F O U N D D E E P W I T H I N M E S M A’ S M A G N E T I C T R U N K The Byron Shire Echo • Volume 35 #17 • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 • www.echo.net.au
Local MP not included in huge secret road plan
ơſĹ&#x;Ĺ•ČœĆ† Ć?Ɩſŕ Ć?Ĺ&#x; Ç• čIJĆ? ¨ĕĹ?ƆĆ?ĹżĂŤČœĆ† ǢE ĹźĹ?ÍŕƆ Hans Lovejoy A proposal to upgrade an existing Telstra tower to 5G in the Byron Arts & Industry Estate has sparked strong resistance from two early childhood learning centres, located within close proximity. Public submissions close October 15 for the proposal, which is located at 8 Acacia Street. Submissions can be made via email: community.consult@downergroup. com or by phone: 0437 600 895. A rally is already planned for October 13 from 11am, with further details to be confimed. Attempts by Telstra to install a 5G tower in Mullumbimby saw an organised and passionate resistance from those unconvinced of the safety claims regarding electro magnetic radiation (EMR), and other 5G factors. Activit Sherrie Yeomans told The Echo the vigil at the Mullum tower has now been going, day and night, for nearly six months.
Proposed within 500m While the Byron Bay proposal is within a 500m radius of two early childhood learning centres, the proponent claims no DA is required from Council. Busy Kids childcare centre manager Krissy Martin told The Echo she and staff have made objections to the tower. She said if approved, it would be just 250m away from the daycare centre. ‘There’s not enough longitudinal studies on the effects on children and adults’, she said, adding that, ‘NSW policy recommends that they be at least 500m away from schools’. She says she was alerted to
The elected Greens MP for the NSW seat of Ballina has again been left out of infrastructure planning for the region, this time by executive Byron Council staff. As per the article on page 6, Cr Basil Cameron claims staff have pursued, without councillor knowledge, a $78m funding application to widen the Ewingsdale Road corridor.
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Simon McLean from Periwinkle Preschool and Krissy Martin from Byron Busy Kids childcare. Photo Jeff Dawson the proposal by an email from construction company, the Downer Group, on September 28. But the director of Periwinkle Preschool, which is also located within 500m of the proposal, told The Echo the school did not receive any notification from Telstra or its consultants, Downer Group. Director Simon McLean said, ‘Several years ago, the preschool made a conscious decision to only use a hardwired ethernet connection, and does not use Wi-Fi at all. This is in order to reduce the potential for harm caused by electromagnetic radiation to anyone attending the preschool’.
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Mr McLean added, ‘I have sent in a submission to Council, Matthew Wood and Downer Group objecting on behalf of the preschool, and have notified all of our parents and staff about the proposal, so that any concerned parents can send objections’. ‘Several have already replied to me, and are keen to voice concerns. We are a community non-profit preschool run by a parent management committee, and our current president is also fully behind the preschool taking a stand against this proposed upgrade’. Local parent Emma Baker said, in her submission against the tower upgrade, ‘Your constant disregard
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for policies that are put in place to protect children is shameful’. Ms Baker has called for an extension of public submissions until November 30. The Echo is yet to hear back from the Downer Group as to whether the extension has been granted.
Short consultation time She says in her objection, ‘I find it unacceptable that you have opened up the above ‘upgrade’ and ‘community consultation’ period right within the two weeks of NSW school holidays. The NSW public â–ś Continued on page 3
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According to Cr Cameron, Nationals MLC Ben Franklin was asked by staff to provide a letter of support for an Infrastructure Australia (IA) funding application for Ewingsdale Road, yet Ms Smith was not. Cr Cameron says the secret staff decision is based on poor data and it would shift traffic congestion further towards Byron Bay. He also says it’s not in the community’s interest, or consistent with Council policy. It comes after a recent announcement by local Nationals MLC Ben Franklin, and Mayor Simon Richardson, about a funding upgrade at Grays Lane and Broken Head Road that was made without Greens MP Tamara Smith being invited. Ms Smith says she was active in supporting that project, yet was not offered an invitation for the announcement, or acknowledged for her input at the time. Mr Franklin lost against Ms Smith in the 2019 State election, yet is active in announcing funding for the electorate. Ms Smith confirmed that she was not told of the funding ▜ Continued on page 2
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Local News Bruns bridge nears completion Council staff say the timber restoration of the Brunswick Heads South Arm Bridge is in its final stages, and is on track to be opened to two lanes of traffic from mid-October. Council’s road and bridge engineer, Josh Provis, said, ‘The piles and girders have been replaced or restored, the new timber deck was
completed about three weeks ago, and the crew has been busy installing and painting the safety barrier and kerbing, and preparing the walkway for installation’. He added it was a ‘fantastic restoration and a great recycling story’, as hardwood timbers from other bridges have been recycled.
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Lennox Lions putt for homeless The Lennox Lions Club’s yearly charity golf day was held last Sunday at the Byron Bay Golf Club, and raised funds for Orange Sky Australia. The club’s Paul Bryant said, ‘This year has been a very hard year for our fundraising efforts, but the need for our help is always there so we proceeded with our golf day regardless’. ‘Our major event this year was aimed at providing urgent funds for the Orange Sky Australia operation, which helps give some sense of dignity to the homeless through their mobile laundry and bathing facilities. We had decided on helping this organisation before the current pandemic crisis, but now, the task is even more urgent’.
This years Lennox Head Lions Club’s annual charity golf day benefits Orange Sky. Orange Sky have a mobile van that offers homeless people laundry and shower facilities. Pictured are Imogen Shepherd and Dave Paulsen representing Orange Sky, with the Lennox Head Lions Club’s Gerard Wilkinson. PhotoJeff ‘Par Out Since 1986’ Dawson
Youth theatre recognised for mental health productions Aslan Shand Byron Youth Theatre (BYT) say they are thrilled to be awarded for their contribution to youth mental health, after winning the WayAhead, Mental Health Association of NSW, Media and The Arts Award, for several of their
productions, including Mind Made Me. ‘Being recognised by the Mental Health Association of NSW is a big deal for a small regional theatre company,’ said BYT director Lisa Apostolides. ‘All of our productions have a mental health aspect and we’ve known for a long time the positive effects it has had on youth and community audiences from our feedback forms.’ WayAhead is a not-forprofit organisation that has been dedicated to promoting mental health and wellbeing for over 80 years. Out of the eight categories, the Media and the Arts award recognises
Theatre director Lisa Apostolides with Emily Wilson, Rory Evington, Sahaj Blatt and Serren Glenn. Photo Jeff Dawson individuals or organisations who have created thoughtful, informative and responsibly
reported media and/or artistic projects relating to mental health illness.
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application, and told The Echo, ‘It seems very odd that a Nationals party MLC was asked by Council staff to write a letter of support for a grant application worth over $70 million dollars’. ‘We need to make sure that an integrated transport management plan is in place for the Ewingsdale interchange and that the community have been extensively consulted. Many in our community support park and ride and linking the solar train up to Tyagarah. How do those aspirations fit into the staff led plan? ‘Given the Nationals and Liberals grants rorts exposed over the last 12 months, I think Byron Shire Council should be making every effort to be transparent about the future of infrastructure in the Shire’.
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She added, ‘As the democratically elected local member, who also sits on the Byron Shire Council Local Traffic Committee (LTC), I find it super weird that my office has not been included in this process. ‘I’ve written over 20 letters of support for Byron Shire Council in the last four years, so why not this one?’
application was not brought before that committee. ‘No report was prepared for the Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee. ‘We need to transition to sustainable transport systems that meet the needs of our community. That means facing up to what our community is saying. ‘Better public transport, Poor proposal multi-use of the rail corridor, Cr Basil Cameron told The park and ride all have to be a Echo, ‘There is a lot wrong part of the solution. here. A poor proposal, not in ‘What has been revealed the community’s interest or is that without action, the consistent with Council policy, repeated cost of narrowly has been pushed along in the focussed quick fixes is background without councilvastly higher and financially lors seeing the proposal’. unsustainable. ‘The community deserve ‘Doing nothing is no to know whose agenda this longer acceptable’. really is’. Q Council’s executive ‘Tamara Smith is a staff were contacted and a member of the Local reply will be published if/ Traffic Committee, yet the when it is received. North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au
Local News Mullum’s riverbank undergoes bush regeneration A collaboration between Mullumbimby High and Byron Council will soon see bush regeneration along 500m of the Mullumbimby Creek, which meanders behind the school. The school’s Green Group has teamed up with Council’s bush regeneration team, who teach students to identify weeds, and plan future work on the school property so that it integrates with other regeneration projects. Council’s bush regeneration supervisor Dave Filipczyk says, ‘I was excited to be contacted by Kayleigh Mast, who is the supervisor of the Green Group, to talk about the potential for a riverbank restoration project’. ‘Council’s bush regeneration team is already working
of weeds, allowing native vegetation to flourish, this translates to improved habitat for native wildlife.
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A member of Council’s bush regeneration team with Mullum High’s Green Group. Photo supplied on a neighbouring part of the riverbank behind the Mullumbimby Bowls Club, as part of a project funded by the NSW Crown Reserves Improvement Fund’, he said. ‘With Mullumbimby High School on board now, we are working on implementing
bush regeneration works on approximately nine kilometres of the riverbanks on the Brunswick River, Mullumbimby Creek and Salt Water, Creek, which will have enormous benefits for the environment. ‘If the riverbank is cleared
‘It also means the aquatic system is healthier too, because what happens on the land has an impact on the quality of the water and the marine environment as well. ‘All of this work feeds into the Bringing Back the Bruns project, which is a long-running initiative to restore and rehabilitate the Brunswick River catchment’. Council’s bush regeneration team say they are currently working on more than 250 hectares on 75 sites across the Byron Shire.
Telstra’s 5G tower proposal within metres of two childcare centres â–ś Continued from page 1 holiday (Labour Day) also conveniently cuts into the community consultation process.  Ms Baker said short consultation periods had preceded Telstra’s earlier ‘rushed upgrades’. ‘I know from my own research the NSW Dept of Education offer “No liability Insuranceâ€? when it comes to “harm from electro magnetic radiationâ€? which is classified by a very outdated 2011 WHO publication as a, “Class 2B Carcinogen.â€? ‘And ARPANSA have a disclaimer that clearly reads “We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information
provided by our websiteâ€?.’ Ms Baker called on Telstra to supply their Telstra’s Duty of Care policy and Public Liability Insurance policy, ‘when it comes to exposing babies and children in daycare centres and preschools to higher frequencies starting at 3.6 GHz’. ‘Any liability should not be taken lightly, or be rushed into without proper consultation‌ Also please also supply the necessary safety testing on 5G that Byron Council have been asking [for] since last year’. In 2018, residents in Wilsons Creek, Mullumbimby, came together and won against the federal government and Telstra over plans for a phone tower being built
within their community. That group has since consolidated to become Environment and Communities Safe from Radiation (www.ecsfr.com.au). Its chair, Steve Toneguzzo, told The Echo, ‘ECSFR have, on numerous occasions, written open letters to the former CMO, Dr Brendan Murphy (now Secretary of Health), ACMA and ARPANSA asking for proof that 5G is safe. No proof has been supplied. Contrary to this, our letters provide proof of biological effects and risk of harm, such as [from] cancer. ‘You can read our letters yourself on our website and the government non-replies, and make your own mind up’. ‘The nature of the
purchase decisions we make, and who we vote for, determines if we become a society that chooses to harm children for profit, or because it is difficult or inconvenient to do otherwise. We cannot put all the blame on Telstra or the government’.
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Downer Group reply The Downer Group’s Matt Wood told The Echo he has ‘received a number of submissions already’ and pointed to a number of advertisements alerting the community of the plans. Further questions put to Mr Wood will be published if/ when a reply is given. Information regarding the proposal is available at www.rfnsa.com.au/2481014.
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What is Council’s liability for development? Aslan Shand Further to Council’s aggressive plans to pursue unauthorised development in the Shire’s hinterland, The Echo spoke to Professor John Sheehan, a leading expert on property rights, who explained the issues that both Council and landowners face with regards to development and compliance. ‘Any Council has a balancing act to play between what is reasonable to ask a landholder to do, and the legislation,’ said Professor Sheehan. He says Council can be liable if they knowingly allow unauthorised dwellings to be built. ‘Councils are very nervous at the moment as the recent fires have triggered the issue of public liability. ‘Buildings erected over the last 20 years are in trouble if they haven’t got a development application (DA), because they don’t have the excuse of saying they didn’t know they needed a DA. ‘However, Council could have discretion to say that basically you need to make these [specified]
improvements. Owners and Council enter an agreement to [only require] certain minimal standards – because they have been approved in the past.
Estoppel ‘In relation to structures [built] in the 1960s and 70s that may originally have been basically unlawful in a sub-division, like multiple occupancies (MOs), there is the potentiality to use the principle of estoppel.’ Professor Sheehan said, ‘Council could be stopped, because those buildings have been around for 50 years, and they may not be able to enforce a demolition; but they could potentially ask for basic standards to be met.
‘They key here is that there has to be a balance achieved. Council may require some fire improvements for example, and then Council could negotiate these with the landowner if the Council chose’. Professor Sheehan also points out that there are other avenues that councils can use to work with landholders who may have an illegal building or buildings, including a certificate of non-action, and looking at agreements over fire evacuation routes. ‘A certificate of non-action recognises that there are aspects of the building etc that don’t comply, but Council essentially says, “We aren’t going to take action�.
This reduces Council’s risk, while allowing the building to remain’. In the leading case on such matters, Warringah Shire Council v Sedevic (1987), Justice Kirby declined to support Warringah Council’s order. That is because, ‘The Court has to be convinced there will be significant detriment if the order is not carried out,’ said Professor Sheehan. ‘This case is important in such matters where there is going to be significant financial and emotional disruption to the landowner, and there is no significant impact on the community overall [if the work is not carried out]. In which case, the courts can decline to support Council’s order’.
Draft unauthorised dwellings policy on exhibition With Council’s Draft Unauthorised Dwellings Policy currently on exhibition until October 21, now is the time to have your say on how the policy can be developed equitably. MARRA (Main Arm Rural Residents Association) President, Duncan Dey, is preparing a submission on the draft policy, and a proforma submission with instructions
on how people who care to can lodge their own submission by selecting points from it that articulate their views. He said, ‘Council has every right to ignore anonymous or offensive submissions. MARRA suggests that, if a landowner or resident fears reprisal for what they want to submit on the policy, then they get a friend or relative to
make the submission. Council has to consider and deal with legitimate points made in submissions, independent of who writes them’. The policy is online at www.yoursaybyronshire.com. au/unauthorised-dwellingpolicy. Anyone who has recieved Council’s letters can email MARRA on marra2482@ gmail.com.
Byron Chamber president, board positions open Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce President Todd Sotheren is stepping down from the role after three years at the helm, and all nominations are open for that position and the board. The chamber’s AGM will be held October 27 from 9.30am at the Byron Community Centre. Mr Sotheren thanked the community and board. He said, ‘So many of you have been the most amazing supporters, collaborators and contributors of priceless knowledge and wisdom – which we at Byron Chamber have been just so privileged to be able to share’. ‘Needless to say, these sentiments extend, even more so to our tireless board and EO, without whose efforts there would be no Chamber’. Mr Sotheren also paid tribute to those who built and run businesses in Byron, ‘particularly in this most challenging of all times’. ‘You have once again shown creativity, belief, innovation and can-do in the way in which you have adapted to the constant change, in a town which has indeed seen
Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce President Todd Sotheren. Photo supplied immense change, over my time as president. ‘We continue to attract a particular type of new economy entrepreneur here, and I believe we have achieved a critical mass – of truly progressive thinkers and doers, and I, for one, am very much excited to build my own business within this fertile environment.’
October 27 AGM To nominate for the Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce board, email info@ byronbaychamber.com for a nomination form. All nomination forms must be returned no later than 5pm Tuesday October 20, 2020.
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Three young Mullumbimby filmmakers have been shortlisted for the Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 2020 Byron Bay Film Festival. This is not the first nomination for Jahvis Loveday, Joy Ben Hur and Alysse Burford’s film Home, which won the Jury Award earlier in the year at Byron All Shorts. Loveday, who is a local Indigenous man, says he is honoured for their film to be selected among such a diverse array of films from across Australia. ‘I am proud to represent and celebrate my home, especially since this festival is held on Arakwal land’. Home is the story of a young girl from a small town who must leave her home to forge her own path in the world. Everything she remembers that was horrible about her home, become the things she will miss the most.Â
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Young filmmakers Joy Ben Hur, Jahvis Loveday, and Alysse Burford are ready for their second local film festival. ‘This was the first proper film we ever made together’, said Loveday, who is currently working on an Indigenous short film with his little brother. It’s about the fear of losing the magic of family and community when we are away from them. ‘It’s kind of like a Home 2!’ ‘It feels pretty surreal to be up for the award considering we wrote and shot it in a single day and night, and yet it’s taken us so many
incredible places, and now it has dropped us at this door too’. Loveday said he feels it is important that young people are given this type of recognition. ‘When you are young, this is the moment where all the drama is, the emotion, the growth, the story. ‘If we are able to see that people do love and recognise our stories, we are more likely to be open with our stories, open to change and
to grow’. ‘We definitely are looking to make more short films – I think it is an amazing tool, to be able to tell a story within two minutes. It’s a beautiful art form, and it is so achievable to anyone these days with even just a smartphone and a story’. The Byron Bay Film Festival runs from October 23 until November 1. For more information visit www.bbff.com.au.
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!şƖŕĈĶō ƆƐëǔ žƖĶĕƐōƷ ĕŕĎşſƆĕ ȡǤǥŔ Īşſ 0ƱĶŕīƆĎëōĕ şëĎ ƱşſŊƆ !ſ ëƆĶō !ëŔĕſşŕ ƆëƷƆ ë ƆĕĈſĕƐ ƆƐëǔ ȒōĕĎ żōëŕ Ɛş ƆIJĶĪƐ Ɛſëǔ ĶĈ ĈşŕīĕƆƐĶşŕ ĪƖſƐIJĕſ ƐşƱëſĎƆ Ʒſşŕ ĶƆ ćëƆĕĎ şŕ żşşſ ĎëƐë How did Byron Shire Council’s application to Infrastructure Australia (IA) get to this point? While it has been understood, for some time, that Transport for NSW (TfNSW) were looking at how they might overcome the congestion affecting the M1 at the Ewingsdale interchange, neither Council nor the Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee (TIAC) have received a report on the proposal, despite questions from Councillors. It now appears that on August 31, 2020, Byron Shire Council lodged an application to IA for a series of works at the interchange and Ewingsdale Road, costed at $78 million. On September 3, 2020, a 15 minute briefing was given to Councillors that provided a few ‘concept’ diagrams and advice that TfNSW had conducted traffic studies and their representatives intended to attend a workshop with Councillors in the near future to discuss further. The materials to the briefing referred to an ‘application to Infrastructure Australia’ as a ‘next step’, but Councillors were given assurances that TfNSW would attend to discuss further. Councillors expressed concern at the unsatisfactory scope of the traffic study, and foreshadowed the likelihood that the proposals would work to shift the queuing further along Ewingsdale Road. On September 10, 2020, Councillors were sent a memo by email that advised that an application had been forwarded to IA that adopted a combination of the TfNSW concepts, and was underpinned by the TfNSW traffic studies. The memo also
stated that ‘determination of the preferred option’ would be a matter of ongoing discussion between Council and TfNSW, the choice of preferred option coming from those put forward by TfNSW. Thus it became clear that the matter had progressed a lot further than had been indicated. Indeed it appears that an application had been made prior to the briefing given to Councillors and two weeks prior to the memo of September 10. I then requested that Councillors be given access to the IA application and this was provided the next day. On reading, it became clear that the applicant was Byron Shire Council, not TfNSW. What will the proposals mean for Byron Bay and Ewingsdale Road? It is clear that the proposals have been driven by TfNSW and their objective to remove queuing traffic off the M1 and not assisting with problems caused on Ewingsdale Road. The proposals involve creating longer curving on and off ramps at the interchange to store vehicles off the M1 as they seek to enter Ewingsdale Road. Other works are proposed to upgrade a 900m section of Ewingsdale Road as far as McGettigans Lane, so that more cars can fit on and move faster on that section of road, thus assisting with moving cars off the M1. This will in part be achieved by upgrading the ‘hospital roundabout’, which will largely assist in moving traffic at that point. However, the net result will be to shift the bottleneck further along Ewingsdale Road to the east of McGettigans Lane. It is essentially opening the pipe at one end before narrowing
Independent Byron Shire Councillor, Basil Cameron. it again 900m further on. That’s it. The aim is to get cars off the M1. Beyond that there are only impacts. Even the initial time saving on the 900m section quickly dwindles as is clear from the traffic study.
¨ſëǔ ĶĈ ƆƐƖĎƷ It took Council almost twenty years of repeated car counting studies to realise that any solution with a hope of being sustainable had to be based on more rigorous and broad based studies. Once ‘origin and destination’ studies were completed, the actual, rather than the presumed, movement patterns were discerned. As the town and village plans have demonstrated, changing movement patterns and habits requires an understanding of how humans move as much as cars do. This also helped us to understand the role of ‘trip drivers’ (the reasons people move) to and from locations, not just at certain locations. The TfNSW traffic study counts cars. That is all. There is no origin and destination. There is no analysis of trip drivers or how humans move, unless they are in a motor vehicle being counted. There is no consideration of other services provided by roads such as pedestrian and cycle access and buses. Traffic flows entering the
interchange from the west via Hinterland Way and Myocum Road are ignored. There is no attempt to consider impacts on other parts of the network, particularly beyond McGettigans Lane. Of greater concern is that the ‘study area’ is confined only to the interchange and Ewingsdale Road as far as McGettigans Lane. So no study has been done on the likely impacts beyond the study area. It also means that the claimed benefits can be counted without counting the costs that happen to fall outside the study area. They will fall on our community and Council. The economic analysis takes the data from the traffic study to calculate an ‘economic cost’ to the national economy that can be offset against capital costs, and determine a cost/benefit ratio.
These are basically a cost attributed to time delays in travel, measured in seconds.
!şŔżëſëƐĶưĕ ĈşƆƐƆ $78 million is a lot to spend on a proposal so poorly supported by data. Even the claimed economic benefits to the national economy have to be discounted as elsewhere in the national economy – east of McGettigans Lane on Ewingsdale Road – additional costs (travel delays) will be incurred. $78 million is equivalent to Council’s entire annual budget. A more sustainable approach would be based on a corridor study that considered the entire transport network connected with Ewingsdale Road and the various movement needs of the community within that corridor. That means using
the rail corridor to do some of the heavy lifting in the Ewingsdale transport corridor for flexible shuttle services and active movement, as well as park and ride. As around three quarters of Byron Shire residents work in the Shire, it is likely that the critical AM/ PM peaks in the Ewingsdale corridor can be better managed this way. It is a more financially sustainable approach for Council that allows for reduced capital expenditure over the longer term. It also means that more of the many other projects needed by the community can be funded in the shorter term. An advantage of a corridor approach to managing a transport network is that a greater range of community benefits can be identified and included in a more rigorous social and economic study to support funding applications.
ƖĕƆƐĶşŕƆ ƐIJëƐ ƆƖſſşƖŕĎ ƐIJĕ ŔëƆƆĶưĕ ƆĕĈſĕƐ 0ƱĶŕīƆĎëōĕ şëĎ żſşŇĕĈƐ Cr Basil Cameron has asked staff to reply to questions concerning an application to Infrastructure Australia (IA) for an upgrade of the M1 interchange and MR545, as well as a memo to councillors dated September 10. He says he expects a reply to be contained within the upcoming agenda, which will be published this week. Cr Cameron’s questions are as follows: ‘Why were Councillors not shown the application to IA or given meaningful advice on the proposal for an upgrade of the M1 interchange and MR545 costed at $78 million?’ ‘What resolution of
Council authorises the preparation and submission of the application to IA? ‘Why were Councillors not advised that Byron Shire Council was the proponent of an application to IA for a road that is the responsibility of TfNSW, and only advised of the application on 10 September – after the application had been made on August 31, 2020? ‘Despite working on a Transport Strategy and consistently raising the M1 interchange/MR545 as a case study, the Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee (TIAC) were not provided with a report or advice on the proposal. Why not?
‘Why has Byron Shire Council endorsed a proposal largely driven by a TfNSW study with a limited study area and no analysis of what this will mean for Byron Bay and the Ewingsdale corridor beyond the study area? Why was no independent assessment undertaken? ‘Appendix H is a letter of support from Hon. Ben Franklin to the Deputy Prime Minister. How was this letter provided? Who requested or suggested the letter? ‘Was the Member for Ballina advised of the proposal, and if so, was her support sought? ‘If she wasn’t advised, why not?’
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Want more of Mandy? She’s got a new book Photo & story Eve Jeffery It’s all Jeff Dawson’s fault. When Mandy Nolan started writing a weekly humour column for The Byron News, The Echo’s resident photographer approached her. ‘He said, “I didn’t know you could write. Why are you writing for the Byron News? You should be writing for us”, and he was right,’ says Mandy. ‘My politics were much more aligned with The Echo, so I jumped ship. I was really grateful for the News giving me a start so I could get poached by The Echo. I told Jeff I couldn’t just go across and duplicate the same column, so I took on the job as entertainment
editor with a weekly editorial which became The Soapbox’. Twenty years later, Nolan is about to publish her book The Full Mandy, a collection of her best Soapboxes and she is asking the ‘crowd’ to help her fund it. ‘The book is 100 of my best columns, because so many people over the years have asked for it and I never had time to do it. With COVID19 I had a chance to pull my work together and create the self-publishing project.’ Mandy says when she started writing the column for The Echo, that she wasn’t that good at writing. ‘As a comedian, writing a piece for the paper each week, I really tried to just keep it funny.
It took time to develop my voice as a writer that is separate to my voice as a comedian – but also absolutely aligned with the authenticity of who Mandy Nolan is, who she speaks to and what she is trying to say’. Mandy says that she started to realise that her audience weren’t always interested in jokes and what they wanted to hear was a point of view that wasn’t being expressed in the mainstream media.
More outspoken The tone of Soapbox has changed over the years – Mandy says that as she has gotten older she has become more political and
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Mandy Nolan’s new book, The Full Mandy, is a collection of her best 100 Soapboxes. more outspoken. ‘I can’t bear injustice and I feel it’s my duty to use my privilege to raise the bar, however I can. I am still funny, but I often prefer to write more serious pieces. They get the most response’. Mandy says she aims for humour and seriousness.
‘People don’t want to be bludgeoned with righteousness. Nor do they want to be bored with triviality. I try and keep a balance’. ‘I have an ironic view of life – that’s my filter, so most things I see are funnelled through that’. Mandy says that she
knows not all of her Soapbox fans are always going to agree with her every week, but she believes the longevity of the column is because what she writes is unpredictable. ‘It’s irreverent, it’s sometimes outrageous, it’s sometimes sad, it’s sometimes uncomfortable. ‘I really owe the two decades to the readers. If no one reads you, then you die!’ Mandy says that she would be super appreciative of any donations to help her publish the book – but $30 gets you a signed copy of The Full Mandy. ‘But if anyone donates $1,000 I promise to give them the real Full Mandy!’ Find out more at: www. gofundme.com/self-publishing-the-full-mandy.
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Local News Mining exploration licence lodged near M’bah Paul Bibby The soaring price of gold has inspired a private company to apply for a mining exploration licence covering a large swathe of land east of Murwillumbah. Gold Belt Pty Ltd has taken out classified advertisements notifying locals that it has applied for an exploration licence covering a 118 square kilometre corridor from Bilambil Heights in the north to Dunbible in the south. The licence application relates to the exploration of metallic minerals including gold, silver and copper. Mart Rampe, who is closely involved with Gold Belt, said the area had a ‘history of old [mine] workings going back many decades’. ‘We’re hoping that there’s still gold and silver there’. ‘These things go in cycles. When there’s a drop in the price of commodities, an operation might be abandoned because it’s not profitable. When the price goes up enough, people go back for another look’. The global price of gold has sky-rocketed in the past two years, increasing from $1,200 an ounce in 2018 to $2,000 an ounce earlier this year. This has seen an increase in applications for mining exploration licences. Mr Rampe said he had ‘another four or five applications in at the moment’. This includes an application to explore a 71km2 area around 30kms south of Coffs Harbour. Mr Rampe sought to emphasise that, if the
exploration licence was granted, the company would still require the permission of the relevant landholder to undertake exploration work. ‘The exploration licence doesn’t give us any right to do any mining,’ he said.
First rights ‘If we find something, then we have first rights to apply for a mining licence. That’s a completely different kettle of fish which requires us to meet a whole range of government guidelines.’ He said that the exploration process did not involve extensive digging works, focusing instead on rock and soil surface samples, geophysical surveys, and measurements of magnetic fields and electrical conductivity. If the experts were encouraged by the results they would then seek to drill narrow holes to explore further, he said. ‘You need encouragement at every stage of the process to go ahead.’ According to the website mindat.org, a database of mineral localities, deposits and mines, funded by the mining industry, there have been a series of small mining operations in the area in question since the European invasion. Many were focused in a small area around Uki, and included the mining of gold, pyrite, silver and quartz. However, Mary Lee Connery from the Murwillumbah Historical Society said that, historically, gold mining attempts in the region were ‘not terribly successful’.
‘There’s Gold Creek just on the outskirts of Uki, but as I understand it, the miner in question only ended up finding enough gold for the owner to make a small ring.’ ‘I believe the sandmining operations may have turned up some small gold deposits.’ A spokesperson from the Tweed Historical Society echoed Ms Connery’s view, saying that previous attempts at gold mining had
involved ‘a few individuals trying their luck’. ‘To the best of my knowledge, while there was some gold found in the Bilambil/ Highfields area, this was scarcely a “mining operation�,’ the spokesperson said. ‘I believe there were a few very tiny “nuggets� turned up. This happened around 100 years ago, and there certainly hasn’t been “mining� in the Tweed in the last 20 years’.
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Ballina Mayor, David Wright, has been talking a lot recently about the ‘Ballina boom’ in Council and at public functions. Love it or hate it, the region is currently undergoing a major growth spurt. Mayor Wright spoke about the issue at the re-opening of the Lennox Head Cultural Centre this week, which was also attended by the newly reinstated Minister for the Arts, Don Harwin. The mayor said Ballina Shire’s unprecedented growth was ‘owing to its inherent beauty, climate and facilities,’ with a major surge of visitors expected as border restrictions with QLD are relaxed. In terms of people looking at moving to the area permanently, Mayor Wright said, ‘We have an amazing amount of DAs at the moment. Our DAs are 30 per cent above what was our biggest target before. Imagine that! ‘And after talking to Peter Leotta from the Master Builders, he said, “you ain’t seen nothing yet”, because they haven’t been taking any orders for the last month or
Mayor Wright said he was excited about Byron Studios’ plan to use the Lennox Head Cultural Centre ‘to showcase to the younger people from all the high schools, so they can come here and see the latest movie technology.’
Going bananas Ballina Shire Mayor, David Wright. Photo supplied so. We have so many developments going on. ‘We’ve got people wanting to come to our Innovation Precinct out near the airport. It’s going to be unbelievable. There’s going to be top sound innovation, top movie innovation, jobs, and we’ve even got medical people wanting to come there. It’s going to be something special that I don’t think any area of the North Coast has had before. ‘We’ve got talented people, we’ve got some brilliant people, but the younger ones like that haven’t got the opportunity for jobs – and this is the start. Imagine being able to use this facility to showcase a lot of those young people, and to have people coming?’
He added, ‘We have our industrial end going bananas at the moment. Our biggest problem is trying to get it all filled, and get the DAs through, because the planning staff have been so busy.’ Mayor Wright said it was important for councils to stick with projects for the long term. ‘When I was mayor twenty years ago, the-then engineer walked in and said “I’ve just got $300,000 for the coastal path. Now it’s just about finished. In fact there’s two, a Coastal Path and a Coastal Recreation Walk’, he said. ‘I thank the commonwealth and state governments sincerely for the faith they have shown in Ballina Council’s vision in providing important facilities for citizens and visitors now and into the future.’
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Lennox Head-based young men’s mental health group The Healthy Minds Club is growing fast and saving lives. Formed recently by four lads worried about the spate of suicides and other mental health emergencies in the region, the club already has 350 members, and counting. Jackson Connellan is one of four founding members. He told The Echo, ‘Lachie Jones approached me about three months ago, and the formation of the group was ten weeks ago’. ‘It stemmed from quite a lot of teen suicides, and young men as well, people we’ve been linked to. Lachie in particular has had quite a number of people he’s lost in the last eight months. ‘Friends basically, all young men. We saw this happening and we saw nothing being done about it. ‘The young fellas selforganised the group. Lachie’s 26 and I’m 25, and Harry and Jack are both 21 or 20 years old I believe. ‘I was lucky my parents were quite conscious and aware of the importance of mental health, so it’s always been something that resonated for me, but what we’re aiming to do is try and educate people more about the importance of the communication channels and actually how easy it is for
Jackson Connellan from The Healthy Minds Club, based in Lennox Head. men, if there’s a supportive network there’. Mr Connellan said he and his friends formed the online group so guys who were struggling with their mental health could discuss their problems in a safe place, and then get together to do physical activity. ‘With the organisation, there’s four board members,’ Mr Connellan explained. ‘I’m the treasurer, Lachie’s the president, Harry Fettell’s the vice president and Douglas Brown is the member representative, so we make up the board, and we have a board meeting every Wednesday at the Bowling Club. ‘We encourage members to come down and voice their opinion. We’re not the only people that will dictate what goes on. We’re an open board, and we listen to the members. ‘We’re only accepting people from the local area, who are male,’ said Mr
Connellan. ‘We have quite a strong social community here, and we outreach to other places; Byron, Ballina and Lismore, even down to Coffs Harbour. We’ve just received so much support.’
Physical health helps mental health Mr Connellan said, ‘A lot of the time with mental health issues comes an unhealthy lifestyle, so we’re trying to encourage not only community sports, and getting together to socialise, that aspect of sport, but also the endorphins that are released, and the positive physical attributes that come from exercise.’ ‘We’re surfers, rugby players, soccer, backgrounds all over. A few of us study as well, there’s plenty of mix on the board in terms of job diversity and character.’ To get in touch, email thehealthymindsclub@ gmail.com.
Heritage group calls to keep Lennox beach pavilion Eve Jeffery A Lennox Head committee are hoping that a decision to remove a beach pavilion can be overturned, and is calling on the community to get behind the campaign. Convenor of Our Heritage Committee, Robyn Hargrave, said that the building was erected in the early 1950s. ‘It was built to withstand all that nature could throw at it – now Lennox Head’s classic beach pavilion is under threat of demolition, as part of Lennox Village Vision plans to update the village centre’. Ms Hargrave said that Ballina Shire Council’s August meeting approved works to renew infrastructure, modernise and streamline the streetscape as well as foreshore parks. ‘This includes Lennox Park where the pavilion stands. According to vision concepts, removal of the building will
The Lennox Park pavilion. open up the park and provide improved views to the water from the street. ‘When the news of its pending demolition broke, social media provided an outlet for snapshots of people’s lives and the role the pavilion has played for over 70 years. ‘We would like to collect as many of those stories as possible, and invite current and former residents and visitors with recollections or photos to share them with us’, said Ms Hargrave.
‘We hope to have the matter resolved by negotiation before then and we do not wish to make this an adversarial issue as the Heritage Committee have an excellent, mutually beneficial working relationship with Ballina Shire Council’. To add your stories and photos to the collection, email philhansenstrategic@ gmail.com or drop them into the Lennox Head library, addressed to the Heritage Committee. Please also include your contact details.
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Arakwal cemetery in Byron moves closer Paul Bibby It’s a project of great cultural significance that has quietly meandered along beneath the radar. But the day will soon come when the traditional custodians of the Byron Shire will be guaranteed a burial site on their ancestral homeland. For nearly three years, Byron Council and local Arakwal representatives have been developing a designated Arakwal burial area within the Byron Cemetery. The project is set to move a step closer to completion this Thursday (October 8) when the Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Committee discusses the project at its biannual meeting. ‘Council and Arakwal have identified this as a priority project to allow for people to remain on country after they pass away,’ Byron Council’s Aboriginal Project Officer, Robert Appo, said in his report to this week’s meeting. ‘This is of cultural
significance to Arakwal people as reflected in the current Arakwal MOU.’ The project was first put forward as a priority by Arakwal woman Delta Kay. Ms Kay was concerned about the frail condition of Arakwal Elders and Community Leaders. Being buried on country, in accordance with traditional practices, is part of the restoration of cultural processes that were largely obliterated by 232 years of white occupation. Local Indigenous peoples have been prevented from being laid to rest in their ancestral land by a range of factors, including the high cost of burial plots in the Shire and the lack of available space. In a bid to address this, Byron Council is investigating whether it can waive burial fees for those to be buried in the Arakwal Cemetery. Ballina Shire Council’s provisions for Aboriginal burials at the Wardell Cemetery are that the fees are
Pōōĕīëō ĎƖŔżĶŕī Ǖ ŕĕ ĶƆƆƖĕĎ Byron Shire Council staff say they have issued a $2,000 fine for dumping household waste on a median strip in Ocean Shores. The press release reads, ‘The incident occurred at the median strip in the middle of the intersection of Shara Boulevard and Kolora Way in Ocean Shores’. ‘This area is considered a hotspot for illegal dumping, with 22 incidents reported in the last six months and many more potentially unreported. ‘Temporary signage was installed at the site but one
waived and that graves are dug and burials are supervised by Aboriginal community and family. However, it appears this may be easier said than done because of state laws limiting the circumstances in which fees can be waived. ‘Council may waive fees and charges through the General Manager for an individual case, however the Local Government Act,
Section 610E would apply for a proposed category of fees to be waived,’ Mr Appo said. ‘Council may need to allocate a budget or fund waived fees out of the general revenue budget to cover the fees and charges associated with burial fees for Arakwal members.’ This roadblock is set to be discussed at Thursday’s meeting, along with other details associated with the cemetery.
of these signs was recently stolen’. Zoe White, Council’s Waste Education and Compliance Officer says, ‘Illegal dumping costs Council more than $150,000 a year in clean-up and prevention costs and this money could be much better spent on other services in our community’. To deter illegal dumping Council has an annual free drop off of up to 150kg of bulk waste, or 500kg of green waste, to the Resource Recovery Centre at Myocum.
‘Once installed the bollards will remain hidden during the day, allowing vehicles to use Bay Lane, but they will be automated to rise out of the pavement from 5pm every evening. ‘Business and property owners have been notified. Council has also been liaising with them for a number of years about this project, which is designed to make the short, but busy laneway safer for all users. ‘Once the bollards are in place, and have been tested, the only traffic allowed in Bay Lane at night will be foot traffic’.
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I read the Twits today, oh boy For a change in editorial direction, here’s a collection of last week’s Tweets from some in power and those who report on it: Q Q Q Q
Shadow Minister for Education and Training, Tanya Plibersek (Labor), replies to a Guardian story: Humanities students will pay up to 113 per cent more for uni courses after Centre Alliance backs changes. She says, ‘This is a cruel betrayal of Australian kids, who’ve already had the school year from hell’. Q Q Q Q
US Washington-based news service, The Hill, tweets: ‘Pope: Pandemic shows “trickle-down” economic policies don’t work, wealth must be redistributed’. Q Q Q Q
Policy and law reform director at the EDO, Rachel Walmsley, tweets: ‘The EPBC bill being rushed through parliament doesn’t even mention new national standards. Our latest analysis shows state & territory laws don’t even meet current requirements. Too. Much. Risk’. Q Q Q Q
Satirical news service The Shovel: ‘Morrison Finally Responds To Biggest Health & Economic Crisis In A Generation By Building Chicken Coop’. Q Q Q Q
Former Greens senator, Scott Ludlam, responds to the Morrison government’s plan to ramp up the use of facial recognition technology across services, including Centrelink and Medicare: ‘Morrison can’t be allowed to force facial recognition on people trapped in an already dystopian “welfare” system’. Q Q Q Q
Economics professor and former Greek Minister of Finance, Yanis Varoufakis, tweets his article calling to turn Julian Assange’s prosecutors into defendants, and ‘allow the grandest of juries out there, a well-informed Demos, to pass fair judgment on them.’ Q Q Q Q
Journalist John Pilger tweets, ‘The trial of Julian Assange, which should never have happened, has ended. The judge will make her decision known on 4th January. If he is not freed, beware’. Q Q Q Q
Political-social commentator, Ronni Salt, calls out the ABC for running Morrison ‘chicken coop’ propaganda without question. Q Q Q Q
Former Victorian ABC radio manager Tony Walker responds to an ABC puff piece on Liberal MP Tim Smith: ‘Decades ago, I used to be manager of this ABC radio station. I think it’s generally had a history of holding power to account where necessary. I don’t remember it ever fawning over a politician like this’. Ronni Salt agrees, and says it’s ‘Public relations camouflaged as journalism’. Hans Lovejoy, editor News tips are welcome: editor@echo.net.au
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n 1983, with an economic downturn – not even a proper recession – in play, the new Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, convened his economic summit to implement his election agenda of recovery, reconciliation and reconstruction. The straight talking NSW Premier, Neville Wran, set the scene in one terse sentence. ‘Delegates,’ he rasped, ‘this summit is about three things: jobs, jobs and jobs’. Fast forward to the 2020 budget, and the message is the same. Labor leader Anthony Albanese stole from it in so many words. Even our normally voluble Treasurer Josh Frydenberg succumbed to the succinct slogan last weekend. And he confirmed that after a generation of the holy crusade for the sacred surplus, he too is going back to embracing good old-fashioned economic orthodoxy. Debt and deficit emergency? What debt, what deficit? The rhetoric of 2019 has been shamelessly abandoned, and replaced with a single-minded determination to deliver an unemployment statistic that can be credible at the next election. So the revenue base is to be trashed – massive tax cuts will be brought forward in the hope that the punters will unleash a spending wave to kickstart the moribund economy. Some of it will probably help, much of it certainly will not – we have repeatedly watched the failure of trickle-down policies in which the rich trouser their loot and the moguls slip it into buyouts, dividends and bonuses. In spite of the pandemic (or perhaps because of it) the profit share is still outstripping meagre wage increases. For many bosses, the mantra of ‘we’re all in this together.’ translates to ‘what’s in it for me? Stuff you Jack, I’m all right.’ But Scott Morrison’s Damascene conversion is not just the tax cuts he must offer to make his package palatable to the party room. He is offering a veritable cornucopia of cash before, during and after this week’s budget – a torrent of public spending whose extravagance would make John Maynard Keynes blush with envy. Last week’s handout of $1.5 billion and a half for our back-to-the-future manufacturing industry was, as he boasted, just a foretaste. The promise to wind back JobSeeker, JobKeeper,
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Obviously we need more apprentices. But with the cutting of some $3 billion from TAFE in the last few years, it will be hard to find enough teachers for all the applicants required. And more importantly, much of their curriculum is in danger of becoming obsolete and irrelevant. For all the talk of innovation, science and engineering, few tradies are numerate in robotics and computing, increasingly essential in what was quite recently seen as blue-collar manual work. There is little point in training up a class of blacksmiths, however attractively nostalgic the notion may seem. At one level Morrison knows that – hence his heavy handed approach to forcing universities to force students into vocations that he hopes will give him a quick economic dividend. But as so often happens, he has not thought it through. If he really wants to shove the manufacturers into action, he has to provide the skilled workforce they need. And it would also help if he set some specific targets. Struggling to get a few words in between ScoMo’s filibuster in the manner of Joe Biden trying to be heard over Donald Trump, Anthony Albanese has nominated social housing as an obvious one – a huge need, and relatively easy to move on. And of course, there is always renewable energy. Morrison has not mentioned it specifically, but there have been hints that he has not entirely ruled it out. And if nothing else appeals, there are any number of roads, railways and bridges to repair and upgrade. These will be derided by some as picking winners, make-work, dead end jobs. And they are not everyone’s idea of a lifetime career. But you’ve come to the bottom line. Right now there are officially 4.8 unemployed for each single advertised vacancy – that’s the government spin. But in reality the ratio of those not working to those who want to work is about 17, not counting widespread underemployment. And another sheaf of announcements to be left in the out tray, waiting for the shredder, will not hack it. What is required is a hefty kick in the arse. Morrison is not reluctant to put in the boot, but he has to be sure of his aim, his run in and his execution. He needs to kick at least one of the three goals nominated earlier. Actually just one will do – jobs.
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JobSleeper and the rest of them will be kept, but other direct stimulus measures will swamp any hint of parsimony. And there are other ideas which will not put too much stress on the bankrupt treasury. Immigration, arguably the most reliable and efficient engine of growth, has fallen to perilous levels – we are facing a situation where our population will, for the first time in living memory, actually decline. Reversing that trend should be an urgent priority, and the Peter Costello approach of more bonking is too long term.
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Letters Social housing needs Thank you to Mandy Nolan for her compassionate article (30 September) outlining the rental stress issues for those in vulnerable housing circumstances in our Shire. Older women and homelessness is an issue dear to the hearts of the CWA of NSW members. The Bangalow CWA Branch took this issue to the State Conference in 2018 based on the situation in our own regional paradise. This situation has only deteriorated in subsequent years owing to the circumstances Mandy outlines. The crisis in rental housing must be addressed. Social housing will take a coordinated response including federal, state and local governments, philanthropists, community groups and individual community members. Byron Shire Council must take leadership in this issue and ensure the Shire does not become the gated community Mandy fears. There is COVID-19 recovery funding available so this is the ideal time for Council to step up. It’s time to end the talk and take action. Janene Jelfs President, Bangalow CWA
Kollective madness I write to inform you of significant community opposition to ‘The Corso’, a development proposal by The Kollective in Bayside Brunswick Heads. It is way over-the-top in scale and density for the area and should be strongly opposed. The developer, known as The Kollective, implies that 48 boarding house units will be ‘affordable housing’, but their previous form is to build under this pretext and then let the market decide
Cartoon by Holly English – www.hollyenglish.com the rate. This results in micro dwellings being leased out at $413 to $625 per week. This does not appear to be ‘affordable housing’, rather an exploitation of the current guidelines, for commercial gain. Certainly a cafe was an expected development, but ‘six shops with shop-top dwellings’ will be unviable – there is no passing trade in the area and aren’t we in the midst of an economic downturn? As for the proposed ‘grocer’, the community already has one in the area with The Village Greens, at the top of Bayside Way. The on-site parking is woefully inadequate at ‘0.5 car parks’ per dwelling as allowed under the current SEPP policy. If past developments by The Kollective are any guide, the roads around the development would become hopelessly choked with parked cars, not just from residents, but also from other parts of the complex, like the proposed cafe and retail spaces. I calculated there would be an additional 250 vehicular movements per day in the area. The site is within a designated
bushfire prone area, surrounded by bushland. I note that the NSW Government Planning Guidelines state: In February 2019 the ARHSEPP was amended so boarding houses are limited to 12 boarding rooms per site within the R2 Low Density Residential zone, to better reflect the scale and built form of the surrounding area. The changes will help manage impacts on neighbouring properties such as overlooking, overshadowing and car parking.’ The land is currently zoned B1 ‘Neighbourhood Centre’ but it sits within an R2 Low Density zone. The excerpt above shows that congestion is already a known issue for this type of development. It would permanently ruin the amenity of this small suburban enclave. Dave Carnovale Brunswick Heads
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Rail trail or train line? The debate rolls on as legislation passes the Lower House owing to lack of use. The engineering company Arcadis has agreed to look at the bridges (digitally), at $33,000 per bridge, but they don’t seem to know how many bridges there are. This doesn’t include the $300,000 of Byron Shire ratepayers’ money already spent. They have been unable to access all the bridges owing to extreme vegetation growth, and want Byron Council to clear it prior to inspection! NSW government has no budget to assist. If Byron Council had consulted with the Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT), they would have been able to access a lot of this information for free. The Arcadis report thinks there are only seven bridges between Byron
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CHESS by Ian Rogers Women’s International Master Anastasia Sorokina lived in Australia during the mid-2000s and represented Australia with credit at the 2004 Calvia Chess Olympiad. In 2009 she returned permanently to her native Belarus, and in 2017 became head of the Belarus Chess Federation. Given the high status of chess in Belarus, the direction of the Chess Federation was closely watched after the controversial, and likely rigged, re-election of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. For more than a week Sorokina stayed mum, but then threw her weight behind the opposition protesters – whom she had witnessed being beaten up by security forces – saying, ‘I supported the government for a long time because I saw that a lot of things were done to advance sports, but the fact that the people’s choice was not recognised was a point of no return for me.’ In September Sorokina and more than 650 other members of the Belarus sports community, including three Grandmasters
and 11 other prominent chess-a players, published an open letter condemning the falsification of the election and setting out a series of demands. They included annulling the election, freeing political prisoners and punishing those security forces responsible for illegal arrests, beatings and torture. The letter said retaliation against one sports star would be met by solidarity, boycotts and reports to the International Olympic Committee. The response from the Belarus authorities this week was contemptuous: they arrested one of the earliest signatories of the letter and one of Belarus’ greatest basketball players, Yelena Leuchanka, a former WNBA star. Sorokina, 40, may not be next on the list, though she has for many weeks been concerned for the safety of herself and her daughter, saying in August, ‘If the regime stays, I don’t know how I’ll live in this country any more.’ Of course Sorokina has strong family ties in Belarus, but she may soon have to decide whether returning to Australia is a better option than possible detention – and perhaps worse – in Minsk.
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and Mullumbimby, whereas there are actually 20 bridges. 20 x$33,000 = $660,000! Council’s consultation and engagement has been with the ‘key stakeholders’ – TfNSW, both NSW and federal governments, Tweed and Richmond Valley Councils and community groups such as TOOT. Why was NRRT omitted from this group? Ok, so we now know the state of the bridges and maybe how much it will cost to fix them, but who is going to fix them? Currently there are no funding opportunities for a Rail with Trail from the Federal or NSW governments, or any other funding sources. Just suppose the bridges were fixed, then who is going to fund maintaining them? Supposing the whole line was fixed, it would only be suitable for very light rail at speeds no greater than 60kms per hour! Just to be clear, this would not be public transport You can ride an electric bike pretty quickly and it will take you to where you want to go. Having heard about a recent meeting of the Bangalow Chamber of Commerce, it seems the
Bangalow community are very unhappy that they are missing out on the rail trail. They have poor public transport and no safe place to cycle. I don’t know about you, but I resent my rates being spent on a fairytale project that will never come to fruition. Tim Shanasy Byron Bay
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would have to pay the garbage rate, like the rest of us. There was an outcry. Dumping rubbish in town bins – or beside roads – was cheaper. Town bins overflowed with domestic rubbish. Some still dump in town. Where someone lives in an unapproved house but has no other unapproved dwelling on their property, Council should be conciliatory. But the proliferation of unapproved second and third rental dwellings warrants vigorous compliance enforcement. The owners pay just one rural rate and dodge the shared responsibility to contribute to our overloaded infrastructure. Council should at least find a way to set rates according to the number of dwellings. If Council always
I am appalled by Council’s arrogant invasion of Main Arm. Do they not realise Council’s writ stops short of the vociferously defended Coopers Lane Line? So to help stiffen the sinews of the hill tribe sans-culottes, I offer a Main Arm Marseillaise. All together now, sing it loud and sing it proud! ‘We don’t want your regulations/ We don’t want your plan controls/ We don’t want your house inspections –/ Hey – Council – leave Main Arm alone! Hey – Council – leave Main Arm alone!’ Around 15 years ago Council extended the garbage collection service into the hinterland, including Main Arm. It meant residents there
Q I am so sad to see the loss of our heritage railway line this week in the NSW parliament. I believe the people of the North Coast deserve decent public services. It’s not a big ask to have trains running on our Casino to Murwillumbah railway line. The cost of repairing our railway line is less than the cost of repairing a road of the same length. People talk about rail bridges needing replacement, but road bridges cost millions, all the time, in this area because we live in the Northern ‘Rivers’. Beth Shelley Booerie Creek Q There have been numerous letters and comments posted by Beth Shelley denigrating the proposed rail trail. This has passed the NSW
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Lower House and is just awaiting passage through the Upper (Legislative Council) House to be enacted in law. There have been many replies to Beth’s comments, but few printed. Please at least acknowledge that at last, after 16 years, something is about to happen that is a big positive for this region. It is also interesting to note that Ballina Council is so progressive with developing community pathways, and are just about to extend the existing paths to Lennox. Plus Byron has also been undertaking similar projects. Richard White East Ballina Q So Council has spent
$380,000 on the fabled return of trains to our region, and they’re planning on spending at least another $200,000. What a waste of money! Simon Richardson states, when referring to the rail trail, ‘most of the community doesn’t want it’. Did I miss the referendum? And is he not aware that legislation has passed the Lower House that specifically relates to the closure of the rail corridor between Casino and Bentley, chickens out, freeloaders develop an understandable sense of entitlement. Any challenge is met with souffled outrage. Adrian Gattenhof Mullumbimby
Double standards There are double standards locally regarding the number limits and social distancing at events. I refer to the heavy police presence and arrests at a recent ‘Freedom’ rally in Byron. By contrast, I witnessed several hundred people mingling closely at a rugby match on Saturday 19 September at the recreation grounds in Byron Bay. The crowd stretched from the clubhouse to the second lot of tiered seating in a strip between the playing field and the fence. I saw no police presence there. When I approached a security guard regarding social distancing regulations, he passed responsibility on to a guy in a pink t-shirt who was in charge of the COVID sign-in table. Pink t-shirt guy also passed off any responsibility, citing the club president as being responsible. He waved into the crowd to demonstrate where the
and between Crabbes Creek and Condong in the Tweed. Both these projects are shovel ready, and the community can expect construction to commence in the very near future. So much for the lack of government support for the rail trail. It would be helpful if councillors did some research on the benefits of a rail trail, e.g. Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, and many, many others in Victoria and worldwide, instead of just blindly following the views of those who have never been on a bike! Ruth Dare Bangalow Q Council is supporting a multi-use of the corridor that includes a walking and cycling trail. The study conducted for Byron Shire Council looking at the corridor from our community’s perspective has rated two multi-use options as having a positive cost/benefit ratio. The positive result is because the options are multi-use rather than single use. Perhaps we should work together to achieve multiple benefits for the community. Cr Basil Cameron Goonengerry
club president was. I was left feeling that the organisers felt no obligation to ‘play by the rules’ after my interactions with these two. Isn’t the sporting club putting on the event responsible, and not a passing resident witnessing a clear breach of current COVID Safe regulations? The lack of police presence at such a large gathering in these times indicates their unwillingness to ensure the safety of all residents in our Shire. P Havyatt Byron Bay
¨IJĕ Ǖŕëō ĶŕƆƖōƐ Anyone thinking the trainwreck – as best describes the energy policy of the federal coalition government – couldn’t possibly get worse, think again, it just did. Scotty from marketing and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor (I know, it’s insulting) announced public money will be used to intervene in the free-market to finance ‘carbon-capture and storage’ – an unproven, extremely expensive technology, that does not commercially exist anywhere in the world. ▶ Continued on page 17
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he revival of debate about how the Belongil estuary is to be managed has been sparked by Council’s plan to ‘shortcircuit’ treated effluent through the Byron Arts and Industry Estate, in response to complaints by a few landholders about excess water. Many of Byron Bay’s problems involve water and are closely connected, whether acid sulfate fish kills, or stormwater flooding in the central business district (CBD), or management of the sewage treatment plant (STP) effluent. We can begin to unpack it by first looking at some hard facts: the lifespan of the current STP and Effluent Management Strategy ends in 2025, and the need to plan for whatever comes after that means some tricky decisions in the next couple of years. Second, Council has commissioned a number of studies since 2015 that have procured an EPA licence for the new effluent pipe and drain.
ǡǝɆ Ŕşſĕ ĕǔōƖĕŕƐ I’ve examined these documents and assess most of the work as capable, some very good as far as they went, but the overall approach was deeply flawed by limited briefs and a failure to deal strategically with some fundamental problems that will become clearer as time goes on. In particular, an effluent increase of over 40 per cent was quietly tacked on to the new drain. All these recent studies support the main thrust of what was achieved in the early 2000s. Let’s look at what went down in that period in developing the current Strategy, valid until 2025. I focus
Left: Dead prawns in the Belongil Estuary. Above: Jarosite in the Belongil drains. Photos supplied mainly on the two biggest issues: the artificial opening of the estuary, and the reuse of effluent in regeneration wetlands. I point out here that my contribution to this discussion is simply as a volunteer professional witness clarifying what the community needs to start thinking about. I don’t need a job.
ōĶƐƐōĕ IJĶƆƐşſƷ The Belongil Estuary Management Plan (2001) was commissioned by Council and the State government. Peter Parker and I synthesized the information and understanding from intensive research and onground observation of the many fish kills in the 1990s. We presented the results to the community in a practical plan for the next period, meant to be for about 4–5 years under the NSW Estuary Program. The Plan was very widely and intensively consulted and agreed by all parties. It wasn’t simply a ‘Council’ output or
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individual opinion. The Plan adopted two major changes: lower the artificial opening height from 1.2 metres to 1.0 metre, primarily to stop the fish kills and stabilise the situation, and secondly make progress on addressing the major pollution impacts of acid sulfate soils (ASS) and other lesser pollution.
ëŔĶǕĈëƐĶşŕƆ We all recognised the need for an ecology as close as possible to ‘natural’, but it was clear the Belongil, over the last 130 years, had become a highly modified place. For example, when the estuary height is at 1.2 metres or more, there’s very little space for a subsequent flood. Drainage from the CBD, already suffering from inadequate flow paths after many decades of harder surfaces and more pipes, also becomes an issue. Some have advocated stopping opening the estuary altogether, letting it rise to some notional ‘natural historic’ high level. Good luck on that one. Some of the dangers in lowering the opening height were obvious: potential changes in the ecology over time, possibly a lower impetus to reduce Byron Bay’s overall flood risk, and my own biggest fear was that development would creep downwards, making future remediation more difficult. There were no fish kills after 2002, until a new Opening Strategy was recently adopted, with the result that there have been two fish kills in two years. The opening height has risen again without much done about the acid sulfate drains (‘Acid sulfate drains’ is an abbreviation for the 40+ km of drains in the lowlands that dry out the peaty soils and cause the chemical reaction that produces sulfuric acid that in turn dissolves the metals, mainly iron and aluminium, that then flow into the estuary, causing a toxic soup that kills everything) so it seems the old lessons will need to be learned again. Sulfuric acid and toxic metals are being generated right now in the lowland soils, and when the La Niña rains arrive this will flow into
the estuary. Also, Council’s new effluent plan will now add major flows much closer to the entrance, raising the issue of the Belongil mouth becoming permanently open just to let effluent out.
0ǔōƖĕŕƐ ſĕƖƆĕ The community clearly decided in the late 1990s that reuse of effluent was far preferred to an ocean outfall or discharge to the estuary. A detailed analysis of reuse in agriculture turned up some realities, listed in Council’s current Recycled Water Management Strategy, 2017–2027: Limited irrigation in wet and cool periods; shallow water tables or unsuitable soils; and reliance on private users reduces Council’s ability to manage, adapt and maximise recycled water use. In the Brunswick Valley farm scheme, over twenty years, only eight per cent is being reused. A rule of thumb in our region for estimating reuse demand on farms is to allow six megalitres of effluent per hectare per year. Meaning, you take the total effluent production over a year and divide by six to roughly estimate the land area required. For example Byron’s ultimate load to year 2025 of about 2,500 megalitres, divided by six means a total required area of over 400 hectares. Then there’s the massive dam needed to store the effluent for up to six months. And the pipes and pumping to move the effluent to the sites. I’ve never heard of anyone paying for effluent, so it’s all a heavy sunk cost for the community. In response to these facts, all the people involved, on and in Council, committees and the State government took a look at trials we had set up on unused Council land near the STP, and the 24-hectare trial project evolved. It became heavily engineered with pumps and pipes, and very dense plantings leading to high set-up costs, but the Federal government provided most of the funds. We would do it differently today, using gravity flow and lowintensity regeneration methods, but the concept is proven. There would be big benefits from reusing
effluent, acid sulfate control, ‘blue carbon’ sequestration, reducing the stormwater threat to Byron Bay, and others. The wetlands have taken up 23 per cent of Byron’s annual effluent to date, but I believe this is an over estimation, amounting to ten megalitres per hectare. Urban reuse takes another 15 per cent, but this is not expected to increase. Meaning more wetlands are needed if this form of reuse is pursued. Further, I recommend a 2018 video by Martin Selecki, featuring Mayor Simon Richardson (www.youtu. be/EWUwglGWKZ8), in which the mayor offers complete and eloquent support for the wetlands solution to the Belongil problems, including expansion to 120 hectares.
ōƐĕſŕëƐĶưĕƆ So here we are. In summary the community needs to think about a number of questions: • Council’s land use planners have said a 43 per cent increase in development is on the cards. Does the community want this? • One of the issues around helping to answer this is – can the treated effluent be sustainably managed? The options include: (1) expanding the wetlands reuse scheme to at least 400 hectares for complete reuse in the catchment for the benefits explained above; (2) look at achieving more agricultural reuse; (3) an ocean outfall; or (4) potable reuse – that is, highly treated effluent for community reuse. There are other problems to consider, such as the condition of the constructed wetlands that, in conjunction with the STP, have produced the highest quality effluent in Australia. It’s unhelpful to use terms like ‘dumping sewage’ or ‘shit’ because it undermines the credibility of the argument with the responsible authorities who know it’s not true. Issues such as the presence of viruses and endocrine disruptors should be looked at as well. Finally, how long do we tolerate the odious drains in our wetlands that are killing our fisheries, year in and year out?
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Instead of allowing the free-market to make an orderly transition to vastly cheaper renewable energy sources with zero emissions, this irresponsible prime minister, who only takes advice from simplistic, vestedinterest groups, (the gas and coal industries), is only ever interested in short-term political gain – and not the country’s long-term interests. The only way that new gas/coal projects are going to be commercially viable in a low-carbon future, will be as small scale backup for renewables. Banks will no longer fund large-scale gas/ coal generation, and insurers won’t insure it, the plants will be stranded taxpayer-funded assets within a decade. Well may we blame the dire position Australia is now facing on the failure of the Labor Party to remove this appalling fossil-fueled coalition government at the last election. However, we all must get smarter, we could be facing another election next year, and cannot afford to be conned by the marketing guy again! We’re out of time. Keith Duncan Pimlico
Spitting the dummy It’s a classic case of major developers spitting the dummy and running to the Land and Environment Court (L&EC) to change tactics and development applications. These are just alterations to encroach another overrated development on the east coast for profit. Australia has the worst history of any nation on the planet for destroying protected coastline. It’s not about creating jobs, it’s about profits from easy pickings – otherwise country living would be blooming! The L&EC is nothing but a job for the boys. P Lazer Bilambil
Virus v GFC What a turnaround from the pre-election hyperbole peddled by the marketing guru-cum-Prime Minister (Morrison) and his struggling
Tawdry development vs Byron As Byron’s visitors, residents, and traditional custodians know, the area’s land and seascapes nurture and energise us. Some of the moments that I gather to myself are walking at night and wondering at so many stars shimmering in the darkness. Lying in bed I hear the ocean sounds signalling the wind direction and swell size. By day the bird calls and trees rustling are the background to life here. Surely these are attributes that a vision for Byron wants to retain? Yet in the past six months two dwellings have been approved and built in my area that ignore and nullify these precious elements. The first is a residence in Pacific Vista Ave, Byron Bay, that encompasses every corner of the block on which its three levels stands, and whose sparse greenery would be more fitting in Almeria, Spain. By evening, when one walks past, the sky is a black void because of the high voltage lighting competing with it from every part of the building, inside and out. The second development is two new units in Paterson Street, that also encompass every part of the block on which they are set, either with bricks and mortar, or cement. When I walk past from Cooper St, only silence and stillness exude from the block where there were once tea trees, breezy shade and bird calls. The overwhelming majority of Byron’s residents, and those who want to make the Shire their home, choose to live here because of the reasons I cited earlier. Wealthy or not, those who value such attributes are those who have made Byron the wonderful place it is. When will our elected representatives start showing, instead of simply voicing, such understanding – and start refusing to countenance such tawdry development? Suzanne Arnold Byron Bay Treasurer (Frydenberg)! ‘Back in the Black’ mugs were being rolled out to commemorate ‘a return to surplus, guaranteed, no matter what’. That worked out well didn’t it? We’re now deep in Morrison’s debt and recession, the largest deficit ($85.3 billion) in Australia’s history, and almost $1 trillion of national debt. It would be tempting to simply say, ‘Well the world has been hit with a pandemic and every country is in the same position’. However, that is definitely not what the Liberal-National coalition said when Kevin Rudd’s government was suddenly hit with the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and was also forced to plunge the country into debt in order to stimulate the economy. Aided by their stooges in the Murdoch media the Lib-Nats waged a relentless campaign of misinformation and outright lies to discredit the Rudd government. However, with great fiscal management from then Treasurer, Wayne Swann,
and Finance Minister, Lindsay Tanner, Australia managed to avoid a damaging recession. What gross opportunism from such an incompetent coalition, that in the ensuing years they have managed to more than triple Labor’s GFC debt, and plunge Australia into a damaging recession; Morrison’s recession. Helen Cust Ballina
Footpath Main Beach Our beloved Council is not renowned for being pedestrian friendly. On the Main Beach, the small footpath side of the Fishheads cafe, about 60m long and 1m wide gets a lot of pedestrian traffic, including wheelchairs and perambulators. If the caring councillors visit the scene, they will find
more than half the width of the footpath is covered by the front bonnets of vehicles along most of its length. The result is single-file traffic for the pedestrians and that is $ $ %& ' & # ( ' ) very difficult and prone to injury caused by sharp edges of vehicles protruding on the footpath. If only the Council would divert a small amount of funds from the disastrous ! "" # artistic creations and install a bar across the edge of the footpath so that the bonnets of vehicles do not overhang the footpath – the from conventional to organic public might even applaud the efforts of the Council for Australian owned fabric wholesalers in once. sustainable, organics, linens, cottons, blends, There is plenty of space for the vehicles to park furmassive ranges on indent and stocks, small ther back than they do. One minimums. We are also looking for sales reps would think on these kinds in NSW , QLD, border towns. of issues the Council would be proactive on its own. V Subramanya Suffolk Park
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Armed and immune Warren Kennedy (Letters, 30 September) writes that over 15,000 Australians would have lost their lives without the lockdowns. But he ignores the increased mortality that lockdowns cause that the Victorian medical specialists and registrars referred to. If he could have read half my numerous unpublished letters, or the actual reasons given by the Victorian medical specialists who oppose the lockdowns, he would change his mind very quickly. As CDC head, Robert Redfield, said, ‘We’re seeing, sadly, far greater suicides now than we are deaths from COVID (redstate.com July 27, 2020). Peter Olson Goonengerry
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Did you know karkalla, or pigface, is edible; either raw or cooked? The juicy green leaves, pink flowers and crimson fruit can be eaten in salads and stir fries, they can be used to make pickles, or be enjoyed as slightly salty fruits. Roasted karkalla leaves can be used as a salt substitute. Owner of the newest eatery in Byron Bay, Mindy Woods, loves karkalla so much, she named her restaurant after it! But karkalla is not the only native food you will encounter at Karkalla – you can try warrigal greens, macadamia, native hibiscus, gum leaves, lemon myrtle, riberry and Davidson plum and their special homemade native dukkah, the list actually does go on. Karkalla Byron Bay is a passion project for Mindy, who was most recently the CEO of Lotus Dining Group Sydney and a MasterChef Australia alumni. Mindy has followed her dream and opened a venue of her very own,
within seaspray’s distance of Main Beach, Byron Bay. Karkalla is a nod to Mindy’s heritage as a proud Bundjalung woman, with her people being the original custodians of the northern coastal area of New South Wales. ‘Karkalla reflects the essence of what we believe to be truly Australian – our relaxed, coastal sun-kissed lifestyle, and, most importantly, our generous spirit, she says. Mindy says the all-day brunches, the use of native produce and the love of locally-sourced seasonal ingredients is what is keeping customers coming back. ‘We respectfully acknowledge the past and present traditional owners of the land of the Bundjalung people, the traditional custodians of this land, and respect their culture and identity which has been interwoven with the land and sea for generations. ‘Whether you are a local, traveller, young family or a bunch of friends just hanging out, Karkalla is a wonderful way to experience native food and modern plates.’
Mindy Woods loves karkalla (pig face) so much, she named her new passion baby in its honour. Photo Tree Faerie.
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Skye Johnston and Jed Wright, at Mullumbimby Farmers Market’s newest stall, Byron Gourmet Mushrooms. begun selling direct to the public at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market. Byron Gourmet Mushrooms is certified organic, with all mushrooms grown in organic materials and by-products from local organic sugar cane, sustainable native timber plantations and pure rainwater harvested on the property. Lions mane, shiitake, king oysters, and pearl oyster are among the seasonal array of mushrooms they produce – varieties
that are often hard to find as a fresh product because of their fragile nature. They also plan to expand into medicinal varieties in the near future. To enjoy their full flavour, Jed suggests keeping it simple. ‘Pan fry with a little bit of butter, maybe some herbs, finish with a squeeze of lemon and serve on a nice slice of sourdough.’ Q Mullum Farmers Market is on every Friday come rain, hail or shine.
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It’s not surprising that Craig Evans is affectionately known as the Byron Bay Banana Man. After all, he’s been a familiar face at Byron Farmers Market for more than 15 years, selling his locally grown bananas. His stall is not difficult to spot, with a banana-plastered surfboard out the front. The reason? It marries his two great loves – farming and surfing. ‘It’s 20 minutes from my farm to the sea – it’s magic,’ says Craig. ‘I can be surfing in the morning, then up working on the farm in the afternoon.’ But behind Craig’s relaxed and easy-going nature is a commitment to both the land and the ocean. ‘One of the biggest wake-up calls for me with being a farmer is also being a surfer – and especially with the short distance between the ocean and my farm. On the way from the surf to the farm, I follow the river from the sea to the mountain. The top of the stream is on the mountain and it leads into the ocean, so I have a big responsibility about what goes into that stream and ends up in the ocean.’ With no family connection to the land, Craig fell into farming by default. When he first came to Byron Bay over 30 years ago, his stop was the hospitality industry, but that and a young family was not an ideal mix, so he decided to make the change. After working on farms from north Queensland to Victoria, Craig settled back on a banana farm in the Byron hinterland. Only
Craig ‘Banana Man’ Evans at the Byron Farmers Market. Photo Elize Strydom.
a matter of years later, his boss signed the lease over to Craig. That was 17 years ago, and the only thing that has really changed in that time is how Craig sells his bananas. ‘I was originally boxing up bananas and sending them off to the wholesale produce markets in Brisbane and Sydney, which wasn’t very satisfying. Then when a cyclone hit up north and there was demand for locally grown bananas so I joined Byron Farmers Market. I still get a kick out of going to the markets. I love that I grow the bananas and sell them directly to the person eating them, being able to look them in the eye and have a chat.’ Q The Byron Farmers Market is held every Thursday 7am–11am at the Cavanbah Centre and Bangalow Farmers Market is every Saturday morning 7–11am behind the Bangalow Pub.
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Good Taste
Eateries Guide
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BYRON BAY
Wharf Bar & Restaurant Ballina FB/Insta: wharfbarballina 12–24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259
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We are thrilled to announce that Wharf restaurant is now open to the public! It is important to us that we support the community as best we can, and do our best to uplift spirits with delicious seafood and welcoming customer service. As part of our reopening, we have also launched a new restaurant and takeaway menu! Book now while tables are still available
Loft Byron Bay 4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183
Book online: www.loftbyronbay.com.au
St Elmo Dining Room & Bar
BYRON BAY
Legend Pizza Open 7 days 9am till after midnight Shop 1 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au
Main Street Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders 18 Jonson Street 6680 8832
FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE Check us out on
facebook.com/byron.legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992
Byron Bay 6680 9960 targabyronbay.com targabyronbay@gmail.com
La Cuisine Deli Shop by Byron Bay Olive Co
2/29 Brigantine Street 0431 842 340 BYRONBAYOLIVECO byronbayoliveco.com support@byronbayoliveco.com
The Rocks @ Aquarius Brunch 7am–12 noon Mon–Fri 7am–1pm Sat & Sun 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 – Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au
Fishheads Byron Bay 1 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 7632 FISHHEADSBYRON
Success Thai Mon-Fri lunch & dinner closed Sundays Lunch 12 noon–3pm Dinner from 5–8.30pm 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469
Barrio 7am–3pm Mon–Thu 7am–7pm Fri 1 Porter St, North Byron Booking via our website barriobyronbay.com.au Walk in tables available
Lord Byron Distillery
Open Tuesday–Saturday 12 noon – 5pm 7, 4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay 8646 4901
Chupacabra
Forest Byron Bay 77-97 Broken Head Rd, Suffolk Park 6685 4969
Open 7 Days Breakfast & Lunch
Indoor & outdoor seating (puppies welcome)
www.crystalbrookcollection. com/byron/forest
@forestbyronbay
Lennox Head
French deli shop that offers all products by Byron Bay Olive Co and amazing options for breakfast and lunch. Sandwiches, salads, soups and Mediterranean style products such as olives, dips, cured meats and French cheeses.
47 Ballina St, Lennox Head www.krillbar.com.au 6685 5538
Mon – Fri 9am–3.30pm Our Rocking New Brunch Menu
KRILLBARANDRESTAURANT
The Empire 20 Burringbar St, Mullum
6684 2306 Tues–Fri 8.30am–2.30pm Sat, Sun 9am–2pm FB/Insta: EmpireMullum empiremullum.com.au
Yaman Mullumbimby 62 Stuart St, Mullumbimby 6684 3778 www.yamanmullumbimby.com.au
Open 7 days from 9am–8pm *Delivery Sun–Fri 4–8PM, Mullumbimby only Free Delivery from $39
CELLAR DOOR – TASTINGS & TOURS Handcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.
Naturally Better!
Harvest 18-22 Old Pacific Highway Newrybar NSW 2479 02 6687 2644 www.harvestnewrybar.com.au @harvestnewrybar
Open Thursday 5pm–10pm, Friday 12pm–3pm & 5pm–10pm Saturday 5pm–10pm, Sunday 11:30am–4:30pm Amazing cocktails, fabulous local food, a la carte and bar menus all with super friendly service. Head Chef Minh Le was a finalist for Australian Chef of the Year in 2016 and has owned multiple hatted restaurants. Come in and experience his fine food in the stylish decor. Happy Hour Thursday – Saturday 5–6pm We recommend booking via email - online booking coming soon
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. Takeaways and lots of grab-and-go goodies available. Phone orders welcome – call ahead and avoid the queue. Coffee, Malawach Rolls, Pita Pockets, Falafel, Traditional Yemenite spices and all your favourites always freshly made. Drop in for an authentic atmosphere, takeaway or get it delivered* to your doorstep.
HARVEST RESTAURANT, DELI + BAKERY Lunch: Wed – Sun 12–3pm Dinner: Thurs – Sat from 5.30pm 3 courses from the wood-fired oven in the historic bakery Sat + Sun 8–12pm: Baked goods at Sourdough Weekends Sunday 3–5pm: Chook Night Deli hours are 8am–4pm
CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson
MAKE YOUR OWN BOTTLE OF GIN
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Set next to a lush rainforest oasis, Forest celebrates sustainability working hand-in-hand with local farmers, growers and artisans. Serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and just-drinks… the perfect place to feed your soul. Stay a while. As a Byron Bay Crystalbrook Local you get to enjoy 15% off food and drinks when you sign up online.
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Free from added artificial flavours and colours. - book online. Gin Making Gift Vouchers available. LORDBYRON.COM.AU LordByronDistillery
Fresh authentic Mexican in a relaxed atmosphere.
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Menus available on Facebook Barrio’s canteen takes its inspiration from locally sourced produce with Moorish cuisine. Offering daily bakes, breakfast cakes, classic sandwiches, vibrant salads, smoked fish, grilled meats. Aperitif Hours Friday 5–7pm: $10 plates + drinks Private Dining: Now taking private party enquiries for lunch and dinner with your closest friends: gather@barriobyronbay.com.au
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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We are thrilled to announce that Fishheads restaurant is now open to the public! It is important to us that we support the community as best we can, and do our best to uplift spirits with delicious seafood and welcoming customer service. As part of our reopening, we have also launched a new restaurant and take away menu! Book now while tables are still available.
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.
Open every day from 4pm till late.
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Krill Bar
Come and join us at the Rocks for some light brunch options or hearty breakfasts. We offer a range of home-made, locally sourced produce at affordable prices, including our delicious new loaded halloumi or chorizo tacos, vegan nasi goreng and our signature Rocks Big Brekky which will keep you going for hours! Fresh juices, Byron Bay coffees and healthy smoothies available too. The Rocks is registered as COVID Safe, and is practicing all NSW health guidelines.
Espresso Martini Nights | Every day 9-11pm 2 for $25 Classic Espresso Martini
This is food made with love, all produce sourced locally. Eat in or take out. Margaritas and tacos all night long! Shop 12A, 3 Clifford St, Family friendly, totally GF menu. Suffolk Park DINNER 5pm – 9pm 6685 3059 WED – SAT www.chupacabra.com.au Book via Resy @chupabyron
Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.
Thursday – Sunday Tapas 2.30pm, Dinner 5.30pm Aperitivo happy hour 3–5.30pm & Cheese/wine special Single cheese plate & 2 glass wine $30 Double cheese plate & 2 glass wine $35
Happy Hour | Every day 4-6pm $6 Loft Lager or Wine, $10 Aperol Spritz, $14 Margarita
www.stelmodining.com
Gourmet burgers created by chefs
Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street
Open Thursday – Sunday 5 – 10pm Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426
Incredible cocktails, locals beers & all-day snacks and food to share with ocean views.
BY LIZ JACKSON
Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management
E: lizzijjackson@gmail.com P: 0414 895 441
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BLEEDING OFFENSIVE! Facebook has banned an ad for women’s period undies. It’s 2020 and on the social media platform where Facebook Live has captured severe and shocking violence, has let conspiracy theories run rampant and where I personally have had memes posted of me being shot in the head – all have gone unchecked– yet they have decided that this particular brand of leak-proof undies violate the rules. The video, which is called ‘The New Way to Period’ shows women in their menstrual cycle, it shows pain and discomfort. It shows a diverse range of women. It even shows lesbians snuggled in bed. The standards police can tolerate this, but what they can’t tolerate is the demystifying of a very natural and downright ordinary part of being a woman: Bleeding from your vagina. According to Facebook this ad, which delivers a normalising narrative, has violated its guidelines regarding shocking, sensational, disrespectful and excessively violent content. So basically, when we as women tell the real story of who we are, we are seen as shocking and inappropriate. Our biological function is excessively violent. We are banned. Our realness relegated to the perimeters of our social feeds. Please keep it pretty girls. More Kardashian styled bubble bums! More pouty lips! More selfies! Less bleeding out the vagina please. The ad for an alternative to tampons and sanitary pads not only shows red liquid being absorbed by the undies, it shows stained sheets, bathroom bins filled with used sanitary items, and a woman washing blood from her undies in the shower. Obscene! Don’t they know that the standard public testing should be done with blue liquid! Good girls bleed blue. It’s much less offensive. For an ad, it was relatively refreshin – reflecting a push towards more open conversations about menstruation, and representing it in a more normalised way. It is tiresome in a permissive society where pornography lurks near every keystroke that realistic depictions of women are still deemed shocking and offensive. There is still a significant stigma so we don’t talk about periods in public. You don’t ring your boss and say ‘I’m not coming in, I’ve just started bleeding.’ We say ‘I think I’m coming down with something’. We don’t want to upset men with the reality that vaginas aren’t made of rainbows and fairydust. As a comedian one disparaging question I have always been asked when people, I’ll call them men, discover what I do is this: ‘you’re not one of those women who does period jokes are you?’ What it tells me is that there is a perception that if women talk about their experience of womanhood, it’s not seen by men as universal. Men’s bodies are universal – ours, occupying 51 per cent of the population are apparently still deviant. Deviant enough to be banned on Facebook. It’s a sad indictment of how far we still have to go that some men are grossed out and uncomfortable when women normalise their bodies. They need the fairytales of peach blossoms and blue liquid. They need to grow up. Female comedians who do jokes about periods are also perceived as wrong; like they’re hitting an easy mark to get laughs. Men don’t like it. Not because they’re grossed out, but because it’s not their experience. If men got periods every dude on the comedy circuit would have a 5 minute bit about his bleeding penis. Women use up to 18,000 tampons or pads in their lifetime. From a cost and environmental point of view, that’s offensive. Anything that can lighten our climate impacting vagina print is a good thing in my opinion. And anything that tells women their biology is natural is pretty good too. Release the Free Bleeders!
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ENTERTAINMENT
THE FIRST TIME JIMMY SAW THE OCEAN! For wildly sweaty dancing beer drinking antics it don’t get finer than Jimmy Willing and the Real Gone Hick Ups. Music is returning to venues – as solos and duos – not bands like the Hick Ups. So why not check out this fabulous new clip, inspired by the story of a boy from the Western plains of NSW who sees the Pacific Ocean for the very first time in his life. Filmed by Clancy Robinson the clip is narrative driven and full of wry nuance. It’s unorthodox, punk and guerrilla. Clancy had Jimmy and the boys climbing up road signs, jumping fences and running fast when the farmer got on his quad bike and headed their way. The First Time That I Ever Saw The Ocean is the third single from Jimmy’s new album Horse Operas. So while we must be content to dance it up at home, go to youtube and knock yourself out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=USmbzFBE_GM
RE-MAKING PLACE How does it feel to be a migrant or refugee settling in a new country? You might have to learn a new language, learn how to drive, how to find a job and understand countless other things that comprise the culture of your new home. Traversing the memories of childhood migration, the challenges of settling in a new country, the joys of learning new skills, shared experiences, and the importance of community connections, is a pop-up art exhibition called Re-making Place, to be held at Ignite Studios, Ballina, October 13–18. Hosted by Ballina Region for Refugees and supported by Southern Cross University, the exhibition captures settlement experiences of participants in the BR4R Homestay program and Anglicare North Coast’s 3Es to Freedom Program. At the Northern Rivers Community Gallery.
GET YOUR ART INTO GEAR! If there’s one thing a year of lockdown has taught us, it’s that life’s too short not to be doing what you love. Get in touch with your creative side! The Byron School of Art (BSA) is now accepting applications for their 2021 year-long courses. 2021 will be BSA’s sixth year offering a 3-year course in Contemporary Visual Arts studies. This small team of dedicated and passionate artists couldn’t have dreamed that their little studio-based art school of 2013 would become the thriving and celebrated art school that it is today. All through the week their Mullubimby studios are buzzing with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year students immersed in their work, investigating contemporary ideas and practices while learning the practical skills needed to build and sustain an informed visual arts practice. Students can study for one to three years in BSA’s structured year-long courses, incorporating disciplines including drawing, painting, printmaking, 3D studies, installation practice, digital media, design principles, colour theory, art history and critical thinking. Applications close 31 October. Information session and campus tour: 10am, Saturday 17 October. RSVP. byronschoolofart.com
KIDS FLICKS AT BYRON THEATRE! With theatre and cinemas now returning to 50 per cent capacity it’s a great excuse to settle into some nice air-conditioned entertainment as the hotter months approach. The Byron Theatre has a fabulous family friendly lineup of films for the holiday period in their registered COVID Safe venue. With reduced audience size and a ticket system that automatically allocates a safe space between one ticket group and the next, Byron Theatre staff are dedicated to keeping their events safe for all. Upcoming flicks include Dora and The Lost City of Gold on Wednesday at 4.30pm, Friday is Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon and Saturday is Paddington at 4.30pm. Special Family price $50 – book byroncentre.com.au
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This weekend they are running another three nights of the Lightbox exhibition, with an added bonus! Bring a camp stool, dress for the weather, grab some food from Sabi or Flavour, and on Friday and Sunday nights enjoy, Open Screen, an un-curated program from local artists, up in light. From sunset till 9pm.
THE LIGHT OF THE OCEAN There’s a little magic happening in the Ocean Village car park. Right beside Target is Lightbox, a pop up visual art installation and light gallery that is bringing artists and community together to reimagine this overlooked space! After the success of the first Lightbox exhibition, Dashboard Animals, Pete Castaldi and Arianna Bosi are back in the car park with Lightbox #2.
All info @dashboardanimals/events on Facebook. Follow for updates.
Mungo’s Crossword
This week Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter, planets of demolition, structure and enlargement are all heading forward in the sign of political, corporate and economic structures. Make of that image what you will…
BY LILITH
TAURUS: This week rewards your channeling of Venus for all you’re worth, especially if someone or something has you arcing up. So remember to take a breath. Avoid issuing ultimatums. Save heated responses to the draft folder. Keep the inner critic on a short leash and don’t do anything you can’t easily undo.
Comedian collaborators and content creators Ellen Briggs and Mandy Nolan have been cooking up some new COVID friendly ways to deliver their comedy while in lockdown. Last Friday they dropped the first episode of their podcast Women Like Us - focusing on the Seven Deadly Sins. The girls are releasing a new episode every Friday – available from apple podcasts on podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/womenlike-usmandy-nolan-and-ellen-briggs/id1533950155
Saturday there will be a curated program from 7–7.45pm and then the first Lightbox Watch Party; hopefully the first of many (watch this space). This Party (Sat the 10 October at 8pm) sees the notorious 6 Quick Chicks – a bunch of brilliant performers across all disciplines, led by Vashti Hughes – stream live from SUSS (Sydney Underground Streaming Sessions). 6 Quick Chicks will get ten minutes each, and no holds barred.
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ARIES: Venus visiting your house of health reminds you that when you feel good, you look good, which this week is worth considering. Pluto emerging from the shadows suggests that recognition and attention are coming your way. Trust your instincts on the best response to this, and there’s no need to justify whatever you decide.
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LEO: Now Pluto’s long tug-ofwar with power plays and control issues (including your own) is over, you can focus on getting life into some sort of new order. But wait! The goal posts are shifting again, and there you are, back in chaos management mode. What to do this week but look for the funny side?
SAGITTARIUS: Pluto getting back in gear could ease fiscal strictures, and get some cash flow going again. And while Mercury’s stimulating plenty of opinions, listening, observing and reserving judgment are recommended. You may not have all the facts, and this is one week when a hoof in the mouth could cause problems you really don’t want.
VIRGO: As Pluto wraps up its retrograde, the drama of recent months heads off the boil – for the moment. If its lessons have made you smarter and stronger, put these to good use when this week triggers you to vent or express something you might regret. Be respectful, even if others aren’t. Especially if they aren’t.
CAPRICORN: The trio of planetary heavyweights Pluto, Jupiter and Saturn are now moving forward in Capricorn. Growth isn’t always linear, but the recent hiatus hasn’t been wasted time: you learnt advanced patience, which can be put to good use by not venting the frustrations of the last few months onto this week’s issues.
GEMINI: Intensity levels lighten with planet Pluto’s forward move. Partnerships breathe more easily and resume discussing long-term planning. But with your mentor Mercury heading into retrograde, the next three weeks aren’t ideal for starting anything. Sourcing the necessary information could be like pulling teeth, so it’s important to check everything.
LIBRA: If Pluto’s five-month hibernation has shaken your emotional foundations, as this week shifts gears, your inner circle starts to settle, and those dark-night-of-thesoul feelings lighten a little. Though any movement, even forward, of the volcanic planet is accompanied by rumbles, which this week are around financial management.
CANCER: If some relationships and collaborations have gone itchy and scratchy in recent months, this week’s aspects are good for making moves to get them back on track before communicator Mercury goes rogue for the following three weeks. Best time for up close and personal discussions? During weekend Cancer moon.
SCORPIO: With Mercury in Scorpio now backed by your sponsor planet Pluto out of retrograde in your communication sector, you’ll be telling it like it is. Or at least, how you perceive it. Good news, but try to get any important talks sorted or negotiations locked in this week before murky retrogrades return.
AQUARIUS: Pluto’s finito its annual retrograde, which this year brought Aquarians a measure of healing and closure. If it felt like an intense cycle of introspection, that’s because it was. Now something’s been cut loose, you’re much freer to pick up the pace. Though no need to race, because Mercury’s retrograde next week requires restraint. PISCES: After half a year of techno and collaborative glitches, during which seedy and unattractive undersides may have been displayed, you got to know all you currently need to about who’s who and what’s what. This week Pluto joins Saturn to ease operations and smooth your way forward– pretty much immediately.
WHAT’S ON DORA & THE LOST CITY OF GOLD LIVE CINEMA EVENT
Wednesday 7 October, 4.30pm Adult $19 | Child U16 $15 | Family of 4 $50
Friday 9 October, 11.30am Adult $19 | Child U16 $15 | Family of 4 $50
PADDINGTON LIVE CINEMA EVENT
Saturday 10 October, 4.30pm Adult $19 | Child U16 $15 | Family of 4 $50
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LOVEYS ACTUALLY LIVE THEATRE EVENT
Wednesday 21 October, 7pm $43.80
Arrive early and enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar Byron Theatre & Community Centre 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay byroncentre.com.au @byrontheatre
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THE GREAT AUSSIE BLUESFEST OF 2021 – COVID SAFE AND READY TO GO With COVID restrictions slowly starting to ease and event numbers now at 50 per cent of capacity, Festival Director Peter Noble is feeling positive about Bluesfest 2021, stating ‘this is what a great Australian lineup looks like!’ Just this week Bluesfest Central released their lineup, which takes into account that, although acts like Patti Smith and George Benson said they will return after this year’s cancellation, it’s unlikely. In reference to his Aussie lineup, Peter says: ‘It’s a new festival for us – it’s the good things that come out of things... people ask how come you regularly have the best bill out there? We spend the most money.’ This year has been anus horribilus for events. And it didn’t just start with COVID. Peter reflected back on the challenges events like Bluesfest were already facing.
Festival as they had fires in their region – that event isn’t on this year – instead it’s a very small series of little events. The industry was doing it tough, in Janurary we had so much rain it was flooding. ‘What we saw in February this year was an incredible rush on tickets, we started to say this is going to be one of our better festivals, on 6 March, people were lined up to go to the grand prix... that’s when it went pear shaped on 13 March, Scott Morrison said events should cancel. I spent that weekend speaking to politicians saying you have to shut us down, you can’t ask us to close voluntarily: it has to be a public order so we don’t get stuck with all the bills. Insurance won’t pay out if we shut voluntarily. So that’s what happened on the 16 March, Brad Hazzard signed the order, that’s what we were dealing with – the day it all went down was supposed to be our load in day.
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‘How do we continue? ‘ asks Peter. ‘We aren’t owned by multinationals like Splendour and Falls – we are Australian owned – tens of millions of dollars are lost in the Byron area if we don’t happen.’ The good news is, 50 per cent capacity means the industry is starting to come back. ‘My industry is suffering in silence,’ says Peter. ‘Live entertainment is bigger than sport when it comes to revenue, but what has the government done to protect us?’ ‘If we miss another year, if I just pull up the barriers and lock the gate, the people in my industry won’t be here. They will have found other applications for their talent.
‘We were all shell shocked,’ says Peter who managed to keep all 17 of his full-time staff. ‘Seven months later here we sit, we all thought it would pass a bit quicker, but all those staff still have a job.’
‘COVID has become the all pervasive situation but we were already in deep trouble,’ says Peter. ‘I spoke to Woodford
Peter believes that it’s
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‘Our industry is in dire straits. We need to find the way back safely – in capital letters. But if we don’t find a way back it’s going to be a massive hit for everyone. ‘If two Bluesfests don’t happen in NSW that’s a revenue loss of $500 million to the local and state economy.’
‘There’s lots of adrenalin ad stress working towards a festival, so the entire team would have been pumped and ready to go. To have it just suddenly cancel had a massive impact.
‘About a year ago was when the bushfires started coming down – we started to realise we were in for a summer like none other. All of the event producers I spoke with, particularly in Qld and our area, were all dealing with the fact business was way down, people didn’t feel right about buying an entertainment ticket while people were losing their homes. The fires burnt for four months.’
imperative that the entertainment industry finds it’s way back.
‘I can’t suffer in silence, I have to go out and do my best to make it happen – I will give it my best shot being part of the return of my industry.’ Things are starting to look positive and Bluesfest is receiving support from its loyal fan base. ‘We are already half sold. We have sold more tickets compared to the 2020 festival. That shows faith in us. We are a family music festival with blues at the heart.’ While the Bluesfest lineup looks healthy, with headliners like Jimmy Barnes, Tash Sultana, The Teskey Brothers, Ziggy Alberts and more, there are going to be a lot of challenges for the team. Even if internationals can’t come, and there’s just internal transit to manage, ensuring COVID compliance is going to put the Bluesfest team under pressure.
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‘It’s not going to be cheap to present a COVID safe festival’ says Peter, ‘But we have that commitment – we will do what we need to make it a COVID safe event.’
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Luxurious Townhouse in Byron Bay 3
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Well Maintained Gem with Parklike Grounds
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• “Vue” is one of the most luxurious townhouse developments in the area • Spectacular ocean and bushland views • Beautiful, spacious, premium finished 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home • Large second living/media room or an ideal home office space • Access to the neighbouring resort facilities - heated pool, spa, sauna & tennis court • Short walk through National Park to Tallow Beach • Easy 20-minute stroll to Byron town centre
• Solid brick family home on large block with easy stroll to Federal Village • Large multi purpose room with floor to ceiling glass • Fabulous established parklike gardens • Raised veggie beds with plenty of room for more • Plenty of scope for updates • Reverse cycle aircon, 2 x 22,000 tanks, 7kw of solar • 30 minutes to Byron Bay and fabulous beaches
Address:
4/22 Mahogoany Drive, Byron Bay
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7 Coachwood Court, Federal
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• Near new bespoke home set on a 855m block with northerly aspect • Walking distance to town, cafes, beach and schools • Large open plan relaxed living space featuring stylish kitchen • Huge undercover deck, low maintenance fenced level yard, room for pool • Master suite with walk in robe, ensuite and bespoke artisan finishes • Upstairs are 2 double rooms with built ins plus a home office • Beautiful home finished to superior standards in quiet, elevated location
• Brand new architecturally designed contemporary home, north facing
Address:
2/24 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay
Address:
31 Fox Valley Way, Lennox Head
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35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466
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• Main house offers a relaxed open plan living spaces with fans and fireplace • Fantastic outdoor living spaces with pool and BBQ area • 2 bedroom fully approved secondary dwelling with potential for income • Within walking distance to shops • 2kms from dog friendly beach, cafes, restaurants and the great surf spots
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Spectacular Hinterland Parcel • Over 52 Hectares (approx 130 acres) of gently sloping hinterland country • Over two kilometres of stunning frontage to the Wilson River. • Numerous babbling rapids folding into postcard swimming holes. • Happy balance of open pastures and dense rainforest pockets. • Choice of several elevated homesites with forested valley panoramas. • An amazing “network” of walking and riding trails for your enjoyment. • Just 19 minutes to Byron centre, 8 minutes to Mullum’s amenities, shops & cafes • DA approval PENDING for 6 homesites with individual aspects and atmosphere
Idyllic Small Acreage Farmlet with Rustic Cottage 2
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52 HA Address:
Lot 20 DP 1045761, 506 Goonengerry Road, Montecollum
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• Stunning, private, 6 acre hobby farm with endless possibilities • Panoramic Possum Creek views in dress circle location • Wide open decks that flow seamlessly from open plan living spaces • Inground pool with plenty of privacy and shade • Sold with DA approval for a new home • Just a few minutes easy drive to Byron’s beaches and Bangalow Village • Location location in Sleepy Creek Valley
• Two self-contained buildings, private plunge pool / spa and lounge deck
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212 Fowlers Lane, Bangalow
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69 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay
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• Sliding glass doors open to fantastic and atmospheric internal courtyard • Outdoor kitchen with full inbuilt barbeque and sink • Large open plan kitchen, living & dining with butler’s pantry • Large separate laundry/mud room • Solid masonry construction with hand crafted finishes throughout
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1-8, 6 Wollongbar St, Byron Bay 10/ 28 Ocean Road, Brooms Head Auction Sale Price: Starting from $560,000 1 2 1 1
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A home where the views are spectacular and the river runs wide. This is an executive residence that captures, from its elevated position, the superb, uninterrupted views of the Clarence River, Woodford Island and the lower reaches of the Great Dividing Range. The land has frontage to the Clarence River and you can enjoy all the benefits, from boating or kayaking, excellent fishing or simply enjoying the river. In addition, you are only 30km from Yamba and some of the best surfing beaches in Australia. The property consists of six acres with approximately one acre of remnant bushland. It includes a dam, two acres of elevated, selectively cleared land with the house, shed and associated amenities, with the balance of the property being alluvial flats running out to the river, perfect for a multitude of uses from extensive gardening or an orchard to the perfect spot for horses. View: Saturday 1pm–1.30pm Auction: On-Site Saturday 17th October 1.30pm Contact: Angus Suttor 0436 006 717 LJ Hooker Maclean 6645 2222
Brand new industrial development in the heart of Byron Bay. Don’t miss out on your chance to secure one of eight exclusive selfstorage warehouses in Byron’s Arts & Industy Estate. The development will comprise of 8 strata-titled warehouses in a boutique complex which will include landscaped gardens, CCTV security cameras and fully fenced with electric gate. Enjoy the ultimate work and lifestyle location, 200m from Stone & Wood Brewery, 3km from the Pacific Motorway & Byron Bay beaches only minutes down the road. Each unit ranging from 115m2 to 169m2 is complete with: • 4m x 3-4m wide electric roller door • Full width mezzanine floors • Air conditioning • Kitchenettes • Bathroom complete with shower & toilet
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Auction
The property is the largest unit in the complex and is positioned at the very private end of the building with access gained from Baumea Street or Ocean Road. Stepping inside you are greeted with a very spacious living room. This area is made even more special with the large windows, facing East and North toward the ocean, allowing natural light to stream through. The view to the South is across the future recreation grounds, existing bowling greens and tennis courts, which further enhances the privacy. The unit consists of 2 bedrooms, with built-in cupboards in the master bedroom. The kitchen and dining area are combined and have been well looked after and are presented in excellent condition, with a new oven range having been recently installed. Access to the rear of the property is gained from here. The Body Corporate has the building in good order and maintains the gardens and lawns, so you can spend more time at the beach or just relaxing. We think 10/28 Ocean Road is very special and rather unique within the village. The size, space, property condition and position would be appealing as a Holiday rental or, as until recently, your home at the beach. We anticipate the property will be very attractive and affordable to those wanting to secure their own piece of beachside property. Open: Saturday 10am–11am Auction: On Site 11.30am Saturday 17th October Contact: Ken Giese 0429 450 006 LJ Hooker Maclean
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7 FERGUSON COURT BANGALOW AUCTION SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER ON-SITE 11.00AM OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 10.00AM - 10.30AM Architect-designed, two pavilion home with views over the village to the surrounding hinterland
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Surrounded by a lush and private garden, this architect-designed pavilion home is located at the end of a cul-desac in a central part of Bangalow and is a short walk to the shops, cafes and restaurants of the village. Set high upon a 851m2 block, this property captures one of the prettiest views of Bangalow’s town and hinterland. The twopavilion design is naturally light-filled with cathedral ceilings and skylights and includes features, such as, louvred windows and bi-fold doors to complement our climate. Full of warmth and character, this beautiful home offers a private retreat whilst enjoying all the conveniences of town. Price guide: $1,250,000–$1,350,000
• Approximately 111 acres with a mixture of fenced paddocks & rainforest • Infrastructure includes 2 approved homes, double garage, shed/yoga studio, stables, round yard, tack room, wash bay, bamboo grove and more • Houses include 3 bedrooms and 2 bedrooms respectively with both double master rooms, 1.5 bathrooms and 2 x single-covered carports • Permanent creek, 3 x dams, 6 x 19000 Ltr water tanks, 4 x fenced paddocks and cleared building site with ocean views • DA in progress for 12 cabins & 2 x granny flats • Public road access provides convenient bus pickup to local schools • Located 30 minutes drive to Byron Bay, 40 minutes to Gold Coast Airport, 10 minutes to Billinudgel, 19 minutes to South Golden Beach or Ocean Shores Shopping Centre
Open: Saturday 10am–10.30am Auction: On site 11am, 17 October Contact: Tim Miller 0411 757 425 Tim Miller Real Estate
Inspect:
Wednesday 7 Oct 3.30pm Saturday 10 Oct Contact agent for time Contact: Ray White Byron Bay Brett Connable 0408 155 931 | Nick Russo 0405 977 049
Open for Inspection Belle Property • 3 Seabreeze Place, Lennox Head. Sat 9.30–10am • 5 William Place, Lennox Head. Sat 10–10.30am • 11 Northumberland Drive, East Ballina. Sat
• 9 Natan Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 12.30–1pm • 549 Friday Hut Road, Brooklet. Sat 1–1.30pm Elders Brunswick Valley • 22 Tweed street, Brunswick Heads. Thu
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• 195 North Creek Road, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm
Byron & Beyond Real Estate • 15 O’Rourke Street, Cumbalum. Sat 10–10.30am Byron Bay First National Real Estate • 11/3 Sallywattle Drive, Suffolk Park. Wed • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
11–11.30am 69 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. Wed 12–12.30pm 212 Fowlers Lane, Bangalow. Wed 1–1.30pm 4 Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay. Wed 2–2.30pm 1/84 Swift Street, Ballina. Wed 4.30–5pm 48 Myocum Ridge Road, Myocum. Thu 1–1.30pm 1/84 Swift Street, Ballina. Sat 9–9.30am 48 Myocum Ridge Road, Myocum. Sat 9.30–10am 7 Coachwood Court, Federal. Sat 10–10.30am 2/24 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am 31 Fox Valley Way, Lennox Head. Sat 10–10.30am 69 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am 4 Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am 42 Waterford Parade, Skennars Head. Sat 11–11.30am 124–128 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am 4 Kooringa Court. Ocean Shores. Sat 11.30am–12pm 2 Marattia Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 11.30am–12pm 212 Fowlers Lane, Bangalow. Sat 12.30–1pm
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4–4.30pm 2/48 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am 22 Tweed street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am 22 Garden Avenue, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm
Fiona Johnson @Realty • 1a Train St, Mullumbimby. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 17 Narooma Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm Harcourts Northern Rivers • 33 Highfield Terrace, Cumbalum. Sat 10–10.30am 848 Pimlico Road, Wardell. Sat 10.30–11.15am 3 Parkland Drive, Alstonville. Sat 11.30am–12pm 6 Highfield Terrace, Cumbalum. Sat 12–12.30pm
• • • LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads • 25 Peter Street, South Golden Beach. Thu • • •
11–11.30am. Sat 11–11.30am 2/3 Newberry Parade, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am 4/3 Newberry Parade, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11–11.30am 15 Mundurra Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm
McGrath Byron Bay • 6 Seaview Street, Byron Bay. Mon 11–11.30am • 8 Charltons Road, Federal. Sat 10–10.30am • 22 Shelley Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10.30–11am • 17 Stuart Street, Mullubimby. Sat 12.30–1pm • 1/27 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Sat 11.30am–12pm
Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/ Brunswick Heads • 9 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores. Sat 9–9.30am • 38 William Street, Murwillumbah. Sat 9–9.30am • 81 Byangum Road, Murwillumbah. Sat 9.30–10am
• 1/4 Roundhouse Place, Ocean Shores. Sat • • • • • • • • •
10–10.30am 12 Borton Street, Ballina. Sat 10–10.30am 1 Hunter Street, Burringbar. Sat 11–11.30am 69 Argyle Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 11am–12pm 1 Bower Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11.30am–12pm Pinnacle Estate, Ramsay Close, Goonellabah. Sat 12–1pm 28 Larelar Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 12.30–1pm 120 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 12.30–1pm 1 Elanora Ave, Pottsville. Sat 1.30–2pm 72/73–101 Darlington Drive, Banora Point. Sat 2–2.30pm
Real Estate of Distinction • 3/1–2 Cape Court, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30 am • 37 Broadway, Burrringbar. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 1787 Kyogle Rd, Uki. Sun 12.30–1pm
Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/ Brunswick Heads • 1 Bower Street, Brunswick Heads • 1 Elanora Ave, Pottsville • 81 Byangum Road, Murwillumbah
Auction Belle Property • 195 North Creek Road, Lennox Head. Onsite 25 October, 9am
• 3 Seabreeze Place, Lennox Head. Onsite 25 •
October, 10.30am 11 Northumberland Drive, East Ballina. Onsite 25 October 12pm
Byron Bay First National Real Estate • 1/84 Swift Street, Ballina. 10 October, 9.30am onsite
• 4 Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay • 69 Lilli Pilli Drive, Byron Bay • 3/66 Natural Lane, Broken Head • Lot 10, Grays Lane, Tyagarah
New Listings Byron Bay First National Real Estate • 2/24 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay • 549 Friday Hut Road, Brooklet • 4/22 Mahogany Drive, Byron Bay • Lot 10, Grays Lane, Tyagarah North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au
Property Bangalow ‘Hiawatha’ Quintessential Country Living, Circa 1917 Homestead
AUCTION
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Stunning Views, 95 Acres with Creek plus Spring 200 Dorroughby Road, Corndale • Often sought but rarely found! • Elevated position with amazing 270-degree views • Character timber homestead sitting proudly on a knoll • Large cleared clean acreage ideal for cattle • Micks Creek meandering through the property • Spring with power and pump connected • An easy 12 minute drive to Clunes Village, 20 minutes to Bangalow & Lismore Inspect: Auction:
Duncan Lorimer 0400 844 412 duncan@eldersbangalow.com.au
Saturday 11.00 – 11.30am Onsite at 10am, 17th October
Bangalow
02 6687 1500 | www.bangalow.com.au
Byron Views
Stunning view circa 1917
Large Industrial Block
19 Player Parade, Ocean Shores Vacant Land: 700m2
200 Dorroughby, Corndale
6 Grevillea Street, Byron Bay
$625,000
Design your own amazing home on one of very few locations in the shire where it is still possible. Amazing views along the coastline to Byron Bay lighthouse which will never be built out. Don’t hesitate, call and secure this stunning opportunity. • 30 minutes to Coolangatta airport • 300m to local primary school • Fully serviced and ready to build on • Dramatic coastal and bushland views • 700m² allotment – rare opportunity
Contact: Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate
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‘Hiawatha’. Properties like this are often sought but rarely found, including larger acreage (95acres) with massive 270 degree views, creek and a separate spring combined with a weatherboard home. The home is reached by a long easy access driveway to a large level area where the homestead proudly sits enjoying a perfect North East aspect and expansive views. It is protected from the West by 4 huge 90 year old majestic fig trees. With beautiful polished timber floors and timber lined walls and ceilings this is a character home yet to reach its full potential but is currently extremely well presented. Old dairy bales ready for the renovator to convert to accommodation(STCA) Currently used for cattle this lovely acreage has large open useable paddocks around the home and a separate area (26 acres) on a lower level with established native trees, grazing areas plus a pretty permanent creek. Only 12mins to Clunes Village. Open: Saturdays 11.00–11.30am Auction: On Site 10am, 17 October Contact: Duncan Lorimer 0400 844 412 Elders Bangalow
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Here is an opportunity for an exciting new Byron Bay venture and/or to continue the diverse range of existing tenancies in one lot. This rare large industrial block is in a prime location and has loads of potential. • Convenient location to the motorway and Byron CBD • High exposure along Ewingsdale Rd, main road into Byron Bay • 3110sqm industrial block with 1463sqm of buildings including a residential unit, 3 large sheds and plans for a warehouse • 21 car parking spaces Shop 1 - 326sqm: a large showroom, 2 offices (1 air-conditioned), lunchroom, bathroom and workshop Shop 2 - 502 sqm: 2 showrooms, 6 offices, lunchroom, workshop, storage, huge mezzanine, ducted air conditioning, an accessible toilet and 10kW solar power system. This shop includes 172sqm passageway for Shop 1, Shed 3 and a vacant lot to build a warehouse Shed 3 - 509sqm: large workshop, air-conditioned office, mezzanine, kitchenette and accessible toilet Caretakers Unit - 89sqm: 3 rooms, kitchen, living and bathroom Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate
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FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic 155456C. Ph Andrew.........................0401 968173
COUNSELLING & LIFE COACHING Get unstuck & reclaim life purpose. TracieAnne.com .. 0437 174804
02 66 804 173
Domestic Commercial
PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788
COUNSELLING
AH
Lic: 154293c
SALISBURY
THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping
BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109
GW GARDEN MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, trees & hedges, trailer ..............0408 244820
RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660 GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442 A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL AND TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates .....0413 289443 LAWN MOWING rubbish removal, hedge trimming. Mullum, Bruns, Ocean Shores. Mark ..0437 343348
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GARDEN DESIGN
LOCKSMITH
PHYSIOTHERAPY
www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au FENG SHUI / GARDEN DESIGN .........................Lyn 0428 884329 Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
OSTEOPATHY
GAS SUPPLIERS
466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288
NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri.....................................66857517
www.brunswickvalleygas.com
shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge....................66803499
• DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required PETRA KARNI PHYSIOTHERAPY & Craniosacral, Manual Therapy, TMJ. Suffolk Park. Ph...0403 226858 to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.
ALL-WAYS PAINTING
6680 1575 or 0408 760 609
BYRON BAY
GRAPHIC DESIGN
• Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed • Attention to detail
0438 784 226 • 6685 4154
www.thinkblinkdesign.com
PICTURE FRAMING
MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791
PICTURE HANGING PROFESSIONAL PICTURE HANGING, also display of art and objects. Phone Lenny ....0407 031294
PLASTERING
PLASTERING CONTRACTOR
DESIGN
DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL
Print | Branding | Social Media | Websites | Graphic Design
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SPOTLESS GUTTERS. Gutter Guard Specialists. Ph........................................................0405 922839
HANDYPERSONS
YVES DE WILDE
QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES
SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001
X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING
A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417
www.duluxaccredited.com.au
THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953
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EAST COAST PILATES STUDIO Brunswick Heads Ph Judy .............................................0408 110006 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING to relax and energise. Byron Bay Ph...............................0499 235755
HIRE MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003
KITCHENS D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au .......................Dave 0409 843689
LANDSCAPE DESIGN BEAU JARDIN Landscape plans & horticultural consultations. beaujardin.com.au .................0417 054443 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804
LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR • PLASTER REPAIRS • WALLPAPERING CLEAN & TIDY • ALWAYS ON TIME • ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 – 465 Uralba Road, Uralba
Mark Wopling
ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C
Painting & Decorating
24 years experience
Accredited
QUALIFIED • INSURED • LOCAL • FREE QUOTES 7KH À QLVKLQJ WRXFK WR \RXU KRPH
Mob: 0409 451 518
Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE
ABN 48867459605 Lic 33995C
PAINTER
ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 REMEDIAL MASSAGE: Deep tissue, sports, relaxation. HICAPS avail. Aaron Ovens ......0408 707304
Lic 167371C
HIGHPOINT Repairs & handyman services. Painting, plastering & tiling. Michael ........0421 896796
Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy
PLUMBERS NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?
ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance, painting. Call Mark ........0402 281638
• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture,
J. RAY PLASTERING 30 years experience. Quality workmanship. Ph John ....................0467 598038
X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C
GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home renovations/repairs etc. Jesse..................0458 968290
HEALTH
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Licence No. 207479C
Reliable
OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics,
30 years experience Blocked drain specialists Everything plumbing, drainage & gasďŹ tting SHANE
0400 852 141
energyplumbing@gmail.com WWW.ENERGYJETTING.COM.AU WWW.ENERGYPLUMBING.COM.AU
mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com
New Builds Hot Water Renovations Maintenance
AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 BYRONBAYPAINTINGSERVICES.COM.AU – Reliable. Quality work. Ph .....................1300 255 724 ALL WAYS PAINTING NORTHERN RIVERS. Qualified, insured, clean. 0413 401907 or 66805015
PEST CONTROL
PLUMBERS • DRAINERS • GASFITTERS
license no 322340C
Locally Owned Est 18 years
No Rental
PAINTING
Lic No 189144C
Free Delivery
ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511
JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025
• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more
1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)
6684 2323 / 0418 663 983
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
6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018
BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 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
www.sanctuarypest.com.au
02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe
YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS
POOLS
ATTENTION POOL OWNERS • All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing
73 Station St, Mullumbimby
www.allpestsolutions.com.au
(opp. Council chambers)
6684 3003
THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714
BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, construction/repairs....0418 666839
Shaun Savage Landscapes
PHOTOGRAPHY
Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c
Specialising in: • Retaining Walls • Pool Surrounds • Block Work • Paving • TurďŹ ng • Stonework 20 Years Experience
0405 594 288
LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853 ALL ASPECTS landscaping, green waste & tree removal. Lic #143161C. Ph Phil ...........0499 359702
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Tree Faerie Fotos Professional • Commercial • Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism
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REMOVALISTS
Andy’s Move & More
Small & Medium Moves, Pianos, Artworks, Tip Runs, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most Areas Based from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby Calls always returned
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From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring
• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of ďŹ ne art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery
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Patrick - 0425 256 802
VALUERS
Life’s Good with Solar
BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010
Juno Energy is your local authorised LG energy specialist offering solar and battery solutions for your business & home
SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,
www.junoenergy.com.au licence number: 255292C
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MULLUM VET CLINIC: Richard Gregory, Bec Willis, Mark Sebastian – After hours avail ...66843818
• Best Price Promise • Highest Quality Products • 10 Year Installation Workmanship Guarantee • 5 Year Annual Onsite Cleaning and Maintenance included
WATER FILTERS The Water Filter Experts
Your Local Solar Experts
for home, commercial and rural properties
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Solar. O-Grid. Electrical.
DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Metal RooďŹ ng Installations • Guttering Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird Patios • Repairs • Leaf Guard
Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au
Solar designed by Electricians NOT Salesmen No Money Down Finance Options. 10 Year Workmanship Guarantee Mullumbimby & The Northern Rivers 0424 652208 | dean@sunconnectsolar.com.au
Visit www.sunconnectsolar.com.au to get a free energy assessment RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 0 4 1 1 6 8 3 0 0 3 | Z A C . M A C TA G G A R T @ G M A I L . C O M | L I C 2 2 3 4 8 9 C
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TELEVISION SERVICES DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786
TILING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!
Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa
Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.
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TREE SERVICES
RUBBISH REMOVAL
SELF STORAGE
CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals
• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18â€? Chipper Mark Linder QualiďŹ ed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com
BYRON BAY SELF STORAGE
Self storage with security. Largest choice of sizes.
8-10 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industrial Estate www.byronbayselfstorage.com.au | 6685 8349 | bbss@westnet.com.au
Lic 312643C
SEPTIC SYSTEMS Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic
Sales Installation Service
PRUNING ~ REMOVALS ~ STUMP GRINDING • 20 years local knowledge and experience • Fully insured / free quotes • 19 inch chipper • Bobcat • Cherry picker • Crane truck
www.harttreeservices.com.au
Northern Rivers Pty Ltd • plumbing.td@bigpond.com 0418 754 149 • 07 5523 9930 • 1300 Taylex • www.taylex.com.au
TRINE SOLUTIONS Local sewerage specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C. 0407 439805 NEWT wastewater treatment. Septic design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C............... 0429 805081
SOLAR INSTALLATION
ALL AREAS OF THE NORTHERN RIVERS & SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND
0401 208 797
Pioneers of the solar industry
Serving Northern NSW since 1998
Call us on 6679 7228
Your local, qualiďŹ ed team. m 0428 320 262 Specialists in standalone & e sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com grid interact system designs.
Electric Lic 124600c
0427 347 380
• Professional Tree Removal, Surgery & Maintenance • Stump Grinding • Weed Control • Arborist Reporting & Consultancy • EWP Cherry Picker Hire • Mulching of Green Waste • 24 Hour Emergency Call-Out • Professional, Reliable Service
SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66813140 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + stump grinding. Local, qualified, insured. Free quotes.0402 487213 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES................................... Happy to help. Andrew..0412 558890
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TRIDENT WATER Remote access delivery, 4WD water truck. Northern Rivers & surrounds ..0412 580 564
WEDDING SERVICES WILD WEDDINGS BYRON BAY. Life Celebrant, Jeni Gonzalez ......................................0407 629770
WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, General, Repairs: Steel, Aluminium & Stainless ..0408 410545
WINDOW CLEANING CLEAN VIEW Prompt, professional, insured. Phone David .............................................0421 906460
WINDOW TINTING SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009
TILE & GROUT CLEANING
0408 232 066
WATER SUPPLIES
SUNRISE W. T. 3/19-21 Centennial Cct, Byron. Cars, homes, offices, etc. High quality ..0412 158478
TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ..............................0439 232434
OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL AND TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates .....0413 289443 MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300 THIS IS RUBBISH Tipper truck for hire. Call or text Jono ...............................................0412 871438
6680 8200 or 0418 108 181
Lic. 258112C
ROOFING
Mon to Fri 9am–5pm
VETERINARY SURGEONS NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer .................................................66840735
MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 MAN WITH A TALL VAN Furniture removal services. $60 an hour. Call Evan .................0410 120777 LOCAL BUDGET MOVES Byron Shire and beyond. 7 days..............................................0413 289443
BBSS
Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976
1800 88 68 77 firstsunsolar.com.au 268 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay
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BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255
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BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS
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LEAPFROG REMOVALS
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VERTEX TREE SERVICE vertextrees.com ....................................................................0428 715886
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Full moon 2 Oct 7.05am Third quarter 10 Oct 11.39am Astronomical data New moon 17 Oct 6.31am and tides First quarter 24 Oct 12.22am Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, month rise set rise set height (m) height (m) 1 T 0524 1746 1712 0513 0758 1.37; 2012 1.54 0150 0.23; 1346 0.28 2 F 0523 1747 1804 0542 0830 1.42; 2042 1.50 0217 0.22; 1422 0.28 3 S 0522 1747 1856 0611 0902 1.46; 2111 1.43 0245 0.21; 1457 0.31 DAYLIGHT SAVING BEGINS 2am – turn clocks forward one hour 4 S 0621 1848 2048 0741 1036 1.48; 2241 1.35 0411 0.23; 1633 0.34 5 M 0619 1848 2142 0812 1110 1.49; 2312 1.26 0438 0.25; 1712 0.40 6 T 0618 1849 2236 0846 1146 1.47; 2345 1.16 0506 0.30; 1753 0.46 7 W 0617 1849 2331 0924 1227 1.44 0537 0.36; 1842 0.52 8 T 0616 1850 1006 0023 1.06; 1314 1.41 0613 0.42; 1943 0.57 9 F 0615 1851 0026 1053 0114 0.98; 1411 1.37 0700 0.49; 2101 0.59 10 S 0614 1851 0121 1147 0228 0.92; 1523 1.37 0807 0.53; 2226 0.55 11 S 0613 1852 0213 1245 0402 0.94; 1638 1.43 0932 0.53; 2332 0.46 12 M 0612 1852 0302 1347 0519 1.03; 1742 1.52 1050 0.47 13 T 0611 1853 0347 1452 0618 1.15; 1838 1.61 0023 0.35; 1155 0.36 14 W 0609 1853 0429 1559 0709 1.30; 1928 1.69 0106 0.23; 1251 0.25 15 T 0608 1854 0509 1706 0757 1.44; 2014 1.72 0145 0.13; 1344 0.16 16 F 0607 1855 0547 1814 0844 1.57; 2059 1.70 0224 0.06; 1435 0.10 17 S 0606 1855 0626 1923 0930 1.67; 2143 1.62 0302 0.02; 1527 0.09 18 S 0605 1856 0707 2033 1016 1.74; 2227 1.50 0341 0.02; 1619 0.12 19 M 0604 1857 0750 2143 1103 1.77; 2312 1.35 0420 0.06; 1715 0.19 20 T 0603 1857 0838 2252 1153 1.74 0500 0.14; 1816 0.28 21 W 0602 1858 0931 2356 0000 1.19; 1245 1.68 0544 0.24; 1925 0.37 22 T 0601 1859 1027 0056 1.05; 1345 1.59 0632 0.36; 2038 0.43 23 F 0600 1859 1126 0055 0207 0.96; 1453 1.50 0734 0.47; 2154 0.45 24 S 0559 1900 1225 0146 0336 0.94; 1604 1.45 0856 0.54; 2300 0.43 25 S 0559 1901 1324 0231 0456 1.00; 1710 1.43 1019 0.55; 2354 0.38 26 M 0558 1901 1420 0310 0556 1.10; 1805 1.43 1130 0.52 27 T 0557 1902 1515 0344 0643 1.21; 1850 1.44 0036 0.34; 1226 0.46 28 W 0556 1903 1608 0416 0723 1.30; 1929 1.44 0111 0.29; 1312 0.41 29 T 0555 1903 1700 0446 0759 1.39; 2004 1.42 0141 0.25; 1353 0.37 30 F 0554 1904 1751 0515 0832 1.46; 2037 1.40 0209 0.22; 1431 0.35 31 S 0553 1905 1844 0544 0905 1.52; 2109 1.36 0236 0.20; 1508 0.34 Times are Eastern Standard Daylight Savings Time. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Hwy Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 15 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data from Bureau of Meteorology.
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WANTED TO RENT LOOKING for 1–2bdr studio, detached and private, for long-time local fully employed person. Ph/txt 0404460358
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BRUNSWICK HEADS SCOUT HALL for hire during school term. Avail full/half day Wed 8am–5pm, Tue/Thu 5.30pm– 9.30pm. Email: scouts2483hallhire@ gmail.com
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WELLNESS CENTRE Brunswick Heads COLON HYDROTHERAPY HYPERBARIC OXYGEN FAR INFRARED SAUNA REMEDIAL MASSAGE + more 66850498
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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.
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MIELE WASHERS Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511
FOR SALE BAMBOO PLANTS: clumping, screening, hedging, flowering gingers, bromeliads. Close to Mullum. 0458535760 THAI UMBRELLAS & FURNITURE 1430 Coolamon, Mullumbimby. 0419390498
GARAGE SALES
SEEKING A SAFE AND FRIENDLY HOME
HUGE COMMUNITY garage sale/flea market. Bangalow Public School. Sat 10 Oct.
Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal
Mature mum of a 12 year old, looking for our new home (preferably) in Mullumbimby. Employed at 3 different jobs between Bangalow and Bruns. One of them, in Mullum for over 12 years. My daughter is in her last year at a local primary school. We don’t own pets, we do eat meat and fish and veggies, we don’t party all night and we don’t smoke. We don’t mind if you do. We would like our own space, just the two of us. If you think you would like to receive rent on a weekly basis and a bond up front, and you think you might have something for us, feel free to give us a call, text or leave a message if I don’t reply 0421 504 120
0408 210 772
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MULLUMBIMBY 9&11 Rush Crt Sat 8am clothes, shoes, jewellery, household, plants, books, toys, beanie boos, more!
CARAVANS CARAVANS We buy, sell & consign. All makes & models. 0408 758 688
PROPERTY WANTED ACREAGE PROPERTY between 5–100 acres. Pref 10 mins from Mullum. No building entitlement okay. Ready to buy 0402487213
ACCESS TO ACREAGE, dwelling or not. Prefer 2x2 or 3x3 or similar. Substantial security deposit OK. Pls call 0423218417
POSITIONS VACANT JOIN THE ADVENTURE as an adult leader of Scouts and Cubs at Brunswick Heads. Receive great training and outdoor certification in kayaking, abseiling, orienteering etc. Assist young people to reach their goals. Other volunteering positions also avail. A WWC is a requirement. Ph Cherie about starting your adventure on 0407855273 or email cherie.bromley@nsw.scouts.com.au
Female Remedial Therapist w Health Rebates for clinic in Lennox Hd. Great opportunity, contract $. Ph: 0409112075 CV: seascapelennox@hotmail.com LOVE TO COOK? Want to work toward ending involuntary homelessness in Byron Shire? Please text One Roof Byron on 0411442905 for more details of this project support position. Qualification in Community Services, social science or social work preferred but not required. Own car required. AUTO TECHNICIAN / MECHANIC Banksia Motor Works is looking for a new team member. We specialise in high end vehicle servicing, diagnostics and repairs. So if you have experience in BMW, Land Rover, Audi, Porsche and similar makes and would like to apply, please send your resume to julesjulier@hotmail.com. We offer attractive pay and conditions for the right person. EXPERIENCED BARISTA. Mullumbimby fast-paced cafe. Minimum 3 years barista experience. Mon, Wed, Thu. Locals only. Email mullum@otherjoint.com
THE ECHO PAPER DELIVERY
The Echo has contract positions to insert, fold, bag (wet weather) & deliver The Echo to the following areas: BRUNSWICK HEADS 1000 papers The successful applicants will have an ABN, a covered area in which to work, and a reliable vehicle and live in the distribution area. They will receive the papers very early on a Wednesday morning (or pick them up from Mullumbimby, depending on your location) and have delivered all the papers by noon Wednesday. Suit mature or stable persons/couples with a strong throwing arm. Brunswick Heads run involves walking around the town hand delivering papers to businesses + throwing the papers to residential premises. Commencing asap. Email simon@echo.net.au or phone 0409324724 LADIES WANTED, MUST BE 18+ Casual or permanent work available in busy adult parlour. 66816038 for details. BARISTA Santos Organics is looking for an experienced barista. 2–3 days across our three stores. Email CV to peopleandculture@santosorganics.com.au HOUSEKEEPER/CLEANER 10 hrs/pw, $20ph, Mon & Wed 10am–12, Fri & Sat 10am–1pm. Suffolk Pk. Text 0401013234 TWO POSITIONS AVAILABLE Qualified Chef, full time Experienced Front of House targabyronbay@gmail.com
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EXPERIENCED BARBER WANTED More than a clothes store, the Department of Simple Things is a new concept store where Mr Simple gets to share all the other products and services we love – and we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced barber to join our team. Working alongside retail staff and contract barbers, you will be highly skilled and deeply committed to providing the best service to our clients and the community. Full Time – 5 days/week (Tues–Sat) Please send your resume outlining your experience to work@sidelife.com.au
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On The Horizon Mon 19th Oct
• Ayurveda an Introduction
Tue 20th Oct
• Parlez-Vous Francais ? • German For Beginners • Japanese For Beginners • Italian For Beginners
Wed 21st Oct
• Hand Tied Posy
Would you love a career in real estate? Real Estate Administrator Are you an admin superstar who’d like to help me get through my everincreasing workload? If the answer is yes, I’d love to hear from you! The most important quality I'm looking for is that you shine when it comes to staying one step ahead of all the admin. On top of that, you need to be happy to rise to the challenge and learn new skills as you go. In a perfect world, you'll already have a Real Estate Licence or a Certificate of Registration. It's not a deal-breaker if you don't, but you must be willing to get one as soon as possible. For me, real estate isn't all about fast sales. It's about excellent customer service and lasting relationships. So, if you're keen to join the team and can bring the following with you, I want to hear from you! The ideal person will have: • Exceptional administration and organisational skills • Strong computer skills and the ability to learn new programs • A can-do attitude. Because new things come up all the time • Strong communication skills (both spoken and written) • A passion for providing first-class customer service • A high level of personal presentation and professionalism • Excellent time management and the ability to manage priorities • Local knowledge Initially, the position will be casual, with flexible hours Monday to Sunday. You'll enjoy excellent working conditions, exceptional training, and long-term employment. And you'll become part of a close-knit, supportive team who work hard but have fun too. This isn't just a job – it's a career opportunity. So, if you live locally and you're a self-starter whose values fit with ours, I'd love to learn more about you.
Please email your resume together with a short covering letter explaining why you think you're the right person for the role to ed@edsilkbyronbay.com.au.
The deadline for applications is Friday 16th October 2020.
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• Lomi Lomi Massage • First Words - Online Class • Japanese Level 2 • Last Aid - Caring For The Dying At Home
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Fri 23rd Oct
• Tech Savvy Seniors • Elements Of Watercolour
Sat 24th Oct
• Mind, Body, Book! • Cyanotype Printing • Constructive Emotions And Overcoming Destructive Behaviour • Intro to Watercolour Magic - Online Class
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MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 HI-FI
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The CWA Rooms in Mullumbimby (Tincogan & Gordon Sts) will be open with refreshments and stalls each Friday morning from 9am to noon, starting 9 October. Call in for a cuppa and browse the stalls of home cooking, plants, books, glassware, and more. Info: Jenny 0427 847 282. There will also be a garage sale on 17 October.
Mullumbimby branch of CWA will join women from around the world on Thursday, 15 October to celebrate ACWW Day (Associated Country Women of the World). The walk will start at the Mullum CWA Rooms at 1pm and return for a gold coin donation afternoon tea. Come and join us. Dogs are welcome. Info: Jenny 0427 847 282.
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Mullum CWA opens up
Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare working bee will be at Saltwater Creek, on Saturday 3 October, 8am till 12. To find us, walk through the Mullumbimby Community Garden (MCG) gate and follow the main path. We will be on the left, just past the MCG main office building.
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The monthly meeting on 14 October will be preceded by the annual general meeting, which begins at 9.30am. Info: Jenny 0427 847 282 or email johnandjen6@gmail.com.
One Roof Byron raffle One Roof Byron’s prestige bike raffle draw was scheduled for 10 April at Mullum markets but was postponed owing to COVID-19 measures. Please keep your tickets and we will notify of a new raffle draw date.
Mullum Magic Toastmasters Practice public speaking and develop leadership skills in a fun, supportive environment, at the Mullum Magic Toastmasters Club. New members and guests heartily welcomed. It is held every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday, from 7 till 9pm at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall, 55 Dalley Street Mullumbimby. Contact Ashni on 0439 843 657 for more information, or just turn up.
BV VIEW Club Brunswick Valley VIEW Club meets on Thursday, 8 October at 10.30am for luncheon at Mullumbimby Bowling Club. Numbers are limited so please book. Contact Wenda on 0449 563 580 or email wjhunt@yahoo.com. au no later than the Monday before. VIEW supports seven disadvantaged students in The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. Info: president Margaret Alderton 0429 966 894.
Purple Heart Day ‘Purple Heart Day – A day of hope’ is on Thursday 15 October at 6.30pm recognising Infancy loss day. The celebration service is for all those little ones who lost their fight for life, it will be held at Jack Evans Harbour, Tweed Heads, near the swings beside Twin Towns.
BPA AGM The Bangalow Progress Association AGM will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, 21 October at Heritage House, Deacon St, Bangalow. We will review activities over the past year and discuss village plan projects now being implemented, including an update to Bangalow planning controls. All members and interested residents are welcome. Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of non-profit community groups.
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RANGI
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1-year-old de-sexed male Amstaff x Shar Pei, Rangi, has been in rehab for four months due to trauma. Rangi is strong, energetic and needs plenty of exercise and training. Equally he loves to snuggle with his female companion/s and is immensely sweet, gentle and affectionate and adores his playtime with other dogs. Rangi will need a strong woman to initially bond with in any new situation and will only be good with gentle children. Please phone Shell on 0458 461 935. MC: 982126050238628
Sweet little ELSA is only seven months old and has yet to experience the joy of being in the outside world. She’s still wide eyed and full of curiosity. Elsa has a soft black coat, is easy going and urgently needs the opportunity to grow up as a member of a real hooman family. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. No: 953010004574911
Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net
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Leia is rejoicing at having her part of the shelter all to herself at the moment and what a difference it has made for her to be the only cat! She’s more loving and attention seeking and not on tenterhooks any more. Leia would thrive being your one and only and we’d love to see her settled in her new home before our new rescues arrive to disturb her peace. To meet Leia please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.
Leia
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Diablo is a handsome 15 month old desexed male mastiff x. He is a friendly boy who has some basic obedience training which will need to be continued to get the best out of him as an adult dog. He will make a good family/companion dog – best with older children as he is very enthusiastic! If you can give Diablo a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461.
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Thoughts, prayers and bleach for the 45th US POTUS and FLOTUS. And also his staff, whom he failed to protect from ‘Rona. The coming weeks will be crunch time – will he stay ‘healthy’ to prove that the nasty, doom and gloom science boffins are part of fake news, too? Q Q Q Q
Council staff say they have closed several beach access paths at Byron’s Clarkes Beach and Main Beach because they are dangerous. Council’s media spokesperson said, ‘There is a steep dropoff from the top of the dune and the dunes are also unstable. For some reason, people are not heeding the message and are removing the barriers and, in the interests of public safety, Council has had to put barricades up. These beach access paths are closed for a reason – because there is a danger to public safety’. Q Q Q Q
Over the last several weeks, The Echo has attempted to collect comment from councillors on their position on the Draft Unauthorised Dwellings Policy, which is now on exhibition – see page 4 for more info. Councillor Michael Lyon told The Echo, ‘Many of us councillors are uncomfortable pursuing a course of action that could lead to the making homeless of dozens, if not hundreds, of our residents. There certainly aren’t that many places in the Shire for rent right now, so the consequences would be devastating,’ he said. ‘Discussions are ongoing as to how we ensure we compassionately navigate this balancing act between safety, compliance, and residents’ housing needs. For a lot of people it is simply a matter of cost, and
Clearly the Space Cowboy did not eat enough spinach, which contains iron, as a kid. Now he’s now making up for it! The Regent Cinema in Murwillumbah will hold a Festival Of Fun, October 8, 9 and 10. Apart from perfomances by Space Cowboy, Shorty Brown and Dr Hubble’s Bubble Show will also be featured. For more info visit www.the-regent.com.au. Photo Jeff ‘Rather Eat Spinach’ Dawson
in these instances we may have to be accommodating. Pun unintended.’
journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the
ignorance of the community’– Oscar Wilde. Q Q Q Q
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The massive Narrabri Gas Project was given approval by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) last week. It led to a former judge calling for the name ‘independent’ to be dropped from the commission’s name. NSW MLC Justin Field (an actual Independent) says, ‘The IPC is wrong to rely on conditions to manage the risks from the project. We know that the NSW government has failed to implement the recommendations from the Chief Scientist’s Independent Assessment of the industry, and the public can have no confidence they will now fairly enforce these conditions and regulate this industry in the public interest’. Q Q Q Q
Ouch – here’s a quote for the ages: ‘There is much to be said in favour of modern
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