The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 33.06 – July 18, 2018

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Mandy What live music pontificates is playing around – p41 the Shire? – p45 Masterplan group reforms, positions available

Brunscape

Aslan Shand

The tenth anniversary of the Back to Brunswick Hot Rod Run was celebrated last weekend. Held in memory of Pete Chapouris, this year Pete’s son, Pete Chapouris IV, was a special guest. The event featured daily lunchtime cruises on Friday and Saturday, followed by Sunday’s annual show and shine, complete with a trophy presentation in the park opposite the Hotel Brunswick. More photos on echonetdaily.net.au. Photo Jeff ‘Bumpers’ Dawson

Ready for commercial expansion?

Paul Bibby

Increasing the height and density of the Shire’s retail centres, and creating a new industrial estate next to the Bluesfest site are among the ideas being considered by Byron Council to increase employment opportunities in the Shire.

The ideas contained in the Draft

Byron Shire Employment Land Strategy, commissioned by Council, focus on how to accommodate industrial, retail and commercial growth over the next 20 years.

The plan, which goes on public exhibition on August 9, relates to land zoned for employment within the Byron local government area (LGA). It is based on research that

shows the current supply of zoned employment land in the Shire is insufficient for the future both in terms of industrial areas and business centres.

‘Delivering employment lands for a sustainable future will require some decisive actions by Council,’ the report states.

This includes ‘improving the uti-

lisation of existing zoned employment land,’ and ‘securing a sustainable long-term supply of suitable employment land’.

Jane Laverty, the head of the NSW Business Chamber’s northern rivers chapter, said Byron was ‘desperate for some more industrial land’.

‘There needs to be enough land continued on page 3

The Byron Masterplan Guidance Group (BMGG), who oversee improvements to the town on behalf of Council, will now employ an official executive and publish formal minutes, which will be published on the group’s Facebook page and uploaded onto Council’s website.

It follows issues which arose late last year; Byron Shire Council staff were caught out when they tried to claim that the masterplan group had supported the removal of the Byron Environment Centre’s (BEC) rotunda from Railway Park.

This was compounded by the removal of several trees in the park by staff without warning.

The masterplan team insisted at the time that they had no knowledge of either plan, and in fact, are not an approving body for such works or decisions.

It’s also been confirmed that developer Graham Dunn is now no longer a BMGG member. His membership to the group was brought into question after he lodged a massive $23.18m mixed residential/commercial DA for the town’s CBD. Meanwhile, BEC president and former councillor John Lazarus told The Echo he has been dissatisfied with Council’s transparency over the issues that plagued it late last year.

He said, ‘I have continually asked Council to demonstrate the actual alleged community input that has resulted in the extension of the “three” storey area, the extension of the CBD to Butler Street, the potential redevelcontinued on page 2

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Feather was one of many around the nation last Thursday who celebrated the oldest continuous culture on the planet. National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, through NAIDOC Day, plays an important part in raising awareness of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Photo Jeff Dawson

Dead wallaby on Belongil Beach Paul Bibby

Mystery surrounds the death of a wallaby that was found on Belongil Beach on Thursday. The decapitated body of the animal was found by local man Steve Medcalf during his morning walk. Mr Medcalf checked the pouch which, thankfully, was empty.

‘Rigor mortis hadn’t set in so we think it was a fresh kill,’ Mr Medcalf said.

He said there was some blood on the sand surrounding the body but believes the carcass may have been placed on the beach after it was killed. National Parks later inspected the animal’s body but told The Echo there was

‘no evidence indicating how the wallaby died’.

‘Attacks by dogs on wallabies have occurred previously in the Belongil area,’ a National Parks spokesperson said.

‘Residents and visitors at Belongil should make sure to keep their dogs under close control and make sure they observe the no dog areas’.

Major roadworks and construction are the focus of Council’s recently endorsed budget, with $41.3m being invested in infrastructure over 12 months, say staff.

Newly appointed general manager Mark Arnold said there was ‘plenty of good news’ in the $120 million budget.

‘Our plan delivers on what the community told us its vision is and the Community Solutions Panel’s infrastructure priorities,’ Mr Arnold said.

‘This year’s budget puts these priorities into action – you’ll see an increased investment in road reconstruction, renewal and maintenance.

‘It’s also a great win for the environment, with funding for clean-energy projects and initiatives that will create a sustainable future for us all’.

The budget is explained in

a Community Update being sent out with the next rates notice and it is also available on Council’s website.

Staff have broken the budget down into 12 main areas of spending to show the breadth of works and services and what the costs are.

Breakdown The major spending commitment is clearly on infrastructure and the breakdown of every $100 spent by Council is: • $34 to major road works and construction • $10 to sewerage operations • $9 to parks, sportsfields, beaches and bush regeneration • $8 to maintain roads, bridges, footpaths and drains • $8 to recycling and waste services

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opment of the pool, First Sun caravan park, Lawson Street carpark, and housing development behind the library.’

Council staff told The Echo that they will be looking to fill

three positions on the BMGG in the coming months.

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Suffolk Park gardens to be formalised Aslan Shand

Creating a community garden and increasing the native trees at 32 Red Bean Close in Suffolk Park is finally coming to fruition for Nicholas Hall, who has been unofficially managing the site for the last four years.

Council is currently accepting submissions on the proposal until July 19 to license the lot for one year for general community use as ‘a natural area to the community regeneration of open space.’

The land was originally donated to the community by residents in the early stages of the Suffolk Park development, said Nicholas.

‘Fruit trees were planted by residents who donated the parcel of land to Council, and we since planted more fruit trees with Council’s go-ahead.’

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ment of Sea Cliffs, Nicholas said there had been koala sightings in the area and at times 100 to 200 yellowtailed black cockatoos at the site. Now the cockatoos only appear in numbers of

about 10 to 20.

Following the Sea Cliffs development, the developers ‘rehabilitated in the koalas’ best interest,’ said Nicholas.

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Employment precincts According to the report, the Shire’s employment precincts contain about 11.9ha of vacant land that remains available for employment purposes, which would accommodate a significant amount of the projected demand.

However, a large part of this is the proposed industrial estate connected to the controversial West Byron development – a project that many locals hope will never come to fruition.

Even with the addition of West Byron, there will still need to be an additional eight to 12 hectares of land for industrial purposes according to the report.

The authors investigated five separate sites for this land, including sites at Billinudgel, Mullumbimby, Tyagarah and Bangalow.

A number of the proposals are unlikely to be popular with local residents, particularly the idea of building a new industrial estate to the east of the Gulgan Road in-

Sites identified for industrial expansion in the Byron Shire According to Council’s Byron Shire Employment Land Strategy, lands that could be potentially developed or expanded include the Billinudgel industrial estate and the industrial area in Manns Road, Mullumbimby (to the west of the site).

A new estate to the east of the Gulgan Road interchange at Tyagarah is suggested, as is a new estate on farmland to the west of the Gulgan Road interchange, Tyagarah.

A new estate south of Bangalow Road east of the Pacific Highway is also proposed.

terchange at Tyagarah, right next to the Bluesfest site.

The report notes that the site is ‘ecologically sensitive’ and includes ‘prime koala habitat’.

It also raises the possibility of expanding into the Bluesfest site ‘in the long-term future’.

The idea of expanding the Manns Road industrial estate in Mullumbimby could also stir local passions, given the flood-prone nature of the land and the fact that some of it is designated as ‘regionally specific farmland’.

Ms Laverty questioned whether all of the new industrial land needed to be in the Byron Shire or whether ‘we can look at the northern rivers as a whole’.

‘Once you concrete over something you never get it back,’ she said. ‘If we take away the need to meet certain quotas in each LGA then… we can let go of the idea that we need to create the jobs in the place where someone lives.

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many people are willing to travel 30 to 40 minutes to work in the northern rivers.’

The report also examined the potential to accommodate growth in the region’s existing business centres, stating that this would be needed to accommodate both the need for more jobs and greater retail demands from the Shire’s growing population.

The authors recommended that this could be achieved through both the release of additional land around the business centres where possible and the ‘alteration of development controls’.

The strategy suggests that Council consider increasing floor space ratio and height limits in Mullumbimby, Bangalow, Brunswick Heads, Billinudgel and Suffolk Park to the levels currently in place in Byron Bay. Such changes would have the potential to transform the look and feel of these centres, something recognised by the authors of the report.

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Commercial land expansion mooted continued from page 1 for some growth and enabling infrastructure to go with it,’ said Ms Laverty, formerly Byron Shire Council’s economic development and tourism coordinator.

‘But it needs to be done in a sustainable way that balances the interests of residents and the environment with the need for growth.’

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Local News Byron escapes ‘fast-track’ townhouse code – for now Chris Dobney

Three north coast shires have avoided being required to implement a new state-based housing code that would require them to ‘fast-track’ two-storey apartment and townhouse proposals in urban residential areas within 20 days.

Tweed, Byron and Ballina shires have been given a 12-month period of grace until July 1 next year.

For all other local government areas, including Lismore, the Low Rise Medium Density Housing (MDH) Code commenced on July 6 this year.

Under the new code, lowrise medium-density housing becomes a complying development if it is already permitted under a council’s local environmental plan (LEP).

The delay in implementation will give councils time to re-examine their LEPs and make changes if necessary.

For example, dual occupancy, manor house and multi-dwelling developments are currently permissible in the

R2 Low Density Residential Zone in the Tweed Shire.

Tweed mayor Katie Milne said this would have been ‘a significant departure from the current levels of consultation and assessment for these more intense developments’.

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‘The deferral provides councils with 12 months to consider the application of the code in their residential areas and, if necessary, to pursue amendments to their LEPs to regulate or prohibit mediumdensity housing in locations where they do not want the Code to operate,’ she added.

For further information visit www.planning.nsw.gov. au/Policy-and-Legislation/ Housing/Medium-DensityHousing.

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Human rights campaigner/barrister Julian Burnside and filmmaker Judy Rymer screened their film Border Politics with a Q&A at the Brunswick Heads Picture House on Sunday.

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OzFish Unlimited describe themselves as ‘a notfor-profit organisation dedicated to helping millions of Aussie recreational fishers take control of the health of their rivers, lakes and estuaries and shore up the future of the sport that we all love.’

Gordon says to combat decades of fish habitat loss, the creek will be re-snagged, which will produce more fish.

‘The re-snagging project involves introducing trees, branches and root mass back into Emigrant Creek that

over time grow algae, which helps support and attract crustaceans and, in turn, fish.’

Richmond Chapter president John Larsson said as snags are critically important for healthy fish communities the work is incredibly overdue.

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Dear Residents, We wish to inform you that the SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS music festival will be held at North Byron Parklands, Wooyung on THURSDAY 19, FRIDAY 20, SATURDAY 21 AND SUNDAY 22 OF JULY 2018 with camping patrons arriving from 10am Wednesday 18 July and departing by 5pm Monday 23 July. The approved hours of operation are 9am to midnight on Thursday 20 July and from 9am to 2am on Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July 2018. Please note, music will commence from 11am. The main stages will cease operation at midnight. Audio testing will take place on Thursday 19 July during event hours.

COMMUNITY HOTLINE The Splendour in the Grass Community Hotline will be in operation from Wednesday 18 July to Monday 23 July inclusive.

The hotline will be staffed during the event, and a recorded message service will operate outside of these hours. Please note, all calls to the Community Hotline are logged and recorded for quality purposes.

THE SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS COMMUNITY HOTLINE NUMBER IS 02 6680 4049 Local residents with any parking, noise or litter concerns during the festival period should contact the Community Hotline and we will have our Community Response Team assist you. The Community Hotline is not to be used for general event enquiries. Residents can also email community@splendourinthegrass.com with any concerns. Any venue related enquiries can be directed to North Byron Parklands on community@northbyronparklands.com.

TRAFFIC A traffic management plan, prepared by an RMS accredited traffic engineer, has been developed in consultation with state and local regulatory authorities to help minimise the impact of this event on the local road network and the immediate areas surrounding North Byron Parklands. Changed traffic conditions include: • Temporary turning lanes along Tweed Valley Way into North Byron Parklands defined by delineation devices. This is to assist with the steady flow of through traffic. Please follow the directional signage. Please note traffic infrastructure will be in place from 9am Thursday 12 July and will be removed by 5pm Tuesday 24 July.

• Reduced speed limits of 40km/h will be in place along Tweed Valley Way / Brunswick Valley Way commencing approx.

100m north of the Yelgun interchange continuing along Tweed Valley Way to 300m north of Jones Road, as well as on the Northbound and Southbound off ramps from the Pacific Motorway at the Yelgun interchange.

• To manage potential illegal camping or parking in the immediate surrounds of North Byron Parklands, Local Resident Only access checkpoints will be in operation for Yelgun Road, Billinudgel Road and Jones Road at the Tweed Valley Way intersections.

• Traffic control staff will be in place along Tweed Valley Way between the Yelgun Interchange and Jones Road.

• All traffic control will be managed by RMS accredited traffic controllers. However, please be prepared for POSSIBLE SHORT DELAYS. • Camping patrons will begin to arrive from 10am on Wednesday 18 July and depart by 5pm Monday 23 July.

• There is NO PEDESTRIAN access into North Byron Parklands.

PARKING • There is NO PARKING along Tweed Valley Way or in the streets surrounding North Byron Parklands. Special Event parking restrictions will be in place and Council parking enforcement officers will again be on patrol throughout the event.

Council issued parking fines will apply.

Please note that camping or sleeping in vehicles within the Byron and Tweed Shires is not permitted. The maximum penalty exceeds $1,000 in the Byron Shire. Council enforcement officers will be on patrol throughout the event period enforcing this regulation.

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS • There is NO PEDESTRIAN access into North Byron Parklands.

PATRON DROP OFF & PICK UP Please use the dedicated DROP OFF & PICK UP point located at North Byron Parklands. DO NOT Drop Off or Pick Up patrons along Tweed Valley Way or surrounding areas. This is dangerous for not only pedestrians and vehicles, but also causes traffic delays. Fines apply.

FENCE JUMPING & TRESPASSING Any persons attempting to gain entry to the festival without a valid event ticket either on foot, by private vehicle, bus or other means is considered to be trespassing and therefore breaking the law. Under the Inclosed Lands Protections Act 1901 NSW Police will be issuing on the spot fines of $350 for trespassing, and trespassers will be evicted from the North Byron Parklands site.

All persons travelling to the event via bus will be checked for a valid 2018 Event ticket or wristband prior to boarding and will not be allowed on the bus without this.

We truly thank you for your patience and understanding, The Splendour in the Grass team 6 July 18, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo

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Local News Dozen koala deaths in three days Picture House looks to upgrade Chris Dobney

Friends of the Koala (FOK) reports that despite its campaign to prevent koala extinction on the north coast, 12 sick, injured and dead koalas were brought to its East Lismore care centre within the space of three days last week.

Only two of the animals are still alive. Two of the dead animals were at peak breeding age, according to FOK president Ros Irwin.

Marley, vet nurse at FOK, said of the remainder most

were infected with chlamydia and one adult male had suffered multiple dog attacks.

Almost all were either dead on arrival or had to be euthanased. Just two animals, dubbed Glow and Eli, are in a condition to be re-released.

One of the animals killed was collected by Bangalow Koalas president Linda Sparrow from Ewingsdale Road outside SAE, where it had been the victim of an ‘horrific car strike’.

Ms Sparrow wrote an impassioned letter to Byron Shire

councillors demanding action on koala warning signage that she said has been long promised but not delivered.

Tweed land Koalas in the Tweed Shire may stand a slightly better chance, after the state government announced a further 40-hectare land purchase at Cudgera Creek Nature Reserve.

This is in addition to a 100 hectare purchase announced six weeks ago at Cudgen Nature Reserve.

Another Byron growth forum planned Another forum to inform and discuss Byron Shire’s population and development growth will be held when the draft Residential Strategy goes on exhibition later in the year, according to Community Alliance for Byron Shire (CABS) president Matthew ‘Cleva’ O’Reilly.

O’Reilly told The Echo the July 7 forum at the Byron Community Centre Cavanbah Room ‘was well attended with around 100 people from all different political and social groups represented.’

‘The three hours allocated

were simply not enough to cover all the issues and there was strong support for a follow-up forum, which will be focused on solutions.’

Urban planner and policy analyst professor Nicole Gurran, realtor Chris Hanley and environmentalist Dailan Pugh all presented to the group at the July 7 forum.

In Pugh’s presentation, he claimed that the dwelling targets of 104 per annum had been well exceeded since 2006/7. He said, ‘In just five years we have provided over half our 25-year target. Who in

their right mind would think we need more land releases?

Byron Council, that’s who.’

Pugh says than in 2014, Council amended its Local Environment Plan (LEP) to allow secondary dwellings on all rural and urban lots (5,000 rural lots greater than one ha).

‘Then in 2016, the draft Rural Land Use Strategy proposed another six rural areas (2,732 ha) for large lot residential, multiple occupancy and community title developments. The result was 415 to 815 dwellings (370 – 740 around Main Arm and The Pocket).’

The Picture House’s Pete Castaldi, Chris Chen, MLC Ben Franklin and Brett Haylock met last week with supporters to discuss plans to seek a combination of government and private funding for renewal and improvements of the popular Brunswick Heads venue.

An animated and passionate Franklin addressed the crowd, vowing to ‘give 100 per cent’ of his effort to support the venue’s funding applications. He told The Echo that the unique, creative venue was ‘exactly what this local area needs’. Photo Jeff ‘Picturesque’ Dawson

Ballina Airport expansion underway Construction of the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Terminal expansion was launched Tuesday.

Nationals parliamentary secretary for northern NSW Ben Franklin joined Ballina mayor David Wright for the

occasion.

‘The Ballina Byron Gateway Airport currently caters for up to 520,000 passengers each year, and this number is continuing to grow,’ Mr Franklin said.

He said $4.5 million will

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Making the switch away from plastic Aslan Shand

Byron Shire is leading the charge and is encouraging businesses to become plastic free.

Plastic Free Byron is leading the campaign to reduce single-use plastics in the Shire with the Make the Switch campaign.

Campaign co-ordinator Coral Latella says, ‘Currently, Plastic Free Byron are working within the food, markets and events sectors to reduce six key items that are commonly found in the litter stream.’

Plastic water bottles, straws, coffee cups and lids, takeaway containers, foodware (cutlery, cups, plates) and plastic bags are all being targeted for removal.

Latella says, ‘All of these items have readily available reusable or compostable alternatives. Our job is to work with businesses to show them what the alternatives are and how they can get them’.

In collaboration with Plastic Free Byron’s 31 Actions in 31 Days initiative for Plastic Free July, Make the Switch en-

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Bayleaf Cafe’s Jane Baker and Jesse Hamilton. Photo supplied

courages individuals and businesses within the Byron community to take action against single-use plastics and sign up to the program today.

Byron’s Bayleaf Cafe has already jumped on board and has been crowned a Plastic Free Champion for their actions. Manager Jesse Hamilton says, ‘These guys make it super easy to become aware of the plastic free alternatives that are available, and it’s

great to know the environment is better off from making these simple choices’.

When a business becomes a champion they receive a unique sign that identifies them and a Champion listing on the website www.plasticfreebyron.com.

‘This system allows consumers to identify those businesses and choose to support them,’ said Latella.

‘People can make a real

difference by choosing to support these businesses and letting them know what a great job they’re doing.’

The ‘Make the Switch’ campaign was initiated by The Boomerang Alliance as the next step in achieving change away from plastic pollution, and is partnered with Byron Shire Council and many other local organisations, including Plastic Free Byron, Positive Change for Marine Life and North East Waste.

Get involved Any business is able to join. To find out more or to join, head to the website www.plasticfreebyron.com/ maketheswitch.

Fallout from failed disability service provider continues Aslan Shand

The collapse of the disability service provider FSG has led to clients being left without carers over the weekend and Monday.

While the administrators, FTI Consulting, and CPL have been working out how to transition both staff and clients to CPL, frontline staff have been left confused about whether to show up for shifts and if they were going to be paid.

According to one staff member, who didn’t want to be named, staff received a text on Thursday morn-

ing that informed them that if they weren’t going to accept the offer from CPL, they shouldn’t turn up to any future rostered shifts. In some cases this meant that staff had less than 48 hours to accept an employment offer.

A CPL spokesperson stated, ‘Our understanding is that some staff did not show up – but that didn’t mean they were left without care’.

The Echo understands that some clients were left without care, and in other instances staff, who were not accepting CPL’s offer, nonetheless showed up to ensure clients

weren’t left without care. This is despite not knowing if they were going to be paid.

CPL and the administrators FTI Consulting have now confirmed with The Echo that FSG will continue to pay staff until midnight on Tuesday July 17, with CPL taking over the payroll on Wednesday July 18.

‘They have until midnight Tuesday July 17 to progress their employment with CPL,’ said a CPL spokesperson.

‘There has been quite a high number of people who have taken up employment with us. There will be further

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Payments A spokesperson for the administrators told The Echo, ‘Staff who have not had or have declined the offer from CPL will be paid out what they are owed in relation to wages’.

However, requests for all other entitlements such as long-service leave (that can also be claimed by casual employees) need to be lodged with the administrators.

‘Outstanding entitlements will be paid in due course,’ the spokesperson said.

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Local/International News Pesticide use in Byron With the world’s first case against Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup underway, how does Byron Council manage pesticides in its open spaces?

A draft management plan for pesticide use in the Byron Shire is now being finalised

by Council staff, after public exhibition and workshops.

On page three, the draft Integrated Pest Management (IPM) policy states it is ‘framed to guide pest management decision making with respect to pesticide cessation in some areas and minimisation in others; while also enabling a discretionary use by Council in either area if deemed necessary to meet its pest-management obligations.’

This includes the future development of a digital map that identifies the Pesticide Exclusion Zone and a Pesticide Minimisation Zone, ‘where pesticide use may remain a necessary and justifiable part of an integrated pest-management toolkit but is minimised on a continuous improvement basis.’

The policy will also provide pest-management training for employees, ‘including

pest identification, diagnostic skills and use of alternative pest-control methods.’

As for ceasing pesticide use, staff say Council is no longer spraying ‘all 34 children’s playgrounds, all 41 formal bus shelters, all 207 public garden beds and kerbs in town and village centres (excluding roundabouts), 70 per cent (or 15) of 23 sports fields that are permanently open to the public, roadsides where there is no safety or known biosecurity issue and the majority of public buildings (with respect to managing rodents).’

Council staff say public help is needed to identify areas Council can practically cease the use of pesticides and identify areas Council can practically minimise the use of pesticides.

Additionally chemical-free volunteers are eradicating the invasive Bitou Bush along coastal dunes.

Manager Open Spaces and Resource Recovery Michael Matthews told The Echo, ‘A significant amount of work has been done in the Tweed and Byron Shires since 2000 to contain and eradicate Bitou.’

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Monsanto faces mass lawsuit action over its weed killer Roundup Hans Lovejoy

A court case brought against agrochemical biotech corporation Monsanto by a dying man is underway in the US, and if won, it could possibly pave the way for others to sue the company for damages for the use of widely used weed killer Roundup.

While Roundup is widely used and available in Australia to control weeds, countries such as Sri Lanka and Portugal have banned it, while European countries and North America are also moving to restrict its use.

California’s Bay Area man and father of two, Dewayne Johnson, 46, alleges that exposure to the chemical led to his developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

His attorney told media Dewayne applied ‘Roundup 20 to 30 times per year while working as a pest manager for a county school system’.

US investigative journalist and author Carey Gillam is blogging (bit.ly/2LbrfY5) the events as they unfold in the courtroom.

Carey is also a guest speaker at this year’s Byron Writers Festival, held August 3 till 5.

Remarkably her investigation into the company’s activities revealed so much information pertinent to the lawsuit that Monsanto asked the judge to keep her book Whitewash: The story of a weed killer, cancer and the corruption of science, out of supporting evidence cited by plaintiffs.

Carey told The Echo her book ‘made the bestseller’s list by Publishers’ Weekly in Monsanto’s home town of St Louis, Missouri.’

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The Society ‘We have lost a ‘Mons anto of Environmensought to have its tal Journalists much-needed internal records wrote of her sense of caution and communibook: ‘Even if Monsanto suc- surrounding these cations sealed from public view ceeds in dischemicals’ but the judge has crediting her – US investigative allowed many to work – which journalist/author be made part she maintains it Carey Gillam of the public has been trying record…’ to do to her and Monsanto became a subothers covering the glyphosate controversy – there’s sidiary of German corporate nothing wishy-washy about behemoth Bayer AG on June 8.

This is a federal multidisthis book. She comes at one of the world’s most power- trict litigation, or MDL, which ful corporations hard and is similar to class action, but doesn’t hold back, something instead, individual cases are legions of other journalists heard and determined.

And according to Carey’s have been reluctant to do.’

According to usrtk.org (US blog, establishing a jury has Right To Know), approximate- taken some time, owing to ly 4,000 plaintiffs have filed jurors either admitting they proceedings against the weed- believe glysophate to be a

poison or that they, or close family or friends have been personally affected by cancer.

Yet according to Monsanto’s website, they say glyphosate has undergone ‘extensive testing and assessment to evaluate its safety for a wide range of herbicidal uses’ for more than four decades.

The website reads, ‘widely circulated claims that glyphosate is the cause of a host of adverse effects are not supported by reliable science and in many cases are directly refuted by the large body of knowledge about this herbicide.’

Carey claims instead that ‘powerful and influential corporations have convinced policy makers that the risks to human and environmental health are well worth the rewards.’

She told sustainablepulse. com last month, ‘These corporations are consolidating and becoming ever more powerful, and are using their influence to push higher and higher levels of many dangerous pesticides into our lives, including into our food system. We’re allowing this corporate pursuit of profits [to take] priority over protection of the public.’

The roundup on Roundup International legal firm www.baumhedlundlaw. com claims that while the European Union (EU) hasn’t banned glyphosate, many EU countries are pushing for it or have restricted its use.

Portugal prohibits the use of glyphosate in all public spaces and France is in the process of phasing it out.

Sri Lanka was the first country to issue a nationwide ban on glyphosate, while the Netherlands ‘banned all non-commercial use,’ and El Salvador and Bermuda have also banned its use.

Many city councils throughout the US have banned or restrict its use, and Canada has restrictions

on its use also.

In Australia, Roundup is freely available in supermarkets and hardware stores, yet NSW insurance body State Cover has ‘warned local councils to investigate other options to control weeds.’

Many councils in Australia are phasing out glyphosate or restricting its use.

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Local News Sculptures needed for upcoming festival ducing art in public places,’ said Suvira McDonald from Creative Mullum, who are coordinating both the Spirit of Chincogan commission and the sculpture walk.

‘The course will equip aspiring public artists to prepare submissions for future projects in the Shire,’ said Suvira.

The Spirit of Chincogan sculpture is being funded

by Creative Mullum and the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce, and they are looking for a sculpture that explores the ‘histories and mythical interpretations of Mullumbimby’s landmark formation, Chincogan’.

With rumours that Chincogan represents men’s genitalia, as well as it being the vantage spot that was used

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Sculpture is taking root in Mullumbimby with the $30,000 Spirit of Chincogan commission currently seeking submissions to the inaugural Ingenuity Community Sculpture Festival, set to take place during the Mullum Music Festival later in the year.

Both the Spirit of Chincogan and the Ingenuity Sculpture Festival are open for artists in the northern rivers to submit ideas to exhibit.

Supporting the requests for submissions of public art, the Byron Community College is running a course on ‘Producing Public Art in Byron’ on July 21 and 28.

This is an opportunity for artists who are ‘wishing to hone their skills for pro-

to sight approaching supply ships as they entered the Brunswick River, you can find out more information on the local landmark online a www.mullumsculpturewalk. com.au. Expressions of interest (EoI) for the sculptural piece can be submitted up until July 31 online. Three to five concepts will be shortlisted and have $500 to prepare a final concept design before being presented to a selection panel.

The pieces for the inaugural Mullum sculpture festival will require an EoI to be submitted by August 31 with installation taking place on November 11 and 12.

‘A fundraiser for procurement of new work (for the sculpture walk) will kick off soon,’ said Suvira.

Truck plunges into Wilsons River police told The Echo the truck left the roadway and ploughed through a barbed-wire fence before hitting a tree and then plunging into the river.

VRA and NSW Fire & Rescue attended the crash, which happened soon after 7pm.

‘There was a 3.5-tonne bobcat on the truck, which

Chris Dobney

A truck driver had a lucky escape after his vehicle left Bangalow Road and plunged cabin-first into the Wilsons River in a single-vehicle accident on Saturday evening (July 14).

Chief Inspector Bobbie Cullen from Tweed-Byron

lurched forward and trapped the driver in the cabin,’ Ch Ins Cullen said, adding however that he was extracted safely from the crash ‘still conscious, soon after’.

An Echo reader who passed the site of the accident said that man’s dog was not so lucky and died in the crash.

Paul about town

Local Paul Alidenes grew up milking cows and packing bananas out on Alidenes Road, Wilsons Creek. After the family sold the farm to the Clothiers, Paul moved into Mullum.

Paul, a genuine locals’ ‘local’, lives next to the Punch and Daisy cafe in Stuart Street. You’ll often see him wandering the streets of Mullum among the latest model BMWs and SUVs, which are now the norm rather than beat-up old Fords or Toyotas in the Biggest Little Town in Australia. Caption and photo David Bradbury

Helping the homeless have warmer nights A campaign underway for Splendour campers to donate their unwanted camping gear at the end of the festival to those who can use it is being eagerly supported by Social Futures and On Track Community Programs (OTCP).

Social Futures and OTCP will collect the donations, ensure they are cleaned, and distribute them to organisations who work with people experiencing homelessness in the northern rivers.

Festivalgoers can donate unwanted items including tents, sleeping bags, camping tables, blow-up mattresses, blankets and pillows at clearly marked drop-off points in the campground. Items that are in good condition, but are no longer needed, will be given a new lease on life, says Cathy Serventy from Social Futures.

Every year the number of donations has been growing, said OTCP Homelessness Service manager Sarah Walker.

‘More and more socially conscious campers are leaving their gear packed up and ready to be re-homed,’ Walker said.

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Volume 33 #06

July 18, 2018

Disrupt this Advocates for disruptors on all sides of politics say the system is broken and needs a reboot.

It’s an entirely reasonable assumption, given the weekly barrage of incompetence, greed and partisan behaviour on display from the elected elite.

The US president is perhaps the most well-known disruptor, yet the outcomes of his leadership are catastrophic.

So with disruptors being the new black, what better disruptive The nation’s chief scientist force could there be than Alan Finkel has a mind of political scientific consensus? epic proportions. If he had In the US, a new political a body like this, would he organisation aimed at bringing be a household name like ‘science, facts and reason back a Kardashian? to government’ is training scientists to become politicians.

According to www.314action.org, they are the ‘largest resource for helping scientists run for office and win’, and have trained over 1,400 STEM professionals who are ready to campaign in upcoming elections. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

And it appears the perfect time for scientists to storm this country’s parliaments, too.

Last week, like every other, there were numerous transgressions by political actors and their supporting buffoons.

Long-term major party careerists and short-term populists are clearly the problem, mostly because they are either compromised by corporate donations and greed (major party careerists) or lack basic scientific and reasoning skills (shortterm populists). And even being an unpleasant political individual is becoming normalised – this must be stopped!

For example, last week former One Nation media adviser Sean Black faced a jail sentence after being found guilty of rape and assault. Former One Nation senator Brian Burston told media Black was kept on as a party offical by Pauline Hanson despite being charged.

Meanwhile, NSW Liberal MP Daryl Maguire is yet to resign from politics after he was caught discussing a cut he and a local councillor could pocket from the multimillion-dollar sale of a Sydney property to one of China’s biggest developers.

These are not isolated cases; this is business as usual and it happens every week.

Last week Liberal treasurer Scott Morrison decided to make his former chief of staff the new Treasury secretary, while another Liberal no-name hack was also given the plum job of Productivity Commission chair. Such positions should be of course non-political, like being chair of the NSW Joint Regional Planning Panel. Yet they aren’t. And this of course erodes public trust.

So scientists, in all your self-doubt and awkwardness… step up! Democracy is falling in a heap because you aren’t in charge.

Evidence-based reasoning as the foundation for legislation would surely be better than the current model.

Hans Lovejoy, editor

J

ust when you might have thought you were getting a grip on the tin full of worms masquerading as the government’s energy policy, along comes yet another authoritative report.

This one’s from Rod Sims of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and, like almost all its predecessors, has a simple solution to most of the problems: up to 25 per cent off wholesale power prices almost immediately.

There’s just one catch: like almost all its predecessors, the ACCC report requires endorsement from a lot of very fractious people, and the relatively few who have read it (still fewer of whom understand it) have already started squabbling, while the rest have never stopped: they are not going to let the facts spoil a good story.

Most of what Sims recommends involves ending, or at least limiting, some of the more outrageous rip-offs from the energy companies, the generators, the wholesalers and the retailers, all of whom have done very nicely under the current system. Apart from asking why the hell that wasn’t done years ago, the public will no doubt applaud – if and when anything actually happens.

But the ACCC idea that has caused the most angst is the suggestion that the government should underwrite a long-term floor price in return for new players – not the old, discredited providers – offering to fund and install new ‘dispatchable’ generators to ensure supply and price.

Sims did not say it, but for the drowning miners of the far right that meant coal – and, like drowning cave dwellers, they grasped eagerly at the prospect, apparently aware that clean coal will float while dirty coal often sinks.

And perhaps also aware that

no sane entrepreneur would fund new coal-powered stations even if generously bribed, the Nationals and the Liberals in the misnamed Monash Forum renewed their demands that Malcolm Turnbull get out there and fund a couple himself – not from his own money, although that would do, but from taxpayer funds.

This is almost certainly not going to happen – but only almost, because Turnbull and his harassed minister, Josh Frydenberg, are desperate to get the energy issue settled one way or an-

and his rump, it is not supposed to be: for him the answer is not just coal, but the disruption it can engender, and energy has proved to be a very fertile field on which to wage his war.

The states and territories are divided and unsatisfied, and although they may submit out of sheer exhaustion, they will continue to find loopholes to exploit their own agendas. Bill Shorten, assuming he reads the ACCC report – or even if he doesn’t – will continue to exploit the government’s divisions. And the Greens and their allies will,

For Tony Abbott and his rump… the answer is not just coal, but the disruption it can engender

by Mungo MacCallum other before the summer break.

And far from helping them find consensus, the ACCC report has actually complicated things further. The two Energiser bunnies had decided on their National Energy Guarantee, a fourth-rate compromise no-one really likes, but could just possibly be massaged through the conflicting interests of states, party rooms and parliaments.

Some of the government’s spruikers are optimistic that the fix will hold, if only through attrition. After who knows how many iterations of energy policy announced in triumph and discarded in ignominy, at least this one sounds a little more likely: National Energy Guarantee, there’s a three-word slogan to cling to.

Surely this can provide certainty to the market, the consumers and perhaps even the environment?

Well, sorry: as we have seen so often, legislating for consensus may provide a temporary sugar hit, but is seldom a longterm solution. For Tony Abbott

as always, want more renewables and absolutely no new coal.

In this context Turnbull and Frydenberg will have to decide whether to stick with the already heavily amended NEG – already vastly less efficient and economical than an emissions trading scheme, or even the compromise proposed by the chief scientist Alan Finkel – or tweak it in line with some of the recommendations from Sims’s report.

This, of course, will be seen as yet more indecision, yet more dithering – but it needs to go to COAG next month, before finally emerging in the party room, and then presumably the parliament, in the last few weeks of the sitting year. And that’s where the real acrimony will begin.

Turnbull is very keen on what he calls engineering and economics as the basis of his energy policy. But engineering is grounded in science, and economics at least pretends to be. The NEG is not – it is all

about politics.

The Abbott mob simply reject the science of climate change – if they bother about it at all they find fringe dwellers to cherry pick the results that suit them. This is hardly a conservative position, but it is an immovable one: climate change is, in a very real sense, against their religion.

Turnbull will not go that far; he insists the Paris agreements will stand and that emissions reduction has to be part of the NEG parcel.

But while he accepts the theory of climate change, he refuses to face the consequences: serious action to ameliorate it. Instead, he temporises, procrastinates and in the end capitulates.

And the only guarantee in the NEG is that it will solve very little.

There may be a few less blackouts, some prices may eventually fall – marginally. But the climate wars, having been subsumed into the interminable culture wars that the right invented and now escalates at every opportunity will continue unless Turnbull either develops the gumption to stand up to his Neanderthals or surrenders entirely to them.

The alternative, it appears, is yet another inquiry – the big one, a royal commission. As always, there is support for going nuclear, and given the precedents in industrial relations and child abuse, not to mention (and Turnbull would much prefer not to mention them) the banks, a royal commission action would certainly unearth a few convenient malefactors.

But as Sims has pointed out, we already know what the problems are, now it’s time for the answers. Turnbull may finally acknowledge the need for real action.

Or he may just declare victory and move on, the traditional solution to an insoluble dilemma.

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The Echo of 11 July, 2018 included an ad from Justine Elliot, Labor member for Richmond, opposing the West Byron development and a letter from local Greens party member Ian Cohen.

The letter vented some sour grapes regarding Mrs Elliot’s opposition to the development.

I am assuming that Ian is also opposed to the development, in which case I would have expected an expression of solidarity with the views of Mrs Elliot.

If, on the other hand, he supported the development, his comments would be understandable.

Either way, such remarks tend to the petulant and do not contribute to the antiWest Byron cause.

Paddy Dawson Wilsons Creek

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The sight of little children cheering on the Stop Adani Mine on the front page of The Echo two weeks ago was truly nauseating.

In the process of brainwashing and manipulating their children I am sure those parents have not discussed the deaths of over a million

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Indian children each year through the ingestion of polluted air from cooking and heating fires.

That the Adani coal is to be shipped to India to fuel new power plants to provide electrical power to those in need is of no interest to these parents.

That children cannot attend school as they are needed to search for twigs and animal dung to fuel their home fires; who cares? They are going to die anyway.

If Australia does not provide the coal it will be sourced elsewhere.

This is all about feeling good about ourselves and caring less for others.

But wait, I forgot.

The Green movement, who initiates these protests, believes the world is overpopulated so isn’t it good that a million little Indian children die each year to help keep the population increase down.

Go outside and play with your new signs, kiddies, and leave Mummy and Daddy to feel good about their firstworld selves.

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Letters continued from page 13 looking for solutions to remove Alfred from the life he knows, causing him untold stress, and look to yourselves.

Remember to live in a tolerant community, remember that your needs are not more important than the needs of other road users or any other creatures out there.

If you remember to have care for ALL life outside your car, we might even see more cyclists braving the roads that are there for everyone to use.

Slow down, chill out and have respect.

You might get there a few minutes later and lower your stress levels at the same time.

It’s a win-win situation.

T Read Wilsons Creek

Sewerage issues On 21 June councillors approved a strategy from Water and Recycling (W&R) to address the Mullumbimby sewage inflow/infiltration issue with a trial of approx 20 properties at this stage to be connected to a Low Pressure Pump System (LPPS.) The scope of works has a budgetary allocation of $500,000 per year for the next five years ($2.5m).

Between 2001 and 2009 $8 to $9 million dollars was spent on investigating this infiltration issue by W&R. The final conclusion by W&R was that the cause of the infiltration was faulty or illegal house connections.

Letters were sent to over 700 property owners in Mullumbimby.

Basically, those letters stated that Council had identified a problem with the sewer connection and the connection had to be brought into compliance or Council would carry out the repairs and charge them to the property owner.

The only problem is after all of this expenditure the inflow/infiltration problem remains.

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North Coast news daily: W&R are now asking Council to allocate more of ratepayers’ money to carry out more trials.

The proposed strategy is to perform tests on the 13 sewer pump stations to ‘improve data acquisition’.

The capacity of sewer pumps in sewer pump stations is already known. Another part is to analyse where the worst inflow/infiltration is occurring. Existing wetand-dry weather pump run hours per catchment area should already be known to W&R. Trialling a LPPS will be a very expensive trial and it will tell us what W&R should already know!

If this trial goes ahead, then in all probability W&R will leverage it to retrofit Mullumbimby with the LPPS. I hope councillors rescind this resolution at the August meeting and send the strategy back to the W&R Committee.

Alan Dickens Brunswick Heads Q In

response to Paul Bibby’s article Opinion Divided over Sewer Trial (The Echo 10/7/18).

There are three types of sewerage systems: Gravity, Vacuum, Pressure Discharge (or Low Pressure) Pump systems. Mullumbimby has a 55-year-old gravity system, consisting of old ceramic pipes that have been cracked for decades so that stormwater infiltrates the sewer system and overloads it, causing back-up into some residents’ toilets in heavy rain events.

Byron Council investigated the relative merits of each system before phasing out septic toilets in New Brighton twenty years ago.

Their findings were ‘A vacuum collection system is the preferred option’.

Yet, for some strange reason, Council installed these pumps that their own study found to be inferior and unreliable!

And unreliable they have proven to be: Some pumps have had to be replaced multiple times within their life expectancy, most probably because of repeated failures in the grinders in the pumps.

And New Brighton property owners have been unaware they have been footing the electricity charges for the pumps for years. Mullumbimby residents have not been consulted as to whether we want these pumps installed in our yards.

Surely it is obvious given the cost of installing these pumps that it will not in fact be a trial, but a permanent ‘solution’.

A comparative study such as was done for New Brighton needs to be done for Mullumbimby before anything is installed!

Susan Skyvington Mullumbimby

To do nothing about climate change is an abrogation of their responsibility to ensure that our children have a safe and prosperous future.

This means looking well beyond the short-term election cycle and taking the bold and often unpopular actions to deal with the biggest threat to mankind.

How can the Turnbull government achieve this when its current emissions reduction target by 2030 is only 26 per cent?

Even though Labor’s target is zero net emissions by 2050, how do they expect to achieve it if they continue to support new coal mines?

The Greens are the only political party which is standing up against Adani with an energy policy that does not include coal.

Lyn Dickinson Pottsville

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According to the latest report from the Climate Council, the Great Barrier Reef could be hit with catastrophic bleaching every two years by 2034 under current greenhouse gas pollution levels.

The frequency and intensity of these bleaching events does not allow enough time for the Reef to recover.

Unless drastic and immediate action is taken, the world’s largest living wonder could be gone forever.

Climate Council acting CEO Dr Martin Rice said that the future of coral reefs around the world depends on nations including Australia doing their part to effectively tackle climate change.

He said we all have a part to play in cutting greenhouse gas pollution levels in order to protect these natural wonders.

The only thing standing in the way is political will.

It seems to me that most politicians are more concerned about protecting their voter base than the planet.

Seventeen years ago the Bluesfest folk and Paul McCarthy were told by Council that the deteriorating rotunda they had erected in Railway Park must be either enclosed and secured or removed.

The Byron Environment Centre then took the opportunity to provide both a working shopfront for environmental issues and the creation of an art installation paying tribute to environmental and Indigenous respect, principles at the core of this region – and the BEC Rotunda was born.

So now Council has come up with a new vision for Railway Park, and it’s clear that the upgrade design was envisaged without the Environment Centre’s presence.

The rotunda messes with an urban imagery indistinguishable from other coastal towns.

As one of his last acts of mayhem, our previous general manager unilaterally issued an eviction notice and

felled valuable trees that also interfered with their design plans.

Clearly this was done without the mayor’s knowledge since, as soon as he was aware, Simon met with us and assured us of security of tenure.

When asked if we would consider moving we explained that our preference was to stay put, but if necessary and a site of similar or better prominence could be found, then yes.

But then came a mysterious process of bureaucracy, politics and political manoeuvring.

The latest move is Council’s proposal to have the BEC’s rotunda put out to ‘Expressions of Interest’, that it needs to give equal access to other community groups.

We find this proposal strange as the BEC Rotunda is already a community facility open to all, for whatever purpose that benefits the community.

The BEC has yet to be offered as good or better a spot as we were promised by the mayor, but we’re certainly up for offers if we can help with their urban imagery.

The choice is up to you, the community. Do you feel an art installation dedicated to environmental and Indigenous respect, in fact the only one in town, is an appropriate image for Byron? If so, where would you like it? Hidden in the shadows at the back of the bank near the dunnies or out in the sun and sparkling?

Robin Harrison Binna Burra

Nude bathing More power to Ms Hawker for contesting her fine for bathing nude and to Magistrate Dunleavy for finding her actions were not calculated to cause offence etc.

And yes, the police were just doing their job. But clearly the police should be going

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after those sad losers who like to shock people by masturbating in full public view, an act surely calculated to cause offence etc.

Looking forward to seeing them named and shamed.

Paul Rea Coorabell Q It was with something of a sense of relief that I read, in last week’s Echo, of Magistrate Dunlevy’s insightful and somewhat courageous decision to restate the definition of ‘offensive behaviour’. Importantly, in the process, he reminded our police that the onus of proof lies with them in these cases – merely issuing an Infringement Notice and expecting the accused to ‘roll over and pay up’ is not granting due process to the person being charged with what is, in fact, a serious offence.

As someone, who, although not a ‘born and raised’ local has lived in this area since the early 1970s, and who, in those earlier years, was a sometimes naked beachgoer, I have been alarmed in recent times to see this resurgence of prurient patrolling of the beaches by carloads of police who, rather than protecting beachgoers from paedophiles and sexual predators seem to have been looking for opportunities to impose the sort of penalties Ms Hawker was ticketed with.

Most concerning about this, and regularly overlooked, is that had Ms Hawker not defended herself against the charge and, instead, meekly pleaded guilty, she would now have, on her record, a conviction for offensive behaviour which, in the context of any future proceedings or application for employment in sensitive occupations (police officer or childcare worker for instance) conjures up visions continued on page 16

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continued from page 14 of lewd or lascivious behaviour, far removed from the innocent skinny-dipping in the lake that was involved on the day in question.

C ongratulations Ms Hawker – you have struck a blow for the individual’s rights in our society, have demonstrated the importance of the separation of powers between the executive branch of government and the independent judiciary and have somewhat restored my faith (and that of other readers) in that judicial process. Thanks!

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by Ian Rogers The outlines of Magnus Carlsen’s world title defence against Fabiano Caruana are becoming clearer, with the unfortunate side-effect that the Norwegian Olympic team has been decapitated.

With the Batumi Chess Olympiad little over a month before the World Championship match begins, Carlsen has withdrawn from the team and taken his main second, the new Norwegian Champion Jon-Ludwig Hammer, with him.

Yet, unlike many earlier World Champions, Carlsen is not retreating to a training camp for months before his title defence.

Next week he will compete in the Biel Chess Festival, an event he first won in 2007, when he was just an ambitious teenager.

In September Carlsen will head to Saint Louis, having taken a wild card in the Sinquefield Cup. Saint Louis was the site of Caruana’s greatest tournament success – the 2014 Sinquefield Cup – and also the city to which Caruana was obliged to move after being

Telstra tower I’d like to know who has been tresspassing on properties in Wilsons Creek to drop off propaganda material.

My CCTV has you on my deck and clearly with no-one home you proceed to check out the rest of the place.

Considering the recent break-ins and the thieves’ modus operandi of making preliminary ‘I’m lost’ enquiries at homes, you’re running a very fine line.

I also understand that another overnight expert handing out petitions became outraged and aggressive toward a local who had just rejected bought from Italy a year later.

After Saint Louis all the competitors except Carlsen will head to Batumi to represent their country, whereas Carlsen has decided instead to prepare for the title match and then make a cameo appearance at the European Club Cup in Greece just weeks before the match begins.

Caruana, who has won more tournaments than Carlsen this year, has contented himself with two serious events – Saint Louis and Batumi – spending the rest of his time making sure he is in peak condition.

Grandmasters are evenly split over the likely winner, Carlsen’s variable form and struggles in his previous title defence weighing heavily. Carlsen may have had good recent head-to-head results against Caruana but Carlsen’s younger challenger has beaten him on multiple occasions and has enjoyed fine form in 2018.

In addition, there will be a little extra local pressure on Carlsen: having skipped representing Norway at the Olympiad, for Carlsen to lose the World Championship title as well would be unforgivable.

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their diatribe about how the Telstra tower is going to kill us all.

Listening to you talk is my choice and not your right so get over yourself and earn the right to be heard.

The basis of the ‘no’ argument is fundamentally flawed.

It’s so tiring to hear yet another typical, ‘find the right scientist and you’ll get the right answer’ strategy.

Most are blind to logic and quickly play the ‘I’m offended’ card when pure logic and facts are offered toward your theories.

If this tower does not go ahead there will be blood on the hands of the nimbys when a death occurs as a result of our third-world standard communications being a contributing factor.

Brendon Luke Wilsons Creek

Koala habitat How hard can it be to restore the koala population in the Shire?

The council provides the trees, stakes and bags, property owners put their hands up giving permission for corridor and food trees to be planted on their land, and every day ‘we’ go and have beautiful time together planting the trees!

Let’s give the koalas a chance to live safely with humans again starting with caring enough to help them by rebuilding the habitat we have so selfishly destroyed.

Iris Nunn Brunswick Heads

Beached whale The recent removal from Tallow Beach of a juvenile humpback whale within a

day of it being found reminds me of how much we (councils etc) play into the hands of those who can’t abide nature as it exists.

Whales die. Fact. Whales get eaten. Fact.

Whales get washed ashore.

It’s all a part of how nature operates. I assume a lot of people come to Byron Bay for the experience of a lovely ‘Gold Coast free’ environment, including watching whales.

It seems that many come for a confected and sanitised version.

Council’s decision to remove the whale carcass reflected an obsession with removing all evidence of real nature.

It claimed that the removal was necessary because of the potential for disease and attraction to sharks. No, Council, you removed it because you pandered to the squeamish who want their beaches swept and vacuumed before they step onto them.

So please ask those who want ‘pristine’ to contribute to the expense of the cleanup.

Neil Matterson Byron Bay

Refugees July 19 is indeed a dark day in Australia’s history.

In 2014 Kevin Rudd announced that from that date boat people seeking asylum in Australia would be incarcerated in offshore detention on Nauru and Manus Island, denying them the right to come to Australia.

July 19 2018 marks five years since its implementation and 16 young men aged from 23 to 34 have died as a result.

They were someone’s child, brother, husband, father, uncle, nephew, or friend. They did not deserve to die from Australia’s cruelty.

They broke no law and sought our assistance, which we are obliged to give. We have an out-of-sight, outof-mind refugee policy and ignore our responsibilities.

Julie Bishop when reaffirming Australia’s commitment to the Paris climate accord stated that ‘Australia plays by the rules. If we sign an agreement we stick to an agreement.’

The 16 deaths in offshore detention put the lie to this.

Show you care.

Support the #fiveyearstoolong action. Evacuate Manus and Nauru now.

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Rail line If the Casino to Murwillumbah railway line is ripped up to make way for a bike path it means this unique and wonderful corridor of land would be taken away from the majority of the public and given to a small number of cyclists who have the money, inclination and fitness.

In the Parliamentary Inquiry, Mr Maloney, the former coordinator of Tweed Byron Ballina Community Transport, submitted that the rail line between Lismore and Murwillumbah is the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the north coast: ‘This rail journey travelled during the day meanders through some of the most scenic countryside in Australia,’ he said.

If rail services were returned we could have one of

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Our current politicians seem unable to understand this simple truth so at the next election we need to vote for a representative who recognises the incredible beauty of the northern rivers.

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Falling off a ladder and breaking my hip at age 76 is no joke.

I am yet another statistic as 70 per cent of falls involve men aged 45 and over.

Having braved a cadetship in the Merchant Navy, faced off with the UN against the Young Boy militia in East Timor and being a keen ocean swimmer, I thought myself ‘invincible’.

Wrong! Fortunately I was injured in Byron Bay and not Gaza where I would have been lumped together with the other 14,600 victims of Israel’s killer sharpshooters.

I have the highest praise for the medical staff at Byron Bay and Tweed Heads hospitals and for the ambulance paramedics who attended me.

Unlike in Gaza where Israel has blocked anaesthetics and opiate painkillers, I did not writhe in agony.

If complications arose I knew I could be transferred to other hospitals, but in Gaza, Israel prevents the injured from seeking treatment elsewhere and consequently hundreds of young men have had their injured limbs amputated.

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Letters/Articles Linus Platt and the importance of wilderness Story and Photo David Lisle

On the window sill of a house in Haines, Alaska, is a faded picture of two children gazing up at a thickset man dressed in dark trousers and a white singlet. He has huge arms and is holding a 1911 Colt .45. The man looks a lot like my friend Linus Platt — it’s his father.

Back in the day, old man Platt would take the kids out into the Nevada desert. They’d camp under a ragged tarp, ride motorbikes, shoot guns, and forage for old arrows.

These were not typical childhood holidays, and they instilled in Linus a love of the outdoors, stoked his sense of adventure, and fostered a distain for the mundane. Linus also inherited his father’s impressive physique; which helped when he progressed from motorbike hooning to rock climbing and mountaineering.

His youth was a highstakes game of daring ascents of difficult and obscure routes. Unlike many of his peers, Linus survived.

These days Linus is an all-round adventurer. He recently turned fifty and is more determined than ever to keep pushing the frontier.

He and Angela, his partner in adventure, recently bought packrafts, which promise access to the wildest places.

Last month they accomplished an extremely rare descent of Alaska’s Takhin River.

After a bush plane flight to a remote airstrip and much friend and count its values as synonymous with those of Australia?

Gareth W R Smith Byron Bay

State budget At its most recent meeting, the Ballina Branch of Country Labor discussed at length the recently released NSW State Budget.

The branch points out that the budget will do little to mitigate the continuing job losses in regional areas since the coalition state government came to power in 2011.

Since the electricity industry was privatised, some 600 jobs in the industry have been lost in regional NSW with many more still to go, something the Nationals promised would never happen.

More than 150 local public service jobs are to go as a result of a three per cent efficiency dividend, in child care, disability sector, teacher as-

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bushwhacking, they plunged into the whitewater at the snout of the Takhin Glacier, and reached the tidewater near Haines three gruelling days later.

In typical fashion, Linus was drawn north by a mixture of misanthropy, disdain for government, and the desire for unrefined wilderness. He’d lived 25 years in an old school bus near the climbing mecca of Moab, Utah. But in 2011, feeling civilisation encroaching on his idyll, pulled up stumps and set off for the fabled Northland on his bicycle.

After riding the notable dirt roads of Alaska and the Yukon, he turned up in Haines mid-winter and found a job. Unable to find a place to rent, he bought a house.

This was nearly the undoing of Linus Platt. The mortgage had him trapped.

Too much time and energy were being spent satisfying financial obligations, and not

enough doing what he needed to do – communing with wild nature.

Linus started to eye the vintage Colt revolver, which his dad had given him.

So he wrangled a mate into an expedition to climb a series of remote peaks on the Alaskan range where he knew life would thrum to a higher pitch. He was in preparation, poring over maps in Fairbanks last June when we met. I immediately liked Linus and set about tapping his reservoir of knowledge about biking the gravel roads of the north. We parted ways with an invitation to visit Haines ‘I’d love to show you guys around,’ he said. A year later he did just that.

In his house in the woods we talked late into the night.

We chewed over life’s mysteries and other topics like how to escape the prison of your genes.

Linus’s dad still lives in

sistants, national parks rangers and the Murwullumbah firearms registry.

The branch members overwhelmingly agreed that the continuing loss of public sector jobs in regional NSW is completely unacceptable and resolved to ensure that a future Foley state Labor government would reverse the privatisation of our essential services, restore TAFE funding and create jobs by better investment in essential infrastructure.

Alan Veacock Cumbalum

case histories of rapists, serial killers, and murderers, there is evidence of abuse and torture of animals.

In his 2002 book Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust historian Charles Patterson argued that our treatment of animals is a source of inspiration for genocide, slavery and mass torture.

Australia is one of the most cruel countries for animals – up there with China.

Perhaps if we didn’t have a government so uncaring of the suffering of animals, we wouldn’t be having young people committing suicide at the rate they do – or the shameful domestic violence – among other things.

Desmond Bellamy is right when he says that respect for animals would lead to a more empathetic, humane society.

V Thompson Binna Burra

Animal cruelty Animal cruelty is a serious crime that is linked to other violent crimes.

Studies have shown that those who abuse animals are five times more likely to commit a crime against humans, such as child or elder abuse or domestic violence.

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Sacramento, California, in a dark, falling-down house; drinking his only solace. Linus understands how easy it would be to follow his father’s descent.

He’s been waiting to start a new job – one that will allow him to live without killing him. It was meant to kick off weeks ago but hasn’t. Now he’s about out of money and getting edgy.

In the evenings he pours large mugs of red wine from the box on the fridge. I try to divert his thoughts from the job that’s yet to materialise, and move the conversation back to more productive and familiar terrain.

The afternoon before Vix and I are set to leave Haines, Linus makes a phone call.

Bad news. More bullshit paperwork is needed. He’s being screwed around. After pacing for a short while, he announces: ‘I’ve gotta go camp,’ apologising for abandoning us on our last night in his house.

An hour later I get an email. ‘Camped at my spot at 25 mile. Nothing but wild up here. Always need it. Thanks for sharing my existence here this last week. Love to you both, Linus’.

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The Coal Truth: The fight to stop Adani The Coal Truth has a simple message – stop the proposed Adani Carmichael Mine in Queensland from going ahead.

Since 2012, the fight to stop the opening of the vast Galilee coal basin has emerged as an iconic crusade of the Australian climate and environment movement.

In his latest book The Coal Truth: the fight to stop Adani, defeat the big polluters and reclaim our democracy David Ritter, chief executive officer for Greenpeace Australia Pacific, provides a timely and colourful contribution to one of the most important issues in our national history – the struggle over the future of the coal industry.

Written by an environmental insider with an eye on the world his daughters will inherit, The Coal Truth is told with wit and verve, drawing on other specialist voices to bring to life the contours of a con-

test that the people of Australia can’t afford to lose.

Before taking up his present position with Greenpeace Australia Pacific, David Ritter worked for Greenpeace in London in a series of senior campaign positions. Prior to joining Greenpeace, he was one of Australia’s leading Indigenous rights lawyers.

David is a widely published commentator on current affairs and is the author of two books on Indigenous land justice: Contesting Native Title and The Native Title Market.

David Ritter will be presenting a workshop on ‘Activism, Community and Advocacy’ on Wednesday 1 August, then discussing all things Adani and The Coal Truth in an offsite Feature Event at the Beach Hotel on Thursday 2 August presented in association with Dumbo Feather and The Beach Hotel.

Ritter will also feature at Byron

David Ritter, chief executive officer for Greenpeace Australia Pacific, will be discussing the future of coal in Australia at this year’s festival.

Writers Festival in several sessions including The Anthropocene: Human Survival in the New Epoch with climate scientist Joelle Gergis and public intellectual and author

Clive Hamilton.

In Keeping the Blue Planet Green he will be in conversation with former Greens leader and activist Christine Milne, Chris Hammer au-

thor of The River: A Journey through the Murray-Darling Basin and Joelle Gergis.

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The good, the bad, the ugly

Trent Dalton

Sarah Krasnostein

Jessie Cole

Sarah Wilson

Byron Writers Festival shines light on mental health

By Katinka Smit

Mental health is one of the key themes running through 2018 Byron Writers Festival, with this year’s lineup designed to draw awareness to the wide spectrum of causes, effects and conditions in this complex area of our lives. Katinka Smit casts an eye over the program and details what to expect.

It seems someone is always talking about mental health these days, and for good reason: mental health issues dictate life for those affected by them. The 2018 Byron Writers Festival will talk it up some more, featuring authors whose books traverse this difficult social terrain in an array of genres and perspectives that reflect the diversity of experiences.

Trent Dalton has built his award-

winning journalistic career by respectfully bringing the darker sides of humanity to light, and confesses to processing his own past vicariously while doing so. After years of

writing from the outside, he decided to dive into the almost unbelievable circumstances that shaped him.

His debut novel Boy Swallows Universe works through themes of brotherhood and the effects of dysfunctional family relationships during his youth. He describes his autobiographical novel as an attempt to turn ‘all my own secrets… as respectfully as possible, into a novel’.

The story follows its young protagonist in a coming of age without any moral guidance kind of a tale, of a life singing with a strange beauty shaped by an older brother who one day just stopped talking.

Sarah Krasnostein’s multi-awardwinning debut biography The Trauma Cleaner builds a picture of Sandra Pankhurst, a transgender woman with a personal childhood history of deep trauma who, having survived and triumphed over some of life’s worst, built a business cleaning up at the terrible end of ruined lives.

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Sarah originally wrote a longform essay on Sandra Pankhurst for The Guardian newspaper, but Sandra’s way of treating her clients with dignity and compassion fascinated the author and demanded more.

Krasnostein’s portrait draws Sandra Pankhurst as a living embodiment of grace, whose generosity of care behind closed doors comes from a place of deep empathy. Hers is the wisdom of survival.

Jessie Cole’s own story in her mem-

oir Staying has been a long swim towards that wisdom. Jessie’s idyllic youth as a barefoot child of the bush was smashed to pieces by her older sister’s suicide, compounded six years later by her father’s, who never recovered from his daughter’s death. It took her two courageous novels to circle close enough to her own story to tell such deep family trauma from a personal perspective.

But not all mental health issues have a clearly discernible cause, and this can be a source of considerable

stress for those who struggle with issues like anxiety and cannot pinpoint a traumatic event to blame it on or to heal from.

Sarah Wilson has spent most of her adult life in ‘damage control’ against chronic and at times debilitating anxiety. Her break-away, diary-style book First, We Make the Beast Beautiful drills down into her quest to get to the bottom of it, and all the ‘fixes’ she has attempted over the years.

Sarah re-writes the traditional concept of anxiety: rather than it being something awful that controls our lives, she comes to realise that it could be an experience that empowers us, that becomes a spiritual journey. For her, the real success in dealing with anxiety is accepting it for what it is, rather than trying to banish it or fix it.

In a similar vein, Matt Haig’s upcoming Notes on a Nervous Planet digs around in the causes of broadscale anxiety, a quasi-companion

book to his earlier, self-exploratory Reasons to Stay Alive.

Matt struggled for years with depression and concedes that he’s actually a writer because of it. He sees depression as an essential part of life without which life would be rather bland.

It’s an important conversation for people to have, to admit to depression, to air it and get it out, but it’s not something that needs to be scoured out from humanity. It is a source of pain, but it’s also the source of all the good that comes from it.

What emerges through each of these stories is an essential thread: what shapes us, makes us. There’s strength to be found in it, and maybe even beauty.

• Trent Dalton, Sarah Krasnostein, Jessie Cole, Sarah Wilson and Matt Haig will all be appearing in multiple sessions throughout the 2018 Byron Writers Festival, 3–5 August. For tickets head to www. byronwritersfestival.com.

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BACK To SCHooL Dance Dynamics – Enrolments Would you like to perform in our end-of-year concert? Dance Dynamics is opening enrolments for the second half of 2018.

An established school of dance in the Byron area, Dance Dynamics has been leading the field for more than 18 years, and welcomes new students.

We have excellent programs for all dance styles from three years to our adult program.

Drop in and say hi to our friendly team, located in the Arts and Industry Estate 7/84–86 Centennial Circuit.

Term 3 enrolments are being held Saturday 21 July 2018 from 10am till 12pm You can also visit our website at www. byrondancedynamics.com.au or phone 6680 7250 with any enquiries.

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Shearwater Preschool and Kindergarten enrolment open day

Shearwater invites families interested in enrolling their under-7s, in 2019 or beyond, to its Enrolment Open Day on Saturday 11 August from 9am till 12 midday. Come and see our beautiful new Early Childhood Centre, opened in 2017. Classrooms will be open with children’s work on display and teachers will be available to talk about the learning program.

349 Left Bank Rd, Mullumbimby (entry is via the second carpark past the main entrance to the School).

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Flying trapeze and circus Term 3 at Circus Arts!

Circus Arts’ massive indoor venue is the place to do high flying trapeze and more than 20 various circus classes this term! Choose from casual classes and 10-week term classes, as well as special 6-week courses for adults.

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We offer long-term circus training for two-year-olds up to adults.

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Sustainable thinking in the family business

‘We truly want the world our two kids to grow up in to be one where not only our people, but our industry has a positive impact on the planet rather than simply taking its resources’ Will Brook of Brookfarm, pictured with wife Jess and their two children. Photo Demetre Minchev.

Will Brook has grown up in the family firm, Brookfarm, founded by his parents Pam and Martin Brook. He is now the operations manager of a business that exports around the world, as well as raising a young family, and The Echo caught up with him to ask him how it’s going.

Your wife Jessica runs a business, Ark and Eve, concentrating on organic, vegetabledyed clothing. Do her values complement your own?

We certainly share the same values especially

Golden memories

By Julie Ray

As I walk through the doors of Naomi Paled’s Golden Doughnut shop in Byron Bay the waft of cinnamon jolts a fond childhood memory of shopping with my mum. After being dragged through the local shopping centre mum would treat me to a warm sugary cinnamon doughnut. I was mesmerised by the automated doughnut-making gizmo that plopped out perfectly shaped round-holey doughnuts. I fell in love with the smell of cinnamon sugar and fresh-fried dough.

There is no gizmo doughnut machine at Nao-

in terms of ethics and environmental sustainability. Jess and I own Ark and Eve, but Jess really is the brains and creative genius behind it all. Ark and Eve is a children’s clothing label; everything is designed by Jess and built on a core value of sustainability. All the clothing is made from natural fabrics that are plant dyed. It’s beautiful clothing that is made to last and meant to be cherished. We truly want the world our two kids grow up in to be one where not only our people but our industry has a positive impact on the planet rather than simply taking its resources.

I seem to recall that Brookfarm send almost all of their organic waste like shells to be used as mulch?

Brookfarm tries to implement a circular approach to all aspects of our business; this is evident in how we treat all of our waste streams. On our farm, all of our macadamia husk is reused underneath our trees; it makes a fantastic mulch. The same concept continues at our Bakehouse: any food waste goes to the local Brooklet Springs farm to feed their pigs and chickens; by doing this we reduce our organic food waste to almost zero.

We are continuing to research and implement waste reduction and elimination to reach our goal of zero waste.

Do you bale and package other recyclables to make it cheaper to recycle these?

As part of our sustainability program we bale recyclable plastics, and all of our cardboard.

By baling our recyclables we are able to significantly reduce food miles by reducing our recycled waste pickups from five per week to only one.

You use solar power for which you won the ‘best of the best’ in the 2015 Premier’s Awards for environmental excellence. You’d feel a sense of achievement from that, but what is the enduring feeling?

We were incredibly proud and humbled to receive the Premier’s Award for sustainability, it really reflected the hard work and great ideas that have been maintained in our business. My goal is that others look at and use Brookfarm as an example for how to

conduct their own businesses. The same goes for the farm. We may not be the largest company around but we hope to be the working example and proof that you can be successful while being high quality and environmentally sustainable.

Do you have any ‘business tips’ that you would like to see adopted more widely in the local food-producing industry? It’s a burgeoning industry – where would you like the industry try to develop?

I would like all businesses (particularly food businesses) to look at their entire system through the lens of sustainability. This would encourage lean processes that would reduce waste, create efficiency, improve quality, and generally improve the running of the business. The best way to find out how to do this is through collaboration. I’m a firm believer in collaboration and sharing ideas among peers, and between businesses.

We do this currently through the Northern Rivers Food group and we find it incredibly beneficial.

Do you think that you can expand your business within the Byron Shire?

We are currently operating over five different sites within the Byron Shire, and it makes sense for us to consolidate our operations. We use a lot of local suppliers wherever possible, and employ local people and we would like to keep our business within the Shire. At the moment we are looking at all our options and nothing is set in stone.

age to get through all the flavours and still want more, there are specials each week like the cappuccino or mango vanilla cream.

Golden Doughnut is situated nextdoor to The Nail Bar that Naomi also runs. So what do pedicures or manicures and doughnuts have in common?

‘When the shop became vacant nextdoor I thought doughnuts would be something different to serve up in Byron,’ Naomi said. ‘We must be the only Nail Bar in the world where you can order a doughnut and a chai latte and enjoy it while being pampered. Customers love it; it adds to the luxury.’

This is not Naomi’s first dabble with tantalizing sweets; she has been serving up pastries at festivals for the past 12 years with Uprising Bakery.

‘I love doughnuts and they have become so popular recently, and it’s great to see people’s faces light up when they walk through the door,’ said Naomi.

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mi’s shop because her doughnuts are made by hand, inspired by her Israeli grandmother.

‘In Israel doughnuts are very popular. Every grandmother would make them with cinnamon and jam in the middle; there was never any icing on top, the flavour was always on the inside,’ explained Naomi.

Naomi’s doughnuts are rounded (no holes) puffed, golden, light and fluffy just as she remembers. They are made with organic flour and as much local produce as she can obtain.

Be prepared to have difficulty deciding which one to eat, if you can stop at one.

There are so many flavours to choose from like cinnamon, Ferrero Rocher, salted caramel, dark chocolate, berry jam and the mouth-watering hot-chocolate-filled doughnut topped with vanilla ice-cream, as well as a vegan doughnut. If you have trouble choosing, like this Libran, grab the mini Oompa Loompa; it’s four different fillings pumped into mini doughnuts. If you man-

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Sustrainability

I’ve been to Bali too...

At Melbourne’s Crown Casino last Thursday night a small not-for-profit heritage-rail operator from Byron Bay took the Rail Sustainability Award at the Australasian Rail Association Awards.

Michele Levine, CEO, Roy Morgan, says a recent Roy Morgan poll has shown Australians are increasingly considering overseas destinations when planning holidays but not all countries are benefiting from the increased propensity of Australians to travel overseas.

‘It is fantastic to see the Byron Bay Railroad Company receive this award for converting a 1949 heritage diesel rail car into the world’s first solar-powered conventional train,’ said Danny Broad, CEO of the Australasian Railway Association. ‘This is leading the way in the use of sustainable energy resources in the rail industry.’

The solar-train project was a collaborative effort delivered in conjunction with Lithgow Railway Workshop, Nickel Energy and ELMOFO. ‘A lot of different people have been involved and it was a hard-fought battle,’ said Jeremy Holmes.

‘So it’s nice to be recognised by the rail industry for what we have achieved in firstly delivering a heritage railway service and secondly showcasing where sustainability can have an impact in the rail industry.’

The Byron Bay Train was launched on 16 December 2017 and operates daily services on the 3km coastal track between the North Beach Station at the end of Bayshore Drive in the Byron Arts & Industry Estate and the Byron Beach Platform at the Shirley Street level crossing in Byron town centre. The two-carriage train seats 92 passengers with room for bicycles, luggage and surfboards. Since commencement not one service has been missed.

‘We truly are sustainable in that we are

Indonesia (Bali) and Japan the winners while China is well down on 2008

Bad spellers make more new English words than William Shakespeare; The Echo strives to keep Byron at the forefront of language innovation, just as our solar train is at the cutting edge of sustrainability. generating more energy than we are using,’ said rail safety manager Geoff Clark, who has guided the project for the past five years. ‘We have focused on reuse of old rail assets as opposed to new build. People said it couldn’t happen and it wouldn’t work. Yet it does. It’s quiet, environmentally friendly and sustainable.’

This award follows two recent wins at the Good Design Awards held at the Sydney Opera House in May, where Byron Bay Railroad Company was both a Good Design Award Gold winner in the Product Design category and a Good Design Award winner in the Engineering category, in recognition for outstanding design and innovation.

For more info visit byronbaytrain.com.au.

The most popular Asian destination is now Indonesia; 10.9 per cent of Australians planning an overseas trip in the next 12 months plan to travel to Indonesia, up 3.4ppts on 2008. The bulk of these Aussie holidaymakers (10.3 per cent) plan on travelling to the tourist island of Bali and only 0.9 per cent plan to travel to other parts of Indonesia.

There is a small crossover for Australians intending to travel to both Bali and other parts of Indonesia.

The other big winner over the last decade is Japan. Now 10.5 per cent of Australians planning an overseas trip in the next 12 months plan to go to Japan, more than double the 4.8 per cent of a decade ago. Since 2008 the popularity of Japan as

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a travel destination for Australians has overtaken China, Singapore and Thailand.

China has seen the most significant decline in popularity over the past decade as an Asian travel destination for Australians although it is worth remembering that the Beijing Olympics were held in China in August 2008.

Over 2.3 million (11.4 per cent) Australians aged 14-plus are intending to travel overseas in the next 12 months.

Because of strong Australian population growth over the past decade the absolute number of 2.3 million intending to travel overseas in the year to March 2018 has nearly doubled from 1.2 million (7.2 per cent) in the year to March 2008. Australia is due to pass 25 million total population during the next month.

A strong driver of the increase is the increasing proportion of Australians now planning to travel to Asia in the next 12 months. Now over one million (5.1 per cent) Australians aged 14-plus plan to travel to Asia in the next 12 months, more than double the number in real terms compared to a decade ago.

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Fishheads

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No Bones

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Legend Pizza

St Elmo is a place where you can enjoy great company, first-class food, sophisticated cocktails and an extensive wine list. St Elmo is plating up modern Spanish cuisine to be enjoyed amongst friends and family. Our menus change regularly and feature daily specials.

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

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

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Fresh Healthy Delicious

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

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New Vegetarian Restaurant 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.

Thoughtful menu reflecting the region, the seasons and the climate. Elegant dining in a relaxed atmosphere.

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

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

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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

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 12pm–3pm daily / Dinner 6pm–10pm (Wed–Sun) Weekend breakfast 8am–11am Newrybar NSW 2479 Harvest Deli is open daily with take-away pastries, sandwiches 02 6687 2644 and salads.

Harvest Deli: 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.

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LIFTOUT!

GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR FESTIVAL WITH THE ECHO’S SPECIAL LIFTOUT GUIDE SPLENDOUR GENDER This year one thing is abundantly clear from the Splendour lineup: there is a strong representation of women artists. This year’s Splendour definitely has more women on the bill then ever before. This year’s Falls Festival copped some flack about its lack of solid female acts, so it’s clear promoters have been more mindful in including more women and gender diverse acts. Young women are certainly dominating the stage at Splendour, with Lorde performing her only Australian show. Acts such as Haiku Hands bring a lineup of four girls who create an energising experience fusing dance party vibes with performance art. Melbourne singer/ producer and multi-instrumentalist G Flip shows why she’s been heralded such an addictive, bittersweet shard of shimmering pop. Jack River aka Holly Rankin is a girl who is growing her own – heading up Electric Lady, a platform that aims to amplify the strength of women in music and beyond, and All Our Exes Live in Texas bring sass, songs, freaking fabulous frocks to the forefront.

These are exciting times for women in music, claiming the stage and delivering in their own right. The blokey festival lineup is a thing of the past. This Splendour, it’s all about gender.

This guide compiled and edited by Mandy Nolan with thanks to the Splendour organisers. Cover photo by Aimee Catt.

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I CERTAINLY CAN’T COVER EVERY act on the bill at Splendour because there are just too many, but here are my top 30 picks for the weekend. It doesn’t mean the other stuff on isn’t equally great but these were the acts that piqued my interest…

1. Kendrick Lamar Headlining this Splendour is Kendrick Lamar, one of the most critically acclaimed and successful rappers of our time. Every new release jolts culture in a new direction, ever so slightly, and has so since his second studio album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, released in 2012.

His reach has been monumental, with more than 13 billion Spotify streams, 12 Grammy awards, and more than six million albums sold worldwide. His fourth album DAMN is another triumph, with a debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 – marking his third time at the top spot – and earning him five Grammys from seven nominations. Lead single Humble took out the coveted #1 spot in Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2017. In a short but illustrious career, Lamar has made an incredible mark on the music world.

Don’t miss him when he plays Sunday.

2. Lorde Lorde offers up her only Australia show for Splendour this year. Don’t miss this quiet yet confident girl from New Zealand who found her way to fame in 2013 when she was just 16, asserting herself as the voice of a generation with her full-length debut Pure Heroine.

The album went multi-platinum around the world, won her two GRAMMY Awards, and spawned the recordbreaking international juggernaut single Royals, followed by Team and Tennis Court.

Last year, the chart-dominating artist shared her second full-length album Melodrama. Featuring the lead single Green Light, followed by Liability and Sober, the album is a masterful study of being a young woman, heartbreak and the incandescence of youth.

Melodrama debuted at #1 in the US, Australia and New Zealand and confirmed Lorde as a global force to be reckoned with. Lorde’s appearance at Splendour in the Grass, which concludes her year-long Melodrama world tour, will be magic. She headlines the Amphitheatre Friday.

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3. Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend has defined their music ‘Upper West Side Soweto’, songs such as A-Punk, Oxford Comma, Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa and Cousins showcased the band’s unerring ability to make clever, catchy-as-hell indie rock blended with joyful, Afro-pop-inspired melodies. It saw them rise from the music bloggers’ favourites into a Grammy award-winning act.

This fourth studio album will mark their first without founding member Rostam Batmanglij. He left with the band on a high. Their first two full-lengths sold nearly 1.2 million combined copies, yet always a sound delightfully out of sync with everything else.

Live, as on record, they create their own world – nimbly moving between different genres, moods and timesignatures, and making them their own. Each show is a celebration of all of that, and we can’t wait to see them at North Byron Parklands when they play their only Australian show headlining the Amphitheatre on Saturday.

4. Khalid

5. The Wombats

Khalid has been surrounded by music his entire life. He grew up in a military family. His mother is a singer with the US Army and he was introduced to music at an early age. Khalid spent most of his childhood in Germany before moving to New York for high school. The summer going into his senior year of high school, Khalid’s family was ordered to relocate to El Paso, Texas.

The Wombats have an uncanny knack for writing incredibly catchy songs. A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation, featuring indie-rock cult classic Let’s Dance to Joy Division is a witty collection of dancefloor-filling indie pop gems that are loaded with savvy pop culture references, angsty coming-of-age observations and utterly infectious hooks. Selling more than a million copies worldwide, the album went platinum in the UK and Gold in Australia, soared up the heart-seeker charts in the US, and was the Triple J feature album of December 2007. They come to our shores armed with their latest album Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life. The LP is a giant leap into maturity, a record that’s still instantly singalong but demands to be taken seriously.

By 18 years of age, Khalid, who is classically vocally trained, had drawn on his experiences with moving often and the unique experience of growing up having lived on two continents and parlayed them into the creation of his viral smash Location, which helped him to land a major label deal with Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records.

Khalid released the music video for Location, then released Let’s Go, Hopeless, Coaster, and most recently in what would be his biggest hit to date, Young Dumb & Broke. Punters will have the joy of singing it word for word at Splendour 2018 when he plays at the Amphitheatre on Friday.

Australia has always had a love affair with The Wombats; selling out and upgrading multiple shows across the country and delivering massively energetic festival sets at The Falls Festival, Groovin’ the Moo, and Splendour. Don’t miss your chance to celebrate the album that debuted indie-rock royalty at the Amphitheatre on Sunday.

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PLEASURE COMA DJs 4.00-5.00

6. Hilltop Hoods They are the undeniable kings of Aussie hip-hop.

The Hilltop Hoods know how to deliver a cranking live festival show. Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung album became their fifth #1 album on the ARIA chart and features platinumselling Higher featurin James Chatburn and fivetimes platinum single 1955 featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum. The release was celebrated with The Restrung Tour in 2016 where Hilltop Hoods headlined sold-out arenas with Australia’s best orchestras and choirs conducted by Hamish McKeich – playing to more than 50,000 fans.

Off the back of the album the hip-hop crew initiated the Through The Dark project with Google Play, resulting in an astonishing six awards at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity including the FWA People’s Choice Award.

Splendour will be Hilltop Hoods’ first show back with a brand new single for 2018! They play at the Mix Up Stage Saturday.

7. CHVRCHES CHVRCHES is Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty. The band released their critically acclaimed debut The Bones Of What You Believe in 2013, earning the synth-pop trio a Brit Award nomination. Their follow-up LP Every Open Eye charted at #3 on the ARIA chart, #4 on the UK chart, #8 on the Billboard 200, and top-20 in ten other countries worldwide.

This year, CHVRCHES will release their anticipated third album Love Is Dead. With the soaring success of their first two albums propelling CHVRCHES into new worlds of fame and acclaim, Love Is Dead is at times euphoric and others bittersweet.

It is an album about growing up and ‘coming to

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terms with the fact that there are great things in the world and there are awful things in the world and that you can’t get one without the other’, says frontwoman Lauren Mayberry.

Over the course of their career, CHVRCHES have played countless shows worldwide, with each tour’s production reaching new heights and leaping towards the top of festival bills including Glastonbury, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Reading and Leeds. Playing at the Amphitheatre on Saturday.

8. Girl Talk Master of mashups, producer Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) is back in Australia for the first time since 2012. Following the success of his 2006 album Night Ripper, Girl Talk steadily toured over the following six years, bringing his renowned confetti-covered and sweat-soaked performances to venues ranging from house party basements

to major festivals. He followed it up with Feed the Animals, which was ranked number four on Time’s Top 10 Albums of 2008. Next came All Day/ in 2010, which was brought to life as an album-length music video called Girl Walk // All Day. In 2013, Gillis decided to take his first significant hiatus from the road since his initial national exposure. The break from live material preparation allowed Gillis time to explore some ideas slightly removed from his trademark hyper-mashup style.

In turn, he began working on beats with a wider range of samples, some more obscure than what he would normally use in his Top 40-focused work.

He teamed up with legendary Philadelphia rapper Freeway on the collaborative EP Broken Ankles. The 2014 release combined both artists’ distinct, highenergy styles into a continuously flowing collection of bangers. Girl Talk’s only Aussie show is at the Mix Up Stage on Sunday.

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9. Angus & Julia Stone Angus & Julia Stone have effortlessly captured the public’s imagination with acclaimed new album Snow, featuring singles Snow, Cellar Door and the hypnotic standout Chateau.

Their double-platinum single Chateau reached the lofty heights of No. 3 on Triple J’s 2017 Hottest 100, with more than 42 million Spotify streams globally, and hit No. 26 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Snow, which debuted at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart (behind Foo Fighters), is now Gold and features 12 glorious tracks penned by Angus and Julia together. The Sydney-born siblings produced and largely engineered it themselves, in Angus’s cottage studio, Belafonté, in the Byron hinterland. Angus and Julia have played sold-out shows across the globe since Snow was released in September 2017, including a triumphant Australian headline tour and stellar performances at Falls Festival over Christmas and new year. Their forthcoming 2018 Australian tour is a sell-out, eclipsing more than 50,000 tickets nationally, which is the biggest Angus & Julia Stone tour to date. And of course at Splendour too – Amphitheatre, Friday.

10. Franz Ferdinand Forget everything you think you know about Franz Ferdinand. Always Ascending is the new album from Franz Ferdinand and it’s nothing short of a rebirth. The album’s 10 songs are a triumphant recasting of the group, bursting with fresh ideas and vigorous sonic experimentation. With reclusive producer Philippe Zdar (Cassius, Phoenix, Beastie Boys), FF have taken a knife to their old canvas, creating an album that is so foreign in its familiarity it could only be current.

Always Ascending shows Franz Ferdinand broadening their palette, as exuberant as it is euphoric, creating a sound that singer Alex Kapranos refers to as ‘simultaneously futuristic and naturalistic’.

They wanted this record to sound like no other you’ve heard, never mind any other Franz Ferdinand record.

Here it is. Stick it on and get ready to hear it live and in all its glory at the Amphitheatre on Saturday.

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11. Ben Harper & 12. The Avalanches DJ Set Charlie Musselwhite After 16 years adrift, The Avalanches returned GRAMMY award-winning, multiplatinum-selling artists Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite have collaborated once again for their album No Mercy In This Land. It’s the first of new music from the pair since the 2013 release of their collaborative album Get Up!, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Blues Albums Chart and won a GRAMMY award in 2014 for Best Blues Album.

A musical expression of the kinship between the two, the album recounts both Ben’s and Charlie’s personal stories and adds to the sonic history of American struggle and survival.

‘Charlie Musselwhite is that very rare and hallowed place where blues past, present and future collide,’ says Ben. ‘He transforms notes into emotions that feel both hauntingly familiar and brand new, as if hearing them for the first time every time. He is a living legend whose harmonica playing should be beamed into outer space to search for other life forms.’ And Charlie is as enthusiastic about working with Mr Harper.

‘Onstage or in the studio, working with Ben Harper holds the same excitement I experienced working with Chicago blues legends back in the day,’ says Charlie. ‘I think it is safe to say that Ben has reinvented the blues in a great way: playing modern while preserving the feel. I am honoured and privileged to be a participant in this project.’ See these two legends come together at the GW McLennan Tent on Saturday.

triumphant in 2016 with their stunning second album, Wildflower. Picking up where their iconic debut Since I Left You left off, its thrilling mix of wild party jams and gorgeous psychedelia had us falling in love all over again, a journey into a kaleidoscopic world of sound. The album scored glowing reviews around the world, nailed number one on the ARIA album charts and hit the Top 10 in the UK. Live onstage, the group blend iconic classics (Frontier Psychiatrist and Flight Tonight) with new favourites (Frankie Sinatra and Subways) in a joyous block party that’s guaranteed to be crazy in the coconut. They made their triumphant post-hiatus return to the stage at Splendour 2017, and now those musical mavericks who never gave a damn what anyone else thought are heading back to Byron Bay. Dance yourself stupid at Mix Up on Sunday.

13. The Jungle Giants Renowned for their energetic live sets, filled with charging dance hooks and contagious scream-your-lungs-out choruses, The Jungle Giants thrilled crowds with their electric mainstage shows earlier this year at Falls Festival.

Marking the band’s final headline run of the critically acclaimed third album Quiet Ferocity, their Used To Be In Love April tour sold out multiple dates in record time, including four Metro theatres in Sydney. Alongside Kendrick Lamar, Gang of Youths and Lorde, The Jungle Giants dominated this year’s Triple J Hottest 100, with numerous entries from their 2017 release. The only independent act to achieve four placements, the stellar result saw tracks Used To Be Love land #59, Bad Dream #57, On Your Way Down #50 and a Top 20 inclusion with Feel The Way I Do nabbing #16. The Brisbane 4-piece defied expectations with career high third album Quiet Ferocity.

Recorded and produced entirely themselves, the album featured hit singles Feel the Way I Do, Bad Dream, Used To Be In Love and On Your Way Down.

Racking up well over 50 million Spotify streams, the record topped numerous 2017 Best Of lists and landed #7 on Triple J Listeners Top 10 Albums of 2017. The Jungle Giants play GW McLennan Tent on Saturday.

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THAT’S MY SERPENT JAM DANCE ACCENDO CABARET FIRE SHOW ALPHAMAMA

9.15-9.45

10.00-10.30 10.30-11.00

GABRIEL OTU & THE HAPPY AFRICA DANCERS

8.00-9.00

2:

MISS RENEE SIMONE

11.00-11.45

12.00-1.30

ELWIZZBOMB

SMITHERS

L.K. MCKAY

NICKLES

LEX DELUXE

PSDJs

5.00-6.00

6.00-7.00

7.00-8.00

8.00-9.30

9.30-11.00

11.00-1.00

ALL MY FRIENDS DJs 1.00-2.00

COMEDY CLUB FEAT. DEMI LARDNER, TRIPOD, AUNTY DONNA & LOADS MORE!

SEIND CURING SURFING FERMENTED SCIENCE DARK BREAKING IN THE CANCER FOR SPLENDOUR! OF CHEMISTRY GOOD DRONES SOUND SCIENCE

SCIENCE OF MUSIC

5.00-8.00

12.15-12.45 12.45-1.15 1.15-1.45 1.45-2.15 2.15-2.45 2.45-3.15 3.15-3.45 3.45-4.30 4.30-5.00 WE’RE ALL GOING TO… TEE-SHIRT REHASH BECI ORPIN MEND IT LIKE BECKHAM FANCY FOIL BLING AND & CRAFT MAKERY CONVERSATIONS 1.30-3.00 W/ STEFAN HUNT YOUR EYES ARE LIKE A HELMUTS W/FANCY FREE IN THE CRAFT BUS 12.30-1.00 • 1.30-2.00 • 2.30-3.00 CUP OF TEA - TEA HOUSE 4.00-5.30 11.00-4.00 CIRCUS ARTS CIRCUS ARTS ASTRID & INGRID’S HAPPY AFRICA JOHNNY THE JESTER FINNLEY CONNORS AERIAL SHOW QUEST TO BE THE BEST DRUMMING WORKSHOP AERIAL SHOW

JAZZ UP YOUR JUMPSUIT W/ FANCY FREE 11.00-12.30

SPLENDOUR IN THE CRAFT

LITTLE BIG TOP PROGRAM ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS

LITTLE SPLENDOUR

12.00-1.00

1.00-1.30

FLORAL WREATHS

BUSKER STAGE

12.00-1.00

MACRAME 1.00-2.00

PHIL AND TILLEY 1.00-1.45

1.30-2.30

2.30-3.30

3.30-4.00

3D CACTUS CUTOUTS

JEWELLED CUFFS

KARUAH

RORY O’NIELL

2.00-3.00

2.00-2.45

3.00-4.00

3.00-3.45

4.00-5.00

WIRE TREE PENDANTS 4.00-5.00

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14. Methyl Ethel Methyl Ethel claimed 2017 as their own. The release of their second album Everything is Forgotten launched the band into critical acclaim, scoring Feature Album on Triple J, reaching #4 in the Triple J Hottest 100 for Ubu, selling out an entire run of Australian tour dates, touring Europe, and supporting The Drums on their US tour. Capping the year off with a J Award nomination for Australian Album of the Year, the band has resoundingly established their status as a formidable live band on the world stage. The quartet are thrilled to be joining the lineup for this year’s Splendour in the Grass. With frontman Jake Webb having spent the past few months in the studio, he, alongside bassist Thom Stewart, drummer Chris Wright, and keyboardist Hamish Rahn, are raring to return to the stage. Methyl Ethel’s live show is in turns dark and foreboding, soaring and fantastical – and ultimately unlike their album’s namesake; nothing short of unforgettable.

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15. Henry Rollins

16. Safia

In describing Henry Rollins, the tendency is to try to squeeze as many labels as possible into a single sentence. ‘Rollins is many things,’ says The Washington Post, ‘diatribist, confessor, provocateur, humorist, even motivational speaker… his is an enthusiastic and engaging chatter.’

Entertainment Weekly’s list includes ‘Punk Rock icon. Spoken word poet.

Actor. Author. DJ. Is there anything this guy can’t do?’ TV Guide has more concisely called him a ‘Renaissance Man’, but if Henry Rollins could be reduced to a single word, that word would undoubtedly be workaholic.

Much-loved Australian outfit SAFIA gave us the first taste of new music for 2018 with new single Freakin’ Out, which saw the band return to an anthemic, groove-heavy sound with a warped quirky tone (and video to match). The single follows on from Cellophane Rainbow, which is sitting at over 1.5 million streams since its release at the end of 2017 and was the first piece of new music from the band since their acclaimed debut album Internal was released in 2016. Internal landed at #2 on the ARIA album chart, #1 on the iTunes chart, received ARIA and J Award nominations, and saw the band complete a sold-out run of national album shows to packed venues including Melbourne’s iconic Festival Hall.

When he’s not travelling, Rollins prefers a to keep a relentless schedule full of work, with gigs as an actor, author, DJ, voice-over artist and TV show host to name a few of the roles that keep his schedule full. Rollins has toured the world as a spoken-word artist, as frontman for both Rollins Band and Black Flag, and as a solitary traveller with insatiable curiosity, favouring road-less-travelled locales in places such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Siberia, North Korea, South Sudan and Iran. His only Australian show is at Splendour at the GW McLennan Tent Friday.

In the past 12 months, the Canberra trio has headlined The Drop Festival nationally, in addition to performances at capacity crowds on the Listen Out tour, a headline spot on Yours and Owls and a massive AU/NZ tour with twentyone pilots. Internationally, SAFIA has performed headline shows in the UK, US and Europe as well as appearing at the Great Escape and SXSW. The band has also toured extensively in

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Australia including sets at Splendour in the Grass, Groovin The Moo, Falls Festival, Beyond the Valley, Field Day, Big Pineapple and Curve Ball. Safia play at the Mix Up Stage Friday.

17. Amy Shark Gold Coast singer/songwriter Amy Shark has been on an upward trajectory since her breakout song, 3-times Platinum Adore, was placed #2 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 last year.

She took home two ARIAs (Best Pop Release and Breakthrough Artist) and her debut EP Night Thinker exploded into the top 10 on iTunes in 15 countries. Amy became the first-ever Australian Apple Music ‘Up Next’ Artist, a title that launched her onto the stage of The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.

Having just returned home after an extensive tour of Europe and North America – with sold-out shows in major cities including Germany, London, New York, Los Angeles and Seattle – Amy returns to Australia to work on her upcoming debut album due for release later this year. In the meantime Amy is at Splendour. Catch her at the Amphitheatre on Saturday.

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18. Mallrat

19. Alex the Astronaut

Mallrat’s career has skyrocketed since her humble beginnings as a tween rapper in the suburbs of Brisbane.

Her refreshingly honest observations of day-to-day life, relatable and confessional lyrics, and penchant for writing sticky melodies that you just can’t shake, have all shaped her into the kind of artist that is perfectly positioned to be Australia’s next big name in music. She now commands a huge following of fans, from her current base in Melbourne, through to gigantic international locations such as Mexico City.

Alex the Astronaut was still a student when she released her debut EP To Whom it May Concern, which featured the breakout tracks Already Home and Rockstar City. She was living in New York City on a soccer scholarship, and spent her days studying science and nights writing songs in her dorm. Fast-forward to Alex the Astronaut’s second EP, See You Soon and things had changed a bit. The five-song set of vivid train-ofthought narratives, and bare acoustic bones bracing bright pop melodies brimmed with new experiences, hinting at the weight of returning home to Sydney after finishing her degree. It was the release of See You Soon that took her from ‘artist to watch’ to front and centre, with lead single Not Worth Hiding landing at #23 in this year’s Triple J Hottest 100. Its release coincidentally timed with the beginnings of the same-sex-marriage plebiscite, slowly growing into its unofficial anthem and blared at rallies around the country. The innocent, straight-up and pure nature of Alex the Astronaut’s style of writing saw praise come in from all over the globe including from the Rocket Man himself Elton John, who called it simply ‘fabulous’. Alex plays at GW McLennan on Saturday.

Meanwhile, 2018 is already shaping up to be her biggest year yet, with her new EP In The Sky set for release June 1, her single Better landing in the 2017 Triple J Hottest 100 (#46), and the follow-up UFO (ft Allday) earning widespread international acclaim and huge streaming numbers. She also starred at SXSW, performed sold-out debut US and UK tour shows, and her home shows have become must-see, sell-out events. Quite simply, Mallrat is the future. And the future is playing at the Mix Up Stage on Sunday.

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SATURDAY 21 JULY 11:00

12:00

AMPHITHEATRE

1:00

2:00

3:00

SEASIDE

THE BABE RAINBOW

ALEX LAHEY

AMY SHARK

12.00-12.45

1.00-1.45

2.15-3.00

3.30-4.15

GW McLENNAN TENT

G FLIP

WAAX

ALEX THE ASTRONAUT

12.30-1.15

1.45-2.30

3.00-3.45

TINY DANCER STAGE

UNCLE MAGPIE & THE MINJUNGBAL DANCERS

W/ DUNCAN PEAK & TIJUANA CARTEL (SLOW MO SET)

SOOTHSAYERS

SCIENCE TENT

SPLENDOUR IN THE CRAFT LITTLE SPLENDOUR

BUSKER STAGE

SATURDAY MORNING BOOK CLUB WITH MARIEKE HARDY & SPECIAL GUESTS SAVE THE BOX! 10.00-10.30

DARK CHEMISTRY 10.30-11.00

10.00-11.30

SERIAL KILLER

11.00-11.30

11.30-12.15

LITTLE BIG TOP PROGRAM ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS

10:00

GANG OF YOUTHS

FRANZ FERDINAND

CHVRCHES

4.45-5.45

6.15-7.15

7.45-8.45

9.15-10.15

ANNA LUNOE GODLANDS

CARMADA BY L D R U & YAHTZEL 6.15-8.00

4.30-5.30 5.30-6.15

LIL XAN

ELK ROAD

8.00-8.45

8.45-9.45

9.45-10.30

10.30-11.30

OCEAN ALLEY

THE JUNGLE GIANTS

4.15-5.00

5.30-6.30

7.00-8.00

8.30-9.30

10.00-11.00

TWO PEOPLE

ARA KOUFAX

ANDRAS

FANTASTIC MAN

TIM SWEENEY

3.00-3.50

4.00-4.50

5.00-6.00

6.00-7.30

7.30-9.00

9.00-11.00

DINOBITCH

U-PHORIC

JPS

2.10-3.30

3.30-5.00

5.00-6.30

6.30-7.30

7.30-9.00

BUNYARRA DANCERS

2.45-3.45

4.00-4.30 THAT’S MY JAM DANCE WKSP

BANANA JOLIE CABARET WKSP 2.15-3.15

3.30-4.15

YT DINGO & AWE MILL DANCERS 5.45-6.30

SUNSET DRUM & DANCE WITH MENINAS DA LUA

4.30-5.30

PUZZLEDUST CABARET

TETRAMETH

9.10-10.30

10.30-12.00

RUFFY

12.0012.15

12.15-2.00

TAY OSKEE

NARDEAN

MENINAS DA LUA

GARRETT KATO

BULLHORN

7.00-8.00

8.30-9.30

10.00-10.30

10.45-11.45

12.15-1.45

ACRO LOVE

THE SOUNDTALES ANISA NANDAULA FLEASSY MALAY ARTERIUM

7.00-7.30 7.30-8.00 8.00-8.45

6.15-6.45

APRIL KERRY

9.009.10

SPLENDID POETRY SESSIONS

MONKEY MONKEY SHAKE SHAKE

9.00-9.45

BANANA SERPENT JOLIE ACCENDO CABARET FIRE SHOW

NESSI GOMES

ALPHAMAMA

10.00-10.30 10.30-11.00

11.00-11.45

12.00-1.30

KRISTIAN STREINER

EMMA STEVENSON

LOVE DELUXE (DJ SET)

DAN MUMBLES

SAMPOLOGY (DJ SET)

INTERSTELLAR FUGITIVES

12.00-2.00

2.00-4.00

4.00-6.00

6.00-8.00

8.00-10.00

10.00-12.00

12.00-2.00

12.15-12.45

12.30-2.00 SCIENCE SQUABBLE

2.30-4.00

CYBERHACKING SMARTER THAN SLIME?

12.45-1.45

2.00-3.00

3.00-3.30

THE DARK SIDE

PROF ALAN DUFFY

3.30-4.15

4.15-5.00

CHARMS FOR THE CHARMING MEND IT LIKE BECKHAM WE’RE ALL GOING TO… CONVERSATIONS CHARM BRACELETS W/EACH TO OWN & CRAFT MAKERY 1.30-3.00 W/ STEFAN HUNT YOUR EYES ARE LIKE A IN THE CRAFT BUS 12.30-1.00 • 1.30-2.00 • 2.30-3.00 CUP OF TEA - TEA HOUSE

MY HOUSE YOUR HOUSE 12.00-1.00

CRAZY COLLAGE CREATURES 12.00-1.00

CIRCUS ARTS AERIAL SHOW

1.00-1.30

WILD SPICE TRIBAL BELLYDANCERS

TYE DYE

1.00-2.00

JOSH HORE

1.00-1.45

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MARC FENNELL MEETS HENRY ROLLINS, ALEX KAPRANOS (FRANZ FERDINAND) & LAUREN MAYBERRY (CHVRCHES)

THE PIN WITH NKECHI ANELE & GUESTS ZIGGY RAMO, EMILY BOADU & MICHAEL HING

1.30-2.30

KIDDYWINKS PUPPET SHOW 2.30-3.30

STAMP PRINT TOTES 2.00-3.00

FRANKI KANEUR

2.00-2.45

11.00-4.00 JUSTINE CLARKE

PUPPET MAKING

3.30-4.00

2:

BEN HARPER & CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE

BWISE

MOODSWING & CHEVYBASS

1:00

10.45-12.00

HILLTOP HOODS

ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS

12:00

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

AUDIOPAXX DJs

LEWIS CAPALDI

GAMBIRRA MOB

11:00

SOOTHSAYER DJs

SCIENCE SURFING FOR OF SYMMETRY SCIENCE

PILLOW APPRECIATION SOCIETY W/ BECI ORPIN 11.00-12.30

9:00

METHYL ETHEL

BRUISE BROTHERS SLACKLINE 5.30-5.45

SHERRELE DOLPHIN + KATE B YOGA W/ LIVE MUSIC - 9.00-10.00 MASON TAYLOR - 10.00-10.30 • SIGRID TASIES & TEDDI EMERALD THE SELF LOVE JOURNEY - 10.30-11.15 • JULIA GEORGE - ASTROLOGY - 11.15-11.45 MURRAY KYLE - 12.00-12.45 • NATHAN KAYE - 1.00-2.00

8:00

TAI DANIELS

ALFALFA

1.15-2.15 12.30-1.00 11.00-12.15 VILLAGE GREEN CIRCUS PROGRAM — 11.00-3.00

7:00

CINDERS ASHES

POWER LIVING YOGA

THE WORLD STAGE

2.00 2.10

6:00

STRANGEDREAMS

CASSETTES

TIPI FOREST

FORUM/COMEDY

5:00

HAIKU LAUREN LAUREN HANDS HANSOM NO MONO HANSOM SUPERORGANISM GODLANDS 3.45-4.30 12.15-1.00 1.00-1.30 1.30-2.15 2.15-2.45 2.45-3.45

MIX UP STAGE

BOHEMIAN LOUNGE

4:00

5.00-8.00

FANCY FOIL BLING AND HELMUTS W/FANCY FREE 4.00-5.30 CHLOE MASON

4.00-5.00

3.00-3.30

MORETON 3.00-3.45

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20. Albert Hammond Jnr

21. Tim Sweeney

Albert Hammond Jr’s fourth solo album Francis Trouble explores a deeply personal topic – the stillborn death of his twin brother, Francis, and the lingering effects that event has had in his life and music. Taking a page from Bowie, Hammond Jr says, ‘What the music says may be serious, but as a medium it should not be questioned, analysed or taken too seriously. I think it should be tarted up, made into a character, a parody of itself. The music is the mask the message wears and I, the performer, am the message.’

Over the course of 13 years, Tim Sweeney has built Beats in Space into an iconic brand. In the early days he worked in the studio of hip-hop legend Steinski, absorbing as much as possible from the producer’s vast record collection. Later, Sweeney came aboard DFA Records, touring with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and pairing up with Tim Goldsworthy as the DJ duo T&T. Today, tens of thousands of listeners tune in to the Beats in Space broadcast in the Tri-State area, with thousands more all over the world. Tim Sweeney performs at the Tiny Dancer Stage on Saturday.

The singer/songwriter and guitarist with The Strokes created Francis Trouble, an homage to both the death of his twin and his own birth, as well as the complexities of identity that arise because of their intermingling. Francis Trouble features the new singles Muted Beatings, Far Away Truths and Set to Attack. To celebrate the release, Hammond Jr has performed with The Killers in North America, Franz Ferdinand in Europe and the UK, and a North American headline tour, including sets at SXSW. Albert Hammond Jnr plays Splendour at the GW McLennan Tent on Sunday.

22. Stella Donnelly Stella Donnelly’s debut EP Thrush Metal was written over the space of two years; a musical undertaking resulting in a bold and unapologetic repertoire of songs that has propelled Donnelly to the forefront of the new guard of Australian songwriters. The five-track release (including the brilliant Mechanical Bull and wrenching Boys Will Be Boys) received critical acclaim on home soil and has since been picked up internationally by Pitchfork, NPR and more. In 2017, the Fremantle resident won a swathe of Western Australian Music Industry awards and Triple J’s Unearthed Artist of the Year.

Donnelly recently inked a global record deal with highly esteemed US label Secretly Canadian and took Austin’s SXSW conference by storm, where she was named a stand-out act by The New York Times, NME, DIY Magazine, LA Times and more.

Donnelly’s relatable way of writing is her lens to the world in which we live, a glimpse into what it’s like to be a millennial woman in the age of Trump, Tinder and third-wave feminism. With a debut album in the works for 2018, Donnelly has an astronomical year ahead of her. She plays at the GW McLennan Tent on Friday.

23. Bully Bully released their sophomore album Losing/ via Sub Pop Records this past autumn to critical acclaim, with UPROXX naming it one of the best rock albums of 2017. In rock – as in life – change is unavoidable, often painful, but ultimately necessary, and Alicia Bognanno and her band Bully have dealt with a lot of it since their debut record Feels Like hit in 2015.

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Now with a new label and another few year’s worth of life experience, the 12 new songs on Losing feel like perfect anthems for a generation still learning to harness the power of resistance.

With a vocal style that is as pretty as it is powerful, and emotionally resonant lyrics, Alicia channels the loss of innocence and reveals a raw honesty in songs that are distinctly hers. Bully plays GW McLennan Tent on Friday.

24. Wafia Wafia’s elegant, vaporous voice is as penetrating as a diamond bullet. Her songs have found champions in music heavyweights such as Pharrell and collaborators including Ben Abraham, Finneas and Tak-ku. Her tracks, such as Bodies and Only Love from her forthcoming VIII EP are dancefloor siren songs. It’s big pop: triumphant, thunderous and crystalline. But dare to dig a touch deeper and one will find something more sweeping. Wafia, born Wafia Al Rikabi and of Iraqi and Syrian heritage, has personally felt the political tensions of our modern era. She brings it all to the fore in her powerful, boundless music.

Wafia plays at the Mix Up Stage on Friday.

25. West Thebarton West Thebarton are a seven-headed soul-rock hydra. Straight outta Adelaide, this slightly slack true-blue rock septet are into having a real good time. Led by charismatic leader figure, gravelvoiced frontman Reverend Ray, West Thebarton have spent the past few years honing razor sharp riffs, sticking them soundly to seriously tight melodic tones and careering into bars, festival bills and ‘best of’ lists. Their life-affirming singles Moving Out, Bible Camp, and new track Stuck on You have enjoyed a fair thrashing on Triple J over the past 12 months, and they’ve already won over a ton of unsuspecting new fans on tour with Polish Club late last year, and at NYE on the Hill and Falls Festival in Byron and Lorne. After capturing the attention of Violent Soho’s James Tidswell the band have scored themselves a juicy record deal from his new label Domestic La La, and have committed their suburban homilies to tape. Their debut album Different Beings Being Different will be unleashed in May, right in time their first Splendour in the Grass appearance.

Hear it. Feel it. Love it. Remember it. West is the best! At the Amphitheatre Friday.

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SUNDAY 22 JULY 11:00

AMPHITHEATRE

12:00

1:00

2:00

3:00

AMYL & THE SNIFFERS

YUNGBLUD

SKEGGS

MIDDLE KIDS

BEN HOWARD

PNAU

MGMT

THE WOMBATS

KENDRICK LAMAR

12.00-12.45

1.00-1.45

2.15-3.00

3.30-4.15

4.45-5.45

6.15-7.15

7.45-8.45

9.15-10.15

10.45-12.00

GW McLENNAN TENT TINY DANCER STAGE

1.15-2.15 12.30-1.00 11.00-12.15 VILLAGE GREEN CIRCUS PROGRAM — 11.00-3.00

SHERRELE DOLPHIN + KATE B YOGA W/ LIVE MUSIC - 9.00-10.00 MASON TAYLOR - 10.00-10.30 • OLIVIA ROSEBERY SINGING WITH SOUL WKSP - 10.30-11.15 • JULIA GEORGE - MAGIC & RITUAL - 11.15-11.45 OLIVIA ROSEBERY - 12.00-12.45 • TAY OSKEE - 1.00-2.00

HAPPY MAG

LITTLE SPLENDOUR

VOIID DJs

HAPPY MAG DJs

AELA KAE (DJ SET)

11.00-12.00

12.00-1.00

1.00-2.00

10.00-12.00

SAVING NEMO 10.00-10.30

SEND IN THE DRONES

12.30-2.00

FROG BEAUTIFUL SMARTER FUN SAND THAN SLIME? 11.00-11.30 11.30-12.00 12.00-12.45 TOTES TOTES! TOTE BAG MAKING W/ ART PARK 11.00-12.30

LITTLE BIG TOP PROGRAM ART & CRAFT WORKSHOPS

12.00-1.00

BUSKER STAGE

1.00-2.00

1.00-1.45

8.30-9.30

10.00-11.00

KASBO

ELDERBROOK

JENSEN INTERCEPTOR

MADE IN PARIS

3.00-3.50

4.00-4.50

5.00-5.50

6.00-6.50

7.00-8.00

8.15-9.30

9.30-11.00

GARRETT KATO

BUNYARRA DANCERS

2.45-3.45

4.00-4.30

INDIGENOUS CLOSING CEREMONY

TRAVERS ROSS DANCE WKSP

YT DINGO & AWE MILL DANCERS

5.45-6.30

SUNSET DRUM & BRUISE DANCE WITH BROTHERS HAPPY AFRICA SLACKLINE 4.30-5.30 5.30-6.00

3.30-4.15 BREAK EVEN FARMER & THE RECORDINGS DJs OWL SULTANS E4444E OF SPIN 2.00-3.00 3.00-4.00 4.00-5.00 2.15-3.15

Q&A WITH TONY JONES 2.30-4.00

THE SCIENCE OF MUSIC

SCIENCE CIENCE OF SOUND OUND

COLOUR AND CRYSTALS

3.00-3.45

3.45-4.15 45-4.15

4.15-4.45

POPPY GALACTIC

1.30-2.30

2.30-3.30

SAND ART 2.00-3.00

MADDY MAY

2.00-2.45

CIRCUS ARTS TS OW AERIAL SHOW

3.30-4.000

FLORAL WREATHS 3.00-4.00

VINNA LADUCE

Z.I.V.

TRIP SYNDICATE

2DOGS

7.40-9.00

9.00-10.30

10.30-12.00

MISS RENEE SIMONE

BULLHORN

7.00-8.00

8.30-9.30

POETRY THE SPLENDID SESSIONS SOUNDTALES ANISA NANDAULA

PUZZLEDUST CABARET

SAFETY FIRST

6.15-6.45

7.00-7.30 7.30-8.00 8.00-8.45

FLEASSY MALAY NARDEAN

THE JIM DINOSAUR CITY MITCHELLS DJs RECORDS DJs DJ GOODBOY 5.00-6.00

6.00-7.00

GABRIEL OTU & HAPPY AFRICA 10.00-10.30

MONKEY MONKEY SHAKE SHAKE

9.00-9.45

YEAH NAH YEAH DJs SOKO HITO DJs

7.00-8.00

8.00-9.00

9.00-10.00

2:

CHEAP FAKES

TIJUANA CARTEL

10.45-11.45

12.15-1.45

BANANA SERPENT JOLIE ACCENDO CABARET FIRE SHOW

NARDEAN

10.00-10.30 10.30-11.00

11.00-11.45

808 DAWN & RYUSUKE

TAYA 12.10-2.00

(LAST DINOS SECRET DJ SET)

GLOBAL VILLAGE ALL STARS JAM 12.00-1.30

MEZKO (DJ SET)

AKIMBO DJs VOLUMES DJs

10.00-11.00

11.00-12.00

12.00-1.00

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COMEDY CLUB FEAT. AUNTY DONNA, MICHAEL HING, BECKY LUCAS & LOADS MORE!

11.00-4.00

RED ROCKET 3

HENRY PARKINSON

7.00-8.00

6.00-7.30

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STAMP PRINT TOTES

5.30-6.30

TEISCHA

1:00

10.30-11.30

JAMES BAY

MUTO

12:00

GIRLTALK

BALL PARK MUSIC

5.00-6.00

1.15-2.00

THE AVALANCHES DJ SET POOLCLVB 8.45-9.45 8.00-8.45 9.45-10.30

POOLCLVB

11:00

HOCKEY DAD

3.30-5.00

12.45-1.15

10:00

DEAN LEWIS

2.10-3.30

THE DARK SIDE

9:00

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

CHARMS FOR THE CHARMING MEND IT LIKE BECKHAM WE’RE ALL GOING TO… AM CONVERSATIONS CHARM BRACELETS W/EACH TO OWN & CRAFT MAKERY 1.30-3.00 W/ STEFAN HUNT YOUR EYES ARE LIKE A IN THE CRAFT BUS 12.30-1.00 • 1.30-2.00 • 2.30-3.00 CUP OF TEA - TEA HOUSE SE

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MADY MOODA

CURING CANCER

12.00-1.00

5.15-6.15

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SAMPA THE GREAT 7.00-8.00

MORGAZMK

HAMMER (HEAD) TIME

FABRIC WALL HANGINGS

NYXEN

WONQI ROSE

SERIAL KILLER

INDIGENOUS DANCE & CIRCUS ARTS LANGUAGE WORKSHOP AERIAL SHOW

CROOKED COLOURS

NICK ONE

FILM & PANEL: APRA AMCOS PANEL: APOCALYPSE FATIGUE & THE PLANET GAMECHANGERS PRESENTS: WITH DAMON GAMEAU, HER SOUND HER STORY PROF ALAN DUFFY & LAURA WELLS

10.30-11.00

SPLENDOUR IN THE CRAFT

MURRAY KYLE

UNCLE MAGPIE & THE MINJUNGBAL DANCERS

7:00

ELEMENTAL KOSMIC 12.0012.10

YOGA WITH SIGRID TASIES

2.00 2.10

6:00

STRANGE DREAMS 7.30-7.40

1.00-2.00

THE WORLD STAGE

SCIENCE TENT

CASSETTES

ELBOW

TIPI FOREST

FORUM/COMEDY

5:00

ZIGGY EBONY EVES EBONY RAMO BOADU KARYDAS BOADU TOWKIO NYXEN MALLRAT NYXEN 12.15-1.00 1.00-1.30 1.30-2.15 2.15-2.45 2.45-3.30 3.30-4.00 4.00-4.45 4.45-5.15 ROLLING ALBERT ANGIE SOCCER BLACKOUTS HAMMOND MCMAHON MOMMY COASTAL FEVER JNR 3.00-3.45 4.15-5.00 1.45-2.30 12.30 -1.15

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BOHEMIAN LOUNGE

4:00

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BADGE & FLAG MAKING WITH BECI ORPIN 4.00-5.30

SOUND SYNERGY DRUMMING WORKSHOP 4.00-5.00

FARMKIDS WORKSHOP 4.00-5.00

3.00-3.45

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26. The Babe Rainbow Australian, Byron Bay, sunshine-special The Babe Rainbow offer cleo kitsch, folk-rock-experimental music to play while you make love.

Well that’s what they say. They’ve previously have travelled with Costa Mesa’s original pump-house gang The Growlers, burnt the strawberry with the Alah-lahs, and headlined Europe and the USA in 2017 under blue light stars above. Back downunder the babes have been about the road with likes of Ty-Ty Segall, Tomorrows Tulips, and label brothers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. The Babe Rainbow are now putting the final touches on their second long player due out mid 2018. They play at the Amphitheatre on Saturday.

27. Amyl & The Sniffers Punk’s not dead. Amyl and the Sniffers are a punk band possessed by the spirit of seventies Australian rock. Amy Taylor (vocals), Bryce Wilson (drums), Dec Martens (guitar) are former housemates who formed the band, wrote a handful of tunes and released their debut EP Giddy Up all in a span of twelve hours. Completing their lineup with Gus Romer on bass, the band take their cues from a diverse bunch of legends including AC/DC, Cosmic Psychos, Dolly Parton and Die Antwoord, setting out to have as much fun as possible.

Their second EP Big Attraction was released in February 2017, kicking off a stellar year for these young punks. Growing buzz around their blistering live show made the band a hot tip at Bigsound in Brisbane, while the band was added to festival lineups including Meredith and CherryRock17. 2018 sees Amyl and the Sniffers ratchet up another couple of gears with their first national headline tour in April followed by UK shows in May, and their first North American tour in June with fellow Melburnians King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Amyl & The Sniffers play at the Amphitheatre on Sunday.

28. Antony & Cleopatra Antony & Cleopatra are the product of a pop-writing session gone astray. Growing up on different sides of the world, with emotional pulls in opposite hemispheres, Antony & Cleopatra are poles apart, yet, as history would show us, opposites attract.

The soulful dance music that Antony & Cleopatra make is classic sounding, yet completely modern. It is graceful, yet powerful. Their take on electronica is as much inspired by late 80s US house and 70s disco as it is by the UK garage and bass-heavy sounds of today.

Finding inspiration in all things classic: sights, sounds, feelings, textures and motives, coupled with new technology come new sounds, new motives and new ways of doing things, thus bringing

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the past into the future. The British/Australian duo are a sought-after pairing, lending soulful vocals to a number of collaborations and guest productions. They play at the Tiny Dancer Stage on Sunday.

29. Madam X DJ, label head, and club impresario Madam X has proved she has many strings to her bow. A crucial, fixture in Manchester’s underground clubbing scene, her intimate knowledge of the city – both as a scene and a place brimming with talented artists – quickly began to prove dividends after first breaking through in 2011.

From co-founding label and Manchester club night BPM in 2011 to showcase how much the city had to offer, she soon built a reputation for her surefire, upfront DJ. A regular fixture on festival lineups and some of the underground’s most iconic nights in England, Madam X has proven herself as one of the UK’s leading influential DJs. She plays at the Tiny Dancer Stage on Friday.

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Indie Dance chart for four months straight. Anna also continuously dominates the live circuit, appearing at numerous festivals including EDC Las Vegas, where she was the first solo female act to play the main stage. After nearly a decade’s worth of touring and production, Lunoe was approached to help launch Apple Music’s Beats1 platform. She debuted the HYPERHOUSE brand, her widest-reaching outlet for showcasing rising and established talent to date. Nearly three years later, Lunoe continues to thrive as Beats1’s dance music expert. Entering 2018 following a touring hiatus, Anna is creating an exciting new sound. Continually breaking boundaries, Anna Lunoe is not one to miss! She plays at Mix Up on Saturday.

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10 OTHER SPLENDOURS Splendour isn’t just about music. To truly enjoy the weekend and to experience the whole vision that the programmers put together you need to get onsite early to participate in the comedy shows, the forums, the think tanks, the science tent, the craft activities. It’s about engagement – sharing ideas, thinking outside the box. So here’s a little of what’s on offer:

GW McLENNAN TENT AMPHITHEATRE BAR 1

4 Pines craft beer

Tipi Forest

VIEW BAR

GATEWAYS 2

Splendour Forum

THE UNICORN HOTEL SPLENDOUR IN THE CRAFT

BUSKERS STAGE

CONTIKI TIKI BAR

ATM

TINY DANCER

WORLD STAGE GLOBAL VILLAGE

SUPERFOOD HALL 1

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MIX UP STAGE

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DOGGS

ZERO THREE

VISA

The Forum BAR

CAPTAIN MORGANS CAPTAIN’S COVE

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LITTLE SPLENDOUR

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AMPHITHEATRE BAR 2

THE CLEANERS

SUPERFOOD HALL 2

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Put your felt thinking hat on and join the likes of Henry Rollins, Marc Fennell, CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry, Four Corners’ Sarah Ferguson, Marieke Hardy, Q&A’s Tony Jones and many more for three days of deliberation, speculation and contemplation as they tackle topics from all corners of the social spectrum. Cyber-hacking? Apocalypse fatigue? Book club? You want it – Splendour Forum’s got it! There’s even a Consent in the Post #MeToo world with Henry Rollins, Tracey Spicer, Stella Donnelly and other guests. The movement has thrown up all sorts of questions, including the often-complex nature of sexual harassment, assault and abuse. In this frank conversation the speakers look beyond #metoo to what happens next – how do we navigate intimate, social, professional and cultural spaces? Be part of this exciting conversation. Friday 12.30–2pm.

SPLENDOUR SITE MAP

TO CAMPGROUNDS

science tent

SUPERFOOD HALL 3

JACOB’S CREEK PROSECCO SPRITZ GARDEN BAR

WINERY

Carlton Dry Goods Store WITCH HUNT

red frogs

MAIN ENTRY Cloak Room

Q&A with Tony Jones ABC rock star journalist and Q&A host Tony Jones returns to Splendour with Australia’s favourite two-way show that brings punters, pollies and pundits together to thrash out the hot issues of the day. Experience democracy live in action when ToJo is joined

by Sussan Ley (Lib), Tony Burke (ALP), Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi, music industry maven Helen Marcou, and (Bela) Rusian hacker Vitaly Kamluk. To ask a question, tweet using #qandasitg, or email qanda@splendourinthegrass.com. Sunday 2.30–4pm.

TO CAMPGROUNDS

MAP KEY FOOD

MARKETS

FOOD VANS

CAMP GROUNDS

disabled patron camping

FIRST AID

WATER

TOILETS

CAMP GROUND ENTRANCE

BONFIRE

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disabled patron parking

DISABLED PATRON TOILETS

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BUS TICKET SALES

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Sciencey Splendour Some of the country’s best scientists bring an explosion of rocket fuel for the brain with a jam-packed program full of stuff you didn’t even know you wanted to know. Like do sharks like music? Are you smarter than a slime mould? Why are there millions of serial killers lurking inside of you? Not even Siri knows the answers to these questions. Connect with science in new and awesome ways across Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Splendour.

Silly Splendour Every year Splendour turns on the laughs with the very popular Comedy Club. Bringing the best comedians in the country to the stage with surreal, totally unique and highly explosive sketches of Aunty Donna on Friday or Sunday, or forget about yourself for a hot minute and wallow in the self-deprecating standup of Becky Lucas. Plus there’s Matt Okine, Tripod, Demi Larner, Double Denim and so much more.

Global Village At the heart of Splendour lies the Global Village, an exotic oasis of hot chai, yoga flows, dancefloor vibrations and wild workshops. Start your day in stillness with morning meditations, connect with the wisdom of our original custodians, get pampered by a massage therapist, and top it off with a late-night jam session or a boogie in the silent disco.

HANGOVER CURE SPECIAL

BACON & EGG ROLL + FRESHLY MADE JUICE : $15

Tipi Forest

Bohemian Lounge

Continue your sensory expedition to the Tipi Forest! This iconic late-night institution will play host to some of the sweetest sonic selectors and best beat droppers to call northern NSW home. As the sun sets and the bass begins to pump, acrobats and fire-twirlers will come to life, backdropped by technicolour lightscapes and transient art. Make friends and mingle in the tipis or meet kindred spirits on the dancefloor as you groove out to the killer 2018 program.

Take five in the Bohemian Lounge! An eclectic hideaway that’s home to amazing performances and a variety of interesting workshops.

Think cabaret performances, circus extravaganzas and poetry jams by day and jazz journeys and African sounds by night.

The World Stage

Buses to and from Splendour

GET THERE AND BACK

The World Stage will be at full power, offering up a diverse array of genres and world music, including sets from Tijuana Cartel, Gambirra Mob, Bullhorn and many more. Check out the website for the full program of international sounds.

www.splendourinthegrass.com/information/bus-info

Splendour in the Craft

Zone 2 – $10 each way: Byron Bay, Suffolk Park, Bangalow, Pottsville, Hastings Point, Cabarita, Casuarina, and Kingscliff.

Australia’s leading craft freedom fighters, including legends such as Beci Orpin and Kirsten Devitt (Each to Own), plus more, are back with hot-glue guns blazing and an assortment of crazy cool workshops to keep you feeling sticky all weekend. Nan would be so proud! Whether you’re screen-printing your own tote with Art Park, jazzing up your jumpsuits with Fancy Free (Patience Hodgson and Rachel Burke), or getting lit making Night Lights with AMAC, Splendour in the Craft is the pom-pom on top of the perfect Splendour weekend! And best of all, it’s all free!

Zone 1 – $5 each way: Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads, Ocean Shores, New Brighton, South Golden Beach, Ocean Shores, Crabbes Creek, Mooball, and Burringbar.

Zone 3 – $15 each way: Ballina, Lennox Head, Lismore, Alstonville, Binna Burra, Bexhill, Clunes and Nashua.

Bus tickets should be purchased prior to queuing for the bus. If no staff are located at your stop tickets can be purchased from the driver, please pay with correct change. Ticket booths are located at both North Byron Parklands and Byron Bay Visitors Centre. Note that no cash will be accepted by the driver departing when departing Splendour in the Grass. Outbound bus tickets can be purchased at the bus ticket booth near the bus loop, and the information booth just inside the festival main entry.

Car Parking

*FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY

www.splendourinthegrass.com/information/vehicle-passes

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All vehicles parking on the site need to have a pre-purchased pass. A single-day car pass is $35 – visit the Splendour website for the details.

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It’s Tax Time Changes to negative gearing tax deductions Acceptance Finance have tips on the negative gearing tax deductions. Here is summary of the article from their newsletter.

For more information you can contact Russel Shaw at Acceptance Finance (see details on Echo Property’s business directory page).

Last year, important changes to tax deductions for property investors were announced. For some investors, the changes may have a significant impact on the annual deductions you can claim on your rental properties. Here’s what you need to know about the changes when doing your tax this year.

Travel expense deduction scrapped As of July 1, 2017, property investors can no longer claim a tax deduction for travel to maintain, inspect or collect rent for their

rental property. Likewise, you can no longer claim travel expenses for preparing the property for new tenants, or for visiting a real estate agent to discuss your property.

Residential property investors can now only claim depreciation deductions for plant and equipment expenses if they purchased them.

Previously, investors could claim plant and equipment depreciation on assets that were installed by a previous owner.

This ‘integrity measure’, introduced in last year’s Budget, was intended to prevent owners of multiple properties from depreciating the same assets, exceeding their actual value. The changes apply to second-hand plant and equipment acquired

after last year’s Budget night (May 9, 2017). You also can’t claim a deduction for plant and equipment installed on or after July 1, 2017, if you have ever used it for private purposes.

If you owned or entered into a contract to buy your investment property before May 9, 2017, you will not be affected by these changes. You can still claim deductions for depreciating plant and equipment assets that were in the rental property before that date.

Investors who own property interstate will probably be the most affected by this change. If these changes do affect you, perhaps consider employing a property manager to perform some of these tasks for you, as their costs are usually still tax deductible. Talk to your accountant to find out more.

Further reading You can find more information about the expenses you can claim for residential rental properties on the ATO website. You’ll find details about expenses that are deductible immediately, such as management, maintenance and interest; and expenses that are deductible over several years, such as capital works and borrowing costs.

Depreciation deductions tightened Depreciation is the decline in value of an asset with a limited life expectancy. Depreciating assets include carpets, furniture and appliances like water heaters and cookers (also known as plant and equipment).

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Clover Hill House

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Elevated on 15 magnificent acres on the fringes of Byron’s Hinterland, this enviable lifestyle property is resort style living at its best!

Old world charm abounds with soaring 10ft ceilings, hardwood timber floors & is further accentuated by period fans in every room. Extensively renovated with a focus on coupling historic charm with modern functionality, this home epitomises ‘character living’.

Living areas flow to verandahs & the farm style kitchen flows to the covered entertaining/BBQ area - perfect for alfresco dining overlooking the orchard & tennis court.

The pool/guest house is close to the main house making it easy to cater for guests or a lucky teenager. Offering privacy, it is fully self-contained & open plan with a large modern kitchen, bathroom, separate toilet, spacious living area & equivalent space for two bedrooms.

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10 Marblewood Place, Bangalow $759,000 2,379sqm

First time offered for sale ever, this split level home is in the same condition today as when built and is a true testament to the quality of this lovely home. Lower level features a private guest retreat with bedroom, living room, bathroom and own patio area.

Central living area has great views and was designed to capture the breezes afforded by the wonderful elevated position and adjoins the covered rear entertaining area.

Bedrooms on the upper level with the main bedrooms Juliette balcony a wonderful morning coffee retreat with the best view on offer.

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Clover Hill House is a gracious weatherboard home, built in the 1920s Art Nouveau style. It features 12ft ceilings with beautiful plaster ceiling roses, double-hung timber sash and bay windows and French doors throughout.

Originally it had open verandahs on three sides; however, now enclosed, the internal floor plan has increased dramatically. The rooms are generous with formal living and dining areas. The rear of the home has a self-contained granny flat. There is a reserve to the front of the home which allows views up the main street of Bangalow and to the rolling hills beyond. This elegant, heritage listed home is just waiting for a new owner to return the home to its former glory.

Clover Hill House will be sold at Auction.

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NSW introduced legislation in 2016 which saw a “foreign person” purchasing residential real estate hit with surcharge purchaser duty and surcharge land tax.

Whilst these changes have now been around for nearly 2 years, what some people don’t know is that if the landlowner is a trustee of a discretionary trust, the trustee may be deemed a “foreign person” and liable to the surcharge duty on the purchase of residential land after 21 June 2016 and/ or the surcharge land tax from and including the 2017 land tax year.

To avoid this, in most cases, it is prudent to amend the trust deed to exclude any “foreign person” from benefitting under the trust. This is the case even if no foreign person is currently receiving a benefit under the trust. You have up to 6 months from the liability date to amend the deed.

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THE MINISTER, THE CHOIR AND THE BOY WITH THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE

THIS WEEK NORPA PRESENTS THE EVENTS FEATURING CATHERINE MCCLEMENTS (WENTWORTH, RUSH AND TANGLE) AND LOCAL CHOIR VOX CALDERA. THE PLAY WAS THE SLEEPER HIT OF THE 2013 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL. THE PLAY TELLS THE STORY OF CLARE, A MINISTER AND DIRECTOR OF A LOCAL HALL AND DIRECTOR OF THE LOCAL CHOIR. EVERYTHING CHANGES WHEN A DISAFFECTED YOUNG MAN ENTERS THE HALL AND OPENS FIRE WITH A SEMI-AUTOMATIC – THE COMMUNITY AND THE IDEALS THAT FORMED IT ARE BLOWN APART. THIS IS A POWERFUL DIALOGUE WITH THE ALIENATED, A LOST GENERATION, AND PERHAPS WITH THE ENEMY WITHIN.

CATHERINE MCCLEMENTS SPOKE WITH THE ECHO. Wow, this is such a timely piece. Can you tell me a little about the history of the play? How it was created and when?

The play was a collaboration with a Scottish company and a Norwegian company in reaction to the terrible tragedy perpetrated

by Anders Brevick on the island in Norway.

However it is not specifically about this event but contemplates the phenomenon of mass shooting that is now very much part of a modern consciousness.

It has been performed all over the world since 2013 including a special performance for the survivors of Utoya.

How does violence in the play affect the

cohesion of community that your character has established?

Well I think the play celebrates the strength of all community and through this very idea we can withstand tragedy and violence.

By contemplating all the various reactions, questions and thoughts around such bewildering actions perhaps we can look it in the eye with less fear and brutality.

What are the questions that we or ‘you’ ask of a perpetrator of violence?

The play asks ‘why’ in all its incarnations.

This show must have had a profound effect on a lot of people. What has the response been?

I think people are very moved by the piece.

Not the least because we have a different

community choir onstage each night and I think their presence gives the play warmth, humanity and joy. The music is emotional and fun and so is the play actually.

Is it possible to have compassion towards perpetrators? Your character is a woman of ‘the cloth’ and in a sense I guess that’s the tool she has. How confronting is that for you?

I think the play is crying out for us to live with compassion and a deep understanding.

That revenge is failure. I was taken by how the justice system in Norway treated Anders Brevick with all the responsibility of the law. They listened when he complained of minor mistreatment in jail and corrected the situation. To treat him inhumanely is in a way to become like him.

How did you approach playing this? Did the constant barrage of male violence against women and children play into informing you and the cast members?

There is a part of the show that I particularly struggled with and in fact we cut it from one of the seasons of the show. I’m still a bit uncomfortable about this part of the play and am always very interested in what the audience make of it. I think though David Grieg is exploring all sides of the coin and

how we do have to listen to ideas we may find unpalatable so we don’t dismiss our fellow humans.

Can things change? Does the play touch on this? Because right now it just seems to be getting worse. Do you touch on ideas of hope or transformation?

They are changing! Surely. Even this focus on violence against women shines a harsh blistering light on something that has always been with us, hidden in the shadows.

Do you think the massive social change that began really with the suffragette will take years and years and years to become not change but the norm?

I don’t think the play focuses on the fear, anxiety and anger that men are taking out on women as the social fabric changes but it does explore some harsh realities of a disenfranchised life. I think the hope of the play is for us to ask ‘Why?’ and to contemplate and deliberate the answers as a community. And to laugh and sing and to have cups of tea together.

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FREEDOM OF NO FREEDOM According to Malcolm Turnbull, sometimes the best freedom in the world is actually having none. It’s so wonderful being ‘Free… of being Free’. Isn’t our freedom what we Australians are so incredibly proud of? That we are a peaceful country that enjoys the fruits of a democratically elected government meant to reflect the will of the people?

Hang on, is that will of the actual people, or just the people in corporations? I mean foreign investors are people too.

They may not be Australian but isn’t owning or investing kind of like being Australian? Surely we need to protect their interests. Because after all they employ Australians.

Most of the time. Well sometimes. Sometimes hardly at all.

But that’s the point of globalisation isn’t it? They pay dividends to investors, like billionaires, big businesses, and banks. They’re all people. Or at least they used to be.

I mean they own freedom don’t they? Didn’t we privatise that last election? Isn’t Freedom trademarked by Monsanto or the NRA or Woolies?

These new protections brought in by the Libs are good for us. Especially now we’ve hocked most of our government assets to private enterprise and foreign investors. If we are going to stay solvent in the economic milieu of an uncertain future and not get caught in the rip of a crypto current then we need some serious foreign cash to float our boat. And when I say boat I don’t mean boats full of refugees. They’re the ones who got us into this mess!

I’m expecting compassion and global understanding of the impacts of capitalism and the arms race and oil and religion on ordinary people! When I say ‘float our boat’, I mean big boats with stuff on them, like cargo ships and oil tankers and coal ships for Adani.

It’s so great to live in a country where we have a vote that matters. Well, at least the illusion of feeling that it matters.

Surely we feudal hordes would implode if faced with the reality of self-governance, so it’s good to know that the people we vote in to do our thinking are able to create legislation to protect us from ourselves.

Unlike the poor people adrift on those refugee boats we live in a lucky country with a political climate where we have a voice. Well we have a show on TV called The Voice. As for a political voice, you can have one but only if you agree. If you don’t, well, make it a quiet voice. An inside voice. Maybe a whisper. Maybe just an internal monologue. That’s still okay.

Thanks to Mr Turnbull’s latest strategic silencing of protestors and journalists with the 60 amendments to the Espionage and Foreign Interference Bill passed last week things are going to get a whole lot quieter out there. Although we’re still allowed thought crime. I think.

However, if my subversive thinking somehow impacts on another country losing trust or confidence in Australia, well that would be a threat to national security and I may face up to 20 years imprisonment. But that’s only if I do it on purpose. If I accidentally fuck it up then it’s just 15 years.

And journalists reporting on breaches of international humanitarian law by the Australian government? That’s life imprisonment. Oh and don’t even think about touching public infrastructure. Any anarchists out there about to embark on a bit of ‘smash the state’ late-night graffiti – you might want to reconsider, lest you actually become an armchair activist without an armchair – in prison.

It’s hard to smash the state when you’re locked up. But even though we can no longer protest, blockade, speak out, sign petitions, have robust investigative reporting, protect human rights, or have a free-voiced ABC, we are still FREE-ish. But to be on the safe side, the CSG-protesting Knitting Nanas might want to just stick to knitting. Maybe they could knit a giant tea cosy that fits over our entire country to hide our shame for electing a government with totalitarian ambitions and familiar Hitleresque overtones.

Oh well. I guess you won’t be seeing me for a while. See you in 15 years!

LIVE MUSIC FESTA JUNINA

Don’t let winter go past without celebrating Festa Junina, a festival that happens all over Brazil, and the world. This Friday the Festa is coming to the Brewery in Byron Bay. There will be traditional live music by Trio Mandala Forro and guests, as well as DJ Paprika – playing the traditional music called Forro.

Get your Brazilian outfits sorted for Festa Junina.

Kicks off at 6pm this Friday at Byron Bay Brewery.

SEVEN YEARS UKE Join Miss Amber & Stukulele as they celebrate Uke Mullum’s 7th birthday – their 83rd consecutive UKE NIGHT. The theme is Lucky 7 (7th birthday – 7th month... gotta be lucky right?). Special guests Joel Salom and everyone’s favourite soul singer the amazing Jo Jo Smith.

Plus Ash Bell, Sara Tindley, Shelly Brown and more.

Club Mullum Thursday 26 July from 6.30pm. Entry $15 kids under 16 $2.50 (under 5 free). Songbook available through www.ukemullum.com. If you can’t make it to Club Mullum you can tune in and watch the night streamed online.

To help that happen, pledge as little as one dollar at www.patreon.com/ukemullum.

FROM MULLUM TO PNG Mullumbimby’s Biggest Little Town Choir is heading off to sing it up at Sepik River in PNG as part of a cultural exchange.

The choir are raising money to take gifts for school-aged children – towels, kitchen knives and basic medications such as analgesics for the adults. While they are over there they will also make a film to raise awareness of the unique local culture and environment, which is endangered by mining and 21st-century pressures.

To raise money come and enjoy the show at Mullumbimby Uniting Church Hall on Thursday 26 July at 6pm. Indian Feast included! Show and dinner $28, show option only $12 – BYO wine. 0419 180 997

BANGALOW IS ALIVE… WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC Now in its 17th year, The Bangalow Music Festival has been delighting audiences from around the country with a sublime program of chamber music and the highest calibre of soloists and chamber musicians from around the world.

FESTA JUNINA, BANGALOW MUSIC FESTIVAL AND UKE NIGHT Teddy Tahu Rhodes returns for a magical Black and White Champagne Gala Night at the Opera with young soprano Alexandera Flood. As well as mesmerising the audience with glorious opera arias from Don Giovanni, La Traviata and The Magic Flute, he will sing songs from his best-selling album I’ll Walk Beside You, including many old-time favourites such as Raglan Road and Shenandoah.

Highlights of the weekend include the ever-popular schools concert in a new comical rendition of Prokofiev’s timeless tale renamed Peta and the Wolf featuring a female Peta; a special recital overlooking the rolling hills of Zentveld’s Coffee plantation in Newrybar, and a Festival Prelude on Thursday 9 August that combines the talents of local artists performing alongside festival stars in a concert of fun and drama. The opening night on Friday 10 August features masterworks of both boldness and virtuosity with Handel’s Let the Bright Seraphim, Bernstein’s Glitter and be Gay and Ravel’s devilishly difficult violin showpiece Tzigane.

On Sunday 12 August Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Alexandra Flood perform songs by Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein with Southern Cross Soloists and Bangalow Festival Artists.

These masterworks for wind and strings include a recent quartet by the young American composer Caroline Shaw and From the Heart features Iain Grandage’s haunting string sonnet The Wild Geese. Alex Raineri performs one of Mozart’s most sublime concertos in the final concert with violinist Amalia Hall and conductor Sarah-Grace Williams.

Internationally renowned cellists, Meta Weiss and her partner New York-based David Requiro will explore the sounds and movement of Bartok, Brahms and Bernstein’s dance music.

Meta performs on a rare Gioffredo Cappa cello, circa 1690.

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ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT

WOMEN WITHOUT FILTERS!

The Echo spoke to comedian Ellen Briggs, one half of Women Like Us.

We began as two chicks with a passion for factions, family and feminism. Today it’s a vibrant in-demand touring show that has put these two powerful standup comics in front of more than 30,000 people. Women Like Us is d isarmingly honest. The two women let loose on their failures to parent, their failure to really do anything properly really, all delivered with an unbridled joyous thrill as they share observations on getting fatter, older, tireder, less relevant and, of course, let’s not forget their disenchantment with the beauty industry!

What does it mean to be a Woman Like Us? For me it means having complete control over our brand, our business, and our work… but not our appetites or our pelvic floors. Women Like Us are real, unfiltered, proud and unapologetic about who we are – and mostly we’re just like you!

How have the show and the audiences evolved since it began three years ago?

Mandy are I are really surprised at how successful it has become. We knew we were on to something with the branding and the show, but we really didn’t expect the overall response we got from people coming to the show and reading the book. Three years ago we started with an idea and now we have an army of middle-aged women who can’t wait to spread the word to their friends in other places about us. It’s a passive army though. We’re too tired to fight.

hilarious the show is as there is an opinion in Australia that if you’re not one of the comedians on TV then you mustn’t be very good, which is of course ludicrous. They laugh non-stop for two whole hours – as well as being overwhelmingly grateful about how real we are, and how our stories are so relevant to them. That still surprises me – when a woman is almost in tears because she feels like her stories are being told and her voice is being heard, and she doesn’t feel so alone, we know our job is done!

What are the key messages of the show?

Don’t be ashamed of who you are, be proud of being middle-aged, even though society and popular culture like to make us feel like we shouldn’t; enjoy the freedom and wisdom this age brings with it, and turn all of the stresses and trials of life into a laugh.

What are some of the funnier things that have happened on the road?

We have stayed in some truly terrifying hotels as I like to keep costs down, which pretty much equates to hotels that people who are on the run from the cops stay in.

You know you’re in trouble when they don’t ask for any ID at reception. We are lucky we don’t travel with a blue light. For me, the funniest night was when Mandy couldn’t get her jeans on in her finale at the end of the show because I could see her from side of stage, struggling after way too many caramel slices, and it was glorious to watch.

What is the response like? Why do you think it is like that?

How is your show different from your Women Like Us book that is featuring at the Writers Festival this year?

Audience members are so surprised at how

When we are doing the show, it’s pure

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standup comedy. Your job is primarily to make people laugh. With the book we have been able to delve a lot deeper into the issues that are important to us: feminism, family life, being a travelling, working mother and wife, sex, etc. They are still funny stories and while we touch on those topics onstage, we can really elaborate in the book.

How was the process of making the transition from comedian to writer?

For me it was terrifying. Mandy has already written three really popular books prior to this one and I was worried that I wasn’t going to be a good writer and she would have to tell me that the book deal was off! She admitted afterwards that she was worried too, and so once we established that I was okay. I actually loved it because of how much I could elaborate on ideas and issues. You don’t have time onstage to do that, and it felt like a luxury to expand on the themes that are important to us.

who will perform in the festival’s first-ever dance program. We also welcome back conductor Sarah-Grace Williams, violinist Susan Collins, violist Greg Daniel, percussionist Angus Wilson, and bassoonist Matthew Kneale, alongside Southern Cross Soloists and our 2018 Festival Quartet: Zoe Freisberg, Rollin Zhao, Martin Alexander and Robert Manley.

This year features an outstanding group of emerging professionals, a visiting wind quintet from the University of Western Australia, and the 2018 SXS Next Gen Artists, including the 2017 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition first-prize winner Oscar Wong.

So come and experience Bangalow Music Festival 10–12 August. Full program and tickets available: www.southernxsoloists.com.

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The Stars in the Sand tour will bring an exciting element for fans with a release of an EP available exclusively at the shows. The show will feature some of these tracks along with a few other fresh additions to the set. Joining Jeff on all shows will be exciting 23-year-old multi-instrumentalist Mitch King.

Jeff plays the Kingscliff Hotel on Saturday 28 July, 7pm. Tix are $24.90 on oztix.com.au.

What should we expect for the Byron Women Like Us show for the Writers Festival?

Like all our shows, it will be two hours of really high-quality standup by two mouthy, opinionated, no-holding-back, very real woman. We really give it our all; I do the first hour and Mandy does the second and we love it every single time, and that definitely shows. To have that connection with the audience through laughter is a pretty amazing feeling. Oh and I hope Mandy is back on the caramel slices for that added laugh at the end.

Women Like Us the full show is being performed especially for the Byron Writers Festival to accompany their attendance as guest writers and panelists.

Elements of Byron on Saturday 4 August at 7.30pm with tickets at $35.

Tix available at byronwritersfestival. com/feature-events.

BELLO WINTER FESTIVAL ’18 OMFG – THE BEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD! (OUTSIDE OF THE BYRON SHIRE) BY MARCUS OMULLANE Way up in a little valley, a few hours south from here, not far from the coast, and just before you cross over into The Promised Land is a fabled and rusted town nestled on a ridge, backed by a river, amongst the trees, the open space and green rolling fields, a town so beautiful it’s best not to mention its name for fear of increasing the rate of its discovery and ruining it!

In just its fourth year, this festival draws you in with its deep, diverse and fascinating lineup, with a cluster of big names focusing on diversity, rootsy, quality musicians and musicianship of all shapes and sizes.

So the highlights?

Z-Star Trinity – If Led Zep came back as a three-piece comprising a female lead with Trinidadian roots, a crazed pint-sized and dreaded drummer (Beck Flatt) with the energy and exuding the same passion as Bohnam and a driving rhythmic bass machine in human form (Boi Crompton GC), it would be Z-Star Trinity, a mind-blowing wall of sound that starts at level 100 and launches skyward from there.

Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier, homegrown epic singer/songwriter duo, craft songs rich with meaning, metaphor and prophecy, drawn together with expert lyrical simplicity. Incredible, captivating and riveting every time…

Thando – The richness, the passion and the style are unbounded with Thando, a new voice and powerhouse in the Australian music scene.

Moussa Diakite – A legend of the 1970s and 80s Malian music scene, now residing in Australia, Moussa Diakite is a stylish gentleman with an equally stylish, tight and legendary band that balances youth and experience.

The Morrisons – Yes! These guys are the best! Six-piece, fully acoustic, rigged only with oldtimer compression mics, their passion-strained voices and instruments. Its foot stomping, knee slapping, audience voices yelling bluegrass!

Burger Joint – Two exceptional musicians, funky soulful guitar and onpoint drums funkin’ it up with the quirky twist of seemingly random offthe-cuff song lyrics in their songs such as Chicken Parmigiana and Taking the dog to the dog beach.

Special mention for Mullum’s own Rebecca Ireland and her three-piece band crafting rich and deep, ethereal musical soundscapes – the perfect musical bed for Bek’s beautiful haunting and mystical lyrics.

Totally can’t wait till next year…

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EXCITING NEW COMEDIAN HEADLINES BIG GIG Daniel Connell is affable, lovable and hilarious. His observational, dry, often unanticipated comedy has seen him take to stages all over the country.

From winning 2009 Canberra heat of the ‘emerging comedians’ Green Faces Daniel quickly became a regular on the Canberra comedy scene.

At the 2017 MICF Daniel made his debut on the Oxfam Gala (ABC) and was also selected to go on tour around Australia and Asia with the MICF Roadshow.

Daniel has been able to find some space in his busy schedule to come perform in the Ballina RSL on 26 July. With Mandy Nolan as MC, S Sorrensen as support. 8pm. Free.

POP-UP COMEDY! For the last two decades comedian Mandy Nolan has dedicated herself to mentoring new and emerging talent. Nolan has been running comedy rooms in the region, giving new comics the chance to work alongside headline acts. This Monday sees Nolan kick off Pop-Up Comedy – a new initiative that literally sees comedy events ‘pop up’ in a venue near you! This Monday sees six exciting new comics take to the stage, including Lisa Sharpe, Joan Lowensohn, Vanessa Mitchell, Robert Grayson, Richard Jeans and John Peacock.

Mandy Nolan steps up as host and Paul McMahon features.

Just $10 at Club Lennox or online at mandynolan.com.au.

VITAMANIA: WHY WE SWALLOW THE PILL Emmy award-winning filmmaker Sonya Pemberton will be at Mullumbimby Civic Hall on Wed 8 August to screen and answer audience questions about her latest feature documentary Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins.

Vitamin pills can be curative, or lethal, just like pharmaceuticals, but people can buy them without consultation. How on Earth in today’s risk-averse world did this come to pass?

In Vitamania, scientist, presenter and YouTube star Dr Derek Muller investigates this surprisingly urgent question. He sets out to uncover the real benefits and risks of a collection of molecules equally beloved by medicos and marketers – but for very different reasons. He asks: ‘In a world where even the scientists disagree, how do we decide to take them or not? How do we separate the sense from the nonsense?’

Ultimately Vitamania seeks to empower consumers to make reasoned and informed decisions about vitamins. Following the screening, Sonya Pemberton will be in conversation with Catherine Marciniak, senior features reporter with ABC North Coast for a behind-the-scenes discussion about the making of the film, along with a dive into the complex issues it covers.

Pre-booking for the Mullumbimby Civic Hall screening is recommended. Doors open 6.30pm. Film starts at 7pm followed by Q&A. Tickets www.screenworks.com.au.

Screening starts 7pm, followed by director Sonya Pemberton in conversation with Catherine Marciniak (ABC North Coast).

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SONGKEEPERS

CHEEKY CABARET Two years in, people continue to talk about the Cheeky Cabaret at the Brunswick Picture House. Bold, brash, sexy and dangerous, with tongue laced firmly in cheek, this is one party you will not want to miss! Smashing together circus, vaudeville, comedy and everything in between, the Cheeky Cabaret has rightfully become the talk of the town.

It features a different cast of troubadours, miscreants, delectable divas and cabaret queens every month, so no two shows are ever the same! Bring Grandma but leave the little ones at home.

July 27 & 28, Brunswick Picture House with tickets available at brunswickpicturehouse.com.

MUFFIN WALLOPER’S TEA PARTY What exactly is a Muffin Walloper’s Tea Party? I’m glad you asked.

It’s a painting-and-cake installation. Katrina Kanetani has made some amazing cakes; it’s what she does – she’s a master pastry chef. Karena Wynn-Moylan has painted the cakes. It’s up to you to work out which is low carb. All paintings are gluten free!

Come see the paintings and eat cake. Friday 20 July at Town Cafe in Bangalow at 10am. RSVP by texting 0414 822 196.

KHENTRUL LODRÖ T’HAYÉ RINPOCHE provided, but if you prefer to meditate in a traditional sitting posture on the floor, please bring your own cushion.

TALKS: CWA Hall, Mullumbimby | The search for Ultimate Truth |July 24 | 6.30pm | FREE TALKS: Bangalow A&I Hall | Finding Joy in Troubled Times | July 25 | 6.30pm | FREE Day of Meditation Training | July 28 | 10.00am & 2pm | FREE Info at juliabevins@hotmail.com.

WATERPLACES The voice against West Byron has been rising – with the community concerned about the impacts of such development.

One of the issues is the effect on local wetland and waterways.

To appreciate the diversity and vibrancy of the local flora and fauna come see Belongil West Byron: The Movie, featuring Dave Rastovich and Hannah Fraser as they kayak up the Belongil West Byron. Come see the Wetlands Shorts Collection – followed by a Q&A with the Belongil Catchment Drainage Board and guests with Dr Mary Gardner.

Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron. Fri 27 July at 6pm. $10 donation at the door. Hot soup for sale.

The Wetland Shorts Collection | Marvell Hall | Fri 27 July at 6pm | $10 at the door Wed 8 August, 2018 | Mullumbimby Civic Hall

FINDING JOY

SING IT FOR SONGKEEPERS

Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé Rinpoche is giving a public talk called Finding Joy in Troubled Times, about how to improve our lives with mind training.

Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé Rinpoche grew up in Tibet and became a monk at age seven. Since then he has studied the mind and how our happiness lies within our mind. He is now sharing what he learned, specifically, methods we can use to foster great health of mind.

Rinpoche has been in the United States since 2002 and has established more than 20 practice and meditation centres across North America. He travels and teaches continuously for eight months of the year, including international destinations in Canada and, South Africa. This is his first visit to Australia.

Pre-register for the free day of meditation training online at katogcholing.com/thekey because space is limited. Chairs are

In the obscure churches of remote central Australia, a hidden legacy of ancient Aboriginal languages, sacred poetry and baroque music is being preserved by four generations of songwomen who make up the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir. The choir embarks on an ancient historic tour of Germany to take back the hymns that were given to their great grandparents by German missionaries, now sung in language.

Come on an adventure as the unlikeliest band on Earth goes on tour to the other side of the globe!

Our very own Picture House Choir will be on hand 18 July to perform Yurala and One Day and Baba Waija under the direction of Janet Swain. Then again on Sunday at Brunswick Picture House at 5pm with a special Q&A. Tix are $17/12 at brunswickpicturehouse.com.

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BY LILITH

THIS WEEK’S PLANETARY ENERGY IN WATER AND EARTH SIGNS SIGNAL TIME TO REFILL EMOTIONAL RESERVOIRS, NURTURE MINDS AND NOURISH BODIES…

ARIES: If you’re a typical Ram you’ve been busy recalibrating lately, running on autopilot, maybe feeling overtired, overworked or just plain over it. In which case, or even if not, Aries Anne Lamott has this week’s best suggestion: Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.

TAURUS: While Venus in earthy Virgo’s a lusty, let’s-get-physical transit, it’s also important to get dates, details and paperwork sorted before Mercury’s retrograde next week. If you can manage it, a wee holiday or mini-breakation is worth the time taken for the payoff of renewed clarity and purpose.

GEMINI: Challenges are easier to handle now Jupiter’s forward move makes some of the answers you needed available. If you want to move on this information, do it before Mercury retreats late next week, and when it does retrograde, if in any doubt at all, don’t. Best then to just stay steady, rest often.

CANCER: While auspicious effects of the recent eclipse in your sign continue to play out over the coming six months in sometimes unexpected ways, this week’s neighbourly exchanges and local activities are the kind you like. A word to the wise though: criticism doesn’t solve problems, just usually blocks solutions.

LEO: As Jupiter’s forward move mobilises Your Majesties into a home makeover, even a move, Mercury in Leo has you communicating with even more ease, confidence and charm than usual.

Use this opportunity to get confrontational talks sorted before the quicksilver planet backpedals at the end of next week, and sparks are more likely to fly.

VIRGO: Feeling a tad anxious and agitated?

Trying too hard to fix things can make them worse, so ditch moody mind loops and walk, talk or work it off. Genial Jupiter in your friendship sector plus this week’s Venus-in-Virgo glow has others inviting you to all sorts of interesting stuff, so don’t hold back.

LIBRA: Round midweek Libra moon, be reasonable but not over-accommodating with competing claims for your time and attention. This week favours occupational interests and questions concerning direction; as eclipse season brings changes to friendships, commitments and preferences, reassess what has value, what’s worth rebooting, what needs cutting loose.

SCORPIO: Ancestors, family history and the past all deserve their due, so acknowledge and honour what’s gone before by combining old and new, blending classic with contemporary into a form that works for today’s needs. Don’t invest emotionally in dramatic rigmaroles because everything’s still in flux, changing and rearranging itself organically.

SAGITTARIUS: As your personal pixels restore themselves into optimistic big-picture perspective you’re ready for adventure again, but still it’s best not to push your luck.

Or anything, really. If information’s incomplete, resist filling in the blanks with guesstimates and suppositions. Be alert to subtle undercurrents, windows of opportunity, unexpected openings.

CAPRICORN: Get pending business attended to this week before feisty retrogrades chuck in a curry of complications.

In negotiations requiring compromise, even a blind person could see that stubborn resistance doesn’t make reaching agreement easier. When concessions are inevitable, the one who gives a little can often gain a lot.

CINEMA REVIEWS

SHOW DOGS

This is one of the crappiest movies in the long and mindnumbing history of crappy movies. The concluding credits are rolled with a collection of bloopers, none of which appear to be much different from the main fare that preceded them – which is to say, the entire 92 minutes blooped. That it has 3/10 on the IMdB ratings suggests that the entire cast and crew, plus their families and mates, adhered to the political rallying cry of ‘vote early, vote often!’ Nobody expects to see great art at the cinema during school holidays (although occasionally you will get a ‘Toy Story 3’), but local distributors reveal an utterly contemptuous opinion of their audience by serving them tripe such as this.

Shame on you, Hoyts. Max, a cop Rotweiller (voiced by comic actor Ludacris), must go undercover with his human buddy, Frank (Will Arnett), to sort out some narky business going in the show-dog circuit. Because I was exposed to talking animals way back when Mr Ed the horse was regularly getting the better of his owner, Wilbur, I don’t have a problem with our furry friends having mastered English, but these ones can only speak among themselves and their lines aren’t funny. The bad guy turns out to be a smuggler of valued creatures, with the focal point of his villainy being a cute little panda. Stanley Tucci slums it as

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a French pooch and Shaquille O’Neill continues the slide from his status as an obscenely overpaid basketball player to being a dreadlocked white mutt called Karma. Of course, it’s aimed at children, so an adult’s scorn should not be taken into account, but the kids surrounding me were likewise unimpressed, if their silence and bored restlessness was anything to go by – the only time they laughed out loud was when Max broke wind when being bathed, producing a volcanic eruption of bubbles at his rear end (but who doesn’t like a fart joke?). Perhaps Prime Minister Trumble could impose a tariff on such rubbish?

SKYSCRAPER ‘If you can’t fix it with duct tape, you’re not using enough duct tape.’ Will Sawyer (Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson) says it as he applies wadding to the wound left by a hunk of metal that he’s pulled out of one of his Olympic pecs. I love the tongue-in-cheek Rock, but when he’s dead serious, as he is in this over-the-top disaster flick, he’s almost laughable. Will, who lost half a leg when with the FBI, runs a prestigious security business. After inspecting all the workings of Hong Kong’s state-of-the art Pearl Tower, the tallest on Earth, he and his wife Sarah (Neve Campbell) and their two kids have moved in to one of its apartments, when saboteurs light a fire on the 96th floor. Will, who was out of the building, must save the family – single-handed, and on one-anda-half legs. It’s a hoot, if you are into this sort of thing. The scene in which the Rock leaps from a crane to the burning building is massive – even with a prosthetic leg he is able to cover a distance that would set a new world record. And the bit where Sarah walks

the plank over an infernal abyss, with daughter Georgia on her back, is pretty specky, too (being an army surgeon, Sarah is no ‘helpless woman’, as in the old days). The movie’s pyrotechnics are impressive – a helicopter blowing up is like wow! – and the sensation of things happening at a great height is brilliantly created, but it just goes on and on, with the Rock grimacing and grunting as he overcomes one insurmountable hurdle after another. A ridiculously farfetched plot makes you wonder why they bothered writing one in the first place – nobody came for the story – but the pay-out in a maze of mirrors finale works a treat. There is plenty of violence – the crook, armed with a machinegun, gets a clear shot at Will, but misses (is that a spoiler?) – but there’s no bad language or nudity to be offended by.

AQUARIUS: If interpersonal exchanges get awkward or general gloom rains on this week’s parade, wasting time arguing with immovable viewpoints isn’t worth the effort, so just say what you have to in the way least likely to provoke unpleasant blowback. Focusing on creative discussion could hit the reset switch on a fulfilling new venture.

PISCES: This sensitive and easily piqued week suggests treading carefully: personally, professionally and physically. It can take things the wrong way and misjudge them completely, so be aware of projections: of seeing what you want to see or saying how you think it should be. Consider deleting the should word completely from your vocabulary.

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WEDNESDAY 25 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY FINTAN & GUESTS Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY 8PM BEN WALSH Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC WITH HARRY NICHOLS Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR 9PM ROB EDWARDS Q SUFFOLK PARK HOTEL 6PM OPEN MIC WITH JOHN FOG Q BANGALOW BOWLO 6.30PM SWING CLASSES Q BANGALOW A&I HALL 6.30PM KHENTRUL LODRO T’HAYE RINPOCHE, FREE TALKS, FINDING JOY IN TROUBLED TIMES Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6.30PM TRIVIA Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 7PM SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE WITH DEAN DOYLE – CHRISTMAS IN JULY Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS THE SHOWROOM 11AM THE LEGENDS OF COUNTRY Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 6PM OPEN MIC

Wednesday 18 July, 1.30pm – 4pm $25/child | Ages 4 ½ - 12 years

JULY HOLIDAY WORKSHOP SHOW PRESENTED BY BRIGHT LIGHTS PERFORMANCE SCHOOL

Thursday 19 July, 6.00pm Adult $5 | Family $20 | Tickets at door

BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL FEATURE EVENTS AT BYRON THEATRE

Friday 3 & Saturday 4 August $15 - $30 www.byronwritersfestival.com/feature-events

Enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar Byron Theatre Club Membership now available Byron Community Centre 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay | www.byroncentre.com.au

6685 6807

JULY/AUG

Sunday 29 July, 3.00pm Full $40 | Conc & BMS Member $35 | Student U18 $10

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The way it should be

KIDZKLUB JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION – DAVID HELFGOTT IN CONCERT PRESENTED BY BYRON MUSIC SOCIETY

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Q ELTHAM HOTEL 1PM BILL JACOBI Q LISMORE WORKER’S CLUB 11.30AM COUNTRY CARNA Q SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL 12PM MANOA Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 1PM COUNTRY MUSIC SESSIONS Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH 2.30PM PIGEON BOY Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM JOSH LEE HAMILTON Q KINGSCLIFF SURF CLUB 3PM SMASHED CRABS DUO Q CURRUMBIN RSL 4PM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

Stoked to support live music in our Northern Rivers backyard

FRIDAYS 6.30–8.00PM

ACROYOGA CONTACT CHASE ON 0432 065 200 FOR MORE INFO

SATURDAY 21, 28 JULY 4 AUGUST 10AM–3PM

STREET ART PROJECT @ THE YAC EMAIL: EDUCATIONSUPPORT@BYS.ORG.AU TO REGISTER BY JULY 16 | AGES 15 TO 17

WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST 4.30–7.30PM

SAFER DRIVERS COURSE FOR LEARNERS BOOKINGS: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU | $140

TUESDAYS 6–7PM

YOGA WITH BEC

BY DONATION

TUESDAY 7 AUGUST 4–7PM

BARISTA COURSE LEVEL I: $50 | AGE 15–24 CALL STEFFIE ON 6685 7777 OR BOOK ONLINE: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU 1 Gilmore Crescent Byron Bay | bys.org.au Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC) is managed by Byron Youth Service (BYS)

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ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

AUTOMOTIVE

DEADLINE: For additions and changes to the Service Directory is 12pm Friday.

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415 LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid.

ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960 For line Service Directory ads email classifieds@echo.net.au.

DISPLAY ADS: $66 per week for colour display ad. Minimum 8 week booking 4 weeks prepaid.

DISCOUNT BOOKKEEPING /TAX & BAS Agent. MYOB, XERO, QBO ................................0414 500640 Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section.

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ACUPUNCTURE

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

INDEX Accountants & Bookkeepers ......................................46 Acupuncture .......................................................................46 Agent .....................................................................................46 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration .............................46 Antennas & Installation ................................................46 Antiques / Restoration ..................................................46 Appliance Repair ..............................................................46 Architects .............................................................................46 Automotive .........................................................................46 Bathroom Renovations .................................................46 Blinds, Awnings, Curtains, Shutters........................46 Bricklaying ..........................................................................46 Building Trades .................................................................46 Bush Regen & Weed Control .......................................47 Carpet Cleaning ................................................................47 Chimney Sweeping .........................................................47 Chiropractic ........................................................................47 Cleaning ...............................................................................47 Computer Services ..........................................................47 Concreting & Paving .......................................................47 Decks, Patios & Extensions..........................................47 Dentists .................................................................................47 Design & Drafting ............................................................47 Driveway Maintenance .................................................47 Earthmoving & Excavation..........................................47 Electricians ..........................................................................47 Fencing..................................................................................48 Floor Sanding & Polishing ...........................................48 Garage Doors .....................................................................48 Garden & Property Maintenance .............................48 Garden Design...................................................................48 Gas Suppliers .....................................................................48 Glaziers .................................................................................48 Guttering..............................................................................48 Handypersons ...................................................................48 Health ....................................................................................48 Hire..........................................................................................48 Hot Water Systems ..........................................................48 Ironing ...................................................................................48 Kitchens ................................................................................48 Landscape Design ...........................................................48 Landscaping ......................................................................48 Laundry Services ..............................................................49 Lighting ................................................................................49 Locksmith ............................................................................49 Osteopathy .........................................................................49 Painting ................................................................................49 Permaculture......................................................................49 Pest Control ........................................................................49 Photography ......................................................................49 Physiotherapy ...................................................................49 Picture Framing ................................................................49 Picture Hanging ................................................................49 Plastering.............................................................................49 Plumbers ..............................................................................49 Printing & Copying Services .......................................49 Removalists.........................................................................49 Roofing..................................................................................50 Rubbish Removal .............................................................50 Scrap Metal Merchants .................................................50 Septic Systems...................................................................50 Sewing & Alterations......................................................50 Solar Installation ..............................................................50 Stonemason........................................................................50 Swimming Pools ...............................................................50 Tiling ......................................................................................50 Tree Services ......................................................................50 Upholstery...........................................................................50 Valuers ..................................................................................50 Veterinary Surgeons ......................................................50 Water Filters .......................................................................50 Water Tanks & Tank Cleaning .....................................50 Welding .................................................................................50 Window Tinting .................................................................50

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ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis..................................................66842559 ACUPUNCTURE–TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE. Mary-Ellen Young .................0403 477972

• Tyres • Batteries • Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

MECHANICAL REPAIRS, WARREN SIMMONS Byron Bay ..................................................66858500 BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Affordable bathroom renovations are our speciality. From a simple makeover, to a total transformation, we deliver on our guarantee of workmanship and price.

artisanair.com.au

PLEASE CALL AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

6680 9394 AU 37088

Lic 246545C

– Sales – Installation – Repairs – All Commercial Refrigeration – Residential & Commercial Airconditioning – Coolroom Design & Construction – Freezer Rooms

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services 14 Manns Road, Mullumbimby

6684 2783

Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

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LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

Call Kane

0410 534 081

All aspects of plumbing: Gas Fitting, Drainage, Construction, Renovations.

15+ years experience. Free quotes.

Licence # 289899C

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0422 143 358 abn: 630 282 248 06 licence no: 282 193C allexelectricalandair@gmail.com

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LOCAL - RELIABLE - COMPETITIVE

CALL US NOW 1800 466 174 AU23106 dan@penair.com.au 195534C

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753

COMPASS CURTAINS

20 years and going strong!

Custom made curtains, blinds and decor items We come to you, wherever you are: Byron, Lismore, The Clarence and beyond…

Barbara Wilson

0435 954 212

compassinteriors@optusnet.com.au

RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137

BRICKLAYING

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

BRICK/BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 291958C. Phone Mark ........................................0409 444268

BUILDING TRADES • DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reason-

0439 624 945

AH

02 66 804 173 Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

ANTENNAS PLUS

YOUR DIGITAL AND PROGRAMMING SOLUTIONS • Set top box installation and programming • Surround sound design and installation • All TV, telephone & electrical installations Call Norm now on

Friendly & Reliable

0422 668 582

IWIRE

ANTENNAS

• New digital antennas • Reception problems * • Extra TV outlets • Phone sockets • Pensioner discounts

NO FIX NO CHARGE For fast service call

able market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

DUFbuild

PRESTIGE BUILDERS

build the dream

Award Winning Builders • Renovations • Extensions • New Homes Darren Paxton

0412 497 637

Master Builders Licence No.94573C

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1300 095 393

• RELIABLE TRADESMAN • JOBS UP TO $5000 • DECKS & PERGOLAS • TIMBER SCREENS & DOORS • GARAGE CONVERSIONS SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

0402 022 111

David Levine iwireantennas.com.au

*conditions apply

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705 BYRON ANTENNA SERVICE Call me first for fast service. Richard ..................................0401 190960

ANTIQUES / RESTORATION

DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998

CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677 FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique, 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com ...0412 528454 BUILDER – JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242

APPLIANCE REPAIR DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786

ARCHITECTS

FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953 .......... 0403 458177 CARPENTER/JOINER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ..66845035 or 0414 842602 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420 EXTENSIONS & RENOVATIONS Excellent quality. Builder: Levi Alexander Lic 189611C ..0402 434154

CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595 FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 CARPENTER. Insured & qualified. Homes, extensions, decks, free quotes. Lic 231104C..0431 674377 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001 CARPENTER. Quality work - all jobs. Lic No 296706C ....................................................0421 448182

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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.Â

Window Cleaning Professionals

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

email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable • Friendly • Professional • Fully Insured • Free Quotes • Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated • Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience

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

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning

CARPET CLEANING

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

Full Circle

Truck Mounted Machine

CARPET CLEANING

Kevin & Margaret Bower FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

(02) 6684 1001

Green & Clean

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

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

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

Blue Sky

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

fullcirclerefinishing.com

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EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

Holiday lets and Airbnb, residential homes and end of lease cleans, bond cleans, builders cleans etc.

Friendly reliable and trustworthy local service.

EARTHMOVING PLANT HIRE

felicity@blueskybyronbay.com 2JQPG |

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

DETAILED STEAM CLEANING Natural products. Bathrooms, kitchens, spring cleans .0410 723601 AIRBNB HOSTING SERVICES Cleaning, linen, restocking, bookings.............................0410 630042 BYRON & BEYOND CLEANING Brunswick to Ballina & inland towns from $35ph........0451 102239

COMPUTER SERVICES

BE WISE • BE SAFE

Phone Jeremy 0409 146 052

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

THE ORIGINAL CHIMNEY SWEEP FIREPLACE INSTALLATION & REPAIRS

Roadworks incl Driveways, Carparks & General Excavation 35 years in local area • Free quotes

IMMACULATE CLEANING SERVICES Northern Rivers Area...........................................0487 013372

• Avoid dangerous chimney ďŹ res • Improve ďŹ replace performance

Jai – 0467 482 948

Professional Cleaning Services

HOLIDAY CLEANERS AVAILABLE NOW! Domestic, AirBnB, last-minute. Local, exp & reliable .0421 360961

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20 Year+s Exp.

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CHIMNEY SWEEPING YOUR CHIMNEY NEEDS TO BE CLEANED ONCE A YEAR!

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

Quality Exterior Refinishing

WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Management plans drawn up........................................0418 110714

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993

Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901

Call Ross Faithfull 0409 157 695 a/h 6687 2948 Â Â e: faithfullrossco@gmail.com

TLC

DESIGN & DRAFTING

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey

0409 799 909

various implements available for limited access projects

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

• Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne • Excavator 5 to 21 tonne • Positrack loader augers 150 to 600mm & rock grab • Driveways • Roads • Acreage clearing • House pads • Drainage • Carparks • Bush rocks • Rock walls • Competitive rates

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Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift

FIRin the Shire

– nationally recognised qualiďŹ cations

0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228

6688 4375 • 0405 350 682

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING

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

Specialising in road repairs & driveways

CHIROPRACTIC

Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads.

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

Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160

Augers – hole boring. All general earthworks, excavators, positrack, bobcat, roller and tipper hire.

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553

5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE

MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962

Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks.

Augers and rock grab available.

MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage & chiropractic. 110 Dalley St .....................................66841028

CLEANING

BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111

• House washing • High pressure or soft wash • Window cleaning • Driveways, paths & roofs • Gutters & yscreens • Water efďŹ cient • Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6687 4655 or 0412 495750

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EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

CONCRETING & PAVING

5.5 tonne excavator & 12 tonne tipper • Driveways • Landscaping • Rock walls • House & shed sites

SALISBURY CONCRETING

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. • Residential Civil Industrial. • Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete. • Steel ďŹ xing & formwork.

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

• Land clearing • Augers, rock grab & breaker attachments • Free quotes

Luke Jarrett – 0431 329 630

Lic.136717c

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

%XTE HOUSE RIOR W WIN ASH CLEAN DOW

MOBILE COMPUTER SUPPORT Home & business workrightcomputersupport.com.au 0422 804449

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PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788 FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173 ADVANCED CONCRETE POLISHING Grind & seal, polished concrete. Shane ................0419 961708

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS

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

DENTISTS

ELECTRICIANS 24 HOUR SERVICE

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

Call Sam on

0434 539 979

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

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GAVIN STUART & MARTIN ACKLAND Banora Seaview Dental, Banora Point 30 mins north of Ewingsdale. Open Sat. early & late appointments ................................07 55234090 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644

0439 624 945

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Domestic Commercial

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Lic: 154293c

BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159

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GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

HANDYPERSONS A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417

JAMIE 0408 809 817

THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953

licence no. 201775c

RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

ACREAGE CARE

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

FOR ALL YOUR RURAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

From 4x4 tractor slashing to house yard maintenance Complete care plans provided for ALL ongoing customers

FULLY INSURED • FREE QUOTES 100% satisfaction! charlibearlawncare@hotmail.com

0497 413 344 • www.charlibearlawncare.com

G LANZENI HANDYMAN SERVICE & property maintenance. Byron Bay ....................0412 395604 CARPENTER/BUILDER Renos, timber decks, pergolas, cabins, fencing. Tori Bergin .....0481 785008 MC’S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509 ABSOLUTE HANDYMAN. Repairs, renovation, maintenance ........................................0402 281638 ALL TIMBER REPAIRS. Qualified Joiner/Handyman, well presented. Andrew .............0412 293732 EXP GARDENER, grounds & maint, handyman, labourer. Fit, reliable & responsible ....0404 130953 GOOD NEWS HANDYMAN Carpentry, home repairs/renovations etc. Jesse..................0458 968290

0458 267 777

Lic. 211410C

Contact Vadi: 0404

978 383

byronlawnranger@gmail.com

www.byronlawnranger.com

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

Suffolk Park

Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

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

0414 905 900

0434 329 111

6684 8239 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

HEALTH

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

• OTHER HEALTH RELATED SECTIONS IN THIS SERVICE DIRECTORY: Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Counselling, Dentists, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy MULLUMBIMBY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTRE 60 Stuart St...............................66841511 ACUPUNCTURE & COSMETIC MEDICINE Dr Adam Osborne ...........................................66857366 MULLUMBIMBY HERBALS Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Massage, Herbs. .............................66843002 WWW.EASTCOASTPILATES.COM.AU Judy Leane BSpSc ..............................................0408 110006

HIRE

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Non-Toxic Herbicide Spray | Brush Cutting Tip Runs | Fully Insured

MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437

BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228

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

IRONING

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COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824 JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028

MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 THE IRONING LADY Ironing Service. Suffolk Park $30/hr. Angela.................................0414 719680 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839

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 D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance.....................0402 487213 PAUL’S MOWING Local & reliable. Mullum, Bruns, O. Shores, Byron & Bangalow.........0422 958791

ABOVEBOARD KITCHENS, BATHROOMS & ALTERATIONS Lic 80677C ...................0415 661814

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801 THE BURBS MOWING All suburban mowing. Andrew .................................................0431 248888 BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 BUFFALO ELECTRICAL Head down since 1978. Lic No 131681C ...................................0404 308705 BYRON BAY BRUSH CUTTING Acreage mowing, garden detailing, swiss quality Gyan .0402 728207 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804

GARDEN DESIGN

SHANE TURNER LANDSCAPES 25 yrs exp. Creative, reliable & affordable ...................0418 688171

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

LANDSCAPING

FENCING

GAS SUPPLIERS

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262

FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

Free Delivery

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GLAZIERS

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

Shaun Savage Landscapes Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

Specialising in: • Retaining Walls • Pool Surrounds • Block Work • Paving • TurďŹ ng • Stonework

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

GARAGE DOORS

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

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801

20 Years Experience

0405 594 288

6685 8588 LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

SOIL

Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing

MULCH GRAVEL

BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days. Lic 313329C ..............66808123 QUALITY GARAGE DOORS TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS

7 Stinson Street, Ballina Ph: 02 6686 4238 W: www.cmgd.com.au E: info@cmgd.com.au

Garage Doors & Openers

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

0405 922 839 or AH 6684 1778 ABN 180 623 364 42 GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES Leaf Guard. Lic 60414C. Darryl Patterson .........................0414 889453

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CRACKER DUST ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

landscaping supplies

0266 804555

QualiďŹ ed Structural Landscaper

Lic 308722C

Landscape Design | Construction | Retaining Walls | Pergolas | Paving Dylan 0409 785 584 www.otrlandscaping.com.au

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Service Directory SERVICING THE NORTHERN RIVERS

Artisan masonry | Quality craftsmanship All aspects of stone work GAVIN

Mark Wopling Painting & Decorating Accredited

0410 931 969

gdsstone@gmail.com

Licence 292757c

24 years experience

QUALIFIED • INSURED • LOCAL • FREE QUOTES The ďŹ nishing touch to your home

Mob: 0409 451 518

mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com

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

PLUMBERS

ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

Licence No. 207479C

EXPERIENCED STONE MASONS

PEST CONTROL

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

LAUNDRY SERVICES

LAUNDRY

FAST TURNAROUND – AIR BNB

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

• Self serve / service wash • New front loaders & dryers • Domestic & commercial services

Mullum Wash House – 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House – 0412 302 246

All Plumbing Blocked drains GasďŹ tting Solar Hot Water

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555

OPEN EVERY DAY

0404 053 857

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

LIGHTING 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

Lic. No. 206913C

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

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025

www.allpestsolutions.com.au

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403 HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035 ADM PLUMBING SERVICES‌ (NO JOB TOO SMALL)‌ Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483 BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...................66770004

CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS

BUCHANAN PLUMBING & GAS - Gasfitter - Luke - Lic 225997C ..................................0407 119910

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

LOCKSMITH

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 PRINTWORKS Traditional / Digital art@mullumprintworks.com.au .................................66843633

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

OSTEOPATHY

PHOTOGRAPHY

OSTEOPATHY

Tree Faerie Fotos

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Professional • Commercial • Personal

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo)

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | 02 6626 7900

www.treefaeriefotos.com • 0417 427 518

NORTH COAST OSTEOPATHY Jodie Jacobs. Mon, Wed, Fri..............................................66857517

PAINTING

PHYSIOTHERAPY BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer Pilates classes.

• DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required Kim Snellgrove, Cally O’Hara ................................................................................................66872330 NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

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

REMOVALISTS

BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288

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

ANTHONY D’ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511

BYRON BAY’S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & M’bah 66723818

0432 334 200 02 6680 8170

PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Matrix Rhythm Therapy, home visits avail................66847838 PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385

PICTURE FRAMING

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BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................66803444 MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791

YVES DE WILDE

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

X FINALIST OF THE MASTER PAINTERS OF AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE X ENVIRO FRIENDLY PAINTING X 6680 7573 0415 952 494 X www.yvesdewilde.com.au LIC 114372C

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PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

0434 391 855

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

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www.duluxaccredited.com.au

PLASTERING

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

451 186 / 6680 4660

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

www.byronbaycontainerstorage.com.au

LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE

0434 391 855

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 GLENN WATERS For the finish you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see. Lic 58928C...............................................0427 908129 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICE New homes, extensions, renos, 40yrs exp. Dave......0457 117654 CAPE BYRON REMOVALS Local, Brisbane, Melbourne weekly. Since 1989 ..................0413 505893

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Service Directory ROOFING

The Future of Solar Juno Energy is your local authorised energy specialist for home & business.

Call us for a consultation.

DOMESTIC â&#x20AC;˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Metal RooďŹ ng Installations â&#x20AC;˘ Guttering Downpipes â&#x20AC;˘ Fascia â&#x20AC;˘ Skylights â&#x20AC;˘ Whirlybird Patios â&#x20AC;˘ Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Leaf Guard

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING

netdaily.net.au

North Coast news daily:

Patrick - 0425 256 802

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

Craig Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0418 870 362 Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600 ALL ROOF RESTORATIONS And pressure cleaning. Byron Bay. Free Quotes..................0421 502642

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

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

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

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 A UTE LOAD OF STUFF .................................................................................................0408 210772

HART TREE SERVICES 18â&#x20AC;? chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding, cherry . 66849137 or 0427347380

TIPPER HIRE avail for rubbish removal & tip runs. Jono................................................0412 871438

UPHOLSTERY

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

SWIMMING POOLS

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

EEr all FroR p off fo g

D washin steel, es and machin ers dry

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS Buying: â&#x20AC;˘ Scrap metal â&#x20AC;˘ Aluminium â&#x20AC;˘ Copper â&#x20AC;˘ Brass â&#x20AC;˘ Lead â&#x20AC;˘ Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

FREE T avail fo OW

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

VALUERS

â&#x20AC;˘ All pool requirements â&#x20AC;˘ Professional advice â&#x20AC;˘ Water testing â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly service â&#x20AC;˘ Pool servicing 73 Station St, Mullumbimby

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SEPTIC SYSTEMS

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

(opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010 SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential, Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976

BEAU JARDIN. Swimming pool plans. Organise & co-ordinate with council.................0417 054443

VETERINARY SURGEONS

TILING

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

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

M 0418 754 149 P 07 5523 9930

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

NSW Lic. L10007 QLD Lic. 13395

...forget pointless scrubbing

WATER FILTERS The Water Filter Experts

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 NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT

NEWT

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FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805 Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

SEWING & ALTERATIONS SANDIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SEWING Bulk garment manufacture. Est 20 years ........................................0409 060393

WINTER SPECIAL:

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

Every 5th m FREE

FLOOR & WALL TILER Water proofing. Lic No 5116C. Phone Rick.................................0408 528457

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES

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0487 777 247 www.pristinewater.com.au

WATER FILTERS SUPPLY AND SERVICE

WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS Concrete tank repairs. All areas .. 66888055 or 0407 002833

TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285

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Installation and maintenance of water filters for rural and suburban properties

SCRUBBED Tank cleaning, repairs & liner insuls. Matt & Nick ............................................66884478

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Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING

â&#x20AC;˘ Stump Grinding â&#x20AC;˘ Bobcat â&#x20AC;˘ Cherrypicker â&#x20AC;˘ Crane Truck â&#x20AC;˘ 18â&#x20AC;? Chipper

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Phone Chris 0414 229 114

The Fully Insured Professionals

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

Professional Water Tank Cleaning

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The expert in solar efďŹ ciency

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TREE SERVICES

Pioneers of the solar industry

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Servicing the Far North Coast for 20Â years.

Free quotes. Experienced local technicians.

ChemDryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s patented cleaning systems.

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

SOLAR INSTALLATION

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

TILE & GROUT CLEANING

0408 232 066

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

for home, commercial and rural properties

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

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

LdS Silviculture Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services

Eddy 0477 Karl 0423

720 200 396 508

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 Agistment ............................... 53 Birthdays ................................ 53 Businesses For Sale.............. 52

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS – 6684 1777 RATES & PAYMENT

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

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

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

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

Funeral Notices ..................... 53

PHONE ADS

Garage Sales......................... 52

Ads may be taken by phone on

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

Childcare................................ 51 For Sale ................................. 52

Health Notices ....................... 51

6684 1777 AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

Items under $100 .................. 52

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

Investment Property .............. 52

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

Halls For Hire......................... 52

Motor Vehicles ....................... 52 Musical Notes ........................ 53 Only Adults ............................ 53 Pets ........................................ 53 Positions Vacant .................... 53 Professional Services ............ 51 Public Notices ........................ 51 Removalists ........................... 52

EMAIL ADS

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

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.

Social Escorts ........................ 53

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

netdaily

Prepayment is required for all ads.

To Lease ................................ 52 To Let ..................................... 52 Tradework .............................. 52 Tree Services ......................... 52 Tuition .................................... 53

IKEA

PUBLIC NOTICES COME & TRY Healing Touch. Relax, enjoy and experience energy work. A free Community Day at Ballina CWA Hall.

9.30-12.30. So we don't keep you waiting phone Sandi 0412504950 for a time

DELIVERY

Save Money & Time We shop and deliver from $40. Assembly extra.

Volunteers Wanted................. 53 Wanted .................................. 52 Work Wanted ......................... 53

DISCLAIMER Advertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not reflect the views or opinions of the editorial staff.

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DURRUMBUL COMMUNITY CHESS COMP Fundraiser for Durrumbul Public.

Sun 29 July. 10-1pm. $10 entry. For registration call Guy 0401291842

Rachel aylanD Bangalow shoemakinG • bespoke footwear • repairs • leatherwork • classes t: 02 668 72255 m: 0403 721 840

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DEMI PAIR

We are currently looking for families with children, who require the help of a demi pair at home. In exchange for 15 hours work, our Demi Pairs receive free board and lodging.

Contact Jessika 02 6680 8253 or Michael 0423 838 301 (ah) if you are interested to host a demi pair.

DAYCARE INSPIRED NANNYING Service held beautifully in a daycare setting in Mullum. Ages 1–4, from 9am– 3pm. Thursdays. $70/day.

Phone 0426282387 BABY-SITTING I love looking after children and I am a great cook, $15/hr.

Phone 0424025271

HEALTH NURTURING MASSAGE FOR WOMEN Somatic Counselling with Certified Sexological Bodyworker sabiloungebyronbay.com

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Share Accommodation .......... 52 Short Term Accommodation .. 52

CHILDCARE

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

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COSTUME HIRE, PROPS, SUITS & ACCESSORIES

COLONICS

Open Thurs 4–6.30pm, Sat 10.30am–1pm or by appointment

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES

LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

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HYPNOSIS & EFT

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic.

Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

Available from The Echo office reception

1 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Phone 6684 2978

that you want to be living!

Resolve blockages with a practitioner who balances physical, mental, emotional and spiritual elements in conjunction with each other, finding the root causes of any problems and clearing them.

Kinesiology North Coast Ph 0403125506 Registered practitioner. www.kinesiologynorthcoast.com.au

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.

Maureen Bracken 0402205352

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TAYLORS PROPS

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KAHUNA MASSAGE & Zenthai Shiatsu.

20 years exp. Deep healing relaxation.

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HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY

TAIJI & QIGONG

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

BANGALOW BRUNSWICK HEADS MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG 8.30-10am: QIGONG 8.30-10am: QIGONG 6-7.15pm: QIGONG 8.30-10.30am: TAIJI 6-8pm: TAIJI

6.30am: QIGONG 9am: NIA 8am: GYROKINESIS 10.15am: PILATES 9.30am: NIA 6.15pm: BRAZILIAN 5.30pm: JAZZ FLARE JUJITSU

7am: YOGA 7am: YOGA 9.30am: ZUMBA 11am: FELDENKRAIS 5.45pm: C-IMPROV 6pm: BELLY DANCE 7.30pm: ZOUK

LOCATION: 7pm: CRYSTAL OCEAN SHORES SINGING BOWL SHOPPING CENTRE MEDITATION $10 AJNA YOGA TEMPLE

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THE BYRON SHIRE

THURSDAY

FRIDAY TAIJI

SATURDAY QIGONG

SOFT-STYLE MARTIAL ART GENTLE EXERCISE ART

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Alignment, relaxation, Breathing, awareness, www.shirshamarie.com ph: 0400 558 181 self-healing meditation

9.30am: CONTEMPORARY

11.30am: SOUL JAM

7am: MEDITATION WWW.WEMOVE. 9am: WAKE AND SHAKE STUDIO-KIDS 12.30pm: SOUND HEALING WORKSHOPS 5pm: SOUNDSHOWER

7pm: CHAKRA DANCING AND MANDALA PAINTING MEDITATION $10

ENQUIRIES: 0417 983 395

6.30am: VINYASA 6.30am: VINYASA 8am: VINYASA 10am: BIKRAM YOGA 10am: HOT 60 4.15pm: BIKRAM YOGA 4.15pm: BIKRAM YOGA 6.15pm: VINYASA 6.15pm: HOT 60

6.30am: HOT 60 8am: YIN 10am: BIKRAM YOGA 4.15pm: HOT 60 6.15pm: VINYASA

6.30am: VINYASA 8am: VINYASA 10am: HOT 60 4.15pm: BIKRAM YOGA 6.15pm: HOT 60

6.30am: HOT 60 10am: BIKRAM YOGA 8am: BIKRAM YOGA 4.15pm: HOT 60 10am: YIN 6.15pm: VINYASA

6.30-8.30am: 9-10.30am: ASHTANGA SLOW FLOW 9-10.30am: HATHA 6-7.30pm: VINYASA 6-7.30pm: YANG TO YIN

9-10.30am: ALIGN+FLOW 5.30-7pm: VINYASA

9-10.30am: YIN YOGA 4.30-5.30pm: HAWAIIAN HULA

8-9.30am: HATHA 9.30-11am: VINYASA 10-11.30am: GENTLE YOGA 9-10.30am: 4.30-5.30pm: 1.30-2.30pm: LIVE ASHTANGA RESTORATIVE MUSIC MEDITATION

9am: BIKRAM YOGA

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HYPNOTHERAPY, NLP & COACHING

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Feeling trapped?

Learn how to overcome addictive and limiting behaviours.

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Tues /Thurs Beach Side Suffolk Park BOOKINGS REQUIRED Sat 10-12 Broken Head Hall

Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher

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HALLS FOR HIRE

Phone 66845517, 0418481617

COMPOST TOILETS

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0427701653 GUITARS, RECORDS, HI FI valiantmusic.com.au 66851005

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

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0402 364 852

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TRADEWORK

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6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

ITEMS UNDER $100 MAC AIR IN CASE 13â&#x20AC;? $25; STM Protective Hard Shell $40. Ph 66840062 RECLINING LOUNGE CHAIR neutral colour, as new $99. Ph 66805049 CAMERA Canon Ixus50, battery/charger, card, case, tripod $55. 0409579671

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

TREE SERVICES

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SOUTH GOLDEN BEACH 20 Clifford St. Combined sale, Sat 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2pm. A big mix

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Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677

30 stalls. Arts and Crafts, bric-a-brac Devonshire tea and lunch wraps Sat 21 July 8am. Federal Hall, Federal

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

FOR SALE WHIRLPOOL CLOTHES DRYER as new. 8-10hrs. $220. Ph 0428252410

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511

Mobile 0417 698 227

52 July 18, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo

Ute & Driver from $30

â&#x20AC;˘ DELIVERIES â&#x20AC;˘ SMALL MOVES â&#x20AC;˘ TIP RUNS 0415 194 654

bills avail to Oct 20. Parking space. Suit quiet, n/s, working person. 0436381699 SPLENDOUR ACCOM Chilliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place, Tropicana Oceano. $455 p/night, sleeps 8. Luxe style accom. 3 min to Festival from Ocean Shores. Ph 0417413007

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

MULLUM 28/7-17/8. 1br cottage & garden. $245pw inc. 0434904344

0408 210 772

MULLUM avail end July-mid Nov. Lge f-furn 2brm home with pool, views & walk to town. $500pw incl bills. Ph 0499536416

SHARE ACCOM. MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d business 66845296 or 66845403

AUTOMATIC 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 113201KM IDEAL LEARNERS CAR SN2373..........................$4500 2008 HYUNDAI GETZ 5SPD MANUAL 158683KM GREAT CONDITION LOW KM SN5636................$5495 2005 MITSUBISHI LANCER 5SPD MANUAL 149643KM SUPER HANDY WAGON SN0503....$5490 AUTOMATIC 2009 HOLDEN OMEGA 184928KM LOW KM GREAT WAGONS SN7630...................$9990 AUTOMATIC 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA ST-L SEDAN 159371KM LOW KM LEATHER LOGBOOK HISTORY SN1322...................................................................$6750 AUTOMATIC 2005 NISSAN NAVARA ST-X 4WD DUALCAB SN2565..............................................$10990

BARGAINS ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

SUNRISE student/woman, large room, d/f, near shops, train, sea & tranquil, lge garden. $200pw incl. 0432215206 BYRON Scott St, 1br, share house with 2 others, 2 mths from 23/7 - 25/9, 10 mins to beach $180pw incl bills. 0421339853 CRABBES CK lovely furn garden room.

Quiet bush setting. Close beach, 25 min Tweed/Byron. $200pw incl bills. 66771523 MULLUM CK room, sun ďŹ lled, warm, views, n/s, no pets $150pw. 0447676458

MULLUM 51 Stuart St, Fri & Sat 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2pm.

Moving sale. Amazing quality furnishings.

All must go, must see EUREKA 46 Federal Dr, Sat 8am. Garden sculpture & pottery, tools, concrete molds, etc. All must go.

SGB 10 Robin St, Sat 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2pm. Combined sale. Babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gear, h/hold, jewellery, clothes, furniture, boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike, camping

STH GOLDEN BEACH Semi s-cont ďŹ&#x201A;at, 5 mins walk to beach, great space, 2 rooms, Nth facing deck, own kit & ent, suit 1 n/s worker $300pw incl bills. 0405278193 BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $140 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

LOCAL REMOVAL

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646 STORAGE From $105/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833 SUNRISE 1br modern sunny unit, $395pw minimal expenses. Ph 0428855936 MULLUM 3br, 2 bthrm, character Qldstyle house, v/dah overlooking lge tropical grden, downstairs lge studio/living area, garage, $630pw. To view 0414499300 UNIQUE STONE character-build home set on a gorgeous property with an abundance of wildlife. 3br, 1 bthrm, modern kitchen, swimming pool, $620pw.

Perfect for a family that needs space and a rural lifestyle. Located Nashua minutes from Bangalow. Dogs neg. Phone Christine 66872833 BROKEN HEAD Bus, s/cont, in rainforest setting on beautiful 7 Mile Beach Rd. Suit peaceful nature loving couple. $300pw incl gas & solar power. Ph 0438795381 MYOCUM self contained fully furn studio.

For sgl working person, n/s, d/f, $270pw incl bills. Avail 28/7. Text 0418223672 CENTRAL MULLUM 3bdrm 2bthrm, avail long term. Charming timber home, leafy street, pets neg. $640pw. Ph 0410007144

GOONENGERRY 15 min Mullum. Large cosy furn room with balcony. Share with 1 male. Garden setting. Avail for 5 weeks $210pw all bills incl. Reverse a/c. Suit n/s clean, considerate person. 66849138

OCEAN SHORES 2br unfurn apt on ground ďŹ&#x201A;oor avail now long term. $370pw incl elect/water. Refs req, $1200 bond. No pets, no smoking. Ph 66847519

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

BEACHSIDE TOWNHOUSE 3br, 2.5 bthrm, SLUG, pool $630pw. accom@byron 0421603564

BYRON BAY AUSTRALIA Investment Opportunity www.ecocentretrust.com.au

SGB spacious 1br ground ďŹ&#x201A;oor apt. Fully s/cont + private. Huge br, big bthrm with tub, private patio. Suit n/s d/f worker $230pw + elec. Ph 0403229030

BYRON room. Walk to town $200pw + bills. Suit wrkg n/s person. 0438856651

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

SECURE STORAGE BANGALOW Brand new storage sheds 66871500

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GOURMET PRODUCE & TAKEAWAY OUTLET

WANTED

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES

O.SHORES 14 Goolara Crt, Sat, 8am.

Camping, garden, household, furniture, photo frames, shed items, specialty & repurposed items & antiques

LITTLE GREEN TRUCK.com.au

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby

Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

Tallow

MULLUM 3 Stuart St. Sat 8am-12pm.

Combined sale. Canoe, fridge, mass of household items and artefacts

REMOVALISTS

northernrivers@littlegreentruck.com.au ARCHIBALDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS COMMUNITY MARKET SHORT TERM ACCOM. Road base, gravel, blue metal and metal DAY dust. ALL SIZE DELIVERIES. MULLUM CBD small house, $300pw incl

NEED WATER? Same day deliveries.

Byron Shire Water Cartage. 0428998022

Call today 6680 2630

Paula Wickham Experienced Kinesiologist & Naturopath Clearing old programs Igniting your true potential

DAVID LOVEJOYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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BREAK THE CHAIN OF ADDICTIONS NOW!

SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales.

Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450

SPLENDID POP UP BAZAAR/GARAGE SALE Festival retro, vintage clothing, eclectic bric-a-brac & antiques. 79 Orana Road, O.Shores. Seriously not before 7.30am

Now in itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3rd year of trading Good lease conditions 2 years current / options of 5 + 5 = fare rent

Brunswick Heads 2br 1bth $400 2br 1bth $450 South Golden Beach 4br 3bth $750 Ewingsdale 4bd 2bth $800 Commercial Brunswick Heads. 2 brand new commercial shops available October 2018.

Contact office now!

L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

TO LEASE BEAUTIFUL TREATMENT ROOM Avail Tues/Fri/Sat/Sun $85/day, $45/half day. Mullum. 66849458, 0435078551 MADE IN MULLUM Interested in selling your handmade crafts, artworks, photography etc locally from $25 a week? Interested to see what sells and what doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t? Contact Facebook: Made In Mullum or email madeinmullum@gmail.com

Continued growth / Consistent ďŹ gures Extended trade hours available

BUSINESS FOR SALE MULLUMBIMBY

6684 3313 0431 131 875

Loads of space for stock Rear shed / Huge storage Quality shop ďŹ t-out Great lunch trade Unique suppliers / Local growers Simple, straight forward honest & ethical business Community meeting point

Brunswick Heads Brunswick Heads Comm Shop 37 sqm $725 pw + GST Inc Outgoings Elders Real Estate Brunswick Heads 6685 1206

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Classifieds STORAGE ONLY 6X9m Besser brick shed $100pw. Room 5x4m $40pw incl power. Both negotiable. Apply to 107 Stuart St, Mullumbimby INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSES BALLINA BYRON AIRPORT LOCATION Multiple warehouse factory sizes from 200m2 to 1500m2 Tilt slab construction High roller doors 4.3 metre clearance Plenty of parking and access options 3 phase power Clear span construction For further details call 0438445709

POSITIONS VACANT COOK WANTED Must be experienced.

25+ hours pw. Drop in your CV to Fishy Fishy Shop 3, 80 Ballina St Lennox Head, or email fishy-fishy@bigpond.com.

SEEKING open-hearted alternative but qualified surveyor for ‘as above, so below’ measurements. Exciting project. Karmic reward + some $$. Expressions of sincere interest appreciated. Ph Guy 0439882132

LENNOX HEAD PAPER DELIVERY Lennox Head couple required to fold, insert & deliver The Echo in Lennox area. Local stable residents preferred.

Contract position to start immediately Phone Taz on 0409917646 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 WAITSTAFF for busy Chinese restaurant at Bangalow. Must be able to work weekends, Friday, Saturday dinner, experienced & fast. Phone 66872382 GARDENING ASSISTANT 2-3 days per week. In well established gardens. Exp pref, suit young person with professional attitude. $30ph, ABN req. Ph 0457141519

ADMIN ASSISTANT/ PARALEGAL SECRETARY Administration role for established law firm and migration agent.

Experience in client liaison, accounts receivable, book keeping, assisting in payroll, accounts, and online applications Skills: Typing, Word, Excel, Leap, MYOB will be an advantage and foreign language highly regarded.

We area small friendly firm with international clients as well as community programs with pro bono work. Training provided for the right person.

Hours: 16 hours over 4 mornings a week casual initially then part time. Flexible approach to hours. To apply email CV plus Covering letter to tyndallcolawyers@gmail.com

Real Estate Sales Person

required, must have experience.

Licence is preferred.

The suitable candidate should have a good sales history and be motivated, self-disciplined, a great time manager and be willing to self-improve to become a high achiever and income earner.

To apply send resume to Po Box 204 Brunswick Heads 2483. brunswickheads@ljh.com.au

Legal Firm Receptionist Required Local law firm seeking dedicated local to join our team, immediate start available.

Would suit parent looking to re-enter the work force.

9.30am – 4pm Monday to Friday.

Cover letter & resume to PO Box 1405 Byron Bay 2481 or ByronBayConveyancer@gmail.com Applications close 20/7/18.

WORK WANTED

AGISTMENT

BOOKKEEPER/ADMIN Let me help organise you! Phone Jo 0429695060

WANTED large paddock for quiet horses, can fix fences. Phone 0439651813

HOUSE CLEANING by honest reliable local lady, 25 years exp. Ph 0403527546

PETS

ALL TYPES BUILDING WORK Blocklaying & bricklaying Lic 60801C Paul 0423852559 QUALIFIED GREEN PAINTER 30 yrs exp. Free quotes and advice.

Small jobs OK. Ph Rob 0408900134

tyson

Tyson is a 7 month old desexed male mastiff x boxer pup. He is a good natured boy who has some basic obedience training and will make a loyal companion dog. If you can giveTyson a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461.

Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

WONDERFUL STRONG WOMAN seeks work, gardening/cleaning. 0437140812 WORDPRESS SETUP/TRAIN/MAINT Reas rates info@wordpressit.com.au

THE

IRONING LADY Ironing Service Hate ironing?

Want more free time?

Shirts, sheets & everything in between.

Suffolk Park. $30/hr.

Angela 0414 719 680

WHITE SWISS SHEPHERD PUPPIES Ready to leave 18 July. Vacs, chips & checks all good. Ph Joshua 0439859411

VOLUNTEERS WANTED KAMILAROI EQUESTRIAN NfPO is looking for a Voluntary Worker within the 55yrs Centrelink Scheme.

Please contact Karen 0409122109 https://www.kamilaroi.com/

TUITION FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au CLASE CONVERSACION ESPANOL Para practicar y compartir en forma activa este hermoso idioma. Pia 0434485584 SEWING, FASHION DESIGN LESSONS at La’ Studio. Ph/text 0405451184 MUSIC TUITION Woodwind, Brass, Piano, Theory. 25+yrs of exp. First lesson free. Phone 0413598320 or 0425227699 KAMILAROI EQUESTRIAN NfPO is looking for an adult Voluntary Worker during school hours in exchange for horsemanship training.

Please contact Karen 0409122109 https://www.kamilaroi.com/

Why hasn’t anyone come to get me? My name is Barney & I’m the last of my litter. I’m a great young guy, I love to play with my mouse BARNEY toy, I love my feline friends & I love to be cuddled by people like you. I have a lot going for me - everyone at the Shelter tells me so & they said to be patient & a loving family will come & pick me.

I’m starting to think that nobody will come so I just want to let you know that I make a great lap warmer on these cold nights & my heart will always warm yours.

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COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.

BIRTHDAYS

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that ‘He knew ity cannot al individu ised and be francht on a u rolled o belt.’ r conveyem McDuck’s tribute

editor of Founding ire Echo n Sh The Byro

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BELLA

is a six and a half year old desexed female small Wolfhound x. She is a very intelligent high energy dog.

Bella is good with other dogs and would make a great family pet. She loves going out for walks and loves chasing the ball. She is a very loyal and loving girl, perfect for anyone who enjoys walking.

Adoption fee applies.

Phone Margaret at CAWI on 0458461935.

FUNERAL NOTICES MARY ELIZABETH EDMONDS “BETTY” Passed away on 11th July 2018. Aged 91 years.

Beloved wife of George. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Robert & Gail, Stephen & Patricia and Peter & Jonathan. Beloved nana to Anthony & Renee. Adored great grandmother of Aila & Kade.

Loving sister of Audrey, Kenny, John, Henry and Ray (all dec).

Family and friends of Betty are warmly invited to attend her funeral service to be held in the garden of Peter & Jon's home on Wednesday 18th July 2018, commencing at 11:00am. Family and friends are also invited to a memorial service and afternoon tea to be held at Patrick Bugden VC Gardens, 184 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park on Wednesday 18th July 2018, commencing at 2:00pm.

Please RSVP to jon.peter@me.com Betty requests that all guests dress brightly.

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BEN & EMMA LITTLE 1300 678 443

JULY 2018

5.50pm 12.47pm 5.52am 6.20am Moon High tide, set height (m) 0836 1004 1.22; 2234 1.69 0916 1045 1.20; 2310 1.64 0953 1128 1.20; 2348 1.58 1029 1217 1.19 1103 0030 1.51; 1314 1.21 1137 0117 1.45; 1418 1.26 1212 0214 1.39; 1525 1.35 1249 0315 1.35; 1627 1.47 1331 0419 1.32; 1725 1.61 1417 0522 1.32; 1819 1.75 1510 0622 1.33; 1912 1.87 1609 0719 1.34; 2002 1.97 1714 0814 1.35; 2052 2.02 1822 0907 1.35; 2142 2.02 1931 0959 1.36; 2230 1.97 2037 1051 1.35; 2316 1.87 2141 1145 1.34 2242 0004 1.73; 1245 1.33 2341 0053 1.58; 1348 1.34 0145 1.42; 1458 1.37 0038 0243 1.30; 1604 1.42 0133 0345 1.21; 1703 1.49 0228 0448 1.17; 1753 1.56 0322 0545 1.16; 1837 1.62 0414 0632 1.17; 1916 1.67 0504 0715 1.19; 1953 1.70 0551 0753 1.22; 2029 1.72 0635 0830 1.23; 2102 1.72 0716 0906 1.25; 2136 1.71 0754 0943 1.26; 2209 1.68 0830 1021 1.26; 2243 1.62

Astronomical data and tides

1st SAT Bruns Heads

6628 4495

1st SUN Byron Bay 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot

6685 6807 6628 7333

2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 0490 026 840 2nd SAT Woodburn 0439 489 631 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN

The Channon Lennox Head Alstonville Tabulam Hall Coolangatta

6688 6433 0419 369 609 6628 1568 0490 329 159

4th SAT Evans Head 4th SAT Wilsons Creek 4th SUN Bangalow

0439 489 631 6684 0299 6687 1911

Low tide, height (m) 0428 0.44; 1537 0.42 0504 0.45; 1615 0.47 0544 0.47; 1659 0.53 0626 0.48; 1747 0.59 0712 0.48; 1845 0.65 0800 0.47; 1955 0.69 0851 0.44; 2112 0.68 0942 0.39; 2227 0.63 1033 0.33; 2336 0.54 1124 0.27 0038 0.44; 1214 0.21 0134 0.34; 1304 0.16 0227 0.26; 1355 0.13 0318 0.22; 1445 0.14 0408 0.20; 1536 0.18 0458 0.22; 1630 0.26 0546 0.27; 1724 0.37 0636 0.32; 1825 0.48 0725 0.37; 1933 0.59 2051 0.66; 0815 0.41 0907 0.43; 2210 0.67 0959 0.43; 2320 0.63 1049 0.42 0016 0.57; 1135 0.39 0102 0.50; 1217 0.36 0142 0.45; 1256 0.34 0218 0.40; 1332 0.32 0252 0.38; 1407 0.31 0325 0.37; 1443 0.31 0357 0.36; 1519 0.34 0430 0.37; 1557 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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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

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Low-cost or free food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Thursday 9–11am at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details. C3 Care Byron Bay Food Care – log on to www.c3byronbay. com to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.

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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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O R A A R E M E A T R T D H O G O L I N I G

C E L V A S N T I O N A T A O N G S E N H T

Mullumbimby Market Saturday July 21, 8am-2pm, Cnr of Stuart and Myocum Streets Mullumbimby.

Great local crafts, produce and coffee.

Essie Thomas playing live. Please support your local community market.

No dogs, please.

Pottsville Croquet Club We play Tuesday 10am till 12pm & Thursday 2pm till 4pm at Black Rocks Sports Ground. Beginners and visitors welcome. Enquiries 0413 335 941.

Facebook: Pottsville “Fun Croquet” Club Inc.

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

Menstrual ed for Dads August 18, 2.45–5pm, Mullumbimby.

Workshop for men with daughters or any man wanting a deeper understanding of women’s nature and cycles. Topics include puberty and rites of passage, menstruation, the importance of fathers in their daughter’s lives. Wilspace Mullumbimby, 91/74 Main Arm Rd. Earlybird tickets $55. Karin: 0415 886 113; www.facebook.com/karinluciagisler/

Meditation study group Held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month at Mullumbimby CWA Hall.

All welcome. Contact Didi 0408 008 769 for more information.

Antiques & collectables The Tweed Gold Coast Family History and Heritage Association Inc will be holding its annual antique and collectables fair at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre on 11 and 12 August 2018. 9am till 5pm on

Byron Philosophy Group Thursday, 19 July, from 1.30 till 3.30 pm, at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay. Next meeting we will discuss the Kingdom Trilogy. James Cowan, internationally acclaimed author of more than 40 books, has written a work that brings to life the intensity of rich inner experiences. He will open for us the second stage of this unfolding 13thcentury tale. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Exit International Exit International is a voluntary euthanasia group that meets quarterly.

Meetings are held at the Robina Community Centre. Attendees must be Exit members. Further information on our website www.exitinternational.net or phone local coordinator Elaine 5580 8215 or 0421 796 713.

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.

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.

Social sporting groups

Budgeting Support

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.

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.

Volunteer hub

Breast Cancer Support

Choose from 40 organisations at the volunteer hub at Byron Community Centre. Make a difference in your community, have fun, learn new skills and meet people. Ph 6685 6807 email volunteers@byroncentre.com.au.

Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay meets at the NSW Cancer Council rooms, 8/130 Jonson St, Byron (upstairs in shop complex next to Byron RSL) at 12pm–2pm, every 3rd Wednesday of the month. Family and friends welcome.

Phone Ingrid 0431 207 453.

Cty Shopping Bus

Free ESL

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.

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

Language exchange 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.

Museums Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum corner of Myocum and Stuart Sts Mullumbimby, open Tuesdays and Fridays 10–12 and market Saturdays 9–1.

Discover your local history, join our team – 6684 4367. Bangalow Heritage House Museum & Cafe Open Monday–Friday 10am–3pm. Corner Ashton & Deacon Streets Bangalow. Available for event hire and welcomes all groups and visitors.

Phone 6687 2183.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 – 30 meetings a week in the Shire – www.aa.org.au. Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of Saturday and 10am till 3pm on Sunday. $5 entry fee.

CABS AGM Community Alliance for Byron Shire is holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 7 August at 6pm at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club. Angela Dunlop: 0413 100 796

Durrumbul Rumble Durrumbul Public School is holding a fundraising garage sale on 29 July from 9am till 2pm. The day will involve music, market and food stalls, clothing, brica-brac, a chess competition and more.

Find out more on the Durrumbul Public School Facebook page.

Life visioning Take time to explore your creative side and to refocus on finding meaning in your life. We will use mind maps, visualisation, and discussion in a small group setting. July 25 and Aug 1, 10am–12.30pm. Lismore Women’s Health Resource Centre. Bookings: 6620 2999.

Art Exhibition Heather Bell and her art group have beautiful paintings for sale covering all genres of art. All welcome to view and find just the right painting for you or as a gift. Kirra Hill Centre, June 19 till July 26, Mon till Fri 9am till 4pm. For more information phone Heather 0438 241 991.

CI Contact Improvisation Saturdays in Mullumbimby 10–12 noon at St Martin’s, Church Hall, Stuart Street, Mullumbimby.

All levels of dancers welcome. Enquiries 0402 059 564.

End-of-life choices

netdaily.net.au meet every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday Presbyterian Church Hall, 101 Stuart Street Mullumbimby 7–9 pm. Contact Megan 0424 002 636 or Bruce 0418 515 991.

Meditation Buddhist meditation teaching and practice at the living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6–7.30pm, Mondays. Mishaela, 0438 858 842 or mishaele@si.org.au. Dzogchen Meditation and study group 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month at Mullumbimby Civic Hall. Didi 0408 008 769. Byron Mindfulness-Insight Meditation Sangha & Pairoj Brahma 7pm–9pm Tuesdays at The Yurt, Temple Byron www. templebyron.com. No fees. Andrew 0426 119 171, Pairoj 0423 241 916. Buddhist meditation and conversation with John Allan, Mondays 6.30–8.30 pm, The Yurt, Temple Byron. No fees. John 0428 991 189. Byron yoga philosophy club free meditation classes Monday, 6pm, 1 Korau Place Suffolk Park. Go to www. wisdom.yoga or phone Kris 0435 300 743. Community Yoga Nidra class free, Wednesdays 1–1.30pm at the Bamboo Yoga School, behind The Health Lodge, 78 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Matt 0430 008 293. Meditation Collective Mondays 6.30pm at Temple Byron. For more info: www.byronbaymeditationcollective.com. au or call Geo 0431 747 764. Archetypal Meditation at St Paul’s Spirituality Centre Wednesdays 2–3pm 14 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay (200 metres off Jonson Street). John Power: 0403 905 543.

Seniors computer club Byron Shire seniors computer club invites interested seniors to come to learn how to use your photos creatively. Meets at Ocean Shores Community Centre, Wednesdays 1–3pm during school terms.

For more information phone Gloria on 0428 845 339.

French Conversation Alliance Française – French Conversation in Lismore. Café Conversation every Thursday at Miss Lizzie’s, Woodlark St, Lismore, 5–6pm. Come and speak French.

For more info: afnorthcoast.org.au.

Social Table Tennis

Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at quarterly meetings 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.

South Golden Shores Community Centre every Monday at 10.30. Phone 0435 780 017. Bangalow Bowlo Sundays at 3pm. All welcome. Enquiries Margot 0412 394 932.

Labyrinth Walk

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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.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays 4–6pm. $7, all welcome. Enquiries Linda 0449 825 108. Coaching available.

Toastmasters

The Uniting Craft & Social Group meets every Monday 9.30am–2.30pm at the Uniting Church in Carlyle Street, Byron Bay. Bring lunch and whatever else you need. All welcome. Do you prefer patchwork and quilting? Come along on Monday evening same place at 6pm.

Enquiries Tilly 6685 5985.

Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters meetings coaching in communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron Services Club, Byron Bay; www.byronbaytoastmasters. org. Mullum Magic Toastmasters

U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday forum 24 July 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads.

Term 3 resumes. Visitors and potential new members very welcome. 6685 1732.

U3A Ballina/Byron Enjoy Verdi’s superb Requiem Mass, presented by Gertie at our meeting on 24/7/18 at 10am in the RSL meeting room, Mullumbimby. Anyone interested in joining U3A is welcome to attend.

Wires Volunteers Home-based volunteer coordinators wanted For Wildlife Rescue Inc. Computer with reliable internet connection required. Experience with native animals preferred. No costs incurred; Centrelink approved 3-month training period provided. 6628 1898

Calling all artists!

Registration for entries for the 2018 Ocean Shores Art Expo is now OPEN! This year’s theme is TREASURES. Prizes in six categories, plus $1,000 Vale Award.

Entries close 24 July. The Expo is a threeday event from Friday 24 August till Sunday 26. Visit: www.osartexpo.com for more information.

Clothes swap Saturday 28 July 2–4pm at Wildspace, Mullumbimby Commons, 91 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby. All welcome. More

Craft group

information: https://www.facebook.com/ events/201329877163084/.

Mullum Women’s Shed Mullumbimby Womens Shed Thursday 10am–2pm at the Mullumbimby commons (Wildspace), 91 Main Arm Road. All women welcome, by donation. Contact FB page: mullumbimbywomensshed or Christina 0403 191 119.

Free Sound Healing CDs Free Devotional Sound Healing CDs. Humanity Rising: I am spirit first. Call Bassam and Anne on 0429 858 500.

Seniors activities Tuesdays: 10.30am Drumming with Gareth Jones at Byron Theatre; Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell 12 till 1pm. Wednesdays: Choir with Kim Banffy, 10–11am; Ukelele 11.30–12.15.

Suggested donation of $10. No bookings needed, information seniors@ byroncommuntycentre.com. or call 6685 6807.

Riding for the Disabled Volunteers needed. Learn natural horsemanship skills FREE. Join our wonderful herd. Help your community.

Hug a horse. See our wonderful centre. All levels of experience needed.

Volunteer training every Saturday 11am–1pm. 377 Houghlahans Creek Rd Teven. Email rdagrants@gmail.com.

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Sport

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Junior Beez basketballers Local lads make top three win two championships in Occys Grom Comp The Byron Beez junior basketballers have returned from the 2018 Northern Junior League championships in Tamworth with wins in the U/16 boys and U/16 girl divisions.

The U/16 boys are champs for the second year running, after winning the reformatted Country Championship Division (top tier), coach Nash Campbell said.

‘Byron Beez play a fantastic brand of basketball and are often commended for their style of play and attitude to the game. The boys are punching well above their weight competitively against regional teams like Coffs, Port Macquarie and Tamworth,’ he said.

U/16 girls The U/16 girls team went to the finals of the NJL sitting on top of the table with an imposing record of 13 wins and one loss.

The girls lost their first game against the Bellinger Braves, but a good win against Taree set up a rematch with the Braves in the grandfinal.

The game didn’t start how the Beez had planned, and with a first quarter foul count of 6–1, and minimal scoring opportunities, the Beez

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U/16 NJL champions two years running: The Byron Beez U/16 boys. Photo supplied

trailed 19–4 at quarter time.

By half time they trailed 30–24 before edging ahead.

‘The Braves were given a chance to win the game with only six seconds left when they were awarded two free throws that could have tied the game.

‘They missed both shots however, and the Beez secured the ball and their first U/16 girls NJL championship 48–46,’ team coach Matt Ogle said.

Rhiannon Murphy top scored for the game with 15 points and Isis Crawford had 14.

Vivita Lili was awarded MVP in the grandfinal.

The championship win gave the team automatic en-

try to the State Cup in Sydney overAugust 11–12.

U/14 girls The Byron Beez U/14 girls went to their first NJL finals with just five players and had to face a full strength Tamworth team playing at their home stadium.

Fouls and injury reduced the side to just three players, coach Bret Madden said.

‘The scores were almost even at that point and the three remaining players did amazingly well to stay in the game, at times looking like they would somehow pull out the win.

‘However the full time result saw Tamworth as the victors by a slim margin 37–30.’

Byron Bay bowlers play their way into state championship

Byron Bay’s pennant side (grade three) at Ballina RSL for zone playoffs prior to just missing out on a trip to the state titles after losing by two. Photo contributed

Byron Bay Bowling Club’s seventh grade pennant side has won through to the state championships after winning the zone playoffs last weekend, while the third grade side missed out after losing their final by two points.

Playing at East Lismore seventh grade had an all-theway win over Wooli and then a close tussle with Bonalbo/ Casino before running away to win by 19 shots.

They have earned a trip to the central coast in mid-

August for the state play offs.

Third grade went to Ballina RSL who defeated McLean before Sunday’s game at Ballina Cherry Street, which they lost by two popints.

‘To have our only two sides from the club make it to district and perform so well at zone is a great club effort and they deserve a pat on the back,’ club member Syl Reid said.

In other competition news Bulla Burton defeated Gavin McPhail to win his maiden

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Club Singles title.

Bulla is having a great season with wins at club, district and zone levels. He and Jim Clark are off to State Senior Pairs in September.

The Byron Bay Women’s Club was well represented at the Ocean Shores Country Club Gala Day. Theresa Hillard, Diana Ricketts, Judy Wallace and Michelle Brown were overall runners up on the day, on a count back, and winners of the second round.

Byron Bay’s young guns Touma Cameron and Rasmus King had stellar performances at the Billabong Occys Grom Comp held at Duranbah Beach last week.

Cameron was runner-up in an exciting man-on-man 14-and-under-boys final against Brazilian young gun Leo Casal.

Leo has been residing in Coolangatta for the last few months and will head back to Brazil with the win.

‘It’s amazing to win here in Australia. I had to change my plane ticket to make the final today. I was supposed to leave this morning. So I’m stoked,’ he said.

The prestigious event is known for attracting juniors from all over the globe and this year entrants came from USA, Portugal, Japan, New Zealand and Indonesia.

Cameron defeated Rasmus King in a semifinal to earn his spot in the final surf.

Touma put King in a combination situation early on in the heat by earning himself a 9.6 ride backed up with a 7.17 to give him the lead. King was unable to overtake Cameron and finished the competion in equal third place.

Touma Cameron ripped into secong place on the weekend at Duranbah Beach. Photo Surfing Queensland

‘Mono’ and Monk Byron Bay’s Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart and Dave Monk have successfully qualified for the Australian Team over the weekend and booked themselves a place on the Australian Adaptive Surf Team that will compete at the International Surfing Association (ISA) Stance World Adaptive Surfing Championships later in 2018.

Stewart and Monk both won their divisions AS 2 (Stand/Kneel) and AS 3 (Seated) at the Nudie Australian Adaptive Surfing Titles held at Cabarita (NSW) after a day of outstanding action featur-

ing the country’s best adaptive surfers.

Clean 0.8 metre conditions greeted competitors for the start of competition at the Cabarita Surf Club, allowing the field of more than twenty adaptive surfers to showcase their skills across a multitude of divisions.

‘This is the third Nudie Australian Adaptive Surfing Titles on the Tweed Coast and it’s great to see companies like Nudie staying on board.

‘We have grown massively as a sport and, in the end, it’s all about the ocean and its ability to heal and equalise.

‘It makes you feel at home and I just love it,’ Mono said.

Geckos make it three in Shand cricket The soccer World Cup may attract billions of fanatical viewers but in the Nick Shand Memorial cricket series you won’t find participants writhing on the ground like cut eels trying to win a free kick and Vladimir Putin has never heard of the game.

On Sunday the undefeated Geckos took on the banjototing hillbillies of Left Bank.

Gecko Pete Wynne-Moylan won the toss and chose to bat first.

Fabulous Phil took an early scalp for the Bankers but Stuart (30) and Drew (37no)

then latched on to the bowling like shellbacks on a bandicoot’s backside.

James (33no) and Mick then set about the middle overs like Burmese soldiers going through a Rohinja village and the runs piled up like Warren Buffet’s bank balance until some tight late bowling by Clay (1/2) and Russell (1/13) kept the total down to a hefty but attainable 145.

The Bankers’ dangerous opening pair of Scruff and Russell were both back in the shed early as James (1/4) and Drew (2/10) charged like

power companies.

At 2/19 the Bankers looked insolvent but Clay (34) and Dan (31) put on 81 for the fourth wicket and the game was on in the late overs. Big hitting from Bruce saw the target dissolving like the Belongil shoreline until replacement fielder (and Left Bank skipper) Scruff dived at backward square to hold a fine but somewhat traitorous catch and the late charge at the win faltered 25 runs short.

The Geckos head the table.

Middle Pub player of the series went to Drew and Clay.

Lions Club donates equipment to Shores United Shores United seniors have been able to purchase much -needed training equipment through the generosity of the Brunswick Mullumbimby Lions Club monthly grants scheme.

‘Agility and skills will be even higher for the Shores men in their march to the semifinals with the gear,’ club president Marc Patten said.

The Ocean Shores Brown Snakes with club president Marc Patten and publicity liaison Michelle Begg. Photo Paul Begg.

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Move over, Pine Gap, a new telescope is being built in the Southern Hemisphere to explore exploding stars, black holes and the origins of the universe. South Africa plans to launch the multinational Square Kilometre Array (SKA) by 2030, and will be the largest of its kind in the world.

Its image resolution quality will exceed that of the Hubble Space Telescope ‘by a factor of 50 times,’ says South Africa’s deputy president David Mabuza. And unlike Pine Gap, it appears to be for the common good rather than the US military industrial complex.

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Farewell, Troy Grant, former Dubbo cop and leader of the NSW National Party, who resigned from politics last week. In the time he was in charge from 2014, civil liberties were eroded by poorly worded and vague legislation that favoured corporate interests over the common good.

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Joe Stark’s Pig Of Steel – an homage to the surfing icon Captain Good Vibes – was a stand out at Saturday’s Beachside Market in Byron. Photo Jeff ‘Great Vibes since 1986’ Dawson

Charles Massy will discuss his latest book Call of the Reed Warbler, which looks at sustainable farming using deep Indigenous and western ecological knowledge of Australia’s unique landscape.

For those wanting to hear Charles speak, he will also be at the Byron Writers Festival, held August 3 till 5.

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Some of the more inventive banners on show at the massive anti-Trump rally in the UK last week: ‘Super Callous Fragile Racist Sexist Lying POTUS’ and ‘IKEA has better cabinets’. The Scots had a good crack at it too, with one protester calling the former reality TV star a ‘Chettofaced, ferret-wearing shitgibbon’. Has civil disobedience ever been so creative?

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