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Disaster recovery payments for individuals to assist with recovery following cyclone Debbie are now in the hands of the federal agencies, two months and one week after the devastating flood ripped through the north coast. The delay? It appears the federal attorney-general’s department dropped the ball in asking for data from Byron Shire Council. Council’s director of corporate management and community ser-

vices Mark Arnold confirmed with The Echo in an email on May 29 that: ‘Council has not received any requests for additional or other supporting information and we are following up through the Regional Recovery coordinator with the state to determine what the concerns or holdups are.’ Residents of Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, New Brighton, South Golden Beach and Billinudgel were heavily affected by flooding. Disaster recovery payment for individuals were quickly declared for Tweed and Lismore local government areas

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(LGA) by the federal government. Council staff say they have now been asked by the federal attorneygeneral’s department to supply further information regarding the severity of the impact on Byron Shire residents. The key to releasing the funding appears to be in the words ‘a severe enough impact across the entire local government area to meet the criteria for activation of the disaster recovery payments.’ That is, if the entire Shire hasn’t continued on page 4

A resident group’s appeal against Byron Shire Council’s plans to build a Byron Bay town centre bypass along Butler Street has been dismissed by the Land and Environment Court. The court case delayed the project by at least a year and the council’s cost to defend the case was about $450,000. The council’s legal services coordinator Ralph James said Friday’s judgment approved the bypass in its entirety, including all the conditions of consent. The decision brings to an end an almost 12-month legal battle with the Butler Street Community Network (BSCN), which brought on the challenge after their street was approved for the bypass by the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) in June last year. BSCN claimed there was room on the adjoining rail corridor for a bypass, rail services and a bicycle track. But Council argued that it had no ownership of the rail corridor, which is controlled by the state government, and that it was not wide enough for all three purposes. Mr James said that, ‘as far back as 1988 the Butler Street route was identified within the Byron Local Environmental Plan (LEP) as the location of the town centre bypass,’ adding that ‘in 2014 the Butler Street alignment became the preferred route’. ‘Key to the decision was the fact that the Butler Street alignment comprises the existing road network, road reserve and Councilowned land. This means that the

council will be the owner and custodian of this land in perpetuity,’ Mr James said.

Protected wetlands ignored BSCN said the Land and Environment Court commissioner ‘did not enter into consideration of assessment of alternative routes as required by the EIS; she dismissed concerns raised by the group in this respect and found no basis to warrant refusal of the development in the protected wetlands.’ Group spokesperson Paul Jones said the council ‘clearly refused to assess and compare the rail corridor option in terms of ecological impacts in the wetlands and we believe it is still in breach of the Environmental Protection and Assessment Act 1979 requirements.’ ‘Byron Bay will now lose a valuable and irreplaceable component of its social and cultural heritage along Butler Street. A 50km/h main road will replace the local cul-de-sac road; Jonson Street traffic and all heavy vehicles will be diverted onto a clearway in the critical habitat wetlands straight out into a residential area with no pedestrian crossings in one of the busiest residential pedestrian areas in town. ‘The iconic Byron Markets will have to go from their home grounds as a bus station and multistorey car park has been planned. The final blow is Council’s expressed intention to now rezone the Butler Street neighbourhood commercial and continued on page 3

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Low numbers of SES volunteers, drains and waterway drainage, and a wait on state government funding for flood management were all canvassed at last week’s public meeting with Council over its flood response to cyclone Debbie. Much of the north of the Shire was heavily affected more than two months ago. The meeting was attended by 60 community members at the Ocean Shores Country Club on Thursday June 1 and addressed questions submitted by the newly formed sub-committee of the North Byron Business Chamber, which represents Billinudgel business owners. Additionally, the public were urged to provide Council with photographs of the flooding, which helps in the risk assessment process. And owing to the broader base of those attending, questions were set aside and discussion from the floor took precedence. Council has committed to putting the answers to submitted questions on their website within a week.

SES role The role of the SES was clarified highlighting that they have a set of their own triggers in relation to when and how they respond to an emergency situation such as a flood that is unrelated to Council. They currently have 25 members to call on to cover a population of 33,000 in the Byron Shire – 19 responded to the call-out and they were supported by two units who drove up from Campbelltown and Port Macquarie. They conducted 27 flood rescue operations over the event with assistance from the Rural Fire Service. The SES are calling for volunteers to increase their

Billinudgel was a flood zone in April. Photo Jeff Dawson

numbers so that they can become more effective in responding to local and regional disasters.

Council role Council’s role in disaster coordination is via the manager of works Tony Nash, who steps into the role of local emergency management officer (LEMO) as a supporting role for the local controller and can utilise Council resources to assist police, fire and SES in responding to disasters. Issues around the South Golden Beach pump, more outlets for Marshalls Creek, dredging and maintenance of drains and waterways were raised. Flood mitigation works that Council can do are set out in the floodplain management plan. Byron Shire Council’s flood and drainage engineer James Flockton said that Council ‘can’t do anything in contravention of that.’ A new floodplain management plan is being worked on to replace the current one; however, Council is currently waiting for state government funding to take this to the next stage of risk assessment. The risk assessment process will take approximately two years. Mayor Simon Richardson said, ‘State funding for flood mitigation is a three- to four -step process.’ ‘First, we do the modelling, which is very technical, then there is the risk analy-

sis, which is what Council is waiting for the state to fund.’ The crowd were told an application to fund the risk assessment stage of the flood plain management plan was submitted to the state government in 2016. It is now with the office of the minister of the environment.

August review Council has also recently doubled the funding directed towards drainage and maintenance and they are expecting a review of their flood response for their August meeting. ‘For us, it is about learning what worked and what didn’t work,’ said Richardson. ‘For us, some basic things were learned from the meeting [including] putting a voice message onto Council’s phone line if Council can’t operate, [and] providing basic advice.’ Meeting organiser Rebecca from Billi Auto highlighted the importance of the meeting that brought together a range of community groups to look at flood mitigation strategies and development. Rebecca added although some progress has been made, ‘it is important to remember that these issues are far from resolved and further community consultation will be required… Unfortunately, these are all long-term strategies that will take time to come to fruition.’

Council levy delayed by govt The NSW government’s decision to delay the introduction of the Fire and Emergency Services Levy (FESL) has seen the NSW Rural Fire Service Association (RFSA) reacting cautiously, saying that ‘any review must not trigger changes to the amount of money which has been guaranteed for rural fire-fighting services.’ Meanwhile, the Insurance Council of Australia say the decision is a blow to property owners, households and businesses.

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Holding the line on education reforms The saying goes that if you are reading this then thank a teacher. But local teachers, according to the Mullum network of Parents and Citizens (P&Cs), will be struggling with resources if the federal government’s proposed changes to educational funding go through parliament. Public schools in the Brunswick Valley would lose up to $1.2 million in total funding over 2018 and 2019, they say. P&C members gathered on Friday to show the community their support for the promised full Gonski funding at Mullum High. Gonski funding is a ‘needs-based’ model, whereby the most disadvantaged students were provided with more resources. And while it has been in operation for some years as a state and federal agreement. Turnbull’s latest budget proposal would see a scaledback version in the last two years. P&C vice-president Terry Timms says the government is reneging on the deal.

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keep our school system internationally competitive, improve the equity of student outcomes and better recognise different levels of need across all school sectors.’ And while the government has recommitted to the principles of Gonski, federal and state funding would become ‘simpler’ under the new plan. The government says

federal funding should depend on need, not on where students live. The Grattan Institute think-tank published their own plan last November, arguing that the coalition could deliver Gonski-style needsbased funding without more money, if it made some tough decisions about indexation and over-funded schools.

Butler Street residents lose court battle continued from page 1 complete the commercial sprawl and development of Byron Bay.’

So-called Greens While thanking Greens Ballina MP Tamara Smith for her ‘continued support of our community campaign,’ Jones could not resist taking a swipe at ‘so-called Greens mayor Simon Richardson, who has given no support for our cause and has actively worked against the legitimate concerns of our community and its environment for a best-practice outcome that would help preserve the qualities of Byron Bay in our part of town for the future generations to come.’ Byron Shire GM Ken Gainger said it was ‘disappointing that the council had no choice but to defend the court action.’ ‘For a shire of our size

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NSW Greens education spokesperson and Member for Ballina Tamara Smith MP said her party doesn’t ‘accept anything less than the original model of needs-based funding proposed by the Gonski review panel.’ She said, ‘The fact remains that the Gonski recommendations – the first time around – were designed to

[$450,000 is] significant money that could have been spent elsewhere,’ he said. ‘The town centre bypass is a vital piece of road infrastructure needed to ease current traffic congestion. ‘While it won’t solve all the traffic problems facing the popular town, the bypass will be of particular importance to locals, business and tradespeople who need to cross from one side of town to the other. ‘And as the number of visitors who come into Byron continues to grow, our road network will become even more chaotic if we do not start to create and build solutions. ‘Our community has told us through the Byron Bay Town Centre Masterplan that progressively making the town centre more pedestrian friendly is a priority and we need to keep the cars on the periphery. ‘Alleviating some of the

traffic pressure and opening up the rail corridor as a green space with pedestrian access from the Butler Street Reserve are key components to achieving this communitysupported goal. ‘While we appreciate that some Butler Street residents do not want the road to be upgraded, their primary concerns will be alleviated by the implementation of the consent conditions approved by the court. ‘Butler Street is the designated route that is now approved by the Land and Environment Court decision, is supported with substantial state government funding and has the Roads and Maritime Service onboard as the appointed construction authority,’ Mr Gainger said. As for the total expected cost to Council, legal services co-ordinator Ralph James said the case was dealt with as a

Class 1 within the Land and Environment Court’s jurisdiction. ‘For Class 1 cases, the court rules provide that there will be no order for payment of costs unless the court considers that an order for the whole or any part of the costs is fair and reasonable in the circumstances. ‘The costs are made up of legal fees [barrister and solicitor] plus the cost of retaining experts [acoustic, heritage, social impact, ecology and town planning] to attend the conciliation conference and to provide reports and to appear in the hearing. ‘It does not include staff time [project team and legal services],’ James said.

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Local News Bruns Eco Village update Last weekend the Bruns Eco Village held its third weekend workshop west of Kyogle as a residential for participants and supportive family members.

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creation of Bruns Eco Village and commenced with a worldly presentation from permaculture expert Robyn Francis and continued into food production, renewable buildings and deep ecology. For the September workshop, visit www.brunsecovillage.com.au.

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Local children’s author Tristan Bancks launched his new book at the Bangalow Public School last week with a presentation to years three through to six. Entitled The Fall, the crime-mystery novel is suitable for readers ten and up. Bancks says, ‘The book deals with themes of morality, mortality, father–son relationships and male rites of passage. It involves a twelveturning-thirteen-year-old boy, Sam Garner, who wit-

nesses a crime through the rear window of his father’s apartment.’ The Bangalow launch kicks off a tour from June till August, and Bancks says he will visit schools, libraries and festivals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Orange, Geelong and Perth, attend Byron Writers Festival and visit local schools on the StoryBoard Bus. For more info visit www. tristanbancks.com.

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Sustainability networking June 8 Another monthly gathering at Poinciana Cafe in Mullumbimby is planned by the Zero Emissions Byron team for people interested and involved in projects that seek to reduce our region’s emissions. Co-organisers say that on June 8 from 6.30 till 7pm the stage will be utilised for up to ten individuals/groups to promote their initiative in

their three-minute soapbox sessions. ‘We invite you to tell us your vision, your mission, what you need to accelerate your mission and what you can offer that might accelerate other groups’ work,’ they said. To register your interest in having a soapbox spot please email sashamainsbridge@ gmail.com. Entry is free.

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The fifth and final Byron Bay Green Army team has completed work, with participants highlighting the range of skills, confidence and direction that the program gave them in life. The federal government program for unemployed 17to 24-year-olds was cut in late 2016 and the last Envite Environment’s Green Army project has now been completed. Supervisor John McVicar said, ‘Green Army has given young people hope and direction while also providing benefits to local community groups and our environment. We want to thank all our Green Army participants for their efforts.’ Participant Taylor Visco expressed his love for the

Green Army experience and said, ‘I was very privileged to work with John and the team. We made a big difference in our local environment.’ The Green Army team worked with Byron Shire Council and teams from Dunecare and project sites included Marshalls Creek Nature Reserve, many coastal areas in Byron Shire, Ocean Shores sewage treatment plant, Mullumbimby horse paddock and Lennox Headland. McVicar said the team have collected seed and propagated over 6,500 native plants, planted and maintained around 7,000 trees and controlled weeds to assist regeneration of coastal and rainforest communities of more than 50 hectares.

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The serene and peaceful Mullum2Bruns Paddle Event last week appears to have descended into scuffles and threats over the contentious relationship between Palestine and Israel. Byron Friends of Palestine member Gareth Smith told The Echo that their placards and banners were ‘ripped apart and chucked into the river’ by men who issued threats of violence.

Local police told The Echo they are investigating claims of the stolen banners and placards at the recent event. Mr Smith took part in the event and sailed a flotilla decorated with Free Palestine messages into Brunswick Heads. Vic Alhadeff, CEO of the NSW Board of Jewish Deputies and Chair of Keep NSW Safe, told The Echo he was unaware of the incident but, ‘such violence is unacceptable.’

Flood relief with feds continued from page 1 been severely affected then the Commonwealth can potentially refuse residents the opportunity to apply for individual disaster relief, regardless of how severely they have been affected.

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Shire Council representatives in Mullumbimby in April to better understand the impact the flooding had on our communities. ‘Although entirely a federal matter, in Mullumbimby Minister Grant offered to facilitate a meeting with Minister Keenan where Byron Shire’s best case could be put forward for the Australian government disaster recovery payments. I understand arrangements for this meeting are being finalised.’

Meanwhile Category C funding, or access for businesses to disaster recovery funding, was recently declared for the area. Nationals MLC Ben Franklin told The Echo, ‘Unlike Category C funding, Council is currently gathwhich requires recommendations from individual states, ering further information to disaster recovery payment support its claim. Residents funding is entirely decided who have not yet submitted information regarding the by the federal government.’ ‘At my request, state min- impacts of the flooding can ister for emergency services contact Byron Shire Council Troy Grant met with Byron on 6626 7000. Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

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Taking to the airwaves, speaking at film festivals and appearing on TV are just some of the experiences that Arlian Ecker is having making his film Plastic Alarm. It started out as a school project with Arlian wanting to highlight the dangers of plastic in the oceans. Taking the turtle as his key marine animal, he has been working with his filmmaker mum Karin Ecker to make a film highlighting the dangers of plastic in the ocean for turtles and other marine life. ‘He is convinced that when he connects to enough children around the world they will become a big voice to protect their future,’ said Karin. Arlian has interviewed surf legend and local Byron

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New development plan for Bangalow ‘looks familiar’ Chris Dobney

A new development planned for Bangalow’s Station Street looks remarkably like one that was rejected by the Land and Environment Court three years ago, according to Bangalow Progress Association secretary Jenny Coman. The plans for the development at 9 Station Street, next door to the historic A&I Hall, are now on exhibition. Sydney developer Bob Dunnet, trading as Gordon Highlands Pty Ltd, has submitted the application that would see a three-storey building comprising three shops and six ‘shop top’ apartments in the heritage precinct. In its original plan, the company sought to build eight apartments, three shops and basement car parking for 18 vehicles on the site. Byron Shire Council rejected the developer’s initial

proposal in 2013 but, as the result of court-enforced conciliation with the council, the developer submitted a modified plan over New Year 2014. Negotiations were abandoned after agreement could not be reached but the developer submitted the second proposal anyway, with Council rejecting it after pointing out that aspects of the Shire’s Development Control Plan (DCP) and enforceable height limits in the new LEP had not been complied with. Gordon Highlands then took the matter to the Land and Environment Court in September 2014. But Commissioner Susan O’Neill dismissed the appeal after two days of hearings onsite and at Tweed Heads Local Court. She refused the DA on the grounds of excessive bulk and scale and because the proposed building is not ‘in har-

mony with the existing or future character of Station Street’. The commissioner was also of the view that the proposal would have ‘an adverse impact on the heritage values and existing character of Station Street, the Bangalow Heritage Conservation Area and the heritage items in Station Street’.

Superficial Ms Coman told The Echo she was ‘alarmed’ that the plan appeared to have resurfaced, despite some ‘superficial changes.’ In the new plan, the upper floors have been given a weatherboard cladding treatment, the basement carpark

removed and car parking moved to the back of the block. According to the planning documents, a 1.8-metre setback from the street would be provided and the building would ‘taper down’ at the southern end to more closely match the height of the nextdoor Scout Hall. Ms Coman told The Echo, ‘I haven’t spoken to the planner in detail but I have the same objections on bulk and size as I had with the previous plan. It stretches from one side of the block to the other. The Echo phoned and emailed Mr Dunnet’s office requesting comment last week but none has been received. Q

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Nauru is an Island country is located 3,000km northeast from Cape York in a remote part of the central Pacific. Its size is around 21 km². According to www.refugeeaction.org.au, there were 410 asylum seekers and up to 500 people recognised as refugees on Nauru on August 31, 2016. Photo The Guardian

leased in April, states, ‘Discrepancies remain between evidence by the department and witnesses about how much clean drinking water was available to refugees and asylum seekers.’

The ‘no advantage principle’ Stevenson explained the ‘no advantage’ principle: ‘The Australian government won’t allow [asylum seekers] any more degree of comfort than they experienced in the countries from which they came and so they can have no advantage.’ ‘That’s why they’re in white vinyl tents in 40-degree heat.’ Other government information online confirms a ‘no advantage’ principle was introduced to asylum seeker policy in 2012 upon recommendation from an expert panel advising former prime minister Julia Gillard. Stevenson described Nauru as a moonscape covered in decades-old litter including rusted cars and abandoned mining equipment. There is no fresh water or proper sewerage outside the asylum seeker camp he says. ‘Nothing ever leaves Nauru, and you never see the sun owing to a constant haze,’ he said. ‘When they run out of fuel [supplied by Australia], which is often, everything goes dark,’ Stevenson said. And while asylum seekers on Nauru are now theoretically allowed to move freely on the island, Stevenson said ‘you’re taking your life in your hands if you walk anywhere in Nauru for fear of packs of wild dogs’. Australia Director of Human Rights Watch Elaine Pearson told the LCARC that women and young girls rarely leave the camp alone for fear of harassment and violence. ‘It’s not an overstatement to say that 1,200 people on Nauru would attempt sui-

cide each week and it would take 600 security officers to stop them’, said Stevenson. ‘I’ve seen people hang [from] fences using a Chux rag.’ Doctors For Refugees representatives told the LCARC they were ‘aware of claims of sexual assault and abuse against children… where there was no evidence that [centre staff ] had escalated the claim’. Q The Echo offered to send the draft of this story through to Broadspectrum for comment but they declined to provide an email address and did not reply by deadline. Q Full story in Echonetdaily

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The Splendour Buskers Stage returns for its ﬁfth c onsecutive y ear! We are on the hunt for the best talent the region has to offer. Applicants should reﬂect traditional busking format, simply plug in and play – not full bands. There are 9 spots up for grabs on the Buskers Stage at Splendour in the Grass, held at North Byron Parklands from 21 – 23 July. If you are a Byron Shire, Lennox Head, Lismore or Tweed Shire resident and think you have what it takes to charm the judges, simply email an application to buskers@splendourinthegrass.com for consideration.

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Universal Medicine affiliated doctor reprimanded Chris Dobney

Dr Samuel Kim has been reprimanded for recommending treatments such as chakrapuncture without revealing his affiliations with Universal Medicine (UM), a north coast-based altnerative health practice. Following a complaint by a patient to the Health Care Complaints Commission, Goonellabah lung specialist and QLD University lecturer Dr Samuel Tae-Kyu Kim was reprimanded by the Medical Council of NSW Professional Standards Committee. The complainant first consulted Dr Kim in October 2010 for chronic cough, which was ultimately diagnosed as ‘hypersensitivity

pneumonitis’. She also experienced a range of musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal symptoms, including recurrent joint pain, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea and general malaise. The patient was concerned about the changing nature of her diagnosis and the number of medications she was prescribed by Dr Kim, but it was his undisclosed connection with Universal Medicine and referrals to esoteric practitioners connected with Universal Medicine that prompted the patient to complain to the commission. Dr Kim recommended the patient various esoteric therapies offered by Universal Medicine, including ‘esoteric lung massage’ offered by his

wife and a fellow UM student. She was also referred for ‘bioidentical hormone replacement therapy’ and ‘chakrapuncture’ therapy. Dr Kim admitted to the committee, ‘I acknowledge that I did not make sufficiently clear to [the patient] the distinction between the conventional medicine I was providing, as her thoracic physician and the complementary therapies I recommended she pursue…’

Below standard The Committee determined that Dr Kim’s conduct was ‘significantly below the standard reasonably expected of a practitioner with his level of training and experience.’ They determined he ‘in-

appropriately recommended and prescribed bioidentical HRT’ for the patient when this was outside the scope of his expertise and done without appropriate referral.

Reprimanded He was also reprimanded for recommending esoteric lung massage and chakrapuncture, ‘knowing there was insufficient evidence for their efficacy as treatments for the patient’s lung condition.’ Dr Kim stated that chakrapuncture is an ‘internationally recognised therapy’, although Universal Medicine is the only group that practises and teaches chakrapuncture. Q Full article echo.net.au/

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Nationals’ koala plan under fire Aslan Shand

National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) is questioning the strategy that was passed at the National Party conference to save koalas, saying that it won’t save the species from the problems the Nationals have created via their enthusiasm for land clearing and native forest logging. ‘The motion, which called on the NSW government to speed up the development of the whole-of-government koala strategy and to create koala sanctuaries that sound more like zoos is conservation National Party style,’ the NPA said in a press release. ‘The Nationals seem to be proposing the creation of enclosures into which will be placed koalas that are in-

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ELEBRATING ALL THINGS GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE , The Byron Youth Service (BYS) will be launching the ‘Young & Green’ FREE Family Fun Day & Eco-Fair in partnership with Sandhills Childcare Centre.

The Young & Green is a Byron Flea Market special event being run across the neighbouring venues of Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC) and Sandhills Childcare Centre in Gilmore Crescent, Byron Bay. This new and fresh family event will run from 8am till 1pm and is fun and inexpensive. There will be plenty of fun activities for adults and for kids to engage with their natural environment including pony rides, a reptile show, recycled arts and

netdaily.net.au jured or displaced via logging and land clearing. QLD has seen a dramatic increase in the number of koalas being brought into care since land clearing laws were relaxed.’ But north coast National Party MLC Ben Franklin told The Echo, ‘The Liberal and National government is committed to co-ordinating efforts to stabilise and ultimately increase the numbers of koalas.’ ‘That’s why we’ve started developing a whole-of-government koala strategy, as recommended by the NSW chief scientist and engineer, professor Mary O’Kane AC. ‘This strategy will complement the koala conservation work already being done under the NSW government’s $100 million Saving our Species program.’

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crafts, tree-climbing school, a pop-up garden play space, hip-hop workshops, storytime readings and interactive bird buddy sessions. For the grownups there will be eco-dyeing, weaving, up-cycling, slack-lining and making medicine for the trees! There is also the chance to win two tickets to Splendour in the Grass! The Eco-Fair is a great opportunity for young people and the community to ﬁnd out how fun it can be to live sustainably and reduce their ecological footprint. For more information on this event call Byron Youth Service: 6685 7777.

Young & Green Activities: more to be announced soon! 2 X THREE-DAY PASSES TO SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2017 will be auctioned at 12 noon live at the Young & Green! Missed out on tickets to this epic Byron festival? Bid for these three-day passes at the live auction. All money raised goes toward paying for the free activities at Young & Green! FAUNA FETCHER – REPTILE SHOW Bridget is a young woman with super reptile skills! She Is a fully licensed and insured snake relocator and educator! She will be running interactive reptile shows between 9am and 1pm and kids can have their photos taken with the reptiles too! AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING + DRUMMING with Kenyan Inspirational Speaker Kageni Njeru. All day.

BALANCE THE KINDNESS BOOKS WITH REVOLUTION: REBECCA JOHNSON SLACKLINE The Kindness Book was born with A fun trampoline the vision of spreading kindness, tightrope activity love and thoughtful gestures through for all ages with a ‘pay-it-forward’ method. Using Circus Artist Olmo. a notebook is a creative way to 8am–1pm encourage others to practise spreading kindness and tangibly keep track of people’s kind gestures. 10–11am INTERACTIVE STORYTIME SHOW with award-winning author Jenni Cargill-Strong 10.30–11.15am

ALL-DAY DJ MUSIC by two young electronic music producers Tympan!c & DJ Shemozzle. The guys will be spinning the tunes at the Young & Green Family Fun Day performing in alternate sets from 9am till 1pm.

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SEAHORSES BYRON BAY PONY RIDES + PONY PATS AND PAMPERING – FREE These ponies and horses will be having as much fun as the little ones as they love getting dressed up and taking kids for rides! Mum and Dad are more than welcome to come along and take photos! 9am–12pm BYRON FLEA – The Byron Youth Enterprise story This innovative project provides a platform that fosters entrepreneurial skills of young people aged 12 to 24, developing relationships between youth and the community centred around The Byron Flea, a monthly Byron Flea Market at the Byron Youth Activity Centre. Every second Saturday of the month.

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Local News Young & Green June 10 event A free family fun day and eco-fair is planned for June 10 at the Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC) and Sandhills Childcare Centre in Gilmore Crescent, Byron Bay. Young & Green co-organisers say the day’s activities are aimed at both adults and kids ‘to engage with their natural environment including pony rides, a reptile show, recycled arts and crafts, tree-climbing school, a pop-up garden play space, hip-hop workshops, storytime readings and interactive bird buddy sessions.’ For the grownups there will be eco-dying, weaving, up-cycling, slack-lining and making medicine for the trees. The event will run from 8am till 1pm. For more information on this event call Byron Youth Service: 6685 7777.

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Cry from the Forest C.R.E.E.K. grow Water is more Precious than Gold Celebrating ten years since its inception, Byron Ballet performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream for enchanted audiences young and old last weekend. The show welcomed talented performers including Michael Braun as Oberon. Under the artistic direction of Yvonne Hall, dancers from throughout the region can audition to perform in the several shows put on each year. Photo Jeff Dawson

Nuclear mooted by NSW Nationals leader

Labor MP Burney to pay Should NSW develop nucle- further than the conference ar power capabilities? room appears limited; last tribute to local Labor Nationals leader John week the NSW Legislative branch members Barilaro apparently thinks so, Council unanimously passed Federal MP Linda Burney will be the guest of honour at a dinner at the Byron Bay Services Club on June 9 to celebrate the contributions of long-term local Labor members Romey Stubbs and Neville Kelly.

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telling his recent party conference that political correctness is making politics ‘risk-averse’ and less likely to ‘look at solutions that might really benefit us in regional NSW.’ Yet support for nuclear

a motion against establishing nuclear power in NSW.

Debate? And after Barilaro challenged NSW Labor leader Luke Foley to a debate over

nuclear power in NSW, Foley accepted and suggested a public forum in Lismore as a debate venue. Foley describes nuclear power as ‘both risky and irresponsible.’ Q Questions by The Echo on Barilaro’s nuclear position and likelihood of debate were put to his office, but no reply was received by deadline.

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Dumb on drugs While the United States was electing the unspeakable in 2016, it was also endorsing the enjoyable. Ballots in Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada and California saw a vote in favour of legalising recreational cannabis. In addition, Florida and North Dakota voted in favour of medicinal cannabis use. It seems like a sensible and civilised move. A Gallup poll from August 2016 showed that one in eight US adults smoke marijuana – http://bit.ly/galluppot. Some 43 per cent of Americans say they have tried marijuana, so around 30 per cent have decided not to continue with it – hardly the addiction to ‘reefer madness’ portrayed in propaganda of the 1930s. While civilised moves can happen in a fractured nation, uptight Australia lags behind. Even the approved use of medicinal cannabis for people in dire need of pain relief is tied up in red tape – http://bit.ly/abcsenate. While you can legally get hammered and fall unconscious on your loungeroom floor from alcohol abuse, lighting up a doobie, eating pizza and laughing uproariously at bad cartoons is still a punishable offence. This is despite experts at various conferences and summits calling for the decriminalisation of drug use. The country being held up as an exemplar is Portugal, which decriminalised drug use in 2001 in favour of treating it as a public health issue. Its overdose death rate is three per million citizens compared to the EU average of 17.3 – http://bit.ly/portdrugs. Harm minimisation, the goal of good public health administration, is not the agenda of politicians who believe drug use should be a law-and-order issue, at least for the purposes of getting elected and appeasing radio shock jocks. We still have a long way to go in Australia. Part of the problem is a hangover from a morality imposed by religion, a guilt-ridden backlash against a nation fuelled by excessive drug consumption. Good Christian MPs, inebriated on a decent red from parliamentary catering, will stagger to their feet in the house and rail against the demon weed – to impress their mothers, maybe. The problem does stem back to excessive use. Oscar Wilde’s famous witticism ‘Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess’ put the wind up the legislators and condemned moderate drug users to pointless persecution. Wilde may be right in that moderation can be fatal, especially when it’s boring, but it might help Australian legislators warm to the idea of decriminalisation if they could get their heads around the current boutique notion of ‘microdosing’. It’s like homeopathy for trippers, on anything from cannabis to LSD – http://bit.ly/bbcmicrod. If the dose is so small it doesn’t pose a threat to public order, then what’s the problem? Mind you, getting my standard drink down from ten grams of alcohol to five will be a challenge. Cheers. – Michael McDonald

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he great French mime artist Marcel Marceau had an act which consisted solely of walking briskly onto the stage. It seemed entirely normal, but when he got to the middle of the stage something happened – he kept walking, but he wasn’t getting anywhere. Marceau became alarmed, then frantic: his legs and arms worked harder than ever but he remained stuck in the same spot. Which brings us, inevitably, to Malcolm Turnbull. Our prime minister is obviously not as graceful and elegant as Marceau, nor, unfortunately, as silent: he has spent the last week of parliament repeating the same diatribe in ever-increasing volume in the hope that those few voters who watch Question Time on television will hear him even when they have reached for the mute button. His loyal colleagues have followed the same formula, with varying results. Peter Dutton is, as you would expect from a QLD copper, a natural; Scott Morrison is getting there. Christian Porter and Josh Frydenberg are trying hard, but Greg Hunt is seriously unconvincing – let’s face it, he always has been. Barnaby Joyce, on cue, can be relied on to provide comic relief. And on the other side, Bill Shorten and his troops are delivering all their hard-won experience of barracking at rowdy union meetings to ensure that the cacophony is bipartisan. If there are any actual messages, they are lost in the hubbub, which is probably just as well, because the pseudoarguments from both sides do not bear examination. The National Disability

Insurance Scheme is not dependent on an increase in the Medicare levy; Turnbull’s pretence that there is no alternative is frankly deceitful. The NDIS can be funded from multiple other sources from consolidated revenue if the government chooses. But an increase in the levy – which is in fact an across-the-board increase in the variable, progressive, tax schedule – is not in itself such a bad idea; Shorten is being, at best, disingenuous saying it is an unfair burden on lower and middle income earners.

If there are any actual messages, they are lost in the hubbub by Mungo MacCallum But he has a point about the end of the tax levy on high income earners: if it was designed to reduce the deficit, why does it cut off when the deficit is far larger than it was when the levy began? Everyone agrees the banks should be bashed, so although this is clearly ad hoc populism, the bank levy will go ahead. But it would be nice if the government could explain just how much revenue it hopes to gain, and the apparent paradox of charging the levy at the same time it claims all corporations desperately need a tax cut. Labor, on the other hand, continues to play silly buggers on Gonski Mark 2, piously fingering its collective rosaries as it pretends to protect the Catholic Church from the horrors of the sector-blind, needs-based model that it once extolled as the solution to all educational ills. And in the meantime, both are scrab-

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last few days in parliament are any guide, it is hard to see any sign of a dawn for their brave new world. And as a natural consequence of the dysfunction, the media have gone off in pursuit of any souffles they can beat up – the perils of Pauline Hanson, the syntax of ASIO chief Duncan Lewis, the suggestion – the hope – that there just might be the beginnings of a leadership tussle between Shorten and Anthony Albanese that just might take some of the heat off Turnbull. And when in doubt, when any serious contemplation of the issues on which Turnbull and Shorten are ranting is either too hard or too unedifying, there is always terrorism to fall back on, making the latest international atrocity a handy segue into the Lewis non-story. Presumably we are to go on with business as usual. The

senate will squabble, bicker and bargain until some kind of unsatisfactory compromise to the budget measures will be hammered out, with outrageous and irrelevant concessions to the smartest operators offered by ministers desperate for a result – any result. And what cannot be traded will either be junked or else left languishing as a new set of zombie measures for next time. The remains of the budget, which a month ago was so vital to our economic survival, so crucial to the national interest, will once again be history. And Turnbull, Shorten and the rest of them will go on shouting in the hope that eventually at least one of the puerile insults will stick. Anything rather than confront the awful reality: the punters are not interested. They have been disappointed too many times and they simply don’t believe this government – probably any government – is going to provide them with any serious relief. All they can see is the pantomime: the melodramatic farce of impotent political caricatures indulging themselves for a hour or two before going back to do whatever it is they do – presumably continue jumping up and down in the same spot. Fortunately there is a solution to Marcel Marceau’s and Malcolm Turnbull’s twin predicaments: ‘My dear,’ said the Red Queen, ‘here we must run as fast as we can just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.’ Of course, that is Alice in Wonderland, but it’s about the only advice around. So get moving Malcolm – get agile!

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Greens betrayal In the past when a Greens councillor found she could no longer abide by Greens principles, and found that she had more in common with developers than the community that she was supposed to represent, she took the honourable path and resigned from the party. In the wake of the betrayal of the community who have fought for 20 years to protect public parkland in Brunswick Heads, will the gang of four take the honourable path? Kelly Dodd Brunswick Heads

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Q I have been working with people who have been researching the activities of the NSW Crown Trust in Brunswick Heads for 20 years. Unlike the Trust, their information has been impeccable. Can you imagine my disappointment in hearing the ‘green’ mayor and Cr Ndiaye refer to the residents of Brunswick Heads as ‘not knowing all the facts’ and pushing a narrow agenda! All we wanted was fair and genuine community consultation. Apparently, this is an outrageous request. Now let’s see if the Trust honours its promises including the one about our caravan parks never being privatised. Watch this space. Leigh Rees Brunswick Heads

Name change Re Fedtalks about ‘retaining paradise’, I’d like to put in my two bobs’ worth: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, change Byron’s name to Business Bay.

Doesn’t have quite the same ring: ‘I’m off to Business for the holidays’, ‘I bought these in Business Bay’. A right little dampener. Alternatively, tax, tithe, toll, whatever form it might take, to charge those who commodify the word Byron in the naming and advertising of their business as an acknowledgement of and respect for the thousands of hours of voluntary work that has made Byron what it is. Jill Keogh Federal

Where is the West Byron DCP? It is no wonder that people are disillusioned with politics, as it does not matter who we vote for because nothing changes. After all our efforts to get a better outcome for West Byron our justified concerns were ignored by the government when they inserted the developer’s grandiose plans into our Local Environment Plan. continued on next page

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Bed tax update Jim Beatson’s letter of May 31 regarding a bed tax and Council’s inability to pursue this financial avenue is timely. In response to my similar letter some weeks ago, Cr Lyon assured residents that the council was involved in a ‘coalition of councils’ to investigate the issue and the alleged ‘difficulties’. Could Cr Lyon now please update the community on Council’s progress in this matter and

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The Nationals and Liberals displayed their contempt for environmental issues and community concerns. In the lead-up to the March 2015 NSW election the National Party gave in to community protests and restored Byron Shire Council’s right to prepare its own Development Control Plan (DCP) for West Byron. Despite this token gesture the Nationals were booted out and The Greens won Ballina. Council then came up with a shocker of a DCP that basically rehashed the developer’s proposal without addressing the numerous concerns raised by the community regarding traffic, acid sulfate soils, water quality, fill, koalas, Wallum Sedge Frogs etc. So in September 2016, again partially because of West Byron, the community threw out the rednecks from Byron Council and ‘progressives’ swept to power. So here we are almost nine months later and we still don’t have a DCP. The Greens and ALP have proven no better that the Nationals. The minister has even threatened to take the decision on the DCP back from Council because they seem incapable of delivering. Meanwhile Villa World

have completed their development application, which is due to go on public exhibition on June 8 for five weeks. It covers around a half of the low-density residential zone and is for some 288 lots, many of which will comprise multi-unit developments, with some lots up to 3,300 square metres. (Blocks of flats?) Villa World’s DA will be determined by the Northern Region Joint Planning Panel rather than Council. With no DCP, they will just rubber stamp it. The community have been denied our only remaining opportunity to have a meaningful say on the future development of West Byron. We changed our state member and our council, but what are our newly elected representatives doing about West Byron? Bugger-all. They should be ashamed of themselves. Dailan Pugh Byron Bay

Managing floods Jillian Spring’s reply (Letters, May 31) to my letter the week before seems to be arguing for the whole gamut of engineering responses to flooding in Marshalls Creek that were considered in detail more than 20 years ago in preparing the 1997 Marshalls Creek

Floodplain Management Plan. Flood outlets were modelled in several locations to different designs and heights, and it was found that they could not be built in a way that would let floodwaters out but not let the sea in, and that even if they could be built they would have little effect on flood levels. Dredging and altering the rock walls at Readings Bay were also found to offer little reduction in flood levels. This is because the whole floodplain is so close to sea level – Marshalls Creek is tidal up to the Pocket Road at Billinudgel, the level of the ocean is a major component of flooding in the lower reaches, and rising sea levels will make this worse. Bernard Hinchliffe was concerned about a stormwater outlet at Manns Road (Letters, May 31), but it is too small (3 x 300mm diameter pipes) to have any effect on flooding – it is clearly for local drainage only. Matthew Lambourne Mullumbimby

Mullum’s future It was nice to see the council set up the tent by Santos the other week where locals could contribute their opinions about the future of Mullum. What was strange is that

netdaily.net.au the well-dressed man taking all the information in was from Melbourne and had no idea about the local area. He asked me, ‘How do you think we can keep the fabric of Mullumbimby?’ I said, ‘Well, don’t let it turn into Byron Bay!’ He asked, ‘What do you mean by that’? I said ‘Well, when I was a kid in the early 80s, Byron was still beautiful and I remember when it changed because my dad was upset and my dad told me, “See those houses there, son; when you are older they will be two, maybe three, storeys high and it will change this place.’ The government bloke looked a bit perplexed, ‘What has that got to do with Mullumbimby?’ ‘Um, the Stuart Street development for “affordable housing”?If you let Koho go through and put eight multi-level apartments on 500 squares in downtown Mullum, won’t that set a precedent for the rest of the town to be multi-level?’ Yes was the answer. Well, that is what I am saying! It will ruin the town. That is what we are looking at, folks: multi-level in Mullumbimby residential and even heritage areas. continued on page 14

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He said, ‘But we need affordable housing.’ If Mullumbimby needs ‘affordable housing’ put it in the affordable part of town. Or better yet, put it on a farm and employ some local skilled labour to make the housing, not some developer clown who will make it out of crap toxic materials in such a way that in ten years’ time it will be obsolete and need to be bulldozed. Andrew Crockett Mullumbimby

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Rail corridor Alistair Bell claims my ‘antirail rant’ is wrong on nearly every point (Letters, May 31). He then lists several points that I never made. This is known as a strawman argument, a type of logical fallacy that relies on misrepresenting an opponent’s position to make it easier to refute. I never said that improvements in safety and efficiency didn’t apply to trains as well as cars and trucks; obviously they do and of course trains continue to operate

throughout the world today. I never said rail was an inefficient mode of transport, but I did say that restoration of rail services to our region was not economically viable, and that is the conclusion reached by the governmentfunded study published in 2012. Trains are clearly the most efficient means of transport in certain situations, such as hauling coal from mine site to seaport, a point I have made in previous correspondence on this issue. However, such circumstances do not

apply in our region. And I certainly don’t dispute Alistair’s point about the subsidies given to the trucking industry, but that doesn’t alter the economic viability of rail services in our region. Rusty rails and rotten sleepers are just two outward signs of the deterioration that has resulted from weathering over a decade of disuse. At this stage, restoration of the line might be technically possible, but it’s not economically feasible. The disused rail corridor represents a challenge to our

community. Can we find the clarity and initiative required to bring the corridor back to life, to make it useful and accessible to the public, or will we continue this futile squabble interminably? John Scrivener Main Arm Q I look forward to the wisdom of John Scrivener’s letters, but am confused by his opinion that it is now necessary to bypass rail. In winding back a technocracy one of the courses of action is to reduce private

netdaily.net.au car ownership with increased taxing of registration and licences and sending that money to strengthen public transport. Winding back technocracy is implementation of the precautionary principle in response to the possibility that all technologies, in the sense of tools, machinery and synthesised chemicals, are killing the planet. Rail services were economically non-viable because rail was run down to implement privatised air and car transport. There was, for example, no effort to ‘sell’ rail as a more comfortable alternative to aeroplanes by removing one set of seats in each aisle and allowing all seats to lay back further so night journeying was more comfortable. Meals were also run down. The embodied energy costs comparing rail and air are not finalised, but I would bet, even with their large infrastructure demand, rail is ahead of air because rail is literally, as well as figuratively, more grounded. Geoff Dawe Uki

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There is one supplementary piece needed in my proposal of May 31 (Letters), one that would safeguard businesses in Burringbar Street, affected by reduced parking. Convenient nearby parking needs to be reserved for bulk shoppers, and I suggest the carpark next to Poinciana Cafe is the solution for that. This carpark contains 41 regular and two disabled parking spaces. I propose allocating 35 regular parking spaces – all those on the southern end, the centre, the west, and 11 of those at the northern end – for bulk shoppers, for those buying larger amounts of groceries in Burringbar Street. That area would be marked ‘Bulk Shoppers Parking Zone’. One smart parking meter at the western end would ensure those places are reserved for bulk shoppers. This system would provide free parking for up two hours, through first charging a parking fee and then fully refunding it. A code would simply be entered from receipts of participating stores on purchases of greater than say $25. A credit card-based system like this is operational at North Sydney Pool, where swimmers get a full refund for up to two hours of parking. Robert Zandstra Mullumbimby

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Young synapses of the world’s evolving nervous system little screens where they get stuck, like flies on the web. Until the battery fades. That’s shit, I reckon... When I first snapped my tendon, I was in a cast for six weeks and reliant on others for food. That was good of them but their rice wasn’t biodynamic and no-one knows how to make proper miso soup. I had to eat curry – and I never eat curry. Then, when I graduated to the moonboot and was able to resume working, I was reliant on others to drive me around. That was good of them but I like to get away from uni straight after class; my drivers worked later than me, so I had to hang about. I hated being dependent. It’s all shit, right? No, not all. As we speed west, sun visors down, I realise that my friends’ illnesses (and my achilles situation) put life in perspective. Death is something we all share – but we only ever experience life. Weird. We live forever until we don’t. I realise I have faith in the young despite my phone fears, because they are the

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‘Find the diamonds in the shit,’ the driver says to me. We jump the speed bump as we exit the university. The Subaru doesn’t really ‘jump’ the bump – it doesn’t get air – but the car does rise up on its toes before slumping back heavily onto its hydraulic heels, like a sumo wrestler stretching to full height and then crouching in that moment before a bout. (Sumo wrestling must be hard on your achilles tendons.) My bag leaves the car floor just a bit and falls back against my leg. I quickly pull my leg away. ‘Yes,’ I say. ‘You have to find the diamonds...’ I pulled my leg away instinctively because that leg is in a moonboot. (I’m talking medical moonboot, not the fashion fad of the 1980s.) The slight impact of the bag didn’t hurt my leg, but, since I injured it three months ago, I’ve been very careful with it. And even now as the healing process nears its end, habits are hard to change. The driver and I are talking about mutual friends with serious health problems. Life

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the end of the world. Bloody achilles. It’s a shit, isn’t it? I wave to one of my students walking home. He’s looking down at his phone, his awareness of me non-existent, his navigation of the footpath subconscious, his connection to the real world minimal. Just when the planet is under attack, and she needs us most, her youth is being sucked away from her into

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Arse-savers of the world unite! Phillip Frazer

Trump says global warming is a Chinese plot because, firstly, he’s happy to take the words of the rent-a-scientists who deny that human activity is causing the warming, because that denial helps his businesses and those of his crooked mates, and secondly, because he assumes everyone else will make shit up in order to make more money, like he does, so that’s why the Chinese and the Germans etc say that burning fossil fuels has to stop. Why else would they say it? This guy has lived his life inhaling money and power, keeping at bay his fear of losing or being exposed as a fake by listening to no-one except talking heads on Fox News. As Rebecca Solnit suggested on lithub.com last week, Trump’s experience now must be ‘like going mad on a desert island, only with sycophants and room service’. The two most common questions I get about Trump are: 1. Why don’t the sane powerful people in America stop him?

2. Why do so many powerless people who voted for him still love him? My answers are: 1. Some powerful people are desperately trying to stop him. Others don’t give a damn what he says or does as long as he abolishes government interference in business, such as laws against US industry releasing 6,587,000,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent into the atmosphere every year, or laws that make it possible for everyone to go to school or

to the doctor. 2. Many don’t still love him, having concluded that he was right when he told them he’d give the finger to the bureaucrats of Washington and the plutocrats of New York, but wrong when he told them he’d get their jobs back. They loved it when he promised to drain the swamp in Washington but now they get you don’t hire the Monster from the Orange Lagoon to do it. Some US intellectuals want him to demolish gov-

ernment in any form, to allow people to be as civilised or uncivilised as they wanna be – and another intellectual movement reckon those who believe in civilisation should stop trying to convert the deplorables and instead focus on fixing the rules and regulations, to save our collective arse. Meanwhile, arse-savers of the world are uniting, even including a political leader of the West, Angela Merkel, while our political leaders remain fundamentally toadiesto-Trump. And not just toadies but also enablers of the global oil and gas juggernaut. My friend Mark Schapiro reports in his recent article about Trump’s secretary of state Rex Tillerson, former head of Exxon-Mobil, that ‘the United States, China, Russia, Canada, Australia and the UK collectively spent $63 billion in taxpayer funds on fossil-fuel subsidies in 2014’.

President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate accord sends an unmistakable message to the world: America First can mean America Alone. Trump left open the prospect that he’ll ultimately take

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Last week, as Canberra’s Junta Ikeda was continuing his hunt for the Grandmaster title in Zalakaros, Hungary, an extraordinary incident took place on a nearby board. Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa – an 11-year-old tipped by some to become the youngest Grandmaster in history – was taking on journeyman Chinese IM Li Bo in the penultimate round of the Gyula Sax Memorial Open in Zalakaros. Praggnanandhaa, currently the youngest IM in the world, had spoilt his Grandmaster ‘norm’ chances in the previous two rounds but, playing White, was hot favourite to beat Li. The game proceeded normally for 20 moves, until the diagrammed position below was reached. Six moves earlier, Li had recaptured a queen on h5 and a move later returned his rook to h8. This made castling kingside illegal – neither the king nor rook may have moved – while castling on the other flank is also illegal because the Black king must not cross the path of the bishop on g5. Nonetheless, Li played 20...0-0!!?? whereupon Praggnanandhaa replied 21.h4 and the game proceeded as if nothing had happened, Li winning on move 65. Neither player noticed the illegality until they were informed after the game, but by then it was too late to go back.

a similar approach to the Paris pact, announcing that while the US will immediately stop complying with the standards, his administration will begin negotiations to seek a better deal. It’s unclear why the US would need to start such negotiations given that the climate agreement gave each Accidentally castling illegally and getting away with it is surprisingly common. Late last year, two experienced GMs, Zdenko Kozul and Aloysas Kveinys produced the following game at the Bad Wiessee Open in Germany: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Qb3 Ra7 7.a4 e6 8.a5 h6 9.Qb6 Qxb6 10.axb6 Ra8 11.c5 Nbd7 12.b4 and here the illegal 12... O-O-O was played, with the game eventually being drawn. The most high profile victim of this phenomenon was Garry Kasparov, who lost a blitz game in 1994 against fellow Russian Alexey Dreev after Dreev castled kingside despite playing an early ...Rxh5 and ...Rh8. So Praggnanandhaa, as he spends the next 12 months trying to break Sergey Karjakin’s youngest GM record, can at least console himself that he is in good company in forgetting about the castling rules and losing. a

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Coastal Cosmetic Doctors is locally owned and operated by two experienced female general practitioners and skin-cancer doctors who are now offering services in their passion area of aesthetic medicine. As doctors first and foremost, Dr Omera and Dr Zaki have an ethical obligation to practise evidencebased and ethically oriented treatments. They are open and transparent about the care they can povide, the costs that will be involved and the timeframe for expected results. Examples of the type of treatment offered include anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers, natural plateletrich plasma therapies and micro-needling using medical-grade approved Dermapen3. All new patients are seen in a 45-minute consultation where an holistic plan is constructed to achieve each individual’s desired aesthetic goals. Ocean Shores Skin Clinic 70–72 Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores. 0499 756 088. www.coastalcosmeticdoctors.com

The Bangalow Headache Clinic can provide sustainable, long-term and drug-free relief for migraine and headache sufferers to deliver a better quality of life. Using the Watson Headache Approach®, the Bangalow Headache Clinic assesses and detects a rarely diagnosed fault in the top of the spine that can be the cause of up to 80 per cent of headache and migraine disorders. We expect to see significant change to a client’s headache and migraine symptoms within four to five treatments. If not, we will cease treatment. Bangalow Headache Clinic aims for self-management – not endless ongoing treatments. 72 Byron Street, Bangalow www.bangalowheadacheclinic.com.au

NORTHERN RIVERS CRYSTAL AND CRAFT FESTIVAL Come along to the 2nd Northern Rivers Crystal and Craft Festival and experience some of Australia’s and the world’s rarest and most amazing crystals, minerals and unique hand crafted jewellery. > crystal exhibition & sale > jewellery, gems, findings, minerals, silver rings, beads > fossils, rocks and crystals > craft classes (two sessions daily) > Australian geology and lots more! Entry: Adults $5, Concession $3, Children under 12 FREE For more information call our friendly organiser Rob on 0405 904 881 or email us at crystalfestivalsaustralia@gmail.com.

BANGALOW HEADACHE CLINIC FIND STRENGTH AND – we treat only headache and migraine STILLNESS We Specialise In Complex Issues, Finding The Cause And Solution To Your Problems www.evolvebyronbay.com.au 0416749746

Tired of ineffective headache and migraine treatments? Concerned about the amount and type of medication you need to control your pain?

Two experienced female GPs and skin cancer doctors, now offering services in aesthetic medicine.

Dr Omera

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TREATMENTS AVAILABLE TO IMPROVE • Age related volume loss, ﬁne lines and wrinkles • Surgical, acne and trauma scars • Stretch marks • Skin laxity All new patients are seen in a 45-minute consultation where an holistic plan is constructed to achieve each individual's desired aesthetic goals.

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Headache or Migraine Assessment Migraine Treatment Cervicogenic Headache Tension Type Headache Menstrual & Silent Migraine Treatment Cluster Headache Treatment

Let us help you gain a better quality of life… Headache Free

We only treat headache & migraine 72 Byron Street, Bangalow – opposite the Public School

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Jala Yoga at South Golden Beach holds weekly classes as well as workshops and retreat days for all levels of yoga practitioner. Classes are run in the Akhanda tradition – an holistic practice encompassing postures, breathwork, chanting, philosophy, relaxation and meditation. Local primary school teacher, mum and experienced surfer Emma Waters started Jala Yoga in 2015 with more than 16 years of dedicated yoga practice and study under her belt. Emma is passionate about sharing yoga and the yogic lifestyle to build strength and flexibility, relieve stress, cultivate stillness and bring awareness and clarity to the mind. If you’d like to practise to the sounds of the sea in a noncompetitive and inclusive environment contact Emma for further details and class descriptions. www.jalayoga.com.au www.facebook.com/jalayogaaustralia 0406 090 791

NORTHERN RIVERS

CRYSTAL CRAFT FESTIVAL 10–12th JUNE Murwillumbah Showground Sat/Sun 9am–5pm | Mon 9am-3pm

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Health & healing CLAY ORGANIC BEAUTY

change and clients often feel more alive, having the capacity to feel more love, joy and pleasure.

Get the holiday experience at Clay Organic Beauty in Mullumbimby and unwind, relax and escape from the everyday hustle and bustle.

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Clay boasts a team of highly skilled therapists who pride themselves in offering thorough and relaxing treatments.

UNBOUNDED YOGA

The beauty treatments offered at Clay include all waxing including brazilians, facials, massage, manicures, pedicures, spray tans and body treatments to name a few. Recently Clay have introduced eyelash lifts and henna brows to their extensive menu offerings. Clay Organic Beauty is an holistic salon priding themselves on using only the most premium organic and natural products available, which have high ethical and environmental standards. Stockist for Dr Hauschka, Elemis, Pevonia Botanica, Inika, Eco-tan, Eye of Horus and Butter London. 97 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby | 6684 6532

MULLUM DENTAL – Your friendly family dentist At Mullumbimby Dental Centre, each of our patients experiences unparalleled care in our tranquil and relaxing environment. Each of our four surgeries overlooks peaceful tropical gardens, and our practice has been built to provide the ultimate comfort and care for our patients. We have invested in the finest dental technology and equipment to support the delivery of our state-of-the-art dental treatments. At Mullumbimby Dental Centre our dentists have a keen focus on patient education and strive to help each of your family members achieve optimal oral health. Stuart St, Mullumbimby | 6684 2644

BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY BYRON BAY – The issues are in the tissues Working with the body-mind, Body Psychotherapy gently accesses blocked energy, defence patterns and suppressed feelings. These are held in the body, below our level of awareness, unconsciously influencing our behaviour. Releasing this energy and integrating it back into the body creates lasting

is a cosy studio offering therapeutic yoga classes for the Suffolk community.

Thurs and Fri 9:30-11am Sat 7:15-8.15am @ Sth Golden Hall

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Emma Waters

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The Yang classes focus on unwinding our tension and untangling our knots. Through correct alignment, with hands-on teaching, these classes are suitable for all levels.

Unbounded Yoga

The Yin classes focus on restorative postures, allowing the body and mind to release deep levels of tension in a supportive environment. 2 Heritage Court, Suffolk Park | 0416 986 622

YOGA… PHYSIO! Injured and not sure about your yoga practice? Do you need a thorough physical and movement assessment to know what to do and what to avoid? With 17 years’ physiotherapy experience, and a long history of personal yoga practice in Hatha, Iyengar, and Bikram styles, Martina has the embodied and technical knowledge to guide your practice safely, strongly and effectively. Call us on 0432 322 998 or visit www.mullumbimbyintegrativephysiotherapy.com.

MULLUMBIMBY PODIATRY LASER CLINIC Mullumbimby Podiatry now offers laser therapy – the latest and most effective treatment for stubborn fungal nail disease. The clinic also uses state-of-theart 3D digital foot scanning to produce high-quality custom orthotics. Their experts can treat all foot injuries and footrelated conditions. They combine traditional podiatric techniques with advanced technology, delivering outstanding results for your foot health. To find out more about laser therapy, 3D foot scanning or other treatments provided, look at their website: www.kingscliffpodiatry.com.au | 6674 2933.

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Effective, hands-on physiotherapy treatment based on a thorough physical evaluation.

Treatments include • Manual therapy • Craniosacral therapy • Core muscle strengthening • Musculoskeletal dry needling & more

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Hicaps and Medicare fast claim available

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For the month of June, pamper yourself with a

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BYRON BAY

THE 5TH ANNUAL UNFUCK THE WORLD DAY

JUNE 10 2017

UNFUCK THE WORLD IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF EVERY DAY PEOPLE TAKING POSTIIVE. LOCAL. ACTIONS.

THANKS FOR VOTING BYRON!

WE HAVE A TOP 3!

FUNDS RAISED FROM THE EVENT WILL GO TO THE WINNER. LAND FOR HOMELESS CAMPAIGN – 2 acres for sheltering the homeless Byron WATER PROTECTORS – help protect the Shire’s waterways using water test kits to test your favourite waterway with Dr Mary Gardner from Southern Cross University Create an ECOVERSITY– Byron tertiary education teaching resilience & sustainability

FUNDRAISER AT MULLUM CIVIC HALL NOON–5PM $15 ENTRY

A ‘ROCKWIZ’ STYLE EVENT

12.00pm

Explore the ‘Politics in the Pub Tipi’, The Chamber of Promise, UTW T-shirt/ Merch stall and Ngara book stall, and ‘The Connectionz Corner’! Find your table or seat. Grab food from The Hall Kitchen or Pepe’s Pizza Stall. Enjoy the art from local youth artisan Ailsa Ireland.

Profoundly life-changing in 27 countries & 6 languages for over 20 years

Pat h o f L ove 7 day residential retreat August 3–10, 2017

Venue opens

12.25pm

Welcome to UTW Day Byron Bay by MC MARK SWIVEL

EARLYBIRD SPECIAL UNTIL JUNE 16

12.30pm

Indigenous Welcome to Country

FREE INTRODUCTORY EVENING

12.45pm

Words from DR RICHARD HIL (Founder of Ngara Institute)

1.00pm

UNFUCK THE WORLD! BYRON BAY ‘ROCK-WIZ’-STYLE featuring MERCY-MERCY (Neil Jeffs guitarist, Jim Lieschke drums, John de Laurence bass, Lindy Lou Smith vocals),

Wednesday 7 June

Mullumbimby, 7–9pm (Arrive 6:45) Living Yoga Sanga, Lvl 1/63 Stuart st RSVP Gina: australia@pathretreats.com 0404 093 865

Local Project Wizards (expert panel) – Mayor Simon Richardson, Dr Mary Gardner, Dr Richard Hil

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Shows. Podcasts. Wittering. Banterstan: Mon 10pm, Bay FM. COMING SOON: Terry O’Connor.

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‘Beyond The Pub’ Project contestants (The Top 3) – Land for the Homeless, Byron Water Protectors, Ecoversity 3.00pm

Intermission for voting & exploring UTW elements

3.30pm

HOLLEY SOMERVILLE-KNOTT

3.40pm

Final Tally of Votes and Winner Presentation!

3.45pm

MERCY-MERCY rocks it!

5.00pm

Venue closes

SCHEDULE

UTW FILMED BY BYRON FILM

Noli Ganda is running Byron Film, a growing boutique production studio in the northern rivers (http://www.byronﬁlm.com).He also runs The Work Pod, a coworking space in Byron Arts & Industry Estate (theworkpod.co). Noli is generously ﬁlming Unfuck The World Day Byron Bay.

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Property Insider

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Taking the Plunge with more than two lots, or for any off- the-plan contract in a property sale.)

While the cooler weather might mean swimming is far from your mind, now is the time to plan your backyard pool for next summer! Before you plunge into building a pool, there are many things to consider and learn. In this three-part series Property Insider will take you through the process. This information is also available as a download from the NSW Fair Trading website. Talk to your local council about approval requirements in your area and any natural conditions that may affect your future swimming pool. Since April 2013, backyard swimming pools and spas must be registered on the NSW Government’s Swimming Pool Register. For more details visit the Office of Local Government website. Properties with swimming and spa pools also need correct compliance documentation to be sold or leased in NSW. (This does not apply to properties in strata or community schemes

Geotechnical survey A geotechnical survey will show possible rock or unstable foundation soil that can increase costs dramatically. Some builders have geotechnical consultants, or alternatively the Association of Consulting Engineers can recommend one. Ask about the pool cannot interfere with drainage cost before going ahead. systems or pipes – moving them will increase costs. Be aware that removUnderground cables Before digging, find out if there ing and disposing of rocks and other materials can be expensive. are any underground cables on your pool site (Dial Before You Dig, phone Pool design 1100). Get a copy of your site plan Select an appropriate pool for your from your local council or water au- site. Consider maintenance and the thority. right equipment to use. Allow for future needs such as a shed, barbecue Site considerations or clothes line. The site plan will show the position of sewers, stormwater, drainage Approvals Refer to your local council or prisystems and other utility pipes. Your

vate accredited certifier to determine who can approve your plans. Also check legal requirements for a child-resistant barrier and tree-preservation policies. If power lines pass over or are close to your pool, contact Transgrid or your local electricity authority responsible for electricity line placements. They must be satisfied your pool is far enough from power lines and won’t interfere with maintenance work. Next week: Choosing a builder and insurances.

View Saturday 10.30 – 11.00am Agent Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee/Principal 0411 081 118 Charlie Markham Director 0437 733 157

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2 Paciﬁc Place, Brunswick Heads Perfect Coastal Package Situated in a quiet corner of the alluring coastal village of Brunswick Heads, this private, renovated, low maintenance brick and tile home is sure to please. • Private, large, level 782m2 block of land • Tastefully renovated throughout • Gourmet chef’s kitchen with European appliances • Huge backyard, garden shed and room for a pool

The Housing Industry Association publishes the GreenSmart magazine each year. The magazine supports the HIA GreenSmart philosophy – a lifestyle approach that has changed the way we live and build. It’s a natural approach to building and renovating that looks at not what we build but how we build it.The digital magazine is accessible on housinglocal.com.au.

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R H Ocean Shores /Brunswick Heads 6680 5000 View Saturday 11.30am – 12.30pm Agent Julie-Ann Manahan LREA Licensee/Principal 0411 081 118 Charlie Markham Director 0437 733 157

9 Nargoon Court, Ocean Shores Fabulous Family Home, Great Location, Potential Plus Are you looking for a fabulous family home in a great neighbourhood surrounded by quality homes? Stop looking... this property ﬁts the bill! · Elevated position on a huge 923 m2 block of land · 3 separate living areas · Double garage internal access · Great sized backyard plus garden shed

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Property â€˜The Groveâ€™ â€“ a Premium Lifestyle Opportunity

Commercial Property For Sale

332 Picadilly Hill Road, Coopers Shoot

6 Strand Ave, New Brighton

Contact Agent

Breathtakingly beautiful Byron Bay property â€“ a once-in-alifetime opportunity Arguably one of Byron Bayâ€™s most lusted over homes, The Grove, is on the market, presenting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure a unique hinterland property with heart and soul that epitomises relaxed luxury. The stunning designer property, which has become a social media sensation, has graced the pages of numerous Australian and international home and wedding magazines, and been the backdrop for a number of high-profile fashion shoots and events. Most importantly, to the owners, Ky and Mick, the property has been a complete labour of love and a treasured family home that they have enjoyed every minute of creating and living in. â€˜The property originally had a basic little rundown three-bedroom cottage and shed that required a lot of imagination to transform it into what it is today,â€™ says Ky, who put her design skills to work alongside husband Mick, a builder, bringing to life their dream home over several stages. â€˜We really designed on the go, moving the goalposts each time and have been overwhelmed with how it has turned out,â€™ she adds.

â€˜It was a real team effort â€“ even the kids got their hands dirty, all working endless hours to bring this dream to life.â€™ Fast forward seven years, with their four children now much older â€“ Ky and Mick are looking at new opportunities. â€˜The decision to move on has not been an easy one. It has truly been the best place to bring up our children; our life has consisted of surfing in the mornings then back to the farm for the remainder of the day â€“ life has been simple yet adventurous for them â€“ we feel truly blessed and have many fond memories of family bonding time here,â€™ says Ky. â€˜To us, that is what we wanted to create first and foremost â€“ a wonderful family home and somewhere we could entertain our family and friends, with the house still maintaining a cosy cottage feel,â€™ she adds. The multi-pavilion-style residence with vast wraparound verandahs, combined with a separate barn-style guest cabin or managerâ€™s quarters, offer a total of nine bedrooms and five bathrooms and open out to manicured grounds with a 16-metre swimming pool, three entertaining areas and a purpose-built fire bunker overlooking the magic of what is the Byron Bay hinterland.

Open: By appointment Contact: Helene Adams 0412 139 807 â€“ First National Byron Bay

1.5

$928,000

Built in 1991 to allow 3 bedroom residential if preferred. Situated between North Arm of Brunswick River and long sandy beach stretching to the surfing area of North Wall. After 25 years as a successful real estate business itâ€™s time for a change. The owner is keen to see what the new generation can create in this space. Level 809m2 landscaped block offers easy off-street parking, 3 front parking bays, 3 undercover parking, turning and more space at rear. High-set building with timber decks to catch the sun and sea breeze. It is hard to compare this property as it is one of only 3 established commercial properties in the village of New Brighton. Ideally situated â€“ easy drive to Byron/Ballina and Gold Coast airports. Owner is keen to negotiate and is listing the property for sale at $928,000.

Open: By appointment Contact: Rhonda Browning 0408 801 594 or email rhondabrowning499@gmail.com

whatever home means to you, weâ€™ll help you find it

NEW BRIGHTON 18 Casons Lane $2.5 million 4 3 5 5173 m2 Agent: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 0467 000 222 24 June 7, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo

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Auction

Brunswick Heads 15 Booyun Street

ASTUTE INVESTORS – LOOK EAST SIDE BRUNSWICK HEADS • • • • •

3 Flats, 2x 2 bedrooms and 1x 1 bedroom 1012m2 block with ¾ complete subdivision DA Central location – ideal redevelopment Long term tenants One and only opportunity site in town

Auction 15/06/2017 at 6.00pm at The Milk Bar, Brunswick Heads View Thursday 11.00–11.30am Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

Auction

Brunswick Heads 15 Teven Street

BIGGER THAN BEN-HUR • Just needs finishing off – put your own signature on this one. • Relax and enjoy Brunswick Heads • You have bought yourself a cracker • 1012m2 block of land rear lane

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North-facing yard with enormous ioniser pool Big shed, great street Approved to be a 4 bedroom & 4 bathroom house Lots more potential. $PNF BMPOH BOE IBWF B MPPLªª

Auction 15/06/2017 at 6.00pm at The Milk Bar, Brunswick Heads View Thursday 12.00–12.30pm Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

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Open for Inspection ELDERS BANGALOW • 86 Byron Street, Bangalow. Sat 12–12.30pm • 4 Hibiscus Place, Mullumbimby. Sat 1–1.30pm

FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 2/14 Keats Street, Byron Bay. Wed 12–12.30pm • 11/64 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Thu 10–10.30am • 6/155–159 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Thu 10.45–11.15am • 1635–1651 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Thu 12– 12.30pm • 2/30 Byron Street, Lennox Head. Thu 4–4.30pm • 14 Orchid Place, Mullumbimby. Fri 10–10.30am • 54 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 9–9.30am • 23 Ann Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 9–9.30am • 22 Rush Court, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 64 Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 3/3 Sallywattle Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 30 Bottlebrush Crescent, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • House 5, 2 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 222 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 2 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 2/30 Byron Street, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am • 11 Shelley Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 14/17 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm • 2/14 Keats Street, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm • 1533 Nimbin Road, Koonorigan. Sat 2–2.30pm • 9 Angus Place, Ewingsdale. Sat 2–2.30pm • 478 Tuntable Creek Road, Tuntable Creek. Sat 3–3.30pm

GNF BANGALOW • 6 Keith Street, Bangalow. Wed 12–12.30pm • 5 Wright Place, Bangalow. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 6 Keith Street, Bangalow. Sat 12.30–1pm • 1/9 Colin Street, Bangalow. Sat 12.30–1.15pm

LJ HOOKER BRUNSWICK HEADS • 15 Booyun Street, Brunswick Heads. Thu 11–11.30am • 15 Teven Street, Brunswick Heads. Thu 12–12.30pm • 3/90 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Thu 11–11.30am • 15 Mundurra Avenue, Ocean Shores. Thu 12–12.30pm • 3/90 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–1.30am • 15 Mundurra Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm

LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE, LENNOX HEAD • 200 North Creek Road, Lennox Head. Sat 10–10.30pm

• 18 Pacific Heights Drive, Cumbalum. Sat 11–11.30am • 14 Lindsay Avenue, Cumbalum. Sat 11–11.30am • 139 North Creek Road, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am • 60 Montwood Drive, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm • 142 Fox Street, Ballina. Sat 1.30–2.15pm

MCGRATH BYRON BAY • Lot 1 ‘Bencluna’, Eureka Road, Eureka. Wed 12–1pm • 1/68 & 2/68 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow. Wed 3–3.30pm • 5 Colin Street, Bangalow. Wed 4–4.30pm • 20A Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head. Sat 10–10.30am • 8 Sallywattle Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 18 Scott Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 5 Wickham Place, Clunes. Sat 12.30–1pm • 1533 Nimbin Road, Koonorigan. Sat 2–2.30pm • 478 Tuntable Creek Road, The Channon. Sat 3–3.30pm • Lot 1 ‘Bencluna’, Eureka Road, Eureka. Sat 3.30–4pm

PROFESSIONALS & MARK COCHRANE • 65 New City Rd, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.45am

RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • 2 Pacific Place, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10.30–11am • 9 Nargoon Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.30am–12.30pm • 404 Middle Pocket Road, Middle Pocket. Sat 12.30–1.30pm • 41 Goonengerry Road, Goonengerry. Sat 2–3pm

SCOTT HARVEY REAL ESTATE • 10 Coachwood Court Federal. Thu 12–12.30pm • 42 Phoenix Drive Tintenbar. Sat 10.30–11am • 10 Coachwood Court Federal. Sat 12–12.30 pm

Auctions

FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 57 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay. Contact Agent • 14/17 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay. Auction if not sold prior • 2/14 Keats Street, Byron Bay. $650,000 to $700,000 • 1635–1651 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. $1,650,000 to $1,800,000 • 22 Rush Court, Mullumbimby. $625,000 to $675,000 • 64 Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Contact Agent • 3/3 Sallywattle Drive, Suffolk Park. $1,250,000 to $1,350,000 • 9 Angus Place, Ewingsdale. Auction • 11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Auction

KATRINA BEOHM

LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE • 60 Montwood Drive, Lennox Head. 17th June 11am onsite

MCGRATH BYRON BAY • 1/68 & 2/68 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow. Sat 10th June 11.15am • 5 Colin Street, Bangalow. Sat 10th June 12pm • 5 Wickham Place, Clunes. Sat 10th June 1pm • Lot 1 ‘Bencluna’, Eureka Road, Eureka. Sat 10th June 4pm • 20A Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head. Sat 24th June 10am

LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE • 13 Madden Place, Cumbalum. Contact Agent • 139 North Creek Road, Lennox Head. Contact Agent • 28 Alison Avenue, Lennox Head. $1,150,000

RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • 9 Nargoon Court, Ocean Shores

FOR SALE

Relaxed beachside living

ELDERS BANGALOW • 86 Byron Street, Bangalow. $790,000 to $830,000

• 72 Fraser Road, Dunoon. $850,000 • 84 Armstrong Road, Rosebank. By Tender • 18 Casons Lane, New Brighton. $2,500,000

FOR SALE

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Rural resort style living on the river

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Unit 1/22 MacGregor St, Suffolk Park 93 m2 (approx)

225 Riverbank Road, Pimlico NSW

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200m stroll to beach, village shops & tavern Tea tree nature reserve at rear Northerly aspect & Easterly courtyard Spanish aesthetic, white arches & terracotta tiles Sleep to the sound of crashing waves and feel gentle sea breezes • Easycare tiled floors & European Jøtul wood heater • 10 minutes to Byron Bay, 20 minutes to Ballina airport

• Unique lifestyle property with beautiful gardens

Price: $820,000 - $880,000

Price: $1.2 - $1.3 million

Contact Denzil Lloyd on 0481 864 049 or denzil@greatrealestate.com.au

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1.88 ha

• Orchards, vegetable gardens and chook pen • 7m x 3m Saltwater swimming pool • Separate self-contained cottage • Opportunity to generate additional income • 14km to Ballina

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Yoga & organic gardening retreat We are so lucky to live in the Byron Shire. Many of us practise a bit of yoga and grow some food in our gardens, or wish that we had more time for these activities. But what about spending six days on a beautiful organic farm away from our busy lives to practise yoga and organic gardening with likeminded people? If you would like to put your hands in the dirt, your feet on the ground, reconnect to nature and to yourself, then you might enjoy a six-day Yoga & Organic Gardening Retreat on an organic farm in the Byron Bay hinterland.

Photos by Avalon Lane Photography Byron Bay Your time would be spend practising yoga and meditation daily, learning about organic gardening with hands-on farms for few years, Leah decided to combine these two activities gardening workshops, eating organic food, having a relaxing in one retreat in order to share her passions with others. body massage, listening to an ayurvedic talk, and relaxing and Leah is the retreat’s yoga teacher; there will be two daily yoga unwinding on the farm and on the beach. classes (energising in the morning, relaxing in the afternoon) and Wybalena (meaning home or resting place), is a 170-acre organic two daily meditation sessions. Leah was trained by Dena Kingsberg farm on Pocket Road owned by brothers Julian and Rianon. and started teaching Astanga Yoga at Yogapad in Mullum four The property has rolling green hills, two spring-fed creeks and years ago. She is also practising with Zen Master Doko. seven large dams. It has diverse wildlife and is home to many Julian, one of the owners of Wybalena Farm, will teach endangered species. participants the basic principles of organic gardening. Julian did Leah, the founder of Byron Yoga Organic Retreats, arrived in a permaculture design course with Geoff Lawton and can show Byron Bay from France eleven years ago, driven by her love for you how to create a healthy soil, start seedlings, know what and surf and yoga. After practising yoga and working on organic

Ballina Food and Wine Festival The Rotary Club of Ballina-on-Richmond invites you to join them for their eighth Ballina Food and Wine Food Festival. The festival is a multi-day event that includes three separate events over three days.

Sunday 2 July is the Main Festival Day at the Ballina Jockey Club. There will be a mix of foodies, cottage industries, wineries and brewers exhibiting, and some of the best local entertainers including Bourbon Street, Glenn Massey, Leigh James and Elizabeth Lord, and (back by popular demand) Jed Zarb from Sydney. Check out the cooking demonstrations by top chefs along with wine and beer information sessions. Sunday is an opportunity to enjoy a multicultural experience in one place. The Sunday festival is an undercover event for 18+ only. Tickets are $25. Return bus

Kylie Carmont, Anke Fellner, Simone Pepin tickets $5 from Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Bangalow, Suffolk Park, Lennox Head, Lismore, Goonellabah, Wollongbar, Alstonville and Ballina. Tickets available online or from Byron Cruise & Travel, Dan Murphy’s Lismore and Ballina, Tonic Hair and Beauty Ballina, and Southern Cross Credit Union Ballina. Fri 30 June till Sunday 2 July: ballinafoodandwine.com.au

Byron Bay Fine Food and Beverage Festival

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Lara from Yummy Studio will be catering for the retreats, as well as teaching a bit about Ayurveda. She likes to produce delicious, nutritious, healthy and organic dishes with an ayurvedic twist. Some of the produce will be harvested from the farm – farm to table is the best! More info: 6-day Yoga & Organic Gardening Retreat 8–13 Sept 2017 at Wybalena Organic Farm, Pocket Rd, Mullumbimby. The retreats cost from $1,799 (earlybirds) – www.byronyogaorganicretreats.com.

New Nordic-inspired chef at the Brunswick Picture House The new chef at the Brunswick Picture House, Dan Kellie, is differentiating himself by offering Nordic, Scandinavian and northern European cuisines.

Friday 30 June, Cricketers Arms Gala Dinner at the Ballina RSL Club. Enjoy a four-course gourmet dinner, prepared by executive chef Blake Seymour, using the finest of our region’s local produce. Multi-award-winning songstress Kellie Knight and her jazz/funk ensemble The Daze will be performing during the evening. Tickets $95, including complimentary champagne and beer on arrival. Experience a Taste the Region bus tour on Friday 30 June or Saturday 1 July. Celebrating fresh local produce is what these bus tours are all about. Get up close and personal with the growers and producers; this is a true ‘paddock-to-plate’ experience. The four destinations include Zentveld’s Coffee Plantation, Duck Creek Macadamias, Avocado Tom and Eltham Valley Pantry. Tour includes tea, coffee, wine, sumptuous food samples and a light lunch. Tickets are just $85 per person for a full day of touring.

when to plant, treat pests organically, fertilise the soil and veges organically, create healthy compost, start a worm farm etc.

wine and, of course, a sold-out gala dinner on Friday night with 240 guests. The event was a success and will continue annually, according to festival director Remy Tancred.

Dan, who went to school and grew up in this area, believes his food fits perfectly with the Brunswick Picture House: ‘My food is like the Picture House, a mix of old and new, modern dishes inspired by really good historic recipes and classic dishes of the lesser-known cuisines of northern and eastern Europe. The winter brunch menu for our free Sunday Homemade Jam music event offers a new take on Welsh rarebit, with gruyere cheese and White Rabbit dark ale served on a thick slice of baked rye Dan can be found serving food sourdough, with a selection at the Brunswick Picture House of house-made pickled one hour before every program vegetables. Fresh soft event. Photos supplied. German pretzels are also served hot out of the oven, along with organic locally roasted coffee and an ever-changing selection of fresh-baked sweet pastries cookies and cakes.’

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Enter Stage ‘Right’ The Poinciana venue in Mullumbimby has undergone some big changes in the past little while, so why stop now, right? Owner Moni Emilio says there is a new chef heading up the kitchen, and a full review of the Poincy’s past habits and future personality has happened. ‘There’s a whole new choice of tastes, and a fresh attitude to hospitality in this team. It’s the comeback crew… “you’ll wanna come back” is the catch-cry of the Poinciana’s fresh new stage toward “just right” with the new Poinciana “family” at the helm,’ says Moni. Kids, dogs, old, new and ‘try-agains’ are all invited to explore the next chapter in the adventure. Self-appointed skipper (general manager) Adrian Cullen says, ‘quality, simplicity and consistency are the gold nugget for us in our relationship with the people. The venue brings something special to the area for its eclectic and beatnik attitude to hanging out.’ The menu shows a commitment to local and organic produce. The main meals stop at 8pm and the gears shift to a tapas and bar menu, using rice-bran oil (so that the crispy fried elements do not leave a residue in your mouth), and even the cocktails are adorned with market-fresh produce. Pretty much everyone would like to believe that it’s possible to have a ‘healthy’ cocktail that is still a real cocktail but, if you are sceptical, this is the chance to test out the Poinciana’s ‘cocktail engineers’ who have international training in delivering the

healthiest way to enjoy a responsible drink. The new menu features a Breakfast Burrito, and quinoa has found its way onto the menu accompanied by coconut black beans, kale, seasonal veges, sprouts, nuts, tahini, pickles and sauerkraut. The spiced crispy tempura tempe / chicken tacos are loaded with ’slaw, creamed corn, avocado, chipotle aioli and sirracca sauce giving a burst of texture and contrast. Angelika spends hours rolling goat cheese into bite-size balls; there are burgers with either Adrian Cullen & Shantia Blake. Photo by Jeff Dawson wagyu beef or a lentil-andThe refurbished stage has just become a ‘show-starter’ event nutmeat pattie nestled into the space with DJ performances on weekend nights having been classic favourites that one would expect up this valley. activated owing to popular demand. There is a series of live music events with Bay Collective that For Moni the ‘eco-ethics’ of the business are very important: cheer up Thursday evenings in Mullum over winter with open ‘Showing strong commitment to the region – aligning with fires blazing. the local-ism and sustainability that are now becoming second The events and functions team are collaborating to bring new nature to the conscious business operators in the area,’ is a entertainment with undercover high-profile DJs onsite regularly. priority, she says.

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BALLINA

BYRON BAY

Ballina RSL Club

Boardwalk Buffet Breakfast

River St, Ballina 6681 9500 www.ballinarsl.com.au Open 7 Days from 8am Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks

Every Sunday from 8am Adult $19.90 Child 12 Years and Under $9.90 Under 5 Years Free

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Sura Asian Cuisine

Billi’s Indian

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

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

BYRON BAY

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

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

Succulent Café

NOW SERVING Japanese Ramen for DINNER!

Succulent Café now open for dinner! Starting June 9 we will be serving Japanese noodles (Ramen) for just $10 on the day! (Limited serving) Official dinner opens June 15th and every Thursday to Saturday 5-9pm serving Japanese Ramen and alternative FB: succulent café Asian fusion cuisine! Instagram: byronbaysucculentcafe Our experienced Japanese chef will be preparing meals Open daily from 8am till 3pm. only from fresh, local products! Gluten free and Vegan Fully licensed, BYO wine only friendly! Come in and warm up this winter!

Shop 3, 8 Byron Street, Byron Bay P 6685 5711

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

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

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Self-serve Buffett Thai, Chinese and Korean

10 different options each day Open every day Self-Serve 12 Midday–9.30pm Take-Away from just $8 1/47 Jonson Street, Byron or Phone 6685 7732 Dine in ALL YOU CAN EAT (only Wednesday & Saturday) sura.asian.au@gmail.com + 1 can of drink just $12.90

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3/14 Bay St (opposite the surf club) 7am–5pm daily Dine in or takeaway 6685 5194

Elixiba 9am–3pm Brekky and lunch all day, then back open for dinner 5pm–9pm 7 days a week Shop 10, Feros Arcade, 27 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6685 6845

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

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

Targa

Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

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 Elixiba Plant Based Restaurant and Bar A delicious vegan dining experience. Tapas, mains and heavenly desserts all house made and gluten free. Exclusive craft beers, herbal elixirs, exquisite cocktails and a unique atmosphere. Dine in/Takeaway/Catering/Functions Hog’s Breath Cafe’s menu just got better with some mouth-watering new steaks, salad, pasta and an abundance of delicious dessert selections. As usual, the diverse menu also offers chicken, seafood, snacks, burgers, ribs, kid’s meals, a range of Lite Options, plus their famous Prime Rib Steak – slow cooked for up to 18 hours for maximum flavour and tenderness. Kids eat free Mon – Wed nights and you can grab lunch for just $9.90, so there’s something to please the whole family.

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

Basiloco Ristorante Pizzeria Open Wed to Mon from 6pm Closed on Tuesdays See menu, book a table, or order take away at www.basilo.co 30 Lawson Street 6680 8818

Safya Cafe and Restaurant Open Monâ€“Fri 6.30amâ€“ 4pm Satâ€“Sun 7amâ€“4pm Corner of Fletcher St & Bay Lane, Byron Bay

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

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

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

Naked Treaties RAW Bar

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€“3pm Open Friday nights 6â€“9pm Live music and BYO 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228

The Beet Vegan Restaurant Lunch â€“ Thurâ€“Sun 12â€“2.30pm Dinner â€“ Tueâ€“Sun from 5.30pm Closed Monday Shop 6 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street Bookings: 6685 6520

Treehouse on Belongil

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

Open seven days Group bookings welcome functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

Novella Open 7 days. Monâ€“Wed 6.30amâ€“4pm Thursâ€“Sun 6.30am till late. Bay Street â€“ opp surf club and main beach Bookings: 6685 7358 novellabyronbay.com.au @novellabyronbay

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 & lunchÂ

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

Fins 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

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner by the Sea! â€˜Live Music Thurs & Fri from 5pmâ€™ Taco Thursdays $5 tacos, beers and sangria with $10 margaritas. GF options avail. Dine in and takeaway. Fully Licensed

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

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

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. Itâ€™s a popular spot so bookings are recommended.

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

KINGSCLIFF

Restaurant: Traditional Egyptian shared-style dining NOW OPEN for dinner from Thursday to Sunday

The Empire

Open 7 days from 9am Nights Thurs, Fri, Sat. Dine in and takeaway Licensed 5â€“10pm Monâ€“Fri, 1pmâ€“10pm Satâ€“Sun FB/Insta: EmpireMullum 20 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2306

Experience the real taste of Thailand. Using local produce, local staff. Free courtesy bus provided for pick up and drop off! 20 yearsâ€™ experience in the art of Thai cooking. Mullum has a new night venue! The Empire is now licensed and open for drinks Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights! Mullumbimbyâ€™s iconic Empire Cafe serves up an exciting menu with something for everyone. From delicious and healthy superfoods like our acai bowls â€“ to decadent treats like our burgers and buffalo wings, and heaps heaps more. Come in and satisfy your cravings. Need a late lunch? The Empire kitchen stays open all day to satisfy those afternoon munchies.

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Harvest

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

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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€“4pm, 7 days + Friday Nights coming soon! Insta #nakedtreaties

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Gourmet burgers created by chefs

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€“2pm INSTAGRAM @tullys_place tullysplace.suffolkpark@ gmail.com

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations. Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours â€˘ Breakfast and lunch â€˘ Wood-fired pizzas â€˘ Fresh juices â€˘ Great coffee www.lusciousfoods.com.au

Byron Bayâ€™s first 100% vegan restaurant. Ethical. Compassionate. Healthy. Delicious. Lunch Specials from $13, Takeaway & home delivery, large range of gluten-free dishes Facebook/Instagram: @thebeetbyronbay www.thebeet.com.au

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FROM MULLUM TO MOSCOW L A ST W E E K M U L L U M ’S V E RY OW N R U SS I A N B OY BA N D D U ST Y E S K Y F O U N D T H E M S E LV E S I N A M OST P E C U L I A R S I T U AT I O N : T H I S G RO U P O F 5 0 - SO M E T H I N G A U SS I E B LO K E S W H O S I N G R U SS I A N WO R K I N G SO N G S WERE A HIT ON M OSCOW M E D I A ! MARK SWIVEL SPOKE WITH THE ECHO.

Perhaps we are in a special Russian episode of Doctor Who?

How did you explain to the Russians what an Esky is? We sent a picture. Apparently Google searches for ‘esky’ in Russia are up a touch this week. Though the market is small, our commemorative Esky for the centenary of the 1917 Revolution goes into production on Thursday. What’s ahead this year?

How has a Russian boy band from Mullumbimby found its way to Russian prime-time TV? Con is to blame. Mr Constanin Drozdovskii, a 72-year-old in Brisbane, recovering from a double bypass, asked Dustyesky to do a fundraiser for his Russian Community Centre. He got an article into Unification, the local Russian paper, and before you could say ‘Trotsky’, Dustyesky was all over the Moscow media. Starting on the lunchtime news on Channel One – which broadcast to 250 million people – we had a three-and-a-half-minute story on their evening news (Sat 27 May). Rehearsal last Tuesday at the Ex-Services Club turned into a live stream for Life TV News and we were interviewed by REN TV. That was not happening so much in previous weeks. What do they think of you? Are they thrilled? Insulted? Amazed? The Russians are bemused, delighted and proud. The response has been exceptionally

positive. We always worried that ‘real’ Russians might think we were making fun of them. We’ve had offers of tuition to sort out our accents but Dustyesky seems to be an outlet for Russian pride at a time when the great country is not getting such a great press.

One guy loves the way we pronounce krassnaya – red – in The Red Army is the Strongest. He said, ‘Oh, krashnaya – that’s adorable’. Must be like singing The Wed Army is the Strongest. Not so macho, right?

What has been the response online?

What do you think the secret is to the ‘authenticity’ of this fake Russian band making the actual ‘real’ news?

A dead-set deluge of messages, love and invitations from Moscow to Melbourne, from Rostov on the Black Sea to the town of Blagoveshchensk – which is Russian for ‘No, this really is the middle of nowhere’. Most comments emphasise that we sing with soul. It is obviously a huge nostalgia trip, too. We do songs grandmothers sang as lullabies or were popular during the Great Patriotic War (WWII).

We sing these songs because we love them. We really are just a bunch of ratbags who love to hang out, have a beer and talk Total Bloke. It’s amazing that our wives and partners let us do it. We thank them (and promise to get back to tiling the bathroom shortly). The shows we do are a bonus. We have performed very little really in three years, so this is a massive surprise, like walking through a worm hole.

Dustyesky plays Bello Winter Music on 8 and 9 July, Brisbane on 12 August, Melbourne 22–24 September, Sydney 28 October (tbc), Mullumgrad Music Festival 16–19 Nov. After that, who knows? Ever tried to get 28 hygiene-challenged men into a Lada? Check Facebook: @ DustyeskyChoir for details. Come to Mullum Ex-Services on Sat 10 June from 7pm for our big party: Dustyesky. From Mullum to Moscow. We sing. We tell the stories of this amazing week. We thank our families and community. We send off the boss, Andrew Swain, without whom Dustyesky would be tuneless quarks in an impersonal universe of toxic gas and populism. Dustyesky. From Mullum to Moscow. Saturday 7pm. Club Mullum, Mullum ExServices Club, 58 Dalley St, Mullumbimby. Tickets $20 at the door or online: https://mullumexservices.com.au/ event/1957967/426434240/dustyeskyfundraiser-concert.

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encased in concrete. That’s a great way to deal with unstable ‘reactors’.)

Or perhaps this is all a joke. Any minute we’re going to find out that the American election was actually a S E E M O R E O F M A N DY O N prank, an elaborate mockumentary, E C H O N E T DA I LY and that Donald Trump is actually W W W. E C H O. N E T. A U /S OA P - B OX Ali G or Steve Carrell or Ricky Gervais or even Chris Lilley in their finest world war? Or will it be a slow cook comedic depiction of a crazed via global warming? Or perhaps it’s dictator. I’m imagining a scene at the something quick, like violent death White House and it’s like a frathouse Like him or loathe him, Donald from a nuclear explosion? Or in its party and everyone’s wearing togas. Trump is King of the Western World. wake, a Zombie Apocalypse? Perhaps It’s toga madness. Semi-naked porn The big orange hamster has found we’ll all die of despair. Is it possible stars with their big naked boobies himself on his very own wheel of for humanity to crumble from bobbing in the pool. Old men in good fortune, and as Emperor of disbelief alone? sheets touching themselves while All he’s fast-tracking the rest of the talking to young men in sheets world to what feels an awful lot like The constant outrage has made most touching other men in togas. Other ‘the end of days’. I’ve never been one of us numb to the continual stream old men in sheets trying to molest for conspiracy theories or a convert of lunacy that leaks in from the US. the bouncing pool boobies. It’s their very own Fukushima, except of the works of Nostradamus, but America’s disaster wasn’t caused We’d cut to the Oval Office for some wow, shit is getting wacky. I keep by a tsunami; it was caused by an wide shots of general orgiastic toga wondering if someone spiked my election. An election with shock frolicking. Close up on debauchery. Kool-Aid. waves still reverberating around the Classic fall of empire stuff. Except Anyone with an anxiety condition world. When it comes to damage at this toga party the host doesn’t is going to be doubling their meds incurred and risk to the planet, drink, because he admits with a right about now. Or restocking the Donald seems to have the same half- laugh, it turns him into a bit of bunker. Or building a bunker. Out life as uranium. (I sometimes imagine a ‘cunt’! He says this to camera of turmeric. Will there be a third how good it would be to have him as he pushes someone into a

TRUMP’S TOGA-TOWN

woodchipper. I’ve seen this film before. It was disturbing the first time round. It’s Caligula. I can see Trumpy in his toga, with his laurel-leaf wreath pulled tightly over his ginger nut, his fluffy orange tufts poking out, making him look childlike and vulnerable in that way only old men can. His goat-like feet splayed in sandals. He would have gross hairy toes. Marmalade hair curling around the big toe. His power toe. His tubby tummy rounding in his toga. Perhaps it’s not a movie. Perhaps it’s history folding in on itself. What if Trump actually is our Caligula? If like Rome we’ve reached that bit when a glorious civilisation cannibalises itself. I can see the parallels. Trump sacks his FBI director and gives the job to his horse. And of course then there’s the creepy Caligulaesque things he’s said about his daughter Ivanka. (Remembering of course the Roman emperor had a similar penchant for one of his close relatives, his beloved sister…) Trumpy said Ivanka was hot, that if she weren’t his daughter he’d

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And Trump is planning on doing nothing about it. I guess, like Nero, he’ll fiddle while we burn. So maybe it is a practical joke. America – by Monty Python? Except sadly, noone’s laughing. America has played their Trump card. And the rest of the world is gonna fold.

ROYAL SAFARI Enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of Paradise One, with organic conscious cuisine and Si Mullumby, from Wild Marmalade, and Shai Shriki playing amazing music for a great night out. Si has been crafting a new solo show that has delighted crowds at festivals such as Earth Frequency and Island Vibe.

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But it’s a toga party. Anything goes. The party is really hotting up now. The togas are coming off. Trump’s not Caligula now, he’s Nero. Rome is burning. Trump’s pulled out of the Paris Agreement – he may as well have struck a match and burned us to the ground. It’s potentially catastrophic. The US is one of the world’s biggest emitters of carbon. If they pull out we won’t meet our targets. And it’s not just Rome that will burn; he’ll take out the entire planet. That’s pretty much a hostage situation.

INDIE ROCKERS SEASIDE AT THE BYRON BAY BREWERY ON SATURDAY

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be dating her… It’s fine to quietly think your daughter is pretty but contemplating a scenario where you might be dating sets off the alarm bells. And hopefully a visit from Child Protection.

Shai Shriki is fresh from his show at the community centre, which drew rave reviews. On Sunday he’ll grace us with a solo set, and then join Si later. Paradise One, Coorabell. Doors open at 6pm, first act at 7pm, Middle Eastern banquet served at 8pm, chai at 10pm. Saturday night features Peter Hunt and his quartet. All enquiries to 6684 7348.

Prince Philip has officially stepped down from royal duties but the party must go on. At the Queen’s request, Sunday Safari is coming out of hibernation for one winter night only – and so should you. In our humble opinions, there’s no better way to keep warm than having a boogie to some great live music and DJs. A royally good time is coming to you with a killer lineup including UK dance lords Prok & Fitch, sultry indie rockers Seaside, garage gang The Cinema Wristys, brother/sister syth-pop duo Niterunner and the all-conquering girl band Galaxy Girls. On top of that, Byron’s finest selectors Webber, Dad Bod, Kurt King, 404 and Safari DJs will be treating us with tunes all night long. With a lineup like that, it would be royally rude not to! Byron Bay Brewery this Saturday from 4pm. Go to www. sundaysafari.com.au for tickets.

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ENTERTAINMENT

HUSKY’S GHOST

BE IN THE BAND The Lismore Lantern parade is calling out to musicians in the northern rivers area who want to play in the street band at this year’s Lismore Lantern Parade (Saturday 24 June). Go to the webpage: lantern parade. com/program/street-band-workshops/p/192.

WILD & UNKNOWN

WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR NEW A L B U M P U N C H B U Z Z , H U S K Y ’S GIDEON PREISS SPOKE WITH T H E E C H O A B O U T R E CO R D I N G THE ALBUM AND THE RELEASE O F T H E I R I N D I E RO C K- ST Y L E D S I N G L E , G H O ST . ‘Ghost is upbeat, it’s fun. Something I love in music is finding a bittersweet balance. My ultimate band for that is the Beach Boys. They wrote these seemingly happy fun light songs but deep down they were hard going. Maybe we touched on that a little with Ghost. It’s a simple song in a melody and chord progression; we tweaked that and then we started on this minor chord that gives it the bittersweet quality.’

Local favourite Sara Tindley is back with Wild & Unknown, an astonishingly frank and fearless new album produced by Nick Didia (Bruce Springsteen, Powderfinger, Pearl Jam). Tindley is touring the album as it was recorded, a duo with Michael Turner, a veteran artist who knows plenty about turning emotion and experience into music. A perfect way to spend a Sunday arvo at Club Mullum with Ash Bell in support 3–6pm, this Sunday. Booking and more info at www. clubmullum.com.

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Shaped by the duo’s recent experiences, Punchbuzz sees the band swapping their signature folk sound for streamlined indie rock that lopes ahead with widescreen atmosphere, dark lyrics, and newly muscled melodies. Sharp, lean, and driving, the album more than lives up to the dynamic imperative of its title. ‘The songs are quite different, the feel and the sound are quite different from what we have done before. You change over time and hopefully you are evolving,’ say Preiss. ‘You are listening to different music, you are reading different things, and all that informs the songs you write.’ Although this time was different. Punchbuzz was the first album on which Husky used a producer. ‘We worked with Matt REdlick. It was fantastic. We were just a couple of days into the process and we hit it off. He is a very curious, interesting and creative guy. ‘It was a leap of faith for us to use a producer. Matt is like an explorer, a sonic explorer, and he is up for going anywhere, and we were up for folioing him. He would start in the most random place and I would think this is mad, we won’t make music like this – but he had a way of bringing things back. It was a journey down the rabbit hole with him. You could talk in abstract terms. You could say, ‘I want the bridge to feel like misty morning dew as you slide down the clouds’ and he would go, ‘Ah yes, I have just the thing for that’.

HOT SHORTS DEADLINE The deadline for submissions for the Drill Hall’s short-play competition Hot Shorts is 30 June. This is a chance to see your words and ideas brought to life onstage. Plays can deal with any topic, must be original, play no longer than 10 minutes, and be relatively easy to cast and stage. For more info go to www.drillhalltheatre.org.au.

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The band are looking forward to taking their new album on the road, translating the music made into the studio to a live set. ‘It’s always a challenge – and something I tend to work on a lot, ’ says Preiss. ‘Taking new recorded material and bringing it to the stage. It’s a very very textured layered album, so when you play it live you are limited to how much four people can do with a limited number of hands, mouths and feet. So translating it is part of the process that I really love. We are working on it at the moment. Jules, our bass player, has this half-guitar half-bass – three guitar strings and two bass – so he can do guitar and bass at the same time!’ The Punchbuzz tour will see Husky perform in full band mode at Bello Winter Music, in an opening night gala with Epizo Bangoura, Jack Carty, Hello Tut Tut and MC Mandy Nolan – Bello Winter Music Gala Opening Night Thursday 6 July, Bellingen. Tickets $55 (adult) $28 (youth) $16 (child) www.bellowintermusic.com.

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YOUNG AND GREEN AT THE BYRON YAC ON SATURDAY Celebrating all things green and sustainable, Byron Youth Service (BYS) will be launching the Young & Green FREE Family Fun Day and Eco-Fair in partnership with Sandhills Childcare Centre this Saturday. There will be plenty of fun activities for adults and for kids to engage with their natural environment including pony rides, a reptile show, recycled arts and crafts, tree-climbing school, a pop-up garden play space, hip-hop workshops, storytime readings and interactive bird-buddy sessions. For the grownups there will be eco-dyeing, weaving, upcycling, slack-lining and making medicine for the trees! There is also the chance to win two tickets to Splendour In The Grass! 8am–1pm. CONTINUED P34

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RIES: The upside of Mars in Cancer? E A

CANCER: If partners are over-assertive K LIBRA: What happens when your boss N CAPRICORN: H

Plenty of energy for positive change.

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THIS WEEK’S CELESTIAL SYMMETRY FEATURES VENUS HEADING INTO EARTHY TAURUS, MERCURY INTO AIRY GEMINI AND MARS INTO WATERY CANCER WHILE LATE-WEEK FULL MOON SHINES IN FIERY SAGITTARIUS…

The trickier bit could turn you into an extra-sensitive, easily offended pressure cooker, so don’t take this week’s mind games and manipulations too seriously. Or personally. And remember whatever part of a person you speak to, that’s who’ll answer.

TAURUS: Your planetary ruler Venus F

sashaying into Taurus (one of her favourite homestays) is a material girl in a material world: sensuous, comfort loving – and stubborn. This week comes with some confidenceboosting socialising, plus it’s also prime time for wardrobe restyling and extra loving attention to your personal image.

LEO: This week invites you out and I

about to see and be seen. Which makes good business sense because networking’s highly worthwhile as long as you’re sensibly sceptical of exaggerated claims or over-the-top offers. When late-week full moon hits the drama switch, keep calm, dream big, play fair.

V IRGO: Your ruler Mercury in the sign G G EMINI: With planet Mercury flying on J of too much information can send winged heels into Gemini, no force in

the known universe could press your pause button. But this week has a lot going on behind the scenes and your personal astral advice is that less verbalising, more observing and listening will give you access to the information you need.

Virgo minds into overthink. If some of your pet views or dearest theories are full-frontally challenged this week, resist the obsessive worry loop – just do the necessary overhaul and update, remembering that the Mercurial realm is above all a playful one.

planet Venus moves into Taurus? The frenetic rhythm of recent weeks lessens to a slower tempo – but one still requiring active participation, especially round Friday’s full moon. If you’re unable to travel out and about, then dance in your living room to anything that moves you. L S CORPIO: If values clash this week, resist an adversarial position that cements oppositions. Aim for the prismatic perspective, achieved by holding something to the light and turning it around to examine different angles. Then you’ll be prepped if lateweek full moon offers an opportunity to fast-forward the decision on a major move. SAGITTARIUS: With three planetary M

shifts plus full moon in your sign, this week’s emphasis is on partnerships and teamwork. Compromise and cooperation are required on your part if you don’t want a replay of domestic disputes and unrest. You’re responsible for your conversational creations. And some things are better left unsaid.

CRIGHTON’S HOPE & RECOVERY S I N G E R /S O N G W R I T E R W I L L I A M C R I G H TO N , BA S E D I N T H E H U N T E R VA L L E Y, I S K N OW N F O R H I S P OW E R F U L A N D MESMERISING LIVE PERFORMANCES.

IT’S TAX TIME!

O A QUARIUS: Unhappy with this week’s

status quo and saying so? Then be

sure to offer alternatives for channelling strong opinions into productive action and sustainable change. According to the law of physics, we strengthen what we oppose, so it makes scientific sense to pull focus from undesirable conditions on to what you want.

P P ISCES: With Gemini vibes offering a

kaleidoscopic variety of socialising and flirty diversions, forget multi-tasking – this week’s challenge is to focus on one project at a time. Best returns accrue from being of service – something you do well. Ignore talk that’s behind anyone’s back; if something needs to be addressed, do it personally.

it and I think about the lyrics a lot. It was a spontaneous thing to record it though – I was playing it to myself and at first didn’t know Matt was recording, as we had been having a break from playing. We listened back and he’d captured a ‘moment’. I tried to play it a few more times, but the first take stuck. And Talking to God – what is religious accountability, do you think? That’s a tough one. I don’t know, but I think we are all one here. Whether we like it or not, the sum of our differences would fit on a pinhead when compared to the ways in which we’re the same.

Respected Australian music journalist Iain Shedden of The Australian recently described Crighton’s performance as, ‘Once in a lifetime a gig surpasses all expectations, slapping you in the face with its grace, majestic singing, the quality of the material, and, in this instance, the acoustic ambience of the venue… [it] demonstrated music’s power to stir the heart and soul. In my all-time Top 10 that one.’ What’s the essence of a great gig for you, William? Connection. How was it collaborating with Matt Sherrod? Matt is a good mate and I’ve learned a lot from him. He’s always up for a challenge.

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I note that you have recorded in Mullumbimby. Can you tell me about the process? It seems you have traversed some locations! Yes! We recorded some of Hope Recovery at the Music Farm. It was a really nice spot. We definitely were inspired by the energy of the area and I think you can hear that in the music. What have been the performing highlights for you this year? This tour has been amazing. Every show has been its own thing and different from the next. The audiences have been very supportive and giving. WOMAD was incredible too! You have recorded After the Gold Rush, the Neil Young song. Can you tell me about that? That song has spoken to me since I first heard

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If troublesome transactions or challenging dynamics get your Capricorn goat this week, rather than arcing up it’s healthier and far more fun to play the charm card. Responding with style and grace brings greater rewards than getting something done and dusted just so you can move to along to the next chore.

this week, you have marvellous Mars bolstering your bravado. So ditch that default setting of scarcity; there’s a fountain of availability, a wardrobe of possibilities awaiting your choice. Then by late-week fiery full moon, you’ll be ready for nuzzling up to a warm hearth or heart…

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Imagine standing on a stage surrounded by the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s virtuoso musicians, watching bows and fingers fly, feeling the power of the bass line, or hearing the exquisite tones of artistic director Richard Tognetti’s Guarneri del Gesú violin up close. ACO Virtual, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s groundbreaking virtual orchestra installation, will be installed and available for you to experience at NORPA at Lismore City Hall over 8–24 June. ACO Virtual is an interactive, immersive experience featuring sublime music by Bach, Grieg, Roger Smalley and Astor Piazolla played by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. 10am–3pm daily (30-min loop) NORPA at Lismore City Hall $10 / $5 visit norpa.org.au or 1300 066 772 or drop in.

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ENTERTAINMENT KIM & THE BAD BOYS As part of Kim Dowling’s efforts to raise money for the Cancer Council and shake her booty in the local Dancing With the Stars event, she is bringing out the big guns! Bad Boys Australia will be strutting their stuff at the Ocean Shores Country Club this Saturday!

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Kim is from the Ocean Shores Tavern, and is very grateful to be collaborating with the Ocean Shores Country Club for this fundraising initiative. Look no further than Badboys Australia with their latest production BADBOYS XXL. Their new show takes you on a journey where every emotion explodes into a night of excitement, titillation and exploration of the male form. The Badboys specialise in fulfilling every girl’s fantasy and desire with style, ensuring every moment is everlasting. A night with the Badboys is a night to never be forgotten. So be sure to get your tickets at the Country Club ASAP. As for Dancing With the Stars, Kim will be performing a hip-hop routine as best as any late 80s aerobics instructor can at the Dancing With the Stars event. Dancing With the Stars is at the Mullum Ex-Services on Saturday 17 June at 6pm.

SURFING VERTICAL Wayne Lynch burst onto the Australian surfing scene in the 1960s and rode a wave like no-one else. He opened up fresh possibilities with a radically new vertical style. He was a champion, a draft dodger, an outsider, a revolutionary, a messiah, an environmentalist, a victim, a wild man, a pauper and an enigma. He tested himself against the big waves and produced something beautiful and exhilarating and elegant in the process. Catch Uncharted Waters at The Brunswick Picture House on Wednesday 14 June. Adult $14 | Concession $12 | Child $10.7pm.

JOSEPH GETS HIS COAT Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the tale of an ordinary boy who rises to a position of great power. The favoured son of Old Testament patriarch Jacob of Canaan, Joseph (Brian Pamphilon) is betrayed by his jealous brothers and cast into slavery. The play is about his amazing comeback and is packed with lots of laughs, catchy songs and spectacular costumes and dance numbers. The show features a family-friendly story as well as universal themes such as love, jealousy, revenge, forgiveness and mercy. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be staged at the Players Theatre, Swift St, Ballina from 16 June till 9 July. Tickets are available at Windrose Travel, Riverwalk Arcade, Ballina, phone 6686 6566.

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BAY WATCH WONDER WOMAN Lowbrow does not necessarily equate with bad. Which in this case is just as well, for the adaptation to the big screen of David Hasselhoff ’s unfathomably successful TV series is about as lowbrow as it gets. But there is a likeable foolishness about it and its two leading men, Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, combine well for what is essentially a fairly predictable buddy movie. The introductory scene, with the credits rolling, is wildly self-mocking, and it is followed by a very funny dick routine that leaves you in no doubt as to the tone of what will come in its wake. In fact, keeping abreast of the times, director Seth Gordon squeezes in more dick jokes than tit jokes, including one in which Zac Efron handles the penis of a cadaver. The Baywatch lifeguards, with Mitch (Johnson) as their guiding light, are conducting the annual recruitment test for new members when Matt Brody (Efron), an egotistical former Olympic champion now in disgrace after a bender led him to spew in the pool (‘the vomit comet’), arrives to join them as part of his rehab. Mitch and Matt don’t hit it off at all, but with a little tough love and contrition on Matt’s part, bridges will be built as the team unites to solve the mystery of who is smuggling meth into the Baywatch area. The girls are sexy but shallow, the hipster soundtrack does not miss a beat in driving the action and Johnson displays impeccable timing in delivering some sharp oneliners. Less appealing is the level of violence that grows as the story’s crime component takes precedence – it is neither offensive nor graphic, but it does seem out of place in what should be a tongue-in-cheek romp. The beach itself simply cannot hold a candle to what we are familiar with in our Shire (location shots were in Florida and Georgia) and the bloopers aren’t worth waiting for. Hasselhoff makes an appearance, as does an almost lifelike Pamela Anderson, compared to whom Efron is as cute as a button.

There is a lot more to like about this blockbuster than you might initially think. In fact, if you disregard the first and last fifteen minutes, you could even say that it is pretty good – or at least a cut above the usual superhero drivel.

Director Patty Jenkins blew us all away with Monster (2003), her film about a female serial killer, and here she shows a similar understanding of her central character, Diana (Gal Gadot) – which is to say, it takes a dame to know a dame. Diana’s early history, growing up on an island populated only by women (she was made out of clay and had life breathed into her by one of the gods), is candy-arsed and silly, with more back-story than is needed. But when Steve (Chris Pine at his most charming), an American airman, crashes into the sea, Diana is shunted into the real world of ordinary mortals and the film turns into something much more absorbing than just a parade of muscles and weird outfits. It is 1918 and the Great War is drawing to its bloody end while the victorious powers are negotiating the

terms of the Armistice that Germany will sign. Ludendorff (Danny Huston, looking schmick in a German military outfit), disgruntled and unbowed, will never surrender and is developing a most horrendous lethal gas with which he will continue the fight. He is, Diana believes, the manifestation of Aries, the god of war, who has poisoned the hearts and minds of mankind. She makes it her mission to destroy him. The beautifully created London of the period is so much more believable than the early island sequences, with sets and streets, props and richly textured and detailed costumes by veteran designer Lindy Hemming (of Batman fame) giving priceless authenticity to the drama. As a stranger in a strange land, Diana is confronted by moral questions that are usually skirted around in the superhero genre and it is a relief to find that Allan Heinberg’s thoughtful screenplay has something positive to say.

Girls Night Out Preview Screening Wednesday 14th June 6.30pm arrival for a 7pm screening. All Tickets $25. PreShow snacks and Complementary Glass of

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ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY 8 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON THE SWAMPS RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM DIRTY RIVER DUO BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL BYRON THEATRE 7.30PM BIG WAVE PROJECT WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM CHEF DE PARTY & FRIENDS TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM TALEENA PECK BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM RICHIE & OLIVER BANGALOW BOWLING CLUB 7PM ROCK’N'ROLL DANCING POINCIANA, MULLUMBIMBY 6.30PM JESSE PUMPHREY CLUB MULLUM 7PM PETE C & DR BAZ NUNKERR FARM, GOONENGERRY 3PM CREEK GROW GRAND OPENING WITH CRAZY HORSE SOUNDSYSTEM KINGSCLIFF BOWLING CLUB 7.30PM KINGY COMEDY WITH MIKE BENNETT, MARTY LAPPAN, ELLEN BRIGGS

FRIDAY 9 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON SUNROSE, ETHER, AYLIA RAIN RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM FERGO & THE BURDEN BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 5PM INO PIO 9PM DAVE ORR BAND BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM PETER HUNT TRIO BYRON THEATRE 11AM RAPHAEL – THE LORD OF THE ARTS STICKY WICKET, BYRON 9PM DJ KYLE WALKER 9.30PM OOZ WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM ADAM HARPAZ TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM THE IMPRINTS SUN BISTRO, SUNRISE 5PM GREGG PETERSON

PIZZA PARADISO, SUFFOLK PARK 6PM KIMMY BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM THE HOMBRES BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM KIT BRAY MULLUM FARMERS MARKET 8AM NICK SAXON CLUB MULLUM 7.30PM WILLIAM CRIGHTON DRILL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY 7.30PM DRILL BITS #2 ST MARTIN’S HALL, MULLUMBIMBY 12.30PM ECSTATIC TEMPLE DANCE 7PM HOUSE OF BLISS KIRTAN MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 8PM KRAPPYOKEE DURRUMBUL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY 7.30PM FREAK FULL MOON DANCE PARTY WITH TIJUANA CARTEL & WILD MARMALADE OCEAN SHORES COMMUNITY CENTRE 4PM NORTHERN LIGHTS YOUTH EVENT BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 9PM TROMBONE KELLIE NUNKERR FARM, GOONENGERRY SUNSET WISAK FOR STANDING ROCK NODAPL WITH CRAZY HORSE SOUNDSYSTEM TINTENBAR HALL 7.30PM TINTENBAR UP FRONT WITH JAMAIKA CHANTAE & KEANI & TEKIERI, THE JANITOR, SIMON CHATE, THE MAYBELLINES, BRONNY & THE BISHOPS, CRAIG ATKINS & MORE LENNOX HOTEL 10PM REAL JARRAH BAND BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 9PM LISA HUNT CHINDERAH TAVERN 5.30PM DIRTY CHANNEL DUO MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE DAVID WILLIAMSON’S TRAVELLING NORTH KINGSCLIFF HOTEL 8PM EUROGLIDERS SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF 6PM DAVEY WODER 8.30PM DJ BEN

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CABARITA SPORTS CLUB RAKU O’GAIA COOLANGATTA HOTEL GANGGAJANG CURRUMBIN PUB 8PM RA RA RUBY, COASTAL LIGHTS, HERE BE MONSTERS, JAY & JESS CURRUMBIN RSL 5PM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

SATURDAY 10 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON THE WALKING WHO, MYLEE & THE MILKSHAKES, M.ZANDO RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM BOHEMIAN COWBOYS BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM DJ FONZAIUS BYRON YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTRE 8AM YOUNG & GREEN FAMILY FUN DAY & ECO FAIR WITH DJ TYMPANIC BYRON BAY BREWERY 4PM ROYALLY GOOD TIME WITH PROK & FITCH, SEASIDE, THE CINEMA WRISTYS, NITERUNNER, GALAXY GIRLS & DJS BYRON THEATRE 1PM JULIUS CAESAR STICKY WICKET, BYRON 9PM DJ PARTY 9.30PM JAMES SCOTT WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ NERY TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM ANGIE HUDSON PIZZA PARADISO, SUFFOLK PARK 6PM PAT TIERNEY PARADISE ONE, COORABELL 6PM PETER HUNT QUARTET BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM MESCALITO BLUES FEDERAL HALL 7.30PM PATERSON SCREENING BRUNSWICK HEADS 8AM OLD & GOLD FAIR

BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7PM DIRTY CHANNEL DUO SOUNDSHELL, BRUNSWICK HEADS 10PM BOOK LAUNCH CANCELLED: CONTENT FOR 'THE WIT AND WISDOM OF ONE NATION' FAILS TO FILL A SENTENCE MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL 12PM UNFUCK THE WORLD FEATURING MERCY-MERCY CLUB MULLUM 7PM DUSTYESKY DRILL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY 7.30PM DRILL BITS #2 OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 7PM BAD BOYS AUSTRALIA FOR CANCER COUNCIL NUNKERR FARM, GOONENGERRY ALL DAY & NIGHT ACOUSTIC JAM WITH CRAZY HORSE SOUNDSYSTEM CLUB LENNOX 7PM OOZ LENNOX HOTEL 10PM KOBY & KREW DJS BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 6PM GLENN MASSEY 9PM PINK ZINC BALLINA RSL BOWLING CLUB 6PM LEIGH JAMES MARY G’S, LISMORE CATH SIMES BAND SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 2PM KOBYA 7PM BEC LAUGHTON KINGSCLIFF HOTEL 7PM LISA HUNT CHINDERAH TAVERN 8PM ADAM HOLE MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE DAVID WILLIAMSON’S TRAVELLING NORTH CABARITA SPORTS CLUB JASON KAFOA BAND CURRUMBIN RSL 4PM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

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PRESENTED BY BYRON THEATRE Friday 9 June @11am & Sunday 11 June @2pm Full $20 | Conc $18 | Student U18 $10

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PRESENTED BY BYRON THEATRE Saturday 10 June @1pm & Wednesday 14 June @11am Full $25 | Conc $23 | Group 10+ $15 | Student U18 $10

2017 NSW TRAINING AWARDS NORTH COAST PRESENTATION

Friday 16 June, 6.30 pm Full $30 (incl 1 free drink, canapes & fork food)

JUNE

TWELFTH NIGHT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE – NT LIVE SCREENING Sat 17 June, 1pm & Wed 28 June, 11am Full $25 | Conc $23 | Student U18 $10 | Group 10+ $15 | Age 15+

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SUNDAY 11 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON BUSBY MAROU, THE TESKEY BROTHERS RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM DAVE SCOTT BAND BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 4.30PM OKA 9PM DJ LONGTIME BYRON THEATRE 2PM RAPHAEL – THE LORD OF THE ARTS BYRON GOLF CLUB 3PM LIVE MUSIC TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 12.30PM SESSION DJS STONE & WOOD, BYRON A&I 4PM FESTIVAL OF THE STONE WITH KINGSWOOD, POLISH CLUB, MT WARNING, BUNNY RACKET SUN BISTRO, SUNRISE 5PM AL & THE UPSTARTS PARADISE ONE, COORABELL 6PM SI MULLUMBY & SHAI SHRIKI BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE 9AM HOMEMADE JAM BRUNSWICK HOTEL 4PM FLOATING BRIDGES DRILL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY 2PM DRILL BITS #2 CLUB MULLUM 3PM SARAH TINDLEY & ASH BELL MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 3PM JAM BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 3PM JAM WITH DENIS WARREN, JOHN HELLMAN, GRANT ROBERTSON, LYNE DAVIS CLUB LENNOX 4PM MAD MULE KINGSCLIFF SURF CLUB 3PM GREGG PETERSON KINGSCLIFF HOTEL 5PM ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS CHILLINGHAM MARKET 9AM INDIA DEPRIEZ CHINDERAH TAVERN 2.30PM TRIPLE JS MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE DAVID WILLIAMSON’S TRAVELLING NORTH TWIN TOWNS JUNIORS, TWEED HEADS 2.30PM MAT STOKES CURRUMBIN RSL 4PM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

MONDAY 12 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON DAN CLARK

RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM BILL JACOBI BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM REGGAE WITH JESSE MORRIS BAND WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM REGGAE AFTERPARTY EWINGSDALE HALL 7PM MOVING SOUL CONSCIOUS DANCE B-SPACE, BALLINA 5PM JAM

TUESDAY 13 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON MARSHALL O'KELL RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM SPLENDOUR BUSKERS COMPETITION BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8PM OPEN MIC WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJS JAMIE, SLHTTE, 4 EYES SUFFOLK PARK HALL 7.15PM NO LIGHTS NO LYCRA BANGALOW HOTEL 8PM BRACKETS OPEN MIC MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 7PM TRIVIA NEW BRIGHTON FARMERS MARKET 8AM ELENA B WILLIAMS

WEDNESDAY 14 RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM BOHEMIAN COWBOYS DUO BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM BEN WALSH BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC WITH ALAIN DE CARNE BYRON THEATRE 11AM JULIUS CAESAR WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM DJ JAMIE BYRON BOWLING CLUB MUSICAL TRIVIA BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE 7PM UNCHARTED WATERS: THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF WAYNE LYNCH BALLINA HOTEL 6PM OPEN MIC BALLINA RSL 7PM SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE THAI BY NIGHT, BALLINA 6.30PM BOB HOWLETT LISMORE CITY HALL 11AM, 12PM, 6.30PM THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW

SATURDAY 10 JUNE 8AM–1PM

YOUNG & GREEN FREE FAMILY FUN DAY & ECO FAIR FOR STALL BOOKINGS PLEASE CONTACT BERRI ON 0490 026 840

13 JUNE 4–7PM

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

WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 4.30–7.30PM

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

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! PLEASE CALL BERRI ON 0490 026 840 FOR INFORMATION.

YOUR DONATIONS MATTER!

$50 PER WEEK KEEPS YOUNG PEOPLE SAFE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS! PLEASE GO TO WWW.BYS.ORG.AU TO DONATE.

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6684 2783

Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753

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

BAYSIDE COVERS & CANVAS Boat covers, ute canopies & repairs. Billinudgel ............0402 600535

Kitchens .............................................. 39

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

Landscape Design ......................... 39

ARTISAN AIR www.artisanair.com.au â€˜Chill Outâ€™ AU37088 Lic 246545C

Landscaping .................................... 39

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

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

ALTERATIONS & REPAIRS

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Lighting .............................................. 40

COMPASS CURTAINS

Locksmith .......................................... 40

Barbara Wilson

Lawnmower Repairs .................... 40

Osteopathy ....................................... 40 Painting .............................................. 40 Pest Control ...................................... 40 Photography .................................... 40

Plastering .......................................... 40

COMPETITIVE PRICING â€˘ TEXT QUOTES AVAILABLE

Roofing ............................................... 41 Rubbish Removal........................... 41 Scrap Metal Merchants ............... 41 Septic Systems ................................ 41 Solar Installation ........................... 41 Swimming Pools ............................ 41 Tiling .................................................... 41 Tractor Repairs................................ 41 Tree Services .................................... 41 Upholstery ........................................ 41

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

0439 624 945

02 66 804 173 Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

IWIRE

NO FIX NO CHARGE For fast service call

0402 022 111

David Levine iwireantennas.com.au

*conditions apply

Video Production .......................... 41

YOUR DIGITAL AND PROGRAMMING SOLUTIONS

Water Filters ..................................... 41 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning .. 41 Welding .............................................. 41 Window Tinting .............................. 41

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

JACK MANTLE

STAIRS

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL OPEN / CLOSED RISERS

0408 740 480 / 07 5590 5696

Call Norm now on

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

Friendly & Reliable

â€˘ Set top box installation and programming â€˘ Surround sound design and installation â€˘ All TV, telephone & electrical installations

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

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

DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998

ANTENNAS PLUS

Visa Advice ........................................ 41

ARCHITECTURAL TIMBERS

ANTENNAS

â€˘ New digital antennas â€˘ Reception problems * â€˘ Extra TV outlets â€˘ Phone sockets â€˘ Pensioner discounts

Veterinary Surgeons .................... 41

Valuers ................................................ 41

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â€˘ DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reasonable

Podiatry .............................................. 41 Removalists ...................................... 41

We come to you, wherever you are: Byron, Lismore, TheÂ Clarence and beyondâ€Ś

BUILDING TRADES

0481 136 473

Plumbers ............................................ 40 Printing & Copying Services .... 41

Custom made curtains, blinds and decor items

0435 954 212

CLOTHING ALTERATIONS AND MENDS

Physiotherapy ................................. 40 Picture Framing .............................. 40

20 years and going strong!

0422 668 582

BUILDER â€“ JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953Q ........ 0403 458177 CARPENTER Tiny houses, extensions, renos, studios, decks. Samuel Lic 266052C ........0405 479528

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705 CARPENTER/JOINER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ..66845035 or 0414 842602 BYRON ANTENNA SERVICE Call me first for fast service. Richard ..................................0401 190960 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420

ANTIQUES / RESTORATION

EXTENSIONS & RENOVATIONS Excellent quality. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154

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

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

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

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786

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

ACCOUNTANT â€“ MARTIN McCARTHY ...............................................................................66874026 ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960 BOOKKEEPING MYOB/QB/XERO BAS registered. Reasonable rates ...............................0414 500640

ACUPUNCTURE

AUDIO PRODUCTION AUTOMOTIVE

Bayside Radiators

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis..................................................66842559

Windscreens & Air Conditioning

ACUPUNCTURE www.marlenefarry.com Womenâ€™s health, general practice.....................66842400

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

ACUPUNCTUREâ€“TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE. Mary-Ellen Young .................0403 477972

Serving Byron Shire Peter Colin Lute â€˘ L4 Wilfred Street, Billinudgel â€˘ 6680 2444

Lic AU37088

Lic 246545C

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

www.envite.org.au WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Management plans drawn up........................................0418 110714

CARPET CLEANING

TLC

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

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

Envite Environment has 24 years experience in all aspects of ecological restoration. Contact us for a no cost site assessment, advice and quote. 02 6627 2800 â€˘ environment@envite.org.au

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION artisanair.com.au

Call Ross Faithfull 0409 157 695 a/h 6687 2943 Â Â e: faithfullrossco@gmail.com

Bush Regeneration - Planting - Weed Control

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

AU29498 Lic No: MVRL 46201

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415

P/L

Native bush regeneration, tree planting and weed control. Fully insured and qualified with more than 12 yearsâ€™ local experience. Free property assessments and quotes.Â

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

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

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

Truck Mounted Machine

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Kevin & Margaret Bower

(02) 6684 1001

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CARPET CLEANING (continued) FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

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

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DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

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

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

0411 567 844

SPECIALISING IN PRESTIGIOUS PROPERTIES

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

0418 156 909

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

Call Steven Butturini

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

APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au......................... Nathan 0412 926441 DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm ......................................0410 723601

20 Year+s Exp.

CARPET, UPHOLSTERY & more. No chemicals. www.mintsteamclean.com .....................66808097 BYRON SHIRE DOMESTIC CLEANING SERVICE North Byron Shire...............................0421 360961

CHIMNEY SWEEPING

THE ORIGINAL CHIMNEY SWEEP YOUR CHIMNEY NEEDS TO BE CLEANED ONCE A YEAR! • Avoid dangerous chimney ﬁres • Improve ﬁreplace performance

FIREPLACE INSTALLATION & REPAIRS BE WISE • BE SAFE

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AAA AIRBNB CLEANERS Book now for holiday season................................................0421 360961

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AIRBNB HOSTING SERVICES Cleaning, linen, restocking, bookings.............................0410 630042

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

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 CLEANING ADVISORY You and your home....................................................................0403 733069 alchemycleaning.net Detailing above and beyond, see website. Call Aaron..............0439 891325 BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns $35ph. Holly..............0451 102239

BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation .....66771905 QUALITY & RELIABLE Cleaning, rubbish removal, down-sizing ...................................0421 701140 NO NONSENSE CLEANING Do you need it cleaned? Call me .........................................0434 515016

CHIROPRACTIC

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

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Jai – 0467 482 948

THE CLEANING QUEEN Local refs. Thorough & reliable service. Carol ...........................0490 707334

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE

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

COMPUTER SERVICES

Phone Geoff 0412 831 944

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553 MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962

TINY EARTHWOR

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St .........................66841028 BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159 CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St .....................0467 660323

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

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Not your average TECH shop

various implements available for limited access projects

#Computers #Accessories #Repairs #Support #Gadgets

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

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

– nationally recognised qualiﬁcations

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING

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

Specialising in road repairs & driveways

SaulMordaunt@macdoc.net.au

0411 562 111 s

Apple Certified Support

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

UOTES Environmentally Conscious. Specialising in Windows & Screens, House Washing, Gutters, Roofs, Solar Panels, Driveways… NOW OFFERING INDOOR HOUSE CLEANING Call Sam on 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

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning

Full Circle

Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads. Augers – hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.

Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160

CONCRETING & PAVING

5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE 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

Lic.136717c

BYRON ECO WINDOW CLEANING & PRESSURE WASHING Q FREE

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift

0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678

WORKRIGHT COMPUTER SUPPORT Mobile service. Seniors discount available .........0422 804449

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

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

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283 NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating...0402 716857

JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C ......0421 957506 BRENDON POWELL Earthmoving, landscaping, design & construction ........................0404 988222 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 PRIMAL CONCRETING Concrete driveways, pathways, shed slabs, Pebblecrete & colour specialists, 35 years exp. Lic 295404C. Phone Josh ...........................................0449 846152

COUNSELLING

BACKHOE FOR HIRE Septics, trenching, electrical, drainage, roads .......66845260 or 0428 845091 DIGGER, TRUCK, AUGER HIRE 20+ years experience. Good rates ...............................0402 652017 MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew ..........66841424 or 0401 968173

PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com................66840469 BOBCAT WORK. Phone Simon ......................................................................................0438 446287

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

MARK STIBBARD EARTHMOVING Excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire ..................0418 665905

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

ELECTRICIANS

THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

24 HOUR SERVICE

DENTISTS BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766

0439 624 945

GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ................................07 55234090

fullcirclerefinishing.com

LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816

Domestic Commercial

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Lic: 154293c

CLEANING

Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208

BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264

COOK & CLEAN $35/hr

from Residential · Commercial · Holiday · Airbnb · Bond

0404 871 015

9 Qualified 9 ABN 9 Insured 9 Police Check

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DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL JAMIE 0408 809 817

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

licence no. 201775c

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ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

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

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

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C ..........................66803333 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors .............................................................66857200 BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days ..............................0415 144514

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

GUTTERING Tim Knutt

Lic No. 238269C

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

0417 644 447 Domestic, Commercial, Industrial & Solar A small Family Business with a commitment to efficient, functional, high-quality finishes.

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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info@byronbayranga.com ~ www.byronbayranga.com

0431 550 401

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173

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!

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C.............0422 668582

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Leaf Guard. Lic 60414C. Darryl Patterson..........................0414 889453 RIGHT AS RAIN GUTTER CLEANING www.rightasrainservices.com.au Pressure/window..0402 384682

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

Call Now 0436 462 308

0497 413 344 • www.charlibearlawncare.com

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247

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

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd

HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956

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

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

JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ............................0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444

SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 NEW ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Electrician & solar. Level 2 ASP meters u’g. Lic 219161C...0419 556639 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801 HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ..........................0407 416575

FENCING

Byron Gardening

www.care-repair.com Lic No 223375C. Aaron ...........................................................0428 891682

HEALTH

MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St.............................................................66841511 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street ..................................................................66844400

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

PSG FENCING All types. Friendly & professional. Quality work. Matt .............................0401 259882

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

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366

Luke McDermott

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256

THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953

Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

0434 329 111 | byrongardening.com.au

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

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

• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic,

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

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

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

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

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

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

www.eastcoastpilates.com.au South Golden Beach................................................0408 110006

HIRE

IN THE DOME

Marquees & Decor • Private • Corporate • Festivals • Weddings info@inthedome.com.au @inthedomemarquees 6680 1435 / 0466 986 545

Innovative Design for Stunning Styling

WATER BASED FINISHES & EUROPEAN BUFFING OILS

Nathan Hourigan 0420 215 716 Servicing all areas

E: it2gets2me@gmail.com

Lic: 210143C

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697

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

A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing, 72” mowers, gardening/property maint. specialists ...0402 487213 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO Equipment hire & installation crystalgrid.com.au ...........0421 661910 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

INTERNET & DATA SERVICES

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 ACREAGE MOWING Reliable. 60 inch zero turn mower. Fully-insured. Julian ................0401 350156

THE FLOOR SANDER Non-toxic finishes. Free quotes. Phone Richard ...........................0407 821690 BIO GARDENS Horticulturist for all your gardening needs. Reasonable rates ...............0459 175729

GARAGE DOORS

FULL OF GARDENS Lawn & garden maint, servicing Byron Shire. Fully insured. Jack ...0431 768123 FEMALE GARDENER EXTRAORDINAIRE 30 years experience. Call Bridget..................0429 335501 STRONGARM LANDSCAPING & GARDEN MAINTENANCE .........................................0402 917519

LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

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

GARDEN DESIGN

JEWELLERS

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329 TRADE QUALIFIED JEWELLER Resizes, repairs, remodels, commissions louiseshaw.com.au .0414 644828 GARDEN MAKEOVERS Design, restoration & plant supply .............John 66841126 or 0431 745475

GAS SUPPLIERS

D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery – www.hinged.com.au ...................................................0409 843689

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 BYRON ARTELIER Landscape Architect 15 yrs+ exp. Free consult. Call Ben .................0488 620227 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

LANDSCAPING

GLAZIERS

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 6685 8588 Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing

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KITCHENS

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

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Service Directory

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OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics,

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

real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Alex Margan, Lachlan Dewar .......................................66803499 EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Matrix Rhythm Therapy, home visits avail................66847838

Bullion

PETER FARRELL Physiotherapist, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ....................66843385 INSPIRING MOVEMENT Kerrie Hart Feldenkrais method, physiotherapy.....................0499 200622

â€˘ Interior â€˘ Exterior â€˘ Free Quotes â€˘ No Job Too Small

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CALL DEREK Mob: 0414 225 604

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

Tel: 6680 5049 Email: bullionspainting@gmail.com Lic 211498C

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

PAINTER

TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS 69 McAuleys Lane, Mullumbimby .................................0488 094025 MULLUM MOWERS & MACHINERY REPAIRS Mullumbimby Industrial Estate............0423 204218 BYRON MOWER REPAIRS & sharpening service. morg-1975@yahoo.com.au .............0439 993198

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR â€˘ PLASTER REPAIRS â€˘ WALLPAPERING CLEAN & TIDY â€˘ ALWAYS ON TIME â€˘ ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 â€“ 465 Uralba Road, Uralba Lic No. 186717C

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

PLASTERING ABN 48867459605

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AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249

LOCKSMITH

CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, physiotherapy ....................................................66857222 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ€™bah 66723818

Domestic + Commercial Painting

CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron ..........................66807207

LAUNDRY

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

Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ€™Hara, Kim Snellgrove .............................................................................66872330

ANTHONY Dâ€™ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 Lic Nr: 297502C

LAUNDRY SERVICES

LIGHTING

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates.

466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288

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SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron ...................................... 66298208 or 0429 398208 DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION www.varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ...6845035 or 0414 842602 PRIMAL LANDSCAPES & CONSTRUCTION Retaining wall specialists. Lic 295404C ....0449 846152 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853 IPS PTY LTD Paving, concreting, retaining walls, fencing, decks & design Lic 290231C ...0437 819087

PHYSIOTHERAPY Lic 167371C

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Plastering 10 years Byron Shire Small Patch to Architectural Homes Sean 0418 216 070 | sean@if-industrialist.com Lic 94766C

KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ................0400 349027 or 0438 842731 COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733

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

BAY AREA PAINTING Lic No 289979C. Free quotes .............................................................0405 609598 GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ€™t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129 GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICE New homes, extensions, renos, 40 yrs exp. Mark ....0448 069670

PEST CONTROL

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

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NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517 OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Tintenbar. Michael Petrie.....................................0428 484026 DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com...0412 786399

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Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081

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at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

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

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Arrange a FREE inspection phone AUSSIE ANODES 1300 166 673 JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C..............................0421 334515 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ€Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â€Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 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. Water specialist. Mullum/Byron .....0434 273726 ZEN PLUMBING Water, drainage, gas fitting, 24hr emergency, maint. Lic 306198C.....0420 797619

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

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

TREE SERVICES

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES

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

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

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REMOVALISTS

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phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

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NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT

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TRINE SOLUTIONS Plumbing, draining & gasfitting. Lic 138031C ......................................66779574

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

PETER GRAY Dip Arb. AQF5. Consulting arborist ...........................................................0414 186161 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ...................................................0402 364852

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TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew ......................................0412 558890

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524

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

UPHOLSTERY

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

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ROOFING

Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

VIDEO PRODUCTION VISA ADVICE

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ROOFING

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

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

02 6684 2198

MONTYS METAL

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

Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

www.lighthouseremovals.com.au

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

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

www.saegroup.com.au

LIGHTHOUSE REMOVALS

(02) 6684 5395

The expert in solar efﬁciency

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.

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

WATER FILTERS

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

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

SWIMMING POOLS

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

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362

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

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

The Water Filter Experts for home, commercial and rural properties

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

IN IN H

(opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003

LIC: 223489C

ZAC MACTAGGART METAL ROOFING PTY LTD

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

Ƈ NEW ROOFS Ƈ RE ROOFS Ƈ INSULATED ROOF PANELS Ƈ Ƈ FASCIA & GUTTERS Ƈ REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE Ƈ

THE POOL GURUS For all your pool needs. Service, Repairs, Equipment.......................0404 092729

TILING

0411 683 003 WWW.ZACMACTAGGARTMETALROOFING.COM.AU

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600

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

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

BYRON COAST ROOFING PTY LTD Lic 252098C Guttering, leaf guard, cladding, etc ..0422 248936

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

$399

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

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

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING Professional Water Tank Cleaning Installation and maintenance of water filters for rural and suburban properties h your Deal wit erator p o l ca lo

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

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available ..............................0450 300360 TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob.....0410 428919 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 TILER Small jobs, repairs. Lic R75915.............................................................................0468 465344

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

TRACTOR REPAIRS

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP TRACTOR REPAIRS @ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS EEr all FroR p off fo g

D washin steel, es and machin ers dry

Buying: • Scrap metal • Aluminium • Copper • Brass • Lead • Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

Paciﬁc Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

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

FREE T avail fo OW

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

PHONE BILL: 6688 4143 – 0407 435 259

WE CLEAN WATER TANKS

•

Call Peter BYRON SHIRE

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 SCRUBBED Tank cleaning, repairs & liner installs. Call Matt & Nick....... 0411 425678 or 66884478

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 June 7, 2017 41

Classifieds INDEX Birthdays ................................ 44 Caravans ................................ 43

RATES & PAYMENT

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

yogalates.com.au

LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line

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

TWO WINGS PSYCHOLOGY

Childcare ................................ 42

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

Death Notices.......................... 44

PHONE ADS

For Sale ................................... 43

Ads may be taken by phone on

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

Funeral Notices ....................... 44 Garage Sales ......................... 43 Hall & Venue Hire ................... 42 Health Notices ........................ 42

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

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

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

House Sit ................................. 43

EMAIL ADS

Items Under $100 ................... 43

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.

Lost & Found .......................... 44 Motor Vehicles ........................ 43 Musical Notes......................... 44

Yoga Pilates Yogalates Barre

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

Bangalow or Suffolk Park

6687 2031

…feel the difference

THE BYRON SHIRE

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

netdaily

Prepayment is required for all ads.

SUZANNE BOURCHIER psychologist 02 6685 5670

Only Adults ............................. 44 Pets......................................... 44 Positions Vacant ..................... 43 Professional Services ............. 42 Public Notices......................... 42 Removalists ............................. 43 Share Accommodation .......... 43 Short Term Accommodation .. 43 Social Escorts ........................ 44 To Lease ................................. 43 To Let ...................................... 43 Tradework ............................... 42 Tree Services ......................... 42 Tuition ..................................... 44 Wanted ................................... 43 Work Wanted......................... 44 WWOOFA................................ 43

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

PUBLIC NOTICES

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

Are you doing it tough?

FOOD RELIEF BAGS will be available

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

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

Ocean Shores MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY

www.thehubbaptist.org

AGELESS GRACE

Seated movement to music for lifelong comfort & ease of body & brain. Neuroplasticity. Thurs 12-1pm CWA Hall, Bruns. $5. Ph Kristen 0497008277 WE DELIVER IKEA FURNITURE We shop, deliver & assemble if required. Shop & drop $40 min. Rick 0400559929 BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE CAFE Open every Sunday for homemade jam & 1 hour before show times. Open this Saturday for Old & Gold

BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET Saturday 8 July

Info and registration www.byroncentre.com.au

The Channon Craft Market THIS SUNDAY

6688 6433

The best market in the country! DEATH CAFE & INFO NIGHT Natural Death Care Centre & Amitayus Hospice Service combine to offer lots of relevant and helpful information. Coffee, tea and cake.

THURSDAY 15 JUNE 7-9pm Front room Civic Hall. Zenith Virago 0427 924 310

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

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

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS • 66841777 •

42 June 7, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo

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

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

ANXIETY

Assessment & treatment of children, adolescents & adults

Carl Moore Psychology Reg no. PSY0001057399 Medicare rebates available

BQ^[\ + 4ri | 6684 6336

KINESIOLOGY

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

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

HALL & VENUE HIRE

COLONICS

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

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

HYPNOSIS & EFT

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

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

THAI MASSAGE With male, 1hr $50, Brunswick Heads. Ph Nui 0413710742

BRENT VERCO

CHIROPRACTOR

NATUROPATHY ALLERGY TESTING MASSAGE

CALL KIRSTEN

HEALTH THE

S A LT C AV E Discover the healing power of Salt saltcave.com.au 0448 338 707

Rolﬁng Byron Bay Are old injuries still hurting?

HORIZONS MIND THERAPY

Martin Frank PHYSIOTHERAPIST Mon–Fri 9am–5pm 20 Shirley St, Byron Bay

MASTER PRACTITIONER CLINICAL HYPNOSIS/NLP & DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Change behaviours & belief patterns. Change your world!

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

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

TREE SERVICES

0481 312 173

Fund BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE Health Rebates & AND HERBAL MEDICINE Hicaps Available (Acupuncturist) General, cosmetic & Acutonics® (Fri & Sat)

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

horizons-mt.com

6685 8532

Becky Martin

TRADEWORK

6684 1028

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

Health fund rebates available

0488 609 774 bookings@mullumcivic.com

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC

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

0416 196 980

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

Dr David King

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

FREE QUOTES

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

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

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

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICS® Jeremy Sutton • 0407 132 921 rolﬁngbyronbay.com

Tues & Thurs Saturdays

Restorative Bodywork Reduce pain, increase your energy levels, and improve your quality of life. Cancer support therapies including Oncology Massage, Lymphatic Drainage and Scar tissue reduction. Health Fund Rebates Available. Ph. Vicki 0434 727 997

Successful solutions for any problem

MASTER HYPNOTHERAPIST NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMER & CERTIFIED MEDICAL HYPNOSIS PRACTITIONER PH 6680 2630

6684 4421

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 ONE MONTH FULL TIME TEACHER TRAINING JAN 2–26TH 2018 - LENNOX HEAD BOOK NOW!

Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher

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

New Yoga & Massage Specials • One Hour Massage $70 • Unlimited Yoga Classes (One Month Intro) $50 Until the end of June

Anything is possible www.wendypurdey.com.au

5–6.30PM 10AM–12PM

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

beachsidyogaandmassage.com.au

0402 364 852

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

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

Fully insured • Free quotes

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

Tallow TREE SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

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

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

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

FOR SALE Soldering on at HAMMER and HAND

BRIDGLANDS

Buy and sell good quality used furniture Ph 66842511

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 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

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

TURKISH RUG SALE Saturday 10th June 10am – 3pm Drill Hall Mullumbimby Beautiful, hand-woven kilims & pile rugs

SHIPPING CONTAINERS

20ft - $3,000 40ft - $4,200 40ft (High Cube) - $5,200 Negotiable. Brand New. Price excludes GST. Can help organise transport.

TAAVI: 0419 017 905

• 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 Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage (up to 30 tonne). Residential and commercial. Prompt and reliable service.

Michael – 0401 739 656

NATIVE PLANTS FOOD PLANTS

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

MULLUM CREEK NURSERY

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

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

Matt 0427 172 684

BAMBOO PLY

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

COMPOST TOILETS

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653 SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales. Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450

REMOVALISTS

SUFFOLK fully-furn room $180pw. Pref student/worker. Ph 0437452027

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

SUFFOLK share/carer. In exch for some meals & limited cleaning, free rent & bills, room with ensuite. Sgl, n/s. 0411877689

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

MULLUM 2 unfurn rooms + storage for single mature female, share quiet 3br house with mature female. A/c, pool. $220pw. No pets. Ph 0437472798

SHORT TERM ACCOM.

QUEEN BED all timber with mattress all exc cond. $300. Ph 66870447

DUNOON new 1br house, avail 31/5- 6/10 ﬁreplace, balcony, solar, unfurn incl elect & NBN. $275pw. Ph 0431101674

THE ECHO HOURS Queen’s Birthday

OCEAN SHORES Avail 18/6-20/8. 2br fully-furn, in spacious, sunny, shared 3br house. $280pw. Ph 0404709814

The Echo office will be closed Queen’s Birthday Monday 12/6/17 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 DRIRIDER Climate control Pro women’s m’cycle jckt. Size 12. $120. 0414719680

ITEMS UNDER $100 GOLD CHAIN 9cct 45cm 4g $95; Silv ring stg, wide 11/W ﬂowers $30. 0409579671

SUNRISE single furn rm, 3br townhouse $165pw incl bills. No pets. 66856760 BYRON CBD appealing studio for clean quiet working single $270pw/couple $350pw. Recent renovation, loads of atmosphere, fully furn. Ph 0410515093

POSSUM CREEK 2/3br house. Fully-furn. Avail July and August. $600pw. Please contact Chloe on 0405691119

BURRINGBAR $150pw + bills or $250 for 2 rooms. Organic orchard, pool, forest, long/short term, travellers okay. Veg/art/ music community. 0467848819

BROKEN HEAD cosy Moroccan-style home on acreage, 2br, 2 bthrm, ﬁreplace. To view Google amritas casa. 14/7-24/8. $550pw. Ph 0427917960

BEAUTIFUL LILLI PILLI room in 3br home, $195pw incl bills & WiFi. Ph 0405073539

OCEAN SHORES GETAWAY – 6 weeks mid-June to early Aug. Furnished timber 3br cottage, pool, quiet, private, close to everything. $500pw. Ph 0411117820

ROOM FOR RENT in large fully furn house, near Mullum Showgrounds $200pw. Ph Ebony 0412461321

HOUSE SIT

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

CAT-LOVING vegetarian for house sit. Aug 24-Oct 8, possible longer stay. Near beach. Suffolk Park. 0429004218

BCHSIDE SUFFOLK fully-furn, share with 1. $230pw + bond + bills. 0405184808

WANTED

BYRON BAY 1br ground ﬂoor ﬂat to rent. BIR, separate lounge & large kitchen. Shared yard, close to town $330pw incl bills. Sgl pref, no pets. Sally 0411899417

MULLUM s-cont studio $250pw incl bills/ WiFi. Pref single person, no children, no pets. Call owner 66846125

SUFFOLK self-contained ﬂat above main house, own access, balcony, lrg brm, bthrm, kitch / dining room & courtyard. No smokers or pets. All incl $375pw couple $355pw single. Avail 26/6. 0432966061 BURRINGBAR built by Japanese master builder. 2br, lge living room & kitchen, lge verandah, solar water & elec, spring fed water. $400pw cple/sgle. Ph 0488003133

OCEAN SHORES 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with 2 living areas and a separate studio. Power and water included. $750.00 per week.

02 6685 1206

Brunswick Heads 2br 1bth $380 3br 1bth $550 Ocean Shores 3br 1bth $550 3br 2bth $600 Mullumbimby 3br 1bth $520 Sth Golden Beach 3br 1bth $500 3br 2bth POA

MULLUMBIMBY Robinsons Lane (via Wilsons Ck Rd). Sat 7-12pm. 0422187551 MULLUMBIMBY 1 Nightcap Crt Sat/Sun 8am. Furn, elec tools, retro light ﬁttings, curtains and lots more stuff. Downsizing! MULLUM Quality furniture & collectables from Melbourne. 1430 Coolamon Scenic Dr, cnr Pipeclay Rd. Sat from 9-1pm

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

MAZDA 2 MAXX 12 months rego, 2008 5dr hatchback, sky blue, auto, 1 owner, 212,000km (country driving) tidy inside & out, $5200 neg. Ph 0413135383

BARGAINS

............................................................................... AUTO 2011 HOLDEN BARINA 139909km, 5dr hatch, full service history. SN7569 ............. $5990 AUTO 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 cylinder sedan, fantastic condition. SN6821 ....................... $3950 AUTO 2003 HOLDEN ZAFIRA 149784km, 7 seater family wagon. SN3167 ................. $3990 1999 TOYOTA PRADO GLX 5sp manual, full service history, 8 seater family 4x4. SN9268 ...................................................... $5990 2007 MAZDA MZR DIESEL 5spd manual, 173132km, always handy wagon. SN5924 $8490 2001 NISSAN NAVARA Trayback ute, manual, rego till March 2018. SN1107..................... $4500

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

CARAVANS CAMPER TRAILER 10mths rego, new tyres, own kitchen, water & battery + lots of extras. $2500ono. Ph 0400183695

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

TO LET

O.SHORES Lge p/furn studio, own entry. Suit quiet mature working fem. Share with 2 others. A leafy outlook, close to shops/bch + Bruns. A quiet, happy space $220pw incl bills. Ph 0423120280

BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 STORAGE From $105/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833

BRUNS HEADS master br, ensuite. Large house $215pw. Walk to town/beach. Long term. Ph 0434408034

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

TYAGARAH s-c, 2br on stunning prop. Share kitchen only, 6mths from 16th June $350pw + bills, n/s. Ph 0413093638 SUFFOLK PARK Hazelwood Cl (Forrest Glades), near beach. Lge f/f room, n/s, f/f house, pool, fem pref. $200pw incl bills & WiFi + bond. Ph Joey 0413627422 MULLUM room in large & comfy house, views, pool, walk to town. Wanting to share with working, mindful person. Sorry no smokers, no pets, not suitable for kids. $220pw + bills. Ph 0499536416

LOCAL REMOVAL

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618 BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $130 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $18pw, 10 cubic mtr shed Across 3 locations. Ph 66867011 O.SHORES Large self-cont open plan ﬂat, partly furn, $320pw single, $350pw cple, bills incl, pet friendly. Call 0466526156

Property Managers Bangalow and Hinterland Please contact us today for an honest appraisal

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

BANGALOW $360 pw 1 bed, 1 bath home FEDERAL $600 pw 3 bed, 1 bath fully furnished home BANGALOW $630 pw 3 bed, 1 bath home ROSEBANK $650 pw 5 bed, 3 bath home BANGALOW $740 pw 4 bed, 2 bath home BANGALOW $800 pw 4 bed, 2 bath fully furnished home – 19/6/2017 MYOCUM $800 pw 3 bed, 2 bath home – 30/6/2017

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

BANGALOW $414 pw Ofﬁce space, main street, upstairs, approx. 28 sqm

www.eldersbangalow.com.au 19a Byron Street, Bangalow 02 6687 1500

MAIN ARM CARAVAN awesome location, suit single worker, no pets $170pw inclusive. Phone 0407220453 SUNRISE furnished room, $210pw incl utilities. Phone 0402539931 MULLUM TOWN 1 stylish fully-furn room, avail now in a lovely home. Quiet location, tropical gardens, massive deck, share with 2 females. Needing healthyliving, conscious, employed female pref, n/s, 25-45yo, sorry no pets, pref no kids. 4 wks bond + 2 wks adv. $180pw+bills. Text Amelia 0411170468 SUFFOLK 1 really nice f/furn bedroom in clean & tidy house, large garden no pets. $200pw bills incl. 0401013234

Are YOU unhappy with your current Property Manager?

Switching over to us is easy... Call us today to see just how simple we make it...

6687 2479 (02) 6687 2479

THE ECHO HOURS Queen’s Birthday

The Echo office will be closed Queen’s Birthday Monday 12/6/17 You can still email us. Classifieds: classifieds@echo.net.au Ads: adcopy@echo.net.au The Echo comes out each Wednesday as usual

BYRON older style half house, 1br, sleep-out, lounge, kitchen, bath/laundry, courtyard, 5 min walk to beach & town, suit couple, part furnished. N/s, no pets $350-$370pw ono. Ph 0418616328 LENNOX HEAD 4br house with country views, DLUG, 2 sheds, $550pw. 7 mins to Lennox Beach. Phone 0412107630

WWOOFA PEOPLE 1 or 2 for fun community. Free English lessons, organic meals, beautiful home, transport provided. 0467848819

TO LEASE RESTAURANT SPACE to lease in Brunswick Heads, suit cafe 7 days, early morning until 3pm. Ph 0421480111 MYOCUM workshop for lease. 7x10m, two roller doors, all weather access. $600 per month incl elect. 0409841576 BRUNSWICK HEADS ADMIN SPACE Compact corner space in the Brunswick Visitor Centre, $80pw neg. 24 hr access, use of kitchen, internet, photocopier. Ph 0412316299 BYRON A&I EST Share artist space. Approx. 40sqm + kitchen/toilet. No live-in. Light ﬁlled mezzanine. $135pw incl. SMS 0417606818 BEAUTIFUL TREATMENT ROOM Avail Tues/Fri/Sat/Sun $80/day, $45/half day. Mullum. 66849458, 0435078551

Bangalow

SHARE ACCOM.

MULLUM Morrison Ave, 3br, 2 bthrm house $500pw incl bills. Ph 0488980785

Brunswick Heads

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BYRON TOWN free-standing studio. 400m to beach. N/s. $320pw. Phone 0400588899

BYRON CBD appealing studio for clean quiet working single $270pw/couple $350pw. Recent renovation, loads of atmosphere, fully furn. Ph 0410515093

1300 716 707

17 Fingal St, Brunswick Heads

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 10 June. Stalls or rug space avail 0490026840

NTH OCEAN SHORES studio, fully-furn $300pw includes all bills. Ph 66802097

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MOVING HOUSE, CONTENTS SALE Sat 8-12pm, 39 Granuaille Rd, Bangalow. Furn, decorator items, beds, linen, crockery, lamps & lighting, toys, sporting goods, workshop tools, garden equip

BANGALOW 2br with ensuite, rural, semi-detached, pool, $450pw incl elect. Kids ok, refs required. Ph 0422285805

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4 bed, 2 bath, $750pw

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BYRON 3br house, 1 bthrm, LUG, quiet working people pref, refs req, $550pw incl garden maint, long lease. 0404464324

3 bed, 2 bath, $600pw

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

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MULLUM 3br, 1 bthrm house with small study & large studio/rumpus downstairs available mid-July. Solar HW. Undercover parking. Lovely private garden setting but walk to town. $620pw. N/s, d/f only. Inspect Sat 10am. (07) 30763531 Mon to Fri or 66840075 weekends

Level 1, 39 Byron St Bangalow

POSITIONS VACANT OPPORTUNITY TO GROW Energetic & enthusiastic Team Leader/s required to manage daily operations of cleaning business (holiday let/ resorts). Exp, efﬁciency & eye for detail please; ABN & a car. Resume to: elitebyronclean@gmail.com BYRON BAY BARISTA SCHOOL Courses start at $109. Ph 0457537486 EXP PAINTER & DECORATOR required for Byron area. Ph 0457283364 YOGA TEACHER wanted for 1 mth ﬁll-in in Mullum from 14/6. SMS Jo 0439492804

LIGHTING SHOWROOM POSITION We are looking for a highly motivated person with good people skills and a keen interest in design to join our team. The successful applicant will be involved in all aspects of running a busy retail showroom/design consultancy and must have excellent written, verbal, computer and organisational skills. Previous lighting experience is not a requirement, however, someone who is practically minded and enthusiastic about learning the trade is essential. The position is full time with an excellent salary and incentives. Please email your CV to suzannegray1@hotmail.com Applications close 5pm Monday 12 June.

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REMEDIAL THERAPIST in Bangalow. Please email CV to peter@herbalwisdom. com.au EXPERIENCED BARISTA for busy espresso bar. No travellers please. Email resume to: byronjob@hotmail.com HR TIPPER DRIVER casual, must have RR exp, award wages/overtime, Mon-Fri, Byron. 0404822443 REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST Seeking a massage therapist with health fund rebates to join our fantastic team in Bangalow. Must be experienced, professional, reliable & passionate. Busy, professionally run clinic with good rates. Ph 0499490088 or email info@ bangalowremedialmassage.com.au TAX PREPARER / ACCOUNTANT Ongoing Casual Work in Byron Bay. Must have min 1 year exp preparing Tax Returns. Prefer exp Bookkeeping & good computer skills. Send CV to ByronTaxWork@gmail.com

Property Manager Must be experienced Brunswick Heads Please call Dave

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MASSEUSE REQUIRED reliable & friendly for Gentlemen’s Relaxation Centre. 18+. Training provided for the right applicant. Gold Coast. 0418185791 BARISTA experienced for busy cafe in Brunswick Heads for weekend work. Ph 0448940435 EXPERIENCED CAFE WORKER Kitchenhand/allrounder for Mon, Fri, Sat Email CV: info@otheritalianjoint.com

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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

Gaia Retreat & Spa has an exciting career opportunity for an experienced beauty therapist to join their team in our award-winning Spa Retreat, located in the Byron Bay Hinterland. Desired qualifications: • Minimum 3 years’ experience; • Must be available to work weekends; • Excellent customer service skills essential; • Preferably able to perform Remedial Massage. Please email all resumes to spamanager@gaiaretreat.com.au.

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A small 5 bedroom boutique hotel seeks a weekend person. Shifts Sat & Sun 7am start. Role incl breakfast prep & service, guest check out and in, settling guest accounts, cleaning & servicing rooms, Exp in hospitality & ABN is req. Permanent Australian residents or citizens only need apply. Potential for extra days & holiday coverage of regular onsite manager. Resumes: stay@byroncove.com.au. We will contact for interviews as required.

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Organic Farm Manager Couple Spectacular, ground breaking farm vision We are seeking a passionate, experienced Farm Manager Couple, to take our newly purchased farm in the NSW south coast Kiama hinterland to the next level. As a couple you will be the onsite and hands on guiding force, responsible for the execution and development of what will be a beacon to others passionate about Organics, Permaculture and Healthy Sustainable Whole Foods. The successful couple will be capable of taking the initiative and have a commercial approach to implementing growth and maintenance plans for the property. Time management skills will be necessary, as a couple you will take full responsibility for the outcomes on farm. We are looking for applicants who have a long term vision and the sound working knowledge to execute it. You will be a healthy, energetic working couple with at least 5 years’ proven experience in hands on farm management, a positive can do attitude and a sound personal understanding of small to medium commercial organic farm operations will be essential. Working knowledge of integrated pest control management and companion planting are considered essential. Some experience in animal husbandry will be necessary as this a permaculture setting. A passion for producing interesting heirloom produce and an up to date knowledge of past traditions and future trends, is ideal as produce on the farm will supply our ground breaking restaurants. What we offer: Lifestyle, onsite home provided, close to commercial centres and beaches. The role offers an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic organisation and assist the ongoing development of this impressive property. Long term employment and job stability. Apply now and join us in this exciting opportunity. Email your CV to phill@markmoran.com.au or contact Perry Hill on 0409 689 833.

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MILLER, FRANK WILLIAM After a long battle with ill-health, Frank passed away peacefully at home on Saturday 3 June. Survived by children Keith, Diane, Christine & granddaughter Rebecca & loving father to Craig (dec). Loving brother of Wayne, Heather & their partners. Special friend to Elaine, Shelley, Peter & Pamela. Special thanks to Lulu & family & nursing staff for their wonderful help & care. Rest in peace Frank. A memorial service to be arranged at a later date.

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WE DELIVER IKEA FURNITURE We shop, deliver & assemble if required. Shop & drop $40 min. Rick 0400559929

22.06.1927 ~ 31.05.2017

DOMESTIC CLEANING & WINDOWS Experienced. Guaranteed work. Please phone 0468814547 EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for all aspects of gardening. Ph 0429020215 LOCAL REMOVALIST Happy to move big, small & in between. Call Benny 0402199999 ALL TYPES BUILDING WORK Blocklaying & bricklaying Lic 60801C Paul 0423852559

PURCHASING Warehouse or Logistics role sought LF HC ERP. 0423218417 QUALIFIED GREEN PAINTER 30 yrs exp. Free quotes and advice. Small jobs OK. Ph Rob 0408900134 EXPERIENCED CARER English/German speaker. Avail for part-time work in Byron Shire. Ph 0401391937

(nee ARMSTRONG)

Passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Late of Newrybar. Dearly loved Wife of Keith. Much loved Mother and Mother-In-Law of John and Carol Anne and Chris, Wendy and Chris. Loving Gran of Michael, Paul, Jason, Claire, Andrew, Amy and Elliot and Great Gran of Laura, Sarah, Jessica and Peter. Loved Sister of Audrey Boyes and Jim Armstrong (both dec). Relatives and friends are invited to attend Marie’s funeral service to be held at All Souls Anglican Church, Ashton Street, Bangalow on THURSDAY June 8, 2017 commencing at 11.00am. After the service a private cremation will take place. Flowers welcome, however donations to Cancer Council may be left with the Funeral Director.

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SPANISH PRIVATE CLASSES For beginners, advanced & children. Native speaker, HSC. Pia 0434485584

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

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Have you studied Italian in the past? Looking to travel to Italy? Seeking participants for ongoing weekly lessons in Suffolk Park. Qualified and registered teacher. Thursdays only 2-3pm Pre-intermediate to intermediate level class Email: lucrezia@aroundthesun.com or text 0419 004 888

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

LOST & FOUND

SOCIAL ESCORTS

LOST VEHICLE MASTER KEY on long dark ribbon. $200 Finder REWARD. Probably Ocean Shores area or road to Byron. Please call Darryl 0425315911

AURORA 19, French/Aussie size 6 stunner. Chantelle 18, size 6, boho brunette. Chantay 24, blue eyed blonde classy pocket rocket. Michelle size 6 DD bust, stunning brunette. Bindi 18, model looks. Shay 23, stunning Asian pocket rocket, tiny size 6. Chloe 19, pin-up looks, size 6, double D bust. Angie is back. Spoil yourself. In & out. Ladies always wanted. 66816038

LOST 3 keys on a ribbon, Mullum area, 1/6. Phone 0411593590

BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! 31 years young. Old enough to know better but young enough to keep at it anyway.

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CANDY Candy is a 6-year-old desexed female shih-tzu. She is a delightful little dog, very affectionate and full of life so would suit an active owner. If you can give Candy a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461.

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BYRON AREA OUTCALLS. Phone 0421401775 SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345 OUTCALLS 0451579023 BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late. In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook!

Want to help us help the dogs of Byron Shire? Donate to CAWI - the Byron Dog Rescue! If you have good quality items for the dogs (dog beds, food, leads, toys etc), for our Op Shop (clothing, electrical, furniture items) or cash donations towards our future shelter, please drop in to our shop next to IGA in Brunswick Heads. Contact us now to volunteer with CAWI, the Byron Dog Rescue! Call 6685 1444 to ﬁnd out more or complete the Volunteer Application form on our website www.cawi.org.au.

Theresa

“Forever In Our Hearts”

Marie was a valued member of many local community organisations.

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RESERVATIONS PERSON WANTED ‘Loka’ is a busy Adventure Travel Company. Seeking a positive, organised person who can work 4-5 days/week. Details of the job can be found at http:// loka.travel/contact-us/loka-jobs/ Email celia@loka.travel with CV/Resume

NIMBUS is a striking tortie, white, ginger and black. She is only a year old, so is very ﬂexible and adaptable to change. Unfortunately she has not had a good start to her short life, and desperately needs to be with a family. Not demanding and easy going. Packed and ready to go! All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

Theresa is a 15-week-old bundle of love. She has come a long way after being dumped on the doorstep of the shelter. She & her siblings are full of play & purrs & bursting to go to new forever homes. We want nothing more for these kittens who had such a sad start to life. Need warmth this winter? Come along & choose a lap warmer. Theresa is a beauty. To meet Theresa & her brothers, please visit the AWL at 124 Dalley St, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070

MONTHLY MARKETS 1st SAT Bruns Heads 1st SAT Murwillumbah

6628 4495 0417 759 777

1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

6685 6807 6628 7333

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

The Channon Lennox Head Alstonville Coolangatta

6688 6433 0419 369 609 6628 1568

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

6684 3370 0417 759 777

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

4th SAT 4th SUN 4th SUN 4th SUN 5th SUN 5th SUN

Evans Head Bangalow Nimbin

0439 489 631 6687 1911 0458 506 000 (in a 5 Sunday month) Coolangatta Lennox Head 0419 369 609 Nimbin 0458 506 000

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

6677 1345 6628 1084 6684 7834 6689 1512 6687 1137 6677 1345 6687 1137 6679 5530 0466 415 172

JUNE 2017

First quarter Full moon Third quarter New moon Day of Sun Sun month rise set 1 T 0630 1656 2 F 0631 1656

June 1 22:42 June 9 23:09 June 17 21:32 June 24 14:30 Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, rise set height (m) height (m) 1159 2340 0128,1.66; 1424,1.24 0814,0.46; 1955,0.64 1238 0227,1.55; 1533,1.30 0910,0.47; 2110,0.67

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

1314 1348 1423 1458 1534 1613 1654 1738 1826 1916 2008 2102 2157 2253 2351

S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F

0631 0632 0632 0633 0633 0634 0634 0634 0635 0635 0636 0636 0636 0637 0637 0637 0637 0638 0638 0638 0638 0638 0639 0639 0639 0639 0639 0639

1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1656 1657 1657 1657 1657 1658 1658 1658 1658 1659 1659 1659

Astronomical data and tides

0050 0151 0256 0402 0510 0616 0719 0817 0909 0955 1036 1114

0036 0131 0224 0317 0409 0501 0552 0643 0732 0820 0905 0948 1029 1108 1146 1224 1302 1344 1429 1519 1614 1714 1818 1923 2027 2128 2227 2324

0327,1.47; 1634,1.38 0424,1.42; 1726,1.47 0515,1.38; 1811,1.55 0601,1.36; 1850,1.62 0643,1.34; 1927,1.68 0721,1.32; 2002,1.72 0759,1.31; 2036,1.75 0836,1.29; 2112,1.75 0913,1.27; 2146,1.74 0951,1.24; 2223,1.72 1032,1.22; 2301,1.68 1116,1.20; 2342,1.63 1207,1.19 0027,1.58; 1305,1.21 0117,1.53; 1411,1.26 0215,1.49; 1519,1.35 0318,1.47; 1623,1.48 0421,1.45; 1722,1.62 0523,1.44; 1817,1.76 0623,1.43; 1911,1.89 0719,1.42; 2001,1.98 0814,1.40; 2052,2.02 0906,1.37; 2141,2.02 0958,1.35; 2230,1.97 1050,1.31; 2316,1.87 1144,1.28 0003,1.74; 1242,1.27 0051,1.60; 1345,1.27

1000,0.46; 2220,0.67 1046,0.44; 2322,0.64 1127,0.41 0014,0.59; 1203,0.39 0100,0.54; 1237,0.37 0142,0.50; 1310,0.35 0221,0.47; 1342,0.35 0259,0.46; 1415,0.36 0336,0.45; 1448,0.38 0414,0.46; 1525,0.42 0453,0.47; 1603,0.46 0535,0.49; 1646,0.51 0620,0.50; 1735,0.57 0710,0.50; 1834,0.62 0802,0.48; 1945,0.65 0856,0.43; 2101,0.65 0948,0.38; 2216,0.60 1040,0.31; 2326,0.52 1130,0.24 0029,0.43; 1218,0.19 0128,0.34; 1307.0.16 0223,0.28; 1356,0.15 0317,0.25; 1445,0.17 0409,0.25; 1535,0.23 0500,0.33; 1626,0.32 0550,0.33; 1719,0.42 0640,0.38; 1815,0.53 0730,0.43; 1920,0.63

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

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Improving Indigenous health outcomes essential to true reconciliation

Byron Bay archery hits the mark

Vastly improving local access to culturally safe healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a crucial part of closing the gap in health outcomes, and essential if we are serious about reconciliation, the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA) have urged. RDAA president Dr Ewen McPhee said, ‘While Indigenous Australians continue to suffer from significant gaps in health outcomes compared with the rest of the Australian population, achieving true reconciliation will be incredibly difficult.’

Disappointing ‘In a country like Australia, in the 21st century, it is profoundly disappointing that, as a nation, we – governments, the health sector and the wider community – have not been able to deliver to Indigenous Australians the basic right of having adequate access to healthcare and equitable health outcomes. ‘That is not to say that we have not tried, and governments, including the Turn-

bull government, have implemented a number of welcome initiatives. ‘But achieving equitable health outcomes for Indigenous Australians needs a substantial escalation of effort. This is a significant blight on our community that needs urgent, massive and focused action, rather than worthwhile but piecemeal measures. ‘… it is critical that governments place more focus on significantly boosting access to local healthcare for Indigenous Australians. ‘And it must feature models of healthcare that are designed by Indigenous Australians for Indigenous Australians – “top down” approaches have been shown to fail time and time again. The types of healthcare models that work best for Indigenous Australians are those where Indigenous people have strong involvement in their design, and where the health service is truly responsive to the cultural needs and sensitivities of the population it serves.’ AIDA president Dr Kali Hayward said, ‘It is also crucial that there continues to be a substantial focus on build-

ing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce, including encouraging, mentoring and supporting more Indigenous people to train as doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.

More Indigenous doctors needed ‘Currently there are about 300 registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors, meaning only 0.3 per cent of doctors in Australia are Indigenous. Although the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors has more than doubled since 2004, about 2,700 more are needed to reach population parity (approximately 3 per cent). ‘It makes sense that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians feel most comfortable with health professionals who are themselves Indigenous Australians. It follows that boosting the numbers and access to Indigenous health professionals, not only in rural and remote areas but also in the cities, can only make for a positive impact on health outcomes for Indigenous patients.’

Australians relying on myths for treatment of minor burns New research has revealed that two in three Australians mistakenly believe that minor burns are best treated with ‘home remedies’, with 50 per cent of Australian adults believing that applying ice or an icepack to a burn can help. Based on the research, an estimated 1.9 million Australian adults would opt for a moisturising cream and one million believe that applying butter directly to a burn can help. Other common ‘home remedies’ that can do more harm than good include applying a bag of frozen peas or toothpaste: 1.1 million Australians believe that applying toothpaste can help to treat a minor burn. Julian Burton, founder of the Julian Burton Burns Trust, said, ‘When it comes to treating minor burns, unfortunately there are still many common misconceptions. Many people don’t realise that home remedies such as putting butter or ice directly on the burn can actually make the injury considerably worse. During National Burns Awareness Month [June] our goal is to

increase awareness of the correct treatment for everyday household burns and scalds.’ While the overwhelming majority of Australian burns sufferers (88 per cent) understand it is important to treat a burn immediately, 90 per cent do not know the correct treatment for a burn. Australia’s leading burns specialists advise that burns should be placed under cool running water for at least 20 minutes. If water is not available, use a hydrogel to help relieve the pain and seek medical attention for any burn bigger than a 20c piece, or with blisters, or if any other concerns are present. With 88 per cent of minor

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burns occurring at home, it is essential that correct first aid treatment for everyday household burns and scalds is well understood by all Australians. ‘The correct first aid treatment for minor burns or scalds is pretty simple: you need to remove, cool, then cover,’ said Mr Burton. Remove yourself from any danger, and also remove any clothing or jewellery from around the burn area. Then cool the burn under running water for 20 minutes, and cover the burn area with a hydrogel which will help to relieve the pain, and finally cover the burn with a clean dressing.’ For more information visit www.burnstrust.com.au.

The Byron Archery Club’s first annual South of the Border Showdown was a great success for all according to club president Vinnie Bleakley. The Junior Matchplay Tournament was held on Saturday May 27 at Byron Bay’s Cavanbah Centre and attracted 18 competitors in three classes, aged 8–16. ‘This was the first of what we hope is an annual event. Everything went without a hitch,’ Vinnie said. ‘There was a really strong field’. ‘We got great feedback on the facilities and the type of event we run,’ he said. The event started with a barbecue breakfast at 7.30am and went till about 3.30pm. The archers got to shoot 150 scoring arrows across the day. ‘For the younger archers the event becomes as much an exercise in stamina as ac-

Gold medalist Ben Lyons takes aim during the South of the Border contest at the Cavanbah Centre. Photo Jeff Chau

curacy,’ he said. There was a novice division for archers new to competition as well as separate recurve and compound bow divisions.

Results Division 4 Mixed: Molly Phillips (gold), Kate

Tully (silver) and Harley Penfold (bronze). Recurve: Lara Bezzina (gold), Lily Meagher (silver) and Jaymie Wood (bronze). Compound: Ben Lyons (gold), Daniel French (silver), Jabara Callaghan-Audet (bronze).

Red Devils their own worst enemy John Campbell

If you were told that the Byron Bay Red Devils had three tries disallowed in their NRRRL clash with Casino on Saturday, you’d likely get the impression that they were unlucky to lose. However that was not the case for, yet again, the boys brought the defeat upon themselves with a secondhalf display that went from bad to worse. Wintery conditions kept the crowd to an estimated 2982, but those who rugged up to support the team would have been cheered by a first forty minutes that saw Byron take a lead of 10–8 to the sheds. It wasn’t pretty, but it was tough and uncompromising. Byron looked the goods after tries to winger Joey ‘the hair bear’ McCarthy, who can always be relied upon to give 110 per cent, and five-eighth Corey ‘Ewan’ McGrady. They were playing with purpose and commitment, giving no hint of the disintegration that awaited them. Casino returned from the

Byron Bay’s Tom ‘Deano’ Martin gets a pass away at Red Devil Park on Saturday. Photo John Campbell

break to run in 21 points to zip that said more about the Devils’ decline than it did the Cougars’ effort, which was only workmanlike at best. It started promisingly enough. On the back of some terrific defence, Scott ‘Debonair’ Stapleton crossed for what could have been a crucial try, but the ref said no and in the blinking of an eye Casino went ahead with a four-pointer from a scrum win that looked way too easy. The slide had begun. The Devils’ ball retention was poor, their kicking game was awful, they were

too often bunched in attack and seemed bereft of ideas to counter Casino’s more focused effort. The other mob grew in confidence while Byron started to run around like headless chooks. And there is no point in whingeing about what impact the whistleblower may have had on proceedings. Had the Red Devils maintained the rage to repeat in the second half what they had done in the first, it would have been a different story. But they didn’t, and they only have themselves to blame.

Mullumbimby Giants thrashed at Tweed Heads Playing away against the Tweed Coast Raiders the Mullumbimby side was convincingly beaten 52–0. ‘It was a little bit of a disaster,’ captain coach Sam Martin said. ‘We just have to cop it on the chin and move on’. Martin was just one of the regular team on the sideline

and is not expected back before two more weeks. The Giants were down 10–0 at half-time and were still in the game, but three more injuries in the second half left a bench of just one, and players putting in lots of game time. ‘With a depleted team we

just couldn’t hold on. The Raiders got a roll on and we just couldn’t stop them,’ he said. The Giants will be looking to get their season back on track when they play a catchup game this Friday night away to Ballina. ‘It won’-t be an easy game,’ Sam said.

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Netballers ready for Magpies dominate the best in the state northern NSW AFL

Magpies leadership group: (L to R) Nathan Moon,Rhys Lavery, William McBride and Matt Caris. Photo supplied

Brunswick Ballina U/17 players (L to R) Georgia Williams, Angela Bower, Morley Cromwell, Georgia Bromwich and Artie Arthur-Andrews are ready for their state championships. Photo supplied

Brunswick Byron Netball Association will field a team in U/17 Division Three in the 2017 Samsung State Championships hosted by the Baulkham Hills Shire Netball Association over the coming June long weekend. The local team will meet some of the best netballing talent from across NSW and will hope to go one better than the 2012 Brunswick Byron side that were runners up in the U/17 Division Three. The 49th instalment of the Netball NSW State Championships includes 103 teams

representing 69 associations from around the state participating in three days of backto-back netball. The 2017 tournament will see six age divisions in action: two Open divisions (Championship and Division Two), U/21 Championship, and three U/17 divisions (Championship, Division Two and Division Three). The Pat Weston OAM Country Champions Cup is also on the line and awarded to the highest-placed regional association in the Open Championship division.

The senior Byron Bay Magpies AFL remains undefeated this season after easily beating the Lismore Swans 21.18– 144 to 2.2–14 last Friday at the Cavanbah Centre. The blistering form of the side follows on from winning the premiership in 2016. ‘We did a lot of preseason work and that is really paying off,’ club president Michael Young said. The side has also won both its encounters in the crossconference tournament that involves playing a round robin with the sides from the North Coast League including Port Macquarie, Grafton, Sawtell and Coffs Harbour. ‘We are probably the standout club across the whole northern region of

McDonagh eyes World Junior Championships Crystal Cylinders

Lennox Head surfer Mikey McDonagh opened with a win at Bells Beach to set up a stellar season in 2017 and will be hoping to hold this form into the World Junior Championships. His win at Bells helped him on his way to finishing second in the eight-event World Surf League (WSL) Australia / Oceania Junior Qualifying Series. The WSL JQS is the first stepping-stone put in place to develop the next crop of elite competitive surfers. It gives 18-and-under surfers a platform to not only develop their skills and taste international competition but to enjoy travelling to surf events and make friends from all corners of the globe. McDonagh, a 15-yearold powerful natural-footer, will now head to the WJC in Kiama in January for the first time, after qualifying with his top-two finish. ‘It was an intense couple of months competing

NSW at the moment,‘ he said. The side has picked up some exciting and enthusiastic interstate talent during the summer break and has maintained consistently good form despite a turnover of close to one-third of the premiership winning side. This year the club has expanded to include a senior reserve grade team called the Swoopers that is as much about player and club development as anything else. ‘This new team is all about getting more people involved. It has made the Magpies a better club to be involved with,’ he said. The Swoopers are also undefeated this season, but have only played half as many games as the first grade team.

among one of the craziest talent pools. It was always a challenge coming into every single event, which made for a great series,’ McDonagh said. ‘Finishing second is amazing and I can’t wait to compete against an international field. I will do my best to keep the title in Australia.’

Results: All Girls Surfriders All Girls Surfriders Club round results held at Lennox Beach in tricky one-

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metre waves were: Junior Beginners: Mahia Adams, Amelia Cook, Cinnamon Laddin, Lucia Mitchell, Jemima Moore. Senior Beginners: Tied 1st – Emma Fisher and Milica Music. Senior Intermediate: Deb Gordon, Cory Whitney, Sam Endell, Melissa Wright. Opens: Nyxie Ryan, Mel Mott, Sophie Shelton, Lily Cox, Ebony Santamaria, Jane Collins. Longboards: Maz Pentecost, Marg Bryant, Jen Hellier, Georgia Laddin.

BUD gave national titles their best shot

The BUD squad on Coolangatta Beach ready to take on the elite dis teams. Photo supplied

The Byron Ultimate Disc team played with plenty of determination and fun to secure a top-20 finish at the 2017 Australian Ultimate Championships held at Coolangatta Beach over the last weekend in May. The contest attracted 21 teams from all over the country in what is considered one of the more serious events on the ultimate calendar, according to club spokesman Paul Glennie. ‘We came 19th out of the 21 teams by winning half of our pool games on the Sunday, once the teams had been graded,’ he said. On the first day they couldn’t claim a win playing some of the better sides in the country, he said. Despite a tough first day

the side was happy with winning their fair share against sides of an equal calibre, he said. The performance was ‘not too bad for a bunch of hippies pushing both ends of the age spectrum,’ he said. The squad consisted of 14 players and gave BUD plenty of depth and the ability to play two strong lines in the five-a-side beach format of the game, he said. It also included a couple of players who could well have been the youngest at the competition. It was also the first time BUD had contested the tournament with a full contingent of local players. As always there was a great social atmosphere at the event.

Lennox Head rugby beats Casino as youngster shines Ross Kendall

At 15 years old Mikey McDonagh has plenty of time to push his credentials as a world-class surfer. Photo Bennett/WSL

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Lennox Head rugby scored a hard-fought 29–15 win over Casino on the weekend to put them just two competition points shy of Far North Coast rugby leaders Wollongbar-Alstonville. Playing Casino was always going to be a tough game, even at home, and so it was according to first grade coach Jason McCombie. ‘It was a pretty good game. The mauls were contested by both packs and the Casino Bulls put in a lot of fight,’ he said. At half-time the Lennox Trojans were leading 12–8, and it stayed pretty tight right up to the last quarter of the game. ‘In the last 20 we started to play more open running rugby, and our passing game came together and we started scoring,’ he said. The difference in the score line came down to a pair of

tries scored late in the game by winger and local schoolboy Tasman de Groot. It was Tasman’s second run-on game with first grade and was backing up on Saturday after an early run in reserve grade. Jason was happy with the win especially considering two players from the regular side pulled out earlier in the day owing to sickness. Mick Muire and Nick Bordin both celebrated their 100 games (even though Nick has actually run on 130 times). The Trojans have been enjoying a good season and only lost first place on the ladder when they were beaten by last year’s premiers, the Wollongbar Alstonville Pioneers. A lot of this year’s success comes on the back of a depth of players that in turn can be traced back to the development effort put into the junior Trojans, he said. Player depth will become increasingly important to-

wards the end of the season particularly as the top of the table is so tight, with no clearly dominant team. Ballina are currently in third place on 25 points, behind Lennox Head (33) and the Pioneers (35), but they beat the table leaders on the weekend 56–39. Last year’s runners-up Byron Bay have also started to gel and have posted back-toback wins, including a 47–0 victory over Lismore in Lismore, to move into fourth place (21) on the table. Ballina and Byron Bay each have a game in hand. ‘The competition is very even and the standard of rugby is better than it has been,’ he said. Confidence and keeping players free from injury will be the keys to success in the run to the finals. ‘We are improving all the time and will be a much better side come finals time,’ Jason said.

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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 –visit 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.

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. Byron Mindfulness-Insight Meditation Sangha & Pairoj Brahma 7pm–9pm Tuesdays at The Yurt, Temple Byron www. templebyron.com. No fees. Andrew 0426 119 171, Pairoj 0423 241 916. Healing Meditation for heart, mind and soul, Sunday mornings in Myocum. Call Dean 0414 364 415 or www.unityhousebyron. com.au. Buddhist meditation and conversation with John Allan, Mondays 6.30 – 8.30 pm, The Yurt, Temple Byron. No fees. John-0428 991189.

Landcare 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.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. 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

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

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U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 13 June 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Guest speaker Steven Jones on his recent travels to Europe. Visitors and potential new members welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

Social Group for Over-65s

U3A Ballina/Byron

Social Group for Over-65s: like-minded local singles lunch at 12 noon on Sunday 11 June at the Brunswick Heads Hotel. Interested? Ring Natalie 0498 480 373.

We welcome our president and popularhistory buff to our meeting on 13/6/17 at 10am in the RSL, Mullumbimby. Warren will talk about Otto von Bismarck. All welcome. Enquiries 6694 3177.

Death Cafe at Mullum

The Art Cube

Come and talk about death, dying, and loss; find out lots of interesting things. The Natural Death Care Centre & Amitayus Hospice Service combine to offer lots of relevant and helpful information. All welcome at 7pm Thursday 15 June, front room Civic Hall. Enquiries Zenith Virago 0427 924 310.

‘Jester’ by Sally Roe, 5 June till 3 July at The Art Cube, Byron Shire Council Foyer, Mullumbimby.

U3A Brunswick Valley

Book Fair Friends of Libraries Book Fair Saturday 10 June, 9am–5pm and Sunday 11 June, 10am–1pm at the Byron Bay Surf Club. More than 12,000 books including collectables, antiquarian, art, photography, wellbeing, recent fiction, classics and a great collection

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

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

Quota Club

CoDA

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.

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

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

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.

Lions Club

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

U3A discussion group

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.

Budgeting Support

9.30am–12.30pm. Volunteers needed, enq to shop 6684 4718. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Monday – Thursday 10am-3.30pm, Friday 9am – 2pm and third Sunday of the month 10am-2pm. Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) op shop Brunswick Heads (next to supermarket) open Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 9am–2pm.

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.

Spanish conversation

On The Horizon

Free public talk with Andrew from Compost Central every Saturday 10am

Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum corner of Myocum and Stuart Sts Mullumbimby, open Tuesdays and Fridays 10-12 and market Saturdays 9-1. Discover your local history, join our team – 6684 4367. Bangalow Museum & Tea Room open Tuesday-Friday 10am-3pm, Cnr Ashton & Deacon Sts Bangalow. Volunteers sought, please contact the museum 6687 2183.

No-interest loans

sharp till 11am in June and July at Santos Organic Cafe Garden, Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay. Learn about compost buckets, garden ships, The Troff.

Compost talk

Museums

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 or to advise how it might be done.

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

Op shops Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8am–12 noon. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281. Anglican Church Mullumbimby Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–4.30pm, Saturday of children’s and young-adult titles. All funds raised go to our Shire libraries.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Resistance, presented by Steven Layer, Thursday 8 June, 1–3pm, at Uniting Church, Carlyle St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Ballina Camera Club Ballina Camera Club print meeting Thursday 8 June, 6.30pm at the Kentwell Community Centre. New members welcome. Enquiries Mark 6686 6915.

Breastfeeding support The Australian Breastfeeding Association Mullumbimby Ocean Shores Group meeting Thursday 8 June at 10am at the St John’s Hall, Mullumbimby. Enquiries 0431 599 921 or 0431 477 445.

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

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 6.30pm. Newcomers welcome.

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

Sex & Love Addicts Anon Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is peer-support group of men and women for whom sex and/or romance have become a problem. For details of weekly Rooms. Bring a plate for a light lunch to follow the meeting. New members welcome. Info: Jenny 6684 7282 or Sue 6684 1675.

VIEW Club Brunswick Valley VIEW Club lunch meeting Thursday 8 June at 10.30am at the Mullumbimby RSL Club. Guest speakers Wendy Watson and Narelle Higgins, who are involved with building a school in Tanzania. Apologies to Rae 0427 103 072 by Monday 5 June.

Crowdfunding workshop Free crowdfunding workshop presented by Pozible, 8 June 6.30–9.30pm. Limited spots available so bookings only at startinno.com/events.

Ocean Shores Art Expo

Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley Street, Mullumbimby closed Saturday 10 June. Open following Saturday with lots of good winter clothing.

Online entry for artworks opens on 15 June at www.osartexpo.com, remaining until 24 July. This year’s theme is Spirit of the Land. More info on Instagram @ ocean_shores_art_expo and Facebook. The OS ArtExpo opening night is Friday 25 August.

Mullum CWA

Newrybar fireworks

Mullumbimby branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) meets Wednesday 14 June at 10am at the CWA

Newrybar Public School Fireworks and Fair Saturday 17 June, gates open 4pm. Please support our major fundraiser.

Op shop update

Mudge 6684 2956.

meetings, phone 0452 074 974 or visit www.slaa.org.au.

Cty Shopping Bus

Potters & Sculptors

Seats available on fortnightly Community Transport Shopping Bus from Suffolk Park/Byron Bay to Byron town centre. The door-to-door bus costs $6 and is available to people who can’t access mainstream transport due to age, disability or other reason. Call Amanda 1300 875 895.

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

Social sporting groups

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

Senior social table tennis at Bangalow Bowling Club Sundays 2–4pm. All levels welcomed. Call Margot 0412 394 932. Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, Mullumbimby, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058.

Handicraft Group

Breast Cancer Support

Weekly handicraft group in Mullumbimby CWA Rooms each 1st, 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month throughout 2017. New handicrafters welcome. Enquiries Margaret

Byron Breast Cancer Support Group meets every 3rd Wednesday 12–2pm at Byron Community Cabin (old Girl Guides Hall) in Carlyle Street. Enquiries Linda 0413 668 828.

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1. Warm clothing for average life force (5) 4. Hybrid egret-cat, one serious hazard to health! (9) 9. Crash tore apart band ... (9) 10. ... till nobleman keeps time (5) 11. The company Howard keeps at all events (6) 12. Americans raced recklessly south in old vehicles (4,4) 14. Photograph bore? Make a bloomer! (10) 16. Look both ways (4) 19. Little period, but a wise one (4) 20. Attorney is badly off for pens and paper (10) 22. Magic figure from Nepal, etc (8) 23. Devil in the manner of an antelope (6) 26. Feature a growing power (5) 27. Pastry produced from oven vault (3-2-4) 28. Vehicle held in escrow, illegally; it’s supposed to intimidate! (9) 29. Trees destroyed to make chemical compound (5)

1. Heavy winter coat (5) 4. Cancer stick, coffin nail (9) 9. Group of musicians, usually classical (9) 10. First name of actors Ustinov and O’Toole (5) 11. At all events, in any case (6) 12. Second hand vehicles (4,4) 14. Antirrhinum (10) 16. Glance, look surreptitiously (4) 19. Wise man (4) 20. Supplies of writing materials (10) 22. Five-pointed magical diagram (8) 23. Antelope renowned for its speed (6) 26. Populous country to our north (5) 27. Small pastry case with filling, served as a canape (3-2-4) 28. Manikin made by farmers to protect crops (9) 29. Compound formed by the reaction of an acid with alcohol (5)

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1. Slippages of organs, often the uterus (9) 2. Boxer Marciano or Balboa (5) 3. Organs found in the pharynx, often removed during childhood (8) 4. Felines (4) 5. The ordinary people, or organisations close to them (10) 6. Whitewater passages in rivers (6) 7. Intimate conversation between two DOWN people (4-1-4) 1. In favour of failures and slippages 8. Merits, works for reward (5) (9) 2. Does this fighter like loud music? (5) 13. Building support beam projecting horizontally (10) 3. Body parts frequently removed, as 15. Country, capital Buenos Aires (9) one did (8) 17. Company officer in charge of wages 4. Perverse acts with whips (4) and salaries (9) 5. Informant encourages the ordinary 18. Sleepy character in Alice in Wonderland (8) people! (10) 21. Royal residence (6) 6. Put the base instinct in modern 22. Chooses, selects (5) dances – they’re fast and wild! (6) 24. Representative, middleman (5) 7. Dine between Vietnamese new 25. Defect, error (4) year and summer in Paris for an Last week’s solution N181 intimate conversation (4-1-4) L E T H A L I N J E C T I O N 8. Every service son makes money (5) A A P B I R N U 13. Ingenious: embrace opposition, E X P L O S I O N I L I U M projecting support (10) R I L S G M T B T U R B O T N O S E D I V E 15. Country for rent again – broke! (9) E G I A R 17. Smart PAYE system for the man S T R A I N A S B E S T O S with the money (9) E S T T L E 18. Example of proverbially sleepy S T A K E O U T M O U S S E creature makes us do more (8) A N R C N C R I M I N A L T U R R E T 21. Top residence for a friend – top! (6) K M S N T T E R 22. Selects tools (5) B R A S S D E R R I N G D O 24. A bloke who acts for another (5) U T U O A O A P T H E D E A T H P E N A L T Y 26. Defect in powerful rule (4)

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The colourfully named Unfuck The World Day is on Saturday June 10 and there is a fundraising event organised by the Ngara Institute for a local community project at the Mullum Civic Hall noon till 5pm. It looks like fun and you can find out more in our feature on page 22. The original Los Angeles base of UTW can be found at http:// unfucktheworld.net.

While on the subject of codgers, we note the Australian government is again promoting its website My Aged Care (myagedcare.gov.au). It’s bound to be relevant to quite a few families and carers on the north coast. There’s a daytime 1800 number if you have any questions – let’s hope it’s easier to get to a human than it is on Centrelink’s number. There are sections on care at home, aged-care homes and end-oflife care. Strangely enough, a search of the site gets no results for ‘voluntary euthanasia’.

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Our little pieces of Italy have arrived with gorgeous silks and linens by IMAGINE, great prices, great looks and free sizes.

It certainly qualifies as affordable, thought Alice of her new footlocker in the industrial estate, but it lacks a certain amenity. Then again, it’s only $350 a week!

Mullumbimby identity Norman Appel sadly had his beloved Hammond 44 melodica, nicknamed ‘Loretta’, stolen after a performance with The Codgers outside IGA. ‘I was packing my keyboard into the case and turned my back for a few seconds, and when I turned around it was gone,’ said Norman. Loretta has a red-and-black gig case and a distinctive scratch on the corner of the body and is easily identified. If you have information or wish to return

records the opinions of poets at the Ledbury Poetry Festival (poetry-festival.co.uk) when asked for their most hated words. ‘Thinking outside the box’ gets a guernsey, as does ‘no-one died of a broken

heart’. Incidentally the fisherman’s guernsey, from whence the name for the footballer’s jumper came, is sometimes known as a knit-frock in Cornwall. Store that away for the next pub trivia quiz.

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Those who like a bit of news on etymology and grammar – and who among us doesn’t? – will appreciate Mark Forsyth’s blog The Inky Fool (http:// blog.inkyfool.com). Among the popular topics is journalese, which Forsyth pillories with this inaccurate headline from the Evening Standard: ‘Bashing the City won’t heal the scars of the riots.’ He also

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