Community at work Regular As Clockwork
Meditation
Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer.
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 Meditation and Study Group 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month at Brunswick Heads Community Centre. Contact Didi 0408 008 769 for more info. Mindfulness Meditation with Pairoj Brahma, Melli O’Brien and Heather Albrecht Every Tuesday 7.15–9pm at the yurt, Temple Byron (www.templebyron. com). No fees, contact 0423 241 916, 401 359 559. www.themindfulnesssummit. com. Healing Meditation for heart, mind and soul, Sunday mornings in Myocum. Call Dean 0414 364 415 or www. unityhousebyron.com.au. Buddhist meditation and conversation with John Allan, Mondays 6.30 – 8.30 pm, The Yurt, Temple Byron. No fees. John-0428 991189.
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Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Thursday 9–11am at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details. C3 Care Byron Bay Food Care – log on to www.c3byronbay. com to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.
Bangalow Land and Rivercare working bee every Saturday 8.30–10.30am. See www.bangalowlandcare.org.au or call Liz 6687 1309.
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Neighbourhood Centre
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.
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 every Saturday and Monday at the Ocean Shores Country Club, seated at 12.30 to commence play at 12.45. Visitors welcome. See brunswickvalley.bridgeclub.org or for partner ring Phyllis Keyte 6684 1103.
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.
Library fun Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Friday 10am. Storytime for toddlers and pre-school children Mullumbimby – Friday 10.30am, Brunswick Heads – Monday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Tuesday 10.30am.
No-interest loans Byron Community No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) is a not-for-profit community program providing people on low incomes with safe, fair interestfree loans of up to $1,000 for purchasing essential goods and services. Contact the Byron Community Centre to find out more.
Budgeting Support Money Matters is a free service helping people identify where their money is going, how best to save and, most importantly, how to get on top of bills! Contact the Byron Community Centre to make an appointment; private sessions run every Monday afternoon.
Elder Beats seniors drumming 10:30-11:30 am with Gareth Jones in the theatre, 11:30 Morning tea in the courtyard, 12:00 1:00 Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell
Museums Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum corner of Myocum and Stuart Sts Mullumbimby, open Tuesdays and Fridays 10-12 and market Saturdays 9-1. Discover your local history, join our team – 6684 4367. Bangalow Museum & Tea Room open Tuesday-Friday 10am-3pm, Cnr Ashton & Deacon Sts Bangalow. Volunteers sought, please contact the museum 6687 2183.
Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Confidential meetings in Byron Bay 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 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
Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Leanne 0409 818 643.
Quota Club 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.
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 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.
Op shops
Seniors Activities Seniors Activities Tuesdays at the Byron Community Centre, Jonson St Byron Bay.
On The Horizon
All funds raised go to our libraries. Please call 0409 455 378 or 6685 5022, or email byronbayfol@gmail.com to arrange for collection.
Gerald Reardon, Krishnamurti Australia, Thursday 4 May, 1–3pm, at Uniting Church, Carlyle St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.
RFS Federal AGM
Chemical Free Landcare
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RFS Federal Brigade AGM at the fire station on Thursday 18 May at 7.30pm.
Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare working bee Saturday 6 May 9am–1pm at Brunswick Heads Crown Land Reserve site. Meet at the end of South Beach Road fire track gate, not far from the surf club. Please call 0478 272 300 to find us if you come later.
VIEW Club Brunswick Valley VIEW Club luncheon meeting at Brunswick Heads Bowling Club on Thursday 11th at 10.30am. Guest speaker Janet Brandon on ‘Downsizing’. Apologies to Rae 0427 103 072 by Monday 8 May.
CABS AGM Community Alliance for Byron Shire (CABS) Annual General Meeting at Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club on Tues 23 May from 6.30pm.
Engaging Adolescents Friends of the Libraries present local psychologist Michael Hawton launching his new book Engaging Adolescents Tuesday 9 May, 5.30 for 6pm, Byron Bay Library. Bookings essential. $12. www. parentshop.com.au/events/booklaunch. All proceeds to FOL Byron Shire.
Books wanted Friends of Libraries Byron Shire are calling for donations of books for their annual book sale to be held 10–11 June.
Suffolk Park Dune Care Suffolk Park Dune Care Saturday 6 May at 8.30am at beach entrance at end of Clifford St, followed by morning tea. Info: Helen 6685 4964.
Mullum CWA Mullumbimby branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) meets Wednesday 10 May at 10am at the CWA Rooms. Bring a plate for a light lunch to follow the meeting. New members welcome. Info: Jenny 6684 7282 or Sue 6684 1675.
U3A Ballina/Byron Steve Carrigg will speak on ‘Rural Adversity Mental Health Program’ at 10am on 9/5/17 in the RSL, Mullumbimby. All welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.
Friendship Morning Tea Ladies Friendship Morning Tea in the Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads, on Wednesday 10 May from 10am. Contact 6685 1487.
Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Why is there such chaos in the world? DVD by Jiddu Krishnamurti, presented by
North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au
Interested in making new friends and helping our community? Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7pm Ocean Shores Country Club. Info: Joan Towers 0400 484 419.
Carers’ support
Free English as a Second Language classes in Mullumbimby, suitable for beginners to advanced learners. More info call 0421 796 529 or 6674 7267.
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Lions Club
Drug support groups
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
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9.30am–12.30pm. Volunteers needed, enq to shop 6684 4718. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Monday – Thursday 10am-3.30pm, Friday 9am – 2pm and third Sunday of the month 10am-2pm. Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) op shop Brunswick Heads (next to supermarket) open Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 9am–2pm.
U3A Brunswick Valley U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 9 May 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Terry Christmas will talk on ‘Training Police Dogs’. Visitors most welcome! Ring 6685 1732.
Breast Cancer Support Byron Breast Cancer Support Group will meet Wednesday 17 May at 12–2pm at Byron Community Cabin (old Girl Guides hall), Carlyle Street. Enquiries Linda 0413 668 828.
Kenya op shop The Education Care Projects-Kenya Op Shop has reopened at 2 River Terrace, Mullumbimby, Monday to Friday 10am–4pm. All proceeds go to fund the education and care of orphaned and abandoned children in Kenya.
Tennis club AGM Brunswick Heads Tennis Club Inc is holding its 2017 AGM at 6pm on 25 May at the clubhouse, South Beach Road.
Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters 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 every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday in Mullumbimby 7–9 pm. Contact Ashni 0439 843 657 or Mani on 0488 433 047.
crafted by local artisans for sale, 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby. Enquiries: mullum. potters@yahoo.com.au
CWA Bangalow Interested women are welcome Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am–1pm and the second Monday evening of each month 5–7pm in the Bangalow CWA rooms for craft and friendship. Rooms are open daily Monday–Saturday 9am–noon.
Handicraft Group Weekly handicraft group in Mullumbimby CWA Rooms each 1st, 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month throughout 2017. New handicrafters welcome. Enquiries Margaret Mudge 6684 2956.
Call Amanda 1300 875 895.
Timebanking Timebanking can help you build a network of support within your community through sharing skills. For more: Northern Rivers Community Gateway 6621 7397.
Volunteers sought Volunteers sought for Northern Rivers Volunteering, representing over 100 community organisations. Info: 6621 7397
Social sporting groups Senior social table tennis at Bangalow Bowling Club Sundays 2–4pm. All levels welcomed. Call Margot 0412 394 932. Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, Mullumbimby, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058.
Cty Shopping Bus Seats available on fortnightly Community Transport Shopping Bus from Suffolk Park/Byron Bay to Byron town centre. The door-to-door bus costs $6 and is available to people who can’t access mainstream transport due to age, disability or other reason.
Breast Cancer Support Byron Breast Cancer Support Group meets every 3rd Wednesday 12– 2pm. Enquiries Linda 0413 668 828.
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Choirs Bay Community Singers is a singalong group for seniors and anyone else Wednesdays Byron Community Centre, 10.30–11.30am. Entry by donation. 0425 363 589, kim@kimbanffy.com.au. Singchronicity Choir meets Thursdays at Ocean Shores 6.45pm-8.45pm. Eclectic and catchy repertoire. Ph 042 536 3589.Mullum’s Biggest Little Town Choir meets weekly at the Timber Slab factory, Jubilee Ave, Thursdays at 6.30pm. Newcomers welcome.
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.
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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.
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Mullumbimby Potters & Sculptors at the Community Art Gallery at the Drill Hall, is open every Tues & Thurs 10am–2pm and on the 3rd Saturday of the month (Mullum Market Day) 10am–4pm. Pottery and sculpture
Dangerously Poetic Byron Writers Festival Poetry Prize – Win $500 and a 3-day ticket to the Writers Festival! Deadline for entries: 10 May. Entry forms at www. dangerouslypoetic.com.
OS art comp Entry deadline 5 May for the 11th Ocean Shores Country Club Art Competition/ Exhibition. Entry forms available at www. oceanshorescc.com.au. No late entries accepted. Info: Marilyn 6680 4907.
Compost Central Free public talk with Andrew from Compost Central every Saturday 10am sharp till 11am in May at Santos Organics, Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay. Learn about compost buckets, garden ships, The Troff.
WIRES is recruiting The local branch of NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service offers a basic training course that will teach you how to safely rescue and provide emergency care for injured and orphaned wildlife. If you would like to join WIRES and participate in our course on 28 May, please contact us as soon as possible on 6628 1898 or see http:// wiresnr.org/Helping.html.
Ocean Shores Art Expo We invite artists to enter by 24 July for the OS Art Expo, to be held 25–27 August. The theme is ‘Spirit of the Land’. Information at www.osartexpo.com and now on Instagram at ocean_shores_art_expo.
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1. Note new vehicle – very small (6) 4. That century, that woman ... Prime Minister! (8) 9. 51 cents? B.B.Beating! (7) 11. Look back in Hilton – a star! (7) 12. Small hill, medium outbreak (5) 13. Secular song for each descendant (3,6) 14. Crime that I commit for sums (10) 16. Right, I take two directions – nothing in Paris (4) 19. Dash back; not available, the French (4) 20. Sorceress, black, in a bag, produces a zigzag! (10) 22. Sang of eras ended (9) 23. Peacemaker performed and opened (5) 25. Belgian lost in Calcutta, perhaps (7) 26. Pine about nothing, east of the start of it all (4,3) 27. Germaine, confused about yours truly with English, to appear again (8) 28. Reptiles keen on 14 (6)
1. Sixty seconds (6) 4. Former British PM (8) 9. Scooping with the tongue (7) 11. The North Star (7) 12. Upheaval, especially of the weather (5) 13. Non-clerical member of a church (3,6) 14. Branch of mathematics (10) 16. French for ‘nothing’ (4) 19. Enthusiasm, dash, style (4) 20. Tortuous mountain road or railway (10) 22. Sang, especially to a lover (9) 23. Loosened, opened (5) 25. Native of Calcutta or thereabouts (7) 26. Phrase meaning the very start, the beginning of events (4,3) 27. Appear again, come back into view (8) 28. Vipers or similar snakes (6)
DOWN 1. A drink for Klim! (9) 2. Snack not right for broken anchor (5) 3. Victories for old cars (8) 5. Hip party had by eccentric – congratulations! (5,8) 6. Bank employee a whistleblower? (6) 7. Mohair is hot – disaster, A disaster indeed (9) 8. Transgress again? It can be sticky (5) 10. Egg dwindled? No wonder – it’s been fifty years since the service (6,7) 15. Newly incarnate? No, out of it (2,1,6) 17. Snakes end badly – well, barely! (9) 18. G for you, old George (8) 21. Silly about sulphur – mad, in fact (6) 22. Solemn and serious, but weep over the queen (5) 24. Hum of a parasite (5)
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Dairy based soft drink (9) Mexican snack food (5) Victories, wins (8) Greeting on someone’s natal day (5,8) Bank employee (6) City struck by an atomic bomb (9) Vegetable gum used in varnishes and glues (5) 10. Fiftieth anniversary of connubial bliss (6,7) 15. Under a spell; out of it (2,1,6) 17. Bareness, state of being unclothed (9) 18. Ten cubed (8) 21. Mad, certifiable (6) 22. Serious, not drunk (5) 24. Parasite, bludger (5) Last week’s solution N176 T R O F A D B R A E G E
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