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It was a big family event at the annual Federal Park Party day, with dogs, games, entertainment and plenty of food. Poppy won ‘best lamb, disguised as a dog’, along with her loving owner, Treya. Photo Jeff ‘Puppy Love’ Dawson
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by ‘Mr M Mamone’, is due to come before this week’s Byron Council planning meeting for assessment. Council staff have recommended that councillors refuse permission on multiple grounds relating to the scale of the proposal, and its impact on the character, amenity, and future agricultural uses of the surrounding area.
Excessive in scale ‘The proposal is considered excessive in scale and fails to comply with Council’s adopted planning controls that generally limit rural tourist accommodation to no more than six holiday cabins per property,’ Council Planner, Ben Grant, said in his report, contained in the agenda to this week’s Council meeting.
‘Twelve tourist accommodation cabins, in combination with a large recreation building (and a potential future function centre), is of a scale that cannot be reasonably managed by the principal owner living on the property, and is likely to have an adverse impact on the character and amenity of the surrounding area if approved.’ Mr Grant found that the size and scale of the development was inconsistent with two key local planning policies, the Byron Local Environment Plan (LEP) and the Byron Development Control Plan (DCP). This included the amount of excavation and fill required to make the owner’s plans a reality. ‘The excessive scale and ▶ Continued on page 2
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water flowed through and around their house. As two locals choked up, there was They said they have been uncomfortable foot shuffling by ‘moving, moving, moving’, between Byron Shire Mayor, Michael Lyon, a family and friends since the flood, spokesperson for Resilience NSW, and recently secured a rental as they and an engineer who worked on wait for their house to be gutted and the flood report for the Mullumrebuilt. They were hoping to move bimby pod site. back in at the end of this year, or the They told the homeowners beginning of next year, before their that their home will experience insurance support runs out. increased flooding in the future ‘What are we going to do?’ they because of the works Resilience asked the mayor. NSW is currently ‘We’ve been undertaking. out of our house ‘Éĕ Īĕĕō ƆëĈſĶǔĈĶëōȁ They were for nine months’ We pay our rates… the owners of they said. one of 13 proper- Why was the study done ‘We underties nearby (11 stand that ëĪƐĕſ ƷşƖ żƖƐ Ķŕ ƐIJĕ ǔōōȂ’ people need identified in the – A Mullum resident, report), that housing, we are affected by the pod site were finally told one of those – after months of people. What asking – that their worst fears had are you going to do to make us feel been realised. safe? You’ve made it worse. They were told emergency hous‘We know you know this. We feel ing for flood-affected ‘locals’ being sacrificial. We pay our rates, we’ve put in place at Prince Street, Mulalways been in front. Why was the lumbimby, would negatively impact study done after you put in the fill?’ their home, making the flooding This was a key question throughworse for them in the future. out the past nine months from the Two of these properties will now local community. have increased above-floor flood‘This community has been ing as a result of the fill. asking for the impacts since it In the February flood, the started. Council, everyone else, residents escaped the rising flood told us nothing. They just went and water in their house and found filled it up’, said the homeowner. safety with a neighbouring family ‘I’ve only been part of the whose property was just above the project for three months, but I floodline. They were then rescued acknowledge the lack of commuby friends in a boat. nication,’ said the Resilience NSW The SES had told them they spokesperson. didn’t know when they could ‘We’ve been working closely with rescue them, and suggested they Cr Michael Lyon, [GM] Mark Arnold, climb on the roof – but there was and engineers. We wanted to make nowhere safe to put a ladder as the ▶ Continued on page 2
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sure that Council was aligned with us because some people are impacted.’ ‘We looked at a number of options,’ said the engineer. ‘Cross draining, swales etc. Our intent was to manage and mitigate an increase in the flood level. We have looked at up to 25 different designs.
Unable to mitigate ‘We have tried to mitigate and we haven’t been able to. There are two homes that will have an increase in flooding. There are several that will have a decrease. That is why the report took so long to release. ‘About a month ago, the options were selected by Resilience NSW and Council. Option A was preferred. A solid fill pad just above the one-in-100 year flood level.’ The Resilience NSW spokesperson responded to questions over when the decision was made to fill the site, when the original discussion for housing on the site had centred around removable pods and caravans. They said, ‘The fill was originally put on the site for stabilisation… It was done in parallel to this report.’ The Resilience NSW spokesperson said the lease for the site was two years, and could be extended to five years if needed. They said if the fill was to be removed in two or five years, as required under the
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A recent rain event at the pod site. Residents on Prince Street, Mullumbimby, have finally been provided with a flood report which confirms what was always suspected – the planned flood pod village under construcution by Resilience NSW will increase flooding in the already flood-prone area. The report also claims that flooding will decrease in other areas. Photo supplied licence conditions, the risk to the current residents would be significantly reduced; but questions about removing the fill at the site remained unanswered. Cr Lyon said that there had ‘been talk of houses and other purposes here for 20 years.’ ‘One of the consequences is that there are up to 85 properties that are better off in the context of future flooding, in terms of their properties – they might not want the fill to be removed. ‘Those conversations [regarding future removal of fill] are not for right now.’ ‘We are pretty gutted,’ said the homeowner. ‘We feel like we are being sold down the river. We’ve ended up being sacrificial.’ ‘I’ve been pushing for the release of the flood report for a while,’ said Cr Lyon.
He then said, ‘My suggestion to you is to lobby the government and ask them to cover off on that liability on those two properties. That is a minuscule amount in the context of their budget. I don’t think that is a lot to ask for, that they accept liability in a future scenario.’
Mayoral Minute Councillor Duncan Dey, who was at the meeting at the request of the homeowners, suggested to Cr Lyon that they join together to put a formal Notice of Motion (NoM) to Council, on behalf of the 11 properties whose flood levels are being increased, to inform the state government that they should compensate the people without them having to go to court. Cr Lyon has now put forward a Mayoral Minute for
Thursday’s meeting, asking that: ‘Council advocate to the state government on behalf of the two properties impacted by above floor flooding by the temporary housing works in Prince Street… [and] ‘1) Cover them for future liability for damage to their properties in a flooding event that was caused by the works. ‘2) Consider them for a buyback under the Resilient Homes program’.
Lead fears In related news, assessment around the potential for lead poisoning, owing to the disturbed soil on the site, is still unclear from government agencies. Land managers of the site, Transport for NSW (TfNSW), have told The Echo that part of Lot 2 DP1121508 and Lot 2 DP223650, which is under lead contamination assessment by the EPA, ‘has been excluded from Resilience NSW’s licence area’. ‘Transport for NSW has provided copies of all environmental assessments and investigations completed in relation to the land. ‘Resilience NSW must undertake its own due diligence and any assessments/ investigations in relation to the land to ensure it meets their requirements. ‘Resilience NSW is to implement all required controls to ensure the site is safe’.
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complementary to the rural character or environmental attributes of the land.’ He noted that the developer was invited to amend the application but, ‘did not take up that opportunity’. The concerns of residents,
contained in 20 separate letters of objection, echoed those of Mr Hunt. They also raised the issues of excessive traffic generation, noise, safety and security, and the impacts on wildlife and a nearby
drinking water catchment. Overall, staff and residents both expressed the opinion that approving the development would set an undesirable precedent for future projects in the rural areas of the Byron Shire.
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Connecting Generations picnic, Nov 13 Are you interested in providing support for a young family in Byron Shire or bringing your children or grandchildren to a fun afternoon at the Bangalow Bowlo? Connecting Generations is an intergenerational picnic, and people of all ages are welcome. Co-organiser Ruth Winton-Brown says, ‘It is a wonderful opportunity for local families without aunties, uncles or grandparents to enjoy connecting with all members of our community in a fun and relaxed setting. ‘Our next gathering is at the Bangalow Bowlo on November 13 from 2–4pm. ‘The day will include a “generational jam session” with well known local musicians, John Hoffman, Stan Ceglinski, and Julie from Jewel Musica. We will be making frog hotels, frog puppets, and magic potions to turn cane toads into
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Bayside donga village shrouded in secrecy Hans Lovejoy Resilience NSW, a corporate arm of the NSW government, continues to dodge questions around the lack of procedural fairness afforded to Bayside residents in Bruns, who will soon have donga-style villages next to them. So far, very little detail has been announced, other than the village will house floodaffected ‘local residents’ for up to three years.
Increase in numbers Residents in Bayside were alerted last week via a letter that the village planned for Torakina Rd and Kingsford Drive will now expand to house around 119 floodaffected local residents for up to three years, and a land
leasing arrangement has been exchanged with Oniva Pty Ltd. Oniva and the Kollective are the developers behind a contentious 39-bedroom boarding house mixed use DA that was opposed by neighbours. While the developers went straight to the Land and Environment Court at the first opportunity, rather than going through the Council approval process, councillors eventually agreed to the revised DA in April 2021. Previously, Resilience NSW said they were only seeking land that was Council or Crown managed. Resilience NSW were asked, ‘Like all of these pod villages [in Byron Shire], there was no option given to the residents of the location,
there were no assurances given around due process as occurs in a normal DA, who the flood-affected people are, who will manage any potential issues, and why residents should trust the process given it has been a shambles from the start’. ‘How has this been undertaken in good faith?’
Good faith? A Resilience NSW spokesperson replied, ‘We are continuing to work to establish temporary housing sites on the limited land available that isn’t at significant flood risk, and is located in close proximity to the communities they would service’. ‘The temporary housing site at Brunswick Heads was identified following a
comprehensive review of all suitable land in the area, in consultation with Byron Shire Council. ‘We have entered into a leasing arrangement with Oniva Pty Ltd for a temporary housing site at Torakina Rd and Kingsford Drive to accommodate approximately 119 flood-affected local residents. ‘This will enable the Excelsior Circuit portion of the site to remain as green space for the entire community. ‘It is anticipated that each temporary housing site across the Northern Rivers will be in use for two to three years. ‘We will continue to do everything possible to provide medium-term housing solutions to flood-affected residents as they recover and rebuild.’
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Food and culture festival, Caper Byron Bay, will be held across venues from November 10–13. It promises, ‘An immersive and inclusive four-day celebration of Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers region’s past, present and future’. For more info visit www.caperbyronbay.com. Pictured is Pietro Rodongna with his version of a Paloma. Photo Jeff ‘Yes Thanks, I’ll Have Two’ Dawson
managed and the site is considered suitable for the development.’ The proposed conditions are unlikely to please many, if any, of the 16 Federal residents who submitted letters of objection in relation to the plan.
Byron councillors will, this week, decide the fate of the latest stage of a major development proposed for Federal – a tourist accommodation business valued at $2.76 million. As commercial interest in the village continues to grow, the new owners of Peabury Farm on Binna Burra Road have proposed building six one-bedroom cabins, a swimming pool and an additional car park on the site. This is the second stage of the development, following stage one, which includes a 60-seat cafe and a 23-space car park. In their report to this week’s planning meeting,
Council staff have identified a number of issues with the proposal. This includes the developer’s plan to help manage traffic movements on the site by building a roundabout at the intersection of Binna Burra Road and Federal Drive, which pre-empts traffic movement plans being developed as part of the creation of a Federal Masterplan. However, staff have recommended that councillors approve the plan subject to a series of conditions that would need to be met before a single brick is laid. Council Planner, Patricia Docherty, said, ‘The proposal raises no significant issues in terms of environmental impacts which cannot be
The residents expressed a range of concerns, and asserted that the operation would place unsustainable pressure on Federal’s infrastructure, including roads, parking and rubbish, which was already beyond capacity. A recent Rural Fire Service (RFS) exercise in Federal highlighted the need to increase static water supply for the village.
The North Coast’s biggest day of garage sales – Second Hand Saturday – is bigger and better than ever this year, say organisers, ‘with not one, but two main event dates on Saturday November 19 and the following Saturday, November 26. Council’s Resource Recovery Strategy and Engagement
Officer, Sarah Child said, ‘We’re calling on the whole Byron Shire community to get behind this awesome opportunity to reduce and reuse, make some cash and show the rest of the north coast what we’re made of’. ‘Byron Shire is known for its pop-up secondhand sales, so let’s all get out in force for
one or both days to show the north coast we’re the recycling and garage sale boss!’. She adds ‘All you have to do is register your garage sale online [by Friday November 11] at www. secondhandsaturday.com. au and your free online advertising and promotion will be taken care of’.
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Jonson Lane opens to the public Second Hand Saturday, Nov 19, 26 The new, large mixed use building at the southern end of Jonson Street has opened. Jonson Lane is now home to a collection of clothing retailers, dining, hairdressing and creative businesses. JD Property Group’s Jason Dunn, said, ‘We would like to thank the local community and especially our neighbours for their patience
during the construction’. ‘We’ve had over 300 people working on the site and we appreciate everyone’s hard work’. According to the Jonson Lane press release, ‘Ethical clothing label, Nagnata, Venroy’s flagship store, has set up shop. Edward’s and Co, Australia’s leading hair agency, have opened their
first blowdry salon: Bloe. ‘Byron contemporary landscape artist, Jack Bailey, has a studio. Byron Bay’s Light Years are bringing their innovative modern Asian dining, and celebrated clothing and lifestyle brands, including Byron’s Deiji Studios and Saturday’s NYC, are showcasing their wares’.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited our area to announce funding for the v Northern Rivers Voluntary Home Buy Back Scheme
e s e n a b l A y n o h t n A r e t is Prime Min k c a b y u b e m o h Y R A T N U L O V s e announc s e n o z d o o fl s r e iv R n r e SCHEME for North Commonwealth and New South Wales Government joint funding of $800 million means around 2,000 homeowners in flood-prone areas will now be eligible to raise, repair, retrofit or have their homes voluntarily bought back under the Northern Rivers Voluntary Home Buy Back Scheme. This funding will support residential homeowners impacted in the February-March 2022 floods in the seven Local Government Areas of Ballina, Byron, Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Tweed. Our communities have been calling for this and Labor has listened. After the devastating floods in our region, this is the right thing to do.
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Japanese beats in Byron this weekend No guarantees with Bangalow Bowlo amalgamation, councillor warns
Byron Taiko will host a three day Taiko drumming workshop, featuring famous Japanese percussionists Eiichi Satio and Hyota Matsuzaki. On Sunday, there will be a free concert at the Byron Youth Activities Centre (YAC). For more info, visit www.byrontaiko.com. Photo Jeff Dawson
REDinc art exhibited in Mullum Local artists who are part of REDinc, a disability support service, will be exhibiting as part of their annual show this Friday November 11 from 6–8pm at 22 Tincogan Street, Mullumbimby. Each year, they offer a diverse and eclectic range of art for sale that they have been working on throughout the previous year. The sales
income is split between the artists and funding their next year’s art program. This year the exhibition will be opened by local dynamic drawing teacher, Ron Curran, who has encouraged and inspired many artists in the region. REDinc is a not-for-profit, grassroots community organisation and registered
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A local group of residents have warned of ‘Unlimited pokies, Sydney ownership and minimal sporting club support’ if a large entertainment corporation amalgamates with the Bangalow Bowling Club. Club members will vote on the proposal at 11am, Sunday November 13. Keep the Bowlo Local group spokesperson, and Byron councillor, Asren Pugh, is urging Bowlo members ‘to do their homework before they vote on November 13 on the proposed amalgamation with Norths Collective’. ‘We know it’s an emotive issue. We all love our local Bowlo, and want to see it succeed, but we need to make sure we’ve all read the MOU [memorandum of understanding] for the proposed amalgamation. ‘Sure, the proposal might sound good on face value – but it’s important to read the fine print. ‘Our beloved local Bowlo would be owned and controlled by people 600km away in Sydney. ‘Norths will own all land and buildings from day one.
Keep the Bowlo Local group spokesperson, and Byron councillor, Asren Pugh. Photo www.asrenpugh.com ‘The number of pokies will increase to ten and up to 15 after three years. And after ten years, they can put in as many as they like – who knows how many they’ll squeeze in! ‘Sporting clubs are likely to be way worse off, with no guarantees on ongoing funding and support. ‘Quite frankly, there are no guarantees with any of it. There is a “get out” option for just about every clause. ‘We could see the Bowlo sold off after as little as three years and developed into something else entirely. ‘Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. ‘What we are proposing
is an alternative – one that doesn’t rely on pokies and keeps it in local hands. ‘The alternative is clear – local management, less, and then having no pokies, retained community asset and a three-step plan to fix and maintain. ‘We will stabilise within six months, then within 24 months embark on a pathway to profitability, and finally steady state and capital improvements within five years’. ‘Read more at keepthebowlolocal.com’. Proponents for the amalgamation with Norths claim the club’s future would be more financially secure under Norths’ management. In July, the club’s Vice President, Atosha Clancy, told The Echo, ‘The financial situation has deteriorated since we were advised by the accountant in January to seek other options. The Bangalow Bowlo now sits on the edge’. Atosha added, ‘Personally, I can’t see how the club will exist in another ten years without a massive ($3M– $5M) injection of capital’.
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Redevelopment of the former Mullumbimby Hospital site has taken a step forward with Byron Council publishing a preliminary vision, objectives and design principles for community feedback. The Draft Site Strategy and Urban Design Protocol can be viewed at Council’s website, and feedback is welcome until November 14. ‘This is a rare, flood free 4.4-hectare parcel of remediated Council-owned land that is near the town centre and close to everything,’ Council’s Place Planning Coordinator, Andrew FitzGibbon said. ‘There is potential to deliver somewhere between 100 to 129 dwellings on this site and supporting community infrastructure.
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‘The next step is to move to Planning Proposal stage to amend the land’s zoning and other development controls to enable housing. ‘Under the draft strategy, the majority of the site (60 per cent) will be used for residential development, including a mix of housing types and tenures.
Council’s rezoning proposal would enable residential dwellings on the land. Image from Council’s Draft Site Strategy and Urban Design Protocol Former Mullumbimby Hospital Site.
This includes housing that is affordable, accessible and appropriate for older people across a range of income levels. It will also include housing that is affordable for ‘households with very low, low, and moderate income levels’. There will also be a multipurpose facility with spaces for consultation and the potential for work, education, gathering and recreation spaces, and a cafe, all of which is intended to support residents and community, and encourage social connection. The Draft Site Strategy and Urban Design Protocol, together with input and feedback from the community, will provide the basis
for Council’s drafting of a Planning Proposal and DCP amendments in 2023. Mr FitzGibbon said the current consultation phase was about engaging with the community on how the vision, objectives and design principles applied to the site. ‘This check-in is just a first small step in a very long process of consultation with the community to ensure we deliver the very best outcome in line with community expectations and needs,’ he said. Council staff will be available to talk about the plan and to answer any questions at a drop-in session on Wednesday, November 9, from 3pm to 6pm, in the foyer of Council’s offices on Station Street, Mullumbimby.
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Historic Billinudgel school book reprinted A book chronicling the Billinudgel Public School’s first 100 years has been reprinted, and will be launched by the authors on Sunday November 27 at the Billinudgel Pub, kicking off at 2pm. Billinudgel Public School 1893–1993 The First One Hundred Years contains historical photos and personal memoirs of former students, teachers and community members during The Great Depression and World War II, along with accounts from more modern times. Co-author, Terry Timms, says, ‘The book grew into much more than a collection of historical facts about the school’s establishment’. ‘The book acknowledges the original inhabitants as the original educators before the arrival of the “Cedar getters” who preceded the “selectors” and the village and the school. ‘The history of the village of Billinudgel, the surrounding areas and the stories of its people past and present help make the book fascinating reading. ‘Students at Billinudgel Public School in 1993 had their views on their school,
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book contains cartoons by Stephen Axelsen depicting historical tales in the book. ‘The book was originally very well received, and has long been out of print. But now, thanks to the support of former Ocean Shores Public School Principal, Martin Gill, it is back in print with one hundred copies for sale with proceeds going to Ocean Shores Public School’. He says the reprint reproduces the original centenary
book, written and compiled by Harvey Gardiner and Terry Timms in 1993, with the addition of new Introductory remarks by Terry Timms, Martin Gill, and Spencer Jones, along with another aerial photo of the area by Bill Mills, which highlights the changes and developments in the last 29 years. Following the launch, Timms says the book will be available at Billinudgel Post Office.
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Will Lismore spend $250k on a disaster ‘study tour’? While the Tweed mayor says it’s crucial to learn from the past to avoid a repeat of the devastation caused by the recent flood, the Lismore mayor is hoping that Council will vote to send himself and a delegation on a ‘study tour’ to the tune of $250,000.
Rous focus on Alstonville groundwater to boost region’s supply The Rous County Council has confirmed plans to tap into groundwater on the Alstonville plateau days after Ballina Mayor, Sharon Cadwallader, confirmed support of a ‘water security’ project there.
Relocation site of Murwillumbah SES raises concerns The current site selected by Tweed Shire Council staff for the relocation of the Murwillumbah State Emergency Services (SES) to Bray Park have raised concerns of some councillors owing to the impact on local native vegetation, including threatened species.
Tweed Council prepping for La Niña MKIII As a third La Niña weather event continues to impact Australia’s East Coast, Tweed Shire Council is working hard to ensure the area is as ready as possible.
Poets let the light in after local disasters Two free community performance events – How We Heal and Who We Become, are coming to Murwillumbah in December 2022 and February 2023.
MOU to build more affordable housing in Lismore The NSW Government’s land and property development organisation Landcom and the NSW Department of Communities and Justice will enter a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Council to build more affordable housing on Council-owned land in Lismore.
Call for audit of Splendour in the Grass as 50,000 capacity questioned Tweed Council has called for an independent audit of Splendour in the Grass (STIG) following the multiple and significant failures of the 2022 event.
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There was frustration in the air as Lismore residents last week listened to Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation’s (NRRC) leader, David Witherdin, provide the initial detail on the Resilient Homes Program. The Resilient Homes Program and the Resilient Land Program are the state and federal governments’ response – so far – to the devastating February/March floods. $800 million has been put forward to fund the two programs, which seek to facilitate quick land release across the region for housing and house buybacks, house raising, and house retrofitting. ‘We will start with properties that are at the highest risk, those that are most likely eligible for the buybacks,’ explained Mr Witherdin. They are predicting that there will be around 2,000 offers to buy properties in the highest risk areas,
Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation CEO, David Witherdin. Photo Hans Lovejoy approximately 2,000 offers to raise houses and another 2,000 offers for retrofitting.
6,000 homes ‘The program of works will touch about 6,000 homeowners,’ said Mr Witherdin. ‘There are exceptional circumstances at all levels and this has been built into the eligibility criteria. There will be situations that we haven’t thought of yet.’ Buybacks will be offered at the pre-flood valuation of the property. House raising is up to $100,000. Above that cost,
the homeowner and government go 50/50. As for retrofitting for flood, $50,000 will be on offer per home. Beyond that, owner and government are to go 50/50. Examples of retrofitting are lifting the wiring, putting in hard wall and floor coverings. Responding to calls for more transparency, and questions on why they have yet to release detailed mapping and other documentation, Witherdin said, ‘There is not an easy in/out – there is a detailed, sophisticated and robust assessment process
that can’t be simply determined with a map. This was announced a week ago and today is the first community session here in Lismore’. ‘We are aiming to have outreach, and people will start receiving texts in mid-November. There is a call centre set up, and case managers are ready to go’. Eight months down the track after the flood, the crowd expressed frustration with the lack of detail. Some said they are still living in limbo, and had spent significant amounts of their own money to get houses to basic living standards while they wait for the government response. ‘Full transparency is required here. People are selling because their mortgages are foreclosing,’ said one member of the audience. Q To have your property considered by the Resilient Homes Program, you must register with the NRRC at www.nsw.gov.au/nrrc.
Alstonville plateau mooted for ‘small’ hospital Mia Armitage Hopes for new private health service buildings and a new water security project on the Alstonville plateau in the Ballina Shire’s hinterland were revealed at Ballina Council’s ordinary meeting last week. Suggestions of a new private hospital on State Significant Farmland [SSF] between
Alstonville and Wollongbar had been touted by independent Councillor Rodney Bruem on social media, and were brought to the meeting during public access when a developer representative gave a deputation. Karl Mayoh said he was from commercial construction company Erylyan Pty Ltd and had spoken with a Sydneybased surgeon interested in building a new, relatively small, single-level hospital. Mayor, Sharon Cadwallader, later said she was
aware of ideas for a new ‘water security project’ on Council-owned land next to the Alstonville Industrial Estate. The mayor, also deputy chair of the region’s water security authority, the Rous County Council, said the project would likely be a partnership between the two councils.
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debate over whether to add the 23 hectares of State Significant Farmland (SSF) to the Council’s list of Strategic Urban Growth Areas [SUGAs]. Councillors were first presented with a revised SUGA list leading up to August’s ordinary meeting, and deferred the vote until after a briefing, before revisiting it at an extraordinary meeting held earlier this month. A last-minute effort to overturn the subsequent vote to include the SSF was defeated last week.
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Philanthropists put $1m into community projects Philanthropy organisation, the Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF), say $1,068,922 has been distributed into community projects, in the ‘largest Community Grant Round on record’. NRCF CEO, Sam Henderson, says the money was allocated to 49 community organisations, spread across the seven LGAs of the Northern Rivers, at the annual community grant giving event this week. ‘The volume of grants distributed reflected the increased need in the community’, he said. ‘While this shows there is a need for informed, localised support in our region right
NRCF CEO, Sam Henderson. Photo www.nrcf.org.au now, it also shows the incredible ability this region and our community organisations have to deliver place-based impact where it’s needed’. ‘The 2022/2023 Community Grants Round includes an incredible diversity of projects funded,
covering impact areas of disadvantage; environment; mental health and wellbeing; housing and homelessness; recovery and resilience. ‘One of the 49 community grants was distributed to Bundjalung Tribal Society for their project Ngulungmal Bugalwehn – Garihma Bundjalung Jugun (Leaders of Recovery: Caring for Bundjalung Country). ‘This project will enable Bundjalung leaders and Elders to work with nonIndigenous trainers to situate Bundjalung concepts of Ngulungmal/Bugalwehn alongside leadership, recovery and resilience, to inform community events’.
Ballina arts and craft show Nov 18–20 Unique gifts made by local, talented artists will be featured at the upcoming BACCI Christmas Show at Ballina’s Masonic Hall, located at 56 Cherry Street, from November 18–20. Ballina Arts and Crafts Inc (BACCI) co-organiser, Rosie Kaplan, told The Echo, ‘BACCI’s artists range from the internationally famous to local hobbyists, and all the work is of an exceptional standard’. ‘This exhibition is bigger and better than ever. We are spreading ourselves out over two rooms to increase accessibility.
Teen art program ‘Our new charity, Heart to Heart Australia, offers an artbased program for teens with
Some of the works included in the upcoming BACCI Christmas Show. Photo supplied potential, or actual, mental health problems. They are now offering their four-week art program up here, to help our teens deal with the, trauma of this year’s floods’. Kaplan says the opening night will be at the Ballina
Masonic Centre on Friday November 18, from 6–7.30pm and will include ‘raffle prizes donated by local businesses’. ‘The free entry show is also open on Saturday and Sunday, from 9am–3pm’, Kaplan adds.
Roads emergency declared by Local Government NSW A statewide roads emergency has been declared by the body that represents NSW Councils. Local Government NSW (LGNSW) President, Darriea Turley, says, ‘The declaration – and urgent call for the NSW and federal governments to increase their existing road funding commitments in the wake of this year’s catastrophic floods was unanimously supported by NSW mayors and councillors attending the [recent
Hobart] congress. ‘Successive floods and torrential rain events, coupled with chronic funding constraints, have caused $2.5B in road damages and caused a collapse of the local and regional road network. ‘Without additional funding, the economic and social harm caused by this emergency will only get worse’. Cr Turley added, ‘More than 220 natural disaster areas have been declared across NSW this year’.
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fter acquiring Twitter for $44B, the world’s richest individual is now trolling its users, and removing people’s accounts he doesn’t like. Elon Musk is a 51-year-old trustafarian, born to a wealthy South African emerald mining family. While deleting user accounts, he claims that he wants to bring free speech to the social media platform. Last week, staff across the planet who moderate hate speech and racism were sacked. The entire Human Rights Twitter team was dumped on November 5. In his first week he has also threatened advertisers and amplified and empowered crazy people. Twitter is actually very influential and useful. It’s not just politicians who project their policies – or the journalists who critique them; scientists, artists, comedians, academics and business leaders are highly engaged in the global conversation. Musk calls himself ‘Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator’ on his Twitter handle, and replies to messages every few hours, according to his timeline. He is also the CEO of Space X, Tesla, Starlink and Boring Co. Given he spends so much time on Twitter now, it appears being a CEO isn’t a very demanding or important job. Perhaps his account is run by bots? It makes sense given his interest and investment in AI. There’s the Musk supporters, of course, who will prefer Elon Musk to Mark Zuckerberg (owner of Facebook/Meta). ‘At least Elon gets high’, tweeted
Tommy Chong, of the famous Cheech and Chong comedy duo. Back in April, Musk tweeted how important it was that the platform remain politically neutral. Then, on Tuesday, he told his 115M followers they should vote Republican in the US mid-term elections. Previously, he said he’s always voted Democrat. Imagine looking at the current US Republican Party, and deciding that now is the right time to get behind them? It all looks like what happens when an individual gets unbridled, unchecked, untaxed power. From the outside, it seems he operates without much focus, and plenty of ego. Imagine what $44B could do for world hunger. He was asked to do something on that last year by the UN, but didn’t. To give a sense of scale, his purchase of one website outstrips the 2021 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countries such as Mongolia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Madagascar, Nepal and Armenia. What’s close to the approximate cost for his Twitter splurge is Libya’s GDP for 2021: $41.88B (US). He has a fortune of $195B, and he appears well on the way to overtaking Iraq’s yearly GDP of $207.9B. Hans Lovejoy, editor
spirational political parties are judged on how they deliver dreams. Vision politicians are judged according to how many of their visions turn out to be mirages. The task is much harder for the ALP at a federal level than a party like the modern Liberals, who have no apparent aspirations apart from making rich people richer, and making poor people feel guilty for not being rich. If their recent budget is anything to go by, Labor also has the wellbeing of the wealthy at heart, but it was elected promising to address a long list of other issues. Their website says, ‘Labor will deliver a future where no one is held back and no one is left behind.’ So who is being held back and left behind, so far? Certainly not the big fossil fuel companies, whose $40 billion of subsidies have remained sacrosanct, in spite of Labor talking big on climate change. Greens leader, Adam Bandt, says Anthony Albanese simultaneously has his feet on the accelerator and brake pedals when it comes to climate, but from here it looks like gas, gas, gas. Giving more support to renewables is not going to do anything significant to address the climate emergency in isolation. Consider Labor’s plans for the NT, with billions of public money earmarked for the gas industry there, even though these companies are already reaping unprecedented windfall profits owing to the international situation. Here in NSW, gas development in the Pilliga will also be accelerated, according to Labor Resources Minister Madeleine King, whose statements would be consistant coming from any government of the last ten years, and ignore both the science and the stated wishes of local farmers and traditional owners. Also, never mind that this area is currently underwater, along with vast regions of south-eastern Australia, owing, in part, to the spectacular greed and stupidity of
‘The dangerous myth of endless economic growth as the solution to anything, and everything, remains entirely unchallenged.’ – David Lowe the fossil fuel lobby and their political enablers. Meanwhile, energy prices at home continue to skyrocket, as most of our fuel is exported to enrich the small group of multinational companies who exploit most of this country’s resources. That’s if you have a solid home at all, as an increasing number of us don’t. Labor has promised to do something about this, saying it intends to build ‘one million new, well-located homes over five years from 2024’ – if the private sector comes to the party. Meanwhile, interest rates and inflation continue to rise, and one problem may not solve the other. In terms of foreign affairs, traditionally an ALP strength, Minister Penny Wong moved quickly to shore up relations in the South Pacific and Europe, after an insular decade. Yet Australia still has no clear role in the world, apart from being the deputy sheriff of a fading empire. The US facility at Pine Gap is being expanded, with no local oversight, and there will soon be B-52s in Darwin, unfortunately, not the ‘Love Shack’ and ‘Rock Lobster’ variety, but with nuclear weapons. There are more swings and roundabouts in other areas. While the prosecution of the lawyer of whistleblower Witness K has been abandoned, there has been no public progress with Julian Assange’s imprisonment. We are edging towards a federal ICAC in Canberra, but much of its important business appears likely to be conducted behind closed doors, and there has been zero movement towards addressing dirty political donation laws. In Tanya Plibersek, we have a new environment minister who appears to at least know what the
word environment means, but when she went to Tasmania recently, she refused to visit the Tarkine wilderness, but instead visited the miners intending to damage it. Some asylum seekers have been freed, but most of the underlying policies that led to their imprisonment remain. The Indigenous Voice to Parliament appears destined to become another political football. Live animal exports continue, despite promises otherwise, and seem to be well down the government’s to-do list. In terms of the big picture, prioritising business interests over human needs and science looks set to continue when it comes to most ALP health, education, tax and employment policies, while the dangerous myth of endless economic growth as the solution to anything and everything remains entirely unchallenged. While many of Labor’s problems, and a worsening international situation, can justly be laid at the feet of the preceding government, it cannot be said that the new government has lived up to its promises, so far. There is plenty of room for improvement. But most of the people in Cabinet at least appear to care. As the man of a thousand hats fades into the rearview mirror, consider the revelations of week one of the Robodebt Royal Commission. No matter how disappointing the Albanese Labor government might ultimately become, it’s hard to imagine they could possibly be as bad as the government that produced and sustained this illegal and hare-brained scheme for five long years, until the whole, cruel catastrophe came crashing down. The only possible way is up.
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Bike Mullm to Bruns If you were told your route to work, education, medical appointments etc was to be upgraded to make it safer, you would probably be grateful. Until you discovered the ‘safer’ route would add 15km to your commute in each direction. That is what Council are proposing with their ‘northern route’ option for
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Let’s pretend Here we go again worrying about littoral rainforest that will be seaweed in a few hundred years if we don’t reverse the climate disaster. Here we go again turning the global fossil fuel tap on even harder with a one per cent increase in CO2 emissions on top of a massive 3.5 per cent last year. Here we go again with those of us who can afford $15,000 to $30,000 for insurance, not buying a secondhand EV, but smearing murderous exhaust greenhouse gases across our Shire and the world. Here we go again with, ‘Oh I’ll wait another year or two to get an EV. Oh, I’ll wait to get solar. Oh, I’ll wait to get a battery. Oh, I’ll wait to go off the grid.’ Meanwhile scientists are shouting into the dark deadly catastrophe we are choosing to bequeath our children. It has been estimated for decades that three degrees is incompatible with human civilisation, and here we go heading for 2.5 degrees if, and only if, all the world’s best promises are kept!
Meanwhile the desperate, obvious, urgent need to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ocean is only whispered amongst a few, and funded by even fewer. Meanwhile it’s Xmas soon. Let’s pretend Santa’s sleigh is electric and we are giving wonderful gifts to our children. Hmmm? Sapoty Brook Main Arm
Eulogy Eulogy for all secondhand bookshops of past, present and future as the lights turn off and the door locks for the last time on The Little Second Hand Bookshop of Byron Bay. I write this eulogy with great sorrow at the passing of yet another one of the Byron Shire’s iconic and original businesses, which originally drew people to its shores. A small family business that had survived for nearly 30 years in Byron, was saved by a young couple from closing down eight years ago, which enabled the much-loved bookshop to continue. But owing to the ravages of the lockdowns, floods and gentrification of Byron, it has at last had to farewell its many friends this week.
The bookshop was the haunt of not just the locals but overseas visitors and the myriad of holidaymakers. Many times we were emailed by overseas visitors to inform us they would be returning and telling us of their travels. From Kyiv to Kingston Town Jamaica, where a book that bore our stamp was found – how far and what tales could it tell of its travels to the other side of the world? We were also sent a copy of a book in which the author had made a dedication to us in its first pages. We were humbled. I did not want to close the doors for the last time without honouring its steadfast commitment to the locals and generous wishes that it received throughout its last weeks. We would like to thank all those who supported us in its amazing journey. So long, and thanks for all the fish. Lisa Bridges Byron Bay
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recent report Transition support for the NSW native forest sector, by Frontier Economics (FE), into the NSW native forest logging sector has highlighted that it is time to support the transition from forestry to plantations. The overall downward trend in logging native forests in NSW was accelerated by the impact of the 2019–20 Black Summer fires, which led to a significant decrease in the capacity of the forests to sustain the current levels of logging. This was highlighted by the Natural Resources Commission’s (NRC) report in 2021 that stated timber harvesting needed to be suspended ‘for at least three years in extreme risk zones’. The FE report, released at The Vanishing Koala Conference on the weekend, on behalf of World Wildlife Fund Australia (WWF-Australia) ‘calls for a just transition from forestry to plantations, that engages industry, along with climate scientists and eminent ecologists’. ‘NSW is the second largest producer of logs harvested from native forests in Australia. Victoria and Western Australia have made commitments to transition out of native forest logging, however NSW is yet to do so,’ states the report. ‘The FE report makes it clear that we would be far better off economically if we stopped logging public forests,’ explained North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) spokesperson, Dailan Pugh. According to the FE report, recent analysis by the Australian National University (ANU) and Frontier Economics has shown that in just the South Coast and Eden areas, ceasing native forest logging would produce a net economic benefit of approximately $60 million, while also reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by almost 1 million tonnes (Mt) per year over the period 2022–2041. ‘By stopping logging of public native forests we can redirect the immense public subsidies [for logging] into assisting affected workers and communities [to] transition, while realising real economic and environmental benefits from avoiding CO2 emissions, increasing carbon storage, increasing tourism, increasing water yields and restoring habitats of threatened species, such as the koala,’ said Mr Pugh.
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The aftermath of logging in the Girard State Forest. Photo Dailan Pugh ‘Frontier Economics’ estimate that a generous government-funded structural adjustment package, including for the 1,000 affected workers, would only cost $302 million. ‘Just stopping logging is likely to be beneficial to the NSW budget [too], though inclusion of the wider natural capital benefits to the economy from increased carbon capture and storage, tourism, water production, improving threatened species habitat, and mental health benefits make ending logging of public lands of real and lasting economic and environmental benefit to the people of NSW. ‘A 2021 study by the University of Newcastle found that protecting 175,000 ha of State Forest between Coffs Harbour and Grafton as the Great Koala National Park would, over the next 15 years, generate additional regional economic output of $1.2 billion and create more than 9,800 extra full-time jobs compared to logging. ‘Under the NSW Koala Strategy the NSW Government proposes paying $3,353 per hectare to buy 15,000 ha of private properties over the next five years. By this metric, protecting the more than 300,000 ha of potential high quality koala habitat in state forests is worth over a billion dollars, and is essential if we want koala populations, as well as greater gliders, yellow-bellied gliders, ganggang cockatoos, glossy-black cockatoos and a host of other species, to recover from logging and wildfires.’ The FE report states that: • ‘FCNSW’s ability to supply public native forest hardwood has been substantially reduced by the 2019–20 bushfires. Recent analysis by the NRC demonstrates the profound impacts: • The South Coast subregion has suffered severe loss of native forest, which
could reduce supply by up to 90 per cent. ‘The expected reduction of wood supply from the Eden subregion is 40 per cent and 35 per cent from the Tumut subregion. ‘The impact on the North Coast has been less severe, but there is expected to be a 20 per cent reduction in wood supply. ‘The NRC reports that the loss in wood supply is undermining the viability of a number of hardwood mills, including those in Nowra and Narooma. The NRC reported that 74 people have been stood down as at March 2021.’ NEFA are calling for a commitment from the NSW government to ‘immediately commit to a truly independent cost-benefit assessment of the logging of public native forests, with the principal aim of building on the work of Frontier Economics in developing a fair and equitable structural adjustment package for affected workers and communities’. ‘If they [NSW government] continue to refuse to, we call upon the NSW Labor Party to commit to immediately undertaking such a review should they win government at the next election. ‘The need for such a review is supported by the September 2022 recommendations 4, 5 and 19 of the NSW Upper House Inquiry into the long term sustainability and future of the timber and forest products industry for a cost-benefit assessment of public native forests and development of strategies to support workers and communities transition away from [the logging of] native forests. ‘In light of our current extinction and climate crises taxpayers cannot afford to go on paying to log animals’ homes and cut down trees essential for storing and sequestering carbon on public lands any longer, the time for action is now,’ Mr Pugh said.
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n Mullumbimby, Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers Rainbow Region drugs have been debated and experimented with since the hippies moved here in the early 1970s. Discussion on the healing and life-changing properties of psilocybin (aka magic mushrooms) DMT, LSD, ecstasy (MDMA) is par for the course here, but on 17 November at the Byron Theatre you can truly get your head around the science with the keynote presentation on psychedelic therapies by Professor David Nutt, the Head of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College, London. This is not about enjoying a few pretty colours flashing through your mind, this is about the science of helping people who are in desperate need. People who are suffering from longterm treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, anorexia, anxiety – people who have
been denied help for years, or their entire lives, because of the ‘War on Drugs’. ‘Fifteen per cent of people with depression and anorexia kill themselves. 1,000 people a day commit suicide,’ explained Professor Nutt. ‘There are no sensible arguments as to why we’ve denied people access to these life saving treatments. It’s perverse, it’s sadistic.’ During the 1950s and 60s there were 1,000 clinical papers relating to psychedelic drug use and Professor Nutt says they were able to use that data to demonstrate the safety of using these drugs in medical trials. ‘Psychedelics have had really bad press,’ he pointed out, saying that the ‘War on Drugs’ really evolved because of protests against the Vietman War. ‘The War on Drugs took them [drugs] on, not because they were harmful, but because people who were using them were opposing the war in Vietnam. This
CHESS by Ian Rogers Michael Basman, the British International Master who died last week aged 76, could fairly be described as the most creative chess thinker of the past half century. Later in life Basman (right) would organise a UK schools chess competition which attracted 70,000+ players, but he will always be remembered for his advocacy of highly unorthodox first moves, most notably pushing one of his edge pawns one square forward with both White and Black. Basman was born in London and was part of a post-war generation of British players who made a serious impact on the world stage. He was in the English team that beat the mighty Soviet Union 3-1 in the World Student Championship in 1967, played his only Olympiad in 1968 and then tied for first place at the 1973 British Championships. Basman missed the 1970 Olympiad being resident in Armenia. His father was Armenian – original name Basmadjian – and in 1969 Basman travelled to Yerevan to study and learn Armenian. (He also won the 1970 Yerevan Championship while there.) Over time Basman began developing his new openings, using his positional intuition to show that some ugly-looking positions could in fact be quite playable. As late as 1994, at age 48, Basman could use the Creepy
is a hangover from the anti-Vietnam War protests. They couldn’t ban the war protests, but they could ban the drugs that people who were protesting were using, like LSD. ‘They didn’t care about the consequences. It was absolutely thoughtless – 40,000 patients, there were 1,000 clinical papers from 1953 to ‘67 – and all this was ignored.’
Revolutionary Professor Nutt said he didn’t go into the study of psychedelics thinking he’d be studying depression but was interested in the neuroplasticity of the brain. ‘We have virtually nothing to treat these patients and the use of psychedelics gives us an alternative treatment. ‘Two trials, of a single “trip” for patients with treatmentresistant depression, overall had better outcomes than current treatments. They got significantly better on a single dose. It is actually
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Crawly Opening (1.h3 and 2.a3) to draw with then world #36 Lembit Oll. Famously his compatriot Tony Miles used a Basman idea to beat World Champion Anatoly Karpov at the European Teams Championship in 1980, a time when Karpov was considered almost invincible. Miles related that Basman would only show him his great new idea for black if he promised to play it in an important game. When Miles was due to play black against Karpov, who had previously dealt very harshly with Miles’s main openings, he thought ‘Why not?’ and ventured Basman’s 1.e4 a6!!? 2.d4 b5. Miles went on to win in 46 moves, with Karpov so embarrassed to lose to such a ‘terrible’ opening that he adjourned the game and resigned overnight rather than shake hands with Miles. A few weeks before Basman died, World Champion Magnus Carlsen won a strong online blitz tournament playing Basman’s favourites 1.g4 and 1...g5 in every game. It was a fitting tribute to a true original.
experiencing a population boom, the region certainly has a significant footprint. To deny these facts, one would have to be living in Cloud Cuckoo-Land. However, to live simply, as many of us already do in this ‘galactic zoo’, is admirable. Mick Stacey Ballina
National securitry Overpaid, oversexed and over here. I may well be in the absolute minority in expressing these opinions but as an Australian, I feel strongly about this issue. On Monday night I watched in dismay the story on ABC Four Corners featuring the continuing American build up in Northern Australia. The thought of the deployment
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‘In fact, the Australian government has done one really good thing, it has given $15m [in 2021] to kick-start the industry,’ said Professor Nutt. But the challenge is getting the clinical work
going so that Australia can reach the potential of becoming a world leader in this area of research. One of the biggest challenges for Australian research is the ‘tension between the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and state legislation,’ explains Professor Nutt, and this is a key reason for his visit to Australia. Currently psilocybin and medical grade MDMA, when used as part of therapy in medically controlled environments, are classed as ‘Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substances)’. ‘We still have the problem [that] it is an illegal drug, even a single molecule is illegal. We need to downgrade the medical use to “Schedule 8 (Controlled Medicines)”.’ This is supported by an independent inquiry ‘which confirmed the conclusion that these medicines were safe and well tolerated by patients when given in a medically controlled environment,’ say Mind Medicine Australia (www.
mindmedicineaustralia.org). Professor David Nutt is here in Australia courtesy of Mind Medicine Australia and he will meet with representatives and stakeholders from government, academia, and regulatory bodies to emphasise the safety and efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapies to treat a range of mental illnesses. He will present public lectures in Byron Bay, Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne and will present at high level meetings with federal and state governments. Academic events will be held at ANU in Canberra, Monash University, and University of Melbourne. ‘As far as I know psilocybin and LSD have never killed anybody when they have been used in a medical setting,’ said Professor Nutt, ‘It is ridiculously safe.’
of B52 bombers, with nuclear capability, located at an enlarged Tindal Air Base south of Darwin, concerns me greatly. It is combined with the ever-growing presence of the US satellite surveillance base at Pine Gap, located only 18km south of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. This base, built in 1988, is owned, funded and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). These two facilities, remote as they may appear to be, make Australia the first and most obvious target in the event of any conflict between the US and any powerfully aggressive country to our north.
Every country needs allies, however, as a free and democratic country, why don’t the people of Australia decide who builds facilities on our land and not the defence department? I did not hear one mention of either of these two facilities by our political representatives prior to the last federal election. We have been constantly told by previous governments that, ‘We will decide who comes to this country’. Then let us decide, surely, who builds nuclear targets in this country! I believe that this is a nationally important issue that all Australians need to be concerned about and have a strong voice for the future of generations to come. Christopher Wright Byron Bay
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transformational. It doesn’t cure it permanently in most cases, but it is extraordinarily powerful.’ The work Professor Nutt has been doing through brain imaging seeks to understand why psychedelics are so effective as a treatment. ‘Why are the effects so enduring?’ He points out that the drugs allow the brain to ‘reset’, to seek ‘new pathways’ that can ‘break down negative thoughts, addiction and internalising disorders’. ‘Sub-psychedelic doses are being used in a trial in the UK with stroke victims’ to assist recovery from stroke – with phase two trials underway.’
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The United Nations has made the call: ‘Restricting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees is unachievable’, which effectively gives eviction notices to Byron Bay, Bruns, Ocean Shores etc, as they are developed at a lower height than the approximately three-metre increase in sea level associated with the now accepted as unavoidable 1.5 degree temperature rise. Mullum town, and housing on the periphery, will also go permanently under water as the river height increases in step with ocean height rises. Everybody, in largely coastal properties, which are less than approximately three metres above sea level, will unavoidably need to ▶ Continued on page 22
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▶ Continued from page 20 move as the sea reclaims this land. We will also be faced with increasing times of lower food production and transport problems with inevitably increasing extremes of droughts, floods, and cyclones. Present Council planning considerations, which are limited to near-future timeframes, don’t provide a robust system anymore. There needs to be additional longer-term planning for Australia’s developed coast retreating inland. Perhaps the powers-to-be will respond when they accept that all Sydney’s beaches and adjacent development, and the Sydney Harbour mansions, will inevitably be under the sea. Or perhaps we should look at addressing the impacts outside of these organisations that have demonstrated incompetence. John Lazarus Byron Bay
dşććƷĶƆƐƆ Īşſ Ȩǯǧǧl It’s great news that the state has committed $800 million to fund important measures by which individual property owners can decrease their future flood risk, i.e. decrease their damage bill for future floods.
The three measures of buy-back, wet-proofing and house-raising are actions listed in the Shire’s Floodplain Plans as already adopted over the last decade. The measures will help us keep our community networks intact – people will be able to stay and to live and work in a safer world. This will make properties more affordable, by making them less liable to flood damage. It’s a form of ‘betterment’. I want to shout out to all the amazing people who lobbied for this over the last eight months, despite many themselves being heavily impacted by the 2022 flood events. That includes individuals like Sasha Mainsbridge, Bec Talbot, Noelle Maxwell and Svea Pitman who took the time and had the composure to explain to authorities how to houseraise or wet-proof, and what the hurdles were (funding being the biggest of those). It includes our state MP, Tamara Smith, who pushed the case for us in Macquarie Street. It includes many residents’ groups representing towns like Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads, Ocean Shores, South Golden Beach, and New Brighton.
A big thanks to Byron Shire Council staff and councillors, who listened to residents and also lobbied hard. We will all be watching to see how adequate the funding is. The nominal 2,000 properties in each of the three categories will not likely cover all those flooded across the Northern Rivers in 2022. We may have to keep lobbying... Duncan Dey Byron Shire councillor
Zero emissions Byron Living in Byron Bay has, for some time, felt rather like inhabiting a home where a party has been thrown and the partygoers have stayed on and on. I take no gratification from seeing my gloomy prognosis for the place from three decades ago being rather horribly realised. I recall one of the slogans bandied about during the last mayoral stint was along the lines of ‘Zero emissions for Byron Bay…’. I disparaged it at the time; and now it’s just a bad-taste joke. The hordes of people and their gas-guzzling (usually large) vehicles that continued here after the most crowded spring school holidays I can remember, make any spurious ‘zero
emissions’ target recede like the galaxies. I cannot think of a single addition or infrastructure – so-called development – that has improved the town’s aspect. Though I expect a lot of money has been, and continues to be, made. I rarely watch films these days; but one I recall from television showings is Margin Call. After the machinations of capitalism and its operators have reduced a big American company to its knees, after the firings of employees, after the cold sweat of fear of unemployment in US society has reduced some to tears, bereft of hope, the head honcho, played by Jeremy Irons, sits calmly eating an expensive meal. He suggests the numbed Kevin Spacey character stay on. ‘There’s a lot of money to be made,’ he observes, unmoved by the wreckage of others’ lives. It is a quintessential truth of the system. Still the myth of Byron as place continues, the image happily utilised by commerce. The Byron Goose, as I wrote to this paper years ago – the one that laid the fairytale golden eggs – is well and truly cooked! David Morris Byron Bay
Ȩ ŕşƐ ƐIJĕ ſĶīIJƐ ſĕëƆşŕ You [Garth and Sonya Brien (19 October)] state that you are part of the community. Unfortunately, expecting to make money from the community by using private homes for holiday letting shows no respect for our community. Byron is very small geographically, it was never planned as today’s subdivisions, so the houses close to town including Wategos, Suffolk Park and Broken Head just evolved. People came here for many reasons, certainly not for the opportunity to make money but for the lifestyle that appealed to them. They started their own business, helped to create sporting venues, to equip our hospital raising money along with George Feros, who tirelessly rang his bell to raise money for a retirement home. We have enjoyed a relatively peaceful existence for many years, but Byron is changing. There must be other ways to accommodate visitors than to expect the community to have holiday houses next door 365 days per year. This is not the Gold Coast, it’s a very small community who wish to live quietly, not expecting to have people coming and going all day, then the cleaners etc.
Coming to Byron Bay just to make money from our community is unfair. Go to the Gold Coast if this is all you can do. As for Byron Council paying $100,000 to create a ten-year tourist vision... Tourists do bring revenue to this town and there are many businesses that do rely on that, but please, not to our detriment. I have had an Airbnb next to me – I know what it’s like to have tourists next door. Build a motel for tourists and leave us alone. Virginia Black Suffolk Park
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hat happened to the right to protest? That is the question being asked after police targeted Blockade Australia protesters before the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Sydney. Former NSW Magistrate, David Heilpern, told The Echo that there were a range of concerns with this type of behaviour from police, especially as Australians have a lawful right to protest. ‘Over the last week police have undertaken an exercise in harassment and intimidation of people who participated in climate protests during the month of June this year,’ said a spokesperson for Blockade Australia in November. ‘Police across the continent, under the directions of New South Wales’ Strike Force Guard, have turned up at the homes of dozens of activists in the last week. People in Queensland, the ACT, Victoria and New South Wales have been subjected to these visits in relation to past protests (with Blockade Australia) and an unrelated [planned protest at IMARC]’ Strike Force Guard was set up in response to the Blockade Australia protest mobilisation at the Port of Botany in March this year, and since then has worked to shut down protests from other groups like Fireproof Australia and now Blockade IMARC. Blockade IMARC planned a protest against the
Previous protest at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne. Photo www.greenleft.org.au International Mining and Resources Conference. The conference is normally held in Melbourne, but this year it was held in Sydney after years of protests outside of the Melbourne-based conference saw it move north. Blockade Australia and Blockade IMARC have no connection, other than both groups being majorly concerned about the climate and ecological crisis, they say. One of the people who received visits from the police in Newcastle said, ‘This is a frightening precedent. Police are going to the homes of dozens of people and are telling the people who live in those homes that if they attend a protest they will be arrested.’
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attending at a mining conference and holding a placard and voicing your concerns is not illegal, providing notice has been given. The police ought not be trying to deter people from protesting. ‘Second, one would have thought that the police would have better things to do. Maybe they could pay as much attention to domestic violence offenders and illegal logging as to those wanting to protect the planet by protesting against mining.
Overkill ‘Third, the police should not be seen to be taking sides in what will become increasingly common standoffs between polluters and saviours. Why not warn off the mining companies and tell them to use Zoom if they are really worried about public safety and disruption? After all, the protest is just as legal as the conference,’ he said. ‘Finally, this is bullying. To have armed police knocking on people’s doors who have previously attended protests because you think they might go to another protest (even though they are thousands
of kilometres apart, and run by different organisations) is designed to intimidate and scare. It is overkill, overreach and overdone.’ People within Blockade Australia have recorded all the instances of police intimidation over the last week and are working with human rights organisations to push back on this infringement upon the right to protest. ‘Australia, and in particular New South Wales, cannot be called a democracy if the courts, government, industry and police are all working together to squash protests against the climate crisis in the same year that most of the east coast has gone under water in unprecedented floods at one point or another,’ said a Newcastle Blockade Australia protester.
Protest 4 November Approximately 50 protesters gathered on Friday 4 November, despite police activities, outside the International Mining and Resources Conference that was hosted at the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour. Blockade IMARC spokesperson, Maddox Gifford, told The Green Left, ‘We see through the greenwashing that IMARC and the participating mining companies are trying to sell us’. ‘We know we shouldn’t sacrifice land, water and life to continue hugely unsustainable lifestyles fuelled by greed and competition. We have a better vision for the world.’
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The Mullumbimby Show is fast approaching. The Talent Quest and Open Mic on Saturday 12 November is a fantastic opportunity for our younger community to showcase musical skills and talent. There are four divisions that they could enter in. The Open Mic is on Sunday morning 13 November. Enquires Kylie: 0421 604 885 or email passionismuzik@gmail.com.
Are you interested in exploring the beauty that our region contains? The Northern Rivers Bushwalking Club activities for people of all abilities and ages in bushwalking, cycling, kayaking, abseiling, Qigong and social interaction. Visit our website www.nrbc.org.au for more information.
Prostate Cancer Support
Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare next working bee is at Saltwater Creek, on Saturday 12 November, 8am till 12pm. Meet at Mullumbimby Community Garden car park. Bring a hand weeding tool.
The next meeting of the Northern Rivers Day Prostate Cancer Support Group is on Wednesday 9 November, 10am till 12 noon at the Alstonville Plateau Sports Club (previously the Bowling Club), Deegan Drive, Alstonville. Men previously and newly diagnosed with prostate cancer are urged to join with the group. Partners and carers are also most welcome. Enquiries, phone Bob Corney: 0493 075 612.
EOI Lismore flood advisory group Resilient Lismore is calling for Expressions of Interest for the Lismore Community flood advisory group. This group will assist with effective community engagement and ensure community perspectives and lived experience inform our ongoing recovery work and planning for future flood events. EOI closes 11 November. Information at www.floodhelpnr.com.au or email community@resilientlismore.org.au
AGM Liberation Larder The Annual General Meeting for Liberation Larder Inc will be held on Wednesday 16 November from 2pm in Wategos room 2, Byron Community Centre. If you would like to be a member please arrive before 2pm for the registration. All welcome.
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Skyler fundraiser The Big Potty Party on 13 November is a fundraiser for a local Pottsville boy, Skyler, at the Pottsville Bowlo. There will be a raffle, silent auction and live auction. They have prizes that include a ski trip for four to Japan and more.
End-of-Life Choices Voluntary euthanasia End-of-Life Choices are discussed at Exit International meetings held quarterly. Meetings are held at Robina and Tweed Heads South. Attendees must be Exit Members. Philip Nitschke will hold a workshop early next year on the Gold Coast, to discuss the Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws, and how they may affect you. For further Information www. exitinternational.net or phone Catherine: 0435 228 443.
Friends of Libraries Byron Shire’s last book event for the year will be at 6pm, 18 November, Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell Street, Byron Bay. Jed Hart and Geoffrey Leach will be in conversation introducing Jed’s new novel, Block 33. Tickets $15, non-members, $10 members. Bookings essential, www.byronbayfol.com.
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The Far North Coast’s biggest garage sale day will be held across seven Council areas over two big weekends: Saturday 19 and Saturday 26 November.
A free composting fundamentals workshop Thursday 17 November 10.30– 11.30am. Join North East Waste at Byron Bay Library to learn all things compost as part of the Let’s Get Our Scrap Together community education campaign.
The Byron Bay RSL Sub-Branch will be holding a Remembrance Day service at the War Memorial on the corner of Tennyson and Marvell Streets on Friday 11 November at 10.45am.
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Q Your article titled ‘Bangalow Bowlo Club calls amalgamation vote’ is scarcely credible. The claim that Norths Collective will increase poker machines is not explained. The MOU has been negotiated so that the number of poker machines can only increase to a maximum of 15! This is less than what is already at the local hotel. Having the ability to self-determine its future is all very well if there is a club but pointless if the club has closed down and the land sold off, which is where the KTBL group is leading us. I cannot believe you printed information provided by an anonymous ‘resident’. The Murwillumbah Bowlo was taken over by Murwillumbah Services Club, it was this club that closed Murwillumbah Bowlo down. Norths were not involved and did not sign any MOU with the Murwillumbah Bowlo. Norths have never closed a club down! Shame for publishing lies. The MOU between Norths and Bangalow Bowlo is a legal document, a huge amount of work has gone into it by the board and management and it is 28 pages long and someone has picked out a couple of points to suit their propaganda. The MOU is a good resolution for Bangalow Bowlo, at least we will have a club to go to. If you believe some of the propositions put forward by KTBL then please read the MOU, all of it. There are a lot of guarantees, plans and financial aid in this legal document.
The KTBL have no legal documents, only fancy words and unsupported dreams. Gerry Swain Newrybar Q A total takeover is dressed up as an amalgamation! Concerned members of the Bangalow Bowlo have been waiting anxiously for the legally binding MOU that would determine the fate of our club forever. The 28 page MOU has now been released. Fifty per cent +1 members will decide, on Sunday 13 November at 11am, the fate of a club that has been in community hands for 112 years. Sadly, the MOU is full of legal weasel words, vague terms and evasions. The assurances that are still being made by Norths (‘Securing the future together’ Byron Shire Echo, 2 November) come with escape clauses like Norths having ‘an intention to preserve, and where possible enhance’ the club, by ‘reasonable endeavours’. Community support opportunities will be ‘explored’ by Norths. As for the much-vaunted investment in the building, Norths commits to ‘maintaining’ the building and to undertake ‘necessary’ upgrades that are ‘financially viable’. The bowling green gets renovation on an ‘as needs basis’ at the ‘absolute discretion’ of Norths. Even the obligation to fully insure the building comes with the caveat that adequate insurance is ‘available on reasonable commercial terms’. Claims about local management are simply not reflected in the MOU.
Overall management of the club will be by the Norths CEO (cl 3.3), The Board of Norths will be the Board of the Bowlo (cl 3.5), Norths must make decisions in the best interests of Norths at all times (cl 3.7). The Advisory Committee is ‘subject to the control of Norths at all times’ (cl 5.15). The bowling sub-clubs will be ‘created’ by Norths (cl 5.6), are subject to the ‘control and direction of Norths’, all their funds are the property of Norths (cl 5.17) and any expenditure must be approved by Norths (cl 5.19). Even the holding of bowling events are at the ‘absolute discretion’ of Norths. The local sporting clubs don’t actually have much certainty about sponsorships beyond the amounts payable in the first two years. After that, sponsorship amounts are ‘reviewed’, and the sporting clubs will have to enter into undefined ‘sponsorship agreements’ if they are to get future sponsorship. After two years, the minimum amount payable to the clubs is that received by them immediately before the MOU was signed. Norths knows full well that payments in 2022 have been at a historic low coming after two covid restricted years. On the flip side, Norths gets complete ownership of prime land conservatively valued at $5 million (less about $500,000 in debts)! They can build accommodation for their members and their guests during the term of the MOU. Our community gets the scourge of more pokies – from three to ten straight
away, rising to 15 in ten years, and no limits after that! That equates to millions of dollars in gambling revenue taken from our community just in the first ten years. Whatever Norths does actually spend on the Bowlo will be dwarfed by what we will have given them in property, redevelopment opportunities and gambling revenue. After the ten-year term of the MOU there are no binding guarantees. Norths can sell the property, redevelop the land, or operate the club in any way they wish. Say ‘No’ to this dud deal. Sol Ibrahim Bangalow Q In your recent article ‘Bangalow bowlo club calls amalgamation vote’, an unnamed resident from Murwillumbah was quoted as saying that the Murwillumbah Bowlo signed an MOU with Norths ‘thinking it would be their saviour, but their club was sold within two years to Woolworths’. This is misinformation. According to the president of the Bangalow Bowlo, it just did not happen. The Echo should make sure of its facts before harmful statements like this are made. There are some people in the community who will state anything as fact to further their cause, no matter how untrue. Ruth Kirby Bangalow Q Read more on page 6, and find more letters online at www.echo.net.au/letters.
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Worship (6) Carrying more than enough guns! (9) Conundrums (7) Thin outer layer of plants and animals (9) 5. Food made principally from flour DOWN and water (5) 1. Pleads, they say, for applause (6) 6. Carry out (7) 2. Too many weapons – like Hindu 7. Used to communicate with spirits (5) god! (9) 8. Claptrap (8) 3. Puzzles and riddles in games (7) 14. Fervour; intensity (9) 4. Crippled back over wounded pride 15. Destitution (9) – it’s about your skin! (9) 16. Demanding; immediate (8) 5. After a staple from Italy (5) 18. Enchanted (7) 6. Act for each class (7) 19. Necessary (7) 7. Agreement from the French and 20. Bamboo-eating bears (6) the Germans for a kind of board (5) 22. Home of 20 down (5) 8. Disagreement from the French – 23. Inhabitant of Machu Pichu (5) taste, for one, is rubbish (8) 14. Simple openings, remarked Last week’s solution N463 Spooner of the angry and A C A C I A T A D P O L E S passionate delivery (9) A R L E E R R 15. Turned back, noticed, eats up – it’s E S T O N I A N A C C E N T T S S T H E poverty! (9) G O O S E F L E S H A P S E 16. Urgent ironing (8) R E I R R 18. Cold and damaged – bewitched! (7) B O N D N O S T A N D I N G I A A T O 19. Wild nude elf is required (7) P A V E 20. Severely criticize American lawyers F L A S H L I G H T A B L A E – but they are endangered! (6) S P I V A C U T E A N G L E 22. Vital energy not available in the E A T D A E K N I G H T D E L I C A T E giant to our north (5) C E L E I H T 23. Peruvian in jail? (5) M E N S W E A R
STARS BY LILITH This week holds its breath. No big planets changing places. Only the moon moves...
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The empty journals of complex women ‘This is going to be the first of many journal entries’. I read this on the first page of a moleskin diary. It is the only entry. It belongs to my daughter. I am cleaning through boxes of stuff my girls have stashed in the cupboards. These unwritten journals are a feature. There are pink satin hard-covered diaries, soft velvet notebooks, handmade paper journals, and business-like little black books. It makes me smile because I have the same approach to my journals. Tens of books with one or two entries carefully made, and then abandoned. This moment of hope and intention – and then acres of nothing. Who is this girl who has slipped from the pages? It’s like this fragile heart was captured, and then disappeared into the ether, and all we have as evidence is this dusty book. There’s a sweet sadness as I pack these books away. I recognise this feeling, this secret longing… this broken promise. It smells like distant smoke. It lives in me. This desire to tell all; coupled with a desire to reveal nothing. There are two types of people: Those who journal, and those who don’t. As much as I want to be someone who journals, it appears that I am not. Nor are my daughters. We start strong, but we fade fast. The journals are always started in a point of exit from sadness, when there’s a sense of a need for solemn confession to change a pattern. Perhaps this inability to commit to a journal, to commit truly to one’s own path of self-discovery is a sign. Or perhaps we were bored, or busy, or scared… in denial. Or perhaps we changed the pattern so fast a second journal entry was not required. It’s not procrastination. I don’t have writer’s block. I have no problem with writing. I create thousands of words every week without fail. I do however struggle to journal.
ARIES: Chiron transits always trigger a desire to heal what’s been broken, integrate what’s been separated. When Chiron moves forward, we ask for outside help from the doctor, herbalist, Guru, coach. When Chiron’s retrograde in your sign, like it is this week, you need to look inside to find your own medicine.
Perhaps the procrastination or the block lies deep within. Or maybe I have no inner life worth mining? No secrets left to uncover I wonder who that woman is – the one who picks up her unlined notebook and details her day. The one who captures her dark thoughts on paper and leaves them by the bed, finding solace in spilling her secrets. She who has something to say and says it, or has nothing to say and says it. How does she find her way to the page time and time again? And how can she bare to leave her soul on the dresser, unattended? Doesn’t she know that people will look? Doesn’t she know she will be discovered? Or is that what she wants? Are all people who journal ‘missing’ – waiting to be found? Maybe I don’t journal because I prefer the freedom of being a missing person. How do journal writers be unselfconscious? I don’t think I’ve ever started a journal without being conscious of being discovered. Of someone picking up a book I’ve previously hidden, and then forgotten, and finding a piece of me that I had recorded and lost. I have seen what happens with journals;
CANCER: If suspicions messing with your mind management make you doubt yourself this week and nothing seems to make sense, when all else fails, just trust what you know you can: that the sun will rise, the day will end, and you absolutely have the capacity to do what’s needed.
TAURUS: This week issues a wake up call to some inner work. If that involves friendship repair, where communications have stalled or unravelled, don’t expect to pick up where you left off. Now is your chance to begin again with fresh eyes. So what could benefit from being scrapped and reinvented?
LEO: Stubbornness seems to be the lead item on this week’s agenda. Along with power plays for fixed signs like yourself, so don’t overthink every text message for imagined slights. Or deepen divisive dynamics by arguing when emotions are firing on all cylinders. If in doubt as to what is meant, just ask...
GEMINI: You might find that nothing is the best thing to say this week. Also the best thing to do in stubborn standoffs where no one wants to budge. Eclipses reveal things that might have previously been hidden, so don’t ignore physical aches and pains, and schedule professional checks rather than google symptoms.
VIRGO: This is a good time to focus on your creative side. Perhaps find new ways to address workplace concerns. Practise asking for help when you need it. Take advantage of this week’s planetary standstill to tap into your perceptive powers to locate where your energy’s stored, how it’s depleted, and how it’s restored.
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they get found. Some even get published posthumously. What an awful thing to do to someone. Do dead people get embarrassed? It’s a betrayal and a rare delicious intimacy, all at the same time. I’m holding these diaries that belong to my daughter and I desperately want to read them. So few entries, it would take half-an-hour, tops. But I can’t. To go further would be a betrayal. All I allow myself to read is the space unwritten. Ironically the absence is more revealing than a filled page. It calls me back to my own silence. The unwritten page has spoken. This morning I started a new journal; a small satin book sewn with tiny pearls. It felt too beautiful to write in. Like nothing I had to offer would be good enough. I sat for half-an-hour looking at the blank page, I wrote ‘This is going to be the first of many journal entries’, and then I hid it.
LIBRA: Give red flags, reservations and gut feelings the attention they’re asking for this week, and research before purchasing to avoid buyer’s remorse. That said, Jupiter is beautifully placed to inspire and attract support for artists and creatives of all kinds, and what Libran isn’t an artist at heart?
CAPRICORN: This week’s astrological alchemy suggests connecting with yourself and others in the emotional zone. Overthinking or being too analytical is likely to get confusing, so tune into your intuition and stay open to non-obvious insight. you might discover something that could be quite valuable for what lies ahead.
SCORPIO: For this week’s Venus in Scorpio visual, picture slinky, witty goth icon, Morticia Addams, drawing moths to her flame – and work it while you may. Stay flexy and bendable, even when you most feel like digging your heels in, because giving a little right now could gain you a lot.
AQUARIUS: Trying to find meaning in a tsunami of contradictory information and emotions can be exhausting. Yes, introspection might seem more burden than adventure this week, which keeps offering opportunities to deepen self-awareness by examining your inner monologue. May as well give it a go. Can’t hurt, might help.
SAGITTARIUS: If this week’s scrambled signals, information overload and strange behaviours make your brain feel like a runaway train, then pull into the station rather than crash and burn. Conserve energy by avoiding gossip in all forms: reading, receiving or sharing. Assume nothing, expect anything, read the room, and go with the flow – slowly.
PISCES: Your planetary guide Neptune, retrograde in Pisces, joined by Jupiter, means it’s not the time to be making big decisions. For the next few weeks, make best use of this unique transit by getting quiet and still. Take whatever space makes you available to listen to Jupiter amping up your intuition and insight.
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Byron Community College Term 4 classes in full swing It’s never too late to learn, and meet new and interesting people! And it’s never been easier with Byron Community College’s smorgasbord of over 120 courses. Everything from Sustainable Living, Wellbeing and Handcrafts, to Languages, Visual Arts, Music, Massage and Permaculture courses. This month could see you upskilling in Floristry (intermediate), Sculptural Metalwork, Reiki Level 2, Handmade Eco Soap making, Beekeeping, Painting With Natural Pigments, Transitioning to Vegan workshop or creating Living Succulent Wreaths. An incredible selection of one-day workshops and committed ongoing courses, many of which are offered as subsidised* skillsets. Online: www.byroncollege.org.au 02 6684 3374 *This training is subsidised by the NSW Government. RTO: 90013
Secondhand Saturday: North coast’s biggest garage sale day
Ozone Beauty & Medi Spa You’re invited to Ozone Beauty & Medi Spa AntiAging Christmas Gift pack launch.
Secondhand Saturday is the biggest coordinated garage sale day on the north coast. This year it will be held across the 7 Council areas over two big weekends: Saturday 19 and Saturday 26 November. Register to hold your own garage sale before 11 November at www.secondhandsaturday.com.au or contact your local council. Find out where all the garage sales are from 16 November on the website or by downloading the app.
Join their VIP celebrations and enjoy complimentary treats with their Intraceuticals & HiFu Specialists. Thursday 17 November 3pm–6.30pm. Be the first to see the 2022 Intraceuticals Christmas gift bag collection, Ultrasound HiFu Anti-Ageing Subtle Surgery and Oxygen Spa Facial demonstration with Celebrity Ambassador Shelley Craft. Lucky door prizes, discounted HiFu and Spa Facial packages available for all guests at the event.
Five reasons to hold a garage sale: • Make some pre-Xmas extra cash. • Donate to charity. • Give your goods a second life and divert them from landfill. • Be eco-cool – teach the kids about the eco benefits of secondhand treasures. • Meet the neighbours – hold a street garage sale and create a fun community vibe. www.secondhandsaturday.com.au
These gift bags currently retail at David Jones for over $600. For you they are a gift with every gift bag purchase for just $349. Stocks are limited. If you can’t make it on the night, call to reserve your bag or shop online. Call or email to RSVP. ozonebeautyspa.com.au 02 66851145 info@ozonebeautyspa.com.au
Same Spirit – different campus – new facilities” Separatio and divorce Separation – a better bett way To be good at something, you have to practise and to be really good at something you have to practise a lot. But who wants to practise separating and divorcing? Nobody. But Liz Rankin R has practised separation and divorce for decades – in her previous career as a lawyer, then as a mediator, a researcher, through her own experience and as a coach. researc Her knowledge of the journey helps clients have the “good” kn separation they seek, and minimise negatives such as wasting separa time, overwhelm, parenting conflict, confusion, difficulty accessing acces legal advice suited to specific situations and escalating escala costs, whether financial or emotional. Contact Liz or listen to her podcast The Separation Fix to Conta about how she can help you in her role as a learn more m coach or o mediator. Call 043 0438 853 148 www.t www.theseparationfix.com
A message from Principal Jesse Smith ‘Our College has served Lismore with quality Catholic education since 1886. We are focused on working with our community to position Trinity for its next 136 years. We continue to ensure that young people have access to Catholic education now and into the future. ‘Same Spirit – different campus’ guides us as we enjoy new facilities in this period, including Science Labs, Art Rooms, Technology and Applied Studies (TAS) Workshops, and Music Rooms at our Southern Cross University campus whilst we embark on the journey of rebuilding. As our Master Planning begins we will remain at our temporary locations – SCU and St John’s College Woodlawn. The wellbeing and holistic education of our students – current and future – remain our priority while the rebuilding process takes shape.’ Enrolments Officer P: 6627 6647 | E: enrolments@trinitylismore.nsw.edu.au
Securing the future together A partnership built on experience, capability and proven results. Norths Collective has committed to invest $3.5M in essential repair works, building upgrades and exciting improvements to the Bangalow Bowlo in a Memorandum of Understanding, which also outlines a commitment to preserve the bowling club’s traditions, amenities, facilities, activities, and sporting memorabilia. Norths Collective venues are dedicated to supporting the communities within which they operate, providing funding to local sporting groups, charities and not-for-profit community groups.
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Device Trader Device Trader has been serving the Byron Shire for over seven years. The company continues to evolve from a man in his van doing door-to-door phone repairs to a full bricks-and-mortar and e-commerce business. They specialise in Samsung, iPhone & iPad repairs, new and refurbished phones and they also have a wide range of phone and computer accessories. They are excited about the prospect of partnering with the Bangalow Bowlo to continue the hard work that’s already been done cementing this club as a wonderful community asset that the people of Bangalow can enjoy and be proud of for many years to come. www.northscollective.com.au/ bangalowbowlo
Founder Duane Tutchen said, ‘Our customers have asked and we’ve listened. We now stock every Apple phone available, new or refurbished, from the 6S starting at $149 to the new iPhone 14 Pro Max at over $2000, and virtually everything in between. We also stock cables, cases, screen protectors and accessories. We are 100 per cent committed to reducing e-waste. We refurbish, repair and recycle everything we can!’
1/130 Jonson St, Byron Bay 02 6685 5585 devicetrader.com.au
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Eateries Guide BYRON BAY
BYRON BAY Signature cocktails, international wines, local beers, and casual dining with ocean views.
Loft Byron Bay
No Bones
Vegan Kitchen & Bar. 11 Fletcher Street 0481 148 007 Open 7 nights from 5pm Book online via website nobonesbyronbay.com.au
Happy Hour | Daily from 4–6pm $8 Loft lager or wine, $11 Aperol Spritz, $14 Margarita & $3 fresh oysters
4 Jonson Street, Byron Bay 6680 9183
Espresso Martini Nights | Everyday 9pm – close 2 for $25 Classic Espresso Martini.
Book online: www.loftbyronbay.com.au Open weekdays from 4pm and weekends from noon.
The Italian Byron Bay
The Italian Byron Bay provides a bustling, atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s finest cocktails and wines.
21, 108 Jonson St, Byron Bay Open Monday to Saturday 5.30pm to late
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Yaman Mullumbimby
Main Street Open for takeaway daily, 12 midday until dinner. Menu, more details – @mainstreet_burgerbar 18 Jonson Street 6680 8832
62 Stuart St, Mullumbimby 6684 3778
www.yamanmullumbimby.com.au
Open 7 days from 9am–8pm Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Byron’s Freshest Pizza 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.
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
The Empire 20 Burringbar St, Mullum
6684 2306 Open 7 days 9am–3pm FB/Insta: EmpireMullum empiremullum.com.au Orders: mryum.com/theempire
Open for takeaway daily, 12 midday until dinner.
Success Thai
Open Lunch Wednesday – Friday 12–2.30pm. Dinner Monday – Saturday 5–8pm. Closed Sunday 3/31 Lawson St, Byron Bay www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469
The Rocks Brunch 6.30am–2pm, every day 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
Menu and more details @mainstreet_burgerbar
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
Tickets $150pp. Book here... HAPPY HOUR EVERY DAY 5–6PM $12 Margarita / Lychee Martini $8 Tap Beers / $7 Natural Wines
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. Something for all tastes, from epic burgers to vegan delights. Enjoy delectable treats and good vibes at this Mullum icon. Order and pay online! Scan the QR code to view menu and order online through Mr Yum. Phone orders welcome. Takeaway is available on the whole menu.
Harvest
COFFEE CART 7 days | 6.30am–3.00pm
18-22 Old Pacific Highway Newrybar NSW 2479 02 6687 2644
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.
The Rocks is back in business! We have a range of freshly sourced dishes, Reverence coffee, and hand-made juices and smoothies at locals prices. Fully licensed, all-day brunch and happy hour from 11am. Check out our new dishes on Instagram!
Two seatings: 12–2.30pm / 3–5.30pm
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‘Make a meal of it’ Add chips and a drink, just $5.
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Japanese Kitchen
5614 8656
Barrio Eatery & Bar 1 Porter Street, North Byron Mon–Tues: 7am–3pm Wed–Sat: 7am–10pm www.barriobyronbay.com.au @barriobyronbay 0411 323 165
Supernatural 9 Bay Lane, Byron Bay 0477 629 271 @supernaturalbyronbay
Wahlburgers Byron Bay American style burger restaurant & sports bar Upstairs at Mercato on Byron, Jonson Street. www.Wahlburgers.com.au
North Byron Hotel
61 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay Ph 6685 6500 Kitchen open Sun-Thu 11.30am8.30pm / Fri & Sat 11.30am-9.30pm Bar open daily 11.30am-late Bottleshop open daily 10am-8pm hello@northbyronhotel.com.au
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Barrio brings together the local community in a relaxed environment for all-day dining. The wood-fired oven and open-flame grill is the heart of the restaurant. Keep an eye on socials for daily specials.
A Slice of Paris in Byron Bay Come find us down the laneway for delicious share plates, natural wines, cocktails and potions. Open from 5pm Tuesday to Saturday. American & local sports played live Family Offer Buy 1 kids meal, get 1 free $8 after 8 $8 drinks from 8pm Thur–Sun Live music Fri–Sun. Open 11am to 9pm daily – dine-in or takeaway
Step away from the centre of town and into a shimmering oasis away from crowds. Like tucked away treasure, the North Byron Hotel is a thriving mecca of good food, great music, laughter and the ‘chilled Byron Bay vibes’. Eat Drink Discover
Taishi Kayamoto, Isabellah Selleck, Satomi Hook and Takayuki Kuramoto. Lucky Federal, I often think, playing host to one of the region’s most loved little restaurants. Doma, since it opened its doors, has established a cult following for its fabulous, often quirky Japanese food served up in pretty surroundings, utterly free of pretension, with small groups lounging outside on the grass and children playing happily. It’s back to serving dinners now two nights a week, all the more reason to envy those Federalites who don’t have to navigate the narrow twisty country roads in the dark to reach it. All the more reason, too, to be thankful for the Japanese Kitchen’s presence at the farmers’ market. I am chatting to Takayuki, chef and owner, whose easy warmth and humility are so evident in the beautiful food his team dispenses. His affection for the farmers’ market, where it all began – before Doma, before Qudo in
Bellingen – is as strong as ever, and he relishes every opportunity to get back behind the stall. ‘I always love to work there’, he says, one of the reasons being a desire to change the menu a little. ‘It’s why I want to get back to working there’, he tells me, citing less sushi and more breakfast-style dishes as some of the changes. More, then, along the lines of those brown rice sushi cones. Wildly popular, they’re not only visually gorgeous and explosively tasty but also super healthy, no sugar added to the rice, all organic ingredients. Obliged to utilise produce and products as local as possible has meant some distinctly un-Japanese creations – halloumi in the sushi, for example – whose success stems clearly from the clever creator behind them. And after decades, Taka’s favourite food remains sushi. Q Japanese Kitchen can be found every Friday at Mullumbimby Farmers Market from 7–11am. www.echo.net.au
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Capiche – Fine Italian dining on Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach S Haslam Capiche is a new player on the Northern Rivers scene, having opened in April 2022. They are enviably positioned atop the Ballina Surf Club, with an awesome 180-degree view overlooking East Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach. The brainchild of the team behind Bang Bang restaurants, Capiche was created first and foremost with a love of the panoramic ocean vistas that the location boasts. Because of the two-level layout, there are no tables down the back where all you see is other diners – I don’t think there would a table where you couldn’t glance up and see the beach. As co-owner Nicholas Simpson says, ‘the wrap-around ocean views, and the chance to have a venue poised directly over the beach was too good an opportunity to turn down. Beautiful food in beautiful places is our mantra, the rest came from there. There are so few restaurants in our beautiful
slice of the world where you can enjoy a meal and a wine while right on the water. So, we really are lucky to have found a place where you can do exactly that.’ Chef Ben Warriner has created an Italian menu that well and truly does the location justice. ‘It’s all about food prepared with integrity, fun and heart. In trying to capture the spirit of the sea, the menu walks the line from delicate to decadent and everything in between.’ You’ll find ingredients such as wild boar, local cheeses and charcuterie and of course, fresh Ballina prawns. On our visit the fish of the day was swordfish. I hesitated because my experience of swordfish, even in some celebrated restaurants, has been a dry, hard fish. The waiter seeing my hesitation, said that they did seafood really well. And indeed, the swordfish that came out was moist, so much so that it had trouble staying on the fork! Cooked over coals with salsa Siciliana and pistachio burnt
butter this was a fantastic dish. Still on the seafood, the BBQ octopus was another tender, juicy winner. The vegetarian Stracciatella: creamed buffalo cheese, pickled zucchini, chive, and leek was delicious, and the Woodgrilled Pumpkin, radicchio, sage burnt butter had wonderful multifaceted flavour that went well with the Italian white from the drinks menu; which has a good range of wines by the glass as well as bottles. Often roast pumpkin just tastes like pumpkin, but my vegetarian partner said this was the best he’d had. While the menu at Capiche is a bold one, there is something for everyone, with plenty of classic Italian favourites, authentic woodfired pizzas, some fun bits for the kids and, apparently, a killer tiramisu. The fit out is reflective of the Bang Bang sense of style, but with a fresh Mediterranean twist. Soft edges, alluring curves, sandy whites and Burgundy reds bring
both comfort and sophistication to the former Lighthouse Beach Cafe location. Yet the view, of course, remains the hero. For the avid morning beach-goer, the Capiche Kiosk will be a welcome surprise. A perfectly made Old Quarter Coffee, a fresh pastry or some house-made sweets sounds like a great way to round out a walk or a surf on Lighthouse Beach. We visited for Sunday lunch and the place was full. Nicholas says, ‘the response from our guests has been
really heart-warming. It seems the Shire has long had a desire for just what we’re offering. A new, fresh outlook in a place that we all love. We’re so happy to have been able to bring that to the area.’
Q Capiche Restaurant, Lighthouse Beach, East Ballina Wed: 4.30pm till late Thurs–Sat: 11.30am till late Sun: 11.30–5pm capicherestaurant.com.au
Lightbulb moment inspires beer documentary Simon Haslam ‘I’m 29, and all through school I’ve watched videos of the polar icecaps melting,’ says James Toohey, ‘and I knew a bit about regen farming. But when I saw Damon Gameau’s film 2040, the bit about regen really struck me, it was like a lightbulb moment, it really resonated for me.’ James runs a creative design studio in Sydney, and customarily makes five-minute videos for clients, but he seems to have become a passionate advocate for regen agriculture over the course of making a new documentary about the beer industry. ‘So, I guess like all, particularly younger, Australians I’m quite climate conscious, and we make choices about solar power, recycling etc’, he says, ‘but when I heard about this project to make regenerative beer, that segment of Gameau’s film came back to me, and I realised this was something that could make a huge difference, not just in the beer industry but to the behaviour of ordinary people, like me’. The film soon grew into a 45-minute documentary. ‘I’m not an expert on this, but the www.echo.net.au
more I thought about it, the more interesting it became to me. Beer is totally connected to Aussie culture, and we’re all a bit climate-conscious these days, making choices about how to reduce our impact with solar panels, with recycling etc. But two years ago, when I heard about Stone & Wood’s plan to make a regen beer, I realised it could have a real impact’. The main inputs to the beer industry are grain, hops and water. Grain, in particular, is often grown as a monoculture, with grains from many different farmers then travelling long distances to be mixed together in silos. The grain (mostly barley or wheat) is then transported to a facility where it’s roasted to become ‘malt’, which the brewer then mixes with yeast and hops to make beer. In Whitton, in the NSW Riverina region, Voyager has set up Australia’s first on-farm malthouse. As they grow the grain on smaller allotments, practically within view of the malting facility, food miles are reduced. But more importantly, this process means that they can keep the grain separate, so you can see the grain from each farmer. All the grain in the regen beer
comes from regen farmers, who rotate ‘cover’ crops to improve soil temperatures and the soil biome – both important to soil health. ‘The resulting beer is not only sustainable, but also regenerative,’ continues James, ‘it’s not just taking CO2 out of the atmosphere and contributing to soil health, it’s actually contributing to reversing climate change. In fact, the more we focused on the issue, the more Stone & Wood realised that they could expand this more broadly throughout their range’. In addition to making a range of purist ‘regen’ ales and beers, Stone & Wood are going to try and make 70 per cent of their products feature regen hops and grain, James says. Obviously, Stone & Wood are just part of a much larger group of companies, but if it works for them, the regen strategy can be expanded within the group. Not every hops or grain farmer is ‘regen’, so they need to be educated and brought along. For James the documentary is part of a process of educating consumers about what the damage is (from, for example, monoculture
grain-growing practices) and that it doesn’t have to be that way – that you can choose brands that are regenerative, making a choice that is healthier in the short term and in the longer term it’s better for soil health, and creates biodiversity within the soil. In addition, the documentary describes how the process of change creates new opportunities. At Whitton, instead of using fossil fuel to roast the grain they use biochar, which is in turn made from the discarded crops of other farmers in the Riverina, e.g. nut waste. By turning away from fossil fuel, this created a solution for another problem (waste crops) that no-one was even attempting to solve. This can make a huge impact in the beer industry, says James. ‘When Voyager were looking at their sustainability, they’d done a lot of obvious things like solar power, but changing from monoculture grain to regen grain cut a further 50 per cent of emissions. This could be very significant if the whole of Australia moved to this.’ Q Re-Generation premieres 9 Nov in Byron Bay
Jack Toohey, documentary maker, out in the field.
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Issue# 37.22 November 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
The Soul Rebels are an absolute standout on their own but they are re also the kings of collaboration – from rom Metallica to Katy Perry these guyss are everywhere, and next Easter you will get the chance to see them on the Bluesfest uesfest stage at Tyagarah. In an exclusive interview from Houston, ouston, Texas last week, Seven caught up with co-founder and the drum in the brass, rass, Lumar LeBlanc to talk about music, ic, Metallica, and red beans and rice..
You and co-founder Derrick Moss are two percussionists and you started a brass band. How did that happen? ‘The original group was the offset of Harold Dejan’s Olympia Brass Band – we were blessed to be the junior band to that band. So while we were playing their music under their tutelage, we were able to start playing our music. We started playing music of our generation with the folk in the hip hop and gospel [scenes]. We didn’t want to disrespect them, so we thought ‘We’ve got to have a different name when we’re doing that’ – it was on a totally different level. How does it feel to be a percussionist in amongst all that brass? It’s great! The drums, as you know, are the heartbeat – that’s what makes the heart move and get the blood pumping. And all of the rest – accompaniment with the trumpets, trombones and the saxophones and sousaphone – it just makes a massive piece. We have been playing drums our whole life – all of us actually have been playing instruments, our whole life. And that combination is unique. It’s exciting. We’ve become very innovative with it – down to different techniques that we use, but it still is authentic – real beats, and that’s what I think definitely separates us from others.
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Do you think people have low expectations of a ‘brass band’? I think they do. Yeah, I think that they look at it more as an authentic, special commodity. Especially being from New Orleans, they kind of look at it as an extension of the culture, rather than something to take seriously like Nirvana or the Beatles. But, we’ve been able to turn it around and, as you saw, we played with Metallica and other bands because of the way we approach the music and the style. Early on, it was a hardship. We had to even get to where we weren’t in the street anymore – no parades. And then from there, we were able to go to the stage. And then on a stage it was a challenge, but we were able to get people to respect it there also. What does it feel like to be able to share your experience of the way you see music with other people, for example, Metallica, who have a totally different approach? Oh it’s exciting. You couldn’t imagine the energy that comes out of a formation like that. What we found when we collaborate with other musicians, who love and who are serious about their craft, like Metallica, all of the formulas and instruments kind of just become one. And we look at each other as artists. And the mentality and the vibe from the heart and
soul, which is most important, begins to connect. It speaks to the level of musicianship. That can have a determining factor in the success of the collaboration also, when we’re able to listen to their music and appreciate it and master it to the point where we could give it back to them in a respectful way. When two serious groups of musicians connect, they’re not looking at us as a brass band, and we’re not looking at them as a rock band – we’re just one band. With all our collaboration we’ve had no problems at all. We’ve always been able to have the respect and the vibe. What inspires you? Oh, my goodness. Personally I’m a very spiritual person. I look at my music and I look at my drum as one connecting spirit extension of me lovely. Artistically, I’m inspired by so much. I love lyrics. It can be from Sade, to Jay Z, Beyoncé to Diana Ross – I love lyrics because I like the message. I write a lot of poetry. I write a lot of rap music. So those things inspire me. Obviously the drums do too, but I’m inspired by a lot of things at heart. I love – I just love – Louise Armstrong, Coltrane, Miles. Yeah, I love those people. I heard that red beans and rice (a traditional Creole dish made on a Monday and we spoke on Thursday) is your favourite food? I love it! I want some right now. I can eat that every day! (Laughs a long time…) Definitely catch LeBlanc and the Soul Rebels at Bluesfest 2023: www.bluesfest.com.au.
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A JOYFUL AND HAPPY LIFE Your wellbeing is the key to living a joyful and happy life. In support of this notion, Caper Byron Bay Food & Culture Festival has curated a powerhouse lineup of wellness facilitators for a morning exploring the practices that support a wealth of wellness. Hosted at Bende Studios at Habitat Byron Bay this Friday 11 November, 8–11.30am, special guest Shelley Craft will lead a conversation on inside-out wellness with experts in their field: Tiffany Jackson (meditation teacher); Mukti (Founder Mukti Organics); Emma Maidment (Yoga & meditation teacher), and Penny Loughnan (co-owner Vagabond). In addition to the panel discussion the event includes a Bende Vinyasa yoga class, Immersive Sound Healing with April Swift (Soul Alchemy), breakfast by Vagabond and a gift bag with health-filled goodies. If you find yourself wondering the why, what, and whatnot-to of how you can alter your daily life to be more joyful, healthful and conscious of providing support to your overall wellbeing, then book into this unique event before it sells out. Capacity is limited to keep the event intimate. To find out more about Caper Byron or to book your tickets, visit: caperbyronbay.com.
HOT SHORTS IS BACK AT THE DRILL HALL!
SAE Creative Media Institute and The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay have joined forces to support up-andcoming audio engineers as part of a new ongoing partnership. SAE students who are studying for audio engineering degrees will have the chance to develop their skills in a live environment, working with leading artists like Bag Raiders, Confidence Man, and Baker Boy – who have all previously performed at the iconic Byron venue. Every year, almost 500 SAE students nationally gain new skills and valuable industry experience as part of their work placement unit for their degrees. SAE National Manager Careers and Enterprise, Lisa O’Meara was delighted to announce the partnership between the leaders of creative media education and one of the industry’s most iconic venues. ‘SAE has a long and distinguished history supporting the Byron Bay music industry. We are excited to work closely with the Beach Hotel, and provide regular learning opportunities working with established and up-and-coming artists. ‘The experience students will gain in a vibrant live environment will provide them with the skills and industry connections that enhance their employability and career opportunities.’ The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay is a 1,000 person venue, with up to 30 acts weekly, performing live. The ‘Beachy’ also recently won the title of Best Live Music Venue at the annual Australian Hotels Association Awards. Entertainment Team Member and SAE graduate, Chris Daly is looking forward to mentoring students and giving back to those just starting out. ‘We’re an excellent environment for students who have an interest in live sound, lighting, and venue ambience management. Students will get the chance to engage with live acts and gain constructive feedback from mentors, which will aid them in their development. ‘As a graduate of SAE, I appreciate firsthand what a great place it is to study, and the Beach Hotel is arguably one of the best live venues in Australia, so it really is an exciting collaboration that will benefit the audio engineers of the future.’
BLOCK 33 BOOK LAUNCH What does a man do when South America’s most bloodthirsty revolutionary threatens to kill him and his loved ones? That question confronts Jake Hunt, who faces a slow, painful death for what he’s done. In a single climactic morning, Hunt, a hardened Vietnam vet trained in top-secret Black Ops, kills terrorist drug dealer Carlos Guzman in an act of self-defence. But nowhere on Earth offers sanctuary from Guzman’s vengeful son Antonio, and no one close to Hunt is safe, least of all his beleaguered girlfriend, Nicole Roswell. The couple are forced to flee to the far corners of the Earth – New Guinea, Australia, Scotland – as they battle to survive the Guzman cartel’s revenge. They run and hide, constantly dreading the bullet or sharpened blade that will kill them. Until the day Jake decides he’s had enough – and makes his stand. Then he will stop at nothing to save his beloved Nicole. Author Jed Hart’s new release, Block 33, brings Jake’s desperation to life with a tour through his own real-life experience of bloody fighting across the jungles of Vietnam and Peru, and flying choppers in Indonesia, New Guinea, Brunei and Scotland. Hart’s firsthand knowledge brings Jake’s indomitable spirit to life as only a real-life warrior could. Painful, glorious memories of enemy ambush and attack, live mortar and machine gun fire and fallen comrades. All the heroic and sometimes disgraceful reality of men under fire. The author says Block 33, the second book in the Jake Hunt Series, is of course a work of fiction, but each chapter was so much easier to write if he borrowed from his own life. ‘The violence and corruption I describe in this book are as real as the sun that rises in the morning. None of my characters are strangers, they could walk off the page tomorrow, and knock on your door. Some of them, you’d be wise not to let inside.’ Without Warning, was first in the Jake Hunt series. The third book in the series, Just Reward, will be on shelves next year. The Friends of the Library are inviting you to see Jed Hart in conversation with Geoff Leach on Friday, November 18 at Marvell Hall, Byron Bay at 6pm. Visit: byronbayfol.com for details. Purchase Block 33 at www.featherknightbooks.com or www.amazon.com.au
SAE Creative Media Institute provides students with the experience, skills, equipment and connections to succeed in the industry. Find out more at sae.edu.au.
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The Drill Hall Theatre Company runs the Hot Shorts program every two years; writers are invited to submit their plays, which must be original, not previously performed, no longer than ten minutes and with minimal staging difficulties. This year the company changed the format slightly and the plays have been workshopped with the writers for the last six months supported by Russell Eldridge, Mike Russo, Susan Meluish and Peter Gough. The DHTC further assists playwrights with producing the chosen plays, finding directors and cast ready for the November performance.
Sunday 20 Nov 10am–5pm Byron Bowlo 18 Marvell St Sweet Hopper Adventure Exhibition On Screen BBFF Wednesday 16 October November Saturday 29 2:00pm - 3:30pm 5:00 - 7:00pm
Prof. Nutt (UK) PATOU: InDavid Black & White + The Mind Medicine Australia Buckleys: Take It As It Comes Thursday Saturday17 29November October 6:30pm - 9:00pm 7:30 - 9:45pm
Emily Lubitz August MGMT Friday 18 November 7:30pm - 9:45pm
Grigoryan Brothers ‘This Is Us’ Regional Venue Collective Friday 25 November 7:30pm - 9:20pm
There are cash prizes: $500 to the best original script (selected by an independent body of professional writers) and $500 to the play voted ‘favourite’ by the audience. Hot Shorts is an excellent opportunity for new writers, new directors and new actors to make their dream a reality. It’s also an excellent opportunity for you, the audience, to support the development of local community theatre by these hard-working, talented local playwrights. November 18–27, Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 5pm. Tickets: $25/$30 Book at drillhalltheatre.org.au
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THE CERAMIC REBUILD Build | Rebuild: Northern Rivers Ceramics, After the Floods is an exhibition bringing together the incredible talent of local ceramic artists in the
Northern Rivers, who were all affected by the major flooding events in the region earlier this year. It includes work by local artists: Luke Atkinson,
Stephen Bird, Phaedra Davy, Raven Esque, Penny Evans, Brooke Jenkins, Gudrun Klix, Wally McGregor, Antoinette O’Brien, Anna Parsons, Lucy Be Phillips, Miriam Salomon, Avital Sheffer and Jacqui Sosnowski. Build | Rebuild presents works by artists in all stages of their careers and showcases the breadth and vibrance of ceramics in the region – from the beauty of functional, everyday objects to impressive sculptural forms.
The recent floods impacted each of these artists in different ways. Artists lost studios, equipment, materials, artworks, their livelihood, places of learning, homes, their local Session Times: Thu 10 Nov - Wed 16 Nov NFT = No Free Tickets supplier, and much more. Out of this devastation SESSION TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE many artists have sought Check online for the most up to date session times out the creative process CUNARD BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL ALL FILMS Tue: 11:00, 3:50, 8:15pm AMSTERDAM (MA15+) Daily except Wed: 10:45, 3:40, 8:15pm This week’s session times at: as a healing balm to the Tue: 1:50, 8:30pm Tue: 1:50pm www.britishfilmfestival.com.au BROS (MA15+) Daily: 1:10pm chaos, perhaps a way to BLACK ADAM (M) Daily except ONE PIECE FILM: RED (M) Tue/Wed: 1:20, 3:30, 8:30pm Thur/Fri/Mon/Tue: 11:20, 5:00pm SPECIAL SCREENINGS process the experience. Tue: 1:20, 3:30pm Sat: 11:20, 1:00, 5:00pm MARGRETE: QUEEN OF THE NORTH (MA15+) Tue: 7:00pm
MATTHEW BOURNE'S NUTCRACKER! (CTC) Tue: 6:30pm
ROYAL OPERA: AIDA (CTC) Sun: 1:00pm Wed: 11:00am
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (CTC) NFT Daily: 11:30, 12:30, 2:45, 3:45, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00pm
SMILE (MA15+) Daily except Sat/Tue: 8:20pm Tue: 8:30pm
DECISION TO LEAVE (M) Daily except Fri/Sun: 3:20pm
FAMILY FILMS DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS (PG) Daily: 11:00am
DON'T WORRY DARLING (M) Daily except Sun: 12:00, 2:30, 7:20 Sun: 11:15, 3:45, 7:40pm
THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MAGIC FLUTE (PG) Daily except Sun/Wed: 11:00, 1:50pm
MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS (PG) Daily except Tue/Wed: 11:00, 3:50, 6:10, 8:15pm
THE VELVET QUEEN (M) NFT Daily except Sun: 1:00, 3:00, 6:00 Sun: 11:00, 1:00, 3:00, 6:00pm THE WOMAN KING (M) Daily except Sun: 11:10, 4:30, 7:15 Sun: 11:00, 4:30, 7:15pm TICKET TO PARADISE (M) Daily except Fri: 11:00 Fri: 11:00, 3:50 WHINA (PG) Daily except Sun/Tue: 3:50, 6:15 Sun: 6:15 Tue: 3:50pm
1088 Jonson n St,, Byron n Bayy Bookk online:: palacecinemas.com.au Mercato Complex 3hrs FREE parking validation for all Palace Cinemas customers
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It offers the community a way to celebrate the fruits of creative labour through, and despite, these times, and to honour the processes involved in rebuilding. Showing at Lone Goat Gallery until 26 November. www.lonegoatgallery.com
BALLINA FAIR CINEMAS Thursday Nov 10th to Wednesday Nov 16th
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER M 161 MIN
MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS PG 115 MIN
SMILE MA15+ 114 MIN TICKET TO PARADISE M 104 MIN
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Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM TONY AND THE THIEF Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 7.30PM HYBRID THEORY (LINKIN PARK TRIBUTE)
THURSDAY 10 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SOUL FISH Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4PM PABLO LAVERDE, 5.30PM CAPER BYRON FOOD FESTIVAL – WELCOME TO COUNTRY, 6PM CAPER BYRON FOOD FESTIVAL – OPENING NIGHT, 6.30PM THE BOY OF MANY COLOURS, 7.30PM DJ REDBELLY, 8PM FIRST BEIGE Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM TAHLIA MATHESON Q STAR COURT THEATRE, LISMORE, 7.30PM SARA TINDLEY ‘GREETINGS FROM LAKE ST CLAIR’ ALBUM LAUNCH Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 8PM THURSDAY JAM NIGHT
FRIDAY 11 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4PM OSCAR LADELL, 8PM EPIC Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM JEROME WILLIAMS & GABRIELLE LAMBE, 7.30PM THE VERSACE BOYS, 8PM SLOAN PETERSON, 9PM DJ QUENDO Q BYRON THEATRE 6PM BRIGHT LIGHTS 2022 AWARDS PRESENTATION Q BENDE STUDIOS AT HABITAT, BYRON BAY, 8AM CAPER BYRON – A WEALTH OF WELLNESS Q BANGALOW HOTEL THE LONESOME BOATMAN
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Q A&I HALL, BANGALOW, 7PM SYRINX Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM THE GIN BUGGS Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE CAPER BYRON, 5PM CANTONESE & CABARET WITH LOUIS TIKARAM & MONICA TRAPAGA Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4.30PM DJ PAPA BITCHO Q ST JOHN’S SCHOOL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY, 7.30PM ECSTATIC DANCE MULLUMBIMBY WITH DJ ANDRE MEYER Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 8PM KRAPPYOKEE
Q TINTENBAR HALL 7.30PM TINTENBAR UP FRONT – OPEN MIC Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 6PM LEIGH JAMES Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM TRIPLE ONE Q DURRUMBUL HALL SUB TROPICAL Q CLUB LENNOX 7PM SALLY BRACEWELL Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 8.30PM BENNY O’DWYER Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 9PM 90S POP EXPLOSION
SATURDAY 12 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4PM PHIL & TILLEY, 8PM THE WHISKEYS Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 12.30PM ALEX TILLEY, 10.30PM DJ DANNY BOY Q LONE GOAT GALLERY, BYRON BAY, 2PM EXHIBITION BUILD | REBUILD: MEET THE ARTISTS Q BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET 4PM HAYLEY GRACE Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 2PM MICKA SCENE, 7.30PM WEAR THE FOX HAT Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE CAPER BYRON, 5PM CANTONESE & CABARET WITH LOUIS TIKARAM & MONICA TRAPAGA Q BRUNSWICK HEADS MEMORIAL HALL 3PM QUEER FAMILY RAINBOW CREATIVES OPENING NIGHT Q BANNER PARK, BRUNSWICK HEADS, 7PM BRUNS RIVER FLICKS. STORM BOY Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM DJ SLINKY Q ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, BALLINA, 3PM SYRINX Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 6.30PM JOCK BARNES Q NORTHERN RIVERS CONSERVATORIUM, LISMORE, 7.30PM SAN URESHI Q NIMBIN SCHOOL OF ART 8PM EMILY MAGUIRE Q REGENT CINEMA, MURWILLUMBAH, 6PM BALCONY SESSIONS WITH ANDREA SOLER Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6.30PM MR TROY Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 6PM ADAM BROWN Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 8PM ART VS SCIENCE Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 7PM ELENA B WILLIAMS Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM THE BOOTLEG BEATLES Q CLUB LENNOX 7PM ANIMAL VENTURA Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 8.30PM MARSHALL OKELL DUO
SUNDAY 13 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 7PM FAT ALBERT Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM EPIC, 7PM DJ LORDY WARDY, 9PM DJ LONGTIME Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM TRACY CHAPMAN TRIBUTE SHOW WITH ANDREA KIRWIN AND BAND Q YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTRE (YAC), BYRON BAY, 3PM TAIKO CONCERT Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 5PM MARK CHAPMAN Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM DUBBARRAY, 7PM TRACY CHAPMAN TRIBUTE SHOW W ANDREA KIRWIN Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE CAPER BYRON. Q WANDANA BREWING CO., MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM OPEN MIC HOSTED BY JACK CAVE Q SEAGULLS, TWEED HEADS, 12PM SARAH GRANT Q LENNOX COMMUNITY MARKET 9AM BROADFOOT Q CLUB LENNOX 3PM JOE CONROY
MONDAY 14 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, FINTAN Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 2.30PM KANE MUIR, 5PM AKOVA, 10PM DJ ZAC EWING Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5PM NIK PHILLIPS, 10PM PINK VS GAGA
TUESDAY 15 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, GUY KACHEL Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM JASON DELPHIN, 10PM DJ JAMES OWEN Q BYRON THEATRE 7PM MESSAGES FRO A BOTTLE – STORIES OF SOBRIETY Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM BANGALOW BRACKETS OPEN MIC Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 5PM GREG WALL, 9.30PM FAT ALBERT
WEDNESDAY 16 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, OOZ Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM CHLOE JETT, 10PM DJ WHITT Q BYRON THEATRE 2PM HOPPER – EXHIBITION ON SCREEN Q FOXY LUU’S, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM TONY AND THE THIEF Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 4PM JFK
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It would not be an exaggeration to describe ‘Skyfall’ as one of the most spectacular properties in one of the most enviable regions in the world. ‘Skyfall’ is located in the famously beautiful hinterlands of the Byron Shire, an easy four minutes’ drive to the pretty village of Bangalow and 15 minutes to the iconic coastal township of Byron Bay. With EGVIW ETTVS\ ,IGXEVIW SJ PYWL KIRXP] VSPPMRK GSYRXV]WMHI MRƤRMX] TSSP QYPXMTPI MRHSSV SYXHSSV living zone and natural spring set in the gully, this really is god’s own country. Perfectly poised on top SJ E VMHKI XS JYPP] GETXYVI XLI WXYRRMRK ZMI[W STIR TPER [MXL LMKL IRH ƤRMWLIW GLIJŭW OMXGLIRW [MXL butler pantry, ‘Skyfall’ is a modern contemporary residence is an architectural tour de force providing perfect privacy from the world, while also providing vast vistas, that stretch from country to coast – an absolute must see!
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INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT
Contact the Listing Agents Amir Mian 0401 470 499 amir@amirprestige.com.au Rochelle Lamers 0407 460 522 rochelle@amirprestige.com.au amirprestige.com.au mşưĕŔćĕſ ǰǽ ǩǧǩǩ The Byron Shire Echo 41
‘ THE M A NOR’
THER E’S NO PL ACE LIK E HOME
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4 3 K I N G S L E Y S T R E E T, B Y R O N B AY 4
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558SQM
PRICE: $5,900,000
Contact the Listing Agents AGENTS:
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Amir Mian 0401 470 499 amir@amirprestige.com.au Oliver Hallock Oliver@amirprestige.com.au 0419 789 600 amirprestige.com.au www.echo.net.au
A R C H I T EC T U R A L O C E A N F R O N T L I V I N G B E T W E E N L E N N OX H E A D & B A L L I N A
5 2 K I L L A R N E Y C R E S C E N T, S K E N N A R S H E A D 4
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1529m2
Situated on one of the most sought after coastal locations in Northern NSW, opposite the stunning Sharpes Beach an architectural dream home awaits you. This prize dwelling boasts clear ocean views, 19m lap-pool trimmed with Italian mosaic, luxurious roof top living and a truly bespoke environment inside and out unmatched in the area. As you drive-up the subtly patterned concrete driveway, you’re met with a minimalist feast of strong lines and bold structural components; nothing [EW WTEVIH MR XLMW QEKRMƤGIRXP] FYMPX LSQI % KPMWXIRMRK JIEXYVI LEVH[SSH KEVEKI [IPGSQIW ]SY towards the front door, where knee high windows give light to the interior hallway within.
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Contact the Listing Agent Oliver Hallock 0419 789 600 oliver@amirprestige.com.au
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Gorgeous Family Home on 2.47 acres with Beautiful Nature Outlook! • Large family home with freshwater, heated pool on 2.47 (1.01 hectares)
5
3
3
2.47 ACRES
• Featured are high ceilings and beautiful timber floors throughout • Existing approved plans to convert to a Bed and Breakfast establishment
6 Avocado Crescent, Ewingsdale
• 3 car carport and 6m x 7m shed/workshop on a concrete slab Price Guide: Contact Agent • A second full-size dwelling can be built on the property (STCA) Helen Huntly-Barratt 0412 332 232
• There is an additional room that can be used as a fifth bedroom or home office
Open: By Appointment
Immaculate Home with Multiple Dwellings, Close to Beach!
Private Sanctuary on 5-acres with Mountain and Coastal Views!
5
4
2
630M 2
4
• The main residence is a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home that opens onto a private covered deck overlooking the in-ground pool with north/east aspect • Adjoining the main home with private access is a living area, bedroom and
2
4
5 ACRES
• This property offers stunning dual aspect views towards the coast and back to the mountains on an extremely private and elevated parcel of land • Featured on the property is edible walking trails and immaculate terraced gardens with a fish laden dam for farm to table living
ensuite plus kitchenette/wetbar
• Existing infrastructure ideal for a secondary dwelling or artist’s studio (STCA)
• Plus an approved separate one bed dwellingperfect for guests or income
• Only 10 minutes from vibrant Murwillumbah village
21 Scott Street, Byron Bay Online Timed Auction – Ending Monday 14th November at 2pm Open: Wed, 9th 12 -12.30pm and Sat,12th 10.30–11am
97 Glencoe Road, North Arm
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35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466
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Su Reynolds 0428 888 660
Price Guide: Contact Agent Luke Elwin 0421 375 635
Open: By Appointment
Denzil Lloyd 0481 864 049
Jane Johnston 0466 327 375
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Private Townhouse with Unbeatable Ocean and Lighthouse Views
Modern and Spacious – Quiet, Elevated Cul-de-sac 4
2
2
604M 2
2
2
2
• Offered to the market for the first time in 30 years is this elevated, private
• Multiple living and entertaining areas indoors and outdoors • Open plan kitchen with Smeg gas cooktop, 900mm oven plus dishwasher
townhouse in blue chip location with expansive views across to the ocean
• Outdoors is a covered north facing patio area, perfect for entertaining
• Featured is a sun-drenched rooftop terrace, with stunning bay views
• There is current approval to install a pool in the north-east corner of the yard
• Walking distance to beach with access to walking track close by
• The home offers plenty of storage throughout the home and a double garage
• Sun- filled and well insulated property with ocean breezes
• Walking distance to Bangalow’s village, sports fields and bowling club
• Abundance of established trees making for private living
6 Marblewood Place, Bangalow
1/50 Paterson Street, Byron Bay Online Timed Auction Open: Saturday, 12th November 1–1.30pm
Price Guide: Contact Agent Su Reynolds 0428 888 660
Open: Saturday, 12th November 11–11.30am
Renovated Beach House Moments to New Brighton Beaches! 3
2
2
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Luke Elwin 0421 375 635
673M 2
Jasmin McClymont 0434 029 668
Original Byron Cottage with Development Potential 3
• Located only one street back from the ocean is this immaculate beach house
Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698
2
803M 2
2
• The size of this block provides an opportunity to develop a duplex (STCA) the
• The home welcomes you with soaring high raked ceilings in the open plan
chance to have two new homes this close to town and Main Beach!
living area and chefs kitchen that seamlessly opens out onto the veranda
• A double lockup garage has had a large extension creating a versatile
• Downstairs offers a second living area and rumpus room perfect for quiet
building, perfect for a studio (STCA) • The home has retained many character features combined with some
times or a teenagers retreat • Walking distance to New Brighton General Store and Yum Yum tree Cafe 12 Brunswick Street, New Brighton
modern additions 44 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay Price Guide: $1.75m – $1.85m
Price Guide: Contact Agent Open: Friday, 11th November 1–1.30pm Open: Saturday, 12th November 10–10.30am 35 FLETCHER ST, BYRON BAY NSW 2481 PH: O2 6685 8466
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Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698
Sally Green 0488 030 116
Saturday, 12th November 11.30–12pm
Su Reynolds 0428 888 660
Luke Elwin 0421 375 635
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Property Retro Charm and Priced to Sell
Tranquil beachside lifestyle
14 Warina Place, Mullumbimby 12 Beach Avenue, South Golden Beach $890,000 to $960,000 $1,975,000 3 1 2 3 3 2
For sale for the first time in almost 60 years, this ‘Retro 70s’ home has been much-loved since the day it was built and has been in the same family since 1974. Located in a quiet cul de sac, ten minutes walk to town and 2 minutes walk to the Farmer’s Markets at the showgrounds. Original features include polished timber floors, louvered doors, breeze blocks, groovy tiles and display cabinetry in the kitchen. Entry to the house is through the covered parking and brings you into the wide hall. The centrally located main living area leads into the open plan kitchen/dining area, with original cabinetry and retro display cupboards. Past the kitchen is the laundry and access to the fully fenced backyard, a perfect place for the kids to play, along with a covered bbq area and shed. Inspect: Saturday 12th November, 10am Contact: Todd Buckland - 0408 966 421 Gary Brazenor - 0423 777 237 Byron Shire Real Estate
You’ll certainly be leaving your worries at the gate of this charming two-level, three-bedroom family home situated in the heart of much-loved South Golden Beach. As you step into the private, fenced garden, you’ll find yourself in an enchanting natural sanctuary. Native trees, birdsong, and the sound of trickling water that emanates from the water feature compel you to pause and soak up the serenity of the surroundings. Timber stairs take you from the peaceful garden up onto a covered front deck and through sliding doors into a bright and spacious open-plan living space. Here the outlook takes in native trees, swaying palms, and blue sky. High ceilings add light and space, while wooden flooring creates a warm and welcoming environment to dine and relax with family and friends. At the same time, the easterly aspect ensures you’ll enjoy the morning sun and ocean breezes all year round. Inspect: Saturday 12 November 10 am to 10.30 am Contact: Ed Silk 0418 660 063 Ed Silk Byron Bay
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CURTAINS
Lic 246545C
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ROLL BLINDS
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Green & Clean Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation.
PLANTATION SHUTTERS
6680 8862 6680 8862 6680 FREE 8862 MEASURE QUOTE SPECIALISTS IN HOME AUTOMATION
P T Y LT D
CARPET CLEANING
SHOWCASE DEALER SHOWROOM
AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION
S M A R T c o n s t r u c t i o n m u l l u m b i m b y
Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa
0408 232 066
Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours
Commercial / Domestic / Insurance
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CHIROPRACTIC
ALL AROUND
CHIMNEY SWEEPING BLACKS chimney sweeping & repairs AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation..................66771905
CLEANING
Lic No. 337066C
BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282
CONCRETING
Call Daniel
Free Quotes
0424 876 155
THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard...0407 821690
actionjoewindow@gmail.com • House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & flyscreens • Water efficient • Free quotes
DENTISTS
Services List Pool areas, Decks, Patios, Houses, Gutters, Awnings, Driveways, Paths, Pavers, Retaining walls, Fences
AQUA PRESSURE CLEANING 0426 119 550 NRAquaPressureClean@hotmail.com
ABN: 47576013867
LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816
DESIGN & DRAFTING
• Switch board upgrades and metering • Accredited Solar Installer • Service trenching & underground cabling • Generator installations
5 Stars
COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C.......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173
BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673.........................................................0429 802355 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical. Level 2 ASP. Solar, data + TV. Lic 133082C.......................0432 289705 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave............................0429 033801 FENG SHUI DESIGN CONSULTANT Lizzie Bodenham livingbalancedesigns.com.au.......0431 678608 BEN FORSYTH, Electrician. Lic:240691C. Ocean Shores & surrounds. No job too small...0422 136408 DESIGN & DRAFTING Residential & commercial projects. borrelldesign.com.au .........0412 043463 VALLEY WAY ELECTRICAL, 15 yrs exp. Domestic, commercial, new builds. Lic 253977c 0475 910622 NORTHFACE DESIGNS www.northfacedesigns.com.au..............................Cody Greer 0434 272353 DOWN2EARTH ELECTRICAL Local and reliable + Level 2 ASP Lic 256756C............... 0499 918924
TINY EARTHWOR
CLEANING SERVICE
FENCING BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0439 078549 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service. ..................................................0432 107262 FLOW FENCING Pool fencing, timber/colourbond, local, professional and reliable.......0416 424256
FLOORING
Philip Toovey
CLEANS: Holiday, Residential, Bond, Commercial, Spring.
0409 799 909
Phone Mick 0409 009 024 Email: mickbhl@gmail.com
NORTHERN RIVERS
FLOORING
various implements available for limited access projects
SPECIALISTS
SWIFT PRESSURE PR CLEANING
Supply + Installation Residential + Commercial
Call 0428 899 409 or 0410 868 393
Roofs | Paths | Decks | Houses | Solar Panels Walls | Fences | Free Quote | Fully Insured swiftecoclean@gmail.com | www.swiftecoclean.com.au DETAILED CLEANER/GUEST HOUSE MANAGER All natural products 4.8 Stayz rated..0410 723601
0422 033 757
Lic no. 141097C
EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION Byron Bay
Lic No 381504c
LOCAL ELECTRICIAN SERVICING CLUNES, BANGALOW, BYRON.
FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING – Specialist deck sanding and oiling. Free quotes ...........0455 573554
0409 207 646 or 0412 495 750
Locally owned & operated Residential & commercial No job too big or small Obligation free quote Fully insured
0424 331 284
DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS
ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING
Phone Joe or Helen
Electrician, antennas, heating, cooling, internet and security. Domestic and commercial.
CALL: CONSCIOUS EARTHWORKS • DRAINAGE DESIGN • DRIVEWAYS • PADS • WATERWAYS • ALL ASPECTS OF EARTHMOVING Phone Zac: 0468 344 939
www.360earth.com.au
NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, excavator, cable locating & tpr.0402 716857
FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Professional cold & hot water roof & pressure cleaning. ..........0455 5735545
1300 003 566
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• Hardwood timber flooring • Engineered timber flooring • Vinyl planks • Hybrid flooring • Commercial vinyl flooring • Waterproofing • Floor leveling
FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING THE FLOOR SANDER New & old floors, decks, non-toxic finishes, special effects, free quotes..0407 821690
FURNITURE MAKER
ELECTRICIANS
I4DETAIL Professional window cleaning, screens & tracks. Insured. 10 yrs exp. Ph Sammy 0474 317463 ANGEL5STAR HOUSEKEEPING & CLEANING SERVICES Efficient/Effective/Reliable ....0493 504192
COMPUTER SERVICES 0439 624 945 AH 02 6680 4173
• Software/hardware installation. • New or improved PC setup. • PC cleaning. • Improving PC performance. • Internet connection issues. • Printer connection issues. We provide solutions to Windows PC • Networking solutions. issues in the convenience of your home or business. We service all areas • File backup. $95/hr. from Byron Bay to Tweed Heads. Call Justine and Jeffrey today for fast, reliable and affordable service!
DOMESTIC ALL JOBS: SMALL COMMERCIAL OR LARGE 24 HOUR SERVICE Lic: 154293c
0403 546 529 jjmooters@gmail.com
RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 MR HENRY’S COMPUTER SUPPORT Northern Rivers $60/hour + $25 call-out fee.....0412 424740
CONCRETING & PAVING
LEVEL 2 ASP ELECTRICIAN
DOMESTIC • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL
CONCRETING 50 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǰǽ ǩǧǩǩ
SERVICING: • Tweed • Byron • Lismore • Kyogle
Lic.136717c
Over 30 yrs’ local experience. All forms of concreting. Residential • Civil • Industrial
SECURITY, DATA AND TV Tim Nicholls ph: 0468 384 203 lic: 000102498
nichollselectrical@outlook.com
SALISBURY
DARYL 0418 234 302
ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753
• Mains installs / alterations • Switchboard upgrades • Meter queries • Tree maintenance near services Matthew Rutland matt.positivelectrical@gmail.com
0439 733 703 NSW Lic# 312117 ASP Lic# 5547 AUTHORISATION# 503808
custom furniture and joinery @ianmontywooddesign
0414 636 736
GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
• Acreage Mowing and Slashing • Vegetation Control • Pruning / Tree Care / Chipping • Rainforest Regeneration Projects
Call Paul on
0403 316 711
SLOPE MOWING AND SLASHING STEEP SLOPES – UP TO 60° HEAVY GROWTH SLASHING GRASS, LANTANA, TOBACCO AND MORE
Call 0493 458 956 We mow where no man has gone before
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+LOOVLGH 6ODVKLQJ DQG 6FUXE &ODZ Servicing the Northern Rivers Specialising in lantana / wild tobacco / privet removal. Roots and all.
HEALTH
PEST CONTROL
• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366
'LI¿FXOW DFFHVV slope slashing.
MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathic and herbal dispensary, consultations..............66843002 MOVE TO NURTURE PILATES STUDIO & mat classes. Lennox Head ............................0404 459605
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AYURVEDA, NATUROPATH, Herbs, Jacinta McEwen – Om Healing..............................0422 387370
YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS
HIRE
www.allpestsolutions.com.au
GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured .66841778 or 0405 922839 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in tree services and acreage mowing ....................................0402 487213 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772
MULLUM HIRE Marquees & all event equipment. Tools & machinery. Pool supplies & service 66843003 TRACTOR, DINGO AND TIP TRUCK with operator. Syntropic Solutions........................0411 348891
Serving the shire since 1986
INSURANCE
RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, hedging.........0424 805660 GREEN DINGO for all your mowing and gardening needs. Ph Michael .........................0497 842442
Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe
MARK’S MASSAGE SERVICE $40 per hour. Mark .........................................................0448 441194 MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 A-Z gardening & maintenance, lawns, acreage, hedges, gutters, p. clean-ups, tip runs ..0405 625697
6681 6555
AUSURE BYRON BAY General insurance. Phone Mick Urquhart .................................. 0428 200310
MULLUMBIMBY GARDENS Landscaping, gardening, chainsaw work, all aspects. ......0477 851493
LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES
RAINFOREST BY DESIGN Sustainable native landscaping and maintenance...............0405 214790
ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PEST & TERMITE CONTROL
www.lighthousepest.com.au 02 6685 6061 0432 181 689
GW MAINTENANCE Ride-on mowing, acreage and large lawns. Ph George ................0408 244820 GARDENING, MOWING, WEEDING Handyman jobs, $40 ph. Ph Jordan .....................0434 129966 POLLEN GARDENS Lawn & garden maint’. Professional & reliable. Dip. Hort. Dave......0438 783645
THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714
MOWING PLUS HANDYMAN SERVICES Call Trevor......................................................0400 094265
GAS SUPPLIERS
BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018
Free Delivery No Rental Reliable
Locally Owned Est 1996
Sand | Soils | Gravels | Pots & statues | Lots, lots more 1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)
PHOTOGRAPHY
6684 2323
Tree Faerie Fotos Professional • Commercial • Personal
www.brunswickvalleygas.com • 0408 760 609
GRAPHIC DESIGN
30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism
NURSERY • CAFE • LANDSCAPE YARD 8 GRAYS LANE, TYAGARAH (JUST PAST BLUESFEST SITE)
www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518
0493 281 239 | www.blackrockgc.com.au
PHYSIOTHERAPY
OPEN 7 DAYS
Graphic Design / Print Branding / Tutoring
LANDSCAPING
NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St... 66853511
@thinkblinkdesign www.thinkblinkdesign.com
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
GUTTERING
OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman ....................................................66803499
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LOCKSMITH
MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Studio located in Ocean Shores ..................................0403 734791
Brendan Duggan Locksmith. Automotive car keys and lock installation/repair .......0412 764148
PICTURE FRAMING
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 to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000. Gutter guard Gutter cleaning Locally owned Fully insured Free quotes
ALL-WAYS PAINTING BYRON BAY
• Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed • Attention to detail
Call Junior for friendly, genuine advice and service.
www.spotlessgutters.com.au
0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42
HANDYPERSONS
BUILDING SERVICES RESIDENTIAL | COMMERCIAL | INDUSTRIAL STRATA | MAINTENANCE SERVICES
HANDY MAN SERVICES 24 hr response time guaranteed | Fully Insured Call:
0438 784 226 • 6685 4154
B Timbs Painting
Lic 184464C
Bruce Timbs 6685 1018 or 0413 666 267
ALL WORK GUARANTEED Domestic & Commercial
YVES DE WILDE
HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956
Friendly & Clean
ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance, painting. Call Mark ........0402 281638
X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING
KEEN HANDYMAN SERVICES Repairs, maintenance, gardening, odd jobs ..................0428 679704 HIGHPOINT Repairs & handyman services. Painting, plastering & tiling. Michael........0421 896796 HOME MAINTENANCE All aspects. Carpentry, decks, painting, repairs etc. Insured .....0434 705506 TIMS HANDYMAN SERVICES All jobs considered. Carpentry, gardens, insured............0438 875952
6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au
duluxaccredited.com.au X
LIC 114372C
Chay 0429 805 081 25 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE
Ben The Plumber Servicing Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, Brunswick Heads & Surrounds 30 years’ experience Taking on work NOW! Ph: 0427 528 108 Lic: 321191C
QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES
X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417
NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?
Licence No. 207479C
0414 210 222
ASAP Decks, fences, bathrooms, plaster, paint, handy, jobs over $500 ..........................0405 625697
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PLUMBERS
Lic No 189144C
BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 COLIN J WILLIAMS PLUMBING & GAS Lic L7990 Urgent repairs. Byron to Tweed ..........0434 273726
POOL SERVICES BLUE EDGE POOL SERVICES Cleaning, maintenance, etc. 20 years experience. Joe..........0405 411466
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SOLAR INSTALLATION
Andy’s Move & More
Pioneers of the solar industry Serving Northern NSW since 1998
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
SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth Just give us a ring
Your local, qualified team. Specialists in standalone & grid interact system designs..
m 0428 320 262 e sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com w sunbeamsolar.com.au
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0409 917 646
QUALITY, PROFESSIONAL ADVICE & EXPERTISE YOU CAN TRUST Expert Pruning • Cleaning and Removal of Plants Tree Removal • Wood Chipping • Stump Grinding
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0421 435 620
www.sentineltreecare.com.au
Electric Lic 124600c
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• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of fine art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery
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PRUNING ~ REMOVALS ~ STUMP GRINDING • 20 years local knowledge and experience • Fully insured / free quotes • 19 inch chipper • Bobcat • Cherry picker • Crane truck
www.harttreeservices.com.au
0427 347 380
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TELEVISION SERVICES
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786
FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!
Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa
• Sydney • Gold Coast • Brisbane • Melbourne • North Qld • Country • Interstate • LOCAL
0408 232 066
queries@mullumbimbyremovals.com.au
TILING
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02 6684 2198
Call us on 6679 7228
SENTINEL TREE CARE
TILE & GROUT CLEANING
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TREE CARE SPECIALISTS
Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.
WINTER SPECIAL: Every 5th m2 FREE
leafittous.com.au kascha@leafittous.com.au
Local . Reliable . Insured
0402 487 213
SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66813140 or 0417 698227 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852
Byron Coast Removals SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS AND BEYOND Competitive rates and packing supplies available 0432 552 067 | 6684 5481 | byroncoastremovals@gmail.com
MARTINO TREE SERVICES .............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 LEAF IT TO US 4x4 truck/chipper + crane truck. Local, qualified, insured. Free quotes .......0402 487213
Leaky showers sealed at a fraction of the cost of re tiling info@theshowersealer.com.au
MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don............................................0414 282813 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999
0412 026 441
TRANSPORT
ROOFING
MONTYS METAL
ROOFING
Metal Roofing Installations Guttering • Downpipes • Fascia Skylights • Whirlybird Patios Repairs • Leaf Guard
Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049
Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362
BYRON BUS Co
Door to Door Charter Services
Email: montysmetalroofing@gmail.com www.montysmetalroofing.com.au
Call 0490 183 424
arrive@byronbuscompany.com.au
Scotty’s Roof Repairs and
Lic: L 13549
Ph: 0419 443 196
VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,
VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC: Richard Gregory, Bec Willis, Mark Sebastian – After hours avail ...66843818 NORTH COAST VETERINARY SERVICES Dr Lauren Archer.................................................66840735
WATER FILTERS
The Water Filter Experts for home, commercial and rural properties
Get a Quick Quote Now
Metal & Tile Roofs Experienced & Reliable Same Day Response
BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255
Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976
DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL
Leak Finding
UPHOLSTERY
Airpor t Transfers | Tours | Nights Out | Beach Walks Events | Par ties | Weddings | Corporate | Festivals
6680 8200 or 0418 108 181
WELDING
RUBBISH REMOVAL
TREE SERVICES
WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, General, Repairs: Steel, Aluminium & Stainless ..0408 410545
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 MAN WITH UTE. RETHINK REUSE RECYCLE. Ph Mark ................................................0411 113300
CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES
WINDOW CLEANING
SITE WELDING & LIGHT FABRICATION .......................................................... 0428 352492
The Fully Insured Professionals
CLEAN VIEW Prompt, professional, insured. Phone David.............................................0421 906460
SELF STORAGE
• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18" Chipper
WISHY WINDOW WASHING A team of friends. ............................................... 0450 959696
BYRON BAY SELF STORAGE...............................................................................................66858349
Mark Linder Qualified Arborist
WINDOW TINTING
0408 202 184
SUNRISE W. T. 3/19-21 Centennial Cct, Byron. Cars, homes, offices, etc. High quality..0412 158478
SEPTIC SYSTEMS TRINE SOLUTIONS Local sewerage specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C. 0407 439805
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choppychoptrees@bigpond.com
SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price.........................0434 875009
www.echo.net.au
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PUBLIC NOTICES
Annual General Meetings .. 53 Birthdays............................. 54 Caravans ............................. 54 For Sale ............................... 54 Garage Sales ...................... 54
Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre Connecting the Byron Shire Community
Health Notices .................... 53 In Memoriam ....................... 54 Musical Notes ..................... 54 Only Adults ......................... 54 Positions Vacant................. 54 Professional Services......... 53 Public Notices..................... 53 Social Escorts..................... 54 To Lease .............................. 54 To Let................................... 54 Tradework ........................... 53 Tree Services ...................... 53 Tuition.................................. 54 Wanted ................................ 54 Wanted To Rent .................. 54
HELP YOUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Baristas – – Gardeners – – Food Sorters – – Cleaners – The team at MDNC are searching for some dedicated volunteers to help us continue to support our community.
Contact Volunteer Coordinator Kaz Wednesday – Friday 6684 1286
PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE VODAFONE MOBILE PHONE BASE STATIONS AT MCLEODS SHOOT AND OCEAN SHORES INCLUDING 5G 2430 Byron Bay: 190 St Helena Road, Mcleods Shoot NSW 2479 (RFNSA 2481001) The proposed facility consists of the addition of new equipment and associated works, including 5G, as follows: r Removal of existing Vodafone antennas and equipment r Installation of three (3) panel antennas, 2.7m long, on a new headframe r Installation of ancillary equipment including fifteen (15) remote radio units, antenna mounts, cabling and works within the equipment shelter 2623 Mullumbimby: 2480 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Ocean Shores NSW 2483 (RFNSA 2482001) The proposed facility consists of the addition of new equipment and associated works, including 5G, as follows: r Removal of existing Vodafone antennas and equipment r Installation of three (3) panel antennas, 2.7m long, on the existing headframe r Installation of ancillary equipment including fifteen (15) remote radio units, antenna mounts, cabling and works within the equipment shelter 1. Vodafone regards the proposed installations as Low-impact Facilities under the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 2018 (“The Determination”), or as Exempt Development under the SEPP (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021, based on the description above. 2. In accordance with Section 7 of C564:2020 Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment Code, we invite you to provide feedback about the proposal. Should you require further information or wish to comment, please contact Archie, the Planning Team at Axicom, 02 9495 9000, community@axicom.com.au or Level 1, 110 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 2065 by Thursday, 24 November 2022. Further information may also be obtained from www.rfnsa.com.au/2481001, and www.rfnsa.com.au/2482001.
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The landowners of No. 310 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay are preparing to lodge a Development Application with Byron Shire Council to redevelop their site with town houses. The site forms parts of the West Byron Urban Release area. Please be advised that as part of exploring the redevelopment opportunities, Planit Consulting is facilitating a pre-lodgement community consultation process from 9 November – 28 November 2022 and we invite you to participate. Should you have an interest in the project, please: • Visit our project blog site: https://www. planitconsulting.com.au/2022/02/310ewingsdaleroad/ • Provide formal feedback before 28 November by email (administration@planitconsulting.com.au) or in writing to: Planit Consulting PO Box 1623, 2PUNZJSPɈ 5:> • Register your attendance at our Drop-In Project Enquiry & Feedback Session to be held at Marvell Hall – 37 Marvell Street, Byron Bay on 24 November by emailing: administration@planitconsulting.com.au. Please note there is no formal presentation. Registered parties can attend the session anytime between 2pm to 5:30pm. We look forward to receiving your comments to help inform the project before a formal Development Application is made to Byron Shire Council.
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GARAGE SALES LILETH & FRIENDS Carnival of arty bargains, funky fashions, island style, good books, tribal treasures, bijou brica-brac, bespoke wearable art, vintage collectibles and general exotica. Cheap as chips, last stop before op-shop. Undercover, 7 Marr Place, Baywood Chase. Sat/Sun 12–13 November. HOUSEHOLD, some furniture, Sat 8am. 104 North Creek Road, Lennox Head. BARGAINS GALORE combined household items, kids toys/books, clothing plus much more. All must go. Signs out in Quail Way Mullum, 8am–1pm, Sat. 59B CEMETERY RD, BYRON BAY Saturday. Household goods & sports gear
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POSITIONS VACANT HOSPITALITY TRAINEE A centrally located Byron boutique guesthouse seeks a person wanting to learn all aspects of hospitality. The position commences on 5 December and would suit a recent school leaver wanting to commit to a career path. We offer above award wages and conditions, superannuation and TAFE Certificate III training. Duties include guest reception, check-in and check out, charging, food preparation, room cleaning and computer management of reservations. Please email a brief resume to felipe_cicogna@hotmail.com
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Second grade The second grade side continued their winning ways on Saturday with a convincing victory over Alstonville. Playing at home on Kingsford Smith Oval,
TEB won the toss and sent Alstonville in to bat. The visitors were bowled out for 75 in 31 overs with TEB’s Anthony Melchior doing the most damage with a return of 5/19 off eight overs. Joshua Mallam chimed in with 3/25 off his eight. Alstonville opener Malcolm Rose (15 runs), along with Andrew Eather (16), Charlie North (11) and Andrew O’Brien (11 no) were the batters who reached double figures. TEB reeled-in the total in 15 overs with the loss of four wickets. Opener Philip Dali (21) and Riley Green (18) top scored. Alstonville’s Peter Van Zijl returned 3/22 off six overs. The win gave TEB seconds
four wins from four starts and sees them on top of the ladder with 35 competition points, ahead of Terranora Lakes (32), Cudgen (32) and Lennox Head (29).
Third grade TEB thirds maintained their undefeated start to the 2022–23 season with a win against Byron Bay at the Recreation Grounds last Saturday. TEB won the toss and choose to bat, and put 135 on the scoreboard before they were all out in the 29th over. Joshua Thick top-scored for the day with 29 runs,and Captain, Ben Crawford, contributed 16. Best bowlers for Byron Bay included Ross Kendall
(3/36 off four), Reece Egan (2/15 off six) and Shaun Greening (2/30 off seven). In reply Byron Bay could only muster 96 runs and were all out in the 28th over. Shaun backed up his bowling display with Byron’s top score of 27 and Doug Jarvis added 23. Joseph Elphick took the bowling honours for TEB with figures of 3/26 off seven overs, while Mark Sweeney was close behind with 3/28 off four overs. TEB sit on top of the third grade ladder with 35 competition points alongside Bangalow who also have five wins from five games. Byron Bay, Bangalow II and Mullumbimby Brunswick all have 23 points.
Anthony Melchior was TEB’s top secod grade bowler after delivering figures of 5/19 last Saturday. Photo supplied
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Mullum High’s u/16 futsal team has won another championship. Photo supplied The Mullumbimby High U/16 girls futsal team have won another championship after travelling to Coffs Harbour in late October to contest the Combined High Schools North Coast Title. They qualified for the event after wining the CHS Far North Coast final in September. Continuing their winning ways the talented team got their tournament underway with a 20–1 victory over
Woodenbong. They went on to have another easy win in their semi-final and then won the final 4–1, defeating the title holders, Bellingen. ‘With the score 1–1 at half time, the second half was tight until Rhianna Browning scored one of her trademark goals from an impossible angle,’ coach Brian Hedge said. ‘The momentum with them, Mullumbimby then
took control with goals to Macey and Lilly Donnelly’. The team line up from their recent success at the Australian titles, where they were runners-up, was bolstered by the addition of Kaliyah Browning and Alisa Tomasella. ‘This has been a fantastic year for this team and we look forward to next year for more entertaining Futsal from Mullumbimby High School,’ Brian said.
Byron Bay local Michelle Pullen was delighted to win the Byron Bay Football Club’s major raffle prize worth $20,000. ‘I entered to support the community to build the clubhouse for our young footballers, but to win is just amazing. I can’t believe it,’ Michelle said The raffle raised over $47,000 towards a new community clubhouse on the Recreation Ground in Byron. The build is expected to commence in the new year. Michelle and her daughter Jasmin were delighted to
The winners with some of their goodies. Photo supplied take home the cache of prizes donated by so many generous local businesses
that supported the raffle, BBFC partnerships manager Clinton Bown said.
ȡǢǝǽǝǝ Ķŕ dşĈëō żşſƐƆ EſëŕƐƆ şŕ şǔĕſ Local Sports Grants ranging from $2000 to $10,000 with a total budget of $50,000 are available across all NSW electorates The grants are designed to encourage participation in sport.
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Tolerance for opposing views continues to decline globally – ‘conspiracy theorist’ David Icke has just been banned from 26 European countries. Seven years ago, Icke spoke about America’s plan to start a war with Russia using Ukraine. It’s Scams Awareness Week, and NSW Fair Trading is encouraging consumers to learn new ways to identify scams. They say, ‘Stop, check, and verify – take the time to check whether an offer or contact is genuine before acting on it.’ NSW Fair Trading urges consumers to report scams to the ACCC’s Scamwatch site, the main regulatory body for scams: www.scamwatch.gov.au/ report-a-scam. ICYMI – The latest in farm and agribusiness equipment will be on show at the Norco Primex, to be held November 10–12 at the Richmond Valley Events Centre, Casino. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has thrown down the gauntlet to the mighty NSW gambling industry, writes independent publisher Crikey,
analysing what the Labor government is doing. This week they have amplified a silly idea by former Liberal PM, Tony Abbott. He wants compulsory military service for young people, which has around the same relevance to the public discourse as him eating an onion, shirtfronting Putin and giving Prince Philip a knighthood.
Seen on Mullum’s Prince Street – indeed, Resillience NSW, with Council’s unquestioning consent, have been ‘disasterous’ managers in the rollout of a large pod village next to Woolies. See page 1. Photo Mullum Residents Association
‘At some point we’ll have to face the fact that politely asking the ruling class to stop climate destruction is not going to work’ – ICTA-UAB Professor, Jason Hickel.
‘with a commitment to a cashless card for poker machines. The state Labor and Nationals parties, addicted to gambling donations, are opposed’. Bernard Keane writes the gambling lobby is probably too powerful for ‘Perrottet the Brave’ to take on.
Is there a better use of time for an obscenely wealthy billionaire? The world’s richest individual, 51-year-old trustafarian Elon Musk, bought Twitter for $44B and is now trolling its users. See page 16.
BFF! For more info, visit bangalowfilmfestival.com.au. One sign of a dysfunctional mainstream media (and the ABC) is they keep reporting/ repeating federal Liberal talking points, instead of
Bluesfest 2023 latest big name addition is eight-time Grammy winner, Beck, who will play ‘an intimate and unique acoustic show’. The fest runs from April 6–10. Is it a good idea to force coal companies to pay a Climate Disaster Levy? The NSW Greens think so, and launched their plan on Monday in Lismore. MPs Cate Faehrmann and Sue Higginson also want the coal industry to pay for citizens’ assemblies in disasteraffected areas like Lismore. Bangalow Film Festival is back for 2023, and is set to take place in multiple locations across the town from January 12 till 21. Organisers are also inviting the community to become a friend of the festival. They call it a BFF of
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