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It is the early hours of January 11, 2018, and a 16-year-old boy lies naked in the cramped holding area of Byron Bay police station. He has a fractured right rib, extensive bruising and abrasions, and is soaked with sweat. The youth has not been given water, a blanket or a towel, and lies somewhat awkwardly because the space is too small to stretch his legs out. About an hour later ambulance officers arrive. They sedate the youth and take him to hospital.

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Crew aboard the Sea Shepherd ship last Friday: Scott Wallace and former Mullumbimby resident Ashkr Audet. Photo Jeff ‘Crikey It’s Pirates Of The Steve Irwin’ Dawson Aslan Shand

The Sea Shepherd’s flagship vessel, M/Y Steve Irwin, made its presence known last Friday in the Bay as it stopped by on its latest mission – to highlight the insanity of building the Adani Carmichael coal mine, the biggest ever Australian coal mine. The dedicated crew are making the journey north as part of the Stop Adani Alliance, which represents almost 40 organisations and millions of Australians calling for an end to the proposal by the Indian corporation. ‘Climate change is a global issue,’ said Scott Wallace, campaign leader of Sea Shepherd’s Operation Reef Defence. ‘If Adani were a country it would

be the fifteenth largest polluter, if you include both the operation of the mine and the burning of the fuel.’

Reef bleaching But it is not just the broader issue of climate change, which the Climate Council has predicted will lead to devastating bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef every second year by 2034, that is being highlighted. It is also predicted that the full operation of the Adani mine will require an extra 500 ships to annually access the port of Abbot Point and will lead to direct impacts including: clearing away of reef habitat for the development of Abbot Point’s terminal zero; dredging; vessel collisions with whales, dolphins and other ma-

rine life; as well as the risks of ship groundings and fuel and oil spills that will severely affect the reef. Sea Shepherd Australia managing director Jeff Hansen said at the press conference, held at Cape Byron’s Lighthouse, ‘Byron Bay is one of Sea Shepherd’s strongest ground support bases for the oceans, under the leadership of our brave and tireless eco warrior, Adam Shostak.’

Strong Byron support ‘So many of Sea Shepherd’s campaigns over the years in defence of the world’s oceans, humanity’s primary life support system, would simply not have happened without the support of the wonderful Byron Bay community.’

The circumstances that led this teenager to end up battered and bruised on the police station floor have been the subject of great discussion and debate across the Shire since his violent arrest was broadcast on national television earlier this year. The disturbed, naked youth was capsicum sprayed, tasered and struck with a baton more than 18 times, including a number of strikes that occurred after he was in handcuffs. The broadcast led to an investigation by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), which will soon hand down findings. With all of the evidence now in, the public has the best indication as to what happened that night, and whether the police’s actions were justified.

The arrest At 2.26am Byron Police received a call from the night manager of the Nomads backpacker hostel saying

that there was a naked youth acting inappropriately out the front of the building. The manager had watched the youth pacing back and forth while repeatedly saying ‘why would you do this to me?’ as he stared up at the sky. It’s impossible to say with complete certainty what led the youth, referred to as ‘AO’ by the commission, to behave in this way. Five months after the event he was still unable to be interviewed by the commission owing to ‘significant trauma symptoms’. But one of the treating paramedics said that the youth had told him, ‘I have taken acid’. Two police cars, each with two officers, responded to the call and arrived at the scene within about 30 seconds of each other. There are different versions of what happened next. Two of the witnesses, the night manager and a man living in an apartment across the street, gave evidence that AO had not been aggressive toward police. The neighbour across the street said the police made no effort to calm AO down or to adopt a friendly approach. The Nomads’ night manager said that on a number of occasions he heard the officers say, ‘get on the ground, c**t’ – it’s something the officers deny. The second witness – referred to as W2 – said that soon after the teenager was sprayed, another officer struck AO just below the kneecap with his baton three or four times. W2 said that when this had little continued on page 9

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On Friday August 3 from 6 till 11pm, Byron Bay’s most notorious pop-up creative agency brings you PERMANENT, another injection of culture into the highly anticipated Popped Space situated in Habitat, located in the Arts and Industry Estate. Organisers say PERMANENT, ‘Brings to life a multimedia art exhibition and launch that celebrates seven local, national and international artists influencing today’s tattoo culture’. Photo Jeff ‘Popping Since 1986’ Dawson

Electromagnetic radiation meeting, Aug 4 Organisers of an upcoming landmark class action lawsuit against the federal government and Telstra are inviting the public to a meeting on August 4 at Mullum’s St John’s Primary School Hall from 3.30pm till 9pm. The class action lawsuit addresses ‘those entities within government and industry seen to be failing in their duty to protect the public from harmful electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted by consumer products and related infrastructure,’ say organisers. ‘If you have been considering the risks of personal exposure to EMR, and not known how to effectively respond, here is an opportunity to join forces with the first legally supported initiative of

its kind. There is no requested fee for doing so since, by definition, a nationwide class action includes all non-objecting citizens of Australia.’ ‘The intent [of the class action lawsuit] is not to curtail useful technology, but rather prompt a comprehensive overhaul of outdated EMR safety standards so as to incorporate the full gamut of scientific evidence, as well as the true meaning of the internationally mandated “precautionary principle”.

Empowerment ‘A significant part of this process involves community education and empowerment’. Barrister Ray Broomhall from former Justice Michael Kirby’s chambers will also speak at the meeting.

‘Assisting will be a medical doctor, radiation scientists, and team of compensation and human-rights lawyers.

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Police move in on tree battle The controversial removal of a fig tree on Castle Hill Drive, Lennox Head, which locals say is more than 200 years old, is now proceeding after an attempt to file an injunction on Monday failed. The removal by Ballina Shire Council contractors is expected to take days owing its size. But locals resisted – including a 12-year-old girl who was escorted from the area by policemen. Resident John Sparks told The Echo Police are preventing anyone from getting past a fence, which is erected around the tree. The removal comes despite an interim heritage order request to the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH).

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$38.5m Habitat DA approved by planning panel A large mixed commercial/ residential estate near Elements of Byron in the Arts and Industry Estate sailed through its approval process last Tuesday. As it was estimated to be more than $20m, the third stage of Habitat was determined by the Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) instead of locally

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Council staff ’s assessment of the $38.5m proposal also supported the height variation request, owing to it adjoining vacant areas, ‘which will not be developed in the future, as they are subject to previously approved and partly implemented ecological enhancement projects.’ Staff said, ‘The contravention of this standard arises

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US writer and environmentalists Edward Abbey (1927–1989) said, ‘A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.’ Or put another way, is a key principle of democracy the right of free speech and the ability to inform the public of unscrupulous and illegal government behaviour? In this context, an ASIS intelligence officer tasked with protecting Australia – and his lawyer – are being persecuted by the federal government after disclosing to the public a surveillance operation of a sovereign nation in 2004. A trial now underway is to determine whether Witness K and lawyer Bernard Collaery will face jail after being accused of breaching section 39 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001. While local Labor federal MP Justine Elliot says her party won’t be commenting on whether they would stop the prosecution and scrap relevant laws if elected, the case reveals how governments treat other countries and individuals who are prepared to put their conscience and

ethics on the line. It also indicates a lack of whistleblower protections for the intelligence community. Under parliamentary privilege, independent MP Andrew Wilkie said, ‘One of the richest countries in the world forced East Timor, the poorest country in Asia, to sign a treaty that stopped them obtaining their fair share of the oil and gas revenue… The spying on East Timor was indeed illegal and unscrupulous. Although it was the Howard government’s initiative, the crime has subsequently been covered up by all governments since.’ Given the significance of the charge, where does Labor stand? Labor’s Mrs Elliot told The Echo, ‘The charges are serious, and it is important to let the judicial process take its course. It would be inappropriate to comment on the specific case while that process is underway. ‘In relation to the relevant provisions in the Intelligence Services Act 2001, clearly it is essential we have effective protections in our laws to guard against employees of our security agencies disclosing sensitive classified information or

agency operational techniques that could harm Australia’s national interests. ‘Interpreting whether that has occurred in this case is now quite rightly a matter for the court. Labor will continue to monitor and scrutinise our national security legislation to ensure it is fit for purpose, supports our national interests, and is aligned with community expectations.

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Migaloo waves hello Migaloo, the famous albino humpback whale, was spotted heading north around 10km off the coast of Brunswick Heads last Thursday. Local photographer Sean O’Shea caught the pics from Wild Byron boat tours, which is skippered by Glen Sanders. Sean said, ‘What added even more to this once-in-alifetime encounter with Migaloo was sharing the experience with Mark Franklin from The Oceania Project.’

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Local News Approved accom operators plot next move Around 30 approved accommodation operators met last Thursday to discuss their next move regarding a new law that is expected to pass NSW parliament in early August. The Fair Trading Amendment (Short-term rental accommodation) Bill 2018 aims to regulate holiday letting but has been met with anger from accommodation operators who say they have done the right thing by seeking development and other Council approvals. Also present at the meeting were Greens member for Ballina Tamara Smith and councillors Cate Coorey (independent) and Michael Lyon (Greens). Local Nationals MLC Ben Franklin could not attend the meeting but told The Echo, ‘I am very conscious of Byron’s special and unique status and the potential impact of laws in this space.’

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of recommendations back to government to be considered in their 12-month review. ‘I look forward to working closely with all stakeholders over that time to ensure it is fully reflective of our community’s needs.’ Greens councillor Michael Lyon told The Echo, ‘Legitimate accommodation operators are rightly annoyed by the recent state government response to short term holiday letting (STHL) because they are not competing on a level playing field, owing to DA fees and business rates they have to pay. Online platform hosts do

Meanwhile, councillors will consider a staff report at this Thursday’s meeting regarding the recent state government short term holiday let policy announcement. But it’s light on detail – staff say Council is waiting to hear back from Liberal planning minister Anthony Roberts after an urgent meeting was requested. A recent audit of consent conditions for secondary dwellings and the status of short term holiday let enforcement action commenced/current is also included in the report.

not have these requirements, or a requirement for insurance, adherence to building codes or fire safety provisions. ‘Only by allowing local councils complete control over what happens with STHL locally can we seek to address this inequality and come to a fair solution not only on this, but on the pressing issue of depletion of the housing supply in a high-tourist town.’ Ms Smith says the legislation aims to ‘rob local councils of any controls over short term letting by permitting it 365 days per year without regulation apart from a

Butterfly Jess remembered 20 years on moment that we carry on trying to live without Jessica. The years have taken their toll on everyone in all different ways.’

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Twenty years ago, Byron grieved for four young people who died in a house fire that ripped through a block of units at 20 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay. Jessica Donnelly, 14, Jessica Healy, 16, Roseanna Chambers, 16, and Scott Bridge, 19, all died in the fire. They were remembered last week by family and friends who continue to feel their loss. Jessica’s mum Linda said, ‘Even after 20 years, the memory lives deep in my heart of the night that tragically stole

code of conduct.’ ‘Whole towns on the north coast could very quickly transform into transient holidaymaker destinations with very few permanent locals. ‘There would be nothing to stop the whole of West Byron, if it gets developed as a residential site, from being bought by investors for holiday letting.’ To get involved, contact spokesperson Victoria McEwen on 6684 7047 or by email indulge@victorias.net.au.

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our children from us.’ ‘Four friends in the early hours of the morning died together. The hole in our hearts and lives is with us every living

Known throughout the town as Butterfly Jess and Byron Jess, she was vibrant and full of life. ‘Her funeral stopped Byron Bay businesses as she was taken through the streets she loved,’ recalls Linda. ‘I like to think she still walks those streets, dances, plays guitar at the top park and has a smile for everyone.’

Byron Film Festival returns Oct 12 till 21 A documentary made by the director of Frackman is just one of the many films selected for the twelfth Byron Bay International Film Festival, to be held October 12 till 21. Richard Todd’s anti-CSG film had its world premiere at the 2015 festival, and he returns this year with another revelatory work, Dying to Live, which follows the personal challenges of four people deeply involved in the ‘waiting game’ of organ transplantation. Festival organisers say they are in the last stages of programming. For more information visit www.bbff.com.au.

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Byron Writers Festival vice-chair Adam van Kempen and chair Jennifer St George with volunteers. Photo Jeff Dawson

With more than 140 international, national and local writers, thinkers and commentators about to gather at Elements of Byron for this weekend’s Byron Writers Festival, more than 200 volunteers gathered onsite last Saturday to be welcomed, briefed and given t-shirts. The festival runs from Friday August 3 until Sunday August 5. Director Edwina Johnson

says, ‘Australia’s largest regional literary event is made possible by a very small team of staff, a volunteer board, the support of the community and sponsors, and a legion of volunteers who represent the heart of this festival.’

Feedback ‘Every year, we receive wonderful feedback from writers and audiences about our friendly, helpful volun-

teers – they are a huge part of the convivial atmosphere for which Byron Writers Festival is known and loved.’

From 18 to 70 Volunteer co-ordinator Shien Chee added, ‘Our volunteers range from 18 years to 70-plus and come from all across the northern rivers region and beyond’. ‘They are a wonderful group who love reading, writ-

ing and the exchange of ideas. ‘Over 70 per cent of the team are returnee volunteers, which says a lot about our festival loyalty and commitment.’ This year’s lineup includes Matt Haig, Liane Moriarty, Tanya Plibersek, Kitty Flanagan, Tom Keneally, Melissa Lucashenko, Tracy Moffatt and Hannah Richell to name just a few. Full program and tickets at byronwritersfestival.com.

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Local News Ready, set, charge! After a successful re-emergence of the Chincogan Charge last year, the race – or leisurely stroll – up the local mountain is on again on September 8. Mullum Chamber of Commerce president Jenelle Stanford says, ‘Mount Chincogan is only open to the public one day a year for the race.’ She says this year, kids from six to eleven years will be allowed to take part but an adult is needed to accompany them. There will also be a tug-ofwar, a bar and food available. Register for the race online at www.mullumbimby.org.au/ chinny-charge.

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longer it takes for a case to be finished, the worse for everyone. It extends the anguish for victims, it means the memory of witnesses is less reliable.’ The state government was consistently under-resourcing the legal system, Mr Lynch said. ‘It can spend billions on stadiums in Sydney, but it can’t properly fund the legal system in Lismore.’ In a response to Mr Lynch’s claims, a spokesperson for NSW Justice said the

government had introduced a range of measures across the state to reduce the backlog at the District Court level. This included hiring five extra judges, four public defenders and adding extra sitting weeks to the court calendar. ‘In addition to this, the NSW government introduced new reforms in 2017 to encourage earlier guilty pleas to resolve matters sooner, reduce stress on victims and allow police to return to frontline duties,’ the spokesperson said.

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Given it can take emergency services 40 to 50 minutes to get to Federal, residents of the area are organising a gathering at Federal Hall on Saturday August 4 from 6pm to raise money for a defibrillator for the village.

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Last Saturday week, Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club held its annual presentation night at Mullumbimby Bowlo. The dinner was very well attended by past and present patrolling members, including nine of the twelve surviving life members. Club captain and gentle giant Matt Holmes proudly stated that the Club punched well above its weight throughout the patrol season, performing 1,502 preventive actions that kept beachgoers safe.

Black spot Bruns The club patrols one of the longest beach sections of the

Life Member Mark Edwards presented long-serving club president Craig Reid with his Brunswick SLSC life membership. Craig was also awarded SLS Far North Coast branch president of the year. Photo supplied

far north coast, and last season saw 47 first aid responses and a total of 29 rescues, twice the number of larger clubs

like Byron and Cudgen, with less than half the number of patrolling members. As a consequence of the

large number of rescues, Surf Life Saving NSW has designated Brunswick Beach a ‘Black Spot’! Members recognised on the night include club captain Matt Holmes, Jackie O’Hehir, Sage Nara, Bryce Holmes, Igor Kocherga and Craig Reid. The inflatable rescue boat rollover award went to Simon Ceglinski for capsizing the boat on the way to pick up Santa for the club’s Christmas party on the beach. The highlight of the night was the presentation of life membership to Craig Reid by Mark Edwards, in recognition of his more that 15 years as club president. Q Guy Knox is from the Bruns Surf Life Saving Club

Labor MP pledges to ‘protect and bolster media diversity’ Given last week’s announcement that TV network Nine will acquire publisher Fairfax, The Echo asked local federal MP Justine Elliot: ‘Is Labor committed to reversing the laws that allowed this to occur if elected? If not, what will Labor do if elected to ensure diversity of media? Also – will these laws now enable full homogenisation of Australia’s media landscape? ie can we expect Murdoch’s Newscorp

to be able to acquire Channel Ten and or Seven for example?’ Mrs Elliot replied, ‘I strongly support media diversity and I am deeply concerned about the takeover.’ ‘The announcement that Fairfax and Nine propose to merge their print, TV, radio and online businesses will create the largest single commercial media entity in Australia. ‘Australia already has one of the most concentrated me-

dia markets in the world and this proposed takeover will make it even worse. ‘Labor opposed and voted against the repeal of the two out of three rule in parliament because democracy suffers if you have too few media voices; workers suffer when mergers inevitably lead to job losses; and citizens, consumers and communities get less diversity, less coverage and less choice. ‘This proposed merger

Some people (and seagulls) loving some fun in Bruns – 2016 Winner Swinging in Bruns by Aytan Lachish

being able to ride my bike to the beach,’ Maggie says of her home town. Maggie was the subject of a photo entered in a previous year, taken of her ‘holding’ the end of a rainbow. This year, the competition organisers are keen to see more photos featuring people. ‘We have created a special “People Loving Bruns” award,’ says Cherie Heale, Coordinator of the competition. Cherie notes that permission is needed from anyone recognisable in a photo and, to make this easier, the competition has simpliﬁed their permission form. A keen portrait photographer is Jit Chong, the pharmacist at Brunswick Heads Pharmacy. A previous entrant, he is channelling his creativity this year into being a judge. ‘I love how the town is like a big family,’ says Jit. ‘I also love the postwar Art Deco buildings in town.’ Jit’s preferred medium is ﬁlm but for those more used to the immediacy of social-media-style photography, the Instagram section of the competition, easy to enter using #brunsphotocomp2018, is open until 9 September.

means that public broadcasting has never been more important, yet the Liberals and Nationals continue with their shameful ideological attack on public broadcasting with further budget cuts to the ABC. ‘… Protecting the ABC and SBS from the Liberal and National Party cuts is critical, and Labor will always fight for public broadcasting. Labor will explore every avenue to protect and bolster media diversity.’

Entrants in both the print and Instagram competitions are in the running for great prizes and the chance to have their photos used on a postcard, in a calendar, or in print and digital promotion of the town. So, think about what you love about Bruns and capture that love in an image. The Simple Pleasures Photo Competition 2018 looks forward to seeing your entries. Full Info and entry forms: Visitor Centre (7 Park Street, Brunswick Heads) or www.brunswickheads.org.au Instagram: @brunswickheadsvisitorcentre

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Police misconduct arises from bashing inquiry continued from page 1 or no apparent affect, the police tasered AO. It was soon after this that W2’s partner started filming the incident on her mobile phone.

Police version The police officers’ evidence is significantly different. The first officer to approach AO, referred to as Officer D, said he saw the youth spring up off the ground where he was lying when police arrived and walk towards them while yelling and screaming. He says he told the youth to calm down, warning him that if he didn’t he would ‘get a gob full of this’ [capsicum spray]. Officer D said the youth had swung a punch at him and that he used the spray because he thought that violent resistance or confrontation was going to occur. ‘He done [sic] the swing at my head and I went, right, okay, that is where this is going, so I sprayed him,’ the officer said. Another officer, Officer B, said the youth had been ‘like a zombie’ and that he feared he was ‘going to overpower us’.

A screen grab of the A Current Affair footage, which was taken by Byron locals who witnessed the incident.

‘Based on my experience, unfortunate experience with these drugs in Byron Bay at the moment, that’s exactly what I thought,’ the officer said during cross-examination. ‘The minute the clothes come off, you’ve got about [a] 15-minute window before the body overheats and that is the drug peaking.’ The officer who deployed the taser, Officer E, said that it had been necessary because AO was acting in a ‘violent, confrontational and aggressive manner’.

Video evidence The rest of the incident following the use of the taser was captured on mobile phone video.

The video shows AO lying on his back on the ground being restrained by four officers. Over the course of two minutes and 49 seconds, AO is struck once with a baton by Officer B and 18 times by Officer E. At 42 seconds, an officer can be heard saying ‘that’s coming off’, an apparent reference to the youth’s handcuffs. Once AO is secured, an officer leaves the group and drives the paddy wagon over to his position. After this has occurred a further six strikes are delivered – apparently at a point where the youth is handcuffed and restrained by three much larger officers. When asked why he had

delivered the first five of his 18 baton blows when he did Officer E said ‘We couldn’t restrain him you see?’ When asked about the overall need for the number of baton strikes, Officer E said that his decision had been based on the fact that AO was very violent and confrontational. But counsel assisting the commission, Terrence Rowles, submitted to the commission that striking the 16-year-old drug-affected youth 18 times had amounted to ‘grossly unnecessary force’. He said the commission should consider removing the officer from his position under section 181D of the Police Act, or take other disciplinary action. Mr Rowles also said that the commission should seek advice from the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions as to whether ‘proceedings ought to be commenced against this officer for criminal offences’. The solicitor for this officer, Michael Taylor, made a formal submission that his client should not be subjected to any of these penalties. The commission heard that the behaviour of the

officers had likely been influenced by an incident two-and-a-half weeks earlier in the Byron lighthouse carpark when a 23-year-old naked male threw himself head first into the windshield of the police car, and then jumped onto the bonnet of the vehicle and kicked in the windscreen.

No threat to police However, he said that, unlike that incident, ‘there did not appear to be any evidence that [the 16-year-old] represented a threat to the police or anyone else.’ He said it had been regrettable that no attempt was made to physically subdue the youth without the use of capsicum spray, a taser or batons. ‘… One of [the most] obvious problems was the failure to have even the most rudimentary plan for what the officer should do…’ Mr Rowles said. Nevertheless, Mr Rowles did not recommend that the commission make findings of misconduct against any of the officers involved Except Officer E. The commission is expected to hand down its findings within the next month.

Railway Park PoM up for comment Council staff say they have prepared a draft Plan of Management (PoM) for Railway Park to ‘guide its future as a focal point for the town of Byron Bay for locals and visitors of all ages.’ And owing to the draft plan’s proposal to change the categorisation of the park to General Community Use, staff say the ‘Local Government Act 1993 stipulates that a Public Hearing must be held.’

Public hearing Council’s major projects planner Rob van Iersel says, ‘The change from “park” to “general community use” highlights the importance of Railway Park as the heart of Byron Bay and promotes its use for passive recreation and a play area, while continuing to allow the use of the space for local gatherings, artisan markets and the installation of artwork.’ The public hearing for the draft Railway Park PoM will be held at the Council Chambers, located at Station Street, Mullumbimby, on Tuesday August 21 from 5.30pm.

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Another DA under lights At this Thursday’s Council meeting, councillors will consider a development application (DA) at 8 Coomburra Crescent in Ocean Shores to subdivide a large lot into four, including removal of 15 trees, earthworks and associated infrastructure like a two-way driveway and retaining wall. It’s worth a closer look at this DA because Ocean Shores was originally built in 1973 with large lots on some steep inclines. Fast forward to 2018, and with massively increased property prices, it should surprise no-one that some owners of those large lots will try to monetise their asset. The Coomburra Crescent DA could be considered an example given the proposal is to create housing over an area of highvalue vegetation which is constrained by quite a slope. What is the process and can it be improved? In this case, the DA appears generous with its lot sizes – they are 971m2, 800m2, 800m2 and 1,675m2 (which includes road access). Council require a minimum lot size of 600m2. This might be explained by it being a steepish block; another constraint is noted as ‘High Environmental Value Vegetation.’ Another interesting aspect is that there appears no way to further subdivide the blocks in the future. There is a proposed restriction on the titles ‘limiting the future development of the four lots to one house only’. But how big will the houses be? The report didn’t say. The DA has travelled through the council conveyor belt to reach councillors – it was on exhibition for the minimum of two weeks (which really should be longer) and that sparked ten objections. It was then considered at the planning review committee (PRC) meeting. They bounced it back to councillors. All of Council’s expert staff – the Environmental Health Officer, Development Engineer, S64/Systems Planning Officer and the S94/Contributions Officer all gave it a tick. Staff are also satisfied that the (desktop?) geotech report for the site addresses landslip issues. They say, ‘It is considered the site can be developed for residential purposes.’ It wasn’t considered bushfire prone land, or koala habitat, and Council’s ecology planner has recommended compensatory planting for the removal of the native trees. ‘Appropriate conditions of consent have been recommended in this regard including the preparation of a Vegetation Management Plan.’ What could improve neighbour concerns and provide certainty for Council and any developer would be including all associated requirements at the time of DA lodgement. For example the Vegetation Management Plan, as mentioned above. Another missing piece of the DA puzzle is, ‘A driveway drainage system is to be incorporated in to the driveway design’. ‘Concept plans are to be submitted to Council showing the location of driveway grated pits, pipes, and any easements required to discharge driveway runoff in a controlled manner.’ Another issue that emerges when applying for just a land subdivision (not a building) is that any concern for loss of privacy for neighbouring properties can be ignored because there is no building DA to consider. There will no doubt be more of these types of proposals coming before Council and, as a result, more neighbours will be affected with the prospect of losing their once quiet neighbourhood. It’s to be hoped that councillors take an interest in improving the DA process, and perhaps outline how they plan to maintain the high-biodiversity values this Shire is known for. Hans Lovejoy, editor

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ell, what was all that about? After nearly three months of unremitting angst, barely restrained hysteria and several shitloads of money, we are precisely back to where we started. Every single one of those turfed from the House of Representatives over the dual citizenship imbroglio is now back in the parliament or, in the case of David Feeney, replaced by a colleague from the same party. So no changes to the parliament, and most importantly no real effect on the government, either way. And, as necessary corollaries, no early election and no leadership spills. Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten can forget their immediate concerns for the moment, at least, and go back to what they do best – abusing each other. In the prime minister’s case, this has become something of a vocation, if not an obsession: as the climax of the campaigns approached, his screams of liar, liar, pants on fire became progressively shriller and less coherent. And, it appears, less convincing. Which is why, despite all indications to the contrary, Super Saturday was not merely status quo Saturday, as the estimable Peter Hartcher rechristened it. Turnbull’s Kill Bill approach has now demonstrably failed, most crucially in his most vulnerable state, Queensland. The catastrophic collapse of the LNP vote in Longman at the hands of both Labor and One Nation cannot and will not be ignored. But to attempt to fix it – and the other five marginals in the Sunshine State – will require not just a bit more tweaking of the message, but a major revamp of just about everything. Turnbull’s campaign style emerges on three distinct levels. We have already mentioned the negative bit and its lack of

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by Ian Rogers Senior events in chess might seem rather pointless, since it is possible to play at a respectable strength even at an advanced age. Yet the World Senior circuit, incorporating both over 65 and over 50 divisions, has become remarkably popular. The success of senior events can be attributed in part to the relative wealth of the Baby Boomer generation, to older players’ desire not be embarrassed by 10-year-olds, and also to the social aspect of sharing post-game activities with friends their age, even those who were once great rivals. Last week’s World Senior Teams Championship in Dresden saw a familiar story, with Russia dominating the 65+ division and England yet again failing to take the 50+ title. In 2015 and 2017, businessman Terrence Chapman had sponsored an English super team in the 50+ event, including famous names Nigel Short, John Nunn and Jon Speelman. However, Chapman had then ruined the team’s gold medal

traction: whether the voters actually believed that Bill Shorten lied about health policy (or anything else for that matter), a majority were clearly less concerned about the precise figures than the fact that they wanted more. Turnbull could inveigh until he was hoarse (and in fact did) about how his government had been wonderfully generous to the hospitals in the area, but the punters knew that the previous Abbott government had cut them and they weren’t prepared to forgive and forget just yet.

for corporate tax cuts was always unpopular but has now become poison: Shorten’s Longman line about money for hospitals and not for banks has almost certainly despatched it for good. It will be a difficult backflip for Turnbull to negotiate and will be seen as a betrayal by some of his colleagues, including the indefatigable Matthias Corman. But it has now become a matter of survival. And finally there is Turnbull’s big picture campaign, the one he relied on to replace

Turnbull’s Kill Bill approach has now demonstrably failed, most crucially in his most vulnerable state, QLD by Mungo MacCallum And when Turnbull ranted on about Shorten’s connections with the unions, especially the dreaded CFMEU, it was even more of a turn off; why didn’t he want to talk about their issues instead of his own? It all fed into the narrative of the Mr Harbourside Mansion, the ex-banker multi-millionaire who is hopelessly out of touch with the ordinary, hard-working Australians he governs. Then there is the hands-on Turnbull, the man in the fluoro vest or the hard hat or both, who invades carefully selected small businesses and interrogates the complaisant owners about how much they love his government for showering them with largesse. Quite apart from the fact that such occasions are clearly staged and inherently improbable, for most workers they miss the point: it’s all very well for the boss to be doing well, but how about a wage rise, or perhaps even moving from casual to permanent shifts? And the long-running push chances by insisting on playing, suggesting that Chapman’s interest was not so much a gold medal for England but more a world title for himself. In 2018, without Chapman (or Short or Nunn) England put together an all-Grandmaster team and led the event from the start. But in the final round the ‘Chapman Curse’ struck again and the English lost to the second German team, allowing the US, competing in the event for the first time, to overtake them. The top-seeded US showed the benefit of mass chess emigration from the old Soviet Union to the USA, with four of their five team members born in the USSR, and a red-hot Alexander Shabalov scoring 7.5/8 on board one. The Dresden 50+ tournament featured five women-only teams, with the Russian women’s team finishing an impressive eighth. Australia has never sent a team to this event and is unlikely to do so in the near future given the fact that Stephen Solomon and Darryl Johansen remain near the top of Australian chess and still compete successfully with ‘youngsters’.

Abbott with such bravado, but which now, like everything else, has become problematical. We don’t hear much these days about innovation and agility, it’s more about just keeping going, and hanging on for the very long haul. The now moribund company tax plan was part of the caution and incrementalism: it was to be legislated as soon as possible but would not take effect for many years, assuming it was not repealed in the meantime. The personal income tax plan is destined for the same delay and uncertainty. These big policies were enshrined under the slogan Jobs and Growth, which Turnbull boasts as his great success story; but really only half of it is true. There have been a lot of jobs created, although the boom is now stalled – in that sense there has indeed been some growth, within the jobs market. But the wider economy is still pretty flaccid: the Reserve Bank inflation measure is still a long way

from becoming sufficiently positive to push up interest rates. And of course the biggest worry, as the bank has confirmed, is the continued stagnation of wages. Turnbull’s solution is classic trickle down – pass the corporate tax cuts and all will be well. If there was a hope that this was going to sway the masses, last Saturday should have dispelled the illusion. Turnbull is hardly a natural retail politician but, if he is to reconnect with the voters who had such high hopes for him all those years ago, he would be wise to spend more time with the employees and less with their bosses – there are, after all, a lot more of the former than the latter. Our leader was happy enough to agree that the byelections were at least partly a test of leadership; of course he meant Shorten’s rather than his own, and he has no intention of resigning after Saturday’s voters rejected him in four states, so the referendum between the two has been declared invalid. But it cannot be denied that Turnbull and his chosen candidates are, at the very least, diminished. Big Trev has shrunk, Middle-sized Brett has dwindled and Little Countess Georgina has been reduced to the commonality. Shorten calls the result a signpost to a Labor win in a general election, which is a fair call, but it is only a signpost, not an irresistible surge. The point is that after all the sturm und drang, nothing much has actually changed, and in Turnbull’s case it has to, and quickly. Millions of words will be spent analysing the outcome, but for the moment, there is just one undeniable truth: Shorten won and Turnbull lost. That is the harsh reality the coalition will have to confront as it prepares for yet another poll – this one being the only one that counts.

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Letters don’t already know? Interest in Mullum’s sewerage problems, by the W&R Committee and Council, is to be applauded. We are aware, however, that given the demands on available funds this might be the best chance we have of getting the sewerage system fixed into the foreseeable future, so why spend $2.5m more on obtaining information we already have? It would be extremely reassuring if Council responded to issues raised in The Echo by Dickens and Skyvington. Dr Sonia Laverty Mullumbimby

Thank you West Byron drowns Regarding the new roundabout at the Ozigo corner of Bayshore Drive and Ewingsdale Road, adjacent to the proposed West Byron development site. The months of work and hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to raise an acre of land a mere metre higher, carting hundreds of truckloads, dumping, rolling and compressing thousands of cubic metres of soil – reveals what a farce the proposed West Byron development is! The ocean is set to rise a minimum of 40 centimetres by the end of this century. What is now melaleuca swamp will become mangrove wetlands. There are children already born who will witness West Byron properties inundated by seawater. This proposed development is the worst kind of opportunism and should never go ahead. Michael Balson Upper Wilsons Creek

Living at sea level

(SGB) will end up as islands; and dredging Marshalls Creek could prove difficult. Mathew Lambourne surveyed the creek years ago and discovered it has a rocky bottom and is therefore hard to dredge. The problem with water is its tendency to flow downhill, and there is not a lot of downhill in NB and SGB. In some areas it is less than a metre above sea level. Add storm surge and exceptionally high tides and the water is more likely to come in than go out. Adding to the future problems is the practice of filling the block or house footprint before building, thus incrementally raising flood heights. All that has changed in 20 years is that house prices in the area have massively increased, thus putting a lot more pressure on Council to ‘do something’. The question of what to do boils down to two options: retreat or defend. And so, retreat to where? While ‘defend’ could lock the council into increasingly expensive ‘defence’ measures

such as rock walls at $1,000 a metre etc. I would rather use the money to fix the potholes throughout the Shire. Indeed ‘déjá vu’. Andrew Hall Ocean Shores

Sewerage initiation As a novice to the sewerage issue in Mullum, there are two key issues that are of concern: a) the inability to use toilets in some homes because of ‘backflow’ during very heavy rainfalls and floods, and b) the fact that the overloading of the sewerage pump system in wet weather events causes effluent of lower standard to be discharged into the Brunswick River. Given the scope of work carried out in the past to the order of $9m (Dickens 18 July) and the data already available to Council, according to Dickens who, until recently, was a member of Council’s Water & Recycling (W&R) Committee, the question remains ‘what will the proposed trial tell us we

The nice thing about ‘déjà vu’ is you get to recognise the landmarks as they come round again.Your article ‘are we ready for the next flood event’ was such fun that way. As an ex-member of the Marshalls Creek floodplain management committee I am saddened that there are no new ideas and that several old ones did not make the current crop. The ocean outlet ideas mean that New Brighton (NB) and South Golden Beach

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We would like to sincerely thank all of the people involved in the search around Fernleigh for our dear friend Patty Jung over July 16 and 17. It was inspiring to witness the logistics involved searching through difficult terrain to locate Patty. The swift coordination of Ballina police, Lismore detectives and the SES was commendable. Although the outcome did not reflect our wishes, the actions of the selfless individuals involved in achieving that outcome cast a silver lining on an otherwise dark cloud. Patty was extremely well known and liked throughout the Byron and hinterland communities, having started and operated Corndale Organic Bushfoods as a family business during the 1980s. Many of your readers will remember their groundbreaking market stall selling certified organic macadamia nuts and macadamia butter. We will think of all those who helped with the search during the celebration of her continued on next page

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Driver: pay attention

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How many NSW drivers are aware there are 10,000 people out there ready to report you for littering? You know you’ve been reported when you receive an infringement notice in the mail. You are given details of the time and place of the offence but not who reported you. The notice stresses that 98 per cent of the requests for review fail. For a review to be successful you have to

provide evidence that you did not commit the offence. Guilty until proven innocent. I was accused of throwing a lighted cigarette butt from the window. I hate littering and do not do it. Neither do I smoke. I supplied significant evidence that I was a nonsmoker and environmentalist with my review request. No matter – the fine still applied. After contacting the office of Tamara Smith, who agreed to make representations on my behalf, and an email to the environment minister Gabrielle Upton, I received notification that the fine had beencancelled. No explanation, other than to say the matter had been referred back to the issuing authority for consideration. No apology either. This has happened to many people and because of the difficulty in proving innocence, the fine has just been paid. The system is open to abuse because you could be reported by someone who doesn’t like the way you drive, doesn’t like your bumper stickers, doesn’t like you. Mussolini reportedly said, ‘If you pluck a chicken one feather at a time, nobody will notice’. Carmel Bennett Nashua

Lost Freedoms

The Turnbull government has oppressive legislation intended to constrain the work of charities and weaken our democracy. The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill was altered at the last minute to exclude charities following extensive community pressure. Charities’ ability to hold the government to account is now limited by the Espionage and Foreign Interference Bill. For example if it were reported internationally that charities had alleged the government were downplaying the impact a domestic policy had on global commitments such as emissions reduction targets or processing asylum seekers these charities could face espionage charges. The Foreign Donations Bill (or Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) could silence charities that speak out and impose onerous administrative paperwork thus limiting charities’ fundraising abilities and expose charities to severe penalties for non-compliance (10 years imprisonment and civil penalties of up to $210,000). What is the Australian government frightened of that they propose legislation designed to silence dissent–the

netdaily.net.au hallmark of a robust democracy? Lost freedoms are difficult to regain. Meg Pickup Ballina Q The Foreign Donations Bill making its way through federal parliament to, one hopes provide ‘some’ transparency to foreign donations has been so broadly written as to have negative ramifications. Tim Flannery from the Climate Council notes there are three bills that are ‘nefarious and far-reaching in their impact’. He adds: ‘In a lastminute breakthrough, charities received an exemption from one of the three Bills that were threatening our day-to-day operations – the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill’. Then ‘At the same time, the Espionage and Foreign Interference Bill was passed, without any such exemptions for charities, resulting in chilling outcomes. This could impact the Climate Council’s ability to hold the government to account on Australia’s emissions reductions targets as it could face charges of espionage.’ The Foreign Donations Bill (or Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform),is set to come before Parliament in the coming weeks. And

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Looking for peace in a violent world: the Israel-Palestine debate Q R Goodchild, I completely agree with your post in last week’s paper in reference to the provocative words thrown in to make Israel look like an evil state. They are almost never fact based and do not contribute towards peace but push both sides further apart. Gareth Smith (Letters July 16) laments the medical situation in Gaza, but forgets to mention that during the 2014 Gaza war, the Shifa Hospital in Gaza was used as the Hamas command centre, rocket launch pad, snipers’ position and weapons storage depot. That same hospital now serves as a cover for Hamas’s underground tunnel system

and base for terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians – so that when Israel is obliged to respond to Hamas rocket attacks, it’s Hamas who intentionally puts Palestinian civilians in harm’s way. It is tragic that Palestinian civilians are at the mercy of these ruthless terrorist organisations. Don’t reprimand Israel for taking steps to protect its civilian population against the same evil that prevents the Palestinians from having a better life. These regular anti-Israel posts that we see almost weekly in The Echo don’t contribute towards peace in any way. I am pro-Israel, pro-

this Bill could pose the biggest threat yet. If passed, this Bill could: 1. Silence charities that speak out on potential election issues such as climate change and energy. 2. Impose burdensome administrative paperwork. For example, if you chipped in just $4.80 per week, you would need to complete a statutory declaration to prove you’re an Australian citizen. This would make it near impossible for charities to sustain funding from their community. 3. Expose charities to draconian penalties for not complying, including up to 10 years’ imprisonment and civil penalties of up to $210,000. There’s still time to let your politician know that you support an independent voice for climate science, backed by a strong and robust democracy. The Bill goes against our democratic principles in Australia. Julie Emery Ocean Shores

The proposed Foreign Donations Bill could severely limit the ability of charities to advocate for action on issues such as climate change and subject them to harsh and unnecessary penalties. It could end up threatening charities’ community funding, by crippling them with burdensome administrative work. As a result of these proposed laws charities could be stuck behind paperwork, unable to undertake their core work. The Bill goes against our democratic principles in Australia and I am left wondering whether or not that is entirely the purpose of the proposed legislation, to make it easier for government and, by default, big business. If you share my concerns please let your parliamentary servant know – as loudly as you can! Read Naomi Klein’s No Is Not Enough... Defeating the New Shock Politics. While her analysis reveals a chilling reality that is being constructed as we speak, as a logical extension of the Corporate Global Coup she also highlights the way we can activate our own potential and grab

I’m sharing my concern about yet another potential blow to our communal rights to protest and argue against policy of government.

Palestinian and pro-peace. Danny Wakil Billinudgel Q R Goodchild’s letter (July 25) echoed a previous Echo letter of mine in which I questioned whether ‘apartheid’ was an appropriate description for Israel and concluded that it was not. Things have become worse. In June, the Israeli Knesset council disqualified a bill that called for redefining Israel as a state for all its citizens, rejecting the argument that it must recognise the rights of its Arab minority citizens as equal to its Jewish majority (Aljazeera.com).

Subsequent to that the Knesset has passed the socalled Nation-State Law, which enshrines discrimination against non-Jewish citizens in Israel. Time.com reports that ‘The new law essentially makes discrimination constitutional,’ according to Mordechai Kremnitzer, professor emeritus of the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, writing in the Israeli daily Haaretz. He argues that the new law essentially treats [Israeli citizen] Arabs

as if they are trespassers in Israel, and constitutes the start of their ‘actual transfer’ from the land. Israeli justice minister Ayelet Shaked said, ‘There is place to maintain a Jewish majority even at the price of violation of rights’. The Nation-State law permits Jewish-only communities. Exclusively Jewish communities from which Arabs are prohibited sounds like the definition of ‘apartheid’. Warren Kennedy Mullumbimby

Q I wish to congratulate The Echo for retaining a policy of covering equally the thoughts of your readers. It is rare these days for newspapers to do so, especially where Israel is concerned. Irene Gale Kensington Park

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Preserving rights

The visit of human rights advocate Gillian Triggs has sparked interest and concern for the level of human rights we enjoy in this country. Ms Triggs discussed the inadequacies and shortcomings of the Australian Constitution suggesting a charter expanding our rights could be drawn up in our area as an inspiration towards a national campaign. A group of locals are now investigating the possibility of developing a ‘Mullum’ Charter in homage to the Magna Carta of 800 years ago. Even though The Magna Carta was drawn up in mediaeval England to challenge the power of the monarchy, it may well be more progressive than the Australian Constitution is today. The idea has me wondering about the rights of Australian continued on page 14

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Will species synchronicity lead to ecological collapse? Story & photo Mary Gardner

‘The birds and I share a natural history. It is a matter of rootedness, of living inside a place for so long that the mind and imagination fuse.’ – Terry Tempest Williams A pandemonium of parrots describes the scene well. Most afternoons, Little Corellas (Cacatua pastinator sanguinea) fill Memorial Park in Gympie. Some pairs playfully wrestle with each other while others are quietly grooming. All the birds are either cooing, chortling, exclaiming or screeching. Like us people at a market, they are here for while to socialise and eat before flying off to the next stop in their daily round. Aren’t they doing well? Parrots are often called the primates of the bird world. They are intelligent, playful and determined, grasping and changing their world using their feet and beaks like hands holding scissors. They hold, cut, chop, pull, open and re-arrange things to suit themselves.

Safety in numbers All the while, they are in almost constant communication with others in their group. Each bird’s safety truly relies on numbers: predatory birds tend to catch the ones that can be singled out from the group. So chattering is one way to stay in touch.

Another safety measure is what biologist Wayne Potts calls his ‘chorus line hypothesis.’ Like a Ziegfeld chorus girl, every bird is watching a number of other birds. Each uses their social awareness to coordinate their own movements. Just as the women’s synchrony amazes theatre-goers, the collective flock in flight dazzles bird watchers: hawks, falcons as well as humans. The psychological term for this kind of sociability, this deep penchant and need for relationships, is rootedness. The range of relationships extends to land and water. Corellas, like people, adapt their daily rounds seeking the best available food and drink. The safest sites to preen, play and rest. The most secure and comfortable shelters for sleep and for raising their young. In spite of the way people clear the land for their own concrete jungles and monoculture farms, Corellas seem to adapt. Even though people

appropriate the flow of water and degrade its quality, Corellas manage to find the water they need every day. They seem to fit this altered world.

In decline Indeed, the size of some flocks today may seem like a plague. But consider that these birds were in decline about 30-40 years ago. The flocks, which range over many kilometres, are still following the changing pattern of available foods. Their numbers boom as people create artificial abundances of food as well as kill off more predatory birds. More young Corellas mature. The crunch will come when the new generation of birds seek nesting sites. They need secure tree hollows, as scarce as affordable housing for people. They’ll need more food. Then they must factor in global warming. Who knows how the parrots will be able to save themselves?

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According to BirdLife’s 2018 report The State of the World’s Birds, many other species of parrot and a total of 40 per cent of all bird species are now in decline. This directly relates not simply to the overall size of the human population but more so to the glaring inequities of our social foundations. As the different species of parrot are finding, there is too much for some, too little for others, and the inequity will ruin it for all. Our social necessity drives our imagination. Our minds are like members of a chorus line: attentive to and in synchronicity with others. We communicate incessantly, grasping at and relating to the wide world. All this fuses together into our stories of place, of science and art. The best tales will show us how to reshape inequity. The outcome is of special interest to many, including every population of parrot, facing either boom or bust.

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citizen and journalist Julian Assange. He’s been confined to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for six years through fear of arrest and extradition to the USA that could lead to treatment similar to Chelsea Manning or worse. Journalist Peter Greste’s release from incarceration in an Egyptian jail for doing nothing but his job was welcomed. If the Australian government were able to repatriate David Hicks and Mamoud Habib from the horrors of Guantanamo Bay, why are they unable or unwilling to facilitate Assange’s departure from the embassy? To quote David Hicks’s lawyer Michael Mori, ‘It’s disheartening that federal minsters won’t fight for an Australian citizen to have the same rights as an American,’ following the signing of the Fremantle Declaration. This declaration urged judicial fairness to be applied in David Hicks’s case as part of the protection of legal rights of Australians at home and abroad. It was signed in 2006 by attorney generals of the states and territories. The federal attorney-gGeneral at the time, Philip Ruddock, refused to attend. Why the cruel and inhumane treatment of Chelsea Manning and the forced exile of Edward Snowden? Manning helped expose the indiscriminate nature of the American war machine while Snowden and Assange have exposed the surveillance on us all. We are often told that the Australian government guards the interests of Aus-

netdaily.net.au tralian citizens everywhere regardless of what they may have done. In the interests of journalism, freedom of the press, freedom of speech and our right to know, we must demand that the government prove the truth of that claim by bringing citizen Julian Assange home. Roy Drew Mullumbimby

Ecocide rules Years ago environmental lawyer Polly Higglins came to Mullumbimby from the UK and shared legal advice on environmental protection. Her research into genocide led her to address environmental degradation using the term ecocide to address the rights of nature. The NSW government has now implemented new laws allowing for devastating deforestation and broad-scale land clearing of important wildlife habitat that will ensure the extinction of at least 1,000 species of plants and animals, including the muchbeloved koala. Private land and eight million hectares of forest and bushland can now can be bulldozed. Global mapping of NSW shows only between seven and nine per cent of original habitats of species and plants exist. The NSW government has defied legal protocol and implemented draconian laws that will ensure ecocide. Pledge your opposition by writing to your politicians or signing petitions at the Byron Environment Centre. These laws are being legally challenged. Jo Faith Newtown

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CPI figures offer good news for renters The June 2018 quarter CPI figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today continue to offer good news for renters, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).

latest figures showing that the increase in rental stock through increased investment in housing has kept growth in rents lower than they have been historically.

‘The All Groups CPI increased by 0.4 per cent in the June quarter – the same as for the previous quarter – giving an annual increase of 1.9 per cent,’ REIA president Malcolm Gunning said. ‘The quarterly increase is below the increase of 0.6 per cent in the two preceding quarters. ‘The annual changes for the analytical series of trimmed mean and for the weighted median were both 1.9 per cent. The annual changes in the two analytical series have been below the RBA’s target zone of 2–3 per cent for the past ten quarters and suggest the continuation of historically low interest rates for some time yet. ‘The Housing Group increased by 0.2 per cent for the quarter and 3.1 per cent for the year to June 2018. The major increases in the Housing Group for the year were electricity (up 10.4 per cent) and gas and other household fuels

‘For home buyers the latest inflation data together with a cooling in the housing market would suggest the RBA will hold official interest rates stable for 2018.

‘Rents remained unchanged for the quarter and increased by just 0.6 per cent for the year. For the last ten quarters the average annual change has been less than 1.0 per cent.

‘While official interest rates are likely to remain stable, we are seeing pressure mounting on banks to increase mortgage rates. This, together with the extremely cautious approach currently being taken by lenders, means higher borrowing costs and runs the risk of hampering economic growth.’

‘The CPI is good news for renters with the

Sydney slowing; regional areas vary

(up 7.1 per cent).

The Real Estate Institute of NSW’s (REINSW) research into the Sydney rental market indicates it has slowed, backing up the REIA’s take on the effect of the CPI figures. REINSW deputy president Brett Hunter says the June 2018 REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey saw a general increase in vacancy rates across the Sydney metropolitan area. ‘The Sydney vacancy rate rose 0.3 percentage points with rises of 0.4 percentage points in both inner and middle Sydney, at 3.0 per cent and 2.8 per cent respectively, while outer Sydney remained steady at 2.4 per cent. ‘Agents reported fewer enquiries coming through owing to the approach of the winter season,’ Mr Hunter continues. In the Hunter, vacancy rates rose 0.3 percentage points to 1.9 per cent, led by Newcastle which rebounded 0.5 percentage points to 2.4 per cent. The Illawarra gained 0.1 percentage points to 2.5 per cent with Wollongong increasing 0.2 percentage points to 2.3 per cent. Across regional areas, the central coast fell 0.1 percentage points at 2.0 per cent, northern rivers added 0.2 percentage points to 1.5 per cent and New England gained 0.4 percentage points to 2.3 per cent.

CALL FOR DETAILS ͚dŚĞ hůƟŵĂƚĞ &ĂŵŝůǇ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͛ DŝŶƵƚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽĨ >ĞŶŶŽǆ Θ ƌŽŬĞŶ ,ĞĂĚ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƐĂŶĚƐƚŽŶĞ Θ ǁƌŽƵŐŚƚ ŝƌŽŶ ŐĂƚĞƐ͕ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ Ă ĮŐ ƚƌĞĞ ůŝŶĞĚ ďŝƚƵŵĞŶ ĚƌŝǀĞ ǇŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ Θ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϭϬϬŵϮ ŽĨ ŚŽŵĞ ŽŶ ϰϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ŇĂƚ͕ ƉĂƌŬ ůŝŬĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͘ KīĞƌŝŶŐ ϱ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ͕ ĞŶͲƐƵŝƚĞĚ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵƐ ƉůƵƐ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ƐƚƵĚǇ Ͳ Ăůů ďĞĚƌŽŽŵƐ ǁƌĂƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ Ă ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚ ƉŽŽů ĂƌĞĂ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ϭϬͲƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƐƉĂ Θ ĂůŝŶĞƐĞ WĂǀŝůŝŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ŚŽŵĞ ŽīĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ŝŶ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ Θ ůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ϭϬͲƐĞĂƚ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ͕ ŐŽƵƌŵĞƚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ ƐŶŽŽŬĞƌ ƌŽŽŵ͕ ϵϬϬ ďŽƩůĞ ǁŝŶĞ ĐĞůůĂƌ͕ ŐǇŵ͕ ƐƚĞĂŵ ƌŽŽŵ Θ Ϯ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐ͘ &ĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ůƵǆƵƌǇ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŽŽ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƚŽ ůŝƐƚ͕ ĐĂůů 'ĂƌǇ Žƌ ĞŶǌŝů ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ Žƌ ƚŽ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ͘ IE^W d͗ Ǉ ƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ CONTACT: 'ĂƌǇ ƌĂǌĞŶŽƌ ϬϰϮϯ ϳϳϳ Ϯϯϳ ĞŶǌŝů >ůŽǇĚ Ϭϰϴϭ ϴϲϰ Ϭϰϵ

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ON-SITE AUCTION ͚dǁŽ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ůƵƐŚ ůĂǁŶƐ ĂƚŽƉ ǇŽƵƌ ǀĞƌǇ ŽǁŶ EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ͛ 160 Koonyum Range Road, WILSONS CREEK At the end of a private driveway, over 100 acres of untouched forest drops away to open up views most only ever dream of from this quality, custom built Oregon & Bluestone 3-bedroom home – being sold below replacement cost. Only 10 minutes from Mullumbimby, this property showcases the Byron Shire & Hinterland like no other. Two acres of lush lawns, a 12-meter lap pool & a ďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉ ŽĨ ǁŽƌůĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽǀĞƌ ǇŽƵƌ ǀĞƌǇ ŽǁŶ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉĂƌŬ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ŝƐ ŝŶĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞ ƚŽ anything else in the region – ĂŶ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ^^ Ed/ >͘ /E^W d͗

Thursday 2 Aug 3.30-4.30pm

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OFFERS INVITED $1.11-$1.22m ͚ ĂŵďŽŽ ZŝǀĞƌ ŽƩĂŐĞ - ĂůůŝŶŐ Ăůů ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ͊͊͛ ϭϯϮ hƉƉĞƌ tŝůƐŽŶƐ ƌĞĞŬ ZŽĂĚ͕ hWW Z t/>^KE^ Z < ^Ğƚ ŝŶ ĂŶ ŝĚǇůůŝĐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŚŽŵĞ ŚĂƐ ĂŶ ƵŶƌŝǀĂůůĞĚ ŽƵƚůŽŽŬ ŽǀĞƌ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ ƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ Θ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƌŝǀĞƌ ĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ͘ tŝůƐŽŶƐ ƌĞĞŬ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞƐ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ Θ ŇŽǁƐ ŽŶůǇ ŵĞƚƌĞƐ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚ ǁĂƚĞƌ supply & your own amazing natural swimming pool. The original ϭϵϬϬ͛s 2/3 bedroom farmhouse ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ůŽǀŝŶŐůǇ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ Θ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ǁƌĂƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ǀĞƌĂŶĚĂƐ͕ ŽƉĞŶ ƉůĂŶ ůŝǀŝŶŐ Θ ƉůĞŶƚǇ ŽĨ ůŝŐŚƚ ĮůƚĞƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌůǇ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ͘ ^ŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ŵĂŶĂŐĞĂďůĞ ŚĂůĨ ĂĐƌĞ ďůŽĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ established, stunning gardens & separate studio. /E^W d͗ Saturday 4 August 11.30am-12.30pm

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KEd d͗ Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237 ĞŶǌŝů >ůŽǇĚ Ϭϰϴϭ ϴϲϰ Ϭϰϵ

Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237

Saturday 4 August on-site at 10am

CALL FOR DETAILS ͚Lighthouse Views in Front, Mountain Views Behind͛ 26 Hendersons Lane, MULLUMBIMBY dŚŝƐ ďůƵĞ ĐŚŝƉ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ϱ ŵŝŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽĨ ƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ ,ĞĂĚƐ Θ ƚŚĞ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ town of Mullumbimby. Perched on a ridge top at the end of a quiet country lane, this property ĞŶũŽǇƐ ƐǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ ůŝŐŚƚŚŽƵƐĞ ǀŝĞǁƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ďƌĞĂƚŚ-taking Mt Warning vistas to the West. The easy-ĐĂƌĞ ϭ͘ϱ ĂĐƌĞ ďůŽĐŬ ŝƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ǇŽƵƌ ĚƌĞĂŵ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ĮǀĞ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ н ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ŚŽŵĞ͘ WƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ǀŝĞǁƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůǇ rare so be sure to secure your viewing now. IE^W d͗ Saturday 4 August 12-1pm

KEd d͗ Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237 ĞŶǌŝů >ůŽǇĚ Ϭϰϴϭ ϴϲϰ Ϭϰϵ

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Property The Ultimate Family Estate

Rural Sanctuary

Stunning Beachfront Home

235 Arthur Road, Corndale 90 Wanganui Road Wanganui, Mullumbimby 22 River Street, New Brighton Sale Price: Contact Agent 5 3 7 Sale Price $859,000 3 2 2 3 1 1

Elevated on 15 acres on the fringes of Byron’s Hinterland, this enviable lifestyle property is resort style living at its best! Old world charm abounds with soaring 10ft ceilings, hardwood timber floors & is further accentuated by period fans in every room. Extensively renovated with a focus on coupling historic charm with modern functionality, this home epitomises ‘character living’. Living areas flow to verandahs & the farm style kitchen flows to the covered entertaining/BBQ area - perfect for alfresco dining overlooking the orchard & tennis court. The pool/guest house is close to the main house making it easy to cater for guests or teenager. Offering privacy, it is fully selfcontained open plan with a large modern kitchen, bathroom, separate toilet, spacious living area & space for two bedrooms. Open: By Appointment Contact: Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237 Denzil Lloyd 0481 864 049 Bangalow Real Estate & Byron Hinterland Properties

5 Acres Lifestyle Property. It is so important when considering a rainforest/ tree change lifestyle property you consider the aspect otherwise the liveability and enjoyment of your peace of paradise will be very short lived. Fortunately we have found the perfect rainforest retreat in this beautiful 5 acre haven which has all essential elements required. Elevated with a north aspect and a rare to find near level plateau surrounding the home ensuring not only outstanding views but all day natural sunlight and protection from the south courtesy of the Nightcap Range National Park. The home is nestled within the surrounds and is a perfect complement to the property with outdoor/indoor living and many natural wood finishes. Plenty of natural light and views are a feature. Plunge pool and gazebo also a welcome addition. Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Adam Mangleson 0414 804 016 Chincogan Real Estate 6684 3300

$3,500,000

Ultimate beachfront position & quality build, a property this special rarely comes to market. This stunning architect home has been designed for the whole family to enjoy and has beautiful natural light throughout. Extensive use of spotted gum inside & out, blackbutt timber floors & impressive high ceilings. View the surf from your bed & throughout the home. Quality fittings & fixtures throughout. Control the climate with large sliding doors, louvre windows, ceilings fans & A/C. The kitchen features a large gas/electric stove, dishwasher, breakfast bar & walk-in pantry. Entertain on the large north & east facing decks, or relax in a hammock under the pandanus tree. Level residential block with private beach access. 18,000L water tank plus town water. After a surf enjoy a warm shower outdoors on the lower deck before coming inside. Great community lifestyle. Walk to the river, park, shop, cafe & farmers market every Tuesday. Inspect by appointment Open: Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate

6680 1100 7/84 Rajah Rd Ocean Shores

6684 3300

79 Burringbar St Mullumbimby

VERY LARGE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED LOT Lot 120: • Reserve Front 892m2 • Fully Constructed • Near Level $449,000

TALLOWOOD STAGE 4B UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW: 4PME 4PME

15 Lots 13 Sold. Land Available

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Lot 147: • 642m2 • Near level reserve front $425,000 Lot 154: • 691m2 • Near level North Facing $425,000

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Property

Open for Inspection BANGALOW REAL ESTATE • 160 Koonyum Range Road, Wilsons Creek. Sat 9.30–10am • 26 Henderson Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–1pm • 132 Upper Wilsons Creek Road, Upper Wilsons Creek. Sat 11.30am–12.30pm ELDERS BANGALOW • 110 Marblewood Place, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • ‘Sunsets’ Fowlers Lane, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am ELDERS BRUNSWICK HEADS • 1 Glendale Crescent, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 71 New City Rd, Mullumbimby. Sat 11– 11.30am • 20 Kolora Way, Ocean Shores North. Sat 12.30–1pm FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 2/92 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Wed 11– 11.30am • 7/1 Langi Place, Ocean Shores. Wed 12– 12.30pm • 354 Upper Wilsons Creek Road, Upper Wilsons Creek. Thu 11–11.30am • 17 Rankin Drive, Bangalow. Thu 12–12.30pm • 49 Granuaille Road, Bangalow. Thu 2–2.30pm • 27 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Thu 4–4.30pm • Lot 2/20 Azalea Street, Mullumbimby. Fri 11–11.30am • 1635–1651 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Fri 12–12.30pm • 70 Brushbox Drive, Mullumbimby Creek. Fri 1–1.30pm • Lot 20 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park. Fri 2–2.30pm • Lot 6, 155–159 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Fri 2.30–3pm • 2/113 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am

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• 1 & 9/113 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 43 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 9–9.30am • 106 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 2/92 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 10– 10.30am • 28 Caniaba Crescent, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 49 Granuaille Road, Bangalow. Sat 10– 10.30am • 3/183 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 50 Cowper Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 New City Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 10– 10.30am • 2/39 Childe Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 7/1 Langi Place, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 43 Corkwood Crescent, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 27 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 45 Shelley Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 17 Rankin Drive, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am • 30 Cedar Crescent, East Ballina. Sat 11– 11.30am • 21 Scotts Wood Grove, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 11–11.30am • 7 Grand Valley Court, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 11–11.30am • 3 Somerset Lane, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 4 Coogera Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 12– 12.30pm • 70 Brushbox Drive, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 12–12.30pm • 2 Bannister Court, Bangalow. Sat 12–12.30pm • 47a Stewart Street, Lennox Head. Sat 12–1pm • 35 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 12– 12.30pm • 172 Old Byron Bay Road, Newrybar. Sat 12–12.30pm • 354 Upper Wilsons Creek Road, Upper Wilsons Creek. Sat 1–1.30pm • 46 Cowper Street, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm

Family home in the heart of Bangalow 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car

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60 Charlotte Street, Bangalow $800 per week

Call Kelvin 0423 028 468 $235,000

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Beautiful timber home in central Bangalow 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car

11 Main Street, Clunes $450 per week Contemporary Clunes Living 2 bed, 1 bath, 3 car

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Call Kelvin 0423 028 468 $229,000

Rural property minutes to Bangalow 3 bed, 1 bath, 1 car

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LJ HOOKER BRUNSWICK HEADS • 140 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Thu 11–11.30am • 2/2 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 10– 10.30am • 24 Warrambool Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 140 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 11– 11.30am • 5 Bower Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–12.30pm • 58 Helen Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–12.30pm • 18 Coomburra Crescent, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm McGRATH BYRON BAY • 17 Edward Place, Knockrow. Sat 12–12.30pm • 60 Parrot Tree Place, Bangalow. Sat 1–1.30pm PROFESSIONALS MULLUMBIMBY • 111 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 10– 10.45am RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • 29 Natan Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 9.30–10am • 73 New Brighton Road, New Brighton. Sat 10.30–11.30am • 36 Robin Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–1pm • 46 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores. Sat 1.30pm– 2pm

New Listings ELDERS BRUNSWICK HEADS • 4 Bower Street, Brunswick Heads FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 27 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Auction Pending • 172 Old Byron Bay Road, Newrybar. $2.7– $2.9m • 2 Bannister Court, Bangalow. Contact Agent

Mullumbimby 71 New City Rd

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PROFESSIONALS MULLUMBIMBY • 111 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. Res/Business Zone • 2/121 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. $375,000 • 122 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. $879,000 RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • 73 New Brighton Road, New Brighton • 36 Robin Street, South Golden Beach • 13 Dignan Street, Burringbar

Auctions BANGALOW REAL ESTATE • 160 Koonyum Range Road, Wilsons Creek. Saturday 4 August 10am

Come home to Mullumbimby From the moment you step inside this gorgeous circa 1940s character cottage, you will feel like you’ve come home. Relaxing on the oversized entertaining deck, enjoy calming rural views across green pastures, giving the feel of being on acreage, but without all the work. * Hardwood ﬂoors, high ceilings, covered timber decks

FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 49 Granuaille Road, Bangalow. Auction Saturday 4 August 11am. Guide $840K–$920K. • 47a Stewart Street, Lennox Head. Auction 4 August 1pm. Guide $1.25–$1.37m • 17 Rankin Drive, Bangalow. Auction 11 August 10am. Guide $840K–$900K

Property

* Approx. 574sqm level block with rear lane access * Plenty of space on the block for a granny ﬂat (STCA)

View: Saturday 11.00–11.30am Price guide: $725,000–$775,000 Contact: Fiona Crandell 0400 418 886

* Family friendly street with great neighbours * Walking distance to Mullumbimby Public School, shops and cafes * Just seven minutes to the beautiful beaches of Brunswick Heads Could this be the home that you’ve been searching for?

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whatever home means to you, we’ll help you find it

E U R E K A 46 Federal Road $850,000 - $930,000 3

Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122

5 acres

+ 2 road frontages allowing potential for 2nd dwelling. Recently updated kitchen with gas cooking + Carpeted bedrooms. Front covered verandah plus in-ground saltwater concrete pool + 9m x 6m Colorbond shed & a large 6 bay bus shed. Town water & 20,000L water tank + Approx.100 macadamia trees. Close to Doma Cafe & store. Ideal for families & farmers

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F E D E R A L 10 Roses Road $795,000 - $870,000 1

Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122

1829m2

+ Character home featuring solar power, high raked ceilings, wood heater, & open plan living + Kitchen with gas cooking. Master with built-in, walk-in robe & sunroom with access to verandah + Open loft style bedroom with storage. Slate in-ground saltwater pool. 6.45KW solar power + Powered garage & carport. Walk to Doma Cafe & shop. Approx. 25 mins to Byron Bay

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FEST IVAL

W H E R E S T O R I E S TA K E Y O U

3-5 AUGUST 2018

Welcome to the 2018 Byron Writers Festival The Festival is finally here! The small team at Byron Writers Festival works all year to create this renowned gathering, Australia’s largest regional literary festival that explores the myriad threads of our daily lives, our communities and the broader world. The thought-provoking 2018 lineup includes 140 writers and thinkers who help shape our national conversations with their engaging and sometimes provocative stories and ideas. These masters of storytelling will unfold new horizons, entertain and deliver poignant and powerful memories, and will bring to life the observation of author E.B. White. The wide-ranging program is destined to engage you in enlightening discussions throughout 117 sessions at the Festival site, Elements

“Writers do not merely reflect and interpret life, they inform and shape life. The role of the writer is to lift people up, not lower them down.” – E.B. White of Byron. These conversations will continue to amplify and resonate throughout the feature events and workshops, which altogether comprise this year’s Festival. Once again, we will celebrate the importance of reading for children: the pathway to all learning. Along

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Jennifer St George Chair, Byron Writers Festival

with a full Festival program, Sunday also plays host to Kids Big Day Out: a major drawcard for families in the region, a chance to make favourite stories come alive and to meet

some of Australia’s most talented children’s writers. Our thanks to the Byron Shire community for your immensely enthusiastic support. We wouldn’t be

able to stage the Festival without the friendly, dedicated participation of more than 150 volunteers who always receive an avalanche of praise from Festival-goers, authors and industry professionals alike. Sincere appreciation also to the writers, session chairs, commentators and performers whose energising creativity will surely touch us all. The Festival is supported by nearly 100 individual partners and patrons, who add such richness and community spirit to our Festival week. Without their generous support, we would be unable to bring you this literary feast. On behalf of the team, we warmly invite you to join us to be a part of the 22nd Byron Writers Festival, and be transported – Where Stories Take You.

Three days of ideas, stories and inspiring conversation Three days to feed your brain, nourish your soul and reflect on the world around you. But how do you ‘do’ a writers festival? Here are some quick facts to help you tailor your Festival experience.

meet other curious-minded people and fall in love with new books.

What’s the best ticket type for me?

What happens at the Festival? Byron Writers Festival brings writers and thinkers from many walks of life to Byron Bay. All the speakers are acknowledged writers and their works span a huge variety of topics – they are artists, environmentalists, journalists, philosophers, musicians and activists, and of course, novelists. The Festival is set up a bit like a music festival, with six stages featuring panel discussions, debates, and conversations with Australian and international guests. Most sessions are 45 minutes to one hour in length, and you can wander between stages as you please. For refreshments, you can choose from local coffee and food stalls,

dining options within Elements Resort, or you are welcome to bring a picnic. Shop to your heart’s content at the splendid bookshop run by our bookseller The Book Room, or browse our marketplace showcasing a select group of local artisans. Most Festival authors will be in the booksigning tent after their sessions. On Festival Sunday, one marquee is turned over to children’s authors and illustrators so the kids can have a special day meeting their favourite storytellers. Kids Big Day Out kicks

off at 8.30am with Spaghetti Circus roving performers, the prelude to a jam-packed day of entertainment that will set young imaginations on fire.

Do I need to be a writer to enjoy the Festival? No! Byron Writers Festival is all about stories and ideas, perfect for all readers, writers and thinkers. Most attend to listen to contemporary writers, engage with new ideas,

Byron Writers Festival caters for everyone from the seasoned literary lover to the Festival first-timer! 3-Day Passes are the usual choice for people who would like to give themselves the time and space to fully immerse themselves in the delights of the program. Choose from more than 115 sessions over the Festival weekend. 1-Day Passes are perfect if you’re a Festival first-timer or if you can’t attend for the whole three days. But what day should you go? Don’t worry! The program is designed so there is something for everyone on each day whether your interest is in fiction, politics, music and art, the environment or the craft of writing. Each day offers a crosssection of engaging discussions on a wide variety of topics. Most writ-

ers appear on more than one day but check out the lineup at www. byronwritersfestival.com/festival to find out on which days your favourite writers will be appearing. Feature Events are separately ticketed one-off events that mostly take place in the evenings around Byron Bay and throughout the region. They’re a great option if you just want to dip your toe in the water or if you’ve been loving the Festival so much during the day that you want to keep it rolling into the evening!

Can I take the kids? Yes! On Sunday 5 August one of the marquees is dedicated to Kids Big Day Out, a wonderful program chock full of entertainment for kids aged six to 12. Kids Big Day Out tickets are $40 for one child and one accompanying adult, $60 for two children / one adult or $80 for three children / one adult. • All Festival tickets available at: www.byronwritersfestival.com/tickets

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Friday 3 August: Highlights

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Immigration, foreign affairs and conservation

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Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program will delve into â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How Immigration Influences Our Cultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;; the good, the bad and the necessary with Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) founder Kon Karapanagiotidis, theatrical heavyweight Future D. Fidel, first Muslim federal parliamentarian Anne Aly and Irish immigrant and crime author Dervla McTiernan.

Festival-goers on Friday will get an insight into the minds of some of our favourite authors. Matt Haig, bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive will be in conversation with Sarah Kanowski about his latest novel How to Stop Time; a bittersweet, time-travelling story about love, loss and living in the moment. He has won legions of fans young and old and as Jeanette Winterson says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Haig uses words like a tin-opener. We are the tin.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Foreign Correspondentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Peter Greste, Chris Hammer and Debbie Whitmont will be talking about the world at large and the delicate and sometimes dangerous work of reporting news from afar.

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No slouch in the storytelling department, Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own national treasure Tom Keneally, in conversation with Steven Gale, will give us a peek into what makes a good story and what inspires his thinking.

Down to Earth Explore vital facets of human existence, as child of the wilderness Jessie Cole joins fellow local forest dweller Gregory Smith and Dutch survivalist Miriam Lancewood to share the meaning of deep and necessary connections to nature in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Living Wildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Scientist Elizabeth Finkel will lead a lively discussion with Charles Massey (Call of the Reed Warbler), Michael Ableman (Street Farm: Growing Food, Jobs and Hope on the Urban Frontier) and Carey Gillam (Whitewash). â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;From the Good Earth: Sustainable Livingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; probes natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s necessary role in food landscapes, urban agricultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s human connections and reasons for farming without glyphosates.

For those who love a good Australian murder mystery, there will be a chance to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Meet the Crime Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, featuring Mark Brandi (Wimmera), Chris Hammer (Scrublands) and Jane Harper (Force of Nature). Tom Keneally

Telling Big Little Lies with Liane Moriarty Always a keen writer, Liane Moriartyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first books were commissioned by her father and gained an advance of one dollar. Her 2014 smash hit Big Little Lies debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon were so impressed they produced the book as a series. Moriarty has since become one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best-loved authors. USA Today described reading her books as like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Where do you draw your inspiration from and what is it about suburban Sydney that attracts you?

I draw inspiration for my novels from everywhere: the news, blogs, television, books Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m reading, overheard conversations in coffee shops, anecdotes from friends, family folklore (although as I have two sisters who are also

writers, I have to be quick to reserve the best stories), dreams, things my children say, personal experiences. I am always scavenging about for material. I must admit Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not that interested in locations, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my

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Richard Denniss (Curing Affluenza), Miriam Lancewood (Woman in the Wilderness) and Christine Milne (former leader of the Greens) challenge consumerism with Sarah Armstrong, showing us â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How to Buy Less Stuff and Save the World.

strength, so my books are set in Sydney simply as matter of convenience. I think people relate because the dynamics of family life are similar, no matter where people live! To quote The New York Times: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The ferocity that Moriarty brings to scenes of masculine sadism is really shocking.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; What do you think compels the dynamic between bullies and the bullied? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. I feel like thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a question for a psychologist. I would guess that in many cases the bully wants to feel powerful over someone else because he or she feels so powerless â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just my own attempt at pop psychology. I agree that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a difficult balancing act ensuring that your writing shows the true ferocity of emotional abuse without becoming so distressing that the reader wants to throw the book across the room. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too light a touch itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not believable, if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too heavy itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unreadable. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know how to achieve that balance, or even if I successfully do, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly my objective! â&#x20AC;˘ You can catch Liane Moriarty at Byron Writers Festival on Sunday 5 August or at a feature event at Club Lennox on the evening of Saturday 4 August.

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Saturday 4 August: Highlights Power, mental health and gender Saturday begins with the perennial issue of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Abuse of Power and Privilegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, with author Bri Lee and investigative journalists Allan Clarke and Louise Milligan tackling big institutions from personal and professional perspectives. In â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Anxiety: is it Just Me?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; well-known authors Matt Haig, Sarah Wilson, Michael Ableman and local debut author Jarrah Dundler will shed light on the prevailing mental health issue of our time. Thinking from a fresh perspective may be as simple as switching the power imbalance of gender so we invite you to join Anne Aly, Jacqui Lambie and Bri Lee to ponder â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What if Women Ruled the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

How reading changes us How reading moves us will be at the heart of various sessions at the Festival on Saturday 4 August. Journalist-turned-novelist Trent Dalton (Boy Swallows Universe), Matt Haig and Italian-Australian writer Elise Valmorbida (The Madonna of the Mountains) discuss â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How Fiction Can Foster Empathyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Later, Ceridwen Dovey (In the Garden of the Fugitives), Lloyd Jones (Mr Pip) and Hannah Richell (The Peacock Summer) will tackle the question â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Can Reading Make You Happier?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Romance readers can get their kicks with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;And Then He Kissed Meâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as Rachael Johns of Outback series fame, bestselling author Victoria Purman with her latest offering The Last of the Bonegilla Girls, and awardwinning historical romance writer Christine Wells discuss the ins and outs of love.

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Last but not least, Robert Drewe (The True Colour of Sea), Ali Alizadeh (Transactions) and Courtney Sina Meredith (Tail of the Taniwha) unpick the magic formula behind â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Short Stories: Less is Moreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Adventure, discovery and inspiring global stories Festival Saturday reveals the wonder of other worlds. Begin the adventure in the Land of the Long White Cloud at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kia Ora: New Zealand Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with Selina Tusitala Marsh, Courtney Sina Meredith and Lloyd Jones. Follow Norwegian investigative journalists Eskil Engdal and Kjetil Saeter across the seas in Catching Thunder, which tells the gripping true story of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest sea chase when a Sea Shepherd boat relentlessly pursued the infamous illegal fishing ship, Thunder. Laura Kroetsch teases out the nostalgia for life in rural Italy that pulses through the fiction of Elise Valmorbida and Moreno Giovanonni in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Arrivederci: Stories Inspired by Italian Migrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Later hit the road with musician and travel memoirist Eddie Ayres, travel writer KĂĄri GĂslason and journalist Brigid Delaney who will regale with travel tales â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the glamour, the grit and the hankering to get â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;On the Road Againâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

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Morality, democracy and First Nation voices

Keeping the blue planet green

Reading in the age of Netflix

Morality, democracy and the progression of the free world are arguably the main tenets of Western values; public intellectual Clive Hamilton, former president of the Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs and historian Anna Clark discuss the threats to our way of life in ‘Are Western Values Under Siege?’

Exactly what is it about a breaching whale that makes our heart sing? Cetacean expert and sea-faring mother of two Micheline Jenner and To Become a Whale author Ben Hobson will explore this connection in ‘Whales: Why They Speak to Our Psyche’.

Take a journey through the past to the present on Sunday 5 August at Byron Writers Festival. Ali Alizadeh (The Last Days of Jeanne D’Arc), Jesse Blackadder (Sixty Seconds) and Chris Womersley (City of Crows) will discuss the devil in the detail in ‘Historical Fiction: Making the Past Present’.

‘The Role of Humans in the Technological Age’ falls under the microscope with scientists Elizabeth and Alan Finkel, economic thinker Jennifer Rayner and artificial intelligence ethics expert Ellen Broad. Finally, for a powerful insight into contemporary Indigenous identity, join Arakwal Bumberbin Bundjalung woman Delta Kay, Wiradjuri author Anita Heiss and Murawari investigative journalist Allan Clark as they share stories of what it was like ‘Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia’.

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Join North America’s community agriculture pioneer Michael Ableman and local paddock-to-plate entrepreneurs Emma and Tom Lane (The Farm) discussing hands-on abundance with Phil Brown in ‘Fields of Plenty: Growing Our Own’. Later, lauded climate scientist Joëlle Gergis, Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO David Ritter, former Greens leader Christine Milne, and The River author Chris Hammer share their passion and knowledge for ‘Keeping the Blue Planet Green’.

Miles Franklin winners Steven Carroll (The Time We Have Taken), Michelle de Kretser (Questions of Travel) and Josephine Wilson (Extinctions) will examine the blood, sweat and tears behind their award-winning novels in ‘Literary Excellence: Miles Franklin Winners’. If you have made it this far, well done! ‘Reading in the Age of Netflix’ draws our attention to the modern problem of competing storytelling meda. Writer and broadcaster Sunil Badami, NSW State Library’s inaugural Readerin-Residence Caroline Baum and The Guardian writer and author Brigid Delaney wrestle with winning over readers in the age of digital home-delivery. Josephine Wilson

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The Power ofÂ Hope

Byron Writers Festival guest Kon Karapanagiotidis overcame a traumatic childhood of racism, bullying and loneliness to create one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest human rights organisations, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, which has gone on to transform the lives of thousands of refugees. Following is an extract from his memoir The Power of Hope published by HarperCollins Australia.

We have to keep helping and we have to keep fighting, forÂ all our sakes

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working since 9am, which is pretty standard. For my first 17 years running the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) a 70- or 80-hour week was the norm, so that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bothering me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m feeling broken after yet another bruising Wednesday-night legal clinic. Sure, one family had been granted asylum and rejoiced with tears of joy after years of struggle, and a dozen other families had their initial asylum claims lodged so they were full of hope. But I had spent most of the night telling people that their claims for asylum had been refused, that their legal options had been exhausted and they would have to prepare to return to their home country. As a human rights lawyer I have had this conversation with refugees many hundreds of times over the last 17

moment when refugees hear such bad news. They have crossed half the earth in search of freedom, escaping lives torn apart by civil war, oppression and tyranny. Many of the people I have to speak to are fathers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they came first, often taking the perilous journey by sea so their families wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to. They came to establish a new life before sending for their loved ones. These brave fathers have missed so many firsts: first birthdays, first baby steps, first words, first wedding anniversaries and the first place they called home. These men have spent anywhere from two to 10 years to get to this point and are then told itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over. Some of them survived years in immigration prisons, years of being denied the right to work or to study. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had their mental and

years. And each and every time the response is the same â&#x20AC;&#x201C; total and absolute devastation. I have had people collapse in front of me, while others weep uncontrollably. Of course I try my best to comfort and counsel them. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had others who have threatened to kill themselves on hearing such bad news. I keep those people from leaving my office until I have a safety and care plan in place for them. One night I kicked in the front door of a refugeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home fearing they were going to take an overdose to kill themselves. And another time I had a refugee slash his arm in front of me in a moment of total despair and I had to stop him bleeding to death right there and then. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult for everyday Australians to understand the grief and loss in this crippling

physical health ripped apart from the anxiety and depression caused by years of limbo, only to be told itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finally over. This is why Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m feeling broken. Even though I know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done all I can, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just me in that room with them and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tearing their dreams apart. Enough of the walking. I step out into the road to hail an approaching cab. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late, we should be home. The cab driver says hello and Nola and I slump into the back, both relieved that sleep isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t far away. The driver is staring at me in the rear-view mirror. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do you remember me, Kon?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he asks. He turns around in his seat to speak to me face to face. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You helped me years ago when my family and I first arrived in Australia. You were my lawyer and helped us get asylum. And then,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he says with

a smile and shake of his head, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;once we had somewhere to live, you and your friend Pablo turned up with a truckload of furniture to fill our home. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been sleeping on the floor before that.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And now I recognise his face. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mohamed. He came from Iraq. We shake hands, and he turns back to the road and starts driving. We talk and laugh, and he tells me how well his family is doing now. When we pull up to my house Mohamed refuses to take any money. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Please, this is the least that I can do for you,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he says and grips my hand with both of his. It is a fond farewell and his last words hit home:

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;IÂ will never forget what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done. You saved my family and I will always be indebted to you.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; That chance encounter has stayed with me and it has nourished me ever since. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what the odds of something like that happening that night are, all I know is how much it meant to me and how much I needed to hear those words. It reminded me that you can make a difference to the lives of people even when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realise it. It reminded me of my own vocation. It reminded me of the power that hope can bring, and it reminded me that we have to keep helping and we have to keep fighting, for all our sakes.

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THE RAINFOREST A Journey Through Time P R E S E N T E D B Y: R o u s C o u n ty C o u n c i l a n d B i g S c r u b L a n d c a re

10.00—10.45

11 AM

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10.00—11.00

Living Wild Jessie Cole, Miriam Lancewood, Gregory Smith Chair Nathan Scolaro

11.15—12.15

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10.00—11.00

Gareth Evans, Josephine Wilson, Chris Womersley Chair Adam Suckling

Kitty Flanagan, Andrew Hansen Chair Mandy Nolan

Supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund

Peter Greste, Chris Hammer, Debbie Whitmont Chair Karen Middleton

Tracey Moffatt, Visual Artist: Dismantling the Conventions of Storytelling

Supported by The Byron Shire Echo

Introduced by Jill Eddington

2.45—3.45 Tanya Plibersek in conversation with Matthew Condon

4.00—5.00

10 How to Get Boys Reading

Sarah Sentilles in conversation with Margaret Throsby

Supported by Chris Hanley & Dawn Standﬁeld

Anne Aly, Future D. Fidel, Kon Karapanagiotidis, Dervla McTiernan Chair Sunil Badami

3.00—4.00

Michelle de Kretser, Ceridwen Dovey Chair Caroline Baum

2.45—3.45

Making the Beast Beautiful

First Things First: Indigenous Australia

Jessie Cole, Dervla McTiernan, Sarah Wilson Chair Sarah Krasnostein

Allan Clarke, Melissa Lucashenko, Henry Reynolds Chair Jill Eddington

Mark Brandi, Chris Hammer, Jane Harper Chair Alex Adsett

Supported by Byron Shire Council

4.15—5.15

Ellen Briggs, Mandy Nolan Chair Brigid Delaney

9 AM 1O 11

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY MARQUEE

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9.00—10.00

How Fiction Can Foster Empathy

Allan Clarke, Bri Lee, Louise Milligan Chair Matthew Condon

Trent Dalton, Matt Haig, Elise Valmorbida Chair Nicole Abadee

AM 10.15—11.15

Peter Greste, Karen Middleton, Sarah Sentilles Chair Debbie Whitmont

Christine Milne in conversation with Margaret Throsby

1.30—2.30

On The Road Again

11.15—12.00

Catching Thunder: The World's Longest Sea Chase

Carey Gillam, Charles Massy Chair Mick O'Regan

12.30—1.30

Eddie Ayres, Brigid Delaney, Kari Gislason Chair Michael Williams Supported by Ballina Byron Gateway Airport

1.45—2.45

Is Privacy Dead in the Digital Age?

Jenny Hocking in conversation with Kerry O'Brien

Anne Aly, Ellen Broad, Matthew Condon Chair Jennifer Rayner

46 The Anthropocene: Human Survival in the New Epoch

52 Short Stories: Less is More

4.15—5.00

1.45—2.45

The Human Cost of the Evolving Workplace Richard Denniss, Jennifer Rayner Chair Campbell Korff Supported by Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY MARQUEE

YELLOW BRICK ROAD PAVILION

9.00—10.00

Clive Hamilton, Anna Clark, Gillian Triggs Chair Paul Barclay

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Supported by Southern Cross University School of Law & Justice

10.15—11.15

Anne Aly, Jacqui Lambie, Bri Lee Chair Rosemarie Milsom

12 Wednesdays & Saturdays

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Supported by Feros Care

10.15—11.15

11.30—12.30

The Role of Humans in the Technological Age

Keeping the Blue Planet Green

Ellen Broad, Alan Finkel, Elizabeth Finkel, Jennifer Rayner Chair Antony Funnell

Joelle Gergis, Chris Hammer, Christine Milne, David Ritter Chair Jo Chandler

12.45—1.45

86 Thea Astley Address Gillian Triggs: Speaking Up in a Post-Truth World

2.00—2.45

Louise Milligan in conversation with Margaret Throsby

3.00—4.00 Three Vikings Eskil Engdal, Kari Gislason, Kjetil Saeter Chair Zacharey Jane

10.15—11.15

A Genderless World? Eddie Ayres, Bri Lee, Jesse Oliver Chair Miles Merrill

2.00—3.00

93 The State of Australlan Politics Gareth Evans, Jenny Hocking, Warren Mundine Chair Karen Middleton

The Future of the Commonwealth

94 Short Stories: The Sting in the Tail Emily Brugman, Moreno Giovannoni, Elise Valmorbida Chair Phil Brown

1.30—2.30

Jenny Hocking, Melissa Lucashenko, Selina Tusitala Marsh Chair Jane Camens

Peter Greste in conversation with Rosemarie Milsom

12.45—1.45

9.20

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Arrivederci: Stories Inspired by Italian Migration

10.10—10.40 Meet Eddie Ayres

Manal al-Sharif in conversation with Mick O'Regan

3.00—3.45

Session cancelled

4.00—5.00

Self-Publish Like a Pro Kylie Chan, Robin Cutler Chair Deborah Lee Supported by IngramSpark

BELONGIL ROOM

9.00—10.00

9.00—9.45

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A Break From the City: Rural Crime and Romance

Carey Gillam in conversation with Jo Chandler

Mark Brandi, Jane Harper, Rachael Johns Chair Victoria Purman

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Trent Dalton, Jarrah Dundler, Moreno Giovannoni Chair Lynda Hawryluk

Candice Fox, Sarah Krasnostein, Kate Wild Chair Bernard Zuel

11.15—12.15

12.10—12.40

106

1.45—2.45

102

Melissa Lucashenko in conversation with Michael Williams

12.45—1.45

1.30—2.15

Supported by The Saturday Paper

Steven Carroll, Michelle de Kretser, Josephine Wilson Chair Laura Kroetsch

2.00—3.00

Supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund

Jessie Cole, Walter Mikac, Hannah Richell Chair Jesse Blackadder

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First Open a Vein: Writing Through Personal Pain

3.00—4.00

Bernard Fanning, Tim Rogers Chair Mandy Nolan

Reading in the Age of Netflix

Supported by LAMY Australia

Sunil Badami, Caroline Baum, Brigid Delaney Chair Paul Barclay Supported by Greenstone Partners

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Michael Ableman in conversation with Nathan Scolaro

3.15—4.15

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Candice Fox in conversation with Chris Hanley

3.30—4.30

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Hosted by Anna Clark

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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia Allan Clarke, Anita Heiss, Delta Kay Chair Melissa Lucashenko Supported by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

2.30—3.15

Stories of Then and Now: Anzac Project Winners

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Song Writing

113

Supported by Dumbo Feather

Literary Excellence: MiIes Franklin Winners

100

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Ali Alizadeh, Jesse Blackadder, Chris Womersley Chair Nicole Abadee

12.30—1.15

Allan Clarke, Eskil Engdal, Kjetil Saeter, Kate Wild Chair Matthew Condon

111

Historical Fiction: Making the Past Present

Anita Heiss, Hannah Richell, Lisa Walker Chair Victoria Purman

107 No Stone Unturned: Investigative Reporting

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The First Time: Debut Fiction

Picking Up the Pieces: The Aftermath of Trauma

What Women Want: Novels by Women for Women

Meet Lian Tanner

3.15—4.15

1.00—1.45

THE SATURDAY PAPER MARQUEE

11.30—12.00

Richard Fidler & Kari Gislason

Supported by Aesop

12.50—1.20

Liane Moriarty in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

Trent Dalton, Louise Milligan, Kate Wild Chair Karen Middleton

11.30—12.30

Meet Matt Stanton

2.00—3.00

Jesse Blackadder in conversation with Ailsa Piper

Michelle de Kretser in conversation with Steven Gale

4.00—5.00

Meet Andrew Hansen & Jessica Roberts

Saga Land: The Island of Stories at the Edge of the World Supported by The Byron at Byron Resort & Spa

2.00—2.45

10.15—11.15

Meet Misa Alexander & Erin Knutt

Meet Oliver Phommavanh 98

Supported by The Walkley Foundation

10.50—11.20 11.30—12.30

More Than a Good Story: Excellence in Journalism

Supported by Everywhen

Supported by Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management

3.15—4.15

9.30—10.00

Future D. Fidel, Kon Karapanagiotidis, Sarah Sentilles Chair Ailsa Piper

10.00—10.45

Supported by The Saturday Paper

4.00—5.00

Kicks off with MC Shep Huntly

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Mark Brandi, Future D. Fidel, Lisa Walker Chair Ailsa Piper

KIDS BIG DAY OUT

Keeping The Peace

9.00—9.45

Richard Denniss in conversation with Hans Lovejoy

Finding Where We Belong

GREENSTONE PARTNERS MARQUEE

Supported by Chris Hanley & Dawn Standﬁeld

Introduced by Marele Day

2 PM

(02) 6687

Supported by Byron Farmers Market

Supported by Elements of Byron

FEROS CARE MARQUEE

Ellen Briggs, Brigid Delaney, Antony Funnell Chair Sunil Badami

Ben Hobson, Micheline Jenner Chair Laura Kroetsch

Supported by Southern Cross University

Supported by Feros Care

BELONGIL ROOM

11.00—11.45

Shaping Life into Story

2.45—3.45

60 What if Women Ruled the World

39 Book Launch The True Colour of the Sea by Robert Drewe

Ceridwen Dovey, Lloyd Jones, Hannah Richell Chair Adam Suckling

Telling Stories for Science

4.15—5.15

5.15—6.15

Josephine Wilson in conversation with Steven Gale

Can Reading Make You Happier?

2.45—3.45

Michael Ableman, Emma Lane, Tom Lane Chair Phil Brown

Warren Mundine in conversation with Paul Barclay

Elizabeth Finkel, Ashley Hay, Micheline Jenner Chair Jo Chandler

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Anne Aly in conversation with Chris Hanley

Ceridwen Dovey in conversation with Ashley Hay

10.00—10.45

Tom Keneally, Warren Mundine, Henry Reynolds Chair Anna Clark

The Serious Business of Writing Humour

David Ritter in conversation with Phillip Frazer

The Frontier Wars

4.15—5.00

Launched by Margaret Throsby

Moreno Giovannoni, Elise Valmorbida Chair Laura Kroetsch

9.00—10.00

Jessie Cole, Bri Lee, Gregory Smith Chair Zacharey Jane

Charles Massy in conversation with Ashley Hay

Oliver Phommavanh, Matt Stanton, Lian Tanner Chair Michael Williams

Supported by Greenstone Partners

Fields of Plenty: Growing Our Own

Whales: Why They Speak to Our Psyche

Lemn Sissay in conversation with Adam Shoemaker

11.30—12.30

3.15—4.00

Clive Hamilton in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

Rachael Johns, Victoria Purman, Christine Wells Chair Mandy Nolan

Steven Carroll, Ben Hobson, Melissa Lucashenko Chair Jill Eddington

SUNDAY 5TH PROGRAM Supported by Southern Cross University

3.00—3.45

12.15—1.15

Family as Muse

Supported by First National Byron Bay

Micheline Jenner in conversation with Mick O'Regan

And Then He Kissed Me

1.30—2.30

Why Readers Love Crime

3.00—4.00

Supported by Aesop

4.00—5.00

Are Western Values Under Siege?

Lloyd Jones in conversation with Michael Williams

Supported by The Saturday Paper

Supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund

12.15—1.15

Candice Fox, Dervla McTiernan, Chris Womersley Chair Chris Hanley

Ali Alizadeh, Robert Drewe, Courtney Sina Meredith Chair Nicole Abadee

Joelle Gergis, Clive Hamilton, David Ritter Chair Adam Shoemaker

9 AM

Robert Drewe in conversation with Caroline Baum

Bri Lee in conversation with Ailsa Piper

36 The Secret Life of Whales

11.00—12.00

Supported by NORLA

Michael Ableman, Jarrah Dundler, Matt Haig, Sarah Wilson Chair Antony Funnell

2.45—3.45

11.30—12.15

Henry Reynolds in conversation with Anna Clark

Poisoning the Planet

Eskil Engdal, Kjetil Saeter Chair Debbie Whitmont

Anxiety: Is it Just Me?

Miriam Lancewood in conversation with Shep Huntly

12.30—1.30

10.15—11.00

Memoir: Making a Place for Myself Manal al-Sharif, Anne Aly, Hyeonseo Lee Chair Rosemarie Milsom

Supported by The Atlantic Byron Bay

Tim Rogers in conversation with Bernard Zuel

2 PM

Jacqui Lambie in conversation with Sarah Kanowski

Supported by Tamara Smith MP

12.30—1.15

1 PM

Steven Carroll in conversation with Michael Williams

2.15—3.00

9.00—9.45

Lloyd Jones, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Courtney Sina Meredith Chair Laura Kroetsch

Kon Karapanagiotidis in conversation with Melissa Lucashenko

9.00—10.00

Gareth Evans Sarah Wilson Jane Harper Josephine Wilson Michael Ableman Hyeonseo Lee Ben Hobson Bri Lee

1.15—2.00

THE SATURDAY PAPER MARQUEE

Supported by Creative New Zealand

10.15—11.15

Tom Keneally in conversation with Steven Gale

GREENSTONE PARTNERS MARQUEE Kia Ora: New Zealand Writers

Brigid Delaney, Sarah Wilson Chair Bernard Zuel Supported by Pukka Herbs

10.15—11.15

11.30—12.15 11.30—12.15

The Wellness Industry

1.00—1.45

4.00—5.00

8:35 8:50 9:10 9:25 9:45 10:10 10:25 10:45

12.15—1.00

Should Children's Stories Always Have a Happy Ending?

Ali Alizadeh, Shastra Deo, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Courtney Sina Meredith Chair Lynda Hawryluk

Supported by The Book Room

Weapons of War: No Holds Barred

Abuse of Power and Privilege

4.00—5.00

Poetry: Gateway to the Human Experience

Women Like Us

ABC North Coast Live Broadcast with Joanne Shoebridge

11.15—12.00

Supported by Greenstone Partners

SATURDAY 4TH PROGRAM

PR OU D LY SU PPORT E D BY:

Dr Jon Veranese BDS

Meet the Crime Writers

Richard Denniss, Miriam Lancewood, Christine Milne Chair Sarah Armstrong

Revelations

Supported by Brookfarm

Hyeonseo Lee in conversation with Jane Hutcheon

2.00—2.45

1.30—2.30

Michael Ableman, Carey Gillam, Charles Massy Chair Elizabeth Finkel

How to Buy Less Stuff and Save the World

4.00—5.00

How Immigration Influences Our Culture

From the Good Earth: Sustainable Living

Supported by Velvet Cafe

Eddie Ayres in conversation with Bernard Zuel

12.15—1.15

1.45—2.45

Sarah Wilson in conversation with Rosemarie Milsom

12.00—12.45

Courtney Sina Meredith, Lemn Sissay Chair Zacharey Jane

Supported by Rochdale Accounting & Advisory

1.45—2.45

3.00—3.45

12.30—1.30

Gold from the Stone: Spoken Word Artists

Gareth Evans in conversation with Kerry O'Brien

Ben Hobson, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Tim Rogers Chair Tristan Bancks Supported by Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management

11.15—12.00

Supported by Feros Care

10.00—10.45

11.00—11.45

Barney & Kada Miller Chair Alan Close

12.30—1.30

Kitty Flanagan in conversation with Mandy Nolan

11.15—12.15

This Book Changed My Life

Comedy: The Most Addictive Thing You'll Ever Do

Resilience, Hope and Love

12.15—1.15

1.30—2.30

Matt Haig in conversation with Sarah Kanowski

Supported by Southern Cross University School of Law & Justice

10.00—11.00

‘On Mother’ Sarah Ferguson in conversation with Chris Hanley

3 Foreign Correspondents

11.00—12.00

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Jane Harper in conversation with Marele Day

Supported by Dumbo Feather

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4.45—5.30

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A Life Lived by Peace and Principle Civil Disobedience in the Trump Era For which principles am I willing to take a stand? And if I do take a stand, am I ready to accept the consequences of my resistance? By Sarah Sentilles

In the wake of the election of President Trump, I ask myself these questions every day. It seems there is always something new to protest: the limiting of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s access to reproductive rights, the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, anti-immigrant policies, travel bans, climate change denial. #Resist is a trending hashtag on social media, and many Americans, some of whom have never before been politically active, are holding meetings in their homes, calling their senators and members of Congress, writing letters to the editor, and marching in the streets to protest local and national policies. Even the former head of the FBI, James Comey had to confront what he was willing to do in the face of something that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem right to him. When asked by the president of the United States to promise loyalty, Comey promised honesty instead, and was, eventually, fired. The day after I attended the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March in Washington DC, I visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture, where I witnessed exhibits documenting the long history

of slavery and racism in the United States and the powerful and ongoing resistance against those injustices. Abolitionists, civil rights activists, and the Black Lives Matter movement teach what protest looks like; they model what it means to imagine a more just world and to stake your life on that commitment. Civil disobedience entails both a refusal to follow an unjust law and a willingness to accept the consequences for your refusal. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a readiness to take a stand even when that stand will have drastic effects on your life, sometimes violent effects, including death. This readiness is part of what drew me to Howard Scott, one of the central figures in my book Draw Your Weapons. A conscientious objector during World War II, Howard worked in Civilian Public Service (CPS), fighting forest fires. His former college roommate, Gordon Hirabayashi, and his family â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who were Japanese Americans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; were ordered to internment camps, and when Gordon refused to go and was arrested and imprisoned, Howard decided being a conscientious objector was not protest enough. To resist war, conscription, and internment,

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Howard walked out of the CPS work camp without permission. He, too, was arrested and imprisoned, for years. Unlike Howard, President Trump was not a conscientious objector. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t protest military service or war itself; he dodged it. Though he appeared to be in good health, Trump received five deferments â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one for bone spurs in his heels, the other four for education â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which allowed him to avoid going to Vietnam. Like other US presidents who managed to get out of military service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bill Clinton and George W Bush, for example â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Trump wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t willing to sacrifice his own body, but he seems perfectly willing to sacrifice the bodies of others. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a pacifist for most of my life, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d thought my pacifism let me off the hook somehow, as if being against the wars my country fights means they have nothing to do with me. But then I met a veteran who challenged my thinking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a man in one of the college classes I taught, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been stationed at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d signed up

for the army reserve because he needed money for school. He went to war so heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be able to afford to sit in classrooms like mine. Getting to know him, listening to his stories about the violence he witnessed, forced me to confront my own complicity and to recognise that my philosophical disagreement with war was not protest enough. The election of Donald Trump highlighted my complicity even more. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to talk about the policies I disagree with. Easy to lampoon politicians I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harder to defend what matters to me. To put my attention toward the kind of world I want to help create. To stake my life on what I think is right. To use my body and my privilege to protect members of my community who are more vulnerable than I am. In a letter Howard Scott sent to his wife from prison, he wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I know it is futile to attempt to extricate myself from the evils in which we are involved. I remain a part of the crimes committed by us â&#x20AC;Ś And I do not wish to

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What will my resistance look like? What consequences will it bring? To live by peace and principle means to live with integrity, to align your inner commitments with your outer life, and in a political system that seems to operate by greed and dishonesty and fear, that seems to willing to do anything to anyone to maintain power, such alignment may come with great cost. â&#x20AC;˘ A former theologian, Sarah Sentilles was a college professor for over a decade before becoming a full-time writer and is now a passionate advocate for life lived by peace and principle. She is appearing at Byron Writers Festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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separate myself from society or my group. I need to intentionally make myself more a part of it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; For me, Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter captures exactly what civil disobedience is â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not a withdrawal from the world, but an immersion in it; not a separation of oneself from others, but a deep commitment to community in all its difficulties. When I turned on the radio to listen to President Trump announce the US was pulling out of the Paris Accord, all I could hear were birds singing in the background. I understood their song as call to protect the earth and the beings with whom we share this planet. How will I use my privilege?

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Essential Festival Information Tickets and information: visit www.byronwritersfestival.com or call 02 6685 5115 Festival dates and times: Friday 3 August to Sunday 5 August, 8.30am – 5.00pm A small allocation of 1-day and 3-day passes will be available for purchase at the gate from 8.30am each day (if not sold out prior). However, we strongly advise that you book now to avoid disappointment.

Getting there MAJOR PARTNERS

The Festival encourages all patrons to use public transport if possible. A shuttle bus and train service will be operating between Byron CBD and the Festival site from Friday 3 till Sunday 5 August. If you plan to drive, read on for details on changed traffic conditions. By train: The new Byron Bay Solar Train runs from Byron Bay to North Beach Station at Elements of Byron Resort, where the Festival takes place, for a cost of $3 per one-way journey. An extended timetable will be running, with trains leaving Byron Bay CBD on the half-hour from 8.15am.

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By shuttle bus: A regular Go Byron shuttle bus service to and from the Festival site will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 8am and 5.30pm. The cost is $5 each way, paid directly to the driver in cash. More information including a map of pick-up points can be found at www.byronwritersfestival.com/ festival/key-information/ travel or by calling the shuttle bus company Go Byron on 02 6685 5008.

DIRECTORY

Southern Cross University Marquee

Location The Festival site is located at Elements of Byron, 144 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay (approximately 5km from Byron town centre). Please check the Festival program for session start times.

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1 2 Feros Care Marquee

4 5 CARPARK

The Green Room

Pedestrian entry to Festival from carpark

Sculpture Info Tent

Volunteers Rego

Box Office

Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF)

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The Festival’s onsite marketplace, populated by a select group of local artisans. Browse the amazing creations on offer and take home a momento.

Food

Book Signing Tent

Food will be available for purchase on site from an array of popular and delicious local Byron Shire restaurants and cafes.

Zentveld's Coffee Serving the best local coffee, leaf teas, hot choccies and chai, as well as locally made sweet treats. Yum!

Cup wash station This year we will have an onsite cup-wash station. BYO coffee cup and help us in our mission to be a zero waste festival.

Water reﬁll station

Byron Writers Festival 2018 is fundraising for the important work undertaken by ILF. Please help close the literacy gap and make a donation in the orange boxes that roam the Festival site or at the ILF tent.

The Saturday Paper Marquee

ENTRY/EXIT

Artisan Markets

Come and explore the pop-up Festival bookshop. Our bookseller, The Book Room, stocks books by all Festival authors,with plenty of room to browse and shop.

Sponsored by Feros Care Bring your bookshop purchases to be signed by your favourite authors. Signings are held after every Festival session.

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Greenstone Partners Marquee

The Book Room

Volunteers HQ

Media Tent

Byron Writers Festival is a plastic water bottle free event. Please BYO bottle for free reﬁlls. Aluminium water bottles will also be for sale at the Information Tent.

Information and AUSLAN registration tent Visit our information tent for site maps, program updates, to purchase a reﬁllable water bottle or to ask one of our friendly volunteers a question. Information tent volunteers can also assist patrons who require an AUSLAN interpreter.

Artists only

Belongil Room

Toilets

Yellow Brick Road Pavillion

ATM Bus Stop

No entry to Festival through Elements of Byron

Disabled Parking ELEMENTS OF BYRON (RESORT AREA)

Emergency Assembly Area First Aid

onsite is limited. If driving we recommend arriving 45 minutes before Festival entry. If you are just dropping someone off, please tell the parking volunteers you are ‘drop-off only’ and follow directions to the public drop-off area (bus stop). Important note to all drivers: Traffic conditions will be heavily affected owing to the construction of the Bayshore Drive / Ewingsdale Road roundabout. We highly recommend that if there is an option to rideshare, catch the train, or get the shuttle bus that you do so. Disabled parking: Limited disabled parking is available and our parking volunteers will direct you accordingly. Please have your sticker on display.

Enjoying your Festival Where can I get a printed program from? Printed programs are available at the Festival entrance and Festival Information Tent. Please note our printed program is subject to last-minute changes. An up-to-date daily program of sessions is available from our website. Keep a look out at the Festival site for signage and handouts advising of unavoidable last-minute program changes. Is there reserved seating? The Festival is general admission, meaning there is no reserved seating. We ask that in the spirit of a ‘free roaming’ Festival, if you wish to get up and stretch your legs between sessions, please do so graciously so that other patrons can take your vacated seat for the next session.

throughout each day of the Festival from our food marquee. Elements of Byron will be offering snacks, light meals and drinks from Barefoot Kiosk and a range of dining options at resort restaurants Graze and Drift. And what about the coffee? Our coffee partner Zentveld’s will be serving the best local coffee, leaf teas, hot choccies and chai, as well as locally made sweet treats. Yum! BYO bottle for water refills: Byron Writers Festival is a plastic-water-bottle-free event. Please BYO bottles for refills. There will be a water refill station of spring water onsite, and Byron Writers Festival water bottles for sale at the Information tent.

By car: The Festival carpark opens at 7.45am. Elements of Byron is located at the end of Bayshore Drive, approximately 5km from the centre of Byron Bay. Car parking

Bikes: If you are planning to ride a bike, please ride safely and be particularly mindful of merging traffic, parked cars and pedestrians. Bikes can be parked and locked to the safety fencing near the Festival entrance where signposted.

Get connected:

Follow us on Facebook, Instagram (@byronwritersfestival) and Twitter (@bbwritersfest) for important updates and 2018 Festival highlights. Join the conversation with #byronwf2018

Can I purchase food onsite? Yes! A range of food stalls will be serving delicious local meals

Auslan Interpreters will be available at the Festival site on an as-needs basis. If you require an AUSLAN interpreter, please email info@byronwritersfestival.com.

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Brookfarm’s Pam and Martin Brook were treechangers in the 1980s, and Brookfarm are a sponsor of the Writers Festival. The Echo asked Will Brook, current CEO and son of the founders, how he developed his business values. You grew up in Victoria, then your parents moved to Byron to transform an old dairy farm into a macadamia farm and eventually Brookfarm. Did you have much concept of the ‘family business’ as a child? By the time I was of an age where I knew what was happening the farm was already planted and growing – it was really just a part of our life. We would drive the inland road from Melbourne to Byron Bay just about every school holidays. Not many friends at school even knew about Byron Bay when we first started our quarterly pilgrimage. Were you involved in the original planting of the macadamias as a young child? Or planting of the rainforest? The original planting of the macadamias was done before I could have been any use to anyone. I was only three years old; the young trees were taller than I was. I remember watching the trees grow, however, each year growing stronger and taller as our paddock became a ‘real’ macadamia farm. The rainforest planting was something I was heavily involved in, from planting out huge sections of the forest to eradicating camphor laurel and lantana. Were you always a rainforest lover, into sustainability, or did these values grow on you? I have always been passionate and in awe of the rainforest and our natural environment. Over the years I’ve realised that my thoughts on environment and sustainability were inherent and influenced my perspective on business, family, and everything in

Touring Canada and Alaska Kathryn Watson of TravelManager says that you will be welcomed to a world of towering mountain peaks, lush green forests, iceberg alleys, cobblestoned cities, and red deserts when you travel with APT on a ‘Canada & Alaska featuring USA’ journey. This season APT has introduced a new travel style in Canada and Alaska with a range of ‘luxury small ship and expedition cruising’ itineraries. Kathryn says that you can get close to the action along the Inside Passage aboard a luxury small ship, making it a style of touring that is well suited to those hoping to make discoveries and gain insights on an in-depth, enlightening discovery tour of Canada and Alaska. She says that the famous Rockies mountain range is best seen aboard the Rocky Mountaineer from a GoldLeaf glass-domed carriage, and recommends taking one of what APT call their exclusive and unique Signature Experiences, such as meeting a mountie or spotting bears on a river safari. Another possibility is an Alaska Inside Passage Cruise with APT aboard a Holland America Line or Princess Cruises ship – you’ll stay in a guaranteed Verandah Stateroom as snowcapped mountains, hulking glaciers and historical harbourside towns glide past as your ship slices the glassy surface of the Inside Passage. 2019 ‘Earlybird specials’ are available now for a limited time only. For full details contact Kathryn Watson of TravelManagers, phone 0412 647 204 or email Kathryn. Watson@travelmanagers.com.au.

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I imagine your parents were keen to give their two young boys as much ‘country life’ as possible. Did your parents make you work hard on the farm? Looking back I feel I was very lucky to have a foot in both rural life and living in the city. I am proud to live rurally and couldn’t be happier to be in the location we are lucky to call home. The ‘country’ life we live is pretty much fun. My wife Jess and I love taking our kids for walks through the rainforest, jumping over streams, snacking on riberries. We certainly had some hard days on the farm but most of our jobs were just good fun. I hope our kids feel the same way when they grow up too. You purchase your ingredients within Australia wherever possible? I feel strongly about farming in Australia. As a country we grow fantastic food and our farmers need the support of both the community and industry. We will only consider importing Will Brook’s daughter Eva: the original macadamias in an ingredient if its source in Australia doesn’t meet our high Brookfarm products were planted when he was younger quality standards or if the crop is simply not available or grown than his own daughter currently is. Photo D Mincher. in the country. We will always support Australian farmers like ourselves first. In fact we are one of the only food manufacturers between. The real change is that I am conscious of how important still using Australian apricots (rather than the Turkish equivalent); other recent Australian additions include delicious local walnuts these values are for our society, for the community, and for and sunflower seeds. industry.

A Perfect Byron Oasis By Terase Davidson The Pass Café is a Byron classic that consistently keeps serving up good vibes and great food, set in a tropical oasis hidden away from the crazy crowds and traffic jams, with the icing on this tropical oasis cake being that The Pass Café is less that 100m from the ocean – YAY! We used to go to this cafe when we were kids when the offering was a rather simple 70s affair of hotdogs, ice-creams and milkshakes. Thankfully the food has well and truly advanced with the times and a menu that is jam packed with big flavours and plenty of healthy choices too. On a recent trip my breakfast buddy Amber and I managed to score my favourite table, outside with a sneaky view of the ocean through the trees, and a glimpse of the Sea Shepherd vessel, which just so happened to be anchored in the bay! Now I have to confess that I wouldn’t normally go for a smoothie, but boy oh boy was I glad I did on this occasion! I took a flavour party leap of faith and ordered the nourishing Green Vegan Smoothie for $10, further flavour lov’n’ proof that you don’t need to be vegan to enjoy a plant-based smoothie dance with a Byron Bay flavour goddess… oh yeah, and a full plastic-free straw big high-five shout out to The Pass Café crew too! So what is so great about The Pass Café? Well apart from the delicious food, super-duper friendly staff and the friendly bush Takeaway food for all dietary needs. Charcoal chicken Pita pockets Protein plates Vegan plates Veggie plates Juicy range of smoothies, juices and shakes! Home deliveries every day from 5 to 9:30pm

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turkeys, it has to be the unique location! This place really does have the complete dream holiday vibe goin’ on; yes, you can most certainly have it all my beach-loving foodie friends in Byron Bay. Yes, you most certainly can take that carefree swim in the crystal-clear turquoise ocean, jump out all salty and revived, throw your towel around your waist… in a very bohemian not-a-carein-the-world kinda manner, stroll nonchalantly up the tree-lined path to grab yourself some really beautiful food and refreshing drinks! Yep, all without even having to pack up your beach bag, so you can just as quickly and easily dive straight back into the ocean after your lunch or breakfast has settled, open that book you’ve been promising yourself you’d read, and breathe in your newfound Byron Bay oasis! Yup you guessed it – just another epic day in the Bay! The Pass Café is serving up their awesome take on living in paradise from 7am till 11.30am for breakfast AND 12 till 2.30pm for lunch. These legends also cater for private events and weddings. Terase is the founder of Taste Byron Bay, a local business that showcases local produce across all their menus for catering, events, private dining, food tours and cooking classes. For more information contact: www.tastebyronbay.com or follow the fun on INSTAGRAM @tastebyronbay.

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Food Funds Health By Vivienne Pearson As food is the fuel of life, it is fitting that feasting is the focus of two upcoming healthrelated fundraising events. Keep the Hearts of Federal Beating is a fabulous name for a party to raise funds for a defibrillator. The purchase was the top priority from community meetings, prompted by an incident at a village event when it took 50 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. Food trucks will fuel the event this Saturday 4 August. Gunter’s Flammkucken will offer German-style wood-fired pizza and the Defunct Urbanites will offer Pasitisios (a layered and baked vege delight) as well as desserts including Loukoumathes (Greek-style doughnuts). Stone & Wood are generously donating beer for the bar and the Federal General Store, where the defibrillator will be located, is a big supporter. ‘Everything in Federal is food focused,’ says Alan Goldstein, a member of the Federal Community Centre. ‘This is a good excuse to get together over music, food and beer.’ A second fundraising event is being held next Friday 10 August at Beach Byron Bay for Our Kids, a not-for-profit that provides paediatric equipment to hospitals, including Byron and Lismore. Owner Belinda Kirkwood, an ambassador for the charity said, ‘Owing to complications with

Hands up who wants more oysters! the birth of both our children, we required extra medical attention and were transferred to the Lismore Base Hospital Special Care Ward. We wanted to show our appreciation for the wonderful support by helping Our Kids help other local families in similar situations, especially so that all babies can be cared for locally instead of being flown interstate.’ The three-course dinner (plus canapés and a glass of bubbly) will be Italian based, including a dessert of red-wine-braised pear with mascarpone cream. Keep the hearts of Federal beating: Sat 4 August 6pm till late. Facebook Events/480772279048948. No bookings needed, just turn up. Our Kids Fundraising Dinner at Beach Byron Bay: Friday 10 August 6pm, bookings essential. enquiries@beachbyronbay.com.au. Guest speaker: Norm Black, co-founder of TripADeal. Entrée for the Our Kids fundraiser – photo supplied

Bivalve Bacchanalia By S Haslam The Bacchanalia were the apparently wellorganised festivals held in honour of the god Bacchus, the Greco-Roman god of wine, freedom, intoxication and ecstasy. If your ecstasy levels are a bit low after Splendour, or you feel that pairing wine and oysters is a much more practical means of ecstatic communication with the divine, then The Balcony Bay & Oyster Co have annual ‘oyster festivals’ that are just for you. In the month named after the Roman emperor Augustus (August), The Balcony says their executive chef Sean Connolly will be shucking up a storm with an array of activities, unique menu items and cocktails designed specifically for oyster lovers, celebrating the simple pleasures of freshly shucked oysters. Sean Connolly apparently favours natural oysters with just a splash of lemon and vinaigrette, or even better a dash of his hot sauce.

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Ballina RSL Club

Breakfast at the Ballina RSL

1 Grant St, Ballina 6681 9500 www.ballinarsl.com.au Open 7 Days Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks

Spend your lazy Sunday morning overlooking the river and enjoying our full buffet breakfast. All the sweet & savoury classics - come back for 2nds & 3rds! Every Sunday from 8am – 10.30am in the Boardwalk.

Wharf Bar & Restaurant

Open 7.30am Daily. Open till late Thurs–Sun Coffee, breakfast, lunch & dinner, functions & weddings. Fully Licensed. 12-24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259 / 6685 6011

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Barrio Byron Bay

A 5-minute drive from Byron Bay, Barrio eatery at Habitat brings together the local community Mon–Tue 7am–3pm; in a relaxed environment for all-day dining. WoodWed–Sat 7am–9pm fired oven, charcoal grill, veges, meat, fish, salads, 1 Porter Street, natural wines, local beers, cocktails and St Ali coffee. North Byron Eat in or take-away No reservations. Bookings www.barriobyronbay.com.au over 8 email: gather@ @barriobyronbay barriobyronbay.com.au

The Rocks @ Aquarius Breakfast/Lunch 7 days from 7am 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 – Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au

The Hideout Cafe

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Legend Pizza Open 7 days 9am till after midnight Shop 1 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au

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Trattoria Basiloco Open 7 days for Dinner starting 5.30pm See menu, book a table, or order takeaway at www.basilo.co 30 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6680 8818

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This year’s menu will feature a premium ‘dressed oyster’ selection including a Brookie’s Gin & Tonic granita, Sean’s Spicy Bloody Mary dressing, Cab Sav & Chardonnay Forvm Vinegars, XO shallot and fermented chili dressing and a Stone & Wood Jasper Ale ‘Captain Barnacle’ reduction dressing. Also on the menu will be oyster sliders, oyster tacos, chowder fries inspired by Sean’s childhood and, for the first time ever, Oyster Rockefellers! (yes, in a ‘rich’ sauce). For the entire month of August you can enjoy $1 oysters from 5pm till 6pm, or win a stay in Byron Bay by guessing the weight of Benny The Bivalve, an enormous oyster from the Clyde River. On Tuesday and Thursday nights by playing ‘pick the pearl’ you could score a dozen dressed oysters for half price. All you have to do is pick the oyster shell that has a pearl in it to win. For more info or to book a table head to www.balcony.com.au/oyster-festival.

Wood-fired pizzas & real Italian cuisine with a Sardinian twist Famous for seafood, meats and pasta dishes. We do special events functions.

Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay

Success Thai Mon-Fri 12-3pm Dinner 7 days from 5pm. 3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7798 www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

NEW WINTER MENU AT THE ROCKS! Join us at The Rocks on Lawson for some winter warmers! We have a range of fresh, locally sourced breakfast and lunch at affordable prices. Enliven the senses with a Byron Bay Coffee or super healthy smoothie! Enjoy an Ice-cold beer, wine, or hand-crafted cocktail with your meal! Cosy indoor seating and heated outdoor patio space available. $5 SCHOONERS AND $12 COCKTAIL OF THE WEEK

Hidden away in Byron’s iconic ‘Eat street’ Bay Lane, The Hideout Cafe and Bar offers indoor, outdoor and deck dining With a fresh, funky, relaxed vibe, generous serves, cruisey staff and 10am licence, come and find us for ‘Byron’s BEST breakfast’ all day… Takeaway available Vegetarian,Vegan and gluten free options available Kids menu

SPECIAL $12 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. Fully Licensed and B.Y.O. for wine. Welcome for lunch, dinner and take-away.

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Luscious Foods

Elixiba

Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours • Breakfast and lunch • Wood-fired pizzas • Fresh juices • Great coffee www.lusciousfoods.com.au

Mon-Fri 7.30am–3pm Open Friday nights 6–9pm Live music and BYO 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228

Slo-mo Joes

DAILY HAPPY HOUR FROM 3 TILL 5 PM

Open every day From 11am till late Corner of Fletcher St and Bay Lane, Byron Bay

Slow down & chill out! Immerse yourself in Slo-mo Joes relaxing vibes while you enjoy live music & delicious flavours inspired from around the world. There’s something for everyone; from slow-cooked meats to mouth-watering burgers and nutritious salads. Guaranteed to leave you wanting more!

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Main Street Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders 18 Jonson Street 6680 8832

Open 12pm–Late Every day Shop 10, Feros Arcade 23 Jonson St 6685 6845

Fishheads

7:30am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings. HAPPY HOUR 4–6PM MON–FRI 1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

No Bones

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

Food & Cocktails Open Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm 11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 6680 7418 @nobonesbyronbay

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.

The Italian Byron Bay

Byron at Byron

Open 7 days from 6pm The Italian Byron Bay provides a bustling atmospheric Sunday Lunch from midday. restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s finest Next to the Beach Hotel cocktails and wines. Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepacific.com.au

Treehouse on Belongil Full Cocktail & Wine Bar. Extensive Menu Includes Tapas, Mains, Desserts and Famous Woodfired Pizzas. 25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar Mon-Sat: 5pm till late. Sun: 5pm till 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

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Chupacabra

Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night. Presenting incredible original music in Byron’s most intimate atmosphere. Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great company, first-class food, sophisticated cocktails and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up modern Spanish cuisine to be enjoyed amongst friends and family. Our menus change regularly and feature daily specials.

Eat in or take out. Shop 12A, 3 Clifford St, Suffolk Park 0448 077 401 www.chupacabra.com.au @chupabyron

Open 7 days 11am till 8pm Fri & Sat 11am till 8.30pm Shop 5, 8 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 02 6685 8156 Take away available

Williams St 50 Pacific Parade, cnr of William St, Lennox Head 0476 892 194 insta @williamst.lennox

Fresh Healthy Delicious

Hawaiian and Japanese flavours Signature Poke Bowls • High-quality diced raw fish, vegetables, sauces & spices • Vegetarian - Vegan options Any Poke Bowls $15.95 | Tuna Poke Bowl $17.95 www.finnpoke.com.au FB Finnpokebyron IG @finnpoke_

The Empire Open 7 days M–F 9am–5pm, S,S 9am–3pm Dine in and takeaway Licensed FB/Insta: EmpireMullum 20 Burringbar St, Mullum 6684 2306

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods Fully licensed Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

Byron Bay 6680 9960 targabyronbay.com targabyronbay@gmail.com

MONDAY TO FRIDAY 4pm to 6pm

New Vegetarian Restaurant We serve Tapas, share plates and daily chef’s specials. A plant based feast that is sure to leave an impression. Word on the street is we’ve got the best cocktails in town too. Thoughtful menu reflecting the region, the seasons and the climate. Elegant dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Open for breakfast lunch and dinner, or cocktails on the verandah overlooking the rainforest. Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $52 per person Tacos for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a relaxed, fresh and bright atmosphere. This is slow ‘fast food’ with all produce sourced locally. Margarita cocktails, Oaxacan mezcal, micheladas and Mexican blend Moonshine coffee. Coffee and breakfast 6.30–11.30am Lunch 11.30am–3pm Dinner Tues–Sat 5–9pm Sunday long brunch 10am–5pm

Relaxed dining by the beach. Food that celebrates local produce served with a healthy dose of good tunes and good vibes. All welcome. Our opening hours are 6.30am–2.30pm, 7 days for Breakfast + Lunch Thursday, Friday, Saturday for dinner. Sunday Tapas & Happy Hour Specials till sundown

Mullum’s iconic Empire Cafe serves up an exciting menu with something for everyone. Indulge yourself with a delicious brekky, the best burgers in town, or if it’s more your style enjoy healthy superfoods like acai bowls and buddha bowls plus loads more. If you need a treat there’s a selection of cakes and also healthier dairy-free, refined sugar-free treats. The house-made organic coconut ice-cream is a must try. Plus of course, great coffee, delightful teas, shakes, smoothies and all the rest. Enjoy the good vibes and satisfy your cravings!

NEWRYBAR

Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

$12 Cocktails + $7 Tapas $6 Beers + Wines + Spirits

MULLUMBIMBY

Happy Chilli Garden Open 6 days - closed Sundays Byron St (opp Aldi) Byron Bay P 6680 9191 F 6676 4869 M 0403 516 793 happychilligarden@hotmail.com

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Finn Poke Restaurant

Elixiba Plant Based Restaurant and Bar A delicious vegan dining experience. Tapas, mains and heavenly desserts all house made and gluten free. Exclusive craft beers, herbal elixirs, exquisite cocktails and a unique atmosphere. Nachos & Beer or Kombucha $20 every Monday Promotions every Wednesday Dine in/Takeaway/Catering/Functions

A short ride from Byron Bay, Harvest Restaurant, Bakery and Deli offers country charm and fresh, seasonal, organic food sourced from local artisan producers and Harvest’s own gardens. 18-22 Old Pacific Highway Lunch 12pm–3pm daily / Dinner 6pm–10pm (Wed–Sun) Weekend breakfast 8am–11am Newrybar NSW 2479 Harvest Deli is open daily with take-away pastries, sandwiches 02 6687 2644 and salads. Harvest Deli: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm Sun 8am–4pm www.harvestnewrybar.com.au Coffee cart: 6.30am–2pm daily @harvestnewrybar Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering.

Harvest

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BARNEY AND KADA MILLER ARE FEATURED SPEAKERS AT THE BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL THIS MONTH. TALKING ABOUT THEIR EXTRAORDINARY RELATIONSHIP, THEIR ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE ODDS, AND SHOWING THAT THERE REALLY CAN BE A HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER ENDING, EXCEPT THIS TIME WHEN THE PRINCESS RIDES OFF WITH THE PRINCE IT’S NOT ON A HORSE; IT’S ON HIS WHEELCHAIR. THE ECHO SPOKE WITH THE HUSBANDAND-WIFE TEAM.

BARNEY Barney, what was the inspiration for writing this book? It all happened pretty organically. In 2016 we released a film called You and Me about Kada’s and my life journey. My wife Kada is a songwriter but neither of us had ever done anything like this before. All we knew was that we had to dig even deeper than we did for the film. This time it was us telling the story and we needed to show people the very essence of who we are and what makes us who we are, which is where we landed with the title The Essence of You and Me. What do you attribute your resilience and persistence to? I would say mostly from my upbringing. I was fortunate to have encouraging parents my whole life but I was mostly raised by my mum, whom I watched work hard for everything we had. She used to always say to me ‘the power to win comes from within’. It wasn’t until my road accident 18 years ago, that these words really rang true for me. How much of how you saw yourself and your life had to change after your accident? Everything had to change. As a male and one who had been the man of the house since I was seven years old it was really hard for me to ask for help. I was out to prove a point in the early days that I was just the same as I was before, so I would try to outdrink everyone,

but that never ended well. Independence was the biggest thing I lost in the accident and still is something I struggle with today. How did meeting Kada change your life? My life really started when I met Kada. She gave me hope again and lit a fire within me to get off my butt and train harder than I ever had. I knew very early on that I was going to marry her and I just needed to find a way to ask her down on one knee and then to somehow share our first dance as husband and wife. What is different about you today from ten years ago? Ten years ago I was the typical statistic of a complete C6 quadriplegic. I could not move or feel anything below the chest and I could hardly push my own wheelchair. Today I can stand on my own and I am taking assisted steps with controlled activation of my lower limbs. I have even trained myself to hold my breath for up to three minutes, which in itself is an accomplishment as I was told I would be on a ventilator for the rest of my life. KADA What was your first impression of Barney when you met? His smile. It was filled with so much love and kindness. It gave me hope, hope that if he could live through his pain then I was going to be more than okay, maybe even happy.

What effect did Barney’s philosophy and outlook on life have on you? It was life changing. For the first time since I was a child I saw life as not just chaotic but beautiful. I was able to see beyond myself and my problems and believe in something more. Believing in his dream helped me find my own and inspired me to sing again. You had a pretty difficult childhood growing up in a small country town. How do you think we can help country kids going through similar issues? Finding a purpose or a passion that stimulates and inspires them. I also believe in teaching them tools to honour and process through their feelings in a safe space surrounded by support and love. For me, journaling helped me a lot. Writing our book actually helped me understand my heartbreak more than I ever thought possible. How did you and Barney manage the collaboration when writing? Was it hard to make the text cohesive? Writing this book was one of the most challenging things I have set for myself. Getting Barney to dig deep and remember things he thought he couldn’t remember, like his accident or even just his childhood, was our biggest task. I almost had to interview him as if I knew nothing about him. It really surprised me how much came up that I never knew or had even thought to ask about in the 10 years we had been

together. It was confronting but also comforting to know that we had the support of each other to get us through any painful memories that were brought to the surface. Which happened to be a lot. Barney would write his chapters by speaking to text in his phone then email to me to edit into the story so it all flowed together. I am so proud of what we created together. How has music changed your life? Music gave my soul a voice when I wasn’t brave enough to speak. It is the universal language that has the ability to unite people from all walks of life. It’s how I express my feelings and connect with others who are feeling the same. It inspires me every day. What is different about you today from ten years ago? Ten years ago I was still very closed off and had a belief that I wasn’t smart enough and my ideas were stupid and belonged in a fairytale. Now I love learning. I take pride in myself for asking the questions that challenge the norm and even my own beliefs. I aim to learn something new every day and I am now open to endless possibilities. That is when magic happens. Barney and Kada Miller will be appearing at Byron Writers Festival in a session entitled Resiliance, Hope and Love on Friday at Feros Care Marquee. Tickets at www.byronwritersfestival.com.

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I just love people I’ve never met making decisions about my wellbeing. Especially when I’m not consulted. My Health Record is the latest gift from Big Brother, or should we call him Big Doctor? Our government cares so much about my wellbeing that they have kindly created a complete online health record that will collate all my personal health details, both current and historic, alongside all my private identification data. And they didn’t even ask! What a lovely surprise! Nothing more thrilling than the prospect of a little violation of your most personal data. All those STIs you’ve caught and passed on, those alcoholic binges, those psychotic episodes, all captured and released to all the good doctors at the other end. Thanks to the new myhealthrecord.gov.au website, all my personal and confidential health records are soon to be accessible via one convenient little portal! Protected of course with a password – so we all know that it will be terribly secure! It’s just cut the guesswork out for any insurance companies who might be curious about just how risky I actually am. ‘She says she doesn’t smoke, but here we have a record back in the early 90s where she was doing three bongs a day.’ (I only told the doctor three; I was doing six.) Apparently, they won’t be given access – well at least not straightaway. They’ll be second in line after the police, who apparently can use the data without even using a warrant. Great way to find out who the drug users are and where they live. Just a little My Health Record googling and they’ll be able to knock up a spreadsheet of meth users, heroin addicts and pot heads. Gives some doors to knock on when things are a bit slow at the station. Excuse me, Mr Government (paternalistic behaviour means I will be referring to the government gendered as a white privileged male, because typically they are the group who like to make decisions on behalf of all non-white privileged males), but I would have liked to have the choice to ‘opt in’ rather than being told I was already in something that I could choose to get out of. Like a bad marriage. It’s a breach of one’s consent – as until I ‘opt out’ I am ‘in’ something I don’t entirely understand or give permission to be part of. I am not normally a person prone to conspiratorial thinking and in theory the idea of a centralised and easily accessible health record certainly has some positives. For the more itinerant amongst us it means a continuity of health records while doctor shopping, or if you’re presented to ED after a serious accident your medications and pre-existing conditions will be immediately available. But are doctors really going to read your records? They’re going to need a few hours before a consult to read all about your haemorrhoids, high blood pressure and halitosis. Riveting reading. And what if you have an argument with a doctor or they’ve made an incorrect diagnosis – or their notes include something prejudicial about your lifestyle that not only will never be removed but is accessible – forever? What if you have a history of mental health issues; how can you be assured that information like that won’t be accessed by future employers? What if you were an injecting drug user, or you still are and you don’t want your workplace to know? What assurance is there that your private information is going to stay private? Won’t the doctor’s receptionist have your password? I am sure they’re lovely but that feels like a bit of a glitch in the security right there. Could hackers breach patient records and use the information to create fake identities, or commit cyber-crimes? Don’t think it doesn’t happen because it just did last week in Singapore where 1.5 million Singapore patient records were duplicated by hackers. Including the prime minister Lee Hsien Loong. If the prime minister’s records can’t be protected, what hope does anyone else have? I have opted out. It’s not hard. I just googled ‘my health record how to opt out’, then I clicked the link and filled in the required data that requested that I and my dependent children to be removed from Big Doctor. So now the government have a record of me as an opter outer. Let’s see what happens to me now.

LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC LIVE

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FROM EXHILARATIONN TOO CONNTEMPPLATIOON – THEE MAAGIC OF MULLUMM MUUSIC Music transforms. Music unites. Music connects. And this year the music is the magic that happens at Mullum Music Festival, running four nights and three days (15–18 November) in the halls, pubs, streets and clubs of Mullumbimby. Ben Ottewell(UK) brings the power of riff with his acoustic-driven solo work to the stage after stepping out with his veteran UK guitar band Gomez earlier this year after a four-year hiatus. Conscious Rock roots reggae genre defier, the nature sprite that is Oahu’s Mike Love brings his deeply spiritual message-based music to the stage, leaving audiences moved by the passionate and musical call back to nature – a truly religious experience! Gabriella Cohen is cool incarnate with her debut

record Full Closure praised internationally for its dreamy fuzz-soaked pop-scapes. Darwin’s Caiti Baker combines raw hiphop talent with delicious soul and R&B with Rolling Stone declaring her songs on her latest release Zinc as ‘uniquely wonderful’. William Crighton returns to share his powerful analogues of lived experience, shaking the dust from his boots once again at Mullum Fest in what is sure to be a deeply profound performance. Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Lior returns to Mullum Festival this time with a full string section. The pure soul experience of Zimbabwe-born Thando heads straight to the dancefloor with thumping R’n’B grooves, an electric

presence and powerhouse vocals. Her ability to tell a story takes her audience on a journey of loving oneself and reflection. Mullum Music Festival also welcomes the ecstatic pulses and furious mashups of Sydney-based quintet Tangents, the smooth harmonies of tropical ambassador Bobby Alu, the nu-soul and jazz of Ladyslug, funky fem-hop from 8-piece soul queens The Mamas, and the insane horniness of Sydney’s New Orleans-style big brass band Low Down Riders. From sheer reckless exhilaration to quiet moments of acoustic contemplation Mullum Music Festival offers up the complete music lovers’ experience. Info and tix mullummusicfestival.com.

VETERAN BLUEES Veteran Aussie blues-roots artist Geoff Achison is a household name for many music fans with a reputation he’s forged through decades of making consistently excellent music. Achison first cut his teeth as the young guitar gun in Dutch Tilders’ band in the 80s and has maintained a gruelling touring schedule ever since, both as part of his band The Souldiggers and as a solo artist in Australia and overseas. Achison is on the trail once again in support of his new album Sovereign Town, an acoustic, intimate, organic and decidedly song-driven collection of 12 tracks, inspired by the early days of Victoria’s gold rush and recorded in Ballarat. The official release is set for 25 August, is distributed worldwide through Landslide Records USA, and is available at all good stores through Only Blues Music. Geoff plays the Rails on Wednesday 8 August.

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MEET THE BACKWWATER BRETHRRENN The Backwater Brethren are the northern rivers country rock supergroup. They take after their mentors The Highway Men (Cash, Jennings, Nelson and Kristofferson) in that they are a bunch of notorious outlaws with a love for a hoedown. The band recently blew the heads off the unsuspecting audience in the Bangalow A&I Hall when they supported and backed John Carter and Ana Cristina Cash. The main man is Ash (Buckshot) Bellon acoustic guitar strummin’, Phil (Longhorn) Levyon lead guitar pickin’, Steve (Forrest Ranger) Gilberton, Harmonica blowin’, Rod (Rattlesnake) Coeon solid swingin’ bass and Stu (Hot Sauce) Eadie on rockin’ country drums. No-one gets out alive without first tapping all ten toes and howling arm in arm with their closest compadres. The Backwater Brethren headline the Mullumbimby Public School Country Fair held at the school on Sunday 12 August over 11am till 3pm. There will be rides and food and all that stuff too.

BEE GEES STAYYINNG ALIVVE Fresh from celebrating seven years and well over 2,000 shows headlining on the Las Vegas strip, the Australian Bee Gees Show are coming to the area to present their 2018 Direct from Vegas world tour! The Australian Bee Gees Show has racked up over 2,250 performances on the Las Vegas Strip and has just been re-signed for another two years until February 2020. The Australian Bee Gees Show was recently voted Best Tribute Show in Las Vegas by the prestigious Las Vegas Review Journal and has made the top 10 in the Overall Best Show category. So don’t miss the next best thing to The Bee Gees. For one night only – Sunday 19 August at the Star Court Theatre. www.starcourttheatre.com.au / 6622 5005

LEAVE IT TO CLLEAAVER Carl Cleves is joined by his musical comrades when he launches his new solo album Before Twilight turns to Night this month. The new album showcases Carl’s new love for the mouth organ. As with much of Carl’s work there are moving melodies, thrilling musicianship, plenty of passion and poetry, and constant surprise. Almost one hour long, the album features nine brand-new originals and was recorded, mixed and mastered by Kamal Engels in the Art of Audio studio, Mullumbimby, with a stellar cast: Thierry Fossemalle, double bass; Dave Sanders, drums; Tunji Beier, drums and tavil; Rick Fenn, guitar and vocals; Thomas Veitch, cello; Andrew Clermont, violin, mandolin and banjo; Kamal Engels, fretless bass; Leigh Carriage and Parissa Bouas, vocals. Those players will be joining him on the night to launch! Thursday 9 August at the Byron Community Centre. Tix at www.byroncentre.com.au.

LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC LIVE TO TAKE OR NOT TO TAKE… THE QUESTION ABOUT VITAMINS

Vitamania is the latest documentary release by Emmy awardwinning filmmaker Sonya Pemberton. She is passionate about science, and unafraid of controversy. Pemberton’s previous offerings have sparked much conversation and debate with Jabbed – Love, Fear and Vaccines seeing her having to don a bulletproof vest for the US screenings. ‘I take on the contentious subjects because they are the conversations of our time,’ says Pemberton. ‘I only have a certain number of films I can make.’ While Sonya’s 2015 release was Uranium – Twisting the Dragon’s Tail she remarked that this documentary on vitamins and the vitamin industry was more controversial and required rigorous research. ‘This is the most heavily fact-checked script I have had; in fact there are more pages of fact script then there are of script.’ Vitamania is presented by scientist and YouTube star Dr Derek Muller, who investigates why if vitamins are curative or lethal then why in this risk-averse climate can consumers still buy them without consultation? ‘Derek allows an audience a different way into the material,’ says Sonya. ‘Rather than a lecture, or the voice of god, he is on journey. He realises vitamins are full of wonder and excitement, and we have conflated them with the idea of being pills, but that’s not what they really are. Vitamins themselves and the role they play in human health are astonishing.’ Sonya’s interest in the topic was sparked in the creation of her feature on vaccination. The idea for Vitamania evolved during the production of our previous SBS feature documentary Jabbed – love, fear and vaccines. While filming I met many people who identified as being vaccine hesitant; they perceived little benefit and significant risk, so they refused or delayed vaccination. These same people often said they ‘took vitamins’ and often gave them to their children because, despite not knowing what vitamins were, where they came from, how they were made and regulated, they perceived significant benefit and no risk. Zero. Zilch. ‘When we started investigating vitamins, what became interesting was that I had forgotten how powerful they are. I had this mindset about should you take them or not, looking at the for and against, and I had lost sight of how powerful they are and how they can transform people’s lives.’ Vitamamia explores the idea of deficiency and how doctors recognise it and address it. ‘In the end the film is a journey back to food and what’s in it. They can’t replicate everything that is in food in a pill. We go to NASA and show how the vitamins in your food are constructed and what is in your vitamin pill. A single apple has 1,700 chemicals all involved in nutrition. We can’t even pretend to know everything that is in an apple and how it works.’

Sonya believes that science bias often means people are suspicious of the word chemical and that ‘chemical’ is synonymous with unhealthy or harmful. ‘Chemical is not a dirty word,’ she says. ‘Vitamins are chemical compounds essential to life. When you create pills you are replicating those chemicals.’ However the real issue with vitamins is the lack of proper regulation on how they are made and what is in them. ‘The vast majority of vitamins are made in China. The stuff in the pills is not as simple as juicing an orange; these are complex active compounds. ‘In the film we go on a massive journey to show you the story behind that question. There is no simple answer; you have to embrace complexity and nuance. Every year hundreds of thousands of children’s lives are saved in developing countries from vitamin A.’ The film also looks at the creation of the vitamin industry and how it has grown. ‘When they deregulated vitamins as a medicine we went from 4,000 products on the market to 80,000. They lowered the bar and the market exploded.’ While looking at benefits Vitamania also explores some of the product consumption dangers. ‘Some vitamin products have serious risks,’ says Sonya. ‘For instance Vitamin A and smoking is a bad combination. This film is really a big-picture overview that allows you to understand vitamin use and highlights the real benefits and the real risks. I have spent nearly three years talking to world experts to get a really big solid underpinning of what vitamins are so you can make your decision whether you like or loathe them.’ Pemberton insists that genuine scientific enquiry on the subject shows that it’s not a simple conclusion of ‘Yes, Vitamins are good – take them, or No, they’re dangerous – don’t.’ ‘Vitamins need to be treated seriously. They are powerful chemicals and they do have an effect so you need to be really informed about what they are and where they come from. Vitamania will be screening at Mullum Civic Hall ahead of its SBS broadcast (12 August) on Wednesday 8 August. Doors at 6.30pm, film at 7pm, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. Tickets are available from www.screenworks.com.au.

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PUTTING STORIES IN THEIR PLACE

NEXT FOR HAMMER & HAND

BANG! Academy of Arts’ crowdfunding campaign has paid off. Their Kickstarter project was successfully completed with 110 per cent funding received from 137 backers, exceeding their goal of raising $12,000 to cover production costs for Two Wolves, the new collaboration between local artist and director Anouska Gammon and award-winning kids/teens author Tristan Bancks, Cumulus Visual Effects, soundscape designer and engineer Pat Davern, and various other experienced (and first-time!) cast and crew. Two Wolves is a fast-paced and suspenseful story aimed at audiences aged 10+ as it deals with complex themes including coming-of-age choices and consequences, expectations of manliness, family loyalty and trust in authority. Two Wolves is playing at the Byron Theatre at 7pm on Tuesday 14 August and Wednesday 15 August with matinees for schools on both days. For bookings call 6685 6807 or book online at www.byroncentre.com.au.

Curated by local storyteller Jenni CargillStrong and supported by the Ngara Institute, Stories in the Club: Drawn from Life has become a new Mullumbimby institution. This month is one year since it kicked off and, excitingly, this coincides with its becoming a Feature Event for the Byron Bay Writers Festival, ‘Live Storytelling; Stories of Place’, supported by Brookfarm and held at the Byron Theatre. Jenni has put together a polished lineup of five local storytellers: Delta Kaye, Simon Richardson, Mary Gardner, Adam Shoemaker and herself.

Ten years! The team at Hammer and Hand Jewellery and Metal Collective are excited, proud and grateful to be celebrating 10 years in business in Byron. Knowing just how hard it is to stay in business has made their upcoming exhibition NeXt all the more reason to celebrate. The 11 current members believe that the gallery’s success is down to great teamwork and the way Hammer and Hand is run as a collective, meaning that each member has a share of the rent and has their regular day in the gallery/workshop. Customers can come and browse the work of all 11 metal artists, chat with and watch the rostered member at work. Hammer and Hand Jewellery and Metal Collective celebrate 10 years in business and look forward to the next 10 with an exhibition of new work titled NeXt. Friday 5–8pm.

Delta Kaye is an inspiring and articulate speaker. She has a performance background and for some years toured schools, telling tales and teaching culture. At the February Stories in the Club, 200 storylovers came to hear environmental stories and two of the stories that generated the most excited feedback were by Dr Mary Gardner and the mayor Simon Richardson. If you missed that event, make sure you catch them this time. Also featured is Adam Shoemaker, specialist in Indigenous literature and culture. Writers at the Rails’ 26th anniversary show will be one of the His story goes back to his Canadian roots in northern Ontario. Writers Festival feature events this Sunday with festival guest, and winner of the 2017 Australian Poetry Slam, Jesse Oliver, featuring Byron Theatre at 8pm on Saturday with tickets on alongside David ‘Ghostboy’ Stavanger and host David Hallett. www.byronwritersfestival.com/feature-events. Byron Writers Festival Feature: Stories in the Club: Drawn The show will include invited readings and a Poetry Slam. From Life with Delta Kaye, Simon Richardson, Dr Mary Starts at 2pm, free entry. Gardner, Adam Shoemaker & Jenni Cargill.

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Mad Mike is an unstoppable comedy talent. After five years as a barman DJ in some of Australia’s best-known resorts, as a precursor to his 15 years as a stunt and visual comedy performer at Movie World GC – Mike lives, breathes, eats and sleeps performance. Mike comes to the Ocean Shores Country Club this Tuesday bringing more than 20 years of entertainment experience with him. Mike is a comedy legend; don’t miss this opportunity to come see one of the most charismatic, authentic and hardworking comedians on the circuit. Mad Mike at Country Club Comedy with Suraj Kolarkar as support and Mandy Nolan MC this Tuesday, 7pm. Free.

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A busy few weeks for Ballina Players! While auditions have just been completed for Ballina Players’ Christmas production of The Boy from Oz, preparations are now underway for auditions for their January production, Beauty and the Beast.

JOKES THAT ROCK If you like your comedy octane charged and pumping with talent, then don’t miss Comedy that Rocks when comedian Mandy Nolan presents two of Australia’s leading rock’n’roll comedians: Jackie Loeb and Dave Eastgate. Jackie is a musical superstar, who now lives most of the year in LA where she goes to auditions, does standup and acts in sitcoms. Dave Eastgate starred alongside Magda Szubanski and Jane Turner in Open Slather. He most recently starred in the US hit Ronnie Chieng: International Student. He’s even been nominated for a Logie award. Fellow comedian Ellen Briggs nearly lost her shit at his last show saying, ‘I’ve never laughed at anyone that hard’. Mandy Nolan, her comedic offsider, sulked for a while but then got over it. She will MC Comedy that Rocks at the Mullumbimby ExServices – Monday 13 August at 8pm. Doors at 7pm. Tix are $20/25, available on mandynolan.com.au or at the club.

Beauty and the Beast will be performed from 11 till 20 January for a minimum of eight performances. Beauty and the Beast tells the story of a cold-blooded prince who has been magically transformed into an unsightly creature as punishment for his selfish ways. To revert into his true human form, the Beast must first earn the love of a bright, beautiful young woman whom he has imprisoned in his enchanted castle, before it is too late. Looking for children, teens and adults: auditions are by appointment only. Contact Mike on 0402 491 036.

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STARS BY LILITH

ARIES: You’ve made a lot of peace with the past recently, and a major metamorphosis is still in progress as relationships undergo a grand transformation and course corrections fall into place. Help the process along by letting go of attachments that bring aggravation or pain. Also take care with travel arrangements, especially insurance. TAURUS: If retrograde aggravations give you the pip, remember everyone’s having love troubles, power struggles, money worries, mechanical malfunctions, creative block, spats and squabbles – not just you. So breathe. Keep coming back to your centre. Patience is one of your astrological skills, and practising it this week is guaranteed to rack up serious karmic fly-buys. GEMINI: This week forces a slowdown. Get used to it, because August has a whopping six planets retrograde, with nowhere to go but where you are. As fellow Gemini Paul McCartney sang: Nothing to say but what a day. Nothing to do it’s up to you… so use this valuable opportunity to regroup and recoup. CANCER: Cancerians are more affected by lunar cycles than other signs, which during this ongoing series of eclipse blitzes in no way means bad, just full on. So expect the unexpected. When it arrives, stay calm. Don’t stress. Tread carefully. Speak cautiously. Be grateful for everything you have. And find things to celebrate. LEO: With Mercury in Leo making a quintet of retrogrades, plans can go awry – but you’re the zodiac’s event organisers, so keep plans B, C and D up your sleeve. Understanding where others are coming from makes this week’s behaviour feel less personal, and sharing the spotlight will win you heaps of assistance. VIRGO: Virgo’s personal power planet Mercury joining a quartet of retrogrades announces a withdrawal and retrospection period while powerful insights download. A great week for a getaway, or if that’s not possible, regular minibreaks and private time. Ban yourself from rushing, taking risks or multitasking, which fractures your focus and could cause accidents.

JULY HOSTED TWO POWERPACKED ECLIPSES, WITH THE THIRD DUE MIDAUGUST. AND WHEN THERE’S INTENSITY ON THE CELESTIAL STAGE, AS ABOVE, SO BELOW… LIBRA: This week’s fine socialising comes accompanied by a minefield of misunderstandings, projections and dramatic reactions. Feelings that have been brewing and stewing erupt suddenly. Serenity could be conspicuous by its absence, and advanced peacekeeping skills needed. Getting bossed by pushy, insistent human bulldozers? Make a graceful retreat into quiet, peaceful you-time. SCORPIO: : Look for the hidden gift in delays and make changing arrangements work for you, because things are moving forward in ways that aren’t visible or at your preferred rate. Retrograde transits offer second chances to reconnect with others, rectify misperceptions, refine game plans. Sound ho-hum? Trust me, this week has no shortage of dramatic entertainment. SAGITTARIUS: With lunar eclipse energies pumping up the volume on lively dialogue and vivid discussions about travel and future moves, you’re firing on all cylinders – and need to pay special attention to what you say, because for better or worse that will definitely be what you get. As usual, this week’s satisfaction is an inside job. CAPRICORN: It’s worthwhile taking the time to explain your motives, intentions and why you did what you did, to save a lot of tiresome bother from this week’s assumptions and judgments. Weigh up the drawback v reward ratio of operating solo as against group dynamics, then choose case by case what makes you happiest. AQUARIUS: Last weekend’s annual Aquarius full moon, second in an eclipse trio, marked a glow moment for your extraordinary selves: think mysterious morphing of butterfly from chrysalis. Make the most of this ongoing reformation, though with retro Mars in your corner forcing anything is contraindicated – so stretch gently, expand gradually, proceed with care. PISCES: Midway through a major eclipse season, this push-pull week fast tracks some things and brakes hard on others, making it essential, though not necessarily easy, to step away from conflicts, confrontational situations and problem friends. Good news is that retrogrades make resurrection, reinvention, revival and renewal all realistically possible.

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BEIRUT Some actors struggle to escape their own shadow. Jon Hamm’s imposing presence in TV’s Mad Men might have had him forever identified as Don Draper of the manicured stubble, but if his performance in this oldschool hostage thriller is any indication, he has well and truly moved on. The wife of diplomat Mason Skiles (Hamm) is killed in a 1972 terrorist attack at their residency in Beirut. Jump forward to 1982 and Skiles is an alcoholic running a small-time company dealing with disputes between employers and their workers. When called upon to return to Beirut to negotiate with the abductors of his old CIA buddy Cal Riley (Mark Pellegrino), he finds himself caught up in the opaque

machinations of intelligence, counter-intelligence, political double-speak and murky backroom deals that prevail in the Middle East. Never entirely sure who he can rely on, Skiles must run his own race and hope that the kidnapper Karim (Idir Chender), known to him from his earlier stint in the city, is as good as his word, and that Sandy Crowder (Rosamund Pike) is more than just ‘the skirt driving his car’. This is a fantastic movie – absorbing, unpredictable and true in its assessment and portrayal of the amorality that festers behind the suits we see on the nightly news. Despite it being a particularly blood-stained period in Lebanon’s modern history, director Brad Anderson

indulges in no superfluous violence and because of that the killings that do occur are all the more shocking. Nor does he take sides, with the PLO, Washington, Mossad, the Druse militia and everybody else involved all shown to be as duplicitous as each other. Tony Gilroy, with Michael Clayton and three of the Bourne flicks

on his resume, has written a screenplay that is watertight, cohesive despite the story’s complexities, and paced to build to a chilling denouement and epilogue. It is shot in Tangier, but that in no way detracts from the realism in one of the year’s best. And Hamm is great.

was able to persuade me otherwise. The script does have its moments, notably when Jen visits her parents for dinner and adjourns to the bathroom with her brother and Mel to

snort lines of Ajax, thinking it’s cocaine. Otherwise, the selfconscious determination to be un-PC, with jokes about race (mostly Maori having a dig at White), wears thin and the sex gags are not so much risqué as playground crass. Belatedly, there is a focus on gender expectations, companionship and parenting, whereupon the tone shifts from tryhard funny to gentle but genuine iconoclasm – there’s nothing like an insertion of Debussy into a soundtrack to make you see through the ratbaggery that has been foisted on a character, in this case Jen. A sharp, original idea underpinned this film, but the fact that Sami and van Beek wrote it, directed it and starred in it suggests that not enough input was heard from others. Maybe Waititi could have told the girls to rein it in a bit.

THE BREAKER UPPERERS As the man with the Midas touch in Kiwi cinema, Taika Waititi can do no wrong. His name appears as executive producer of this, but if you go along expecting something halfway near as good as Boy (2010) or Hunt For The Wilderpeople (2016) you will be grievously disappointed. Mel and Jen (Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek) run a business that has them facilitating the break up of relationships from which one member wants to be free. We first meet them dressed as police officers who

have informed Anna (Celia Pacquola) that her partner has gone missing. This is followed by a number of examples of the go-betweens doing their shtick, most of them executed with a Benny Hill gaucheness that permeates the whole movie. The through-line comes when teenaged Jordan arrives at the office needing them to concoct a situation that would result in his splitting from his girlfriend. Jordan immediately falls for Mel, who is twice his age. I didn’t believe it to start with, and neither performer

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Q STOKERS SIDING HALL 7.30PM 15 MINUTES OF FAME Q LENNOX HOTEL 10PM MARSHALL O’KELL Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK PIANO BAR 4PM NARELLE HARRIS – BOARDWALK 6.30PM LOUNGE GLENN MASSEY Q CHERRY ST, BALLINA SPORTS CLUB 8.30PM ADAM BROWN Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD 8.30PM DJ DISCO STATIK Q SERPENTINE COMMUNITY GALLERY, LISMORE 6PM PHILIPPA LEADER LOVE COURAGE FREEDOM Q THE GOLLAN HOTEL, LISMORE 7.30PM THE HOWLIN YOWIES

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Q THE QUAD, LISMORE 7PM WONDERBABES

Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM SLIM PICKENS

Q LISMORE WORKER’S CLUB 7.30PM TWO MEN & A LADYZ

Q BALLINA RSL 6PM CLUB LEIGH JAMES 7.30PM THE TONY BENNETT STORY RSL BALLINA BOWLING CLUB 6.30PM STU BLACK

Q THE NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE 11.30AM AFRO DANCE SESSION, 2.20PM CYPHER SESSION Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 7.30PM KIMBERLEY DAVIS Q RIVERVIEW HOTE, MURWILLUMBAH 7.30PM JAMES MCHUGH Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM BACK TRACKIN’ DUO Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 7.30PM PRE LOVES Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM DAN HANNAFORD Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF 8.30PM LEIGH JAMES Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS THE STAGE 2PM DANIELLE GOULLET PRESENTS, 4.30PM MATTY ROGERS TRIO, 9PM ANGELA FABIAN BAND Q TWIN TOWNS JUNIORS, TWEED HEADS 5PM MARTIN WAY

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY 9PM JOSH LEE HAMILTON

Q CURRUMBIN PUB 8PM RAW DEEP, FILTHY MINDS, THE FOOLS, TAINE JOSO

Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM ADAM HARPAZ

Q CURRUMBIN RSL 5PM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

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Q BRUNSWICK HOTEL 7.30 THE DIRTY CHANNEL DUO Q BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE 7PM SONGS FROM THE LOST HIGHWAY: THE POETRY & WESTERN OF HANK WILLIAMS

Q THE QUAD, LISMORE 7PM WONDERBABES

Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB – PLATINUM LOUNGE 7.30PM GREG [GROOVY], 8PM ROO – MAIN LOUNGE 7.30PM TWO MEN AND A LADYZ

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 12PM DAVE BARRY Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM DEAR WILLOW

Q LULU’S, MULLUMBIMBY 11AM LUKE MORTON

Q KINGSCLIFF SURF CLUB 3PM SUNDAY SESSIONS

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SUNDAY 5 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY JESSE PUMPHREY Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY 2PM WRITERS AT THE RAILS 26TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURING JESSE OLIVER AND DAVID STAVANGER, 7PM RUMBLEFISH Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 4.40PM THE SUPERLOVE 8PM DAVE DOG Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 3PM DARLING JAMES

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Q TWIN TOWNS JUNIORS, TWEED HEADS 2.30PM THE GOOD OIL Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 2PM DIANA ANAID Q COOLANGATTA-TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB 2PM TWEED LINKS QUARTET Q CURRUMBIN RSL 4PM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

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Q BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE 7PM SONGS FROM THE LOST HIGHWAY: THE POETRY & WESTERNS OF HANK WILLIAMS

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Q THE LENNOX SESSIONS 7PM GEOFF ACHISON

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Q LENNOX HEAD HOTEL WILSON COOPER BAND

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Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS THE SHOWROOM 11AM THE DISASTER ARTIST – THE STAGE 4PM LINE DANCING WITH RUSSELL HINTON, 7PM MARK WILSON’S DANCE NIGHT

TUESDAY 7 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY MARSHALL OKELL

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY 7PM GEOFF ACHISON Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 8PM ANDY JANS BROWN

Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY 9PM SARAH GRANT

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Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 8PM ADAM HARPAZ

Q BANGALOW BOWLO 6.30PM SWING CLASSES

Q HALL UNDER BYRON GYM 6.45PM NO LIGHTS NO LYCRA

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Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY 9PM YEWSDAY LIVE DJS Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 7PM COUNTRY CLUB MC MANDY NOLAN, FEATURE MIKE BENNETT Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 7PM TRIVIA

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Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY THE SWAMPS

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC WITH HARRY NICHOLS

Q BANGALOW BOWLO 6PM SALSA CLASSES

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Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS THE SHOWROOM 11AM SHELLY WHITE THE GIRL FROM OZ – THE STAGE 11AM LINE DANCING WITH RUSSELL HINTON, 3.30PM SOCIAL NEW VOGUE DANCING, 7PM LIVING IN THE 70S DUO

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Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM OPEN MIC WITH SLIM PICKENS

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Q MARTY’S AT CABA 11AM COME TOGETHER

Q MARY G’S, LISMORE THE LIQUID SEARCH

Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM PAINKILLER

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Service Directory SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINE

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday. LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid. For line Service Directory ads email classifieds@echo.net.au. DISPLAY ADS: $66 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid. Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section. For display Service Directory ads email adcopy@echo.net.au. The Echo Service Directory is online in Echonetdaily â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.echo.net.au/service-directory

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ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

INDEX Accountants & Bookkeepers ......................................38 Acupuncture .......................................................................38 Agent .....................................................................................38 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration .............................38 Antennas & Installation ................................................38 Antiques / Restoration ..................................................38 Appliance Repair ..............................................................38 Architects .............................................................................38 Automotive .........................................................................38 Bathroom Renovations .................................................38 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters........................38 Bricklaying ..........................................................................38 Building Trades .................................................................38 Bush Regen & Weed Control .......................................38 Carpet Cleaning ................................................................39 Chimney Sweeping .........................................................39 Chiropractic ........................................................................39 Cleaning ...............................................................................39 Computer Services ..........................................................39 Concreting & Paving .......................................................39 Decks, Patios & Extensions..........................................39 Dentists .................................................................................39 Design & Drafting ............................................................39 Driveway Maintenance .................................................39 Earthmoving & Excavation..........................................39 Electricians ..........................................................................39 Fencing..................................................................................40 Floor Sanding & Polishing ...........................................40 Garage Doors .....................................................................40 Garden & Property Maintenance .............................40 Garden Design...................................................................40 Gas Suppliers .....................................................................40 Glaziers .................................................................................40 Guttering..............................................................................40 Handypersons ...................................................................40 Health ....................................................................................40 Hire..........................................................................................40 Hot Water Systems ..........................................................40 Ironing ...................................................................................40 Kitchens ................................................................................40 Landscape Design ...........................................................40 Landscaping ......................................................................40 Laundry Services ..............................................................40 Lighting ................................................................................40 Locksmith ............................................................................40 Osteopathy .........................................................................40 Painting ................................................................................41 Permaculture......................................................................41 Pest Control ........................................................................41 Photography ......................................................................41 Physiotherapy ...................................................................41 Picture Framing ................................................................41 Picture Hanging ................................................................41 Plastering.............................................................................41 Plumbers ..............................................................................41 Printing & Copying Services .......................................41 Removalists.........................................................................41 Roofing..................................................................................41 Rubbish Removal .............................................................41 Scrap Metal Merchants .................................................41 Septic Systems...................................................................41 Sewing & Alterations......................................................42 Solar Installation ..............................................................42 Stonemason........................................................................42 Swimming Pools ...............................................................42 Tiling ......................................................................................42 Tree Services ......................................................................42 Upholstery...........................................................................42 Valuers ..................................................................................42 Veterinary Surgeons ......................................................42 Water Cartage ....................................................................42 Water Filters .......................................................................42 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning .....................................42 Welding .................................................................................42 Window Tinting .................................................................42

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Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. â&#x20AC;˘ Residential Civil Industrial. â&#x20AC;˘ Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete. â&#x20AC;˘ Steel ďŹ xing & formwork.

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & TIPPER HIRE Driveways, rubbish removal. Ian.......................0412 853479 FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173 BEAU JARDIN 1.8 tonne excavator & 3 tonne tip truck .................................................0417 054443 ADVANCED CONCRETE POLISHING Grind & seal, polished concrete. Shane ................0419 961708

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

Call Sam on

0434 539 979

â&#x20AC;˘ Window Cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Screens & Tracks â&#x20AC;˘ Pressure Washing â&#x20AC;˘ House â&#x20AC;˘Roof â&#x20AC;˘ Paths â&#x20AC;˘ Solar

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

DENTISTS

Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901 email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly â&#x20AC;˘ Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free Quotes â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience

Quality Exterior Refinishing

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning

Full Circle

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600 fullcirclerefinishing.com

North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

0439 624 945

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Domestic Commercial

BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ................................07 55234090 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL JAMIE 0408 809 817 licence no. 201775c

DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

www.byroneco.com.au

Window Cleaning Professionals

24 HOUR SERVICE

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600

GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point

FREE QUOTES FREECALL 1800 683 838 MOBILE 0419 677 991 cmhwindows@gmail.com COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC, SHOPS & REAL ESTATE FULLY INSURED

ELECTRICIANS

Lic: 154293c

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage & chiropractic. 110 Dalley St .....................................66841028

CONCRETING & PAVING

Lic.136717c

MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com 20 Year+s Exp.

'ULYHZD\ 3RWKROH 6SHFLDOLVW

Specialising in Asphalt Driveways, Subdivisions, Earthworks, Carparks and all Maintenance!

)UHH 4XRWH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; &DOO 1RZ

0458 267 777

Jai â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0467 482 948

Lic. 211410C

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE Roadworks incl Driveways, Carparks & General Excavation 35 years in local area â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes

Phone Jeremy 0409 146 052

Suffolk Park Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

0414 905 900

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Service Directory ELECTRICIANS (continued)

6684 8239 Michael Lamb providing Byron Shire with quality electrical services since g 1984

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COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824 JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705

IRONING

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Non-Toxic Herbicide Spray | Brush Cutting Tip Runs | Fully Insured

THE IRONING LADY Ironing Service. Suffolk Park $30/hr. Angela.................................0414 719680

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

KITCHENS

info@byronbaymowing.com.au www.byronbaymowing.com.au

E: info@mglamb.com.au www.mgelectricalservices.net.au E: info@mglamb.com.auM:M: 0417025 025 019 019 0417 Lic. 236341C

netdaily.net.au

North Coast news daily:

D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689 ABOVEBOARD KITCHENS, BATHROOMS & ALTERATIONS Lic 80677C ...................0415 661814

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Property maintenance All Mowing jobs Landscaping Pressure cleaning Tip runs

BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 SHANE TURNER LANDSCAPES 25 yrs exp. Creative, reliable & affordable ...................0418 688171 VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES Dip. Lscape Des & Hort. Ryde College Lic 39791..66845035 or 0414 842602

0407 065 849

LANDSCAPING

CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 BUFFALO ELECTRICAL Head down since 1978. Lic No 131681C ...................................0404 308705 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance.....................0402 487213 PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791

FENCING

â&#x20AC;˘ Sand â&#x20AC;˘ Soils â&#x20AC;˘ Gravels â&#x20AC;˘ Pots & statues â&#x20AC;˘ Lots, lots more

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 THE BURBS MOWING All suburban mowing. Andrew .................................................0431 248888

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com

BYRON BAY BRUSH CUTTING Acreage mowing, garden detailing, insured. Gyan .........0402 728207 WINTER SPECIAL. Acreage mowing $50 hr. Insured.....................................................0402 728207

GARDEN DESIGN GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329

Shaun Savage Landscapes Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

Specialising in: â&#x20AC;˘ Retaining Walls â&#x20AC;˘ Pool Surrounds â&#x20AC;˘ Block Work â&#x20AC;˘ Paving â&#x20AC;˘ TurďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ Stonework 20 Years Experience

GAS SUPPLIERS

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256

0405 594 288 SOIL MULCH

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

Free Delivery

NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716

Reliable

THE FLOOR SANDER non-toxic finishes. Free quotes richardneylan1@bigpond.com ...0407 821690

GARAGE DOORS

GRAVEL

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

CRACKER DUST ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

landscaping supplies

0266 804555

GLAZIERS

LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS

7 Stinson Street, Ballina Ph: 02 6686 4238 W: www.cmgd.com.au E: info@cmgd.com.au

Garage Doors & Openers

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801

6685 8588

Mirrors â&#x20AC;˘ Security doors and screens Shower screens â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial glazing BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days. Lic 313329C ..............66808123

GUTTERING

Ä˘Ç˘ĹŚĂžĹą

0409 785 584

www.otrlandscaping.com.au

EXPERIENCED STONE MASONS SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS

Artisan masonry | Quality craftsmanship All aspects of stone work GAVIN

0410 931 969

gdsstone@gmail.com

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Leaf Guard. Lic 60414C. Darryl Patterson .........................0414 889453

HANDYPERSONS

ACREAGE CARE

G LANZENI HANDYMAN SERVICE & property maintenance. Byron Bay ....................0412 395604 CARPENTER/BUILDER Renos, timber decks, pergolas, cabins, fencing. Tori Bergin .....0481 785008 MCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509 ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance ........................................0402 281638 EXP GARDENER, grounds & maint, handyman, labourer. Fit, reliable & responsible ....0404 130953 GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home repairs/renovations etc. Jesse..................0458 968290

byronlawnranger@gmail.com

www.byronlawnranger.com

â&#x20AC;˘ Paving â&#x20AC;˘ Stonework â&#x20AC;˘ Timber work â&#x20AC;˘ Retaining wall â&#x20AC;˘ Garden maintenance â&#x20AC;˘ Planting â&#x20AC;˘ TurďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ Mulching â&#x20AC;˘ Hedging â&#x20AC;˘ Lawns

0434 329 111

40 August 1, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo

HEALTH â&#x20AC;˘ OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

â&#x20AC;˘ Self serve / service wash â&#x20AC;˘ New front loaders & dryers â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & commercial services

LIGHTING

ALL TIMBER REPAIRS. Qualified Joiner/Handyman, well presented. Andrew .............0412 293732

978 383

LAUNDRY

FAST TURNAROUND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; AIR BNB

HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956

RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569

Contact Vadi: 0404

LAUNDRY SERVICES

OPEN EVERY DAY

THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953

â&#x20AC;˘ Acreage Mowing Specialist â&#x20AC;˘ Irrigation â&#x20AC;˘ Landscaping â&#x20AC;˘ Rubbish Removal Byron Shire â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ballina Shire â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Licensed & Insured

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697

FOR ALL YOUR RURAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

0497 413 344 â&#x20AC;˘ www.charlibearlawncare.com

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456

Mullum Wash House â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0412 302 246

From 4x4 tractor slashing to house yard maintenance Complete care plans provided for ALL ongoing customers

FULLY INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES 100% satisfaction! charlibearlawncare@hotmail.com

Licence 292757c

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417

MULLUMBIMBY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTRE 60 Stuart St...............................66841511 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002

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

Lic 308722C

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Lighting Showroom Open 9am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5pm Mon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 creativelightingsolutions.com.au

CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LOCKSMITH MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair .............0412 764148

OSTEOPATHY

OSTEOPATHY at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517

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Service Directory PAINTING

PHYSIOTHERAPY

â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer Pilates classes. to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000. Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara ................................................................................................66872330

BYRON BAY

â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Servicing all areas â&#x20AC;˘ Workmanship guaranteed â&#x20AC;˘ Attention to detail

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288

LEAPFROG REMOVALS BYRON BAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499

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02 6684 2198

EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Matrix Rhythm Therapy, home visits avail................66847838

TXHULHV#PXOOXPELPE\UHPRYDOV FRP DX

PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385

PICTURE FRAMING BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................66803444

YVES DE WILDE

MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

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

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451 186 / 6680 4660

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GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129

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GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICE New homes, extensions, renos, 40yrs exp. Dave......0457 117654

Painting & Decorating

24 years experience

QUALIFIED â&#x20AC;˘ INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ LOCAL â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES 7KH Ă&#x20AC; QLVKLQJ WRXFK WR \RXU KRPH

Mob: 0409 451 518

mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249

PLUMBERS

0434 391 855

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

MoveSmoothly Licence No. 207479C

ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

www.byronbaycontainerstorage.com.au

LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE

COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733

4XDOLILHG Âą ,QVXUHG /RFDO

Mark Wopling Accredited

0434 391 855

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR &UDLJ 0413

Lic 167371C

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

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

PLASTERING

www.shiftremovals.com.au LOCAL + INTERSTATE REMOVALS ROAD + RAIL FREIGHT CONTAINER REMOVALS + TRANSPORT

Call Bridget

Help with: Sorting | Packing Downsizing | General ensuring your move is smooth

0429 335 501

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 CAPE BYRON REMOVALS Local, Brisbane, Melbourne weekly. Since 1989 ..................0413 505893

ROOFING

PERMACULTURE

DOMESTIC â&#x20AC;˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

Metal RooďŹ ng Installations â&#x20AC;˘ Guttering Downpipes â&#x20AC;˘ Fascia â&#x20AC;˘ Skylights â&#x20AC;˘ Whirlybird Patios â&#x20AC;˘ Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Leaf Guard

Craig Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

â&#x20AC;˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â&#x20AC;&#x153;no sprayâ&#x20AC;? cockroach treatments â&#x20AC;˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice! No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

0404 053 857

ALL ROOF RESTORATIONS And pressure cleaning. Byron Bay. Free Quotes..................0421 502642 Lic. No. 206913C

PEST CONTROL

All Plumbing Blocked drains GasďŹ tting Solar Hot Water

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available ..............................0450 300360 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 A UTE LOAD OF STUFF .................................................................................................0408 210772

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 TIPPER HIRE avail for rubbish removal & tip runs. Jono................................................0412 871438 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 BYRON RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes, same day service ......0451 079060

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017

02 6681 6555

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...................66770004

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

BUCHANAN PLUMBING & GAS - Gasfitter - Luke - Lic 225997C ..................................0407 119910

www.allpestsolutions.com.au

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP E ll FRoE ff for a

Drop washing steel, es and machin ers dry

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS Buying: â&#x20AC;˘ Scrap metal â&#x20AC;˘ Aluminium â&#x20AC;˘ Copper â&#x20AC;˘ Brass â&#x20AC;˘ Lead â&#x20AC;˘ Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

REMOVALISTS

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

PHOTOGRAPHY

Tree Faerie Fotos

Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com â&#x20AC;˘ 0417 427 518 North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au

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

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS Installing, maintaining and repairing onsite sewerage management systems in Tweed & Byron Shires for over 25 years.

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930 NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

0429 149 533 Est 2006

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just give us a ring

â&#x20AC;˘ Freight services to Brisbane weekly â&#x20AC;˘ Carriers of ďŹ ne art â&#x20AC;˘ Furniture removal â&#x20AC;˘ E-bay pick up & delivery

6681 4912 / 0409 917646

FREE TOW

avail fo r cars â&#x20AC;&#x201C; unwanted cash for som paid e

NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT

NEWT TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805

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Service Directory

Classifieds

SEWING & ALTERATIONS

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS 6684 1777

SEWING Repairs & alterations. Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ..................................0427 570812 SANDIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SEWING Bulk garment manufacture. Est 20 years ........................................0409 060393

SOLAR INSTALLATION Pioneers of the solar industry

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228

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

Electric Lic 124600c

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UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor................................................0403 713303

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INDEX Annual General Meetings ..... 43 Birthdays ................................ 45 Businesses Opportunities...... 44 Cabins For Sale ..................... 44 Childcare................................ 43 Death Notices ........................ 45 For Sale ................................. 44 Funeral Notices ..................... 45 Garage Sales......................... 44 Halls For Hire......................... 44 Health Notices ....................... 43 Items under $100 .................. 44 Investment Property .............. 44 In Memoriam.......................... 45 Lost & Found ......................... 45 Motor Vehicles ....................... 44 Musical Notes ........................ 45 Only Adults ............................ 45 Pets ........................................ 45 Positions Vacant .................... 44 Professional Services ............ 43 Public Notices ........................ 42 Removalists ........................... 44 Share Accommodation .......... 44 Social Escorts........................ 45 To Lease ................................ 44 To Let ..................................... 44 Tradework .............................. 44 Tree Services ......................... 44 Tuition .................................... 45 Volunteers Wanted................. 45 Wanted .................................. 44 Work Wanted ......................... 45

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ALL JUST $10 EACH Available from TheÂ Echo officeÂ reception

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BANGALOW 8.30-10am: QIGONG 6-7.15pm: QIGONG 6-8pm: TAIJI

BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 8.30-10.30am: TAIJI

6.30am: VINYASA 10am: BIKRAM YOGA 4.15pm: BIKRAM YOGA 6.15pm: VINYASA

6.30am: VINYASA 8am: VINYASA 10am: HOT 60 4.15pm: BIKRAM YOGA 6.15pm: HOT 60

6.30am: HOT 60 8am: YIN 10am: BIKRAM YOGA 4.15pm: HOT 60 6.15pm: VINYASA

6.30am: VINYASA 8am: VINYASA 10am: HOT 60 4.15pm: BIKRAM YOGA 6.15pm: HOT 60

6.30am: HOT 60 10am: BIKRAM YOGA 4.15pm: HOT 60 6.15pm: VINYASA

6.30-8.30am: ASHTANGA 9-10.30am: HATHA 6-7.30pm: YANG TO YIN

9.30-11am: SLOW FLOW 6-7.30pm: HATHA FLOW

9-10.30am: ALIGN+FLOW 5.30-7pm: VINYASA

9-10.30am: YIN YOGA

9.30-11am: VINYASA 4.30-5.30pm: RESTORATIVE

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9.15am: CONTEMPORARY 6pm: HIPHOP

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9am: YIN-HATHA 11am: SMALL GROUP YOGA 5pm: SOUND YOGA 7pm: IYENGAR YOGA

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HEALTH continued

FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

DREAM CIRCLE

UNIQUE HANDMADE DOOR NETS Aesthetically beautiful & durable. Assort colours. Ph 0429846611 or 0413704211

TINTENBAR 245 Friday Hut Rd, Fri, Sat, Sun after 8am. Everything has to go, bring a truck. Furniture, garden gear, steel offcuts, rolls of shadecloth, Typical walking foot sewing machine, lots more.

Clunes

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003 301

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LIMITLESS Kinesiolgy | Byron Bay Paula Wickham Experienced Kinesiologist & Naturopath Clearing old programs Igniting your true potential

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MOBILITY SCOOTER hardly used. $1300 ono. Ph 66801720 SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales. Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Available from The Echo reception: Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of a chess player; Heresy, an historical novel. ALL JUST $10 each.

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617

COMPOST TOILETS

HALLS FOR HIRE

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653

COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

GUITARS, RECORDS, HI FI valiantmusic.com.au 66851005

BAMBOO PLY

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

Concerts, forums, weddings, exhibitions, functions, etc. www.mullumcivic.com

0488 609 774

bookings@mullumcivic.com

TRADEWORK

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

s 3EPTIC TANK CLEANING s 'REASE TRAP SERVICING s /ILY ,IQUIDS s 0ORTABLE TOILET HIRE s HOUR SERVICE

TREE SERVICES

DINING TABLE 1840 circular rosewood & 4 chairs, under half valuation $3,999 ono, Mullumbimby. Ph 0439715449

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post ofﬁce box

CABINS FOR SALE

AUTOMATIC 2002 MAZDA SP20 172859KM IDEAL 1ST CAR GREAT CONDITION SN2373....$5490 2008 HYUNDAI GETZ 5SPD MANUAL 158683KM GREAT CONDITION LOW KM SN5636............$4995 AUTOMATIC 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK 177929KM LOW KM FULL SERVICE HISTORY SN5997...$7490 AUTOMATIC 2001 MAZDA 626 FANTASTIC CONDITION SN9931.........................$2750 12 SEATER 2005 FORD TRANSIT BUS DIESEL 5SPD MANUAL 154510KM SN9186...........................$14990 2005 HOLDEN RODEO 5SPD MANUAL SINGLE CAB TRAYBACK UTE SN4481...............$5500

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

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DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

6684 4421 0402 364 852

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SHARE ACCOM. MULLUM CENTRAL Double bedroom, WIR, sitting room & own bathroom, extra storage space. Garage avail. To share with mature male. $280pw incl gas & elec. Ph 0431049933 SUNRISE room, share with great ﬂatmates, $200pw + bond, incl bills. Walk to IGA/beach. Ph 0405463663 OCEAN SHORES large unfurn room with deck. Private creek & nature reserve. $200pw. Auslan helpful. Ph 0403607410 COSY CARAVAN, self cont, healthy living on lovely farm, Myocum, close to Mullum. Shared laundry/shower. Info 0458179026

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND

TREE SERVICES

• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 18" chipper (crane truck)

Fully insured • Free quotes

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

Tallow TREE SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage (up to 30 tonne). Residential | Commercial | Wholesale Prompt and reliable service.

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES • Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

0415 483 192

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS TOYOTA CELICA rego till June 2019, $1700 ono. Ph 0402535340

0401 350 156

REMOVALISTS

Friday August 3rd at 10:30am

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ITEMS UNDER $100 ANTIQUE SIDEBOARD and antique table, $99 each. Ph 0402535340

WANTED LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052 CARAVAN WANTED up to $3000. Ph 0429444616

44 August 1, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo

SUNRISE 1br modern, clean, bright, sunny ﬂat, $380pw minimal expenses. Suit working couple. Ph 0428855936

$50 daily rate Contact Melanie

I’ll come split your logs into ﬁrewood. Machine splits 1 cubic metre per hour.

Commencing in store 1 Station St, Bangalow

FEDERAL private rural garden studio, f/f, s/c, own entrance, $200pw incl bills. Suit single n/s, refs req. Ph 0423136951

available in the heart of Mullum

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

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BYRON 2 furn large rooms + built-ins + balconies in perfect spot, 5 min town/ beach, chilled organised house, longterm, suit single n/s, $215pw includes unlimited WiFi. 0421865737 CRABBES CK lovely f-furn garden room. Quiet bush setting, 10mins beach, 25 min Tweed/Byron. $200pw incl bills. 66771523 SUFFOLK beachside, furnished room in 2br unit, suit mature worker or student, no pets, $190pw incl bills. Ph 0407416575 MULLUM CK room, sun ﬁlled, warm, views, n/s, no pets $150pw. 0447676458

northernrivers@littlegreentruck.com.au

0415 194 654

BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

BANGALOW 2br, 1 bthrm house, good view, quiet street $480pw. 0413827059

BYRON BAY AUSTRALIA Investment Opportunity www.ecocentretrust.com.au

UPPER MAIN ARM 1br pool house, $350pw incl elec & WiFi. 0423514329

BUSINESS OPP. CAT HOTEL Est 15yrs. You’ll need space the size of 1.5 car garage in right location. 10-20hrs pw. You get all equip, incl 5 walk-in units, MYOB First Edge, website, branding, 5-star Google rating. As well as a client list & detailed proﬁles of 800+ cats, training, bookings. Price neg. 66840584 or 0422120610

OCEAN SHORES Three bedroom, two bathroom family home with two living areas in a quiet cul-de-sac and direct access to Waterlily Park. Sorry no pets. Available 1st August. $570 per week.

FNC Property Management april@fncproperty.com.au

1300 716 707

SGB 2 ROOMS 100m to beach. 1rm $180, 2 rms $330pw incl bills. Good vibes only. Avail mid August. Ph 0458628891

TO LET

BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $140 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646

STORAGE ONLY 6X9m Besser brick shed $80pw. Apply to 107 Stuart St, Mullumbimby

POSITIONS VACANT WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post ofﬁce box DENTAL ASSISTANTS Byron Bay CBD dental surgery requires 1 exp & 1 trainee dental assistant for immediate start. Ph 0412120002

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Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service to be held at The Hub Baptist Church, Cnr Rajah Road & Bindaree Way, Ocean Shores on WEDNESDAY (8th August, 2018) commencing at 2.00 pm.

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The devoted ďŹ ve year old brothers, OSCAR (grey), and NELSON ( black), are still with us and so very keen to have a home again. They are a mixture of the super people breed Burmese, and the striking Russian Blue. Well adjusted, easy going, and up until recently living happily with a family, so they have all the cat magic necessary to easily blend in a real â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;foreverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

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4.17am 7.57pm 5.48pm 9.56pm Moon High tide, set height (m) 0904 1101 1.27; 2317 1.56 0938 1146 1.27; 2355 1.48 1012 1237 1.28 1048 0038 1.39; 1336 1.31 1126 0131 1.30; 1445 1.37 1209 0239 1.23; 1555 1.47 1257 0353 1.20; 1701 1.60 1351 0505 1.21; 1801 1.73 1452 0611 1.25; 1857 1.85 1558 0709 1.30; 1947 1.94 1707 0802 1.35; 2036 1.98 1815 0853 1.39; 2122 1.97 1922 0942 1.42; 2207 1.89 2027 1030 1.43; 2250 1.76 2128 1119 1.41; 2332 1.60 2228 1211 1.39 2326 0015 1.43; 1308 1.36 0101 1.27; 1414 1.35 0022 0159 1.14; 1525 1.37 0117 0310 1.06; 1630 1.41 0210 0425 1.05; 1724 1.47 0300 0527 1.08; 1810 1.54 0348 0615 1.13; 1851 1.59 0433 0657 1.18; 1928 1.64 0515 0734 1.23; 2003 1.67 0554 0810 1.27; 2037 1.67 0631 0845 1.31; 2110 1.66 0706 0921 1.34; 2142 1.62 0740 0958 1.36; 2215 1.57 0814 1037 1.38; 2247 1.49 0849 1120 1.38; 2324 1.39

Astronomical data and tides Low tide, height (m) 0505 0.38; 1637 0.44 0542 0.39; 1722 0.51 0622 0.40; 1815 0.58 0708 0.41; 1923 0.63 0800 0.41; 2045 0.65 0859 0.39; 2210 0.60 1000 0.34; 2327 0.50 1100 0.27 0030 0.38; 1158 0.20 0123 0.28; 1251 0.13 0212 0.19; 1344 0.08 0258 0.15; 1433 0.08 0343 0.14; 1524 0.12 0426 0.16; 1614 0.21 0509 0.21; 1705 0.33 0551 0.28; 1801 0.46 0633 0.35; 1907 0.58 0720 0.41; 2026 0.65 0813 0.46; 2149 0.66 0915 0.48; 2302 0.61 1016 0.47; 2357 0.53 1112 0.43 0040 0.46; 1159 0.38 0117 0.40; 1240 0.33 0150 0.35; 1316 0.29 0222 0.31; 1351 0.27 0252 0.29; 1427 0.26 0322 0.28; 1502 0.27 0353 0.27; 1540 0.31 0426 0.28; 1621 0.36 0500 0.30; 1706 0.43

Times are Eastern Standard Daylight Savings Time. Time lags: Ballina Boat Dock: 15 min; Byron Bay: nil; Brunswick River Hwy Bridge: high 30 min, low 1 hr; Mullumbimby: 1 hr 10 min; Billinudgel: 3 hr 55 min; Chinderah: high 1 hr 15 min, low 2 hr; Terranora Inlet: high 2 hr 10 min, low 2 hr 25 min; Murwillumbah: high 2 hr 30 min, low 2 hr 50 min. Tides in bold indicate high tide of 1.7m or more and low tide of 0.3m or less. Data courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology.

The Byron Shire Echo August 1, 2018 45

Community at work 1 Korau Place, Suffolk Park. Enquiries 07 5590 7746.

On The Horizon

BV VIEW

DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Email copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Our 33rd Birthday luncheon and entertainment, Thursday 9 August, 10.30am for morning tea at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. Visitors welcome. Phone Maureen 0408 294 973 with apologies or to secure a seat.

BV Probus Club

BH Progress Association Meeting 6 August at the Brunswick Heads Community Centre opposite the surf club at 7pm. All residents welcome.

Women’s books group New book group, Women Who Love Books Too Much, starting in August in Mullumbimby. Enquiries ph 0430 175 923 or thejuicyyears.blogspot.com.

Candlelight kirtan Evening of sacred sound with Pralad and the Chants, 6–7.30pm Sunday 5 August,

The Brunswick Valley Probus Club meeting is on Tuesday 7 August, 10am at the Ocean Shores Country Club. Guest Speaker is Dr Liz Hawkins from Dolphin Research Australia. Enquires Margaret 6680 3316.

BB Hospital Auxiliary The Byron Bay Hospital Auxiliary will hold a Street Stall in Bangalow Friday 3 August with home cooking, craft, plants and more. Enquiries 6685 3162.

Mullum CWA Mullumbimby branch of the Country

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Evensong Sunday 5 August at 5pm at St Paul’s Spirituality Centre, 14 Kingsley, Street Byron Bay (200 metres off Jonson Street). Contact John Power 0403 905 543.

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Animal welfare AGM

Wildlife Rescue

The AGM of the North Coast Branch of the Animal Welfare League NSW will be held on Saturday 4 August at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 5pm. Members and friends welcome.

Home-based volunteer phone coordinators wanted for Wildlife Rescue. Computer and reliable internet connection required. Experience with native animals preferred. No costs incurred; Centrelink approved. Three month training period provided Enquiries on 02 5615 8074

Voluntary euthanasia Exit International is a voluntary euthanasia group that meets quarterly. Meetings are held at the Robina Community Centre. Attendees must be Exit members. The next meeting will be held on 9 August. Further information on our website www.exitinternational.net or phone local coordinator Elaine 5580 8215 or 0421 796 713.

Community Alliance for Byron Shire is holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 7 August at 6pm at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. Angela Dunlop: 0413 100 796

U3A Ballina/Byron. Beverly Rutter presents a poetry session on Tuesday August 7 at 10 am in the RSL meeting rooms. Everyone welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Labyrinth Walk

Cty Shopping Bus

Walk the Labyrinth at Byron Bay Uniting Church 1st Sunday of the month (April 2018 2nd Sunday) between 2.30 and 4pm. Introductory talk at 2pm. Info: Lauall Greer 0438 608 776.

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. Call Amanda 1300 875 895.

Saturdays each month at Mullumbimby Civic Hall. Didi 0408 008 769. Byron Mindfulness-Insight Meditation Sangha & Pairoj Brahma 7pm–9pm Tuesdays at The Yurt, Temple Byron www. templebyron.com. No fees. Andrew 0426 119 171, Pairoj 0423 241 916. Buddhist meditation and conversation with John Allan, Mondays 6.30–8.30 pm, The Yurt, Temple Byron. No fees. John 0428 991 189. Byron yoga philosophy club free meditation classes Monday, 6pm, 1 Korau Place Suffolk Park. Go to www. wisdom.yoga or phone Kris 0435 300 743. Community Yoga Nidra class free, Wednesdays 1–1.30pm at the Bamboo Yoga School, behind The Health Lodge, 78 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Matt 0430 008 293. Meditation Collective Mondays 6.30pm at Temple Byron. For more info: www.byronbaymeditationcollective.com. au or call Geo 0431 747 764. Archetypal Meditation at St Paul’s Spirituality Centre Wednesdays 2–3pm 14 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay (200 metres off Jonson Street). John Power: 0403 905 543.

Regular As Clockwork

Muslim Prayer Friday Muslim prayer. Jumu’ah service held weekly at the Cavanbah Centre at 12:30 pm. Come to the remembrance of Allah

Neighbourhood Centre Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer.

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.

Low-cost or free food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every 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.

#StartupByron

U3A Ballina/Byron

CABS AGM

The Good Grief Group meets every Monday 6–7.30pm upstairs at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. This is a safe place for people to share their grief and bereavement.

Ocean Shores Art Expo’s 15th celebration on Friday 24 till Sunday 26 August, 10am– 4pm at the Ocean Shores Public School. Over 300 artworks for sale on the theme ‘Treasures’ plus a huge display of student works. Awards night at 7pm, over $5000 in prizes with food, wine & music. $15 entry. Info at www.osartexpo.com.

North Coast Primary Health Network and Northern NSW Local Health District hosting a two day Consumer Representative training on 2 and 3 August in Goonellabah. If you’re interested in participating as a health consumer representative or finding out more, contact Corinne Martin on

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Can sense of beauty overcome our daily turmoil? Thursday 2 August, 1.30–3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Grief support

Ocean Shores Art Expo

Consumer rep training

Byron Sophia

Any cryptic crossword tragics out there – beginners or advanced. If you’d like to share your obsession with others and get together once a week at Marvell Hall as part of the new seniors’ activities, please ring Christine 0407 857 991. As a team we might be able to conquer DA!

The Tweed Gold Coast Family History and Heritage Association Inc will be holding its annual antique and collectables fair at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre on 11 and 12 August 2018. 9am till 5pm on Saturday and 10am till 3pm on Sunday. $5 entry fee.

0438 882 817 or corinne.martin@ncahs. health.nsw.gov.au. You can visit www. nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au for further information.

Free Devotional Sound Healing CDs. Humanity Rising: I am spirit first. Call Bassam and Anne on 0429 858 500.

Wires Volunteers Home-based volunteer coordinators wanted For Wildlife Rescue Inc. Computer with reliable internet connection required. Experience with native animals preferred. No costs incurred; Centrelink approved 3-month training period provided. 6628 1898

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Free #StartupByron Meet-up Thursday August 2, 5–7pm at The Sun Bistro (Byron Arts & Industry Estate). Whether you’re an existing entrepreneur or wantrepreneur, just connecting with what’s happening in Byron Bay and the region. More at https://www.startinno.com/events/ startupbyron-meetup-sunbistro.

Helen Hamilton from the Liberation Larder is coming for coffee Tuesday 7 August at 10am. St Paul’s Spirituality Centre, 14 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay (200 metres off Jonson Street). Contact Sue 6685 3680.

Cryptic Crossword Club

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Big Ride for Palestine cyclists – Brisbane to Byron Bay – will arrive at the Peace Pole, Bay Street, Byron Bay around 3pm on 12 August. They oppose the 51-yearold Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay meets at the NSW Cancer Council rooms, 8/130 Jonson St, Byron (upstairs in shop complex next to Byron RSL) at 12pm–2pm, every 3rd Wednesday of the month. Family and friends welcome. Phone Ingrid 0431 207 453.

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Women’s Association meets Wednesday 8 August at 10am at the CWA Rooms. Bring a plate for a light lunch. New members welcome. Info: Jenny 6684 7282 or Sue 6684 1675.

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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.

Alateen Meeting Alateen Meeting every Thursday at 5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative with a drinking problem? Alateen can help. For 8–16-yearolds meet St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, corner of Florence Street Tweed Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older members at the same time and place. 1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au

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.

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.

Social sporting groups Bangalow: Senior social table tennis at Bangalow Bowling Club on Sundays 2–4pm. All levels welcomed. Call Margot 0412 394 932. Mullumbimby : Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058. Tuesdays: 10.30am. Byron: Drumming with Gareth Jones at Byron Theatre; Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell 12 till 1pm. Wednesdays: Choir with Kim Banffy, 10–11am; Ukelele 11.30–12.15. Suggested donation of $10. No bookings needed, information seniors@byroncommuntycentre.com. or call 6685 6807. South Golden Shores Community Centre every Monday at 10.30. Phone 0435 780 017. Bangalow Bowlo Sundays at 3pm. All welcome. Enquiries Margot 0412 394 932.

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Language exchange Byron language exchange club runs every 2nd Friday from 6pm. Practise other languages or help someone with your English! Find us on Facebook. Contact byronbaylanguages@gmail.com.

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 Heritage House Museum & Cafe Open Monday–Friday 10am–3pm. Corner Ashton & Deacon Streets Bangalow. Available for event hire and welcomes all groups and visitors. Phone 6687 2183.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings 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.

CI Contact Improvisation Saturdays in Mullumbimby 10–12 noon at St Martin’s, Church Hall, Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. All levels of dancers welcome. Enquiries 0402 059 564.

Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters meet for coaching in communication and self-development on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay; www.byronbaytoastmasters. org. Mullum Magic Toastmasters meet every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday Presbyterian Church Hall, 101 Stuart Street Mullumbimby 7–9 pm. Contact Megan 0424 002 636 or Bruce 0418 515 991.

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Seniors computer club Byron Shire seniors computer club invites interested seniors to come to learn how to use your photos creatively. Meets at Ocean Shores Community Centre, Wednesdays 1–3pm during school terms. For more information phone Gloria on 0428 845 339.

French Conversation Alliance Française – French Conversation in Lismore. Café Conversation every Thursday at Miss Lizzie’s, Woodlark St, Lismore, 5–6pm. Come and speak French. For more info: afnorthcoast.org.au.

Time to sing Come sing inspiring songs and make new friends, Sundays, 10am at South Golden Beach Community Hall. Call Linda: 0415 412 514.

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.

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

Carers’ support Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers’ Support Group for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. Meeting on 4th Thursday of each month 9.30am at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Info: Leanne 0409 818 643.

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Choose from 40 organisations at the volunteer hub at Byron Community Centre. Make a difference in your community, have fun, learn new skills and meet people. Ph 6685 6807 email volunteers@byroncentre.com.au.

Buddhist meditation teaching and practice at the living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6–7.30pm, Mondays. Mishaela, 0438 858 842 or mishaele@si.org.au. Dzogchen Meditation and study group 1st and 3rd

At the Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre. Friday mornings, weekly, baby massage classes for expectant and new parents and carers. Gold coin contribution. Bookings essential. Linda 0411 985 557

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Results keep coming Junior Beez d0minate Geckos claim fourth for local junior surfers North Coast Shield win in Shand cricket Brian Mollet

Dembe Ryan in action at Maroubra where he finished second. Photo Ethan Smith (Surfing NSW) Crystal Cylinders

Lennox Head’s Nyxie Ryan has continued her run of victories becoming the U/16 NSW Junior Girls champion. Our local junior and grommet surfers have been busy in Coffs Harbour at the NSW Junior Titles that also incorporated the NSW School Surfing Titles. Ryan executed a handful of critical turns to notch up a 14.67 two-wave heat total and claim the victory ahead of Cedar Leigh-Jones (Avalon) by fewer than two points. Ryan also competed

in the School Surfing Titles and came runner-up in the U/16 All Stars and fourth in the U/19 All-Stars final. Jai Glinderman from Lennox Head was a semifinalist in the U/16 Boys NSW Junior Titles. The NSW Grommet titles were held at Maroubra in small waves and catered for U/14 and U/12 girls and boys. Lennox Head’s Dembe Ryan had an excellent result and finished runner-up in the U/14 Boys division. Juniper Harper from Lennox Head was a semifinalist in the U/12 girls.

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The Beez U/12 girls took on their first representative competition on the weekend in Lismore. Photo supplied Jenny Ogle

Last Sunday was round one of the North Coast Shield junior competition, at Lismore, where U/12s and U/14s Beez teams played against Lismore, Grafton, Ballina and Yamba. The U/14 girls, U/12 boys and U/14 boys all came home with three out of three wins for the day, throwing out a big challenge to their opponents in the coming rounds. All the Beez players stepped up to play next-level basketball, with some tough choices and challenges overcome with great coaching and player ability The Beez newly formed U/ 12 girls team were playing in their first representative com-

petition but didn’t get a win on Sunday. We’re sure their skills will soon catch up to their eager enthusiasm to play. Last Saturday the Byron Beez ran an U/12s skills day at the Cavanbah Centre with over 30 children attending eager to learn some of the finer points and skills of the game. Big thanks to coaches Alvin Caoyonan, Matt Barlow and Nash Campbell.

Three on three The Beez will be hosting a Junior 3on3 competition for U/12s to U/18s boys, girls and mixed teams on Sunday August 12. Register your team via the Byron Beez website: www.byronbasketball.com.

Tired of watching backsides bob up and down on French backroads? Seen more endless hit-ups than a junkie’s sleeveline? Maybe you should be watching the Nick Shand Memorial cricket series, the sporting event with more punch than the Aussie basketball team. Lomath Oval was as frostburned as Alfred’s calf muscles but glowed like a Cartier catalogue for Sunday’s stoush between corporate playboys the Geckos and the boardrashed batters of the Suffolk Park Swingers. James of the Geckos won the toss and chose to bat. Beno (3/20) took the new nut and caused early havoc with his looping mystery balls. It was not that the Gecko’s top order had no answer to his offerings, but more like there were five competing answers to every question he asked the batsmen. The innings then recovered as dramatically as it collapsed as Drew (31), James (41) and ‘master splinter’ Trent (34no) put on more runs than the bitcoin market. The score went from 2/1 to 3/138 in a couple of eyeblinks

Another big hit from Owen. Photo Ross Kendall

and only a late glut of wickets to Hughsey (4/8) pevented the Swingers being mowed down like the peloton pounding into a wayward spectator. The final total was 179 and the task got harder for Suffo when Drew (2/8) and Rossco took early scalps (1/12). Owen the barbarian (46no) swung the bat like a broadsword, retiring quicker than a politician with dual citizenship and then Beno and Wortho set themselves for a charge at the big total. Trent’s fizzing leggies (2/8) and Brian’s wonder wobblers were enough to close out the win for the undefeated Geckos, who cannot be caught at the top of the Shand table. Top votes in the Middle Pub player of the series went to Owen and Trent.

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All Girls junior beginner surfers (L to R): Pyper Glenn, Ally Brisbane, Layla Ross, Alani Adamson, Keke Brain, Taylah McIntosh. Photo Natalie Grono

The All Girls Surfriders held their annual Hardcore Winter Classic last Sunday at Flat Rock. ‘The one-metre waves and challenging sweep were met with rigorous paddling and bold surfing,’ club member Natalie Grono said. ‘As the day progressed the swell and sweep dropped off and many girls scored long fun rides. Well done to all surfers who showed up and surfed in the middle of winter,’ she said. The Winter Classic is a prize round with the top four finishers all getting some goodies.

Results Junior beginner: Ally Brisbane, Keke Brain, Pyper Glenn and Taylah McIntosh. Junior intermediate: Juniper Harper, Mia Shearer, Poppy Hand and Mahia Adams. Senior beginner: Belinda Wells, Tracey Morison, Deanne Ward and Perrine Widlak. Senior intermediate: Sylvie Hoarau, Prue Smallhorn, Milica Music and Nardeen Fry. Opens: Jane Collins, Lilli Cox, Danah Besson, and Ebony Santamaria.

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Greg Robinson and Sharon Thompson picked up the honours on Saturday when more than 120 golfers took part in the Mullumbimby Rural Co–op/Whites Rural Classic golf day at the Mullumbimby course. The annual event was originally set down for April but was rained off because of heavy rainfall on the day. But all came good for the rescheduled event. ‘The weather on the weekend was as good as it was bad in April,’ Neil Farquhar, board member of the Co-op said. ‘Because of the rescheduling there were a few less sponsors on board, but the course was in great condition and plenty of people came along for the golf,’ he said. Greg was the best male player with his score of 42, while Sharon was the best female on course with 41 points. B Bartlet was the best non-golfer on the day.

After grinding out a somewhat uninspiring 1–1 draw in the make-up match against Lennox Head on Tuesday night, The Apex Byron Bay Rams regained their form against Casino Cobras on Saturday afternoon at the Rec Grounds. The Reserves set the pace with a solid 3–1 win over their Casino counterparts, holding onto second spot on the table, one point behind Rovers. Despite a promising start, with an early goal from Herick Schuenemann, the Premier Rams struggled in front of goal for much of the first half and a quick counter attack saw Casino equalise twenty minutes in. The Rams finally regained the lead just before halftime when Thiago Priori finished a scrappy goalmouth skirmish with a flying scissor kick. The second half produced a much more convincing performance with some smooth

Matt Pike put in a solid performance and started the Rams second-half scoring spree. Photo Dogwhistle

transitions and combinations yielding six more goals to the Rams. Five minutes into the second session, a cross from Ethan Archer found Matt Pike in front of the goal to make it 3–1. Another five minutes later, first division sub Caio came off the bench to cleanly tap in Byron’s fourth goal. Ben Ahern slipped number five through the defence and inside the post at the 20-minute mark and, just a minute later, Thiago Priori took his second

with a 25-metre screamer to take the score to 6–1. Thiago was brought down in the box in the closing stages of the match and the resulting penalty was clinically despatched by Jono Pierce. A moment later, another set piece had the ball rattling around the box before Jono Pierce again found the net to take the final score to 8–1. The Rams sit at third place on the ladder, one point behind this Saturday’s visitor, South Lismore, with a game in hand.

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The state government’s drug dog program still appears like a waste of taxpayer money given the high number of false positives. 2017 data obtained by the NSW Greens suggest ‘two-thirds of those strip searched as a result of drug dog indications had no drugs on them.’ Would any other government program that gets it wrong two-thirds of the time be scrapped? The war on drugs and common sense rolls on… not to mention the ongoing public relations damage it does to our police force. Q Q Q Q

Spare a thought for the difficult job policing can be – Byron can be a magnet for crims, and just last week officers had to tackle a man they allege had outstanding warrants after he tried to escape. Police allege the suspect struggled violently and an officer was injured. They also say they found a 20cm knife on the suspect. Q Q Q Q

When TAFE NSW Wollongbar’s tourism, events, aviation, cookery and hospitality teaching section took home gold at the North Coast Regional Tourism Awards last week, local Nationals MLC Ben Franklin was quick to blurt a press release gushing at the achievements. Yet in the same week, SMH reported Treasury documents show his government ‘cut over $130 million from TAFE NSW in the form of staffing redundancies and restructuring costs since 2014.’ Q Q Q Q

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