Byron Shire Echo – Issue 31.44 – 12/04/2017

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working on several projects that support the transition of Mullumbimby and surrounding areas to renewable energy. To date, COREM have installed solar PV systems at the Drill Hall (12kW), Mullumbimby Showgrounds (10kW), Brunswick Valley Volunteer Rescue Organisa-

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A NSW Labor MLC who chairs a committee into child protection has called both sides of politics to task over a lack of ability to address a ‘truly wicked problem.’ Greg Donnelly MLC said, ‘There is not a shadow of a doubt that child protection in NSW is literally screaming out, demanding that our political parties and politicians work together co-operatively

to address what can only be described as a truly wicked problem.’ ‘On any given day the state has to try to find a safe roof to place over the heads of approximately 20,000 children and young people. That is 20,000 children and young people who tonight will be living somewhere other than with their parents because it is not safe to do so.

‘The major political parties have all served in office over recent decades and in this policy area have little to be proud of. The crass reality is that child protection has been, and is treated like, a political football game. Our vulnerable and neglected children… are caught up in the political gamesmanship.’ Q See the report at parliament.nsw.gov.au/gpsc2.

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Helping thy neighbour As the mud dries, north coast communities help each other while govt is yet to provide Byron Shire with disaster relief funding

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With north coast MPs falling over themselves in NSW parliament to speak about the recent flood disaster last week, are they doing enough when it comes to providing financial grants to those who have lost everything? Despite the region being declared a disaster zone on March 31 by the state and federal governments, different levels of assistance are being applied to different shires, sparking anger from residents now without such basics as a bed, vacuum cleaner and washing machine. Residents from Lismore and Tweed (both National Party state electorates) were almost immediately eligible for a Disaster Recovery Payment, which is a one-off payment of $1,000 per adult and $400 per child who have suffered injury or property loss. Yet Byron, Ballina, Kyogle and Richmond Valley Shire residents are still not eligible, despite suffering as much property loss and damage. The Echo asked locally based Ben Franklin MLC (Nationals) why the two National Party seats were given Disaster Recovery Payment while others were not and, ‘Do you believe this disaster response was adequate or will you be seeking to include other shires into the Disaster Recovery Payment?’ Mr Franklin denied there was a ‘conspiracy’ that Lismore and Tweed were awarded the grant while others were not, and said he is ‘lobbying the government to include Byron and Ballina Shires as well.’ ‘I have formally written to MPs Michael Keenan, George Brandis and others on this,’ he said, ‘seeking their inclusion and am working closely with Byron Shire Council to try to maximise the likelihood of their inclusion.’ ‘The issue is that the federal and state governments have different responsibilities. The state government declared six areas and they receive a range of assistance. The federal gov-

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ernment has a different set of criteria for the Disaster Recovery Payment and so far have only extended that to Lismore and Tweed. The government collects data and information through its agencies as is appropriate and passes it on to the federal government.’ Local Greens MP Tamara Smith says she has appealed to the state minister and to the flood recovery co-ordinator Euan Ferguson, ‘to hasten their assessment process of Byron and Ballina shires so that people from Cabbage Tree Island, Mullumbimby, Billinudgel, South Golden Beach, Middle Pocket, Wilsons Creek and Ocean Shores, to name a few of the worst flood-affected areas, can get access to the money that people in QLD, Tweed and Lismore are able to apply for.’

Assistance data As for how governments determine who gets assistance, it’s emerged from the NSW north coast Business Chamber – not from MPs – that business owners who contribute information about damage to their premises and loss of stock and trade help to inform the data that go towards the decision regarding assistance. Regional manager of the Northern Rivers NSW Business Chamber, Jane Laverty, said in a statement, ‘Critical to attracting the necessary

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financial assistance for business and industry is our ability to quantify and qualify the impact of this disaster.’ ‘This impact will be both in damage to premises and stock and also to the loss of trade. ‘The importance of gathering this information cannot be understated as these data inform the Disaster Declaration Category and will have a direct bearing on the funds made available to support recovery. ‘The current Category of Disaster Declaration is A, and I imagine this will escalate once the data have been collated.’ The chamber survey is available at www.surveymonkey.com/r/NorthCoastFloodsBusinessSurvey. The Echo asked Mr Franklin if there was a reason that this information – ie that business data help to secure funding – was not forthcoming from his government. Mr Franklin instead said he is actively lobbying his

colleagues over funding for the cleanup, and has asked emergency services minister Troy Grant for advice ‘for any avenues Byron Shire Council might have to receive funding assistance,’ with regards to ‘ongoing collection of waste and debris.’

Ineligible claim Mr Franklin told Mr Grant in a letter on April 5 that Council contends ‘they are ineligible to claim funding under the NSW Public Works Disaster Eligibility Guidelines.’ Another north coast-based NSW MLC is Catherine Cusack (Liberal). She told The Echo she ‘understood Byron and Ballina are being assisted with the paperwork to get access to the grants as soon as possible.’ She told parliament last week that ‘more needs to be done for the north coast,’ and says that the existing assistance packages, ‘are not properly tailored to the unique circumstances of this event.’

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SGB residents at odds with Council over flood management Jim Beatson

Residents from South Golden Beach have claimed that Council dropped the ball over alleviating flooding impacts which recently damaged homes and property in the area. South Golden Beach always had a flooding problem, so Council installed two pumps, one small and the other huge. The latter pumps 620 litres per second, or a whopping 37,000 litres per minute, into a canal that then runs into the Brunswick River and finally the ocean. The management system relies primarily on telemetry, which is an automated communications process that gives offsite control and monitoring of the pumps. Longtime resident Paul Tisdell says he rang Byron Shire Council’s depot at around 9am on Thursday March 30 and spoke to a Council staffer and told them, ‘At some point this afternoon, probably between 2 and 4pm, you will need to turn on the main flood pump at South Golden Beach. And by hand, because previously it’s been the only way you can get the pump to work.’ Making calls like this became routine for Paul, he says, since the pump was installed some years ago. Paul Tisdell says this system has never worked properly, since day one. Other residents also rang Council throughout Thursday requesting that they turn on the pump later that day. One resident says they rang at 10.30am on Thursday and spoke to a staff member, who is a flood and drainage engineer at Mullumbimby’s Council office. They told the caller, ‘I’ll pass it on.’ During the strong rain on Thursday, Paul Tisdell kept an eye on water levels, but did not notice them going down. This should have happened once the pump was turned on. Donna Hingston, whose bedroom is very close to the pump station, was feeding her baby during that night. She said she doesn’t recall hearing the loud pump during the night. When she rose for the baby’s 4am feed, she is almost certain the pump was not working and when she checked at 6am, it was off.

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Mark Stratton, a South Golden Beach plumber and resident for the past 22 years, knew others had made calls to Council regarding the pump the previous day.

Evacuation notices At 3:55am he started getting SES evacuation notices on his phone. Outside, water levels were rising. ‘So I rushed off to help at my brother’s place, on lower land. They have a one-yearold baby. Then I went to the big pump, which was not turned on.’ ‘We rang Council’s depot at 9.55am on Friday. Council’s infrastructure manager, Peter Rees answered telling us, ‘The pump is turned on.’ I replied ‘I’ve just come from there, and it’s not’. Peter said he wasn’t sure who to call out. “But I’ll get someone there within 20 minutes.”’ Mark explains that he was met by two men from Council at the pump within 35 minutes. After turning it on, one told him ‘We’ll come back in an hour, to turn it off.’ Mark told them it would take many, many hours of pumping to reduce the flood level. Byron Shire Council’s infrastructure services director Phil Holloway maintains that the flood pump was activated during Thursday ‘and operated automatically as per design.’ He said, ‘At first light, the pump was restored’, which is also at odds with statements by residents who claim it was at around 10.35am. Phil Holloway added, ‘It was switched to manual operation during Thursday night. This allowed the pump

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to run longer and pump more water; however, it also caused the pump’s safety mechanism to turn the pump off when it started to run dry. The motor tripping ensured that the motor did not burn out.’ Paul Tisdell says, ‘I have requested many times that Council employ a local person to deal with this issue – to turn the pump on manually. If someone from Council had attended the pump between 2 and 4pm, as I suggested early Thursday morning, the rain had stopped and it would have been safe to pump the drain out. This would have prevented the flooding.’ But Phil Holloway claims, ‘Owing to safety concerns, the decision was made to not send a staff member out into the evacuation area at night and re-set the pump.’ Yet Donna Hingston says, ‘The pump is at the top of the levee bank, and water was still two feet below the top of the bank at 6am. So there was no danger to workers arriving in a four-wheel-drive to ensure

the pump was working.’ Mr Holloway also assured South Golden Beach residents ‘that their concerns over the flood pump were being reviewed following the recent flood.’ He said while the requests for two or three smaller pumps would be reviewed, they would only alleviate drainage issues but would not eliminate flooding. Alan Dickens and Stephen Booth, who both worked as technicians for Council, ask if the real problem is inadequate staffing and processes, resulting from redundancies and staff cuts made by Council. These cuts were to meet stringent state government requirement imposed in 2016 by the Fit For the Future strategy. Failing that, councils were threatened with forced amalgamations, an action now abandoned in regional NSW by the state government. Mr Holloway declined to answer whether the telemetry system for the big pump is functioning properly and instead reaffirmed the system ‘was upgraded over a year ago and allows for remote operation.’ He said, ‘On Thursday, the pump was switched to manual operation to increase its operation. This was done to support residents’ requests to have the pump run for longer periods. ‘However, in the manual mode, it tripped and stopped working during the night and as a result required a person onsite to restart the pump. ‘The tripping of the pump stops the pump from burning out and we are reviewing the pump station as a result of the floods,’ he said. Q Jim Beatson reports on BayFM’s community newsroom on Fridays from 11am.

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Local News Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre co-ordinates relief efforts Aslan Shand

Mullumbimby District and Neighbourhood Centre has been coordinating disaster relief for Byron Shire. ‘The generosity of the people here is so wonderful,’ said community development officer Leseera Kai. ‘We have had so many donations we’ve been able to send at least two busloads up to Burringbar and Wooyung that have also been damaged by the cyclone. ‘People have been so generous I’ve almost cried.’ Since the cyclone hit, the neighbourhood centre has been providing around 100 hot meals a day to locals. ‘We don’t get any funding for it,’ said one of the volun-

tary chefs. ‘Local businesses have been amazing and donating all the food we are preparing for people.’

Vouchers The Salvation Army has been working alongside the neighbourhood centre providing flood-relief vouchers for cleaning products, food and petrol. Assistance is also available to fill out forms for flood assistance as well as counselling and emotional support. The centre has been working with Byron Shire Council, which has ensured they have access to the Civic Hall to help sort donations. Furniture donations are being stored and then dispatched from the Mullum-

bimby railway station (see photo right) and people are able to source beds, couches, tables, chairs etc. Otherwise you can contact Byron Shire Helping Hands on Facebook who are also linking people who need furniture with those donating. Donations of money or vouchers for food and petrol, $20 to $30, are needed to help support locally affected flood victims. Drop in to get some help or volunteer. Co-ordinator Nicqui Yazdi is also appealing for the return of the free flood relief furniture depot signs which have again been taken away. Q See more stories about the flooding around the Shire on pages 18–19.

Justine Speed, Niqui Yazdi, Benny Freeman, Carolyn Brownie and Angie Burgler working to collect household items, store them at the Mullum Railway Station then distribute them to homes affected by flooding. Photo Jeff Dawson

Outdated phone system to be replaced after failing storm test Continued power outages and a depleted battery for Council’s emergency after-hours phone service have been blamed for the lack of help during Cyclone Debbie last week. The Echo understands that three neighbouring councils, Ballina, Lismore and Tweed, remained open on Friday March 31 and their emergency phone systems diverted after

hours to humans, who then ensured all calls got to relevant staff. Council’s acting general manager Mark Arnold told The Echo that their main phone number switches to messagebank with an after-hours message that requests callers to phone the after-hours emergency number. ‘This service is manned by a call service and the calls are pri-

oritised and relayed to the relevant staff,’ he said. ‘With the continued power outages in Mullumbimby on Thursday afternoon and Friday, the backup phone battery was depleted and the main number would have gone unanswered with no after-hours emergency message from about 2am on Friday.’ ‘The Byron Bay depot phones

were operating on Thursday and Friday. On Friday afternoon, we managed to get our telephone provider to divert Council’s main number to the depot, which was being manned. ‘Over the weekend, the phone message asked callers to phone the after-hours emergency number.’ Mr Arnold assured residents that

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Politics in the Pub April 26 Author, media commentator, founder and CEO of the Quest for Life Centre, Petrea King, will be the guest speaker for the new Politics in the Pub on April 26 at the Court House Hotel in Mullumbimby. Organisers say the night will explore ‘occupying ourselves: rethinking who we are in a post-capitalist world.’

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Resistance grows against the evils of Adani’s planet-killing coal ambitions Mandy Nolan

The Adani mine is being called the Franklin River of our time. While both Liberal and Labor governments still push coal as an energy source, there is a growing population who are calling for a commitment to reduce our carbon footprint and meet the climate change targets set by the Paris agreement. Last week almost 5,000 people filled to capacity venues in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, turning up to attend 350. org Australia’s Stop Adani roadshow to rally against the planned mine by Indian conglomerate, the Adani group. Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine in QLD’s Galilee Basin would be Australia’s biggest coal mine ever and one of the biggest in the world. QLD Labor just granted them unlimited access to groundwater – over 60 years – from the Great Artesian Basin. The federal government is considering a $1 billion concessional loan from its Northern Australia infrastructure fund to help Adani build a rail line to service the mine. Plans to start the project are for August, and the company states that it intends to ship the coal to India for use in power generation. Adani owns very large coal power stations and infrastructure in India, and to some extent the company is planning to own all aspects of the power infrastructure from ‘pit to plug.’

Biggest driver of climate change At the roadshow 350.org brought together an alliance of organisations committed to working with people to stop large-scale projects like the Adani project that destroy our climate. 350.org co-founder and CEO Blair Palese says, ‘Coal pollution is the biggest driver of climate change around the world and a leading cause of death due to air pollution, particularly in countries like India, China and Mexico.’ ‘The science, since virtually all of the world signed the UN Paris Agreement, clearly says that we cannot afford new coal, oil or gas and must wind back what is already in play if we are to keep the world at a liveable temperature.’ Palese says the mine is a

From left to right, MC Mandy Nolan, Blair Palese (CEO of 350.org Australia), Isaac Astill (350 Australia Stop Adani campaigner), Dr Vaishali Patil, Millie Telford (co-director of SEED), Danny Kennedy a global renewables entrepreneur and expert (based in California), and Roadshow organiser and Byron local Jennifer Croes. Photo supplied

dangerous idea for our climate and the Great Barrier Reef, which is already suffering from ocean warming and intensive large-scale farming. Palese says, ‘The roadshow was about finding ways those concerned can get involved and get active. ‘Along with the attendees, almost 40,000 people watched via live stream,’ and adds that nearly 120 local groups signed up to help stop Adani.

India does not need our coal Featured speakers at the roadshow included Dr Vaishali Patil from India. Dr Patil has been at the forefront of the fight for environmental justice in India for more than 24 years, including campaigning against Adani’s coal projects in her homeland. Dr Patil’s answer to the federal government’s assertion that ‘India needs our coal’ was clear. ‘India does not need Australia’s coal.’ As a campaigner against the exploitive coal and nuclear projects in rural India, Dr Patil was insistent that the way for Australians to support the Indian community was to stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ and to not supply coal. Representing Indigenous youth climate network SEED was co-director Millie Telford, a 22-year-old South Sea Islander woman from Bundjalung country. Telford talked about the importance of Indigenous communities engaging in environmental issues such as Stop Adani. She also noted the people at most risk of

climate change effects like sea level rises and extreme weather events tended to be indigenous people.

Self-reliance Engagement in renewable energies created self-reliance and aligned with the overarching philosophy of caring for country,’ she said. Perhaps the most convincing argument of all came from global energy expert and entrepreneur Danny Kennedy. As the managing director of the California Clean Energy Fund and the author of Rooftop revolutions: how solar power can save our economy and our planet from dirty energy, Kennedy asserts that coal is the equivalent to using the horse and cart once the car arrived.

Old technology ‘It’s old technology’ he said. ‘Renewables are the future. ‘The market reflects that. China put in more solar energy last year than had previously existed in the world in 2010.’ In fact in California where he lives, 57 per cent of their energy comes from renewables. ‘It doesn’t matter what people like Trump do,’ says Kennedy when referring to the recent dismantling of Obama’s Clean Energy. ‘Coal has been struggling in the market for some time and it will continue to struggle.’ From a purely economic perspective, Kennedy declared coal ‘dead’. Or at least in its death throes. He also had an alternative use for the $1 billion concessional loan that the Turnbull government has offered up to

extend the rail line from the Adani mine to Abbot Point. ‘If the government invested that billion into renewable-energy industry in north QLD, they would have five times as much employment. ‘The Adani mine won’t create more than 1,464 jobs in total,’ said Kennedy, ‘that’s not many jobs for a billion dollar spend.’ Kennedy also cited an Indian energy minister, who had stated that India didn’t intend to be importing any more coal in the next three years. Kennedy believes that the probability of the company repaying the billion-dollar loan back to the Australian people in that instance is remote.

Get engaged The take-home message of the roadshow was to start a movement and get engaged. During the roadshow, we asked people to log on to the website www.stopadani.com to either join a local group or start their own focused on three key things: build the movement to stop Adani, shift the politics, and stop the money. The first easy thing is to organise a screening of the new short film Guarding the Galilee: inside the fight to stop Adani coal (www.stopadani. com/film) to tell more people about the issue and then sign up to get involved in either reaching out to politicians to express concern and/or head into your Westpac branch to demand they stay away from the Adani project. ‘Join us and get involved!’ says Blair Palese. Q Be part of the push. Go to www.stopadani.com and find out what you can do.

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Meet the local champ of non-violent direct action, Murray Drechsler Ella Rose Goninan

Murray (Muzz) Drechsler has been a committed activist since 2011 and heads up a movement that is perhaps the most effective weapon against environmental destruction and corporate tyranny – nonviolent direct action. He lives locally but fights his causes nationally and is well known to people of the Shire as one of our firemen. He also runs Mystery Dingo Tours, which are a journey to the heart of nature and guides a connection with the earth and the heart. Muzz’s first foray into fulltilt activism was setting up the Leard Blockade camp at the Leard State Forest, Boggabri, which is west of Armidale. Muzz says, ‘I went there because a coal mine was being set up in a critically endangered state forest. It was an opportunity for me to see what I was capable of, to take myself out of my comfort zone. I realised that civil action is really the only thing that has worked for ordinary people,’ he adds, citing Gandhi, Martin Luther King and even Moses (‘he led the way; he was probably the first union leader’) as his inspirations. ‘It is a non-violent movement,’ says Muzz. ‘It’s about getting better pay and safe working conditions for people. It’s about achieving goals such as the Franklin Dam and Terrania Creek. It’s about making a stand for what you believe in.’ Muzz believes that while direct action may be old-

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fashioned, it is the best way for ordinary folk to achieve radical change. ‘We are at a point of no return,’ he believes. ‘Extinction is the word that is constantly on my lips these days. ‘Climate change is so real and so much has already been lost. It’s people next, so we must work with and for nature. It is a fight for our lives, and we must fight on all fronts; it is imperative that people stand up for something. There is so much of our world that is deeply threatened. People must step up to protect and fight for future generations.’

Renew Fest camp The non-violent direct action arena at Renew Fest, which Muzz is co-ordinating, is another example of tackling an issue from an ‘out of the box’ perspective. He is setting up a marquee as a blockade camp, with the interior fitted out like a family home living room or a mobile home. There will be a carpet, some comfortable couches, places to sit and chat and/

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or participate in a range of conversations for possibility. Some of the Knitting Nanas will be there, sharing their experiences and approaches to activism; Adani protesters, including reps from 350.org will talk about the potential devastating consequences of the proposed QLD mine, which is perhaps the biggest mine ever planned on the planet; there will be workshops; useful lessons in banner painting and numerous panel discussions. All combining to be a clear demonstration of what non-violent direct action looks like. Adani, the name on everyone’s lips at the moment, will feature strongly in the event’s ‘conversation’. ‘We have to realise the meaning of Adani, and most coal mining projects,’ says Muzz. ‘They are a clear representation that we don’t have a government that works for us. Rather, they work for corporations and the mining industry that just don’t care about our having clean

air, good water quality and civil rights. The truth about Adani and what it represents is that it is a fight about the way our governments threaten our security. People must step up to protect and fight for future generations.’ The Renew team are thrilled to have Muzz on board, creating the fullness of the conversations and actions that Renew Fest stands for. In 2012, when I was extremely depressed, Muzz asked me what was I doing to engage with and support climate action. As a mother of a then 13-year-old daughter, this question resounded in me for some time, eventually healing my depression and emerging as COREM, and the seeding of Renew Fest. I recognise the great need for us all to ask ourselves and one another this question daily. I’m very grateful to Muzz that he crossed this bridge with me five years ago in asking this question. To ensure the great people powered outcomes of Renew Fest, be sure to act now and buy your tickets at www.renewfest.org.au! Our very own home-grown Australian-first community-owned renewable energy and sustainability action festival! Muzz brings his passion and experience to Renew Fest 2017 on May 6 and 7 and heads up a full weekend program in the non-violent direct action arena. Q Ella Rose Goninan is COREM president and Renew Fest creative director. For more info visit renewfest.org.au.

FLAWED LAWS Logging breach laws insufficient North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) co-ordinator and environmentalist Dailan Pugh has again  highlighted major flaws with laws that regulate the destruction, ahem, management of the state’s forests. NSW Forestry Corporation is a state-run entity that cuts down trees for profit (and management) while the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is the department that applies oversight if/when trees and vegetation of high conservation value are destroyed. Back in December last year, EPA forestry director, Michael Hood, told The Echo there was a ‘substantial investigation into allegations,’ regarding claims compliance obligations were flouted while felling trees at Cherry Tree State Forest, near Casino. ‘Official cautions’ were issued. Now it’s March 2017, and again Mr Pugh has made life uncomfortable for NSW Forestry Corporation, accusing them of ejecting him from the Gibberagee State Forest, located northwest of Yamba. He again accuses them of breaches of logging conditions. A trespass threat of a $2,200 fine was issued if he returned, and he was not allowed to show the EPA the breaches he found. The trespass fine is an amount far above the cost of breaching logging conditions. Remarkably, the EPA told The Echo last year, ‘The NSW government has recognised that the current forestry regulations are out of date.’ EPA forestry director, Michael Hood said at the time, ‘The government is in the process of undertaking a review of the Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals (IFOA) for coastal areas and a draft IFOA is expected to go on public exhibition next year, where members of the community will be encouraged to provide their input and feedback.’ The review is still being completed, according to an EPA spokesperson this week. The community plays an important role in helping the EPA to monitor forestry activities. If you have a concern about illegal logging or knowledge of a particular incident, report it to the Environment Line on 131 555. Find out more about flawed laws at: flawedlaws.org and facebook.com/flawedlaws Brought to you by The Echo in the interest of people, not corporations or a police state

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Brunswick Valley Historical Society patrons Frank Mills and Cr Basil Cameron conferred Life Membership status on three of its stalwart members, Sadie Mudge (absent), Gordon Wright and Barry Lomath. Photo Jeff Dawson

The long-term commitment of three members of the Brunswick Valley Historical Society museum was formally acknowledged last Thursday, with the society conferring life membership to Sadie Mudge, Gordon Wright and Barry Lomath. Treasurer Susan Tsicalas said Sadie has been a volun-

teer at the museum for more than 15 years, ‘working on accessioning our collection’. Gordon was market manager for at least 10 years ‘and has held executive positions for many years.’ And Barry ‘has manicured the museum lawns for many years as well as keeping a protective eye on the place.’

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A planning ‘instrument’ that gives the community and councillors a say on one of the largest suburbs in a generation has been circumvented by Gold Coast developer Villa World Ltd. Instead, a 290-lot development application (DA) was lodged for around a third of West Byron land last week. Villa World say they are in a joint venture partnership with Sydney-based developer Terry Agnew, who purchased approximately a third of the 108 hectare lot around two years ago. The land is located opposite the arts and industry estate on Ewingsdale Road. Councillors and staff had been working through a revised development control plan (DCP); however, Villa World development manager Peter Johnson told The Echo that owing to a change in NSW premier and planning minister, the company were unsure of a determination timeline and have instead circumvented the DCP. A DCP is a specific planning ‘instrument’ for the site, and aims to address specifics such as traffic and the endangered koala and frog habitats. Johnson and operations general manager Micahel Vinodolac say that the development faced significant hurdles in terms of community volatility and environmental planning obstacles, but they were confident their DA will meet all planning requirements. There are, however, more hurdles to overcome before the DA goes on public exhibition. ‘The [community] battle has been lost,’ Vinodolac said, ‘the land has been rezoned.’ The pair said that the NSW planning department suggested submitting the DA, while Council staff also encouraged them to move on the project. ‘Our advice is that if the DA goes before the DCP, the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) will look at the draft DCP to assess how much certainty was around the DCP,’ Vinodolac said. In 2014, former councillor Sol Ibrahim promised the community could have its say via the DCP; that promise now appears worthless. He led the previous rightwing council after the defection of Greens elected Rose

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A quick snapshot of Villa World Ltd QLD-based Villa World Ltd was founded in 1986. Its share price on the stock exchange has risen from $0.71 in 2012 to its present price of 2.35AUD. It develops and sells house and land packages primarily in QLD, NSW, and Victoria. Villa World’s records on the QLD Planning and Environment Court website (similar to the NSW Land and Environment Court) show 17 cases by Villa World which are – or were – against councils in Brisbane, Caboolture, the Gold Coast, Moreton Bay and Redland Bay.

Wanchap, and while Wanchap ran for mayor and lost, Ibrahim did not run again for public office. Greens and progressive councillors won in a landslide last year. At their June 2014 meeting, the then-council majority handballed responsibility for West Byron to then planning minister Pru Goward, asking that matters be ‘addressed to her satisfaction’ prior to her making a decision regarding the rezoning of West Byron land. At the time, mayor Simon Richardson argued that a DCP would not provide enough of a community voice.

Endangered frogs So what of the environmental issues? Around 33 per cent of the Agnew portion will be residential, and the pair say that Council and the state government determined the ratios of residential and open space. But the area is home to the endangered Wallum Sedge frog and other Wallum-dependent frog species. Johnson says they plan to ‘capture and relocate’ the frogs, which is ‘an accepted approved methodology’.

A ‘Villa World’ search yields 51 cases throughout all QLD courts. In 2014, news.com.au (Newcorp) reported that Tweed Heads unit owners and Villa World were locked in a long-running and expensive legal battle over substandard building construcution; however, Villa World blamed its subcontractor. In March, Newcorp’s Gold Coast Bulletin reported that the company launched an $80 million capitalraising campaign to ‘fund an aggressive acquisition program in east coast corridors.’

Called ‘slabbing,’ the pro- worked with all West Byron cess entails removing around landowners to produce the 30cm of top soil and trans- DA and, once approved, they planting the frogs to another will work with local real esarea. Vinodolac says the same tates to sell the blocks. process has been used for the While land size will start highway upgrades and the at 450m2, the pair wouldn’t Byron sportsfield. be drawn on price or the estiAnd while the site will in- mated total yield. clude the biobanking scheme, ‘There has been strong dearound 90,000 plants will be mand for land at the Lennox planted for regeneration. Head estate Epiq,’ they said. ‘Thirteen koala trees will ‘It will be rolled out in nine also be removed and replant- stages, according to demand, ed at a ratio of ten to one,’ and we expect three years of says Vinodolac, who added selling and a completion withthere is no evidence of the en- in five years. This is achievable dangered marsupial on their despite the challenges.’ portion of land. Councillor Cate Coorey, As for the acid sulfate retired town planner John soils, Johnson said that they Sparks and environmentalist aim to minimise disturbance Dailan Pugh all were equally and ‘not dig deep trenches.’ unimpressed with the landAnd while they say fill will scape plans as supplied. be required, they spruiked Pugh told The Echo that the requirement for rainwater since 2015, he has been trying tanks, solar and sustainable to get Council to implement building materials. the protection for the nation‘There will be edible trees ally vulnerable frog. He said, ‘Council is so ecoplanted throughout, as well as community gardens,’ they say. logically bereft, they didn’t And while there is only even understand the problem one open space allocated (as with omitting it from their requested by Council) there draft DCP.’ Q The Echo was promised will be a commercial/social hub on the Belongil section a response from mayor Simon of the estate. The Villa World Richardson, but nothing was representatives say they received by deadline. Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

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Opportunist of the week In times of disaster, there are always unfortunately opportunists. For example, there are stories circulating in Lismore of fake tradies and fake SES members taking advantage of those still dealing with the chaos and the distress of losing everything. There are also reports of looters. Other opportunists are political, and can take the form of an innocuNational Party MP Kevin ous statement such as: ‘we should temporarily suspend foreign aid Hogan has adopted One Nation’s stance on foreign aid. and divert it to rebuild Lismore.’ It’s what federal Nationals Party MP for Page Kevin Hogan blurted out in a press release last week. Hogan represents the Lismore electorate, and narrowly won against Labor’s Janelle Saffin in 2016. This view is the same as One Nation’s, so it’s odd that Mr Hogan should adopt such ugly and dangerous popularism; Hanson’s appeal in this region is only around five per cent of the vote. If Hogan looked up the department of foreign affairs website – www.dfat.gov.au – he would read that aid is about ‘promoting prosperity, reducing poverty [and] enhancing stability.’ In other words, foreign aid is insurance against your neighbour, for example, falling into anarchy and destabilising the region. In the same way, eating well is insurance against ill health and public education is insurance against idiocy. A cynical realist may also say that being active in another country’s affairs provides leverage for influence, as is the case with US invasions across the planet. Large Australian corporations can do deals with heads of state and diplomats if we are looked upon favourably, for example. Most Australian aid goes to neighbouring third-world countries. Our closest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, received the most in 2015/16 with $554.5m, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (www.dfat.gov.au). Indonesia came next, with $375.7m. Countries that produce sweatshop clothing, for example, also benefit: Bangladesh ($59.8m) and Myanmar ($62.8m), the Philippines ($83m), TimorLeste ($95.3m), Cambodia ($89m) and Laos ($37.9m). For each country listed as beneficiaries of Australian aid on www.dfat.gov.au, there is fact sheet, investment plan and program performance report. Hogan’s isolationist attitude is divisive and represents a failure of compassion to others less fortunate. Taking money away from the most disadvantaged is not political leadership, it’s weak and mean spirited. And being one of the most prosperous nations on Earth is not an accident; it is a result of resource and slavery exploitation of countries we give aid to. Ultimately Hogan’s thought bubble is a distraction from his inability to offer constructive and meaningful assistance.

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he has finally negotiated. Turnbull spent much of the last week traipsing through various carefully selected small businesses, whose owners assured him that they were absolutely delighted with the foreshadowed lot, and that they might actually try to expand their operations – and even their staffs – once the money started flowing. So if Turnbull had any real doubt, it would seem that the small-business owners vote is now locked in. Similarly the treasurer Scott Morrison was tackling the big end of town, demanding that the world-weary executives band to-

The verdict was that the national economic plan for growth and jobs was almost entirely lost on the voters. by Mungo MacCallum gether to flog the government’s somewhat unwholesome package, apparently on the grounds that the government was unable to do the job itself. And once again he received a warm – well, warmish – welcome. It is more than likely that most of the fat cats will also vote Liberal. But, as hardened psephologists will tell the duo of spruikers, this is not terribly helpful, because there are very few fat cats and more, but not enough more, small-business owners. They are vastly outnumbered by their employees, who remain deeply sceptical of Turnbull’s insistence that the program of corporate cuts will produce even the most miserable of trickles down, and regard it, like such indulgences of section 18c, as no more than a distraction to the main game – and a far less interesting one than bombing air strips in Syria. And given that wages are worse than stagnant, unemploy-

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ment and underemployment stuck, and their cost of living pressures, most notably in housing and energy bills, growing weekly more critical, it may be that they have a point. Which is where, Syria or not, Turnbull will have to turn his real search for a solution: what the bloody hell is he, along with his fractious colleagues, to do about the forthcoming budget? About all we know is that there will definitely be something about housing, although it appears that Turnbull, Morrison and the government’s resident spokesandroid, now renovated as negotiator and problem

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Letters The net of guilt S Sorrensen wrote a rather clever article attacking ‘corporate collusion” (Echo, March 29) for advancing the Adani coal mine and thus worsening global warming. I agree with everything he says, but I think we can spread the net of guilt a little wider than that. Labor put in a carbon tax a few years ago, and the Australian people voted them out of office. President Obama initiated several programs to combat global warming, and the American people voted in President Trump, who they knew full well would repudiate the programs. Not everybody voted to promote fossil fuels and the ‘corporate collusion’, but many did. The general public in both countries often commute a long way to work. This burns petrol and creates CO2 just like coal-fired power plants. They do it because they want a job, ie they want money, just as the big business wigs do. Granted, these people are making a living wage rather than getting rich, but I wonder how many of them even think about how much CO2 they are creating. Do they ever worry, or try to find some way not to drive so far? Here in Byron we have holiday letting as a hot-button issue, debated and complained about constantly. Yet I have never known a single mention of what for me is the worst thing about holiday letting. Holiday letting makes it difficult for the people who work in Byron to live here.

So they commute and burn up lots of petrol. Holiday letting causes global warming. Why has this never been mentioned by its opponents? The reason is that nobody really cares about global warming, not in a meaningful way. People may deplore it, but they don’t let it affect their lives. How many people here in Byron go merrily jetting off to Bali or Thailand or Europe every year? Do they ever consider how much CO2 their jets are making? (Full disclosure: I’m one of them myself.) Some of these people use all that jet fuel just for a trip of two or three weeks. So we can all join S Sorensen in pointing fingers of blame, but as the old cliché says, when we point at someone, our other three fingers point at ourselves. Charles MacFarland Ewingsdale

Alcohol factory Residents should be aware of the industrial alcohol factory that is proposed for the Middle Pocket. While it calls itself a ‘micro’ distillery it is in fact an industrial factory that can produce 1,200 litres of pure alcohol per day, seven days per week. This equates to 438,000 litres of pure alcohol a year. This is larger than sales of Bombay Gin and Bacardi Rum in Australia together and roughly half of Bundaberg Rum. This can be watered down to an unlimited amount of readyto-drinks/alcopops.

Included in the DA is a shop/industrial retail outlet that would attract an unpoliceable number of visitors. It states that 75 per cent of the produce will be produced onsite; however, everything will be trucked in and the only thing ‘farmed’ will be water. We believe the traffic impact is grossly underestimated, considering Stage 1 to 2 increases from 200L per day to 1200L per day, producing six times more volume, but the vehicles only by two cars. The road is unsafe already, has four blind corners, including the entrance and numerous creek crossings. The site is completely unsuited – it is inaccessible in floods, in a bushfire zone, and sits 1.5km from a nature reserve in a rural valley. We are hoping to meet with all community members. You can find out more on facebook.com/middlepocketcommunity. Lani Jensen Middle Pocket

Lennox ski jump Touting ‘economic benefits’ as the justification for a 14-storey-high ski jump on the dunes at Lennox Head is nonsensical and offensive. Spend $10m on a small handful of elite athletes in an obscure sport who might occasionally buy food and accommodation for a few months of the year. In return our community suffers a huge permanent eyesore that despoils natural assets that attract thousands

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of paying tourists all year; intensifies development in the catchment of a fragile coastal lake; and is severely exposed to coastal erosion hazard, corrosive salt air, highly brackish groundwater, and persistent strong coastal winds. Furthermore, it is contemptuous to spout economic platitudes without presenting figures. On that note, it might

be easier to spend the $10m on raising the Lismore flood levee or local employment training – no need to massage those numbers to demonstrate economic benefit. This ski jump was fully approved and funded in Queensland in 2011. If the numbers are so rosy, why did Campbell Newman, that proud bastion of economic

rationalism, scrap it immediately on coming to power? NSW Sport is trying to foist Queensland’s rejects on our community. Despite owning this wonderful facility on a prime piece of coastal land for years, NSW Sport are so inept that they still record unacceptable losses there. So they lunged at this abandoned continued on next page

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by Ian Rogers If there were a prize for the most incompetent cheat in chess, Indian amateur Jeel Shah would have earned it last week at the Dubai Open – and most likely his reward will be a lengthy ban. Seeded 192nd in a strong field of 214 players in Dubai, Shah lost his first two games and was playing a modestly rated 14-year-old fellow Indian in the third round. After half an hour’s play, Shah was approached by the arbiter and, after denying that he was carrying a mobile phone, was taken away for a private search, and thereafter expelled from the tournament. Shah had twice previously been suspected of the same offence, withdrawing from last December’s Mastermind Open in Chennai rather than submit to a search, but despite his computer help, he has been performing at a remarkably low level. Given the entry fee alone in Dubai was half Shah’s possible prize, money was likely not a prime motivator. Even the fallback excuse – that the cheat just wanted to prove how clever he or

North Coast news daily: she was by getting away with it – fails in Shah’s case since he keeps getting caught. As it happens, the Dubai organisers uncovered a much more serious case of cheating two years ago. The Georgian Champion Gaioz Nigalidze had hidden a mobile phone in one of the toilet cubicles and made regular visits; too regular, his sixth round opponent noted. A search of the cubicle by an arbiter found the game position set up in a chess program on the phone. Add to that another incident at Dubai in 2008, when an Iranian player was caught receiving text messages with moves during a game, and it is easy to see why nowadays tournament organisers have simply banned mobile phones and digital watches from being brought to the board. Some have asked why the Dubai Open has so many cases of cheating, but that is looking at it from the wrong angle. Nigalidze and Shah had used their cheating methods before Dubai but it was the strictness and sharp eyes of the Dubai arbiters that ensured they were caught red-handed, exposed publicly, and banned.

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The flooding and the damage done Q The flood devastation and heartbreak in the north of Byron Shire would have been much less had our council not ‘taken the day off ’ and the SES-paid bureaucracy not been incompetent. No warning of possible serious flooding in these areas was broadcast or sent in the 24 hours before the flood peak and the only warning many received was a frantic SMS at 3.30am, saying ‘Evacuate Now!’ – about an hour after the water had actually flooded the area and was in the homes and up to their knees. Unlike in Lismore, where most people had over 48 hours’ warning from SES of the possibility of flooding and Council started notifying residents, supplying sand and sandbags and making preparations days before, Byron Shire Council and SES were noticeably absent in our area. Everybody who has been in this Shire for longer than ten minutes knows the areas that flood in heavy rain and when the heaviest rain in 20 years is forecast four days in advance Council should have been well prepared and residents in susceptible areas warned well in advance.

We need a state government inquiry into the total mismanagement of the flood emergency in our Shire, both the preparations for it and the supposed ‘recovery’. Council obviously had no real flood plan and it seems SES’s paid bureaucrats are only efficient where the TV cameras are focused. There was four days’ warning for those bureaucrats; the only uncertainty was just how heavily the rain would fall and exactly which valleys it would fall in as Debbie recrossed the coast just to our north. Who would have a serious major flood as a result was never in doubt. John Lewis Ocean Shores

continued from page 13 project in a desperate and unimaginative attempt to justify their continued management of the site. Yes, so inept they recently had to back-pedal desperately when photomontages of this monstrosity were met with dismay and derision. Of course the images were checked and approved for release, but NSW Sport lied

about ‘misinformation being spread’ and doctored the images for re-release – it now looks monstrous from far away and they look deceitful close up. Finally, expect but don’t fall for a blackmail attempt from NSW Sport like ‘If you block this, we’ll just sell the land to developers’. There are countless ways this prime piece of coastal land could be

Q In my 30+ years here I have been through a few floods and this last one was a cracker. Power and phones went out, as often happens. And as often happens, the phones came back online first. I have a great love and respect for the linesmen (and women) who get us functioning again so quickly. I especially love the phone crew, and the landlines; they require no separate power to function

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and keep me connected to the world even in the darkest powerless night. So , I am horrified to learn that when the NBN limps into the area they – who? the government? Telstra? – are going to discontinue/cut off the landlines that keep us safe. Apparently we are all going onto the NBN. Whatever that means. Perhaps ‘all mobile’. Up in the hills and valleys there is no mobile phone coverage. Internet is patchy and requires electricity to work. Lots of power outages, planned or not. Surely it makes sense to keep a system that is already working as a backup for some very dodgy new tech. I have been advised that the NBN will be here in 12 months or so. Let’s keep our landlines. At least we know they work. Andrew Hall Ocean Shores Q My house is on the Brunswick River in Mullumbimby. We are used to floods, and living by the river, expect them. This last one was about 60cm bigger than what we have ever expected and we copped more damage than

used, with positive economic and social returns, in the hands of competent creative managers. Maintain the rage, Lennox. Charlie Hewitt Lennox Head

Algebra and youth In reply to the young people of Byron Shire, page 15, April 5 Echo: Young people do matter in Byron Shire, and are valued members of our communities. Young people play an integral part in how people connect across all age groups, and taking the time to volunteer your skills to help others plays an integral part in supporting your community. Your comments on education brought me back to my school days, and how much I hated algebra too. I couldn’t see a use for it either, and I stubbornly refused to learn this ‘unnecessary stuff ’, even though I was in A-grade mathematics classes. When I questioned my teachers about algebra, they all told me ‘You have to learn it because it’s part of the curriculum.’ That’s the worst reason they could have given. One of my first jobs was in engineering, and then I studied radio science at night,

usual owing to its speed. A big shout-out of thanks to mayor Simon Richardson for informing me that as a whole the Shire dodged the vast bulk of the storm. I would have thought the 375mm of rain in the catchment in 24 hours (the highest ever recorded) may indicate that we did not dodge that much. When my house looked like a houseboat floating on the river in the darkness, I foolishly thought the Byron Shire was being affected by the storm, but I live in Mullum, and we did not seem to get much of a mention anywhere. Not ABC local radio flood warnings or help from Council in the aftermath (until we all complained loudly enough). I strongly disagree with Mayor Richardson when he states the Shire as a whole dodged the vast bulk of the storm. I understood there was a milk shortage. Did this not affect Byron locals drinking lattes at their favourite cafe? Surely this was a huge inconvenience to those who live in the Shire as a whole, as opposed to us in the north. Melinda Johnston Mullumbimby ie learning to fix radios and TVs. Only then did I understand the importance of algebra in all jobs. Algebra teaches you the basic formulas to work out anything very quickly. Carpenters, landscapers and builders use it to work out scale, distance and supplies. Dressmakers use it to work out size, scale and ordering. Engineers and architects use it to work out size, scale, water pressure, timeframes and many other quick calculations, and it’s the basis of many, many occupations including formulas for electronics, computers, accounting, medical science, doctors, animators, fitness trainers, chemists, pilots, astronomers, chefs, plumbers, designers and many more creative endeavours too. In my case, I had to pay a tutor to learn algebra as an adult to continue my studies. I see how ironic that was when my teachers could have taught me algebra free more easily when I was much younger, if only someone had told me that all jobs utilise algebra to work things out quickly. I agree with you entirely about learning more life skills like budgeting, taxation, cooking, economics

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Round robin with the family in the shack in the clouds Story & image S Sorrensen

Outside, the rain comes down in symphonic crescendi on the tin roof of my shack in the clouds. Inside, it’s Granddaughter’s turn. We’re playing musical round robin. She, her father, her grandmother and I are taking turns playing a favourite song, in whatever medium you want. Granddaughter has chosen a gansta rap toon from her dad’s phone. I plugged it into my old-school sound system and turned it up loud. I don’t like music through small speakers, despite people trying to impress me with instantly accessed tunes (great) played through their phone (awful – sounds like a bee in a bottle). I can’t work out the lyrics (love and lipstick are involved) but it has a funky rhythm. Granddaughter has all the hip-hop moves, rocking it across the floor. I’m dancing too – as much as I can with a buggered achilles tendon – spinning in my office chair and making satanic shapes with my fingers. I must look funny because Granddaughter’s serious dance pout is momentarily displaced by a laugh. It hasn’t all been internet hip-hop. My choice was from a DVD: Leonard Cohen singing Bird on the Wire in London in 2008. I love that and ecology. These skills also help us to make our way in the world and make us more independent. Hopefully you will never have to go to war to protect your country and the freedoms you now have, but be grateful for those freedoms that diggers in previous wars fought hard for you to enjoy today. Without those who serve to protect you and your lifestyle, your world would not be so pleasant and free today. Tina Petroff Ocean Shores

The Hunter saga I read, with a distinct lack of enthusiasm, Cr Hunter’s latest section 96 application to amend the development consent governing the operation of the current minimini-storage operation on his Myocum farm. The application in question seeks to remove the condition attached to the earlier approval which provides for the review of the consents after two years of operation –

song – because we all try, in our way, to be free. (But it’s hard to be free, shackled to a system where financial gain trumps social justice.) And that song has the most beautiful guitar solo by Bob Metzger. Man, he caresses that Stratocaster like a lover. Granddaughter grooved to that too – she was a Lady dancing with a Knight (her dad) from some old-fashioned book. I was moved, as always, by the song. (And the wine.) I conducted the band from my office chair, moving my arms about like a drunk in a midnight choir. Inside, we dance.

Outside, it rains. It’s gentler now. Diminuendo. I hope it doesn’t keep raining; it’s tough for those that live on the floodplains. Me, I’m a mountain man. Inside, Granddaughter finishes her gansta choice with a shoulder-shrugging flourish. She rushes over to my vinyl collection where her grandmother is pulling something large and black from a jacket where four dour-looking blokes stand in long grass, waiting for the sun. ‘Can I put it on? I love putting these, um, things on,’ she says to her grandmother. ‘You must be very gentle with the

which would, of course, effectively deprive his ‘longsuffering neighbours’ in Pinegroves Road of the opportunity to express their legitimate concerns about the activity and the repeated, documented breaches of the consent conditions in the intervening couple of years. The owners of the adjacent properties once again gave the Hunters the benefit of the doubt when the original development application was approved with restrictions and, in the meantime, have carefully monitored the compliance with the conditions attached. They opted not to appeal to the Land & Environment Court at the time on the understanding that there would be an opportunity for a full review of the operation after the trial period. To arbitrarily remove this safeguard at this point, particularly when the councillor has brought an action in that Court for a hugely expanded operation on another part of his property, is to massively confuse the issues and to

deprive those neighbours of their right of review. Graham Mathews Myocum

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needle, you know, Grandma,’ she adds, glancing at me. (Well, my grandfatherly role is to educate, isn’t it? We must have something to give to future generations.) She expertly places the needle on track one, Grandma’s choice. Hiss, crackle, pop... hiss, crackle, pop... drum intro, guitar riff, then: Hello, I love you, won’t you tell me your name? This song was embedded deep in my brain when I was a young fella. 1968. The year of protest. In Belgrade, thousands marched against Tito’s tyranny. The Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia. London, Rome, Berlin. Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro. People everywhere fighting corrupt states, trying to break the chains of capitalism. In the US, people protested the war in Vietnam. Civil rights, long trammelled under shiny corporate boots, became right. In France, students and workers nearly toppled the government. There was a dream – of social justice, of human dignity, of planetary sustainability. Fifty years on, as Grandaughter dances into her

future, consumerism is still poisoning the planet. And we are still trying, in our way, to be free. Hello, I love you, let me jump in your game. After Cohen, Morrison’s lyrics make me cringe. But it rhymes. Granddaughter is rockin’

hard now, hair flying across her face, and pulling some moves that would make Jimmy proud. Inside, we dance. Outside, it rains. Q See more of S’s work at

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Rail and trail it As a cyclist I’m definitely in favour of a rail trail. I’m also definitely not a fan of ripping up the rails. There is no need when they can be used to facilitate the trail and, in the event of trains returning, can be as easily restored. Unless, of course, you intend to make a huge amount of money ripping them up and selling them. Lydia Kindred is right when she perceives very few cyclists in this area (Letters, March 29). With little bike infrastructure our narrow country roads are a potentially dangerous place to be and many would-be cyclists are understandably reluctant. A car-free transport corridor through the middle of our region would give the opportunity for our highly creative residents to redefine local transport. continued on page 16

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Electric bikes are getting very reliable and, with the huge global uptake, prices are falling. An ebike capable of reliably travelling that corridor at 25km/h can be had for less than $1,000 and there is so much choice. For DIY, motors are as little as $200 and batteries around $400 plus a donor bike. What’s more the technology can be applied to any bike-based vehicle, something to get creative with. In one of the most perfect climates and environments for cycling we have the opportunity to redefine local transport and secure the corridor in public hands. But not for much longer as the developers probably have their eyes on it. Robin Harrison Binna Burra

A need for magic

Re the two pro-homeopathy letters published in The Echo recently: I had difficulty understanding what point the writers were trying to make, other than that they were mightily offended by my previous reference to ‘abracadabra’ medicine and the silliness of Rescue Remedy, so-called. Okay, so hundreds of millions of Catholics across the world still practise this

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North Coast news daily: weird weekly ritual where the priest gives the believer a biscuit and a sip of wine on the understanding that by a process of transsubstantiation the said goodies are magically transformed into the flesh and blood of Christ. It goes without saying that when confronted with the flesh and blood of Christ, the obvious thing is to swallow the lot, duh. So, a magic god, magic saints, magic angels, magic virgin birth, magic return from the dead and the ongoing magic of biscuits and wine. We do have a powerful need for the intervention of magic, don’t we, and we can see it expressed routinely in the ridiculous ingredients in women’s shampoo, lotions and makeup, all ‘scientifically proven’ to demonstrate the gullibility of the feminine sex. A question for homeopaths: Is the priest as referred to above practising a ‘noble’ profession? Doesn’t the faith prevent suicide, depression and illness? One can be sufficiently broadminded to say that while the dispensers of magic can sincerely believe in what they’re doing, what they are dispensing right at the same time is total rubbish. And that is what I’m

broadminded enough to believe in relation to both homeopathy and transsubstantiation. I was going to say that these practitioners are in effect competing for the same market territory with the same mind-set, but ‘mind’ is probably too strong a word to use in this context where benign predators exploit willing suckers. Fast Buck$ Coorabell

Go west, young man

The NSW government plan for development from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie is all about growth so business will grow. Politicians will call it sustainability. It isn’t. Planning for an environment crisis is missing. The way we currently deal with an environment crisis is to pretend there isn’t one. Long-term planning would have decided ages ago that some of the best land in Australia for food growing is on the eastern seaboard so it should rarely be built on. There needs to be planning for no more development east of the Pacific Highway for example. That is left for holidaymakers who are encouraged to primitively camp. People on the east coast,

Recycled water Making use of a precious resource that would otherwise go to waste Why are the pipes and taps purple?

Council operates the Byron Bay Urban Recycled Water Scheme and:

Wondering what the purple pipes and taps are for in the Byron Bay town centre? s Main Arm Recycled Water Scheme where the recycled water from the These pipes provide recycled water to flush Brunswick Valley Sewage Treatment the public toilets and irrigate parks and Plant is irrigated on private farms for gardens all year round. dairy and beef cattle enterprises. s Bangalow Recycled Water Use has Where does the recycled water come an onsite irrigation system currently from? used for a bamboo plantation with Recycled water generally refers to highly the purpose of harvesting for fibre treated effluent from sewage treatment production. plants. At the Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant, the effluent passes through multiple High quality recycled water has been safely used for many years throughout Australia levels of treatment designed to remove and overseas. In the Byron Shire, recycled all potential pollutants and harmful water has been used since the 1980s. microorganism. It’s perfectly safe to use, but it’s not suitable for drinking.

those who experience scarce, wet Australia, need to be proportionally taxed heaviest the closer they are to the ocean. That money is then sent westward. It should end up that people in semi-arid areas find the cost of living extremely cheap, as tax money comes from the east. Swaling, water tanks, farm dams, biodynamic agriculture, compost heaps, weed use for soil building, reforestation all become part of a gardening agriculture where people co-opt rather than live in isolated housing. Australia is the driest occupied continent in the world. There is the illusion of planning when the Great Artesian Basin is threatened by fracking poisons and wetlands are built on at West Byron. Geoff Dawe Uki

Lives in danger

Travelling the east coast stretch of highways from the south to the north reveals moments of good news and bad news. Good news was revealed in some townships along the route – they have flashing lights warning drivers of areas where koalas are crossing. They flash night and day. I arrive in Byron and a roundabout is being created on a ‘black spot’ in Ewingsdale Road. Directly in an area where koalas cross. Also close to the neglected Belongil bridge and the pedestrian crossing. Strangely, in this ‘black spot’ there appears to be little policy compliance concerning human life rights and the lives of endangered koalas. Bad news for life of the human and animal species, and good news for the West Byron development. Has Council addressed an EIS or social impact study? Has the state government ratified this ad hoc development?

Both species of life, human and koala, will be endangered if there is not strong signage, eg flashing lights for koalas and stop lights where human life is respected and rights for social space are equalised between the rights of the car and the rights of living human species. The car is a lethal weapon and we are witnessing much of Byron becoming a ‘black spot’, namely the impact of more traffic on the Belongil bridge. Is this bridge in the highpriority category for maintenance (recall Granville) given the growing intensity of traffic it is meant to carry? Indeed, all bridges deserve greater priority as we address climate change and the growing risk of floods and threats to life. Byron folks can create the good news by collectively addressing policy revision with a greater respect to all species life as a top priority in the 21st century. Jo Faith Newtown

The toxins of war

Predictably, responsibility for the appalling chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun is being attributed to the Syrian government even before a full investigation has taken place and now the drums of war are beating. Turnbull is calling for a ‘strong response’ while dodging questions about what that means and what Australia’s role would be. US secretary of state Rex

Tillerson said that given the gas attack, ‘it would seem that there would be no role for [Mr Assad] to govern the Syrian people’. He also said removing Mr Assad needed an international effort and, when asked if the US would organise that effort, said ‘those steps are under way’. Given that Russia and the Syrian government have gained the military upper hand over the Al-Nusra front and its caliphate colleagues, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, we have to ask why it would draw down universal opprobrium on itself and provide a trigger for western military intervention. According to Seymour Hirsch and other analysts this attack, like many before it, has all the markings of false-flag propaganda. We would do well to remember that the morally pristine US supplied Saddam Hussein with germs and chemicals. ‘The CDC, meanwhile, sent shipments of germs to the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission and other agencies involved in Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction programs. It sent samples in 1986 of botulinum toxin and botulinum toxoid – used to make vaccines against botulinum toxin – directly to the Iraqi chemical and biological weapons complex at alMuthanna, the records show.’ (Associated Press, October 1, 2002.) Gareth W R Smith Palestine Liberation Centre Byron Bay

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The quirk of the Qwerty Effect Daniel Sage

I wanted to write this column using only my right hand but it’s not so easy. Or at least to have three quarters of the letters from the righthand side of my keyboard. Science has proved it: you’d prefer it that way. Chances are there’s a keyboard somewhere near you, or at least regularly in your life, and almost certainly it has a Qwerty layout. Although many alternatives have been proposed over the years, Qwerty remains the king of keys and has seen off all pretenders since it first became popular with the Remington No. 2 typewriting machine of 1878. The funny layout of the letters was to let typists use alternating hands to speed up their typing but also to allow the mechanical keys to strike the ink and paper more easily. It was nifty too and perhaps no coincidence that the word typewriter, the newfangled invention’s name, could be spelled out using only the top line by door-todoor salesmen. The most popular or useful letters are found on the left. Many thousands of words can be spelled with the lefthand side alone while only a few hundred can with the right. What has been little understood until very recently is that this seemingly innocuous quirk in how we communicate has a distinct effect on what we communicate. It’s not just that scientists are good at putting a sinister spin on things. A series of studies have confirmed a quite peculiar effect known as the Qwerty Effect. Words that contain more letters from the righthand side of the keyboard have a more positive emotional impact on us than words with more letters from the lefthand side. It doesn’t matter in which

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language – researchers tested in English, Dutch and Spanish – and it was true even for the 600+ words that they invented for the study, made up in different ratios of letters from the left and the right, such as pleek, dweem, dwome, bleesh, brobe, fafe, spove – enough for a whole other, and pretty fun, language. True to the theory, words made up more from the right than the left made test subjects feel better.

a seemingly unconnected aspect such as how comfortable our hands feel? One interesting anomaly arose. It doesn’t affect how we shop. Analysis of millions of web reviews and shopping habits showed that people still bought products however they were spelled. Sales were unaffected by the disposition of letters in the product name across the keyboard.

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Some researchers have sought to explain away the phenomenon by suggesting there are more vowels on the righthand side and that, in language, emotion comes from vowels more than from consonants. Either which way, the effect is proven and strange in equal measure. Technology, it would seem, can change the very language we use. As one of the scientists, Dr David Garcia, who began the research remarked, ‘Our initial scepticism about the hypothesis raised our curiosity; it’s a good example of how human-computer interaction can have a fundamental effect on human communication.’ The last hundred years have seen universal literacy – reading and writing for all – on a scale hitherto unprecedented in human develop-

Meanings and sounds may differ a lot; what they have in common is that for most people letters on the right are easier to type. What we type predominantly with our stronger hand becomes associated with a better feeling, albeit in a subtle, subconscious way. Around ten per cent of people are left-handed. A separate study did look into whether the reverse was true for left-handed people, ie that they would feel better about letters from the left-hand side of the keyboard, but it was not so. The effect is even stronger for words coined since the widespread use of typewriters. These included noob, lol, and a large number of swear words! Could it be that new language is driven partly by

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ment. We were all brought up with books and telephones, or keyboards, screens and mouses. But now even this tech is on the wane. Voice recognition, retinal tracking, video and mobile rule. Audio books are on the rise. Kids don’t want to read as much. Concentration spans are falling. How will we share our thoughts and feelings, tell our stories, participate in society and do business? We do not know. We are on a giant transformative arc, in the middle of a revolution that began with the rise of the internet and is now being led by new and freeing technologies. Brain mapping is a fast-growing science. AI is zooming along. Who will offer the first comms chip implant to allow our brain to connect wirelessly outside of itself? Google? Amazon? Coca-Cola? How rapid will the take-up be? When will it be normal, necessary, an option offered by the midwife for all new babies? And the keyboard will be free again to be just keys and letters. Q A former Byron Shire resident, Daniel Sage is a London journalist and author of the novel Fall Curve. See more at danielsage.co.uk.

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Shared home ownership helps people with disability: report A new report from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) finds that shared home ownership schemes for people with disability bring potential benefits but also expose people to debt risks. The report, ‘Shared home ownership by people with disability’, undertaken for AHURI by researchers from the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW),

investigated the most appropriate and beneficial shared home ownership models for people with disability. Shared ownership covers housing models where ownership of a dwelling is divided between a person who lives in the house and an equity partner, such as a government department or community housing provider. It enables people on lower incomes to access and sustain home ownership and

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can enhance housing choice, security of tenure and sense of ownership. The report highlights four shared-ownership models – shared equity, restricted-resale shared equity, individual mixed equity and group mixed equity – that are most suitable for people with different income, asset levels and repayment abilities. It also suggests a range of government policy interventions if shared ownership for

people with disability is to be scaled up. The SPRC’s professor Karen Fisher, a co-author of the report, said, ‘Shared ownership can work very well for some people in some areas, but be ineffective for others who will continue to require other forms of housing assistance such as social housing.’ The report is available to download from the AHURI website – go to http://bit.ly/ shareho.

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Mullumbimby cops a drenching Argyle Street, New City Rd, Manns Rd At one in the morning on Friday March 31 one Mullumbimby resident set off her car alarm to wake the neighbours when she realised how fast the water was rising. After moving as much as she could off the floor onto beds and furniture she headed into town up an already flooding Argyle Street. The Ex-Services club was closed and she met a number of people in town who were wondering where to go. ‘I phoned SES to inform them that river banks had broken in Mullum but they didn’t believe me. When I asked where to go they told me “Ocean Shores Country Club”. I told them that was ridiculous and to find a place in Mullum quickly as the roads to Uncle Tom’s would be under, as it is lower there than the corner of Argyle Street and Manns Road.

Slip-sliding away Numerous landslips were reported throughout Main Arm and one has pushed a house off its foundations. The house had had a retaining wall built at the rear two years earlier but the house was pushed about two metres forward, buckling parts of the verandah. Parts of the walls and floors have separated and the house will have to be demolished and rebuilt. No-one was injured in the incident. ‘There was 700ml of rain in 24 hours,’ said neighbour Clinton Green. ‘It was like the hill turned to hot milk and Weet-Bix.

‘It shifted so gently that although it pushed the house off its stumps there were things on tables that didn’t even fall off.’ Nearby another landslide of around two cubic metres blocked five families in and though the SES have now cleared the roads they are still waiting for gravel to be laid to reduce the dangerous conditions. ‘I haven’t been able to get my car out since the flood,’ said Clinton. ‘My neighbour, who can no longer live in his house, can’t even get his stuff out to relocate.’

Mount Chincogan with water views. Photo Leah Ross of the Rural Fire Brigade

Mullumbimby artist Potts. ‘Our studios got trashed. We had 60cm through them. We lost lots of material and my partner Anne, who is a screen printer and does natural dyeing, lost rolls of fabric and other materials. ‘There were houses further down the street that were flooded. They have couches and mattresses and things outside now waiting to be collected.’ Stuart Street had similar stories with many houses and studios flooded for the first time.

No-one alerted ‘Then I phoned the Byron Bay police station to tell them the river banks burst in Mullum and no-one had been alerted.’ Having nowhere to go she and her young daughter headed back to their house. ‘That was a mistake. There was water coming through floorboards and the water outside was getting too deep with a strong current out the front from Kings Creek and the big winds had started blowing. ‘We tried to leave but got trapped on high ground out front of my place. I couldn’t phone for assistance and the water was too strong for me to take my daughter from the car back into the house. ‘I got onto Facebook and contacted my friend Leah Ross from the rural fire brigade and they came to our aid.’ The SES were unable to reach town and the rural fire brigade coordinated the opening of the Ex-Services Club to function as an evacuation centre. The SES arranged for them to be billeted out for the night and they spent the next two days scrubbing the house as everything was covered in mould and septiccontaminated mud. ‘By the third day I realised I was going through cash quickly. I went to Centrelink who sat me down at a phone and asked me to phone two numbers. One was a federal

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body and the other state. The federal were rude and unsympathetic – just asked my postcode and acted like nothing happened. The state government response was sympathetic but they said there was nothing they could do. Centrelink said it was nothing to do with them. ‘In the end I went to the neighbourhood centre – they were brilliant. The Salvos gave me a Woolworths voucher to use for cleaning, petrol and food... the necessities. ‘By the time I needed Council on Sunday they had closed. They need a water level device at Kings Creek and a better disaster plan.’ Praising the local com-

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munity, she said it is through support from Facebook groups and locals that she has got through so far.

Locals help ‘People harrassed Council to step up assistance but it was Benny Freeman, the church, Nicqui Yazdi and the Mullum Neighbourhood Centre who have been there. ‘I have been worried – and honestly it’s only through friends and these minor support groups that I have been able to continue.’ Houses were also flooded on Argyle Street and New City Road among others. ‘It missed coming into our house by about 5cm,’ said

‘We had two studios flooded and it came over our decking but just missed coming into the house,’ said Ritamba Allen. ‘We had couches that we’d put things onto to get them out of the floodwater that were floating around along with the beds.’ The ceiling, floor and walls up to hip height in at least one of the studios will need to be replaced and no-one is quite sure how to fix the the swimming pool. ‘The water flowing around was filthy,’ said Ritamba. ‘The pool is brown and full of muddy septic water. We are still in the middle of cleaning and we haven’t even got to the shed yet. ‘I was in such a state of shock after it happened. For the first few days I would go down to the community centre to get some warm food. My car had been ruined so it was difficult to get shopping and I haven’t been able to sleep properly.’ The story repeats again down Main Arm Road and beside the showground in Avocado Court and Grevil-

House decking knocked out of shape by the landslide. Photo Aslan Shand

lea Avenue with houses that have never been flooded before having water flowing through them. ‘I have found this quite devastating,’ said one resident. ‘We woke up and found water coming up into the laundry. My husband went and opened the back door so we could remove the water but it started coming in.

No warning ‘There was no warning that Mullumbimby would be flooded – they were predicting a medium flood. We’ve never had the water come up so high here before.’ Another resident in Avocado Court said they had been out to check the drain at around 2am as the drain collapsed a few years ago and blocks easily but everything was fine. ‘By 3am my daughter woke me up to tell me we had water flowing through the house.

‘I think we’ve lost three cars and when the insurance person said we’d be covered for flood damage to the house this morning, that was when I cried; I was so relieved.’ They will now have to move out of the house for six months while the floors, walls and other flood damage is repaired.

Many impacts Many residents commented on the speed of the water’s rising and falling and questioned the impact of Tallowood estate on water flow as well as the state of the drains. ‘Some residents believe there was a massive blockage in the drains,’ said Nicqui Yazdi. ‘They said it was like something had been dislodged and it left with a real force.’ Others, however, have put it down to the extreme weather conditions of the event itself.

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A big knock for Billinudgel

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Billinudgel was hard hit, with many businesses having water in their premises for the first time. Floodwater was the highest that any had seen it. Many of the businesses and residents had spent days preparing for the flood but it was the speed and height of the rising water that devastated so many of the locals. ‘We live in a flood area,’ said Michael from the post office. ‘So we know what to expect and we prepare for it. But the water has never risen above the counter top before so we’d put everything up on the counter tops. By the time we got in there it was all too late, it was over the counter and everything was gone.’ The Billinudgel Picture Framing and Art Gallery had prepared for a medium flood, the higher end of the prediction, but the water came up 17cm above the predicted level. ‘We’d raised everything up for the 50cm predicted,’ said Tara. ‘It came up to 67cm.’ Having lost stock and art work as well as machinery

they will not be trading again until at least next week. ‘We will be crowdfunding though our Facebook page to help get us back on our feet,’ said Damon Robbins. The Billinudgel Industrial Estate has been particularly hard hit with many of the businesses having water through their buildings for the first time. Sanctum have lost large amounts of stock and were shocked to discover a 7m long log at the top of their drive, left there by the disaster. Other businesses have lost $50,000 to $100,000 in stock, machinery and damage to the buildings. Some businesses are claiming that Council has not been maintaing the drains in the area and that as a result they have lost over half a million dollars from their business. ‘The drain across the road is 90 per cent blocked because Council haven’t maintained it,’ said one business owner. ‘If I can’t get insurance I won’t be able to re-open.’

Council door-knocked many of the businesses in the area and provided kerbside pick-up but didn’t reach all the businesses. ‘The SES have been around every day,’ said one business owner. ‘We’ve also heard from the NSW business chamber but I haven’t seen anyone from Council.’ Many businesses have expressed disappointment at Council’s lack of response to the crisis locally. ‘I rang Council to ask if they would be putting on a community business event to provide advice and connect people with services like Lismore and Tweed have done; they told me to ring the NSW business chamber. I rang them and then they told me to ring Council. ‘There are businesses who have lost almost everything and this would have been a chance for Council to help them and link them into the resources that could help them get back on their feet.’

Cate Feldmann returns from the vet with calf Jamie on her back seat. Cyclone Debbie proved too much for the calf, who developed respiratory problems after the storms. Cate realised he was ill and bundled him straight into the back set of her car and took him to the vet. Having been too weak to stand when he was born, he is being hand-raised while his mother still cares for his twin sister. Jamie is currently residing in Cate’s bathroom. As soon as he is back on his feet he will rejoin his herd. Photo Aslan Shand

New Brighton and South Golden Beach Houses and businesses at South Golden Beach and New Brighton were flooded, and one set of parents were glad they had let their teenagers party at home. ‘They were great,’ said one parent, Emma-Kate Francis. ‘As soon as they realised the water was coming in they were getting things up off the floor. ‘By the time it was ankle

deep they were beginning to get worried but they managed to save a lot of stuff.’ The inundation had a gold lining for Terese Dalzell at the New Brighton general store, who had water halfway up the counter. ‘When we pulled the carpets out on Wednesday night we found my wedding ring,’ she said smiling. ‘I’d lost it about eight

months ago and my husband had bought me a new one. Now I have two.’ Their neighbours the Yum Yum Tree Cafe have a little more height and weren’t quite so awash. ‘We lost some fridges and electrical equipment,’ they said. ‘But we are back serving coffees and we are just starting to serve food again. We’re trying to stay positive.’

Measuring floods by the cow-bails floor Carol and Barry Donnelly from the Good Skin Clinic at Billinudgel report that the 1954 floods came level with the floor of the old cow bails, the highest flood since Carol’s grandparents had bought the farm in The Pocket. ‘My grandfather, Harry Butt, bought 63 acres for $7,000 in 1924,’ said Carol Donnelly. The farm has remained in the family ever since, passing down the matrilineal line, and the cow bails floor has provided a yardstick for flood depth ever since. ‘The 1974 flood was four inches above the floor and the 87 one came in about three inches higher again,’ said her husband Barry. ‘The one we’ve just had added on another couple of inches, taking it up to around

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eight to nine inches higher than the 54 marker. That makes this the highest flood in recorded history here.’ ‘Mum’s 88,’ said Carol. ‘She’s never known it to come so high. ‘It came into her laundry for the first time. It has never done that before.’

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When Carol and Barry decided to build their own house on the property in the mid-eighties there was no official flood-height limit to work from. ‘We took a level from the cow bails floor and added a metre to it to get the height to build from,’ said Barry.

Top, river frontage for the New Brighton store, and above, Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores, under floodwater. Photos Leah Ross of the Rural Fire Brigade

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‘Passive design’ is design that takes advantage of the climate to maintain a comfortable temperature range in the home. Passive design reduces or eliminates the need for auxiliary heating or cooling, which accounts for about 40 per cent of energy use in the average Australian home. Paying attention to the principles of good passive design suitable for your climate effectively ‘locks in’ thermal comfort, low heating and cooling bills, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions for the lifespan of your home. Passive design utilises natural sources of heating and cooling, such as the sun and cooling breezes. It is achieved by appropriately orienting your building on its site and carefully designing the building envelope (roof, walls, windows and floors of a home).

The key to housing supply is unlocking property held by retirees and upgraders who are choosing to stay put owing to the cost of stamp duty, according to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales. REINSW president John Cunningham said comments made by NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian that she is open to tax changes to improve supply and housing affordability are a step in the right direction. ‘Premier Berejiklian has stated that the key to housing affordability is supply. However, supply is not just about new homes. The key to housing supply is unlocking existing properties held by retirees. ‘Buyers are now forking out more than four per cent of the value of a property on stamp duty and this is stopping the supply of established homes flowing into the market.

The most economical time to achieve good passive design in a home is when initially designing and building it. However, substantial renovations to an existing home can also offer a cost-effective opportunity to upgrade thermal comfort – even small upgrades can deliver significant improvements. If you’re buying a new home or apartment, assess its prospects for thermal comfort and/ or ability to be cost-effectively upgraded to reflect good passive-design principles in its

climate. For best results, ‘passive’ homes need ‘active’ users – people with a basic understanding of how the home works with the daily and seasonal climate, such as when to open or close windows, and how to operate adjustable shading. Good passive design is critical to achieving a lifetime of thermal comfort, low energy bills and low greenhouse gas emissions. See more at yourhome.gov. au/passive-design.

‘This problem has been caused by successive governments who failed to address stamp duty bracket creep for more than 30 years. ‘By providing stamp-duty incentives to older Australians to downsize we will see many more properties coming onto the market. ‘There would be a chain reaction. One transaction can set off a chain reaction that leads to ten sales. If we get the supply of existing properties flowing then the price pressure will be eased.

‘In order to set this in motion we call on the NSW government to provide retirees with a 50 per cent reduction in stamp duty for a residential property purchased to replace an existing residential property up to the value of $1 million. ‘In combination with this strategy there needs to be genuine and compelling incentives for all buyers, including retirees, to relocate to regional areas in order to ease the pressure on the Sydney market,’ Mr Cunningham said.

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Looking for a house with a difference? This solid, elevated 2 storey residence overlooks the Brunswick River. The land is a corner block consisting of 1024m2 which, subject to council approval lends itself to a dual occupancy. Ground floor consists of 2 bedrooms, study, laundry and main bathroom. Internal timber staircase is located in a second living area. Both upstairs and downstairs living areas are connected by an open fireplace. Upstairs consists of living, dining, master bedroom with ensuite and timber kitchen. 9 foot ceilings give the home a feel of grandeur. Conveniently located it is a 10 minute walk to Ocean Shores Shopping Village or Brunswick Heads CBD.

Set on a corner block just 20 metres to the surf and sand, this two-storey beach house offers the ideal seaside escape, located in a peaceful, idyllic location 15 minutes from Byron Bay. Upstairs you’ll find open plan living and dining, polished timber floors, raked ceilings and timber kitchen offering stainless steel appliances. There are two bedrooms on this level with built-in robes and main bathroom with spa. Downstairs, you’ll find a large double garage with loads of storage/ workshop space, laundry with shower and toilet, plus a multipurpose room with external access. You have a choice of outlooks to enjoy your beautiful surroundings including an upper deck/crow’s nest lookout with ocean views. If you’re seeking the ideal beachside weekender, attractive holiday let or would like to relocate permanently to this pristine part of the world, contact Julie-Ann Manahan on 0411 081 118 today.

Looking for something different? This cosy, elevated home has northerly views of the hinterland and sits on 835m2 block which allows dual occupancy. It catches those noreasterly summer breezes while sheltered from the winter southerlies. The home itself is a mixture of brick and timber and is tastefully presented throughout with features such as timber raked ceilings and polished timber floors. The house consists of two generous bedrooms with built-ins and fans. The split-system reverse-cycle air-con is a bonus on those hot summer nights or those cold winter evenings. Underneath the house is a lockup garage with a toilet and a carport alongside. The property will attract buyers, who wish to downsize internal space, small families, or the developer who may wish to add that granny flat.

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

Inspect: Saturday 11.00am – 12.00pm Contact: Julie-Ann Manahan 0411 081 118 Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads

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LOCATION LIFESTYLE & OPPORTUNITY cafes and the popular Bruns Hotel! • Ground floor unit, in a private and quiet location at the rear of this well maintained complex. With the scarcity of 3 bedroom units in town for sale, don’t let this one get away. Inspect Thurs and Sat 11.00 – 11.30am Auction 22/04/2017 at 11.30am onsite Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

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Move straight in, not a cent to spend. • 3 bedrooms with built-ins, master with walkin robe and large ensuite • Bright, light, airy, open plan kitchen, dining, formal lounge • Huge private east-facing covered patio • Easy care, gated, subtropical garden & lawn • Great for small children and pets • 895m2 corner block ideal for a second dwelling • Flat, level, flood-free site Move fast on this one, it won’t last.

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Mullumbimby 26 Argyle Street

Brunswick Heads 15 Booyun Street

Brunswick Heads 13 Coral Court, Bayside

Ocean Shores 20 Yamble Drive

GLASS IS HALF FULL

FLATS PLUS DA EASTSIDE BRUNSWICK HEADS

NATURE RESERVE FOR NEIGHBOURS

THIS HOME WOULD APPEAL TO A LARGE FAMILY

• 3 Flats, 2 x 2 bedrooms and 1 x 1 bedroom • 1012m2 with DA for subdivision. • East Tweed street location, rear lane access • Long term tenants • Opportunities are knocking!

Located in a quiet cul-de-sac, strolling distance to the sports fields, bowling club, river and town.

Situated in a quiet street on a 904m2 block facing north, it offers:

Yep it’s half full and easy to fill! With this one most of work is done and most buyers are looking for a house to build a granny flat on to get some $$$$$. Check it out. • 3 bedrooms plus study/office • 2 car accom, huge covered entertaining • Corner location with rear land – 1 neighbour • Walk to Mullum CBD 4FQBSBUF TUVEJP QPUFOUJBM GMBUª

Owners are inviting offers

• 3 bedrooms, double garage • 2 living spaces • Flat, flood free block • Fenced yard, family friendly street • Abundance of wild life out the back Owner is looking for offers.

Looking for that half-full glass and opportunity? Call me.

• 4 bedrooms with built-ins, main with ensuite • 2 bathrooms, separate toilet • Timber floor, cathedral ceilings, back covered deck and vegie garden • More accommodation downstairs • Move fast on this one, it won’t last This property needs to be inspected as there is so much more.

Inspect Wed 11.00 – 11.30am Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795

Inspect Strictly with agent Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795

Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795

Inspect Thur & Sat 11.00 – 11.30am Contact David Holden 0435 789 677

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

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Thinking of Selling? Experience, Energy, Teamwork The difference between a good price and the BEST price… Is your agent…

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4 Hart Court, Ocean Shores Stylish Master Built Lifestyle A stylish and relaxed beachside lifestyle could be yours in this bright and airy, Master-built contemporary home and just 4 minutes’ drive or a 15 minute stroll from the pristine sands of South Golden Beach. • Open plan, high ceilings with a multitude of high-set windows • Sparkling in-ground salt water pool and spa • Large covered alfresco entertaining • Side access perfect for trailer or boat storage

Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee/Principal 0411 081 118

Call us today for a complimentary in-home Marketing Appraisal. 6680 5000 rh.com.au/oceanshores

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Nestled on the banks of beautiful Marshall’s Creek, is this stunning 1.27 acre property. This contemporary masterpiece is sure to strike a chord with its eclectic mix of native timbers, stone and handcrafted features · Four oversized bedrooms, master with ensuite. Main bathroom features a deep freestanding tub, stone basin and quality timber vanity. · Gourmet chefs kitchen with European appliances,

polished concrete benchtops and a stunning 5-metre River Gum island bench · Recording studio including double-glazed windows & quality soundproofing. Acoustic insulation in the ceilings, walls & doors. · Hoop Pine flooring procured from the property and milled locally · Internal wine cellar, pizza oven and 5.2kW solar panels

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Commercial Freehold Property 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton Located in vibrant coastal village between Byron Bay and Byron Parklands within easy drive to Gold Coast and Ballina/Byron airports. Walk to river, ocean beach, golf course and country club Vacant premises previously operated as a successful business over 25 years

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Chance of a lifetime! ‘Le Chop’ is for sale. Fantastic cash business with high turnover, market stalls, wholesale division, amazing plant and equipment and top manufacturing premises. Le Chop produces top shelf specialty timber homeware.

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This well-loved family business is a local institution established and serving the community since 1978.

This delightful business can easily be operated by a two-person team with no additional staff.

We provide quality camping equipment, travel products, work wear and a range of footwear such as Red Back, Rossi, Keens and Crocs with room for expansion in this area.

Consider taking advantage of the north coast’s rapid expansion and the opportunity to acquire a stable business with excellent turnover.

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• Low maintenance family home suited to investors, downsizers and first home buyers • Private block set back from main road • Bamboo flooring and contemporary finishes • Large north-facing entertainer’s deck • 2kW Solar system • Separate guest studio offering impressive yield of up to $1,200 per month • Convenient location within walking distance of shops, schools, transport and golf course • 3 mins to The Esplanade and New Brighton Beach, 20 mins north of Byron Bay, 30 mins south of the Gold Coast Airport Open Thursdays from 4-4:30pm & Saturdays 10-10:45am

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There’s something for everyone at Bluesfest TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO Byron Bluesfest was born. A modest event with big dreams, it was seeded by a passion for blues and gospel and delta rhythms. As it turns out, that passion hit a pulse, and this unlikely event has become one of the world’s most iconic musical events. Listed yearly alongside Monterey and Glastonbury as one of the world’s best festivals, it’s no wonder why. Even my kids, avid music festival-goers, list Bluesfest as their absolute favourite festival, which was a bit of a surprise for me as I would have thought they found the hordes of ‘old people’ off-putting. Not the case. They tell me it’s the mix of people, finding musicians they’d never heard of, or watching ‘oldies’ groove along to ‘their’ music that makes it such a buzz. Music really does bring people together, and Bluesfest offers the ultimate immersive experience for the music lover. Over the decades I have virtually seen every act I ever wanted to see right here in my own

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backyard. Of course it’s not just blues any more; the bill, like the festival, has grown and diversified to encapsulate a broader audience of music lovers who aren’t bound by genre or demographic. Boomerang Festival is the pearl within the oyster at Bluesfest, showcasing some of the country’s finest Indigenous musicians, speakers and artisans in what has become the festival within a festival. While Boomerang didn’t manage to secure the funding it needed right away to be a standalone event, Bluesfest wasn’t going to see this very important event wither and die, and so Bluesfest offers festival-goers a change of pace and a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the music and culture of our First Nations peoples. And yes, it’s been raining. A lot. For seasoned festival-goers that just means pack the gumboots. There will be mud. But mud is part of the experience. Bring a change of clothes in the car. An anorak. A designated

driver. Enjoying a five-day event such as Bluesfest is about research. It’s about planning. It’s a musical expedition to another world. So you need to read up. Make your choices. Whom do you want to see? I suggest reading this guide closely. Get your texta out and get a system happening – there are the must-sees; they are the big names that have got your musical taste buds going. But also remember that festivals such as Blues are about discovery. Whom are you going to add to your musical palette? I’ve always found this part of festival-going a bit stressful. That’s when I’ve started watching something and my FOMOOAAOAS really kicks in. That’s Fear Of Missing Out On An Act On Another Stage. I have found the trick is to dig in. Sit with your choice for a while. Listen to what people are recommending. That’s how I found St Paul and the Broken Bones last year at their debut performance. Their performance was so impressive and had such a big impact that

punters petitioned for them to be back for 2017. And of course they’re back. So who is the act that I have earmarked as my must-see? Why Patti Smith of course. Horses was the first album I bought as a young adult. A true renaissance woman, an author, an artist and performer, she is gloriously botox and makeup free and still confidently at the top of her game. Byron Bay Bluesfest brings the world’s best blues and related artists to play the home ground at Tyagarah this Easter long weekend. With something for everyone. Get a ticket now. Life’s too short for regrets, especially musical ones. Cos while Spotify is great, nothing beats the LIVE experience! All 5-, 3- and 1-day festival and camping tickets are currently on sale through www. bluesfest.com.au or by phoning the Bluesfest office on 02 6685 8310, but will be taken off sale next week at the latest. – Mandy Nolan

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Bluesfest 2017 music highlights Patti Smith Patti Smith and her band come to Byron this year for their first-ever Bluesfest performance. It has been eight years since Patti Smith last came to Australia, and nearly 41 years since the release of her first and most celebrated recording Horses. She is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, recipient of the Polar Music Prize, a human-rights activist, and also holds the honour of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture. We are truly excited that she and her band, co-founder Lenny Kaye, Jay Dee Daugherty, Tony Shanahan and Andy York will perform Horses in its entirety at Bluesfest, as well as several time-honoured favourites. In November of 1975, Patti Smith and her band recorded her debut album Horses at the famous Electric Lady Studios in New York City – an album that has come to be regarded as a seminal and landmark

recording, and that continues to have resonance and relevance for succeeding generations of musicians and artists. Smith will honour the longevity and lasting influence of Horses with a special Bluesfest show centred around the album. She plays Thursday at Mojo with a very special acoustic set on Friday at the Crossroads.

The Lumineers Oscillating between sombre and upbeat foot-tapping tunes is The Lumineers, the band from Denver Colorado that the Bluesfest audience fell in love with back in 2013. After exploding onto the scene with their monster single Ho Hey (which spent a staggering 62 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #3) and its followup, Stubborn Love (recently featured on ex-president Barack Obama’s Spotify playlist), The Lumineers spent a solid three years touring six of the seven continents. During that time, The Lumineers, whose

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‘There’s more jazz, more blues, more emerging artists, more legends, more great contemporary artists, more roots artists and more female artists. I’m very satisfied with where we have come to, in what was a very challenging time a few months back when two headliners suddenly cancelled. You only need to look at the jazz component of Bluesfest to see that it is a whole festival within a festival nowadays. Artists such as Roy Ayers, current Grammy winners Snarky Puppy, the Unmissable Miles Electric Band, featuring such great artists as Darrell Jones, the bass player

from the Rolling Stones, and other brilliant Miles Davis alumni, paying tribute to the great man. Plus the incomparable current Grammy-winning vocalist Gregory Porter shows we are really developing this part of the festival. ‘There are wonderful returning artists who were revelations last year. Put the headliners on top, both legends, such as our headliner Patti Smith playing her final ever festival performances in Australia, and contemporary artists including The Lumineers – who Billboard magazine hailed as the top-grossing band in the USA in February – plus returning favourites, and you have what I believe is a very, very special Bluesfest. There’s a real vibe for 2017.’

original members Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites founded the band in Ramsey, New Jersey, back in 2002, earned a pair of Grammy nominations (Best New Artist, Best Americana Album) and sold an impressive 1.7 million albums in the US, and three million worldwide. At the Crossroads on Friday.

The Doobie Brothers Born out of northern California’s chaotic, late-1960s musical stew, The Doobie Brothers’ rugged, real and authentic approach to rock and roll made them biker-bar stalwarts. But their self-titled debut album in 1971 went beyond just leather and motorcycles, revealing even more musical layers: sweet three-part harmonies and rootsy, introspective, acoustic flavours. The Doobie Brothers’ legacy has been built upon not just hit records, but also an unrivalled commitment to musical integrity and a steadfast allegiance to their enthusiastic fanbase. The band’s ability to evolve in a constantly changing industry and connect to generations of listening audiences is a testament to their craft. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, have won four Grammy awards and sold more than 48 million records worldwide. Their 1976 Best of the Doobies has sold more than 12 million copies, earning rare RIAA Diamond status. Their #1 goldcertified singles Black Water and What a Fool Believes lead a catalogue of hits that includes Listen to the Music, Jesus is Just All Right, Rockin’ Down the Highway, Long Train Runnin’, China Grove, Take Me in Your Arms, Takin’ It to the Streets, Minute by Minute, You Belong to Me, and The Doctor. In all, the Doobies have tallied five Top 10 singles and 16 Top 40 hits. The Doobie Brothers headline the Mojo on Saturday.

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Madness The title says it all. Can’t Touch Us Now, the new album by the band that brought us Baggy Trousers, declare Madness with breezy confidence, and the evidence comes loud and clear. It’s there in their history, in their achievements, in their canonical pop classics. It was there on the Glastonbury Pyramid Stage this summer, when the band blew away the cobwebs and the clouds with a sparkling greatest-hits set that also shone with a couple of newies, and a lovely David Bowie tribute in the shape of a heartfelt cover of Kooks. Join these lively six lifelong friends, these six madmen at the peak of their powers when they headline the Mojo on Sunday.

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Global R&B superstar Mary J Blige will be making her Bluesfest debut. The iconic Grammy Award winner, singer/ songwriter, actress and philanthropist is a defining voice of the contemporary music era. Mary J Blige has amassed an impressive eight multi-platinum

albums, nine Grammy Awards, 32 Grammy nominations, a 2012 Golden Globe nomination and five American Music Awards. She has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and is responsible for a plethora of hit singles including: Be Without You, No More Drama, Not Gon’ Cry, Love is All We Need, Seven Days, All That I Can Say, Family Affair and Just Fine. Influenced at an early age by the music of Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight, Blige brought her own gritty, urban-rooted style – fusing hip-hop, soul and honest, frank lyrics – to the forefront on her 1992 debut album What’s the 411?. The successful debut featured hits such as You Remind Me and Real Love and went to #1 on the Billboard R&B/ Hip-Hop Album Chart. Mary J Blige headlines the Mojo on Friday.

Zac Brown Band Three-time Grammy winners and multi-platinum artists Zac Brown Band are returning to the festival after making a momentous impression at Bluesfest 2015. They will release their new album Welcome Home 12 May, the follow-up to Jekyll + Hyde, the band’s fourth consecutive #1 debut on the Billboard 200 chart. Zac Brown Band have become one of music’s most heralded acts, together with their four platinum-selling albums, Jekyll + Hyde, Uncaged, You Get What You Give, and The Foundation, and their 2013 project The Grohl Sessions Vol 1 they have sold more than eight million albums to date. The band has also earned an historic series of fifteen #1 hit radio singles and became only the second artist to top both the country and active rock formats. Zac Brown Band headline Mojo on Monday.

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5 Buddy Guy In 2017 The King of the Blues Buddy Guy will take the stage and perform exclusively at Bluesfest. The iconic blues guitarist and singer, who is now 80 years old, has been a pivotal force in music history. Buddy Guy has influenced titans such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan, is a pioneer of Chicago’s fabled West Side sound, and a living link to that city’s halcyon days of electric blues. Buddy Guy plays the Crossroads on Saturday and Sunday. Buddy Guy

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The inimitable rock’n’roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt is more than a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer and accomplished songwriter… Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. Last performing at Bluesfest in 2013, the ten-time Grammy winner is returning with her twentieth album Dig In Deep (2016), the follow-up to her critically acclaimed Slipstream (2012). Bonnie Raitt will be joined by her longtime touring band James ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson (bass), Ricky Fataar (drums), and George Marinelli (guitar), along with Mike Finnigan (keyboards). Friday at Crossroads. Bonnie Raitt

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Rickie Lee Jones Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones makes her Bluesfest debut this year. Rickie Lee Jones exploded onto the pop scene in 1979 and has made a career of fearlessly experimenting with her sound and persona over 15 critically acclaimed albums. Rickie is both a character in the songs and the songwriter singing, defying convention with her sometimes brazen sexuality and the mixed bag of jazz, rock and what has come to be known as ‘confessional’ songwriter performances. Her latest album The Other Side of Desire (2015) was written, recorded and rooted in the city of New Orleans, where Jones lives. She plays the Jambalaya on Friday and the Delta on Saturday.

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A unique musical journey through the different landscapes and moods of life Local duo Rose and Shepherd have released their debut album of original songs. Taana Rose, voice, and Varda Shepherd, piano.

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After St Paul & The Broken Bones tore the house down at their phenomenal Bluesfest debut in 2016, a campaign followed to bring them back in 2017. This year Bluesfest welcomes the return of the recently expanded Alabama soul eight-piece led by the charismatic Paul Janeway, whose vocals have been compared to the likes of Otis Redding. Since they made their roof-raising debut at Bluesfest, this year St Paul & The Broken Bones have been selling out theatres across the globe, performed on one of the main stages at Glastonbury Festival, and will be releasing their sophomore album Sea of Noise this September. Sea of Noise is a successor to their 2013 debut album Half the City. St Paul & The Broken Bones headline the Jambalaya on Thursday, the Crossroads on Saturday, and they play the Mojo on Monday.

Vintage Trouble Vintage Trouble blew away Australian audiences with their blistering shows at the festival in 2016, leaving new fans in their wake eager to see them again. Their brand-new single Knock Me Out was released in February; it’s anthemic, funky and will be electrifying live. They play the Crossroads on Saturday.

Beth Hart Vocal powerhouse Beth Hart gained a reputation as one of the ‘buzz artists’ at Bluesfest in 2014 and 2015, and returns this year for Bluesfest exclusive performances. Beth Hart is on fire. Right now, the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter is riding a creative tidal wave, firing out acclaimed albums, hooking up with the biggest names in music and rocking the house each night with that celebrated burnt�honey voice. Beth Hart plays the Crossroads on Saturday and the Mojo on Monday.

Booker T Jones It can be argued that it was Booker T Jones who set the cast for modern soul and R&B music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. On classic Stax hits such as Green Onions, Hang ’Em High, Time Is Tight and Melting Pot the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Musicians Hall of Fame inductee, GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and winner of four GRAMMY Awards pushed the music’s boundaries, refined it to its essence and then injected it into the nation’s bloodstream. Booker T presents the Stax Revue at the Jambalaya on Sunday and Monday.

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MUSIC FROM THE DUMPSTA DUMPSTAPHUNK DEBUT AT BLUESFEST THIS YEAR WITH FOUNDER IAN NEVILLE BRINGING AN ALL-STAR BAND ALONG WITH HIS FUNKY GUITAR RIFFS TO THE DUMPSTAPHUNK GROOVE. HE IS THE SON OF ART ‘PAPA FUNK’ NEVILLE – THE KEYBOARDIST WHO FOUNDED THE METERS AND THE NEVILLE BROTHERS; IAN WAS BORN FUNKY. Ian, you’ve grown up heavily influenced by funk music, especially considering your roots – with your Dad ‘Poppa Funk’ Art Neville, of Meters and the Neville Brothers. Was performing, writing and recording always going to be part of your career and life? I’ve definitely always enjoyed the different aspects of writing, performing, and recording music and I’ve ended up being lucky enough to have music as a main component of my life. Some of the days in the studio recording our new material were a great example of why it’s so cool getting to create music, whether we are working from a band member’s idea or a soundcheck groove. We as a band end up creating a kind of funk that is like a direct translation of all our musical influences fused together. With yourself and Ivan Neville, you come from a musical background. How did Dumpstaphunk begin and can you explain the relationship both personally and professionally between band members? Have most of the band members at some point played with the Neville Brothers? Yes, most of the band has played in the Neville Brothers band at some point in life. The four guys in the band now who have always been in the band are the same who all played with the Neville Brothers plus way too many other people to list. The first Dumpsta gig was at the New Orleans Jazz Fest and at the time it was an Ivan Neville gig. Ivan called everybody together initially for that gig and, after a few more gigs and some slight adjustments, we’ve had the same core the whole time. Except drummers (currently drummer number three) – our boy Raymond Weber was the original drummer and still performs with us from time to time. Then another virtual family member, Nikki Glaspie, held it down for several years and now our young fellow New Orleans native Alvin Ford Jr is crushing it on the drums for us. Being in a band sometimes is like being married to a few other people at the same time.

Basically we’re all like family so you can imagine all the great (sometimes gory) details of that. You’ve worked with Troy Andrews on Dirty Word and performed together a bunch of times. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave are regulars at Bluesfest since 2011 and you’re both performing at Bluesfest 2017, in fact on the same night. Can we expect any super jam funk magic to happen between both bands? Any time a bunch of New Orleans artists are together in that type of setting some sort of jam, sit-in is likely if at all possible. Can you talk a bit about the new live album? The live record is compiled from some of the best and coolest shows and guest sitins throughout the years and many road adventures of Dumpstaphunk. It’s not all the time that the best nights and random guest sitins get recorded, so it’s great that we captured enough of those moments to put this together. You guys have kicked it onstage at the New Orleans Jazz Festival many times since 2003, and it’s been quoted that Dumpstaphunk goes down in history for ‘the baddest bass jams ever at Jazz Fest’. Can you break that record at Bluesfest 2017? You think it’s possible? We will definitely bring that same New Orleans fire and spirit with us all the way down there to the 2017 Bluesfest. And yes, it’s totally possible when you roll with two of the baddest bass players on the planet! I would imagine that your jams are largely freestyle and you go where the audience takes you. What can festival-goers expect this Easter at Bluesfest? We have a few songs that are way more freelance than the rest. How much time we get to play will determine how many of those songs we do or don’t get into.

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Through the ages, there have been a number of famous blind African American male entertainers in gospel, blues, soul and pop but few as unilaterally gifted as Ellis Hall. What other man can claim to have written 3,800 songs, sung at the funeral of Helen Keller at St Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral in New York and before Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, been a member of Oakland soul band Tower of Power and a lead voice for the animated California Raisins, been nominated for an Ovation Theatre Award for his first stage role in The Gospel At Colonus (in which he sang, acted, and walked the stage and stair props mostly unattended), and penned the official song of the city where he grew up: Claxton, Georgia? Welcome to the unprecedented greatness of Ellis Hall. Ellis Hall joins Vasti Jackson at the Jambalaya on Friday and the Mojo on Saturday.

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Bluesfest audiences in 2017 are in for a thrill when Experience Jimi Hendrix takes the stage. Inspired by Jimi Hendrixâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unparalleled creative and musical influence Experience Jimi Hendrix is a concert that brings together an all-star lineup of some of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guitar greats each performing their two favourite Jimi Hendrix songs and a couple of surprise duets. Experience Jimi Hendrix headline the Delta on Sunday.

Eric Gales stands head and shoulders among other guitarists in his genre and is out to blow your mind and expand your musical horizons. In fact Joe Bonamassa calls him â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;One of the best â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if not the best â&#x20AC;&#x201C; guitarists in the world todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. He is known for mesmerising fans around the world with his uncanny connection to his guitar. Eric Gales plays the Delta on Thursday, the Juke Joint on Friday and the Delta on Sunday.

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Mud Morganfield In 1954 Mud Morganfield, the eldest son of blues great Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) was born. Possessing a baritone voice very much like his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and blessed with similar vocal phrasing and a sense of how to command a stage, Morganfield cut his teeth on the southside of Chicago. He soon became a popular draw on the blues club and festival circuits, mixing both original songs and Muddy Waters classics into his live sets. Regarding his performances of Muddy Waters songs in addition to his own material, Morganfield says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I started to sing to show the world that dad left me here. I love and am proud to sing his songs just like I love and will always be proud of him. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not Muddy Waters and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m certainly not trying to be Muddy Waters. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Mud Morganfield but when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m up onstage I always feel Pops is there with me and it means so much that I can get onstage and keep his music alive around the world.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mud is a dynamic performer and entertainer who can command the stage, engage the crowd, and wow them with some of the best true Chicago blues they have ever heard. Mud Morganfield plays the Delta on Thursday, the Juke Joint on Friday and the Delta again on Sunday.

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The blond hair is the same, the body posture is also the same, and there are touches in the voice that have a similar genetic connection, but Devon Allman has toiled long and hard to establish his own musical identity, separate from his legendary dad, Gregg Allman. In 2017 Devon Allman returns to Bluesfest on the back of his critically acclaimed new album Ride or Die. He will once again bring his first-rate guitar skills and powerful vocals to the stage at the festival. Devon Allman Band plays the Juke Joint on Thursday, the Delta stage on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and Monday at the Juke Joint.

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Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton

Jeff Lang

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Glen Cardier

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World-renowned guitarist and vocalist, Mississippi living blues legend, cultural ambassador, 2012 Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame inductee, and 2015 Albert King Lifetime Guitar Award recipient, Vasti Jackson is a powerful force in the world of music. As an artist, Vasti is known for sweat-drenched, soulripping live performances marked by some of the most stunning and innovative guitar playing today. Vasti’s stellar vocals, fiery guitar, and stage presence capture the audience, and leave a lasting impression that celebrates the triumph of the blues, and the joy of rhythm that is soul satisfying to all who are lucky enough to experience his music. Vasti plays with Ellis Hall at the Jambalaya on Friday and the Mojo on Saturday.

He won the hearts of many Bluesfest-goers in 2016, so it’s with great pleasure they welcome back Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton this year. This young musician sings and plays banjo, guitar, piano, fiddle, harmonica, Cajun accordion, and the bones (percussion). He has an eerie ability to transform traditional jazz, blues, folk, and country into the here and now, and make it real. He is also renowned for mesmerising audiences with his humour and storytelling. He’s a worldclass talent and a uniquely colourful character. Mastering many styles including country and delta swap blues, Paxton is the real deal and someone Bluesfest is proud to bring to Australia so that audiences here can discover this wonderful artist for themselves. Jerron plays the Juke Joint on Thursday, Delta on Friday, the Juke Joint on Saturday and Delta on Monday.

In the 70s, Australian singer/songwriter/guitarist Glenn Cardier produced three albums of highly original folk/rock songs. He played the first two Sunbury festivals and worked with the likes of Frank Zappa, Spike Milligan, and Fairport Convention. He broke through in the tough UK folk circuit. His hard-strumming, quirky onstage persona was always at odds with his recorded work and through the 80s and 90s Cardier became increasingly reclusive. Glenn Cardier’s re-emergence in the 2000s as a songwriter/ performer of real distinction has been nothing short of extraordinary. Onstage there are the trademark flashes of dark humour in his songs of stark beauty and thumping rockabilly/blues. There’s a touch of Beefheart in his voice, a hint of Cohen in the lyrics, a pinch of Elvis here and there. But underlying it all are the songs. Happy/sad songs. Sweet/crazy songs. Cardier songs. Glen Cardier plays the Delta on Sunday and the Jambalaya on Monday.

Davy Knowles makes his Bluesfest debut; however, he is no stranger to festivals, having played Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo with his band Back Door Slam. Davy is known for his confident and distinctive guitar playing, commanding solos and tight-knit band. He is originally from the Isle of Man but moved to Chicago recently where he made his 2016 album Three Miles from Avalon. Peter Frampton has called him ‘the gunslinger guitarist of the 21st century’ so we are excited to introduce him to Australian audiences this year. Davy Knowles plays the Juke Joint on Friday and Saturday.

The Record Company Founded in Los Angeles in 2011, The Record Company immediately took their hometown by storm, hailed by LA Weekly for ‘making bluesy music that would sound more at home in a sweaty, backwoods Mississippi juke joint’. They are a band who pride themselves on writing and playing raw, sincere rock’n’roll. The Record Company play the Jambalaya on Saturday and the Delta on Monday.

Tony Joe White Tony Joe White, known to fans as The Swamp Fox, is one musician who can certainly call Bluesfest his second home, after multiple performances over many years. The American singer/songwriter and guitarist never ceases to please the Bluesfest audience with his swamp rock melodies, combining New Orleans style rhythm and blues, country and western and traditional French Louisiana musical influences. Tony Joe White plays the Jambalaya on Monday.

Nikki Hill ‘If Tina Turner and Little Richard had a daughter and raised her with the help of uncles James Brown and Chuck Berry, she’d be like Nikki Hill.’ Just a couple of years ago, Nikki Hill was a bartender with an affinity for punk and a deep love for classic R&B. At her husband (and now guitar-player) Matt Hill’s behest, she stepped out from behind the bar and onto the stage. The response has been ecstatic, and now the band tours the globe relentlessly, stunning audiences with their muscular sound, Matt’s volcanic leads, and, of course, Nikki’s inimitable charisma. Nikki Hill plays the Delta on Thursday, the Crossroads on Saturday and Sunday at the Delta stage.

Jeff Lang Australia-based musician Jeff Lang has earned worldwide acclaim as a virtuosic guitarist, a dynamic songwriter and a startlingly unique live performer. With a back catalogue of 16 studio albums, Jeff has been featured at major festivals, pubs, clubs, arts centres and venues internationally for the past decade. Blending rock, roots, folk, blues, ballads, instrumentals, improvisation and a devastatingly high level of musicality, Jeff Lang is a unique performer in our world. Jeff Lang plays the Delta stage on Saturday and Monday.

Ray Beadle Ray Beadle has ripped it up at Bluesfest in the past and he’s back to do it all again. Ray’s guitar and vocal styles evoke numerous blues legends, while concocting a breathtaking style all of his own. It is not by chance that Ray has become a favourite among Australian blues and music fans. Beadle plays the Delta with The Silver Dollars on Saturday and Monday.

Lloyd Spiegel One of Australia’s most highly lauded bluesmen Lloyd Spiegel makes his Bluesfest debut this year. Lloyd Spiegel is an award-winning solo artist on the cutting edge of the blues scene in Australia. Australian Guitar magazine recently named him as one of the 50 top Australian guitarists of all time and he recently won every prize he was eligible for at the Australian Blues Awards. Lloyd Spiegel plays the Jambalaya on Sunday and the Delta on Monday.

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Billy Bragg is a singer/songwriter and left-wing activist. Blending folk music with punk and protest, Bragg stands at the ideological coalface and calls to his listenership, particularly the young, to engage with activism. With three-and-a-bit decades of experience, 13 studio albums, countless tours, two box sets and eight compilations, Billy Bragg always has something to say, and certainly something to sing about. Billy is a musician, orator, activist and entertainer, and certainly not one to miss for an authentic, rousing and intimate solo performance. Billy Bragg plays the Crossroads on Saturday and with Joe Henry on Monday at the Jambalaya.

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Top American hip-hop artist Nas teams up with renowned New Orleans brass band The Soul Rebels for an Australian exclusive performance at Bluesfest! The collaboration between Nas and The Soul Rebels is actually so rare that it is hardly seen anywhere in the world, only playing very few festivals this year, including New Orleans Jazzfest and the 12th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Before Nasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13 Grammy nominations, seven platinum albums and Top 5 rankings on MTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 Greatest MCs of All Time and The Sourceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Top 50 Lyricists of All Time, 17-year-old Nas would take daily trips to Manhattan hoping to secure a major label deal, only to be shot down by nearly every label. This amazing artist has come a long way and his debut album Illmatic is still rated one of the finest ever. The Soul Rebels are an eight-piece New Orleans-based brass ensemble who incorporate elements of soul, jazz, funk, hip-hop, rock and pop music within a contemporary brass framework. The Soul Rebels started with an idea: to expand upon the pop music they loved on the radio and the New Orleans brass tradition they grew up on. They took that tradition and blended funk and soul with elements of hip-hop, jazz and rock. Joining Nas together with guests The Soul Rebels, this outstanding team of talent will bring one striking extravaganza to Bluesfestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening night on Thursday.

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‘It’s silly really,’ says frontman Chris Brooker. ‘We never intended to be so successful; we just wanted to play the Bruns pub and not be destitute! Playing Bluesfest is massive for us. We are opening for Santana and Buddy Guy, and then we are going on a national tour. After that we go to the UK in August to tour with the Levellers.’

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Round Mountain Girls have just released a new album. It didn’t start out that way, but the production process along with the storyline of the album was a bit of a narrative, and in the end the boys realised that Meet You at the End was a concept album. ‘We have used just about every studio in Byron,’ says Brooker. ‘We were at 301; in fact we were the last band in there – it closed down as a commercial studio. Then we went to the Music Farm and that reopened and closed down; and then we went to Rocking Horse and that closed down to be renovated; and then we went to Pete Murray’s place which, we hope, is still open!’ This clearly wasn’t a drop and record for RMG. ‘We dragged this one out,’ says Brooker, ‘and went to a few different places, and used the different ambience of each studio. We slept at Rocking Horse; they have a resident lizard in the kitchen. We had some fires and some beers… we kept Paul Pilsneniks (the producer) with us.

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So Brooker wouldn’t necessarily call this a concept album. He says it’s a story. And it evolved like all good stories, by accident. ‘We noticed that all the songs we were recording for the album were about people we have met in the last three years, about all different people! If we stuck it in a certain order it was like one person, an old person looking back in his life, from chasing a girl and having everything and falling down from a cocktail of drink and drugs! He was, however, making his way back; we also tell this guy’s experiences at rehab! It was originally conceived as a story album – we have a story line between – because it hadn’t been written as a storyline, it was a different

take. We had a discussion with a few people, other artists, and publicists, the download situation, and the streaming… and it’s so fast now and we want people to have to sit down and listen to the whole thing and spend 40 minutes doing nothing else. You can’t just pick one song off the album. It’s coming out on vinyl as well.’

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Kasey Chambers’s recent number one ARIA chart debut of her 11th studio album Dragonfly proves that one of Australia’s most loved and accomplished performers is at the top of her game. This will be Kasey’s 10th performance at Bluesfest so don’t miss the chance to see live what Rolling Stone has described as ‘Australia’s foremost progenitor of and innovator in the country-roots fold. Dragonfly is the masterwork of a heart laid bare in the song.’ Casey plays the Crossroads on Monday, just before Neil Finn.

There’s a potent chemistry that drives Busby Marou, a bond struck between two mates years ago in the corner of Rockhampton’s Oxford Hotel, when they happily knocked out tunes for hours on end to anyone who would listen. From humble beginnings on the banks of the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton, folk-inspired pop outfit Busby Marou has made a serious impact on the Australian stage! Busby Marou play the Crossroads on Monday.

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True to their past works, the album oozes the signature Round Mountain Girls’ sound. Genre bending in every sense of the word, an array of instruments and styles play throughout the album. From frantic banjo and guitar riffs and snapping drums, to the sultry string lines and passionate vocal harmonies, it’s this diverse aptitude which make the dark,

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Among a sea of rhythmic and raw guitar tones, collaborators Ashleigh Mannix and Justin Carter of Little Georgia deliver both beautiful harmonies and compelling lyrics, revealing a real honesty in their music. Little Georgia plays the Juke Joint on Monday.

Lucy Gallant Lucy Gallant will play her third Glastonbury this year. This Byron local has written more than 1,000 songs and is currently on tour in the US. Festival director Peter Noble says: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gallant is a star. The Glastonbury festival knows itâ&#x20AC;¦ thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why they continue to book her, and I am also convinced. It is only a matter of time before she is a household name in Australia on a major record label and headlining festivals here and around the world.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lucy Gallant plays the Juke Joint on Monday.

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Roy Ayers, has been hailed as the Godfather of Neo Soul. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, the number one vibraphone player and one of the most sampled artists in history, including his songs Everybody Loves The Sunshine, Searchinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, and Running Away. It will be 12 years since American funk, soul and jazz composer Roy Ayers last graced the Bluesfest stage. Born in Los Angeles in 1940, Roy began to demonstrate his musical aptitude by the tender age of five, by which time he was playing boogie woogie tunes on the piano. He turned to the steel guitar by the age of nine, had stints during his teens playing flute, trumpet and drums before embracing the vibes as his instrument of choice. Jambalaya on Friday and the Delta Stage on Saturday.

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Playing For Change are more than a band, they are a movement, and one that has found a true affinity with Bluesfest audiences over the past four years they have played the festival. Their first single Stand By Me began with a Santa Monica street performer named Roger Ridley. Playing For Change recorded Ridleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live public performance and then travelled the world recording more and more musicians to collaborate on the track. Today, the video has nearly 100 million views on YouTube, and has helped bring the organisationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message of peace through music to the world. The creation of the Playing For Change Band has allowed the group to realise their dream of uniting the musicians they meet across the globe. A unique fusion of influences and talents in constant evolution since 2008, the PFC Band is a tangible, travelling representation of their mission to connect the world through music. Friday at Jambalaya, Sunday at the Mojo and Monday at Crossroads Stage.

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Managed and programmed from an Indigenous-led perspective, Boomerang Festival offers a unique point of difference on the Australian festival landscape. Curated by respected Bundjalung woman Rhoda Roberts, Boomerang is the first of its kind. Never has an Indigenous festival of this holistic calibre been so accessible; featuring an array of music and dance along with cultural knowledge exchanges and thought provoking conversations. Hosted by the oldest living culture, it’s a time to get up close and personal. There is nothing that quite matches the exchanges our audience’s experiences. Running within Bluesfest from Friday to Sunday, The Boomerang Precinct provides a safe, family-friendly program of arts and ageold culture and rituals, along with workshops and interactive experiences. The lineup is filled with gifted artists from Canada, New Zealand, Tibet and of course some fantastic Indigenous talent from Australia.

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Leonard Sumner Anishinaabe MC/singer/ songwriter Leonard Sumner’s storytelling flows directly from the shores of Little Saskatchewan First Nation, located in the heart of the Interlake of Manitoba. Sumner’s self-determined sound is evidence of his ability to simultaneously occupy landscapes of multiple

musical genres including; hiphop, spoken word, country, and rhythm and blues. With every vibration of the strings on his guitar, Leonard rattles the dust off truths that have been buried for far too long. Onstage he poetically sings awake the consciousness of audiences who may have been unaware of their slumber. Leonard plays Boomerang on Saturday and Sunday.

OKA Embracing the future without losing sight of the past, OKA draws upon their Indigenous connection to place and country to create their signature feelgood Australian earth sound, an irresistible blend of influences spanning house, big beat, reggae-dub, roots, jazz and world music. A mashup of dance and

downtempo electro beats marinated in the mystic spiritual traditions of the Dreamtime. ‘Try to imagine Bob Marley meets Stevie Wonder via the chemical brothers, on acid, playing in a steaming rainforest with a didgeridoo and you are getting close.’ OKA plays Boomerang on Friday and Sunday.

Succulent Fusion Café – situated away from the busy street with a relaxing and breezy atmosphere. Sourcing locally fresh products, catering different healthy food-eating choices. Pet friendly. Group and functions bookings are welcomed. Fully licensed. Takeaway available. Shop 3, 8 Byron Street, Byron Bay, NSW, 2481 TEL: 02 6685 5711 Facebook: succulent café Instagram: byronbaysucculentcafe

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New gen Indigenous Australian artist Yirrmal Marika, from northeast Arnhem Land, has made a refreshing entrance into the music scene. Inspired by his grandfather, Dr Yunupingu, former lead singer of Yothu Yindi, he fuses tradition and contemporary with class and passion. Yirrmal is an inspiring songwriter and guitarist with a beautiful voice, singing songs about his homeland and culture with feeling and depth beyond his years. Yirrmal plays Boomerang Friday and Saturday.

Airileke and the Rize of the Morning Star Airileke and the Rize of the Morning Star are musical pioneers and fighters for freedom traversing a timeless sonic globe without frontiers. Front man Airileke [pronounced Irie-leck-eh] is a percussionist, producer, composer, activist, recording, global events facilitator and, in the words of Britain’s Songlines magazine, a ‘cause for celebration’. Born in Australia with roots in PNG, Airileke grew up between the shores of both PNG and the Top End. He grew up learning traditional drumming from his ancestral village of Gabagaba (Drumdrum) near Port Moresby, the region’s ‘sing sing’ grounds for drums, dance and ceremony. Airi’s unique sound melds progressive ideas with beats of ancient Melanesian culture. Hip-hop production, fierce log drumming, Papuan chants, atmospheric soundscapes and samples from the frontline of the Free Papua Movement combine to evoke one of the region’s darkest stories: the illegal occupation and ongoing oppression of West Papua. Urgent, fiery and innovative, this is the new sound of urban Melanesia. Airileke and Rize of the Morning Star play Boomerang Friday and Sunday.

Emily Wurramurra Emily Wurramara is driven by passion for culture and heritage. With national airplay on ABC and Triple J, Emily has become a seasoned performer who has taken her music around the country and abroad with shows in Sweden and France, as well as appearances at major festivals across Australia, including: Gaarma Festival, Island Vibes, and Woodford Folk Festival. Add in a couple of 2016 Queensland Music

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Award nominations and Triple J Unearthed showcase at Big Sound and the picture starts to build of a young artist with a very bright tomorrow. Emily plays Boomerang Friday and Saturday.

Tenzin Choegyal In 1997, Tenzin Choegyal came to Australia with little more than a bag, his dranyen and a voice full of passion for Tibet. His raw talent soon caught the attention of the directors of that country’s largest folk festival, Woodford, where he still plays to packed audiences each year. Over the years, Tenzin has created a successful international career as a musician, playing at such prestigious events as the WOMAD festivals as well as several Concerts for Tibet at Carnegie Hall, New York. At Boomerang Precinct Tenzin will also share his knowledge in mantra singing – energybased sounds which produce vibrations within the universe. Tenzin plays Boomerang Friday and Sunday.

eXcelsior Debuting in 2014, eXcelsior Contemporary Arts was founded by a collective of aspiring performing artists and graduates from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA), in pursuit of fusing modern art with the traditional art forms of Indigenous Australia. eXcelsior acknowledges the Indigenous and nonIndigenous elders who have paved the way, so all who follow shall prosper in excellence and prevail to transcend in mind, body and spirit. eXcelsior plays Boomerang Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Sand Circle (with a workshop).

Jannawi Dance Clan Jannawi dancers and students are predominantly from the inner western suburbs and surrounding areas of

Sydney. Jannawi recognises the enormous benefits gained through Indigenous contemporary and traditional dance. The company and its members have performed across many festivals and events such as Woggan-magule ceremony, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Woodford Folk Festival, Homeground, the Dreaming. Internationally they were one of the highlights at the opening of the Muse Du Quay Branly, Paris, The Sydney Olympics Opening and Closing ceremonies, Barangaroo opening events and more recently the Darwin Telstra Art Awards. Jana Dance Clan play Boomerang Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Sand Circle with a workshop.

Bundjalung weaving workshops Weaving gives an instant connection to country by using your local flora, hearing age-old stories and reflecting. Weaving is an important cultural practice for both men and women. Intricately woven fibre baskets were traditionally highly prized for their practicality, and are today treasured for their aesthetic excellence. At Boomerang participants in the weaving workshops will learn the basic technique of varying styles from coiling to matting while developing an understanding of cultural importance of weaving and fishing techniques used by the Aboriginal community in this region. Weave a bracelet, basket, mat, and or a simple net to catch fish.’ Open to all ages. Relax and join the weaving circle. Happening throughout the festival.

Find out more and view playing schedule at boomerangfestival.com.au. Purchase tickets at bluesfest.com.au.

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The Community of Ocean Shores Ocean Shores continues to grow and is still one of the largest towns in the north of Byron Shire. Situated four kilometres north of Brunswick Heads, Ocean Shores has beautiful ocean and coastline views from elevated residential blocks. The Ocean Village Shopping Centre provides a variety of goods and services for locals and visitors. The magnificent crystal-clear waterways that surround Ocean Shores can be accessed via New Brighton, South Golden Beach and North Head Road. These truly incredible seaside locations are all less than a 5-minute drive from Ocean Village Shopping Centre, the hub of the Ocean Shores community.

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Find your way at Bluesfest Tips and tricks to have an awesome festival Get there the easy way: catch the bus!

• If it is raining don’t bring an umbrella, it will get confiscated. Take a plastic raincoat.

• Water. Make sure you have some on you at all times. Bring a refillable container. • Put some water and snacks in the car. Maybe a towel. Maybe a meditation CD. If you leave after the last act each night just accept that it takes a bit of time to get that many people out of a carpark so keep your shit together.

• Don’t bring collapsible chairs. There are seats provided in some of the tents. Yours aren’t required and just make negotiating the site more difficult.

• Bring a jacket. It might be scorching hot in the day but it gets a bit chilly at night.

• You can’t leave a scarf on a chair to bags it. If your body ain’t there, then you ain’t baggsed nothing.

• Plan how you are going to get home. Have a plan B if you think you are over the limit.

• Allow sufficient time to get onsite each day.

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She wowed festival-goers with her emotional range and dazzling vocal prowess last year, so this year she’s coming back. The Grammy Award-winning lead singer of AfricanAmerican folk interpreters Carolina Chocolate Drops has stepped out on her own, winning over audiences around the world with, as the New York Times put it, ‘the fervor of a spiritual, the yips of a folk holler, and the sultry insinuation of the blues’. And Giddens is certainly looking forward to Bluesfest. It’s not just that she gets to play – it’s getting to see other people play as well! ‘Often it’s the only time I get to see other people because you are always gigging when they are gigging!’ And boy, the girl sure has been gigging, with her talents taking her from centre stage at her own gigs to centre stage in Nashville. Not the town, the show! ‘It’s been a busy year,’ laughs Giddens. ‘I was hired to be to replace Audrey McDonald in a Broadway show called Shuffle Along that closed before it opened; I recorded my new record called Freedom My Way’ I received the Steve Martin prize for banjo and excellence

in bluegrass; I played for Bill Murray; and I was hired to become a new cast member for Nashville the TV show!’ These days Giddens commutes between Nashville and Ireland, her solo career away from frontwoman for

Giddens has just released Freedom Highway, and in the middle of a record populated with sexual violence, police shootings and church bombings, Rhiannon Giddens sings ‘My heart it is a shakin’ with an old, old song’.

‘The fervor of a spiritual, the yips of a folk holler, and the sultry insinuation of the blues’ the Chocolate Drops giving her the freedom to try something new. ‘I gave eight or nine years of my life to the Chocolate Drops. I feel great about that. It’s not against the force to get together again and do a tour but when people came along and gave me the solo record I thought this is what people are giving you so go for it! A lot of stuff I can do now that I couldn’t really do in a band and I am getting the chance to explore that and, obviously, this record is another step for me.’

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‘A lot of the work on the record is original material and based on historical things; you know, the history is always going to be there for me. The next stage for me as an artist is to explore what I have been saying and I’ve found great collaborators; I co-produced this record with Dirk Powell. It started off as roots and traditional music but Dirk plays everything, and then I brought my whole band into it; it was a family affair. We did it ourselves – mixed it ourselves. Dirk did the engineering in a small but very mighty studio. I am very proud of it.’

Freedom Highway was a song originally made famous by Mavis Staples and Staples Singers back in the day of Martin Luther King, and was about the transition of America. Its call to mobilise and unite is as relevant today it seems as it was then. ‘Originally the album wasn’t going to be called Freedom Highway. Until the election. Then we decided to change it. We wanted to emphasise the need to stand together and look forward. This was really ‘we are going to band together’, we are going to fight this!’ Giddens hasn’t met Mavis Staples. But this year Staples is playing exclusive Bluesfest shows, so maybe this is an opportunity for this newgeneration singer to meet the woman who stood in the history the first time round. It could well be one of those magic moments that happens only at Bluesfest. Giddens laughs: ‘It’s got to happen! It would be amazing!’ Rhiannon Giddens plays Jambalaya stage on Thursday right before Mavis Staples and again on Friday at the Crossroads. (Somehow I think that first meeting might just happen!) Giddens also plays Jambalaya on Sunday.

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A Byron Tea Party With a hint of a chill in the mornings and the end of daylight saving, this time of year is all the better for drinking tea. We are spoilt for choice of teas created in this region. By: Vivienne Pearson

On the bush: Australia’s only subtropical tea plantation is just up the road in Tweed. True tea lovers can see their favourite plant ‘in the wild’ by going on a tour of Madura Tea Estate. Not only can you take in views of a quarter of a million tea bushes, you get a behind the scenes look at the manufacturing side, and take home a bag of tea goodies. It’s your chance to see tea in all its stages from plantation to cup. Tours run on Tuesdays (also Thursdays for prebooked groups). 753 Clothiers Creek Road, Clothiers Creek. www. maduratea.com.au

Tea with dumplings: For another immersive tea experience, try Red Ginger, which has been set up to look like an old Chinese tea shop. You can sample their green tea free as part of Yum Cha, peruse their beautiful selection of teapots and cups (known as ‘teaware’) and buy from a huge range of teas. Maybe try Silver Needles or White Tea balls? Both are white teas, made from the youngest leaves and higher in antioxidants and lower in caffeine. Jonson Street, Byron Bay or Station Street, Bangalow. www.redginger.com.au

Chai tea: Chai is tea blended with spices and, if anything, chai connoisseurs are even more fussy than tea drinkers about how their brew is made. ‘It is really worth the effort to prepare a chai that suits you,’ says Dave at Byron Chai, which has been around since 1996. Just as ‘tea’ can now refer to a herbal brew that contains no caffeinated black tea, chai also comes in non-black-teabased drinks, including Byron Chai Dandelion and Rooibos blends. Available at health food stores, The Source Bulk Foods and local IGA stores or online. www.byronchai.com.au For the love: Rooibos, from Africa, will be better known to readers of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books as Red Bush tea; Mma Ramotswe’s brew of choice. For the Love of Tea sells a Rooibos Chai as well as Dark Chocolate and Chili Chocolate Chais. Teas are not forgotten, with a range that takes you on an aroundthe-world tour: from English Rose to Sencha Green. Owner, Alli Metcalfe is a naturopath and created her logo from an image of one of her grandmother’s teacups. Available from Byron, Bangalow and The Channon markets as well as many local retailers and online. www.fortheloveoftea.com.au

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New tea: A newcomer to the tea scene is Tea Shop Byron Bay. The shop, which is virtual rather than bricks and mortar, was launched in December last year by a mother and daughter team. ‘Mum has been blending tea for more than 20 years, just for her own use,’ says Kellie Marshall of her mother, Lesley Davison. ‘It was time to share with the world.’ Over summer, market crowds confirmed how well iced tea suits our climate, especially their Lemon Myrtle and Mountain Chai blends. With ingredients sourced organically, the quality is so high that Kellie assures that their teas can be re-steeped without losing flavour. Bangalow and Pottsville markets. www. teashop.net.au

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Tea for kids?: ‘No-one wanted to know about herbal teas 25 years ago,’ says Howard Rubin, of Koala Tea. ‘Even fruit-flavoured black teas were novel at that stage.’ That has definitely changed but now Howard is struggling to find local distributors of his herbal teas range for children (which are popular in Asia). All herbal and organic, Tea for Kids is deemed useful for colds, upset tummies and to assist a good night’s sleep. You can even take the iced-tea concept a step

further and freeze the tea into icypoles!

Mayde with tea: ‘All our teas are blended in line with naturopathic philosophies,’ says Kate Nursing tea: New mothers need all the care Dalton, naturopath and founder of Mayde they can get. Byron Bay Tea Company recently Tea. Kate’s blending and packaging space is added to their range a Nursing Tea; a special- set to open as a retail store at Easter, allowing ised herbal formula to support breast-milk you to check out her teas-in-a-jar and tea flask supply. It contains goat’s rue, alfalfa, nettle, – great for brewing and sipping tea while on aniseed and lemon balm, and owner Sarita the go. Unit 3, 59 Centennial Circuit, Byron Merlo, a naturopath and herbalist, road-tested Arts & Industry Estate. www.maydetea. the tea on herself (with the help of son, Sam) com

Poetry in a tea: If your idea of bliss is curling up with a cup of tea and a good book, you’ll be right at home with Poet Tea, a new addition to the endeavours of Bangalow’s Poet Store’s Antonia Case, who is also the editor of Absolutely truly: Another spot for leisurely inWomankind store tea shopping is at Truly Tea, in the small magazine arcade opposite the Beach Hotel. Nyoli Scobie and the sources her tea from Sri Lanka, which is one of the only remaining countries where tea is handpicked (meaning that only the top two leaves in a bud are picked). Nyoli previously worked in the coffee industry and decided, Byron Bay Sydney Bali Tuscany Croatia after being constantly asked ‘but what about 3L]LS 7VZ[NYHK\H[L *LY[PÄ JH[PVU tea’, to train in all things tea in Sri Lanka. She Philosophy & Physiology Workshops is super pleased to supply the Sydney Opera House and has recently been approached to start exporting but, as a ‘local local’, her main love is chatting about tea in her picturesque store. 7/4 Jonson St, Byron Bay. Facebook: @trulytea y

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Level One now open After a year of renovations Level One at the Ballina RSL has opened. Feedback from focus groups, ‘set the direction of services required’ said CEO Bill Coulter, resulting in a sports lounge/TAB area with a state-of-the-art bar, and a cafe, open from 8am daily. Level One also has an outdoor terrace area and cozy indoor lounge corners for couples and groups to relax and unwind in comfort. Spinnakers and Anchorage function rooms have been given a freshen up as well. Both venues overlook the beautiful Richmond River, and if necessary can cater for functions of up to 350 people. The improvements add to the range of services provided at one of the region’s most significant venues. More info: www.ballinarsl.com.au.

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Same not same at Sabi By Vivienne Pearson

New ownership of Sabi Sushi is heralding some change but keeping the underlying elements loved by locals the same. One of only three sushi trains in the Byron Shire, Sabi’s name and train will remain. The team are also staying, a testament to the amicable nature of the change of ownership. ‘We have become good friends,’ says new owner Johnny Carter, a business owner and speaker on the topic of the ‘Law of Attraction’, of previous owner Jeremy Martin. The high-quality sushi will also remain, thanks to the team of sushi chefs led by Alex Melzer. Additions will focus on further upping the beauty of sushi, including the introduction of ‘purBrookie’s Gin popping up to say Happy Gin Day at the Hotel ple rice’ – created by cooking black and white rices together. Brunswick – Brenden Yeo, Eddie Brook and James Ellis (Capi) Other food will also receive a boost, thanks to main kitchen chef Bruno Gomes, with the aim of continuing the variety offered for breakfast and creating a ‘sit and stay’ dinner trade. Both Alex and Bruno are from Brazil, a fact that might seem odd until you realise that Brazil is home to the biggest Japanese population outside Japan. ‘They are really into fusion By: Vivienne Pearson

Happy Gin Day!

Thanks to some much-needed sun, Sunday was already a delightful day to hang out at the Hotel Brunswick. It was made even better with the discovery that it was International Gin and Tonic Day! Who knew? Brookie’s Gin, the new project of Brookfarm, knew and was on hand with a pop-up bar serving G&Ts, complete with finger lime and aniseed myrtle. Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin, launched in December, is distilled at the Cape Byron Distillery, located on the Brookfarm property in McLeods Shoot. Of the 26 botanicals used in the gin, 18 are native to the northern rivers; half of them are grown on the Brookfarm farm and in their regenerated rainforest. Eddie Brook is the one of the distillers, along with Jim McEwan, a ‘Hall of Fame’ distiller. They decided to use the ‘Babylon bag’ system – where botanicals are suspended in muslin bags at points in the distilling process (named after the Hanging Gardens of Babylon) rather than immersed, giving more nuanced flavours. At Hotel Brunswick, Brookie’s teamed up with Capi, Australianmade mixers, to use their subtle tonic that suits the gin well. Brookie’s (after the nickname of family patriarch, Martin Brook) is a dry gin; a perfect accompaniment to the rare and much-needed dry day that Sunday provided in this beautiful part of the world. Don’t be sad if you missed International Gin and Tonic Day – it seems there is not one but two such days each year (why stop at one?!) so pop 19 October in your calendar. Brookie’s Gin: Available from independent local retailers. Further pop-ups will happen at the Byron Bay Fine Food & Beverage Festival (3–7 June) and Sample Food Festival (2 Sept). You can visit the distillery as part of the Harvest Festival (5 May). Facebook: @Brookie’s-Gin

sushi in Brazil,’ says Alex, echoing Sabi’s plans to become a Japanese fusion restaurant. Making Sabi more of a dinner destination has prompted plans to enclose the outdoor seating area and introduce beer on tap and cocktails. A more regular closing time will help locals have the confidence to make last-minute dinner plans (the kitchen will be open until 7pm each night) and Sunday shoppers will be delighted to find that the team have just decided to open seven days. Sabi Sushi – Ocean Shores Shopping Centre. Open seven days, 7.30am–7pm (kitchen close time). Facebook: @sabisushicafe

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The Sabi team – including John Carter (4th from left), Alex Melzer (far left), Bruno Gomes (3rd from left) and manager Darrelle O’Brien (4th from right) - photo credit Vivienne Pearson.

Easter under the Poinciana Daniel White from Margaret River’s Blue Child Collective will play Sunday brunch at Mullum’s The Poinciana. The Poincy will be open seven days and nights over Easter with full bar service available even on Good Friday, with the happy people in Mullum celebrating the arts of the world together under the Poinciana tree. There will be ‘eclectic and funky driven musicians rolling through the stage areas all weekend’, plus coffee and excellent food from the local farms. Moni Emilio from The Poinciana says, ‘Bringing everyone together is a great way to dry the tears and fears away, waiting for that sunny day to shake the mould off our boots and remember to laugh our way through the challenges that give us crazy eyes and good friendships that run forever.’ Daniel White from Margaret River’s Blue Child Collective is one musician who is well equipped to play in a flood zone.

If you are looking for a school holiday treat, you can now, every Wednesday, add crepes to Puremelt’s organic, handmade chocolate that goes so well with their coffee. Of course, there are certain standards to keep up, so they will be made by a French professional crepe maker. If your children don’t appreciate the quality, eat them yourself! This Wednesday 12 April the crepes will be half price, and are available with a range of toppings at Puremelt Chocolate Lounge in Mullumbimby, courtesy of Cecile Charrue from Peace, Love and Crepes who is ‘visiting crepe maker’ every Wednesday. More info: 2/53 Stuart Street Mullumbimby. Open: Every day over Easter.

Flood Fundraiser

There will be a wonderful fundraiser to help rebuild Lismore at the Harvest bakery in Newrybar this Wednesday 12 April, 6.30–9pm. There is no cover charge and Harvest will just charge for drinks. Food will be complimentary from Harvest and Food Story. There will be an auction and raffle with all kinds of awesome prizes from Spendour tickets, surfboards, two nights’ stay at the Art House, dinner for two at Harvest, apparel from Driftlab and Newrybar Merchants, and much more.

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Angela Catterns (pictured) will host the Northern Rivers Food Harvest Festival from Friday 5 May till Sunday 7 May. The opening will be at the newly opened Cape Byron Distillery on a farm with regenerated rainforest, the home of Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin (created by the Brookfarm Muesli producers the Brooks, and Jim McEwan). Non-members $88. On Sunday morning 8.30am–12.20pm there will be a bus tour of local farms in the Corndale, Bexhill and Numulgi regions. Bus will depart and finish from Clunes Store, Clunes. Nonmembers $71.50. Over 12.30–4pm Sunday the festival will wrap up with a communal feast as prepared by chef Francisco Smoje of Francisco’s Table at the historic Clunes Hall. Local food authors will be on hand and the Emily Turner Trio will play. Non-members $107.80. More info: Discounts on all events available to NRF members. www.harvestfoodfest.com.

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home? To make them last longer, presumably – at somebody else’s expense. I doubt many genuinely wish to pay the price. If you can’t keep mum when you arrive home, imagining By: Robert Dessaix out even going yourself an antipodean Patrick Leigh Fermor or Paul Theroux, where he said he’d then here are a few ground rules: never imply that your staygone (it is now In medieval Europe a knight’s return from pillaging foreign at-home friends’ workaday lives are colourless – they probably suspected) and lands was the occasion for swooning and wonderment. He are, but so what? Magellan eventuregaled anyone he could buttonhole with tales of derring-do • never allude to wisdom you’ve picked up in the Orient – we ally failed to arrive and outlandish local customs. When pilgrims got back from are not only not curious about your conversion to Taoism, home at all – but an encounter with the Infinite in Jerusalem, say, or even, more we find the whole notion of ‘wisdom’ limp-wristed in the age these days everything improbably, Wales, the whole village would be agog. Victoof Wikipedia and Brian Cox anyone would want to know about anything has already rian travellers hastened to harangue the Royal Geographical • never affect familiarity with foreign places in an uncalledbeen explained to us by Stephen Fry on QI, and ‘divine’ is what Society about their adventures. for way – don’t, for instance, start calling Florence ‘Firenze’ you call a slice of Stilton, so nobody will give a fig about what Nowadays when we get back from overseas our friends turn or pretend you became one of the locals by catching a bus you did in Bali. off their phones and pretend they’re not at home. Blessed with a goat on the back seat Should anyone ask if you had a good time when you get back, by the pope in Rome? Who cares? You saw Aida in Salzburg? • never tell us what you’ve been eating – cornflakes, a fricasjust say Yes. Who do you think would want the details? Not even Snorkelled in Oman? Rode a mule across Bolivia? Their indifsee of python brains in a coconut sauce, it’s all the same to your children would want the details. Why would they? Why ference knows no bounds. Unless you’re a television celebrity us. Maeve O’Mara might feign interest in foreign culinary would they care whether you saw the sun rise over Kanchenor Bruce Chatwin. But you’re not. habits, but that’s her job. junga or stayed in bed? Why would anyone at all give a brass Travellers these days are visitors rather than knights errant, pilDid you have the time of your life? Fantastic. That is quite literrazoo whether you spent a week with yack herders in Mongolia grims, or explorers. Nobody visits a cathedral any more to sack ally all that matters. Instead of harpooning family members or went throat-singing in Moldavia? If anyone says they’d love it, or even to see a relic or marvel at vaulted ceilings, let alone and people you meet at parties with tales of your travels, tell to see your photos, they’re lying. All the photos that need to be to be transfigured. We visit places because they’re on a list somebody who really does care, somebody whose interest in taken have long since been taken and posted on the internet. of places to be visited. Here in Hobart, for instance, busloads what you did and where you did it (and with whom) knows no Travel, as Alain de Botton wrote years ago, is mostly about of tourists zoom past the architecturally bizarre St George’s bounds: yourself. Keep a diary; a diary is insatiably curious about waiting – for planes and taxis, for the traffic to start moving, church, one of the earliest Anglican churches in Tasmania, everything. Besides, as Oscar Wilde put it, from now on your diary for museums to open, the weather to improve, a waiter to at a cracking pace every day of the week. The more quickwill reliably give you something sensational to read in the train. serve you, the train strike to end, for something to happen, witted pull out their phones and snap it – what an electrifying Robert Dessaix is the past presenter of the ABC program for God’s sake. And then you go home. For you this eternal conversation starter that will be back in Moose Jaw, SaskatchBooks and Writing. He is the author of several memoirs, eswaiting is character building, but for everybody else it’s pretty ewan – but most look blankly straight ahead, contemplating say collections and novels, including Night Letters, A Mothmind-numbing stuff. lunch. Marco Polo and Magellan had things to recount when er’s Disgrace, and What Days Are For. He lives in Hobart. His Why, then, do we bang on about our travels when we get they got home – actually, Polo had things to recount withnext book The Pleasures of Leisure is due out in May.

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Wood fired pizzas & real Italian cuisine with a Sardinian twist Famous for seafood, meats and pasta dishes. We do special events functions.

Cafe: Specialty Coffee with Egyptian-inspired all-day breakfast, brunch & lunch Restaurant: Traditional Egyptian shared-style dining NOW OPEN for dinner from Thursday to Sunday The Rocks @ Aquarius has been beautifully renovated, and boasts a wide array of locally sourced brekky dishes, Byron Bay Coffee and fresh juices and smoothies to enliven the senses and prepare you for the day ahead. Late riser? Join us for lunch 12–2pm, when you can grab a selection of burgers, salads, fresh rolls or one of our daily $10 specials! Here at The Rocks, we are a fully licensed cafe, which means you can enjoy an ice-cold beer, a sumptuous wine or a handcrafted cocktail with your meal!

SPECIAL $12 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. Fully Licensed and B.Y.O. for wine. Welcome for lunch, dinner and take-away. 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. It’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 www.thebeet.com.au

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

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Warung Bagus 3/14 Bay St (opposite the surf club)

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

7amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm daily

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.

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

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

Fins

Byron Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first 100% vegan restaurant. Ethical. Compassionate. Healthy. Delicious. Daily Lunch Specials from $13, Full menu all day, Take away & home delivery, large range of gluten free dishes Facebook/Instagram: @thebeetbyronbay

Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner daily 5-10pm. Lunch Fri-Sun 12-3pm. GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

Succulent CafĂŠ

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.

MULLUMBIMBY

Spice It Up Thai Restaurant Open Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sunday Dine-in or Takeawayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; from 5.30pm 6684 2209 Mullumbimby Bowling Club

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

Fully licensed Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

SUFFOLK PARK

Byron at Byron

Peaceful dining by our tranquil rainforest

77â&#x20AC;&#x201C;97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay

Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner

Mon-Sat: 5pm till late. Sun: 5pm till 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $52 per person

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

www.stelmodining.com

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20 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in the art of Thai cooking.

NEWRYBAR

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods

Situated away from the busy street with a relaxing and breezy atmosphere. Locally sourcing fresh products. New brekkie menu and an alternative Asian lunch. Kid friendly and featuring gluten-free, vegan options. Group and functions bookings are welcomed. Takeaway available. One special dish every Monday till Thursday and earlybird regular coffee for $3 till 9am.

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

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

Harvest

3/ 8 Byron Street, Byron Bay, next to Centrelink. P 6685 5711 Open daily from 8am till 3pm. Fully licensed, BYO wine only

6639 2111 thebyronatbyron.com.au

Celebrating 25 years Fins is the destination restaurant for fine local seafood. Long lazy lunches on our veranda. Afternoon oysters, Champagne and cocktails in our RAW BAR. Intimate fine dining of an evening. Proudly awarded Chef Hats for the past 22 years

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

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

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.

KINGSCLIFF

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

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

Tullys

Hidden away in the heart of the Suffolk shops, with shop 12a, lot 3, Clifford St, indoor/outdoor seating and a tropical outlook, Suffolk Park shopping Tullys has a relaxed and casual vibe centre Serving up 5-star breakfast, lunch and takeaway options 0438 933 148 Open 7 days 6.30amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2pm INSTAGRAM @tullys_place tullysplace.suffolkpark@ gmail.com

CATERING

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

The Healthy Gourmet Gluten & Allergen Free Raw Foods Vegan Vegetarian Paleo Organic

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Catering - Personal Chef - Romantic Dinners for Two - Cooking Classes Cooking Competitions - Hensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Bucksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Nights - Health Retreats & Workshops Personal Assistant - Event Planner alessandra@thehealthygourmet.com.au 0404 871 015

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For bookings

02 6685 6520 Delicious Dishes and Healthy Treats The Beet is Byron Bay’s very own vegan dining experience. We offer a full a-la-carte menu consisting of a variety of plant-based dishes, Mediterranean classics turned vegan, and a range of delicious meals for any occasion. Try our beetroot gnocchi, the match ‘meat’ burger or our glasshouse stuffed zucchini flowers. Our menu has something for everyone.

French Restaurant NEW MENU MEALS FROM $48

We can cater for delivery and takeaway, as well as having a beautiful environment to come in, relax and dine. Book your table now!

Open 7 days Shop 6 Woolworths Plaza 90–96 Jonson Street hello@thebeet.com.au www.thebeet.com.au @thebeetbyronbay thebeetbyronbay

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The Petit Snail 5 Carlyle Street, Byron Bay Open from Wednesday till Sunday from 6pm till late

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Corner of Fletcher Street & Bay Lane, Byron Bay Open: Monday–Wednesday 6.30am–4pm Thursday–Friday 6.30am–4pm | 6–10pm Saturday–Sunday 7am–4pm | 6–10pm Cafe: Specialty coffee with Egyptian-inspired all-day breakfast, brunch and lunch Restaurant: Modern Egyptian shared-style dining – Now open for dinner from Thursday to Sunday –

Delicious Bunnies and Easter Eggs Love Byron Bay offers the largest selection of specialty chocolate this Easter. Hop on in for organic, raw, gluten-free, vegan, decadent dark, single-origin, unique, sugar-and-dairy-free.

HAPPY EASTER www.love-byronbay.com

3 Lawson St, BYRON BAY 6685 7974 (next to SPAR supermarket)

Open 7 days a week Breakfast 7–11am Lunch 12–3pm Dinner 6–9pm Happy Hour 4–6pm (ex. public holiday) Cakes + coffees Bar menu available Full table service with both inside and outside dining. Weddings, intimate dinners, celebrations with a seaside feel and stylish ambience.

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Success

Thai Food

Old school taste Old school prices Old school friendly

Lunch

Mon–Fri 12–3pm

Dinner

7 nights from 5pm

Sunday Nights

Takeaway

Start from $12

Steak & Schooner

$18

Fully licensed & BYO

6680 7798

3/109 Jonson Street Byron Bay

Open daily for lunch from 11.30 am Open nightly (excluding Mondays) from 5.30pm Catering for functions up to 160 people MULLUMBIMBY RSL DINING ROOMS 6684 2533 58 DALLEY STREET

Ph. 66803222 Roll

Monday Hot Roast takeaway For quick lunch or Lunch special $10 3222 Phone ahead 6680

Cheeky Tuesday!

Burgers & Beers!

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Rump Day!

t at the Tav! Its sizzlin steak nigh sides just $15 Rump Steak & sexy

Open Saturday mornings including Easter Saturday Come in and see our friendly staff for a choice of local, grass fed, organic and free range meats - all antibiotic and hormone free. Our smallgoods range includes locally produced smoked leg ham, salami and a variety of gluten free sausages. 70 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby Phone 6684 2137 North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

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ART PIECE GALLERY

THE

70 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby p. 6684 3446 artpiecegallery.com.au

BILLINUDGEL PICTURE FRAMING & PICCOLO ART GALLERY 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel p. 6680 3444 billinudgelpictureframing.com.au

BSA PROJECT SPACE Studal Lane, Mullumbimby p. 0431 034 892 byronschoolofart.com/project-space

GEORGIE MADDOX STUDIO PO Box 658, Bangalow p. 0417 866 983 e. georgiemaddoxart@gmail.com georgiemaddoxart.com

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

LONE GOAT GALLERY 28 Lawson St, Byron Bay p. 0409 004 542 lonegoatgallery.com

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

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

5-DAY ART RETREAT SET TO BREAK RECORDS This July sees the largest 5-day gathering of visual artists the region has yet to see as Artable introduces the Tyalgum Art Retreat featuring six tutors over five days for budding artists to expand their creative skill sets. The event offers a chance for local creatives to dedicate five days to their painting, learning from some of the best teachers the region has to offer as well as one international and three interstate tutors. The event sets a new standard for art tuition with 5-day art workshops available in oil painting, acrylic, pastel, watercolour, mixed media and drawing with six teachers to choose from. Retreat co-ordinator Gillian Grove is excited about the lineup.

During the week, retreat attendees can choose the artist or medium that they would like to learn and enjoy learning and creating over five whole days.

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

‘I wanted to find a place where we could all gather together as the amazing arts community that we are and share five days of creating art. We have put together a very affordable package that includes all food, accommodation, entertainment and meals to make it accessible for everyone.’

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

SUVIRA – CERAMICS & SCULPTURE GALLERY 300 Mafeking Rd, Goonengerry p. 6684 9194 suviramcdonald.com

TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY & MARGARET OLLEY ART CENTRE 2 Mistral Rd, South Murwillumbah Open Wed–Sun 10am–5pm

p. 6670 2790 artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

‘We have picked out art teachers who have reached dizzying heights of success in their chosen medium. Local legends Hobie Porter and John Turton will be teaching alongside USA portrait artist Judith Carducci (PSA, PSSA) and renowned Australian wildlife artist Heidi Willis (who has just graced consecutive covers of International Artist and Australian Artist).’

Artable has always prided itself on sharing our belief that anyone can draw and paint with the right teaching and the right tools and the art retreat is no exception with beginners more than welcome to join in and get started in the arts.

5 Day Art Retreat Tyalgum

It’s not too late to book in to the retreat running 5–9 July, but be fast as spots are selling quickly.

5 - 9 July

Learn from the best

Head to www.artable.com.au/ workshops or call 0411 317 606 for more information.

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Cleopatra John William Waterhouse (1888)

INCREDIBLE ART EXHIBITION! Come and gain a unique and fresh insight into the world of REDinc artists expressed through their incREDible art! The art exhibition will feature emerging and established artists from REDinc who have been working hard throughout the past year developing their art through the REDinc art workshops. Come and see! Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay, until Wednesday 19 April.

LEARN THE MINDFUL ART OF CERAMICS

Artist Meredith Pardue at work

Byron School of Clay is an education centre dedicated to teaching pottery and ceramic art. Tucked away in Byron Arts & Industry Estate, they run wheel-throwing courses, weekend workshops and children’s classes.

BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL

They are now taking enrolments for Term 2 ‘Introduction to Wheel Throwing’, a seven-week course for beginners and students with previous pottery experience. Commencing 26 April, the morning and evening classes run Monday– Thursday.

Byron Writers Festival presents a range of workshops throughout the year to support its vibrant community of writers and thinkers. Our workshops, run by established writers and industry professionals, cover topics from writing fiction and memoir to blogging, editing and publishing.

You will learn:

MINA MINA ART GALLERY Specialising in Aboriginal fine art and craft, Mina Mina Gallery is now complemented by a nonindigenous range of unique homewares and quirky gifts. From babies to beach life, beads to baskets, the selection is fun, functional and colourful. Located in Brunswick Heads for 13 years, Mina Mina Art Gallery has become a destination for lovers of art as well as those looking for the perfect gift for all ages.

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Clay preparation

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Throwing on a pottery wheel

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Different throwing styles and techniques

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Ceramic design principles

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Glazing and surface decoration

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The firing process.

Shop 1/32 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Heads

Join our collective of local creatives and build your confidence, skills and understanding of ceramics as an artform.

P 6685 0229 art@minaminagallery.com www.minaminagallery.com

0421 413 311 info@bsoc.com.au www.bsoc.com.au

incREDible Art Exhibition Unique and original life perspectives expressed through artwork from REDinc’s community of incREDible emerging artists.

SLOW DOWN. SIT AT YOUR WHEEL. MAKE.

Exhibition open until 19 April Lone Goat Gallery Byron Bay www.redinc.org.au hello@redinc.org.au 02 6622 3400

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Visit our website for a list of our upcoming workshops and events. byronwritersfestival.com/whats-on/

Have a work-in-progress or an idea brewing?

The fundamentals of Novel Writing with Sarah Armstrong Enrol in Byron School of Clay’s 7-week course ‘Introduction to Wheel Throwing’ & experience the simple pleasures of pottery.

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Local writer Sarah Armstrong (author of Promise and the Miles Franklin-shortlisted Salt Rain) will be running a six-week master class on the fundamentals of novel writing. Commencing on Saturday 6 May, each week she will delve into a different aspect of the novel, including plot, character, point of view, setting and the tricky process of redrafting. If you have a work-in-progress or an idea brewing, this course is for you.

WORKSHOP

g i f t s

1/32 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Heads. 6685 0229.

Feature Workshop: The Fundamentals of Novel Writing

6-week master class Saturdays, commencing May 6 Book now at byronwritersfestival.com

BYRON SCHOOL OF CLAY www.bsoc.com.au

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PA U L C A P S I S I S DELIGHTFUL. I ’M S P E A K I N G TO H I M W H I L E H E ’S MAKING LUNCH.

‘It’s a new thing for me,’ he laughs about his cooking. ‘I find it really relaxing. I mean who knew? I was never one of those people who cooked. But things are really expensive out there and when I cook at home I eat more vegetables and fruit.’ Capris has just finished a run with the musical Cabaret where, surprise surprise, the man famed for his ability to embody the spirit of women with such power and deliciousness was actually playing a man! Like his enjoyment of cooking, that too came as a surprise! ‘I played a man, who knew! And who knew I would enjoy it so much!’ ‘I am playing the MC in Cabaret, NOT Sally Bowles! This time last year I played Quentin Crisp, and then before that, Rumpelstilskin – I loved him; I just feel like I am playing all these gnarly old men!’ A Capsis performance is high end. He is a one-man protest who doesn’t know any other setting except full on. ‘Everything I do is physically demanding,’ says Capsis. But he doesn’t do anything special to prepare.

to Janis to Judy Garland and beyond. ‘They just give so much,’ says Capsis of the singers, mainly women who are his muses. As for occupying the space every night with that kind of intensity, Capsis admits, ‘It’s draining… I don’t know how to do it! Even with Cabaret I was a wreck when that was finished.’ Capsis is not attracted to shows he describes as ‘froth and bubbles’. He is drawn to high energy, to darkness. ‘I like performers who have a lot of energy and who are really out there sexually, just being themselves. I am drawn to that myself!’ A show with Capsis is about him. His songs, his energy, and his incredible high-octane charisma. It’s no wonder he’s exhausted at the end of a show. There are no special effects. It’s just one man and a shitload of talent. ‘I am not a big technical performer,’ says Capsis. ‘I don’t carry big props; I let the songs do the work. And the lighting. It allows the audience to be part of it too. I have a fantastic piano player, Jeremy Brennan, whom I am working with; he is really inventive; he has great energy – he’s got energy to burn!’

‘I used to be gym obsessed once,’ he laughs. ‘It seems to be a fashion for the homosexual to go to the gym to get the body amazing and be accepted. It’s brainwashing. And they ain’t got me! I don’t read magazines and I don’t watch TV that promotes that kind of stuff. It makes our lives so much harder than it needs to be. Why can’t we just accept ourselves. I mean who decided what we were meant to be? I think there are health benefits of the gym but it does take up a lot of time!’

Sunday at the Brunswick Picture House at 6pm.

In his show Addicted to the Nightlife Capsis sings his way through Patti Smith to Amy Winehouse

Tickets Adult $45; Concession $40 on brunswickpicturehouse.com.

So how is Capsis feeling about coming to the Brunswick Picture House for his show? ‘I am looking forward to singing songs and doing what the hell I want – me, a piano, and audience. It’s a lot of pressure. And it demands you are in the moment.’ He surely is that. Don’t miss a moment of Paul Capsis and Addicted to the Nightlife.

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SOAPBOX

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN

nauseous. I’m hoping my mother came for a surprise visit. Perhaps aliens abducted my laundry? But I know that’s not the case. I’m filled with terror. but I certainly wasn’t expecting You know that moment when I did the washing. The four words you don’t want to hear him to do the washing. That’s you know all is lost? Shit! My from your husband. I was only off limits. The washing is my favourite dresses are in there. gone one day. Why would he do territory. I’m not being sexist. I’m I run from my bedroom to the that? After eight years of zero being jobbist. laundry. It’s then when I see masculine activity in the laundry, I do it better. I like to wash the the telltale signs of an aborted why would my husband clothes, not actually ruin them. I attempt at washing. suddenly get an urge go pop on separate colours. I hand-wash. I The lid is up. Some stuff is in. a few loads? What happened? know what can go in the dryer. I Some stuff is out. Perhaps he Did his football team lose? Was put underwear in a bag. I check never proceeded? I move in he curious to see if he really for a closer inspection. Too late. could live without me? Did the pockets. Here’s something radical… I read the washing He’s done a long cycle on cold. constant rain force him to our instructions! I know, imagine It looks like everything I’ve ever washing basket? Was he trying taking advice and actually worn made it in there. There is a to impress a visitor? implementing it! wet and mangled mess hiding I thought that was an at the bottom of the tub. I know he’s done the washing understanding we have. He because the basket is empty. Black jeans encircle white lace mows. I wash. Sure it’s oldAnd I wasn’t the one who knickers, now that creepy grey fashioned. But it works for us. emptied it. My heart starts colour you never see in the ads. I know I complain about how much more housework I do, racing. I’m feeling a little The hooks on my bras have

found the perfect grooves to tear at my delicates. My summer dress, once falling loose and sensual, able to lift in a sudden breeze, is now a top. Perhaps I can give it to my 8-year-old to use on one of her Barbies. It’s when I open the dryer that I flip. My favourite red dress. In the dryer. Who would do that? What kind of animal puts crepe in a dryer? I tell myself to breathe. Remind myself that I love him. That he’s trying to help. Nothing is more poorly received than help that was never wanted in the first place. I realise I have to confront him. It’s going to be one of those moments that challenge a marriage. He thinks he’s done something good. For a moment I think ‘Should have got a labrador’. At least they can’t operate a washing

machine. So I say, ‘Did you do the washing?’ It’s accusatory. It’s an unusual tone to ask a question of a man who’s had a crack at the housework. He says ‘Yes’ and then kind of like he knows what went wrong he says, ‘I tried to separate the colours and stuff’. Clearly the man is colour blind. If what I saw in the washing machine was an IQ test he wouldn’t have his doctorate. At least not in washing. I’m a bitch. I’m angry. So I say, ‘Well, you didn’t do very well’. This is the point when I think maybe our marriage is over. Maybe this is it. Perhaps I’m overreacting. But I’ve lost half my wardrobe in a man-tastrophe. Maybe this is grounds for a nofault divorce. ‘Your honour, he didn’t separate the colours, put hand washing in the machine and he put my dress in the dryer.’

Live Music

ITALO AUSSIE COUNTRY

they have found a small window of opportunity to bring their show ahead of the highly awaited launch tour for their new album HOKA. The duo recently completely a tour to Medicine fans across the US, which was a great warm-up for what they are bringing out here to Australia. Justin not only plays drums like an animal in the Medicine for the People, but he has a voice that will melt you down and writes songs that lift you up, playing both guitar and keys. Tim is renowned for his incredible violin playing but he also loops guitar, percussion and vocals into a sound that has been described as ‘a world folk hybrid aimed at the heart, the head and the feet’. They play the Byron Theatre at the Community Centre on Tuesday.

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

I can see the gavel come down hard: ‘Unreconcilable’.

I want to go on about it. And on and on and on. You know when you can’t let go. When something that should be small becomes big and it makes you so angry you become unreasonable and boorish in your need to tell everyone over and over. Well, that’s why I am writing this. I’m still not over it. I know it’s not mature. It’s not meant to be. It’s a tantrum. Poor John. Then I realise. Perhaps he is a bit like a labrador after all. You know how they chew your shoe when you go to work. I’ve been travelling a lot lately. Maybe doing my washing was his way of saying he misses me: ‘This machine is fully loaded. If I were you, I wouldn’t leave.’

Italian-born Australian country singer Clelia Adams has an impressive CV. Finalist for Capital News 2016 Independent Female Vocalist of the Year at the Southern Stars Awards, with number one position on the Top 40 International Country Music in Tickets on byroncentre.com.au. the Netherlands last year and number nine on the official Australian Country Tracks Chart last year.

CC THE CAT AT THE BYRON BREWERY ON FRIDAY

KILLER CATS

Byron Bay’s Queer Night is back this Friday at the Byron Brewery featuring live music, local DJs suave Kings, fabulous Queens, cabaret and dance performances. CC THE CAT will be headlining the live music side of the event with their bootyshaking, funky reggae and soul. Their music is upbeat, fun and groovy, with comparisons being made to Blue King Brown, Sade, and Bob Marley and the Wailers. After seven years of touring extensively around Australia, their experience and long musical relationship really shows onstage through their tight live performance.

CLELIA ADAMS AT CLUB MULLUM ON SUNDAY FOR COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB

She plays the Mullumbimby Country Music Club Day at Club Mullum from 12pm on Sunday.

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KULTCHA

Kultcha Collective is a women’s wear clothing and jewellery label based in the hinterland of Byron Bay in the heart of Federal village, walking distance from Doma cafe. Designed and sampled in house by Kaidee Peel the owner-director of Kultcha. 90% of production is carried out in Australia, working alongside small family production companies under ethical conditions.

CHITTY CHITTY TIM TIM Touring non-stop around the world with Nahko and the Medicine for the People, Tim Snider (violin/vocals) and Justin ‘Chitty’ Chittams (drumkit/vocals) very rarely find a break in the schedule to tour their own music. Fortunately, however,

www.kultcha.com.au, info@kultcha.com.au Cnr Albert St & Federal Dr 0421 719 259

Friday night from 7pm at the Byron Bay Brewery. Free entry.

SPLENDOUR SOLD OUT Splendour in the Grass is sold out! It was reportedly a Hunger Games-like frenzy with music lovers panicking about missing out. But all may not be lost. If you are keen for a ticket, be warned: don’t buy tickets from Facebook, online trading sites or ticketing websites; it will end in tears. You need to have your name and date of birth on the ticket so it’s checked against your ID. Splendour has an official resale site open through moshtix.com.au from 8 May where you can purchase legit tickets for the 21, 22 and 23 July event.

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Adam Harpaz is a Byron-based indie folk multi-instrumentalist who paints pictures of peaceful coastal living through heartfelt performances and lyrical integrity. Harpaz has been busy writing and recording a new EP All For You, which is due for release later in the year. He and his trio have found some time out of the studio to perform at the Byron Bay Brewery on Saturday from 7pm. Free entry.

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Her debut album was A Little Piece of Magic for Universal/ Polydor. She has had songs on numerous compilations around the globe, both as singer and songwriter, and has sold more than a million records. Strange for someone youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve probably never heard of until now, but hey, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showbiz!

Sacred Earth are one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musical success stories. Having sold more than a quarter of a million albums, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top-selling artists in the sacred music genre and, the second you hear their sound, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to see why. Sacred Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music is nothing short of spellbinding and truly is like balm for the spirit. Premâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s captivating vocals have an other-worldly quality, encapsulating the depths of human emotion with striking clarity as she sings sacred mantras and heartfelt lyrics that resonate with people of all ages and from all walks of life.

Lisa Hunt began singing in that great African American tradition, the gospel church, where was laid the foundation of her soulful singing style. She went on to study voice at The City College of New York where she received a BFA in music.Â

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While Prem plays her keyboard with a gentle touch, Jethro adds vocal harmonies and soothing instrumental melodies, playing shakuhachi (Japanese flute), Indian bansuri, Irish tin and low whistles and acoustic guitar. This concert will be a sacred evening, showing gratitude for our beautiful world and a celebration of the union of our voices to become an instrument of peace and love. A night of gratitude and healing, friendship and growth. Bring those you love. A night to share the beauty of family, friends and send out some much-needed love to Mother Earth.

THE BLUES CLUB AT THE BANGALOW BOWLO ON THURSDAY DOUG ANTHONY ALL STARS RESCHEDULED Sacred Earth at the Byron Community Centre on Saturday 29 April at 7.30pm. Tickets on byroncentre.com.au.

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Owing to flood cancellations the Doug Anthony All Stars show at the Lismore City Hall has been rescheduled to July 14 and 15.

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GARETH LIDDIARD AT THE BYRON THEATRE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE ON THURSDAY 20 APRIL

LEAPIN LIDDIARDS!

Gareth Liddiard has emerged from a month-long sabbatical in Latin America just in time to hit the road for a run of solo shows. Aside from stories about his newfound South American gangster status, he will be playing a mix of solo bangas, Drones favourites, and a sprinkling of new jingles from the brand-new band (still to be named like all neglected kids who are left nameless for long periods after birth). He and fellow Drone Fiona Kitschin have been incubating in the Nagambie hills over the new year. More info to follow on that one. At the Byron Theatre at the Community Centre on Thursday 20 April. Tickets are $25 + bf at byroncentre.com.au.

ROCK’N’ THROUGH THE AGES When the doors open and the audience enter the room, the big screens come to life showing original music clips and TV commercials from the 50s, 60s & 70s to set the nostalgic mood in the room. At Rock’n’ Through the Ages you hear the audience laughing and chatting with each other as they reminisce over the old footage that sparks the memories of the days gone by. The group enters the stage and kicks off the first song with the Bill Haley classic Rock Around the Clock and in an instant you see the crowd dancing in their seats and watching the original video clips on the big screen. This high-energy show encourages the audience to join in and sing along with some of the greatest number one hits of all times from Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones and also great bands such as Daddy Cool, The Monkeys, Dr Hook and many more. The show is performed and delivered by three seasoned professionals and cheeky entertainers in Greg (Bankxy) Bankx, David (Sprouty) Cail, and Steve Cummins, and is backed by the RTA Band. This show ticks all the bab-boomer boxes! Saturday at 8pm at the Ballina RSL. $25.

OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE PEOPLE OF OUR REGION WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

TIN PAN BELLO INDIE FOLK DA R L I N G S T I N PA N O R A N G E MAKE THEIR WAY TO B E L L I N G E N TO PERFORM FOR B E L LO W I N T E R MUSIC.

They were there the first year and frontwoman Emily Lubitz is keen to return.

I love using these venues that were rooms originally built for music.’

We’re in a crowded cafe in Mullumbimby eating breakfast and drinking coffee. Although it’s probably lunchtime. It’s pouring with rain. Her small son has Lubitz’s quiet charm, and is trying to manage his juice with the environmentally sound but hopeless cardboard straw. His patience is commendable. My kids would have chucked a wobbly by now

As a mother of two small children and with a musician partner (Cat Empire’s Harry Angus), Lubitz has become the master of juggling her creative time.

‘It’s a very pretty town,’ says Emily of Bellingen. ‘I love how the festival uses the town. It’s not a big tent in a field. It’s about using real venues. Places with history.

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‘I used to think being creative was about having this esoteric moment. Like it would just descend upon me. But now my creative moments come when I need them. When the kids are asleep. I actually find that way of working really exciting. It’s more empowering for me as an artist because I’m not at the whim of the muse. The muse comes when you work. Great songwriters such as Leonard Cohen say that. Now I know what they mean.’ Lubitz and her partner Angus have moved their small family to the region to see if their busy careers can be managed from afar. ‘We are just doing life as usual. We have always worked sporadically anyway with Tin Pan Orange. We play, we tour, we record. We have learnt to be much more efficient. It’s been like that now for six years!’ Their fifth album Love is a Dog was recently lauded by Rolling Stone magazine as ‘a strikingly assured album’. As it is. This complex offering of string, guitar hooks and almost ethereal vocal melodies dictates the dark, rambling nature of record. Having shared the stage with Martha Wainright, The Cat Empire, The Waifs, Jen Cloher and Husky, as well as playing some of the world’s biggest music festivals nationally and abroad including WOMAD, Laneway, Calgary Folk and Winnipeg Folk festivals, Tinpan Orange’s music has grown them a fanbase that stretches across the globe. Tinpan Orange play the Friday night at Bello Winter Music Festival (6–9 July). Tickets and camping information are available now at bellowintermusic.com.

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MEN WANTED FOR CALENDAR GIRLS!

The Drill Hall Theatre is auditioning for men to play roles in Calendar Girls. They need two men in their 20s–30s and two chaps aged 40–60. More fun than a night on Tinder. There are also a couple of cameos for women in their 50s–60s and roles for stage manager, design and set creation. For auditions phone director Judy Boreham to discuss or leave message: 0431 087 078. CONTINUED p66

PARIS JAZZ

Sea Shepherd Australia Invites you to the Byron Bay screening of

A Plastic Ocean

J A Z Z S I N G E R , C H A N T E U S E , AC TO R A N D F R A N CO P H I L E LO U I S E B L AC K W E L L B E G A N H E R C A R E E R I N G E O F F R E Y R U S H ’S M AG P I E T H E AT R E A N D A P P E A R E D I N T H E ACC L A I M E D P RO D U C T I O N O F S M A L L P O P P I E S .

Louise has performed sell-out shows of A Night in Paris at Adelaide’s Fringe and Cabaret Fringe festivals for three years running and has also toured to Melbourne. The show combines songs by some of France’s best songwriters and singers, interspersed with stories about the artists and Louise’s personal experience of living in Paris What made you decide to move predominantly to song? I just sort of left the theatre behind and got into the music scene of Melbourne I suppose... firstly rock and folk music, then getting into the jazz scene later on. My studies in French and cinema eventually took me to Lyon University in France, where I studied literature, the philosophy of art and the image, and translation for a year… I didn’t want to leave France at the end of the year, so moved up to Paris and began what was to become a ten-year adventure, being a student of cinema, getting into Paris in a REALLY BIG way, working around and about, in bars, cafes, and teaching English and eventually singing there, firstly in Irish pubs, then discovering great jazz vocal teachers… and slowly getting into the wonderful Paris jazz scene. While I was studying jazz with one of my very favourite jazz singers, Sara Lazarus, who is also a fantastic teacher, I had a lucky night when I was singing Irish songs in my regular haunt, The Quiet Man, in the third arrondissement of Paris, near the archives… an Irish man offered me some money to put towards my music. I’ll never forget it; he deposited a lovely sum into my account and with this I could organise my first jazz gig in Paris, which was at a little marionette theatre in the 20th arrondissement called L’Ogresse, and then record a CD. What can Guilty Pleasures audiences expect from a Lou Blackwell set? A lovely mix of songs by the artists mentioned above. I’m doing my best to choose which ones to leave out, as there are so many wonderful tunes, and I have just learnt five new songs that I’m really enjoying at the moment, so we could go on all night! I experienced the amazing all-night playing that occurs in Crete, where the musicians just play for hours and hours… quite an experience! But don’t worry, we won’t! We will know when we have spoken! Featuring at Guilty Pleasures Cabaret & Burlesque Festival on Friday night 12 May at the Brunswick Heads Memorial Hall. Tickets on guilty-pleasures-fest.com.au.

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“One of the most important films of our time”

Book tickets online www.facebook.com/ events/208336242985366/

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YOUNG AT ART This school holidays get involved in a bit of art by taking the kids to check out LOUD in the Gallery. Presented at Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG), it is a dynamic exhibition celebrating National Youth Week and features final year works from Alstonville High School, Ballina Coast High School, Southern Cross School K- 12, Xavier Catholic College and Emmanuel Anglican College. The LOUD in the Gallery exhibition will continue until Sunday 23 April at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina.

ALL HANDS ON DECK Design your own skateboard deck these school holidays with Jeremy Austin at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG). Jeremy is a local visual artist who works in a variety of media out of his studio in Lismore. There will be a morning and afternoon workshop on Thursday 20 April starting at 10am for children ages 12+, and 1pm for children ages 8+. The workshop is $30 per person with all materials included. Prepayment is essential to secure a place. Bookings: www.nrcgballina.com.au or phone the Gallery on 6681 6167.

AKMAL: TRIAL BY COMEDY How do comics work up new material? They book a show and use you as their comedy guinea pig. Comedian Akmal is keen to work up new ides and needs you to help him with his new show. Experience the workings of one of Australia’s best comedy minds in a one-off and unique night out. Will any of it make it into his new show? We don’t know, but what we do know is that either way it will be entertaining… Byron Community Centre on Friday 28 April.

FROM EDINBURGH TO MULLUM EX SERVICES THE KAGOOLS PLAY THE CLUB ON SATURDAY 22 APRIL

FIVE-STAR MIME I know, it’s hard to believe. Mime cracking five stars. People saying it was ingenious. Edinburgh Festival reviewers saying ‘pure genius’ or ‘clever and entertaining’. ‘Side-splittingly hilarious.’ It’s clever, it’s endearing, and it’s gorgeously silly. As one reviewer said: ‘It’s genius. Winner of the Best Comedy at Adelaide Fringe, Best Comedy at Buston Fringe two years running, and it comes to Mullum! Supported on the night by Guinness Book of Records holder of the World Record for the Longest Comedy show (over 36 hours!) Lindsay Webb and MC Mandy Nolan. The Kagools at the Mullum Ex-Services on Saturday 22 April at 8pm. Doors at 7pm, tickets are $25/30 and available at the club or online at mandynolan.com.au. Enquiries and phone bookings to 6619 0529.

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At the end of World War II, thousands of German PoWs were held captive in Denmark. Many of them, the majority of whom were just teenagers, were put to work defusing and clearing from the beaches the land mines that the Wehrmacht had planted in the belief that an Allied invasion would target that area. When the job was completed, authorities assured the PoWs they would be allowed to return home to their families. Martin Zandvliet’s harrowing and heartbreaking but beautiful movie is about a group of those youngsters and the Danish soldier under whose command they fulfilled their perilous task. Sergeant Carl Rasmussen (Roland Møller) is not a man to be taken lightly. He is a brutish, bad-tempered bully who, by his own admission, hates those who had invaded his land. His personal journey – his ‘character arc’ – is what the film is concerned with and if it follows a fairly obvious and episodic path it does not mean that it is one to be scoffed at. In a typical boot-camp story, only with an original, factual twist, Rasmussen will eventually come to see his charges as the lost, frightened boys that they are – when one of them is shockingly injured by a mine explosion he cries for his mother. It is a deeply moving scene. Intensifying the grudging intimacy that Rasmussen will grow to share with the boys is the windswept, lonely location and the Stalag-like conditions under which they are held. Which of

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them will survive their ordeal provides the constant tension – at the beginning, when they are shown how to handle the mines, the wait to see who will be blown up is excruciating – and Zandvliet does not pull his punches by adhering to the standard sentimentality in culling the numbers. Møller is fantastic, as are the brothers Emil and Oskar Belton, and Louis Hofmann (faces are so important), the young German who connects with Rasmussen. In the toughest, cruelest of worlds, love survives. Zandvliet helps us cling to that truth.

Now in its third year, Screenworks’ initiative Createability 2017 will this year increase its total funding to $40,000 to support regional filmmakers in NSW to produce eight short films. Successful applicants will be supported throughout the program by local ABC Regional producers, who will offer feedback at each stage. Each of the films will be made available on ABC Iview at the end of this year. Applications are now open and Screenworks is asking filmmakers from regional NSW areas to apply. All applicants must attend the Createability Facebook Live Video stream ABC Pre-Production Masterclass and/or watch it post the event as this will assist them to complete their application. During the masterclass, they will gain professional advice to assist them in producing a competitive storyline and outline budget to the standard required by the independent panel. Filmmakers with disability are strongly encouraged to apply for this program. All filmmakers selected for this program will be strongly encouraged to connect with and to include filmmakers with disability from regional NSW as part of their teams. Applications will close at midnight on Sunday 23 April. For more info go to screenworks.com.au.

A NIGHT WITH DICK Richard Arnot is a retired surgeon who has been the subject of an ABC Australian Story program and is the author of two exceptionally entertaining memoirs. The first, Arabian Nightmare, describes the years 1979–80, which were fraught with tragedy and drama and saw him imprisoned for four months in Saudi Arabia. In 1981 he arrived in Australia and went on to become a travelling rural surgeon based in Inverell. Gaining his pilot licence turned him into a sort of one-man flying doctor service. The Virgin Chicken is his second memoir, and covers his time in Australia. Come and join the Friends of Libraries, Byron Shire, at Heritage House on Friday 21 April at 5.30pm. Tickets $10 include wine and cheese on arrival and are available at Bangalow Newsagency (6687 1396) or via the link at www.byronbayfol.com.

BY JOHN CAMPBELL

THE SALESMAN

Asghar Farhardi has, for my money, written and directed two of the finest films of the last decade. This and A Separation (2011), both Oscar winners for Best Foreign Film, are set in Tehran and they both deal with the moral and emotional extremes of everyday life. Nothing is absolutely right, nothing absolutely wrong in his stories, but they are peopled by characters (like ourselves) who believe that both of those extremes might actually exist. Schoolteacher Emad Etesami and his wife Rana are rehearsing Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Home alone one night in their new apartment, before entering the shower, Rana opens the front door for Emad, who she thinks is coming up the stairs. But it is not her husband. A stranger walks into the bathroom instead and Rana ends up in hospital with cuts to her head. What exactly happened? Who was the visitor? And what has it to do with the ‘promiscuous woman’ who was the flat’s previous tenant? Typically, this mysterious woman never appears, despite being the catalyst for the drama that follows… Or was the catalyst the couple’s forced change of address? These things, as Farhardi makes clear, can never be known. He has a genius for exploring the human psyche and he does it without CGI, without guns and glamour, and except

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TAURUS: Ideally, Taurans like life to be beautiful, comfortable and easy. Which may not be the case with this week’s rambunctious personalities and vocal scenarios. If plans go askew (and that’s on the cards) don’t let Mercury retrograde in your sign’s stumbling block of stubbornness become an issue. Stay flexible. GEMINI: With your planet mentor Mercury retrograde in the sign of dollars and sense, be wary of grand financial promises, because chasing quick gains could land you in the red. And don’t dismiss sound advice just because it’s unexciting. Ask yourself what’s more important: what you get or whom you get to share it with.

CANCER: Full moon always has emotional overtones for you lunar beings and, as this week’s quartet of planetary retrogrades progresses, an auspicious space opens for taking an eyes-wide-open look at your place in the world, and deciding how you want your future script to play out on the road ahead.

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AQUARIUS: Candour and humour are both admirable traits, but what Aquarians think is hilarious can offend others. Meaning tread on toes this week and you’ll hear squeals. Focus instead on new technologies, different approaches, untried techniques – always remembering that life is your finest teacher and results your clearest feedback.

PISCES: Retrograde planets ease our communal foot off the cosmic accelerator, playing things in slow motion so we can see them more clearly. This week highlights the elephant in the room that you haven’t wanted to acknowledge. A reset of former attitudes and judgments could reroute your future in a newer, more nourishing, direction.

installations, such as Miley Cyrus, Yoda, and the Kardashian, that promise to rock you into hilarious fits of laughter.

Puppetry of the Penis continues to be one of Australia’s greatest theatrical exports, and has now played to most of the western world. It has been hosted in more than 35 countries and performed in six languages. Two near-naked men (they wear shoes) manipulate their nether regions using the ancient art of genital origami, providing the audience with an hilarious array of shapes and impersonations that will be projected onto a huge video screen.

PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS AT THE BALLINA RSL ON THURSDAY

This latest incarnation comes fresh from Sin City itself, where the show has been thrilling audiences for the last two years, and will feature the stellar cast direct from Las Vegas: Rich Binning and Barry Brisco.

This is a non-sexual show and does contain full-frontal male nudity. Warning: This show contains traces of nuts. Ballina RSL on Thursday at 8pm. Tickets are $44 at the club.

CIRCUS OZ WORKSHOPS This year Circus Oz artistic director, Rob Tannion, along with a new, diverse acrobatic ensemble, are fired up to launch the latest touring Circus Oz show Model Citizens. In the leadup to the three performances of Model Citizens by Circus Oz at NORPA on 12 and 13 May, Circus Oz will also be conducting a series of workshops for schools and the public at Lismore City Hall from Thursday 27 April till Saturday 29 April.

It will feature all of your favourites, including the Eiffel Tower, the Loch Ness Monster, the Pelican and, of course, the iconic Hamburger, but will also include a host of new

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for incidental music, as on a radio or performed by players at the theatre, he does it without a soundtrack to prod his audience’s reactions – you hear cars on the street, as you do in any congested city. His script is layered and nuanced, turning on unexpected revelations – voicemail on a phone – and never letting you feel certain about any judgment that you might be headed towards. His stars, Shahab Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti, are superb, as is the support cast in a gem of a movie that contains no heroes, no villains. Miller’s Willie Lomax was broken by the futility of the daily grind, but Emad and Rana will endure it and rise above it… Or will they? To some questions there are no answers.

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THURSDAY 13 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON GOONS OF DOOM RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM DAN HANNAFORD

TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM HEARTWORN HIGHWAY SUN BISTRO, SUNRISE 5PM LADY WRITER

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM CHEYNNE MURPHY BAND

PARADISE ONE, COORABELL 6PM GREG SHEEHAN WITH HARRY JAMES, ANGUS, JAKE SAVONA, BEN WALSH

BYRON THEATRE 1.30PM KIDZKLUB SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

BANGALOW HOTEL 6.30PM CHRIS FISHER

STICKY WICKET, BYRON 10PM ROMI WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM CHEF DE PARTY & FRIENDS TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM ROBBIE BOYD

BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE 2PM CIRCUS BONANZA

KINGSCLIFF BOWLING CLUB 7.30PM KINGY COMEDY WITH DUSTY RICH, JASMINE FAIRBURN, MANDY NOLAN CHINDERAH TAVERN 6PM AVERAGE JOES TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS 8.30PM ADAM BRAND

FRIDAY 14 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON THE SWAMPS

CABARITA SPORTS CLUB SIMON MEOLA DUO

KINGSCLIFF HOTEL 3PM JASON DELPHIN 7PM JAMES BLUNDELL

SATURDAY 15

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM DEZZIE D & THE STINGRAYS

POINCIANA, MULLUMBIMBY 6PM ESSIE THOMAS

BALLINA RSL 8PM PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS

SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 2PM BLACK RABBIT GEORGE 7PM SHEM REGGAE

MULLUMBIMBY FARMERS MARKET 8AM JESSE MORRIS TRIO

BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM GARRETT KATO

LENNOX HOTEL 9PM BARELY STANDING

TWIN TOWNS JUNIORS, TWEED HEADS 5PM DAVE CAVANAGH

BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM SQUEAK LEMAIRE

BANGALOW BOWLING CLUB 5.30PM BLUES CLUB WITH PAT DAVERN & THE JOHNNIE MCCANN EXPERIENCE, DYNAFLOWS, FBI

TYAGARAH BLUESFEST

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GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON IVY, DUSTY DOOTS, MAR HAZE

ST MARTIN’S HALL, MULLUMBIMBY 12.30PM ECSTATIC TEMPLE DANCE 7PM HOUSE OF BLISS KIRTAN COMMUNITY CHANTING

CLUB MULLUM 7.30PM PETE C & FRIENDS

gig guide

MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 8PM KRAPPYOKEE TYAGARAH BLUESFEST OCEAN SHORES COMMUNITY CENTRE 4PM NORTHERN LIGHTS YOUTH EVENT 6.30PM MEDICINE DANCE LENNOX HOTEL 9.30PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL TINTENBAR HALL 7.30PM TINTENBAR UP FRONT

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM SAPOTE BYRON BREWERY 7PM ADAM HARPAZ TRIO STICKY WICKET, BYRON 9PM LOCAL DJS 10PM SPECIAL GUEST WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ NERY TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM THE BEATLAB PARADISE ONE, COORABELL 6PM PETER HUNT QUARTET BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM SURF REPORT BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM DIRTY CHANNEL DUO BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET

BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 9.15PM LISA HUNT BAND

MULLUMBIMBY COMMUNITY MARKET 8AM BROADFOOT

CHINDERAH TAVERN 7PM BACKTRACKIN DUO

POINCIANA, MULLUMBIMBY 6PM ANDY JANS BROWN

KINGSCLIFF BOWLING CLUB 7.30PM JASON DELPHIN

TYAGARAH BLUESFEST LENNOX HOTEL 9.30PM STEVE EDMONDS

CHINDERAH TAVERN 7PM SALLY SA DUO NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 10AM MEDICINAL CANNABIS SYMPOSIUM 12.30PM DAVE BARBERA NIMBIN HOTEL 7PM SALT & STEEL THE CHANNON TAVERN 7PM BART STENHOUSE & SUROJATO ROY

GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON FERGO & THE BURDEN RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM SOUTHWALL

NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 10AM SONIC BLISS KIRTAN 12.30PM EWAN JAMES 7PM THE ALL SEEING HAND + ANTIBODIES

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 3PM LISA HUNT 8PM FLIGHT FACILITIES

SPHINX ROCK, MT BURRELL 1PM BART STENHOUSE & SUROJATO ROY

BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET 8AM WILLY MCELROY & THE IMMIGRANTS, JESSE MORRIS

DOOFVILLE, KIPPENDUFF RABBITS EAT LETTUCE MUSIC FESTIVAL

BYRON GOLF CLUB 3PM LIVE MUSIC STICKY WICKET, BYRON 9PM FLIGHT FACILITIES AFTER PARTY

TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 12.30PM DJ EVA J & DJ CHATEAU

LOOKING FOR A NIGHT OUT?

Wednesday 12 & 19 April, 10.30am–12pm Tickets: Single $18 | Group of 2/3 $15 | Group of 4+ $13.75

We have hundreds of gigs from around the north coast in the region’s BEST online gig guide

West African

FEATURING

GABRIEL OTU am Wednesday 12th and 19th April at Byron Theatre

TIM AND CHITTY OF MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE (USA) + VERY SPECIAL GUESTS!

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Tuesday 18 April 7.30 pm. Tickets: Adult: Presale $33.50 – Doorsale $35.00 | Child U16: Presale $18.50 – Doorsale $20.00. All ages event

Thursday 20 April, 7.30 pm Tickets: $28.30 | All ages event

CHORES! FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTED BY CLUSTER ARTS

Saturday 22 April, 11am & 2pm Tickets: Full $20 | Child U13 $15 | Conc $15 | Family of 4 $60

Enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar Meeting rooms for hire Byron Community Centre 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay | www.byroncentre.com.au

COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 3PM TROMBONE KELLIE GANG

WEDNESDAY 19 RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM PHIL & TILLEY BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM DUSTIN THOMAS & FRIENDS BYRON THEATRE 10.30AM KIDS DRUMMING WITH GABRIEL OTU 1.30PM KIDZKLUB SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM BYRON BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC STICKY WICKET, BYRON 9PM DARRYL JAMES

MONDAY 17 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON DAN HANNAFORD RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM BELLE MARIA BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM 4’20’ SOUND SYSTEM WITH SUN SALUTE WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM REGGAE AFTERPARTY

COMBI CAFE, BYRON VICTORIA FROM THE BEACH PEOPLE WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ JAMIE DRILL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY 7PM DYING2TALK WITH BYRON HOSPICE SERVICE BALLINA HOTEL 6PM OPEN MIC

TYAGARAH BLUESFEST B-SPACE, BALLINA 5PM JAM

THAI BY NIGHT, BALLINA 6.30PM BOB HOWLETT

KINGSCLIFF HOTEL 3PM DOWN 311 DUO

NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 11AM MOANA MOVIE

EVERY FRIDAY 4–7PM

NORTHERN LIGHTS – YOUTH EVENT OCEAN SHORES COMMUNITY CENTRE FREE BBQ & MUSIC – FOR TRANSPORT & DETAILS CALL KARIM ON 0490 669 938

10–24 APRIL

iSNAP PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION TULLY’S CAFE – SUFFOLK PARK

WED 26 APR & WED 10 MAY 4.30–7.30PM

APRIL

GARETH LIDDIARD PRESENTED BY WILDFIRE AGENCY

CLUB LENNOX 4PM LEIGH JAMES

BYRON THEATRE 1.30PM KIDZKLUB SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM 7.30PM TIM & CHITTY OF MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE

UKI MARKET 8AM GABRIEL OTU ORCHESTRA

BALLINA RSL 8.30PM ROCK’N THROUGH THE AGES

TORYTELLING

TYAGARAH BLUESFEST

BYRON PUBLIC SCHOOL 7.15PM NO LIGHTS NO LYCRA

SUNDAY 16

DOOFVILLE, KIPPENDUFF RABBITS EAT LETTUCE MUSIC FESTIVAL

tive workshop

MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 3PM JAM

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8PM OPEN MIC

MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 7PM TRIVIA

BYRON BREWERY 7PM KILLER FRIDAY WITH CC THE CAT & DJS

DAN

CLUB MULLUM 12PM COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB WITH CLELIA ADAMS

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM CHRIS ARONSTEN

CHINDERAH TAVERN 2.30PM EUREKA FUNK

WOODY'S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DOORLY, DETLEF & COLOUR CASTLES AFTER PARTY

MING DRUM CING &

POINCIANA, MULLUMBIMBY 10AM BLUE CHILD COLLECTIVE

GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON MARSHALL O’KELL

COOLANGATTA HOTEL 6PM COREY’S JAM FUNDRAISER

BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 7PM MAL EASTICK & DENNIS WILSON

CHILDREN’S AFRICAN DRUM & DANCE WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY GABRIEL OTU

BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE 6PM PAUL CAPSIS 8PM CHEEKY CABARET

TUESDAY 18

BANGALOW HOTEL 8PM OPEN MIC

JIGGI HALL 7PM BART STENHOUSE AND SUROJATO ROY

Tues/Wed/Thurs from 4th–20th April 1.30pm–4pm Tickets: $25 per child.

BRUNSWICK HOTEL 4PM ANDY JANS BROWN & COSMIC

KINGSCLIFF HOTEL 3PM THE MCKENZIES

BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 12PM BLUESFEST BUSKING COMP FINAL 8PM DJ LONGTIME

KIDZKLUB EASTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

SUN BISTRO, SUNRISE 5PM PHIL STRICKLAND

DOOFVILLE, KIPPENDUFF RABBITS EAT LETTUCE MUSIC FESTIVAL

LENNOX HOTEL 2PM RAKU O'GAIA

DOOFVILLE, KIPPENDUFF RABBITS EAT LETTUCE MUSIC FESTIVAL

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM GOOD FRIDAY

WHAT’S ON

PARADISE ONE, COORABELL 4PM KALLIDAD

WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DJS JAMIE, SLHTTE, 4 EYES

NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 8PM JOHN PILGER’S THE COMING WAR WITH CHINA

BALLINA RSL BOWLING CLUB 6PM DR BOB WALTON

ENTERTAINMENT

SAFE DRIVERS COURSE FOR LEARNERS $140 BOOKINGS: BYS.ORG.AU

TUE 9 MAY 4–7PM

BARISTA COURSE AGES: 15 TO 24 – $50 CALL STEFFIE ON 6685 7777 TO BOOK A PLACE

TUESDAYS 3.30–5.30PM

DROP IN ACCESS THE INTERNET, SOCIAL MEDIA, PHOTOSHOP & GAMES – AGES 12 TO 18

HAPPY EASTER & HOPE TO SEE YOU AT BLUESFEST! 6685 6807

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1 Gilmore Crescent Byron Bay bys.org.au Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC) is managed by Byron Youth Service (BYS)

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

Service Directory SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINE

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday.

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid. For line Service Directory ads email classifieds@echo.net.au. DISPLAY ADS: $66 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid. Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section.

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ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

MECHANICAL REPAIRS, WARREN SIMMONS Byron Bay ..................................................66858500 BAYSIDE COVERS & CANVAS Boat covers, ute canopies & repairs. Billinudgel ............0402 600535

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INDEX Accountants & Bookkeepers ... 69 Acupuncture .................................... 69 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration69 Alterations & Repairs................... 69 Antennas & Installation ............. 69 Appliance Repair ........................... 69 Architects........................................... 69 Audio Production .......................... 69 Automotive....................................... 69 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters 69 Bricklaying ........................................ 69 Building Trades ............................... 69 Bush Regen & Weed Control .... 69 Carpet Cleaning.............................. 70 Chimney Sweeping ....................... 70 Chiropractic ...................................... 70 Cleaning ............................................. 70 Computer Services........................ 70 Concreting & Paving .................... 70 Counselling....................................... 70 Decks, Patios & Extensions ....... 70 Dentists............................................... 70 Design & Drafting.......................... 70 Driveway Maintenance............... 70 Earthmoving & Excavation ....... 70 Electricians........................................ 70 Fencing ............................................... 71 Floor Sanding & Polishing ........ 71 Garage Doors ............................................71 Garden & Property Maintenance 71 Garden Design ................................ 71 Gas Suppliers...................................... 71 Glaziers ............................................... 71 Graphic Design ............................... 71 Guttering ........................................... 71 Handypersons ................................. 71 Health .................................................. 71 Hire ....................................................... 72

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BRICKLAYING

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STAIRS

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL OPEN / CLOSED RISERS

ANTENNAS

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BYRON ANTENNA SERVICE Call me first for fast service. Richard ..................................0401 190960 DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998

ANTIQUES / RESTORATION

CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677

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

FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique, 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com ...0412 528454

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Bookkeeping, Payroll & BAS Services Software Support, Sales, Setup and Training Xero â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reckon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MYOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Microsoft Office

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

ARCHITECTS

CARPENTER Tiny houses, extensions, renos, studios, decks. Samuel Lic 266052C ........0405 479528 CARPENTER/JOINER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ..66845035 or 0414 842602

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001

AUDIO PRODUCTION

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

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

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

AU29498 Lic No: MVRL 46201

ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960

BRICKLAYER Quality work, reasonable quotes. Lic 164155C................... 0423 474419 or 66849102 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415 AUDIO & VIDEO RECORDING & Live production crystalgrid.com.au ............................0421 661910 ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MARTIN McCARTHY ...............................................................................66874026

BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

P/L 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

Truck Mounted Machine

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Kevin & Margaret Bower

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

(02) 6684 1001

Green & Clean 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

SPECIAL SJJ Ƥ VWX booking. Discount code: Echo

Easy credit card payments Book a trusted cleaner online in 60 seconds.

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FIREPLACE INSTALLATION & REPAIRS BE WISE • BE SAFE

DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm ......................................0410 723601 EVEN STEVEN’LL DO IT Detail clean top to bottom ......................................................0448 004182 AAA AIRBNB CLEANERS Book now for holiday season................................................0421 360961 AIRBNB HOSTING SERVICES Cleaning, linen, restocking, bookings.............................0410 630042 STRONGARM CLEAN-LANDSCAPING-CARETAKING Est 2000 5-star service, insured ..0427 253117 GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Excellent service, reliable, efficient. Home. Bond. Builders Clean..0405 437431

COMPUTER SERVICES

Phone Geoff 0412 831 944

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

CHIROPRACTIC

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

various implements available for limited access projects

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

CLEANING

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

• 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

Jai – 0467 482 948

35 years in local area • Free quotes

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

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

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Roadworks incl Driveways, Carparks & General Excavation

6688 4375 • 0405 350 682

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St .........................66841028

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

EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE

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MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962

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BYRON SHIRE DOMESTIC CLEANING SERVICE North Byron Shire...............................0421 360961

BEST D THE W E OO

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

Call Steven Butturini

DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable...............0498 731447

THE ORIGINAL CHIMNEY SWEEP • Avoid dangerous chimney fires • Improve fireplace performance

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

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CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

Residential • Holiday • Bond • Commercial •

AMORE CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Eco-friendly ..........................................0429 726999

YOUR CHIMNEY NEEDS TO BE CLEANED ONCE A YEAR!

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

• 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

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING

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

Specialising in road repairs & driveways Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads.

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0411 562 111 s

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

Apple Certified Support

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

Augers – hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.

Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160

WORKRIGHT COMPUTER SUPPORT Mobile service ....................................................0422 804449

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BYRON ECO WINDOW CLEANING & PROPERTY DETAILING YE3A0RS Environmentally Conscious. LOCAL Specialising in Windows & Screens, House Washing, Gutters, Roofs, Solar Panels, Driveways… FREE QUOTES Call Sam on 6680 9123 or 0434 539 979

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

Full Circle

Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. Augers and rock grab available.

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

PRIMAL CONCRETING Concrete driveways, pathways, shed slabs, Pebblecrete & colour specialists, 35 years exp. Lic 295404C. Phone Josh ...........................................0449 846152

COUNSELLING

NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating...0402 716857 BRENDON POWELL Earthmoving, landscaping, design & construction ........................0404 988222

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

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

BOBCAT WORK. Phone Simon ......................................................................................0438 446287 MARK STIBBARD EARTHMOVING Excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire ..................0418 665905

ELECTRICIANS

DENTISTS

24 HOUR SERVICE

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

0439 624 945

AH

Domestic Commercial

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264

DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048

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EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C ......0421 957506 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788 BACKHOE FOR HIRE Septics, trenching, electrical, drainage, roads .......66845260 or 0428 845091

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning fullcirclerefinishing.com

5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE

CONCRETING & PAVING

Lic.136717c

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Lic: 154293c

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BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 UTOPIAN DESIGN & DRAFTING www.utopian-design.com .............................................66770151

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

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Strongarm Services Landscaping •

ELECTRICAL PHONE TV

Lic. No.

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

Please call Blair Rankin on

Call Nathan or Jenni for a

FREE QUOTE

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

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

Tim Knutt

Lic No. 238269C

0417 644 447 Domestic, Commercial, Industrial & Solar

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

A small Family Business with a commitment to efficient, functional, high-quality finishes.

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

BEAR ENERGY ELECTRICAL SERVICES PTY LTD

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

CALL RICK : 0435 809 329 RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL REPAIRS

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355

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

BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C.............0422 668582 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ............................0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 SOMERS ELECTRICAL Prompt & reliable. Bruns, O.Shores, Mullum & Byron Lic 283345C ...0438 350650 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477

0402 917 519 OR 0427 253 117

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 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 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 A LUMSDEN LAWN CARE Qualified green keeper. Mowing, edges and weed control ...0410 378375 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 ACREAGE MOWING Reliable. 60 inch zero turn mower. Fully-insured. Julian ................0401 350156 GARDENING ANGEL Horticulturist. Rebecca .................................................................0413 166314 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 STRONGARM LANDSCAPING & GARDEN MAINTENANCE .........................................0402 917519

GARDEN DESIGN

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Proudly supporting the Orangutans

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info@byronbayranga.com ~ www.byronbayranga.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

GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GLAZIERS

0431 550 401

LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C .............0450 631183 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

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

Luke McDermott

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

Frameless and Semi-Frameless

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

Byron and Beyond FENCING

0416 424 256

Call Justin 0498 184 048

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

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

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd

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

Richard Neylan 0407 821 690

Lic: 210143C

Email richardneylan1@bigpond.com

ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding & polishing. Eco-friendly finishes. Trent .......................0432 501721

GARAGE DOORS

Byron Bay and surrounds

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

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

Nathan Hourigan 0420 215 716 E: it2gets2me@gmail.com Servicing all areas

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

1ST PLACE LAWNS

GLASS POOL FENCING

WATER BASED FINISHES & EUROPEAN BUFFING OILS

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

Reliable and friendly service. Reasonable rates.

Call or SMS Glen on 0409 903 722

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

Arbour Vitae Small Orchard, Farm and Land Care

QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS

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

Garage Doors & Openers

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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

GRAPHIC DESIGN PROFESSIONAL GRAPHIC DESIGN services & artistic solutions (logos, designs, layouts) 0404 130953

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

HANDYPERSONS

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

0434 329 111 | byrongardening.com.au

LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 6685 8588

5m Tri-Deck Mower, Slasher, TORO 60” Zero Turn Air-Blast & 8m Boom Spraying Maca Harvesting, Sweeping, Light Pruning experienced | reliable | fully Insured caitlin 0433 010 962 craig 0477 296 134 www.arbourvitae.com

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 SEABROOK HANDYMAN & ASSEMBLY SERVICES. Cheyne .........................................0422 619900

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 INNERMOST HEALING Chakra-puncture, Esoteric massage, Connective Tissue Therapy ...0413 299315 www.eastcoastpilates.com.au South Golden Beach................................................0408 110006

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HIRE

LOCKSMITH

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair .............0412 764148 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO Equipment hire & installation crystalgrid.com.au ...........0421 661910

OSTEOPATHY

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

INTERNET & DATA SERVICES

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

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018 RAYMOND LYNCH PEST MANAGEMENT General pests & termites ..............................0418 850601

Tree Faerie Fotos

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

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

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OSTEOPATHY IRONING

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Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Personal

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

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

www.treefaeriefotos.com â&#x20AC;˘ 0417 427 518

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517 OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ....................................66874410 TRADE QUALIFIED JEWELLER Resizes, repairs, remodels, commissions louisehaw.com.au ..0414 644828 DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com...0412 786399 BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Kim Snellgrove .............................................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 17yrs+ qual. exp. www.slbyronbay.com................0499 771769 â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.hinged.com.au ...................................................0409 843689 to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000. 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 BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron ..........................66807207 BYRON ARTELIER Landscape Architect 15 yrs+ exp. Free consult. Call Ben .................0488 620227 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Servicing all areas LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 â&#x20AC;˘ Workmanship guaranteed real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Alex Margan, Lachlan Dewar .......................................66803499 â&#x20AC;˘ Attention to detail 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 INSPIRING MOVEMENT Kerrie Hart Feldenkrais method, physiotherapy.....................0499 200622

PHYSIOTHERAPY

JEWELLERS

PAINTING

KITCHENS

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

BYRON BAY

LANDSCAPING

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

PICTURE FRAMING

â&#x20AC;˘ Sand â&#x20AC;˘ Soils â&#x20AC;˘ Gravels â&#x20AC;˘ Pots & statues â&#x20AC;˘ Lots, lots more

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................66803444 MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

YVES DE WILDE

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0405 594 288

Adam Moss Landscaping and Tiling Available for all your landscaping and tiling work Including: Pool copings & surrounds Paving Indoor & Outdoor Tiling Stone feature walls Decking Garden beds TurďŹ ng & more Lic 208921c Servicing the Northern Rivers NSW Mobile: 0429 980 005

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING www.duluxaccredited.com.au

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

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Steve 0427 440 494 David 0419 157 926 WWW.NATURALPAINTINGSOLUTIONS.COM.AU

PEST CONTROL

LAUNDRY SERVICES

LAUNDRY

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â&#x20AC;˘ Self serve / service wash â&#x20AC;˘ New front loaders & dryers â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & commercial services

â&#x20AC;˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â&#x20AC;&#x153;no sprayâ&#x20AC;? cockroach treatments â&#x20AC;˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

Mullum Wash House â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0412 302 246 OPEN EVERY DAY

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

LIGHTING Lighting Showroom Open 9am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5pm Mon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 creativelightingsolutions.com.au

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10 years Byron Shire Small Patch to Architectural Homes 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 GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICE New homes, extensions, renos, 40 yrs exp. Dave .....0457 117654

PLUMBERS

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron ...................................... 66298208 or 0429 398208 AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION www.varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ...6845035 or 0414 842602 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ................0400 349027 or 0438 842731 PRIMAL LANDSCAPES & CONSTRUCTION Retaining wall specialists. Lic 295404C ....0449 846152 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

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Sean 0418 216 070 | sean@if-industrialist.com Lic 94766C

High-quality residential and commercial paving and paving repairs

0422 659 901

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DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081 Byron Shire

Licence No. 207479C

20 Years Experience

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

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

All Plumbing Blocked drains GasďŹ tting Solar Hot Water

0404 053 857

Lic. No. 206913C

Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

Lic 167371C

Shaun Savage Landscapes

PLASTERING

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C..............................0421 334515 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Ballina to Byron. Lic L6966....................................................0417 343480

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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 COLIN J WILLIAMS PLUMBING & GAS Lic L7990. Roofing & Drainage........................0434 273726

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

TREE SERVICES

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES

PODIATRY

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

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

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

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

The Fully Insured Professionals

• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18” Chipper Mark Linder Qualified Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

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

REMOVALISTS

SOLAR INSTALLATION

BEYOND BYRON REMOVALS

Pioneers of the solar industry

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

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228

Your local, qualified team. m 0428 320 262 Specialists in standalone & e sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com grid interact system designs.

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

Electric Lic 124600c

Felling, pruning, removal & forestry Insured and experienced Call Lewis for a free quote: 0401285296

Andy’s Move & More

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

Email: lewis@beachtreeservices.com.au

0429 149 533 Est 2006

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

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

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Not all solar systems are created equal…

LIGHTHOUSE REMOVALS www.lighthouseremovals.com.au Patrick - 0425 256 802 Andy - 0423 343 323

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

www.junoenergy.com.au licence number: 255292C

SWIMMING POOLS

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

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

ROOFING DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

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

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362

ZAC MACTAGGART METAL ROOFING PTY LTD Ƈ NEW ROOFS Ƈ RE ROOFS Ƈ INSULATED ROOF PANELS Ƈ Ƈ FASCIA & GUTTERS Ƈ REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE Ƈ

0411 683 003

Pacific Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

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

VISA ADVICE

The Water Filter Experts for home, commercial and rural properties

TILING

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

SHE TILES

IN IN H

Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

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

Call Louise 0478 698 186

Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

Dirty Tiles & Grout? ...forget pointless scrubbing

TRACTOR REPAIRS

FREE TOW

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

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

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

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VIDEO PRODUCTION

WATER FILTERS

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

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

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

MEMBER

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VETERINARY SURGEONS

(opp. Council chambers)

BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m3, 3m3, 4m3, 6m3 & 8m3 bins .................... 0417 458149 or 66871544 OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 Call Ben on 0456 606 911 www.groutpro.com.au BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available ..............................0450 300360 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 TIPPER HIRE available for rubbish removal & tip runs ......................................... Jono 0412 871438 TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob.....0410 428919

ll ff for a Drop owashing steel, es and machin ers dry

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

TELEVISION SERVICES

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

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

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

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

WWW.ZACMACTAGGARTMETALROOFING.COM.AU

RUBBISH REMOVAL

VALUERS

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

6684 3003

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

LIC: 223489C

UPHOLSTERY

Lic. 232432C

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Intilec

leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

042050 5395

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

TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170

No Problem !!!

Free Quotes | Expert Advice | 20 Years Exp. | Friendly Service

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

Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

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

Difficult Driveway ???

The expert in solar efficiency

www.saegroup.com.au

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

(02) 6684 5395

Beach Tree Services

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

PHONE BILL: 6688 4143 – 0407 435 259

$399

FULLY Water purification systems INST ALLED IN YOUR Rainwater Filters HOME Whole house filtration systems

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING Professional Water Tank Cleaning Installation and maintenance of water filters for rural and suburban properties h your Deal wit erator local op

WE CLEAN WATER TANKS

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0487 777 247 www.pristinewater.com.au

WATER FILTERS SUPPLY AND SERVICE

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

The Byron Shire Echo April 12, 2017 73

Classifieds INDEX Bereavement Notices.............. 76 Birthdays ................................. 76 Bluesfest Accommodation ...... 76 Businesses For Sale ............... 75 Childcare ................................ 74 Death Notices.......................... 76 For Sale .................................. 75 Garage Sales ......................... 75 Halls For Hire ......................... 75 Health Notices ........................ 74 House Sit ................................. 76 Houses For Sale ..................... 75 In Memoriam .......................... 76 Items Under #100 ................... 75 Lost & Found .......................... 76 Motor Vehicles ........................ 75 Musical Notes......................... 76 Only Adults ............................. 77 Pets.......................................... 77 Positions Vacant ..................... 76 Professional Services ............. 74 Public Notices......................... 74 Readings ................................. 74 Removalists ............................. 76 Return Thank You.................... 77 Share Accommodation .......... 76 Short Term Accommodation .. 76 Social Escorts ......................... 77 To Lease ................................. 76 To Let ...................................... 76 Tradework ............................... 75 Tree Services ......................... 75 Tuition ..................................... 76 Wanted ................................... 75 Work Wanted......................... 76

PUBLIC NOTICES

COSTUME HIRE, PROPS, SUITS & ACCESSORIES Open Thurs 4–6.30pm, Sat 10.30am–1pm or by appointment

TAYLORS PROPS 1 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Phone 6684 2978

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777 CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

PHONE ADS

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

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

Ads may be taken by phone on

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

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

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.

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

DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.50 per column centimetre

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.

THE ECHO HOURS Easter Holidays

The Echo office will be closed Good Friday 14/4/17 Easter Monday 17/4/17 You can still email us. Classifieds: classifieds@echo.net.au Ads: adcopy@echo.net.au The Echo comes out each Wednesday as usual DEADLINES FOR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE UNCHANGED

ARTISAN MARKET

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

5 ELEMENT DANCE

Women’s Group at Suffolk Park Hall. Monday 1–3pm. $18 per person. Sundays, Broken Head Hall 6-8pm, All Welcome $15 per person. Come open & free your spirit, dance as if no-one is watching, revive & renew your energy to start your week in bliss. Tania 0438026681 GENEALOGY HELP NEEDED I am trying to source the origin of my family name. I know that Smith comes from Blacksmiths, Carpenter from Builders, Bakerson is from the son of a baker etc. Any help would be appreciated. Send any info to Dick Cockburn gotcha@echo.net.au

BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET Easter Sunday 16 April 8am–4pm www.byroncentre.com.au

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS

• 66841777 •

Every SATURDAY 4–9pm Railway Park byroncentre.com.au

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

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

THE BYRON SHIRE

netdaily Main Arm Store & Bottlo is closed Good Friday but will be open over the rest of the Easter weekend. Our pizza night will be Easter Saturday night with live music starting at 5.30 till late. Everyone welcome but bookings are recommended. We have our great selection of wines and beer on sale and we make awsome pizza at great prices.Check our Facebook page for menu. Ph 6684 5588

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

PROF. SERVICES STORYTELLING SERVICES Coaching, workshops, guest speaker, award-winning recordings. Jenni Cargill-Strong www.storytree.com.au

Mullumbimby Community Market

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

this Saturday

DEPRESSION

Assessment & treatment of children, adolescents & adults

LIVE BAND: BROADFOOT

Carl Moore Psychology Reg no. PSY0001057399 Medicare rebates available

mullumbimbymarket.com

Fridays | 6684 |6336 Thursdays & Fridays 6684 6336

FRIENDS OF ISLAND QUARRY SOUGHT. Island Quarry (IQ) is community-managed land located opposite the Cavanbah Centre on Ewingsdale Road. It has remained closed for many years. Who knows why? A coronial enquiry into a death there in 2014 will soon be heard in court. What will result? A founding IQ member, Darren Hiller Smith, is seeking public support to actively engage with the existing management. After 15 frustrated years a fresh approach may be needed to open ways of more effectively operating the IQ Reserve land.

READINGS

NO STALL AT BLUESFEST

Cleanse, Purify, Nourish Since 1983 ‘You have everything needed for the extravagant journey that is your life. We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same’ - Carlos Castaneda Horst Tietze BA Hons, Uni Hamburg Member International Coach Federation

0432 140 204 thinkingwithheart.com

HEALTH

PARTY HERBS ON SALE STOCK UP NOW @

Shop 1/5 Byron St Byron Bay

Hiller Smith: ph: 0481 780 646 iqecodesign@gmail.com.

EMPOWERMENT REHABILITATION COACHING

PSYCHIC READINGS Kind hearted, non-judgmental. www. facebook.com/psychicreadingshealings 0490707334 Byron Bay

Are you doing it tough?

FOOD RELIEF BAGS will be available

THIS THURSDAY from 9 till 11am

Osho

at The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores Cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way

Saturday 22nd April

(next to Target, enter via kids play area)

8am Osho Dynamic Silent Meditation 10am Osho Discourse 12noon Dance Meditation 2.30pm Nadabrahma Meditation 4.30pm Kundalini Meditation 6pm Osho Evening Meditation

For anyone who finds themselves in need of food assistance.

Meditation Day

Call Shahido

6688 2494

74 April 12, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo

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

SHOP DROP ASSEMBLE

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

Inspiring Movement • Physiotherapy • Feldenkrais Kerrie Hart 24 years experience

0499 200 622

Yoga Pilates Yogalates Barre Bangalow or Suffolk Park

6687 2031

yogalates.com.au KINESIOLOGY SPECIAL find the cause of your dis-ease & rebalance body mind & spirit with this profound healing modality. 1st session $60/90mins Kari 0415379757 THAI MASSAGE With male, 1hr $50, Brunswick Heads. Ph Nui 0413710742 MASSAGE/HEALING BODYWORK Scenar Therapy, facial harmony, Tiana 0401875725 in Ocean Shores www.byroncloud9.com DR ARPANA (retired GP) offering SCENAR for pain treatments at The Health Lodge. M & F (am). 66856445 & at Suffolk Tues, W, Sat (am) 0428853352

Martin Frank PHYSIOTHERAPIST Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

20 Shirley St, Byron Bay

6685 8532

AUTUMN/WINTER

SPECIAL OFFER $50 FOR 1 HR TREATMENT

Call or Text Ale to book your appointment

0401 841 401

www.theashtangaroom.com Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga & Treatments SUFFOLK PARK

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

CALL KIRSTEN

0416 196 980

Health fund rebates available

Fund BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE Health Rebates & AND HERBAL MEDICINE Hicaps Available

Dr Eeka King

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

Dr David King

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

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

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICS®

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

ALL JUST $10 EACH Available from The Echo office reception

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

SPEED QUEEN

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

Safe, beneficial, authentic yoga YOGA BASICS - 6 WEEKS BEGINNERS COURSE MONDAYS 5-6.30PM BEGINS MAY 8TH BOOK NOW!

Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher

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

Daily Yoga Classes Overlooking the Ocean or in our Beautiful New Garden Studio at Belongil

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

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

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

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

0488 609 774 bookings@mullumcivic.com

beachsidHyogaandmassage.com.au

HYPNOSIS & EFT

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

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

HEALING HANDS

Deep tissue & relaxation massage. German trained. 30+ yrs exp. 6 days. Bernie. Suffolk 0407431588

ALOHA HEALING WITH NAOMI Strength with intuitive depth. Deep tissue & Kahuna 23yrs exp. 0417212540

KINESIOLOGY

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

FOR SALE

TRADEWORK

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

relationship counselling family mediation co-parenting coaching

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

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

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

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

Rolfing® Byron Bay Are old injuries still hurting?

TREE SERVICES

Jeremy Sutton • 0407 132 921 rolfingbyronbay.com

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

Avril Angel Rose

6684 4421

Intuitive Readings Metamorphosis Workshops

0402 364 852

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

CHIROPRACTOR MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC 6684 1028

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM Successful solutions for any problem

MASTER HYPNOTHERAPIST NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMER & CERTIFIED MEDICAL HYPNOSIS PRACTITIONER PH 6680 2630 Anything is possible www.wendypurdey.com.au

Mullum Creek Native Nursery

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

BAMBOO PLY

DAVID LOVEJOY’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. SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales. Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450 LOUNGE SUITE 3-piece maroon $300. Wall unit $200 6ft wide. Ph 66801522 BRUSHCUTTER HONDA UMK435, 4-stroke, attachments $150. 0408208875 BLUESFEST TICKETS 3 x 5-day passes. $300 each. Phone 0421443878

1/4 Ti-tree Pl, Arts & Industry Estate, Byron Bay

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

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

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

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

BYRON SHIRE

GARAGE SALES OCEAN SHORES 5 Goondooloo Dr, Sat 8am. Selling up, everything must go

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

BYRON BAY FIREWOOD

TOYOTA COROLLA 04 Auto, very good conditon, low 123,000km, Toyota service history, $5800 ono. Ph 0434273726

HOUSES FOR SALE

PRIVATE SALE: MULLUMBIMBY 4br timber home, timber floorboards, tropical priv gardens & beautiful lawns, room to add a self-cont studio. Views to Mt Chincogan, close to town, schools & farmers market. Offers around $800K. www.forsalebyowner.com.au/3523587. Ph 0421978044

BUSINESSES FOR SALE 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

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 13 May. Stalls or rug space avail 0490026840

MARKET HAT BUSINESS Est 28yrs. Fantastic potential for enthusiastic buyer. Includes stock at sale price & all equipment. A great opportunity & price, selling due to retirement. 0423125337

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 TOYOTA COROLLA ASCENT 2006 VGC, 140000km, auto, 6mth reg, $6,250. 66805480; 0478225556

BYRON BAY GELATI Local markets & Festivals. Gelato & Pancakes. Easy business to run. No food prep or wastage. Same owner for 13 years. Come and see us at the Bluesfest. $38,000 ono. Ph 0422417295.

Iconic Mullum business for sale

MULLUM DISPOSALS See our ad in Echo Property

2006 Mercedes $8490

Transportable, relocatable, multipurpose building. Ideal home office or studio. $7,500 Ph: 0412 478 198

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

Matt 0427 172 684

NATIVE PLANTS FOOD PLANTS

Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood

The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire.

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

MULLUM CREEK NURSERY

Michael – 0401 739 656

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

POP UP SHOP Brunswick Heads Memorial Hall. Sat, Sun, Mon from 8.30am. Alluring antiques, vintage clothing, retro & collectables

MOTOR VEHICLES

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

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

C180 Kompressor Elegance Auto 193,000 km. Excellent condition. Mechanically perfect. Deceased estate. Comfortable, economic and easy to drive. Great opportunity

Call 0402 271 391

Tubestock to Semi-advanced

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

URGENT SALE REQUIRED $95,000 Walk In-Walk Out Must have STRONG INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE & FINANCIALS

............................................................................... AUTOMATIC 2007 NISSAN TIIDA 178105km 5 door hatch, very roomy ................ SN3295 $5495 AUTOMATIC 2004 MITSUBISHI MAGNA WAGON 152639km fantastic condition ......... SN1795 $5495 AUTOMATIC 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA ST-L SEDAN 159371km low km. luxury motoring ......................................................... SN1322 $6750 2008 TOYOTA RAV4 CV 4X4 manual 144799km great condition, low km ................. SN6905 $12990 2007 TOYOTA YARIS 117941km 5spd manual Fantastic condition, low km ............. SN7544 $5250 1997 TOYOTA TARAGO rego til 5/17, 8 seater family van ........................................ SN2246 $4990

AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME… Arguably the best location in Bangalow held by a licensed Restaurant/Cafe, with a double commercial kitchen, int bathrooms, flooded with natural light & in the heart of this gorgeous town! NO FINANCIALS. Recently upgraded, with separate prep area, cool room - PERFECT FOR CATERING OPTIONS. The potential is here for a GREAT OPERATOR!

BARGAINS

Enq: Mary O’Connor

BARGAINS

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16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

TREE SERVICES • • • • •

PLANTS IN THE

110 Yankee Creek Rd, via Wilsons Creek Rd, Mullumbimby | Only 3.5km from the Mullum Golf Course | 6684 1703

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

WANTED

LARGEST

Open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Selected Grevilleas were 10 am – 4 pm $12.95 now only $7.50 Saturday 9am – 1pm Cash, cheque, Eftpos & creditcard

Check us out at:

Tallow

THE

RANGE OF NATIVE

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

ITEMS UNDER $100

SKATEBOARD GALLAZ Leopard print deck & wheels, $75. Ph 0432155737

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653

THIS WEEKS SUPER SPECIAL

Fully insured • Free quotes

The Echo office will be closed Good Friday 14/4/17 Easter Monday 17/4/17 You can still email us. Classifieds: classifieds@echo.net.au Ads: adcopy@echo.net.au The Echo comes out each Wednesday as usual DEADLINES FOR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE UNCHANGED

COMPOST TOILETS

Grevilleas, Dwarf Lilly Pillys, Garden Shrubs, Ferns, Groundcovers, Rainforest Trees, Koala Trees, Coastal Plants, Wetland Plants and Grasses, Bushtucker Plants, Hedges, Bird & Butterfly Plants, hardy Dwarf Lomandras, plus heaps more.

Byron’s best collection of locally made jewellery and other treasures.

THE ECHO HOURS Easter Holidays

COMPUTER 20inch iMac, hard drive dead, $90. Pls call 66856705 (no texts)

New stock just arrived

HAMMER AND HAND

5-DAY BLUESFEST TICKET $300. Phone 66849138

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

Now is the time to plant native plants & food plants

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

Ph: 02 6680 5232

BRENT VERCO

BRIDGLANDS

Buy and sell good quality used furniture Ph 66842511

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

COLONICS

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic. Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

Kate Chase BAppSc, Grad Dip Relationship Therapy Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

MASSAGE CHAIR as seen on TVSN $800; Arlec aircon portable $250; Powerfit vibrate exercise machine $250. All ono, all in good condition. 0419808459 Bruns

MIELE WASHERS

MAXI HEAT WOOD HEATER good cond, $350 ono. Ph 66871975

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DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

6687 2479

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BUSINESS FOR SALE Art & Craft Supplies 1 – Art Glass imported from Murano, Sale incl. stock, mailing list, website and bus. name. Income growing but needs input. Web-based easily run from home, no prior experience necessary. Landed Stock cost approx $25,000 2 – Beads, Findings Sale incl Stock – imported from manuf, website, mailing list & bus. name. Landed stock cost approx $40,000 3 – Fashion Jewellery Sale includes Stock (imported from manufacturer), bus name and reg TradeMark. Over 100 styles, approx 8000pcs. Landed cost approx $20,000 For Sale as a package for $45,000+gst includes storage racks display trays etc or can be split as negotiated. Huge potential adding other craft lines.

info@madcowimports.com

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

BLUESFEST ACCOM. EASTER 5 nights, private upstairs, s/c 2 room studio with large deck for couple, $750; add couple on pull-out dbl sofabed extra $250. Linen provided, 180 deg views. 30 mins to Bluesfest. Beauty treatments optional extra 66930359 BRUNSWICK HEADS cosy self-cont 1br garden flat. F/furn, own entrance & courtyard. $250pn, min 4 nights, 5 mins to Blues bus stop, 10 mins to Blues site, n/s, further info studio2483@gmail.com MULLUM 1br cabin, 2 sgl beds, 5 min walk to town, 4 nights minimum. $150pn. Ph 0409817653 or 0409534052 TYAGARAH 4km from festival. Private campervan + annexe, dble bed, cooking, power. Suit quiet cpl. $200pn. 66847553

SHORT TERM ACCOM. CHARMING & spacious, 3br house in Mullum from 4/5-22/6, 2bthrm, great verandahs with view. Cat sitting for an elderly cat. $550pw. Ph 66842211 POSSUM CREEK 1-2br furn cottage, avail 01/06-01/07, $380pw. 0401591281

HOUSE SIT LOOKING FOR SOMEONE to look after 2br home in Mullum & dog for the month of June. 0432518695 PET, HOUSE & BABY SITTING experienced. Avail days, overnight & longer time periods. Amelie 0431048029

SHARE ACCOM. BYRON STUDENT ACCOMMODATION 58 Tennyson Street. In town and close to everything, quiet student accommodation, not a backpackers! Modern, clean amenities, free WiFi, no bills, long-term single room $200 per week and cheaper for a twin share room. Friendly, international atmosphere. Call Andrea 0408166226 to arrange a visit to check us out

BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500

BYRON A&I EST large warehouse 280sqm on 2 levels, well set up, ready 30/4. $800pw incl outgoings. 0428661049

STORAGE From $105/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833

BUS PARKING secure and easy access. Byron Arts & Industry Estate. Suit Rosa or similar. Room for trailers. Washing facility avail. Email: neil@loka.travel

BYRON furn 2br apt, pool, avail April to October. $450pw. Ph 0439727334 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618 BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $18pw, 10 cubic mtr shed Across 3 locations. Ph 66867011 SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH house. 2.5br, 2 bthrm, 2 decks, carport, 50m to beach & shop. $500pw. Call Loretta or John 66802525 or 0414248266

EWINGSDALE 2 joined rooms + ensuite. Own entry, ocean views, pool, no bills, n/s, d/f, Avail 24/4, $250pw. 0435904173 MULLUM master br with ensuite & WIR. Brand new house. Fully furn, NBN $220pw + bills. Ph Joanne 0437808388 MAIN ARM room in beautiful Balinese house on river acreage, close to shop. Pref mature working fem, no pets or kids. $250pw. Ph 66845421 or 67792232 OCEAN SHORES room with bathroom, share WiFi/elect $180pw. N/s. 66803813

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

LOCAL REMOVAL

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

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

OCEAN SHORES 1br flat, spacious & light, own entrance, BIR, private. Suit quiet, working, single, n/s, d/f. Avail 18/4. $300pw incl bills & WiFi, sorry no pets, refs. Ph 0407906127 CLUNES huge brick 3br, LUG, open plan, downstairs studio. In village, quiet, leafy $520pw + bills, avail 19/4. 0497747270

THE ECHO HOURS Easter Holidays

The Echo office will be closed Good Friday 14/4/17 Easter Monday 17/4/17 . You can still email us. Classifieds: classifieds@echo.net.au Ads: adcopy@echo.net.au The Echo comes out each Wednesday as usual . DEADLINES FOR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE UNCHANGED

Byron Beach Realty Fowlers Ln Bangalow Hinterland, furnished, architect designed 3 bed/2 bath/2 car $850 p/wk /pet-friendly 6680 8110 0457 00 446

Brunswick Heads 2bd 1 bth $430 3br 1bth $560 Shop space $1350 pcm Ocean Shores 3bd 2bth $530 3bd 2bth $560 2bd 1bth f/f $620 Mullumbimby 4br 2bth $550 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

MULLUMBIMBY 12 Cockatoo Cr, Mullumbimby Large 4 bedroom, 2 bth/r home with a media room, open plan living and double lock up garage. $590.00 per week. Available 25.04.17 Open House: Thursday 13th April. 2pm - 2:30pm

BRUNSWICK HEADS 17 Kingsford Drive, Brunswick Heads Open plan flat with separate bathroom/laundry. No pets. $320.00 per week. Open House: Thursday 13th April. 1pm - 1:30pm.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES BANGALOW $185 pw business space, industrial estate, kitchenette, & toilet, approx. 25 sqm, avail now BANGALOW $414 pw office space, main street, upstairs, approx. 28 sqm, avail now For more available rental properties go to

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

02 6687 1500

Kitchen hands, must have own transport and be able to work weekends. Please email CV to goodtimes@harvestcafe.com.au

RTO NO: 90013

Fee Free Scholarships available under NSW Government Smart & Skilled (on the courses marked *) * Cert III in Horticulture (AHC30716) - starts 27th April

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Different levels of funding are available, call to see if you are eligible, hurry as places are limited!

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Byron Herbal Thai Massage

A body can’t survive on Blues alone

Byron’s original Thai massage shop Offering Chiang Mai style Thai massage, deep smooth aroma from oil massage, or a combination. $59hr

Just one block from Byron’s Main Beach

1300 716 707

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

Bangalow House of Wellness Treatment/Therapy rooms available for professional practitioners Main Street. 0432 047 221 Good customer parking. howbangalow@gmail.com

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BARISTA: FOOTBRIDGE 4 days pw. FT position, Bruns. footbridge1@gmail.com

QUALIFIED GREEN PAINTER Small jobs OK. Ph Rob 0408900134

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

CLEANING QUEEN local references. Carol 0490707334

BYRON BAY BARISTA SCHOOL Courses start at $109. Ph 0457537486 WAITSTAFF for busy Chinese restaurant at Bangalow. Must be able to work weekends, Friday, Saturday dinner, experienced & fast. Phone 66872382

Paid Position as a Face-to-Face Fundraiser. Work with our team fundraising for rainforest charities. Experience preferred but not essential as training is provided. Phone 0455 443 166 or email work@therainforestproject.org

PARK CABIN CLEANER Cleaning cabins to the highest of standards $24 p/h

GROUNDSMAN

Mowing, whipper snipping, weeding, edging, cleaning BBQs and some maintenance jobs. approx 20hrs/week $24 p/h

all rounder required for a flexible role inhouse 30+ hrs p/week. Demonstrated working knowledge of html, css, frontend web technologies, Shopify/Wordpress platforms & development. Ability to work both independently & as part of a team to take website projects from concept to launch within budget/ time constraints. Strong client communication skills. Experience in digital marketing concepts, project management and design. Ability to learn fast & tap dance on fire a strong advantage. Apply before 20/4 to: hiring@30acres.com.au

Seeking reliable, friendly, talented Remedial Massage Therapist

* Registered with HICAPS & all Health funds

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* Diploma (minimum) from Australia

Full time (school term time only)

PIANO LESSONS All ages, beg to intermediate. Degree qualified teacher. Ph Emma 0422807595

Art classes FOR KIDS Fun after school art and craft classes. Term 2 on Wednesdays 8 week course, starts May 3 Drill Hall Mullumbimby Miss Mac/Soph 0411 203 508

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

LOST & FOUND FOUND Garmin at Bruns sports oval Sun 8/4. Ph 0404008423 with model name

BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN

WITH LOVE FROM YOUR ECHO FAMILY

DEATH NOTICES DAWN ELIZABETH BUCKLEY (Nee Saville) Aged 82. Passed away peacefully at Tweed Hospital on Saturday 8 April. Loving wife of Frank. Mother of Anne, Mark (dec), Wendy, Susan, Sharon, Mandy & Michelle. Grandmother of 11 children. Remembered fondly by all. Funeral details to be confirmed.

BEREAVEMENT NOTICES REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST Alchemy Wellness Centre Byron Bay

Phone for bookings or drop in anytime Shop 10, 7 Lawson St, Byron Bay Ph: 0459 590 507

RECEPTIONIST

MATHS TUITION Qualified teacher, 25 years experience. Grade 4 to HSC. Andrew 0413294982

Developer/digital production

Come and enjoy our gorgeous air conditioned retreat above the Cardamom Pod vegetarian in Byron’s CBD

CAPE BYRON RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL (CBRSS)

TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 66846760 or 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

Ferry Reserve Holiday Park 6685 1872

to work 9am-6pm every Saturday, potential for Sunday shifts. * 5+ yrs experience

* Long term position, perm resident, local area, reliable transport PLEASE EMAIL : katrina@ alchemywellnesscentre.com.au Please tell us about yourself & experience, please send your CV, link to website.

“We didn’t know how lucky we were mate” Vale John Clarke Ausnealander and Dagg with class Your heavenly arkel has just begun As you look down with Adams, Trev and Sorenson We rum lot raise our glasses Thankful & enriched by your dead pan light and ironic grace In a devilish twinkle 100 metres is up And the games go on Our ‘core promise’ is to miss you & celebrate you Say hi to Douglas and stay clear of Sorenson when he’s Had a few gargle blasters Nigel Dornan, Mullumbimby

Just emails - no calls please.

WORK WANTED

IN MEMORIAM

PRACTICAL PETE Ute tip runs, garden maint, deliveries, removals etc. $25/$35ph. Ph 66845321

FNC Property Management april@fncproperty.com.au

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES EUREKA $520.00 pw 3 bed, 1 bath home, avail 13 April 2017 FEDERAL $600 pw 3 bed, 1 bath fully furnished home, avail now MYOCUM $800.00 pw 3 bed, 2 bath home, avail 16 June 2017

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

JOIN THE HARVEST TEAM

NEWLY RENOVATED 1br aptmt avail 1/5 – 20/10. Sep br, covered outdoor area Mullum. Suit work. person/quiet cple. No pets $270pw incl. bills 0417867056

BRUNS furn room for single person in 4br house, $200pw incl bills, WiFi. Share with one other. Working, n/s, healthy lifestyle pref. Ph 0427958730 BYRON new br with ensuite, good area, close to beach, no parties, n/s, drug-free, $170pw + bond, no bills. Ph 0423353877

POSITIONS VACANT

GP/SKIN CLINIC BYRON BAY Carlyle St Medical Centre. Full/part-time positions GP and/or Skin Clinic, flexible hours, bulk billing, guaranteed income. 66857479 admin@carlylestreetmedical.com.au

CBRSS is a vibrant and progressive K-12 school dedicated to the educational principles inspired by Rudolf Steiner. The Receptionist role requires a dynamic and enthusiastic person able to meet the demands of a busy front office. The position requires high level multi-tasking and time management skills. Attention to detail and excellent communication both written and verbal are essential.

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

IRONING SERVICE

Shirts, sheets & everything in between. Suffolk Park. $28/hr. Angela 0414719680

As the Receptionist is also the School First Aid Officer, the successful applicant must hold a current First Aid Certificate and be skilled and experienced at providing first aid care

COOK & CLEAN

Applicants will hold a NSW Working with Children Check.

Residential – Commercial – Holiday – AirBnb – Bond

Applications close Monday 24 April 2017. Position Description and application process available www.capebyronsteiner.nsw.edu.au

From $35/hr

LOUISE BROWN 16/1/1986 – 14/4/2011 Louise, you blessed our lives With your grace, kindness and wisdom Your love and light are present in our hearts forever With all our love Odette, Peter and Madeleine

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WOOLDRIDGE 23/05/56 – 15/05/16 A memorial will be held on 14/05/17 at Byron Bay Cemetery, followed by light refreshments at the house. For further info and to RSVP by 5/05/17 please email kcrombie@hotmail.com or phone 0413 382 114.

RETURN THANK YOU The family of the late Lizzy Watts would like to thank all that sent messages, cards, flowers, cooking and gave support during our sad time. Special thanks to Dr Adam Boyce, Dr Michael Pelmore, Lismore Cancer Care and Haematology Unit, Silverchain, Byron Shire Community Health. Many thanks to Byron Shire Echo for the lovely article of Lizzy in the paper. We as a family have been overwhelmed with the love & support from family and friends; please accept this as our personal heartfelt thanks, Trevor, Melissa, Alison, Dianah and families.

PETS

Regular readers of this space will be surprised to see that ROYCE is still waiting for a home. He is now a few months older and even more friendly and loveable. Beautiful black and white with grey undercoat. Royce adores people and can’t wait to be with human friends of his own all day and every day. He has a great way of showing his gratitude.

All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC. Lulu is still looking for her loving forever home. She is a delightful young staffy x ridgeback who is small in size but big in heart! She wants nothing more than to spend her time with you and shower you with affection and cuddles. She loves to play with people, dogs and cats (if they’ll let her), and enjoys trips to the beach to follow her nose and romp in the waves. If you are interested in adopting Lulu, please contact Megan on 0458 461 935.

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

Cooper is a 21-month-old desexed male kelpie x weighing about 30kg. He is an active, good-natured boy who gets on well with other dogs. If you can give Cooper a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

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SOCIAL ESCORTS

If you are a pension card holder, the Animal Welfare League can assist towards the cost of desexing your cat or dog. For information, please contact the North Coast Branch on 6684 4070.

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

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2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 0490 026 840 2nd SAT Woodburn 0439 489 631 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN

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3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

6688 6433 0419 369 609 6628 1568 6684 3370 0417 759 777

3rd SUN Uki 0487 329 150 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 3rd SUN Ballina 6687 4328 4th SAT Evans Head

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mimi & flo

4th SUN Bangalow 6687 1911 4th SUN Nimbin 0458 506 000 4th SUN (in a 5 Sunday month) Coolangatta 5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

0419 369 609 0458 506 000

SATURDAYS Byron Artisan Market 4-9pm

6685 6807

FARMERS MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton Each TUE Organic Lismore Each WED 7-11am M’bah Each WED 3-6pm Nimbin Each THU 8-11am Byron Each FRI 7-11am Mullum Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki Each SAT 8.30-11am Lismore

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Mimi and Flo of Brunswick Heads has now opened a sister store in gorgeous downtown Mullumbimby (next door to Cactus Hill Project)

Showcasing all of our favourite coastal inspired labels plus many more! FOLLOW US

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Princess is a lovely quiet girl. She’s shy but don’t let that put you off as she’s very loving & affectionate. She came to the shelter with her older brother Lester, who is VERY smoochy too. If you’d like an instant cat family guaranteed to give you maximum love and cuddles, perhaps Princess and Lester are for you? To meet Princess and her brother Lester, please visit the at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

MONTHLY MARKETS

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APRIL 2017

First quarter April 4 04:39 Full moon April 11 16:08 Third quarter April 19 19:56 New moon April 26 22:16 Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, month rise set rise set height (m) height (m) 1 S 0656 1843 1058 2208 0012,1.76; 1227,1.41 0625,0.39; 1820,0.34 DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS 3am – turn clocks back one hour 2 S 0556 1742 1101 2202 0105,1.71; 1222,1.28 0632,0.48; 1813,0.44 3 M 0557 1741 1202 2259 0106,1.65; 1332,1.18 0748,0.54; 1917,0.52 4 T 0557 1740 1258 2358 0219,1.61; 1459,1.15 0907,0.55; 2037,0.57 5 W 0558 1739 1349 0335,1.59; 1619,1.20 1021,0.52; 2157,0.56 6 T 0558 1738 1436 0058 0444,1.61; 1724,1.29 1121,0.46; 2305,0.52 7 F 0559 1737 1518 0157 0541,1.63; 1816,1.39 1208,0.41 8 S 0600 1735 1557 0254 0629,1.64; 1900,1.48 0001,1.46; 1247,0.36 9 S 0600 1734 1634 0351 0711,1.64; 1941,1.54 0049,0.41; 1322,0.33 10 M 0601 1733 1710 0446 0749,1.61; 2017,1.59 0131,0.39; 1354,0.32 11 T 0601 1732 1745 0540 0823,1.57; 2051,1.63 0212,0.38; 1423,0.31 12 W 0602 1731 1820 0633 0856,1.52; 2124,1.64 0249,0.39; 1452,0.33 13 T 0602 1730 1857 0726 0929,1.45; 2157,1.64 0328,0.42; 1520,0.35 14 F 0603 1729 1935 0818 1000,1.38; 2230,1.63 0406,0.47; 1549,0.39 15 S 0603 1728 2016 0910 1035,1.30; 2306,1.59 0446,0.52; 1620,0.45 16 S 0604 1727 2059 1001 1113,1.23; 2346,1.54 0530,0.57; 1655,0.51 17 M 0605 1726 2146 1051 1157,1.16 0621,0.62; 1735,0.59 18 T 0605 1725 2235 1139 0034,1.49; 1253,1.10 0722,0.65; 1828,0.65 19 W 0606 1724 2327 1225 0134,1.45; 1408,1.09 0830,0.65; 1940,0.70 20 T 0606 1723 1309 0245,1.44; 1530,1.13 0938,0.62; 2100,0.69 21 F 0607 1722 0022 1351 0354,1.47; 1636,1.22 1034,0.55; 2213,0.63 22 S 0607 1721 0119 1432 0453,1.53; 1730,1.35 1121,0.46; 2314,0.55 23 S 0608 1720 0217 1513 0545,1.60; 1818,1.48 1203.0.37 24 M 0609 1719 0318 1553 0632,1.65; 1904,1.62 0007,0.45; 1243,0.28 25 T 0609 1718 0421 1635 0718,1.67; 1950,1.74 0057,0.36; 1322,0.21 26 W 0610 1717 0526 1719 0803,1.66; 2035,1.84 0146,0.29; 1401,0.17 27 T 0610 1716 0633 1806 0849,1.62; 2121,1.91 0237,0.26; 1443,0.17 28 F 0611 1715 0740 1857 0936,1.54; 2209,1.93 0330,0.27; 1525,0.20 29 S 0611 1715 0848 1952 1025,1.44; 2259,1.90 0426,0.31; 1610,0.27 30 S 0612 1714 0952 2050 1117,1.33; 2352,1.83 0527,0.37; 1700,0.37

Astronomical data and tides

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

Simple message can help ease public speaking anxiety Researchers at the University of Western Australia have found that a simple and reassuring message can help reduce people’s anxiety about speaking in public as well as make them feel positive about their nerves before the talk. Lead researcher Dr Ben Jackson, senior lecturer in UWA’s School of Human Sciences, said speaking in public was a task that many people found stressful. ‘In fact, it has been reported that public speaking anxiety is the most common social fear among the general population,’ Dr Jackson said. The study, published in the international PLOS ONE journal, involved a group of more than 200 university undergraduate students who were due to give a groupbased presentation. Around half the students were provided with a message designed to reduce the onset of public speaking anxiety and help presenters interpret their speech-related anxiety more positively. Researchers found the students who received the message reported lower anxiety before and during the presentation compared to the students who did not receive the message. The students with the message also reported that it had helped them view their nerves in a less debilitating light. ‘This was the first time socalled “inoculation” messages had been tested as a means of helping public speaking anxiety and it’s possible that these

treatments may offer a simple and effective method of alleviating a common social fear,’ Dr Jackson said. The message provided reassurance about specific worries that people had regarding public speaking, such as ‘everyone will see that I’m nervous’; ‘everyone is judging me and my appearance during my talk’; and ‘I’m not going to do well in my speech because I’m nervous’. ‘For example, the message provided scientific evidence that other people, such as audience members, may not be as good at picking up on our nerves as we all think, and that having some anxiety need not necessarily be a bad thing,’ Dr Jackson said. Although some treatments to address public speaking anxiety had been successful in the past, they were often difficult to deliver broadly, he said. ‘Many of these methods are time and labour intensive and require repeat attendance, trained interventionists and/or one-to-one administration, such as stress-inoculation training, hypnosis-based methods and curriculum-based education,’ he said. ‘What we’re hoping is that this might offer a much quicker and easier treatment as well as being a useful way of promoting resilience in the face of challenges. One of our goals is to use this method of inoculation to help boost resilience in adolescent boys and girls.’

350.org calls for urgent action 350.org Australia has expressed deep concern for the health of local residents living near AGL’s ageing coal power stations and called on the company to take urgent action to deal with dramatic pollution increases. New data released from this year’s National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) reveal a cocktail of toxic pollutants are soaring at AGL’s three coal power stations. ‘AGL’s power stations are one of the biggest sources of toxic air pollutants in the country, which are putting residents who live near these ageing coal plants at risk of health impacts,’ 350.org energy spokesperson Josh Creaser said. ‘At the AGM last year AGL’s chairman assured investors and community

members that AGL was taking all “practicable measures” to manage emissions at its power stations. It’s clear from this years results that AGL has a lot to do to reduce the impact of these toxic pollutants on the communities that live near the power stations. ‘This new data is a damning indictment on AGL’s inaction to protect local communities as their dirty power stations continue to age. ‘First order of business for AGL is a plan to close down and clean up Liddell as soon as possible. This plant is well past its use-by date and the air pollution from AGL’s Hunter power stations – such as Liddell – can travel as far as the Sydney region.’ See the National Pollutant Inventory at http://npi.gov. au.

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Dogged but disappointing start Great swimming at state finals to 2017 for local league clubs Adrian Filipic

With John Campbell

The Mullumbimby Giants and the Byron Red Devils both lost their opening games of the 2017 NRRRL season. In their first game back in the competition after a break in 2016 the A grade Giants led for most of the game playing away against Casino. They were only thwarted by a try on the final hooter and lost 20–18 in a nail-biter. At Red Devil Park last Sunday, Byron Bay gave as good as they got against Cudgen, last year’s grand finalists, but lost on the scoreboard 32–20. Early in the second half, they had levelled the scores at 16-all and with plenty of time on the clock appeared to be gaining the ascendancy. The talk was good, the energy output high. The willingness palpable. Ten minutes later they were behind 16–26, and nobody really knew how it had happened. The final score didn’t seem right, but there are better days ahead for the Devils. They were good, albeit with imperfections that you had the feeling were brought on by anxiety and trying too hard. On a perfect autumn afternoon, before a crowd in

Matt ‘Coyote’ Gallagher, one of the Devils’ best on Sunday, takes on the Cudgen defence. Photo John Campbell

the vicinity of 3,591, Ryan ‘the Crab’ O’Connell led his newlook side onto the field – and how good to see the return of the King brothers, Bill ‘the Lion’ and Noel ‘the Doctor’. The Hornets kicked off and Byron welcomed them to the Shire by giving up the pill on the second tackle, but whereas last season a disaster might have ensued, this time the boys pulled themselves together, repelled Cudgen’s attack and soon enough found themselves in the lead after full-back Matt ‘Reg’ Hundy burst through a gap from forty out, sold a dummy to his opposite and cruised in next to the posts. It didn’t take the Hornets too long to reply with a try in the corner, exposing the Devils’

fragility on their edges. Tries to second-rower Jared ‘Ronnie’ Wood Johnson and curly-haired lock Matt ‘Coyote’ Gallagher kept Byron in the contest. But there was a nagging feeling that Cudgen’s size might prevail. They were big and ready to play. In the end, though, it was not so much the Hornets’ weight advantage that saw them take the points. It was their ability to find the extra man in a draw-and-pass rush in the outside backs, and their composure under pressure, that prevailed. A late, well-deserved try to Noel King brought the score to something like it should have been for the Devils. Go the Bay.

Juniors reach quarterfinals Crystal Cylinders

Kyuss King and Mikey McDonagh were both in great form at the JQS 1000 Subway Surf Series event held at Kiama last weekend. Both made the quarterfinals and each finished fifth. McDonagh (L ennox Head) was on fire in the early rounds scoring a near perfect 9.00 scoring wave. In the relatively wave-starved heat, he scratched into one of the only decent rides and executed two giant frontside snaps. ‘I was definitely lucky I waited for that wave,’ said McDonagh. ‘Generally getting a good score like that can get you on a bit of a roll, but nothing really came through to me after that wave.’ King (Byron Bay) managed to perform some lastminute heroics to get through an early-round heat in tricky conditions. ‘My goal is definitely to get a good result here and hopefully push myself up the rankings,’ he said.

Junior swimmers from the Ocean Shores Aquatic club have achieved great results in the state finals for primary, high and Catholic schools held in Sydney earlier in April. The swimmers all went down to Sydney ready and with good intentions with some of our younger ones enjoying the experience for the first time! There were some amazing results achieved and all 17 swimmers, when reflecting on their season, should be very happy and proud. Billy Thompson, Tiggi Groves, Jack Safranek, Skye Pockley, Charlotte Archibald, Meg Porter, Raife McKenzie and Mollie Cheek all swam personal best times. Milos Safranek, Jonah Caoyonan and Jarra Mills also produced personal best times to help secure their Byron Bay Public School freestyle relay team a berth in the finals. Tom Cheek was challenged with his heavy six-

Local juniors including Mollie Cheek, Charlotte Archibald, Meg Porter and Gemma Edwards put in a great effort at the swimming state finals held in Sydney. Photo supplied

event schedule that included the honour of carrying the Far North Coast flag in the opening ceremony. He swam in the open boys’ 6x50m freestyle relay that finished sixth in the final. He swam courageously in the 50m butterfly and 100m freestyle, as did Eve Porter in her freestyle events. Montanah Archibald swam a fast 50m butterfly and Jake Gilltrap-Good a hard 50m breast-stroke. Sashi Wills swam strongly and so close to her bests in most of her six events. She achieved two 12ths, a 13th

and a 14th placing. Mollie Cheek swam an incredible 28.66 in her 50m freestyle final, ranking her 7th, and then finished 11th in the 100m butterfly, just missing the final for the second year in a row. Raife McKenzie pulled off mission impossible: six events for five personal best times, including improvements of seven and ten seconds. This effort granted Raife access to finals in the 100m breaststroke and in the 100m butterfly, where he finished fifth and ninth overall.

Mixed results for basketball Beez in Ballina The Byron Beez men’s basketballers have notched up another win to maintain their top spot in the Sunshine conference. Playing away to Ballina the Beez had no real advantage in the first half against a very determined side, and the scores were close to level at half time.

In the next two periods Byron picked up the pace and were able to come away with a convincing 82–64 win. ‘Michael Baggaley and Ryan Holm really stepped up the second half,’ coach Alvin Caoyan said. ‘We managed to stop their shooters then we pulled away,’ he said.

The women Beez were well beaten 77–28. ‘They were down a couple of ball handlers and the team really struggled in the press to get the ball up the court,’ he said. The Beez next play at home at the Cavanbah Centre on Saturday night, April 22 from 4.30pm.

Cyclists go hard on dry track Ritchie Duncan

Kyuss surfed into a fifth-place finish. Photo SNSW/Smith

Jack Murray (Lennox Head) finished in equal 13th. On the current WSL JQS ratings ladder McDonagh is in second spot, King is in tenth position, Byron Bay’s Joel Paxton is fifteenth and Murray is seventeenth.

Soli solid Soli Bailey (Byron Bay) finished with a third place at the WSL QS3000 Martinique Surf Pro in the Caribbean in good 1.2-metre waves at the iconic righthand pointbreak of Basse-Pointe.

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Bailey leaves Martinique with an added 1,680 qualifying points to his season tally and a move up the WSL QS rankings to fifth position. ‘It’s always tough when you go through the whole week working hard and you have a loss like that,’ he said. ‘But it’s a really cool place with an amazing high-performance wave so I’m stoked. I have one more chance next week in Barbados; my surfing’s on point and hopefully this time I can really capitalise on my form’.

The competition was fierce for the B and C grades in the Byron Bay Cycling Club criterium racing last Sunday but Drew Zietsch triumphed. In perfect riding conditions B grade kept up a gruelling pace with a breakaway group doing even more after 15 minutes that effectively split the field in half. Wes Freier (Murwillumbah Cycling Club) seemed to be enjoying the 42–45 km/h pace to take the Prime and then held on for third place overall. Peter Gwynne (MCC) rode aggressively all race and came home strongly to take second place. Drew Zietsch (Grafton Cycling Club) rode strongly and smartly to take the final sprint and first place, making

Anthony and Dave enjoying the BBCC. Photo supplied

the drive up from Yamba Jake Mitchell (GCC) serewarding. cured second and Damian C grade was a quick-paced Chapelle (BBCC), who is rerace as well, with many mini- turning to form, hit the sprint attacks as the riders tested hard to take first place. each other. Rumours have suggested Andrew Tucker, who that he will be joining B grade was racing for the first time, next race. rode strongly to take out the A grade did not race on Prime. Neil Scott (BBCC), the weekend. who has been improving The next race will be on each race, finished third in a April 23, and will be the final strong sprint. event for this series. Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

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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.

Low-cost or free 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. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Thursday 9–11am at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details. C3 Care Byron Bay Food Care – www.c3byronbay.com to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.

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

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

Bridge club Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets every Saturday and Monday at the Ocean Shores Country Club, seated at 12.30 to commence play at 12.45. Visitors welcome. See brunswickvalley.bridgeclub.org or for partner ring Phyllis Keyte 6684 1103.

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

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Rainbow Vegans picnic Rainbow Vegans family-friendly picnic to raise awareness for Humane Research Australia, 20 April, Torakina Park. Bring a vegan meal to share. There will be 500 rainbow blissballs to enjoy. More info at Facebook event Vegan Picnic Time!

Dunecare Day Green and Clean Awareness Team’s monthly Dunecare Day Sunday 16 April 9am–12 noon, meeting in front of the Beach Cafe at Clarkes Beach. We plant in the sand dunes from Clarkes Beach to Main Beach. Enquiries to Udo 0413 173 786 or Veda 6685 7991.

Op shop sale Uniting Church Op Shop on the cnr of Dalley Whian Streets, Mullumbimby, is open Easter Saturday 8am–12 noon. For the month of April all summer clothing at half price.

Upper Main Arm AGM Upper Main Arm Community Association

Meditation 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 and Study Group 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month at Brunswick Heads Community Centre. Contact Didi 0408 008 769 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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Bangalow Land and Rivercare working bee every Saturday 8.30–10.30am. See www.bangalowlandcare.org.au or call Liz 6687 1309.

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

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

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

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

#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-un-networking.

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

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

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

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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.

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 to shop 6684 4718. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Monday – Thursday 10am-3.30pm,

Inc AGM at Kohinur Hall on Wednesday 19 April from 5.30pm.

April, 1–3pm, at Uniting Church, Carlyle St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Chemical Free Landcare

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Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare working bee Saturday 22 April, 8.30am– 12.30pm at Brunswick Heads Crown Land Reserve site. Meet end of South Beach Road fire track gate. Details 0478 272 300.

Australian Breastfeeding Association meeting in Mullumbimby, Thursday April 13 10am–12 at St John’s Hall, Murwillumbah Road. Topic discussion: Tandem Feeding, does it work? Enquiries 0431 477 445.

Drug support groups

Dying2Talk Dying2Talk with Byron Hospice Service (formerly Amitayus) Wed 19 April, 7pm at Mullum Drill Hall. Cuppa and yummy cake – gold-coin donation. Byron Hospice Service AGM at 8.30pm – you’re welcome to join us for that too. RSVP to info@byronhospice.org.au or 6684 3808 for catering purposes.

Kids’ drawing comp A purchase at the Footbridge Cafe, Brunswick Heads, will get an entry form for the Kids’ Drawing Competition. First prize $100 art supplies voucher, age groups 3–7, 8–12. Draw your favourite sea creature.

Animal Justice Party Animal Justice Party Northern Rivers Supporters Group meets Saturday 22 April at 2pm in Bangalow RSL Hall. All welcome. Enquiries christina_hart1@ hotmail.com or 6687 0607.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Know Thyself! An Adventure in Archetypes, presented by Brian Dale, Thursday 13

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Easter services Mullumbimby Uniting Church Easter services: Good Friday 9.30am, Easter Sunday 9.30am, Cnr Whian & Dalley Sts. Good Friday Easter service at Presbyterian Church, Mullumbimby, at 10am, Stuart Street, opposite Mitre 10, followed by morning tea. Everyone most welcome.

Clean-up volunteers GoByron are asking for volunteers to help join in the clean-up effort in Murwillumbah. GoByron are providing a 13-seater bus leaving from the Jonson Street bus stop this Friday and Saturday at 9am, returning 3pm daily. To register go to www.gobyron.com.au, click on the contact page and send us your details.

6.30pm. Newcomers welcome.

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.

relationships. For more information visit www.codependentsanonymous.org.au or phone 9281 3330.

Quota Club

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

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.

Byron Girls Group

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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.

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.

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. 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.

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Choirs Bay Community Singers is a singalong group for seniors and anyone else Wednesdays Byron Community Centre, 10.30–11.30am. Entry by donation. 0425 363 589, kim@kimbanffy.com.au. Singchronicity Choir meets Thursdays at Ocean Shores 6.45pm-8.45pm. Eclectic and catchy repertoire. Ph 042 536 3589.Mullum’s Biggest Little Town Choir meets weekly at the Timber Slab factory, Jubilee Ave, Thursdays at

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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.

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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

OS Garden Club Owing to our next Garden Club meeting falling on Easter Monday 17 April, we will not be meeting again until May. Phone 6680 1736 (Margaret) if you need more info.

Breast Cancer Support Byron Breast Cancer Support Group meets every 3rd Wednesday 12– 2pm at Byron Community Cabin (old Girl Guides hall) in Carlyle Street. Next support group is 19 April. Enquiries Linda 0413 668 828.

Free holiday fun Free holiday fun for kids at Byron Bay Library: Friday 21 April: magical storytime and craft session with children’s entertainer Fairy Poppilina. Come dressed as your favourite story character. All ages. Bookings essential: 6685 8540.

Ocean Shores Art Expo Artist entries for the 14th Ocean Shores Art Expo are due on 24 July. The 2017 theme is ‘Spirit of the Land’. The Art Expo is on the last weekend (25–27) in August. Info at www.osartexpo.com.

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Books wanted

Brunswick Valley VIEW Club meets on 13 April at Ocean Shores Country Club. Guest speaker Inta Radys with her life story. Members please phone your apologies to Rae Richardson on 0427 103 072 or email graenrae@ bigpond.com.au by Monday 10th.

Friends of Libraries Byron Shire are calling for donations of books for our annual book sale to be held 10–11 June. All funds raised go to our libraries. Please call 0409 455 378 or 6685 5022, or email byronbayfol@gmail.com to arrange for collection.

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Loser, one who is unplaced (4-3) Repeat, of speech or action (7) Italian conductor Arturo … (9) Sat, as for an artist (5) Moderately slow – musical (7) Indirect, tricky (7) DOWN National Party senator from 1. A loser – and our navy! (4-3) Queensland (7,5) 2. Object consumed after some 10. Vaudeville police team (8,4) hesitation: repeat! (7) 3. Conductor becomes icon, saint! (9) 15. Head of a republic (9) 4. Placed quarter in protective cover 17. Card game (7) 18. Brand of facial tissues (7) (5) 19. Lead, go before (7) 5. An Italian poet – fairly slow (7) 20. Exiles, usually political (7) 6. Woman holds back travel document – a bit dodgy! (7) 22. Take an oath (5) 7. Silly cry baby Joe: an Australian (well, Queensland) answer to 10 Last week’s solution N173 and 26) (7,5) S Y N C H R O N I S A T I O C O A P C P L 10. OK, Keynes tops (well, sort of) H U R R I C A N E H E L E these officials (8,4) O M R L C I I 15. The subconscious, in these times – L I A I S E C R E D I B L the boss! (9) A H E E R E C O I L M A N D A R I 17. Preserve the flower? We hear it’s O R N M E A just a game (7) P O N Y T A I L S C A L E 18. Kneel roughly on former tissue (7) O D G A T W I L I G H T S T U B B 19. Lead, before surrender (7) O T R T F H I 20. English, Grimes composes ‘The M A I Z E C H A L L E N G Exiles’ (7) A O N A I O G C O N T E M P O R A N E O U 22. Curse little clobber! (5)

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Bundaberg now has its own Echo! One of our favourite former drudges, graphic designer Mandy Thane, who went on to become editor of the Braidwood Times, has with friends started up the Bundy Echo. Find out more at facebook.com/bundyecho. Q Q Q Q

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As Mandy Nolan noted in her Soapbox last week, Byron Hospice Service (formerly Amitayus) is holding Dying2Talk, ‘an evening of music, poetry and storytelling as we share our experiences of dying and death. We promise it won’t all be dark and gloomy, but we will provide the box of tissues.’ It’s on Wednesday April 19 at 7pm at the Mullumbimby Drill

Cosplay is a flourishing movement and Broadbeach is joining in the fun with the Gold Coast Superhero Weekend April 21–23. You could clean the mould off your Dr Strange outfit and get along. See more at http://broadbeachgc.com. Photo supplied. If cosplay is not your thing, then there’s a hula-hoop festival April 21–22 at the Cavanbah Centre at Byron Bay. Bookings and details at puzzledust.com.au/byron-hoop-festival.

Hall. The perennially current Mark Twain notes: ‘The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.’

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Journalism is not a career you would immediately associate with autism, but the disorder’s impact varies considerably from person to person. As a follow-up to World Autism Day on April 2, Judith Vonberg of CNN interviewed another journalist, Laura James, on her late diagnosis of ASD and the under-reporting of girls and women with the condition: http://bit.ly/lauraASD. Q Q Q Q

Congratulations to Byron Shire Council for the Pop Up Play Spaces (POPS) it is running in public spaces during the April school holidays in conjunction with Roundabout Theatre. The theatre’s iconic Lollipop Ladies are helping with games such as giant Twister, extended hop-

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