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Proud to be difficult Terrordoodler!

Rally fills Railway Park demanding a better West Byron result The man ejected from Tigerair speaks Hans Lovejoy

‘In Sydney they say we are a difficult community. Hands up for being proud about being difficult!’ Former Greens mayor and current upper house NSW MLC Jan Barham rallies the crowd on Saturday’s protest to improve the outcomes for the West Byron project. Photo Eve Jeffery Luis Feliu

Byron Bay residents, including local Indigenous leaders, MPs and local politicians, rallied on Saturday in protest at the controversial West Byron development soon to be decided on by state planning minister Pru Goward (Liberal). While other media reported crowds of over 500, organisers told The Echo their estimations put the figure at around 700, with signed petitions numbering around 550. Locals gathered at Railway Park and heard how the proposed rezoning for development for hundreds of homes in the Belongil Creek area

would impact heavily on the fragile wetland environment, koala habitat and add to the town’s already heavy traffic and sewage congestion.

Unsound population projections But more importantly, the crowd also heard how the state government is keeping locals out of the loop and that the planning justification for such a massive increase to the size of the town was based on unsound population projections. Arakwal representative Delta Kay urged the community to fight the plan. Ms Kay said her family

had been custodians of the area for generations and had a strong connection to Belongil Estuary. Greens candidate for the seat of Ballina, Tamara Smith, joined newly pre-selected Labor candidate for Ballina Paul Spooner and Labor colleague Keith Williams, who all spoke out against the rezoning of West Byron for intensive development. All three called for local people, through local council, to be allowed to have the final say on the development. Nationals candidate for the seat of Ballina, Kris Beavis, was asked by The Echo about his position but he declined to comment.

The man booted off a Tigerair flight from Melbourne to the Gold Coast last Saturday for doodling the word ‘Terrorismadeup’ on his notepad has told The Echo of his experience. Oliver Buckworth, 28, made headlines last week after the passenger next him complained of his drawings, which also depicted the word ‘Terrorismadeup’. The former Byron Shire resident says he works as an interior designer in Melbourne after he helped to redesign the interior for La La Land nightclub. ‘The owner liked my work so much that he asked me to come to Melbourne to help renovate his other bars in Melbourne,’ he said. But after doodling on a notepad while waiting for take-off, he says the passenger next to him became alarmed and informed the flight attendant. ‘I overheard him say to the attendant, “look at what he’s writing.” When I heard that, I offered to show him the picture but he didn’t seem interested. He didn’t want to look, he seemed frightened. I even said to the man, “I’ll do some happy drawings if that would make you feel better.”’ Mr Buckworth described the man who complained as ‘an Average Joe father in 40–50s, standard Aussie, clean haircut and neat appearance.’ The incident comes amid the Abbott government’s decision to raise the national threat level as well as last week’s largest anti-terrorism operation, which targeted alleged Islamic fundamentalist terrorists linked to the Islamic State movement. Additionally there are new terror

powers that are to be tabled in parliament this week by attorney-general George Brandis. Mr Buckworth, who is of caucasian English heritage, says he doesn’t watch TV. ‘I thought that the man looked like he must watch a lot of TV. ‘If you don’t watch TV, you separate yourself from everyone else. ‘There’s only ten channels, but I am getting influenced from all sorts of different places… I am miles away from that. Being forced together on a plane will result in interaction issues.’ He says reports by The Age and Daily Mail missed the bigger point. ‘I was treated with utter disdain on the plane. The flight attendant didn’t look at the notebook. There were no discussions, despite trying to explain myself.’ After being ejected, he says the police didn’t search his bag or look at his notebook. ‘I asked what is the protocol – I gave them everything so I could get back on the plane.’

No refund: Tigerair The Echo asked Tigerair if they would refund Mr Buckworth’s expenses but instead said, ‘Tigerair has a zero-tolerance policy towards inappropriate and anti-social behaviour.’ Mr Buckworth added, ‘People of Australia have a right to carry on their lives in a happy and friendly way, otherwise there’s no point to this “protection”. What are we protecting? I don’t want to be afraid and I don’t think anyone should be. ‘You are not going to act cleverly or wisely if you are afraid. I love going surfing but sharks don’t bother me. How can I enjoy surfing if I am petrified of the water?’

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Spooner to stand as NSW Labor candidate Byron Bay Community Centre manager and Byron Shire councillor, Paul Spooner, has been announced as Labor’s candidate for Ballina’s 2015 NSW election. It follows a community pre-selection between Cr Spooner and Ballina councillor and Seabird Rescue’s Keith Williams. Labor claims 2,317 votes were cast in the primary-style contest (online, in person or by post), which was the first to be held in rural, regional or coastal NSW. NSW Labor leader John Robertson congratulated Mr Spooner, and said Labor has ‘heard the strong views of

the local community against CSG and unconventional gas exploration as well as the savage cuts by the Nationals to health, domestic violence and women’s services and education, particularly TAFE on the north coast.’ A media spokesperson for Mr Robertson told The Echo

Bruns business winners

Congrats to Mary Eckert from Michaela’s Hair and Beauty, who won the youth category for the Customer Service Awards. Photo Eve Jeffery

Winners of the Brunswick Heads Customer Service Awards have been announced. The awards attracted over 40 nominations and came down to 24 finalists. The winners are hospitality: Samantha Alexander (Footbridge); retail: Mary Brown (Brunswick Heads Pharmacy); professional: Melissa Scott (Siwicki Real Estate) and youth: Mary Eckert (Michaela’s Hair and Beauty). Cherie Heale from the town’s chamber of commerce said, ‘Our sincere thanks to our prize sponsors: Crystal Creek, Byron Bay Apartments, The Balcony and Byron Shire Council. ‘A special thanks also goes to our partners in this inaugural event, our local job agencies Tursa, EnviTE, Nortec and Max Employment for their sponsorship and expertise.’

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that the final number of community member votes stood at 2,199 and the final number of party member votes was 118. This resulted in an overall participation of 2,317. ‘Cr Paul Spooner was elected with 58.4 per cent of the vote,’ they said. The NSW seat of Ballina covers Ballina and Byron regions and has been a safe Nationals seat, held by Don Page for the last 26 years. Mr Page is retiring at the upcoming election. Candidates who have so far announced they will contest next year’s election include Tamara Smith (Greens) and Kris Beavis (Nationals).

Club Banora goes green Twin Towns Club Banora say its annual energy costs will be cut by $125,000 and its carbon emissions will be reduced by 30 per cent since its clean energy project recently kicked in. Club management say it’s the first of its kind in northern NSW, and the Tri-Generation energy system will produce over 50 per cent of the Club’s electricity onsite, while converting the waste heat into free heating for the swimming pools and cooling for air conditioning. For more visit www. twintowns.com.au.

Old & Gold make award finals This year’s Brunswick Heads Old & Gold Festival has made it to the finals of the Regional Achievement & Community Awards, co-organiser Kim Rosen says. ‘Finalists for the Dobija World Events and Tourism Awards section of the NSW/ ACT Regional Achievement & Community Awards are Batlow Cider Festival, Brunswick Old and Gold Festival and Canowindra Balloon Challenge. ‘The gala awards will be held November 1 in Wagga – that’s when the winner will be announced.’

NBN rolls out Billinudgel, Tygalgah, Kyogle (surrounds), Nimbin, Myocum, Dunbible, Chillingham, Tuckombil and Uki will be added to the NBN fixed wireless rollout this month, according to NBNco. The detailed maps showing the areas to be covered by the network are available at: www.nbnco.com.au/rollout/ rollout-map.

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Respite service launches calendar

Byron Shire Respite Service manager Colin Monroe, left, care manager Barbara Chambers, right, and art-group members Dot Jumeau and Vince Collins show off the colourful 2015 calendars produced by the group. Photo Eve Jeffery

Members of Byron Shire Respite Service’s client art group are using their creative talents while raising funds for the service at the same time. The members of the group produced a colourful calendar with an original artwork for each month, which was launched last week as part of Dementia Awareness month. Care manager Barbara Chambers said the service ran continual art activities as part of its day program at Brunswick Heads. ‘The calendar represents people living with dementia and their often unrecognised creativity and talent,’ Ms Chambers told The Echo.

‘Fundraising has always been a part of our business,’ she said. ‘However, with the upcoming changes to government funding for the National Respite for Carers Program (NRCP) this will cease on June 30, 2015.’

Funding cuts The NRCP program currently delivers much-needed respite to around 120 carers across three shires at any given time. ‘In 2013–14, the program helped 250 carers. This funding represents around half of Byron Shire Respite’s total funding, therefore fundraising has become a necessary

part of our service viability strategy,’ Ms Chambers said. ‘We are honouring the capacity to create in people with dementia. We believe they need to be valued, not just for what they have contributed in the past, but as they are right now. ‘Watching a person with dementia painting or writing is to be filled with awe, for regardless of memory loss, the person is expressing and revealing their unique identity,’ she said. To buy a calendar, priced at $15, call Byron Shire Respite on 6685 1619 or 6685 1921 or visit Brunswick Valley Community Centre.

Byron market move rejected Stallholders at the Byron community markets have rejected (104 to 90) a management proposal to pursue moving from Butler Street to the beachfront park between Main and Clarkes beaches. The position was also supported by the Green Clean Awareness Team, who manage the foreshore. They opposed owing to possible deg-

radation and impacts to the dunes and park. The Byron Bay Community Centre, who manage the markets, supported the changes while acknowledging potential issues. Sue Creak from Hertzberg Haydon Solicitors was also brought in to independently tally the votes. Community Centre manager and Byron councillor

Paul Spooner said, ‘The vote to see whether stallholders wanted to move the markets to the beachfront did not reach the 60 per cent acceptance by stallholders. ‘As promised, we will not be proceeding with stage two, which was to see whether Council would approve such a move. Thank you to all stallholders who participated.’

Larder to benefit from donations Accommodation property, Friday on the Beach, a 19room luxury boutique apartment building on the beachfront at 45 Lawson Street, is closing its doors next month. Liberation Larder volunteer John Bennett says the owners are generously donating the proceeds of the sale of the remaining furniture, fixtures and fittings to Liberation Larder. ‘Liberation Larder makes over 500 healthy and nutritious meals each week for people in need, from rescued and

donated food at the Fletcher people in need. Street Kitchen,’ he said. ‘They ‘For example, you can pay do this in partnership with for a bed, fridge or a televiByron Community Centre sion for a family. Liberation and a large number of busi- Larder will organise an apnesses in Byron Bay. propriate match and have ‘The Larder also grows items delivered. herbs and vegetables in verge ‘As a registered charity gardens in the Byron CBD the Larder can also issue you in partnership with Byron with a tax-deduction receipt. Council and Byron Herb ‘Also, a final sale will be Nursery. arranged and advertised after ‘If you are interested in the the close of business.’ furniture, fixtures or fittings For more information a Pay It Forward System has and details of available items been set up to enable people please contact Helen Hamilto prepurchase on behalf of ton on 0439 409 655. Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au

Local News Council push to regain Bruns parks control Pursuing the return of caravan park management to Council was supported unanimously at last week’s Council meeting after Cr Di Woods tabled a motion looking at ways of bolstering support from other regional councils. The state government’s cost shifting of the income-generating assets was taken from Council control in 2006. The motion seeks to consult with the other north coast councils, NOROC and LGNSW on the establishment of a working group to lobby the state government for the reinstatement of local councils as the Reserve Trust managers of the holiday parks on Crown land within their respective local government areas.

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Surf festival gains ground

Byron Recreation Ground review

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A review of the current Plan of Management (POM) for Byron Bay Recreation Ground will be undertaken after Cr Chris Cubis asked for fellow councillor support at last Thursday’s meeting. The original $50,000 allocated was pared back to $25,000 from the Property Reserve, which will also see the development of a new Plan of Management. Crs Ibrahim and Woods voted against the motion, with Cr Woods sparking up over the amount needed for the project. But Cr Hunter said, ‘There’s no staff time… it’s a result of our preference to bring in these people to do the heavy lifting.’

With five weeks to go, the Byron Bay Surf Festival (BBSF) organisers are busy planning to extend from Main beach to north of the Surf Club and into Apex Park (opposite the Beach Hotel), as well as into Bay Lane (behind the Beach Hotel). The expansion of the site is due to new festival undertakings such as an additional foreshore music stage and green zones allocated to a number of charity organisations and recycled threads initiatives. In this allocated zone, there will be a newfangled kids’ artshow and a hangout spot for teaching recycled art and crafts. Right next door

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and special events inside at the Byron Community Centre. The festival runs for three days, October 24–26, and its full program is online at www.byronbaysurffestival. com.

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Local News Blazing business trails

Calls for global Anglican climate action bishop visits Northern rivers residents joined thousands around the globe on Sunday calling for action on climate change. About 200 people marched around the Lismore central business district before gathering in Spinks Park to hear from a range of speakers.

Agreement needed Interested in the opportunity of learning about business? Lila and Jamie check out the Trailblazers program, while coordinator Prue is in the background. Photo Eve Jeffery

A free eight-week business course for young people aged 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24 is set to kick off on October 8. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called Trailblazers, and is in association with the Byron Youth Service. Co-organiser Prue Blennerhassett says the course is packed full of excellent value.

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Organiser Martin Oliver said the rally wanted to send a strong message to federal politicians and world leaders that an agreement needed to be reached on climate change action. The rally took place ahead of the global Summit on Climate Change at the United Nations headquarters in New York, held Monday. Q See the video of this story

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Making the case for trail over rail

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Former director of QLD Transport Programs, Geoff Meers, explains why he supports a local rail-trail

Like libraries and other public services, it’s well established that public transport will never turn a profit. And while rail is essential public infrastructure, our railway lines locally have sat abandoned for ten years. State government policy since 2004 has indicated that roads should be this region’s priority, not rail. Yet despite the apparent ‘roads’ agenda, the Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) notfor-profit community group say converting the tracks to a trail will strengthen the economy through tourism diversification and ‘link and help unite the region’s villages and towns.’ But for that to happen it is likely that the lines will need to be removed, something that proponents say is needed anyway due to their deteriorating condition. Geoff Meers is a NRRT board member and former director of transport programs for the QLD government. He says he was responsible for the program management of public transport and cycling infrastructure development in southeast QLD. Mr Meers elaborated on a discussion we had last week, where he said that while there are no NSW rail-trails yet, there are 12 rail trail projects currently being developed throughout the state. You previously said that light rail for this region would require new tracks because of the weight of light rail, yet in contrast, the light rail being proposed by Brian Flannery from his North Byron Beach Resort site into Byron Bay will not require new tracks owing to it being lighter in weight. Given that, why isn’t very very light rail appropriate for this track? Couldn’t the Shire’s towns be linked by this, considering the flat terrain and few small bridges? The North Byron railmotor will be restricted to travel at 25km/h. In addition, there is only one slight bend between Bayshore Drive and Byron Bay Station. This means the railmotor can operate safely without too much work on the rails. The bridge over Belongil Creek however requires substantial work in the order of $1 million dollars to cope with the weight of the railmotor.

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congestion in Byron Bay. The rail shuttle to Bayshore Drive may help, if people can be persuaded to use it. Any further rail options would be a misuse of government funds, be counter-productive and unhelpful.

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Rail Trail supporters ride in the recent Living Community Festival in Mullumbimby. Geoff Meers is pictured last on the right hand side. Photo supplied

From Byron Bay to Mullumbimby, the terrain is flat and there are few curves. There are a number of structures (culverts and embankments). If the railmotor was restricted to 25km/h it may be possible for it to operate safely without too much additional work. But the cost would still run into millions, rather than thousands; and who would catch a train that took 45 minutes to get to Byron? In addition, the operational cost of the railmotor would still have to be met as would the maintenance of the track – who would pay for that? You agreed with me that government reports can have a tendency to be written in favour of outcomes wanted by those in government, yet you said that in your experience there are limits to how far a report can be weighted. Do you consider that the 2013 rail report for this region pushed those boundaries to favour the outcome they wanted? The 2013 report that came up with the $900 million reinstatement cost looked reasonable to me. The cost factors used also seem to me to be industry standard. The 2014 rail-trail report, by ARUP, provides a similar industry-standard approach to the evaluation. I do not consider either of those reports to have pushed the envelope in their cost calculations. I recall you saying that apart from the lack of public transport demand in the region, rail would be better built in the growth areas such as Tweed and Ballina. Again, isn’t this a matter of being influenced by weighted reports and studies wanting specific outcomes? There is abundant evi-

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dence of the huge pressure on Byron’s traffic and housing needs, for example. I agree there are pressures on Byron’s traffic and housing needs. I do not see the reinstatement of rail as part of the answer. Regional transport studies show the main transport routes are Lismore–Ballina and Ballina–Byron; this is where the traffic demand is. There are already seven bus services daily each way between Mullumbimby and Byron Bay. If they were crammed to overflowing, patrons would be demanding more services – they aren’t. I don’t see how a report saying reinstating rail does not stack up influences the growth in Tweed and Ballina. People are going where there is land and housing available at a reasonable price close to services. If we want light rail, we need Gold Coast housing densities in Byron Shire. I don’t want high-rise towers stretching from Byron Bay to Mullumbimby and Bangalow and I don’t think most of Byron’s residents want that either. I think we should focus on the problems we are trying to fix – more frequent, accessible public transport for those who need it and easing traffic

You claim that you are unaware of any other example of light rail existing with a similar situation to this region. Why do you believe that is? Light rail works best with patronage levels around 5,000 per hour – Byron would be lucky to generate a tenth of that. No-one will invest in light rail in areas with our low housing densities. And finally, when comparing road to rail on economic and environment grounds, it would appear rail is superior. Isn’t it a monumental failure in evolution that a 2014 society would consider repurposing rail infrastructure built in 1903? Rail is only superior environmentally if it is running near full. Running almost empty diesel trains creates huge greenhouse gas loads, far more than the few cars. Economically, rail is superior in large cities where construction of expensive passenger rail lines means less need for freeways. Large expenditure on rail in a rural area where patronage demand has been shown to be low does nothing to avoid the need for road upgrades. The roads are here, they are in reasonable condition (?), they are available for public transport. Why should we ask the government to spend large amounts of our money on another public transport option that will not be well used and does not meet the transport needs of the community?

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Council celebrates halfway point Break out the bubbly! Byron councillors are orbiting midway around planet Bureaucrat and current trajectory will see them land back on Earth at the 2016 local government elections. So what have been the highlights so far? Reclaiming Byron’s New Years Eve last year was thankfully achieved after the previous one threatened to descend into the chaos experienced in the 1990s. Again early in their term, a KFC proposal was defeated, as was a Dan Murphy’s, with resounding community support. A Byron Bay master plan is now underway, paid parking suggestions are being considered and of course the state is coming to the party to help facilitate an out-of-date bypass that would run past the homes of Butler Street residents and through wetlands. Free boulders from highway works were offered for a ‘temporary’ Belongil rock wall and eventually got support, despite the inevitable beach erosion it will cause and the confusion over what ‘temporary’ really means. But refusing – again – a Bangalow DA for a large mixed residential/commerical proposal next to the A&I Hall took courage, and the the Land & Environment Court decision is expected shortly. A legal challenge by the Ocean Shores Community Association (OSCA) halted the sale of the Roundhouse site in Ocean Shores, an iconic piece of land once promised for community use. But residents situated in the Shire’s north got grounds for a sports field – yet to be built. Illegal camping fines appear to have been ramped up, but work on holiday lets is ongoing, with a strategy still being developed which appears to have a long way to go. And there was a seismic shift after Cr Rose Wanchap defected from the Greens and sided with more conservativeleaning councillors on how to handle West Byron. Not that it really matters; the state will be telling us what to do there. Hans Lovejoy, editor

y and large, Tony Abbott’s excellent Arnhem Land adventure went rather well. Admittedly, it was both belated and interrupted, but it redeemed a promise, which is worth celebrating in itself. It had a touch of incongruity: the sight of the prime minister in a sober suit with the inevitable blue tie as he reported on the Great Humanitarian War while living in a tent in the bush was a contrast, at the very least. But some of us can remember the day when Malcolm Fraser’s deputy Doug Anthony ran the country from a caravan on the dunes of New Brighton beach, so there was a pleasing continuity in the Australian informality. And of course there were plenty of casually studied photo ops in ranches, timberyards, plant nurseries and schools, among many others. But in fact the war news was the hard news; apart from that the perspiring press corps had to be content with leaks and rumours. Abbott did indulge in serious discussion with the local elders, but none of it was public, as was fitting. For the most part it was the R words: recognition and referendum. And while we learned that the latter is likely to be postponed yet again, it is clear that there is still a long way towards agreement on the former. Abbott had made it clear that he favours a minimalist model because that is the best the conservatives (of whom he is of course one) will accept. No bill of rights, no serious change in the body of the Constitution, rather a general feelgood preamble acknowledging the obvious – that our Indigenous Australians exist. And this acknowledgement is to be offered precisely fifty years since the last Aboriginal referendum, which overwhelmingly endorsed the proposition that not only did they exist –

indeed, they were to be included in the Commonwealth census – but it as also desirable to make national, rather than state, laws about them. So it is worth recalling just what that change involved and how it has been implemented. William Charles Wentworth, who pushed the idea and later became Australia’s first minister for Aboriginal affairs, believed that the states had comprehensively failed to manage. Not only were the states’ laws a mishmash, but they were clearly inadequate both in the past and the present, let alone the future. It was time for Can-

the Commonwealth laws to pass legislation to discriminate against, not in favour, of Aboriginal groups. And disconcertingly, much of white Australia applauded. The misleading idea that Aboriginals were receiving ‘special treatment’, driven by the ideological right and the envious ignorant, took hold. And this is where Howard looked for a fig leaf: recognition in the Constitution, some kind of camouflage that could cover what he called ‘the blemishes’ in our past. The idea has persisted, with Abbott the latest leader to find a form of words. But only

The idea of negative action against black Australia was off the agenda – until John Howard came along.

by Mungo MacCallum berra to step in and start serious work on the problem, and particularly to begin to remedy the manifest disadvantage our Indigenous Australians suffered. And although he was unable to persuade Sir Robert Menzies of the need, his successor Harold Holt came to the party – and to the ballot box. The voters enthusiastically agreed; there was unprecedented, overwhelming support for the referendum. And note that the support was positive: the idea was that laws would help and encourage Aboriginals. For a long time, that was the result – not always successful, but invariably well-meaning. Health, housing, education and welfare were all promoted. The idea of negative action against black Australia was off the agenda – until John Howard came along. Howard reacted to the Wik judgment on land tenure and then the Northern Territory intervention to use

a form of words: Abbott has already accepted a veto by the hardline conservatives, which means that the whole concept – empowerment by and for the Aboriginals themselves – is off the agenda. All that is allowable is whatever is acceptable to a grudging white Australia. One of his most recent handpicked committees to devise a formula consists of two white men (both former coalition ministers) and one black woman. They may be diligent and sincere, but they are hardly representative. And the same applies with Abbott’s mate, Noel Pearson, a man of great intellect and passion, but viewed with suspicion, and even resentment, by many of his compatriots. Pearson sensibly rejects the whole idea of race as a silly and outmoded fantasy, but nonetheless wants a mechanism to ensure that Aboriginals are inside the tent – a guarantee for Indigenous voices to be heard

on political decisions. He and the conservative academic Greg Craven have since suggested an undefined Indigenous advisory body of constitutional status but no legislative power – surely the worst of both worlds. Of course, Indigenous Australia, while officially consisting of only three per cent of the population, is hugely diverse: there are those who want a separate state, those who want parliamentary quotas, those who just want to be left alone. Even among the black minority, finding any kind of meaningful consensus will be very difficult and reconciling it with the white masses, who we are assured by both Abbott and Shorten are largely indifferent to the referendum despite the long debate, appears the work of a lifetime, not just three more years. So it may well be that what emerges will be bland to the point of inanity – a Mickey Mouse statement of motherhood which satisfies no-one and achieves nothing. This will be a huge pity: a lot of time and effort from a lot of sincerely involved people – including Abbott himself – have committed to making a genuine step towards reconciliation; not quite a treaty, perhaps, but at least more than anodyne pap. But unless a lot more happens in the last few months than has in the many long years, it just is not going to happen. Perhaps the last words might be those pronounced, optimistically, by Abbott himself the time he promised to deliver his initial, hopeful surmise: the reform, he said, would be not be to change the Constitution but to complete it. And it indeed it might: a final postscript on the document drafted by the paternalistic white supremacists who disregarded the first Australians when they took it to Westminster more than a century ago.

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Caught in the cogs of the war machine The Abbott regime has committed $400m a year to the American war-mongering machine. Is that why Hockey came up with that mean budget? Just like the government at the time did when the Vietnam War and the Gulf War started. Where is the immediate threat to Australia? There isn’t one. We are just licking the boots of the American warmongers. Australian troops have been sacrificed since the Boer War and that was for the Poms and their vested interests. If you believe the propaganda coming from Abbott’s

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While we recognise that The Echo has a responsibility to report local concerns, we would ask that you stick to known facts in doing so. West Byron Project representatives have written directly to you in the past and clearly stated that the Byron Residents’ Group’s use of a figure of 1,100 or more dwellings proposed for West Byron is a figure that they have

regime we are all under threat of a Muslim jihad. I’m more worried about what the Israeli regime is doing in Palestine. Paul Brecht Mullumbimby

Syria by the Islamic State or anyone else is a terrible thing and should not have happened. Killing between half a million and a million people in a war against Iraq was a terrible thing and should not have happened. Lying about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq to start that war was a terrible thing, too. Invading Afghanistan and trashing the whole country

to capture one man was also a terrible thing. Destabilising the whole region is a terrible thing and could have immense consequences. Should we engage in a new war against the Islamic State? Wow, what a choice. Are we are damned if we do and damned if we don’t? Do the Muslim nations want to join a US war against Muslims? Could it destabilise Pakistan? It may be too late. Could it destabilise Kashmir and India? Kashmir is already pretty bad. Could it destabilise the Islamic provinces of China? Perhaps it already has. Could it destabilise Cen-

tral Asia? Possibly. Could it destabilise the Arabian Peninsula? Probably. Could it destabilise the Middle East? Most likely. Do we need another killing frenzy? These wars seem to be one of the most effective ways of encouraging terrorism, and we can be sure there will be far more refugees, but we seem to keep making it worse! When a war on terror becomes a war on nations and humanity, whose interest does it serve? If we had a Department of Peace, what would it advise? Michael Weatherhead Mullumbimby

made up. The West Byron rezoning proposal does not contain a request for such a figure, nor is this figure considered to be likely. The BRG has repeatedly misrepresented basic facts on many issues. We have written to them on several occasions to point out where they are in error and, for whatever reason, they continue to use incorrect information. Just some of facts that the

BRG chooses to overlook: The rezoning application has been developed over five years and been modified to incorporate public feedback received in two public exhibition periods – including from some BRG members who claim that the public has never been consulted. The application details 37 per cent of the site to be preserved for environmental management and conserva-

tion. Just 11 per cent of the site is proposed to be the medium-density housing the BRG claims will characterise the site. Population increases – less than the BRG is bandying about – from West Byron would occur over a twentyyear period. The proposal details a visual and acoustic buffer in excess of 11 metres wide along Ewingsdale Road, maintaining the green entry to Byron and appearing nothing like continued on next page

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North Coast news daily: it gets into the fruit bats here, it could become endemic here as it is in Africa. other failed ‘affordable’ housThe potential for Ebola to ing projects, such as south spread in Australia largely deStation Street, the amount is pends on its ability to be transprobably small. mitted like the flu is, through My experience leads me to sneezing and coughing, in the unfortunate conclusion other words to be an airborne that unless there is a commit- virus. ted majority of councillors An article in Nature, Noconstantly pushing a project vember 15, 2012, shows that it will founder on the rocks of scientists were able to successideological mindsets, timid- fully transmit Ebola through ity and staff agendas. the air, as an airborne virus Tom Tabart is transmitted, from pigs to Bangalow monkeys, with the monkeys representing a human surroWhat was that definition gate, the scientists said. There of insanity? Something like was no direct contact between ‘repeating the same actions the pigs and monkeys, yet all but expecting a different re- the monkeys contracted Ebola sult each time’. Are we well from the infected pigs. Public health authorities served by our professional political class who focus in Australia and around the their brilliant minds on poli- world are insisting that Ebtics rather than on the main ola is not airborne and that direct contact between the game? Currently relevant, from bodily fluids of an infected the prayer book of 1662: ‘I person and the recipient myself have seen the ungodly must occur. This is a substanin great power and flourish- tial point, upon which millions or even larger numbers ing like a green bay tree’. Jim Nutter of lives depend. Yet scientists agree that EbMain Arm ola is a sexually transmitted disease, that it can be transEbola is coming Ebola will arrive in Australia. mitted in water, and transmitFruit bats are one of the pri- ted by every different fluid that mary hosts of Ebola and we the human body produces. Ebola numbers are douhave fruit bats around here. If

Foundering on the rocks of ideological mindsets I was the councillor who put up the urgency motion to purchase the recently sold, ex-Telstra property. I was also the chair of the Affordable Housing Committee. Although opposing the purchase, Ross Tucker, the councillor right marker, conceded ‘it was a good buy’. In an absolutely prime location, possible uses for the property were many and it is a sad reflection that between

the councillors and the staff we managed to lose them all. Although it is now being used as a sale justification, we had the contamination problem assessed early and it was never considered to be a serious impediment, considering that most prospective developments would involve capping the site. Despite the revisionist history currently being touted, the story of leasing was one of

councillor ideological bickering and staff reluctance to do anything beyond raise obstacles. There were a number of well-founded community organisations bidding for the site who fell foul of this toxic mix. The sale price represents a loss to the ratepayers when inflation and costs are factored but in the context of other outlays such as consultants and planning cost on

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by generations of European colonialists; 2) continuing to arm combatants in the cause of peace, some of whom were our declared ‘bad guys’ only a few weeks ago; 3) ignoring the benefits of rail; 4) ignoring the necessity for renewable energy sources: more coal mines and ‘unconventional gas’ at the expense of farming and ecology; 5) blaming ‘people smugglers’ for deaths at sea; 6) blaming drug smugglers for the problems of addiction; and 7) blaming the original people of this land for their dire situation. All of these with little discussion of the root causes of these problems with minimal depth of analysis and focussing on failed solutions.

Good news Some good news when things are looking pretty bleak around the world. UNICEF announced this week that global child deaths have dropped once again in the last year and are now at half the level they were in 1990. These improvements have been made in almost

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Twenty years of Byron’s Amitayus Don Hansen

On October 4, all carers (past and present) – and friends of Amitayus – will be celebrating 20 years of serving our Byron Shire community. Those of us who work as volunteers with Amitayus often comment that the ‘gift’ of service is a gift that flows both ways: a shared relationship. And that’s the real heart of our celebration: the privilege of serving our clients at such an important time in their lives. Byron’s Hospice Service is a charitable, non-profit NGO whose trained carers offer compassionate support to people who are dying – or living with a life-threatening illness – and who choose to be cared for at home among family and friends. We work completely free of charge, and our trained carers are all volunteers. Our organisation is funded solely by donations.

A brief history In early 1994, a group of friends decided to help their friend Marcus – who knew he was dying – to spend his last days at home, in his own place, on his own terms, and with his close friends, all of whom had agreed to care for and deter excessive inflow of traffic. Use the money to repair roads, promote park-and-ride at the sports complex, or from the Belongil area, beach and surfing shuttle buses and vans and build really good services for tourists who will then ditch their cars. Another decent suggestion would be to move the weekly market to the sports complex where there is lots of parking to help ease Thursday congestion. Byron has to wake up and direct the tourists where they want them and not just whinge about the traffic that results from poor planning and effort. Edward Kent Suffolk Park

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The recent tragic shark attack has prompted another round of debate about the best means of providing swimmer and surfer protection. While the overwhelming majority of regular local surfers and swimmers would be avidly opposed to any anti-environmental measures such as shark culling or netting, the usual proponents of these interventions have surfaced

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his practical and personal needs. Inspired by their experience of caring for their friend, a few of his friends called a public meeting on October 22 at St John’s Hall in Mullumbimby. Over 100 people attended and a working committee was formed to begin the process of establishing Amitayus Hospice Service. A Buddhist monk named Pende Hawter had been instrumental in setting up a service in Brisbane called Karuna Hospice Service. Pende’s help was invaluable in setting up a training program for carers, in determining that our service would provide inhome care only, and also in once again. What constructive shark surveillance measures are available, then? I would advocate the use of small drones that could regularly patrol the skies above crowded patrolled beaches such as at Byron, Lennox and Ballina. The drones can be equipped with surveillance video cameras that can interface with lifeguards or volunteers who could promptly activate a shark alarm or drive the shark out to sea. This preventive measure would be cheap and environmentally responsible. There are many people who would be willing and able to assist, I’m sure. I don’t know whether there are any precedents elsewhere for the use of drone technology for such a constructive purpose. The debit side would possibly be some noise and intrusiveness. Let’s start the debate and move forward to minimise the chance of another ocean enthusiast dying. Richard Lucas Lennox Head

Techno-addiction

The thinking that a materialistic lifestyle is the correct way of living and that any-

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our calling ourselves Amitayus, which means ‘Buddha of Infinite Light’.

Constant need Amitayus was immediately very busy – for ten years or more – often with eight to ten clients at a time, with several carers per client, each doing one or two shifts per week for several weeks running. The coordinators were in constant need of new carers, which kept our team of trainer/facilitators very busy as well. Recently our work has been equally shared between hands-on care and training. The provision of palliative care in Australia has improved in recent years owing thing less is to deprive oneself is based in cultural relativity. That is, because one has been conditioned to a certain lifestyle, one is prone to believe that it is the true lifestyle and all others are wanting. The civilised are certain, for example, that everyone has to bathe in warm water to have a reasonable existence. Not all cultures saw it that way. Don Talayesa (or Sun Chief), a Hopi born in 1890, says in Native Heritage, ‘we were told … to wash our hands and faces in the snow, and to rub it on our bodies to make them tough. The old people said that warm water made wrinkles and shortened life. I saw them setting bowls of water outside to become ice cold before using it as a bath.’ Techno-addiction has been normalised in western society. However its ubiquity makes it potentially a more destructive addiction, with the ability to destroy a whole planet, than other addictions such as alcoholism that are limited to individuals and those who immediately surround them. In the short term, the addictive behaviour of materi-

to increased family awareness and support, as well as a welcome increase in the amount of care providers (public and private) working in the community. In addition to providing support for over 200 clients and their primary carers over the last 20 years, Amitayus – Byron Hospice – has enabled hundreds of people in Byron Shire to better care for their own loved ones, family and friends. Initially run as ACE courses, Amitayus now runs courses at Byron Community College. Called Last Aid: Caring for the Dying at Home, courses are open to those wishing to explore the mystery of death and dying; the personal, emotional and practical aspects of serving a dying person at home; grief and loss; and to learn about funerals, wills, advance directives, etc. The Last Aid course is also the first training required in applying to be a volunteer carer with Byron Hospice and is available online through Byron Community College: Term 4. To contact Amitayus/Byron Hospice, call 6684 3808 or email info@byronhospice. org.au. alism was seen by western cultures as a good or beneficial thing. Thus the West had 10,000 years of enculturated techno-addiction. As Alcoholics Anonymous recognises, the beginnings of a cure of an addiction lie in acknowledgement that one is addicted. This requires enough humanness to be in existence that one is willing to see the long-term consequences of the addiction, for it is only adult humans who are able to consider the longterm. Geoff Dawe Uki

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For many years the gas industry has claimed there is no evidence that unconventional gas drilling pollutes water resources. However, more and more cases of contamination are being exposed. Coal seam gas operations near Narrabri led to the contamination of an aquifer with salt and heavy metals. A Queensland government report found gas bubbling to the surface in the Condamine River was sourced from a coal seam that had been drilled continued on page 12 The Byron Shire Echo September 23, 2014 11

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continued from page 11 and fracked nearby. Two weeks ago in Western Sydney, residents called the fire brigade following a leak from a coal seam gas well. A court recently ordered the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to release reports that documented 243 cases of water well contamination due to drilling and fracking for unconventional gas. The reports show multiple instances of water wells contaminated by gas drilling, with chemicals and heavy metals such as chlorides, aluminium, arsenic, barium and strontium at levels which are ‘dangerous to human health’. There are also numerous examples of methane levels in water supplies being so high that the authorities warned residents that ‘there is a physical danger of explosion due to the migration of natural gas into water wells or

through soils into dwellings’. Clearly coexistence between this toxic industry and agriculture is a high-risk strategy but it is one that Nationals leader Andrew Stoner is eager to push ahead with as the coalition government has introduced policy after policy which favour their big coal and gas mates over regional communities. The Strategic Regional Land Use Policy has allowed mining on our best agricultural land with the Chinese government’s Shenhua Watermark coal mine on the verge of approval in the heart of the Liverpool Plains. The ‘gateway process’ is a hole in the fence rather than a gateway, so mines are progressing despite failing the majority of assessment criteria. The aquifer interference regulation is a toothless policy that acts as a ‘guide’ to decision makers and is ignored by miners.

Critical industry clusters were created to protect centres of agriculture from mining, but the government has ignored rice, citrus, cotton, sugar and dairy farmers who have all indicated they want this limited protection. The current government may think they can fool rural and regional people with spin and half-baked policies, but the Greens will continue to hold the Nationals and Liberals to account because we believe that farms should come before coal and gas. Jeremy Buckingham MLC NSW Greens agriculture spokesperson

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CWA Land Cookery The Mullumbimby CWA Branch Land Cookery Competition will be held on Monday 29 September. Recipes and rules at https://cwaofnsw. org.au/cookery.html. Further information Sue 6684 1675.

Trail Blazers Byron Youth Service is now taking applications for their 8-week enterprise course, Trail Blazers. Open to 18–24-yearolds and starting 8 October. For more info, email trailblazers.applications@gmail.com or see www.bys.org.au.

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by Ian Rogers Play at Byron Services Club, Mon 7pm No sooner had Carlsen declared his willingness to defend his world title in Sochi in November than his challenger Viswanathan Anand began competition after a long absence. Anand has of course been questioned about his upcoming match with Carlsen, though his comment regarding Carlsen’s delay in signing the contract – ‘I wasn’t really sure what his concerns were’ – sounded more than a little disingenuous. To reinforce the point, on Wednesday the Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg turned down her invitation from the world chess body FIDE to come to the match in Sochi, citing the political concerns with Russia as the reason. Solberg had fielded domestic controversy when attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi earlier this year but the deterioration of the situation in Ukraine and Russia’s role in that has made a new visit inconceivable. (There remains a small possibility that Carlsen will be prevented from travelling

‘Panoply’ means ‘a splendid display’ and showcases a diverse range of art by members of PAN. To be opened by Jan Barham on Friday 26 September at 6pm, the show runs until 8 October. Contact www. panbyronbay.com.

Vinnies parade Byron Aged Care Auxiliary next fundraiser is a Vinnies Fashion Parade to be held at the Home in Butler St, Byron Bay (next to the Police Station) on Sat 18 Oct, commencing at 1.30pm. Enq Jan 6684 7241.

U3A Ballina/Byron On 7/10/14 at 10am at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club Ruth Fox will tell us about her recent trip to Japan. Enquiries 6680 7350. to Russia should the EU impose sporting sanctions against Russia before November.) Such has been Anand’s revival and Carlsen’s pre-match problems that many pundits are giving Anand a better than even chance to dethrone Carlsen. Of course waiting in the wings is Caruana, who has used the European Club Cup to close in on Carlsen’s number one position. His best game in that event was the following win against a rising Israeli star. Bilbao European Club Cup 2014 White: F Caruana Black: M Roiz Opening: Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8 The Breyer Variation, an old Spassky favourite. 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4 Nb6!? 15...c5 is more usual. 16.a5 Nbd7 17.b4 Bg7?! A serious mistake according to Caruana; the d6 pawn needs support. 18.d5! Qb8 19.Bb3 Nf8 20.Ra2 c6 21.dxc6 Bxc6 22.Rd2 Rd8 23.Rd3! Rd7 24.Ng5! Qc7 25.Be3 h6 26.Nxf7!! The point behind Caruana’s plan. Black will be tied in knots. 26...Rxf7 27.Rxd6 Be8 28.Bb6! Qb7 After 28...Qxc5 29.Bc5! the Black queen will be trapped. 29.f4! N6d7 30.f5 Nxb6 31.axb6 Kh7 32.Bd5 Qb8 33.Bxa8 Qxa8 34.Rf1 gxf5 35.Rxf5 Qb8 36.Rxf7 Bxf7 37.Nf5 1-0 An early resignation, but White dominates the board.

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High speed rail The study into High Speed Rail (HSR) by the cleanenergy consultancy Beyond Zero Emissions argues the east coast network would cost $84 billion to build and could pay for itself in 40 years. This study includes a station at

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Lismore, which would serve locals as well as the five million national and international visitors to the region. HSR could also reduce carbon emissions by 150 tonnes and be a wonderful boost to tourism and the north coast economy. Anyone who has concerns about damage to the environment by HSR needs to have a look at the horrendous swathe being bulldozed through beautiful rich soil for the Pacific Highway upgrade. We should be growing food in that soil. The damage to the environment and wildlife, including endangered koala colonies, is appalling. Then there’s the huge number of deaths from road accidents and the horrendous injuries sustained by people who never recover. Between 2003 and 2006 over 11,000 people signed petitions demanding a commuter train service on the

Casino to Murwillumbah rail line. These petitions were presented to state parliament and documented in Hansard. For obvious reasons, state governments have chosen to ignore the northern rivers community’s need for a train service. We’ve all seen the neverending parade of NSW politicians and ministers through ICAC, from both the Labor and Liberal parties, who have been found to be corrupt and have illegally accepted large donations in brown paper bags from developers. Those developers clearly expected their developments to be approved in return. We also know that both the ALP and LNP receive millions in donations from other sources, particularly the powerful road transport lobby. These are hard-nosed business people; focused on maximising profits, they do not donate large sums of money to aspiring politicians out of pure altru-

ism. They expect a return on their ‘investment’. This explains why our politicians continue to ignore the community’s need for public transport and are willing to waste $75m of our money ripping up a perfectly good, if neglected, rail line, and steal any chance of this community ever having a sustainable, eco-friendly train service. Owing partly to the rising cost of oil, airlines are all losing buckets of money, or going bankrupt, and cheap airfares cannot be sustained. Given these circumstances, governments will be forced to fund high speed rail on the east coast to keep the economy going. It’s imperative that the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line be restored and a train service reinstated to ensure we have the ability to connect with any future HSR service to Lismore. Louise Doran Ocean Shores

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CoDA is also holding its first Australian national convention, in Bangalow, on Saturday 27 September. To register visit www.ozcoda.webs.com/ coda-convention.

Is alcohol a problem?

Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby, open each Saturday 8–noon.

Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the shire. www.aa.org.au

Menopause and 50+ Support

Family Drug Support

This group is about coming together, sharing and supporting each other in a safe environment. Phone Inge 0413 422 997.

Are you concerned about the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Support meetings every Tuesday 7–9pm, upstairs at 75 Jonson Street, Byron Bay (stairs beside Westpac bank). Phone Margaret 0427 857 092, Jeff 0435 992 639, or Jane 0410 494 933.

Mental health group Mullumbimby Mental Health Carers Support Group is for family members and friends who have a loved one with a mental health issue. First meeting Thursday 25 September, 9.30am at the Mullumbimby neighbourhood centre. Info Leanne 0409 818 643.

Bangalow CWA Bangalow CWA meets each Wednesday in their rooms at 31 Byron St, Bangalow, 10am– 2pm, for craft and friendship. Contact Di Campbell 6685 4694.

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Heartcircle

Pets for Life Animal Shelter Inc is having a huge garage sale on Saturday 27 September at 136 Orana Rd, Ocean Shores.

Heartcircle devotional singing, sharing, meditation group every Sunday at South Golden Beach Community Hall 10–11.30am. Enq Linda on 0415 412 514.

Parenting Teenagers Byron Youth Service – Free eight-week Parenting Teenagers program each Tuesday 5.30–7.30pm from 21 Oct to 2 Dec at Byron Youth Activity Centre. To book call Rosalie Bryant 0431 524 044.

Vet hospital Goonellabah Veterinary Hospital is inviting everyone to celebrate its 20th birthday on Sunday 28 September at

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Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters practise public speaking and leadership skills in a supportive environment 1st and 3rd Mondays 6.15pm, St Finbarr’s school. www.byrontoastmasters.org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Call Robyn for more info: 6685 1836.

To learn how to make the right decisions about your end-of-life choices, come to the meetings held quarterly. Phone Elaine for more details: 0421 796 713.

Byron young mums Byron Young Mums’ Group meets every Friday at 10.30am at the Byron YAC; free for young mums and expectant mums 25 and younger. Contact Lotte 0477 591 555 or email byronyoungmums@ gmail.com.

Meditation Buddhist Meditation – Change of address: from 24/09/14 Siddhartha’s Intent Buddhist meditation group will move from 1/22 Fawcett St to the South Golden Beach Community Hall. Teaching and practice: Wednesdays 6–7.30pm. Info. 0438 858 842, mishaela@si.org.au.

Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings: 6680 7280.

CoDA Co-dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a worldwide network of groups of men and women learning how to develop and maintain healthy and fulfilling relationships. For more information, and meetings in your area, visit www. codependentsanonymous. org.au or phone 9281 3330.

Lions meeting Lions Club of BrunswickMullumbimby meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 7pm. Phone 0417 019 343 for more information or write to PO Box 12, Mullumbimby 2482.

Toy library Byron Shire Toy Library needs you! Do you have three hours to spare once a fortnight? This wonderful service needs volunteers to keep operating. If interested please phone Flo on 0423 658 860.

Open garden Burringbar is featuring its first Open Garden on October 4, 5 and 6, from 10am to 4pm, $10 entry per person. We are offering tea, coffee, cakes, lunch, raw-food classes, belly dancing and music. We are at 19 Hinchinbrook Road, Burringbar. So come and enjoy 14 acres of gardens, lake, ponds and rock pools. Bring a picnic blanket and share the magic.

Library fun Cure the school holiday boredom. Join local authors Sarah Hill and Madison Holroyd for a story/play session with their Beetle Bottom kids books and fun crafts at Mullumbimby Library on Thursday October 2nd at 10.30am. Please book at the library or on 6684 2992. Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of nonprofit community groups.

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Sport

Byron tosses Geckos in Shand grand final Brian Mollet

In the bowels of The Echo building in Mullumbimby there is a cobwebbed corridor that winds its way through dusty stacks of old newsprint strategically laced with tendon-lacerating shards of old red wine bottles. This is where The Echo keeps its greatest treasures like McDonald’s racier chicken pictorials, the Lovejoy manifesto for world domination, and Simon’s collection of antique Pelaco shirts. Here you will also find the second Nick Shand Memorial trophy, a beautifully made purple goblet that sees the light of day just once a year on grand final day, as the first trophy was famously obliterated at a party to celebrate its winning. On Sunday sporty sophisticates the Byron Full-Tossers convoyed across the highway to take on the Geckos, who condense onto the park from all quarters in answer to a call

In a free-for-all pre-game (read: before it got dirty) portrait, rival teams the Byron FullTossers and the Geckos posed with the Shand Holy Grail at Lomath Oval in Mullumbimby. Photo Tree Faerie.

from St Seymour of the fivethumbed hand. Lomath Oval was teased by a chilly breeze but there was just enough sun to glint enticingly off the trophy as James of the Geckos invited Ash and the Full-Tossers to bat.

Boundaries to Scotty and Christian saw the Tossers engorging well early until James held an overhead mark at deep square to give Dave the first of his two wickets. Christian held the faith and when joined by the ruthlessly efficient Shaun (33

n/o) the scorer’s pen began to twitch furiously. The Byron lads showed they had come to play grand final cricket, Adam (31 n/o) content to caress the ball about while at the other end Jade (34 n/o) carpet-bombed the outfield. The only Gecko

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bowlers to escape extreme chastisement were the crafty pair Joffrey and Greg-O, and the mesmeric Peter WynneMoylan (0–10). Janny, Jean and Ash tasered the bowling, then began to put the boot in. Christian (62 n/o) returned to the crease and the ball was sent into divine ascension, the total likewise at 6–249. The Geckos came out after lunch knowing they needed to achieve the cricketing equivalent of outbidding Gina Rinehart at an auction. St Seymour was martyred very early but Greg-O settled in and helped James (32 n/o) channel his natural aggresion into positive results. At 2–60 the Geckos were still a chance. Jade’s second stumping and two wickets to Janny’s hooping inswingers had the Tossers firming for the title as the run rate mounted up like zeros in a slush fund. Jason (3–8) then went through the middle order like Ebola, and wickets to

Adam and the inspirational Christian ensured that James, like an ageing Lothario, would run out of partners. The Byron Full-Tossers then led the traditional toast to Nick Shand’s memory as 2014 champions and everyone got down to the serious business of exaggerating their abilities. Mysterious Merlin and the Grand Master were there in person to hand out the awards on behalf of the invisible commitee and thank LuLu’s cafe and Laurie of the Court House Hotel for their continuing support of the series. Snakebite Pete’s ‘Queensland coverdrive’ award went to Christian of the Geckos as top scorer, Neil the birdman claiming the coveted witchdoctor’s bowling award and Owen of the Swingers voted player of the season by the votes of opposing captains. Next season promises more than a pre-election commitment and The Echo is sure to be there. The Byron Lighthouse Run will be held this weekend and this year promises to be a continuation of the everexpanding awesomeness of this fantastic event. Registrations open at 6am and the run starts at 7am. Visit www.byronrun.com.

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The Mullumbimby Brunswick Women’s B Division were undefeated for the 2014 Far North Coast football season and went on to beat Woodburn 5–1 at the Grand Final held in Lismore. Coach Jonathon Flantz, centre back, was ably assisted by Heath, far left.

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Walking south down Jonson St takes you away from the beach to the calmer southern end where the locals shop and hang out. There is plenty of parking on the street, in the carpark between Palace cinemas and Woolworths and behind the shops. From here you can explore some of Byron’s best loved, locally owned businesses.

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Directly opposite the cinema there is Red Ginger, Bell and Ford and the Byronian Cafe. Just up the street is The Source Bulk Foods and in the arcade behind is the Relax Haven Day Spa.

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Spring back to Life!

RED GINGER is a unique Asian emporium, where you can shop for Asian groceries and homewares or eat dumplings and drink tea. Walking into Red Ginger transports you to the lanes of old China. It’s a great favourite with the locals.

Come and see why the locals are raving about us… Convenient downtown wellness spa with a range of professional health services, good prices, easy parking and friendly service. • Massage Mention • Kinesiology this ad for $30 CREDIT • Hypnotherapy with any 90 min • Natural Therapies massage booking • Floatation Tank • Gentle infra-red sauna • Many more services and great packages… see our website for details PSST! Ask about our VIP Relaxation Club.

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BELL and FORD is a lovely light-ﬁlled space full of beautiful women’s clothes in silks, linens and cotton to suit the relaxed Byron lifestyle. 1

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The BYRONIAN CAFE is a long-time local favourite serving the best coffee in town with a delicious menu of all your favourites mixed with a multicultural array of dishes that reﬂect the owner’s heritage and Australia’s changing tastes. The SOURCE BULK FOODS is foodie heaven! It is the go-to source for a sustainable shopping experience. Find everything here from nuts, grains and sweet treats to a huge range of health foods, super foods, gluten-free, paleo and organic items. Experience no-waste grocery shopping at its best! RELAX HAVEN WELLNESS SPA, tucked away in the East Point arcade behind Source, away from the street is balm for your body and soul. They offer a range of natural therapies and massage styles. Why not use the infrared sauna to warm and relax before giving yourself over to the magic touch of the therapists. It’s a delight!

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Moo Poo for You It’s springtime, so get your garden growing! Cow manure enriches the soil, gently feeding and nourishing plants while encouraging earthworm activity and increasing moisture retention. Work it generously into the soil when you are establishing new garden beds, or apply a 5cm deep layer to existing gardens. Healthy soil means happy, healthy plants, and that means fewer pests and diseases for you to worry about. Top up the mulch on garden beds to help conserve moisture and suppress weeds. BFA certiﬁed organic sugarcane mulch is ideal for herb and vegetable gardens. You can also use it on ornamental gardens. Be generous when mulching – you need a reasonable depth for it to do its job properly. Keep the mulch away from the stems of plants. Water thoroughly after fertilising and mulching, and then water only as required.

New Home & Gift Store Liberty Trading Co is a new homewares and gift store in Byron. They have scoured the globe to bring you the coolest, quirkiest, unique homewares and gifts in a one-stop shop. From one-of-a-kind handmade ceramics to colourful artworks and hand-painted linens and cushions, Liberty Trading Co is oozing with affordable, ontrend homewares, no matter what your style. It mixes practical with ‘just because’, and the needs

with the wants. Come past and say hello! They’re soon to launch as a full online store; in the meantime you can follow them on Instagram. Shop 2/1 Marvell St, Byron (corner Fletcher St, between Ofﬁce Choice & Spell Designs) | Instagram: @ libertytradingco

Northern Rivers Renewable Energy is an innovative company based in the northern rivers of NSW. They install high quality and well designed Grid Connect and national award winning stand alone power systems at competitive prices. Installations are backed up by superior customer service to help you save on energy costs and reduce C02 emissions, and to educate customers about power usage and management without compromising aesthetics and efﬁciency. Northern Rivers Renewable Energy takes pride in their work and uses and stocks only highest-quality equipment in all their solar power installations. This ensures long-lasting and reliable solar power systems for many years to come.

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Mullum Creek Native Nursery has been operating for 19 years and expanding. This amazing nursery is just ﬁve minutes from Mullumbimby. And what a setting! With beautiful views up to the hills and surrounded by birds and native gardens, this is one of the best nurseries on the north coast. And what a range! There are over 500 different native plants to choose from. Everything from Lomandra grasses to rainforest trees. There are groundcovers, shrubs, bushtucker, hedges and screens, ferns, grevilleas, banksias, kangaroo paws and much more. To help select the right plant, Michele and Brad have years of experience. So come on, check out this awesome nursery. Open Wed– Friday 10am to 4pm or by appointment. Phone 6684 1703.

Head to Her Shed Her Shed Studio has moved to Newrybar! Just near the village, visit the Harvest and come shopping in our gorgeous shed! Our studio has a

beautiful collection of bedlinen, quilts, throws, cushions and lots of specials on last season’s fashion. Our spring special is our beautiful bedlinen that we are now clearing, king and queen sheet sets. Our study is now open and we hope to see you soon. We are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC by appointment, please phone Kerrie on 0410 615626

Spring is in the Air Breathe easy this spring and hurry in to Choices Flooring by Wallaces to save 20 per cent off the exclusive asthma- and allergy-friendly Brease carpet range. This is the only carpet recognised by the National Asthma Council Australia’s Sensitive Choice program. The carpet is treated to prevent the growth of bacteria, mould, mildew, and fungi. Brease carpet provides excellent insulation, comfort and noise reduction. It will also reduce common odours, improve air quality and comes with a 15-year guarantee. Offer ends September 27 - see you soon at Choices.

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Soft Bamboo Sheets

Bodypeace Bamboo Sheet Sets – now you can luxuriate in beautiful Bodypeace all day long. And what better way to end the day by slipping into these incredibly soft bamboo sheets. As bamboo is thermoregulating, these sheets are perfect all year round as they are cool in summer and warm in winter. Beautifully packaged in a reusable bamboo bag, the sheet set comes with two pillow cases, a ﬁtted and ﬂat sheet with a 400-count thread (equal to more

than 1,000 thread in cotton). Once you’ve slept in bamboo, nothing else will do! Shop 1/97, Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay Ph 6685 5616 | bodypeacebamboo.com

Solar Power for Rental Homes with Prepaid Solar

With solar power now much cheaper than electricity from the grid, it makes sense to install it on rental homes to lower power bills and fossil fuel emissions. Prepaid Solar have a unique, prepaid meter technology that allows tenants to

pay less for solar power produced by landlords, enabling this new market. With the Abbott Government about to axe rebates for solar installation, it is a great time to buy solar panels for your home, business or rental property. Grid power has doubled in price in the last ﬁve years and will continue to rise. Prepaid Solar can help you with any solar installation, using only high-quality solar panels and inverters and qualiﬁed installers. Call 6688 4480 for a free energy audit and system design now.

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hands on, guiding each student to complete at least two creations. This is an all-weather workshop so stay dry and get creative. The special price for school holidays is only $60 so be quick as numbers are limited. Victoria runs regular courses and private classes. To book call 0402 836 634. victoriaspring@linknet. com.au

Victoria Spring Jewellery Workshops Ready to be inspired and have a great day creating in a gorgeous garden studio in Mullumbimby? Join jewellery designer Victoria Spring for one of six school-holiday

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The most fun you can have in your holidays! Learn tricks such as trapeze, mini tramp, acrobatics, tumbling, hula hoops, juggling, lyra, tissue, German wheel and much, much more. 1 day $50 2 days $90 3 days $120*

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make friends and get into their bodies, shake off the school term and learn good stuff, right? Enrol in Spaghetti Circus’s school holiday workshop and enjoy hearing the conﬁdence in your kid’s voice as they rave about all the crazy new tricks they’ve learnt. Then relax, as their bodies settle into happy rest after a big day of activity. We all know kids are full of actual beans, set to release extra bursts of energy in the holidays. At Spaghetti Circus, the professional coaches love that verve and love seeing it transformed into lessons in self-conﬁdence and awe. See the ad for more information on how to book for Spaghetti Holiday Workshops. But be quick, they do sell out! Spaghetti Circus is truly something special. You may have seen their recent presence at the Living Community Festival or their 8–11-year-old Mighty Minis touring at your local preschool. And did you know? From 22 till 27 September, Spaghetti Circus presents the Gold Coast Circus Incubator Project, an injection of circus to the heart in partnership with the City of Gold Coast and the Australian Circus & Physical Theatre Association (ACAPTA). Head to spaghetticircus. com for all the details.

People to see Byron Bay MMA Extreme Mixed Martial Arts have built the newest training facility on the northern rivers. The biggest martial arts and ﬁtness academy of its kind in Australia – open for business. It boasts state-of-the-art facilities, cafe/juice/acai bar, child playroom, physio and treatment rooms, a full-size cage, a full-size boxing ring and six massive training areas and a huge kids’ program – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling, MMA, conditioning, strength training, Crossﬁt, yoga, pilates, capoiera and more. Ph 6685 7001 byronbaymma.com 74 Centennial Circuit, Byron Industrial Estate

Just horsin’ around Bring your kids for fun-ﬁlled horsey days including riding and vaulting lessons at Byron Bay Equestrian Centre. Great for conﬁdence and awareness. Experienced and accredited instructors, fantastic indoor facilities, so will run hail, rain or shine! Kids’ birthday parties now available, agistment and indoor school hire also available. Fun, fun, fun! Contact Tesse on 0468 41(HORSE) 4677 or visit byronbay equestriacentre.com.

Mullumbimby New Brighton Farmers Market Enjoy the fresh air, fresh food and fun at the Mullumbimby and New Brighton farmers markets these school holidays. President of The Australian Hapkido Association Master Kevin Brown (Left) presenting Eli Dutton (Right) with his award.

Fire up the kids’ creativity in our dedicated kids space, the Kiddies Plot, where there’ll be a whole host of free activities, including recycled and nature-based crafts, face painting, screen-printing and circus workshops with The Spaghetti Circus. Children can also step into the magical world of local storyteller and singer Annie Bryant, who’ll be enchanting young audiences at Mullumbimby this Friday, September 26 and next Tuesday, September 30 at New Brighton. For the foodies, we’ll have a visit from one of our most exciting local chefs, the talented Francisco Smoje, best known for his pop-up restaurant, Francisco’s Table. Francisco will host a cooking demonstration this Friday, September 26 at the Mullumbimby Farmers Market, which will include free tastings. The markets also have a fantastic line-up of local live music throughout the

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Things to do Places to go People to see Eli is a qualiﬁed instructor with the Australian Hapkido Association and has been teaching adults and children for over 10 years. Eli started Hapkido in 1999, and attained his 3rd Dan black belt in 2009. In 2012 he was awarded the prestigious Master Scott Wetherell ‘Keeping the path and continuing the Journey’ award presented by his peers in recognition of his contribution to the Australian Hapkido Association. Information and class times phone Eli on 0404 489 781. Classes held at St Finbarr’s School FIRST CLASS IS FREE. Adult classes are also available. holidays, including a special performance from popular local band, Tora, at Mullumbimby on Friday October 3. Bring the kids and make a morning of it. New Brighton Farmers Market, Tuesdays 8–11am. Mullumbimby Farmers Market, Fridays 7am–11am.

Crystal Castle These school holidays treat your family to a day out with a difference. The Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens is a place of magic and wonder, where you can lose yourself in stunning gardens full of super-sized crystals and sacred statues. Expand your horizons with fun, fascinating workshops; enjoy spectacular views in the Lotus Cafe along with nourishing, delicious snacks and meals sourced from our own organic food gardens! Delight your senses and enrich your spirit with aura and tarot readings, healing massages and face painting for the kids. Absorb healing wisdom and insights from our knowledgeable staff, and take away unforgettable memories of your visit with a choice of thousands of gorgeous crystals, jewellery creations, books and gifts. Website: www.crystalcastle.com.au Tel: 6684 3111.

in the magical hills of mullumbimby Circus Arts Head into Circus Arts these school holidays and find something for everyone to do! Parents can take time out while kids learn circus and flying trapeze at the holiday program. Everyone 5+ can fly the trapeze or climb the rock wall. Parents can join in at kinder classes or relax with a coffee while the kids burn off energy in the Playspace. Or just sit as a family and enjoy the Performance Troupe circus show! The Games We Play 30 mins show. 22–26 Sep at 12pm. $8. More info and bookings at www.circusarts. com.au. Discover the jewel of Byron. A magical place of giant crystals, sacred statues, stunning rainforest & gardens, unique jewellery, ǡ ơ Ǥ

enrich your spirit 81 Monet Drive, Mullumbimby. www.crystalcastle.com.au Open 7 days 10am-5pm

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Did you know that nearly 80 per cent of children between the ages of seven and fifteen years do not get enough exercise? With this in mind why not enrol your child in Hapkido classes. ‘Hapkido improves fitness levels, mind body coordination, concentration, focus and confidence in a safe, fun environment,; says Eli Dutton of Byron Bay AHA Hapkido School.

Byron Bay Equestrian Centre School Holiday Horse Riding Day Camps Fantastic School Holiday Pony Camp Program: Tues –Thurs both weeks of the school holidays Sep 23-25 and Sep 30 – Oct 2, 10am to 3pm Bring your kids for fun filled horsey days incl: Vaulting: Great for balance & confidence on the horse Riding: Fully enclosed indoor arena and trail riding (weather permitting) Horsemanship: Including games, puzzles videos and more! Experienced and accredited instructors, fantastic indoor facilities so will run rail, hail or shine! $80 for the first day and $10 discount on other days. Lunch and helmets provided.

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CLASS TIMES Adults & Teenagers Tuesday 6.30 – 8.30 pm Thursday 6.30 – 8.30 pm Saturday 9.30 – 11.30 am Kids 8 – 12 yrs Tuesday 3.45 – 5 pm Wednesday 3.45 – 5 pm

LOCATION St Finbarr’s Primary School Hall 165 Bangalow Rd, Byron Bay Opposite Byron Bay High School

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Things to do Places to go People to see Saddle up for a horse ride Pegasus Park Equestrian Centre offers a range of activites for all ages and abilities. Take a beach ride along Byron Shire’s glorious coastline or a relaxing stroll along the Bangalow hinterland.

who is regularly supported by our devoted coordinators and ofﬁce staff.

Pegasus Park also offers a saddle club, and pony rides for the kids. Beginners and nervous adults are our speciality!

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Tie Dye fun these holidays? Our dyes are environmentally friendly, UV activated tie dyes, non-toxic and super colourfast, guaranteed not to run in the wash. Simply paint on and set in the sun! We can come to you for groups of seven or more and run a TIE DYE WORKSHOP. Great for school holiday activities, birthdays, school fundraiser and festival kids’ activity area. It’s so easy to use

INFORMATION MORNING Wednesday 8th October, 2014 Ballina Byron Family Day Care is currently recruiting passionate &dedicated people to join their team. Operating a Family Day Care service from your own home can be a very rewarding career choice. If you would like to learn more about becoming a Family Day Care Educator, Relief Educator or In Home Care Educator, come along to our information morning.

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locally (covering as far south as Evans Head, as far west as Richmond Hill and as far north as Murwillumbah). ‘We interview our families to help ensure we work in partnership

Information morning for prospective family day educators Ballina Byron Family Day Care Service has certainly grown since opening in 1987. Manager Sue Lightfoot says the service is now the education and care-provider of choice for over 500 families

with parents, so learning programs are developed in response to children’s ideas, strengths and abilities.

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Kids’ School Holidays Local instructors are sending positive messages to our kids these school holidays through surfing lessons, surf safety, and surfing etiquette being taught through Let’s Go Surfing Byron Bay’s holiday surf clinics. It’s great news for kids and their parents, with surfing programs to suit all timetables. From two-day surf clinics, four-day ‘Surf Groms’ and daily drop in surf camps. Ages from five to fourteen years. All lessons include surf boards, wetsuits and professional surfing advice. Let the qualified team of instructors take your children surfing these school holidays. Private groups for families or kids available on request, call Serena and Tess from Lets Go Surfing Byron Bay 0401 099 029. Email: infobyron@ letsgosurfing.com.au www: byronbay. letsgosurfing.com.au Ph: 0401 099 029

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There is life before death Matthew Michaelis

Death is sometimes nature’s way of telling you to slow down. There’s one certainty in life and that is we eventually leave it. So, a little life before death is in order and most of us are already waking up in the closest thing to heaven. I for one appreciate every day I breathe the fresh air of the Byron Shire. We have a diverse range of landscapes, both commercial and natural, to explore – let’s not leave it all to the visitors. Tourists come here in droves and it’s nice to know that this brilliant countryside is available all year round to its residents without fuss, froth or bubble.

Here’s a quick drive through some of it:

A Bex and a cup of tea Driving around the winding roads from Bangalow, you’ll pass through Bexhill. Their ‘claim to fame’ here is the open-air cathedral overlooking the Corndale valley. Originally all churches were in secret vales in green forests. The ‘cathedral’ has a lovely view so have a quick meditation or direct your interstate visitors to take some pics while you have a Bex and a lie down. Friday evenings at Bexhill Community Hall you can grab a superb wood-fire pizza made by the famous Il Caretto pizza man himself – Andrea. Starts at 5pm, goes till around 8pm.

Above: Panoramic Views. Left: Fresh scones at Clunes Cafe. Right: Handmade lampshades and bric-a-brac. Photos Matthew Michaelis

Clunes – a sign to Pleased to meet slow down you; meat to Worth stopping or at least slowing down for is Clunes. please you I’ve driven through many times, hit the top of the hill and the 50 sign, the foot goes on the brake, the mind is on the position of the speed camera, and suddenly I’m through the other side of town. For me the camera has been a block, but I recently slowed down to a stop and had a stretch, a coffee, a burger and a cake. I’m glad I did; while I was milking the locals for all the info, I found out that Norco (the milk co-op) started here – I was impressed.

The first places you’ll see on the verge coming into town in Clunes will be the nursery and the butcher shop. The butcher shop is a little over 100 years old, I was told (the exact quantity of years was hazy with those I spoke with). What’s important to note is that this small butcher supplies the ‘hatted’ local at Harvest with their meats. They supply some other good food outlets including the Eltham Pantry and the Eltham Hotel. A speciality of theirs is their smoked chicken and ham

prepared and smoked in house. Enquiries – 6629 1359.

Shacking up with an old romantic The Old Romantic Shack in Clunes is an eccentric business and has an owner who is straight out of an Agatha Christie novel. Ethereal and calm, Leonie Wilmoth handmakes fineries, the likes of lampshades, and displays them with gentle lighting in her shop brimming full of bric-abrac. Crockery and clothing sit comfortably with interesting restored furniture. If you are excited about collecting pieces, it’s likely you’ll find something to wet your whistle here – 39 Main Street, Clunes. Phone: 6629 1722. theoldromanticshack.com.

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Familiarity can breed contempt but not if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your own family running things. Clunes General Store is more than a general store; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lifestyle for many of the locals. Owners Karen and Bryan Dixon built three sizeable benches specially for locals to have a lazy afternoon or morning chat and often those seats are placed with their bums. The Dixons are flanked by their kids Jireh, Jared, and Leah. Jared, the winemaker, can be found working the bottle-o; Leah works the front of house with the folks; while Jireh, the elder daughter, with hubby Sho, put on the Shoza Gyoza Friday nights â&#x20AC;&#x201C; serving fresh gyoza dumplings at the cafe from 4pm until around 8pm (mobile: 0406 354 788). Thursday evenings at Clunes Cafe from 5pm, Andrea from Il Caretto is serving his famous woodfire pizzas until around 8pm. Every day in the cafe thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great coffee brewing, fresh scones, cakes, burgers and fare of all kinds on the menu. Pizza enquiries on: 0403 806 849. Clunes General Store enquiries on 6629 1340.

Park and get a fix on Clunes If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in local history, have your car tuned, or fill-up and sit awhile with the owner of the Clunes workshop and garage, Garry Johnston. The second generation to run the business, he bought the yard from his father in 1985. His dad Col started the workshop in 1947 when he was working in the shadow of the local blacksmith. Over the years the blacksmith grew smaller and the mechanical work grew until the blacksmith was consigned to history (a bit like Netscape or the compact disc).

Unplug, recharge and retreat to Summer Hills Are you after a slice of Tuscany in Byron Bay? This accommodation takes advantage of the geography. Far enough for even locals to retreat to, but close enough to send your family and friends to when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re visiting. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s located on Binna Burra Road, four minutes to the Bangalow pub. Here youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find panoramic views of the Nightcap mountain range. Set on 113 acres of forest and picturesque gardens, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a total chill-out zone. Framed by relaxing walking trails (2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

4km), koalas, echidnas and yoga in the garden (or in the yoga room). Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got relaxation down pat â&#x20AC;&#x201C; massages on the pool deck, dips in the saltwater pool. Well equipped self-contained cabins and villa accommodation, modern and attractive fit-outs, a spa bath in every suite. This is a local haven to unplug and recharge at and if you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disappear totally the retreat has free WiFi.

Falling for nature On a clear day you might be lucky to see all the way out to the coast from the Minyon Falls lookout. The water tumbles over the falls to a deep palm-shaded gorge 100m below. The tops of the cliffs are wooded with Australian eucalypts, such as blackbutt and scribbly gum, and at the base is a striking natural pool made for swimming. A quick stop, or thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a picnic area with plenty of trees, barbecues and picnic tables. A couple of bushwalks leave from the picnic area, including Boggy Creek walk, which takes you to Rummery Park campground, and Minyon Falls loop walk, which takes you down to the base of the falls. Info: nationalparks.nsw.gov. au/nightcap-national-park/ minyon-falls-lookout/lookout.

Cycle of discovery If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a fit camper then cycling on tracks and trails is a fab way to experience the brilliant landscapes found around the hinterland parks. Thousands of kilometres of trails are open for cyclists criss-crossing parks in NSW. Heady mountainbike single-track or multi-track experiences are on hand in certain national parks. You can cycle on many of Nightcap National Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trails and roads. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re heading off on your bike, check all the safety concerns and suggestions set out by National Parks of NSW: environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/cycling.aspx.

Above: Cycling in the hinterland. Inset: Views overlooking hinterland. Other action enterprises worth looking into: byronbayadventuretours.com.au interactionel.com.au mountainbiketours.com.au.

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Eltham tapped into hospitality Matthew Michaelis Staying in a town pub can sometimes be a little gauche. Nestled in Eltham is a hotel just about as friendly and inviting as a pub can get. You’ll find good food and chattels, a large range of beers including local Byron Bay Stone and Wood and Coopers beers. This is a classic country pub with plenty of care and hospitality. Proprietors Lucy and Toby Black have both been involved in hotels for years and have run the Eltham Hotel for the past six. If you stay overnight here you’ll be greeted by new renovations. The rooms are fresh and welcoming; polished floorboards, a cosy queen bed and a fold-out second bed complete with crisp linen, and they include their own bathroom. The only thing to consider here is that there are only four of them.

You’ll pay a more-than-reasonable flat rate of $95 per room every day of the year (fold-out beds are an extra $20). Check in from 1pm and check out by 10am. Monday and Tuesday are quiet and peaceful; you’ll have the place to yourselves. A $24.50 special dinner that includes a two-course meal with a glass of wine is on offer. The menu is a selection of classic and modern dishes from $15 to $33. Meat lovers should try the veal shank (1.5kg and big enough for two) served Friday and Saturday. Light meals for the kiddies between $7 and $11 include a free scoop of ice-cream for bribery. In addition to the full menu on Wednesday and Thursday there are wood-fired pizzas for $16–20. The first Wednesday of every month is the ‘not-quitefolk’ night of jamming, join-in

Jared Dixon sells everyone’s wines at his parents’ bottle-o. He has a soft spot for his own, though. Jilly is his label. His great-grandad was punished after falling for the Irish maid – the maid’s name was Jilly. He was sent to New Zealand and left to languish without his former wealth. As the years passed in exile great-grandad was known to call out his love’s name in his sleep, hence the name of this earthy wine. Of course the only punishment you’d receive these days for loving this wine would be a hangover. Jared spent four years in Western Australia as assistant winemaker at Houghton Wines in the Margaret River region, after which he moved to the Victorian wine regions as winemaker to Heathcote Winery. While we’re on labels, Kylie Bridges, the co-owner of the Eltham Pantry, designed the labels for the Jilly range and did a beautiful job using a material label to complement the corked and waxed bottles.

Region: New England Wine: Jilly Nebbiolo Cost: $35 Cellar: Rewards for cellaring

Left: Classic and modern menu, casual and tasteful dining. Inset: Proprietors Lucy and Toby Black. Right: Rooms are self-contained, cosy, clean and newly renovated. Photos Matthew Michaelis

and play-along. It’s toss the boss with Toby every Wednesday from 5 to 6pm. Flip a coin and call; if correct – it’s the pub’s shout. Happy Hour from 5 to 6pm with half-priced house wines and tap beers on Tuesday

organic macadamia Locally grown in Clunes. Sundried, crunchy, organic macadamia nuts ready to crack and eat. Visit website to purchase www.nuttreefarm.com.au

and Thursday. Terrific Trivia on Thursday nights from 6.30pm. Local live musicians on Friday nights from 7pm and from 2 to 5pm on Sunday. Q Eltham Hotel

Eat in / Take away Fully Licensed Entertainment: Friday 7pm and Sunday from 2pm. Trivia on Thursday nights Accommodation: 4 queen rooms; $95/night Open seven days for lunch 12–3pm and dinner 6–9pm (all day Sunday 12–9pm) 441 Eltham Rd, Eltham Ph: 6629 1217 www.elthampub.com.au

Rejuvenate, relax and be pampered in a lush and peaceful environment in the tranquil village of Clunes. • body waxing • lash and brow tinting and shaping • ﬁrming and clarifying facials • ear candling • body exfoliation Lisa 6629 1767 – 0407 249 945 ﬂourishclunes @gmail.com

Bringing the creative world of hairdressing to Clunes and the surrounding areas. I have been inﬂuenced by inspirational people and received high quality training essential to all facets of hairdressing. My set up is perfect! It’s not ‘just’ a salon. It is somewhere warm & welcoming for both genders and all age groups.

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Cluey winemaker in Clunes - Jared Dixon with his Jilly Nebbiolo. Photo Matthew Michaelis Food match: Pizza, game, lamb Where: Clunes Cellar, Beach Hotel, Harvest Cafe, Eltham Pantry, Town Cafe. Aromatics: fresh strawberries; rose petals; earthy undertones of musk and turned soil Palette: Fine chalky tannins

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The Echo’s Good Life weekly feature held a writing competition a few weeks back. Those who entered were placed under the pump. We gave them three days to submit a short account of a funny travel anecdote. We received a surprisingly healthy number of entries. Thanks to all who participated; and like all races, there can be only one Winner: Linda Calder with her husband Bill. winner. Linda Calder is our winner. A Byron Shire resident, Linda gives us were starving. an account of her honeymoon in Switzerland I was determined to have the traditional Swiss cheese fondue and the hot music that accompanied the classic to celebrate our first day in sceSwiss fare. As their prize, Linda and her husband Bill dined at Cicchetti’s Italian restaurant in Byron Bay. Here’s the winning story

Melting Moments By Linda Calder

(winner of The Echo’s Good Life ‘Travel Tales Quickly’)

During our honeymoon in Europe, we biked and took a train to get us from Italy on to Switzerland. There’s nothing like a bit of exercise to really enhance one’s appetite, a problem particularly when arriving in a new town during siesta. Everything just shuts down mid-afternoon and we

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Sampling matthewm@echo.net.au some success The Sample Food Festival was held on Saturday 13 September. A record number of visitors entered the one-day event this year. The judging of the $5 and $10 tasting plates was done by Alex Herbert, Darren Simpson, Luke Hines and Scott Gooding. Winners were announced on the day and were Puremelt Chocolate for their $10 plate of Orange & Almond Chocolate, a honeycomb chocolate and a Puremelt Brownie. Dessert queen Katrina Kanetani collected the $5 Golden Fork category with a Japanese-style cheesecake with Davidson plum and quandong and almond crumble. ‘Overall reports from my exhibitors this year were all positive,’ said Remy Tancred – Sample Food Festival director.

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nic Geneva. It didn’t take long for us to find a quaint, rustic, and chic-looking restaurant that specialised in fondue. We were the first people to arrive, and the romantic ambience inside was perfect. Dimly lit, the atmosphere had the warm feel of a large log cabin. After being welcomed and seated, we were presented with an awesome menu and promptly ordered wine. Taking a deep breath (it had been a big day), we took in our surroundings and reflected upon our good fortune in finding such a gem so quickly. We ordered our fondue and as we enjoyed the peace and quiet, a pulsating rhythm started as music was piped throughout the restaurant. It’s a bit difficult to describe the sounds; it was a kind of erotic grunting with lots of ooohhs, and aahhhs. A ‘doof doof ’ techno beat followed, then the lyrics ‘I want to suck your c@#k’. The sounds and lyrics repeated over and over again. There was no mistake, what we were hearing was X-rated. We just looked at one another; my husband, Bill, suddenly started to groove, gesticulating in time to the music. We couldn’t stop laughing; we laughed and laughed. I think with all the commotion they figured out what was happening. A couple of minutes into the song and there was a loud yell from the kitchen, ‘someone change the music!’ That was the last time we heard this kind of song in a restaurant.

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Good store waiting in the Pantry Restaurants in remote and secreted places are becoming extremely popular and people also seem to have an inclination to run them. Finding a paying job or a pastime to go with that perfect lifestyle can be a challenging matter. Emma Nichols and Kylie Bridges both have an appreciation for art. Kylie is an artist (both a graphic artist and painter, in fact), and Emma is an importer of quirky gifts and local jewellery from Argentina. At some point they decided the time was right to up the ante in this healthy and stress-free environment. What better place to start than close to their homes in Eltham, and of course there’s no better business to escape stress than the hospitality industry (well, they got the first part right anyway). This property provides a perfect setting for dining. It’s now my go-to after Lilianas up and closed and their blip disappeared from my GPS radar. The Eltham Valley Pantry, as it was known, is still owned by James Payne but he has given it over to Kylie and Emma, Eltham locals and past Pantry loyalists. The opportunity to continue this award-winning eatery was offered to them with a long-term lease to hold off its closure. I’ve eaten here on a Sunday and a Wednesday. And to tell you the truth, I’d be a permanent fixture if it were closer to my house. There’s not much between drinks around here. There’s a tremendous pub (Eltham Hotel), 56 kids at the local school, cows and a couple of B&Bs, but the aspirations of

these two local Elthamites are without doubt going to put a smile on the faces of most folk. A new spring menu was on offer the day I dined and the one thing I noticed at once was the reasonable pricing: $14 to $28. While some menus around the Shire are creeping their pricing up and up, here you’ll enjoy good and friendly service from the operators themselves together with local produce made in simple and fresh combinations, but you’ll leave with your pockets still turned in. I arrived around 11.45am, my boy was already making acquaintances in the kids’ play area, so I shut the child-proof gate behind him and explored the grounds. A woman rushed past me with a bag of ingredients; she stopped to chat to her business partner. I said, ‘Cheese!’; they turned and I snapped them. ‘What’s in the bag?’ I asked. ‘I’m about to make a cake,’ she re-torte-d. ‘What, now?… What kind?’ I queried. It was a chocolate mousse cradled in a towering meringue exterior strewn with pecan nuts, dates and shards of dark choc. I placed my order on the spot before I’d been seated and before it had been started. Lunch was the dried aged sirloin with a selection of local charcuterie by the Salumi people for starters. Bread and pickles, served framed on a breadboard, house-made pickles, good green olives and fresh radish. Thinly-sliced bresaola, an air-dried aged beef, with classic salami and cacciatorini, a smaller more rustic salami went well with the scenery. Rustic it was, the whole of it and a meal in this setting is more than calming. The aged sirloin came uncomplicated and plated with a good olive oil and a salsa verde, zesty with lem-

on and sided with perfectly finished heirloom beans, crisp-edged kipfler potatoes and wafers of roasted garlic. A good yet simple wine list, from Inset: The new owners which you can order Emma Nichols and by the glass, accomKylie Bridges. Above: A panies the menu. I pantry placed for praise. saw a fine-looking Right:The must-have choc quinoa salad, plump mousse meringue pecan with roasted pumpdate and choc cake. kin, and a good fetPhotos Matthew Michaelis ta, served with (or without) marinated chicken, artistically finished with a drizzled balsamic. It cruised onto the table next to mine and words of praise accompanied its consumption. I now spend some afternoons wishing I was in the Eltham Valley. A slice of that deep dark choc mousse, meringue poised and delicate, and a seat looking out as a spring breeze whips the switches on the pecan trees. If you want a slice of country heaven, then there is certainly good store waiting in this pantry.

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Fully Licensed. Chef: Consultant Joe Griffin (5 years head chef Harvest). Breakfast: Wed–Fri, 10–11am. Lunch: Wed–Fri 12–2pm, Sat & Sun, 9am–4pm 713 Boatharbour Rd, Eltham Phone: 02 6629 1418

Bolo Ma @ the Bowlo Superb Japanese and Italian food. Drinks at Bowling Club prices. Dinner from 5:30pm. Open Tuesday to Saturday.

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Success Thai Mon-Fri 12-3pm Dinner 7 days from 5pm. 3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7798

Enjoy our balcony restaurant, intimate dining room and generous bistro food in the pub. With reasonable prices our menu reflects the wonderful local and fresh produce of the region. SMH GOOD PUB Large groups welcome. FOOD GUIDE We also offer off-site catering. 2013 AND 2014 www.bangalowdining.com

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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. www.facebook.com/pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

Santé

Located in the heart of Byron Bay, Santé presents traditional Italian pizza in a chic, contemporary setting.

Open 7 days From 5pm with full menu, cocktails and more. 95 Jonson St Byron Bay Book: 6685 5009 Takeway: 6685 5010

Just a short stroll from the beach, in Byron Bay’s shopping centre, Santé opens from 5pm with a full menu of pizzas, pasta, cocktails, wine and more. Can cater for larger parties, families or intimate dinners for two.

The Eatery

Serving sustainable, nutritious and organic fare with a modern Italian flavour.

Breakfast & lunch: 7 days Dinner: Thurs-Sat 18 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7994 theeateryonjonson.com

Nightly pizza or pasta special with wine $23 Cocktails • Wine • Pizza • Pasta • Seafood Children welcome

Cicchetti Byron Bay

Venetian for “tapas”, the recently opened Cicchetti Byron Bay is your gateway to the indulgences of Italy. Modern fit out, traditional Italian cuisine, extensive Open 7 days wine and cocktail list. Our menu changes every Mon-Thu: Dinner 5:30pm - late 3 months and features handmade pastas, a large Fri-Sun: Lunch 12pm to 3pm, Fri-Sun: Dinner 5:30pm - late selection of entrees, mains like our 1KG pig roast and delicious house made desserts 6685 6677 Banquet Menu available for large bookings. 108 Jonson St, Byron Bay Weddings & Functions for up to 120 people. www.cicchetti.com.au

Lemongrass Dinner Mon-Sat Lunch on weekdays Shop 3/17 Lawson Arcade Phone orders welcome 6680 8443

The only exclusively Vietnamese restaurant in town, this intimate space spilling out into a courtyard offers up fabulous dishes packed full of herbs, spices and varied textures. The traditionally light and healthy style of cuisine ensures the freshness and natural tastes of food are preserved as much as possible. It’s a popular spot so bookings are recommended.

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Breakfast/Lunch: 7 days from 7am Dinner: from 5.30 pm Tuesday - Saturday Open seven nights during school holidays.

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Happy Hours 4-6pm week days Cnr Jonson St & Lawson St, Byron Bay 6680 9666 www.balcony.com.au

Enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner with the best views from our first floor balconies in the heart of Byron Bay. Authentic tapas menu from midday till late every day. Why not stop in for one of Byron’s best cocktails or a glass of wine from our award winning wine list. Relax on a comfy daybed with a cool ocean breeze and the coolest vibe in the Bay. Please view our menus and make a reservation online www.balcony.com.au

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Open 8am to midnight Serving food all day from 8am New retro lounge bar Relax and use your FREE Wi-Fi Sit on our deck in the sun all day Live music and DJs: see Echo Gig Guide

Breakfast , lunch and dinner 7 days Cnr Marvell and Jonson Sts, Byron Bay 6685 7320

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Serving Authentic Indian Cuisine

Authentic Indian Food Shop 12 Woolworths Plaza Jonson St. Byron Bay Open 7 days 12 to 9:30pm Ph 6680 8355 Follow us on Facebook http://bit.ly/bombaybyron

• Lunch specials from $10.90 every day till 3 pm • Blackboard special • Masala Dosa with coconut chutney & Sambhar (Southern Indian special) • Snack time favourite Chai & pakora • Signature dishes: chicken chettinad, lamb & fish nilgiri & chocolate naan • All our curries are gluten free. Heaps of yummy vegan & vegetarian options available

Rae’s Fish Cafe Lunch and Dinner 7 days Wategos Beach, Byron Bay 6685 5366 raes@wategos.com.au

The Treehouse on Belongil Open Mon-Sun 7.30am-11pm Woodfired pizzas - share platters - cocktails - licensed restaurant - bar 25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

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Overlooking the beautiful Wategos Beach, Rae’s Fish Cafe is the mustvisit restaurant while you’re visiting Byron Bay. Join us for our lunchtime special with 2 courses and a glass of wine for $45 Mon to Fri.

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7 nights from 5.30pm Lunch Wed - Sat Fully Licensed BYO Wine Shop 10, Feros Arcade, Jonson St, Byron Bay 6685 6737

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Open seven days 7:30 am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings. Fully licensed.

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Italian at the Pacific Open for Dinner & Cocktails 7 days from 6pm till late Next to the Beach Hotel Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepaciﬁc.com.au

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Global Cuisine & Specialty Coffee

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Italian at the Paciﬁc provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s finest cocktails and wines.

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st elmo dining room & bar Mon-Sat: 4pm till late Sun: Lunch & dinner 12-10pm Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner 7 days Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun

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O-Sushi Byron has now reopened!

Byron Bay Woolies Plaza, Jonson St 02 6685 7103 Coolangatta Showcase on the Beach 07 5536 5455 Broadbeach The Oracle, 12 Charles Ave 07 5570 2166 www.osushi.com.au

New décor; amazing new look; cozy heated outdoor area; winter specials and warm ups. Eat in or T/A, licensed, open 7 days a week. Bringing you the best sushi.

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Muoi’s Feast Dinner: Mon-Sat 11 Fletcher St, Byron Bay Bookings Essential 6685 7557

72 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby 6684 2220 www.latable.com.au www.facebook.com/ la.table.byron

Open Wednesday-Sunday Dine-in or Takeaway 5:30pm 6684 2209 Mullumbimby Bowling Club

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Yum Yum Tree Café Breakfast & Lunch 7 days from 8am Dinner (DURING SUMMER ONLY) Fuly licensed 6680 3368 50 River St, New Brighton

facebook.com/byron. legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days Muoi’s Feast has created a strong following since opening in 2003. Winning numerous awards for its international cuisine, the Asian section of the menu is the predominant favourite. Enjoy for dinner.

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Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours • Breakfast and lunch • Wood-fired pizzas • Fresh juices • Great coffee Closed Thursday and Friday nights over winter.

Dinner special: Pappardelle with slow braised duck, green peas, thyme and red wine glaze with a glass of Pinot Noir $22.

We have just launched an entire NEW MENU. From Nori dusted sashimi with caviar to Portuguese style seafood risotto, preserved lemon lamb or crispy skin duck breast Full menu on our website.

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Organic Botero coffee served with organic milk • Artisan coffee merchants, take home whole beans or freshly ground • Extended selection of daily baked savoury & sweet treats • Private licensed area for business meetings & group functions

OUR NEXT MONTHLY DINNER: Saturday 4th October Come and spice up your night. Experience the real taste of Thailand. Using local produce, local staff. Free courtesy bus provided for pick up and drop off! 20 years’ experience in the art of Thai cooking.

The ‘Yum Yum Tree’ was a traditional meeting place for the first Australians of our area. A place to take sustenance, and catch up with old and new friends. Come notice the extra flair, enthusiasm and personal touch of the Yum Yum Tree Café team, a collection of professional, down to earth people, enjoying their day serving you the tastiest meals and drinks. www.yumyumtreecafe.com.au

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Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods

Legend Pizza

A range of menu packages for your

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La Table

Open 7 Days, 11.30am-2.30pm Dinner from 5.30pm 9/4 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6685 5320 www.hogsbreath.com.au

Here the ambrosial meals are cooked to order and the scrumptious cocktails and mocktails thrust you into a land of wonderful tales.

Come and enjoy our freshly renovated beach vibe dining with head chef Patrick Hobbs and his team.

Hog’s Breath Cafe’s menu just got better with some mouth-watering new steaks, salad, pasta and an abundance of delicious dessert selections. As usual, the diverse menu also offers chicken, seafood, snacks, burgers, ribs, kid’s meals, a range of Lite Options, plus their famous Prime Rib Steak – slow cooked for up to 18 hours for maximum flavour and tenderness. Kids eat free Mon – Wed nights and you can grab lunch for just $9.90, so there’s something to please the whole family.

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Here the curry pastes are freshly pounded to leave your palate dumbfounded.

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Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner 7 days Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun

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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.

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FEELING SENSITIVE Back in 2004 Touch Sensitive (aka Michael Di Francesco)’s debut single Body Stop was one of the first tracks released on Future Classic. Cloaked in anonymity, its cosmic vibes and Italo authenticity made it a cult favourite among DJ circles from East London to Brooklyn. Now a fully fledged in-demand producer, Michael reflects on where it all started. ‘I was into music all through high school. When I left I studied music at university – I was doing a music degree. I played double bass and I was into jazz and fusion,’ says Michael of his more traditional start in the music industry. ‘I got into going to clubs and started hearing music, and realised that it was basically chopped-up samples that I was listening to. At the time that was how they made dance music. I started researching how those sounds were made and what you needed to make it.’ It was the ‘do it yourself’ construction element that appealed to Di Francesco, and that it was the ideas of the creator that mattered most. ‘When you buy a musical instrument or a machine it doesn’t come with ideas, so the machine is secondary – if you have an idea you have to have the means to make it work! ‘My first-ever bass teacher was Justin Delalo. I remember going to his studio and he had this wall of records. Part of the lesson was his pulling things out and my listening to sounds I had never heard. When you are learning bass and you hear something that has a prominent basslines, it absolutely draws you in. I love old vinyl; it’s the best. You can look at it. You can see who was involved in the productions. Today everyone is a ghost producer, unless you are the artist yourself; no-one will know who you are because there are no credits on anything! Vinyl tells a story. ‘So that was where my love of vinyl started. There was another guy who really inspired me, called David James. I saw an ad in the paper for a synthesiser. It was before I had any and I went to his house to buy one; it was an Oberon. David James lived in a warehouse and he was a hoarder – he had every synth you could imagine. I pretty much spent all of my money at his warehouse! I spent every cent at this guy’s house.

‘When you buy equipment like that and it breaks you have to take it to be repaired and by talking to people who repair I learnt a lot. I also used to buy all these old keyboard-player magazines. It was a retro approach to learning synth.’ For Michael, it was his Oberon that was his first love. ‘I have a lot of synthesisers. At the moment I use an Oberon. I am coming around to using the computer. I think I liked using synths because I like having lots of things to turn on. You can use the computer though and have lots of replications. There are more options than you need and it’s a trap you can fall into, right up to the end of a track, looking for more effects or ways of changing the mix.’ Most recently Touch Sensitive did a remix for Rufus’s track Sarah. ‘I started with a clear vision so it was much easier. It is simpler that way, when you know where you are going, rather than stuffing around looking for direction.’ One of Touch Sensitive’s impressive new works is Pizza Guy, made with Aussie boy wonder Flume. ‘I am still into that early late-70s Italo disco – it’s got all those elements, so I did a rough instrumental for Pizza Guy and vocals for me are a tricky thing. Unless they are amazing, I tend to just go with the music. I showed it to Flume and he said, “can I do the vocal?” ‘I am always trying to do something that is good. I am pretty critical about what I think is good, especially when it is mine. Usually the first idea is the best idea. Sometimes you have to go around in circles to get to where you started! I say that now, but it’s really hard to put into practice. An idea can come in a flash, and I can flesh it out, but the little details that tie it together, the finer points – that’s what I thrash around coming up with. Touch Sensitive brings his music to the Beach Hotel in Byron on Sunday. Free Entry. 8pm.’

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For Jon Stevens, the remarkable 30-year career as a singer/ songwriter may just as easily not have happened. New Zealand-born Stevens was well on the trajectory for playing football – and not Union as you might be thinking, but League. JON STEVENS PLAYS THE BANGALOW BOWLO ON THURSDAY. SHOW AT 7.30PM. TIX $40 AT THE DOOR OR $35 PRESALE AT THE CLUB.

It was his sister who talked him into pursuing his musical bent, and it all kind of steamrolled from there. ‘I didn’t even want to do music,’ laughs Stevens. ‘I fell into it accidentally. My eldest sister had a friend who heard I could sing and she asked me to come and sing some demos. My sister took me in – I was 16 and it was 1977 or thereabouts and I went in and sang some songs. I was a really shy kid; you couldn’t even talk to me. I was from the country. I played the songs and apparently I had a good ear for music.

To this day it was the longest-running number one in New Zealand. I wasn’t interested in being a rock musician; I was with my mates! I just went along for the ride, for fun; it all happened so fast. I think I made about $2,000 and ended up being totally over-exposed in New Zealand!’

Some months went by and my sister sent me some Stevens has fronted the legendary Noiseworks messages: “Oh they are sending the music on to CBS, and INXS, and now is enjoying more success with they want to meet with you,” or whatever. I never did the Dead Daisies. meet with them… and then that they wanted to release the song called Jezebel. I wasn’t interested, CONTINUED P29 but the song got put out and it was number one.

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SWIFT SUCCESS FOR MORGAN EVANS Novocastrian Morgan Evans is a star on the rise. After being chosen to play with Taylor Swift and Alan Jackson, playing in Nashville at the world’s biggest country music festival and with a swag of CMC Music Awards in his possession, including Oz Artist of the Year, Male Oz Artist of the Year and Australian Video of the Year, this is one country boy worth catching. Ballina RSL on Saturday 11 October.

about not being able to be with the people you love, for whatever reason, explains Bede. ‘I wrote it after watching the Harrison Ford film thinking about how difficult it would be to live a life on the run – which is sort of what most bands experience with the whole touring thing. See them live at the Hotel Great Northern on Friday.

WAXING ON

Waxhead are a four-piece formed late 2012 up in the Byron hinterland. Finny, Moffo and Beggson are all born and bred S MORGAN EVAN Byronians, while vox man Froggy PERFORMS AT was born and spent his early THE BALLINA RSL years in Santa Cruz, California, ON SATURDAY moving back and forth from the 11 OCTOBER States to Byron until he was eight Grammy-nominated contemporary soul outfit Hiatus years old, then he settled into the chilled, surfing lifestyle with Kaiyote will be special guests the other boys. They all met each at the next APRA Songwriters’ other in the early years of high Workshop at Southern Cross school, but only formed a band University on Thursday, together recently. Influenced 2–3.45pm in Studio One29, D by great mother ocean, people, Block Theatre, Contemporary Music Building, Lismore campus. Byron and 70s culture, and intrigued by the sounds and style Melbourne quartet Hiatus of good old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll Kaiyote, is a collaboration legends such as Led Zeppelin, between Nai Palm (vocals, guitar, keys), Perrin Moss (drums, The Doors, Nirvana, Neil Young, Clapton, Hendrix… the list could percussion, electronics), Paul go on. All these guys want to do Bender (bass, electronics) and is surf, chill out and make music Simon Mavin (keys, synths, electronics) will be presenting the in the hills. Saturday at the Brewery from 8pm. Free. workshop for students of SCU’s contemporary music degree and local high school music students, the community is welcome to attend for free.

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King Of The North are a hardrock duo comprising Andrew Higgs (guitar/vocals) and Danny Leo (drums/backup vocals). Their intense live shows and powerful brand of modern rock have blazed a new trail in the two-piece band format. King Of The North play everything live; there are no pre-recorded noises or samples used live or on their recordings. All sounds come from two voices, guitar and drums. Saturday at the Hotel Great Northern.

FULL MOON AT THE TREEHOUSE

Melody Moon is heading to Byron as part of her Down to the Sea album launch tour. Her folk-indie songs are capturing the hearts of many around the country and receiving widespread airplay. She’ll be supported by looping and harmonising extraordinaire Tyto, the Melbourne pair raising awareness and funds for ocean protection group Women for Whales. Come and support Melody and Tyto at The Treehouse this Saturday and the Yum Yum Tree Cafe on Sunday.

CASTLECOMER Sydney up-and-coming five-piece Castlecomer are hitting the road again to launch their latest single Fugitive. Taken from the band’s forthcoming EP – recorded with Tony Buchen (The Preatures, Tim Finn, Andy Bull) and released later this year through Liberation – the song was inspired by the movie of the same name. Fugitive is

MELODY MOON AT THE TREEHOUSE IN BYRON ON SATURDAY

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SNAKE I do not like snakes. They creep me out. It’s the whole no-hands writhing on your stomach like some sort of primordial beast emerging from the slime in a spooky Old Testament kind of way that does me in. It’s unnerving. I don’t trust them.

shaking. Just the idea of a snake had her rocking back and forth in a catatonic state. Ironically she was allergic to bees. In fact, if one was to be rational, it would make sense to transfer the snake fear state onto bees and refuse to look at flowers. But she seemed quite And I’m sorry to the okay with real danger. It was environmentalists out there, I the imagined terror that was know this is incredibly unsound her greatest undoing. of me, but I don’t find them I seem to have inherited my beautiful. I think they’re ugly. Sinister. I’ve lived with pythons, grandmother’s reptilian-based and while I got used to them, I heebie-jeebies. Although I can say the word snake and never got to like them. Unlike the idiots that line up at nature watch them on TV, I don’t however like them being in my parks I don’t want to touch them. I don’t want a photo with backyard. The other day we were chatting on the back deck a snake. when my husband noticed I grew up in country our big fluffy ginger cat Lollie Queensland, home to Browns was in battle with a snake. Not and Taipans. Mum packed a just a snake, a massive angry snake bandage every time I brown snake. I have seen a lot went outside. of big browns, but this was the biggest. Probably close to three It wasn’t neurotic; it was as metres long. It was arched up sensible as the bottle of water ready to strike. and the packet of sultanas. No good being fully hydrated The cat wasn’t backing if you’re dead. Ever since I down. While I appreciated his was told the story of the girl machismo I couldn’t imagine down the road going into her his coming off the winner of playroom to get her baby out this little confrontation. He’s an of the crib and finding a new old cat missing a few teeth. inner-spring mattress made He’d have to gum the snake to entirely of tightly coiled King death. So I was screaming, of Brown, I’ve been on my guard. course. Interestingly neither the I spent a lot of time horse cat nor the snake responded riding in the bush and nothing to my screams. So my husband freaks a horse more than a launched a few rocks at the cat. snake. I’ve clung on to my The cat freaked and ran away. bolting pony for dear life after In his pussycat mind, there he confronting an angry customer was defending the house from as it flattened its snaky head a venomous aggressor and we and threatened a strike. Horses chose to throw rocks at him. aren’t stupid. They know snakes He’s going to get us back for are scary shit. They don’t have that one. No doubt we’ll be to run with the whole ‘I love all finding one of his perfectly of nature’ line. No. Horses are sausage-shaped fur-balls allowed to hate snakes. coughed up on the bed. I think it makes sense to fear something that can kill you. (Like cars, guns and McDonald’s. I put snakes on the same list.) My grandmother had a pathological fear of snakes. I got my OCD and anxiety condition from her side of the family when it comes to fear; we do excellent irrational white-knuckled terror. My grandmother was so frightened of snakes we weren’t allowed to even say the word snake in the house. As if the saying of the word would in fact conjure up this giant writhing angry poison phallus. We could however say penis, rectum or anal fissure as much as we pleased.

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CASTLECOMER AT THE HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN ON FRIDAY

If I was watching a nature documentary and a snake came on the screen my grandmother would shriek, ‘Turn it off! Turn it off!’ She’d go white as a sheet and start

The snake disappeared. It’s not gone. I just can’t see it. It’s out there somewhere. Apparently they’re territorial, and this was probably the snake’s hill before we middle-class prats came and built our lovely big houses on it. I understand the snake’s right to sanctuary; I just don’t care. If I had a gun I’d shoot it. I know it’s illegal and the idea of a middle-aged woman trying to shoot moving targets in a suburban backyard is more risky than the poor old snake. I guess that’s what fear does to you: it turns you into a redneck wildlife-killing hillbilly. I don’t have a gun. Just a few rocks. So I guess I’ll have to live with it. I just won’t go outside. Ever again. Maybe when Mr Abbott set the Terror Alert to High he was right. Maybe that’s not a snake outside. Maybe it’s an extremist.

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ENTERTAINMENT CONTINUED FROM P27 ‘We are getting a lot of traction overseas. I don’t do it for money. I never have. I love what I do and I love the Dead Daises. They are this amazing vehicle – it’s a band of guys all good at what they do!’ Stevens’s latest incarnation is as a three-piece acoustic for shows at the Bangalow Bowlo. ‘I love playing these shows, I have been doing them for a few years now. You can’t hide up there; you have to know your chops. I am never quite sure what we are going to play because these acoustic shows are very interactive and laidback; you know if someone yells out a song I may sing it.’ As a veteran in the music scene, Jon Stevens is a believer in running your own race. ‘There is a lot of apathy here. The same people have been running the music industry since the beginning. You are the creator, you need to take charge. I was always the type of kid who spent his time looking out the window. It was always my bent to be creative. I welcome it and embrace it!’

BLACK VAT & RUTHIE

FINDING THE KEYS

Black Vat Trio are a Sydney-based threepiece that bring you delightful classic Klezmer and Romani gypsy tunes, as well as original polkas and sea-shanties with their own thumping eastern Europeaninspired fare. A rare act, and a must-see. Up for an early spring jaunt with their good friends Ruthie-Ma-Toothie. Ruthie are a gorgeous Lismore-based two-piece outfit that take their favourite songs of yesteryear and give them a twist. They put jazz into country and country back into jazz. Tunes range from gypsy-like versions of Ella Fitzgerald to spaghettiwestern interpretations of Townes Van Zandt songs to Hank Williams as you have never heard him before. At the Lismore City Bowling Club on Friday at 8pm and the Sphinx Rock Cafe in Mt Burrell on Sunday from 1pm.

German piano prodigy and composer Nils Frahm returns to Australia for a performance at the Opera House and music lovers in the Byron Shire are in for a treat when the 31-year-old composer includes a show at the Community Centre. Deeply inquisitive and forever searching for the magic and spirit in every space, Frahm was schooled on Tchaikovsky and in the minimalist tradition of Philip Glass, and also gives a nod to the boundless stage craft of Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. Electronic admirers of Nils’s work include Thom Yorke and Four Tet. Tuesday 7 October at the Byron Theatre. Tickets at www.byroncentre.com.

ROCKIN IT BACK TO THE 50S

Devil’s Kiosk have taken it a step up and to the left, having wowed fans in recent years at music festivals across Australia including The East Coast Blues & Roots, Woodford Folk Fest and the Gympie Muster. In September 2012 Devil’s Kiosk thrilled the crowd and won the Peoples Choice Award at the Blues Association of Southeast Queensland’s Memphis Blues Challenge and have since gone on to fulfill a busy playing schedule. Check out Devil’s Kiosk this Saturday – 8pm at The Burleigh Underground Drummers, 31 Rudman Pde, West Burleigh. $15pp. BYO.

Miss Amber and Stukulele invite you to The Court House Hotel in Mullum to sing and strum all your favourites from the 50s with special guests Clelia Adams, Warren Earl on guitar, Al Brooker on bass and John Proud on drums. Featuring songs from the Everly Brothers, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Holly, Doris Day, The Drifters, Roy Orbison and of course The King himself… show off your 50s fashions and rock around the clock this Thursday from 6.30pm. Join the mailing list at ukemullum.com for the link to the songbook. Entry: Adults $10, kids under 15 $2.50.

KIOSK FROM HELL

MAN WITH SOME MIGHTY BIG ORGANS Plucked from obscurity to perform on ABC TV’s Spicks and Specks, Barry Morgan became an instant audience favourite. Barry has also graced our TV screens on In Gordon Street Tonight, The Marngrook THE ORGAN AT THE Footy Show and The Circle’s Royal BARRY MORGAN ON DNESDAY 1 OCTOBER Wedding Special. He has also sold BYRON BOWLO ON WE out live shows across the country including numerous festivals and The group have continually performed to adoring young crowds at been invited and re-invited to major the Homebake and Falls festivals. In 2012, European, Australian, Canadian and USA Barry travelled overseas to demonstrate festivals. They have seen the growth of his organ at 2012 NZ Comedy and their audience from word of mouth, the Edinburgh Fringe festivals. Barry comes international swing dance community, to Byron for a show at the Byron Bowlo uploaded YouTube videos (most on Wednesday 1 October, 7.30pm. Tix infamously via Boing Boing) and their are $30 on the door or pre-purchase barnstormin’, dance-driven live shows. through www.stickytickets.com.au/19721. Friday 3 October at Mullumbimby Civic Hall. www.mullummusic.com

THE SKINNY ON TS

The members of Tuba Skinny migrated to New Orleans independently of each other, all with the desire to play music. They met on the streets and began busking together then travelling around the United States, riding freight trains and making music wherever they would go, originally as the Dead Man Street Orchestra.

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I DUB YOU Born in Kingston, Jamaica, to a Jamaican father and British mother on 30 January 1985, Nicholas Anson Murray was born with an unbridled passion for music. While studying abroad, Nicholas was listening to a song by Culture entitled See Dem a Come and was inspired to dub himself Conkarah because of his determination to conquer the world through music. Since then, Conkarah has been fulfilling his mission, spreading the positive vibes of reggae music to the world. The product of this realisation comes in the form of Conkarah’s new mix tape Conkarah to the World. Friday at the Byron Brewery from 8pm. Free.

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When it comes to career highlights, Stevens is philosophical. ‘The biggest highlight for me is pretty much five years ago, surviving a near-death experience. I had double heart bypass surgery. I had no idea at the time but I was surviving on a one per cent blood flow, and I was about to drop dead. I had just come back from touring, and I was feeling tired. I remember the date: it was 11 September five years ago. I went for the checkup, and I passed everything because I am pretty fit, and I was very fit back then. But the doctor sent me for an MRI scan just to be sure because we have a family history of heart disease. I drove myself to the hospital and they plugged me in and I was in hospital for a month and nearly died of complications!’ So when it comes to songwriting, how does it happen for Stevens? ‘I have a guitar sitting out and it will sit down for weeks and then I pick it up and the first thing I do is play a song. I don’t write things I can’t relate to; if I’m not in love I can’t write a love songs…’ ‘I write my truth.’ Jon Stevens plays the Bangalow Bowlo on Thursday. Show at 7.30pm. Tix $40 at the door or $35 presale at the club.

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GOING TO CHURCHILL

PLAYING GAMES

A few years back when troubadour Kim Churchill had his heart broken he bought a van and took to the highway. With a passion for rhythm and blues and a love of the open road, Churchill has gone on to find his way into the hearts of music lovers across the globe. From his beginnings as a busker to signing with Warner, recording his new album in Vancouver, things are moving fast for this gypsy boy.

What are the greatest challenges you have had to overcome as a musician? Accepting myself for what I am and not trying to be something I’m not.

Kim, what did you learn as a busker that you now take with you into the studio and on stage? How to let things be fluid and jam with myself. That spark and magic that is often inside the first few takes of a new song is hard to keep over time. The song begins to harden and callous, though your skills at playing it do sharpen. Keeping those initial sparks and magic are easy with busking because there is no pressure. You just do what you want and this allows the song and performance to constantly reinvent itself and evolve. For me, anyway.

What are you looking forward to at the moment? Colca Canyon, Peru. I’m trekking there in the morning.

How did winning the Bluesfest busking contest affect your career? A few important people learned who I was, and they have helped me constantly. Bluesfest is like a musical home for me and really gave a me a lot of the confidence I needed to keep going through some of the more scary international stuff.

Who are the people or artists that you draw on for inspiration? Neil Young, Jimmy Page, Justin Vernon, Chris Martin, Bob Dylan, John Butler.

How is surfing and the ocean a part of your creative process? Teaches me to be patient and to deal with something that is fluid and always changing. What should we expect for your show at Mullumbimby Music Festival? The fewer expectations one has the better, I think. I certainly don’t know what to expect from it. Though I have had lovely experiences with the people from the Mullum area and I’m sure it will be fun. Kim Churchill plays the Mullum Music Festival 20–23 November and Falls Festival 30 December 2014 till 3 Jan 2015. For more information about either event go to www.mullummusicfestival.com and www.fallsfestival.com.au.

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CIRCUS ARTS PRESENTS THE GAMES WE PLAY AT THE BYRON ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND Y FRIDAY AT MIDDA

The Circus Arts Performance Troupe is working hard to entertain audiences next week with their family circus show The Games We Play. Designed with the school holidays in mind, this fun little show features impressive aerial acts, bodybending contortion and high-energy hula hoops, and is the perfect excuse to get out of the midday sun and enjoy being entertained by Byron’s home-grown talent! Wednesday–Friday at 12pm. $8. Byron Entertainment Centre. Tix on the door (show 30 mins).

DREAMING OF CELLO If you fancy frocking up for an afternoon of classical music, fabulous art, and tea with homemade cakes, come to Into the Dreaming, a solo cello recital by acclaimed cellist Louise King at Art Piece Gallery on Sunday at 2.30pm. Artists include Rodney Pople (2012 Glover Prize winner). It’s a coup, albeit a very civilised one, for Art Piece gallery to host work by artists of this calibre and a big deal for Mullumbimby. Soloist Louise King is known for her virtuosity, heart-felt musicianship and commanding stage presence. An internationally renowned musician, a competition- and award-winning highly prized graduate of both the Royal College and Royal Northern College of Music in London and Manchester, Louise King, according to The Australian, ‘Exudes a vigorous artistry that surely appeals to a younger generation of music lovers’. It’s also a great opportunity for kids to hear

music normally only heard in major international venues. Tickets are $50 or $40 earlybird and $30 concession, student or child. Book at www. eventbrite.com.au and search ‘Into the Dreaming’.

ART COMP The Serpentine Arts Gallery is hosting a very special members exhibition, Walking in tall grass, from 5 to 20 November 2014 in celebration of their eighth birthday! A $500 art prize is being offered for the best entry and will be judged by John Smith, Southern Cross University, and Corinne Batt-Rawden, founder of Serpentine Arts Gallery. Painters, photographers, sculptors, performing artists, installation artists etc are all welcome to submit work. Get your entry to the Serpentine Arts Gallery by 4 November 2014. To enter you must be a member of the art gallery. Contact the gallery for more information.

COMEDY WITH CLASS! Andrew Nason propelled himself onto the Australian comedy scene in 1994. A former high school teacher, Andrew felt the relative quiet of a comedy-club audience would be a welcome change from the various classrooms where he had been performing…

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Stars

ARIES: One of Aries’s finest attributes CANCER: You’re adept at adjusting to LIBRA: Mercury, midweek sun, new CAPRICORN: Pluto moving forward H K E other people’s moves and needs. And in Capricorn, while mainly affecting moon and the vernal equinox all in Libra N is simplicity in the best sense of that

Midweek sun, new moon, Mercury, north node and spring equinox all in Libra highlight the powerful potential for peace in our world. Beginning at home, with ourselves…

make this a peak week for you Venusians (and a supremely flirty one), except when lateweek’s challenging Jupiter/Uranus alignment isn’t in the mood to negotiate. But hiccups aside, you’re in for a pleasure-plentiful time.

if you’ve also been dancing with your own shadow side recently (tricky, to say the least), this week’s new moon offers reconciliation or healing closure to a painful situation. Followed by the welcome renaissance of a fresh perspective…

word: the ability to connect with essentials in an uncomplicated way. The downside of which tends towards simplistic. This week asks you to abandon any lingering naïveté concerning your world and the people in it. TAURUS: Yes, there are unexpected F expenses, but look at it this way: spring’s sprung and this week’s on your side as ideas thrive, opportunities come alive and your energy’s in overdrive. As we head into the month of beauty-lovers when looking your best brings success, think about dressing to impress…

LEO: A feisty trifecta of Mars, Jupiter and Uranus all in fire signs might have you breathing flames like an archetypal dragon leaving burning bridges in its wake. Or else (more Your Majesty’s style) using this week’s diplomatic energy to broker the best and fairest compromises for all concerned.

SCORPIO: Your co-rulers Mars and L Pluto sashaying into new positions morph this week into a spring carnival of frisky pheromones, a spirit-lifting wildfire of new possibilities. Though you’re impatient and trigger happy as a firecracker, remember communal cordiality’s essential. Then go cruise, schmooze and honour your creative muse…

collective consciousness, also rejuvenates you personally via a change of relationship, career, home or country. Besides dealings with in-laws (those that have them), this week’s emphasis is on maintaining a stable foundation or ethical philosophy to support these tectonic shifts. AQUARIUS: Pluto’s been doing some O serious excavation in your psyche lately. Unearthing buried treasures, along with less-lovely issues to consider. If this makes you feel uneasy, try adopting the trés Aquarian attitude that your problems are actually already solved, you just haven’t reached that point in time yet.

VIRGO: This week’s astral coordinates GEMINI: Midweek equinox in the sign SAGITTARIUS: As the grand fire trine of PISCES: Recent weeks have been about J G make balancing economic, intellectual, of the Scales, day and night, dark and M P Mars, Jupiter and Uranus blowtorches sorting true from faux, supportive personal, family and offi ce politics marginally light in equal proportions make this one of the year’s best times for considering how your various skills and interests could be combined to work together in a mutually supportive, balanced way. Caution: Illuminating insights likely!

easier. While others mightn’t be as decisive as you’d like (changing their minds, spinning their wheels, wandering off track), this week responds best to your perfectionist selves taking it easy and being pleasy.

Hennessy, who spent nine years with the famous Sydney Dance Company. Sprung!!’s senior associate artists in residence, Peter Notley and Alison Toft, along with junior associate artist Tara Coughlan, joined Hennessy to collaborate with the ensemble of a dozen dancers with and without disability to develop this exciting project, which explores the everyday lives of the dancers and performers; the highs, the lows, the joys, the sorrows, the hopes and dreams they sometimes encounter. Music by local composer Fred Cole and film overlays by filmmaker John Rado complete A day in the life… allowing the audience a brief ANDREW NASON interaction that will touch everyone to BIG THE AT FEATURES their core! Byron Community Theatre SHOW EDY COM GIG – Saturday at 7.30pm and Sunday at AT THE BALLINA RSL 5.30pm. ON THURSDAY

SPRUNG!! Sprung!! (in its third year in the northern rivers area) is a unique dance theatre ensemble already making a name for itself in the national scene following performances at the 2012 National Accessible Arts conference and the 2014 Australian Youth Dance Festival in South Australia. It is an exciting blend of dancers, artists and performers with diverse backgrounds, strengths, and vulnerabilities, who create deeply felt works that engage audiences and communities. A day in the life…is a ground-breaking new work developed under the leadership of Sprung!!’s new artistic director, Michael

Annie will launch her spring collection of nature-inspired tales and songs with free performances for children this Wednesday at 11am at Byron Library or this Friday at 9.30 and 10.30am at Mullum Farmers Market or Tuesday at 9.30 and 10.30am at New Brighton Farmers Market. www.talesandsongs.com

Join local storyteller and musician Annie Bryant for stories and songs in her magical story tent these school holidays.

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On display until 12 October

Illumination: the art of Philip Wolfhagen A Newcastle Art Gallery and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery travelling exhibition

Objects and Ornithology: Deb Mostert The Mullumbimby Kid: Edwin Wilson On display until 30 November

The Prince, the Tiger and a Toad: Rew Hanks On display until 7 December

Hearsay: Euan Macleod, Lloyd Jones & Ron McBurnie PUBLIC PROGRAM Tues 30 Sept 11am-2pm Margaret Olley: Still Life for Kids 8-14yrs - $40 Mixed media with Susan Gourley. Students will take a brief tour of the Margaret Olley Art Centre creating still life artworks using a range of media. Contact Gallery for bookings Thurs 2 Oct 2pm Artist Talk: Gain an insight into Rew Hanks’ beautiful exhibition. Rew will dicscuss his works and methods in The Prince, The Tiger and a Toad -Free (02) 6670 2790 | 2 Mistral Road South Murwillumbah NSW 2484 | artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au

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How do seasoned comics work up new material? Well, come and see one of Australia’s funniest people, Akmal, work up his new show at the Byron Community Centre on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 October from 8pm. With a knack of dealing with the hard topics, Akmal touches on his disillusionment with religion and the modern world, while delivering standup that is fresh, honest, and real. Tickets at venue.

For the first time in 45 years, this year the Royal Shakespeare Company staged a full production of Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona on the Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage. The season ran from July to September, with one of the performances filmed in high definition for subsequent screening in select cinemas around the world. The Two Gentlemen of Verona screens at Palace Byron Bay Cinema at 1pm on Saturday. Tickets $15–24 available at the cinema box office or online at www. palacecinemas.com.au.

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Don’t miss a unique opportunity to experience the vibrational benefits of a most rare and heavenly instrument. Crystal Armonica is composed of 30 crystal bowls and was invented by Benjamin Franklin. Immerse yourself in the transcending sounds of the crystal armonica with ridge, samadhi bowls, crystal bowls, flutes and other harmonic instruments at Temple Byron on Saturday from 7pm. Tix are $25. Bookings: 0424 594 549

from what’s not. Speech might be sweetly seductive, but remember people’s actions speak louder than their words. Advertising says we can have it all, but who wants that really? This week’s about choice: selecting the best and leaving the rest..

Mungo’s Crossword

Rew Hanks The Defeat of the Trojan Tiger (Detail)

He’s also very tall. A professional improviser as well as comedian, Andrew is able to combine these skills in his performances, thereby presenting a show that is fresh and constantly evolving and changing. When you add to this the fact that he is a noted character actor and impersonator (his impersonation of John Cleese as Basil Fawlty is in demand across Australia) you have one very versatile performer. Did I mention he’s tall? Andrew Nason is joined by his support act, Brisbane’s Casey Talbot, and MC Mandy Nolan. Thursday at the Ballina RSL, 8pm. Free!

SOUND HEALING

ANNIE BRYANT PRESENTS NATURE TALE S AND SONGS IN THE MAGICAL STORY TENT

With a keen wit and incisive style, he remains one of the most popular comedians on the southeast Queensland comedy circuit, both as a headline act and MC. He has performed at all the major comedy venues in Australia, as well as venues in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

your feisty sign, remember fire energy needs careful handling. It can be joyously flamboyant, or forcefully destructive if uncontrolled. Whatever form it takes this week is your choice, and could include passionate inspirer, battery charger and guiding light.

DOWN 1. Drug also known as snow (7) 2. Factories for printing money (5) 3. Ranging over everything, applicable to the cosmos (9) 4. Informal records of debts (4) 5. Pattern, guide (8) 6. Nautical exclamation (5) 7. Metrical distance unit, approximately five eights of a mile (9) 8. Freedom, lack of restraint (7) 14. Frozen milky confection on a stick (6-3) 16. Engraves, signs, enrols (9) 17. Essential, pertaining to the whole (8) 18. Like a mechanical man (7) 20. Old-fashioned photograph printed on metal (7) 22. Open, not secret (5) 24. Thank you (French) (5) 25. Employs, exploits (4)

1. Carbon, first class in a big reefer – that’s a drug! (7) 2. Makes money from herbs (5) 3. Not just about academic poetry – covering everything! (9) 4. America overwhelmed by satellite debts (4) 5. Part time worker unpunctual – that’s a pattern (8) 6. A huge expostulation from a seacaptain (5) 7. Knock off a measuring device – reported from a distance (9) 8. Military leave? An impertinence (7) Last week’s solution N037 R E C I P E B L I S 14. Spank father, what a treat with a E O O S I T stick (6-3) S I L K S A T I N I 16. Enrols popular writers (9) T I T A G R 17. Essential branch of calculus (8) R I C H M A N P O O R A D U 18. Twitch Run with oxygen, smell and A I B S E N A N T I P twitch – like R2D2, perhaps (7) N U R E 20. Old picture of stannous group (7) E A S T I N D I A F D P N P A 22. Balls territory open (5) B E G G A R M A N T 24. Gratitude in Marseilles for bizarre B N E O R H crime (5) A N D E S C O T T O 25. Two cardinals follow American R E T K Y M B I R D S E Y E A S exploits (4)

S F R D I C M A S A S E R E H I N N R E I D

U L I O M E N R T O C A K O E F A A G E E S

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WEDNESDAY 24 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON HOT SEX CHOCOLATE RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM PAT TIERNEY BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8PM JOHN & MAX FOG BYRON ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 12PM THE GAMES WE PLAY BYRON LIBRARY 11AM NATURE TALES AND SONGS W ANNIE BRYANT BYRON BREWERY 7PM OPEN MIC FRANKIE BROWN, BYRON GARRET KATO WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 7PM DJ SANCHEZ

THURSDAY 25

GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON HELL & WHISKEY RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON THE DAYS BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8.30PM KOOYEH WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON CLUB RAIDERS DJS BYRON SCOUT HALL 7PM ECSTATIC DANCE

FRANKIE BROWN, BYRON KYLE LIONHART COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJ JIMMY D BYRON ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 12PM THE GAMES WE PLAY BYRON BREWERY 7PM ARTSEXPOSURE: GRAFFITI ARTISTS, DECOR, DJS & FIRESPINNERS TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM THE IMPRINTS BANGALOW BOWLO 7.30PM JON STEVENS HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7.30PM DAN HANNAFORD COURT HOUSE HOTEL, MULLUMBIMBY 6.30PM MISS AMBER AND STUKULELE WITH CLELIA ADAMS, WARREN EARL, AL BROOKER, JOHN PROUD BALLINA RSL 8PM BIG GIG COMEDY W ANDREW NASON, CASEY TALBOT & MC MANDY NOLAN TATTS HOTEL, LISMORE 6.30PM COLE COX LOVEJOY MARY G’S, LISMORE CATH SIMES BAND

WHAT’S ON + Byron Bay Henna School Workshops Fri 26 Sept & Fri 3 Oct, 1pm-4pm Cost: $45 (materials included)

A day in the life… Presented by SPRUNG!! Integrated Dance Saturday 27 Sept, 7.30pm & Sunday 28 Sept, 5pm Tickets: $18 - $25

Sundown Centre at BCC Cavanbah Room (upstairs) Saturdays from 5.30pm - 9.30pm Cost: $20-30 per child

Akmal – TRIAL & ERROR

Nils Frahm (Berlin) Tuesday 7 October, 8pm Tickets: $48 (12+)

Meeting rooms for hire +

Courtyard Bar open before all events +

Workshops, Training, Conferences & Functions

69 Jonson Street Byron Bay

2 – 100 people

Box ofﬁce hours: 10 am – 3.30 pm

Facilities: Wiﬁ, Projector, Whiteboard, Air-con Phone 6685 6807

Sept/Oct

Friday 3 & Saturday 4 October, 8:00 pm Tickets: Full $25 | Conc $20

Tickets & info: byroncentre.com.au

p: 6684 1777 f: 6684 1719 e: gigs@echo.net.au w: echo.net.au/gig-guide STUDIO ONE29 SCU, LISMORE 2PM APRA SONGWRITERS WORKSHOPS W HIATUS KAIYOTE NIMBIN HOTEL 6.30PM BEN KELLY

FRIDAY 26 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON CASTLECOMER, HATTIE CARROLL, TIM BOWEN RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM BOHEMIAN COWBOYS W KIRK LORANGE BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 5PM JON J BRADLEY 9PM MADISON KAT FRANKIE BROWN, BYRON AYSHA & DR BAZ WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON DJ DANIMAL BYRON ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 12PM THE GAMES WE PLAY BYRON BREWERY 8PM CONKARAH (JAMAICA) & 4’20’ DUB LIVE GINGER PIG, BYRON 9PM DJ POBBY’S SNAP CRACKLE COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJ QC TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM ANDREW MORRIS PIZZA PARADISO, SUFFOLK PARK 6.30PM CASSIE ROSE BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM RICHIE WILLIAMS HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM BIG MUSIC MULLUM FARMERS MARKET ANDREW MORRIS & STORYTELLING W ANNIE BRYANT ST MARTIN’S HALL, MULLUMBIMBY 6.30PM CHANTING COMMUNITY GATHERING THE HOUSE OF BLISS, HEARTS ON FIRE OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB BACKTRACKIN' BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 8PM SQUEAK LEMAIRE CLUB LENNOX 6PM DJ MAX PERROT

LENNOX HOTEL 9.30PM CLAIRE ANN TAYLOR ELTHAM HOTEL 7PM INSIDE OUTLAW ROCHDALE THEATRE, LISMORE 8PM THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS LISMORE CITY BOWLING CLUB 8PM BLACK VAT TRIO & RUTHIE MA TOOTHIE TATTS HOTEL, LISMORE 5PM CHRIS FISHER 7.30PM BITTER LUNGS WITH STAUNCH, KNUCKLE CHILDREN & PROMISES RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH 7.30PM LOREN NIMBIN HOTEL 7.30PM TEA SOCIETY CABARITA SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN 8.30PM DAVID TAYLOR & ASHLEIGH MANNIX & JAC STONE KIRRA SPORTS CLUB 8PM MASON RACK BAND

SATURDAY 27 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON KING OF THE NORTH RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON GURI GURU BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 9PM RHYTHM & CUTLOOSE WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DJ SANCHEZ FRANKIE BROWN, BYRON CHANG PO BYRON BREWERY 8PM WAXHEAD BYRON COMMUNITY THEATRE 7.30PM SPRUNG! TEMPLE BYRON 7PM ARMONICA SOUND HEALING BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET VENGA FLAMENCA, SOULMAN O’GAIA, TIM STOKES GINGER PIG, BYRON 9PM DJ ROBERT BANGO COCOMANGAS, BYRON DJ JIMMY D & DJ QC

TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM MELODY MOON WITH TYTO PIZZA PARADISE, SUFFOLK PARK 6.30PM PASANDO HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM SPLIT CHICKEN DRILL HALL, MULLUMBIMBY 6.30PM REACHING FOR THE MOON BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 8PM MILAN MARTIN LENNOX PUB 9.30PM WILSON COOPER BAND GOONELLABAH TAVERN 9PM THE DIRTY CHANNEL MARY G’S, LISMORE SKY DADDY MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 7.30PM JASON DELPHIN SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD 7PM SLIM PICKENS CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB SIMON MEOLA CHINDERAH TAVERN 6PM DAVE CAVANAGH COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL 8PM MATTY ROGERS BURLEIGH UNDERGROUND DRUMMERS 8PM DEVIL’S KIOSK

SUNDAY 28 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON DAN HANNAFORD RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON THRILLBILLY STOMP BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 4.30PM LATE FOR WOODSTOCK 8PM TOUCH SENSITIVE W DJ CHRIS BRADLEY & DJ FONZAIUS BYRON COMMUNITY THEATRE 5PM SPRUNG! GINGER PIG, BYRON 5PM DJ CHRIS BRADLEY PIGHOUSE FLICKS, BYRON 3PM BREAKER MORANT THE RETRIAL WITH Q&A RAE'S, WATEGOS 12.30PM LUKE & SEBASTIAN TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 2.30PM FUNDAY DJS BANGALOW HOTEL 1PM DAN HANNAFORD HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM MASON RACK BAND MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY 3PM STEVE TYSON & THE NEW FELONS + TWO CROWS

ART PIECE, MULLUMBIMBY 3PM INTO THE DREAMING CELLO RECITAL YUM YUM CAFE, NEW BRIGHTON MELODY MOON & TYTO BILLINUDGEL HOTEL 3PM FAT ALBERT BAND CLUB LENNOX 4PM DAN CLARK DUO LENNOX HOTEL 6PM TOTUM THE POINT, BALLINA 3PM MISH SONGSMITH LISMORE CONSERVATORIUM 10AM HORACE BEVAN & THE UNFORGIVEN WITH TAYLOR HENDERSON & JAI WAETFORD ELTHAM HOTEL 7PM YOLAN DUNOON SPORTS CLUB 1PM DIANA ANAID NIMBIN HOTEL 5PM ANTIBODIES & THE DUNHILL BLUES EVANS BOWLS CLUB 4.30PM ADAM BROWN SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL 1PM BLACK VAT & ROOTHIE-MA-TOOTHIE KINGSLIFF SLSC NICKY CONVINE

MONDAY 29 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON LOREN RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON HAYLEY GRACE BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 8PM MUSICAL BINGO WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DJ DANIMAL SOUTHPORT BOWLS CLUB 7PM NEW RHYTHM KINGS

TUESDAY 30 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON MARSHALL OKELL RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON JON J BRADLEY BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 7.30PM OPEN MIC CAFE OSKA, BYRON 7PM ALLENSWORTH WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 8PM DJ SANCHEZ BANGALOW BOWLO 6.30PM RETRO DANCE PARTY IN THE DARK BANGALOW HOTEL 7.30PM BRACKETS OPEN MIC NEW BRIGHTON FARMERS MARKET BROADFOOT & STORYTELLING W ANNIE BRYANT

WWW.ALIST.COM.AU PRESENTS

AKMaL

ROCK THE YAC & VIBRANT MINDS CREW PRESENT Spirit of the Bay – Music & Cultural Festival Saturday 18th October – 12.30pm to midnight

TRAILBLAZERS 18 TO 24

Be there as Akmal tries out new material for his forthcoming show. Come and experience the workings of one of Australia’s best comedy minds in a one-off highly unique night out.

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Learn how to develop your dream business! Every Wednesday from 8th Oct to 27th Nov Email Prue: trailblazers. applications@gmail.com

BYRON SEWING CIRCLE Thursdays 2 till 6pm @ the YAC Contact Lotte on 0477 591 555 For details on shows check out: www.facebook.com/

YACROCKCAFE

Spring Holidays SAFE LEARNER DRIVER COURSE 20 hours credit in your Logbook! Contact Phil on 0414 809 330 or www.steerproject.org.au

Mullum Members’ Draw

FREE SUFFO CREATIVE @ SUFFOLK PARK HALL

6.30pm and 7.30pm Wednesdays See Terms and Conditions in Club LTPS 12/08984

Beading – Looming – Crafting Sat 27th September 1 to 3pm Call Lotte on 0477 591 555

Courtesy Bus Wednesday to Sunday after 6pm

PARENTING TEENAGERS PROGRAM

The program will focus on skills and information that may assist you to improve your relationship with your teenager! Every Tuesday 5.30 to 7.30pm (from 21st Oct to 2nd Dec 2014) To book call Stefﬁe on 6685 7777

CATERING COURSE

Do you want to start your own catering business? September 30th - October 22nd (2 days per week) Contact Karen on 6685 7777 or links@bys.org.au le young peop matter Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC) is managed by Byron Youth Service (BYS)

1 Gilmore Crescent Byron Bay • bys.org.au

Call Club for pickups

Henry’s Kitchen Sunday Buffet Carvery Lunch from 12pm, Dinner from 6pm Members $14.50 Non-members $16.50 For bookings, call 6684 1110

Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club practises Responsible Service. If gambling is a problem for you or someone you know, call the G-line toll-free on 1800 633 635. NSW Permit number LTPM12/00631.

Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 2533 W mullumexservices.com

T 6684

Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au

ENTERTAINMENT By John Campbell

SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER, 2014 IE YLAN O’BR THOMAS (D R E N N U R IN MAZE

THE ANNUAL FOOD AND FILM NIGHT

THE MAZE RUNNER

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

You might have to cast your mind back a fair way to recall people being crushed to death by walls compressing. I fondly remember George Reeves’s Superman saving Jimmy and Lois from such a grim fate, so I was tickled to see it make a long-overdue return in this post-apocalypse, teen sci-fi flick.

You can be as scathing and snooty as you like about vampire movies, but one thing is for certain – they are unlikely to go away any time soon. Ever since FW Murnau’s definitive Nosferatu (1922), the undead bloodsuckers have been turning up on our screens with nocturnal regularity. Klaus Kinski, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Colin Farrell, Gary Oldman – they’ve all deliciously worn the mantle (only that drip Robert Pattinson has let the side down).

The story opens with Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) being delivered via an underground lift to ‘the glade’, a large walled compound where young men have been sent, once a month, for the last three years. Nobody knows how they got there, or why. The captives have managed to eke out a survival by building wicker huts and growing their own food (including tomatoes that appear to be fruiting on grapevines). If they attempt to escape their captivity, they must negotiate a labyrinthine maze that is patrolled by ‘grievers’, giant spiders with limbs of steel. The scenario is a potpourri of The Hunger Games, Lord Of The Flies and the gamer’s constant challenge to overcome obstacles and succeed at a seemingly impossible task. Thomas’s antagonist is Gally (Will Poulter), the established alpha-male who argues that the group should stay within the compound, where they are at least safe – it is the age-old conflict of ‘die free or forever live on your knees’, with the individual going against the collective thrown in to sharpen the polemic. A girl belatedly turns up in their midst (Kaya Scodelario), but, apart from bringing with her a cryptic note, she contributes virtually nothing to the narrative – doubtless bigger things are planned for her in the promised sequel. The effects are good (though why the enormous metal arachnids couldn’t smash through the tinderbox hall is baffling), the performances convincing and the racial mix of the youngsters refreshingly varied. It is not nearly so bad as you might imagine – in fact, I quite got into it and will be happy to go along to the next instalment – but, despite that caveat, it is basically not suitable for adults.

But for all its medieval terror and (not always) latent sexuality, the oeuvre has carried with it a jokiness that makes it ripe for sending-up – Polanski probably got the ball rolling with The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). This latest take on the theme, written and directed by New Zealand’s Jemaine Clement (one of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi (who made 2010’s wonderful Boy), is a bit like Monty Python meets Christopher Guest, without ever scaling the heights of those two at their best. In the form of a mocumentary, we are made privy to the world of three house-sharing vampires – Vladislav (Clement), Viago (Waititi) and Deacon (Jonathon Brugh) in the lead up to the annual celebration of their ilk in downtown Wellington. The script is uneven – some gags just don’t work at all – but, complemented by a terrific support cast, the blokes take to their parts with gusto and imbue them with unexpected charisma. If it has been done on the cheap that should not be seen as a demerit, for the low budget has contributed significantly to the film’s intended hokiness. Most importantly, the writers have gleefully satirised the genre without at any point mocking the traditions, which has proved to be a task too delicate for others. The encounter on the street with the werewolves is hilarious, I laughed out loud at Deacon’s erotic dancing and, let’s face it, the Kiwi accent alone is a scream, especially when spoken by a dumpy policewoman. And I learnt that vampires can’t wear silver. Great fun.

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

REACHING FOR THE MOON Travelling Flicks presents this gorgeous film at the Drill Hall Theatre, Mullumbimby, on Saturday. Moody and atmospheric, Reaching for the Moon is the story of the unlikely and often tumultuous relationship between two extraordinary women: American poet Elizabeth Bishop (Miranda Otto) and Lota de Macedo Soares (Gloria Pires). Struggling with writer’s block, Bishop opts for a ‘geographic cure’ and travels from New York to Rio de Janeiro to visit her college friend, Mary (Tracy Middendorf). There Bishop meets Mary’s partner, Lota, and the two women become embroiled in a tempestuous relationship that will span decades. Dinner from 6.30pm, film at 7.30pm.Tickets: $15/13 Mullumbimby Bookshop

SATURDAY, SEPT 27

Short films, superb food, hilarious quizzes a nd good times.

MEMBERS $32 | NON-MEMBERS $37 LIMITED TICKETS - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

Tickets federalfilmsociety@gmail.com or ph Fran 6688 4134 www.federalfilmsociety.com | www.facebook.com/federalfilmsociety Building community through film and food. Every second Saturday of the month at Federal Hall

TUESDAY

23 SEPT to

WEDNESDAY

Tix now on sale BYRON BAY 9 Oct - 15 Oct

ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (CTC) (no free tix) Sat 27: 1:00pm THE EQUALIZER (MA15+) (no free tix) Thu 25, Fri 26, Sun 28-Wed 1: 1:35, 4:15, 8:25pm Sat 27: 11:20am, 4:20, 9:00pm 2D PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (G) (no free tix) Tue 23: 11:10, 1:00, 2:50pm Wed 24: 9:00, 11:00, 2:10pm Thu 25-Wed 1: 9:00am, 1:00pm THE BOXTROLLS (PG) (no free tix) Tue 23: 9:10, 11:15am Wed 24: 9:15, 11:20am Thu 25-Wed 1: 10:50am, 2:50pm

Rating .M

REACHING FOR THE MOON Starring Miranda Otto & Gloria Pires Drill Hall Theatre, Mullumbimby 6.30 pm Dinner. | 7.30 pm Film Tickets: $15/13 Mullum Bookshop

www.travellingflicks.com

1 OCT

MOVIE CLUB PRICES Adult $12.00 / Senior $8.50

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (M) (no free tix) Tue 23: 4:15, 8:30pm Wed 24: 5:10, 8:40 Thu 25, Fri 26, Sun 28-Wed 1: 5:00, 9:25pm Sat 27: 5:00, 9:30pm PREDESTINATION (MA15+) Tue 23-Wed 24: 9:10pm INTO THE STORM (M) Tue 23: 9:15am Enjoy our licensed bar

Lavazza Espresso Coffee

THE MAZE RUNNER (M) (no free tix) Tue 23: 1:20, 3:40, 6:50pm Wed 24: 1:25, 3:45, 6:15pm Thu 25, Fri 26, Sun 28-Wed 1: 1:25, 6:00, 9:10pm Sat 27: 2:00, 6:40, 9:05pm

EXHIBITION: MATISSE (CTC) (no free tix) Wed 24: 1:00pm TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (M) (no free tix) Tue 23: 12:00, 4:40, 6:10 Wed 24: 12:00, 4:05, 7:00pm Thu 25, Fri 26, Sun 28-Wed 1: 9:00, 11:15, 3:50pm Sat 27: 9:00, 11:00, 4:30pm MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (PG) Tue 23: 2:10, 8:20 Wed 24: 3:00, 8:35 Thu 25, Fri 26, Sun 28-Wed 1: 9:00, 7:00pm Sat 27: 9:00am, 6:55pm THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (PG) Tue 23: 9:30, 6:00pm Wed 24: 9:30, 6:05pm Thu 25, Fri 26, Sun 28-Wed 1: 11:05, 6:55pm Sat 27: 7:00pm All sessions are correct at the time of publication. Current session times at: palacecinemas.com.au

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Service Directory SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINE DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday LINE ADS: $90 for 3 months or $310 for 1 year prepaid DISPLAY ADS: $63 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid. Ads appear every day in Service Directory pages on Echonetdaily at www.echonetdaily.net.au

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BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. Lic 170208C ......66884215 or 0415 793242

David Maccarone – 0404 893 404

BOOKKEEPING – MYOB/QB/XERO BAS registered ......................................................0414 500640

RENOVATIONS & MAINTENANCE

CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C ...................................66291169 or 0412 967677

ACCOUNTANT – BANGALOW Hudson Accounting Services .............................................66872960

SALTWATER ACCOUNTANCY Certified Practising Accountants ..........................................66874746

• Granny Flats & New Homes • Renovations, Bathrooms & Kitchens • Extensions, Concreting & Fencing • Decks & Pergolas CONTACT US NOW FOR A FREE QUOTE 0413 862 698 E: info@auswidegrannyﬂats.com.au Lic.26948C

DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................66834008 or 0407 728998

25 years of great client service No job too large or small

ACCOUNTANT JESSICA ARTHUR Tax returns from $99.................................................0413 808155

MASTER BUILDER Servicing all areas

PAINTING – FLOORSANDING – DECKS KEVIN 0417 644 671

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry .............................................................................................66847415 ACCOUNTANT BOOKKEEPER Small business accounting. Your one stop

• Fencing • Decking • Structural Pine & Hardwood • Landscaping Timber • Logs & Sleepers • Lattice – Privacy Screens • Alternative Treated timbers for Vegie Gardens & Playgrounds

BATHROOMS – CARPENTRY – PLASTERING MARK OR ADAM 0412 760185

Home renovations and maintenance specialist

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AUDIO PRODUCTION

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Kitchens and cabinets – co-designed with you. Bathrooms, timber features, custom-made projects. Owner-builder friendly. References and inspection of work available. Lic 84399C Don 0418 650 608 or Piers 0431 184 315

Your local detailing professional • Mobile paint repair • Bumper bar scuffs and scrapes repair • Bufﬁng and hand polishing • From basic wash to full detail Peter Withington 0419 025 481 eliteauto03@yahoo.com.au

CARPET CLEANING

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CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Kevin & Margaret Bower

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Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation. Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

CARPET, UPHOLSTERY & more. No chemicals. www.mintsteamclean.com................0425 707687 APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au ........................ Nathan 0412 926441 HEALTH PROTECT INTERNATIONAL ............................................................................0408 540467 AMORE CARPET CLEANING & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING .................66807721 or 0429 726999

CHIMNEY SWEEP BLACK’S FIREPLACE INSTALLATIONS (3rd gen.) AHHA member, Insured, 20 yrs exp ..... 66771905

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Service Directory SHORES DENTAL Brian Donnellan & Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores ....................66803477

CHIROPRACTIC

GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay .............................66855282

30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ..............................07 55234090

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman .66858553

LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816

MICHAEL SCHWAGER & SHAUN CASHMAN Chiropractors 108 Stuart St, Mullum ........66841962

MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ............................................................66842644

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

DESIGN & DRAFTING

BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ...66858159

BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com .........Bob Acton 0407 787993

CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St ....................0467 660323

DAVID ROBINSON DRAFTING Renovation, design & plans........................................0419 880048

MARVELL ST CHIROPRACTIC Lindon Garske www.marvellstchiropractic.com.au ...........66857771

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au...............0432 531448

CHIRO CHRIS Chris Stathis, Suffolk Park â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.chirochris.com.au ..............................0410 122048

SPACIAL ART Houses and small space design................................................................0429 989839

CLEANING

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING â&#x20AC;˘ House washing â&#x20AC;˘ High pressure or soft wash â&#x20AC;˘ Window cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways, paths & roofs â&#x20AC;˘ Gutters & ďŹ&#x201A;yscreens â&#x20AC;˘ Water efďŹ cient â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6684 4018 or 0412 495 750

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EARTHMOVING ROADWORKS â&#x20AC;˘ PLANT HIRE MULLUMBIMBY PC SOLUTIONS Next to Luluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s .................................................................66841442 IMAX COMPUTERS All computer repairs .......................................................................0418 767774

Professional Window Cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Byron Bay Residential â&#x20AC;˘ Retail â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial OHS, insured, police clearance cert. Daz Grant

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EXCAVATOR BOBCAT & WATER TRUCK

CONCRETING & PAVING CONCRETING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Steve Baker. Lic 143161C.....................................................................0412 272564 FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. ............................................Ph Andrew 66841424

RAZZLE DAZZLE

ALL JOBS BIG AND SMALL 30 years in local area â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes Phone Dick 6687 8418 / 0412 831 944

SALISBURY CONCRETE CONTRACTORS over 20yrs local exp, all concrete, Works Lic 136717C ..0418 234302 JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C.....0421 957506

COUNSELLING

â&#x20AC;˘ TIP TRUCKS â&#x20AC;˘ FLOAT â&#x20AC;˘ TRUCK & DOGS â&#x20AC;˘ DRIVEWAYS â&#x20AC;˘ ROADS â&#x20AC;˘ HOUSE PADS â&#x20AC;˘ CLEARING â&#x20AC;˘ DRAINAGE â&#x20AC;˘ CARPARKS â&#x20AC;˘ BUSH ROCKS â&#x20AC;˘ ROCK WALLS â&#x20AC;˘ MACHINE TICKETS ALL MATERIAL DELIVERIES

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A NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65HP chain trencher, 1.7 tonne excavator, tipper.0402 716857

BRUNSWICK BOBCAT HIRE Good rates, very experienced operator. Ilan .....................0414 300012 JUSTINE BUCKLEY Relationships, mindfulness, compassion. www.muditaclinic.com ......66846090 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & MINI EXCAVATOR All areas ..............................................Ian 0412 853479 PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com ...............66840469

ELECTRICIANS

YVETTE SWAN Holistic Counselling â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.yvetteswan.com.......................................0412 664846

Byron Eco Window Cleaning and Pressure Washing

DR J MILLER Supportive service for individuals & couples. Lennox. judithcmiller.com.au .. 0404 386399

CURTAINS, BLINDS & AWNINGS

Environmentally Friendly, WIndows, Screens, Housewashing, Gutters, Paths and Driveways. FREE QUOTES. Call Samual on 6680 9123 or 0434 539 979. WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING Professional work. Free quotes. Ph Steve .............0421 797210 CLEAN AS ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references..................................66882372 DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable .............0498 731447 GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Bond, office, builders clean, window cleaning................0405 437431

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MASTI ADLER MGest Aware counselling for individuals & couples, awarecounselling.net .. 66846982

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JAMIE 0408 809 817

PROPERTY WASHING All window cleaning & pressure washing and painting ............0419 789600

licence no. 201775c

PRESSURE CLEANING Patios, windows & driveways ....................................................0407 077459 CONSCIOUS CLEANING Non-toxic, eco-friendly. Beautiful results. 5yrs exp. Tessa........0449 173056 DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm......................................0410 723601 CLEANING Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m experienced & reliable with an eye for detail .........................................0434 515016

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DESIGN IT SOFT FURNISHINGS Curtains, blinds & bedheads............................Jane 0432 549953

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212742C Friendly & helpful Clean & tidy On time Over 30 years experience Rapid response 24/7 service

02 6684 6235

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All Mac Repairs, Upgrades, Service, Data Recovery, Internet Set-up, Hardware Sales, Insurance Claims SaulMordaunt@macdoc.net.au

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1300 639 843 Electrical and appliance repairs 0427 402 399 24/7 EMERGENCY CALL OUTS NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL RELIABLE AND PROFESSIONAL TEAM

Lic No. 262667C

Please call Blair Rankin on change the way

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING For a free quote phone Chris ....................................... 0408 536565\ COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .........................0439 624945 or 66804173 DECK & TIMBER SOLUTIONS Free quotes. See localdirectories.com.au for profile .......0410 062493 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 ........................................................0429 802355

DENTISTS BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE ......................................................................66851264 BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow .....................................66872766

HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ..........................0407 416575 LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C ............0450 631183

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ELECTRICIANS (continued) BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ..................................................0427 857824

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Landscaping | Property Maintenance Brush Cutting | Tip Runs | Fully Insured

CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...........0422 668582

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES NSW Competetively Priced. Quality Work. Lic 116938C .0416 043414

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

DENBY ELECTRICAL Electrical & solar services. www.denbyelectrical.net Lic 225484C ....0432 767764

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ...Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 CAPE BYRON PROP MAINTENANCE Tom Scott byronmaintenance@gmail.com ......0418 600576 MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ...............0424 954388 A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN SERVICES Fast, efficient, best solutions for all jobs big or small 0405 625697 DARRIN THE HANDYMAN Long time local, prompt friendly service, 30 yrs exp...........0427 641804 A VERY HANDY MAN for just about anything. Happy to help ...Andrew 66844634 or 0412 558890

WEST BYRON ELECTRICAL Lic 145002C Repairs & installations, affordable rates . Jim 0403 747615

GOGO MOW

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

Lawn Mowing

HEALTH

BEDNARZ, H & W, FENCING Specialise in pool, Colorbond & timber fencing .............0417 491136

• Acreage and Residential • Brushcutting • Cleanups

• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic,

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

0418 412 925 – gogomow@icloud.com

JP ELECTRICAL All electrical antennas & data. Hot water & stove repairs. Lic 133082C .....0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349 ....................................................................0422 607444

FENCING

GREG’S HANDYMAN SERVICE No job too small, free quotes........................................0414 109595

Counselling, Dentists, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry

E.D.L. FENCING Installations & repairs, prompt service .........................66771852 or 0432 107262 MULLUM-MOWING@mullumonline.net. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage.........Peter 0423 756394 MULLUMBIMBY MEDICAL CENTRE 60 Stuart St ............................................................66841511 HOMESTEAD FENCING Since 1995. Glass & aluminium pool fencing specialists. Lic 227674C .66222886 GUTTERS CLEANED All areas, free quotes, fully insured ............................... 66841778 or 0405 922839 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne...........................................66857366 NOT JUST FENCING Contact Greg..................................................................................0490 062016 A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, pressure cleans .0405 625697 MULLUMBIMBY MASSAGE, CHIROPRACTIC & PERSONAL TRAINING......................66841028 BEN’S FENCING PROMPT. RELIABLE. COMPETITIVE. 7 DAY SERVICE ..................0409 983565 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed ...............Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, massage. 79 Stuart St .....................................66843002 ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes ......66804704 MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street .................................................................66844400 LEAF IT TO US Acreage/residential mowing/gardening, tree lopping, landscaping ......0402 487213 MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com .................66846090 MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..............Joe 0407 065849 GREEN CLEAN NR Enviroment safe cleaning products www.greencleannr.com.au......0408 444072

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING

ACREAGE BRUSHCUTTING & CLEARING SERVICES Lantana specialists ...................0412 705962 NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores .....0418 792279 SPECIALIST WEED CONTROL CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS ...............................0418 110714 HINTERLAND Property Maintenance acreage mowing, servicing Byron Hinterland. Sam ...0429 809363

• Free Quotes • Quality Workmanship • Supply & Install Boral Solid Timber Floors • Locally Owned And Operated • Specialty Timber Finishes • All Eco-Friendly Coatings

DYNAMIC HOMEOPATHY Satyaa S Lohmann www.dynamichomeopathy.net.............0412 661073 DR JOANNA MADERSKA Women’s Health & Counselling. Brunswick Heads ................0416 275999

HIRE

LUSH GARDENS Affordable & Reliable – All aspects of garden maintenance. Joe.......0401 275232 NORTHERN RIVERS MOWING Acreage specialist. Small/large jobs. Sen/pen rate ......0428 544190

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

YARD MAINTENANCE Lawns, rubbish removal, gardening. ........Mark 66843426 or 0437 343348 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ....... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 COMPLETE GARDEN SERVICE Including lawns, tip runs. Experienced & references.....0405 529275 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ..........0421 661910 BYRON BAY MAINTENANCE Lawns, gardens & rubbish removal .........................Sam 0499 118134

0408 536 565

ACREAGE MOWING SPECIALIST......................................................Zac 0468 344939 or 66845379

INTERIOR DESIGN

BYRON BAY LAWN MOWING Fully insured garden maintenance & rubbish removal ..0412 263069 KATE PLATT Interior Designs, www.kateplatt.com................................0411 888416 or 66807606

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BYRON BAY BRUSHCUTTING From grass to lantana clearing, town & rural ................0411 898294 d’ART INTERIORS www.dartinteriors.com.au. Call Patricia ...................0417 336816 or 66884768 BYRON SHIRE BRUSHCUTTING All aspects of professional brushcutting ....................0431 700195 DESIGN UNIT Residential & Commercial Interiors .................................................Bree 0403 488127

Nathan Hourigan 0420 215 716 Servicing all areas

E: it2gets2me@gmail.com TIMBER FLOOR SPECIALIST

Lic: 210143C

GARDEN DESIGN GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au ......................... Lyn 0428 884329 LANDSCAPE DESIGN & PLANS Lic no. 39791 www.varendorfflandscapes.com ..........0414 842602 PERMACULTURE LANDSCAPE DESIGN Aesthetic & Delicious......................................0498 359487

GAS SUPPLIERS

IRONING THE IRONING LADY Free pickup & delivery. Fast & friendly service $25/hr. Angela......0414 719680

KITCHENS SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 15yrs+ qual. exp. www.shaunlemurakitchens.com.au ....0499 771769 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks .................................................................................66857200

SERVICING ALL AREAS

C & C KITCHEN SOLUTIONS Kitchens & bathrooms, quality at affordable prices ...............66872275 D HINGED Kitchens, bathrooms from modest to high end www.hinged.com.au Dave ...0409 843689 MAGIC RENOVATIONS Specialising in kitchens, bathrooms & full renovations.............0404 893404

0420 528 373

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

www.oceanﬂoors.net.au ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs..............................................Trent 0432 501721 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, Cable balustrading. Free quotes....Richard 0407 821690

GLAZIERS

GARAGE DOORS

OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C .........................66803333 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors ............................................................66857200

Licence No: 175956C ABN 93 113 342 699

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

GRAPHIC DESIGN

VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES www.varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ...................0414 842602 BEAU JARDIN LANDSCAPE DESIGN Call Peter .............................................................0417 054443

LANDSCAPING

Logos, branding & promo

Phone 0432 339 066

rachelstonedesign.carbonmade.com

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

TEA TREE MULCH

LAWN MOWING RIDE-ON MOWING

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42

Hunky Dory Farm

Call Ben on 0411 631 655

THE GUTTER GURU Cleaning, repairs & all your gutter needs. Call Sam for a free quote...0459 821411

Medium and coarse chop also available all the same price PRICES START AT $27.50 + GST + DELIVERY – minimum load 6m

TOTAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE extremeperfection.com.au eptotalpropertymaintenance@gmail.com

ACREAGE MOWING SPECIALIST • Irrigation • Landscaping • Over 20 yrs experience Zac 0468

• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more

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BLUE MTN GUTTERMESH Do it well, do it once..................................................................0418 662285 NEW GUTTERING Guttermesh, downpipes etc. Lic 26850C ................................................0418 662285

HANDYPERSONS

PROPER JOB BOB For All Your Property Maintenance Needs * Pressure Cleaning * Rubbish Removal * Property Detailing

Call Bob on 0424 982 935

From the farm to you • 0424 163 784 • Eftpos available SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C................................0405 122456 SHANE TURNER LANDSCAPES Solid, creative, affordable............................................0418 688171 2481 LANDSCAPES 20 years experience. Free quotes. No job too small .......................0490 062016 STYLE LANDSCAPES Retaining, paving, landscaping. Lic no 41307..............................0427 570076

LAWNMOWER REPAIRS BYRON Mower, B’cutter, Ch’saw, all small engine repairs, pickup & delivery .................0429 707286 TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS Pacific Hwy (next to Bruns Wreckers), Tyagarah ..........0488 094025

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Service Directory KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ..............0400 349027 or 0438 842731 HRH PLUMBING (new business) Prompt, reliable, efficient. Lic 220755C ........Harley 0402 652017

LIGHTING

FLYNNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAINTING Professional, friendly, clean. Lic 130521C ...............0410 520647 or 66843542 DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C.............................0421 334515

Architectural & Landscape Lighting Specialists Free onsite consultancy service

MICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAINTING & ROOF RESTORATIONS Lic 268018C ............................................0401 821204 MARK STRATTON PLUMBING All aspects & emergency work. Lic 57803C ..................0419 019035 KNIGHTSBRIDGE Painters & Decorators. Lic 130781C. ........... Ph Lloyd 66872351 or 0410 871662 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL) Lic 234528C. ...........Call Adam 0466 992483 BYRON PAINTING Immediate starts, great rates. Lic 239832C .....................................0427 669806 ALIAS PLUMBING 24hr blocked drains & maintenance specialist Lic 230095C. Terry ...0416 282919

PEST CONTROL

Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron Bay Arts & Ind. Est. (02) 6680 7007 www.creativelightingsolutions.com.au

ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Efficient, honest & reliable. Lic L6966 ..................................0417 343480 MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Free quotes. ...0408 665672 RELAX...

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

MOTORING

Safe, effective pest control is our business â&#x20AC;˘ Comprehensive management plans & property inspections â&#x20AC;˘ Spray-free cockroach treatments â&#x20AC;˘ Non-toxic termite control

If you have found termites do not disturb them! Contact us for advice. 6685 4490 or after hours on 0414 769 018 â&#x20AC;˘ www.sanctuarypest.com.au

Windscreens & Air Conditioning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where else would you take a leak?â&#x20AC;?

Serving Byron Shire Lot 4 Wilfred Street, Billinudgel â&#x20AC;˘ 6680 2444

BRAD EVELEIGH PLUMBING Blocked drains & maintenance. Bruns. Lic 257153C.......0438 140075 BUCHANAN PLUMBING & GAS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gasfitter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Luke â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lic 225997C...............................0407 119910 JONESYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ROOF PLUMBING & MAINTENANCE Lic 266635C.......................................0431 326131 PIPE DREAM PLUMBING Lic 269186C..........................................................................0408 626343

PODIATRY Lic: AU29498

Bayside Radiators

DLC PLUMBING Accredited in back flow prevention & maintenance. Lic 219589C .......0427 641804

COASTAL PODIATRY GROUP All aspects of Podiatry. Lennox Head. Matt Frogley ...........66877717

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

PHOTOGRAPHY â&#x20AC;˘ Tyres â&#x20AC;˘ Batteries â&#x20AC;˘ Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

MECHANICAL REPAIRS, WARREN SIMMONS Byron Bay .................................................66858500 MULLUMBIMBY AUTOMOTIVE repairs, tyres & brakes. 40 Dalley Street .................. Sam 66843034

Tree Faerie Fotos Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Personal

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com â&#x20AC;˘ 0417 427 518

OSTEOPATHY

PHYSIOTHERAPY BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, pilates. Liz Thomas, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Troy Eady .....................................................................................66872330

TRADITIONAL & DIGITAL PRINTING %XVLQHVV &DUGV Â&#x2021; )O\HUV Â&#x2021; 3RVWHUV Â&#x2021; 6WLFNHUV art@mullumprintworks.com.au ä&#x2013;˛ 6684 3633

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy, acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

Sue Broadbent and Toby Mills

Clinic open for Osteopathy and Massage every day except Wed & Sun 2/32 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Heads. Tel 02 6685 1126

ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St.. 66853511 CLAUDIA MIRDITA Craniosacral therapy, physiotherapy....................................................66857222

BYRON OSTEOPATHIC CARE FOR WOMEN Eve Schoenheimer Mon, Tues, Thur ............66853660 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel .................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs & Jamie Bennett. Mon-Fri .............................66857517 PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron..........................66807207 OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ...................................66874410 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics,

PAINTING

remedial massage. Nigel Pitman, Ilse v.Oostenbrugge, Lachlan Dewar ..............................66803499 LIBBIE NELSON PHYSIO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acupuncture, yoga & therapy, BFL, Herbs, CS. Byron Bay ......0416 369698

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 BYRON BAY

ALL WORK GUARANTEED Domestic & Commercial

YVES DE WILDE

Friendly & Clean

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel .......................66803444 MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS & MEXICAN ART 75 Stuart Street.............................0403 734791 FINE ART INSTALLATION SERVICES Art & picture hanging systems.........................0403 554288

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C Â&#x2021; )UHH TXRWHV Â&#x2021; *\SURFN Ă&#x20AC; [LQJ VHWWLQJ

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BEYOND BYRON REMOVALS Ready for work within & beyond Byron Brisbane Sydney backloading For careful service & great rates

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More Small and Medium Moves, Tip Runs and Deliveries, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices Byron Bay and Mullumbimby based

Call cost save

0429 149 533

451 186 / 6680 4660

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

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

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

6687 6445 / 0409 917646

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

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

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

PLUMBERS

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170

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

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Friendly Staff

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081

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Painter and Decorator Over 30 years experience for a friendly hassle free job Licence No 97474

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PICTURE FRAMING

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR Lic 184464C

6685 1018 or 0413 666 267

EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Flexi-Bar Training. Real Time Ultrasound ...................... 66847838

PLASTERING

B Timbs Painting Bruce Timbs

REMOVALISTS

Corner Dalley & Burringbar Sts, Mullumbimby ....................................................................66843255

BLOCKED DRAIN SPECIALISTS â&#x20AC;˘ High pressure drain cleaner â&#x20AC;˘ Leak detection â&#x20AC;˘ CCTV drain camera â&#x20AC;˘ Seniors card discount Lic. 4838

6680 9997 â&#x20AC;˘ www.capebyronplumbing.com.au JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C ..............0438 668025

042050 5395

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DEREK BULLION PAINTING Free quotes. Lic R98818 ..........................0414 225604 or 66805049 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051..................................66801403 or 0414 801403 MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ...........................................0414 282813 AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ...............................................0413 185399 or 66841249 I LOVE PLUMBING Call Steve Lic 148904C ....................................................................0412 916140 LOCAL AFFORDABLE Brisbane to Sydney, 20yrs exp. travellingbenny@gmail.com ....0402 199999

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Service Directory ROOFING

...forget pointless scrubbing

EVERYTHING ROOFING Restorations, repairs, gutter cleaning. Free quote. Lic 252254C.....0422 757784 R 4 ROOFING AUSTRALIA Servicing Northern Rivers. Lic 252098C.................. Adam 0422 248936 ALL ROOF RESTORATION & PRESSURE CLEANING Lic 272171C ...............................0421 502642

Our unique restoration process will make your dirty tile & grout look

The Water Filter Experts

9 Tile, Grout & Stone Cleaning & Sealing 9 Silicone 9 Grout Colouring 9 Re-Grouting 9 Epoxy Grout 9 Glass Restoration 9 Slippery Tiles & More

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m2, 4m2, 6m2 bins ......................................0417 458149 or 66871544

Free Quote

OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ........................................0412 161564 or 66841232

IN IN H

BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available .............................0450 300360 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL.................................................................................0408 210772

Call Ben on 0456 606 911

BUDGET RUBBISH REMOVAL Garden clean ups .................................................Mark 0421 932945

www.groutpro.com.au

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

TILER OF THE BAY

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP FREE

Buying: • Scrap metal • Aluminium • Copper • Brass • Lead • Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

Paciﬁc Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

FREE T avail fo OW

For all ceramic and stone internal / external wall and ﬂoor tiling Waterprooﬁng Q Quality Materials Q 14 years local experience

CALL ROBERT 0414 818 169

Lic 219684C

r cars – unwanted cash for som paid e

SECURITY SERVICES BRUNSWICK VALLEY LOCKSMITHS Shirewide. Master security lic. 047862307 ..........0412 144679

for home, commercial and rural properties

BRAND NEW again... GUARANTEED!!!

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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WATER FILTERS

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Water puriﬁcation systems Home • Rural • Commercial Servicing your needs

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS All areas ...............................66888055 or 0407 002833 SMART RAINWATER SOLUTIONS Tank installation, cleaning, repair etc......................0418 662285

t -FBLJOH 4IPXFST 3FQBJSFE t 5JMF 3FHSPVUJOH 4QFDJBMJTUT t 4JMJDPOF 4FBMT 3FQMBDFE & add $1000's to your property with a bathroom makeover

WEB DESIGN SERVICES WEB BROWSER Quality websites at affordable prices ..........................66803707 or 0423 770799 wordpressit.com.au modern websites logos SEO value rates ..............info@wordpressit.com.au

STREETWISE SECURITY Static guards & crowd control. Lic 409807379........................0439 793925

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

$379

FULLY INSTALLE IN YOURD HOME

WELDING

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103

TILER Bathroom repairs, walls & floors. Lic 75915. Andy ...............................................0419 478248 MICK’S MOBILE WELDING All welding & machine maint, metal stair repairs etc ......0407 987290 TRINE

Trine Solutions

Licence No. 158031C

SEWAGE MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS

MAGIC RENOVATIONS Specialising in bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, floor & wall.....0404 893404

SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices .........................0412 158478

Sustainable environmental outcomes Drainage, Gasﬁtting & Plumbing 6680 2358 / www.trinesolutions.com.au / 0407 439 805

MONTHLY MARKETS

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

ATAS A10923

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

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

TREE SERVICES

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

JIM’S TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

SEWING & ALTERATIONS SEWING REPAIRS & ALTERATIONS Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ......................Jan 66849398

• Qualiﬁed Arborist • Tree Pruning • Tree Removal • Stump Removal • Mulching • Fully Insured • Same Day Response

STITCH: For all your sewing needs. Ocean Shores, Mullum, Burringbar. Ph Lindi ..........0432 340113

131 546

SEWING MACHINE SALES & SERVICE A1 SEWING MACHINES – PARTS & REPAIRS Since 1963. Leaders in service...................66847447

SOLAR INSTALLATION

TREE SERVICE

Tree Pruning & Removal Services, Stump Grinding

02 6687 7226 0466 643 931 peterdegroot6@live.com.au

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES .............................................Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 NORTHERN TREE CARE Consulting arborist, tree surgery ...........................................0414 186161 TREE CONTROL Safe lopping, removal, 12” chipper, stump grinder. Free quotes ..........0422 767677 OUT ON A LIMB Professional tree services. Free quotes. Low rates. Ph Lucas................0402 191316 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help ............Andrew 66844634 or 0412 558890 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Irvin ..................................................0402 323910

SWIMMING POOLS

TALLOW TREE SERVICES Tree Surgery & removal, stump grinding, cherry picker ........0401 208797

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

TREE SHAPE Arborist, chipper, 4WD truck. ‘Knows trees, cuts right, good rates’ ...........0428 886297

• All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing 73 Station St, Mullumbimby (opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICE Bobcat, crane truck, 18” chipper.................................0408 202184 HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper, bobcat, crane truck, stump grinder, EWP.. 66849137 or 0427 347380

UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Re-covering specialists ...........................................................66805255

BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor ........................66853745 or 0403 713303 MULLUMBIMBY POOL SHOP Water tesing, Eco products, mobile servicing Lic 39126 ...66844846 TRIMMER UPHOLSTERER Car headlinings, furniture, boats. Dave Moody ...................0474 203573 POOL MAINTENANCE & RESTORATION All aspects. Lic 170432C ................................0423 378573

TILING

SHE TILES Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

Kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, tile repairs & waterproofing Leaking showers repaired & sealed NO JOB TOO SMALL • Free quotes & consultations

Call Louise 0478 698 186

Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

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WINDOW TINTING

TRAVEL

VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ........................0431 245460 or 66857010

VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days.........66843818 VITALITY VETCARE Bangalow. Megan Kearney .................................................................66870675

VIDEO PRODUCTION CAMERA CREW, LIGHTING, screens, projectors & editing, crystalgrid.com.au.............0421 661910

1st SAT Bruns Heads 6628 4495 1st SAT Murwillumbah 0417 759 777 1st SAT Lismore Markets 0407 124 991 1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

6685 6807 6628 7333

2nd SUN The Channon 2nd SUN Lennox Head 2nd SUN Alstonville

6688 6433 6686 2139 6628 1568

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

6684 3370 0417 759 777

3rd SUN Uki 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 3rd SUN Ballina

6679 5921 6628 7333 6687 4328

4th SUN Bangalow 4th SUN Nimbin

6687 1911 0458 506 000

5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

6687 8618 0458 506 000

SATURDAYS Byron Artisan Market 4-9pm

6685 6807

FARMERS MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton Each TUE Organic Lismore Each WED 7-11am M’bah Each THU 8-11am Byron Each FRI 7-11am Mullum Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki

First quarter September 2 21:11 Full moon September 9 11:38 Third quarter September 16 14:05 New moon September 24 16:14 Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, month rise set rise set height (m) 1231,1.47 1 M 0600 1731 0947 2325 2 T 0559 1732 1033 0051,1.24; 1329,1.47 3 W 0558 1732 1125 0022 0159,1.19; 1434,1.50 4 T 0557 1733 1222 0120 0315,1.19; 1545,1.57 5 F 0556 1733 1323 0215 0430,1.25; 1649,1.67 6 S 0555 1734 1428 0309 0531,1.35; 1748,1.78 7 S 0553 1734 1535 0359 0626,1.46; 1842,1.86 8 M 0552 1735 1643 0447 0716,1.57; 1933,1.90 9 T 0551 1735 1750 0533 0805,1.65; 2023,1.88 10 W 0550 1736 1856 0617 0853,1.71; 2113,1.81 11 T 0549 1736 2000 0700 0941,1.73; 2202,1.68 12 F 0548 1737 2103 0744 1029,1.72; 2252,1.54 13 S 0546 1737 2203 0829 1117,1.67; 2344,1.39 14 S 0545 1738 2300 0915 1207,1.60 15 M 0544 1738 2354 1003 0037,1.25; 1300,1.52 16 T 0543 1738 1052 0138,1.16; 1400,1.46 17 W 0542 1739 0045 1142 0248,1.11; 1504,1.42 18 T 0540 1739 0131 1233 0359,1.13; 1608,1.43 19 F 0539 1740 0214 1324 0458,1.18; 1703,1.46 20 S 0538 1740 0254 1415 0545,1.26; 1749,1.50 21 S 0537 1741 0332 1507 0625,1.33; 1830,1.54 22 M 0536 1741 0407 1558 0700,1.40; 1907,1.57 23 T 0534 1742 0442 1650 0734,1.46; 1943,1.58 24 W 0533 1742 0516 1742 0807,1.51; 2017,1.57 25 T 0532 1743 0551 1835 0840,1.56; 2053,1.54 26 F 0531 1743 0627 1929 0915,1.59; 2130,1.50 27 S 0530 1744 0705 2024 0951,1.60; 2210,1.43 28 S 0528 1744 0746 2120 1030,1.60; 2254,1.36 29 M 0527 1745 0831 2217 1114,1.58; 2343,1.29 30 T 0526 1746 0921 2313 1203,1.55

6677 1345 6628 1084 6684 7834 6687 1137 6677 1345 6687 1137 6679 5530

SEPTEMBER 2014 Astronomical data and tides Low tide, height (m) 0600,0.48; 1856,0.56 0650,0.53; 2005,0.56 0753,0.55; 2122,0.52 0904,0.54; 2231,0.43 1015,0.48; 2331,0.31 1117,0.39 0024,0.20; 1215,0.29 0113,0.11; 1311,0.21 0200,0.07; 1404,0.16 0245,0.08; 1458,0.15 0329,0.13; 1551,0.19 0413,0.21; 1645,0.26 0457.0.32; 1740,0.35 0542,0.43; 1839,0.45 0630,0.53; 1943,0.53 0725,0.61; 2051,0.57 0829,0.65; 2158,0.57 0935,0.65; 2225,0.53 1037,0.62; 2342,0.48 1130,0.56 0020,0.43; 1215,0.50 0055,0.38; 1255,0.44 0127.0.35; 1332,0.40 0157,0.33; 1409,0.36 0228,0.32; 1446,0.35 0259,0.33; 1526,0.35 0331,0.35; 1607,0.36 0407,0.39; 1652,0.39 0446,0.44; 1743,0.43 0532,0.50; 1841,0.46

Times are Eastern Standard 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 National Tidal Centre.

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Classifieds INDEX Annual General Meetings ....... 39

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS 6684 1777

Businesses For Sale ............... 41

PHONE ADS

Cabins For Sale ...................... 41

Ads may be taken by phone on 6684 1777

Childcare ................................. 39

STUDENT MASSAGE 1hr $40 Myocum Mon - Fri. Ph Dorain 0431747804

9am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5pm Monday to Friday 8.30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1pm Monday (12pm for display classiďŹ eds) Ads canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be taken on the weekend

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AT OUR HEAD OFFICE

(minimum charge)

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ClassiďŹ ed ads may also be lodged at:

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$5.00 for each extra line

Garage Sales .......................... 41

Computers ............................... 40 Death Notices.......................... 42

Halls For Hire ......................... 40 Health Notices ......................... 39 Houses For Sale ..................... 41 Lost & Found .......................... 42 Motor Vehicles ......................... 41 Musical Notes......................... 42 Only Adults .............................. 42 Pets.......................................... 42 Positions Vacant ..................... 41 Professional Services ............. 39 Property For Sale .................... 41 Public Notices.......................... 39 Readings ................................. 39 Removalists ............................. 41 Share Accommodation ........... 41

EMAIL ADS

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To Lease .................................. 41 To Let ...................................... 41

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HYPNOSIS & NLP

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Annual General Meeting BYS would like to invite all members of the Byron Shire to attend our annual general meeting Tuesday 21st October at 5pm Byron Youth Activity Centre 1 Gilmore Crescent, Byron Bay

TRUSTWORTHY CHILDCARER Qual, expâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, avail any time. Jane 0421821896

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Individual & couple counselling Somatic psychotherapy T 6684 6982 / 0403 730 304 www.awarecounselling.com

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BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE Health Fund Rebates & Hicaps Available Dr Eeka King

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with Ma Dharm Jyoti from India 4th, 5th & 6th October

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Ph: 0414 494 745

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ECHO OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Osho 3 Day Meditation weekend

MASSAGE AWAKENING $40hr or $60 1.5hr. Lennox/Mob. Joshua 0426534161

The locals love us and we love their back

Latin Dance

PUBLIC NOTICES

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TEACHER TRAINING TASTE TEST! Try out a day on the current Level 1 parttime Teacher Training - October 15th Email for details!

TAROT No Frills, no Fuss â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 100% ConďŹ dentiality $80 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; text: 0417427518

HEALTH

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KINESIOLOGY

Clear subconscious sabotages. Reprogram patterns and beliefs. De-stress. Restore vibrancy and physical health. Clear allergies. SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract. 66846914

Yoga & Cranio Sacral with Deb

This September only,

Bring a friend to Yoga for free!

8 - 9:30am

10 - 11:30am

6:00 - 7:30pm

Christina

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Daniel

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6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7.30pm Restorative

Grace

Daniel & Friends - Kirtan 6:45 Fortnightly (See Website)

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$40 $75 $110 $120 (1hr)

Yoga classes $18 5 class pass $80

Upstairs Byron Surf Club 0448 807 798 Mon-Sat

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HYPNOSIS & EFT

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REACH YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT IN 60 MINUTES Easy & no fuss! Free Psych-K balance. Ingrid 66803827

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Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352

IN 60 MINUTES Ingrid 66803827

Rolﬁng Byron Bay

BRENT VERCO CHIROPRACTOR

Are your hips tighter on one side?

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC 6684 1028 TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

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HEART SPACE MASSAGE Reﬂexlogy & Metamorphics Jo Morrish. Ph 0423293995 MOBILE Massage - MOBILE Readings By qualiﬁed naturopath (20yrs exp). Phone 0448471653

CHOKE THE SMOKES WITH HYPNOSIS. Paul L. Jones C.Ht. DO IT NOW! 0429332067

A MASSAGE SPECIAL Deep tissue, remedial, relaxation. Byron. Ph Kay 0410395368

Sexual Counselling Alison Rahn qualiﬁed sex therapist www.alisonrahn.com.au 0432599812

Cranio Sacral with Martina Rigby, Physiotherapist Health Fund Rebates. 0432322998

MASSAGE / BOWEN THERAPY chelhiebodytherapy.com Ph: 0409112075 BEETU FULL BODY MASSAGE A divine experience, sensuous and nurturing, 25yrs exp. Lucy 0427917960

HALLS FOR HIRE EWINGSDALE HALL - All functions Day classes welcome. 0421878556

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MULLUMBIMBY PIONEER HALL $5.50 per hour. Ph 66844052

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323

TREE LOPPING

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Fully insured • Free quotes

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

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TRADEWORK

17 Centennial Circuit, above Circus Arts Byron Arts and Industry Estate ph 0451 018 144 www.yogainbyron.com

TEMPUR

Bedding now available at BETTA HOME LIVING Mullumbimby 66842511

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

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BHCR: MAC & PC repairs, tutoring. Onsite service Ph: 0401096247 E: service@bhcr@outlook.com

CARPET MATS FROM 50c EACH Ray Towers Carpets - Mullumbimby

FOR SALE

WASHING MACHINE automatic $180, delivery. Phone 0413589388

COMPOST TOILETS

NARNIA NURSERY

Garry Scott • 66843468

KING BED with mattress, excellent condition, $320; Single garage roller door $120. Ph 66875407 or 0423960520

4 WEEK CHALLENGE BEGINS STARTS FRIDAY 29th AUGUST

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STRETCH, STRENGTHEN AND RELAX

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across from Shopping Centre

Fridays 9:30 - 11:00am Suitable for all levels

0420 773 204

award winning fusion

0401 514 319

suffolk park community hall corner alcorn street and clifford street bangalow studio and head ofﬁce 72 byron street, bangalow (parking at rear)

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private sessions available call 6687 2031 or visit www.yogalates.com.au

certiﬁcate teacher training courses Yogalates : mat work Yogalates : prenatal Yogalates : mat work

suffolk park bangalow suffolk park

tuesday

9.30am - 11am 6pm - 7.30pm

Yogalates/Pilates : mat work Yogalates/Pilates : mat work

bangalow bangalow

stretch with core stability

suffolk park

wednesday 6pm - 7.30pm

TREE SERVICES • Yoga & Pilates • Shiatsu & Massage • Experienced Teachers • Amazing Venue

thursday

9.30am - 11am

Yogalates/Pranayama meditation bangalow

friday

10am - 11.30am

stretch with core stability

suffolk park

saturday

8am - 9.30am

stretch and strengthen

suffolk park/bangalow

Special: unlimited classes for 3 months $199 Award winning DVDs available at our studios

Bring this ad for a 50% discounted yoga class with Diana (one offer per new student) See timetable & more info:

yellowchurchyoga.com Diana Ewing 0407455212 9 Myocum St, Mullumbimby

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Mon

$10*

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Tue

N/A

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Wed

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40 September 23, 2014 The Byron Shire Echo

Unlimited Yoga Specials 1 month – $90 = $22/week 3 month – $195 = $15/week Classes $18 or 5 for $75 *Held at 50 Skinners Shoot Rd, Byron Bay Classes are suitable for all yogis, beginner to advanced.

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VACUUM BAGS

To suit most makes & models

BRIDGLANDS

NATIVE PLANTS The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire. Tubestock to Semi-advanced Buy direct from the grower

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Mulch Supplies Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

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BICYCLES pre-loved from $50, repairs. Sth Golden Bch 0431540579, 66804165 BAMBOO POLES untreated 50-120mm (2”-4”) dia. 2m length $10, 3m for $15, 4m for $18. Larger dia and treated available on request. Lisa 0418688088 TRAMPOLINE large, $120; basket ball hoop, $40; 2 x bikes, $40ea; lge bird aviary, $150. Ph 0431058752 SEA KAYAK 2-man, good condition, $1200. Phone 0417969625

MULLUM CREEK NATIVE NURSERY 110 Yankee Ck Rd, via Wilsons Ck Rd Mullumbimby 6684 1703 Open every Wed–Fri 10am to 4pm or by appointment www.mcnativenursery.com.au

100% Cotton Mosquito Nets www.1001nets.net 25% off our full range Throughout September 6684 3191

• Fence posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Paling fence timber • Offcuts • Banana props • Drummed molasses • Firewood Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 6680 4284 / 0427 490 038 Karen 0427 804 284

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772

TREE SERVICES

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Flax, Cordyline, Lilly Pilly, Clivea, Lomandra, Liriope and much more www.narnianursery.com.au 0419771514

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SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES 7 am

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

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10am - 11.30am 10am - 11.30am 6pm - 7.30pm

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS SPEED QUEEN

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monday

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Commercial grade washing machines Bridglands Betta Home Living Mullum 66842511

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YOGA

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FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND Supplying commercial, wood ﬁred bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open ﬁres, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4’x 6’ to 4 ton tipper. PRICES STARTING FROM $95. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

Matt 0427 172 684

Sleep is the best meditation. – Dalai Lama

COUNTRY HOUSE ANTIQUES

CLOSING DOWN

SALE

NOW’S THE TIME TO BUY

19 Old Pacific Hwy, Newrybar Open 7 days 9.30-4pm 6687 1601 or 0427 871 601 Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au

WANTED

CARAVANS

OLD MOTORBIKE any make, any year, any cond. Will pick up. 0427109195

CAMPER TRAILER Marlin trailer with Oz Trail tent. Exc cond. $2600. 0404801847

WANTED TO BUY 2nd-hand foam mattresses for packing, will collect, $5 for queens. Phone 66855417

TRACTOR REPAIRS

BIRD AVIARIES & CAGES Needed for wildlife carer. Phone Trish 66771943

GARAGE SALES PETS FOR LIFE Animal Shelter Inc. is having a HUGE garage sale at 136 Orana Rd, Ocean Shores Sat 27th Sept at 8am CLOTHES CLOTHES CLOTHES Fashion conscious wardrobe clear out. 7-11am Saturday 27th September 10 Muli Place, Suffolk Park DECEASED ESTATE Clothes, material, h-hold + lots more. Sat & Sun 8-2, 1712 PaciďŹ c Hwy, Knockrow MOVING HOUSE Sat 8am cnr Clifford & Elizabeth St Sth Golden Beach. Bargains! MULLUM 7 Stuart St Sat 8.30am. Everything must go SGB 36 Robin St, 7am Sat. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes, toys, books, furn, qual items MOVING O/SEAS HUGE SALE 29 Sunrise Bvd Byron. Sat 8am. All weather. Furn, clothes, hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hold items. 0432440349 CLUNES 31 Main St. Sat 8am. Jet ski, prints, bric-a-brac. Shed full of stuff! SUFFOLK 3 Tamarind Ct Sat 8-12 h-hold, toys, loads of clothes, camping, bargains BANGALOW 2 Burrawan Pl, Sat 8am1pm. Gates, pink batts, dryer, TV with HD (STB), 1950s chaise longue, etc MOVING SALE 39 Lilli Pilli Dr. Sat. Clothes, books, furn, plants. 0419779584 MULUM More at 32 Wilsons Ck Rd, furn, hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hold, clothes, vintage pieces. 8am Sat MULLUM 1 Botanic Crt. Sat from 8am. Mattresses, bric-a-brac, collectables, kitchen items & lots more

LITTLE GREEN TRUCK .com.au

Ute & Driver from $30 â&#x20AC;˘ Deliveries â&#x20AC;˘ Small moves â&#x20AC;˘ Tip runs â&#x20AC;˘ Airport transport

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MOTOR VEHICLES

1 HOUR REGO MULLUM CBD 66842563

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d business 66845296 or 66845403 or 0413120970

CAR RENTALS Weekly Rates 0401606707 ELECTRIC MOTOR SCOOTER VGC with blue slip 50km at 50kph. No petrol. $1300 ono. Phone 0407213267 4x4 NISSAN PATROL 3.0GQ 1990 2nd owner, 178,000km, like new, black & silver, new tyres, $5,250 ono. Ph 0419237932 TOYOTA CELICA SX 91 Liftback, manual, white, reg until 11 Oct. $1500 ono. Ph 0409152885 DAEWOO WAGON 2001 Reg May 15, man, 165000km, $3500ono 0431596682 MITSUBISHI MAGNA WAGON 04 auto, 170,000km, reg March 15, transmission needs repair. Make an offer. 0419550282

TRACTOR REPAIRS

Rural Machinery Repair Service old-school repairs, parts & restorations to all makes and models onsite service available workshop 72 Charltons Road Federal

6688 4143 0448 881 942 TRACTOR FOR SALE Massey Ferguson 35 in good cond, with front carry all & 5ft slasher $6800 ONO

BUSINESS FOR SALE COURIER RUN $85,000 Including 2010 Toyota Hi-Ace diesel van. Hastings Point to Suffolk Park. Call Gary 0403374048 MARKET HAT STALL est 25 yrs, regular Sunday markets, plenty of room for expansion, great ďŹ gures. 0423125337 hudsonhattrick@bigpond.com

BUSINESS OPP. 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 ofďŹ ce box ORIENTIQUE Byron Bay for sale 32sqm at top end of Jonson St. Shop for lease. 0423945201 for full details

BYRON CBD PRIME LOCATION 50 sqm top end Jonson Street. Phone 0412185558

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

SUFFOLK PARK 1 room, $180pw, furn or unfurn with working single mum + 1 child. Must be working & reliable with rent. Call 0424284199 to come and have a look

BRUNSWICK HEADS 3br hse, lge yard, good loc $560pw 1br ground ďŹ&#x201A; unit, car space $220pw 2br 1st ďŹ&#x201A; unit u/c verandahs $340pw OCEAN SHORES 4br, 2 bathroom, DLUG $400pw 3br, 2 bathroom, o/door ent $420pw NO PETS UNLESS SPECIFIED www.siwickirealestate.com.au Siwicki Real Estate 17 Fingal St Brunswick Heads. Ph 66851206

SUFFOLK Spacious, sunny, renov, f-f, 1br apt. Elevated, 2 decks, priv gdn, quiet st. Pref no kids or pets. $410pw incl water. Avail Oct 11. Phone 0415379448 STORAGE YARD Trucks, caravans, buses, machinery, etc. Weekly/monthly. Phone 0417458149 OCEAN SHORES 1br, fully self-contained granny ďŹ&#x201A;at, ocean views, $250pw inc elec. full-time, working, non-smoking, drug-free person preferred. 0438144089

HOUSES FOR SALE BYRON HILLS $599,000+, elevated views/tree tops, offers req, 2 living, 3brs 2bthrms. Further pot. Owner returning overseas. Ph 0400734102

REMOVALISTS BIG & SMALL REMOVAL JOBS Local, affordable, reliable & quick Ph 66845510 or 0412363930

TO LET

BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $16pw. Ph 66867011

ECHO OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAY

STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66871500

OCEAN SHORES 1br, immac modern spacious, free-standing self-contained studio, unfurn, pref sgl employed, d/f, $260pw + bills. Avail 10 Oct. 0412499399

BRUNSWICK HEADS 2 br unit. Sgl garage. 3 month lease. No pets. $380pw OCEAN SHORES 2 br unit. Sgl garage. No pets. $330pw Contact FNC Property Management 1300 716 707

BANGALOW-BYRON Bangalow 3km Byron 10min. 2br 2 ensuite, fully-furn, rural views, private verandahs, nth facing, open-plan, full kitchen, lounge, dining, vgc, suit 2-3 adults. $450-$480pw, n/s, no pets. Min 3mths. Ph 0418616328

BROKEN HEAD spacious bungalow on acreage with non-stop views of Seven Mile beach, surrounding valleys & pastures. Open-plan br with built-ins, study, lounge & dining. Kitchen contains Blanco stove & dishwasher. Carport to ďŹ t 2 cars. Avail now, suitable for single or couple $450 pw + bond. Ph 0431122051

SALE

BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK large bright room, $180pw incl bills. 0457666070 LENNOX share house with 1 other, room + ens, own lounge & entry $220pw + bond incl bills, suit single worker. 0428503108 CURRUMBIN beach 1br, shared facilities $165pw excluding bills Ph 0424533776

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NTH O.SHORES s-cont space, optional p/furn, suit sgle, $195pw incl bills. Long or short term. Walk to beach. 0412276704

$480pw, 4 bed plus study, 1 bath, fully furnished, carport $370pw, 3 bed, 1 bath house 6 Strand Ave, New Brighton 6680 1594 elders new brighton.com.au

off all Plants

Waterfeatures, Showroom items

2 GREVILLEA ST, ARTS & INDUSTRY ESTATE, BYRON BAY

Ph 6685 6990

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Bangalow Byron St, Bangalow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $520 pw Newly renovated 3 bed, 1 bath timber cottage. Avail 26th Sept Coorabell Rd, Coorabell â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $550 pw Large 4 bed, 1 bath home with pool. No pets. Avail Now

Ocean Shores

1 b/r s.c. studio, walk to shops $280 pw inc elect & water 2 b/r brick & tile, single carport, walk to shops, no backyard. Property for sale. 6mth lease. $350 pw.

3br 2bth f/f $390 3br $380

1 b/r unit with SLUG, walk to beach $250 pw (1st weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rent free)

2br $340

L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

South Golden Beach Ocean Shores 3 b/r 3-level house, 2 bathrooms, DLUG, polished ďŹ&#x201A;oors, balconies, views, big block $575 pw Sorry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no pets on any of the above. Julie or Nicci Phone: 6684 3301 79 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby 2482

WANTED!

RENTAL PROPERTIES! NEWRYBAR $240pw 1 bed cottage on rural farm, beautiful views. 5 mins to Bangalow, 10 mins to Byron Bay. Water, power, wifi incl. Avail now. No pets. BANGALOW $490pw Rural farm house in the heart of Bangalow. 3 beds, 1 bath, dbl garage Modern and comfortable. Avail now. Pets neg. 6 month lease.

6687 2479

bangalow real estate.com.au

TO LET

Bangalow

EXP CASUAL CLEANERS WANTED For Byron Apartments Must be reliable, exp & avail w/ends ABN pref or Tax File No. No travellers Email: clean2481@gmail.com

ECHO OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Beauty/Massage Therapists Required to join one of Byronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best day spas. Must be well presented, great work ethic and outstanding customer service skills are essential. A wonderful working environment, not enclosed indoors. Kerry@buddhagardensdayspa.com.au

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POSITION REQUIRED FOR FAST PACED, HIGH STANDARD CAFE. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE & TRUCKLOADS OF PASSION REQUIRED. EMAIL RESUMES TO: kitchen@harvestcafe.com.au

Eureka Rd, Eureka â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $550 pw 3 bed, 1 bath + 1 bed studio, pool, lawn maint incl. Avail Now Thomas St, Bangalow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $580 pw Partly furn, 2 bed timber cottage. Avail Now Goninan Pl, Possum Creek â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $590 pw 2 bed + studio, 1 bath rural cottage. Pets neg. Avail Now Macadamia Ln, Federal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $1100 pw Stunning 6 bed, 5 bath home, immaculate grounds, maint incl. Avail end Sept For more available rental properties go to www.eldersbangalow.com.au

19a Byron Street, Bangalow

TO LEASE Brunswick Heads

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 ofďŹ ce box

Position Available

02 6687 1500

Mullumbimby

POSITIONS VACANT

Chef/Cook

Sale end Sunday 2 th s 8 Se pt

POTS, Statues, Lanterns,

OPEN 7 DAYS

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

OCEAN SHORES

GARDEN & DESIGN CENTRE

LOCAL REMOVAL

New Brighton

LEISURE SCAPES

SHARE ACCOM.

SUFFOLK easygoing ďŹ&#x201A;atmate wanted in n-s d-f veg house share w prof fem & dog $200pw + exp. 0412882573 a 6pm only

EWINGSDALE newly renovated private 1 bedroom flat with small courtyard, $300pw + bills. Ph 0403458177

BEACHES OF BYRON Long-term rentals avail from $320pw, 2 weeks bond, refs req. Ph 66856751

PROPERTY FOR SALE UNIQUE ECO-PROPERTY with stunning views, 15 mins Mullum. Spacious eco-cottage on 5 acs, massive studio + rentable living space, storage space, lge workshop, orchard & vege gardens, full solar, ample water, lge dam, fully set up $550,000. 0421101220

COORABELL s/c small 1br cabin, large property $195pw inc bills. Ph 66847420

BROKEN HEAD property, large room $195pw + bills & bond. Ph 0409161826

PAVER & Tile Specials

GOONENGERRY on acres large furn / unfurn room, share with 1, air-con, suit n/s single working person $175pw, 20s or couple $250pw, + bills. 66849138

Ballina Car Centre

BYRON ROOM + study, part-furn for tidy person in artistic, beautiful timber ecofriendly household, lovely big trees on 4 acres. $175pw incl bills. 0412500410

CARAVANS & CABINS from $195pw. Apply in person to Byron Bay Tourist Village, Ewingsdale Road

CABIN / STUDIO 6x3m 240v, fully insul, good cond, easy delivery $9750 ono. Ph 0413289443

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

BRUNSWICK HDS fully-furn huge br, private balcony, river views, suit professional working male. 0404589078

ALCORN ST 2br townhouse opposite beach entrance, furnished, solar power, long/short term negotiable. 0401031209

25% off Boral Pavers

VW Golf 5spd, 132k/km. New timing belt & water pump. Very nice. AG082Q....... $4,950 2003 Hyundai Getz 5spd, a/c, p/s. 153k/km. Great fuel miser. 6/15 rego. VQX594 ...$4,495 2006 Ford XR6 Dual fuel. 131,845 kms. Totally lovely car inside and out. BL43XW .....$8,750 2006 Ford Territory TS Auto, a/c, p/s. Great family wagon. ACQ814............ $8,995 Rodeo Turbo Diesel 4WD p/s, tray back, dual cab. Long rego. S/n 671............ $8,250 1999 Toyota Corolla Sedan 5spd, a/c, p/s. Full log history. 154k/km. AGT56M .... $4,995

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BYRON room for rent, $250pw single; $300pw couple, all bills & internet incl, large beautiful house. Working n/s preferred. Also separate s-cont studio $300pw. Ph 0400880979

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CABINS FOR SALE

SUNRISE room avail 22/9 $150pw + exp. drug-free, prefer worker. Ph 0427629487

50 CARS UNDER $10,000

DURRUMBUL/MULLUM 1 bdrm, shared facilities, $130pw inc bills. 66845510

BRUNSWICK HEADS RETAIL SHOP OR OFFICE TWEED ST 50sqm shopfront $1300/ month incl GST/ outgoings BOOYUN ST 53sqm shop front $1100/month incl outgoings THE TERRACE-ARTHUR ARCADE 28sqm $250pw incl GST/outgoings Siwicki Real Estate, 17 Fingal St Brunswick Heads. Ph 66851206 BYRON creative work/office space, $75pw incl elect & internet. 0431674377

Do you want to work? YES Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where to start? Are you on a Disability Support Pension? Let us assist you. If you have a health condition, disability or injury, we may be able to assist you to ďŹ nd work.

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CASUAL WAITSTAFF & CLEANERS Gaia Retreat & Spa is currently recruiting for their Retreat located in the Byron Bay Hinterland.

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CLEANERS

All resumes for the above positions to: leanne@gaiaretreat.com.au

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DELIVER small local phone books. Own vehicle required. Immediate start. Phone 0418994956 or 0419009517 GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxi, coach & hire cars. Full training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence Required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com SLICE PIZZERIA is looking for a pizza chef. Must be very responsible, have great people skills & be available weekends for full-time, long-term position. No backpackers please. Must be a chef or have extensive kitchen experience. Please drop resumes to Slice Pizzeria CHEF required for Raes On Wategos. Minimum 4 years experience essential. Resumes to antfood@bigpond.com ENTREPENEURS WANTED to develop new, unique loyalty program for small business. Serious ongoing income for the right people. 0418653524

MASSAGE and/or Beauty Therapists mobile work, must have own equip, car & ABN, min 5 yrs exp. Prefer no travellers please. 66872527 leave msg GUEST HOUSE-KEEPER Casual/PT responsible, live-in person req for Byron Bay Guest House. Skills inc cust svs, bus. values, house cleaning, computer knowledge, meet & greet guests etc. Resume pls to bambooc@bigpond.net.au MODELS 18+ years required. Nude female for Picture and People magazines. No experience required. All shapes and sizes. Backpackers welcome. Good money. Professional accredited ACP photographer. Ph 0413627846

WEB DEVELOPER Shopify, Wordpress, HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript. Call or SMS Phil 0418883631 CLEANER Hardworking, reliable, local $30ph Call Chelsie 0434202112 GARDENING reasonable rates, many years exp. Mullum, O.S, Brunswick Heads & Bangalow area. Ph Mark 0418435505 SMALL FARM & GARDEN JOBS Food gardens, maint & advice. Horticulture & permaculture quals. Hardworking, friendly & reliable. Ph 0432406228

Window Cleaner 10yrs exp, quality. John 0411842117

BRUNSWICK HEADS busy takeaway requires juniors for night, weekend & holiday work. Please bring resume to The Fish Bar or call 66851210

QUALIFIED PAINTER Small jobs OK. Phone Rob 0408900134. Green Painters Lic No: 242107C

WORK WANTED

HATE IRONING?

COOL BEANS MULLUM need a short order cook with coffee exp, 24hrs/ pw, avail w/ends, 7am start. Come in with resume

Lead Generation

3 months October to December Are you conﬁdent & well-spoken with a good telephone manner? Join our dynamic telemarketing team at our Byron call ctre 8.30am-3.30pm Mon-Fri. To arrange an interview call Angela 66395020 between 9am-1pm

Free pick-up & delivery to select areas $25 per hour. Angela 0414719680

detailed cleaning natural products please call 8am–6pm

0410 723 601

Food & Beverage Supervisor This full-time role will require the applicant to plan and supervise the day to day operations of the conferencing/banqueting department and also assist within the food and beverage outlet of the resort covering restaurant buffet, à la carte dining and room service. Applicants for this position must have: • Previous conferencing/banqueting and restaurant/ﬁne dining operations experience in a high-quality, high-volume environment • Previous experience in a hospitality supervisor role • Excellent customer relations skills and immaculate grooming • Ability to multitask & prioritise as well as work in a team • Availability and willingness to work early mornings, days, evenings, weekends and public holidays

LOCAL GUYS: Odd jobs. Carpenter & tiler 50yrs exp Repair & new. 0432401334 CARPENTER LOOKING FOR WORK 0404475268

BYRON SOUND LOUNGE rehearsals, recording & PA hire. Ph 66808938

PIANO TUNING Tuner for Planet Music, Studio 301 & SAE College. R. Barkley. 0422221116 www.reubenbarkleypianotuning.com.au LOTS OF: Banjos, Resonator guitars & mandolins in stock at big discounts. Come in & grab a bargain. Byron Music, 144 Jonson St, opposite Mitre 10. 66857333 www.byronmusic.com.au

Lucky Boy Analogue Recording Studio SONICALLY SUPERB ARTIST ROSTER INCLUDES: Bourbon Street, Guy Kachel, Rebecca Ireland, Soul Shakers, Dee Lavell, Cameltones and many more. Demos, albums, mastering. Call Geoff for quotes + details: 0432 178 971

FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 66846760 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au PARLA ITALIANO with ERICA qualiﬁed native teacher. 0435635822

LOST & FOUND

TUTOR for READING & LEARNING DIFFICULTIES. Many years of experience. Nancy 0414247199

STOLEN: at least 10 paintings, incl 4 very precious Tibetan Thangkas, from outside 16 Fawcett St, Bruns, Thurs Sept 18th at approx 4pm. Please return them or call Kala if you have any info on 0403652067

MATHEMATICS TUTOR Qualiﬁed teacher with 30 yrs experience grades 3 to 10. Ph John 0452260595

THERAPEUTIC SPORTS MASSAGE 10 wk certiﬁcate course. Enq 66877127

Lovely Lucas is a gorgeous pale ginger boy. He has the most amazing green eyes that will be sure to captivate you & behind those eyes lies a beautiful soul. He would love a family to cherish him & take him into their hearts. Could you be that family? Lucas & his shelter mates would like to remind all cat & dog owners that tick season has begun. They ask all owners to protect their pets & prevent big vets bills. Visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley St, Mullumbimby.

OPEN: Tues 2.30-4.30pm Thurs 3–5pm Sat 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070

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TAYLOR Taylor is a 6 year old desexed

female kelpie who has a gentle, sweet nature. She is great with children, has lived with a cat and is an active girl who loves to run and play with other dogs. If you can give Taylor a permanent, loving home Friends of the Pound Rehoming Centre on (07) 5524 8590 or Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

Well, almost... Every year many thousand unwanted cats and dogs are born to pets that haven’t been desexed. And sadly, most end up being put down. So please...

new recruits wanted

We’re now seeking people to work in our manufacturing department.

desex your pets!

Successful applicants will form part of a great group of people, manufacturing world-class quality swimwear and clothing in beautiful Byron Bay.

CHASE is only about a year old. He has a beautiful, glistening black coat (a ‘lucky black cat’) with a charming personality. Chase is very affectionate, easygoing, and is quiet and quite undemanding. He has a very friendly, smoochy temperament and loves human company (he can never get enough!). A warm-hearted and comfortable friend. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

It’s raining cats & dogs!

Apply with cover letter and CV to Human Resources hr@thebyronatbyron.com.au.

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

ONLY ADULTS SOFT HANDS WARM OIL sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron. 0407264343 EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0498073208 TANTRA MASSAGE SESSIONS FOR MEN Sensual, relaxing, honouring & Tantra weekends for couples. Live, love & passion. Call Sophia 0448250698 ABSOLUTE PLEASURE Sensual relaxation, dream body, exquisite touch. Ph 0407852069 HOT LIKE HONEY, SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE Caribbean full body massage with a hot ending. www.bit.ly/hotlikehoney Wed-Fri only 9am-8pm. 0407013347 TOUCH OF JUSTINE Luscious massage & sensual touch Hot hands, hot body, blissful. Wed/Thurs/Friday 0407013347

SOCIAL ESCORTS BYRON AREA OUTCALLS. Phone 0421401775 SEXY, BLONDE BOMBSHELL In&outcalls. 0481121491 (caller ID req’d)

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DEATH NOTICES BERYL JOYCE HAGLINGTON (HAGO) Passed peacefully at Mullum hospital 7/9/14. Many thanks to Drs & nursing staff for their kindness & help. Special thanks to Bev & Rose and all her friends at Mullum RSL & staff of IGA. Will be greatly missed by Sally, Marcia and all her loving family. Happy to the end. Always remembered with love for joy given.

TUITION

PETS FOR LIFE ANIMAL SHELTER

MASSEUSE REQ for sensual massage, must be health conscious & reliable, great environ, training provided for right applicant. Lower Gold Cost. 0438573677

BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. New owner, new staff. Open 7 days 10am till late. Outcalls available. Enq 66816038 SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345 JEZABEL IS BACK April 19, Candice 20, Angel, sexy mature. 66816038

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

hr@wickedweasel.com

Please stick this by your phone

Address: 156 Jonson Street Byron Bay NSW 2481 Applications close Sunday, September 28, 2014

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MUSICAL NOTES

LOST tame yellow Peachface, mate fretting. 0400843222 a/hr, 66843288 b/h

PIANO TUNER Restorer, repairer & retailer since 1981. Ph Dr Fred Cole 0412216019 or www.specialtypianos.com.au

LOST: COCKATIEL grey / yellow head. Suffolk area. Reward 66859993

PETS COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.

Looking for a rewarding career and great lifestyle on NSW’s beautiful North Coast? Position

Term

Salary

Enquiries

Human Resources Coordinator (1 x position + Pool*)

35 hpw 1 x Permanent F/T + Pool*

$63k - $73k per annum (+ super)

Please refer to Council’s website (address below)

Closing date: 9am Tuesday 7 October 2014

*Pool positions: To recruit a suitably skilled and qualified pool of applicants so that merit based appointments can be made to HR Coordinator positions due to arise over the next 6 months. This pool may be used to appoint permanent, temporary, full time or part time positions. Additional benefits include 9.5% superannuation, access to education and training support, flexible work hours and salary packaging. The job information package is available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au or phone 02 6626 7145. Byron Shire Council is an EEO employer and committed to the principles of workplace diversity

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$GRSW 0H 9 week old male and female Kelpie / Shepherd x puppies. $280 ea - includes chipping, C5 Vac, desexing (when ready), ﬂea/worm treatment.

cawi.org.au Phone 0458 461 935 or 0488 415 444

AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE .............................................................. 000 AMBULANCE Mullumbimby & Byron Bay .................................131 233 BRUNSWICK VALLEY RESCUE Primary rescue........................6685 1999 BRUNSWICK MARINE RADIO TOWER ...................................6685 0148 MULLUMBIMBY HOSPITAL ......................................................6684 2266 BYRON BAY HOSPITAL ............................................................6685 6200 POLICE Brunswick Heads .......................................................6685 1277 Mullumbimby ..............................................................6684 2144 Byron Bay ...................................................................6685 9499 Bangalow ....................................................................6687 1404 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE Storm & tempest damage, flooding.6684 3444 AIDS Confidential testing & information (ACON) ................................6622 1555 AL-ANON Help for family & friends of alcoholics ...................... 1300 ALANON ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 24 hours...............................1800 423 431 ANIMAL RESCUE (DOGS & CATS) .........................................6622 1881 LIFELINE .........................................................................................131 114 MENSLINE 7pm–11pm nightly (phone counselling & referral for men)..6622 2240 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets daily ....................................6680 7280 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE ..................................................6684 1286 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ...............................1800 656 463 NORTHERN RIVERS GAMBLING SERVICE ...........................6687 2520 NORTHERN RIVERS WILDLIFE CARERS...............................6628 1866 KOALA HOTLINE........................................................6622 1233 GEORGE THE SNAKE MAN.................................................0407 965 092 NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service (WIRES)..........6628 1898

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS Council administration centre Opening hours: Front counter 9.00am to 4.00pm Switchboard: 8.30am to 4.30pm

www.byron.nsw.gov.au

PROPOSAL TO RE-ESTABLISH ALCOHOL-FREE ZONES IN SHIRE 6626 7000

Email council@byron.nsw.gov.au Web www.byron.nsw.gov.au Emergency after hours 6622 7022 Works Depot 6685 9300 Resident parking stickers Fax: 6684 3018 Sportsﬁeld information line 6626 7111 SES Controller 6684 3444 Rural Fire Service 6684 3662 Myocum Waste & Recycling Centre 6684 1870 BRSCC (Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex) 6685 5911

Byron Shire Council proposes to re-establish alcohol-free zones (AFZ) to restrict the consumption of alcohol on speciﬁc roads and public car parks within Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, New Brighton, Ocean Shores and Suffolk Park.

These restrictions will be clearly sign posted and enforceable by NSW Police or enforcement ofﬁcers. Any alcohol in the possession of a person within an AFZ may be seized and disposed of in accordance with the directions of the NSW Commissioner of Police.

Alcohol-free zones are established under section 644-644C of the Local Government Act 1993 and in accordance with the Ministerial Guidelines These maps indicate the speciﬁc streets and public car parks that will on AFZ. The alcohol-free zones proposed apply for a period of four years. be restricted under the AFZ. Alcohol will still be allowed in relation to approved footpath dining restaurants. Any person who is in possession of alcohol, or who have been consuming (or continue to consume) alcohol within a designated AFZ, are guilty of an offence.

Any person may make a written submission to Council regarding the proposed zones prior to 4.00pm Friday 10 October 2014.

Community Access Points: Documents on exhibition are available for review at the Council Administration Centre (Mullumbimby), Bangalow Post Ofﬁce, Chincogan Real Estate Ocean Shores, Suffolk Beachfront Holiday Park and Brunswick Heads Library.

PUBLIC NOTICE Sewer Main Upgrade – Bangalow Road Work will commence in October 2014 to replace part of the existing sewer main under Bangalow Road. The site is located 600m west of Bangalow Post Office. Minor traffic delays are likely during construction. This new sewerage main will be constructed entirely underground and is designed to improve existing sewerage flows from Bangalow township to the sewerage treatment plant. If you require any further information please contact Bob Harris on 02 6626 7018 or email council@byron.nsw.gov.au. Please quote the following project reference in any submissions 24.2012.77.1 Byron Bay

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979

Brunswick Heads

Ocean Shores and New Brighton

Mullumbimby

Suffolk Park

The following development applications have been received by Byron Shire Council and may be viewed on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/development-applications-on-exhibition, or at the Council administrative centre during ordinary ofﬁce hours. For further information on making a submission please refer to the factsheet ‘Making a submission on a development application’ available at Council or online at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ submissions-on-development-applications. There are also requirements in relation to the disclosure of political gifts and donations. Refer to Council’s website to satisfy yourself that you are complying with your disclosure obligations prior to lodging a submission at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/political-donations. Please quote the development application and property description when making a submission.

EXHIBITION CLOSES 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 10.2014.503.1 – BYRON BAY 18-22 Marvell Street and 19 Carlyle Street (Lot 2 DP 867038 and Lot 1 DP 527315, Lot 11 Sec 32 DP 758207) Planners North: Demolition of existing dwellings and shed/bowls room and construction of ancillary accommodation comprising 5 x 1 bedroom and 3 x 2 bedroom cabins plus associated tree removal 10.2010.323.3 – BYRON BAY 249 Ewingsdale Road (Lot 3 DP 706286) Byron Shire Council: S96 to clarify intended development and signage (multi purpose stadium - Byron Regional Sport and Cultural Complex) 10.2014.529.1 – BYRON BAY 18 Shirley Street (Lot 2 DP 366084) Chris Lonergan – Town Planner: Construction of additional dwelling to create dual occupancy, demolition of shed and strata subdivision (vacant lot) 10.2014.530.1 – MULLUMBIMBY 11 Parakeet Place and Tuckeroo Avenue (Lots 36 and 57 DP 1190345) Tallowood Land Developments Pty Ltd: Subdivision to create three residential lots and dedicate open space

EXHIBITION CLOSES 6 OCTOBER 2014 10.2012.317.3 – SUFFOLK PARK 119 Alcorn Street (Lot 5 Sec 7 DP 11632) Michael Bald and Associates: S96 to modify building facades and internal conﬁguration and to remove two additional trees (Residential Flat building (3 units), 2 x swimming pools and remove ﬁve trees and various exotic palms plus strata subdivision) 10.2014.542.1 – MYOCUM 341 Tyagarah Road (Lot 26 DP 791228) Chris Lonergan – Town Planner: Three lot subdivision

For more information call Byron Shire Council on 02 6626 7040, or go to Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au Copies of the maps are also on display at Council’s community access points. Submissions will be made public in accordance with Schedule 1 Part 3 Clause 1(a)(vi) within Schedule 5 Part 2 of the GIPA Act 2009 as applicable including both the substance of the objection and the identity of the objector. For assistance with this please call Council’s Records Coordinator on 02 6626 7113.

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DETERMINED AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED (Section 101 EP&A Act 1979 and Clause 124 & 137 EP&A Regulations 2000) The following development consents and complying development certiﬁcates, together with any conditions imposed may be inspected free of charge at Council’s administration centre during ordinary ofﬁce hours. The validity of these consents cannot be questioned in any legal proceeding except those commenced in the Land & Environment Court by any person within 3 months of this notice.

APPLICATIONS APPROVED

10.2012.410.2 – BRUNSWICK HEADS 168-170 Tandys Lane (Lot 380 DP 720457 and Lot 2 DP 532902) S96 – to alter bush ﬁre conditions (boundary adjustment (inc. SEPP 1 Objection)) 10.2014.342.1 – MYOCUM Mullumbimby Road (Lot 1 DP 1116009 and Lot 2 DP 859817) Subdivision to create six lots

10.2014.439.1 – OCEAN SHORES 20 Gilba Avenue (Lot 917 DP 241810) Alterations and additions to an existing dwelling house, and construction of a swimming pool, garage, carport and secondary dwelling, in 3 stages

10.2014.423.1 – BYRON BAY 7 Wollumbin Street (Lot 1 Sec DP 1145775) Dwelling house and attached secondary dwelling, and an inground swimming pool

10.2014.90.2 – MULLUMBIMBY 99 Coral Avenue (Lot 3 DP 616219) S96 – to amend the design of an approved studio (additional dwelling to create an attached dual occupancy and studio)

10.2014.460.1 – SUFFOLK PARK 3 Clifford Street (Lot 11 DP 1121015) Change of use of Shop 6 to business premises (personal training) and create entry from Shop 7

10.2014.390.1 – BANGALOW 29 Byron Street (Lot 4 SP 72220) Change of use from ‘food shop’ to ‘restaurant’ including the addition of ﬁxed coffee benches in the road reserve

10.2014.472.1 – MULLUMBIMBY 352 Left Bank Road (Lot 4 DP 583623) Two storey dwelling

10.2012.386.2 – BYRON BAY 17 Marine Parade (Lot 1 DP 244699) S96 – to alter handrail on ﬁrst ﬂoor balcony (demolition of existing house and construction of a new two storey dwelling-house)

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10.2013.564.1 – BYRON BAY 24 Mahogany Drive (Lot 104 DP 855591) Torrens Title subdivision of one lot into six lots and tree removal (19 trees) in three stages.

COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED 16.2014.57.1 – COOPERS SHOOT Coopers Shoot Road (Lot 6 DP 286240) Swimming pool

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for almost a year. He returned to study Digital Media at Griffith and then relocated to Lismore where he bought a house in Charlton Avenue (www.tencharlton.weebly.com). With our help, he renovated it and it has been his home and student/professional accommodation since. He volunteered his services in more than 20 differ-

Byron Shire Council Notices TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE William Flick Lane, Ewingsdale 9.00am to 3.00pm Sunday 26 October 2014 Council has endorsed (Resolution 14-400) the Rainbow Ride Cycle Challenge for Sunday 26 October 2014. This on-road cycling event will include: â&#x20AC;˘ cyclists departing Byron Bay Lighthouse approximately 7.00am and leave Byron Bay onto Mullumbimby via Ewingsdale Road, Myocum Road, Possum Shoot Road and Coolamon Scenic Drive â&#x20AC;˘ from Mullumbimby the ride follows Main Arm Road, The Pocket Road, before passing Billinudgel and leave and return Byron Shire by Tweed Valley Way â&#x20AC;˘ on their return, cyclists follow Coolamon Scenic Drive from Ocean Shores to Mullumbimby, then via Myocum Road onto and end at Ewingsdale â&#x20AC;˘ William Flick Lane, Ewingsdale will be closed between 9.00am and 3.00pm â&#x20AC;˘ stop/go trafďŹ c control on Ewingsdale Road during the whole day at the intersection of William Flick Lane and Woodford Lane will be in use â&#x20AC;˘ the event is a non-race, on-road event with lead and rear support vehicles â&#x20AC;˘ cyclists ride no more than two abreast and marshals and signage will be visible on the day Submissions should be in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au. Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged. Submissions close: Friday 3 October 2014 Enquires: TrafďŹ c and Transport OfďŹ cer 02 6626 7080

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Former Catholic teacher charged with child sex offences at Lismore Police have charged an 81-year-old Kingscliff man who was a former Catholic school teacher with 19 historic sex offences against children and adult teenagers in the 1970s and 1980s at a Lismore school. The man was arrested by detectives at his home in Kingscliff on Tuesday last week and taken to Tweed Heads police station where he was charged with nine counts of sexual assault against a child, three counts of sex assault, four counts of indecent assault, one count of detain for advantage and two counts of soliciting a male to commit an indecent act. The arrest was a result of work by officers from Richmond Local Area Command

who established Strike Force Golvo in April this year to investigate historic sexual abuse at a Catholic school in Lismore. The man has been granted conditional bail and will appear at Lismore Local Court on October 20. The offences are alleged to have occurred between 1977 and 1986 while the man was employed as a teacher at the Catholic boarding school. The victims were all students of the school at the time. Detectives charged a second man, aged 74, in June this year with similar offences. Police believe there could be further victims and are appealing them to come forward and contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Dramatic rescue off Broken Head Two fishermen will be thanking their lucky stars after they were rescued by passing vessels last week when their own boat capsized off Broken Head. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to search for the occupants after their boat overturned five nautical miles off the coast. The pilot spotted the boat with one of the occupants sitting on top of it. Several passing vessels

joined the search and assisted in retrieving him. The second occupant of the boat had been flung into the water and was found by another passing vessel clinging to a floating esky. Both fishermen were brought to shore on board the vessels that picked them up. In a separate incident, a fisherman who disappeared from his boat at Evans Head remains missing, feared drowned.

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OPEN FOR INSPECTIONS BANGALOW REAL ESTATE & BYRON HINTERLAND 20 Smith Street, Clunes. Sat 10-10.30am 1 Wickham Place, Clunes. Sat 11-11.45am 507 Coolamon Scenic Dr, Coorabell 12.30-1pm

44 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads. Wed & Sat 12-12.30pm 2 Aurana Place, Brunswick Heads. Sat 1-1.30pm

6B/107 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Wed & Sat 1-1.30pm

LJ HOOKER BYRON BAY

34 Bayview St, Goonengerry. Sat 11am-12pm 4/5 Commercial Road, Alstonville. Sat 10-11am

Figtree Fields, Ewingsdale. Daily 10am-12pm 1+2/18 Oodgeroo Gardens. Daily 11-11.30am 15 Coogera Cct, Suffolk Park. Sat 10-10.30am 1 Narooma Dr, Ocean Shores. Sat 11-11.30am 119 Piccadilly Hill, Coopers Shoot. Sat 12-12.30pm 10/21-25 Cemetery Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 12-12.30pm 53-59 Broken Head, Suffolk Park. Sat 2-2.30pm

ELDERS BANGALOW 106 Eureka Road, Eureka. Sat 10-10.30am 38 Roses Road, Federal. Sat 10-10.30am 12 Thomas Street, Bangalow. Sat 11-11.30am 82 Tooheys Mill Road, Fernleigh. Sat 11.30am-12pm 7 Greenfrog Lane, Bangalow. Sat 11am-12pm 150 Upper Coopers Creek Road, Upper Coopers Creek. Sat 1-1.30pm

LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE 2/20 Gibbon St, Lennox Head. Sat 10-10.30am 3/18 Gibbon St, Lennox Head. Sat 10-10.30am 3/18-20 Allens Pde, Lennox Head. Sat 11-11.30am 40 Alison Avenue, Lennox Head. Sat 11-11.30am 30 Amber Drive, Lennox Head. Sat 12-12.30pm 17 Ballina Road, Bangalow. Sat 12-12.30pm 6 Satinwood Place, Lennox Head. Sat 1-1.30pm

FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY 286 Mafeking Road, Goonengerry. Wed 2-2.30pm & Sat 10-10.30am 4 Wirree Drive, Ocean Shores. Thu 11-11.30am 10/45 Shirley Street, Byron Bay. Thu 12-12.30pm 7 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads. Thu & Sat 12-12.30pm 328 Whian Road, Eureka. Thu 2-2.30pm & Sat 3-3.30pm 69 Plantation Drive, Ewingsdale. Thu 2-2.30pm 3 Rosella Road, Federal. Sat 10-10.30am 4/8 Hazelwood Cl, Suffolk Park. Sat 10-10.30am 69 Plantation Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 11-11.30am 41a Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 11-11.30am 9 Red Bean Close, Suffolk Park. Sat 11-11.30am 14 Citriadora Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 11-11.30am 14 Citriadora Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 12-12.30pm 17 Thomas Street, Bangalow. Sat 12-12.30pm 4 Wirree Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 1-1.30pm

MCGRATH BYRON BAY 3/1 Border Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10-10.30am 32 Left Bank Rd, Mullumbimby. Sat. 10-10.45am 40 Byron Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11-11.30am 54 Main Street, Clunes. Sat 11.30am-12pm 77 New Brighton Road, New Brighton. Sat 11.30-12pm ‘Seacliffs’, Suffolk Park – Agent on Site. Sat 12-1pm 32 Left Bank Rd, Mullumbimby. Wed 12-12.45pm 77 New Brighton Road, New Brighton. Wed 1.30-2pm

ELDERS BANGALOW Auctions October 23 7 Green Frog Lane, Bangalow 150 Upper Coopers Crk Rd, Upper Coopers Creek 144 Fox Road, Rosebank

FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY $XFWLRQ SP 2FWREHU LQ RXU RI¿ FH 10/45 Shirley Street, Byron Bay Auction 12pm onsigte October 11 7 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads Auction 1pm onsite October 17 69 Plantation Drive, Ewingsdale Auction October 25 286 Mafeking Road, Goonengerry Auction 12pm onsite November 1 2/11 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park

LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE Auctions October 8 40 Alison Avenue, Lennox Head 3/18-20 Allens Parade, Lennox Head 30 Amber Drive, Lennox Head

MCGRATH BYRON BAY

6 Gaggin Street, New Brighton. Sat 10-11am

Auction 10am onsite Saturday September 27 2/48 Toongahra Circuit, Goonellabah Auction 1pm onsite Saturday September 27 264 Friday Hut Road, Possum Creek Auction 2.30pm onsite Saturday September 27 Lot 4 Teak Lane, Federal

42 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Wed & Sat 11am-11.30am 49 Paterson Street, ByronBay. Wed & Sat 12pm-12.30pm

22 Beach Ave, Sth Golden Beach. Sat 10-10.30am 8 Tongarra Drive, Ocean Shores. Thu & Sat 11-11.30am

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Lennox Head Contemporary House

Auction 10am Saturday November 8 at our RI¿ FH 6 Gaggin Street, New Brighton

RAY WHITE BYRON BAY Auction 10.30am onsite Saturday October 4 42 Paterson Street, Byron Bay

NEW LISTINGS ELDERS BANGALOW • 12 Thomas Street. Bangalow, Offers Over $680,000. • 7 Green Frog Lane. Bangalow. Auction 23rd October. • 150 Upper Coopers Crk Rd, Upper Coopers Creek. Auction 23rd October • 144 Fox Road, Rosebank. Auction 23rd October

FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 1/15 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay. Interest Over $300,000. • 3 Rosella Road, Federal. Auction Pending.

PROFESSIONALS BYRON BAY Nandroya Avenue, Ocean Shores - $428,000 Broadway Street, Burringbar - $699,000

Elevated Home With Boulder Beach Views

25 Beryl Place, Lennox Head. Spacious open plan living with polished wooden flooring and timber Contemporary silver grey Colorbond decking house 904m2 block – elevated with bush and Double garage rural views, private & peaceful Walk to village and beach 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom Price $688,000 1 bedroom with own entrance. Can Phone 0403 959 473 be used for guest accommodation/ teenagers retreat/home office $688,000

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30 Amber Drive Lennox Head. Level rear fenced yard with covered Upstairs has large open plan lounge & patio – room for pool (STCA) dining area with cathedral ceilings Large DLUG plus workshop area and Open plan kitchen with plenty of WC great for the handyperson bench and storage space Auction 5.30pm October 8 at Sliding doors lead to the timber deck Lennox Hotel Function Room. with plenty of room for entertaining Lois Buckett 0428 877 399. 4 bedrooms, main with ensuite and WIR, with additional media room Perfect home for extended family, teenagers or guests m 10a .309 y rda Satu

Character Filled Bangalow Homestead 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 living and 2 dining areas, plus office. Wrap around verandas, fully airconditioned, 1088m2 block. Check the surf or fishing conditions from the home. Enjoy a peaceful, tranquil and enviable lifestyle.

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Auction 9.30am onsite Saturday October 11 32 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby Auction 11am onsite Saturday October 11 77 New Brighton Street, New Brighton Auction 10am onsite Saturday November 1 3/1 Border Street, Byron Bay Auction 12pm onsite Saturday November 8 54 Main Street, Clunes

63 Lismore Road, Bangalow. Well presented 3 bedroom timber home on almost half an acre. Original features, timber floors, retro kitchen, vertical boards, two living areas, sleepout/veranda. Peaceful rural aspect, huge versatile shed. Would suit business or tradesperson requiring good visibility. Prime location, loads of opportunity.

Absolute creek frontage with views to the hills in the east and an easy walk to the cafes of Bangalow. Price $670,000. View By Appointment. Contact GNF 6687 2833.

Prestige Bangalow Residence 9 Barby Crescent, Bangalow Protected private gardens and deck. Executive 4 bed, 2 bath residence in A remarkable home with dress circle private hilltop location address! A home of grand proportion and style, Price $830,000. timber floors, 12’ ceilings and prestige Contact GNF on 6687 2833. finish throughout. Open plan split level living, study, media room, chefs kitchen, huge garage. Encircling wide verandahs with 180 degree expansive rural views

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Auction 23 October 6pm in Our Rooms

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MODERN, STYLISH HOME IN BANGALOW • Only 400m walk to Bangalow cafes • Huge modern home with generous living spaces • Large 1016m2 battle-axe block • Well established tropical gardens • Spacious, covered outdoor patio • Solid, rendered home with colourbond roof • Great family home or investment • Owners aren’t coming back, so sell the home! 12 Thomas Street, BANGALOW Open House 11 - 11.30am Janice Maple 0401 026 359

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150 Upper Wilsons Creek Road, UPPER WILSONS CREEK Open for Inspection Saturday 1pm - 1.30pm Greg Price 0412 871 500

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BYRON HINTERLAND VILLAGE LIFESTYLE • Big, level easy care block • Quiet, private cul-de-sac position • Walk to village amenities through rainforest park • Unique caring community environment lÄ"G@Q@BSDQÄGNLDÄmÄNODMÄOK@MÄKHUHMFÄ@QD@RÄlÄ'HFGÄU@TKSDCÄBDHKHMFR ÄSHLADQÄÇNNQRÄ ÇNVÄSNÄCDBJRÄlÄ2NK@QÄDEÆBHDMBXÄCDRHFMÄOKTRÄRO@QJKHMFÄONNKÄlÄ/KDMSXÄNEÄQNNLÄENQÄ home orchard, veggies, chooks & pets. 38 Roses Road, FEDERAL Open House 10 - 10.30am Greg Price 0412 871 500

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Byron Bay 42 Paterson Street Occupying a prime easterly position in a tightly held pocket of the golden grid, this original beach cottage presents as a wonderful prospect for renovation or redevelopment. s Set on 717sqm block with a sunny eastern aspect s &KDUDFWHU ÛOOHG FRWWDJH DQG D VHSDUDWH studio/garage s Dual frontage from Paterson Lane to Paterson Street s Elevated & treed outlook towards the beach Auction on Sat 4th Oct, Onsite 10.30am Inspect Wed & Sat 11.00am—11.30am Brett Connable 0408 155 931 brett.connable@raywhite.com rwbyronbay.com property ID 1188544 02 6685 6222

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AUCTION – Too big! Got to go Auction 11.30am on site Saturday 4th October, 1914 View Thu & Sat 11.00 – 11.30am Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

The Nest is empty – Time to leave! • 4 generous bedrooms master with new ens. • Formal lounge/ fire place, open plan living, vaulted ceilings • Double garage, in-ground saltwater pool • 3 bathrooms, private court yard/ pool area • Ideal entertainer close to shops, beach, river Owner needs it sold, so get in it could be your chance to secure a big stylish house in the highest sought after town, Brunswick Heads.

Auction 11.30am October 18, 2014 at the Brunswick Heads RSL Auxiliary Hall View Wed & Sat 12.00 – 12.30pm Contact Peter Browning 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads 02 6685 0177

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69 Plantation Drive, Ewingsdale Auction

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Peaceful setting on 1 acre with no visible neighbours Close to schools, shops & the vibrant hub of Federal Abundant wildlife including a large koala population Modern kitchen with walk in pantry & spacious loft/ofﬁce Large windows & glass doors showcase the outdoor scenery

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Resort style family living with privacy – this is the dream! Stunning north facing property on 3886m2 in tranquil setting Open plan living areas and chef’s kitchen with butler’s pantry Tropical landscaped gardens, native back drop, town water 12m salt water pool with cabana, kitchenette and bathroom

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Thursday, 25 September 2.00 – 2.30pm Saturday, 27 September 11.00 – 11.30am Auction: 1pm onsite Friday, 17 October Enquiries: Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698, Su Reynolds 0428 888 660

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Open: Saturday, 27 September 10.00 – 10.30am Auction: Onsite Saturday, 25th October Enquiries: Paul Banister 0438 856 552

129 Wilsons Creek Road, Mullumbimby 4

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Premier 105 acres – 5 minutes to Mullumbimby Spacious quality built home plus a 2 bedroom cabin Spectacular 360 degree hinterland views Quality, clean land with 3 dams, a bore, 2 springs & town water Salt water pool, 2 bay machinery shed, 4 phase power

Open: By Appointment Enquiries: Su Reynolds 0428 888 660

7 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads 3

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Premium position only a short walk to beach and river 613m2 block with dual street and rear lane access DA approval to build a granny ﬂat, great options! Renovated, high set timber home with 3 bedrooms A sensational seaside lifestyle – inspect today!

Open:

Thursday, 25 September 12.00 – 12.30pm Saturday, 27 September 12.00 – 12.30pm Auction: 12pm onsite Saturday, 11 October Enquiries: Paul Prior 0418 324 297, Tara Torkkola 0423 519 698

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5/6 Prestons Lane, Tyagarah

328 Whian Road, Eureka Interest Over $1,100,000

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8600m2 with panoramic ocean and lighthouse views DA approval to build a 5 bed, 5 bath home with pool Exclusive subdivision high on a private sunny ridge The ocean and beach are a short stroll down the lane Only a 7 minute drive to Byron Bay CBD. Prime location!

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Stylish timber home with pool Separate outbuilding or studio Easy care 12 acres with stables Frontage & outlook over Coopers Creek Private yet close to Federal and Bangalow

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17 Thomas Street, Bangalow

Interest Over $249,000

Affordable one bedroom, modern holiday investment Minutes walk to the centre of town and beaches Open plan design leading out to a covered patio area Resort style salt water pool and BBQ area Onsite manager, fully furnished, great opportunity!

Open:

Thursday, 25 September 12.00 – 12.30pm Saturday, 27 September 12.00 – 12.30pm Auction: October 2nd, 12.30pm Byron Bay First National Enquiries: Helen Huntly-Barratt 0412 332 232

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Interest Over $685,000

Charming fully renovated cottage in central Bangalow Set on an elevated block with pretty vistas A perfect blend of old world charm & modern conveniences Council approval to build a studio in the private rear yard Versatile covered outdoor room, new kitchen, solar hot water

Open: Saturday, 27 September 12.00 – 12.30pm Enquiries: Su Reynolds 0428 888 660

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FIRST NATIONAL MURWILLUMBAH – We put you ﬁrst… • Servicing the whole Northern Rivers Region • Call the team the buyers call • Quality service for all your Real Estate Needs • Exceeding 10 million dollars in sales in the last 12 weeks for our vendors

Give us a call for a fresh new approach, whether buying or selling. Together this dynamic duo have exceeded 5 million dollars in sales for their vendors in the last 12 weeks! With interest rates at record lows, buyer activity at a 3 year high and the Spring peak selling season upon us, if you have been considering selling then give Paul or Marta a call for a free, no obligation market appraisal today. PAUL STOBBIE

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“I would like to say how personable and professional Paul & Marta Stobbie were concerning the sale of our house. It was managed speedily and nothing was too difﬁcult for them. I can highly recommend them and will be using their services again.” Alex Hall (Vendor)

“Having experienced both purchasing and selling with Marta as my agent of choice, I can testify that Marta offers customers, both vendor and purchasers, the highest level of customer care and service.”

“My first experience using First National Murwillumbah and very impressed. Paul Stobbie enabled a quick sale of the property and displayed excellent market knowledge in both gaining maximum sale price as well as guidance with appropriate successful selling strategies.” Peter Markham (Vendor) “From the first time I phoned Paul one Sunday in January to arrange a viewing, we were delighted with the comprehensive service he provided and continued to provide in the months leading up to our recent purchase. He definitely went ‘above and beyond’ and we would not hesitate to recommend him to others.” Jeremy Hayllar & Niki Blackwell (Purchasers)

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“Having bought and sold property through Marta, I would deﬁnitely recommend her. She made the whole process a very smooth and positive experience for me which I am so thankful for.” Andy Andreas

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Interest Over $550,000

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Family farmlet mix of grazing and forested areas with caldera views Zoning suitable for B&B, tourism or extra family accommodation Spring water in abundance, fruit trees, veggie garden Close to Schools, public transport, local shops on sealed road Under an hour to Coolangatta International airport

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69.5 Acres By appointment Marta Stobbie 0455 176 563

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Huge land holding bordering Mt Jerusalem National Park A wide array of Flora and Fauna through tall gum & sclerophyll forests Meandering creek ﬂows through the bottom ﬂats of around 5 acres Lots of house pad sites, power and phone connected, huge carport 30 mins to Mullumbimby & 45mins to Byron Bay. ESCAPE.

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That Immaculate Stone and Timber featured residence Fruit tree studded park like grounds with creek frontage Top quality kitchen, formal dining and conservatory Views to Sphinx Rock, Nightcap and magical Mt Warning Entertainers deck overlooking ornamental water feature

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Multi-award winning couples retreat 3 Luxurious, one off secluded uniquely themed lodges (high occupancy) Open plan 2 bed / 2 bath main residence with stunning design touches Unlimited, unmetered supply of mountain spring water Beautiful gounds, dams, lake in tropical surrounds 40 minutes to Coolangatta airport and Byron Bay

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Depending on whose estimates you fancy, some 100,000 to half a million people joined in the People’s Climate March (http:// peoplesclimate.org) on the weekend, including a rally in Lismore. Whether or not the presence of UN secretarygeneral Ban-Ki Moon in the NewYork City march will sway his political masters remains to be seen. It seems to be business as usual at the upcoming G20 summit (g20. org) in Brisbane in November, with the emphasis on economic growth. Q Q Q Q

Here’s a good turn you can do for our local wildlife: Rita de Heer of Brunswick Valley Landcare has started a Pozible fundraising drive for nest

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In this New Age of Terror, the police force has more reason than usual to flex the muscles of its special squads, so you might want to read up on the clever means protesters have used to protect themselves in heavy-handed moments – see improvised gas mask, above – at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Disobedient Objects exhibition: www.vam. ac.uk/content/exhibitions/ disobedient-objects. McGuiness Funerals

Clues, anyone? Members of the Nimbin Bushwalking Club recently spotted this aquatic creature at Boonoo Boonoo National Park, near Tenterfield. It is about four centimetres long and two centimetres wide with ‘wobbly insides’. If you can identify it, please email mcduck@echo.net.au with ‘wobbly insides’ in the subject window.

boxes for our local owls. ‘Six of the seven local owl species use nesting hollows to breed and nesting hollows are in short supply,’ says Rita. ‘Owls used to nest in hollows that formed in tall old trees that have mostly been harvested, or cleared and burned. Trees need to be a minimum of 120 years old before they develop owl-nest-sized hollows.’ So it seems fair enough that we should install nesting boxes in some of the bigger trees BVL has planted over the last 20 years. At the fundraising page www.pozible.com/ project/186331 Rita explains the project in a YouTube clip. Pledge what you can, and if you can cough up $100 you can have your name immortalised on an owl box! And find out more about local critters at Rita’s blog http:// mullumyard.blogspot.com.au.

energy minister Anthony Roberts in parliament what was in the coal seam gas waste water he drank – yes,

drank – at Santos’s Narrabri project, claiming it tasted like ‘Bondi surf ’. Minister Roberts responded: ‘The following chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants were in the water I drank: chloride, sodium, barium, germanium, strontium, aluminium, lithium, boron, iron, fluoride, ammonia, petroleum hydrocarbons – no BTEX [benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes], and bacteria. Despite Mr Buckingham’s claim in Budget Estimates that “there was uranium at 20 times the state’s drinking water guidelines stored in that water”, no uranium was detected.’ Buckingham expressed his concerns for the minister’s health. We shall have to wait and see if Roberts survives as a ‘normal’ MP or mutates into something worthy of a Japanese monster movie.

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