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Byron’s big five-day event of everything surf related was held throughout the town and beaches over February 21 –25. There were plenty of market activities, yoga, freestyle comps, live music and talks and workshops by seasoned professionals. Photo Jeff ‘Waxed And Ready Since 1986’ Dawson

As NDIS rolls out, more workers are needed Paul Bibby

Four years ago, Labor prime minister Julia Gillard choked back tears as she stood in federal parliament to introduce new laws that had the potential to change the lives of millions of Australians. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) represented a tectonic shift, promising to finally give people with a disability the support and care they needed to lead happy, fulfilling lives. It also heralded a complete transformation in the way these services were organised and delivered, re-

placing hundreds of rigid state-based programs with a network of local, non-government services that people could access in their own way. In the ensuing years, the NDIS has been rolled out across the country and in the past 12 months the tide has finally reached the NSW northern rivers. The administrators of the NDIS estimate that 6,000 locals will be enrolled in the scheme by June this year and that by June next year that number will have increased to 7,300. But local disability service managers, workers and carers interviewed by The Echo say the transi-

tion has been anything but smooth. They say that while many more local people with a disability have been able to access services and care in ways they never could before, the region’s disability sector is facing staff shortages, a flawed funding model, and threats to small providers from big companies chasing fast cash.

Workforce issues Promising to revolutionise care and support for people with a disability is one thing; actually doing it is another. Somewhat ironically given the high rates of unemployment in the

region, one of the biggest challenges for the NDIS in the northern rivers is finding enough workers who are willing to make it happen. According to the NDIS Market Position Statement for NSW, the northern rivers will need between 2,500 and 3,100 disability service workers by the end of next financial year to meet demand from the NDIS. There are just 1,300 – barely half the number required. Tony Pooley from National Disability Services, the peak industry body for non-government disability service organisations, says staff shortages are ‘unquestionably a challenge’.

‘It is particularly hard in regional areas such as the northern rivers because there isn’t a large population base to draw on,’ Mr Pooley says. This is a common refrain from the local disability sector. Social Futures, one of the nongovernment organisations leading the NDIS roll-out locally, is optimistic that the demand can be met. ‘Rather than being concerned we are encouraging the regional education providers and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to seize this opportunity to offer more courses to more students, because there continued on page 2

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Community-Owned Renewable Energy Mullumbimby (COREM) say they are excited to have joined with Small Giants as long-term partners for Renew Fest. According to www.smallgiants.com.au, their mission is to ‘use all of our resources to create, nurture and support people and enterprises that are leading our communities towards empathy and the New Economy.’ Dan Fitzgerald from Small Giants said, ‘We are grateful to partner with COREM to

support and nurture Renew Fest. Building an holistic, regenerative framework for human societies to live in harmony with the natural environment is the purpose underpinning all that we do. ‘Renew Fest since its birth in 2016 has been a wonderful collaborative event, inspiring great hope and the creative winds of positive change.’

Locals discount Renew Fest’s creative director Ella Rose Goninan added that Santos Organics are offer-

ing a 60 per cent discount on the normal price for all Byron Shire residents, available from all Santos Organics outlets. ‘All you need is ID with your current address.’ Santos Organics’ general manager Michael Lyon added, ‘We have partnered with COREM since the beginning to support this fantastic, game-changing festival.’ ‘We celebrate the grassroots movement and the impact we can have with our collective efforts to live harmoniously on this planet.’

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The vast majority of locals want pubs and clubs to cut back on their poker machines and believe the devices are having a negative impact on the community, new polling data shows. The poll, commissioned by the new owners of Byron’s Beach Hotel and conducted by the Australia Institute, suggests anti-pokie sentiment is running high across the region, with 80 per cent of respondents saying they felt the machines were designed to get people addicted. Of the 890 people surveyed across the state electorate of Ballina, three-quarters said they supported cutting back on poker machines while just 10 per cent opposed the move.

The remaining 15 per cent were undecided. The poll data come as the new owners of the Beach Hotel, a group of investors led by the Impact Investment Group, prepare to get rid of the 15 machines currently in the pub. The hotel’s operator Elke Van Haandel said she was looking forward to ‘shutting the door on the gaming room once and for all’. Figures from the NSW Office of Liquor and Gaming show that every year, $138 million is poured into poker machines in the Byron Shire alone. About $13 million of this is lost, ending up in the pockets of the venue owners or the state government’s coffers. In addition to gauging the electorate’s views on poker

machines The Australia Institute poll also took its political temperature.

Political poll Asking respondents whom they would vote for were an election held today, the poll found that the Greens were narrowly ahead of the Nationals on a two-party-preferred basis, 51 per cent to 49 per cent. However, no party could command more than 29 per cent of the primary vote, suggesting that the result in the next state election will again come down to preferences. The Nationals were narrowly ahead in terms of primary vote with 28.4 per cent, followed by the Greens (24.8 per cent), Country Labor (22.7 per cent) and Other/ Independent (11.1 per cent).

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will be lots of opportunities for meaningful work created,’ the Social Futures spokesperson Geoff Webb says. But at the moment the number of graduates coming into the sector is a trickle rather than a torrent. Just 36 people graduated from disability services TAFE courses in the northern rivers region in 2016, and there are challenges in enticing more people into the industry. Workers interviewed by The Echo described supporting and caring for people with a disability as rewarding, but also challenging both physically and emotionally. They said it was also not highly paid. The challenge of staff shortages is already being felt at the coalface, with workers having to take on extra shifts – sometimes backto-back – to ensure their clients are properly cared for.

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Local disability carer Arthur (not his real name) told The Echo that he recently did a 25-hour shift at a local highcare group home where he works, because no-one could fill in for an injured colleague. ‘When the time came that my shift was scheduled to end there was no-one to come on and replace me,’ Arthur says. ‘I just thought “I have to do this, I have a duty of care to my clients.” So I stayed on for the afternoon shift, and

then did a sleep-over and stayed until the next shift started at 8am the next day.’

Funding, pricing

It may have a flawed payment system, but the NDIS still has an enormous $22 billion budget.

Enter corporations

One key flaw is the nature Local service providers say of the new payment system. In the past, service provid- this has lured a number of ers were paid for their work big corporations into the local disability sector, including three months in advance. Now, they are required to one large insurance company. They say this creates a risk do the work and then invoice the government, via the Na- that care will become homogtional Disability Insurance enised, and smaller organisations forced out. Agency (NDIA). ‘You sort of get this CocaRob Watkins, the NSW/ ACT executive general man- Cola management style,’ said ager of The House With No one disability support worker Steps says this system can cre- who asked not to be named. ate serious cash-flow problems. ‘You get these managers who ‘We’re fortunate that we don’t know the staff and they have enough reserves to man- don’t know the clients. You age, but for much smaller or- end up with disengaged staff ganisations it’s very hard,’ he and, ultimately, it’s the clients said. ‘I know that some have who suffer.’ Despite the very bumpy been close to the brink bestart, there have also been locause of this.’ Exacerbating the situation cal NDIS success stories. One of these is Shaping is the fact that the NDIA is not only responsible for pay- Outcomes, a Suffolk Parking providers but also for de- based organisation that helps ciding how much each par- children aged 0–6 with a disability to access services. ticular service is worth. The organisation’s execu‘The price that has been set by the NDIA doesn’t allow us tive director, Zoe Cluff, says to invest in frontline services that part of this work is helpin the way they deserve,’ Mr ing children and their famiWatkins says. lies to develop support plans ‘It encourages the casuali- that are funded via the NDIS. ‘There have been big chalsation of the workforce rather than taking on full-time staff lenges along the way,’ Ms Cluff with a strong connection to says. ‘But I can say that there has been a really significant the service and the clients.’ ‘I’m still optimistic about increase in families being able the future but it’s been very to access support in that 0–6 bracket.’ frustrating at times.’ Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

Local News Revised draft Bruns boat harbour plan on display A new draft masterplan for the Brunswick Heads boat harbour has been released, which is significantly diminished in size and scale from what was previously presented by the NSW government. The NSW Department of Primary Industry – Lands and Water (DPI) began working on the masterplan process in April 2015, consulting with local landholders and residents to determine how to proceed with plans to rejuvenate the site. In April 2016, locals expressed concern over the proposal as being too big, particularly a large carpark and large retail/housing precinct. Progress Association president John Dunn told The Echo at the time that many people said that the options given in the survey were inadequate, and not in keeping with the town’s Simple Pleasures ethos. Yet the latest vision, according to the masterplan, ‘Will embrace the unique local concept of “simple pleasures”, and, ‘provide affordable and appropriate improvements to boating safety, access and infrastructure for local people and visitors.’ The plan also aims to ‘prioritise public access to the riverfront and open space,’ and, ‘enhance environmental, economic and social benefits from the boat harbour.’

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According to the masterplan, 29 car-parking spaces would be created, along with 38 on-street car-parking spaces. An additional six parking lots will be built inside the boat harbour entrance and a further seven parking spots will ‘support the non-powered water craft launching area.’

Pontoons, groynes The existing ramp will be upgraded, with an additional ramp and pontoon installed. A ‘rock groyne(s) or similar [would be built] to slow the river current after a detailed review of environmental factors.’ The fish-cleaning station and shelter areas would also be improved, along with the Son-

ny Coles Memorial Pavilion. The plan suggests ‘new community-use building/s (up to 800 square metre floor area) to include public toilets, showers, storage, meeting rooms and office space (for marina operators and community service organisations involved in the boat harbour). This will require detailed design work and further consultation.’ A floating pontoon system is proposed in an east–west orientation for the mooring of boats into the prevailing winds. ‘Size and configuration of berths is subject to detailed design. Fuel (ULP) and effluent pump-out facilities to be installed. Short-term and

emergency berths to be available. Office space for marina management to be provided if required.’ Nationals MLC Ben Franklin said, ‘The Brunswick Heads community has a clear vision to protect the “simple pleasures” of their town, so the plan promotes walking, cycling and recreational marine activities to complement the coastal charm of the region.’ The now-closed Brunswick Fish Co-op, owned by William Silverman, is not included in the masterplan as it is private property. To see the draft Brunswick Heads boat master plan visit the Crown Lands website: http://bit.ly/2ov2RUE.

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Council’s refurbished foyer aims to help elderly, disabled The refurbishment of Council’s foyer, currently underway, aims to improve the way Council engages with and serves its customers says acting general manager (GM) Mark Arnold. Mr Arnold said, ‘It’s designed to make it easier for people to do business with us, particularly for older people and those with disabilities or limited mobility. They often struggled to hear what staff were saying and some people found it difficult to remain

standing at the counter, particularly if there were customers ahead of them. ‘The new foyer will offer people, including those with limited mobility, a more comfortable space to do business – it will be easier for them to talk to us. Improved customer service is a big focus for Council in 2018. The renovation of the foyer should be completed in mid-March, and the launch of a new website last week are examples of the work we are doing in this

area,’ Mr Arnold said. Council staff provided The Echo with the November 2017 resolution by councillors, which approved the works. The subsequent tender was approved under general manager delegation. According to figures provided to The Echo, the cost is $441,500. Funds have been sourced from the Customer Service Foyer Renovation 2017/18 fund, the Property Reserve and water, sewer and waste fund contributions. The main features of the

‘customer-centric foyer’ include a dedicated development zone with workstations for two development support officers, a large map of the Shire, two open and accessible meeting spaces with one private meeting room for confidential discussions, a ‘green’ wall filled with living plants, ample comfortable waiting spaces that are child friendly, three free-standing customer service pods and a self-serve area with two large touchscreen kiosks.

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Bangalow foodhub meeting called by JRRP March 15 A public meeting regarding the proposed large scale Bangalow foodhub located at 201 Lismore Road will be held by the Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) on March 15 from 4pm at the town’s A&I Hall, located at 3 Station Street. Known as a ‘Rural Industries Food Precinct,’ it has attracted much criticism from residents owing to the scale of the proposal and potential

traffic impacts. As the value of the application’s capital investment value is over $20m, the development application (DA) Council are not the consent authority; instead it will be determined by the ‘independent’ JRPP, which are appointed by the government. The northern region panel is headed by former National Party MP Garry West. The subject site would be

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developed in stages and comprises three 5,000 square metre Rural (Agricultural) lndustrial Buildings B1, B2 and B3 that can be doubled in size to 10,000 square metres in later stages. A 3,000 square metre rural industry building B4 is proposed along with three rural industry buildings of 800 square metres B5, B6 and B7, plus, a 1,000 square metre food excellence Facility C1 where local and regional

agricultural produce can be prepared and presented to food purchasers and the general public. Within building C1 a restaurant/cafe takeaway food shop is proposed, which would primarily cater ‘for onsite employees and limited public visitor use’. Building A1 is an existing dwelling relocated within the site to be used as an administration centre and information building.

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Local News New squad to target drugs and weapons in the region property crime, as well as any criminal syndicates operating in the area. Northern Region operations tactician, Detective Chief Inspector David Waddell, said Northern RES’s primary focus would be supporting police districts by targeting large-scale, mid-level, and serial crimes affecting their communities. ‘We have long seen the success of the RES-model in the metropolitan areas, and I believe this team is not only an asset for northern region police, but also a win for our community,’ said Detective Chief Inspector Waddell. The Northern RES will be based at the Coffs-Clarence Police District.

A crack squad of police is being set up to disrupt the supply of drugs and target gun crime in northern NSW. T h e an n ou n c e m e nt comes as police last week claimed to have removed more than $14 million worth of cannabis from the region as part of the yearly cannabis eradication program. The new investigative team – which includes a sergeant and six constables – will be known as the Northern Region Enforcement Squad, and will begin operations next month. The team will work with the State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearms Squad on investigations into drug supply, firearms offences, and

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The NSW government is considering spending half a billion dollars to extend the Gold Coast light-rail service 4.5km from Coolangatta to the Tweed City shopping mall. The announcement by Tweed MP Geoff Provest (Nationals) follows on from Tweed Council’s recent decision to build a bike path over the Murwillumbah section of the old railway corridor, and reinforces the government’s determination to focus its public transport resources on high-growth coastal areas. Mr Provest told The Echo the project was still in the early planning stages but his government have commissioned a $2 million feasibility study.

A sample of soil was collected from the grounds of the Mullumbimby Cenotaph last Wednesday as part of the Office for Veterans Affairs Soil Collection Program. NSW Member for Ballina Tamara Smith says soil samples are currently being collected from 1,699 NSW towns, suburbs and localities given as a place of address by First World War enlistees. The soil collected from each location will go on to be displayed in a civic artwork at the enhanced Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, opening in late 2018. Pictured are Jonny DeAlmeida and Tiffany Leeson from Mullum Public School. Photo Jeff Dawson

Planning minister mute over West Byron questions Questions remain unanswered by the office of NSW planning minister Anthony Roberts MP regarding the contentious West Byron development proposed for Ewingsdale Road, opposite the Arts and Industry Estate. The Echo asked his office last week to confirm the statements by Greens MP Dawn Walker; Ms Walker claims the traffic on the already congested Ewingsdale Road will increase, a view that is supported by the developer’s own traffic report. The Echo asked the minister, ‘Will the minister intervene to make sure that this development will not further

choke Ewingsdale Road?’ Another question to Mr Roberts was, ‘When can the public expect the new Coastal state environment planning policy (SEPP) to be gazetted? Will West Byron developers be required to adhere to this new SEPP and if not, why?’ North coast Greens MP Dawn Walker called on the NSW government to ensure any development at the West Byron site is of an appropriate scale, won’t adversely affect the operation of Ewingsdale Road, or negatively impact local wetlands or the Cape Byron Marine Park. ‘The West Byron megadevelopment has been forced

onto Byron Bay by successive Labor and Liberal-National governments who have overridden Council planning powers and clearly don’t care about how this inappropriate development damages the ecology and character of Byron Bay,’ said Dawn Walker. ‘It’s time the NSW parliamentary secretary for the north coast, Ben Franklin (Nationals), stopped running around cutting ribbons and joined the Greens in trying to do something practical to minimise the impacts of the West Byron development on our community,’ added Ms Walker. Questions to Mr Franklin

regarding the West Byron development remain unanswered. The two development applications (DAs) on public exhibition for 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. Submissions on DA 10.2017.661.1 and on the reexhibited Villaworld DA 10.2017.201.1 should also be clearly marked with the DA number and can be sent to submissions@byron.nsw. gov.au.

Govt commits $2.5m towards New name needed for growing cannabis in Casino business incubation site Exploring the benefits of medicinal cannabis underpins the newly established relationship between Southern Cross University and Solaris Nutraceuticals (formerly known as PUF Ventures Australia), who are establishing a new medicinal cannabis operation in Casino. The university’s Lismore campus is equipped with high-security research laboratories where researchers work with the world’s most diverse collection of cannabis seed and has already established an international reputation for botanical research. In early February, the project received grant funding of $2.5m from the federal government as part of the region-

al jobs investment packages program (RJIP), a grant initiative that was made available by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. ‘This is an exciting opportunity not just for Solaris Nutraceuticals, but also for the northern rivers region,’ said CEO of Solaris Nutraceuticals, Michael Horsfall. ‘The project will deliver around 300 direct jobs and make a significant impact to the local economy and raise the socio-economic profile of the northern rivers region. ‘Solaris Nutraceuticals will work with the university to identify opportunities to improve the properties and quality of medicines that can be derived from cannabis.’

If you can come up with a better name than ‘Square Donkey’ for the new business incubation site in Mullumbimby, then you are in for a $100 prize. Following NORTEC’s withdrawal from their smallbusiness incubation site in Mullumbimby, it has now been taken over by Sourdough and is undergoing a refurbishment and they are looking to get their first tenants onto the new businessincubation site by the end of February. ‘The refurbishment of the old CLIC business village is proceeding rapidly,’ community representative Paul Jameson said. The surprise withdrawal

of NORTEC left a short lead time to get everything ready for clients, and they are yet to name the site. ‘Square Donkey got a good run until we realised it means idiot in Polish,’ continued Paul with a laugh. Sourdough spokesman Mark Holden explained, ‘The name should reflect our mission and that is all about growing innovative and sustainable businesses and creating enterprise and jobs in our Byron region. It could be geographic, historic, descriptive, inspirational or a bit quirky.’ Send your entries to pauljameson888@gmail.com or phone 0408 866 651. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday March 7.

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Local News One less beat at the sunset drumming circle Harsha Prabhu

Every death is both inevitable and yet comes as a shock and a sober reminder of the fragility of life. Still, the death of a drummer must send reverberations to the skies as the drum is a shamanic tool, speaking to the spirits. Wawan Prahara died at the Gold Coast University Hospital last Thursday after a stroke, surrounded by his family. He was farewelled in true Byron fashion with a big drum up at Encounter Byron on Saturday. Several hundred people were treated to a smorgasbord of music, a Balinese masked dance and eulogies by his family, his colleagues in the music and dance world and his friends. Wawan was always at the drumming spot at the rocks at main beach in Byron towards sunset, getting ready to pull his drums out of his car and set them up for a session. With his impassive features and trademark hat, many thought he was from Peru, or even Native American – yet he was from the Sunda tribe from the island of Java in Indonesia and was half-Filipino.

Wawan Prahara and friend, sunset drumming spot, Main Beach, Byron Bay, Easter 2012. Photo Harsha Prabhu

He was a very private person; it’s only recently that I learned his name was actually Wawan Rodriguez and it’s believed he changed his name when escaping from Suharto’s dictatorial regime. Though most of us knew him as a drummer it was theatre that was his first love. He was a member of Bengkel Teatre Jogyakarta, working with WS Rendra, radical experimental dramatist, poet and activist who was jailed by Suharto for putting on shows that tested the censorship limits of the Indonesian government. He came to Australia on a Flinders University sponsorship in the late seventies. He lived in Sydney and was a member of Amnesty Inter-

national and supported Aboriginal land rights, democracy in Chile and other issues. He also worked in plays for Lismore company Theatre North, acted in a play on the Aceh tsunami in Hot Shorts in Mullumbimby last year and was a presenter on Suara Indonesia at BayFM. He also worked on arts projects for the Australia-Indonesia Arts Alliance in Byron. He was always at the drumming circle – come rain or shine. He held that space and it became a hallowed ground where folks could gather and play drums and dance. Over the years, Byron’s sunset drum and dance spot became an iconic experience for residents and visitors alike, a quintessential

taste of the vibe of the Bay – and some of the credit for this must go to Wawan. He was also there when it counted: He was there when the Byron police came to shut the sunset drumming down in answer to a noise complaint on a busy Sunday in September 2012. He was always willing to bring out and play his drums at community festivals and fundraisers, be it Beggars Banquets, Nimbin Mardi Grass, peace carnivals, human rights for Palestinians or environmental and civic causes. Recently, like so many of us, he lost his residence in Byron Bay in difficult circumstances and this coincided with a deterioration in his health. He was in hospital, being treated for a recurring pneumonia infection and undergoing tests for a heart condition, when he suffered a deadly stroke. He was 61 and is survived by his son Djava, step-son Tsevi, daughters Pelangi and Melati and ex-partner Lorna de Jong.

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Byron hospital theatres ‘must stay in public hands’ Luis Feliu

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A large number of the local community could be locked out of their own ‘public’ Byron Central Hospital if its part privatisation continues, health workers have claimed. The Health Services Union (HSU) says the state government was ‘pursuing privatisation by stealth’ by seeking to contract out management of operating theatres to a private company. And the Northern NSW Local Health District has admitted it had been exploring ‘avenues to provide day surgery at Byron Central Hospital, including through a tender process’. But its chief executive, Wayne Jones, told The Echo a recent tender process inviting expressions of interest by private providers to provide day surgery had failed to provide any ‘compliant submissions’. Mr Jones said the NNSWLHD ‘has been exploring avenues to provide day surgery at Byron Central Hospital, including through a tender process’.

He said surgical services in the district were ‘receiving a significant boost with new theatres planned for Lismore Base Hospital, The Tweed Hospital and Ballina District Hospital’. But the union has questioned why the apparent partial privatisation was going ahead at the new Byron Hospital ‘yet the government had abandoned all five of its regional hospital privatisations’. HSU NSW secretary Gerard Hayes said the government had recently dropped plans for public-private partnerships at Bowral, Goulburn, Wyong, Shellharbour and Maitland hospitals. ‘The people of Byron and Mullumbimby fought hard to get the new hospital built, and to keep their local health service in public hands,’ Mr Hayes said. ‘At a time of record low wages growth, and with the cost of health insurance having risen by 5.6 per cent a year since 2010, private cover is increasingly out of reach for many people on the north coast.

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‘So if it theatres were privatised, a significant proportion of the local community could be effectively locked out of their own “public” hospital.’ Mr Hayes said the Byron Central Hospital sub-branch of the HSU had passed a resolution opposing any private running of theatres at the hospital. ‘Hospital staff are members of the local community, and they want the community to have access to high-quality public health services,’ he said. ‘That’s why we’re today calling on the minister for health, Brad Hazzard, to come up to Byron Bay and to speak directly with hospital workers to clear up questions about the future of the operating theatres at Byron Central.’ The NNSWLHD’s Mr Jones said, ‘clinical service planning for day surgery services takes into account the flow of patients across the Local Health District and the availability of surgical services at multiple facilities’. ‘Patients can be assured that NNSWLHD is committed to expanding these services, to ensure we continue

to meet clinical timeframes and the needs of our communities,’ he said.

Ballina upgrades Meanwhile, Ballina Hospital will undergo a $7.35 million upgrade of its theatre complex and medical imaging. Health minister Brad Hazzard and northern NSW parliamentary secretary Ben Franklin have announced the start of demolition works for stage two of the redevelopment, which has been jointly funded by the Commonwealth and state governments. ‘Modern facilities are key to ensuring our clinicians and hospital staff can continue to provide the high-quality health care that our local communities deserve,’ Mr Franklin said. Mr Hazzard added the funding was part of ‘several new and expanded health services either completed or near completion’. ‘This significant upgrade for Ballina District Hospital comes on top of the investment of more than $320 million in the Lismore Base Hospital redevelopment,’ he said.

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Results from Council meeting, held February 22 Adani, Carmichael mines tabled There’s an update to a resolution that asked Council not do business with companies associated with Adani and the Carmichael mine in QLD. After Council contractors were found to be listed on the ‘Who’s Out’ section of the Market Forces website Adani list, councillors agreed to continue contracts with Downer EDI. And mining corporation GHD will also continue to do Council business, despite Market Forces claiming they are ‘at risk of becoming involved in the Adani Carmichael project.’ GHD are assisting Council with the ‘restoration of landslips, funded through the NDRRA Program’, and the ‘North Ocean Shores Fire Main Upgrade and Byron STP Odour Control Upgrade Inlet Works Investigation’. Lucky councillors yielded – staff advised councillors the cost of setting an example against the dominant coal-export industry (in this case operated by a foreign corporation) would cost ratepayers around $4m. It’s also a reminder that almost every facet of society can be traced back to the exploitation of resources and, in this case, one that is known to be contributing to increasing CO2 levels.

Tallowood The sixth stage of Mullum’s Tallowood estate has been approved, which will see an 18-residential lot subdivision, a public reserve, a drainage

reserve, a residual allotment, associated roads, earthworks, landscaping and infrastructure. According to minutes from a recent local traffic committee (LTC) meeting, there are no plans yet to upgrade the connecting unsealed road to Main Arm Road. But traffic counters will be placed out on the northern end of Plover Parkway and the southern end of Tuckeroo Ave ‘to determine the traffic volumes using the two routes.’ ‘Dependent on the volumes, the option to temporarily close Plover Parkway may be further investigated and subsequently reported back to LTC.

Flogging rail land Letters to government departments and politicians will soon be sent in an effort to defer the selling of prime railway land in Mullum by Sydney bureaucrats. The mayor’s motion says Council needs time ‘to develop, through a carefully considered, community-focused and design-led process, preferred future use options’ for the land that is located along Prince Street. In ‘partnership with the community’, the mayor wishes to ‘form and develop a proposal to either purchase the site or pursue a long-term Community Title or lease arrangement.’ Tamara Smith MLA and Ben Franklin MLC will be lobbied ‘seeking their support and advocacy within NSW Parliament and with TfNSW.’ To date, Mr Franklin has not replied to The Echo’s questions regarding the sale of the valuable public asset.

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congestion, ‘even less parking and a dangerous entry point’ were also expressed ‘on an already fraught road.’ Yet councillors agreed to proceed with the development, except that ‘prior to the completion of the contract of sale, Council will consider if there is any legal impediment to entering into an alternative payment arrangement of investing the land into the project in return for This humble vessel is where councillors and staff pour the an equivalent value of built fruits of their deliberations. Photo Hans Lovejoy units (with any shortfall to be Cleva added that the land- paid in cash) to be managed owners are not waiting for E by North Coast Community A Planning Proposal (PP) zoning to be finalised. ‘We Housing as affordable units for rezoning a large swathe had a good process with the on behalf of Council.’ of land on Saddle and Gul- residential strategy and it Staff will also ‘determine gan Roads, between Mul- should happen instead of this.’ the financial return to Counlumbimby and Brunswick cil of entering into the alterHeads, will continue along native payment arrangement Council’s conveyor belt after over the estimated lifetime Cr Spooner was supported of the constructed units’, and with a motion that will see it ‘if there exists no legal imconsidered once ‘further inFor some time now coun- pediment to this alternative formation is available’. cillors and staff had been eye- payment arrangement and Two sides of the conten- ing off selling a prime ‘low Council is no worse off fitious urban development hanging fruit’ Council asset – nancially, a report is brought were presented in public ac- vacant land between Council’s to Council on 22 March 2018 cess – proponent Kelvin Daly carpark and the preschool on for consideration.’ of Bruns Eco Village (BEV) is Station Street in Mullum. pushing for the entire rezone A large fig tree on the land and development of the sce- that was in the way of Counnic ridgeline, while Matthew cil’s plans was saved, thanks O’Reilly aka Cleva wants any to a community-led effort. As a result of a motion by development to go through With an agreement of Cr Jan Hackett, Council staff the ‘proper process’ of a resi- $1.3m for the purchase, afford- will prepare a ‘scoping report dential strategy. The proposal able-housing provider North for the engagement of a landcame about because Council, Coast Community Housing scape architect to draw up a led by the mayor, had invited provided plans for twenty-five range of concept plans that fit Saddle Road landowners to one-bedroom dwellings with in with the Byron Bay mastersubmit a PP that could ad- a component of six ‘affordable plan vision for Main Beach.’ dress affordable housing. And units to be held in perpetuity A recognised and ‘innowhile it proposes to provide 20 for 30 years. vative coastal engineer’ will per cent of land as affordable, While it was above govern- also be consulted to ‘ensure it’s been criticised as a Trojan ment requirements, it wasn’t designs meet OEH requirehorse owing to a lack of detail welcomed by all. ments including, but not and the unlikelihood such an In its submission to the limited to, a) protecting area would ever be affordable. DA, the Mullum Community public assets, b) reducing Mr Daly told the chamber Preschool’s director Dianne the constructed footprint that his BEV proposal should Davison wrote, ‘Many were on the natural environment, not go alone as a development dismayed by the lack of con- c) having a positive impact and said he has struck a good sideration for families in this on adjacent and downdrift relationship with other land- proposed development and beaches (Cavanbah, Belongil) owners. Removing the other surprised to discover how few ie removing the groynes, and landowners from the propos- units were allocated for the d) where possible, preferencal ‘wouldn’t help BEV’, he said. purpose of affordable housing ing soft stabilisation and the ‘There’s goodwill be- for low income groups.’ management of social and tween neighbours,’ said Mr ‘It seems that many peo- natural ecosystems.’ Daly. Yet when Cleva spoke, ple within the community are he refuted the neighbourly now aware of the fact that this goodwill and said repeated development, while couched requests from his group to in terms like “affordable” and engage with BEV have been “not for profit,” is actually not unsuccessful. Cr Basil Cameron’s sugthat at all.’ He said the unpublished Davison continued, ‘The gested wording for Counstaff report on the planning tangible things that this de- cil’s North Byron Parklands proposal doesn’t meet state velopment will offer to the submission was tweaked government requirements families and children of our and slightly watered down and there is no legislation to community under this cur- in Cr Richardson’s successdeal with such a proposal. rent one will be the smell of ful amendment (Crs Coorey, Cleva said, ‘This was a rubbish drifting from the Cameron and Hackett voted desktop analysis that lacked skip bins virtually against the against). Council will ask the state many of the standard assess- preschool’s fence line. Conments for such a rezone.’ cerns about fumes and traffic government that Council be-

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come the consent authority for future festivals held at the Yelgun site, where Spendour In The Grass and Falls Fest are held. In its submission to the state government, Council will affirm ‘that the environmental and community interests are best served if an application for a permanent events site were to be assessed, considered and determined by Byron Shire Council…’ The submission will also ‘note with concern that the application is proceeding without conditions of the concept approval being met.’ They relate to ‘a water treatment facility’ and ‘a wastewater treatment facility’. The submission will also note ‘the difficulties that residents and others including community representatives on the Regulatory Working Group (RWG) have experienced in having concerns addressed by Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) and details issues, complaints and submissions, previously raised by Council, residents, businesses and others regarding the application or otherwise of approval conditions during the trial period.’ The proposed increase in numbers (up to 50,000) or frequency of events is not supported by Council ‘at least until all required key performance indicators (KPIs) are met for two consecutive years as verified by independent consultants.’ The submission will also ‘acknowledge issues regarding noise, traffic, flooding, fire, terrorism and other safety issues alongside employment, cultural enrichment, economic development and financial support for wider community organisations and projects.’

Secondary dwelling contributions Councillors voted to ask staff to prepare a Byron Developer Contributions plan, which includes notifying the public and seeking submissions on the ‘proposal to terminate the waiver of section 94 and section 64 contributions for secondary dwellings.’ All councillors were in favour of Cr Coorey’s motion with Cr Ndiaye not present for the vote. To view the full minutes of the meeting, visit Council’s newly updated website: www. byron.nsw.gov.au.

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Easy answer Sparks writes, ‘The answer to affordable housing is easy. All you do is get a 100-acre (40.5 Ha) block of land and put 300 prefabricated modular houses on it ranging in size from studio to three bedrooms and rent them accordingly for $200 up to $260 per week. This rental is based on people living full time onsite and giving six hours per week of their time for ongoing community activities and maintenance.’ Sparks says an agreed sum of money could compensate the co-op for those six hours

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Does NSW planning law adequately provide affordable housing for those subjected to the ever-increasing wealth divide? Semi-retired planner John Sparks doesn’t think so, and has just published Empowering People to be Self-Sufficient, a manifesto to ‘empower individuals to work with nature in providing our basic needs of shelter, warmth and food so we can interact within our society to fulfil our purpose and grow together.’ It attempts to look beyond the standard tools of legislation and policy, something Sparks believes is part of the problem. The aim is to create ‘a new model that will make the old paradigm obsolete.’

A 100-acre lot could accommodate approximately 300 homes and 500 people, says planner John Sparks, which is ‘half the normal low density of six houses per acre.‘ It is also designed to be sustainable with energy, water, waste and food. Illustration John Sparks

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ural environment that provides all the needs of those who live there.’ His example of 300 houses on 100 acres would accommodate approximately 500 people ‘with no restrictions on age, socio-economic status, race, creed or employment.’ Community facilities include open-space play areas, forest discovery trails, walking and cycle trails, a food hub, craft hub, community meeting centre, shop, cafe, childcare centre and administration facilities. To achieve the model, Sparks says the rural lot should be under one ownership and all infrastructure services need to be contained

within the site. All residents should be involved in running their own community and ‘be responsible for everything within the site.’ Experts would be employed in energy, water, waste and food to train, manage and oversee the projects ‘The property market and political system are all about extracting money into their separate agendas, which is then reflected in real estate market prices to pay for all the parties involved in the development process, which then makes it unaffordable for low-income people.’ Sparks can be contacted on 0417 088 806 or by email john@rainbow-spirit.com.au.

Byron solar train to expand service The Byron Bay Train, which runs between North Beach Station at the end of Bayshore Drive in Sunrise Beach and Byron Bay, will add a Friday and Saturday night service from March 2 A special BluesFest service is planned for the night of Thursday March 29, says Byron Bay Railroad Company. The current service commences at 10am from North Beach, with hourly return

services until the last train leaves the Byron Beach platform at 5.15pm. Organisers also say that the Kendall Street level crossing continues to be a concern. A spokesperson said, ‘A disturbingly high number of motorists are still driving across the railway line without looking, let alone stopping at the stop sign.’ For more information, visit www. byronbaytrain.com.au.

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Thanks to wearing their hearts on their sleeves, the internal power struggles of the NSW Greens were made public last week. Specifically, the ongoing spat between MPs Jeremy Buckingham and Lee Rhiannon. Justin Field MLC, who replaced retired MLC Jan Barham, blurted out on social media last week that Rhiannon was seeking Buckingham’s expulsion from the party following comments made to ABC Four Corners. Buckingham told Four Corners last year, ‘At every stage where I’ve tried to democratise the NSW Greens, I have been blocked by Lee Rhiannon and her faction.’ ‘I’ve pushed for membership plebiscites on key policy issues… I’ve pushed for direct election of office bearers and to have our committees and state delegates conferences opened up with online webcasts.’ Lee replied to Four Corners at the time that those proposals were rejected ‘because of the commitment that we work as a collective organisation…’ At stake is whether a Greens MP can vote by their conscience or should always vote along party lines – ie an agreed party position, or policy. It’s a issue that has faced political parties since they were invented.

In a very long and waffly statement by Field, he said the complainants against Buckingham – Rhiannon and unnamed others – have from the ‘outset refused mediation.’ He wrote, ‘None of the complainants raised the issues in the complaint directly with Jeremy, the party room or the Parliamentary Liaison Committee before the complaint was lodged…’ ‘That an MP selected by the full membership of the party could be expelled by a small committee based on a partisan complaint is anathema to grassroots democracy. The NSW Greens shouldn’t let the manipulation of our processes undermine grassroots democracy. ‘This complaint is another example and one that has significant public and legal consequences for the party.’

Resolved! But there appears a resolution to the internal factionalism – Jeremy Buckingham said on February 22, ‘G’day everyone, some good news. The complaint that sought to expel me from the Greens has been suspended and the committee that had been set up to hear the complaint has been disbanded. The convenor of the NSW Greens is now seeking to have an independent review of the handling of this particular complaint, as well as a broader review of the entire complaints process’.

Plastic-free message by kid, for kids Arlian, the Plastic Free Boy, is taking his message about reducing and reusing plastic to local schools and is asking them to get behind his ‘kids for the future’ campaign. Schools kids are being asked to make funny, short, futuristic videos that inspire people to rethink plastic as well as encouraging them to come up with funky and creative ways to recycle plastic. Arlian showed his film Plastic Alarm to the Byron Bay Community School last week and first showed it to Byron Bay Public School last year. At Byron Public School the kids were inspired to come up with new ways to recycle their plastic and join in cleaning up the beaches said his filmmaker mother, Karin Ecker.

‘Schools are coming on board and are happy to become part of the wider vision promoting the idea that it takes a village to raise our future generation towards a sustainable future. This time the young generation is at the heart of this active campaign,’ Karin said. Schools are encouraged to get on board and make a film about plastic, its impact and ways to recycle it. ‘There are prizes for the best movies that are submitted as well as the best recycling experiments,’ said Karin excitedly. ‘The top films will be shown at a special event at the Byron Bay Community Centre later this year.’ Get your entries in by the end of April via the Plastic Free Boy website at www. plasticfreeboycom.

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Radical of the week Saul Alinsky (1909–1972) is generally considered to be the founder of modern community organising, a rare talent in any generation. And what made him unique was that he did not favour government handouts, welfare or a social safety net. No dole, in other words. He organised black ghettos in Chicago from the 1930s through to the Jewish American Saul Alinsky threatened 70s, bringing together and training broad coalitions to conduct campaigns. entrenched US power from the 1930s until his From churches to unions and small sudden death in 1972 businesses, he empowered the disenfranchised. And it made a difference to the standards of living, improving housing and education outcomes, for example. While Alinsky never identified with a political party or as a socialist or Communist, he was a self-professed ‘radical,’ which placed him on the left of the political spectrum at the time. In his first book Reveille for Radicals, he described a radical as someone who believes that all peoples should have a high standard of food, housing, and health. He wrote, ‘The radical places human rights far above property rights. He is for universal, free public education and recognises this as fundamental to the democratic way of life… The radical believes completely in real equality of opportunity for all peoples regardless of race, colour, or creed. He insists on full employment for economic security, but is just as insistent that man’s work should not only provide economic security, but also be such as to satisfy the creative desires within all men.’ A modern comparable to Alinsky in the US is of course Bernie Sanders, but what about Australia? Is there a similar voice that champions these universal human needs? In a prophetic 1982 Playboy interview, he said he feared the US middle class could be eventually driven to a right-wing viewpoint, ‘making them ripe for the plucking by some guy on horseback promising a return to the vanished verities of yesterday.’ He believed that many Americans were living in frustration and despair, worried about their future, and were ready for a radical social change – to become politically active citizens. While Hillary Clinton wrote her college thesis on Alinsky’s book and Barack Obama was also influenced, Trump appears to use Alinsky’s philosophies. For example in his inaugural address, the president said, ‘We are transferring power from Washington, DC and giving it back to you, the people.’ Look closely at Alinsky’s 13 Rules for Radicals and Trump has actually co-opted a few, though it’s unlikely Trump would have adopted Alinsky’s rules wittingly and he’s unlikley to implement any of them for the disenfranchised. Saul Alinsky’s 13 Rules for Radicals: ‘1. Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have. 2. Never go outside the experience of your people. 3. Wherever possible go outside of the experience of the enemy. 4. Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules. 5. Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. 6. A good tactic is one that your people enjoy. 7. A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag. 8. Keep the pressure on. 9. The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself. 10. The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition. 11. If you push a negative hard and deep enough it will break through into its counter side. 12. The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative. 13. Pick the target, freeze it, personalise it, and polarise it.’ Hans Lovejoy, editor

ncredibly, it is being counted as a win for Malcolm Turnbull. He has got rid of his errant deputy – Barnaby Joyce will retire to the backbench, just as the prime minister advised him to. Well, up to a point; Turnbull indeed advised him to reflect on his position, and after a few more days of headlines and the inevitable dwindling support from his National colleagues, Joyce eventually did so. In the process the entire process of government, and not least Turnbull’s Washington love-in with Donald Trump, was disrupted, there was conflict and bitterness between the coalition partners and internally with both of them, and any hope of a political renaissance for the government’s fractious troops appears to have been scuttled in the foreseeable future. But hey, it was a win for Malcolm Turnbull. He has stood up for his principles, or at least one of them: his anti-extramarital bonking principle. This is what passes for leadership in these troubled times. Of course, the principle is not against all extramarital bonking – just the bits that become embarrassing when they are revealed. Turnbull insists that Joyce did not tell him that he was having an affair with his staffer – I’ll bet he didn’t and I’ll also bet Turnbull did not ask him. But there was no need to: It had been common knowledge for weeks if not months and had even been discussed by the coalition heavies during the New England by-election. This, surely, was the time for Turnbull to worry about the shocking error of judgment and the appalling harm to all involved. But instead Turnbull, as is his wont, decided to ride it out, to hope that plausible deniability would be more effective than honesty. But as always,

the attempted cover-up proved more lethal than the original sin, and when the deceit unravelled, Turnbull snapped. Even from the frozen fastness of Tasmania, where I had retreated to recuperate from a tough year, the howl of frustration was unmistakable. Our beloved prime minister had finally had it up to here with his dopey deputy. This was not the usual lawyerly diatribe, the confected outrage directed against his real opponent, the insufferably smug

He had suffered the reactionary bumpkin blowhard for years, putting up with Joyce’s convenient conservatism, with his increasingly outrageous demands, with his gaffes, his missteps and downright contradictions.

by Mungo MacCallum Bill Shorten. This was the real Malcolm Turnbull, the one we saw an ugly glimpse of after he nearly lost the 2016 election. He had suffered the reactionary bumpkin blowhard for years, putting up with Barnaby Joyce’s convenient conservatism, with his increasingly outrageous demands, with his gaffes, his missteps and downright contradictions. But enough was enough. So Turnbull unleashed, apparently unconcerned at the consequences. When he suggested that Joyce should reflect on his position, he meant out. The words were traditionally an ultimatum: The victim was handed a loaded revolver with the invitation to step into the study and not to come out of it. But there was always a problem with such ultimatums: If they turn out to be sheer bluff, what is plan B? Kim Beazley could have warned Turnbull: Back in 1991 the then senior minister and long time supporter of prime minister Bob Hawke decided, with deep regret, that it was time for a change of leadership.

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He was part of a delegation of ministers who agreed to front Hawke and ask him to make way for Paul Keating. His close adviser Gary O’Neill urged caution: ‘What if he just tells you to piss off ?’ said O’Neill. ‘Oh, he wouldn’t do that,’ replied Beazley confidently, and set off. He came back despondent. ‘He told us,’ admitted the minister, ‘to piss off.’ And this, of course, is what Joyce did: The immovable object effortlessly deflected the efforts of

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Turnbull’s easily resistible force. The coalition’s apologists called this a confrontation between two strong personalities, and if by that they meant a clash of two pig-headed egomaniacs, they were no doubt right. But it does not explain why Turnbull, normally the most cautious and risk-avoidant of leaders, should have chosen a fight that he was never likely to win. It was still conceivable that the situation could have been managed and massaged, but that is now impossible: Joyce will join Tony Abbott’s mob as yet another member of the wrecking squad and a potentially more dangerous one. Of course he has said that he will not snipe from the backbench – where have we heard that before? And Joyce is regarded as the best retail politician in the country – meaning he is a master of spin, bluster and bullshit; and his supporters still praise him as a master in delivering benefits to the rural community – meaning he is a pork-barreller par excellence, with even less restraint to be placed upon him now that

Turnbull has been humiliated. The vast majority of voters – Australians – wanted him gone: from the leadership, the parliament, the party – anywhere. Eventually even his National Party claque had to admit that the situation was, as everyone was saying for days, untenable, especially after the Western Australian branch leaked the information of a complaint of sexual harassment; there were other rumours around of Joyce’s inability to keep it in his pants, and the media blitz had to be staunched. And so it was, with Joyce still railing about a witchhunt and pointedly not informing Turnbull of his defeat – he had submitted, and Turnbull was still standing. But the wash-up will be pretty ugly, and Turnbull’s role in it, and particularly his incendiary moralistic outburst, cannot and will not be ignored by a despairing party room. It is surely ironic that Turnbull, having buckled under the demands of the right for so long, has chosen to go to war over extramarital sex – there are so many more productive (as opposed to reproductive) issues to pursue. But perhaps he had simply suffered the fools and incompetents surrounding him for long enough. Back in Washington, Turnbull continued to schmooze, nodding in furious agreements with The Donald about terrorists, North Korea, and company tax cuts, although he failed to get anywhere about the Trans Pacific Partnership and he skipped delicately around the gun laws debate. But even in the midst of all this diplomacy, a touch of double entendre could not be avoided. Turnbull urged Trump to embrace the Australian tradition of mateship. Given the events of the last fortnight, POTUS may feel that the mating rituals of some Australians at least should be avoided.

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True offence I’m lucky enough to call Brunswick Heads beach our ‘local’. Like you, I think it’s one of the most beautiful beaches in Australia, if not the world. However, yesterday the number of pooch poo-bags left by dog owners on the dog beach left this slice of paradise looking more like a waste outlet contributing to damage to the environment and sea creatures. On the return walk, my partner and I collected eleven bags of dog crap ready to be carried out by the king tide. It unfortunately reveals how much disrespect there is for this beach. I’m astounded that dog owners blatantly abuse the privilege of walking their hounds on this stunning beach. I’m a dog lover from way back and prefer the company of four-legged creatures

to humans most days. Wake up dog owners! It’s a privilege to have a dedicated strip of beach for dogs. Sure, bag your dog’s crap once it’s done its business, but also, just as importantly, bin it. Otherwise, those remains and plastics end up suffocating our precious marine life and polluting our waterways. The excuse that ‘I bag my dog’s crap and leave it to collect on my return walk’ doesn’t work. Come prepared and carry the bagged poo out. It’s not rocket science – it’s prioritising the environment. Surely this kind of environmental crime is a worthy of a $500 fine instead, perhaps, of the $500 fine for swimming naked? I was truly offended by the blatant environmental hazards waiting to be swept out to sea as a result of human laziness and disrespect. Annie Te Whiu Myocum

Brunswick Heads boat harbour plan The Department of Industry has just released its master plan for Brunswick Heads boat harbour. Nestled into the project, the second point is apparently sensible and innocuous, that is – ‘to identify a boat retrieval system for large moored vessels’. What is the purpose of this? We don’t have a hardstand for maintenance and repair of large vessels. There used to be a trawler slipway, now re-landscaped, which I historically used for my yacht. However, it was a toxic site from bottom scrubbing. There are some serious issues around ‘a boat retrieval system for large vessels’. The Brunswick River ocean bar is notoriously dangerous. On more than one occasion I have had my heart in my mouth as a rogue wave rose

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and threatened to smash my yacht on the rocky unforgiving seawalls. But this unpredictable ocean bar has protected Brunswick harbour, keeping it a sleepy backwater. The proposed large boat retrieval system will remove the barrier of the bar as it will be simple for rich boat owners to bring their gin palaces by road into the all-new docksites being planned. And leave them there, safe from any storm. The question is, ‘Do the people of the Byron Shire want their harbour to become an exclusive storage space for really large white plastic motor boats, just like you might see on the Gold Coast?’ David Miller Brunswick Heads

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continued from page 11 Galilee Basin. Their attention though, might be better directed elsewhere: the Adani mine will never be built. Economics killed it. A fortnight ago Aurizon, who were to build the rail line from the coast, withdrew its application for a subsidised loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility because they were unable to secure commitments from their customers, the prospective miners. This is great news. Of course environmental battles are never won – we merely secure the right to fight them again in the future. But coal’s days are clearly numbered. Environmentalists will hopefully soon start focusing on positive politics: telling stories of how we want the world to be rather than just railing against what we don’t want. Let us dare to dream, lucidly. Dave Lisle Canada

Arms trade or peace? The encouraging student response to the latest round of US mass murder has inspired me to put some long-pondered thoughts to paper. The peace movement is fractured and cynical, the optimism of the 60s and 70s a distant shame. The hypocrisy of world leaders who denounce municipal violence while facilitating it, and perpetrating national-scale violence openly, is astounding. The Australian government is now going into the arms business. We continue to send troops into overseas conflicts that represent political games, partially justified by supporting the war industry itself. Let’s support the students from Florida who are calling the US leaders to account. Surely, we can agree to world

peace as a worthwhile and achievable goal? Starting locally, expressing our opposition to the Adler Shotgun and indeed all firearms might be the go. Who cares if we miss out on some Olympic medals? Can’t we slaughter our animals and hunt with more primitive weapons such as bows and arrows, or knives? At least it would be a more honest experience. Surely, we can agree that Australia’s manufacturing of weapons represents evolution in reverse. I’ve put aside my habitual cynicism to write in today in the hope I can inspire others to have conversations about peace and disarmament again. Maybe, just maybe, the peace movement can rise again and take on the greed and warmongering which threaten us, the earth. Many of you will choose a more modern forum for communication. Get in quickly before the government legislates against our right to sue for peace. Neville Herdegen Mullumbimby

What is affordable? Thomas Kiely’s article in Property Insider last week conveniently sidesteps the biggest issue facing affordable housing in Byron Shire: How much rent to charge! Affordable housing in NSW can come under either the NSW definition or the national definition. Under the NSW Affordable Rental Housing SEPP (ARHSEPP) a household must pay no more than 30 per cent of their gross household income in rent. Under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) rents must be charged at 20 per cent below the market value and the regulations also stipulate that the market value is set by a registered valuer.

In a shire such as Byron basing affordable rents on the NRAS definition does not result in affordable housing. The Byron rental market is skewed owing to holiday letting and the influx of cashed-up buyers from Australia’s capital cities. Where it is supporting affordable housing proposals Byron Council should stipulate that as a condition of consent the proposals use the NSW Affordable Housing Ministerial Guidelines and the definition of Affordable Housing from the North Coast Regional Plan and cap affordable housing rents at 30 per cent of household income. Unfortunately ‘affordable’ housing projects in Byron Shire such as the Bruns Eco Village and the proposed development next to Mullumbimby Council Chambers persist in utilising the national definition in order to drive up rents. If we use their definition a large house could be rented for $2,000 per week instead of $2,500 and it would still meet the definition of affordable housing. If they were honest they would use the NSW definition, which would result in true affordable housing. Matthew O’Reilly (Cleva) Brunswick Heads Just when I thought The Echo might lead an openminded, informed discussion on the Shire’s housing affordability crisis, your editorial trotted out the usual negative arguments about high density and heritage. Yes, the Affordable Housing SEPP is far from perfect, but it is a start. Twenty-five dwellings on the Station Street site is not high density. I don’t believe the proposal is disrespectful of Mullumbimby’s heritage or inconsistent with its character. Close examination of the design indicates that over-

looking has been addressed. The alternative could have been far worse. You unfairly paint North Coast Community Housing (NCCH) with the disparaging ‘developer’ brush. You could have explored how the project contributes to housing for key workers facing long commutes or mentioned the many single women and mothers seeking safe accommodation in the Shire. You acknowledged NCCH will retain their six homes for 30 years. But you might have acknowledged NCCH is a not-for-profit registered community-housing provider. To then argue Council should have negotiated a better deal is a little disingenuous. Yes, Council owns the land. But, with other very necessary spending needs, ignoring a $1.3 million contribution would be foolish. Besides, Council doesn’t have the funds, or expertise, to become a developer. It can, however, engage with the community and landowners to find solutions. The process may not be perfect… yet. But at least a start has been made. If we are to address housing affordability, The Echo must set aside inflammatory rhetoric and support intelligent, dispassionate discussion. Without an understanding of the issues and possible solutions, and community agreement on how we move forward, Byron Shire will lose the wonderfully eclectic mix of people so essential to its character. Can we then call ourselves a sustainable community? No! David Brown Mullumbimby

Frazer stirs the pot In some of my online posts to the articles of Mungo MacCallum, I have thought him left wing; sorry, Mungo. Your

replacement, Phillip Frazer, isn’t even in the car park. Countries still with a mostly village life are indeed very equal; everyone is equally poor. If you want to earn more than a dollar a day, you have to turn up at the fly-in western conglomerate factory for two dollars a day. Yes, a sorry web of mistreatment. The question still remains so where is the solution. If not communism, or anarchy, then what? And in this equalised environment, who gets to do all the distributing of what little goods there are? Australia’s first main welfare consideration, the age pension, came with a coalition government. The main pusher for the White Australia policy was Labor. The Greens were backing fair consideration for the leaky boats and their arrivals, with more than a thousand deaths. Let’s not let facts get in the way of a good fairytale. Lastly, if artists these days need more in the way of distributed goodies, then perhaps it is because they have distanced themselves from a more traditional market. Nobody including myself wants to buy a book or watch a play that only tells them what to think or do. Their main professors already think and do that, so they don’t mind: an audience confined by its views on everything, purporting openness with well-worn, hazy phrases such as ‘social cohesion’, ‘negative consequences’, ‘mindless growth’. Indeed a tangled web. John Mitchell Murwillumbah Q Encouraging to read the article by Phillip Frazer Capitalism cannot save us, and we shouldn’t save it. It gives me hope. However, what is urgently needed is a thorough

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critique of how the capitalist system functions. For most people having grown up in this moribund system of politics and unjust economics it’s the norm, and inevitable. Arising out of capitalism must be a system that is fair, just and democratic. To quote Jeremy Corbyn: for the many, not the few. So effectively a political system that puts people and the living planet before profits. This is no easy feat, others before have tried and failed, without recognising the power of capitalism and its resilience and means to re invent itself to meet the challenges thrown at it. West Byron’s proposed development represents this characteristic, as Byron today has been totally commodified to market to the upwardly mobile and groovy market. The terrible irony is, Byron’s character and charm are quickly being subsumed by this contrived character and bourgeois lifestyle. Capitalism writ large offers no respite in its quest for further growth at any expense, no matter how it is dressed up. All the letter writing and venting is not going to fundamentally change anything, until the forces of capital are challenged, and replaced with a new paradigm of living. Boyd Kellner Newrybar

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Gentrification: Replacing the poor for profit Story & image David Lisle

Billy Bragg played to a full house at the Great Northern in Byron in March 2014. Tickets were seventy bucks and for me the night was a visage of gentrification. Margaret Thatcher had died a year before and the highlight of Bragg’s show was when he repeated his famous tweet: ‘Margaret Thatcher is dead’. The crowd went ballistic. That was not the highlight of the night though. Courtney Barnett, supposedly the support act, stole the night. She was so nonchalant, original and brilliant. It was like watching a young, beautiful Bob Dylan. Her poignant songs were woven about wonderfully laconic lyrics. I was smitten that night when she sang Avant Gardener, a song about an asthma attack. When she sang Depreston it became true love. During Bragg’s show my rambunctious dancing style upset those around me, who tried in vain to settle me down. Flying dreadlocks and sweat were disturbing the wine they drank with elegant gestures from beautiful long-stemmed glasses. They

weren’t Yuppies so much as MAITs (Middle Aged Investor Types) intent on having a nice evening. I hardly recognised anyone at the show that night, apart from Vix – the ticket price was too steep.

A spare half mill Courtney Barnett was unknown then and her brilliance was lost on the well-heeled crowd; as was the powerful reference to gentrification in Depreston: a tune ostensibly about house hunting in Melbourne with the rolling chorus: ‘If you’ve got a spare half a million, you could knock it down and start rebuildin’. The concept of gentrification is centuries old – Fredrick Engels, Karl Marx’s col-

laborator, wrote about it in The Housing Question in 1872. But the word itself is pretty new, coined five decades ago by the English sociologist Ruth Glass. At the most basic level, gentrification refers to a process of refinement and is generally used to describe the renovation of houses and districts so they conform better to middle-class tastes. Sociologists and other urban theorists have for decades haggled over its various phases and their defining characteristics, but not its consequences. The Los Angeles Tenant Union pertinently defines gentrification as ‘the displacement and replacement of the poor for profit’.

Gentrification is usually discussed in the context of cities but anyone interested enough to read this far will recognise its presence in Byron Shire. To anyone bar the wilfully blind, it’s apparent that gentrification is deeply systemic. Cash-strapped municipalities trying to expand their tax base seek to attract rich people and encourage the escalation of property prices. This may well be unintentional, and I’m certainly not alleging conspiracy; it’s just how the process works. The rich are easier to extract taxes from and less of a burden on government resources. The word gentrification though, like the term affordable housing, is much used and abused. When we fail to use words carefully, when we spray them about like aerosols, they lose their precision, their potency, and gradually their meaning. They become slippery.

ilk. When the contentious Stuart Street development was announced, he didn’t apprehend the precedent such a development would create, he just had an issue with scale: ‘I totally support affordable housing’, he told The Echo in July 2016. ‘Yet this would have been great if it were six to eight units rather than ten.’ Developers wanting to build 800-unit mausoleums know to start with a plan for 1,000. Those, like our mayor, who are beguiled by weasel words such as affordable housing,

need to realise that housing is not like bananas: more supply does not necessarily put downward pressure on price. Addressing homelessness and housing affordability – two tightly linked concepts – cannot simply be left to market forces. Initiatives such as social housing, rent caps, and enforcement of holiday-letting regulations offer more hope than rolling out the red carpet to hungry developers muttering the mantra: ‘affordable housing’.

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Letters continued from page 12 align with one or more political parties and destroy its political independence. The amendment requires that any donation above $4.80, (note not even $5!) needs a formal document signed by a JP with witnesses etc. This will incapacitate well-meaning charities as well as groups such as GetUp, Change.org and the SumOfUs. ‘It allows the hard right to get away with their agenda of stifling the political voice of the people while allowing the big businesses and the

North Coast news daily: fossil-fuel lobby to continue to manipulate the will of the parliament. I hope that the ALP will support the people in blocking this highly contentious bill.’ Sue McLeod Myocum

and spent a few days receiving excellent treatment in a ward. A big vote of thanks to the staff of the Byron Bay hospital and our local ambulance services. We are in good hands. Leonard Moon Byron Bay

Thanks, medical staff Question on notice I recently found out how proud we can be of our emergency medical services in Byron Bay. I called an ambulance, which came straight away. The ambos and hospital emergency staff were helpful and efficient. I was admitted

I submitted a question on notice to Council regarding the construction of a sewer pump station in Terrara Court, Ocean Shores, asking why all of the electrical equipment had been raised above flood level but the wet

well, where the raw sewage is pumped from, was not raised above flood level. The answer I received is incredibly disappointing. I will quote one paragraph out of the response in which no Byron Shire Council employee’s name is mentioned or signature present. ‘There is no justification to raise the pump station wet well higher as the pumps are submersible and are designed to work under water and the existing pump well has not been flooded in any recent significant events. From an

engineering perspective the one-in-100-year flood level is an efficient design basis.’ The cost of the pump station upgrade was $1,250,000. All who live around Terrara Court would know that this area floods regularly during heavy rain events. So with all of their planning BSC engineers could not see the benefit in raising the wet well another two metres so no flood waters would enter the pump station. No extra power would be used by the new pumps that are twice the capacity of the old pumps and the Waste Water Treatment Plant would not be inundated with more stormwater or raw sewage running out of the top of the wet well during flooding. Basically what BSC engineers have done is build a dewatering station for rain periods in Terrara Court costing $1,250,000. Alan Dickens Brunswick Heads

Blanaced planning A classic example of neutered journalism appeared in The Echo two weeks ago, much to the delight of the holiday-letting industry. The right-wing pro-business extremists (to whom the mighty dollar is the ultimate reason for life on Earth) love this kind of ‘balanced journalism’, where, as a result of reading an article, the reader emerges no wiser as to which of the competing claims is true. The local representative of the holiday letting industry, John Gudgeon, pays himself an unknown amount from the fees charged by his organisation to spruik its interests. John would never stoop to disinformation, but I do recall that years ago he claimed to be in possession of legal advice that said holiday letting was legal. When I challenged him to show it to me he declined – surprise, surprise. Since then Mr Gudgeon must have gone unchallenged; his rant has now progressed to include a claim that landowners have an ‘inalienable right’ to do tourism on their properties! I don’t know where Mr Gudgeon himself lives but I wonder how he would react to a neighbour’s claim of an ‘inalienable right’ to operate a piggery right next door, or a disco, or a cemetery. Planning law grew exponentially precisely in order to avoid land-use conflicts and incompatibilities, and it seems to me that someone living in a residential zone has an ‘inalienable right’ to live among residents, not tourists. That’s what ‘zone’ means. 14 February 28, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo

netdaily.net.au Certainly I asked Council to impose a condition on my community-title consent that no short-term accommodation be permitted on any of the blocks, and that is reinforced in the neighbourhood management plan. Mr Gudgeon’s rant then progresses to the preposterous claim that ‘the standard planning permission for a residential premises allows you to rent it out for shortterm or long-term uses’. This is unalloyed bullshit and I suggest that it was quite irresponsible of The Echo to publish it without a demand for substantiation. Byron Council’s inhouse lawyer Ralph James made his own subtle contribution to disinformation in said article. His claim that a successful prosecution in the Land & Environment Court would ‘set a precedent’ is nonsense. There already exists a century of precedents that have found that ‘residential’ means ‘at least 90 days’, and that is true regardless of the restrictive consent conditions. Nor is it true to say that a win in court would apply only to that particular zoning; it would apply to any zoning where residential is primary, especially if there is also an express prohibition on ‘tourist facilities’ – which definitely covers holiday letting. Again Mr James is misleading the public when he says that a loss in court would validate holiday letting as legal. As he well knows the general applicability of the outcome would depend on how Council lost. If Council lost because it was unable to prove that holiday letting was taking place, then that outcome would have no precedent value whatsoever. Why is it that I have zero confidence in Mr James winning the case? Why also do I have this sense of irony when I reflect that getting an inhouse lawyer for Council was one of my main objectives when I was on Council 20 years ago? Of course I did specify that said lawyer must be directly answerable to the elected Council, not the GM. Fast Buck$ Coorabell

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Itâ€™s not over till the big trucks fill Story & photo Mary Gardner

Itâ€™s not a done deal. The swamplands that define Byron Bay are crippled but still alive. The NSW Joint Regional Planning Panel is still debating how megadevelopment of West Byron might harm the Cumbebin Nature Reserve and the Belongil waterway. But the ecological powerhouse that includes these sites is a force to be reckoned with. It is only satisfied with water. We all live with this. Thatâ€™s why itâ€™s important that each of us make submissions to Byron Council by 29 March. What we know is what the decision-makers need to hear. The Belongil waterway is three kilometres long in a catchment of approximately 3,000 hectares. Think of each hectare as the equivalent size of a rugby football field. Over 1,000 hectares of the Belongil catchment is swamp. From 1870 to 1920, more than a hundred kilometres of drains dug from Lilli Pilli to Tyagarah tried to make decent hard dry land of Byron Bay. What looks like proper paddocks, paved roads and solid buildings are simply various works on degraded wetlands. As we all know, what with rain and tides, flooding persists to this day. Since 1999, 40 hectares of wetlands were protected as Cumbebin Nature Reserve. In 2008, the Arakwal Indigenous Land Use Agreement extended protection so that by 2012 the reserve totalled 91 hectares. Since 2006, the Cape Byron Marine Park includes the Belongil waterway itself. The idea was that these legal zones would safeguard all that wet ecology. Cumbebin and Belongil work together. Wet places

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Seafood basket Such complexes are very productive. Recently, ecologists weighed small fish who travel to feed in these shallows. The first weighing was as they came in with the tide. The second was as they left. With each tidal cycle, their weights doubled. The size and quality of these overall complexes are important too. In the living memory of some of our residents, the CumbebinBelongil was part of a larger seafood basket. It offered an abundance of fish, prawns

and shellfish. This basket is rather empty now because ever fewer aquatic animals found ever poorer conditions. While very heavy fishing was underway, the extent of the complex was reduced and degraded. Water became polluted. The flow changed. To clean water and refill the food basket, we need to protect and restore more of the original 1,000-hectare swamp. Imagine a Cumbebin-Belongil-West Byron complex. Instead, on offer in West Byron are two mega-development proposals. They include 2.1 hectares of wetlands. On the borders of the two proposed sites are another 96 hectares of wetlands. All will be degraded, not enhanced. To try to make decent dry land at a height above flood level, some of West Byron will be smothered with a million tonnes of fill. Some of the degraded wetlands will be bulldozed. A lot of it will be polluted. Farewell frogs. Goodbye hungry fish. Never mind hungry people.

Creating fish kills West Byron also has a mosaic of degraded wetland with acid sulfate soils. When these

are disturbed by works, their chemistry creates sulphuric acid. These seep throughout the site and into the Cumbebin-Belongil. Hello fish kill. So tell the government that, on top of all the other issues, you care about the Cumbebin-Belongil complex. Itâ€™s not the best now but it wonâ€™t improve as a result of these proposals. Itâ€™s not a done deal. These proposals could be much better. In January, Wildlife Trust (UK) published Homes for people and wildlife. They insist that â€˜all housing developments must result in measurable improvements for wildlife and habitatâ€™ plus â€˜all residents have lasting access to nearby natureâ€™. The Cumbebin-BelongilWest Byron complex must include growth plans for wildlife. Rehabilitating more of our 1,000-hectare floodplain would help refill the food basket. It would also create a life worth living for people too. Isnâ€™t â€˜lasting access to nearby natureâ€™ what Byron Bay is all about? Q Homes for people and wild-

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Aussie coastlines at risk because of climate action delays Ongoing gridlock surrounding Australiaâ€™s efforts to tackle climate change will contribute to worsening sea-level rise and coastal flooding events around the country and the world, according to a new global study. The Nature Communications: Committed sea-level rise under the Paris Agreement and the legacy of delayed mitigation action report shows global sea levels are expected to rise between 0.7 and 1.2 metres by 2300, despite the international accord to limit global temperature rise to two degrees. International climate sci-

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el rise, even if we manage to meet the Paris targets, will be a serious issue for centuries.â€™ The release of University of Colorado satellite observation research shows that sea-level rise is accelerating, putting us on track for a 65cm increase in average sea level by 2100. Professor Steffen said the implications for Australia were serious, with much of the nationâ€™s infrastructure hugging coastlines. â€˜Toward the end of the century we could see an increase in coastal flooding events by a hundred, or even

a thousand-fold, for many of Australiaâ€™s coastal cities. â€˜The federal government must move to rollout strong climate and energy policy that embraces the transition to clean, affordable and reliable renewable energy. â€˜The failure of Australia to join the global effort to cut its rising pollution levels now and over the coming decades risks committing us to worsening extreme weather events, including severe heatwaves, supercharged storms, bushfires and floods, along with rising sea levels for many centuries into the future.â€™

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FLAWED LAWS Turnbullâ€™s Squashing Free Speech Bill The Turnbull Governmentâ€™s National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 would criminalise all steps of news reporting and poses a grave threat to press freedom in this country says the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA). The Bill would make it a crime for anyone to â€˜receiveâ€™ and â€˜handleâ€™ certain national security information. A journalist in possession of a document classified â€˜top secretâ€™ could face 20 years in jail â€“ even if they never broadcast or publish a story. MEAA say the result is that â€˜fair scrutiny and public interest reporting is increasingly difficult and there is a real risk that journalists could go to jail for doing their jobs. It also undermines the ability of journalists to work with their sources, including whistleblowers, on important news stories.â€™ 'This Bill is just the latest in a raft of strict national security and anti-terror measures and has undermined the ability of the news media to report on matters in the public interest and to play its role in a healthy democracy by keeping Australians informed about their environment and communities. There have been 67 pieces of â€œnational securityâ€? legislation passed since September 2001.' For more visitÂ www.meaa.org.Â Find out more about flawed laws at: flawedlaws.org and facebook.com/flawedlaws Brought to you by The Echo in the interest of people, not corporations or a police state

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Letters Council governance and accountability debated Thank you, Basil, for finally ‘belling the cat’ on the shambles that passed for governance under the Simon/Ken duopoly. Unfortunately the level of competence of other councillors will leave them wondering what you are on about despite the barrage of information we offer and they choose to ignore. Only one question: What took you so long? Tom Tabart Drysdale, Vic My dear mother counselled me with ‘people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.’ Seems to me some local commentators and elected council representatives from years gone by never met my mother. A quick look at the legal expenses record tells a different story to the one being spun in The Echo of recent days. Expenditure over the last two terms of council has been 2008–2012: $2,616,586 and 2012–2016: $712,931. Oh, by the way, the legal expenses for the first six months of 2017/18: $170,320. This is what transparency and focus look like. Finally, if you’re wondering about all that expense on

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defending the Butler Street DA that some folk keep referring to, it didn’t come from ratepayer money. It came from the budget to deliver the project. In other words, paid for courtesy of the state government. Cr Paul Spooner Byron Bay Q It’s a complaining world and

so it should be. Once we reach ‘satisfaction’ then complacency sets in and the bastards start to walk all over us again. I hail from Mt Tamborine and if you want an example of an electorate that is complacent then Mt T is the place. Why mention this to your readers? Well, because the Byron Shire by comparison is a nest of annoying hippies, complainers, resistance fighters, greenies, socialistic thinkers, anti-hirise, antidevelopment and irreligious surfing troublemakers with a newspaper that keeps on reporting their views. With both their opponents and proponents driven mad by the other side being given too much space. We in Queensland have our News Ltd/Murdoch papers telling us what to think. This saves an enormous

amount of time and it is regarded as a modern miracle that Murdoch’s party under Newman lost in a surprise election result and that also another blasted Labor woman was at the helm of the new government. And good on the federal LNP, because they are working very hard towards lessening the restrictions unfairly placed on Murdoch preventing him from being the sole news outlet in the Sunshine State. So when I arrive at Bruns to get some balance I search for my Echo paper and become immersed in all the wonderful letters and Mungo’s devastatingly witty views. But what am I saying? Mt Tamborine itself has two papers, with a few letters urging us to go nuclear and stop worrying about coal and isn’t Weatherill in SA a twit. Although we have a wonderful mountain climate, and the residents are a delight, we are just not on the same page as you lot when it comes to fighting injustices and making sure you don’t let things sit. Keep doing it, please. We’ll keep coming to the Bruns to make sure. Andrew Hamilton Tamborine Mountain

continued from page 14 tion of the fill and requested evidence that Council legally ratified this activity. To date, Council has never responded to the Byron Environment Centre (BEC) concerns. This raises questions of ‘unconscionable behaviour’ and ‘reckless behaviour’ by Council in relation to potential health hazards. Until information regarding the disposal of this fill is received the precautionary principle should be applied to any development in the Shire. Moving truckloads of fill increases distribution of dust/ fill over a large area increasing potential health hazards. The dust lodges in the lungs and can take up to fifty years to manifest as lung cancer. This also co-incincided with a a geiger-counter count in the area of Butler Street markets where ‘acceptable’ levels of radiation were noted. Jo Faith Newtown

V-Day Thank you to everyone who supported the local V-Day events. The Main Beach early-morning dance event was the best attended yet, and the Vagina Conversations#3 sold out again on both nights and raised $8,311.

This has become an opportunity to stand up and be counted in a powerful annual response to the ongoing issue of violence towards women and children. We are looking at offering more regular dance rehearsals all year. The worldwide #METOO campaign has given a shocking amount of women the opportunity to share what has happened to them, many for the first time. Now that revelation and expansion have occurred we must harness this collective outrage and empower ourselves to call out unacceptable and oppressive behaviour in our everyday lives. Good men stand with us as our allies in this cause, and our actions need to be directed towards offenders in our communities. Please check V-Day Byron Bay FB page. See you all next year. Zenith Virago V-Day Organiser

Election bell rings The Ballina branch of Country Labor had its first meeting for 2018 and high on the list for discussion were the activities of the Nationals Parliamentary Secretary for the North Coast, Ben Franklin.

Why, after decades of inaction by National Party MPs in these northern rivers seats is a high-ranking National suddenly so proactive here? At the last state election the Nationals were hammered for attempting to force an unwanted CSG industry on our area. The failings of Mr Franklin’s coalition government include the mismanagement of major infrastructure projects, the removal of planning rights from local councils, the shocking sell-offs of public assets such as our TAFE Colleges, the Land Titles Office, and the biggest stuff-up of all, the electricity infrastructure that will cost long suffering consumers dearly for years. The Nationals have never had the will or the ability to deliver because they can’t form a majority government. The Greens may have the will but lack the ability to form a majority. It’s only the Labor Party that has both the will and the ability to form a stable majority government to deliver for the seat of Ballina. The Ballina branch of Country Labor meets every second Wednesday of the month. Phone the 6686 2406 for more information. Keith Williams Ballina Country Labor

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Australia’s contribution to avoidable deaths with the cessation of war (and by not investing in weapons exports!) and through the global imposition of a four per cent annual wealth tax to bring all countries up to the approximately $7,000 GDP per capita of China and Cuba. Urgent action on climate change, the advancement of

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A few weeks ago, Mandy Nolan reflected in The Byron Shire Echo on the hazardous times in which we live. Her account took issue with those smug Pollyannas who insist that we’re on a path of glorious, life-enhancing progress. Nolan pointed out that violence and suffering are endemic, and that ‘well over a million people have died in conflicts in the last tenyears’. It’s a grim picture, but things are much worse than she thinks, especially when it comes to the question of ‘avoidable deaths’ – lives that could have been spared without the deprivation imposed by war, conflict and foreign domination. We’re talking here about gross deprivation rather than the difference between social classes, say, in the UK or Australia where there is little or no starvation, malnutrition or war, and most (not all) can access a universal health system. One of the most revealing metrics relating to imposed deprivation – albeit skewed by massive inequality – is GDP per capita. For the impoverished Palestinians the figure stands at $2,600 while for the average Israeli it is around $36,000. In Afghanistan, per capita GDP is $623, while in the US it is $56,054, and $44,162 in the UK, $43,206 in Canada and $51,352 in Australia. Given the destructive effects of war and occupation, it’s hardly surprising that countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Yemen have gone rapidly backwards in terms of quality of life indicators. (Yemen is facing a cholera epidemic).

Imposed poverty While the mainstream media obsess over particular causes of preventable deaths

peace with justice, and the wholesale redistribution of wealth would help. Q For more detailed analysis of avoidable deaths, country by country, see Gideon Polya, ‘Body Count. Global avoidable mortality since 1950’: http://globalbodycount.blogspot.com/.

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– road accidents, deteriorating mental health, disease, interpersonal violence etc – there’s little coverage of the greatest killer of them all – deprivation owing to imposed poverty. In high-birth-rate, impoverished countries, the baseline death rate is about four deaths per 1,000 each year. According to the UN Population Division, in 2015 the death rate in the developing world (excluding China), with its combined population of 4,701 million, stood at around seven annual deaths per 1,000 of population, amounting to 15 million deaths – way in excess of richer nations. Evidence drawn from detailed country-by-country analysis indicates that since 1950 about 1,500 million people across the world have died avoidably from deprivation, much of this related to violent incursions by external entities. This death toll is about 50 times greater than the 30 million Slavs, Jews and Gypsies who perished in World War II, 43 times greater than the 35 million deaths of Chinese by the Japanese between 1937–1945, and about 250 times greater than the ‘forgotten’ 1942 Bengali famine, presided over by Winston Churchill, in which the Brit-

ish, with Australian complicity, starved more than six million Indians to death.

Avoidable deaths In Australia, the avoidable death rate of Indigenous Australians is 0.6 per cent per year, corresponding to about 4,000 avoidable deaths annually – more than in many of the world’s poorest and warravaged nations. Australia prides itself on its domestic peace, high standard of living and liberal values, but over the course of the last 230 years, and more often than not in cahoots with the imperial powers, it has participated in the invasion of 85 countries. In the 21st century Australian armed forces have been involved in wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Australia’s Pine Gap is key to targeting US drone strikes in Libya and Somalia. Australia has also been a strong and active supporter of the US War on Terror in which five million Muslims have died from violence, and 27 million have died avoidably from deprivation in 20 countries subject to military operations by the US Alliance since 2001. In comparison, Australia has not faced direct attack from a foreign power since World War II. Empire wars are conduct-

ed largely in the interests of powerful plutocratic elites, the major beneficiaries of such interventions. The victims in distant lands are the collateral damage of wealth accumulation and territorial gain. The plutocratic ‘one percenters’ now own 50 per cent of the wealth of the world, and according to a recent Oxfam report, the bulk of the wealth accumulated since the 2008 GFC has gone into the pockets of the rich.

Rich get richer Oxfam concludes that: ‘[2017] saw the biggest increase in billionaires in history, one more every two days. Billionaires saw their wealth increase by $762bn in 12 months. ‘This huge increase could have ended global extreme poverty seven times over. Eighty-two per cent of all wealth created in the last year went to the top one per cent, while the bottom 50 per cent saw no increase at all. ‘Dangerous, poorly paid work for the many is supporting extreme wealth for the few. Women are in the worst work, and almost all the super-rich are men.’ War begets poverty, and poverty and war beget death. Avoidable global deaths could be largely eliminated

A chance to name the faceless fish from the abyss The Sampling the Abyss voyage that explored the largest and deepest habitat on the planet, the eastern abyss that covers half the world’s oceans and one-third of Australia’s territory, collected more than 100 different fish species, including some that may be new to science, in 2017. Some of the weird and wonderful discoveries from the voyage that were being examined in Hobart last week included blob fishes, cousins of Mr Blobby who was voted the World’s Ugliest Fish in 2013, bioluminescent cookie-cutter sharks with razor-sharp serrated teeth, a haul of frightening lizard fish, and graceful tripod fish, which prop on high off

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Yet the reason why many children are happy to play chess is that chess is fun. A recent article by Indian Professor Lakshmi Narayana suggests that it has the rare characteristic that the enjoyment derived from the activity is similar whether one is a beginner or a Grandmaster. While it is true that for amateur players most of their creations are ruined by silly mistakes, on a good day almost any player is capable of creating a fine game. Equally, the ability to appreciate beauty in chess is available to anyone with knowledge of the basics. Q The diagrammed position shows White performing the impossible and winning in an exceptionally beautiful way.White cannot stop the Black pawn but wins anyway after 1.d3!! a2 2.c4+ Kc5 3.Kb7!! a1(Q) 4.Be7 1-0

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coast home, new and interesting businesses are opening up to cater to this new market. River Street is reclaiming its roots as the retail heart and soul of Ballina.

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‘Let Wendy Wu tours, with more than 23 years’ industry experience arrange your fully inclusive, hassle-free, great-value small-group tour and let us take care of everything and ‘Wu’ you on the trip of your lifetime,’ say Ballina Cruise and Travel. ‘Make 2018 the year you visit the verdant rice paddies of Vietnam, the ancient forts of India or the rolling tea plantations of Sri Lanka. Just a hop-stepand-a-jump away await the rich cultures of ancient Asia, waiting to be explored. Book now to Southeast Asia, India or Sri Lanka, and you’ll double your destinations with a free 2-night stopover in either Singapore or Hong Kong valued at up to $780 per person. Your free stopover will include a city cruise as well as bed and breakfast in a superior 4-star hotel and transfers.’ ‘Choose from more than 30 of our most popular tours in this offer, and deposits are just $99 to secure your spot, so book today and start counting down to your dream trip.’ 6686 3155 www.cruiseandtravel.net.au

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You’ll also ﬁnd formal gowns, after-5 dresses and a great choice of fashion items. New styles arrive weekly, but not all of them make it online so visit the Ballina store to see everything. Open Monday to Friday, 9am–5.30pm and Saturday till 1pm.

Play Forever Toys They understand the right toys will challenge, stimulate and inspire your child’s development without sacriﬁcing the fun factor. Toys and games for all ages and stages are expertly chosen to bring about balance in learning through play for today’s digitally switched-on child. Easter is the perfect time to indulge the little people in your life with something truly special and more than just a sugary treat. Play Forever stock a huge range of the famed JellyCat Rabbits. Super soft and cuddly, they make the perfect companion and come in more colours and sizes than ever. You won’t be able to go past the adorable little bunny booties for the newborn in your life. Hop in to Play Forever Toys Ballina or Toy Kingdom Byron Bay and Lismore and adopt a JellyCat Rabbit this Easter.

Their menswear department has men’s jackets, lightweight or pure wool for extra warmth. Chinos are available in every colour in the palette, or if denim jeans are your thing, they have styles for every shape. At Wallaces the footwear story continues through men’s, ladies’ and children’s shoes. They now have a great range of children’s Clarkes shoes. Men’s and ladies’ winter leather boots are arriving daily, they specialise in RM Williams Craftsman Boots, which are synonymous with the can-do attitude of hardworking Australians from the outback to the city. They also stock Akubra hats to cover you from beach to bush.

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Australia’s flagship climate policy, the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF), has come in for fresh questions over whether the emissions allowances offered to big businesses will wipe out much of the progress made elsewhere. This voluntary scheme – the central plank of Australia’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26–28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 – allows interested parties to reduce pollution in exchange for a proportion of the $2.55 billion fund. So far, through successive rounds of ‘reverse auctions’, the scheme has secured 191.7 million tonnes of emission reductions, at a price tag of A$2.28 billion. As the budget for this scheme is nearly exhausted, it is important to ask whether it has been a success, or whether Australia’s carbon policy needs a radical rethink. Overall, the answer seems to be the latter.

Safeguards not so safe Much of the problem stems from the ERF’s safeguard mechanism, which puts limits on the greenhouse emissions from around 140 large polluting businesses. Under the mechanism, these firms are not allowed to pollute more than an agreed ‘baseline’, calculated on the basis of their existing operations. The mechanism is described as a safeguard because it aims to stop big businesses wiping out the emissions

reductions delivered by projects funded by the ERF. But it doesn’t appear to be working. The government has already increased the emission baselines for many of these businesses, for arguably specious reasons. Some firms have been given extra leeway to pollute simply because their business has grown, or even just because they blew their original baseline. Worryingly, on February 21, 2018 the federal government released a consultation document that favours ‘updating baselines to bring them in line with current circumstances’ and suggests that ‘to help prevent baselines becoming out-of-date in the future, they could be updated for production more often, for example, each year’. It doesn’t take a genius to realise that if baselines are continually increased over time, the fixed benefits of the ERF will inevitably be wiped out. This underlines the importance of having a climate policy that operates throughout the economy, rather than only in certain parts of it. If heavily polluting businesses can so readily be allowed to undo the work of others, this is a recipe for disaster.

Contract problems Even within the ERF process itself, many emissionsreduction contracts have already been revoked. This is worrying but also avoidable if the contracts are written correctly. It is important to note that these contracts run for

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a cap-and-trade market that sells tradeable pollution permits to electricity companies. Estimates have shown that US$2.3 billion of lifetime energy-bill savings will occur owing to investments made in 2015.

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around seven years, and thus it is possible that the planned carbon reductions never eventuate. Currently only about 16 per cent of the announced 191.7 million tonnes of emissions reduction have actually been delivered. For the ERF to work effectively, the government needs to know the ‘counterfactual’ emissions – that is, firms’ emissions if they decided not to participate in the ERF. Yet this is completely unknown. This means that projects that successfully bid for ERF funding (typically the cheapest ones) may not be ‘additional’. In other words, they may have established these emissions-reduction projects anyway, with or without funding from the taxpayer. Another problem with the ERF is that it is skewed towards projects from low-

er-polluting sectors of the economy, whereas heavily polluting industries are under-represented. The largest proportion of signed contracts have involved planting trees or reducing emissions from savannah burning. Meanwhile, the firms covered by the safeguard mechanism are largely absent from the ERF itself, despite these firms accounting for around 50 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse emissions. The bare fact is that Australia’s flagship climate policy doesn’t target the prominent polluters.

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that works, then we must (re-) establish a carbon price. This would provide the much-needed certainty about the cost of genuine pollution reduction. This in turn would allow all major polluters to make strategic, long-term investments that will progressively reduce emissions. Instead of spending $2.55 billion to pay for modest emissions reductions that might be cancelled out elsewhere, creating a carbon price will allow for the generation of tax revenue that can be used for a host of purposes. For example, distortionary tax rates (such as income and corporation tax) could be lowered, or the revenue could be used to fund better schools and hospitals. A clear example of such a success can be taken from the northeastern states of the US.

If the ERF is to be replaced, what type of carbon price do we want? Do we want a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade market? While advantages exist for both, most evidence shows that carbon taxes are more efficient at driving down emissions. Moreover, taxation avoids the potential problems of market power, which may exist with a small number of large polluters. A carbon price would also remove much of the political rent-seeking that is encouraged by Australia’s current policy settings. A simple, economy-wide carbon tax would be more transparent than the safeguard mechanism, under which individual firms can plead for leniency. With the ERF fund almost empty, the federal government should ask itself a tough question. Should it spend another $2.55 billion of taxpayers’ money while letting major polluters increase their emissions? Or should it embrace a new source of tax revenue that incentivises cleaner technologies in a transparent, cost-effective way? Q Ian A MacKenzie is Senior Lecturer in Economics, The University of Queensland. Reprinted from https://theconversation.com.

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A new gathering for permaculture By Vivienne Pearson

Permaculture Research Institute’s new Byron group Did you know that permaculture extends far beyond the growing of vegetables? I confess that I didn’t.

Almond Road Local Mullumbimby organic bakery Almond Road have taken out one gold and four bronze awards out of the seven bread categories they entered at the prestigious Royal Easter Show. Slightly confused? Is it Easter yet? No, it isn’t Easter; however, the Royal Easter Show is such a huge event that they do the professional bakery judging a month or so in advance. The gold award went to Almond Road’s sourdough rye that came in with a score of 91.33 in the traditional organic rye loaf category with only one loaf getting a higher score.

‘Gardening is only one part; permaculture is a whole design system for living,’ says Geoff Lawton, a man who not only knows this but lives it every day and teaches others. ‘Permaculture includes house design, waste systems, animal systems, water systems and Geoff Layton, permaculture expert local economies.’

‘The Royal Easter show is the pinnacle – it is almost the biggest baking show in Australia,’ said baker Simon Powick.

Geoff, a world-renowned permaculture expert, is bringing his knowledge to Byron Bay, starting a new permaculture group that will meet on the first Wednesday evening of every month.

The four bronze awards were won for the Turkish bread, paleo bread, white sourdough, and grain sourdough.

Everyone is welcome – from those with zero knowledge to those with extensive experience of permaculture.

‘One of the really important aspects of the judging is the feedback that you get, as it is judged by longstanding professional people in the industry. It is a fine feeling when you get a good result,’ said Simon with a smile.

‘The aim is to help people understand how we can use permaculture to meet their basic needs,’ says Geoff. The group will be modelled on successful similar groups elsewhere, including Permaculture Noosa, a group that has been meeting for 23 years and sees up to 100 people attend gatherings each month.

And it is no small undertaking to enter the competition from a rural location such as Mullumbimby. ‘We have to have the bread there by 8.30am for judging, which means we have to get a 6am flight from the Gold Coast to Sydney and then rush to Homebush in peak-hour traffic,’ said Almond Road bakery director Jose Raez. ‘Because we are coming from so far away they extended it by one hour to 9.30am, and we got to Homebush to hand in our entries at 9.24am. ‘If they moved the entry time back to a bit later in the day then they would get more entries from bakers around Australia.’ Even with all the pressure to get the bread from Mullumbimby to Sydney by 9.30am, Simon and Jose still believe it is worth. ‘It exposes our talent and it is our belief that you can make quality products from natural products,’ said Jose. ‘Yes, I like to keep it very pure,’ continued Simon, highlighting that their focus is all about natural ingredients rather than adding things such as honey to create extra flavour.

map, in great part owing to Byron Community College, which offers a suite of courses including the country’s only government-funded nationally accredited Certificates III and IV in Permaculture. ‘The course that started a few weeks ago is full,’ says Richard Vinycomb, the college’s director. ‘After a year these students will have in-depth knowledge and employable skills.’ When asked about the new group, Richard was supportive. ‘We are happy to see a range of other learning offerings – the more people understanding permaculture principles, the better.’ The word permaculture is a portmanteau of ‘permanent agriculture’ and ‘permanent culture’, first coined by Bill Morrison, a pioneer of the practice who worked with Geoff before his death in 2016. Whether you knew this already, or know little but are interested in finding out more, head along to Marvell Hall next Wednesday evening.

‘We’ll set up permablitzes for hands-on help in setting up gardens and we’ll have a speaker each month,’ explains Geoff. ‘We’ll also feature a plant of the month and an activity of the month.’ Longer terms include a Byron-region-specific recipe book Byron Bay permaculture group – starting Wed 7 March 7.30pm, where every single ingredient is potentially available in local then the 1st Wed of each month). Marvell Hall, Marvell Street, gardens. Byron Bay. Geoff ’s motivation to start the group is a lovely meeting of No cost, no need to RSVP/book. All levels of knowledge and the personal and community. ‘I’m 63 this year and am starting experience welcome. to slow down, so I am delegating more of my international consultation work,’ explains Geoff, who lives on Zaytuna Farm, an Enquiries to Geoff Lawton: 0427 862 902. More info about permaculture: permaculturenews.org or exemplar permaculture farm in The Channon. www.byroncollege.org.au/courses/Category/Permaculture. ‘I’m a surfer so I come to Byron a bit. I use the wonderful resources that Byron offers, so I want to give something back. One of my loves is to set up permaculture groups. I’ve done it all over the world and now I want to do it in Byron.’ Byron already has a strong presence on the permaculture

Like life, Jose believes the experience of developing and running Almond Bakery and making superb, organic, artisanal bread is a journey; ‘The name Almond Road comes from a road I previously lived on with my wife and it is symbolic of the journey we are on’. That journey involves not only providing a fantastic range of bread including vegan, paleo and gluten-free options but also helping in the community. Following on from Cyclone Debbie and the devastation it wrought throughout the northern rivers they put on a pizza night fundraiser in support of Lismore flood relief. ‘We had a really successful pizza night fundraiser, raising more than $4,500 that was donated to the Lismore Gofundme campaign set up by Lismore Council.’ Currently they are in the process of becoming the first certified organic bakery in the northern rivers. ‘We try to keep our sources as local as possible but it is a challenge for local producers because the costs of becoming organically certified are high. So we are trying to do it as organically and sustainably as possible.’ If you are interested in Almond Road breads you can contact them by email ordersalmondroad@gmail.com or call on 0438 023 600.

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Holding your two hands when eating in Ballina By Vivienne Pearson into pastry cheffing in work including at Bennelong at the Opera House. ‘I have a natural affinity with pastry cheffing,’ Kylie says. ‘I think it’s been handed down in my bloodline.’

Ballina isn’t core Echo territory (though I’m told that any papers that make it there get grabbed instantly). When an Echo drudge found herself at a tucked-away eatery in Ballina, she loved it so much that she said we had to write about it. So we are!

The cakes are wondrous to look at, especially the billowymeringue pillow-topped lemon-curd cheesecakes. Others are plainer to look at but bristle with quality and flavour.

Two Hands is a breakfast and lunch cafe with the hallmarks of a good Byron eatery – a chef with an impressive pedigree, most items made from scratch using the best local produce.

Kylie and Jessica started Two Hands in November last year ready to cater to all sorts of food preferences. ‘There is less demand in Ballina than we were expecting, but we remain very aware of the need to provide vegan, gluten-free and preservative-free options,’ says Kylie. ‘Even in items not made onsite, we know what is in them.’

If that isn’t enough to tempt you when your travels find you south, Two Hands’ seriously fabulous range of cakes just might. All is the work of two chefs. Front and centre is Kylie Simpson, a winner of the prestigious Josephine Pignolet Young Chef Award. This was at a time when she was helping turn an out-of-the-way cafe (Lynwood) in a one-horse town (Collector – on the road between the M1 and Canberra) into a hatted venue (a big deal). ‘That experience taught me, a girl from Brisbane, about the seasons and flavour. I saw how a cob of corn changes in taste over the hours after it has been picked,’ says Kylie. ‘This shaped the rest of my career.’

Two Hands is situated near the river just off River Street. Photo S. Haslam

This experience and expertise means that the Two Hands menu offers more than meets the eye. ‘Sausage and Eggs’, for example, includes kale, handmade sauerkraut and locally made, preservative-free bratwurst. Even the hand-cut chips are made from scratch and served with a handmade lime-and-chipotle mayo.

partner, Jessica Jackson. She moved to the region to study audio engineering but Kylie persuaded her to use her extensive experience at Two Hands instead. The upside is that Two Hands is not a cafe where you’ll have generic music blasted at you. ‘We curate the music,’ says Jessica, telling stories of having people spontaneously dance, or come in looking weary and leaving with a spring in their step.

Working alongside Kylie in the kitchen is her life-and-business

The cakes may contribute to the lifted mood! Kylie morphed

Endless summer seafood feast at Ballina RSL

They are also becoming known for being open later on weekends (until 5pm) and their space being equally appealing for lone eaters, two people seeking quiet conversation, and small groups. Though you may not make the trip specifically, if work or play take you the Ballina way, check out Two Hands. Two Hands Collective, 4/2 Moon Street (between River St and the river), 7am–4pm Tues–Fri, 7.30am–5pm weekends. Closed Mondays. Ph: 6686 7756, Facebook @twohandsnorthernrivers.

Women’s Day Lunch at Beach Byron Bay

Blake’s Table is just $69 per person and includes several grazing-style courses, dessert and a drink on arrival.

Relax, you won’t appear in Woman’s Day, it’s on Women’s Day. On International Women’s Day 8 March, local charity the SHIFT Project, who create opportunities for women at risk of homelessness, is having a lunch at the idyllically situated Beach restaurant in Byron. Fay Jackson, deputy commissioner of NSW Mental Health, will be the keynote speaker; Aine Tyrell will provide the music and MC Mandy Nolan will provide the laughs. All moneys from the lunch and the charity auction go to the project.

More info: Bookings are essential on 6681 9500 or via the website www.ballinarsl.com.au.

More info: Thurs 8 March at Beach $75 per head. 12–3pm. Ph 6685 8445

Join executive chef Blake Seymour as he presents an endless summer seafood feast on Friday 2 March from 6pm at the Ballina RSL Club. The evening starts with a complimentary drink on arrival and Oyster Bar, then dinner is served as several courses with Ballina prawns, chili salt squid, XO clams, Morton Bay bugs and more!

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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

Blake’s Table

Endless Summer Seafood Feast Friday 2 March from 6.30pm Level 1 Spinnakers Function Room Shared style menu - Tickets $69 Complimentary Welcome Beverage

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

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

The Hideout Cafe Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay

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!

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

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Success Thai

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

6685 7502 IG - @slomojoes

Fishheads

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

Slo-mo Joes

continued 7:30am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings. Fully licensed. 1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

Legend Pizza

DAILY HAPPY HOUR FROM 3 TILL 5 PM 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!

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

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

Open 7 days for Dinner starting 5.30pm See menu, book a table, or order takeaway at www.basilo.co 30 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6680 8818

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.

Barrio Byron Bay

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

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

New summer menu out now! 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

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar Mon-Sat: 5pm till late. Sun: 5pm till 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

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.

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

Fins Salt Village, Kingscliff 6674 4833 dining@fins.com.au Dinner daily 5-10pm. Lunch Fri-Sun 12-3pm. GOOD FOOD GUIDE CHEFS HAT EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998

Williams St 50 Pacific Parade, cnr of William St, Lennox Head 0476 892 194 insta @williamst.lennox

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

Elixiba Open 11am–Late 7 days Shop 10, Feros Arcade 23 Jonson St 6685 6845

Wood-fired pizzas & real Italian cuisine with a Sardinian twist Famous for seafood, meats and pasta dishes. We do special events functions. A 5-minute drive from Byron Bay, Barrio eatery

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

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

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_

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

Harvest

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.

Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods

Open 6 days - closed Sundays Byron St (opp Aldi) Byron Bay P 6680 9191 F 6676 4869 M 0403 516 793 happychilligarden@hotmail.com

Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

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Fresh Healthy Delicious

Happy Chilli Garden

Targa Modern European

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KINGSCLIFF

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Finn Poke Restaurant

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at Habitat brings together the local community Mon–Wed 7am–3pm; in a relaxed environment for all-day dining. Thur–Sat 7am–9pm Wood-fired oven, charcoal grill, veges, meat, fish, 1 Porter Street, salads and St Ali coffee. North Byron Eat in or take-away No reservations. Bookings www.barriobyronbay.com.au over 8 email: gather@ @barriobyronbay barriobyronbay.com.au

The Italian Byron Bay 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

Treat the loved ones to something special these Summer Holidays 6685 6011

Trattoria Basiloco

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

Luscious Foods

Treehouse on Belongil

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

BEACH FRONT DINING

Fully licensed Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available

OPEN - Tuesday to Saturday evenings 7 days breakfast & Lunch FEBRUARY SPECIAL 2 course dinner $42 3 course dinner $52 Midweek Tuesday to Thursday All day menus, licensed bar APERITIVO happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet

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

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CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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New appointments strengthen Bangalow Real Estate & Byron Hinterland Properties and Byron Hinterland Properties – a business that has evolved over the past eight years under the leadership of principal Mary O’Connor. With 34 successful years in all facets of property in Sydney from being one of the industry leaders in residential properties in her early 20s, to her executive role in the corporate world – training and business development with one of the major franchising groups – Mary has a level of expertise and skills rarely seen and a keen sense of caring for her clients’ needs and requirements.

Bangalow Real Estate & Hinterland Properties are delighted to announce the recent joining to their team of two local residents – Gary Brazenor and Denzil Lloyd. Gary brings a wealth of incredibly successful sales and marketing in the Byron hinterland over the past four years as one of the industry leaders and teamed up with Denzil just more than two years ago. With more than 15 years of experience, Gary has a warm and genuine disposition and a passion for people and beautiful hinterland properties. Denzil grew up in Byron Bay and, after spending many years abroad, returned home with his partner and their new baby girl.

The business has developed the reputation of achieving great results while making the process a great experience becoming the business motto.

Both Gary and Denzil are a natural and perfect fit with Bangalow

With stunning premises in the heart of Bangalow the business services clients wishing to sell hinterland and town properties from Lennox Head to Brunswick Heads with some recent record results in Byron Bay – achieving prices higher than the local agents. With some 15 years of real estate experience and a love for the Byron hinterland, Gary plans to augment this area of the business as ‘The Hinterland Agent’. Principal of the business, Mary O’Connor, is so delighted to have the duo join the team: ‘Gary and I have worked together on a number of deals and I’ve always found him to be charming, thorough and ethical’. ‘There’s a great synergy in the way

Denzil Lloyd

Gary Brazenor

we do business. Denzil is also a true professional, makes doing business a pleasure as both men experience loyal clients with high expectations – which is a similar manner to the way we conduct business here. ‘Denzil and I are excited to join the team and welcome the challenge of growing what is already a hugely successful business even further,’ adds Gary. ‘Over the years I have collaborated with Mary and I have always admired her commitment and care toward clients. We have very similar values in this regard – I really understand that listening to clients

Mary O’Connor

and understanding their needs coupled with strong negotiation is the key. I have personally bought, renovated and sold a number of properties and therefore understand how stressful the process can be, and my aim is to minimise stress and make the process as smooth as possible, so “Great Results with a Great Experience” is in synergy with my business modus operandi.’ We extend a big welcome to Gary and Denzil. If you need any advice you can contact Gary on 0423 777 237 or Denzil on 0481 864 049,’ says Mary.

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Gary Brazenor: 0423 777 237 gary@bangalowrealestate.com.au Denzil Lloyd: 0481 864 049 denzil@bangalowrealestate.com.au Price guide: $1.35 - $1.5 million

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Property The Top House

An Elegant Queenslander

Storybook setting

58a Paterson Street, Byron Bay

27 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay

594 Hinterland Way, Newrybar

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This stylish new home is located in one of Byron’s top streets. Architect designed and built by award winning builder, Michael Harris of MRH Build, this home is positioned on an elevated 420m2 lot, just a short stroll to Byron’s beaches, The Top Shop and town. Upstairs comprises combined living, dining area with custom built kitchen featuring wraparound Caesarstone and European appliances. This area flows seamlessly to over-sized decks with views to the lighthouse and the Nightcap Ranges. With integrated gas BBQ facilities, the rear deck is ideal for entertaining. Downstairs features three queen bedrooms. Bed 1 & 2 share an ensuite with walk-in shower while the master bedroom has an ensuite with luxe bath.

Inspect: Saturday 3 March, 12–12.30pm Contact: Byron Beach Realty Valerie Williams 0447 006 434 | 6680 8110

$2,250,000

Beautiful federation home rich with history. Originally built in the 1920s, the architectural Queenslander was relocated & has been meticulously restored. The home boasts 14ft high ceilings, large double hung timber windows, decorative fireplace with original bricks, tongue & groove VJ walls, plus wide hoop pine timber floor boards. Generously sized verandahs. Lounge & separate dining room which joins a kitchen that features polished concrete bench tops, breakfast bar, dishwasher, large gas stove, & walk in pantry. Large library or 2nd living room. The master has an ensuite, & verandah access. The family bathroom oozes elegance. Downstairs is a spacious open area ideal for a studio. 3rd bathroom & laundry downstairs, internal stairs that lead to the covered verandah. 10,000 litre rainwater tank for outdoor use. Home is serviced with solar hot water. The block is landscaped with beautiful gardens, paved driveway & room for a pool. Walk to cafes, schools, golf course & the beach. Inspect by appointment Open: Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate

$995,000

First time offered in over 30 years! The owners of this beautiful 12 acre block are moving on, leaving a much loved family home of 2 generations. Comprising 12 acres of picturesque land complete with a beautiful babbling creek meandering gently through the grounds. The rear of the block offers a lush rainforest remnant with natural spring & approx 9 acres of cleared land offering several wide open flat areas which are ideal house sites, there is plenty of scope to further value add with another dwelling be it your dream home or business or both (STCA). The low maintenance & modest 3 bedroom home offers 2 living rooms, air conditioning, town water, solar panels & instant gas hot water. This cute cottage would be the ideal place to live or rent out whilst designing your dream home. There is also a double size garden shed & carport parking.

Open: Saturday 3 March, 3 – 4pm Contact: Lorna Bailey 0410 609 789 Mary O’Connor 0418 462 849 Bangalow Real Estate & Byron Hinterland Properties

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REAL ESTATE AGENTS Licensed Auctioneers & Stock & Station Agents 74 Woodlark Street, Lismore 2480 6621 2768

This Homestead is being auctioned Saturday 14th April on site at 10am 451 Wyrallah Road, Lismore, 2480

PREMIUM POSITION FOR THE ELITE 2 Napelle Court, Ocean Shores

Set in an elevated position capturing the cool sea breezes this large multi-level home has something for everyone in the family. The extensive North East Ocean views are enjoyed from the kitchen and decking that also overlook the secluded and secure yard and sparkling in-ground pool. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac near Devines Hill Lookout. â€˘ 4 bedrooms â€˘ Sparkling in-ground pool â€˘ Ocean views â€˘ Quiet cul-de-sac near Devines Hill Lookout â€˘ Extensive decking

Monaltrie HomesteadÂ on 39.58 ha is one of the oldest houses in Lismore. This home is a renovatorâ€™s dream and features high ceilings, cedar floors, large windows and French doors opening up to a magnificent long verandah. Looking a little tired but still emits an enchanting feel. Many of the 12 rooms have fireplaces. The huge rooms are a feature as is the enormous verandah.

The home is set well back from the road and is given privacy by a big old fig tree and green shrubs. A large steel shed with power and concrete floor makes an ideal work or storage area. There is also an old slaughter house. Only minutes from local schools, hospitals and shops and 10 minutes to Lismoreâ€™s CBD.

â€˘ Converted garage into third living/rumpus â€˘ 955m2 block â€˘ Short drive to shopping centre, medical centre, beaches Call today to inspect. PRICE REDUCTION now $1,099,000 Price View 4BU SEÂŞ.BSDI Â° BN Contact David Holden POÂŞ ÂŞ

The 39.58 ha farm is well balanced with black soil flatsÂ with red & black soils on the hill.Â Predominately north-facing with a large plateau.Â Town water is connected. Currently used for cattle and could have mixed uses.Â A small family cemetery, managed by council, is located on the 39.58 ha which is included in the house and land sale.

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Property Peaceful bush setting 10A Nelshaby Court, Ocean Shores Vacant Land

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Have you been thinking about building that dream home but can’t seem to find any vacant land? Look no further as this parcel of land presents great value. This bush setting would be the ideal place to wake each morning to the chirping of the birds. Protected from the South and positioned at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac the kids can safely ride their bikes. Centrally located being only minutes to beaches, cafes, clubs, shopping centre and medical centre. Call David today, this land is a must to inspect. • 801m2 • North East aspect • Positioned at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac • NO highway noise • Centrally located

Sunny & generous fully fenced grassed 2 Short Street, East Ballina yard at rear, room for pool (*STCA) Original, dual level beach home, 799.8m2 Reserve and bush surround property on block, zoned R3 Medium Density 3 sides allows for private living At end of quiet street in popular Occupy one level & rent the other, rent Lighthouse Hill area, 750m to Shelly out both or rebuild/redevelop (*STCA) Beach AUCTION 24 March 2.30pm Upper level: 3 good sized beds, open plan dining/lounge Inspect: Saturday 10-10.30am Lower level: 2 good sized beds, kitchen/ Contact: Angela Proudman 0455 552 093 dining space & large lounge area

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10 Angus Kennedy Close, Lennox Head with gazebo & freestanding spa Charming split level home oozing rustic Backs onto nature reserve on high side charm on 1226m2 elevated block of private road, walk to village & beach Elevated, sweeping outlook over Lennox village, 7 Mile Beach & hinterland Price: $1,650,000 Cathedral ceilings & abundance of glass Inspect: Saturday 10-10.30pm ensures loads of natural light Contact: Lois Buckett 0428 877 399 One bedroom has its own studio, currently being utilised as an art space Multiple courtyard & alfresco areas, established gardens surround property

Open for Inspection Open for Inspection BANGALOW REAL ESTATE • 6/1–2 Cape Court, Byron Bay. Wed 5–5.45pm, Sat 10–11am • 2/43 Julian Rocks Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–11am • 4 Jarvis Street, Clunes. Sat 12–12.45pm • 54 Carney Place, Knockrow. Sat 1–2pm BYRON BEACH REALTY BYRON BAY • 58a Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 15/6–8 Browning Street, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm ELDERS BANGALOW • 10 Old Pacific Highway, Newrybar. Sat 10–10.30am • Lots 4 & 6 ‘Sunsets of Bangalow’, Fowlers Lane. Sat 11–11.30am ELDERS BRUNSWICK HEADS • 46 Main Arm Rd, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am • 29 Yamble Drive, Ocean Shores. Wed 5–5.30pm, Sat 11–11.30am FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 2/92 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Wed 12–12.30pm • 118 Midgen Flat Road, Newrybar. Thu 2–2.30pm • 49 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Thu 3–3.30pm • Lot 6, 155–159 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Fri 9–9.30am • Lot 2/20 Azalea Street, Mullumbimby. Fri 10–10.30am • 871 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Fri 11–11.30am • 1635–1651 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Fri 12–12.30pm • 2/6–8 Daniels Street, Byron Bay. Fri 1–1.30pm • 58 Brandon Street, Suffolk Park. Fri 1–1.30pm • 6/64 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay. Fri 2–2.30pm • 10 Cooper Street, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 2/6–8 Daniels Street, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 12/21–25 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 18 Ridgeland Close, Richmond Hill. Sat 10–10.30am • 118 Midgen Flat Road, Newrybar. Sat 10–10.30am • 16 Coral Court, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 21 Booyong Court, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 53 Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am • 2/5 Kristen Close, Skennars Head. Sat 10–10.30am

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• 4 Waterford Parade, Skennars Head. Sat 10–10.30am • 15 Tamarind Court, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 29 Azalea Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 11–11.30am • 1/43 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 49 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 48 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 1 Tasha Close, Ewingsdale. Sat 11–11.30am • 600 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Coorabell. Sat 12– 12.30pm • 7 Red Bean Close, Suffolk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm • 141 Newes Road, Coorabell. Sat 12–12.30pm • 2/92 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm • 87 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 1–1.30pm • 451 Coopers Shoot Road, Coopers Shoot. Sat 1–1.30pm • Lot 2/20 Azalea Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 2–2.30pm • 871 Main Arm Road, Main Arm. Sat 3–3.30pm FOR SALE BY AGENT • 16 Gardenia Ct, Mullumbimby. Sat 9.15–10am • 21 Palmer Ave, Ocean Shores. Sat 10.45–11.30am • 26 Main Arm Rd, Mullumbimby. Sat 12.15–1pm LJ HOOKER BRUNSWICK HEADS • 5 Weeronga Way, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 2 Napelle Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 41 Yalla Kool Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 25 Royal Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 11/10 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm • 39 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 24 Warrambool Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 36b Booyun Street, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–12.30pm • 6/3 Newberry Parade, Brunswick Heads. Sat 1–1.30pm LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE • 1/26 Lakefield Avenue, Lennox Head. Wed 5–5.30pm • 10 Angus Kennedy Close, Lennox Head. Sat 10– 10.30am • 2 Short Street, East Ballina. Sat 10–10.30am • 1/26 Lakefield Avenue, Lennox Head. Sat 12–12.30pm • 8 Josephine Street, Cumbalum. Sat 1–1.30pm • 45 Unara Parkway, Cumbalum. Sat 1–1.30pm

McGRATH BYRON BAY • 680 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby. Thu 10–10.30am • 14 Hakea Crescent, Suffolk Park. Thu 5–5.30pm • 1 Taylors Road, Eureka. Sat 9–9.30am • 65 Armstrong Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 14 Hakea Crescent, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 133 Foresters Way, Tintenbar. Sat 10–10.30am • 46 Corkwood Crescent, Suffolk Park. Sat 10.30–11am • 2/14 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 7/19 Teak Road, Federal. Sat 11.30–12pm • 680 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 2–2.30pm RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • Lot 3 Redgate Road, South Golden Beach. Sat 9.30–10.30am • 34 Mia Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 10.30–11.30am • 29 Rangal Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.30am–12.30pm • 11 Hardy Avenue, Ocean Shores. Sat 12.30–1pm • 20/2 Langi Place, Ocean Shores. Sat 1.30–2pm • 11 Pottsville Road, Mooball. Sat 1.30–2pm • 25 Goonengerry Road, Goonengerry. Sat 1–2pm

New Listings BANGALOW REAL ESTATE • 74 Willowbank Drive, Alstonvale $2,450,000 • 137 Friday Hut Road, Tintenbar $1,550,000 • 119 Stanger Road, Stony Chute $1.35–$1.5million ELDERS BRUNSWICK HEADS • 5 Pacific Esplanade, South Golden Beach • 9 Palmer Avenue, Ocean Shores North FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 12/21–25 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. $675,000 to $725,000 • 2/92 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. $740,000 • 2/5 Kristen Close, Skennars Head. $639,000 to $699,000 • 118 Midgen Flat Road, Newrybar. $3,200,000 to $3,400,000 • 7 Red Bean Close, Suffolk Park. $1,200,000 to $1,320,000

LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE • 2A Castle Drive, Lennox Head $1,100,000 • 10 Angus Kennedy Close, Lennox Head. Price $1,650,000 • 2 Short Street, East Ballina. Auction 24/03/18 • 1/26 Lakefield Avenue, Lennox Head. Guide $750,000– $800,000 • 8 Josephine Street. Guide $570,000–$620,000 • 45 Unara Parkway, Cumbalum. Contact Agent McGRATH BYRON BAY • 14 Hakea Crescent, Suffolk Park • 46 Corkwood Crescent, Suffolk Park • 65 Armstrong Street, Suffolk Park RAINE & HORNE OCEAN SHORES • 29 Natan Court, Ocean Shores

Auctions ELDERS BANGALOW • 10 Old Pacific Highway, Newrybar. Sat 10 March ELDERS BRUNSWICK HEADS • 7/12 Fawcett St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 10 March 11am onsite FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY • 49 Ruskin Street, Byron Bay. Auction 10 March 11am • Lot 6, 44 Scenic Vista, Ewingsdale. Auction 17 March 10.30am LOIS BUCKETT REAL ESTATE • 2 Short Street, East Ballina. 24/03/18 McGRATH BYRON BAY • 680 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 3 March 2.30pm On Site

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FIVE STARS FOR A MILLION STARS FROM MICK MCHUGH

Mick, why did you decide to crowdfund for your album? I had made five low-budget EPs since starting out and I see them now as part of my apprenticeship. They never had the production quality that is needed to be taken seriously by the music industry. I was never going to have $20k any time soon so my management, Troubadour Music, suggested I crowdfund. I thought, ‘Yep, maybe I could go for $10k’. But they pushed me to go for the $20k and I’m so grateful they did. Why did you choose to work with Shane Howard? How does he complement your work? Again, it was my management’s idea to connect me with Shane. Shane Howard has had his songs covered by Irish artists and been in the charts in Ireland so, interestingly, I was a fan of his songs before I even knew who he was. Then when I moved to Australia, I learnt about his iconic band Goanna, their cultural impact through music, and the message of his song Solid Rock for Indigenous Australia, and his passion for social justice. I’ve been a huge fan of his ever since. We both have a strong social conscience and are both dedicated singer/songwriters, using music to give voice to powerful messages. I co-wrote a song on the album We Live On with my partner Amanda, about the strength and endurance of Indigenous Australia. It is obviously a sensitive subject that needs to be treated with a lot of respect. It was a dream come true for us to take this song to Shane and develop it for the album. You wrote two songs together as well? Can you tell me about them? At our first meeting in Shane’s house in Victoria he said, ‘If you want to catch my

attention, you have to win me over with your songs. Give me something I can chew on.’ He is all about serving the song. It was the direction I was chasing too. His words hit deeply and made me rise to the challenge. I first flew down to him in September 2015 to work on some demos. We were having lunch on the first day when I used the phrase ‘Not in Kansas Any More’ when telling a story about a sticky situation I had found myself in one time. He stopped, turned and stared at me, pointed and said, ‘That’s the song we’re gonna write’. So, after lunch, we headed into his shed – two guys, two guitars and Goanna memorabilia all around me! He strummed some chords, I pulled out some lyrics I had written the day before while sitting at Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station; he fired back some lyric ideas. It happened really easily. As soon as we met up the next morning, we both said, ‘I was thinking about that song…’ and we knew we had a keeper. Not in Kansas Any More has just been shortlisted in two categories in the renowned International Songwriting Competition! The second song we wrote is called If You Spoke My Language, a song about cultural understanding. I had an idea for the chorus, but wasn’t sure where to go with the verses. I showed Shane the idea and he said, ‘What about this for the verse?’ It was again an easy process to write together. Although the bridge section did take about two weeks to nail and became a massive string section on the album. What do you think are your strengths as a musician and as a songwriter? To wear my heart on my sleeve. I was inspired to get into music by songs like John Lennon’s Imagine, and that is what I’ve always aimed to give back – songs that will get people through, songs that will touch the heart.

THIS WEEK INDIE FOLK ARTIST MICK RELEASES HIS DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM A MILLION STARS, A PROJECT A LONG TIME COMING FOR THIS VERY HUMBLE TROUBADOUR.

Did the songs change much from concept or sketch to the studio? Mostly the overall soundscape changed or developed, because the demos were acousticguitar driven, but the essence of the songs didn’t. The final album has full band with strings and electric guitar soundscapes. The producer did challenge me to rewrite lyric parts here and there too. In fact, he challenged me to completely re-write one of my songs, Lie to Me, which was anti-CSG, and contains confronting, honest lyrics. The challenge was to keep the sentiment and chorus of the original song, but re-write the verses using more analogies about protecting childhood innocence and it was renamed Lie to You. Some people prefer the new one, others the original version. For me, it’s great to have both to offer in my repertoire. What was the general feel that you wanted to achieve with A Million Stars? A serious, matured, singer/songwriter album. Songs that would stick around and go on their own journeys. Songs that would touch people’s hearts. It is my Mona Lisa to the world. How does your Irish background and music tradition feed into your work? Shane Howard is so quintessentially Australian but he has a love and understanding of Indigenous music. Is there something in how you have shaped your sound here that would have been different if you had stayed in Ireland and pursued a career there? The acoustic singer/songwriter scene is strong in Ireland, as are storytelling and social justice, so both of those have definitely shaped me as an artist. I’m not entirely sure how different I’d be. But I do feel I have blended the influences of both these countries equally into this

album. Shane connects strongly with his Irish ancestry, and my Australian producer and engineer, Mark Stanley, lived and played in bands in Ireland and still has strong ties to it. I emerged from Ireland as predominantly a balladeer, but Australia has shaped me into the songwriter and performer that I am today. I’m proud to say I’m a hardened muso. I’ve done my time in the Aussie pub scene, racking up the gigs every weekend for years to earn my weekly wage. I’ve been inspired by Aussie artists such as Xavier Rudd, John Butler, Pete Murray and the talented Juzzie Smith at markets. And I still listen to contemporary Irish bands and have toured with them here. So, I reckon I’ve got the best of both worlds! What should we expect for your local show at Jasper Corner? The album in full, with one or two oldies but goodies, and also a couple of new unrecorded songs. The guitarist from the album, Robbie Melville, is flying up from Melbourne; he can only be described as a ‘painter’ with his guitar playing and sounds. Federal church is a beautiful, intimate setting with incredible natural acoustics and with a million-starsinspired lighting, we plan to create a magical evening. We have the amazingly talented local singer/songwriter Jessie Vintila of The Lucky Wonders playing support. A Million Stars album launch at Jasper Corner in Federal on Friday at 8pm | Tix: Presale $12 Door $15 Available at www. mickmchugh.com Mick is also launching A Million Stars at Currumbin Pub on Saturday at 7.30pm | Presale $12 Door $15 www.trybooking.com/TZWU

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In just 12 months Arden has radicalised politics by doing something entirely ordinary and commonplace to most women: She’s decided to become a mother. But unlike most women who are forced to put their careers on hold because of inflexible workplace arrangements, or are forced because of circumstance to choose between motherhood and career, Arden is having both. Yes, she’s having her cake and eating it too. And why wouldn’t she? What is the point of even having cake if you can’t eat it? But as women that has long been our reality – creators of cake we are never expected to eat. The cake has been for men.

By the simple act of gestating in government, Arden has proved once and for all that women can be mothers and career women and leaders. For too long women have been expected to ‘resign’ Last year when Jacinda Arden became New Zealand’s prime from the world to take up mothering. If powerful men can become minister she also made history by being the world’s youngest fathers while CEOs or politicians, then why not women? Because female head of government. If that wasn’t enough for the army patriarchy demands we acquiesce. of cynical misogynists who control our media, now she’s having a Patriarchy demands we take our baby-filled stomachs and our baby: due 17 June this year. leaking breasts and go home. You can’t make decisions about coal As a feminist, it’s about the most exciting and possibly most mines and tax cuts and homelessness while you’re swollen with important thing to happen for the women’s movement; in less humanity. What would the world come to? than 12 months one woman has created three trimesters of change. Patriarchy believes it has the right to tell women when we can Talk about shaking up the patriarchy! have children, under what conditions, how long we can take time Firstly a young woman is prime minister. Then not long after, off, when we can come back, and on what terms. Patriarchy still a pregnant woman is prime minister, and then a new mother, wants to put us where it believes we belong. Patriarchy demands possibly even a breast-feeding one, is prime minister. She’ll be the we step aside for someone else to fill our shoes. Probably a man. Or first Labour leader to actually be in labour while in her country’s a woman who lives a life equated to that of a man. top job.

Fully fertile females are not supposed to remain socially engaged. They are certainly not permitted to be powerful. Engorged bellies belong to ageing members with poor dietary habits and too much alcohol consumption, not plump uteruses flowering with child. Telling women to ‘go home’ perpetuates the lie that women who become mothers suffer a sudden loss of competency. But it’s quite the opposite. I know it was for me. I worked the night before my first child was born and was back working two weeks after all my children turned up. Becoming a mother actually made me more competent. More powerful. More angry about injustice. More intolerant of cruelty. Motherhood made me compassionate because it taught me how to stand in the service of others. Isn’t that what any good prime minister should do? Women should not have to bend to fit the workplace; the workplace should flex to accommodate us. A woman’s choice about when or if she has children belongs to her, it is not a decision made by the workplace. Jacinda Arden is a champion for new mothers. I can’t wait to see the prime minister of New Zealand breast feed her new born while addressing parliament. I can’t wait to see the opposition’s arguments hushed so as not to wake the sleeping baby. We as women need to embrace our biology, not to disappear because of it. Thank you, Jacinda Arden, for making the ordinary extraordinary. Happy International Women’s Day (8 March). We still have a long way to go. Time to start eating cake.

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COMPOSING WOMEN Muses Trio once again push the boundaries around women composers. Those who have shared in Muses Trio performances know the importance the artists place on uncovering the stories behind the often-neglected creations of women composers. Often, these trailblazers of the past faced huge social challenges in juggling demanding family commitments, generating an income, and honouring their creative lives in the face of adversity and little support. Many female artists today face similarly complicated balancing acts, and the Muses musicians as busy working mothers and independent artists are no exception. Continuing along these lines in this program for International Women’s Day 2018, Lullabies for Zander is a musical portrait for pianist Therese Milanovic’s firstborn, Zander, who arrived in July 2017. While immersed in utero, Zander was also immersed in an intensive residency at Bundanon with Muses and members from Vulcana Women’s Circus, and preparation for a program of brand-new trios for the inaugural Creative Women in the Arts Conference (ACU), at which the Muses performed as ensemblein-residence when Zander was only four weeks old. The power of being surrounded by this music in the womb was such that he peacefully slept whenever Therese played piano, not only throughout the pregnancy. Interestingly, this particular repertoire calmed him to slumber during subsequent rehearsals and performances on the outside. While some babies slumber to nursery rhymes or white noise, Zander’s dreams in the womb and beyond were coloured with the sounds of brand-new music. Muses Trio are Christa Powell (violin), Louise King (cello) and Therese Milanovic (piano). They play on Sunday 11 March at the Byron Community Centre at 3pm.

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BORNEO TO DISCO Borneo are returning to Byron Bay to play a show at the Byron Bay Brewery for the very first time. After a short break playing live and their sophomore EP Rebel Mindtricks released last week, the B-Team are back in action, joined by the very talented Sydney psych group The Jim Mitchells and locals The Dolla llamas. Borneo (The Band) make a blend of disco-punk with a few stompy rainbows thrown in their cherry pot. Friday | Byron Bay Brewery | from 8pm | Free entry.

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DON’T SUCK This Friday Woody’s Surf Shack in Byron Bay gets behind Positive Change for Marine Life and Waste Warriors to launch their Don’t Be A Sucker campaign. The campaign focuses on the impacts of plastic straws and other single-use plastic items on the marine environment, and works with businesses to enable them to go single-use-plastic free. Woody’s has agreed to take the leap to eradicate single-use straws, cups and other single-use plastic items from their venue! The gig is headlined by Dusty Boots and the Adam Harper Trio. | $5 entry | 8pm until late! | All proceeds benefit Positive Change for Marine Life.

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ENTERTAINMENT in my share of countries masquerading as Canadian or even Finnish (in places unlikely that people would know the language) because I just didn’t want to get into it. Conversely there is an automatic mystique and glamour held by being from New York City, so sometimes that evens it out. Why are the amazingly strong artistic voices of America being overshadowed in the media by the dumb voices of extremism? I think we’re all addicted to the shock and elitist joy felt by noting intense and sometimes hilarious ignorance in others. I know some of the news coverage about it in Australia is ripe with the feeling of superiority to such a ‘powerful nation’. My fascination with Trump’s ability to reach new lows of empathy, intelligence, and morality only has grown over the last two years. It’s masochistic. I was at a show last night where the comedian said that people who are violent are always dumb. Do you think that’s true?

Y G LO EU L CA SI U M A : SA U E TH H IT W ED BOR THE UNEXPECTED HIT OF SYDNEY FESTIVAL THIS YEAR WAS NEW YORK CHANTEUSE SINGERSOPHISTICATE WHO WAS ONCE A TEENAGE PUNK ROCKER, LADY RIZO. SHE BRINGS HER DEEPLY PERSONAL CABARET EULOGY FOR AMERICA, A COUNTRY SHE DECLARES OFFICIALLY DEAD, TO LISMORE CITY HALL THIS WEEK. Why do you liken America to a bad boyfriend? Is it more serious… is a restraining order required? Ha! Yes, at times it feel like that – but overall, no, I don’t think so or I’d have left already. It’s just a bad boyfriend because it continually disappoints. You are hopeful for change because it’s a creative, fun, often exciting energetic nation. He sure knows how to spin you around the dance floor. This nation that breeds a certain kind of self-importance that sometimes leads to bold ideas and sometimes leads to egomaniacal reality-TV show that failed businessmen who, through snake-oil swindling, become presidents. It’s such a complex country because it holds so many people with polarised opinions and doesn’t prize education. I don’t have easy faith that laws will be created with equality or rights in mind. But there are moments, like right now as these Parkland school shooting teens are organising and creating a focused counter to the NRA’s hold on politicians that thrill me. Moments like these where your heart swells with the hope for what a large, wild, energetic (albeit fractured) democracy can be. Is it confronting as an American to travel and see how America is perceived? It used to be. My ex-husband is Colombian, and when I first visited his family his (radically political) sister didn’t really speak to me for a week because of her preconceived idea of what Americans were. I feel so used to it by now. When I perform in the UK I can almost hear an audible sigh when an audience deems me to be intelligent. The assumption that I’m not smart could be because I’m a woman as well, though, or a cabaret singer. I have travelled

I think that intelligence leads you to prize cooperation and reciprocation to get what you want. Without these skills one could resort to violence. I do believe that violence always starts with self-hatred, no matter how buried it is. Perhaps that is from a cycle of abuse or genetic place. It’s interesting watching my usually very kind two-year-old deal with frustrations. Witnessing how easily obstacles trigger a place of pure anger that bypasses thoughtful response. We are all a toddler inside but most of us have learned to respond in ways other than throwing the toy car or punching the dude. How did growing up in a commune help shape you? Did it make you less conventional? What did the world look like to a girl who grew up to a large extent, I guess, as an ‘outsider’? I was raised in a tightly knit intentional artist community; it wasn’t communal living but unconventional in the way that I was raised by many adults whom I was not related to in a circle formed around art; specifically theatre and modern dance. This has completely informed who I am as a person and an artist. The other world looked very clean, drab, organised, jocky and straight to me. I am most at home in queer downtown showbiz circles. I feel very lucky because having a village invested in your future gives you an underlying confidence in yourself so, even though I was an ‘outsider’, I always felt like the right kind of misfit (except for when I was 13. That was the only year I doubted. Puberty confuses even the most righteous rebels.) You say you still have an anarchic streak. What does that mean? Do people actually understand what that means? It seems the word and the concept terrify people. We just seem to want to be regulated and controlled! There is an agitator inside that wants to thrash about at the status quo and shake people awake into life. And even though I believe in the power of democracy and community I am most interested in personal freedom (within basic moral boundaries). I’ve been thinking a lot about morality lately; I feel that my whole life this word has been used against me as a way to heteronormative Christian values. With ‘orange twitler’ in charge of the US I feel that I’m truly seeing what someone devoid of morality is: someone who values money over humans, personal ego over all, and has no grasp on a modicum of truth. In my youth I was into punk rock but now I package that disrupter nature into a smooth, luxurious, glamorous feminist form and the teeth gnashing only bubbles up in bursts. Tell me about your show. What are the challenging ideas that you try to distil with comedic simplicity? What is patriotism and how do we love our country enough to fight for it if we are continually disappointed with it? What privileges has my nationality bestowed on me? Why are Americans’ lives at the mercy of Second Amendment gun nuts? Where has feminism halted in the US? How are women’s bodies and black bodies not treated as full citizens? Has our obsession with fame combined with lack of education funding gotten us to this place where people would vote for the Sleazy Used Hate Salesman? Expect a ride in a velvet-gloved palm, soaring notes, glitter, truth, invigoration and martinis at Lismore City Hall on Saturday when Lady Rizo presents Red, White & Indigo | 7.30pm |Tickets $25–54 | Booking: norpa.org.au or call 1300 066 772 | 16+

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THE GOOD (SEA) SHEPHERD Sea Shepherd Australia is back at The Hotel Brunswick to once again bring you some more tin-shakin’, bootymoovin’, fun-raisin’ good times!

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help Sea Shepherd raise the roof at the Hotel Brunswick once again. This year’s musical lineup features Fingers Mitchell Cullen, Jordan McRobbie, Tay Oskee, Hemingway, Katie Who, Rob Edwards Music, Sarah Koppen, Humblet, plus more artist announcements comin’ that wont disappoint!

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A BLACKSTAR IS BORN There has never been anyone quite like David Bowie. Bowie rode the crest of his creative wave until his death, which he also nailed. Byron Music Lovers presents a celebration of the music of David Bowie at The Drill Hall in Mullumbimby on Saturday 10 March from 7pm with a second show planned for Sunday 11 March from 3pm. The brainchild of local identity and Byron Music Lovers Neil Handley and musical director and performer Matt Hanley, the show features a talented troupe of local musicians including Vanessa Baker, Belle Hendrik, Luke Vassella, Hans Lovejoy, Rebecca Ireland, Rex Carter, Dylan Curnow, Mike Mills and Neil Handley. Tickets can be purchased from Mullum bookshop and Trybooking.com.

CASH THE CONCERT Australian country singer Daniel Thompson, and Stuie French, along with their powerhouse backing band The Tennessee Express, are excited to bring you Johnny Cash The Concert – revisits Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. In 1968, Johnny Cash walked onto stage at Folsom State Prison, California and for the first time ever uttered his immortal words ‘Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’. That iconic phrase and the 45-minute live album that followed cemented Cash as a legend of popular culture and began his rise to the heights of fame. Cash convinced a reluctant Columbia records to record and release At Folsom Prison. Cash’s rise to legendary status in popular culture began. Australia’s premier tribute to the Man in Black, Johnny Cash The Concert hits the road once more in 2018. Since 2009, more than 50 thousand ecstatic Johnny Cash fans Australiawide have witnessed the magic of Johnny Cash and his music through Daniel Thompson and Stuie French’s authentic tribute to this iconic and beloved superstar. Don’t miss this opportunity to relive one of the Man in Black’s greatest-ever albums performed by Australia’s own Johnny Cash The Concert. Friday 23 March 2018: Park Lane Theatre – Lennox Head | Tickets: www.trybooking.com | 6687 6291.

Marcus Ryan is an award-nominated standup comedian, an award-winning storyteller (The Moth), a published writer and explorer. He’s hitchhiked his way through Latin America, walked 1,000km across Spain, and has a story to tell for every occasion. He is regarded as one of the most well-travelled performers working today. While not a household name in one country, he has a global following and is respected by his peers. His debut one-man show, the critically acclaimed Love Me Tinder, sold out festivals and tours and after an epic journey of Latin America he returned to Oz with a new show ¿Hablas Inglés?, shortlisted for Best Comedy 2017 at Fringe World Perth. Perennial globetrotter Marcus Ryan is a gifted storyteller with a natural comic bent and has featured at so many festivals and clubs around the world it’s hard to know where home is these days. One thing’s for sure, he’s right at home onstage. A laidback yet engaging presence, Marcus charms his audiences with a sharp wit and tales from the road, having performed in more than 40 countries on six continents – even gigs in Spanish! Though Australian born, Marcus is not one to stay still. Often based in Canada and the UK, he is a regular on club circuits across North America and Europe as well as frequenting festivals worldwide. It is the solo work, however, where he thrives. Never shy of a challenge, continually carving his own path, he brings English-speaking comedy to communities, cities and even countries that have never had it before! He has completed epic journeys through South East Asia and Latin America and become the first person in history to perform English-speaking standup comedy in several countries, including Laos, Cambodia, Nicaragua, Uruguay and Paraguay. Marcus Ryan is the MC at the open mic comedy night at the Court House on Thursday 1 March. Come and catch this worldtravelling comedian to whom Edinburgh’s FreshAir publication gave five stars and claimed he was ‘a born performer’. Thursday | Court House Hotel in Mullumbimby | 8pm | Free.

LEARN TO WRITE FUNNY Ever wanted to use humour in your writing but don’t know how? Comedian Mandy Nolan is running a one-day workshop for writers and wannabe writers teaching them how to make their work funnier. ‘This is not writing for standup comedy,’ says Nolan. ‘This is a workshop for memoir writers, bloggers, opinion writers, fiction writers and screenwriters who want to explore how to find the funny in the serious. Very often there is great humanity

and connection in humour. It’s a very powerful way of connecting.’ Her Mullumbimby Funny Writing workshop has sold out but there are still spaces in her Ballina workshop on Sunday 11 March 10am–5pm. For more information go to mandynolan. com.au, email mandynolan.com.au, or ring on 0422 701 680.

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ATHERTON AT OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB! There is nothing quite like the Jonathan Atherton experience. Wild, passionate, lateral thinking – like the bastard love child of Bill Hicks and Robin Williams. All darkness and light, Atherton spent a decade as a full-time resident of Kuala Lumpur where he ran The Crackhouse Comedy Club, the first ever dedicated comedy club on the Malaysian comedy scene where he provided what he calls ‘stress relief and legal highs!’ A love of culture and adventure drew him away from the staid corridors of academia and into the heart of the third world. He spent most of the 80s travelling through Asia and Africa where he worked as tour guide, salvage diver, teacher, set builder, photographer, restaurateur and actor. He speaks a multitude of languages – Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Japanese, Swahili, Luganda, and German... and has a passing knowledge of Burmese Tagalog, Lao, Hindi, Batak, Urdu, Arabic, Hokkien and Mandarin. More important than language, says Atherton, is an ability to comprehend discourse strategies and social boundaries. In this sense he is at home anywhere on the planet. Jonathan Atherton headlines at Ocean Shores Country Club for Country Club Comedy with support by Matt Sutherland and MC Mandy Nolan. Tuesday at 7pm. Free.

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ENTERTAINMENT THE BLUES FESTIVAL IS ALMOST UPON US AND SO IT SEEMED FITTING THAT WE TOUCHED IN WITH FESTIVAL DIRECTOR PETER NOBLE ABOUT HIS TOP FIVE PICKS FOR THE UPCOMING FESTIVAL.THIS WAS NEVER GOING TO BE AN AMAZING TASK BECAUSE, AS PETER SAYS, ‘IT’S LIKE ASKING THE FATHER WHICH CHILD HE LOVES MOST’

! S K C I P S ’ R PETE ‘It’s like trying to find Wally because there are so many brilliant acts, and in choosing a few I will be missing out on people who won Grammies or who got nominated, such as Bobby Rush at 82, who just got his first Blues Grammy, or Rick Estrin, who got nominated for seven blues awards. Bluesfest is an embarrassment of talent. Someone on our website posted that it would take them a month to see all that talent. And you can’t see everything. We all know that when Lionel Ritchie sings and All Night Long drifts through the Festival it’s going to be one of those moments, but there’s just so much more to see…’

Okay, so here it is. The big man pinned down and forced to give a selection. Here are Peter’s Picks! 1. Boomerang – ‘A festival within a festival’, says Peter. ‘The Australian public have the opportunity to experience Indigenous culture and enjoy it, and please open the door a little more – all we want is a treaty. You did it in New Zealand, they did it in the 1830s. We were busy having border wars, we don’t accept that when these people come to us wanting to have a treaty we shut the door. The Boomerang festival will survive. We should be putting it in the noses of our stupid politicians who should have their eye on our original people who deserve a lot more. That’s why they are always our first pick. You can have a cup of tea with an elder, or do some weaving; you can sit and weave and get the experience of being with an Indigenous person and get to know them and love and support them.’ 2. Tash Sultana – ‘The highest-ticket-selling contemporary artist in Australia today,’ says Peter. ‘No-one sells the tickets she sells and a year ago she wasn’t selling any. She’s bloody brilliant. I could go back all those years to when Kasey Chambers was playing and Steve Earle was raving about her. when I saw her by herself I thought she can’t be stopped, she has a message for the world – and so does Tash Sultana. She’s a musician for the world. That footage of her on the Bourke Street Mall doing it all herself, so powerful, is one of those young ladies who are unstoppable.’

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3. Reggae… Jimmy Cliff – ‘He is playing an exclusive show in Australia,’ says Peter. ‘I heard a whisper that this will be his final Australian performance. He won’t say how old he is. He is still the best voice ever in reggae. Bob Marley might have been the best songwriter, but Jimmy is the best singer. He must be closer to 80 and he dances the whole set he does. Along with that are the Wailers. Family man Barrett has had a stroke. On Bob Marley’s death bed

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he promised to keep the band alive. A lot of the original bands come around Family Man. If you want to hear the music by the band of Bob Marley who recorded with him, not one or two, but three or four of them. This is the best chance, you won’t see those acts again.’ 4. Women – ‘We have lots of women at Bluesfest,’ says Peter. ‘Last year we had a headliner, Patti Smith, who won the Helpman Award for act of the year up against Adele and Bruce Springsteen, and she still won. Cheryl Crow is on this year and my god she is a true headliner; and Melissa Etheridge – these are the things that happen at Blues, musicians such as Lauren Hill. The day we announced her we had more than 500,000 likes on our Facebook; she’s only playing Bluesfest. If you go farther down you have people such as Katy Baker, Mia Dyson, First Aid Kit, Morcheeba… just keep going. That’s what Bluesfest has always been: it’s always been a festival that comes out of the black music experience. We always feature people of all genders and all colours.’ 5. The big South American acts – ‘Seu Jorge. Ever since I announced him I got to know a lot more Brazilian people in this area. The biggest hero of the lot is coming – Juanes. He has 23 Grammies. Here he is playing blues; that’s what it does. We widen it. Bluesfest is an embarrassment of riches and I believe I have booked one of my best, but this year you just look through it and it never ends, you are down on the 20th line. Show me another festival in Australia that goes to that depth of talent.’ Peter is immensely proud of his festival and claims it’s because ‘all the money is on the stage’. ‘It’s not about kite shows or decorations or stuff like that. We just got nominated for the sixth Pollstar award for best international festival. We are the only other festival to be nominated six years in a row.’ And hey, the word on the street from Peter is ‘Easter Sunday isn’t a day to sit back and wonder about going; it’s starting to look like it’s going to sell out.’ Byron Bluesfest Thursday 29 March till Monday 2 April. Program and tickets on www.bluesfest.com.au.

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THE PLANETARY QUARTET OF SUN, MERCURY, VENUS AND NEPTUNE IN THE SIGN OF FINAL CYCLES MAKES IT EASIER THIS WEEK TO LEAVE LIMITING CIRCUMSTANCES, AGREEMENTS AND HABIT PATTERNS…

ARIES: This week’s intense, potentially turbulent oceans of emotion need sensitive and savvy navigation, especially if someone you rely on for support is dealing with their own problems and unavailable. If a confrontation or standoff happens, dropping defences is the fastest route to a breakthrough: something the present transit of personal reflection and renewal will keep reinforcing. TAURUS: Your leading planet Venus in Pisces waters this week’s Taurus soul garden, inviting your earthiest rhythms to join the dance. In delightful alignment with Mercury she brings top notes of spontaneous artistry to everyday life, work and relationships, tuning you in beautifully to the mood of your audience and supporters.

GEMINI: With your patron planet Mercury in the sign of wishful thinking and imaginative fantasy it’s easy to get distracted and procrastinate, but do try to follow through. And absolutely keep a tight leash on impulse buying. A deep and meaningful conversation could firm up the decision on whether to repair something or release it.

LIBRA: Venus in Pisces isn’t into discipline and sticking to what’s good for you, but it does compensate with spontaneous realizations, prophetic dreams and sundry other intriguing stuff. Your sensible and psychic sides need to be in synch for this week of healing repair, which includes something you haven’t yet acknowledged needs addressing. SCORPIO: This could be the week your investigative sign solves a puzzle or ongoing mystery. Tempted to sound off or give advice? Be extremely discreet when expressing yourself by email, text or on social media - you never know who’s nursing what private meltdown. A kind word or generous gesture could miraculously resolve misunderstandings.

SAGITTARIUS: Easy answers won’t satisfy this week. Excuses either. But you can downplay blame and irritation by recognizing we’re all doing the best we can according to our individual capacities and current stress levels – you included. Treat domestic grievances as if you were handling a land mine because yes, the situation’s actually that flammable.

CANCER: The present supersensitive star scenario may take you on an emotional rollercoaster from joyful bonding to deep grieving to blowing off steam and falling out with loved ones. Water’s always your number one therapy, so factor in swimming, surfing, beach walking, spa bathing and/ or poolside moon baking during late week full moon eclipse.

CAPRICORN: With others more likely to pursue personal preferences and natural curiosity than responsibilities and commitments this week, certain high hopes may fall flat. But not to fret, because flexibility, spontaneity and following the prompts of subtle information channels currently available make a laid-back change from your usual methodical operating mode.

LEO: A lot can be achieved this week by staying out of the limelight, working quietly backstage, behind the scenes, channelling oceanic emotions into positive outlets. Doing what you do brilliantly: fixing things with care and flair. Not taking hurtful things personally. Being mindful of social niceties and sensitive to what might give offence.

AQUARUS: As planets in Pisces emphasize the inner world of tender feelings and spiritual values, careless remarks can cut deep – yours or another’s. Making forethought important, because coming on strong with your own personal crusade or rebel yell could understandably create backlash. Tread carefully, and don’t drive if you’re upset.

VIRGO: Your business instincts are currently uncanny, with relationships a whole different kettle of complications. Virgos like precision and reliability, but your primo planet Mercury in Pisces can be vague, dilatory and changeable, more magic than logic. So best just relax and soak up all the invisible replenishment coming your way during late week Virgo full moon.

PISCES: Sun, Mercury, Venus and Neptune are all singing Happy Birthday Pisces. Sun’s making the law of attraction work for you. Understanding Mercury lends a sympathetic ear. Venus insists if it looks good, it feels good - so spend up on wardrobe, appearance, general presentation. And Neptune sees this week’s rough diamonds others might not notice…

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THE BUSINESS OF PRODUCING Screenworks in partnership with Media Super is making it possible for northern rivers filmmakers and creatives with content ideas for film and television to get a step closer to getting funding, broadcast and producer interest. They are bringing some of the key screen industry decision-makers to Byron Bay for a two-and-a-half-day seminar With a strong lineup of guest speakers, this seminar is an important opportunity for local creatives to connect with some of Australia’s most respected screen producers, broadcasters and funding body representatives. Guest speakers include Steve Bibb – head of Factual ABC TV, Helen Bowden – partner and producer Lingo Pictures (Wake in Fright), Karina Holden – producer Northern Pictures (Blue), Sally Regan – senior manager Screen Investment, Create NSW, and Deanne Weir – chairperson Hoodlum and Sydney Film Festival to name just a few. The Business of Producing program includes a half-day session on Financially Managing Your Production by Monepenny Services, Meet the Broadcaster sessions and case studies from some of Australia’s most respected producers on the making of their films and TV series. There will be panel discussions, roundtable sessions and opportunities to book in one-to-one meetings. Screenworks’ The Business of Producing is being held at SAE Creative Media Institute in Byron Bay from 1pm on Thursday 8 March till 4pm on Saturday 10 March. It is most relevant to early-career screen producers looking to advance their industry knowledge and to connect with industry professionals, or to individuals pursuing a career in the screen industry. For tickets and more information visit screenworks.com.au.

TALKING ANZAC Mark Dapin is an author, historian and journalist, and editor of The Penguin Book of Australian War Writing and From the Trenches: the best Anzac writing of World War One. Mark Dapin will bring a fresh and engaging perspective to the Anzac legacy gained through his research and gathering of Anzac stories for his books. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session and information will be provided about an exciting youth ar t opportunity, where six successful applicants will each receive $1,000 to create a work that relates to the project title Northern Rivers’ Memory of War: Stories of then, told by people of now. Thursday 8 March | Free | 4–5.30pm | Whitebrook Theatre, Southern Cross University, Military Road, Lismore | Bookings: www byronwritersfestival.com/anzac

their second full-length release. This fine-art collaboration is performed as a visual album, consisting of original musical scores played to projected film sequences. Also featuring (in order of appearance) Dave Rastovich, Terepai Richmond, Joel Fitzgerald, Torren Martyn, Ellis Ericson, Araucaria Velasco and the mystery surfer. Screening with Headland playing the score on Friday at the Brunswick Picture House.

SPIRIT FESTIVAL MOVES TO BYRON This year Byron Spirit Festival moves their festival of barefoot elegance into their namesake town for their sixth year, leaving the nurturing years in the arms of Mullumbimby. On offer is an extensive yoga program that includes world-renowned yoga teacher and author of The Yoga of Heart and The Promise of Love, Sex and Intimacy, Mark Whitwell, who has been working to make yoga accessible to everyone for the past 25 years, teaching in the US, Asia, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Zenthai Shiatsu founder Gwyn Williams began his first steps into the foundation of Zenthai as a teenager. A self-confessed lifeforce fanatic, Gwyn developed this unique therapy that combines yoga, partner flow, bodywork infused with features of Chinese medicine. Bondi Rescue Lifeguard, star of the Channel Ten hit reality TV series, and Lululemon ambassador, Deano Gladstone started his wellness journey as a result of a recovery mission from injury. It led him to yoga and a more rounded view of fitness and nutrition. He completed his yoga teacher training recently and is now sharing all of that knowledge. Founder of the Byron Yoga Centre, John Ogilvie is one of Australia’s most respected practitioners with more than 30 years of experience to share. Learning from a number of masters over this time, he developed his signature style, Purna Yoga, after practising both the Iyengar method and Astanga. Dena Kingsberg is a devoted practitioner of Astanga yoga and a senior student of the late Sri K Patabhi Jois. With 30 years of unwavering practice she is deeply inspired and committed to the immense healing potential of this practice. Also having 30 years of practice under her belt, Sydney teacher Beth Borosky invites you to move at a slower pace, giving time for muscles to heat, energy to build and an opportunity to delve deeper within, both physically and emotionally, and so discover the true medicine that is yoga. Sophie Sofree is a collector of ethnic rhythms, tribal vibes, downtempo BPMs and soul-healing elements. She is the resident DJ for ecstatic dance at Bali’s Yoga Barn. Her Kundalini yoga classes are active meditations focused on raising and transforming energy. Weaving movement, mantra, dance, pranayam, mudra and drishti alongside uplifting soul-shaking playlists. Since her mid-twenties, Flo Fenton has been on a quest for healing and transformation. Yoga has been a constant ally since then and, along with meditation, homeopathy and ayurveda, has been the means to achieving happy and functional relationships and life in general. Her style is both meditative and enlivening, balancing the active and the passive sides of our nature. This is just a taste of what is on offer for the Byron Spirit Festival. For more program info for this 20–22 April festival go to spiritfestival.com.au.

ON THE TABLE AND OTHER WORKS Recently relocated award-winning sculptor Gudrun Klix is exhibiting her work for the first time in the northern rivers. Central to the exhibition is a colonial table bearing porcelain corrugated farm sheds and tanks filled with red sand from the Tanami desert. The exquisitely made sheds feature images from the time of the 1788 invasion. Also in the show are vessels that are a response to Australia's desert country suggestive of leaves, boats, and seed pods. They are pieces of extraordinary colour, texture and form. On the Table and Other Works opens March 2, 6–8pm and runs 2–14 March at the Project Space, Byron School of Art, 112 Dalley St, Mullumbimby.

TRUE FLOWERS ON THE HEADLAND From the creators of the film El Mar, Mi Alma and the LP Headland soundtrack comes a new visual album centred on the Lennox/ Byron coastline. True Flowers from this Painted World is an emotive portrait and spacious soundscape that builds on traditional notions of landscape and seascape, combining gorgeous guitarlayered compositions and captivating cinematic fragments. A hypnotic, meditative and spellbinding live experience. Headland began in 2013 as a soundtrack to a collection of Super8 film pictures depicting surfing and coastal culture in the1970s. Contemporary footage by award-winning filmmaker Stephen L Jones, El Mar, Mi Alma (2012) overscores each composition for

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BY JOHN CAMPBELL

CINEMA REVIEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

FINDING YOUR FEET

GAME NIGHT

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) has opened the floodgates for seniors’ romances. Not everyone wants to sit through two hours of smash-ups, chases and hallucinogenic CGI (without the hallucinogens), so it’s pleasing that producers have cottoned on to a previously neglected demographic – ie, a generation whose experience of life has led them to hope for more than just smoke and mirrors and titillation in a movie. This is one such movie. Sandra (Imelda Staunton) springs her husband Mike (John Sessions) having it off with another woman. Devastated that this relationship has been going on for five years, she flees to the London council flat of her previously estranged sister, Bif (Celia Imrie). A Bohemian by nature, Bif still smokes joints with her mate Charlie (Timothy Spall) and, through dancing classes and swims in the icy pond at Hampstead Heath, she opens up a whole new world for Sandra. Lest you forget that growing old is more than just a cheery amble through get-togethers and pints at the pub, there is the sad circumstance of Charlie’s wife, who is in permanent care, suffering the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s. The three leads, with excellent support from David Hayman and the still gorgeous Joanna Lumley, are a joy (Spall is much more comfortable in the role of an ordinary bloke than the famous painter Turner), and the value of true friendship shown to be priceless. What does it matter if it’s obvious where the story is headed from even before halfway through if the journey takes your heart with it. The film might so easily have gone pear shaped by relying too much on sentimentality and the idiotic assumption that old people need to be convinced that nobody is counting the years, but director Richard Loncraine keeps it real, if not entirely plausible – the dance group’s all-expenses-paid invitation to perform at a festival in Rome is a bit of a stretch, but by then you’re happy to go with the flow. I loved it.

I haven’t had such a good laugh at the movies for ages. As Max and Annie, Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams are perfectly cast as the youngish middle class couple in the burbs whose main goal is to have a baby (though 48 and 38, they can still get away with it). In the meantime, they regularly host their friends to game nights, at which they might play anything from Scrabble to Monopoly to charades. When Max’s super-successful brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler) comes to town, the ante is raised when he invites the group of six to his swank house for a murder game unlike any they have been part of before. Naturally, things go right off the rails from the outset, without the unknowing participants being aware that anything is wrong. That, basically, is the conceit of the entire movie – what is for real and what is not? The two stars don’t hog the best lines, with the dumb blond guy, Ryan (Billy Magnusson), contributing gaucheness that is not overdone (unusual in an American flick) and the black couple, Kevin and Michelle (Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury) sniping at each other about who was the celebrity that Michelle slept with (‘It was Denzel, wasn’t it!’). When a Bulgarian gangster and the always bad Danny Huston get involved, along with a Fabergé egg and a witness protection list, the mayhem is ramped up further, but the thread of the story is never broken. There is a car chase that is appreciable for its briefness, a brilliantly choreographed helter-skelter pursuit through a mansion and, as the climax nears, violence that is tongue in cheek but nevertheless graphic. Most memorable are a couple of hilarious set pieces – Annie trying to dig a bullet out of Max’s forearm after she accidentally shot him, and Max vainly attempting to wipe his bloodstains from the silky hair of a snow-white terrier – and the final reveal, concerning the creepy copper who lives next door, is a doozy.

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JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705 DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998 BYRON ANTENNA SERVICE Call me first for fast service. Richard ..................................0401 190960 CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677

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Service Directory BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242

• Window Cleaning • Screens & Tracks • Pressure Washing • House •Roof • Paths • Solar

FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953 .......... 0403 458177 CARPENTER/JOINER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ..66845035 or 0414 842602 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420

Call Sam on

0434 539 979

BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE.......................................................................66851264

DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048

Window Cleaning Professionals

CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

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

www.byroneco.com.au

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

CARPENTER/BUILDER Renos, timber decks, pergolas, cabins, fencing. Tori Bergin .....0432 788394

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

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

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

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

CARPARK & DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE CONCRETE EDGING

Quality Exterior Refinishing

P/L

Native bush regeneration, tree planting and weed control. Fully insured and qualified with more than 12 years’ local experience. Free property assessments and quotes. Call Ross Faithfull 0409 157 695 a/h 6687 2943 e: faithfullrossco@gmail.com

0418 156 909

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning

Call Steven Butturini

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

Full Circle

fullcirclerefinishing.com

20 Year+s Exp.

WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Management plans drawn up........................................0418 110714 CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references ...................................66882372

'ULYHZD\ 3RWKROH 6SHFLDOLVW

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

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

CARPET CLEANING

TLC

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

Truck Mounted Machine

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Kevin & Margaret Bower

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

(02) 6684 1001

AIRBNB HOSTING SERVICES Cleaning, linen, restocking, bookings.............................0410 630042 BYRON & BEYOND CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns from $35ph........0451 102239 HOLIDAY CLEANERS AVAILABLE NOW! Domestic, AirBnB, last-minute. Local, exp & reliable .0421 360961 A PROFESSIONAL & PERSONALISED SERVICE Northern Rivers Area..........................0487 013372

COMPUTER SERVICES

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE 35 years in local area • Free quotes

Green & Clean

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

Jai – 0467 482 948

Roadworks incl Driveways, Carparks & General Excavation

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

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

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

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Phone Jeremy 0409 146 052

0431 122 057 A con Any consumer digital device Any digital project at home An ny di

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purely support, advice & tech mentorship

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey

0409 799 909

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

various implements available for limited access projects

CHIMNEY SWEEPING BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation .....66771905

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

CHIROPRACTIC

• 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

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

RENT-A-GEEK Mobile PC Repair (Byron Shire) ....................................................................66844335 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553 MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962 MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St .........................66841028 BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159 CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St .....................0467 660323

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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&2%% 15/4%3 %NVIRONMENTALLY AWARE NO CHEMICALS MINIMAL WATER USE 0HONE *ON ON FREE QUOTES FREECALL 1800 683 838 MOBILE 0419 677 991 cmhwindows@gmail.com COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC, SHOPS & REAL ESTATE FULLY INSURED

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Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift – nationally recognised qualiﬁcations

WORKRIGHT COMPUTER SUPPORT Mobile service. For Home & Business .................0422 804449

CONCRETING & PAVING

0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING Specialising in road repairs & driveways

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

Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads. Lic.136717c

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

JASON COOTE CONCRETING All concreting work, form work, steel fixing Lic 261424C ......0421 957506 PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788 CRAFTSMAN CONCRETE POLISHING Concrete grinding & polishing, surface prep. Phil ...0402 560382

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 Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. Augers and rock grab available.

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

Byron Shire Earthmoving Servicing Tweed to Ballina

• PATIOS • ROOM EXTENSIONS • CAR PORTS • DECKS 0410

Lic No. QBCC 1155920, NSW 209228C

30 years Experience Phone Boyd

410 946

sales@brianspatios.com.au

FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690 DECK REPAIRS, BUILDING & MAINTENANCE ..........................................................0403 793834

DENTISTS

Excavators Bobcats 13tonne tippers Roller Byron | Ballina | Tweed | Lismore Shire • Construction • Site Cuts • Auger Holes • Rockwalls • Clearing • Demolition • Landscaping • Farm Roads • Bitumen • Concrete driveways. MANY SPECIALITIES Call today for a free quote!

Ray Battersby

0438 454 096

NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & TIPPER HIRE Driveways, rubbish removal. Ian.......................0412 853479 PRIMAL LAND SOLUTIONS 3 tonne excavator with attachments 3 tonne tipper. All earthworks & projects ...............................................................................................0449 846152

BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766 MINI EXCAVATION HIRE with auger, experienced operator. Sth Golden Beach ............0401 633222 GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point

CIVILTRAK Road construction, excavators, rollers, grader & truck hire ..........................0418 665905

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Service Directory ELECTRICIANS 24 HOUR SERVICE AH

All Jobs Small or Large

PRESTIGE ACREAGE CARE Acreage mowing specialist ...............................................0490 023964

GARAGE DOORS

BIO GARDENS Horticulturist for all your gardening needs. Reasonable rates ...............0459 175729

GRASSROOTS PROPERTY CARE Garden maintenance. Acreage & residential mowing .0434 637804 FINISHED FLOORS Premium service at a quality price. 7 days. ..........................Danny 0403 646852 THE BURBS MOWING All suburban mowing. Andrew .................................................0431 248888

02 66 804 173

Domestic Commercial

FLOORING

Lic: 154293c

0439 624 945

GARDEN DESIGN

LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329

GAS SUPPLIERS

QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

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

JAMIE 0408 809 817

Reliable

licence no. 201775c

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

netdaily.net.au

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www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

SECURITY, DATA, TV Tim Nicholls ph: 0468 384 203 lic: 000102498

GLAZIERS GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 6685 8588 Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days. Lic 313329C ..............66808123

0458 267 777

GUTTERING

Lic. 211410C

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!

Suffolk Park

0414 905 900

Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

0497 413 344 • www.charlibearlawncare.com Luke McDermott

• Acreage & Residential Lawnmowing • Property Maintenance & Gardening Services • Rubbish Removals, Storm Cleanup • Light Chainsawing • Brushcutting/Edging • Hedging/Blowing

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ALL JOBS WELCOME

NECA Member •

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• TV • Solar • Level 2 2 | ' |KPHQ" GNGEVTKECNUGTXKEGU EQO CW| Lic No: 249371C

0429 994 189 info@slashmesilly.com.au www.slashmesilly.com.au

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173

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

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824 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

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

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 G LANZENI HANDYMAN SERVICE & property maintenance. Byron Bay ....................0412 395604

HEALTH Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy

BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801

FENCING

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

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

NEW ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Electrician & solar. Level 2 ASP meters u’g. Lic 219161C...0419 556639 GCV ELECTRICAL Domestic, commercial, industrial. Lic No 319893C Phone Craig ........0407 991730

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

• Acreage Mowing Specialist • Irrigation • Landscaping • Rubbish Removal Byron Shire – Ballina Shire • Fully Licensed & Insured

Contact Vadi: 0404 • • • • •

978 383

byronlawnranger@gmail.com

www.byronlawnranger.com

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0401 660 073

Property maintenance All Mowing jobs Landscaping Pressure cleaning Tip runs

MULLUMBIMBY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTRE 60 Stuart St...............................66841511

0407 065 849

MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002

1st ﬂ, 55 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby 2482

ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

• Paving • Stonework • Timber work • Retaining wall • Garden maintenance • Planting • Turﬁng • Mulching • Hedging • Lawns

0434 329 111

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

HOT WATER SYSTEMS

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262 MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 TWEED COAST ELECTRICAL Hot Water Specialists Lic 214073C....................................0432 728946 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697

The Floor Sander NEW AND OLD FLOORS AND DECKING • Non-toxic ﬁnishes • Free quotes

Richard Neylan 0407 821 690 Email richardneylan1@bigpond.com

KITCHENS

A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 SHAUN LEMURA KITCHENS Byron 20 yrs+ exp Lic 290290C www.slbyronbay.com ...0499 771769 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing specialists, all sizes ......................................................0402 487213 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689 MOW JOES Lawn & property maintenance, ride-on mowing. Fully insured ..........Steve 0407 065849 ABOVEBOARD KITCHENS, BATHROOMS & ALTERATIONS Lic 80677C ...................0415 661814 PAUL’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores ......0422 958791 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443

NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716 STRONGARM LANDSCAPING & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Acreage mowing..............0402 917519 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

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Service Directory THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018 â€˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required RAYMOND LYNCH PEST MANAGEMENT General pests & termites ..............................0418 850601 BIRD SPIKES. A safe way to deter unwanted birds. Andrew .........................................0431 248888 to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

PAINTING

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

â€˘ Sand â€˘ Soils â€˘ Gravels â€˘ Pots & statues â€˘ Lots, lots more

BYRON BAY

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

â€˘ Domestic & Commercial â€˘ Servicing all areas â€˘ Workmanship guaranteed â€˘ Attention to detail

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

0438 784 226 â€˘ 6685 4154

Shaun Savage Landscapes

Lic No 189144C

LANDSCAPING

PHOTOGRAPHY

Tree Faerie Fotos

Professional â€˘ Commercial â€˘ Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

www.treefaeriefotos.com â€˘ 0417 427 518

Specialising in: â€˘ Retaining Walls â€˘ Pool Surrounds â€˘ Block Work â€˘ Paving â€˘ TurďŹ ng â€˘ Stonework

PHYSIOTHERAPY

0405 594 288 YVES DE WILDE

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

landscaping supplies

0266 804555 www.duluxaccredited.com.au

QualiďŹ ed Structural Landscaper

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

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

Lic 308722C

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info@geckolandscapesolutions.com.au | geckolandscapesolutions.com.au

Mark Wopling Accredited

24 years experience

QUALIFIED â€˘ INSURED â€˘ LOCAL â€˘ FREE QUOTES The ďŹ nishing touch to your home

Mob: 0409 451 518

mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION www.varendorfflandscapes.com Lic 39791 ...6845035 or 0414 842602 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853 SHANE TURNER LANDSCAPES 25 years experience. Creative, reliable & affordable .0418 688171

LAUNDRY SERVICES

LAUNDRY

FAST TURNAROUND â€“ AIR BNB â€˘ Self serve / service wash â€˘ New front loaders & dryers â€˘ Domestic & commercial services

PAINTER NEIL A McINTOSH

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR â€˘ PLASTER REPAIRS â€˘ WALLPAPERING CLEAN & TIDY â€˘ ALWAYS ON TIME â€˘ ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 â€“ 465 Uralba Road, Uralba

ABN 48867459605 Lic 33995C

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 BUSH ROCKS All sizes / mossy, can deliver. Ron ...................................... 66298208 or 0429 398208

PICTURE FRAMING BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................66803444 MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 BYRON BAY GALLERY Framing 17 Lawson St. Byron Bay Phone Tommy ....................0414 749278

PICTURE HANGING

ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

Painting & Decorating

BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer Pilates classes. Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ€™Hara ................................................................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY Dâ€™ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ€™bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 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

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 BAY AREA PAINTING Lic No 289979C. Free quotes .......................................................0405 609598 ROOF PAINTING Repair, clean, repaint metal roofs from $1950. Lic 237105C ..............0414 587884 DEREK BULLION PAINTING Free quotes. Lic R98818 ......................... 0414 225604 or 66805049

PERMACULTURE

Mullum Wash House â€“ 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House â€“ 0412 302 246

PROFESSIONAL ART, OBJECTS & PICTURE HANGING Phone Lenny ..........................0407 031294

PLASTERING

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C Â‡ )UHH TXRWHV Â‡ *\SURFN Ă€ [LQJ VHWWLQJ

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451 186 / 6680 4660

DQQH P ZDUZLFN#JPDLO FRP COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733 GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ€™t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129 QUALITY LOCAL PAINTER & GYPROCK REPAIRS..........................................Jarrah 0459 351942

PLUMBERS NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

OPEN EVERY DAY

Licence No. 207479C

CRACKER DUST ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD

SOIL MULCH GRAVEL

Lic 167371C

20 Years Experience

LAWNMOWER REPAIRS TYAGARAH MOWER REPAIRS 69 McAuleys Lane, Mullumbimby .................................0488 094025

Lighting Showroom Open 9am â€“ 5pm Mon â€“ 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

OSTEOPATHY

OSTEOPATHY at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517

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PEST CONTROL

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

â€˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â€œno sprayâ€? cockroach treatments â€˘ 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

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

All Plumbing Blocked drains GasďŹ tting Solar Hot Water

0404 053 857

Lic. No. 206913C

LIGHTING

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS www.allpestsolutions.com.au JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025 BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ€Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â€Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...................66770004 LPC PLUMBING Plumbing, draining, gas fitting. Sth Golden Bch. Lic 289868C. Luke ....0401 633222

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Service Directory

netdaily.net.au

North Coast news daily:

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633

Andyâ€™s Move & More

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

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

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

Servicing the Far North Coast for 20Â years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDryâ€™s patented cleaning systems.

SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

REMOVALISTS

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

6681 4912 / 0409 917646

NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT

NEWT

Every 5th m2 FREE

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 MD TILING SOLUTIONS Wall & floor tiling, water proofing. Lic 286371C .....................0406 858290

TREE SERVICES

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals

TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805

â€˘ Stump Grinding â€˘ Bobcat â€˘ Cherrypicker â€˘ Crane Truck â€˘ 18â€? Chipper Mark Linder QualiďŹ ed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

SEWING & ALTERATIONS

LEAPFROG REMOVALS

WINTER SPECIAL:

0408 232 066

PETEâ€™S TILING PTY LTD Wall and floor tiling, waterproofing. Lic 1186218 .................0447 327536

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO â€˘ Freight services to Brisbane weekly â€˘ Carriers of ďŹ ne art â€˘ Furniture removal â€˘ E-bay pick up & delivery

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

COST EFFECTIVE LEAKING SHOWER REPAIR Lic 286371C ......................................0406 858290

0429 149 533 Est 2006

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth â€“ just give us a ring

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

SEWING Repairs & alterations. Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ..................................0427 570812

BYRON BAYâ€™S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

SOLAR INSTALLATION

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au

Pioneers of the solar industry

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Â‡ /RFDO Â‡ &RXQWU\ Â‡ ,QWHUVWDWH

Call us on 6679 7228

Your local, qualiďŹ ed team. m 0428 320 262 Specialists in standalone & e sunbeamsolar@bigpond.com grid interact system designs.

Electric Lic 124600c

/2&$/ Â‡ 6<'1(< Â‡ *2/' &2$67 Â‡ %5,6%$1( Â‡ 0(/%2851(

02 6684 2198

TXHULHV#PXOOXPELPE\UHPRYDOV FRP DX

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www.shiftremovals.com.au LOCAL + INTERSTATE REMOVALS ROAD + RAIL FREIGHT CONTAINER REMOVALS + TRANSPORT

Ç€ÄžĆŒÇ‡ĆšĹšĹ?ĹśĹ? 'Ĺ˝Ĺ˝Äš Ĺ?Ĺś ^Ĺ˝ĹŻÄ‚ĆŒÍ• Ä‚ĆšĆšÄžĆŒĹ?ÄžĆ? Î˜ ^Ĺ˝ĹŻÄ‚ĆŒ ,Ĺ˝Ćš tÄ‚ĆšÄžĆŒ

Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services

Eddy 0477 Karl 0423

720 200 396 508

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Dip Arb. AQF5. Consulting arborist ...........................................................0414 186161

Ä‚ĹŻĹŻ sĹ?ĹśÄ?ÄžĹśĆš ^ÄžĹŻĹŻÄžÄ?ĹŹ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ä‚ &ĆŒÄžÄž Ĺ˝ĹśĆ?ĆľĹŻĆšÄ‚ĆšĹ?Ĺ˝Ĺś

BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852

WĹš ĎŹĎŽ Ď˛Ď˛Ď´Ď´ Ď°Ď°Ď´ĎŹ

MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524

Ç Ç Ç Í˜Ď´Ď´Ď´Ć?Ĺ˝ĹŻÄ‚ĆŒĆšÄžĹŹÍ˜Ä?Ĺ˝ĹľÍ˜Ä‚Ćľ

0434 391 855

LdS Silviculture

OUT ON A LIMB Tree removal, chipping, stump grinding. Free quotes .........................0402 191316

UPHOLSTERY

www.byronbaycontainerstorage.com.au

LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE

0434 391 855

The expert in solar efďŹ ciency

Call 1300 18 20 50 www.saegroup.com.au

BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255 BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor................................................0403 713303

VALUERS BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD regâ€™d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010

Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813

VETERINARY SURGEONS

BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999

MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818

CAPE BYRON REMOVALS Local, Brisbane, Melbourne weekly. Since 1989 ..................0413 505893

WATER FILTERS

ROOFING

The Water Filter Experts

DOMESTIC â€˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

for home, commercial and rural properties

Metal RooďŹ ng Installations â€˘ Guttering Downpipes â€˘ Fascia â€˘ Skylights â€˘ Whirlybird Patios â€˘ Repairs â€˘ Leaf Guard Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

LIC: 223489C

ZAC MACTAGGART METAL ROOFING PTY LTD

Patrick - 0425 256 802

SWIMMING POOLS

0411 683 003 ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600 ROOF PAINTING & REPAIRS Free quotes. Lic 1134084. Joe .........................................0414 587884

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Contact Juno Energy, your household and commercial solar installation specialists. Authorised Northern Rivers LG solar/battery dealer and Sonnen battery dealer.

www.junoenergy.com.au licence number: 255292C

Ć‡ NEW ROOFS Ć‡ RE ROOFS Ć‡ INSULATED ROOF PANELS Ć‡ Ć‡ FASCIA & GUTTERS Ć‡ REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE Ć‡ WWW.ZACMACTAGGARTMETALROOFING.COM.AU

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

6684 3003

OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available ..............................0450 300360

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839 A UTE LOAD OF STUFF .................................................................................................0408 210772

TILING

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP FREE

ll ff for a Drop owashing steel, es and machin ers dry

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

PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

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FREE TOW

avail fo r cars â€“ unwanted cash for som paid e

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

Not all solar systems are created equalâ€Ś

Craig Montgomery â€“ 0418 870 362

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

...forget pointless scrubbing

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

Call Ben on 0456 606 911 www.groutpro.com.au

IN IN H

$399

FULLY Water puriďŹ cation systems INST ALLED IN YOUR Rainwater Filters HOME Whole house ďŹ ltration 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

WE CLEAN WATER TANKS

â€˘

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 insuls. Matt & Nick ............................................66884478

WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general & repairs. Trade qualified. Rod ............0408 410545

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

Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo

Classifieds INDEX

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777

Bluesfest Accommodation ..... 43 Businesses For Sale.............. 44 Childcare................................ 43 For Sale ................................ 44 Garage Sales........................ 44 Halls For Hire........................ 43 Health Notices ....................... 43 Items under $100 ................. 44 Motor Vehicles ....................... 44 Musical Notes ........................ 45 Only Adults ............................ 45 Pets ........................................ 45

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

PHONE ADS

Publication day is Wednesday, booking deadlines are the day before publication.

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

Ads may be taken by phone on

Public Notices ........................ 43 Removalists ........................... 44 Share Accommodation .......... 44 Social Escorts........................ 45 To Lease ................................ 44 To Let ..................................... 44 Tradework .............................. 43

EMAIL ADS

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.

Are you doing it tough?

FOOD RELIEF BAGS will be available

from 9 till 11am at The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores Cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way For anyone who ﬁnds themselves in need of food assistance.

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.

BLUESFEST ACCOM. BEDSIT s-cont, Mullum, mins from festival site, $180pn. 0407163828

PUBLIC NOTICES FREE CARTONS OF BEER & CASH GIVEAWAY 3 days only. 29th, 30th & 31st Feb 2018 Details: gotcha@echo.net.au EVERYONE READS The Byron Shire Echo www.echo.net.au IKEA - SAVE MONEY & TIME We shop and deliver from $50. Assembly extra. Ph 0410407247. www.shopdropassemble.com.au IYENGAR YOGA IN BYRON with Mikey Thursdays 5.30-7.30pm $20. 2/27 Brigantine St. Ph Jan 0409583977 HONEY BEES Learn how to keep them! Learn and enjoy this fascinating hobby. I’m in the Byron region. Phone Tom 0403866744 BRUNSWICK PICTURE HOUSE CAFE Open every Sunday for homemade jam & 1 hour before show times

BRUNSWICK HEADS MARKETS Saturday 3rd March

MEMORIAL PARK, BRUNSWICK HEADS Phone 6628 4495 No dogs please

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

RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY

www.byroncentre.com.au

BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET Easter Friday 30th March ‘18

Registration now open byroncentre.com.au

COSTUME HIRE, PROPS, SUITS & ACCESSORIES Open Thurs 4–6.30pm, Sat 10.30am–1pm or by appointment

TAYLORS PROPS 1 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Phone 6684 2978

DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Between Dark and Dark a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of chess player Savielly Tartakower; Heresy, an historical novel.

ALL JUST $10 EACH Available from The Echo office reception

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

netdaily

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa Prepayment is required for all ads.

Dynamic Drawing Wednesdays Drill Hall Mullum Fridays Byron Scout Hall. Both classes 9.30am-12.30pm Further info 0421101220 www.dynamicdrawing.com.au New Models Wanted

KINESIOLOGY

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

THIS THURSDAY

Tuition .................................... 45

DISCLAIMER

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.50 per column centimetre

(next to Target, enter via kids play area)

Work Wanted ......................... 45

THE BYRON SHIRE

Display classies (box ads): adcopy@echo.net.au Line classies: classifieds@echo.net.au

Tree Services ......................... 44

Wanted .................................. 44

LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

Positions Vacant .................... 44 Professional Services ............ 43

Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/classified-ads

RATES & PAYMENT

Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

Mullum Creek Native Nursery

THE

LARGEST

RANGE OF NATIVE PLANTS IN THE

BYRON SHIRE

“Straight and Narrow” and “Superior”

SUPER SPECIAL THIS WEEK ONLY:

ALL FERNS 25% OFF TREE FERNS ½ PRICE

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002 FENG SHUI & DESIGN CONSULTANT Email: lb@livingbalancedesigns.com.au

HEALTH

Integrated Yoga practice with Consta. Yellow Church, Mullum. Mon & Wed 7–8am, Tues & Thurs 9.30–11am, Fri 6.45am–7.45am. Ph 0401438679 www.mullumbimbyoga.com

(Acupuncturist) Women’s Health Children, Cosmetic Acutonics® (Fri & Sat)

BRENT VERCO

CHIROPRACTOR

Creating new neural pathways through seated movement to music. Fun, social, good for body & brain. Thurs 12-1pm $5 CWA Hall, Bruns. Kristen 0497008277

Linda and Michele

Open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10 am – 4 pm Saturday 9am – 1pm Cash, cheque, Eftpos & creditcard

…feel the difference

SUZANNE BOURCHIER psychologist 02 6685 5670

BEAUTIFUL RELAXING DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE Treat Yourself. Call now 0410395368

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC 6684 1028

COLONICS

Overcome negativity and obstacles to become your ideal self within every aspect of your life. Feel excited! Call today and begin the journey.

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic. Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

Safe, beneficial, authentic yoga PART TIME ONE DAY A WEEK LEVEL 1 AND ONE DAY A FORNIGHT LEVEL 2 YOGA TEACHER TRAININGS BEGIN MARCH–LAST CHANCE TO BOOK! Tel: 02 6685 9910 Mob: 0418 441 437 flo@intouchyogabyronbay.com Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher intouchyogabyronbay.com

You deserve it! 6680 2630

THAI MASSAGE With male, 1hr $50, Brunswick Heads. Ph Nui 0413710742

27 years experience.

Emotional 1st Aid

Sat 10/3, 9am-5pm; RAPID STRESS RELEASE, Sun 11/3, 9am-5pm with Parijat Wismer . Respond to stress & trauma with creative & effective self care protocols. Invest $220/day or both $400. 66857991

CHILDCARE BABY-SITTING I love looking after children and I am a great cook, $15/hr. Phone 0424025271

HALLS FOR HIRE

HAWAIIAN TEMPLE BODYWORK 3hr Ceremonial Rite of Passage Amber 0424376741

COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

Martin Frank PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Concerts, forums, weddings, exhibitions, functions, etc. www.mullumcivic.com

20 Shirley St, Byron Bay

bookings@mullumcivic.com

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICS®

S U F F O L K PA R K CO M M U N I T Y H A L L

www.wendypurdey.com.au

Treating all your health care needs.

14 PARK STREET, BRUNSWICK HEADS | 02 6685 1088 | BAYSIDEACUPUNCTURE.COM

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5–6.30PM Saturdays 10AM–12PM

HYPNOTHERAPY, NLP & COACHING

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

Dr David King

(Chinese Medicine) Pain conditions Mental/emotional disturbances & general (Mon-Thurs)

MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Fund BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE Health Rebates & AND HERBAL MEDICINE Hicaps Available

Becky Martin

Gwen Channer Modern Psychology, Hypnosis, Coaching, Quantum Touch 0401 660 073 inherentwellbeing.com.au

REMEDIAL MASSAGE Sport, deep tissue, remedial, reﬂexology 20 years exp. Ph TAS 0417924691. Sunrise $50 half hour, $70 per hour

ALOHA HEALING WITH NAOMI Strength with intuitive depth. Deep tissue & Kahuna 23yrs exp. 0417212540

TWO WINGS PSYCHOLOGY

DENTURES

Shift out of dysfunctional patterns

VINYASA FLOW

DR ARPANA (retired GP) offering advanced SCENAR treatments for speeding healing of acute and chronic injuries. Ph 0428853352. $70/hr Suffolk

110 Yankee Creek Rd, via Wilsons Creek Rd, Mullumbimby | Only 3.5km from the Mullum Golf Course | 6684 1703

PROF. SERVICES

Inherent Well Being

AGELESS GRACE

New Lilly Pillies Two new exciting Lilly Pillies. “Straight and Narrow” is great for narrow areas, growing only 1-1.5m wide and up to 5m high. “Superior” is the fastest Lilly Pilly growing to 3m. Both are very bushy, white ﬂuffy ﬂowers, edible fruit and Psyllid resistant. In stock now.

PERSONAL TRAINING Make 2018 your best one yet. Get ﬁt, stay ﬁt. dietary advice, competitive rates. Mature age welcome. Ph 0415216095

0488 609 774

6685 8532

MAEW

TRADEWORK

Traditional Thai Massage

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

Now at

BAN THAI 10 Years Experience

The last 5 Years in Byron Bay

0478 654 405

5/93 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay, NSW, 2481

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

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

The Byron Shire Echo February 28, 2018 43

Classifieds TREE SERVICES

ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES

6684 4421 0402 364 852

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 18" chipper (crane truck)

Fully insured • Free quotes

6684 9137 • 0427 347 380

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 PIANO LIPP upright & stool $2000. Lounge suite, 3-seater & 2 chairs, ﬂoral design $300. Ph 0424165896 SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales. Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES • Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured

CARS $3500-$5400 + 6MTHS REGO AUTO

MANUAL

HATCH

06 CITROEN C3

01 HYUNDAI ACCENT

2000 MAZDA 323

96 MAZDA ASTINA

01 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

04 FORD FOCUS

06 FORD FIESTA

08 PROTON SAVVY

SEDAN

2011 CHERY J1

99 FORD FALCON

06 VIVA WAGON

04 TOYOTA AVALON

SEDAN

99 TOYOTA CAMRY

2003 FORD FOCUS

04 MITSUBISHI MAGNA

98 TOYOTA CAMRY

HEAPS MORE GREAT VALUE CARS AVAILABLE

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

BUSINESS FOR SALE FOOD STALL PAELLA well-established business in the Byron Shire. Permanent sites at Byron, Bangalow & Channon markets. $80,000 ono. Ph 0401617780

6687 7677

Tallow TREE SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

• • • • •

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

Ph 0412 732 465 ITEMS UNDER $100 FREE JACKFRUIT call Rina 66872902

FREE QUOTES

TREE PRUNING • TREE SURGERY / REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

FOR SALE

BRIDGLANDS

Buy and sell good quality used furniture Ph 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.

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

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.

• Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Molasses • Firewood • Tomato stakes • Cane Mulch Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

BIG & SMALL REMOVAL JOBS Local, affordable, reliable & quick Ph 66845510 or 0402199999

LITTLE GREEN TRUCK.com.au Ute & Driver from $30

• DELIVERIES • SMALL MOVES • TIP RUNS

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

SHARE ACCOM.

GARAGE SALES

BRUNS large room with ensuite avail for working person $200pw. 0403497273

MULLUM 11 Dalley St, Sat/Sun 8–4pm. Furn, books, prints, linen, clothes, bags MULLUM 14 Hottentot Cres, Sat 8am. Tasty bits of everything. Call Priya for details Friday evening. 0408809043

O.SHORES large room avail in awesome home, large established quiet block. Share with 45yo male (part owner) working f-time. 6yo daughter stays p-time. Pref working prof. Couple or single okay. Sorry not suitable for kids or pets. Internet & bills incl. $250pw + bond. Ph or text 0412732465 COSY CARAVAN, self cont, healthy living on lovely farm, Myocum, close to Mullum. Shared laundry/shower. Info 0458179026

MOVING SALE 14 HAYTER ST, SUFFOLK PARK Sat 3rd March, 8am– 12noon. Beds, fridge, microwave, coffee tables, lounges, etc

SUFFOLK beachside, furnished room in 2br unit, suit mature age, working, no pets, $190pw incl bills. Ph 0407416575

EMPTYING HOUSE Mullum, 16 Left Bank Rd Sat 8am. Something for everyone

TO LET

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

SUFFOLK PARK modern s-cont studio, 1br, kitchen, lounge room, 60sqm, private courtyard 20sqm, air-con, dishwasher, washing machine, timber ﬂoors, elect incl, $410pw sgle, $430pw cple + 4 weeks bond. 6 month lease. N/s, pet neg. Call Daniel 0419614207

0408 210 772

Bangalow

MOTOR VEHICLES

Property Management Bangalow and Hinterland Free Honest Appraisals

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local reg’d business 66845296 or 66845403

SUZUKI LIANA 2005 5 spd man, rego 10/18, 142,000km, lovely car, great cond $4650 ono or bitcoin equiv. Urgent sale. Ph 0457632519

44 February 28, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo

SECURE STORAGE BANGALOW Brand new storage sheds 66871500 BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $140 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $18pw, 10 cubic mtr shed. Across 3 locations. Ph 66867011

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Low tide, height (m) 0212 0.19; 1517,0.21 0300,0.15; 1558,0.19 0346,0.16; 1636,0.20 0432,0.22; 1712,0.24 0517,0.32; 1746,0.30 0604,0.43; 1820,0.37 0653,0.54; 1855,0.45 0751,0.64; 1934,0.52 0904,0.70; 2027,0.58 1029,0.71; 2136,0.62 1144,0.67; 2257,0.62 1240,0.59 0002,0.57; 1324,0.52 0052,0.50; 1400,0.45 0133,0.43; 1432,0.39 0212,0.37; 1503,0.34 0248,0.32; 1534,0.30 0326,0.30; 1605,0.28 0405,0.30; 1638,0.27 0446,0.33; 1712,0.28 0532,0.39; 1748,0.32 0624,0.46; 1830,0.38 0726,0.54; 1918,0.45 0844,0.59; 2021,0.51 1011,0.58; 2141,0.53 1131,0.52; 2302,0.50 1235,0.43 0012,0.43; 1326,0.35 0111,0.35; 1409,0.28 0202,0.29; 1447,0.24 0249,0.26; 1524,0.23

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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Tom Avery wins Indigenous Outsider claims top prize in surf contest in cyclone swell Byron Bay criterium Tom Avery has won the longboard section of the Wandiyali Indigenous Surf Classic, a celebration of surf and the coming together of the Indigenous community. The contest was part of Surf Fest held in Newcastle at Merewether Beach last week. The northern rivers local beat a strong field of competitors in cyclonic conditions with waves up to five metres. Tom said it was a lot of fun and that he is totally at ease in waves in that size range. ‘I have been to Hawaii and surfed some mega swells. The weekend saw some of the biggest waves we have had for any Indigenous event in history so it is a great achievement to come out on top,’ he said. The contest boasts the richest prize pool, a total of $22,00 for males and females, of any event of the year and attracts surfers from all over Australia. Tom rides locally made boards and credits his win to his shaper Ed Sinnott. ‘I am riding ESP Surf-

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Tom comes off the lip at the Wandiyali classic at Merewether Beach at Newcastle last week. Photo supplied

boards shaped in Byron Bay by Ed Sinnott. They are unbelievable surfboards that held up through some huge sets and let me lay down some heavy turns. They are the best boards I have ever ridden,’ he said. Tom is the current Indigenous Longboard Champion and has won the title two years in a row. It is ‘probable’ he will go to Bells Beach Victoria for the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles and compete

for his third title. Tom was invited to compete in the Longboard Invitational at the Byron Bay Surf Festival alongside Alex Knost, Jared Mel, Cassia Meador and Lola Mignot. ‘I think it is honourable that the Byron Surf Festival organisers have chosen me to be the Bundjalung Nation surfing representative for their event. It shows they are respectful of the land on which they are holding the event,’ he said.

Gold Coast cyclist Craig Morley best adaped to the conditions and won the weekend’s Byron Bay Cycling Club criterium despite getting a puncture while out in front. A and B grade were combined to keep things competitive and this led to an interesting race with some of the stronger riders trying to break away but being run down by the bunch. Morley did make a small break at the about the threequarter mark and it looked like it would stick, but he punctured his back tyre. After a one lap mechanical timeout he changed wheels and re-joined the race only to open up another lead that proved to be a winner. Carl Wilkin and Connor Gibney, both from the BBCC, sprinted strongly to secure the minor placings. Connor also claimed the Prime Lap award. In C grade the racing was no less competitive with pace varying a lot as some tactics

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Rachel Pearson leads B grade in the BBCC criterium held at the Byron Bay Arts and Industry Estate. Photo supplied

were used to try to split the bunch. At one stage a small bunch from C grade overtook B grade only to find the pace a little too hot and disappeared back to the main C grade bunch! In the end it came down to the final sprint and Christian Saurine showed his strength in only his second criterium to secure first place with Neil Scott (BBCC) second and Matt Bone (BBCC) taking

third. Christian also took out the Prime. The riders in D Grade did their own thing and rode well together until the final stages where Cameron Johnston (BBCC) got the jump on the bunch to take first and Jeff Finnigan (MCC) came second. Racing reassumes on March 25, with sign-on from 6.30am onwards. The details are available on the BBCC Facebook page.

Byron Bay wins district senior pairs bowls at Kingscliff Jim Clark and Bulla Burton from the Byron Bay Bowling Club won the district senior pairs last Sunday at Kingscliff. They won the final 19–15 in a gripping game against T

Eadie and P Kelly (15) from Kingscliff Bowling Club. Brett Luker/Gavin McPhail and Werner Borkhardt/Greg Daniels were social bowls winners.

Big scores dominate Byron Bay twilight cricket Syl Reid

The MBVFC girls (blue) will be helping to celebrate the FFA’s Female Football Week this Sunday. Photo supplied

The Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley FC is proudly hosting its second Female Football Gala Day during the FFA’s Female Football Week this Sunday March 4. This is a free event and is open to all ages and abilities, from mini-roos to seniors and from beginners to the highly skilled. Activities on the day will include fun drills and games for mini-roos, plus eight-aside games and skill drills.

Leagues club The day runs from 10am till 2pm and is being held at

the Mullumbimby Leagues Club (25 Manns Road, Mullumbimby), to take advantage of their additional space. Register a team of eight players or as an individual and join the fun. Email info@mbvfc.com. au to register, indicating age/ experience level. Enquiries can be made to Sharon Scriven on 0435 057 463. More than 20 per cent of the outdoor club football players are female, FFA boss David Gallop said. ‘No other footy brand can compare with that,’ he said.

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Contestants and spectators enjoy the vibe on a classic day of surfing fun at Wategos Beach in Byron. Photo supplied

The final day of the Byron Bay Surf Festival last weekend included the Freestyle and Stoke invitational and noncompetitive surfing event. Action started at 7am at Wategos Beach with a crowd of locals, surfers from interstate and international VIPs. The Freestyle and Stoke surf sessions are invitation only – but if the invitee did not show, spots were thrown to the crowd. Winners were awarded by peer vote. Highlights included the McTavish Trim, led by local surf legend Bob McTavish,

where big, trim boards competed for the longest wave ridden. The winner stepped off onto rocks, beyond the sandy perimeter of Wategos foreshore. The Mermaid party was the all-female event and the colour, style and fancy footwork of the women delivered a great show. The final party wave included more than 50 surfers from all over the country, NZ, US, France and Hawaii, in a dramatic but fun ‘dash for cash’ paddle and surf on one wave.

The Byron Bay Brewery Twilight Cricket saw wash-outs, walk-overs, big team and individual scores all in one week, proving how fast and dynamic this game is. The walk-over happened on Monday when T&C’s technology failed and only five players fronted. They had a fun game with Rip Starters and it’s the first time I’ve seen a second innings in a Twilight match. Tuesday’s dynamic win to PMD over Eureka was achieved on the last ball: 141 – 138. Big scores for Twilight with Tom (52) and Gus (31) contributing for the Designers and Stu (41) and Eddie (36) putting in for the Hippies.

Wednesday evening had TNR recording a win over the Hot Bread Loafers. Scott and Jakob hit 31 for the Accountants while the Bakers’ Zac hit exactly the same score for his team. Jules hit 50 for the Rugby Club in their win over the West Tower Windies on Thursday. Meadows struck 32 for the Windies side. There was a range of talent levels in both these sides so it was an entertaining match with much frivolity. The rains came on Friday and washed out a traditionally intense game between old rivals, the Kronix and The Bowlo. The Bowlo are on top of the ladder on 24 points, with three teams in second place (19 points) and another three in third on 18 points.

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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.

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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.

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.

Museums Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum corner of Myocum and Stuart Sts Mullumbimby, open Tuesdays and 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.

Drug support groups

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.

CI Contact Improvisation Saturdays in Mullumbimby 10–12 noon at St Martin’s, Church Hall, Stuart St Mullumbimby. All level of dancers welcome. Enquiries 0402 059 564.

End-of-life choices Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at meetings held quarterly at the Robina Community Centre. Attendees must be Exit Members. More information on www.exitinternational. net or phone Elaine 07 5580 8215.

Bridge club

Library fun

Byron Breast Cancer Support Group meets every 3rd Wednesday 12–2pm at NSW Cancer Council rooms 8/130 Jonson

Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Friday 10am.

On The Horizon

Chemical Free Landcare

Byron Sophia

Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare next fortnightly working bee will be on Saturday 24 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. Tools provided. If you come late call 0478 272 300.

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Can Freedom be understood and lived? Bring a word, a sentence or a chapter on the importance of freedom in Krishnamurti’s writing. Thursday, 1 March, 1.30–3.30pm, Marvell Hall, Marvell St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

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Seed Savers Byron Hinterland Seed Savers will hold a one-hour garden tour on followed by a seed-saving workshop on Sunday 4 March 4, 10am till 12 at 186 Repentance Creek Road, Goonengerry at the Mafeking Rd T-junction. Bring plants and cuttings to share. See Facebook or call 0423 220 378 for more info.

French conversation

Sanctuary NR AGM

Brunswick Valley Bridge Club meets every Saturday and Monday at the 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.

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.

Choirs

BV Probus Club

The Sanctuary Northern Rivers Inc AGM will be held on Monday 12 March, 6pm in the downstairs room at Lismore City Library on Magellan Street.

The Brunswick Valley Probus Club meeting Tuesday, 6 March at 10am at the Ocean Shores Country Club, followed by our AGM and changeover luncheon. Enquires: Margaret 6680 3316.

U3A Ballina/Byron

Sale: women’s clothing

Ruth Fox will present a poetry session on Rudyard Kipling at 10am on Tuesday 6 March in the Mullumbimby RSL meeting room. All welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.

The Education Care Projects – Kenya Op Shop, located at 1 River Terrace (street behind the Mullumbimby Post Office), sale on all women’s summer clothing begins. Thursday, 1 March. Proceeds support the education and care of abused and traumatised children in Kenya.

AA convention

Alliance Francaise – French Conversation in Lismore. Café Conversation every Thursday at Miss Lizzie’s, Woodlark St, Lismore, 5–6pm. Come and listen to or speak French with everyone. For more info: afnorthcoast.org.au.

AA convention to be held at Mullumbimby Civic Centre, March 23–25. Registration open. Email byronshireaaevents@gmail.com or text 0423 958 466.

Computer club

BV VIEW

Byron Shire Seniors Computer Club invites interested seniors to come along and learn how to use your photos creatively at Ocean Shores Community Centre, Wednesdays, 1–3pm during school terms. Phone Gloria 0428 845 339.

The Brunswick Valley VIEW Club will hold its next luncheon meeting at the Brunswick Heads Bowling Club on Thursday, 8 March at 10.30am. Guest speaker Coral Grogan. Apologies to Maureen 0408 294 973.

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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/.

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. Ph Mike 6684 6281.

Breast Cancer Support

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Junior chess club

Bay Singers meet Wednesdays at Byron Community Centre, 10.30–11.30am. Enquiries 0425 363 589, kim@kimbanffy. com.au. Singchronicity Choir meets Thursdays at Ocean Shores 6.45pm8.45pm. Eclectic and catchy repertoire. Ph 0425 363 589. Mullum’s Biggest Little Town Choir meets weekly at the Uniting

Social sporting groups

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

Free English as a Second Language classes in Mullumbimby, all levels: beginner to advanced. For more information phone 66720834

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.

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-yearolds 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. 1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.al-anon.org.au

Seniors Activities

Free ESL

Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you? Learn coping skills and gain support from others. 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.

Alateen Meeting

Church Hall, Dalley Street, Thursdays at 6.30pm. Newcomers welcome. Raise the Roof Choir: Gospel, bluegrass & more. 1–3pm Tuesdays, Suffolk Park Hall. 6–8pm Tuesdays, Bruns Uniting Hall. Weekly Uki & Channon sessions. Info@ raisetheroofsinging.com 0417 277 211.

Art competition The 12th Ocean Shores Country Club art competition/exhibition. Three categories: Acrylics/Oils, Watercolour and Drawing/Pastel. Entry forms at www. oceanshorescc.com.au. Deadline 4 May – no late entries accepted. Information Marilyn 6680 4907.

Liberation Larder Garden volunteers for Liberation Larder Liberation Larder gardeners are growing

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

4718. Mullumbimby Seventh-Day Adventist Op Shop opens Monday – Thursday 10am–3.30pm, Friday 9am – 2pm and third Sunday of the month 10am–2pm. Companion Animals Welfare Inc (CAWI) op shop Brunswick Heads (next to supermarket) open Mon– Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 9am–2pm. Kenya op shop, 1 River Terrace (behind post office), Mullumbimby – open Monday to Friday 9.30am - 4pm.

Toy Library 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.

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

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

Op shops Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8am–12 noon. Byron Bay Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–1pm. Volunteers needed. Enq Jeni: 6685 7816 or 0439 344 281. Mullumbimby Anglican Op Shop opens Monday to Friday 9am–4.15pm, Saturday 9am–12.15pm. Volunteers needed, enq to shop 6684

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Homeschool teens 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/.

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.

Social Table Tennis South Golden Shores Community Centre every Monday at 10.30. Phone 0435 780 017. Bangalow Bowlo Sundays at 3pm. All welcome. Enquiries Margot 0412 394 932. staple vegetables at The Farm every week. They are harvesting 20–40kg of fresh produce for meals and produce bags. If you have a few spare hours and would like to join the crew, contact Helen on 0439 409 655.

Library book fair Friends of Libraries Byron Shire are now wanting books for their annual Book Fair, to be held on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July at Byron Bay Surf Club. All clean books, fiction, non-fiction, DVDs, games etc will be gratefully received. Please call Beryl: 6685 3030 or Janene: 0407 855 022.

Indonesian dance Indonesian dance classes starting on Wednesdays 21 February, till 25 April at the Youth Activity Centre, 1 Gilmore Crescent, Byron Bay. Classes from from 6 till 8pm. Dance classes are being held as a fundraiser for Byron Harmony Day.

Peace Love and Crêpes Run by Alliance Française. Coronation Hall, Walker St, Clunes. Sunday 25 March, 11am–2pm.

Suffolk Park Dunecare Suffolk Park Dunecare this Saturday, 3 March. Meet at Clifford Street carpark 8.30am. All welcome. Enquires: Miles 0403 206 190. 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.

Cryptic Clues

Quick Clues

ACROSS

1. A mosque suite – a setting to be silent (5,2,1,5) 8. Cruel cut-down (4) 9. Rigged trials suit those who indulge in ceremonies (10) 10. Put it back in the plane, boy – or throw it away (8) 11. Thanks, I have a great performance on the island (6) 13. Drunken group friends brings us back to where we started (4,6) 16. Disc 99 – a long story (4) 17. Bet four on the flashy operator (4) 18. West African country cops used for drug tests! (6,4) 20. Famous mountain – turn back before boom-de-ay in song! (6) 22. Cause of arteriosclerosis: (a) the egg tomato (8) 24. Crunched one bone for the morning (6,4) 26. Silly snob toffs (4) 27. Composed mental basis to make even less noise than 1 across (6,2,1,4)

1. Phrase indicating something is almost noiseless (5,2,1,5) 8. Collapsed, plummeted (4) 9. Those who pay much attention to ceremony (10) 10. Throw overboard (8) 11. Largest of the Society Isles (6) 13. Back to the beginning (after a journey) (4,6) 16. Long poem of adventure (4) 17. Petty crook, lair (4) 18. Animals used for experiments (6,4) 20. Mountain where Noah ended up (6) 22. Internal swelling of the arteries (8) 24. Morning, prior to midday (6,4) 26. Toffs. Swells (4) 27. Phrase: completely noiseless (6,2,1,4)

DOWN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

One who pushes in, an urger (5,6) Small harbour or bay (5) Severe beating or punishment (9) Devilish, demonic (7) Intended, signified (5) Hypocritical villain of Dickens’ David Copperfield (5,4) 7. Dine, consume (3) DOWN 12. Object whose name has been 1. Line sweater for an urger (5,6) forgotten, a watchamacallit (11) 2. Admit swap-over for bay (5) 14. Port city of north west England (9) 3. Object about reckless belting (9) 15. Island off Mumbai on the Indian 4. State antic – wild, like Rushdie’s coast (9) verses! (7) 19. First name of dancer Duncan (7) 5. Meantime, it’s intended! (5) 21. Pre-adolescent – older than a child 6. You audience: back a musical – hot, but not yet a teenager (5) and a piss-up for Dickens’s ‘umble 23. Musical piece in which themes are hypocrite (5,4) repeated (5) 7. Consume brewed tea (3) 25. Greek goddess of dawn (3) 12. Object to doctors’ lobby group with young Robert Watchamacallit. Last week’s solution N219 E S T A B L I S H M E N T (11) N E E T A L H T 14. English port – a shared facility for O G R E S E D I N B U R G H organs? (9) U R T R R A E I G R A S S L A N D S F E A R 15. A planet he discovered? No, an H E T O B C D island off Mumbai (9) I M P U L S E S T E W A R T 19. Dancer Duncan Gershwin S L L T R I consumes soda mix (7) E N A M E L S P O T S D A M I R E R E E 21. Pre-adolescent – a cute number (5) N O I N K I N R E P R I S A L 23. Clarke to perform short musical U T R N C H E U work (5) G O I T A L O N E A U R I C F G T D L I K 25. Goddess of the dawn – Eastern and H F O U R T E E N F I F T Y very big. (3)

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Supporters of the ABC are invited to the Bangalow Bowlo on March 4 between 2 and 4pm to hear newly elected state president of the ABC Friends, professor Ed Davis AM. Funding cuts and threats to its independence will be discussed. Professor Davis says, ‘The Friends must maintain their determination to confront attempts to censor the ABC and must continue their insistence that Australia is served by high-quality public broadcasting, which informs, educates and entertains. We are all the poorer when the ABC is diminished.’ Q Q Q Q

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When governments interfere with the independent national broadcaster, you know governments are scared of losing their grip on the narrative. Recently, highly respected ABC journalist Emma Alberici laid out succinctly why giving tax breaks to the uber-wealthy leads to economic disaster for the rest of us. But Turnbull didn’t like that and promptly got the story redacted. Thankfully the story was later put back up online in full. Q Q Q Q

If examined, the big business tax cut narrative doesn’t stack up of course and their profits just keep growing regardless (hint: they avoid tax). Bernard Keane told the Crikey readership he has repeatedly asked the Business Council of Australia to explain why wages growth in the UK and Canada so significantly underperformed wages growth in Australia, despite their cuts to company tax, and the BCA has refused to respond. ‘Likewise, it’s noteworthy [that despite] the hysterical response to [Alberici’s] article, no-one disputed the facts,’ he wrote.

Safe toddlers! The new safety barriers on the Bruns footbridge have been unveiled by Council, much to the relief of parents with small children. Photo Jeff ‘Toddling’ Dawson Q Q Q Q

Who is Michael McCormack? He’s just been elevated to deputy prime minister and Nationals’ leader after Barnbaby finally accepted his shame. As a former editor for The Daily Advertiser in Wagga, McCormack penned a sterling 1993 editorial entitled Sordid homosexuality – it’s becoming more entrenched. McCormack also oversaw the disastrous 2016 census, where the website crashed and people’s names and addresses were collected for the first time, raising concerns over privacy. And like most politicians, his gold-plated nose is in the public trough – in 2017, it emerged that McCormack spent nearly $50,000 of public money for a travel allowance while staying in his wife’s Canberra apartment between 2013 and 2016. Stay classy, McCormack.

the repeated story for the new dance studio? And how about the spelling mistake on page 11 where Mark Swivel lives in the mythical town Bagalow?

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