THE EARTH IS A FINE PLACE AND WORTH FIGHTING FOR – ERNEST HEMINGWAY The Byron Shire Echo • Volume 34 #11 • Wednesday, August 21, 2019 • www.echo.net.au
Council ‘fail’ on bypass Aslan Shand While the Byron bypass protesters have been evicted from the site following two arrests last Thursday, and the construction continues to move ahead, there are still local residents who believe Byron Shire Council is failing the community. Last week Council stated that the issues raised by local Greens MP Tamara Smith regarding the subtropical rainforest at the site were out of date. However, this is disputed by former Byron mayor and Greens MLC Jan Barham, who says that the 2015 mapping Council refers to is not the most up-to-date mapping that council has of the area. ‘My concern with the survey work is the lack of recognition of the subtropical rainforest,’ she told The Echo. ‘I’m in disbelief that they have failed to recognise the rainforest as identified in their 2017 mapping. Why do they keep going back to mapping that was done in 2014/ 5 when the mapping in 2017 was a far more detailed analysis as part of the e-zone review. The bypass application did not do surveys in the rainforest area.’ Issues have also been raised by local activist Fast Buck$, who sought to view the ‘Construction Environment Management Plan’ (CEMP) that is required by the Land and Environment Court ruling to be held on site and be available publicly. Having tried to view the CEMP on site Mr Buck$ was told that he would need to contact Council. Then having been told by Council he could view it the next day at their offices he was refused the opportunity to read the document. (See more in letters p18). Ms Barham agreed that public information is lacking. ‘The lack of detail and information in the DA and EIS resulted in the Land and
Environment Court’s significant consent conditions for an additional 10 management plans that are required prior to construction of the bypass,’ she said. ‘They should be publicly available. Council is playing multiple roles as the proponent and the consent authority for these plans. ‘This requires them to be open and transparent. This is what was done previously with major works projects, all documents publicly available and on the website so the public could access them. Council should be making the bypass implementation process as open and transparent as possible.’ Mayor Simon Richardson confirmed just prior to going to print that the CEMP is now available to the public at Council’s head office in Mullumbimby.
Endangered species Council is currently in discussion with the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Energy following public concerns raised with the department. ‘My understanding is that the federal government Department of Environment and Energy has been in contact with Council about their failure to refer the project under the EPBC Act in relation to the Nationally Critically Endangered Mitchells Rainforest Snail,’ said Ms Barham. ‘The council is the proponent and they didn’t voluntarily refer the plans to the Department of Energy and Environment, which they are required to do because there is a nationally endangered species being impacted upon. The council selfassessed that they didn’t meet the requirements and that it was unlikely that the snail was in the bypass footprint. The discovery of a live snail has certainly raised the bar in terms of the impacts.’
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It’s time to address the climate crisis, stop excessive clearing in Indonesia (and Australia), and save the orangutan
World Orangutan Day and Indonesian Independence Day representatives came together this week to join students planting trees in the Shearwater Steiner School rainforest grove. Pictured L–R Panut Hadisiswoyo (Founder Orangutan Information Centre North Sumatra ), Nayla Azmi (Communications Officer Orangutan Information Centre), and Indonesian consul-general Heru Subolo, Indonesian Consulate Sydney. Photo Jeff ‘Orangutan is the new black’ Dawson
Public kept in the dark over ‘Disco Dong’ Byron Council has refused to release a structural investigation report detailing serious safety issues affecting the ‘Disco Dong’ sculpture on the Bayshore Drive roundabout. As councillors prepare to vote on a motion to remove the sculpture at this week’s full Council meeting, the report that is likely to inform their decisions has been kept from public view. It is one of three documents in relation to the sculpture in the agenda to the meeting that Council has refused to release, including information about the possibility
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meeting provides a little information regarding the findings of the investigation, noting that people have been climbing the structure and stopping on the road to take pictures. Pieces of the structure had recently been found on the ground. The agenda item noted that the structural investigation, undertaken on July 16, costing $8,000, found there was a ‘risk of serious personal injury being sustained by a member of the public owing to climbing and falling from the sculpture’. Added to this was ‘the eventual risk of the sculpture’s structural integrity being compromised’. â–ś Continued on page 4
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I have kids and we were given an awesome book called The POP UP book of POO: What goes in must come out – and I have to say it was very informative. But what it didn’t look at is what happens when you can’t, or you struggle to, poo. It turns out that it is extremely painful and makes for very unhappy and grumpy sun bears (and people as well for that matter). Hitam is a sun bear who hails from the wilds of Kalamatan in Borneo. She was kept as a pet for five years in a cage and fed on nothing but rice and milk before being confiscated and moved to the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) care centre. As a result, rather than being a fully grown sun bear she is the size of a one-year-old cub. Also her pelvic canal opening – the place where the poo comes out – is 1cm wide rather than 4–5cm ‘This results in Hitam being in constant, excruciating pain – defaecation is a tortuous exercise. She rolls around on the floor, panting and straining, clearly in huge discomfort,’ says the OFI. Responding to a call to help Hitam from the OFI local Eltham vet Dr Stephen Van Mil is heading a team going to Borneo to assist her. Dr Mil has enlisted the assistance Girius Antanaitis, who has created a pelvic implant for Hitam. This will be taken to Borneo with a team of specialist vets including Dr Gordon Corfield, who
Hitam rolling around as she tries to pass a stool. Photo OFI plans to perform a triple pelvic osteotomy and use the plate as a bridge to permanently open Hitam’s pelvic canal to a normal size. He will be assisted by Dr Geoff Wilson and Dr Larry Vogelnest, senior veterinarian at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. They hope the operation will ensure that Hitam will be able to poo in peace forevermore. Leading the team Dr Mil will assist in surgery and supervising the filming in conjunction with his longtime friend and film colleague Peter Frare for a documentary based on Hitam’s story.
‘The wholesale destruction of rainforest in Borneo for illegal logging, palm oil plantations, and mining, and the secondary industries of illegal poaching and wildlife trafficking, is spiralling out of control. It is a verifiable fact that the rate of rainforest destruction in Borneo is at an unthinkable 300 football fields an hour. Hitam is a very sad, shining example of this.’ The process of clearing for palm oil plantations involves felling the trees for timber and then burning off. ‘The deep, deep peat layers are then burned – this can last for months, emitting trillions of tonnes of carbon. Once that is cleared, palm oil trees are planted, or small-scale mining activities are undertaken,’ says Dr Mil. ‘Wildlife is mostly seen as a huge nuisance – most palm oil companies will pay a US$20 bounty for an adult orangutan to be killed. Most poachers will pay $US50 for a baby orangutan for the illegal “pet trade”. Sun bears are the latest in these trend pets.’
Help the team get there Currently the team are attempting to raise the $20,000 in 20 days to cover the basic costs of performing the operation. ‘Everyone is donating their time,’ said Dr Mil. This will just ‘cover the hard costs of getting the team to Borneo.’ If you would like to help the project then you can donate online at https:// chuffed.org/project/operation-sun-bearborneo until 12.36pm August 29.
Symptom of a bigger issue Wildlife being poached and sold as pets is just one of the results of the intensive clearing that is taking place in Indonesia continues unabated. ‘While there is a lot of attention on performing a world-first surgery to save one sun bear in Borneo, the much bigger picture is the real focus,’ said Dr Mil.
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▶ Continued from page 1 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.
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Labor councillor Paul Spooner said he would be moving a motion at this week’s meeting for all three
confidential documents to be made public. ‘I think there’s a great deal of public interest in the project and there’s no reason for the cloak of secrecy,’ Cr Spooner said. ‘There’s no confidential commercial agreement involved, and the residents and ratepayers of the Shire deserve some answers.’ 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
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Meanwhile, locals have already begun debating what should be done with the statue once it has been decommissioned. Cr Spooner said he supported decommissioning, and he wanted the council
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to explore selling off the individual aluminium birds it was made of to recoup some of its costs. ‘I’ve learned that there are 4,000 birds on the scuplture and a further thousand that have haven’t been put up,’ he said. ‘So if we sold each for $20 as a memento we could give half the proceeds [$50,000] back to the public art fund and the other half to improving homelessness services in the Shire.’
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to Council staff. Notes provided to Council by the artist who created the sculpture, and a report detailing what further work could be undertaken, have also been kept under wraps, with Council refusing a formal request for access by The Echo.
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ƖƆƐſëōĶë ĪëĶōƆ ĶƐƆ ëĈĶǕ Ĉ ŕĕĶīIJćşƖſƆ ëīëĶŕ Eve Sinton Australia’s performance on climate crisis at the Pacific Islands Forum was a disgraceful exhibition of denialism and intransigence. The Morrison government sent confirmed climate denier Alex Hawke to start the dirty work, bullying Pacific Islanders who face an existential threat from rising sea levels. He told them Australia would not stop using coal-fired energy or opening new coal mines. It was a ‘red line issue’. And there was to be no acknowledgement of
‘climate crisis’ in the forum’s Tuvalu Declaration. Scott Morrison flew in, walked past protesting children, and completed the dismal picture during a discussion so distressing that Tonga’s prime minister shed tears. Then we had shock jock Alan Jones’s misogynist rant about New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, who advocated for meaningful climate action at the forum. Jones screamed that Ardern was a joke, an absolute and utter lightweight, a swallower of the
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!şŕĪƖƆĶşŕ ëƆ ŔëƷşſȜƆ ĈëƆƐĶŕī ưşƐĕ ŊŕşĈŊƆ ćëĈŊ ĎĕưĕōşżŔĕŕƐ Paul Bibby Contentious plans for a tourist accommodation development in Wilsons Creek have been knocked back in dramatic circumstances by Byron Council. Mayor Simon Richardson initially voted to approve the Development Application (DA) for seven cabins and a swimming pool at 58 Montecollum Road at Thursday’s Council planning meeting. But when the councillor vote was locked at 4–4, Cr Richarson used his casting vote to refuse the proposal on the grounds that this better reflected ‘the wishes of the council’.
Vote confusion The owners of the property and their supporters, mistakenly believing that their DA had been approved, burst into spontaneous cheers and applause when Cr Richardson cast the final vote. But the celebrations turned to anger and disbelief when they realised their plans had been thwarted, with one shouting, ‘this is bullshit!’.
Cr Richardson said he changed his vote because he believed that councillor Basil Cameron, who was absent owing to ill-health, would have voted against the proposal had he been present. ‘It is my view that the casting vote should reflect the wishes of the council as a whole, not my personal wishes, and I believe Cr Cameron would vote against this, so this is my decision,’ Cr Richardson said. Earlier, the meeting had been told that the developers had agreed to reduce the size and scale of the proposed development in a bid to gain approval. This included reducing the size of the pool deck by 30 per cent and reducing the number of cabins from eight to seven. This was designed to limit the number of guests congregating around the pool at any one time, thereby minimising the potential for excessive noise.
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a motion that Council refuse consent for the development, and this was ultimately passed using the mayor’s casting vote. Earlier, the architect who helped design the project, Frank Stewart, said there had been 48 letters of support from other Wilsons Creek residents and other local businesses.
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Wilsons Creek residents, outside Byron Council Chambers, celebrating the knock-back of the tourist-accommodation development. Photo Paul Bibby that it was ‘in accordance with the relevant planning controls that apply to the site and is unlikely to result in significant adverse impacts on the natural or built environment’. But a group of around 30 Wilsons Creek residents who attended the meeting strongly disagreed. Speaking during the public access section of
yesterday’s meeting, resident Ben Fawcett said there were ‘numerous anomalies and discrepancies’ between what was proposed and Council’s own policies for development of rural tourist cabins. This included the location of the cabins on a steep, south-facing slope, the presence of a swimming pool just over 100 metres from
neighbours, and the number and clustering of the cabins. He also said that the rough, poorly maintained road accessing the proposed development was unsuitable for the amount of traffic it would have to take, the impacts of which would be most keenly felt by neighbouring properties. Independent councillor Cate Coorey put forward
‘Council staff recommended approval when this first came before the council on September 21 last year,’ Mr Stewart said. ‘Councillors elected to defer the matter and provided four areas for us to address. We’ve addressed each of those four matters and Council staff have again recommended that the application be approved. ‘We’ve already reduced the number of cabins by 30 per cent and have reduced the number of cabins further from eight to seven. ‘The delay in approval has affected the clients both personally and financially.’
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Stamps for sustainability There is an immediate need for action on the climate crisis and Australia Post is doing its bit by encouraging primary school students to come on board with sustainable gardening. For their annual stamp collecting month they are featuring worm farms, vege gardens, and nest boxes on the five new special stamps they have issued. The stamps were designed by award-winning illustrator Andrew Hopgood, who has illustrated a number of children’s books focused on sustainability and the environment. Photo Jeff ‘Stampy’ Dawson
Slow down and watch out: koalas on the move Breeding season for koalas is getting underway, which means that there will be more koalas on the ground. Juvenile males in particular will be on the move as they search for a place to call home while others will be searching for mates. ‘Across the region eight koalas have been killed over recent weeks,’ said Ros Irwin,
president of Friends of the Koala (FoK). ‘This is the time of year that we at Friends of the Koala dread, as we know that during the breeding season between July and February the rescues will ramp up,’ Ros said. ‘While disease (and habitat removal) is the primary direct cause of koala deaths,
car hits are next, and they’re generally fatal.’ Last Saturday Vincent, a koala that had been rehabilitated two years ago and released, had to be euthanased following a car hit. So slow down and keep an eye out for wildlife. If you hit a koala call the Koala Rescue Hotline on 6622 1233 – put it in your phone.
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The climate crisis and equity are the two issues that are the focus of the Homeward Bound program that is bringing together 100 women from the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) this year. The program is now in its fourth year and runs over 12 months, culminating with a three-week workshop in Antarctica to brainstorm ‘climate change and equity’ says marine scientist Dr Elisabeth Deschaseaux from Southern Cross Uuniversity. At the end of ten years the program seeks to build a network of 1,000 women working together to create innovative change. Originally from France, Dr Deschaseaux has called Byron Shire home for nearly ten years. She works with a molecule called dimethyl sulfide (DMS), which mainly derives from certain types of marine algae and coral, and which contributes to the formation of cooling lowlevel clouds when emitted to the atmosphere. ‘My research aims to understand how
climate-change-associated stressors will affect DMS production in coral reef ecosystems, which are under threat,’ said Dr Deschaseaux. ‘What I have found so far is that certain species of Acropora coral tend to produce more DMS under elevated temperature, which suggests that coral reef ecosystems might exert a feedback on temperature increase. However, the question remains whether coral reef ecosystems will have time to adapt to the rate at which the climate is currently changing.’
Plastic releases methane To get to Antarctica and fully participate in the program Dr Deschaseaux now needs to raise US$17,000. ‘My motivation for joining the program was to learn how to conduct more applied science to actively fight against climate change and marine pollution,’ she told The Echo. ‘My secret goal is that I would like to start an association that would help diminish plastic pollution in the ocean.
‘The enormous plastic pollution that we are facing is also a driver for climate change as most plastics release methane, a greenhouse gas with much greater warming properties than CO2. Reducing plastic pollution and cleaning up our ocean is part of counterbalancing global warming. ‘This program also has a special focus on equity as it aims to counterbalance the low representation of women in leadership roles, which I believe is necessary.’
Every step helps Working in the field of climate change Dr Deschaseaux says that it is important to ‘Be hopeful and work together towards making a difference. There is no small contribution. The world has everything in its hands to stop our climate from changing at this rate. All we need to do is start today, from small personal changes in our everyday lives to influencing our politics towards implementing global changes.’ If you can help Dr Deschaseaux raise the funds she needs, donate at: www.chuffed.org/project/ women-for-climate-actions.
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LÍſſơ ”Ĺ&#x;Ć?Ć?Ä•Ĺż ĎÍơ ĂŤĆ? !Ĺ&#x;Ĺ&#x;ſÍćĕĹ?Ĺ? ÂžÄˆÄ˛Ĺ&#x;Ĺ&#x;Ĺ? Eve Jeffery An innovative parent of a Coorabell Public School student has found a novel way, or should I say the way of a novel, to draw attention to the school’s fete. It worked for me! The theme of the fete is ‘Harry Potter’ and the sorting hat will be waiting for you at the school gates to allocate you in to your Hogwarts’s House. You can join a house team and play fun games as you compete for the 2019 Hogwarts House Cup. There will be plenty of entertainment on the day and fun sideshow Potterish games including quidditch
Photo Jeff ‘He Who Can’t be Named’ Dawson. training, bouncy castles, bungee run game and an amazing gigantic Zorb Ball
to climb inside and turn your world upside down. Professor Dumbledore
will oversee a fun fancy-dress competition and the infamous cupcake contest. Dine at the Leaky Cauldron (inc vegetarian), Honey Dukes, 3 Broomsticks, Hogshead, and Florean Fortescue’s ice-creams. Professor Dumbledore, inspired by the Coorabell students, has decreed the fete will be committed to reducing waste and singleuse plastic. So bring your broomsticks and wands, but also bring your own water bottle, plate, and magical smile. Ample parking available at the school and on Mango Lane, Coorabell, on Sunday 25 August, 11am till 4pm.
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At the Court House Hotel Mullumbimby Access via drive-thru or via arcade off the main street Promotion dates: 21–27 August 2019
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no brainer,’ says Ian. ‘I knew how unwell she had been and it was to be a present for Christmas for her parents, Deb and Phil, to show them her happy times before the sadness.’ On December 13, 2017, Ian messaged Bronte with a photo of the almost-finished work. Bronte replied, ‘It is beautiful. My happiest
childhood memories.’ Debra says that Bronte ended her life soon after that. ‘I believe she wanted us to have a tangible memory to treasure.’
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‘nothing else they could do,’ said Debra. Ian’s dream was to have an art exhibition of his work before he dies. They have made this a reality. An exhibition of Ian’s work is currently running at the Bingara Gallery (next to Macadamia Castle) until Sunday August 25, from 10am till 5pm.
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Wales and 27 of those are in the Northern Rivers. NSW RFS Far North Coast manager, Superintendent David Cook, is urging residents to make and discuss their bushfire survival plan now. ‘Residents should prepare their property by removing flammable materials from their yards, clearing leaves from gutters, and checking hoses can reach all around the house,’ said Cook. During the Bush Fire Danger Period, any person
wishing to light a fire will require a permit. A fire permit is free to obtain and can be organised by phoning your local Fire Control Centre. On days of Very High fire danger or above, as well as Total Fire Bans, all fire permits are automatically suspended. To check the Fire Danger Ratings for your area visit www.rfs.nsw.gov. au or contact the Far North Coast Fire Control Centre on 02 6671 5500.
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That was Byron Writers Festival... a publisher’s perspective Melbourne-based publisher Jen Hutchison came to Byron for the Writers Festival with two tasks – both accomplished. The first was to co-present a workshop called Publish Like A Pro with Debbie Lee of Ingram Spark. Ingram is the global print-on-demand publisher and distributor, a favourite with Australian indie writers and small imprints. ‘We did that at the Byron Community Centre to a packed room,’ Jen said, reflecting on her successful five-day stay.
Last weeked saw another sucessful Mud Trail on the north coast. Twenty-one potters from Murwillumbah, Mullumbimby, Bangalow, and beyond opened their doors for the weekend. Jacqui Sos is pictured with one of her beautiful raku pots near her Mullum studio. Jacqui said ‘the weekend has been a huge success with many sales.’ Photo Jeff ‘Mud Star’ Dawson
Direct-publishing ‘We talked with local and visiting writers interested in the opportunities available to writers in today’s digital and direct-publishing environment. Debbie set out how the system works, and how writers can access it and take their books worldwide. There was particular interest from older writers, who struggle to get cut-through with mainstream publishing. The sector is now democratised – well that’s how I describe it – and writers wanting to publish have easier access and more choices than in the past.’ Pathways to market for older writers are Jen’s particular area of interest – writers who have come later to their writing craft after careers elsewhere. Journeys to Words Publishing, launched in May this year, focuses exclusively on their work. Its first release, Motherling, is doing well, she reported, particularly since Jen’s interview with Myf Warhurst on ABC Radio in May. ‘And it will be featured in the upcoming September issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly,’ she added. ‘That’s exciting for this powerful and affirming story of a woman’s walking journey along the Camino
Getting down and dirty
Inspiration for sustainable homes Jen Hutchison is a Melbourne-based publisher who is interested in assisting older writers to get published. with her adult son’s ashes, searching for herself and a way through her grief.’
Now is the time for older writers ‘This is a great time for older writers,’ Jen continued. ‘I’m one myself, and it’s very satisfying to take fabulous books to market.’ Jen’s second aim, also accomplished during the festival week’s gorgeous soggy weather, was to promote Journeys to Words Publishing’s second release, High Infidelity, a novel by Queensland author Shelley Davidow. ‘High Infidelity is set in Byron Bay – intimately and intricately,’ Jen said. ‘It’s a great read, beautifully written, and so well noted since its release a few weeks back, that it’s under consideration as a movie. We’re very excited about it.’ Jen explained. ‘High Infidelity is the story of Lara,
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an English woman who runs from betrayal and finds herself, her values, happiness and her future in Byron Bay. And quite a few adventures along the way,’ Jen said.
Loved it ‘All week I talked to anyone who’d listen,’ she laughed as she recounted her experiences at the Byron Writers Festival. ‘And it was the perfect setting to be talking to readers, local bookstore owners, and fellow publishing and writing colleagues about new books.’ And Jen’s take on Byron Writers Festival? ‘Loved it, just loved it. What a terrific collection of speakers, writers, and thinkers. I managed to get a seat at some inspirational sessions. AC Grayling can tell me a story any time. Wasn’t he fabulous!’ For books, go to journeystowordspublishing.com or ask at your bookstore.
Looking for a little inspiration for you next renovation or housebuilding project? Sustainable homes are once again opening their doors both locally and around Australia on September 15.
Sustainable homes open their doors You can explore a rammed-earth house in Limpinwood, a strangler-figinspired residence in Bangalow or a four-bedroom house designed and constructed by Eco-Essence Homes in Lennox Head. The national event will give people a rare view into exceptional homes designed, built, or renovated with healthy and environmental living in mind and allow them to speak to and learn from homeowners, said Donna Luckman, CEO of Renew. ‘Everyone wants a home that is well designed, healthy, and runs efficiently in an age of high energy bills. Sustainable House Day allows Australians to see real homes that have achieved this, and get unbiased advice on how to make their
Elwood Farm in Limpinwood is one of the sustainably designed houses that will be opening on September 15 for Sustainble House Day. Photo supplied homes more comfortable and cheaper to run,’ said Ms Luckman.
Seven key elements to passive design Thinking ahead for your design and location is also key for the Northern Rivers. Optimising your passive design allows you to increase winter sun, and reduce summer sun which is the right combination for this area, said says Renew’s Sasha Shtargot. ‘The orientation of a house, spatial zoning, thermal mass, ventilation,
insulation, shading, and glazing are the seven core components of passive design,’ she said. ‘Make sure your home is designed for the long haul and that its materials are durable and able to be easily re-used or recycled.’ Held annually since 2001, Sustainable House Day is run by Renew, a not-for-profit organisation that provides independent advice on sustainable living. A full list of homes opening on Sustainable House Day and registration is available at: www.sustainablehouseday.com.
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Byron Community Centre has appointed the former head of a sizeable fundraising and philanthropic organisation to be its new general manager. The centre this week announced that Louise O’Connell would be taking the reins from long-running GM Paul Spooner, who stepped down earlier this year. Ms O’Connell, who is currently living in Mullumbimby, is the former CEO of the University of Newcastle Foundation – the organisation responsible for that university’s fundraising and philanthropic work.
Serving the community As such, she brings dedication to social welfare and community development to her new role, as well as a passion for the arts. ‘I’d like to start by acknowledging the energy, vision, and wisdom of my predecessor, Paul Spooner,’ Ms O’Connell said. ‘Along with staff,
‘What I hope is to secure long-term funding for all of our projects to ensure that future generations can make use of them. ‘The centre’s building has been used by our community for more than 100 years and I want to help make sure the centre continues to thrive for the next 100.’ The new GM of the Byron Community Centre, Louise O’Connell. Photo Jeff Dawson volunteers, and the management committee, he’s laid a great foundation and it is a privilege to continue the great work they have been doing.’ Ms O’Connell said she saw her role as supporting the centre’s staff and volunteers, and ensuring that the centre continued to serve the community for many generations to come.
Need for long-term funding ‘It may come as a surprise to some people that, while the centre’s future is safe, it doesn’t have guaranteed ongoing funding,’ she said.
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The beating heart of the Bay Ms O’Connell described the Byron Community Centre as the ‘beating heart of Byron Bay’. ‘We make a huge contribution to the community in terms of social welfare, community development, organising the Byron Markets,’ she said. ‘There is also great value that comes from the world-class entertainment at the Byron Theatre and the support for community radio station Bay FM.’ ‘I consider myself very fortunate to be joining a fantastic centre that’s very well established in our wonderful community thanks to the efforts of the staff and volunteers.’
Germination by Jason Morning was the winner of the $5,000 2018 acquisition prize. Photo Aslan Shand
Sculptures took over Mullumbimby’s Palm Park for the first time last year at the inaugural Ingenuity Sculpture Festival delighting both locals and visitors. Inspired by the success of their inaugural festival organisers are once again looking for artists who would like to exhibit their work during the upcoming second festival in November. The sculpture festival created a delightful place for people to relax away from the hubbub during the Mullumbimby Music Festival (MMF). A place where they could both enjoy the beauty and be challenged by the artwork on display.
Longer display ‘Last year was amazing and we were surprised at the number of people who came,’ said Joey Ruigrok Van Der Werven, who is a member of the Creative Mullumbimby Ingenuity working group. One thing that quickly
following the festival. ‘During that time, from November 18, it will be open until 9pm with the possibility of some sculptures with lights. We will also supply torches for people to explore the exhibition at night.’
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became clear was that people wished the artworks had remained on display for longer. ‘Many people were disappointed that it was only open during the Mullumbimby Music Festival so this year we have extended the sculpture festival by a week and it will continue to run for the week
Last year submissions were open to sculptures in Byron Shire and surrounds. However, this year they have decided that it is also open to ‘artists who feel affiliated on a topical, geographical, or cultural level with Mullumbimby’ . Entries are open from now until October 1. The sculpture festival will take place from November 14 till 24. For more information or to apply go online to www.ingenuityfest.com.au.
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DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS
Council Administration Centre 70 Station Street, Mullumbimby Opening hours 8.30am to 4.30pm Phone 02 6626 7000 Email council@byron.nsw.gov.au Website www.byron.nsw.gov.au Emergency after hours 02 6622 7022 Works Depot 02 6685 9300 SES Controller 02 6684 3444 Rural Fire Service 02 6671 5500 Byron Resource Recovery Centre 1300 652 625 Cavanbah Centre 02 6685 5911
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.
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.
MAKE A SUBMISSION Submissions may be made to Council in the following ways: Online:
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Please be aware that all submissions will be made public in accordance with Schedule 1 Part 3 Clause 1(a)(vi) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author. For further assistance please contact our Records team on 02 6626 7113.
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.
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 10.2019.194.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 8 Davidson Place Dwelling House and Secondary Dwelling 10.2019.243.1 – MYOCUM, 20 Myocum Ridge Road Dwelling House and Shed 10.2019.123.1 – BYRON BAY, 50 Julian Rocks Drive Use of Existing Carport 10.2019.315.1 – BYRON BAY, 23 Coral Court Expanded Dwelling Module to Existing Dwelling House and Shade Sail over Driveway 10.2019.235.1 – BYRON BAY, 8 Pacific Vista Drive Demolition of Existing Dwelling House and Construction of New Dwelling House and Swimming Pool 10.2019.179.1 – BANGALOW, 5/226 Fowlers Lane Dwelling House including ancillary Swimming Pool 10.2019.111.1 – GOONENGERRY, 230 Repentance Creek Road Subdivision Two (2) Lots 10.2019.258.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 5 Towers Drive Eight (8) Light industry units and consolidation of Two (2) lots into One (1) lot 10.2019.170.1 – SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH, 80 Redgate Road Dwelling House, Swimming Pool and Garage (Detached) 10.2018.522.1 – MULLUMBIMBY CREEK, 12 Tristran Parade New Dwelling to Create Dual Occupancy (Detached), Studio, New Garage and Deck Extension 10.2018.621.2 – BINNA BURRA, 955 Friday Hut Road S4.55 to Modify Condition 35 10.2018.638.3 – NEW BRIGHTON, 47 North Head Road S4.55 to Modify Conditions 1 & 11 including modification of Internal Floor Layout
LOCAL HERITAGE PLACES GRANTS NOW OPEN 2019/20 Owners of heritage properties in the Byron Shire can apply now for grants to help restore their pride and joy. The Local Heritage Places Grant program aims to raise awareness of heritage conservation, with a funding contribution from the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Byron Shire Council has grants between approximately $1,000– $3,000, depending on applications, for projects that will enhance individual places, buildings and historic streetscapes and will promote appreciation of Byron Shire’s history. The focus for the 2019-2020 Local Heritage Places Grants is conservation works that enhance individual places, buildings and historic streetscapes including buildings in conservation areas that will in turn promote and foster the community’s and visitor’s appreciation of the Shire. Successful applicants will need to contribute one dollar for every dollar provided by the grant, and the restoration work must be completed by 30 March 2020. To find out more about the Local Places Heritage Grants program go to www.byron.nsw.gov.au/local-places-heritage-grants.
10.2007.247.4 – NEW BRIGHTON, 47 North Head Road S4.55 to Modify Condition 3 10.2018.167.2 – BYRON BAY, 6 Lawson Street S4.55 to Delete Condition 6 5.1993.248.5 – NEW BRIGHTON, 47 North Head Road S4.55 to Modify Condition A5 of the Consent 10.2018.311.2 – OCEAN SHORES, 24 Berrimbillah Court S4.55 to Modify Layout and Size of Swimming Pool 10.2018.508.3 – BYRON BAY, 7 Keats Street S4.55 to Modify Approved Plans for Alterations and Additions to Multi Dwelling Housing 9.2019.33.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 39 Bulgoon Crescent Tree Removal One (1) Tree
APPLICATIONS REFUSED The following applications have not been granted approval by Council, but are listed for the information of the community: 10.2019.95.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 1A Train Street Secondary Dwelling
DEFERRED APPROVAL APPLICATIONS
Applications close on 23 September, 2019 at 4pm.
10.2018.647.1 – MULLUMBIMBY CREEK, 807 Left Bank Road Use of existing building as an expanded house habitable outbuilding
General Enquiries: Noreen Scott 02 6626 7062 or Nancy Tarlao on 02 6626 7000
10.2019.280.1 – BYRON BAY, 1/7-17 Brigantine Street Use of Alterations & Additions to Industrial Unit
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
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EXHIBITION CLOSES 4 SEPTEMBER 2019 10.2019.384.1 – Ewingsdale, 246 Woodford Lane (Lot 27 DP 858323) Matt Walker Town Planning, Change of Use from Equestrian Centre to Chocolate Manufacturer (Rural Industry) with Ancillary Retail Premises and Cafe
Local News 'ëŕīĕſşƖƆ ĎƖŕĕƆ Ķŕ ƖǔşōŊ Byron Shire Council are asking people to stay away from sand dunes at Suffolk Park after abnormally high tides last month resulted in erosion of some sand dunes. Council have been stabilising a number of areas with sandbags and have closed several beach-access paths. Unfortunately members of the public have been ignoring the warning signs placed by Council to protect the dunes and are taking down barricades and continuing to use the access paths. Council’s coastal and biodiversity coordinator, Chloe Dowsett, said it’s important
that people heed the warning signs in place, saying the dunes are unstable and dangerous. Council is asking people to avoid the dunes at the Macgregor Street access where there is a steep drop. There is also a seat that is not stable and for public safety Council has removed it and will reinstate it when the dune rebuilds. ‘The sand will return in time but until this happens people need to be mindful of steep dunes and avoid letting children play directly underneath,’ Ms Dowsett said.
Bangalow Road cabins and plunge pools approved Paul Bibby Byron Council has approved a multi-dwelling development in Byron Bay following an impassioned plea from the property developer. Residents living next to the property at lot 14 Bangalow Road objected to his plan for five small, detached dwellings on the grounds that it would impact on their privacy, create flood risks, and bring holiday letting to their quiet enclave. At a site inspection immediately prior to Thursday’s planning meeting they added claims of soil contamination to the list. This claim led councillor Cate Coorey to propose a motion requiring the owner to undertake soil testing prior to having his development approved. For the developer of the property, Sam Kanjo of the KanjoGroup, the contamination claims appeared to be the final straw, coming after a long and protracted application process that had seen him significantly reduce the size and scale of his plans.
Not all millionaire developers ‘We advertised this DA (developemt applicaton) twice for a total of six weeks and not once did they [his neighbours] bring up anything about contamination,’ Mr Kanjo said. ‘And now, without any evidence, and on the day of this meeting, they bring these claims.’ He told councillors that they were simply responding to ‘negatives from people who object to everything’. ‘You just think we’re all millionaire developers,’ he told councillors.
‘What’s really, really annoying is that when these people [the neighbours] purchased their land they could have purchased this site and kept it as their own backyards. Instead they said, ‘no, we’ll just use it as our own and then object if anyone else tries to do anything’.’ Cr Coorey defended her motion, saying that the proposed development was right next to a fragile coastal wetland site that needed to be protected. ‘All I’ve asked for is for a site inspection,’ she said. ‘Do you consider that a study to determine the quality of the soil where there was allegedly building rubble in the past is unreasonable?’ But mayor Simon Richardson said the council needed to ‘look at what’s in front of us in a fair and reasonable way. We need to avoid just listening to the cheer squad and seeking to avoid being smashed by those who have their own reasons to smash us. Who here has got an extra $100k to burn because of someone’s four-second thought bubble?’ Cr Coorey’s motion was defeated and the motion, adopting the staff recommendation to approve Mr Kanjo’s plans, was passed by seven votes to one. Despite Mr Kanjo’s promise that the dwellings would not be used for holiday letting, residents fear this will ultimately be the outcome. ‘Who builds five separate cabins with their own plunge pools in Byron Bay and doesn’t rent them out on Airbnb?’ said one resident, who asked not to be named. They are also concerned that stormwater from the property will overflow into their land during heavy rains.
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!Ĺ?ÍſĜǕ ÄˆĂŤĆ?ÄśĹ&#x;Ĺ• Responding to residents’ claims Brandon Saul from Habitat says they are not seeking to double the licensed area but to clarify how many people they can have seated in the courtyard. He told The Echo that the original DA allowed for 216 patrons and they are not seeking to vary that capacity. ‘It will simply provide clarity as to how many of those patrons are allowed to sit in the courtyard. While the original DA clearly indicated
mÄ•Ćą 0Ĺ”Ä•ĹżÄŤÄ•Ĺ•ÄˆĆˇ ÂžÄ•ĹżĆ°ÄśÄˆÄ•Ć† dĕươ şÍơŔĕŕĆ? ſĕưĕſƆĕĎ A shocking decision to charge an Emergency Services Levy to be paid by ratepayers in June has been reversed and now the state government will cover an increase of almost $14 million. Councils already contribute 11.7 per cent of the Emergency Services budget in NSW, with the cost embedded in council rates and further costs recovered through insurance premiums. Council contributions were unexpectedly sent soaring to cover the cost of extending workers compensation coverage for volunteer and career firefighters diagnosed with one of 12 specific work-related cancers. Local Government NSW
president (LGNSW) Linda Scott said the reversal followed months of intense lobbying by the peak body. ‘Our battle is not with firefighters, or against the broader workers compensation they will receive,’ said Ms Scott. ‘Local government fully supports fair workers compensation for them, and for all workers in NSW. ‘What we could not support was the fact that these massive levy increases came without consultation or warning. ‘By working together all governments can ensure the way forward penalises neither firefighters nor local communities.’
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there would be seating in the courtyard, it was moot as to what proportion of the permitted capacity could sit inside versus out,’ he said.
mĹ&#x;ĜƆĕ ƆĆ?ÄśĹ?Ĺ? ĂŤĹ• ĜƆƆƖĕ However, the residents’ Bayshore Apartments Owners Corporation say the ‘DA relies on noise modelling, which residents say is incomplete and lacks credibility.’ Acknowledging the issues of noise raised by the residents last year Mr Saul said Barrio have installed what they believe is a permanent fix to the problem that is inexcess of the requirements for the 216 patrons that could be in the courtyard at any time under the new DA application. ‘The acoustic consultants estimate that the courtyard area could now hold over 1,000 patrons and still comply with the specified noise limits,’ said Mr Saul.
‘The noise mitigation measures were tested and deemed successful and compliant. The tests were reviewed and accepted by Council.’ Mr Saul said they have also proposed to ‘“flip� the entry direction so that delivery vehicles enter the loading dock from the internal courtyard. ‘Our acoustic modelling shows that this will allow delivery vehicles to stop in a shielded standing area (farther away from the neighbours) enabling Barrio to comply with the specified noise limits,’ he said. A spokespeson for Byron Shire Council said it received submissions raising the issue of ‘noise and amenity.’ ‘Staff will now assess the DA, taking into account any concerns raised including noise and impact on the amenity of surrounding neighbours and the built environment,’ they said.
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By Byron Shire Mayor Simon Richardson Thank you, Ben Franklin. During the recent state election campaign, Ben and the Lib/Nats promised $25 million for Byron to offset impacts from tourists on our community and infrastructure. After Ben was unsuccessful in winning the seat, that promise could easily have been broken. I know that many in the government pushed strongly for this money to be redirected to other areas. But Ben continued to ďŹ ght for us and the funding will ow into our Shire. If only I had a dollar for every time someone has said to me ‘when are we going to ďŹ x the roads’? My answer to them is always the same. We are trying. Previous Councils did not invest in roads as a priority and we are now catching up but it’s going to take a long time. Now, this extra amount, though still not enough, is the biggest sum we’ve ever received from any government. It is difďŹ cult to overstate how much of a difference the scale of this state government investment will make to this Shire over the next four years, though here is a snapshot: our road reseal program will increase by an extra $912,000 per year on average (an increase of 60%), our heavy patch program will increase by an extra $600,000 per year (an increase of 100%), our road reconstruction program will increase by an extra $2,538,000 per year on average (a 102% increase) and the funding will allow us to start our asphalt program with $950,000 per year on average – a brand-new program, not been done before. It is a monumental boost for our community. Thank you, Tamara Smith, for being tireless in your representations to the NSW Government about environmental issues, both higher-order issues such as climate change and the need for action in renewable energy and issues more localised such as protecting our marine areas and species. With Tamara’s support, we are set to roll out statesigniďŹ cant renewable-energy projects.
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!ōĶŔëƐĕ ëōëſŔ ćĕōōƆ While the world is literally melting before our eyes – for once I can genuinely say ‘literally’ (see OK glacier p8) – major organisations from the UN to the Australian Post, not to mention scientists across the board, are sounding the alarm on the climate catastrophe. In the meantime it appears that Australia remains mired in the juvenile, misogynistic, bullying antics of the likes of Alan Jones. Add to this the disturbing argument, apparently put forward on your behalf and mine as taxpayers, by the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance that, as Australia accounts for just 1.3 per cent of global emissions and our Pacific neighbours for even less, then helping our neighbours and addressing our own contribution to climate change ‘will do virtually nothing’. Well, that’s the spirit! Let’s all start selling drugs to children, hey? I mean, if someone else is going to do it it may as well be us? Right? Well, no. We are in a climate crisis and if we don’t start to look at how we function as a global civilisation then we are going to be in serious trouble. Currently we base our success on a constantly growing GDP (Gross Domestic Product). That means that as long as the population continues to grow and people buy more stuff then we are good. Our economy continues to grow, we are a success and we don’t move into recession or, even worse, depression. That’s why governments have been keeping interest rates low and are talking about increasing spending on infrastructure – to keep the money flowing and you and me buying more stuff. The massive, overwhelming problem with this (we could call it a tsunami) is that the increasing number of humans, along with the continuing drive to consume and ‘buy more stuff’ to keep our economies going, is destroying the planet. The need to feed, clothe, house, and encourage people to spend more on ‘stuff’ is not only emitting enormous amounts of greenhouse gases that are warming up the planet; it is also drying out our water sources, clearing land, and destroying other species at a pace never seen before. To escape from this death spiral there are real, practical steps that can be taken by each individual and at all levels of government. Rather than removing the word crisis from the Pacific Islands draft declaration, as our PM did on Thursday, as well as removing references to coal for deep-pocketed mates, our government and PM should be inspiring Australians to embrace the changes needed to stop the temperature rising beyond 1.5 degrees. In fact this week I’ve been inspired by my youngest son who has stopped collecting ‘ooshies’, plastic dross now handed out free at Woolies to keep the kids encouraging the parents to come back and shop for more. Even he recognises that his choices – each small choice – have an impact. If he can see it, then what is wrong with the likes of ScoMo and his dodgy mates? Aslan Shand, acting editor News tips are welcome: editor@echo.net.au
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he Great White Father has arrived in the far flung atolls of the Pacific. And, like the missionaries before him, Scott Morrison is delivering the bringing of the light – a gospel of hope and salvation. Well, up to a point. Boiled down, his message is that if they are worried about the rising waters, they should sandbag the foreshores and move to higher ground if there is any, because he is not going to do anything substantial to help. He will, of course, offer money, which his host at the Pacific Islands Forum, Tuvalu prime minister Enele Sopoaga, said was not really the point: ‘No matter how much money you put on the table it does not give you the excuse not to do the right thing, which is to cut down on your emissions, including not opening your coal mines. This is the thing we want to see.’ Morrison brushed that aside – it was only confirmation that the Islanders are too primitive to appreciate the beauty of Western capitalism, the wonder of a real economy. If he returns he may try the kind of traditional gifts for the residents, perhaps a cargo-load of beads, mirrors, and bolts of brightly coloured cloth. But in any case, he was not there just to trade, but to evangelise, and his first commandment was a simple one: ‘Thou shalt have no other gods before coal.’ This was the red line, and a red line beats a waterline every time. The epistle had already been delivered by Alex Hawke, the quaintly titled Minister for the Pacific – a designation some might find a touch colonial. But Hawke was, as always, at pains to emphasise the spin. First, Australia was doing its bit on climate change – we would meet our Paris commitments in a canter. Actually, with Australia’s emissions continuing to rise we almost certainly won’t, even with the dodgy carry-over credits from Tokyo, which were never envisaged in Paris and have been rejected by most other advanced nations. But even if we did meet our 28 per cent, the science has moved on – it is now clear that this will not be enough; the targets need to be ramped up as a matter of urgency. No way, says Hawke – and in any case, Australia’s emissions are a very small contribution to what is
now increasingly acknowledged to be a climate crisis. Well, this depends on how you measure it – in per capita terms we are among the biggest, if not at the top. But this is not the real argument – Sopoaga also demanded that we stop opening coal mines, to which Hawke replied that we were only planning to open two more (at the moment) and right now Australia runs just 20 of the 2,459 operating mines around the world.
‘Australia is the biggest exporter of coal in the world – our gold medal winner.’ Mungo MacCallum True, but again beside the point. Australia is the biggest exporter of coal in the world – our gold medal winner. And even if you add in the other fossil fuels, oil and gas, we would still be on the podium along with Russia and Saudi Arabia. If Australia were to cut back, supply and demand would not only force the international price to rise, but the urgency of switching to other sources would make replacements, mainly renewables, far more attractive. Australia is not an innocent bystander at the mercy of the polluting giants: we are – or rather we should be – a major player, even a game breaker. Morrison likes to insist that emissions have no nationality. But Australian coal does, which is why he loves the export earnings of the sacred rock. Pretending that we have no responsibility for it just because we can ship it overseas in the way we used to get rid of our garbage is just a lie. And for years it has been part of the mendacity that sustains the climate denialists in the worship of their carboniferous deity. Hypocrisy? Of course, so let’s shift the blame. The sinking Islanders are the real hypocrites because they accept largesse from the heathen Chinese, indefatigable miners and polluters. And they do, partly because they have little choice. But do Hawke and Morrison really want to draw an equivalence? They attack
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China’s aid as exploitation, done with a sinister imperialist purpose, while for Australia it is all altruism. We are, declares Morrison waxing sentimental, family. We certainly like to think of ourselves that way, but there is a proviso: Morrison has to be the pater familias, the patriarch, and father knows best. The children have to be taught to behave – take what they are given and be bloody grateful, be seen and not heard and preferably not even be seen too much. The family gathering included shouting and tears but Morrison assured us, always respectfully. And Big Daddy had his way. Morrison goes on about the vast amount of aid Australia provides, especially in contrast to New Zealand. But it is not too smart to dwell on the figures – the Australian bid, including a repackaged $500 million already promised that Morrison has thrown in, still only brings the current offering up to $800 million. The Kiwis, with a far smaller economy, are stumping up $500 million. And as we all know, the main reason Australia is coming to the party is to try to push back China – not too mush altruism there. Morrison is quite right to boast of Australia’s longstanding engagement in the Pacific. It has come a long way since the days of the blackbirders, the slavers who kidnapped Islanders to work on the Queensland canefields. He is particularly keen to mention education – given the circumstances he might like to throw in some intensive swimming lessons. And now he is talking about disaster relief, by which he presumably means storm and tempest, often because of climate change. But the real disaster will be when the low-lying islands not just lose the odd coastal village, but become effectively uninhabitable. This will be Australia’s moment of truth: what is to happen to the people? Where will they go? The likelihood that many will become boat people, asylum seekers, and while the lucky ones may end up on the more hospitable shores of New Zealand, a lot will head for Australia. And if the present regime, or anything like it, is in power, they will not be welcome. It would be ironic indeed if they were confined in offshore detention – the ultimate Pacific solution.
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What if we had gorgeous people like Brian Cox running the planet – how wonderful would that be? Not these stinking, violent creatures full of avarice and self-importance – dinky-dick bastards! Our little tiny, tiny spec in the universe would be doing so much better. Hannah Grace Ocean Shores
Once upon a time… in Byron Bay. You go to the movies and you get charged $15 to get your car out of the most expensive parking place in Byron Shire, which is under the cinema and Woolies. The movie was three hours long with the ads. Who knew? We must have been 15 minutes over the free-parking limit. So it’s a dollar a minute! The cinema staff could have given us a heads-up. The ‘manager’ of the cinema says, that it’s nothing to do with them (ie no refund); take it up with the parking company. If I could be bothered I would probably be told there is a note somewhere and it’s my fault for not seeing it… It’s a stacked deck, cop it sweet! It was a good movie but the aftertaste ruined it! Lester Prowze Huonbrook
5G and greenhouse While some activists are in different camps, it’s interesting to contemplate the similarity between 5G and greenhouse radiation. With 5G we have millimetre-wavelength radiation that can be absorbed and emitted by some biological molecules, disturbing them without knocking off electrons (ionising them). Similarly with greenhouse gas we have infrared wavelengths that can be absorbed and emitted by greenhouse gases thereby creating disturbance, which translates to heat in the atmosphere, also not knocking off electrons that would otherwise result in ionisation. It’s subtly the same problem, just at different scales of wavelength, and having effects at different scales of matter, biology, and ecology… death by a thousand vibrations. Just like nature, our preference should be to use
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5G murder The ‘civilised world’ is methodically mass-murdering all who disagree with the control-pollute-destroy mentality. 5G is the current weapon but if you look at www.znews.tv you will see or be reminded the methods are many. In our Australia there is a superabundance of natural gas, which could be made available to every house and
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car on the eastern seaboard for about one cent a litre. Numerous people in senior official positions, including the third most powerful person in the Australian federal parliament, have told me in person or on the phone that: 1. we could run the government without any taxation but the banks would not allow it; 2. there is no limit to the amount of credit the trading banks can create from nothing; 3. banking is fraud; 4. in the High Court we always find for the banks; 5. paying income tax is voluntary. Isn’t it time to drop our trivial separations and together address the actual situation we have in our fragile extinction-headed biosphere by demanding the top priority is caring for each other and our planet rather than pay our governments to create terrorism? Chris McIlrath Main Arm
I want to congratulate both NewDem and Council staff for their professionalism and enthusiasm about creating a new way for democratic decisions to be made in the Shire. On Tuesday there was a reconvening of the remaining participants. We had the rare chance to sit face to face with GM Mark Arnold and Vanessa Adams as they described how Council
would be addressing the community expectations set during the initial Byron Model meetings. Some of the new measures Council are committing to are positive; submitting new projects to a pro forma to indicate what level of community engagement should be sought by Council in decision making for said project, opening avenues ▶ Continued on next page
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for petitioning, and adopting new measures to curb homelessness and engage marginalised people. However, I have some concerns about the culture within Council, particularly the idea voiced during the meeting that Council should be in control of this newspaper. Another concerning moment during Tuesday’s meeting was when I was apologised to personally by a Council staff member in reference to the completion of the bypass, as if to bring up its completion was personally offensive. Despite Mark Arnold’s reasoning that ‘the culture of Byron Shire’ belongs to the people who do business here, I will take to my grave the resolve that the culture of this place belongs to the land and the people who take care of it. Marley Berry-Pearce Suffolk Park
Climate change looming 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
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Transparent council Re: Simon Richardson’s response to the concerns raised by Tamara Smith MP (Echo page 1, August 14) that Council’s map clearly shows a critically endangered rainforest that would support animal species at risk by the bypass. Simon Richardson’s response was if the project is delayed it will cost ratepayers more money. Maybe if Simon Richardson ensured all environmental investigations needed had been completed by Council staff before charging ahead he would not have put the ratepayers in this position. Simon Richardson seems to have forgotten the platform he ran on to be elected as a councillor – that of a Green, a person concerned about our environment. I was approached by Simon Richardson to join the Waste Water Advisory Committee (WWAC) in 2016 to be part of a team to make recommendations to the elected council. I quickly realised Simon Richardson
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engine] quite a bit,’ said Litchfield. ‘I like to read chess history, will play through the occasional master game online and occasionally will watch a video on openings.’ Litchfield had one nervous moment in Bundaberg, barely hanging on to draw a long game against endgame oracle Stephen Solomon, but he looked particularly good against Solomon’s biggest rival in Queensland, Brodie McClymont. Bundaberg Open 2019 White: B McClymont Black: F Litchfield Opening: Sicilian Defence 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rb8 The Chinese Dragon, trendy back in the 1980s and never refuted. ‘I have been working on the Chinese dragon for a while now but rarely get to use it,’ said Litchfield. 11.Bb3 Na5 12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 b5 14.h4 e5 15.Nde2 b4 16.Nd5 Nxb3+ 17.axb3 Nxd5 18.Rxd5 Be6 19.Rd3?! Until this game, 19.Rd3 was considered White’s best try, since 19.h5 Qc7! 20.hxg6 fxg6 21.Rxd6 Rfc8! 22.Rc6! Qxc6 23.Qxh7+ leads to perpetual check. 19...Qc7 20.h5 Rfc8 21.Qd2 Rb6 22.hxg6 fxg6 23.c4? Panic. 23.Kb1 Ra6 24.c4 was still playable. 23...bxc3 24.Rxc3 Qb7 25.Rxc8+ Qxc8+ 26.Kb1 Bxb3 27.Nc1 Bc4 28.g3 Qb7 29.Qc3 Rc6 30.Qe3 a5 31.f4 Rb6 32.Rh2 a4 33.fxe5 dxe5 34.Rc2 Rb4 35.Qc5 a3! 36.Qxe5 Rxb2+ 37.Rxb2 axb2 38.Qe8+ Kg7 39.Qe5+ Kf7 40.Qxb2 Qxe4+ 41.Ka1 h5 The rest of the game saw Litchfield carefully pushing his extra pawn, winning 25 moves later. 0-1
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would not allow management on the committee to be questioned on some issues that could have environmental ramifications. I was also surprised by the lack of questions on issues that could have an adverse environmental impact by Richardson, Lyon, Ndiaye, and Corey. The closure of the Ocean Shores Sewerage Treatment plant and the cost of infrastructure needed to pump the raw sewage across to Valances Road STP plus the possible environmental impact this pipeline potentially represented seemed of no concern to our three Greens councillors. The Council-owned laboratory in the Byron industrial estate, on which a lot of ratepayer money had been spent getting a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accreditation, should have been a significant asset to Council, presenting the opportunity for people and industries to identify environmental risks before they became a problem. They just closed it. Simon Richardson promised transparency previously but information from staff is impossible to get. I as a member of the committee was told I could not contact staff for information; the information I wanted was not of a confidential nature but committee members cannot talk to staff. I did not find this in line with Simon Richardson’s statement promising an open and transparent council. A Dickens Brunswick Heads
I do not approve Dear Mayor Richardson and councillors: STILL don’t approve of bypass, but thank you for your update. It appears that ‘strict’ environmental controls failed to protect existing native vegetation and the wildlife that depends on habitat. Several native trees and apparently one large beautiful gum has been cut down. We can not afford to be allowing ANY native trees to be logged; bio credits is madness as you can’t plant mature, high-conservation native forests/or wetlands. Koalas can’t wait 10 or 20 years for their home trees (forests) to grow and wildlife can’t wait 100 years (minimum average) for tree hollows. Additionally, many locals do care deeply about the endangered Mitchell’s rainforest snail and other threatened wildlife. Where will they go?
Alternatives were possible, like a free bus terminal at the Cavanbah Centre, which could link people to the solar train, keeping the traffic from tourists’ cars out of town. A free bike service also could have been implemented seeing as many visitors are under 35 I believe. I only recently moved to the area (under 2 years) because of a Greens council. However, as much as Council has done some good ‘green’ things, it would appear that this beautiful region is being trashed and commercialised by developers. I have seen it change over the decades and if not for many intelligent/ well-informed locals much more would have been lost. If this magnificent area becomes anything like the Gold Coast, I would move in a heartbeat and so would a conga line of other likeminded locals. It appears that our once vibrant, bright green Council has become very much more ‘light’ green – sadly. Additionally, I read that those protesting the bypass construction (located at a campsite on Butler St) have been ‘removed’. I would like to know if they have been arrested or fined for merely attempting to highlight their objections via a peaceful protest. Our democracy is certainly under attack these days from all bureaucratic/ govt agencies. Koala blessings, Lindy Stacker & family Binna Burra
Barrio noise Noise is set to escalate at Barrio in Sunrise if a new 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 imposed a Noise Prevention Order and a comprehensive Noise Management Plan on Barrio, which brought intrusive sound from machinery and patrons under control. The matter was only finalised in December 2018. Locals are now concerned the new DA 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, which 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 examined sceptically by Council and we hope that common sense prevails. 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 instead. 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 should not be located within 100m of a residential area. Gael Nash Secretary, Strata Committee, Bayshore Apartments Body Corporate
Dear Cr Lyon Bentley’s gasfields development was legal, and stopped by direct action protests. As was the Patterson Hill housing development, now an incorporated part of the National Park (stopped by direct action protest, including by Greens Richard Staples, Jan Barham, and Ian Cohen), stopped because of an endangered orchid, and where protesters were arrested (with all charges dismissed after a 10-year legal battle). Is Ian Cohen now just a bloody tree hugger in your view, who blocked construction of Tasmanian dams, blocked a US warship with his surfboard, climbed down mountains to get in and block lawful forest destruction? There appears broad support from the people of Queensland for the Adani coal mines. Why have you then voted to ban any Council engagement with any associated Adani contractors? Are you now opposed to protests against Adani? You and the elected Greens councillors, re the Bypass, are on the wrong side of the extinction crisis, the wrong side of the climate crisis, the wrong side of your
own Greens party polices on wetlands, and the wrong side of history on this ‘bypass’ development. You and the other Greens councillors are sabotaging your own party. The ‘bypass’ area may be only a small section of wetland/rainforest, but we only have remnants left, and this development is not by an ‘our greenhouse pollution doesn’t matter’ federal government, or a ‘rivers of dead fish/give the farmers more rights to demolish forest’ state government, or by a developer utilising some of the legal rights that we should not have given away; it is by you and the other councillors who voted for it. Council is the dominant authority that speaks for the environment in this Shire. This development that destroys critically endangered and endangered species habitat is 100 per cent under your auspices. Why would anyone who supports action on our climate emergency, and who believes in protecting habitat for a critically endangered species, habitat that is now largely only found on the margins of the wetlands between Bangalow Rd and town, not think that you and the other councillors are culpable in engaging in a dereliction of duty? It is not too late to change your minds and to vote to cease this bypass. The whole world is watching. John Lazarus Byron Bay
ĎĶǔ ĕſĕŕƐ ưĶĕƱ After reading Karen’s letter ‘Living in Paris’ 7/8/19 I have to say that in passing the dong my 4-year-old grandson piped up from the back saying, ‘Ooohhh, Nana, That is sooooooo beautiful, it’s like treasure!’ Maybe we have lost our innocence. Jay Pearse Byron Bay
Tibetan prophecy First impression on approaching in a metal box, entwined shark skeletons. How apt for the near-recent West Byron mega-suburb. Is it site specific? What’s the Tibetan prophecy about metal birds? How many people have parked at Ozigo and walked closer to the scary object? What impressions will truly enter you if you receive the artwork with an open mind and what’s beneath our reactions? James McCready Main Arm
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One more beautiful page of this world story is turned. Norma McCabe has died! While fighting desperately the difficulties of a newcomer in this country, I was moved to hear her talks about the courageous life of the light keepers. They had families, and one could understand through her touching admiration for her husband how much devotion, seriousness, and courage this profession demanded of those who were ‘serving the light’. Then as a foreigner who was discovering the sea world with its nature, culture, and people, elegant Norma’s words describing the daily activities of these men with the support of their wives living on isolated rocks, facing storms as well as sunrises, with their impressive sense of duty, made me full of respect for light keepers and those who serve the sea world at large. I humbly thank you, Norma, for having been such an harmonious and dynamic human light at their sides, and having enthusiastically diffused around you the light of knowledge. May your soul in its smooth trip to eternity reach that of your husband, which has certainly been waiting for you under the sublime light with, in the background, the choir of some angels. Francoise Teclemariam Suffolk Park
Pump track The Suffolk Park community and the Suffolk Park Progress Association 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 within the Ballina electorate, which includes Suffolk Park. Problem is that you have to be over 16 to vote and have a Medicare card number. So if we want our kids to get this facility, we the adults have to vote for Suffolk Park Pump Track. To do so go to https:// mycommunity.project. service.nsw.gov.au/project, select Ballina electorate, follow the prompts, and using your Medicare number, register to vote 1, Suffolk Park Pump Track. Each person can only vote once for 3–5 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 parkland. This draft Masterplan can be viewed by visiting http://suffolkparkprogressassociation.org. Donald Maughan President SPPA
Genuinely green? I have just written to Tamara Smith MP regarding the concerns outlined by Jan Barham in the 7 Aug 7 Byron Echo re the question of whether subtropical rainforest lies in the path of the planned bypass destruction. I hope that my voice and others will help these concerns get heard and heeded. To be clear, I am opposed to any project that would destroy protected wetland and the habitat of an endangered species (thanks to the broken Orwellian policy of ‘biobanking’), whether there is rainforest there or not. As a bit of an ill-informed bystander from Lismore LGA, I’m confused by the situation in Byron. Surely there is some way to run the bypass that does not involve this level of ecological destruction? Isn’t this one of those situations when a genuinely green council would be doing the tough work of prioritising the protection of precious ecology and biodiversity, and actively listening to and working collaboratively with longrespected ecological ‘elders’ of our community such as David Milledge, Jan Barham, Dailan Pugh, and others? Byron Shire, and our broader area, has a larger role to play here in terms of leadership. We can’t underestimate the role we play as examples of hope and inspiration for the rest of the country, if not the world, with regard to ecological respect and environmental protection. This isn’t just an Instagram image; it’s a meaningful history and an important role we play as a community. If we can’t do it here, then what does that say to the rest of our country and world? I hope that the spirit of peace and inner work that Byron is genuinely known for will prevail and provide a means for people who are serious about protecting our local ecology to be heard and respected and worked with meaningfully
and successfully for the sake of the non-humans we share this wondrous place with, and without whom it would not be a wondrous place at all. Sally Newham Nimbin
Bypass secrecy Recently I have become aware of a document called a ‘Construction Environment Management Plan’ (CEMP). This plan is meant to set out the bypass contractors’ proposals for dealing with various potential threats that might arise during the construction process such as flooding, sedimentation, acid sulphate soils, leaching, traffic etc. One of the conditions imposed by the Land and Environment Court clearly states that this document must be publicly accessible and a copy kept at all times at the site office. This must be done ‘prior to the commencement of construction’ and it must be ‘approved by Council’. So last week I went to the contractor’s site office in Somerset Street, Byron Bay seeking access. Yes, they did have a copy dated March 2019, which they then waved before my eyes. Unfortunately to actually look inside it I would have to go to Council’s site office. While searching for it I ran into Council’s bypass liaison officer Joshua Winter. Without argument he offered to run me a copy that I could collect at Council’s front desk the next morning. ‘Could it really be that easy?’ Thinks I. Of course not. I get to the front desk at Council next morning and instead of a CEMP there’s an email from Mr Winter instructing staff to inform me that there’s a problem because Council is currently in ‘discussion’ with the (federal) Environment and Energy Department over ‘representations’ made to it by ‘members of the public’. These discussions no doubt concern the endangered wetland snail as raised by Jan Barham. But if those discussions potentially negate some unspecified aspect of the CEMP, doesn’t that mean that construction must stop until it’s sorted out? I then asked for a hard copy of the email sent by Mr Winter. After feverish backroom activity I was told to fill in an FOI form! Later I was asked to fill in a similar form for the CEMP by Ralph James, which I refused to do; why would I consign my hopes to the arcane bowels of FOI Fast Buck$ Coorabell
Pottsville koalas I’m a huge supporter of the men’s sheds movement. It’s an excellent, communitynurturing movement and there should be more of them. Those wanting the koalas and other biodiversity in Pottsville to thrive might note the men’s shed movement is helping us living things to thrive.That said, the men’s shed could be anywhere but the koalas and other biodiversity only has ‘there’. Surely, with goodwill on both sides, these universally nurturing people could find a more appropriate location for the shed, and many more besides. Combine the forces of the men’s shed movement and ‘save the koalas’ for mutual benefit. Who knows what old blokes in sheds might come up with to help. The more the merrier. Human health and wellbeing are as important as that of koalas and biodiversity generally. That is, massively important. Robin Harrison Binna Burra
Surf club a big boost I lend my support to the proposal that will be discussed at a meeting of Council on Thursday 22 August. For many years our current surf life saving club at Brunswick Heads has been failing to adequately service the needs of its members. The building itself needs a complete overhaul as it is 52 years old, hence the plan for the $3 million redevelopment of the site. This will include state-of-the-art building design and firstclass amenities, which are sadly lacking in the current past-its-use-by-date facility. It is in the best interests of the entire Brunswick Heads community for this proposal to go ahead. It will bring much-needed tourism to the area, as well as an influx of dollars into the town’s coffers and provide employment opportunities for locals. At a previous meeting it was suggested the proposal would entail doing away with the established dog-walking track to the beach. This was never part of the proposal and will certainly not be something that will be considered in the redevelopment. I’ve been a resident of this Shire since 1972 and I believe this proposal shows real progress for the area. I do hope each councillor will look at the proposal in its entirety and give it the seal of approval.
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Ticking the boxes for Ixodes holocyclus Eve Jeffery
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f you live anywhere in the Northern Rivers, chances are you’ve been bitten by a tick. There’s also a good chance that you’ve found them on your pets and have even had to race one to a vet on occasion for treatment. Ixodes holocyclus, commonly known as the Australian paralysis tick, is one of about 75 species of Australian tick fauna and is considered the most medically important. It can cause paralysis by injecting neurotoxic venom into its host. It is usually, but not always, found in a 20-kilometre-wide band following the eastern coastline of Australia. This area also contains the majority of Australia’s most densely populated regions – doesn’t that give you the ticks? The natural hosts for the paralysis tick include koalas, bandicoots, possums, and kangaroos, but other earthlings have to deal with this tiny little succubus – within this range Ixodes holocyclus is the tick most frequently encountered by humans and their pets.
Prevention is best According to Dr Russell Grigg, senior veterinarian at MyVet Byron Bay, as a rough guide July to February is the main ‘season’ that he sees tick paralysis patients. ‘However, I have seen cases of tick paralysis outside of these months every year for the past 20.’ says Dr Grigg.
The most important information is that prevention is much better, and cheaper, than the cure. Dr Grigg says paralysis tick control was hit and miss until the last couple of years. ‘Now we have effective control methods. For dogs there are now two easy-toadminister products that are very effective at tick control – they are flavoured oral tablets; one is a oncea-month chewable tablet and the other is once-everythree-months chewable tablet. I recommend that every dog be on either one of these products.’ Dr Grigg says that for cats there is a once-every-threemonths on the back-of-the neck liquid.
Ticks like it warm Dr Lauren Archer from North Coast Veterinary Services agrees that paralysis ticks typically start becoming more prevalent as the winter weather winds up. ‘This late winter period is also when we see young livestock being affected by paralysis ticks.’ Dr Archer says she prefers an oral preventative. ‘Many dogs swim in this area and collars or top spots can wash off with frequent swimming. We also have much easier-to-use preventatives for cats now – previously preventing tick paralysis in cats was very labour and chemical intensive; with new-generation products the frequency of chemical usage is decreased and, more cats can be protected.
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And the cure? Why is prevention better than the cure? Apart from the obvious reason being the stress caused to your pet, the cost of tick treatment is a bomb. Dr Archer says that tick paralysis necessitates the use of an anti-venom specifically made for ticks. ‘This can be an expensive part of the process of treatment. Add to that intensive supportive care and monitoring. With tick paralysis cases most people would be looking at $1,000–1,500 minimum; however, severely affected patients can require 24-hour care,’ she said. ‘These patients have been known to cost $5,000–10,000 or more at the emergency veterinary clinics to pull them through,’ she said. Dr Grigg says tickparalysis treatment costs can vary widely as the disease is complex and life threatening and usually involves varied time in hospital on intravenous fluids and at times nasal oxygen supply. ‘The cost can vary from up to $1,000 for treatment without complications to anywhere up to $30,000. This has happened at the Gold Coast emergency clinics. ‘Even with tick-paralysis treatment animals are often in a critical condition and can die during treatment. I tell my clients that the best thing to do is give the preventive chewy tablets and often advocate all-yearround management.’ Both vets say that cats and dogs are the most common patients they see
affected by tick paralysis, but Lauren has treated a peacock, goats, sheep, a calf, and several miniature horses as well. ‘Native wildlife are much more resistant to the tick toxin because they co-evolved, but even these guys occasionally get overwhelmed by paralysis ticks.’ Russell says that he sees a handful of animals a year that are in quite advanced stages of tick paralysis. ‘Their body life-support systems are in very serious trouble. Saving these animals’ lives is very difficult and mortality rates are often high. These animals are always not on any prevention medication or have just lapsed with the treatments. ‘Since the introduction of the preventive tablets we are seeing probably 80 per cent fewer dogs needing medical treatment. So, in numbers we saw about 30 cases last tick season as compared to 150 cases in previously.’
No prevention for us Animals aren’t the only earthlings who can be affected by old mate ixodes. While the jury is still out on the occurrence of Lyme disease in Australia, there are certainly instances of tick typhus in humans during the warmer months. Allergy is yet another huge problem when it comes to ticks and Associate Professor Sheryl van Nunen from the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) says that humans can suffer life-threatening allergies from tick bites.
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‘Tick-induced allergies comprise large local reactions at the site of the tick bite; mammalian meat allergy after tick bite (MMA); tick anaphylaxis; mammalian meat allergy limited to gut symptoms; and FCIES (food carbohydrate-induced enterocolitis syndrome).’ Van Nunen says that tick anaphylaxis only occurs when you are bitten by an adult tick. Nymph bites alone, however, can cause MMA. Van Nunen says 35 per cent of people living in tick hyperendemic regions develop alpha-gal (galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose) specific-IgE. Of those, a little over eight per cent will have MMA. ‘Prevalence is highest in the world in Sydney basin (113/100,000),’ she says. Tick anaphylaxis happens in about 1/100,000 people. Worldwide there was only one USA case some years ago, one Frenchman, two Spanish goatherds, and 12 individuals in Japan (with one presumed fatality). ‘I’ve seen more than 300 tick anaphylaxis sufferers,’ says van Nunen. ‘Gut symptoms are common, especially in children, but FCIES is rare with 1/300 mammalian meat reactors.’ Van Nunen says that there were four fatalities from tick anaphylaxis reported from 1997 till 2013. There have been two deaths from mammalian products that are used in medicine. Both fatalities were caused by an anaphylactic response to murine, a (mouse)-derived cancer
medicine in Australia. Alphagal is the precise allergen in the mammalian meat people react to in MMA. ‘For MMA you don’t develop this allergy without being bitten by a tick,’ says van Nunen. ‘Not everyone develops the allergy when bitten by a tick. If you do develop MMA after a tick bite and you are bitten again by a tick your allergy levels can more than double (our research published last year) and if you don’t have another tick bite you can see a great reduction in your allergy levels over 18 months to two years and some can lose their MMA after 3–4 years.’
The tick mantra Van Nunen says the mantra is: If you live, work, or play in tick-hyperendemic areas then: • don’t scratch anything you can’t see • don’t disturb a tick • treat your backyardm • dress for the occasion • kill the tick where it is • dab it, don’t grab it for nymph and larval ticks – use permethrin cream • freeze it, don’t squeeze it for adult ticks. Remember household tweezers are tick squeezers!’ (I have removed ticks with household tweezers. It’s tricky, but in an emergency, it can be done!) Q This full version of this article first appeared on Echonetdaily and was made possible by the support of Tick Tox. www.ticktox.com.au
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Q The Israeli government spends a great deal of time and money on what it calls Hasbara, a ‘public-relations effort to disseminate abroad, positive information about the state of Israel and its actions’, to quote Wikipedia. In truth, much of that effort is focused on attacking any who dare speak up for the Palestinians. Very little attention is ever given to the substantive issues of Israeli war crimes and violations of international law. Apologists for the Zionist regime are openly contemptuous of the United Nations, even as they attempt to claim legitimacy via Security Council resolutions that do not in fact confer it. It is not possible to have an honest, civil debate with Zionist zealots and Israelfirsters, who are so devoted to their partisan cause that it impairs their ability to reason. In this regard they are every bit as obdurate and fanatical as the takfiris of the so-called Islamic State. Our own local adherents to the Zionist cause are hardly any better and just as difficult to reason with,
but they are a noisy few and should not be allowed to dominate the public discourse on the issue of Palestinians’ right to statehood and self-determination. John Scrivener Main Arm Q With respect to Subhi Awad’s letter (7 August), Subhi’s claims just can’t be taken seriously and most people know it. In a desperate attempt he points at a couple of questionable articles from The Guardian  and Der Spiegel as ‘mountains of evidence’ to try to show that Palestinians have made or honoured a single concession over the years. The facts speak for themselves that the Palestinians have not. The problem is not and has never been Jerusalem. The problem is the reluctance of the Arab world to accept Israel as a Jewish state in sea of Muslim countries. Thankfully after many years, the Arab world is growing tired of the antics and games of the Palestinian leadership when it comes to peace talks with Israel and many of those countries
have been developing warm relations with Israel with ever-increasing trade and visiting delegations. Peace is possible once the militant Palestinian leadership is replaced with peace-loving people. Give peace a chance, Subhi. Danny Wakil Billinudgel Q Subhi Awad is rewriting history. He makes the extraordinary claim that Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine. Historical fact, rather than invented narrative, is that David, King of Israel, established the City of David, known as Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, approximately 3,000 years ago. Previously, the Jebusites, who ceased to exist as a people thousands of years ago, captured a small village existing there. It was not Arabian or Palestinian. Throughout history it was sacked and taken by: The Persian empire, the Greco/ Syrian empire, Israel again, the Roman empire, the Byzantine empire; 638CE was the very first Muslim period of conquest, but
not Palestinian (as they did not exist as a people yet), The Crusaders, Ottoman (Turkish), British, shared Jordanian and Israeli. Finally it was returned to Israeli control in 1967. It was never once the capital of any of the above-mentioned empires, but a fringe city, and certainly never the capital of the Palestinian people/ nation. Jerusalem has been the capital city of the Jewish/ Israeli people for 3,500 years and always will be. Israelis are the aboriginal people of Jerusalem and Israel. This cannot be factually disputed by anyone. However, if you repeat a lie often enough, some people begin to believe it as fact. The problem has not always been Jerusalem; the problem has always been those who repeat and teach their children nothing but lies and murder of Jews. Marianne McCormack Billinudgel Q We are having a rest from this subject while we breakin a fill-in letters Ed. – Letters Ed
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Why me? I don’t care why Fast Buck$ has decided to start picking on me. Though I strongly object to his misquoting and misrepresenting me over the bypass and compensatory habitat to justify himself. Last time he accused me of supporting the bypass and this time he has me saying ‘compensatory wetlands should be contiguous’, when I never supported either and never said what he says I said. I do think that Richard Staples’s proposal for a mini-bypass over the existing second crossing was a sensible solution. Most people want to go into town, so giving them an alternative route without destroying wetlands made sense. I was disappointed when after his election Simon Richardson ruled out this option in favour of the long bypass. I am alarmed when I see that the location of the bus interchange is now in the middle of this crossing, ruling out a needed second route into and from the town centre from ever being used again. This is surely short sighted. Dailan Pugh Byron Bay
A soul matter A concept of soul must be pivotal to say 80 per cent of participants in the ethical
For North Coast news online visit debate about abortion. Yet it is studiously avoided in the letters pages of the mass media.If they did not treat ‘soul’ like a four-letter word, we would read questions like the following: Is the soul created from sperm and egg? When does it enter a foetus? Does it matter if it returns to whence it came, as the result of abortion? Would the media fear the wrath of religious hierarchies, who would perceive a threat to their narratives and power? Whom else might they fear to rub the wrong way, if the ‘soul’ concept is brought into other ethical debates? We are effectively censored through the media. Hayo van der Woude Mullumbimby
Dear humanity I’ve just finished reading The Sydney Wars, the true story from historical records of the very beginning of whitefella Australia. It was a rort from the very beginning. Until we as a culture acknowledge our past patterns there is Buckley’s chance of our changing and adapting to what is coming down the line. We all live in bubbles, and sadly most of them are going to burst at once. The truth is simple: if we aren’t living in a way that supports our ecological matrix then we are damaging it – irrevocably. If you aren’t part of the reality-based solutions then you are still a post-industrial parasite, sucking away life on Earth. But do not fret – you CAN change, and you CAN learn; trust me. Your inner nature
is arguably one of the most exquisitely majestic creations in this dimension of existence. Throw away attachment to who you think you are; embrace your profoundly creative and collaborative spirit and join those who have already stepped away from older paradigms. The time is upon us to choose life, or sudden cataclysmic change. The current cultural norm of single-bottom-line corptocracy is the rort writ large – and let us all acknowledge our part as we are the engine and the fuel! Stop taking as though it is your right. Stop wasting lives of animals and ecosystems because you like milk, cheese, flake… whatever. We as a species need to drop into the mess we have inherited and colluded with. What to do? Plant trees, talk to strangers, sing your heart out, express your horror and terror, share your love – wake up to the miracle of your life. Give up the old story of who you think you are. Whitefella dreaming is a nightmare for almost every single human being and the whole earth. Let’s join hands with the custodians of love and connectivity; let’s become the one mob known as humanity. Let’s lead ourselves, and all of our lost cultures back to the garden. We don’t need nuclear here. We don’t need NSW gasfields. We can’t sell our artesian basins to anyone. Let’s stand up and demand that the boys step away from the trough of entitlement.
For our own hearts and our children’s children’s children. Before we can adapt we need to acknowledge the cause. We are still in time. Let’s use it as best we know how – and if we don’t know how, let’s ask for help. Go, humanity. Unleash our self-imposed chains of servitude to those heartless creatures that rule from on high. Go local, be real – turn up here and now. What an adventure! Here’s active hoping. Caspar Brace Mullumbimby
We’re a disgrace Australia’s performance on climate crisis at the Pacific Islands Forum was a disgraceful exhibition of denialism and intransigence. The Morrison government sent confirmed climate denier Alex Hawke to start the dirty work, bullying Pacific Islanders who face an existential threat from rising sea levels. He told them Australia would not stop using coal-fired energy or opening new coal mines. It was a ‘red line issue’. And there was to be no acknowledgement of ‘climate crisis’ in the forum’s Tuvalu Declaration. Scott Morrison flew in, walked past protesting children, and completed the dismal picture during a discussion so distressing that Tonga’s prime minister shed tears. Then we had shock jock Alan Jones’s misogynist rant about New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, who advocated for meaningful climate action at the forum.Jones screamed that Ardern was a
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Corporate collapse? On 24 July, Professor Sandra van der Laan of the the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) declared that Adani Mining, ‘…looks like a corporate collapse waiting to happen’ and, ‘is in a very fragile, even perilous, financial position.’ Surely our government wouldn’t dare to plunge billions of hard-earned, taxpayer dollars into such a lemon? Sandy Loyall Bangalow
The good Samaritan A wonderful thing happened to me in Brunswick Heads. After filling my car at the service station pump I discovered that my wallet was no longer in my pocket. The attendant girl was pleasant and understandably required me to leave an item of value if I wished to drive away. I returned to my vehicle to see if it was in the car. A chap walked up to me and said. ‘I am going to give you eighty dollars. Here is my business card. Phone me when you have the money and I will tell you how to send it to me’. He then handed me eighty dollars. He had not asked my name, my phone number, where I live. Nothing! A complete stranger had just given me eighty dollars! Luckily, within a minute, I located my own wallet, which had fallen from my pocket down the side of the seat. I managed to return the money to the chap before he drove away. I kept the business card, though, and emailed my gratitude. Neale Wilkinson replied that a lady was also about to hand me money but he got to me first. I subsequently learne that Neale is the courtesy bus driver for Friday Hut Dining. If the food is anywhere near as good as the personnel the meals must be delicious. The kindness of Neale, and of the lady who also had good intentions, is fantastic. My gratitude goes to them both. There are truly wonderful people out there and it was my pleasure to be involved briefly with them. Fred Sparrow Ocean Shores
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designed to help people create the change they want to see in the world. They’re supposed to get people involved in the political and democratic system even when they don’t necessarily think of themselves as being political,’ said founder Matthew Landauer. ‘With PlanningAlerts, people can find out what’s being built and knocked down in their area. It also makes it super easy to make comments that get sent to Council as official submissions. ‘It’s designed around how normal people live their lives. For instance, who religiously goes to their council website each
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Working towards empowering people OpenAustralia Foundation is all about working towards empowering normal people says Matthew. They do take on commercial work to help fund the charity but it has to be aligned with the principles of benefitting ‘normal people’ first and foremost. ‘To give you an example, over a number of years we worked with (were paid by) the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure to help design and implement a data standard for the electronic publishing of development applications across NSW. We only took on that work because it would make it easier for us to get development application
data from local councils into PlanningAlerts, which would directly benefit citizens by giving more people access to the benefit of finding out easily about their local planning applications. ‘Everything we do is to benefit citizens, normal people. There’s obviously a huge power difference between governments and ordinary citizens. However, collectively citizens have huge power. We make and break governments and the careers of politicians but we all too easily forget that or don’t really believe it. That’s what happens at election time but what about between elections?’
makes it straightforward to understand,’ said Matthew. ‘Forget what politicians say. What truly matters is what they do. And what they do is vote, to write our laws, which affect us all,’ he explains. ‘Before we made They Vote For You (theyvoteforyou.org.au) there was no way for a normal person to see how their [federal] MP (member of parliament) voted in parliament on their behalf. Worse than that, voting is largely ignored by the mainstream political media because they’re mostly interested in the horse race of which party is beating which party.’
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remoulded to make new recycled products. As a ‘thanks’ for diverting waste from landfills, for every kilo of closures a $1 donation will be made to Keep Australia Beautiful. Another group called Envision, amongst a myriad of programs, is currently creating 100 bespoke disability-aid ‘hands’ made with 3D printers, which they donate to children in need. They use plastic caps from bottles, thus also benefiting the environment. The Envision website says that bottle caps are fully reusable. Unfortunately they can’t being recycled in council bins and they get sent to landfill. Envision say this overlooked waste product is
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left Lismore in company with Hannah, a student on study break. At Chinderah we picked up Nadia, an organic-food marketer with boxes of supplies for the camp. In Brisbane we detoured to add Sam, a musician with whom I’d shared a stage a week or so ago, during the volatile Extinction Rebellion rally in the CBD, where 72 people were arrested, including 17 from the Northern Rivers. We drove through the day to Yeppoon, where we stayed at a house rented by Stop Adani activists. Next morning I jumped aboard with Johnno, an old blockading comrade. His vehicle was heavily loaded with a generator, climbing gear, and other blockading paraphernalia. Johnno has a distinguished activism CV, having been at the Franklin with his friend Bob Brown. He yarns about blockading throughout the decades – Mt Etna, Pine Gap, Fraser Island, and the Daintree, then at Washpool, Chaelundi, Wild Cattle Creek, and other iconic North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) blockades during the Nineties. We arrived at Camp Binbee in the late afternoon. On the final stretch from Bowen we passed three police cars – they’ve been regularly surveilling the camp. The police and Adani security often send drones over the property to glean information and the local council launches them from an unfriendly neighbouring property in so-far fruitless attempts to close the camp down for allegedly flouting council regulations. In the highly functional camp I saw a number of familiar faces and a whole lot of new ones – it’s a regularly changing demographic that’s doubled this week and expected to surge as more people arrive in response to the Red Alert sent out over Facebook. Hayley Sestokas, a Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) coordinator sent out that alert. ‘Just to be clear, this is not a FLAC camp,’ she explains. ‘It’s a home base to a bunch of different organisations of which FLAC is just one. Extinction Rebellion is another, Reef Defenders, and others.’ Sestokas sees the camp as an organic template for social change. ‘We offer a bunch of different workshops. This morning there was a renewable-tech chat, one on making kombucha, another on composting. It’s not all radical direct action stuff, we’re actually trying to make the world a better place. ‘People contribute to making decisions about what we’re making here and I guess the way we do things are representative of how we would like to see a shift within our greater society. So everybody’s valued and we’d have a lot fewer of the problems we’re facing today if
Left: Climate activist Heather Simpson locks on to an Adani drill rig. Above: Police arrive at the protest and lock on last Friday. Images from Frontline Action of Coal but eventually the fires, food shortages, malaria, and violent conflict will come for them too.’ Last Friday I joined an action planned to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Terania Creek blockades, the longHayley Sestokas is optimistic. running protests that created the world were more like that.’ the World Heritage-listed Sestokas has seen years of Nightcap National Park. It’s action have an incremental also the 30th anniversary of effect. NEFA’s rolling blockades and, ‘A friend in Bowen showed me ‘arrestables’ on various actions. as a celebration was planned during a newspaper article where Adani Clancey Spice, a young woman the action, Johnno volunteered his said they were going to start confrom Canberra, is facing punitive vehicle as a people mover. Three struction in 2013. That’s six years damages from Adani contractors other vehicles and twenty-five that we’ve stopped them. It’s not Aurizon, a company 49 per cent people travelled through the night just us doing direct action; it’s the owned by the Queensland Governto arrive at a drilling site planned by various legal challenges, combined ment, after occupying a tripod Adani contractors. with stripping away Adani’s social blockade on their Newlands railway A single bunny locked on to the licence and being a hindrance every line last year. Spice already faced drill rig while protesters bantered step of the way.’ fines of $2,200. with contractors over cups of tea After a terrific meal and broken But in November 2017 Aurizon and chocolate. sleep I woke at 7am for breakfast. took out a $750,000 strategic When the police arrived at 8.45 The familiar schedule of meetings lawsuit against public participation they defected Johnno’s vehicle for began at 8am – with strict regula(SLAPP) case against FLAC Inc, to a broken indicator cover, though tions to leave phones behind. The stop them from trespassing on the the indicator was working. They oppressive electronic surveillance railway line but also in their words, gave a move-on order, requiring by police and Adani’s punitive inciting, encouraging, or procuring everybody to vacate the area to a security make this a necessity. anybody else to take action against seemingly arbitrary 30km radius or The endless meetings, process, Aurizon. A few months ago Aurizon be arrested – despite the fact we and protocols are all designed to amended their statement of claim were on a public road. keep the camp running, keep it to include Spice and four other The story went to mainstream sanitary, centred, and sane. People bunnies. media, covered by Queensland’s are arriving constantly; European ‘They’re seeking $75,000 in dam- 9 News and regional Queensland backpackers, grandmothers from ages against me, plus the costs of newspapers. The bunny was the Gold Coast, teachers, nurses, court proceedings if we lose, which released that day on bail. Her bail students. These are people with is likely $30–50,000 each,’ Spice said. conditions decreed she join a long strong opinions and high ideals ‘It’s a classic SLAPP suit. If they list of people who can no longer who have decided it’s time for get away with this it only becomes return to Camp Binbee for specified immediate, sustained action easier for the ruling class to erode periods. against the climate emergency. the foundational rights we have to Not all actions are so amiable. There’s a strong conviction protest. At previous actions I’ve attended at that the odds are stacked against ‘Sometimes it feels like we’re the Point Abbot coal terminal near them. That despite the warnings of in a war. The climate movement, Bowen I’ve seen mass arrests amid climate scientists that the Galilee like so many social-justice moveferocious police tactics. Protesters Basin is a carbon bomb that could ments, is pushing back against the of all ages in this campaign are tip the balance of catastrophic ever-encroaching presence of the often highly emotionally charged. climate change, the courts, the monstrous right. It’s funny when Many of them believe that the only police, local council, state and people say they aren’t political, or option left is to break unjust laws. federal governments are hellbent that as a group or movement they Greg Rolles, geography teacher on outlawing every conceivable try to be “a-political”. and former soldier, is also facing a avenue of resistance. Their ever‘I guess that’s what privilege is. $9,000 fine and enormous SLAPP increasing powers of intimidation Knowing you won’t suffer as much suit for blockading Aurizon’s rail line. haven’t stopped a steady stream of as other people. Climate change ‘I identify as a Quaker, part of a ‘bunnies’ offering themselves up as is already affecting poorer people, group called Christians for Climate
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Action Australia. With the impending ecological crisis, my motivation is to get people of faith everywhere to be more engaged with the destruction of our creation. ‘I’m representing myself on a climate-change defence, saying I’m trying to protect all our homes – and here’s the evidence. Convict me if you want, but please take this into account.’ SLAPP suits, draconian police powers, Labor and LNP politicians drafting new legislation to further outlaw protest, the bankrupting of Wangan and Jagalingou spokesman Adrian Burragubba by Adani’s lawyers – all these factors do make this seem a fight against stacked odds. But the mood in the camp is ebullient. Training for non-violent direct actions (NVDA) are in full swing and the majority of new arrivals seem intent on pursuing arrestable actions. Hayley Sestokas is optimistic. ‘I don’t believe this Adani project will go ahead. When I go home for a break in rural Victoria and I drive through an underpass in a small town and there’s Stop Adani spraypainted over it I feel so heartened, because the truth is, 97 per cent of Australia doesn’t want this to go ahead. ‘But the reason it hasn’t happened yet is we’ve fought it every step of the way. I believe we have to keep fighting right to the end of this and beyond, because there are more projects around the corner. Rinehart has plans, and Palmer, and outside of the Galilee Basin there are plans to frack the Northern Territory, the Kimberley, and the Pilliga and if we beat coal to just herald a new age of gas, I’ll feel like we’ve lost .’ Q Mick Daley is embedded at Camp Binbee, the Stop Adani protest camp in northern Queensland where hundreds are expected to travel in response to a Red Alert, as Adani begins land-clearing operations on its propose mine site.
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Backspace Living – backyard transformation How does a bloke with a stellar international football career behind him end up in Byron Bay building fabulous solutions for people to capitalise on extra space in their backyard? ‘Well, I had a mate who wanted a granny flat built and I said, “I know just the bloke to do that,’’’ says Josh Perry, former Novocastrian and former international and state rugby league star who played first for the Newcastle Knights and then the Manly Sea Eagles and English club St Helens before hanging up his boots. ‘I have been friends with Trent (Robinson) since we were kids. We did our shopfitting apprenticeships together. He went on to become a builder and built the granny flat for
my other mate. From that, the idea of Backspace Living Byron Bay was born.’ Josh thinks it’s great that he is still working with his mate again and that their business is going from strength to strength. There is no doubt that adding an extra living space onto your block can be a wise investment. It may cost a little more on your loan repayments each week but you will benefit from the increased value of your property and should you be in a position to rent out the granny flat
you’ll get a solid return, particularly in this area where affordable rentals are in high demand. Offering a one-stop service the Backspace Living team sit with the client and develop the design that is going to best serve their situation. Then they take on the task of getting the necessary compliance and development approvals in the most cost- and time-effective way. From there comes the build and fit-out, followed closely by the very happy customers. Trent and Josh explain that at the end of the build there’s not more than a wheelbarrow-load of waste for them to clear. ‘We’ve constantly refined the way we work, which means a more cost-effective build. The great thing about that is
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and you’ll find testimonials from very satisfied clients, but if getting up-close and personal is more your thing you might want to head to the grand opening on Saturday between 11am and 2pm at 20 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay.
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5 Harah Court, Ocean Shores
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Elevated family home with a north east aspect, peaceful views & privacy. Natural light & ducted air conditioning throughout. Kitchen with dishwasher & breakfast bar. Open plan living on both levels. All bedrooms have built-ins & ceiling fans. Bedroom 2 & the master have access to the deck. At the front of the home is an office & single garage. Upstairs is a covered timber deck & downstairs is a patio with fire pit. Both overlook the in-ground saltwater pool & mature gardens, plus there is a spa under the Bali hut. The property joins a 7 acre reserve giving an abundance of space & bird life. It’s just a short walk to the Ocean Shores Shopping Village. Also nearby you can swim in the river & surf at the beach.
Inspect by appointment Open: Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate
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This is a rare chance to grab a beautiful creekside acre in Mullumbimby. It’s with a heavy heart that the owners have decided to downsize from what has been the perfect place to bring up their children. The home is family sized and suited with privacy from the street, and recent renovations have updated the kitchen and bathrooms so there’s nothing to do. Fully landscaped grounds are adorned with mature plantings including an abundance of healthy fruit trees. Established garden beds and paths wind through the property down to a shaded frontage to the permanent creek. The town centre, schools and sporting fields are all a short walk away. A fully serviced 40 square metre steel framed shed at the back of the house is perfect for storing and tinkering and 2.1kW of solar power will make keep the bills down. A great property that gives you both convenience and space. Inspect: Saturday 24 August, 10.00am – 10.30am Contact: Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate
House on 3.5 beautiful parklike acres in Mooball/Burringbar area. 2 Bedrooms plus a studio/sleepout. 1.5 bathrooms, Entertainers kitchen. 3.5 KW Solar array and Solar evacuated tube hot water system. Ample room for a secondary dwelling, pending council approval.
Workshop/garage with room for 1 Car. Private sale, motivated sellers. Sale: $825,000 Inspect: By appointment Contact: Tony or Ursula 6677 1868
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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. Entertainer’s kitchen with high end finishing. Light filled spaces, high ceilings and timber floors throughout.
SA OP T EN 11 am This elevated home offers the best of both worlds. Open plan living, dining & kitchen area, 4 bedrooms and a large wrap around veranda with sweeping views . It also includes a separate accom. area for family or guests. Finally, the big 1853 sqm block has development potential. (STCA)
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271 Goonengerry Mill Rd, Goonengerry ‘Mirambeena’ is just 300m from the stunning Goonengerry National Park. The original weatherboard farmhouse is perfectly private, elevated over 370m above sea level and enjoys views over the property down to the two spring fed dams.
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21 Snows Creek Road, Upper Coopers Creek From $1,025,000 $1.295 million 3 2 4
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Tweed Billabong Holiday Park Tweed Heads South – Site 86 2
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Set opposite Marshalls Creek is this recently renovated beach house with natural light & timber floorboards throughout. Kitchen equipped with Smeg appliances & a breakfast bar. Open plan lounge area with A/C. The third bedroom is ideal as a study with peaceful water views. The contemporary bathroom has a deep bath, twin vanity & a separate toilet. Outside is the rustic, yet modern & recently constructed studio with a living room, bedroom & a storage room plus there is a deck overlooking the landscaped & level yard that backs onto a nature filled reserve. It is just a short walk to the shops, farmers markets, cafe & the beach. There is a school bus service to Byron Bay, Mullumbimby & Tweed Heads. It’s convenient to major airports & is approx. 10 minutes to Brunswick Heads.
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.
A stylish and almost new home seeks its new owner. Nothing to be done, simply move in and enjoy the lifestyle. This immaculately presented 2-bedroom home consists of a covered entrance porch running the width of the home, two bedrooms and an open plan lounge/dining area with adjacent kitchen. The living area features timber effect vinyl flooring and high raked ceilings creating a light and airy home. The practical kitchen has plenty of storage space with Caesar stone bench-tops/work surfaces complemented with a Westinghouse built-in electric fan-forced oven with a gas cook-top. The home has two carpeted bedrooms; master has a built-in robe with mirror doors. The good-sized tiled bathroom comprises of a shower cabinet, vanity, mirrored shaving cabinet and toilet, as well as laundry facilities tastefully hidden behind sliding doors. This stylish home is situated in a very quiet area of the 5 star Trip Advisor award winning park “The Tweed Billabong Holiday Park” situated on the southern end of the Gold Coast at Tweed Heads South, only a few minutes from the Coolangatta / Tweed shopping complexes, restaurants, clubs and sandy Gold Coast beaches. The park is a secure gated complex, and has its own protected saltwater billabong, as well as a swimming pool complex (heated in winter). Sorry, no pets permitted.
Open: Inspect by appointment Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate
Inspect: Thursday 3.30pm – 4.00pm Contact: Gary Brazenor – 0423 777 237 Byron Shire Real Estate
Open: By Appointment Contact: Kelvin Price 0423 028 468 Mr Property Services
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100 Argyle Street
Strategic Position – Entrance to Mullumbimby
Commanding, prime position at the welcome gates to Mullumbimby, this unique piece of paradise comprises a gorgeous character cottage, ‘Clovedene’, and boasts arguably the best views in town. With plenty of space for a secondary dwelling, this unique property would suit first home buyers, investors or land bankers. Surrounded by farmland, your 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)
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• Breathtaking panoramic mountain views across farmland • ‘Clovedene’, historical timber cottage • Residential sized block 746 sqm, surrounded by picturesque farmland • Views cannot be built out on current zoning, walk to cafes • North facing back yard, situated in the popular eastern side of town • Easy access to the M1 and six minutes to the beautiful beaches of Brunswick Heads Inspections: By appointment Contact: Fiona Johnson – 0400 418 886 Elders Brunswick Valley
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ICONIC BROADVIEW APARTMENTS Oh sweet serenity! Enjoy your own quiet, private sanctuary, in the iconic Broadview apartments. • Private, treed setting, tranquillity at its best • Highly sought-after location • Large covered veranda, ideal for entertaining FOR MORE INFORMATION, FACT SHEETS OR CONTRACTS CONTACT PETER
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LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177
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Open For Inspection Byron and Beyond Real Estate • 34 Wallaroo Drive, Burringbar. Sat 10–10.30am • 62 New Brighton Road, New Brighton. Sat 11.30am–12pm
Byron Shire Real Estate • 21 Snows Creek Road, Upper Coopers Creek. Thu 3.30–4pm • 7 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 8 Gilba Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 15 Warrambool Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 23 Palmer Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm
Byron Bay First National • 12 Gardenia Street, Ballina. Thu 12–12.30pm • 50 Corkwood Crescent, Suffolk Park. Thu 4–4.30pm • 8/19 Marattia Place, Suffolk Park. Thu 4.30–5pm • 8/21–23 Tasman Way, Byron Bay. Fri 1–1.30pm • 29 Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 2/42 Gloria Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 9.30–10am • 11 Ironbark Avenue, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 2/8 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • House 2/4–6 Roundhouse Place, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 27 Corella Crescent, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 115 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 46 Figtree Hill Drive, Lennox Head. Sat 10–10.30am • 12 Gardenia Street, Ballina. Sat 10–10.30am • 42 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 10.30–11am • Lot 20/31 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10.45–11.15am • 14 Rush Court, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 4/17 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 6 Alexander Circuit, Lennox Head. Sat 11–11.30am • 115 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm • 3 Parakeet Place, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm • 27 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 6 Keith Street, Bangalow. Sat 12–12.30pm • 50 Corkwood Crescent, Suffolk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm • 62 Nashua Road, Fernleigh. Sat 1–1.30pm • 8/19 Marattia Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 1–1.30pm
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McGrath Byron Bay • 8 Wollumbin Street, Byron Bay. Wed 3.30–4pm • 4 Coogera Circuit, Suffolk Park. Thu 11–11.30am • 1/40 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Thu 4.30–5pm • 4 Coogera Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 9–9.30am • 1/40 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Sat 9.30–10am • 17/3 Pecan Court, Suffolk Park. Sat 9.30–10am • 8 Wollumbin Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10.30–11am • 6 Quail Way, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm • 3 Quail Way, Mullumbimby. Sat 1–1.30pm
Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads • 6 Goondooloo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 11 Hardy Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 15 Nargoon Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 5 Apo St, Goonellabah. Sat 12.30–1.30pm
Scot Fuller Real Estate • 12 Ivory Curl Pl, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 13 Norfolk Ave, East Ballina. Sat 11–11.30am • 33 Pacific Terrace, East Ballina. Sat 12–12.30
Tim Miller Real Estate • 30 Blackmores Road, Alstonville. Sat 12.30–1pm
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New Listings Byron Bay First National • 255 North Creek Road, Lennox Head. $1.295m • 2/42 Gloria Street, South Golden Beach. $680,000–$740,000 • 12 Gardenia Street, Ballina. $569,000–$619,000 • 1–4/116 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. $2m • 8/19 Marattia Place, Suffolk Park. $845,000–$875,000 • 50 Corkwood Crescent, Suffolk Park • 46 Figtree Hill Drive, Lennox Head. $1,195,000–$1,250,000
Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads • Snake Gully Road, Upper Burringbar
• 19 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10–10.30am
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• 42 Parkway Drive, Ewingsdale. Auction 24 August 11am.
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Four chefs for showpiece fundraiser at Halcyon House
$10,000 was handed over last week to Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Photographed left to right: Zeke Huish – Westpac Helicopter, Blue McNally – chairman Ballina RSL Club, Mr Les McGuire – past patient, Bill Coulter – CEO Ballina RSL Club.
Cash for community Ballina Coast High School’s hospitality students are the winners after their school became first-time ClubGRANTS recipients. The students looking to build a career in the food and drink industry, one of the major employers in the region, have more to look forward to, after receiving the news that the Ballina RSL Club’s hospitality-management team are looking to further develop their relationship with the school from a work-experience level through to career training and potential employment pathway opportunities as well. But there were other winners after Ballina RSL Club this week held their annual morning tea for the community groups who received a grant through the organisation’s Community ClubGRANTS scheme. This year there were over thirty recipients from the Ballina Shire community who each submitted an application for items that their community organisation desperately needed financial support for. ‘Giving back to the community is a big part of our business,’ said Bill Coulter, CEO Ballina RSL Club. ‘This year’s recipients included Westpac Rescue Helicopter, Biala, Ballina Lions, Cerebral Palsy Centre in Alstonville, and Ballina Scouts just to name a few.’ Since the inception of the ClubGRANTS initiative, Ballina RSL Club has made an enormous difference to thousands of community groups with over four million dollars cash and in kind given out alone to the Ballina Shire community organisations, sporting groups, and charities that make a difference in the local region. To be eligible to apply for a ClubGRANT, you must be a notfor-profit organisation and provide the following project and/ or services: community welfare or social services, community development, community health services, or employmentassistance activities. You are also eligible if you or your organisation is involved in community or professional sport. Full details on how to apply is on Ballina RSL website www.ballinarsl.com.au.
Four great chefs will be teaming up soon for a $190-a-head showpiece charity 4-course dinner soon, with each chef creating a dish for the event. Readers of these pages will know of Jason Saxby of Raes at idyllic Wategos Beach, and Alastair Waddell from hinterland restaurant Harvest, who is well known for his wild-foraged menus. They are travelling north to join executive chef Jason Barratt from Paper Daisy, the award-winning restaurant at Halcyon House in Cabarita. Travelling down from Burleigh Heads will be Alex Munoz of Restaurant Labart. It will all be happening on Wednesday 4 September at 7pm at Halcyon House. Four Chefs One Mission is a four-course showcase dinner created to raise funds for OzHarvest, Australia’s leading food-rescue charity, which collects excess quality food and delivers it to more than 1,300 charities for people in need. With a menu focusing on seafood and sustainability, the Four Chefs One Mission dinner at Paper Daisy aims to assist OzHarvest with their mission of feeding the hungry and diverting food waste from landfill. Barratt, Waddell, Labart, and Saxby will each showcase their creativity to present a dish that utilises ingredients and byproducts that are traditionally discarded in commercial kitchens in order to raise awareness of food wastage.
Executive chefs pictured L–R: Jason Barratt, Paper Daisy; Alastair Waddell, Harvest; Jason Saxby, Raes at Wategos; Alex Munoz Labart, Restaurant Labart. Paper Daisy’s executive chef Jason Barratt said of the evening, ‘Guests are in for a treat at this event. Collaborating with Alastair, Alex, and Jason is always fun, but it’s not easy getting us all together. ‘We’re really excited to join forces on this one as food waste is a cause close to all our hearts and OzHarvest are doing amazing things in this space and we’re happy to be in a position to support them,’ he continued. During the Four Chefs One Mission dinner, guests will also have the chance to win a stay at Halcyon House, with the boutique hotel auctioning off a two-night stay at their property to further raise funds for OzHarvest. Tickets to Four Chefs One Mission are $190 per person and include a showpiece 4-course dinner with a selection of wines, beers, and cocktails. With limited places available, book today by visiting halcyonhouse.com.au/upcomingevents/ or call Paper Daisy on 6676 1444.
Shelter Lennox at Barrio By S Haslam Lennox Head is just down the road, but some people get a little set in their ways. I’ve actually heard of people who live in this area who spend years, when they are in the Shire, only shuttling between Byron Bay and Bangalow. Well if you are a Byron resident on the hodophobia spectrum, now is your chance to have a little bit of the best of Lennox Head come to you in Byron! Last year head chef Dennis Baker and the team from Shelter at Lennox were awarded a hat in the Good Food Guide, a great achievement considering the restaurant had only recently opened. Next Tuesday 27 August Dennis Baker will be slinging plates with Francisco Smoje at Barrio Eatery & Bar from 5.30pm. With the community in mind, Shelter uses ethically sustainable, seasonal products sourced from local producers and suppliers, plus apparently plenty of ‘verve’. I don’t mind a glass or two of that myself, but part of the deal with the Slinging Plates is that there’s special deal not only with the food, but also with the wine. You can enjoy Dennis’s award-winning cooking with $10 /
$20 plates (meat and vegan-friendly options) alongside a $10 glass of wine by Ochota Barrels at Addley Clark Fine Wines. Or you can just choose to eat at Barrio from the normal menu, which is very enjoyable even if, like me, you’re a vegetarian. Image by Kara Rosenlund: ‘We are looking forward Head chef Dennis Baker and to experimenting with co-owner Andrew Love, Shelter Barrio’s wood-fired oven Lennox. and charcoal grill while bringing a taste of Shelter Lennox to the Byron Bay community,’ said Dennis. www.barriobyronbay.com.au | @barriobyronbay Bookings over six email: gather@barriobyronbay.com.au.
Due to popular demand, we have extended for the month of August!
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The Friendly faces and chilled-out spaces at Our Table – Byron Bay Bowling Club Story and photos by Carolyn Parker
Helen Culligan-Parkes and helpful hubby Jeffrey Parkes have taken over the reins of Byron Bay Bowling Club’s bistro. Launching Our Table three months ago was a natural evolution for the duo, since they’d previously been club members and relished its friendly atmosphere. Plus they were already on the Byron foodie scene with their Cape Byron Platters business. Helen’s food journey has also evolved from years ago when she only used her oven to store her shoes – but Jeff soon changed all that. Coming from a family of restaurateurs, Jeff schooled Helen in catering skills. Helen has since become a virtuoso of platters and is infatuated with bringing people together over enticing fresh food. Helen says, ‘The bistro menu has classics… with a twist’. They include burgers from $16, kids’ meals for $8, salads, opulent grazing boards, and desserts. TOGETHER Classic mains under $20 WE CAN GO include chicken parmigiana, PLASTIC FREE! schnitzel, and Cooper’s beer-battered fish. Plenty of creative dishes are found
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on the specials board too, like their satisfying duck schnitzel with beetroot purée and tomato salsa. My recent dining experience started with Spiced Cauliflower coated with house-made Korean sauce. The same sublime sauce coats their chicken-wings starter, one of the menu’s biggest finger-licking hits. Jeff holds this tantalising sauce recipe close to his heart and won’t give away his trade secrets to its zesty flavour. Portobello mushroom and haloumi burger in a soft glazed bun is a deliciously juicy combination and the accompanying chips are dusted with another special seasoning. In keeping with the Byron vibe, the reclaimed timber décor has an earthy and rustic edge to it. A sprinkling of vases with pretty jonquils and Matt Sansom artwork on the walls signal Helen’s personal touches. Their outdoor space is a hidden nook ideal for sharing a cheese board or chicken grazing boards with friends. The tropical enclave is shaded by umbrellas and palms and party lights give it a magical charm in the evening. The adjacent lawn is blessed with the bowling club’s green thumb – not a bindi in sight – and is scattered with beanbags designed for you to chill out in with a burger and beer. It’s not often you see such joyful faces from people stepping out of a busy bistro kitchen. It’s clear Helen and Jeff love what they’re doing – and we’re loving it too. Good quality food at welcoming prices. Bring it on at Our Table.
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A rhum lot indeed By Vivienne Pearson
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Lord Byron would be proud. His namesake distillery has rocked the awards scene in their first year of operation. But first, to avoid your having to pause reading this story in order to fire off an email to the editor, I would like to assure you that the title of this article isn’t a spelling mistake. Neither is it
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referring to some weird non-alcoholic version of my favourite drink (like ‘mylk’ for non-dairy versions of milk). An old Australian law restricts the use of the traditional spelling to rum that has been aged on timber for at least two years. As that’s not possible for a distillery that’s only been open for one year, the French spelling rhum is used. So, back to the awards. In the London Spirits Competition, Lord Byron Distillery’s silver overproof rhum came second out of 400 entries, an incredible result for a newcomer, especially as both aged and unaged rums were judged together. Their other award is the coveted International Rum University award called Rum and the Environment (how considerate of them to combine two of my favourite topics in the one award). This was for the distillery’s achievement of being carbon neutral and zero waste, providing a sterling example to others about the value of considering environmental aspects of business right from the start. Tucked away in the Arts & Industry Estate, the Lord Byron Distillery is open for visits during the afternoons of Tuesday to Saturday. No bookings are needed and there is no cost for a tour. ‘We have a full-time cocktail bartender on staff to help you try our multi-award-winning drinks,’ says co-owner Brian Restall of his family-owned business (when you visit, you’ll likely meet Brian’s brother, Chris, who is the head distiller). For those who to whip up their own cocktails, you can do a cocktail making masterclass, focused around both rhum and gin. Or, how’s this for the opportunity to not only try but create a totally unique drink? Gin Blending Classes allow you to select your own choice of botanicals to steep in alcohol and then distil in a micro-still. Add your own label to the bottle and you have a hand-crafted masterpiece to take home (and share with your friends if they are lucky). ‘If you live locally and are looking for something to do, or if you want to show visiting friends an example of artisanal methods using local ingredients, please come visit,’ says Brian. I’m sure if he were still around, Lord Byron would join me in lifting a glass of rhum to say cheers to that.
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Visit for a free tour of the Lord Byron micro-distillery – Photos by Jess Parkes Photography
Lord Byron Distillery, 7/4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay. Open 12–5pm, Tuesday–Saturday. www.lordbyrondistillery. com.au. Ph: 8646 4901. Vivienne Pearson is a freelance writer. In addition to her stories for The Good Life, she has been published by The Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday Paper, ABC, SBS, and many others. She currently holds a Walkley Grant for Freelance Journalists (writing on the topic of school fundraising). Vivienne also crafts creative content for business and organisations. Find out more at viviennepearson.com. North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au
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Higher animal welfare By S Haslam Many consumers just want their meat cheaper, and don’t really want to know how that’s done. Often the only descriptive word applied to meat is ‘tender’, but how about ‘high animal welfare’ or ‘processed on farm’? Sending cattle to an abattoir stresses the poor creatures. Some of the stresses are physical, such as lack of food and water, plus the unfamiliar environment involves mixing with unknown cattle, slips and falls that cause bruised meat, loud noises including bellowing that increase stress, as well as prodding by the staff focused on maintaining an adequate speed of slaughter. The resultant stress to the animals is not only a cause of animal suffering, it also reduces the effectiveness of the whole exercise because it uses up sugars, which in turn negatively affects the quality of the meat. Killing and processing the animals on the farm could reduce these sorts of stresses. Those consumers who have decided to continue eating meat hold the economic power to change the lives of animals, more so than vegans, and somewhat encouragingly there are a number of meat eaters, a bit over a third, who say that animal welfare would be the main reason they would purchase one red meat over another. And more than a half of meat-eating consumers would actually pay more for that meat if it tasted better and had higher animal welfare, according to research by Provenir, a company that has developed a mobile abattoir on a semi-trailer to slaughter and process cattle on the farm. While it might be considered a little depressing that only 79 per cent of meat eaters consider animal welfare at all when purchasing red meat, there are obviously a growing number of consumers interested in being what Matthew Evans (Gourmet Farmer, On Eating Meat) calls ‘ethical omnivores’, interested in grass-fed, dry hung meat with a
certain provenance guaranteeing an ethical source with the greatest possible animal welfare. Provenir only deals in grass-fed cattle, and their mobile abattoir is housed in a truck trailer. Despite the widespread use of the term ‘paddock to plate’, the correct phrase should be ‘paddock to abattoir to plate’; meat slaughtered on the farm can be used for family consumption but cannot be sold – the cattle need to be live transported to an abattoir. Farmers are concerned about the fact that their cattle, which they have cared for for their whole life, need to be sent thousands of kilometres to an abattoir, and then often stay there for days before they are processed. In addition, farmers often don’t know where their cattle end up, the hard work they have done ensuring top-quality beef is undone in the abattoir process and there is little feedback to the farmer regarding quality. With the backing of Meat & Livestock Australia, Provenir commenced operating in June in southern NSW, although they are available to operate throughout NSW and are also moving into Victoria. According to general manager Sarah Butler, they supply selected restaurants, some boutique retail outlets and home delivery boxes to certain areas in Australia. ‘Each piece of packaged meat sold can be scanned so the consumer can access information on the farm, farmer, land practices and breed etc so that they can see exactly what they are eating and where it came from,’ she said. More info at provenir.com.au.
Executive chef Jason Saxby.
Mouth-watering clams.
Raes: Hottest Regional Restaurant By S Haslam Raes gained The Australian’s approval as Australia’s Hottest Regional Restaurant, with its food writer John Lethlean saying, ‘NSW chef Jason Saxby’s arrival in Byron Bay was bound to produce something special. Raes is laidback – so Byron – but Saxby and his team have turned up the heat to make this an outstanding regional eatery. Quintessentially Australian chic.’ ‘We’re still on cloud nine,’ Raes general manager Francesca Webster told The Echo. ‘This award has been a few years in the making – in fact we’ve been around for a
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quarter-century of serving our guests. For this to round out the 25 years has been fantastic. We were up against some very strong competition from across the country, with some of the stiffest competition actually coming from this region. To be the best within the region would be an accolade, but to be considered the best regional restaurant in the entire country is what dreams are made of,’ she said. Pipit Restaurant in Pottsville, under chef Ben Devlin, has also been included in The Australian’s Hot 50 Restaurants list.
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Ballina RSL Club River St, Ballina 6681 9500 www.ballinarsl.com.au Open 7 Days Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks
Wharf Bar & Restaurant Ballina FB/Insta: wharfbarballina 12–24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259
Boardwalk Dining Special Wednesday Special 200g Rump, Chips, Salad & Sauce Members $16.30 Guests $18 Limited time only!
EVERY TUESDAY HALF PRICE PIZZA & PEZZO POCKET Dine in and take away www.wharfbarballina.com.au
at The Bangalow Bowlo Restaurant, Events & Catering 21 Byron Bay Road, Bangalow 6687 2741 www.onegreenacre.com.au Open Tue–Sun 12 to 8.30pm Seven Miles Coffee, lunch, dinner, events and catering.
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
The Italian Byron Bay Open 7 days from 6pm Next to the Beach Hotel Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepacific.com.au
Green Room Byron Bay
BANGALOW
One Green Acre
Our Table Byron Bay
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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The Italian Byron Bay provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s finest cocktails and wines.
Bar & Dining in the Beach Hotel Cocktail lounge showcasing an all local food & beverage menu.
Wednesday – Sunday from 4pm till late
Warm up your winter with a mulled wine over charcuterie, oven baked mussels or wood fired pizza in front of the open fireplace.
1 Bay Lane, Byron Bay 6685 6402
Late night happy hour from 9pm – $12 cocktails
$2 oysters & $12 cocktails 4–6pm
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Success Thai
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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
Legend Pizza
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.
Mon-Fri lunch & dinner closed Sundays Dinner from 5pm. 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay
Open 7 days 9am till after midnight Shop 1 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au
Menus available on Facebook
OPEN - 7 days Breakfast & Lunch Dinner Thursday to Saturday All day menus, licensed bar
Live acoustic music – Fridays 6pm
Book online: loftbyronbay.com.au @loftbyronbay
White Wolf Bistro & Bar Open 7 days, 11.30am till late (11pm) serving food all day. Bookings 0416 870 644
Main Street Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders
No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.
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Treehouse on Belongil
Traditional Vietnamese Foods 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
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The Empire 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
Plant Powered Food and Cocktails
No Bones
HAPPY HOUR 5 – 6pm every day!
100% Plant Based Bar & Kitchen Open every day from 5pm
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
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.
Hidden away in Byron’s iconic ‘Eat street’ Bay Lane, The Hideout Cafe and Bar offers indoor, outdoor and deck dining 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
Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours • Breakfast and lunch • Wood-fired pizzas • Fresh juices • Great coffee www.lusciousfoods.com.au
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.
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Harvest
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
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. Coffee and breakfast 6.30–11.30am Lunch 11.30am–3pm Dinner Tues–Sat 5–9pm Sunday long brunch 10am–5pm
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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Let’s eat prawns, mussels and oysters Entrees for $10 Mains for $20 www.fishheadsbyron.com.au
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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
Naturally Better!
Phone orders welcome 6680 9223
Steak & Seafood Restaurant Open 7 days 11.30am till late (11pm). Serving food all day Bookings – 5628 7070 www.beefandbeach.com. au/byronbay
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Handcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.
Located in Woolies Carpark Shop 6/90–96 Jonson St Byron Bay
Beef & Beach Byron Bay
Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay
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Eat in or take out. Shop 12A, 3 Clifford St, Suffolk Park 0448 077 401 www.chupacabra.com.au @chupabyron
Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am
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.
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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.
4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183
Open Tuesday–Saturday 12 noon – 5pm 7, 4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay 8646 4901
Breakfast/Lunch 7 days from 7am 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 – Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au
Happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet
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DINE AT DUSK 2 Course $40, 3 Course $50 – seated by 6pm only
Byron Bay 6680 9960 targabyronbay.com targabyronbay@gmail.com
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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
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Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street
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Barrio Eatery & Bar
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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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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THE SONGS OF DON WALKER
He’s the man behind many of the great Aussie songs. Many know him from Cold Chisel. Some from Tex, Don and Charlie. Others from Don Walker and the Suave Fucks. He has many creative incarnations. In fact Don Walker was just a few days off recording Chisel’s latest album when we spoke. It’s been four years since the last album. Music is definitely a lifetime career for Walker, who made me promise not to use the word journey in this interview. He doesn’t like words like that. Or narrative.
‘Never use the word journey. Not just for this interview. Just never use it. Using the terms narrative and journey are an indication of a self-centred view of life. I’m not even sure of the spelling of self-centred.’ It’s been a bit of a sad time for the Suave Fucks where country music star and SF guitarist Glen Hannah died suddenly. ‘ M o r t a l i t y i s s t a l k i n g t h e b a n d s,’ acknowledges Walker of the high incidence of musician mortality. In the latest show Don is touring the Songs Show, in conjunction with the release of Songs, his latest book that includes autobiographical sketches and anecdotes. Walker is the master of stories, every word carefully curated and placed. He reflected on one of the songs, Darwin, that he has written recently, one that he closes the book with and one that will feature in his upcoming show. ‘ There is a YouTube clip of us doing Darwin live with Glenn last April. There is a long preamble in it where I describe the writing of Darwin and how it came out of a conversation with Jeff Lang how these are the places that people run to. The whole premise of Darwin is that everyone there has a secret history south.’ I couldn’t have said it better myself. That’s exactly how it feels. I ask Walker if he’s hyperaware of his surroundings. His lyrics always seem to cut through – so is that the habit of a hyper-vigilant man?
‘No,’ he says this very clearly. ‘I am mostly in a dream and less aware of what is going on around me than most people. Nearly all of Darwin was written in Singapore.’ I’m surprised by this. ‘I am walking into doors,’ laughs Don. ‘It completely undercuts the movie of me watching people. If I am somewhere I can’t tell you who is there. When I write a scenario a lot of it is made up. I try to make up a scene to give myself a laugh.’ He really is an intriguing fellow. (Still haven’t said narrative or journey, but now I really want to). While Walker isn’t aware of the macro, he’s certainly focused on the micro. Every word is carefully tuned. ‘I am a fierce editor,’ he says. ‘Especially when it comes to prose. In Songs I have written a little introduction and I’ve written a chapter piece to deal with each chapter of Songs. I worked on those a lot because I hadn’t written prose for publication for a long time. I know Shots (his previous release) is good and I wanted this to be a comparative level. It’s hard to write something that is interesting without telling people stuff that you don’t want to tell.’ Don isn’t about giving away personal details. ‘I am not interested in people knowing about me. I just want people to get a kick out of what I write in my songs…’ Flame Trees is probably one of Don’s mostloved songs – a song about Grafton where he grew up. Walker reflects on how songs like that are sometimes a gift to a musician.
‘Flame Trees is an example of a song that has musicality. When I received it with no words, I could tell it had a really emotional profile – it gathers up the threads; there’s a big key change, if you can fire a cannon ball through the park on the key change you have a winner, you have the key change – but you can’t sit down and try to do that, or try to engineer it. You know what is required, you just have to be able to luck out one day, one day you are on the game…’ And Flame Trees was that song. It was the cannonball through the park on the key change. I ask Don about his playing. ‘In Cold Chisel I try not to play a wrong note. You get into a zombie-like level of concentration. I play wrong notes all the time. That’s the beauty of a rock’n’roll band. Everyone is playing wrong notes all the time. It’s aircraft volume. ‘So playing in a theatre as Tex, Don, and Charlie was terrifying. I was in my 30s and I was 15 years into playing rock’n’roll in pubs. I had never played in a band where people listened attentively. It was the first time for me and I had to really sharpen my playing.’ The humility of a man with such huge talent is part of his understated charisma. It’s the narrative that underpins his artistic journey. See, Don. See what I did there? Immerse yourself in the Don Walker experience when he plays with the Suave Fucks (Chris Parkinson from the Yearlings is the new guitarist) at Mullum Ex-Services on Saturday 7 December at 7.30pm. Tix at donwalker.com.au/live
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M A N D Y N O LA N ’S
SOAPBOX
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SEE ME IN THE FLESH
I’ve been taking my clothes off for cash for years. Not stripping. I’m far too un-co for that. Artist modelling. I started when I was 17 in my first year of university. I couldn’t believe I could get paid to do nothing. And do nothing in the nude. My two absolute favourite things. And be watched. My third favourite thing. So while my friends were schlepping coffees or washing dishes I was naked, sitting on a chair draped in velvet, being fed biscuits and tea by the oldies in the art group. They didn’t like me to move much. And after half a packet of biscuits I generally couldn’t.
SNEAK PEEK AT BLUES FEST
Some classes like you to change every few minutes but this group liked a 6-hour pose. Generally sitting unnaturally wearing a beret and a scarf and pretending to read a book. Because that’s how girls read books. Nude with beret. My arse would go numb after the second hour. By the third hour I couldn’t feel my feet. So at break time I’d wander naked through the studio chatting with the artists, trying to get some circulation in my butt. I used to enjoy looking at the pictures. I loved seeing how weird they made me look. Most of them couldn’t paint that well. It was more of a social gathering, and having a young nude girl there meant that the men turned up. One day when I was perusing the paintings I discovered one of the old blokes had painted a boat. The studio was perched on a river and outside were lots of boats either moored at the jetty or drifting by. I inquired as to his interpretation of me and he said, ‘I like looking at you when I paint boats’. That’s one of the nicest things anyone’s ever said to me. I also modelled at art schools, and smaller gatherings of artists. It was like naked mindfulness. I would just drift off, have a nap, wake up, get dressed, and then get paid. The bonus was I could work hung over. In fact. I did my best work still a bit drunk from the night before. Eventually I worked pretty exclusively for about three artists who liked to work one to one. It was always above board, although some of the work I did was rather unusual. Like hanging upside down on a bike from a chain. I’m not sure what that was about, but if you’ve ever been naked upside down on a bike it’s very hard to stay on. I had to clench so hard I ended up sweating, and even the tiniest bit of moisture made it super slippery. It was while I was upside down slipping off the bike seat that I considered getting some other sort of paid work. One where I could wear pants. One artist liked to dress up identically to me. He was a short man with long hair like mine. So he’d make me dress in stilettos and a tube skirt, with no top (him too) and then wrap us both in cling wrap from head to foot. I went to his studio for two weeks where he’d dress me up and then wrap me in plastic. It was some sort of cross-gender pupa thing he was doing but I felt more like a sandwich. He then photographed us in weird poses and then exhibited the work in leather so that to view you had to unclip it. Like undoing pants. It was really creepy. I kind of liked how kooky things were getting.
Morcheeba at BluesFest
Last week Bluesfest shared a little of what is going to be in store for the 2020 lineup. And it’s impressive! With the return of the lauded Patti Smith, The Dave Matthews Band, and Crowded House, the 31st annual Byron Bluesfest happening 9–13 April is going to be something special. The lineup also includes two acts making their Bluesfest debut: George Benson and Brandi Carlile. With the incredible The War & Treaty (a must-see from last year), Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Cat Empire, Morcheeba, John Mayall, and a while lot more! Festival director Peter Noble really is on his way to taking this internationally recognised event to the next level! For tix and program info go to bluesfest.com.au.
REBEL YELL!
WARM UP FOR MULLUM
A century ago, legendary social activist Emma Goldman declared, ‘If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution!’
Local musician gather together to aid the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre with Warm Up!, a charity event featuring musical maestros DJs Stephen Allkins, Mr Ha Yes, Abel el toro, Cinco Cinco Cinco, Milk, and The Italian Chef, featuring the soul-inspired singer Tashmeen. Free entry by an item of canned food will be collected and donated to The Mullum Neighbourhood Centre. At the previous event over 200 much-needed canned food items were collected and donated to the centre. Rock & Roll Cafe Mullumbimby from 5pm.
It’s an attitude shared by the organisers of Rebel Yell!, a night Jim and Bob yell like rebels of old-fashioned fun and frivolity being held by Extinction Rebellion Lismore at Lismore’s Italo Australia Club this Saturday to fundraise for four groups of frontline climate-change activists. Moneys made will be split between FLAC (Frontline Action Camp on Coal), Wangan and Jagalingou (traditional owners of the Galilee Basin), Extinction Rebellion, and local Bundjalung elders. ‘Environmentalists are often wrongly portrayed by people who don’t know us as being humourless and overly serious, not the type of people who know how to celebrate life while fighting to protect it,’ says Susie Gipton, one of the event’s organisers.
Weirdly the thought of my being the subject of his private fetish was creepier than being part of his public one. Somehow seeing the work on the wall legitimised breastfeeding all those limbs. Years of artist modelling made me incredibly comfortable in my skin. It’s great body positive therapy. I’m getting my weird nude fix as part of an installation at Forest Art’s Flesh and Bone Experiment on Friday 13 September… Let’s see how long it takes now for my bum to go numb. If you want directions email forestartshow@gmail.com.
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EPIC GOLF CLUB GIG
MCed by Miss North Lismore aka Jenny Jones, the event features a wide range of acclaimed musical acts from folk to psychobilly, including Jim Bob, Iona Harker, The Lost Seamen, Jatika, Pete Lehner, Karen Anderson, with comedy by Mark Swivell.
Epic bring their band full of renowned full-time musicians to the Byron Golf Club this Saturday. Members of EPIC have performed alongside Earth Wind and Fire, The Doobie Brothers, Nik Kershaw, and 10CC…
Rebel Yell even features that old-time delight – a chocolate wheel – being used to draw an eclectic range of raffle prizes donated by local businesses. The bar and event will be open from 5.30pm, with freshly made vegetarian food also on sale. Merchandise made from recycled materials will also be available. At the Italo Club in Lismore. Entry is $20 or $15 concession on the door.
I got a lot of work because I’d do weird stuff. It wasn’t pornographic. It was more a bit perverted. My strangest job was for a guy I hadn’t met, but he was a friend of the cling-wrap guy. I arrive at dusk to a remote location where a fat bald man with a labrador greets me. I think: I am going to die. There are no other houses. He is alone. He leads me to his lounge room where I am instructed to disrobe and stand in front of a screen. He hands me an artificial limb which I am told to put the socket on my boob like I’m breastfeeding. He gives me a skull that goes upside down between my thighs like I’m birthing a skeleton. Then he projects repetitive images of Michelangelo’s David’s genitalia all over my face and body. Then he gets the camera out. It occurred to me that it’s quite possible he wasn’t an artist at all. He was a serial killer and these are the weird shots he sticks to his pinboard after he’s murdered me. The photo shoot went for about an hour, well until he ran out of prosthetic limbs. He paid me very well. I left, and I’m pleased to say that the work was exhibited a few months later. I’ve never been more relieved to see a penis on my face.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Byron Golf Club on Saturday from 7pm. Free.
FREE MUSIC EPIC
A 3 day celebration of Roots music & sustainable living in the magical township of Nimbin
Solar Powered Venues Plant Based Food Stalls Eco Friendly And Sustainable Living Market Stalls Various Instrument, Wellbeing & Permaculture Workshops Peace + Love Street Rally Australian Roots Music Awards
Neil Murray Hat Fitz & Cara Glenn Cardier Andy Baylor Arkie T Williams Barkers Vale Brothers Bearded Betty Benji and the Saltwater Sound System Bill Jacobi Clint Wilson Craig Woodward Dave Davies Hallie Harvey Russell and the Widowmakers Huckleberry Jessica Maree Johnny Can’t Dance Kelly Cork Kurilpa Reach Johnny K Moon Hounds Natalie Henry Narrownecks Lou Bradley Miguel Rios Poetry Breakfast (hosted by David Hallet) Richo Richardson Songwriters In The Round Stapylton Street Salt & Steel Sky Eater Wild Marmalade The Pitts Family Circus Movie & live show
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UKE FOR BYRON
PINHEADS IN BYRON Miss Amber and Stukele
They’re at it again‌ Miss Amber & Stukulele are hosting a Uke Night in Byron! So look under your bed or in the cupboard for that ukulele that was given to you a while back‌ dust it off and get on down to the Byron Services Club on Thursday 29 August. Bring your best singing voice, frock, or suit. Songs are projected onto a screen so you can strum and sing along backed by Rod Coe on double bass and Kate Gittins on flute, clarinet, and accordion. Songbook available though www.ukemullum.com. Adults $15 and kids under 16 just $5. 7pm.
MERRYN’S MASTERPIECE
Pinheads at the Hotel Great Northern
Born out of friendship, bowling, sci-fi movie marathons, and literal brotherhood, The Pinheads reside within a stylistic purgatory – too weird for punk shows, too freeform for garage rock, too genre-defiant for rock’n’roll, persevering on their own path, which may make pit stops at any given corner of the musical spectrum should it suit their collective mood. They’re a band with vision – and they’re excited about bringing it to fruition with a gig at the Hotel Great Northern. The Echo spoke with Luke Player ahead of their gig! You guys are from the Wollongong region. What was it like growing up there? It’s a pretty relaxed place, lots of coastline. I think it always had a strain of freaky people who were into art and music from a few generations back so that was always an undertone in the area. We had a few family friends who were artists and activists and things so that was cool. Did you guys grow up in a musical household; did you learn classical music when you were growing up? It was musical in the sense that there was always loud music playing through the speakers in the house or in the car, usually from my dad playing The Stones, The Who, or Van Morrison. My mum played a bit of piano but I never really played any instruments until later. I believe Tun (bass guitar) learnt piano from an early age and Al (guitar) learnt some classical nylon stuff. What are your songs about? Do you have any songs about people less fortunate than yourselves / from different backgrounds etc? I suppose all of the songs are different. Some are introspective and personal and some are about cultural/societal issues. I don’t believe Jez (who sings/writes lyrics) wants to speak for someone else but there’re certainly songs that people can take meaning from in a sense. How would you describe your particular sound? How did it develop? It mainly comes from a strain of rock’n’roll – all aspects of it though, not just loud noise. Growing up hearing all that groovy stuff from the 60s blaring through our house must’ve affected us in some way. I don’t want to nail it down too much because we believe in trying anything we feel like, but we definitely listen to a lot of older music and sonically we developed it beginning from there. You’re known as a pretty raucous band on stage. What does that entail? We just go out with open minds knowing anything could happen. Usually how the set goes is 50 per cent feeding off how the crowd feels/responds to the music. We never want our shows to be boring or people to leave and forget about it a week later. Can you tell us what have been your biggest artistic / musical influences? That’s always a hard one. I mean there’s 5–7 of us and we all search for music constantly so there’s no real stagnant baseline of influence. I’ve been listening to a lot of standard and psychedelic folk from the 60s and 70s lately and just searching for people who were really pushing the envelope. You’re coming to play at The Great Northern Hotel. What can fans of yours and people who have never seen you expect from the show? It’s going to be as fun as we can make it! Hopefully we’ll be pulling out some songs we’ve never played live and people can lose themselves in the sound and energy. The Pinheads play The Hotel Great Northern along with Blistar and The Unknowns on Saturday 31 August from 9pm. Free.
Merryn Jeann
Last year I had the pleasure of seeing local girl Merryn Jeann play a gig in Paris. I know I am biased, but she literally blew away everyone else on the bill. Our one-time Steiner girl and Mullum Music Festival mentorship winner had come a long way. She clearly has something special. Something recognised overseas with LItzic magazine in France saying of her latest album, ‘We are in the presence of a masterpiece – dare to say it – a masterpiece of finesse and refinement. Merryn Jeann offers us a precious fit that must be kept beside all that is important.’ Merryn won the CSDEM Original Song of the Year in France in 2016 with Aloha, a collaboration with French DJ Mome. She was also awarded triple-diamond status by SACEM France with around 200,000,000 streams. Her solo debut, a ‘self-exploratory adventure’, already coined a ‘masterpiece’ in reviews, was produced in Byron at Museagency Studios and features some of her old bandmates from Parcels and Tora. The Byron launch is a big thankyou for strong local support on Kickstarter that helped make the self-titled album. There will also be the film premiere of Merryn Jeann SATURDAY 24 AUGUST 5PM – 9PM visualised by Merryn Jeann, MUSIC BY THRILLBILLY STOMP the film she made for her PIZZA AVAILABLE FROM IL CARRETTO PIZZA eponymous vinyl album. JOIN US FOR A FUN, FAMILY, FREE, COMMUNITY EVENT Friday 6 September at 8pm at the Byron Theatre at the Community Centre. $20/25
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ENTERTAINMENT
Mana Aloha Hula Troupe
Fewer than 9,000 koalas survive on the north coast
Melissa Lucashenko
TOO MUCH LIP Writer and 2019 Miles Franklin Award winner Melissa Lucashenko will be in conversation in Lismore on Thursday in a special literary event presented by Southern Cross University. Too Much Lip is her latest novel that won the Miles Franklin prize. She will be in conversation with one of Australia’s leading researchers in the area of Indigenous literature and culture, Professor Adam Shoemaker, vice-chancellor of Southern Cross University. Lucashenko describes Too Much Lip as ‘a foray into the harder edges of Aboriginal life in country NSW… inspired by the black and queer women I know who’ve done jail time, or who’ve only barely escaped that fate by the skin of their teeth.’ At the Enterprise Lab at SCU 5.30pm. Bookings scu.edu.au/lucashenko. Tickets to the event include a copy of Too Much Lip.
COMEDY FOR KOALAS!
DANGEROUSLY POETIC AT ART EXPO
Funny people unite to save our koalas! Irish comedian Jimeoin is on board as the headline. He’s the loveable Irishman who makes brilliantly funny observations about the absurdities of everyday life – mostly just using his eyebrows. You might not know that he came to Australia at the age of 22 and started work as a gardener.
This Sunday Dangerously Poetic Press present a cultural afternoon of song, dance, and poetry from 1.30 till 3pm at the Ocean Shores Primary School Hall. Poets and poetry lovers are invited bring an ode celebrating a moment (one you wrote or one you treasure by someone else) to share in the open reading. These will be the final hours to see the talented visual arts on display at the Ocean Shores Art Expo. Byron’s own Mana Aloha Hula Troupe will enchant with their poetry of movement. The Bowlo Choir from Brunswick Heads led by Janet Swain will add a musical touch. The performances on Sunday are free. $2 donation entry for Ocean Shores Art Expo. A coffee-and-snacks wagon will be onsite.
Jimeoin’s green thumbs have been back in action recently when he and more than 50 volunteers planted 2,000 koalahabitat trees on his Coolamon Scenic Drive property. His property is now part of the koala wildlife corridor being created by Bangalow Koalas; 13,500 trees have been planted in 18 months on 16 properties and two council areas. By year’s end 27,000 trees will have been planted. The plight of the Byron Shire’s population of koalas is anything but funny. Recent studies suggest that fewer than 9,000 koalas survive on the north coast, a 50 per cent decline in the past 20 years. Habitat loss is widely acknowledged as the main driver of the decline but chlamydia and cars are also taking their toll. With his new saplings safely planted and the volunteers happily tucking into a snag sanga (courtesy of the Lions Club) Jimeoin raised his eyebrows. He’d had an idea. What about doing a comedy fundraiser? After all, more money means more trees in the ground. Each tree costs $15 to plant and maintain for three years. On 11 September Jimeoin and fellow comedian Dan Willis, both recently returned from the Edinburgh Fringe festival, will take to the stage at the A&I Hall, Bangalow. They’ll be joined by MC Mandy Nolan, whose rapid-fire observations about the human condition and exotic life forms around Byron make her an instant hit. Jimeoin, Dan, and Mandy have all volunteered their time to help Bangalow Koalas give our furry friends a home. Tickets are $40 (plus booking fee), beer/wine, and paella bangalowkoalas.eventbrite.com.au
Here’s lookin at you
CASABLANCA MULLUM Drill Hall Film Society at the Mullumbimby Drill Hall are screening the classic film Casablanca on Sunday at 2pm with doors open 1.30pm. Refreshments available and post-screen discussion. Phone Sonia on 6684 2112 to book, or just turn up if you are not a member, with a friend or two! Tix at the door!
SEEING STARS IN CORNDALE! Help raise funds for Corndale Hall’s annual $8k insurance bill by seeing stars with a spectacular solar viewing inside the inflatable planetarium inside the hall! David Reneke from ABC radio is the guest speaker who will be delivering a lecture titled Apollo 11 – The Untold Story. He will also be doing a laser sky tour later in the evening. At least ten telescopes will be aimed at various planets and deep-space objects! The raffle features a six-inch Skywatcher Dobsonian telescope, drawn by David Reneke at 7pm. Solar viewing starts on Saturday from 2.30pm. Bring a cushion! Entry is free! Rug up, Look up, eat up, drink up!
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Ballina Players, fly over the cuckoo’s nest
BY LILITH
STARS
Kirsty Webek features at the Big Gig
AS THIS WEEK’S SUN AND VENUS JOIN MARS IN THE SIGN OF NATURAL HEALING, ORGANIC ORDER, AND ELEGANT EFFICIENCY, WE WISH THE SHIRE’S VIRGOS HAPPY BIRTHDAY……
ARIES: If this week’s finicky fussbudgets start driving you wild – in your case often not a long trip – Venus and Mars in your sector of self-care are suggesting it might be a good idea to start every day by saying: I love myself, and so I’m going to… and check out the changes. TAURUS: Venus and Mars boogieing together in earthy Virgo, sign of sensible sensualists, suits you down to the ground, amping up your attraction factor on personal, public, and professional levels. This only happens every second year, so like the song says: Go ahead and taste it, you don’t wanna waste it… GEMINI: With home and family matters ascendant, this week calls for patience and tolerance. If a confusing profusion of options and people talking at crosspurposes has you unable to see the forest for the trees, step away. This is a time when meditation comes into its own, or at the very least a few deep breaths. CANCER: Been losing that loving feeling? This week could return it in force, doing wonders for your confidence and general friskiness. Just don’t lock into tunnel vision as you brainstorm and network a cross-pollination of people and ideas, or get so enthusiastic you finish other people’s sentences for them. LEO: Ardent Mars buffing up your sector self-worth after two years elsewhere on the astral circuit might have you in the mood for making some powerhouse business moves or romantic initiatives – especially when Venus rubs up against the red planet, August draws winter to a close, and it’s time for a bit of deluxe bingeing… VIRGO: The sun and Venus joining attentiongrabbing Mars in Virgo for a loving birthday romp only happens every second year, so ditch the devices, glam up, and make some special memories this week. And if your inner perfectionista sees a glass half full, then go right ahead and fill it up. . LIBRA: Coupled-up Librans will benefit from varying their usual romantic routine this week, while a trio of planets in Virgo (including your celestial mentor Venus) could have Librans on the loose feeling inwardly focused, soul searching, and self-evaluating, resulting in some sensible, tough-love decisions. SCORPIO: Getting bogged down in a quagmire of details? Then keep it simple. A rare romantic pairing of love planets Mars and Venus suggest doing love differently this week, as in swapping habitual patterns for more novelty and adventure. Intense Mars promises some lively collusions – and possible collisions – in your friendship vector. SAGITTARIUS: With Mars heating up your professional sector for the next month and a half, and Venus joining the mighty motivator, this week’s most interesting possibilities could be at conferences or work-related events. When the impulse to home in on problems and what’s wrong arises, try instead to expand the situation’s positive qualities. CAPRICORN: This expansive love week is in the market for stimulating ideas and experiences, new people and places, so don’t hold back. Keep your options, your heart, and that other sexy organ, your mind, open to the unexpected, unusual, and out of the ordinary. Surprise yourself by doing the opposite of what you usually do. AQUARIUS: Expect an emotional heatwave, hot and hotter as Mars and Venus turn up the thermostat and sizzle on your interpersonal affairs. A joint venture could finally pay off, and friendships ramp up the ante as well: in some ways welcome, others possibly not so. Exciting? Absolutely. Stressful? That’s up to you. PISCES: With rogue rover Mars shaking and mixing, whirring and stirring them up for the first time in two years, this week’s about relationships, relationships, relationships. Which include the odd surprise, like unexpected competitiveness in people you thought were friends. Mars in this position also overworks, so take regular breaks.
KIRSTY, KIRBY, & NOLAN
GOING CUCKOO
Melbourne-based standup comedian Kirsty Webeck is the feature at the next Big Gig at the Ballina RSL, happening this month on a Wednesday! Kirsty debuted at Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) with a twelve-show run of Hoping For the Best back in 2015; the show was a huge success and was met with critical acclaim. She’s performed a brand-new show at MICF every year since her debut. She’s winning hearts around Australia with her hilarious humour, gift for storytelling, and her capacity to have everyone walk out of her shows feeling great. As seen on the ABC’s Tonightly with Tom Ballard,’ The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow, Audible’s Comedy Up Late, The Upfront Gala, The Moosehead Benefit, and as heard and as a regular guest on ABC Radio. Kirsty was recently the opening act for Tommy Little at Hamer Hall during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and for Joel Creasey at The Enmore Theatre for Sydney Comedy Festival and The Astor Theatre in Perth. She is supported by Andrew ‘Buster’ Kirby, the plumber with a penchant for storytelling, and MC, the Northern Rivers Number 8 most influential woman, Mandy Nolan. Wednesday at the Big Gig at the Ballina RSL – 8pm and free.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest has been regarded as one of the greatest American films and was deemed ‘culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant’ by the United States Library of Congress. Ballina Players will produce the play of the same name over the next two weekends. Scenes in the play are linked with short soliloquies by Chief Bromden (played by Dane Bodley), a deaf-and-dumb patent at the mental institution where the action tales place. The Chief talks to his papa and his elders about a machine called the Combine, a metaphor for society in general, which takes people in, turns them around and spits them out, ruining their lives. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest opens at Ballina Players Theatre, 24 Swift St, Ballina, this Friday evening 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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A DOG'S JOURNEY (PG) NFT Daily except Sun: 10:40AM, 4:00, 6:20PM Sun: 10:00AM, 3:10, 8:10PM AMAZING GRACE (G) Advance Screening Wed: 11:00AM ANGEL HAS FALLEN (CTC) NFT Daily except Sun: 10:50AM, 1:20, 3:50, 6:20, 8:50PM Sun: 10:00AM, 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00PM CAMINO SKIES (PG) Daily except Thu, Sun: 11:00AM Thu: 2:10PM Sun: 10:30AM DANGER CLOSE: THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN (MA15+) Daily except Sun: 3:50PM Sun: 3:10PM DOGMAN (MA15+) Special Event Sun: 3:15PM FAST AND FURIOUS: HOBBS AND SHAW (M) Daily except Thu, Sun: 3:15, 8:40PM Thu: 4:00, 8:40PM Sun: 12:20, 12:30, 5:30PM
LATE NIGHT (M) Daily except Sun: 3:45, 6:00PM Sun: 3:00, 5:15PM MIDSOMMAR (R18+) Daily except Sun: 1:00PM Sun: 12:15PM MYSTIFY MICHAEL HUTCHENCE (M) Daily except Thu, Sun: 1:00PM ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (MA15+) NFT Thu: 10:00AM, 1:10, 3:15, 4:15, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 9:00PM Fri, Sat, Mon, Tue: 10:00AM, 1:10, 3:15, 4:15, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30PM Sun: 10:00AM, 1:10, 3:15, 4:15, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:00PM Wed: 10:00AM, 1:10, 3:15, 4:15, 6:00, 7:30, 8:30PM Babes In Arms: 11:00AM Thu Open Caption: 10:00AM Tue PALM BEACH (M) Daily except Sun: 11:00AM, 3:45, 6:00PM Sun: 10:20AM, 3:00, 7:30PM ROCKETMAN (M) Daily except Sun: 1:15PM Sun: 12:30PM
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (M) Daily except Sun: 1:00PM THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM (MA15+) NFT Daily except Thu, Sun: 11:00AM, 1:20, 3:40, 6:10, 8:10PM Thu: 11:00AM, 1:20, 3:40, 6:40, 8:10PM Sun: 11:00AM, 1:20, 3:40, 5:30, 7:30PM THE FAREWELL (PG) Special Event Wed: 7:00PM THE KEEPER (M) Daily: 12:45PM THE LION KING 2019 (PG) Daily except Sun, Wed: 10:40AM, 1:15, 6:15, 8:45PM Sun: 10:15, 12:40, 5:40, 8:10 Wed: 1:15, 6:15, 8:45PM TOY STORY 4 (G) Daily: 10:30AM WHO YOU THINK I AM (MA15+) Daily except Sun: 10:45AM Sun: 10:15AM YESTERDAY (M) Daily except Sun: 8:10PM Sun: 5:10PM
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Set in 1960s Hollywood, Tarantino’s ninth film is an exploration of the classic age of Hollywood movies and the people who made them. The film hinges on horrific real-life events, the Manson family murders, and the story follows what happens to the characters before during and after these events, almost using the event as a marker in time. Most of the scenes follow failing movie star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his loyal stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt). Rick and Cliff ’s bromance is really the heart of the film, as the two outof-touch white men make their way through late-60s Hollywood. This film is two hours and 41 minutes of great dialogue, incredible costumes, and lots of real-life and pop-culture references. You may find the movie a slow burn if these references pass you by but the outstanding performances of DiCaprio and Pitt are enough to go and see it. Also starring Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, and Margot Robbie, it’s an all-star cast in classic Tarantino style.
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ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY 22
SUNDAY 25
Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, THE SWAMPS Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, WALKER Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM JASON DELPHIN Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM FRIENDLY JORDIES Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM IZZY DAY Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM THURSDAY TAKEOVER WITH DJ REFLEX + FRIENDS
Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM WARREN EARL BAND Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM LIVE DJS Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM JORDAN MCROBBIE
Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 6.30PM TRIVIA Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM ADAM BROWN
Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET
Q LENNOX HOTEL 9PM JAM NIGHT
Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM JOSH LEE HAMILTON
Q ENTERPRISE LAB – SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY, LISMORE, 5.30PM MELISSA LUCASHENKO IN CONVERSATION
Q LENNOX HOTEL 10PM BRIAN WATT BAND Q TINTENBAR HALL 7.30PM ANNI M FABLES
Q DUSTY ATTIC, LISMORE, 7PM ACID BLEED
Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB, 7.30PM CHECK 2, QUEEN FOREVER – WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM PHIL GUEST
Q CASINO GOLF CLUB 7.30PM KATIE BROOKE
Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, EAGLE EYE JONES + SUNROSE & THE OOGARS Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, MANOA BAND
Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, LITTLE GEORGIA. JACK TULLY & THE SEERS, HANDFUL OF HELMET Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SILK & OAK
Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM KRAPPYOKEE
FRIDAY 23
SATURDAY 24
Q NIMBIN HOTEL 7PM SALT AND STEEL Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 7.30PM GLENN SHIELDS Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM BENNO & KESH
Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 7.30PM DEAN DOYLE WITH SOPHISTICATION Q CORNDALE HALL 2.30PM ASTRONOMY NIGHT 2019
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM DJ LONGTIME, 9PM DJ EASY
Q THE ITALO AUSTRALIA CLUB, LISMORE, 5.30PM THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 2PM FESTIVAL FOR THE SEAS
Q DUSTY ATTIC, LISMORE, 7PM ASH & SARA
Q BYRON THEATRE 10AM BYRON BAY TANGO FESTIVAL 2019, 4.30PM THE MENDOZA TANGO QUARTET – NUEVO TANGO: INFLUENCE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC ON ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB, 7.30PM THE RAIDERS
Q LONE GOAT GALLERY, BYRON BAY, 11AM STU MURPHY Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 6PM OPEN MIC NIGHT Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 6PM ACOUSTIC GYPSY JAZZ WITH BEN JULIAN Q BYRON BAY GOLF CLUB 7PM EPIC
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM JOCK BARNES, 9PM BLUESFEST BUSKING COMPETITION SHOWCASE
Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM PINK ZINC
Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7PM RUNAWAY MORNINGS
Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 7.30PM BILL JACOBI
Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM BRAZILIAN NIGHT
Q IVORY TAVERN, TWEED HEADS, 8PM KRAPPYOKEE
Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM TAHLIA MATHESON
Q BYRON THEATRE 6PM BYRON BAY TANGO FESTIVAL 2019 Q TARGA, BYRON BAY, 6PM LUKE BENNETT
Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM SYDNEY HOTSHOTS – THE MAGIC MIKE XXL TOUR
Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 7PM DAN HANNAFORD
Q SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN, BOB EVANS
Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM BONES RIVERS Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, KARL S WILLIAMS
Q THE GOLLAN HOTEL, LISMORE, 8PM THUNDERGOD OF THE MULTIVERSE, H_D_M_ & MASOCHIST Q CASINO GOLF CLUB 8PM LOOSE CHANGE Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM ADAM BROWN Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM LET THERE BE AC/DC Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM LIVING IN THE 70S Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 2PM MICK ALBECK & HAMISH DUTTON Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM HERMAN’S HERMITS Q SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN, FIONA O’LOUGHLIN Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 6.30PM MATTY ROGERS Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 8PM CACTUS, MACHINE MACHINE, KURILPA REACH, VICTOR BRAVO
LOOKING FOR A NIGHT OUT?
WHAT’S ON BYRON BAY TANGO FESTIVAL 2019 Friday 23 - Sunday 25 August Tickets & info: www.tangonut.com
We have hundreds of gigs from around the north coast in the region’s BEST online gig guide
THE MENDOZA TANGO QUARTET NUEVO TANGO Saturday 24 August, 4.30pm All tickets $35 | Ages 15+
THE MAGIC TOYSHOP VICTORIAN STATE BALLET
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Saturday 31 August & Sunday 1 September Adult $40 | Conc $35 | BT Club $35 Child U16 $28 | Family of 4 $120
Thursday 5 September, 6.30pm Free event
MERRYN JEANN PRESENTED BY MUSEAGENCY Friday 6 September, 8.00pm Full $25 | Concession $20
Enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar Byron Theatre Club Membership now available 6685 6807
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RAISING HUMANITY – BOOK LAUNCH PRESENTED BY ERFAN DALIRI
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Q WILLIAMS STREET KITCHEN & BAR, LENNOX HEAD, 6.30PM SAM BUCKINGHAM
MONDAY 26
Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, WHEN HARRY MET SWANNY
Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, FERGO, DAN CLARK
Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, MERCY MERCY
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 8PM 4’20 SOUND REGGAE NIGHT
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM LIVING IN THE 70S, Q BYRON THEATRE 10AM BYRON BAY TANGO FESTIVAL 2019
Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, FRIENDLY ENEMIES Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM OLI WRIGHT (DJ SET) Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM REGGAE AFTERPARTY
Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 12PM SUNDAY SESSION DJS JEZZA J & VINNIE LADUCE
Q CITY HALL, LISMORE, 6PM HERMAN’S HERMITS
Q BYRON BAY GOLF CLUB 2PM SUN DAZE LIVE DJ MUSIC ON THE DECK Q THE SUN, BYRON BAY, 5PM HARRY NICHOLLS
TUESDAY 27 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, BENNY WHISKEY Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM LEIGH JAMES
Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM CHRIS ARONSTEN
Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET)
Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM SUB TRIBE
Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, UPSTAIRS 9PM HIP-HOP HOORAY LIVE DJS
Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 1PM GUY KACHEL Q OCEAN SHORES PUBLIC SCHOOL 1.30PM DANGEROUSLY POETIC
Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM BANGALOW BRACKETS – OPEN MIC WITH SLIM PICKENS
Q DRILL HALL THEATRE, MULLUMBIMBY, 2PM CASABLANCA
Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM TRIVIA Q LENNOX HOTEL 6PM ROB SARIC
Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM THE SWAMP CATS JAM
Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 11AM FOUR DIVAS
Q CLUB LENNOX 4PM ISAAC FRANKHAM Q WILLIAMS STREET KITCHEN & BAR, LENNOX HEAD, 4PM QUACKERS LIVE DJ Q SEVEN MILE, LENNOX HEAD, 3PM DAN CLARK Q EVANS HEAD SLSC 3PM ADAM BROWN
WEDNESDAY 28 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, JAZZ IN THE RESTAURANT Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CHRIS AND JAMIE Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM SCOTT DAY VEE
Q ELTHAM HOTEL 1PM PHIL LEVY Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 2PM THE BUGGY BROTHERS Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM KILLER QUEEN EXPERIENCE
Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 6PM VINNIE LADUCE (DJ SET) Q LENNOX HOTEL 6.30PM GET QUIZZED
Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 2.30PM PISTOL WHIP Q SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS, 12PM SUNDAY SESSIONS – JOCK BARNES
Q DUSTY ATTIC, LISMORE, 7PM JEFF LANG Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 11AM THE ANDREWS SISTERS TRIBUTE SHOW
BARISTA COURSE LEVEL 1
TUESDAY 10 SEPT 4–7PM
$50 - AGES: 15 TO 24 BOOKINGS: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU
SATURDAY 14 SEPT 8AM–2PM
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WEDNESDAY 18 SEPT 4.30 TO 7.30PM
SAFER DRIVERS COURSE FOR LEARNERS
WED & THURS 3.30–5.30PM
$140 – BOOKINGS: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU
FREE HOMEWORK HELP
WEDNESDAYS AT MULLUMBIMBY HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAYS AT BYRON HIGH SCHOOL
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THE YAC IS AN ALL INCLUSIVE SPACE WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL PEOPLE AND YOUTH EXPERIENCING DISABILITY.
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Service Directory SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINE
ANTENNAS
DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998
0402 022 111
FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162
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DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday. LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid. For line Service Directory ads email classifieds@echo.net.au. DISPLAY ADS: $66 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid. Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section. David Levine iwireantennas.com.au *conditions apply For display Service Directory ads email adcopy@echo.net.au. The Echo Service Directory is online in Echonetdaily – www.echo.net.au/service-directory JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705
ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777
BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242
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 CARPENTER. Insured & qualified. Homes, decks, small jobs, free quotes. Lic 231104C...0431 674377
ANTIQUES / RESTORATION
INDEX
CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677
CARPENTER BUILDER Extend, renos, cabins, sheds. Peter Bergin Lic 147887C..................0487 101747
FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique, 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com ...0412 528454 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595
Accountants & Bookkeepers ..........47 Acupuncture .................................47 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration....47 Antennas & Installation.................47 Antiques / Restoration ..................47 Appliance Repair ...........................47 Architects .....................................47 Automotive...................................47 Bathroom Renovations..................47 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters ..47 Bricklaying....................................47 Building Trades .............................47 Bush Regen & Weed Control ..........47 Carpet Cleaning ............................47 Chimney Sweeping........................47 Chiropractic ..................................47 Cleaning .......................................47 Computer Services ........................48 Concreting & Paving ......................48 Decks, Patios & Extensions.............48 Dentists ........................................48 Design & Drafting..........................48 Driveway Maintenance ..................48 Earthmoving & Excavation.............48 Electricians ...................................48 Fencing .........................................48 Floor Sanding & Polishing..............48 Garden & Property Maintenance....48 Garden Design ..............................49 Gas Suppliers ................................49 Glaziers.........................................49 Graphic Design ..............................49 Guttering ......................................49 Handypersons ...............................49 Health ..........................................49
Hire ..............................................49 Kitchens........................................49 Landscape Design .........................49 Landscape Supplies .......................49 Landscaping .................................49 Lighting ........................................49 Locksmith .....................................49 Osteopathy ...................................49 Painting........................................49 Pest Control ..................................49 Photography .................................49 Physiotherapy ...............................49 Picture Framing ............................49 Plastering .....................................50 Plumbers ......................................50 Printing & Copying Services ...........50 Removalists ..................................50 Roofing.........................................50 Rubbish Removal ..........................50 Scrap Metal Merchants ..................50 Septic Systems ..............................50 Sewing & Alterations.....................50 Solar Installation ..........................50 Stonemasonry ..............................50 Swimming Pools ...........................50 Tiling ............................................50 Tree Services .................................51 Upholstery ....................................51 Valuers .........................................51 Veterinary Surgeons......................51 Water Filters .................................51 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning .........51 Welding ........................................51 Window Tinting ............................51
HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C ...............................................0432 565060
APPLIANCE REPAIR
RENOVATION SPECIALIST Customised Service. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786 CARPENTER All work types, 20 years exp, free quotes, fully insured, no job too small...0473 027848 ALL MAKES & models: Fridges, washers, ovens. All kitchen/laundry. Fast w/ good rates ..0401 159371 SURFSIDE BUILDING Decks, Patios, Extensions. Free Quotes. Lic: 182983C. Contact ...0412 551353
ARCHITECTS
BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL
FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns - bindii weeds .....................................................0418 110714 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001 EAST COAST BUSH REGENERATION Tree planting, weed control. Call Rossco Faithfull.0409 157695 ATELIER LUKE – Luke Hayward architect, Reg. 10438 www.atelierluke.com ...............0401 875535 CAMPHOR CONTROL, rainforest and creek restoration services. Ph .............................0428 715886
CARPET CLEANING
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LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES
BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444
Truck Mounted Machine
Kevin & Margaret Bower FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!
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BATHROOM RENOVATIONS
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BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation .....66771905
CHIROPRACTIC
BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS
BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282
ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS
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SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM
SUNSCREENS
WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553
ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415
MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962
ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960
MULLUMBIMBY CHIROPRACTIC Massage & Chiropractic. 110 Dalley St ........................66841028
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
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COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137
• 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
BRICK/BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 291958C. Phone Mark ........................................0409 444268
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DENTISTS LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264
Roof & Pressure Cleaning Roof Painting Deck Oiling
DESIGN & DRAFTING
Byron Bay
Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916
BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993
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DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048
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BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448
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• 24/7 Emergency • Residential, Commercial • Level 2
1800 763 911 | 0417 415 474
RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355
ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES
JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028
SERVICING THE EAST COAST OF THE NSW NORTHERN RIVERS
BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801
6677 1859
Phone Mick 0409 009 024 Email: mickbhl@gmail.com
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GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0422 207299
Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance
EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ...........................66771852 or 0432 107262
• Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne • Excavator 5 to 21 tonne • Positrack loader augers 150 to 600mm & rock grab • Driveways • Roads • Acreage clearing • House pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush rocks • Rock walls • Competitive rates
FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256
– nationally recognised qualiďŹ cations
FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING
Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift
0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228 5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. Augers and rock grab available.
MOBILE COMPUTER SUPPORT Home & business workrightcomputersupport.com.au 0422 804449
SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477
BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408
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Philip Toovey
COMPUTER SERVICES
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ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173
Jai – 0467 482 948
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CLEANS: Holiday, Residential, Bond, Commercial, Spring
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0414 905 900
JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705
CLEANING SERVICE
Personal tech support for bamboozled ed bip bipeds
Suffolk Park
Lic no. 141097C
Full Circle
Quality Exterior Refinishing
EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283
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RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335
CONCRETING & PAVING
• Land clearing • Augers, rock grab & breaker attachments • Free quotes
DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793
Luke Jarrett – 0431 329 630 Follow us on
Lic.136717c
Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. • Residential Civil Industrial. • Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete. • Steel ďŹ xing & formwork.
ALL AROUND
Lic No. 337066C
GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
• Driveways • Landscaping • Rock walls • House & shed sites
SALISBURY CONCRETING
STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING Specialising in road repairs & driveways Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads. Augers – hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.
6684 0160 | 0439 840 160 | 0421 460 932
CONCRETING
Free Quotes
NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716
5.5 Tonne Excavator, Positrack Loader & 12 Tonne Tipper
BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111
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
Call Daniel
CivilTrak Road construction, excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire.............................0499 912459
0424 876 155
ELECTRICIANS
FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173
24 HOUR SERVICE
PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788
FREE QUOTES
Lic No 142383C
DECKS
0439 624 945
Call Mark 0498 115 182 FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690
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Domestic Commercial ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753
All Jobs Small or Large
Lic: 154293c
DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS
SECURITY, DATA, TV Tim Nicholls ph: 0468 384 203 lic: 000102498
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
• Paving • Stonework • Timber work • Retaining wall • Garden maintenance • Planting • TurďŹ ng • Mulching • Hedging • Lawns
0434 329 111
Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Non-Toxic Herbicide Spray | Brush Cutting Tip Runs | Fully Insured
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HEALTH
Property maintenance All Mowing jobs Landscaping Pressure cleaning Tip runs
• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366
0401 458 422
MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002
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
MALI’S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006
YVES DE WILDE
HIRE
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X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING
A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213 PAUL’S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791
KITCHENS
QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES
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X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C
A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689
BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service, pressure cleaning. Attention to detail at good rates. Ph .................................................0424 805660 FEMALE GARDENER with years of experience. Bridget.................................................0429 335501
LANDSCAPE DESIGN BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804
LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES
PAINTER
SAMURAI HEAVY DUTY BRUSHCUTTING. Ph .............................................................0402 733620 PROBLEM CAMPHORS and woody weeds removed. No fuss-green waste, lantana too! ..0478 779650
GARDEN DESIGN
• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more
6684 2323 / 0418 663 983
GAS SUPPLIERS Free Delivery
Locally Owned Est 18 years
No Rental
NEIL A McINTOSH
1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)
www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au FENG SHUI / GARDEN DESIGN .........................Lyn 0428 884329
Reliable
www.brunswickvalleygas.com
6680 1575 or 0408 760 609
SOIL MULCH
CRACKER DUST ROAD BASE
GRAVEL
FIRE WOOD
ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015
PEST CONTROL
0266 804555
LANDSCAPING
Professional Property Protection you can Trust
• Targeted treatments for all pests with “no sprayâ€? cockroach treatments • 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
GLAZIERS
6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018
Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe
6685 8588
GRAPHIC DESIGN
www.sanctuarypest.com.au
02 6681 6555
24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR • PLASTER REPAIRS • WALLPAPERING CLEAN & TIDY • ALWAYS ON TIME • ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 – 465 Uralba Road, Uralba
AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249
18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate
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GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442
Lic 167371C
TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772
SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456
YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS
LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853
www.allpestsolutions.com.au
LIGHTING
THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018
PHOTOGRAPHY
www.thinkblinkdesign.com
Tree Faerie Fotos
DESIGN Print | Branding | Social Media | Websites | Graphic Design
GUTTERING
Professional • Commercial • Personal
LOCKSMITH
30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism
www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518
Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148 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
PHYSIOTHERAPY
OSTEOPATHY
OSTEOPATHY at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre
HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956
classes, laser, shockwave. Kim Snellgrove, Cally O’Hara .......................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo)
466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288
60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900
ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & M’bah 66723818
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
BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer, clinical exercise
NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri.....................................66857517
PAINTING
PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock
AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 • DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000. PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385 MC’S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509
GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290 PPP HOME MAINTENANCE All aspects. Carpentry, decks, painting, repairs etc. Insured. 0434 705506 ALL TIMBER REPAIRS Qualified joiner/handyman. Well presented. Andrew ...............0412 293732 ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance ........................................0402 281638
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CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595
BRUNSWICK HEADS PHYSIO. Manual therapy exercise prescription, 45 minute consults, experienced Physio .........................................................................0419 629333
PICTURE FRAMING MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................ 6680 3444
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Patrick - 0425 256 802
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ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600
MR NORTHERN RIVERS ROOFING & Gutterguard Specialist NSW Lic 102013C...........0499 853889
RUBBISH REMOVAL
OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232
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PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351
JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025
HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017
Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic
MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICES‌ (NO JOB TOO SMALL)‌ Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483
PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES
Andy’s Move & More
Small and Medium Moves, Tip Runs & Deliveries, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most Areas Based from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby Calls always returned
0429149 533 Est 2006
Northern Rivers Pty Ltd
0418 754 149 • 07 5523 9930
TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805
BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS
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MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999
• All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing 73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)
6684 3003 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839 POOL CONSTRUCTION BYRON BAY. Baywater Pool. Lic 206487C.........0419 479921 or 66843489
TILING
SEWING & ALTERATIONS SEWING Repairs & alterations. Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ..................................0427 570812
SOLAR INSTALLATION
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Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa
0408 232 066
TILE & GROUT CLEANING Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.
WINTER SPECIAL:
Every 5th m2 FREE
TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 TILING PERFECTION & WATERPROOFING Free quotes, repairs. Lic 179306C .66801168 or 0409 847653
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LEAPFROG REMOVALS
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• 1300 Taylex • www.talex.com.au
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STONEMASONRY
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Electric Lic 124600c
• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of ďŹ ne art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery
1800 88 68 77 firstsunsolar.com.au 268 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay
SWIMMING POOLS
PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633 NEWT wastewater treatment. Septic design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C............... 0429 805081
REMOVALISTS
• Best Price Promise • Highest Quality Products • 10 Year Installation Workmanship Guarantee • 5 Year Annual Onsite Cleaning and Maintenance included
STONEMASON Walls and paths. Free quotes. artstorey@icloud.com. Ph Art ................0422 745333
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SEPTIC SYSTEMS
BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403
I LOVE PLUMBING. All plumbing. All areas. Ph Steve. Lic 148904C ..............................0412 916140
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PRUNING ~ REMOVALS ~ STUMP GRINDING
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• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18” Chipper Mark Linder Qualified Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com
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• 20 years local knowledge and experience • Fully insured / free quotes • 19 inch chipper • Bobcat • Cherry picker • Crane truck
www.harttreeservices.com.au
0427 347 380
for home, commercial and rural properties
6680 8200 or 0418 108 181
SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852
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TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524
Water purification systems Rainwater Filters Fridge water filters
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
We provide professional & reliable tree services to make your environment safe and healthy.
AREAS WE SERVICE Ballina / Byron Bay / Tweed Heads / Gold Coast / Murwillumbah
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• Tree felling & removal • Stump grinding • Chipping • Pruning • Clean up work • Spider lift / cherry picker
0479 066 311 yourtreefeller.com.au
UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255
$399
FULLY INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME
Phone Chris 0414 229 114
WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING
BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY. Soft furnishings, curtains & outdoor. ................................0403 713303 TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285
VALUERS
WELDING
BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential, Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976
VETERINARY SURGEONS
WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general, repairs & Aluminium. Call Rod ...........0408 410545
WINDOW TINTING
MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818 SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer .................................................66840735 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009
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ECHO CLASSIFIEDS 6684 1777 CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS
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House Sit ............................... 52
PHONE ADS
In Memoriam.......................... 53
Ads may be taken by phone on
Motor Vehicles ....................... 52
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Garage Sales......................... 52 Halls For Hire......................... 52 Health Notices ....................... 51
Musical Notes ........................ 53 Only Adults ............................ 53 Pets ........................................ 53 Positions Vacant .................... 53 Professional Services ............ 51 Public Notices ........................ 51 Social Escorts........................ 53 Thank You .............................. 51 To Lease ................................ 52
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To Let ..................................... 52
EMAIL ADS
Tradework .............................. 52
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Tree Services ......................... 52
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Sat 28th September Stall Registration Open
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HELP OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER DRIVER REQUIRED Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre are looking for a crew of volunteer food recovery van drivers. Requirements for the job are that you must be fit and able to lift sometimes heavy boxes of food, you must have an unencumbered Drivers Licence. If you like driving and you feel you could contribute to your community and environment please enquire by giving the centre a call on 02 6684 1286 or drop in at 55 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. Help us to continue this valuable program, keeping good food out of landfill and in people’s bellies.
FIND OUT HOW THE ROT BEGAN
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weekend.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
Call Shahido
6688 2494
HYPNOSIS & EFT
Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352 HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores, Michaela, 0416332886
MAW Traditional Thai Massage 0478 654 405
BANH THAI 17 Ruskin St BYRON BAY
TWO WINGS PSYCHOLOGY
PROF. SERVICES
…feel the difference
LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002
8am Silent Dynamic Meditation 10am Osho Discourse 11am Zen Meditation 12 Dance Meditation 2pm Humming meditation 3pm Zen Meditation 4pm Shaking Meditation 6pm Osho evening meditation
COLONICS
Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic. Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au
So far we have recovered over 44 Tonnes of food
DENTURES
Osho Meditation Day Saturday 24th Aug.
HEALTH
THANK YOU AILSA TEGGE, sister of the late Sandy Dunstan, would like to show her appreciation to the staff at the Byron Bay Hospital for their loving care towards Sandy in his last week. Also a heartfelt Thank You to Dr Murphy and the staff at the Ocean Shores clinic for their condolences and loving care of her brother for the last many years. To Liz and Robyn of pathology, thank you for your friendliness while taking blood from Sandy each month. Also Ailsa wishes to thank all her friends and family for their cards, flowers and many kindnesses at this time.
SUZANNE BOURCHIER psychologist 02 6685 5670
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
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HEALTH continued
FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND • FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES
6684 4421 0402 364 852
Supplying commercial, wood fired bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open fires, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4’x 6’ to 4 ton tipper. PRICES STARTING FROM $95. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.
Matt 0427 172 684
Fully insured • Free quotes
Fully Australian certified & engineered. A very popular attraction, can easily earn $2000 per day after costs. $36,000.
0427 347 380
Call Steve 0421 440 461
• 19 inch chipper • Stump grinding • Cherry picker • Crane truck • Bob Cat
Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads
SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES
Body Based
Somatic Practice
Julie Wells Anne Goslett
Mulch Supplies
(nee Mannix)
Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas
6687 7677
Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.
Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching
Mobile 0417 698 227
(02) 6685 5185 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay
HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net
TRADEWORK
FOR SALE SERVING BYRON IT INDUSTRY FOR 20 YEARS. Website development, CMS support, SEO, CMS plug ins, template customisation, WW free validation, custom coding, compatibility issues, advanced CSS, database management. Contact Laurent 0405811271
4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS
s 3EPTIC TANK CLEANING s 'REASE TRAP SERVICING s /ILY ,IQUIDS s 0ORTABLE TOILET HIRE s HOUR SERVICE
ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS
STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER
Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617
6687 2750 - 0401 208 797
COMPOST TOILETS
For tiny houses to commercial Green Building Centre 0431721073
$20 AND UNDER! H/hold, yoga mats, fan & much more. 23 Ribbonwood, Suffolk Park, from 7.30am, 24th and 25th August
CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403
Automatic 2005 Nissan Pulsar STL 148726km 4Cyl sedan low km 6mths rego SN1206....$4995 2000 Saab 9-3 TS Hatch 5Spd Manual 6Mths rego included SN2134......................$3250 Automatic 1998 Suzuki Grand Vitara 179898Km Immaculate condition dual range 4WD SN9145...........................................................$5495 2000 Mitsubishi Triton Glx 176752 5spd Manual Great for work ute 6mths rego SN959 .......$3450 2003 Diesel Pajero GLS 5Spd Manual Rego till Jan 2020 7seater family 4WD or great for travelling SN0260 ...................................$7490
BARGAINS
ballinacarcentre.com.au
16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA
Ballina Car Centre
DLN 19950
6686 5586 / 0418 676 274
BUSINESS FOR SALE BYRON & BANGALOW MARKETS hot food van + plant $30k. Ph 0405584606 FLAVOURS OF BYRON BAY Lifestyle business for sale. Be your own boss. This business is ripe for growth & priced for immediate sale. Contact Alison gifts@ flavoursofbyronbay.com.au
HOUSE SIT HOUSE SITTER/CARETAKER AVAIL: 30 year local, non-smoker, reliable. Single, no pets. Refs avail. 0401038576
TO LET 17 Towers Drive, Mullumbimby
Phone: 6684 2325
BAMBOO PLY
PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •
Please email applications to mulleng@westnet.com.au
For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au
Tallow REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED
A casual position exists for a highly experienced aluminium and stainless steel fabricator. Must have demonstrated experience producing quality work whilst meeting production deadlines. Driver licence and White Card essential. We pay above award wages, and there is potential for a permanent role after a successful probation period.
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.
TREE SERVICES
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ALUMINIUM & STAINLESS STEEL FABRICATOR
Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511
TREE SERVICES
0408 210 772
MIELE WASHERS
3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL
3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL
Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal
POSITION VACANT
• Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured
Psychotherapy
GARAGE SALES
BIG GARAGE SALE! 8am - 2pm, Saturday 24th August. Vintage Australian surfboards; long and short, fixed fins, D fins, from $20. Camping gear, dishwasher, antiques, collectables and housewares. Vintage women’s clothing 1960s to now. 5 Mia Court, Ocean Shores
MOTOR VEHICLES
4-Person Mobile Bungee Trampoline 20 years local experience
ADVENTURERS WANTED for epic journey. Sailing the Ganges, overnight train journeys, Pushkar Camel Fair, incredible curries and plenty of chai tea. You need a sense of adventure and an open mind. Four spots left. Departs Delhi, October 2019. To register interest call 0422930458 or email nick@ journeyswithnick.com
FENCE POSTS • Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Firewood • Concrete Posts • Tomato stakes • Molasses Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284
WANTED LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052
30 YEARS OF A BYRON BAY HOARDER. 6 Keats St, Byron Bay, Saturday 24th August, 7am-1pm, no early callers. Clothing ladies, plants (pandanus) small to mature trees, Western Red Cedar slabs approx. 40, large variety of handyman tools, sliding/ singular & bi fold doors; various sizes. Windows, MIG welder, drop saws, drill presses, etc. Books, odd bits of furniture. Pool fencing, 5mx4m stage. Lots more, everything must sell! MULLUM, 34 MORRISON AVE 8am 1.30pm. Furniture, singe bed & mattress GC, single air bed, retro day-bed, indus shelves, pavers, crockery, bags, shoes, hats, clothes, good things! 0422041882
BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 NTH O.SHORES studio. Lovely spacious & light, 1bdr, near beach, suit quiet working female, n/s d&a free. Meditative h/hold $350pw inc bills. Deb 0409398022 COOPERS SHOOT modern farm cabin, no pets, n/s, d/f, $350pw neg 0439871485 AMAZING HOUSE 3-4 bdrms + s/cont studio. Centre of Byron. $2200pw. Ph Kerri 66809148 (office hours only).
RESIDENTIAL Brunswick Heads 2 bed 1 bth $470 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 4 bed 2 bth $650 The Pocket 3 bed 2 bth $550 3 bed 2 bth $600 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads 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. BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618
LOCAL REMOVAL
& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 SMALL HOUSE BANGALOW, brand new, partly furn: dishwasher, washing machine, fridge, new stove. 1 person $380pw, 2 people $520pw. N/s, no drugs. 0402061110 RENOVATED DAIRY/COTTAGE. Close to Federal Village, all services connected. Private. Suit couple. $350pw 66884220 STORAGE SHED 6x3m for $25pw. Also building materials, sliding door 2300 x 2100 $250, etc. Apply Paul or Brian, 107 Stuart St, Mullumbimby
TO LEASE UNITS 2 and 4 at 16 Bonanza Dr Billinudgel. Approx 145sqm each. Ph Dave after 4.30pm 0266802413 TREATMENT ROOM Central Byron location, $80 per day, available 1-2 days per week. Please call Kari 0415379757 CREATIVE DYNAMIC WORKSHOP to share. 50sqm+. Mullum. $95pw + elect. Refs req. Ph 0408809528 OFFICE 70m2 Byron A&I Est. a/c, carpet $400pw+GST. Call Baz 0418327731
O’SHORES Fully s/c 1bed unit part furn suit n/s d/f mature single $250p/w Ph 0415225023
BYRON BAY ARTS & INDUSTRY ESTATE. 116m2 wth frontage to Banksia Drive. $400p/w inc O/G and GST 0413406156
HUONBROOK, 4 bed, 2 bath, fully furnished & equipped farmhouse. Minimum 6 months let. $580pw. Sorry no pets. 66840299
SGB SPACE TO RENT Large area suitable for music/art/therapies. Bathroom inc, 2 separate rooms, could be shared. Price neg depending on use. 0403229030
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
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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SATURDAY
SUNDAY / EVENTS
TAI CHI
QIGONG
SOFT-STYLE MARTIAL ART
HEALING EXERCISE ART
Alignment, Relaxation, Meditation
Breathing, Awareness, Energy Flow
BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS in Byron Bay by appointment
6.30-7.30am: BARRE SPORT (B) 10.30-11.45am: YOGALATES (BT)
8-9.30am: YOGALATES (B & SP) 10-11am: PILATES ALIGN (B)
See web for full timetable and studio locations yogalates.com.au
6am: LED ASHTANGA YOGA 9.30am: STRENGTH 9.30am: YIN YOGA & BALANCE YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA
8.30am: AKHANDA 8.30am: HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION VINYASA YOGA
Fill your classes now! For information email adcopy@echo.net.au
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Classifieds POSITIONS VACANT
THE ECHO PAPER DELIVERY
The Echo has a contract position to insert, fold, bag (wet weather) & deliver to . BANGALOW : 1280 papers COOPERS SHOOT : 220 papers . The successful applicant will have an ABN, a reliable vehicle and ideally they will live near the distribution area. They will deliver the papers very early (from 5am) on a Wednesday morning and will have delivered all the papers by 1pm Wednesday. Suit mature or stable persons/couples with a strong throwing arm. Commencing 11 Sept. Email simon@echo.net.au or phone 0409324724 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 LABOURERS. Experience in residential construction a must. Experience in structural landscaping preferred. Send your details to sanctumlandscaping@ bigpond.com
EXCEPTIONAL DRIVERS WANTED. Day & Night shifts available. Apply now careers@gobyron.com.au or 66209213
WORK WANTED 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
Grounds and Maintenance Team Leader Perm full time position available. Please see our website work with us for more information & how to apply. www.crystalcastle.com.au/ workwithus/
CASUAL GROUND CREW
Local Hot air Balloon Operation. Handy with trailers/4WD. Positive, flexible, enjoy early mornings & people. LR/MR licence helpful but not essential.
TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au
PARLO
ITALIANO
Native teacher. Private tuition or advanced reading group. Ph 0435635822
Adobe Tutoring Experienced Professional Trainer • Photoshop • Indesign • Illustrator
Fitness Trainer and Assessor Exciting opportunity to join an expanding education provider in Byron Bay delivering Cert 3 & Cert 4 in Fitness. Attractive salary and conditions for suitable candidates who possess: Min. Cert 4 in fitness | 2 years recent Industry experience A current Cert. 4 in Training & Assessment Positive, outgoing personality and the ability to engage students from diverse backgrounds
0438 859 921
Mullum Creek Native Nursery
Tue 27th August
Fri 30th August
• Elements Of Watercolour
• Facebook For Business 2
Wed 28th August
Sat 31st August
• Flavours Of Spain With Snowy
• Art Therapy - An Intro • Create A Beautiful Handmade Journal • Painting With Your Camera
Thu 29th August • Instagram For Business 2 • Lomi Lomi - Level 2
Limited places - don’t miss out! 02 6684 3374
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OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR / BOOKKEEPER
Passed away with family at her side. Adored and treasured mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. Ruth will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
50 OR MORE $5.00 EACH
Michael Currie Funerals 6684 6232
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QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 GUITAR STRINGS, REPAIRS Brunswick Heads 66851005
IN MEMORIAM IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAROLINE PITT 17.7.1953 - 22.8.2009
Toffee is a delightful quiet girl whose mum sadly had to move into residential care. Toffee was initially bewildered & scared when she arrived but is now warming to her carers & new surroundings. She adores head rubs & human contact but seems afraid of other cats. If you could give Toffee a home where she’ll be the sweet centre of your life, 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
Byron Dog Rescue (CAWI)
Open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10 am – 4 pm Saturday 9am – 1pm Cash, Eftpos & creditcard
Meet little GILBERT Gilbert, who is going to burgeon into gentlegiant Gilbert. He's a 14-week-old Bull Arab / Staffy x with an obedient, shy, chilled disposition. He's been tested for parvovirus (all clear), microchipped & vaccinated. Gilbert is enjoying his foster-care family, where he is learning valuable skills with children & lots of other dogs. Please phone Shell on 0458 461 935 if you can offer Gilbert the loving safe home he requires.
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Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.
You may well be surprised to see that the gorgeous young KALI is still waiting to be adopted. That hypnotic gaze is full of longing to go home and have a real life. She ticks all the boxes for friendliness, temperament and good looks and is still well under a year old. Plus she has a sister if you have a carry box big enough to carry both. We currently have a prekitten season special of just $50 and “no more to pay!" All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. No: 900079000277856
Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net
ONLY ADULTS JUNGLE FEVER HITS BYRON! Exotic Deep Tissue & Sensual Touch Smokin’ 28yo Caribbean. 0407013347 BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late. In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook! SEXIEST MASSAGE IN BYRON BAY Truly gorgeous goddess! 0490466413 SOFT HANDS WARM OIL Sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron. 0407264343 sensualmassagebyronbay.com www.tantrabyronbay.com Exquisite tantra massage & tuition for men, women & couples. 0425347477
Maria Torresi née Rossi
www.madamekrystal.com FULL BODY MASSAGE 0406582418
Late of Mullumbimby. Passed away peacefully after a short illness on Friday 16th August 2019. Dearly loved Wife of Luciano Torresi (dec’d). Loved Mother and Motherin-law of Gino & Julie, David & Petria, and Elsa. Cherished Grandmother of Zachary, Sarah, Lucas, Jason, Jonathon, Nicholas, Sophy, Gemma, Laura, Daniel and Alana. Loving Great-Grandmother of Vienna.
ACCOUNTANT
Please send applications for both positions to
Billy is a 12 month old desexed male kelpie x shepherd. He is an active boy, good natured and good with other dogs. If you can give Billy a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461.
Mindblowing Erotic Bodywork
Aged 83 years.
National FMCG manufacturer situated in the Byron Shire seeks experienced part-time bookkeeper. The successful candidate will be an experienced bookkeeper with relevant bookkeeping qualifications and experience in the preparation of BAS, accounts payable and receivable, invoicing, wages and high level proficiency in MYOB. Possess good communication and organisation skills in office functions, and have the capacity to work well in a team environment.
National FMCG manufacturer situated in the Byron Shire seeks experienced part-time accountant. The successful candidate would be involved with developing accounting systems, cost accounting and preparation of end-ofmonth accounts. Possess good communication skills and work well with our management team in advancing our accounting procedures and the preparation of end-of-month accounts.
Billy
Love, the Drudges
PETS
110 Yankee Creek Rd, via Wilsons Creek Rd, Mullumbimby | Only 3.5km from the Mullum Golf Course | 6684 1703
MUSICAL NOTES
Tams
Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral service to be held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Mullumbimby on THURSDAY (August 22, 2019) commencing at 11.00 am.
Michele
$5.95 EACH
Amazing
Aged 93 years
Mullum Ck Nursery has a huge range of Dwarf Lomandra available in tubestock. Varieties include Lime Tuff, Dalliance, Little Cricket, Bunyip, Little Pal, Echidna Grass and Little Con. These tough, hardy dwarf grasses are great for banks, borders, slopes, rockeries and mass plantings.
TUBESTOCK
HAPPY
Ruth Taylor
Dwarf Lomandras
DWARF LOMANDRA
Courses starting soon...
BIRTHDAYS
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Call or text
0412 777 653
FUNERAL NOTICES
Ten years have passed but it only seems like yesterday that we saw your smile and heard your kind voice. We miss you dearly every day and wish you were here to hold your grandchildren and see them grow. You were a shining light for so many people in your life and a caring, generous soul for those in need. Memories of you are always held in our hearts and never forgotten. Your loving family....Tony, Tanya, Jason & Ryan
Family and Friends are warmly invited to attend Maria’s Requiem Mass to be held at the St John’s Catholic Church, Mullumbimby, on Thursday 22nd August 2019, at 10.00 am. After the service, the cortege will leave for the Mullumbimby Lawn Cemetery. BILLINUDGEL (02) 6680 3084
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SOCIAL ESCORTS CASSANDRA is back, 25, size 8, DD, sexy blonde. Selina 19, size 6, DD, tall Eurasian stunner. Tatiana 19, tall, slim, size 6, stunning blue eyed brunette. Ellie size 6, DD bust, naughty Asian pocket rocket. Sapphire 20, size 8, tall, sensual, leggy. Anna 24, size 6 Thai beauty. Shelly 30, busty blonde. Chloe, stunning Penelope Cruz lookalike, size 6. Jade 23, size 8, pretty, busty Kiwi brunette. Spoil yourself. In & out. 7 days. Ladies always wanted. 66816038
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Friends of Libraries
Ocean Shores Art Expo
Friends of Libraries Byron Shire are hosting Ben Gilmour author, filmmaker well known for his film Jirga[/2018 and paramedic in conversation with Mick O’Regan. Ben will discuss his book The Gap, which is a history of his experiences as a paramedic in western Sydney. To be held at the newly renovated Heritage House on 11 September 5.30pm for a 6pm start. Tickets are $10. Join Friends of Libraries Byron Shire for an evening of discussion and enjoy cheese and a glass of wine. Tickets can be purchased at www.byronbayfol.com or Bangalow Newsagency 6687 1396. Limited seats are available. This is an event not to be missed.
Awards Night Friday 23 August 7pm, OS Primary School Hall, $15 entry. Interactive light show, plus entertainment by Del & Raven. Expo open Friday 23 till Sun 25 August, 10am–4pm. All art for sale. Newrybar Hall
Permaculture meetup Byron Shire Permaculture Group meets the first Wednesday of every month as part of the growing movement to reduce our harmful ecological footprint, access fresh food and water, and build resilience through proactive community networks. Meetings are at 7pm at Marvell Hall, Marvell St, Byron Bay. Contact info@permaculture.org.au.
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The Return and Earn recycling machine in Mullumbimby will provide you with the option to donate your recycling dollars to the Mullumbimby Hospital Auxiliary between 26 August and 24 November. After you’ve put your empty bottles and cans into the recycling machine take the option to donate to not-for-profits and select Mullumbimby Hospital Auxiliary. The Mullum Auxiliary raises funds to support the Byron Central Hospital and purchase of equipment.
Newrybar Hall 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 to raise money for the Australian Seabird Rescue and Cape Byron Marine Rescue equally. RSVP to info@newrybarhall.com.
Daffodil Day Far north coast and Northern Rivers residents get involved and show your support for those affected by cancer this Daffodil Day Appeal by donating to wear a daffodil pin or to receive fresh daffodils. BB Cancer Support
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The Drill Hall Film Society, Mullumbimby Drill Hall, screening classic film Casablanca on Sunday 25 August at 2pm with doors open 1.30pm. Refreshments available and post-screen discussion. Phone Sonia 6684 2112 to book, or just turn up if you are not a member. Tix at door.
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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.
AWL Stall The Animal Welfare League has a street stall on Friday 30 August from 8.30am till 1.30pm at the taxi rank, corner of Burringbar & Stuart streets, Mullumbimby. Items include cakes, plants, books, bric-a-brac, and more. Please come along and support this very worthwhile cause.
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1. Unknown line in total – a safe place? (6) 5. Cook taco – improvise for Major Mitchell! (8) 9. Find a place for the toy – the roof? (8) 10. Clean the cat – it’s a dear little girl (6) 11. Generously donate fees to Steinbeck classic (4,2,4) 13. Got up Midler, song (4) 14. Return strange English type of taro (4) 15. Woman steal banana, okra or a biscuit (4,6) 18. Exploitative female miner (4-6) 20. Pigs on motorcycles (4) 21. Gorgon, not working, goes back to the booze (4) 23. He offered a welcome, and held rag fluttering (10) 25. Party after balls – carry it to excess! (6) 26. One politician to toil badly before the East – it’s a bit rude! (8) 28. Claims before cares (8) 29. Want to take away the father (6)
1. Place of refuge (6) 5. Australian parrot (8) 9. Summit of residence (8) 10. Affectionate term for a child (6) 11. Novel by John Steinbeck (4,2,4) 13. Flower of England (4) 14. Type of taro (4) 15. Type of banana (4,6) 18. Ambitious and avaricious woman (4-6) 20. Male pigs (4) 21. Alcohol, specifically rum (4) 23. Ebullient greeter (10) 25. Take to excess (6) 26. Discourteous (8) 28. Claims, feigns (8) 29. Want, lust (6)
DOWN 2. Episodic, unreliable (4,3,2) 3. Landlocked country in Africa (7) 4. Small rough carpet (3) 5. Roman name for Eros (5) 6. Emerging, revealing oneself (6,5) 7. Acetylalicyic acid (7) 8. Sets of six deliveries (5) 12. Collapsing (7,4) 16. Canine (3) 17. Kitchen utensil (3-6) 19. Gentle run (3-4) 20. Manipulates, manages (7) 22. Large stream (5) 24. Farewell (Spanish) (5) 27. Soften, insulate (3)
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2. Adopt song carelessly and sporadically (4,3,2) 3. Drunk in nasty hole -- it’s a small country (7) 4. Mother, time for something to wipe your feet (3) 5. Love god with sore back? (5) 6. Emerging, but reportedly missing out on a medal (6,5) 7. Hoping to lose a thousand; it can relieve pain (7) Last week’s solution N298 8. Roves around lots of balls (5) B A R N U M R U M B 12. Raining feathers – failing! (7,4) R O N P N E 16. Keep track of the setter, perhaps (3) E G O M A N I A C S 17. A tool to urge on the hunter’s A T R N L T D I S E M B O W E L M assistant (3-6) F E C A 19. Wrong deity returns on a gentle R A B I D H A R D N run (3-4) U A E E 20. Names worker on Murray (7) I N T I M A T E D A T T A E S 22. About six, right around Amazon, S L A U G H T E R H perhaps (5) A E D O M A 24. Goodbye – lift one in a soft drink! (5) L O C A L P N E U M 27. A place to live – protection for the E R I E R E S A Y O N A R A A D cricketer (3)
The next fortnightly working bee will be on Saturday 24 August, from 9am till 1pm, at the Brunswick Crown Land site. Meet at the end of South Beach Road, behind the surf club. If you come late walk up the beach until you get to the ‘no dogs past this point’ sign and head over the frontal dune. We will be removing Bitou bush seedlings. Young filmmaker Caitlin O’Connor will be onsite collection footage for a short film about our project. Please come and show all faces behind this amazing achievement. Please wear boots, long-sleeve shirt, and long pants, a hat, gloves, and bring water and some morning tea. Tools and first aid kit will be provided. Please call on 0478 272 300 if you can’t find us.
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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.
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.
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.
Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.
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
Labyrinth Walk Walk the Labyrinth at Byron Bay Uniting Church 1st Sunday of the month between 2.30 and 4pm. Introductory talk at 2pm. Lauall Greer 0438 608 776.
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 call1300 652 820 or text your postcode to 0488 811 247. www. na.org.au. 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.
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.
Library fun Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Wednesday 10am. Storytime for toddlers and preschool children Mullumbimby – Friday 10.30am, Brunswick Heads – Monday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Tuesday 10.30am.
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U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 27 August 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Fiona Spencer from Barefoot Law explains the low-cost practical advice this service offers to individuals, families, community organisations, and small businesses. Visitors and potential new members most welcome. Ring 6685 1732.
Harry Potter returns to Coorabell Public School for a Hogwarts-themed fete on Sunday 25 August. Immerse yourself in bubble mayhem with Shorty Brown, be entertained by Circus Arts, the fiery Energy Entertainments, and outta-this-world Poppy Galactica and the Beat. Fun sideshow games include quidditch training, bouncy castles, bungy run game, and an amazing gigantic Zorb Ball. It’s all happening at Coorabell School, Mango Lane, 11am–4pm.
Warm up fundraiser Warm up at the Rock & Roll Saturday 31 August. 5–11pm. DJs Stephen Allkins, Mr Ha Yes, Abel el’ toro, Cinco Cinco Cinco, Milk, The Italian Chef. Free entry by an item of canned food that will be collected and donated to The Mullum Neighbourhood Centre.
Are you tech savvy? Do you know how to use a tablet/ mobile phone/ internet? If so, would you like to be a digital mentor for seniors? Northern Rivers Community Gateway is offering free training to allow you to support seniors in your community to get online. Training will be done in Lismore, Ballina, and Casino. Training days are coming up soon: Lismore: Northern Rivers Community Gateway, 76 Carrington Street, Lismore 20 September 9am till 4pm Ballina: North Coast Community College, Tamar Village, Tamar Street, Ballina 24 September 9am till 4pm Casino: Casino Neighbourhood Centre, 138 Canterbury Street, Casino 27 September 9am till 4pm All training is free and includes morning tea and lunch. Please contact Edith on 02 6621 7397 ext 133 or email training@nrcg.org.au if you are interested in this opportunity.
Free Tax Help Free Tax Help returns to Byron Community Centre Earn under $60,000 and don’t get income from an ABN? You may be eligible for assistance with preparing your tax return. Drop in or call the Byron Community Centre, leave your name and number, and our Tax Help volunteer Phil will give you a call back to check your eligibility and make you an appointment on a Monday afternoon. 6685 6807
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Bush Dance 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.
Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Anomalous psi experiences where science is at. Highlights from a recent US science conference about anomalies, about our multidimensional nature, and human consciousness beyond the brain. Presented by Dianne Trussell, author and lecturer. Thursday 22 August 2019, 1.30–3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay – Info: Celia 6684 3623.
Breastfeeding Support Group Ocean Shores Hub Baptist Rajah Road next to Target. Monday August 26 from 9.30am. Morning tea. All welcome. Talking about health for mums. Australian Breastfeeding Association. Enquiries 0431 477 445.
Byron Bay General Cancer Support Group 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 connect with other people with cancer. For more information please contact Ken on 0411 233 755 or David on 0428 187 025, or email david@davidyoung. com.au or kenconnell46@gmail.com.
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.
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Mullumbimby: Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058. Tuesdays: 10.30am. Byron: Drumming with Gareth Jones at Byron Theatre; Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell 12 till 1pm. Wednesdays: Choir with Kim Banffy, 10–11am; Ukulele 11.30–12.15. Suggested donation of $10. No bookings needed, information seniors@byroncommuntycentre.com or call 6685 6807. South Golden Shores Community Centre every Monday at 10.30. Phone 0435 780 017. Bangalow Bowlo Sundays at 3pm. All welcome. Enquiries Margot 0412 394 932. Byron Bay Croquet at Croquet Club next to the Scout Hall at the Byron Rec Grounds every Monday at 3.30pm. Ring 0477 972 535. Pottsville Fun Croquet Club at Black Rocks Sportfield. Beginners and visitors welcome. Game starts 9.30am Tuesday and 2pm Thursday. $5 per game. Enquiries 0413 335 941.
Choose from 50 organisations at the volunteer hub at Byron Community Centre. Make a difference in your community, have fun, learn new skills and meet people. Ph 6685 6807 email volunteers@byroncentre.com.au.
Contact Improvisation Contact Improvisation Saturdays in Mullumbimby 10–12 noon at St Martin’s, Church Hall, Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. All levels of dancers welcome. Enquiries 0402 059 564.
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.
Pottsville Fun Croquet Come and join for a social game, beginners and visitors welcome. Games starts 9.30am Tuesday and 2pm Thursday. $5 per game Black Rocks Sportsfield Enquires 0413 335 941
Play and Sing Playgroup For families with children 0–5 years old During school term meeting at the The HUB Baptist Church in Ocean Shores, Rajah Road (next to Target). Fridays 9.30–11.30am For more information please contact us on our Facebook page or Katie 0438 531 011.
Language exchange Byron language exchange club runs every 2nd Friday from 6pm at Club Byron (Bowlo). Practise other languages or help someone with your English! Find us on Facebook. Contact byronbaylanguages@gmail.com.
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Plenty of quality basketball for Beez U/16 girls Local juniors win chance to play on NRL stage
The black and red Byron Beez girls basketballers with coaches Matt Ogle (L) and Bret Madden. Photo Karissa Ball Jenny Ogle The Byron Beez girls black team went into the 2019 Waratah Northern Junior League as defending champions after winning back-toback titles, first in 2017 as the U/14s and last year as U/16s. With a target on their back and a new look team the Beez did their club proud by playing every game this season as hard as they could and with a good,
competitive nature. Improving throughout the season the Beez finished third and qualified for the finals in Port Macquarie. Up against Tamworth in the elimination final the Beez let their opponents get away to an early 16–2 lead. Showing true Beez spirit, the girls fought back to level at halftime with strong defence and high-intensity team basketball. The game was close until the final
buzzer, and despite a very deep three-pointer by Isy Crawford in the final seconds the Beez went down 65–61. Next season will see the first-ever Byron Bay U/18 girls’ NJL team. Another example of the growing popularity of junior basketball was Byron Bay being able to field two teams in the U/16 girls’ NJL. The Byron Beez girls’ red (younger) team had a great season against some very
tough teams. The Beez’ league-dominant point guard Alfa Hagen had to return to Denmark just prior to the final round and despite holding at least fourth place all season, they slipped at the very end and missed the finals in Port Macquarie. Isabella Hagen and Christie Howarth continue to lead the team as they begin the regional North Coast Shield competition this summer.
Brad Izzard’s Byron Bay Lennox Head U/10s have won their competition and will play in Sydney. Photo Deb Milgate Nicky Sheridan Byron Bay Lennox Head Junior Rugby league Club have finished off the season with four teams advancing into the finals over the next few weeks. Their courageous U/10s team took the winning
honours in their age group. Coached by former NRL player Brad Izzard, the team will go on to play a curtain raiser at CBUS Stadium before the NRL Titans v Dragons game on September 7. Congratulations to all of the players and the support staff for an amazing season.
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Yusmel Mustelier (white) harried the Hornets midfield. The Byron Bay A-side team won the Tweed Ballina District Bowling Association Challenge Cup on their home green last Sunday with five wins out of six matches. This is the second year in a row the Byron team has won the Carlsberg Cup. All clubs in the district participated in the event that was played in perfect conditions. Photo Syl Reid
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Part of the opening ceremony and Welcome to Country at the AirAsia Juraki Surf Invitational 2019. Photo Glenn Pell Leihani Zoric from Byron Bay came second in the 12-and-under category at the Juraki Surf Invitational held at Fingal Head earlier this month. Leihani finished behind Indy
Slattery from the Gold Coast. Each year since its inception in 2015 around 60–70 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander surfers come together to share surf and culture at the three-day event
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The Byron Bay Malibu Club had their 2018/2019 season presentation at Wategos Beach last Sunday. Winners included Matt Hall who was crowned Men’s Club Champion followed hot on his heels by his father Peter. Club Captain Louise Tiernan won the Women’s Division and Tess Brown was runner up. Eden Smith won the Junior Division and John Tyson came in second. The hotly contested ‘Old Mal’ division was taken out by Nigel Canterbury. Gary Lovell was crowned ‘One Heat Wonder’ champion. Photo supplied www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives
On paper it was a fifth-place Byron Bay Red Devils taking on the fourth-placed Murwillumbah Mustangs in the first elimination round for the U/18s on Saturday at Cudgen in the NRRRL. Byron Bay’s Max Ruskin scored first and the Bay went to halftime with a solid 16–0 lead. Murwillumbah fought back in the second half but it wasn’t enough against a determined Byron outfit.
With two tries each from Max Ruskin and Kuyan Laurie, and conversions from Malik Kelly-Torrens and Clay Buckley, the Devils finished the match with a 22–14 win. Coach Mitchell Krause was very pleased with the commitment of the team, which has now secured a semifinal berth against Marist Brothers at Casino on Saturday. The Brothers lost their qualifying final to Cudgen 24–10.
The Byron Bay Rams consolidate their ‘top-of-the-table’ spot heading into the final rounds when they beat Goonellabah 2–0 last Friday. With the Hornets desperate to secure a finals berth and the Services Club Rams with an eye on the Championship mug, both sides were determined to bring home the points. The match began a little scrappy, with Byron pressing hard and Goonellabah reponding with equal ferocity. With striker Diego Vazquez unavailable, Lisandro Luaces and Yusmel Mustelier harried the Hornets’ flanks while the inexhaustible Jono Pierce ran amok up front. Despite plenty of shots at the Goonelabah goal, the Rams managed to sky a few and have the rest scooped up by the Hornet’s very busy keeper. As the first half progressed, the Byron boys
settled into their quick and slick passing game, knocking the ball around and beginning to dominate. In the final minute of the opening set, a short corner found Luaces unmarked 30 metres out. He snapped it cleanly to Jono Pierce in the box whose cheeky back heel left the Goonellabah keeper despondent in the dirt. The second half mirrored the first, with both sides battling for the upper hand but the Rams looking stronger and more composed. James Tomlinson once again marshalled his back line to repel all boarders and Ben Ahern and Rick Muir dominated the midfield. Luaces and Mustelier ramped up the pressure with frequent drives down the Hornets’ flanks while Jono Pierce relentlessly pressed the home team’s goal. Four minutes before the final whistle, Lisandro Luaces broke through the line and blasted home the Rams’ second goal of the night.
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A proposal from Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo and another MP have suggested that ‘journalists should “reconnect” with the government’ by having government media staff vet journalists’ work if they are about to report on a government ‘leak’ related to national security. As reported by Crikey’s Bernard Keane, this was put forward during the current media-freedom enquiry following on from the raids on journalist Annika Smethurst and the ABC. ‘While draconian, the prospect is also highly amusing for anyone who has dealt with the media affairs areas of departments like Home Affairs or Defence, where requests for responses from the media are frequently not even given the courtesy of a reply declining comment,’ Keane notes. Q Q Q Q
Food waste is being tackled in a novel way by Oz Harvest, who have opened the first Australian rescued-food supermarket in Kensington. The store stocks food that is past its sell-by and use-by dates along with produce that would otherwise have ended up in the bin. Four great local chefs are having a fundraiser for the charity see page 37. Q Q Q Q
It’s time for lights out according to Mayor Richardson. At Thursday’s Council meeting he is proposing to switch off the lights at night in
With a voice like Grace Slick Sara McCafferty should have been performing but she, Mick Stacey, and Lisa McCafferty were at the Burns Picture House to see the Woodstock Reimagined concert last Saturday night. Photo Jeff ‘The Ungrateful Dead’ Dawson residential streets. He says that not only are we leaving the lights on when no-one is out and about but that it is also ‘impairing our view of the universe’. Apparently there is a study that supports the idea that car accidents and crime don’t increase when the lights are out – though perhaps hospital bills for tripping on the kerb might. Q Q Q Q
We’ve been hit by an early spring that has not only seen an early start to the Bush Fire Danger Period but has seen plenty of baby chicks getting themselves into difficulties. The Northern Rivers wildlife rescue service (WIRES) is bracing for a busy few months and says if you do find a chick that has fallen from its nest contact them on 6628 1898 for advice.
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