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about to boom Eighty-hectare mixed urban development near CBD set to start this month Hans Lovejoy

Lakota enjoyed the new Peddle & Hawk market on Saturday at the Byron Arts and Industry Estate, and was happy to show off mum Indigo’s tiny terrariums. The market is planned for the last Saturday of every month, and those wanting to get involved can find out more at www.kulchajam.org. Photo Eve Jeffery

Beach rally and concert planned for June 7 over Belongil rock wall plans An event on Sunday June 7 is planned by two community organisations, who have joined forces opposing Council’s plans to erect a 105-metre rock wall on Belongil Beach. The final sign-off for the interim beach access stabilisation (IBAS) works was recently voted on by the five councillors who control Council’s chamber: Wanchap, Woods, Hunter, Ibrahim and Cubis. Outvoted, mayor Simon Richardson, along with Crs Dey, Spooner

and Cameron have been unsuccessful in maintaining a nearly 30-year planned-retreat policy.

Main Beach, Sunday Organised by the Byron Residents’ Group and Positive Change for Marine Life, the rally and community event is aimed at ‘saving our famous beaches from being replaced with rock walls or sucked up and moved to Belongil.’ The rally will begin at 1pm on

Sunday June 7 on Main Beach at the Wreck side of the carpark, and will walk along the beach to Belongil. And from 3 till 8.30pm, there will be music, film, speakers and food at the Byron Community Centre. Cate Coorey said, ‘These are our beaches and our rates. Since we were not invited to comment or provide input to this proposal, we are going to show the members of this Council that the people of Byron will not tolerate our beaches being ruined.’

Move over, West Byron; a 500-home development is about to begin down the road in Lennox Head. And it’s also just one of many residential/commerical projects in Ballina Shire that are either being built or are in the planning stages. Located just 2km from Lennox’s CBD, Pacific Pines will be commencing its first stage this month, with 51 homesites planned. And it appears it will be aimed entirely at the wealthy, with blocks ranging from 600 to 900 square metres. Ballina mayor David Wright told The Echo that while there are no planning requirements to stop it being populated by lower-end project homes, he suggested that the expected high land price would encourage higher-spec homes. ‘This is a 20-year-old plan,’ he said, ‘and the state government gave approval many years ago. I understand the previous owners lost a lot of money and they are now the fourth owners… people’s fingers have been burnt on this almost from the start.’ The current owners are Noosabased developers Clarence Property, and within their concept plan they propose ‘predominantly residential lots, with a retirement site, retail precinct and neighbourhood centre/community facilities.’ Extensive sportsfields are also

included within stage 1B, which Cr Wright says has been promised for ten years. Despite Cr Wright saying it will be a ‘great asset for Lennox’, he concedes that Council are yet to see how the commercial component will be developed. And like West Byron, there is concern over traffic management. Ballina councillor Jeff Johnson told The Echo Ballina Council approved the traffic management plan despite the road infrastructure yet to be approved. ‘Most traffic will be diverted through Montwood Drive, which is a dangerous road as it is,’ he said. Mayor Wright did say a ring road will eventually be built, however, which could mean shorter travel times to Ballina. As for environmental outcomes, Cr Johnson says, ‘It could be a lot a worse; there are rainforest plantings and a wildlife corridor planned.’ ‘It’s actually a great improvement on what’s there. Currently it’s degraded cattle property.’ As for other developments throughout Ballina Shire, Cr Johnson says over 1,000 blocks have been approved. ‘So there’s no land shortage for the building trades.’ ‘[But] there’s a worry that Lennox will more than double in the next 10 to 20 years,’ he said. ‘There’s not enough data on social and traffic impacts on how the town will cope.’

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A ‘game score’ is how former mayor and upper house MLC Jan Barham (Greens) described a Nationals’ motion last week regarding the recent election results for the northern electorates of Ballina, Lismore and Tweed. Proposed by upper house MLC Rick Colless (Nationals), it appeared to seek to inflict political damage on NSW Labor and ignore the historic Greens win in the Ballina electorate, which encompasses Byron and Ballina Shires. While the three-hour debate was rife with selfcongratulatory rhetoric and pointless tit-for-tat, there were some insights into how election campaigns are managed by the three major parties – The Greens, Labor and the Nationals/Liberals. The results last March saw Ballina elect for the first time a Greens candidate, Tamara Smith, while Lismore narrowly re-elected Thomas George (Nationals) and Geoff Provest (Nationals) was returned in Tweed.

The motion by Mr Colless highlighted that the Nationals had ‘secured the highest primary vote’ in the electorates of Ballina, Lismore and the Tweed, and that NSW Labor leader Luke Foley, ‘imported supposedly fierce campaigners from other states.’ Mr Colless said, ‘While there is certainly a place for focus groups and polling data, nothing beats the personal touch. Doorknocking, street stalls, markets, calling people by their names – these are the key tools in any campaigner’s arsenal.’

Preselection But according to newly elected upper house Nationals MLC and new Byron Bay resident, Ben Franklin, Labor’s failure in Ballina was its ‘strange hybrid model’ of candidate preselection, ‘whereby the community gets only half the votes and the local Labor Party membership gets half the votes.’ The former Nationals state director said, ‘The Nationals were inundated with Labor Party supporters who kept tell-

ing us that the person who was selected as the Labor candidate did not win the majority of the votes from the community in the community preselection. If that is how the Labor Party treats the community, it is no wonder Labor did so badly during that campaign.’ In reply, former Labor candidate and Byron councillor Paul Spooner told The Echo the remarks were an attempt to ‘rewrite history to cover up the disastrous result for the conservative National Party.’ He said Labor’s vote in Ballina doubled from 12 per cent in 2011 to 25 per cent in 2015. ‘The Greens achieved 27 per cent, up from 22 per cent in 2011. With Labor’s preferences (along with some others) flowing to the Greens, we saw a combined progressive party vote increase to 53 per cent that enabled Tamara Smith to be elected as the new member for Ballina. The sting in the tail that Ben Franklin has refused to acknowledge is that the Nationals were wiped out in Ballina, going from a first preference vote of 57 per cent in 2011 to 37 per cent in 2015.’

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Lennox fest, June 6 The main street of Lennox Head will come alive at the Love Lennox Festival on Saturday June 6. Organisers say the program includes a jazz festival, stalls, dog show, paper plane competition, Old McDonald’s farm and a drumming performance by the Samba Blisstas.

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Tawhirimatea and Will had a game of football and some tasty treats at Sunday’s Federal Family Fun Day, an event hosted by Federal Community Children’s Centre. Photo Eve Jeffery

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Web tool allows in-depth residential profiling Simon Haslam

Those keen to know a great deal more about those who inhabit this shire – 32,119 people at last count – now have a very powerful statistical source at their fingertips. The new Council-funded website at profile.id.com.au/ Byron presents Byron Shire census and economic data in

a very convenient way. A clickable map allows you to zoom in to the smallest statistical zone, of about 200 people, so you can see exactly what’s going on in the area you’re interested in. It would be no surprise that the households reporting the highest income are in Federal, Ewingsdale, and parts of Byron and Suffolk Park.

Interestingly, Federal and Suffolk Park are also areas of relatively high ‘rental stress’. The site also allows you to compare Census data from 2006 and 2011. The next Census will be in 2016, however a third part of the same site, that provides an economic profile of the shire, is updated annually. The Byron Shire Economic

Profile reveals that our largest industry is the provision of accommodation and food services, that we have 4,004 local businesses and that 14,161 residents are employed in 13,724 local jobs. Some residents travel outside the shire for work. The data comes from the ABS as well as economic modeller NIEIR.

Tweed birthing unit closes, rally planned The Tweed community are up in arms over the closure of Murwillumbah hospital’s birthing unit by the state government. It’s put pressure on Lismore MP Thomas George (Nationals), with Labor and the Greens calling on the state government to step in. The closure is being blamed on the retirement of local birthing specialists, and the difficulty attracting replacement medical professionals to the town. When The Echo asked health minister Jillian Skinner’s office why a doctor could not be found or has not been given the incentive to join, the question was instead referred to the Northern NSW Local Health District.

According to executive director of the Tweed Byron Health Service Group, Bernadette Loughnane, two of the four doctors assigned to the post had progressively stood down since 2013, and despite a formal Expression of Interest (EOI) being issued in November and December, there has been no response. ‘In February 2015 the model of medical cover and role requirements were clearly defined and circulated with the aim of recruitment and training,’ Ms Loughnane said. ‘No new medical officers applied, or were found. The neonatal roster required two more neonatal doctors to sustain the one-in-four roster 24/7.’ She also said another issue faced was

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that it is ‘extremely difficult outside of hospital practice to find someone with all the requirements that meet the role description of the neonatal doctor under the Neonatal Model of Care.’

Review underway Meanwhile Greens north coast spokesperson Dawn Walker said a review of the entire maternity and birthing unit was underway, ‘which is an ominous sign for the long-term viability of the service.’ Lismore MP Thomas George told local media he was ‘disappointed’ at the closure of the service but said the decision had been taken ‘for the safety of mothers’.

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Marja’s young life celebrated June 6 Rich Latimer

After weeks of prayer, thoughts, healing, support and pure love, a beautiful young mother and special member of our community was set free and taken off life support by her husband. Despite family and friends who stayed by the couple’s side around the clock, Marja Nedel had not recovered from an extreme ectopic pregnancy complication and died at Tweed Heads Hospital on May 19. She has left behind a twoyear-old girl and her loving husband Bruno, a local chef working at Byron’s Luscious Cafe. This tragic event triggered amazing community support, which has shown the power this region has in gathering together in times of need. So again a call is being made for further support, which at any time any of us may need, regardless of our race, spiritual

Bridglands A young, beautiful life lost: Marja Nedel’s life will be celebrated on Saturday June 6 at Durrumbul Hall. Main beach photo by Tal Rosenfeld, inset photo of Marja and Bruno supplied

ethos or social groups. Everyone is invited to Durrumbul Hall on Saturday June 6 from 1pm till 11pm for a wonderful day of food, laughter and tears and interconnected community

Working bee prepares ground for Bangalow community building Christobel Munson

An enthusiastic and energetic crowd of all ages descended on the defunct tennis court behind Heritage House in Bangalow Parklands on Saturday. The aim? To clear away as much of the court as they could in three hours, in preparation for the construction later this year of a multi-purpose community building to be called The Waterfront. In conjunction with By-

ron Council, several dozen people arrived from 7.30am and began the blitz. Chicken wire and fence palings came down, as did the spectator shed. Simultaneously, others less into working with mallets and crowbars joined with members of the Bangalow Landcare group weeding and cleaning up the surrounding parklands and wetlands. Workers celebrated a very satisfactory job done with a sausage sizzle.

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child and husband who wish to remain with us in our community. Donations and proceeds to the family of Marja. You can also donate online at www.richtraining.com.au/ files/MarjasGifting.

Lennox Head community tree planting, June 5 Now into its thirteenth year, the annual Lennox Head community tree planting day is planned for Friday June 5 from 9am till 12 noon. It’s a collaboration between GeoLINK and Ballina Shire Council, and coincides with World Environment Day, the most globally celebrated day for positive environmental action. The initiative aims to protect the region’s natural herit-

age and create a lasting natural legacy for future generations.

Restore headland The plan for Lennox, say organisers, is to plant native seedlings of littoral rainforest species at the headland in order to restore the rainforest community that was once present pre-1800s. For more information, contact GeoLINK on 6687 7666 or info@geolink.net.au.

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Brewery up with world’s top drops Congratulations to The Byron Bay Brewing Company, who have just taken out two major trophies at the Australian International Beer Awards, held last week. Owner Barry Schadel says, ‘This is an outstanding result for our beers as it’s an international competition with over 1,700 beers from 344 companies from 35 countries.’ ‘There were seven different categories for draught beer and we took out two of them with Byron Bay Premium Ale Draught and Sandman Draught. ‘To be in that race, the beer had to first win gold

Brewer Scott Hargrave and owner Barry Schadel have won two trophies at the International Beer awards. Photo Eve Jeffery

medals and then all the gold winners competed for the major trophies. ‘I was totally shocked by

the result and so was the industry; this gives Byron Bay a lot of credibility in the industry. This is no small event

– it’s the best of the best.’ It’s the second biggest beer award event in the world, Mr Schadel says, and the awards night hosted almost 1,000 participants who enjoyed a three course degustation dinner with matching beers from all over the world. Additionally, The Brewery’s Pale and Pilsner were awarded bronze medals, while the Kingtide IPA Draught was awarded silver. ‘This is our fifth year of entry since we won gold in 2010 for our Byron Bay Pale Lager. Over the last five years our total medals are now 23 with the two major trophies.’

Rebuild Nepal benefit nets $50k Organisers of last weekend’s Rebuild Nepal concert at Crystal Castle say a whopping $50,000 was raised, adding to the $20,000 raised recently at a Mullum event. Headline act Toni Childs says, ‘Today we dove right into editing the recording of our Rebuild Nepal Benefit Concert for national broadcast, which will air in two weeks.’ ‘Here is a list of the beau-

tiful artists who shared their hearts and spirits with us: Laura Targett, Elena Williams, Nick and Sam, Lucinda Gray, Deana and Julia Batten, Tanya Wester, Nyck Jeanes, Steve Berry and Amadou a visting kora player, Seriya Cutbush, Christian O’Donnell, Maurice Cernigoi, Jake Dominey, Gavin Miles, Mik Lavage, Si Mullumby and Jon Worsley from Dream Drone.

‘In addition, we started designing a special gratitude edition 220x220 hard-bound book that will include photos from our Rebuild Nepal Concert, a CD and a DVD of the concert. The Rebuild Nepal Special Gratitude Edition will be a reward for people who donate $50 or more on our Rebuild Nepal site at www.mycause.com.au/ page/103477/rebuildnepal.’

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Local News World Environment Day The Pocket’s new principal Festival, M’bah June 7 An environmentally affirming family fun day is planned for Murwillumbah’s Knox Park on Sunday 7 June, from 10am till 3pm. Organisers have planned the event for everyone – kids, teens and the grown-ups. For the kids, there will be an activities tent and a performance and workshop with Hoopla Kids Circus, as well as the renowned Pitts Family Circus. For the grown-ups, stalls will feature local produce and sustainable businesses, while information will be available from soil and solar scientists on the latest technologies and practices. Additionally, there will be stalls manned by Landcare, wildlife carers, bird observ-

ers, Northern Rivers Guardians, Tweed Climate Action Now, Farmer’s Choice Organics, Solar Tek, Sunbeam Solar, Solar Trailer and Tweed Shire Council’s Natural Resource Management and Waste Management. And to keep the atmosphere alive, there will be world music from sevenpiece band Bunya and gypsy ensemble Luna Junction. It’s being run by Caldera Environment Centre (CEC) with support from Tweed Shire Council, and aims to highlight the International Year Of Soils, which has been declared by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Q World Environment Day feature – pages 18–21

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Last week The Pocket Public School welcomed Will Glasson to the helm. As well as taking on the top job at the school, Mr Glasson will be teaching all students from kindergarten right through to year six as a teaching principal. When asked about his previous teaching positions, Mr Glasson told The Echo, ‘Be-

fore here I was assistant principal at Alstonville Public and Bondi Beach Public. ‘Prior to that, I was teaching at Crabbes Creek Public, and before that I was based in the UK. ‘I am incredibly lucky to be working with creative and curious children, outstanding educators and an involved community,’ he said.

Secret trade agreements a threat to democracy say Pirate Party The latest leaked draft of the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) shows the agreement is likely to impose anti-privacy and anti-freedom-ofspeech obligations upon Australia, the Pirate Party

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Greens oppose sniffer dog invasion of privacy Legendary journalist Mungo MacCallum had a suprise reunion with a young man he saved at the notorious New Brighton Beach years ago. Mungo’s partner Jenny said, ‘After taking dogs to the beach, we were having a coffee when a worker at the Yum Yum Tree came over and hugged Mungo and said, “You are a legend.”’ ‘The young man’s name is Jack, and reminded Mungo he saved him and his friend Taj

when they nearly drowned at New Brighton. ‘He was probably seven at the time and says they were both over-confident and he remembers Mungo grabbing them by the arm, one on each side of him and dragging them in.’ Jenny says Jack’s mum witnessed it and was very relieved at the time. ‘Jack was so very grateful and a lovely young man. It was a lovely lift to the day.’

Go-ahead given to clear koala habitat The federal environment department has given billionaire developer Bob Ell the right to clear almost 15 hectares of koala habitat during the construction of his controversial Kings Forest development near Kingscliff. Dated May 21, the department specifically ruled out a plan, supported by Tweed Shire Council and many in the community, to create the new township as a dog-free precinct. Q For more on this story, visit www.echo.net.au

A NSW Greens bill to end the use of drug-detection dogs without a warrant on public transport, at festivals, bars and Kings Cross was launched last week in Sydney with the help of renowned musicians Paul Mac and Dan McNamee. Greens MP for Newtown Jenny Leong says, ‘The evidence is in: the drug dogs program doesn’t work. The NSW police have better things to do than wrongly humiliating thousands of mainly young

and marginalised people.’ Musician Paul Mac added, ‘I think the use of sniffer dogs is an invasion of personal liberties. Nobody should be expected to undergo a strip search in order to enter a dance party or a music festival.’

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Depreciation policy a win for farmers: MP Ballinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s koala habitat The cost for farmers to construct fences, dams and tanks can now be instantly deducted under new federal policy changes to capital equipment write-downs. While Page MP Kevin Hogan has welcomed the move, Laborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shadow agriculture minister Joel Fitzgibbon has called it a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;back-downâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and said the original plan, which wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have come into effect until 2017, was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;an example of agriculture minister Barnaby Joyceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure to understand what farmers need and are indeed calling for.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Under the changes, farmers can now deduct the cost of water facilities and fencing in the year they are purchased and deduct the cost of fodder storage

assets over three years. Mr Hogan said the brought-forward write-offs would particularly benefit farms with larger turnovers. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Northern rivers small businesses got a boost on budget night [by] being able to immediately claim accelerated depreciation on business assets costing up to $20,000. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Farms with turnover of less than $2 million qualify as a small business and are therefore also eligible to immediately write-off all asset purchases up to $20,000,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. But Mr Fitzgibbon said that promising farmers, suffering their third year of drought, assistance in two yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time

was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;an insult to them and their families.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drought policy has been one debacle after another. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;[For example] Concessional loans farmers canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want, which cost the government between two per cent and three per cent, but are lent to farmers at between three per cent and four per cent. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Money is taken from some droughtaffected states to pay others, and water grants massively underfunded and oversubscribed. Council grants [are] yet to be detailed, but are dwarfed by cuts to the same councilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Financial Assistance Grants.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Q For more, visit www.echo.net.au

protection still blocked Attempts by Ballina Council to protect koala habitat and other high-conservation-value vegetation continues to be blocked by the NSW government, the North Coast Environment Council (NCEC) says. NCEC president Susie Russell says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In 2012, when Ballina Council and four other councils tried to protect highconservation-value vegetation, including koala habitat, from clearing and logging, the NSW government intervened to stop

them.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; She says the councils did this by identifying environmental protection zones in their Local Environmental Plans (LEPs).

Year-long review â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The ban was meant to last for six months while a review was undertaken. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It took the government a year to complete the review, which supported the protection of high-conservationvalue vegetation in LEPs.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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ticket and he was voted in with just 41 personal votes, Tom Tabart became a councillor with just 12 votes and Richard Staples with 33 votes. In this term, elected councillors, Duncan Dey had 22 personal votes, Chris Cubis 32 votes and Alan Hunter 20 votes. People generally do not vote below the line. With such a tight election, it is impossible to tell what impact a business identity brought to the Greens ticket. Regardless, the election results showed a clear mandate from the community to walk a middle path. I acknowledge my positon on many of the contentious issues before coming into council was perhaps naĂŻve. I trusted that if this was the position of the Greens, it must be good for our community. However, as I was brought up to speed by council staff, endless workshops and my own investigation it became painfully apparent that many of these issues had been framed around the welfare of an ideology first and the wider community interest second. I whole heartedly tried to make pragmatic decisions which I sincerely felt would be in the interest of the whole community. Cr.Rose Wanchap For more information see my Facebook page â&#x20AC;&#x153;Councillor Rose Wanchapâ&#x20AC;?

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A Wilsons Creek resident says his concerns over the herbicide glyphosate are yet to be adequately answered by Byron Council. Eckhard Werner, who is an organic farmer, lodged a complaint to Byron Shire Council almost a month ago over its continued use of the herbicide glyphosate, despite it being declared ‘a probable carcinogen’ by the World Health Organisation in March. The herbicide is most commonly known under its brand name Roundup, which is marketed by the controversial multinational Monsanto. It is one of the most widely used pesticides in the world including, in our region, by farmers, rainforest regenerators and shire councils. Byron Shire Council uses glyphosate in spray form to control weeds, especially on roadside verges. Mr Eckhard Werner told The Echo he recently noticed the grass along the sides and embankments of Wilsons Creek Road had ‘chemically burnt’ look ‘typical of Roundup being applied in large doses’.

Byron Shire Council’s use of the chemical glyphosate on roadside verges has been highlighted after it was labelled a ‘probable’ carcinogen by the World Health Organisation. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Wilsons Creek is a water catchment area, supplying water to Mullumbimby,’ he said. ‘Roundup has just been declared a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organisation. ‘I have requested a council investigation and received a confirmation [of my complaint but] there has been no further response by the council, which is why it seems necessary to bring the issue into the public view.’ The Echo eventually received a response from Byron Shire Council, more than a week after it was initially requested, but it failed to ad-

dress Mr Werner’s concern regarding the change in status of the chemical.

Frog-friendly Byron Shire Council’s director of infrastructure services, Phil Holloway, said the Wilsons Creek roadside weed control was undertaken by a contractor on behalf of the council. ‘The operator was trained, licensed and was using frogfriendly glyphosate in a manner approved by the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority,’ Mr Holloway said. He added that roadside

vegetation control was ‘essential to assist with sight lines for travelling vehicles.’ ‘Plus, spraying in some areas is a key way of managing weeds. Other methods include slashing and hand weeding. Unfortunately, with many rural roads within the shire and only a limited budget, broad-scale hand weeding was not possible. ‘Where we can, we are more than willing to help support local chemical-free Landcare groups.’ Mr Holloway also noted that steam weeding had had extra funds allocated in the upcoming 2015/16 budget. ‘We are aiming to use this chemical-free method on high-use areas such as playgrounds and footpaths,’ he said. People who are sensitive to chemicals are urged to register on the council’s Register of Chemical Sensitive Residents and Organic Growers. It can be found at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/pesticide-use. Monsanto is strongly disputing WHO’s assessment, which was published in the medical journal Lancet Oncology on March 20. Q For more on this story, visit www.echo.net.au

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Managed wachstum* With all the planned developments being rolled out around the region, it’s worth looking at how a highly industrialised and very wealthy country, Germany, enjoys a high standard of living while avoiding the perils of housing bubbles and boom-bust cycles. As much as it would horrify right-wingers, it turns out that Germany’s housing market is ‘managed’ by bureaucrats, which apparently minimises the misallocation of resources and ensures a steady housing supply. A recent Forbes article argues that free-market-based tax incentives that encourage citizens to view home ownership as an investment result in hoarding and the underutilisation of space. Author Eamonn Fingleton writes, ‘German municipal authorities consistently increase housing supply by releasing land for development on a regular basis. The ultimate driver is a central government policy of providing financial support to municipalities based on an upto-date and accurate count of the number of residents in each area. ‘The German system moreover is deliberately structured to encourage renting rather than owning. Tenants enjoy strong rights and, provided they pay their rent, are virtually immune from eviction and even from significant rent increases.’ Having the state micromanage the housing market is something that Aussies would most likely riot against. Likewise, baby boomer blood may spill on the streets if negative gearing were abolished. The only difference is that house prices are actually falling in Germany, whereas ours are being endlessly propped up by foreign investment – ie sold off overseas – and are open to boom and bust cycles. Hans Lovejoy, editor *Wachstum is German for ‘growth’

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ur ever-cheerful treasurer Joe Hockey reports that the reaction to his budget has been fantastic. Well, enjoy the party Joe, because all the signs are that the morning-after hangover is going to be a doozy. Respected economists are already speaking publicly about the R-word – a recession that would end our apparently endless boom, cutting down 25 years of interrupted growth not with a whimper but with a dull thud. The warnings have been there for a while: sluggish retail spending, rising unemployment, and overall growth based almost entirely on a housing boom that itself is starting to finally slow down, even in Sydney. And now the big crunch: investment is stalling. Not only has investment in mining plummeted – as was only to be expected – but investment in the rest of the market is contracting to the point where it will soon be barely visible. Hockey, as always, insists that the glass is still half full – his budget bonanza will kick start small business and that will fix it all. But the problem is not small business, with its demands for a few laptops and the hope of employing the odd extra casual; we need the big projects that only the heavy end of town can manage, and in the current dire circumstances they are simply not interested. Ludicrously, Hockey says that it is all Daniel Andrew’s fault – the Victorian Labor premier who cancelled the EastWest Link project. And indeed he did. But Andrews not only found it to have been essentially uncosted and probably uneconomic, he wants to replace it with more viable infrastructure – no black holes there. The hard fact is that it has little to do with the peripherals, and they include Hockey’s budget bonanza of benefits, bo-

nuses and bribes – a momentary splurge which will quickly be forgotten, if it has not been already. As the Reserve Bank has indicated, the problem is in danger of becoming immured in negativity, and the Bank itself is unable to pull it back together. Cutting interest rates is just not doing the trick, although, finally, the Australian dollar has fallen in sight of its long-hopedfor target. But even this news is equivocal. Sure, exports should pick up, but imports will become more expensive, and they include many of the consumer goods customers are already reluctant to pay for.

grimmer than almost anyone is prepared to admit, with an election now just a year and a half away. Optimistic backbenchers – those of them who still have faith in their leaders – talk about the last recession and the 1993 election when Paul Keating snatched victory in the teeth of the last recession. But Keating was a far more formidable and more steadfast politician than either the current prime minister or his treasurer, and he had John Hewson and the GST to help him. Abbott is clearly hoping that the threat of a revived carbon tax from Labor will be a satisfactory substitute, but old, known

The irony is that the economy was, and still is, supposed to be the Liberals’ strength by Mungo MacCallum And now comes the news from the Parliamentary Budget Office, an unbiased and highly credible source. It warns us that in fact the budget deficits will stretch out without a foreseeable end, because once again the government has fudged the figures. Hockey’s Treasury department has counted the 2014 budget proposals cost reductions to be taken as being signed, sealed and delivered by parliament, when in fact they are stalled in the senate indefinitely, if not outright rejected. The government, of course, blames a stubborn and intransigent opposition; the opposition blames an unfair and mendacious government. But whatever the explanation, the fact is clear – the money is not forthcoming. And to pretend it is, and that Abbott and Hockey are charting a believable path to a sustainable surplus in the foreseeable future, is just another of their fantasies. So the prospect is grim –

bogeys are seldom as fearsome as new ones. He can and will rail about the past horrors of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, and then there is the shadowy spectre of Bill Shorten; but it will be an argument about the least worst option, not the triumphant best that was promised in 2013 – and how long ago that seems. The irony is that the economy was, and still is, supposed to be the Liberals’ strength; their constant theme is how Labor would spend, waste and destroy but they would always be there to rebuild and repair the damage. But if that narrative unravels – and it is hard to see anything that will reverse it – sooner or later the electorate will be forced to the recognition that the emperors have no clothes. So perhaps it has not been entirely smart for Abbott and Hockey to have spent the time since the budget demanding that the voters should focus on the hip-pocket issues – the budget measures are the main

game, the only real game, and all the rest are side issues. And maybe the inevitable distractions have not been entirely unwelcome. Most of the recent headlines have not been about the budget, but about various aspects of terrorism – and although the latest bunfights and leaks in the cabinet were not quite what was intended either, at least the whole national security issue has, by and large, remained a definite plus for the government. Shorten and some of his colleagues have hardly attempted to object as the cops and spooks continually ramp up the ante; the fear of looking soft has clearly trumped logic, caution and reason as the debate runs further out of control. And of course there are other distractions; gay or same-sex marriage (now given the more dignified title of marriage equality) has come across the seas from Ireland with a kick along from Shorten to be countered by the demand from Abbott that the parliament (by which of course he means the government) should own the issue. Abbott would still prefer to not talk about it at all, but even his recalcitrance has its limits, and at least it will be something for the punters to chat about rather than grumbling about their wallets. And finally we have come to tampons, which no-one in the government even wants to mention by name (‘sanitary products, health necessities’) but which have produced their own mini-split between Abbott and Hockey. They are now to become the centre of the tax reform debate. Sure, they may only cost about $10 a year GST per user, but it’s not the price, it’s the principle of the thing. Not quite what Hockey intended as his party stopper, perhaps, but until we get around to clearing up the empty bottles and putting out the garbage it will have to do.

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Letters Only step one?

At first glance, the plan by our government to cancel mercenaries’ citizenships sounds good. But is this only step one? Can we soon expect the same treatment for every Australian who votes other than for the Liberal Party? Ron Bay Suffolk Park

Flying foxes

In reply to Lisa Sandstrom’s letter (May 20) concerning the flying fox colony at Federation Bridge on Brunswick River at Mullumbimby. Yes, Lisa, I am the one with ‘the bats were here first attitude’ and spoke at Council public access on behalf of the bats. As you say, flying foxes are incredibly important to our ecosystem. And I also said at public access that the flying fox is protected under the Threatened Species Act and it sounds like at Mullum they are under threat from you and your group! Paul Brecht Mullumbimby

Parking costs

I fully endorse the principle of paid parking in Byron Bay. As the mayor has said in his press release, ‘the decision has been about finding a balance to support our roads, drain-

More than a distraction Is Cr Rose Wanchap’s wardrobe malfunction at a recent Council meeting merely a ‘distraction’ from ‘responsible governance’? (Echo, May 27) I would argue that the two are inextricably linked. An elected representative throwing any kind of missile at the public gallery is seriously out of kilter with adult, let alone responsible, behaviour. While the first shoe went wide (much like a delivery from John Howard) I understand the second one came within a foot (no pun intended) of striking the man sitting next to the apparent target, Jim Beatson. The Echo singles out Beatson somewhat disparagingly, but he

was merely one among many at the meeting who were all quite vocal in their dismay at what was happening. Which brings us to the second point. The gallery was full because many people in the Shire are distressed at the hijacking of our local democratic processes by Cr Wanchap’s now well-documented defection. ‘Responsible governance’ was the topic in an Echo editorial on October 14, 2014 under the heading ‘Resignation Please’. I quote: ‘The extent of the damage caused by Cr Wanchap’s decision [to abandon the Greens] is hard to overestimate... [while supporting] inappropriate de-

velopment will cost far more than a by-election.’ Many politicians change parties but manage to keep their core values intact. It would seem however that Cr Wanchap is now completely at odds with her preelection views. She used to aspire to be ‘like Bob Brown’ and ‘keep our Byron as beautiful as it is’. See http:// bit.ly/wanchapYT. Cr Wanchap was elected as part of the Greens ticket with 3,448 Greens preferences and only 31 votes below the line (her personal tally). When people feel betrayed they can get angry too. Paul Davies Suffolk Park

age, and parks.’ Non-ratepayers do need to contribute to use and maintain what I, as a ratepayer, have been paying for, for years. I absolutely object, however, to having to pay to park in Byron Bay! As a ratepayer I already make a contribution to the ‘roads, drainage, and parks’. I object to paying again. Especially when as a rural resident I receive very poor road access and main-

tenance, and no support for my own supplied water and sewerage. I live 9km from the PO in Byron and come into town at least once a week to shop and go to the beach. As a self-funded retiree I am limited in meeting new financial imposts, especially a nearly fourfold increase over the existing parking fee. I note also that ratepayers in high visitation beach-

side councils in Sydney (eg Manly and Warringah as well as those in the eastern suburbs of Sydney) get two free parking stickers per ratepayer. Come on, Byron Council where is ours? Paul Gannon Coopers Shoot

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North Coast news daily: continued from page 11 they used a photo resembling Bangalow above the text. We wouldn’t want them to put their next phone tower in the wrong town. Anyone who attends the event should be careful about what they say because it might constitute ‘community consent’. Similarly, the pink boxes atop Telstra’s new Wi-Fi equipped public phones appear to be more about symbolism and strategy than any grassroots need. A ‘free’ network promoted by local businesses over past years prompted little more than a yawn. Any suggestion this would have beaten off Telstra, by preempting them with our own microwave-spewing hotspots, is nonsense. After a few setbacks in our Shire, industry now seems focused upon taming our as-

tute non-conformism. Whatever happened to freedom of choice? Even ‘alternative’ schools can be fooled by the sales pitch that Wi-Fi makes brighter kids. Maybe they should read Rudolf Steiner’s comments on electro-technology and the damage its radiations inflict upon the mind and body. See www. emraware.com. Peter Nielsen Byron Bay

On a roll

While on hands and knees lovingly tending to next season’s bindii patch on the verge outside my house I came across a thick wad of rolledup advertising. Before dispatching the roll to the recycling bin I perused the ten or so brochures and realised that if I rolled it back up I could throw it back at the

Online comment of the week My respect for the Nationals has just gone down another notch. They are just making a mockery of the Parliament with this childish and divisive motion. Question time should be about answering important questions about legislation and how it impacts on the community. Q Comment by Jeff Johnson in response to the

story ‘Labor and Nats argue the toss over Greens win’ www.echo.net.au/2015/05/labor-andnats-argue-the-toss-over-greens-win

car from which it had been hurled because I don’t want unsolicited, tree-wasting garbage despoiling my verge, thank you very much. Chris Cooney Mullumbimby

Pool overkill

I have had to agree to an inspection of my pool by the powers-that-be. I live on a rural acreage totally out of view of any road in the area. The acreage also contains a slippery-sided (when wet) water hole which retains water for a week or so after heavy rain and then dries up. The pool was installed about 20 years ago, and passed all regulations including a wooden fence. About a year ago, I realised this fence was faulty in places and, I had a new, upgraded fence built professionally. After being notified by Council of the forthcoming inspection, I employed a tradesman to check that all was in order. He checked the locks on the gates, measured the distance outside the fence to every shrub and tree and

cut back anything that might be a problem. All was well. Not good enough for our wonderful council and state government who seem to take delight in persecution of people who have looked after themselves all their life. According to the inspector, the gates did not automatically close and, horror upon horrors, there was a shrub about 18 inches inside the fence with a very small stump beside the main growth. Apparently an enterprising child might first of all discover a well-hidden pool way up a hillside. Then on the steep sloping ground, hold the bars of the fence while his body is hanging down the slope, get his foot on the stump and then haul himself up a childproof fence and get over it. I called in my trusty tradesman again, and yes, the gates shut perfectly well all by themselves. And he could not even find the little stump so he cut the whole shrub down. I now have the inconvenience of another inspection.

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Letters As far as I am concerned, this is bureaucracy gone mad! Why can’t parents look after their kids? When shall we start to fence the ocean? As a woman who has been responsible all my life, I cannot even begin to express my anger at this overstepping of individual rights. Jan Milton Blanch Mullumbimby

Agents bearing gifts

If you bought a property in the 80s for a million, your agent would probably constantly be in touch with you. They would celebrate birthdays, Christmas, etc with you. When you decide to move they will find a buyer. They will always keep in contact with you. If you come back your million-dollar property is probably worth eight million and has been sold six times by the same agent. Your same agent who has never lost contact with you can find a lovely property for you in the same locality. Mention why not build one to two bedroom units for the low income market and it’s shock and horror. Say no more on the subject. Bernard Hinchcliffe Mullumbimby

Council spends our rates to block the inevitable Q As a ratepayer who is about to collectively subsidise a retaining wall at three properties on Belongil Spit, I’m curious to know what equity we get for our dollars. Collectively, ratepayers are paying approximately ten times that required of the landowners. So, can we use their showers after a trip to the beach? Expect the odd cut sandwich? As other community services will have to be cut and rates are increasing at the maximum allowed now, maybe our equity in these properties can transform a section of them into a women’s refuge? Homes for the homeless? Discuss. Roy Geiger Byron Bay Q I would like to add my sup-

port to the Arakwal spokesperson and again ask why are Aboriginal cultural values being ignored and why are some on Council trying to rush through decisions before the Coastal Zone Managment Plan is implemented. If any money is to be spent with any integrity it should be to buy out those properties which the council approved and let the

market forces (like any other product) decide on a price. Anyone want to buy a house in an erosion zone built on sand dunes? Contact Wanchap Real Estate for a great deal. What sort of absurdity is this to set the shire up for these ridiculous ongoing maintenance costs, forever. Will Council subsidise insurance for houses in flood zones throughout the shire? We want our beaches to be natural and aesthetic and I think this point continues to be totally ignored. Rod Murray Ocean Shores Q This council needs to wake up to the realities of coastal recession before they send us broke. The $1.2 million Council has committed to spend on “interim” rock walls is just the start. The fact is that the rock and rubble walls at Belongil have already cost us most of the public beach. As the seas continue to rise at an accelerating rate, soon the beach will be lost completely. Most of the current walls were illegally constructed

back in 1999; the court only allowed them to be retained until the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) was completed. The last CZMP was mysteriously abandoned in 2009 because it proposed maintaining planned retreat. This council is soon to impose its new CZMP upon us. They want to build new and bigger rock walls at Belongil. To try to hold some sand in front of the rocks Council wants us to build groynes (rock walls jutting into the ocean), though while they can trap sand on one side, they exacerbate erosion on the other. As seas rise they too will run out of sand. To supply sand to Belongil, Council foolishly wants to pump 50,000 to 80,000 cubic metres of sand per annum from Cosy Corner. It is estimated this grand scheme will cost some $56 million to install and over $1 million each year to maintain. As seas rise so too will the volumes of sand required and the annual costs, until these defences are overwhelmed. This council is hellbent on getting rid of planned retreat, and it will cost us ratepayers

dearly. I do not want to condone the activities of this morally bankrupt Council and will be withholding my rates. Dailan Pugh Byron Bay Q The

Belongil landowners have repeatedly argued that their beach erosion is caused by the groyne at the Main Beach carpark – therefore Council owes them remediation. So remove the groyne! Surely this can be done for much less than a million dollars, and the erosion will stop when the sand moves freely. Since Main Beach doesn’t extend to the groyne, the inviting sands will remain to attract tourists to Business Bay. And then there won’t be any reason for all ratepayers to subsidise the new rock walls. Charles Sawyer Byron Bay Q The construction of an IBAS

(Interim Beach Access Stabilisation), aka temporary rock wall, was voted for by majority of the councillors against all the science, the warnings and expert advice. This will be the beginning of the end for Byron Bay’s beaches, the

number one reason why over one million people visit the Bay each year! Ultimately, rock walls alter beaches and surf breaks. They are a high cost to communities and an even higher cost to the environment. Just to save a few mansions from falling into the ocean to which they wre built too close. Beaches are formed by dynamic and complex oceanic and climatic systems. It is not right to try to control these systems. The sea level is on track to rise by over 1.2 metres in the next century. What do you think will become of the Belongil spit by then? We need proper planning, not infrastructure on dynamic ground, in order to adapt to the changing climate and an increase in severity of natural disasters such as cyclones. Also, the behaviour of some councillors during public access at the last meeting was atrocious! If I were thinking about a career in community work or politics, I am definitely not any more thanks to that council meeting. Caitlin Weatherstone Suffolk Park

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Sometimes, when I look across the Bay, I glimpse the global cinema epic. I see us all as bit players in the crowd scene. The lead characters are outrageous. The magnificent Sea, whatever the turn of plot, has its way every time. The nervous Coasts, as lands and islands, appear and disappear again and again. Climate sets the scenes and uses Weather to evoke different moods. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extended shoot is about power. Weather created every clichĂŠ from the start of time so no surprise that it features this storm. All of the walk-on characters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you, me, the six billion â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to see the script. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not even told the meaning of any particular scene. But over millennia, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve picked up some clues. First clue. The crowd scene here is part of one extending right around the rim of the Pacific and across all the islands of Oceania. It started about five or six thousand

years ago, when the coastal lands and different islands mostly steadied themselves and took on their present forms. These places take many shapes but they are all due to the interplay of undersea plates of rock and their positions over different hot spots of magma. The result is chains of volcanoes. One series, now extinct, was in Australia. Others, in Japan, Hawaii, off New Zealand, in South America were still ac-

tive right up to the past year. In the Galapagos, one was active last week. Back when, from Taiwan and Southern Asia, Austronesian people voyaged throughout the Pacific, they went along coasts up to Japan and over to the Americas. In Australia, the population living on the east coast steadily grew. But the sea changed its ways and rose. People everywhere were forced back inland. Another clue. From about

three hundred years ago, the crowd scene here was enlarged with extras from all over the world. As always, the sea ignores all this and swipes at the jittery coasts, which erode and let in the sea. Climate sides with the sea in slow-motion dance scenes called oscillations. They do this in both hemispheres. Coasts all around the Pacific are visited with weather which trends to either droughts or floods. The extent plays out differently place by place. Now is a mystery. Crowd scenes are being whipped

up. We fracture into power blocs, from nations down to local governments. From global corporations down to sole traders and employees. From super-rich to poor. We pick some friends and choose other allies. No-one knows how we put up for so long with fossil-fuel technologies. From drilling and mining to combustion and exhaust, its pollution sickens and kills many of us. In an unexpected response to fossil-fuel crowd scenes, the sea is warming and rising. climate ramps up its oscillation dance. Coast is nervous

again, giving way, losing out. Since Darwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re clear we have a common ancestry. We share in one humanity. As the epic continues, helping each other through the catastrophes is a given. We all have different names for helping, but here we call it â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;being matesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. All we walk-ons are being primed to be mates to a new level. We must do better. Helping refugees from conflicts is just the start. Refugees from other eroding coastal lands and islands are also in need. The twisted epic being what it is, we find ourselves potential refugees. Here, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about Belongil, New Brighton, South Golden, Suffolk Park, Ballina â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the list goes on. We know coast always gives way to the sea, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our advance notice. We could transform the crowd scene. Budget our own planned retreats in stages over regional coastal strips. Make way now before tragedy strikes. Prepare new edges as community assets, able to be abundant with marine life. Whatever the big script, in this subplot we can surely do better as mates instead of factions.

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MODIFICATION REQUEST Cultural Events Site â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Yelgun NSW Application No Location Proponent Council Area Approval Authority

MP 09_0028 MOD 3 Tweed Valley Way and Jones Road, Yelgun Billinudgel Property Pty Ltd Byron Shire Minister for Planning

Description of proposed modification The modification request seeks to: â&#x20AC;˘ modify noise criteria to include limits for lower frequency sound emissions from events; â&#x20AC;˘ provide for small community, non-music focused events; and â&#x20AC;˘ amend minor administrative issues. Exhibition A copy of the modification request may be viewed on the Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website (www.planning.nsw.gov.au). The request will also be on exhibition from Friday 5 June 2015 until Monday 22 June 2015 during regular business hours at: â&#x20AC;˘ Department of Planning & Environment: Information Centre, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney; â&#x20AC;˘ Byron Shire Council: 70-90 Station Street, Mullumbimby; and â&#x20AC;˘ Tweed Shire Council: Murwillumbah Civic Centre, 10-14 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah.

The Splendour Buskers Stage returns this year and we are looking for the ďŹ nest talent that our region has to offer! There areÂ 9 spots up for grabs on our infamous Buskers Stage at Splendour In The Grass which takes place at North Byron Parklands from 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 26 July. If you are a Byron Shire, Lennox Head, Lismore or Tweed Shire resident and think you have what it takes to charm the judges, simply email an application to buskers@splendourinthegrass.com for consideration.

Submissions Any person wishing to make a submission on the modification request should use the online form if possible. To find the online form go to the web-page for this modification request via www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/page/on-exhibition Your submission must reach the Department by Monday 22 June 2015. Before making your submission, please read our Privacy Statement at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/privacy or for a copy ring the number below. The Department will publish your submission on its website in accordance with the privacy statement. If you cannot lodge online you can write to the address below. If you want the Department to delete your personal information before publication, please make this clear at the top of your letter. You need to include: â&#x20AC;˘ your name and address, at the top of the letter only; â&#x20AC;˘ the name of the application and the application number; â&#x20AC;˘ a statement on whether you support or object to the modification request; â&#x20AC;˘ the reasons why you support or object to the modification request; and â&#x20AC;˘ a declaration of any reportable political donations made in the previous two years. To find out what is reportable, and for a disclosure form, go to planning.nsw.gov.au/donations or ring the number below for a copy.

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World Environment Day is the perfect time to launch 100 Go Solar, a community initiative to encourage 100 businesses in the Byron Shire to go solar and win. 100 Go Solar is a bright idea for Byron businesses with clear cost savings, plenty of sunshine during working hours and lower pollution levels every day. ‘It makes economic and environmental sense to boost solar for businesses,” said Vicki Brooke, who leads the challenge. ‘Solar is popular with households but solar for business has lagged behind in Byron Shire,’ she said. Now’s a great time to go solar: businesses save on their power bills as soon as they switch to solar; highquality panels are much more affordable and there are still government rebates to help reduce the cost.

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WORLD ENVIR ONMENT DAY INSIDE PATAGONIA Patagonia began life in 1973, a thousand feet up, clinging to the side of El Capitan. It was there that Patagonia founder, Yvon Chouinard, noticed the once-pristine face of the mountain was being pockmarked by thousands of steel pitons being driven into it – the very same steel pitons he was manufacturing in his tin shed in Ventura. Here was a mountain eternal and grand that had stood staunch for 100 million years, a mountain that should last the best part of forever, being ﬂaked away into gravel. The symbolism of the moment set Yvon upon a lifelong mission to prove business can indeed have a simpatico relationship with the natural world. In the years since, Patagonia has evolved into an enterprise with a unique philosophy, a way of doing things, a way to see the world and our place in it. Today Patagonia is still up on the mountain, but also lives in the oceans and rainforests, on trails and beaches: all the places where people seek adventure and discovery. Patagonia product is designed for exploring, embracing and challenging the frontiers. The product is designed for simplicity and is designed to last. Every product has been designed so it can be repaired, otherwise it doesn’t get made. It’s Patagonia’s way of helping to reduce landﬁll and our impact. The love of a wild and beautiful world comes with an obligation to preserve its wilderness and beauty, and Patagonia is committed to this. It always has been. We donate our time, energy and one percent of all sales to like-minded, grassroots environmental groups who are out there working to keep the natural wonder in the world. 1/58 Jonson St, Byron Bay. Ph: 02 6685 8528

ENOVA COMMUNITY ENERGY PROVIDES A LOCAL ALTERNATIVE Enova Community Energy Ltd is a new locally owned community renewable energy company that will be launching in the coming weeks. Enova will commence operation as a full retailer. They will enable customers to purchase locally produced renewable energy and support the building of local small scale generation plant connected with battery storage; inﬂuence regulatory change in the distribution business to bring about lower cost of local distribution via virtual net metering; and enable neighbours to share local generation.

panel / discussion / Q&A session early in the day! Later sessions in the speakers hall focus on organic growing, sustainable land use and the changing climate impacts on local food production This free event will have something for the whole family with live music and entertainment from Bunya, Luna Junction and The Pitts Family Circus, environmental and sustainable business stalls, a kids’ activities tent and a tasty range of vegetarian food, fresh-baked cakes, biscuits, chai and quality espresso coffee. www.calderaenvironmentcentre.org

Interesting litter facts

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY FESTIVAL 2015

• People are more likely to litter if they think no-one can see them. • People are less likely to litter if they think people are watching, if there’s a bin nearby, if the area looks clean, or when there is clear and consistent signage. • In NSW cigarette butts are the most commonly littered item, making up 43 per cent of all litter. • Paper and paperboard are the next most littered items followed by plastics, including bottles, tops and straws. • The estimated cost of litter prevention and clean-up services nationally is $300–350 million a year. • Litter dropped in streets, parks and along roadsides pollutes our local beaches and waterways and has a devastating impact on our marine and bird life. • Fines for littering range from $80 to $450.

The Caldera Environment Centre (CEC) with support from Tweed Shire Council will run an environmentally afﬁrming Family Fun Day in Knox Park, Murwillumbah, on Sunday 7 June, from 10am till 3pm. The CEC’s Green Energy and Wastewise event will highlight the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Year of the Soil. This year’s festival will seek to enable local people in a practical sense by providing information about how soil health can be improved and also what solar-energy options are available, through guest speakers who are soil and solar scientists. Don’t miss the facilitated solar-energy experts

For information or reporting littering from a vehicle, visit the EPA website: www.epa.nsw.gov.au/litter/

R E C Y C L E D P O LY E S T E R We began making recycled polyester from plastic bottles in 1993—the first outdoor clothing manufacturer to transform trash into fleece. By reducing the amount of virgin polyester in many of our products, and replacing it entirely with recycled polyester in some, we reduce our need for petroleum to make raw materials and cut landfill and incinerator waste. Learn more and see all of our recycled polyester products online. patagonia.com/recycledpolyester

PATA G O N I A B Y R O N 1/58 Jonson St, Byron Bay 02 6685 8528

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WORLD ENVIR ONMENT DAY CHOOSE ORGANIC FOOD Linking consumers and healthy food to a healthy environment

Grass-fed organic beef iChoose a healthy regenerated earth Wholly Smoked Gourmet Foods Byron Bay – contact John 6685 6261

Ocean Shores Butchery Contact Gary 6680 1577 For bulk orders direct from the farm contact Glenn on 0409 272 894 or Henry on 0428 237 282

‘The hardest concept for people to grapple with is the fact that every one of us is actually impacting on the condition of the water cycle, the atmosphere and the climate through our decisions and in return that impacts on what is happening back on our farms and in our communities. It’s a big cycle. It’s our responsibility and it’s something we desperately need to do something about.’ This is why: ‘I choose to grow and eat organic food because I understand that this food will not only regenerate my health, but it will also regenerate the landscape and the ecosystems which I am dependant on for clean air, fresh water and a stable climate.’ FigTrees Organic Farms would like to thank our friends at Munch Crunch Organics, The Roadhouse Byron Bay, Wholly Smoke and Ocean Shores butcheries who understand the importance of connecting healthy food back to a healthy landscape. Figtrees Organic Farms - Glenn - 0409 272 894 ﬁgtreesorganicfarms.com.au

FigTrees Organic Farms would like to thank our friends at Munch Crunch Organics, The Roadhouse Byron Bay, Wholly Smoked and Ocean Shores butcheries who understand the importance of connecting healthy food back to a healthy landscape.

TAKE BACK YOUR POWER

figtreesorganicfarms.com.au We are in a new revolution in the way energy is being generated and distributed. Cost factors for solar storage are now way lower than peak electricity prices, allowing people to take control of their energy in a way that was not possible before. We can stop the coalburning generators by reducing the need for peak level, baseload power by storing solar energy and reducing grid power to a small support, rather than a prime need. The decentralisation, decarbonisation and democratisation of the energy market is underway. Vincent Selleck from 888 Solar Tek will be speaking about strategies for storing solar energy and developing community micro-grids at the World Environment Day Festival, Knox Park, Murwillumbah at 10.30am on Sunday 7 June. Ph: 6688 4480

LITTER BLITZ IN BYRON BAY Byron Shire Council and North East Waste are celebrating World Environment Day early by holding a Litter Blitz special event this Thursday. It’s part of the effort to reduce littering around the main bus stop near the

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Visitors Centre in Byron. The busy bus stop has been identiﬁed as a local rubbish hotspot with cigarette butts and takeaway packaging often littering the area. Rubbish experts, Inspector Trash and Mr G Litter, will be there from 9am till 12pm, to take a fun look at littering behaviour, and there will be the opportunity to take the Litter Challenge and go into the draw to win a massage treatment worth up to $120. The event is part of the NSW EPA statewide Hey Tosser litter-reduction campaign. NE Waste secured $70,000 for the regional campaign under the Waste Less Recycle More initiative, funded through the waste levy. Some of the funding has been used to install new cigarette-butt bins to encourage those using the area to ‘bin their butts’. The NSW government is also trialling education strategies and boosting surveillance to deter litterers and to enforce penalties for littering, particularly from vehicles. For more information visit the NE Waste website: www.newaste.org.au/litter/.

STOP FOOD WASTE AND WIN A $100 FOOD HAMPER Did you know that 63 per cent of NSW households forget about leftovers in the fridge or freezer*? What a waste of edible food and money. NE Waste and your local council are encouraging households to sign up to the Love Food Hate Waste Challenge and reduce their food waste this World Environment Day. ‘More than $2.5 billion worth of edible food is thrown away by NSW households each year.* Small but simple actions can dramatically cut the amount of food wasted and save us more than $1,000 a year,’ said Linda Tohver, education coordinator with NE Waste. ‘We are asking people to commit to do at least one thing differently as part of the Love Food Hate Waste Challenge. This week, we are also giving away a local food hamper worth $100 to one lucky person who signs up to the Challenge and Facebook page.’ Tools, tips, and delicious recipes on how to make the most of your food are available to those who join. Sign up at www.newaste.org.au, access our Facebook page. The Love Food Hate Waste Challenge, and pledge to: plan your meals – by creating a weekly menu plan, you are less likely to purchase excess foods. • Write, and shop to, a list. • Store your food properly. • Freeze excess food. • Cook and serve the right amount for your family/

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WORLD ENVIR ONMENT DAY Whale Season Begins Byron Bay is truly one of the most amazing places to see and experience whales and dolphins in the wild. You can have a perfect view from the Cape Byron Lighthouse or head out on an adventure tour with our local kayak or boat operators. As the days begin to shorten and we begin to pull out our warm clothes, an excitement of activity along our coastline begins with the arrival of the humpback whales. Humpback whales undertake one of the longest migrations, travelling more than 10,000km between their summer feeding grounds in the Antarctic and their warm tropical birthing grounds of the Great Barrier Reef and South Paciﬁc in the winter. In spring, Byron Bay becomes a nursery with mothers and calves using

• Love your leftovers – eat them, reuse them or freeze them. This project is supported by the Environmental Trust as part of the NSW EPA’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative, funded from the waste levy. *These statistics are from the NSW EPA’s Love Food Hate Waste campaign: www.lovefoodhatewaste.nsw.gov.au.

ACTIVISM FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT World Environment Day is a day that reminds us how we act all year round. Byron Shire is an ecologically signiﬁcant area and, as a community, we can feel proud of three decades of community activism to protect and preserve. Currently so much of what is precious is at risk: our beaches, our koalas, our wetlands and forests. Please, take the opportunity to get involved and speak up for the protection of this special place. One vote by your council can change the future and destroy so much; don’t let it happen. Get active or lose what you love! Jan Barham MLC www.janbarham.org.au

the shallow protection it offers to rest and learn vital life skills on their return south. At times you could be lucky to see our resident bottlenose dolphins, that reside year round in the Bay, greeting their humpback whale cousins. It was not long ago that we rarely saw the distant blows from a surfacing whale along a coastline. Following the cessation of commercial whaling in the southern hemisphere during the mid-1960s, the population was reduced to only a few hundred individuals along the east coast of Australia. Now the population is well on the way to recovery with almost 20,000 humpback whales expected to pass our shores this season. It is one of the few success stories of animal populations returning from the brink of extinction. But this recovering population is not out of the woods yet; with increasing pressures from climate change, ﬁsheries, marine debris and numerous other threats in the modern era, it

ROUS WATER While onsite sewage management systems are designed and installed by licensed professionals, homeowners are responsible for operation and maintenance of these systems. Often systems fail because owners do not maintain them after installation. Wastewater contains pathogens – micro-organisms that can cause serious illness and disease. Poorly designed, installed, operated and/or maintained systems can release pathogens into groundwater and local waterways, represent a risk to the region’s drinking water sources, and can be very expensive to repair. OSSMs protect human health and the environment by safely recycling wastewater back into the natural environment. Protect the environment this World Environment Day by completing a check of your OSSM!

is unlikely that we will see the pre-whaling numbers return. It is difﬁcult to put into words the speechless moment that takes place when you come eye to eye with these magniﬁcent and vulnerable animals that are sensitive to the presence and disturbance from people. It is up to all of us to care for our whales and dolphins to ensure their safety and wellbeing. Whether you are on a boat, kayak, surfboard, standup paddleboard or swimming, it is important to abide by the Australian whale- and dolphin-watching regulations and remain 50m from a dolphin (150m with calf) and 100m from a whale (300m with calf). For further information about how you can help care for or assist with increasing the understanding of the ecology of our whales and dolphins by becoming a citizen scientist and report your sightings, go to: www.dolphinresearchaustralia.com.

Activism for our environment Committed to protecting & preserving our ecological & cultural heritage & encouraging community activism

Jan Barham MLC

www.janbarham.org.au

For more information on maintaining your system contact your local council or Rous Water (www. rouswater.nsw.gov.au).

There’s no drama...

’TIL THE SEPTIC SYSTEM GOES

Your on-site sewage management system cleans the water you use every day. Not the most glamorous of duties, but critical to the overall ‘health’ of your home. Effluent from leaking systems can be expensive to fix and can pose environmental health issues if not addressed. Protect your family, investment and the quality of our region’s water supply. Here’s how: Have your system inspected every 2 to 3 years by a reputable contractor (or as required by Council). When necessary, have your tank pumped out. Avoid field compaction and broken pipes. Never park, drive or build on your tank or land application area. Protect the bacteria in your system. Use mild, ‘septic safe’ detergents and cleaners. Check for signs of system failure: areas in the yard that remain moist during dry times; patches of excessive grass or plant growth; or excess algae growth along watercourses. If you see signs of failure, schedule an inspection and repairs immediately.

Skip the unnecessary drama. Take care of your septic system and it will take care of you. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ROUS WATER OR YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL.

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The Good Life

Food Wine Travel

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Welcome to our table Susanna Freymark

Live local music Thursday to Sunday Suffolk Park Village Centre

Ph. 6685 3101 Open 7 days from 5pm Facebook, Instagram, www.pizzaparadisobyron.com

Get the freshest produce weekly. Direct from the people who grow it!

- FREE PARKING - ENTERTAINMENT - BREAKFAST OPTIONS - LOCAL COFFEE EVERY THURSDAY

8 - 11am butler st reserve

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EVERY SATURDAY

8 - 11am behind bangalow hotel

BANGALOW

Byron Farmers Market

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On the morning we meet, Smoje has his hands full of quinces. He peels and cleans the plump, yellow fruit, a hundred of them, as we talk. ‘I like these in my hands,’ he says. He is making quince relish. He makes nearly everything from scratch and only special spices and salt are sourced from interstate. ‘My food is hearty and comforting,’ he says. ‘The flavours are familiar yet people will discover new things and feel nourished.’ He makes fresh sourdough bread, chorizo and cheeses such as feta and ricotta. He has built a metal frame so he can slow cook ‘big chunks of animals’. A good chef is always learning, Smoje says, and he makes sure he learns new skills by spending time at the local butcher and inviting a cheesemaker to his home. ‘I try to keep myself fresh

with knowledge,’ he says, as if describing a menu item. ‘The day you stop learning, you stop growing.’ Growing up in Argentina with Italian parents, he has lived in Byron Shire for four years. With stints in kitchens in Argentina, London, Europe and Australia, he has learnt a lot along the way. ‘We try not to manipulate the food too much,’ he says. Honest is the best way to describe the food at Francisco’s Table: full of flavour, and with the smell of fire and passion on every plate. This

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

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

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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 Overlooking the beautiful Wategos Beach, Rae’s Fish Cafe is the mustvisit restaurant while you’re visiting Byron Bay.

is food to share with friends. Q Francisco’s Table. 0416 057 705. francisco.food@ gmail.com. At: Coorabell, Federal, Bangalow & Corndale Halls. Cost: $60/head, BYO. Next event: 13 June, traditional Argentinian food at Coorabell Hall.

Eating out guide 7 Days Lunch 12pm - Dinner 5pm

The Sun 61 Bayshore Drive Byron Bay 6685 6500

$10 menu every day

Full Menu at www.thesunbistro.com

Kids’ playground TAB/Keno/Skyy Parking a-plenty Bottle Shop & Drive Through

Italian at the Pacific WINNER OF CHEF'S HAT

ALL NEW MENU FOR SUMMER & LIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC Come and try the all new summer tapas and mains menu with a few old favourites. Fresh cocktails in the bar. And always presenting incredible live music in Byron’s most intimate performance atmosphere. Check our website or facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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

Happy Chilli Garden Open 7 days 12pm till late Byron St (opp Aldi) Byron Bay P 6680 9191 F 6676 4869 M 0403 516793 happychilligarden@hotmail.com

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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Hand-thrown artisan pizzas, craft beers, wines and cocktails

The food is fresh, with eggs and honey straight from the backyard. The trestle tables are long and customers are called friends. Before the meals are served, the waitstaff gather and toast the feast with a glass of champagne. This is Francisco’s Table, a roaming restaurant serving seasonal, uncomplicated food at village halls in Bangalow, Federal, Coorabell and Corndale. Myocum-based chef Francisco Smoje believes the ambience while you eat is as important as the food. ‘The atmosphere is about togetherness. It is like a big dinner party,’ Smoje says. ‘You don’t eat and leave. It takes at least three hours.’ Recoiling at the phrase ‘pop-up’ restaurant, Smoje feels roaming is a better way to describe what he does. ‘When we started (three years ago), hardly anyone was doing it. The pop-up is a thing now,’ he said. ‘The advantage of roaming is you make different friends at different places.’ The 41-year-old chef has a dream amid all the roaming. ‘We’re looking for a property, a dream place for a rustic, humble restaurant where we serve local food,’ he says. His partner of 20 years, Emma Byrne, and their fivemonth-old son are part of the dream. Byrne manages the bookings and helps to create the friendly atmosphere by decorating the halls with native flowers in a quintessentially Francisco’s Table style.

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods Special $10 Menu - Changes Daily Includes soft drink or water BYO Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

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Eating out guide

Byron at Byron

Peaceful dining by our tranquil rainforest

77–97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay

Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $49 per person

6639 2111 thebyronatbyron.com.au

Savour your experience!

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

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.

Mon-Sat: 4pm til late. Sun: 4pm til 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

Aquarius Café and Dining

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Wed to Sat - 7.30am till late Breakfast/Lunch Sun to Tues - 7.30am till 3pm 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay Reservations 6685 7663

Come and enjoy a truly Byron dining experience with head chef Patrick Hobbs and his team. With beautiful breakfasts, lazy lunches and delicious dinners, Aquarius Cafe & Dining is the perfect venue for groups, couples or solo diners. Unique hand-crafted cocktails, a killer wine list and a selection of cold beer on tap are available from midday everyday. Cocktail and Tapas hour – All cocktails $12 5pm to 7pm Wednesday to Saturday Please visit www.aqcafe.com.au for menus and details.

Success Thai

SPECIAL $10 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU

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

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

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Good Taste

www.stelmodining.com

Traditional Thai

Santé

Dinner every evening 5.30-9.30pm

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

5/2 Fletcher St, Byron Bay 6685 5151

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

Hog’s Breath Cafe

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.

Open 7 Days Open 5pm–late daily for dinner and cocktails 95 Jonson Street, In the Heart of Byron Bay 6685 5009

Come and enjoy one of our signature thin-crust pizzas, a delicious pasta or scrumptious salad. Happy hour 5–7pm $10 cocktails Mojito Bellini Spiced Dark and Stormy Weekly Special

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Dinner: Mon-Sat 11 Fletcher St, Byron Bay Bookings Essential 6685 7557

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Spice It Up Thai Restaurant Open Wednesday-Sunday Dine-in or Takeaway 5:30pm 6684 2209 Mullumbimby Bowling Club

Now open Friday night with LIVE MUSIC! Proudly awarded ‘Most Sustainable Seafood Restaurant’ 2015. This year we celebrate 25 years of serving the finest local seafood. Join us in the sea breeze on our veranda for a lazy long lunch or intimate candle lit dinner. Private dining room also available.

The count down is on! All good things must come to and end and our most popular ‘POP UP’ restaurant concept Izakaya will be closing in a matter of weeks. We love it when you are ‘hungry’ so stay tuned for what comes next in the Fins POP UP restaurant series.

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.

Harvest Café, Bakery and Deli sprawls across three lovingly restored buildings in breakfast. lunch. dinner. the historic town of Newrybar, 15 minutes 18-22 Old Pacific Highway from Byron Bay in the Byron Hinterland. Newrybar NSW 2479 Showcasing the wonderful diversity of our region Harvest create fabulous fresh, 6687 2644 local, and organic food sourced from local artisan producers and the restaurants harvestcafe.com.au own gardens & farm.

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Francisco’s Table

Come and experience the best Italian/Mediterranean cuisine, done with the best local products. We are fully licensed, and count 30 cocktails and 100 different spirits.

Roaming Restaurant

Francisco’s Table is a roaming restaurant popping up at different locations around the Byron Shire. The philosophy behind Francisco’s cooking is honesty TOP 10 0416 057 705 and simplicity. His food is inspired, amongst many POP-UPS francisco.food@gmail.com things, by the amazing local produce that is sourced NSW SMH from a wide community of growers and farmers. At www.facebook.com/ Good Food Francisco’s Table you will share a table loaded with Guide 2015 FranciscosTable delectable dishes with friends and fellow food lovers. Also available for functions, parties and weddings.

Kids meals $9

32 Lawson Street 6680 8818 www.basilo.co

Good Taste

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

Live music Thursday to Sunday

Basiloco Open Wed to Sunday 5pm, Closed Mon and Tues.

Izakaya

Try our artisan pizzas, the biggest range of vegetarian pizzas in Byron. Huge selection of craft beers, exciting cocktails and wines.

Open 7 days from 5pm Suffolk Park Village Centre 6685 3101 Facebook, Instagram pizzaparadisobyron.com

Contemporary Sardinian Restaurant

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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.

Pizza Paradiso

• Breakfast and lunch • Wood-fired pizzas • Fresh juices • Great coffee

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

Phone 6680 7632 functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au www.facebook.com/Fishheadsbyron.com www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours

Mon-Fri 7.30am–3pm Friday night 5.30–9.30pm 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228

Fins

A range of menu packages for your SPECIAL EVENT

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

“Menu Del Dia” Soup+Main+Wine $25 Monday to Friday Lunch

Luscious Foods

www.lusciousfoods.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

Serving Rustic European Cuisine Breakfast/Lunch: 7 days from 7am Dinner: Tuesday-Saturday from 5.30pm Bar: From 10am, with or without food

We do wedding and special event functions. Open Wed to Sun 5pm. closed on Monday and Tuesday.

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

Eating out guide BY LIZ JACKSON

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Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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facebook.com/byron. legendpizza Scan code for our menu! BYO Home delivery 7 days

Fishheads

Muoi’s Feast

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

FRESH PIZZA – BYRON STYLE Check us out on

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

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

Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

Eat in or take away, licensed, family friendly Outdoor dining area, easy parking, Open 7 days a week, 11am till late.

Legend Pizza

The Balcony

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E: lizzijjackson@gmail.com P: 0414 895 441

MULLUMBIMBY

An award-winning Japanese fusion cuisine Sushi bar, tapas, main meals and delicious chef’s specials

NEWRYBAR

O-Sushi – Since 2004

Byron Bay Woolies Plaza, Jonson St 02 6685 7103 Coolangatta The Strand Marine Pde 07 5536 5455 Broadbeach The Oracle, 12 Charles Ave 07 5570 2166 www.osushi.com.au

Dinner Mon-Sun Lunch on weekdays Closed Tuesdays 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.

POP-UP

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CATERING

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

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A GLASSY NIGHT WITH WALL APALOOZ A HIT TIN G BYRON BAY THIS FRIDAY, FE ATU RIN G HAILMARY, HAMM ER S , R EDH OOK , TH E SE FOU R WALL S , MASSIVE , AN D SMOKIN G MARTHA , SEVEN GOT IN FOR A CHAT WITH TOBIAS ATKIN S OF GL ASS OCE AN , WH O AR E AL SO FE ATU RIN G AS PART OF TH E BILL AT TH E HOTEL GR E AT N ORTH ER N THIS WEEK . Tell me about your major pop influences? Michael Hutchence, Michael Jackson and Prince. Those guys were my introduction to pop music. My parents were professional dancers and entertainment figures, so these three had it all. My folks handed me their discographies early on and that was that. Their sensuality and self-expression was unique so I just had to become something like that. There was something about how they couldn’t be copied, how their dedication to their art form showed that you could be something more. Those guys spoke volumes of love and light to the whole world and subsequently made it a better place. Call me naive, but that’s what I want to do for the world.

the writing process too. But we always start with simple ideas and just build. In terms of inspiration, that always is driven from emotion. I need that in my life before I can write any lyrics. Which kind of sucks because when everything’s ‘peaches’ I don’t feel like writing anything. As soon as that changes I’ve got my lyric pad out and I’m a fury of words and vocal melodies. How does the idea change when you go into the studio?

REAL. We wanted to show that we didn’t need to hide behind lots of production value and shimmery guitars to still provide people with songs that have impact. It’s a massive point of difference from the first EP, and that’s the point we set out to make. Glass Ocean will never try to do the same thing twice. We wanted to challenge ourselves in the studio and work really hard to achieve the sound we wanted in the takes rather than in the mix afterwards. So many engineers polish audible turds. Our producer/engineer Lachlan Mitchell is very anti-superficiality, so he made us work hard during the tracking process to achieve the sound we wanted just via playing the songs the right way. We are very happy with the result.

For me, suddenly it’s all about the execution of the idea, rather than some half-arsed riff you jotted down on your home recording setup that you have hope for. Once you’re in the studio the whole thing is about capturing a moment in time. And What is your songwriting process with Glass with that in mind, I swap my focus to the execution What have been the highlights so far for you as Ocean? of the idea. I don’t believe that means perfection a band? The usual process tends to be that we write the either; I think it just means justifying what you’re I think one of the biggest highlights within the track instrumentally first, and then I scratch my trying to say. band is how we have brought this studio project to head for weeks trying to come up with lyrics. Our What did you set out to achieve with your latest the stage in a really strong and passionate way. We songs are always initially inspired by a single riff recording? work really, really hard to sound great live. During that gives us the inspiration to keep going. There’re 2014 we played all over the place, and generally Our latest record was all about keeping things lots of production/mix elements that go into

sucked. But we kept at it, and kept at it, and rehearsed more until we suddenly saw our hard work paying off as we came into 2015. Ever since our January Sydney show with Northlane and our east coast tour with Brisbane’s HELM we have been getting some great feedback from fans who come to the shows as well as from fellow bands. We want to become an iconic live act, and so any time we improve our live show is always a highlight. What should we expect for your live show at the Great Northern? Expect to be dazzled, haha. We are about good ol’ fashioned showmanship. Our live show is about providing you with the highest level of entertainment we can. We really put it all on the line for the crowd and we really love interacting with the audience. To experience us live is to be overwhelmed with deep melody, swaying hips, baritone vocal melodies and buckets of reverb. ’Nuff said! Hotel Great Northern on Friday.

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It would be true to say that I have issues around self-control. I never have just one of anything. Not wine, not chocolate, not men, and certainly not kids. I have always had this attitude to life that if you are going to do something then have a bloody decent crack at it. Don’t tiptoe around the edges and dip your toe in; bloody jump in! I was at the doctor the other day, and she asks me the lifestyle questions around my personal health. ‘Are you a heavy drinker?’ I say, No, probably moderate.

She asks, ‘How many times a week?’ and I say, oh, three or four days a week I might have three sometimes four glasses of wine. I didn’t tell her that every six months or so I might have six! It’s none of her business. I’m starting to think Dr Lady could do with tipping herself over the two-drink ledge every now and then. And makes some passing Dr Judgment about my alcohol consumption and says, ‘That’s double the recommended amount’. I don’t know who makes the recommendations: clearly

people who don’t like drinking – probably Baptists or Mormons. I was like, ‘Have you had a look at me, love? I am twice the size of a recommended woman. I am 90 kilos and 6 foot tall. Surely my ‘standard’ drinks are bigger?’ Apparently not. Frankly I wouldn’t see the point in having one glass of wine. Why open a bottle of wine if you are only going to have one glass? Seems like a waste. I’d rather have none. I love food. My constantly fluctuating weight is a pretty clear indicator that I don’t say No very much. I can’t eat just one piece of chocolate. I don’t trust people who can do that. It’s my belief that people who can drink one glass of wine and eat one piece of chocolate are quite possibly on the spectrum for serial killing. I won’t necessarily eat the entire block, but I’ll keep going until I feel sick. I have never

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managed to judge the chocolate indulgence tipping point until I’ve tipped into too much. I was never going to have one kid. That would have been more like a hobby or a project. I never saw the point of just having the one. No, it’s all or nothing. When it came to breeding I decided early on in life I would have none or heaps. I still don’t feel like I had enough kids. I would have had another 10 had I started earlier. I guess I was lucky I never had fertility issues. I have always been far too fertile for my own good. It was always easy for me to get pregnant because I love sex and loathe contraception. And I’m prone to being a teensy bit reckless. It’s called ‘impulsivity’. I call it charisma. Apparently, another self-control issue. I never planned pregnancies. That seemed far too clinical. No,

the opportunity to offer a wide range of workshops, forums, and tours that showcase our community’s innovative environmental and sustainability groups, initiatives, and projects. How well do environment-focused groups work together usually? How is this a unique opportunity for them to reach a broader audience?

BELLINGEN SHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE (BSLA) FOUNDING MEMBER , AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE CENTRE FOR E C O LO G I C A L L E A R N I N G L I S A S I E G E L I S C O O R D I N AT I N G AC T I V I T I E S F O R B E L LO W I N T E R M U S I C F E ST I VA L’S B E L LO L E A F F E ST I VA L – A N E N V I RO N M E N TA L LY F O C U S E D P RO G R A M O F TA L K S , W O R K S H O P S A N D E D U C AT I O N R U N N I N G C O N C U R R E N T LY W I T H T H E M U S I C P RO G R A M . What was the vision for Bello LeaF? Bellingen is an amazing community full of changemakers and eco-teachers. We wanted to be able to share our

knowledge, skills, and passion with more people, both from within our community and from farther afield. The Bello LeaF (Learning Festival) gives us

We can’t answer for other communities, but here in Bellingen we have been working together really well for the past eight years. Transition Bellingen originally got everyone together to meet every few months to network and share stories. This eventually morphed into the BSLA. As an alliance with a dozen or so member groups, we can share publicity resources and reach a much bigger audience than each individual group can by itself. And of course, as an alliance we can work with wonderful initiatives such as the Bello Winter Festival and present events such as the very exciting Bello LeaF.

all my pregnancies were the result of impulsive passionate couplings, not entirely dissimilar to the resultant progeny. For god’s sake – I wanted to breed artists and thinkers, not auditors. I have spent my entire life on the quest to be moderate. It has always been my greatest challenge. It’s easy to be moderate when you are by nature a moderate person. I sometimes think they are the people who have the boring jobs in government departments writing pamphlets about moderation. Only moderate people would be happy with a life where you did that sort of shit. When you are an extreme sort, it’s something of a lifelong challenge to achieve moderation. It’s trickier than multiple orgasm. I used to drink seven coffees a day. And smoke 12 joints. And that was before breakfast. At

The Bello Winter Festival crew has been so warm and wonderful in helping us create the LeaF. So many environmental values are reflected through the BWF – first of all, that it is a small festival that takes advantage of local venues and existing equipment rather than creating the need for a bunch of new expensive stuff. That is green economics right there!

about 30 the panic attacks set in and I had to cut back. Now I smoke zero joints and drink one coffee. If I have two coffees I feel sick. It’s like my body is betraying my true hedonistic nature. Just looking at stoned people gives me the fear. My stupid body forced me to the land of the boring. Making me one of them: the moderate people. And so I only have one coffee. I don’t buy chocolate. I only buy one bottle of wine. I have cut back on my orgasms and coerced my husband into getting a vasectomy. More recently I put myself on a wait list for a height reduction. I think finally when I am a conventional five foot six I will finally able to do conventional things like control myself. Until then watch out; this large and totally reckless woman is reverse parking somewhere near you.

then? How do they think God sees Earth, and perhaps more importantly, how do they think God’s followers should live on Earth? Do they encourage or undermine eco-friendly living, or both? Brought to you by Uniting Earth Ministries. More info at ecofaith.org.) But then there is the Winter Beekeeping Workshop, and the Gumbaynggirr Language workshop, and three different forums – All We Need is a Radical Shift in Consciousness…, A Healthy River is a Happy River, and The Future of Food! It is unique and all too exciting!

The Bello LeaF of course is all about ‘environmental values’. We have local experts exploring all sorts of topics from beekeeping to Gumbaynggirr language and native plants to shifting consciousness!

How do people’s small actions affect our larger impacts on the planet?

Can you tell me about some of the unique workshops on offer?

Well, we like to ascribe to the ‘butterfly effect’: ‘In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state’. In other words, a butterfly flapping its wings on one side of the world can influence a hurricane on the other side of the world weeks later! So we keep going with our small actions every day. And once in a while throw in a larger action such as the Bello LeaF.

Oh dear, they are all unique! Well, two workshops that probably are not usually included in a regular festival lineup would be Primitive Fire Making (Friday at 1–2.30pm, meet on the north side of Lavenders Bridge. Have you ever wanted to make fire just using sticks and skill? This is your chance! Bushman extraordinaire Andrew Turbill, assisted How is the music and environmental by young people from Bellingen EYE, focus matched? How are will guide you in the spirit of matchless environmental values are reflected in fire making. Brought to you by Centre programming over Bellofest? for Ecological Learning. Registration Of course we would be happy if the essential at cel.org.au.) and How Green is artists played lots of songs with eco God? (Saturday 12–1pm at the Little Red messages but not sure if that is the point. Kitchen. Judaism, Christianity and Islam We are really looking forward to the River share a collection of scriptures that begin Songs concert on Sunday though. with God’s relationship to Earth. But what

How can people get involved in Bello LeaF? Just please come along to whatever events you fancy; bring your friends, and spread the word.

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COUNTRY MUSICIAN LOU BRADLEY IS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE MURWILLUMBAH COUNTRY ROOTS FESTIVAL 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 OCTOBER

4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; AT THE BYRON BREWERY ON FRIDAY Featuring SAMO DJ (Stockholm / Born Free records) currently on tour of Australia for Vivid Festival in Sydney, SAMO DJ delivers his very eclectic style of Swedish house and techno. He is joined by Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pelvis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3pm on Saturday at the Brewery. $10/15.

MURWILLUMBAHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COUNTRY ROOTS Aria- and Golden Guitarnominated alt-country music artist Lou Bradley has put the guitar aside for a moment to program the first Murwillumbah Country Roots Festival to be held over the long weekend of 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 October. With an impressive lineup featuring Kasey Chambers, Archie Roach, Shane Howard, Renee Geyer, Busby Marou, Richard Clapton, Sara Storer and about 50 other acts local and national, this is certain to be an event of industry significance both nationally and internationally! For tickets and program lineup go to www. mbahcountryrootsfest.com.

BABYLON BREWERY Stepping Outa Babylon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; reggae and dub sound system â&#x20AC;&#x201C; showcasing Byronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reggae crew is back in The Breweryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beergarden to blast some fat beats and psychedelic dubs. Live reggae and dub sound system session delivered by The 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sound alongside special guests Groover (Elementary Hi Fi) Pon Di Dub Station, Iman Dan skanking and Katia. Friday at the Brewery with a 7pm start â&#x20AC;&#x201C; free entry.

QUEENS BIRTHDAY PELVIS This Queens Birthday long weekend Atypical and Sounddrop join forces to present an outdoor party like no other.

Art, Drumming, Music, Dance Performances Fri 5thÂ Byron,Â Kulchajam & Sat 6th Mullum,Â Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sÂ Crk Hall. 7pm.Â Dance &Â Drum workshops Sat 6th Wilsons Ck Hall from 10am. All ages welcome! Bookings call 0400 597 724.

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This weekend sees Lennox Head come alive with the Jazz by the Sea concert held as part of the Love Lennox Festival. The jazz by the Sea concert will be held Saturday at Lennox Head Natives of the road CaravĂŁna Sun Community Centre. are setting forth on a short run The evening will kick off with The of dates to celebrate the release Northern Rivers Big Band and of Ashes, the first single from their forthcoming album due for then carry through with gypsy release later this year. It would be jazz in the form of The Clarence Jazzmen and then finish off with fair to say these boys donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just Martha Baartz, who is a brilliant write music and words; they tell stories. While touring the summer saxophonist, and featuring the just gone they met an Indigenous beautiful voice of Elly Hoyt. man at a show in Western Australia. He approached the band afterwards to thank them for reigniting the fire heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d lost inside himself. He told the boys Baby Et Lulu are a truly magnetic their music was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;calling out all his musical partnership who have ancestors from the ashes to that been seducing audiences since moment.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; His character captivated their debut release. Featuring CaravĂŁna Sun and they invited much-loved artistes Abby Dobson him to play with them when they â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Leonardoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bride) and were next in the area. His reply Lara GoodridgeÂ â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Luluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (FourPlay) was as raw as it was inspiring: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I have recorded a second selection would love to but I have cancer of classic and contemporary and only a couple of months to chansons, as well as, for the first liveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. This guy was completely at time, a number of their own peace with his fate. He left the original compositions written in conversation by saying he would French. Baby et Lulu have enjoyed play with them in spirit and to a new-found poetic freedom in keep overcoming the obstacles writing in the language they both throughout life. It was these love so much. Perhaps best of words that sparked inspiration for all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for both audience and duo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; their single Ashes. CaravĂŁna Sun Baby et Lulu allows Abby and Lara showcase tracks from their latest the exhilaration of stepping into inspiring album at the Hotel two sassy and playful characters Brunswick on Sunday. in a veritable celebration of la vie

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Byron Bay/ Mullumbimby PUBLIC WORKSHOP Sunday 14 June 2015 2pm to 3pm PUBLIC CONCERT Sunday 14 June 2015 6.30pm

GET ON YOUR BOOGIE SHOES FOR THE BAYFM FUNDRAISER AT THE BANGALOW BOWLO THIS SATURDAY franĂ§aise. A heady combination of feminine couture â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from elegant to va va voom, seductive and witty banter, romantic chansons sung exquisitely in French, and the extraordinary musicianship of the band, leaves them and their audiences, enraptured. With sellout shows around the country, their upcoming Mullumbimby Ex-Services show is sure to be no exception. Friday 12 June. Tix and info: www.mullummusic.com.au.

KINGSWOOD COUNTRY Melbourne band Kingswood has had a huge year. They debuted at number six on the charts with their Microscopic Wars record, secured two places in the Triple J Hottest 100 and have blitzed the country with a series of sellout shows and festival lineups at the likes of Falls Music & Arts Festival and Splendour In The Grass. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the embodiment of what is great about live Australian music, true craftsmen who value authenticity and hard work above all else. They play the Hotel Great Northern on Wednesday.

MAKE IT A KNIGHT AT CLUB LENNOX Kellie Knight and the Daze sound like a blend of your favourite retro soul vinyl mixed with future gangsta funk back beat and topped with flickerings of jazz and hip-hop-flavoured lead, shaken together like a Sunday afternoon cool martini. Fronted by the impassioned powerhouse voice of Kellie Knight, the Daze weave and meander through a solid beat with mighty improvisation and then hone a catchy almost-pop chorus line. Fans of Sharon Jones and the Dapkings or Amy Winehouse will enjoy the energy of this live show with the lively banter among the musicians, while appreciators of singers such as Adele or Aretha will be swayed by Kellie Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique blend of full-strength belting and subtle jazz sensibility. Kellie Knight and The Daze at Club Lennox on Sunday from 4pm.

FRIDAY NIGHT AT BYRONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KULCHAJAM EXPERIENCE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;HAPPY AFRICAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DRUMMING & DANCE PARTY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AT WILSONS CREEK HALL This weekend he joins â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;happy forcesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with Wala-is-life, dear friends he grew up with in Ghana, who are also master drummers. These four teachers are going allout with full power and passion, offering people of the Byron Shire the opportunity to watch live performances at Kulchajam in Byron Bay on Friday at 6pm, and/ or join in classes all day at Wilsons Creek Hall on Saturday at 10am. Another show on Saturday night will heat up the Wilsons Creek Hall from 7pm, with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;happy-vibesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, giving everyone from the classes an opportunity to perform to family and friends. What fun! Cost of watching performances is $20, children free. Choose a drum or a dance class for $60, or do both for $90! And just to make it more global, a sexy salsa class is also offered for those interested! FB Happy Africa Community Page, and for bookings or more info call: 0452 191 657 or 6684 0081.

DIANA AT THE RAILS With influences ranging from Joni Mitchell to Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain, Diana Anaidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acoustic songs have always been recorded with a progressive rock sound. Come and hear the new tunes in a stripped-back intimate and acoustic vibe at the beautiful Rails hotel, a friendly all-inclusive venue and the perfect way to spend a Thursday evening.

PUT ON DEM BOOGIE SHOES BayFM will warm up your winter with Boogie Shoes this Saturday at the Bangalow Bowlo. A Studio 54 Retro Glamour Dance Party that will bring out the best in disco and funk. Seven of the Byron Shireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest DJs putting the R in Retro. Catch the Magic Bus from Byron Bus Stop 8pm, Roadhouse Cafe 8.10pm and Suffolk Park 8.20pm and get the party started in style. Get your tickets now online at bayfm.org or phone the station during office hours on 6680 7999.

AFRICAN BEATS West African beats and rhythm have a unique impact on the body, mind and soul.

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This ancient tradition has been used for centuries to bring community together, to heal and open the hearts of all people. Gabriel Otu is a master drummer and dancer, who has been welcomed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;right wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Caldera Country by the GithabulNgarakwal Tribe, to share his culture with the people here.

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ARIES: Expressing your typically vivid opinions could

Stars A certain amount of whingeing’s permissible during Mercury Rx… but rather than abusing it, why not use it to address what may have reached critical levels while you weren’t paying attention?

go one of two ways this week: either delighting and inspiring your listeners, or unleashing an avalanche of judgment and misunderstanding. So gauge your audience. Then if they don’t get you, take a lesson from the weather, which pays no attention to criticism. TAURUS: Taurean Florence Nightingale, famous for patching up casualties, easing people’s pain and generally saving the day is this week’s astro-role model. The reward for all your good work will be vivacious endof-week Venus moving into the live-it-up-and-let’s-party sign of the luxury-loving Lion. GEMINI: With an energetic trifecta of planets in Gemini driving this week, life’s likely to be full of surprises. Exciting ones featuring birthday presents, wining, dining and partying; others unexpected and slightly less pleasant. Recommended strategy? Try not to go into overdrive, act on impulse or make hasty decisions.

CANCER: We all experience periods of inner panic: fake it till you make it moments where smiling feels like a silent shriek. The Crab clan are strong at holding on, perhaps less adept at letting go – often equated with wisdom. Need to say goodbye to something? A friend’s practical input can help.

SAGITTARIUS: This week looks set to press your personal settings to enthusiastic, optimistic, adventurous and crusading. But this isn’t an auspicious time for new enterprises, brazen statements or bold behaviour. Unwelcome though this advice undoubtedly is, you’re better off blending into the background scenery till next week. Honestly.

CAPRICORN: It’s a mad, mad world out there right now, so best not lock into major commitments when solid arrangements can change in the blink of an eye. Hedge bets, make backup plans and exercise your trademark caution until late-week Capricorn moon invites you back to the fun zone.

LEO: Time to simplify. To order your priorities. Cut loose from habits, grievances, judgments or just excess stuff and clutter that don’t contribute to your psychological health or spiritual wellbeing. Then when end-of-week Venus joins Jupiter in your glamorous, amorous sign you’ll be primed for major play time. VIRGO: Worried, anxious, concerned you don’t have all the answers? This week’s celestial message is that while you may have been put on Earth to benefit sentient beings, to do this you have to stay in some kind of shape. Which involves understanding that right now nobody’s returning anybody’s calls…

LIBRA: You might feel uncomfortable rumblings in your psyche this week as ancient tectonic plates shift and break through old moulds. Expect rifts, splits and painful realisations, but also renewed clarity. Your reward? Late-week Venus soothing rough to smooth, elevating prickly criticism to a silky new level of understanding.

SCORPIO: If this week has you thinking it’s time for some overdue social surgery, keep in mind that people’s behaviour probably has more to do with present stresses than with you. Should negotiations stall and you’re up against a wall of strange communication, keep decisions in tune with your heartstrings.

AQUARIUS: Illustrious Aquarian Thomas Edison tried thousands of times to invent a reliable light bulb. Asked if didn’t he get discouraged, Ed said no – he discovered thousands of times what didn’t work. If things just aren’t coming together this week, you know what to do: use Aquirkian determination to find an illuminating solution.

PISCES: While high on maintenance expenses, this week’s Mercury retrograde has its own compensations once you learn to work with it. The universe circulating at a less frantic speed allows you to cruise in slow-mo, watch what’s going on, notice things you normally wouldn’t, and make better, more informed choices.

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Oliver! is a visual feast, with a total cast of 52 and with great attention to detail and efforts to be authentic to the period. Outstanding costumes by Shelly Halpin and the set designed by Punters are invited to browse more Eddie Richards and director Clem than 200 stalls; enjoy vintage-style Halpin achieve this effectively. Shani McKay has taken these food and join in the atmosphere. elements and choreographed It culminates in a grand finale the action to create a series of weekend where the streets come stunning and vibrant moving alive with street parades, shows, pictures. Oliver! will be staged at displays, competitions, and cars the Players Theatre from 12 June each evening. to 4 July. Evening performances More than 1,300 custom and will commence at 8pm and classic cars and hot rods will pack Sunday matinees at 2pm. the streets for the Shannons Book online at www.ballinaplayers. Show’n’Shine. London rockabilly com.au or at Just Funkin Music, sensation Si Cranstoun brings his 6686 2440. trademark high-octane dance style and scintillating voice to the stage. Si joins one of Australia’s most respected rockabilly and roots Murwillumbah’s Caldera musicians Pat Capocci on Thurs Environment Centre (CEC) is for a concert in the Cooly Rocks set to hold a family fun festival On marquee. Also on Sunday from to celebrate this year’s World 10am don’t miss the incredible Environment Day. popular Poodle Parade for the dog The environmentally friendly obsessed! There’s a Miss Cooly event, at Murwillumbah’s Knox Vintage Glamour pageant and a vintage van display. Don’t miss this Park on Sunday from 10am to 3pm, will be high on energy but very popular annual event. low on waste. For more info about what is Live music, food, acrobats and where and when go to www. the locally grown Hoopla Circus coolyrockson.com. will take centre stage while talks on how to wipe out those hefty electricity bills and tips on how to grow a bumper crop will be in the hall. Entertainment on the day will include Bunya, from For those born without a sense Bellingen. Entertainment includes of shame, standup comedy is just Luna Junction, the Pitts Family the ultimate extreme sport for Circus, Hoopla Circus and other attention seekers. Queen of the groups. Don’t miss this free family scene, Mandy Nolan, the biggest get-together! attention seeker of them all, heads up Open Mic Comedy at the Court House in Mullumbimby on Thursday with a full bill of aspiring NORPA will celebrate their comics. This month comedians homegrown work The HOME are up for a fresh challenge with Project opening at Prague Nolan inviting the audience to Quadrennial of Design and Space submit improvisation topics in a with a free event at Lismore City one-minute spontaneous joke-off. Hall on Friday 19 June. Audience gets to vote the winner! The HOME Project is one of eight 8pm on Thursday, free. Australian works selected to With more than two kilometres of rock ’n’ roll, rockabilly, swing music and more than 1,000 interesting vehicles, Coolangatta and Tweed comes alive at Cooly Rocks On 2015.

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SI CRANSTOUN, LONDON ROCKABILLY SENSATION WHO PERFORMS ON THURSDAY AT COOLY ROCKS ON MARQUEE feature in the Australian Pavilion at the Prague Quadrennial of Design and Space (18–28 June) where it will be presented to an international audience as a large scale audio-visual installation. The international contingent of curators will respond to themes of Weather, Politics and Music.

THE BALLINA PLAYERS PRODUCTION OF OLIVER! AT PLAYERS THEATRE IN BALLINA FROM 12 JUNE TO 4 JULY

AUDITIONS!

The Drill Hall are looking for actors for their upcoming production of The Ballad Of Edgar and Mary – a dramatic love story complete with WWI music hall and trench songs. It is a boutique musical for three performers, Edgar and Mary and The HOME Project goes to The Singer. The production is the Prague. Friday 19 June, 6–8pm at opening show for the centenary Lismore City Hall. Free event but celebration season of the Drill Hall please RSVP to rsvp@norpa.org.au by the Drill Hall Theatre Company by Friday 12 June. (DHTC). Rehearsals begin late June and the show plays for 10 performances over 2–18 October. It is an original work by Claude Gonzalez and Gregory Aitken plus Shunya and Amrita Devi launch wonderful songs from the period. their spacious, heart-warming The book is written especially for album Moments Between Thoughts, the DHTC and is of course a world created over nine months in premiere. magical nature settings around Audition on Saturday from the Byron Shire. They offer an 10am till 3pm, Drill Hall Theatre intimate concert at Red Tent Yoga Mullumbimby. To book a time for on Saturday. $20 entry includes an audition contact Greg Aitken soy chai, gluten-free cake and at gregaitken51@yahoo.com.au. a copy of the new album in its 6684 6115 or 0421 984 024. unique hand-made sleeve. Doors at 7pm.

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Standup comedians Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs join forces in Women Like Us to deliver two hours of rapid-fire, sharp, honest, sometimes self-deprecating, somewhat irreverent standup comedy for audiences who love their humour straight from the lip. There are few sacred cows that Briggs and Nolan shy away from milking, pushing the bucket of popular opinion under the teats and then the jokes start flowing! ‘Failure to parent’ is certainly the focus of some of their material, but then so is the beauty industry, getting older, getting fatter, strange surgeries, weird TV shows, obsessions, frustrations, and who unpacks the flipping dishwasher. The two friends have teamed up to bring two hours of standup to communities they believe would love a dose of Women Like Us. Women Like Us – Telling it how it is! Star Court Theatre in Lismore

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Becky Shaw, a Pulitzer prizenominated play, is a contemporary comedy of bad manners, love, sex, and ethics, comes to Mullumbimby on 19 June. There is a strong play with a strong cast. Opening night 19 June. Performances 8pm Friday and Saturday, 2pm Sunday. Bookings: $20 and $15 at the Bookshop, Mullumbimby or online www. drillhalltheatre.org.au.

JOIN HANDS WITH LANGTANG BANGALOW CABARET Bangalow Joins Hands with Langtang Nepal – Saturday 13 June fundraiser at Bangalow A&I Hall. With Mandy Nolan as MC, entertainment including Bollywood dancing, Henna Harem

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STRICTLY DISCO, FUNK HITS & RARE GEMS Ride the Magic bus to this event from Byron Main Bus Stop 8pm, Roadhouse Cafe 8.10pm, Suffolk Park BP 8.20pm... returning 1am. Tickets are $12 return, to book phone Bay FM. Disco and Magic Bus Tickets are available online at bayfm.org or phone Bay FM during business hours 6680 7999.

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Advaitic palmistry with neo-Vedic astrology and esoteric Tarot.

musical duo, circus performances, live auction – proceeds to directly to disaster relief for people of Langtang Village and surrounds. For tickets go to www.seechangebyron.com.au/ langtangnepal. Magic Bus pickups from Sunrise, Byron and Suffolk from 5.30pm for coin donation.

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SHOWING HIS HAND International magical mystic minstrel Bharat Rochlin is in Byron for the first time in a decade for an entertaining, interactive palmistry workshop on Sat 13 June. Bharat has 30 years’ hands-on experience with what he considers ‘the human biocomputer printout of who you are’, and supports his multi-levelled private sessions of

For practical help with your karmic evolution or if you just want to hold hands, check YouTube palmistryunplugged, palmistryreading.com or contact 0423 562 532 for info/bookings.

AM I RIGHT OR AM I WRONG?

Things Just Wrong? The topic will be outlined by local philosopher Christine Willmot and will address problems such as: What do we do when we make ethical judgments or engage in ethical argument? Are we trying to get the facts right as a scientist might do? Or simply expressing our feelings, or perhaps the feelings and conventions of our society as a whole? Friday from 6pm till 8pm. Meals, snacks, tea and coffee available. $5 donation.

Byron Café Philo has moved to a new venue – the Bangalow Historical Society Museum and Tea Room in Deacon St, Bangalow. Everyone is welcome to join in for This Sunday Writers at the Rails a lively discussion on the topic: will feature two top performance Ethical Relativism – or – Are Some poets with local poet/songstress/

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piano maestro Vasudha Harte Slow West and Strangerland are and Brisbane feature poet Angela both screening at the Palace in Pieta. The afternoon show will also Byron Bay. include invited readings and the ever popular Poetry Slam. Show stars 2pm

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John Newcombe, the Australian tennis legend, reputedly insured his trademark Zapata moustache. Whatever the premium, it can’t have come anywhere near what Jason Statham would be paying for his macho stubble. What a man it makes him. Statham’s Rick Ford, the boastful but accident-prone CIA agent, is one of a handful of overdone but irresistible support characters in this broad-brush spy spoof. Director Paul Feig’s credo – ‘you can never stoop too low for a laugh’ – is reprised and, as he did in Bridesmaids (2011), he has built his story on the simple of idea of women behaving like blokes. The Heat (2013) was an improvement on its predecessor and Feig has managed to raise the bar again, but not without what has become a habitual over-reliance on foul language. I’m not in the least bit offended by it – I spray plenty of it myself – but the incessant use of the f-word, instead of colouring the script, tends to overwhelm the humour in it. Most frustrating of all, it pays a terrible disservice

to Melissa McCarthy, an outstanding comic actress whose talents are drowned in a torrent of phoney cussing. Rose Byrne, too, as the villain Rayna, sounds just plain tacky delivering her undergraduate expletives. Apart from that caveat, there is a lot of fun to be had here. The movie is cleverly plotted, fast paced and, in the sequences shot in Budapest, loaded with escapist eye-candy. Susan Cooper (McCarthy), a desk-bound CIA agent, has an impossible crush on the glamorous spy Bradley Fine (Jude Law) – in much the same way that Miss Moneypenny had eyes for Bond. When Fine is taken out of action, Susan gets the gig to replace him and prevent a nuclear device from falling into the bad guys’ hands. Though not as subtle as Johnny English, it is very funny in parts, with Statham showing that he is not above self-parody and Miranda Hart hilariously stealing a couple of scenes as Susan’s gauche off-sider Nancy. Highly recommended.

TOMORROWLAND: A WORLD BEYOND In the dim and distant, Tomorrowland was one of the four kingdoms on TV’s Disneyland. It was, above all, positive in its take on what lay in store for our planet, and that optimism is referred to when the disillusioned, reclusive Frank Walker (George Clooney) looks back to his boyhood as a young inventor attending the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. The movie’s preamble has Frank and a representative of the younger generation, Casey (Britt Robertson), in philosophical debate, while addressing the audience, about whether or not Earth’s fate is sealed. Frank is resigned to the worst-case scenario, while Casey prefers to believe in the story of the two wolves within us – despair and hope; the one that thrives is the one we feed. The idea that ‘attitude’ itself might fix the mess we find ourselves in and avert the apocalypse is perhaps fanciful, but it is the American way, and who knows – they might be right? After this opening, however, Brad

Bird’s narrative gets awfully confusing, as Frank and Casey, in the company of an android little girl, Athena (Raffey Cassidy), are pursued by men-in-black type robots from another dimension in the future. Their master is Nix (Hugh Laurie), and his brief is to prevent humans from despoiling his brave new world of many years hence. The entire middle section of the movie seems to be taken up by CGI and ‘action’, with Nix’s representatives in the present-day hellbent on preventing Frank and Casey from distributing the magic pins that will help us see Tomorrowland – or something like that. The clamour and clutter has the effect of making you forget that the film is trying to present an urgent message. It is left to Nix to force the issue in what is essentially a beautiful but sad soliloquy to us punters – the canaries are dying in the mines and we’re taking no notice. Worthy, but long-winded and (pardon my pettiness) marred by an outrageous piece of product placement for Coca-Cola.

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Accountants ......................................30 Acupuncture .....................................30 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 30 Antennas & Installation ..............30 Appliance Repair ............................30 Architects............................................30 Audio Production ...........................30 Audio Visual & IT .............................30 Bathroom Renovations ...............30 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters.30 Bricklaying .........................................30 Building Trades ................................30 Business Brokers .............................30 Carpet Cleaning...............................30 Chimney Sweep ...............................30 Chiropractic .......................................30 Cleaning ..............................................31 Computer Services.........................31 Concreting & Paving .....................31 Counselling........................................31 Decks, Patios & Extensions ........31 Dentists................................................31 Design & Drafting...........................31 Driveway Maintenance................31 Earthmoving & Excavation ........31 Electricians.........................................31 Fencing ................................................32 Flooring ...............................................32 Floor Sanding & Polishing .........32 Garage Doors .............................................32 Garden & Property Maintenance .32 Garden Design .................................32 Gas Suppliers.......................................32 Glaziers ................................................32 Guttering ............................................32 Hair & Beauty....................................32 Handypersons ..................................32 Health ...................................................32 Hire ........................................................32 Hot Water Systems .........................32 Interior Design .................................32 Ironing..................................................32

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DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................66834008 or 0407 728998 CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C ...................................66291169 or 0412 967677 BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C............0415 793242 CARPENTRY/JOINERY Renos, kitchens, bthrms, small jobs. Lic 157823C. Paul .... 0423 658885 or 66845273 BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS Peter Alexander. Lic 177579C ....................0417 499023 BRICKLAYER Quality work, reasonable quotes. Lic 164155C..................0437 135483 or 66849102

AUDIO & VIDEO RECORDING & Live production, crystalgrid.com.au .........................0421 661910

FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C.........................66808162 STAINLESS WIRE BALUSTRADING Supplies and installation................66809409 or 0419 758821

AUDIO VISUAL & IT

BUILDER/CARPENTER Peter Bergin. Renos & maintenance. Lic 147887C....................0432 060110

MOBILE IT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HIFI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A/V â&#x20AC;&#x201C; home technology support www.tech-rescue.com.au ......0419 996606

CARPENTER Insured & qualified. Homes, extensions, decks, free quotes. Lic 231104C......... 0431 674377 BUILDER CARPENTER DP Construction Building Solutions. All jobs. Lic 236035C ........0427 849445

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

rbacarpentry.com.au New & reno work, decks & pergolas. Lic No 243918C ..............0407 330326 STONEYS BUILDING CREATIONS Lic 268404C..........................................Phone Dave 0417 654888

modern bathroom renovations

BRICKLAYING, RENDERING, SWIMING POOLS 30 years exp. Lic 170432C.................0423 378573

DESIGN + CONSTRUCT 20 years experience PH: 0410 788 420 Lic No. 239514C

BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953Q ...... 0403 458177 BUILDER/CARPENTER Decks, pergolas, extensions, renos. Hourly rate. Lic 123672C..Stu 66802224

BUSINESS BROKERS BBL BUSINESS SALES www.bblbusinesssales.com.au .........................................Paul 0403 584646

ACCOUNTANTS

Home renovations and maintenance specialist

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry .............................................................................................66847415

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ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; BANGALOW Hudson Accounting Services .............................................66872960

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

ACCOUNTANT BOOKKEEPER Your first choice for small business.

David Maccarone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0404 893 404

Registered tax agent, affordable, BAS & tax returns. ...............................................Gail 0401 884231

david.maccarone1@gmail.com

Bathrooms Kitchens Laundries ,7Âˇ6 $// ,1 7+( '(7$,/6

TAX RETURNS from $110 Individuals & $180 Small Business. Accounting/Bookkeeping, GST, BAS. Quickbooks, MYOB, Xero. Rentals, Capital Gains. LBB Tax Services ..................0423 763053 ACCOUNTANT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MARTIN McCARTHY ...............................................................................66874026

COMPLETE BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Peter Alexander. Lic 177579C......................0417 499023 BLUEDOLPHINBATHROOMS.COM.AU Lic 105283C ..................................................0405 148536

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS

BOOKKEEPING MYOB, Reckon, online, ATO Reg. Annette .............................................0419 627506

CARPET CLEANING

TLC

ACUPUNCTURE ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis .................................................66842559 ACUPUNCTURE www.marlenefarry.com Facial rejuvenation, general practice ................66842400 ACUPUNCTURE Mullumbimby & Bangalow. Mary-Ellen Young ....................................0403 477972

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Kevin & Margaret Bower

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

BOOKKEEPER 20 yrs experience, city professional, BAS & all areas accounting. Nea ....0417 660793 BOOKKEEPING Get your business in Harmony with Rose. Hospitality specialist ...........0416 036519

Truck Mounted Machine

(02) 6684 1001

Green & Clean

Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation.

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CARPET, UPHOLSTERY & more. No chemicals. www.mintsteamclean.com................0425 707687

APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au ........................ Nathan 0412 926441

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

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

JAMIE BELLAMY Wellness in the heart of Mullumbimby..............................................0432 034202

HEALTH PROTECT INTERNATIONAL ............................................................................0408 540467

ACUPUNCTURE Chinese herbs, 27 years experience. Mullumbimby. Debbie ................0412 242919

AMORE CARPET CLEANING & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING ........................................0429 726999

PHIL JOHNSTON at Muscle N Bones, 2/20 Brigantine St, A&I Est, Byron Bay ................0452 588933 ACUPUNCTURE & Cupping Therapy. Byron Bay, mobile service available .....................0409 366996

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 .............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141 ...............................................0487 264137

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CHIROPRACTIC

DESIGN IT SOFT FURNISHINGS Curtains, blinds & bedheads............................Jane 0432 549953 BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay .............................66855282

BRICKLAYING

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman .66858553 MICHAEL SCHWAGER & SHAUN CASHMAN Chiropractors 108 Stuart St, Mullum ........66841962

BRICK / BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 21474C...........................................................0409 444268 MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St........................66841028

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Service Directory BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ...66858159 CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St ....................0467 660323

COMPUTER SERVICES

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

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

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

CLEANING

0418 156 909

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

Call Steven Butturini

• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & ﬂyscreens • Water efﬁcient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6684 4018 or 0412 495 750

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

0411 562 111 s

Apple Certified Support

RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

EARTHMOVING ROADWORKS • PLANT HIRE ALL JOBS BIG AND SMALL 30 years in local area • Free quotes Phone Dick 6687 8418 / 0412 831 944

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey 0409 799 909 ph/fax 02 6684 3208 various implements available for limited access projects

NERDWORKS Computer repairs, mobile technician ...............................66846276 or 0413 379514 A NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65HP chain trencher, 1.7 tonne excavator, tipper.0402 716857 ZANEY PRODUCTIONS Apple Computer Services .........................................................0403 398272 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & MINI EXCAVATOR All areas ..............................................Ian 0412 853479

Daz Grant

0400 479 811

dgrant@razzledazzlewindows.biz • www.razzledazzlewindows.biz

Byron Eco Window Cleaning and Pressure Washing Environmentally Friendly, WIndows, Screens, Housewashing, Gutters, Paths and Driveways. FREE QUOTES. happy to work weekends!

Call Samuel on 6680 9123 or 0434 539 979. Byron Local for over 30 years.

Window Cleaning Professionals Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901 email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable • Friendly • Professional • Fully Insured • Free Quotes • Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated • Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience

EXCAVATOR & TIPPER HIRE Honest & reliable .............................................................0431 678130

FLANAGAN & SONS CONCRETING Lic 155456C. ............................................Ph Andrew 66841424

ELECTRICIANS

BRUNSWICK BOBCAT HIRE Good rates, very experienced operator Ilan......................0414 300012 CONCRETING – Steve Baker. Lic 143161C.....................................................................0412 272564 MINI EXCAVATOR / POSITRAC COMBO & tipper hire. Ph Andrew.........0401 968173 or 66841424

SALISBURY CONCRETE CONTRACTORS over 20yrs local exp, all concrete, Works Lic 136717C ..0418 234302

PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Jobs under $5000 ............... Justin Myers 0458 773788

SPECIAL STARTING FROM $88 MOBILE AUTO DETAILING Standard Wash to Full Detail Cars, Utes, Trucks, Motor Homes

Seniors 10% discount

• driveways • roofs • gutters • rock walls • house wash & all surfaces. Mould removal & prevention. Insured.

Mike Laditan 0449 175 732

info@rockservices.com.au www.rockservices.com.au ACN 169 810 762

0439 624 945

COUNSELLING JUSTINE BUCKLEY Relationships, mindfulness, compassion. www.muditaclinic.com ......66846090

0416886202 friendlygreenperfectlyclean@gmail.com www.northernriversgreencleans.com/

CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references..................................66882372

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

Inspire your lifestyle

JAMIE 0408 809 817 licence no. 201775c

change the way

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0458 267 777

Lic. 211410C

CALL US TODAY for a FREE Design & Quote

Ballina, Lismore, Casino, Byron Bay

1300 7726 5463

Inspire your lifestyle Eastcoast Building & Renovations BLN 250287C

BYRON BAY FLOOR SANDING For a free quote phone Chris ....................................... 0408 536565\ DECKS & TIMBER SOLUTIONS Free quotes. See localsearch.com.au for business profile... 0410 062493 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, Cable balustrading. Free quotes....Richard 0407 821690

ELECTRICAL PHONE TV

Lic. No.

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

Please call Blair Rankin on

0432 331 633 for details

DECKS AND PERGOLAS Hardwood, pine, composites. Byron/Gold Coast. Robbie ........0409 244424

BUILDER/CARPENTER Decks, pergolas, small jobs. Hourly rate. Lic 123672C .............Stu 66802224

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

WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING Professional work. Free quotes. Ph Steve .............0421 797210

Domestic Commercial

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Oiled timber & deck maintenance (new business) ...........0419 789600 Environmentally friendly home cleaning throughout the Northern Rivers. Rates start at $55/2hrs.

PETER FOX Couple Therapy & Marriage Intensives. coupletherapyaustralia.com ...............66840469

PRESSURE CLEANING Bring back that WOW factor into your home!

24 HOUR SERVICE

JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C.....0421 957506

Lic: 154293c

Professional Window Cleaning • Byron Bay Residential • Retail • Commercial OHS, insured, police clearance cert.

CONCRETING & PAVING

SHORES DENTAL Dr Shaun Goh & Dr Richard Conn. Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores....................66803477

electrical

SERVICES PTY LTD

‘We will not compromise on your safety’

1300 639 843 ELECTRICAL INSTALLS AND UPGRADES APPLIANCE INSTALLS AND REPAIRS AIR-CONDITIONING INSTALLS AND SERVICES

Lic No. 262667C

RAZZLE DAZZLE

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .........................0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 ........................................................0429 802355

GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point

HALLMARK ELECTRICAL Domestic, small job specialist. Lic EC41467 ..........................0407 416575 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ..............................07 55234090 LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRICAL BYRON BAY Your friendly electrician Lic 233440C ............0450 631183 GREEN ROCKET CLEANERS Bond, office, builders clean, window cleaning................0405 437431 DI’S CLEANING SERVICE Quality & efficient. O.Sh, SGB, NB, Mullum & surrounds .......0414 408723 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ..................................................0427 857824

DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable .............0498 731447

DETAILED CLEANING Natural products. Please call 8am-6pm......................................0410 723601 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ............................................................66842644 CIRCUITS PLUS For everything electrical. Friendly & professional. Lic 201844C ...........0422 668582 QUALITY HOUSEKEEPING Cleaning & de-cluttering ............................................Julie 0410 799686 DOWNUNDER CLEANING Bond & builders cleans. General cleans & windows ............0438 015037

DESIGN & DRAFTING

SUNSHINE ELECTRICAL SERVICES NSW Competetively Priced. Quality Work. Lic 116938C .0416 043414 JP ELECTRICAL All electrical + Level 2 service provider. Lic 133082C ...........................0432 289705

FULL CIRCLE Window & Pressure cleaning. Call Oliver (new business)..........................0419 789600 BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com .........Bob Acton 0407 787993 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349 ....................................................................0422 607444 BYRON HOME CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns. $30ph ..............Holly 0451 102239 DAVID ROBINSON DRAFTING Renovation, design & plans........................................0419 880048 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C.............0415 126028 ALL CLEAN NORTHERN RIVERS Holiday let, bond & cleaning .....................................0427 600047 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au...............0423 531448 RIC VESSIERE ELECTRICAL Lic 223948C Quality work, affordable rates .....0407 588181 or 66771195

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Service Directory FENCING

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

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

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

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

• Complete garden tidy ups • Acreage/residential mowing • Weed control • Landscaping

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

HOMESTEAD FENCING Since 1995. Glass & aluminium pool fencing specialists. Lic 227674C .66222886

ALLURE BODY WAXING Suffolk Park ............................................................................0403 417508

TOTAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE – CALL BEN 0411 631 655 MULLUM-MOWING@mullumonline.net. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage.........Peter 0423 756394

A TO Z GARDEN SERVICES Lawns, acreage, hedges, clear ups, gutters, tip runs ..........0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed ...............Sam 0438 655763 or 66859754

Flooring by Wallaces • COMPLETE FLOORING SOLUTIONS • TIMBER BAMBOO LAMINATE VINYL • PORCELAIN & CERAMIC TILES • CARPET • FLOORSANDING • DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

12/70 Centennial Cct, Byron Bay | 6685 5503

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

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

0408 536 565 proud member of SERVICING ALL AREAS

LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing, 72” mowers, gardening/property maint. specialists ..0402 487213

GARAGE DOORS

A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ...Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 CAPE BYRON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Thomas Scott. Lic 275094C .....................0418 600576

SPECIALIST WEED CONTROL CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS ...............................0418 110714 GREG’S HANDYMAN SERVICE No job too small, free quotes........................................0414 109595 HINTERLAND Property Maintenance acreage mowing, servicing Byron Hinterland. Sam ...0429 809363 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic...............................Wayne 0423 218417 A VERY HANDY MAN For just about anything. Happy to help. Andrew.........................0412 558890 LUSH GARDENS Affordable & Reliable – All aspects of garden maintenance. Joe.......0401 275232 A WOMAN’S TOUCH for your painting needs. Affordable quality..................................0458 855769 NORTHERN RIVERS MOWING Acreage specialist. Small/large jobs. Sen/pen rate ......0428 544190 COMPLETE GARDEN SERVICE Including lawns, tip runs. Experienced & references.....0405 529275

HEALTH

EXTREME PERFECTION GARDEN MAINTENANCE Prompt & reliable. Ben..................0411 631655 • OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, ACREAGE MOWING 60 inch zero turn mower. Prompt & reliable....................... Julian 0401 350156 Counselling, Dentists, Naturopathy, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ...............0405 716552 DOWN TO EARTH GARDENING & MAINTENANCE Free Quotes...................................0401 568891

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

ELEGANT LANDSCAPES Design, construction & maintenance .....................................0437 819087

MULLUMBIMBY SKIN CLINIC 58 Stuart Street .................................................................66844400 BYRON BIOCHAR Garden service, setup, supply. Qualified Horticulturist .....................0459 175729 MUDITA CLINIC Ayurveda, Counselling, Mindfulness. www.muditaclinic.com .................66846090 RED BELLY HANDYMAN & GARDEN SERVICE .............................................................0400 582277 HOMEOPATHY Satyaa S Lohmann & Paul Cullen www.dynamichomeopathy.net ........0412 661073 CRANIOSACRAL BALANCING Najma Ahern, Practitioner, Tutor & Trainer ....................0402 230449 MATTRESS SANITISING Certified, mobile, great for allergy or asthma sufferers ..........0400 241231

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au ......................... Lyn 0428 884329 DR HAUSCHKA SKIN TREATMENTS www.the-loft.net.au Tracey Stephan .......................66848298 DESIGN & PLANS Lic no. 39791 www.varendorfflandscapes.com.........66845035 or 0414 842602

HIRE

GAS SUPPLIERS

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more .......................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ....... www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 SOUND, LIGHTING & VIDEO equipment hire & installation, crystalgrid.com.au ..........0421 661910

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GLAZIERS

Licence No: 175956C ABN 93 113 342 699

Call Bob on 0424 982 935

NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores .....0418 792279 RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569

No Rental NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco wax, oils & water base finishes............................... Nathan 0420 215716

* Pressure Cleaning * Rubbish Removal * Property Detailing

MULLUM HANDYMAN Maintenance, repairs, painting, tip runs, gardening ...............0424 954388 ACREAGE BRUSHCUTTING & CLEARING SERVICES Lantana specialists ...................0412 705962 A.S.A.P. HANDYMAN SERVICES Timber, painting, plastering, showers, reliable..........0405 625697

0420 528 373 FLOOR SANDING & PAINTING Decks, verandahs etc. Lic 190593C.....................Kevin 0417 644671

PROPER JOB BOB For All Your Property Maintenance Needs

MOW JOES Lawn & garden maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..............Joe 0407 065849

www.oceanﬂoors.net.au ECO TIMBER FLOORS Sanding, polishing & repairs..............................................Trent 0432 501721

HANDYPERSONS

ABSOLUTE GARDEN WASTE REMOVAL OR WHATEVER Large trailer. Free quotes ......66804704

GARDEN DESIGN TIMBER FLOOR SPECIALIST

Mobile Hair & Beauty 0439 493 111 BEACH HOUSE HAIR SALON Professional cut & colour, home salon, wedding stylist. Jay.... 0438 870923

byronbaybrushfencing.com.au New & repairs ................................................Dave 0419 692155 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ..66841778 or 0405 922839

FLOORING

HAIR & BEAUTY

GARDEN CLEANUP SPECIALISTS

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

E.D.L. FENCING Installations & repairs, prompt service .........................66771852 or 0432 107262

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HOT WATER SYSTEMS TWEED COAST ELECTRICAL Hot Water Specialists. Lic 214073C ...................................0432 728946

INTERIOR DESIGN KATE PLATT Interior Designs, www.kateplatt.com................................0411 888416 or 66807606

IRONING

OCEAN SHORES GLASS AND SCREENS Glass splashbacks Lic No 61205C .........................66803333 THE IRONING LADY Suffolk Park $25/hr. Pickup & delivery service available. Angela..0414 719680 ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Shower screens & mirrors ............................................................66857200

PH: 02 6628 1376 W: www.cmgd.com.au E: info@cmgd.com.au 3 Hugh Street, Russelton Estate, Alstonville NSW 2477

GUTTERING

KITCHENS SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 17yrs+ qual. exp. www.slbyronbay.com...............0499 771769

BRUNSWICK VALLEY DOOR CENTRE

GARAGE DOOR SPECIALIST • Sales • Service • Repairs bvdc.com.au bvdc@bigpond.com 0418 171 285 02 6684 5529

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

ALL GLASS BYRON BAY Splashbacks .................................................................................66857200 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

LANDSCAPE DESIGN VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ..... 66845035 or 0414 842602 BEAU JARDIN Landscape Design & Documentation, Horticultural Consultation...........0417 054443

GUTTERS & DOWNPIPES RUSTY-DAMAGED-LEAKING REPAIRED OR REPLACED

lemontreelandscapes.com.au Design & Construction ..............................................0423 700853

LANDSCAPING

Darryl Patterson 0414 889 453 pattersonfasciagutter@hotmail.com Lic No. 60414C

BLUE MTN GUTTERMESH Do it well, do it once ...........................................................0418 662285 NEW GUTTERING Guttermesh, downpipes etc. Lic 26850C ..........................................0418 662285 THE GUTTER GURU Cleaning, gutterguards, repairs, all your gutter needs. Free quotes ...0409 496632

32 June 3, 2015 The Byron Shire Echo

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983 Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

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

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

SHANE TURNER LANDSCAPES Solid, creative, affordable............................................0418 688171 BYRON BAY LANDSCAPES Retaining walls, paving, fencing, concreting, earthworks..0490 062016 PINEAPPLE LANDSCAPING Construction & professional garden care..........................0412 947054

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GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129 Lic 167371C

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BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron .....................................66298208 or 0429 398208

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

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BYRON BAY BAMBOO Landscaping & maintenance service .........................................0400 696264

STYLE LANDSCAPES Retaining, paving, landscaping. Lic no 41307..............................0427 570076 AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ...............................................0413 185399 or 66841249 EXTREME PERFECTION TURF LAYING SERVICE Prompt & reliable. Ben .....................0411 631655 KELVIN & ROBERT TEALE Painters & decorators. Lic R65919 ..............0400 349027 or 0438 842731 BYRON PAINTING Immediate starts, great rates. Lic 239832C .....................................0427 669806

LAWNMOWER REPAIRS

PEST CONTROL

TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS Pacific Hwy (next to Bruns Wreckers), Tyagarah ..........0488 094025

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

MULLUM MOWERS & MACHINERY REPAIRS Mullumbimby Industrial Estate ...........0423 204218

LIGHTING Architectural & Landscape Lighting Specialists Free onsite consultancy service

Chay 6680 5081 0429 805 081 Byron Shire JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C ..............0438 668025

RELAX...

BYRON MOWER Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;cutter, châ&#x20AC;&#x2122;saw, all small engine repairs. Pickup & delivery................0429 707286

PLUMBERS

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

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051..................................66801403 or 0414 801403 I LOVE PLUMBING Call Steve Lic 148904C ....................................................................0412 916140 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ...........0402 652017 DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C.............................0421 334515 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ...0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL) Lic 234528C. ...........Call Adam 0466 992483 ED RIORDAN PLUMBING Efficient, honest & reliable. Lic L6966 ..................................0417 343480 BRAD EVELEIGH PLUMBING Maintenance specialist. Bruns. Lic 257153C...................0438 140075 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, leak detection. Tap King. Lic 237124C ......................0427 217500

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

LINUS PLUMBING Prompt service plumbing & drainage. Lic 121906C ........................0410 469765 MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Free quotes. .0408 665672

PRINTER TONERS & CARTRIDGES

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

MOTORING

Bayside Radiators

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

Lic: AU29498

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au.................................66843633

REMOVALISTS

BEYOND BYRON REMOVALS 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

OSTEOPATHY

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE ..............................................................................0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL ...............................................................................66842018

PHOTOGRAPHY

phone 66801158 or 0408 004719

Tree Faerie Fotos

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

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

www.treefaeriefotos.com â&#x20AC;˘ 0417 427 518 Sue Broadbent, Toby Mills & Andre Kleinbaum Clinic open for Osteopathy and Massage Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday 2/32 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads. Tel 02 6685 1126

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs & Jamie Bennett. Mon-Fri .............................66857517

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

OSTEOPATH SINCE 1975 Old school, Lennox Head. Michael Petrie ...................................66874410 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy, acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com..0412 786399 Corner Dalley & Burringbar Sts, Mullumbimby ....................................................................66843255

PAINTING

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

BYRON BAY

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

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

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6685 1018 or 0413 666 267

ALL WORK GUARANTEED Domestic & Commercial

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

6683 4829 / 0409 917646

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

PETRA KARNI Physiotherapy, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron..........................66807207

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

OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics,

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170

real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Alex Margan, Millie Shield ..........................................66803499

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LIBBIE NELSON PHYSIO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acupuncture, yoga & therapy, BFL, Herbs, CS. Byron Bay ......0416 369698 EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Flexi-Bar Training. Real Time Ultrasound .................66847838

PICTURE FRAMING Lic 184464C

Bruce Timbs

CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel .................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818

PETER FARRELL Physiotherapist, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ...................66843385

B Timbs Painting

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

MELINDA ANDREAS Studio or on location. www.byronbayphotos.com.......................0421 582286

PHYSIOTHERAPY

BYRON OSTEOPATHIC CARE FOR WOMEN Eve Schoenheimer Mon, Tues, Thur ............66853660

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

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel .......................66803444 FINE ART INSTALLATION SERVICES Art & picture hanging systems.........................0403 554288

PLASTERING

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

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MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ...........................................0414 282813 LOCAL AFFORDABLE Brisbane to Sydney, 20yrs exp. travellingbenny@gmail.com ....0402 199999

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0401 821 204 mickshomeimprovements.com.au Lic 268018C QBCC Lic. 656 850 ZAC MacTAGGART Metal roofing, reroofing, fascia & gutters. Lic No 223489C .............0411 683003

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ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced roof & pressure cleaning, free quotes .....................0419 789600

Call Ben on 0456 606 911

RUBBISH REMOVAL

www.groutpro.com.au

BEST SKIPS BANGALOW 2m3, 3m3, 4m3, 6m3 & 8m3 bins ...................0417 458149 or 66871544

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

OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ........................................0412 161564 or 66841232 MAGIC RENOVATIONS Specialising in bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, floor & wall.....0404 893404 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available .............................0450 300360 TILER Shower leaks, wall & floor tiling, 45 years experience. Lic R91906. Phone Bob ...0410 428919 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL.................................................................................0408 210772 TILING / CONCRETE POLISHING Alex Webb.................................................................0427 950073

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

$379

FULLY INSTALLE IN YOURD HOME

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS All areas ...............................66888055 or 0407 002833

R 4 ROOFING AUSTRALIA Servicing Northern Rivers. Lic 252098C.................. Adam 0422 248936

Water puriﬁcation systems Home • Rural • Commercial Servicing your needs

TRAVEL

SMART RAINWATER SOLUTIONS Tank installation, cleaning, repair etc......................0418 662285

WEB DESIGN SERVICES

EXPRESS WEBSITES $349

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Quick turnaround time Easy to manage Professional and pretty!

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BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP E ll FRoE ff for a

Drop washing steel, es and machin ers dry

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS Buying: • Scrap metal • Aluminium • Copper • Brass • Lead • Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

Paciﬁc Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

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SECURITY SERVICES BRUNSWICK VALLEY LOCKSMITHS Shirewide. Master security lic. 047862307 ..........0412 144679 STREETWISE SECURITY Static guards & crowd control. Lic 409807379........................0439 793925

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

ATAS A10923

wordpressit.com.au modern websites logos SEO value rates ..............info@wordpressit.com.au

JIM’S TREE & STUMP REMOVAL

WINDOW TINTING

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

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

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

131 546

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

TRINE SOLUTIONS Plumbing, draining & gasfitting. Lic 138031C .....................................66802358

SEWING & ALTERATIONS STITCH: For all your sewing needs. Ocean Shores, Mullum, Burringbar. Ph Lindi ..........0432 340113 SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES .............................................Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227

SOLAR INSTALLATION

NORTHERN TREE CARE Consulting arborist, tree surgery ...........................................0414 186161 TREE CONTROL Safe lopping, removal, 12” chipper, stump grinder. Free quotes ..........0422 767677 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Irvin ..................................................0402 323910 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance ....................................0401 208797 HART TREE SERVICES 15” chipper, bobcat, crane truck, stump grinder, EWP.. 66849137 or 0427 347380 CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICE Bobcat, crane truck, 18” chipper.................................0408 202184 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help. Andrew.....................................0412 558890

UPHOLSTERY BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists ............................66805255

SWIMMING POOLS

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

6684 3003

BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor ........................66853745 or 0403 713303

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

MULLUMBIMBY POOL SHOP Water tesing, Eco products, mobile servicing Lic 39126 ...66844846

TELEVISION SERVICES INSALL SERVICE: TV, HiFi, AV, Special Concession rate. Damian....................................0414 741233

TILING

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

WATER FILTERS

SHE TILES

The Water Filter Experts

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

for home, commercial and rural properties

Female Wall & Floor Tiler _ over 10 years experience

Call Louise 0478 698 186

Lic. No. 216827C Because a woman understands excellence

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MONTHLY MARKETS

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

6628 4495 0417 759 777

4th SUN Bangalow 4th SUN Nimbin

6687 1911 0458 506 000 6687 8618 0458 506 000

1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

6685 6807 6628 7333

5th SUN Lennox Head 5th SUN Nimbin

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

6688 6433 6686 2139 6628 1568

FARMERS MARKETS

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 3rd SAT Murwillumbah

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

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

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

1st SAT Bruns Heads 1st SAT Murwillumbah

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

SEWING MACHINE SALES & SERVICE

WEB BROWSER Quality websites at affordable prices ..........................66803707 or 0423 770799

TREE SERVICES

6684 3370 0417 759 777

3rd SUN Uki 0487 329 150 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 3rd SUN Ballina 6687 4328 Full moon Third quarter

June 3 June 10

New moon June 17 First quarter June 24 Day of Sun Sun Moon month rise set rise 1 M 0630 1657 1602 2 T 0631 1656 1648 3 W 0631 1656 1738 4 T 0632 1656 1833 5 F 0632 1656 1931 6 S 0632 1656 2032 7 S 0633 1656 2134 8 M 0633 1656 2236 9 T 0634 1656 2339 10 W 0634 1656 11 T 0635 1656 0041 12 F 0635 1656 0143 13 S 0635 1656 0246 14 S 0636 1656 0348 15 M 0636 1656 0449 16 T 0636 1656 0548 17 W 0637 1656 0644 18 T 0637 1656 0736 19 F 0637 1656 0823 20 S 0638 1657 0906 21 S 0638 1657 0945 22 M 0638 1657 1022 23 T 0638 1657 1056 24 W 0638 1657 1130 25 T 0639 1658 1204 26 F 0639 1658 1239 27 S 0639 1658 1315 28 S 0639 1659 1355 29 M 0639 1659 1439 30 T 0639 1659 1528

02:19 01:42

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

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

JUNE 2015 Astronomical data and tides

00:05 21:03 Moon High tide, set height (m) 0443 0709,1.44; 1930,1.79 0539 0752,1.45; 2008,1.85 0635 0835,1.45; 2048,1.89 0731 0921,1.45; 2131,1.91 0825 1010,1.44; 2216,1.89 0916 1100,1.43; 2304,1.85 1004 1155,1.43; 2357,1.79 1049 1253,1.44 1132 0054,1.71; 1354,1.47 1213 0157,1.63; 1456,1.53 1255 0304,1.57; 1556,1.61 1337 0411,1.53; 1654,1.70 1421 0514,1.50; 1747,1.79 1507 0613,1.49; 1838,1.87 1557 0708,1.48; 1927,1.92 1649 0800,1.46; 2013,1.93 1743 0848,1.44; 2056,1.92 1838 0934,1.41; 2138,1.87 1933 1019,1.39; 2217,1.80 2027 1102,1.36; 2257,1.72 2120 1145,1.34; 2336,1.63 2212 1230,1.34 2303 0018,1.54; 1318,1.34 2354 0106,1.46; 1411,1.37 0202,1.39; 1506,1.41 0045 0303,1.34; 1600,1.47 0137 0405,1.32; 1650,1.54 0231 0502,1.32; 1736,1.63 0326 0554,1.34; 1819,1.72 0422 0642,1.37; 1901,1.81

Low tide, height (m) 0120,0.51; 1258,0.52 0200,0.45; 1336,0.51 0242,0.40; 1417,0.50 0325,0.37; 1500,0.51 0410,0.35; 1547,0.53 0458,0.36; 1638,0.56 0549,0.37; 1732,0.60 0643,0.39; 1833,0.63 0739,0.41; 1941,0.65 0835,0.42; 2054,0.64 0931,0.43; 2208,0.60 1025,0.43; 2316,0.53 1116.0.43 0018,0.45; 1207,0.43 0114,0.38; 1255,0.44 0203,0.34; 1342,0.47 0250,0.33; 1427,0.50 0334,0.35; 1510,0.54 0426,0.39; 1552,0.59 0458,0.44; 1634,0.64 0538,0.49; 1718,0.69 0618,0.53; 1806,0.74 0700.0.56; 1900,0.78 0745,0.59; 2002,0.80 0834,0.60; 2112,0.79 0924,0.60; 2219,0.74 1012,0.59; 2319,0.67 1059,0.57 0010,0.58; 1143,0.54 0056,0.49; 1226,0.50

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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MASSAGE AWAKENING $40/1hr, $60/1.5 hrs. Joshua 0426534161

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

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Dr David King (Chinese Medicine)

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Beginners Course starts July Mondays 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6.30pm

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90 mins Purna classes, all levels. $18 casual / $75 for 5 classes / $130 for 10

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SKIN CANCER CLINIC

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with Jenny Blume Learn more about your horoscope, Saturn, lunar cycles, Feng Shui & luck. 1.30-4.15pm Sunday June 28, Kirra Hill CC. $65/$50 conc. Call 0411631940 or email: jennyblume@iprimus.com.au www.jennyblume.com.au Onsite consultations available in July

MEMORIAL PARK, BRUNSWICK HEADS

Osho Evening Meditation 6pm

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

Feng Shui & astrology workshop

Saturday May 2nd

Osho Kundalini Meditation, Saturday 5pm

DENTURES

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0418 441 437 | flo@intouchyogabyronbay.com Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher 02 6685 9910 | intouchyogabyronbay.com

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

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

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BYRON BAY FIREWOOD Year-round Pickup & Delivery Residential and Commercial kindling, bags, trailer loads and by the tonne (up to 30 tonne) Seasoned hardwood from $75 Prompt and reliable service

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HORSE FLOAT, double, 12 mths rego, $4,000 ono. Ph 66841150

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TIMBER FLOORING Cypress TG $3. Spotted Gum TG, deck $3. 0410406334

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WANTED WITNESS TO CYCLE & truck accident at southbound bridge Tyagarah 18/7/14 9am. PO Box 1 Billinudgel NSW 2483

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SALE

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LENNOX 57 Sandstone Cres, Sat 7am. Huge moving house sale, vast variety of furniture & household items. MONSTER SALE Sun 8am-3pm, 54 Hinchinbrook Rd, Burringbar. Antiques, furn, elect, paintings, bikes, tools & more

OFF ALL Showroom Items

O.SHORES 4 Rajah Rd. Sat 8-12pm. Lge pet cage, clothes, CDs, books, bric-a-brac

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BRUNSWICK HEADS ALL TOWN GARAGE SALE 80 plus HOUSEHOLDS! SAT 6 JUNE 8amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2pm List & programs in Bruns shops now

MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS CAR RENTALS

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

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TREAT YOURSELF! Relaxing deep tissue, remedial. Byron. Ph Kate 0410395368

PREGNANCY YOGA Lennox Comm Centre. Sat 9-10. Ph 0410552701

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PROPERTY FOR SALE

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BEETU FULL BODY MASSAGE Velvet hands. A divine experience, sensuous, nurturing. Lucy 0427917960

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

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

SPECIAL - PEBBLES $10 - 10KG BAG

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FORD TELSTAR 88 sedan, red, auto, power windows, solid, decent condition, reg Oct, fast sale, $1150 ono. 66845089

LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052

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HUGE AGAVES in terracotta pots, $180 the pair; sea lavender in moss covered pots, $60 the pair. Ph 66856645

2002 FORD FALCON Auto, LPG, 2 new tyres, 6mth reg, $2000 neg. 66845269

BARGAINS

2000 Holden Rodeo Spacecab Canopy, auto 177343kms. Great value. YFL965...........$6,495

2003 Mitsubishi Magna Auto, a/c, p/s, 148256kms. Great family car. BF72HW...$4995

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Vintage Caravan & Camping Hire Funky alternative accommodation for holidays, extra guests and events. Set up at your choice of location. RetroPod.com.au

SHORT TERM ACCOM. MYOCUM cosy home. Suit quiet sgle/ cple, all mod cons. 9-21 June, $300pw (must mind cat!). Ph 0439607090 STH GOLDEN BCH 13/6-21/7. Beautiful 4br house, 2 bath, 2 vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;dahs, beachfront, nature reserve, $590pw. 0466392858 BYRON 1br garden apartment, furn, non-smoking, no pets, suit working single $350pw inc bills avail June 1 to Oct 10. Email: centreofbalance@hotmail.com SUNRISE DUPLEX 2br, f/f, foxtel & WiFi, vege garden. 0423330001 or 66809659 BYRON HILLS furn king room with ensuite in lovely home. To share with fem & cat. Pref veg, n/s. $250pw incl bills + bond. Avail for 3 mths only. 0414719680 MULLUM TOWN 1br quality studio, brand new f/furn & fully equipped, sml car space, fabulous views across Mullum, R/C AC. Small verandah avail 1 June, min 1 mth max 6mth. Ref essential. $350pw inc bills + bond. Ph 0413804713 SUFFOLK veg house, healthy upbeat, open-minded/alternative, beautiful home, decks, pool, WiFi, cats, resp person, $125pw incl bills, till Aug. 0402776647

a/c, p/s. Full service history. AT87DR ......$8495

Toyota 4Runner 4x4 5spd man, 4 cyl petrol. Great family 4x4. BA38ZL .........................$3995

Holden Combo Van 5spd man, a/c. Rego till January 2016. CA05BY.............................$2750 2004 Ford XR6 auto, A/C, P/S, 152234kms. Great condition. Low kms. S/N 8036 .......$6495

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BYRON 1br, share with 2 others, $150pw + bills. Phone Martin 0414296550 BYRON/SUNRISE furn rm in lovely share house for 10-12 wks. $160pw + bond. All bills incl. Avail 16/6. Ph 0414094238 BYRON close to town, room in beautiful apt, pool, tennis court, furn, $300pw twin share or cpl, $195pw single. 0402923144 BANGALOW dbl room, ensuite/toilet & entrance, $225pw incl bills. 0407907121 SUFFOLK PARK Hazelwood Cl (Forrest Glades), near beach. Lge f/f room, n/s, f/f house, pool. Avail now-Nov, $200pw incl bills & WiFi + bond. Ph Joey 0413627422 SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH New room, own bath, living & deck. Sparkling pool. 100 mtrs surf. $275pw. 0438565525 BYRON working person/student/couple, modern, clean house, pool, close to town & beaches, $200pw bills included. Short term. Text only with name 0435935750 SUFFOLK PARK room in large beach house, own deck, close to beach $165pw + bond & bills. Phone 0411155018

MULLUM brand new s-c garden studio, furn or unfurn, suit sgle, n/s, working person. $300pw incl elec & water. 0407163828 STORAGE From $100/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833 MULLUM STUDIO peaceful, s/c, f/f, OSP, suit sgl worker. Avail June 12, $300pw incl. WiFi. Walk to shops. 0407844718 BYRON granny ﬂat, sgl wkg, $290pw furn; $260 unfurn, 5 mnths. 0403422476 SMALL 2br cottage, large v’dah, $320pw + exp. Durrumbul. Ph 66845137

LENNOX HEAD extra large room with ensuite, $220pw. Share with 2 in beautiful large house. Ph 0405723362 BYRON STUDENT ACCOMMODATION 58 Tennyson St, sgle room $210pw, twin share $160pw. Cheaper for long stay, free WiFi, no bills, in town close to everything, clean, modern, friendly. Ph 0408166226 FEDERAL VILLAGE own wing of house with bthrm $250pw or br + sunroom $200 WiFi, bills incl. For sgl mature n/s wkg fem. With mum, 2 daughters. 66884528

BRUNS 4br, 2 lounge room, upstairs flat, garage, avail now, $460pw. 0431816135 RUSTIC CABIN in beautiful Wilsons Creek, with o/door bathroom & private space, 8km to town. Suit sgl working, d/f, quiet, person. No pets. $180pw + gas, WiFi possible. 0428609533, 0417454879 MYOCUM beautiful light-filled 3br, 2bthrm home with lge studio/office space + pool & garden maint. Suit quiet prof cpl $750pw. 12mth lease. Ph 0423361378

OCEAN SHORES studio, with kitchen and bathroom, $250pw. Ph 0402512761

MYOCUM self-cont 1br studio. Wonderful rural views, own private driveway, suit quiet professional $350pw. 0423361378

FEDERAL cosy studio on 4ac + pool. $275pw inc bills. Storage neg. Dog OK, no cats. Avail now. Fiona 0419390498

OCEAN SHORES 4br, 2 bathrooms, $430pw incl water & elec. Ph 66803039

BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $16pw. Ph 66867011 BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $122.85 p/m 66871500

BURRINGBAR 2 rooms, separate entry & bathroom, veg organic h/hold, $250pw for both, plus bond. Ph 0467848819 BYRON HILLS furn king room with ensuite in lovely home. To share with fem & cat. Pref veg, n/s. $250pw incl bills + bond. Avail for 3 mths only. 0414719680

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

Ocean Shores 3br $450 5br $500

BYRON TOWN unfurn studio avail for quiet working couple, no drugs, no pets, $300pw + elect. 66857945 BRUNSWICK HEADS F/f apartments 2br $350pw & 3br $450pw, central location beachside, beaut garden, no pets. Ph 0404486445

MULLUM converted warehouse ofﬁce – great creative space! 136sqm: 2 big rooms, large mezzanine, large open communal space, 1 bathroom. Air con/ heating, parking. $490pw+GST. Avail now. Tamara at Professionals 66842615 MULLUM 2 rooms in 1 shop, perfect for consult, massage or shared business. Avail 1 Aug, $215pw both rms. 66845346 BYRON A&I EST HUGE ofﬁce space, 6 Tasman Way, $220pw, price red, A/C, avail now. Be quick. Ph 0404899335 BEAUTIFUL CLINIC SPACE with electric massage table for rent 2 days/wk. Located in busy centre in Byron A&I Estate. $75/ day. Ph Belle 0405337433

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BYRON CBD STUDIO cosy, f-f, s-c for sgle $260pw. 0410515093 after 3pm

MATURE CLEANING PROFESSIONAL for long term 1-2 days pw Tyagarah. Send CV & exp to cleaningtyagarah@ gmail.com by 12 June

BYRON CBD STUDIO attractive, fully-furn, self-cont, couple / twin share, $350pw. Phone 0410515093 after 3pm

KITCHENHAND casual for The Shop in South Golden Beach. Ph 66802843

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All new clients can take advantage of our special offer! www.beaumontconsulting.com.au BANGALOW 4br cottage, 2 bath. Extra lge sep 4th br/studio/office. Great location, $580pw + bills/lawn maint. Long lease, avail now, refs req. 0432047221 RURAL STUDIO 4km to Bangalow, brand new, stylish, s-c, f/f, avail now for $330pw incl bills. Pref single, prof n/s, no pets. Ph 0407252132 MULLUM 1br, self-cont flat. Immaculate condition. Private entrance, outdoor area / parking. Large bathroom / laundry, aircond. Large kitchen, built-in robe, pantry, linen. Close to shops & park. Unfurn, no pets, no smoking. Ref required. Perm rental $350pw inc water & WiFi. Suit 1-2 people. Ph 0421215989

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MID AGE MAN (pensioner) seeks selfcont accom in Mullum. Quiet, clean, excellent local refs. Ross 0429087321

BYRON BAY, $360pw Studio, 1 bath Off Street Parking Available Now

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RECEPTIONIST for the famous Glen Villa Resort. Must have a pleasant personality & a genuine desire to work. Please, no emails or phone calls, apply in person

GOOD DRIVERS WANTED NOW Shifts avail for taxi, coach & hire cars. Full training provided. Min 12 month Aust Licence Required. Email: info@byronbaytaxis.com

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

PLUMBER full-time, qualiﬁed, licensed, for maintenance work, long-term, no travellers. Byron 0421334515

required July 23–26 Applicants must hold a current and valid NSW RSA. For an application form please email: splendourbarwork@ gmail.com

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Exp. Loctician Wanted

Must be fast & thorough with the crochet hook method. Future opportunity for management/ownership role to the right person. e. divinedreadlockstraining@gmail.com

WWOOFA 2 X WWOOFA for 1-2 wks. Fruit picking, weeding. Ph 66840400

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BRUNSWICK HEADS Large 2br villa, quiet location near marina, facing reserve. New kitchen, bathroom, freshly painted. Solar system, AC, LUG. Info & photos: www.brunswick-heads.net.au

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CHEF / COOK Creative, enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking required for Byron cafe. Call 0417661981 RETONE located in the Byron Industrial Estate is on the lookout for a talented salesperson with strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to establish and manage client relationships. Thirty hours a week 8.45am-3.15pm with a base of $27K per annum plus uncapped commission to take successful applicants to $75K plus per year. Ph Jo 66395020 Email your CV to angela@vop.com.au BARISTA happy, reliable, very exp, for Lulu’s Cafe, Mullumbimby. Ph 66842415 CONTRACTOR required for sanding work on decks and ﬂoors. Must have own car and ABN. Floor sanding or painting experience preferred. Send applications to: richardneylan1@bigpond.com CASUAL BOOKKEEPER Mullum. Pref exp. Reckon (Quickbooks) with Inventory. 2–3 days pw intially. A/P, A/R, Bank Recs. CV to: mullumbookkeeper@gmail.com CASUAL TAX CONSULTANT Byron. Pref 2 yrs recent tax prep exp for indivs & small bus. CV: byrontaxwork@gmail.com

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CLEANING LADY $25 ph, very thorough. O.Shores/Mullum areas. 0406491002

The Ironing Lady Suffolk Park $25/hr. Angela 0414719680 WORDPRESS WEBSITE SETUP Maintenance, Training, SEO. 0413028111, info@wordpressit.com.au GERMAN SUPER CLEANER fast & reliable, $30 per hour. Ph 0411969042

APM EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANT – Ballina & Brunswick Heads Advanced Personnel Management is a leading national provider of disability employment services. Utilise your marketing skills and your ability to work with a variety of people to source work opportunities and secure sustainable job placements for people with a disability. • 2 positions available: 1 Ballina & 1 Brunswick Heads • Competitive Salary & Performance Bonus • Fantastic Career Progression opportunities

EXPERIENCED HORTICULTURIST for all aspects of gardening. Ph 0429020215 LOCAL REMOVALIST Happy to move big, small & in between. Ph 0402199999 CERAMIC TILING repair & new. Paving. Odd jobs. Handyman. Ph 0432401334 QUALIFIED PAINTER Small jobs OK. Phone Rob 0408900134. Green Painters Lic No: 242107C

To ﬁnd out more about this exciting opportunity please refer to our website – http://apm.net.au/join-our-team/current-vacancies/. Please call Kelly on 0417 189 080 for further enquiries.

SUFFOLK 1br self-cont, spacious, light apt. Quiet, n/s, working person, $300pw + bond/bills. Pref no kids/pets. 0424111300

Studio, 1 bath Undercover parking Available 12/06/15 Studio, 1 bathroom Available 12/06/15

in Myocum/Mullumbimby area to start as soon as possible. We are a Property Development company with a vision to create Eco-Village Communities around Australia, also involved in a number of Joint Development projects as well as residential & retail developments. The applicant could expect to work around 35 hours a week which could lead to permanent employment. You will be paid $30 an hour. We envisage that someone would be self-sufficient, capable and at times, able to work unsupervised. You will need to be proficient in Word and reasonable in Excel, have great time management skills, be able to take direction and be detail oriented. It is preferred that you are a non-smoker. Please look at our webpage Eastco Developments – eastcodevelopments.com.au – to get an idea of what our company is involved in. Please send through your resume, references and photo to Jeremiah O’Toole Eastco Group at: admin@eastcogroup.com.au

SPLENDOUR BAR & CASHIER WORKERS

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The Pocket $300pw, 1 bed, Flat, inc electricity, no pets

Wanted Casual Office Assistant

HIRE A WIFE Light housework, cooking, gardening, shopping, PA. 0407755560 BRUSHCUTTING, GARDENING & HEDGE TRIMMING & CHAIN SAWING Call Patrick 0400880102

TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 66846760 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

Term 2 courses starting soon... Tuesday 9th June Tuesday 9th June

• Intro to power • Intro to power toolstools • Journal writing • Journal writing

MATHS TUTORING Qualiﬁed teacher, 25 years experience. All ages to HSC. Andrew 0413294982

MUSICAL NOTES

Saturday 13th June

• The Japanese ‘way’ • Bush regeneration Thursday 11th June • Photography masterclass Thursday June • Basket 11th weaving • Basket weaving Sunday 14th June • Screen printing • Screen printing • Social media made simple • Garageband • Garageband Saturday 13th June • Observational drawing with ink & ink charcoal • Observational drawing with & charcoal

Limited places places –- don’t don’t miss miss out!! out!! Limited For more info and to enrol call 6684 For more info and to enrol call 6684 3374 3374 www.byroncollege.org.au www.byroncollege.org.au

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

LOST & FOUND LOST mobile phone Samsung. Durrumbul Hall Sat 30/5. Reward. Jim 66841033 FOUND cockatiel in Main St, Bruswick 1/6/15, beautiful quiet bird. 0417098653 LOST Durrumbul Hall Sat 30/5. Solid silver wide heavy bracelet with multiple links. Sentimental. Reward. 0457117654

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Classifieds DEATH NOTICES

Sport PETS FOR LIFE ANIMAL SHELTER

GREG WARDELL aka The G Banger A gathering will be held at Federation Bridge Saturday 6th June at noon. BYO Calamari clackers. All welcome

LIVESTOCK HORSE TRAINER/STARTER 20 plus yrs exp 100% nonconfrontational method. No issues too small or too big. Excellent refs. Simon 0419563312

PETS

CASSIE is a lovely older kitten. She has been with us far too long. She is a very friendly, well socialised youngster, who at times gets a bit sad at being passed by. She has great potential, and just needs to start her real life with a human friend. It is sad to see her just waiting, week after week. Cassie has a wonderful personality, and she will shine once away from the crowded conﬁnes that she now lives in. Give her a chance and be well rewarded by her cheerful friendliness. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

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Oh Golly Miss Molly Molly is a beautiful Border Collie mix, who while at home, loves cuddles and kisses and being your shadow! Molly’s beautiful nature and her love for being with you is wonderful! She has an easy care coat, knows her basic commands and is a quick learner for any further training. She loves riding in utes and so she’d also suit property or going to work with you, if the chance was there! To ﬁnd out more, give us a call now. Adoption fee applies. Incl vacc, micro chip, desexing.

31-05-2014 It has been one year, my beautiful Boy, there are so many things I miss • to talk to you and to touch you • your cheeky attitude • your forgiving HEART • your snoring • the list is endless….. TOBY-Boy, I will LOVE you forever you will ALWAYS be in s asmy HEART of Hearts. s UNTIL we shall meet again, my BIG, little, strong, Trooper. THANKS for having been PART OF MY LIFE – your Mum s

In a nutshell, the Mullumbimby Giants were beaten by a better side in their NRRRL Round 8 fixture at Les Donnelly Field on Sunday. The final score of 34–14 looks ugly, especially after the previous week’s capitulation at Murwillumbah, but there are always extenuating circumstances in any game of footy. So if the boys had forgotten it, they will have been reminded of one lesson the hard way – you can’t win without the ball. Having battled every inch of the way to trail by only 14– 10 at the break, Mullum simply could not get their hands on the pill when the contest resumed, as the ref blew five penalties to Marist Brothers in ten minutes. With such a weight of possession, the visitors inevitably crossed and were suddenly more comfortably placed at 20–10. There was still plenty of time left, but you can never over-estimate the value of momentum – or its loss. The Giants and their diehard

supporters were champing at the bit to get stuck into the Papists but they could do naught in that critical opening stanza. A couple more penalties followed, one for a headhigh tackle (‘he was wrongfooted!’ pleaded a Giants’ supporter from the drinkers’ shed, but it was an old-school coathanger), and then again for giving lip to the ref. Marist didn’t need further invitation to add to their score and, at 26–10, it was curtains for the blue-and-golds (actually, with the Papists in the same colours, it was a bit like watching Parramatta v Parramatta). Following the Under-18s’ gutsy 24–20 victory, Mullum

Bilbi Bilbi, is a beautiful boy who is simply adorable. He looks like his feet & tail have been dipped in a white paint pot! Full of kitten like fun, this 16 week old charmer is both playful & affectionate. He loves playing with the other cats & kittens in the shelter but would love to have a warm home of his own before the winter comes. To meet Bilbi, & his friends, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

HUNTER

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

Hunter is a 2 year old desexed male border collie x kelpie. He has a great temperament, plays well with other dogs and has had obedience training. He is a smart, active, affectionate boy and is patiently waiting for a home of his own. If you can give Hunter a permanent, loving home please contact the 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.

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SOCIAL ESCORTS BYRON AREA OUTCALLS. Phone 0421401775 BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. New owner, new staff. Open 7 days 10am till late. Outcalls available. Enq 66816038 SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345 CHARLOTTE 20, stunner; Stacey, 19, model looks; Lucy, 23, Asian beauty; Lexi is back, sexy as ever; Courtney, 20 girl next door. 66816038, 10am til very late, 7 days. Ladies always required.

CHARLOTTE – 20 Isla Fisher look-a-like, size 6, DD bust, hot as. 7 days, 10am till late. 66816038

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started the game promisingly. Keen as mustard and completing their sets, they were well placed early to hoist a towering bomb, only to see it cleanly defused by Marists’ full-back. He was eighty metres rom the Giants’ line, but he put his head down and only had a hand laid on him when Ethan ‘Hawke’ Anderson, flying from the clouds in his lairy red headgear, landed on him with a classic swan dive – only trouble for Mullum was, the other bloke was already in under the black dot. When the Papists put their left winger over in the corner, employing the basics of creating an overlap and exploit-

ing it with regulation drawand-pass, we all feared that it might become a case of ‘by how far?’ for the visitors. Mullum, however, weren’t to be easily dismissed. Fourpointers to winger Jeremy ‘Irons’ O’Donnell and centre Sean ‘Penn’ Watkins (pictured), who tried hard all day, and a mighty sideline conversion from half-back ‘Mister’ Darcy Earl had the teams at level pegging and the mob in the outer getting very toey. A sluggish, ill-disciplined start to the second forty condemned the Giants to chasing the game. Another try to O’Donnell, when he scooped on a loose ball after his opposite number had been unceremoniously decked, briefly kept it close at 26–14, but those of us who hoped for the best were living in a fool’s paradise. For all their endeavour, the Giants are shy of the finesse to take advantage of their opportunities. The grunt is there, and the courage, but the acumen, at this stage (and they are a young, comparatively small outfit) is lacking.

Byron’s successful AFL show Phyllis visits Lennox All Girls The Lennox Head All Girls at PSSA championships Surfriders will be hosting a

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A mighty heart not enough for the battling Giants Story & photo John Campbell

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From one little green man to the other. Love always, memories forever. J and L

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AFL team’s Byron Bay contingent Diesel Drury, Finn Reece, Seth Carter, Kesheva Raju and Kolbi Wood represented at the PSSA at the Blacktown International Sports Park.

At a recent PSSA event at the Blacktown International Sports Park, six Byron AFL players and Byron Junior AFL club president, Barry Spry, enjoyed an unprecedented, successful state carnival. Marlin Corbett, Kesheva Raju, Finn Reece, Seth Carter, Diesel Drury and Kolbi Wood were all selected to represent the north coast at the U12 primary schools state championships with Barry Spry as team manager. The north coast rarely get to play the Riverina as they are in different pools and, normally, different classes.

However, at the end of day two of the carnival, after three games and two wins, North Coast were assigned Riverina in their first final. Ten thousand words and a quarter-cup of tears would be needed to tell the whole story of the gruelling match; needless to say, the final scoreboard showed Riverina up seven seven points at the final siren: 4.2.26 to 2.7.19 for the win. North Coast, the little bloke, battled and pushed and ran to the bitter end. In the spectators’ eyes, the boys won a superb moral victory, through time and space.

stall at the Love Lennox Festival. The stall is a fundraiser for the club and their favourite charity Disabled Surfers Association. During the festival there will be a Surfboard Swap Meet. This event is organised to provide regional surfers and surfboard collectors an outlet to buy, sell and trade as well as to network with the broader community. The stall will also proudly display the Ma Bendall / Phyllis O’Donnell Memorial Shield, which All Girls Surfriders have won for the last two years. Then on Sunday, the All Girls will host the Ma Bendall / Phyllis O’Donnell Inter-club Tag Team Challenge. This event runs annually and this year the club is excited to announce that the legendary and inspiring Phyllis O’Donnell, now in her 80s, will present the shield to the winning club. In 1964, at the age of twenty-seven, Phyllis O’Donnell won the first-ever world championship in women’s surfing. For her efforts, apart from the glory, she won $250,

The legendary Phyllis O’Donnell with another legend Steph Gilmore. Phyllis will be in Lennox on Sunday. Photo Tree Faerie

a surfboard and numerous packets of cigarettes. When she entered the sport, it was dominated by men, some of whom, she recalls, would take aim at her while she was paddling out to catch waves. The All Girls Surfriders, the Mid North Coast Girl Surfriders and the Sunshine Coast Girl Surfriders will compete for the chance to take home the shield. The Love Lennox Festival is on this Saturday 6 June and the surfing event starts from 7am on Sunday.

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

Byron Flea Calling all serial garage salers and people selling retro, vintage clothing, upcycled and pre-loved goods. We invite you to be part of the Byron Flea. Please email Julian: byronflea@gmail.com.

U3A Ballina/Byron At 10am on 2/6/15, in the meeting room, RSL Mullumbimby, Julie Williams will lead a poetry session on Haiku. All welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350. Solveig McDonald will talk about Clinical Hypnotherapy at 10am on Tuesday 9 June in the meeting room of the RSL Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350.

U3A Brunswick Valley Tues 9 June 10am–noon at the Uniting Church Hall, Brunswick

Regular As Clockwork DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Email copy marked ‘Regular As Clockwork’ to editor@echo.net.au.

Connect Up Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is hosting Koori Murri Goori Connect Up, a time to reflect sharing experiences of doing creative work, energising oneself. For info call Robin 0459 962 428.

#StartupByron #StartupByron Un-Networking meets the first Thursday of every month, focused on connecting anyone interested in startups or small biz. See http://www. startinno.com/events/2015/5/7/ startupbyron-un-networking

Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www. byronrespite.com.au.

Heads, talk by Neil Weatherson, manager of Ballina Airport. Phone 6685 1732.

Reed from Brunswick Surf Club. Members’ apologies to Rae 0427 103 072; visitors welcome.

Opera afternoon

Byron Sophia

Soprano Emilie Lemasson is joined by pianist Margaret Curtis in a concert of luscious romantic arias and French songs. Sunday 31 May, 1 Ashton St, All Souls Hall in Bangalow at 3pm. Tickets $20/$10, bookings 0410 300 005, proceeds to the African Childrens Choir tour.

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: J Krishnamurti on DVD, presented by Gerald Reardon of Krishnamurti Australia, Thursday 4 June, 1–3pm, at Masonic Centre, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Explores mindfulness movement and music. Live music by Cleis Pearce, Sun 14 June, Suffolk Park Community Hall 9.30–11.30am – by dana/donation.

Suffolk Park Dune Care monthly working morning at 8.30am on Saturday 6 June meeting at the beach entrance to Tuckeroo Estate at the end of Macgregor St, followed by morning tea. Contact Helen on 6685 4964.

Friendship Morning Tea

Biggest Morning Tea

Ladies’ Friendship Morning Tea in the Brunswick Heads Uniting Centre, Fingal St on Wednesday 10 June from 10am. All ladies most welcome, contact 6685 1487.

Mullumbimby Golf Club Biggest Morning Tea Friday 12 June from 9.30am, hosted by Ellen Briggs, $5 a head, all proceeds to the Cancer Council.

VIEW club

Mullum CWA

Brunswick Valley VIEW Club’s next luncheon meeting is Thursday 11 June 10.30am at Mullumbimby Bowling Club. Guest speaker Craig

Ladies welcome to monthly meeting of Mullumbimby Branch CWA on Wednesday 10 June at 10am in the Mullumbimby CWA Rooms,

in Mullumbimby in order to improve language skills and cultural knowledge. Phone Paco 6684 0242.

with dance caller, last Sunday of every month 3–5pm at Brunswick Heads RSL Hall.

Conscious dance practice

Toddler Time Song and dance fun for 2–4-yearolds, Mondays 9.30–11am, Mullum Neighbourhood Centre. Donation. Enq: 6684 1286.

Landcare Bangalow Land and Rivercare working bee every Saturday 8.30–10.30am. See www.bangalowlandcare.org.au or call Liz 6687 1309.

Tennis Ocean Shores Tennis Club Mon and Wed mornings 8.30–11.30 at Water Lily Park. New players welcome. Phone 6680 5791.

Meditation Tuesday Insight Meditation with Radha Nicholson, Ellen Davison and others. Weekly at The Yurt Temple Byron, 7.15–9pm. All welcome. Evening supported by dana (donation). Buddhist meditation teaching and practice now at the Living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6–7.30pm, Mondays. Contact Mishaela on 0438 858 842 or mishaela@si.org.au.

Repair Cafe

A weekly activity day for seniors each Tuesday at the Byron Community Centre with drumming circle at 10.30am, followed by chair yoga at noon. Entry by donation.

Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe at the Mullumbimby campus of Byron Community College in Burringbar Street on Saturdays 9am till 12 noon. Volunteers will be there to help you fix things that might otherwise end up in the tip, or to advise how it might be done.

Bay Singers

Rainbow Dragons

The Bay Singers (BB Community Choir) meets Mondays 10.30–11.30 at the Community Centre each week. More info: easwain@ bigpond.com.

Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, on Sundays 7.30 for 8am start. Info Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@gmail.com.

Seniors Groove

Quota Club Quota Club of Brunswick Valley meets every 1st Thursday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 6pm. Ph 0439 733 763 for more info.

Spanish conversation A Spanish conversation group meets every Monday evening

Suffolk Park Dune Care

Oneness blessing Oneness blessing, meditation and healing every Thursday 7pm at Red Tent Yoga studio, Byron industrial estate. By donation. Ring Nura 0427 847 210 for info.

Bushdancing Live music from Hide The Potato

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Op shops Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8–12. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281.

Lions meetings Lions for Byron Bay and Suffolk Park meet every 2nd Thursday at the Byron Bay Services Club at 7pm, with a social meeting every 4th Thursday of the month in Suffolk Park. Enquiries 0410 414 423. Lions Club of Brunswick– Mullumbimby meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Ocean Shores Country Club at 7pm. Phone 0417 019 343 for more information.

Free Yoga Nidra Every Tuesday in Ocean Shores, 2–2.45pm. Contact Heidi 0426 977 575.

Low-cost food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. C3 Care Byron Bay Food Care – log on to www.c3byronbay.com to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.

Cancer support A general cancer-support group in Byron for anyone living in the northern rivers. Info: Ken on 0411 233 755 or David on 0428 187 025, or email david@davidyoung.com. au or kengabe@linknet.com.au.

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

Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters practise public speaking and leadership through our communityrun course. Meetings coaching in

Tincogan Street. Membership enquiries Sue 6684 1675. Also, handicraft group meets each 1st, 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Enq Margaret 6684 2956.

Karma talk

Heritage House, Bangalow. Open to the public as our main topic for discussion will be the impact of the ever-increasing flow of traffic through Bangalow. Councillors have been invited. Ideas welcome.

Venerable Geshe Sonam Thargye will talk on ‘Karma: The Law of Cause and Effect’ on Wednesday 17 June at 7pm at Byron Community Centre. Entry by donation. Call Dharma Study Group on 0401 655 840 for more details.

Orchid Society

Banking discussion Banking: Scourge or Saviour? A weekly discussion group with Dr Liz Elliott, Pioneer Hall, Mullumbimby, 4.30–6.30pm, Tuesdays 9, 16, 23, 30 June.

Bridge open day Brunswick Valley Bridge Club is holding an open day on Sat 6 June 12.30pm at the Brunswick Bowling Club. For beginning and returning players. No pressure, no cost. Bookings 6680 5948.

ists to prepare works based on the theme Wild Things for the event held 28–30 August. Entries will be online from next month at www. osartexpo.com.

Lone Goat Gallery

Byron District Orchid Society meets Monday 8 June at Ewingsdale Hall, all welcome. Info: Penny 6680 1600.

John Turton paintings Earth To Sky at Lone Goat Gallery, open 10am–4pm daily, runs till 10 June. Ph 6684 5454 for more info. www. lonegoatgallery.com

BYS news

CWCI luncheon

Byron Youth Service Parenting Teens Program, free 8-week group for parents, starting 14 July. Two-day photography course for young people aged 13–18 over Queens Birthday long weekend. Phone Rosalie 0431 524 044.

Christian Women Communicating International luncheon and speaker at Uniting Church Hall, Canterbury St, Casino, 18 June, 12 noon. Register with Val Howes 6662 2856 by 4 June.

Ocean Shores Art Expo

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Ocean Shores Art Expo invites art-

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BPA AGM Bangalow Progress Association AGM on Thursday 4 June at 5.30 in

communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay. www.byrontoastmasters.org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet 2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays at 7pm, Presbyterian Church Hall in Mullum. Please call Shanti 6684 8024 for more info.

Bangalow CWA Bangalow CWA invites anyone who is interested in learning how to knit, crochet or embroider to join us on Wednesdays 9am–2pm or the second Monday of every month 5–7pm. Rooms 6687 0617 or Di Campbell 6685 4694.

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.

Liberation Larder The charity that collects, cooks and distributes nutritious food to more than 450 people a week in the Byron Shire needs more volunteers in a variety of roles. Please contact Helen 0439 409 655 or visit liberationlarder.org.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the shire – www. aa.org.au. Are you concerned about the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Support meetings every Tuesday 7–9pm Byron Bay, upstairs at 75 Jonson Street (stairs beside Westpac bank). Phone Jane 0410 494 933. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call 6680 7280.

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Cryptic Clues

Quick Clues

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1. Spend money covering a rug? Perfect! (10) 6. Backward first class state? No, it’s a continent (4) 10. Rotter returns, joins together again (7) 11. No charge for this particle – turn one over (7) 12. Eastern Australian political party consumed – give details (8) 13. Bark where French-American wetland can be found (5) 14. Rasher, but worth saving (5) 15. Planet in the East – very gloomy (9) 17. Quiet roast mixed with beer – a song for shepherds! (9) 20. Discharge the man overwhelmed by rum (5) 21. A ring for he unhappy dear nymph (5) 23. Tumor isn’t a result of this metal (9) 25. Pet menu designed or an definite number (7) 26. Spasmodic cultivation, we hear, laughing like Santa! (7) 27. Trifles for little dogs (4) 28. Predicament absorbs unusually wary Williamson (10

1. Bring to completion, fulfil (10 6. Largest continent (4) 10. Smelly person, rotter (7) 11. Uncharged particle in the atomic nucleus (7) 12. Complicated, ornate (9) 13. Marsh or wetland, especially in the American southwest (5) 14. Smoked or cured pork, similar to ham (5) 15. Gloomy, foreboding, taciturn (9) 17. Song or poem modelled on shepherds’ calls (9) 20. Discharge associated with colds and catarrh (5) 21. Mountain nymph (5) 20. Metallic element atomic number 38 (9) 25. A large but indefinite number (7) 26. Laughing like Santa Claus is supposed to (7) 27. Playthings, trifles (4) 28. Dramatist, writer for the stage (10)

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DOWN 1. Social group, especially among Hindus (5) 2. Irritations, pests (9) 3. Unidentified casualty of war, used as a symbol to represent all such victims (7,7) 4. Humans, those who die (5) 5. Touching, especially as in geometry (7) 7. Word of apology (5) 8. Latin phrase meaning “to the point of sickness.” (2,7) 9. An accountant, one obsessed with mathematical calculation (6,8) 14. An incidental result of a manufacturing process (2-7) 16. Giving particulars, listing articles (9) 18. Storehouse for weapons (7) 19. Pertaining to the world, not heavenly (7) 22. Vacuous, without content (5) 24. Strength, power (5)

1. Legal hearing includes time for social group (5) 2. Fine distinctions over a single second are irritations (9) 3. XGI, a powerful symbol (7,7) 4. Humans need good conduct over time (7) 5. A bloke who has spent some time in the sun – how touching (7) 7. Pour sauce over a royal couple – apologies (5) 8. To a sickening extent, these days not available to employ a thousand (2,7) Last week’s solution N074 9. Accountant is less sensitive before B A S I L I C A A crisis with the queen (6,8) U A U O 14. Purchase the creation, we are told, but R I P E N E S S T it’s only an incidental result (2-7) E C M Z 16. Unexpectedly it’s Gemini giving A N A P H R O D I S particulars (9) U D E P P O F F S 18. Football team is bottom number with C R O W S R L L A Mr Jolson 7) A M E N I T I E S 19. Before time around Tuesday – hard T S N T T but possible (7) C O T T A G E C 22. Measure regret omitting the A E E N N individual? That’s vacuous! (5) C A N I N E M E L N C S R 24. Fighter plane with high temperature E L E V E N A S I and power (5)

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Backlash

Waiting for her human, Dubi the dingo lounges on the verandah of Kohinur Hall as her man Murray â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Muzzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Drechsler speaks about his time on the frontline fighting the coalmonster at Maules Creek. Dubi is the subject of a new short film by north coast filmmakers Cloudcatcher Media. See the YouTube clip at http://bit.ly/dingolessons. Photo Tree Faerie

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The annual $100 resident charge for parking in Byron Bay seems like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;double-dippingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on Byron Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part when residents already contribute through their rates or, if tenants, support ratepayers through rent and buy goods in town. Or is Council just trying to promote the Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image as an enclave for the rich? Why not just make it into a gated community? Q Q Q Q

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On a more positive note, Council, in partnership with Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), is hosting a free community forum on Sunday June 21 at the Cavanbah Sports Centre in Byron Bay, 9.30amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12.30pm, on the subject of becoming â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Zero Emissions communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Council says the forum is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;an open invitation to all interested community members to come and help co-create a Byron specific strategy and planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Backlash abhors the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;co-createâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; but you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have everything you would like in a zero-emissions world. Q Q Q Q

While our prime monster from the 1950s clings rigidly to the quaint notion that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;coal is good for humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the Norwegian parliament voted last week to instruct the government pension fund â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the largest in the world â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to cut its exposure to fossil fuel risk. According to Reneweconomy.com, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rapidly falling clean technology costs and the global push for an agreed policy for decarbonisation combine to force the hand of global capital marketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Q Q Q Q

Telstra is now actively promoting its â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;free Wi-Fi switchon trialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Mullum, part of a nationwide rollout. The catch is that once the free trial period ends in June â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Non-Telstra customers and Telstra customers who have not joined the Wi-Fi community will be able to connectâ&#x20AC;Ś for a small charge using guest passesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Telstra says that since the Wi-Fi hotspot trial launched nationally in November last year, in NSW there has been 91.29TB of data downloaded through to mid-April this year.

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