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable tree services â&#x20AC;˘ Professional tree care â&#x20AC;˘ 15â&#x20AC;? chipper (crane truck)

Fully insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes

6684 9137 â&#x20AC;˘ 0427 347 380

BICYCLES buy, sell, repair, recycle. Adult bikes from $60. Phil 0413779223 WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, fridge $170, delivery. Phone 0413589388

ALL FOOD PLANTS

Timber table â&#x20AC;&#x201C; solid Indonesian teak â&#x20AC;&#x201C; recently sanded

Dwarf Citrus WERE

$3995 NOW

$29

MULLUM CREEK NATIVE NURSERY

95

Cash, cheque, Eftpos and credit cards accepted

Yankee Creek Rd,Via Wilsons Creek Rd, Mullumbimby 6684 1703 Only 3.5km from the Mullum Golf Course www.mcnativenursery.com.au

â&#x20AC;˘ FULLY INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ PROFESSIONAL SERVICE â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES

6684 4421

Anything is possible

0402 364 852

www.wendypurdey.com.au

NATIVE PLANTS FOOD PLANTS

The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire.

0407 821 690

MULLUM CREEK NURSERY

110 Yankee Ck Rd, via Wilsons Ck Rd Mullumbimby 6684 1703 Open Wedâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4pm, Sat 9amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1pm www.mcnativenursery.com.au

FREE QUOTES

TREE PRUNING â&#x20AC;˘ TREE SURGERY / REMOVALS â&#x20AC;˘ QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12â&#x20AC;? CHIPPER â&#x20AC;˘ STUMP GRINDING â&#x20AC;˘ CHERRY PICKER â&#x20AC;˘ FULLY INSURED

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

Tallow TREE SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

BARGAINS

............................................................................... PENSION FINANCE AVAILABLE. TAP CONDITIONS APPLY AUTOMATIC 2004 HOLDEN ASTRA 156705km, Low kmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantastic condition.SN8757 .......... $5,990 AUTOMATIC 2014 NISSAN PULSAR ST 5dr hatch, 39748 km like new. SN6796 .............$13,990 2004 FORD FEISTA MANUAL 125673 km, timing service just done. SN7825 .............................$5,750 AUTO 2004 MITSUBISHI MAGNA WAGON 152639 km, fantastic condition. SN 7900.....$5,550 AUTO 2008 SUBARU OUTBACK TOURING 162821 km, full service history. SN 7610 ....$11,750 2012 TOYOTA PRADO GX turbo diesel 6spd manual, 7 seater family 4x4 178299km. SN7435.......................................................... $35,995

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Summerland Antiques and Garden Centre One of the largest antique shops in Australia.

OPEN 7 DAYS Smith Street, West Ballina

6686 0211

GREEN BUILDING products & services business. Established 4 years, good customer base, products and systems in place but plenty of room to grow. $35,000 + SAV. Genuine enquiries only to: Deb@ painted-earth.com.au

HOUSES FOR SALE MULLUMBIMBY Private sale, 4 bedroom, tropical gardens, close to town. http://ow.ly/Vcmq309bQUh - 0421978044

PROPERTY WANTED CASH BUYER looking for 3br + property in Byron area & surrounds. 0405350682

www.summerlandbronzes.com

ACREAGE within 10 mins of Mullum, for local family. Ph 0402487213

WANTED

REMOVALISTS

OLD PICTURE FRAMES timber, any size. Ph Andrew 0404324023

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

GARAGE SALES BRUNSWICK HEADS 38 Mullumbimbi St. Sat 8am. Shop closing down FEDERAL 31 Lizray Rd, Sat 8-3pm. Downsizing, old pine furn, rugs, outdoor table, clothing, h/hold goods, lots of stuff

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

Matt 0427 172 684

Local regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d business 66845296 or 66845403

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

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

Supplying commercial, wood ďŹ red bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open ďŹ res, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to 4 ton tipper. PRICES STARTING FROM $95. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

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

â&#x20AC;˘ Fence posts â&#x20AC;˘ Hardwood poles â&#x20AC;˘ Sleepers â&#x20AC;˘ Paling fence timber â&#x20AC;˘ Offcuts â&#x20AC;˘ Banana props â&#x20AC;˘ Drummed molasses â&#x20AC;˘ Firewood

VW GOLF PaciďŹ c 08/09 127k, regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, exc cond, fully serviced, $9250. 0401320351

BARGAINS

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

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

MOTOR VEHICLES

ballinacarcentre.com.au

Tubestock to Semi-advanced

HALLS FOR HIRE

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

and restored - $ 350 or best offer.

CITRUS TREES WERE $2895 NOW $1995

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

Find Echo ClassiďŹ eds on Echonetdaily every day

AS NEW MOBILITY SCOOTER Eclipse 11 Shoprider 889 Series Hardly used, new battery, fully serviced, canopy, bag & cover. Owners manual, perfect condition, priced to sell $2500 ono. Ph 0404087287

Lemon Myrtle, Blueberries and Olives were $19.95 now $14.95. Red Papaya, Raspberries, Thornless Blackberries, Pomegranate, Figs, Mulberries only $12.95. Pecans and Avocados all reduced.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching

bookings@mullumcivic.com

OS 6 Yungarup Pl. Sat 8am. Everything must go. Variety of beautiful things from a moulded glass coffee table to beautiful plants, plus clothes, DVDs, books & music

FOOD

THIS WEEK ONLY: WED, THUR and FRI 10AM-4PM AND SAT 9AMâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1PM

O.SHORES 16 Orana Rd, Sat + Sun 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3pm. Fridge, wash mach, furn + more

SUFFOLK 49 Caniaba Cres, Sun 8am. Moving. King bed, cupboards, dining table, outdoor setting, bookshelves

AUTHENTIC SHIPIBO TEXTILES One week only in the Northern Rivers: Ayahuasca Visions from the Amazon. Clothing & jewellery handmade in Peru. Call 0456301463 to arrange a viewing/ local markets/ or see â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cosmogyralistaâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook to see the unique items

including Bush Tucker Plants 25%â&#x20AC;&#x201C;50% OFF

SUFFOLK 59 Armstrong St, Sat 8am. Kids & baby gear, fashion, house items

HUGE EWINGSDALE SALE 12 Plantation Dr, Sunday 9.30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4pm. Furn, clothes, toys, antiques and more. Cupcakes & lemonade available

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

PLANT SALE

(nee Mannix)

PH 6680 2630

SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales. Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450

SPEED QUEEN

MASSIVE STOCK CLEARANCE

MASTER HYPNOTHERAPIST NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMER & CERTIFIED MEDICAL HYPNOSIS PRACTITIONER

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653

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

Somatic Practice

0488 609 774

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DAVID LOVEJOYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BOOKS Available from The Echo reception: Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of a chess player; Heresy, an historical novel. ALL JUST $10 each

The largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire

12 Mar - 19 Mar â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 Apr

Phone Tess 0449 030 494

Mark 0427490038

Body Based

GD\ WUDLQLQJ Facebook TessLA

A VERY HANDY MAN

CANE MULCH

COMPOST TOILETS

Come and discover a safe space to feel longer, leaner and stronger. My classes will leave you feeling healthier in every way. 1 hour classes at the Brunswick Heads Community Centre. 6.30am & 9.15am. Thursdays. $15 per class, please bring your mat. Call me if you have any questions. Rachel 0497 252 094

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

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FOR SALE

After hours & emergency service available

Feeling stuck and need PRUH â&#x20AC;Ť Ű&#x152;â&#x20AC;ŹRZ LQ \RXU OLIH"

REPROGRAM YOUR D.N.A.

TREE SERVICES

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 11 March. Stalls or rug space avail 0490026840

Mobile 0417 698 227

PILATES/STRETCH CLASSES

Successful solutions for any problem MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB

Call Andrew Wilson Â? 0412 558 890 Â?

(02) 6685 5138 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

MONDAYS 10.30am

BAMBOO PLY

FREE QUOTES Â? HAPPY TO HELP

Julie Wells Anne Goslett

BYRON 31 Lilli Pilli Drive, Sat 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1pm. Zest sale clothes, furn, cushions & rugs

from $10.50sqm & Bamboo Flooring. For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 â&#x20AC;˘ sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

Experienced climber â&#x20AC;˘ Insured â&#x20AC;˘ Licensed

Psychotherapy

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

MULLUM Moving sale. All must go. 3 Cudgerie Crt (off end Pine Crt). Sat 7am

6687 7677

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

TREE SERVICES

Fri 24th Feb@ 6:30 pm. Talk and intro to Tony Sat and SunHorse and Human Healing Sessions Limited sessions avail. For info please call Joanne 0409 604 650 All healing is self healing.

ARCHIBALDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

BRUNSWICK HEADS Marvellous Mona Lane sale, our last one 8am Sat. Everything must go, no prices donations only. Loads of free things including hugs!

CREATIVE BUSINESS MOVING SALE Art, craft & sewing supplies, furn, plants, collectables & more. From 9am Thurs, Fri & Sat. 10 Brigantine St, Byron A&I

Mulch Supplies

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

Covering all aspects of tree work and tree stump removal (stump grinding)

Horse/Human Healer and Intuitive Tony Robinson

BRIDGLANDS

Buy and sell good quality used furniture Ph 66842511

0408 210 772

ANDYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

â&#x20AC;˘ DELIVERIES â&#x20AC;˘ SMALL MOVES â&#x20AC;˘ TIP RUNS 0415 194 654

northernrivers@littlegreentruck.com.au

HOUSE SWAP EASTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PERIOD South Coast NSW beach house for Byron or Bruns. Small family. 0456028808

The Byron Shire Echo February 22, 2017 43

HOUSE SWAP cont.

MAIN ARM part-furn or f-f cabin, no pets suit 1-2 persons, $340pw + elect. Ph 66845382

HOUSE SWAP MELBOURNE/ELWOOD

SEEKING working, single/couple, no pets for beautiful new 2br ďŹ&#x201A;at at rural Billinudgel. $390pw. Ph 0409035046

Looking for a house swap Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;July 2017 or part thereof for our family of 2 adults & 2 children. Ideally 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 bdrm, Byron Bay, walking distance to main beach/shops, with outdoor space. Our home is a large Californian bungalow, 4 doors from the water & Elwood shopping strip, 3 bedroom, 3 living zones, 2 bathrooms, fully equipped, with a large backyard and child friendly. Please contact david@districtagency.com.au

SHARE ACCOM. MULLUMBIMBY MODERN HOUSE 4br to share with 1 other working person. Unfurn room, bath $210pw. 0415643877 SUNRISE furn room in tranquil house, pref female Japanese student/worker n/s, d/f, $185pw incl bills. 0415390004 MULLUM master br with ensuite & wir. Brand new house. Fully furn, NBN $220pw + bills. Ph Joanne 0437808388 BYRON CBD lovely studio for clean working cple, right in town, f/furn, bills WiFi incl. $400pw. Ph 0410515093 LILLI PILLI Byron. Lge sunny furn room, $350pw incl bills, plus bond. Sgle prof person. Text 0427169098

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833 COOLAMON DR Coorabell 2br, 1 bthrm house, SLUG, views to Byron, long lease, suit working couple, no pets, pref no kids. $520pw. Avail March. Phone 66847554

BYRON granny ďŹ&#x201A;at, sgl wkg, $350pw incl bills. Avail beginning March. 0403422476 SUFFOLK BEACHSIDE Fully furnished, comprehensively equipped 3br duplex. 2 new bathrooms, new kitchen, spacious lounge and deck. Available April 22nd to October 28th. $750pw including bills. Contact Rob 0419640226

LOCAL REMOVAL

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

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

BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 BELONGIL BEACH downstairs partfurn, self-cont tropical garden studio. Avail now long-term. suit single prof, no pets $300pw incl. Refs/bond req. 0488044542 MULLUM Self-contained studio $250pw incl bills/WiFi. Pref single person, no children, no pets. Call owner 0448541277 BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $18pw, 10 cubic mtr shed Across 3 locations. Ph 66867011 FEDERAL FARM COTTAGE 1br+ study. Suit couple. Work available $250pw + bond. Ph 66884220 BYRON CBD lovely studio for clean working cple, right in town, f/furn, bills WiFi incl. $400pw. Ph 0410515093 BYRON TOWN free-standing 1br apartment. 400m to beach. N/S. $400pw. Phone 0400588899

BRUNSWICK HEADS One bedroom open plan renovated ďŹ&#x201A;at. $320.00 per week. No pets..

1300 716 707

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES CLUNES $550 3 bed, 2 bath, DLUG, avail now

BANGALOW $500 2 bed cottage in the heart of Bangalow avail Feb 22

HELP! WE HAVE LEASED ALL OUR PROPERTIES WITH 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 DAY VACANCIES! WE NOW HAVE NO PROPERTIES TO LET AND WANT YOUR PROPERTY. CALL US FOR GREAT RESULTS & GREAT TENANTS!

6687 2479

bangalow realestate.com.au

OCEAN SHORES $320pw, Unit, 1 bed, 1 bath $360pw, House, 1 bed, 1 bath $620pw, House, 4 bed, 3 bath $720pw, House, 4 bed, 3 bath, dlug 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594

BANGALOW $425 Business space, 2 x shops, industrial estate, kitchenette, 2 toilets, ďŹ&#x201A;ex lease, avail now BANGALOW $800 Business/retail space, 4 rooms, avail now

BYRON A&I EST studio space with shop front to share with a creative business. $200pw. Phone 0415551478

Essential Requirements of the successful candidate: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

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Apply to Human Resources hr@thebyronatbyron.com.au

wickedweasel.com new recruits wanted Want to work with a great group of people, manufacturing world-class quality swimwear, lingerie and clothing in beautiful Byron Bay? We are seeking dedicated and reliable people to join our manufacturing team.

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BEAUTIFUL TREATMENT ROOM Avail Fri/Sat/Sun $80/day, $45/half day. Mullum. 66849458, 0435078551

www.eldersbangalow.com.au

For more available rental properties go to

Assistant Night Auditor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Full Time

Cert IV in Visual Arts (CUA41315)

BILLINUDGEL STORAGE SOLUTIONS Pallet racking storage 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.5 high. Pallet & wrap supplied. Great for long or short term storage solutions. $12 per bay per week. 66804249 8am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12pm

44 February 22, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo

â&#x20AC;˘ Certificate IV in Visual Arts

Thu 2nd March

â&#x20AC;˘ Gluten Free Cakes â&#x20AC;˘ Permablitz Bamboo Basics â&#x20AC;˘ Social Media Video Marketing â&#x20AC;˘ Communication for Clarity and Connection

BRUNSWICK HEADS up to 100sqm, retail/storage floor space. $300pw + services. Ph 0409699475

BYRON A&I WAREHOUSE 120sqm. $550pw. 115sqm $660pw, 60sqm storage area $330pw. Martin 0468320007

Mon 27th February

Fri 3rd March

THE POCKET $315pw, Cabin, 1 bed, 1 bath

TO LEASE

BANGALOW $414 OfďŹ ce space, main street, upstairs, 25 SQM, avail now

chair for rent Be your own boss Work your own hours in Busy Ocean Shores salon Contact Lisa at oceanshoreshair@gmail.com

Contact our friendly staff for a free appraisal

FEDERAL $600 3 bed 1 bath fully furnished home, avail now

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

MASSEUSE REQUIRED reliable & friendly for Gentlemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Relaxation Centre. 18+. Training provided for the right applicant. Gold Coast. 0418185791

Term 1 courses starting soon...

HAIRDRESSER

* RENTAL PROPERTIES WANTED *

eldersnewbrighton.com.au

PEARCES CREEK $800 4 bed, 1.5 bath homestead with studio, avail March 6

NEED A RESUME? From $25. Jacleen 0403130165

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BANGALOW $600 3 bed, 1 bath family home avail April 1

ROSEBANK $600 4 bed, 1 bath homestead, avail now

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CHEF / COOK Creative, enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking required for busy Byron cafe. Call 0417661981

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

FNC Property Management april@fncproperty.com.au

Brunswick Heads 3br 1bth $700 3br 2bth $750 South Golden Beach 3br 1 bth $620 Ocean Shores 1br 1bth $300 2br 1bth $400 4br 3bth $800 Mullumbimby 4br 2bth $650

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HSC CHEMISTRY 30yrs senior teacher, HSC marker. Exp. tutor. Individual or group sessions. Ph Geoff 0401320351 CHINESE LANGUAGE CLASS Beginners Mandarin. 4 Weeks, 7-9pm; Wed & Sun; 15 March to 9 April. Lennox Head Community Centre. For info please phone Miao 0426016658 BASS LESSONS George Urbaszek. 0412172089 HORSE-RIDING INSTRUCTOR QualiďŹ ed & experienced. Begâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Adv Ph Louise 0499820291

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MUSICAL NOTES

COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.

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

FUNERAL NOTICES PATRICIA JEANETTE STUPKA 21.1.34 – 16.2.17 Service – 11am, Friday 24 February at Twin Towns Funerals Chapel, 17 Florence St, Tweed Heads

IN MEMORIAM In loving memory

SPENSLEY, Joyce Catherine 22.06.1929 – 24.02.2016

You are always with me, Mum. Your loving daughter, Susan.

Lulu is a 2 year old Ridgeback cross who came to CAWI from the pound. She is a loving, gentle girl who has a playful streak! She will need a little bit of training and a good routine to help her settle into her new home. She just loves to get pats and belly rubs, gets along with other dogs, and enjoys just hanging out with her people. If you are interested in adopting Lulu, please contact Megan on 0458461935.

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Dylan Etherington Passed 22/2/2010 Aged 22 years Seven years of missing our beautiful son and brother. We love you dearly and will carry you in our hearts always. So much love – Claire, Geoff and Brook xx

LOST & FOUND LOST BLACK HEADED PYTHON at the begining of Wilsons Creek. Pet snake much loved REWARD $200 0408809528 FOUND Telstra smart phone, Mullum Sat 18/2. Phone 0401293142 or 66843246

PETS DOG WALKING SERVICE Byron Bay & surrounding areas. Reliable & passionate. All times available. Ph Jane 0411030075

LORETTA is only a year old and has already said goodbye to her kittens. She is yet another victim of not having been neutered. But now she can’t wait to start real life and to get into the outside world, for Loretta is not keen on other cats and would prefer to be out on a farm, or somewhere with space to roam. A beautiful youngster with an engaging personality. Not a lap cat, but full of life and fun. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

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Dotti is an 18-month-old desexed female mix – maybe Jack Russell x cattle – weighing about (?) 18kg. She has a delightful personality, is gentle with children and loves to play with other dogs. If you can give Dotti a permanent, loving home please contact the Friends of the Pound Rehoming Centre on 07 5524 8590 or Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

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Call 0407 013 347 Rosee came to us because her owner was very ill & could no longer keep her. Such a sad situation for both Rosee & her owner. At 8 years young she is a gorgeous natured, friendly chinchilla cross who will need daily grooming to keep her fabulous white & grey coat looking stunning. We are looking for someone extra special to love our extra special girl. Rosee is absolutely beautiful both inside & out. To meet her & our other cats & kittens, please visit the Car Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley St, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070

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SOCIAL ESCORTS NATASHA 22 tall, slim, hot brunette. Chantelle 21, hot, fit, size 8, very adventurous. Emily 20, hot brazilian, golden hair, size 6 CC bust. Honey 33, tall leggy redhead. Chantay 25, hot blonde pocket rocket. Taylor 18 adventurous stunner. Blake 25, very pretty blonde. Michelle 28, size 6 DD, tan, hot bod. Lexi 28 brunette. Spoil yourself. In & out. Ladies always wanted. 66816038 BYRON AREA OUTCALLS. Phone 0421401775 SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345 OUTCALLS 0451579023

If you are a pension card holder, the Animal Welfare League can assist towards the cost of desexing your cat or dog.

BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late. In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook!

For information, please contact the North Coast Branch on 6684 4070.

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FUNERAL NOTICES

HENRY

Frederick John,

“Fred” Late of Ocean Shores. Passed away peacefully on Friday 17th February 2017. Aged 65 years. Dearly Loved Husband of Mary. Loved Father of Leah and Alicia. Cherished Grandfather of Cody, Lucas and Bryce. Beloved son of Patrick (dec) and Doreen Henry. Loved Brother of Michael (dec), Patricia, William, Thomas, Margaret and Peter.

“May you rest in eternal peace” Family and friends are warmly invited to attend, The Funeral Prayers for Fred. To be offered at St John’s Catholic Church Murwillumbah St, Mullumbimby. On Friday February 24th, 2017 with the service commencing at 11.00am.

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FARMERS MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton 6677 1345 Each TUE Organic Lismore 6628 1084 Each WED 7-11am M’bah 6684 7834 Each THU 8-11am Byron 6687 1137 Each FRI 7-11am Mullum 6677 1345 Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137 Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530 Each SAT 8.30-11am Lismore 0466 415 172 2nd SUN 9am–2pm Tabulam 6688 6433

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Paola Zlaltar is a local entrepreneur and avid surfer who will be celebrating at Surf Festival this weekend after falling in love with the sport 15 years ago. ‘I am a passionate surfer and I used to be part of one of the surf schools in Byron. I have many stories as a woman that has been in love with surfing for the past 15 years and changed her whole life just because of it,’ she said. ‘I remember meeting someone from Australia at a party and telling him, ‘One day I will go to Australia and learn how to surf ’. He just laughed!’ According to Paola. ‘Ten years later, during a holiday in Brazil, I was watching the surfers in the water while I was sitting with my girlfriends on the beach. As the surfers ripped, it occurred to me, that I should be out there and not here.’ When she got back home to Chile she instantly bought a surfboard and a wetsuit and headed south. ‘After freezing my brain and toes many times with water temperatures as low as seven degrees in summer I

Paola on a sweet ride. Photo supplied

decided that it was time to come to Australia,’ she said. ‘I quit my job, sold everything, and arrived in Oz.’ ‘I called someone that I had met eight years before in a surf spot in Chile and he helped me by introducing me to some friends. One of them brought me to Byron Bay.’ In that first year Paola surfed six hours a day for 360 days, in all conditions. Not lightning hitting the water, sharks sightings, nor a tsunami warning could keep her out of the water. ‘I love surfing, it has been my biggest passion for the last 13 years of my life. But

surfing in Byron just brings it to the next level! ‘To be able to call dolphins by singing to them, or to almost touch a stingray leaping out of the water over your head… or to see a baby whale and its mumma just a few metres away while surfing in a bikini is priceless!’ The Byron Bay Surf Festival runs this weekend and includes a Freestyle and Stoke surf session at Wategos Beach on Sunday from 8am. The open event of noncompetitive surfing includes finless, logs, mermaids, fish, torpedoes (bodysurfing) and tandem categories.

Final four make the cut in Major Pairs at Mullum Bowls Michael Burke

Four teams are left competing for the Major Pairs at the Mullum Ex-Services Bowling Club after the quarters were played in blustery conditions on the weekend. Dave Moor and Jeff Morgan cruised to a 32–15 win over Mike Nicholls and Michael Burke, while George and Adam McKenzie also recorded a comfortable win to the tune of 34–15 over Troy Creighton and Bernie O’Hearn. Ross Graham and Sean Doherty won a see-sawing game 24–15 over Abraham and Merv Esau, while Scott and Mark Hogan won a tight contest 20–17 over Leigh Rickert and Richie Northcott. In last Thursday’s triples Errol Boyter, Harry McIlwain and Geoff Winter 23 defeated Errol Boyter (swinging lead), Merv Esau and Terry Johnston 17. Michael Lardi, Allan Bartlett and Jean-Claude Canabou 24 beat Mike Nicholls, Gary Porter and Larry Henry 16. In the pairs competition,

Pairs action at Mullumbimby. Photo supplied

Tony Baggio and Bernie O’Hearn had two wins, +8; followed by Ian Carlin and Michael Burke, +2; Geoff Flick and Mal Flesser one win and one loss, -3; Phill Brassington and Trevor Saunders two losses, -7. In Saturday’s social pairs Ian Weir and Bob Rose had two wins, +4; followed by Michael Lardi and Geoff Flick, one loss and one win, +8; Ian Carlin and Sharon Thomas, one win and one loss, -8; Rose Wainwright and Trent Foreman two losses, -4. Errol Boyter, Ben Leeson and Larry Henry 17 also defeated Phil Brassington, Jean-Claude Canabou and

Mark Holton 15.

Ocean Shores Last Friday the Ocean Shores ladies enjoyed a fun morning and had two close games. The team of J Busch, N Montgomery and M Hosie defeated, P O’Connor and J Howell. J M Quirke and L McGowran also beat G Johnston and B Sprengel. Winner on number of ends was the team of J Busch, N Montgomery and M Hosie. Drills and coaching on Friday February 24 and Friday March 3 at 3pm. All ladies welcome.

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Byron Bay and Le-Ba fall short at Australian Boardriders’ final

Soli Bailey rocked for Byron Bay at Newcastle over the weekend. Photo WSL/Bennett Crystal Cylinders

The Australian Boardriders Battle Series National Final saw Byron Bay and LennoxBallina compete with another 22 clubs from all around the country for the honour of being declared Australia’s top surf team. The local clubs qualified through the state finals to compete for $85,500 in prize money available at the event held in Newcastle. While competitive, neither club made it to through to the finals. Le-Ba Boardriders got off to a great start with a second in the men’s Skins format for Stu Kennedy and a win for Steph Single in the women’s round, followed by a fourth for Kennedy in Skins round two. Byron Bay Boardriders had a third in Skins round one thanks to Soli Bailey, and a second in round two. Both local clubs progressed through their first

round heats in the tag team section. Le-Ba then sneaked through their quarter final clash with a last minute wave from Adam Melling to secure a semifinal berth. Byron Bay had a slow start in the quarter final but Soli Bailey got things back on track and then Dan Wills, who was described as the ‘Godfather’ of Byron Bay surfing, did well. But the team ran out of time to collect the points after Joel Parkinson (Snapper Rocks) had a great wave to surpass Byron Bay Boardriders’ efforts and ended their campaign. The former world champion Parkinson also pulled off a last minute wave to stymie Le-Ba, who fell short by the smallest amount to get through into the final. Lennox-Ballina finished in seventh place and Avoca Beach Boardriders won the title with Snapper Rocks runners up. Byron Bay Boardriders finished in 13th place.

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Surfer of the year Byron Bay’s Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart was a finalist in the Surfing Australia Awards in the ‘Male Surfer of the year’ category along with multiple World Champion Mick Fanning. Byron Shire resident Matt Wilkinson was the winner of the title. Wilkinson was a worthy recipient as Australia’s highest ranked surfer for 2016 at number five in the world. As the award has traditionally been given to the highest ranked professional surfer the inclusion of Stewart as a finalist by the organisers is to be praised. It acknowledges his high achievement as a competitive surfer with two World Adaptive Surfing Titles but it also demonstrates the diversity within surfing and most importantly the positive changes towards an increasingly inclusive sporting culture.

Byron Bay AFL ready for 2017 The Byron Magpies AFL team is in deep pre-season training as it seeks to retain the premiership, but the coach is still on the lookout for new players. ‘The Magpies seniors and reserves training is well under way with the first game of the season in April,’ coach Brett Potter said. ‘But it is never too late to come along and join in with training,’ he said. The long road to winning back-to-back premierships offically starts on March 4 with the club’s season launch at the Beach Hotel. The Byron Magpies juniors will also be fielding nine teams for 7–17-year-olds, including two for girls.

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Junior Beez sting Yamba The junior boys Byron Beez basketball squad of up to 40 players won all three of their age grades at the Yamba Junior Prawn Carnival earlier this month. The local club sent down an U/12 team, two U/14 teams and an U/16 team to play against sides from all over northern NSW including Bellinger River, Taree, Grafton and Lismore. Both U/14s teams made their age grand final and the U/12s beat Bellinger Valley, while the U/16s triumphed over Kempsey. The players who made the trip down are mainly part of the club’s development squad, but some of the U/16 players compete in the Northern Junior League already, according to club spokesman Alvin Caoyonan. ‘The U/16s are coached by Nash Campbell, who has done a great job taking his team to the next level,’ Alvin said. The competition was squeezed into one long day and meant the boys played up to four games each.

Max Cussens defending the basket at Yamba with Jayden Robertson helping out. Photo supplied

‘Everyone played really well,’ Alvin said. ‘For a lot of the boys it was the first time they have played out of the regular local Byron competition. ‘It is really good to see a whole lot of new faces playing representative basketball,’ he said. The club is growing every year and now has up to 420 members. The success builds on the

work of the local primary school team that won the state championship last year. The day was a great warmup for the Northern Junior League that has its first meeting for the year in Tamworth in March. The Byron Beez have been sending U/14 and U/16 boys’ teams to the NJL since last year, and in 2017 they will also enter U/14 and U/16 girls’ teams.

Fun in the water for Shearwater students Shearwater students from classes 4 to 11 enjoyed their annual swimming carnival where the focus was on fun and fitness at Mullumbimby Pool last week. High school students from Shearwater competed for places in the school’s regionals team with some outstanding performances. In the primary school, participation, support and teamwork are key. In classes 4 to 6, students are working on skill development and refinement and progress is measured individually.

Acacia Steenson-Duncan ready to go. Photo supplied

‘The focus at this age is not on competition or comparisons of students as we want to encourage them all to meet

the challenges of facing their own physical limitations,’ according to primary school coordinator Cherie Kendall.

Colnan and Gumbleton claim two-man Ambrose at Teven Peter Blackwood

Colnan and Gumbleton took the honours in the Two-man Ambrose competition played at Teven Golf Club last Saturday. Geoff Colnan and Paul Gumbleton won the game (Net 27,1/4) beating off Bill Wayte and Greg Unwin (Net 27,5/8) and Robert Tillman and Denis Leard (Net 27 5/8). Ball run down: Graham Mains and Frank Jamieson (Net 28), Rex Nixon and Ian Coochiroff (Net 28,¼), Paul

The players enjoyed a barbecue breakfast after the game thanks to Steve Blackmore. Photo supplpied

Beckey and Steve Blackmore (Net 28,¼), Greg Fowler and Ray Phillips (Net 28,7/8). Many thanks to Bill Wayte

for clearing the greens before the game. This Saturday nine holes Stableford at 6.15am.

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BPA meeting

Visitors welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

Seeking Volunteer Drivers Do you like driving and do you get on well with older people and people with a disability? Tweed Byron & Ballina Community Transport (TBBCT) assists people who are unable to access mainstream transport. If you are interested call 1300 875 895 for more information.

Seniors Festival

Bangalow Progress Association meets Thurs 2 Feb in Heritage House at 5.30pm.

Seniors Festival 6–10 March ‘Let’s Do More Together’ at the Byron Community Centre.

U3A Brunswick Valley

WIRES is recruiting

U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 28 February 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Members meet at the Hall at 9.30 and then proceed to the Bangalow Heritage Museum.

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.

Neighbourhood Centre 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.

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

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

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

Bridge club 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.

The local branch of NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service is an all-volunteer organisation that needs new members throughout the northern rivers. WIRES offers a basic

Local Hawaiian hula troupe Mana Aloha free public hula lesson on Thursday 23 February 5.30–7.30pm at the Peace Pole, Main Beach, Byron Bay, weather permitting. All welcome to come along and join in. Enquiries/info Lilith 0417 633 080.

Craft group

U3A discussion group

from 8am till 1pm. Free stalls for young people. Call Berri 0490 026 840.

The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets every Monday 9.30am–2.30pm at the Uniting Church in Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. 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.

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

Bridge Club

Library fun 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.

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

Budgeting Support 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.

Seniors Activities Seniors Activities Tuesdays at the Byron Community Centre, Jonson St Byron Bay. Elder Beats seniors drumming 10:30-11:30 am with Gareth Jones in the theatre, 11:30 Morning tea in the courtyard, 12:00 1:00 Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell

Bush School Each Thursday during term time the Brunswick Bush School takes kids 6-14 years out into the bush to learn, grow and connect with each other and the land. Meets at 9am outside the Brunswick Surf Club, group returns 3pm. Facebook: Brunswick Bush School, Email: brunsbushschool@gmail.com Web: www.brunsbushschool.com.au

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.

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

The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) meeting Monday 27 February at 10am at the Hub Baptist Church Playgroup Centre, Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. ABA is celebrating 44 years on the north coast. We are asking mums to help compile a list of 44 good reasons to breastfeed our babies. Come and join in the fun. Enquiries 0431 477 445.

Community Transport Shopping Bus has seats available on our fortnightly shopping bus from Suffolk Park/Byron Bay to Byron town centre. The doorto-door bus costs $6 and is available to eligible people who can’t access mainstream transport owing to age,

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

Landcare

David Shaw, a gifted sculptor, will lead an art appreciation session on 28/02/17 at 10am in the RSL, Mullumbimby. All welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Breastfeeding Support

Free Public Hula Lesson

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Buddhist meditation teaching and practice now at the Living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6–7.30pm, Mondays. Contact Mishaela on 0438 858 842 or mishaela@si.org.au. Dzogchen Meditation Group – 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month at Brunswick Heads Community Centre. Contact Katie 0417 798 726 or qld@shenpenaustralia.org for more info. Mindfulness Meditation with Pairoj Brahma, Melli O’Brien and Heather Albrecht Every Tuesday 7.15–9pm at the yurt, Temple Byron (www.templebyron.com). No fees, contact 0423 241 916, 401 359 559. www.themindfulnesssummit.com. Healing Meditation for heart, mind and soul, Sunday mornings in Myocum. Call Dean 0414 364 415 or www. unityhousebyron.com.au.

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disability or other reason. Enquiries Amanda 1300 875 895.

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training course that will teach you how to safely rescue and provide emergency care for injured and orphaned wildlife. If you would like to join WIRES and participate in our course on 26 February, please contact us as soon as possible. Call our 24-hour hotline on 6628 1898 or see http://wiresnr.org/Helping.html.

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

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

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

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

Rainbow Dragons 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.

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. Info: 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 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.

Toastmasters 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.

CoDA Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a worldwide network of groups of men and women learning how to develop and maintain healthy and fulfilling relationships. For more information visit www.codependentsanonymous.org.au or phone 9281 3330.

Byron FLEA Byron FLEA at the YAC (1 Gilmore Crescent) 2nd Saturday of every month

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

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Ballina Camera Club

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Endings, Beginnings & Wise Choices, Julia Williams, Byron Sophia’s ‘Court Astrologer’ looks at the coming year, Thursday 23 February, 1–3pm, at Unitarian Church, Carlyle St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Ballina Camera Club print and digital meeting Thursday 23 February at 6.30pm at the Kentwell Community Centre. New members welcome, enquiries Mark 6686 6915.

Tent opening

Artists, get your paintbrushes out and start painting for the 11th Annual Ocean Shores Country Club Art Competition/ Exhibition. Entry forms are available at www.oceanshorescc.com.au after 15 Feb. Enquiries Marilyn 6680 4907.

OS Art Competition

New tent opening for all self-identified women in the Byron Shire on Sunday 26 Feb 6.30pm at The Yurt, Temple Byron, Melaleuca Drive, Byron Bay. Sacred sharing circle, crystal bowl sound healing. Event details: facebook.com/ events/458170667640508??ti=ia.

World Day of Prayer Mullumbimby World Day of Prayer Friday 3 March at 10am at St John’s Catholic Church. Theme: Philippines – ‘Am I being unfair to you?’ All welcome.

Friends of Palestine Byron Friends of Palestine’s stall on Jonson Street near Fundies is in solidarity with the 8th Annual International Open Shuhada Street Campaign (http://bit.ly/shuhada). Thursday 23 Feb 12–3pm. We invite you get informed and enjoy some Free Palestine/free felafels with us.

Fermentation Festival Fermentation Festival Blue Knob Market 4 March, 9am–1pm, stalls, demos, samples, 719 Blue Knob Rd. Enquiries 0448 685 925.

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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, Mondays, Byron Community Centre, 10.30–11.30am. Entry by donation. 0417 277 211, info@raisetheroofsinging.com.

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

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

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

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

CWA Bangalow Interested women are welcome Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am–1pm and the second Monday evening of each month 5–7pm in the Bangalow CWA rooms for craft and friendship. Rooms are open daily Monday–Saturday 9am–noon.

Mullum CWA Mullumbimby Branch CWA Handicraft Group in the CWA rooms Tincogan Street Mullumbimby each 1st, 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month throughout 2016. Classes in knitting, crochet, embroidery and sewing are offered. Enquiries Margaret 66842956.

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 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, Sat 9am–2pm.

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1. Carry male clan emblem (5) 4. Do repairs around transposed tune; right for Abraham, perhaps (9) 9. Salome: hot, wild and disgusting! (9) 10. Stupid animals, like emergency workers (5) 11. Revoke and remove publicity from deserter (6) 12. Reject LSD in simple health system (8) 14. Investigation of Tom? It’s a serious and depressed state (5,5) 16. Injure hot limb (4) 19. Relax each quarter (4) 20. Setter is placed at a charge – that’s the allegation (10) 22. Broke, lacking five – it’s rude (8) 23. Flannery, one no good for control of tempo (6) 26. Foreign article contains a deliberate untruth (5) 27. Unpopular metalworker, a supplier of equipment (9) 28. Edward, for one, defiantly scorns foe (9) 29. A king with ease; we hear and concur (5)

1. Emblem of a clan or tribe (5) 4. Male head of a family or tribe (9) 9. Hateful, disgusting (9) 10. Donkeys. Dopes (5) 11. Revoke, particularly at cards (6) 12. Australia’s public health system (8) 14. State of gloomy preoccupation (5,5) 16. Injure, hurt (4) 19. Relaxation, comfort (4) 20. Attribution, allegation (10) 22. Rude, cheeky (8) 23. Rhythm, tempo (6) 26. Foreign, very strange (5) 27. One who equips expeditions (9) 28. One who hears admissions of guilt, also King Edward I (9) 29. Consent, concur (5)

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Lord Dampnut seems to have discovered that running a superpower is much tougher than running a tacky gold-plated business empire where underlings constantly blow smoke up your arse. Government by tweets has its limits. His security adviser Michael Flynn got the sack last week (all the fault of the spy agencies, of course) but his far more horrifying choice for Environmental Protection Authority chief, climate-change denier and Oklahoma attorney-general Scott Pruitt, remains in the race. A 2011 letter written by Pruitt to the EPA alleged the agency was significantly overestimating methane pollution by fracking in his state. It turned out the letter had actually been written by lobbyists for Devon Energy, an oil-and-gas firm from Okla-

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