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Men’s group Mens Wellbeing will be starting another ‘Common Ground’ men’s group on 29 July in Mullumbimby. Phone Tim on 0422 508 533 to find out more or register your interest.
Alcohol a problem? Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the shire. www.aa.org.au
Wellbeing Program The next Wellbeing Program hosted by the Byron Breast Cancer Support Group will be seven weeks of Nia Dance with Meggie Danielson, starting Wednesday 23 July at the Byron Senior Citizens Hall in Marvell St. For more information please phone Margie on 6685 4873 or email byronbcs@ gmail.com.
Mullum Senior Cits Meets 14 July at 1pm in the Pioneer Hall, lunch at the Middle Pub later in the month. Hoy on 26th. All seniors most welcome. Roma 6684 2572.
In Mullum Garden Basket weaving – Discover the therapeutic qualities of basket weaving. Book whole course or individual class. 23 Jul–27 August, 10.30am– 1.30pm at Mullum Community Garden. Register: kimjtait@gmail. com or 0413 318 829. Qigong in the garden 9.15–10.15am Wednesdays. Gold coin donation goes to the Garden. Contact: 0401 643 337 or dhyansandhya@icloud.com.
18th festival, 10am–12 noon, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Phone 6684 4787.
Talk on Bhutan ADFAS (Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society) Byron Bay Presentation, Bhutan: The Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon: a talk by Zara Fleming, art historian, curator and lecturer, will be held on Monday 14 July at 6.30pm at the A&I Hall, Bangalow. Doors open 6pm. ADFAS members free, guests $25 (includes glass of wine and light snack).
Compassionate Friends The Compassionate Friends is a caring support group for any parent whose child has died at any age. The next evening sharing meeting will be held in Lismore at 7.30pm on Thursday 17 July. Enquiries 6621 4086 or 6621 5558.
Our next meeting is at 10am on 15/7/14 in the Mullumbimby CWA hall. Our guest speaker, Ros Eliott, will speak on Nairobi. All welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.
Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Virtues – The Gifts Within, presented by Karen Alexander, Thursday 10 July, 1–3pm, at Masonic Centre, 6 Byron St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.
Breast Cancer Support The next meeting of the Byron Breast Cancer Support Group is on Wed 16 July 12.30–2.30pm at the Byron Senior Citizens Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay. Call Margie on 6685 4873.
Art Talk in the Pub
Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby open each Saturday 8am–noon. Lots of winter coats to choose from at low prices.
C.A.S.E. Inc have invited artist James Guppy to talk Art in the Pub at the Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby on Tuesday 15 July at 6pm.
Murwillumbah Ratepayers and Residents Association next meeting on Monday night 21 July from 7.30pm at the Autumn Club on Tumbulgum Road. The council website has a number of exhibitions up for public comment.
Mullumbimby CWA Mullumbimby CWA meets 10am Wednesday 9 July at the CWA Rooms, Tincogan St, Mullumbimby. Lunch follows at 12 noon. New members welcome. Enquiries Sue 6684 1675.
Friendship Morning
VIEW Club
Ladies’ Friendship Morning Tea, Wednesday 9 July in the Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads, 10am–12 noon. All ladies welcome. Contact 6685 1097.
Next luncheon meeting at Brunswick Heads Bowling Club, Thursday 10 July 10.30am. Apologies please to Rae 6684 3711 by Monday 7th.
Byron Forums
Lennox Market
Friday 11 July at 6 pm, Byron Forums is presenting Prophecy Secrets of Earth’s Final Empire with Jessica Trevithick, followed by shared meal and forum discussion. Manna Haven Cafe, 97 Jonson St, Byron Bay.
The Lennox Community Market is on again Sunday 29 July on the fields next to the Lennox Head Cultural & Community Centre.
Mullumbimby Library Friday 11 July 10.30am local author Inta Rudajs will be reading her book Kiko the Pufferfish and telling the real life story behind it – children and adults welcome. Phone 6684 1992 for more information.
U3A Brunswick Valley Tues 15 July, Edwina Johnson, director of the Byron Writers Festival, will fill us in on the upcoming
BPD support Borderline Personality Disorder support group. Phone Angela for more information: 0414 719 680. Artworks needed Everyone who is creative is invited to enter works in the Ocean Shores Art Expo. Prizes amount to more than $5,000. Enter online at osartexpo.com by 3 August.
End-of-life choices To learn how to make the right decisions about your end-of-life choices, come to the meetings held quarterly. Phone Elaine for more
details 0421 796 713.
6684 3331 (daytime only).
Byron Young Mums
Lions meeting
Byron Young Mums’ Group meets every Friday at 10.30 at the Byron YAC; free for young mums and expectant mums 25 and younger. Contact Lotte 0477 591 555 or email byronyoungmums@gmail.com.
Lions Club of Brunswick-Mullumbimby meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 7pm. Phone 0417 019 343 for more information or write to PO Box 12, Mullumbimby 2482.
Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings 6680 7280.
Mullum craft show Mullumbimby Craft and Quilt Show to be held at Mullumbimby High School 19 July 9am–2.30pm. Money raised to the Special Needs Unit at the high school and the Sunshine Bus for the children. Stallholders can contact Lesley on
Maternity services The northern rivers branch of Maternity Coalition is now offering 2-hour information sessions for expectant parents about all maternity services in our region. More information: Check the events page at Maternity Coalition Northern Rivers’ Facebook page.
CoDA Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a worldwide network of groups of men and women learning how to develop and maintain healthy
and fulfilling relationships. For more information and meeting venues visit www. codependentsanonymous.org.au or phone 9281 3330.
Buddhist meditation Teaching and practice Wednesdays 6–7.30pm, SIA Centre, 1/22 Fawcett St, Brunswick Heads. Info 6685 8842, mishaela@si.org.au.
Seniors wanted Byron Bay Autumn Club is looking for people who would enjoy making new friends to come to meetings held each Wednesday 9am to 11.45am. Cards and indoor bowls are part of the activities with plenty of tuition available. Meetings are held in the Senior Citizens Hall, Marvell Street, Byron Bay. Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of nonprofit community groups, not for invitations to free events to be followed up by paid workshops.
U3A Ballina/Byron
Op shop
Ratepayers meet
practise public speaking and leadership skills in a supportive environment 1st and 3rd Mondays 6.15pm, St Finbarr’s school. www. byrontoastmasters.org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Call Robyn for more info 6685 1836.
Bangalow CWA Bangalow CWA meets each Wednesday in their rooms at 31 Byron St, Bangalow, 10am–2pm for craft and friendship. Contact Di Campbell 6685 4694.
Heartcircle Heartcircle devotional singing, sharing, meditation group every Sunday at South Golden Beach Community Hall 10–11.30am. Enq Linda on 0415 412 514.
Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters
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Byron Shire Council Notices ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO BYRON DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN 2012 AMENDMENT 2 At the Extraordinary meeting of 26 June 2014, Council resolved to adopt draft Byron Developer Contributions Plan Amendment 2 subject to minor amendments to the works schedules. The plan comes into force on 15 July 2014. This plan repeals and replaces Byron Developer Contributions Plan Amendment 1. A copy of the plan and amended rates are available on Council’s web page at http://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/development-contributionsplans-section-94-and-6. Enquiries: Christopher Soulsby – Section 94 Officer on 02 6626 7058
BYRON SHIRE DCP 2014 AND RELATED DOCUMENTS APPROVAL AND COMMENCEMENT Byron Shire DCP 2014 At Council’s Extraordinary Meeting held on 26 June 2014 Byron Council resolved (14-315) to approve the “Byron Shire Development Control Plan 2014” (DCP 2014) for commencement on 21 July 2014. In accordance with clause 21(2) of the EP&A Regulation 2000, Council gives public notice that the “Byron Shire Development Control Plan 2014” is effective from 21 July 2014. Once effective, DCP 2014 repeals Byron Shire Development Control Plan 2010 as it applies to land to which Byron LEP 2014 applies. The purpose of DCP 2014 is to give effect to the aims of Byron Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2014 and provide guidance for development that is permissible under that Plan.
Related Documents Council also resolved to adopt the following related documents for commencement on 21 July 2014: • Byron Shire Climate Change Strategic Planning Policy • Byron Shire Liquor Licensing and Approval Policy • Byron Shire Comprehensive Guidelines for Stormwater Management The “Byron Shire Council Development Control Plan 2014” and related documents will be available for viewing on Council’s website at: www.byron.nsw.gov.au/publications from 21 July 2014.
Byron Shire Tree Preservation Order At Council’s Extraordinary Meeting held on 26 June 2014 Byron Council also resolved (14-315) to adopt the “Byron Shire Tree Preservation Order” (TPO) (as presented in Annexure 1(j) of Report No. 5.1 of that meeting) for commencement on the date it is advertised in the newspaper.
ROADS ACT 1993 NAMING OF ROADS Notice is hereby given that Byron Shire Council, in pursuance of Section 162 of the Roads Act 1993 has officially named the road(s) as shown hereunder: Name
STAGHORN COURT
Location: A new cul de sac extending in a south easterly direction off Palm-Lily Crescent to be dedicated in a plan of subdivision of Lot 84 DP1153084, Palm-Lily Crescent Bangalow Enquiries: Jeff Begovic Development Engineer 02 6626 7050
New Year’s Eve events An opportunity to showcase your local event style! Byron Shire Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitable incorporated organisations to project manage and deliver one or more of the key Byron Bay New Year’s Eve 2014 events: 1. Soul Street NYE, 2. First Sun NYD and the 3. Youth Event. Council is offering seed funding for each event and looking for innovative ideas and passionate people to achieve the objectives and outcomes, in collaboration with Council to deliver on the ten key strategies to support a vibrant, inclusive and family orientated Byron Bay New Year’s Eve in 2014. An Expressions of Interest (EOI) document outlines the details, along with the Plan for New Year’s Eve in Byron Bay 2014, and is available on Council’s website below. Further details and submission forms are available on Council’s website at http://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ expressions-of-interest/
In accordance with clause 52(2) of Byron Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 1988, Council gives public notice that the “Byron Shire Tree Preservation Order” is effective from 8 July 2014.
Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry, Community Policy Officer 02 6626 7316.
The new TPO amends the previous TPO to clarify that it only applies to land to which Byron LEP 1988 applies. The TPO will not apply to vegetation on land to which Byron LEP 2014 will apply. “Chapter B2 – Preservation of Trees and Other Vegetation” of “Byron Shire Council Development Control Plan 2014” will apply instead to vegetation on this land.
Submissions and quotations should be in writing addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to council@byron.nsw.gov.au. Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this EOI will automatically result in disqualification of offending EOI.
Enquiries: Strategic Land Planning 02 6626 7126
Expressions of Interest Close: 4pm Friday 18 July 2014
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