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West Byron public hearings, June 19 Public submissions for the contentious and large West Byron development will be held before the Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) at the Mullumbimby Council Chambers on June 19 from 3.30pm. The panel will hear submissions for two separate development applications (DAs) on a large parcel of land opposite the Arts & Industry Estate on Ewingsdale Road. One DA is being put forward by a collective of ‘locals,’ while the other is by Sydney-based developer Terry Agnew and QLD-based construction company Villa World. In total, the proposal suggests 668 residential blocks, two business lots, two industrial lots, one recreation lot and four residue lots.
In May 2017, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment issued a press release spruiking the largest urban and commercial land release in generations over sensitive wetlands. The government intervention overrode Council’s Local Environment Plan (LEP) and came without Council’s support. And according to the last Council election, the proposal does not reflect the wishes of the majority of the community. In April this year, Council staff said it had received more than 5,000 sumbissions: the most ever received in response to a DA. Most sumbissions were against, say staff. Issues raised, staff said, included: ‘traffic, environmental
impacts, koalas, stormwater, flooding, earthworks and design.’ Then in March, The Echo reported that NSW planning minister Anthony Roberts (Liberal) told parliament he has no role in determining the development, despite allowing his department to intervene. And his comments are at odds with a letter he sent to Council in 2017, where he threatened to personally intervene unless a development control plan for West Byron was produced to his liking – and timing. To register to speak at the meeting, contact the JRPP secretariat before 3pm on June 15 on (02) 8217 2060 or email: enquiry@planningpanels.nsw.gov.au.
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One of Australia’s foremost book cover designers and portrait artists, WH Chong, launched an exhibition of his paintings at the Lone Goat Gallery on Saturday. Entitled Everything Changes, his pieces riff on the ancient tradition of calligraphy, along with the reinvention of Chinese scrolls. The exhibition is on until June 13 and the gallery is located next to the Byron Bay library. Photo Jeff ‘Etched And Itched Since 1986’ Dawson
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The tide of day visitors flooding into Byron is set to increase significantly over the next decade, as the population of southeast QLD explodes and more cruise-ship passengers pour in, a tourism conference has heard. And it is predicted that the Asian middle class will also begin to discover the Shire over the next five years, creating a noticeable shift in the tourist demographic.  In a development that brought renewed calls for more paid parking and a car toll on Ewingsdale Road, Destination Byron’s annual tourism symposium heard that the Shire had 1.1 million domestic day visitors in the 12 months to June 2017 and was on track for similar numbers this year. The director of sales and marketing at Elements resort, David Jones, told the symposium that these numbers were likely to increase further as the population of the great southeast region – from Noosa to Tweed – grew over the next 30 years. ‘It is predicted that the population of that region will increase from 3.5 million to 5.8 million by 2046,’ Mr Jones said during an address entitled Cautionary Travel Trends for Byron’s Tourism Industry. ‘That is one of the factors that is likely to contribute to an increase in domestic day visitors, which will in turn bring greater pressure on local infrastructure, particularly roads,’ he said. Adding to the increase in day
trippers, Mr Jones said, was the expected growth of cruise-ship passengers coming into southeast QLD. This was driven by the expanding cruise market and the construction of a new mega cruise-ship terminal at Luggage Point in Brisbane, which is due to open in 2020.
Silver lining While the thought of more day trippers on local roads is enough to send a shiver down local spines, business development and marketing consultant Peter Valerio told the symposium that this group contributed more than just rubbish and traffic congestion. ‘Some people like to write domestic day visitors off, but they actually spend $100 per visit,’ said Mr Valerio during a presentation on the latest tourism statistics. He also said that the people who drove down from Tweed Heads or the Gold Coast for the day were likely to come back for a longer stay during their holidays. ‘For them, Byron is close enough for a day trip but just far enough away to escape for a few days during the holidays,’ Mr Valerio said. It was when these visitors elected to lay their heads locally that the money really started to roll in. ‘Domestic overnight visitors account for 70 per cent of total visitor expenditure in the region, while representing only 40 per cent of total visitor numbers,’ Mr Valerio said. continued on page 6
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serve the many people within the community who were willing to donate their time to help out and make this happen,’ said Ben. Carmine from Tallow Tree Services gave Ben a call after they realised there was a native beehive in a dead tree they were removing. Tallow Tree Services used their machinery and time to ensure the native bee hive was removed safely so that it could be transferred to the Ocean Shores Community Garden. ‘The tree loppers, members of the garden itself, friends and family came together and we cleared and regenerated a section of the garden. It was pretty special to experience with such a variety of people from the community coming together and acknowledging the importance of taking small steps to make a difference to the world,’ said Ben with a smile. There are an amazing 1,660 varieties of native bees in Australia; however, only 11 of them
are honey makers – the other 1,649 are solitary bees. The native honey bees are stingless, and the local native honey bee endemic to the northeast coast of Australia is the Tetragonula carbonaria.
One litre per year Native bees make around one litre of honey a year, compared to the traditional honey bee that makes around 15kg, so they aren’t used for commercial honey production. However, they do play an important role in pollinations and ensuring biodiversity and conservation. Ben has placed another hive at his daughter’s preschool. ‘Because they are a stingless bee they are safe for children and it was good to see the kids getting stuck in when we were setting up the hive in the community gardens.’ If you come across a native bee hive that you think needs removing give Ben a call on 0405 636 674 or email: bentreadaways@gmail.com.
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Notice of Public Meeting Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel The Panel will meet to hear submissions from the community on the following West Byron Urban Release Areas development applications: • 2017NTH013 – Byron – DA10.2017.201.1: Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay. Stage 1 – Subdivision of Nine (9) Lots into Two Hundred and Ninety (290) Residential Lots in Nine (9) Sub–Stages, Stage 2 – Concept Plan for Residual Land including Medium Density Residential, Low Density Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Recreational and Environmental Management Precincts. • 2018NTH007 – Byron – DA10.2017.661.1: Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay. Subdivision of Six (6) Lots into Three Hundred and Eighty Seven (387) Lots consisting of Three Hundred and Seventy Eight (378) Residential Lots, Two (2) Business Lots, Two (2) Industrial Lots, One (1) Recreation Lot and Four (4) Residue Lots. Date:
Tuesday 19 June 2018
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3.00pm – 5.30pm (Session one, both development applications) 6.30pm – 8.00pm (Session two, both development applications)
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Mullumbimby Civic Hall, 55 Dalley Street Mullumbimby
The Panel acknowledges that there is strong interest in these development applications. The Panel encourages community and resident groups to nominate a representative to address the Panel to make submissions on their behalf. To register to speak at the meeting, please contact the Planning Panels Secretariat before 3pm on Friday 15 June 2018 on (02) 8217 2060 or email enquiry@planningpanels.nsw.gov.au. When registering, please nominate your preferred briefing session. Any person may attend the meeting to observe. The Panel is required to make an audio record of the meeting and make the recording publicly available on the Planning Panels website. You should be aware that this may include your personal information if you are presenting to the Panel.
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Having moved to Byron Shire seven months ago, Ben Treadaway has brought with him his passion for Australia’s native bees and their preservation. Ben first discovered his passion for native bees as part of a permaculture course where he learned about Australia’s native bees and was part of starting up a volunteer group called Sydney Native Bees that aims to educate people about native bees and rescue hives. When Ben moved to the area, he contacted local tree loppers and arborists to let them know that if they came across any native bee hives in their work that they could contact him and he would come and remove and relocate them. ‘My overarching goal is to rescue, educate, relocate and conserve the indigenous stingless bee populations within the local community,’ said Ben about his volunteer work. ‘An important part of this process involves educating local tree loppers, including information such as the appropriate spot to cut the tree in order to save the colony, in addition to the process of safely relocating the colony to places of educational and community significance.’ Since he has been here Ben has rescued three native beehives and recently relocated one at the Ocean Shores Community Garden. ‘It was wonderful to ob-
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Local News Plastic free businesses given new platform Aslan Shand
Byron Shire is taking plastic free to a new level with the launch of www.plasticfreebyron.com, which encourages local food and beverage and fashion businesses to reduce their plastic waste through community recognition and encouragement. The online directory lists businesses who have gone 100 per cent plastic free while also encouraging others to follow. Food and beverage outlets are rated on their use of plastic bags, cutlery, stars, cups, bottles and takeaway containers while the fashion directory looks at plastic bags. Santos Organics is a founding organisation of
www.plasticfreebyron.com and communications manager Paul Crebar said businesses can get a gold, silver or bronze rating depending on how plastic free they have managed to go. ‘Visitors and locals alike are encouraged to check out the directory and support local businesses that have gone plastic free while sending encouraging messages to the ones who still have a way to go. ‘For plastic free July, we are encouraging businesses to take 31 actions in 31 days to reduce plastic,’ said Paul. ‘The community can also add businesses to the directory that they think are doing a good job or need some encouragement to get recognition for their plastic-free
achievements. ‘The community can send messages of encouragement to the businesses listed in the directories through a link to the businesses’ social media platforms. ‘It is a way to celebrate and congratulate businesses who are reducing their plastic use,’ said Crebar.
Santos funding Meanwhile, Santos Organics has announced five local organisations that are the recipients of $40,000 in grant funding as part of their ongoing grants program. Crebar says the funding will improve the Northern Rivers Young Farmers Alliance website, build new infrastructure at Byron Bay
‘Jo has been fighting cervical cancer for many years now and in February found out she has stage three bowel cancer.’ ‘After many appointments with the oncologist, Jo has found out they are unable to remove her tumour. She has just finished her second round of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Jo lives
in Casino now, as she is unable to move back to the Byron Shire with the rising costs of accommodation.
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Billinudgel supports Jo’s cancer fight The community is getting behind Billinudgel local Jo Williams’s fight against cancer with a fundraiser on Saturday June 16 at the Billinudgel Hotel from 2pm. Jo is the daughter of the late Barry Williams (Bazza), also well known to the area. Friend and fundraiser coorganiser Chinta Casidy said,
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Local News Special Federal film night, June 9 A fundraiser to assist the people in the Narrabri and Pilliga area who are facing Santos’s proposed 850-well CSG expansion will be held as part of the Federal film night on June 9. Organisers say the Knitting Nanas will be catering for the evening to raise funds to donate to the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO), which will in turn assist those western NSW communities. Former EDO lawyer Sue Higginson will give a short talk on what the EDO does and how it can help farmers and families resisting CSG mining in their localities. This month’s movie is the acclaimed The Disaster Artist by James Franco. Dinner is available from 6.30pm.
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Brunswick Heads will be buzzing this Saturday with recycled treasures and barbecues for the annual Old and Gold festival. Tabitha kicks back and surveys this curious collection in readiness. Photo Jeff ‘Brick A Back’ Dawson
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Bob Bellear’s life recognised An inspirational Indigenous leader who grew up in the area has been immortalised, with the North Ocean Shores sportsfield being officially recognised as the Bob Bellear Sports Ground. Council staff say the NSW Geographical Names Board
approved the new name after it was put forward by Council. Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson said the board’s decision recognises Bellear’s contribution not only to the local area, but to the nation. The mayor said Bellear was an accomplished rugby play-
er who represented Mullum High School and the Australian Navy representative team. ‘Bob Bellear was an inspirational leader, establishing the Aboriginal Housing Company in Sydney in 1972 and was a director of the Aboriginal Medical Service and
the Aboriginal Legal Service. ‘He was appointed Counsel Assisting to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in 1987 and was the first Aboriginal person to be appointed a judge to any court in Australia in 1996.’
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But the push to encourage visitors to stay longer and spend more appears to have borne little fruit. ‘There has been very little change in the number of nights that domestic visitors stay in Byron over quite a long period of time,’ he said. ‘If you’re looking to increase the length of stay by domestic visitors the only thing I can say is “good luck�. In 20 years of data it’s barely changed.’ One group that is likely to bring more dollars into town is the expanding Asian middle class. The symposium heard that total annual outbound trips from China will increase by 300 per cent, which equates to one billion passenger trips per year, over the next 20 years. So far the northern rivers has largely missed out on this market, with Chinese nationals accounting for just one per cent of travellers to the region.
Asian market However, Jeremy Holmes, the development director at Elements of Byron, said this was set to change. ‘The Asian markets are going to start visiting Byron Bay en masse in the next five to ten years owing to changing
travel habits and displacement from urban centres,’ Mr Holmes told the symposium. ‘Put simply, Sydney and Melbourne are full. Their tank is full and so the Asian market has got to disperse.’
Solutions Having chewed over the tourism stats and trends, the symposium turned its attention to the question of how to balance the needs of the tourist economy with those of the local community.  One idea that gained traction among attendees was the introduction of a toll for tourists travelling by car into Byron Bay on Ewingsdale Road. The chair of Tourism Noosa, Steve McPharlin, told the symposium that his town was considering introducing this measure at a number of tourist hot spots. ‘If you’ve got demand for something then make money from it – it’s Business 101,’ Mr McPharlin said. But Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson told the symposium he had reservations about introducing the measure in Byron. ‘My worry is that if we start saying to visitors: “We’re so special we’re going to
charge you just to come into town,� that some people will turn around and say: “You know what? You’re not that special, I’m going to Lennox�,’ Cr Richardson said. Cr Richardson said he believed expanding paid parking was a more effective way of generating income for community benefit from the tourism tide.
Paid parking ‘One of the reasons I support paid parking, whether it’s in Bangalow or Bruns or elsewhere, is that it’s not going to scare visitors away,’ he said. ‘The research is clear that it’s not until you get to $12 an hour for parking that you see a change in people’s behaviour in terms of where they choose to go. So why not have visitors leave behind an extra $10
for the day so that the place they’ve just visited can be left a little bit more beautiful?’ He also foreshadowed the creation of a ‘Better Byron fund’ – an investment fund derived from a levy on visitors and the visitor economy that could be used to support the local tourism industry and basic infrastructure.
ALP’s Butler at pub, June 12 Federal Labor president Mark Butler will be rolling up his sleeves next week for a couple of brews with the locals on Tuesday, June 12 at the Suffolk Park Hotel from 6pm. The shadow minister for Climate Change and Energy will speak about Labor’s plans to combat climate change and increase renewable energy.
Rainforest working bee June 17 Mullumbimby Rotary will hold a Rainforest Park working bee on Sunday June 17 from 9am till 1pm at the Rotary Rainforest Park entrance of Pine Avenue sportsfields. Everyone is invited to help with maintenance and planting at the park – plants and tools will be provided.
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Big night of local talent, June 15 Mullum High School students have organised a big lineup of bands to play on June 15 at the school’s hall. Mullum Unearthed will feature eight bands from three local high schools who will compete for prizes with a total value of $2,000. The winning band will score two days of recording and mastering at SAE. Campus manager Ben Funnell said, ‘SAE embraces the opportunity to foster creative relationships with the region’s local schools. Byron Shire is a hive of creativity,
and this includes the district’s talented high school students. Our studio spaces are the perfect outlet for their artistry.’
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Byron Youth Service celebrates 35, June 7 Digby Hildreth
Byron Youth Service turns 35 this week, and staff are inviting all those ever involved to a birthday barbecue to celebrate from 6.30pm on Thursday June 7 at the Youth Activities Centre (YAC) in Byron. Byron Bay was a very different place in 1983, when a group of volunteers created the service within the Community Centre. It was a town in transition, from an industrial centre to a holiday des-
tination, says Jan Dawkins, one of the principal founders along with her husband Clint. The sudden loss of jobs from whaling and the meatworks closing down, and an influx of middle-class residents, led to a major cultural upheaval, Jan says, as families and the old community struggled to adjust. Jan and a group of likeminded souls responded to the need by expanding the services of the Community Centre’s Information and Re-
ferral service. ‘Through the information centre we became aware of the need of many young people for an avenue of support specific to them,’ she says. The new BYS filled many of those areas of need, winning grants for projects such refurbishing the Bay’s beachfront area, whereby youth could learn landcare and woodworking skills, and find support and friendship from the tutors and other volunteers. Deb Pearse was employed
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Tree protectors lock on to Lennox Head fig Chris Dobney
Ballina Shire Council’s plans to remove a 200-year-old Moreton Bay Fig tree in Lennox Head have once again come in for a drubbing after two local people locked to the tree last Sunday afternoon. Sherrie Yeomans and Josh Kelly say they have chained themselves onto the tree ‘in an act of civil disobedience’ and are accusing Ballina Council of ignoring critical evidence that could save the tree. ‘We’re here with pretty much a constant stream of people coming and going [and] with a constant flow of media,’ Ms Yeomans told The Echo from under an umbrella at the base of the tree on rainy Monday morning. ‘Council haven’t heard us. We’ve provided some amazing factual evidence that they’ve ignored again and again, so we’re no longer playing into Council’s hands,’ Ms Yeomans said. The tree was slated for
Veteran forest activists Kelvin Davies and Dianna Rivers at the threatened fig in Lennox. Photo Sherrie Yeomans
demolition after being blamed for cracks in the driveway and wall of a nearby home. Council’s insurers insist that the tree be removed to reduce the chance of litigation. But Ms Yeomans added
that now the issue had been rectified, ‘the situation is fixed’. ‘It’s fear mongering on Council’s insurance company’s behalf, but we believe a $14,000 root barrier could fix all remaining issues,’ she said.
‘The driveway’s 75mm slab was way too thin. It wasn’t a substantial enough slab to be laid there. The thicker 125mm slab couldn’t be lifted by tree roots,’ she added. ‘If the tree roots were really the problem, the roadway and four or five surrounding houses would have issues – but they don’t. ‘Council’s own arborists wrote reports stating that the fig is not the issue. ‘We’ve spoken to a veteran tree group who have offered their services free but Council has chosen not to take that option. ‘We’re not closed to options here. We’ve had interactions with the homeowners, who are happy with the repairs. ‘Most certainly the root barrier is the most sensible option,’ Ms Yeomans said.
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Lennox tree-planting day June 8 Music on Main Beach until 2.30am The Lennox Head tree planting at the iconic headland will take place Friday June 8 from 9am till 12pm. It’s been taking place since 2003 and is organised to coincide with World Environment Day. GeoLINK and Ballina Shire Council have hosted the tree planting day for 16 years and are inviting the local community ‘to take positive environmental action by joining us for this year’s event,’ said Catherine Jost from Ballina Council.
Trees, mulch, water and some planting tools will be supplied by Ballina Shire Council. The Lennox business community and volunteer groups have generously donated a barbecue and refreshments. Everyone is advised to bring sun protection, closed footwear and gardening gloves and tools (if owned), some tools will be provided. Head to the top of Lennox headland and follow the signs to the planting site.
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Partygoers were pumping out the music last night on Main Beach, about 250m down the beach from the surf club, according to locals who were kept up until around 2.30am this morning. ‘There were around 30 to 40 people down on the beach with a DJ booth set up,’ said one local who contacted The Echo, but didn’t want to be named. The music started around 9pm and locals began ringing
the police when the music was still going at 11pm. The police were called again after 1am but told the caller that they ‘had a few jobs on’, adding that ‘they would try to get a car there’. While people are still coming to the region and looking for an opportunity to experience alternative lifestyles, a Council spokesperson said that all events in Byron Shire in public areas require a permit. For more info visit www. byron.nsw.gov.au/Eventsand-recreation/Holdingevents-locally.
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Byron’s Red Tent reboots, June 7 Paul Bibby
One of the Shire’s most loved women’s spaces is re-opening its doors after a 12-month hiatus and welcoming a new facilitator who plans to open up conversations about female sexuality and body image. The Byron Red Tent will be reborn in a ceremony at Temple Byron on June 7 from 6.30pm, continuing a tradition that has its origins in
ancient history. Weekly groups will then take place each Thursday at the same time. In pre-biblical societies women often gathered or were forced into communal huts or tents during menstruation. While these huts were often instruments of patriarchal control, red tents have reemerged in the past two decades as empowered spaces. Inspired by Anita Dia-
mant’s 1997 novel The Red Tent, the contemporary red tent movement is about creating places for women to rest, spend time together, talk and share their experiences. The new facilitator of Byron’s red tent, Helena Nista, says she intends to continue this tradition. ‘We work and we run households and we cook and we clean and we shop and we have so much on our plates,’
Ms Nista says. ‘So to have this beautiful space for women to just come and relax and rest, be nurtured, connect with other women – to leave the duties and the “to do” lists behind is really beautiful.’ However, Ms Nista is also planning to introduce some of her own ideas and knowledge from the field of sexology and the tantra tradition into her new role.
Teven residents face unwanted petrochemical plant Teven Valley residents have been quick to respond to a proposed asphalt plant that would be located in the midst of their rural properties. Teven Tintenbar Community Association president Josh Browne describes the petrochemical operation proposal as ‘highly toxic and invasive,’ and says that is has ‘garnered international agreement regarding its profound effects upon health.’ He says the plant would operate 24/7. A meeting has been called at the Tintenbar Hall on Saturday June 16 from 3.30 till 5.30pm. ‘There’s no bloody
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way we are going to take this,’ said Browne. ‘And there is a lot that ordinary people can do to help keep our green way of living’.
Browne says the intended site for the plant is the hard rock quarry on Stokers Lane, operated by multinational Holcim. ‘We have had endless issues living next to this quarry,’ said Browne. ‘We have not seen evidence of the road upgrade promised in their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and neither have we seen evidence that they are adhering to their required limitations on truck activity.’ Fellow Teven resident Felicity Murphy added, ‘We understand that asphalt has to
come from somewhere; however, this is a rural area where agriculture and sustainable living are everything. The Teven Valley is a vital part of the green belt of the northern rivers rainbow region. ‘Why mess this up when you could put an asphalt plant in an industrial area? There is already one asphalt plant in the Ballina Shire. There are two in Lismore. We seriously question the need for more. This proposal for an asphalt quarry is universes apart from a hard rock quarry. ‘It’s like going from making biscuits to making gunpowder.’
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After a tour of performing and workshops in Sydney, a welcome-home concert will be held by the students at the Cape Byron Steiner School Hall this Thursday June 7 from 5.30pm. Photo supplied
The Cape Byron Steiner School Ensemble has just returned from a tour to Sydney playing in various schools, but their favourite performance was for the visitors at the Wayside Chapel, says ensemble leader Loani McRae.
McRae said, ‘The Chapel has provided a safe haven for homeless people in Kings Cross for many years, and it was wonderful to play there.’ ‘The students gained a real understanding of the great work that is done there every
day and they were such an appreciative audience.’ McRae said the 29 students, who play violin, cello, flute, clarinet, guitar and piano, also took part in a workshop and concert at the Sydney Conservatorium of
Music and took a ferry ride to see Vivid. ‘A wonderful time was had by all,’ said McRae. A welcome-home concert will be held at the Cape Byron Steiner School Hall Thursday June 7 from 5.30pm.
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Volume 32 #52
June 6, 2018
Flawed law Remember the anti-protest legislation that the NSW Liberal National government brought into law in 2016? It was around the time of the anti-CSG Bentley protests near Lismore. Roundly condemned by every organisation who understands and values the freedom of speech, the aim of the anti-protest laws was to prevent opponents of mining projects from ‘locking on’ to equipment and hindering mining operations. The laws sought to impose heavy fines for individuals and jail of up to seven years. The Inclosed Lands, Crimes and Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Interference) Act 2016 looks suspiciously like what happens when the mining sector donates large amounts of money to political parties and would like a favour. It passed with the votes from two crossbench parties: the Shooters and Fishers Party and Fred Nile’s Christian Democratic Party. At the time, The Echo reported that local Nationals MLC Ben Franklin voted for the law because it was his party’s position. Now the law’s effectiveness is under question – on Tuesday June 5, the Mudgee Local Court upheld the right of three individuals to peacefully protest against the expansion of the Wilpinjong thermal coal mine, 40 km northeast of Mudgee. Greens MLC David Shoebridge told The Echo the decision ‘sets a high threshold for the police to prove that someone is ‘hindering’ a mine’s operation if their protest actions are any distance from the mine. It also gives some comfort to those protesting against coal mines at places such as rail lines and coal ports.’ In other words, the first test for this new law failed and it makes the government look incompetent, anti freedom and pro big business at the cost of everything else. Oh, and mean spirited. So congrats Bev Smiles, Bruce Hughes and Stephanie Luke, who won a victory over US mining corporation Peabody, the Minerals Council (fossil fuel lobbyists) and all the political puppets who dance to a dismal climate-wrecking tune. Hans Lovejoy, editor
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ike the leaves of a diseased and dying tree, the One Nation senators continue to fall. After the 2016 double-dissolution election (the one Malcolm Turnbull called to clean fringe dwellers like One Nation out of the senate) Pauline Hanson emerged with three followers. Two of them, Malcolm Roberts in Queensland and Rod Culleton in Western Australia, were promptly rubbed out by the High Court. Roberts’s replacement, Fraser Anning, jumped ship as soon as he arrived, and Culleton’s replacement, Peter Giorgiou, arrived blinking in the sunlight with his leader last week looking as if he was not sure where he was but wished it wasn’t there. Which leaves Brian Burston from NSW, but inevitably not for much longer. Burston is (or perhaps was) probably the sanest of all past and present One Nation senators, but that’s not saying much. Presumably he is just as deluded as his leader (or perhaps former leader) about climate change, Asians, Muslims, and the ABC; and he is certainly a real patsy when it comes to negotiating on tax reform. He tells us proudly that he had a handshake agreement with Matthias Corman to deliver the corporate tax cuts the finance minister so desperately wants legislated and as a man of his word he will honour his commitment. This is all very worthy, but it does not excuse his naiveté in negotiating another of Pauline Hanson’s wish lists on the basis of Corman’s robotic assurances that the fabled Enterprise Tax Plan would actually deliver jobs, growth and wage rises. As a small businessman
himself, Burston should know the ugly reality: far from increasing employment, the tax cuts for small businesses – those under $150 million – have now been in place for more than two years and the outcome has been a paltry 0.9 per cent increase in jobs, compared to the rate of 2.3 per cent across all businesses – including the ones that did not get the cut. So despite all the triumphalism over Malcolm Turnbull’s million jobs, including the 400,000 in the last financial year, the corporate tax cuts had nothing to do with it, if they were not actually counter-
and 60 per cent of One Nation voters agreed with them. This result seemed simply unbelievable, and on closer inspection it was simply unbelievable, because the polling question was deliberately and deceptively skewed to produce a positive result. Newspoll did not ask: ‘Do you support the government’s plan for a further $36 billion corporate tax cuts for businesses larger than $50 million?’ The answer, as has been repeatedly shown by more straightforward surveys, would almost certainly have been No, which was not what Rupert Murdoch’s propaganda
What the Newspoll actually showed was that the voters may cordially dislike Shorten, but they continue to despair of Turnbull’s dysfunctional coalition. by Mungo MacCallum productive. Yet again, trickledown economics was exposed as a failure, as it has been so many times around the world. If Burston ever goes back to being a small businessman, he should be very careful about Corman bursting through the door offering unmissable bargains in gold bricks, snake oil and the deeds to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. And while he is at it, he should surround the place with razor wire and savage guard dogs to prevent the hucksters of Newspoll setting him up for another pratfall. According to The Australian (where else?) Burston’s desertion of Hanson’s decision to reject Corman’s deal was driven at least partly by the Newspoll of the preceding Monday, which announced breathlessly that 63 per cent of all voters wanted all the company tax cuts implemented in one form or another
unit required. So the question became not whether but when: would you like the tax cuts implemented immediately, or in stages? Of course, you may say: not at all, but that is very much the last option. What you really have to decide is whether you want them rammed home at once or eased in gradually. Unsurprisingly most said, in effect, if it has to happen, let’s get it over with. Given the phrasing of the question, it is also likely that some respondents misunderstood it to include the personal tax cuts, which they may well favour. The question assumes its answer: if pollsters wanted a different result we might ask: did you want the government to give $36 billion of tax cuts to big business including the bastard banks, or would your prefer it spent on schools, hospitals and reducing the budget?
This Newspoll was not only worthless but consciously misleading, but our national daily trumpeted it as yet another exclusive by the Liberal Party’s stenographer, Simon Benson. And in the process he managed to bury the real news that not only had Malcolm Turnbull lost his 33rd successive Newspoll, but the coalition had once again gone backwards. Even by the abysmal standards of The Australian, this is bias and dishonesty on an extraordinary level. But apparently it helped sway Brian Burston: one more senate vote for Corman, but at the expense of irrevocably offending Pauline Hanson, who still has two of them. And in any case, Corman is still four short of the magic 39 he needs. Obviously he wants all the help Murdoch is prepared to provide – which is apparently whatever it takes, given the blitzkrieg of last week. But it may not have helped much; in parliament Turnbull and his troops remained adamant that the key to success is to scream ever more loudly and incoherently about the horrors of Bill Shorten – by the time the next session ends we will no doubt be hearing from Peter Dutton that the opposition leader regularly shags pigs. But the media was more interested in, successively, Barnaby Joyce, Michaelia Cash and Greg Hunt, all of whom provided the usual distractions and diversions for which the Turnbull government has become justly renowned. What the Newspoll actually showed was that the voters may cordially dislike Shorten but they continue to despair of Turnbull’s dysfunctional coalition. And the events of last week are unlikely to make them change their minds.
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rock quarry and a petrochemical plant are universes apart. We understand that asphalt is necessary; however, to propose this next to homes in a rural zoning is, we believe, totally inappropriate. They propose to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Google ‘are asphalt plants toxic’ and you will begin to understand the impacts. Extreme noise, unbearable odours, irritation of the skin,
Six households in Teven, mine included, recently received a ‘Community newsletter’ from multinational Fulton Hogan. They were telling us they propose to set up a petrochemical plant making asphalt within the existing Holcim (another multinational firm) hard rock quarry next to our homes. Our little community is shocked and hurting. A hard
nose, throat and respiratory system are common. Bitumen is a known carcinogen. The transportation means more trucks on our roads, which are already reeling from Holcim’s existing operations. Yet this time the trucks will be full of toxic material. When this would affect hundreds if not thousands of homes, why did they only send the information to six? Please, help us keep our
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Few know the Banner Park story: originally it was donated by a farmer for community use. Five months ago volunteers gave hundreds of hours to transform the shed from a dingy, dirty, dangerous, unhygienic space used for drugs, excessive drinking and living in. It had not been cleaned for months or years. With love and daily cleaning it became a safe, family-friendly space used by many. One local, Olivia, said ‘The energy is completely transformed.’ With over 15,000 free items donated the shop became a community hub. Open 24 hours a day, people would drop in any time, many inspired to help. New friends were made, parents relaxed for an hour or two while kids played in the huge toybox, read books, rode floppy (our huge soft pony) or borrowed surf skis, boards, table/chairs and slippery dip we put out daily. Two caring locals created a mobile kitchen and sometimes cooked truly delicious food. Cost? A donation. If you had it. Volunteers folded, tidied and cared. One homeless man got a full outfit, showering gear and lift to Mullum Court House. One girl got a sleeping bag for her homeless dad. There are thousands of these stories: Testimonials: www.spiritofchristmas1.com. One special volunteer, who lives in her car was
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ph: (02) 6685 1444 battle, the last 25 moves were unnecessary, Caruana playing on and on in a losing position. Carlsen tried to play down the significance of the win, adapting a common British criticism about footballer Lionel Messi to himself by tweeting, ‘But can he do it on a cold November night in London?’ Two days later Carlsen went one better, comprehensively outplaying former world title hopeful Levon Aronian: Stavanger 2018 White: M Carlsen Black: L Aronian Opening: Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 The Berlin Variation; once a feared weapon for Aronian but lately more a popgun. 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 0-0 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 11.d5 Re8 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8 13.Qd3!? Carlsen’s new idea, in a variation once considered extremely unambitious. 13...d6 14.Nd2 Bg5?! Natural, but 14...c6 was stronger. 15.Nf3 Bxc1 16.Rxc1 Bd7 17.Re1 Qd8 18.Qc4! g6 19.h3 Ng7 20.Re3 a5 21.a4 Ne8 22.Qd4 Ng7 23.g4! With subtle play Carlsen has totally shut down any Black activity, causing Aronian to lash out. 23...c6?! 24.c4 Ne8 25.Qf4! Kg7 26.Rb3! Rb8 27.Ng5 Nf6? 27...Qf6 was necessary, although after 28.Qd2 White keeps a clear edge. 28.Rf3! h6 29.Ne4! Nxe4 30.Qxf7+ Kh8 31.Qxg6 1-0 Black resigned because after 31...Ng5 32.Qxh6+ Nh7 33.Rf7 wins.
continued from page 13 greatly saddened when the shop closed, saying her special role, which had changed her life, was gone. Some Crown Lands agent comments misled some people. I got a call on Wednesday 9 May ordering everything removed from the shed within two days, claiming we sometimes used too many tables. Of the 17 tables in the park, we usually used two or three of the eight in the shed. At weekends, if people delivered car loads, we used an extra table to sort and clean. I suggested a meeting, time to respond and a chance to resolve any concern with community/people’s interest uppermost. I did not decline to apply as claimed. The following Monday, I’d been there from 5.30am, vacblowing the floor/paths, putting more things out etc. Not long after I left, a picture of an empty shed was texted to me saying everything was gone. People are saddened. Many are angry. Some devastated. People ask what can they do? The answer: respond with love and non-judgment. With our incredible resources, amazing creativity and endless love, there’s nothing we can’t create. Dennis Stevenson Brunswick Heads
Lennox sand mine
Surely common sense will prevail and the proposed 3.6 million-tonne sand mine on Newrybar Swap Road at Lennox Head will be rejected. The roads won’t cope, it’s environmentally disastrous and has no demonstrable benefit to the community. Lennox Head is a unique and beautiful part of Australia’s east coast that is our responsibility to protect. Without significant local resistance and protest, the risk of this mine going ahead is real. If anyone needs proof of the lasting and ugly scars left behind by large-scale sand mining take a look at the once-beautiful Kurnell Sand Hills when you fly in to Sydney. This has to be stopped. Kevin Gates Lennox Head
Who’s responsible?
Byron Council has been undertaking under-road drainage works on the Federal/ Goonengerry road for the last 10–12 weeks. They are still yet to bitumen seal these sections resulting in a dangerous and damaging road surface (showing total disregard for locals who use this road daily). In my opinion Council have failed to give adequate warning roadwork signs or
speed restrictions prior to the works, choosing to place these roadworks signs in the middle of the work area (more than 100 metres from the start). If the Council roadworks manager is happy with the way these works are undertaken perhaps he will change his tune when residents start demanding reimbursement for tyre/rim damage or the council is hit with fines and legal action. Mark Kearns Goonengerry
A different agenda
I’ve been to many Federal community meetings, but none as strange as the one on May 24. Besides floating an idea to utilise Crown land to build community housing, the meeting strayed a few times to inform the room that the owners of the coffee farm (opposite the tennis court) were present. The coffee farm wasn’t on the agenda, yet for reasons not explained, the owners were present in case anyone wanted to ask them questions. Well I have a question: what on earth was that all about? Diana Sweeney Federal
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netdaily.net.au nal Market Day in Ballina for the weekly Missingham Park farmers’ fruit and vegetable market stall operated by Arthur and Joanne Smith, in Ballina Shire. They’ve been operating a weekly market stall on that site for over 28 years. The Ballina Shire Council decided at the April meeting not to renew the Smiths’ fruit and vegetable market stall. This follows on from the February meeting when a petition with over 200 signatures from the Smiths’ customers was presented in support. Surely this ongoing market stall licence issue can’t be too difficult a task for the Shire’s. They should put it on the agenda as an item for review at the next Council Meeting on Thursday 21 June. Ian Rinkin Ballina
Rail compromise
Regarding the stoush between those to preserve the Murwillumbah railway line for future railway operations and those who would use the space for walkers and cyclists – has anyone looked at what Rail Track Riders of Maydena, Tasmania are doing with their disused railway? Perhaps something akin could be an acceptable
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Planning good design
While I commend David Brown’s support for introducing a local Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel to determine major and/or contentious development applications (DA)in Byron Shire (The Echo 23 May), I fear that such a move by Council to devolve its DA determining powers to such a body has buckley’s chance of happening. However, such panels in Sydney have shown improved DA decision making with more consistency, transparency, accountability in the process and in the quality of decisions. Objectors and applicants are heard and wellinformed commentary/opinion is taken into account. I have been an expert member of the North Sydney Council Panel for over five years and can attest to the robustness of the panel system for determining major and controversial DAs in the North Sydney Council area. Frequently matters are deferred to allow changes to the design or conditions recommended in staff reports
changed to reflect reasonable community and neighbour concerns identified during a panel inspection and hearing,often with interactive engagement between objectors and proponents. Local character and strategic planning guidelines are considered in detail. To my knowledge there have been very few genuine and proven complaints about decisions or the way the decisions have been made over five years by the North Sydney Panel. The community generally has confidence in the process. However, councillors and their key supporters in Byron Shire would probably argue that such delegation of power to a bunch of experts would be ‘undemocratic’, and such experts would not adequately take into account local character and community values. The experience in most Sydney councils that have had panels has not borne this out. Councils can choose the chair and experts to be on their panel from a list (currently with some 250 experts) approved by the minister on the advice of the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, and panel members must rotate to reduce the opportunity
for influence. Many councillors might feel that they were elected on platforms of intervening in DA considerations to pursue often ill-informed gripes by some of those who elected them, and that they would be ‘giving away’ the opportunity to intervene. The panel process though would free up councillors to concentrate on refining the strategic and design guidelines and character statements to be taken into account in DA determination. Alas – the establishment of a panel to determine major DAs in Byron Shire must await a government decision. Ian Pickles Mullumbimby
Holiday letting rights
Thank you very much for your reply (Ruth Dare, letters, May 23). I totally agree with your view regarding letting one or two rooms in one’s home or while going on holidays by letting your whole house, as indicated in my letter (May 9). I do, however, take exception where you publicly make comment on personal family affairs and my business, as it is an invasion of our privacy. As for short term holiday letting (STHL) it doesn’t
matter if it’s Airbnb, Booking.com or Expedia et al, as what we are confronting in our community is a town of small hotels, exponentially growing everywhere, without any formal approvals, generally being owned by investors and most in residential areas. Vacant houses being used for STHL in a residential area is a commercial enterprise and hence prohibited in our community-drafted LEP I was trying to offer a community solution that puts legal and illegal holiday accommodation options on a level playing field and more importantly to appease the shortage of long-term accommodation for local, essential working people. Like in Europe and Western Australia, when a register has been put in place up to 30 per cent of the illegal operators returned their stock to the long term market. This would also greatly assist our youth and young families who simply cannot access housing as they are absorbed by holiday-let investors which, by your reckoning, then lay dormant six days a week on average. That is a reckless waste of available housing options. The West Byron swamp is continued on page 16
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the obvious choice for the state government to increase housing stock, but take note that investors may simply ignore the development control plans and snap up these properties to use for short-term rental to maximise their returns. We have to start somewhere and adopt a ‘we’ attitude rather than an ‘I’ view. Our town is being loved to death. Damien Antico Byron Bay
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to say the story only finds a ‘spark’ at the end implies to me a lack of understanding and/or empathy from the beginning. Sorry, John, but I really enjoyed this film! Jenny Coman Bangalow
Community first Thanks Tamara (state MP for Ballina) for insisting that the state consult before selling railway land in Mullumbimby, (Echo, May 30). A few points – 1. The Corridor: I assume they’re only selling ‘excess’ land, but con-
sultation should include ‘our’ opinion on the new boundaries. They should not disrupt options for use of the remaining corridor for future (public) transport. We don’t know what form that transport will take but hubs will be needed at each interchange, like at Mullum. The corridor must be maintained, because transport on a separate corridor will be a winner with its speed compared with our snarled roads. 2. The Money: the state should turn this profit back into this valley. 3. Mullumbimby Master-
plan: local processes should be used to determine future use of the land, by ‘us’ setting the land zoning and it being frozen for ten years. Last time the state sold off excess railway land in Mullum, we got Woolworths in a location that hadn’t been foreseen for that purpose. The state rezoned that land to gain a better price, against local wishes. Duncan Day Main Arm
Unwelcome facts I’ve repeatedly tried to inform
Echo readers about a history of Palestine that has been systematically censored and misrepresented by the corporate media throughout the western world. It seems that historical facts about Palestine are just as unwelcome in The Echo. Israel continues its shameless, criminal aggression against its neighbours and displays utter contempt for international law and the rights of Palestinians. In the face of this abhorrent behaviour, silence is tantamount to complicity. I refuse to remain silent and there is no justification for censoring the truth about Israeli crimes against humanity. John Scrivener Main Arm I am saddened about the assault on my friend Gareth Smith on May 27. To the bearded man who actioned the assault – shame on you. Gareth Smith (76) has been a peace activist for many years. He has a brave and compassionate heart and stands up for injustice. He does not say or write anything that he has not well researched and confirmed. He only wants to bring notice the atrocities being carried out by the Israeli government while other governments around the world, including our own, put their heads in the sand. Byron Friends of Palestine has many members, including those of Jewish descent, we are all nonviolent opposers of the Israeli treatment of Palestinians, and will never cease marching onwards – peacefully. Anne Shomali Tyagarah
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As winter comes and you’re out collecting firewood in the Gondwanan forests of the northern rivers you may meet the Northern Rivers Funnel Web (Hadronyche formidablis) aka the Northern Tree Funnel Web. Formidablis means ‘terrifying/ferocious’, and for good reason – with a total length of up to 125mm (as big as your hand), this is by far the biggest of all Funnel Web spiders and is easily the world’s biggest deadly spider. The Sydney and Tree Funnel Webs are well known for their venom, but in all there are thirty-five species of Funnel Web found in eastern Australia, all the way from Tasmania to Cape York – and they’re all venomous. The Northern Rivers Funnel Web is found in wet sclerophyll and rainforests from Noosa to Newcastle. The northern rivers is right at the centre of the spider’s range, and where you’re most likely to meet one.
Not so grounded Hadronyche formidablis is secretive, nocturnal, and can be found more than thirty metres above the ground so they are poorly understood. They make their burrows in rotting logs and crevices, borer holes and natural cavities in trees, preferring strangler figs and the deeply fissured bark of the Mountain Casuarina (Casuarina cunninghamiana), avoiding bark-shedding trees. Silken trip-lines radiating from the tunnel entrance alert the spider to approaching prey – insects, lizards, frogs – anything small enough to be ambushed. The female never leaves her burrow and continues to grow throughout her life – up to at least thirty years – and is most often found in fallen trees (ie firewood). Unlike the smaller, far more venomous males that are commonly encountered on warm wet summer nights searching for a mate, or hiding in shoes and clothing during the day.
Who’s immune? Funnel Web venom is surprisingly harmless to all mammals – except primates. A dog will show no signs of poisoning from the same dose of venom that can kill a child in just fifteen minutes. Fortunately, in our forests these spiders are under
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constant threat of predation by antechinus, bats, quolls, scrub turkeys, lyrebirds and even cane toads. The lack of native predators in Sydney allows Sydney Funnel Web spiders to display aggressive behaviour that would quickly make them dinner in the northern rivers.
Was I bitten? H. formidablis is cousin to the deadly Sydney Funnel Web and it has a similar neurotoxic venom. The spiders don’t always inject poison when they bite. Sydney Funnel Webs envenomate in 17 per cent of bites but H. formidablis delivers venom in more than 75 per cent of bites. There is no ambiguity – you know if you’ve been bitten by a Funnel Web spider. The powerful black fangs can puncture shoe leather and they inflict an extremely painful bite with bleeding puncture wounds, and the spiders often strike repeatedly. Typically after about thirty minutes early signs of envenomation begin: sweating, goose-bumps, tingling mouth and facial twitches. This is followed by increased pulse and blood pressure. Left untreated, the symptoms become more acute – vomiting, confusion, shortness of breath, muscle spasms and fluid in the lungs. Then comes pupil dilation and unconsciousness. Death follows, caused by fluid on the brain (cerebral oedema).
Anti-venom There have been thirteen documented deaths from Funnel Web spider bite since the colonisation of Australia. No doubt there have been many unrecorded deaths as the species was not formally named until 1877. In Sydney in 1979 Christine Sturges, 32, was bitten by a Funnel Web spider while making a bed and subse-
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quently died. Her widely publicised death inspired Dr Struan Sutherland, head of Immunology at the Australian Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, to develop a vaccine. The very next year, in 1980, James Cully, aged two, also died from a Funnel Web bite, becoming the spider’s thirteenth and last victim. Just months later, Dr Sutherland’s antivenom was released and there hasn’t been a single death since. Dr Sutherland also pioneered the concept of using pressure bandages in place of tourniquets in snakebite and spider bite.
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pleted 3,500 milkings in the last year, but the aim is to complete 5,000 milkings to build up venom supplies,’ said Liz Gabriel, head curator at the Australian Reptile Park. In 2017 a ten-year-old needed 12 ampoules of Funnel Web antivenom – the highest amount of antivenom given to anyone on record. It takes 100–150 milkings to make one ampoule of antivenom. The Australian Reptile Park is always accepting Funnel Web spider drop-offs but only the male spider can be milked.
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Treating bites If you are bitten by a Funnel Web (or any big black spider), as with a snake bite, immediately apply a pressure bandage and splint to the affected limb and treat the bite as a medical emergency. All local hospitals have stores of antivenom. Patients are typically discharged in 1–3 days and usually make a full recovery. Statistically, you are thousands of times more likely to be assaulted by a human than bitten by a Funnel Web spider. They are slow, they can’t jump and they don’t want to fight. It is the last resort in self-defence for a creature that can be easily crunched under a boot. If you are fortunate enough to see one, don’t panic. Take the opportunity to experience an awe-inspiring ancient veteran of Gondwana, perfectly adapted to the forests of the northern rivers. Then run like hell.
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Remembering Bobby: Robert F Kennedy November 11, 1925 – June 6, 1968 I will never forget that cold June morning 50 years ago. Brother Walker came into the dormitory at Nudgee Junior and announced to the 50 boys present that Robert Kennedy had been shot. I recall emotions stirring as I lay in bed not wanting to get up. I knew my mother would be devastated. Four years earlier Mum had deferred her law degree studies at Columbia to join Bobby’s campaign to unseat the incumbent Republican senator for New York, Kenneth Keating. After Bobby became the Democratic senator for New York in November 1964, my mother became embroiled in the ‘Kennedy machine’, culminating in her being made Bobby’s New York campaign manager to secure the Democratic nomination in the race for the 1968 presidential elections. The last time I saw Bobby was in Washington, DC, in January 1968. My brother Frank and I were spending our summer holidays from boarding school in Brisbane with our mother in America. Mum was organising a fundraising dinner in the nation’s capital. It was an amazing experience for two wide-eyed boys, as we had unprecedented access to the corridors of power, from the Senate Chambers in the Capitol Building to the White House. ‘Mum knows everyone’, my brother would say. Mum’s Manhattan apartment was like a military command post. Although Bobby didn’t of-
Bobby Kennedy with Craig Watson (left) and brother Frank.
ficially declare his candidacy until after President Johnson withdrew from his campaign for re-election in late March 1968, my mother’s apartment in January that year was wall to wall with RFK for President bumper stickers, banners and leaflets. Even though Bobby entered the race late, many, including my mother, felt he would make a better candidate than vice-president Hubert Humphrey to beat the Republican Richard Nixon. (Richard Milhous Nixon had been vice-president to Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, and lost the 1960 presidential election to John F Kennedy.) As soon as Bobby entered the presidential race, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated and it seemed the States were in need of a change. Lyndon Johnson had increased the involvement in Vietnam from 16,000, when he was VP to JFK, to over 500,000 troops. My mother and the ‘Kennedy army’ were on the march. The Tet Offensive was proving a disas-
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ter, and civil rights at home were being neglected. Bobby wanted out of Vietnam, and he wanted racial equality, and social justice. After Bobby won primaries in Indiana and Nebraska, the campaign was on a roll. He went on to win California, following which he spoke to supporters at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. Departing through the kitchen in the early hours of June 5, he was shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Sirhan Sirhan is a Palestinian, who felt Bobby deserved to die because of his stance on Israel. Sirhan Sirhan remains in jail, after his death penalty was commuted to life imprisonment in 1972. He has been denied parole 13 times. In the years following Bobby’s assassination my mother often talked of what might have been. She would tell how Bobby would have made a better president than Jack, as he was ‘smarter and more focused’. While in JFK’s administration, Bobby ‘saved the world’ from nuclear annihilation through diplomacy dur-
ing the Cuban Missile Crisis, pursuing a total blockade of Cuba rather than military action following the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion. My mother would often express how easy it was to be around Bobby. However wealthy and privileged his upbringing was, he was a true liberal, with a deep social conscience. She would tell me he would have beaten Nixon, never bombed Cambodia, or sent the National Guard into Kent State University. Mum would toil with all the conspiracy theories surrounding Bobby’s death, from the Mafia or Hoffa’s henchmen, whom he demonised while attorney-general, or those threatened by financial loss from an early end to the Vietnam War. In the end, my mother saw Bobby as someone who fits the George Bernard Shaw quote he would use: ‘There are those who look at things the way they are and ask why‌ I dream of things that never were and ask, why not’. Ted Kennedy, the last of the Kennedy boys, eulogised: ‘My brother need not be idealised or enlarged at death, beyond what he was in life, to be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it.’ Mum recalled Ted’s eulogy from her seat close to the back of St Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue, with tears, profound loss, and a sense of an unfillable void.
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Attention Agents: Are you ready for the changes from the industry reforms? As a result of 10 years of lobbying from REINSW, the real estate reforms have been passed and the changes to the CPD will be introduced from July 1, 2018, and the changes in qualifications and duties are expected in by November 2018. Here is the table from the REINSW website summarising the changes and how they will affect agents: Certificate holder
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New residential tenancy laws to bolster protections for victims of domestic violence Victims of domestic violence will be better protected when leaving violent relationships thanks to new residential tenancy reforms, minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said.
Mr Kean said the proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 are another step the NSW government is taking to help tackle the scourge of domestic and family violence. ‘This is about delivering better protections for victims, and gives them certainty they won’t be penalised in future rental applications,’ Mr Kean said. The proposed changes will: Allow tenants to terminate their tenancy immediately and without penalty by providing evidence of domestic violence through a provisional, interim or final AVO, certificate of conviction, family law injunction or a statutory declaration made by a medical professional; and, protect victims of domestic violence from being listed on a tenancy database by agents or landlords where a debt or property damage arose because of a violent partner. ‘These stronger measures will enable tenants to escape domestic violence much faster, as a provisional AVO or declaration by a medical professional can be obtained without the added trauma of appearing in court,’ Mr Kean said. Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward said NSW is again leading the way in domestic-violence policy by ensuring victims can swiftly leave their violent partners. ‘These changes aim to get rid of the red tape and streamline the system to support domestic-violence victims to leave a rented home, and most importantly find safety as soon as possible.’ Under the previous laws, victims of domestic violence on a fixedterm lease had to give 14 days’ notice to their landlord if a co-tenant or occupant is prohibited by a final AVO from having access to the property. An Exposure Bill regarding the proposed reforms will be released in the coming months.
Congratulations First National Byron Bay At the recent First National convention held at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast, First National Byron was awarded the No 1 Office in the First National Australasian network and Su Reynolds from that office was recognised as one of the Top 10 salespeople in Australasia. With more than 400 offices throughout Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, and more than 3,000 salespeople, this is a huge back-to-back win for the local team in this highly competitive arena. Directors Chris Hanley, James Young, Su Reynolds, Paul Banister and Helen Huntly-Barratt were honoured to accept this accolade and would like to thank all of their valued clients for the trust that they place in the First National team. Focus and commitment to service and achieving the best possible results for all of their clients remains central to First National Byron’s mission of excellence.
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The Audited Media Association of Australia has measured the average weekly print distribution for the six months ended 30 September 2016 as: The Byron Shire Echo: 23,190 The Byron Shire News: 15,534 First time ever offered for sale on a private, landscaped 1 acre block is this openplan home that flows seamlessly to an outdoor entertainment area capturing the warm winter sun. The open kitchen & living room provides easy cooking solutions, air conditioning, generous storage & new quality tiles throughout. Offering easy options to extend & convert the current garaging should a larger home, studio or home office be required, it could be the perfect opportunity to work from home with NBN services available. Internal access to the 3 car garage whilst a workshop with toilet, office & carport is positioned adjacent. Two water tanks & a bore provides an unlimited water supply. From the highest plateau in the area you can enjoy views across the hinterland & coast and be within easy access to Ballina, Lismore & Lennox Beaches. By Appointment Open: Contact: Mary O’Connor 0418 462 849 Bangalow Real Estate & Byron Hinterland Properties
A Safe family Friendly Street, Tastefully renovated • 3 bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms • Separate 1 Bedroom flat • Polished timber floors • Marble kitchen & bathroom bench tops • Big shed & Carport • Outdoor area, manicured grounds • 759m2 could suit affordable housing STCA
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Panoramic Views Of Ocean, Hinterland, Lennox Village, Along Seven Mile Beach To Broken Head 14 Angus Kennedy Close is the ONLY remaining vacant residential block with a northerly aspect and panorama in this region. It is arguably the best remaining vacant block in Lennox Head. There really is nothing like it. • Surrounded by quality homes with some of • Superb panoramic views. the best gardens in the Northern Rivers. • Northeast aspect - enjoys both summer • Tunnel under the coast road for safety. breezes and winter sun. • 200m from school bus stop. • 5–7 min walk to Lennox Head shops and Seven Mile Beach. • Dedicated bike paths from Lennox Head to Ballina. • Easy walk to Lake Ainsworth and world famous surf break off Lennox Point. • Vastly better value for money than comparable blocks in Byron Bay. • 1458 m2 - just over one-third of an acre. • On the high side of a private road. Backs on • Ready to build - includes $200K landscaping and rock walls. to a nature reserve. • Established and quiet part of Lennox Head. The superb panorama and attributes cannot be captured in photos - you are encouraged to take the time to visit and explore the block. Please feel free to visit the block on your own, or contact us. Range $1.35–1.5 million.
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Do You Love Your Builder? But more importantly, does your builder love you? Rare timber fisherman’s cottage, well maintained, high ceilings, timber floors, flat level flood free block. • 3 bedrooms + study • 2 bathrooms • 683m2 block with rear lane • Dine in kitchen & separate Breaky bar • Sunken lounge, open plan living • Covered outdoor entertaining With features above and the opportunity to build a garden flat out the back, this could be your opportunity to cast the net & catch yourself a deal.
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Privately located among the pavilions of Barefoot, Broken Head is this quality masterbuilt modern beach house. Only metres to the surf of Broken Head, just minutes to relaxed Byron Bay and a short drive from Ballina and Gold Coast airports. Light and airy throughout capturing the gentle sea breezes. Modern open-plan living with tiled and timber floors and high ceilings throughout. Spacious master bedroom, privately located with an ensuite. Second bedroom with access to second bathroom. Third bedroom with access to third bathroom. Lounge, dining and kitchen each open with bifolding doors to a covered and screened deck. Accommodation for two cars with automatic doors. Private fenced backyard with outside hot and cold showers to wash down with after a day in the saltwater waves. Enjoy beautiful rainforest walks, protected headlands and the sun, sand and surf of the beautiful Broken Head beach, patrolled during holiday season. Enjoy drives through the Byron Bay hinterland. Agent declares interest. Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate.
The building industry has become a legalistic minefield in recent times. We constantly see the differing views of what the “builder / home owner” relationship should entail, and how to effectively convey this in your building contract, so that both parties are working together to build your dream home. The commercial reality is that sometimes your “dream home” is just another job where there is pressure on the builder to increase profit margins and decrease build times. This can lead to a reduction in the quality of building work, and an escalation in the complicated nature of building contracts. Whilst not every builder meets this description (sometimes the home owner is the problem), it’s important to know where you stand when investing in the home you have been dreaming of for years. At Stuart Garrett Lawyers we can assist you to understand your rights and obligations before, during and after the building of your dream home.
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One of Lennox Head’s finest Just 100m from restaurants and 130m from ocean, this lovingly crafted builder’s own home boasts 4 bedrooms, 2+ bathrooms plus a separate 2 room business space with its own toilet and side lane access. Extensive timberwork including mahogany floors, high raked ceilings, chefs kitchen and stained glass features are some of the many attributes of 22 Mackney Lane. Open home 10.00am Saturday and 5.00pm Wednesday. Auction 16 June onsite. Contact Graham Houston graham@elderslennoxhead.com.au.
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15 Natan Court, Ocean Shores Nothing to spend, short walk to the beach, schools, farmers market and sporting field an ideal location in a quiet cul-de-sac. • 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms • Garage + Caravan space • Immaculately kept & manicured ground • Covered outdoor entertaining with water views • Open plan living, light & bright Do you want a waterfront property?
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Sat 10–10.30am
• 53a Granuaille Rd, Bangalow – Vacant land
• 93 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Thu 4–4.30pm,
Auctions
Sat 10–10.30 • Lot 4, 43/31 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am
Fri 12–12.30pm • 1–9/113 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Fri 1–1.30pm • 18 Coral Court, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am • 106 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am
• 50 Shelley Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am
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• Lot 5, 41/31 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat
• 592 Booyong Road, Booyong. 7 July 10am • Lot 2/174 Fowlers Lane, Bangalow. 7 July 12pm
10.30–11am
• 31 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am
• 2 Mackellar Court, Byron Bay. 11–11.30am
FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BAY
• 35 Brandon Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am
• 34 Mia Court, Ocean Shores. 11.30am–12pm
• 14 Clavan Street, Ballina. Auction Sat 30 June 11am
• 50 Cowper Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am
• 34 Yalla Kool Drive, Ocean Shores. 12.30–1pm
• 6a Belongil Crescent, Byron Bay. Sat 30th June 11am.
• 46 Cowper Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am
• 14 Hakea Crescent, Suffolk Park. 12–12.30pm
Guide $720,000 to $790,000
• 21 Kalemajere Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 211 Old Byron Bay Road, Newrybar. Sat 11–11.30am • 6/45 Belongil Crescent, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am
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Indian fire, spice and sitar Story and photo Lesley Hannaford
Whisky legend Bill Lark launches Byron micro distillery Mentors Mark Nicholson and Bill Lark (rum in hand) amongst the stills at the Lord Byron Distillery with new local micro distiller Brian Restall (rear) Photo Jeff ‘Rum Rebellion’ Dawson By Julie Ray The Patriarch of Australian whisky, Bill Lark from Lark Distillery Tasmania graced our shores over the weekend to help launch an artisanal distillery in Byron Bay. It took a whisky lover like Bill, surrounded by rich fields of barley, crystal clear soft water, highland peat bogs and a climate similar to Scotland and Ireland, to question why Tasmania wasn’t producing its own malt whisky. The answer was a law from 1838 prohibiting micro distillers in Australia. In 1992 Bill became the driving force for successfully changing the legislation and soon after Bill and his wife Lyn founded Lark Distillery, the first such Australian distillery in over 150 years, indeed something to raise your glass to! Today Bill not only runs his world renowned and award winning malt whisky distillery but also a distilling school with his long time friend and whisky aficionado, Mark Nicholson. He has assisted a number of start-up distilleries in Tasmania and helped to grow a hugely successful premium craft spirit industry within Australia. Bill is often quoted as saying ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’. Byron locals Brian and Helen Restall are now seeing their dream of creating their own rum micro distillery come to fruition with training and mentoring from Bill and Mark. ‘We have been so lucky that Bill and Mark have taken time to come here and sample our products before we release them. Our process of carbon neutral, zero waste distilling has been five years in the making,’ Brian explains. ‘The beauty of the micro distilling industry is it’s very collegial, a very supportive club. Our job as distillers is to support others and not only make great drinks but to get people to think about what they are drinking and where it has come from.’ Lord Byron Distillery, situated in the Arts and Industry Estate of Byron Bay, is distilling rum from ingredients sourced from Brian
The Rocks on Lawson New Winter Menu Baked Eggs (v) $18.5 Spiced tomato, house-made braised beans, 2 eggs, provolone, dukkha, salsa verde, toasted sourdough Bushman’s Benny $18.5 Savoury mince, poached eggs, spinach, hollandaise, toasted sourdough Green Bowl (v) $16.5 Mixed sprouts, avocado, spinach, poached egg, quinoa, radicchio, toasted seeds, lemon dressing
Classic Club Sandwich $13.5 Grilled chicken, bacon, butter crunch lettuce, tomato, aioli Moussaka (v) $13.5 Béchamel, grilled vegetables, feta, crisp flatbread House-Made Aussie Burger $16.5 Bacon, egg, provolone, crunch lettuce, tomato, beetroot, grilled onions, hickory smoked bbq sauce Fully licenced premise with a range of cocktails, wines and beers available.
and Helen’s farm in Byron shire and other local producers. ‘We bring water in from our natural spring and rain water as well as buying molasses from the local sugar milling cooperative. Our aim is to combine my love for rum using ethical and sustainable practices,’ Brian said. Lord Byron Distillery has a cellar door where you can see the copper and stainless steel stills in action along with aged oak barrels that are slowly filling up with the Restall’s handmade rum, which will be ready to sell in two years time. ‘Rum is not rum until it has been laid down in oak barrels for at least two years. In the meantime we will be releasing a very limited amount of our handmade spirits called Spirit of Byron, which is silver rhum, vodka and limoncello, ‘ Brian said. ‘I haven’t misspelt rhum, it’s the French spelling. The silver rhum is straight off the still and is 63 per cent proof, zero days in the barrel. I call it mojito fun. It needs to be treated with caution and approached gently. It has a smooth and buttery mouth feel with vanilla caramel undertones.’ Lord Byron rum is the only handcrafted rum in the region that uses local molasses, giving a distinctive flavour compared to rums made with sugarcane juice. ‘I was working next to the sugar mill and saw 60,000 tonnes of food grade, best quality molasses going to cattle feed every year. Being a rum lover I thought all that molasses is a lot of rum,’ Brian said. Lord Byron will be holding cocktail and gin making classes when it officially opens in a few weeks. Follow them on social media for details of the opening, product releases and other news. Lord Byron Distillery 7/4 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay LordByronDistillery.com.au. Instagram and Facebook: LordByronDistillery
Now that the cooler weather is well and truly here, certainly come 5pm anyway, our thoughts are turning to comfort food, open fires and some spice! If you haven’t been already, this could be the perfect time to check out Billi Indian in Billinudgel. A family run restaurant showcasing the best of Indian food with all your well known favourites (hello Butter Chicken..!) as well as dishes for the more adventurous. Spice levels can be adjusted for every dish so you can play it safe or go as hot as you dare. The extensive menu caters very well for meat and fish lovers, vegetarians, or vegans alike making it the perfect choice for groups of friends or families. The evening we went, the fire was roaring inside, and the outdoor patio was cosy enough for us to go alfresco thanks to the strategically placed heaters. As a group of 10, we opted for the full range of fish, meat and veg options with some tasty naan and rice on the side. Portions were generous and they were happy to package up our leftovers for those that couldn’t finish. We were also treated to the authentic sounds of the Sitar adding to the ambience. Peter plays regularly so it’s worth checking which days he’s there. The service is always relaxed and friendly from Rohit and his team and they’re happy to make recommendations from their extensive menu. Although it’s not licensed, the Billinudgel pub is located just across the road, so you can easily pick up some wine or beer. We found that a nice cold lager went particularly well with the spicier dishes we opted for. And if you fancy getting spicy at home, the full menu is also available to take away. Winner winner! Great idea if you’re here on holiday and can’t face the kitchen! Next sitar evening will be June 20th so give Rohit a call and book your table today. Billi Indian. Dinner every day except Monday from 4.30pm. 8 Wilfred St, Billinudgel 6680 3352
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Iconic For A Reason
Winter in The Orchard: an inspired pop up lunch
By Terase Davidson Sitting pretty in a heritage listed building on the opposite corner of the roundabout at Jonson & Lawson Streets, as you come into town from Ewingsdale Road, The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co is much loved by locals and visitors alike and for good reason!
Taking inspiration from your environment and creating something you believe in is the touch of a true artist and that is certainly the case for local chef Joe Griffin who will be creating a sumptuous feast at The Orchard Estate near Byron Bay. Winter in The Orchard is an exciting and special pop up lunch on June 9 from midday that has taken its inspiration for its menu from The Orchard Estate, a working macadamia nut farm, and the surrounding properties.
OK, so how to count the ways in which we love, The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co? Well for starters, we love them for their love of premium oysters and better still, their love of sharing these tasty bivalves every Wednesday with punters, from 5–6pm for just $1 a pop, or rather $1 a freshly shucked!
‘The concept behind the dining experience is to create a journey that guides the diners through multiple courses,’ said Joe.
Now I have to confess that I am a big believer in avoiding “order envy” when eating out at all costs! So, how does one avoid order envy? Simple… dine out with people who are happy to share, so you can order and taste more dishes! Because after all, great food should be shared and celebrated with like-minded friends and family.
Organic ingredients will come from the neighbouring pork farm Esperanza and local organic beef and chicken will also feature in the dishes. ‘The guests will start with a selection of snacks including ‘Tete de Cochon’, chicken liver pate, pickles and crisp breads,’ said Joe excitedly.
On a recent trip to The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co, me and my lunch buddy started with the French classic Mouless Mariniere Blue Mussels w Parsley, garlic & Creme Fraiche $28. Now it would be fair to say that as a chef, I am pretty critical when produce is not treated with respect, so my expectations for this French Classic were… well pretty high! And let me tell you the crew in the kitchen respected every aspect of this classic dish and produce like seasoned pros. The mussels were plump and full of their natural juices and… oh that sauce! It was so incredibly good, that we had to order a side of bread and butter to mop up every single last drop!
The will then progress ‘through The Orchard with our version of a beef tartare, another course involves Pickled lilli pillie’s and Esperanza Pork. Richard from Byron Bay Cacao will then be creating a sensational dessert and petit fours to conclude the dining experience.’ Prawns $17 and of course the Duck Fat Chips $10 are also a must.
With the start of the cooler months here in Byron, the menu has changed to celebrate the change of season. For me you really can’t (and really shouldn’t) go past the Orgy of Mushroom Gnocchi $26, because the flavour party of panfried mix of King George, Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms that adorn the fluff y pillows of handmade Ricotta Gnocchi is seriously a culinary work of art that should be rejoiced in. If you are looking more for a Tapas meets Bar Snacks kind’a menu my Top 5 Picks are; Duck Liver Parfait $18, Southern Fried Prawn Sliders $22, Zucchini Fritters $15, Salt & Pepper School
For the best seat in the house, head to the end of the balcony and grab the table in the corner next to the headlight glass windows, from here you can catch a glimpse of the ocean and hopefully enjoy a cool ocean breeze too.
Joe is keen to let people who are vegetarian, vegan or who have other dietary requirements that they are happily and easily catered for. If you are keen to see what culinary delights your local environment inspires contact Joe on 0429 629 449 joseph@joechef.com.au or joechef.com.au
The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co Byron Bay Ph 02 6680 9666. www.balcony.com.au Terase Davidson is the founder of Taste Byron Bay, a local business that showcases local produce across all their menus for Catering, Events, Private Dining, Food Tours & Cooking Classes for more information contact: teras@ tastebyronbay.com INSTAGRAM @tastebyronbay www. tastebyronbay.com
Great start to long weekend It will be the probably the last Stone & Wood Festival of the Stone at the old premises this Saturday 9 June from 3pm to 10pm. There will be some great live music and good vibes, because as well as being a chance to kick back with friends and family, celebrating the release of the dark winter seasonal Stone Beer, all profits will go to Big Scrub Landcare, courtesy of the brewer’s Ingrained Foundation. Not many tickets left: festivalofthestone.com
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BALLINA
BYRON BAY
Ballina RSL Club
New Menu Out Now!
1 Grant St, Ballina 6681 9500 www.ballinarsl.com.au Open 7 Days Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks
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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
Spanner Crab Spaghettini Grilled Soy, Sesame Tofu Burger Salad of Seared Rare Beef Bangalow Pork Gyoza Char-grilled Moreton Bay Bug
WATERFRONT DINING Come watch the boats go by and the dolphins play whilst you take in one of our SENSATIONAL SUNSETS
WharfBarBallina@gmail.com.au www.WharfBarBallina.com.au
Elixiba Open 12pm–Late Every day Shop 10, Feros Arcade 23 Jonson St 6685 6845
Fishheads
BEACH FRONT DINING
7:30am till late Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, functions and weddings. Fully licensed.
Fish & chips by Byron Main Beach Or indulge in our ULTIMATE SEAFOOD PLATTER 6685 6011
1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632
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Legend Pizza Open 7 days 9am till after midnight Shop 1 Woolworths Plaza 90-96 Jonson Street 6685 5700 www.legendpizza.com.au
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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. Nachos & Beer or Kombucha $20 every Monday Promotions every Wednesday Dine in/Takeaway/Catering/Functions
FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE Check us out on
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St Elmo Dining Room & Bar
Trattoria Basiloco 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
Wood-fired pizzas & real Italian cuisine with a Sardinian twist Famous for seafood, meats and pasta dishes. We do special events functions.
Barrio Byron Bay
A 5-minute drive from Byron Bay, Barrio eatery
Mon-Sat: 5pm till late. Sun: 5pm till 10pm. Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426 www.stelmodining.com
Finn Poke Restaurant
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
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
NEW WINTER MENU AT THE ROCKS!
The Rocks @ Aquarius
Open 6 days - closed Sundays Byron St (opp Aldi) Byron Bay P 6680 9191 F 6676 4869 M 0403 516 793 happychilligarden@hotmail.com
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The Hideout Cafe Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay
Success Thai
Hidden away in Byron’s iconic ‘Eat street’ Bay Lane, The Hideout Cafe and Bar offers indoor, outdoor and deck dining
Targa Modern European
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
Byron Bay 6680 9960 targabyronbay.com targabyronbay@gmail.com
SPECIAL $12 LUNCH AND DINNER MENU All your favourites every lunch and dinner Experienced Thai chefs cooking fresh delicious Thai food for you. Fully Licensed and B.Y.O. for wine. Welcome for lunch, dinner and take-away.
Mon-Fri 12-3pm Dinner 7 days from 5pm. 3/109 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7798 www.facebook.com/ pages/Success-ThaiFood/237359826303469
Luscious Foods
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
Slo-mo Joes
DAILY HAPPY HOUR FROM 3 TILL 5 PM
Open every day From 11am till late Corner of Fletcher St and Bay Lane, Byron Bay
Slow down & chill out! Immerse yourself in Slo-mo Joes relaxing vibes while you enjoy live music & delicious flavours inspired from around the world. There’s something for everyone; from slow-cooked meats to mouth-watering burgers and nutritious salads. Guaranteed to leave you wanting more!
No Bones Food & Cocktails Open Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm 11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 6680 7418 @nobonesbyronbay
Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders 18 Jonson Street 6680 8832
Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street
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
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The Empire Open 7 days M–F 9am–5pm, S,S 9am–3pm Dine in and takeaway Licensed FB/Insta: EmpireMullum 20 Burringbar St, Mullum 6684 2306
Full Cocktail & Wine Bar. Extensive Menu Includes Tapas, Mains, Desserts and Famous Woodfired Pizzas. 25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452
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
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Mothers Day Music Mark Rideout acoustic from 12pm OPEN - Tuesday to Saturday evenings 7 days breakfast & Lunch All day menus, licensed bar APERITIVO happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet
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
Mullum’s iconic Empire Cafe serves up an exciting menu with something for everyone. Indulge yourself with a delicious brekky, the best burgers in town, or if it’s more your style enjoy healthy superfoods like acai bowls and buddha bowls plus loads more. If you need a treat there’s a selection of cakes and also healthier dairy-free, refined sugar-free treats. The house-made organic coconut ice-cream is a must try. Plus of course, great coffee, delightful teas, shakes, smoothies and all the rest. Enjoy the good vibes and satisfy your cravings!
NEWRYBAR A short ride from Byron Bay, Harvest Restaurant, Bakery and Deli offers country charm and fresh, seasonal, organic food sourced from local artisan producers and Harvest’s own gardens. 18-22 Old Pacific Highway Lunch and Dinner 12noon–11pm daily Weekend Breakfast 8am–11am Newrybar NSW 2479 Harvest Deli is open daily with take-away pastries, sandwiches 02 6687 2644 and salads. Mon–Sat 8am–5pm / Sun 8am–4pm www.harvestnewrybar.com.au Coffee Cart 6.30am–2pm daily @harvestnewrybar Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering.
Harvest
The Italian Byron Bay
Treehouse on Belongil
Fully licensed Dine In / Takeaway / Home Delivery Available
MULLUMBIMBY
Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.
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
Hong Kong chef specialising in Chinese and Malay foods
LENNOX HEAD
We serve Tapas, share plates and daily chef’s specials. A plant based feast that is sure to leave an impression. Word on the street is we’ve got the best cocktails in town too.
Gourmet burgers created by chefs
• 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_
KINGSCLIFF
New Vegetarian Restaurant
Main Street
Fresh Healthy Delicious
Hawaiian and Japanese flavours Signature Poke Bowls
Happy Chilli Garden
Join us at The Rocks on Lawson for some winter warmers! We have a range of fresh, locally sourced breakfast and lunch at affordable prices. Enliven the senses with a Byron Bay Coffee or super healthy smoothie! Enjoy an Ice-cold beer, wine, or hand-crafted cocktail with your meal! Cosy indoor seating and heated outdoor patio space available.
Breakfast/Lunch 7 days from 7am 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 – Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au
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St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great company, first-class food, sophisticated cocktails and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up modern Spanish cuisine to be enjoyed amongst friends and family. Our menus change regularly and feature daily specials.
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TIM ROGERS TALKING DETOURS BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL HAVE JUST OPENED THE GATES ON THEIR IMPRESSIVE ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THIS YEAR’S EVENT. POLITICIANS, THINKERS, FICTION WRITERS, COMEDIANS AND SINGERS TURNED MEMOIR WRITERS ARE ALL LINING UP TO SPILL THE BEANS ON THEIR PROCESS, THEIR PROTAGONISTS AND THEIR POINT OF VIEW. ONE SUCH DARK AND DANGEROUS DILETTANTE IS SINGER/SONGWRITER, ACTOR, AND YOU AM I FRONTMAN TIM ROGERS. HIS BOOK DETOURS, PUBLISHED BY HARPER COLLINS, IS A DISARMINGLY SELF-EFFACING UNPRETENTIOUS GLIMPSE INTO ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING MINDS IN THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY. This is more than a ‘how I became a rock star story’. In fact it’s nothing like that at all. This is a collection of poetically written, humble, down-to-earth, drunk, remorseful, self-conscious, angry stories about the long, tall stranger you might have seen in a bar in St Kilda – drinking a beer and reading a novel. This isn’t the stuff of self-indulgent room-trashing rockers. In fact Rogers has little time for people who exhibit such poor behaviour.
‘Most people can smell self-effacement when it is done for effect and affection and I try and avoid that at all costs. I am aware how nauseating that can be. I am also shocked at how even contemporaries of mine or people I admire use the memoir form with a sense of self-justification and wonder at why they aren’t being heralded!’
In fact this is what he says about hotel room trashing: ‘creating an extra hour of work for a cleaner doesn’t cover you in rock’n’roll glory – it just makes you an arsehole’.
‘I wasn’t interested in writing an autobiography and I didn’t see how anyone else would care to read it. I didn’t feel a need to prove anything or to cover everything in my life,’ says Rogers on his musings about memoir. ‘I could, however, write about things that interested me at that time. I think the memoir form gives you the opportunity to write about what interests you and what interests other people. A reader has to hear your voice.’
I’m liking him already. In fact it’s impossible not to like Rogers; he’s someone who does all of his own best thinking. And he’s honest without self-effacement. It was something he was mindful to head off at the pass when writing his memoir.
Tim didn’t write Detours because he was desperate to write his story. He wrote it because he was asked.
But Rogers, being a dedicated reader, had some trepidation about how he told his story. ‘I was worried about my voice and whether I have anything to communicate with anyone, but there were moments when I was writing where it felt right and I was in the right place; that wonderful feeling – when you are in the flow.’ ‘I have to admit it was encouragement from my agent and my editor, who were all women. I also had an inspiring group of friends who happened to be women; they edited the hell out of me – for them, nothing was good enough!’ While Rogers admits he still likes to subvert paradigms, he is quick to add: ‘I don’t think like an iconoclast’. ‘I want to live well, to have empathy, and to do good work. In the age of opinion – in the age of ‘hear me-listen to me’ – one way to do it is to work in long form and to
not just espouse opinions here and there or throw your jokes around like seedlings – to spend time developing things. As a mild depressive you feel like your time’s up and you have missed it, but you find compatriots everywhere; they play the long game.’ Rogers can be found most days at his office – not some sterile room with a desk, but a dark and moody pub. Fortunately for Rogers he has offices available most places he goes. ‘I go out to drink and read or drink and write. I sit there quietly. I like my own company. I just like to have extraneous noise. I like to concentrate and I really like to watch people.’ Tim Rogers is one of the featured writers at Byron Writers Festival. 3–5 August 2018 | Workshops: 30 July till 2 August | Tickets at byronwritersfestival.com
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TO VEX OR VAX? If Shakespeare wrote a play to sum up the underlying angst of Mullumbimby for his tragi-drama ‘I can’t believe it’s not’ HAMlet, his first line would be ‘To Vax or not to Vax. That is the question.’ I vax. For some people in this community that’s pretty well on par with coming out as a paedophile. I know there will be people who suggest that I am brainwashed by Big Pharma (shit! I have used Pantene!); that I’m some sort of chemical-loving chump (I still adore Acid); that I’ve swallowed the sales pitch (increase in public vaccination programs = drop in communicable illness = seems to work.) Recently some conspiracy enthusiast called me a ‘chem trail denier’. Like it’s a thing. I know some of you will think I am crazy, but I trust science. Science has long served humanity. Science is the reason there’s this invention called the car, or that I can fly in an aeroplane, or that DNA can be mapped. Science tells me smoking gives you cancer. (Weirdly we know that smoking kills us but we have no problem doing that. Corporations have been killing us with smoking-related cancers yet we continue to light up? Are people who sell ciggies lung-cancer denialists?) In Mullumbimby the VAX conversation is terrifying. I was thinking about writing this years ago but I was too scared. Scared of being trolled, abused and bullied. I decided that wasn’t a good enough reason not to write my take on the vexing vax issue. (Is there a vaccination for stopping fear?) I know there’ll be a bulge in my inbox (also existing thanks to science) with links to YouTube videos that prove I’m wrong. (Interestingly this internet thing has its roots in science too…). The internet is many things: it’s entertainment, it’s gossip, it’s porn, it’s intrigue, it’s titillation… but one thing it’s not is a source of definitive regulated and rigorously tested information on public health. And many posts cited as information were possibly put there by a drunk person. Or a fellow conspiracist. I listened to an ABC documentary years ago on infant mortality in Rwanda and how it went from the highest in Africa to one of the lowest after introducing an incentivised immunisation program. To me that makes it clear that vaccination saves lives. It doesn’t mean that it’s not without side effects in some individuals, but across the general population vaccination promotes improvements in health by reducing the harmful effects of serious illness and disease on the general population. I guess that’s where the argument gets fractious. Indviduals are asked to act taking the ‘common’ good into account rather than their ‘personal’ good. I understand the conundrum. I think people who vaccinate and those who don’t have more in common than they realise. Both groups are attempting to do what they believe is in the interests of their child’s health. I made a decision on the subject years ago based on what I saw as evidence on one side and what seemed like conspiratorial ravings of the paranoid on the other. I don’t mean to be rude but some of the anti-vax stuff seems a bit nuts. It often sits on the table with a whole raft of wild assertions – like 9/11 was a hoax as was the moon landing, that Sandy Hook shooting was staged… I just can’t go there. I don’t believe the world is such a sinister place. While I accept Big Pharma is definitely about profit, it’s also in the business of keeping people alive. There’s no profit in dead people. You can’t grow up to buy and drive cars, drink beer and smoke ciggies if you’re dead. I’m not that cynical that I think the government or Big Pharma are conspiring to kill us, one Whooping Cough shot at a time. If the government wants to kill us they’ll just let us keep smoking and living lonely lives without meaning in asbestos houses eating processed food and sobbing into our beers.
PULL ON YOUR STRIDES Fresh from rocking Bluesfest this year, 9-piece reggae dancehall sensation The Strides return to Byron for a show at the iconic Hotel Great Northern on 29 June with local friends Declan Kelly and The 4’20 Sound. The Strides are a force for reggae music in Australia and worldwide. Fronted by roots man Ras Roni from Barbados via London, Fijian MC LTL GZeus, and Sierra Leonian ragga powerhouse Blaka C, The Strides deliver a musical experience that is as explosive as it is authentic. With three acclaimed albums under their belt and one set for release in early 2019, a European label signing, festival appearances across the country, and having graced the stage with the likes of Third World, Julian Marley, Tony Allen and Groundation, The Strides’ music faithfully builds on the foundations of classic roots reggae with a hip-hop edge, forging a sound that brings together modern dance hall, dub beats and reggae-pop. Don’t miss this world-class 9-piece in full swing! Tix are $25 at the Hotel Great Northern on Friday 29 June. To book tickets go to the northern.com.au.
Shuttles ferrying disco bunnies all over the Shire to the Bangalow Bowlo – transformed in one evening into the greatest disco in town. For shuttle times and pickup points go to www.bayfm.org. 80s fashion is always in your wardrobe or never far away ’cause it’s all about fashion and music. It’s BIG hair, lots of GOLD, leg warmers and plenty of FLUORO. Did I say FLUORO? All tickets BAY FM during office hours or bayfm.org. Yeah, Baby! Saturday 9 June
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT THE BEATLES!
Direct from a record-breaking sold-out national tour with the Australian Symphony Orchestra, the world’s premier ‘Beatles’ band returns to present The Beatles Rock’n’Roll Tour. The famous four tribute band cover all the Beatles Number 1 hits together with iconic rock’n’roll classics performed in one sensational two-hour concert presented by the sensational Beatle Boys. Friday 15 June at the Ballina RSL | $45 | Show 8pm – tix at the club.
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOLM BAY FM 80S PARTY! There is nothing quite as much fun as dagging up for a cracking 80s party. What started off as a good idea for Bay FM has evolved into one of the most anticipated fundraising events of the season. The Annual Bay FM Winter Discotheque aka The Great 80s Part 3 is the place to strut your stuff and dance like everyone is watching. Because they are, baby. This epic 5-hour dance party has 10 Disco
Australia’s Got Talent finalist Andy Holm is back from his Asian getaway for one show only, presenting his unique brand of electronic music channelled from the synth gods, along with a few lashings of standup comedy along the way. He presents his two passions in just one night: world music and standup comedy, at the Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby, on Sunday at 8pm | Tix $10 at the door.
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People clearly believe what they choose to believe. Whether it’s factual or not. Just look at Donald Trump: he’s made a presidency out of it. Belief these days isn’t about credible research. It’s about trends. It’s about what our ‘influencers’ believe. In fact a recent study on vaccination trends shows that whether or not you vaccinate has more to do with whether or not your friends vaccinate than any other factor. That seems like a co dependent way to do complex thinking. One of the pervasive beliefs is ‘vaccination causes autism’. This allegation was thrown around years ago, and even though it was shown to be utter bullshit, the stigma has pretty well NEVER worn off. Many people choose to continue to believe it even thought it’s been absolutely proven untrue. I vaccinate myself, my kids, my dog and even my cat and everyone seems to be doing okay. In fact when it comes to general health, we’re pretty robust. So far neither the kids nor the animals have developed vaccination-related autism, although I have to admit the cat is a bit standoffish. She’s downright antisocial. And she can’t read yet. But apparently that’s normal for a cat. I guess it’s what you choose to believe.
Catherine McClements is joined by local community choir Vox Caldera in an extraordinary blend of theatre and music.
THE EVENTS FRI 20 – SAT 21 JUL | Lismore City Hall T I CK ET S
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FROM WESTERN SYDNEY TO THE GREAT NORTHERN
SYDNEY’S INNER WEST DUO SPIT SYNDICATE, MADE UP OF NICK LUPI AND JIMMY NICE, ARE ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST EXCITING, FORWARDTHINKING HIP-HOP ACTS.NICK LUPI OF SPIT SYNDICATE GAVE SEVEN THE LOWDOWN…
What was it like growing up in inner western Sydney? It gets a lot of headlines in the press these days for a range of things. What was it like for you two and your mates as kids and teenagers?
of mistakes. Creatively, we’re the sharpest we’ve ever been, and for the first time we’re moving as a 100 per cent independent operation, no label or management, just us and our team.
We’re extremely grateful to have grown up in the Inner West of Sydney. It’s got its rough patches, and it’s bloody expensive nowadays, but for the most part it’s a beautiful, multicultural, thriving part of Australia, supportive of the arts and creative industries. It was awash with graffiti when we were growing up, which was our introduction to hiphop. We still make music with the people we grew up with. Many of Australia’s top bands are from the Inner West, which says a lot about the area.
Tell us about the inspiration behind your new album Orbit.
How did living in that area inspire you musically? I think hip-hop music carries an attachment to the area it’s created in, more so than other genres of music. For that reason, we’ve always put our neighbourhood in our songs, but it’s more than just mentioning the name of our area. Living in the Inner West gave us our slang, our style, in many ways confidence to be ourselves. That carries through in our music. Does your music still reflect your suburban background? More than where we live, I think our music reflects where our heads are at at this point in our careers. We’re 10 years deep in the game now, five releases under our belts, lot of ups, downs, plenty of triumphs and definitely no shortage
We felt the immediacy was missing from how we made music; we wanted to return with a new album as quickly as we could. We wanted to continue to push ourselves musically while also avoiding the traps of the process that can stifle creativity, such as overthinking or overanalysing the songs we were making. Finally, we wanted to channel any feelings of frustration we might have regarding music (and anyone who’s making independent music will tell you, there’s no shortage of frustration) into something constructive, something that people can hold in their hands: like an album. You guys are a bit of a local hip-hop success story. Do you feel like that? Do you get mobbed by fans back in your ’hood in Sydney? To be honest with you, we don’t spend a great deal of time reflecting on our achievements and patting ourselves on the back. Some people might struggle to believe that, because I think there’s always been a perception of us as cocky and arrogant. Success is a relative term. By some measures we’re incredibly successful, by other measures we’ve got a massive road ahead of us. Our personal
measure of success can fluctuate. We get love in our neighbourhood, we get love in other parts of Australia, we’re lucky to have a lot of younger cats looking up to us. Neither of us have worked a side job for a few years now, which in Sydney is a massive victory. What can people expect for your show at The Hotel Great Northern? We both feel very strongly about Byron; we’ve partied there, holidayed there, written albums there. We haven’t played many shows there, though, so we’re excited about performing. It’s a public holiday eve so we’ll be going hard! We’re bringing our boy Turquoise Prince on tour with us and he’s an incredible performer, a true star in the making. Short answer: it’ll be a belter, don’t miss the show. Spit Syndicate play the Hotel Great Northern on Sunday at 8pm. Tix through Oztix.
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FROM BYRON TO FITZROY AND BACK
[ MIS ] CONCEIVE BY THOMAS E.S. KELLY
2018 National Indigenous Art Awards Dreaming Award for an Emerging Artist
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Fluctuating between the beautiful surrounds of Byron Bay and the grungy suburbs of Melbourne’s north, Reilly Fitzalan has been independently developing himself as a singer/songwriter, captivating his audiences with a rare power that bleeds instinctively through his unique vocal ability and songwriting prowess. It’s been about being in the right place at the right time for Fitzalan, who met producer Nikita Miltiadou (Tash Sultana) with the two going on to produce his debut EP Dead Arrows.Go That Way is the first single born from these sessions, with Reilly saying, ‘Go That Way is about the search for truth, the truth we search for within our hearts and within our world, the battle of what we feel is expected of us and what we know to be our reality’. You can catch Reilly Fitzalan when he drops into Byron Bay Brewery for a free show on Friday with support by Vamasi and Art Pleasley.
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MAKE THAT CHANGE
SULTAN SINGS After wowing audiences at WOMADelaide and Bluesfest and already kicking off his solo tour, Dan Sultan will be doing even more intimate shows across Australia. Stripping back to basics – just Dan Sultan, his piano and guitar – he will be playing The Brunswick Picture House. Each intimate, acoustic performance will see Sultan reimagining all his most recent releases. In addition fans will be treated to a handful of classics from his decade-long back catalogue (expect hits from Blackbird, Dirty Ground, Get Out While You Can and Homemade Biscuits).
They’ve had sold out shows in Sydney and Melbourne and the Ubuntu Choir’s Australian tour will be hitting the boards in Mullumbimby’s Civic Hall on Thursday, June 14 with a spectacular show of drumming and dance that showcases the heart of Africa. The show will be supported by local kids’ choirs from Cape Byron Steiner School, The Pocket and Brunswick Heads Public Schools who will be doing workshops prior to the concert. Locals can also join in the Big Choir workshop on Monday, June 11 to learn some songs before the show. Participants will learn two songs to sing together with the choir at the Ubuntu concert. ‘The workshops are highly interactive and everyone gets involved dancing and drumming,’ said Abraham Kiyingiwho grew up in the African Children’s Choir and is now one of the leaders in the organisation. The Make That Change Australian tour is the second time Ubuntu, a gifted group of singers, musicians and dancers who were former members of the world-renowned African Children’s Choir, have toured Australia. Having just graduated from high school through African Children’s Choir sponsorship, these talented 18-20 year olds are touring Australia just prior to starting university. Martha Namujju who is participating in the tour was selected for a scholarship when she was seven and will be going to university to study to become a secondary school teacher following the Australian tour. ‘The scholarship has sponsored me through primary and secondary school and will sponsor me through university,’ said Martha.
Sunday 17 June is already sold out and Monday 18 June is going fast. Both shows at 6pm with all tix $40 on brunswickpicturehouse.com.
DON’T MISS THE MASSACRE The children audition for the scholarships and are selected for their singing and dancing skills rather than on the basis of their educational level. Some children don’t perform well in the educational tests because of the conditions they live in but when they get to school with the scholarship they really leap forward. Staying with host families has been a highlight of the tour for Martha as it is ‘good to interact and hang out,’ she said. ‘They have been so welcoming. It has been really fun and travelling the world has opened my mind.’ Big Choir workshop: Monday, June 11, 2-5pm at Brunswick Heads Public School. Cost $15/$12 kids free. Contact Janet: jswain3@gmail.comor phone 0438 965 397. Show: Thursday, June 14, 7pm at at Mullum Civic Hall. Book onlinewww.trybooking.com/UXWQor
US band The Brian Jonestown Massacre initially introduced Anton to most Australian music fans as the volatile frontman waging battle for supremacy against his peers The Dandy Warhols in the documentary DIG. Anton has since proven that he is more than just the divisive firebrand represented in the cult film. Multiple, successful Australian and international tours, the establishment of his own studio space and his continual, high-quality prolific output show him to be an artist with plenty of relevant things still left to say. He has a unique and passionate view of the music industry, his own art, and indeed modern pop and political culture. The upcoming tour also coincides with a brand-new album Something Else (the band’s 17th full-length studio album). Byron show at the Hotel Great Northern on Wednesday 6 June is sold out. Fans will have to travel to Brisbane to the Tivoli for their show on Thursday if they hope to see this iconic band! Tix at Otix.
WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK Y WEDNESDA
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Street Level Hypnotech (USA) Reilly Fitzalan WITH
VAMASI + ART PLEASLEY
Marshall Okell
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DO RE BELLO… IT’S ONLY THE BEGINNING
IF YOU WERE CREATING A LIST OF THE TOP 20 WOMEN IN AUSTRALIAN ROCK HISTORY DEBORAH CONWAY’S NAME WOULD BE IN THE TOP 10. SHE IS FRONTWOMAN OF 80S BAND DO RE MI AND ONE HALF OF THE ONSTAGE AND OFF STAGE PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLY ZYGIER. THE ARE THE OPENING NIGHT TREAT FOR FESTIVAL-GOERS AT BELLO WINTER MUSIC. DEBORAH SPOKE WITH THE ECHO ABOUT HER VERY BRILLIANT CAREER… You’ve become such a well-known name here in Australia. Did you grow up wanting to be a famous musician? When did you realise music was what you wanted to do and what did you to do in the beginning to make it happen? When I was young I did want to be famous though I wasn’t sure how. I loved singing and I was a showoff but it all came together in a way I wouldn’t have been able to predict when I was working up my pre-pubescent shower belting act. My father had an extensive record collection of Broadway musicals that I used to sing along with and more than anything I loved the storytelling aspect of those songs. Then from about 12 I started to discover Paul Simon, Carol King, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell and I was totally hooked. I picked up a guitar at 18 and taught myself some basic chords so I could play Bob, then got a capo and worked out some different tunings so I could play Joni. Years of discovery. Finally I joined a band at 20 (which was a fairly dreadful prog rock outfit) and met Dorland Bray, who was the drummer, and we decided to form a new band that did things differently – that was Do Re Mi. There was never a single moment I could identify as an epiphany, just a gradual dawning that this is what I do. Were you a classically trained singer or did you learn in a more fluid way? My mother thought I was too young to get singing lessons when I was a teenager so I didn’t have them until I was well into the Do Re Mi years; we were doing a huge amount of playing and I sought out a teacher who could help me sing without losing my voice.
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What was your worst gig in the early days of your pub gig years? Gee, there were so many it’s hard to pick out just one. It depends what you mean by worst (those parameters have transmogrified over the decades); in the early days I would classify that as worst sound, which generally meant squealing feedback from the foldback to a deafening degree. Generally the monitor operator would be receiving some pretty filthy looks from us until he managed to get it together. From the one of your least inspiring moments, what has been one of your most inspiring experiences as a performer? There are a lot of those too; I’m thankful it’s a nicely balanced ledger. Performing with Do Re Mi at the massive festival events back in the 1980s to the roar of thousands of fired-up music lovers; touring String of Pearls to sellout audiences in the 1990s; the amazing response to Broad from 2005 till 2008; supporting Leonard Cohen in 2009 at Rod Laver Arena and receiving an incredible reaction to our set from 10,000 people. Tell us about what it was like recording The Iron Man by Pete Townsend alongside Nina Simone and John Lee Hooker. Did you have the opportunity to work alongside these two legends? My involvement with The Iron Man was limited to my interaction with Pete Townsend, a delightful, funny, very musical guy. Nina Simone and John Lee Hooker were recorded separately so I never encountered them but I was pretty happy about being on the same album as those legends. Your first solo album won you ARIA Best Female Vocalist award that year and the following national tour resulted in your getting to know and to work with Willy Zygier. That must have been a wonderful time, flying high off the success of your solo album and riding the wave of fame on your tour as well as meeting your future husband. Was that time one of the highlights of your career? There’s no doubt that meeting Willy Zygier was a watershed moment for both of us. We had one of those first encounters where, as they say in the classics, ‘sparks fly’ and 27 years later we’re still enjoying those electric creative impulses.
How has your relationship both working and personal with Willy affected your music? We have been a collaborating couple for close to three decades and through that time we have never stopped making work. As we get older we get tougher on each other; there are not many people in your life you can have that critical relationship with and it is a gift; the more we pick apart each other’s work the stronger work we make. Your latest album Everyone’s Begging is an insightful parody of the modern world (and perhaps the continual human experience). When did your ability to incorporate social commentary into your songwriting come to the fore or has it always been a big part of your process? Social commentary has been part of my compositional palette since Do Re Mi days – nothing new there. I like to think I’m getting better at overlaying the macro on the micro and telescoping the personal human element into a song about broader social issues. Still gotta be a good tune though! What can people expect from your show at Bello Winter Music? A stripped-back but energetic version of our most recent two albums with a nod to a couple of old favourites. Whats coming up for Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier? We are about to go into the studio to make a new album that will be released next year and which we will launch in conjunction with a 25th anniversary celebration theatre tour of Bitch Epic; look out for it, it will be mega! Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier play Bello Winter Music Opening Night and Friday at the Memorial Hall in Bellingen – 12 and 13 July. The Festival runs 12–15 July throughout Bellingen.
The Secret Parlour presents A dark cabaret
Saturday 9 June 7.30pm Club Mullum, Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club
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PULL ON YOUR PINAFORE
HMS Pinafore by Gilbert & Sullivan is to be the next Ballina Players production in June/July, with Jaime Sheehan in her first solo venture as director and choreographer, and two musical directors: Warwick Binney and Marie Caldwell. The storyline has Ralph Rackstraw (Mick Webb, recently as the prosecutor, Ross, in A Few Good Men) being in love with the Captain’s daughter Josephine (played by Jessica Davison in her first role for Ballina Players). This match is difficult for both of them as they are each from a different social class, Ralph being a mere sailor on the Pinafore. Also, Josephine is reluctant to consider a marriage proposal from Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Josephine reveals to her father that she loves a humble sailor in his crew, but she assures him that she is a dutiful daughter and will never reveal her love to this sailor. Tickets are available now: online at ballinaplayers.com. au/bookings (no fee) or at Just Funkin’ Music in River St, Ballina, near the pedestrian lights ($2/ticket booking fee) in person or on 6686 2440. Tickets are $30/Adult and $22 Child 16 and under). Opening Night Special: Canapes and FREE glass of champagne from 7.15. Season runs from 15 June until 1 July.
ANTI-BULLYING CAMPAIGN MAKES THE JUMP Comedian Michael Bennett and his wife Donna-Leigh Perfect are the Dream Guards. They have developed an anti-bullying program powered by the belief that no child should feel afraid while getting a quality education. To help them enact their P.E.A.C.E. program Gold Coast-based journalist Marlena May Katene is doing something quite extraordinary: she’s jumping out of a plane to raise money for their project. Just doing the jump is impressive, but Marlena has cerebral palsy, is wheelchair bound, and can’t speak. She’s travelled the world interviewing hundreds of celebrities, including Richard Branson, Robbie Williams and the Dalai Lama, so this should be a piece of cake! The jump is happening in Byron at Tyagarah airfield on 16 June and she’ll be joined by fellow jumper Michael Bennett. To find out more about the Dream Guards go to dreamguards.com.au and to contribute to the jump go to Gofundme, I Can I Will Skydiving Day: www.gofundme. com/i-can-i-will-skydiving-day.
(MIS) CONCEIVE UNMISSABLE What does an Aboriginal Australian look like? Act like? Sound like? Do they all have black skin, live in the bush and are they naked? Choreographer Thomas ES Kelly will give you a clue – not all of them.(Mis)Conceive is a powerful new dance-theatre work by Thomas ES Kelly, who recently received the 2018 National Indigenous Art Dreaming Award for an emerging artist. The show challenges the idea that knowledge equals comprehension. Using an exciting mashup of traditional and contemporary styles, dance and spoken word, (Mis) Conceive simultaneously rejects, reveals and reeducates (mis)undertsandings about what it means to be an indigenous Australian. Presented by NORPA at Lismore City Hall on Friday 29 June. Tix are $20–36 at norpa.org.au.
EARTH LOVE Story lovers gather this Sunday at Club Mullum for Stories in the Club: Drawn From Life. This month’s theme is Earth Love. Ten-minute oral stories will be shared by Athol Compton, Dr Eshana Bragg, Maximo Bottaro, Hanna Nevarra, Henry Coleman and event curator Jenni Cargill-Strong. Athol Compton is a Minyunbul traditional custodian, featured in the book Our Way Stories,and has also acted in several feature films. Dr Eshana Bragg, doctor of ecopsychology, is an energetic, passionate environmentalist and co-creator of The Joyality Program for Empowering Conscious Changemakers.Henry Coleman has been a change-maker since childhood – a passion that grew out of a deep love and concern for nature. Hanna Nevarra has been involved in frontline activism through film, media and non-violent direct action. Maximo Bottaro has been passionately engaged in ecology throughout life, having always been sensitive to nature. Curator of Stories in the Club, professional storyteller Jenni Cargill-Strong will tell an original environmental story with a folktale flavour. Stories in the Club is supported by The Ngara Institute, Creative Mullumbimby, Toastmasters, The Story Tree Company, and Stories on Foot. More information about this event and Jenni’s storytelling workshops atwww. storytree.com.au or call Jenni on 0403 328 643. Sunday at Club Mullum at Mullum Ex-Services at 4pm. Tix $10
SPLENDOUR TIX RAISE $ FOR BRUNS VISITOR CENTRE When it comes to old and gold, a Splendour ticket definitely falls into the GOLD category, especially considering the event is sold out. The good people have donated a double pass to the Bruns Visitors Centre so they can auction them off to raise money at the Old & Gold Festival. So if you missed out on tickets and you want to see Gang of Youths, Hilltop Hoods, or Henry Rollins and Lorde in their only Australian show, put in your best bid for two 3-day passes to Splendour (20–22 July) this Saturday at Brunswick Heads’ Old & Gold festival. Bids for the tickets valued at $798 will be taken at Memorial Hall, Brunswick Heads, on Saturday between 8am and 2.45pm, with the highest bidder announced at 3pm. All funds raised support the Brunswick Heads Visitor Centre, with thanks to the team at Splendour and Secret Sounds.
Michael Braun, who has performed with the Byron Ballet as principal male dancer for the last four years, is a former principal of both the Queensland Ballet and The Royal NZ Ballet. Byron Ballet will also be performing the complete Bolero by Maurice Ravel with its hypnotic rise to climax. Byron Ballet artistic director Yvonne Hall has choreographed the work as an homage to the feminine. The third piece is the comedic and effervescent Act 2 of Coppelia, one of the lightest and most likeable ballets in the world repertoire. An eccentric toymaker makes life-size dolls and an escapade of mistaken identity unfolds. A ballet sure to delight all ages. Three shows only: Friday and Saturday evenings 7pm and Saturday matinee 2pm | Byron Theatre. www.byroncentre. com.au –Tel: 6685 6807
WORLD OCEANS DAY – FRIDAY 8 JUNE 2018. World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future for us and our oceans, kicking off with sunrise yoga and surf with Fluoro Fridays down at The Pass. Wear your brightest clothes to raise awareness for mental health and join in on the beach clean to give back to the mother ocean. Later that night gather at Heart Space Warehouse, 3/46 Acacia St in Byron, for evening events. Commencing with an Indigenous ceremony dance with Manoa playing his set shortly after and finishing the evening with Boatkeeper performing. The two artists will be showcasing their work that is purely targeting marine life. Little Wahaca food truck will be there serving delicious Latin American food as local stalls set up by the fire pit out the back. Friday 7pm | $10 at the door
SECRET PARLOUR On Saturday 9 June, Club Mullum will transform into The Secret Parlour. It’s a wild and wonderful night of dark cabaret, featuring gypsy swing band Out of Range, El Bari flamenco and showgirl troupe Class Act Creative. Dress up and join the fun. Secret Parlour’s showgirls, Class Act Creative, are holding a 90-minute dance workshop on the same day. Learn the moves and finesse of a cabaret star from these internationally acclaimed dancers. Book a seat or table or find out more at www.guiltypleasures-shows.com.
BYRON BALLET TRIPLE BILL Byron Ballet’s current production this Friday and Saturday is a triple-bill gala featuring the Grande Pas de Deux from Don Quixote. Michael Braun and Tahlia Downey will guest perform this excerpt in what is sure to be a supreme level of ballet artistry and technique by these two master artists.
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KNIT ONE SAVE ONE The Knitting Nannas are raising funds to donate to the Environmental Defenders Office to use for the benefit of people in the Narrabri and Pilliga area who are resisting Santos’s proposed 850-well CSG expansion. Sue Higginson (formerly of the EDO) will be giving a short (5-min) talk on what the EDO does and can do for farmers and families resisting CSG mining in their localities at Jasper Corner at Federal Hall this Saturday before the screening of The Disaster Artist. The film is a surprisingly poignant and charming movie about a movie that explores the creative process. Catered for by the Knitting Nannas! Federal Film Night: The Disaster Artist with food by The Knitting Nanas | Federal Hall – Jasper Corner |Saturday | 6.30pm
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CINEMA REVIEWS TULLY Screenwriter Diablo Cody burst onto the scene with ‘Juno’ in 2007. Canadian Jason Reitman was the director of that serious but sweet-natured movie and the pair has collaborated with great success again, albeit with an added serving of existential despair. Heavily pregnant with her third child, Marlo (Charlize Theron) is already at her wits’ end coping with a ‘quirky’ little boy whose erratic behaviour might lead to his expulsion from school. Husband Drew (Ron Livingston) is too busy with his job and his after-dinner PlayStation to be of much help to her so, after the baby is born, she reluctantly takes the advice of Craig (Mark Duplass), her brother who has everything, and employs Tully (Mackenzie Davis) as a night nanny. The newcomer to the family finds an instant rapport with Marlo and harmony descends on the household. Not that Marlo is entirely happy with what has become of the woman she was. Blown out and frumpy (Theron put on over twenty kilos for the part), she cannot bear the idea that she has a great future behind her. Tully will help mend her broken soul, too. It is an unusual movie in that there is no sudden trajectory shift, no wicked plot point at which the story hurtles into a dramatic third act – notwithstanding a shattering, near mystical incident at the end. In fact, for quite a while you
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might sit there thinking ‘is this all that it’s about?’ – until you realise that the ‘this’ is perhaps the most important thing that can be bestowed on any of us. Tully, about whom we learn little, other than that she is a free spirit, teaches Marlo to love her own life. As in Juno, the soundtrack is a significant player, at no point more so than when Beulahbelle’s ethereal version of You Only Live Twice takes us deeper into Marlo’s world. I wanted to know more about Tully, but in hindsight the movie works better as her being a Will-o’-the-wisp. And Theron is extraordinary.
CARGO It isn’t every day that you get to see a zombie movie that leaves a genuinely emotional and lasting impression – by its very nature, the genre’s schlock/horror does not generally strive for profundity. But this is different. Set mostly in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia and shot by the brilliant cinematographer Geoffrey Simpson (Shine, The Navigator), the story begins with a family of three floating down the Murray on a flat-bottom boat. They are among the few who have survived a contagion that has led to the rest of the population turning into flesh eating, shambling zombies. Hoping to find a safe haven for themselves and their baby girl, Rosie, Andy and Kay (Martin Freeman, Susie Porter) come upon an abandoned yacht on the riverbank. After Andy has rifled through what provisions remain on board, Kay decides to investigate for herself. ‘Why oh why would she do that?’ you ask anxiously. In any post-apocalyptic scenario, characters must needlessly put themselves in danger (‘don’t go into the cellar!’), so you just ride with it and prepare yourself for tragedy or a hair-raising escape. When tragedy strikes here, it is left to one of them to see that the child – the ‘cargo’ – is delivered to salvation. Other ‘normals’ are encountered, but tension is built through the constant moving on and seeking a home for Rosie. A fine support cast, including veterans Kris McQuade and David Gulpilil, keep you guessing all the way, but the most significant person is a young Indigenous girl, Thoomi (Simone Landers), whose father is in the throes of becoming a zombie. It is an eye-catching, entirely natural performance from Landers, who ultimately steals the show. Most of the drama is meant to occur in the fortyeight hours between a victim being bitten and turning into a zombie, but it feels like more time elapses than that – which is only a quibbling criticism. Original and spiritual, the ending is a little preachy, but the message is loud and clear and overdue in being accepted.
STARS BY LILITH ARIES: When chatting with others, don’t be too trusting: it’s easy to confide in the wrong person. Or indiscreet: respect other peoples’ privacy settings. That said, your easy relationship with the unknown, plus that robust Aries willingness to engage with whatever presents ensures a frisky, energetic and enlightening week for Ram clan.
TAURUS: You just want to take life at a cruisy Tauran pace, but this week’s social frenzy hooks you into its whirling orbit. Net whatever new information works for you, but don’t get caught up with unsubstantiated gossip or the rumour mill. An interesting, stimulating week so long as you have an exit plan… GEMINI: Sun and Mercury in Gemini make you this week’s silvertongued artful persuader who could sell anyone anything – yourself included. Brainstorming is likely to be relentless, but rather than getting carried away by the latest, greatest bright idea, let them brew and stew while you enjoy your solar return. CANCER: This month kicks off with a nourishing planetary alignment in water signs, just your touchy-feely kind of love thing. Emotional intelligence and empathy with others run high, though after midweek lunar rhythms could start playing off-key. But you’re in great shape to soothe prickly edges and finesse sad narratives or anger rants. LEO: Mars locked into an extended stay in your partnership zone affects all personal interactions: private, public and professional. The red planet tends to impact meaning short, forceful encounters. The good news is you can turn impact into influence - a more enduring and userfriendly experience – by monitoring this week’s responses. You might like the results. VIRGO: You like life organized and orderly, this week’s all over the shop. There’s a lot to coordinate right now, so go simple: try not to overthink it. With Virgo’s communication planet Mercury in Gemini you’ll get your ideas across convincingly, with people appreciating your no-fuss ability to cut to the chase.
A RETROGRADE TRIFECTA OF OUTER PLANETS OFFERS A WELCOME PAUSE TO INTEGRATE THIS WEEK’S CONTINUING WAVES OF CHANGE… LIBRA: The key to this week? Setting limits. Not locking in snap decisions. Yes you’ll be pressured, but take your time. All feeling too much? You can do it. As Libran diplomat Eleanor Roosevelt observed: Most of the work in the world is done by people who aren’t feeling very well that day. SCORPIO: Everyone has plenty to say this week, and Scorpios are the zodiac’s resident experts at listening and learning. With the current emphasis on communications, words take on extra importance: written, spoken, in media posts and texting. Be vigilant about what you say, the way you say it – and most of all why you say it.
SAGITTARIUS: This week fans the flame of an idea that’s got legs, possibly to do with money management -your current challenge. As always you’re lucky, but don’t squander the help others offer. Give them the respect they deserve, which you’d expect for yourself because you can’t do it alone - you need the team. CAPRICORN: If impatient, my-wayor-the-highway Mars initiates confronting conversations on controversial topics this week, they’re likely to be about reconciling your needs with someone else’s requirements. In which case it’s worthwhile sending Commander Capricorn on a holiday break and conducting power talks with humour, courtesy, generosity – and humility. AQUARIUS: : Uranus your mentor planet in Taurus teamed with Mars in Aquarius makes for a rather fixed scenario, where you might pursue what you want to the point of stubbornness. This week’s ask is to keep rebel Mars in check, brush the cobwebs off your thinking and aim more for solutions than revolutions. PISCES: Venus in Cancer is an emotional homebody who loves the comfort couch. Mars in Aquarius is an intellectual rebel who craves adventure. It’s a sizzlingly social week, so you could combine these opposing energies by inviting someone exciting to your place. Best time for that? Midweek Pisces moon.
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BYRON ANTENNA SERVICE Call me first for fast service. Richard ..................................0401 190960
ANTIQUES / RESTORATION FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique, 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com ...0412 528454
APPLIANCE REPAIR DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786
ARCHITECTS FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001
AUTOMOTIVE
Creative Carpentry
Decks, pergolas, verandahs, balconies, big & small renos and all other carpentry & building needs. Free quotes.
0427 196 962
orangestar02@gmail.com
Lic. 266174C
Accountants & Bookkeepers ......................................38 Acupuncture .......................................................................38 Agent .....................................................................................38 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration .............................38 Antennas & Installation ................................................38 Antiques / Restoration ..................................................38 Appliance Repair ..............................................................38 Architects .............................................................................38 Automotive .........................................................................38 Bathroom Renovations .................................................38 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters........................38 Bricklaying ..........................................................................38 Building Trades .................................................................38 Bush Regen & Weed Control .......................................39 Carpet Cleaning ................................................................39 Chimney Sweeping .........................................................39 Chiropractic ........................................................................39 Cleaning ...............................................................................39 Computer Services ..........................................................39 Concreting & Paving .......................................................39 Decks, Patios & Extensions..........................................39 Dentists .................................................................................39 Design & Drafting ............................................................39 Driveway Maintenance .................................................39 Earthmoving & Excavation..........................................39 Electricians ..........................................................................40 Fencing..................................................................................40 Floor Sanding & Polishing ...........................................40 Garage Doors .....................................................................40 Garden & Property Maintenance .............................40 Garden Design...................................................................40 Gas Suppliers .....................................................................40 Glaziers .................................................................................40 Guttering..............................................................................40 Handypersons ...................................................................40 Health ....................................................................................40 Hire..........................................................................................40 Hot Water Systems ..........................................................40 Ironing ...................................................................................40 Kitchens ................................................................................40 Landscape Design ...........................................................40 Landscaping ......................................................................40 Laundry Services ..............................................................41 Lawnmower Repairs .......................................................41 Lighting ................................................................................41 Locksmith ............................................................................41 Osteopathy .........................................................................41 Painting ................................................................................41 Permaculture......................................................................41 Pest Control ........................................................................41 Photography ......................................................................41 Physiotherapy ...................................................................41 Picture Framing ................................................................41 Picture Hanging ................................................................41 Plastering.............................................................................41 Plumbers ..............................................................................41 Printing & Copying Services .......................................41 Removalists.........................................................................41 Roofing..................................................................................42 Rubbish Removal .............................................................42 Scrap Metal Merchants .................................................42 Septic Systems...................................................................42 Sewing & Alterations......................................................42 Solar Installation ..............................................................42 Stonemason........................................................................42 Swimming Pools ...............................................................42 Tiling ......................................................................................42 Tree Services ......................................................................42 Upholstery...........................................................................42 Valuers ..................................................................................42 Veterinary Surgeons ......................................................42 Water Filters .......................................................................42 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning .....................................42 Waxing ..................................................................................42 Web Design Services ......................................................42 Welding .................................................................................42 Window Tinting .................................................................42
BATHROOM RENOVATIONS
ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960
ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777
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CALL BRETT 0414 542 019
• Tyres • Batteries • Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016
LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES
MECHANICAL REPAIRS, WARREN SIMMONS Byron Bay ..................................................66858500 BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444
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Service Directory DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998
• Window Cleaning • Screens & Tracks • Pressure Washing • House •Roof • Paths • Solar
CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677 BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953 .......... 0403 458177
Call Sam on
0434 539 979
www.byroneco.com.au
CARPENTER/JOINER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ..66845035 or 0414 842602
Window Cleaning Professionals
EXTENSIONS & RENOVATIONS Excellent quality. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154
BUILDERS SKILLS, carpenters rates. 25 years exp. Lic No. R84001. Ph Greg .................0422 069632
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
BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL
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.
CARPET CLEANING
TLC
Truck Mounted Machine
CARPET CLEANING
TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying
Kevin & Margaret Bower FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!
Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa
0408 232 066
(02) 6684 1001
Green & Clean
Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning
30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ................................07 55234090 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816
MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644
DESIGN & DRAFTING BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048
Full Circle
DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE 20 Year+s Exp.
Phone Oliver 0419 789 600
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fullcirclerefinishing.com
Specialising in Asphalt Driveways, Subdivisions, Earthworks, Carparks and all Maintenance!
Lighthouse Cleaning Holiday lets and Airbnb, residential homes and end of lease cleans, bond cleans etc. Friendly reliable and trustworthy local service.
Phone: 0449 765 106
)UHH 4XRWH – &DOO 1RZ
Jai – 0467 482 948
EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION
EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE
CLEAN AS IT’S BEEN TEAM Home, Bond back, anytime, references ...................................66882372
Roadworks incl Driveways, Carparks & General Excavation
DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable...............0498 731447
35 years in local area • Free quotes
DETAILED STEAM CLEANING Natural products. Bathrooms, kitchens, spring cleans .0410 723601
Phone Jeremy 0409 146 052
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
Carpet and upholstery cleaning, urine extraction, rust removal, heavy traffic areas, deodorising and sanitation.
IMMACULATE CLEANING SERVICES Northern Rivers Area...........................................0487 013372
Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours
COMPUTER SERVICES
EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance
0431 122 057
CHIMNEY SWEEPING Personal tech support for bamboozled ed bip bipeds www.mygeekmate.com.au | mark@digiflip.com.au ip co c
• 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
A con Any consumer digital device Any An ny di digital project at home
rs or repai No s a l e
Philip Toovey
0409 799 909
Whether Whe er y you need a tech mentor, advice or just support m I’m here to help
APEX CARPET CLEANING www.apexcarpetcleaning.com.au......................... Nathan 0412 926441
TINY EARTHWOR various implements available for limited access projects
Commercial / Domestic / Insurance
BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS AHHA member, insured. 3rd generation .....66771905
GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point
BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448
Quality Exterior Refinishing
Call Ross Faithfull 0409 157 695 a/h 6687 2948 e: faithfullrossco@gmail.com
WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Management plans drawn up........................................0418 110714
BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766
BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE.......................................................................66851264
BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420
CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595
DENTISTS
Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift
purely support, advice & tech mentorship
CHIROPRACTIC
– nationally recognised qualifications
0410 056 228 / 0427 663 678
STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING
BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282
Specialising in road repairs & driveways Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads.
WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553
Augers – hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.
MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962
Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160
MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage, chiropractic & fitness. 110 Dalley St .........................66841028 BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159
5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE
CAPE BYRON HOLISTIC CHIROPRACTIC Shane Eade. 6/14 Middleton St .....................0467 660323
Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks. Augers and rock grab available.
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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EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283 MOBILE COMPUTER SUPPORT Home & business workrightcomputersupport.com.au 0422 804449 BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111
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
PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788 FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173
DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS
Byron Shire Earthmoving 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!
CONCRETING & PAVING
Lic.136717c
ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING
Ray Battersby
0438 454 096
5.5 tonne excavator & 12 tonne tipper • Driveways • Landscaping • Rock walls • House & shed sites
• Land clearing • Augers, rock grab & breaker attachments • Free quotes
Luke Jarrett – 0431 329 630 Follow us on
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
FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & TIPPER HIRE Driveways, rubbish removal. Ian.......................0412 853479 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690 BEAU JARDIN 1.8 tonne excavator & 3 tonne tip truck .................................................0417 054443
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GLAZIERS 24 HOUR SERVICE
AH
24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801
02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large
Domestic Commercial
Lic: 154293c
0439 624 945
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GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days. Lic 313329C ..............66808123
DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL
GUTTERING Gutter guard Gutter cleaning Locally owned Fully insured Free quotes Call Junior for friendly, genuine advice and service.
JAMIE 0408 809 817 licence no. 201775c
ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753
www.spotlessgutters.com.au
SECURITY, DATA, TV Tim Nicholls ph: 0468 384 203 lic: 000102498
nichollselectrical@outlook.com
0458 267 777
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!
0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Leaf Guard. Lic 60414C. Darryl Patterson .........................0414 889453
HANDYPERSONS
0497 413 344 • www.charlibearlawncare.com
A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247
Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd
HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956
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
A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697 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 CARPENTER/BUILDER Renos, timber decks, pergolas, cabins, fencing. Tori Bergin .....0481 785008 BUILDER SKILLS, carpenters rates. 25 yrs exp. Lic No. R84001. Ph Greg.......................0422 069632 HANDYMAN All services and areas. Reliable & friendly. $35/hr ....................................0403 793834 MC’S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509
Suffolk Park Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916
0414 905 900
• Acreage Mowing Specialist • Irrigation • Landscaping • Rubbish Removal Byron Shire – Ballina Shire • Fully Licensed & Insured
Contact Vadi: 0404
byronlawnranger@gmail.com
ALL TIMBER REPAIRS. Qualified Joiner/Handyman, well presented. Andrew .............0412 293732
www.byronlawnranger.com
EXP GARDENER, grounds & maint, handyman, labourer. Fit, reliable & responsible ....0404 130953 GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home repairs/renovations etc. Jesse..................0458 968290
6684 8239
THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping
Michael Lamb providing Byron Shire with quality electrical services since g 1984
E: info@mglamb.com.au www.mgelectricalservices.net.au E: info@mglamb.com.auM:M: 0417025 025 019 019 0417 Lic. 236341C
978 383
ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance ........................................0402 281638
• Paving • Stonework • Timber work • Retaining wall • Garden maintenance • Planting • TurďŹ ng • Mulching • Hedging • Lawns
ĂŠĂŠ ĂŠ /, ĂŠUĂŠ "ĂŠ " ĂŠ/""ĂŠ
0434 329 111
COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Non-Toxic Herbicide Spray | Brush Cutting Tip Runs | Fully Insured
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
Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy MULLUMBIMBY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTRE 60 Stuart St...............................66841511 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006 MALI’S Chinese Massage Service. Mullum In & Out Calls. ...................................................66841790
HIRE
0430 297 101 / 6684 5437 info@byronbaymowing.com.au www.byronbaymowing.com.au
CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028
BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801
• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture,
MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002
RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355
SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477
HEALTH
MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228
IRONING
MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394
GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 THE IRONING LADY Ironing Service. Suffolk Park $30/hr. Angela.................................0414 719680
FENCING
KITCHENS
A-Z Lawns & acreage, trees & hedges, clean ups & tip runs, all gutters ..........................0405 625697 A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763
POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com
D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689 LEAF IT TO US Acreage mowing specialists, all sizes ......................................................0402 487213 ABOVEBOARD KITCHENS, BATHROOMS & ALTERATIONS Lic 80677C ...................0415 661814 PAUL’S MOWING Lawns, edges, hedges, local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O.Shores ......0422 958791 AB KITCHENS. Best price guarantee. Lic No 110646C. Steve .........................................0413 281324 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
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256 THE BURBS MOWING All suburban mowing. Andrew .................................................0431 248888 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262 ADAM’S ACREAGE MOWING: Acreage Mowing Specialist Please call ..........................0419 813556
FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING
BYRON BAY BRUSH CUTTING Acreage mowing, garden detailing, swiss quality Gyan .0402 728207
GARDEN DESIGN
NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716
THE FLOOR SANDER non-toxic finishes. Free quotes richardneylan1@bigpond.com ...0407 821690 GARDEN DESIGN, FENG SHUI www.simplybeautifulspaces.com.au...........................Lyn 0428 884329
Free Delivery No Rental
QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS
7 Stinson Street, Ballina Ph: 02 6686 4238 W: www.cmgd.com.au E: info@cmgd.com.au
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Garage Doors & Openers
• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more
1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)
GAS SUPPLIERS
GARAGE DOORS LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699
LANDSCAPING
6684 2323 / 0418 663 983
Locally Owned Est 18 years
Reliable
www.brunswickvalleygas.com
6680 1575 or 0408 760 609
Shaun Savage Landscapes Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c
Specialising in: • Retaining Walls • Pool Surrounds • Block Work • Paving • TurďŹ ng • Stonework 20 Years Experience
0405 594 288
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Service Directory CRACKER DUST
MULCH
ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD
GRAVEL
Mark Wopling Painting & Decorating
18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate
landscaping supplies
Accredited
The ďŹ nishing touch to your home
Mob: 0409 451 518
mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com
PAINTER Lic 308722C
Landscape Design | Construction | Retaining Walls | Pergolas | Paving Dylan 0409 785 584 www.otrlandscaping.com.au
NEIL A McINTOSH
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR • PLASTER REPAIRS • WALLPAPERING CLEAN & TIDY • ALWAYS ON TIME • ALL AREAS Mobile: 0421 938 104 – 465 Uralba Road, Uralba
ABN 48867459605 Lic 33995C
QualiďŹ ed Structural Landscaper
24 years experience
QUALIFIED • INSURED • LOCAL • FREE QUOTES
0266 804555
PLUMBERS
ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C
NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?
Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE
Licence No. 207479C
SOIL
LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853
LAUNDRY SERVICES
All Plumbing Blocked drains GasďŹ tting Solar Hot Water
PERMACULTURE
LAUNDRY
0404 053 857
FAST TURNAROUND – AIR BNB • Self serve / service wash • New front loaders & dryers • Domestic & commercial services
Lic. No. 206913C
SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES Dip. Lscape Des & Hort. Lic 39791..............66845035 or 0414 842602 JOSS PAINTING 30 years experience. Free quotes ..................................66846970 or 0421 976843
JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025
Mullum Wash House – 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House – 0412 302 246
BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403
PEST CONTROL
OPEN EVERY DAY
LIGHTING
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 SERVICES‌ (NO JOB TOO SMALL)‌ Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...................66770004
Lighting Showroom Open 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 creativelightingsolutions.com.au
COLIN J WILLIAMS PLUMBING & GAS Lic L7990. Water specialist. Mullum/Byron .....0434 273726
Professional Property Protection you can Trust
• Targeted treatments for all pests with “no sprayâ€? cockroach treatments • 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
CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS
www.sanctuarypest.com.au
02 6681 6555
LOCKSMITH MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair .............0412 764148
Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe
YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS
OSTEOPATHY
www.allpestsolutions.com.au
OSTEOPATHY
THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018
at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo) 60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900 NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517
PAINTING
Tree Faerie Fotos
Professional • Commercial • Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism
• DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.
BYRON BAY
• Domestic & Commercial • Servicing all areas • Workmanship guaranteed • Attention to detail
0438 784 226 • 6685 4154
Lic No 189144C
ALL-WAYS PAINTING
www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518
PHYSIOTHERAPY BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer Pilates classes. Kim Snellgrove, Cally O’Hara ................................................................................................66872330
BUCHANAN PLUMBING & GAS - Gasfitter - Luke - Lic 225997C ..................................0407 119910
PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633
REMOVALISTS
Andy’s Move & More
Small and Medium Moves, Tip Runs & Deliveries, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most Areas Based from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby Calls always returned
0429 149 533 Est 2006
SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO
From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth – just give us a ring
• Freight services to Brisbane weekly • Carriers of ďŹ ne art • Furniture removal • E-bay pick up & delivery
6681 4912 / 0409 917646
LEAPFROG REMOVALS BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS
0432 334 200 02 6680 8170 leapfrogremovals@yahoo.com.au
NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & M’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
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PICTURE FRAMING YVES DE WILDE
www.duluxaccredited.com.au
QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES
BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................66803444
X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING
MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791
X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C
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LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE
0434 391 855
MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813
COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 GLENN WATERS For the finish you can’t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129 CAPE BYRON REMOVALS Local, Brisbane, Melbourne weekly. Since 1989 ..................0413 505893
The Byron Shire Echo June 6, 2018 41
Service Directory ROOFING
The Future of Solar Juno Energy is your local authorised energy specialist for home & business. Call us for a consultation.
DOMESTIC • INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Metal RooďŹ ng Installations • Guttering Downpipes • Fascia • Skylights • Whirlybird Patios • Repairs • Leaf Guard
MONTYS METAL
ROOFING
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North Coast news daily:
Patrick - 0425 256 802
LdS Silviculture Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services
Eddy 0477 Karl 0423
www.junoenergy.com.au licence number: 255292C
720 200 396 508
Craig Montgomery – 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au
Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049
LIC: 223489C
ZAC MACTAGGART METAL ROOFING PTY LTD Ƈ NEW ROOFS Ƈ RE ROOFS Ƈ INSULATED ROOF PANELS Ƈ Ƈ FASCIA & GUTTERS Ƈ REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE Ƈ
Lic: 241833C all SOLAR & ELECTRICAL
0411 683 003
SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227
WWW.ZACMACTAGGARTMETALROOFING.COM.AU
PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161
ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600
BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852
RUBBISH REMOVAL
TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797
OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232
ALL PALM & TREE SERVICES Arborist, Free Quotes. Sam .............................................0428 715886
BYRON SKIPS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 2, 3, 4 & 6 m3 bins available ..............................0450 300360
OUT ON A LIMB www.outonalimbtreeservices.wordpress.com Call Lucas ............0402 191316
MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524
STONEMASON
TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772
HART TREE SERVICES 18� chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding, cherry . 66849137 or 0427347380
A UTE LOAD OF STUFF .................................................................................................0408 210772
EXPERIENCED STONE MASONS
TIPPER HIRE avail for rubbish removal & tip runs. Jono................................................0412 871438
SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS
ff fo Drop owashing steel, es and machin ers dry
SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS
BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255
Artisan masonry | Quality craftsmanship
BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY Soft furnishings & outdoor................................................0403 713303
All aspects of stone work
BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP FREEr all
UPHOLSTERY
@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS Buying: • Scrap metal • Aluminium • Copper • Brass • Lead • Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station
PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351
0410 931 969
FREE T avail fo OW
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SEPTIC SYSTEMS
VALUERS
GAVIN
Licence 292757c
SWIMMING POOLS
ATTENTION POOL OWNERS • All pool requirements • Professional advice • Water testing • Friendly service • Pool servicing
73 Station St, Mullumbimby
SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS
NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395
SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential, Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976
VETERINARY SURGEONS MULLUM VET CLINIC Richard Gregory, Erin Tottenham, Bec Patison. 24 hrs 7 days ..........66843818
WATER FILTERS
(opp. Council chambers)
6684 3003
Installing, maintaining and repairing onsite sewerage management systems in Tweed & Byron Shires for over 25 years.
M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930
BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD reg’d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010
The Water Filter Experts
MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839
for home, commercial and rural properties
BEAU JARDIN. Swimming pool plans. Organise & co-ordinate with council.................0417 054443
6680 8200 or 0418 108 181
TILING NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
NEWT TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805
SEWING & ALTERATIONS
...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
FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!
SEWING Repairs & alterations. Byron Bay & all areas. Phone Jan ..................................0427 570812
SOLAR INSTALLATION
Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa
Pioneers of the solar industry
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Dirty Tiles & Grout?
0408 232 066
TILE & GROUT CLEANING
Servicing the Far North Coast for 20 years. Free quotes. Experienced local technicians. ChemDry’s patented cleaning systems.
$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
WINTER SPECIAL:
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Every 5th m2 FREE
Serving Northern NSW since 1998
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
TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103
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MD TILING SOLUTIONS Wall & floor tiling, water proofing. Lic 286371C .....................0406 858290 WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS Concrete tank repairs. All areas .. 66888055 or 0407 002833 PHI TILING/WATERPROOFING Free quotes. Helpful advice. Lic No 179306C....................66801168 SCRUBBED Tank cleaning, repairs & liner insuls. Matt & Nick ............................................66884478
TREE SERVICES &Ĺ?ŜĚ Žƾƚ ĹšĹ˝Ç Ç‡Ĺ˝Ćľ Ä?Ä‚Ĺś ÄžĆŒĹ˝ Ç‡Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒ Ć‰Ĺ˝Ç ÄžĆŒ Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ &ĆŒÄžÄž Ć?Ĺ˝ĹŻÄ‚ĆŒ ÄžĹśÄžĆŒĹ?LJ
WE CLEAN WATER TANKS
Call Peter BYRON SHIRE
0487 777 247
CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals
• Stump Grinding • Bobcat • Cherrypicker • Crane Truck • 18â€? Chipper Mark Linder QualiďŹ ed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com
TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285
WAXING JULIET’S BEAUTY Waxing, facials, tinting & more. Mullumbimby ................................0434 141572
WEB DESIGN SERVICES TheWebShop.co Affordable website build & digital marketing. hello@thewebshop.co ...66874760
WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general & repairs. Trade qualified. Rod ............0408 410545
Call 1300 18 20 50
The expert in solar efďŹ ciency
www.saegroup.com.au
Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C
42 June 6, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo
MOBILE WELDING + FABRICATION SERVICES Site, Home, Marine. Derek.................0410 093383
WINDOW TINTING SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009
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Classifieds INDEX
ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777
Birthdays ................................ 45 Caravans................................ 44 Childcare................................ 43
CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS
DEADLINE TUES 12PM
For Sale ................................ 44
PHONE ADS
Garage Sales........................ 44
Ads may be taken by phone on
Publication day is Wednesday, booking deadlines are the day before publication.
Halls For Hire........................ 43
6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE
Health Notices ....................... 43
Ads can be lodged in person at the Mullum Echo office:
Items under $100 ................. 44
Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby
Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/classified-ads
RATES & PAYMENT LINE ADS: $17.00 for the first two lines $5.00 for each extra line
THE BYRON SHIRE
In Memoriam.......................... 45
EMAIL ADS
Motor Vehicles ....................... 44
Display classies (box ads): adcopy@echo.net.au Line classies: classifieds@echo.net.au
DISPLAY ADS (with a border): $12.50 per column centimetre
Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend. Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.
These prices include GST.
Musical Notes ........................ 45 Only Adults ............................ 45 Pets ........................................ 45
$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.
Public Notices ........................ 43 Removalists ........................... 44 Share Accommodation .......... 44 Short Term Accommodation .. 44 Social Escorts........................ 45 To Lease ................................ 44
Prepayment is required for all ads.
KINESIOLOGY
The Channon Craft Market
Tree Services ......................... 43 Tuition .................................... 45
THIS SUNDAY
6688 6433
The best market in the country!
Wanted .................................. 44 Work Wanted ......................... 45
TAYLORS PROPS
DISCLAIMER
1 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Phone 6684 2978
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PUBLIC NOTICES u
BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET
Saturday 14th July ’18 Registration now open byroncentre.com.au
IKEA
DELIVERY
Save Money & Time We shop and deliver from $40. Assembly extra. Ph 0410
407 247
bigswedishstorerun.com.au
DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS
Available from The Echo office reception
BEETU FULL BODY MASSAGE A divine experience: Sensuous, healing, nourishing, 28 yrs exp. Lucy 0427917960 THAI MASSAGE With male, 1hr $50, Brunswick Heads. Ph Nui 0413710742
Traditional Thai Massage Now at
BAN THAI 10 Years Experience
The last 5 Years in Byron Bay
LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002
0478 654 405
5/93 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay, NSW, 2481
Sleep Apnoea & TMJ Solutions Call David 0437034197
ALOHA HEALING WITH NAOMI Strength with intuitive depth. Deep tissue & Kahuna. Liquid Crystal Practitioner 26yrs exp. 0417212540
Fund BAYSIDE ACUPUNCTURE Health Rebates & AND HERBAL MEDICINE Hicaps Available
Becky Martin
Dr David King
(Acupuncturist) Women’s Health Children, Cosmetic Acutonics® (Fri & Sat)
(Chinese Medicine) Pain conditions Mental/emotional disturbances & general (Mon-Thurs)
14 PARK STREET, BRUNSWICK HEADS | 02 6685 1088 | BAYSIDEACUPUNCTURE.COM
ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE MASSAGE ACUTONICS®
TWO WINGS PSYCHOLOGY …feel the difference
SUZANNE BOURCHIER psychologist 02 6685 5670
HYPNOTHERAPY, NLP & COACHING www.wendypurdey.com.au
BREAK THE CHAIN OF ADDICTIONS NOW! Feeling trapped? Learn how to overcome addictive and limiting behaviours. Stop smoking, weight loss and so much more.
Call today 6680 2630 27 years experience.
TheHaven Formerly Relax Haven
Safe, Beneficial, Authentic Yoga Weekly Classes Tuesdays 5-6.30pm Beach side Sufffolk Park Thursdays 5-6.30pm Massinger Street Saturdays 10am-12 Broken Head Hall Private yoga classes and Yoga Therapy available by appointment. Ongoing Workshops, Retreats, & Teacher Trainings. All info on the website!
ALL JUST $10 EACH Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher
North Coast news daily: www.echonetdaily.net.au
HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net
Concerts, forums, weddings, exhibitions, functions, etc. www.mullumcivic.com
AWARENESS Sessions, Meditation & Art classes. Yvette 0412664846 www.awarelove.com
PROF. SERVICES
Between Dark and Dark a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of chess player Savielly Tartakower; Heresy, an historical novel.
puravidawellness.com.au
KAHUNA & ZENTHAI SHIATSU 1.5hr massage for $100. Ocean Shores. Guy 0467625245
BABY-SITTING I love looking after children and I am a great cook, $15/hr. Phone 0424025271
ENNERGIA Readings, Healing & Teachings. Giovana - 0415753381 www.ennergia.com.au ennergia@ennergia.com.au
Brunswick Heads 66850498
Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic. Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au
MAEW
HEALTH
Special intro offer $75 per session or 3 for $200 Colonic + Far Infrared Sauna - $95 Colonic, Sauna + Massage - $175
COLONICS
CHILDCARE
DENTURES
COLON HYDROTHERAPY
Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma. Maureen Bracken 0402205352
HUMANITY RISING “I am spirit first” FREE CDs Devotional Sound Meditation Bassam and Anne 0429 858 500
Tel: 02 6685 9910 Mob: 0418 441 437 flo@intouchyogabyronbay.com intouchyogabyronbay.com
Massage
Relaxation | Remedial Deep Tissue | Pregnancy INFRARED SAUNA | FLOAT TANK
Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs Qualified Practitioners Locals Discounts & Packages
KAHUNA BODYWORK Massage & Stretching. South Golden/ mobile. Amazing touch. Chilli 0490100648
Diana Ewing
BRENT VERCO
TRADEWORK
3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL
3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL
4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS
s 3EPTIC TANK CLEANING s 'REASE TRAP SERVICING s /ILY ,IQUIDS s 0ORTABLE TOILET HIRE s HOUR SERVICE
TREE SERVICES
• FULLY INSURED • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • FREE QUOTES
6684 4421
CHIROPRACTOR MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC 6684 1028
MON TUE WED THU FRI PM & SAT AM
0402 364 852
NICK HART
TREE SERVICES
• Affordable tree services • Professional tree care • 18" chipper (crane truck)
20% off Everything June Sale 20% off Heritage Healers Skincare & Skin 02 Make Up 20% off Jewellery & Gifts 20% off Anti-Ageing Spa Facials & Massage Bookings Essential While stocks last!! 02 6685 1145
Fully insured • Free quotes
6684 9137 • 0427 347 380
Tallow TREE SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE • • • • •
www.thehavenbyronbay.com Suite 3 East Point Arcade 107 Jonson St Byron Bay
6685 8304
0488 609 774
bookings@mullumcivic.com
• Yoga • Shiatsu • Massage
M: 0407 455 212 www.dianaewing.com
www.ozonebeautyspa.com.au
VIDA
Wellness Centre
HYPNOSIS & EFT
COSTUME HIRE, PROPS, SUITS & ACCESSORIES Open Thurs 4–6.30pm, Sat 10.30am–1pm or by appointment
PURA
Clear subconscious sabotages. Reprogram patterns and beliefs. Restore vibrancy and physical health. De-stress. Ph 66846914 SANDRA DAVEY, Reg. Pract.
To Let ..................................... 44 Tradework .............................. 43
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Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa
Positions Vacant .................... 44 Professional Services ............ 43
CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!
REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED
• • • • •
STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER
6687 2750 - 0401 208 797
The Byron Shire Echo June 6, 2018 43
Classifieds TREE SERVICES cont
COMPOST TOILETS
STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653 GUITARS, RECORDS, HI FI valiantmusic.com.au 66851005
FREE QUOTES
TREE PRUNING • TREE SURGERY / REMOVALS • QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12” CHIPPER • STUMP GRINDING • CHERRY PICKER • FULLY INSURED
Nick Andrews 0439 849 332
SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES • Cherry Picker • Wood Chipper • Stump Grinder • Tree Surgeon • Fully Insured
Mulch Supplies
Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas
6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227
FOR SALE USED ROOFING IRON $5 per sheet. Please call Gary 0404801847 SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales. Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450
BAMBOO PLY
For ceilings, walls, doors, etc. Ph 66884188 • sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au PIANO Classic older style quality American brand piano: Gulbransen upright. $100 ono (plus removal) Phone 0413105636 SEASONED FIREWOOD Phone Karen 0427804284 BUFFET HUTCH 900W x 400D x 1750H. Suffolk. $100. Text for pics 0414719680 DE WALT POWERSHOP DW125 radial arm saw, 10 inch blade, stand with wheels. $250. Ph 66843625 POLY WATER TANK 25,000 litres with fittings, as new never used. $1900 ono. Yelgun. Phone 0421399465 OUTDOOR SETTING 4 weather resistant chairs, square table plus 4 stools. $250. Kawai upright piano $3500. 0405256009
ITEMS UNDER $100
MIELE WASHERS
DRUM KIT $99 Ph 0458535760
Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS Available from The Echo reception: Between Dark and Dark, a memoir; Moral Victories, the biography of a chess player; Heresy, an historical novel. ALL JUST $10 each.
ARCHIBALD’S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS
Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. Phone 66845517, 0418481617
FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND Supplying commercial, wood fired bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open fires, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4’x 6’ to 4 ton tipper. PRICES STARTING FROM $95. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.
Matt 0427 172 684
BYRON BAY FIREWOOD Pickup / Delivery Seasoned Firewood Kindling, bags, trailer, tonnage (up to 30 tonne). Residential | Commercial | Wholesale Prompt and reliable service.
Michael – 0401 739 656
FIREWOOD • Palings • Posts • Hardwood poles • Sleepers • Molasses • Concrete Posts • Tomato stakes • Cane Mulch Kings Creek, Mullumbimby
Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284
WANTED LP RECORDS: good condition, no op shop crap! Ph Matt 0401955052
69 BURRINGBAR STREET
MULLUMBIMBY
CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS
NEWRYBAR delightful studio, 11 June for
Local reg’d business
66845296 or 66845403
3 months. 1km to Harvest Cafe $350pw. FB Newrybar Studio. Ph 0411985557 SUNRISE furn 2br unit, avail 19/6 – mid Sept. $450pw. Ph 0413724323
SAAB CONVERTIBLE TURBO 9.3 2002, 1 lady owner, new tyres on front, reg 02/19, drives beautifully, gc, good working order. Reg serviced by SAAB mechanic. $3000. Phone 0416101040 1972 VOLVO 144 deluxe restoration project. 3 speed auto gearbox. Avocado green. Original condition. 4 tyres nr new. Great interior. Car starts and drives beautifully, heats up quickly, suspected blown head gasket. A fair bit of rust in usual spots. Was a daily drive for many years (rego ran out 30th April) Only selling
3 to 4 month lets – from $750pw –
AUTOMATIC 2000 MAZDA 323 178288KM 5DR HATCH COMES WITH 6MTHS REGO SN3501...$4590
AUTOMATIC 2012 TOYOTA YARIS 95007KM 5DR HATCH LOW KM’S IMMACUALTE CONDITION SN2653...........................................................$10990 2008 HYUNDAI GETZ 5SPD MANUAL 158683KM LOW KM’S 6MTHS REGO SN5636................$5495 AUTOMATIC 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY 182680KM VERY HANDY RELIABLE WAGONS SN9730..$3990 AUTOMATIC 2009 SUBARU FORESTER 164448KM GOOD LOGBOOK HISTORY SN5396................$12990
2014 MITSUBISHI TRITON 5SPD TURBO DIESEL MANUAL VERY LOW 43071KM’S 4WD DUALCAB - CANOPY SN0926........................................$24990
ballinacarcentre.com.au
16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA
Ballina Car Centre
DLN 19950
6686 5586 / 0418 676 274
BALLINA SELF-STORAGE UNITS Secure from $18pw, 10 cubic mtr shed. Across 3 locations. Ph 66867011 BRUNSWICK 3br, 2 bthrm house with garage & large fenced yard. New kitchen, polished floors, central location, $600pw, avail mid-July. Ph 0411148644
4 people - inc elect/ water. Bond required, contact bookings@ byronbayaccom.net
3br, 2.5 bthrm, garage, pool, security, refs
Larger props may be avail, conditions apply.
pets, $280pw + bond. 0415846573
req, $650pw. accom@byron 0421603564 SOUTH GOLDEN BCH studio, clean, sunny, own balcony, n/s, d/f, fem pref, no
MULLUM funky bush cottage, stunning views, 5 min town. $425pw. 0412999797
SHARE ACCOM. LENNOX: panoramic ocean views, room in beautiful home, $210pw n/s, d/f, worker/student and veg pref. 0498443133 EAST BALLINA renov 2 unfurn rooms, $205pw & $160pw incl WiFi + bond. Avail 22 June. N/s. 0431346778 or 0466130475 SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH furn room in beautiful home. N/s, no pets $270pw incl bills + wifi. Ph 0419418824
BARGAINS
with 10 years local exp. 0409917646
BEACHSIDE SUFFOLK TOWNHOUSE
due to prolonged overseas stay. Best offer. Located Ballina. 0473384908
LOCAL REMOVAL
& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly,
fully furnished 2 bed apt
SOUTH GOLDEN/FERN BEACH great family beach house 4br + study. 2 renov bathrooms, pool, close to school, backs on to bush reserve, 2 min track to bch. Well behaved dog ok. $840pw. Email refs: jomaiden@me.com – Ph 0411227296 MULLUM studio, suit sgl $300pw. Check out Gumtree, Prop To Let, Mullum, pretty light filled studio. Ph 0403552807 OCEAN SHORES modern 2br apt, large power & wifi incl, 1 carport, avail 6 mnths
garden, close to town. 1 at $200pw, 2
16/7 $580pw + bond. Txt 0415284993
attached rooms $260pw. 0415238408
WILSONS CREEK OCEAN VIEWS 10 mins from Mullum, full sun, n/s, no pets. 1br apt $490pw incl bills and WiFi. 1br house with hot spa $540pw + bills. 66840350, 0413044968. BRUNSWICK
HEADS
(Bayside)
unfurnished granny flat. $300pw incl bills. Suit single. Phone 0409888524 OCEAN SHORES 2br apartment, partfurn, for long-term lease. $390pw incl bills & WiFi. Ph 0402630277 SUNRISE BEACH 3br furn bright & airy
BIG BRUNS BOOK SALE
house, avail now, 4 month lease, $650pw neg. Ph 0432851513
June long weekend. Sat 8am-4pm during Old & Gold. Sun & Mon 10am-4pm. Half price good read novels from $1. Fundraiser for the self-funded Brunswick Heads Visitors Centre
MULLUM 1br fully furnished studio, own garden & deck, for sgl person $365pw bills included. Ph 0408496007 SUFFOLK BEACHSIDE 2 large br + garage currently used as 3rd br, 1 bath
BYRON 14 Oakland Court, Sat 8–12pm. Moving House Sale. Kitchen & Household Items, Furniture, Linen, Clothing, Artwork, Tools, Rabbit Hutch and Birdcage
unit. Close shops/bus. $480pw plus bills
POSSUM CK 471 Friday Hut Rd, Sat. Power tools, rural plumbing & electrical fittings, garden implements and more
14a Player Pde, Brand new 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with double garage, canal and ocean views. Fenced yard. No pets. $650 per week. Open House: Thursday 7th June. 5pm–5:30pm
Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772
& bond. Ph Brian 0478156032
OCEAN SHORES
CARAVANS
TO LET
VISCOUNT 22 FT CARAVAN open plan, needs some TLC, $1850ono. 0413289443
BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE
REMOVALISTS BIG & SMALL REMOVAL JOBS Local, affordable, reliable & quick Ph 66845510 or 0402199999
Hi-tech security. 66872333 LEFT BANK RD 5 min Mullum. Cosy 1br
BRUNSWICK HEADS ALL TOWN GARAGE SALE FOUR HALLS Saturday 9 June 8am-2pm List and program in Bruns shops now
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Ute & Driver from $30
SECURE STORAGE BANGALOW
BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED
• DELIVERIES • SMALL MOVES • TIP RUNS
BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS
0415 194 654
Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618
northernrivers@littlegreentruck.com.au
Modern & Secure from $140 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500
Storage/Office Space, Byron A&I Est $350 per week, 75sqm A office/storage space is available for sublet in modern block of four. Access to bathroom with shower. Secure space with roller door entrance. Perfect for storage with office set up. Ph 66855024 or email businessmanager @onevisionproductions.com.au OFFICES IN MULLUMBIMBY suitable for innovative businesses. See ad on back page. Stuart 0459105230 BEAUTIFUL TREATMENT ROOM Avail Tues/Fri/Sat/Sun $85/day, $45/half day. Mullum. 66849458, 0435078551
Bangalow Building for lease Expressions of Interest. Free standing building. 134sqm, POA.
Please call for more details 6687 2479.
POSITIONS VACANT
THE ECHO HOURS Queen’s Birthday
The Echo office will be closed Queen’s Birthday Monday 11/6/18 . You can still email us. Classifieds: classifieds@echo.net.au Ads: adcopy@echo.net.au The Echo comes out each Wednesday as usual . DEADLINES FOR CLASSIFIED ADS ARE UNCHANGED SENIOR HAIRDRESSER required parttime at Simply Sheer hair & beauty. Email Cecily simplysheer@hotmail.com WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box PHYSIOTHERAPIST permanent parttime (2 days pw), fully qualified, registered & insured, required for friendly, relaxed local private practice. Phone 66876124 BYRON BAY PAINTERS requires experienced and qualified painting trade worker for full time employment. Phone Massimo 0400651189 LABOURER (enthusiastic & reliable) required for sanding of floors and decks, must have own car and ABN. This is a full time position. Please fwd applications to richardneylan1@bigpond.com
F&V Manager - Byron Bay 4-5 days per week
parking, compost toilet. Suit mature n/s
Brand new storage sheds 66871500
MADE IN MULLUM Interested in selling your handmade crafts, artworks, photography etc locally from $25 a week? Interested to see what sells and what doesn’t? Contact Facebook: Made In Mullum or email madeinmullum@gmail.com
1300 716 707
beautiful views, in/outdoor living, covered
June to Nov. Ph 66844220
LITTLE GREEN TRUCK.com.au
FNC Property Management april@fncproperty.com.au
cottage, new, furn, private garden, quiet,
cpl/sgl, pref no kids, no pets $310pw. Avail
TO LEASE
rooms, 2 bthrms, garden c/yard, fully furn,
BRUNSWICK furn rooms incl bills, big
POP-UP MINI-MARKET OCEAN SHORES Next door to Kisos Cafe (nr tavern). Sat 8-2pm. Recycled mats & rugs, Young Living essential oils, handmade leather goods & macrame, jewellery, ukes & percussion instruments, kids & pre-loved ladies clothes. Lots of parking. Cosy space
USED
BRIDGLANDS
SHORT TERM ACCOM.
GARAGE SALES
FURNITURE ALL STOCK MUST GO! HEAVILY REDUCED PRICES
MOTOR VEHICLES
Brunswick Heads 2br 1bth $380 2br 1bth $440 2br 1bth $450 3br 1bth $460 South Golden Beach 4br 3bth $780 Ocean Shores 2br 1bth $480
Fresh produce experience essential. Incl. ordering, merchandising, training & customer service. Must have high energy, good attention to detail & interpersonal skills. Email cover letter & resume to davidboyd@santosorganics.com.au
L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads
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Classifieds POSITIONS VACANT continued
MUSICAL NOTES
IN MEMORIAM
EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0438573677
QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert
TELEPHONE SALES
piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019
Auckland Inks | Byron Bay industrial estate. 8.30am to 2.45pm | Monday to Thursday We are seeking a mature, experienced and accomplished closer with a strong desire to develop and manage their own customer base. Basic rate of $20/hr plus excellent commission rates. For an interview please call Simon on (02) 6685 8234.
ONLY ADULTS
BIRTHDAYS
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Tree Climber Arborist Climber required for professional busy company based in Lennox Head. Casual position. Must have min 3 yrs experience. Equipment supplied. Please call Mark 0403 273 299 or email:
mark@lennoxheadtreecare.com.au Email: info@gobyron.com.au Phone: 6620 9200
FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN
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LOCAL REMOVALIST Happy to move big, small & in between. Call Benny 0402199999 ALL TYPES BUILDING WORK Blocklaying & bricklaying Lic 60801C Paul 0423852559
PETS Wilma is the beautiful, young mum to our Flintstone Family. She’s very affectionate with humans but is currently a little uncertain around the cats in the shelter. Having just been separated from her kittens as they are finding their own forever homes, Wilma is just finding her place amongst the other residents cats. She’s so young to have had babies so she’s still full of kitten fun herself. She loves to play with toys & will blossom when part of her own new family. Why not pop in for a play date? To meet Wilma & our other cats & kittens, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 DALLEY STREET, MULLUM OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm THURS: 3–5pm SAT: 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070 Like us on Facebook!
COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.
Bella is a desexed female six and a half year old Wolfhound x Dingo (legal in NSW). She is a high energy dog, loves activity and enjoys catching ball. Bella has a good temperament, is very intelligent and loves other dogs. Adoption fee applies. For more information contact Margaret at CAWI on 0458 461 935.
TUITION
WORK WANTED Want more free time? Ironing service. Suffolk Park $30/hr. Angela 0414719680
Please email bars@splendourinthegrass.com to register your interest
Sun17th June
• Follow Your Camino Dream • Writing For Wellbeing • Self Publish Your Own Books • Blogging For Beginners With Amazon • Excel Essentials • Seeds, Shells, Sticks And Stones Sat 16th June • Ecology - Weeds, Pests And • Painted Portraits • Silversmithing Introduction Diseases In The Garden
GoByron Drivers Wanted
Applicants must hold a current and valid NSW RSA
• Watercolour In Black And White • Weaving Introduction
Thur 14th June
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SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345
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SOCIAL ESCORTS
BYRON AREA OUTCALLS Phone 0421401775
RTO NO: 90013
Looking for a new career?
FOXY AUSSIE JUSTINE Fantasies of a Woman with a Strap on? Erotic Prostate Treatment. 0407013347
Eva 0403224842
SPANISH PRIVATE CLASSES For beginners, advanced & children. Native speaker, HSC. Pia 0434485584 SEWING, FASHION DESIGN LESSONS at La’ Studio. Ph/text 0405451184
WORDPRESS SETUP/TRAIN/MAINT Reas rates info@wordpressit.com.au QUALIFIED GREEN PAINTER 30 yrs exp. Free quotes and advice. Small jobs OK. Ph Rob 0408900134
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TOMMY Tommy is a 18 month old desexed male kelpie x (maybe shepherd?). He is a delightful dog with an affectionate nature and he loves other dogs. He is an active boy who would be ideal in a situation where he can run off leash beach would be ideal. If you can give Tommy a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.
Six month old RUDOLF looks like a show cat with his beautiful, fluffy ginger and white coat. He is an interesting mix of ragdoll and ginger. Friendly RUDOLF has yet to start a real life and will certainly quickly become a companion or member of a family. Still a kitten and eager to learn and experience the joy of life. All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.
Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net
AMBULANCE, FIRE, POLICE ...............................................................000 AMBULANCE Mullumbimby & Byron Bay ..................................131 233 BRUNSWICK VALLEY RESCUE Primary rescue........................ 6685 1999 BRUNSWICK MARINE RADIO TOWER ................................... 6685 0148 BYRON CENTRAL HOSPITAL .................................................. 6639 9400 POLICE Brunswick Heads ....................................................... 6685 1277 Mullumbimby .............................................................. 6684 2144 Byron Bay ................................................................... 6685 9499 Bangalow .................................................................... 6687 1404 STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE Storm & tempest damage, flooding......132 500 AIDS Confidential testing & information (ACON) ................................ 6622 1555 AL-ANON Help for family & friends of alcoholics .......................1300 ALANON ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 24 hours............................... 1800 423 431 ANIMAL RESCUE (DOGS & CATS) ......................................... 6622 1881 LIFELINE ..........................................................................................131 114 MENSLINE 7pm–11pm nightly (phone counselling & referral for men).. 6622 2240 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets daily .................................... 6680 7280 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE .................................................. 6684 1286 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 24 hour crisis line ............................... 1800 656 463 NORTHERN RIVERS GAMBLING SERVICE ........................... 6687 2520 NORTHERN RIVERS WILDLIFE CARERS............................... 6628 1866 KOALA HOTLINE........................................................ 6622 1233 WIRES – NSW Wildlife Information & Rescue Service ......... 6628 1898 Third quarter 7 June New moon 14 June First quarter 20 June Full moon 28 June Day of Sun Sun Moon month rise set rise 1 F 0630 1657 1910 2 S 0631 1656 1959 3 S 0631 1656 2051 4 M 0632 1656 2143 5 T 0632 1656 2236 6 W 0633 1656 2329 7 T 0633 1656 8 F 0633 1656 0024 9 S 0634 1656 0120 10 S 0634 1656 0218 11 M 0635 1656 0318 12 T 0635 1656 0422 13 W 0635 1656 0527 14 T 0636 1656 0634 15 F 0636 1656 0740 16 S 0636 1656 0841 17 S 0637 1656 0937 18 M 0637 1656 1026 19 T 0637 1656 1110 20 W 0638 1657 1150 21 T 0638 1657 1227 22 F 0638 1657 1303 23 S 0638 1657 1339 24 S 0638 1657 1416 25 M 0639 1658 1454 26 T 0639 1658 1535 27 W 0639 1658 1619 28 T 0639 1659 1705 29 F 0639 1659 1754 30 S 0639 1659 1845
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4.31am 5.43am 8.50pm 2.53pm Moon High tide, set height (m) 0823 0947 1.24; 2220 1.72 0911 1026 1.20; 2257 1.68 0956 1108 1.17; 2336 1.62 1038 1156 1.14 1116 0020 1.56; 1252 1.13 1153 0110 1.50; 1400 1.16 1228 0206 1.46; 1510 1.22 1303 0307 1.43; 1611 1.32 1338 0405 1.43; 1704 1.45 1415 0500 1.44; 1754 1.59 1456 0553 1.44; 1843 1.73 1541 0645 1.44; 1930 1.85 1631 0736 1.42; 2017 1.94 1728 0827 1.39; 2106 2.00 1830 0918 1.36; 2156 2.01 1936 1012 1.33; 2245 1.97 2043 1107 1.29; 2337 1.90 2148 1207 1.27 2251 0030 1.79; 1313 1.27 2352 0126 1.67; 1423 1.30 0225 1.55; 1531 1.37 0050 0325 1.45; 1634 1.45 0147 0424 1.38; 1730 1.54 0243 0518 1.32; 1816 1.62 0338 0608 1.29; 1859 1.68 0433 0652 1.27; 1938 1.73 0526 0733 1.26; 2015 1.75 0618 0812 1.25; 2049 1.76 0707 0849 1.24; 2124 1.75 0753 0926 1.23; 2159 1.73
Astronomical data and tides Low tide, height (m) 0414 0.47; 1521 0.42 0454 0.49; 1558 0.48 0535 0.52; 1637 0.54 0620 0.55; 1723 0.61 0710 0.56; 1818 0.67 0802 0.56; 1926 0.71 0855 0.53; 2040 0.72 0945 0.48; 2151 0.69 1030 0.42; 2256 0.63 1115 0.35; 2355 0.54 1157 0.28 0050 0.45; 1240 0.22 0144 0.37; 1324 0.19 0236 0.32; 1410 0.18 0330 0.29; 1458 0.20 0425 0.28; 1548 0.26 0520 0.30; 1642 0.33 0616 0.33; 1741 0.43 0713 0.37; 1846 0.52 0808 0.40; 2000 0.60 0901 0.41; 2115 0.64 0953 0.41; 2229 0.64 1040 0.40; 2333 0.61 1123 0.38 0029 0.56; 1203 0.36 0116 0.51; 1241 0.35 0159 0.47; 1315 0.34 0238 0.44; 1350 0.34 0315 0.43; 1424 0.36 0352 0.43; 1500 0.38
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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Community at work 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.
Regular As Clockwork DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY Email copy marked ‘Regular As Clockwork’ to editor@echo.net.au.
Help with bills
Neighbourhood Centre
Program providing people on low income assistance with electricity and natural gas bills. Phone Kristin at Byron Community Centre 6685 6807.
Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer.
Cty Shopping Bus Seats available on fortnightly Community Transport Shopping Bus from Suffolk Park/Byron Bay to Byron town centre. The door-to-door bus costs $6 and is available to people who can’t access mainstream transport due to age, disability or other reason. Call Amanda 1300 875 895.
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,
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Alateen Meeting Alateen Meeting every Thursday at 5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative with a drinking problem? Alateen can help. For 8–16-year-olds meet St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, corner of Florence Street Tweed Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older members at the same time and place. 1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.alanon.org.au
Social sporting groups Senior social table tennis at Bangalow Bowling Club Sundays 2–4pm. All levels welcomed. Call Margot 0412 394 932. Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, Mullumbimby, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058.
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1. Name included in the cost – Charles, for instance (6) 4 Meninga holds back a murderer – mad! (8) 10. Language for a psychic worker ring (9) 11. Tells on panders (5) 12. Sum up chaos: LATTO! (5,9) 14. Suffer between the poles – get fasteners (5) 16. Ingredients in Somali Bar are heavenly (9) 18. Market contains broken coral as a green energy source (5,4) 20. Wild dog in wild dog! (5) 21. Speak gobbledygook: TRUTE! (5,9) 25. Raw deal for the axle (5) 26. Chasm in first class, but backward old country (9) 27. Exaggerate the pace of cricket (8) 28. Musical not fair to Quentin Bryce, to name just one (2,4)
1. Son of a queen (6) 4. Insane, usually violently (8) 10. Artificial universal language (9) 11. Tell tales (5) 12. Complete disorder, chaos (5,9) 14. Fasteners for carpenters (5) 16. Relating to the food on Mount Olympus (9) 18. Unit to exploit the energy of sun (5,4) 20. Warrigal (5) 21. Complete nonsense, rubbish (5,9) 25. Axle or arrow (5) 26. Former country, now part of Ethiopia (9) 27. Exaggerate, boost unduly (8) 28. Imperial address for a dame (2,4)
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Attractiveness, beauty (10) Data arriving for use (5) Rings, ellipses of equal axes (7) Solitary, antisocial (5) Painting technique involving thick layers of colour (7) 7. Row, bust up (9) 8. Abandoned, mislaid (4) 9. Add footnotes to a literary work (8) 13. Drink based on vodka and tomato juice (6,4) 15. Nervous, unsettled (3,2,4) 17. Centre of a target (8) 19. Go in again (7) 20. Possibly, could be right (4,3) 22. Sailors’ slang for ‘hold fast’ (5) 23. Part of ancient Turkey once ruled by Greece (5) 24. Domestic spy service (1,1,1,1) Last week’s solution N233 M R S S E S
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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 Wednesday 7.30am, Byron Bay Surf Club. Call 0478 061 479 to speak to a local member or visit www.crystalmeth.org.au.
Library fun Baby Bounce session Mullumbimby – Tuesday 11.30am, Brunswick Heads – Friday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Friday 10am. Storytime for toddlers and pre-school children Mullumbimby – Friday 10.30am, Brunswick Heads – Monday 10.30am, Byron Bay – Tuesday 10.30am.
No-interest loans
Byron language exchange club runs every 2nd Friday from 6pm. Practise other languages or help someone with your English! Find us on Facebook. Contact byronbaylanguages@gmail.com.
Byron Community No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) is a not-for-profit community program providing people on low incomes with safe, fair interestfree loans of up to $1,000 for purchasing essential goods and services. Contact the Byron Community Centre to find out more.
Museums
Budgeting Support
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 Monday–Friday 10am–3pm. Corner Ashton & Deacon Streets Bangalow. Available for event hire and welcomes all groups and visitors. Phone 6687 2183.
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.
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
Cryptic Clues
1. Strange persistent allure (10) 2. Putin goes around for computer data (5) 3. Casablanca’s barman turns 100 with the French – gets rings (7) 5. John, in a rising note – he’s standoffish (5) 6. Setter is over old painting technique (7) 7. Red proposal turns into a shindig (9) 8. Abandoned? Behold the way! (4) 9. In the year of gallery, add references (8) 13. Cocktail fit for a queen! (6,4) 15. Sick, a flirt and uncomfortable (3,2,4) 17. A sweet target (8) 19. Tenant holds ecstasy – go back inside! (7) 20. Ready as 7? You could be right (4,3) 22. A huge cry to prevent boarding (5) 23. Nymph not available around one Greek colony (5) 24. Spies like ten! (1,1,1,1)
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.
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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.
Stress relief Free support service led by qualified
On The Horizon
Wednesday 13 June at 10am at the CWA Rooms. Bring a plate for a light lunch. New members welcome. Info: Jenny 6684 7282 or Sue 6684 1675.
DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY
Brunswick Valley VIEW Club’s next luncheon meeting at Brunswick Heads Bowling Club, Thursday 14 June at 10.30am. Guest speaker Ray Essery. Apologies to Maureen on 0408 294 973.
Email copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to editor@echo.net.au.
Mullum CWA Mullumbimby branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) meets
VIEW Club
Breastfeeding Support Guest speaker on music, dance and reading – early formation. ABA mothers’ group meeting Thursday 14 June, 9.30–
GRANTS FOR MAY 2018 The Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby are offering
MONTHLY GRANTS up to $500 These grants can be applied for by any Not-For-Profit organisation or group which supports our local community within the Byron Shire (except Bangalow who have their own Lions Club) i.e. church groups, health groups, local charities, service groups, any humanitarian purposes. These grants will be offered every month. Contact the Lions Club of Brunswick Mullumbimby PO Box 12 Mullumbimby Email: clairejharris999@gmail.com An application will be sent to you.
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Any questions phone Tony Cornell 6680 2011 Joan Towers 0400 484 419 or Claire Harris 6680 3707
practitioner. Join this small group to bring more flow and relaxation into your life. Monday 10.30am to 12.30pm in Mullumbimby. To register phone 0401 660 073.
Indonesian Conversation Klub Ngobrol, Indonesian conversation club to practise Indonesian and learn about Indonesian culture. Meets third Friday of the month, 5.30–7.30pm, Byron Services Club. Ph 0405 463 663.
Mantras Pralad and The Chants are inviting you to join them to chant mantras. Every third Sunday of the month 6.30–8pm at The Yellow Church, 9 Myocum St, Mullumbimby. Enq 07 5590 7746.
netdaily.net.au 12:30 pm. Come to the remembrance of Allah.
Free ESL Free English as a Second Language classes in Mullumbimby, all levels: beginner to advanced. For more information phone 66720834
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 or 0421 796 713.
Labyrinth Walk
Permaculture Byron Bay meets 1st Wednesday of every month at Marvell Hall 7.30pm. Ph 0427 862 902
Walk the Labyrinth at Byron Bay Uniting Church 1st Sunday of the month (April 2018 2nd Sunday) between 2.30 and 4pm. Introductory talk at 2pm. Info: Lauall Greer 0438 608 776.
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Op shops
Play mahjong, canasta, 500 etc and enjoy a cuppa! Fridays at 1.30pm at Marvell Hall, Marvell Street East, Byron Bay. Enquiries Nancy 0498 480 373.
Uniting Church Op Shop, Dalley St, Mullumbimby – open each Saturday 8am–12 noon and first Thursday of the month 9am–11am. 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 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–1pm, Sun closed.
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Cryptic Crossword Club Any cryptic crossword tragics out there – beginners or advanced. If you’d like to share your obsession with others and get together once a week at Marvell Hall as part of the new seniors’ activities, please ring Christine 0407 857 991. As a team we might be able to conquer DA!
Grief support The Good Grief Group meets every Monday 6–7.30pm upstairs at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. This is a safe place for people to share their grief and bereavement.
Community Chanting House of Bliss Kirtan: fortnightly Fridays chant, dance, meditate from 2 March to 23 November 2018. From 6:30 till 9pm. St Martin’s Anglican Parish Hall, Mullumbimby. E:houseofblisskirtan@ gmail.com
Muslim Prayer Friday Muslim prayer. Jumu’ah service held weekly at the Cavanbah Centre at 11.30am at St John’s Resource Centre, 15 Murwillumbah Road, Mullumbimby. All welcome. Enquiries Jan 0431 477 445.
Managing young families
Junior chess club The Mullum junior chess club meets after school until 4.45pm Tuesdays in room F4 at Mullumbimby High School. All ages, all standards, encouragement and professional coaching. Ph 6684 6281.
Seniors computer club Byron Shire seniors computer club invites seniors to come to learn how to use your photos creatively. Meets at Ocean Shores Community Centre, Wednesdays 1–3pm during school terms. FInformation phone Gloria on 0428 845 339. Room at Byron Services Club. Lunch is at 12.30pm. Guest speaker Geoff Hoad, president of Garden Clubs Australia. New members welcome. Enquiries Jeni on 0439 344 281.
Cape Byron Medical Centre community event: equipping parents and caregivers with choices on health and wellbeing for young families. Topics: fussy eaters, attachment parent, birthing options, sleep challenges, infant massage, breastfeeding and allergies, pre- and post-natal care and more. June 25, 5.30pm at the Byron Community Centre. For more information call 6685 6326.
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Parkinson’s Support
Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce casual networking event will be held at Fishheads on Thursday 7 June, 5–7pm. Become a member https:// byronbaychamber.com.au.
Northern Rivers Parkinson’s Support Group meeting Friday 8 June at Crowley Village Activity Centre, 154 Cherry Street, Ballina from 10am. Guest speaker Sam Wilhelm will talk about current PD medications including: why different meds are used; what they are used for, how they react with other medicines, when to take them, things to be careful of, and their possible side effects. RSVP Tamsin: 0427 645 146.
Calling artists! Start preparing your entries for the 2018 Ocean Shores Art Expo. This year’s theme is TREASURES. Entries close 24 July (open for registration mid-June). More than $5,000 in prize money. Visit: www. osartexpo.com for more information.
U3A Ballina/Byron L ocal writer Gillian Rubenstein is our guest speaker on June 12 at 10am, in the RSL, Mullumbimby. Visitors welcome. Enquiries 6680 7350.
BV U3A U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 12 June 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Guest speaker Linda Tohver – Love Food, Hate Waste. Visitors and potential new members welcome. Ring 6685 1732.
BB Garden Club Byron Bay Garden Club meeting Saturday 9 June at 1.30pm in the ANZAC
Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: Can truth end all conflict? Bring excerpts on Truth in Krishnamurti’s writing. Thursday 7 June, 1.30–3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, Marvell St East, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.
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Stories in the Club Stories in the Club: drawn from life. For 14 years and up Sunday 13 May, 4–5.30pm at the Mullum Ex-Services Club. Suggested donation $10. Info: www.storytree.com. au/storiesintheclub.
Buddhist FABC Review Buddhist Council in Australia are conducting a FABC Fundamental Review at Temple Byron 10am till 12noon Monday 11 June. More info contact Greg Owens 0431 747 764.
Free Sound Healing CDs Free Devotiona Sound Healing CDs. Humanity Rising: I am spirit first. Call Bassam and Anne on 0429 858 500.
Bitou Bush alert Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare fortnightly working bees at New Brighton on 11, 12, 16 and 17 June, 9am till 1pm. Please email byronshirechemicalfreelandcare@gmail. com before working bees. All Bitou Bush must be cleared by June 30 or a $1.1 million fine can be issued to Byron Shire Council. Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of non-profit community groups.
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Beez basketballers down but not out
Late goals save Byron Byron bowlers take two Bay at Ocean Shores from two in Pennants
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The Byron Beez basketballers suffered a crushing 81–65 defeat from the Lismore Storm at home last Saturday night. Lismore Storm played the best game of their season and the Beez played close to their worst game. The first quarter saw the Beez ahead by 11 points but in the second quarter the Storm grabbed some good steals to hit the lead by half time. Both teams were knocking down the threes to make for some extreme shooting, but with the Beez playing catch up they soon found themselves in foul trouble giving the Storm some easy buckets. This loss puts the Beez into the Semi-final against
Ocean Shores’ Simon Knight (red and white) dodges the Tintenbar defence. Photo Michelle Begg Marc Patten Lismore (blue) charging the Beez. Photo Lismore BA
Ballina Breakers on Saturday June 23 at Southern Cross High School 6pm. This is the must win game to get into the finals.
All Girls Surfriders travel to Evans Head
Ocean Shores soccer played at home last weekend with less than spectacular results including a narrow 1–0 loss for the U/15s and the three senior teams all having draws. The first division Brownsnakes missed a chance to grab top spot in the ladder in a frustrating 2–2 draw against Byron Bay. Full credit to Byron Bay who stuck with the Snakes and scored the equaliser just seven minutes from time. It was almost a carbon copy in sixth grade. The Shores old boys had the better of the second half against
Byron and also led 2–1, only to see Byron score another game saving late equaliser. Ocean Shores were perhaps a bit lucky in third grade. Tintenbar came ready to play and scored a good goal to go ahead 1–0. Once again, Shores had a better second half and midway were able to equalise. To be fair, Tintenbar had a number of chances to win and should have, but Shores keeper Dan Holden held them out in a classic display of flawless goal keeping. Crowd support on Friday night and Saturday was truly fantastic. It was great to see so many supporting the boys.
Geckos win Shand Cup cricket opener All Girls members (L-R): Jenna Menzies, Danah Besson, Margreet Wiegers and Serena Adams. Photo Natalie Grono Crystal Cylinders
The All Girls Surfriders May competition was held during their annual campout held at Evans Head. The campout has been held for nearly two decades and gives members an opportunity to hang out and get to know each other, as well as surfing a different break. ‘Many members spent two nights camping out which meant plenty of time for social free-surfing and other activities. On the Sunday the competition was welcomed with nice clean and contestable 0.5-1m waves, which were suitable for all surfers. The multiple peaks meant everyone got waves leaving smiles on dials,’ Natalie Grono said.
Pro surfing Byron Bay’s Matt Wilkinson finished in equal 13th place at the Corona Bali Protected Pro held at Keramas
on the East Coast of Bali. By his own admission Wilkinson had a bit of a shocker in Round one but bounced back in Round two with some fast vertical surfing in a dominant performance against France’s Joan Duru. Wilko continued his good form in Round three but was pipped at the post when young rookie Griffin Colapinto landed a massive air reverse in the dying minutes of the heat to eliminate Wilkinson from the event. Stu Kennedy from Lennox Head fought hard to claim a 9th place at the QS 6,000 Ichinomiya Chiba Open in Japan. Gaining 1550 points and $2500 Kennedy has jumped up to 14th place on the WSL QS ratings ladder. Byron Bay’s Soli Bailey is in 84th spot. The BK Surf Classic and Willsy X Groms is on this long weekend. See: www.byronbayboardriders.com
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Game one of the 21st season of Shand cricket saw a depleted Main Arm team succumb to the Geckos. Bucko of Main Arm sent the Geckos in to bat. James Clarke (Kent) opened the innings with Stuart (23) who wasted no time lifting the first big six of the year over cow corner. James (39) caused the type of mayhem he tries to prevent in the schoolyard. Drew (27) hit the offseason dust off his bat as the Geckos galloped to 83 off the first 12 overs. It was looking like a rout until Eden got the first scalp, then Phil (2-14) found his mojo to bag two more. A late run flurry by the hirsute Trent and the nakedpated Mal offered up a nice contrast in styles and saw the final score bustle along to 154. With the ball in hand Geckos Drew (2/5) and James then set about wrecking the Main Arm top order as the once mighty ninetime champs staggered like schoolies with spiked drinks to 5/34. Eden top scored with 23
Tense moments at Cudgen for Byron bowlers in the grade seven playoff last Saturday afternoon. Photo supplied. Syl Reid
Two out of two Byron Bay Bowling Club pennant teams have made it through to the zone contests after the grade seven team beat Cudgen on the weekend. The grade-three Pennants side went to Ocean Shores with the district flag safely in their keeping for the season. They were beaten on the day but will still progress to the Zone play-offs representing the Tweed Byron District. The grade-seven team travelled to Cudgen and progressed to the Zone with an eight-shot victory in a tense battle. In strong, blustery conditions, the Byron lads were behind early but settled into their groove and pulled ahead mid-way through the match and were never headed.
The Club’s Bulla Burton travelled to Yamba on Sunday to contest the Zone Singles Title for the right to go through to the State Championships, but was defeated by Peter Taylor of Alstonville BC in the final. Bulla and Jim Clark had won the Zone Senior Pairs at the same venue a week previous. Again the strong winds made it difficult for Bulla and Peter. Well done Bulla for getting that far and good bowls luck to Peter at the State Titles. In our own Club Championships, Sam Skehan and Gavin McPhail won the Club Pairs for this season defeating John Nasser and Bulla on Saturday morning. Earlier in the week, John and Bulla accounted for Peter Darby and Werner Borkhardt on Thursday to get into that Final.
Brunswick Heads Tennis served a 10-year deal
Trent rips in for the Geckos. Photo Ross Kendall
and held up the Gecko victory celebrations for a while but James (3-4) ended proceedings in fine style, scattering the stumps with consecutive deliveries to put himself on a hat-trick next time he bowls. Great win for the Geckos who look likely finalists on their performance but the Main Arm brainstrust, such as it is, had the air of worried men as they headed west up the valley like setting suns. In the Middle Pub player of the year major votes went to James and Eden. Next week the Left Bankers play Lennox Head.
Brunswick tennis players celebrate securing court use for a further decade. Photo supplied
The Brunswick Heads Tennis Club has signed a 10-year Crown Lands licence for the Byron Shire Council’s tennis court facility in South Beach Road. ‘The Club is thrilled and thanks Byron Shire Council for its support,’ president Kusha Sihvola said. ‘It is wonderful news for the club that is run entirely by committed volunteers,’ she said. The courts are utilised by
the public and over 50 club members who play four evenings and two mornings a week. Tennis lessons, workshops and private coaching are available. Courts, racquets and balls are also available for public hire and can be booked at Network Video, Brunswick Heads. All enquiries welcome, simply email brunstennis@ gmail.com.
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The annual Australian marbles championships will be held as part of the Brunswick Old & Gold festival over the upcoming long weekend. This year’s tournament will be held at the Terrace Reserve Soundshell from 10.30am on Sunday June 10. Primary school students (under 13) can enter multiple teams of two players in a knockout comp. Another division for those aged 13 and up is also on offer. Q Q Q Q
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Money laundering and financing terrorism? The banking cartels are all over it. Yes, the $700 million penalty the Commonwealth Bank will have to pay after being caught is a lot of cash, but so are the bank’s yearly profits. In 2012, HSBC were caught by US regulators for the same thing and were promptly slapped around with a wet lettuce. Q Q Q Q
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Meanwhile, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is expected to file criminal cartel charges against ANZ and others ‘relating to trading in ANZ shares following an ANZ institutional share placement in August 2015.’ Q Q Q Q
International tax dodger and US behemoth Amazon has refused to comply with new government legislation aimed at collecting GST on foreign purchases. Refusing the wishes of democratically elected governments is what you get when a corporation’s revenue is as large as countries. Back in 2011, amazon.com had a larger economy than Kenya, according to www.businessinsider.com.au. Q Q Q Q
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low-wage earners, after the Fair Work Commission announced a 3.5 per cent pay rise to $719.20 per week. From July 1, the country’s minimum hourly rate of pay will be $18.93, which might get you a smashed avo and coffee. Q Q Q Q
A nation quizzically asks why Barnaby asked for privacy with his personal life but then tried to make a buck with a soft-ball interview about his personal life. The Beetrooter’s logic is about as sound as Trump’s. Q Q Q Q
Following NORTEC’s withdrawal from the Mullum innovation hub within the Byron Community College complex, Sourdough have stepped up to assist those wanting to start a business or further their business ideas. Businesses can access a range of services, including mentoring, marketing and legal advice as well as advice on accounting, IT and human resources. To find out more contact Stuart on stuart@zin-
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