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Munchies on Eat Street Miki, Ash and Beck Maples get into some Paddock Pizza. More than 3,000 people enjoyed fine dining, street style, in perfect weather at the Bangalow showgrounds last Friday evening. The market will be held on the first Friday evening of each month at the town’s primary school. Photo Jeff ‘I’ll Have A Pizza, Thanks’ Dawson
Confusion over pump track’s purpose Philippa Clark Confusion over which age group will use the proposed pump track at Suffolk Park has raised further questions over whether community consultation for the track was adequate. Suffolk Park residents have joined the community garden in voicing their concerns about a lack of transparency over stage two of the pump track at the Linda Vidler Memorial Parklands, which was approved by councillors in December. ‘There’s a lot of confusion because on one level it looks like a really small children’s track, but the adolescents are all thrilled we’re having a pump track,’ said Kerry Wright, whose house backs
onto the park. According to the president of the Suffolk Park Progress Association, Donald Maughan, 10 or 12 meetings have been held in the park to facilitate community consultation about the pump track.
Needed for youth ‘We need to build a pump track which is effective for the youth of the area,’ Mr Maughan said. The track drew strong support from the Northern Rivers Dirty Wheels Mountain Bike Club at Alstonville, which has offered to run workshops there when the track is built. All of this prompted residents and current park users to complain at the prospect of teens on BMX
bikes causing a ruckus in the park. But the pump track designs on Council’s website show an asphalt track with bumps between 30 and 50cm high. Mayor, Simon Richardson, said in a letter to concerned residents that he expects the track to be predominantly used by children, especially those on scooters, with parental supervision. Yet the mismatched expectations are causing frustration. ‘It’s unclear in people’s minds. Why would an Alstonville bike [club] be supporting this?’ It is also not clear how much the community poll organised by the SPPA was influenced by track ▶ Continued on page 4
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When local musician Lisa Hunt arrived for a meeting with police last Thursday she was hoping for a somewhat friendlier reception than she had received on the last occasion. Having watched her community concert series, SummerStage, nearly drown in the sea of red tape and regulations recommended by two licensing officers, she was looking for the burden to be eased. Instead, the officers greeted her with a $5,000 fine. The fine, they said, pertained to some dancing in the crowd at the January 9 event – an alleged breach of COVID-19 regulations. Ms Hunt was shocked and angry.
Paid police for services It wasn’t simply the fact that there had only been around 300 people at the concert in question, spread out across the concert venue – Byron’s Red Devil Park. It was also that the two police officers engaged by Ms Hunt, under the state’s User Pays policing system, had been present at the event for the entire day, and had reportedly given no indication to anyone that regulations were being breached. It was a licensing officer who arrived much later – one of the two staff responsible for recommending that the event be subject to tough regulations – who eventually issued the fine. ‘I feel like I’m living in some kind of local mafia movie; getting shaken down, trolled and
targeted’, Ms Hunt said. ‘And all of this, while I’m actually trying to do something good – putting on a concert series for local people, employing local musicians and raising money for the Red Devils Rugby League Club’. Ms Hunt says she will challenge the fine and will be represented by local lawyer, Mark Swivel, from Barefoot Law. ‘There were two police officers there for the entire show – why didn’t they say something if regulations were being breached?’ Ms Hunt also questioned why the police had waited nearly a month to formally issue the fine. She received the penalty a day after speaking out in The Echo about the severe financial impact of the tough regulations imposed by Byron Council and the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing following recommendations to this effect by police. These regulations included significantly reducing the number of concerts in the series, imposing expensive parking and toilet requirements, and $3,796 to hire two police officers for the weekend’s two shows.
Going ahead with shows ‘Even though this has been incredibly hard for me personally and financially, we are going ahead with the shows – live music is for our souls,’ Ms Hunt said. ‘The community needs this. I need this, and we really hope people get out there and have a great time and support live music.’ NSW Police was unable to comment by The Echo’s deadline.
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Proceeds Orgainsers say all proceeds from the event will go to the Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre’s Women’s Resource Service, and will contribute to their Support and Recovery Fund. Over $40,000 has been raised over the last five years, say organisers.
After a very interrupted 2020, Byron District Orchid Society say they able to start meeting again, from 1.30pm on Sunday, February 14. The society’s Penny Fox says, ‘We have been able to get the auditorium at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club, which is large enough for us to hold our meetings, and have one of the mini shows that have been a feature of our meetings’. Pictured is Cheryl Smith, the president of Byron District Orchid Society. She says she is looking forward to greeting members at the upcoming meeting. Photo Jeff ‘Flower Power’ Dawson
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‘We are opening it to donors who want to contribute to the arts, with the benefit of membership being access to the bar’. The Centre is seeking sponsorship to help get the bar up and running, as well as to support a planned upgrade of the Byron Theatre bar in the downstairs courtyard.
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!Ĺ&#x;Ć–Ĺ•ÄˆÄśĹ? ÄˆĹżÄśĆ?ÄśÄˆ Č›Ć?ÍſčĕĆ?Ä•ÄŽČœ ćơ ĈĹ&#x;ŔşĹ?ÄśĂŤĹ•ÄˆÄ• ƆĆ?ĂŤÇ” Hans Lovejoy A long-time resident – and Council critic – is accusing Council staff of unfairly targetting him for having a caravan at his home, which he says is legal. Matthew Hartley, a former independent political candidate, supplied The Echo with correspondence around a compliance inspection at his Byron Bay home and details that led to it.  A November 10, 2020 letter for an inspection was sent to Mr Hartley owing to ‘alleged unauthorised development’ shortly after he raised concerns around a neighbouring property. Yet Mr Hartley says Council’s claims of unauthorised development – an outdoor spa which had not been installed – could only have been taken from details from his approved DA. Mr Hartley’s statements around these events were put to staff and not refuted.Â
Combing property After Council staff found no unauthorised development regarding a spa, Mr Hartley says they began combing his property and identified a caravan which they claimed was unauthorised development. Mr Hartley was then slapped with a ‘Show Cause’ letter, which asked if there were any reasons why Council shouldn’t pursue the alleged unauthorised development. After Mr Hartley disputed the caravan’s illegality by presenting staff with case law around its use, they apparently withdrew their threats. Yet Council’s in-house solicitor, Ralph James, wrote again on January 27, 2021 to Mr Hartley saying he had ‘further considered the matter’. Mr James argued that the
Matthew Hartley with his caravan. Photo supplied caravan was not a ‘portable device’ as it ‘could not be registered, and the person inhabiting the structure was apparently not a part of the land owner’s family’. But Mr Hartley told The Echo, ‘According to the legislation, the occupant need not be a blood relative, but rather a “member of the owner’s household�.’ ‘A change to the legislation was made years ago to include extended family and long-term friendships. Council is fully aware of this, because they told me all about it before I built the caravan’.
Legal tit-for-tat Additionally, the November 10 inspection letter advises that as a result of their inspection, ‘Council may recover the reasonable costs of that entry and inspection’. Mr Hartley says he was charged $180 for the inspection, and has replied in kind by sending back a bill for his time – $700. According to correspondence supplied, Council’s legal advisor Ralph James asked Mr Hartley for evidence that his bill came from a qualified lawyer, ‘and therefore entitled to provide legal services and render invoices for those services’. In another reply, Public & Environmental Services Manager, Sarah Nagel, wrote, ‘Council does
not intend to pay the “bill� that you have included in your correspondence’. Compliance fees of $180 per hour for self-invited compliance visits were announced by Council staff late last year after they targeted Main Arm residents, accusing them of unauthorised development. The Echo asked Tweed Shire Council if they charge property owners for selfinvited compliance inspections, and a spokesperson replied they didn’t.
Crusade backed by procedures, polices The crusade against Mr Hartley highlights the issue of Council’s accountability around compliance actions against individuals and subsequent complaints around staff behaviour. Council compliance staff have the powers to inspect any property, with notice, under the state’s Local Government Act 1993 (LGA) and Environment Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A). Charging landowners for inspections by investigation officers is defined under
section 197 of the LGA and in section 9.29 of the EP&A. Throughout Council’s Policy Enforcement 2020 Policy, the focus appears to be around ‘unauthorised activities that may inflict serious harm to the environment or public health and safety’ (page 27). It’s unclear how a caravan, even if unapproved, can be considered to fit that criteria. Mr Harltey made a code of conduct complaint, which was replied to again by Council’s Mr James, yet the complaint was not addressed. Ms Nagel, on the other hand, invited Mr Hartley to supply details to Council of the ‘wilful neglect of duty or wilful misconduct, by a public officer that amounts to an abuse of the public trust’. She also suggested contacting the Minister of Local Government, The NSW Ombudsman and The Office of Local Government if dissatisfied with Council staff conduct. The Echo put questions to Council staff around how this case aligns with its enforcement policy, whether it was in good faith and creates ‘collective good and welfare of the community?’ (Section 4.4 of Policy Enforcement 2020). Council staff replied that procedure was followed after an independent review was undertaken. Mr Hartley says he is now preparing for a court case against Council and says, ‘Council virtually begged me to install the wooden caravan owing to a housing crisis’. ‘All was done as per instructions’.Â
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What if the trucks stop coming? The Byron Shire Resilience and Regeneration Roadshow, hosted by Renew Fest and Resilient Byron, is kicking off on February 13 with a series of neighbourhood events, tackling the question: How do we create more resilient communities in 2021? Catherine Ingram is one of the special guest speakers on the Roadshow and a board member of Resilient Byron, and this is her response to that question: ‘What if the back-to-back crises of the bushfires and the pandemic are seen at some point as the good old days?’ ‘Anyone paying attention to climate collapse, growing economic uncertainty, social unrest, overpopulation, and the poisoning of land, air, and sea by human industry is likely worried. ‘Anyone who understands the scale of extinctions within the living world, the exponentially rising heat, and the spectre of millions of climate refugees whose home regions will no longer grow food – is probably living with a sense of foreboding. You feel it, right? I feel it, too. ‘Anxiety and depression are on the rise throughout the world, the recent spike
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owing to the pandemic. ‘Not only has the arrival of a novel virus been alarming – we had no endemic immunity – it has also shown how ill prepared were many governments and how slow (and misguided) their responses. ‘Luckily for us, Australia has done a damn good job of keeping us safe, a standout along with only a few other countries. ‘Whatever the responses of the governments, humans adapted to the pandemic in human ways. For the most part, people complied with movement restrictions, masks, and travel permission documents. More people learned to make do, fix things, grow things, and get used to less moving about. ‘The government paid out
billions for those out of work, we move about and frolic freely, and trucks continue to bring food, petrol, and all manner of resource-intensive stuff to our stores – stuff that has to be extracted, mined, smelted, or cut, and then produced and transported. ‘The party, though somewhat abated, goes on. ‘But it is not hard to imagine a time when the party will be over. ‘Our Resilient Byron and RenewFest teams think about these matters with both a sense of urgency and plans for longer-term survival. ‘We need to be prepared with emergency systems to quickly respond to fires, drought, floods, food and water shortages, economic collapse, homelessness, and community security. ‘Simultaneously we need to set up regenerative systems, independent of central governments, to sustain us. ‘And we need our entire community to join us in this endeavour, in case the trucks stop coming’. For more info about the Roadshow and to RSVP your free ticket, go to www.renewfest.org.au/roadshow.
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Confusion over pump track’s purpose â–ś Continued from page 1 supporters from outside the area and whether they outvoted local residents. Cr Simon Richardson told The Echo, ‘Both younger kids with scooters, and older kids, will use it as it will have excitement and challenges etc for both demographics’. ‘The purpose of a pump track, as opposed to a mountain bike track or BMX track or even a skate park, is that it is designed for a smooth ride. ‘I remember being at
a packed SPPA meeting when bordering neighbours opposed the creation of the community garden, as they thought people would make noise and shed doors closing would be loud and “anti-social elements� would access it at all hours. ‘Now, as time has passed and reality has consumed assumption, this same use is heralded for its quietness and benefit to the local community. I believe, in time, those currently fearful
of what they perceive to be a loud and anti-social use within the wider park will soften their position when the reality is understood and experienced’. Meanwhile, Labor councillor, Paul Spooner, who voted against stage two, said, ‘If it’s bringing people into the area, why’s it being located at Linda Vidler Park? It should be located at the Cavanbah Centre’. Q Philippa Clark is an Echo intern.
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North Coast News Nationals leader derides surf event obectors David Lowe After being rejected, in no uncertain terms, by the Ballina Shire Council and vocal members of the Lennox Head community, the World Surf League Championship Tour is now going to Newcastle from April 1 till 11 this year. Speaking at Nobbys Beach, the Deputy Premier and Nationals leader, John Barilaro, claimed credit for the NSW Government securing the opening round of the WSL competition, after deriding the people of Lennox Head and Ballina as ‘NIMBYs’ for rejecting the
proposal, foisted on them at very short notice. Speaking in Lismore late last week after Ballina rejected the proposal, Mr Barilaro said it was a ‘real shame that we couldn’t turbo-charge this economy’, claiming ‘events like this would be great and beneficial’ to the local community. The proposal was rejected in part owing to COVID-19 concerns, which Mr Barilaro did not address. Ignoring the strong community opposition that quickly emerged on the Northern Rivers to the WSL idea, Mr Barilaro said he’d
spoken to ‘a couple of cafe and business owners’ who supported the proposal. If approved, the event would have temporarily privatised a large area of public land, and the Lennox Point Surfing Reserve, in a peak holiday period. ‘Everybody wants all the investment by government, but as long as it’s not in their backyard,’ he said. Meanwhile, locals who fought the WSL proposal were elated at the result, which comes after similar community victories over the Rip Curl Pro in 2008 and the Lake Ainsworth ski
jump proposal. The ABC meanwhile reported that Mr Barilaro was grilled at a parliamentary inquiry on Monday over why three areas in nonCoalition electorates didn’t receive any funding through his government’s bushfire grant program. The ABC reported, ‘Premier Gladys Berejiklian has so far refused to front the inquiry… Mr Barilaro told the NSW Bush Fire Inquiry he gave $11m grant to a skydiving school to purchase fire-proof pants for skydivers being dropped out of planes during bushfire season’.
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A Byron-based producer is sending medicinal cannabis flower to Germany in a breakthrough $92m deal, yet the humble plant remains illegal for locals, and continues to put people behind bars. The first batch has recently been sent to Germany, says ANTG chief executive officer, Matt Cantelo. The landmark ten year deal will see around two tonnes of Australian Natural
The NSW Government announced over half a million dollars in funding for the Ballina region, as well as the official certification of Ballina Shire Council’s Coastal Management Program (CMP) for Lake Ainsworth. Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock said this funding boost will assist Council and other land managers undertake important coastal works to protect
Therapeutics Group (ANTG) locally cultivated dried medicinal cannabis shipped to Germany over the next 18 months. Mr Cantelo added the partnership represents a huge step for the Australian industry as the European Union is one of the most advanced around its cannabis legislation. ‘It also holds the strictest regulations on imports’.
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Surf lifesavers Phoebe and Ethan vie for statewide honours Phoebe Link, from Byron Bay SLSC, and Ethan Bayly from Lennox Head-Alstonville SLSC, have been awarded the junior lifesavers of the year for the Far North Coast Branch. They will go on to represent the Far North Coast Branch at the Surf Lifesaving NSW development program and interview process to determine the state winners in April. The interviews for the local awards took place at the Cabarita Carnival on Sunday January 17; however, the presentations were made
seniors table, with a total of 302 points, followed by Yamba (276), Byron Bay (193) and Lennox Head (149).
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SLSC members, Ethan Bayly and Phoebe Link. Photo supplied at the 2021 Combined Branch Championships, held at Cudgen over the weekend of January 30 and 31.
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In the junior carnival, Cudgen also ran out strong winners with 863 points, ahead of Lennox Head (518), Cabarita (322) and Byron Bay (252). The combined results saw Cudgen finish on top with a total of 1165 points, followed by Lennox Head (667), Cabarita (466) and Byron Bay (445).
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Kingscliff’s amenity or company profit? Kingscliff property developer Gales Holgins is seeking to increase truck movements by bringing in fill from the M1 road works, rather than using fill from the development site. But Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association say that the impact on residents and business is too high a cost to pay.
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Nimbin MardiGrass 2021 planning gets underway MardiGrass 2021 is going ahead and they are planning plenty of entertainment and activism, from the joint rolling comp and HEMP Olympix to the Rally for Law Reform. These will be just some of the many fun activities, pointed campaigning, music, and speakers who will be part of the festival this year.
Philippa Clark Applications are now open for the Local Drug Action Team program (LDAT), which provides community organisations with funding to address alcohol and drug issues. The program is a joint initiative of the Alcohol and Drug Foundation and the Australian government and invites three or more community groups to work together on preventative measures designed by, and for, local people – a collaborative approach that the region’s support workers say is much needed. Deb Pearse from the Byron Youth Service (BYS) told The Echo, ‘COVID-19 has
exacerbated problems that we already have, because during that period, young people felt very isolated.’ ‘I think the important thing is to provide programs and services that are holistic and individual,’ said Ms Pearse, who has worked with kids for 21 years. ‘Work out what’s going on with people and why they’re self-medicating. ‘Find their passion, find what they love, what they’re interested in, what gets them up in the morning, and try and provide opportunities for them to explore that, and often that will make an enormous difference’. Ms Pearse said BYS would welcome conversations with
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other community groups about banding together for funding. With over 230 LDATs operating around Australia, teams address issues ranging from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder to pharmaceutical abuse by the elderly. LDATs only work on preventative measures, not treatment. Member organisations can be varied, such as councils, police and sports teams, and do not have to be traditionally involved in the drug and alcohol sector. More information can be found at www. community.adf.org.au/ local-drug-action-teams/ program-overview/. Q Philippa Clark is an Echo intern.
A group that helps to socialise dogs and train dog owners to be responsible pet owners has returned for the new year. The voluntary not-for-profit organisation meets at Brunswick Heads Sports Field every Sunday morning at 8.30am. Pictured are Jenny and Ruben, trainer Chris with Suk, and Peta with Mila. Photo Jeff ‘Well Trained Since 1986’ Dawson
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NSW Valuer General, Dr David Parker, has published land values for the north coast region. Dr Parker says the land values reflect the property market at July 1, 2020. As expected, residential land values in the region have increased near the coast, yet decreased in rural areas impacted by last year’s fires. Dr Parker said, ‘Active tree change and sea change lifestyle buyers saw very strong increases in parts of the region including Byron Bay, Scotts Head, Gloucester and some villages in the Northern Rivers area. Decreases were evident in some areas affected by the 2019-20 bushfire event, with the largest decreases in Rappville and Whiporie in Richmond Valley
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Eve Jeffery Born in San Martino Di Lupari in Northern Italy, Tony Baggio’s big life is difficult to fit into a few short paragraphs. After Tony’s family moved to Australia, they soon discovered that life was very difficult for new Italian immigrants in the ’70s and they moved up to the canefields for work. Tony studied engineering at the University of Queensland. In his own words within his CV: ‘Immediately after graduation, I walked up to Wickham Terrace and had a 10-minute interview at R.J. McWilliam and Partners and was offered a job’. But designing mainly hospitals did not have ‘much scope in architectural design’, so he then went on to study architecture with the British Institute in Sydney. After emigrating to Canada, he forged a highly successful career and later Tony and his partner Gail bought a house in Tyagarah in 1997, settling in the area in 2000. As a retired consulting civil engineer, he began to have an impact in the Byron Shire. Within his CV, Tony said
Multiplicity Byron Bay Pty Ltd will soon submit a development application to Byron Shire Council for 90-96 Jonson Street Byron Bay, a mixed commercial residential site. Further information on the proposal can be found on the website: plannersnorth.com.au/portfolio/90-96jonsonstreet/. Prior to lodgement of the DA, a community consultation process will be held from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Monday 22nd February 2021 to enable the local community to have a full understanding of the proposal and to capture feedback, comments and suggestions from the community.
Tony Baggio. Photo supplied that he worked on the nine concrete bridges at the Ocean Shores Country Club. One highlight was being asked by the community to redesign the 60-metre Helen Street Bridge in New Brighton, after the tendered price exceeded $1m. Council could not afford the tendered price. ‘My redesign was tendered at $400,000,’ Tony wrote. ‘That saved a million dollars. A word of caution: do not work for councils in NSW for free. I did not charge for my design, and I saved them a million, but after six years, I have not received a letter of thanks’. Tony was also a valued Brunswick Heads Marine Rescue member. Gail added, ‘He was “one of a kind” and I am grateful for sharing his path for the last 38 years’.
Lisa Apostolides, Julie Greene, Darius Devas, Louise Hadgson and course leader, Kylee Ingram. Photo Jeff Dawson Aslan Shand Bringing the creative to business and vice-versa is the aim of the Compton School’s Graduate Certificate in Creative Business. With stiff competition from around the country for the 12 funded course positions, four locals were thrilled to be offered places. ‘There were several rounds of pitching, and it is very much around how your business idea can be developed, supported and scaled’, said one of the successful local candidates and Byron Youth Theatre director, Lisa Apostolides. The positions were on offer thanks to Aus Industry funding.
One course leader, Kylee Ingram, told The Echo, ‘Byron ended up being well represented’. The aim of the course is to give creative people the skills to further develop their business ideas successfully, with the right balance between business and creativity.
Right balance The course outline says, ‘What we’re going to be doing in this course is working on the balance; helping you to get it right’. Louise Hodgson, who has also secured a spot on the course, said, ‘I am very excited to be taking part in Tenacity Labs with my professional partner, Di Robertson’.
The proposal consists of: • Ground floor retail – fronting Jonson Street and an open landscaped Piazza through the centre of the building • Spice Alley – a series of eateries creating a laneway linkage through the property between Jonson Street and the Byron Transit Centre • Residential apartments – approximately 54 x 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments on levels 1 and 2, with rooftop solar, gardens and amenities • Basement parking for approximately 173 vehicles. On Saturday 20th February, Covid safe appointments with the team involved in the creation of the proposal will be available. At this time the proposal can be explained in further detail, questions answered and any concerns discussed and recorded. Appointments are available from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 20th February at Byron Community Centre, 69 Jonson St, Byron Bay NSW. To make an appointment please email: consultation@plannersnorth.com.au. Likewise, to request further information, provide comments, feedback, a submission, or to make an appointment to speak with a representative outside of the above times, please email: consultation@plannersnorth.com.au. Note: To participate in the pre lodgement community consultation process for 90-96 Jonson Street, your submissions MUST be received by the cut off time 5pm Monday 22nd February 2021.
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MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL | 18, 19 & 20 FEB Flickerfest returns to the Byron Shire for it’s 24th year, screening a smorgasbord of the best short films from Australia and the world. Across three days you can see fresh, unique and creative short-cinema on the big screen at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall.
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7pm - Opening Night Party ticket includes snacks and drinks on arrival. 8pm - Best Of International Shorts: Flickerfest is thrilled to present its Best Of International Shorts programme, a selection of film gems from our Academy® Accredited and BAFTA recognised competition in Bondi. Highlights include the Australian premieres of the hilarious French animation Normal, winner of Best Animation at Flickerfest Bondi, David starring legendary comedy actor Will Ferrell and the heart warming and soulful Frankie Jean And The Morning Star from New Zealand.
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4pm - Byron All Shorts Also returning for the 16th year is Byron All Shorts, presenting the Best Of Northern Rivers Shorts; encouraging audiences to experience the many amazing films and local stories that are produced on a range themes in the region each year. Fourteen incredible local short films will screen across this 105-minute programme. 8pm - Short Laughs Comedy Enjoy an evening of clever comedy from Australia and across the world with the Short Laughs Comedy programme. Highlights include the cute and heart warming Pawsea: the Melancholic Ruminations Of A French Bulldog where Rocky certainly has a lot on his mind as he searches for meaning, delightful French short A La Mode set in a kingdom tormented by fashion crazes and the hilarious Australian short Glen where our 50 something hero must come face to face with facebook in his quest for new love.
Flickerfest celebrates a diverse range of stories from across Australia that honour our unique identity and culture with our Best Of Australian Shorts programme, selected from seven programmes in our Academy® Qualifying Australian competition in Bondi. Highlights include: the intimate and moving drama This River shot in Lismore by locally grown director Naomi Fryer, awarded Best Direction at Flickerfest Bondi, finely crafted indigenous thriller The Moogai by local Bundjalung man Jon Bell and the delightfully clever animation Roborovski by actors Tilda Cobham- Hervey and Dev Patel, penned by Oscar nominated writer John Collee about an adorable miniature hamster seeking revenge, awarded Best Australian Animation at Flickerfest Bondi.
Programme Times & Prices: Thurs 30 Jan: 7pm opening-party | 8pm Best Of International Shorts, $25/22 Fri 31 Jan: 7pm doors open | 8pm Best Of Australian Shorts, $16/14 Sat 1 Feb: 3pm doors open | 4pm Byron All Shorts screening & awards $14/$12 Sat 1 Feb: 7pm doors open | 8pm Shorts Laughs Comedy, $16/14 Season Pass: $55/$45 All sessions approx 110 mins (Classification: under 15yrs must be w/Adult)
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!şƖŕĈĶō ƆƐëǔ ĕŕŇşƷ ĈşŔżōĕƐĕ ĶŔŔƖŕĶƐƷ Is it in the public interest for Council compliance staff to hassle Matthew Hartley over his caravan? (page 3). Is it a good use of ratepayer money and resources? And how does it improve public relations to charge landowners $180 for a self-invited visit regarding an anonymous compliance complaint (if alleged to be correct)? Such questions don’t appear to be part of Council’s governance model. Of course, only through the prism of law does any corporate organisation such as Council operate. Given Mr Hartley’s case, and others The Echo has reported on over recent years, Council’s statements about creating a ‘culture of trust’ and ‘being open, genuine and transparent’ look like meaningless platitudes that don’t attract any accountability. Such empty rhetoric is described as an objective in 5.2 of Council’s Community Strategic Plan, for example. Others are listed in Council’s Community Engagement 2018 Policy. Council’s Compliance Priorities Program for 2020 has four categories: very high, high, medium and routine. Council’s tedious quibble with Mr Hartley appears to fit the medium category. In other words, by Council’s own priority list, this issue does not pose a ‘serious harm to the environment or public health and safety’. The ‘flexibility’ within legislation allows Council staff to basically pursue what and who they want. And while it’s important to have some mechanism at Council’s disposal given ramshackle dwellings can pose health and safety risks – surely there is a better way to spend ratepayers’ money? Is this to set an example for the rest? If so, what is the end game? Council’s Public & Environmental Services Manager, Sarah Nagel, suggested to Mr Hartley that if he is dissatisfied with Council staff conduct, he could contact the Minister of Local Government, The NSW Ombudsman and The Office of Local Government. Yet it shouldn’t have to come to that. It’s the general manager, (GM) Mark Arnold, who can improve behaviour and provide better leadership. It’s his team. And being the largest organisation in the Shire, with policy making powers, it has the potential to wield its powers unfairly, if left unattended. Left unattended, unwieldly insitutions diminish public trust and can cause great damage. The question is whether this culture will change after the upcoming September election. It appears councillors gave up governing long ago. There’s little evidence that improving policies were ever a priority. Councillors, as the elected CEOs of a large local corporation, do have powers to make improvements and demand better. After all, they employ the GM. Hans Lovejoy, editor
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long time ago, maybe 20 years, I mentioned climate change in conversation with Professor David Flint, a man who proclaims his deep conservatism and convened Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy. He laughed, saying a stray meteorite would blow up the planet someday, so we may as well do what we liked till then. I blanked. A joke? A few years later, I met [former Byron Shire Mayor] Jan Barham, who said conservationists were true conservatives because they wanted to preserve the environment and believed in taking precautions to address the risk of catastrophic climate change. These memories flashed as I watched Wild Things at the movies last weekend, a history of direct action for the environment in Australia, grounded in three frontline struggles: Binbee camp in Adani country, the camp to slow down old growth logging of Tasmania’s Tarkine forest, and the girls from Castlemaine who began Australia’s school strike for climate movement. I experienced the feeling of it in 2014, when I reported via Twitter the Leard Blockade from a camp on a Maules Creek farm on the Liverpool Plains food bowl. Protesters from all over Australia joined local farmers and the Gomeroi people to try to stop the felling of an endangered state forest for Whitehaven’s coal mine. It was Australia’s first coal mine blockade, and the organisers knew they’d lose. It was preparation for coal mine blockades to come. I drove to the camp with Lock the Gate activist George Woods when Whitehaven broke its promise of no winter clearing (to protect hibernating animals). I made myself run through the forest at 2am, in the rain, and photographed the clear fell while George looked for survivors till we had to get out or get arrested. I’ve never felt life more intensely, or felt more desolate. George recited a bit of Shakespeare’s Battle of Agincourt ‘We few, we band of brothers’ speech to the skeleton camp crew to lift their spirits, and told me he tried to live ardent (burning, glowing), that old fashioned state of mind favoured by Dorothea Brooks in Middlemarch.
The Byron Shire Echo Volume 35 #35 February 10, 2021 Established 1986 • 24,000 copies every week The Echo acknowledges the people of the Bundjalung nation as the traditional custodians of this land and extends respect to elders past, present and future. Disclaimer: The Echo is committed to providing a voice for our whole community. The views of advertisers, letter writers, and opinion writers are not necessarily those of the owners or staff of this publication.
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Margo Kingston All the young faces in Wild Things are ardent – fervent. The activists that I know believe the fight to prevent catastrophe is lost, and the challenge now is to adapt to climate change. George is one of them. He said, ‘Sustaining protest now is about trying to stop something of your own spirit from dying, that would die if you acquiesced’. ‘When you fight for beautiful and precious things, like the biodiversity of this planet, you’re not really doing it because you think it’s going to be okay. ‘You’re doing it out of love. If someone you love has fallen off a jetty and is struggling in the water, you don’t dive in thinking you’re going to get there. ‘You do it as an act of love’. Seeing the wide-eyed, hopeful young people in Wild Things was radically confronting, because my generation failed them. The Wild Things flashbacks – the Green bans in the historic Rocks precinct, the Terania Creek and Franklin blockades, preventing uranium mining in Kakadu National Park – all were conservative actions and all proved financially advantageous to Australia in the long term. Conservationists – true conservatives – have gifted special places to their descendants for generations. In the region I live in now, the Manning, locals saved and restored a pocket of old growth rainforest called Wingham Bush for free, for love. It is now home to rare bats and is the town’s top tourist attraction. I’m a politics junkie who turned off Oz politics after the 2019 election. The bushfires had to flick the switch, yes? No. A big dip in emissions owing to the virus gave Australia a chance to change, yes? Nope. It just gave Morrison the chance to ram through Santos’ fracking in the Pilliga after activists thought they’d beaten off the project after a decade of struggle.
I turned off 2021’s first Insiders show after a deadening taste of Labor crumbling on climate change and another leadership debacle. Last week the federal government released a devastating indictment of our environment laws by the former head of the competition watchdog [ACCC] Graeme Samuels, after sitting on it for three months, with no pledge to act. Grassroots action is all that’s left, and in federal and state politics, it’s up to red, blue, green and yellow voters who demand action to find and elect independents in safe seats. Indi, Wentworth and Warringah show it can be done. There’s joy, and purpose, in joining ‘a band of brothers’, and it’s a more life-affirming way to live than nihilism or closing our eyes. Where I live now, a few friends got together Monday afternoons last year to fund and make ‘prayers for the planet’ flags, 100 per cent of proceeds go to frontline, non-tax-deductible direct action campaigns to save our precious natural places. The group has doubled in size and will expand their project this year. The virus has asked us all to decide where ‘home’ is, and many of us have discovered that the parks, the trees, and the bush helped keep us sane. I’ve started researching who the conservationists were in the region I’ve just moved to, and how they saved and preserved the places I walk and sit in for pleasure and peace. I’m going to join the current crop this year, and begin by helping to make those flags. Q Political writer and author Margo
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Letters Resilience & diversity Magnificent Mandy’s passionate denunciation of real estate profiteering at the expense of a diverse community, and feeding on the magic pudding of perpetual growth, had me humming a medley of ‘Allons enfants… and Kumbaya’. But the blue-sky-dreaming solutions – ‘We need fixed rents. Fixed values.’ – had me asking, ‘how?’ Of the 40 pages of The Echo (3 February), we had eleven pages devoted to real estate. Some of the juicier properties feature half-page ads. And that’s part of the ‘magic happens’ of this place. You can bite the hand and enjoy a slice of magic pudding all at the same time! Adrian Gattenhof Mullumbimby
Developers’ power I refer to the article ‘Are Council’s planning policies failing the community?’ by Hans Lovejoy (27 January), and also the article by Aslan Shand the week before, about the Land & Environment Court’s recent approval of the multidwelling development in Bian Court, Ocean Shores. There is definitely a case for Council to get stuck in and revise its planning
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However, taking a step back, the planning controls prior to the current 2014 LEP actually allowed much the same type of development in these areas. Matthew O’Reilly incorrectly implies that the 1988 LEP was less ‘pro-development’ – it is
just that developers are now responding to the high demand in the local housing market by building more multi-dwelling housing in areas like Ocean Shores. A good look at the reasons in the Court judgement concerning Bian Court, Ocean Shores is worthwhile. I believe they give some direction for Council to consider in tightening its planning controls. First of all the Court noted that the development complies with all the current planning controls. It is apparent that the concerns of Council and adjacent residents about landslip, stormwater drainage, and vegetation removal are to be dealt with by conditions. And, by the way, it is the duty of experts both for Council and for the developer to assist the Court and find solutions and compromises during court cases. Importantly, the Court was not persuaded by the arguments against the development put forward by Council’s ‘expert’ consultant planner. These arguments sought to establish that the development was ▶ Continued on page 12
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t was a fatal error – driving half a kilometre into Mullumbimby to pick up a carton of milk. My partner drove while I conducted reconnaissance for that elusive parking spot. Jenn: ‘There! – no, no, that’s for disabled’. Me: ‘What about there? Look!’. Jenn: ‘No, no, that’s for loading’. Me: ‘Christ! What about there? Quick! I think that bloke’s trying to muscle in! The f***** – he has!’. Jenn: ‘Calm down’. Me: ‘Don’t tell me to calm down!’. And so it went on: round and round the potholed streets of downtown Mullum. Every parking spot was taken. A convoy of frustrated drivers snaked behind us, craning their necks, left and right. ‘Oh, sod it’, I say, ‘let’s just go to Woolies’. We sped off in the selfflagellating knowledge that we’d added to the traffic congestion and pollution levels. We also berated ourselves – quite rightly – for not walking into town. Lazy sods! Inexcusable! The fact is it’s impossible these days to just ‘duck into town’ any old time for a sourdough – at least not by car. It’s chockers during week days, with growing clusters of 4WDs, open top coupes and what look like military Hummers clogging the byways. Cyclists are a rarity as are folk on electric scooters and mopeds. During daylight hours, and sometimes at night, downtown Mullum is as congested as any innercity suburb. It’s noisy and occasionally dangerous. Drivers seem increasingly ill-tempered. Most people complain about this in private. Some old timers bemoan the days when the occasional beatenup Toyota carrying a Jesus lookalike would trundle down the main street with every prospect of angled parking. These days you need to get up before dawn for such simple pleasures. My mate Gregory tells me that when he used to saunter through Mullum in the early 70s ‘you could fire a missile down the main street and it might hit a couple of parrots’. Nowadays you’d wipe out a fleet of vehicles and umpteen pedestrians. But is it really that bad? Well, yes; it really is. Now that Byron has been turned into
More infill, residential and tourist developments on rural blocks, and more housing in Mullumbimby’s proposed southern precinct will increase traffic congestion and reduce the amenity of the town. Photo Alsan Shand Santa Monica on steroids, made worse by a so-called ‘bypass’ which is no bypass at all, Mullum and surrounds have become the new epicentres of tourist interest, amply serviced by dozens of cafes, restaurants, and boutique clothing stores. It’s Fitzroy in the bush, the only difference being the fading presence of ‘alternative culture’. The Indigenous presence, although resonant and very much alive, has been visibly overlaid with a faux rainbow agrarianism and legions of superannuated ex-inner-city dwellers in search of nirvana. Those who managed to buy up proprieties twenty years ago are doing just dandy, while the precariat can only stand by and hope (usually in vain) for that ‘affordable’ home. Meanwhile, the everexpanding Tallowood estate on the outskirts of Mullum has ensured that its several hundred residents (and rising) are obliged to make their way to town by car. And once there, they’ll likely rub shoulders with countless Airbnb-ers who have driven long distances only to encounter what they experience at home: congestion. I first became aware of this self-defeating phenomenon in the pretty but horribly overrun town of Berry, a few hours south of Sydney. This lovely enclave full of dainty weatherboards and prissy cafes festooned with hanging baskets attracts thousands of visitors each year who flock there in search of an aesthetic experience denied to them in city suburbs. Here’s an obvious point: why can’t people make the places they live in look just like Berry, then they wouldn’t need to invade such towns? Sadly, Australia’s reputation for drab architecture and ticky-tacky subdivisions that pass for domiciliary bliss means that nice is always somewhere else. Modern
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housing estates might be called The Haven, Bliss Vale, Oakville, Sunnyside – whatever – but many of these suburban gulags are bereft of any hint of simple beauty. Farmers sell off the land, developers move in, and the rest is history. Now I know what you’re thinking: what a snob! Alright for the superannuated self-involved to sound off about suburban aesthetics! And you’d be right, of course. But then again, shouldn’t all people be entitled, not simply to a roof over their heads, but to some sort of spiritual nourishment that comes with places that are pleasing to the eye? Or is that too much to ask? Cars, car parks, and drab housing tend to work against such things. They take rather than give. What’s worse? Well, you might take a closer look at the Gold Coast where houses have become walled fortresses with their residents invariably hunched over computers or huddled in hermetically sealed media rooms. This is part of the great migration indoors, where relationships are increasingly mediated by screens. Cars are an extension of this atomised culture that gazes at the world through a pixilated prism. Just think how these metallic carriages wreck communities, drive kids off the streets, endanger, and pollute. We let it happen at our peril. Is it happening in Mullum? I reckon. Maybe we should be looking at Barcelona where city authorities have managed to reclaim inner urban streets by banning/discouraging cars in favour of cycle-friendly pedestrian areas. In these ‘superblocks’ community life, the social vibe, have returned – gloriously. So, Byron Shire Council, yes to ‘green corridors’ but let’s do something about those metallic, polluting carriages.
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Eat Street Bangalow was a resounding success – so much so that if Lisa Hunt, who has been running SummerStage, had been organising it, the cops would have been down there handing out fines like confetti. The food was great, but the double standard shown by the conspicuously silent Tweed-Byron police left a bad taste. Last week, the idea of a 500-person concert at Red Devil Park had the police throwing the book at organiser Lisa Hunt, delivering her a financial one-two punch. First she had to fork out for the User Pays policing service prior to the event, then she copped a $5,000 fine afterwards because police spotted concertgoers dancing in contravention of the COVID Safe plan. Contrast that to the scene at Bangalow on Friday night. Between 4,000 and 5,000 patrons attended the Bangalow Showgrounds over the four-hour event, with the local FoodWorks selling out of frozen pizza as people gave up and left the crowded crush. Social distancing? What social distancing? Markers on the ground were invisible under the trampling feet and there wasn’t a QR code to be seen. If you weren’t elbowing your way through a queue, you were staking out a patch of grass big enough to sit down on, 1.5
▶ Continued from page 9 not in character with the neighbourhood, etc. The Court was clearly not assisted by the weasel words in the DCP (Development Control Plan) endeavouring to express the future direction of development in Ocean Shores. I wouldn’t put my money on any support from the NSW government’s Department of Planning for changing Council’s
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metres be damned. Luckily for us all, the chance of COVID-19 circulating with the cutlery was almost non-existent. None of this is a reflection on the Eat Street organisers, who have clearly hit upon a hugely popular concept, and moved it from the public school to the showgrounds in anticipation of crowd numbers. They can’t control attendees’ behaviour, any more than Lisa Hunt could. Teething problems with crowds and queues just make the festival a victim of its own success. My finger is firmly pointed at the Tweed-Byron police, who surveyed the scene and told organisers they were happy with the set-up. Both SummerStage and Eat Street were outdoors. Both attracted rowdy crowds yelling to make themselves heard. Both even featured kids dancing
around to the sweet stylings of local musicians. So why the police crackdown on SummerStage, one-tenth of the size of Eat Street? Could it be that the police have it in for any event that carries a whiff of young adult pheromones and loud music? Never… Personally, I’d feel a lot more COVID Safe on a spontaneous open-air dancefloor than in an endless queue for curry with someone’s toddler chucking a tantrum inches away from my face. It’s not the first time the double standard’s been on show either. It’s hard to justify the treatment of live music when 28,000 people can pack the Sydney Cricket Ground to watch the Big Bash League final. And the police wonder why young people want to defund them. It’s time they looked in the mirror.
LEP to remove ‘multidwelling development’ as permissible development in R2 zones, since this would conflict with the standard zoning template that all councils must follow. In addition Council used assumptions about a significant level of ‘infill’ development to justify its recent Shire Residential Strategy. More productive would be for Council planners to spend time
on beefing up the DCP for suburban areas with local residents, to define more precisely local neighbourhood character and ensure that new development is compatible. Until that happens, expect more wins in the Court by developers for over scaled housing, and multi-dwelling developments in quiet neighbourhoods well away from shopping centres and public transport. Perhaps
the undetermined DA (development application) for inappropriate proposed town house development at 103 Paterson Street, Byron Bay will be next? And this type of development will be facilitated by the recently introduced Low Rise Housing Diversity Code introduced by the NSW government. Ian Pickles Mullumbimby
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Steps toward peace The anti-war/anti-nuclear movement may not be what it has been in the past, (millions of people marching, and direct action taking place all over the world), nevertheless, it certainly hasn’t gone away. On 22 January 2021 nuclear weapons became illegal under International Law. Since then, there has been a considerable worldwide movement in divestment, from anything militarily related. Here in Australia, there is significant movement in the right direction i.e. Australian Ethical, Christian Super, Future Super, Crescent Wealth, Verve Super, Local Government Super, and Bank
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A ‘fair go’? We are indeed fortunate in having Kerry O’Brien as one of our ‘local elders’ – a man of unquestioned talent, integrity and professionalism. The same cannot be said of all our sporting ‘heroes’ and politicians. Margaret Court being a case in point. But what further irony that in a time of national crisis, as we seek to define and celebrate our ‘Australianness’, a whole bunch of
foreigners, because of their expertise in hitting a tennis ball, have been allowed to fly into Oz. Meanwhile some 40,000 of our own citizens continue to be left stranded overseas in extremely difficult and stressful circumstances. So much for how we define, celebrate and protect our culture. So much for egalitarianism and the notion of a ‘fair go’. Hugh Ermacora Byron Bay
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NRL fans of the Sydney Roosters should not be surprised to see some of their favourite players in and around Mullumbimby this week, as the squad is in town for pre-season training. ‘The Roosters will call the Mullumbimby Leagues Club home for the next week while they condition themselves for the upcoming season’, Mullumbimby Giants’ Kylie Grainey said. ‘While they are here the team will undertake an intensive training schedule, but will also make themselves available for public sessions on Monday from 4pm, and 1.30pm on Friday. ‘Anyone wanting to watch them in action and meet the players should
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Who represents you? The Echo reported last week that Mayor Simon Richardson and senior staff again refused to comment on recent the loss in the Land and Environment Court (L&EC).
You’d reckon that between Council’s four lawyers and four media spindoctors they would have been able to come up with a script for the mayor to sign as to give at least the appearance of active engagement. Of course the real reason the mayor hasn’t commented is that his views are unacceptable in one purporting to represent The Greens. He is on the record as suggesting that one might as well give developers what they want because ▶ Continued on page 16
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CHESS by Ian Rogers 21-year-old Jorden van Foreest was the toast of the Netherlands after winning the elite Tata tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the first Dutch player to win the country’s most important event for 35 years. Van Foreest, a hereditary lord, finished undefeated and won a playoff against compatriot Anish Giri – an incredible performance. Yet his victory was overshadowed by an incident which cost Iran’s 17-year-old star Alireza Firouzja a tie for first place. Firouzja was playing Poland’s Radoslaw Wojtaszek and after almost six hours of battle appeared headed for victory – a win which would have given him equal first place with van Foreest and Giri.
When the diagrammed position was reached Firouzja, White, with less than three minutes left, noticed that the arbiters were, noisily, preparing for a playoff. He gesticulated to them and then got up, only to see his opponent immediately reply 59...Qd1 Firouzja returned to the board and tried to concentrate, missing 60.Be5! and playing 60.Rd2?! which, because move 60 had been reached, gave him an extra 15 minutes on the clock. Firouzja then began to argue with the arbiters in earnest. After playing 60...Qb1 Wojtaszek also rose from his seat to participate in the discussion. ‘Why are you disturbing us? Why aren’t you waiting to see if I have made the playoff?’ Firouzja asked. In a three minute discussion, with Firouzja’s clock ticking down, the arbiters explained that they need not wait for Firouzja because he had an inferior tiebreak to both Giri and van Foreest. Upset but unable to do anything, Firouzja returned to the board, thought briefly and played 61.Qf4? (61.Qd3 was stronger), allowing 61...e5! 62.Bxe5 Bxc4! Now, realising that 63.Bxb8 Rf7! is promising for Black, Firouzja reluctantly replied 63.bxc4 and offered a draw, which was soon accepted.
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it’s cheaper than going to court. Indeed this particular outcome ‘proves’ his point: the developer gets what he wants and Council is down X thousand dollars. The staff have also declined to respond to a suggestion put by The Echo that the LEP needs to be clarified to prevent this happening again. That’s way too cartbefore-the-horse for me. After observing how Council’s lawyers handled my code of conduct complaints against the General Manager (GM) and The Greens, and having represented myself in the magistrates, district, supreme and L&EC, as well as the Court of Appeal and the High Court (which no qualified lawyer on the entire north coast could claim to have done) I’d be going back to basics if I wanted to get to the bottom of this particular court loss. A) How well did Council’s solicitors instruct the barrister(s) appearing for Council? B) What arguments and information did those barristers put forward in court (bearing in mind that judges and commissioners only take into account what the two sides put before them)? These questions are particularly important given the Commissioner’s reported comment that ‘Council did not provide any evidence’ in relation to a particular point. I’m also troubled by the Commissioner’s comment that her role in the appeal ‘is not to assess the merits of the structure’, when in fact it is precisely a commissioner’s role to assess merit. It wouldn’t be the first time in my experience that barristers
in a case have deliberately taken advantage of the bench’s lack of relevant knowledge to achieve a predetermined outcome. This last comment obviously puts me in the Mayor’s ‘conspiracy theorist’ basket. He wouldn’t know the first thing about what happened in a court of law, but that wouldn’t prevent him from formulating unshakable opinions about the inherent goodness of everyone involved in the legal process. Fast Buck$ Coorabell
Beach shades Conspiracy theories do abound. Politicians putting boss foxes in charge of the environmental hen houses. And now ‘our Council’ are planning to evict a devout and selfless long-time local man, Jaimini, from the Belongil beach sands. This gentle generous man has supplied beach shade umbrellas, set up daily for public use, free! Under a simple shade shelter Jaimini welcomes people to rest and explore peacefulness. Mayor Simon Richardson would do himself a favour by sitting down with Jaimini and slowing down, chilling out and experiencing what is freely on offer on Belongil Beach sands. Let him stay. Geneth Harrington Byron Bay
The tipping point It’s been obvious for some time that the primary concern for our species is whether or not we will have a future. It’s equally obvious that our do or die transition to a sustainable future has
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been meeting with massive opposition from the wealthy and influential with their vested interest in the status quo – they have clearly been running the finest political and legal systems money can buy. However, their attempts at obstruction are becoming particularly desperate if the whole Trump/QAnon phenomenon is anything to go by, because, right now, the richest man in the world thinks the primary concern for our species is whether or not we will have a future. What’s more, he’s demonstrating a truth that the status quo fears above all else. The pursuit of sustainability is highly profitable because it makes far better economic sense. The wealthy and influential have always run everything and probably always will, but maybe we’re beginning to see the transition of the one per cent. Will the economic superiority of sustainability become the wealth and influence that runs everything? If so, that would be a monumental tipping point in our transition to a sustainable future. The younger generations of some of the wealthiest families on the planet, eg Rothschilds, Rockefellers, and Windsors, are sharing that primary concern for our future. They are, after all, part of our species and with any luck they’re learning from Elon’s clear example; the more sustainable it is the better economic sense it makes. Of course it helps that he’s a genius but, historically, genius finds the way that can then be followed by the rest of us. If our transition to a
sustainable future becomes driven by its inherent economic superiority, as we’re beginning to see in the energy transition, then maybe we have a chance of getting there. Robin Harrison Binna Burra
Work together? Responding to recent letters in The Echo, some stated it is the preference of many to build the bike path beside the rails; I believe, this is true. Our ‘deficit of public transport’ is well known and those who visit our region. Many are amazed that we’re not using our rail infrastructure. The reason that ‘most people believe that the train was not going to come back to the Casino to Murwillumbah corridor’ is because of a propaganda exercise fostered by the state government and aided by a dodgy ARUP study that said it would cost $7.25 million per km to fix up the line. I believe this is obviously crazy when the Byron Solar Train only cost $660,000 per km. A new group, Northern Rivers Rail Ltd, has been registered as a not-for-profit volunteer-based public company. It aims to raise funds to restore the line for rail services and a bike trail. Support us by joining up to raise funds, volunteer, and resurrect our valuable rail corridor. Our line can be for joint usage with bike trail enthusiasts. If the tracks are demolished, as planned by Tweed Shire and Richmond Valley councils this year, the rail system will be lost forever. Contact admin@ northernriversrail.com.au. Lydia Kindred Rosebank
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The ghost in the archives #1 In which a former Echo drudge plunges into the crypt in search of patterns, particularly a pattern for some nice gloves. Michael McDonald
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991 was 30 years ago! And what a long, strange trip it’s been. None of the small team of Echo drudges back then would have expected the paper to last so long and in fact be the last of the old paper newspapers left standing on the north coast. My association with The Echo began in its first year in 1986. I was the Tasmanian correspondent, filing whimsical stories of farm life, dubious doggerel and philosophical ramblings of an equally dubious nature, along with a cartoon series called ‘Swami Cootamundra says’, a single panel repeated each time with different tag lines purporting to be esoteric wisdom; some of which enraged readers. By 1991 I was in Mullumbimby, reporting directly for the paper. This involved everything from taking photos at CWA cake stalls to writing bits for the back page. The Echo had its world headquarters across the way from where it is now. Jeff ‘Shutterbug’ Dawson had an oldfashioned darkroom at the back. The then Echo stray, a scruffy black cat called Murdoch, was so impressed he pissed in it. Murdoch was also impressed with the traditionally small editorial cupboard. He shat on the telephone book stored under the desk. I was the muggins who reached down to pick it up without looking. Murdoch was also associated with my first sighting of former long-term councillor Ross Tucker. He came in to the office to place a classified ad, I think. Once a military man, he jokingly asked if Murdoch had permission to leave the perimeter, as the cat waited to be let out. More importantly, it was about this time that co-founder and production manager David Lovejoy joined together two Apple IIes with a bit of cable – and voila! A network! It was also about this time that founding editor Nicholas Shand invited me to my first Byron Shire Council meeting, all unknowing that I would spend some 18 years or so reporting on shenanigans in the House Of Pain. It was at Brunswick Heads, part of a moveable feast of meetings doing the rounds of the Shire. (There were still people to the west and north of Byron Bay with a bitter
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taste in their mouths from the unwanted amalgamation of the Municipality of Mullumbimby with the Byron upstarts in October 1980. In later years there was a threat that Ocean Shores might secede to the Tweed; not everyone objected to the notion. Interestingly the first ‘president’ of Byron in 1908 was William Baker, whose cousin Alfred scored a goal against Scotland in 1870.) During the meeting Nicholas rose to his feet to apologise to the councillors for a comment made about them in the letters pages. ‘Scum’ was the term, I think. The apology was accepted. Abuse was so much more sedate in those days, but things that sneak under an editor’s radar still keep them awake at night. Dr Ian Kingston was the new Shire president. He was initially better known as a popular local sawbones and a singer in the a-cappella group Allegro Gone Troppo. A couple of years earlier the group sang in a play I wrote in conjunction with the Non-Specific Players. The Alien Tapes involved a group of interstellar ecologists arriving to save Earth from ourselves and eventually achieving their goal by placing a crystal atop a jukebox in the Popular Cafe, then the haunt of the ‘new settlers’. Where were we? Ah yes, 1991‌ An Echo drudge has kindly sent me photos of pages from 1991 to help jog what we laughingly call my memory. (No, I’m not like former Byron mayor/Greens MP Jan Barham; I don’t keep filing cabinets full of everything). I intend to look at this 30-year-old year by jumping about in time, somewhat in the manner of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, though without
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the caustic wit and the firebombing of Dresden, one of the USA’s earlier contributions to world peace. Does history repeat itself? Or does it just rhyme, as former FBI director James Comey said recently? These days it probably raps, or plays out in death metal, given the nature of global warming, but The Echo pages show that the same issues pop up over and over again, often with the same non-solutions. Byron Bay bypass, anyone? Thirty years ago in 1991 is a good place to start looking at it... 1991 was also a state election year. Unlike the multitude of hopeful punters in later years, there were only four candidates, and the Greens were yet to become a political force in Byron Shire. The candidates included sitting MP Don Page, whose family flourished in NSW and federal politics since his grandad Sir Earle Page was PM for 19 days in 1939, and led the then Country Party for 18 years. The other hopefuls were the Labor Party’s Maureen Lane, the Democrats’ Andrew Mignot and that perennial gadfly – Fast Buck$. The Buck$ter eschewed the first candidates meeting and issued a broadside instead: ‘Voters should ignore appeals to party loyalty and instead examine candidates for their record of commitment. ‘I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that for the past sevenand-a-half years I have, without pay, worked my butt off for integrity and commonsense in the political system, taking on considerable personal risks and costs in the process. No-one has succeeded in silencing or intimidating me.’ The same remains true 30 years later, even after an expensive defamation lawsuit successfully brought against Buck$ and The Echo by Ross Tucker. And despite what some people think of as favouritism on The Echo’s part, over those 30 years Buck$ has paid for his many ads in old-fashioned cash, enabling the staff to indulge in ‘the finest wines available to humanity’, to quote Withnail and I. Q Michael McDonald was The Echo
editor from 1995 to 2010, and also served as journalist, radio commentator, advertising copywriter, cartoonist, layout artist (of his own pages) and general factotum. He now lives in southeast Victoria, where humidity has yet to be invented.
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Loft loving the post-summer return of locals It's a magical time in Byron – the peak of summer is over, the water is sparkling and warm, and town has simmered down to a more pleasant level for locals. Loft Byron Bay are encouraging the summer hibernators to
emerge and enjoy town life again. Byron's best restaurants are bookable, and are excited about seeing their local customers again after one of the busiest summers in years – be it for after-work drinks, an intimate date night
or celebrating with friends over dinner and drinks, any excuse will do to get back into town. Loft has, arguably, one of the best vantage points in town – sitting at the top end of town, opposite the Beach Hotel, high above the streets below. With views out to Main Beach, it's the perfect spot to relish the beauty of approaching autumn in the Bay. Relax on the Terrace, with the warm sea breezes on your back savouring the last of those precious long days. Drink in hand, and cheese boards aplenty. If you haven't checked out the dining menu at Loft, here are some of their tips for a great night of feasting… It's hard to go past starting things off with some oysters, choose between natural or a Loft seasonal dressing currently finished with a 'watermelon rojo' – a punchy, yet cool, summery dressing. From there, our favourite entree is the padron peppers, a small green Spanish pepper, fried and served with green hummus, sea salt and sesame seeds – just perfect to
Eat, drink and overlook the beauty of Byron Bay from Loft’s stunning Terrace this Summer. get the mouth watering, and an excellent drinking snack. If you love seafood, Executive Chef Craig Mcfarland recommends the pippies – Craig uses only the very sweetest small pippies, usually from South Australia. They are delicately steamed and served in a cherry tomato, tequila and agave broth, a homage to his time spent in both Spain and Central America. If you are looking to fend for yourself and leave the others to deliberate between dishes, the staff recommend the Loft Cheeseburger. It’s a cheeseburger with all the good things
– local beef patty and bacon, sauerkraut, pickles and truffle mayo served on a super soft brioche style bun, and of course fries – they are mouth-watering and very hard to share. If sharing mains, they recommend the Local Sirloin served on the bone, the Twice Cooked Pork Belly, or the Salt Baked Baby Sweet Potato. There are some excellent options for vegetarians and vegans and the serving team are well-versed on dietary requirements. All of this eating will leave you thirsty. Warm, summer
days spent at the beach need evenings spent with a cocktail in hand, and Loft has some of the best. Signature cocktails shaken to perfection, or find your favourite classic with a twist. Customer favourites include the Pink Dragon (tequila, goji and dragon fruit), Watermelon Summertini (vodka, strawberry liqueur and watermelon) and the Brookies Spring Gimlet (brookies gin, elderflower, mint, basil and cucumber). Loft has an excellent 'Happy Hour' with $14 margaritas, $12 Aperol Spritz and $6 house beer and wine. Every day 4pm–6pm.
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Belinda and Neil Fortune turned their passion for food and seasonal eating into a living when they started their own market garden in the Byron hinterland five years ago. The couple had been living in Canada for ten years (Neil was born there) when Belinda’s parents bought a 42-acre property in Fernleigh so her dad could ‘dabble’ with cows. This left plenty of space for a market garden and that was the perfect lure to bring their daughter home. Belinda says, at the time, she was working in an office job in a university in Canada. ‘It was there that we developed a real love for local seasonal food. It’s quite different in Canada because in the winter months they have to rely on California for fresh produce, so the people are really focused on local seasonal food when it’s around’. Belinda says they would visit local farms and they grew food in their own backyard. ‘Neil grew up with a substantial garden. He’s also done forestry work and landscaping, so it’s not that far removed for him to
Farmers Belinda and Neil Fortune say that their work is not rocket science. You just need to jump in – and keep going! be outdoors and loving it.’ When Belinda’s parents offered the couple the use of the land, they jumped at the opportunity, launching themselves into reading and researching about small-scale market gardening so that when they hit the hinterland farm they would be ready to grow. ‘It’s a huge leap from reading and researching about farming to actually doing
it,’ says Belinda. ‘But it’s not rocket science, you just need to jump in and keep going. We made a lot of mistakes along the way, but we also learnt a lot that way. And farming, in particular, is about constant learning – you learn to observe and go with the seasons.’ After about 12 months, Belinda and Neil were successfully growing a range of seasonal crops and started at the local farmers markets, as Red Earth Farmers. And they haven’t looked back since. ‘I love it and that’s why I do it,’ says Belinda. ‘I love being outdoors, the challenges and rewards it brings, and the fact that things are always changing.’ Today, Belinda and Neil grow all their produce from seed, including salad mixes, herbs, zucchinis, tomatoes, radishes, watermelon, beetroot, carrots and turnips. You can find them at the Red Earth Farmers stall every Thursday 7–11am at Byron Farmers Market at the Cavanbah Centre, and on Saturdays at the Bangalow Farmers Market 8–11am in the Bangalow Hotel car park.
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As the day nears when we are reminded to celebrate love, we think about what’s important and what we truly value. Often it’s the simple things in life that matter most. Nurturing those close to us – and ourselves – through quality time, shared food, music and laughter, can make a world of difference in our busy day-to-day lives. Every week at the New Brighton and Mullumbimby Farmers Markets, talented musicians grace the stages, welcoming the community as their sounds play out through the stalls. It’s a great place to spend precious moments with your nearest and dearest. If you’re looking for gorgeous gifts, Jumping Red Ant, Byron Bay Blue Lotus, Wiccawood, Picone Exotics and Glenyce Crighton have a range of beautiful fresh flowers; from ginger torches, to roses and lillies to edible bouquets. They do say that the way to the heart is through the stomach. In true market style, you could cook your loved one a delicious meal made from fresh, seasonal produce and know that you’re using nutrient-rich ingredients. It’s also the perfect way to support your community and share the love by buying local. If you love a quick shuck, you can slurp down a few fresh oysters, known for their powers of arousal! Or are you looking to sweetly woo? Pure Melt have you covered with organic, guiltfree chocolate hearts made from only good things. Or who wouldn’t be seduced by the decadent delight of a warm brownie for breakfast? If your lover does indeed have a sweet tooth, and their cravings are still left unsatisfied by chocolates and brownies, maybe you could drizzle yourself in raw, enzyme-rich goodness
4–6PM Dine in and takeaway Great Summer Menu www.wharfbarballina.com.au
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BANGALOW
Bowlo Kitchen
Family friendly, tradies’ local, restaurant quality. Wednesday to Friday happy hour, midweek specials, excellent wines, foodies delight, creative cocktails, local produce, massive kids’ space, welcoming staff, Open Wed–Fri 12–2.30pm & 5–8.30pm; and COVID Safe. Sat 12–8.30pm; Sun 12–7pm.
The Bowlo, Bangalow 6687 2741
Club open Wed–Sun from 12 noon www.bangalowbowlo.com.au bangalowbowlo @thebowlo
Come along to the Bangalow Bowlo and find out.
BYRON BAY Mizuki, Toji and Yuko enjoying the relaxed vibe of the Mullum Market. from The Honey Wagon? Oh la-la! Talk about love at first bite! Our passionate stallholders create mouthwatering culinary treats made with produce from the market’s farmers – it’s a magic circle that boosts the local economy, and everyone plays their own special part – including the loyal customers. So, however you feel like celebrating love, your local markets are a wonderful place to shop, learn, share and grow with your community. You’ll find a world of knowledge, and nothing but good vibes. The New Brighton Farmers Market is on every Tuesday, from 8am to 11am, and the Mullumbimby Farmers Market, every Friday 7am to 11am.
Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street
Byron Bay 6680 9960 targabyronbay.com targabyronbay@gmail.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
Here is all the love... Five-course degustation $110
Success Thai
Mon-Fri lunch & dinner closed Sundays Lunch 12 noon–3pm Dinner from 5–8.30pm 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay
Five-course degustation with matching wines $155
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Saltwater Social Club
A gathering place for all 32 Jonson St, Byron Bay saltwatersocialclub.com.au
Open 7 Days Breakfast & Lunch 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 Indoor & outdoor seating (puppies welcome)
Our Rocking New Brunch Menu 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.
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Indulge in one of our new creations! We are proud to say, that for over 20 years, we have been serving the Byron community fresh, local seafood and ingredients. To improve your dining experience, we have developed a smaller plate menu, designed to be shared, and enabling you to try a greater variety of dishes. Enjoy! The Fishheads Family
All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. BYO only Welcome for lunch, dinner and takeaway. Menus available on Facebook 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. Book via our website for lunch and dinner in the restaurant at www.barriobyronbay.com.au Walk-in tables available. Open 4pm until late Monday through Sunday for sundowners, dinner, and late-night drinks. Lazy weekend lunches with sandy feet, rowdy dinners with family and friends, and late night drinks and DJs are the standard. Laid back vintage vibes and classic coastal style create an eclectic feel, complemented by our menu of shareable snacks, locally-sourced salads and hand-stretched sourdough pizzas, as well as beers on tap, organic wines and hand-crafted cocktails. GOOD TIMES ~ HIGH VIBES ~ LATE NIGHTS ~ HIGH TIDES
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Krill Bar
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Vegan Bar and Kitchen.
Lennox Head
HAPPY HOUR EVERY DAY 5–6PM $6 BEERS / $12 COCKTAILS / $7 WINES
11 Fletcher Street 6680 7418
47 Ballina St, Lennox Head www.krillbar.com.au 6685 5538
Open every day from 5pm till late
Book online: www.nobonesbyronbay.com.au
For any events of up to 30 people please email nobonesbyronbay@gmail.com
Karkalla Byron Bay
Seasonal, local & native inspired menu.
Café, Bar & Restaurant
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Corner of Bay Lane and Fletcher St, Byron Bay Open Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun 8.00am until ‘Late’.
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‘Happiest Hours’ 2pm–5pm Daily Come try our native negroni & fingerlime margarita – booking via www.karkalla.com.au
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The Italian Byron Bay The Italian Byron Bay provides a bustling 21, 108 Jonson St, atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary Byron Bay inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s Open 7 days from 5.30pm finest cocktails and wines. 5633 1216 www.theitalianbyronbay.com
Lord Byron Distillery
Open Tuesday–Saturday 12 noon – 5pm 7, 4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay 8646 4901
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 Online booking preferred
Yaman Mullumbimby 62 Stuart St, Mullumbimby 6684 3778 www.yamanmullumbimby.com.au
CELLAR DOOR – TASTINGS & TOURS
Open 7 days from 9am–8pm Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Handcrafted spirits using locally sourced ingredients.
Naturally Better!
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, dine-in or takeaway.
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Harvest
HARVEST RESTAURANT, DELI + BAKERY
18-22 Old Pacific Highway Newrybar NSW 2479 02 6687 2644 www.harvestnewrybar.com.au @harvestnewrybar
Loft Byron Bay
Incredible cocktails, locals beers & all-day snacks and food to share, with ocean views.
4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183
Happy Hour | Every day 4–6pm $6 Loft lager or wine, $10 Aperol Spritz, $14 Margarita
Book online: www.loftbyronbay.com.au
St Elmo Dining Room & Bar Open Thursday–Sunday 5–10pm Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426
Sun Bistro Bottleshop and Home Delivery 61 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay
02 6685 6500 www.thesunbistro.com/ deliveries deliver@thesunbistro.com
Open every day from 4pm till late.
Forest Byron Bay 77-97 Broken Head Rd, Suffolk Park 6685 4969 www.crystalbrookcollection. com/byron/forest
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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
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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 awhile. As a Byron Bay Crystalbrook Local you get to enjoy 15% off food and drinks when you sign up online.
Deli 7am–3pm daily
At the Sun Bistro Bottle Shop you will find a hand curated range of quality wines, spirits and beers. RARE AND NATURAL WINE • CRAFT BEER • HANDCRAFTED SPIRITS • TEQUILA AND MEZCAL • HOME DELIVERY Open 7 Days 10am–8pm Monday to Sunday
CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson
Fresh authentic Mexican in a relaxed atmosphere.
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
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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.
Culinary creativity that harnesses the connection between food and nature.
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Wallace and Co Locally owned and steeped in family history, Wallace and Co is situated right in the heart of River Street Ballina.
Byron Coastal Real Estate is Byron Shire’s only full-service property management specialist, offering property investors a professional, transparent and friendly approach across holiday, residential and commercial rentals.
Offering good old fashioned customer service and expert advice, they specialise in men's and ladies' clothing and footwear fit by their expert staff. They put an emphasis on providing quality products and brands sought after the world over, including Birkenstock, Dr Martens, Skechers, R.M Williams and Crocs.
The experienced team of specialist property managers know each property intimately and their main focus is to enhance value and maximise income for you. Senior Manager Tiffeny Welsby states, ‘Property management is our focus and every day we look for ways to improve the service we provide to our clients. We understand that being entrusted with the management of someone’s investment property is a very great responsibility.’ Byron Coastal Real Estate have developed market-leading systems tailored to the Byron Shire property market and climate, as well as their clients’ particular requirements. Call for an obligation free appraisal. 02 6680 8111 | byroncoastalrealestate.com.au
Global Ripple Op Shop Global Ripple has lots of low priced clothes, shoes and accessories, including designer labels, and funky bric-a-brac. Well priced large and small secondhand furniture, and are OPEN 7 DAYS.
While it is not always easy to find good quality men’s clothing, you are spoilt for choice at Wallace’s. Shop the biggest range of Linen and Bamboo clothing from Industrie, Kingston Grange, Gazman and Blazer, as well as famous Australian brands like Akubra Hats and R.M Williams clothing and boots. Open seven days for your shopping convenience or shop online. 109 River Street, Ballina 6686 2081 | Wallaces.com.au
New stock is being sorted every day! Global Ripple is a not for profit approved organisation and the projects they support are both global and local. They are always needing donations for the shop, including furniture, clothing, bric-a-brac, and electrical goods. Drop them off between 9am and 4pm, or call them and they’ll collect. The newly opened Hakuna Tomata Cafe is a must to visit with its great coffee, smoothies, middle eastern Yemen rolls, dumplings, açai bowls and loads of other tasties. 17 Grevillea Street, Industrial Estate, Byron Bay 0457 192 225 | www.theglobalripple.org
Nutritech Gardeners Range FarmCare and Nutritech Solutions advise that you are invited to a FREE half day seminar Soil Health and your Wealth at the Mullumbimby Golf Club on Thursday 18 February from 9am to 1pm. Morning tea will be provided. The seminar, presented by two of the NTS agronomists, is directed at anyone interested in improving the health of their soil and reaping the benefits in better quality food and production as a result. Please direct your intention to attend to NTS on 07 5472 9900
Pachamama Latin School Byron Community College
Pachamama Latin School is a unique independent and immersive language school, suitable for homeschool families and friends, in which academic subjects such as: HSIE, PDHPE, Creative arts, Mathematics, Science are taught in Latin Languages (Spanish, Italian and Portuguese). Children are fully immersed in the target languages for the whole school day, both in and outside the class.
Wanting to upskill, learn a new hobby and meet some new people? Choose from over 120 general courses at the Byron Community College across Language, Cooking, Wellbeing, Business, Computers, Writing, Music, Handcrafts, Drawing & Sustainable Living.
The school is situated across two sites in Mullumbimby and Lismore in the Northern Rivers Region, with highly qualified teachers and educators coming from Latin cultural backgrounds.
Look out for some exciting new courses coming up such as Youtube for Business and Branding, Food Sadhana, Bring in the Clowns and Gelliplate Printing. Upcoming courses for February include Photoshop for Beginners, Canva for Business, Blogging Bootcamp, Herbal Lotions and Potions and Vegan Nut Cheeses and Milk, to name a few.
Currently, the school is offering two programs–one for school aged children and a kindergarten program for children 3–6 years. In both venues they welcome children with special needs and relative support workers.
It’s never too late to learn. For more information call 6684 3374 or visit byroncollege.org.au
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The Shire Seamstress The Shire Seamstress has just celebrated its first birthday. 2020 was a year that touched everyone in so many ways, and more people than ever showed up wanting to mend, refashion or learn to make their own clothes. It was so inspiring that so many people were moving away from buying cheap fast fashion. The Shire Seamstress will be holding a variety of sewing classes this year. Beginners & Intermediate, Refashioning, Home Furnishings, Improv Patchwork and one-to-one lessons. Please call Satisha to discuss which class you are interested in + day/ night/weekend options.
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She is looking forward to sharing over 45 years of experience with you & teaching a life skill. Studio 2, M-Arts Precinct, 105 Wollumbin St, Murwillumbah Insta & FB: The Shire Seamstress 0499 918 925 | theshireseamstress.com
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t s i art
IN FOCUS
LIZ CHANCE
The
Arts
ART & EXPRESSIVE THERAPY EVENTS
Liz Chance in rehearsals with the cast of SHIT at the Drill Hall in Mullum.
LIZ CHANCE IS A VETERAN OF STAGE AND SCREEN AND REMEMBERS HER FIRST BIG BREAK INTO THEATRE WHEN SHE WAS DISCOVERED IN AN ACTING CLASS WITH THE GREAT STELLA ADLER. With more than 30 years’ experience as an actor, Liz has appeared in more Australian television than she can remember, including: A Country Practice, Home & Away, Water Rats, Blue Heelers, Rafferty’s Rules, G.P, and admits her first stage kiss was with Mel Gibson when working with the Sydney Theatre Company. For more than a decade, Liz also directed and taught at Australia’s premier acting school NIDA, teaching Australian luminaries including Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, Sam Worthington, Jeremy Simms, and Damon Gameau. ‘Still, to this day, there’s hardly a film, TV or theatre show where I don’t see one of my students popping up.’ ‘It’s so wonderful to see them develop as actors and human beings. Damon Gameau for instance. I adored him at NIDA, but am now even more proud to
see what he’s achieving for action on climate change.’ When Liz relocated to Mullumbimby, she changed her focus to raising her young family and a serious veggie garden, and almost twenty years later, the self-confessed hermit was plucked from the garden to be appointed as the new Artistic Director of the Drill Hall Theatre Company. In 2021, the future of theatre has never been more uncertain, and COVID-19 could be the most formidable antagonist Liz has ever played opposite, but with COVIDsafe plans in place, Liz has announced a gripping program of theatre and workshops, set to explode onto the stage this March with those tough bitches from SHIT, under her direction. Visit drillhalltheatre.org.au for workshops and program details.
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ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT PROTECTING REGIONAL ARTS? Byron Writers Festival’s annual Membership Drive is running throughout February. Support regional arts and join a vibrant community who care deeply about the power of storytelling and ideas as a force for good. Byron Writers Festival members have access to a variety of services and benefits throughout the year, including discounted tickets to the annual Festival. Sign up as a valued member today and go in the draw to win fantastic prizes! For details, and to join, head to: byronwritersfestival.com/become-a-member
PRIVATE VIEW: AN EXHIBITION BY BSA TEACHERS Byron School of Art is launching their 2021 exhibition calendar with Private View, a group exhibition showcasing the diversity and talent of BSA teachers including: Chris Bennie, Rene Bolten, Meredith Crowe, Michael Cusack, Michelle Dawson, James Guppy, Travis Paterson, Dale Rhodes, Kat Shapiro Wood, Robyn Sweaney, Emma Walker, Amber Wallis and Christine Willcocks. The exhibition runs until 3 March. byronschoolofart.com
Art & Expressive Therapy 2021 OCEAN SHORES COMMUNITY CENTRE Thursday Evenings & Weekends
Britta and Christa are excited to join the vibrant Northern Rivers community by offering 101 Art & Expressive Therapy Events throughout 2021. Christa MacDonald is creative and loves to foster creativity in others. She holds a Master of Arts in Coaching and Consulting with Expressive Arts and is an international Art Therapist and Expressive Arts Life Coach with 20 years’ experience. Britta Ehlers enjoys feeling good and supporting others to feel good. She holds diplomas and advanced diplomas in Transpersonal Art Therapy, Psychotherapy and Clinical Art Therapy and she has 10 years’ clinical Art Therapy experience. Britta and Christa look forward to seeing you at these events. For more info about when and where the events are running contact 419 248 298, or visit artandexpressivetherapy.com
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Drill Hall Complex 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby Friday and Saturday 10am–2pm www.mullumclayworkers.com
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FELLINI OF THE SPIRITS Profoundly in love with life, Fellini went through his existence always seeking its meaning. To mark the centennial of his birth – January 20, 1920 – Fellini Of The Spirits investigates, in depth, his passion for what he defined as ‘mystery’; the esoteric, the unseen world in a relentless pursuit of other possibilities, other dimensions, other travels and of everything that can make spirit and mind fly. Thanks to extraordinary materials from Italy’s Istituto Luce archives and international archive contents, images from his movies and interviews with the scholars and those inspired by his immense work, Fellini Of The Spirits is an unprecedented, intimate and spiritual portrait of the great director. Screening at Byron Theatre on Wednesday 17 February, 3pm. Tickets: byroncentre.com.au
POWERFUL SHIT!
112 Dalley St, Mullumbimby 0487 362 141 byronschoolofart.com/exhibitions BYRON BAY GALLERY & PICTURE FRAMING 17 Lawson St, Byron Bay Open weekly – appointments recommended 1300 489 855 byronbaygallery.com CREATIVE ARTISANS GALLERY Original creations & artwork by local artisans. Wigmore Arcade, River St Ballina Open Monday to Friday: 9.30am–3.30pm Saturday 9.30am to noon 0435 941 591 www.creativeartisans.org.au HEALING ART DESIGN & NEW AGE GALLERY Azura Kingscliff – Shop 2B, 60 Marine Parade 6674 1692 www.healingartdesign.com LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY
Patricia Cornelius’s electrifying play, SHIT, returns to Mullumbimby by public demand. Directed by long-time NIDA teacher Liz Chance, SHIT is a work of daring that focuses on the lives of three formidable female characters rarely seen on stage or screen. Starring Claire Atkins, Kate Foster and Kate Horsley, with sound design by Paul Pilsneniks, choreography by Kate Holmes, and lighting by Tone Wand. SHIT happens 12–28 March, Fri/Sat 7.30pm, Sundays 5pm, at The Drill Hall Theatre. Tickets: $27/$24, and $20 for under 25s and arts workers affected by the pandemic. 4 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby drillhalltheatre.org.au 0420 986 570.
The Arts
Wed & Fri: 10am–4pm Thurs: 10am–4pm Sat & Sun: 10am–2pm Mon & Tues: Closed 11 Rural St, Lismore 6627 4600 lismoregallery.org LONE GOAT GALLERY 28 Lawson St, Byron Bay Mon–Fri 10am–4pm / Sat 10am–midday lonegoatgallery.com
NINBELLA GALLERY 19a Byron Street, Bangalow Open 7 days 10am–4pm 6687 1936 www.ninbella.com ninbella on instagram @ninbella NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY GALLERY Cnr Cherry & Crane Sts, Ballina Open Wed–Fri 10am–4pm Sat/Sun 9.30am–1.00pm 02 6681 0530 nrcgballina.com.au PEEK GALLERY Open Tuesday–Sunday 7/8 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 0488 646 464 hello@peekgallery.com www,peekgallery.com @peekgallery STOKERS SIDING ART GALLERY 224 Stokers Rd, Stokers Siding Thurs–Sun 11am–4pm or by appointment 0407 417 169 STUDIO SUVIRA CERAMICS & SCULPTURE GALLERY Home Gallery and Sculpture Garden 28 Left Bank Road Mullumbimby 0402 125 922 (call/sms first) suviramcdonald.com
TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY & MARGARET OLLEY ART CENTRE Gallery hours | 10am–5pm (DST) Cafe open | 9.30am–4.00pm (DST) 2 Mistral Road, Murwillumbah 02 6670 2790 artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au GALLERY DOWN TOWN ANNEXE OF TWEED REGIONAL GALLERY Located upstairs at M|Arts Precinct Cnr Brisbane St and Proudfoots Ln Murwillumbah Monday to Friday | 10am–3pm (DST) Saturday | 10am–2pm (DST) 0426 230 193 artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/GalleryDownTown
PRIVATE VIEW An exhibition by BSA teachers showing until 3 March byronschoolofart.com
DRILL HALL THEATRE PRESENTS
SHIT
12-28 MARCH
By Patricia Cornelius Directed by Liz Chance
'Powerful...a must see.' Mandy Nolan
ACTING WORKSHOPS WITH NIDA TEACHER, LIZ CHANCE Introductory Course in Acting Techniques (8 weeks) Saturdays 20 March – 8 May, 9.30am – 12.30pm Drill Hall Theatre, Mullumbimby Upfront fee: $320 Age: 17+ Prerequisite: No experience necessary. Enrolment by application. Characterisation (8 weeks) Sundays 21 March – 9 May, 9.30am – 12.30pm Drill Hall Theatre, Mullumbimby Upfront fee: $320 Age: 17+ Prerequisite: Introductory Course in Acting Techniques or previous performance experience.
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BYRON SHIRE SUN, MOON & T JANUARY
DAY
HIGH MOON SUN MOON DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m)
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON
Moonrise times listed first
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
New Year’s Day
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
LOW TIDES, height (m)
MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
5:51 21:40 10:55 1.77 03:50 0.23 19:47 7:23 22:59 1.15 17:23 0.34 5:52 22:24 11:35 1.76 04:32 0.26 19:47 8:24 23:44 1.15 18:05 0.34 5:52 23:03 05:17 0.30 12:16 1.72 19:47 9:26 18:49 0.34 5:53 23:40 19:47 10:28
00:34 1.15 13:00 1.67
06:08 0.36 19:36 0.34
5:54 19:48 11:30
01:31 1.17 13:47 1.59
07:04 0.44 20:25 0.34
5:55 0:15 19:48 12:32
02:36 1.21 14:40 1.50
08:12 0.51 21:17 0.33
5:55 0:50 19:48 13:34
03:47 1.29 15:39 1.40
09:30 0.56 22:12 0.31
5:56 1:26 19:48 14:39
04:59 1.40 10:52 0.56 16:45 1.31 23:06 0.28
5:57 2:05 19:48 15:45
06:04 1.53 17:54 1.25
5:58 2:49 19:48 16:53
07:03 1.67 00:00 0.25 19:00 1.21 13:25 0.44
12:14 0.52
5:59 3:38 07:58 1.78 00:52 0.21 19:48 18:00 20:00 1.20 14:26 0.36 5:59 4:33 08:48 1.85 01:42 0.18 19:48 19:04 20:52 1.20 15:17 0.30 6:00 5:34 09:35 1.89 02:30 0.17 19:48 20:01 21:41 1.20 16:05 0.26 6:01 6:37 10:20 1.88 03:15 0.17 19:48 20:52 22:25 1.20 16:48 0.26 6:02 7:40 11:01 1.84 04:00 0.21 19:48 21:36 23:08 1.20 17:30 0.28 6:03 8:42 11:41 1.76 04:42 0.27 19:47 22:14 23:49 1.18 18:08 0.32
Australia Day
FEBRUARY
6:04 9:40 19:47 22:47
12:16 1.66
05:23 0.35 18:45 0.37
6:04 10:36 19:47 23:18
00:31 1.17 12:50 1.55
06:05 0.44 19:20 0.40
6:05 11:29 19:47 23:47
01:16 1.16 13:26 1.44
06:52 0.55 19:59 0.44
6:06 12:22 19:47
02:11 1.17 14:05 1.32
07:47 0.64 20:42 0.46
6:07 13:14 19:46 0:17
03:16 1.19 14:54 1.21
08:56 0.72 21:30 0.47
6:08 14:07 19:46 0:47
04:27 1.25 15:57 1.13
10:22 0.75 22:25 0.47
6:09 15:01 19:46 1:19
05:30 1.33 17:08 1.08
11:50 0.71 23:19 0.45
6:10 15:56 19:45 1:55
06:24 1.43 18:15 1.07
12:58 0.64
6:10 16:53 19:45 2:35
07:12 1.53 19:10 1.09
00:09 0.42 13:48 0.56
6:11 17:49 19:45 3:21
07:55 1.62 19:58 1.13
00:55 0.37 14:30 0.49
6:12 18:43 08:37 1.70 01:37 0.31 19:44 4:13 20:41 1.17 15:08 0.42 6:13 19:33 09:18 1.77 02:17 0.26 19:44 5:10 21:22 1.21 15:45 0.36 6:14 20:20 09:59 1.82 02:59 0.22 19:43 6:12 22:03 1.25 16:22 0.31 6:15 21:02 10:38 1.84 03:40 0.19 19:43 7:15 22:46 1.29 17:00 0.28 5:16 21:40 11:17 1.83 04:24 0.20 18:42 8:19 23:30 1.32 17:38 0.27
© 2021 Echo Publications Pty Ltd
ALL TIMES ARE ADJUSTED TO EASTERN STANDARD DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME WHERE APPLICABLE Designed by Ziggi Browning. Due care has been taken to ensure the information in this chart is correct, however The Echo recommends that should anyone need to rely on any of this data that they confirm it against a reliable source such as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology: www.bom.gov.au/australia/tides.
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Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
LOW TIDES, height (m)
MARCH MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
6:16 22:17 05:09 0.24 11:57 1.78 19:42 9:23 18:17 0.27 6:17 22:52 19:41 10:26
00:17 1.34 05:59 0.32 12:37 1.69 18:59 0.29
6:18 23:27 19:40 11:28
01:09 1.35 13:20 1.56
06:53 0.42 19:43 0.33
6:19 19:40 12:32
02:08 1.37 14:09 1.41
07:59 0.53 20:31 0.36
6:20 0:05 19:39 13:37
03:18 1.40 15:10 1.27
09:20 0.60 21:28 0.39
6:20 0:46 19:38 14:43
04:36 1.47 16:24 1.16
10:53 0.62 22:32 0.40
6:21 1:32 19:38 15:49
05:49 1.56 17:47 1.11
12:21 0.56 23:40 0.38
6:22 2:24 19:37 16:52
06:53 1.66 19:00 1.13
13:30 0.47
6:23 3:21 07:48 1.75 00:41 0.34 19:36 17:50 19:58 1.18 14:22 0.39 6:24 4:22 08:37 1.81 01:35 0.29 19:36 18:43 20:45 1.23 15:06 0.33 6:24 5:25 09:21 1.83 02:23 0.25 19:35 19:29 21:29 1.27 15:45 0.30 6:25 6:26 10:00 1.82 03:06 0.23 19:34 20:09 22:08 1.30 16:21 0.29 6:26 7:26 10:37 1.78 03:46 0.25 19:33 20:44 22:45 1.32 16:55 0.30 6:27 8:23 11:10 1.71 04:25 0.29 19:32 21:16 23:20 1.33 17:26 0.33 6:27 9:18 19:32 21:46
11:40 1.62 23:56 1.33
05:01 0.36 17:56 0.36
6:28 10:12 19:31 22:16
12:10 1.51
05:40 0.45 18:25 0.39
6:29 11:04 19:30 22:46
00:34 1.32 12:40 1.40
06:21 0.54 18:57 0.43
6:30 11:57 19:29 23:17
01:16 1.31 13:15 1.28
07:10 0.63 19:33 0.48
6:30 12:51 19:28 23:51
02:09 1.30 13:57 1.16
08:12 0.72 20:18 0.53
6:31 13:45 19:27
03:17 1.30 14:58 1.06
09:34 0.76 21:16 0.57
6:32 14:41 19:26 0:29
04:33 1.34 16:24 1.01
11:17 0.74 22:25 0.57
6:33 15:36 19:25 1:12
05:42 1.41 17:48 1.02
12:33 0.67 23:31 0.54
6:33 16:31 19:24 2:00
06:39 1.51 18:51 1.08
13:24 0.58
6:34 17:23 19:23 2:55
07:28 1.61 19:40 1.16
00:29 0.47 14:04 0.49
6:35 18:11 08:13 1.71 01:17 0.38 19:22 3:54 20:24 1.24 14:41 0.40 6:35 18:55 08:54 1.79 02:01 0.29 19:21 4:57 21:06 1.33 15:16 0.32 6:36 19:36 09:34 1.85 02:45 0.22 19:20 6:02 21:48 1.41 15:52 0.26 6:37 20:14 10:14 1.87 03:29 0.18 19:19 7:07 22:30 1.48 16:28 0.22
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
APRIL LOW TIDES, height (m)
MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
MAY LOW TIDES, height (m)
MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
JUNE LOW TIDES, height (m)
MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
LO TID heig
Tides lower
6:37 20:50 10:53 1.83 04:14 0.18 19:18 8:13 23:15 1.53 17:05 0.21 6:38 21:27 19:17 9:18
11:33 1.74
6:39 22:04 19:16 10:23
00:00 1.56 05:52 0.32 12:14 1.61 18:21 0.27
6:39 22:45 19:15 11:29
00:49 1.56 12:58 1.44
06:50 0.43 19:02 0.34
6:40 23:30 19:14 12:36
01:45 1.54 13:48 1.27
08:00 0.55 19:50 0.42
6:40 19:13 13:43
02:55 1.52 14:56 1.13
09:28 0.62 20:52 0.49
6:41 0:20 19:12 14:46
04:17 1.53 16:26 1.05
11:02 0.61 22:11 0.53
6:42 1:15 19:11 15:46
05:35 1.58 17:55 1.08
12:23 0.55 23:30 0.51
6:42 2:14 19:10 16:39
06:39 1.65 19:00 1.15
13:20 0.46
05:01 0.23 17:43 0.22
6:43 3:15 07:32 1.70 00:37 0.45 19:08 17:26 19:51 1.24 14:04 0.40 6:44 4:16 08:17 1.74 01:30 0.39 19:07 18:07 20:33 1.32 14:42 0.35 6:44 5:16 08:58 1.74 02:15 0.34 19:06 18:43 21:12 1.39 15:15 0.32 6:45 6:13 09:32 1.72 02:55 0.32 19:05 19:16 21:46 1.43 15:45 0.31 6:45 7:09 19:04 19:46
10:05 1.67 22:20 1.47
03:31 0.32 16:14 0.31
6:46 8:03 19:03 20:16
10:35 1.61 22:53 1.49
04:07 0.35 16:41 0.33
6:47 8:56 19:02 20:45
11:03 1.53 23:26 1.50
04:44 0.41 17:07 0.35
6:47 9:49 19:01 21:16
11:32 1.43
05:20 0.47 17:34 0.39
6:48 10:42 18:59 21:49
00:00 1.50 12:02 1.32
06:00 0.55 18:03 0.44
6:48 11:36 18:58 22:25
00:38 1.47 12:37 1.21
06:47 0.63 18:35 0.50
6:49 12:31 18:57 23:05
01:23 1.44 13:18 1.11
07:45 0.69 19:15 0.57
6:49 13:26 18:56 23:50
02:19 1.40 14:18 1.02
09:00 0.74 20:11 0.64
6:50 14:20 18:55
03:33 1.39 15:50 0.99
10:36 0.72 21:31 0.66
6:51 15:12 18:54 0:41
04:52 1.43 17:23 1.03
11:53 0.66 22:54 0.63
6:51 16:01 18:52 1:37
05:58 1.51 18:28 1.12
12:45 0.57
6:52 16:46 18:51 2:38
06:52 1.61 19:17 1.24
00:00 0.54 13:27 0.47
6:52 17:28 07:39 1.71 00:54 0.44 18:50 3:41 20:02 1.36 14:03 0.37 6:53 18:06 08:23 1.79 01:43 0.33 18:49 4:46 20:45 1.48 14:39 0.28 6:53 18:44 09:04 1.82 02:29 0.25 18:48 5:52 21:29 1.60 15:15 0.21 6:54 19:21 09:45 1.81 03:15 0.21 18:47 6:58 22:12 1.69 15:52 0.17 6:54 19:59 10:27 1.74 04:04 0.21 18:45 8:05 22:57 1.75 16:29 0.17 6:55 20:40 11:09 1.62 04:55 0.26 18:44 9:14 23:43 1.77 17:06 0.21
1 2 3
6:56 21:24 18:43 10:23 Good Friday
11:53 1.46
05:51 0.35 17:45 0.29
6:56 22:14 00:32 1.75 06:55 0.45 18:42 11:32 12:41 1.30 18:29 0.39
6:57 23:09 01:29 1.69 08:10 0.54 Easter Saturday 18:41 12:39 13:40 1.15 19:20 0.49 DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS 4 APRIL 3:00AM 5:57 23:08 02:37 1.63 08:33 0.58 17:40 12:42 13:59 1.06 19:30 0.58
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Easter Monday
ANZAC Day
5:58 17:39 13:37
02:57 1.59 15:34 1.06
09:55 0.56 20:59 0.62
5:58 0:09 17:38 14:26
04:13 1.59 16:51 1.13
11:02 0.52 22:22 0.60
5:59 1:10 17:37 15:08
05:15 1.61 17:48 1.24
11:52 0.46 23:27 0.54
6:00 2:10 17:35 15:45
06:05 1.63 18:34 1.34
12:32 0.41
6:00 3:07 17:34 16:18
06:48 1.63 19:14 1.43
00:17 0.48 13:06 0.37
6:01 4:03 17:33 16:48
07:25 1.62 19:49 1.50
01:00 0.44 13:35 0.35
6:01 4:57 17:32 17:18
07:59 1.59 20:22 1.56
01:39 0.42 14:03 0.33
6:02 5:50 17:31 17:47
08:30 1.54 20:54 1.61
02:15 0.42 14:30 0.33
6:02 6:42 17:30 18:17
09:00 1.48 21:26 1.64
02:52 0.43 14:56 0.34
6:03 7:36 17:29 18:48
09:30 1.41 21:59 1.65
03:29 0.46 15:22 0.36
6:03 8:29 17:28 19:23
10:00 1.33 22:32 1.64
04:07 0.50 15:50 0.40
6:04 9:24 17:27 20:02
10:34 1.24 23:10 1.61
04:48 0.55 16:19 0.46
6:05 10:19 17:26 20:45
11:11 1.15 23:51 1.56
05:34 0.61 16:51 0.53
6:05 11:13 17:25 21:33
11:56 1.08
06:29 0.66 17:30 0.60
6:06 12:05 17:24 22:26
00:42 1.51 12:57 1.02
07:36 0.68 18:27 0.66
6:06 12:54 17:23 23:24
01:46 1.48 14:25 1.02
08:53 0.67 19:48 0.70
6:07 13:39 17:22
03:01 1.49 15:51 1.09
10:01 0.61 21:15 0.67
6:07 14:21 17:21 0:24
04:09 1.54 16:55 1.20
10:55 0.53 22:28 0.59
6:08 15:00 17:20 1:26
05:07 1.62 17:47 1.34
11:40 0.43 23:28 0.49
6:09 15:37 17:19 2:30
05:59 1.69 18:35 1.49
12:19 0.33
6:09 16:13 06:46 1.73 00:21 0.39 17:18 3:35 19:21 1.64 12:58 0.24 6:10 16:50 07:31 1.72 01:13 0.31 17:17 4:41 20:07 1.77 13:36 0.18 6:10 17:30 08:16 1.67 02:04 0.26 17:16 5:49 20:52 1.87 14:15 0.16 6:11 18:13 09:02 1.58 02:57 0.26 17:15 7:00 21:39 1.93 14:54 0.18 6:11 19:02 09:48 1.45 03:53 0.30 17:14 8:12 22:28 1.93 15:34 0.23 6:12 19:57 10:37 1.32 04:53 0.36 17:14 9:23 23:18 1.88 16:17 0.32
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
6:13 20:57 17:13 10:30
11:31 1.20
05:59 0.43 17:05 0.43
6:13 22:00 00:15 1.79 07:08 0.49 17:12 11:31 12:37 1.11 18:01 0.54 6:14 23:03 01:18 1.70 08:18 0.52 17:11 12:24 13:58 1.08 19:15 0.63 6:14 17:10 13:09
02:29 1.62 15:19 1.12
09:25 0.52 20:41 0.67
6:15 0:04 17:10 13:47
03:37 1.57 16:28 1.21
10:23 0.50 22:00 0.66
6:16 1:02 17:09 14:21
04:36 1.54 17:22 1.31
11:10 0.47 23:04 0.63
6:16 1:58 17:08 14:52
05:27 1.52 18:07 1.42
11:48 0.43 23:57 0.58
6:17 2:52 17:07 15:21
06:09 1.50 18:46 1.51
12:21 0.40
6:17 3:45 17:07 15:50
06:46 1.48 19:22 1.59
00:42 0.54 12:51 0.37
6:18 4:38 17:06 16:19
07:21 1.45 19:56 1.65
01:22 0.51 13:20 0.35
6:19 5:30 07:55 1.41 02:01 0.50 17:05 16:50 20:28 1.70 13:47 0.34 6:19 6:24 08:28 1.36 17:05 17:24 2101 1.73
02:40 0.49 14:15 0.35
6:20 7:19 09:01 1.30 03:18 0.49 17:04 18:01 21:35 1.74 14:44 0.38 6:20 8:14 09:36 1.24 03:57 0.51 17:04 18:43 22:11 1.72 15:15 0.42 6:21 9:08 17:03 19:29
10:13 1.18 22:49 1.69
04:38 0.54 15:47 0.47
6:22 10:01 17:02 20:20
10:53 1.13 23:30 1.64
05:23 0.57 16:24 0.53
6:22 10:51 17:02 21:16
11:41 1.09
06:15 0.60 17:08 0.59
6:23 11:36 17:01 22:14
00:18 1.60 12:43 1.07
07:12 0.61 18:06 0.64
6:23 12:18 17:01 23:14
01:15 1.57 13:58 1.09
08:13 0.59 19:20 0.67
6:24 12:57 17:00
02:17 1.56 15:15 1.17
09:12 0.54 20:41 0.66
6:24 13:33 17:00 0:15
03:21 1.57 16:19 1.30
10:04 0.46 21:55 0.61
6:25 14:08 17:00 1:17
04:21 1.59 17:15 1.45
10:51 0.38 23:01 0.53
6:26 14:43 16:59 2:20
05:16 1.61 11:35 0.29 18:08 1.61
6:26 15:20 06:09 1.60 00:02 0.45 16:59 3:26 18:58 1.76 12:17 0.23 6:27 16:01 07:00 1.56 01:00 0.37 16:58 4:34 19:46 1.89 12:59 0.18 6:27 16:47 07:51 1.49 01:57 0.32 16:58 5:45 20:35 1.98 13:41 0.17 Lunar eclipse (26 May)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
6:30 22:54 00:53 1.71 07:4 16:56 11:46 13:32 1.13 18:5 6:31 23:52 16:56 12:22
01:50 1.60 14:44 1.17
08:4 20:0
6:31 16:56 12:55
02:48 1.51 15:50 1.25
09:3 21:2
6:32 0:47 16:56 13:25
03:45 1.44 16:46 1.34
10:1 22:3
6:32 1:41 16:56 13:53
04:36 1.39 17:34 1.44
10:5 23:3
6:33 2:33 16:56 14:22
05:23 1.36 18:15 1.54
11:3
6:33 3:26 16:56 14:52
06:06 1.33 18:53 1.62
00:2 12:0
6:34 4:19 16:56 15:25
06:45 1.30 19:29 1.69
01:0 12:3
6:34 5:13 07:24 1.28 01:4 16:56 16:01 20:04 1.74 13:1
6:34 6:08 08:01 1.25 02:2 16:56 16:41 20:40 1.77 13:4
6:35 7:03 08:39 1.22 03:0 16:56 17:26 21:16 1.78 14:1
6:35 7:57 09:17 1.19 03:4 16:56 18:16 21:54 1.76 14:5
6:36 8:48 09:57 1.17 04:2 16:56 19:11 22:32 1.74 15:2 Queens Birthday
6:36 9:35 10:40 1.15 05:0 16:56 20:08 23:14 1.71 16:0 6:36 10:18 16:56 21:08
11:29 1.14 23:58 1.67
05:5 16:5
6:37 10:57 16:56 22:07
12:24 1.14
06:4 17:5
6:37 11:33 16:56 23:08
00:45 1.63 13:29 1.18
07:3 18:5
6:37 12:07 16:56
01:40 1.59 14:38 1.26
08:2 2011
6:37 12:41 16:56 0:08
02:38 1.54 15:45 1.38
09:1 21:2
6:38 13:16 16:57 1:10
03:38 1.50 16:46 1.52
10:0 22:4
6:38 13:53 16:57 2:15
04:39 1.46 10:5 17:44 1.67 23:5
6:38 14:35 05:39 1.41 11:4 16:57 3:22 18:38 1.81
6:38 15:23 06:38 1.37 00:5 16:57 4:33 19:30 1.92 12:2
6:38 16:19 07:34 1.32 01:5 16:58 5:44 20:22 1.99 13:1 6:39 17:21 08:29 1.28 02:5 16:58 6:53 21:12 2.01 14:0 6:39 18:28 09:20 1.25 03:4 16:58 7:57 22:00 1.98 14:5
6:39 19:35 10:12 1.22 04:3 16:58 8:52 22:47 1.91 15:4
6:39 20:39 11:03 1.20 05:2 16:59 9:39 23:33 1.80 16:3 6:39 21:41 16:59 10:19
11:56 1.19
06:1 17:2
6:39 22:38 16:59 10:54
00:18 1.68 12:52 1.19
06:5 18:1
6:28 17:40 08:42 1.41 02:54 0.30 16:58 6:58 21:24 2.01 14:24 0.20 6:28 18:39 09:32 1.32 03:51 0.31 16:57 8:09 22:14 1.99 15:09 0.25 6:29 19:43 10:26 1.24 04:50 0.34 16:57 9:16 23:05 1.93 15:57 0.33 6:29 20:48 11:21 1.17 05:48 0.39 16:57 10:14 23:58 1.83 16:48 0.43 6:30 21:53 16:57 11:04
12:23 1.13
06:47 0.44 17:46 0.54
TIDES DATA SOURCED FROM BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Tides time lag estimates: Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads, NSW North Coast beaches: nil; Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Brunswick River Highway 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. Bureau of Meteorology disclaimer: This product is based on Bureau of Meteorology information that has subsequently been modified. The Bureau does not necessarily support or endorse, or have any connection with, the product. In respect of that part of the information which is sourced from the Bureau, and to the maximum extent permitted by law: (i) The Bureau makes no representation and gives no warranty of any kind whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise in respect to the availability, accuracy, currency, completeness, quality or reliability of the information or that the information will be fit for any particular purpose or will not infringe any third party Intellectual Property rights; and (ii) the Bureau’s liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense resulting from use of, or reliance on, the information is entirely excluded.
The Echo: Sailing on a (mostly) even keel over the waters of
TIDE TIMES 2021 JULY
OW DES, ht (m)
HIGH MOON SUN MOON DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
0.3m or r in bold
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
AUGUST LOW TIDES, height (m) Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
5 0.48 3 0.63
0 0.50 8 0.69
0 0.50 4 0.71
6 0.48 2 0.70 7 0.45 1 0.67 3 0.42 2 0.62 6 0.39 7 0.57 8 0.37 9 0.53 0 0.36
9 0.50 2 0.36 7 0.49 5 0.37 5 0.48 0 0.39 6 0.49 8 0.43 8 0.50 9 0.47 3 0.51 6 0.52 2 0.51 1 0.57 2 0.49 7 0.61
5 0.46 1 0.63 6 0.40 8 0.62 5 0.35 2 0.57
4 0.29 1 0.49
2 0.24
6 0.41 9 0.21
5 0.35 6 0.19
0 0.30 4 0.21
4 0.29 3 0.24
5 0.31 3 0.31
4 0.34 2 0.39
2 0.39 3 0.49
9 0.44 9 0.59
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
6:39 23:33 17:00 11:26
01:02 1.55 13:54 1.21
07:45 0.47 19:23 0.68
6:39 17:00 11:55
01:50 1.43 14:59 1.26
08:30 0.48 20:37 0.74
6:39 0:27 17:01 12:24
02:42 1.33 16:01 1.33
09:15 0.48 21:55 0.75
6:39 1:20 17:01 12:54
03:38 1.25 16:55 1.42
10:00 0.46 23:06 0.72
6:39 2:13 17:01 13:26
04:35 1.21 17:42 1.51
10:44 0.44
6:39 3:07 17:02 14:00
05:29 1.18 18:24 1.60
00:04 0.65 11:25 0.41
6:39 4:01 17:02 14:39
06:16 1.17 19:03 1.67
00:53 0.59 12:03 0.39
6:39 4:57 07:00 1.17 01:36 0.52 17:03 15:22 19:43 1.72 12:41 0.36 6:38 5:52 07:42 1.18 02:15 0.48 17:03 16:11 20:21 1.76 13:18 0.34 6:38 6:44 08:22 1.18 02:51 0.44 17:04 17:05 20:59 1.78 13:56 0.33 6:38 7:33 09:01 1.19 03:28 0.42 17:04 18:02 21:37 1.79 14:35 0.32 6:38 8:17 09:43 1.20 04:05 0.41 17:05 19:02 22:15 1.78 15:15 0.34 6:38 8:58 10:26 1.21 04:44 0.40 17:05 20:02 22:54 1.75 15:59 0.36 6:37 9:35 11:12 1.22 05:24 0.39 17:06 21:02 23:34 1.70 16:45 0.41 6:37 10:09 17:06 22:02
12:03 1.24
06:07 0.39 17:36 0.48
6:37 10:43 17:07 23:03
00:17 1.63 13:00 1.28
06:51 0.39 18:37 0.55
6:36 11:16 17:07
01:05 1.53 14:06 1.34
07:39 0.38 19:49 0.61
6:36 11:52 17:08 0:05
02:00 1.43 15:15 1.43
08:30 0.37 21:13 0.62
6:36 12:30 17:08 1:09
03:04 1.33 16:24 1.55
09:25 0.34 22:37 0.58
6:35 13:14 17:09 2:16
04:14 1.26 17:28 1.68
10:20 0.31 23:53 0.50
6:35 14:05 05:24 1.22 11:16 0.28 17:09 3:25 18:27 1.80 6:34 15:03 06:29 1.21 00:58 0.40 17:10 4:33 19:20 1.89 12:11 0.24 6:34 16:06 07:27 1.22 01:52 0.32 17:10 5:39 20:11 1.94 13:03 0.21 6:33 17:13 08:18 1.24 02:41 0.27 17:11 6:38 20:58 1.95 13:54 0.19 6:33 18:20 09:07 1.25 03:26 0.25 17:11 7:29 21:42 1.91 14:42 0.21 6:32 19:24 09:53 1.26 04:08 0.27 17:12 8:12 22:23 1.84 15:27 0.26 6:32 20:25 10:37 1.26 04:49 0.30 17:12 8:50 23:00 1.72 16:12 0.34 6:31 21:22 17:13 9:23
11:21 1.26 23:36 1.59
05:28 0.34 16:56 0.44
6:31 22:17 17:14 9:54
12:07 1.25
06:04 0.39 17:43 0.55
6:30 23:11 17:14 10:24
00:12 1.46 12:58 1.25
06:41 0.42 18:37 0.65
6:29 17:15 10:54
00:50 1.33 13:58 1.27
07:21 0.45 19:46 0.73
MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Presented by
SEPTEMBER LOW TIDES, height (m)
6:29 0:05 17:15 11:25
01:37 1.21 1504 1.31
08:07 0.47 21:15 0.76
6:28 0:58 17:16 11:58
02:40 1.11 1609 1.37
09:00 0.48 22:43 0.72
6:27 1:53 17:16 12:35
03:52 1.06 1706 1.45
09:55 0.48 23:48 0.64
6:27 2:48 17:17 13:17
05:00 1.05 1755 1.54
10:48 0.45
6:26 3:43 17:17 14:04
05:56 1.08 1839 1.62
00:37 0.56 11:37 0.41
6:25 4:37 17:18 14:56
06:43 1.11 1920 1.69
01:17 0.48 12:21 0.36
6:24 5:27 07:25 1.15 01:53 0.42 17:18 15:53 2000 1.74 13:01 0.30 6:24 6:14 08:05 1.20 02:28 0.37 17:19 16:53 2039 1.78 13:42 0.26 6:23 6:56 08:45 1.24 03:01 0.33 17:20 17:54 2116 1.80 14:22 0.23 6:22 7:35 09:26 1.28 03:36 0.29 17:20 18:55 2153 1.79 15:03 0.23 6:21 8:11 10:09 1.32 04:13 0.27 17:21 19:56 2230 1.74 15:46 0.26 6:20 8:45 17:21 20:57
10:53 1.35 04:49 0.27 2308 1.66 16:32 0.32
6:19 9:18 17:22 21:59
11:42 1.37 05:28 0.28 2349 1.54 17:25 0.41
6:18 9:53 17:22 23:02
12:35 1.39
06:09 0.30 18:26 0.50
6:17 10:30 17:23
00:36 1.39 1339 1.42
06:55 0.33 19:43 0.58
6:17 11:11 17:23 0:07
01:33 1.25 1453 1.47
07:49 0.36 21:15 0.60
6:16 11:58 17:24 1:14
02:46 1.14 1610 1.55
08:52 0.38 22:46 0.55
6:15 12:52 17:24 2:22
04:09 1.09 1718 1.65
10:00 0.37 23:59 0.45
6:14 13:52 05:26 1.10 17:25 3:27 1817 1.74
11:06 0.32
6:13 14:56 06:29 1.15 00:54 0.35 17:25 4:26 1909 1.82 12:06 0.26 6:12 16:02 07:20 1.21 01:40 0.27 17:26 5:19 1956 1.85 12:58 0.21 6:11 17:07 08:06 1.27 02:20 0.23 17:26 6:05 2038 1.84 13:45 0.18 6:10 18:09 08:49 1.31 02:58 0.22 17:27 6:45 2116 1.79 14:29 0.19 6:09 19:08 09:30 1.33 03:33 0.23 17:27 7:20 2151 1.71 15:10 0.23 6:08 20:05 17:28 7:52
10:08 1.35 04:06 0.25 2223 1.60 15:49 0.31
6:07 21:00 17:28 8:22
10:45 1.35 04:37 0.29 2254 1.47 16:30 0.40
6:05 21:55 17:29 8:52
11:25 1.34 2324 1.34
05:08 0.33 17:13 0.51
6:04 22:49 17:29 9:23
12:07 1.32 2358 1.21
05:40 0.37 18:02 0.60
6:03 23:44 17:30 9:56
12:58 1.31
06:15 0.42 19:05 0.68
6:02 17:30 10:31
00:42 1.09 1401 1.30
07:00 0.48 20:35 0.71
6:01 0:39 17:31 11:11
01:47 0.99 1515 1.32
07:59 0.52 22:16 0.68
MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
OCTOBER
LOW TIDES, height (m)
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
6:00 1:34 17:31 11:55
03:18 0.94 16:25 1.38
09:07 0.53 23:24 0.60
5:59 2:28 17:32 12:45
04:40 0.97 17:22 1.46
10:15 0.50
5:58 3:19 17:32 13:40
05:38 1.03 18:11 1.55
00:11 0.51 11:13 0.43
5:57 4:07 17:33 14:39
06:24 1.10 18:53 1.64
00:48 0.43 12:01 0.35
5:55 4:51 07:05 1.18 01:22 0.35 17:33 15:40 19:33 1.71 12:45 0.27 5:54 5:31 07:45 1.26 01:55 0.28 17:34 16:42 20:12 1.76 13:26 0.20 5:53 6:09 08:26 1.34 02:28 0.22 17:34 17:44 20:49 1.77 14:07 0.16 5:52 6:44 09:07 1.41 03:01 0.17 17:35 18:47 21:26 1.74 14:50 0.15 5:51 7:18 17:35 19:50
09:49 1.47 22:03 1.66
03:36 0.15 15:35 0.19
5:50 7:53 17:36 20:54
10:33 1.51 22:43 1.53
04:12 0.16 16:25 0.26
5:48 8:29 17:36 22:00
11:21 1.52 23:26 1.37
04:49 0.20 17:19 0.36
5:47 9:10 17:37 23:08
12:15 1.52
05:30 0.26 18:27 0.47
5:46 17:37
9:55
00:15 1.21 13:18 1.50
06:16 0.33 19:52 0.53
5:45 10:47 17:38 0:15
01:21 1.07 14:36 1.50
07:16 0.40 21:27 0.53
5:44 11:44 17:38 1:20
02:50 0.99 15:57 1.53
08:33 0.44 22:50 0.46
5:42 12:46 17:39 2:21
04:21 1.01 17:06 1.60
09:54 0.42 23:50 0.37
5:41 13:51 17:39 3:15
05:30 1.09 18:03 1.66
11:05 0.36
5:40 14:55 06:23 1.19 00:37 0.29 17:40 4:02 18:51 1.70 12:02 0.29 5:39 15:57 07:08 1.27 01:15 0.23 17:40 4:42 19:33 1.71 12:51 0.24 5:38 16:57 17:41 5:19
07:49 1.35 20:11 1.68
01:50 0.20 13:34 0.21
5:36 17:54 17:41 5:51
08:28 1.40 20:45 1.62
02:22 0.19 14:14 0.22
5:35 18:50 17:42 6:22
09:03 1.43 21:15 1.54
02:51 0.19 14:53 0.26
5:34 19:45 17:42 6:52
09:38 1.46 21:45 1.44
03:20 0.21 15:30 0.32
5:33 20:39 17:43 7:22
10:13 1.46 22:15 1.33
03:47 0.24 16:10 0.39
5:32 21:34 17:43 7:54
10:48 1.45 22:45 1.21
04:15 0.28 16:51 0.47
5:30 22:29 17:44 8:28
11:27 1.42 23:20 1.10
04:45 0.34 17:39 0.54
5:29 23:24 17:44 9:06
12:11 1.38
05:17 0.41 18:38 0.61
5:28 17:45
9:48
00:03 0.99 13:06 1.34
05:59 0.48 19:58 0.64
5:27 0:18 17:45 10:35
01:08 0.91 14:17 1.32
06:59 0.55 21:33 0.62
5:26 1:10 17:46 11:28
02:49 0.89 15:34 1.35
08:20 0.58 22:43 0.55
5:24 1:59 17:46 12:24
1 2
04:15 0.94 16:39 1.41
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Labour Day
09:40 0.54 23:30 0.46
6:21 5:04 18:48 16:27
07:41 1.26 01:42 0.28 19:59 1.65 13:22 0.27
6:20 5:39 18:48 17:30
08:22 1.38 02:15 0.19 20:39 1.69 14:07 0.19
6:19 6:14 18:49 18:33
09:03 1.49 02:48 0.12 21:18 1.67 14:52 0.15
6:17 6:49 18:49 19:39
09:45 1.59 03:23 0.08 21:58 1.61 15:39 0.14
6:16 7:26 18:50 20:46
10:30 1.66 03:58 0.07 22:39 1.50 16:29 0.17
6:15 8:06 18:50 21:56
11:15 1.69 04:35 0.10 23:22 1.36 17:23 0.24
6:14 8:50 18:51 23:05
12:04 1.68
6:13 18:52
00:10 1.20 05:57 0.25 12:59 1.64 19:37 0.41
9:41
05:14 0.16 18:24 0.32
6:12 10:38 18:52 0:13
01:07 1.06 14:03 1.58
06:48 0.36 20:59 0.45
6:11 11:40 18:53 1:17
02:25 0.96 15:19 1.53
07:58 0.45 22:21 0.44
6:10 12:44 18:53 2:13
04:00 0.96 16:37 1.52
09:25 0.49 23:31 0.38
6:09 13:48 18:54 3:01
05:20 1.04 17:44 1.54
10:48 0.47
6:08 14:50 18:55 3:43
06:19 1.15 18:38 1.56
00:25 0.32 11:57 0.41
6:07 15:49 18:55 4:20
07:08 1.26 01:06 0.27 19:23 1.56 12:52 0.36
6:06 16:46 18:56 4:53
07:50 1.36 01:42 0.22 20:02 1.54 13:39 0.31
6:05 17:42 18:56 5:23
08:29 1.44 02:13 0.19 20:38 1.50 14:20 0.29
6:04 18:36 18:57 5:53
09:04 1.50 02:41 0.18 21:10 1.44 15:00 0.29
6:03 19:31 18:58 6:22
09:38 1.54 03:09 0.18 21:41 1.37 15:39 0.31
6:02 20:25 18:58 6:53
10:11 1.57 03:35 0.19 22:12 1.29 16:17 0.34
6:01 21:21 18:59 7:26
10:45 1.57 04:02 0.22 22:43 1.20 16:57 0.38
6:00 22:16 19:00 8:03
11:19 1.56 04:30 0.27 23:15 1.11 17:38 0.43
5:59 23:11 19:00 8:43
11:57 1.52 23:53 1.02
05:00 0.33 18:24 0.48
5:58 19:01
12:38 1.47
05:32 0.40 19:17 0.53
5:57 0:03 19:02 10:18
00:39 0.95 13:28 1.41
06:14 0.48 20:23 0.56
5:56 0:53 19:02 11:12
01:42 0.90 14:28 1.37
07:12 0.55 21:38 0.55
5:55 1:38 19:03 12:09
03:13 0.89 15:39 1.37
08:33 0.59 22:45 0.50
5:54 2:20 19:04 13:08
04:38 0.96 16:45 1.41
09:57 0.57 23:37 0.42
5:54 2:59 19:05 14:09
05:37 1.08 17:43 1.47
11:06 0.51
MOON PHASES TIMES AND DATES 2021
Daylight Saving ends: Sunday 4 April 2021 at 3:00am Turn clocks back one hour.
Moon phases data sourced from www.timeanddate.com
9:28
NOVEMBER MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
First Quarter:
Full Moon:
Third Quarter:
Autumn vacation – Monday 5 April to Friday 16 April Winter vacation – Monday 28 June to Friday 9 July Spring vacation – Monday 20 September to Friday 1 October Summer vacation – Monday 20 December to Thursday 27 January 2022
Super Full Moon: 27 April Micro New Moon: 12 May Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Byron Shire: 26 May Super Full Moon: 26 May Blue Moon: 22 August (third Full Moon in a season with four Full Moons)
5:53 3:34 19:05 15:10
06:27 1.22 18:33 1.52
00:18 0.32 12:05 0.42
5:52 4:09 19:06 16:12
07:12 1.36 00:56 0.22 19:19 1.56 12:58 0.32
5:51 4:43 19:07 17:16
07:56 1.51 01:31 0.14 20:03 1.56 13:49 0.24
5:50 5:18 19:08 18:23
08:41 1.65 02:08 0.07 20:47 1.52 14:40 0.19
5:50 5:57 09:26 1.75 02:45 0.03 19:08 19:33 21:32 1.44 15:32 0.17 5:49 6:40 10:12 1.82 03:23 0.04 19:09 20:45 22:18 1.33 16:27 0.18 5:48 7:30 11:00 1.84 04:03 0.08 19:10 21:57 23:07 1.21 17:25 0.22 5:48 8:26 04:46 0.16 11:51 1.81 18:29 0.28 19:11 23:06 5:47 19:11
Partial eclipse (19 Nov)
9:29
00:01 1.10 05:35 0.26 12:46 1.74 19:35 0.33
5:47 10:34 19:12 0:07
01:04 1.01 13:48 1.65
06:32 0.37 20:45 0.37
5:46 11:40 19:13 0:59
02:23 0.97 14:56 1.56
07:44 0.47 21:53 0.38
5:45 12:43 19:14 1:44
03:47 1.01 16:03 1.50
09:08 0.52 22:54 0.36
5:45 13:44 19:15 2:22
04:59 1.10 17:06 1.46
10:28 0.53 23:44 0.32
5:44 14:41 19:15 2:56
05:57 1.21 18:00 1.42
11:36 0.50
5:44 15:37 19:16 3:27
06:45 1.33 00:25 0.28 18:46 1.39 12:33 0.47
5:43 16:31 19:17 3:56
07:27 1.43 01:00 0.25 19:27 1.36 13:23 0.43
5:43 17:25 19:18 4:25
08:05 1.51 01:31 0.22 20:03 1.32 14:08 0.41
5:43 18:19 19:19 4:55
08:40 1.57 02:00 0.20 20:37 1.27 14:49 0.38
5:42 19:14 19:19 5:27
09:14 1.62 02:29 0.19 21:11 1.22 15:30 0.37
5:42 20:09 19:20 6:02
09:47 1.65 02:57 0.21 21:45 1.17 16:09 0.37
5:41 21:04 19:21 6:41
10:22 1.65 03:26 0.23 22:19 1.12 16:47 0.38
5:41 21:58 19:22 7:24
10:58 1.64 03:56 0.27 22:56 1.06 17:28 0.41
5:41 22:48 19:23 8:13
11:35 1.60 23:35 1.01
04:30 0.33 18:10 0.44
5:41 23:35 19:23 9:05
12:15 1.56
05:06 0.39 18:57 0.47
5:40 19:24 10:01
00:21 0.97 13:00 1.51
05:49 0.46 19:49 0.49
5:40 0:18 19:25 10:58
01:18 0.95 13:51 1.46
06:43 0.52 20:47 0.48
5:40 0:56 19:26 11:56
02:30 0.96 14:48 1.44
07:51 0.57 21:45 0.45
5:40 1:32 19:27 12:55
03:48 1.03 15:48 1.43
09:10 0.58 22:38 0.38
5:40 2:05 19:27 13:55
04:55 1.14 16:48 1.43
10:24 0.55 23:25 0.30
5:40 2:38 19:28 14:56
05:51 1.29 17:45 1.44
11:32 0.49
NEW MOON
FIRST QUARTER
DECEMBER MOON SUN MOON HIGH DATE PHASE/ RISE / RISE / TIDES, NOTES SET SET height (m) Moonrise times listed first
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Lunar Eclipse Full Moon:
Super New Moon: 5 November Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Byron Shire: 19 Nov Micro Full Moon: 19 November Super New Moon: 4 December Micro Full Moon: 19 December
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
LOW TIDES, height (m) Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
5:40 3:11 19:29 15:59
06:43 1.46 00:08 0.21 18:39 1.43 12:35 0.41
5:40 3:47 19:30 17:06
07:31 1.62 00:50 0.14 19:31 1.40 13:35 0.33
5:40 4:27 08:20 1.76 01:30 0.08 19:31 18:17 20:23 1.35 14:33 0.26 5:40 5:14 09:10 1.87 02:13 0.05 19:31 19:31 21:14 1.29 15:30 0.21 5:40 6:07 10:00 1.93 02:57 0.05 19:32 20:43 22:05 1.22 16:27 0.19 5:40 7:09 10:49 1.94 03:42 0.09 19:33 21:50 22:58 1.16 17:24 0.20 5:40 8:16 11:41 1.90 04:30 0.16 19:34 22:49 23:53 1.10 18:20 0.24 5:40 9:24 05:22 0.25 12:33 1.81 19:34 23:39 19:17 0.28 5:40 10:32 00:52 1.06 06:19 0.36 19:35 13:27 1.70 20:14 0.33 5:41 11:35 19:36 0:21
02:00 1.05 14:21 1.58
07:23 0.46 21:09 0.36
5:41 12:35 19:36 0:57
03:11 1.08 15:17 1.46
08:35 0.54 22:02 0.37
5:41 13:32 19:37 1:30
04:21 1.15 16:14 1.37
09:51 0.60 22:51 0.37
5:41 14:26 19:38 1:59
05:24 1.25 17:09 1.29
11:05 0.61 23:35 0.34
5:42 15:20 19:38 2:28
06:15 1.35 18:00 1.23
12:11 0.60
5:42 16:14 19:39 2:58
07:00 1.45 18:48 1.20
00:15 0.31 13:08 0.56
5:42 17:08 19:40 3:29
07:40 1.53 00:50 0.28 19:31 1.17 13:58 0.51
5:43 18:03 19:40 4:03
08:17 1.60 01:24 0.26 20:11 1.15 14:42 0.46
5:43 18:59 19:41 4:40
08:53 1.65 01:56 0.25 20:49 1.14 15:22 0.42
5:43 19:53 19:41 5:22
09:29 1.69 02:29 0.25 21:27 1.12 16:00 0.39
5:44 20:45 10:05 1.70 03:01 0.26 19:42 6:09 22:03 1.11 16:37 0.39 5:44 21:33 19:42 7:00
10:42 1.69 03:36 0.28 22:41 1.09 17:14 0.39
5:45 22:17 19:43 7:55
11:19 1.67 04:13 0.30 23:20 1.07 17:51 0.40
5:45 22:56 19:43 8:52
11:58 1.64
04:52 0.35 18:31 0.41
5:46 23:32 19:44 9:50
00:03 1.06 12:37 1.60
05:34 0.40 19:15 0.42
Christmas Day
5:46 19:44 10:47
00:54 1.06 13:19 1.55
06:23 0.46 20:00 0.42
Boxing Day
5:47 0:06 19:45 11:45
01:52 1.08 14:05 1.50
07:21 0.52 20:49 0.40
5:48 0:37 19:45 12:43
03:00 1.13 14:59 1.44
08:30 0.57 21:41 0.36
5:48 1:09 19:45 13:44
04:11 1.23 15:58 1.38
09:46 0.59 22:32 0.32
5:49 1:42 19:46 14:46
05:15 1.37 11:05 0.56 17:00 1.32 23:22 0.26
5:50 2:18 19:46 15:53
06:15 1.52 18:05 1.28
5:50 3:00 19:46 17:03
07:12 1.67 00:13 0.20 19:08 1.25 13:30 0.41
Substitute public holiday
FULL MOON
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SPECIAL LUNAR EVENTS IN 2021
NSW SCHOOL HOLIDAYS DATES
Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
LUNATION
MOON PHASES KEY: New Moon:
LOW TIDES, height (m)
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
Tides 0.3m or lower in bold
5:23 2:44 05:13 1.04 10:44 0.46 17:47 13:23 17:32 1.50 DAYLIGHT SAVING BEGINS 3 OCTOBER 2:00AM 6:22 4:26 06:59 1.15 00:08 0.37 18:47 15:25 19:17 1.59 12:36 0.37
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME CHANGE DATES
Daylight Saving begins: Sunday 3 October 2021 at 2:00am Turn clocks forward one hour.
Tides 1.7m or higher in bold
LOW TIDES, height (m)
12:21 0.50
THIRD QUARTER
DURATION
6 Jan, 8:37 pm
29d 12h 44m
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13 Jan, 4:00 pm
21 Jan, 8:01 am
29 Jan, 6:16 am
5 Feb, 4:37 am
29d 14h 06m
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12 Feb, 6:05 am
20 Feb, 5:47 am
27 Feb, 7:17 pm
6 Mar, 12:30 pm
29d 15h 15m
1215
13 Mar, 9:21 pm
22 Mar, 1:40 am
29 Mar, 5:48 am
4 Apr, 8:02 pm
29d 16h 10m
1216
12 Apr, 12:30 pm
20 Apr, 4:58 pm
27 Apr, 1:31 pm
4 May, 5:50 am
29d 16h 29m
1217
12 May, 4:59 am
20 May, 5:12 am
26 May, 9:13 pm
2 Jun, 5:24 pm
29d 15h 53m
1218
10 Jun, 8:52 pm
18 Jun, 1:54 pm
25 Jun, 4:39 am
2 Jul, 7:10 am
29d 14h 24m
1219
10 Jul, 11:16 am
17 Jul, 8:10 pm
24 Jul, 12:36 pm
31 Jul, 11:15 pm
29d 12h 34m
1220
8 Aug, 11:50 pm
16 Aug, 1:19 am
22 Aug, 10:01 pm 30 Aug, 5:13 pm
29d 11h 02m
1221
7 Sep, 10:51 am
14 Sep, 6:39 am
21 Sep, 9:54 am
29 Sep, 11:57 am
29d 10h 14m
1222
6 Oct, 10:05 pm
13 Oct, 2:25 pm
21 Oct, 1:56 am
29 Oct, 7:05 am
29d 10h 09m
1223
5 Nov, 8:14 am
11 Nov, 11:45 pm 19 Nov, 7:57 pm 27 Nov, 11:27 pm
29d 10h 28m
1224
4 Dec, 6:43 pm
11 Dec, 12:35 pm
29d 10h 51m
19 Dec, 3:35 pm
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THE POWER OF LETTING GO What would you do if someone killed your children? A year ago, when the three children and niece of Leila and Danny Abdallah were struck and killed by a drunk driver while they were walking to get ice cream, I wondered how those parents made sense of that immediate loss. How you could go on in life with that immense grief; with the rage that you’d feel towards the driver of the vehicle? I think I’d want to kill him. I think I’d want to kill myself. But in honour of their children, on the anniversary of the terrible deaths of Antony, Angelina, Sienna, and their cousin Veronique, their parents have launched ‘I4Give Day’ as an annual time of letting go. In any tragedy there is torment. Blame is the first port of call. Blame feels like the right harbour in which to anchor your hatred, to find meaning in the unfathomable. To retrace the moments of what you thought was an ordinary day, to look for clues that you think you should have seen! Most times, deep down, the real hardship is that people blame themselves. To live a life filled with self-blame, is a death in itself. It corrupts joy, it is a half-life lived in the grip of self-loathing; it’s what happens when a drunk driver kills your kids. Retrospect is no friend here. Those parents must have thought, ‘When our kids begged “Can we walk down the shops and get an ice cream? Can we? Can we? We’ll stay together. We’ll look after the littlest one!” Why did we say yes? Why didn’t we go with them?’ I heard Danny on the radio a few days ago saying very simply ‘I forgive myself’. It was such a simple statement, and so profound it hit me with that kind of emotion you feel deep in your core. But then he went on. He said the unthinkable; ‘… and I forgive him’. He was talking about the drunk driver. A driver who had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system, cocaine, and MDMA. That was unbelievable. This mother and father of the children he killed said they forgave him – that man, who was 29 at the time, who is now in jail. That man who has to live with the deaths of four kids on his conscience. Who is himself the son of parents, who must now mourn his ‘death’, and carry the legacy of shame and regret for what their son did. And the blame. Was his behaviour a fault of theirs? What a gift is the forgiveness of Antony, Angelina, Sienna, and Veronique’s parents. It’s transformational. Blame,
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vengenance and rage keeps you in the moment of trauma forever. Forgiveness releases you. It’s so simple, but so impossible at the same time. The Abdallah family are Christian, and they credit their faith in giving them the strength to survive the tragedy. The ability and strength to forgive. They didn’t want the day of their kids’ deaths to be remembered as a tragedy, but instead as a day of letting go. Wow. I’m no Christian, but that’s powerful. That’s such a deep understanding of the core of their religion, something not always reflected in a lot of Christians, practise. I often wonder about what it is like to live with something terrible like that. A 29 year old who was living recklessly, who’d ‘got on it’ with his mate. Who was all charged up and behind the wheel, who lost control and killed four kids. It’s hard to have compassion for him. It’s so much easier to hate than to see the human story. My father was like that man, the one behind the wheel; he was a drunk driver who killed another man. I guess that might be why the words of Danny Abdallah: ‘I forgive him’ made me cry. My father died in the crash, but he killed the grandfather of a school friend. I didn’t know until someone told me, and I felt this incredible shame. Like it was something I had done. One day this girl spoke to me and told me it was okay. That it didn’t have anything to do with me. I was released.
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SUMMER’S NOT OVER YET! The band is back again in Byron Bay and Summer Stage is forging ahead with two great shows over the weekend. Saturday will see the stage host Grinspoon frontman, Phil Jamieson. With much of his work cancelled in 2020, Phil is excited to be returning to the area where his seminal band cut their teeth. Supporting Jamieson on the night will be Andy Jans-Brown, a multi-disciplinary artist, who works through the mediums of film, theatre, art and this weekend through music with Cos*Mic. Also on the bill is local muso Sophie Ozard. The second show is a Valentine’s Day extravaganza with SummerStage organiser Lisa Hunt headlining with her show Forever Soul; a rhythm and blues retrospective. Lisa will be supported by The Feramones. With the likes of Rick Fenn, Alan Limbrick, Alan Park, Greg Lyon, Col Germano and Rick Lloyd. The Feramones are the Northern Rivers’ own supergroup! Also on the bill for Sunday’s event are the Byron Divas of Jazz – Sharny Russell, Leigh Carriage and Fiona Dell. For more info on this weekend – and future – SummerStage events, visit: summerstagebyronbay.com.au.
FEBRUARY WHAT’S ON
Living your life fuelled by this pointless anger and blame about something that happened, that you can’t change, is sometimes more of a tragedy than the tragedy itself. The trauma of that day, of a particular incident then poisons not just you, but the people in your life, forever. Your partner, your kids, your friends. It’s a prison of self-flagellation and hopelessness. But guess what? Unlike an actual prison, you have the key to freedom. It’s been in your hand the whole time. It’s forgiveness. You don’t need to be Christian to forgive. It’s non-denominational. You don’t need to believe in a God either. Even atheists can let go. Forgiveness is something that’s long been missing from the world stage, but perhaps if we start to practise it in our own small lives, things might start to change. 1 Feb was ‘I4Give Day’ – perhaps you could mark it in your calendar too as the day each year you let go. North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au
E N T E R T A I N M E N T He had forgotten, when a friend reminded him. And so began the process of writing this elegantly crafted exhibition of songs that find fragile resonance in the sensitive way he draws the women out. Oh, and he wrote eleven songs. So it’s Eleven Women. And just to show his contrary nature, ‘Woman Number 9’ is the second song. While Steve is a gun at writing new songs, he laughs that he’s not always across remembering his old songs. Which isn’t surprising – there are just so many! ‘I am not good at figuring out old songs. I have to go back and learn all these Church songs!’
LATE FOR CHURCH
I’m late for Church. Not actual church, a conversation with Steve Kilbey, front man of the legendary post punk band that – when I was 20 – were the benchmark of cool. I apologise and Kilbey quips ‘You’re ten minutes late. In the old days, if someone calls anywhere around the eleventh minute it’s okay.’ I instantly like his sense of humour, his quick retort. I love interviewing people that are a bit off script. Kilbey is a creative powerhouse. He is a prolific songwriter, and along with his work with The Church, has an astounding 22 solo studio albums to his name. So how does a man with the quickening cope with the quietening of COVID-19?
playing. I spent a lot of time with my guitar writing songs and making albums.’
‘It’s a terrible thing to say,’ says Steve, ‘but covid has been good to me. I got breathing space. The Church were booked, and would have been touring overseas through Europe, so I had a lot of time on my hands. I started playing gigs on Instagram – I didn’t realise I was starting something. It was 2–3 days into the lockdown, I switched it on and started
‘When I am touring, the last thing I want to do is write a song’, says Steve. ‘I am so knackered!’
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For a busy touring artist like Kilbey the long stretches of home time were precious and productive. While many were distracting themselves by going to Bunnings or making sourdough, Steve used lockdown to record his latest solo album Eleven Women.
Eleven Women is an idea Kilbey had long ago but had forgotten. ‘I once said “Wouldn’t it be great to have an album and call it ten women? [Where] each one was a portrait, like in a gallery?”.’
With Venus in unconventional Aquarius, what might love look like this February 14, aka Big Red Heart day? With love, some thoughts on the subject from your fellow starsigns…
ARIES: If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere… and if that is not enough, what is enough? Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well. Aries artist, Vincent Van Gogh.
LEO: It doesn’t matter who we love, or if the relationship lasts. Just the experience of loving is enough, that’s what transforms us. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly, I don’t know if they even like me. But who cares? Loving them is my joy. Leonian writer, Isabel Allende.
SAGITTARIUS: Though we know the lie of love’s land, and the poignant names in its little churchyard… again and again we go out together under the ancient trees, we lie down together, again and again, two by two, among the flowers, faces up to the sky. Sagittarian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke.
TAURUS: Florence Nightingale left her privileged background to become a nurse in the Crimean War. Each night she went from bed to bed, alone, with a smile on her face, lamp in her hand and love in her heart, dressing wounds. Her outpouring of love in action saw the death rate fall from 42 per cent to 2 per cent.
VIRGO: I wanted to be able to love. And we all know how that one goes, don’t we? Slowly. To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and when the times comes to let it go, to let it go. Virgoan poet, Mary Oliver.
CAPRICORN: I wanted to write modern love songs, sing all kinds of love: old love, young love, complicated love… hanging-on love, hanging-in love, out-of-control love, love between friends, love among families, love of home, love of the unknown, love of clan, love of enemies, love of drinking. Capricornian songwriter, Paul Kelly.
LIBRA: The true beloveds of this world are, in their lover’s eyes, lilacs opening, ship lights, school bells, a landscape, remembered conversations, friends, a child’s Sunday, lost voices, one’s favorite suit, autumn and all seasons, memory, yes, it being the earth and water of existence, memory. Libran writer, Truman Capote.
AQUARIUS: Love in its fullest form is a series of deaths and rebirths. We let go of one phase, and enter another. Passion dies and is brought back. Pain is chased away and surfaces another time. To love means to embrace and at the same time withstand many endings and beginnings, all in the same relationship. Aquarian writer, Clarissa Pinkola Estés.
SCORPIO: There is love enough in this world for everybody, if people will just look. Scorpionic writer, Kurt Vonnegut. The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. Nobody dies from lack of sex. Scorpionic author, Margaret Atwood.
PISCES: Love was always alive in them. It was always there. Where? Everywhere. They merely invited it, and it came. They merely were, and it was attracted. Love goes to where love is. And where love is, love is never lost. Lucky are those who know how to find, for they will never lose things. Piscean poet and novelist, Ben Okri.
GEMINI: It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. Yet I still believe in spite of everything, that people are good at heart. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! Geminian diarist, Anne Frank. CANCER: The world is a wonderfully weird place, consensual reality is significantly flawed, no institution can be trusted, certainty is a mirage, security a delusion… but all things are possible, laughter is holier than piety, freedom is sweeter than fame, and in the end it’s love and love alone that really matters. Cancerian writer, Tom Robbins.
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It doesn’t help when you keep writing new stuff. Eleven Women wasn’t his only album in 2020, he released Songs from Another Life: Music of Antiquity in May of that year. He certainly doesn’t procrastinate. ‘I said on Instagram: “Next week I will have an album”. So then you have to do it. If I don’t make a deadline, I don’t get around to it. So I smoke a joint, pick up the guitar and the songs come.’ I suggest to Steve that my observation about marijuana is there are two types of people who smoke: those who go the couch, and those who become extremely creative. I, like Steve always found myself engaged in projects. Mainly painting. Oh, did I mention Steve is an impressive artist? Late to the tools, his work has a vibrancy that has been describe as ‘folk art on acid’. ‘Therein lies the problem with marijuana’, Steve reflects, ‘you have to resist eating a loaf and watching TV. You have to take up tools and start working. It has never failed me. Once, The Church were in a recording session in New York and they had everything under the sun – booze and cocaine and everything – except marijuana. We didn’t write one note. And then at three in the morning a guy came in with a tiny joint, and we wrote five songs!’ Kilbey is at one with his creative process. He isn’t prolific by accident. He knows how to ‘get out of the way’. ‘You have to get yourself out of
the way and let your inner artist do the work’, says Kilbey. ‘I saw this interesting painting by Alex Gray – an American artist. He is in the painting, painting a picture, and in the background in shadowy forms are Picasso and Rembrandt and all the great painters coming through him. I think I have always been able to get in touch with that. I’ve worked out how to get out of the way and let the song come.’ Kilbey admits he does well in adversity. ‘My mum and dad didn’t think I was wonderful and talented, but somehow I fostered an incredible self-belief. I turned every knockback into something that made me stronger. I had a real feeling of manifest destiny. I knew I was going to do this; that I was going to write songs that people love.’ And that he has. ‘Under the Milky Way’ wasn’t a huge hit at the time, but it’s one of those songs that leaches its way under your skin so that when you hear it you start to wonder why it’s not the national anthem. The Church are coming to play Bluesfest. With their European tour knocked out of the water, this will be their first gig in two years. Don’t miss seeing one of this country’s best and most enduring recording and touring acts. The Church play Friday 2 April at Bluesfest. Don’t miss this incredible program of Australian artists, a true testament to
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Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JASON DELPHIN Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM LOKI HOUGH, 8PM GUY KACHEL Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM OOZ
THURSDAY 11 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SARAH GRANT DUO Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM JOHN FOG, 8PM NATHAN KAYE Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM MATT BUGGY Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 9PM JASON DELPHIN
FRIDAY 12 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, RAGGA JUMP Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 3PM JESA, 6PM MATTY ROGERS, 9PM JOCK BARNES BAND Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK DAN HANNAFORD Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM BRETT GANNON Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4.30PM DJ MONSIEUR DIOP Q TINTENBAR HALL 7.30PM TINTENBAR UP FRONT BRONNY AND THE BISHOPS, JODI SUPRAIN, VERANDAH FRIDAYS, ONE NIGHT STAND, SARA TINDLEY & MAL YOUNG Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 9.30AM MORNING MELODIES WITH DEAN DOYLE, 6PM SEBASTIAAN Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 8PM ADAM BROWN Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 5.30PM JON J BRADLEY Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM MARCUS HARTUNG, LEIGH JAMES Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5PM CASEY FOGG, 9.30PM LOCKY Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 8PM MATT COLLINS
SATURDAY 13 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SOUL FISH Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM JOE CONROY, 4PM PHIL & TILLEY, 6.30PM JORDAN MAC, 9PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK HARRY NICHOLS Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM CHEEKY CABARET Q RED DEVIL PARK, BYRON BAY, SUMMER STAGE – PHIL JAMIESON + ANDY JANS BROWN AND COZ*MIC + SOPHIE OZARD, SUMMER STAGE – BYRON DIVAS OF JAZZ + THE FERAMONES +LISA HUNT Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM GROOVE & BAO – NOY BEN AMI Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM BENNY ODWYER Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM DJ TAZ, 6.15PM DJ DALE STEPHEN Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 6PM PAUL MULQUEEN
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Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 7PM MANDY NOLAN & ELLEN BRIGGS – WOMEN LIKE US Q MARY G’S, LISMORE, 8PM LUKE YEAMAN Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 3PM JASON DELPHIN, 7PM NATHAN KAYE Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5PM MARK BONO, 9.30PM STEVEN GREEN Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 8PM DU EAST
SUNDAY 14 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, PINK FISH Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM ANIMAL VENTURA, 5PM HAYLEY GRACE & THE BAY TRIO, 9PM DU EAST Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK MARSHALL OKELL Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 6PM CHEEKY CABARET Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM JAMES SCOTT Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 5PM LIAM Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 2PM PIANO LOUNGE Q AUSTRALIA HOTEL, BALLINA, 4PM RASH, HAIRY MOTHER OF GOD & JAMES BONDAGE & THE SAFE WORDS Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 2.30PM SIMON MEOLA Q KINGSCLIFF SURF CLUB 3PM JON J BRADLEY Q LENNOX HOTEL BEEF & BEACH 3PM THE LOVEJOY TRIO Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 4PM SMASHED CRABS
Noy Ben Ami who plays under the name NoyZ Boy will be at Foxy Luu’s for their Groove & Bao this weekend. Guitarist and vocalist NoyZ fuses blues, rock, jazz, funk, bossa, Middle East Oriental and reggae, in his originals and in covers. See NoyZ on Saturday from 4.30pm for Groove & Bao at Foxy Luu’s.
A GREAT LINE-UP AT BYRON THEATRE The Byron Theatre has a great line up of events this month. The Theatre are sponsoring a film event fundraiser this week with Surfing to Survive, which gives an insight into how surfing and the ocean help Byron local, Karin Ochsner, in her daily struggles with a rare illness. The event is on tonight, Wednesday, 10 February from 6.30pm. The film event will commence with a Welcome to Country with Delta Kay and former Surf World Champion Pauline Menczer will present her experience with Karin. Musicians Sali Bracewell and Mandy Hawkes will paint a musical picture of Karin’s life. Fore more info visit: www.surfingtosurvive.com/film. Also at the Theatre this month is a screening of the unforgettable classic: Lost in Translation on Saturday 13 February, including live DJ love song dedications. Back again, for their sixth year, the Theatre is proudly hosting two special nights of the Vagina Conversations on Monday and Tuesday,15 and 16 of Feb. A powerful night of presentations from incredible, creative local women and non-binary people with vaginas. They are presenting pieces – personal, professional or political stories – that will inspire and educate, empower and support as part of the V-Day global revolution to end violence against women and children. This event follow’s the flash mob on Sunday morning at Main Beach.
The presenters use poetry, spoken word, dance, song and comedy to share their experiences and inspire and empower others. Vagina Conversations is funny, sad, exciting, challenging, and celebratory, and is a more contemporary evolution of the Vagina Monologues, bringing a courageous fresh local flavour to our community event. MC’d by Zenith Virago, the Vagina Conversations sell out every year, so get in early. The proceeds go to the Women’s Resource Service – Byron Escape Fund. Fellini of the Spirits is the next Art On Screen on Wednesday 17 Feb. This film allows you to discover a new Fellini, revealing the intimate and personal side of this great director.
MONDAY 15 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CHRIS ARONSTEN Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM ZAHLU, 8PM SARAH GRANT Q BYRON THEATRE 7.30PM VAGINA CONVERSATIONS #6 PRESENTED BY ZENITH VIRAGO & BYRON THEATRE Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM BEN WALSH Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 12PM TOMMY MEMPHIS
TUESDAY 16 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, LEIGH JAMES Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM JASPER O’MALLEY, 8PM BILL JACOBI Q BYRON THEATRE VAGINA CONVERSATIONS #6 PRESENTED BY ZENITH VIRAGO & BYRON THEATRE Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM BRETT GANNON Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 10.30AM BACK TO THE TIVOLI
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Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CHRIS FISHER Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM PHIL HOWELL, 8PM TIM STOKES Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM ISSAC FRANKHAM Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 10.30AM BACK TO THE TIVOLI
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FLICKERFEST IS CELEBRATING 30 YEARS With the theme ‘Great Short Film Never Dies’, Flickerfest is celebrating 30 years and heading home to Mullumbimby. Fresh from its 10 day Bondi event late January, Flickerfest, Australia’s largest short film festival returns to Mullumbimby – Australia’s biggest little town – Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 February. Flickerfest is in the first leg of its 2021 national tour, screening a smorgasbord of over 40 incredible short films including Academy® nominees, much loved festival award winners and exciting local talent. The Flickerfest 2021 program was selected from 2,700 entries, from 100 countries, giving Northern Rivers’ audiences a first look at the hottest short films in the world over three big cinema-packed days at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall. This is a one-off chance to see these amazing short films on the big screen before they continue their festival journey around the world. The Flickerfest Mullumbimby program includes an amazing collection of award winners from Flickerfest Bondi, screening across Best Of International Shorts and Best Of Australian Shorts, direct from competition; and Short Laughs Comedy – a cracking selection of clever comedy shorts from around the world. Flickerfest opens with a bang on Thursday 18 February with a prescreening party, followed by the Best Of International Shorts program; a selection of film gems from their Academy® Accredited and BAFTA recognised competition in Bondi. Highlights include the Australian premieres of the hilarious French animation Normal, winner of Best Animation at Flickerfest Bondi, the heart warming and incredibly soulful Frankie Jean And The Morning Star from New Zealand, and David starring legendary comedy actor Will Ferrell, directed by actor Zachary Woods (The Office), who said he ‘wanted to make a movie about people who are funny and sad and trying their best – which, in my limited experience, is most people’.
On Friday, Flickerfest celebrates a diverse range of stories from across Australia that honour our unique identity and culture with the Best Of Australian Shorts program, selected from seven programs in their Academy® Qualifying Australian competition in Bondi. On Saturday Byron All Shorts returns for its 16th year presenting the Best Of Northern Rivers Shorts; encouraging audiences to experience the many amazing films and local stories that are produced on a range themes in the region each year. Fourteen incredible local short films will screen across this 105-minute program. Highlights include a celebration of the culture of women surfers in Lennox Heads with Changing Tides (wri/dir Mia Schirmer), teenage empowerment in Get Out Of Your Head (wri/dir Rose Eadie), unique female-driven environmental activism in Raw Action (prd Iris RayNunn and dir Trevor Avedissian) and an intimate film about a young Aboriginal boy’s connection to culture and family with Bama (wri/ dir Jahvis Loveday). Saturday’s program continues with an evening of clever comedy from Australia and across the world with the Short Laughs Comedy program. Celebrating a personal milestone of 24 years as Flickerfest’s festival director in 2021, and 30 years of Flickerfest all up, Bronwyn Kidd says Flickerfest is thrilled to be a platform for supporting and celebrating so many female driven stories this year. ‘I’m also super excited to be bringing Flickerfest home to Mullumbimby where I
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live. The films we are presenting are soulful, insightful, moving and funny, and I think they will really resonate with our local audiences. Our Mullumbimby Flickerfest weekend is for people of all ages who love cinema and great stories, and I can’t wait to share this year’s Flickerfest gems!’ Mullum Flickerfest and Byron All Shorts is a fund-raiser for iQ Inc. For the full Flickerfest Mullumbimby Award Winning Tour Program and complete list of Byron All Shorts finalists visit www.iQ.org.au. Flickerfest Mullumbimby is a COVID Safe event with reduced capacity in 2021. Online booking is recommended – limited tix available at the door, if not sold out prior. All sessions approx 110 mins. (Classification: under 15yrs must be w/Adult). ............................................................ Program times and prices: Thu 18 Feb: 7pm opening party | 8pm Best Of International Shorts, $25/22con Fri 19 Jan: 7pm doors open | 8pm Best Of Australian Shorts, $16/14con Sat 20 Feb: 3pm doors open | 4pm Byron All Shorts, $14/12con Sat 20 Feb: 7pm doors open | 8pm Shorts Laughs Comedy, $16/14con Season Pass: $55/$45con
There are some great movies to be seen at local cinemas this week. Both Ballina Fair cinemas and Palace in Byron have really good films on this week with Penguin Bloom, The Dry, Wild Mountain Thyme, High Ground and The Marksman featuring at both venues. While Ballina are also screening Ammonite, Palace has a selection of kids movies and others, including The Croods: A New Age, Wonder Woman 1984, Promising Young Woman, Earwig and the Witch, The War with Grandpa, Dragon Rider, Pixie, The Nest, The Food Club, My Salinger Year, The Witches and Maya The Bee 3: The Golden Orb. Visit: ballinafaircinemas.com.au and palacecinemas. com.au/cinemas/palace-byron-bay for more info. The Federal Film Society are happy to announce that they are back where they started this Saturday with a screening of the film Nashville – the very first film the FFS showed back in February 2002. This month’s caterers are the Federal Community Centre/ Park group who will be doing a Nashville style menu. As always there will be a delicious selection of cakes and desserts, tea and coffee. No pre-booking, doors open at 6.30pm for dinner; film starts at 7.30pm. Short and long-term memberships are available at the door. For more info ph: 6684 9313 or email: federalfilmsociety@gmail.com. Don’t forget to put the Byron Bay Surf Festival on your calendar. The festival is screening Girls Can’t Surf with special guests Pauline Menczer and Lauren Hill at the Byron Theatre on Friday 26 February. Visit: byronbaysurffestival.com.au for more information.
Session Times: Thu 11 Feb - Wed 17 Feb THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS MINARI (PG) Thu, 6:30PM – Film Connoisseur Screening Fri, Sat: 6:30PM Adv Screening Sun: 6:00PM Adv Screening ROMEO + JULIET (M) Valentine’s Day Film and Trivia Sun: 6:30PM Trivia starts 4:30 STAR WARS TRILOGY SPECIAL EDITION MARATHON (PG) Sat: 1:00PM – 8PM THE LITTLE THINGS (M) Adv Screenings Fri, Sun: 2:20, 8:00PM Sat: 2:20, 5:30PM THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS (M) Mon: 6:30 Fine Wine Screening ANOTHER ROUND (M) NFT Thu, Mon, Tue: 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 8:00PM Fri, Sat, Sun: 2:00, 4:30, 7:00PM Wed: 11:00, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 8:00 ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION (PG) NFT Daily: 2:00, 6:15PM
LONG STORY SHORT (M) NFT Daily except Mon: 12:10, 2:15, 4:20, 7:00PM Mon: 12:10, 2:15, 4:20, 6:00PM LOVE, WEDDINGS & OTHER DISASTERS (M) NFT Thu, Mon-Wed: 2:20, 8:15PM Fri, Sat: 2:20, 8:00 Sun: 2:20, 8:20 SYNCHRONIC (MA15+) NFT Daily except Sat: 1:40, 8:15PM Sat: 12:00, 8:15PM THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS (M) NFT Daily: 11:50AM, 4:20, 6:10 EARWIG AND THE WITCH (PG) Daily except Sat, Wed: 12:00PM Sat: 11:10AM MY SALINGER YEAR (M) Daily: 12:00PM PENGUIN BLOOM (PG) Daily: 11:45AM, 4:00, 6:00PM PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (MA15+) Thu: 2:40, 5:00, 8:15PM Fri: 5:00, 8:15PM Sat: 5:00, 8:20 Sun: 5:00PM Mon: 2:40, 5:00PM Tue, Wed: 2:40, 5:00, 6:45PM
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23 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay
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Sophisticated Byron Bay Hideaway
• Beautifully harmonising original character features with stylish modern updates.
• Bursting with high-end features and luxury upgrades all quietly wrapped in a serene colour palette.
• Set on 3.2 acres with lush, manicured garden surrounds. • Desirable north aspect, capturing ocean and lighthouse views. • Elevated and set back from street level, offering a great sense of peace and privacy. • Separate fully self-contained studio ideal for visitors or teenage retreat.
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Tony Farrell 0417 212 692
• Chic and stylish kitchen with a suite of quality appliances.
Jon Luton 0411 142 996
• Stunning 12.5m Greek-edge, ceramic tile lap pool is surrounded by a raised deck and pergola. • Just 10 minutes from the heart of Byron Bay and the vibrant town of Bangalow.
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• Move right in with nothing to do except enjoy the coastline at your door and the village community atmosphere. • Combination of quality, location and modern sophistication this property ticks all the boxes.
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• Located in exclusive blue chip enclave of Watego’s Beach.
Janice Cameron 0427 807 335
• Elevated original family home. • Breathtaking 180 degree ocean and coastal panorama.
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Hinterland Haven – Restored 1901 Family Homestead • Federation home built around 1901, completely restored, nestled in the hinterland
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behind the Bustling Byron Bay and the beaches of Brunswick Heads • Open-plan gallery kitchen offers wide Italian quartz stone benchtops, high-gloss
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cabinetry revived hardwood floors and 12-foot tongue-and-groove ceilings
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• Three generous bedrooms, the master with walk-in robe and large ensuite • European style pool with grassy surrounds and rural vistas across the valley
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• Garden boats extensive stone work of local bush rock including pathways and fire pit
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design details, large level lawn and powered triple-bay shed
• This modern, single level apartment is located in the quiet “Lakeside” complex • Walking distance to the vibrant town centre of Byron Bay and beaches • Open plan kitchen, living and dining boasts ample natural light • Secluded tropical courtyard, creating a calm atmosphere for entertaining • Both bedrooms offer built-in robes and windows that provide lovely breezes to cross-ventilate the home • Single-car, lockup garage with internal access and laundry facilities
Address:
Address:
4/5–7 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay
Price:
$700,000 – $750,000
Open:
By Appointment
Enquiries:
Su Reynolds 0428 888 660, Katie Teague 0417 006 667
• Rare opportunity to purchase 2.2 acres (8922m²) of perfectly positioned land • Currently zoned RU1 Primary Production with a current residential strategy plan in place for re-zoning, this parcel has huge future development potential • Dual occupancy is also currently available, subject to council approval • Well-built, circa 1940s, 3-bedroom family home with versatile layout, original
7 Ballina Road, Bangalow
Auction:
Saturday, 6th March 11.30am. Price Guide $2m to $2.2m
Open:
Friday, 12th February 11.00am – 11.30am Saturday, 13th February 11.00am – 11.30am
Enquiries:
Oliver Aldridge 0421 171 499, Paul Prior 0418 324 297
35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466
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Bangalow Blue-Chip Development Site • Auctioning three adjacent, separately titled, commercial blocks
1114M2
• There is DA approval for 5 apartments and 3 ample-sized commercial spaces • The site is adjacent to the picturesque Bangalow showground and the A&I Hall
Address:
9 Station Street, Bangalow
Price:
Forthcoming Auction – Saturday 6th March, 10.30am
• This is an investment opportunity unlike anything else currently on the market
Open:
Saturday, 13th February 9.00am – 9.30am
and is an extremely rare opportunity to purchase a development site in a blue-chip
Enquiries:
Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698, Denzil Lloyd 0481 864 049
• Bangalow is one of the most sought-after locations in NSW, hosting some of the region’s most popular and eclectic events
location with approval to develop!
Idyllic Country Oasis Close to Coast 4
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Escape to ‘Kurum Estate’ in Tranquil Ewingsdale 8
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• Four light-filled bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and the spacious master
• This is a special 4.45-acre estate (1.8 HA) with a rich community history • Ideally located in a private and peaceful garden setting only 10 minutes from town • The estate comprises: Main Residence, Summer House, Granny Flat, Machinery/ utility Shed and Studio • Generous open plan living, kitchen and dining space opens via bi-fold doors to a large covered patio overlooking the pool • 3 bedrooms that feature their own ensuite and private deck
Address:
20 Lovegroves Lane, Uralba
Address:
20 Taylors Lane, Ewingsdale
Price:
$1.695m – $1.795m
Price:
Contact Agent
Open:
Saturday, 13th February 10.00am – 10.30am
Open:
Saturday, 13th February 10.00am – 10.30am
Enquiries:
Su Reynolds 0428 888 660, Luke Elwin 0421 375 635
Enquiries:
Helen Huntly-Barratt 0412 332 232
• Single storey family home on immaculate, professionally landscaped land • Elevated northerly aspect and wide rural vistas • Fantastic indoor and outdoor entertaining spaces • Stylish, modern kitchen with stone benches, quality appliances & butlers pantry • Beautiful lagoon style pool
35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466
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Private Oasis with Modern Family Home and Pristine Creek Frontage • Tucked away in the hinterland behind picturesque Newrybar, minutes from Byron
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• Renovated 5 bedroom, two-storey residence, rests on 11 acres of pristine land • Property includes a creek which has been dammed on one side, allowing control of the water flow and creating a beautiful habitat for an array of native animals
Address:
517 Friday Hut Road, Brooklet
• Layout is centred around the contemporary open-plan kitchen and living space
Price:
Forthcoming Auction
Open:
By Appointment
Enquiries:
Oliver Aldridge 0421 171 499, Paul Prior 0418 324 297
• Lagoon-style, inground swimming pool with stunning views across the property • Bedrooms are filled with light and the elevation provides natural breezes • Landscaped gardens + 1000 macadamia trees which produce approx. 12 tonne pa
Myocum Acreage House and Business Sale! • Established business (opened 1986) - Wards Landscape Supplies
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• Sale includes machinery, sheds, retail shop & stock • Lovely 4 bedroom homestead circa 1920’s with immaculate gardens
Address:
1176 Myocum Road, Myocum
Price:
Contact Agent
• Modern kitchen with plenty of storage, aircon and fireplace, 81,000 litre tanks
Open:
By Appointment
• 15 minutes to beautiful Brunswick Heads and 25 minutes to Byron Bay
Enquiries:
Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698, Denzil Lloyd 0481 864 049
• Large undercover wooden decked areas • Pool and gazebo - perfect for entertaining
35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466
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128 Acre Development Site with Ocean Views • 128 Acres with panoramic ocean views
52.23HA
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• 6.5ha included in the Business and Industrial Lands Strategy • Renovated 3 bed 2 bath house with wraparound veranda
Address:
66 The Saddle Road, Brunswick Heads
Price:
Expressions of Interest – Closing March 9th 2021
• 8 minutes to Mullumbimby, 15 minutes to Byron Bay
Open:
By Appointment
• 35 Minutes to Gold Coast Airport, 27 minutes to Ballina Airport
Enquiries:
Denzil Lloyd 0481 864 049, Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698
• Extensive frontage to 4 different roads and major interchange • 1km to Brunswick Heads accessible via bike path from Gulgan Rd
35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466
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Quintessential Byron Lifestyle
7 Coonawarra Court, Ocean Shores 829 Bangalow Road, Talofa 9 Walker Street, Byron Bay Auction: Date pending Price Guide: $3,000,000 4 2 2 3 2 1 6 2 6
On the market for the first time, this lakeside property is the best all round package on the Ocean Shores championship golf course, with glorious views across the lush fairways and greens. There is direct access to the course with an easy run up to the club house facilities, pool, restaurant and bowling greens. The spacious home takes advantage of the views with doors leading out from all areas onto its large, covered deck, complete with a 5 seater spa. The house features polished timber floors, abundant living and entertaining areas with plenty of light and breezes. The master bedroom has a large ensuite and robe plus access to the deck and a beautiful outlook. There is plenty of room for the pool, boat or caravan on approximately 983m². This type of outlook and location is near impossible to secure and this is a rare chance, the time is now. Inspect: Saturday 13th February 11–11.30am Contact: Todd Buckland – 0408 966 421 Gary Brazenor – 0423 777 237 Byron Shire Real Estate
This beautiful residence, set on a landscaped two acres, transports you to a bygone era with its old world charm and romantic ambience. With high ceilings and a wide central hallway, this original Bangalow home is spacious and well-proportioned. Large, light-filled bedrooms with French doors open to a wraparound verandah with a garden outlook. The main living room has a wood heater for cooler evenings and French doors to let in the breeze on summer days. Adjoining the original house is an extension with three bedrooms, living room, kitchen and bathroom. The extension seamlessly blends with the original house and successfully replicates its character and charm. Less than ten minutes from Bangalow and fifteen minutes from Byron Bay, and with approved dual occupancy and council approval for two new cabins, this property offers enormous potential for those looking for an idyllic lifestyle with an income.
Consider the Alternative
Tweed Broadwater Village
16/2 Condon Drive, East Ballina
Site 56
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Nestled in the exclusive ‘Beaches’ Development is this beautiful architecturally designed beach home by the award-winning designer and developer Phil Anstey, in the Angels Beach Estate. Part of a private exclusive enclave of 17 beach homes each with its own parcel of land, in a unique Strata community. Landscaped common land and an acre of bushland complements the property lifestyle. This 3 bed, 2 bath home with open plan dining and chic two pack-and-timber feature kitchen; with stone tops, state-of-the-art cooking, and a cleverly integrated walk-through, butler’s galley pantry/laundry. Dining area opens to a large wrap around deck/verandah and stone feature courtyard. An easy stroll to the awesome walkway through the beach reserve to Flat Rocks Beach. Enjoy the relaxing ocean sounds and the cool coastal breezes while just 5 minutes’ drive to the heart of Ballina. *Currently used as a display home for Anstey Homes, the developer is willing to lease the home back for a further 12 months with a 4% return.
Contact: Paul Eatwell – 0414 466 111 North Coast Lifestyle Properties – Mullumbimby
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Inspect: By appointment Contact: Tim Miller 0411 757 425 Tim Miller Real Estate
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Rarely available, nestled in this peaceful location with extensive water views from your spacious charming sunroom. This well-presented, spacious manufactured home is situated on the village perimeter and has a fantastic outlook across parkland and water views across Terranora Inlet from all of your living areas, including the kitchen. • Renovated modern kitchen and the outlook from any position in your kitchen is priceless and makes cooking a pleasure. • Two generous size bedrooms complemented with built-in wardrobes and ceiling fans. • The updated bathroom is tiled, floor to ceiling, and comprises of a modern shower, stylish vanity with large mirror above and a separate toilet. • This energy efficient home has a 5.5kw Solar System. Situated just minutes from Tweed Heads/Coolangatta the ‘Pet Friendly’ over 50’s Lifestyle village is just a stroll to the Tweed River and there is public transport at the entrance to the park. Village amenities include a swimming pool, club house, social club and library. Retirement living at its best without the associated costs of exit fees and stamp duty.
Contact Agent
Set on 672m2 of land sits this well-built, single-storey, brick home. Situated on a quiet residential street in the sought-after southern hill of Byron Bay, known by locals as Dolphins. Just a short walk to Tallows beach via multiple beach access tracks, this property will provide the quintessential coastal lifestyle. This fabulous 3-bedroom home offers a great opportunity for the discerning buyer. Whether you are a looking for a versatile family home or alternatively looking to break into the competitive Byron Bay market, this well-maintained home is the answer.
Open:
Wednesday 10th Feb, 4.00–4.30pm Saturday 13th Feb, 11.00–11.30am Contact: Paul Banister, 0438 856 552 First National Byron Bay
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Inspect: By appointment Contact: Kelvin Price 0423 028 468 Mr Property Services
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856 BANGALOW ROAD, TALOFA OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 12.30PM - 1.00PM A highly desirable 6.4 acres on the eastern edge of Bangalow with an elegant, contemporary home overlooking Byron Creek
GRAND OLE RECTORY 42 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby
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A grand old residence steeped in the history of Mullumbimby, filled with great memories, right in the heart of town. Built around 1910–1911 as the vicarage to St Martin’s, this character filled classic, heritage listed residence, looks for renewed life and loving but minimal restoration. • Huge classic deep bungalow style front verandah and partly wrapped around one side. • Soaring 13ft decorative timber ceilings and walls with rich, seasoned, polished hardwood timber floors. • 4 bedrooms with wardrobes, front office, some with original fireplaces. • First time offered, secure your place and become part of Mullumbimby history or just enjoy the pleasure of living in a grand ole home.
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View: Saturday 11–11.45am Contact: Paul Eatwell 0414 466 111 paul@nclp.com.au Mark Cochrane 0416 142 663 markc@nclp.com.au
2.6ha 0411 757 425 tim@millerrealestate.com.au millerrealestate.com.au
Mullumbimby Office: 6684 2615
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99 Lismore Road, Bangalow
For Sale WELCOME TO THE ARTS YARDS Spanning 6792sqm this stunning north facing property with sweeping valley views is boarded by Lismore Road and Byron Creek. The Arts Yard is a compilation of creatives spaces for artisans to create, collaborate and show their wares. An eclectic array of spaces including Gypsy Wagon, Train Carriage, Ceramic Studio, Coffee Bus, Jewellery Workshop and Gallery to name a few. A total of 9 outbuildings and a 3 bedroom home complete the Arts Yard and provide an impressive rental income in excess of $200,000 per annum. This is unique opportunity to secure a superb rural parcel, 10 minutes from Bangalow, generating impressive income with a twist of Byron!
Price $2.95m
The Arts Yard is a creative haven with an authentic Byron vibe “where artistsans create, collaborate and display their works. ”
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Ray White Rural Bangalow
Byron Shire Real Estate
Real Estate of Distinction Byron Bay
• 7 Coonawarra Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am
• 1787 Kyogle Rd, Uki. Wed 11–11.45am, Fri 11–11.45am
First National Byron Bay
Tim Miller Real Estate
• 64 Taylors Road, Eureka. Wed 3–3.30pm • 9 Walker Street, Byron Bay. Wed 4–4.30pm. Sat 11–11.30am • 7 Ballina Road, Bangalow. Fri 11–11.30am. Sat 11–11.30am • 390 Terania Creek Road, Terania Creek. Fri 1pm–2pm
• 829 Bangalow Rd, Talofa. Wed 1.30–2pm • 856 Bangalow Rd, Talofa. Wed 12.30–1pm, Sat 12.30–1pm • 7 Ferguson Ct, Bangalow. Sat 11.30am–12pm
Sat 1pm–2pm. Inspect by appointment
• 9 Station Street, Bangalow. Sat 9–9.30am • 20 Lovegroves Lane, Uralba. Sat 10–10.30am • 2/13 Mango Bark Court, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 20 Taylors Lane, Ewingsdale. Sat 10–10.30am • 9/11–19 Cooper Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am McGrath Byron Bay
• 583 Koonorigan Road, The Channon. Sat 12pm
New Listings First National Byron Bay
• 4/5–7 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay $700,000–$750,000 • 9 Walker Street, Byron Bay. Contact Agent • 12 Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head. Contact Agent • 9/11–19 Cooper Street, Byron Bay. Contact Agent
• 38 Avocado Crescent, Ewingsdale. Sat 9.30–10am (Auction) • 13 Bryce street, Suffolk Park. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 176 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 12.30–1pm
North Coast Lifestyle Properties
Harcourts Northern Rivers
Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads/ Murwillumbah
• 36 Tanamera Drive, Alstonville. Sat 10–10.30am • 4/42 Byron Street, Lennox Head. Sat 11.30am–12pm • 57 Lismore Road, Alstonville. Sat 12–12.30pm North Coast Lifestyle Properties
• 5 Deacon Street, Bangalow • 16/2 Condon Drive, East Ballina – $1,299,000
• 10B Whitton Place, Ocean Shores • 14 Noel Street, Lismore Heights
• 42 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.45am • 16/2 Condon Drive, East Ballina. Sat 10am–2pm
Auction
Raine & Horne Ocean Shores/Brunswick Heads/ Murwillumbah
First National Byron Bay
• Panorama Estate, 2981 Kyogle Road, Kunghur. Wed 9–11am, Fri 9–11am, Sat 11am–2pm • 29 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah. Wed 4–4.30pm, Sat 10–10.30am • 11 Silkwood Terrace, Tweed Heads West. Sat 9–9.30am • 10B Whitton Place, Ocean Shores. Sat 9.30–10am • 4 Napelle Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 37 Warwick Park Road, Sleepy Hollow. Sat 12.30–1pm
WHERE’S MY ECHO?
• 9 Station Street, Bangalow. Auction – Sat 6 March 10.30am • 767 Myocum Road, Myocum. Forthcoming Auction • 390 Terania Creek Road, Terania Creek. Forthcoming Auction • 7 Ballina Road, Bangalow. Forthcoming Auction • 517 Friday Hut Road, Brooklet. Contact Agent • 12 Killarney Crescent, Skennars Head. Forthcoming Auction
Ray White Rural Bangalow
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• 583 Koonorigan Road, The Channon. Sat 1pm
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Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads / Murwillumbah
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10B Whi on Court, Ocean Shores
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FREE STANDING BRAND NEW DUPLEX View
Saturday 13th Feb 9.30am–10.00am Just Listed
Price
Modern, sleek and moments away from the beach, this north east facing duplex boasts natural light and quality finishes. Encompassing stunning views over the waterways and nature reserves, this home is only a 2km walk to the sands of South Golden Beach. • Modern kitchen with ample space • Double car garage and storage • Spacious bedrooms and ceiling fans
CITY COUNTRY VIEWS View Price
By Appointment $510,000–$540,000
Tania Sheppard 0436 033 636 tania.sheppard@oceanshores.rh.com.au
LI ST ED JU ST
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Location is key in choosing the right home and in this gorgeous property you get to enjoy a Lismore Heights address with stunning views across the city to the rolling hills beyond. • Featuring stunning timber floor boards, modern kitchen, air-con and outdoor covered area • Under the three bedroom house is a large garage, storage, workshop and a fourth bedroom
Bre McDonald 0400 351 311 bre .mcdonald@oceanshores.rh.com.au
LI ST ED JU ST 4
14 Noel Street, Lismore Heights
Saturday 13th Feb 11.00–11.30am Just Listed
4 Napelle Court, Ocean Shores OCEAN VIEWS, CUL-DE-SAC, LOCATION PLUS! A whisper quiet cul-de-sac position, with expansive ocean views from almost every room, this charming tightly held family home is complimented by well-presented interiors and a versatile floor plan. • Surrounded by a large entertaining deck and courtyard terraces for all occasions • Spacious sunken formal living area with ocean views from the lounge and over the garden
Tania Sheppard 0436 033 636 tania.sheppard@oceanshores.rh.com.au
3 View Price
1 By Appointment Just Listed
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64 Ann Street, Mullumbimby UNPACK AND CREATE YOUR MULLUMBIMBY LIFE This impeccably maintained home is situated on a quiet street and is a flat stroll into town with easy access to the many a ractions of the Byron Shire. • Corner block with north east pastoral aspect • Open plan kitchen/dining with separate generous lounge room • 9 minutes’ drive to Brunswick Heads
Leah Ashenhurst 0408 871 400 leah.ashenhurst@oceanshores.rh.com.au
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FINANCE
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SOLD
Ocean Shores 1 Kulgun Court 631m2
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• Well-appointed kitchen with stainless steel dishwasher and plenty of storage, conveniently located off the family area with direct access to the outside undercover alfresco area. • Generous master bedroom with it’s own ensuite. • Two other bedrooms, all with built-in robes. • Internal laundry with storage. • Undercover carport and plenty of space to park your cars/ boats or even a trailer. • Separate formal dining area and separate living area, both getting plenty of nature light throughout. • Plenty of backyard space for backyard cricket.
Steven Liu M 0423 115 778 E steven.liu@harcourts.com.au
Steven JUST LISTED
Crabbes Creek 1 Pimble Valley Road 2.05 hectares
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• 2 x farmhouses with their own total privacy. • Main house is a great family home with 3 bedrooms, open living area off the kitchen, sunroom and large formal lounge. • Next to the main house is a beautiful retreat style swimming pool plus under cover entertaining area and outside shower. • Second house is private and elevated with its own access. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large screened verandah, large double carport/entertaining area. • Third dwelling is a fully self-contained studio. • Spring fed dam, 6kw solar system, own supply of pure drinking water from artesian bore. Lush subtropical gardens, fruit trees, storage sheds, carports, teenage retreat behind the pool.
Steven Liu M 0423 115 778 E steven.liu@harcourts.com.au
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ACUPUNCTURE
Accountants & Bookkeepers.............................. 42 Acupuncture ....................................................... 42 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration ...................... 42 Antennas & Installation ..................................... 42 Antiques/Restoration ......................................... 42 Appliance Repair ................................................ 42 Architects ............................................................ 42 Automotive ......................................................... 42 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters .................. 42 Bricklaying .......................................................... 42 Building Trades ................................................... 42 Bush Regen & Weed Control .............................. 42 Carpet Cleaning .................................................. 43 Chimney Sweeps................................................. 43 Chiropractic......................................................... 43 Cleaning .............................................................. 43 Computer Services ............................................. 43 Concreting & Paving ........................................... 43 Counselling ......................................................... 43 Decks, Patios & Extensions ................................ 43 Dentists ............................................................... 43 Design & Drafting ............................................... 43 Driveway Maintenance ...................................... 43 Earthmoving & Excavation ................................ 43 Electricians .......................................................... 43 Fencing ................................................................ 43 Floor Sanding & Polishing ................................. 43 Flooring ............................................................... 43 Funeral Services.................................................. 43 Garden & Property Maintenance ...................... 43 Garden Design .................................................... 43 Gas Suppliers ...................................................... 43 Graphic Design ................................................... 43 Guttering ............................................................. 43 Handypersons ..................................................... 44 Health .................................................................. 44 Hire ...................................................................... 44 Kitchens ............................................................... 44 Landscape Design .............................................. 44 Landscape Supplies............................................ 44 Landscaping ....................................................... 44 Locksmith ............................................................ 44 Osteopathy.......................................................... 44 Painting ............................................................... 44 Pest Control ......................................................... 44 Photography ....................................................... 44 Physiotherapy ..................................................... 44 Picture Framing .................................................. 44 Plastering ............................................................ 44 Plumbers ............................................................. 44 Pools .................................................................... 44 Removalists ......................................................... 44 Roofing ................................................................ 44 Rubbish Removal ................................................ 45 Self Storage ......................................................... 45 Septic Systems .................................................... 45 Solar Installation ................................................ 45 Television Services ............................................. 45 Tiling .................................................................... 45 Tree Services ....................................................... 45 Tuition ................................................................. 45 Upholstery .......................................................... 45 Valuers ................................................................. 45 Veterinary Surgeons .......................................... 45 Water Filters ........................................................ 45 Water Supplies .................................................... 45 Welding ............................................................... 45 Window Cleaning ............................................... 45 Window Tinting................................................... 45
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CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS
MARLENE FARRY Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine marlenefarry.com .........0416 599507 ACUPUNCTURE & acupressure massage. Ph Dr. Derek Doran .......................................0414 478787
6684 5296 BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444
BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS
AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION LOCAL
SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM
1/84 Centennial Circuit Byron Bay
66 680 0 8862
AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION
PLEASE CALL 6680 9394 artisanair.com.au AU 37088
FREE E MEASURE E QUOTE E
SUNSCREENS
CURTAINS
PLANTATION SHUTTERS
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SPECIALISTS IN HOM E AUTOM ATION
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Lic 246545C
YOUR LOCAL BLIND MAN at North Byron Blinds .................................................. Amos 0404 421518
Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services
BRICKLAYING
– Sales – Installation – Repairs – All Commercial Refrigeration – Residential & Commercial Airconditioning – Coolroom Design & Construction – Freezer Rooms
BRICK/BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 291958C. Phone Mark ........................................0409 444268
6684 2783
• DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reason-
45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492
BUILDING TRADES able market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).
• RELIABLE TRADESMAN • DECKS & PERGOLAS • TIMBER SCREENS & DOORS • GARAGE CONVERSIONS
AIR CONDITIONING & RE FRIGE RATION • Sales • Service • Installations • Warranty Repairs • Domestic & Commercial
LICENCE NUMBER 344531C
SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE
Jarreau 0421
AU 27106 LIC: 362019C
CALL BRETT 0414 542 019
485 217
COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137
ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION
0439 624 945
AH
02 66 804 173 Friendly Reliable Prompt Local
Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work
Lic: 317362C
Licensed builder, specialising in Bathroom renovations.
0417 654 888
Quality workmanship, and reliable and personalised service.
www.stoneysbuildingcreations.com
JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705
ANTIQUES/RESTORATION
Complete Home Maintenance Solutions
FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique. 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com 0412 528454
Bathroom and Kitchen Renovations • General Carpentry • Timber Decks • Home Maintenance RAY GOUGH 0477 005 144 completehome_1@bigpond.com
APPLIANCE REPAIR
Lic. 266174C
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ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS
Lic No: MVTC157416
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COFFEE MACHINE SERVICE & REPAIR coffeetechbyron.com.au Phone Stuart ............0407 395263
ALL CARPENTRY WORK
ARCHITECTS
FULLY INSURED
OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001
AUTOMOTIVE
NSW Lic. 83568c Qld BSA 1238105
• Floor installations • Door & Window installations • Decks & Pergolas 0488 950 638 matt.rowan.wardle@gmail.com • Alterations
DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998 BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420
• Tyres • Batteries • Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016
LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES
HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C ...............................................0432 565060 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595
North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au
Service Directory BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns – bindii weeds – Army worms – grass grubs .....0418 110714 EAST COAST BUSH REGENERATION Tree planting, weed control. Call Rossco Faithfull.0409 157695
CARPET CLEANING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!
0408 232 066
RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355
Coast to Country Asphalt Specialising in
JP ELECTRICAL All electrical. Level 2 ASP. Solar, data + TV. Lic 133082C .......................0432 289705 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477
• Asphalt Driveways • Sub-divisions • Earthworks • Carparks • and all Maintenance!
Green & Clean
For a Free Quote Call Now
Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation. Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa
COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173
DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE
Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours
BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801
0467 482 948
BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408 E4 ELECTRICAL SERVICES Lic 116621c. Solutions made E4 EASY! Phone Jamie ..........0410 502060
oast Asph alt st C Ea
ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES
6677 1859
Commercial / Domestic / Insurance
CHIMNEY SWEEPING
&
BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation .....66771905
CHIROPRACTIC
CON
C RET E E
BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0439 078549
SERVICING THE EAST COAST OF THE NSW NORTHERN RIVERS
G DGIN
EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262
Burringbar
FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256
FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING
EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION
THE FLOOR SANDER New & old floors, decks, non-toxic finishes, special effects, free quotes..0407 821690
BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553
FUNERAL SERVICES
TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey
CLEANING
NORTHERN RIVERS DIRECT CREMATIONS Personal service, female-led exceptional care
0409 799 909
24 hours. All-inclusive and local. $2100 .........................................................................1300 585778
various implements available for limited access projects
ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING
WILSONS
actionjoewindow@gmail.com • House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & flyscreens • Water efficient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 0409 207 646 or 0412 495750 DETAILED CLEANER/GUEST HOUSE MANAGER All natural products 4.8 Stayz rated ..0410 723601
Excavation & Plant Hire
• Tip Trucks 3 to 12 Tonne • Excavators 5 & 21 Tonne • Posi Track Loader • Driveways • Roads • Cleaning • Civil Works • House Pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush Rocks • Rock Walls • Water Truck
Training & Assessment: Earthmoving Plant & Forklift Nationally Recognised Qualifications
admin@wilsonexcavationsandtruckhire.com.au Byron Bay 0427 663 678 or 0452 400 565
5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE
PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER excellent references, good rates. Shire wide. Ph Krissy ..0410 860330
RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335
Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. Augers and rock grab available.
BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111
EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283
COMPUTER SERVICES
MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed. Ph Sam.......0477 851493 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance .....................0402 487213 PAUL’S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791
CONCRETING & PAVING
A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552
Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. Residential • Civil • Industrial
RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660
LOCAL, QUALIFIED & RELIABLE
GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442
NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857
GARDEN DESIGN
ELECTRICIANS
www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au FENG SHUI / GARDEN DESIGN .........................Lyn 0428 884329
CONCRETING COUNSELLING
GAS SUPPLIERS
24 HOUR SERVICE
Call Daniel
PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788
GW GARDEN MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, trees & hedges, trailer ..............0408 244820
GRADER HIRE All road construction, driveways, pads, horse arenas. Adrian ................0428 845091
ALL AROUND
0424 876 155
BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109
0439 624 945
AH
02 66 804 173
Domestic Commercial
COUNSELLING & LIFE COACHING Get unstuck & reclaim life purpose. TracieAnne.com .. 0437 174804
ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753
DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS
All Jobs Small or Large
Lic: 154293c
DARYL 0418 234 302
Lic.136717c
CONCRETING
TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772
MINI DIGGER!
SALISBURY
Lic No. 337066C
GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Specialising in Driveway Construction & Maintenance
BEYOND CLEANING GROUP Quality focused. Brunswick to Ballina from $39.60ph .....0451 102239
Free Quotes
FENCING
SECURITY, DATA, TV Tim Nicholls ph: 0468 384 203 lic: 000102498
Free Delivery
Locally Owned Est 18 years
No Rental Reliable
www.brunswickvalleygas.com
0408 760 609 GRAPHIC DESIGN
THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690
DENTISTS LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE.......................................................................66851264
DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993
LOOKING FOR A LOCAL
www.thinkblinkdesign.com
ELECTRICIAN YOU CAN TRUST? Quality Guaranteed Licenced, professional and reliable Lifetime Workmanship Warranty
Family owned and operated, Est. 2010
DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048
Electrical, Data, Solar, Service and Maintenance
BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448
Serving the Northern Rivers Community
FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham .......................livingbalancedesigns.com.au
LIC: 228999C
BORRELL DESIGN Drafting & design. Commercial, retail, residential, shop fit-outs .....0412 043463 NORTHFACE DESIGNS www.northfacedesigns.com.au..............................Cody Greer 0434 272353
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Graphic Design Print Branding Websites Tutoring
nichollselectrical@outlook.com
SPECIALIST DECK SANDER (raised nail heads no prob), deck oiling, etc by FCR ..........0419 789600
CONTACT US TODAY 0438
Scan for website
535 149
GUTTERING
AAA GUTTER GUARD Over 17 years of gutter protection in the region.
Ph 0427 648 981 www.aaagutterguard.com
LOCALLY PROVEN QUALITY PRODUCTS
robert@parallelpower.com.au SPOTLESS GUTTERS. Gutter Guard Specialists. Ph........................................................0405 922839
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HANDYPERSONS
YVES DE WILDE
X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING
BUILDING SERVICES R E S I D E N T I A L | C O M M E R C I A L | I N D U S T R I A L | S T R AT A | M A I N T E N A N C E S E R V I C E S
24 hr response time guaranteed
0414 210 222
www.duluxaccredited.com.au
X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C
Fully Insured
paul.munten@bigpond.com.au
HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance, painting. Call Mark ........0402 281638
30 years experience
A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697
Blocked drain specialists Everything plumbing, drainage & gasďŹ tting
Lic 167371C
HANDY MAN SERVICES
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0400 852 141
HIGHPOINT Repairs & handyman services. Painting, plastering & tiling. Michael ........0421 896796
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CARE & REPAIR HANDYMAN. Aaron ............................................................................0428 891682 AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BYRONBAYPAINTINGSERVICES.COM.AU – Reliable. Quality work. Lic#309278C. Ph 1300 255 724 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403
HEALTH
MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035
PEST CONTROL
• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture,
ADM PLUMBING SERVICES‌ (NO JOB TOO SMALL)‌ Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483
Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy
POOLS
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 MOVE TO NURTURE PILATES STUDIO & mat classes. Lennox Head ............................0404 459605 AYURVEDA, NATUROPATH, Herbs, Jacinta McEwen – Om Healing ...................................66849422
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
www.sanctuarypest.com.au
ATTENTION POOL OWNERS • All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing 73 Station St, Mullumbimby
HIRE
(opp. Council chambers)
MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003
KITCHENS
6684 3003
02 6681 6555
D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au .......................Dave 0409 843689
YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
www.allpestsolutions.com.au
Andy’s Move & More
BEAU JARDIN Landscape plans & horticultural consultations. beaujardin.com.au .................0417 054443 THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018
LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES
From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring
Professional • Commercial • Personal
6684 2323 / 0418 663 983
www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518
LANDSCAPING
• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of ďŹ ne art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery
30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism
NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS
466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288
0432 334 200 02 6680 8170
ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge....................66803499
PICTURE FRAMING
LOCKSMITH
PAINTING
Lic No 189144C
ALL-WAYS PAINTING
Byron Coast Removals SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS AND BEYOND.
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Competitive rates and packing supplies available. 0432 552 067 | 6684 5481 | byroncoastremovals@gmail.com
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MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813
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SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 J. RAY PLASTERING 30 years experience. Quality workmanship. Ph John ....................0467 598038 MAN WITH A TALL VAN Furniture removal services. $60 an hour. Call Evan .................0410 120777
ROOFING
PLUMBERS NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?
Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE
Licence No. 207479C
to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.
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• DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required
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PLASTERING
NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri.....................................66857517
BYRON BAY
leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au
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Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148 MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791
OSTEOPATHY
0409 917646
LEAPFROG REMOVALS
PHYSIOTHERAPY
LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853
0429149 533 Est 2006
SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO
Tree Faerie Fotos
1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)
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
PHOTOGRAPHY
• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more
• Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed • Attention to detail
REMOVALISTS
Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe
DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL
MONTYS METAL
ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049
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
North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au
Service Directory RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
TILING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!
Phone Paul: 0499 373 117 ALL ROOF CLEANING & PAINTING by Full Circle Refinishing. Ph Oliver .......................0419 789600
TILE & GROUT CLEANING
Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.
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WATER SUPPLIES
Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa
TRIDENT WATER Remote access delivery, 4WD water truck. Northern Rivers & surrounds ..0412 580 564
WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, General, Repairs: Steel, Aluminium & Stainless ..0408 410545
WINDOW CLEANING
WINTER SPECIAL:
Every 5th m FREE 2
0408 232 066
CLEAN VIEW Prompt, professional, insured. Phone David .............................................0421 906460
WINDOW TINTING
info@theshowersealer.com.au
0412 026 441
Leaky showers sealed at a fraction of the cost of re tiling.
SUNRISE W. T. 3/19-21 Centennial Cct, Byron. Cars, homes, offices, etc. High quality ..0412 158478 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009
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I PAINT ROOFS 30 years experience ......................................................................Paul 0499 373117 TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103
RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300 THIS IS RUBBISH Tipper truck for hire. Call or text Jono ...............................................0412 871438 G FROG RUBBISH REMOVAL & TIP RUNS. 9m3 trailer. Same day service. Best rates .0413 289443
CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals
• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18� Chipper
Mon to Fri 9am–5pm
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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
www.harttreeservices.com.au
ALL AREAS OF THE NORTHERN RIVERS & SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND
0401 208 797
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
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
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
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The closure of a site by our printer means that from the start of February we have to print our paper at a different time, and further away. As far as possible we’ll try to distribute all 24,000 copies of The Echo by the end of Wednesday, but in some cases your paper may not arrive until early Thursday morning. We’re sorry!
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FOR EARLYBIRDS... Our daily online news site (recently revamped) will still be at echo.net.au each day. If you scroll down the home page, in the middle is the pdf version of the current edition (up normally from Tuesday evening).
Saturday 13th Feb
8am Osho Silent Dynamic meditation 10am Osho Discourse 12pm Osho Nataraj (dance) 2pm Osho Natabrahma (humming) 4pm Osho Kundalini (shaking) 6pm Osho Evening Meditation
Back on again Wed 17 Feb! When: Wed 9.30am–12.30pm weekly Where: Drill Hall Theatre, Mullum Positive energy and supportive space. Newcomers welcome. Includes model, music and facilitation. Models wanted $$$. Ph 0421101220 www.dynamicdrawing.com.au
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The fox control program is part of the NSW Saving our Species Program for the conservation of priority threatened species such as the beach stone curlew and pied oystercatcher.
Beginners Courses Yoga Yogalates Pilates
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Suffolk Park Mon 10–11.30am Yogalates Wed 6–7pm Yin Yang Yoga Special: Book in for a month @ $95, try as many classes as you like. See website for additional classes. 0432 047 221 yogalates.com.au
MIELE WASHERS Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511
ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617 BAMBOO PLANTS: clumping, screening, hedging, flowering gingers, bromeliads. Close to Mullum. 0458535760
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HYPNOSIS & NLP 30 years exp. Helping you to create positive changes. Call Wendy today!
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HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net
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ITEMS UNDER $100 FREE: SINGLE FUTON BED BASE Brunswick Hds, collect only. 0435907040
WANTED LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052
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Please be reminded that domestic pets are not permitted on NPWS Estate. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs). Pets and working dogs must be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.
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2021 PLAYTIME STARTS Wednesday 10 February, 9.30–11am at Mullumbimby Uniting Church Hall. Please bring your own refreshments. For parents or carers of infants. COVID Safe practice. Ph Win 66841405
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DAVID LOVEJOY Did Daedalus murder his nephew? Was it Arion who invented the stage musical? How did Icarus really die? Did Zeus impregnate Danaë with a shower of gold? And what did Midas do when he lost his golden touch? From the Mullum Echo office $10
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Classifieds POSITIONS VACANT EXPERIENCED TYRE FITTER full-time position, above award wages. Apply in person to Singh’s Tyre and Mechanical, 148 Jonson St, Byron Bay. ADMIN LEGEND WANTED to join our growing team. An immediate start, full-time hours. We need a focussed, independent worker who loves the phone and gets a kick out of helping people. Join a cohesive, supportive team who value collaboration and high productivity. Head to www.myiict.com/careers for information about the role and how to apply. Applications close by Fri 19 Feb, 5pm.
THE ECHO PAPER DELIVERY
WAREHOUSE WORKERS REQUIRED. Despatch and production positions avail. Fun team, based in Billinudgel. Contact jason@maskco.com
DANCE TEACHER Junior, jazz, ballet and musical theatre. 0439681217
has the following exciting opportunities available: High School Teaching Assistant (20 hours per week) Grounds Person (11 hours per week)) Applications close at 9am on Friday, 19 February 2021. For Position Description and details on how to apply please refer to our website www.shearwater.nsw.edu.au/ working-at-shearwater.html
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The closure of a site by our printer means that from the start of February we have to print our paper at a different time, and further away. As far as possible we’ll try to distribute all 24,000 copies of The Echo by the end of Wednesday, but in some cases your paper may not arrive until early Thursday morning. We’re sorry! . FOR EARLYBIRDS... . Our daily online news site (recently revamped) will still be at echo.net.au each day. If you scroll down the home page, in the middle is the pdf version of the current edition (up normally from Tuesday evening).
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 collect the papers from Mullumbimby Scout Hall around 9am-10am Wednesday morning and have delivered all the papers by Wednesday evening. Suit mature or stable persons/couples with a strong throwing arm for throwing the papers to residential premises. Commencing asap. Email simon@echo.net.au or phone 0409324724
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HAPPY GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY MUM AND DAD 13 FEB 2021 From High School sweethearts to 50 years married. Love Keira, Leisha and our family.
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MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 GUITARS, RECORDS, HI-FI WE BUY AND SELL 66851005
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Nothing much has changed for BONITA who is still somewhat bewildered now that her gorgeous kittens have left her. She was so motherly that also she fostered another litter. They have also gone. Bonita has made it out of her box since this photo but is keen to go back in and straight to a new loving home. Sweet and gentle nature. She will certainly be a lovely family companion.
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NORAH CHRISTINA Passed away peacefully at Coolamon Villa, Mullumbimby. Loved wife of the late Frank Porthouse. Much loved mother of Tony, Patty and Ann-Maree. Loved by her seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Survived by her loving sister Marie O’Donnell. Norah will be sadly missed by all family and friends. Aged 96 years Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Requiem Mass to be held at St John’s Catholic Church, Mullumbimby on Friday (February 12, 2021) commencing at 11am followed by burial at Mullumbimby Lawn Cemetery. Michael Currie Funerals 6684 6232
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Byron craft/social group The Uniting Craft and Social Group in Byron Bay Uniting Church has resumed. We meet on Monday mornings in the church in Carlyle Street from about 9.30am. Bring your craft and lunch. A small fee applies for tea and coffee. When the banner is out come on in. Call Tilly on 6685 6585.
Ballina Cherry Street Bowling Club. Men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their partners or carers are most welcome to attend. Enquiries Bob Corney 6628 1527 or 0400 747 630.
V-Day and the Vagina Conversations
Mahjong and cards
Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net
The first meeting of the Northern Rivers Day Prostate Cancer Support Group for 2021 is on Monday, 15 February, 10am tilll 12 noon at the
Mahjong and cards (500) for seniors. Our friendly group meet at 1pm on Fridays. All welcome. Enquiries Nancy 0498 480 373.
PETEO
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Peteo is a 4 1/2 year old desexed male Bull Arab X. He is a good natured boy, obedient and would be good with older children as a family dog. If you can give Peteo a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461. Microchip no 900008000116640. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home. ABN 83 126 970 338 Selena is now becoming braver & seeking more affection. She’s still fearful of the other cats & tends to shy away from the bigger personalities in the shelter. We know that in the right home, she’ll continue to grow in conďŹ dence. She is a gorgeous brown, grey & black tabby who needs a home which is patient, loving & willing to keep her moving conďŹ dently forward. To meet Selena, please call AWL on 0436 845 542 To meet our other cats & kittens, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm, Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 0436 845 542.
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Lurline Coleman nèe Odd
Late of Coolamon Mullumbimby. Formerly of Ocean Shores and Castle Hill. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday 2nd February 2021. Aged 86 Years. Dearly loved Wife of Barry (dec’d). Loved Mother of Karen, Brad, Sturt and and Mother-in-law of Mark. Cherished Grandmother of Matthew, Amy, Nicole, Nicholas, and Shannon. Loving Great-grandmother of Isabelle, Bailey, Lochlan, Cooper, Evie, Spencer, Jack, and Zander Loved Sister of Thelma (dec’d), Jessie, Heather (dec’d), Shirley (dec’d), and Rodney Allan. A private family service will be held for Lurline.
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Byron District Orchid Society is meeting again from 1.30pm on Sunday, 14 February at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. A mini-show will be a feature of our meeting.
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All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. No: 900079000718170
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1 RUN LEFT IN OCEAN SHORES 900 papers
The successful applicant(s) 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 on Wednesday and have delivered all the papers by Wednesday evening. Suit mature, semi-retired or stable persons/couples with a strong throwing arm for throwing the papers to residential premises. Commencing asap. Email simon@echo.net.au or phone 0409324724
WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post ofďŹ ce box
EROTIC MASSAGE STAFF reliable and friendly for Gentlemen’s Relaxation Centre 18+. Tweed. Grace 0418185791
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ACREAGE MOWING POSITION Experienced, zero-turn operator required for local mowing business. Must have industry exp with detailed brushcutting. Text only. 0402487213 7am–6pm
LADIES WANTED, MUST BE 18+ Casual or permanent work available in busy adult parlour. 66816038 for details.
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2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE: EXPERIENCED CLIMBER & EXPERIENCED GROUNDSMAN Good pay. Hart Tree Services. Text only: 0427347380
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Orchid society meeting
DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Please note that, owing to space restrictions, not all entries may be included each week. Email copy marked ‘Regular As Clockwork’ to editor@echo.net.au.
Mullum N’hood Centre Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer. MDNC services that are running include: Community support/ emergency relief: Food parcels, meals, assistance with electricity and Telstra bills. Listening Space: free counselling. Staying Home, Leaving Violence program. Integrated Domestic & Family Violence program Financial Counselling: outreach available Thursdays & Fridays Financial Counselling: free service funded by the government, offering advocacy & assistance to find options to address debts. Information, referral and advocacy. To access these services call 6684 1286 or fill out an online enquiry form.
Club: Friday 9am–11am, Community Cabin Carlyle St. Seniors drumming, yoga, ukulele, art and drama: 66856807 for booking and time details. Volunteer Hub referral service: Call 66856807.
Low-cost or free food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Wednesday 10–12noon at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details.
Drug support groups
Homeless Breakfast: 7:30–9am Wednesday. Homeless Showers: Monday and Wednesday 10am–12pm (book in at breakfasts). Women’s Support and Counselling: Friday 1–3pm, Community Cabin Carlyle St. Free Phone Counselling: Call 0415 322 064 10am–2pm. Seniors Computer
Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week – www.aa.org.au. Experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use? Learn coping skills and gain support from Narcotics Anonymous. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call1300 652 820 or text your postcode to 0488 811 247. www. na.org.au. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meeting held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au.
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Men’s 1st division training Tuesday and Thursday nights, 7pm at Shara Blvd. Other men’s divisions and ladies’ training 6:30pm Wednesday nights at Shara Blvd. See you there! Info to follow for senior men’s and women’s training on Shores United SC
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Election guru Antony Green tweeted last week, ‘The law may allow the Flux Party [Western Australia] to re-name itself Liberals for Climate. But it is an attempt by the party to increase its vote by confusing voters, and in my opinion that is wrong whatever the law says’.
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Just 8.4 per cent of the world’s population live in a ‘full democracy’, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Democracy Index. The Economist reports, ‘The pandemic caused an unprecedented rollback of democratic freedoms in 2020’. While Australia ranks ninth as a ‘full democracy’, the UK sits at 16 and NZ is four. Norway is number one, and the US is 25. Most of Africa, the Middle East and, of course China, are considered ‘authoritarian regimes’. Q Q Q Q
If 17,000 jobs were lost in the mining sector, would the PM jump to the rescue? That’s the number of jobs lost in the uni sector from the pandemic, after they were denied JobKeeper. An educated population is clearly a threat to authoritarian regimes. If a society does not value education, then what is its future? Q Q Q Q
Papua New Guinea is apparently in talks with China about an ‘ambitious’ plan to build a $39 billion city on an island less than 200 kilometres from the Australian mainland. It’s expected secret high level talks will be followed by high level public relations exercises to distract and subdue a public who are overwhelmed by never-ending political rorts and environmental vandalism. Q Q Q Q
Psst: Canada has announced that the Proud Boys, a racist collective of monosyllabic morons, will be designated as a terrorist entity. Will Australia follow suit, or will these boys, who are yet-to-be-men, get their own show on Murdoch’s Sky News?
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