The Byron Shire Echo – February 7, 2018

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For the thirteenth year, Alison Pearl has brought Deva Primal and Miten with Manose to Mullumbimby. The Ecstatic Chant workshops and concerts sell out quickly with people returning year after year from around Australia. Photo Jeff ‘Gimme Peace Or Gimme A Piece’ Dawson

Half of Byron paid parking revenue retained for town Councillors voted at last Thursday’s meeting to allocate at least 50 per cent of paid parking revenue from Byron Bay to projects in the town.

The issue was raised by Cr Paul Spooner, who asked for councillor support for all future net revenue be allocated on projects and works in Byron Bay. Net revenue includes meter revenue but excludes resident exemption fees and parking fines.

He also asked the scheme be updated in the quarterly budget review process and ‘to identify all revenue and expenses allocated during the

previous quarter.’ Instead, an amendment by Cr Basil Cameron passed (Crs Spooner and Hackett against), which will see that Council ‘note the commitment to ensure at least 50 per cent’ of paid parking revenue from Byron Bay is committed to projects in Byron Bay has been met.’ Council will also ‘affirm that 50 per cent of all nonCrown paid parking revenue from Byron Bay continue to be used to fund projects in Byron Bay and that the distribution of all paid parking revenue be reviewed, ‘should ad-

ditional paid parking schemes be implemented.’ Cr Cameron’s amendment supported Cr Spooner’s request that online information be available to clearly display ‘estimated revenue, particular projects, estimated cost of project, actual cost of project, and completion status of project.’ During debate Cr Spooner made the point that Byron Bay paid parking is around three per cent of Council’s budget. ‘This money should go to fixing roads, public transport and make the town more livable,’ he said.

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The summer tourism tide is gradually beginning to subside, leaving behind cheap tents, disposable coffee cups and plastic boogie boards.

For some, the annual influx is a source of anger and anxiety played out daily in streets and carparks; for others, it’s an adrenaline-fuelled drive to make hay while the sun shines.  But what’s it like for those who grow up with the bipolar rhythms of the Shire?

How does it feel to be a young person living in a place that the rest of the country sees as a laidback party town?

A new research project exploring the experience of the 2,800 local youth growing up in the Shire has found that many have a love-hate relationship with their hometowns.

While they often love and identify closely with the region’s incredible natural beauty, their sense of belonging is jeopardised by the continuous waves of visitors flowing in and out.

As one youth worker interviewed for the project put it: ‘People come here to have a good time and then they just leave and that mentality is sort of ingrained in the youth’. ‘It’s a mix between partying and tourism and that’s a serious combo,’ the youth worker said.

Voices from the Margin study Voices from the Margin: Youth Identity and Belonging in a Tourist Destination is the outcome of more than three years’ work by local

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Dr Canosa interviewed 74 young people from the Shire, aged ten to 24, about their experiences of living in a place which hosts more than 1.7 million tourists a year. ‘Young people who grow up in a holiday destination like Byron Bay are witnessing that kind of lifestyle on a regular basis – people having fun, relaxing, partying,’ Dr Canosa says. ‘They don’t always understand that these people go home to a much more normal lifestyle – a nine-tofive working week.’ ‘That can skew a young person’s perspective of life in their community.’

Safety singled out When asked what they liked and didn’t like about their communities, many of the participants singled out the issue of safety as a source of anxiety and concern. ‘There was definitely a perception that certain places weren’t safe, particularly during the peak tourist season and at times such as schoolies, New Year’s Eve and during big festivals,’ Dr Canosa said. ‘They said they didn’t feel safe in Byron Bay and that the atmosphere had changed from a laidback and relaxed beach town to sort of a sleazy atmosphere. ‘They didn’t feel safe walking around and didn’t feel safe meeting friends.’ Another teenager, Liz, 17, said that after 10pm, the attitude in Byron Bay ‘shifts from being a really continued on page 4

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Chinese students breathe in local culture Paul Bibby

There are days in Beijing when kids can’t go outside to play because of poor air quality.

So the fresh air and abundance of Byron Shire have been a stunning contrast for eight Chinese primary school students visiting this week.

The students are taking part in a six-day immersion that will introduce them to the local environment and Indigenous culture, and help them to improve their English.

Tour organiser Katie Grubb, from local company Mandarin Pathways, said the students and their families chose the Shire because they wanted to go to a safe place with a friendly community.

‘They weren’t that interested in having the Sydney or Melbourne city experience – they’re saturated with a lot of Chinese study tours,’ Ms Grubb says. ‘They wanted to see a small town and experience a connection with how “real Australians” are living.’

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Having begun their trip on Sunday with a Welcome to Country ceremony at the Community Gardens in Mullumbimby, the students will attend Brunswick Heads Primary School this week.

They will do activities such

as a Bunjalung language class, and ocean and environmental studies, and are being billeted with local families.

‘This is the first time the kids have left their home country and they are all looking forward to having their

first home-cooked Aussie meal,’ Ms Grubb said.

‘A few days in a really natural and clean environment is a dream come true for many of them.’

as 205m2, with potential for increased development on larger lots, and with the Villaworld development there may be more than 1,000 dwellings crammed into the West Byron area.

‘The NSW government planning minister’s approval of the rezoning has allowed the intensive urban development to be proposed, with small lots, not permitted anywhere else in Byron Shire.

‘The rezoning was approved, despite major opposition from the Byron community, Council and concerns presented to Parliament.

Lack of respect ‘This decision showed a lack of respect for the community and the environment.

There is also the potential for a detrimental economic effect on businesses owing to the negative impact on the desirability of Byron Bay as a tourism destination.

‘The development of the West Byron lands will have a dramatic impact on the environment and the traffic on Ewingsdale Road and therefore on the town of Byron Bay. ‘The current proposal and the previous one presented by Villaworld have ignored the decades of studies that determined that the site should be retained as a rural area with only minimal development.

‘The West Byron lots were not included in the upgrade

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to the West Byron STP and the urban development will plunder capacity identified for in-fill development of existing lots, such as garden flats, dual occupancy and medium-density development.

missions that were presented for the rezoning.’

After many attempts over many weeks to get comment from locally based Nationals MLC Ben Franklin, his office told The Echo Monday, ‘You will receive a response from Ben in due course.’

Council planning principles ignored Extended till ‘What the landowners have March 30 proposed ignores many key principles of Byron Shire planning. They do not commit to protecting the environment, but propose clearing koala habitat and wetlands that support the nationally vulnerable Wallum Sedge Frog.

‘The developments also propose to fill the floodprone area, which is against Byron planning rules and will have unknown broader impacts on the catchment.

‘The development will be devastating for Ewingsdale Road traffic congestion and the proposed $24m Byron bypass will not relieve the addition of at least 14,000 daily vehicle trips.

‘The state government and the developers have insulted our community by abandoning any principles of good planning and design.

‘The government enabled these proposals for a scale of development that will irreversibly degrade the environment and social amenity, ignoring the concerns raised in the many community sub-

Ms Barham urges residents to make a submission on the ‘locals’ DA 10.2017.661.1 and on the re-exhibited Villaworld DA 10.2017.201.1 by March 30.

Submissions should also be clearly marked with the DA number. Email submission@ byron.nsw.gov.au.

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Former mayor urges action over ‘insulting’ West Byron DA The two development applications (DAs) on public exhibition for the West Byron have been extended by Council until March 30. One DA is from ‘local’ landowners, while the other is from QLD-based corporation Villaworld, whose DA was previously rejected.

A planned protest last Saturday by the Byron Residents Group against the West Byron proposals was postponed owing to poor weather, but the group say they are planning another.

Located opposite the Arts and Industry Estate on Ewingsdale Road, up to 300,000m3 of fill will be required for the 108-hectare site, and the traffic report that accompanies the DA has no confidence that this will not result in increasing the major traffic issues for the town.

The residents are calling for the West Byron (WB) proposals to be withdrawn and redesigned to meet the ESD (Ecologically Sustainable Development) standards ‘that Byron Shire has supported for decades’.

Spokesperson and former mayor and NSW MLC Jan Barham said that both proposals are ‘unByron and will destroy decades of work to protect the ecological, social and economic viability of the area.’

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happy and chilled place to being a little seedy and dangerous’.

The perceived lack of safety also extended to the surf, where many of the youths felt they were at risk from visitors who couldn’t control their equipment.

One teenage boy said he often got ‘hit in the head with boards and stuff because people just don’t know how to do it.’

‘Like when a big wave comes, they just throw their board away and it just runs straight into you and dings your board and they just look at you like, “I don’t speak English,” and just keep paddling.’

Belonging The study found that the region’s prime surf spots and its beaches more generally are central to the sense of identity and belonging for many local youth.

‘The beach is a very important space for local kids, but it’s also a contested space, particularly during the peak summer period,’ Dr Canosa said.

‘They try to find spots where there’s not a lot of people, but I think there’s often

Southern Cross University researcher Dr Antonia Canosa (top left) with some of the young participants in her newly published study. Photo supplied

also a sense of being forced out of their favourite spots that they have a really close connection to from growing up there.’

She said this contributed to a ‘shrinking sense of community’.

‘As the area has become more overcrowded and commercialised, they feel like

they don’t have a place and that they’ve lost spaces they can claim as their own.’

This sense of being pushed out extended to a perceived loss of employment opportunities.

Melanie, 24, said she felt that employers got rid of their local staff during peak season so they could hire backpackers

who were ‘willing to work for rent, work for accommodation or work for nothing’.

It also contributed to anxiety about housing affordability, a concern with a very real foundation in fact.

One youth summed up the feelings of many of her peers in eloquent terms.

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Solutions So can anything be done to minimise the impact of tourism on our local youth?

Much as we might wish to stem the flow, attempting to turn visitors away would be akin to holding back the morning tide.

The best thing we can do, according to Dr Canosa, is to give local kids as much support as possible.

‘There was a campaign to discourage the party image and encourage family tourism but, with the festivals getting bigger, I think it’s all heading in the opposite direction,’ she said.

‘What we need is support mechanisms to help young people feel that this is their home and that it’s a safe, supportive environment.

‘I think it would be good to remind them that what they see during schoolies or during the festivals is not the way these people behave in their normal lives.’

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cause it means that people can’t live here any more as they can’t afford the rent,’ she said.

‘I suppose that’s just tourism, that’s how it works – it’s for the privileged.’

It’s a situation that leaves many young people with no choice but to move out of the Shire when they leave home.

In doing so, they leave behind cherished parts of their childhood, in particularly the opportunity to live close to a stunning natural environment.

‘Being around nature was definitely one of the main things that young people loved most about living in the Shire,’ Dr Canosa says of the study’s findings.

It’s not surprising, then, that young people said they often became frustrated when they perceived that tourists weren’t respecting the natural environment.

Jack, 21, said it was ‘disappointing to see people come to supposed paradise, the place they are expecting to be clean and beautiful and pristine, and then leave it in such a state’.

Fourteen-year-old Dave said he was sick of tourists from QLD pouring into Brunswick Heads.

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Local News West Byron faces hurdle In late-breaking news, there appears a spanner in the works for West Byron developers who are hoping to get their two massive DAs approved.

According to local NSW Greens MP Tamara Smith, the office of planning minister Anthony Roberts confirmed to her that a new coastal wetland State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) has been signed and is expected to become law by next week.

Ms Smith says she believes the developers did not align their proposal with the new policy, and that the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) will be unable to accept it as it is.

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Organisers from Sunday’s Nudge Nudge Wink Wink at the Billinudgel Pub raised $12,500, which will be donated to the SHIFT Project, Byron Bay. The Cunning Stunts team say they have donated $120,000 to local charities so far and, as the country’s finest DJs are booked, their funraisers sell out online within hours. Tickets for the next Nudge are best sourced by registering at their site: www.cunningstunts.com.au/subscribe. Photo Jeff Dawson

Sydney planning staff hear of Yelgun fest site concerns Department of Planning and Environment (DoPE) staff faced a group of Yelgun residents last Friday at the Ocean Shores Shopping Centre over plans by North Byron Parklands to up their festival capacity to 50,000 and secure the site as a permanent home to Splendour in The Grass and Falls festivals, among other events.

DoPE staff say the proposal would see the festivals held over five days each, with up to 35,000 patrons initially.

‘The applicant is seeking to progressively increase patron attendance at Splendour in the Grass to 50,000, but this would only occur if certain performance measures are met.’

Other events are also proposed to be held throughout the year, including three music or cultural events, with up to 25,000 patrons a day, five small community days such as local arts festivals for up to 5,000

patrons a day, and two minor event days for school sports carnivals for 1,500 patrons.

It follows a trial period of five years, plus a 20-month extension by the department.

DoP also say that upgrades to the site worth $42 million are proposed and include a conference centre, a permanent ‘golden view’ bar, terracing of the main amphitheatre, improvements to transport infrastructure, and restoration and maintenance of vegetation and habitat.

Splendour in The Grass and Falls Fest is 51 per cent owned by US multinational corporation Live Nation, who bought the event from the owners of North Byron Parklands in 2016.

Fire hazard Yelgun resident Derek Harper told The Echo he was concerned about the fire hazard along Jones Road.

‘The NBP fence line has

Lennox author scores global distribution Lennox Head resident Michelle Shearer has had her book The MamaBake Book selected for distribution in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom by HarperCollins360, the global publishing arm of HarperCollins publishers.

Thousands of copies have already sold, according to the publisher, and the book offers ‘a revolutionary way of preparing dinners that frees parents from thinking about cooking every night of the week.’

It explains how a week’s worth of ‘healthy homemade

meals can be prepared and cooked at once to rediscover free time.’

Ms Shearer says her book ‘is all about seeing that women are still bearing the lion’s share of the domestic load and providing tools for her to be more free during the week’.

‘Cooking meals for the family is a relentless chore and isn’t just about the cooking itself – it’s the thinking about what to cook, then writing a shopping list, preparing the meals and then cooking them. We devised this book to free mums up.’

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far more combustible material than is safe, but they are reluctant to do anything about it, despite the often expressed concerns of the Jones Road residents. Neither the council, parks or RFS seem interested in the threat or the problems associated with evacuating the residents.

‘North Byron Parklands purchased the Yelgun site 12 years ago. During this time, no bush fire hazard reduction has ever been carried out along their Jones Road fence line.

‘This should have been a priority, considering the ridgeline is identified as an Extreme Risk Area. This is not only a risk to neighbours, but could easily present a fire risk for patrons also.’

Another resident said, ‘During these festivals, we are locked into our homes and out of our villages.’

Other issues raised by locals included the attempted avoidance of the landowners to have their future applications assessed by the government instead of Council, the intense nationwide lobbying of patrons to increase their capacity, the overwhelming volume of patrons compared to the actual rate-payer base of the Shire, safety concerns from the fire and police departments, flooding and traffic issues.

Another woman told The Echo, ‘there is no independent auditing from the DoPE to prove what economic benefits there are for the area; there is no evidence other than what the developers themselves provide.’

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After weeks in which the Brunswick Heads footbridge appeared to be fitted with strips of someone’s old tarp, workers have finally begun installing wooden pickets on the much-loved crossing.

So far, about 10 metres have been completed. Locals are no doubt hoping the rest of the work will be completed soon. The Echo understands the works are a safety measure that is being put in place to prevent children falling or jumping off the bridge.

Cupid’s Undie Run Feb 18 On Sunday February 18, Byron Bay locals are invited to strip down to take part in Cupid’s Undie Run along Main Beach to the Beach Hotel. ‘Australia’s biggest underwear run’, will take place in 17 locations across Australia with a goal of raising $500,000 for the Children’s Tumour Foundation of Australia (CTF). The aim is to also raise awareness for the genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis, or NF. Register at www.cupidsundierun.com.au.

At times, volunteers outnumbered the customers, but it was a successful first microchipping drive on Saturday. CAWI organisers say there was lots of positive feedback and by the end of the day, four cats and 25 dogs were microchipped. While the number of cats was low, there are plans for another chipping in the future. Photo supplied

Stories in the Club, February 11 Stories in the Club returns Sunday February 11, with six tellers sharing stories of environment and connection to country. Organisers say John Allan and Harry Brown will tell the origin of the Wandjina peoples’ Wunnan Sharing System. John and Harry both have long relationships with

Aboriginal elders and communities in Arnhem Land, Central Australia, the Kimberly, and locally. Jim Tait will share ‘Mangi bilong cuntrisid’, his tale of a bush kid from Papua New Guinea, who became an environmental scientist and subsequently a pantheist, and of his hopes and fears for the future.

Mayor Simon Richardson will talk about his passion for environmental protection, while doctor of EcoPsychology Eshana Bragg will also tell her story. Writer, biologist and photographer Dr Mary Gardner will also speak.

The event runs from 4pm till 5.30pm at the Mullum ExServices Club, February 11.

Positive Change fundraiser, Feb 11

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From 5.30pm until late, the Byron Bay Brewery will host a fundraiser for Positive Change for Marine Life’s Global Program in India to launch their Marine Conservation Centre and a full-time team.

Organisers say the night on Sunday February 11 will include live music from Yeshe and Peter Hunt (Kooii), Luke Bennett, Loren, and Jesse Morris.

There will also be a live Skype stream to their project

team in India, raffles, silent art auctions and presentations from the team on their work.

Under their Global Programs, the organisation aims to bring a waste-management system and recycling centre to the communities of Kovalam and Vizhinjam in southern India in an effort to reducing the amount of plastic and pollutants entering the environment through rivers, streams, estuaries and coastal environs.

Throughout the event, attendees can also bid in a silent art auction for the chance to walk away with some stunning artwork from Matt Shepherd, Jodi Hooker, Lauren Cason Art, Oceanum Creative and Karl Goodsell.

Additionally, there will be a raffle with prizes from Byron Dive Centre, GoSea Kayak, Mer-a-ki Hair Studio, Byron Corner Store, Sue The Boy, BayActive, Federal Organics, The Italian and Yogalates.

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Local News Tweed rail trail funded but not universally supported Chris Dobney

Tweed Shire Council has welcomed Friday’s announcement of a $6.5 million federal grant for the Tweed Valley Rail Trail project, matching the funds committed by the NSW government last year.

Federal regional development minister John McVeigh announced the funding as part of the Regional Jobs and Investment Program in Murwillumbah.

Tweed deputy mayor Reece Byrnes (Labor) said the announcement meant the project to build a 24-kilometre-long rail trail from Murwillumbah to Crabbes Creek was now fully funded, with more than $13 million committed.

The Casino to Murwillumbah service was closed in 2004 by NSW Labor, despite widespread community opposition.

‘I welcome today’s announcement by the federal government of Tweed Shire Council’s success under the latest funding round for the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail,’ Cr Byrnes said.

‘The rail trail will be a great injection into our tourism and

National Party and Labor politicians, along with supporters, celebrate the Tweed rail trail funding. Photo Tim Shanasy

small-business sector, particularly in Murwillumbah.

‘Make no mistake, this is a community victory and one we all share. This announcement comes after years of tireless work from members of the community and in particular the members of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail Board,’ Cr Byrnes said.

Legislation change But not all of his constituents, and indeed north coast residents generally, are in support of the move.

The Northern Rivers Railway Action Group said it was ‘deeply disappointed in the news of federal funding for the Murwillumbah to Crab-

bes Creek Rail Trail/bike path’.

Spokesperson Beth Shelley that when legislation was passed in parliament in 2015 closing the heavy-rail line in Newcastle, SMH quoted then-premier Mike Baird as confirming that, ‘much of the land used for the current rail corridor would be open for development’.

Ms Shelley said, ‘It has been stated very clearly in the minister’s speech to the parliament over the Tumbarumaba Rail Trail legislation that closing the railway line means the land would become Crown land. It is possible that the state government could then decide to open the Casino to Murwillumbah

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‘State Rail owns a large section of Byron CBD and is already attempting to sell some of that land, despite needing to take it to parliament first, so it’s not hard to see that once the government gets the chance they would happily sell the whole corridor.

‘The popularity of the Byron train is proving how many people would like to use trains in this area. There has never been any public consultation on whether the local community wants to keep the Casino to Murwillumbah railway line for future trains in the region,’ Ms Shelley said.

But the chairman of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail, Pat Grier, said the rail trail was ‘the best way to keep the land the rails are on intact and preserve it for community use’.

‘What is really special about this… is seeing federal, state and local government representatives getting behind a project that will have so many positive outcomes,’ Mr Grier said.

‘This shows what can be achieved when different levels of government work together and are focused on a common goal,’ Mr Grier said.

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Council’s plan to burn native trees ‘unviable’ The North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) is concerned that Byron Shire Council is considering burning trees from native forests to power bioenergy plants it wants to build.

The council is currently seeking expressions of interest for the construction and operation of bioenergy facilities at its sewage treatment plants, with the Bangalow sewage treatment plant (STP) the favoured site.

Submissions close on February 8.

Council believes that some 1.3 MW of electricity could be generated from its organic and sewege wastes, and proposes sugarcane waste as the other major potential resource, with waste from dairy and meat processing operations thought to be able to increase power generation up to 2MW. NEFA spokesman Dailan Pugh has called on Council to change its prospectus to explicitly and clearly exclude the use of material obtained from the logging or the clearing of native forests from their proposed bioenergy plants.

‘Cutting down forests to generate electricity doesn’t make sense: we lose the trees’ ability to take in and store carbon, and when they are burnt they release more car-

Condong’s failed electricity co-generation plant as well as the Broadwater plant were sold by the NSW Sugar Milling Co-operative to a Swiss firm. The 230MW plants rely on sugarcane trash and other vegetation to fuel their generators. Photo Maureen Marsh/Flickr

bon dioxide into the atmosphere than burning coal,’ Mr Pugh said.

Mr Pugh said NEFA expected more from Byron Shire Council.

Expected more from Council ‘NEFA does not consider that they have a social licence to burn native forests for electricity,’ he said.

He said the Broadwater and Condong sugar co-generation plants (now known as Cape Byron Power) were established with the aim of burning sugarcane waste to

generate electricity, ‘but it wasn’t viable.’

‘At last report, they were using some 25 per cent wood, mostly from land clearing, and it was increasing,’ Mr Pugh said.

‘NEFA’s principal concern is that the Council prospectus states ‘with the hope of lending further support to the viability of this project Council identifies potential additional sources’ to include ‘state forestry wastes – DPI forests’.

‘Last November DPI announced they wanted to provide up to one million tonnes of forestry “residues” each year from northeast NSW’s

forests to generate electricity.

This would entail a massive increase in the intensity of logging in northeast NSW’s public forests. That means more damage to wildlife, catchments, roads, and the forests’ resilience to survive climate change’, Mr Pugh said.

‘In March 2014, at the insistence of the National Party, the Protection of the Environment Operations Regulation was amended to allow the burning of trees from native forests to generate electricity from the clearing of private property and the ‘thinning’ of public forests.

‘Both the NSW Greens and the NSW ALP say they are opposed to the burning of native forests and cleared vegetation for electricity.

Call to honour party platforms ‘NEFA is calling on the Greens and ALP members on Byron Shire Council to honour their parties’ platforms and immediately change their prospectus to explicitly and clearly exclude the use of material obtained from the logging of native forests or the clearing of native vegetation in their proposed bioenergy plants’, Mr Pugh said.

Lismore’s floating solar array a first for NSW The first floating solar array for NSW was launched last week by Lismore City Council and Nationals Party MPs. NSW parliamentary secretary for Renewable Energy Ben Franklin congratulated Lismore City Council on its Farming the Sun community investment initiative, which included a $40,000 grant to Council through the government’s Growing Community

Energy program.

The program funded prefeasibility studies, community engagement, planning and other activities to create viable community-owned energy business models attractive to investors, Mr Franklin said.

Lismore Council’s mayor Isaac Smith (Labor) said his council is proud to be leading the way and showing this unique model can work.

Mr Smith said, ‘Both systems are installed in Lismore, with the floating system producing electricity using a 99-kilowatt advanced system built on overflow ponds at the local sewerage works covering around 12 per cent of the plant’s total energy consumption.’

‘Combined with the second system installed on the roof of the aquatic centre, the

new floating solar panels, will generate more than 316 megawatt hours of power annually,' Mayor Smith said. Mr Franklin added other projects within the area that also received Growing Community Energy support included the Dorrigo small-scale hydro feasibility study, Community Owned Renewable Energy Mullumbimby and The Northern Rivers Bioenergy projects.

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Courageously avoiding responsibility Conflating a Byron Bay bus terminal proposal with the masterplan (intentionally or not), without public consultation, was a major publicrelations mistake. No neighbours were consulted on this proposal. Without a development application (DA), there are no public submissions and procedural fairness is lost.

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Council have outsourced themselves because apparently we don’t trust them!

With the admission by Council that they have a public trust deficit in their decision-making, councillors voted last week to pay consultants to help improve their image.

It’s the obvious gonzo political response, given no-one in Council appears to be able to hold a mirror to themselves and accept that they made the mess in the first place.

A citizens jury will be established, which will be a panel of randomly selected 28 anonymous locals who will decide on how to spend the rate-rise money on infrastructure projects. What could possibly go wrong?

Rather than just doing the job they are paid to do, councillors will outsource their powers to unknowns who won’t be held accountable.

Consultants New Democracy claim they have had success in regaining public trust with their model, something the mayor was keen to impress on the chamber at last Thursday’s meeting.

It’s like a real court jury, where random citizens are selected to decide major court cases. Yet these unknown locals will meet after 5.30pm and on weekends to come up with Council expenditure plans.

But time is limited: they will have only a few weeks to come up to speed on major budgetary implications and become adept in the dark arts of manipulation, hypnotism and Jedi mind skills that will no doubt be inflicted upon them by Council staff. Could it work? Perhaps; anything is worth a go at this point.

It’s like giving a toddler a surgeons knife, or asking a child of four where the broom-broom cars should go.

So, as someone who has sat in council meetings and reported on local government for more than eight years, here’s my take on why there is a lack of trust and how councillors and staff can address it.

Equity missing Equity is a cornerstone of government – it helps society to function because it instills a belief that the law applies evenly to every individual.

Of course it never has and this is all an illusion. But to maintain that illusion, attempts must be made to present to the public the idea of equity.

Equity has been sidelined

Unlike Tony Barber or Larry Emdur, mayor Simon Richardson is not a TV game show host. Yet it’s hard to tell the difference.

for expediency in many cases by both councillors and staff in the last year, which has led to an erosion in public trust.

No amount of money spent on consultants or giving up their powers to a random mob of bored retirees will change that.

It’s been more than a year in office now, and the councillors in charge appear to be making the same mistakes their predecessors made; they are ignoring equity and instead blaming their problems on what they say are a small

Green’ mob took over.

It’s predictable the younger generation would want to make their mark with governance, but to cut off historical knowledge is not just idiotic, but is clearly dividing the community.

It’s not easy being light Green There are no policies from the Greens available on the many issues that face the community, despite repeated requests. And it appears that

â€˜â€ŚWe’ve heard loudly and clearly that our community does not trust us and that you think the feedback you’ve given in the past has been ignored or simply not acted on.’ – Council press release minority of vocal critics.

Or as the mayor keeps saying, there is a lot of ‘myth making’ about. Fake News! Sad. Importantly, councillors have not focused on completing forward planning strategies, which help to underpin their legal arsenal in which they can defend against inappropriate development. The residential strategy is yet to be completed, for example.

Instead, mayor Simon Richardson and his supporters have ‘picked winners’ for developments, such as the Brunswick Eco Village and The Farm in Ewingsdale.

Further, the longstanding and clearly articulated opposition by informed community members to the activities of the government-run NSW North Coast Holiday Parks Trust in Brunswick Heads is another example of how public trust has been eroded.

The Greens majority have acted as personal lobbyists to this dubious corporation instead of backing the community.

It’s well known there is a split within the Greens; the previous ‘dark uncompromising’ Greens were ignored/ ostracised entirely when the newer ‘urine-light-yellow

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the Greens councillors are not bound by any party policy that requires a steering committee around elected officials. Such a policy exists at the state level.

Overall, the mayor appears chaotic and unfocused – he seems easily led by simplistic and ill-defined catchphrases like ‘affordable housing’, ‘best practice’ and ‘sustainability’.

He is also often at odds with his state government counterpart, Tamara Smith, MP.

GM exits building Here are just a few observations of previous general manager Ken Gainger, who recently retired for health reasons.

Early in his term he moved quickly to restructure what was a dreadful over-stacking of poor-performing top-level managers.

He also helped Council get back into the black after threats from the state government over the fit- for-thefuture requirements.

Yet personal interference with major projects and a lack of discipline from senior staff to manage rogue employees led largely to a chaotic and untrustworthy environment.

The sale of the Ocean Shores Roundhouse site early on was a debacle, just for starters,

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Butler Street The decision by the general manager to pursue Butler Street residents in the courts, after those residents lost defending their street from becoming a bypass, looked petty and vexatious. Councillors also seemed to not understand that it was happening.

The poorly managed and ultimately ineffective bypass that is the swan song of former Nationals MP Don Page would make a great episode of ABC TV’s Utopia.

Moving on, those who use the Byron Sports Rec ground complained that staff ignored their input about how to manage the space, and subsequently Council had to withdraw the last masterplan and present another.

Efforts to alleviate market stallholder concern on Butler Street Reserve have been largely unsuccessful and controversial because it all appears to be on the fly.

While the general manager apologised for cutting down trees in Railway Park last November, there were no consequences. Mere mortals would cop a fine, but not here.

Only an inefficient bureaucracy would ask the staff member who chopped down trees without warning to write a report about it. Thankfully in this case, councillors rejected that report.

And let’s all remind ourselves: the actions of staff and councillors are no different from ‘normally’ functioning government institutions. This is just a region that takes a very keen interest in governance. It’s an almost unbearable amount of scrutiny to be under, but we, the unwashed masses, are the better for it.

In summary: if staff were kept in line by a stricter GM, and the GM didn’t interfere with politics, Council would be held in higher regard by the community.

And if the mayor and councillors focused more on where the wheels are coming off, the community would be better served.

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Musings from a crank Look, I know this is the space for solid, well-thought-out opinions about serious issues. After all, in the newspaper template it’s designated as ‘the editorial’ and it’s opposite Mungo’s political analysis.

It’s usually the editor’s preserve, and he has to remember that he fills the space week after week, so a certain decorum is expected.

Fortunately none of these restraints apply to me, and I want to deliver some badly thought-out opinions about issues that have gone beyond serious and now reside in the alternative facts universe.

Malcolm Turnbull and Christopher Pyne have announced that government money (that is, cash derived from our taxes) is going to be given to foreign corporations who set up armaments factories in Australia. This is a visionary approach and quite an advance on the government’s normal policy, which is to not collect the taxes that should be due from foreign corporations who set up here and take a free ride on our infrastructure. It is a two-fold vision: not only will we give money to corporations instead of merely shutting our eyes to tax evasion, we will also be supporting the nastiest, bloodiest industry on Earth.

For an in-depth historical analysis see Mungo’s column opposite.

Donald Trump, money launderer in chief for Russian crime lords, intends to equip his military with ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons. These are atomic warheads with smaller explosive power than the great city-busting nukes that faced each other during the Cold War (and which still exist of course).

Paradoxically, this is a case where smaller weaponry does not improve the chances for peace. Even American military commanders might have thought twice about an order to release the city busters, what with Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Nuclear Winter, Armageddon and so on, but ‘tactical nukes’ just sounds like something we can handle, Poindexter.

Coal baron, bribery expert and pantomime dame Gautam Adani feels awfully hard done by. He complains about the Australian media campaign against his Carmichael mine, although this is obviously not the media campaign by News Corp, which is savagely in favour of poisoning the atmosphere, destroying the Great Barrier Reef and ripping into taxpayers’ wallets. It’s all for the sake of forty-odd mining jobs in Mackay – maybe, if the subsidies pan out, the state forgoes its royalties and Gautam’s relatives are fully employed.

Meanwhile on the local scene, we learn that the Cavanbah Centre needs a $10m refit. According to one of former Council general manager Ken Gainger’s final reports, there is a cumulative operating deficit of $2.7m, owing in large part to poor planning prior to construction.

I don’t remember the public demanding this white elephant in the first place; it must be one of those vanity projects like Berejiklian’s Sydney stadiums. ‘Just build them and people will come.’

Well they didn’t, and the whole saga is stupid and wasteful, but at least not even Mr Gainger’s ‘Council bashers’ can accuse local government of being responsible for armament factories, tactical nukes or global warming.

David Lovejoy, Echo co-founder News tips are welcome: editor@echo.net.au

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ustralian government has in recent years, become debased – opportunist, secretive polldriven, fixated on short-term political gain and unwilling to engage in serious issues when (as is always) they interfere with its internal wranglings.

It has been depressing and demoralising, and the public has responded by branding our parliamentarians a bunch of untrustworthy go-getters, obsessed with their own wellbeing rather than the public good.

Unfair, perhaps – there are many politicians who (initially at least) seek office for the right reasons, to enhance the national interest and indulge in honest debate about increasingly complex issues, attempting to involve the voters as partners rather than as mere election fodder.

There has been, for many of us at least, the hope and belief that the lucky country could again become what it once was – a forthright member of the world community, a vanguard for worthwhile change and reform.

But after last week, it will be hard to maintain that sanguine proposition – we have struck a new nadir, a depth of greed and amorality that is unlikely to be beaten. Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to allocate $3.8 billion (that’s $3,800,000,000 in real money) to promote the export of killing machines is the end of the road.

Since the conclusion of the second world war, if not before, Australia has generally been seen as a peacemaker – not a passive advocate of neutrality, but an active participant in the worldwide movement for ending the arms race in a step to preventing, or at least mitigating, war and its causes.

We have made our mistakes, most notably the disaster in Vietnam. But after that, our interventions in conflicts, although almost invariably ill-advised, have been more in the nature of holding operations than all-out assaults. With all respect to our forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, they were not about belligerence but defence against fanatical and unconscionable aggression.

And in the meantime, we have taken part in many genuine peacekeeping operations:

worldwide merchants of death.

And of course we (unlike every other merchant) will take stringent precautions to ensure that our guns, bombs, tanks, and whatever instruments of slaughter that our scientists can devise, will never be used illegally and unethically.

The latter stricture may be seen as a contradiction in terms, but in fact it hardly matters: the obvious fact is that once we hand the arsenals over, we lose all effective control of them.

Christopher Pyne was spruiking the sale of Australian weapons to Saudi Arabia – those wonderful folk who brought us 9/11

by Mungo MacCallum Timor and the Solomons are among the most impressive but there have been others less publicised – Cyprus, to name but one. And perhaps more importantly, we have been a significant, and at times a leading, player in the international campaign for disarmament.

Australians have been involved in working to end nuclear proliferation, in the elimination of chemical weapons, in the abolition of landmines.

There have been times when we have been more zealous than others, but our default position has been on the side of peace – the side of the angels.

And it is this history that Turnbull has abandoned in what can only be seen as cynical betrayal of our (and we had thought his own) values and ideals in the desperate search for a few bucks. His attitude appears to be the rationale of every drug dealer, every provider of pornography – if I don’t do it, someone else will, so why should Australia not aspire to become one of the top ten

Turnbull’s warriors have already signalled their willingness – eagerness, indeed – to flog the stuff to just about anyone who will pay for it.

Only a few weeks ago our ebullient minister for industry Christopher Pyne was spruiking the sale of Australian weapons to Saudi Arabia – those wonderful folk who brought us 9/11 and are now committing war crimes in Yemen before moving on to subdue their own dissenting citizens by any means they deem necessary.

But of course, the Saudis are considered our allies – well sort of; they are the allies of our great and powerful friend, so near enough is good enough – and thus they are, by definition, worthy recipients of any horrors we can offer them – if, of course, the price is right.

And it needs not be added (but will be interminably among the government’s talking points) that there will be jobs involved – well, there may be a few, and there would want to be at the cost of $3.8 billion.

In fact, we can confidently predict just 3,800 jobs, eventually.

We know that figure because the price of government assistance (read: taxpayer handouts) to defence procurement works out at a cool one million for every new worker employed.

But wait, there’s more – our killing machines will not only secure our own base for keeping up a steady supply of our own weapons (most of which are being licensed to foreigners anyway, and thus providing minimal profits to Australia) but revive our ailing manufacturing industry, the one successive governments have run into the ground.

The once thriving automobile sector could have been saved by a fraction of the cost to be lavished on the warmongers but that would have been economic irrationalism, picking winners, and we couldn’t have that. Fortunately (and it’s the only conceivable saving grace of the moral turpitude into which Turnbull is seeking to immerse us), we probably won’t have to.

The experts in the field assure us that the already established merchants of death will effortlessly freeze out such a bumptious upstart in what has become a seriously cut-throat (and that is itself a euphemism) industry.

Let’s face it: they know all about real wars, so a trade war with an uppity neophyte should be a doddle.

And if this happens (and frankly it should), Turnbull’s latest thought bubble will be revealed as an utter failure in every sense – not merely unforgivably depraved, but hugely wasteful and simply stupid.

What a way to start the new year of rewards for all.

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Destructive development bug The development of West Byron is the next drop of poison on a fragile coastal environment. The neighbouring coastal wetlands are indispensable for the life cycle of land- and ocean-dwelling species. This big-scale urbanisation can only have a disastrous effect.

Byron is undeniably at a threshold of overdevelopment. We are fooling ourselves if we believe that Byron and its surrounds are environmentally sound.

The green hills, the beautiful bays and the stunning blue ocean distract from the unseen struggles of wildlife species.

Urban sprawl is a major contributor to climate change.

It is dangerously wrong to think that trees and shrubs between houses and street networks will counteract the impact of climate change.

Every piece of human intrusion needs to acknowledge the potential shockwaves that run through the natural world. The West Byron development must be a shockwave of great proportions. We can’t afford it. The planet can’t afford it.

Here’s to a sustained protection of broad wildlife corridors that really serve the needs of wildlife species. We need the antithesis to destruction and we need it now.

Dr Antoinette Ensbey Bangalow As a resident of 12 years in Byron Bay my family and I object to the two large development applications that are up for public comment: 10.2017.661.1 and 10.2017.201 that are jointly known as the West Byron development.

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too big for the area. It must be scaled back.

The added traffic will damage tourism (as well as residents) who suffer ongoing gridlocks almost ever day throughout the CBD and on Ewingsdale Road.

We read that the current voluntary planning agreement (VPA) states that each of the 387 lots pays $7,000 each to aid in the bypass.

What happened to that? Surely the traffic problems should be dealt with before you build houses for more people?

What about the sewage?

We really need to think carefully before giving anyone the green light to strain the system further.

Lastly but certainly not least – the environment. Why are people hell-bent on making a buck at the expense of the wildlife? Does this only stop when the last koala is spotted, or there are no more sounds of frogs, or poisoned water is flowing into the sea?

Imagine Byron: a huge area of rooftops, no trees and all sitting on 2m of landfill so the dwellings can be above the waterline. How awful – looks like places up north – certainly doesn’t look like Byron Bay. Scale the ‘thing’ back! Before Byron loses it altogether as a place that’s worth visiting. Word will get out.

L Blumberg and family Byron Bay

Compassion, charity I read the tribute to Elaine Robinson and wanted to share my experience of being her neighbour over the last decade.

Elaine was the perfect combination of interested yet respectful of privacy. She was always kind to us and our children and was generous

with her advice, especially horticulturally.

In fact she would give a gentle nudge if she thought our lawns needed a mow, as you’d expect from the founder of Tidy Towns!

I’m not a church-goer like Elaine and she never preached her Christian values to me; instead she showed them every day with her compassion, charity and, towards the end in particular, her courage.

Our children learnt to ‘love thy neighbour’ by bringing in her bins, and they will miss being her ‘garden fairies’, a task rewarded by chocolates and cards each Christmas and Easter in spite of Elaine having dozens of greatgrandchildren of her own to source gifts for.

We women in midlife need older role models, and she was a woman who made me raise my gaze. Elaine was a true inspiration to my family and me and I will miss her deeply.

Sam Leader Mullumbimby

Time to write: Adani Dear Bill, I listened with an air of déjà vu to your welcome comments that if Adani doesn’t stack up economically and environmentally the ALP will withdraw support.

I have not felt so inclined toward the ALP since the days of the Franklin River Blockade when I was just an upriver greenie.

To this day I remember being huddled around a campfire in the chill and damp wilderness with a small group of hardy souls when the crackling transistor rang out with tinny clarity Bob Hawke’s victory announcement. ‘The Dam will not go ahead and the Franklin River will be saved.’

It was a rare uplifting mo-

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ment of history that I feel is about to be repeated. Just as Hawke rode into power on the conservation and public wave of support I believe a Shorten government will similarly emerge with a clear renunciation of Adani Coal and the globally significant declaration of increased protection for the Great Barrier Reef.

Having served 16 years as a Greens MP in the NSW parliament I know full well the difficulties of such major decisions. However, I know that this clear departure from the conservatives’ political culture would catapault the ALP into government backed by a growing movement of people with a positive vision for the future.

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Australia day I was born in England and I find it offensive that ‘Australia Day’ is celebrated on the day the military invasion of this land.

One remedy is to celebrate our national day on the equinox, as pictured in the yinyang symbol. This gives equal respect to black and white, female and male, day and night.

In fact, why not two national days? And it’s grounded in observable reality, not someone’s history. Otherwise, I’m all for May 8 as Jordan Raskopoulos says, ‘maaate’.

The Crown of England and the Aussie government have no incentive to sort out this offence. For those who want a change, let’s choose a new date and start in good faith. Survival Day no more.

David Hall Ocean Shores

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Carlsen’s win after a playoff match against local hope Anish Giri attracted most of the attention, given that this was the Norwegian’s first classical tournament victory for 15 months and was a record sixth Wijk aan Zee title for Carlsen.

However, Mamedyarov played the most incisive chess of the event and, more importantly, moved into second position on the world rankings for the first time.

Attributing his rapid rise over the past year to giving up alcohol and studying more seriously, Mamedyarov is now one of the favourites for the upcoming Candidates tournament to find a world title challenger for Carlsen.

But Mamedyarov is playing down his chances, noting his horrible score against Carlsen.

(He joked that were it not for

his own and Hikaru Nakamura’s multiple losses to Carlsen, the Norwegian might not even be ranked number one!)

Nonetheless, the Mamedyarov of 2018 is a different player to the more hit-and-miss Grandmaster of years past, impressing in Wijk aan Zee with his ability to overwhelm strong opponents with the black pieces. Mamedyarov’s most crushing victory came against the eight-time Russian Champion Peter Svidler in the following game.

Wijk aan Zee 2018 White: P Svidler Black: S Mamedyarov Opening: Queen’s Gambit Declined 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 A very unusual choice – 6.Bg5 is almost de rigueur at GM level. 6...

Ne4 7.Qa4+?! This move, playable one move earlier, was strongly criticised by Mamedyarov.

7.Rc1 would keep more options open for White. 7...Nc6 8.Rc1 0-0 9.g3 All according to plan for Svidler, but Mamedyarov’s next two moves forced the veteran to start thinking. 9... g5! 10.Be3 f5! 11.Bg2 f4 12.gxf4 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 gxf4 14.Bd2 Kh8 15.Qb3?! Na5!

Once the Black knight lands on c4, White is completely tied up. 16.Qc2 Nc4 17.Rd1 Rg8 18.Ne5 Desperation, allowing a beautiful refutation. 18...Nxe5 19.Bxe4 Qg5! The threat of 20...Qg1+! forces White to give up a piece and the game. 20.Bxf4 Qxf4 21.Bxd5 Bf5 0-1

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Psychic Self-Defence Act 2018 This is not a flawed law but a suggestion for politicians…

Tired of psychic-energy vampires?

Well then, it’s time to enact the Psychic Self-Defence Act 2018.

While it’s unlikely any houses of parliament would consider such a proposal (or bill), those who are connected to the non-terrestrial worlds may want to consider this as a way to provide a shield from psychic-energy vampires or sociopaths.

We all know them; they may be in the workplace or the family. They talk at you, don’t listen. They take without asking and don’t return what is yours. Worst is they can suck the life out of a room by trying to draw attention onto themselves. At parties or gatherings, they are known to feed upon victims, suckling on the life force of others.

These vampires need to feed on the energy of others because they have little or no spiritual juju of their own.

So let’s make sure we are prepared and make it law!

It could well complement smudging with sage, meditation to strengthen the aura, repeating affirmations and cord cutting.

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NORTEC: the fox in the henhouse of their own business is this not akin to putting the fox in charge of the henhouse?

I believe that NORTEC should be handing the business incubators over to a local organisation that can run them effectively as an important community asset. If this means that NORTEC becomes insolvent they should liquidate their other assets, pick up their bat and ball and exit gracefully.

Their masters in government should insist on no less than this.

Charlie Zammit Mullumbimby

Q I have been following The Echo’s stories about the NORTEC Business Incubator debacle with growing disquiet.

NORTEC is a registered charity that earns its considerable income ($43.4 million in 2017) mostly from government contracts and their financial reports show that they have made a loss of more than $4 million in the last four years.

The business incubators were handed to NORTEC as wholly owned, debt-free assets that had been built using a mix of government grants, accumulated surplus and philanthropic donations.

Presumably the sale of these assets is to prop up NORTEC by filling a funding black hole caused by mismanagement and so they can continue to operate and apply for more government funding.

Once these business incubators are sold they are gone as a business-development tool forever as the current cost of land and buildings is beyond the financial reach of current operators.

What is even more disturbing is that NORTEC has a significant array of contracts in the business-development environment where they are charged with helping nascent businesses to start, grow and be profitable. Given what looks like mismanagement

Q NORTECs sale of the Byron, Ballina and Wollongbar incubators brings to an end the previously successful regional network of incubators in NNSW that had been in operation for twenty years.

I was involved with the planning, funding, building (with the exception of Wollongbar) and management of the incubators for ten years.

The network was a model for incubators to be established in regional areas. The network received national awards sponsored by the federal government.

The incubators were funded from a combination of community sources individual philanthropists, and state and federal governments.

Aussie arms exports

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I am very concerned about this news that Australia is to become a multi-billion-dollar arms exporter.

Whom are they going to sell arms to? Apparently one of the countries is Saudi Arabia – a totalitarian country run by Islamic fundamentalists but now a new found ‘ally’ in the ‘war on terror’.

The Saudis are committing atrocities against the people of Yemen. So does this mean that Australian-manufactured arms are going to be used to kill civilians in Yemen, and other places?

Is Australia so hard up the only way it can make money is by becoming an arms dealer?

Apparently the government intends to subsidise the industry by issuing contracts to them – so we close down the car industry by pulling out subsidies and start up an arms industry with subsidies instead?

It is to be hoped minor parties and cross-benchers will take this cause up.

Bob Vinnicombe Sefton

My question is: Would destroying the water supply constitute a terrorist act?

I believe that this is what is happening to Australia now with mining companies and fracking. These people don’t care if they destroy an aquifer millions of years in the making.

At one end the government is spending millions on preventing terrorism yet at the other end we are funding our own destruction through mining companies and lobbyists. As the defoliation of the planet races ahead we cannot sit idly by and allow our most valuable asset to be destroyed for greed and corruption.

Funding an Indian mining company to take our resources and profits and destroy the water supply must be stopped.

Robert Hughes Byron Bay

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I finally moved to the area after 30 years of thinking about it. You can’t rush these things. Thought I would miss the stinky rat race somewhat (mainly my precious family

When BETC merged with TTEC in 2007 the incubators were fully occupied with small businesses and were self-sustaining and debt free. The incubators were handed to NORTEC, the new entity, in trust being community assets.

NORTEC operated the incubators for ten years and now say they do not have the expertise to operate them.

They have rejected offers by local incubator experts for management advice and assistance, also claiming that they do not fit with their organisation. This is a strange claim given that incubators fit very well with other smallbusiness programs.

NORTEC had the opportunity to hand the community assets to a local organisation with the interest and experience to take over but they declined.

The Echo (January 17) reported that NORTEC has been incurring million-dollar losses for the past few years.

Let’s be clear: NORTEC is selling the incubators for millions of dollars to cover their losses from other programs.

NORTEC has broken faith with the community through their poor management, the sale of the incubators and their treatment of the tenants.

It is unforgivable that they were still admitting people into the incubators after they

had decided on the sale.

NORTEC only gave the tenants short notice just before Christmas, giving tenants little time to find alternative premises. They have offered no compensation to tenants.

NORTEC has chosen not to respond to the media or the community as to why they have sold the incubators and to answer their critics. They have treated the community with contempt through their silence. The Board was shamed in The Echo editorial (January 17) but this failed to elicit a response.

The new owner of the Byron site is reported to be allowing some tenants to stay.

Why wouldn’t he? However, the site will no longer be an incubator, just another commercial building.

Locally there are people committed to the incubator concept and they will work to see it continue. However, it will be difficult acquiring another site given the high cost of rents and real estate in Byron Shire.

NORTEC has come out of this badly; they have done irrevocable damage to their reputation and lost the trust of the community. Their status as a community not-for-profit organisation is questionable.

Garry Bargh BETC and Incubator Manager 1989–2007

and friends ); however, I have found the rest of my ‘tribe’.

I must confess many friends up here have been trying to convince me of this for years. I’m loving it and one of my many inspiring pleasures is reading The Echo religiously each week.

I have never read such brave editorial comments and I am a ‘bit’ of a political junkie, so that’s saying something.

Mungo’s column is consistently informative and thought provoking, and as for Mandy Nolan: well what a courageous and enlightened legend she is. How did I ever survive without her worldly, hysterical insights in my life?

Those who have been abusing and insulting her are obviously the less enlightened and display a frightening contempt for for democracy. Play the ball, not the person.

Last but not least, the ‘The dump Trump dilemma, or how to impeach a gerbil’ article by Phillip Frazer was so intelligent and clever that I found myself bursting into raucous laughter out loud on my verandah and frighten-

ing the resident kookaburras.

They soon all joined in... I think in support of Phillips article?

How lucky we are to have such creative souls who can actually think outside the conventional square. I do hope that local residents appreciate just how fortunate they are to be the witnesses of such profoundly insightful individuals within this very special and rare community? From a grateful Sydney refugee.

Lindy Stacker Binna Burra

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The depredations continue.

Further to the misnaming of our local area we now have a large real estate mob weighing in on the act wanting to flog a ‘prime development site’ either side of the Byron Central Hospital.

They tell us: a) that it is adjacent to the Byron Bay public hospital and b) that the land is located on Ewingsdale Road Byron Bay! They tell us that the site is 4.5km ‘from town’, when the land is, in fact, at Ewingsdale continued on page 16

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Letters Locals call for police to use discretion over nude bathing Q Last Saturday at Tyagarah beach I observed police walking down the sand dunes to arrest a young couple and an older man just a few hundred metres north of the designated area, not for improper behaviour but for simply sunbaking in the nude. They genuinely complained they had not seen the sign. The young woman also said she did not feel comfortable being naked surrounded by others.

I could not observe another person in the long stretch of beach running north to distant Brunswick Heads.

It may suit a small group of naturists, who enjoy social contact with others, to be corralled in a small section of a remote 10km beach but many people enjoy the freedom and privacy of being alone. Often the enjoyment is a long walk along a deserted beach.

There are those who are not naturists but who decide to go skinnydipping on the spur of the moment. I know very few people who have not at some time in their lives done so.

The Shire coastline of approximately 50km has a designated area of only 800m that is very difficult to get to for anyone with a disability

or without a car.

By all means clear out those who act improperly and keep clear of well populated areas but let us return to the more free-spirited approach that Byron has enjoyed for decades.

Bruce Clarke Ewingsdale

thurs, has resulted in bullying and humiliation by police officers of people who were caught (almost certainly inadvertently) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;out of boundsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

The police need to start talking to naturists like human beings.

Wayne Penn Binna Burra

Q Dogs and horses have more beach set aside for them in Byron Shire than naturists.

With more than 40 kilometres of coastline, the council has set aside just 800 metres for naturists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and with the nearest carpark now 200 metres away, accessibility is denied to all but the able bodied.

The reasonable desire to control sexual predators on our beaches has turned into an open season on naturists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and not all of us are going to sit by and let that happen.

Naturists care for the beach and pick up after others while horses trample the dunes and poop on the beach.

Signage is ludicrously lacking and the police use it in justifying fining people $500, even when there are no notices for many kilometres.

This so-called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;zero toleranceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; approach, announced by chief inspector Luke Ar-

Q I find the lurid screeds from

our self-appointed guardians of public morality to be almost as perverse and offensive as the sight of a jackbooted, flak-jacketed officer handing some young woman a $500 fine on a deserted beach for nothing more than showing a bit too much skin.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anything perverse or offensive about a naked body, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely something terribly perverse and deeply offensive about criminalising nudity.

The mentality that wants to criminalise nudity is the same sort of mentality that saw the original inhabitants of this land as savages, simply because they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wear clothes.

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Many of us are deeply offended by our governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contra-indicated solutions to perceived problems. Think drug wars; think Adani.

The Bible says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If thine eye offendeth thee, pluck it out!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Well that sounds a bit drastic; however, you might avert your gaze.

Police who follow orders and fine victims might go home and relax with a bit of porn.

Why are we fined under offensive behaviour. Perhaps we have no laws that precludes â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Nakednessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;?

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Lismore. Friday, 10.10am There’s something weird about marching in protest through a town that is pretty much empty. Chants go up – ‘We can’t relate, change the date!’ – and signs are waved – ‘Human rights, not wrongs’ – but the streets are empty of people to hear or read them.

What’s the point?

I’d forgotten it was a holiday. I drove into Lismore

from my shack under the cliffs with a shopping list as well as a desire to make a difference. But there’s no audience to protest to. What am I doing here? I could be at a barbecue.

There are lots of marchers – more than I expected – doing a blockie around the Lismore CBD. As we walk up Keen Street, we spy some people having breakfast outside the New Tattersales Hotel. An audience at last!

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A few look up from their breakfast and smile awkwardly at the noisy intrusion.

Others remain determinedly focused on their poached eggs.

The Tatts is open for business, but most of Lismore is on holiday. And, as is the modern way, the people have not gathered in their public space to celebrate together, but are gathered in backyards and airconditioned living rooms across the town.

Use of public space is discouraged; it’s a threat to government. People might remember that they own the public space. People might remember they are part of a community entitled (and obliged) to discuss and protest issues affecting them.

People might remember that government is supposed to be for them.

It’s convenient for our rulers to make public spaces increasingly unusable through a plethora of regulation (can’t drive to town if you had a joint in the last two days) and a profit-before-people mentality (who needs public space when we can have more shops?). It’s easier to stay at home with ice-maker and ashtray.

A population divided and weakened by private ownership and first-world privilege will never be an obstacle to the salivating advance of a predatory capitalism replacing society with marketplace.

But, here and now, the streets of Lismore are public spaces being used by citizens, not clients, for societal business, not shopping.

A woman in a Toyota HiAce drives by and honks her horn in support. The marchers cheer her in return. Inspired, a Tatts breakfaster gives a thumbs up to the marchers, who cheer her too.

She smiles.

I’m smiling too. What?

I’m feeling good. It doesn’t matter there’s no audience (except for the breakfasters and the driver). How can this be? Maybe doing the right thing brings an immediate reward, no matter the outcome, win or lose. Maybe it’s more important to be on the right side in battle than it is to be on the winning side. The

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thing is: You must be in the battle. Complacency means you lose.

Looking around, I can see this reward reflected on the faces of my fellow chanting warriors. There are smiles everywhere, despite the serious reason for this march.

I woke up frustrated and angry, but now in this march, sharing the frustration and doing something about it, I’m, um, a happier person.

I’m not interested in barbecues and beer. (Well, not right now.) I’m not here to argue, either. What’s to argue?

Of course, we need to acknowledge the consequences

of the European invasion of Aboriginal country exactly 230 years ago. Of course.

I don’t expect such acknowledgement to come quickly from government.

The Australian government is more focussed on shutting down the democratic right to protest than dealing with a moral blight in Australia’s recent history. At this stage of capitalism’s evolution, there are no moral considerations.

It’s pretty sad.

But, I’m happy to be with these citizens, doing this right thing, no matter what the outcome.

And I’ll have a beer later.

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The danger of delegated authority as The Echo gambles its reputation on a town planner Thirty-one years have passed since Nicholas Shand dreamed up this newspaper and gathered a band of fellow dreamers to help him make it real. In those 31 years The Echo has grown, like a magic beanstalk, far taller than we ever imagined, and it is now a feature of Shire life. Our ongoing series on the history of our beloved rainbow rag continues this week, written by the newspaper’s longest-serving drudge, David Lovejoy.

When in February 1996 Fast Buck$ obtained a file that described a developer in Byron Bay obtaining preferential treatment from Council, he published an advertisement in The Echo headed, ‘Something stinks at Hog’s Breath’. The restaurant chain Hog’s Breath had leased a site in the Cavanbah Arcade but it had nothing to do with the case, which revolved around the alleged underpayment of fees in the redevelopment of the arcade.

The owner of the property was Roger Buck, the proprietor of a real estate agency that advertised heavily with the newspaper. In the circumstances, although I couldn’t fault the facts in the ad, I felt (wrongly) obliged to warn Buck by faxing him the material before publication.

If I had wanted to prime an explosion I couldn’t have done better. Buck sent the ad straight on to Eastcott and as soon as the paper hit the street the general manager directed his staff to cease all contact with us.

Secret meetings At a secret emergency Council meeting Ross Tucker did his bit by putting up resolutions to condemn The Echo and remove all Council advertising from it.

Both he and Eastcott harassed the bewildered new councillors to pass a resolution of confidence in the staff and, according to leaked reports, screamed at them in frustration when they would not do so.

The staff on the other hand were prepared to publicly

criticise at least one of the councillors. Michael Molloy had received a copy of the Cavanbah Arcade file that Fast Buck$ later published, and at a meeting of Council workers Eastcott named Molloy as ‘one of the councillors interfering with the staff performing their duty’.

The meeting passed a motion of no confidence in Molloy, who resigned when he received no apology from Eastcott and no support from the mayor. His letter cited his reason as the ‘poisonous atmosphere’ engendered by the general manager.

Danger of delegation The mayor released a statement attacking the paper’s integrity, based on misinformation given to him by the staff. We were able to refute it point by point and to enlarge on how much underassessing contributions was costing ratepayers.

Cavanbah Arcade was not unique; there were many other examples of Eastcott failing to collect enough developer contributions – and there were worse deeds done under ‘delegated authority’, which had the effect of benefiting individual developers.

Misuse of power Even as this drama was unfolding, a judge decided in favour of Suffolk Park residents against Council over Max’s misuse of Section 102 powers in an Eric Freeman development.

Section 102 allows minor

changes in a development application to be approved without being referred back to councillors. Incidentally Freeman was an unusual figure in the controversies of the time: a follower of Bhagwan Rajneesh, he fled after the collapse of the guru’s American ashram and bought large tracts of land in Byron Shire for the purpose of residential development.

Although trivial in itself, the arcade had become the battleground. One problem was the simple intransigence of Council staff. They had mismeasured the floor space of the arcade, removing areas that their own regulations specified should be included and ignoring the encroachment of the arcade on the public carpark at the rear of the building. But although these things were pointed out, they simply repeated the mantra, ‘We have rechecked and everything is in order.’

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So The Echo hired a town planner from a neighbouring shire and promised to publish his report. It was a bit of a gamble – if he had agreed with the Byron planners we would have had to grovel our way out and the future of the Shire would perhaps have been different.

But his independent calculations showed that the arcade had indeed been under-assessed – to the tune of nearly $140,000. Since similar figures applied to developments all over central Byron Bay, it was no wonder that Council was at that point

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selling off its assets (another focus of community anger) in order to make ends meet.

After just six months of their four-year term the new councillors had to deal with a Council and community divided as never before.

On the one side Eastcott and Tucker had plenty of support from the Council staff, from the APN-owned media, and from the tribal loyalty of the conservative businesses in the Shire (‘Let Max Eastcott Do His Job For You’ was the headline of their ad campaign). On the other side were environmental organisations, the two-thirds of Shire residents who had rejected Tucker at the election, and The Echo.

Somewhere in the middle was the mayor, apparently paralysed with indecision.

‘We were lined up all ready to go,’ recalled one councillor, ‘and he never gave the order to advance.’

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Dreaming of 2023 – where there is affordable energy for all Goliath in the case of the energy industry is the big three energy companies (Origin, AGL and Energy Australia) that own both 60 per cent of the power generation and more than 80 per cent of customers, and essentially through market size, control the wholesale price of power and hedge products.

In the last 12 months, since the South Australian blackouts caused by storms taking down power lines, and price spikes resulting from the closure of a Victorian brown-coalplant, we have had huge media and political uproar over energy security and prices.

Alison Crook AO

Come with me as we plan a future with affordable energy for all in a community that powers itself. Here’s what it could look like in 2023.

Right now, we have nearly 30 per cent of houses with solar photovoltaic (PV) installed.

Over the next five years we could double that to 60 per cent.

In our townships we would see individual households putting on batteries, and streets of houses sharing batteries.

Many of these batteries have been paid for by your community-owned retailer in return for the ability to use the stored power to feed back into the system at peak times.

Households with solar PVcan sell what they don’t need to neighbouring houses without it. You can either manage your energy production yourself or ‘set and forget’.

Solar gardens People who are renting or who would like to have their own solar, but can’t have it on their roof, can become members in community solar ‘gardens’, which exist on the rooftops of community-friendly businesses and organisations.

This enables both the panel owners and the rooftop providers to lower their energy costs. These solar gardens exist throughout our towns, and renters know they will receive credit for their panels even when they move.

Social housing providers have worked with their community retailer to access government funding to enable their tenants to participate.

The industrial estates in Byron, Mullumbimby, Bangalow and Billinudgel all operate as microgrids and include larger batteries. Businesses with PV can export any excontinued from page 12 from which it is 4.5km to Byron Bay. The ad also includes a picture and phone number for a salesman obviously willing to participate in what I think is misrepresentation.

J Rose Mullumbimby

$10m on pot holes

I read in the last issue of The Echo (page 7) that $10million is to be spent to redevelop Cavanbah Centre owing to ‘poor planning prior to construction’.

This centre only opened five years ago. At least we now know where our extraordinary rate rise is going.

Who is responsible for this ‘poor planning’? And don’t insult ratepayers by saying the rate rise is being spent on infrastructure enhancing Byron Shire.

If Council got things right in the planning processes,

Long-term change needed Solar panels are one way to look at local energy generation for the future. From the front clockwise, Ella Gonian, Tim Hodgson, Rob Passey and Dave Rawlins at COREM’s launch in 2015. Photo Jeff ‘Sunshine’ Dawson

cess electricity to their neighbours, then to the battery, then to the wider network. The battery discharges at times of high usage within the microgrid, so avoiding importing energy from the wider network. This is especially valuable during network peaks and blackouts.

Store and share Each township operates effectively as a mini-powerplant, generating, storing and sharing their own energy. As more power is selfgenerated and stored there is less need to draw on energy supplied from remote power plants via the grid that are still based at least 70 per cent on fossil fuel.

It also means there is progressively less need to make use of the network’s long-distance transmission and distribution lines, although we still make use of the grid locally and have backup from

maybe we wouldn’t have needed this extraordinary hardship tax on our community. $10million can go a long way to filling potholes.

Margaret Keating Ocean Shores

Neighbourhood We are locals who own townhouses opposite Barrio and we object to a liquor licence because the venue is too noisy already. Other owners and residents share our concerns.

Dan Wyllie acknowledges that Barrio is ‘definitely going to change the atmosphere’ in Bayshore Drive because of ‘a lot of different noise’.

However, the Development Application (DA) for the Habitat site where Barrio is located says that ‘The use of the premises shall not interfere with the amenity of the neighbourhood by reason of noise ...’ (Section 81).

We call upon Council to

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farther afield when needed.

Our bigger energy users, such as our councils, hospitals and airports, meet their own needs with mediumscale (1–2MW) plants plus storage, located close to where most of the energy is to be used. They have invested themselves or worked with their community retailer to facilitate community investment.

There may also be some largerscale plants located to the west of Casino, but again progressively transferring to local ownership. By 2023 we might even be seeing the first local hydro, and the first green hydrogen production plant here in the Shire. But we are moving into the visionary now as opposed to the immediately doable.

Reduce waste We can do this. We live in an area where we have plenty of sunshine and can grow our own renew-

enforce the DA and ensure that Barrio contain the noise of the 120-150 customers they have on three evenings per week. For starters, Council could direct Barrio to close their windows and restrict outdoor dining to their internal courtyard from 5pm.

David Dixon, Gael Nash, Daniella Finkenauer Byron Bay Q I live opposite Barrio and first made management aware of patron noise issues on 29/12/17. My concerns were never directly addressed in spite of numerous follow-ups.

I was surprised to hear about the closed doors in The Echo.

Mr Wyllie has shut doors that do not face our complex.

This does nothing to contain restaurant sound as large windows that do face our complex, and are just 50 metres from our homes, remain open. The door measure feels

able energy supplies. Rapid developments in storage technologies means we are well placed to meet our own energy needs. We don’t need to be using fossil-fuel-based power that’s travelled over thousands of kilometres– wasting up to 10 per cent on the way.

Looking to the future The area owns its own retailer, Enova Community Energy, that was created to make it possible for us to achieve this future.

Such a future would provide lower prices, lower our carbon emissions and provide greater energy security in times of increasing extreme weather conditions. But it does need some regulatory changes, and in a David and Goliath battle, it needs more of our households and businesses to get behind David, (otherwise known as Enova) right now.

like an empty gesture.

The suggestion to close their windows was made by our strata management to the Council on January 15. This may mitigate some of the noise problems caused by the thoughtless building design.

The gym have only disturbed residents on two occasions, both due to special events. In contrast, Barrio’s noise is affecting residents on a regular, ongoing basis.

Whilst Barrio are not applying for a nightclub licence, they have requested their liquor licence hours include live entertainment.

Barrio is Spanish for ‘neighbourhood’ and we would just like our new neighbours to operate respectfully and responsibly in the residential area they chose as their location.

I ask Barrio’s owners to consider how they would like party noise in their homes up

There has been much heat and very little light. At the end of the day, the wholesale price of power, ie what the generation companies are selling their energy for, has gone from an average of $65 per MWh to over $100 per MWh. Yet nothing has changed in their costs to produce the power. While the majority of us continue to buy from them (wooed by short-term discounts).

Until we produce and own more of our power in this region, little will change.

More than $300 million leaves our region annually on people’s power bills that includes approximately $38 million in residential bills for the Byron Shire. In the possible future we retain increasingly more of that, circulating in the region, and less of it leaves people’s pockets in the first place.

Let’s get on with making our possible future a real future. Let’s power ourselves.

Alison Crook AO is the Chair, Enova Community Energy.

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to midnight six days per week and 10pm on Sundays.

For me, community means looking out for one another.

Not moving in, disrupting the existing community, and expecting them to accept their new negative reality.

I used to love where I live, but now my future looms as a toxic noisy nightmare.

Susan Wise Byron Bay

Ex-GM misleading The comments by the outgoing General Manager (GM) of Byron Shire Council Ken Gainger last week accusing community groups and members of CABs for creating a lack of confidence in BSC is misleading.

Mr Gainger had the opportunity to look at the decisions being made by his senior and middle management, he did not do enough to make these people account-

able for poor performance and decisions.

He oversaw redundancies from the general work force and it would be interesting to see the amount of money that was spent on these redundancies and question if they were actually necessary.

Mr O’Reilly’s statement that the GM does not attend meetings of community groups or committees regularly is right. As a member of the Waste Water Advisory Committee we saw Mr Gainger at our first meeting in April 2017 and we have not seen him again.

Under Mr Gainger BSC has spent considerable sums of money on consultants, why? One can only assume the people employed throughout management positions do not have the competence to solve these problems in house.

Alan Dickens Brunswick Heads

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Sample our authentic Indian cuisine from our extensive à la carte menu, and don’t forget to bring your own wine or beer. We strongly recommend booking your special table now so that you don’t miss out.

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Book in advance as one of our lucky reservations will be gifted a bottle of Itlalian Massolino Nebbiolo from us!

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Get the holiday experience at Clay Organic Beauty in Mullumbimby and unwind, relax and escape from the everyday hustle and bustle.

Spoil your beloved this Valentines Day with beautiful blooms from Haven Botanical. As we celebrate the day of love allow us to create a unique and heartfelt gesture.

Clay boasts a team of highly skilled therapists who pride themselves in offering thorough and relaxing treatments.

B Fresh, quality roses and flowers B Delicious handmade choccies B Soulful gifts B Potted roses and other luscious plants Order NOW for Valentines Day. Shirewide delivery available.

Call us on 0407 721 317 or come in and visit us at The Laneway, 59A Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby (next to Rock & Roll).

The beauty treatments offered at Clay include all waxing including Brazilians, facials, massage, manicures, pedicures, spray tans and body treatments to name a few. Recently Clay have introduced eyelash lifts and henna brows to their extensive menu offerings.

Clay Organic Beauty is an holistic salon priding itself on only using the most premium organic and natural products available, which have high ethical and environmental standards.

Stockist for Dr Hauschka, Elemis, Pevonia Botanica, Inika, Eco-tan, Eye of Horus and Butter London. Spoil your lover with a Gift Voucher for Valentines Day! 97 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 2482 Ph 6684 6532

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Come along, enjoy the food and hopefully the company!

Open from 5.30pm, bookings strongly recommended.

Don’t forget to BYO! Call us on (02) 6680 3352 to secure your special table Complimentary rice pudding dessert for bookings.

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MULLUM’S NEWEST FLORIST Flowers, beautiful homewares and gifts inside.

Visit our courtyard nursery, brimming with plants.

WE DELIVER SHIRE-WIDE For flower orders for all occasions call 0407 721 317

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Winning Italian. Modern Italian

By Vivienne Pearson

Jonsons Restaurant and Bar has won the Australian Good Food & Travel Guide’s award for Best Italian food.

The award, covering the entire northern rivers region and voted by readers, was both unexpected – because eateries do not know that they are in the running until the award is announced – and welcome, because it is testament that Jonsons’ move towards Italian cuisine has hit its mark.

In the chaos of India, an unlikely friendship is born

We’re not talking traditional checked tablecloths, pizza and pasta Italian food (not that there’s anything wrong with that). This is modern Italian food.

‘Italian food has changed,’ says head chef, Alessandro Pizzolato, who was born and bred in Rome. ‘Modern Italian food is tradition meets innovation. Our bisques and stocks are made from the ground up, according to tradition, but the flavours, choice of produce and plating up are modern.’

Alessandro know what he is talking about, having trained in both traditional and forward-thinking two- and three-Michelin-starred restaurants. These include La Pergola, a decadent restaurant featuring 45 choices of water and a wine cellar with more than 60,000 bottles, and Assunta Madre, a seafood-only restaurant owned by a fisherman, where he cooked for an endless stream of the rich and famous, including Robert De Niro, Sophia Loren and Roger Federer.

This does not mean that Alessandro, or the food at Jonsons, is pretentious. Alessandro, who is 36 and recently married with a young child, resigned from Assunta Madre to travel the world, working in Cairns, Bali and Perth before putting down roots in this region.

‘It was our last stop on a camper-trailer road trip across the wine regions of southern Australia,’ he says.

His influence as head chef at Jonsons has gradually tilted the menu towards Italian and his training shines through in the food (but luckily, not the prices!). I tried the Scorched Hiramasa Kingfish from the grazing menu (midday till late), a divine concoction of orange, pickled green chilis (taking away most of the heat), radish, Spanish onions and gremolata (a condiment of chopped herbs, usually including lemon zest).

The Asian influence in this dish – Hiramasa is the Japanese name for Yellowtail Kingfish – reflects Alessandro’s lifelong love of Asian cooking and modern Italian cuisine’s embrace of new ingredients and cooking methods, including sous-vide (French for ‘under vacuum’, also known as cryovac).

The result is a wonderfully moist fish served in a delightfully colourful dish with a full range of textures and flavours.

For those who simply love pasta, Jonsons will provide! The team have recently started making their own pasta from scratch. And I mean scratch. Key parts of the pasta machine are made of bronze, allowing for higher pressure and adding an invisible texture to the pasta, making it perfect for cooking. Special flour is imported from Italy and the dough is made using no water and only egg IN THE CHAOS OF INDIA, AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP IS BORN

I’VE COME TO SAY GOODBYE

Pictured above – Head chef Alessandro Pizzolato in the outdoor area of Jonsons – Photo Vivienne Pearson Pictured right – Homemade ravioli Pictured bottom right – Scorched Hiramasa Kingfish

yolks. ‘At this stage, it looks like brittle crumbs and you can’t work it at all,’ says Alessandro, generously sharing some of his secrets. ‘But after overnight in the cryovac, you get a bright yellow, perfect dough.’

From this, ravioli is made, big pieces with ever-changing filings. On the day I visited, from both the lunch and dinner menu it was pumpkin and ricotta ravioli, served with lemon butter, capers, sage and hazelnuts. The pasta was perfectly al dente and the accompaniments provided a rounded taste sensation.

Tuesday is a Pasta Night, with extra pasta options available.

Jonsons is proving to be a hit locals. ‘Last night, we served 90 meals and I knew almost everyone here,’ says owner Geoff Coward, formerly of The Balcony.

‘Nights are bigger than days at the moment,’ says Geoff. ‘Our next focus is going to be on revamping our breakfast menu to feature more local produce and more specialised options.’

The Australian Good Food & Travel Guide (AGFG) gong, which was awarded three weeks ago, is an even more impressive accolade for the fact that votes are cast over a year, yet Jonsons have been open for only half that time.

‘We really appreciate the award as recognition of our new Italian focus,’ concludes Geoff.

Jonsons, 111 Jonson Street, Byron Bay (next door to Red Ginger). Ph: 6685 6754. Facebook: @jonsonsrestaurantbar

Written in a warm, conversational style as if the author is sharing a cup of chai with the reader, Barbara Carmichael’s new travel memoir I’ve Come to Say Goodbye weaves its way through the people and places visited in her travels of India over the past ten years. Much of her story is based in the lake city of Udaipur, where she meets Tarun and his family, and it is through their eyes that she falls in love with India. Barbara’s friendship with Tarun strengthens with each visit.

Her adventures are many and varied. She is run over by a rickshaw in Jaipur; booked into a hotel in Delhi that is in its final stages of demolition and sleeps with her bag against the door while bricks fall around her. On a night train to Jodhpur, she awakes to find four men standing at the end of her bed watching her sleep. She takes a holiday with Tarun, his wife and young son. Little does she know that it will be the last time she will share with her Indian brother.

When she receives the sad news of his death, she knows she must go back to Udaipur. It’s the only way she can say goodbye.

Book launch at The Book Room Byron – 6pm 8 Feb. Book reading followed by Q&A with author, Barbara Carmichael. www.barbaracarmichael.com.au

Kids at Barrio Heather Maisner is an awardwinning children’s author who has written more than 30 books, including fiction and non-fiction, picture books and game books.

She lives in London and Norfolk in the UK, but she will be here at Barrio Byron Bay on Friday 16 February at 10–11am.

Families are invited to enjoy stories, rhymes and crafts for children aged 2–6 years. Complimentary breakfast with morning tea, coffee and juices for kids provided. It would be a good opportunity to see Barrio and the new area at Habitat.

Heather wrote her first (unpublished) novel aged 12 and, at 16, won the Daily Mirror Children’s Literary Competition out of 35,000 contestants. With a degree in English and Russian literature, she then worked as a teacher, translator (from Russian, French, Spanish), editor and commissioning editor of children’s and adult books, specialising in cookery.

Her first books for children, The Tractors of Thomson Yard, were inspired by her son’s fascination with tractors. At a time when there were no books with tractors as heroes, she created four titles based on a Norfolk farm. Each tractor has its own song, and the stories explore the working life of tractors.

Her latest project, Dinosaur Douglas Books, features the very naughty Dinosaur Douglas in titles covering subjects that range from oral health to obesity, using rhyming texts and zany illustrations by artist and street painter Alex Godwin.

Barrio, 1 Porter St, Byron Bay www.barriobyronbay.com.au

A MEMOIR OF FRIENDSHIP, LOVE AND LOSS

BY BARBARA CARMICHAEL

BOOK LAUNCH AT THE BOOK ROOM 27 Fletcher St, Byron Bay, 8 Feb, 6pm www.barbaracarmichael.com.au

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Williams St, Lennox By: Vivienne Pearson ‘This was always our favourite spot in Lennox,’ says Dan Stott of Williams St, the cafe that he used to frequent and now owns. Dan tells a great story of buying a car from one of the previous owners and then getting into conversation about his quest to find a business to buy. His timing was fortuitous. ‘She said that if I’d asked two weeks previously, the answer would have been no.’

Jeremy, Dan and Katie out the front of Williams St – photo Vivienne Pearson

Dan, along with wife Katie Stott and friend, Jeremy Knutt, had been looking for somewhere to set up shop for some time. Dan and Jeremy, both chefs, had been working together at Treehouse on Belongil. Katie brings front-ofhouse and barista experience from work including at Espressohead.

The lunch and dinner menus have overlapping dishes.

I tried the house-smoked salmon bowl. The salmon fillet, like meats elsewhere on the menu, is smoked onsite, a skill that Dan has been learning since holding smoker nights at the Treehouse. The dish is aromatic with the elements – including quinoa, kale, miso broccolini, pickled ginger and carrot, radish, coriander and a poached egg – perfectly placed in the bowl so that they are separate but easily combined in whatever combo takes your fancy with each mouthful.

‘There’s no set cuisine,’ says Dan of the menu that includes Banh Mi, a fish taco (served with ruby grapefruit House-smoked and slaw) and a delicious salmon crispy soft-shell crab burger (with apple slaw and sweet potato chips). Chili sauces feature in a non-heavy-handed way, thanks to Dan’s expertise in making them – he sells his own line of bottled sauces from the cafe.

‘It was time for us to settle and do our own thing,’ says Dan.

The venue has a full licence – even for having a drink without eating (though you’d surely be tempted by the great food!) – with beers on tap as well as a full bar.

The cafe, located on the corner of Pacific Parade and Williams Street in Lennox Head, was already called Williams St, having been re-branded slightly from the previous version of Williamsburg (when it specialised in burgers).

There’s live music on Saturday nights, usually singer/songwriter style. ‘It’s mostly original music with some covers, some folk, some blues, some more rock,’ says Dan of the different musos who have graced the verandah so far. ‘There’s so much talent around here.’

‘We didn’t want to change everything,’ says Dan of keeping the name and the coffee (Wide Open Road, a roaster/cafe in Brunswick in Melbourne). ‘We added some paint, introduced table service, and started opening nights from Thursday to Sunday.’ The main change is the menu, which has been completely refreshed.

Breakfast options include smashed avocado (‘We’re just wearing the price increase,’ says Dan, noting that the cost of avos has not risen here as much as in cities), an open-style chorizo omelette, served with roast cherry tomatoes and caponata (a Sicilian eggplant-based stew), and pancakes with fresh berries, lime and orange mascarpone, candied almonds and maple syrup.

Williams St is pet friendly, with space off the footpath out the front for water bowls. All this fits with the friendly, welcoming vibe that the trio are creating. ‘You can come in straight from the beach with sandy feet and feel comfortable,’ says Dan. Given that Williams St is just across the road from the beach, and just down the road from Lake Ainsworth, this is ideal.

Williams St Kitchen & Bar, 50 Pacific Parade, Lennox Head (heading to Lake Ainsworth), Ph: 0476 892 194, Facebook: @williamsstlennox, Insta: @williamsst.lennox

Jim Coakley joins forces with Byron Bay Golf Club Those of you who have dined at the Golf Club in Byron will know what a wonderful outlook there is over the course from both the deck among the treetops or from the more covered all-weather space within the restaurant.

Valentines Day 2018 (14 February – for those who need reminding!) will see local chef Jim Coakley and his team taking over the catering operations at Byron Bay Golf Club.

Most recently Jim was the executive chef at Cherry Street Bowling Club and before that he was integral in the re-opening and re-establishment of Club Lennox.

The Golf Club and Jim are looking forward to seeing all locals come up and enjoy traditional no-nonsense good-quality local produce. His menu will feature all the favourites as well as seasonal and weekly specials and will kick off with a ‘two courses and welcome drink’ offer for Valentines Day for only $35.

More info: Ph 0431 052 621 Jim will look after you for Valentines Day. Opening hours: Lunch Wednesday– Sunday, Dinner Wednesday–Saturday open from 10am www.ByronBayGolfClub. com.au

Good Taste

Eating Out Guide echo.net.au/good-taste BYRON BAY

BALLINA

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

Wharf Bar & Restaurant Open 7.30am Daily.

Open till late Thurs–Sun Coffee, breakfast, lunch & dinner, functions & weddings. Fully Licensed.

12-24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259 / 6685 6011

Fishheads Valentine’s Day Dinner Wednesday 14 February Spinnakers 3 Course Menu $55 Sittings available from 6pm Complimentary beverage on arrival Bookings Essential

WATERFRONT DINING Come watch the boats go by and the dolphins play whilst you take in one of our SENSATIONAL SUNSETS

WharfBarBallina@gmail.com.au www.WharfBarBallina.com.au

7:30am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings.

Fully licensed.

1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

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

BEACH FRONT DINING Treat the loved ones to something special these Summer Holidays 6685 6011 functions@fishheadsbyron.com.au www.fishheadsbyron.com.au

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE Check us out on

facebook.com/byron.legendpizza Scan code for our menu!

BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992

Trattoria Basiloco BANGALOW

Butcher Baker Coffee / Breakfast / Lunch 7 days from 7am Dinner Friday & Saturday Nights 13 Byron Street, Bangalow 6687 2088

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HAPPY HOUR every Friday & Saturday 5–6.30pm $12 tapas share plates and $5 tap beer & cider Offering a relaxed atmosphere in one of Bangalow’s beautiful heritage buildings, Butcher Baker has a fresh local menu, in-house bakery with freshly baked sourdoughs, sweet treats and fantastic local coffee. Fully licensed with Australian local craft beer on tap and a carefully curated wine list. www.butcherbaker.com.au @butcherbakerbangalow

Open Wed to Mon from 5.30pm Closed on Tuesdays See menu, book a table, or order takeaway at www.basilo.co 30 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6680 8818

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

We do special events functions.

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

BYRON BAY The Rocks @ Aquarius has been beautifully renovated, and boasts a wide array of locally sourced brekky dishes, Byron Bay Coffee and fresh juices and smoothies to enliven the senses and prepare you for the day ahead. Late riser?

Join us for lunch 12–2pm, when you can grab a selection of burgers, salads, fresh rolls.

Here at The Rocks, we are a fully licensed cafe, which means you can enjoy an ice-cold beer, a sumptuous wine or a handcrafted cocktail with your meal!

Targa Modern European Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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

Hidden away in Byron’s iconic ‘Eat street’ Bay Lane, The Hideout Cafe and Bar offers indoor, outdoor and deck dining

The Hideout Cafe Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am

Elixiba Open 11am–Late 7 days

With a fresh, funky, relaxed vibe, generous serves, cruisey staff and 10am licence, come and find us for ‘Byron’s BEST breakfast’ all day…

Takeaway available Vegetarian,Vegan and gluten free options available Kids menu

Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay

Success Thai

SPECIAL $12 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you.

Fully Licensed and B.Y.O. for wine.

Welcome for lunch, dinner and take-away.

Mon-Fri 12-3pm Dinner 7 days from 5pm.

3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7798 www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469

Slo-mo Joes

DAILY HAPPY HOUR FROM 3 TILL 5 PM

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

Slow down & chill out!

Immerse yourself in Slo-mo Joes relaxing vibes while you enjoy live music & delicious flavours inspired from around the world.

There’s something for everyone; from slow-cooked meats to mouth-watering burgers and nutritious salads.

Guaranteed to leave you wanting more!

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

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day.

Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.

Full Cocktail & Wine Bar. Extensive Menu Includes Tapas, Mains, Desserts and Famous Woodfired Pizzas.

25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

Fins Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner daily 5-10pm.

Lunch Fri-Sun 12-3pm.

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Mon–Sat from 8am, Sun from 9am Nights Thurs, Fri, Sat Dine in and takeaway FB/Insta: EmpireMullum 20 Burringbar St, Mullum 6684 2306

Mon-Sat: 5pm till late.

Sun: 5pm till 10pm.

Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

Celebrating 25 years Fins is the destination restaurant for fine local seafood.

Long lazy lunches on our veranda.

Afternoon oysters, Champagne and cocktails in our RAW BAR. Intimate fine dining of an evening.

Proudly awarded Chef Hats for the past 22 years

Relaxed dining by the beach.

Food that celebrates local produce served with a healthy dose of good tunes and good vibes.

All welcome.

Our opening hours are 6.30am–2.30pm, 7 days for Breakfast + Lunch Thursday, Friday, Saturday for dinner.

Sunday Tapas & Happy Hour Specials till sundown

Mullumbimby’s iconic Empire Cafe serves up an exciting menu with something for everyone. From delicious and healthy superfoods like acai bowls and buddha bowls, to decadent treats like burgers and buffalo wings, and heaps heaps more. Come in and satisfy your cravings.

Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings with a selection of shareable plates, delicious meals, cocktails and great vibes.

NEWRYBAR A short ride from Byron Bay, Harvest Restaurant, Bakery and Deli offers country charm and fresh, seasonal, organic food sourced from local artisan producers and Harvest’s own gardens.

18-22 Old Pacific Highway Lunch 7 days from 12pm Newrybar NSW 2479 Dinner 5 nights from 6pm Breakfast weekends from 8am 02 6687 2644 Harvest Deli open from 8am with weekday breakfast www.harvestnewrybar.com.au available – Deli takeaway coffee from 7am. @harvestnewrybar Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering.

Harvest

The Italian Byron Bay

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.

Elixiba Plant Based Restaurant and Bar A delicious vegan dining experience.

Tapas, mains and heavenly desserts all house made and gluten free.

Exclusive craft beers, herbal elixirs, exquisite cocktails and a unique atmosphere.

Dine in/Takeaway/Catering/Functions

MULLUMBIMBY

Share plates, mains, desserts and famous Treehouse wood-fired pizza. Our kitchen is open all day and night.

Presenting incredible original music in Byron’s most intimate atmosphere.

Check our website or Facebook for the gig guide. facebook.com/treehouse.belongil treehouseonbelongil.com

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

Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepacific.com.au

APERITIVO happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet Valentines Day Eve y LIVE MUSIC with Tim Stokes

LENNOX HEAD

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

New summer menu out now!

OPEN 7 days and nights throughout January all day menus, licensed bar

KINGSCLIFF

The Empire

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

Treehouse on Belongil

Shop 10, Feros Arcade 23 Jonson St 6685 6845

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

Luscious Foods

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

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CATERING

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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

www.stelmodining.com

Fresh Healthy Delicious

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

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

Happy Chilli Garden Open 7 days 12pm till late Byron St (opp Aldi) Byron Bay P 6680 9191 F 6676 4869 M 0403 516 793 happychilligarden@hotmail.com

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

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What would community-driven development look like?

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Australians who care about the natural environment and affordable housing seem to be caught between a rock and a hard place. As much as we are told more housing supply is the answer, market forces have a questionable record when it comes to delivering attractive, sustainable housing options.

Are endless swathes of crammed suburbia the only way deliver affordable housing?

There is a growing grassroots movement in Australia called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;deliberative developmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. This movement refuses to accept that there must be a trade-off between affordability and high-sustainability values, and offers an alternative to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Big Developerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

In the deliberative development model, intending residents themselves become the project developer. Residents take control of

Kelvin Daly, focaliser of the Bruns EcoVillage and the Nightingale Village Apartments inMelbourne.

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the project across the entire lifecycle, from land purchase to construction, removing the risk- and profitoriented motivations of traditional developers.

Recent examples include The Commons project in Melbourne, which led to the Nightingale development, and the Nightingale Village â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a network of six urban apartment complexes.

Rather than developments being catered to an abstract concept of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;marketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, deliberative developments are tailored to resident needs and desires. As a result, they tend to have high aesthetic and design values, and

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Not only that, a recent panel discussion in Melbourne, cohosted by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MPavilion, heard that in the absence of speculative developers, overall project cost were typically reduced by 25 to 30 per cent.

This opens the way for projects to be sustainable, attractive and affordable.

Kelvin Daly, focaliser of the Bruns EcoVillage, a proposed deliberative development on Saddle Ridge, says it was this holistic approach that

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attracted the working group to the deliberative development model. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re living in a housing crisis and our Shire is crying out for more affordable housing options,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;However, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also living through a climate crisis, and selling out our environmental and design principles just wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an option. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; The community-driven, deliberative model opens the way to deliver something truly amazing.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The deliberative model is not without its challenges. Governance and decision making can become tricky as communities grow in size.

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with the Nightingale projects turning to impact investor funding, rather than relying on conventional funding routes.

Mr Daly agrees governance is a challenge. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an issue that undoes a lot of communities. Over the past year and a half weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been organising ourselves in line with Dynamic Governance principles, and the entire community is training in nonviolent communication (NVC),â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It is a communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture that makes it strong, and this is something entirely overlooked by the market development model. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all excited to be doing something different, and that shared sense of mission is really bonding the community together,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said.

Bruns Eco Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second VDP (Village Development Program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a prerequisite for residency at BEV) begins this week. The third VDP is scheduled for some time later this year.

Reference for statistic on project costs: https://www.foreground. com.au/private-domain/ deliberative-development-suburbs/

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Property Auction this Saturday at 10.30am! The Penthouse at Broadview

Tweed Broadwater Village

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Super Cute In Clunes goes to Auction this Saturday! Set in picturesque park like established grounds, this well maintained and beautifully presented north facing character home featuring 3 bedrooms, master with en-suite, bright, open living spaces and a double lock up garage with internal access is ready for its new owners to move in and enjoy.

Designed and built by well regarded local builder Phil Anstey, it is an absolute pleasure to inspect.

Well positioned on a large block 3,015sqm block with good elevation catching breezes throughout the home, you will be drawn to the private front balcony to sit and take in the beautiful sunsets whilst overlooking the landscaped gardens. Interior repainted, new carpets, floor boards re-polished and still potential to value add.

Convenient Village location close to the popular General Store and Cafe and within walking distance to the local primary school.

Auction: Onsite Sat Feb 10th at 10.30am Contact: Janice Maple 0401 026 359 Elders Bangalow

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The Penthouse at the iconic Broadview Apartments presents an exciting opportunity to acquire an exceptionally rare property. With unrivalled panoramic views of the majestic Brunswick River and parkland reserve, this sought after waterfront apartment is ideally located in a prime position just a short stroll to pristine beaches, cafĂŠs and shops.

With attractive investment returns, this boutique apartment comprises two bedrooms, one with en-suite, internal laundry, second bathroom, newly renovated kitchen, air conditioning throughout and much more. Enjoy summer breezes from the private balcony, leave your car at home and walk to all that Brunswick Heads has to offer.

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This light and airy home was renovated and re-decorated throughout less than 3 years ago.

The renovated kitchen has light stone-effect laminate bench-tops/ work surfaces with 2-Pak white panel doors and stainless steel handles.

The stylish tiled bathroom consists of a large corner shower cabinet, stylish vanity unit and a toilet, plus there is a 2nd guest toilet.

The home has two generously sized, carpeted bedrooms complemented with mirror-door robes, ceiling fans and privacy screens.

A carport with space for two vehicles adjoins the side of the home which has been partitioned to provide a very private and enclosed entertaining area.

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Property Heart Of Town!

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Villa del Sole - former B&B

135 Broken Head Reserve Road, Broken Head 133 Foresters Way Tintenbar $720,000 $2,500,000 3 3 2 6 5 2

This neat and tidy brick and tile cottage is located in the heart of Mullumbimby with the shops, medical centres and cafes just a short stroll away. A large lounge room flows through to the kitchen/ dining room and access to the established rear garden. There are two bedrooms with built in wardrobes, a tidy bathroom with shower and bath and a separate toilet. There is also the possibility of a third bedroom by converting the garage (STCA). Well insulated with air conditioned comfort and ideal for the elderly.

Inspect: OPEN HOUSE THIS SAT 11am – 11.45am Contact: Sally Packshaw 0474 153 535 Professionals & Mark Cochrane Mullumbimby

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Privately located among the pavilions of Barefoot, Broken Head is this quality masterbuilt modern beach house.

Only metres to the surf of Broken Head, just minutes to relaxed Byron Bay and a short drive from Ballina and Gold Coast airports.

Light and airy throughout capturing the gentle sea breezes. Modern open-plan living with tiled and timber floors and high ceilings throughout. Spacious master bedroom, privately located with an ensuite. Second bedroom with access to second bathroom. Third bedroom with access to third bathroom. Lounge, dining and kitchen each open with bifolding doors to a covered and screened deck.

Accommodation for two cars with automatic doors. Private fenced backyard with outside hot and cold showers to wash down with after a day in the saltwater waves. Enjoy beautiful rainforest walks, protected headlands and the sun, sand and surf of the beautiful Broken Head beach, patrolled during holiday season. Enjoy drives through the Byron Bay hinterland. Agent declares interest.

Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate.

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Set in a beautiful valley, 12 minutes from the beach, with gardens and architecture inspired by the beauty of Tuscany, ‘Villa del Sole’ (formerly a successful B&B), offers a rare opportunity to acquire a luxurious residence with income potential, views and peace and privacy assured. The property features quality finishes throughout, with imported terracotta roof and floor tiles, five ensuited double bedrooms, expansive living areas, high ceilings, gourmet kitchen, north facing verandahs offering a serene vista over countryside, and a luxury pool adjoining an alfresco area with handcrafted stone walls. There is also separate self-contained accommodation for guests or manager, landscaped picturesque gardens, crushed marble driveways all set on one and a half acres (6,244sqm). It’s situated 25 minutes to Byron Bay, 15 minutes to Ballina/Byron airport and 10 minutes to Lennox Head beaches.

Contact Agent Open: Contact: Tim Miller 0411 757 425 McGrath Byron Bay

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FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • Lot 6, 155–159 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Fri 9–9.30am • 2/6–8 Daniels Lane, Byron Bay. Fri 10–10.30am, Sat 9–9.30am • Lot 2/20 Azalea Street, Mullumbimby. Fri 11–11.30am, Sat 12–12.30pm • 1635–1651 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Fri 12–12.30pm • 64 Shelley Dr, Byron Bay. Fri 12–12.30pm • 6/64 Broken Head, Byron Bay. Fri 2–2.30pm • 2/20–21 Pacific Parade, Lennox Head. Sat 9–9.30am • 1/6–8 Paterson St, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 115 Stewarts Rd, Clunes. Sat 10–10.30am • 16 Coral Court, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 23 Green Frog Ln, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 18 Ridgeland Cl, Boat Harbour. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 & 2/13 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park.

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• 2 Napelle Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 27 Yamble Dr, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm • 39 Balemo Dr, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm McGRATH BYRON BAY • 114 Alcorn St, Suffolk Park. Thu 4–4.30pm, Sat 11–11.30am • 7/19 Teak Rd, Federal. Sat 9.30–10am • 19 Coachwood Cl, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 1 Taylors Rd, Eureka. Sat 10–10.30am • 680 Left Bank Rd, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 1/113 Broken Head Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 11.30am–12pm • Lot 1, 49 Mullumbimby Rd, Myocum.

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Auctions ELDERS BANGALOW • 3 Remnant Dr, Clunes. Sat 10 Feb 10.30am • 10 Old Pacific Highway, Newrybar.

Sat 10 March 10am ELDERS BRUNSWICK HEADS • 7/12 Fawcett St, Brunswick Heads.

Sat 10 March 11am onsite FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 49 Ruskin St, Byron Bay. Auction 10th March at 11am McGRATH BYRON BAY • Lot 1, 49 Mullumbimby Rd Myocum Sat 10 February 1pm On Site • 14 Bolwarra Circuit Wollongbar Sat 10 February 3.15am On Site

Rental - open listings ELDERS BRUNSWICK HEADS • 3/28 Mullumbimbi Street, Brunswick Heads $450pw. Thursday 2pm

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ISSUE# 32.35

FEB 7 – FEB 13, 2018 Editor : Mandy Nolan Editorial/gigs : gigs@echo.net.au Copy deadline: 5pm each Friday Advertising : adcopy@echo.net.au P : 02 6684 1777 W : echo.net.au/entertainment

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ART, MUSIC, SURF AND YOU BYRON BAY SURF FESTIVAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR JAMES MCMILLAN SPOKE WITH ARTIST/MUSICIAN/SINGER TIM KERR

Byron Bay Surf Festival creative director James McMillan spoke with artist/musician/singer Tim Kerr from seminal skater punk bands such as The Big Boys and the Monkeywrench. Kerr hails from from Seattle, Washington, and features in this year’s Surf Culture Now! art show along with another punk rock musician/surfer/artist, the Goons of Doom’s Ozzie Wright. Along with Otis Carey, each of them gets a corner of the Lone Goat Gallery to hang their fave stuff for all to enjoy – and buy!

Tim is not your normal artist. For a start, he signs all his work and murals with ‘Your Name Here’.

Not exactly good for self-promotion. Or is it?

‘It’s a call to arms,’ Kerr explained. ‘If the viewer looks to see who painted this and sees ‘Your Name Here’, I am hoping it might plant the seed that they can find and celebrate their own selfexpression. I’m not like Banksy so it does not bother me if someone uses my name.’

Kerr found out about the Byron Bay Surf Festival through Byron’s very own punk rock legend of the art world, Paul McNeil, who turned up at one of Tim’s gigs on his Australian tour with The MonkeyWrench.

‘Paul raved about the festival and I looked it up and saw a post from James and thought his art was cool and so got in touch. He then asked me about maybe coming and painting a mural and or being part of an art show. I said Yes because it looked really cool. We really loved Australia when MonkeyWrench came last year, and I really like doing murals. We had some extra money to get us over from a bunch of paintings that had sold, so why not!’

When, and how, did they both start – the art and the music?

I started drawin g and then trying to play something before elementary school. I never really separated the two because, just like anything you do, it all comes from the same place – inside you.My parents were both in the school district (a principal and a librarian).

Both my brothers, who were older, ended up coaching, so my mom and especially my dad were happy to have a kid who had different interest from the other two. Of course growing up in a small Texas town where American football was king, it was bit of an uphill climb if you took that other road away from football and the American Dream. Getting into surfing in

late junior high through high school in the late 60s, early 70s, was not helping me at all since it was absolutely not cool, then where I grew up I was pretty much a loner and surfing, music, art, and my now-wife Beth saved me through this period for sure.

How did your art style develop with the brush and also why predominantly portraits?

I think I started out drawing houses and stick figures. The dinosaurs destroying the houses and stick figures in elementary school. I graduated to drawing Batman, bubble words, album art that I liked, and sort of a comic diary in junior high and then high school. I came from the generation that when you got out of high school you obviously went to college. I came up to Austin in 74 to go to college and decided to get a degree in Art since the music school at the time did not have guitar, and I knew that I did not want to do Drama. My portfolio consisted of a guy getting tubed (smile) and they let me in. In college I was always mixing abstract with some sort of concrete object. I really liked the idea of things looking like they might mean something even if they really did not, so I would add numbers and descriptions to things as part of the art. I really did not start doing the portraits until I got asked back into showing my art at galleries. That was in the late 90s and all because of the bands I had been in, and the bands I was recording.

What is your motivation to produce artworks of activists and heroes from human history?

We are all making history. The motivation for doing the portraits came from the realisation that I had been influencing people because of the bands I had been in, and the lightbulb moment that we all in fact influence someone every day, even if it’s just something you might be wearing. I thought about all the influences that I had had (and am still having) and decided I wanted to draw/paint people who did what they did because something needed to be done and, in their mind, it might as well be them. I could see the similarities of the DIY attitude that started everything from youth cultures to civil rights to art, to even me and my friends and their friends being the seeds of what is now the indie scene. I realised that

if I could cause something, then anyone could/ can. With that knowledge I decided I wanted to inspire the viewer by showing them men and women, boys and girls, in all fields and cultures side by side; that because of their one action or idea or self-expression had in turn caused a positive reaction. As time goes by, I am also realising that there are so many more levels to self-expression. I always try to paint some people from wherever I am showing with the hope that someone might come in who knows the person I am celebrating, is related to them, or was there when they did what they did. Realisations and conversations begin that seem to hit deeper with those involved.

When and where did you learn to skate and surf?

I will answer this one with something I sent to James and Andrew early on.

I was born in 56 and grew up 20 minutes from Surfside Beach on the Gulf Coast of Texas. I began physically surfing in junior high, after mentally surfing on steel and clay wheels in elementary school through the early 60s. By 1970, my first year in high school, I had made my own twin-fin shortboard, and was going out to the beach any time I could get a ride. As cool as surfing was to me, surfing was absolutely not cool with the majority of my so-called peers. It did not help that all my friends were older, so that by my junior year I was pretty much the weird loner kid who listened to Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, soul music and country blues instead of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. If there were waves, I did not go to school. High school was not a great memory for me, but music, surfing, and Beth got me through it.

My graduation summer trip was to surf up and

down the west coast with a friend. I was about as hardcore as you could get about surfing, though I did not really read the magazines or know the names like I did later with skating. It was just something I did, like breathing – and like breathing, it saved my life.

I headed to Austin after that summer of 74 to be with Beth and go to college. Since the beach was three-and-a-half hours away, I started skating on the then brand-new urethane wheels that had just come out. I skated every day because I could not get to the beach and surf. As the years went by I got caught up in the whole DIY movement. Being in bands, helping book shows, recording bands, and making art took the front seat. I slowly stopped physically surfing, though mentally I was, and still am, surfing every time I step on a skateboard. This last year or so I have slowly been bringing the physical side of surfing back into my life and now long to head right, and slide along the wall of waist-high mellow waves for the rest of my waking days and dreaming nights.

I am really looking forward to this and giving something back to something that has always had a part of my soul.

The Lone Goat Gallery’s Opening Night Party is Friday 23 Feb from 5pm until the Sunset Cinema starts at dusk across the road.

Tim will be all around the fest as a special guest all weekend and word is he will be painting a large mural somewhere around town before he goes.

For more information about the upcoming Byron Bay Surf Festival and the events over the weekend go to www.byronbaysurffestival.com.au.

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As a child I lived in domestic violence. As a young woman I was punched and kicked by four of my boyfriends. As an adult woman I have also lived in domestic violence. I have walked into a police station covered in bruises. I have had a busted lip. A black eye.

At 14 on a bus trip an older man tried to put his hands in my pants. I was so scared I started crying. At 15 I was taken by three strange men to a park where one of them tried to get me to give him sexual favours. It was so distressing I still don’t remember what happened. It’s blank. I just remember them kicking me out of the car and driving off.

At 16 a new boyfriend drove me to a dirt road and raped me.

I had said No repeatedly but he was 21 and wasn’t going to listen to the whingeing of a stupid ungrateful girl. After all he’d taken me out to dinner and bought me the seafood basket. To that cowboy the seafood basket was consent.

WOMEN ARE RISING my arse and made gestures about taking me from behind.

Everyone at work thought this was so funny he made a habit of doing this every time I bent over to get anything.

I soon worked out correct lifting technique did more than save your back.

When I walk to my car after a gig I carry my keys between my fingers in case someone tries to jump me. I have been aware my whole adult life that a man could kill me. It could be a stranger, someone lurking in the shadows, but more than likely it could be a partner.

My stories are unremarkable. This is the experience of most women. Many women have stories far worse than mine.

A friend of mine had a man with a knife come through her bedroom window and rape her. Another friend was so viciously beaten by her husband she regularly lost consciousness.

You don’t see this stuff on crime stoppers. Because this is our every day life. This is how we as women have been conditioned to live. And die.

I have walked down the street and been yelled at by men in cars. Complete strangers have commented on my tits. When I’ve given them the finger they’ve called me an ugly slut or a fat bitch.

Being a woman is dangerous. We have been told if we are out late in a short skirt and get raped that we are to blame. If we’re drunk it’s the same, but if he’s drunk then in some parts of Australia that’s a legitimate defence.

I have lain in bed at night so frightened of the noises outside I have barricaded myself in and slept with a knife beside my bed. I’ve bent over to get glasses from the bottom shelf at a restaurant where I was working and the boss has grabbed

We are conditioned to be passive. To shut up. To acquiesce to the needs of others. We’re conditioned to put up with it. We’re conditioned to be beautiful according to socially accepted norms the mainstream decide beauty is. To achieve this we

have to get breast implants, lip fillers, botox, labioplasty. We inflict a form of violence on ourselves.

We’re easy to oppress because patriarchy has waged a long campaign of ensuring we’re so full of self-loathing that we don’t have the esteem to stand up and speak out. Except for now. Something has shifted.

Women all around the world are rising up and sharing their stories. One by one they have come forward and spilled the secrets of their abuse and the sins of their abusers. There are good men out there and they stand shoulder to shoulder with us. These are the fathers of daughters, the husbands, the brothers and the sons of mothers who are willing to be part of the change.

But there is a backlash. Lately when I have spoken out against the significant and dangerous role of objectification and sexist imagery of women in the public domain continuing the narrative of violence against women, I have been surprised by the ugliness of the personal attacks by men who clearly want us back in our boxes. A violence that aims to silence.

Clearly the rising voices of women is unsettling those who aren’t prepared to lose their male privilege. Women around the world are speaking out – join our voices as we come together to bring an end to violence against women and children. This Wednesday 14 February at 6.30am we meet at Main Beach in Byron for a Billion Rising. Wear red. This is an event for women and children, but men are also invited to attend. Have courage, speak up, stand up and lets be change-makers.

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For years music lovers have flocked to see the northern rivers very own super-group, The Feramones. They comprise a myriad of internationally acclaimed musicians who live humbly in our midst. Lead guitarist is Rick Fenn of 10cc. He has been touring the world for just less than 40 years. He still tours much of the year with 10cc, whose worldwide hit Dreadlock Holiday is featured in the Feramones’ playlist. Alan Limerick recently toured the world with Mike Oldfield; he has recorded with Joan Armatrading and David Knoffler, and is the founder of the internationally renowned London Guitar

Institute. Keyboardist Alan Park is Cliff Richard’s musical director. Bass player Greg Lyon has a catalogue of recording credits that go back to his fusion band Crossfire in the 70s. Lead vocalist Col Germano was the front singer for hard rock band Bourbon Street. And Rick Lloyd on drums plays with the power and dynamism of Keith Moon and Charlie Watts rolled into one.

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ON YOUR FREQUENCY

What are the challenges in running an event such as yours?

It’s a constant juggling act; the depth of the experience we can provide versus the ticket price people are willing to pay. Increasing scrutiny from authorities versus the freedom people want from a festival experience. An inclusive community event versus a functional business model. I love the process of making it happen but there’s always a lot to balance, mostly around expectations and perceptions. Also I guess the fact that we have a big team but it’s a once-a-year event, so we have to pull it all together again each year when everyone has spent most of the year doing other things.

What is the vision you have for people’s experience onsite?

Earth Frequency is a once-a-year meeting place where we hope people can take a break from the usual flow, bring their friends and family, and come together to share love and creative experiences. We have chosen a venue that is not super-remote like some festivals, so this means we have an easy situation and great amenities, so it’s a comfortable camp-out in a beautiful natural setting, but also a place where it’s important to be mindful and conscious of your actions.

It’s a very comprehensive and deep program. How do you feel it sits with past years?

Every year is a step forward and an evolution of the themes we’ve been working with. We’re all about bringing diversity together musically with all the local musical microcommunities, as well as reaching out overseas and into the future for the next vibes that are coming through. Our

FROM ITS ORIGINS IN 2006 AS A ONE-NIGHT LANDCARE MUSIC EVENT, EARTH FREQUENCY FESTIVAL HAS GROWN OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS TO BE A HIGHLIGHT ON THE FESTIVAL CALENDAR. THE 13TH EARTH FREQUENCY FESTIVAL (EFF) RETURNS TO IVORY ROCK THIS YEAR WITH PERMANENT PLANNING GRANTED BY IPSWICH CITY COUNCIL. FESTIVAL DIRECTOR PAUL ABAD SPOKE WITH THE ECHO. art and workshops lineup this year is top notch and we’re blessed to have such a great community of local artists and facilitators as well as some awesome international guests.

How important is it, do you think, for event directors to create sustainable events that focus on reducing rubbish etc; how has the way you’ve tackled this changed over the years?

This is a big priority for us. In terms of waste management, we have a leave-no-trace policy so we actively engage our audience and ask them to minimise what they bring to the site, and to take their rubbish home. All onsite waste is hand-sorted for maximum recycling and composting outcomes. We introduced a no-plastic-waterbottles policy last year and we’ll be maintaining this in future years, encouraging everyone to #bringyourown bottle. We encourage car pooling with a vehicle-pass system and we do internal audits and carbon offset usage. This year we have a tree planting happening with 1,000 natives going into the ground in the festival site, and a week-long permaculture retreat in the leadup to the festival. In my

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view, festivals themselves consume a lot of resources, so there should be a focus on modelling future possibilities.

We actually have a long-term plan to go generator free on our stage production and use the venue’s underground power, and farm what we will use in the four days over a year, and use the grid as a battery over the year.

What act are you most excited about?

I’d have to say it’s either Beats Antique, who put on a great stage show that mashes up live elements and fat bass music, or Loud, who are an amazing live act who bring elements of psytrance, world music, progressive and techno together in to a unique live experience.

What should people expect for EFF? Four days of music, art, workshops, markets, community, nature and love at one of the best set up festival venues in Australia!

For more information, program and tickets go to www.earthfrequency.com.au.

THE GC AT OSCC

The GC are an acoustic duo of Mark Anderson and Jody McArthur, who play a mix of songs from The Beatles and Rolling Stones through to Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters and Powderfinger.

Six-piece Byron Bay/Central Coast band Tropical Zombie They play the Ocean Shores Tavern this Friday. are back after a one-year performance hiatus. The good-time holiday/rock outfit were busy in the back half of 2017 Recording their latest release Plonk. The six-track EP was recorded live in Sydney with producer Nathan Sheehy, who has been with them since the band’s birth in 2013. Plonk, After a two-year hiatus singer/songwriter Mick McHugh steps released in December 2017, is raw, fun and energetic, with a back into the sunshine of the original music scene with a recurring lyrical theme of parties, relationships and weird life crowdfunded debut studio album. Having done the hard yards experiences. TZ are heading to the Byron Bay Brewery as part playing pub cover gigs to fund the videos and photo shoots, of their Plonk tour.

McHugh is ready to share his latest creation.

They play the Byron Brewery on Saturday with Violent He will be launching at Jasper Corner (old Federal church) Monks, Sophie Ozard, Dog Fight. Free. 8pm on Friday 2 March. Watch this space for more details.

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COMPOSE YOURSELF

Opportunities for emerging screen composers have never been easy to come by, and this is especially true for those living in regional areas. This is why Screenworks has partnered with APRA AMCOS to deliver an exciting new opportunity for two northern rivers early-career screen composers to be mentored by two of Australia’s most successful screen composers.

Screenworks’ Screen Composing Bootcamp 2018 is all about enhancing the skillset of the participants through a six-week mentoring program. Under the guidance of the brilliant composers Adam Gock and John Gray, participants will learn how to refine their skills to meet industry standards. They will have the opportunity to go to Sydney to work in, and observe, the industry practices with their mentors. This opportunity is exclusively available to early-career screen composers living in the northern rivers region.

For more information and to apply visit www.screenworks.com.au.

ALL THE DETECTIVE LADIES Byron Writers Festival is delighted to invite you along to a special evening with the creator of this beloved series and author of more than 80 books, Alexander McCall Smith.

McCall Smith will be appearing in conversation with Professor William MacNeil at Byron Theatre on Friday 9 March.

Hear firsthand about the people, places and events that have inspired one of the world’s most prolific and popular writers.

The event is in partnership with Southern Cross University. Tickets can be purchased online at byronwritersfestival. com or by phoning 6685 5115.

STORIES IN THE CLUB: DRAWN FROM LIFE This Sunday Stories in the Club features a welcome to country by Athol Compton.

John Allan and Harry Brown will give a duo telling of the origin of the Wandjina peoples’ Wunnan Sharing System.

Jim Tait will share Mangi bilong cuntrisid, his tale of a bush kid from Papua New Guinea who became an environmental scientist and subsequently a pantheist, and of his hopes and fears for the future.

Mayor Simon Richardson; activist and Doctor of Ecopsychology Eshana Bragg; regular Echo writer Mary Gardner, and Jenni Cargill-Strong will also tell stories.

4pm at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. Entry by donation of $10 and $5.

LOVING AND HATING AMERICA NORPA presents Lady Rizo: Red, White and Indigo in a show that drills down into one woman’s love-hate relationship with America.

She says: ‘America is a very bad boyfriend but why do I still love him? Are we potentially witnessing the death of the US as we know it?’

New York chanteuse superstar Lady Rizo delivers a deeply personal musical eulogy unpacking the feelings for the country she was born in, cut with her trademark humour, wit and soaring voice.

Backed by a choice trio, Rizo leads us to our own utopian island nation – with no walls, only velvet curtains.

Saturday 3 March at Lismore City Hall For tickets go to www.norpa.org.au.

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LAUNCHING NEW WORK

WEIRD FAMILIES

Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG) Ballina launches four exciting new exhibitions this month and welcomes community and visitors to join us in the Gallery.

Featured exhibitions are: Saturday Morning, a group exhibition of northern rivers artists brought together with the common purpose of creating, learning and enjoying good company over a cuppa and homemade cake.

Shelly Anfield presents Poetic Silence, where she uses the silent language of painting to express a poetic inner landscape of deep questioning and contemplation that she cannot easily translate to words. Bec Duff presents Reply, where she draws on parallels from the coast to the hinterland, referencing the ocean, coastal tree lines, rock-faces, flora, waterways, hills, flats and valleys. And Victoria Pitel presents Shifts in Perspective, inspired by ancient terracotta toys, children’s literature and shared childhood experiences.

The official launch event is Thursday 5.30–7.30pm and all are welcome to attend. For further information contact the Gallery on 6681 6167 or visit www.nrcgballina.com.au.

Josh Earl has a weird family. You think your family is weird? They’re nothing compared to Josh’s. From a dad who can’t read maps, a mum who can’t be spoken to her when her TV shows are on, a nan who needs table manners, and a dog that burps bubbles. And don’t get him started on his brother…

From the award-winning comedian and host of Spicks and Specks and Stand and Deliver comes a show just for kids. (Alright, adults can come – but you have to behave!)

It’s family-friendly mayhem with songs, standup, and cartoons, bound to have everyone in stitches. Tix at lismorecityhall.com.au Lismore Laughs presents Josh Earl. Saturday 10 March, 2pm (ideal for ages 4–10), Lismore City Hall.

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but dated and limited, and we should become more contemporary and inclusive by telling our own stories, which would involve even more courage.

Where do the women who are telling their stories AFTER THE SELLOUT PERFORMANCES OF come from?

When I felt to create the show, for the first year I just invited THE LAST TWO YEARS AN INFORMAL AND 10 women in the Shire whom I knew who would stand up DIVERSE COLLECTIVE OF SOME OF THE and speak. I continue to do that. I don’t have a lot of time, SHIRE’S MOST POWERFUL AND CREATIVE and it needs to be easy. Some women have approached WOMEN AGED 22 TO 81 GATHER TO SHARE me, and I try to draw from a mix of ages and her stories.

THEIR OWN PERSONAL STORIES OF THE Are you careful to pick a varied demographic of women?

MOST INTIMATE PART OF A WOMAN’S BODY: I try, but some women have declined because personally or OUR VAGINAS. VAGINA CONVERSATIONS IS culturally they don’t feel comfortable speaking in the public PART OF A GLOBAL REVOLUTION OF V DAY arena about their vaginas.

TO END VIOLENCE AGAINS WOMEN AND What are the kinds of stories being told?

CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. ZENITH This year we range from 22 to 81. Feather is doing a return VIRAGO DIRECTS THE PRODUCTION EACH appearance as she was such a hit last year; we need to YEAR. SHE SPOKE WITH THE ECHO. have her while we can! There are stories of empowerment, awareness, confidence, political and personal actions, Some Why do women need to tell stories about their vaginas? are informative, some about sex, birth, relationship, correcting It feels like the word vagina can still cause shock to many. fairy tales, and calls to action.

Part of what we are doing is normalising, and familiarising, Who do you think would most benefit from seeing but mostly we are celebrating and inspiring, so women this show? everywhere get to reclaim some of their power and not I really think it is good for everyone who is interested in keep their vaginas in the dark. life; women, people who love women, and feminists will Is the world frightened of ‘real’ vaginas? particularly love it. It will be incredible powerful and eye YES, as we all live in a patriarchy it is very clear to women, opening for young people older than 13. and many men, that the vagina is one of the most powerful things on our planet. As more women stand up to abusive What should we expect for Vagina Conversations?

A great insightful and vagina-, pussy-, cunt-focused night men, advertising, imagery, taunts, violence, assaults, of revelry, laughter, maybe tears, but stories that are rapes and more, they are demanding a more equal and everyone’s story. respectful world for our children to grow up in, and for all of us to live in.

What inspired you to create an ongoing Vagina Proceeds go to support the Domestic Violence Escape Conversation with local women?

Fund for the Women’s Resource Service | Wednesday 14 I felt it was simply time. The iconic Vagina Monologues Feb and Thursday 15 Feb at the Byron Theatre. $25 /18 online through www.byroncentre.com.au.

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ISBELL IS BLUES

Singer songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell is a modest chap… he recently scored a Grammy nomination for Best Americana for his latest album Something More Than Free. It’s no pressure for Isbell, who laughs that ‘nobody had ever heard of me before!’

While awards don’t change that much, Isbell laughs, ‘It ensures that I’m not going to have to go back into the workplace any time soon. That’s a good thing. I don’t put a whole lot of stock in those kinds of things but I’m always grateful for them. I have a lot of favourite bands and favourite artists who never win any awards. I can’t really tell myself that I deserve these things, but I’m definitely going to be thankful when they happen.’

Isbell recently collaborated with Australian artist Tommy Emmanuel.

‘He asked me if I would come in and sing and play guitar, and when I got there I said I’ll sing but if I’m playing guitar I’ll play slide guitar. Anything else you don’t need me for. I hadn’t heard Tommy play much slide guitar. I said if you need me to do that, I can, but I’m not going to finger-pick with Tommy Emmanuel. That’s not necessary. He can handle all of that for himself! It was really fun. Tommy’s a sweetheart and seriously one of the best guitar players anybody has ever seen. Yeah, that was an honour for me.’

Isbell’s new album The Nashville Sound tells the story of Nashville, and the myriad different music that comes out of Nashville now.

‘Nashville sounds a whole lot different than it used to because there are a lot more types of music coming out of that city than just the traditional or commercial country music that folks are used to. I think more than anything else I was trying to document a moment in time in which I feel like there are many different genres being represented in a really good way in that city.’

Like music of Nashville, when it comes to songwriting, for Isabel there is no formula.

‘I’ve used every method that I’ve ever heard of. If there’s another way I’ll try it but sometimes it’s rare that they come out fully formed. That don’t happen much at all. It’s happened a few times over the course of the last 20 years for me but most of the time it involves just… You know that feeling when you are reading a book or watching a movie or something and you look up and you think about what you just heard or somebody just said or what sort of situation just happened?

You gain a little insight. That’s usually where the songs start. If I overhear something in a conversation or read

something I start thinking about it. My vision tunnels in on the different types of meaning that a phrase could have and that will find its way into a melody.

Then I pick up the guitar. That’s more often than not how it works.’

Isbell always wanted to be a musician.

‘I knew I wanted to be a musician before I knew that I was any good at it. That’s for sure. I think that’s usually how that happens. I think the decision was made in my mind very early on.

It’s like falling in love with somebody at first sight. I enjoyed it so much. I got so much out of playing an instrument that it became the only thing that I wanted to do. It still is with the exception of spending my time with my family. These things go hand in hand, but if there’s nothing else I have to do I’ll pick up a guitar. I’ve never really had to make myself practise or anything but I think around the age of 10 or 11 I realised that the people I was listening to on the radio probably had a similar experience to mine. And I thought well, maybe I can do that myself one day.’

And he did.

Catch Jason Isbell at Bluesfest this year. For tickets and program info go to ww.bluesfest.com.au.

CULTURE CONTINUED RAW IS HERE TO FIND OUR COMEDY STARS!

Australia’s largest and most prestigious open mic competition is about to get the show on the road.

Presented nationally by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the annual RAW Comedy competition sees the nation’s bravest and boldest new performers take to the stage to test their skill and stamina with five minutes of new, original comedy material. It’s comedy with no fear and no safety net, just exhilaration and adulation ahead!

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Statewide heats will kick off in January before the best of the best battle it out at the National Grand Final during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April 2018. The winner will be laughing all the way to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they’ll have a chance to compete in So You Think You’re Funny? in August 2018.

So who will make it through this year? Previous national finalist Ellen Briggs is one of the judges, and for her the whole thing took her by surprise. ‘I never expected to get to the national finals,’ laughs Briggs. ‘I just entered for fun. That’s the best thing about the competition – comedy newbies who have no idea if they are any good or not can get picked out and fast-tracked into a career that would otherwise take years of hard slog.’ Ellen’s star quickly rose after her near-win, and for Hannah Gadsby, a one-time Mandy Nolan comedy student, when she became the national RAW champion the doors to her career just opened, and she’s since been awarded Best Show at Edinburgh Fringe.

With a healthy local comedy industry in the Byron Shire the overwhelming number of entries meant it was necessary to put on two heats. This is a wild night of spills and thrills, with comics putting out their best to win the opportunity to perform in the Brisbane final.

With Mandy Nolan as MC, the first heat is Monday 19 February at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services and the second heat is at the Byron Services Club on Monday 12 March. Both shows start at 8pm and tix are $15 at the door or online at mandynolan.com.au.

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ACCESS ALL AREAS WITH MEAL TICKETS

STARS

ECLIPSE SEASONS COME IN CLUSTERS, WITH THIS WEEK A BRIEF BUT BRACING INTERMISSION BEFORE THE NEXT CASCADE…

Rock documentary Meal Tickets was ten years in the making. Director Mat de Koning tells the story of best friends, a roadie who wanted to be a rock star, in a cautionary tale of life in the world of modern day rock’n’roll. The film has gone on to win Best Australian Documentary and Best Emerging Director at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, and has scored a host of other accolades and prestigious event selections.

With such iconic films such as Spinal Tap and Wayne’s World telling the satirical story of rock’n’roll, how did you want your documentary to sit?

I wanted a balance of ‘real-life satire’ and true-blue heartfelt moments. My mantra making this film was ‘Spinal Tap meets Stand by Me’. I wanted this to feel more like the 90s films I grew up watching such as Empire Records, Clerks, Basket Ball Diaries then a factual documentary. Tony Wilson once said, ‘All movies made about music are shite’.

I was blessed with Meal Tickets because if it were a scripted film, I don’t think I could have cast better characters than the people I was fortunate enough to film in this documentary. Lee, Ben, Dave – these guys are funny fellas on a daily basis, so by rolling the camera, I caught comedy gold.

Does filmmaking destroy the ethos of what it means to have rock’n’roll cool? Is there a fine line between ‘cool’ and ‘wanker’? How did you portray this in your film?

Dave Kavanagh had impeccable taste in cars, film, art, music. He brought this pop-culture sensibility to his approach in managing the Screwtop Detonators.

Given his success with the Libertines, we were all pretty open to adhering to his advice. But through time, Dave started contradicting himself to keep up with what was marketable, indecision clouding his vision, and the band stated questioning his judgment. Dave wanted them to present themselves as rock stars the whole way though, which was easy to do on tour in the US, but when the band returned to hometown Perth, playing to the same crowds, they started to feel like wankers, quiffing their hair and wearing leather jackets all the time. As Pip said in the second act, ‘There is no guide book to rock’n’roll’.

How did the friendships in the film develop over the 10 years?

When we were in our early 20s life was easygoing and friendships were free

flowing. But when you hit the other side of 25, life gets a little more serious.

The reality that we’d all been putting financial stability on the line for careers in film and music became more real, and when you feel your friends aren’t pulling their weight, it weighs you down. That’s when you’re faced with finding the right approach to confront your friends about your feelings. This is where some of the friendships faltered.

You must have had an enormous amount of footage to choose from.

How did you choose a story arc to hang your doco narrative on? Did the change in the way the industry works over that decade help inform how you told the story?

I found a pretty clear-cut three-act story within the 400-plus hours of footage.

Act one USA or Bust was when the Screwtop Detonators had a manager, getting taken on this wild ride across America, followed by the hard-hitting reality of suburban life when they got back to Perth. When it all went sour with management, the second act kicked in, DIY or DIE. This covered the years that the Screwtop Detonators were slugging it out as a self-managed band.

Act three A Band Apart looked at the years when the band had called it a day and they all had to figure out what was next in life. Throughout the story, I found it important to introduce the new technologies that had become available to musicians as a way of promoting bands, starting with MySpace then YouTube and Facebook, all of which the Screwtop Detonators had very little interest in.

What were the stories you told in Meal Tickets?

The story of a manager with a vision for a young band, and a young band who weren’t prepared to take on board the manager’s vision for fear of compromising their integrity. Of a group of best friends who started carefree in a band, but through time had to face the sacrifices of making it in the music industry, and whether or not they had it in them. Of a music industry that lost its feet as illegal downloading took down the record labels and bands had to start self-promoting though this new social-media craze. Of a roadie who turned to re-invention as a means of realising his vision for himself as the frontman of a band, and of a group of best friends from WA who dedicated their 20s to having a right crack at making it in the mad world of rock’n’roll, having a hell of a lot of fun along the way, learning many life lessons.

How did your friends respond to the finished product? Did you have to lose footage to save friendships?

Some of them had hesitations in backing the film when we premiered at MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival), but after the response we had at Revelation, everyone is pretty proud of the film. From MIFF to Revelation, I did lose a few moments, partly for the mental sanity of my friends, and also because it’s a different time we’re living in. I had someone give me a pretty strong talking to after the MIFF screening about a scene involving a groupie that I was unsure about How important is it, do you think, in keeping in the film. She said, ‘There’s a documentary to just get in behind no denying it’s as funny as hell, but the camera and let things roll? Does what kind of message are you putting the long time of filming mean you out to the world by leaving it in your get more candid natural footage than film?’ That scene is now on the cuttingquickly shot – we need to get this in room floor. the can kind of stuff?

Have you been surprised by how well That’s certainly one of the strengths this has been received? of this film: so much of it was I spent years listening to people say observational. In fact within the first I was crazy spending so much of my hundred hours of footage, I had only filmed one interview. I did ask questions life filming two bands that were pretty here and there but they were the same much unknown, so to read the response from the critics who have picked up on questions I would have been asking the social and cultural relevance of Meal without a camera in my hand. In the later years when Dave had left the Tickets has been hugely satisfying. picture, I had to establish my presence Did you know that you had something a as a filmmaker and start seeking the bit special when you were shooting, or responses I was after. I feel this is when did that happen in the edit selection? the audience properly get to know the guys in the band.

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ARIES: Current cosmic chemistry could have you feeling stuck or stagnant, restless and impatient for a shakeup. If others seem slow or stubborn, distracting or demanding, you may make better progress flying solo this week. No need to persuade or insist – just access your own confident inner authority and personal code of conduct.

LIBRA: This week’s balancing act is between togetherness (your forte) and independent action (your challenge) concerning changing something that’s no longer viable. As exciting newbies with valuable advice enter your orbit, livewire Mercury and alluring Neptune can blur the fine line between inviting and complicated – which calls for intuition and shrewd manoeuvring on your part.

TAURUS: Goals, ambitions and aspirations are likely to reignite this week, with community-minded Venus stressing the necessity for teamwork. But keep in mind that quote about the definition of insanity: expecting a different result from continuing to do the same thing. If tried and true methods aren’t working, it’s time for a new approach.

SCORPIO: Living The Dream is pretty much your catchcry for the current year in Jupiter’s limelight, with February continuing a career upswing. Though if Mars starts causing discord in your money zone, or someone’s abrasive personality grates around midweek Scorpio moon, resist the sting. Try to express your best self.

GEMINI: Right now you could talk anyone, including yourself, into or out of anything. With long-distance learning on February’s menu, you might enrol in that online course or take off travelling.

Others can be unexpectedly touchy this week so tread carefully, keep your friends.

And what habit could you reframe into a more workable form for current conditions?

SAGITTARIUS: Venus in egalitarian Aquarius insists on recognising the rights of others as well as our own. This week offers opportunities to see people and situations in a broader, more inclusive perspective, possibly via feedback from one of your loyalists. If a preconception crumbles away, notice – then remember this lesson for next time around.

CANCER: If recent eyeopening insights have led to a parting of the ways, so be it. Even if not, resources still need sorting and reassessing, especially the financial kind. This can feel either angst-making or inspirational, affording surprises both stressful and enlightening – none of which cross pleasure off this week’s agenda.

CAPRICORN: Finding ways to work with people who won’t follow your lead can be challenging for the Capricorn born.

But since relationships (from the word relating) form from the stories we tell about them, this week suggests taking a second look, having another discussion, considering a different script, an approach you haven’t tried – or wanted to.

LEO: Last week’s dramatic eclipse spotlighted course corrections for your immediate attention.

Now Mars in your house of creative juice suggests using this illuminating info to identify where energy’s being wasted and how it could be better directed.

With February’s emphasis on colleagues and competitors, cooperation, compromise and consideration are key.

AQUARUS: If you can manage it, equanimity is the best response to this week’s seesawing fluctuations. Fortunately, there’s a passing parade of resourceful, disciplined, industrious and practical lunar influences to assist.

So make balance your word du jour: between busy and still, brainstorming and relaxation, work and play.

VIRGO: This anythinggoes Aquarian week isn’t interested in vicarious pleasures viewed from life’s sidelines. Its free spirit flirts with a diverse and impromptu smorgasbord.

Sure, you love above all to be prepped and ready, so go ahead with planning and routine maintenance – but leave enough space for magic to happen.

PISCES: You’re more likely than most signs to understand how opposite things can be equally true.

But if current paradoxical contradictions have you in a whirl, disengaging may be the most graceful way to handle this week’s frustrations. As in working behind the scenes, in peace and quiet, away from mainstage histrionics.

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CINEMA REVIEWS

DEN OF THIEVES It’s no wonder that Americans shoot each other with gay abandon, if they are flocking to their cinemas to be ‘entertained’ by movies such as this. It is exceedingly nasty and violent, and if macho bullshit were to be measured on the Richter scale it would likely fly off the register. Even the ‘good guy’, Gerard Butler, near the top of the new breed of British hard men, is a poser – in fact he is the ugliest character of all. As heists go, the crims’ plan to break into the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank is a beauty, but writer/ director Christian Gudegast is obsessed with proving to us that his streets are the meanest and his blokes the toughest. Nick O’Brien (Butler) is the LAPD detective who is trying to track down Merrimen (Pablo Schreiber), leader of the city’s ace crew of murderous gangsters. Tattooed, bearded and decked out in a perfectly battered brown leather jacket, O’Brien smokes a lot, swears a lot and punches people in the head a lot, but I nevertheless

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MOLLY’S GAME got the impression that we are meant to think that he is cool. As the plot becomes apparent, after the guys have established their homoerotic alpha-maleness and the few females involved have been designated as trophy, Jezebel or dependent species, the story builds to an absorbing and trickily worked out climax. When all the cleverly calculating writing is done, however, there is a brain-dead fallback to a yawn-a-thon shoot-out in which the cops have a humungous gunfight with the bank-robbers in the middle of an LA traffic jam – ‘keep down’, they advise the hapless drivers. Really? The combatants drop like flies in the torrent of bullets, leaving the last two standing – do I need to tell they are O’Brien and Merriman? What I didn’t see coming, until near the end, is the twist in the tail that makes you wish that producers of these junk/hero movies would appeal more to their audience’s brain than their testosterone level.

Identifying with, or even merely having some experience of the world in which a story’s characters are moving, is not always essential – but it helps a lot. I love a hand of euchre, but have never sat in on any high-stakes games of poker – neither here nor Los Angeles and New York. And, to be frank, I don’t find that scene as glamorous as writer Aaron Sorkin does.

With the screenplays of so many outstanding movies on his CV (Moneyball, The Social Network, Charlie Wilson’s War), Sorkin, in his debut as director, has taken the true story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) as his subject.

Denied a spot as a skier at a Winter Olympics by a career-ending accident, Bloom eventually found herself as the non-playing facilitator of the most exclusive games of poker on the West Coast. US law states that it would all be above board as long as she took no percentage from proceedings – ie, she made her fortune strictly through enormous tips. Until, that is, during one desperate session, she crossed that legal

line and was later arrested. Sorkin relies heavily on Molly’s voice-over to thread his numerous time-jumps together and spends rather too much time at the table with the gamblers, all of whom are men (I found it boring after a while), thus paying more attention to Molly the cool and calculating operator and not the person. It is only when she is dealing oneon-one with her lawyer, Charlie Jaffey (Idris Elba), that we get close to the woman herself.

Sorkin also dips his toe into the filmy waters of popular psychology by drawing attention to the lasting impact that Molly’s disciplinarian father (Kevin Costner) had on her while none too subtly linking it with Jaffey’s strict overseeing of his own daughter’s education.

As her defending counsel, Jaffey insisted that if Molly named names – screen and music celebrities, sports stars, government identities – her punishment would be lighter. But she stuck to her guns and refused. Interesting but instantly forgettable.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE P35 Lee French was the coolest cat in our high school – James Dean meets Elvis – so I had wanted to make a film with Lee for years before commencing Meal Tickets. The Screwtops had that ‘gang of four’ dynamic that was the winning chemistry in some of my favourite films such as Basket Ball Diaries and Stand By Me. Then you bring Dave Kavanagh into the mix who looks like a dead ringer for Bono, and felt like he was straight out of central casting, topped off with tour manager PIP, who looked like Tommy Lee meets Keith Richards. So yes, I definitely thought I had something special from day dot.

What is success? After making this are you any closer to knowing? Especially in the music industry – is success necessarily commercial?

Success is in my book happiness. Commercial success is a huge bonus and generally means you’ve created something that enriched other people’s lives, that in itself is successful. But if you’re not happy, commercial success only takes you so far. A healthy balance of friends, family, career, travel, the pursuit of artistic satisfaction, giving back to community and taking time to smell the roses feels like the right path to happiness to me.

Meal Tickets screens at Brunswick Picture House on Friday at 7pm and Star Court Theatre in Lismore at 2.30pm and 5.30pm. Tix for Bruns screening on www.brunswickpicturehouse.com.

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CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references ...................................66882372 DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable...............0498 731447 AIRBNB HOSTING SERVICES Cleaning, linen, restocking, bookings.............................0410 630042 BYRON & BEYOND CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns from $35ph........0451 102239 CLEAN AS A WHISTLE Consistently good work. Home and office ..............................................0403 585741 HOLIDAY CLEANERS AVAILABLE NOW! Domestic, AirBnB, last-minute. Local, exp & reliable .0421 360961

COMPUTER SERVICES

CARPET CLEANING

GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning

DETAILED STEAM CLEANING Natural products. Bathrooms, kitchens, spring cleans .0410 723601

'ULYHZD\ 3RWKROH 6SHFLDOLVW

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

)UHH 4XRWH – &DOO 1RZ

Jai – 0467 482 948

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE Roadworks incl Driveways, Carparks & General Excavation

Truck Mounted Machine

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

(02) 6684 1001

35 years in local area • Free quotes

All Mac Repairs, Upgrades, Service, Data Recovery, Internet Set-up, Hardware Sales, Insurance Claims

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

Phone Jeremy 0409 146 052

SaulMordaunt@macdoc.net.au

0411 562 111 s

Apple Certified Support Whether Whe er y you need a tech m mentor, advice or just support I’m here to help

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

0408 232 066

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

Quality Exterior Refinishing

Native bush regeneration, tree planting and weed control. Fully insured and qualified with more than 12 years’ local experience.

Free property assessments and quotes.

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

sales@brianspatios.com.au

DIGITAL FABRICATION

EXTENSIONS & RENOVATIONS Excellent quality. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Lic No. QBCC 1155920, NSW 209228C

Phone Boyd

410 946

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

Window Cleaning Professionals

CARPENTER/JOINER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ..66845035 or 0414 842602

Kevin & Margaret Bower

• PATIOS • ROOM EXTENSIONS • CAR PORTS • DECKS 0410

DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048

BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953 .......... 0403 458177

TLC

30 years Experience

Servicing Tweed to Ballina

BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766

build the dream

Darren Paxton

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

Philip Toovey

0409 799 909

0431 122 057 Personal tech support for bamboozled ed bip bipeds www.mygeekmate.com.au | mark@digiflip.com.au ip co c

various implements available for limited access projects

A con Any consumer digital device Any An ny di digital project at home

rs or repai No s a l e

purely support, advice & tech mentorship

• Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne • Excavator 5 to 21 tonne • Driveways • Roads • Acreage clearing • House pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush rocks • Rock walls • Competitive rates

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

Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift

CHIMNEY SWEEPING

– nationally recognised qualifications

0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678

BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation .....66771905

CHIROPRACTIC

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282 RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553 WORKRIGHT COMPUTER SUPPORT Mobile service. For Home & Business .................0422 804449 MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962

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

CLEANING

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & flyscreens • Water efficient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6687 4655 or 0412 495750

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CONCRETING & PAVING

SALISBURY CONCRETING

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting.

• Residential Civil Industrial.

• Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete.

• Steel fixing & formwork.

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

Specialising in road repairs & driveways Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads.

Augers – hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.

Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160 5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE Lic.136717c

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

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

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

TINY EARTHWOR

Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks.

Augers and rock grab available.

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

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

NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating...0402 716857 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 CRAFTSMAN CONCRETE POLISHING Concrete grinding & polishing, surface prep. Phil ...0402 560382 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & TIPPER HIRE Driveways, rubbish removal. Ian.......................0412 853479

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Service Directory ELECTRICIANS

GARAGE DOORS LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

GAS SUPPLIERS

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Domestic Commercial

Lic: 154293c

AH

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

24 HOUR SERVICE

0439 624 945

netdaily.net.au

North Coast news daily:

QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS

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

Garage Doors & Openers

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GLAZIERS

JAMIE 0408 809 817 licence no. 201775c

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 6685 8588 Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days. Lic 313329C ..............66808123

GUTTERING ACREAGE SPECIALIST (NO JOB TOO BIG) domestic/commercial lawns • edges and hedges • green waste removal or can be mulched on site FULLY INSURED • FREE QUOTES 100% satisfaction guaranteed!

0458 267 777

Lic. 211410C

0497 413 344 • www.charlibearlawncare.com Luke McDermott

Suffolk Park

Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

• Acreage & Residential Lawnmowing • Property Maintenance & Gardening Services • Rubbish Removals, Storm Cleanup • Light Chainsawing • Brushcutting/Edging • Hedging/Blowing

0414 905 900

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173

0429 994 189 info@slashmesilly.com.au www.slashmesilly.com.au

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd

BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824

Garden Clean Ups Gutter Cleaning Lawn Maintenance Irrigation & Repairs Hedge Trimming Planting & Lawn Edging Turf Laying Full Garden Maintenance Servicing Residential, Commercial and Government PLEASE CALL MATTHEW PAOLA 0431 871 245

JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477

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 JTC Gutter Cleaning www.rightasrainservices.com.au Pressure/window ..................0402 384682 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Leaf Guard. Lic 60414C. Darryl Patterson .........................0414 889453

HANDYPERSONS A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569 HANDYMAN All services and areas. Reliable and friendly. $35/hour.............................0403 793834 THF SERVICES Home maintenance and general repairs, garden irrigation ...................0402 019625

NEW ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Electrician & solar. Level 2 ASP meters u’g. Lic 219161C...0419 556639

HANDYMAN CARPENTER FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay .............................0414 109595

BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

G LANZENI HANDYMAN SERVICE & property maintenance. Byron Bay ....................0412 395604

FENCING

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

Frameless and Semi-Frameless

GLASS POOL FENCING Byron and Beyond FENCING

0416 424 256

BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

Contact Vadi: 0404 • • • • •

978 383

byronlawnranger@gmail.com

www.byronlawnranger.com

• Non-toxic finishes • Free quotes

Richard Neylan 0407 821 690 Email richardneylan1@bigpond.com

The Inherent Well Being Centre

Property maintenance All Mowing jobs Landscaping Pressure cleaning Tip runs

Inherent Well Being

0407 065 849

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inherentwellbeing.com.au

0401 660 073

1st fl, 55 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby 2482

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping • Paving • Stonework • Timber work • Retaining wall • Garden maintenance • Planting • Turfing • Mulching • Hedging • Lawns

0434 329 111

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing, 72” mowers, gardening/property maint. specialists ...0402 487213 MOW JOES Lawn & property maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..........Steve 0407 065849 NICK’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores.......0402 487213

MULLUMBIMBY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTRE 60 Stuart St...............................66841511 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006 THERAPIST & INTEGRATIVE BODYWORKER www.jessicahallock.com ......................0416 161104

HIRE MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228

KITCHENS SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 20 yrs+ exp Lic 290290C www.slbyronbay.com ...0499 771769

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 ABOVEBOARD KITCHENS, BATHROOMS & ALTERATIONS Lic 80677C ...................0415 661814

NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716 STRONGARM LANDSCAPING & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Acreage mowing..............0402 917519

FLOORING

• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697

The Floor Sander NEW AND OLD FLOORS AND DECKING

HEALTH

• Acreage Mowing Specialist • Irrigation • Landscaping • Rubbish Removal Byron Shire – Ballina Shire • Fully Licensed & Insured

PRESTIGE ACREAGE CARE Acreage mowing specialist ...............................................0490 023964

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

GRASSROOTS PROPERTY CARE Garden maintenance. Acreage & residential mowing .0434 637804 BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443

FINISHED FLOORS Premium service at a quality price. 7 days. ..........................Danny 0403 646852 THE BURBS MOWING All suburban mowing. Andrew .................................................0431 248888 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

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Service Directory LANDSCAPING

PAINTING

PHOTOGRAPHY

â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

BYRON BAY

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

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

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Shaun Savage Landscapes

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

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

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

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

PHYSIOTHERAPY BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer Pilates classes.

Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara ................................................................................................66872330

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

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

0405 594 288

20 Years Experience

Tree Faerie Fotos

ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818

NEW ERS OWN

Soil Mulch Gravel Cracker Dust Road base

PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858

Bulk and bagged fire wood Call for delivery prices and we will do a deal

0266 804555

landscaping supplies

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

YVES DE WILDE

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499

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

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

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

EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Matrix Rhythm Therapy, home visits avail................66847838 PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385 INSPIRING MOVEMENT Kerrie Hart Feldenkrais method, physiotherapy.....................0499 200622

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

Lic 308722C

Landscape Design | Construction | Retaining Walls | Pergolas | Paving Dylan 0409 785 584 E: otr.creativelandscaping@gmail.com

EST 2004 | LIC 212479C

â&#x20AC;˘ LANDSCAPE DESIGN â&#x20AC;˘ PAVING â&#x20AC;˘ RETAINING WALLS â&#x20AC;˘ PERGOLAS â&#x20AC;˘ IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE â&#x20AC;˘ DECKS CALL 0415 755 337

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SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron ...................................... 66298208 or 0429 398208

PICTURE HANGING

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PROFESSIONAL ART, OBJECTS & PICTURE HANGING Phone Lenny ..........................0407 031294

PLASTERING

ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

Painting & Decorating Accredited

BYRON BAY GALLERY Picture frames. 17 Lawson St. Phone Tommy ..........................0414 749278

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Mark Wopling

info@geckolandscapesolutions.com.au | geckolandscapesolutions.com.au

MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 Lic 167371C

QualiďŹ ed Structural Landscaper

24 years experience

QUALIFIED â&#x20AC;˘ INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ LOCAL â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES The ďŹ nishing touch to your home

Mob: 0409 451 518

mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

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

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451 186 / 6680 4660

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

COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733 BAY AREA PAINTING Lic No 289979C. Free quotes .......................................................0405 609598 GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853 ROOF PAINTING Repair, clean, repaint metal roofs from $1950. Lic 237105C ..............0414 587884 ALL BUILDING MAINTENANCE A1 painting & gyprock repairs .......................Jarrah 0459 351942 SHANE TURNER LANDSCAPES 25 years experience. Creative, reliable & affordable .0418 688171 DEREK BULLION PAINTING Free quotes. Lic R98818 ......................... 0414 225604 or 66805049

LAUNDRY SERVICES

PERMACULTURE

PLUMBERS

LAUNDRY

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

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

Chay 0429 805 081

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

20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

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

Licence No. 207479C

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION www.varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ...6845035 or 0414 842602

OPEN EVERY DAY

LAWNMOWER REPAIRS

PEST CONTROL

TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS 69 McAuleys Lane, Mullumbimby .................................0488 094025

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

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

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555

All Plumbing Blocked drains GasďŹ tting Solar Hot Water

0404 053 857

Lic. No. 206913C

Professional Property Protection you can Trust â&#x20AC;˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â&#x20AC;&#x153;no sprayâ&#x20AC;? cockroach treatments â&#x20AC;˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice!

No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS www.allpestsolutions.com.au

OSTEOPATHY

OSTEOPATHY

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

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

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714

DART PLUMBING Plumbing, roofing, gas. Byron Bay. Lic 1175539C..............................0421 334515

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517 RAYMOND LYNCH PEST MANAGEMENT General pests & termites ..............................0418 850601 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...................66770004 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

DR DEAN HARDY Osteopath B.Clin.Sci, Master Osteopathy lennoxheadquarters.com...0412 786399 BIRD SPIKES. A safe way to deter unwanted birds. Andrew .........................................0431 248888 LPC PLUMBING Plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Sth Golden Bch. Lic 289868C. Luke ....0401 633222

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Service Directory PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

TREE SERVICES

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

REMOVALISTS

Andy’s Move & More

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

netdaily.net.au

North Coast news daily:

0429 149 533 Est 2006

NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT

NEWT

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals

• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18” Chipper

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

SEWING & ALTERATIONS

Mark Linder Qualified Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

SEWING Repairs & alterations. Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ..................................0427 570812

SOLAR INSTALLATION

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

Pioneers of the solar industry

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of fine art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery

Call us on 6679 7228

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

6681 4912 / 0409 917646

Electric Lic 124600c

LdS Silviculture Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

Eddy 0477 Karl 0423

BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170

720 200 396 508

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227

leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

PETER GRAY Dip Arb. AQF5. Consulting arborist ...........................................................0414 186161 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797

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MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524

The expert in solar efficiency

/2&$/ 6<'1(< *2/' &2$67 %5,6%$1( 0(/%2851(

02 6684 2198

Call 1300 18 20 50

TXHULHV#PXOOXPELPE\UHPRYDOV FRP DX

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813

www.saegroup.com.au

OUT ON A LIMB Tree removal, chipping, stump grinding. Free quotes .........................0402 191316

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

Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999

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

CAPE BYRON REMOVALS Local. Brisbane-Melbourne weekly. Since 1989...................0413 505893

VALUERS

ROOFING

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

DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

VETERINARY SURGEONS

Metal Roofing Installations • Guttering Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird Patios • Repairs • Leaf Guard

Not all solar systems are created equal…

Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalroofing@gmail.com www.montysmetalroofing.com.au

LIC: 223489C

ZAC MACTAGGART METAL ROOFING PTY LTD

Patrick - 0425 256 802

0411 683 003 ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600 ROOF PAINTING & REPAIRS Free quotes. Lic 1134084. Joe .........................................0414 587884

6684 3003 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839

TILING Dirty Tiles & Grout?

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

EEr all FroR p off fo g

D washin steel, es and machin ers dry

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

...forget pointless scrubbing

Pacific Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

FREE TOW

avail fo r cars – unwanted cash for som paid e

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

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

42 February 7, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo

9 TILE, GROUT & STONE CLEANING & SEALING 9 SILICONE 9 GROUT COLOURING 9 RE-GROUTING 9 EPOXY GROUT 9 GLASS RESTORATION 9 SLIPPERY TILES 9 LEAKY SHOWERS MEMBER

$399

FULLY Water purification systems INST ALLED IN YOUR Rainwater Filters HOME Whole house filtration systems

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING Professional Water Tank Cleaning Installation and maintenance of water filters for rural and suburban properties h your Deal wit erator local op

Call Ben on 0456 606 911 www.groutpro.com.au

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

IN IN H

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

A UTE LOAD OF STUFF .................................................................................................0408 210772

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

• All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP

for home, commercial and rural properties

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS (opp. Council chambers)

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

The Water Filter Experts

SWIMMING POOLS

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

WATER FILTERS

www.junoenergy.com.au licence number: 255292C

Ƈ NEW ROOFS Ƈ RE ROOFS Ƈ INSULATED ROOF PANELS Ƈ Ƈ FASCIA & GUTTERS Ƈ REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE Ƈ WWW.ZACMACTAGGARTMETALROOFING.COM.AU

Contact Juno Energy, your household and commercial solar installation specialists.

Authorised Northern Rivers LG solar/battery dealer and Sonnen battery dealer.

MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818

0408 232 066

TILE & GROUT CLEANING Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years.

Free quotes. Experienced local technicians.

ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.

WINTER SPECIAL:

Every 5th m2 FREE

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 MD TILING SOLUTIONS Wall & floor tiling, water proofing. Lic 286371C .....................0406 858290 PHI TILING / WATERPROOFING Free quotes. Helpful advice. Lic No 179306C ..................66801168 COST EFFECTIVE LEAKING SHOWER REPAIR Lic 286371C ......................................0406 858290

WE CLEAN WATER TANKS

•

Call Peter BYRON SHIRE

0487 777 247 www.pristinewater.com.au

WATER FILTERS SUPPLY AND SERVICE

WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS Concrete tank repairs. All areas .. 66888055 or 0407 002833 SCRUBBED Tank cleaning, repairs & liner installs. Call Matt & Nick....... 0411 425678 or 66884478

WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general & repairs. Trade qualified. Rod ............0408 410545

WINDOW TINTING

PETE’S TILING PTY LTD Wall and floor tiling, waterproofing. Lic 1186218 .................0447 327536 SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478

Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

Classifieds INDEX Birthdays ................................ 45 Businesses For Sale.............. 44 Childcare................................ 43

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777 CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

For Sale ................................. 44

PHONE ADS

Garage Sales........................ 44

Ads may be taken by phone on

Publication day is Wednesday, booking deadlines are the day before publication.

Death Notices ........................ 45

Halls For Hire........................ 44 Health Notices ....................... 43 Items under $100 ................. 44 In Memoriam.......................... 45

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

RATES & PAYMENT

Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/classified-ads

LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line

Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

Motor Bikes ............................ 44

EMAIL ADS

Motor Vehicles ....................... 44

Display classies (box ads): adcopy@echo.net.au Line classies: classifieds@echo.net.au

DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.50 per column centimetre

Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend.

Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

These prices include GST.

Musical Notes ........................ 45 Only Adults ............................ 45 Personal ................................. 45 Pets ........................................ 45

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa Prepayment is required for all ads.

Positions Vacant .................... 44 Professional Services ............ 43 Public Notices ........................ 43 Readings................................ 43 Removalists ........................... 44 Return Thanks ....................... 45 Share Accommodation .......... 44 Short Term Accommodation .. 44 Social Escorts........................ 45 To Lease ................................ 44 To Let ..................................... 44 Tradework .............................. 44 Tree Services ......................... 44 Tuition .................................... 45 Wanted .................................. 44 Work Wanted ......................... 45

DISCLAIMER Advertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not reflect the views or opinions of the editorial staff.

The Byron Shire Echo does not make any representations as to the accuracy or suitability of any content or information contained in advertising material nor does publication constitute in any way an endorsement by The Byron Shire Echo of the content or representations contained therein.

The Byron Shire Echo does not accept any liability for the representations or promises made in paid advertisements or for any loss or damage arising from reliance on such content, representations or promises.

PUBLIC NOTICES ONLINE DATING PIC NOT WORKING FOR YOU? Breast enlargement, no pain, no surgery.

Photoshop courses starting soon.

Email gotcha@echo.net.au THE BYRON SHIRE ECHO Putting FUN back into dysFUNctional since 1986. www.echo.net.au MULLUMBIMBY COMM PRESCHOOL VACANCIES Thursday/Friday 8.30am4pm. Immunisation & birth cert required for enrolment. Enquiries 66841269

Are you doing it tough?

FOOD RELIEF BAGS will be available

THIS THURSDAY from 9 till 11am at The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores Cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way (next to Target, enter via kids play area)

For anyone who finds themselves in need of food assistance.

No concession cards required.

Just come along, pick up a bag, stay for a cuppa and a chat.

Ocean Shores MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY

www.thehubbaptist.org

BYRON ARTISAN MARKET This Saturday 4–9 pm

KINESIOLOGY

READINGS INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED PSYCHIC MEDIUM Benjamin McAvoy visiting the area Book: Laura 66824881 or 0448538189

Clear subconscious sabotages.

Reprogram patterns and beliefs.

Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress.

Ph 66846914 SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract.

RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY

THIS SUNDAY

6688 6433

The best market in the country!

DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Between Dark and Dark a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of chess player Savielly Tartakower; Heresy, an historical novel.

PROGRAM DATES 2 - 4 MARCH 2018 YarraKoora, Byron Bay NSW

BEAUTIFUL RELAXING DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE Treat Yourself. Call now 0410395368

HYPNOSIS & EFT

PROGRAM DATES 11 - 15 APRIL 2018 YarraKoora, Byron Bay NSW

02 8003 3905 www.themakingofmen.com info@themakingofmen.com

BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE CAFE Open every Sunday for homemade jam & 1 hour before show times

SINGLES

HEALTH TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE $50.

Brunswick Heads. Ph Phim 0449063629

Becky Martin

Dr David King

(Acupuncturist) Women’s Health Children, Cosmetic Acutonics® (Fri & Sat)

(Chinese Medicine) Pain conditions Mental/emotional disturbances & general (Mon-Thurs)

14 PARK STREET, BRUNSWICK HEADS | 02 6685 1088 | BAYSIDEACUPUNCTURE.COM

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICS®

Dynamic Drawing

One month $50 unlimited classes for new members at our Byron Studio.

One month unlimited through all studios $80.

BABY-SITTING I love looking after children and I am a great cook, $15/hr.

Phone 0424025271

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

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

HEALING BODYWORK 25 YEARS EXP Restorative, Remedial, Pregnancy, Spinal Massage. Scenar Therapy & Trigger Points, Facial Harmony & Facials.

Tiana 0401875725 – byroncloud9.com NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST - HELEN ROSS avail for appointment Tues & Thurs Brunswick Heads. Reg’d & specialising in digestive health. Ph 0455588497

COLONICS Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic.

Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au ADAGIO THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Clarkes Bch, Byron Bay. Remedial, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Therapy, Relaxation, Aroma Touch. Joshua 0423703623

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads

HUDSON

PSYCHOLOGY Mondays and Wednesdays in Bangalow.

6687 1683 0433 700 547 www.hudsonpsychology.com.au

Inherent Well Being Shift out of dysfunctional patterns Gwen Channer Modern Psychology, Hypnosis, Coaching, Quantum Touch 0401 660 073 inherentwellbeing.com.au

BRENT VERCO

CHIROPRACTOR MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC 6684 1028

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

Rolfing® Byron Bay Are old injuries still hurting?

Fund BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE Health Rebates & AND HERBAL MEDICINE Hicaps Available

YOGA | PILATES | YOGALATES | BARRE

CHILDCARE

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.

Maureen Bracken 0402205352

PERSONAL TRAINING Make 2018 your best one yet. Get fit, stay fit. dietary advice, competitive rates. Mature age welcome. Ph 0415216095

DINNER PARTY Expressions of interest Call Turquoise 0432653824

Wednesdays Drill Hall Mullum Fridays Byron Scout Hall.

Both classes 9.30am-12.30pm Further info 0421101220 www.dynamicdrawing.com.au New Models Wanted

THAI MASSAGE With male, 1hr $50, Brunswick Heads. Ph Nui 0413710742

GRIEF LOSS BEREAVEMENT FREE SUPPORT SERVICE Carl Moore, Registered Psychologist grief.loss.bereavement.byron@gmail. com 0401081713

Available from The Echo office reception

OPEN DOORS Art exhibition. Leeorah Hursky, Byron Bay and Kleber Cianni, Brazil collaborate in live art. Sat 10, Sun 11 Feb, 11am – 5pm Live Art performance Sunday 3pm.

No 4 Orara Court, Byron Bay

HempWorx!

Hemp Products For You & Your Pets.

Jason 0421455546 HempWorx.com/jh

3-day residential with Dr Arne Rubinstein and his team aimed at giving participants the experience and understanding of how to create a Rite of Passage for their community, family or people they work with.

This life-changing Father & Son program supports young men in creating a healthy vision for the future. It addresses the physical, emotional and psychological changes happening in your son's life through a safe and structured Rite of Passage process designed by Dr Arne Rubinstein and his team.

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

netdaily

ALOHA HEALING WITH NAOMI Strength with intuitive depth. Deep tissue & Kahuna 23yrs exp. 0417212540

ALL JUST $10 EACH

MADE IN MULLUM Interested in selling your handmade crafts, artworks, photography etc locally from $25 a week? Interested to see what sells and what doesn’t? Contact Facebook: Made In Mullum or email madeinmullum@gmail.com

THE BYRON SHIRE

WANT TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO’S BEEN WHERE YOU’RE AT? Transpersonal Psychology Ariel Rowan 0404272267

www.byroncentre.com.au

The Channon Craft Market

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

REMEDIAL MASSAGE Sport, deep tissue, remedial, reflexology 20 years exp. Ph TAS 0417924691.

Sunrise $50 half hour, $70 per hour

LIVE LIFE LOVE YOGA

MON

TUES

WED

THU

FRI

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

20 Shirley St, Byron Bay

6685 8532

HYPNOTHERAPY, NLP & COACHING

6.30-7.30am Barre

9.30-11am 9.30-11am Vinyasa Yoga Yogalates

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

SAT

BANGALOW 72 Byron St, Bangalow 6.30-7.30am Barre

Martin Frank

9.15-10.15am Barre

8-9.30am Yogalates

www.wendypurdey.com.au

4.30-5.30pm 10.30-11.30am 9.30-11am Gentle Yogalates Gentle Pilates Yogalates with with Yoga stretch weights

10-11am Pilates Mat

Treating all your health care needs.

6-7.30pm Yogalates

5.45-7.15pm Yin Yoga

5.45-6.45pm Vinyasa

BYRON BAY 37 Marvell St

NEW - around the corner from the Top Shop 9.15-10.15am Yogalates

9.15-10.15am Barre

10.30-11.30am Pilates Mat

10.30-11.45am 10.15-11.15am Yogalates Barre

SUFFOLK PARK see for details - yogalates.com.au

Overcome negativity and obstacles to become your ideal self within every aspect of your life.

Feel excited! Call today and begin the journey.

You deserve it!

6680 2630

27 years experience.

Jeremy Sutton • 0407 132 921 rolfingbyronbay.com

Need more Energy Flexibility & Quieter Mind?

Qigong (Chi Kung/Tai Chi) New Term in Bangalow

Yogalates Studio Fridays – 9.30am from February 9th

Lennox Head

Personal training & Healing with Suzanne Rienits (28 years teaching Qigong)

Ph: 6687 5636 New Students Welcome

Body Based

Psychotherapy Somatic Practice

Julie Wells Anne Goslett (nee Mannix)

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching (02) 6685 5138 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

The Byron Shire Echo February 7, 2018 43

Classifieds HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

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

0488 609 774

bookings@mullumcivic.com

TRADEWORK

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

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

MIELE WASHERS

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

ALL JUST $10 each.

BICYCLES buy, sell, repair, recycle. Adult bikes from $60. Phil 0413779223

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

BAMBOO PLY

from $10.50sqm & Bamboo Flooring.

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

COMPOST TOILETS

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653

MOSQUITO NETS

100% cotton, all sizes, locals discounts.

Ph 66843191 www.1001nets.net

TREE SERVICES

LOUNGE SUITE 2 & 3-seater, good cond, faux suede, taupe $350. 0407163828

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

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

Fully insured • Free quotes

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

HOUSE DEMOLITION SALE Alum windows & doors; bathroom; small kit, top cond. Doors, etc.

Myocum. Ph 0414832375

ITEMS UNDER $100

BUSINESS FOR SALE

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

SURFBOARD Mt Woodgee 6'4 Tri-Fin w Traction Tail-pad Good $55. 0409579671

CHAMPAGNE LANE BANGALOW Homewares - Clothes - Decor - Furniture Great business/lifestyle, owner moving o/seas. $65,000. Call 0437571563

BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $18pw, 10 cubic mtr shed.

Across 3 locations. Ph 66867011

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

GARAGE SALES OCEAN SHORES 12 Kolora Way. Sat. Moving Sale. 66803865 MONSTER GARAGE SALE Full house.

Selling everything. Sat. Strictly 8.30am start. 16 Left Bank Rd, Mullum.

O.SHORES 5 Jarrah Cres, Sun from 8am.

Vintage clothes, kids toys, jewellery, etc SUFFOLK 1/13 Mangobark Court, Sat. Brand new dresses from Bali, toys, jumping castle, clothes, lots of stuff MULLUMBIMBY 63 Prince St. Sat 8am.

Furniture, clothes, curios.

MULLUM MOVING SALE 49 Azalea St, Sat 8am. H/hold, hardware, tools, books, stationery. Undercover, rain or shine

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772

FOOD STALL well-established business in the Byron Shire. Permanent sites at Byron, Bangalow & Channon markets. $80,000 ono. Ph 0401617780

STORAGE From $105/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833 BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

REMOVALISTS

FLAT 1br s/cont f-furn avail for 3 months O.S $375pw incl bills. 0449645946

BIG & SMALL REMOVAL JOBS Local, affordable, reliable & quick Ph 66845510 or 0402199999

ROSEBANK furn open plan studio apt, industrial feel, priv verandah, suit sgl/cpl, no pets, not suitable for kids, $375pw incl bills, WiFi. 0432394337 or 66882394

SHORT TERM ACCOM. UPPER MAIN ARM 2br & study, fully furnished, 4WD access, avail from 19/2, 3 mnth lease $450pw. Ph 0417848413

MULLUM CK extra large s/c cabin. Priv, sep bathroom/br, incl elect. Suit quiet, n/s, d/f, veg. Views. $350pw. Ph 66843467

6684 4421 0402 364 852

BYRON sgl furn rm close to town & bch, cheery h/hold, for vego, n/s, d/f person. $150pw incl WiFi + exp. Ph 0423742792 MULLUM beautiful room $185pw. N/s worker. Garden setting. 0484672847

TO LET SPECTACULAR VIEW Chincogan lookout. Newly built 2br, 2ens $650pw or 4br, 4ens $1200pw. Avail mid-March.

Long-term rental, pets OK. 0421738356 SUNRISE lovely 2br unit avail 19Feb small pet OK $540pw. Ph 0400150228 SECURE STORAGE BANGALOW Brand new storage sheds 66871500

QUALITY HARDWOOD outdoor setting

by Timber Slab Factory. Hexagonal table + 4x2-seater highback bench seats + 8 cushions. New $2800 without cushions, for quick sale $750 ono. 0408665471

Ocean Shores 1br 1bth $280 3br 2bth $520 3br 2bth $540 4br 2bth $650 5br 3bth $780 Mullumbimby 3br 1bth $510 Commercial – Brunswick Heads Rare shop space available in the centre of Brunswick Heads.

Contact office for details.

Commercial – Billinudgel Premium showroom & warehouse space. 445m2.

Easy access off M1.

Contact office for details & inspection L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177

SOLID BOOKSHELF Dimensions L153cm x D36cm x H92cm. $110. Pickup Suffolk. Ph 0414719680

5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

Flat, 17 Kingsford Dr, Brunswick Heads Open House: Thursday 8th February 5:00 - 5:30pm Open plan flat with separate bathroom/laundry. Sorry no pets. Available now. $330.00 per week (no inclusions)

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

PRICES STARTING FROM $95.

VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

OCEAN SHORES

High set three bedroom, one bathroom home with covered timber verandas and a large separate bedroom and ensuite downstairs.

Available now $600.00 per week.

Matt 0427 172 684

Tallow

FNC Property Management april@fncproperty.com.au

TREE SERVICES REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

CONCRETE POSTS

TO LEASE

• Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Molasses • Firewood • Tomato stakes • Cane Mulch

BEAUTIFUL TREATMENT ROOM Avail Tues/Fri/Sat/Sun $80/day, $45/half day. Mullum. 66849458, 0435078551

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

TREATMENT ROOM BYRON BAY Town centre. Long term. Avail for hire 2-3 d/w. 2 days $150, 3 days $180 Inquiries: 0431317588

NATIVE PLANTS FOOD PLANTS

FREE QUOTES

TREE PRUNING • TREE SURGERY / REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

The Largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire.

Tubestock to Semi-advanced

MULLUM CREEK NURSERY

110 Yankee Ck Rd, via Wilsons Ck Rd Mullumbimby 6684 1703 Open Wed–Fri 10am–4pm, Sat 9am–1pm www.mcnativenursery.com.au

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

Mobile 0417 698 227

FOR SALE SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales.

Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450

BRIDGLANDS

Buy and sell good quality used furniture Ph 66842511

MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $140 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500

LOCAL REMOVAL

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

BARGAINS

• Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

6687 7677

TELEPHONE SALES Auckland Inks & Toner Is seeking an experienced and accomplished closer with a strong desire to develop and manage their own customer base. Mon to Fri 8.30am – 1.30pm. Base rate $20 per hour plus excellent commission. For an interview call Simon on 0418608050

requires Office Assistant/ Personal Assistant Approximately 9.00am to 4.00pm, 5 days per week Tasks include: Experience with Xero preferred Invoicing and packing orders Simple problem solving, flexible minded for a variety of small and different tasks.

A nose for aromas a minor advantage $23-26/hr.

Email CV Greg info@essentiallyaustralia.com.au

Experienced Cook/Chef Up to $55k for perm FT or casual rates.

Friendly team.

Regular shift pattern.

Training provided.

Min. 6 mths experience.

Email resume to emma@misscuisine.com.au

1300 716 707

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

DOG WALKING Confident student wanted for dog walking, central Mullum.

See gumtree ad for info

SHARE ACCOM.

BRUNSWICK HEADS

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

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

Baby grand piano KG-1D model.

In excellent condition, always kept tuned and dust free. $7200.

Ph 0412 732 465

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AUTO 2006 CITROEN C3 178,270km, REGO TILL 5/18 5DR Hatch. SN578.....$3,990 AUTO 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 113,201km, low km great condition. SN2373 ..........$5,490 2011 HYUNDAI GETZ 51,075km very low km 5SPD manual.

5DR hatch. SN2282 ..............................$7,495 AUTO 2007 HOLDEN ASTRA WAGON 141,112km, fantastic condition.

SN7063 .................................................$6,750 2005 HYUNDAI TERRACAN 7 seater 4WD 151,237km, AUTO, low km. SN1946 .....$8,490 2004 HOLDEN RODEO 5SPD manual, sdual cab trayback 4WD turbo diesel 162,593km. SN7425 ...........................$13,490

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

MOTOR BIKES MOTORBIKE TRANSPORT Enclosed truck, can pick up & deliver.

Ph Andrew 0431248888

Bangalow

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12.26am 9.25am 8.05am 7.09pm Moon High tide, set height (m) 0636 1003,1.97; 2218,1.39 0743 1048,1.94; 2305,1.40 0848 1131,1.85; 2351,1.39 1213,1.72 0950 1049 0039,1.36; 1252,1.57 1146 0129,1.33; 1332,1.41 1242 0227,1.30; 1415,1.27 1336 0335,1.30; 1511,1.16 1429 0446,1.33; 1623,1.09 1521 0550,1.39; 1739,1.08 1611 0642,1.47; 1842,1.11 1700 0727,1.54; 1930,1.16 1746 0807,1.61; 2012,1.21 1829 0845,1.66; 2049,1.26 1910 0920,1.70; 2125,1.31 1949 0955,1.72; 2200,1.35 2026 1028,1.71; 2237,1.38 2102 1101,1.69; 2315,1.40 2138 1135,1.63; 2356,1.42 2214 1210,1.56 2253 0040,1.42; 1249,1.46 2334 0130,1.42; 1335,1.35 0232,1.43; 1435,1.25 0020 0347,1.46; 1552,1.17 0111 0505,1.54; 1718,1.17 0208 0616,1.65; 1835,1.22 0309 0716,1.76; 1937,1.30 0414 0810,1.85; 2030,1.39

Astronomical data and tides

Low tide, height (m) 0310,0.08; 1625,0.17 0359,0.10,1709,0.18 0446,0.16; 1751,0.22 0535,0.27; 1831,0.28 0625,0.39; 1911,0.35 0718,0.52; 1951,0.41 0821,0.63; 2037,0.47 0940,0.70; 2131,0.51 1104,0.71; 2236,0.52 1216,0.66; 2339,0.50 1312,0.58 0031,0.45; 1356,0.51 0115,0.40; 1433,0.44 0155,0.35; 1507,0.40 0230,0.31; 1539,0.36 0305,0.28; 1610,0.33 0341,0.27; 1641,0.31 0418,0.28; 1714,0.31 0458,0.32; 1747,0.32 0540,0.38; 1823,0.34 0628,0.46; 1902,0.37 0725,0.54; 1949,0.41 0838,0.61; 2049,0.44 1008,0.62; 2200,0.45 1137,0.57; 2314,0.41 1249,0.47 0021,0.34; 1346,0.36 0119,0.25; 1434,0.27

Times are Eastern Standard Daylight Savings Time.

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

Data courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology.

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Sport

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Local team ready for Tweed Enduro

The succesful True Wheel Cycles Enduro team of Rob, Dave and Alex are soaking up the pressure to perform at this weekend’s Tweed Enduro. Photo supplied Mick Donnelly

The Mullumbimby-based True Wheel Cycles Enduro team has had a string of success as it eyes the competition in this weekend’s Tweed Coast Enduro.

The first True Wheel Cycles Olympic distance mixed team got together for the Kingscliff Triathlon in November 2016 and achieved third place.

They backed this up with a strong showing right through 2017 achieving second at the Kingscliff Tri in March and a third in the Byron Bay Tri in May. The icing on the cake came in December when they en-

tered two teams in the Kingscliff Triathlon and their Olympic mixed team came first and the sprint mixed team achieved second place.

The team is hoping to match this result at the Tweed.

The team is made up of: Alex Evans (swimmer), who loves to swim and compete and has plenty of experience; Dave Martin from True Wheel Cycles (cyclist), who gets his extra energy from stuffing his pockets full of lollies; and Rob Bele from Chemsave Mullumbimby (runner), who regularly runs half marathons up hills, so is more than prepared for the flat Enduro circuit.

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Byron Bay takes third in country competition behind a dominant Cudgen Headland SLSC Kirsty Pockley

Byron Bay Surf Club performed strongly at the NSW Country Championships over the weekend finishing in third place overall.

A small contingent of juniors, seniors and masters from Byron travelled to South West Rocks for the two-day event and the club is encouraged by the results.

There were many strong performances and medals in the U/15–U/19 age groups, and these competitors have all embraced the new coaches and training regime.

The Masters competitors are an integral part of our team. Their commitment to the club and their consistent training program ensured they maintained their dominance particularly in the ski races.

The nippers all put in a stoic effort and demonstrated

Niamh Sharpe from the Lennox Head/Alstonville SLSC took the drop on her ski during competition. Photo supplied

their endurance capacity with nippers having to do heats and semifinals before lining up for the final. The depth of our nippers was shown by a gold medal in the U/9 girls board to Frankie Moir-Dobbs and also a gold to Suki Alford in the U/12 female board.

Other strong performers were Emily Link, Mac Brindley, Django Hudson-Sheaffe, Liam Price, Wyana Pietramale, Phoebe Link, Elvis Shakespeare, Lawson Shirley, Xavier Eddington, Jali Pietramale and Seth Carter.

‘Our third place at Coun-

try championships can be credited to the culture of the Byron Bay Surf Club. It is a sporting culture that promotes healthy lifestyle, encourages participation and embraces sportsmanship,’ Byron Bay nipper president Troy Eady said.

Byron Bay has dominated the event for the last decade but Cudgen were far too strong and finished more than 400 points ahead of the second-placed Sawtell SLSC. For the third and final year, South West Rocks SLSC on the mid north coast hosted the Envirobank NSW Country Championships featuring more than 40 clubs and 1500 competitors.

Top five: Cudgen Headland SLSC (1048 points), Sawtell SLSC (619), Byron Bay SLSC (494), Warilla Barrack Point SLSC (349) and Lennox Head–Alstonville SLSC (348).

Byron Bay second XI take win from Ballina The Byron Bay LJ Hooker seconds had a resounding win last Saturday playing at home against the Ballina Bears to retain fourth place on the Coastal League ladder.

Captain Matt won the toss and batted against the ninthplaced Ballina Bears. His team scored 156 runs for the loss of six wickets in their 40

overs with Adam (top scorer with 39) and Stephen making a 63-run fourth wicket stand.

Toby (26), Owen (22), Stephen (19), George (12 no) and Matt (10) all made double figures.

Ballina started strongly while their opener made 50 runs to give Byron a bit of a scare but wickets kept fall-

ing around him. When he fell victim to Martie, Ballina were 5/67 and Byron were on a roll.

The home side picked up the remaining five wickets for 16 runs, halting the Bears’ innings at 83 in the 25th over.

Martie collected (4/23) and brother Matt (3/19) were the main protagonists with the ball for Byron.

Toby chimed in with 1/23 while Levi bowled a peach to nab a wicket off one ball to close out the match.

Next week Byron have a chance to play themselves into third place on the ladder when they travel to take on Cudgen, who are just two competition points ahead on the table.

Nyxie makes top 50 after first surf in WSL QS event New life savers at Brunswick Crystal Cylinders

Nyxie Ryan has rocketed into the top 50 on the QS ratings ladder after finishing in equal ninth pace in the Mothernest Tweed Coast Pro competition at Kingscliff and Cabarita last week.

It was Nyxie’s (Lennox Head) first WSL QS event.

She was one of the youngest in the 72-woman event.

She started in round two with a big win against a former world junior champion from New Zealand and the Japanesse runner-up of the previous event at Burleigh.

To prove it wasn’t a fluke Ryan backed up with a second place and the highestscoring ride in her roundthree heat.

Her run came to a halt in round four in a very close heat and she ended up with an equal ninth-place finish up against much older and more experienced competitors.

Joel Paxton made it to round two of the Tweed Coast Pro last week. Photo Robertson/WSL

Byron Bay boys Joel Paxton and Kyuss King as well as Zak Condon, Jack Murray and Mikey McDonagh from Lennox Head competed in the field of 144 men.

Unfortunately Murray was eliminated in round one, Paxton in round two and King in round three.

McDonagh was knocked out in a close round-four heat.

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Zak Condon again received the coveted WSL Wildcard and was seeded straight into round four but he placed third and was eliminated.

All girls Lennox All Girls Surfriders sign-on day is Saturday February 10 between 8am and 10am at Lennox Beach.

Meet at the beach just south

of Lennox Point Hotel to sign up for 2018.

All Girls is the perfect place to improve your skills and meet other girls who love surfing. The divisions include: junior and senior (beginner, intermediate and advanced) and longboard.

For more information please contact Jane Collins 0427 930 699 or Melissa Wright 0429 876 601.

Surf rescue graduates: Ashton Morris, Grayson Barnard, Tiger-Lilly Hood and Ella Sinclair with chief training officer Braeden McHugh-Easy. Photo supplied Guy Knox

Make sure you welcome the graduates of the latest Surf Rescue Certificate Course next time you head for a swim at Brunswick Heads.

The local high school students have studied and practised Surf Rescue Skills and are now competent in Radio Communications, Board and Tube Rescue, First Aid and

working as a team in Beach Patrol Operations.

If you enjoy the beach and would like to be part of a strong community organisation and be a Surf Life Saver, the next Bronze Medallion and Surf Rescue Certificate Course will start on March 4, 2018.

For further info please contact Braeden at training@ brunswickslsc.org.

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

Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of non-profit community groups.

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.

Low-cost or free food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Thursday 9–11am at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details. C3 Care Byron Bay Food Care – log on to www.c3byronbay. com to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.

Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires.

Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.

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

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U3A Brunswick Valley U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 13 February 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Taya Prescott explains the new My Health Record system. Visitors and potential new members welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

Emerge Australia Emerge Australia Inc is a not-for-profit charity supporting those with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. For more information see the Emerge Australia Website at http://emerge.org.au/.

Mullum CWA The first meeting for the year of Mullumbimby branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) is on 14 February, 10am at the CWA Rooms, corner of Tincogan and Gordon Streets.

Bring a plate for a light lunch to follow.

New members are welcome. Call Jenny 6684 7282 or Sue 6684 1675.

Ladies’ morning tea Ladies’ friendship morning tea at Brunswick Heads Uniting Church Hall on the second Wednesday of each month.

Next gathering will be on Wednesday 14 February. All ladies who may or may not feel lonely but enjoy a friendly chat over a cuppa will be made to feel welcome.

Enquiries to Faye on 6685 0463.

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Social sporting groups Senior social table tennis at Bangalow Bowling Club Sundays 2–4pm. All levels welcomed. Call Margot 0412 394 932.

Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, Mullumbimby, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058.

Breast Cancer Support Byron Breast Cancer Support Group meets every 3rd Wednesday 12–2pm at NSW Cancer Council rooms 8/130 Jonson St, Byron Bay. Anyone experiencing/ ed breast and gynaecological cancers is most welcome to attend. Enquiries Linda 0413 668 828.

Grief loss bereavement Free support service. Carl Moore, registered psychologist. By appointment grief.loss.bereavement.byron@gmail.com 0401 081 713.

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

Cty Shopping Bus Seats available on fortnightly Community Transport Shopping Bus from Suffolk Park/Byron Bay to Byron town centre. The door-to-door bus costs $6 and is available to people who can’t access mainstream transport due to age, disability or other reason. Call Amanda 1300 875 895.

Language exchange Byron Language Exchange Club is a free conversation meet up held twice a month in Byron Bay. Contact Paola info@ clacademy.com.au, and don’t forget to mention the language you want to practise. Volunteers welcome.

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? next fortnightly working bee will be on Saturday, 10 February, 9am till 1pm, at Brunswick Heads Crown Land Reserve site. Meet at the end of South Beach Road fire-track gate, not far from the Surf Club. Contact byronshirechemicalfreelandcare.org.

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Look before you leap – time to make sensible changes. Presented by Julia Williamson.

Thursday 8 February, 1.30 till 3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, Marvell Street, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

U3A Ballina/Byron U3A Ballina/Byron. Andrew Green will speak about the St Vincent de Paul organisation at 10am on Tuesday 13 February, in the RSL rooms, Mullumbimby. All welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.

Breastfeeding support Breastfeeding Support Group ABA mothers’ support group meets on Thursday 8 February at the St John’s Hall, Murwillumbah Road, Mullumbimby from 9.30 till 11.30am. Conversations around babies and toddlers, breastfeeding and health. Enquiries 0431 477 445.

Indonesian Dance Indonesian Dance Classes starting on Wednesdays 21 February, till April 25 at the Youth Activity Centre, 1 Gilmore Crescent, Byron Bay. Classes run from from 6 till 8pm. Dance class are being held as a fundraiser for Byron Harmony Day.

Peace Love and Crêpes Run by Alliance Francaise. Clunes Coronation Hall, Walker St, Clunes.

Sunday 25 March, 11am–2pm.

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Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call 6680 7280. Are you concerned about somebody else’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meetings held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow – 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.alateen.org/ australia. Crystal Meth Anonymous is a fellowship of people for whom all drugs (but especially crystal meth) had become a problem. Meeting held Thursday 6pm, Presbyterian Church Hall, 13 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Call 0478 061 479 or visit: www.crystalmeth.org.au.

Potters & Sculptors Mullumbimby Potters & Sculptors at the Community Art 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, 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby. Enquiries: mullum. potters@yahoo.com.au.

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 interestfree loans of up to $1,000 for purchasing essential goods and services. Contact the Byron Community Centre to find out more.

Budgeting Support Money Matters is a free service helping people identify where their money is going, how best to save and, most importantly, how to get on top of bills!

Contact the Byron Community Centre to make an appointment; private sessions run every Monday afternoon.

Fridays 10–12 and market Saturdays 9–1.

Discover your local history, join our team – 6684 4367. Bangalow Heritage House Museum & Cafe Open Tuesday–Friday 8.30am–4pm. Cnr Ashton & Deacon Sts Bangalow. Available for event hire and welcome all groups and visitors. Phone 6687 2183.

Junior chess club The Mullum junior chess club meets after school until 4.45pm Tuesdays in room F4 at Mullumbimby High School.

All ages, all standards, encouragement and professional coaching. Phone Mike 6684 6281.

Bush School Each Thursday during term time the Brunswick Bush School takes kids 6–14 years out into the bush to learn, grow and connect with each other and the land. Meets at 9am outside the Brunswick Surf Club, group returns 3pm.

Facebook: Brunswick Bush School, Email: brunsbushschool@gmail.com, Web: www.brunsbushschool.com.au

Over-60s Fun Fridays Fun Fridays 2–5pm at the hall, 37 Marvell Street East, Byron Bay (next to the preschool). Meet, play games and have a cuppa and a chat. A new venture for seniors, and your suggestions are welcome. Entry $5.00. Enquiries: Nancy 6685 3969 or 0498 480 373

Indonesian Conversation Klub Ngobrol, Indonesian conversation club to practise Indonesian and learn about Indonesian culture. Meets first Friday of the month, 6–8pm, Byron Services Club. Ph 0405 463 663.

meets the third Thursday each month 10am–12pm at the Ballina Kentwell Community Centre. Contact Julie 0499 550 757 or Karen 0439 438 576 for further information.

Ocean Shores Country Club, seated at 12.15 to commence play at 12.30. Visitors welcome. See bridgewebs.com/brunswickvalley/home.html or for partner ring Phyllis Keyte 6684 1103. Facebook Brunswick Valley Bridge Club. Play resumes Saturday, January 6.

Ballina Photography Club

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.

Seniors Activities Seniors Activities Tuesdays at the Byron Community Centre, Jonson St, Byron Bay. Elder Beats seniors drumming 10.30–11.30 am with Gareth Jones in the theatre, 11.30 Morning tea in the courtyard, 12.00–1.00 Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell

Bosom Buddies Ballina Bosom Buddies Support Group

The Ballina Camera Club meet every second and fourth Thursday of each month commencing 6.30pm at the Kentwell Community Centre on the corner of Moon Street and Bangalow Road – new members welcome.

Enquiries: Jean 6686 0462.

Byron FLEA Byron FLEA at the YAC (1 Gilmore Crescent) 2nd Saturday of every month from 8am till 1pm. Free stalls for young people. Call Berri 0490 026 840.

Stress relief Free support service led by qualified practitioner. Join this group and bring relaxation into your life. Monday 10.30am to 12.30pm in Mullumbimby. To register phone 0401 660 073.

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Free ESL Free English as a Second Language classes in Mullumbimby, all levels: beginner to advanced. For more information phone 66720834.

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Homeschool teens

The Byron Shire Toy Library is open Mondays and Thursdays 9am–12 noon, at the Children’s Centre, Coogera Cct, Suffolk Park. Come and see the large range of preschoolers toys available for loan.

Get together with other teens and their families for regular meet-ups and activities in and around Byron Shire homeschooling families. For more information join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/ byronbayteenhomeschool/.

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1. Betting King Agrippa is holding a single roundish object (8) 5. Cupid’s wife’s rider – an unknown revolutionary! (6) 9. Christmas – it goes backwards and forwards in the senior service! (8) 10. Small drinks for cricket and football, among others (6) 12,15,14 down. Excitation to a snakebite?

What inept turkey? Australians say almost anything’s better than that!

(1,4,2,3,3,4,1,5,5) 15. See 12 16. Little devil, cavort with you – French improvisation (9) 17. Balls, plaything, ring, turn – your turn!

(4,2,3) 19. Material for boundary, north (5) 20. Scientists dissecting colonies’ goats (13) 22. Offensive joke – publicity about length! (6) 23. Badly advised a temple prostitute (8) 25. The first believer! (6) 26. Inquire about strange rites and star symbol (8)

1. Solid obtained by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes (8 5. The mind, the soul (6) 9. Birth, particularly the birth of Jesus (8) 10. Organised games (6) 12,15,14 down. Australian phrase denoting a bad result – usually in the context of ‘well, it’s better than …’

(1,4,2,3,3,4,1,5,5) 15. See 12 16. Unrehearsed, ad lib (9) 17. Phrase used to pass the initiative to someone else (4,2,3) 19. Fabric used for drapery or bed sheets (5) 20. Scientists who study the seas and their contents (13) 22. Crude, scurrilous (6) 23. Indian temple prostitute (8) 25. Believer in God (6) 26. Typographical symbol shaped like a star (8)

Museums Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum corner of Myocum and Stuart Sts Mullumbimby, open Tuesdays and February, 7pm, Heritage House, Bangalow.

Kenya Op Shop

on the Gold Coast. Next meeting will be held on 8 February. Phone Elaine on 0421 796 713.

The Education Care Projects: Kenya Op Shop, 1 River Terrace (street behind the Mullumbimby Post Office), has reopened for 2018. All proceeds go to support the education and care of more than 60 disadvantaged children in Kenya.

Boules Evening

End-of-life choices

Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of non-profit community groups, not for invitations to free events to be followed up by paid workshops.

Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at meetings held quarterly

By Alliance Française. Denison Park, East Ballina, Evening drinks and nibbles.

Sunday 11 February,3–6pm

$500 GRANTS FEB 2018 The Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby are offering

MONTHLY GRANTS up to $500 These grants can be applied for by any Not-For-Profit 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 month.

Contact the Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby PO Box 12 Mullumbimby Email: clairejharris999@gmail.com An application will be sent to you.

Applications must be received by Wednesday 28 FEB 2018.

The Club awarded two grants for January 2018 Byron Youth Services $500 and Brunswick Valley Historical Society $500 Unsuccessful applications do not carry forward, a new application is required.

Any questions phone Tony Cornell 6680 2011 Joan Towers 0400 484 419 or Claire Harris 6680 3707

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(4) 11. Angrily dispel hubris – they are only craftsmen, one could say! (12) 13. Quickly, working the two winning horses! (2,3,6) 14. See 12 Across 18. Supporting structure is stiller when rocked (7) 19. Burden for ports? (7) 21. Support time for an unpleasant child (4) 24. Capone, I am the greatest! (3)

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Public submissions for two monstrous West Byron urban/ commercial DAs have been extended until March 30. To make your submissions, visit www.byronresidentsgroup. org to get informed. Your government wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be doing any informing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they have been pushing to make this mess happen despite long and clear public opposition.

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Speaking of government â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Echo is looking forward to a long-awaited reply from NSW Nationals MLC Ben Franklin, not only on West Byron, but on why itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good policy to give unelected bureaucrats the power to flog off valuable rail land, as in the case in Mullumbimby.

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Community-based drumming troupe RePercussion are running a competition to see who can create an amazing logo that they will use on their drums, t-shirts and advertising. The logo needs to include the name RePercussion and a symbol/picture if you wish. First prize is $100 plus two free drumming lessons. To submit your entry, email contact@repercussion. org.au by Friday February 23.

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The watchdoggie that combs over government departments and then fearlessly tells the public what they think has reported on NSW councilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; service delivery reporting. The feedback? It could improve.

The NSW auditor-generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report to parliament says the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s councils â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Could do more to demonstrate how well they are delivering services in their reports to the public.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s timely given Byron Council has now embarked upon a trust-building exercise â&#x20AC;&#x201C; see page 9.

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Oh dear, Rupert Murdochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ugly ink stain The Daily Telegraph is again trying to trash Byron with an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;expose ehâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on an alleged ice epidemic.

Congratulations to Woolies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who apparently have picked its Mullum store for an early trial to go plastic bag free. Notwithstanding the corporation puts

virtually nothing back into the communities they inhabit and screws its farmers on price, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to recognise something positive.

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So what is the role of a newspaper? Should it be cozying up with the powerful or reporting fearlessly and without favour? Those who swim in Murdochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grey soupy toxins only attack the vulnerable while protecting the powerful. To quote Finley Peter Dunne on the role of newspapers: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

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There was a big send-off last Friday to the much-loved Main Arm legend, Gavan Higginson, who died last week.

One of the many tributes came from Mungo MacCallum, who said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;His dedication and work for the community and just about everyone in it will endure, as will the loss and love we will all celebrate after his all too short life.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Q Q Q Q

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