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Byron Bay Garden Club Byron Bay Garden Club lunch 12.30pm followed by meeting 1.20pm Saturday 12 November at Byron Bay Services Club. Guest speakers Jennifer and Paul Hoff from ‘Just Hippies’ talking about Hippeastrums. Info: Jeni 6685 7816.
Orchid news As well as mounting a lovely display of members’ orchids, Steven Wedd will give a presentation on ‘The Orchids of Singapore’ at the meeting of Byron District Orchid Society at 7pm on Sunday 20 November in the Uniting Church Hall,
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Neighbourhood Centre Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am– 4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer.
Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.
Meditation Bay Insight Meditation with Radha Nicholson and friends Tuesdays at Suffolk Park Hall, 7.30–9pm. All welcome. Please bring a cushion. 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. Dzogchen Meditation Group – 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month at Brunswick Heads Community Centre. Contact Katie 0417 798 726 or qld@shenpenaustralia.org for more info. Mindfulness Meditation with Pairoj Brahma, Melli O’Brien and Heather Albrecht Every Tuesday 7.15–9pm at the yurt, Temple Byron (www.templebyron. com). No fees, contact 0423 241 916, 401 359 559. www.themindfulnesssummit.com. Healing Meditation 7.30pm Wednesdays Temple Byron and Sunday mornings in Myocum. Dean 0414 364 415 or wwwunityhousebyron.com.au.
Landcare Bangalow Land and Rivercare working bee every Saturday 8.30–10.30am. See www.bangalowlandcare.org.au or call Liz 6687 1309.
Craft group The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets every Monday 9.30am–2.30pm at the Uniting Church in Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Come and chat, enjoy a cuppa, the company and your craft. Bring lunch and whatever else you need. All welcome. Do you prefer patchwork and quilting? Come along on Monday evening same place at 6pm. Enquiries Tilly 6685 5985.
No-interest loans Byron Community No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) is a not-for-profit community program providing people on low incomes with safe, fair interest-free loans of up to $1,000 for purchasing essential goods and services. Contact the Byron Community Centre to find out more.
Brunswick Heads. All welcome, more info Penny 6680 1600.
Mullumbimby AGM Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre AGM, Tuesday 29 November, 3pm, cnr Dalley & Tincogan Sts, Mullum. All welcome.
Breast Cancer Support Byron Breast Cancer Support Group meets Wednesday 16 November 12pm– 2pm at Byron Community Cabin (old Girl Guides Hall), Carlyle Street. Contact Tamra 0401 361 736.
U3A Brunswick Valley U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 15 November 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Steve Nugent talks on ‘The Rhythm of Music’. Visitors welcome. Ring 6685 1732.
Salad Book launch Friends of Libraries Byron Shire will host the official launch of Belinda Jeffery’s new book The Salad Book. Belinda will be in conversation with
other local foodie Victoria Cosford, 5.30pm for 6pm start, $10, Friday 2 December, Bangalow Heritage House Museum & Cafe. Bookings essential: Bangalow Newsagency 6687 1396 or www.trybooking.com.au/239697.
Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Plotinus on Intelligible Beauty, presented by James Cowan, Thursday 10 November, 1–3pm, at Masonic Centre, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.
Day of the Dead 10th Annual Day of the Dead Sunday 13 Nov 3.30pm at Crystal Castle. Bring photos, mementos, a blanket or a chair. Birthday cake to close! Zenith Virago 0427 924 310.
Natural Death Care Centre Tuesday 15 Nov 6.30pm Brunswick Hotel. Everyone welcome to celebrate the work of the NDCC in our Shire over the past 15 years. Zenith Virago 0427 924 310.
Toy Library
Suffolk Park. Open Monday and Thursday 10am–1pm. Info Sue 0402 052 457.
Byron Gem Club
Byron Bay Hospital Auxiliary garage sale at 105 Beech Dr, Suffolk Park, on Saturday 19 November at 8am. Home cooking, plants and treasures. Enquiries 6685 3162.
ABA Mothers’ Support
Mullum Monday Painters
ABA Mothers’ Support Group Monday 14 November 10am at the Uniting Church Hall, Dalley Street, Mullumbimby. The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) Mullumbimby Ocean Shores group will talk about introducing other foods. Enquiries Jan 0431 477 445.
Mullum Monday Painters annual exhibition at the CWA Rooms cnr Tincogan and Morgan Streets, Mullumbimby, on Saturday 19 November 9.30am–12 noon. Admission $3. Morning tea will be served.
U3A Ballina/Byron Music appreciation session on Antonio Vivaldi with Gertie Krebs on 15/11/16 at 10am in the meeting room of the RSL, Mullumbimby. Visitors welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.
Art Cube
EI and preschool centre 5 Coogera Circuit,
Budgeting Support
Low-cost food
Byron FLEA
Money Matters is a free service helping people identify where their money is going, how best to save and, most importantly, how to get on top of bills! Contact the Byron Community Centre to make an appointment; private sessions run every Monday afternoon.
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.
Byron FLEA at the YAC (1 Gilmore Crescent) 2nd Saturday of every month from 8am till 1pm. Free stalls for young people. Call Lotte 0490 026 840.
Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum at corner of Myocum & Stuart Sts Mullumbimby open every Friday 10am–12 noon and market Saturdays 9am–1pm. Discover your local history. Bangalow Museum & Tea Room open Tuesday-Friday 10am-3pm, Cnr Ashton & Deacon Sts Bangalow. Volunteers sought, please contact the museum 6687 2183.
Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Confidential meetings in Byron Bay 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, upstairs at 75 Jonson Street (stairs beside Westpac Bank). Phone Jane 0410 494 933. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call 6680 7280. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meetings held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia
Repair Cafe Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe at the Mullumbimby campus of Byron Community College in Burringbar Street on Saturdays 9am till 12 noon. Volunteers will be there to help you fix things that might otherwise end up in the tip, or to advise how it might be done.
Rainbow Dragons Abreast Rainbow Dragons Abreast (RDA) welcomes breast cancer survivors for a paddle at Lake Ainsworth, Lennox Head, on Sundays 7.30 for 8am start. Info Marian 6688 4058, mazzerati2010@gmail.com.
Op shops Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8am–12 noon. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281. Anglican Church Mullumbimby Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am–12.30pm. Volunteers needed, enq Liz 6684 2622 nights. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Monday – Thursday 10am-3.30pm, Friday 9am – 2pm and third Sunday of the month 10am-2pm. Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) op shop Brunswick Heads (next to supermarket) open Mon–Fri 10am–5pm. 1st Sat of the month (market day) 9am–2pm.
Lions Club Interested in making new friends and helping our community? Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7pm Ocean Shores Country Club. More information President Joan Towers 0400 484 419.
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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 meetings coaching in communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay; www.byronbaytoastmasters. org. MullumMagic Toastmasters meet every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday in Mullumbimby 7–9 pm. Contact Ashni 0439 843 657 or Mani on 0488 433 047.
Hospital garage sale
Byron Gem Club stall at the Mullumbimby Show Sat 12 & Sun 13 November. Lots of fun for the entire family. Look out for us in the Spaghetti Shed.
Clarice Again by Elaine Norris till 31 November at The Art Cube, Byron Shire
Museums
Club. Apologies to Rae 0427 103 072 by Monday 7th.
Council Foyer, Mullumbimby.
Sex & Love Addicts Anon Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is peer-support group of men and women for whom sex and/or romance have become a problem. For details 0452 074 974 or visit www.slaa.org.au.
Potters & Sculptors Mullumbimby Potters & Sculptors The Community Art Gallery (Gallery at the Drill Hall) is open every Tues & Thurs 10am–2pm and on the 3rd Saturday of the month (Mullum Market Day) 10am–4pm. Pottery and sculpture crafted by local artisans for sale. The Drill Hall Complex, 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby. Enquiries: mullum.potters@yahoo.com.au
Ballina Camera Club Ballina Camera Club print meeting Thursday 10 November at 6.30pm at the Kentwell Community Centre. New members welcome, enquiries Mark 6686 6915.
View Club Brunswick Valley View Club luncheon meeting Thursday 10 November at 10.30am at Ocean Shores Country
Lone Goat Gallery Flowers by Peter Hordern, till 16 November.
Chem-free landcare Byron Shire Chemical-Free Landcare working bee Saturday 12 November, 9am–1pm at Brunswick Heads Crown Land Reserve site. Details byronshirechemicalfreelandcare.org.
End-of-life choices Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at meetings held quarterly on the Gold Coast. Next meeting 10 November. Phone Elaine 0755 808 215.
Sailing volunteers Volunteers needed at Sailability, Lennox Head, to assist people with a disability to sail. No prior experience required. North end of Lake Ainsworth, Sundays and Tuesdays. Contact Craig 6685 9086, 0408 545 711, craigscan10@gmail.com.
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Mystery talks The Mysteries of Life and Death: A series of talks and meditations, Friday evenings in Byron Bay. Free of charge. Gnostic Society 0412 020 234.
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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 visit www.codependentsanonymous.org.au or phone 9281 3330.
Interested women are welcome Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am–1pm and the second Monday evening of each month 5–7pm in the Bangalow CWA rooms for craft, friendship and community support. Rooms are open daily Monday–Saturday 9am–noon.
Liberation Larder
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The charity that collects, cooks and distributes over 450 meals per week across the Byron Shire to people in need is on the look out for volunteers. For information ring on 0435 879 778 or visit our Facebook page or iberationlarder.org.au.
Mullumbimby Branch CWA Handicraft Group in the CWA rooms Tincogan Street Mullumbimby 1st, 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month throughout 2016. Classes offered. Enquiries to Margaret 6684 2956.
1. Moments of madness in bar (5,5) 6. I object to publicity – have a drink (4) 9. There and back again? Pirt! (6,4) 10. God backs car-hire firm (4) 12. Dispute? Indicate a paper hanky! (5,2,5) 15. This dessert will make Macca reek (5,4) 17. Principal character: daughter of wicked king (5) 18. Burdened with Osama! (5) 19. Inquisitive admirer, remarked Spooner, searching for a kitchen utensil (6,3) 20. Commonplace stuff – dodgy performance! (6-2-4) 24. Perform, order, return – that’s fate (4) 25. English bird with bonds around individual – forever and forever! (10) 26. Pull to the East for this Olympic event (4) 27. For the growing girl, a handout: perfume (10)
1. Moments of madness, sudden losses of control (5,5) 6. Drink of fermented honey (4) 9. Voyage that brings you back to where you started (6,4) 10. Rent-a-car company (4) 12. Dispute, central feature of argument (5,2,5) 15. High cholesterol dessert (5,4) 17. Israeli ruler responsible for the massacre of the innocents (5) 18. Burdened, weighted down (5) 19. Cooking vessel, especially at breakfast time (6,3) 20. Commonplace, down to earth (6-2-4) 24. Fate, menace (4) 25. Unending times (10) 26. Dangerous event at the Winter Olympics (4) 27. Nubile, growing up (10)
$1,000 GRANTS NOV/DEC 2016 PERIOD The Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby are offering
BI-MONTHLY GRANTS up to $1,000 These grants can be applied for by any Not-ForProfit organisation or group which supports our local community within the Byron Shire (except Bangalow who have their own Lions Club) i.e. Church groups, health groups, local charities, service groups, any humanitarian purposes. These grants will be offered every two months. Contact the Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby PO Box 12 Mullumbimby Email: tonylion@bigpond.com An application will be sent to you. Applications must be received by 14th December 2016. The $1,000 grant for Sept/Oct was awarded to: Brunswick Valley Volunteer Rescue new short-range UHF radios $1000 Unsuccessful applications do not carry forward, a new application is required. Any questions phone Tony Cornell 6680 2011 or Joan Towers 0400 484 419.
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1. Drill? A tedious pursuit (4) 2. Gold to obtain vehicle (4) 3. New pointer tended to be prejudiced (6-6) 4. Either way it’s off, (3,2) 5. Greek character recently found a hobby (9) 7. Spies passed over orders (10) 8. Come down, worker – daughter! Last week’s solution N149 (10) C R O S S W O R D M E R I T 11. Nuclear process computer parts H N U S E I A O reported to be a snack (4,3,5) E A T E N P L A Y M A K E R H S R D O E T 13. Different sized copy of ladle comes E S T E E P L E C H A S E O damaged (5,5) E S O Y E A P I 14. S for stubborn (10) S K A T E H A Y S E E D S 16. Offended in finding saffron tedious I I P T N E M E D I C A R E I R A T E (9) P S A E S O A M 21. Wild fear, left wild (5) R C R O S S C O U N T R Y 22. List rank (4) O P A S O N H R D E L H I 23. Sex appeal includes Poles? Doesn’t P O L E V A U L T E U A P I U O A exist! (3’1) R E S
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