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CWA Handicraft Mullumbimby CWA Handicraft Group will recommence meeting on Wednesday 3 February in the CWA Rooms, Tincogan Street, Mullumbimby and continue to meet each 1st, 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Classes in knitting, crochet, embroidery and sewing offered. Enq Margaret 6684 2956.
Mullum market Mullumbimby Community Market 8am–2pm cnr of Stuart and Myocum Streets Saturday 30 January. New hippy display ‘Back to the Garden’. No dogs, please.
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Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.
Cuppa Tea Choir Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre and Dynasty Music present Cuppa Tea Choir directed by Janet Swain on Tuesday mornings at the Neighbourhood Centre, 55 Dalley St, Mullum from 10.30am.
Junior chess club The Mullum junior chess club meets after school until 4.45pm Tuesdays in room F4 at Mullumbimby High School. All ages, all standards, encouragement and professional coaching. Ph Mike 6684 6281.
Bridge club Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets at the Brunswick Heads Bowling Club Mondays and Saturdays 12.30 for 12.45pm start. Visitors welcome. If you need a partner please ring Phyllis Keyte on 6684 1103.
Meditation Tuesday Insight Meditation with Radha Nicholson, Ellen Davison and others. Weekly at The Yurt Temple Byron, 7.15–9pm. All welcome. Evening supported by dana (donation). Buddhist meditation teaching and practice now at the Living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6–7.30pm, Mondays. Contact Mishaela on 0438 858 842 or mishaela@si.org.au. Dzogchen Study Group – 4th Saturday of each month at Brunswick Heads Community Centre. Contact Katie 0417 798 726 or qld@shenpenaustralia. org for more info. One-hour guided meditation 12–1pm, Wednesday and Thursday. All levels welcome – www. yogapeace.com.au.
Landcare Bangalow Land and Rivercare working bee every Saturday 8.30–10.30am. See www.bangalowlandcare.org.au or call Liz 6687 1309.
Bangalow CWA Bangalow CWA meets Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am-2pm and second Monday of each month 5-7 pm
Probus Club
BHPA
Camera Club
Brunswick Valley Probus Club meets Tuesday 2 February at 10am at the Ocean Shores Country Club. Fees now due for 2016. Guest speaker Carole Campbell from Indie Publishing. Enquiries 6680 3919.
Brunswick Heads Progress Association meeting 1.02.16 in Memorial Hall, Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads commencing 7pm. The focus of the meeting will be the Tweed Street Project. Visitors welcome.
Ballina Camera Club digital meeting Thursday 28 January at 6.30pm at the Kentwell Community Centre. New members welcome. Enquiries Mark 6686 6915.
Insight Meditation
Byron Market
Tuesday Insight Meditation with Radha Nicholson, Ellen Davison and others recommences Tuesday 2 February. Weekly at The Yurt Temple Byron, 7.15–9pm. All welcome. Evening supported by dana (donation).
Byron Market is on Sunday 5 April at the Butler St Reserve, 8am–3pm. Musical lineup includes Belle Fontes, Mark Riddout and Dusty Boots Show.
AIR meeting
29 January till 11 February: North coast artists Melissa Wright and Lesley Ryan’s joint exhibition Another Journey.
The next meeting of AIR (Ass of Independent Retirees) is on Fri 5 Feb 9.30am at the Ballina RSL. All welcome. Info: Ken 6687 7291.
Orchid news Byron District Orchid Society will recommence meetings on Monday 8 Feb at 7pm at Ewingsdale Hall. Enquiries Penny on 6680 1600. in the Main Street rooms Please join us for craft, community awareness and companionship. Phone Di 0412 376 034
Craft group The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets every Monday 9.30am–2.30pm at the Uniting Church in Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Bring lunch and whatever else you need. All welcome. Do you prefer patchwork and quilting? Come along on Monday evening same place at 6pm. Enquiries Tilly 6685 5985.
Lone Goat Gallery
U3A Ballina/Byron The first meeting of the year is at 10am on 2/02/16 in the meeting room of the RSL Mullumbimby. Poetry session led by MaryAnn Smith; members are asked to bring along their own work based on a picture or music. All welcome. Enquiries 6685 1049.
Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you concerned about the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Support meetings every Tuesday 7–9pm Byron Bay, upstairs at 75 Jonson Street (stairs beside Westpac bank). Phone Jane 0410 494 933. 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 call 6680 7280. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meetings held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia
Op shops Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8am–12 noon. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281. Anglican Church Mullumbimby Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am– 4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am–12.30pm. Volunteers needed, enq Liz 6684 2622 nights. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Monday – Thursday 10am-3.30pm, Friday 9am
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U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum returns on 9 Feb10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Guest speaker local author Ray Essery, bush poet
Toastmasters
U3A over-50 discussion group Thursdays 10am in Mullumbimby ExServices Club.
Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters practise public speaking and leadership through our community-run course. Meetings coaching in communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay; www.byronbaytoastmasters.org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Please call Satisha 0402 134 390 for more info.
Bay Singers The Bay Singers (BB Community Choir) meets Mondays 10.30–11.30am at the Community Centre each week. More info: easwain@bigpond.com.
Quota Club of Brunswick Valley meets every 1st Thursday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 6pm. Ph 0439 733 763 for more info.
Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum at corner of Myocum & Stuart Sts Mullumbimby open every Friday 10am–12 noon and market Saturdays 9am–1pm. Discover your local history. Bangalow Museum & Tea Room open Tuesday-Friday 10am-3pm, Cnr Ashton & Deacon Sts Bangalow. Volunteers sought, please contact the museum 6687 2183.
The Seniors Activities at the Byron Community Centre are back on Tuesdays from 2 February with Drumming at 10.30am followed by morning tea and Chair Yoga 12pm.
U3A discussion group
Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Friday 10am. Storytime for toddlers and preschool children Mullumbimby – Friday 10.30am, Brunswick Heads – Monday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Tuesday 10.30am.
Museums
Seniors Groove
Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Leanne 0409 818 643.
Quota Club
Each Thursday during term time the Brunswick Bush School takes kids 6–13 years out into the bush to learn, grow and connect with each other. Facebook: Brunswick Bush School and email: brunsbushschool@gmail.com.
Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare working bee Saturday 30 January, 8am–12pm, at Brunswick Heads Crown Land Reserve site. More information 0478 272 300 or go to www.byronshirechemicalfreelandcare.org.
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Library fun
Bush School
Chem-free landcare
Spanish conversation A Spanish conversation group meets every Monday evening in Mullumbimby in order to improve language skills and cultural knowledge. Phone Paco 6684 0242.
Men’s Groups Complete Men has regular fortnightly men’s groups on different nights in both Byron and Mullum. Call Tim Fisk 0422 508 533.
End-of-life choices Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at meetings held quarterly on the Gold Coast. Phone Elaine 55808215
Repair Cafe Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe at the Mullumbimby campus of Byron Community College in Burringbar Street on Saturdays 9am till 12 noon. Volunteers will be there to help you fix things that might otherwise end up in the tip, or to advise how it might be done.
Rainbow Dragons Abreast Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, on Sundays 7.30 for 8am start. Info Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@gmail.com.
Lions Club Interested in making new friends and helping our community? Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7pm Ocean Shores Country Club. More information President Joan Towers 0400 484 419.
Low-cost food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. C3 Care Byron Bay Food Care – log on to www.c3byronbay.com to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.
Carers’ support Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. Meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the
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information Jenny, 6680 1800, Brenda 0419 629 680.
Bangalow Pool Trust
Mullum Potters
Bangalow Pool Trust Annual General Meeting to be held on 3 February at the A&I Hall at 6pm. We need volunteers to help work towards getting this pool completed. More details Tony Heeson wallaby@nor.com.au, 0419 715 098 or Ruth Ryan bareb44@bigpond. net.au, 6687 1393.
Mullumbimby Potters & Sculptors Association 2016 membership starts January. New members join-up date 28 January at the studio 10am–2pm or email mullum.potters@yahoo.com.au.
Transport volunteers Tweed Byron & Ballina Community Transport (TBBCT) assists people who are unable to access mainstream transport and currently needs volunteer drivers from the Ocean Shores area. Call 1300 875 895 (ext 2) for info.
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 visit www.codependentsanonymous.org.au or phone 9281 3330.
Liberation Larder Volunteers needed for new dinner service every Mon from 4.45 - 6.45pm. The charity collects, cooks and distributes nutritious food to over 550 people per week in the Byron Shire. There is also a variety of other roles. Please contact Helen Hamilton on 0439 409 655 or visit www.liberationlarder.org. au or our Facebook page.
Byron Flea Fun community market held at the YAC (Gilmore Crescent) on the second Saturday of the month 8am–1pm. Secondhand, antiques, vintage clothes, free children’s activities.
ManTime Calling all fellas who as a boy or man went on a Pathways, Making Men or Men2B Rite of Passage camp: weekly Monday night men’s group 7–9.30pm at the CWA Hall Mullum. Email mantime.mullum@gmail.com or call Karim 0403 755 192.
Al-Anon Al-Anon Family Groups met weekly at Bangalow Fridays 2pm. 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia
Carers Community Group Presented by Womens Health Forum 2nd Thursday of each month 1-2.30pm Ewingsdale Hall. Info: Yasmin 0437 886 424, whfcareresgroup@gmail.com.
Sex & Love Addicts Anon Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is peer-support group of men and women for whom sex and/or romance have become a problem. For details of weekly meetings, phone 0452 074 974 or visit www.slaa.org.au.
Friends of Libraries Byron are collecting books for their annual Book Fair to be held 9 & 10 April at the Surf Club. Donations needed. Phone Beryl Main 0449 680 665, 6685 3030 or email byronbayfol@gmail.com.
Building self-confidence Find your strengths and star qualities in this small confidential group for women. Six sessions are free. To be held on Monday 8 February till 14 March at The Solarium, Ballina Community Health. Bookings Women’s Health Matters 6620 2999.
View Club Brunswick Valley View Club meets second Thursday each month. View is part of the Smith Family and sponsors disadvantaged school children. More
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