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free l september 2015 No.195 l Celebrating the Life and Times of the local Community
Spring blossoms We welcome the new season with praise of the hardy nasturtium, along with a round-up of what’s coming and what happened in your neighbourhood.
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The month of August saw many locals as well as interstate visitors attending the three fabulous festivals – the Byron Writers, the Bangalow Music Festival and the BBQ & Bluegrass. All were well patronised and extremely successful. The weather even cooperated for most of the Festival days. This month the focus moves back to food, with the popular Sample Food Festival, along with the farmers markets, at the Showgrounds, and a screening of the film Chocolat at the Museum. Not to mention our new caterers cooking up
a storm at the Bowlo. But there is one more classical music concert, this time supporting Landcare, for us to enjoy, along with another delicious afternoon tea. If you’re looking for a new activity why not try Social Bowls? Free lessons will commence early in the month. Our energetic Progress Association members have organised another joint community groups meeting early in the month. Please go along and help reach a consensus on the issues to be prioritised. Di Martin, Editor
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Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) Cheerful nasturtiums are such a common plant as to be almost taken for granted. This trailing annual and native of Peru can be used in hanging baskets, or to cover fences and the ground in massed planting. They are a very spreading plant with attractive flowers and large flat green leaves. The colourful flowers range from pale and bright yellows through to vibrant oranges and deep reds. The young flowers and leaves have a spicy flavour and are often used in salads. Nasturtiums
prefer a sunny well-drained position. If fertilised or overwatered the green leaves will dominate at the expense of the flowers. Seeds can be sown directly into the soil and will germinate in three weeks. Flowering starts about 10 weeks later. A disadvantage of nasturtiums is that they can self-seed easily and appear in places where you don’t want them. However if you have the space to let them spread they will bring a beautiful patch of colour into your garden. Lyn Plummer
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Pastures or an eco food hub? Many Heartbeat readers are eagerly looking forward to the return of pasture and grazing cattle on what I still call ‘One Tree Hill’ - that north-facing slope south of Bangalow Road just to the east of the new highway and now the site of the RMS and Lend Lease offices. When the motorway is complete Lend Lease is required to return the site to its preconstruction condition - grazing pasture. We have been assured this will be done. But there is a ‘but’... RMS owns the land and is likely to put it up for sale. The land is zoned RU1 or primary production. Permitted uses include community facilities, dwelling houses, farm buildings, industrial retail outlets, rural industries, even a helipad or open cut mining. Clearly RU1 zoning does not protect our pasture, nor our rural views. From Bangalow’s visual and traffic management viewpoint it would be better zoned RU2 which is rural landscape.
Apart from rezoning what chance is there of ensuring this land does not become an ugly developed site? One possibility, floating around a few shire councillors, officers, and some businesses, is an eco business park. Many of Byron Shire’s food producers are constrained in their growth and profitability by lack of adequate large sites in the shire. They have outgrown their current premises. There is a danger that to grow, some might have to relocate outside the shire. Council’s Economic Development and Tourism Coordinator, Jane Laverty, charged with improving the shire’s economic and employment base, believes that Bangalow’s ‘One tree hill’ is one opportunity to build larger and focussed facilities to retain Byron’s food processors within the shire. The concept is that using grants and state government involvement, the shire establish a purpose-
designed-and-built facility in which food companies will lease buildings. Ideally it could be a world class development with green architecture, integrated with a botanic garden to minimise visual impacts, showcase local horticulture and provide recreational space. It is a thrilling concept but yet again our vigilance will be needed to ensure ‘One tree hill’ doesn’t become just another ugly, messy industrial zone. The traffic implications alone are frightening for Bangalow’s main street. It is but a concept at this stage and other sites are also under consideration but the Bangalow site meets many of the criteria. Eco business parks are not new around the world, but few have truly come to fruition. In any event success will depend on intense shire-communitybusiness-cooperation and involvement if Bangalow is to keep its special character. Tony Hart
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Lions Men’s Shed Update There was great excitement recently when Tim Mathieson, the partner of ex-Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Ambassador for the Australian Men’s Shed Association, visited Bangalow and declared that our men’s shed was “one of the best I have ever seen!”. Men’s Shed is a project undertaken by the Bangalow Lions Club to provide a place where men from Bangalow and surrounding areas can meet and engage in worthwhile community activities, work and at the same time form new relationships. The Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA), which is funded by the federal government, was formed in 2005 and is a not-for-profit association which aims to promote male physical and mental health and well-being. The guiding principle is
our aim to construct a 24 space car park between the shed and the existing car park at the end of Station Street. We are at present seeking donations of clean fill so that this work can commence. The Lions Club is also organising a ‘Sports Legends’ dinner on 9 October at the A&I Hall to help raise money for the Photo by Judy Baker final construction phase of the shed. The tickets are limited so that ‘men don’t talk face to face, they talk hurry to secure your booking. Any further enquiries about membership, shoulder to shoulder.’ There are now over donations or the dinner should be directed 1000 men’s sheds in Australia. Our shed is built on land generously to Lions secretary Tony Heeson on 0419 715 donated by the Catholic Church on the 098. We anticipate that the shed will be open Neil McKenzie corner of Deacon and Station streets. It is before the end of the year.
BPA Community Conversation Working together It is almost 12 months since the community organisations of Bangalow got together to discuss our respective activities and priorities. To help garner community-wide support to address issues facing our town, Bangalow Progress Association has invited representatives of each organisation to participate again in a joint community meeting at 5.45pm on Thursday, 3 September at Heritage House. Many changes have occurred in our town and community in the last year: initial drafts of a new development control plan, additional car parking, erection of the first stages of the men’s shed, the state government decision on the rail trail, clearing of the tennis
courts and associated work on the weir rehabilitation and rezoning. There are also development applications for a motel and town houses near the Bowlo and for the Bangalow swimming pool between the old highway and the tennis courts. Many other matters still concern residents and businesses alike - reducing traffic impacts, a possible business park on the RMS site next to the highway, the rash of ugly signage in the main street, potential undermining of our heritage look and feel, calming traffic and increasing safety on Granuaille and Lismore roads and ensuring new building developments are consistent with the rest of our residential areas. Remember BPA is here to represent the residents of
Bangalow on all these matters and more. Come along to the meeting or join BPA by contacting Secretary Jenny Coman (jennifer.coman@bigpond.net.au). Council October meeting in Bangalow During 2015/16 some council meetings will be held in Bangalow, Ocean Shores and Byron Bay instead of all being held at the Mullumbimby council offices. The 8 October meeting will be held in Bangalow. Heartbeat welcomes this initiative and hopes that many Bangalow citizens will take this opportunity to go along and witness council in action. We will do all we can to make sure that there are some Bangalow issues before council for the meeting. Tony Hart
Landcare in Spring The flowers are telling us spring has arrived and, like a butterfly emerging from the cocoon, so too do we emerge from our winter hiding and get back into the great outdoors. I love this time of year, not too hot and not too cold, perfect to get the garden in order for summer. Of course we at landcare go on through all seasons but the winter maintenance can now turn to spring planting, something we all enjoy. With such a mild winter behind us I am seeing lots of trees flowering and fruiting in our plantings which means natural regeneration. This is 4
the best form of ‘planting’ and saves us lots of money and effort. We were able to hire a bush regenerator thanks to our patron funding and he has spent the winter getting the weed vines back in control. Hopefully we can now manage and they will not take over again during the summer. The patron program is still running and still needs the valuable support of our community. Two new patrons to add to the growing list are the Bangalow Garden Club and Elders Real Estate. We thank you for your generous donations. Noelene is
currently manning an information stall at the Bangalow Farmers market on the third Saturday of each month. More information about this program can be found there. We are still offering to work in your garden for a donation to the group so if your garden needs a spring clean we are available. Pruning, weeding and rubbish removal, plant ID and planting, whatever it needs. Working bees are held every Saturday from 8.30 am, email bangalowlandcare@gmail. com to receive a working bee calendar of locations. Liz Gander BANGALOW’S HEARTBEAT
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five minutes with a farmer monty’s strawberries Monty’s colourful stall is very obvious at the farmers market, usually with people several deep, lining up for fresh strawberries and children clamouring for chocolate-covered strawberries, iceblocks or pure, dried fruit roll-ups. Kerry and Lorraine Montgomery have perfected strawberry growing after many years of trial and error. They have farmed at Eungella, near Murwillumbah, for 22 years now and expanded the strawberry growing
when Kerry retired from the ambulance service and Lorraine also gave up her job. They are a great team and Kerry has perfected some very smart equipment to make growing, picking and packing easier.
After several trials they have settled on the Californian ‘Camerosa’ variety as best suited to their area. Grown in hydroponic troughs, their 30,000 plants are well off the ground for easy picking and to avoid pest attack. Kerry’s ingenious picking buggy allows fruit to be picked, weighed into retail bags and packed into trays immediately, so there is no double handling or bruising on a sorting or packing line. Lorraine’s artistic skills can be seen in the dried fruit roll-ups – colourful arcs of different fruits in beautiful patterns. What is the most rewarding thing about farming?
Achieving what we set out to do – supply top quality fruit to the customer. What is the best advice you have been given? Never give up. Keep trying to find the best way to achieve your goals. What do you love the most about Bangalow Farmers Markets? We love interacting with the people. Advice for local gardeners? If you are troubled by pests in your strawberries, try sprinkling talcum powder around the perimeter of the plot. Insects and slugs and snails won’t cross it. Judy Baker
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community noticeboard be amazing the crowd with their culinary skills include: Steven Snow, Fins Restaurant; Gavin Hughes, Head Chef Byron at Byron; Sky Stoll, The Roadhouse; Samantha Gowing from Food, Health, Wealth; Terase Davidson, Taste Byron Bay and and Julie Dickson from The Black Sombrero in Lismore. Sample Food Festival is supported by 200 stall holders,
Mmm Chocolat Saturday, 5 September at 6.30pm sees the completion of our wildly successful Chocolate Display and Exhibition. Saving the best for last, we are having a combined movie night and chocolate tasting event on the warm and wonderful Museum verandah. The movie is Chocolat starring the beautiful Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, who is – if possible – more delicious than a bag full of Rocky Road. Be there by 5pm for the free drinking chocolate tasting. The movie is $10 a head and bring your own food and drink. Bookings: 6687 2183 Trisha Bleakley
Sample This year’s Sample day is Saturday, 5 September from 8am until 4pm at Bangalow Showground. Chefs who will
who include local restaurant owners, farmers and local food producers. It showcases the region’s best food producers, farmers and chefs all in one place. For more information visit www.samplensw.com. Anne Briggs
Gretel Farm concert Sunday Serenade on Sunday, 6 September to support Bangalow Landcare features Gaynor Morgan soprano, Nicholas Routley piano and Melanie Gersbach shakuhachi. Songs by Purcell, Mozart, Schumann, Grainger and others, Chopin’s Scherzo No 2 and works for shakuhachi. $25 adult, $20 concession,
$10 student. Bookings essential; afternoon tea included if you pre-pay (032 505 184075, please include your name). Tea 3pm, concert 4 pm. Gretel Farm 134 Springvale Road Eureka Tel 0425 243 860. Wendy Hearne
Portrait Prize Entries for The Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize close at midnight on 7 September. This is a biennial prize and is a continuation of the Northern Rivers Portrait Prize. It is open to all media except photography. It will be judged by Fiona Lowry, Australian artist and winner of the 2014 Archibald Prize. MR
Bangalow CWA Not Just Tea and Scones is the slogan for the statewide CWA Awareness Day on Saturday, 19 September. We invite everyone to come and enjoy a Devonshire tea in our Bryon Street, Bangalow rooms. Our rooms will be an old fashioned cafe for the morning festivities with all donations supporting care for Rape and Domestic Violence survivors. There will be tea and scones for sale, plus the ever popular home baked cake stall on our front doorstep. We would love to see
you all come and visit your local CWA. Best wishes from all the members. Ruth Ryan
Byron and Beyond Bangalow’s networking breakfast for men and women will occur on Wednesday, 24 September when Damien Papworth, a digital business specialist, will speak about marketing your local business in Google, focusing on things people can do with Google My Business. Then on Thursday, 29 October, Ros Hopkins will discuss the highs and lows of publishing. Rosemarie Toonybe
Free bowling lessons We are looking for social bowlers, men and women, to join the laidback crew on the green. Wednesdays and Saturdays are fun days to get away from the gardening and shopping. Drop in late morning and help support YOUR local Club. Call 6687 2741 to express interest or email: info@bangalowbowlo.com.au Gerry Swain
Bangalow Theatre Company Bangalow Theatre Company (BTC) is in full swing with our first production which will take to the stage late November this year. We are seeking any community promotional assistance with
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our first production. Please spread the word. We are a community-centric, notfor-profit organisation that is looking to produce highly professional and breath-taking theatre experiences for our local community and beyond. Adrienne Lester
Bangalow Tennis Club The Tennis club would like to remind everyone of the three synthetic grass courts that we have here in town, right next to the Bowling club. A great facility is just waiting for you. Dust off your racquets and come on down for a great time playing some tennis. There is social tennis happening on Tuesday mornings and also at 7pm on Tuesday nights. Please call Vivienne on 6687 1803 about Tuesday morning tennis or about bookings at any other time. There are lots of times available. You can contact Lois on 6687 1834 about Tuesday night tennis. If you or your children would like some coaching, please contact our coach, Denis, on 0406 277 459. He would be happy to accommodate you. You can get the key and pay for court hire at Bangalow Cellars or at the Bowling Club. A reminder to all regular players, if you haven’t paid your membership, it is now overdue. Lois East
October and beyond Lighthouse run The 2015 Brookfarm Byron Lighthouse Run is shaping up to be the biggest one yet. Event organisers are hoping to get to 1000 entries this year. The event has a new addition this year being a one km dash for the kids. They won’t be timed and will all receive a medal. As always, there will be the 6.7km walk and the blue ribbon 10km run. Local producers of macadamia mueslies, Brookfarm, have sponsored the event for the past few years and they too field a strong team who compete in the event. “Our staff have enjoyed our involvement with the event”, said Pam Brook, owner of Brookfarm. “It’s great to be part of an iconic community event,” added Pam. This year’s event will be held on 18 October. Early bird registrations are now open. The event funds this year will go to assisting the Lismore Base Hospital purchase CADstream software for the cancer unit. Other funds raised will go the Rafiki Mwema in Kenya which is a therapy house specifically set up to help rehabilitate Kenyan girls who have been raped and abused. Organisers are confident they will crack the $100,000 total funds raised from
the event. A huge milestone. Enter yourself or a team at this year’s Brookfarm Byron Lighthouse Run. Visit www. byronrun.com for all the details. Further information or images contact Brigid on 0414 856 061. Remy Tancred
The Waifs The Waifs have added the Bangalow A&I Hall to their Beautiful You tour, in town on Wednesday, 21 October. Special guest will be Mia Dyson. Tickets from Ku Promotions www.kupromotions.com.au For more information ring 0434 705 506.
Jamboree or AJ2016. I’m sure you’ve noticed around town the Bangalow Cubs and Scouts fundraising, and perhaps you’ve heard them talk about attending a ‘Jamboree.’ The 24th Australian Jamboree, being held at Cataract Park in NSW in January 2016, is shaping up to be the biggest Aussie Jamboree yet with over 10,000 in the contingent, seven of whom are from Bangalow! The tradition of a Scouting Jamboree goes back to 1920 in London. Around this time there were over one million Scouts in thirty-two countries. Naturally,
these dedicated young people and their leaders needed a big event to challenge, inspire them and help them develop new skills and interests and their love of scouting. Today, a Jamboree in Europe or North America can have up to 40,000 participants. Check out the next issue of Bangalow’s Heartbeat to learn what it’s like to attend a Jamboree and why it’s such an unforgettable experience for the Scouts and all those involved in making it happen. Cyndi Harris
Bangalow Show Society We have made it onto Facebook! New categories in the Show Schedule have already been posted and as other sections are finalised, they will also go straight up on the Facebook
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dance lab au Local Bangalow business, Dance Lab Au, has been operating since December 2012 and is a dance school with a difference! They offer so many activities and classes, including Acro, jazz, musical theatre, funk, hip-hop, contemporary, tap, ballet, creative movement, tiny tots to adult classes as well as expert tuition for school dance programs (pre-schoolers, primary schools and high schools, in all genres). There’s a style to suit everyone. Dance Lab Au also offers performance opportunities to their students, from show groups to solo competition performers, and is proud to support many local charity events with wonderful performances. Local Bangalow women, co-directors Natalia and Monique, bring many years of professional expertise and industry experience to their chosen dance genres. Natalia has worked as a commercial dancer, as well as working extensively in television,
and Monique has been a professional ballet dancer in Europe for 12 years before commencing teaching 20 years ago. Both women have had great success with their dancers both here and overseas. Their mission is to nurture dancers and inspire dreams.
“The camaraderie amongst the students – from the tiny tots through to the adults – is second to none. Our students have endless amounts of fun, and make longlasting friendships; they support and inspire each other. I’m just so proud of all our students, it’s a privilege to teach them, work with them, and nurture their dreams,” says Natalia. At Dance Lab Au they’re all about fun, strength and fitness for everyone; ALL ages, ALL stages … and it’s never too late to start something new! Contact Natalia Jonasson – Co-Director 0410 653 775 www. dancelabaustralia.com Hilary Wise
The twang is the thang The 2015 Bangalow BBQ & Bluegrass Festival was once again a sell out event with a fabulous time had by all. More than $25,000 was raised to support Arts and cultural initiatives in our community this year, including Arts funding in six local schools, original music artists bursaries and seed funding for the launch of the Bangalow
Theatre Company. More than 2800 plates of BBQ were served up to nearly
Pop-up theatre Barebones Art Space in Bangalow was recently the venue for some pop-up theatre nights. Luke Butler presented his oneman play, ‘Me, Maria and the Moon’, to an appreciative audience seated amongst the exhibits in the gallery. He wrote, and acted solo in the play, and clearly likes the spontaneity and informality of pop-up theatre. He has also recently performed this play at his old high school in Byron Bay. Luke grew up in Bangalow, attending school here and Byron Bay. He was a regular performer in Cabaret da Desh, and went on
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2000 patrons, volunteers, musicians and barbecue competitors over two days. The Friday night Oldtime Variety Show, run for the first time this year, was an outrageous success. A sold out A&I Hall witnessed over three hours of hilarious entertainment and amazing musicianship as over 70 entertainers danced on and off the stage in whirlwind fashion, all in the style of the Grand Ole Opry and old time radio shows. It was a real hoot and a highlight of the weekend for all involved - every entertainer volunteered their time to help raise funds to support the Arts in our community. Fletcher Potanin
to study drama at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst. Luke now works in Brisbane and mixes performance with other work. In recent years he has, for example, performed there at Fringe Festivals. In one of these, his pop-up venue was a florist shop. More information on Luke and his work: www. thebasicsproject.com Ruth and Karen from Barebones say they enjoyed the experience and hope to be able to host more such shows in the future. Brian Sundstrom BANGALOW’S HEARTBEAT
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The Great Fire of London On Monday, 14 September, ADFAS Byron Bay presents The Great Fire of London, an illustrated talk by Yasha Beresiner from the United Kingdom. It all began at a baker’s house in London’s Pudding Lane on Saturday night 2 September 1666. Thomas Farynor, the King’s baker, had left his oven on and within four short days, 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches and innumerable buildings including St Paul’s Cathedral, Customs House and the Guildhall, were razed to the ground. The cause of the extent of the fire was the combination of an ill-blowing wind from the east and the nature of the construction of the wood and pitch houses, which was dangerously flammable, and they were Yasha Beresiner reclined towards each other in the narrow streets of medieval London. Apathy of the authorities was also to blame. The standard procedure to stop But of course the city a fire from spreading had survived and went on to always been to destroy become the vibrant city it the houses in the path of is today, and one which is the flames, creating ‘fireuniversally recognised as breaks’, to deprive a fire the financial capital of the of fuel. The Lord Mayor, world. however, was hesitant, Yasha Beresiner was worrying about the cost born in Turkey of Russian of rebuilding. By the time and Greek parents. He a Royal command came enjoys British and Israeli down, the fire was too out of control to stop. Ultimately 100,000 people citizenship and has spent much of his were left homeless. The repercussions and working life in Latin America. He qualified accusations continued for years to follow. as a lawyer from the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem before settling in England in 1968. Yasha is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards, he has lectured extensively worldwide and he is the author of 11 books on various aspects of collecting. He won the British Library Best Reference Book Award in 1989. He is also a qualified City of London Guide. The Great Fire of London will be presented at the A&I Hall, Station Street, Bangalow at 6.30pm. Doors open at 6pm. Guests are most welcome - $25. Entry includes a glass of wine before the presentation and a light snack and drink afterwards. Anni Abbink
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Good signs of life at ‘The Bowlo’ There are encouraging signs of a rejuvenating Bangalow Bowling Club. New manager, Shane Ironside, and the hard working Board have recently introduced two new initiatives – so far very successfully. New caterers: In an interview last month with Heartbeat, Shane stressed the importance of “family friendly, affordable catering”. To fuel this initiative, Stockpot Kitchen started there in August and is already gathering a strong following. Stockpot is run by Graeme and Jen Stockdale. They have lived in Bexhill and cooked in this area for 10 years. Graeme was head chef and partowner of Utopia for five years and has since been the chef at Eltham Hotel, Liliana’s and then Bell General in Ballina. Jen is an experienced pastry chef. Shane told me, “Graeme cooks from the heart for his family and this is how he cooks for guests, offering great home-style fare.” They open Tuesday to Saturday evenings from 5pm, and have two specialty nights as well as the daily main menu. Tuesday is curry night and Thursday
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Southern fried chicken night. Both have been quickly booking out, at times with over one 100 diners. They have also started offering take-aways. Graeme says they are “very pleased, almost overwhelmed, by the response and really like the buzz about the place.” A range of chutneys and jams are also planned, along with Jen’s homemade cakes. If you are planning a meal there – book early. Family Fun Day: Another of Shane’s
initiatives is to run a monthly family day. The first one, in August, had 150 people really enjoying the free bowls, a jumping castle and face painting for the kids and a carvery run by Stockpot. The fenced Futsal field is an ideal safe area for children to play while parents socialise nearby. Shane is planning to gradually build on this success. Catering for the next Fun Day on Sunday, 6 September, Graeme says will be a “full USstyle BBQ smoker.” Brian Sundstrom
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Hadassa Fielder – Red Ginger The day Hadassa arrived back from her month away in Israel visiting her family, the new café next door, Corner Kitchen, called their special dish of the day ‘Hadassa’s Chicken’. It was a Moroccan chicken recipe Hadassa had shared with them and they put it on the menu to celebrate her return. Such is the popularity of this little ‘pocket rocket’, who all-day long greets customers with, “Hello, darling!” and rushes out from behind the counter to greet the little children who have become her friends. One little girl has been known to say to her mother, “I need to see Hadassa.” The warmth of Hadassa’s smile, her welcoming energy and the promise of a steamed custard bun are an irresistible combination. For six years, since Red Ginger opened in Bangalow, Hadassa has been the mainstay and smiling face of the store. We feel so lucky to have her holding everything together. Hadassa was born in Israel of Moroccan Jewish migrant parents who arrived in Israel in 1949 and settled near the Sinai Desert. She lived through three wars as a child and remembers helping her mother feed the soldiers during the Six Day War as an eight year old. She was only 13 at the time of the Yom Kippur War and a young adult during the war with Lebanon. She did her compulsory military service, as all Israelis must, and studied theatre at university as well as helping direct theatre productions in the old city of Jaffa near Tel Aviv and working in retail. In 1988 she went
travelling to England and Japan and met her English husband, Richard, in Thailand. They travelled on together to Australia and loved it so much they returned to England to secure their Australian residency and arrived in Sydney in 1991. I first met Hadassa in a store in Sydney and such was the energy of her service I assumed she owned the store. This is the measure of this enthusiastic, cheerful, hardworking woman who, wherever she works, treats it like her own. I had met her working in several stores in Bangalow and had always been struck by her warmth and energy. When we advertised for staff for
our new store in Bangalow and Hadassa applied I knew I had found the right person. Hadassa and Richard moved to Byron in the mid-90s. Their son, Osher, was born here and is now at university in Sydney. He too has a passion for theatre and is a fine actor. Richard is a gardener and landscaper. They live on a property just outside Mullumbimby and on her days off you will see Hadassa roaring around on the rideon mower, tending her garden, cooking delicious meals and keeping her house in the same immaculate fashion she lavishes on Red Ginger and all our customers. Thank you, Hadassa. Leslie Ford
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jackie french The Moller Pavilion in Bangalow was the venue for the recent talk given by wellknown children’s author Jackie French. This event was a forerunner to the Byron Bay Writers Festival and was organised and chaired by Mary Nelson on behalf of the Friends of the Libraries in Byron Shire. Jackie French is not only one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors, but is also Australian Children’s Laureate for 20142015 as well as NSW Senior Australian of the Year 2015. A capacity crowd listened to Jackie stress two key means of instilling the love of literature in children. Firstly, the importance of reading to children, not only when they are very young, but continuing right up to older years. Reading to children lets their minds visualise the story for themselves which is so important in this age of ‘screen-time’. The second point she made was the power of storytelling. Not only does storytelling provide children with a connection to the past, but also a connection with the land where we live. Jackie French said that from the age of
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seven she has been interested in nature and the way in which plants, animals and the land are all interconnected. Her children’s books include these themes, as do her books for adult readers. She spoke movingly of the changes her family are experiencing in the Araluen Valley near Braidwood where toxic run-off from proposed gold mining will
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She was cofounder of Wildlight Photo Agency, an organisation which was first of its kind in Australia, serving international publishers and advertising industries. She travelled and worked overseas with many prestigious companies. One trip included six countries and 250 appointments over an eight week period, which shows the hard work she put in during her peak working years. Prior to moving to Bangalow she lived in picturesque Palm Beach where she ran her own personalised events company. In 2012, after a period of investigating different spiritualties and reflecting on her life and well-being, she came to realize it was time for a sea change. Now Christina’s creative force, photographic and styling skills and profound interest in human nature are benefitting the local community. She has immersed herself and contributed in many activities including ADFAS, Bangalow Garden Club, the Business Women’s Network Photo by Kate Holmes and the Chamber of Commerce. She has a wealth of talent and employed as a manager, was established in Sydney and opened by Gough Whitlam. experience in visually capturing the She went on to have a rewarding career in everyday life of Bangalow. Her work can the world of exhibitions, styling, publishing, be viewed on Instagram: christina.dewater. Helen Johnson marketing and later, events management. photography.
News from the Bangalow Chamber of Commerce President By the time you read this I’ll be passenger on a motor bike exploring North Vietnam. I’ve had to leave town in order to recover from August. What a month! Our AGM was the first formal engagement and members decided that I should be the next President. Peter Mortimore has done an excellent job leading our organisation to the healthy and robust position we are in today and I’m very happy that he has chosen to stay on as an executive member. We’re pictured on page 20 celebrating the new signs into Station Street; a Chamber request which the Byron Shire Council was very quick to respond to. 14
The literary weekend of the Byron Writers Festival started on Thursday, 6 August with a well attended book signing event by esteemed author Jackie French at the Moller Pavilion, for which the CWA provided a splendid afternoon tea. In between attending the BB Writers Festival, Richard and I managed to attend the inaugural Friday night BBQ & Bluegrass Variety Show. What a fun night; great food, great music and it’s a long time since we laughed so hard. Don’t miss it next year. Fletcher has promised that it won’t clash with the Writers Festival. Every year for the last 14 years the Chamber has sponsored the Bangalow
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up the other 4% and this is our federal government’s input to the money supply. (Greeks have been limited in their ATM withdrawals simply because there are so few Euro notes available compared with the digital Euros in their bank accounts. It would be the same here!) But why does our Government stop at this 4% and allow commercial interests to create AND allocate the other 96% to suit the bank’s commercial interests - which are not necessarily the same as society’s?** Consider this scenario. The Federal Government is cutting payments to the states of, say, $80 billion from health and education budgets because it does not have the money, “the credit card is maxed out,” we are told. But the feds could produce One Thousand Dollar notes – eight million of them – and give them to the states to spend into circulation on health and education programs. The cost of producing the notes would be minute compared to their face value – a nice little earner for us! To avoid inflation, banks would be instructed to cut their lending
to, say, housing investors by an equal amount.*** Would this be ‘funny money’? No, much more trust-worthy than a digit or two followed by multiple zeros on a computer screen created to suit the commercial interests of our privately owned banks and lent into circulation as interest-bearing debt! Is there someone who can explain why we tax-payers are consistently pushed into debt – and berated for it – when, it would seem, we could be the beneficiaries of debt-free, sovereign money? Are we ransomed to some hidden need of the money market? *Bank of England website, Quarterly Memorandum, Q1 2014 **Slumps/depressions occur when banks get nervous and stop lending for then the money supply shrinks as loans are repaid; as money supply shrinks, business activity shrinks and unemployment rises. ***At present over 50% of bank lending/ new money goes into the housing market – hence the affordability crisis.
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A very posh gentleman Junior journalist Sunny Duncombe tells us about another episode in the life of an extraordinary cat. Pusskins woke up feeling content. He got up, stretched, inspected the dogs and decided they were still enemies. Then he woke up his owner and taught her that he liked strong whisky, not milk. Then he got dressed. He looked at the suit. It seemed very posh looking. He got into it and stared into the mirror. Surely he wasn’t that posh gentleman in the mirror? He didn’t tip his hat, or speak in a British accent. He realised that the reflection was still him and went out the door. As he walked down the main street, people stared at him. Pusskins felt rather important and strutted into the bottle shop. Then he went and inspected all the wines. He went up to the counter and ordered a large bottle of whisky. He drank it all with one big gulp and belched loudly at the end. He straightened his monocle and wiped it with his paw. The man looked at him oddly and asked him what his name was. Pusskins smirked and said, “I am Lord Darlington-Winterbottom, the most important man alive. I have been sent here by the Queen herself to inspect all of Bangalow’s houses and shops. I require a room in your finest hotel or an apartment that will satisfy my needs. I am the very most important man alive, and you dare to question me?!” The man looked at him, slightly stunned, then bowed. Pusskins, feeling rather important, added “I demand all the students in school to be let off it for a month.” He then walked around all of the shops in Bangalow and said much the same thing to them. He got free coffees at Utopia and free lollies from the service station. He felt that he liked people worshipping him like this, and he might keep going on for a teensy-weensy bit more. He stretched out on the massage table and settled down for another massage. Then he would go back to his mansion and have a little nap. I think I’ll doze off thought Pusskins, and fell asleep while having his massage. He kept on dreaming for ages and ages and didn’t wake up until 3 o’clock the next day…(to be continued) Useful information and contact numbers Please take a moment to check the entry on this page for your organisation and advise the editors ( editors@heartbeat.net.au) of any changes. Di
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Now we’re at the stage where we’ve done Coorabell resident Alison Crook AO has had a varied career. From Deputy full business planning and testing, lodged Vice Chancellor at Monash University to the retail licence application with the AER (Australian Energy regulator), State Librarian and Director lodged our prospectus with General of State & Regional ASIC (Australian Securities Development, to being and Investment Commission), a director on 17 boards and we’re inviting the and being involved with community to become part many start-ups. Her diverse of Australia’s first community experience gives her a owned energy retailer. “fair understanding of the Our point of difference requirements of company from other retailers is that governance”. Here, she Alison Crook we’re being set up as a social speaks with Christobel Munson about Enova Energy, the community-owned enterprise specifically to help the region reduce carbon emissions and to be of energy retailing company she now chairs. When and where did the idea of Enova benefit to the community. We aim to help retain the money the community spends on Energy start? Enova Energy came out of discussions energy in the region. that began at North Coast Energy Forums. Is Enova looking for primarily NSW Many groups and individuals wanted to see Northern Rivers investors by 25 stronger leadership and action on climate September? change and reduction of carbon emissions. Yes, the share offer (at $1000 per share) They were aware that the electricity is open until 25 September. People can industry, with its reliance on fossil fuels, is apply for any number of shares, but only responsible for a third of Australia’s carbon five will be voting shares (so no one, no matter how many shares they purchase, emissions. The community also wanted to see can have more than five votes). This is to more local renewable generation projects ensure the company can’t be taken over developed, but people realised that by any one interest, and that the company this wouldn’t happen without a local direction can’t be shaped by one dominant community-owned retailer to purchase the shareholder. If people missed our August meeting in Bangalow, more meetings electricity they generated. We carried out a study into the feasibility will be held in September. See www. of a community-owned retailer, established enovaenergy.com.au for details. the feasibility, held community meetings to Your website says you are a ‘communitytest the concepts in the business plan, and owned company’. What does that mean? Our constitution defines our community Enova is the outcome.
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town talk pronounced Bangalow the pot-hole capital of the world. Then he went on to comment that we seem to be having some trouble with our rubbish, no doubt picking up on the general confusion about which coloured bin goes out when. Helpfully, he suggested we solve all the problems in one go by filling all the potholes with our rubbish! Food for thought? Ruth Kirby Photo by Judy Baker
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Incomings and outgoings Carolyn Adams, incoming Chamber president and Peter Mortimore, outgoing president, are pictured by the new ‘no through road’ signs at Station St. The other Chamber executive members are Jeff Lovett (Vice President), Greg Clark (Treasurer), Christina de Water (Photography and Publicity), Peter Mortimore, Richard Rombouts, Kylie Mowbray-Allen (Social Media) Photo by Christina de Water Photography
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