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Bangalow Music Fest comes of age

Greens mayor refuses ecology study for road Hans Lovejoy

Scott Mullen introduces school students to the fun and intricacies of classical music at The Southern Cross Soloists’ Bangalow Music Festival last Friday. Read full review on page 32. Photo Jeff Dawson

New Saddle Road plans meets opposition Paul Bibby Residents living in and around Saddle Road between Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads fear plans for an industrial estate and business park could be a Trojan horse for broader residential development in their rural enclave. But the owners of the property who have put the plan forward said local businesses needed suitable, flood-free land to operate, or they would continue to leave the Shire. Two months ago, Skai and Kelvin Daly applied to have part of their sprawling property, which lies between Saddle Road and Gulgan Road, included in Council’s Business and Industrial Lands strategy. This was one of a number of late inclusions in the strategy – including land at Bangalow – which were not

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subject to the initial round of public consultation for the strategy, a fact that has angered some residents. The Saddle Road site is the same property that was to have become the Bruns Eco Village (BEV) – that idea was shelved following strong opposition from surrounding landowners, and Council setbacks. Under the new proposal, the land would be divided into four precincts spanning 11.8 hectares. The first, located at 66 The Saddle Road, would be home to a business park with a series of multiple small buildings. The remaining three precincts, located on both sides of Gulgan Road, would be home to a traditional industrial estate with warehouses and regular truck movements.

In their submission to Council, the Dalys said the site had the advantage of being close to the highway interchange, allowing easy access for large trucks, and was largely free from constraints such as flood risk.

With protesters evicted from the Butler Street bypass construction site by Council staff on Monday, it’s emerged that the peak body representing ecological consultants in NSW is calling for additional surveys of the site after critically endangered species were found in its path. And while Council are yet to provide the public with evidence that its approval requirements have been met, staff did confirm that a vulnerable Cypress and other native trees were cut down in the first stage of construction, in front of the homes of Butler Street residents. Meanwhile, Council staff are remaining mute over allegations they failed to self-determine that a permit was required for the bypass construction. Staff however did reply that ‘Council is currently responding to enquires from the Commonwealth

Department of Environment and Energy as a result of public representations made to it’. Greens mayor Simon Richardson has doubled down on why he won’t support a complete environmental survey of the area, which is also being requested by state Greens MP Tamara Smith. Cr Richardson says instead the project needs to get done and delays would cost ratepayers money. State Greens MP Tamara Smith says a complete environmental survey of the site is needed, ‘so that the flawed biodiversity offsets they are opting for are at least offsetting the correct species.’ Smith’s request comes after seeing Council’s map of the environmental species in and around the footprint of the Butler Street Bypass. She said, ‘It clearly shows a critically endangered rainforest’. The Echo understands Council’s ▶ Continued on page 3

Advantages Skai Daly said there was a need for a business park to provide employment for those living in the north of the Shire. ‘We envisage a business park… where local small businesses can cluster together and take advantage of being with other like-minded businesses,’ she said. In a related submission, local company ‘Regionality’ said the site was ideal for a small-scale regional produce precinct. This was part of a broader ▶ Continued on page 4

Echo editor dissects who holds the power, locally ▶ p10

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While they have vowed to fight on, protesters moved on peacefully on Monday at the request of Council and enforced by police. Photo Jeff Dawson

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Aslan Shand Saving orangutans can go hand in hand with reducing climate change, halting deforestation, and ensuring your everyday choices have a wide impact both locally and globally. Where companies source their palm-oil can have a significant impact on deforestation and the release of carbon into the atmosphere. Palm oil is in thousands of products, from ice-cream, shampoo, and lipstick to biofuels. The main producers of palm oil are in Indonesia and Malaysia, and the production has led to the clearing of of an estimated 27 million hectares of often peaty (therefore releasing more carbon) soils.

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Rainforest 4 founder Kelvin Davies with Santos general manager Jolene Ryan. For more visit www.rainforest4.org. Photo Jeff Dawson ‘The growing popularity for palm-oil plantations is currently the leading cause of rainforest deforestation, with 300 football fields of forest being cleared every hour to make room for plantations,’ said Santos Organics spokesperson Ash May. Santos Organics have been working towards certification with Palm Oil Investigations, and will be celebrating that all the products they sell only contain palm oil and palm products from sustainable sources on World Orangutan Day, August 19. ‘This process has involved a complete review and

overhaul of all products and means that any products containing palm oil or palm-derived ingredients that cannot be traced to a completely ethical and sustainable source have now been removed from shelves,’ said Ms May.

Aug 18 event Partnering with the Rainforest 4 Foundation, Santos Organics is also supporting a special community event with renowned conservationist Panut Hadisiswoyo, founding director of the Orangutan Information Centre in Sumatra. Mr Hadisiswoyo will

be speaking about his work setting up the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) on Sunday August 18 at the Byron Community College, located at 8 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby. He will look at the work the not-for-profit OIC have done to rescue and rehabilitate orangutans, replant rainforest, and pursue wildlife-crime cases. ‘The event’s objective is to raise funds for and awareness of the Orangutan Information Centre and their work,’ said Ms May. Tickets can be purchased online www.rainforest4.org or at the door.

Health minister, bureaucrats mute over alleged fraud at local hospital Hans Lovejoy Allegations that at least three former managers at Byron Hospital embezzled public money remain unexplained by both NSW health minister Brad Hazzard (Liberal) and his health officials. The Echo was contacted anonymously by three individuals at different times with knowledge of the allegations and an internal report into the matter. Hazzard’s office handed Echo questions back to the department that undertook the investigation. Both refuse to provide any information. Chief executive of Northern NSW Local Health District Wayne Jones said, ‘We treat all allegations of fraud or misconduct seriously and investigate where appropriate. However, it is not appropriate to comment on internal staff matters.’ Local Greens state MP Tamara Smith told The Echo,

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‘It is disappointing that the community is not being told anything about alleged fraudulent conduct on the part of high-level managers within a public hospital’.

‘We don’t need the names, but we do deserve to know what went down and what steps the Local Area Health Service is taking to make sure that any kind of fraudulent behaviour by trusted officials at Byron Hospital or any other hospital never happens again. ‘I receive regular emails from staff and community concerned about shortages of doctors and nurses at Byron Hospital’. Q The Echo encourages those who came forward to contact us again should there be more information available.

Right to know: MP ‘It is public moneys that fund our public hospitals and communities have a right to know the substantive details of any corruption in our hospitals. Not to mention the many decades of hospital auxiliary members, and community members who have raised funds and supported public hospitals in Byron Shire.

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Flying fox ‘This playground is about kids being kids – getting away from their screens, getting outside in the fresh air and using their imaginations.

‘One of the best features of the upgraded park is the installation of an “all abilities” flying fox which allows children that disability to experience the thrill of moving through the air,’ said Mayor Richardson

‘The Ocean Shores community should be very proud of this park, and thanks must go to the hard-working members of the Waterlily Park Playscape committee who have worked alongside Council staff to realise this dream’.

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MP unaware: mayor Greens mayor Simon Richardson replied, ‘Unfortunately Tamara’s press release indicates she is unaware of some of the details surrounding the bypass and Council remains open to providing her a briefing to share up-to-date information should she seek one’. ‘Tamara is correct in stating our map shows rainforest; however, the original Council mapping of the area as a rainforest type was based on a process based largely on desktop and photo analysis. ‘Owing to the requirements within the biobanking process, Council undertook a far more detailed assessment of the area than Council’s usual mapping process. Essentially, plot transects were completed in accordance with the required methodology in terms of location, orientation, and minimum number of plots required. ‘The application of the plot transects and the results were then independently reviewed and approved by the NSW OEH. ‘The overwhelming characteristic species identified within the plots is described

in Table 3-2 of the biobanking assessment (September 2015) as paperbark swamp forest. The presence of certain species which are characteristic of lowland rainforest was noted, for example, Tuckeroo and Bangalow Palm; however, analysis of the key characteristic species obtained from plot/transect surveys showed a far stronger correlation with paperbark swamp forest, with very little of the 1.4 hectares of overall impacted wetland containing rainforest species. ‘Under the requirements, each vegetation zone must be assigned a biometric vegetation type and owing to the much stronger correlation of species, paperbark swamp forest type was assigned. ‘This approach was independently supported by OEH. ‘Council supports Tamara’s call for offsetting the correct species as this has always been Council’s position. Within Council’s banking regime, the 1.4 hectares impacted will be offset with the management and improvement of over 44 hectares of the exact type of vegetation found within the bypass – a perfect ‘like for like’ in terms of vegetation, including species found in rainforest and within the bypass footprint. In fact, we

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have now gone above what is required and will be outlining our additional wetland restoration plan at the next Council meeting. Again, Council is very happy to provide Tamara an extensive briefing on this should she request one. ‘The chosen route was first recommended in 1982, and resolved upon around six years ago. Any delay could escalate the project cost, which must be paid from Council and ratepayers’ road budget. Any decision to delay or reconsider the project in the final hour owing to political or ideological opposition to the road will also likely threaten our grant funding commitments and the timely delivery of the project. We have received approvals and have signed, sealed, and already begun to deliver the project. ‘Our local tradies wanting to get to jobs, our local parents wanting to get kids to school and our local community in general just wanting to avoid the town centre have waited for decades. I do not support making them wait any longer.’

Ecologists concerned Meanwhile, the peak body representing ecological consultants in NSW have backed calls for a survey by

ecologists David Milledge and Ross Wellington. In a letter sent August 10 to Council, president of the Ecological Consultants Association of NSW, Dr Stephen Ambrose, said the pair located lowland rainforest and the Mitchell’s rainforest snail within the construction zone. He said both entities are listed as critically endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 and endangered under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Dr Ambrose says, ‘It is their professional opinion that the original bypass EIS and biobanking report were based on inadequate field survey effort and subsequent analysis of impacts on these threatened entities and, consequently, there are inadequate avoidance or mitigation strategies’. As such, Dr Ambrose says his organisation supports additional flora and fauna survey work to determine more accurately their habitats, which would then be taken into account. The Echo understands that GHD consultants, who did the survey and assessment work, are not members of the Ecological Consultants Association of NSW.

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Coastal rezoning for subdivision would be a disaster: former MLC, mayor A ‘reckless planning decision’ is how former mayor and NSW Greens MLC Jan Barham has described the community title (CT) subdivision proposal for the Linneaus Estate, located in Broken Head. Byron Shire Council and the minister for Planning have approved for public exhibition the 33-lot subdivision, which has a long history of numerous development applications (DAs) and court cases. Public submissions close August 23 for the subdivision, which is located at 951 Broken Head Rd, Broken Head. It is Lot 1 DP 1031848. The link on Council’s website can be found on its public notices page www.bit. ly/2GY7Feo. Barham says, ‘The 111ha lot is the most southern coastal lot in Byron Shire and was zoned as Education Facility in 1988. Ever since, there have been numerous development applications and court cases to define an acceptable development standard. In 1998, the Land and Environment judgment granted approval for the Broken Head Coastal Foundation, a private education facility. The development featured 30 buildings and camping lots in the coastal erosion zone. ‘In 2017, the draft Byron Rural Land Use Strategy included a landowner’s request to transfer the lot zoning to community title. This was strongly opposed, but ultimately included in the strategy. ‘Last year, a Council

report for a planning proposal to rezone to the CT was put forward. ‘I made representations to councillors regarding the risks of the proposal to allow freehold lots to be placed in the erosion zone and requested a refusal or at least a deferral to receive additional advice. ‘Council voted to defer and receive further advice, but then accepted the planning proposal unchanged, as the staff response was that conditions could be included in consents.

Reckless planning ‘It’s a reckless planning decision to allow new lots to be created in the coastal erosion zone. There is a “foreseeable risk” owing to the likelihood of cyclonic and storm events that will increase owing to climate change and the erosive impact of sea level rise. ‘The precautionary principle should apply and those lots removed from the proposal. ‘Over the last 30 years, there have been numerous court cases relating to coastal erosion development owing to the 1988 LEP and DCP allowing the restricted development of dwellings in the zone. ‘The legal challenges by property owners have been costly and time consuming for Council, but for the majority of cases, the outcome was in support of Council’s “planned retreat” planning provisions. However, the important lesson that should’ve been learnt is to

avoid the risk in the future, to ensure litigation avoidance. ‘The current proposal to allow new lots in an identified coastal erosion zone is not a precautionary approach, as it should be. Unfortunately in 2014, Council approved the development of six accommodation units in the erosion zone, where the camping sites had been originally approved owing to the erosion risk. ‘The current rezoning proposal seeks to define community title lots around those structures and at least seven lots are in the Immediate Coastal Zone. ‘As the staff report last November indicated, “As many as 15 of the 33 approved accommodation structures may be affected by coastal processes over the long term”. ‘There are also key issues in relation to wastewater management and the capacity of the land to facilitate increased growth, but this issue has not been considered fully in the planning proposal despite previously being a legal issue. ‘In 1986, the draft LEP proposed that no development be allowed in the immediate and 50-year coastal zone, but the final LEP did allow development but highly restricted in relation to demountability to allow for removal if and when the erosion escarpment posed a risk. ‘The reality of compliance with the conditions imposed on consents is a legal liability that Council should avoid,’ warned Barham.

Falls festival lineup drops for NY Paul Bibby In an out-of-left-field revelation, Australian music legend John Farnham has been announced as part of the lineup for this year’s Falls Festival. The much-anticipated lineup announcement includes American singer/ songwriter Halsey, alongside New York legends Vampire Weekend, fresh from the release of their album Father of the Bride. They will be joined by English house outfit Disclosure and pop performers Peking Duk. The announcement of Farnham follows in the same tradition as Daryl Braithwaite, whose 2017 performance of Horses will forever sit in the pantheon of magical Falls. Byron Bay favourite Tash

Headliner John Farnham. Sultana will also perform at the Byron event – the only one of the four Falls festivals at which she will be performing. The full lineup, as announced last week, is as follows – Halsey (only Australian shows), Vampire Weekend, Disclosure, Peking Duk, Of Monsters And Men, Pnau, Lewis Capaldi, Milky

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Saddle Road plans meets opposition ▶ Continued from page 1 opportunity to ‘activate a valuable, sustainable, local food system that connects into the domestic market and can develop a path for export’.

Residents disagree However, a significant number of the surrounding landowners and residents across the area more broadly oppose the plan, making their feelings plain at a Council-run public consultation session last week. Saddle Road resident and president of the Community Alliance for Byron Shire, Matthew O’Reilly, said he and other residents wanted

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the area to retain its rural character. ‘This [proposed development] would mean a big chunk of industrial, agricultural production, a distribution hub, and a big business park,’ he said. ‘We’re also concerned that if they get this large area included (in the strategy) it then means that the state government changes the urban growth area map. ‘It would then be much easier to rezone the land for residential. ‘We’re concerned that this could be a Trojan horse for that rezoning.’ Another common theme during the public discussion at last week’s meeting was the objection to an industrial area at the gateway to Brunswick Heads. ‘Council’s background report found that eight to 10

hectares of additional land are required to meet the Shire’s employment needs,’ Mr O’Reilly said. ‘They’re now proposing an additional five hectares. They’re potentially supplying far more industrial land than Byron needs. I just don’t see the justification.’ In response to the concerns about loss of character, Ms Daly said the employment lands strategy ‘seeks to consider sites on their merit’ and the decision to include land ‘sits with Council whose responsibility is to balance the various needs and views of the community’. When asked about the possibility that the proposal would lead to rezoning large parts of the Saddle Road area for residential development, she said: ‘Council decided to omit Saddle Road from their Residential Strategy’.

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brother, his mother urged him to embrace his Aboriginality, which led to the Riley family of Kuranda, where he formed a deep abiding friendship with Uncle Lance Riley, through whom he was taken into family and into culture. At the Laura festival he was claimed by Kuku Thaypan elder Mukrrnngll and was initiated into that mob by Grandfather George Musgrave. He opened Riji Didj, an art gallery, with artist Ian McConnell, collaborating with artists such as Chris Attwood and supporting the local art scene. With Warrunbri, a Lardil man from Mornington Island, the Tjapukai/Mona Mona Dance Troupe from Kuranda, and Mukrrnngll, he was part of Aboriginal cultural revival efforts in many places, including this area. They also initiated a series of reconciliation

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At first glance, the group manning the barbecue at Byron Bunnings this Saturday might seem like just another bunch of blokes slinging snags. But if you wander over for a snack you’re likely to discover these guys are cooking for a pretty important cause. They are members of a Mullumbimby men’s group that supports men to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and to move beyond masculine stereotypes to live more fulfilling lives. They are part of a broader network of men’s groups called Mankind Project, or MKP. The barbecue is being held to raise awareness about their work, and to raise funds to help local men with limited

Local men take part in the MKP group in Mullumbimby. Photo Andrea Falletta means to attend a weekend of self-growth known as the New Warrior Training. ‘Personally this work has really helped me in my growth as a man,’ one of the group’s members Andrea Falletta says.

‘I went from not knowing much about myself and how to live my life, to having a clearer sense of direction and the bigger picture. ‘I see there’s a need out there for men to be able to connect with other men

and to share their feelings with other men – to realise they don’t always have to be super tough and strong.’ The New Warrior Training will be taking place in Bellingen from September 20 till 22. It is designed to help men undertake deep personal exploration and, in so doing, to live with greater purpose, passion, and integrity. ‘The Warrior Training doesn’t just benefit me as a man; it’s also for all the people around me so we really want to support other local guys to attend,’ Mr Falletta says. ‘I know there are men out there on low incomes who might not be able to attend and this is a way to give them a hand, as well as raising awareness about MKP and the warrior training generally.’

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The Farm launches EV fast-charging station A fast EV-charging station has been installed at The Farm in Ewingsdale, allowing most EV motorists to charge their cars in about 30 minutes. According to NRMA, who installed the station, it’s their 19th electric vehicle fast-charging station to open to the public across the state. ‘It follows Sydney Olympic Park, Wallsend near Newcastle, Jindabyne, Pokolbin in

the Hunter Valley, Mittagong in the Southern Highlands, Narrandera, Berry, Young, West Wyalong, Bathurst, Parkes, Dubbo, Nabiac, Tamworth, Batemans Bay, Orange, Glen Innes, and Grafton’. NRMA executive general manager motoring Nell Payne says, ‘Our aim is that 95 per cent of member journeys are within 150 kilometres of one of our charging stations.’

‘We know one of the key reasons electric vehicle uptake has been relatively slow in Australia is because people are worried there isn’t any charging infrastructure available along their journeys’. NRMA says it has committed $10 million to build one of Australia’s largest fast-charging networks across NSW and the ACT.

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For the last 40 years, the local branch of Riding for the Disabled has helped people with a disability in the Ballina and Byron shires connect with horses and learn to ride. This Sunday August 18 from 10amthey will be celebrating this amazing achievement, based on the dedication of volunteers, at their Riding Develops Abilities (RDA) Centre in Teven. ‘The RDA works with people across a range of issues including people with post-traumatic stress

disorders (PTSD), acquired brain injuries, autism, mental health, and those born with a disability,’ said RDA president Peta Best. ‘While many who participate in the RDA program will ride the horses there are also people who just want to come and participate in caring for the animals. ‘The chance to care for and ride the horses helps people in a range of ways including building self-esteem and confidence, physical and spacial awareness, thinking processes, and much more.’ The Ballina Byron RDA began in 1979 at Kerry and

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Bridget with Jasper. Photo supplied David Johnston’s Boulder Beach riding school near Ballina. Six years ago, local farmer Brian McNamara left the 46ha Teven property to the Ballina Byron RDA as a bequest, giving them a permanent home.

August 18 event ‘The centre is reliant on the goodwill, donations, and grants given by the community. The Ballina RDA Centre has given children and adults from Biala and in those in the community 40 years of

therapeutic riding,’ said Ms Best. The big 40 will be celebrated with the Famous Lone Cowgirl demonstrating her horse-riding skills, an all-day sausage sizzle, free face painting, riding demonstrations, horse stroking, and the not-to-be missed Horse Parade at 1pm. So make sure you get along to the farm at 377 Houghlahans Creek Road, Teven. ‘Everyone is welcome to join in our 40th celebrations,’ said RDA president Peta Best.

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PLANNING PROPOSAL TO PERMIT COMMUNITY TITLE SUBDIVISION OF LAND AT 951 BROKEN HEAD RD, BROKEN HEAD LOT 1 DP 1031848 – “THE LINNAEUS ESTATE”

In Byron? Customer service for general enquiries now at Byron Visitor Centre, 80 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 12.00pm and 12.30pm to 4.00pm or phone 02 6626 7000. Card only payments accepted at this location. Documents on exhibition are available for viewing at the customer service centre in Mullumbimby and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice.

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The Planning Proposal to permit community title subdivision of land at Lot 1 DP 1031848 Broken Head (The Linnaeus Estate) is on exhibition for a period of 4 weeks from 24 July to 23 August 2019. The objective of this planning proposal is to identify the subject land in appropriate schedules to Byron LEP 2014 and Byron LEP 1988 to permit the creation of a neighbourhood community title scheme comprising 33 neighbourhood lots and one lot for common property, consistent with the Byron Rural Land Use Strategy. No additional development will result from the planning proposal as the neighbourhood lots will be required to correspond with existing approved structures on this land. Your feedback is important to us. The Planning Proposal and supporting information are available at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice. The Minister for Planning and Public Spaces has issued an authorisation for Council to exercise delegation to make this LEP amendment.

Written: Address to: General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219, Mullumbimby NSW 2482

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CURRENT VACANCIES Apply for a job at Council. For current vacancies refer to www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Council/Working-at-Byron-Shire-Council/ Current-vacancies.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF AMENDMENTS TO BYRON DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN 2012 (AMENDMENT 4) REMOVAL OF SECONDARY DWELLINGS CONTRIBUTIONS WAIVER Council resolved to publicly exhibit an amendment to Byron Developer Contributions Plan 2012 in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, and Regulation, for a period of 28 days. The amendments consist of: 1. Deletion of clause 2.14 that allowed for the waiver of contributions on secondary dwellings. 2. Consequential numerical changes of the plan to reﬂect the updated numbering of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The amendment to the Byron Developer Contributions Plan 2012 is on exhibition from 24 July 2019 until 21 August 2019 and is available for viewing and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au. Submissions close: 4.00pm 21 August 2019 Enquiries: Christopher Soulsby Development Planning Ofﬁcer on 02 6626 7058 For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section of Council’s weekly advertising.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979 The following development applications (DA) have been received by Council and require exhibition in accordance with Development Control Plan 2014 (A14). The DAs may be viewed online at Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ﬁnd-a-DA or by using the Online Kiosks at Councils Customer Service Centre during normal ofﬁce hours. DA submissions can be lodged using an online form via Council’s eServices Portal. Once you have viewed a copy of the DA, select ‘Make a Submission’ to lodge a submission directly with Council. Information on making a submission is available at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Make-a-submission-on-a-DA. If you are making a submission, there are requirements in relation to the disclosure of political gifts and donations. Refer to Council’s website to satisfy yourself that you are complying with your disclosure obligations prior to lodging a submission www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Political-donations-disclosure. Please quote the development application and property description when making a submission.

EXHIBITION CLOSES 21 AUGUST 2019 There are no DAs for advertising in the newspaper for this date.

EXHIBITION CLOSES 28 AUGUST 2019 There are no DAs for advertising in the newspaper for this date.

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED ROAD NAMES Land Registry Services (LRS) has notified Council that Old Pacific Highway (North) in Brunswick Heads does not comply with the Geographical Naming Board (GNB) regulations. The road name ‘Old Pacific Highway’ is not in accordance with current addressing standards. Council has proposed to rename and renumber Old Pacific Highway (North) to Harbour Way and invites written submissions. For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section of Council’s weekly advertising. Submissions close: 4.30pm Friday 13 September 2019 Enquiries Deanna Savage and Renae Fegent 02 6626 7000

DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS In accordance with Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended), notiﬁcation is hereby given of the following development consents granted by Council. The consents listed are available to view Online at Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ﬁnd-a-DA. Information relating to these applications as required by Schedule 1, Division 4, Clause 20(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended) is also available online.

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2018.435.1 – GOONENGERRY, 41 Goonengerry Road Dwelling House, Secondary Dwelling and Swimming Pool 10.2018.289.1 – HUONBROOK, 59 Johnsons Road Use of Dwelling House 10.2018.461.1 – BYRON BAY, 65 Lilli Pilli Drive New Secondary Dwelling, Use of Expanded Dwelling Module, New Driveway, Carparking and Landscaping 10.2019.388.1 – BYRON BAY, 30 Bangalow Road Replacement of Existing Awning, Signage on Awning and New Fence and Gates 10.2019.360.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 20 Corella Crescent Dwelling House 10.2019.348.1 – EWINGSDALE, 60 Bay Vista Lane Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.378.1 – BYRON BAY, 8 Jacaranda Drive Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.366.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 17 Brunswick Terrace Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.393.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 6 Bottlebrush Crescent Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2019.200.2 – SUFFOLK PARK, 23 Armstrong Street S4.55 to Modify Garage 10.2019.33.2 – BYRON BAY, 35A Cowper Street S4.55 to Remove Conditions of Consent relating to Holiday Letting, Vehicle Parking and Amended Design Requirement 10.2019.190.2 – BYRON BAY, 1/118 Lighthouse Road S4.55 to Modify Rear Deck 10.2018.392.4 – SUFFOLK PARK, 24/31 Hayters Drive S4.55 to Modify Windows, Laundry Location and Change Carport to Garage

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Contentious rural accom DA again before Council A rural tourist accommodation DA in Wilsons Creek will be before councillors again this Thursday, and while surrounding residents remain opposed, staff are again supportive of the proposal, despite it again breaching Council’s planning rules. The number of cabins has been reduced from eight to seven in the revised DA, and there is a reduction of decking and paving around the large pool. Additionally ‘upgrading, but not sealing, of the first 450m of Cedar Road’ is proposed to improve access to the property. The DA was presented to councillors in May, and came with no consultation by the proponent say residents. As previously reported, it lacked required information and breached planning policies. Staff recommended approval at the time, but councillors deferred a decision.

Neighbours opposed Resident Ben Fawcett told The Echo the entire neighbourhood of 15 properties are still opposed, and their extensive planning advice suggests that councillors should refuse the DA based on NSW LEC judgment 1125 (March 2019), which states that ‘the DCP provisions calling up the

Byron Rural Land Use Settlement Strategy (1998) remain live and pertinent’. He said, ‘We believe that the numerous anomalies and discrepancies, between what is proposed and Council’s own policies for development of rural tourist cabins, mean that this DA should be refused’. ‘The site for the cabins, on a steep, south-facing slope, is both unsuitable and against the planning guidelines; the location of a large pool on the ridgeline and only just over 100m from a neighbouring property is likely to cause disputes; and the experience for tourists, on a property surrounded by other private land, and accessed by a rough, poorly maintained single-lane, no-through road, is not what they would expect’.

Concerns overblown Greens mayor Simon Richardson previously said of this development that he felt neighbour concerns were ‘overblown.’ Cr Cate Coorey told The Echo she is opposed to the revised DA. Greens Cr Sarah Ndiaye was concerned that the original proposal did not return any ongoing revenue to Council. According to the DA, the proponents are Mr S B Yishay and Ms L B Levi.

Council project to focus on farmers A Rural Land Know How package is now being developed by Council to increase landowners’ awareness, knowledge, and skills of land management, best practice, and how to mitigate risks associated

with climate change. It’s been possible thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program. Council says the local agricultural sector employs more than 500 people.

Solar carpark for Mullum Construction is underway for a $380,000 solar ‘roof’ in the Council-owned carpark in Station Street in Mullumbimby. The 99-kilowatt solar system will cover approximately 40 parking spaces. Mayor Simon Richardson says the panels are expected to generate enough power to offset around 20 to 25 per

cent of the daily electricity use in Council’s administration building. He says, ‘This is a great project for Council and the community in that it will take us a step closer to being 100 per cent carbon neutral by 2025 and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels’. An EV charging station is also planned for the site.

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Local News ćĶī ưşĶĈĕ ŕş ŔşſĕǼ Eĕşſīĕ ÉĲëōĕƷ ǨǰǪǫȑǩǧǨǰ David Lowe A great Australian actor, director, teacher, and writer died this week on the Northern Rivers of NSW. I knew George as the head of directing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Sydney in the 1990s, but this was just one of many hats he wore in a long and distinguished career. Born in Castlemaine, Victoria, on 19 June 1934, George initially trained as an engineer, before studying acting with Eileen O’Keefe. After she introduced him to the great Russian theatre genius Konstantin Stanislavsky, the course of George’s life was set. His first professional acting role was in John Osborne’s seminal play Look Back in Anger, in 1960, playing the archetypal angry young man. This was also the year he met his sweetheart Georgina (Georgie). Marrying in 1966, they stayed together for the rest of George’s life. George went on to perform at the Emerald Hill Theatre in South Melbourne (which he opened with fellow director Wal Cherry

in 1962), and the Melbourne Theatre Company.

Best Actor in 1968 He won Best Actor in 1968 for his portrayal of John Proctor in The Crucible. In Sydney he became equally well-known, directing and/or performing in numerous plays in venues. While George had a particular enthusiasm for Australian writing, directing works including David Williamson’s The Perfectionist and John Derum’s adaptation of C J Dennis’s More Than a Sentimental Bloke, he was equally at home with Harold Pinter and Bertolt Brecht. As a teacher and director of actors, George famously discovered Geoffrey Rush, giving

him his first stage role, in Waiting For Godot, at the Jane Street Theatre in 1979, and his first film role, in Dad and Dave: On Our Selection, in 1995. This was also the film that introduced mass audiences to Essie Davis, one of George’s favourite performers.

Taught big names His students at NIDA included the actor (and later director) Mel Gibson and Judy Davis. Other big names associated with George include Phillip Quast, Hugo Weaving, Colin Friels, Kerry Walker, Steve Bisley, Robert Menzies, Scott McGregor, and John Howard. George did an enormous amount of work with first Australians, directing David Gulpilil and Jack Charles

Disco dong removal up before Council Paul Bibby The infamous ‘Disco Dong’ sculpture on the Bayshore Drive roundabout could be removed by Council within months after an investigation found ‘structural and non-structural’ safety issues. Councillors will vote on decommissioning the sculpture at their August 22 meeting, following reports that people have been climbing the structure and stopping on the road to take pictures. A council report noted that pieces of the structure had recently been found on the ground. The report also noted that a structural investigation had been undertaken on July 16 at a cost of $8,000.

It found there was ‘a risk of serious personal injury being sustained by a member of the public due to climbing and falling from the sculpture’.

Integrity compromised Added to this was ‘the eventual risk of the sculpture’s structural integrity being compromised’. Staff estimated the cost of decommissioning the sculpture at between $11,000 and $13,000. Should the sculpture be removed to storage in a state that would allow reconstruction at a later date, the cost of decommissioning would increase to between $16,000 and $20,000.

The Public Art Panel, at a meeting on June 26, recommended that additional money be spent on ‘finishing’ the sculpture. The estimated cost of this enterprise, including contingencies, is $35,500 according to Council staff. The minutes from the panel’s most recent meeting on August 5 have not been released by Council. A request has been made for the meeting minutes. There have been repeated calls from members of the community to remove the sculpture, including at least two online petitions, each of which received hundreds of signatures. ▶ Read more online, go to www.echo.net.au.

on the stage, and bringing in people like Ivan Sen, Warwick Thornton, and Erica Glynn to study at AFTRS. George Whaley was also a noted TV director, working with producer Anthony Buckley to create the classic Ruth Park adaptations Harp in the South and Poor Man’s Orange, as well as programs for children such as More Winners and Clowning Around. In later life, George became a published author, with his highly regarded 2009 biography of Leo McKern: the Accidental Actor (famous as Rumpole of the Bailey). Innumerable other roles, in everything from A Country Practice to The Gods of Wheat Street, made him a familiar face to Australian TV audiences. When the great CSG fight loomed in this district, the Whaleys were at the forefront as activists and community mobilisers. In his final years, George was increasingly paralysed with Parkinson’s disease, which made life increasingly difficult. George is survived by his loving wife Georgie, sons Michael and Matthew, and five grandchildren.

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ÉĲĕŕ żşōĶƐĶĈĶëŕƆ ëŕĎ ƆƐëǔ merge, it’s double ungood Executive Council staff and the Greens councillors have been chirping in unison for some time now, no matter how shallow the rhetoric is in detail or evidence. It raises the question – who are the most powerful people making decisions about the future of Byron Shire? Or a better question is – do these people represent our interests? For example, take the mayor’s reply (again) to the bypass debacle on page 2. It looks as though staff wrote it for him. Worse, Cr Simon Richardson refuses to provide proof to the public that staff have met strict environmental conditions to undertake this massive project. This is National Party politics. When the body politic and bureaucrats act as one, against the public, it becomes a dangerous time for democracy (see page 2 story). Almost all bureaucrats protect their racket, which has been going on since the beginning of time. And if a politician wants to enhance the trust of the community and represent them, and not the bureaucrats, they need to wield the power. Better, just keep the pistol of power on your side of the table and give it a pat occasionally to let the bureaucrats know who is in control. In the case of this councillor majority, all policy wisdom appears directly divined from staff. There appears little to no independent advice sought, legal or otherwise. Over the past three years, it’s been alarming sitting in the chambers hearing very little questioning of poorly written staff planning reports, for example, or challenging staff’s advice when it is questionable. The last and only attempt at holding staff to account was at the March 2018 Council meeting. The Greens mayor bravely tabled a motion for an independent consultant to undertake an organisation and governance review. Yet when it came to the follow through on the day, the mayor inexplicably withdrew it. Independent audits are, of course, the best way to keep bureaucrats on their toes. Another is making sure they adhere to a charter of community expectations. Such measures would surely be unpopular and make your presence at the staff Christmas party uncomfortable. Unfortunately, the mayor seems to treat the job more as a popularity contest and sees protecting the staff’s reputation as more important than transparent and good governance. So – those in control of the Shire include general manager (GM) Mark Arnold, who rose within the executive ranks after former GM Ken Gainger retired in late 2017. Gainger left a trail of questionable decisions, including launching an extraordinary $450,000 vexatious legal case against Butler Street residents. Councillors were unaware. Mark Arnold as GM was a safe bet. It’s safe to assume nothing will change under Arnold. One of the most influential and powerful individuals in the Shire is Council’s planning director Shannon Burt. Planning is perhaps the most important aspect of local governance, given its impact on residents. Councillors have given Burt and her department the power to bend the planning rules to their liking with any DA up to $10m. Unsurprisingly their liking is to prefer developer wishes over residential amenity. That seems to suit the Greens. Those who have given almost all powers to staff include mayor Simon Richardson, Crs Jeannette Martin, Michael Lyon Sarah Ndiaye (all Greens), Paul Spooner, Jan Hackett (Country Labor) and Nationals Party-aligned Alan Hunter. Left-leaning independents Basil Cameron and Cate Coorey are firmly in the minority. The Greens and to a lesser extent Labor have offically sold us out. The question remains – do staff and their councillor majority actually represent the interests of ratepayers? Hans Lovejoy, editor News tips are welcome: editor@echo.net.au

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cott Morrison is not too keen on history. When it comes to politics – or at least the politics of the Liberal Party, which to him is all that matters – history began with his election as prime minister. Everything that happened before then, and especially in the three years before then, is utterly irrelevant – it should, must, be forgiven and forgotten. But one might have hoped that he had at least a vague recollection of Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan – the various conflicts in which Australia forgot, or worse, deliberately ignored, its national interest to support American adventures that have led to disastrous unforeseen consequences. But if he has the awareness, he obviously does not care – he is about to plummet from the precipice yet again. History repeating. The apparent hesitation is entirely confected. Even before Donald Trump’s chief warmonger, Mike Pompeo, arrived in Canberra to issue his marching orders, it was already clear that Morrison was ready, indeed eager, to agree to follow the United States into the forthcoming war with Iran. Of course, that is not the way it will be spun: we will be told – we already have been told – that it is all about deescalation. Give us a break – sending a military task force is de-escalation? And this is a confected crisis, a conflict of Trump’s personal devising. All America’s serious allies – not some, but all – begged him to maintain the nuclear deal with Iran. But alliances and treaties are irrelevant when Trump’s ego is involved. The Iran pact was a successful legacy of his reviled predecessor Barack Obama so obviously it had to be trashed. And the only ones egging him on were, and are, Saudi Arabia, whose murderous Sunni dictators are determined to crush all Shia, and Israel, whose aggressive, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist Benjamin Netanyahu is determined to crush all opposition, whether real, potential, or imagined. And in any case, for Trump conflict is the default position – it is as natural to him as tweeting and lying. And Morrison, for all his phoney amiability, is not far behind him. He may talk of temperance and restraint, but his current

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mantra is: ‘Whose side are you on?’ When The Donald blows the whistle, ScoMo will be in it with his ears back. But he will still refuse to talk about the war – it will be all about freedom of navigation, a coalition of the willing to protect our national interest – and Australia’s oil imports in particular, although we won’t hear so much about that. We are defending democratic values, and we have absolutely no intention of actually going to war.

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Mungo MacCallum But for those of us who remember a little history, the idea that we can only put it in a little way and if it hurts we will pull it out again is a dangerous lie. When Robert Menzies sent Australian military advisers to South Vietnam, he solemnly assured us that actual troops would never be involved. But soon, as soon as Washington asked us, he enthusiastically sent in the troops and later, disgracefully, conscripts who were sent to fight and die before they were allowed to vote. We only withdrew from the bloody morass shortly before our great and powerful friend retreated in disorder, defeat, and humiliation. A generation later, John Howard invoked the sacred alliance to embroil us in Iraq after Saudi terrorists domiciled in Afghanistan attacked the United States. This tenuous link was spun as the need to eliminate entirely mythical weapons of mass destruction. And once again it ended in disaster – the rise of the hideous Islamic State, whose aftermath remains today and whose reach now extends to Australia largely because we fell in with the folly. But hey, it wasn’t all bad – it became the phoney rationale for a raft of oppressive laws in the name (as always) of national security. This is a cause dear to what Morrison calls his heart. So who knows

what useful additions may emerge as the forthcoming war against Iran may develop? But it is probably giving ScoMo too much foresight, too much intelligence to believe that he even thinks he knows what he’s doing. He is just tagging along, convinced that his quiet Australians are now up for any thought bubble he may float. If he and they can ignore the past, why worry about the future? And a khaki election in 2022 won’t hurt either. And the real horror is that Iran may be just the entree. Trump’s belligerence against China is rising to a critical point. And the trigger will, as before, be freedom of navigation, this time in the South China Sea. If – when – this leads to a serious incident, or one is deliberately manufactured (as happened in the Gulf of Tonkin back in the Vietnam days), there will be real risk of nuclear war. Unthinkable? Not for some. Pompeo and his fellow crazy, John Bolton, are already getting close to the ‘Better dead than red’ mentality of the previous cold war. Trump himself, a couple of years ago, complained that there was no point in having nuclear weapons unless he could use them, and has just ditched yet another disarmament treaty. And closer to home, Morrison’s hardright ally Andrew Hastie has compared China to Nazi Germany and warned that Australia must be prepared to hit back. He apparently casts himself as Winston Churchill in a party of Neville Chamberlains – he can’t wait to fight them on the beaches. This is the mindset, to give it a flattering term, of those we have just re-elected – a party which, having no discernible agenda for peace, is now preparing for war. And not even its own war – the war now being orchestrated by an idiot egomaniac half a world away, a psychotic who seems to regard Armageddon not as the end of the world but as some kind of victory redemption. From an Australian point of view, it all sounds horribly Pentecostalist. And for Scott Morrison, there is always a bright side: not only does he get to go to his chosen heaven, but he won’t have to worry about climate change any more. That will just about make annihilation worthwhile in itself.

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Adani and GHD If there is something positive going on, as claimed by Cr Michael Lyon (Letters, August 7) in relation to the Council motion that any company that has links to Adani is not eligible for Council business, then Council will have already written to GHD advising them of this motion. The purpose of the motion is surely to discourage companies from working for Adani, rather than merely punishing them afterwards. I have written to GHD about this Council motion,

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and I hope Council has too. I will ask them this in Public Access at the August 22 meeting. Matthew Lambourne Mullumbimby

No need for farmland Byron Council is developing state-significant farmland – really? In the looming face of climate-change-induced food shortages and the reality of our current 98 per cent drought-declared state of New South Wales, it beggars belief that any governing body, particularly one led by the Greens, would seriously consider developing statesignificant farmland – be it contiguous or not. Our council’s Business and Industrial Lands Strategy, despite already having identified more land than is required for the next 20 years, belatedly decided to include a couple of extra locations – one being part of the former Bruns Eco Village (BEV) proposal, the other in the Bangalow environs. Council staff are aware that the BEV land is

constrained by the results of a previous investigation that identified ecological and heritage areas, statesignificant farmland, and potential challenges with water, sewerage and NBN connections. Apart from diminishing the food-production potential of the land, one wonders if ratepayers are happy to continue footing the bill for such investigations? R Whelan Myocum

ƖĈŊȨ ĈşſſĕĈƐĶşŕ I can’t forgive Aslan Shand, The Echo Letters editor, for concluding my letter with the suggestion that releasing the bypass information ‘would only invite a local challenge’. Clearly I wrote ‘legal challenge’ [in the handwritten letter]. The Echo’s version isn’t even cogent. My point was that Council staff refuse to release information about what they’ve done in terms of complying with the Land and Environment Court’s environmental orders because they do not intend to comply.

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If they released their plans they would immediately be subject to legal challenge in terms of an injunction. Their plan is to keep their plans secret until the last moment and then move in quickly to do the environmental damage so that it is ‘too late’ in the eyes of objectors. This is a tried and tested method and they used it a couple of weeks ago to chop trees on Butler Street. As for the mayor’s response in last weeks Echo I can only say that It’s a typical evasion, undoubtedly crafted, once again, by Council’s skilled lawyers. The first part appears to refer only to the current stage of construction, being the Butler Street section, not the wetlands. The second part seems to relate to the wetlands but refers only to ‘preconstruction management plans’ – which is not the essence of what the court requires. These plans, we are told, have been submitted to Council for approval. In other words your elected duds have not yet voted to accept them – but they will, oh they will, simply because not one of them has the guts to really challenge the mayor in any case. It seems to me that your elected councillors should be prepared to release such plans to the public. They can’t be confidential until a vote to that effect has taken place – and in that event they must give reasons as to why it should be kept secret. Meanwhile Councillor Lyon has pleaded with us to look for positives. Accordingly I now lead a rousing rendition of that classic Monty Python ▶ Continued on page 14

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Message to the Byron Bay community and to the Australian authorities.

On behalf of the Federal Government of Belgium I would like to thank you for your unwavering support, your great sense of empathy and your continuous efforts in the search for missing young Belgian national Théo Hayez. The Byron Bay community has spared no expense to help and showed great solidarity since the very beginning of this disappearance case. Your community has taken good care of the family of Théo, his father Laurent, his mother Vinciane and his cousin Lisa, supporting them in various ways: providing accommodation and transportation, offering meals and other heartwarming gestures. I am very grateful to all of you, including the volunteers who were involved in the ground searches as well as those who supported them. I also want to express my sincere gratitude to the local and State Authorities, the State Emergency Services and the Police of NSW for their steadfast commitment and determination in the difficult circumstances in which they have been working as well as for their great cooperation with our consular services and Belgian authorities. The dedication and professionalism you have demonstrated during the ground searches and ongoing investigation, have been exemplary.

My most heartfelt thanks to you all.

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Richard Hil joins forces with a former US marine and journalist to examine the human cost The Sacking of Fallujah: A People’s History confronts the dominant military accounts of the war in Iraq and the devastation wrought on the city of Fallujah from the siege in 2014 till when American and coalition forces moved on the city to defeat ISIS in 2016. Former US marine Ross Caputi, Australian journalist Donna Mulhearn, and adjunct professor Richard Hil have brought together this critical analysis of the idea that the US ‘liberated’ Fallujah. They look at the outcomes of repeated sieges of the city

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owners. It is timely. I am a dog lover, have owned dogs myself, and appreciate that they make a great contribution to the lives of many people. But Ms Lotfali’s experience is becoming increasingly common. Dog owners who normally pass as friendly and reasonable people seem to go into a bizarre and irrational zone when perfectly legitimate claims are made against their dogs’ behaviour. This seems to happen especially, as in the event described, when those owners are not actually present for the critical event. Another type of encounter is dogs behaving badly in their owners’ backyards. Even when the owners appear to be home, dogs are often left to bark, whine, and howl unchecked for prolonged periods. And the most benign complaint about such behaviour in the owner’s absence is treated with scepticism, often hostility. As if we sit at home making this stuff up! Dogs are in plague proportions in many of our towns now, and even unavoidable, it would seem, on tranquil beach walks. I believe we need much stricter policing of antisocial dog behaviour and steep penalties for the negligent owners involved. Elizabeth Taylor Bellingen

imposed a noise-prevention order and a comprehensive noise-management plan on Barrio that brought intrusive sound from machinery and patrons under control. The matter was only finalised in December 2018. Locals are now concerned about the new DA that proposes Barrio expand its liquor-licensed area to include the outdoor quadrangle resulting in a 700m2 bar and restaurant with a capacity for 216 patrons. This is a far cry from the low-key ‘canteen’ that was approved by Council in 2015. We are owners of a townhouse complex directly opposite Barrio and believe that crowds of over 200 people at a licensed venue less than 50m from our front fence will be loud and that the proposed noisemanagement measures will be unable to contain the new level of sound. Acoustic modelling by the developer that says otherwise should be treated with extreme scepticism by Council. The expansion will also enable Barrio to host wedding receptions, parties, and other large events near homes. These are hardly renowned for being quiet affairs! The DA also seeks to push back a Council restriction on noise from delivery trucks near homes from 8am to 6.30am even though there are loading zones on the Habitat site that are out of earshot and could be used. Barrio knowingly moved next door to a pre-existing residential area and their operations should respect that. We call on Council to reject the DA and uphold their own Liquor Licensing and Approval Policy, which states that licensed premises

ĕƆĶĎĕŕƐƆȜ Ǖ ſƆƐ Barrio The noise is set to escalate at Barrio in Sunrise if a new development application (DA) to double their licensed area is approved. Nearby residents are disappointed this comes so soon after a year-long process to control excessive noise at the venue. In early 2018 Council

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Richard Hil will be joined by co-author Ros Caputi to launch the book at the Bookroom at Byron, 27 Fletcher Street on Thursday, August 22 at 5.30pm. ‘The book aims to expose the US propaganda that justified a murderous assault on a once-beautiful city and its people,’ said Mr Hil. ‘Our intention was to not let this be forgotten.’ Everyone is welcome. To RSVP call 6685 8183 or go online www.thesackingoffallujah.com. should not be located within 100m of a residential area. Local residents object to the Habitat DA for Barrio. Gael Nash Sunrise

Predictive text Around 1769, some people walked on a pristine beach, eating pipis and fish. Years later some people arrived who caught a whale and wanted different food, clearing land for cows and chickens. Nobody protested. They wanted pigs for their bacon and eggs, and a butter factory for their bread, so drained the swamps. The yellow-eyed bunyip perished. Nobody protested. They needed sugar for their tea so moved inland, bulldozing koala trees, forcing the cockatoos to fly to Sydney to feast on polystyrene cladding. No-one protested. Four hotels were built so they could have a cold beer after working all day. Nobody protested. Then people arrived from everywhere so locals chopped down a million trees and built houses with large garages for tourists. Nobody protested. Some people wanted to sell hamburgers. Everybody protested. The hamburger people ran away. The next day, clothing, sandwich, ice-cream, pizza, and yoghurt franchises opened everywhere. Nobody protested. An international hotel complex was proposed for an old caravan park. Everybody protested. An Aussie bought it and built an international hotel complex. Nobody protested. Shops sprang up selling mined crystals, snake oils in omnivorous flavours, and coffee grown in rainforests. Nobody protested. Soon ▶ Continued on page 18

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management, transport and road infrastructure adaptation, and floating houses would be installed.

avid Attenborough recently slammed Australia for inaction on climate change stating that â€˜Australia is already facing some of the most extreme manifestations of climate changeâ€™. Given the 2018â€“2019 â€˜angriest summerâ€™ ever, when Australia was the hottest place on Earth and where more than 200 weatherevent records were broken, this is no surprise. On the east coast of Australia, from south of Sydney to north of Rockhampton, the projections for the coming decades by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology are dire. They anticipate an increase of the average temperature in all seasons; a decrease in winter rainfall but an increased intensity of extreme daily rainfall events; a harsher fire-generating climate; and a significant rise in sea levels. In other words we should brace for more floods, bushfires, heatwaves, droughts, coastal erosion, storms and cyclones.

ÄŽÄśÇ” Ä•ĹżÄ•Ĺ•Ć? ÄŞĆ–Ć?Ć–ĹżÄ• The climate of the past will not continue into the future as these climate hazards could occur simultaneously or in quick succession. Indeed, higher temperatures can exacerbate prolonged droughts, which increase the risk of wildfires, strengthen cyclones, and increase extreme rainfall. This will mean increased food and water insecurity, more weather and climate-related diseases ranging from heat stress to malaria and dengue, more extinction of wildlife, and damage to infrastructure, as well as less productivity as people struggle in the heat. No-one knows how people

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are going to react to such drastic changes, so social unrest may be possible, especially if global and regional migrations of scales never seen before are poorly planned for.

Â—Ä•Ć†ÄśĹ?ÄśÄ•Ĺ•ÄˆÄ• So, a resilient Byron Shire would be guided by a shared understanding of the unprecedented scale of the challenge and unite around a common vision. Current gaps and needs need to be identified and local entrepreneurs and community leaders invited to develop innovative solutions, creating new livelihoods and income streams. A climate resilience centre, where the Shireâ€™s resilience efforts would be agreed and coordinated, should be created. It would also launch an assessment of the current efforts to tackle climate change, from emissions reductions (Zero Emissions Byron, COREM, etc) to community awareness-raising and adaptation as well as of the vulnerabilities of community members. The centre would also identity and support shelters to gather in times of need, and provide training and equipment to help homes and businesses

prepare for natural disasters. People would have been able to grieve the end of the world as we know it and offered means for coping. Social cohesion would be further built through street or neighbourhood community activities, intergenerational sharing and learning, nature and arts projects, as well as radical acts of kindness (where each of us decisively steps out of our comfort zone to care for others) leading to a compassionate community. The farmersâ€™ markets would host an annual harvest festival, drawing the whole town together to cook and celebrate locally grown food. Every household, business, and institution would collect their own rainwater, have access to shared â€˜water banksâ€™ or have off-grid water condensers. They would also be energy independent using their own, or shared, locally produced, renewable energies. The Shire would be selfsufficient in terms of basic food needs, with multiple community gardens, food forests, lawns transformed into vege gardens, indoor vertical gardens, sustainable regenerative agriculture and fishing practices, and farm-to-plate

type business models. A food hub would link local producers to local retailers, processors, and other food markets and include a permanent market site, cafe, commercial kitchen and foodprocessing facilities. It would also support multiple activities such as the sharing of knowledge in land management and production techniques as well as energy and nutrient recovery via composting and biogas generation. The community would assess and decide what to do with floodprone houses and buildings, including retrofitting or relocating them. Ecological conservation and restoration would be the new normal, increasing biodiversity, afforestation, and reforestation, bushfire reduction, green infrastructures (shade trees, green roofs, etc), ecological corridors, seed banks, community-based natural resource management, and more. When it comes to the engineered and built environment, sea walls, coast protection structures, flood levees, and culverts would have been considered and installed if necessary. Improved drainage and sewerage works, flood and cyclone shelters, storm and waste

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Public transport would be promoted and supported. Non-violent community safety and security would be strengthened through a network of ethically driven and trained carers and protectors. The local economy would be regenerative and organised as closed cycles, helping businesses increase profitability by reducing raw material and waste disposal cost, reducing carbon emission, and making their by-products a source of revenue to be bought by other businesses. The Byron dollar would have been created as a local currency, helping to support the local economy and a way created to support universal basic income. Of course, all of this needs funding. To start with, existing global climate finance and impact investments could be sought to develop local-level resilience projects. Then, by orienting planning around resilience practices, the Shire could uncover new efficiencies in investments to achieve multiple benefits. I acknowledge that climate change remains a divisive issue in Australia and we need to create new ways of living and working in our community. I donâ€™t have all the answers but I know there is no cavalry coming to the rescue. The good news is that a lot of inspiring projects are already happening. The Byron Shire Council should now consider a series of public meetings to begin to address the specific challenges presented by the climate crisis. We are in it together.

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there were so many cars it was hard to drive to buy beer, crystals, and coffee. Everybody protested. A bypass would solve the problem. Twenty people protested, setting up camp to stop the work. Tourists tweeted the free camping site and drummed every sunset. The bypass opened on schedule early 2020. Everybody cheered. There were multiple traffic jams the next day. Everybody protested. Raphael Lee Cass Byron Bay

Drugs and that war I think you missed my point, Marc Salmon (Letters, August 7). I will never support anyone encouraging young people to go and try pure heroin or MDMA because they say it is safe, as was claimed by the editor in a previous Echo editorial. I’m not sure why you’ve thrown the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) at me... I don’t disagree with anything said here. However, the GCDP advocating for the decriminalisation of drug use would not then make drug use lawful. It would still be an offence... with a monetary penalty. I do believe the ongoing debate on drug usage will change our drug laws in time... just like the debate on same-sex marriage changed the law in 2017 and the current debate on assisted dying is changing Australian law state by state. I acknowledge we still have a way to go before the laws on drug usage change. If my grandchildren ask me one day why my generation was so restrictive (for the

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Just a few weeks after a photo of Grandmaster Igors Rausis analysing with a mobile phone inside a toilet cubicle went around the world, a new cheating scandal has blown up in the Netherlands. Joris Boons, a 19-year-old amateur from Utrecht, had enjoyed a dream run over the past few months, winning rating restricted tournaments in Hilversum, Haarlem and Amsterdam with perfect or near-perfect scores. Boons’s convincing victories, from a player who had never shown exceptional talent previously, aroused suspicions, especially since he seemed to be visiting the toilet rather often. So when Boons entered the third group of the recent Dutch Open in Dieren the organisers decided to be prepared. Unfortunately, their efforts using a metal detector proved fruitless – until the penultimate round. By then Boons had won every game bar one and seemed headed for a new tournament success. However, in the eighth round the arbiters stopped Boons on his return from a toilet visit and asked to scan him. Boons refused. He was taken to the arbiters’ office and after having been told the consequences of refusing screening admitted to having a phone. The phone contained chess apps, but Boons claimed that he had never used them during

lack of a better word), I will say ‘because we couldn’t evolve fast enough!’ Until then, I will not support young people ingesting something that cannot be accurately verified or engaging in any activity that puts them at an unacceptable risk of harm, lawful or otherwise. Paul Dixon Ocean Shores

SP pump track The Suffolk Park community and the Suffolk Park Progress Association (SPPA) are encouraging families to support our children by lobbying the state government to allocate grant money to finance the building of a pump track on their new community field of Beech Drive. These grant funds are to be allocated on a first-pastthe-post voting system to community projects. You have to be over 16 to vote and must have a Medicare card number. So if we want our kids to get this facility, we the adults have to vote for the ‘Suffolk Park Pump Track’ at: https://mycommunityproject. service.nsw.gov.au. Select ‘Ballina electorate’, follow the prompts, and register to ‘vote 1’ Suffolk Park Pump Track. Each person can only vote for three to five projects; however, you can encourage your adult partner, friend, grandparents, and neighbours to vote as well. This pump track is only part of the overall masterplan structures that the Suffolk community have developed for our new park land. The draft masterplan can be viewed online: http:// suffolkparkprogressassociation.org. Donald Maughan President SPPA a game. He was nonetheless forfeited (for phone possession), expelled from the tournament, and all his opponents in the event were given back the point they had lost against him. Boons’s case has been referred to the world body FIDE, which is expected to implement a ban of two years. The Rausis case, in which the cheating could have been taking place for as many as six years, may become FIDE’s first life ban, because if a strong player decides to get occasional help with a hidden phone for just a few key moments in a game, it will be very hard to identify. Only when 58-year-old Rausis became greedy, reaching the top 50 after winning half a dozen tournaments in Italy and France over the European spring and summer, did suspicion rise to the point where vigilante players decided to secretly photograph him in a cubicle and present the evidence to the world. Warning signs have been clear since at least 2015 when Georgian GM Gaioz Nigalidze was banned after his phone was found hidden behind a cistern at a tournament in Dubai. He was banned for three years but he had already won two Georgian titles and thousands of dollars of prize money. The moral seems to be that, despite isolated successes, current anti-cheating measures are inadequate and the integrity of the game is in serious danger.

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Shooting chef Gordon Ramsey is the target of justifiable outrage for shooting and then cooking a goat in New Zealand. But let’s not forget the eight million animals who are just as cruelly slaughtered every single hour of the day for human consumption. They are also suffering and dying: cows are shot in the head with metal bolts, pigs are gassed in cages, chickens are hung upside down by their legs, which are often broken by the rough treatment, to have their necks sliced open. Of course caring people are appalled by Ramsey’s actions but if you object to innocent animals being brutally killed for profit, then stop buying meat. Going vegan is better for your health and the environment, and will make the world a kinder, more considerate place for all of us. Desmond Bellamy PETA Australia

A god of kindness Israel Folau has become Australia’s OJ Simpson without the murder – or perhaps in his own mind, Australia’s Joan of Arc. We have all read about the star rugby player’s sacking from his multi-million-dollar contract with his club for contravening the ethics clause in his contract when he used his fame to tell gays that they will face eternal hellfire and damnation. He is now taking his club to court and a crowdfunding campaign instantly attracted a heap of cash from fundamentalist Christians towards the legal costs of the millionaire Folau, far outstripping the campaigns for the handicapped and domesticviolence victims – money and support the homeless and refugees could only dream of. There was much noise about religious freedom, which is very well protected as is. I started thinking that I needed to have a chat with you, Israel. Look, mate, you know that life is a challenge for every one of us. There is magic and there are wonderful times. There are, or will be, trials and defeats. The last thing you want is some

Just a bunch of bleeders Aslan Shand It was only at the beginning of this year, January 7 to be precise, that the Australian Tax Office announced that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had been removed from ‘most menstrual products’. That’s right – it took 18 years of campaigning to recognise that it was absolutely unreasonable to tax such an essential item as tampons and sanitary pads. Perhaps they had just been expecting us to stay constantly pregnant and therefore it was only the irresponsible of us who would be so outrageous as to actually bleed monthly! But bleed regularly we do and unless the powers that be expect women to drip their way around the streets, to work and on the school run, then we can only consider sanitary products as ‘essential’. But they are still expensive and for many women these can be difficult to afford. That’s where you can help. Share the Dignity is dickhead god hanging over you, threatening everybody with eternal fire and damnation and sneaking around your bedroom. I personally feel fine without a god. It teaches me to be responsible for my actions and do my best to face what life throws at me and live in harmony with the ones around me. And like the millionaire who falls for Jack Lemon in drag in the movie Some Like it Hot replied when Jack confessed being a man: ‘No-one is perfect’. But we try our best. If you and I were chilling with a beer after a footy match I would say this to you as a mate, ‘Israel, fuck him off. If you really want a god, choose one with a more positive attitude, a kinder approach, with less vengeance, guilt, fear, loathing, damnation, and punishment. There are many choices out there. Gods can be nice to

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a drive running throughout August that encourages people to purchase and donate sanitary products for women who are struggling to afford them. ‘So many women, every month, have to forfeit sanitary products because they cannot afford them. Many mothers have to choose between buying sanitary items and feeding their children,’ said Rochelle Courtenay, founder of Share the Dignity. There are 3.2 million Australians currently living below the poverty line have around. Like having a pet dog, they can bring some emotional support. There is a good reason that the two are mirror images of each other. Also, if you have a group of people who like the same god, you can get together and sing songs. It can happen on pews, carpets, or dancing with bells and drums. Some gods come with rituals and costumes too and, though you might not really believe in it, these can be good fun. ‘It is your call, mate. But, please keep in mind that everyone is trying to find their groove as we all walk through the short tunnel that is our life. Let others be who they want to be and we will all be more able to get along.’ Carl Cleves Byron Bay

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and 52 per cent of these are women. Recognising this local volunteer Wendy Pluckrose has joined the drive and is coordinating a number of donation boxes throughout the north coast. ‘It broke my heart to learn women out there were going without basic needs including sanitary items and knew I had to help to share the dignity and love. I knew in my heart going without was not an option so there was no hesitation to join as a volunteer (Shero/ hero). It’s a nationwide issue and with people volunteering for a few hours a month it can make such a difference,’ said Wendy. Donation boxes are located at a range of places including Byron Community Centre, Skin Divinity in Byron Bay, Chempro Chemists, Woolworths, and many other locations. To find a location near you look online at www. sharethedignity.com.au/ donate-pads-tampons/dignity-drive-collection-points. influencers. As a person who is not on social media – am I the last human to say that? – I don’t have followers but I do have some readers from time to time. Although George Clooney seems a nice person and I do drink the coffee he spruiks there is no connection between the two matters for me. If I buy something it’s because I need it or want it, not because some pretty person, sorry George, tells me to. I am of course not a saint and am willing to sell my soul. If anyone would like to send me whisky, or anything else, including cash, I will make sure it is well used. Your business ethics will be safe as nobody except I will know. I won’t mention my favourite brands as I don’t want anyone to miss out on this opportunity. Dennis Fitzgerald Box Hill

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On your side for our community Stronger Communities Programme I am pleased to announce that Round Fiv e of the Richmond Stronger Communities Programme is now open. The Richmond Stronger Communities Pro gramme will deliver funding through small capital grants for projects that will con tribute to the vibrancy and viability of our region and support our local communiti es across the North Coast. Local community groups, incorporated not -for-profits, incorporated trustees and local governments are all invited to app ly via an Expression of Interest form, available from my office. Applicants will be able to apply for fundin g from $2,500 up to a maximum of $20,000, but will need to provide matching or in-kind funding to be eligible. Applicants are strongly encouraged to rea d the Programme Guidelines and the Frequently Asked Questions, available on the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science‘s website - https://www.busin ess.gov.au/assistance/strongercommunities-programme Expressions of Interest close Thursday, 19t h September 2019, and must be submitted via my office. I look forward to working with local commu nity groups, sporting clubs, and organisations to ensure we secure important funding for our community and I encourage organisations interested in applying for fun ding to contact my office on (07) 5523 4371 to discuss pro jects.

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Experience the difference of Iyengar Yoga. Intro trial special for locals – three classes for $30. Accessible for all bodies/ages/injuries. All levels – redefine or commence your practice. 0402 770 441 Shop 22B, 1A Banksia Drive, ByronYogaLounge.com

Experience Kamon’s ultimate personalised treatments using natural, organic-certified products in blissful, intimate, and private surroundings. Waxing, spray tan, eyes, nails, facials, eyelash lifting, and extensions. 6685 5545 | 1 Acacia Street beautybykamon.com.au

8 ARGENTON DESIGN Inspired by symbols, nature, and geometry. Custom-made rose, white, yellow gold fine jewellery, using natural stones and ethical gold. Open 10–5 Wed–Fri or by appointment. 0413 707 642 Unit 2, 1A Banksia Drive argentondesign.com

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14 RAPHAEL HANDMADE Raphael Handmade is a Byron-made ethical clothing label making funky threads from recycled vintage fabrics. One-off and limited pieces handmade with love. Custom orders available. 4/20 Acacia St raphaelhandmade.com

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Specialty roaster of organic, fair trade, or Rainforest Alliance blends and 40+ single origins. Visit the newly refurbished Roastery Door for all your local coffee needs. Now open from 7am. 1A Banksia Drive buncoffee.com.au 11 FROTH CAFE BYRON BAY Small takeaway cafe serving nourishing wholesome food. Froth provides a little bit of everything for each tastebud; whether you’re a tradie or a yogi, we’ll have something for you. Lots of parking! 1/1B Banksia Drive Open: Monday to Friday 7am–3pm

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KOOKY, WACKY, WEIRD, AND WONDERFUL. DARK SCIENCE is a new freaky festival of fun taking over The Quad, Lismore, on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 August. Set during science week, it’s a free event celebrating the intersection between provocative art and the sciences. The hot-pink Deja Voodoo Dome will host a variety of performances and music acts, and the Conservatorium of Music’s cavernous dungeons will present a myriad of site-specific performances, films, and installations. Featuring The Space Cowboy, The Monster Sideshow, Kellie O’Dempsey and Mick Dick’s Dub Show, a Dark Museum of Intrigue, Andy Forbes, Dark Shire Choir, Public Act Theatre, and so much more. Friday 16 and Saturday 17 August. 5–10.30pm The Quad, Lismore Recommended for ages 15+ FREE entry www.lismorequad.org.au

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RICHARD JONES OF RAINFOREST CERAMICS HAS GONE A BIT MAD THIS YEAR. He and Jo are opening their studio for the North Coast Mud Trail this weekend and he has decided to give away over two hundred ceramic animals to visitors in a lucky dip. There are dinosaurs, ducks, dogs, roosters, and a miscellany of animals. They are also having a clay-animal making session each day at 2pm. Richard will glaze, fire, and mail them to participants for $20 each. Their studio is hidden in a rainforest at 56 Gittoes Lane, Possum Creek. With a bit of luck you may see one of the koalas that live there. They will have hundreds of new and colourful bowls, cups, mugs, and plates, many with tree designs. Richard specialises in reduction firing that produces brilliant colours and sometimes unexpected results. 20 per cent of the takings go to Rainforest Trust to conserve rainforest. This is matched by another donor. They’re hoping to save three thousand acres of Amazon rainforest in Peru this weekend as they did last year. If you need a Mud Trail map, they’ll have them available there. 56 Gittoes Lane, Possum Creek

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MULLUMBIMBY COMMUNITY ART GALLERY (DRILL HALL) 2 Jubliee Ave, Mullumbimby Tues & Thurs 10am–2pm, every 3rd Sat 10am–4pm Mullum Market. Gallery available for hire. mullum.potters@yahoo.com.au NINBELLA GALLERY 19a Byron Street, Bangalow Open 7 days 10am-5pm 6687 1936 www.ninbella.com ninbella on instagram @ninbella NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY GALLERY Cnr Cherry & Crane St, Ballina. Open Wed–Fri 10am–4pm Sat/Sun 9.30am–2.30pm ballina.nsw.gov.au/nrcg STOKERS SIDING ART GALLERY 224 Stokers Rd, Stokers Siding Fri–Mon 10am– 4pm or by appt. 0407 417 169 SUVIRA – CERAMICS & SCULPTURE GALLERY 300 Mafeking Rd, Goonengerry 6684 9194 suviramcdonald.com T WEED REGIONAL GALLERY & MARGARET OLLEY ART CENTRE 2 Mistral Rd, South Murwillumbah Open Wed–Sun 10am–5pm 6670 2790 artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

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Donâ€™t Miss Open Studios 21 local ceramic studios will open their creative spaces this Saturday and Sunday 10amâ€“4pm showcasing a wondrous array of handcrafted ceramics at affordable prices. This is a once a year opportunity to visit makers in their studios and learn some of their secrets. There will be demonstrations and opportunities to make things yourself. Brochures with maps are available from many locations, or check the website.Â www.northcoastmudtrailcom.au www.australianceramics.com

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BEER INVITATIONAL Orange Sky provides regular shower and laundry services free of charge to homeless and disadvantaged people around Australia, and has been selected to receive profits from the upcoming Backyard Invitational Gold Coast via the Northern Rivers-based not-for-profit, the inGrained Foundation. Following the inaugural event in Brisbane late last year, Stone & Wood’s Backyard Invitational Gold Coast invites the community alongside 22 independent breweries, distillers, and providores to a day of tastings, live music, and food trucks, to help raise funds for the inGrained Foundation to direct to a local charity. Held at the Surfstitch Warehouse in Burleigh Waters, Stone & Wood’s Backyard Invitational Gold Coast invites over 20 independent breweries, distilleries, and a local kombucha to share their products and connect with drinkers, with intimate tasting stands, industry talks, and masterclasses. Masterclasses: craft beer fans will learn how to ferment native ingredients in beer as part of the upcoming Backyard Invitational masterclasses, hosted by craft beer writer and podcaster Luke Robertson from Ale of a Time. Luke will demonstrate using native ingredients and talk about how honey and fruits are used in beer and spirits, leaving attendees with a take-home sample. The following two masterclasses will feature speakers from the attending breweries and distilleries, who’ll together discuss sour beers and dark beers and their current popularity. Complementing the beer, gin and kombucha tastings will be food truck Pequeña Cocina and JR Smokehouse, plus live vinyl DJ sets from Huggy Per and Acid Joe. Tickets to the Backyard Invitational Gold Coast include entry to the festival, all beer, access to talks and masterclasses, a take-home beer cup, and a $5 food truck voucher.

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Deer: Fair Game? S Haslam Wild deer are not native, and the NPWS cull them to preserve our national parks. Farmers also cull deer to protect pasture and crops. Most deer are left where they fall in remote locations; an incredible waste of a premium, nutrient-dense, high-protein natural food source. Normal butchers can’t use this meat, only the holder of a gamemeat processing licence such as Jonas Widjaja can butcher it, hang it, and dry-age it to produce the venison served increasingly at upmarket Northern Rivers restaurants. ‘This is an artisanal process,’ says Jonas, a former primary school teacher and recreational hunter. ‘I work on a single animal at a time so the provenance is extremely strong. I can even guarantee the method of despatch, and that every single animal shot is sold.’ An inspiration for Jonas was friend and award-winning NZ wild-game chef Dariush Lolaiy of Cazador, who is coming over to help launch Jonas’s business Fair Game on 25 August at Mavis’s Kitchen restaurant. Dariush is ready to showcase what he calls the ‘surprisingly delicate’ flavour of venison with some sensational cuisine. ‘Dariush has a wilderness-to-fire approach, but he also inspired me to use the whole animal,’ says Jonas. ‘I make bone broth, I sell the hides, I use the offal – I have about 200g at the end of the process from a big animal. I am very focused on the question of making the most of this animal that is amazingly healthy; after all it forages on native grasses and berries as well as the best of farmers’ crops!’

According to Jonas, the whole process including the shooting, is as ethical as possible, and if it were more widely understood it would gain community acceptance. ‘The commercial shooters will only take a shot if it’s an instant kill,’ he says. ‘There is no stress on the animal, unlike at an abattoir, and there is no live transport.’ Taking a practical approach to this issue, Jonas says that since commercial cullers and farmers are going to be killing the deer anyway, the more deer shot for food the less food is being wasted. ‘Farmers would prefer to be farming rather than culling deer,’ Jonas says, ‘so they are happy to work with me. At the moment the number of deer killed for food is very small compared to the total culled for environmental reasons, but I believe the time for this approach has come.’ More info: fairgame.com.au

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Loteria! at El Camino S Haslam El Camino Cantina in Byron Bay is calling all chicas and chicos for a fun-filled night ofÂ LoteriaÂ on the last Thursday of every month. Last month, the Echo crew (or at least those of us who felt we could still cram more fun into ourselves) went down to check it out, and it was really fun. First off, youâ€™re sitting up on a deck above the new Woolies, looking out over the action of the south end of Jonson St, lighthouse visible over the rooftops. The restaurant itself is actually pretty fun, with an inviting backlit bar full of spirits, and the Byron Slow down, chill out picked out in neon amongst quirky skulls and cacti. There are tables and stools out on the deck, along with gas burners and shutters to weatherproof it, and itâ€™s ideal as the weather is warming to sit out in the evening and have a nice Mexican beer, as well as a range of food that was surprisingly light and healthy. Similar to bingo, Loteria usesÂ quirky Mexican images on a deck of cards instead of numbers and requires players to mark off four pictures in a row. Apparently this game originated in Italy in the 15th century and was brought to â€˜New Spainâ€™ â€“ modern Mexico, in the 1700s. The 54 original images are quite iconic, but El Camino has its own set. Much to our excitement, one of the Echo team, in a high-stakes tequila bottle round, was the first player to stamp off a consecutive set and to shout â€˜Loteria!â€™ to winÂ the prize. A couple of cocktails really improves your ability to both speak and comprehend Spanish, the de facto national language owing to Mexicoâ€™s colonial history. Prizes in the Loteria include a restaurant voucher, bottle of Jose Cuervo, or a limited-edition El Camino t-shirt, but of course you can always just come, eat, and have a good time! El Camino Cantina elcaminocantina.com.au

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Restaurant, Events & Catering 21 Byron Bay Road, Bangalow 6687 2741 www.onegreenacre.com.au Open Tueâ€“Sun 12 to 8.30pm Seven Miles Coffee, lunch, dinner, events and catering.

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Wednesday â€“ Sunday from 4pm till late

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One Green Acre

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With a menu the whole family will love, One Green Acre is committed to sustainable and ethical food, that is a great price and locally sourced. Specials: Tuesday: Stone and Wood curry night Thursday: Chook night Sunday: Full roast

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All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. BYO only Welcome for lunch, dinner and takeaway. Menus available on Facebook

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

Barrio Eatery & Bar

A 5-minute drive from Byron Bay, Barrio brings together the local community Mon–Sat 7am–9pm in a relaxed environment for all-day dining. Wood1 Porter Street, fired oven, charcoal grill, veges, meat, fish, salads, North Byron natural wines, local beers, cocktails and St Ali coffee. No reservations. Bookings Eat in or take-away over 8 email: gather@ www.barriobyronbay.com.au barriobyronbay.com.au @barriobyronbay

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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Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

DINE AT DUSK 2 Course $40, 3 Course $50 – seated by 6pm only

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

The Hideout Cafe

Just off the sand at famous Main Beach and centrally elevated above bustling Jonson Street and Bay Lane, Loft has the ultimate Byron Bay vibe. Wander up from the beach any day after noon and enjoy impressive food, irresistible cocktails and plenty of beers. Share plates, mains, oysters and incredible deli boards featuring local and international favourites. Open every day noon till midnight.

Book online: loftbyronbay.com.au @loftbyronbay

White Wolf Bistro & Bar

Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay

Luscious Foods

We are located in the new Mercato complex on the ground floor. The old Cicchetti venue. We have an extensive menu that caters for everyone from burgers with unlimited fries, to salads, entrees, sharing plates, pastas, risotto, freshly made gnocchi, sharing slow cooked lamb shoulder, meat and seafood. Extensive wine list and cocktails. Kids welcome. www.whitewolfbistroandbar.com.au

Modern Australian dining.

Open 7 days, 11.30am till late (11pm) serving food all day. Bookings 0416 870 644

MON-SAT 10AM–6PM Closed Fri Arvo 7, 4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay 8646 4901

The Rocks @ Aquarius

Live acoustic music – Fridays 6pm

4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183

Lord Byron Distillery

OPEN - 7 days Breakfast & Lunch Dinner Tuesday to Saturday All day menus, licensed bar

Happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet

Loft Byron Bay

Mon-Fri 7.30am–3pm Open Friday nights 6–9pm Live music and BYO 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228

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Main Street

Handcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.

Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders

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Bay Pho

18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

Treehouse on Belongil

Traditional Vietnamese Foods

Located in Woolies Carpark Shop 6/90–96 Jonson St Byron Bay

Pho Beef Noodle Soups, Special Lunch Stir-fries and Vermicelli Noodles

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

Winter Trading Hours Lunch – Monday to Friday - 10.30am – 2pm Dinner – Monday to Saturday - 5pm – 9pm

Phone orders welcome 6680 9223 FB phointhebay

Fishheads

Plant Powered Food and Cocktails

No Bones

HAPPY HOUR 5 – 6pm every day!

The Empire

PASTA NIGHT - Every Monday 5pm till late $20 Calamari + Cocktail 11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay $20 Mac n Cheese + Beer/Wine $30 Pasta + Beer/Wine 6680 7418 @nobonesbyronbay Group Bookings / Functions www.nobonesbyronbay.com

Eat in or take out. Shop 12A, 3 Clifford St, Suffolk Park 0448 077 401 www.chupacabra.com.au @chupabyron

Beef & Beach Byron Bay Steak & Seafood Restaurant Open 7 days 11.30am till late (11pm). Serving food all day Bookings – 5628 7070 www.beefandbeach.com. au/byronbay

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

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Coffee and breakfast 6.30–11.30am Lunch 11.30am–3pm Dinner Tues–Sat 5–9pm Sunday long brunch 10am–5pm

Open 7 days: S,S 9am–3pm, Mon–Thurs 8.30am–4pm, Fri 8.30am–8.00pm Dine in, takeaway, licensed FB/Insta: EmpireMullum empiremullum.com.au 20 Burringbar St, Mullum 6684 2306

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Harvest

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

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

Now open later on Fridays for happy hour & burgers! We’re Staying open Friday nights, serving up happy hour and bar snacks 4 – 6pm and burgers 6 – 8.00pm. The Empire is where it’s at! Something for all tastes from epic burgers to vegan delights. Enjoy delectable treats and good vibes at this Mullum icon.

Traditional weekend country breakfast Long lunches on the garden verandah Weekly changing Wild Harvest foraged dinner menu

18-22 Old Pacific Highway Newrybar NSW 2479 02 6687 2644 www.harvestnewrybar.com.au @harvestnewrybar

Lunch 12–3pm daily / Dinner 6–10pm Wednesday–Sunday / Weekend breakfast 8–11am Harvest Deli is open daily with take-away pastries, sandwiches and salads Harvest Deli: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm / Sun 8am–4pm Coffee cart 6.30am–2pm daily Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering

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NEWRYBAR

An extensive menu catering to all tastes, light meals/grazing, and kids welcome. We are in the new Mercato complex upstairs next door to Palace Cinema. If you are going to see a movie we can fit you in for a very quick meal and beverage. Just let us know when you arrive and we’ll make it happen.

With a fresh, funky, relaxed vibe, generous serves, cruisey staff and 10am licence, come and find us for ‘Byron’s BEST breakfast’ all day… Takeaway available Vegetarian,Vegan and gluten free options available Kids menu

MULLUMBIMBY

100% Plant Based Bar & Kitchen Open every day from 5pm

Tacos for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a relaxed, fresh and bright atmosphere. This is slow ‘fast food’ with all produce sourced locally. Margarita cocktails, Oaxacan mezcal, micheladas and Mexican blend Moonshine coffee.

Hidden away in Byron’s iconic ‘Eat street’ Bay Lane, The Hideout Cafe and Bar offers indoor, outdoor and deck dining

Modern Australian Cuisine with a heavy influence on local sustainable produce. 18–20 Marvell Street, Winter Hours: Byron Bay Tuesday–Friday Lunch 12–2pm; Dinner 5.30–8pm 6685 6202 Sunday Lunch 12–2pm; Dinner 5.30–8pm 0419 217 144 Saturday - Open 12–8pm www.ourtablebyronbay.com.au

Let’s eat prawns, mussels and oysters Entrees for $10 Mains for $20 www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

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NEW SEASONAL MENU! Join us at the Rocks on Lawson for some delicious winter warmers! We have a range of fresh, locally sourced breakfast and lunch options at affordable prices. Why not try one of our scrumptious health bowls, house-made burgers or our signature brekkie salad. Warm yourself up with a Byron Bay coffee or a super smoothie! Cosy indoor seating and heating outdoor dining available.

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Retirement village exit entitlements â€“ submission closing soon! Recap: On 30 July 2017, the NSW Government announced a four-point plan for retirement villages in NSW aimed at putting consumers first.Â One recommendation was that the government consider implementing reforms to improve the timely payment of exit entitlements and the way recurrent fees for general services are charged to former retirement village residents. TheÂ Retirement Villages Act 1999Â (the Act) provides that operators of villages are not required to repay former residents (who areÂ registered interest holdersÂ ) their exit entitlements: Q until after their unit is sold, and Q within 14 days after a new resident enters into a contract with the operator. However, former residents who are nonregistered interest holders must be paid their

exit entitlements no later than six months after they permanently vacate their premises. The inquiry noted that registered interest holders had to often wait for lengthy periods for their premises to be sold before they received their exit entitlements. This may have causedÂ Â a financial and personal burden on them and their families. Also possibly causing financial burden is the fact that registered and non-registered interest holders are required to pay recurrent charges for general services (gardening, administration, cleaning, etc) for 42 days after they vacate their premises. After the 42-day period, registered interest holders are still required to pay a share (equal to their potential share of the capital gain as per their village contract) of recurrent charges for general services.

Currently:

On 14 February 2019, the NSW Government made an election commitment to amend the Act to address these concerns by placing a 42-day limit on the length of time villages can charge for general services after someone leaves. It also announced its intention to address the payment of exit entitlements.

of residents and village operators. The discussion paper outlines the two reforms and is now available for public consultation. The consultation closes on 16 August 2019. Have your say: https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/ consultation-tool/retirement-village-exitentitlements-and-recurring-charges-cap

The NSW Government is now seeking feedback from the retirement villages sector and the community about how these commitments should be implemented. This feedback will be used to help shape the reforms and ensure that they reflect the needs

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Seconds To Surf - Vacant 719 m2 The Sanctuary 27 Muli Muli Avenue, Ocean Shores

Stunning Unit in Cape Byron Estate 55+ Strata Unit 8/11–19 Cooper St, Byron Bay (entrance via Pacific Vista Drive) Wonderful quiet 2-bedroom Unit for sale in much sought after ‘Cape Byron Estate’ 55+ y/o - Strata, located in the heart of Byron Bay. Peaceful elevated location, with lots of natural light. Short 5 min walk to beach and 10 min walk to town centre. Features 1 x bathroom, kitchen, spacious combined living/ dining, separate

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Strategic Position – Entrance to Mullumbimby 100 Argyle Street, Mullumbimby Commanding, prime position at the welcome gates to Mullumbimby, this unique piece of paradise comprises a gorgeous character cottage, ‘Clovedene’, and boasts breathtaking panoramic mountain views across farmland. With plenty of space for a secondary dwelling, this unique property would suit first home buyers, investors or land bankers. Surrounded by farmland so your

21 Snows Creek Road, Upper Coopers Creek $990,000 From $1,025,000 3 2 4

neighbours are not too close and the RU1 primary production zoning means that you could operate a restaurant or cafe, roadside stall or tourist accommodation (subject to council consent) Residential sized block 746 sqm Sale: $725,000 Inspect: Inspection by appointment Contact: Fiona Johnson – 0400 418 886 Elders Brunswick Valley

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What a fantastic and rare piece of land. Located in the tropical north of the Byron Shire at the end of a securely gated estate, we are delighted to offer one of the last vacant beachfront blocks in the Byron Shire. Completely level 719sqm plot and ready to build your dream home on. This outstanding block borders 13 acres of private reserve with its very own private beach access; it will take you less than 350 steps out your back gate to reach the water’s edge. Few people have the pleasure of falling asleep to the sound of the waves and waking up in paradise, and vacant beachfront land will soon be an impossible dream, particularly in the Byron Shire. One of the last beachfront home sites available. Secure gated community of quality homes bordering 13 acres of private reserve. Approximately 350 steps to the water’s edge, 20 minutes to Byron Bay, and 30 minutes to Coolangatta Airport.

Set in a peaceful, secluded corner of the sought-after Byron hinterland, this stunning 32-acre property offers versatile living surrounded by rainforest and wildlife. With a 1930s renovated timber home plus a separate selfcontained cottage this property is the perfect antidote to a busy city life. Features include 300 metres of creek frontage with own private swimming hole and walking tracks. Main homestead: 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom, plenty of light, full sun all day, mains power, internet, solar hot water, fireplace, outdoor bath, newly planted fruit orchard with a spring-fed dam. Stunning cliff views overlooking 2 majestic waterfalls in 32 acres approximately 50% cleared. Huge chook shed with laying boxes ready to go and a huge powered machinery shed. The property has a renovated cottage with brick fireplace, outdoor bath, solar power, internet and a third dwelling shack with potential. Approximately 30 mins from Mullumbimby and 45 mins from Byron.

Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Todd Buckland – 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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23 Palmer Avenue, Ocean Shores Intelligently designed home in prime ridgetop location with uninterrupted ocean views. Generous layout featuring two distinct living areas + a media room. Huge master suite. Entertainerâ€™s kitchen with high end finishing. Light filled spaces, high ceilings and timber floors throughout.

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Inspect Saturday 17th August 11-11.30am Price $639,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

This is a rare chance to grab a beautiful creek side acre in Mullumbimby. The home is family sized and suited with privacy from the street and recent renovations have updated the kitchen and bathrooms so thereâ€™s nothing to do.

Inspect By Appointment Price $949,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

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PRESIDENT JEANES AND LOVING BAYFM PRESIDENT OF BAYFM NYCK JEANES TALKS TO THE ECHO ABOUT WHY WE NEED COMMUNITY RADIO, AND HOW WE CAN BEST SUPPORT IT! Nyck, maybe tell me when you first got involved with BayFM? I was around near the beginning. I do believe it was the wonderful Red Terra (Terrie Wells) who, around 1990, invited me to fill in for a radio show she had on Lismore’s 2NCR. From there I started to connect with those who were beginning to activate for a Byron Shire community station. I was involved in the first broadcasts. What does BayFM mean to you? Why has it been such a big part of your life? To be honest it’s a place I love perhaps a little selfishly. I get to be myself. I get to talk to people I am genuinely interested in. If I’m able to offer something to the community of some value it’s very fulfilling. I’ve perhaps been too ‘heart on sleeve’ at times on air – but vulnerability is a strength – and it’s part of the nature and freedom of community broadcasting. My role has really just evolved over time. I keep ‘escaping’ and somehow getting drawn back! Where else can you be yourself, be embedded in community, and seek to do some good works – all for absolutely no money? It’s kind of liberating! How have you seen it change and evolve with the community? We are a media organisation so we have to adapt to the currents of the times. It was easier, arguably, in the beginning, wide-eyed perhaps, but incredibly dedicated. People like Sean Latham and many others in the early days really had a vision. Now we have to be street smart and willing to make harder decisions to survive and grow that vision. Not unlike the community at large.

What role do you see community radio occupying? I do see us as a little different from other community volunteer organisations, all of which are worthy – because we are a node or hub for all of those networks and orgs too – a central voice, playing a coordinating role, helping to keep the community fabric intact, despite disparate ideas and beliefs. And most of all we are not corporate media so we speak with freer voices and bring perspectives that are ignored or manipulated by the restrictive agendas and old paradigm focus of those media. How integral is BayFM to this local community; how does it reflect our voice? We will never reflect everybody’s voice here of course, but given the diversity on air, certainly with music, we do a pretty good job. The magnificent thing about this region is the active engagement of many voices in the many issues that arise. I like to think of Byron Shire as the home of black sheep, creative misfits, wild ideas, and future innovation, and Bay does well representing those qualities. We certainly celebrate diversity and free expression, embrace community values, and support other community organisations, and of course local arts and artists.

As the president, what vision do you have for the future for BAY FM? We are in deeply uncertain times. For a volunteer media org to be relevant first we have to survive. Next year is our 30th anniversary. Think about that! In this region there are not many businesses or entities of any type that have survived this long. Recently I saw that cute little movie Yesterday, where the protagonist awakes to a world without The Beatles. It’s ostensibly the same world, and yet it’s not. There’s a moment when you realise OMG if there were no Beatles the world would indeed be very different, less diverse, less magic. I feel the same about the Bay if we weren’t here any more. So my vision? Get beyond survive to thrive. Become more professional, consistent, relevant, and inspiring. Feel supported by the wider community, offer positive visions, and celebrate all our successes toward a better world. But be real about the challenges we face and honest about how to meet them. How is BayFM managing financially? Is it getting tougher to keep operational? Yes, much tougher. Even as a predominantly volunteer org (apparently the biggest in the Northern Rivers!) it costs us around $400,000 a year to keep running. Broadcasting, and

being a hub for a community, is an expensive operation. We rely largely on community support in one way or another. We receive no direct government funding. It is a constant juggle to bring in enough, let alone to finance necessary maintenance and upgrades, or some of the brilliant ideas that arise in the station to better the service we offer. How can the local community get involved? As a community member it’s all about engagement for us. We are activating at the moment a deeper social-media presence, so please take part. You can also text in at any time to the on-air studio and be part of conversations, request songs, make comments (0437 341 119). Many people also don’t realise you can listen on demand at bayfm.org to any show or part of a show at any time. Support our great fundraisers, become a volunteer. The vibe in the station these days is really quite exceptional. And as a local business or entrepreneur, and for all organisations and artists, sponsorship is cost effective. But most of all, please SUBSCRIBE!

Shire and beyond, showcasing who we are and what we bring to community. A subscription represents BayFM’s second-highest source of annual income and a successful Radiothon is essential to the continuation of the station. Our theme this year is Celebrate the Difference. As always it is not really about the prizes, but again we thank those wonderful businesses who enable us to offer something back for your subscription. First Prize: $5,000 Apple Products Voucher. Second Prize: 2 bicycles from True Wheel Cycles. Third Prize: Custom-made mid-length surfboard from Munro Surfboards with BayFM logo. Plus, during the 12 days of Radiothon, BayFM will be giving away a $99.9 Santos Organics shopping voucher. And for subscribers in the Band/DJ/Artist category – a special draw to win a $500 gift voucher to spend at Still at the Centre art supplies. Business subscribers go into a special draw to win an on-air sponsorship campaign valued at $750.

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BANGALOW MUSIC FESTIVAL TURNS 18 BY DAVID LOWE

LOVERS OF FINE MUSIC HAD A WONDERFUL TREAT ON THE WEEKEND WITH SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD IN TOWN FOR THE 18TH BANGALOW MUSIC FESTIVAL, PRESENTED BY SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS.

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The program included favourites and lesswell-known pieces by the masters, including Bach, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Rachmaninoff, as well as exciting new works from Australian and international composers including Joe Chindamo and John Psathas. After opening with young piano prodigy Alex Raineri alone at the Steinway playing Chopin, the festival presented a kaleidoscope of different musical configurations including duos, trios, quartets, and even a guitar quintet. Players filled the Bangalow A&I Hall stage to overflowing for the most ambitious works. The discovery of the festival was the clarinettist Ashley Smith, who demonstrated exactly why he’s in such international demand with an astonishing array of performances across a wide variety of styles. Dancing with his instrument, he leaves the impression of being so good that he can transcend rules and boundaries. Who knew it was possible to play two notes at once on a clarinet? It was thrilling to listen to someone right on the edge of control but never losing it. A true superstar. The 22-year-old mezzo-soprano Xenia PuskarzThomas was another stunning discovery, singing a selection of arias from Mozart and Mahler, and explaining the meaning behind the songs with humour and grace.

Tania Frazer was everywhere at this festival, both behind the scenes as artistic director and as principal oboeist in a number of fine performances. In her opening remarks on the festival’s theme of ‘conversations through music’, she spoke of musicians’ role on the early Silk Road in defusing hostilities and communicating without words, a process that continues today. Guitar soloist Karin Schaupp was a revelation, especially when teamed with members of the Orava Quartet, four young men with dress sense as snappy as their performances. Hearing her virtuosic guitar in this context made me wonder why there wasn’t more repertoire for this instrument, which Schaupp explained doesn’t descend from the lute but from ancient Egypt. A festival highlight was her performance of an unusually optimistic, later version of Rodrigo’s famously sad Aranjuez, ma pensée. When asked what was special about Bangalow compared to the great concert stages of the world, Schaupp said, ‘Playing in this intimate place with dear colleagues is very satisfying. It’s a close experience with a lovely audience who are with us for every note, so I will keep coming back!’ Among many other highlights, the incredible speed and deft touch of Blair Harris on the

cello were beautiful to witness, as was the interplay between the visiting New Zealand Chamber Soloists. The conversational element of chamber music was on display throughout the festival, with no conductor for many of the concerts, leading to intense concentration by the musicians upon one another, as well as the intentions of the composer. When conductor Chris Dragon was also present on the stage he lit up proceedings, losing his baton in one particularly exuberant moment. Almost thirty musicians took a turn in the musical spotlight at one time or another in this festival, and all shone. Whether playing a solo or supporting role, the standard of musical proficiency on display, not to mention spirit, was extraordinary. Audience were carried to many magical places. The finale concert, Scheherazade, was a tour de force from fifteen performers, led musically by first violin Alan Smith, who was playing a 1770 instrument by Jose Contreras. His final, fragile note was very moving. It was followed by a well-deserved standing ovation from a packed house.

Roll on Bangalow Music Festival 2020! All photos by Stephen Henry Photography.

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OUR INCONVENIENT YOUTH They’re rising. And when I say ‘they’re’ I don’t mean them. I mean us. We’re rising. The people. You might remember us. We’ve done it before. We’ve brought down governments. We’ve beheaded the aristocracy. Currently we’ve been corralled into our capitalist feedlots, doe-eyed with mortgages, addictions, obesity, and this belief that we’re powerless. But we’re not. The sedation is wearing off. We are angry people. Pissed-off people. People tired of waiting. People who know we’ve got f-all time to make the systemic change that might have a a chance to turn back the impending environmental armageddon. This is no time to sit back and be polite. This is the time to rattle the cage. To scream. To disrupt. To bring attention to what matters. Last week in Brisbane 70 people got arrested at a peaceful sit-in that shut down parts of the Brisbane CBD and caused ‘commuter chaos’. One of the arrested was a quoll. Well not an actual quoll. A guy in a quoll suit. Watching the police trying to contain a guy in a fur suit was both hysterical and heartbreaking. We are arresting the wrong people. The real cause of social disruption isn’t a bunch of people having a sit-in for climate change; it’s corporation. Don’t arrest a guy in a quoll suit; go grab a few corporate honchos, arrest the CEOs. And their shareholders. They’re not just stopping a little bit of traffic, they’re co-conspirators in the END of the WORLD. And the end of the world is about as inconvenient as it gets. Welcome to the Extinction Rebellion. XR. The door is open for you to step through and join the uprising. This is global. All around the world activists are making noise about climate change and demanding immediate action because their politicians were too weak or self-invested to act on their behalf. Because their governments are handmaidens to corporation. Because everyone wants to get elected and no-one wants to be the architect of real change. Our governments continue to pass the environmental buck to the next incumbent. It’s like Pass the Parcel. Except what’s in the parcel isn’t a plastic toy. It’s our planet. It’s us, our kids’ future, and by the time the music stops and the last idiot unwraps it there’ll be nothing left. Except plastic of course. There will be a shit load of plastic. The Extinction Rebellion is here. This is a sociopolitical movement that uses civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to protest against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse. Last week when they shut down parts of the Brisbane CBD the reaction by the Queensland premier and Brisbane Council was to suggest that ‘inconveniencing’ people was not a good way of getting attention about climate change. Bullshit. That was a lead story. The Quoll being arrested is all over social media. I’d say it’s a bloody good tactic. This IS the time to inconvenience people. Remember Al Gore’s movie The Inconvenient Truth? That was his attempt nearly 14 years ago to educate people about global warming. It wasn’t enough. This is not about payback. This is not about global terrorism. It’s about survival. In London, the Extinction Rebellion have their sights on the textile industry and London Fashion Week and they’re demanding instead a people’s assembly of industry professionals and designers as a platform to declare a climate and ecological emergency. If this doesn’t happen they’ll blockade the venues. Because even in this tech savvy world, something as simple as a blockade still works. Like the kids in Brisbane who blocked a bridge with their kayaks… and then were called ‘spoilt brats’ by the Courier Mail. Wow, when did wanting a sustainable future make you a spoilt brat? Aren’t we, the generation 50-plus, the baby boomers, the economic groomers… aren’t we the spoilt brats? Aren’t we the greedy changeresistant generations who have forced our kids onto the streets in protest? The Extinction Revolution is here. And you are either part of the solution, or you are the problem. You decide. But I should warn you. There’s no time. Become an Inconvenience.

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GUITAR FEST LINEUP! The Byron Bay Guitar Festival has just announced the lineup for its third event at the Byron Brewery on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October. Headlining is Aussie punk-rock royalty Frenzal Rhomb, guitar hero protegé Harts, and The Delta Riggs, who will have their much-anticipated third album released in September. Byron Bay Brewery will be turned into a guitarist’s heaven with performances and seminars by Torres Strait’s ‘Magic Fingers’ Chris Tamwoy, industry legend Peter Northcote, bluesman Claude Hay, and Australian guitar icon Nathan Cavaleri, who makes his return to the stage on the back of his Demons album tour. There is something for all music lovers from soul and funk band The Soul Movers, international supergroup The Sidemen, as well as local favourites Marshall O’Kell & The Fro, Minnie Marks, and many more! Sunday will kick off with Bunny Racket for the little rockers and scheduled is a long list of family activities hosted by Murray Cook (The Soul Movers/The Wiggles). Produced by Byron Music, the event features 25+ live performances on two stages, as well as a guitar market showcasing some amazing instruments and craftsmanship from the world’s favourite manufacturers and Australia’s finest luthiers. There will be workshops and seminars presented by artists and manufacturers on both days. For tickets go to byronbayguitarfestival.com.

MISS AMBER & STUKULELE’S BALLINA RSL UKE They’re back! Owing to popular demand, Miss Amber and Stukulele are presenting another Uke Night at Ballina RSL on Thursday. Earlier this year over 120 avid ukulele players and onlookers filled the auditorium with some sweet singin’n’strummin’ to an eclectic mix of popular songs. There were guest appearances from ukulele performers and groups from Mullumbimby, Alstonville, Evans Head, and even as far away as Maclean. Everyone left with a smile… put simply: it was a joyous occasion. This month promises the same vibes with a swag of new tunes. Come and join a growing community of uke players revelling in creating some self-made music fun. Don’t miss being a part of this wonderful evening at Ballina RSL this Thursday. Doors 7pm for a 7.30 start. $15 and $5 for kids.

FALLS FEST LINEUP! As the clock explodes on NYE 2019 wrapping up this tumultuous, nameless decade and slingshotting us all into a brand-new set of Roaring Twenties, there could be no better place to be than arm-in-arm with your best friends, surrounded by Australia’s vast natural beauty, and tuned in to some of the world’s greatest music! Falls Festival, ever changing, ever reliable at delivering the best upcoming talent from around the globe, and along with Lorne, Fremantle, and Marion Bay we have our own event here in Byron Bay! Leading the charge in 2019/20 will be newly minted pop royalty and recent Rolling Stone cover megastar Halsey (for her only Australian shows!), NYC’s hugely important hit-making heroes

hot off the back of new album Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend. English house icons Disclosure with their massive hits Latch, Omen, and latest banger Talk, plus super-fun pop legends cum stage-slaying stars Peking Duk! Add these huge names to a tectonic first announcement that includes plenty more irresistible fruit, including those joyous Icelandic architects of anthem Of Monsters And Men, future hall of famers and festival masters Pnau with their slew of #1 dancefloor starters Chameleon, Go Bang, and Changes, multi-platinum British lung buster / heartbreaker fresh from his famous Glastonbury set Lewis Capaldi, smooth German hook gurus

Milky Chance, and downright dazzling LA alt-pop queen Banks. There’ll even be a special appearance from Whispering Jack himself as the one and only John Farnham shows us all a thing or two in his first appearance on Falls’ hallowed stages. Look for his rendition of You’re The Voice to sit right next to Daryl Braithwaite’s 2017 performance of Horses in the pantheon of magical Falls moments. Also dropping in for single shows are Falls’ signature guests! Tash Sultana (appearing as our special guest in Byron Bay) will be showcasing the multi-instrumental talents that have made her an international star.

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THE GOOD DRUGS

CAN PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINES TREAT MENTAL ILLNESS? In the award-winning documentary From Shock to Awe, the use of these cutting-edge medicines is examined in relation to war veterans suffering from PTSD. The film follows veterans Matt Kahl and Mike Cooley through their challenging post-war lives, shattered by the trauma of war. It also explores the impact on their wives Aimee and Brooke. The vets struggle with anxiety, fear, depression, anger, unable to find equilibrium with society and with their families. After confronting death multiple times, our heroes set out on a journey to treat their mental illness with ayahuasca and MDMA. Australian war veteran Major Steve McDonald utilised these medications to treat his depression and PTSD. He will be speaking at the Byron screening. Steve, just tell me a little about the film. What impact do you think it will have on the general public? The documentary follows two US war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as they undergo treatment with ayahuasca, a psychoactive Amazonian plant medicine. It’s an emotionally powerful story that highlights both the failure of mainstream medicine and the effectiveness of ayahuasca as a tool for healing and personal transformation. These two veterans are not only relieved of their suffering; their lives are transformed. The partner of one of the main characters, also a war veteran suffering from PTSD, seeks treatment with MDMA therapy and successfully resolves her condition after just one session. She was inspired to seek treatment after seeing the beneficial impact ayahuasca had on her partner. What does the research say? Can MDMA really work as an effective treatment for PTSD? Yes it can. In 2017 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD ‘breakthrough therapy’ status following the success of Phase 2 research conducted by the US Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). I suffered from complex PTSD and depression as the result of war service in Somalia and also five years as an emergencyservices helicopter pilot attending traumatic events. After extensive conventional treatments including hospitalisation, antidepressants, personal and group therapy sessions, which all proved ineffective, my depression was quickly resolved after drinking ayahuasca. Some years later a single MDMA session proved to be more effective in treating my PTSD than any of the conventional treatments I’d tried. What other drugs have you seen have an impact? Other psychoactive drugs that are showing promise in research studies include esketamine (a variant of ketamine) for short-

term treatment of depression, and psilocybin (from magic mushrooms) for the treatment of a variety of conditions including near-death anxiety, depression, OCD, alcohol dependence, and tobacco addiction. The US FDA has also declared both esketamine and psilocybin breakthrough therapies, along with MDMA. Cannabis can also reduce the symptoms of depression and PTSD for some people and it’s the subject of ongoing research by MAPS. The University of Sydney is currently conducting preclinical cannabis-

I had no idea Australia was such a conservative country before I got involved with PRISM. Here we are still arguing for permission to test pills at music festivals when MDMA, perhaps the highest-proﬁle substance in that debate, has been given ‘breakthrough therapy’ status by the US FDA for its radically effective healing qualities. PTSD research on mice. There is a lot of prejudice around drugs and their uses. Do you think that can change? I think it is changing. Much of the change is generational, as younger people who’ve grown up taking different drugs at music festivals move into positions of social influence. They know from personal experience that the government- and media-generated moral panic around MDMA (for example) is ridiculous and not based on scientific evidence. When you consider that 15 Australians die every day (on average) as the result of alcohol use, the hypocrisy is pretty obvious. During recent media coverage of the pill-testing debate at Splendour

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in the Grass, I was reassured to hear some acknowledgement that our recreational drug habits have changed radically and our laws have failed to keep up. What’s needed is a drug-scheduling system that’s based on scientific evidence of harm, rather than politics. There is no scientific basis to our current drugscheduling system. It also needs to be acknowledged that recreational use and medicinal use are two very different contexts. Under prohibition, recreational drugs like MDMA become more dangerous owing to the absence of regulation on production and supply. By contrast, the MDMA used in legal medical trials is subject to rigorous quality controls. Tell me about PRISM and the work you do with that. I was at the 2010 Entheogenesis Australis symposium in Melbourne when the founder of MAPS, Rick Doblin, offered some funding to help establish psychedelic research in Australia. I’d travelled from Byron specifically to hear Rick talk after reading about the success of the MAPS MDMA-PTSD trials in the US. Following his offer I joined a group of volunteers who launched the Australian non-profit organisation Psychedelic Research in Science & Medicine Inc (PRISM) in early 2011. Since then I’ve been a member of PRISM’s management team and my contribution has drawn upon my prior experience as a manager and as a war veteran who’s benefitted from treatment with psychedelic medicines. It was a very steep learning curve for PRISM at first, partially owing to our naivety as we stepped into the world of drug development with no prior experience, and partially owing to the conservative responses we received from Australia’s academic and medical sectors. After seven years of fruitlessly knocking on doors seeking support to establish research, in late 2017 everything changed. We were approached by St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne for assistance to establish a psychedelic research study and almost simultaneously some generous donors pledged their support. PRISM is now the formal sponsor of a study to examine the

psychotherapeutic potential of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of cancer and palliative-care patients experiencing depression and anxiety. Thanks to funding support from Vasudhara Foundation and Mind Medicine Australia, this study will commence soon at St Vincent’s Hospital and will be jointly led by PRISM and the hospital. In similar studies in the USA the degree of therapeutic impact was directly related to the depth of the participants’ mystical/ spiritual experience, facilitated by the psilocybin. PRISM has been trying to establish MDMA-PTSD research since 2011 but we’ve had great difficulty gaining institutional support. MDMA has a high public profile as an illicit recreational drug and I feel this has negatively affected our attempts to gain support for legal medical research. We are currently negotiating with Edith Cowan University with the hope of establishing a small MDMA-PTSD study in Perth. What changes would you like to see? I’d like to see Australia’s drugscheduling system reorganised on the basis of scientific evidence. When that happens there’s also a lot of work to be done reeducating the general public about psychoactive drugs after 50+ years of politically driven disinformation. Drug prohibition needs to end. It’s never worked anywhere in any context. Politicians argue it exists for public safety; however, the evidence shows it actually creates harm. I’d also like to see a relaxation of the conservative attitudes within Australia’s medical and academic sectors towards psychedelic medicine. I had no idea Australia was such a conservative country before I got involved with PRISM. Here we are still arguing for permission to test pills at music festivals when MDMA, perhaps the highest-profile substance in that debate, has been given ‘breakthrough therapy’ status by the US FDA for its radically effective healing qualities.

The USA began MDMA-PTSD research in 2003 while Australia is yet to begin. MAPS is on target to open legal MDMA-therapy clinics in the USA by 2021. At the end of the day our conservatism means unnecessary suffering for Australian patients, who are being denied treatment with these breakthrough therapies. Australia can expect a wave of PTSD cases in coming years owing to our intensive involvement in wars over the last two decades. This period generated more Australian war veterans than the Vietnam War. How important is this film for veterans? The film opens with this quote from Thich Nhat Hahn: ‘Veterans are the light at the tip of the candle, illuminating the way for the whole nation. ‘If veterans can achieve awareness, transformation, understanding, and peace, they can share with the rest of society the realities of war. ‘And they can teach us how to make peace with ourselves and each other, so we never have to use violence to resolve conflicts again.’ From Shock to Awe offers hope for veterans who haven’t found healing through mainstream medicine. Perhaps more than that, it offers the potential transformation of lives beset by grief and despair, not just for veterans but for anyone suffering from PTSD and depression. It also provides a glimpse into the emerging field of multidimensional medicine. In other words: a way of healing that affects mind, body, and spirit simultaneously. I’d like to thank everyone who has helped make the Australian cinema screenings possible, including the Australian Psychedelic Society, and donors Vasudhara Foundation and Aadii Mesh Foundation. From Shock to Awe screens Sunday at 2.30pm followed by a Q&A presented by Mesh Foundation and Australian Psychedelic Society at the Byron Theatre. $30/25 with tix for seniors and veterans at $15. Tix at byroncentre.com.au.

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EPIC GIG AT GOLF CLUB Feel like an epic night out? Well, you need to get to the Byron Bay Golf Club to catch 4-piece EPIC. Comprising extremely renowned, experienced, full-time musicians who have performed alongside some amazing artists including: Earth Wind Fire, The Doobie Brothers, Nik Kershaw, and 10CC to name just a few. EPIC is a free gig on Saturday 24 August from 7pm. Tuk Tuk Thai will be open for dinner.

DON’T GO BREAKING HER HEART! Remember the girl from the duet with Elton John? Kiki Dee! Well she’s heading to the Ballina RSL for a gig. You may not realise but Kiki and Elton performed another duet in 1993, a cover of Cole Porter’s True Love, which reached #2 in the UK. Will she ever duet with the flamboyant superstar again? ‘Never say never,’ she replies. ‘I love working with him because as well as being hugely talented he’s such a hoot. He’s a fascinating person, incredibly loyal, and one of the funniest, most quick-witted people I’ve ever met.’ It was 1976 when their duet topped the charts. She was part of Live Aid; she’s performed alongside Marie Osmond, David Essex, and Paul McCartney. This year marks the 50th anniversary of her career as a musician. So don’t break her heart, turn up and see her in the flesh when she performs at the Ballina RSL on Friday. Tickets available www.ballinarsl.com.au or by phone 6681 9500.

RE-IMAGINING WOODSTOCK

SMOKEY FIELDS IS THE ALTER EGO OF MUSICIAN CHRIS MALLORY, AND TO CELEBRATE THE INFAMOUS WOODSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL 50 YEARS ON, HE’S GATHERED A HIP GROUP OF LOCAL MUSOS TO PERFORM STRIPPED-BACK ACOUSTIC VERSIONS OF THEIR FAVOURITE WOODSTOCK SONGS. HE SPOKE WITH THE ECHO ABOUT THIS MOMENTOUS CONCERT TO COMMEMORATE A MOMENTOUS CONCERT! You’re back from a sojourn at Woodstock, 1969, and getting the band back together for your free love-filled show Woodstock Reimagined here in Byron Shire’s Brunswick Picture House. Can you tell us where the concept for the show came from? After I astrally projected myself back to 1969, Obe Wan Kanobi style, I realised that it wasn’t just the mud, drugs, and random nudity that make Woodstock resonate with us in 2019. It’s the music (man). So I thought to myself, Smokey, why not get a bunch of like-minded of fellow flash backers to dust off their acoustic instruments and let the songs speak through us. Let the music tell us why it still means something to us. No costumes, no wigs, just our voices and instruments (and a bit of over-the-top flair!). Who else is on tour with you for your show on Saturday? You have a band of equally Woodstock-esque musicians coming together for this incredible event. After an exhaustive search in the back alleys of Upper Main Arm I found fellow fake Russian cowboys Matt Gulliford (Gully the Kid) and James Dods (Jim Bob Dodsy) to sing magnificent harmonies and wail on their uke and banjo like lost humpback calves. Then the ghost of Joe Cocker himself whispered three names to me in my sleep: Rebecca Ireland, Áine Tyrrell, and Josh Shelton. Is your show at the Brunswick Picture house actually exactly 50 years to the day of the original Woodstock on Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, NY, back in 1969? The 17th of August 2019 coincides exactly with day three of the 1969 festival! There’s bound to be some cosmic mojo in the air. Can you tell us how you picked your way through all that 1969 psych-music epic-ness to decide on your playlist for the night? Was it mostly personal preference, divine intervention, or were the song names brought to you buy an angel who came down from heaven yesterday? I went to the RSL and invited the punters to throw darts at the original Woodstock setlist. Someone got Richie Havens right in the eye. Woodstock Re-Imagined: An Acoustic Celebration is at the Brunswick Picture House on Saturday at 7pm. Tix are $20/25 at brunswickpicturehouse.com.

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CUCKOO’S NEST In the movie of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, released in 1975, both Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched) and Jack Nicholson (Randle P McMurphy) won Academy Awards for their performances. In Ballina Players’ production, John Rado and Kasadevi Curtis re-create the roles, and early rehearsals are showing why these two roles were so good for Fletcher and Nicholson. The film, described as a ‘tragicomedy’, was only the second to win the five major categories at the 1975 Academy Awards, a feat only followed by Silence of the Lambs in 1991, that may never again be achieved. For the movie the actors also witnessed electroconvulsive therapy being performed on a patient to try to achieve the same level of human reaction to these events in the play. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest opens at Ballina Players Theatre, 24 Swift St, Ballina, on 23 August for seven performances, finishing on 1 September. Tickets are $25/adult, $15/child (16 & under), and are available at Just Funkin Music shop at 124 River St, Ballina, 6686 2440 (a $2 booking fee applies) or online at www. ballinaplayers.com.au (no booking fee). All shows are at 8pm except for Sundays, which are at 2pm.

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STARS BY LILITH WITH SIX PLANETS IN FIXED SIGNS RENDERING THIS WEEK’S OPINIONS STUBBORNLY UNBUDGEABLE, BLESSED ARE THE FLUID, FLEXIBLE, SUPPLE, AND NEGOTIABLE… ARIES: With your celestial mentor Mars moving into the sign of detail demons, you’re an industrious worker, practical and caring, but easily irritated if others aren’t performing as you’d like. Yes, small things are important but so is the bigger picture this week. Be mindful how you express critical feedback. TAURUS: While Mars lights a fire in your creative hearth, Uranus begins its five-month backspin in Taurus. How best to reconcile these contradictory energies? One way would be leaving front-of-house activities and getting really stuck into something behind the scenes. Full moon could bring a tangible reward for your efforts over recent months. GEMINI: With Jupiter in full forward power mode make sure you’re wearing sensible shoes – retrograde Uranus could spring some unexpected lessons. Focus on education and upskilling is this week’s most rewarding exercise, with full moon seeing a group venture fizzle or sizzle, a partnership startup fade or flourish – as always, your choice. CANCER: Full moon’s always intense for the Crab clan, and this week’s highlights a turning point either towards or away from a commitment. As unpredictable Uranus reverses course for the coming five months, technical or other difficulties may slow plans and necessitate a timeline revamp. Frustrating? On the contrary: it could be a godsend. LEO: With four planets in Leo you’ll have a lot to say, but considering this week’s bossy boots potential, be careful how you say it to and to whom. Disruptor Uranus throwing a spanner in your long-range plans doesn’t mean they’re a write-off; more that it’s time to attend to your private inner life. VIRGO: Jupiter delivering a fresh wave of inspiration makes this an extremely fruitful cycle for study, higher education, and inner work. This week’s full moon encourages individuality in a group, while a dynamic alignment of Mercury and Uranus could stimulate a change of career trajectory and revelations about how to do something differently.

HIGHWAY TO HALL FEDROCKS 19 ILLUMINATION IS THE MAJOR FUNDRAISER FOR FEDERAL HALL AT JASPER CORNER. COME AND PARTY IN THE BEST LITTLE HALL IN THE UNIVERSE AND HELP SUPPORT A COMMUNITY WHO LOVE THEIR HALL. ALAN GOLDSTEIN THE PREZ HAD A CHAT WITH THE ECHO. Why are Federal Hall and the church so important to Federal as a community facility? What happens there? Located in the centre of the village, both the hall and the old church are in almost daily use throughout the year by the community. The facilities are available to all members of the community, to not-forprofit events, and for commercial hire. The use by commercial users is carefully managed by the venue committee to ensure sufficient community-use availability. Activities range from cooking classes, exercise classes, meditation classes, weddings, ping pong evenings, celebrations, film and food functions, musical events, dance events and instruction, pop-up restaurants, to private weddings, birthday parties, or gatherings of community groups around subjects or activities of community interest. How do you maintain the facility? The facility is managed by an elected and volunteer management committee who manage venue booking, maintenance and repair, and all the many activities that are needed to ensure the buildings and grounds are kept in first-class condition for current and future community use. A key role of the committee is to ensure income is sufficient to cover the cost of operating the buildings and grounds.

Why do you need to keep raising money for community infrastructure? It costs very close to $20k to operate this facility every year. Costs include insurance, annual maintenance and repair, as well as weekly maintenance. In addition major projects keep popping up, such as the recent total refurbishment of the church building, the landscaping or the recent painting of the hall. Just paid for is the cost of a major sewerage upgrade. Our income comes from venue hiring, donations, grants, and from specific fundraising activities. Do you get any council support? We receive no funds from the council as we operate as an independent incorporated association. However, Council and successive mayors are and have always been supportive of our activities and fundraising efforts. What do you think halls offer a community that is different from pubs or clubs or other venues? The key point here is that this is a community facility, built by the community, maintained by the community, used by the community… loved by the community. It operates not for profit but for the community… by the community. It is indeed the Heart of Federal. What is going to be special about this year’s fundraiser? Federal loves music and any opportunity to come together, but also there seems to have been a recent wave of new folk into the Federal area, many of whom are getting involved in community. That is bringing lots more fresh energy and people connections, which are very special and what make this a special place to live. This will be the first BIG dance night in the hall that will bring us all together for a boogie… now that is special. Why is it called Jasper Corner? We were looking for a name to draw the two buildings and the space together. Jasper was once a name used in this area to describe the area of the village and some say it even pre-dated Federal; we liked the name. The community agreed. There’ll be a licensed bar and a delicious dinner from our chef Cam, of Forage and Graze fame. Tickets, available at the door, are $25. We would love to see you all on Saturday 17 August from 6.30pm for Fedrocks 19, Illumination. All enquiries; phone Alan 6684 9313 or http://www.jaspercornerfederal.com.au.

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. LIBRA: Will Uranus heading retrograde in your partnership zone cause disruptions? It can, so if your finances are tied to a coproduction, attend to destabilising rifts before any icebergs hit team Libra’s Titanic. Look for a full-moon epiphany to illuminate ways of renegotiating agreements in the interests of long-term stability. SCORPIO: If you’ve been proceeding on autopilot or cruise control, this week’s full moon could shine enlightening insights into a relationship, real estate, or home situation that would benefit from a total change of approach. And if that means a trip back to the drawing board, the wisdom of hindsight will prove it’s worth it. SAGITTARIUS: As Jupiter surges ahead for its final four months in your sign, you can breeeaaathe again after recent feelings of being squeezed. And hit the gas on future plans – though be advised unruly Uranus could chuck speed bumps on your path when you least expect it, so include a patience upgrade. CAPRICORN: This week benefits from taking a bird’s eye view as an objective observer. Maintaining a practical mindset is your most valuable contribution to the differing, sometimes forceful, opinions of group dynamics. Allow full-moon lunar intensity to expand tunnel vision and spotlight those cobwebs of habitual thinking. AQUARIUS: As Uranus begins a five-month backspin, annual full moon in Aquarius blasts onto late week’s celestial stage with eyeopening insights concerning the urgent need to rethink and rejig certain things in la vie Aquirkian. Which first requires some rigorous solo self-examination, then changes to the way you play with others. PISCES: The pliable Piscean mindset comes into its own as you’re called to assist this week’s overheated citizens. Help them understand the radiant nature underlying illusory appearances. Steer them away from extinguishing the mysterious magic of existence by endlessly talking everything through and trying to make logical sense of it. Thank you.

Produced by Australia’s own, Bryan Brown, Palm Beach is a movie that addresses the issue of a breakdown of mental health within the baby boomer generation. The movie centres around lifelong friends reuniting in a weekend getaway that was set to go off without a hitch. During his interview with The Project, Brown said that after a week-long Christmas holiday in Wales with three other couples, involving lots of fun eating, drinking, and catching up, he realised that the four men (including himself ) were all struggling with something. He felt compelled to make Palm Beach to shine light on these issues, while making it entertaining at the same time. He adds that the irony of setting it in Palm Beach is that although people may think you’re in paradise, you might actually be going through hell. Directed by Rachel Ward, and starring alongside Bryan Brown are Frances Berry, Sam Neil, and Jacqueline McKenzie. Although there is a certain darkness hidden within all the laughter, Palm Beach is ultimately a celebration of life and a good Aussie film.

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Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM OKMATTCOLLINS

Q LENNOX HOTEL 10PM LIVING IN THE 70S

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Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 6.30PM TRIVIA Q LENNOX HOTEL 9PM JAM NIGHT Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 7.30PM UKE NIGHT Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB, 10.30AM RODNEY VINCENT & LUCKY STAR Q DUSTY ATTIC, LISMORE 7PM JACKUZZI Q MARY G’S, LISMORE, 6PM ACID BLEED Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM PHIL GUEST

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Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM DJ DISCO STATIK Q THE QUAD, LISMORE, 5PM DARK SCIENCE Q LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY 6PM EXHIBITIONS OPEN – IDLE WORSHIP & GUNYAH : MELODY POPPLE

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, GOOCH PALMS, SHIVVS & SURF TRASH Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, MICKA SCENE Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM SCREAMING EAGLES, 9PM RHYTHM & CUTLOOSE Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 6PM COCO REPUBLIC Q BYRON THEATRE 1PM SMALL ISLAND – NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE SCREENING Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS NICK CUNNINGHAM

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SATURDAY 17

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Accountants & Bookkeepers ..........39 Acupuncture .................................39 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration....39 Antennas & Installation.................39 Antiques / Restoration ..................39 Appliance Repair ...........................39 Architects .....................................39 Automotive...................................39 Bathroom Renovations..................39 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters ..39 Bricklaying....................................39 Building Trades .............................39 Bush Regen & Weed Control ..........39 Carpet Cleaning ............................39 Chimney Sweeping........................39 Chiropractic ..................................39 Cleaning .......................................39 Computer Services ........................40 Concreting & Paving ......................40 Decks, Patios & Extensions.............40 Dentists ........................................40 Design & Drafting..........................40 Driveway Maintenance ..................40 Earthmoving & Excavation.............40 Electricians ...................................40 Fencing .........................................40 Floor Sanding & Polishing..............40 Garage Doors ................................40 Garden & Property Maintenance....41 Garden Design ..............................41 Gas Suppliers ................................41 Glaziers.........................................41 Graphic Design ..............................41 Guttering ......................................41 Handypersons ...............................41 Health ..........................................41

Hire ..............................................41 Kitchens........................................41 Landscape Design .........................41 Landscape Supplies .......................41 Landscaping .................................41 Lighting ........................................41 Locksmith .....................................41 Osteopathy ...................................41 Painting........................................41 Pest Control ..................................42 Photography .................................42 Physiotherapy ...............................42 Picture Framing ............................42 Plastering .....................................42 Plumbers ......................................42 Printing & Copying Services ...........42 Removalists ..................................42 Roofing.........................................42 Rubbish Removal ..........................42 Scrap Metal Merchants ..................42 Septic Systems ..............................42 Sewing & Alterations.....................42 Solar Installation ..........................42 Swimming Pools ...........................42 Tiling ............................................43 Tree Services .................................43 Upholstery ....................................43 Valuers .........................................43 Veterinary Surgeons......................43 Water Filters .................................43 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning .........43 Welding ........................................43 Window Tinting ............................43

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677 BUILDER – 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 19953 .......... 0403 458177 CARPENTER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ................66845035 or 0414 842602 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420

ANTIQUES / RESTORATION

INDEX

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

CARPENTER. Insured & qualified. Homes, decks, small jobs, free quotes. Lic 231104C...0431 674377

FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique, 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com ...0412 528454 CARPENTER BUILDER Extend, renos, cabins, sheds. Peter Bergin Lic 147887C..................0487 101747

APPLIANCE REPAIR

CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786 ALL MAKES & models: Fridges, washers, ovens. All kitchen/laundry. Fast w/ good rates ..0401 159371

HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C ...............................................0432 565060 RENOVATION SPECIALIST Customised Service. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154 CARPENTER All work types, 20 years exp, free quotes, fully insured, no job too small...0473 027848

ARCHITECTS

BUILDER decks, pergolas renovations Lic: 182983C ......................................................0412 551353

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 SURFSIDE BUILDING Decks, Patios, Extensions. Free Quotes. Lic: 182983C. Contact ...0412 551353 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

ATELIER LUKE – Luke Hayward architect, Reg. 10438 www.atelierluke.com ...............0401 875535

AUTOMOTIVE

WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns - bindii weeds .....................................................0418 110714 EAST COAST BUSH REGENERATION Tree planting, weed control. Call Rossco Faithfull.0409 157695 CAMPHOR CONTROL, rainforest and creek restoration services. Ph .............................0428 715886

CARPET CLEANING • Tyres • Batteries • Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

TLC

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444

Kevin & Margaret Bower

REVAMP BATHROOMS

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Bathroom Renovations and Tiling Repairs

Call Jason 0434 177 594

Green & Clean Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS

(02) 6684 1001

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

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CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

LOCAL

Truck Mounted Machine

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

CHIMNEY SWEEPING

SUNSCREENS

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

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

CHIROPRACTIC

ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960 BOOKKEEPER Local and reliable .................................. barbarasbookkeeping.com.au 0402 118649

ACUPUNCTURE

1/84 Centennial Circuit Byron Bay

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

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

CURTAINS

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553

6680 8862

FREE MEASURE QUOTE

PLANTATION SHUTTERS

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AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

CLEANING

AWNINGS ROLL BLINDS

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services

Lic 246545C

– Sales – Installation – Repairs – All Commercial Refrigeration – Residential & Commercial Airconditioning – Coolroom Design & Construction – Freezer Rooms

45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby

BRICKLAYING

6680 9394 AU 37088

BRICK/BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 291958C. Phone Mark ........................................0409 444268

BUILDING TRADES

DUFbuild

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

PRESTIGE BUILDERS

build the dream

Award Winning Builders • Renovations • Extensions • New Homes Darren Paxton

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

• 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

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

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

• DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reason-

6684 2783

Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962 MULLUMBIMBY CHIROPRACTIC Massage & Chiropractic. 110 Dalley St ........................66841028

artisanair.com.au

PLEASE CALL

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

0412 497 637

Master Builders Licence No.94573C

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0439 624 945

02 66 804 173

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

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• Window Cleaning • Screens & Tracks • Pressure Washing • House •Roof • Paths • Solar

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DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING Specialising in road repairs & driveways

DECKS

email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable â€˘ Friendly â€˘ Professional â€˘ Fully Insured â€˘ Free Quotes â€˘ Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated â€˘ Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience

Call Mark 0498 115 182

FREE QUOTES

Augers â€“ hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.

6684 0160 | 0439 840 160 | 0421 460 932 NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857 ALEX EXCAVATION 3.5T Zero Swing & 5T Tipper Rock Grab + other attachments ........0417 920300

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 CivilTrak Road construction, excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire.............................0499 912459 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

Roof & Pressure Cleaning Roof Painting Deck Oiling

Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads.

DENTISTS

ELECTRICIANS 24 HOUR SERVICE

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816

fullcirclerefinishing.com

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

Professional Cleaning Services

DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

5 Stars

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

CLEANING SERVICE

All Jobs Small or Large

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com 20 Year+s Exp.

CLEANS: Holiday, Residential, Bond, Commercial, Spring

Phone Mick 0409 009 024

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Email: mickbhl@gmail.com

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

DETAILED STEAM CLEANING Natural products. Bathrooms, kitchens, spring cleans .0410 723601

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BEYOND CLEANING GROUP Quality focused. Brunswick to Ballina from $39.60ph .....0451 102239 HOLIDAY CLEANERS AVAILABLE NOW! Domestic, AirBnB, last-minute. Local, exp & reliable .0421 360961 BOND CLEANING ..............................................................................................................0421360961

COMPUTER SERVICES

Suffolk Park Jai â€“ 0467 482 948 Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

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ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES

6677 1859

PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER excellent references, good rates. Shire wide. Ph Krissy ..0410 860330 &

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EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

Whether Whe er you y need a tech mentor, m advice or just support Iâ€™m here to help

0431 122 057 Personal tech support for bamboozled ed bip bipeds

02 66 804 173

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

| Byron Bay

Domestic Commercial

DESIGN & DRAFTING

Holiday lets and Airbnb, residential homes and end of lease cleans, bond cleans, builders cleans etc. Friendly reliable and trustworthy local service.

Blue Sky

0439 624 945

Byrne Civil

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ELECTRIC BOOGALOO â€˘ 24/7 Emergency â€˘ Residential, Commercial â€˘ Level 2

Lic no. 141097C

Full Circle

Lic: 154293c

Quality Exterior Refinishing

Lic No 142383C

Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901

Window Cleaning Professionals

1800 763 911 | 0417 415 474 COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801 BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408

TINY EARTHWOR

FENCING

Philip Toovey

MOBILE COMPUTER SUPPORT Home & business workrightcomputersupport.com.au 0422 804449

0409 799 909

various implements available for limited access projects

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

CONCRETING & PAVING

â€˘ Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne â€˘ Excavator 5 to 21 tonne â€˘ Positrack loader augers 150 to 600mm & rock grab â€˘ Driveways â€˘ Roads â€˘ Acreage clearing â€˘ House pads â€˘ Drainage â€˘ Carparks â€˘ Bush rocks â€˘ Rock walls â€˘ Competitive rates

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0422 207299

â€“ nationally recognised qualiďŹ cations

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

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift

SALISBURY CONCRETING

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228 Lic.136717c

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

Lic No. 337066C

ALL AROUND

CONCRETING

Free Quotes

Call Daniel

0424 876 155

FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173 PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788

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

5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. Augers and rock grab available.

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716 THE FLOOR SANDER non-toxic finishes. Free quotes richardneylan1@bigpond.com ...0407 821690

GARAGE DOORS

5.5 Tonne Excavator, Positrack Loader & 12 Tonne Tipper â€˘ Driveways â€˘ Landscaping â€˘ Rock walls â€˘ House & shed sites

â€˘ Land clearing â€˘ Augers, rock grab &Â breaker attachments â€˘ Free quotes

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

LANDSCAPING

www.thinkblinkdesign.com

DESIGN Print | Branding | Social Media | Websites | Graphic Design SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456

GUTTERING Acreage Mowing Specialist | Mini excavation Toro Dingo with stump grinder, trencher and soil cultivator

Contact Vadi: 0404

978 383

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping â€˘ Paving â€˘ Stonework â€˘ Timber work â€˘ Retaining wall â€˘ Garden maintenance â€˘ Planting â€˘ TurďŹ ng â€˘ Mulching â€˘ Hedging â€˘ Lawns

0434 329 111

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

LIGHTING

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

HANDYPERSONS LOCKSMITH

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Non-Toxic Herbicide Spray | Brush Cutting Tip Runs | Fully Insured

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

Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956

OSTEOPATHY

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953

OSTEOPATHY

MCâ€™S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Gregâ€™s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595

â€˘ â€˘ â€˘ â€˘ â€˘

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

Property maintenance All Mowing jobs Landscaping Pressure cleaning Tip runs

GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

PPP HOME MAINTENANCE All aspects. Carpentry, decks, painting, repairs etc. Insured. 0434 705506 ALL TIMBER REPAIRS Qualified joiner/handyman. Well presented. Andrew ...............0412 293732

0401 458 422 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

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri.....................................66857517

ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance ........................................0402 281638

PAINTING

HEALTH

â€˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 â€˘ OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture,

LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 PAULâ€™S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

MALIâ€™S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790

BYRON BAY

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

0438 784 226 â€˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109

HIRE

RICKâ€™S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660

GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442 SAMURAI HEAVY DUTY BRUSHCUTTING. Ph .............................................................0402 733620

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

KITCHENS

PROBLEM CAMPHORS and woody weeds removed. No fuss-green waste, lantana too! ..0478 779650 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689

GARDEN DESIGN

BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 www.duluxaccredited.com.au

GAS SUPPLIERS

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

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

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983 SOIL MULCH GRAVEL

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801

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CRACKER DUST ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

6685 8588 Mirrors â€˘ Security doors and screens Shower screens â€˘ Commercial glazing

landscaping supplies

0266 804555

PAINTER NEIL A McINTOSH

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

ABN 48867459605 Lic 33995C

GLAZIERS

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

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Reliable

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

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

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au FENG SHUI / GARDEN DESIGN .........................Lyn 0428 884329

Free Delivery

YVES DE WILDE

Lic 167371C

FEMALE GARDENER with years of experience. Bridget.................................................0429 335501

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015

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PEST CONTROL

Blocked drain specialists Everything plumbing, drainage & gasďŹ tting SHANE

Professional Property Protection you can Trust â€˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â€œno sprayâ€? cockroach treatments â€˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

30 years experience

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

0400 852 141

energyplumbing@gmail.com WWW.ENERGYJETTING.COM.AU WWW.ENERGYPLUMBING.COM.AU

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP E ll FRoE ff for a

Drop washing steel, es and machin ers dry

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

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

PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017

02 6681 6555

FREE TOW

avail fo r cars â€“ unwanted cash for som paid e

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

I LOVE PLUMBING. All plumbing. All areas. Ph Steve. Lic 148904C ..............................0412 916140

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

www.allpestsolutions.com.au

Sales Installation Service

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

0418 754 149 â€˘ 07 5523 9930

PHOTOGRAPHY

REMOVALISTS

Andyâ€™s Move & More

Professional â€˘ Commercial â€˘ Personal

Calls always returned

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com â€˘ 0417 427 518

0429149 533 Est 2006

NEWT wastewater treatment. Septic design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C............... 0429 805081

SEWING & ALTERATIONS SEWING Repairs & alterations. Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ..................................0427 570812

SOLAR INSTALLATION

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

PHYSIOTHERAPY

â€˘ plumbing.td@bigpond.com

â€˘ 1300 Taylex â€˘ www.talex.com.au

TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805

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

Tree Faerie Fotos

Lic 312643C

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ€Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â€Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth â€“ just give us a ring

â€˘ Freight services to Brisbane weekly â€˘ Carriers of ďŹ ne art â€˘ Furniture removal â€˘ E-bay pick up & delivery

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer, clinical exercise classes. Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ€™Hara ...................................................................................66872330

Pioneers of the solar industry

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228

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

0409 917646

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

Electric Lic 124600c

466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY Dâ€™ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ€™bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858

LEAPFROG REMOVALS BYRON BAYâ€™S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

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

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OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385 BRUNSWICK HEADS PHYSIO. Manual therapy exercise prescription,

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Lifeâ€™s Good with Solar

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PICTURE FRAMING

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813

MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999

Patrick - 0425 256 802

Juno Energy is your local authorised LG energy specialist offering solar and battery solutions for yourÂ business & home

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

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................ 6680 3444 MAN WITH A TALL VAN (5 star reviews) from $55ph. Call Evan ...................................0410 120777

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RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

Licence No. 207479C

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Craig Montgomery â€“ 0418 870 362

SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001

PLUMBERS

DOMESTIC â€˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR &UDLJ 0413

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Your Local Solar Experts

1800 88 68 77 firstsunsolar.com.au 268 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay

SWIMMING POOLS

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600 MR NORTHERN RIVERS ROOFING & Gutterguard Specialist NSW Lic 102013C...........0499 853889

RUBBISH REMOVAL

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS â€˘ All pool requirements â€˘ Professional advice â€˘ Water testing â€˘ Friendly service â€˘ Pool servicing

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

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

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

6684 3003

(opp. Council chambers)

RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060 EVERGREEN TIP RUNS and rubbish removal, 8x5 trailer, heavy duty...........................0427 176771

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

A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL AND TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates ....0413 289443 POOL CONSTRUCTION BYRON BAY. Baywater Pool. Lic 206487C.........0419 479921 or 66843489

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Service Directory TILING

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

• Tree felling & removal • Stump grinding • Chipping • Pruning • Clean up work • Spider lift / cherry picker

0479 066 311 yourtreefeller.com.au

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer .................................................66840735

WATER FILTERS

WINTER SPECIAL:

Every 5th m2 FREE

0408 232 066

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

TREE SERVICES

www.harttreeservices.com.au

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

0427 347 380

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

The Fully Insured Professionals

PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161

• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18” Chipper

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852

Mark Linder Qualiﬁed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

for home, commercial and rural properties

• 20 years local knowledge and experience • Fully insured / free quotes • 19 inch chipper • Bobcat • Cherry picker • Crane truck

TILING PERFECTION & WATERPROOFING Free quotes, repairs. Lic 179306C .66801168 or 0409 847653

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES

The Water Filter Experts

PRUNING ~ REMOVALS ~ STUMP GRINDING

IN IN H

Water puriﬁcation systems Rainwater Filters Fridge water ﬁlters

TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + stump grinding. Local, qualified, insured. Free quotes.0402 487213 VERTEX TREE SERVICES. All tree and palm removals. Ph .............................................0428 715886

UPHOLSTERY

$399

FULLY INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285

WELDING

BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY. Soft furnishings, curtains & outdoor. ................................0403 713303 We provide professional & reliable tree services to make your environment safe and healthy.

AREAS WE SERVICE Ballina / Byron Bay / Tweed Heads / Gold Coast / Murwillumbah

1300 384 766

info@evirongroup.com.au www.evirongroup.com.au

WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general, repairs & Aluminium. Call Rod ...........0408 410545

VALUERS

WINDOW TINTING

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,

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

Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

Classifieds INDEX Annual General Meetings ...... 43 Business Opportunity ............ 44 For Sale ................................. 44 Funeral Notices ..................... 45 Garage Sales......................... 44 Halls For Hire......................... 43 Health Notices ....................... 43 House Sit ............................... 44 In Memoriam.......................... 45 Items Under $100 .................. 44 Life Celebrations .................... 45 Lost & Found ......................... 45 Motor Vehicles ....................... 44 Musical Notes ........................ 45 Only Adults ............................ 45 Pets ........................................ 45 Positions Vacant .................... 45 Professional Services ............ 43 Public Notices ........................ 43 R.I.P. Pets............................... 45 Share Accommodation .......... 44 Social Escorts........................ 45 To Lease ................................ 45 To Let ..................................... 44 Tradework .............................. 44 Tree Services ......................... 44 Tuition .................................... 45 Wanted .................................. 44 Wanted To Rent ..................... 45 Work Wanted ......................... 45

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BRUNSWICK SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB is holding their AGM. Sun 25th Aug 11am. Brunswick Surf Clubhouse. All welcome.

ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE NSW NORTH COAST BRANCH The 2019 Annual General Meeting of the North Coast Branch will be held on Sat August 24th at the Ocean Shores Country Club, commencing at 5pm. All members, friends and interested parties are welcome to attend.

PROF. SERVICES On sale at The Echo

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BYRON ALLSOX SOFTBALL AGM Byron Bay Services Club, Tuesday 3rd September at 6pm. All welcome.

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PUBLIC NOTICES STREET LATIN dance classes. All ages welcome. Puerto Rican/Columbian Salsa plus more, Tuesday 20th August, 6.40pm Marvell Hall, Marvell St, Byron. Have fun while making new friends Txt 0438214212

KINESIOLOGY

EXPLORING THE DRUG OF CHESS

Clear subconscious sabotages. Reprogram patterns and beliefs. Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress. Ph 0403125506 SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract.

IKEA DELIVERY

BIG SWEDISH – FLAT PACK BUILDERS IKEA Deliveries and Assemblies Flat Pack KITCHENS WARDROBE Design and Installation Luke 0410 407 247 | Sarah 0401 880 170

www.bigswedishstorerun.com.au

Kate Pearce BAppSc, Grad Dip Relationship Therapy NMAS, FDRP

tel: 0402 207 137 relationship counselling • dispute resolution collaborative practice • co-parenting coaching child consultant • child inclusive mediation

www.kpfamilymatters.com.au

HYPNOSIS & NLP www.wendypurdey.com.au

Doing Stuck? Create a plan to move forward and achieve your ultimate mental, physical, and emotional goals. Resolve addictive patterns and limiting beliefs that hold you back!

Call Wendy today and let’s get started! 6680 2630 HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores, Michaela, 0416332886

COLONICS 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

HALLS FOR HIRE HALL 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay from $20ph. Kitchen, conference/workshop space. Ph 0412665985 or 0468453344 COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

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FOR SALE

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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

TREE SERVICES

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

COMPOST TOILETS

For tiny houses to commercial Green Building Centre 0431721073

20 years local experience • 19 inch chipper • Stump grinding • Cherry picker • Crane truck • Bob Cat

GUITARS, RECORDS, HI FI valiantmusic.com.au 66851005

Fully insured • Free quotes

BAMBOO PLY

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

0427 347 380

7 LEOPARD WOOD CRES, BANGALOW Faux fur coats, Lego, cotton mozzie nets & sheets, cane hoops, clothing & toys. 8am-1pm Sat 17 August MEGA MOVING GARAGE SALE 1/3 Durroon Court Ocean Shores, Sat 17 August 8 to 12 COMBINED Toys galore, Lego, furniture, h/hold & more. 7 Gardenia Ct, Mullum 11 TONGARRA DVE, OS 7-11am Sat 17th. H/hold, furniture, camping eqpt 361 HUONBROOK RD. From 9am-11 Sundays. Farm/House sale. Barista drinks and snacks also available! MOVING SALE Fridge, TV, washer, new dehumidiﬁer, chairs, table, IKEA drawers. Contact before 17th August. Myocum. SMS or call 0416944156

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772 MOTOR VEHICLES

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

Time is of the essence...

NEAR NEW QUEEN BED Paid $900, sell $400. Mullumbimby. Ph 0401465445

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

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.

0402 364 852

Tallow

Matt 0427 172 684

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

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

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

CAFÉ AVAILABLE

LaneWay – great location in Byron with outdoor area. Available asap to rent.

3 SEATER SOFA BED, clean, has some small tears. Free to collect 0402244554 REPCO BIKE WITH CARRY BASKET, free to collect, just needs new back tyre 0402244554

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

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

GARAGE SALES

DECLUTTERING

Parts for 1973 VJ Charger, outdoor chairs, light box, books, ladies clothes & shoes, bags & more. Sat 8-12, 19 Corkwood Cr, Suffolk Park. Rain or shine.

MOVING SALE, TWO HOUSEHOLDS. 14 Armstrong St, Suffolk 8am-12 TREASURES & FULL KITCHEN 39 Queen St, Mullum. From 8.30am

Automatic 2005 Nissan Pulsar STL 148726km 4Cyl sedan low km 6mths rego SN1206....$4995 2008 Kia Rio LX 5spd manual 137984km Handy hatch fantastic condition SN4093..$4990 Automatic 2005 Subauru Forester 186947km Fantastic condition 6mths rego SN0315 ...$6990 Toyota Estima 8seater options + Great family vans rego till 9/19 SN1386 ....$7990

GENERAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Furniture, kids toys & books, vintage surfboards & bric-a-brac. 55 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 8am-12pm

2001 Ford Falcon Ute AUII Cheap and always reliable rego till 12/19 SN0893 ..........................................................$1990

HOUSE CLEARANCE: furniture, kitchen items, beds, fabric, TVs, stereo, shelves etc all must go. Fri and Sat strictly 8am1pm at 4 Warina Pl Mullumbimby.

ballinacarcentre.com.au

SUNRISE 2/14 Sunrise Blvd, Sat 17 after 8.30am. Collectables, clothes, jewellery +

BARGAINS

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

LOCAL REMOVAL

RENOVATED DAIRY/COTTAGE. Close to Federal Village, all services connected. Private. Suit couple. $350pw 66884220 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

SHARE ACCOM.

MYOCUM Lovely 2 bdr little cottage with mezzanine & balcony on 10 tropical acres. Looking for working couple. Sorry no pets. References required. $440p/w Ph 66847776 or 0418735378

OCEAN SHORES large room with ensuite. Private entrance, quiet space. Looking for considerate working person. $220pw + bills. 66803650

BEACHSIDE COTTAGE

TO LET

MYOCUM DOWNS DRIVE Sat 17th 8am. Moving after 20yrs. Fishing & game ﬁshing gear, power tools, books, gardening, Chiswell furniture, lots more! 7 BYRON ST, BRUNSWICK 8-12 Furniture, h/hold, bar fridge

SMALL 2BR SOLAR CABIN brand new in the forest, 20min to Mullum 4WD access. Refs req’d $300pw or $250 for single Ph 0415516341

HOUSE SIT

MULLUM scenic acres, own ensuite, share house with fem. owner, 3km to PO $230pw inc. bills & wi-ﬁ. Ph 0419390498

ITEMS UNDER $100

EXPRESSIONS of interest invited for long term rental of home at Glen Villa Resort, 80 Butler St, Byron Bay. Conditions apply: must be over 50, max 2 persons. For all enquires apply in person to the manager at Glen Villa Resort Byron Bay.

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

• Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Firewood • Concrete Posts • Tomato stakes • Molasses

The time to speak up, act up and protest is now. We are in a climate crisis!

FURNISHED FLAT to let in quiet location, 2km from Byron Bay PO, 400m from Tallow Beach. One bedroom, suit single or couple. $450/wk 0431262723

director@bbels.com.au for details or call 0423 838 301

FENCE POSTS

FREE QUOTES

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

BUSINESS OPP.

BYRON room, short and long term, good area, close to beach, free wi-ﬁ, drug-free, $150 pw, no bills. 0423353877

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

BYRON BAY/EWINGSDALE Private 2bdr quiet studio on acreage. Polished concrete ﬂoors & high ceilings. Long term lease, suits over-40’s, clean working couple or single. No pets, n/s $400pw + bills. 0402525657

ROOM FOR RENT $225p/w. No bond or bills. 0401288610

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

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

FORD FALCON UTE 06, blue, LPG, high km, great cond, TTF commercial tray, 6 months rego $3800. Ph 0474977585

SUFFOLK PARK large quiet room in 2 bedroom studio, $190pw. Ph 0415121250

TREE SERVICES • • • • •

BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

MELB-BASED RETIRED NURSE & Events professional (60 yrs going on 50) relocating to Byron Bay/surrounds June/ July 2020 requiring home/pets to look after. Exc refs. Enquiries beck.nigel@ gmail.com

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

6684 4421

SUBARU FORESTER 155K/km. Long rego, one owner $3,200 Ph 0407055128

RESIDENTIAL Ocean Shores 2 bed 1 bth $350 3 bed 2 bth $550 4 bed 2 bth $550 4 bed 2 bth $720 South Golden Beach 1 bed 1 bth $320 2 bed 1 bth $370 The Pocket 3 bed 2 bth $600 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

SUFFOLK PARK Suit prof couple, self cont, fully furn, all utilities, very private, spacious, lovely garden, close to shops and beach. Available now $475 a week+ bond.

0407 466 461

Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads

Burringbar 8 Wilfred Street 3 bed, 1 bath $480 Crabbes Creek 7 Crabbes Creek Road 4 bed, 1 bath, 3 car $750 South Golden Beach 36 Peter Street 3 bed, 1 bath, 2 car $700 New Brighton 177 New Brighton Road 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car $800 Smiths Creek 63 Malabar Avenue 3 bed, 1 bath, 3 car $550

Shop 33 Ocean Village Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores 6680 5000

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS

AWARENESS IN MOVEMENT

ph: 0400 558 181 PSYCHOTHERAPY

info@shirshamarie.com www.shirshamarie.com

LOCATION LEGEND (B): Bangalow Yoga Pilates (SP): Suffolk Park Yogalates Barre (BT): Byron Town 6685 5640 byronbay@ heartandsoulhealthclubs. com.au www.heartandsoulhealth clubs.com.au

THE BYRON SHIRE

6.30-7.30am: BARRE FITNESS (B) 9.30-10.45am: SLOW FLOW (B) 6-7.30pm: YOGALATES (SP)

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

BANGALOW 7.30-9am: QI POWER CLASS 6-8pm: QIGONG & TAI CHI

6.30-7.30am: CORE SLIDERS (B) 9.30-11am: YOGALATES (BT) 6-7.15pm: YOGALATES (B)

THURSDAY BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 9.30-11am: TAI CHI

9.15-10.15am: 9.30-11am: BARRE FITNESS (B) YOGALATES WITH 6-7.30pm: PILATES W WEIGHTS (B) YOGA STRETCH (SP)

6am: VINYASA FLOW YOGA 9.30am: VINYASA & 9.30am: AKHANDA 9.30am: VINYASA FLOW YOGA PRANAYAMA YOGA YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA 6pm: PRANAYAMA & 6pm: YIN YOGA YIN YOGA

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Classifieds WANTED TO RENT LONG TERM Federal, Coorabell, Bangalow. Single professional female seeking 1bdr, 1bath, cottage/house with internet/wi-ﬁ. Very considerate & respectful with excellent references & rental history. Yvonne 0412333841

TO LEASE CREATIVE DYNAMIC WORKSHOP to share. 50sqm+. Mullum. $95pw + elect. Refs req. Ph 0408809528 TREATMENT ROOM Central Byron location, $80 per day, available 1-2 days per week. Please call Kari 0415379757 OFFICE 70m2 Byron A&I Est. a/c, carpet $400pw+GST. Call Baz 0418327731 BYRON BAY ARTS & INDUSTRY ESTATE. 116m2 wth frontage to Banksia Drive. $400p/w inc O/G and GST 0413406156

FOR LEASE: 20 Towers Drive, Mullumbimby, NSW New state of the art industrial warehouses Can be ﬁnished to tenant's speciﬁc requirements 5 units – varying in size from 136m2 to 199m2 Each with a mezzanine level Revised Completion date October 2019 Paddy Wallington

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POSITIONS VACANT COFFEE ALL ROUNDER We're looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic cafe all rounder to help us on a casual basis, in our a small-footprint coffee shop. A love of hospitality and coffee is a must. A collab between Sustainable Valley and Melbourne based coffee roasters Wide Open Road, we want our coffee caravan to be a representation of our shared values based around community, sustainable living and great coffee. To do this, ﬁnding team members who share our outlook and motivations is essential. The Caravan will be running at Sustainable Valley Monday through Friday, and there will be opportunities for operating at festivals, sporting and other events on weekends. Please send CVs to dylan@ wideopenroadcoffee.com.au

Personal Trainer

A Byron Bay business man requires a Qualified and Motivated Personal Trainer 4 – 5 mornings per week at his residence. He would also like to incorporate swimming training in his own pool and some gym training. This position is not suitable for backpackers.

Please call 0478 650 051.

BARISTA – ALL ROUNDER Locals only. 3+ shifts, 21+ hours. If you are an energetic, experienced, hospitality professional with excellent coffee skills, and love working in a busy, fast-paced cafe please see www.pantry29.com.au

Early Childhood Teacher / Room Leader Ocean Shores Preschool is a community managed preschool and we seek a capable, creative and reliable ECT.

03.09.1933 ~ 05.08.2019 Loved husband of Dawn (dec). Much loved father of Anne, Mark (dec), Wendy, Susan, Sharon, Mandy, Michelle and their partners. Loved by his eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Frank will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

CASUAL SWIM TEACHER required at Brunswick Heads. Babies to adults. Must be local, accredited, experienced & reliable. Ph 66851794

WORDPRESS SETUP/TRAIN/MAINT Reas rates info@wordpressit.com.au ANGEL CLEANING SERVICES All your cleaning needs. Housework help & bond clean. Product choice. Local workers. Call Tori 0417848413. ALL HOME MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS Lic No. 60801C. For a free quote call: Paul 0423852559

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

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SPA MANAGER Must have experience as Assistant Spa Manager, Qualiﬁed Beauty / Massage Therapist. Reception experience. Rare opportunity for the right applicant. Well established Balinese Spa. Email resume to kerry@buddhagardens dayspa.com.au ADMIN (p/t) 3 - 4 morn / wk - Byron CBD for migration agent lawyer. Computer exp. CV to: tyndallcolawyers@gmail.com EXCEPTIONAL DRIVERS WANTED. Day & Night shifts available. Apply now careers@gobyron.com.au or 66209213 EVIL GENIUS SEEKS MINIONS to sacriﬁce their lives in world domination attempt. Must be prepared to work 24-7 for fascist psychopath for no pay. Messy death inevitable but costumes and laser death rays provided. No weirdos. Call: 1-900-MWAH-HAHA

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Thu 22nd August

Sun 25th August

• Tech Savvy Seniors • Activated Grain Method • Computer Basics

• Vegetables - Integrated Organic Production • String Mandala Workshop

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

LIFE CELEBRATIONS SANDESH PASSED PEACEFULLY Saturday 10 August at home. There will a be a memorial celebration Little Wategos, Friday 16th, 3pm. All welcome.

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LABOURERS. Experience in residential construction a must. Experience in structural landscaping preferred. Email to sanctumlandscaping@bigpond.com

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

FUNERAL NOTICES

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral to be held at St John’s Catholic Church, Mullumbimby on THURSDAY (August 15, 2019) commencing at 10.30am.

R.I.P. PETS

RIP 'Gji' 2005 – 2019

PETS Soco & especially Cosmo, are in need of patience, love & understanding. They require Soco & Cosmo someone who is happy to give them time to settle & adjust. Soco is friendly & loving & Cosmo is friendly too but very shy. Soco is Cosmo’s security blanket & so a home together would be preferable. Patience is a virtue & even the shyest of cats often ﬂourish once in their forever homes. To meet Cosmo & Soco, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm THURS: 3–5pm SAT: 10am–2pm Call AWL 0436 845 542 Like us on Facebook!

AWL NSW Rehoming Organisation Number: R251000222

Layla

Layla is a 6 year old desexed female rotti x. She has a beautiful nature and is smart and obedient. She would love a male friend to play with as she has lived with a male dog. If you can give Layla a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

14-years the constant, beloved, loyal, darling companion to Shell, 'Gji' the Basenji was euthanised last Wednesday after a peaceful, gastronomicdelight-ﬁlled week in Shell's vet-assisted palliative care, due to an aggressive osteosarcoma. For the last 12-months, 'Gji' worked tirelessly beside Byron Dog Rescue's Shell Dennison, the Rescue & Adoptions oﬃcer. 'Gji' met and assessed the temperament and dog sociability-level of the 40+ dogs that Shell rescued and re-homed in that time. Precious angel 'Gji' will be missed by everyone at BDR/ CAWI but will live on in the heart of her friend Shell for all time

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CAT MISSING, Hardy Ave, SGB. Grey/ white, called Frosty. Ph 0411090294

Sweet TIA is a strikingly colourful nine month old tortie kitten. She came to us several months ago with her gorgeous mother, Tori , who is also looking for a home. Tia is gentle, well socialized and totally unknowing of anything other than the shelter in which she lives. Exciting times ahead. She is gazing to heavens for a miracle - perhaps you are the one to make it happen? All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. No:900079000277887

Requiem Mass for the repose of Barry’s Soul will be celebrated at St John’s Catholic Church, Murwillumbah Rd, Mullumbimby, on SATURDAY (August 17, 2019) commencing at 11.00am. After Mass the cortège will leave for Mullumbimby Cemetery.

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Ocean Shores Art Expo

BB Cancer Support

Awards Night is on Friday 23 August at 7pm at OS Primary School Hall, $15 entry. An interactive light show, plus entertainment by Del & Raven. The Expo runs Friday 23 till Sun 25 August, 10am–4pm. All art for sale.

The Byron Bay General Cancer Support Group has been running for four years and welcomes new participants. The aim of the group is to provide a safe, supportive, and friendly environment for people with cancer to discuss how they are feeling and to connect with other people with cancer. For more information contact Ken on 0411 233 755 or David on 0428 187 025 or email: david@davidyoung.com.au or kenconnell46@gmail.com.

Newrybar Hall

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Byron Shire Permaculture Group meets the first Wednesday of the month to help reduce our harmful ecological footprint, access fresh food and water, and build resilience through community networks. Meetings are at 7pm at Marvell Hall, Marvell St, Byron Bay. Info: info@permaculture.org.au.

Harry Potter returns to Coorabell Public School for a Hogwarts-themed fete on Sunday 25 August. From bubble mayhem, Circus Arts and fiery entertainments to fun sideshow games it’s all happening at Coorabell School, Mango Lane 11am–4pm.

Daffodil Day

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Permaculture meetup

Harry Potter – Coorabell

The Newrybar Hall is having its annual fundraiser on 24 August. It is a longbar-inspired cocktail party with food by Friday Hut Dining and cocktails by Brookies Gin with Sinatra-style music by local musician Sebastiaan. Tickets are available via EVENTBRITE or at Luther & Co in the village. Fathers Day lunch on 1 September is to raise money for the Australian Seabird Rescue and Cape Byron Marine Rescue. RSVP to info@newrybarhall.com.

Cryptic Clues

Quick Clues

1. Shed hesitation – it’s the showman! (6) 4. Weird, garish jewellery – sounds ominous (8) 10. Trick – a magic one. But he’s really up himself (9) 11. Gippsland town – a thousand in the place where the witches were burnt (5) 12. Two men misled? Be buggered! Ripping the guts out. (14) 14. Furious princess and pub turned over (5) 16. Ruthless hordes and savagery (4-5) 18. Two individuals around the territory copulated, it was suggested (9) 20. Serve Gardner, 49 (5) 21. Merriment in little homes? More like venues for 12! (14) 25. Laugh out loud about – about the pub (5) 26. Piano menu mislaid – a serious affliction! (9) 27. Continue speaking with a king – a farewell! (8) 28. Come, Roman – a wizard hugs a good man (6)

1. Showman, partner of Bailey (6) 4. Sounding like thunder (8) 10. Self-obsessed person (9) 11. Massachusetts town known for witches’ trials (5) 12. Evisceration (14) 14. Suffering from hydrophobia – usually in dogs (5) 16. Severely practical, ruthless (4-5) 18. Suggested, implied (9) 20. Be of use or value (5) 21. Abbatoir (14) 25. Of the neighbourhood (5) 26. Severe disease of the lungs (9) 27. Farewell (Japanese) (8) 28. Come ye – Latin (6)

ACROSS

DOWN

1. Starchy staple, originally from the Pacific (10) 2. Origins, also tubers and rhizomes (5) 3. Not carrying weapons (7) 5. Mother’s brother (5) 6. Groom’s attendant (4,3) 7. Large landlocked body of water (6,3) 8. Sport, pastime (4) 9. Former Chilean dictator (8) DOWN 13. Pollute, make impure (10) 1. South Pacific staple – harvest of the money tree perhaps (10) 15. Shout to encourage fighting (6,3) 2. Marsupials keep time for tubers (5) 17. Messiah, the one who gives back (8) 3. Without weapons – a Thalidomide 19. Tearfully sentimental (7) victim maybe (7) 20. Remorseful, abashed (7) 5. Unclean article discarded by Sam (5) 22. Optimist, one who expects (5) 6. Compere is top bloke (4,3) 23. Bones in the forearm (5) 7. Popular light main – Caspian 24. Beers (4) perhaps (6,3) 8. Plucky, and is often plucked! (4) Last week’s solution N297 9. Dictator drowns revolutionary in H A N D M A I D I C E B A G O I A N S O E R wine (8) H O T P O T A T O 13. Water down mature English tax (10) M I X E D E O A U A L C U 15. Tablet smashed: howl “banzai!” (6,3) L O N E S O M E R A C H E S O A A T S C E 17. Red Sea (French) immerses S E A S O N transcendental Eastern messiah (8) A L B U M E N N I A C M A 19. Tearfully sentimental – nothing from S T A R C H S C U M B A G the French, a thousand raised (7) A T C O A C O I N T R U S I O N 20. Abashed, a journalist covers fraud (7) L E E C H R H S I M D I 22. Leap, queen – she is an aspirant! (5) L O P E R A S T A R B L E S S 23. Bone found in foul, nasty pool (5) U N R S E E A E T I D I E R T S A R I S T S 24. Frantic sale of beers (4)

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Far north coast and Northern Rivers residents get involved and show your support for those affected by cancer this Daffodil Day Appeal by donate and wear a daffodil pin or receive fresh daffodils.

Donate-a-can dance Donate much-needed canned food for the Mullum Neighbourhood Centre at the 10-year celebration of the Rock & Roll Cafe on Saturday 31 August from 5 till 11pm. DJs Stephen Allkins, Mr Ha Yes, Abel el’ toro, Cinco Cinco Cinco, Milk, and The Italian Chef will be playing an eclectic mix of reggae, soul, funk, disco, and house with a bit of techno later on. Entry is by donating an item of canned food.

Mullum Market Mullumbimby Community Market is on this Saturday from 8am until 2pm on the cnr of Stuart and Myokum Streets, Mullumbimby. Enjoy the mini record fair, great local crafts, produce, and coffee. The Atmospherics will be playing live. Support your local community market. No dogs.

GCAT The Green and Clean Awareness Team’s monthly Dunecare Day is on Sunday 18 August from 9am till 12 noon. Meet in front of the Beach Cafe at Clarkes Beach. From 12 noon till 1pm enjoy a delicious free barbecue and be in the draw for prizes. Inquiries to Udo 0413 173 786, Veda 6685 7991, or Miles 0403 206 190.

Orchid Society Byron District Orchid Society will meet on Sunday August 18 at 2pm in the Uniting Church Hall in Brunswick Heads. Check out our mini-show and meet like-minded people and learn more about your orchids.

BVU3A AGM U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 20 August 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. AGM celebrating 20 years of operation and achievements. Visitors and potential new members most welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

Federal Fun Day Family Fun Day at Federal Community Children’s Centre on 15 September, 10am till 2pm. Jumping castle, live music, kids’ fun activities, raffle with fabulous prizes, all to fundraise for the preschool. Info: 6688 4371.

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

Neighbourhood Centre

Respite Service

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.

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.

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 Wednesday 10–12noon 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.

Muslim prayer Friday Muslim prayer. Jumu’ah service held weekly at the Cavanbah Centre at 12:30 pm. Come to the remembrance of Allah.

Alateen meeting Alateen meeting every Thursday at 5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative with a drinking problem? Alateen can help. For 8–16-year-olds meet St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, corner of Florence Street Tweed Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older members at the same time and place. 1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au

ACA Adult Children Of Alcoholic Parents and/or Dysfunctional Families (ACA) help & recovery group meets in East Lismore every Friday 10–11.30am corner 215 Dibbs St and Wyrallah Rd in small Quakers hut next to Community Hall.

BB Hospital Auxiliary

Need a home?

The monthly meeting of the Byron Bay Hospital Auxiliary to be held at Byron Central Hospital, 54 Ewingsdale Rd, Ewingsdale on Monday 19 August at 1pm. Members are encouraged to attend and new members are very welcome. Enquiries 6685 3162.

No fixed address? Lost your housing in the last 12 months? One Roof Byron is looking for local residents interested in joining a long-term accommodation program in this Shire. Enquiries: call/ text Jenny 0422 455 735 9am–4.30pm Mon/Tue/Wed.

40 years for RDA

Probus Club

Riding for the Disabled in Ballina is celebrating its 40th birthday on Sunday 18 August with lots of fun from Xtreme cowgirls to face painting and a horse parade. The fun starts at 10am at the 46ha farm RDA riding centre 377 Houghlahans Ck Rd, Teven, for all the family to enjoy.

The Hastings Point/Tweed Coast Probus Club will be on 20 August at 10am at Tricare Retirement Community, 87 Tweed Coast Road, Hastings Point. The speaker, Ingrid Steynberg, was a vet and wildlife carer in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Visitors welcome. Enquiries: Jean 6670 4074.

Op Shop Super Sale

U3A Ballina/Byron

Mullumbimby Uniting Church Op Shop Super Sale this Saturday. All adult winter clothing $2, kids’ clothing 50 cents. Come in, have a browse, and grab a bargain.

Maryanne will take us into the world of Tchaikovsky, in her inimitable style, on Tuesday 20 August at 10am, in the RSL meeting room, Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Bush Dance

Mullum Auxiliary

The Ewingsdale Community Annual Bush Dance is taking place on Saturday 24 August from 5 till 9pm at Ewingsdale Hall. Music is by Thrillbilly Stomp and Pizza by Ill Carretto Pizza.

You can donate your Return and Earn recycling dollars to the Mullumbimby Hospital Auxiliary between 26 August and 24 November. Select the option to donate to not-for-profits and select Mullumbimby Hospital Auxiliary. The Mullum Auxiliary raises funds to support the Byron Central Hospital. Also, the Mullumbimby Hospital Auxiliary will be present at the Mullumbimby Markets on Saturday 17 August where they will be holding a garage sale with continuing sales of raffle tickets for Fathers Day.

OS Garden Club The next meeting of the Ocean Shores & District Garden Club is at 1.30pm on Monday 19 August at The Hub Church next to Target. Speaker will be Pete from the Seabin Project. The Seabin is a floating garbage bin that removes plastics and garbage from oceans and marinas. Phone Claire on 6680 3707 for more info.

Mullum SEED AGM Mullumbimby’s Sustainability Education & Enterprise Development Hub Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 31 August at 1pm at Mullum Civic Hall. All Mullum SEED members and community members interested in steering the organisation forward are welcome to make a nomination to join the board by 5pm Tuesday 20 August. For more information contact the Mullum SEED coordinator at: admin@mullumseed.org.au.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: James Cowan book The Kingdom Trilogy 3rd volume, will be read by Don Hansen, volunteer from Amitayus Hospice Service, on Thursday 15 August from 1.30 till 3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell Street, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

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 meeting held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au.

End-of-life choices Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at quarterly meetings at the Robina Community Centre. Attendees must be Exit members. More information on www.exitinternational. net or phone Elaine 07 5580 8215 or 0421 796 713.

Over-60s fun 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 Cavenbah room, 12.00–1.00 Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell. Wednesdays: Choir with Kim Banffy, 10–11am; Ukelele

Sharks and science Shark management is under discussion on Friday 16 August 12pm at Byron Library. The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will be presenting the the NSW Shark Management Strategy. The DPI is leading one of the largest shark-research tagging programs in the world and has been testing and trialling new shark-mitigation technologies like drones on beaches. Discover the latest information on shark movement and the latest results of the NSW Government trials. This is a free presentation but bookings are essential on 6685 8540.

Indoor bowlers Join a happy, local, friendly group of indoor bowlers in Brunswick Heads. New members 50+ are welcome to join us to play on Saturday mornings at Brunswick Heads Community Centre opposite the surf club. Interested? Ring Gerri after 4pm on 6685 1227.

11.30–12.15. Suggested donation of $10. No bookings, further information seniors@byroncommuntycentre.com. or call 6685 6807. Fridays at Marvell Hall play mahjong, canasta, 500 etc and enjoy a cuppa at 1.30–5pm. Marvell Street East, Byron Bay. Enqs: Nancy 0498 480 373

Support after suicide StandBy provides support to people who have lost someone to suicide. They provide free face-to-face and telephone support and are accessible 24/7. Follow-up contact is available for up to one year. Find out more at: www. standbysupport.com.au or call 13 11 14. If you, or someone you are with, are in need of immediate support please call an ambulance or police on 000.

Breast Cancer Support The Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay meets at the RSL Services Club in Jonson St, Byron Bay, 12–2pm, every third Wednesday of the month. For information about support for partners and families please call 0431 207 453. More info on Facebook: Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay or call 0431 207 453.

PFLAG PFLAG Northern Rivers supports families and friends of LGBTIQA+ people. Email enquiries@pflag-nr.org, find them on Facebook or call 0467 382 010.

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Di Grieve wins Byron ĕĎ 'ĕưĶōƆ ŔĶƆƆ Ǖ ŕëōƆ Byron Bay U/15s beat Armidale in Bill Turner Cup Bay golf championship

The Byron side relaxes with fans after a tough season. Photo supplied.

2019 Club Champion Di Grieve (L) with net winner Sue Charles. Photo supplied. Margaret Pierce Di Grieve pulled off the trifecta last week by winning the Byron Bay women’s golf championship for the third time in a row. Di went into the final round with a two-stroke lead and held her nerve against a strong challenge from Liesl Roughead to win by just one stroke. Liesl fought hard to the end but just could not head off the leader. It is the fifth time Di has

been crowned champion, having won in 2009, 2010, and the last three years. The net winner in division one was Sue Charles. Division two gross winner was Stella Reakes with Vicki Barnes the net winner, and the third division gross was won by Perri Young with Helen Clarke the net winner. Maureen Parker, who will celebrate her 88th birthday in October, was runner-up in the division three gross competition.

The Byron Bay Red Devils have narrowly missed out on the rugby league finals for 2019 after finishing in sixth place behind Tweed Heads, who went through on a better for-and-against tally. Playing at home to the Byron side went down to the Ballina Seagulls 38–16. The loss meant that Tweed Heads would have gone past them on the competition ladder if they could beat Cudgen. When that game ended in a 24–24 draw, both Tweed and Byron were on equal competition points. Byron lost the battle for the last finals position as their for-and-against was 13 points behind Tweed. The Byron side put in a

big effort but didn’t have the depth across the park to hold out the minor premiers. Captain/coach Todd Carney was out through injury. Midway through the first half Byron were in the game trailing 12–6, but Ballina was able to score twice before halftime, and then gave themselves a big buffer, with a try in the first minutes of the second half. Byron pulled back a couple of tries, playing good attacking football. But they struggled to get their rhythm up with dropped ball and several offside penalties. All round it was a good day for the visitors, who also won the Ladies Touch 16–0, in the Reserves 68–4 and the U/18s 30–10.

Byron2Bruns Meinel and Lofts adds 5km option claim open pairs

The Byron Bay High School U/15s team has won through to the final 16 of the 2019 Bill Turner Cup. Photo supplied. Byron Bay U/15 have won their clash with Armidale 2–0 in the Bill Turner knockout competition and will head to Newcastle next week for the quarterfinals. Despite coming up against an aggressive side that looked to bully Byron, the visitors were able to hold their resolves and capitalise on the ensuing cards that were handed out. The goal scoring was opened by Hani Addis, who fired in a ‘delicious’ free kick from 20 metres out, coach Harley Schmidt said. ‘The back four of Aaron Spry, Jack Wilson, Lewis Flitney, and Andy Wise were calm and controlled the match for the Byron team.

The skill and control of Jackson Tuckett and Rufus Scott also allowed the Byron forwards to put the Armidale defence on the back foot. ‘A second foul by the Armidale defender gave Hani another penalty, this time from 25m on a 45-degree angle, which he again delicately placed in the back of the net,’ he said. Armidale had their chances in the second half, including a penalty kick, but they failed to convert these. The team travels to Newcastle next Tuesday where they face MacKillop College from Port Macquarie. If they win this they have to back up the next day and play for a place in the final four.

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A crowded start line at last year’s 10–kilometre Byron2Bruns run/walk. Photo supplied. Runners taking on the Byron2Bruns Beach Run on August 25 will now have the option of a five-kilometre course as well as the traditional long run from Belongil. Since 2012 the Byron2Bruns Beach Run has established itself as an annual event that combines fun and competition in a way that makes it an event for all the family. This fundraiser was launched as a 10-kilometre walk/run from Belongil back to the Surf Club at Brunswick but now runners can choose to do a five-kilometre run starting and finishing at the club house. ‘The whole Brunswick

Surf Club gets behind the event and will be out in force on the beach and also back at the club house where there will be coffee, a barbecue, a jumping castle, and a great friendly atmosphere,’ organiser Roger Curran said. ‘The event is now recognised as one of the best-value fun runs on the calendar and, with an early start and time for an unhurried wind down at the finish, it really offers entrants an inspiring taste of the Brunswick experience,’ he said. Go to byron2brunsbeachrun.com to register, as well as find lots of details and running tips to help you get the most out of the event.

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Senior Intermediate surfers (L–R): Cally O-Hara, Lou Webster, and Renee Adamson. Photo Natalie Grono. Crystal Cylinders Jenny Meinel and Jenny Lofts (R) won their first pairs championship last week at Brunswick. Photo supplied. Jenny Meinel and Jenny Lofts delivered a great comeback game to win the Brunswick Heads Women’s Open Pairs Championships last Tuesday. Under near-perfect bowling conditions in front of an anticipative crowd, including club stalwart of 55 years Sheila Riley, the final game matched up to what had come before it in a terrific series. The early-morning slower

green obviously favoured the team of Jenny Andrew and Sherril Pearce who earned an 11–5 to lead by mid-morning. Combined with a quicker green more suited to their game and some excellent weighted shots, Meinel and Lofts took up the gauntlet to steadily fight back and emerge with a well-deserved 18–14 win. This is the first time Meinel and Lofts have won the Open Pairs.

The All Girls Surfriders held their annual Hardcore Winter Classic Prize Round at Lennox Beach in a pulsing clean but challenging onemetre waves. The day was all about wise wave selection, with the outer bank providing some dramatic closeouts but also epic fast rides for those who took the challenge. The inner bank delivered a range of waves rideable for all.

Results: Junior beginner - Layla

Ross, Josie Morison, Tully Fraser, Sienna Johnson. Senior beginner – Laura Woolcott, Nat Fraser, Silja Hauser, Colleen Barton. Junior intermediate – Mia Baker, Poppy Morison, Sasha Oxland, Amelia Walker. Senior intermediate – Pru Smallhorn, Lou Webster, Sylvie Horau, Cory Whitney. Wahine masters – Leilani Morgan, Kerene Bienke, Melissa Cook, Nat Edminston. Opens – Nyxie Ryan, Sarah Morison, Kerene Bienke, Tamika Hudson. Longboards – Melissa Cook.

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The latest billionaire to take a slice of Byron paradise is Dubai-based Syrian Ghassan Aboud, who reputedly paid fellow billionaire Gerry Harvey $45 million for the Byron at Byron Resort & Spa. When will Byron become like Pitkin County in Aspen, Colorado? The millionaires there were bought out by the billionaires some time ago.

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