The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 36.39 – March 9, 2022 by Echo Publications

A P O C O LY P S I S C O N S O L A T O R I A 2 0 2 2 The Byron Shire Echo • Volume 36 #39 • March 9, 2022 • www.echo.net.au

Roadworks begin for trapped residents

Flood damaged asbestos warning

Hans Lovejoy

Paul Bibby

It’s a week later, and the enormity of damage to the north of the Shire is just starting to emerge after a flood event that came largely without warning in the early hours of March 1. On Monday, March 8, newly formed State government agency, Resilience NSW, established a Flood Recovery Centre at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall. The flood response, up until that point, was run by volunteers and the Resilient Byron network. They coordinated life-saving rescues and food and equipment drops, along with other support.

Locals are being warned to exercise caution as they clear out flooddamaged homes and businesses, owing to the serious health risks posed by asbestos, black mould and water-borne diseases. As the Shire moves into recovery mode following last weekend’s devastating floods, experts are commending the incredible community clean-up effort, but warning locals to ‘mask up, suit up and wrap it up’. ‘If you’re living in a house around here that was built before 2000, there’s a good chance that there’s asbestos in there somewhere,’ one Northern Rivers environmental consultant told The Echo. ‘It’s often in boards and panels in the bathroom, laundry and kitchen – it’s when you’re pulling those out that things can become problematic. ‘If it’s an older home there’s often old vinyl flooring underneath the carpet and that’s definitely something to look out for, along with material from the ceiling and the eves.’ With tens of thousands of homes across the region suffering serious flood damage, a large proportion of the ongoing clean-up effort will almost certainly continue to be done by everyday community members, assisted by licensed building contractors. ‘If it looks like asbestos it probably is,’ Bill Lowrie, from East Coast Asbestos advised. ‘My advice is, get a P2 mask, get a bunch of black plastic and don’t go ripping a hole in the wall if you don’t really need to.’ ▶ Continued on page 5

ADF troops, helicopters The newly established centre will provide information ‘on clean-up services, financial help, insurance and legal support, business support, mental health and well-being support’. The local Resilience NSW team is led by Myles O’Reilly. He told The Echo the Australian Defence Force (ADF) were here to assist, with a troop of around 30 personnel, with more expected to arrive in the coming days. As part of Operation Flood Assist, they will be tasked with helicopter runs into the cut off remote areas behind Mullum. The SES is coordinating the airspace with respect to helicopters he said, so that there was a clear management approach. While Mullumbimby, South Golden Beach, Ocean Shores and Billinudgel were severely affected by last week’s massive flooding, many living in Byron Shire’s

Mullum’s Repair Cafe open for flood crisis ▶ p4

Williams Bridge, located before the Main Arm Store, was one of many bridges destroyed. Photo Cassie Douglas hinterland are still cut off, owing to massive landslips, and collapsed roads and bridges that have been washed away. Newly formed creeks now run where roads once were, and most of the hills behind Mullum are only accessible by experienced off-road motorcycle riders.

Main Arm, Wilsons Creek ëŕĎ LƖşŕćſşşŊ ĈƖƐ şǔ Council staff say they are very concerned about the road networks in Main Arm, Wilsons Creek and Huonbrook.

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A statement reads, ‘It is important that people do not take matters into their own hands to clear land slips, or create alternative routes, as roads may have severe structural issues beyond those which are visually apparent. ‘We are continuing with urgent geotechnical assessment and monitoring’. A Tweed Council roads department spokesperson told The Echo that that they have no time frame on when Rowlands Creek Road, which links Uki to Upper Main Arm, can be inspected and repaired. ▶ Continued on page 3

On the ground with the People’s Army ▶ p7

Closed Byron Shire roads include: Left Bank Road, Wanganui Road, Whian Road at Lismore Shire Border, Mill Road, Wilsons Creek Road, Huonbrook Road, Federal Drive, Main Arm Road, Johnsons Road, Coopers Creek Road. Palmwoods Road, Englishes Road, Upper Main Arm Road, Upper Wilsons Creek Road, and Blindmouth Road. For more info, visit MyRoadInfo.

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Local News Getting money on the ground, where it counts Aslan Shand Getting money onto the ground where it is needed is the key to the Echo Northern Rivers 2022 Flood Donation appeal, which has been set up to move money straight into the hands of local community groups at the coal face of the flood disaster recovery. Echo general manager, Simon Haslam, says monetary donations are being collected for those affected by the recent devastating floods in our region. ‘We will distribute funds as quickly as possible, after consultation with community organisations actively helping people affected by the 2022 flooding, such as the Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre, helping the north of Byron Shire, and organisations in Murwillumbah, Ballina, and Lismore’. ‘Around $20,000 had been raised by Tuesday

on-the-ground Resilience NSW have worked tirelessly to get the Recovery Centre up and running. Services include Centrelink, Red Cross, Service NSW, medical, Council reps, DCJ and the Neighbourhood Centre. We are reminding the community that financial support through monetary donations and voucher cards, for example to Mitre 10, are what is needed. Kohinur Hall in Upper Main Arm. Photo by Zali Spinner, who is one local coordinating disaster assistance in Main Arm.

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and $13,500 has already been transferred to the bank accounts of grassroots organisations: $4,000 to local flood recovery services in Mullumbimby, $2,500 in Ballina, $4,000 in Lismore and $3,000 in Murwillumbah. ‘We will continue to distribute funds as they become available, thanks entirely to the generous individuals who have donated.’ Julie Williams, Manager of

‘This allows people who are receiving support the dignity of choice as they know their families, what their kids will eat and wear better than anyone else.’ The Food Relief Cook Up is also accepting donations to cook and distribute food to people throughout the Northern Rivers. Additionally, www.recoveryproject2022.com ‘Connects people who need help with those who can offer it’.

the Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre said her organisation was thankful for the appeal, ‘as it is a trusted local organisation’. ‘These donations will help us provide much needed support for many of those people who fall through the cracks’. ‘Resilience Byron filled a short gap during a difficult time of the flood crisis which was greatly appreciated’. ‘Council and

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NBN, Telstra outage shows lack of telco resilience Hans Lovejoy After days of no Telstra reception, while dealing with the worst flood in living memory, a handwritten sign in Mullum’s main street appeared, and it seemed to sum up a lot of shared sentiment: ‘Fuk Telstra’. So how did this giant telco get it so wrong when it came to ensuring its infrastructure and protocols were robust in times of natural emergencies? Vodaphone and Optus customers were not so badly affected during the floods. The Echo asked the governing body for telcos, ACMA, whether it is tasked with ensuring that mobile and data providers have adequate and robust infrastructure and protocols in place for

large-scale natural disasters. A spokesperson instead referred the question to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, who are yet to reply. The ACMA spokesperson however, replied that, ‘While the ACMA does not have any specific rules for telcos relating to infrastructure or protocols during natural disasters, we have published reports on the impact of the 2019 bushfires, and 2020 Sydney storms on telco services’. They are: Telecommunications outages – Sydney storms, February 2020 – Report for the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts; and, Impacts of the 2019-20 bushfires on the

telecommunications network. The Echo’s question to Telstra’s media team also remains unanswered. We asked: ‘Is Telstra under any obligation to ensure its infrastructure and protocols meet extreme weather events?’ Meanwhile, NBN blamed their North Coast outage on a remotely located – and seemingly inaccessible – Fibre Access Node in Woodburn. That outage impacted 81,000 North Coast Telstra customers, and by Tuesday, an NBN spokesperson said there were around 5,800 homes and businesses still affected by outages, ‘which has dropped from around 9,200 yesterday afternoon’. ‘Areas still impacted include Ballina,

Murwillimbah, Coraki, Lismore and parts of Woodburn, as well as some smaller communities where access owing to landslides and road closures is still a problem.’

Self-regulation enshrined in law According to the introduction to the Telecommunications Act 1997, ‘(4) Regulatory policy’: ‘The Parliament intends that telecommunications be regulated in a manner that: ‘(a) promotes the greatest practicable use of industry self-regulation; and ‘(b) does not impose undue financial and administrative burdens on participants in the Australian telecommunications industry’.

‘An observation on Peter Dutton saying he “won’t cop” criticism of the army, re floods. The army does good things. My son joined cadets and enjoyed it. But this BS that people are criticising the army? They’re criticising the government. Don’t use them as some human shield.’ – Tweet by journalist Samantha Maiden

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Residents say there are upwards of 100 people trapped between Motts Road, off Upper Main Arm Road. Numerous landslides have reportedly destroyed homes, and emergency crews are still in the process of rescuing and assessing the situation.

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is still water over Rowlands Creek Road and advises trapped residents ‘to rely on the SES etc for food drops’. He added, it’s one of a dozen damaged road networks, ‘but they will get there ASAP’. An Upper Main Arm resident told The Echo he helped free his neighbour, who was inside his house when it was crushed by a landslide. He said he used a chainsaw to cut away at debris to get to the man, who was buried up to his neck in mud. While he didn’t sustain serious

injuries, his mother who was also in the house, was airlifted in a critical condition. Repentance Creek resident Y’eni Flordeladelva posted on the Federal Community Group page (Facebook) that Minyon Falls is closed and the bridges and roads are eroded, ‘with footings unsupported and road erosion on many bends’. ‘Eureka cut off owing to massive landslide at the Rosebank causeway. Corndale Road hit equally hard near where the hall used to be’.

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Did your fridge, washing machine, electric tools or wooden furniture get innundated by flood water? Mullumbimby’s Shedding Community Workshop is now hosting Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe, and they are helping locals test their electrical whitegoods and tools to see if they can get them working again. ‘Currently people are bringing in their floodaffected stuff for us to test and repair,’ said Sophie Wilksch, Director of the Shedding Community Workshop. ‘Even if the item has been submerged, it can be checked by our licensed electricians, and it may be repairable. ‘Don’t try plugging it in, bring it to us and we can check it and potentially repair it for you.’ Recognising that there are many people who are unable to bring in their whitegoods etc, a ‘call and collect’ option has been set up. ‘We have two categories for collection, one is the ‘collect and return’ and the other is the ‘collect and donate’ option. We can look at timber furniture,

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Shedding Workshop and Repair Cafe. Photo Jeff Dawson electrical tools and whitegoods, mechanical mowers and gurneys etc.’ You can contact the Shedding Workshop by calling Kerrie on 0410 488 247. Volunteers of all levels of skill are needed at the Shedding Workshop and Repair Cafe says Sophie. ‘We are looking for people skilled in electrical, mechanical and carpentry repairs, but we don’t turn any volunteers away.’ The Repair Cafe and

Shedding Workshop has been footing the cost of materials for repairs and are asking the community to lend a hand with financial donations to help them keep up the good work. ‘We are spending hundreds of dollars a day to get materials needed to fix these valuable items,’ said Sophie. Unfortunately, the Shedding Workshop will be homeless in four weeks, and they are currently seeking a permanent site to relocate to.

‘I’m really hoping that people can see the value to the community of the Shedding Workshop and Repair Cafe that can assist the community in times of crisis like these.’ If you would like to donate to the vital work they are doing, you can make a direct deposit to – Account name: Community Shedding Workshop; BSB: 722 744; Account Number: 100129062; Reference: Flood Support.

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Professionals coordinate medical needs Aslan Shand Medicines and general medical donations came pouring in to the Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre (MDNC) and Resilience Byron in response to the extreme flooding events last week. Taking up the challenge, local teacher Abelia Hissink led the charge to establish a Mullumbimby Medical Hub to sort donations and respond to medical needs in the local community. ‘In 24 hours, we established and staffed a medical hub in Mullumbimby,’ said Ms Hissink. ‘A team of about 30 GPs, ED nurses, pharmacists, pharmacist assistants, ED doctors,

Volunteers sorting out donations at the Mullumbimby Medical Hub. Photo supplied critical care paediatric nurses, surgery nurses, midwives, palliative care nurses, cancer care nurses, and emergency response nurses from Tweed to Grafton responded to our call for help.’

Working in conjunction with the SES, and the army, they sorted through the donations, creating a range of medical packs, including family packs, critical medical packs and wound care packs

to be distributed. They were also able to supply these packs to teams who were walking into remote communities as well as people who came in to the MDNC. ‘We were also able to coordinate house visits, a small wound-care clinic operating out of the MDNC, and treks to some of our outreach communities.’ Palmwoods in Main Arm had its access road washed out, but a local was able to trek out and alert the team of health concerns for a member of the Palmwoods community. The medical hub put together a small team made up of a doctor and two

nurses who walked to Palmwoods to treat the patient and other members of the community. They also put together another two teams to go to Wardell via Evans Head and Coraki. ‘The team at the MDNC were treating people who came in, writing paper scripts because eScripts weren’t working because we had no connectivity,’ said Ms Hissink. ‘We received donations from Chemist Warehouse, Tweed Health for Everyone Superclinic, other huge organisations, small businesses and big-hearted folk who just happened to drop in from as far away as Brisbane and the Gold Coast’.

Schools remain ĈōşƆĕĎ żşƆƐ ǖşşĎ Many schools in Byron Shire – and the north coast – were damaged after the March 1 flood. According to www. education.nsw.gov.au, the following local schools are ‘currently non-operational owing to adverse weather conditions’: Byron Community Primary School, Cape Byron Steiner School, Crabbes Creek Public School, Lennox Head Public School, Upper Main Arm Public School, Mullumbimby High School, Mullumbimby Public School, Stokers Siding Public School, Upper Coopers Creek Public School and Wilsons Creek Public School. For the full list and to keep up to date, visit www. education.nsw.gov.au/ public-schools/school-safety.

Flood-damaged asbestos a major concern ▶ Continued from page 1 A large number of homes and commercial buildings in the Northern Rivers constructed prior to the 2000s were built with asbestos materials. Those products are considered safe as long as they are in good condition. But once ripped, broken, burned, blown or washed away, the products can release toxic asbestos fibres into the air. The legislation allows homeowners to remove up to 10sqm of this material. Anything more than that requires them to hire a licenced contractor to remove the contamination and then a hygienist or environmental consultant to conduct safety testing. ‘This is going to be a massive six months for us,’ Mr Lowrie said. ‘This is the calm before the storm.’ There is little doubt that some of the piles of debris

pilling up outside people’s homes contain asbestos materials. However, the experts said the health risks posed by the stacks were minimal while they remained undisturbed. ‘For a start, we definitely can’t say that every single pile outside someone’s house has got contamination,’ the Environmental Consultant said. ‘For those that do, while it’s stockpiled, it’s not as much of a problem… It’s only once we start mixing all the stuff around that we need to be pretty careful.’ The NSW Environmental Protection Agency is also yet to reply to questions about what it is doing to guard against the risk of widespread asbestos contamination in the region. Meanwhile, Mr Lowrie said he believed mould would be a greater concern than asbestos in the coming weeks, both for those living in flood-affected homes and

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those working in them. ‘The black mould and the working conditions are probably more of a concern to be honest,’ he said. ‘I’ve been helping out over the past five days. One guy got gastro just from getting a bit of water in his mouth. ‘The mould in a few weeks is definitely a bit of a worry.’ In a damp or waterdamaged environment toxic mould species grow and release spores that can cause health problems if inhaled. These are associated with a range of adverse health outcomes, including increased risks of asthma, allergies, and respiratory infections and symptoms.

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mains water supply has now been given the tick of approval, with Council stating that ‘reservoirs in Byron Shire are full and water does not need to be boiled’. The Council also said that the Byron Resource Recovery Centre was open for disaster waste drop off for ‘major flood-affected residents only’. ‘If possible, residents of the affected areas should put their flood-affected waste at the front of their properties for kerbside collection rather than taking it to the Resource Recovery Centre,’ the Council said in a statement. Local businesses that help with asbestos removal include ENV Solutions (1300 861 325), Cavvanba Consulting (6685 7811) and North Coast Hygiene (6684 8645). Unprecedented business opportunity

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www.echo.net.au No raw sewage being pumped into ocean say Tweed Council Rumours of raw sewage being pumped into the ocean are false’ Tweed Shire Council have told The Echo.

Need help cleaning up and accessing essential supplies? The SES (State Emergency Services) and Service NSW are working together to take requests for ‘clean-up activities and the supply of essentials such as food, water and medication’.

Beware: floodwaters can carry animal diseases SafeWork NSW is urging people to be wary of floodwaters and muddy soil that could be contaminated by an infectious zoonotic disease.

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Murwillumbah Recovery Centre open A Recovery Centre has opened for Murwillumbah at the auditorium in the Murwillumbah Civic and Cultural Centre. This will supply a one stop destination for community members seeking support.

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Eve Jeffery Richmond Valley was one of the Northern Rivers areas to be devastated by last week’s flood event, and its Council says that now that floodwaters have started to recede, the clean-up can begin. A coordinated clean-up effort is underway across the Valley, which includes street cleaning, free kerbside pickups, skip bins for shopping precincts, and the waiving of landfill fees for floodaffected goods.

Council’s General Manager Vaughan Macdonald thanked the agencies and support services involved in what has been the largestscale emergency response the Richmond Valley has ever experienced. Mr Macdonald said the emergency response to this disaster had been a massive multi-agency effort, including NSW Police, the RFS, SES, Fire and Rescue NSW, VRA, NSW Ambulance, Australian Defence Force and Richmond Valley Council.

‘The task ahead is a huge one, but significant achievements to restore vital infrastructure had already been made, including to key transport routes. ‘Council will work with federal and State agencies to clean up flood-damaged properties, and provide support to those affected,’ said Mr Macdonald. He added, ‘I acknowledged the significant and coordinated multi-agency emergency response deployed over the past week’.

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ëōōĶŕë ëōƆş ĲëŔŔĕſĕĎ ćƷ Ɔĕưĕſĕ ǖşşĎĶŕī David Lowe While the devastation is not as widespread as Lismore, Ballina is also counting the cost of inundation in recent days. Water came through Danny Singh’s restaurant, The Cove, while he was stuck at home. Mr Singh is well known locally for his outstanding efforts helping those in need, particularly during the COVID crisis. His restaurant is on River Street, near the RSL. He told The Echo that water from the swollen river came through his front door when drainage backed up from the street, then came through the back door of the restaurant as well. Mr Singh said no one expected the water to

Ballina was also hit hard by floods. Photo David-Lowe get so high, but they had sandbagged everything just in case. Unfortunately, the sandbags didn’t help very

much and ten inches went through the restaurant, damaging floors and everything stored in cupboards.

‘There was a lot of mess, and then the power went off. We had to chuck everything away in the cool room.

‘Thank God on Tuesday we cooked about 700 meals for the people of Lismore.’ Mr Singh said these meals could not be delivered owing to road closures, but the food went to people evacuated from their homes in Ballina. Having helped so many others, Danny Singh is not asking for any help from the wider community now. He’s already had a visit from Ballina Mayor, Sharon Cadwallader, and says his staff and family members have been wonderful assisting with the work needed for recovery. ‘They’ve been fantastic. We’re very lucky that all our staff have been helping us non-stop,’ he said.

ŕĕƱ ōĕưĕĕ ëŕĎ ſĶưĕſ ſĕŔşĎĕōōĶŕī Īşſ dĶƆŔşſĕȃ Eve Jeffery In the flurry following last week’s flood event, Lismore Mayor, Steve Krieg, told media that there will be a new levee for Lismore, as well as remodelling of the Wilsons River. In Sunday’s Sydney Morning Herald (Nine), Mayor Krieg said that ‘Council has unreleased plans to raise the existing levee on the eastern bank of the Wilson’s River and build another levee on the Western side.’ He also said that excavating existing river bends would help speed up the exit of floodwater from the city. ‘If we don’t do it we die as a city. Simple as that.’ Lismore Councillor Vanessa Ekins, who has been on the Lismore Floodplain Management Committee for many years, says that Cr Krieg had outlined some of the options. ‘These are mitigation options explored

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Lismore’s flood, last week. Photo David-Lowe by the floodplain committee and several options have been put on public display for comment’.

Options ‘The most viable options include removing the railway viaduct in south Lismore, lowering the riverbank south of Albert Park and widening

causeways under the Bruxner Highway. ‘It is important to note that none of these strategies will have any effect in a major flood like the one we have just experienced. These mitigation strategies are to minimise the impact of minor and moderate flooding.’ Cr Ekins said we need other

strategies for major floods, like, evacuating every time. ‘These are the conversations we will need to have with our community soon. It is not the mayor’s decision, and there is a lot of technical information that needs to be comprehended. ‘I chaired the Floodplain Committee, and we worked

hard on understanding how water moves through the floodplain and what infrastructure is possible. A bigger levee is expensive and extremely dangerous for everyone living in the floodplain and downstream of Lismore – they were rejected because building levees just forces more water onto people’s homes in north and south Lismore.’ Cr Ekins said the excavation of existing river bends has already been done outside Bunnings and there is a proposal for south of Albert Park. ‘But, the people downstream are worried that it sends water faster to them, and rightly so.’ Cr Ekins said that specialist engineers were engaged and the floodplain comittee spent three years researching strategies for minor and moderate flooding. ‘There is nothing we can do about major floods.’ www.echo.net.au

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On the ground with the People’s Army Paul Bibby We get to the house at around 9.30am – a local dad named James, a softly spoken young surfer named Kye, and me. After teaming up randomly at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall, we are now walking into a family home a few blocks up the road. It’s almost exactly one week to the minute since the river peaked in Mullum, and the water from that torrent is still in this house – soaked into the carpet, the bedding, the furniture, and all the other stuff people accumulate in life. The smell hits us hard as we walk in. We pull on our masks and start carrying things out onto the street. Within minutes, other humans materialise, and pretty soon a small, mudencrusted People’s Army is wheeling the old bikes out of the shed, dragging out armfuls of clothing and, ripping up the rotten carpet. A news helicopter hovers over head, pausing over us for a few moments before heading off. From up there it’s probably easier to see what we are – a single cell in the chaotic, beautiful, unstoppable

‘This has restored my faith in humans – in the ability we have to care for each other at the toughest of times,’ one local says.

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Council’s rubbish removal project is now underway for residents in the north of the Shire. Please note: this is not the home featured at the start of the accompanying article. Photo Jeff Dawson community organism that is gradually putting itself back together. Put more simply, the government authorities didn’t show up so we’re doing it ourselves. Back at the Civic Hall – while eating veggie sausages cooked by a bloke who showed up with a barbie – we hear stories of astonishing heroism, selflessness and survival that began as the waters rose and continued over the coming days. We learn that teams of locals laden with medicine, food and other supplies have been trekking up to help people who have been completely cut off in

Huonbrook, Upper Wilsons Creek and Upper Main Arm, and then firing up their chainsaws to help clear the debris from landslides and washed out bridges. I take a quick glance at my phone and learn that one of my friends has just got her dog back after two vets and animal welfare volunteers flew in to save it. All around me locals are forming clean-up and food delivery crews, and local tradies are heading off to help out. Other locals pour in with donations – offering food, cleaning items and accommodation.. The online tributes flow:

In the absence of properly functioning communications, people went back to basics – going door to door, sharing info by word of mouth, showing up at community centres at prearranged times. Lead by the incredible centre staff and volunteers from groups like Resilient Byron, these centres provided the central nervous system for much of the volunteer effort. Much remains to be said and written about what happened last weekend when state government authorities finally arrived – a full week after the worst of the flooding – to coordinate the response. Suffice to say, the community organism has adapted and continues to function. While maintaining their core recovery efforts, locals are now also shifting into heal-and-repair mode.

From fixing damaged household items at the Mullum Repair Cafe, to free counselling, massage and yoga, locals are using their skills and expertise to help each other. Back at the Civic Hall, all the activity around

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Miila’s portraits help with recovery Photo & story Eve Jeffery Every little bit helps in the effort for flood recovery, and 10-year-old Miila Bijou thought she would like to do her little bit. It turns out her little bit was a big bit, when she started doing portraits at the Bay Grocer in Byron Bay to raise money. Miila spent much of her weekend sitting with pen in hand selling $5 portraits on coasters, donated by Raes on Wategos, and larger portraits for $10. Now word has gotten out, and her Instagram account has jumped to 3,500 followers. She has orders from all over the world for people wanting a portrait to support the flood appeal. Miila says she has been doing portraits for quite a while. ‘I just wanted to start selling them because it’s amazing to help – because it’s right.’ www.echo.net.au

The sale of Miila Bijou’s portraits helps the flood recovery effort. Very proud mum Jazuli Henderson-Smart says Miila has been doing portraits for a while. ‘She loves going to cafes and drawing staff and she usually just gives them to people because she loves seeing them make people happy’.

Wanted to help ‘When the flood relief started, we were just trying to work out what to do and what she can do and she said

she could do the portraits and sell them’. Miila says it was really hard to describe how she felt about the floods. ‘It’s really sad. I want to do as much as I can to help.’ If you would like a portrait, Miila will again be at the Bay Grocer from 9am to 1pm and she can be contacted on her mummanaged Instagram @ miilabijou with all proceeds going to the Byron Bay local food distribution fund. lëſĈĲ ǰǽ ǩǧǩǩ The Byron Shire Echo 7

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loating down New City Road with a cat carrier on my lap and two laundry baskets containing distressed felines on either side of me was not how I expected to spend the morning. Many people experienced similar scenes, or worse, during the course of the flood, and many people found as I did, that the kindness of strangers is much more reliable than the competence of governments. I had been cowering on my bed in the highest part of the house with my animals as the water rose inexorably towards us, when a wetsuited figure waded to the door and suggested it was time to leave. Helped by two more rescuers waiting at the boat outside, my small household was evacuated to the emergency centre that had been set up in the Council office foyer. From there we were offered temporary accommodation at the Services Club. The Civic Hall opposite was taken over by the Community Centre and soon became a hub of assistance, information and comfort as people tried to deal with what had happened to our town. You couldn’t think things could get worse, but disaster without communications is twice a disaster. There was no NBN and no Telstra coverage, therefore no internet and no phone, making the simplest tasks take on an antique feel. Physical journeys were needed instead of quick calls or messages. At one point, needing something from a shop, I sent a letter in an envelope. But of course most of the shops were closed, having no staff or no goods. With three cats to look after I chose to bed down on The Echo’s office floor. After two nights on a foam mattress, I returned home to face the prospect of ruin. Ruin it was. A knee-high flood doesn’t sound terrible, but it leaves behind total devastation. Everything had to be thrown out, including my car, which had been parked in much deeper water. My family and friends rallied round and began the seemingly impossible task of cleaning out the mud and debris. Then wonderful things began to happen. Passers-by stopped to ask if they

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Wonderful things began to happen. Passers-by stopped to ask if they could help and were welcomed into the organised chaos. Soon charitable strangers would bring their own cleaning tools and materials...

David Lovejoy could help and were welcomed into the organised chaos. Soon charitable strangers would bring their own cleaning tools and materials, and cruise the neighbourhood looking for people to help. In our street, four young women from the Gold Coast cooked up food and brought it down to distribute to households in Mullumbimby. When they had done that they stayed around and spent the rest of the day with my crew getting the house liveable. An off-duty firey came on successive days to help pull out all my rotting chipboard fixtures. He told me simply that his home had been spared the water and he couldn’t stay idle while the rest of the town suffered. A group of tradies went house to house removing plasterboard from walls so that mould would not develop. They also marked the places where asbestos lurked so that experts could later deal with its removal. Like most houses in Mullum I suspect, mine has many poisonous walls. We also discovered that one of the floors is made of chipboard and now sags alarmingly. On the first day we were too busy to think about food, and anyway had no working kitchen or appliances. To our delight, angels of sustenance appeared, with soup and cooked meals as well as snacks and hot drinks. There were other angels: electricians came ’round to test the soggy circuits so we wouldn’t blew ourselves up, and people collected mud-soiled clothes and returned them washed clean and dry the next day. Commendably, Council started the huge job of removing all the

mountainous piles of kerbside waste. I cannot say that the streets looked like a war zone while Putin’s brutal attack on Ukraine continues, but the heaps of wreckage, some containing poignant personal items, were in their own way eloquent of the plight of their owners. But the angels hadn’t finished. Some friends gave me a new mattress and my back was freed from the rigours of foam rubber. Another donated a working fridge as soon as we could trust the power. My writing desk and chair, essential for work, were replaced without fuss. There’s even a washing machine on its way. On the third day after the flood some of my neighbours began a spontaneous street party, sharing beer and sausages with exhausted homeowners and their helpers. I am sure that similar assertions of unbroken spirit occurred all over town.

Three takeaways Three things I take away from the past week. One is that our human community is not broken; most people are essentially compassionate and it is only our one per cent plutocratic system that distorts natural empathy. Secondly, the only things that matter are the things that breathe; our possessions are mere smoke. The third is a hope that the federal government’s announced relief grants for low-income victims of the flood are not administered by the same cretinous Coalition dickheads who have still not allocated the bushfire funds. Q David Lovejoy; 78 year old, Echo co-founder.

hank God we live in a first world wealthy caring country, not some tin-pot neoliberal monster where state services have been run down. I mean, just imagine what it would be like not to have 000 calls answered. Like, it just rang and rang and rang when you’re in the roof cavity and the water is rising, or you’ve been up a tree with your baby in the pouring rain for five hours. Well, that could never happen here. And I bet in those countries there is all this turf protection, and the lead rescue authority discourages people to go out in their own boats and save people because they should ‘leave it to the experts’. If we had that here then more people would have died. And I’m thinking those places would have rolling blackouts just when it is needed most for pumps and lighting and refrigerators. Those poor people in those lacking countries probably don’t get mobile reception back for days and days, even when communications are a necessity for saving lives. Just imagine, if you can, not having any mobile coverage or internet in those circumstances, to check rivers and roads and contact loved ones to ensure anyone who needs help can get it. I’ve read, and it’s hard to believe, that in some developing countries, after a disaster, there is not even any fuel for vehicles to travel to safety or to get food or run generators. That could not happen here because we do supply plans and drills for such eventualities I’m sure.

Thanks, gurney inventor! In a flood, the most important thing for cleaning is clean water; to gurney and mop and wash away the slime and sewerage and mud. Thank heavens we are well enough organised that we don’t ban people from washing out their houses after a flood. That would just be cruel. Just as well we have a robust payment system as well, or we

would all be lining up for cash until the ATM machine runs out and then those unlucky enough not to get cash would have to go begging. Or walk around the supermarket with the jar of coins from on top of the cupboard working out what they can buy. I’m so glad we have the comptroller general calmly advising us of what is happening, twice a day briefings, fingers on every pulse. Some sort of confident, competent balancing person able to be sensitive but direct, and oh-soknowledgeable about each aspect of the disaster. And finally, let’s clap hands for our learned leaders in the government, particularly Shane Stone, head of the disaster recovery agency: ‘You’ve got people who want to live among the gum trees – what do you think is going to happen?’ ‘Their house falls in the river, and they say it’s the government’s fault’. Smart man. Great timing. Second prize goes to well named NSW Minister Toole, who thought it was a good idea to use the North Coast floods as a reason to raise the Warragambah dam. He said his opponents should ‘get out of the way’ and ‘stop coming up with excuses’ as to why the dam should not be raised. He went on to say that those who oppose the government’s proposal were focusing on protecting ‘some moth’ rather than looking after human lives and property, and demanded that people look at the images of people in desperate straits during this week’s flooding in the north of the state, ‘standing on roofs, losing everything, losing their homes’. Yep. A moth. Which no-one has ever suggested as a reason for not building a dam. Thanks for your help, Toole. Anyway, I’m going back to the brooms and shovels now, grateful that we have 000, fuel, water, power, internet, coordination, phone, eftpos and plenty of SES boats. Just spare a thought for those who get flooded in the third world. Q David Heilpern is a retired

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When all this settles down there should be either an Inquiry or Royal Commission about communications in Australia. How can a system fall over as it did in the Northern Rivers? Thanks, Malcolm Turnbull for implementing an inferior NBN service that should have been WiFi not cable. I can’t recall how many billions of dollars this cost but surely we have to face up to the fact we need a system that works during disasters. Telstra can apologise as much as they like, but it means nothing because with their logic it will happen again and again. The only media outlets that have focused on this as a real issue were ABC 94.5 and Today Channel 9. Where are all the media? Neil Sturrock East Ballina

A) Laugh, B) Cry, C) Feel contemptuous? These possible reactions occurred to me when I recently saw and heard in the federal parliament one politician sanctimoniously accuse another politician of – wait for it – ‘playing politics’! Needless to say C) took the inside running. Jim Rose Mullumbimby

EſĕëƐ ǖşşĎƆ dĶƆŔşſĕ I’m so sad to hear the horrible ordeal local residents and business owners have faced with the recent floods in the Northern Rivers, especially in Lismore. My heart goes out to all those who have lost so many precious and dear things in their lives. And many big thanks to the SES services, police, and all the locals helping each other out during this great catastrophe. So, my question still remains, however, though many people might not even want to consider it yet – like why, again? Why does this keep happening in Lismore? A town settled since 1856 on the junction of the Wilsons River and Leycester Creek. A bloody good idea at the time, or do we just have to learn to live with disaster every few years? In 2017, the disaster happened after Cyclone Debbie. On other occasions as well since the millennium began, in 2005, 2010, and 2012 come to mind. How many beatings does this town need?

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Even Rocky Balboa knew, eventually (five sequels later), it was time to hang up the gloves in the end. More flood gates? More what? C’mon, look at the aerial picture and layout of the river junction adjacent to the town. It might be time to think about a diversion of the river upstream to someplace else, instead of allowing floodwaters into the town every five or so years, destroying people’s livelihoods! To those in charge of the NSW water infrastructure, isn’t it time to reinvent the wheel with better, longerlasting ideas? Or what about putting a long pipe from Lismore down to Lake George in the state’s south? Or is it simply cheaper to let the town be destroyed once every decade? On the flip or bright side, it brings community and locals back together once more to help one another. A lifesaver in these changing times of isolation and fear! Chad Butler Goonengerry

Collective individual We humans have a choice. We can focus our moneyeffort heavily on repairs and maintenance of everything that our climatic extremes destroy, or focus our money-effort on renewable energy and electrification-ofeverything (and a couple of other things). The first option gives us sort-term comfort, and a terminal ride on the Luna Park death spiral. The second option gives us a future, taking us a giant step closer to sustainability. These choices are both personal and collective. Every individual has to choose between the wonderful exotic jet away holiday, and the second-hand electric car (also turns out to be wonderful). ‘I’ll do it after they do it’ is a strategy for collective suicide. Everyone must take the lead in their realm of expertise. Let’s broaden the lyrics, ‘We want you all to show us the way...’ Sapoty Brook Main Arm

DƖƐƖſĕ şĪ dĶƆŔşſĕ I lived through the ’54 and ’74 floods in Lismore – my home was under what is now Lismore Square – and nothing that’s been done in the way of flood mitigation has proven worthwhile when the big ones come. The entire CBD and its

Death trap Midgen Flat Road, there is nothing flat about it, it’s a death trap! Midgen Flat Road is the

main connection from Hinterland Way to Broken Head and Suffolk Park. When Ross Lane is flooded it services Lennox Head for residents and emergency vehicles. It’s repaired totally inefficiently by Council contractors spraying bitumen into the craters that reappear after each rain event. They spray it, it rains, holes reappear deeper and wider each time. Ratepayers’ money wasted once again. This pockmarked, patched, piece of road is an 80km/h zone. Pity help the motorbike rider that hits one of these potholes in the dark, or the driver avoiding a pothole with oncoming traffic coming at them on this narrow ‘road’ at 80km/h. How about Council fixes it once and does it properly, and gives residents a safe road, not the current death trap we are forced to use on a daily basis. Deborah Hayward Broken Head

Those of us trying to escape from floods can testify that climate change is not a looming threat – it is an immediate reality. The latest IPCC report stated that the world faces ‘unavoidable multiple climate hazards over the next two decades with global warming of 1.5°C.’ With the world’s

governments dithering it is up to each of us to take action. Animal agriculture – the practice of breeding and raising animals for food or clothing – is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. A new report from Stanford University states that a worldwide phase out of animal agriculture, combined with a global switch to a plant-based diet, would effectively halt the increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases, giving us time to tackle other sources of carbon emissions. The situation is life and death. It’s time to go vegan – for your kids’ future and to save billions of animals from appalling lives and terrifying deaths. Desmond Bellamy, PETA Byron Bay

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n response to the flooding event that devastated much of the Northern Rivers, the Climate Council, an independent, communitypowered and science-based charity, is calling for action and accountability to avoid further harm and greater protections for communities and emergency services. ‘This is climate change. Now is the time for leadership. The scale and speed of the flooding disaster still unfolding across Queensland and New South Wales is breathtaking,’ said the Climate Council. ‘Some communities remain cut off and in dire need of fresh water and food, emergency housing, telecommunications, and power. The emergency response is still underway, but we already know of widespread devastation with lives lost, livelihoods swept away and entire towns destroyed.’ The Climate Council pointed out that as these events were unfolding, hundreds of the world’s most eminent scientists were providing information painfully relevant to these events. Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie said Lismore was decimated by its most catastrophic flood on record and the ‘rain bomb’ left large swathes of Queensland completely submerged. ‘Yet, there has been no official statement or acknowledgement of the role of worsening climate change on these mega floods by our prime minister, our Deputy prime minister or even our minister for emissions reduction. Not a word. ‘The Morrison government is failing to step up to the climate challenge and prepare communities for worsening extreme weather. Now, tragically, Australians are paying the price.’ The Climate Council points out that scientists have been warning for decades that climate change would worsen extreme rainfall and flooding. Warnings that have been ignored by the Morrison Government.

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The raging waters of the 2022 flood in the Northern Rivers. Photo Aslan Shand The Climate Council is calling on all elected leaders to acknowledge the role that climate change is playing in fuelling such disasters so that we can better prepare for, and respond to escalating extreme weather events. The Climate Council is also calling on all federal political

parties and candidates to: tell Australians what concrete steps they will take to prepare and equip emergency services and communities for climate-fuelled disasters; actively acknowledge the destructive role of climate change in intensifying disasters; explain how they plan

to reduce national emissions, scale up renewable energy and build an economy free of fossil fuels, and; ensure that towns, cities and communities are rebuilt taking account of future changes in climate. ‘In short: unless we rapidly and drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions this decade, extreme weather will get much, much worse,’ said Ms McKenzie. ‘Climate change isn’t a footnote to the story of these floods. It is the story.’ Q Read more on The Echo online: www.echo.net.au/ climate-council-climatechange-isnt-a-footnote-tothe-story-of-these-floods-itis-the-story.

From Russia without ‘Love’ Q ‘Mother Russia’ never had the cultural revolution of the ‘60s and ‘70s in which many peoples around the world linked modernity with pluralism and democracy, civil rights for minorities, equality for woman, freedom for homosexuals, freedom of speech and political dissent as a birthright. In the ’60s and ’70s Russia was still in the deep freeze of Stalinism. In the brief interlude after the fall of communism, modernity arrived in Russia – but was soon snuffed out by old guard autocrats like Vladimir Putin. War, in particular the invasion of one country by another, has become such a rarity in modern times that we view it as shocking. But not so in Russia. Modernity has never existed there. Today, Putin, acting like a 1930s dictator, attempts to snuff out freedom in sovereign Ukraine by use of military might. This war of aggression by Russia is an ideological attack on everything we believe in and therefore an attack on us all. We must stand with our democratic brothers and sisters in Ukraine, not only for their sake but for the future of world peace. Dictators

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Compromise was the key then to avoid a war between nuclear superpowers, and compromise is needed now. The Soviet Union agreed to not have its missiles in Cuba, if the USA removed its missiles based in Turkey, on their border. If Ukraine agrees to compromise and remain a neutral nation and not to become a member of NATO for the next, say, 50 years, then I think that would appease Russia and they would withdraw their military forces. It looks very unlikely that any other nation will send their soldiers to defend Ukraine as we are all watching from the sidelines. The economic sanctions against Russia are unlikely to make them change their mind. In the early days of the Cold War, it was decided that Austria would be a neutral nation and not part of the Eastern Warsaw Pact nor part of Western NATO. Austria survived quite well during those 50 years, and I am sure Ukraine will as well as a neutral nation. I am not supporting Russia, just the quickest path to lasting peace in the region. Nathan Jones Cudgen

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pace of adaptation across the globe is not enough to keep up with climate change,’ says Professor Mark Howden, Working Group II’s vice-chair and director of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at the Australian National University. Under the IPCC’s projected emissions scenarios, the climate could warm much more or slightly more, based on the volume of greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere. ‘Depending on which of those trajectories we go on, our adaptation options differ,’ says Howden. On our current, businessas-usual trajectory, we can’t avoid the crisis, no matter how much we change our human systems to prepare for or recover from the ravages of climate change. ‘Climate adaptation, risk management, by itself is not enough,’ says Howden. The report comes at a pertinent time for Australia, as southern Queensland and northern New South Wales experience dramatic flooding from high, La Niña-related rainfall. ‘One of the clear projections is an increase in the intensity of heavy rainfall events,’ says Professor Brendan Mackey, director of National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility at Griffith University, and a lead author on the Australasian chapter of the report. Mackey also notes that he has extended family members in Lismore, NSW, who needed to be rescued from their rooftops as the town and surrounding areas flooded. Howden says that while it’s hard to link individual disasters to climate change as they occur, he agrees that

there are more floods projected for northern Australia. ‘I think we can say that climate change is already embedded in this event,’ adds Howden. ‘These events are driven by, particularly, ocean temperatures, and we know very well that those have gone up due to climate change, owing to human influence.’ He points out that flooding is a common side effect of a La Niña event, of which more are expected as the climate warms. Flooding is not the only extreme weather event that can be linked to climate change. ‘We’ve observed further warming and sea level rise, we’ve observed more flood days and heat waves, we’ve observed less snow,’ says Mackey. ‘Interestingly, [we’ve observed] more rainfall in the north, less winter rainfall in the southwest and southeast, and more extreme fire weather days in the south and east.’ All of these trends are expected to continue, especially under high-emissions scenarios. For Australians, the predictions the IPCC has made with very high or high confidence include: both a decline in agricultural production and increase in extreme fire weather across the south of the continent; a nation-wide increase in heat-related mortality; increased stress on cities, infrastructure and supply chains from natural disasters; and inundation of low-lying coastal communities from sea level rise. There’s also high confidence that lower snowfall will reduce alpine biodiversity. Forest ecosystems (alpine ash, snow-gum woodland, pencil pine and

northern jarrah) in southern Australia will transition or collapse, and heatwaves and sea level rise will damage other land ecosystems. Marine heatwaves are expected to damage or destroy coral reefs and kelp forests, again with high or very high confidence. The final high-confidence prediction is that Australian institutions and governments aren’t currently able to manage these risks. ‘Climate change impacts are becoming more complex and difficult to manage,’ says Professor Lauren Rickards, director of the Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform at RMIT, also a lead author on the Australasian chapter. ‘Not only are climatic hazards becoming more severe – including, sometimes, nonlinear effects such as, for example, tipping over flood levees that have historically been sufficient – but also those climatic hazards are intersecting in very, very complex ways. And in turn, the flow-on effects on the ground are interacting, causing what’s called ‘cascading and compounding impacts’.” She adds that many local and state governments, and the private sector, have recognised the importance of changing their practices to prepare for or react to climate extremes. ‘We have these systems, these infrastructural systems – energy, transport, water, communications, for example – and it’s the need to adapt those [which lies] at the base of a lot of the adaptation that’s needed,’ says Rickards. Australia is missing a large investment in research on how different places and systems can adapt to the changing climate.

‘We’ve seen a really significant reduction in the research into what actions different individuals, communities, sectors, can take,’ says Howden. ‘And what that means is we don’t have the portfolio of options available for people in a way that is easily communicable, and easily understood, and easily adopted.’ Without this research, as well as work from local and Indigenous experts, some adaptations can even risk worsening the impacts of climate change. ‘The evidence that we’ve looked at shows really clearly that adaptation strategies, when they build on Indigenous and local knowledge and integrate science – that’s when they are most successful,’ says Dr Johanna Nalau, leader of the Adaptation Science Research Theme at Cities Research Institute, Griffith University. While the risks Australia faces are dramatic, things are much worse for other parts of the world. Nalau, who was a lead author on the report’s chapter on small islands, says that ‘most of the communities and countries are constrained in what they can do in terms of adaptation’. In April, we will have access to the IPCC’s dossier on mitigating climate change and emissions reduction. But in the meantime, Working Group II’s battalion of researchers advocate for better planning for climate disaster, more research into ways human systems can adapt, sustainable and just development worldwide, and rapid emissions reduction. ‘Adaptation can’t be divorced from mitigation, conceptually or in practice,’ says Rickards. ‘We need adaptation to enable effective mitigation. We need effective mitigation to enable adaptation – to give it a chance of succeeding. At present, we’re not on track and we need to pivot quickly’ Q For links and more Science Goes Viral read more at The Echo online: www.echo. net.au/category/articles/ science-goes-viral.

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Eateries Guide BYRON BAY

Wharf Bar & Restaurant Ballina 12–24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259 wharfbarballina

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Barrio

Enjoy Riverfront Dining at Wharf Bar & Restaurant Dine in and takeaway at our beautiful Riverside Restaurant & Bar. Serving delicious, Italian wood-fired pizzas, local seafood and our region’s best beers and liquors.

www.wharfbarballina.com.au

The Italian Byron Bay

91 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. Ph 5628 7021

The Italian Byron Bay provides a bustling, atmospheric 21, 108 Jonson St, restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian Byron Bay cuisine and some of Byron’s finest cocktails and wines. Open Monday to Saturday 5.30pm to late OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY. BOOKINGS CAN BE MADE BY PHONING OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. 5633 1216 WALK-INS VERY WELCOME. www.theitalianbyronbay.com

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 4–5pm $6 Loft lager or wine, $10 Aperol Spritz, $14 Margarita

Chupacabra

Serving Byron Bay for 30 years. Open 7 days and nights. Delivery from Suffolk to Ewingsdale. 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au

Main Street Open for takeaway daily, 12 midday until dinner. Menu, Phone and more details @mainstreet_burgerbar 18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

Success Thai

Mon–Fri lunch & dinner, closed Sundays. Lunch 12 noon–3pm. Dinner from 5–8.30pm. 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

The Rocks Brunch 7am–12 noon, Mon–Sun. 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au @therocksbyronbay

KARKALLA Byron Bay Native Indigenous Restaurant

Cnr of Bay Lane & Fletcher St, Byron Bay

5614 8656

Fishheads

Restaurant & Takeaway

Byron Bay 1 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 7632 FISHHEADSBYRON

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Keep an eye on our socials for daily specials.

Swaay Open 7 days Mon–Wed 7am–2.30pm Thurs–Sun 7am–10pm 11 Marvell Street, Byron Bay swaay.com.au

No Bones

Open every day from 4pm till late.

Vegan Bar and Kitchen.

Fresh authentic Mexican in a relaxed atmosphere.

11 Fletcher Street 0481 148 007

Yaman Mullumbimby 62 Stuart St, Mullumbimby 6684 3778 www.yamanmullumbimby.com.au

Open 7 days from 9am–8pm Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Sneaky Eats Co

Open for takeaway daily, 12 midday until dinner.

5/15 Towers Drive, Mullum Industrial Estate

Menu and more details @mainstreet_burgerbar ‘Make a meal of it’ Add chips and a drink, just $5.

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Frida’s Field 76 Booyong Road, Nashua. Open 12–4pm Fri–Sun. Bookings via our website www.fridasfield.com

The Rocks is back in business!

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

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. Healthy, nutritious and delicious, vegetarian/ vegan pre-prepared meals & sides. Made with market fresh local and organic produce. We provide curries, dhals, patties, salads, sauces, dips and GF sourdough breads, treats & sweets. Order by Monday 8pm for Wednesday collection, order by Thursday 8pm for Sunday collection. We offer a safe click & collect service.

Long Lunches Contemporary country dining from award-winning chef. Seasonal produce-driven set menus with multiple dishes shared amongst your booking. Beautiful eco-farm location, just 10 minutes from Bangalow. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.

HARVEST RESTAURANT, DELI + BAKERY Culinary creativity that harnesses the connection between food and nature. Restaurant Lunch: 7 days 12–3pm Dinner: Wed–Sat from 5.30pm Baked goods at Sourdough Weekends: Sat + Sun 8am until sold out Deli 8am–3pm daily

CATERING

Enjoy some delicious local seafood on a beachfront table

www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

OPEN 7 NIGHTS FROM 5PM Happy Hour from 5–6pm $12 cocktails / $5 beers / $7 wines Live music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

NEWRYBAR

We are registered as COVID Safe, and complying with all NSW health legislation.

Enjoy our fresh, local Seafood and our region’s best Beers and Liquors at a Beachfront table on Byron’s famous Main Beach. Extensive takeaway menu available. Accepting Dine & Discover Vouchers.

SWAAY is a new cafe / bar / restaurant offering an experience of great food & drinks, quality service and good music. Come dine inside on one of our leather banquettes, hang amongst the plants at the bar, or chill outside and enjoy afternoon happy hours with one of our signature cocktails. Our ever evolving menu is focused on modern cuisine using only the best seasonal local produce.

NASHUA

Menus available on Facebook.

Food with history, story & connection DINNER, THURSDAY–MONDAY Early sitting from 5pm Second sitting from 7.30pm Bookings highly recommended, via our website www.karkalla.com.au | @karkallabyronbay Team Karkalla thank you for your support and kindness during this challenging time.

Catering available.

MULLUMBIMBY

Order online and join our loyalty program. Catering for up to 100 people lunch and dinner. BYO Locally owned and operated. Scan code for menu.

Brand new summer menu! We have a range of freshly sourced dishes, Byron Bay coffee, and hand-made juices and smoothies at locals prices. Fully licensed, and offering $7 mimosa’s all day, and $6 schooners during happy hour! Check out our new dishes on Instagram!

salads and hot vegetables to go.

Changing the Earth one Brussels sprout at a time. Book online: www.nobonesbyronbay.com.au #BRUSSELSNOTBEEF

Byron’s Freshest Pizza

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

Serving succulent local free range chicken,

Open Sunday to Friday, 11am to 7pm.

Espresso Martini Nights | Every day 9–11pm 2 for $20 Classic Espresso Martini.

This is food made with love, all produce sourced locally. Eat in or take out. Margaritas and tacos all night long! Shop 12A, 3 Clifford St, Family friendly totally GF menu. Suffolk Park Dinner 5–9pm 6685 3059 Wed–Sat www.chupacabra.com.au Book via Resy @chupabyron

Legend Pizza

Offering daily bakes, breakfast cakes, classic sandwiches, vibrant salads, smoked fish, woodfired meats and cocktails.

The Coop Rotisserie and Larder

BYRON BAY

Book online: www.loftbyronbay.com.au

Barrio takes its inspiration from locally sourced produce and Middle Eastern cuisine.

1 Porter St, North Byron Opening Hours Mon–Sat: Breakfast 7am– 11pm; Lunch 11am–3pm Thu–Sat: Aperitif Hour 3pm–5pm; Dinner 5pm–late @barriobyronbay

CELEBRATIONS BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebrations Cakes by Liz Jackson

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10,000 hot meals delivered by volunteers and helicopters Aslan Shand The community response to the devastation wrought by the flooding of the Northern Rivers had been incredible and stories abound of people of all ages coming together to assist one another through this heartbreaking time. From gangs of teenagers roaming the streets to assist cleaning up flood-damaged houses to builders and electricians and other skilled tradespeople just going house to house to get houses safe and running again to people building roads and provisioning food and shelter – the community has become the hero. Getting hot meals to 10,000 people yesterday the Flood Relief Cook Up (https://bit.ly/3HV0O26) has seen a huge group

Getting a large and generous donation of fresh The Bread Social every morning and 1000 of sarnies are flying out of the food hub in Moller Pavillion. Photos Instagram @naturalicecreamaustralia. of chefs and hospitality people come together ‘from practically every restaurant and bakery etc in the area’

to deliver meals. They are being supported not only by locals who are driving meals throughout the

Mullum Farmers Market Mud challenge There were a lot of smiles in Mullumbimby on Friday morning as people driving into Mullum were greeted with the Farmers Market’s superhero banana man Tim Green, redirecting Mullum Farmers Market traff ic to Byron Shire Council car park in Station Street in Mullum. The Mullumbimby Showgrounds were under a massive layer of muddy silt making it impossible to navigate by car or foot. Allie Godfrey, Market Manager, says, ‘With all the supermarket shelves empty of fresh produce it seemed crazy we couldn’t get our local farmers’ markets abundance of fresh produce out to our community. After chatting to a few locals an idea about using the Council car park was put out there late afternoon on Thursday. ‘We spoke to the powers that be at the Council, and thanks to Malcolm Robertson, our dream became a reality! ‘So, the market went www.echo.net.au

region to people in need, but have managed to get five helicopters on board to deliver to those who are unable to get out of their homes. ‘The delivery is incredibly well organised,’ said volunteer driver and Echo sales person Lesley Hannaford. ‘They use WhatsApp and call out when they need things and people just shout out within a minute or two and within five mins it’s taken care of.’ On their Instagram page, Natural Icecream Australia’s Wal Foster posted that yesterday Rotorwing Helicopters had given the ‘Green Light’ to use five of their choppers to get ‘warm meals directly to people we can’t access, people still flooded in after five days!’

Monday 7 March, five rotowings were cleared to drop warm meals to people still flooded in after five days.

The Flood Relief Cook Up (https://bit.ly/3HV0O26) has seen a huge group of local chefs and hospitality people working together.

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ahead, making our community and farmers really happy. Some of the farmers offered free produce to anyone that needed it. Plus, collections boxes of fresh produce and money were filled by both our farmers and community and dropped off at the Civic Hall. ‘Whilst this is a devasting

time for so many in our community. If there’s a little ray of sunshine it’s the extraordinary way our community comes together to support each other in times of need.’ New Brighton Farmers Market is on Tuesdays 8–11am and Mullumbimby Farmers Market is on Fridays 7–11am.

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Issue# 36.39 March 9–15, 2022 Editor: Eve Jeffery Editorial/gigs: gigs@echo.net.au Copy deadline: 5pm each Friday Advertising: adcopy@echo.net.au P: 02 6684 1777 W: echo.net.au/entertainment

HARRY JAMES ANGUS BECOMES THE FOLLOWER

DOING THE HOODOO THAT THE GURUS KNOW SO WELL

Silence is a powerful thing for a musician. For one as prolific and restless as Harry James Angus, a whole year of emptiness can change the game in strange ways.

The legendary Hoodoo Gurus will make their Bluesfest debut next Easter. By any measure, they are one of Australia’s greatest, best-loved, most enduring rock bands of all time. With tracks like ‘What’s My Scene?’, ‘I Want You Back’, ‘Miss Freelove ‘69’, ‘Like Wow – Wipeout!’ and ‘1,000 Miles Away’ as the tip of the Gurus’ iceberg, they have remained one of the most popular and successful musical acts Australia has ever produced.

for other songs as well. So we’re going to mix it up quite a bit’.

Seven had a chat to frontman Dave Faulker in the midst of last week’s rain…

Faulkner says that, as ever, he is loving being a musician. ‘I always do, you know, I just love music. I’m very grateful to be able to still do it – all these years, that’s incredible. I think music is essential to life. It’s one of the great, great things; it’s not a luxury to me, to me [it’s clear] that it’s a complete necessity. And I think the fact that people have been so deprived of live music for so long has been, in some ways, quite instructional. People have really realised how much they miss it. Music takes you out of yourself, but it gives us all a common kind of bond. And I love it.’

The Hoodoo Gurus will, of course, be playing old favs but they have new songs for us as well with their new release Chariots Of The Gods coming out this Friday, and Faulkner is pretty happy about that. ‘We’ve got a new album which we spent the last few years making. That’s been keeping us happily occupied during the enforced lockdowns.’ Faulkner says that the Bluesfest show will be a collection of now and then. ‘We will play a bunch of new songs and things that appeal to us from the old days. This show is actually going to be a longer set so we have more room

The Hoodoo Gurus will play Bluesfest on Good Friday. Visit: bluesfest.com.au.

March 11 - April 6

Ocean Film Festival

Great Southern Nights Harry James Angus

World Tour 2022 Fri 11 & Sat 12 March 7:00pm

Saturday 19 March 8:30pm

Angus says that the home time COVID imposed on him was at first very disturbing. ‘Like a lot of people, it was the ruination of all my plans. But then, something really good happened. Without that crazy cycle of making music and launching it and doing gigs and tours and festivals and all that strategic career stuff – all that was left was me and my creativity.’ For the first time in 20 years, since he hitched his trumpet to a promising jazz party band called The Cat Empire in his hometown of Melbourne, Harry says he remembered what it felt like when creativity was just a game. ‘It’s like playtime. You make music not because you’ve got a plan, but because it’s fun.’ The resulting single, Followers, is the first taste of where that playtime might be leading. A serpentine sideways dance of drums, piano and trumpet with echochamber call-and-response vocals, it’s a song about social media’s churning kaleidoscope of second-hand views. To celebrate the release of his new album, and the lifting of COVID restrictions, Harry will go

on tour, including a local concert presented at the Byron Theatre at 8.30pm by Great Southern Nights in association with Story Baker and Byron Theatre. Great Southern Nights is a celebration of live music that takes place right across New South Wales. You can become a follower of Harry James Angus this Saturday at the Byron Theatre at 8.30pm. Visit: byroncentre.com.au.

Great Southern Nights

An Evening with ThornBird Sunday 20 March 7:30pm

An Evening with Harry James Angus Saturday 19 March, 8:30pm

Napoleon: In The Name Of Art Art On Screen Wednesday 23 March 2:00pm

Let’s Talk: Menopause

Tuesday 29 March 5:00pm

Great Southern Nights Z-STAR - She’s Gotta Rock!

Orishás - Meninas da Lua

Friday 25 March 8:00pm

An Afro-Brazilian Odyssey Saturday 26 March 7:00pm

Eishan Ensemble

The Danish Collector:

Middle-Eastern jazz fusion Friday 1 April 7:30pm

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Delacroix to Gauguin - EOS Wednesday 6 April 2:00pm

69 Jonson St Byron Bay Ph. (02) 6685 6807

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She’s Gotta Rock! feat. Z-STAR Friday 25 March, 8:00pm

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GIG GUIDE

Please check with venues that the these gigs are on, in regards to flooding.

WEDNESDAY 9

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SARAH GRANT DUO Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 3PM INO PIO, 5.30PM TIAGO FERITAS, GAUDION W/ SUPPORT BY LEMAIRE Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM REGGAE AND RAINBOW FEAT. BOMBACLOCK Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 6PM ROB RHODES

THURSDAY 10 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, VANESSA BAKER DUO Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 2.30PM TIM STOKES, 5PM RAY RED, 7.30PM BILL JACOBI Q SERENE EARTH SANCTUARY, MYOCUM, 7PM BHAKTIATSU KIRTAN WITH DOCTORS OF DEVOTIONS FOR BHAKTIATSU KIRTAN

FRIDAY 11 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SOUL’D Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 12.30PM PAT TIERNEY, 3PM PABLO LAVERDE, 9.30PM THE VERSACE BOYS Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR 2022 PRESENTED BY ADVENTURE REELS Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM DAN HANNAFORD Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4.30PM DJ ARUANDA Q ST JOHN’S SCHOOL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY, 7.30PM ECSTATIC DANCE BYRON BAY WITH DJ SHIAN LOVE Q TINTENBAR HALL 7.30PM LUKE VASSELLA – LISMORE FLOOD APPEAL FUNDRAISER Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 10AM DEAN DOYLE WITH SOPHISTICATION MORNING MELODIES Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM PHIL GUEST Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 5.30PM NATHAN KAYE Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5PM JETHRO, 9.30PM THE BIG DUO

SATURDAY 12 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, PINK ZINC Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 12.30PM DONNY SHADES, 4PM YAZMINDI, 6.30PM JASON DELPHIN, 9PM HARRY NICOLS BAND Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR 2022 PRESENTED BY ADVENTURE REELS

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Q BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET 4PM JESSE WHITNEY Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4.30PM BEN WHITING & THE PACIFIC NATIONALS Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM DJ JOE MCKAIN Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 7.30PM DAN CLARK DUO Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM JORGE PEREIRA Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 5.30PM TROY COX Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, BILL JACOBI Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM ANTHONY CALLEA Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5PM CASEY FOGG, 9.30PM FAT ALBERT

4-DAY BOUTIQUE BUSH POETRY FESTIVAL www.oraclesofthebush.com

SUNDAY 13 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, HAZEL RAY Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 12.30PM PHIL AND TILLEY, 4PM ANIMAL VENTURA Q BYRON THEATRE 4PM SACRED EARTH Q SECRET GARDEN, BYRON BAY, 1PM GARDEN VIBES FLOOD RELIEF Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 4PM THE NEW LANGUAGE Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM THE LYRICAL Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4.30PM JOE O’KEEFE Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 12PM JASON DELPHIN Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 4PM LIVING IN THE ’70S

MONDAY 14 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, HAYLEY GRACE DUO Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 3PM JOSH LEE HAMILTON, 5.30PM KANE MUIR, 8PM HARRY NICHOLS Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM SOCIAL LATIN DANCING + FREE SASSY SALSA CLASS

POTGER AND MCCLELLAN A SEEKER AND A SONGWRITER

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Seeker Keith Potger and master singer-songwriter Mike McClellan come to the Ballina RSL for a special show on Friday 18 March celebrating the folk-pop music of the ’60s and ’70s – music that inspired them to forge lasting careers both in Australia and internationally – showcasing the music they have continued to create for decades. Potger and McClellan began performing in the folk clubs of the ’60s – Keith in Melbourne with the Seekers and Mike in Sydney. The Seekers took off to Britain and conquered the world while Mike built his career in Australia as one of this country’s preeminent songwriter/guitarists. While the Seekers would always remain the anchor around which Keith built his career, he has gone on to write and record extensively, creating an enviable repertoire of timeless songs. And as with so many of the Seekers hits, his 12-string guitar has continued to define his music. Mike McClellan will be forever known as The Song and Dance Man after the title of his classic 1974 hit. However, his return to fulltime writing and performing in the last ten years has proven beyond any doubt that his talent is timeless – listen to ‘I Wonder Who You’re Waiting For?’ from a recent album.

31 MAR - 3 APR

TENTERFIELD NORTHERN NSW

This will be a memorable concert from two of Australia’s mostloved acoustic writer/performers. Join them Friday, 18 March at 8pm at the Ballina RSL Visit: ballinarsl.com.au.

TUESDAY 15 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, KATIE WHO Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 3PM DAN HANNAFORD, 5.30PM ANIMAL VENTURA, 8PM JAMES D’KHAN Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6.30PM TRIVIA

WEDNESDAY 16 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SIMON MEOLA Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5.30PM LUKE HAYWARD, 8PM BEN JANZ Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM FOXY LUU’S WEDNESDAY REGGAE AND RAINBOW FEAT. BOMBACLOCK Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 6.30PM MUSICAL BINGO Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 6PM STEVEN MICHAEL

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MANDY NOLAN’S

WHY WE SHOULD BLAME THE GOVERNMENT We have just survived the first week of a disaster. There are many weeks and months ahead. In the middle of extreme loss you can see what is of value: real care is valuable, real solutions, real compassion, helping hands and boots on the ground. And money, that helps. Victim blame doesn’t help. Right now, people only need what helps.

There’s vulnerability in loss that is shocking. When everything a person owns is heaped in piles on the street it’s raw – everyone can see your loss. We must help. It’s our human duty. When strangers stand in mud beside a person who has lost everything, salvaging what’s left of a home, quiet witness to their loss; that is help. When the head of the federal government’s disaster recovery agency, Shane Stone says ‘You’ve got people who want to live among the gum trees – what do you think is going to happen? Their house falls in the river and they say it’s the government’s fault’, well that’s not help. That’s actually abuse.

JUST PRIOR TO PRINTING OF THIS PAPER THIS EVENT WAS POSTPONED

We were flooded, Mr Head of Resilience, because we’ve had successive governments who have not mitigated the impacts of climate change. They have given our money to the companies who cause it. So yes, when our homes flood, we do get to blame the government. The thought of coal magnates cosy at home in their giant mansions just makes us angry. Especially when our stupid government hands over hundreds of millions to their companies; in one year alone the coal and gas mining industries have received up to $12 billion in tax breaks.

It shows the lack of true compassion at the heart of our government. A government that doesn’t want anyone in their cabinet to admit anything is their fault. They’re more interested in shifting responsibility than they are in the people who have been hurt by their failures.

Yes, we should blame the government, because they are the ones that engineered ‘negative gearing’ – the tax mechanism that has turned our housing market into an investment market. When homes became commodities, then poor people, and those priced out of the housing market have no choice but to buy in at-risk areas. Because people who work in our hospitals, in our retail stores, who teach in our schools, they don’t have the money to buy multi million dollar properties in areas that aren’t prone to flooding. Flood prone areas are affordable. When you have a government that has abdicated their responsibility to provide social and community housing for 15 years, you force people into vulnerable housing.

When the coordinator-general of the national recovery and resilience agency engages in victim blame, you have a serious problem. This is the person charged with leading us out of disaster? Besides being insensitive, his comment is highly misinformed and shows a complete lack of understanding about the complexity of the disaster and the real cause. If you don’t understand the complexity of how we got here – then how do you lead?

We should blame our government because before this we were already in a housing crisis. We’ve had thousands of homes in our community bought up by investors as shortterm holiday lets. That’s a resilience problem, right there. We had a housing crisis that the government was doing jack shit about before the flood. We’ve had an environmental problem that the government has done jack shit about for more than a decade.

Abuse from someone in a privileged position. It’s important to note too that when the Former NT Chief Minister scored the role to oversee flood recovery he was paid more than $500, 000 a year.

CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH FILM AND FOOD

For a start, many people whose homes were flooded weren’t living in areas that had ever flooded before. The inundation of their homes and property was a completely new event.

Federal Films has a mission to create community through film and food. Held on the second Saturday of the month at Federal Hall, Federal Films shows some of the best films of all time, from great classics to the unusual, the controversial and some sentimental favourites. In their 11th year, the society is still going strong – each event is about more than film – they are bringing our diverse community together to support the local Hall and connect with each other in a regular social event. How better to share this time than with food? There is dinner available prior to the film – it’s great fun joining friends, old and new, at the trestle tables on the veranda and having a catch up before the film. The food is all homemade and cooked by a local community group who use the event as a fundraiser. These community groups include: Eureka, Coorabell, Goonengerry & Upper Coopers Creek schools; Federal & Rosebank pre-schools; Goonengerry Landcare; Federal Park and Federal Hall committees. One of our proudest outcomes is that most of the money circulated on the evenings stays in our community and has a multiplier effect as it goes around. This month they are screening Nomadland. Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off, exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, Nomadland features real nomads, Linda May and Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West. The Federal event always has good food on offer at affordable prices: $10–12 for dinner, followed by delicious cakes, tea and coffee for $3–5.

And guess what? There is a human cost to mining profits. When you drive through our towns now you can see it. We are the human cost. It’s ugly. It’s starting to smell. Session Times: Thu 10 Mar - Wed 16 Mar SPECIAL SCREENINGS BILL MURRAY'S NEW WORLDS (CTC) Sat/Sun: 1:00, 6:00pm RIVER (CTC) Wed: 6:30pm SYMPHONIC PREVIEW

BLIND AMBITION (M) Daily: 1:50, 6:00pm

FAMILY FILMS CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG (PG) Daily except Sat/Sun: 12:10pm Sat/Sun: 11:00am MONSTER FAMILY 2 (PG) Daily: 11:30, 2:15pm SING 2 (PG) Daily: 11:40, 3:50pm

DRIVE MY CAR (MA15+) Daily: 7:20pm

ALL FILMS BELFAST (M) Daily except Sun: 11:40, 1:50, 4:00, 6:10pm, 8:20pm Sun: 11:40, 1:50, 4:00, 6:10pm

108 Jonson St, Byron Bay

DEATH ON THE NILE (M) Daily except Sat/Sun: 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30pm Sat: 11:40, 3:20, 8:10pm Sun: 11:40, 3:20pm

DUNE (M) Daily except Sun: 8:00pm (*No screening Sun) HOUSE OF GUCCI (MA15+) Daily except Sun: 8:10pm (*No screening Sun)

NFT = No Free Tickets OFF THE RAILS (M) Daily: 1:50, 3:50, 6:00pm QUO VADIS, AIDA (M) Daily except Wed: 4:00, 6:15pm Wed: 4:00pm SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (M) Daily: 11:00am THE BATMAN (M) Daily: 11:00, 12:00, 2:30, 3:30, 6:00, 7:00pm UNCHARTED (M) Daily except Sun: 11:00, 1:30, 3:50, 6:10, 8:30pm Sun: 11:00, 1:30, 3:50, 6:10pm

JACKASS FOREVER (MA15+) Daily except Sun: 2:00, 8:20pm Sun: 2:00pm KING RICHARD (M) Daily: 4:30pm

COMING SOON!

OPENS MARCH 30

Book online now at PalaceCinemas.com.au

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It’s time we started having the hard conversations about how we really got here if we are to see our way forward to a way out. And if you can’t do that Coordinator-General Stone, then you don’t know the first thing about resilience. And you certainly shouldn’t be paid over half a million a year.

Admission Prices: Adults: Stud/Conc: Senior: Child:

$14 $12 $11 $10

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$10

See Nomadland this Saturday. Dinner from 6.30pm and the screening is at 8pm. Visit: federalfilmsociety.com

BALLINA FAIR CINEMAS Thursday Mar 10th to Wednesday Mar 16th

MARCH BELFAST M 98 MIN CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG PG 96 MIN OFF THE RAILS M 94 MIN RUBY’S CHOICE PG 117 MIN SING 2 PG 110 MIN THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 PG 93 MIN THE BATMAN M 176 MIN UNCHARTED M 116 MIN

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FRI 11TH 10:10 AM 12:15 PM 3:35 PM

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Lot B 6 Binya Place, Ocean Shores

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Prime Coastal Land - Your Dream’s can Come True Set in a peaceful corner of the unspoilt North Coast haven of Ocean Shores, this rare vacant block of land is waiting for you to build your dream home and enjoy the Byron Shire’s enviable, laidback lifestyle. •

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Spectacular Rare - Absolute Beachfront Land in New Brighton Don’t miss out on the last block of absolute beach front land in stunning New Brighton. This spacious 910 sqm block represents a rare opportunity to secure property in the highly sought-after beachside hamlet of New Brighton.

9 Gaggin Street, New Brighton Prestigious, Elevated Beachside Family Home in Gaggin Street Capturing the essence of laidback north coast living at its best, your dream beachside lifestyle awaits in this large, elevated family home set in prestigious Gaggin Street, just metres from the beach.

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20 River Street, New Brighton

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Expansive, beachfront 910 sqm block in highly sought-after New Brighton.

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27 Rangal Road, Ocean Shores “Wow Factor” Seaside Family Living If you’ve been looking for a stylish, spacious family home set in a sensational beachside location, you’ll want to inspect this fantastic property. •

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02 6680 5000 Your health is our priority, so we are complying with the NSW Government’s Covid Safety Plan which is adjusted accordingly as updates arise.

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Beachside Coastal Cottage in the Heart of Byron Bay 5

582M 2

Bespoke Renovated 4-Bedroom Beachside Home 4

• Tucked behind a white picket fence stands the circa 1900s Victorian cottage that oozes warmth and charm with open plan living, kitchen and dining

• Showcasing effortless style, perfectly located just 200m to popular Tallow Beach • Tastefully renovated to suit the relaxed lifestyle that beachside living offers

• Only a 2-minute walk to the centre of town and 5-minutes to iconic Main Beach • Featuring both a main residence and brand-new fully self-contained onebedroom secondary dwelling offering potential for exceptional rental returns • Period design accents including hardwood floors, high ceilings & unique fireplace

• Enjoy seamless indoor/outdoor living with generous wraparound deck, undercover cabana seating, spacious lush yard and entertainment area • 3.8m high ceilings, stunning exposed beams, gently curved walls and archways with textural rendered finishes - creates a calm modern space

60 Butler Street, Byron Bay

2/1 Glasgow Street, Suffolk Park

Price Guide: $2.5m to $2.75m

Price: Contact Agent Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698

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Entertainers delight! Featuring Two Separate Homes 4

4771M 2

Open: Wednesday 9th March 11–11.30am

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Jasmin McClymont 0434 029 668

Majestic 3-level elevated Mediterranean Castle 5

990M 2

• With panoramic views and set on a generous 1 acre, this property features both a family-sized main residence plus a fully approved, self-contained 1-bedroom studio • Approved dual occupancy creates endless versatility to best suit you and your family • The main residence enjoys open plan living and covered outdoor dining which encourages an alfresco lifestyle whilst the children play in the saltwater pool • Centrally located with the major suburbs of Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads and Bangalow only a 10-minute drive away

• Perfect north-easterly aspect takes full advantage of the stunning vistas and garden

29 Pinegroves Road, Myocum

10 Muli Place, Suffolk Park

Price: Contact Agent

Price Guide: $2.375m – $2.6m

Open: Saturday 12th March 11–11.30am 35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466

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views at any time of the day capturing ocean glimpses from the top balcony • Open plan kitchen/dining/living with large glass windows and doors letting in an abundance of natural light and opening out to a generous balcony • Enjoy sunsets and the best of indoor/outdoor living • This abode offers so many spaces to relax and enjoy the fabulous north coast lifestyle

Open: Saturday 12th March 11–11.30am

Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698

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Super Neat Townhouse in ‘Golden-Grid’ Location 3

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Charming Mid-century Home with Dual Street Frontage! 4

• Within a moments walk to Byron Bay CBD, Main Beach, Clarkes Beach, tennis courts and sports fields - the location doesn’t get any better than this! • Solid and well-built residence offers a great package, designed over two levels and is conveniently positioned in the old part of Byron Bay

892M 2

• Showcasing stunning mid-century design features such as hardwood timbers and ornamental original fireplace, the new owners will love adding their own flair! • The property is set back from the street with an extra wide nature strip and established gardens, creating peace, quiet and privacy - perfect for families

• Large open plan kitchen living and dining spaces with blond timber tiled floors • Sunny north facing back yard with established gardens and an outdoor shower

• A covered outdoor area with a wood-fired pizza oven is perfect for fun nights with family and friends under the country stars

1/25 Carlyle Lane, Byron Bay

9 Fern Street, Mullumbimby

Price: Contact Agent

Price Guide: $1.55m – $1.7m

Open: Saturday 12th March 10–10.30am

Helen Huntly-Barratt 0412 332 232

Open: Saturday 12th March 10–10.30am

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Rare Beachfront Opportunity – Byron Bay’s Best Position 2

• In one of Byron’s most desirable locations, directly across the road from Main Beach • 1 of 5 architect-designed apartments in Palms, this first floor apartment offers ocean views across the bay to Nguthunguilli Nature Reserve, also known as Julian Rocks • With balconies facing both north and east, in addition to views across the bay, you’ll be treated to sunrise and sunset sky colours • Open plan kitchen and spacious lounge room connects with dining and 2nd balcony 3/54 Lawson Street, Byron Bay Auction: Saturday 12th March at 11.00am Opens: Friday 11th March 12–12.30pm Saturday 12th March 10.30–11am 35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466

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Gary Brazenor Negotiating strong results for my sellers for over 20 years

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We felt fully supported through out the whole process. Tara and her excellent team went the extra mile, helping & guiding us right from the start and continued right through settlement. Tara is a joy to work with yielding formidable results.

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Open For Inspection Quality Byron Hinterland Acreage ‘Akubra’ Via Nashua Rural Property

• 6178 Tweed Valley Way, Burringbar. Sat 10–10.30am • 21 Philip St, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–12.30pm • 23 McPherson Court, Murwillumbah. Sat 2–2.30pm

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One of the districts finest agricultural holdings, just minutes to Bangalow village. By any judge ‘Akubra’ certainly is one of Byron Hinterland’s most gifted properties. Blessed with over 3 km of swimming holes and babbling rapids on Byron Creek. The alluvial creek flats are ideal for intensive grazing and horticulture, with the current irrigation license a very productive bonus. Build your dream homestead, STCA. With no chemicals or artificial fertiliser used in decades the farms natural ecosystem has rebounded. Native platypus, silver perch and turtles are common sightings as you relax in one of the many swimming holes. Horse ride for hours or just sit on your new verandah and watch the sun rise over your own emerald paddocks. First quality Byron Hinterland acreages of this calibre are seldom offered - don’t delay in booking your inspection of simply stunning ‘Akubra’. Contact agent for inspection Open: Contact: Greg Price 0412 871 500 Ray White Rural Bangalow

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2/1 Glasgow Street, Suffolk Park. Wed 11–11.30am 96 Sunrise Boulevard, Byron Bay. Thu 3–3.30pm 3/54 Lawson Street, Byron Bay. Fri 12–12.30pm 13/1–3 Sunrise Boulevard, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am 96 Sunrise Boulevard, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am 1/25 Carlyle Lane, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am 9 Fern Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am 60 Butler Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am 48/12 Hazelwood Close, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am 3/54 Lawson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10.30–11am. Auction to Follow 29 Pinegroves Road, Myocum. Sat 11–11.30am 24 Hillcrest Drive, Tintenbar. Sat 11–11.30am 118 Lagoon Drive, Myocum. Sat 11–11.30am 93 Beech Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am 10 Muli Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am 12 Walker Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm 1–2/41 Martin Street, Ballina. Sat 12–12.30pm 149 The Manse Road, Myocum. Sat 12–12.30pm 5/64–70 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm 1–5/14 Seaview Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm

Raine & Horne Ocean Shores /Brunswick Heads/ Murwillumbah

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40 Yalla Kool Drive, Ocean Shores. Wed 10–10.30am 27 Manuka Road, Banora Point. Sat 9–9.30am 40 Yalla Kool Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 9.30–10am 1/11 Covent Gardens Way, Banora Point. Sat 9.30–10am 1/77a Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am 37 Hall Drive, Murwillumbah. Sat 11–11.30am 2/20 Suffolk Parade, Pottsville. Sat 11am–12pm 112 Riveroak Drive, Murwillumbah. Sat 12.30–1pm

New Listings First National Byron Bay

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9 Fern Street, Mullumbimby 60 Butler Street, Byron Bay 1–2/41 Martin Street, Ballina 24 Hillcrest Drive, Tintenbar 2/1 Glasgow Street, Suffolk Park 240 The Manse Road, Myocum

Auction First National Byron Bay

• 3/54 Lawson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12 March, 11am onsite • 96 Sunrise Boulevard, Byron Bay. Sat 19 March, 10am onsite

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Nadia Bandini 0422 233 176

Property Management

Nathan Donnelly 0421 942 630

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ljhooker.com.au byronbaypropertylawyer.com 02 6680 7370 Byron Bay Property Lawyer (Vickers Lawyers) has relocated to 42 Bilin Road, Myocum. Same phone number and same friendly professional service but we only handle property related matters. • We are experienced, approachable and friendly lawyers. • Advice on buying and selling real estate. • Residential/Strata conveyancing. • Contract review/advice and strata reports. • Registered for PEXA (electronic lodgement). • Business sales and commercial leases. PHILIP VICKERS

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Call us on 6687 1167 for more info or enquiry@castrikumlegal.com.au

Over 35 years real estate experience, 12 years specialising in the Byron Hinterland.

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Accountants & Bookkeepers.............................. 25 Acupuncture ....................................................... 25 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration ...................... 25 Antennas & Installation ..................................... 25 Antiques / Restoration ....................................... 25 Architects ............................................................ 25 Automotive ......................................................... 25 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters .................. 25 Bricklaying .......................................................... 25 Building Trades ................................................... 25 Bush Regen & Weed Control .............................. 25 Carpet Cleaning .................................................. 25 Chiropractic......................................................... 26 Cleaning .............................................................. 26 Computer Services ............................................. 26 Concreting & Paving ........................................... 26 Decks, Patios & Extensions ................................ 26 Dentists ............................................................... 26 Design & Drafting ............................................... 26 Driveway Maintenance ...................................... 26 Earthmoving & Excavation ................................ 26 Electricians .......................................................... 26 Fencing ................................................................ 26 Floor Sanding & Polishing ................................. 26 Funeral Services.................................................. 26 Garden & Property Maintenance ...................... 26 Gas Suppliers ...................................................... 26 Graphic Design ................................................... 26 Guttering ............................................................. 26 Handypersons ..................................................... 26 Health .................................................................. 26 Hire ...................................................................... 26 Insurance ............................................................. 26 Landscape Supplies............................................ 26 Landscaping ....................................................... 26 Locksmith ............................................................ 27 Painting ............................................................... 27 Pest Control ......................................................... 27 Photography ....................................................... 27 Physiotherapy ..................................................... 27 Picture Framing .................................................. 27 Plastering ............................................................ 27 Plumbers ............................................................. 27 Removalists ......................................................... 27 Roofing ................................................................ 27 Roofing Maintenance ......................................... 27 Rubbish Removal ................................................ 27 Self Storage ......................................................... 27 Septic Systems .................................................... 27 Snake Catchers.................................................... 27 Solar Installation ................................................ 27 Television Services ............................................. 28 Tiling .................................................................... 28 Transport ............................................................. 28 Tree Services ....................................................... 28 Upholstery .......................................................... 28 Valuers ................................................................. 28 Veterinary Surgeons .......................................... 28 Water Filters ........................................................ 28 Welding ............................................................... 28 Window Cleaning ............................................... 28 Window Tinting................................................... 28 www.echo.net.au

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NORTH BYRON BLINDS For all your window furnishings................................................ 0404 421518

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

BUILDING TRADES AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

PLEASE CALL 6680 9394 artisanair.com.au

• DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reasonable market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

• RELIABLE TRADESMAN • DECKS & PERGOLAS • TIMBER SCREENS & DOORS • GARAGE CONVERSIONS

AU 37088 Lic 246545C

LICENCE NUMBER 344531C SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

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

45 Manns Road, Mullumbimby

6684 2783

Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753 CLIMATE CONTROL AUSTRALIA Lic 362019C AU 27106... JARREAU.............................0421 485217

Lic: 317362C

Licensed builder, specialising in Bathroom renovations.

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

0417 654 888

Quality workmanship, and reliable and personalised service.

www.stoneysbuildingcreations.com

0439 624 945

02 66 804 173

Complete Home Maintenance Solutions

Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705

ANTIQUES/RESTORATION 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

ALL CARPENTRY WORK FULLY INSURED

ARCHITECTS 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

Creative Carpentry Decks, pergolas, verandahs, balconies, big & small renos and all other carpentry & building needs. Servicing The Bay for over 25 years.

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

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

Free metal drop off Locally owned

Lic. 266174C

INDEX

MARLENE FARRY Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine marlenefarry.com .........0416 599507

CURTAINS

6684 5296

Kieran 0427 196 962

orangestar02@gmail.com

Lic. 266174C

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

1/84 Centennial Circuit Byron Bay

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 HAVEN BUILDING All aspects of building. Lic 326616C ...............................................0432 565060 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162 BYRON BAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP. Renovations, bathrooms. Lic:212838C .............0477 543060 QUALIFIED CARPENTER - Build anything, fix anything. Handyman services. .............0401 057164

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns – bindii weeds – Army worms – grass grubs .....0418 110714

A B S O L U T E LY F R E E

CAR BODY REMOVAL

CARPET CLEANING FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

CASH ON THE SPOT GUARANTEE

$50 - $1000

WE BUY UNWANTED CARS, UTES & VANS

PHONE 0466 113 333 24/7 EMAIL: enquires@adrians.com.au

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

Green & Clean

Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation. Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

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

CLEANING

GAS SUPPLIERS

FOR ALL YOUR LAST MINUTE EXCAVATIONS

CALL BLACK SHEEP EXCAVATIONS

Free Delivery

5.5t Digger & Tip Truck Hire Ph. 0492 250 774

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

Reliable NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, excavator, cable locating & tpr.0402 716857

DETAILED CLEANER/GUEST HOUSE MANAGER All natural products 4.8 Stayz rated ..0410 723601 PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CLEANER excellent references, good rates. Shire wide. Ph Krissy ..0410 860330

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

DARYL 0418 234 302

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. Residential • Civil • Industrial

Lic.136717c

CONCRETING

24 HOUR SERVICE

0439 624 945

02 66 804 173

Domestic Commercial

All Jobs Small or Large

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

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

Lic No. 337066C

ALL AROUND

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355

CONCRETING

Free Quotes

Call Daniel

0424 876 155

Concreting & Bricklaying For all your concreting needs

Licence No. 117289c

Trevor 0410 591 251 trevduncan2783@gmail.com

Weighbridge Specialists – Domestic – Commercial House Slabs – Shed Slabs – Driveways PLATINUM CRETE CONCRETING Lic 225874C. 20 years exp. Free quotes. Justin .........0458 773788

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

DENTISTS LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE.......................................................................66851264

JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801 BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small ...0422 136408 VALLEY WAY ELECTRICAL, 15 yrs exp. Domestic, commercial, new builds. Lic 253977c 0475 910622

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE oast Asph alt st C Ea

ALL ASPECTS OF ASPHALT & BITUMEN SERVICES

&C ONC

RETE EDGI

Burringbar

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey

0409 799 909

various implements available for limited access projects

DRAINAGE DESIGN • DRIVEWAYS • PADS • WATERWAYS ALL ASPECTS OF EARTHMOVING Phone: 0468 344 939

www.360earth.com.au

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0439 078549

HANDYPERSONS

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262 FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING FUNERAL SERVICES

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

HANDY MAN SERVICES

0414 210 222

24 hr response time guaranteed

Fully Insured

paul.munten@bigpond.com.au

DIRECT CREMATION Sacred Earth Funerals. Personal service, female-led exceptional care, 24 hours. ASAP Decks, fences, bathrooms, plaster, paint, handy, jobs over $500 ..........................0405 625697 All-inclusive and local. $2200 ........................................................................................1300 585778 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance, painting. Call Mark ........0402 281638 KEEN HANDYMAN SERVICES Repairs, maintenance, gardening, odd jobs ..................0428 679704 MOWING, LANDSCAPING, gardening, odd jobs, painting etc. Ph Jordan ....................0434 129966 HANDYMAN 40 years experience in the building game. The reno master. Call Paul......0422 017072 HIGHPOINT Repairs & handyman services. Painting, plastering & tiling. Michael ........0421 896796

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

•Mowing/Slashing/Mulching•UTV spraying •Pruning•Orchard/Landscape care •Green waste removal•Gravel grading •Mulch/compost/gravel supply & spread •Zero emissions lawn and garden care (for suburban size blocks).

Paul 0403 316 711

Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 MOVE TO NURTURE PILATES STUDIO & mat classes. Lennox Head ............................0404 459605 AYURVEDA, NATUROPATH, Herbs, Jacinta McEwen – Om Healing ..............................0422 387370 EAST COAST PILATES STUDIO Brunswick Heads Ph Judy .............................................0408 110006 MYOSKELETAL MASSAGE THERAPY Muscle release, joint alignment.............Chantni 0474 744926

ESTATE

MOWING Specialising in acreage. Call Jerry 0419 432 818

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

INSURANCE AUSURE BYRON BAY General insurance. Phone Mick Urquhart .................................. 0428 200310

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

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

A-Z gardening & maintenance, lawns, acreage, hedges, gutters, p. clean-ups, tip runs ..........0405 625697 NEW WORLD GARDENS Gardening (all aspects) + sustainable food forests. Sam ......0477 851493 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, and tree services ......................0402 487213 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772

CONSCIOUS EARTHWORKS

GUTTERING

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

6677 1859

SERVICING THE EAST COAST OF THE NSW NORTHERN RIVERS

www.thinkblinkdesign.com

FENCING

DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham livingbalancedesigns.com.au.......0431 678608 borrelldesign.com.au Design & drafting. Residential & commercial..........................0412 043463 NORTHFACE DESIGNS www.northfacedesigns.com.au..............................Cody Greer 0434 272353 ARTISTFOUNDRY.NET SKETCHUP: illustrations, fly-throughs .....................................0493 117803

Graphic Design / Print Branding / Websites Tutoring

JP ELECTRICAL All electrical. Level 2 ASP. Solar, data + TV. Lic 133082C .......................0432 289705

EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE Landscaping and retaining walls. Ph Steve.....................0431 678130 THE FLOOR SANDER New & old floors, decks, non-toxic finishes, special effects, free quotes..0407 821690 CONCRETING DRIVEWAYS Shed slabs. All aspects. .....................................................0431 678130

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

0408 760 609 GRAPHIC DESIGN

CONCRETING & PAVING

SALISBURY

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

ELECTRICIANS

Lic: 154293c

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 495 750

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental

BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, hedging.........0424 805660 GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442 GW MAINTENANCE Acreage & residential mowing, garden maintenance ...................0408 244820

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

LANDSCAPING

BRUSH CUTTING - Lismore LGA. Text John....................................................................0423 789870 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

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Service Directory LOCKSMITH

PICTURE FRAMING

ROOFING

Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148 MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St. Call for appointment ......66803444

PAINTING

PLASTERING

• DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required

C A WARWICK PLASTERING Free quotes, COVIDSafe. Ph Craig ....................................0413 451186

BYRON BAY

• Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed • Attention to detail

0438 784 226 • 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

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

ROOFING

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooﬁng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooﬁng.com.au

Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

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.

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

MONTYS METAL

Lic# 378040C

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL NEW ROOFS / RE-ROOFS INSULATED ROOF PANELS FASCIA & GUTTERS REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 0 4 1 1 6 8 3 0 0 3 | Z A C . M A C TA G G A R T @ G M A I L . C O M | L I C 2 2 3 4 8 9 C

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 THIS IS RUBBISH Tipper truck for hire. Call or text Jono ...............................................0412 871438

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

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

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www.duluxaccredited.com.au

Ben The Plumber

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

Servicing Byron & surrounds 30 years experience Taking on work NOW! Ph: 0427 528 108 Lic: 321191C

TIP TOP TIPPING RUBBISH REMOVAL Domestic, garden, strip-outs .........................0422 017072 MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300

SELF STORAGE

BBSS

Mon to Fri 9am–5pm

BYRON BAY SELF STORAGE

Self storage with security. Largest choice of sizes.

8-10 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industrial Estate www.byronbayselfstorage.com.au | 6685 8349 | bbss@westnet.com.au

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

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICES… (NO JOB TOO SMALL)… Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

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Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

KNIGHTSBRIDGE PAINT & DECORATE

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

• Restoration • Free Quotes • Commercial/Domestic • Fully Licenced • Clean & Reliable • Fully Insured

Lic. 213034C

REMOVALISTS

LLOYD SHERLOCK

0411 784 926

A FINLAY PAINTING Renovations, granny flats, interior/ exterior. Free quotes................0432 918419

PEST CONTROL

Andy’s Move & More

Small & Medium Moves, Pianos, Artworks, Tip Runs, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most Areas Based from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby Calls always returned

0429149 533 Est 2006

Sales Installation Service

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

• plumbing.td@bigpond.com

0418 754 149 • 07 5523 9930 • 1300 Taylex • www.taylex.com.au TRINE SOLUTIONS Local sewerage specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C. 0407 439805

SNAKE CATCHERS

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

JACK HOGAN

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring

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

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS www.allpestsolutions.com.au THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

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466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 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 PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPY In Bangalow with Lisa Fitzpatrick on Wed & Thu ....0422 993141

www.echo.net.au

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228

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

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SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS AND BEYOND.

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

Pioneers of the solar industry

Electric Lic 124600c

Professional • Commercial • Personal

PHYSIOTHERAPY

SOLAR INSTALLATION

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518

0411 039 373

0409 917 646

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

• Targeted treatments for all pests with “no spray” 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

Lic 312643C

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ARIES: Don’t be disappointed if this week doesn’t go according to plan. Remember Edison inventing the light globe. When asked how it felt to fail 1000 times, Edison said: ‘I didn’t fail. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps’. Expect an inspirational download from Mars and Venus in experimental Aquarius. TAURUS: Right now, solo projects aren’t likely to stay that way for long as people who share your particular niche interests enter your orbit. Be open to virtual connections, spontaneous invitations and random encounters, any of which could put some ‘oomph’ back into your life force if that’s been flagging a little. GEMINI: This week’s boundary-pushing combo of Mars and Venus in mindy Aquarius is a surefire recipe for overthinking, so dial that down. Take some deep breaths. Tune into your planet ruler Mercury in Pisces, the feeling zone will help you understand what you’re feeling, then express those emotions.

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CANCER: Caretaking’s a natural role for Crabs, but it can be exhausting. So how about teaching your dependants to fish instead of baiting every hook for them this week? And focussing instead on what you want, because this is an auspicious time to be a little bolder and more forward than you normally are LEO: With adventures on the agenda, you’ll find this morphing month stimulating. But you’ll have to be diplomatic, so brush up on your sweet talk. Striking up conversations with unfamiliar others from different backgrounds or industries could revitalise creative juices and bring a completely different perspective to a current situation. VIRGO: This week’s key word: Boundaries. Second and third key words: Clear Limits. Time to politely pull the plug on demanding divas and needy energy vampires and draw on the support of your social networks. You always look after your close people, but just how comfortable are you letting them take care of you?

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LIBRA: Your prima planet Venus, aligned with Mars in unconventional Aquarius, is suggesting alternative ways other than the tried, true and traditional, to pair up with in personal, public and business relationships. So, rather than the same old same old repeats, do something new this week; like chatting with people who challenge you to think differently.

CAPRICORN: Insisting on trying to understand everything that’s going on right now isn’t likely to get you anywhere but utterly frustrated. Just accept that this week may not make logical sense, because the heart operates in different ways than the brain. What’s your best bet? Getting them working together in synch.

SCORPIO: Organised plans are easily disrupted this week. But after more than a month without retrograde planets (a pleasant trend continuing till late April), it’s worth taking the initiative and reaching out to friends. Or strangers. Don’t wait for an invitation; people are busy with their own stuff. If you’re interested, it’s up to you.

AQUARIUS: As this month dives from mental-as-anything-Aquariusworld deep into the emotional zone, something you took for granted could easily turn into something else entirely. Whatever happens, it’s important to stay positive, proactive and stay away from negative thought spirals. If you need to rage, grieve or release pent-up frustrations, think physical exertion and supportive friends.

SAGITTARIUS: Been trying to do everything yourself? While this has the virtue of independence, the flipside is you are being limited by your own resources, time and imagination. Approached wisely, teaming up could minimise your workload, multiply your creative capital, maximise your effectiveness and potentially be a whole lot more fun than slogging along solo.

PISCES: Mercury diving into the astral pool for a spot of synchronised swimming in your fluid, intuitive sign makes this a peak week for relaxing and opening to spontaneous inspiration. So bow out of extraneous social obligations and on no account push yourself – just ripple, shimmy and go with the flow.

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FARMERS/WEEKLY MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton 6677 1345 Each TUE Organic Lismore 6628 1084 Each WED 7-11am M’bah 6684 7834 Each WED 3-6pm Nimbin 0475 135 764 Each WED 4-7pm Newrybar Hall Each THU 8-11am Byron 6687 1137 Each THU 2.30-6.30pm Lismore 0450 688 900 Each FRI 7-11am Mullum 6677 1345 Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137 Each SAT 8-11am Duranbah Rd (Tropical Fruit World) Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530 Each SAT 8.30-11am Lismore 0466 415 172 Each SAT 8.30-12am Blue Knob Each SUN 7-11am Ballina 0493 102 137

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AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE .......................................................................................000 AMBULANCE Mullumbimby & Byron Bay .................................................131 233 BRUNSWICK VALLEY RESCUE Primary rescue ......................................... 6685 1999 BRUNSWICK MARINE RADIO TOWER..................................................... 6685 0148 BYRON CENTRAL HOSPITAL....................................................................... 6639 9400 POLICE Brunswick Heads......................................................................... 6685 1277 Mullumbimby ............................................................................... 6684 2144 Byron Bay........................................................................................ 6685 9499 Bangalow ........................................................................................ 6687 1404 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE Storm & tempest damage, flooding..................132 500 AIDS Confidential testing & information (ACON) ............................................ 6622 1555 AL-ANON Help for family & friends of alcoholics...................................1300 ALANON ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 24 hours...............................................1800 423 431 ANIMAL RESCUE (DOGS & CATS) ............................................................. 6622 1881 BYRON COUNCIL: EMERGENCY AFTER HOURS .............................. 6622 7022 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ..............................................1800 656 463 LIFELINE 131 114 MENSLINE 7pm–11pm nightly (phone counselling & referral for men) ...... 6622 2240 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets daily ..................................................... 6680 7280 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE ..................................................................... 6684 1286 NORTHERN RIVERS GAMBLING SERVICE............................................. 6687 2520 NORTHERN RIVERS WILDLIFE CARERS............................................... 6628 1866 KOALA HOTLINE .......................................................................... 6622 1233 WIRES – NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service.................... 6628 1898

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Bruns CWA Brunswick Heads CWA Crafty Women meets each Friday, 10am to 2pm. All women welcome to come along with craft projects or learn new skills, have a cuppa, biscuit and a chat. Saturday 9 April, Easter Stall: Cakes, jams, handmade clothes, plants and bric-abrac. Cash only. CWA Rooms, crn Park and Booyun Sts, Brunswick Heads.

Murwillumbah help Bray Park SDA Church is open for those in need. FREE clothes, kids clothes, shoes, blankets, towels and toiletries. We have a shower and washing machine for use. We also have a single bed and bassinet to donate. Please come, take and use what you need. We are here to help! If you can’t get here but are in need please message or call 0404 363 342 or 0409426149.

will be available for the next two weeks at no charge to all businesses in impacted areas. Call 13 29 59 between 8.30am and 5pm.

Byron Bay Library February: Free tech-savvy technology support workshops are designed to introduce you to technology and its many functions. No experience with technology required! If you are a beginner or need to brush up on your tech skills then we hope you will join us for these fun and practical small-group sessions. Light morning tea will be provided. Sessions held fortnightly on a Thursday, 9.30–11.30am. For essential bookings or further topic information please phone the Byron Bay Library staff 6685 8540.

Caring for someone with Byron’s free trailer Byron Resource Recovery Centre Dementia? We’d love to see you at our monthly Northern Rivers Carers Coffee Club on the third Wednesday of every month. Our March meeting will take place at 11am on Wednesday 16 March in Brunswick Heads. Please call or Emma White on 6685 1629 or email on; emmawhite@byronrespite.com.au Bring your questions, suggestions and concerns, speak with other carers and meet new friends.

Lismore High dinner Lismore High School’s Centenary Dinner has been cancelled. More information: phone 0414 734 313.

Support for flood impacted businesses Business NSW, is making access to its Workplace Advice Line free to all business owners in NSW impacted by the current flood disaster. The Advice Line is to help employers with workplace and employment issues during this difficult time. The service

join with the group to experience the personal cancer stories told, which give a great opportunity for all to learn, share and benefit from each other. Partners or carers are also most welcome to attend as family are very much involved in the process and treatment of those with this diagnosis. Enquiries please phone Bob Corney on 0493 075 612

Bangalow Progress Association meeting Residents in the 2479 postcode are invited to attend the next Bangalow Progress Association general meeting. This will be held at 7pm Wednesday on 16 March at the Bangalow Mens Shed, off Station Street car park, Bangalow. Our shared values and proactive engagement in emerging development and infrastructure projects can make a real difference to our village. Become a member and play an active role in this vision. Our community voice will contribute to better outcomes.

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(BRRC) at Myocum are offering a free trailer so people can drop-off bulky waste to the BRRC, or it can be used to take home a purchase. Book it by calling the Resource Recovery Hotline on 1300 652 625. Hirers will need to provide proof of residency, a current driver’s licence, and have a vehicle that can tow a trailer. More details are available on Council’s website – www.byron. nsw.gov.au.

Brunswick Valley VIEW Club will meet for lunch at 10.30am on 10 March at Brunswick Heads Bowling Club. Guest speaker is Jan Tarbox. Enjoy friendship while helping to support disadvantaged children in The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. Please advise Wenda on 0449 563 580 or email wjhunt@ yahoo.com if you are attending as numbers are needed for catering purposes. More information from: Margaret 0429 966 894.

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The next meeting of the Northern Rivers Day Prostate Cancer Support Group is to be held on Wednesday March 9 10am until 12 noon at the Alstonville Bowling Club, Deegan Drive, Alstonville – members please note this is a return to the original Alstonville Meeting Venue. Men previously and newly diagnosed with prostate cancer are urged to

Community members are invited to attend the meeting of Mullumbimby Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) on Wednesday 9 March 2022 in the CWA Room at Cnr Gordon & Tincogan Streets Mullumbimby. Please arrive at 9.30am for a 10am start. Members are asked to bring refreshments for a light lunch. Membership enquiries to Jen 6684 7282.

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A crisis support service for sexuality and gender diverse communities impacted by the Northern Rivers floods disaster is available. NSW LGBTQ health organisation ACON launched the service, available by phoning 1800 063 060. ACON Deputy CEO Karen Price described ‘incredible acts of selflessness’ from some Lismore-based ACON staff. Ms Price said workers had been engaging with communities in evacuation centres and other places of refuge in the area, despite their own needs as flood survivors. ACON’s Lismore office was flooded and would be closed www.echo.net.au

until further notice. The CEO said the enormity of the situation required far more support. ‘ACON has redeployed resources from our Sydney and Hunter offices to offer free, short-term support and assistance to LGBTQ people at this incredibly difficult time,’ Ms Price said in a media release.

Prioritising support ‘The service will prioritise crisis support referrals from the Northern Rivers,’ Ms Price said. The dedicated service was to offer phone or online support either for shortterm counselling, initial

assessment, and urgent psychological support. ACON workers would also help link people to local resources, information, and assistance, including financial assistance and accommodation. ‘We know many will be worried about medication, food, clean water, and other immediate needs,’ Ms Price said. The service was expected to operate until mid-April before a needs reassessment would happen. Anyone wanting to connect to the Northern Rivers flood crisis ACON service could also visit: www.aconhealth.org.au/intake_form.

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Mullumbimby District Neighbourhood Centre Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer. 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 enquire about accessing any of these services call 6684 1286 or fill out an online enquiry form.

Byron Community Centre The Byron Community Centre provides community services and programs including meals, advocacy, and counselling for locals in need. Homeless Breakfast: 7–9am, Wednesday, Fletcher Street kitchen, Byron Community Centre. Homeless Showers: 10am–12pm, Monday and Wednesday (book in at breakfast), Byron Community Cabin, Carlyle St. Community Counselling: Free counselling for Byron Shire residents. Face-to-face, by phone, or via Zoom. Community Support Worker: Emergency relief and assertive outreach casework for those experiencing homelessness. Seniors Computer Club: 9–11am, Friday, Byron Community Cabin (school term only), Carlyle St. Laptop Library: The Laptop Library lends laptops to seniors and provides tuition on how best to be connected. Seniors’ Activities: Seniors’ drumming, chair yoga, ukulele, choir, and drama. Call 6685 6807 for bookings. Severe Wet Weather Shelter: Emergency shelter during extreme weather events for rough sleepers. Signage displayed at the Byron Community Centre when on. Sign-up required. More info: www.byroncentre.com. au or Phone: 6685 6807.

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.

Alateen meeting Alateen meeting every Thursday at 5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative with a drinking problem? Alateen can help. For 8–16-year-olds meet St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Hall, 13

Powell Street, corner of Florence Street Tweed Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older members at the same time and place. 1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au

Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@ byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.

ACA Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents and/or Dysfunctional Families (ACA) help & recovery group meets in Lismore every Friday 10–11.30am, Red Dove Centre, 80 Keen Street. Byron meetings are on Tuesdays at 7pm via Zoom - meeting ID 554 974 582 password byronbay.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call1300 652 820 or text your postcode to 0488 811 247. www.na.org.au. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meeting held Fridays 2pm by Zoom. Contact for details’ – 1300 252 666 www. al-anon.org.au.

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

Feel Good Friday A free weekly group for women to access support and relax. Feel Good Fridays happen every Friday from 1 till 3pm at the Byron Community Cabin on Carlyle Street (behind the tennis courts in the recreational grounds). Just drop-in, no bookings or commitment necessary. For any further information and any questions just let me know by calling the Byron Community Centre on 6685 6807.

Library fun Baby Bounce and Storytime for toddlers and pre-school children have moved online for now. See Richmond Tweed Regional Libraries on YouTube.

Byron Bay library fun Storytime: 10.30am Tuesdays; Baby bounce 10.00am Wednesdays. Share singing, stories, rhymes and books through our enjoyable Storytime and Baby bounce experiences in the Library. Phone Byron Bay Library for information or bookings. Bookings essential: 6685 8540.

End-of-life choices Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at quarterly meetings, currently online. Attendees must be Exit members. More information on www.exitinternational.net or phone Catherine 0435 228 443.

Carers’ support Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. Meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Susanne 0428 716 431.

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

Language exchange Byron language exchange club runs every 2nd last Friday of the month from 6pm (alternating Ballina/ Byron). Practise other languages or help someone with your English! Find us on Facebook. Contact byronbaylanguages@gmail.com.

Op shops Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 9am–12 noon. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Tuesday to Saturday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Prue Harrington 0420 316 610. Mullumbimby Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–4pm, Saturday 9am–12noon. Volunteers needed, enq to shop 6684 4718. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Tuesday to Friday 11am-3pm. Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) op shop Brunswick Heads (next to supermarket) open Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 9am–1pm, Sun closed.

Meditation Dzogchen meditation and study group 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month at Mullumbimby CWA Hall. Didi 0408 008 769. Buddhist meditation and conversation with John Allan, Mondays 6.30–8.30 pm, The Yurt, Temple Byron. No fees. John 0428 991 189. Byron yoga philosophy club free meditation classes Monday, 7pm, 1 Korau Place Suffolk Park. Go to www. wisdom.yoga or phone Kris 0435 300 743. Byron Bay Meditation Centre, Tuesday 6.30pm at Temple Byron. For more info: byronbaymeditationcentre.com.au or contact Greg 0431 747 764.

Seniors computer club Byron Shire seniors computer club invites interested seniors to come to learn how to use your photos creatively. Meets at Ocean Shores Community Centre, Wednesdays 1–3pm during school terms. For more information phone Lynne on 0428 665 948.

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

CWA Bangalow Bangalow CWA has reopened and our hours are Monday-Friday 10am2pm and Saturdays 8am-12 noon. Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of non-profit community groups.

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Backlash What a rough week. Against the odds, Byron Shire’s community – along with many who travelled from other areas – supported each other with heavy lifting, gifts, grace and good humour. Perhaps govcorp’s Agenda 21 to divide us through their cloud seeding rain event didn’t go to plan? Believe it or not, but Council will be holding a planning meeting this Thursday. Owing to flood damage to Council’s building (hint, the surrounding drainage has been in disrepair for years), it will be closed to the public, and only available to the public via Zoom.

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Finally, a large 3D printer that uses hemp! According to landcasterfarming.com, US based Black Buffalo 3D Corp plans to use hemp fibre in the cement-based mix it uses to 3D-print buildings. ‘The company held its first public exhibition at a builders show in Orlando, printing a ‘tiny house’. The large-format 3D printer’s ‘ink’ is also designed so that the machine can run continuously’. The Women’s Music Industry Forum, which was to be held March 12, has been postponed until further notice.

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there is a problem. Two one in 100 year floods within five years. Hmmm’.

Apparently the PM says it’s a ‘transactional world, devoid of principle, accountability and transparency’. So who made it that way – his type, who are clearly sociopathic, or the other 99.9 per cent? Lucy Turnbull tweeted: ‘In NSW, no-one is allowed to build new homes in a one in 100 year flood zone. That is fine if the flood zones are properly mapped. Clearly

Council staff are calling on the community to share their flood photographs, to help document the extent of the flood impact our Shire has experienced.

BYRON SHIRE ECHO SALES MANAGER: ONLINE AND NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

This is a full-time position paying a salary + super + bonus + car package. We have a free weekly newspaper The Byron Shire Echo (24,500 copies pw) and a daily news website (www.echo.net.au) with 1.5 million unique visitors, growing at about 20% pa. Our long-term sales manager will be gradually reducing hours over the next six months as we transition to a new sales manager to lead our well-established Byron sales team. You will be working from our Mullumbimby office with a supportive team in an already successful newspaper, that in addition to its online presence also publishes a number of successful subsidiary publications. This is a challenging role leading our team of four salespeople and two support people to new heights.

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Council staff say, ‘If you have photos please email floodphotos@byron.nsw.gov.au

‘When dictators rule for decades, they (1) stop listening to advisors, (2) become disconnected from reality, (3) spend a lot of time alone, and (4) overreach. This is exactly what has happened to Putin’. Tweet by Professor Michael McFaul. While there’s certainly a lot going on atm, it’s still very weird that Liberal Lord Voldermort, Peter Dutton, promotes a GoFundMe fundraiser for flood victims, while his government sits on a multi-billion dollar disaster recovery fund. What’s the odds it all gets dumped on the electorate at election time?

• Newspaper advertising sales experience, preferably at manager/ senior level. • The ability to quickly understand our well-established procedures, to maintain their effectiveness and incrementally introduce new procedures when necessary.

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Romell and Samantha, from Mullum’s Patch Cafe, put on a free barbecue at the Civic Centre on Tuesday to say thanks to the volunteers. After running out of snags, both the town’s butcher and bakery donated more. Photo Jeff ‘Sensitive New Age Gadfly [SNAG]’ Dawson

Please email your resume and a covering letter to simon@echo.net.au

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