The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 33.19 – October 17, 2018

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Butler Street bypass update

A moving picture, literally

Hans Lovejoy

Plans to create a Byron bypass along Butler Street, into wetland habitat and then joining Jonson and Browning Streets at Mitre 10, appear to be held up by the state government, as Council awaits determination for a $9.5m grant.

Responding to a status update request from local NSW MP Tamara Smith (Greens), Council’s director infrastructure services manager Phil Holloway said, ‘All relevant approvals are in place for the bypass to proceed.

All that is required is the funding.’

$13.5m blowout

Byron Bay Film Festival (BBFF) director J’aimee Skippon-Volke and Ossis Alfaro, with director Benjamin Gilmour at Friday’s BBFF launch party.

Bangalow resident Benjamin Gilmour directed the moving feature-length docudrama Jirga, which will have its Byron premiere at The Byron Bay Film Festival in the Byron Community Centre Theatre this Sunday from 4.30pm. The film tracks an Australian soldier’s search for atonement after he accidentally killed an Afghan civilian during a military operation. Gilmour says, ‘Jirga is my response to the proliferation of war-porn in the media, and the generalised depiction of Afghans as extremists. The festival runs until October 21. For more info visit www.bbff.com.au. Photo Jeff Dawson

Funding sources, according to Mr Holloway, will also come from Roads and Maritime Services ($10.5m), while Council’s own contribution is $4m. The current blowout has increased $5m since The Echo reported the total was $19m in November 2016.

Originally the state government’s contribution was to be $10.5m, and The Echo understands it is tied to a volunteer agreement continued on page 4

Tyagarah Beach nude bathing should be banned: staff Paul Bibby

Nude bathing at Tyagarah Beach could be banned within weeks if councillors support Byron Council staff ’s recommendation at this week’s meeting to revoke the beach’s clothes-optional declaration.

But Council may look to replace Tyagarah with a different, less-re-

mote nudist beach in the Shire, with Belongil Beach emerging as an early favourite.

Councillor Michael Lyon (Greens) told The Echo that he was ‘leaning’ toward voting in favour of the staff recommendation.

‘The idea that children can’t walk from Tyagarah to Main Beach and feel safe is obviously pretty

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concerning,’ Cr Lyon said.

‘The isolation of Tyagarah is a contributor to that.’

He and the other Greens councillors were considering making one of the Shire’s ‘more prominent’ beaches clothing optional because having more people around would discourage lewd and criminal behaviour, Cr Lyon said.

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Passive surveillance ‘I think that would potentially work well because there’s more passive surveillance.’

Given that Byron’s Greens councillors are in the majority there is a strong possibility that the staff

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During its two years of operation, the stakeholder group has repeatedly heard that the problem of continued on page 4

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Lighthouse run lights up Sam After another successful Lighthouse Run last weekend, Diallo, Kailani and Lisa Parkes (who co-organises the run), met one of this year’s fundraiser recipients, Samantha Bulmer and her bub River.

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Universal Medicine leader loses defamation case Universal Medicine founder and former tennis coach Serge Benhayon has lost a defamation action against one of his greatest critics, Byron Bay blogger Esther Rockett.

Mr Benhayon took Ms Rockett to court over a series of blog postings she made that accused the organisation of being a cult and Mr Benhayon of inappropriately touching her during a healing session she dubbed a ‘sleazy ovarian reading’.

Universal Medicine, based in Goonellabah, describe themselves as ‘a practising esoteric healing clinic that offers a holistic approach to complementary medicine’.

Prominent members, including family of Benhayon, are also involved with the Lismore Chamber of Commerce.

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O’Connell, said that a Supreme Court jury had found many of the claims were true.

AAP reported the fourperson jury found he, ‘engages in bizarre sexual manipulation to make money for his business… vilified people with disabilities, is dishonest and guilty of exploitative behaviour’.

Other ‘substantially true’ findings included that he ‘has an indecent interest in girls as young as ten whom he causes to stay at his house unaccompanied’, preys on cancer patients and ‘is a charlatan who makes fraudulent medical claims’.

Harmful cult ‘They found Mr Benhayon was the leader of a socially harmful cult, they found that [he] had intentionally indecently touched a number of his clients in treatment rooms, they found that [he] was dishonest and they found that he engaged in a healing fraud that was harmful,’ Mr O’Connell said.

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AAP also reported the jury also found ‘substantially true’ that Mr Benhayon had ‘exploited children by having them vouch for UM’s dishonest healing practices’ and ‘exploits cancer patients by targeting them to leave him bequests in their wills.’

Benhayon told the court he was a reincarnation of Leonardo da Vinci during the trial.

In a media statement issued late Monday, Ms Rockett’s solicitor Stewart O’Connell described the win as ‘a comprehensive victory against a Goliath organisation by a woman who refused to be bullied.’

Ms Rockett said, ‘It is vital that Australians are able to exercise their lawful right to raise concerns about people who are preying on the some of the most vulnerable members of the community,’ she said.

‘It is also a timely reminder that we need proper regulation of healthcare providers who take money for worthless services, carry out practices of inappropriate touching and give harmful advice.’

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Beach nudity before councillors continued from page 1 lewd and criminal behaviour in and around the clothesoptional area at Tyagarah was likely to be far worse that the police statistics suggested, owing to underreporting.

Among the main factors contributing to the behaviour was the ‘vast presence of inappropriate lewd social media sites promoting lewd sexual behaviour in the area’, and the ‘remoteness and public nature of the area’ which

lent itself to poor ‘passive surveillance’ and slow police responses to incidents.

The report noted the significant difference in beach visitation between remote and non-remote beaches.

This difference underscored the far higher crime rates at Tyagarah compared with township beaches.

The site was also attractive to individuals predisposed to offending because it was the only lawful clothes-optional

continued from page 1 with West Byron developers.

Yet the contentious bypass plan – which has been on the table for decades – has fierce resistance from Butler Street residents, who have long campaigned for the rail corridor to be used instead.

Butler Street Community Network’s Paul Jones told The Echo the strict consent conditions for the bypass may prove to be very onerous.

‘Council need to achieve a zero effect on floodwater levels and groundwater flows in the wetland,’ he said, adding that fauna (wildlife) will be required to move under the roadway, which could mean a bridge would need to be built.

‘A bridge structure may be the likely outcome – the wetlands section is 400 metres long including a roundabout.

‘Polluted water also needs to be treated and discharged into the wetlands off the roadway. Council will require acid sulfate soil management and there will likely be challenging ground geotechnical condi-

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tions. I understand too that the road should be flood immune as the rail corridor section is; for a Butler Street route this means quite a high deck level above the existing ground.

‘Further extensive noise mitigation measures are required for the 20-odd properties along Butler Street, which could amount to several millions of dollars. Butler Street will obviously become the MR545 main road, as efforts improve

Cr Cate Coorey is calling for support for a Climate Emergency Declaration at this Thursday’s Council meeting, which would aim to expand ‘existing climate-change mitigation strategies.’

Developing a Climate Emergency Plan would ‘further enhance resilience and reduce climate impacts in a timeframe that is as fast as practicably possible,’ she

writes. To make it happen, Cr Coorey says a special committee/panel of Council could develop the plan.

Coorey refers to Darebin Council’s (Melbourne) Climate Emergency Plan.

She writes, ‘Councils in Banyule, Moreland, Yarra and Port Melbourne, as well as in NSW and Western Australia, are currently taking steps to follow Darebin City

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While supportive of the plan, Council staff say ‘expanding the existing climate -change mitigation strategies and developing a Climate Emergency Plan is not included in the 2018/19 Delivery Program.’

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Yet staff say an ‘initial view of the Darebin Climate Emergency Plan… closely aligns with Council’s Zero Emissions Strategy, a key action in the 2018/19 Operational Plan and well ad-

vanced in its preparation.’

So what is Council’s Zero Emissions Strategy? The agenda says it sets the context at the global, national, state and regional level, establishes Byron Council’s emission profile and the Byron community’s emissions profile. The strategy would also use the ‘National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) methodology as Council’s carbon accounting approach ie Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions’. The strategy also aims to set goals, targets and timeframes.

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Meanwhile, Holloway said the Byron Bay Bypass has two components requiring different approval pathways.

‘The section of the bypass on existing roads required an activity approval under Part V of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; this has been approved by Council. The remainder of the route required a development application under Part IV that has been approved by the Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel and this determination has been considered by the NSW Land and Environment Court that also approved the application.’

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The beach safety stakeholder group has previously debated consideration of alternative locations for a nudist beach within the Shire, but members rejected all alternative locations on the basis that they either: • lacked the necessary supporting infrastructure needed for safe use or • conflicted with the existing use of the beach.

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Council staff noted that submissions to the safe beaches stakeholder group were predominantly in favour of closure, with 74 per cent seeking this option.

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Fumeless fun at Maca Castle The weekend wet didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for Saturday’s Renewable Energy Showcase, held at the Macadamia Castle.

Apart from getting a ride in the Tesla Model X, around 120 punters got informed about solar and battery technology with a presentation

by Macadamia Castle owner Tony Gilding.

Giles Parkinson from clean technology and climate website www.reneweconomy.com.au was also a guest speaker.

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Lennox Head homes destroyed by fire Emergency services were called to Survey Street, Lennox Head, just after 1am this morning after reports of a house well alight.

On arrival, police evacuated four people from the house and three people from

a neighbouring property.

Police are investigating the cause of the fire, which destroyed the two homes.

One of the residents – a 28-year-old man – was taken to hospital for minor smoke inhalation. Two police offic-

ers also suffered smoke inhalation; however, they did not require treatment.

Fire spread As crews worked to extinguish the blaze, the fire spread to the neighbouring

property. Two other homes sustained smoke and water damage. The cause of the fire is undetermined.

Police from Richmond Police District are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

‘Disaster dashboard’ website tabled Thursday Paul Bibby

A website providing up-todate, local information about storms, floods and other potentially dangerous events could be created by Byron Shire Council under a proposal to be voted on at its next meeting.

The so-called ‘disaster dashboard’ would provide locals with a single site where they could get information relating to emergencies, roads and weather from a range of sources.

Greens Byron councillor Michael Lyon, who has put forward the proposal, said it

had the potential to address the communication difficulties experienced during the floods in May last year.

Conflicting reports Locals reported that they received conflicting reports and inaccurate information during that incident, which made it difficult to make informed decisions.

Cr Lyon said, ‘One of the problems we had in the last flood was all the different information seemingly available from different sources and the fact that people didn’t

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‘This website would seek to bring all of the relevant information from agencies like the SES, the Bureau of Meteorology and Roads and Maritime and put it all in one place.

‘You could potentially have live camera feeds of busy roads so people can get a sense of the traffic, and there would also be a list of evacuation routes if

that becomes necessary.’

Lismore Council recently launched a similar site, which provides links to information about power outages, road accidents and up-to-date information about the height of the Wilsons River.

Townsville Council has a more detailed version that includes an interactive map featuring roadworks and road closures.

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‘It was abundantly clear that there are a number of things everyone wanted to see happen – one standout was a footpath to connect Rifle Range Road to the sportsfield.’

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A draft plan for Bangalow village will be on the table at Thursday’s Council meeting, and aims to set out residents’ aspirations for the village over the next 15 years.

If adopted, this forward planning strategy would sit beneath state government legislation and other council polices such as the LEP and DCP. And for those curious as to whether that means anything, it does – a multitude of clear Council policies for its towns and villages provide a better legal defence from inappropriate development.

The draft Bangalow village plan was prepared by Council staff in conjunction with the Bangalow guidance group, comprising 19 community members.

The vision statement has been carried over from the 2003 settlement strategy, and reads: ‘A healthy environment to live, work and raise a family. A village rich in history and heritage. A socially resilient community. An economically viable centre, providing a range of services to the people of the community and the surrounding

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area. Nestled in the hills, surrounded by natural beauty.’

The plan’s main aspirations include tree-lined streets, attractive parks and public spaces to reinforce the rural village feel.

Staff applauded

Bangalow Chamber of Commerce president and guidance group member Jo Millar told The Echo, ‘There was a great commitment from Council staff to keep us informed… They’ve been really good and the process was fantastic.

‘Sometimes the length of times between meetings was longer than ideal,’ she said.

Ms Millar also questioned

‘Also we all want something to happen with the rail corridor. It has been more than a year since Council were in negotiations with the rail authority, and the guidance group are keen to utilise the area.’

On page 43 of the report, it suggest reviewing plans of management (or similar) for the rail corridor, as well as the sportsfield, Bangalow parklands and showground.

Yet there appears little else regarding the rail corridor, which was closed by the Labor government in 2004 and is now managed by John Holland Corporation.

On page 67, the report says, ‘Another form of shared transport could come in the form of a reinstated rail service linking Byron Bay and the northern parts of the Shire to Bangalow. The use

of the railway line for some form of rail transport would not preclude the multi-use of the corridor for other activities, like cycling.’

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As for housing density, the strategy says infill housing such as secondary dwellings ‘are encouraged in Bangalow over new greeenfield developments to limit urban sprawl and maintain the village’s walkability.’

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Professor Quiggin is author of Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us and organisers say he will ‘take us on a journey of exploration into an idea whose time has come – again.’

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Plans to rezone and develop 22 hectares (54.34 acres) of Council-owned land next to the Mullumbimby Community Gardens has seen increased resident resistance, and last week Council staff sought to calm the waters by issuing a press release to further explain the plans.

Known as Lot 22, the large flat cleared area is known to be floodprone – as most of Mullum is – and was earmarked last year by councillors as an affordable housing project.

One flooding solution, according to Council’s flood assessment report, is to import 1 – 2cm of landfill across much of the area.

While that (third) scenario claims the impacts would be negligible, the flood assessment report admits areas to the south will be affected.

Further studies are required to determine other impacts, say staff.

Currently the land is used for cattle grazing and ‘consequently is largely cleared and significantly degraded,’ according to the 2017 staff report.

Yet Council is yet to establish a framework for how

Up for development by Council and a possible affordable housing provider – 22 hectares south of Mullum and next to the community gardens.

it will roll out – for example no joint venture (JV) partnerships with affordable-housing providers has been sought, nor is there a masterplan or indication of what type of dwellings would be constructed.

Director sustainable environment and economy Shannon Burt told The Echo that ‘Council is determined to retain an interest in the land.’

Lot size 200m2 And while the proposed minimum lot size of 200m2

may raise concern, Ms Burt told The Echo that the changes to the LEP to allow that would only apply to the subject lands.

According to a 2017 staff report, provisions to be inserted into the Byron LEP 2014 would ‘encourage diverse and affordable housing on key sites (initially being part Lot 22 DP 1073165)… This will require a new suite of maps called the “Key Sites Map” to be included in the LEP.’ Ms Burt also added that the planning department has

given positive feedback on the plans.

‘We are inviting members of the community and representatives from key stakeholder groups to work with us; to look at what Council’s vision for this land is and sit down and give us feedback, suggestions or raise concerns,’ she said.

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alternative housing plans in Mullum from previous page truth in this case,’ she said in a statement.

‘Council is seeking permission from the NSW Government to rezone and reclassify Lot 22 from Public Recreation to Residential and this is causing some angst,’ Ms Burt said.

‘Council is committed to something in keeping with the surrounding local character including a diverse mix of housing types to meet the needs of a diverse community.

‘We believe Lot 22 has the potential to offer some muchneeded diverse housing options to our community and housing affordability is one of the key areas of concern for residents of the Byron Shire,’ she said. Ms Burt claims it is possible to develop a planning proposal for Lot 22, ‘based on world’s best practice designs and ideas.’

‘This includes developing options that take into account the fact that a large portion of the site is flood prone but this should not stop us looking for innovative solutions and ways to deal with this,’ Ms Burt said. ‘We are gathering concept ideas and designs for Lot 22 with the aim of trans-

forming it into a model development that Council, and the community, can be proud of.’

Apart from posts by the Facebook group Sayno2lot22, concerns were aired last week on BayFM by former Greens councillor and hydrologist Duncan Dey.

Flooding He told presenter Dione Green, ‘The issue is the wet nature of the site… It’s not so much the flooding which is [also] an issue’, he says. ‘It’s easy to build around flooding.

‘Waterlogging is the issue, especially in the wet season after heavy rains. It becomes a permanently damp place –it’s not a particularly good place to house people. If affordable housing, it won’t be as robust or insulated… it will be an uncomfortable place to live.’

When asked for a solution

by Green, Dey replied, ‘The unaffordablity of housing relates to the unaffordablity for life.’

Dey said he is concerned that the unaffordability of housing will become ‘an excuse to go ahead with rampant development’.

‘There are many things that can be done with exist-

ing housing to make it more affordable.

‘This is a Shire scared of development – we’ve seen it all over the years – it’s been run out under the badges of being spiritual or whatever, and in the end it’s just a another subdivision.

‘It’s a big investment. The place to put that investment is on a good site, not a lousy one.

‘We should be identifying suitable places – so on a slope facing north, with good access to this or that. We should be working towards that land.

Some of that land is tied up as rural [zoning] that can’t be subdivided. Rather than putting effort into waterlogged damp country, why not put the effort into liberating the so-called rural land that could be used to house people in brilliant and wonderful microclimates on good land.’

Election issue Yet current Greens councillor Sarah Ndiaye told BayFM, ‘Obviously the water [flooding] issues need to be taken into consideration. There are mitigations that can be done.

‘This is one site, [and] there’s a lot of steps and hurdles before approved.’

Small business workshop Oct 31 The fourth and final Sourdough lunchtime workshop, as part of the popular 2018 small business series, will be held on Wednesday October 31 at the Elements of Byron Resort.

Organisers say marketing experts Vim+Zest will ‘offer insightful and actionable takeaways to help you and your business attract quality leads and convert them into loyal customers and valuable sales.’

Business insights ‘It’s a perfect opportunity for local businesses to gain

valuable skills and insights to help grow their business and get the best out of their online presence. This government-funded workshop is available for small-business owners and their employees at a subsidised cost of $50, which includes workshop, lunch, and invaluable networking opportunities with industry peers.

‘Sourdough Business Pathways is a not-for-profit joint initiative of the Byron Community College and the Sourdough Business Group

on a mission to build a strong economic future for the northern rivers region, through education, mentoring and project support.

‘As the year end is steamrolling towards us, this lunchtime investment will enable businesses to end the year with a swathe of practical skills to generate the right kind of leads ready to hit the ground running for 2019.’

The workshop runs from 11 am till 2 pm. For more information visit www.sbp.org.au or call 02 6684 3374.

She says the NSW planning department told Council there is merit in the idea, but there needs to be more process before it would be approved.

‘We are incredibly constrained to what we can do, especially with affordable housing. Affordable housing needs to fit into an already defined town footprint. And this land does. If it’s outside that, it needs to meet other criteria in terms of access to education, transport, infrastructure…

‘I am constantly losing friends from this area – we are losing the community that lives here.

‘Affordable housing was an election issue’, she said.

Malcolm Price from Social Habitat was part of community meetings last year to show and develop ideas for the site.

He told The Echo, ‘In many ways, the problem is about the two-sided dialogue that has emerged around all development.’

‘Most people acknowledge that there is an affordable-housing problem, but there is no trust, particularly in this area, that profit-driven development will deliver anything other than profit for the developer.’

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Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS Council Administration Centre 70 Station Street, Mullumbimby Opening hours 8.30am to 4.30pm Phone 02 6626 7000 Email council@byron.nsw.gov.au Website www.byron.nsw.gov.au Emergency after hours 02 6622 7022 Works Depot 02 6685 9300 SES Controller 02 6684 3444 Rural Fire Service 02 6671 5500 Byron Resource Recovery Centre 1300 652 625 Cavanbah Centre 02 6685 5911 In Byron? Customer service for general enquiries now at Byron Visitor Centre, 80 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 12.00pm and 12.30pm to 4.00pm or phone 02 6626 7000. Card only payments accepted at this location.

Documents on exhibition are available for viewing at the customer service centre in Mullumbimby and on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice.

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LEASE OF BYRON TENNIS COURTS Council proposes to lease the Byron Tennis Courts located in the Byron Recreation Grounds Lot 444 Section 28 DP 758507 on the corner of Tennyson & Carlyle Streets Byron Bay for a period of ten (10) years to Andrew Bates Tennis Pty Ltd for tennis related purposes.

In accordance with Section 47 of the Local Government Act 1993 interested parties are invited to make submissions about this proposal within 28 days.

For information on lodging a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section in Council’s advertising.

Submissions open: 4 October 2018 Submissions close: 1 November 2018 Enquiries: Paula Telford 02 6626 7300 All submissions will be made public in accordance with Schedule 1 clause 4(i) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author.

For further assistance contact the Records Team on 02 6626 7113.

Submissions may be made to Council in the following ways: Online:

www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Council/Make-a-submission

Written: Address to: General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219, Mullumbimby NSW 2482 Email:

submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au

Please be aware that all submissions will be made public in accordance with Schedule 1 Part 3 Clause 1(a)(vi) of the GIPA 2009 Regulations as applicable including both the substance of the submission and the identity of the author. For further assistance please contact our Records team on 02 6626 7113.

CURRENT VACANCIES Apply for a job at Council. For current vacancies refer to www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Council/Working-at-Byron-Shire-Council/ Current-vacancies.

LOVE BYRON HALLS The dedication of our volunteers places halls at the heart of the community.

Do you love where you live?

Do you want to meet new people?

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Do you want to create new connections?

CALLING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MANAGE COMMUNITY HALLS Council is calling for nominations for additional members to the following hall committees: • Brunswick Heads Memorial Hall Management Committee

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST GALLERY COORDINATOR LONE GOAT GALLERY Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified individuals for Gallery Coordination of the Lone Goat Gallery, located in the Byron Bay Library building, corner Lawson and Middleton Streets, Byron Bay. An Expression of Interest package outlining the Roles and Responsibilities, Fees for Payment and a Draft Contract Agreement is available on Council’s Web Page at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ public-notices. The term of contract is for approximately 9 months, commencing October 2018.

Applicants need to address the selection criteria (refer to EOI package) which include: demonstrated experience in gallery/ arts administration; experience in strategic marketing and promotion; knowledge of contemporary trends in the visual arts sector; and demonstrated experience in developing partnerships.

Expressions of Interest must be received by Council prior to closing date and time, marked EOI – Gallery Coordinator Lone Goat Gallery Post:

PO Box 219 Mullumbimby NSW 2482

Email: council@byron.nsw.gov.au Submissions close: 4.00pm Friday 19 October 2018 Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry, Community Project Officer 02 6626 7316 Please note: The canvassing of Councillors or Council staff in relation to this expression of interest may automatically result in disqualification.

NOTIFICATION OF HERBICIDE USE CAVANBAH CENTRE, JEFF SCHNEIDER OVAL AND SHARA AVE (BOB BELLEAR) SPORTSFIELD Council wishes to advise that spraying of the selective herbicides Halosulfuron-Methyl (Sempra), Metsulfuron Methyl (Brushoff) and MSMA (Monopoly) will be undertaken on these fields to control Sedges, Paspalum and broad-leaved weeds.

Application will occur during late October depending on weather conditions. Signage will be posted at the fields on the days of application.

Enquiries: Andy Erskine. Technical Officer 02 6626 7240

• Brunswick Valley Community Centre Management Committee • Mullumbimby Civic Hall Board of Management • Ocean Shores Community Centre Management Committee • Suffolk Park Community Hall Management Committee • Durrumbul Hall Management Committee Love Byron Halls is an initiative to celebrate your halls and venues as spaces to get together. We want you to help create a new history in your town or village. Research shows that community involvement in managing community facilities provides better outcomes for locals while engaging and including local people and providing an opportunity to participate in local community life.

Nomination forms, further information such as Terms of References, the ‘Halls and Venues Guidelines for Section 355 Management Committees and Boards’ and past meeting minutes can be found on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ section-355-committees. To apply, please complete a nomination form available from the website.

Nominations close: Friday 2 November 2018 Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry, Community Project Officer 02 6626 7316

ACCESS CONSULTATIVE WORKING GROUP EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR MEMBERSHIP The Access Consultative Working Group (ACWG) is Byron Shire Council’s consultative group for all issues regarding access and inclusion.

Council invites Expressions of Interest from people with a lived experience of disability and from people and groups that support people with a lived experience of disability.

The Expression of Interest form is on available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/access Submissions close: 9.00am Monday 22 October 2018 Enquiries: Rachel Derbyshire on 02 6626 7000 Completed Expressions of Interest should be in writing and addressed to Rachel Derbyshire, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to Rachel.derbyshire@byron.nsw.gov.au

DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS In accordance with Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended), notification is hereby given of the following development consents granted by Council. The consents listed are available to view Online at Council’s website www.byron.nsw.gov.au/find-a-DA. Information relating to these applications as required by Schedule 1, Division 4, Clause 20(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (as amended) is also available online.

APPLICATIONS APPROVED 10.2018.223.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 9 Jubilee Avenue (Lot 56 DP 755692) Digital LED Pole Sign to Replace Existing Pole Sign 10.2018.434.1 – BYRON BAY, 3/16 Oakland Court (Lot 3 DP 286408) Swimming Pool 10.2018.370.1 – BYRON BAY, 23 Marvell Street (Lot 11 Sec 27 DP 758207) Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House and New carport 10.2018.265.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 72 Burringbar Street (Lot 3 Sec 3 DP 2772) Use of Alterations and Additions to Existing Restaurant 10.2018.281.1 – BYRON BAY, 132-138 Jonson Street (Lot 1 DP 804082) Replace Business Identification Signage and Modify Development Consent 10.2017.519.1 10.2018.301.1 – EWINGSDALE, 77 Kennedys Lane (Lot 101 DP 863786) Use of Home Business (Production/Manufacture of Pasta) 9.2018.14.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 164 Orana Road (Lot 462 DP 238451) Tree Removal: One (1) tree 10.2016.722.4 – BROKEN HEAD, 657B Broken Head Road (Lot 4 DP 713515) S4.55 To Modify Bushfire Measures

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979 The following development applications (DA) have been received

by Council and require exhibition in accordance with Development Control Plan 2014 (A14). The DAs may be viewed online at Council’s website ‘www.byron.nsw.gov.au/find-a-DA’ or by using the Online Kiosks at Councils Customer Service Centre during normal office hours.

DA submissions can be lodged using an online form via Council’s eServices Portal. Once you have viewed a copy of the DA, select ‘Make a Submission’ to lodge a submission directly with Council. Information on making a submission is available at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Make-a-submission-on-a-DA. If you are making a submission, there are requirements in relation to the disclosure of political gifts and donations. Refer to Council’s website to satisfy yourself that you are complying with your disclosure obligations prior to lodging a submission www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Political-donations-disclosure.

Please quote the development application and property description when making a submission.

EXHIBITION CLOSES 31 OCTOBER 2018 10.2018.486.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, South Beach Road (Lot 427 DP 729272) Joe Davidson Town Planning, Redevelopment of Brunswick Heads Surf Life Saving Club including Demolition works and Construction of New Surf Club Building containing Training Rooms, Storage Areas, Canteen, Amenities and Foyer at Ground Level and an Additional Training Room, Bar Areas, Kitchen, Amenities, Storage Areas, Cool Rooms, Function Area and Deck Areas within the Upper Floor 10.2018.498.1 – BYRON BAY 18 Sunrise Boulevard (Lot 1 DP 1210449) The Kollective, Four (4) Boarding House Suites in Addition to Approved Two (2) Boarding Houses each Containing Nine (9) Accommodation Units and One (1) Managers Residence

EXHIBITION CLOSES 7 NOVEMBER 2018 There are no DAs for advertising in the newspaper for this date.

REVISED DRAFT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT POLICY ON EXHIBITION The Revised Draft Community Engagement Policy is on exhibition for a period of 28 days and is available on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/public-exhibition Submissions close: 22 October 2018 Enquiries: Annie Lewis 02 6626 7320 For information on lodging a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section in Council’s advertising.

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Reunion Island shark perspective Sports writer Jean Francois from French-governed Reunion Island will give a presentation at the Lennox Head Cultural and Community Centre on Saturday October 20 from 5pm, to discuss his 2015 nonfiction book Sharks Attacks, A Modern Tragedy: Reunion Island’s story. All welcome.

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Bangalow Public’s own film festival Bangalow Public School students are preparing for their first Futurama Drama film festival, to be held October 23, 24 and 25.

It aims to showcase the hard work and creative effort of all the students from kindergarten to year 6, where their short films, animations and music videos will be shown at the A&I Hall.

Co-organiser Viv Fantin says, ‘Working with the theme of Imagine the Future, each student has had the opportunity to learn

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We deplore racism, but‌ The phrase ‘It’s okay to be white’ is widely associated with altright, white supremacist and neo-Nazi movements, particularly in the US. On Monday, federal parliament nearly voted (defeated 28–31) to pass One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s motion in the house that recognises ‘It’s okay to be white’, as well as acknowledging, ‘the deplorable rise of anti-white racism and attacks on Western civilisation.’ Toughen up, Princesses!

Then on Tuesday, senate leader Mathias Cormann (Liberal) blamed a rogue email from a minister’s office for its ‘regrettable’ decision that 23 coalition senators backed the motion.

But is Cormann to be trusted? As SMH noted, ‘Senator Cormann did not explain the nature of the administrative error or why the 23 coalition senators failed to notice it was a mistake.’ It’s appears just another episode of normalised chaos from an incompetent government who didn’t look at the motion prior to a vote. Pity the vote wasn’t to implement an energy policy.

More likely, these numpty Liberal, National and independent senators were emboldened by the US president’s appeasement of neo-Nazis and his continual pathetic self-victimisation.

Other nationalistic politicians around the globe are becoming emboldened and white victimisation is on the rise.

Attacks on Western civilisation and anti-white racism is a long-running theme for social warriors, bent on the idea that their DNA is being systemically wiped out and replaced, presumably by an inferior one.

Yes, there are problems in Western countries with the integration of some immigrants. And any nation needs to account for those arriving to its shores and borders.

But this is all a distraction – race isn’t a core divider of any civilisation, inequality is. It’s obscene wealth disparity that divides. And isn’t climate change a more urgent issue?

As for the benefits of Western civilisation, Monty Python had the best take. To paraphrase the Life Of Brian movie, ‘Apart from sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system and public health, what has Western civilisation ever done for us?’ Let’s also include mass murder and plundering – it’s been the business model for all ‘successful’ civilisations since time began for all humans.

A famous non-white invader, Genghis Khan (1162–1227), is believed to have spread his genetic seed all over the globe. He is the poster boy for stabbing, burning, raping and pillaging.

According to www.nature.com, a 2003 paper by evolutionary geneticist Chris Tyler-Smith concluded that eight per cent of men in 16 populations spanning Asia (and 0.5 per cent of men worldwide) shared nearly identical Y-chromosome sequences. ‘The variation that did exist in their DNA suggested that the lineage began around 1,000 years ago in Mongolia,’ reports www.nature.com.

Hans Lovejoy, editor

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e are now more than six weeks into the ScoMo regime, but most of us – and that includes some of our most recent prime minister’s close colleagues as well as a tentative opposition – are still trying to figure out just who the man really is trying to be.

Admirers have suggested the down-to-earth, supreme ordinariness of John Howard is the revamped model; others go back to the paternal style of Bob Menzies, or perhaps the easy familiarity of Ben Chifley.

Those of a more historical bent invoke the avuncular ghost of Joe Lyons.

But last week, when I heard Morrison answer questions about the IPCC report warning of imminent disaster if climate change were not addressed, the reality dawned: our leader is channelling Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

I could almost hear the corrupt old peanut farmer mouthing his mantra ‘Don’t you worry about that’ as Morrison deftly avoided the subject with a homily on the need for lower electricity prices. And the chooks having been fed, he moved on to something more important – how Bill Shorten was going to raise taxes on absolutely everything in his manic desire to wreck the Australian economy.

Morrison’s shtick is smoother and less demented than that of the hillbilly dictator – he is, after all, a professional, having honed his craft in both the Tourist Commission and the New South Wales Liberal Party, both organisations which required constant cosseting. But once again the medium is the massage.

Don’t worry, be happy.

Forget about those distinguished international scientists – UnAustralian almost all of them, by definition. We are an independent, sovereign nation: we will decide how much carbon we emit, and the circum-

stances in which we emit it. Stop the world, we want to get off.

Morrison’s easy rejection of the science rests easily in his party room, although there are signs that some of the Nationals are getting the word from their rural constituents that the current policy of complacent negligence is no longer completely appropriate – it may be a wild idea, but what if climate change is real? What if it is actually happening as we watch our traditional livelihood drift away in drought, fire and dust storm?

Morrison’s glib answer is, don’t you worry about that: pray for rain and if that doesn’t work we’ll send you more money – not to fix the problem, but to keep you hanging on until something else turns up.

economics is hardly their day job.

But it might be added that some economists don’t make the grade as scientists either. Sloan correctly cites the scientific method: start with a credible hypothesis and then test it with evidence.

But unfortunately, she seldom practises what she preaches.

She has constantly insisted that company tax cuts benefit the whole economy – that what is popularly called the trickledown effect means that eventually the workers get some of the dosh as well as the employers and shareholders. This, as Malcolm Turnbull liked to declare, is Economics 101.

And indeed it used to be – solid theory based on the laws of supply and demand.

But recent evidence clearly

Global warming is now generally accepted even by most of the sceptics: it is patchier than might be expected, but the base temperature is going up and will go up further.

by Mungo MacCallum His close ally Craig Kelly has an even better idea: mine more coal, because you can use it to make electricity to pay for air conditioning when the rising temperatures become unbearable.

Of course burning the coal will produce more emissions, which will make the planet hotter, so we will have to mine more coal for more electricity for more air conditioning, a perpetual cycle that keeps everybody happy, don’t you worry about that.

Okay, these are politicians, we can’t expect them to be logical, straightforward or even rational. But surely the expert commentators can be relied on?

Come in The Australian’s Judith Sloan, who wiped out the entire scientific establishment with the devastating putdown: ‘Scientists make appalling economists’.

Well some might; after all,

shows that it hasn’t worked lately: big corporate tax cuts in Britain, Canada and even the United States have been squirrelled away in share buy-backs, in increased profits, in executive bonuses. Where there has been something for the workers, it has often been in the form of a one-off payment, an act of charity with no long-term advantage.

Sloan’s claims to the contrary have more to do with ideology than science – or even to economics. This is even more apparent in her endless campaign against industry superannuation funds‌ Because they have union leaders among their directors. They also have employers in the same role, but that is apparently okay: the unionists must be expunged because – well, because they are unionists.

This will free up the distortions

of the system and give members an immediate bonanza.

Except that it won’t, because it doesn’t: most of the industry funds consistently and regularly produce bigger returns to their members than do their retail rivals. But why let the facts spoil a good polemic?

Sloan argues that the hypotheses and models developed over many years of research on climate change have not always led up to their predictions, which is true: but it does not mean they have been useless or misguided.

Global warming is now generally accepted even by most of the sceptics: it is patchier than might be expected, but the base temperature is going up and will go up further.

And while some of the doomsday scenarios have been premature, the trend is clear: it is too late to stop a rise of 1.5 degrees, and 2 is more likely. There will be severe consequences, both foreseeable and unforeseen.

Sloan calls this astrology: but it is far more reliable than most of the predictions proclaimed by her and her fellow economists.

Even the federal Treasury seldom gets it right – think debt and deficit prognostications.

I used to say that examining the entrails of a chicken made as much sense as listening to economists – more, in fact because you can eat the chicken afterwards.

But the economists and the politicians have their own agendas.

The energy minister, Angus Taylor, said climate change has nothing to do with his portfolio, which is to flog more coal. And the so-called environment minister, Melissa Price, said she hadn’t got around to reading the IPCC report, but it didn’t really matter – it was a long bow to suggest getting rid of coal so there was no point in going into the details.

The environment will just have to look after itself.

Don’t you worry about that.

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Beyond belief

I can’t believe this is an issue: How can people be getting upset about the change of date? First Nations people are here and still suffering because of that day. We have a chance to show we care; let’s change the date all over this amazing country. A friend of mine suggested Federation Day as a day of celebration, when Australia became an independent nation – on 1 January 1901 we became a Commonwealth. Now there’s a day to celebrate.

Janice Best Brunswick Heads

Deep disappointment

I am profoundly disappointed at the decision by the Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) to defer a decision on one of the West Byron mega-development DAs. Speaker after speaker at the meeting, including myself, expressed their opposition to the development. The community, council, and the JRPP were blindsided by the late submission of hundreds of pages of new documents that significantly changed the development only five days before the meeting.

The changes were so big that Council staff did not even have enough time to put together a report on the new information and were clearly designed to overwhelm the

committee, so it couldn’t make a decision.

It is clear that the proponents of this development have no regard for public opinion and no respect or consideration for the people of Byron Bay and the Byron Shire.

Their total disregard for proper process in submitting pages and pages of changed plans just days before this meeting shows utter contempt for our community.

There are so many reasons to say No to this development and very few, if any, reasons to say Yes. I have visited the West Byron development site on numerous occasions with the NSW Leader of the Opposition, Luke Foley, to express NSW Labor’s strong opposition to this inappropriate development.

Asren Pugh Labor candidate for Ballina

Cold Charity

I have been a diligent volunteer worker in a Byron Bay charity shop for years. It set strategic policies and procedures in place to achieve good outcomes for itself, its workers, the local community, and our needy. I always felt respected for my efforts and enjoyed a happy, compassionated workplace, until this year. During the six months of a new, strictly retail regime

based on ‘big picture’ reasoning, I have witnessed an alarming number of our volunteers dismissed. All were devastated and felt totally disrespected. Any long-term customers stopped coming in. The needy feel estranged and unwelcome. While I retain the utmost respect for the charity itself I question its implementation of such rigid marketing, causing the loss of our dedicated volunteers along with the shop’s veritable heart and joy. I have just tendered my resignation and wonder how much more loss of compassionate interaction with our local community and those in immediate need will it take to sate this ‘big picture’ appetite? I would like to thank the past managers and all of my fellow volunteers and say to to each of them, with heartfelt respect and admiration, WELL DONE. Mrs Jane Millar Byron Bay

For the koalas

I read your article ‘NSW government’s recipe for koala extinction’ (3 October) with interest. You quote both Susie Russell and Dailan Pugh who have been at the forefront of campaigns to save the native forests of NSW. I worked as a forester with the NSW Forestry Commission managing native forests for 23 years. Then I managed

a private river red gum forest for 16 years. Several of those forests in northeastern NSW had healthy populations of koalas.

The Regional Forest Agreement process converted most ‘high-conservation-value’ state forests on the NSW north coast into conservation reserves. How is it that those protected forests are no longer doing their job of conserving the wildlife like koalas that they were established to protect?

If Susie and Dailan are successful in getting these additional areas locked up, how can I have any confidence that these additional koalas will have any better chance of survival than the ones that Susie and Dailan have already saved but now seem to have disappeared?

Back in 1966 the blackbutt plantation in Whian Whian State Forest had developed a very healthy population of koalas. Could it be that koalas actually benefit from productive forest management? Have those koalas disappeared from Whian Whian since it became a national park?

If koalas do become extinct in NSW as Susie and Dailan predict, might it be because of their conservation zeal rather than in spite of it?

Victor Ian Pierce Eddy Mildura

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The Kindergarten Teacher

A Little Wisdom

On Body and Soul If you’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places, perhaps On Body and Soul you should try a Hungarian abattoir – the setting for On Body and Soul. It’s as odd a place as any for love to bloom, and the lovers are a pair of oddballs too, misfits even in this abnormal environment.

He’s been around the block a few times, has a withered left arm, and is curt to the point of rudeness. She’s aloof, with an over-developed memory, an Transit obsession with regulations and at last year’s Berlin Film Festival, cleanliness, and no experience of including Best Film. life or love.

What they do share, apart from colourless, lonely lives, is a dream – literally. Every night they each dream about a magnificent pair of deer in the icy woods, rootling beneath the snow for something to eat, drinking from a stream, ever alert.

It is director Ildikó Enyedi’s first work in 18 years, and as an evocation of human passion it keeps the audience absolutely absorbed, and guessing right until the end.

The idyllic sequences of beautiful animals in the wild is in jarring juxtaposition to the scenes from the slaughterhouse of bewildered cattle and blood-slicked floors.

The workplace is claustrophobic, paranoid, and brutish. Their shared dream connects Endre and Maria on an ethereal level, away from all this.

The setting is modern-day France – Paris, and then Marseille. But the geopolitical context is 1942, as the Nazis begin their occupation and the ‘cleansing’ of undesirables has begun. Black-uniformed goons raid hotels and drag off wailing ‘illegals’; leftists, writers, Jews are flooding Marseille in a desperate rush to board a ship for the free world.

On Body and Soul was an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film and won a host of awards

Transit

Georg, a German refugee, is there, with the papers of a dead author

The Best of All Worlds

Lisa becomes obsessed with five-year-old Jimmy when he starts spouting wonderful poetry and she takes it upon herself to cultivate his gift. The task gives her purpose, and an escape from her mundane life.

avoided forced sentimentality by not using music or set-up interviews to push the narrative forward.

‘Instead, I utilise visuals, sounds, and hidden symbols to convey the mood, the sense of reality and the emotional connections,’ she said.

She road-tests his utterances at her poetry reading – as her own work – catching the interest of her teacher (Gael García Bernal).

Her motives are pure but she takes her mission way too far and ends up going down a dangerous path, abdicating all professional responsibility

She has made a film of extraordinary emotional depth and poignancy.

The comical elements and psychological intrigue give way to a compelling edge-of-your-seat thriller.

Arctic whose identity he has assumed, including a visa to Mexico. The writer, Weidel, has a wife in Marseille, who believes he is still alive. She has a new lover, a doctor she is keen to get out of the country.

Their lives become intertwined… motives shift, plans change, sacrifices are willingly made, while the opportunity to escape the fascists narrows inexorably.

Transit is based on the 1942 novel written by Anna Seghers in Marseille, but its exploration of the parallels between historical fact and present-day Europe make it painfully relevant. The past and present exist simultaneously, with the characters stuck somewhere in between – in transit.

Underlying the existential angst – what is the right course of action in an insane world? – is a suspenseful thriller, with a hugely sympathetic cast.

A Little Wisdom It isn’t all meditative chanting and bliss in a Buddhist monastery – even when it’s in Buddha’s birthplace, Lumbini in Nepal. It’s cold, the hours are harsh and comforts few. And when you put orphaned boys in there together, a Lord of the Flies anarchy emerges amid the play, teaching, and day-to-day routine.

The film’s little hero, five-year-old Hopakuli, was left there at the age of two by his mother, along with his older brother, Chorten, and the way he is treated seems incongruous with the message of loving kindness that Buddhism suggests.

The bullying shatters our western idea of what novice monks do.

Hopakuli doesn’t help himself: he’s lazy and boastful and defiant. But he pierces the heart with one of the few to-camera pieces: ‘I don’t remember my mother. I wish she was here to take care of me. I don’t even know my birthday. I wish I knew.’

Mongolian director Yuqi Kang

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The complexities of childraising are also explored also in The Kindergarten Teacher, in which the incomparable Maggie Gyllenhaal plays New York kindergarten teacher Lisa Spinelli.

The Best of All Worlds Arctic The seven-year-old boy at the centre of The Best of All Worlds has a mother, and the film opens with a scene of him geefully playing alongside her in nature, running along a riverbank, digging for arrowheads.

But she’s a heroin addict, deeply immersed in the drug demi-monde of Salzburg. It’s a world far removed from the city’s reputation as a capital of high culture, but Adrian seems to be having a happy childhood.

However, he is surrounded by some seriously unsavoury characters: will his mother always be there to protect him? And then there’s the ever-present threat of his being removed from his mum by the ‘soulless’ child welfare services.

Director Adrian Goiginger, who based this story on his own childhood, dares us to examine our ideas of what a mother – or any parent – should look like. Is

Shot in Iceland, Arctic is a solosurvival film, with the rugged hero battling all that harsh nature and fortune can throw at him. Here there’s cold, hunger, and polar bears.

Pilot Daniel Overgård has crashlanded in the frozen wilderness, where he has survived for some time. A mission to rescue him ends disastrously in a helicopter crash, leaving another survivor, a comatose woman. To save her, Overgard must act – cue the seemingly hopeless trudge to safety.

Mads Mikkelsen turns in a terrific performance as the man alone retaining his humanity and hope as fate cruelly turns the screws. The fate of these tiny humans in this vast and unforgiving landscape is never assured…

• Byron Bay Film Festival runs until 21 October. For full program and tickets, go to www.bbff.com.au.

FRANTI FILM ENCORE Anyone who missed Byron Bay Film Festival’s Opening Night film, Michael Franti’s Stay Human, can see it at a special encore screening this weekend. Stay Human will screen at the Brunswick Picture House on Sunday, October 21 at 6pm.

MORE ENCORE SCREENINGS The solo-survivor Arctic will also be shown for a second time at the Pighouse Flicks Lounge Cinema on Sunday at 4pm.

The comedy with a social message The Merger was also so popular that a second screening has been added – at Brunswick Picture House on Thursday at 7pm.

Another encore screening for Saturday is to be announced.

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Letters continued from page 13

Society has established etag technology for tollways and bridges etc, so I’m wondering if a ‘zone toll’ may have any merit.

It could go something like this: Scanning cameras are set up on Ewingsdale Road and Bangalow Road These cameras read number plates entering and leaving the Byron ‘zone’. Each plate corresponds to the car’s registered address. A simple computer task determines the address’s radial distance from say, the Byron Bay Post Office. If within, say 50km, no toll is charged. If between 50 and 100km, half toll is charged. And beyond 100km, full toll is charged. All very arbitrary, but you get the idea.

This system could also evaluate days within the zone, and or trips out of and back in the zone within a day, so as to not double-dip etc.

This scheme would target cars and motorbikes, and be an active tool in regulating overall congestion, while offering Byron Shire vital funding to offset the wear and tear, especially from Queensland vehicles that contribute zero registration income to NSW. For vehicles without etags, signage normally displays a web address to settle accounts within a certain time. Just an idea. What do you think?

Tim Shanasy Byron Bay

Neo-liberalism

Richard Hil’s article on Neoliberalism (Echo 3 October) offers a salutary critique, however regrettably provides no progressive left political strategy and narrative to changing it. The ‘Remaking Australia – What is to be Done’ falls abysmally short of its famous revolutionary title, offering nothing new, and no progressive political agency.

Understanding the power of capitalism is a necessary requirement to challenging and wresting the power of this insidiously destructive system. Creating and building a consistent democratic alternative remains vital to replacing capitalism.

Political class struggle ideology, not self-absorbed identity politics, remains key to fundamental political change.

The Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn movements represent left social democrats, as a positive development for change.

This era of neo-liberalism is a virulent form of capitalism, and will require organised ‘from below’ political struggle to effectively change

to a more democratic, environmental, humane, and just political, economic system.

David Harvey, as an academic, has been instrumental in critiquing capitalism for decades, providing strategies to overthrow capitalist neoliberalism as has the pernicious individualistic, narcissistic consumer psychology that has permeated our lives.

Neo-liberalism of the individual is symptomatic of a greater crisis of some in society in today’s thinking and behaviour attracting some to authoritarianism, far-right political demagoguery.

Wishful thinking about replacing neo-liberalism with feelgood ideas does not shake the citadel of capitalism. As the crises of capitalism become more acute – inequality, climate change, ecological destruction, and the rise of farright political parties globally, the need to understand and develop political strategies, becomes more urgent towards creating another world.

Boyd Kellner Newrybar

no expert on these matters, but it seems to me a crisis like this arises when boys do not have strong enough positive connections in their family and community, nor enough positive things to do. So they seek connection and meaning through association with a group, thus creating a group identity, which they reinforce by thuggery and mischief.

Disaffected boys are much more likely to become good men with the help of older wiser good men. In some cases there is a limit to what women can do. While this is a community issue, it is also primarily men’s business. The boys need men to make the boundaries clear, give real consequences and then caring engagement.

It’s scary, but scarier still is living in an unsafe community and doing nothing to

prevent these boys from pursuing careers in crime.

I am not a counsellor or social worker, just a concerned and bewildered community member sharing thoughts, hoping to contribute constructively to the community thinking on the topic.

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Transport infrastructure costs

Did you know that the NSW government plans to spend $95.1 billion on transport infrastructure projects in Sydney over the next ten years.

Based on a population in Sydney of five million, this represents $19,000 per head of population over ten years or $1,900 per person per annum. If spending on transport infrastructure were spread continued on next page

What about Eshays

I was grateful to read the Margaret Touchwood article you printed and I am also grateful to those brave souls, including Mandy Nolan, who hosted the recent forum on the topic.

While I was aware that there were some issues of assaults and theft from a few groups of young men being referred to collectively by local young people as ‘Eshays’, I have only recently heard about the extent of their criminal activity; vicious assaults – one in Mullumbimby in broad daylight in front of Santos – people being threatened with knives. When a relative of mine witnessed a friend being violently assaulted a few weeks ago, they rang the local police and were asked to come in and file the report in person. This contradicts the info in the very helpful Marg Touchwood article. But I now understand that they could have reported the incident and remained anonymous by either phoning 131 444 or using the website at www1.police.nsw.gov. au/cs.aspx.

I have heard that in many cases the Youth Offenders Act is unwieldy and hampers police efforts to be effective in keeping our community safe. After talking to three local men of various ages, it seems to me that very serious responses are needed in the local public primary and high schools, as well as a community response. I am

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Dudes on Nude

Q I am not a naturist but I don’t find them offensive.

They are an expression of the freedom we enjoy in Australia compared to other countries.

The new puritans might want to be careful what they wish for. Other freedoms will soon follow. Like collecting your family from the airport when your papers are not in order. Oops – that freedom is on the way out already.

Robert Easton Billinudgel Q I’m one of those pesky Queenslanders who often dares to bare on the nude beach here.

I never take moralistic campaigns at their face value.

Especially where there is a religious component – now our spiritual guardians are finally being exposed for hei-

nous crimes over generations of time.

I wonder, for example, why former members of the Rajneesh cult are at the forefront of opposition to Byron’s legal clothing–optional beach at Tyagarah.

Wikipedia says the leadership of the Rajneeshpuram commune, Oregon in the 1980s, were ‘uncompromising and behaved impatiently in dealing with the locals’.

Also ‘insistent upon having demands met, and engaged in implicitly threatening and directly confrontational behaviour’.

Sound familiar?

That commune fell apart in 1985 amid claims of alleged crimes, including violent attempts to undermine local authorities, according to Wikipedia.

Followers dispersed. Some settled at Gondwana on Prestons Lane, Tyagarah – where the hostile campaign to close the clothing-optional beach is being co-ordinated. There is no suggestion that any of the current or previous residents of Gondwana were involved with any of the alleged events at the Oregon commune.

It is interesting that one of the bidders for a nearby 250-acre property on Buckleys Lane, currently for sale, was described by the agent in Echonetdaily as a US-based ‘religious organisation’ and ‘the most aggressive’ bidder.

Coincidence? Quite possibly, but unlikely morals campaigns always bring out a desire to scratch beneath the surface.

Jeff Poole Wynnum

continued from page 15 uniformly throughout the state, Byron Shire residents would receive infrastructure projects amounting to $1,900 per person per annum, or $61 million per annum based on the current population of 32,000.

Think what that would mean for Byron Shire roads and how far that funding could go towards rebuilding the substandard roads that make travelling throughout the Shire so dangerous.

As we all know, nothing like this amount is actually available for spending on transport infrastructure for Byron Shire. Obviously transport infrastructure funding is heavily skewed towards Sydney. This raises the question that if state government

provided more incentives for businesses to move to or set up in country areas less money would need to be spent on transport infrastructure projects in Sydney. Furthermore, less time would be spent by employees there in travelling to work as the congestion on roads would be far less.

Decentralisation has been an intermittent goal for many decades. Sharing the population load as well as sharing the funding for infrastructure could deliver that often wished for ‘win-win’ result for regional areas and their residents.

Obviously, most regional councils with small ratebases struggle with transport infrastructure costs and accessing state or federal funding is not only necessary but long overdue. Perhaps more needs to

be done to encourage joint action by councils to lobby state and federal governments for a change in attitude.

Chris Abraham Mullum Creek

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When Canberra’s Alana Chibnall arrived in Georgia for her Olympic debut at the Batumi Chess Olympiad, she probably expected to be watching and learning from some of the best arbiters in the world.

Instead she discovered something that Olympic players have known for decades: the majority of Olympiad arbiters are selected for political or financial reasons – locals are cheaper – and many are barely familiar with the rules.

So during one round Chibnall was forced to watch as two Olympic arbiters, including her boss the Sector Arbiter, took 20 minutes to replace and reset a defective digital chess clock – a task she could have performed in a minute or less.

The mess made of Alexandra Kosteniuk’s triple repetition of position claim in the crucial final round, gold medal-deciding match between Russia and China was the most well publicised arbiter fail in Batumi.

Fortunately in this case the (competent) Chief Arbiter stepped in and eventually, with the help of the two players, ruled that the claim was invalid and awarded two minutes to Kosteniuk’s opponent Ju

Wenjun, who went on to win and secure gold for China.

Each team seemed to have a horror story about one of their match arbiters, including one who simply refused to allow a player to leave the board to use the toilet – even after being told to pull his head in by a Sector Arbiter!

Australia experienced an arbiter who reset the clock after an illegal move to give two minutes to the opponent, but then restarted the game without retracting the illegal move, so asking White to make a move when both kings were in check.

The arbiters had clearly been briefed about changes in the rules, but a little knowledge proved to be a dangerous thing. One arbiter hearing of a new 75 move rule – relating to games where no progress was being made – thought it meant that he could declare a draw when any game reached move 75!

With the corrupt Iljumzhinov/ Makropoulos regime deposed during the Batumi Olympiad, it is to be hoped that future Olympiads may offer more opportunities for able arbiters like Chibnall.

However, with so many past FIDE cronies ‘earning’ high arbiter titles, it may be some years before the best rise to the top.

16 October 17, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo

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After reading your article this week regarding the developers’ proposal to change the zoning (REIA ‘commercial zone to increase 15 times’) I would like to add my disgust and share my view, which is basically that this syndicate trading under whatever name (previously Bangalow Hills, now Intrapac Property) are really a pack of greedy scoundrels. Concerned residents of Ballina Shire should be wary of this lot, as they’ll be doing their utmost to make the continued on page 18

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Q Gotta love Mandy Nolan (Mandy’s Soapbox, Echo 10 Oct 2018), a jewel of humour and conviction journalism who proves that Byron may be damaged but is certainly ‘not fucked’. I’ve only lived here 15 years, and it is certainly in worse shape than when I arrived, but it takes decades for the greedy thoughtless few to fuck our beautiful community and region.

My reason for working on Byron Shire Council’s Tourism Advisory Committee, was that Council would determine the image of our Shire by promoting our 19 ‘core values’ developed by the committee and adopted by Council 10 years ago: 1. Respect for residential, amenity and community lifestyle; 2. Celebration and appreciation of the cultural and social diversity of the Shire; 3.

Conservation and enhancement of the rich natural environment, flora, fauna, beach, marine life and coastline; 4.

The community, arts, heritage and natural environment; 5. The diversity contained within the whole Shire, its villages, parks and reserves, and agriculture; 6. Local produce, cuisine, arts, crafts, culture, services, their producers and outlets; 7. Local history and cultures – inclusive of Aboriginal, spiritual and healing; 8. Harmony, sensitivity and courtesy; 9. Safety and security; 10. Acceptance of others, their beliefs and practices provided such beliefs and practices are not harmful to others; 11. Active lifestyles; 12.

Ongoing education and selfenlightenment; 13. A relaxed,

engaged and healthy community; 14. A consultative and collaborative approach; 15. Innovation; 16. Economic, social, cultural and environmental balance (quadruple bottom line); 17. Support of appropriate sustainable economic activity (including tourism) throughout the Shire; 18. A wide range of rich and unique visitor experiences that focus on the natural environment, wellness, and cultural diversity of the Shire; and 19. Welcoming visitors who share our community values.

Or does Byron Council happily stand back and let its image become just an aggregation of tourism promoters with images of bikinis, beaches, restaurants and party-goers.

Surely it’s time Byron Shire Council promoted its own core values reflected so brilliantly every week in the brilliant Echo written by the always brilliant Mandy Nolan.

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Q Mandy Nolan is spot on about the need for people with mental health issues – and that includes most of us at some stage – to feel part of our communities (The Echo, 11 October). ‘Inclusion’, she says, is a major pathway to recovery.

But it’s not easy, not in the current era of junk values in which individualism and competitiveness prevail, and where digital technologies are, despite all appearances, keeping us apart. Many in our communities live in mini

domestic fortresses in which family members are often strangers, secreted away in TV media rooms or chained to computers and smartphones.

The destructive impacts of social media are only now being made known, with evidence showing diminished social skills, lowered self-esteem and more mental health problems among avid users.

Sadly, many of us have forgotten how to engage with each other, how to converse, listen, share and actively care. Increasingly, people live alone, or work all day, or buy into the neoliberal con that being turbocharged and aloof is somehow cool.

It’s not me saying this, but the likes of George Monbiot in Out of the Wreckage, Johan Hari in Lost Connection, Susan Pinker in The Village Effect, and Hugh MacKay in Australia Reimagined. It’s also found in surveys conducted by organisations like Reachout Australia, Families Australia, Lifeline and St Vincent de Paul.

What’s needed, I think, is not so much an appeal for more ‘inclusion’ – even though that’s absolutely vital – but rather a conversation about how we can create a better society through closer, more compassionate and engaged relationships, and stronger communities, neighbourhoods and families.

We need to get to know each other again, to reconnect outside the remit off the market.

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The Northern Rivers Folk Choir befriended Sepik locals who are fighting the massive Frieda Mine

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he people of Sepik are still talking about their new friends from Australia – seventeen singers from the Northern Rivers Folk Choir who visited them during their Puk Puk (crocodile) festival earlier this year.

The choir, directed by Peter Lehner, is a touring choir who recently went little further afield than usual and found themselves, by invitation, in Kogoru village on the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea.

Sepik man Emmanuel (Manu) Peni sent a letter to all Australians after their visit.

‘The arrival of these special guests who are now regarded as family from northern NSW, Australia, at Korogu village along the Sepik River gave the people an opportunity to feel connected to the outside world,’ he wrote. ‘They felt connected to events from outside of the villages.

The village life can be isolated, remote and removed from what is happening elsewhere.’

Manu says it’s important that there is a connection between the Sepik and the ‘outside’ world, because the river people need help ‘Our Sepik life is under threat,’ says Manu. ‘The rest of PNG is under threat.

China is buying countries through loans, getting them to be shackled to debt. Once countries are hooked and chained, China sweeps in to control every aspect of the so-called sovereignty of that country.

PNG is on that slippery slide into the abyss of debt to China.’

‘Our government will say Yes to the Frieda Mine no matter what we the people say,’ [sound familiar?] no matter what the scientific studies say, no matter what the world says and no matter what the learned people say. It’s a Yes from the PNG Government, no matter what the spirits of Sepik say.

The Frieda River Project is located in the provinces of Sandaun and East Sepik in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the biggest copper and gold deposits found in the Asia-Pacific region.

Northern rivers chorister Ken Golding says money being raised to help will go into a trust set up by Manu and his supporters to help fund education and a census-taking of people living along the 1,200-kilometre length of the river. ‘They are up against a mining industry with huge reserves of money,’ says Ken. ‘Sepik people will need funds to help counter the “fake news” of these companies.’

Golding says the only available form of travel up and down this long river is in long dugout canoes powered by outboard motors. Fuel is very expensive, around $3 per litre.

Goldong says Manu and his helpers have embarked on the potentially effective approach of going from village to village and making awareness raising information available to the people in the villages as to how much a threat this mine is.

They will compare the Frieda mine threat with the Ok Tedi mine disaster. It was built in the same earthquake-prone

mountain range as the proposed Frieda mine This area has a yearly rainfall of 10 metres.

‘We have a heartfelt wish for our friends in Korogu and the half million people living on the Sepik to have confidence in their future, that they and future generations can continue to live in their villages in the way they choose.

‘Children of the Fly River devastated by the Ok Tedi mine are being born with deformities as a result of their food and drinking water being poisoned by billions of tons of toxic waste.’

Manu says it’s time the Australian people also know that the Chinese government and its business arms own much of PAN AUST, the company that is exploring and has since applied for licence to mine in PNG. ‘Australians must know that China is using the Australian laws, Australian safety and support to come up to Papua New Guinea and annihilate the Sepik life, our life, and send us to oblivion.’

Manu says the people of Sepik are grateful and appreciative of the voices of the Northern Rivers Choir group. ‘We are in debt to the group for singing and speaking about the oncoming destruction of the Sepik, but importantly singing about possibilities and hope to save the Sepik.

‘Let’s sing together. Let’s shout out together to stop the Chinese Frieda Mine.’

For info on how you can help, visit the Save the Sepik and its People Facebook page.

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Is it a coincidence that national AntiPoverty Week starts on the calendar the week right where Responsible Gambling Awareness Week finished off ? Or that the week where we look at homelessness also falls the week after Mental Health Week?

One would have to say that two of the main contributing factors to homelessness are gambling and mental health.

Nothing makes poverty and homelessness more poignantly apparent than six days of solid rain. There’s nothing quite so sad as a homeless person bedraggled and wet.

It’s becoming far too common. I saw it today on my way into work – a man huddled on a step with a blanket around him, right in the centre of Mullumbimby.

Why? Who can afford to live in Mullum? I can’t. I can’t afford to live in Mullum or Byron or even far-flung New Brighton. If your income is marginal and, or if you are having other issues in your life, like mental health problems, chances are you won’t be able to live in the Byron Shire. Or not for long – not in a house anyway.

A few years ago I was living pretty much four weeks from homelessness at any given time. If I had broken my leg and was out of work, I would have been stuffed.

Then, my landlord put my rent up from $540 to $590 a week. I’d lived in the house for almost 12 years and I was a good tenant but he could get a higher rent, so he did.

I got to the point where I just had enough and had to leave the area. I was struggling each week to pay rent, let alone bills and necessities. I left friends, family and work opportunities behind. continued from page 16 biggest blot on this part of the coast. They (the developers) have another huge property to swing into gear in North Ballina. It’s being used as a primary industry by growing 100s of Canary Island palms, thereby exempt from paying any land tax. That primary producers (tax free) is their scam on that old farmland.

The least affordable area is Byron Shire, where median rent is $590Â per week Homelessness is a massive problem in hippy heaven. Pull your head out of your butt and look around.

And you know what? Airbnb is not the only problem. Every house I have lived in for the past 20 years in the Byron Shire has been someone’s second house.

Or third or fourth. How do these people get all the houses? Chance are some schmuck like me paid the mortgage.

The north coast’s lack of affordable rental accommodation is a key driver of household poverty and homelessness, and the situation is unlikely to improve until more housing is available for people on lower incomes.

St Vincent de Paul Society’s north coast executive officer Michael Timbrell says Anti-Poverty Week is a time to reflect on some of the greatest challenges facing society. ‘On the north coast, every local government area (LGA) has a child poverty rate of about 20 per cent, with a total of more than 80,000 people experiencing poverty, and a further 38,500 being at risk of it,’ he said. ‘Rental affordability is a chronic problem, leaving many people homeless or on the verge of homelessness, struggling to support their families. The recent Affordable Housing Income Gap report produced

by Compass Housing Services showed that five of the six most unaffordable LGAs for rentals in regional NSW are in the north coast.’ The least affordable area was Byron

This syndicate have tried other cost cutting ideas to back at Skennars Head, they wanted to install traffic lights on the Coast Road and Headland Drive because it would be far less costly than a roundabout.

Luckily community anger with some council common sense stopped that laughable idea! Mind you, with our council’s self-promoting

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Shire, where median rent was $590 per week – my ex-landlord was spot on. ‘The weekly household income required to cover this rent without experiencing housing stress – defined as more than one-third of household income – was $1,967, whereas actual median income was only $1,218. This means 48 per cent of income is needed to cover the median rent.

The other north coast LGAs facing rental stress were Ballina, Clarence Valley, Tweed Shire, Coffs Harbour, and Port Macquarie. ‘This means a high number of renters are facing housing insecurity, even homelessness, and rely on modest incomes or government support to cover basics such as food, school costs and high power bills,’ said Mr Timbrell. ‘St Vincent de Paul Society support centres see many people who are at risk of falling through the net. We do our best to help but rent takes a large slice of their budget, and without a secure home many households, often with young children, are extremely vulnerable. ‘In this Anti-Poverty Week we join with like-minded organisations to advocate for concrete measures by government, including a national housing strategy, the urgent construction of more social and affordable housing, and tax reforms in the housing market.’ What can you do? How many houses do you actually need? And of those houses, how much rent do you actually need? Is your mental health issue greed?

You’d better go see someone about that.

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The letters that didn’t make the cut We had some very interesting letters this week; alas, they were mostly way too long We’d love to run pages of letters. If we printed the entire content of all of them, we would have a paper full of just letters.

Letters longer than 200 words may be cut. Actually, they WILL most likely be cut.

Letters already published elsewhere will not be considered. Don’t try to sneak them past us. Please include your full name, address and phone number for verification purposes. Not for publication – otherwise, we are just going to ask for that stuff anyway.

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Four important property investment finance tips The latest news letter from Acceptance Finance has some good tips for property investment.* Since the lenders cracked down on popular options like interest-only loans, finding creative finance strategies for growing your property-investment portfolio has become more important than ever.

As an investor, how you set up your finances can have a huge impact on the success of your property portfolio. In this article, we share a few propertyinvestment finance tips that every savvy property investor should know about.

1. Take precautions to keep your own home safe Many people make the mistake of using their own home as the initial collateral in a propertyinvestment finance strategy; however, it’s a good idea to keep your own home separate.

It’s a much better idea to refinance your home loan to access the equity in your own home and use that as a deposit on an independent property investment loan. Keeping things separate will also help you to maximise the tax advantages that property investment brings.

(Talk with your accountant for more information.)

2. Use multiple lenders and standalone loans Cross-collateralisation is when more than one property is used to secure a loan or multiple loans. You can also be at risk of cross-collateralising if you use the same lender for all your loans, even if you finance them independently of each other.

Cross-collateralisation can lead to several problems: • If property prices should fall, the lender may ask you to top up your deposits on all your

investment properties at once.

• It may limit the way sale proceeds can be used (for example, the lender might insist that you use the funds to pay down other loans in your portfolio).

• All the properties in a crosscollateralised portfolio may need to be re-valued whenever one is released or refinanced, which can be costly.

• The lender may limit the type of products on offer as your debt with them increases (for example, restricting future loans to principal and interest).

• Lender fees may be higher with cross-collateralised loans.

• There may be constraints with equity access.

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loans using each individual property as security. A good mortgage broker can save you a considerable amount of time researching and approaching suitable lenders.

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If you also finance your loans with a number of different lenders in each state where you invest (as mentioned above), you’ll be able to access equity from investments in capitalgrowth areas to purchase more property. You may even be able to use your equity to grab bargains in markets where prop-

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Friday 19th October 4.00 – 5.00pm Saturday 20th October 3.00 – 4.00pm

Auction:

Saturday, 3 November 3pm Onsite. Guide $1.35m to $1.45m

Enquiries:

Paul Prior 0418 324 297

Rare opportunity to own beachfront New Brighton home.

High-set home with timber floorboards throughout, timberframed windows & doors plus high ceilings. The lounge area is open & has access to the wraparound verandah. Spacious kitchen equipped with a dishwasher, rangehood & breakfast bar. The family bathroom is tiled with a shower, toilet, vanity & heating. Downstairs there is an open garage, an array of storage options, plus the 2nd bathroom. It has been approved by a local architect for renovations & expansion. All of this, plus a standalone flat with a bathroom & covered patio. The front covered deck looks through the trees to the beach, perfect for entertaining, plus an upper level that lets you check the surf. There is great surfing at New Brighton beach with dolphins & whales breaching. Byron Bay, Mullumbimby & Brunswick Heads are about 10 minutes away. This home is one of a kind. Don’t delay your inspection as it won’t last long.

Open: Inspect by appointment Contact: Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 Katrina Beohm Real Estate

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5/1 Bindaree Way, Ocean Shores Great unit in a convenient location just a 2-minute walk to the shops.

Ideal for the first home buyer or investor, this 2-level apartment has an attached garage and a private outdoor entertaining area with rear access. Don’t miss this one.

Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

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46 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby First time offered in over 60 years.

This double brick 1950s home has maintained its priceless original features such as polished timber floors, timber sash windows, moulded plaster cornice, terracotta roof, french doors & Bakelite fittings.

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Every component of this architect designed home has been carefully considered and the result is a house which is both pleasing to the eye and easy to live in. Timber floors and light filled spaces. Huge master suite and large study.

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119 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores Council approved dual occupancy.

The existing 2 storey home is a great starting point with heaps of room for a family. Great low risk project for someone wanting to get into property development with all the guess work taken care of.

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It’s hard not to be charmed by this c1920s weatherboard. With restoration at the heart of its recent revival, the owner has preserved every period feature of the house and the results will bring a smile. The location is both quiet and convenient with very little passing traffic at the end of this family friendly cul de sac just a few minutes’ walk from the village. A quaint and well planned landscaped garden befitting the home with heritage fragrant roses, magnolias and jasmine surrounds the home. The big backyard is complete with “she shedâ€?, garden locker and quirky potting shed and is bathed in winter sun. An ideal village home. • c1926 Queenslander with 11 ft ceilings • Granite kitchen benchtops & claw foot bath • Original lining boards & polished timber floors • New stumps, wiring & plumbing • Verandas front & back • Many collectable fi xtures, fittings and inclusions

On Fernleigh’s highest position is this iconic 5 acre clean, low maintenance property offering so many options to the lucky owners.

Built to accommodate 2 families & guest accommodation however with 3 self contained dwellings - the choices are yours...

The main fully renovated 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom home takes advantage of 270° ocean views to the east sweeping around to Minyon Falls. Adjacent is a stunning modern self contained studio, whilst at the rear of the level plateau & also embracing breath taking north/easterly views is a huge modern shed conversion - tastefully creating accommodation for the second & third generation, in laws or a thriving home business with separate driveway access!

Inspect: Inspect by appointment Contact: Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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For Sale

Turnkey property with nothing to spend apart from personal taste items so move in, grab your towel and start living the Brunswick Heads Lifestyle!

This modern, polished home consists of three bedrooms and two bathrooms in the main house, as well as a separate one bedroom flat opening up to the large, manicured outdoor area.

The property boasts polished timber floors, modern kitchen with stone benches, security screens/doors, solar hot water, ceiling fans, double insulated roof, sub soil drainage and an 8m x 7m x 3m shed with a 6m x 7m carport ideal for boats and vans. Lots more to offer and located in a very quiet private street some say the safest & friendliest street in Brunswick Heads.

The 759m2 block could suit affordable housing STCA Don’t miss out! Call me today!

View: Saturday 1.00–1.30pm Contact: Peter Browning 0411 801 795 LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

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Big Scrub

LIFT OUT

20TH ANNUAL

R A I N F O R E S T D AY

SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018 | LISMORE CITY HALL | 9AM TO 3PM ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN RAINFOREST RESTORATION OR OUR REGION’S MAGNIFICENT BIODIVERSIT Y SHOULD GET ALONG TO THE BIG SCRUB RAINFOREST DAY ON SUNDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2018 AT LISMORE CIT Y HALL.

PRESENTED BY

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

GUIDED BIRD, PL ANT USE & RAINFOREST RESTORATION WALKS | PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS & TALKS FACILITATED

BY SOME OF AUSTRALIA’S LEADING ECOLOGISTS, BUSH REGENERATORS, NATURALISTS & SCIENTISTS | FABULOUS FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT | INFORMATION, DISPL AYS & STALLS | FUN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY FOOD & BEVERAGES AVAIL ABLE FOR PURCHASE BYO PICNIC | GOLD COIN DONATION AT ENTRY

20TH ANNUAL EVENT The Big Scrub Rainforest Day was the 1999 brainchild of Tony Parkes and Kelvin Davies. Tony was (and still is) the president of Big Scrub Landcare. He and Kelvin decided that they should put on an event that would be a celebration of the Big Scrub and would enhance the community’s awareness of the local Big Scrub Rainforest, its beauty, its rich biodiversity, its tragic history and the need for the community to take the lead in its restoration.

A few hundred people attended the first event held at Booyong Recreation Reserve and the event has grown into Australia’s largest annual Landcare, environment and community celebration providing a focus for community involvement through engagement and education in a festival environment.

The 2018 program features guided bird, discovery, and rainforest restoration walks. Practical workshops include seed collection, regeneration, planting design and pollination. Learn about Big Scrub birds, frogs, bugs and fungi. There will be information stalls, children’s activities, food and entertainment.

The 2018 event is presented by Big Scrub Landcare in association with Rous County Council.

Dr Tony Parkes (President, Big Scrub Landcare) says: ‘This year we celebrate 25 years of Big Scrub Landcare and its achievements in conserving our rainforest and its magnificent biodiversity. BSL have completed 45 projects valued at $5 million that have contributed to the conservation of more than 50 of the 80 critically endangered lowland subtropical rainforest remnants of the Big Scrub.

Big Scrub Landcare has also facilitated the planting of 1.5 million trees, reestablishing 300ha of rainforest and increasing the area of Big Scrub by 30per cent’.

The Big Scrub Rainforest Day is an inspiring community celebration of the Big Scrub that generates awareness about the issues facing our rainforest and practical ways to address them. Held annually for two decades, the event has engaged with over 25,000 attendees.

In 2001 the event found its spiritual home

in Rous County Council’s Rainforest and Water Reserve at Rocky Creek Dam, the source of our regional water supply and one of Australia’s best examples of a successful long-term lowland subtropical rainforest restoration project.

Due to the amount of rain we have received in the past two weeks the venue for this year’s event is now the Lismore City Hall. Walks and talks will happen through Rotary Park in Lismore, Lismore Rainforest Botanical Gardens and along the Wilsons River.

The Big Scrub Rainforest Day offers attendees access to a wide range of walks, talks and practical workshops from some of Australia’s leading ecologists, restoration practitioners, scientists and naturalists.

For the full program or further information email info@bigscrubrainforest.org or visit www.bigscrubrainforest.org.

BigScrub RAINFOREST DAY SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018

ROCKY CREEK 7AM TO TO 3PM LISMORE CIT Y DAM HALL | 9AM PRESENTED BY

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

GUIDED BIRD, PLANT USE & RAINFOREST RESTORATION WALKS | PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS & TALKS FACILITATED BY SOME OF AUSTRALIA’S LEADING ECOLOGISTS, BUSH REGENERATORS, NATURALISTS & SCIENTISTS | FABULOUS FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT | INFORMATION, DISPLAYS & STALLS | FUN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BIG SCRUB LANDCARE & THE 20TH ANNUAL BIG SCRUB RAINFOREST DAY

Conserving our rainforest and its magnificent biodiversity BYO PICNIC | FOOD & BEVERAGES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE | GOLD COIN DONATION AT ENTRY

Full program available at www.bigscrubrainforest.org or www.rous.nsw.gov.au

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THE BIG SCRUB RAINFOREST DAY PROGRAM NSW GOVERNMENT STAGE

9am

9.00–9.30am

LANDCARE LEGENDS Richmond Landcare Inc. Landcarers

Come and hear from local Landcare legends as they share their Landcare stories, successes, lessons and inspiration from decades of doing Landcare on the North Coast.

9.30–10.00am

GETTING STARTED IN BUSH REGENERATION

RAINFOREST RESCUE STAGE SUPPORTING PRIVATE LANDHOLDERS FOR CONSERVATION

9.00–9.20am

ROUS COUNTY COUNCIL STAGE NATIVE BEES & POLLINATOR HOUSES

9.00–9.50am

Mark Sheahan, NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT)

Lyn Thompson, Richmond Landcare Inc.

The BCT aims to increase the area of private land protected for conservation. This talk outlines the support landholders can receive to protect and manage natural areas on their properties.

Learn about the role native bees have in pollination and how to make a pollinator house for your garden.

ACTIONS FOR BIODIVERSITY – BUILDING LANDSCAPE RESILIENCE

9.20–9.40am

Wendy Neilan, Kate Steel, Angie Brace, and Vanessa Tallon (Lismore City Council’s Environmental Strategies team) Find out what Council is doing about biodiversity and how you can get involved - from the Rural Landholder Initiative to restoring Lismore’s urban green corridors.

Landholders from across the Big Scrub region In this panel discussion Landholders share their property restoration experiences, how they got started, successes and lessons learned.

CABINET TIMBER WOODLOTS

9.40–10.30am

Jo Harvey Jones, Mike Delaney, Martin Novak and Tony Kenway.

This panel will discuss the importance of cabinet timber woodlots as corridors linking remnants across the landscape.

10am

10.00–10.30am

SOILS = LIFE

Find out how innovative farmers and land managers can successfully regenerate landscapes and maintain or increase production by valuing the ground we are standing on.

10.30–11.00am

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BIG SCRUB LANDCARE

11am

TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES IN REGENERATION

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FRAGMENTATION AND SEED PREDATION

10.30–10.50am

Tony Parkes, Stephanie Lymburner, Mark Dunphy and Mike Delaney (Big Scrub Landcare)

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Discover how rainforest fragmentation alters vertebrate seed predator communities and how this may influence patterns of plant regeneration in the Big Scrub.

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FEATURED: CLIMATE CHANGE AND AUSTRALIAN ECOSYSTEMS: WHAT ARE WE LOSING

12.00–12.50pm

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1pm

NORTHERN CORRIDOR CONNECTIONS

1.00–1.30pm

Jai Sleeman and Justine Graham, North Coast Local Land Services Conservation and land management partners from across the Northern Rivers area have been working together since 2009 to look after high value rainforest and species populations. This project has evolved through many stages and this year sees the start of two new projects that have come out of the larger landscape approach.

SAVING OUR SPECIES

1.30–2.00pm

1HÆ’EG QH 'PXKTQPOGPV CPF *GTKVCIG Find out about the flagship Saving our Species program that is working across all land tenures and organisations to deliver targeted threatened species actions, based on species ecology and threats.

2pm

THE LATEST RESEARCH IN RAINFOREST PLANTING DESIGN

2.00–3.00pm

Mark Dunphy (Firewheel Rainforest Nursery), Tony Parkes (Big Scrub Landcare), Dr Robert Kooyman (Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens), Ben Jennings (Eco-Recharge) This panel discussion will discuss current ecological research, genetics and the practicalities of rainforest plantings into the future.

10.00–10.45am

BUGS OF THE BIG SCRUB: ECOLOGY, DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

1.00–1.20pm

Jeremy Jones, insect ecologist and wildlife photographer Come and get a bug’s-eye view of some of the most weird and wonderful of the Big Scrub’s inhabitants — the insects — photographed on location at Rocky Creek Dam and surrounds.

FROG SONG CATALYSING ACTION

1.20–1.40pm

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ALL DAY ACTIVITIES • FACE PAINTING • THE CATCHMENT MODEL • FOREST PLAYGROUND • INFORMATION STALLS • CHILDREN’S CRAFT • LIVE MUSIC SEED COLLECTION & PLANT PROPAGATION

1.00–1.50pm

Mark Dunphy, Michelle Chapman, Steve McAlpin and Paul Nelson (Firewheel Rainforest Nursery) This practical workshop covers everything from seed collection and storage to processing and propagation. Learn how to collect and propagate easy and tricky species for your next rainforest restoration project.

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2.00–3.00pm

BIOSECURITY

2.00–2.30pm

Tein McDonald, Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia

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Learn how the ‘recovery wheel’ of the National Ecological Restoration Standards can help you to identify the ecological goals in rainforest restoration and measure the success of your project. Optional: download the app to your smartphone prior to the workshop.

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THE BIG SCRUB RAINFOREST DAY PROGRAM CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

9am

KIDS ACTIVITIES

9.00–10.50am

BOTANICAL DRAWING WORKSHOP

GUIDED WALKS & TOURS 9.00–10.30am BIRD WALK

Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens

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Bring binoculars, notebook and bird guide, hat and water.

Ages 15+. $10. Max 12 participants. Bookings essential at www.bigscrubrainforest.org

9.30–10.30am GUIDED RAINFOREST WALK

RAFFLE

Rotary Park Lismore

Come to the Information Stall at the event and purchase a ticket in the Big Scrub Raffle (prizes displayed).

Winners will be drawn at 3pm and notified by phone.

Darren Bailey, Bailey Environmental and John Nagle

10am

Children’s Bush School:

Discover the world of Big Scrub birds and trees. Bring your binoculars. Look at some rare and threatened as well as unusual species of flora and ask those tricky questions.

10.00–11.00am

NATURE GAMES

Rohan Stewart, Brunswick Bush School Time to get active with these fun interactive bush games that will test your skills, get your heart thumping and legs moving. Catch the Bush Turkey, What’s the time hungry Dingo? Follow the wallaby trail and more. Ages 6–12 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

PRIZES INCLUDE:

11am 12pm

1pm

WILD WEAVING FOR BEGINNERS

11.00am–12.50pm

11.00am–12.00pm

BRANCH WEAVING CRAFT

Alys Shilo, Wildress Wild Weaving

Rohan Stewart, Brunswick Bush School

Learn basic weaving techniques and see some of the classic nasty weeds in a new light. Create a basic weaving project using vines provided.

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11.00am–12.00pm WILSONS RIVER PLANTINGS WALK

(walk leaves from Lismore City Hall)

Jesse Vandenbosh, Big Scrub Regen and Kylie Van Der Kolk, Rous County Council

Ages 8+. $10. Max 20 participants. Bookings essential at www.bigscrubrainforest.org

Come on a walk along the Wilsons River and learn about ecological restoration plantings.

CREATIVE BOTANICAL DRAWING

1.00–3.00pm

Children’s Bush School:

1.00–2.00pm

NATURE GAMES

Tim Roberts, Artist Learn how to portray details of local rainforest plants using Tim’s signature creative style.

2pm

Children’s Bush School:

2.00–3.00pm

MONKEY & THE FISH DUO

11.30am–12.30pm RAINFOREST WALK

Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens Justin Mallee, Saving Our Species, 1HƒEG QH 'PXKTQPOGPV CPF *GTKVCIG This walk looks at threatened rainforest species and the management of our rarest plants.

1.00–2.00pm

RAINFOREST WALK

Rotary Park Lismore

Rohan Stewart, Brunswick Bush School

Gary Opit, Ecologist

What is nature connection? How do we connect with nature? This series of fun exercises and games are an awesome way to deepen our awareness and awaken our senses to the beauty of the natural world that is always around us. All ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Learn about the history of the Big Scrub’s flora and fauna over millions of years whilst discovering what species is what.

Children’s Bush School:

CRAZY CRITTERS CRAFT

2.00–3.00pm

FUNGI OF THE BIG SCRUB

2.00–3.00pm

Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens

Rohan Stewart, Brunswick Bush School

Steve Axford, Fungi Photographer

Get creative and let you imagination run wild. Using clay and bits n bobs we scavenge from the bush we will model our very own crazy critters! Bugs and butterflies, ants and arachnids! All ages. Limit 18–20. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Join this walk and talk and learn about the wonderful world of fungi in the Big Scrub.

a double pass for the Byron Bay Writers Festival 2019; hand- made Big Scrub quilted bedspread from quilter Stephanie Lymburner; The Farm at Byron Bay hamper and farm tour; large framed tawny frogmouth photograph from James Dorey Photography; a nest box from Hollow Log Homes; jewellery voucher and entry to the Crystal Castle; a Cape Byron Distillery and Rainforest Tour for 4 people and bottles of Brookies Gin; a Brookfarm hamper.

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T H E B I G S C U B R A I N F O R E S T D AY

25 YEARS 45 PROJECTS $5 MILLION VALUE 600 HA RESTORED 1,500,000 TREES CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BIG SCRUB LANDCARE

WHAT IS THE BIG SCRUB RAINFOREST

Big Scrub Landcare (BSL) was formed in 1993 as the community’s response to overcoming threats to the survival of the remaining remnants of critically endangered lowland subtropical rainforest (LSR) in the Big Scrub region of north-eastern NSW. Since that time, BSL has evolved to become one of the largest, most active and successful Landcare groups in Australia, with more than 500 members, thousands of social media followers and an outstanding record of achievement in restoring lowland subtropical rainforest.

Prior to European settlement, the Big Scrub covered 75,000 ha.

It was the largest contiguous area of lowland subtropical rainforest in Australia, accounting for 38% of the total area.

BSL is the voice of the rainforest.

Our mission is promoting, facilitating and undertaking long-term restoration and ongoing care of critically endangered lowland subtropical rainforest.

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THE SURVIVAL OF THESE REMNANTS IS AT STAKE. WITHOUT BIG SCRUB LANDCARE, THE RAINFOREST WILL QUIETLY DISAPPEAR.

Natiive Anim mals Pre efer Nattiv ve Habita at If you have weeds choking your land we can help replace them with natives. Systematic weed control in degraded bushland will allow natives to come up by themselves – no planting required.

Or our team can plant open areas to establish your own forest for Koalas and other native animals.

For a free property assessment contact: Rossco Faithfull | 0409 157 695 faithfullrossco@gmail.com eastcoastbushregeneration.com

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Zero Emissions Byron warmly congratulates

Big Scrub Landcare

on its 20th Rainforest Day! Planting rainforest captures carbon and restores habitats, a key ZEB strategy in reducing emissions to zero by 2025.

Supplying quality trees for restoration for 30 years.

Expert advice freely given for your project

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Open for inspection Bangalow Real Estate • 132 Upper Wilsons Creek Road, Upper Wilsons Creek. 10.30–11.30am

Byron Bay First National • 4 Myokum St, Mullumbimby. Wed 11–11.30am • 2/18 Oodgeroo Gdns, Byron Bay. Wed 1–1.30pm • 4 Shirley Lane, Byron Bay. Wed 4–4.30pm • 2/92 Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores. Thu 10–10.30am • 5 Chinbible Ave, Mullumbimby. Fri 9–9.30am • Lot 1&2/20 Azalea St, Mullumbimby. Fri 10–10.30am • 1635–1651 Coolamon Scenic Dr, Mullumbimby. Fri 10.30–11am • 12 Taylors Lake Rd, Broken Head. Fri 2–2.30pm • Lot 20 Hayters Dr, Suffolk Park. Fri 2–2.30pm • 6,155–159 Broken Head Rd, Suffolk Park. Fri 2.30–3pm • 110 Yankee Creek Rd, Mullumbimby Creek. Fri 4–5pm • 4 Myokum St, Mullumbimby. Sat 8.30–9am • 35 Station St, Mullumbimby. Sat 9.30–9.55am • 4 Bottlebrush Cres, Suffolk Park. Sat 10– 10.30am • 5 Karalauren Crt, Lennox Head. Sat 10– 10.30am • 43 Corkwood, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 55 Teak Circuit, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 33 Morrison Ave, Mullumbimby. Sat 10– 10.30am • 34 Killen Falls Dr, Tintenbar. Sat 10–10.30am • 70 Brushbox Dr, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 10–10.30am • 2 Blackwood Cres, Bangalow. Sat 10–10.30am • 2 Bannister Crt, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am • 63 Helen St, Sth Golden Beach. Sat 11–11.30am • 7/41 Redgum Pl, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 1/12 Coachwood Cl, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am • 2/92 Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 234 Broken Head Rd, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 7/1 Langi Pl, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.45am– 12.15pm • 3/2 Durroon Crt, Ocean Shores. Sat 12– 12.30pm

• 2e Kalemajere Dr, Suffolk Park. Sat 12–12.30pm • 6/9 Hazelwood Cl, Suffolk Park. Sat 12– 12.30pm • 98 Hinterland Way, Knockrow. Sat 12–12.30pm • 45 Shelley Drive, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm • 17/2 Alcorn Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 1–1.30pm • 1/18 Jacaranda Dr, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm • 354 Upper Wilsons Creek Rd, Upper Wilsons Creek. Sat 1–1.30pm • 21 Aloota Cres, Ocean Shores. Sat 2–2.30pm • 7/130 Lighthouse Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 2–2.30pm • 2 Ulpirra Crt, Ocean Shores. Sat 2–2.30pm • 110 Yankee Creek Rd, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 3–4pm

• 29 Shelley Drive, Byron Bay. Thu 11–11.30am • 450 Left Bank Rd, Mullumbimby. Thu Sat 12.30–1pm • 26 Veterans Ln, Brunswick Heads. Thu & Sat 2–2.3pm • 1681 Hinterland Way, McLeods Shoot. Sat 9–9.30am • 84 Beech Dr, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am • 6/11 Constellation Cl, Byron Bay. Sat 10– 10.30am • 4/21–25 Cemetery Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am Byron Shire Real Estate • 7 Laverty Crt, Mullumbimby. Sat 10.30–11am • 46 Main Arm Rd, Mullumbimby. Sat 10– • 18 Pacific Vista Dr, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am 10.30am • 4/22 Alcorn Rd, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am • 3/2 Tweed St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11– • 34 Roses Road, Federal. Sat 11.30am–12pm 11.30am • 450 Left Bank Rd, Mullumbimby. Sat • 5/1 Bindaree Way, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.30am–12pm 12–12.30pm • 6/47 Belongil Cres, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm • 119 Balemo Dr, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm • 2/26 Helen St, Sth Golden Beach. Sat 1–1.30pm • 29 Shelley Dr, Byron Bay. Sat 1–1.30pm • 26 Veterans Ln, Brunswick Heads. Sat Elders Brunswick Heads 1–1.30pm • 755 the Pocket Rd, The Pocket. Sat 10–10.30 • 963 Main Arm Rd, Main Arm. Sat 2.30–3pm am • 4 Gin Gin Cres, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.30am– Scot Fuller Real Estate 12pm • 8 Pacific Vista Dr, Byron Bay. Thu 10.30–11am

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Katrina Beohm Real Estate

• 7/47 Belongil Cres, Byron Bay. Wed 11.30am– 12pm

• 27 Cemetery Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am

• 8 Pacific Vista Dr, Byron Bay. Sat 10.30–11am

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads

• 2/51 Sunrise Blvd, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30

• 2/2 Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 13A Byron St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 11– 11.30am • 23 Warrambool Rd, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 16 Short St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–12.30pm • 58 Helen St, South Golden Beach. Sat 12–12.30pm • 5 Bower St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 1–1.30pm • 44 Gloria St, South Golden Beach. Sat 1–1.30pm

Cute timber cottage 29 Tweed Street, Brunswick Heads

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Byron Bay First National • 110 Yankee Creek Rd, Mullumbimby Creek.

Nov 3 at 3pm. Guide $1.35–$1.45m

Byron Shire Real Estate • 3/2 Tweed St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 3 Nov, onsite 10.30am • 5/1 Bindaree Way, Ocean Shores. 10 Nov onsite 10am

Noble Lakeside Park - Kingscliff Site 233 2

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This absolute waterfront home enjoys one of the most soughtafter locations in this impressive over-50s lifestyle village and is located just a short stroll from the swimming pool and tennis court.

The spacious, carpeted open plan living area has spectacular views of the lake frontage and has both ceiling fans and a new Daikin reverse cycle air-conditioner. The living area also has a door opening to a bull-nose verandah which runs the full width of the home with uninterrupted grand views of the lake and parkland.

The kitchen is complemented with a built-in Simpson fan-forced oven and cook-top, tiled splash-backs and a double stainlesssteel sink.

The home has two good-sized, carpeted bedrooms with privacy shutters, built-in robes and ceiling fans.

The tiled bathroom comprises of a large shower recess and vanity unit with a separate toilet. The laundry is located in an external building at the rear of the carport that has space for one large vehicle.

This energy efficient home has recently installed Solar panels and inverter.

Open:

By Appointment Contact: Kelvin Price 0423 028 468 Mr Property Services

The Bus Man’s Cottage 755 The Pocket Rd, The Pocket $1,280,000 Priced to sell $695,000 3 2 4

Pacific Vista Ridge line

The layout of this high set original home gives it flexibility for any number of configurations and uses.

The upstairs has high ceilings and beautiful old hardwood floors telling the stories of this house from days gone by. There’s 3 light filled bedrooms and a private east facing deck overlooking a backyard with structured gardens and a gazebo for summer BBQs. Downstairs has a large open plan multi-purpose room with kitchenette facilities. There’s a storage room with roller door access to the front, three separate bright rooms and a second bathroom with a laundry. All this with access to a leafy backyard and covered entertaining area. This is a great opportunity to get into the ever-increasing Brunswick market and properties like these are in high rental demand and this one is currently let for a very good return. Call now to inspect.

Inspect: Inspect by appointment Contact: Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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Gorgeous historic homestead with yesterday charm and rural views.

• Charming cottage plus huge timber shed designed to garage a school bus • Lovely nest for young family, this versatile home would also suit first home buyers • Easy care 645 sqm block surrounded by picturesque farmland • Located on flood free land 7.5 kms from Billinudgel turnoff • Just 2.1 km to The Pocket Public School, 9 mins to Main Arm store • Located approximately 15 minutes between Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads • Combustion wood stove, air conditioning, timber floors • Spacious covered timber deck overlooking green pastures • Rental appraisal $600 per week • Separate guest accommodation Enjoy the peace and privacy of rural lifestyle, but without all the work.

View: Saturday 10.00 – 10.30am Contact: Fiona Johnson 0400 418 886 Elders Real Estate Brunswick Heads

8 Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay Located on the ridge line in the Pacific Vista region overlooking the eastern ocean and beautiful views to Mount Warning this house is being offered after 23 years by the current owners.

The house has an open plan design with the living and dining area opening onto the back entertaining courtyard and adjacent reserve.

Approved DA plans 2 bed granny flat

Exciting opportunity presents!

2/51 Sunrise Blvd, Byron Bay Nestled in a quiet position, set back from the road, is this beautifully presented, solid, duplex in the popular Sunrise Estate. This immaculate 2 bedroom property is a must to inspect.

Newly renovated this home is ready for the new owners to move straight in, or for the savvy investor to rent out.

Backing onto nature reserve Open plan living and dining

3 2 3 to Tallows beach Fantastic investment opportunity Agent declares interest Price: $1.2–1.29m Inspect: Thursdays & Saturdays 10.30–11am Contact: Scot Fuller 0401 911 557 Scot Fuller Real Estate Walk

2 2 1 to shops and beaches Bosch appliances Prime investment Price: $650,000 – $680,000 Inspect: Thursdays & Saturdays 12-12.30pm Contact: Scot Fuller 0401 911 557 Scot Fuller Real Estate Stroll

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The Good Life

Pecans growing

Miss Margarita

By S Haslam

‘We usually have Margaritas on Thursdays but since it’s Tuesday, I’ll make an exception.’ Chelsea Handler

By S Davey

Miss Margarita is a colourful and upbeat Mexican bar and cantina at the beach end of Jonson Street with a buoyant, colourful vibe. There is a fantastic wall that is decorated in antique-looking Mexican oilclothinspired tiles made by local artist Jai Vasichek of Ahoy Trader; they have little glimpses of Frida Kahlo and Santa Muerte icons amongst the many-hued flowers.

The entire front of the restaurant is open, which makes it breezy as well as connecting with the energy of the street.

There is a fun sign that faces diners advising that ‘A Margarita Makes My Day’, and the cocktail menu has a dozen styles of margarita from classics to margaritas with various flavours and infusions as well as other cocktails. There is also Mexican or local craft beer and wine. The food menu has everything that you would expect from a Mexican restaurant with plenty of vego and gluten-free options and it’s fresh and tasty.

Miss Margarita has been a part of the Byron scene for six years now. It has a very successful formula of great vibes, flavoursome food, fast and friendly service, and dynamic drinks. It is frequented by visitors and locals alike, and coowner Emma Thomson has a special ‘thank you’ for the locals who, she says, ‘have continued to support us from day one’.

Miss Margarita is popular and in the evenings there is often a queue to get a table, but now there is a new way to secure a table that has received a lot of positive feedback. Diners are sent an SMS when their table becomes available, so you can be free to enjoy the Byron evenings while your seating is taken care of.

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The idea of Miss Margarita is about having a fun and pleasurable experience by ordering a margarita and some food, then relaxing into enjoying yourself.

Emma says, ‘It’s a fun business to own and work on and I want it to be enjoyable for customers’. Well, I think that they are enjoying it; while I was there not one patron was on their phone, everyone was engaged in either food or conversation, there was even one person couldn’t help themselves but do a little seated maraca dance!

Miss Margarita is now offering late-night parties, designed for things like post-wedding kick-ons when the reception has finished and guests want to keep going… it’s open until 2.30am for these events.

Miss Margarita. 2 Jonson Street, Byron Bay. ph 6685 6828. www.missmargarita.com.au.

The northern rivers is well known for its macadamias, but many people are unaware that there is also a thriving pecan industry in our region. Pecans can be planted in land that to supply is the long lead time between planting is not suitable for macadamias, such as land and a profitable crop (it takes about 4–5 years to prone to frost. They are the ‘tough nut’, being start producing pecans and about seven years to quite drought and flood tolerant. A good guide start to be profitable). if you’re thinking of starting a pecan farm (and of More trees mean more jobs, as the local pecan course it depends on your financial goals), is that industry employs more than just farmers; of the 20 hectares or about 4,000 trees will produce pecans grown here, we process about 25 per approximately 50–60 tonnes of nut in shell cent here in the northern rivers. Barefoot Farms annually. at Eltham (Matt and Ash from the Eltham Valley There are about 30 farms in the northern rivers Pantry and Café) are good ‘value adders’; they (half the nation’s farms) employing about sell a number of products like dark chocolate 100 people. We are the home of the national and maple-flavoured pecans at their store and industry body, whose new executive officer is cafe, and Tweed Valley Pecans and Nimbin Valley Anne Briggs (formerly of Northern Rivers Food), Pecans both sell pecan products at markets and although the single biggest national producer is other local outlets. based in Moree.

More info: pecangrowers.org.au At the moment the nut industry globally is doing well. Demand for NUTS DESERVE nuts is growing as more people THE SAME HEALTH discover their health benefits – they HALO AS VEGETABLES suit people on vegetarian, vegan, paleo or low-carb diets. In fact ACCORDING TO AIHW 1, A DIET LOW IN NUTS AND SEEDS ACCOUNTS nutritionists are recommending that FOR THE FOLLOWING COST BURDEN OF DISEASE: we all eat a handful of nuts a day (see nutsforlife.com.au for more info), HEART VS which for pecans is about 15 kernels ALL DISEASE & 16% DISEASE 10% FOR A INJURY THE SAME DIET LOW IN a day.

AS A DIET LOW IN VEGETABLES VEGETABLES Pecans grown locally are almost all organic because we don’t have any YET, AUSTRALIANS ARE EATING AN AVERAGE OF JUST 6g OF NUTS A DAY2 pests and diseases that affect them, AUSTRALIAN REDUCES HEART TO LOWER and so they don’t need to be sprayed.

DIETARY DISEASE RISK, 60g CHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES A DAY DIABETES RISK, (METAA DAY SERVE OF NUTS RECOMMEND MORTALITY ANALYSIS) They can also survive flood events and have been known to be okay with SO, WHY IS IT SO EASY FOR US TO RECOMMEND PEOPLE ‘wet feet’ for up to 28 days.

EAT MORE VEGETABLES BUT NOT EAT MORE NUTS In this region plantings are expected @nutsforlife to grow by up to 500 per cent in the next five years. In fact our growers www.nutsforlife.com.au. © Horticulture Innovation can’t grow enough – the main barrier Australia and Nuts for Life 2018

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Chocolate Lounge

Monday - Sunday 8am-3pm Fri / Sat 5pm-10pm

0406 422 465 y www.puremeltchocolate.com

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

Ballina RSL Club

Melbourne Cup Lunch

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

Tuesday 6 November from 12pm Many Courses $69.90 Complimentary welcome beverage Free Sweep, Lucky Door Prize Photo Booth, TAB Facilities, Entertainment - Book Now!

Open 7.30am Daily.

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

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

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Wharf Bar & Restaurant

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References: 1) AIHW 2016. Aust Burden of Disease Study: Impact and causes of illness and death in Aust 2011.

2) Afshin A et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jul;100(1):278-88. 3) Mayhew AJ et al. Br J Nutr. 2016 Jan 28;115(2):212-25.

4) Del Gobbo LC et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Dec;102(6):1347-56.

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Barrio Byron Bay

A 5-minute drive from Byron Bay, Barrio eatery at Habitat brings together the local community Mon–Tue 7am–3pm; in a relaxed environment for all-day dining. WoodWed–Sat 7am–9pm fired oven, charcoal grill, veges, meat, fish, salads, 1 Porter Street, natural wines, local beers, cocktails and St Ali coffee.

North Byron Eat in or take-away No reservations. Bookings www.barriobyronbay.com.au over 8 email: gather@ @barriobyronbay barriobyronbay.com.au

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

NEW WINTER MENU AT THE ROCKS! Join us at The Rocks on Lawson for some winter warmers!

We have a range of fresh, locally sourced breakfast and lunch at affordable prices. Enliven the senses with a Byron Bay Coffee or super healthy smoothie! Enjoy an Ice-cold beer, wine, or hand-crafted cocktail with your meal! Cosy indoor seating and heated outdoor patio space available. $5 SCHOONERS AND $12 COCKTAIL OF THE WEEK

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Eating Out Guide BYRON BAY

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

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

No Bones Food & Cocktails Open Tuesday through to Sunday from 5pm 11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 6680 7418 @nobonesbyronbay

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

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

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

Luscious Foods

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

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

Byron at Byron 77–97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay 6639 2111 thebyronatbyron.com.au

Slo-mo Joes

DAILY HAPPY HOUR FROM 3 TILL 5 PM

Chupacabra

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

Slow down & chill out!

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

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

Guaranteed to leave you wanting more!

Eat in or take out.

Shop 12A, 3 Clifford St, Suffolk Park 0448 077 401 www.chupacabra.com.au @chupabyron

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

Legend Pizza

Gourmet burgers created by chefs

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

Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day.

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

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

25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar Mon-Sat: 5pm till late.

Sun: 5pm till 10pm.

Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

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

The Italian Byron Bay provides a bustling atmospheric restaurant, dishing up contemporary inspired Italian cuisine and some of Byron’s finest cocktails and wines.

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

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

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

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

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.

Williams St 50 Pacific Parade, cnr of William St, Lennox Head

0476 892 194 insta @williamst.lennox

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

Fresh Healthy Delicious

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

Targa Modern European

Melbourne Cup Lunch $59 2 courses + glass of Sparkling

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

HAPPY HOUR 4–6PM MON–FRI 1 Jonson St, Byron Bay 6680 7632

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Tacos for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a relaxed, fresh and bright atmosphere.

This is slow ‘fast food’ with all produce sourced locally.

Margarita cocktails, Oaxacan mezcal, micheladas and Mexican blend Moonshine coffee.

Coffee and breakfast 6.30–11.30am Lunch 11.30am–3pm Dinner Tues–Sat 5–9pm Sunday long brunch 10am–5pm

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE Check us out on

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

BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992

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

We do special events functions.

Relaxed dining by the beach.

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

All welcome.

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

Sunday Tapas & Happy Hour Specials till sundown

Mullum’s iconic Empire Cafe serves up an exciting menu with something for everyone. Indulge yourself with a delicious brekky, the best burgers in town, or if it’s more your style enjoy healthy superfoods like acai bowls and buddha bowls plus loads more. If you need a treat there’s a selection of cakes and also healthier dairy-free, refined sugar-free treats.

The house-made organic coconut ice-cream is a must try.

Plus of course, great coffee, delightful teas, shakes, smoothies and all the rest. Enjoy the good vibes and satisfy your cravings!

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

18-22 Old Pacific Highway Lunch 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.

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

Fishheads

2 courses $52 per person

Harvest

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

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

Thursday Farmers Market Dinner

MULLUMBIMBY

Happy Chilli Garden

Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner

LENNOX HEAD

www.stelmodining.com

Finn Poke Restaurant

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

Open for breakfast lunch and dinner, or cocktails on the verandah overlooking the rainforest.

Trattoria Basiloco

The Italian Byron Bay Open 7 days from 6pm Next to the Beach Hotel Bay Street 6680 7055 italianatthepacific.com.au

NEW - VEGAN - RESTAURANT We are part of a plant based movement and invite you to join us on our expedition to save the Earth one Brussels Sprout at a time.

Spread the word #plantpowered #brusselsnotbeef

Spring Dinners 3 course $55 OPEN - Tuesday to Saturday evenings 7 days breakfast & Lunch

CATERING

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

All day menus, licensed bar APERITIVO happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet

BEACH FRONT HAPPY HOUR $12 Cocktails + $7 Tapas $6 Beers + Wines + Spirits MONDAY TO FRIDAY 4pm to 6pm

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GREG FLEET MODESTLY TELLS ME THAT HE DOESN’T THINK HE’S GOT MORE STORIES THAN ANYONE ELSE. BUT HE DOES. HE’S A COMEDIAN AND WRITER WHO’S LIVED GLORIOUSLY ON THE EDGE, SOMETIMES FALLING, BUT ALWAYS CLIMBING BACK UP WITH SOMETHING NEW. Greg’s battle with heroin addiction formed the basis of his festival show that found its way to the ABC: Twelve years in a long-sleeve shirt.

His latest shows have focused on the extraordinary story of his father, Bill Fleet, who faked his death when Greg was just 10, only to turn up across town under a different name. When Fleet’s mother confronted him there, he denied his identity. Cornered, Bill Fleet dumped his new family and briefly returned to his old one, until he fled for good and returned to the United States. Now that’s a story!

The man who has made his living from the humble craft of crafting stories has stepped away from the safety of memoir and ‘true’ stories and moved into the much more challenging world of non-fiction.

The Good Son is an upbeat, funny, feelgood romance set in a nursing home. There’s even a road trip to Byron Bay! For Greg, writing a novel was a new challenge.

‘I found writing a novel slightly more difficult than writing a memoir or a festival show because everything else I have written is about my life, so all you have to do is remember stuff, but writing a novel is different because you have to make stuff up, and that’s not hard, but you have to time everything: if they knew each other then, but did they then. You can make it up but you have to be careful. I am absolutely positive if you read my book with a hungry mind you would probably be able to say those people didn’t even know each other then. So buy the book just to ridicule me.’

Greg uses the narrator as his comedic device.

It allows him to do what he does best. Chat to the audience. Or in this case audient, aka reader. (I don’t think audient is a word but I’m using it because I’m the narrator in this story.)

‘I love the narrator character,’ says Greg. ‘He’s got the best name of everyone in the book.’

It’s true. He’s called Cash Driveway. ‘I wish I’d made it up but a friend of mine made it up and gave it to me!

‘As a standup comedian I am comfortable talking straight at people; we know how to talk to people so when you write a book the temptation for me is to keep doing that so every now and then I like to break with the convention and talk directly to the reader.

It’s almost Brechtian; you are reminding people that you are reading a book.’

The book tells a beautiful story all about human connection. It importantly tells the story of lonely older people in a nursing home, and one very extraordinary older woman who won’t be defined by age. She is a great ageism disrupter. The story is unashamedly optimistic, something Greg believes we are totally ready for.

‘People are ready. It’s a romantic story. It’s beautiful and I am proud of that. We need so much love. We need to acknowledge beauty.

We need as much optimism as we can get. I don’t feel any sort of shame or embarrassment writing about love. I am obsessed by love. It’s the best. I am mostly made aware of that when I have destroyed it, when I destroy some relationship that I have had. Which I’ve always done. Which I did recently. When I get heartbroken I try to get organised; I am just a village idiot, so I try harder at things, and then someone is impressed, someone sees that you are beautiful person… you fall in love, and then you destroy it.’

And that’s what happened to Greg in the middle of writing his love story. He got his heart broken.

‘It should have taken me four months, but the heartbreak happened so I slacked off in the middle. So it took close to a year. I dropped the ball but balls bounce, so you can pick them back up.’

Fleety is the master of catching his bouncing ball. I ask him what lessons he wished in life he hadn’t had to learn. He’s very open and honest. It’s one of his most endearing qualities. ‘All the drug taking, all that wasted time. I think I have reached a point where I wish it was something I hadn’t done.

It has had a very negative affect on my career. Not because I am a victim, but because I have treated people very badly. I am as good and smart and capable as anybody, but if you upset people they stop helping you.

I am not being a whinger; I just wish now that was a lesson I hadn’t had to learn. I should have been less self-obsessed and more appreciative of the good people around me.’

The Good Son is something of a fable, or a morality tale. It’s something that reads very much like a film. ‘I would love someone to pick this up and make a film with it. A good one,’ says Greg. ‘I want to learn how to harness beauty. And sadness and love and kindness

and hurt and betrayal. I love exploring beauty and all its opposites.’

Greg will be at the Drill Hall in Mullumbimby on Wed 24 October discussing The Good Son in conversation with Mandy Nolan.

Tix are $10 on the door or online at mandynolan.com.au. Starts at 7pm. Food and beverages available. (Limited seating so booking recommended.)

Greg will also be headlining at the Ballina RSL Big Gig Comedy night on Thursday 25 October at 8pm.

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MENTAL AS ANYTHING The other day I realised that whenever I talk or write about mental health or people with lived experience that I talk about it as ‘other’. Like people with mental health issues are not me. Of course I speak with compassion and love and understanding, but I still notice how I make sure that it is known that I am speaking from a position of mental wellness.

I noticed that while I have many friends with lived experience, a grandmother who had lived experience, and a daughter with lived experience, that I don’t really own my lived experience.

I guess like a lot of people I minimise it. While I talk of walking out of the shadow of shame and stigma – I don’t actually own mine. I have never been entirely comfortable with it. It doesn’t match my picture of happy Mandy. I hide my darkest thoughts and my insecurities behind this robust mask of confidence and capability. Everyone is fooled. Especially me. But it’s still there.

These days I no longer see it as separate from me. It’s part of me, it’s just not the part many people get to see. There are those dark days of self-loathing that catch me by surprise. The days when my body feels like lead and all my bubbling joy and optimism just drain out my psychic plughole. If I were a bath all you’d see is a high-water mark of scum where the joy had been.

These are the days when I can touch my sadness. It’s a big human sadness of futility and hopelessness, where one negative thought spirals until all my thinking has been infected with dread. I know now this is part of my creativity, part of who I am. I lived through extreme violence and trauma as a child, and you don’t get a free pass out of that shit. It stays with you forever. Like a stain that won’t wash out. If my mind were a tablecloth I’d put a vase or something pretty on the stain so I wouldn’t be reminded. But it’s still there.

There have been long nights when I’ve sat up painting or writing where I have welcomed the sadness in – where I have felt weirdly content and alone in the vast wordless place. Long dark nights where I am sure I can psychically feel all the other sad people in the world. They’re weirdly beautiful sometimes.

These fogs settle on me but only for a few days or at a time.

Once it came for about six months. I didn’t tell anyone. That’s a habit of mine. Silence. If you don’t give it voice then it hasn’t happened. I had OCD as a kid, which I now know came on from my childhood trauma. Weirdly I didn’t know I had OCD until I was at a psychiatrist detailing my family history.

There were the stories of the great-grandmother who wouldn’t drink out of glass in case it broke and she swallowed it, who wouldn’t touch door knobs… the grandmother who took valium for 20 years, the grandfather who locked himself in a room and then didn’t talk for 40 years, the other grandfather who tried to commit suicide and was given shock treatment.

Then there were these curious years when I was a kid. I didn’t tell anyone about what was happening at the time and no-one noticed. I guess I was around nine years old. For at least two years I experienced intrusive and disturbing thoughts (mainly of my baby brother’s penis being ripped off in his bike chain).

I obsessed about poisons and contaminants and engaged in constant handwashing. I had panic attacks where my heart would race, everything would go spotty and I couldn’t breathe.

LIVE MUSIC PUT ON YOUR BIBBY Australia’s foremost maverick poet Peter Bibby has just released his new single Work for Arseholes. The track features on his second studio album Grand Champion, which released this September via Spinning Top Records | Caroline. To commemorate this achievement, Bibby will tour the nation on a series of capital city and regional dates this October.

Work for Arseholes is a song about bad habits, self-reflection and pride, for better or worse. ‘I wrote it to make myself feel better about being a thirsty, unemployed insomniac while sitting in my bedroom in Northcote, Victoria. It didn’t make me feel that much better; however I have, for the most part, avoided working for arseholes ever since and I see that as a great success,’ says Bibby of the track.

A bastard of an album that is lucky to see the light of day, Grand Champion was recorded largely in Perth. ‘It was interrupted by a gruelling return trip across the Nullarbor from Perth to Melbourne in a car that would have been better as a storage container, taking two months rather than the expected two weeks. This was only one of many setbacks with the completion of this record; however, we got there in the end,’ muses Bibby.

For the latest instalment of Bibby true-blue charm and storytelling, the Perth singer/songwriter will tour the nation backed by the disorderly Dog Act. Gallivanting across Australia and overseas, Bibby has been collecting a legion of faithful supporters armed with his 2017 single Medicine and debut album Butcher/Hairstylist/Beautician.

Peter Bibby performs at the Hotel Great Northern on Friday at 9pm. Tix are $18.90 and are available on oztix.com.au. This is an 18+ event.

OUT OF THE GALAXY Galaxy Jazz Band, formerly known as the Northern Rivers Big Band, will be appearing in concert at the Ballina RSL on Sunday.

I calmed myself by counting. I counted everything. The steps to my front door, the buttons on my shirt, the stars I could see from my bedroom window. It was the only time at school I did well at maths. I grew out of the flagrant OCD and in its place I was just left with some mildly compulsive behaviours, manic amounts of energy, a constant low-grade anxiety and unrealistic expectations about the levels of household cleanliness that best suits my mental health.

I am manic. I work all the time. Being busy actually calms me.

Being still makes me anxious. It’s how I get everything done.

People say, ‘Mandy you are amazing’. I’m not. I’m actually a bit nuts. But so, I think, are you.

October is Mental Health Awareness Month. Instead of looking outside, perhaps it’s time to look in and realise while you may not have an enduring mental health issue, we are all in this together and I doubt you experience mental wellness 100 per cent of the time.

We need to stop ostracising the mentally ill and accept the whole world is insane. You need proof? We elect sociopaths into government and expect them to make compassionate decisions. Now that’s crazy.

And so am I. And so, my friend, are you.

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Band leader Royden Ainsworth has chosen some great tunes: many of the very best foot-tapping moments in jazz history, including American Patrol from Glen Miller, It Don’t Mean a Thing by Duke Ellington, Love for Sale by Cole Porter, and the high energy of The Jazz Police, a great arrangement from Gordon Goodwin, plus Gonna Fly Now, the theme from Rocky, and many others.

Jazz vocalist Kristina Kelman will be performing with the big band. Kristina is from Brisbane and has performed around Australia and Asia, Europe, and the USA with many artists including Don Burrows, Tommy Tycho and the Qld Symphony Orchestra. Kristina has her own quartet in Brisbane, and performs with various corporate bands, has recorded several albums, and works as an internationally respected music educator at the Queensland University of Technology.

Galaxy Jazz Band with Kristina Kelman play Sunday at the Ballina RSL at 2pm. $15 at ballinarsl.com.au or at the door.

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WHEN INSPIRATION COMES, TIM SNIDER IS WORKING

WHEN US TIM SNIDER TAKES THE STAGE MAGIC HAPPENS. MANY KNOW HIM AS THE MAN ON THE WILD ELECTRIC VIOLIN WITH NAHKO AND THE MEDICINE PEOPLE. HIS PLAYING TRULY DEFIES CATEGORISATION. This time when he comes to Australia he will be playing solo. One man and his guitar, percussion, his violin and a loop pedal.

After three years on the road playing with Nahko, Tim is looking forward to playing his own gig.

‘I put a lot of my own music on hold to support him, so I am very excited to be playing my music. Music is always happening in my head wherever I am at. These songs I will be playing are what I am putting down for the EP. On the road I used to use sound check to get a little more time onstage to work material. You never know when creativity will hit you and you have to be available; I think it’s important as a creative person.’

For Snider, most of his music is about being in the flow.

‘It’s absolutely what keeps me going. It’s why I still do this thing; it’s for those moments. Music is at its best when it happens. There is a difference between writing and playing and performing. My favourite Picasso quote is “Inspiration exists but it has to find you working”. I think there are times when you work on music and nothing happens; it can feel like work and then there are those magic moments where real stuff happens. You have to try to re-create that live in front of an audience.’

Tim is classically trained and the violin is his first love, an instrument he is well aware has tremendous capacity to move people.

‘As an instrument it is the most similar to a human voice,’ says Tim, ‘so it’s relatable for people. The bow is like your breath; you can do anything a voice can do with the violin.

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‘I grew up playing principal violin. I quit classical as a teenager but came back to it in my later teens. I was trying to be more creative. My last lesson was at 12 and when I found myself playing again I wanted to take a more vocal approach.’

Although growing up Tim admits that the violin can garner some unusual reactions ‘People would come up after my shows as a teenager and into my 20s and say they cried all the way through.

I thought great; I guess I make people cry for a living. As I have gotten older I realise it’s healthy to cry. It’s cool.’

For artists like Tim the loop pedal has enabled him to bring all his musicality to the stage.

‘It’s great for an instrument like violin – I can compose a string section on the spot, which is what I love to do.

The loop thing is just amazing and especially for me – I am dyslexic, I am not your typical linear play-by-theline read-sheet-music person. I am more a conceptual person so when I hear something in my head I hear the parts at once, sometimes backwards, and the loop is the best way to communicate that.

‘I think a lot of musicians see things like that. Music notation was something that was contrived; music lived before people could read and write it.’

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‘Classical music is an amazing foundation, especially for an instrument as time consuming as the violin. To have strict training really helps you a lot but the downside is that it can stop you from being free. Most classical musicians can’t improvise; a lot of people are taught that way.

‘If your whole life you have been trained to read things and perform music exactly how it is and there is absolutely no room for error and perfection is your goal and someone says ok you are free, then it is terrifying!

My first full-length solo album Let go, jump in the river was about my biggest life lesson of letting go of control.

Music has helped me understand how to do this in life; now I know the best thing in my life is when I am not trying to control anything. Music is my filter, it’s how I see the world.’

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NOT SO BLOODY LALA WITH BIRDCLOUD USA Popped Creative has managed to wrangle themselves the keys of the old La La Land midrenovation to host a one-of-a-kind, one-gig show with @birdcloudusa before the venue turns into something a little more swanky!

These ladies are certainly no wallflowers and are commonly regarded for being so wrong they’re right! Their provocative loose-asshit performances have seen them as crowd favourites at festivals with revellers never too certain what to expect but you can be sure as hell there will be a touch of nudity, a bucketload of profanities, and the odd beer or two.

Banned from YouTube, booed at America’s Got Talent, and lauded by a global cult following, Birdcloud’s music has been referred to as the ravenous identity of today’s commercial country sound. Nashville natives Jasmin Kaset and Makenzie Green have spent the last five years touring dive bars and lavish theatres across America and Europe, and they are now celebrating the release of Singles Only, a collection

of their greatest inappropriate hits. The Rolling Stone loves Birdcloud and their raunchy country.

‘Much of what Birdcloud does is reactionary to what country music has become – those dirt roads and the trucks that drive ’em – but also to their experience growing up in the South: the obsessive religious indoctrination, the caged racism… Those types of songs – true-to-life, with a healthy dose of humour – are actually a longstanding country tradition – Rolling Stone, ‘Raunchy Country: Inside the Genre’s History of Comedy and Irreverence’.

Showing up in Byron for one night only, accompanied with DJ sets by the mayor himself Paul McNeil and Jono Ma, the night will be one life moment not easily forgotten! So drag out the flanno, trucker caps, and cowboy boots.

Co-hosted by Young Henrys. Thursday 18 October at La La Land in Byron Bay. 5pm.

Tickets are $15 and available at the door only (first in best dressed so get to the old La La Land for one more dance at 5pm).

The cultural exchange program has brought traditional Indonesian artist Agus Supriatna here for a short but sweet three weeks and it’s coming to an end! Those that have found themselves surrounded by beautiful sounds in the Mullum streets or at the Byron YAC were in luck, but fortunately the amazing Sound Temple Concert at St Martin’s Anglican Hall, Mullumbimby, next Friday evening will be his last day here with us and we have prepared a unique evening for us to gather and share deeply spiritual healing sounds and traditional vibes. It will a beautiful collaboration, so come meditate in mystical Javaneseinspired music with us for a deeply moving and inspiring contemplation concert in Mullum. This evening and performance will be led by Tikal, an Indonesian vocal artist, and accompanied by Craigus McVegas, a New Zealand sound engineer and musician. Together they compose the initial DMTFM music project, and will concoct an improvised multi-layered vocal and mystical soundscape and concert with the wonderful Agustian.

‘We love to share words and transmissions from a pure place in our heart, about unity, authenticity, and commitment to high love and playfulness. Agustian carries mystical powers from childhood but has chosen to keep the ‘tap’ closed to live a ‘normal’ life, until recently where he has decided to slightly open it to let it stream through his music and art. He is very approachable and rather a comedic Buddha (chuckles).’

Agustian Supriatna is an artist of all kinds, sculptor, and abstract painter, beautiful singer; he also makes his own instruments and will play the bamboo flute in his very special pentatonic and Middle Eastern style. He has also carried to fly with him

a specially tuned African instrument to the Javanese scale, and a one-of-a-kind stringed instrument inspired by Afghan, Persian and Sumatran tuning!

Based in Ubud, Bali, his bloodline is from West Java and he has spent his childhood deep in the jungle of Sumatra, Lampung region. On travelling back to his hometown in South Sumatra to meet with the bamboo spirit, he found that his pristine forest home and river had become a polluted gold mine and that the land was being destroyed.

He returned to the same river where he had grown up to look for the bamboo for his flute. The locals thought he was just looking to get rich quickly, searching for gold like them. However when they realised he was just collecting bamboo they start laughing at him and told him he was a crazy artist. But Agustian replied, ‘I’m collecting the real gold, the real thing of value, and that is the bamboo that grows by the river’. The villagers were perplexed so he continued: ‘The money you get from the gold you find will soon run out, but if I make a flute from this bamboo, one day I might make beautiful music to share with everyone and this music will never finish’.

DMTFM is a cathartic sound kitchen serving pentatonic delights with soaring vocals echoing from distant ancient temples and underground garage drones.

Two millennial receiving ethereal sonic transmissions from a mothership bending time. Tikal delivers a message of self-love wrapped in a fearless emotional bouquet marinated in the sonic concoction of Craigus’s magnetic beats creating a torrent of pulse and experimental alchemy.

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PARISIAN SALSA FOR BYRON The Byron Latin Feista welcomes Parisian dance teacher and choreographer Sabiha Bastide to Byron.

She trained as a Kizomba instructor and studied by taking private lessons in Dominican Bachata, body movement techniques and Salsa inline. In 2013 she won the Bachata connotes King of Bachata in the category of troupe and she also won the Bachata contest Latin X factor in the Couple category. She has worked as a professional dancer since 2014 and believes ‘music is the answer’. She is really excited about teaching and performing at the Byron Latin Fiesta. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from this very talented dancer. Byron Latin Fiesta 1–4 November. Go to byronlatinfiesta.com.au for more info.

LEARNING HOW TO MAKE A WEB SERIES Spending so much time watching Netflix that you think you could write your own drama series? Here’s your opportunity to give it a try. Screenworks is bringing some of Australia’s most successful web series creators to SAE in Byron Bay for the two-day seminar Creating a Web Series.

This seminar has been designed to take participants through the range of skills and techniques required to write and produce a successful web series, as well as the strategies for attracting an audience – which is ultimately the key to success.

Writer and story producer Mike Jones (Deadlock) will take participants through the unique writing process for online episodic series. Web series creators Julie Kalceff (Starting from Now) and Luke Eve (High Life) will run sessions sharing their industry expertise on how to create mega hits and attract audiences.

Screen Australia’s Online Investment manager Alyce Adams will talk about the funding and initiatives available to online creators. Local writer and director Clare Sladden will deliver a case study on how she worked in the region to create her popular web series Freudian Slip.

Screenworks’ Creating a Web Series guest speakers include some of the best in Australia. Julie Kalceff is the creator of one of Australia’s most successful multiplatform projects Starting From Now. It has amassed over 100 million views, been watched in 230 countries and was sold to broadcast television in Australia.

Luke Eve created the online series Low Life: A Black Comedy About Depression. It went on to win over 20 major festival awards and was sold to Amazon Prime and CanalPlay. In 2017 he completed the follow-up series, High Life, which was executive produced by Stephen Fry. The series won over 30 major awards and took out the Web Series World Cup in 2017 for being the most awarded and successful web series on the festival circuit.

Screenworks two-day Creating a Web Series seminar is being held at SAE Creative Media Institute in Byron Bay on 25 and 26 October and is open to anyone interested in writing and creating drama or comedy series. For more information or tickets visit www.screenworks.com.au.

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FURIOUSLY KNOCKING, POETRY AND MUSIC AT THE REGENT CINEMA

Dangerously Poetic present a reading featuring a sample of local poets from their latest anthology, Furiously Knocking, Poems about Truth & Lies from Byron Bay and Beyond. Dangerously Poetic is a community group that supports and encourages north coast poets through publications, readings and workshops.

Original folk ballads by Ocean Shores singer Kat Sefton will be accompanied by Angus Ferguson on the double bass. These songs are drawn from rich life experiences. Bring along an original poem to share or one you love by someone else for the open section on the theme of Truth and Lies.

This event held at the Regent Cinema, 5 Brisbane Street, Murwillumbah is free. Books will be available for purchase.

Thai food and drinks will also be available.

LAST CHANCE FOR MORE KIDNEY Mark Colvin’s Kidney is one of the most popular shows the Drill Hall have put on, with sessions selling out. So they’ve extended for an extra week for three more performances. You will need to book, though, because this will be your last chance!

Drill Hall Theatre’s production of Mark Colvin’s Kidney is on Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets at www.drillhalltheatre.org.au or at The Bookshop, Mullumumbimby.

BIG BAD WOLF IN LISMORE The Big Bad Wolf is the most misunderstood character in fairytale history.

Put simply, he has no friends. But then he does have incredibly sharp teeth, yellow eyes, and his own ideas about personal hygiene, and he is the infamous Big Bad Wolf after all. No-one likes him. Luckily one girl is brave enough to double-check this wolf’s bad press and an unlikely friendship is born.

This hilarious, table-turning tale will have you wondering why you were so scared in the first place. Don’t miss this very clever and warm-hearted production.

Thursday 25 and Friday 26 October at Lismore City Hall at 6pm. Tickets at norpa.org.au

CELEBRATING COMMUNITY GARDENS! On Saturday 27 October the Mullumbimby Community Gardens will be celebrating their 10th anniversary in true party style, doing what it does best: bring community together expect a huge family fun day for all ages. It really gives everyone a chance to enjoy this wonderful community resource.

A 70s Flower Power fancy dress theme will add to the colour and mood and there will be prizes for best dressed.

Several talented Mullumbimbian musicians will be there to brighten the day. Shai Shriki will be joined by Amir Paiss and Avishai Barnatan will be interweaving melodies. Mr Happy Africa himself, Gabriel Otu, will be doing children’s workshops in the morning and get us all up to boogie later in the day. Losumo, Elani Butler and Cleis Pearce are just a few of the others who have volunteered their time in the true community spirit that keeps the garden flourishing.

Jenni Cargill-Strong and Uncle Athol Compton will sharing stories along with many other performers and their offerings.

The kids olympics is one of the highlights of the children’s morning. Gumboot throwing, wheelbarrow races, plus egg-and-spoon all MCed in high circus style by the delightful Suzy Leigh.

Eco-info talks, craft workshops, and delicious freshly picked organic food will all help make the day a Mullumbimby party to remember.

The day kicks off at 10am. Gardens are over the creek from Mullum Market grounds. Entry by donation.

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BY JOHN CAMPBELL

ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA REVIEWS

IN LIKE FLYNN

Scenes that run quick slow quick slow quick, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous, with not really much sublime in the mix, is generally a bankable MO for any action date-movie. For the life of me, then, I can’t figure why Russell Mulcahy’s new pic, imagining the adventures of Errol Flynn before he emerged as a huge Hollywood star, has been so poorly received. The period of the 1930s is well created, if a little cartoonish, the plot has a beginning, a middle and an end, with intrigue along the way, and the characters are sharply drawn. Flynn, like Ned Kelly, has had heroic status bestowed upon him in Australia, so if Kelly was

merely a thief and a murderer and the swashbuckling actor a drunkard and an alleged rapist, we are never likely to let such trifles drag down an established icon.

Based on Flynn’s memoir, the veracity of which has never been tested, the film tracks the journey aboard the sailboat Sirocco, which he boarded in Sydney with the aim of making a fortune from gold in New Guinea.

For all of Flynn’s reputation as womaniser, however, the central relationship is that which he forged with Rex, his Canadian friend and backer. Both actors (Thomas Cocquerel and Corey Large – yes, there is an obvious joke there to do with Errol’s

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you-know-what) benefit from being unfamiliar to us, for they come across as fresh and without identity baggage. Cocquerel, whose facial resemblance to Flynn grows more persuasive as the movie evolves, is suitably swashbuckling while Clive Standen as Charlie, the skipper of the yacht, appears at times to be channeling Robert Shaw’s Quint from Jaws. William Mosely is Dook,

the naïve young Englishman, and David Wenham has a swell time playing the bent, fight-fixing mayor of Townsville as the boys find themselves in one mess after another. It’s extremely matey without indulging in boorish machismo and, even allowing for the perfectly appropriate hokey ‘feel’, it manages to land an emotional blow at the end. I enjoyed it heaps.

for an armed robbery. A bag of stolen money from the heist is hidden under the floorboards of one of the rooms. Another guest is Darlene Sweet (Cynthia Erivo), a wannabe pop star who does a knock-out version of the Isley Brothers’ This

Old Heart of Mine. On a dark and stormy night, Emily the hippie arrives with her little sister Ruth (Dakota Johnson, Cailee Spaeny), whom she has dragged away from the influence of cult leader Billy Lee (Chris Hemsworth). An FBI agent posing as a vacuum cleaner salesman (John Hamm), there to investigate earlier hidden-mic buggings, discovers a hallway lined w i t h t wo -w ay m i r ro r s through which the sordid activities of previous visitors, including a prominent figure in society, have been filmed by the guilt-ridden young manager (Lewis Pullman), a Vietnam vet who is strung out on heroin. Murder most foul and chaotic ensues. The atmosphere is tense, the visuals lurid and the little dance that Hemsworth does with his skinny jeans biting into his groin is a hoot.

BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE There is a pronounced influence of the Coen brothers in writer/director Drew Goddard’s bizarro/ noir bloodletting flick. Set in the sixties and heavily reliant on a fantastic, mostly Tamla Motown soundtrack, there are hellish flames and flashbacks, quirky characters and scenes shot from multiple points-of-view, along with violence that wavers somewhere between visceral and slapstick. But the movie most strongly resembles the Coens’ oeuvre in that it clearly believes in

itself as a profound allegory of the human condition – and all that that entails. Goddard has a lot of enlightening stuff to download on us, from religion to feminism (the paintings on the wall of the hotel’s lobby are not exactly subtle), from greed to redemption to child sexual abuse, so inevitably he spreads his story with a broad brush to cover all bases. But I was glued to it. Father Daniel Flynn (Jeff Bridges), who is not really a priest at all, has found his way to the El Royale after doing time in the pen

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MERCURY JOINING VENUS AND JUPITER IN DEEP AND MEANINGFUL SCORPIO AMPLIFIES THE POWER OF WORDS TO HURT OR HEAL…

ARIES: Whether you’re misinformed, just didn’t think it through, or had a sudden attack of foot-inmouth, something you say could land you in hot water this week. A sarcastic comment or smart remark could come off as snarky and end up being emotionally expensive, so it’s definitely worth editing before you utter.

TAURUS: Chatty Mercury in your partnership zone is usually an auspicious time to negotiate contracts or get back on track with colleagues and loved ones. Though if retro Venus derails The Talk into your least favourite territory – uncomfortably emotional – and temperatures start escalating, monitor your responses and sleep on it before taking action.

GEMINI: Gemini’s planet mentor Mercury in Scorpio offers a three-week window of opportunity to turn your life around fast – by slowing down. Tuning out distractions and concentration on those admin chores you’ve been putting off. The answers you want are much more likely to arrive this week when your mind’s quiet.

CANCER: This week’s unpredictable and erratic, but also oddly intriguing with Mercury wickedly articulate, Saturn searching for sustainable solutions, Mars busy with future plans. If sulky Venus doing her once-everyeighteen-months retro rhumba heats exchanges to an interpersonal crescendo, turn inward for insight. It’s waiting.

LEO:With insecurities up and running, emotional control’s imperative.

Ranting might feel good in the moment but the blowback can be damaging. Speak from the heart, be genuine, authentic, fair. Others are much more likely to respond in kind if they feel heard by you. Accept your share of whatever’s needed for repair.

VIRGO: A lot happening in Virgo’s zone of local activities this week, and with your mentor planet Mercury at its most analytical and incisive, those shrewd insights and practical strategies will be more easily received if you tenderise them a little. Honey attracts a buzz, and sweetening up dry facts will make them more palatable.

LIBRA: Your moneymaking magnetism gets a boost this week, counterbalanced by your ability to spend it again – but then who can resist a bargain? With the love planet in reverse and indications for mingling mixed, is a relationship review in order? Perhaps that love or money talk you’ve been avoiding…

SCORPIO: With Jupiter, Venus and Mercury handing Scorpio the mic, you won’t be shy about speaking out loud and proud.

But this intense, passionate transit can make it hard to be impartial and objective, so choose your powerfully penetrating words carefully, in order for them to benefit everyone concerned.

SAGITTARIUS: This week’s surprises could be upsetting if you react to them as obstacles, exciting if you view them as opportunities. Don’t jump to conclusions about what you read or hear – dig deeper. If someone’s attitude rankles, is it mirroring your own?

When old resentments surface during retro Venus, a reliable reality check can help.

CAPRICORN: If you start feeling like you’re not being heard or told everything this week, you might be right. Or is it your ambitious, determined self in teambuilding, collaborateand-conquer mode who isn’t quite hearing that others aren’t interested in rules and restrictions – that they want freedom and autonomy?

AQUARIUS: If this week’s feedback is met with unexpected resistance, controversial conversations could devolve into lashing out.

It may take a lot of selfcontrol not to vent, but afterwards you’ll be glad you refrained. During late-week Aquarius moon it’s worthwhile lying low and listening for inner instructions.

PISCES: Yes, there’s some disgruntlement and discord this week, but on the upside it’s highly intuitive and great for creative visualisation.

Take notice of the people around you who might be struggling and glad of a hand. The tremendous healing potential of this transit, both in giving and receiving, is a special gift.

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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 FURNITURE RESTORATION Old/antique, 40+ yrs exp. erwinfurniturerestoration.com ...0412 528454

APPLIANCE REPAIR DIGITAL ELECTRONICS REPAIR & SERVICE TV. Audio. Antennas .......... 66843575 or 0414 922786

ARCHITECTS

compassinteriors@optusnet.com.au

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*conditions apply

PRESTIGE BUILDERS

build the dream

Award Winning Builders â&#x20AC;¢ Renovations â&#x20AC;¢ Extensions â&#x20AC;¢ New Homes Darren Paxton

0412 497 637

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1300 095 393

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CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 OCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001 ATELIER LUKE ARCHITECTURE Reg. 10438 www.atelierluke.com ..............................0401 875535

AUTOMOTIVE

DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998 CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677 BUILDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JOHN McGAURAN Personalised Service. 20 yrs exp. Lic 170208C .............0415 793242 FABRICA JOINERY Quality kitchens/timber doors/windows. Lic 244652C .........................66808162 BUILDER CARPENTER Extensions, renos, new homes, insurance, all jobs. Lic 19953 .......... 0403 458177 CARPENTER Lic 39791 Decks, studios, pergolas etc Paul Varendorff ................66845035 or 0414 842602 BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420 CARPENTER. Insured & qualified. Homes, extensions, decks, free quotes. Lic 231104C..0431 674377

â&#x20AC;¢ Tyres â&#x20AC;¢ Batteries â&#x20AC;¢ Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

BUILDERS SKILLS, carpenters rates. 25 years exp. Lic No. R84001. Ph Greg .................0422 069632 TP CONSTRUCTION Deck & patio specialists. Great results and prices. Lic No 253288C ..0404 123285

BUSH REGENERATION & WEED CONTROL

P/L

Native bush regeneration, tree planting and weed control. Fully insured and qualified with more than 15 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; local experience.

Free property assessments and quotes. BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444

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Call Kane

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

15+ years experience. Free quotes.

Call Ross Faithfull 0409 157 695 a/h 6687 2948 Â Â e: faithfullrossco@gmail.com

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WEED CONTROL SPECIALIST Lawns - bindii weeds .....................................................0418 110714

CARPET CLEANING

TLC

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Philip Toovey

0409 799 909

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various implements available for limited access projects

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

Sanctuary Services

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

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cleaning, bookings, linen, restocking, listing management and property management.

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Training & assessment: earthmoving plant & forklift â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nationally recognised qualiďŹ cations

DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable...............0498 731447 DETAILED STEAM CLEANING Natural products. Bathrooms, kitchens, spring cleans .0410 723601

0408 232 066

STEVE BROWN EARTHMOVING Specialising in road repairs & driveways Rock walls, clearing, house shed and tank pads.

Green & Clean

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

BOND CLEANING Ph......................................................................................................0421 360961

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COMPUTER SERVICES

Ph: 6684 0160 Mob: 0439 840 160

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Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228

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Friendly reliable and trustworthy local service.

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Kevin & Margaret Bower

TINY EARTHWOR

Professional Cleaning Services

5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

CARPET TILES UPHOLSTERY LEATHER MATTRESS

Specialising in road works, land clearing, retaining walls and general earthworks.

Augers and rock grab available.

BOND/EXIT COMMERCIAL PRE SALE AIRBNB CLEANING

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

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

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CHIROPRACTIC

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0431 122 057

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

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

rs or repai No s a l e

Luke Jarrett â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0431 329 630

BAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Peter Wuehr 17 Bangalow Rd Byron Bay ..............................66855282 MOBILE COMPUTER SUPPORT Home & business workrightcomputersupport.com.au 0422 804449 WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553 BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111 MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962 MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage & chiropractic. 110 Dalley St .....................................66841028 BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159

CONCRETING & PAVING

â&#x20AC;˘ House washing â&#x20AC;˘ High pressure or soft wash â&#x20AC;˘ Window cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways, paths & roofs â&#x20AC;˘ Gutters & ďŹ&#x201A;yscreens â&#x20AC;˘ Water efďŹ cient â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes Phone Joe or Helen 6687 4655 or 0412 495750

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DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

Lic.136717c

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

Over 25 yrs local experience. All forms of concreting. â&#x20AC;˘ Residential Civil Industrial. â&#x20AC;˘ Resurfacing and rejuvenation of existing concrete. â&#x20AC;˘ Steel ďŹ xing & formwork.

Byron Bay Excavations and Rock Walls Call Mason

6 tonne excavator 14 tonne tipper

0474 830 401

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NORTHERN RIVERS TRENCHING 65hp chain trencher, mini excavator, cable locating.0402 716857 BANGALOW MINI DIGGER SERVICE Exp operator 1.8 tonne multiple attachments .....0413 878978 BYRON BAY BOBCAT & TIPPER HIRE Driveways, rubbish removal. Ian.......................0412 853479 BEAU JARDIN 1.8 tonne excavator & 3 tonne tip truck .................................................0417 054443

ELECTRICIANS

PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788

24 HOUR SERVICE

FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173 ADVANCED CONCRETE POLISHING Grind & seal, polished concrete. Shane ................0419 961708

0439 624 945

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS FULL CIRCLE REFINISHING Timber & deck oiling, coating, stripping. Fast free quotes .....0419 789600 THE DECK DOCTOR Sanding & refinishing, cable balustrading. Free quotes. Richard ...0407 821690

AH

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Domestic Commercial

Lic: 154293c

Specialists in Bush Regeneration, Vegetation Management Plans for your property, native plant and weed identiďŹ cation, construction of bush paths and access trails, native garden design and maintenance.

0408 689 877 Please call Eddie for a free wollumbinenviroservices@gmail.com consultation.

Wollumbin Environmental Services.

ABN: 72 162 360 901 | PO Box 171, Murwillumbah NSW 2484

Wollumbin Environmental Services

DECKS Screens & all structural landscapes. Lic no 220282C Ph Graham ........................0411 382355

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

DENTISTS BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264

JAMIE 0408 809 817

MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644

licence no. 201775c

DESIGN & DRAFTING

ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993 DAVID ROBINSON DESIGN DRAFTING All Council & construction requirements ......0419 880048 BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE

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

nichollselectrical@outlook.com 20 Year+s Exp.

www.byroneco.com.au

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Window Cleaning Professionals Call Glenn or Tracey 0403 428 232 or 6680 9901 email: impresswindowcleaning@gmail.com Reliable â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly â&#x20AC;˘ Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free Quotes â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable Rates Locally Owned and Operated â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Work with Over 10 Years Experience

Quality Exterior Refinishing

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning

Full Circle

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600 fullcirclerefinishing.com

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

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0458 267 777

Jai â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0467 482 948

Lic. 211410C

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

6684 8239

Byrne Civil

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

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ELECTRICIANS (continued)

Acreage & Residential Mowing | Gardening Non-Toxic Herbicide Spray | Brush Cutting Tip Runs | Fully Insured

0430 297 101 / 6684 5437 info@byronbaymowing.com.au www.byronbaymowing.com.au

Suffolk Park

0414 905 900

Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

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North Coast news daily:

Paola Landscapes Pty Ltd Garden Clean Ups Gutter Cleaning Lawn Maintenance Irrigation & Repairs Hedge Trimming Planting & Lawn Edging Turf Laying Full Garden Maintenance Servicing Residential, Commercial and Government PLEASE CALL MATTHEW PAOLA 0431 871 245

20 years experience in residential & acreage care

COUGHRAN ELECTRICAL 24 hour service, Lic 154293C .......................... 0439 624945 or 66804173 RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355 Mowing, Brushcutting, BYRON BAY ELECTRICAL Geoff Bensley. Lic EC 34079 ...................................................0427 857824 Hedge trimming.

Caring for all your JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 Michael CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 garden needs JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 Fully insured 0497 842 442 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477 BLUE BEE ELECTRICAL 25 years experience. Lic 189508C. Call Dave ............................0429 033801 MULLUM.MOWING@gmail.com. Ride-on, large lawns & acreage. Ph Peter................0423 756394 GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839 A-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 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 A GREEN EARTH Garden restoration, maintenance, tree & rubbish removal ................0405 716552 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVALS 4m3 trailer..............................................................0408 210772 GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS THE BURBS MOWING All suburban mowing. Andrew .................................................0431 248888 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com BYRON BAY BRUSH CUTTING Acreage mowing, garden detailing, insured. Gyan .........0402 728207 BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256 WINTER SPECIAL. Acreage mowing $50 hr. Insured.....................................................0402 728207 EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262 BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109 A1 Property Maintenance: Koala habitats, brushcutting, lawns & Clean Ups. Ph Ocaz ..0412 469109 LAWN MOWING Mullum, Bruns, Ocean Shores. Call Mark ............................................0437 343348 FILM, EDIT, PRODUCE. All Projects. Phone Marcus ......................................................0425 747769

FENCING

HEALTH • 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 MALI’S Therapeutic Chinese Massage Service. In & out calls ..............................................66841790

HIRE MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228

IRONING THE IRONING LADY www.TheIroningLadyByronBay.com.au Angela ...........................0414 719680

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D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689 ABOVEBOARD KITCHENS, BATHROOMS & ALTERATIONS Lic 80677C ...................0415 661814

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING

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LANDSCAPE DESIGN BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES Dip. Lscape Des & Hort. Ryde College Lic 39791..66845035 or 0414 842602

LANDSCAPING

FILM PRODUCTION

GARDEN DESIGN

NJH FLOOR SANDING Eco oils, hard wax oils & water-based finishes. Nathan .............0420 215716 THE FLOOR SANDER non-toxic finishes. Free quotes richardneylan1@bigpond.com ...0407 821690

Free Delivery

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental Reliable

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

GAS SUPPLIERS

GARAGE DOORS LICENCE NO:175956C ABN: 03 113 342 699

• Sand • Soils • Gravels • Pots & statues • Lots, lots more

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

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609

Shaun Savage Landscapes Established 2008 ~ Lic No: 247282c

Specialising in: • Retaining Walls • Pool Surrounds • Block Work • Paving • Turfing • Stonework 20 Years Experience

0405 594 288

GLAZIERS

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 6685 8588

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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FOR ALL YOUR RURAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

FULLY INSURED • FREE QUOTES 100% satisfaction! charlibearlawncare@hotmail.com

0497 413 344 • www.charlibearlawncare.com

ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD

landscaping supplies

0266 804555

BYRON GLASS & ALUMINIUM Home, Shop & Office. 24 hr/7 days. Lic 313329C ..............66808123

GUS.DESIGNS // logos, product packaging + branding, flyers, business cards, templates, social media. No job too small. gus.designs@icloud.com.........................................................0437 915481

From 4x4 tractor slashing to house yard maintenance Complete care plans provided for ALL ongoing customers

CRACKER DUST

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

Mirrors • Security doors and screens Shower screens • Commercial glazing

GRAPHIC DESIGN

ACREAGE CARE

SOIL MULCH GRAVEL

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

HANDYPERSONS

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FLOOR SANDING & POLISHING

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456 LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

LAUNDRY SERVICES

LAUNDRY

FAST TURNAROUND – AIR BNB • Self serve / service wash • New front loaders & dryers • Domestic & commercial services

Mullum Wash House – 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House – 0412 302 246

OPEN EVERY DAY A TO Z HANDYMAN SERVICES Tip runs, pressure cleaning, gardening, odd jobs ....Andre 66847553 or 0439 495247 A.S.A.P. All renos, carpentry, plastering, painting, studios & bathrooms .......................0405 625697 HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956 AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417 Lighting Showroom Open 9am – 5pm Mon – Fri THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569 Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 G LANZENI HANDYMAN SERVICE & property maintenance. Byron Bay ....................0412 395604 creativelightingsolutions.com.au 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 BUILDER SKILLS, carpenters rates. 25 yrs exp. Lic No. R84001. Ph Greg.......................0422 069632 BYRON GREEN LIGHTS LED garden lighting specialist, free on-site visits ....................0422 267313 HANDYMAN All services and areas. Reliable & friendly. ................................................0403 793834 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595 ALL TRADES. ALL JOBS. Licensed electrician C18391. Ph .............................................0411 184418 MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair .............0412 764148

LIGHTING

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

Contact Vadi: 0404

978 383

byronlawnranger@gmail.com

www.byronlawnranger.com

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

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

0434 329 111

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Service Directory OFFICE SERVICES

REMOVALISTS

TYPING & PROOFREADING Ex Melb Paralegal & Hansard transcriber. Fees neg ..........0431 600138

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

OSTEOPATHY

Small and Medium Moves, Tip Runs & Deliveries, 1 or 2 Men at Low Prices to Most Areas Based from Byron Bay & Mullumbimby

OSTEOPATHY

THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

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

PAINTING â&#x20AC;˘ DEPARTMENT OF FAIR TRADING INFO: When dealing with home owners, painters are required to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

BYRON BAY

â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Servicing all areas â&#x20AC;˘ Workmanship guaranteed â&#x20AC;˘ Attention to detail

0438 784 226 â&#x20AC;˘ 6685 4154

Lic No 189144C

ALL-WAYS PAINTING

BRUNSWICK BYRON PEST CONTROL................................................................................66842018

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0429 149 533 Est 2006

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Tree Faerie Fotos

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Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Personal

6681 4912 / 0409 917646

30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

www.treefaeriefotos.com â&#x20AC;˘ 0417 427 518

LEAPFROG REMOVALS BYRON BAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOCAL REMOVALIST MOVING THE SHIRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

PHYSIOTHERAPY BANGALOW PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, acupuncture, mat/reformer Pilates classes.

Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara ................................................................................................66872330

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

NICK EDMOND Physiotherapy & Acupuncture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 466 Main Arm Road, Mullumbimby.....................................................................................66845288 ANTHONY Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ORSOGNA Physiotherapy, acupuncture, hydrotherapy Suffolk Park 1 Bryce St ... 66853511 CONTINENCE / PELVIC FLOOR Janelle Angel ..................Bangalow 66872337 & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah 66723818 PETRA KARNI Physio, Craniosacral, Alexander Technique. Byron. Open Saturdays.......0403 226858

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OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499

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EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Matrix Rhythm Therapy, home visits avail................66847838 PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385

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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PICTURE FRAMING MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791 BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................ 6680 3444

0434 391 855

PLASTERING

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

www.byronbaycontainerstorage.com.au

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451 186 / 6680 4660

LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE

0434 391 855

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Mark Wopling

ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

Painting & Decorating

24 years experience

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PLUMBERS

DOMESTIC â&#x20AC;˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com

ALAN MALONE

Licence No 97474

ROOFING

GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICE New homes, extensions, renos, 40yrs exp. Dave......0457 117654

Painter and Decorator Over 30 years experience for a friendly hassle free job

0412 794 364

NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081 20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

Licence No. 207479C

Accredited

QUALIFIED â&#x20AC;˘ INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ LOCAL â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES

MAN WITH A VAN/TRUCK Reasonable rates. Phone Don ............................................0414 282813 COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733 BENNY CAN MOVE IT! .................................................................................................0402 199999 SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001 CAPE BYRON REMOVALS Local, Brisbane, Melbourne weekly. Since 1989 ..................0413 505893

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232 TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772 TIPPER HIRE avail for rubbish removal & tip runs. Jono................................................0412 871438 RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS Lic. No. 206913C

All Plumbing Blocked drains GasďŹ tting Solar Hot Water

0404 053 857 Professional Property Protection you can Trust

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP E ll FRoE ff for a

Drop washing 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

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025

â&#x20AC;˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â&#x20AC;&#x153;no sprayâ&#x20AC;? cockroach treatments â&#x20AC;˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice!

No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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PEST CONTROL

Craig Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0418 870 362

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600

$OO DVSHFWV RI SDLQWLQJ URRÂż QJ Free quotes AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249 FRANKLIN PAINTING Interior Exterior free quotes. Lic. 55696 .....................................0413 643572

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

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

02 6681 6555 Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...................66770004 SIMONS PLUMBING All plumbing, gas fitting, draining & roofing. Lic 108199 ............0490 025872 I LOVE PLUMBING. All plumbing. All areas. Ph Steve. Lic 148904C ..............................0412 916140

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

www.allpestsolutions.com.au

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

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

FREE TOW

avail fo r cars â&#x20AC;&#x201C; unwanted cash for som paid e

Lic 312643C

YVES DE WILDE

Sales Installation Service

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

0418 754 149 â&#x20AC;˘ 07 5523 9930

â&#x20AC;˘ plumbing.td@bigpond.com

â&#x20AC;˘ 1300 Taylex â&#x20AC;˘ www.talex.com.au

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Service Directory

Classifieds

SEPTIC SYSTEMS (continued)

TREE SERVICES

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals

NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT

NEWT

â&#x20AC;˘ Stump Grinding â&#x20AC;˘ Bobcat â&#x20AC;˘ Cherrypicker â&#x20AC;˘ Crane Truck â&#x20AC;˘ 18â&#x20AC;? Chipper Mark Linder QualiďŹ ed Arborist 0408 202 184 choppychoptrees@bigpond.com

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

SEWING & ALTERATIONS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

PHONE ADS

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

6684 1777

SOLAR INSTALLATION Pioneers of the solar industry

OFFICE

Call us on 6679 7228

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

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

Electric Lic 124600c

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LdS Silviculture Eddy 0477 Karl 0423

720 200 396 508

Display classies (box ads):

Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Good with Solar Juno Energy is your local authorised LG energy specialist offering solar and battery solutions for your business & home

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

Line classies:

classifieds@echo.net.au

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY Grad. Cert. Arb. AQF8. Consulting arborist................................................0414 186161 BYRON TREE SERVICES Qualified, insured. Call Alex ....................................................0402 364852 TALLOW TREE SERVICES Removal, free quote & full insurance .....................................0401 208797 MARTINO TREE SERVICES ..............................................................................Martino 0435 019524 OUT ON A LIMB www.outonalimbtreeservices.wordpress.com Call Lucas ............0402 191316 HART TREE SERVICES 18â&#x20AC;? chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding, cherry . 66849137 or 0427347380 A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES Happy to help.

Andrew ...................0412 558890

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

VALUERS

Ad bookings only taken during business hours: Monday to Friday, 9amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5pm. Ads canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be taken on the weekend.

Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

INDEX Birthdays ................................ 45

For Sale ................................. 44 Funeral Notices ..................... 45 Garage Sales......................... 44 Halls For Hire......................... 44

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

WATER CARTAGE

Health Notices ....................... 43 In Memoriam.......................... 45 Lost & Found ......................... 45

Reliable, Friendly Service.

Motor Vehicles ....................... 44 Musical Notes ........................ 45

Water deliveries.

Pools, tanks and road works.

WATER FILTERS

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS â&#x20AC;˘ All pool requirements â&#x20AC;˘ Professional advice â&#x20AC;˘ Water testing â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly service â&#x20AC;˘ Pool servicing

for home, commercial and rural properties

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

(opp. Council chambers)

6684 3003 MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839 BEAU JARDIN. Swimming pool plans. Organise & co-ordinate with council.................0417 054443

TILING Dirty Tiles & Grout?

...forget pointless scrubbing

9 TILE, GROUT & STONE CLEANING & SEALING 9 SILICONE 9 GROUT COLOURING 9 RE-GROUTING 9 EPOXY GROUT 9 GLASS RESTORATION 9 SLIPPERY TILES 9 LEAKY SHOWERS Call Ben on 0456 606 911 www.groutpro.com.au

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

TILE & GROUT CLEANING Servicing the Far North Coast for 20Â years.

Free quotes. Experienced local technicians.

ChemDryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s patented cleaning systems.

WINTER SPECIAL:

Every 5th m2 FREE

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

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING WATER TANK CLEANING/WATER TANKS Concrete tank repairs. All areas .. 66888055 or 0407 002833 SCRUBBED Tank cleaning, repairs & liner insuls. Matt & Nick ............................................66884478 TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285

WELDING WELDING & FABRICATION Structural, general & repairs. Trade qualified. Rod ............0408 410545 MOBILE WELDING + FABRICATION SERVICES Site, Home, Marine. Derek.................0410 093383

WINDOW TINTING

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103 SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478 FLOOR & WALL TILER Water proofing. Lic No 5116C. Phone Rick.................................0408 528457 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

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PUBLIC NOTICES VOICES RISING Song Circle for Peace Activists with Matijo Beams. Weds 11am on 17, 24, 31 Oct and 7, 14 Nov. By donation. Ph 66808322. All welcome VIPASSANA RETREAT 1-7 Dec18. Sangsurya Retreat Centre, Byron Bay. www.dharma.org.au Tim insightmeditation@gmx.com HAIR BY YENNY IN CLUNES Cut, colour, perm, foils, braiding, balayage & more. 66291144 or 0481395635

IKEA

Pets ........................................ 45

Save Money & Time We shop and deliver from $39

Positions Vacant .................... 44

Ph 0414 335 732

Professional Services ............ 43

admin@bigswedish storerun.com.au

Share Accommodation .......... 44 Short Term Accommodation .. 44 Social Escorts ........................ 45

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre Connecting the Byron Shire Community

To Lease ................................ 44 To Let ..................................... 44 Tradework .............................. 44

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

$399

THE BYRON SHIRE

DELIVERY

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

IN IN H

Prepayment is required for all ads.

Only Adults ............................ 45

Public Notices ........................ 42

The Water Filter Experts

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily â&#x20AC;&#x201C; echo.net.au/ classified-ads

Childcare................................ 43

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

These prices include GST.

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK!

Business For Sale ................. 44

VETERINARY SURGEONS

SWIMMING POOLS

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

adcopy@echo.net.au

WĹ&#x161; ĎŹĎŽ ϲϲϴϴ Ď°Ď°Ď´ĎŹ

www.saegroup.com.au

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

EMAIL ADS

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The expert in solar efďŹ ciency

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

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services

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MEMBER

RATES & PAYMENT

AT THE ECHO HEAD

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Patrick - 0425 256 802

CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS Ads may be taken by phone on

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

Call 1300 18 20 50

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS 6684 1777

Wanted .................................. 44 Wanted To Rent ..................... 44 Work Wanted ......................... 45

DISCLAIMER Advertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not reďŹ&#x201A;ect the views or opinions of the editorial staff.

The Byron Shire Echo does not make any representations as to the accuracy or suitability of any content or information contained in advertising material nor does publication constitute in any way an endorsement by The Byron Shire Echo of the content or representations contained therein.

The Byron Shire Echo does not accept any liability for the representations or promises made in paid advertisements or for any loss or damage arising from reliance on such content, representations or promises.

HELP OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER DRIVER REQUIRED Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre are looking for a crew of volunteer food recovery van drivers.

Requirements for the job are that you must be ďŹ t and able to lift sometimes heavy boxes of food, you must have an unencumbered Drivers Licence.

If you like driving and you feel you could contribute to your community and environment please enquire by giving the centre a call on 02 6684 1286 or drop in at 55 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby.

Help us to continue this valuable program, keeping good food out of landďŹ ll and in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bellies.

So far we have recovered over 44 Tonnes of food

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

Classifieds DAVID LOVEJOY’S BOOKS

SUPPORTING THE DISABLED SURFERS ASSOC.

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

CURATED BY MR SIMPLE. LIMITED SPOTS. Register at: info@mrsimple.com.au

habitat carpark 248 Bayshore drive

ALL JUST $10 EACH Available from The Echo office reception

Cheap Microchipping for dogs and cats We all know how heartbreaking it is when your companion animal goes missing. Microchipping your companion animal is necessary in order to help find your pet. On the day, there will be no limit on how many companion animals per household. Dogs and cats will be separated but please bring all dogs on leads and cats in carry cages. A registered implanter will be doing the chipping, we will be there to assist and to explain the process, and Byron Shire Council officers will be there to answer any questions you may have.

Only $5 per dog or cat Registration fees still apply, for example $57 desexed, $24 concession Saturday 27th October 2018 from 9am to 2pm Venue: the food hall, Mullumbimby Showgrounds, Chinbible Ave entrance Animal Welfare League NSW – North Coast Branch

MADE IN MULLUM Interested in selling your handmade crafts, artworks, photography etc locally from $50 a week? Interested to see what sells and what doesn’t? Contact Facebook: Made In Mullum or email madeinmullum@gmail.com

MULLUMBIMBY

MARKET THIS SATURDAY

See page 18 for details

BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET Every Saturday 4 – 9 pm RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY

www.byroncentre.com.au

DR KAREL HROMEK is taking medical leave and will be returning to practice in Feb 2019.

Big Congratulations and Welcome to Dr Marcus Hewitson who is taking over the clinic as principal - Marcus has been working along side Karel for the last 3 years and OSNEM will continue to provide the specialty service as expected.

Thanks from team of Ann-Mary, Francesca, Sandy, Loz, Tayler and Amy.

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

Phone 0424025271

PROF. SERVICES

DENTURES LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD Free consultation. SANDRO 66805002

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

MAKE CHANGE, BE FREED FROM smoking, excess weight, habits, anxiety with Hypnotherapy & NLP 0404140224 mindfulchangehypnotherapy.com.au ALOHA HEALING Deeply nurturing remedial, pregnancy & Kahuna style.

Experienced 26 yrs In Mullum and at The Women’s Shack Byron Bay. 0417212540

Study Kinesiology

Free intro Wed 17 Oct, 21 Nov 6-8pm.

Accred Diploma in Byron HLT 52415.

Byron Kinesiology Centre / KSA www.wellness.net.au – 66857991 CRYSTAL HEALING BED to balance your chakras & aid healing Margot - 0412394932

THE

Mullum Creek Native Nursery

LARGEST

RANGE OF NATIVE PLANTS IN THE

BYRON SHIRE

Hed dges and d Sc cre een ns

QUALIFIED THERAPIST: Nurturance, touch & cuddle sessions. 0431173588

COLONICS

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic.

Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au BEETU FULL BODY MASSAGE A divine experience: Nurturing, sensuous. 28 yrs exp. Lucy 0427917960 HAWAIIAN MASSAGE Ocean Shores Michaela. 0416332886

LIVE THE LIFE

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

HYPNOSIS & EFT

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.

Maureen Bracken 0402205352

Lilly Pillies make the best Hedges. We have over 15 varieties to choose from, semi advanced or advanced sizes.

Our favorites are Cascade, Resilience and Superior. We also stock Bottlebrush, Grevilleas and Tea Trees plus more.

Native Golden Myrtle Yellow Flowering Hedge Were $12.95

Now $8.50

Linda and Michele

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

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

Shane Eade – Chiropractor 0467 660 323 Byron Bay, and now in Brunswick Heads

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES: info@shirshamarie.com www.shirshamarie.com

ph: 0400 558 181 WEMOVE.STUDIO 0477 333 540 INFO@WEMOVE. STUDIO BYRON BAY 0404 489 781 MULLUMBIMBY 0422 274 646 NIA DANCE

Dance Love your Body, Love Your Life

Yoga Pilates Yogalates Barre

www.niaaustralia.com.au

0402 980 805

BANGALOW CLASS TIMES DISPLAYED YOGALATES.COM.AU

04032 669 17 sattvayogabyron.com.au sattvabyronbay @gmail.com

6685 5640 byronbay@ heartandsoulhealthclubs. com.au www.heartandsoulhealth clubs.com.au

THE BYRON SHIRE

TAIJI & QIGONG

TUESDAY MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

BANGALOW 8.30-10am: QIGONG 6-7.15pm: QIGONG 6-8pm: TAIJI

BRUNSWICK HEADS 8.30-10am: QIGONG 8.30-10.30am: TAIJI

7am: YOGA 9.30am: ZUMBA 10.45am: FELD 6pm: QIGONG 5.30pm: SATTVA YOGA 6.30pm: BELLY DANCE 7.30pm: ZOUK

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY / EVENTS

TAIJI

QIGONG

SOFT-STYLE MARTIAL ART

GENTLE EXERCISE ART

Alignment, Relaxation, Meditation

Breathing, Awareness, Self-healing

8am: 5 STAGES HEALING 9.30am: CONTEMPORARY

7am: MEDITATION 9am: WAKE N SHAKE

11am: SAMBA FOR LIFE WORKSHOP MULLUMBIMBY ST MARTINS CHURCH HALL BYRON BAY ST FINBARRS JUNE 1-7 2019 NIA WHITE BELT TRAINING, OCEAN SHORES

SESSIONS CLASSES WORKSHOPS RETREATS

9am: NIA 10.15am: PILATES 11.30am: CONTACT IMPROV

8am: MULLUM BARRE 9am: CARDIO 10.30am: URBAN 5pm: NATURE NINJA

BYRON BAY 4-5pm: KIDS 6-8pm: TEEN/ ADULTS

MULLUMBIMBY BYRON BAY 10-11:30am: HOME 4-5pm: KIDS SCHOOL GROUP 6-8pm: TEEN/ 5-6pm: SNR KIDS ADULTS 6-8pm: TEEN/ADULTS

PRIVATE CLASSES AVAILABLE

LEARN A DYNAMIC MARTIAL ART IN BYRON BAY & MULLUMBIMBY

9.30am: OCEAN SHORES COMMUNITY 9.30am: FEDERAL, CENTRE, RAJAH RD JASPER CORNER 6-7pm: MOVING TO HEAL. MULLUM CIVIC

9.30am: MULLUMBIMBY, DRILL HALL 9.30am: BALLINA, CRANE STREET

9am: LENNOX HEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE 9am: BRUNSWICK HEADS PRIMARY SCHOOL

9.30-11am: 9.15-10.15am: YOGALATES WITH 9.30-11am: YOGALATES BARRE FUSION WEIGHTS 4.30-5.30pm: GENTLE 6-7.15pm: YIN YOGA 5.30-6.45pm: 6-7.30pm: YOGALATES GENTLE VINYASA

6.30-7.30am: BARRE FUSION

8-9.30am: SIGNATURE YOGALATES 10-11am: PILATES ALIGN

8-9.30am:HATHA VINYASA 10-11:30am: SLOW GENTE YOGA 12-5pm: MASSAGE

8-9.30am: HATHA YOGA 10-11:30am: SLOW GENTE YOGA 12-5pm: MASSAGE

8-9.30am: HATHA VINYASA 10-11:30am: SLOW GENTE YOGA 12-5pm: MASSAGE

8-9.30am: HATHA VINYASA 10-11:30am: HATHA VINYASA 12-5pm: MASSAGE

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6am: VINYASA FLOW YOGA 9.30am: AKHANDA 9.30am: VINYASA YOGA FLOW YOGA 6pm: VINYASA YOGA 6pm: PRANAYAMA & YIN YOGA

9.30am: VINYASA & PRANAYAMA YOGA 6pm: RESTORATIVE HATHA YOGA

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9.30am: STRENGTH & BALANCE YOGA

8.30am: AKHANDA 8.30am: HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION VINYASA YOGA

8am: GYROKINESIS 9.30am: NIA

10.45am: BODY HARMONY

5.30pm: JAZZ

MULLUMBIMBY 5-6pm: JNR KIDS 6-8pm: TEEN/ ADULTS

8am: OCEAN SHORES COMMUNITY CENTRE, 9am: MULLUM RAJAH RD (WEMOVE STUDIO) 9.30am: BANGALOW, ASHTON STREET 6.30-7.30am: BARRE FUSION 9.30-11am: VINYASA FLOW 8-9.30am: HATHA YOGA 10-11:30am: SLOW GENTE YOGA 12-5pm: MASSAGE

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Classifieds FOR SALE

HEALTH continued Body Based

Psychotherapy Somatic Practice

Julie Wells Anne Goslett (nee Mannix)

FREE QUOTES

TREE PRUNING â&#x20AC;˘ TREE REMOVALS â&#x20AC;˘ QUALIFIED ARBORISTS 12â&#x20AC;? CHIPPER â&#x20AC;˘ STUMP GRINDING â&#x20AC;˘ CHERRY PICKER â&#x20AC;˘ FULLY INSURED

1997 Mercedes 240 Elegance Sports Wagon V6. 6mo Reg. Straight, maintained and drives well.....................................$3,250 1973 VW Superbug dismantled for resto. Good tyres, new pans.

Complete car........................$1,000

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

Seasoned Rosewood and Red Cedar: Slabs, Billets, art pieces..................................P.O.A.

Tallow

Collectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rare and original 80s retro Space Invaders table.

Works!................................$3,500

Dip.Som.Psych, Clinical PACFA Reg.

Individual and Couple Therapy Supervision and Coaching (02) 6685 5185 9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay

TOUCH ORGANIC SPA RITUALS A feelgood beauty experience like no other

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TREE SERVICES

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REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

www.wendypurdey.com.au

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797

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Turquoise Coleman V 0432 653 824

HYPNOTHERAPY, NLP & COACHING

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Mulch Supplies

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Feeling trapped?

Learn how to overcome addictive and limiting behaviours.

Stop smoking, weight loss and so much more.

Mobile 0417 698 227

Call today 6680 2630 27 years experience.

HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net

6687 7677 FOR SALE SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales.

Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450

MIELE WASHERS

Dryers and dishwashers available at Bridglands Mullumbimby. 66842511 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.

BICYCLES buy, sell, repair, recycle. Adult bikes from $60. Phil 0413779223

ARCHIBALDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHEAP QUARRY PRODUCTS

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

0488 609 774 bookings@mullumcivic.com

TRADEWORK

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

3UMMERLAND %NVIRONMENTAL

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

FIREWOOD DELIVERIES ALL YEAR ROUND Supplying commercial, wood ďŹ red bakeries, pizza restaurants and residential, combustion stoves, open ďŹ res, pot belly, kindling. Various load sizes from 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to 4 ton tipper.

PRICES STARTING FROM $95.

VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

Matt 0427 172 684

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

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

MOLASSES

TREE SERVICES

â&#x20AC;˘ Palings â&#x20AC;˘ Posts â&#x20AC;˘ Hardwood poles â&#x20AC;˘ Sleepers â&#x20AC;˘ Firewood â&#x20AC;˘ Concrete Posts â&#x20AC;˘ Tomato stakes â&#x20AC;˘ Cane Mulch

NICK HART

TREE SERVICES

Kings Creek, Mullumbimby Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

COMPOST TOILETS

â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable tree services â&#x20AC;˘ Professional tree care â&#x20AC;˘ 18" chipper (crane truck)

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0431721073

Fully insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes

BAMBOO PLY

6684 9137 â&#x20AC;˘ 0427 347 380

â&#x20AC;˘ FULLY INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ PROFESSIONAL SERVICE â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES

6684 4421 0402 364 852

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

Ph 66884188 â&#x20AC;˘ sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au CHIPPER Chip â&#x20AC;&#x2122;N Shred. Great for making mulch and reducing unwanted vegetation. In VGC, ready for use. $450.

Ph 0412 732465.

BUSH ROCK good size, good quality $500 for 9 ton truck load. 0402061110 PROF DRAFTING BOARD Adj hydraulic pivoting stand, board 229x126cm. GC. Retro. $650. Ph Bob 66288987

44 October 17, 2018 The Byron Shire Echo

Collectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antique Victa 8 lawn mower....................................$375

Contact

6684 0400

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

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS

FOWLERS LANE COTTAGE rural Bangalow, 2.5br, 1bthrm, beautiful garden. Suit cple or two sgles. $420pw. info@ilovebyronbay.com.au

BUSINESS FOR SALE

SUFFOLK PK Brandon St. 3br house, 1 bthrm, 145m to beach, own garden, spacious living, long lease, min 12mths.

Avail now. $790pw Ph 0410685904

Local regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d business 66845296 or 66845403

Going, going, gone!

MULLUMBIMBYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEAUTIFUL BUD BABY STORE IS LOOKING FOR ANY LAST OFFERS TO PURCHASE. This great little shop has become a local favourite over the last 3 years and would be sadly missed if it was to close down.

Owners needing to sell in the next month due to personal reasons, all offers considered.

PLEASE CONTACT NATHALIE

0481 314 402

RSL LifeCare has an exciting opportunity available for enthusiastic and vibrant people interested in providing exceptional care to our residents at Patrick Bugden VC Gardens, Suffolk Park. You will ideally have experience working within aged care, have a positive attitude, a sense of humour and an interest in developing your skills.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA: â&#x20AC;˘ EMPATHETIC AND CARING ATTITUDE TO THE ELDERLY â&#x20AC;˘ GOOD ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS â&#x20AC;˘ BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS â&#x20AC;˘ ABILITY TO WORK WITH A TEAM â&#x20AC;˘ AVAILABILITY FOR ALL SHIFTS â&#x20AC;˘ CERTIFICATE III IN AGED CARE OR EQUIVALENT OR WORKING TOWARDS This is an opportunity to work with a quality leading provider in Aged Care Services. The successful applicants will be able to enjoy our salary packaging options and the ongoing education and training available to all staff, in addition to the excellent working environment and location.

Please send your resume or any enquiries to: Email: michelle.hanson@rsllifecare.org.au Applications close: Tuesday, 23 October 2018

GARAGE SALES

SHORT TERM ACCOM.

MOVING SALE variety of items, plus lots of Bromeliads. Sat 8am. 7 Brunswick Terrace, Mullumbimby. Undercover

EXPANSIVE OCEAN VIEWS trees, space, priv 2br luxury f-furn, huge deck BBQ WiFi, laundry, off-street covered parking $500-600pw neg all incl, short term ok, n/s, d/f, dog OK. Ph 0423222518

MULLUM 62 New City Rd, Sat 8-2pm.

Toys, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing sizes 8-10, household items, plants and much more

SHARE ACCOM.

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal

GOONENGERRY 15 min Mullum. Large room with balcony. Share with 1 male.

Garden setting. $210pw bills incl. N/s.

Avail Nov 5th. Ph 66849138, leave msg

0408 210 772

EXPANSIVE OCEAN VIEWS trees, space, priv 2br luxury f-furn, huge deck BBQ WiFi, laundry, off-street covered parking $250pw all inclus, short term ok, n/s, d/f, dog OK. Ph 0423222518

MOTOR VEHICLES 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 350 vgc, $8000. Phone 0412544712 SUBARU LIBERTY sedan, 97, 4 new tyres & shocks, many new parts, rego 04/19. $2200. 0415238408 no voicemail

MULLUM room for sgl man, 50s or 60s, $150pw, non drinker. Apply 107 Stuart St

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 STORAGE From $105/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833

BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

AUTOMATIC 2009 TOYOTA KLUGER ALTITUDE 141807KM 7SEATER HEAPS OF EXTRAS FOR FAMILY COMFORT SN7435.............................................$15495 AUTOMATIC 2006 HOLDEN VIVA SEDAN 97523KM LOW KM FANTASTIC CONDITION SN7258......$4995 2000 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 100 SERIES ALL SET READY FOR AN ADVENTURE REGO TILL NOVEMBER SN7200..$10990 120+ CARS NEED TO CLEAR STOCK HEAPS TO CHOOSE FROM BRING IN AND MENTION THIS AD GET A DISCOUNT

2010 NISSAN DUALIS ST 5SPD MANUAL 180644KM LOGBOOK HISTORY SN6888..............................$7990

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

Mullumbimby 3br 1bth $480Â Ocean Shores 3br 1bth $540 South Golden Beach 3br 2bth $615 The Pocket 4br 2bth $750 L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

Email: info@gobyron.com.au Phone: 6620 9200

LOCAL REMOVAL

COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646

CAWI, HOME OF BYRON DOG RESCUE OP SHOP, IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO LOVE ANIMALS TO WORK IN OUR OP-SHOP AT BRUNSWICK HEADS.

LENNOX HEAD s-c 1br unit, ensuite, unfurn, quiet, garden courtyard, seeking long term tenant. N/S, no pets. Available now. Off North Creek Rd. $350pw. Bond req. Phone 0420543257

O.SHORES light, cosy, f-f, s-cont studio in garden sanctuary. Mature d/f, n/s. Sgl $325pw, cpl $350pw incl WiFi, air con, water, power, gas, laundry. 0423222518 EXPANSIVE OCEAN VIEWS trees, space, priv 2br luxury f-furn, huge deck BBQ WiFi, laundry, off-street covered parking $500pw neg all inclus, short term ok, n/s, d/f, dog OK. Ph 0423222518 O. SHORES 1br studio, $240pw + bills.

No pets. Ph 0428354946

WANTED TO RENT S/C ACCOM wanted for retired woman, pref near Federal but will consider anything. Up to $270pw. Over 20 yrs local refs available. Call Lynn 0447779445

TO LEASE BANGALOW CBD. 70sqm, ofďŹ ce building.

Main street. Suit accountant, solicitor etc. $585pw. Ph 0404889841 ART/WORK SPACE to share. 60sqm, Mullum on river. $70pw. Ph 0408809528 STORAGE 3m x 4m industrial area Mullum $40pw. Ph Arion 0408809528

POSITIONS VACANT PERSONAL CARER/ASSISTANT Wanted for 42yo family man with quadriplegia in Bangalow. Exp not req, willingness essential. Training provided.

Will need to have/get First Aid + WWC. Wide range of duties to perform. Morns, evenings, w/ends avail. Pay above award. Casual position. Ph Richard 0403334850 DELIVER small local phone books. Own vehicle required. Immediate start. Phone 0418994956 or 0419009517 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 ofďŹ ce box LABOURER REQUIRED for Ocean Shores. Construction site exp, vehicle, white card plus ABN preferred. Incl work experience. Email: bodhi@pnc.com.au SEEKING CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT Ocean Shores. Experienced, tech savy and super capable. Ph 0413249163

CHEF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; PART TIME

AUTOMATIC 2006 PROTON SAVVY 84339KM 5DR HATCH LOW KM GREAT VALUE IDEAL 1ST CAR SN8746..$4490

Choose your own hours Earn great money Be your own boss Full training provided

BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $140 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500

SUFFOLK BEACHSIDE Brand new lux apt. Garden, 2 min to beach/shop/bus. $590pw incl bills. Phone 0432360293

CASUAL CARE STAFF, ALL SHIFTS Patrick Bugden VC Gardens â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Suffolk Park

GoByron Drivers Wanted

6Q Ć&#x201C; V KP YKVJ QWT GUVCDNKUJGF VGCO /WUV DG SWCNKĆ&#x201C; GF QT OKP Ç­[GCTU YQTMKPI KP C DWU[ MKVEJGP CNQPG CPF YKVJ C VGCO 5JQTV QTFGT DTGCMHCUV HQQF RTGUGPVCVKQP UVQEM EQPVTQN CPF QTFGTKPI GZRGTKGPEG #RRNKECPVU PGGF VQ DG CDNG VQ VCMG FKTGEVKQP JCXG IQQF EQOOWPKECVKQP UMKNNU CVVGPVKQP VQ FGVCKN CPF DG CXCKNCDNG HQT YGGMGPF YQTM #YCTF YCIGU 'OCKN [QWT EQXGT NGVVGT CPF %8 VQ empiremullum@gmail.com

Mon-Fri-morning shift is 10am - Ipm and afternoon shift is 1pm - 5pm.

We also open on Sat 9am - 1pm.

Please ring Margaret on 0488 415 444 for more info.

You will be most welcome and you will enjoy working in a pleasant environment.

GALLERY SALES ASSISTANT 3 days a week (ďŹ&#x201A;exible days incl a Sat or Sun) A Bangalow gallery is seeking a dynamic sales assistant to help manage sales & inquiries, run the social media & newsletter. The role requires previous sales & social media experience, strong computer skills, excellent communication and presentation skills.

To apply send your resume to info@zakayglasscreations.com.au

Administrator

required 12 month contract starting from March 2019 Come join our dynamic friendly community-based centre committed to providing high quality Care and Education. We honour our staff and pay above award wages.

20 + hours per week Essential: Experience and knowledge with Quickbooks Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, Cert IV in Bookkeeping, experience with payroll, current Working with Children check.

Desired: Experience with Qikkids or Early Education and Care Services.

All enquiries and to receive a job package, email info@federalccc.com.au Closing date 31 October 2018

Casual and part time Educators Come join our dynamic friendly communitybased centre. Due to high enrolments we are able to offer two exciting positions.

1. CertiďŹ cate 3 educator Tuesday to Friday approximately 20 plus hours a week Position begins Tuesday 23rd January 2019 2. Casual relief educators available asap.

Essential: Minimum Cert III education and care All enquiries and to receive a job package, email info@federalccc.com.au Closing date 9th November

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

Classifieds Position – Team Leaders Wallaby Foods is an innovative and leading snack manufacturer. Based in the Byron Shire we seek a number of capable persons from full time to casual to work within our food manufacturing facility and learn to operate all facets of our increasingly automated facility.

Key responsibilities: Ability to learn all facets of our production business. Operate within an environment of high-speed packing lines and other food process equipment.

Your application needs to demonstrate: Experience in food handling or food manufacturing. Attention to detail with ability to take responsibility. Proactive and hands on attitude. Reliable work history.

Fork Lift licence well regarded Please forward your application to peter@wallabyfoods.com

POSITION FOR TENDER – THE BOOK OF BANGALOW

MUSICAL NOTES WANTED: 70s rock band for local hinterland hall. 40-70yo demographic.

Fire Brigade and pre-school benefit.

0429882058 QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019 GUITAR STRINGS, REPAIRS Brunswick Heads 66851005

BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday Katie

124 DALLEY STREET, MULLUM OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm THURS: 3–5pm SAT: 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070

The Bangalow Chamber of Commerce would like to open tenders for the following positions Position 2: Editorial

My name is MANXIE and as my name suggests, I have no tail. Having no tail makes my butt look particularly cute, a bit like MANXIE a teddy bear.

I am very affectionate & I have an exceptionally cute face & lusciously long whiskers. I’d look great parading my cute butt around your house.

They say I’ve got more swagger than Mick Jagger!

To meet Manxie & his friends, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at

Love from the Drudges

All Tenders to admin@bangalow.biz

Position 1: Advertising

PETS

Like us on Facebook!

Position 3: Graphic Design & Layout

Mon 22nd Oct

• Guitar - 2

• Spanish For Beginners - 2

Thu 25th Oct

Tue 23rd Oct

• Pottery Introduction • Italian For Beginners • Guitar - 3

• Provide First Aid • CPR • Intro to Organic Gardening • Parlez-Vous Francais ?

• Spanish Intermediate • Guitar For Beginners

Wed 24th Oct • Photographing Your Family • Tai Chi For Arthritis • Identity, Logo & Branding • Spanish For Beginners

Fri 26th Oct • Drawing

Sat 27th Oct • Beekeeping - Intro • Sunset, Seascape & Star Photography

Sun 28th Oct

02 6684 3374

POOL SERVICE MAN REQUIRED Well Presented | Organised/ Efficient | Ability to work alone | Full training provided Licence necessary Contact Mullum Hire

6684 3003 IT Systems Guru Long term position (4-5 days per week, no weekends), data administration and systems development, updating prices, invoices, credit follow up, experience with Ideal POS, Woocommerce & Xero preferred.

Attention to detail and confidence with analysing reports that support business is a must.

Comfort with communicating professionally and strategically with external suppliers and different levels of team within organisation.

Team player with interest in health & organics.

Future growth within this role based on performance as organisation is growing and will need to have an experienced systems player.

Email resume to kiri@santosorganics.com.au

byroncollege.org.au

WORK WANTED ALL TYPES BUILDING WORK Blocklaying & bricklaying Lic 60801C Paul 0423852559

THE

IRONING LADY Ironing Service Hate ironing?

Want more free time?

Shirts, sheets & everything in between.

Suffolk Park. $30/hr.

Angela 0414 719 680

RUN SWIM PLAY 1A BANKSIA DRIVE, ARTS & INDUSTRY ESTATE

6685 7147 OPEN 7 DAYS

FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au APPLE TREE STABLES Riding lessons for children. $40 for 30 mins, $60 for 45 mins.

Qualified, insured, very experienced coach. Safety, quality, skills & fun.

Ph Louise 0499820291

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

MONTHLY MARKETS 6628 4495

2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN 2nd SUN

The Channon 6688 6433 Lennox Head 0419 369 609 Alstonville 6628 1568 Tabulam Hall 0490 329 159 Coolangatta

3rd SAT Mullumbimby 6684 3370 3rd SAT Murwillumbah 0413 804 024 3rd SUN Uki 0487 329 150 3rd SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333 3rd SUN Ballina 6687 4328

All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

4th SUN Bangalow 6687 1911 4th SUN Nimbin 0458 506 000 4th SUN Murwillumbah 0422 565 168 4th SUN (in a 5 Sunday month) Coolangatta

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

5th SUN Lennox Head 0419 369 609 5th SUN Nimbin 0458 506 000

FARMERS/WEEKLY MARKETS Each TUE New Brighton 6677 1345 Each TUE Organic Lismore 6628 1084 Each WED 7-11am M’bah 6684 7834 Each WED 3-6pm Nimbin 6689 1512 Each THU 8-11am Byron 6687 1137 Each THU 2.30-6.30pm Lismore 0450 688 900 Each FRI 7-11am Mullum 6677 1345 Each SAT 8-11am Bangalow 6687 1137 Each SAT 8am-1pm Uki 6679 5530 Each SAT 8.30-11am Lismore 0466 415 172 Each SAT 8.30-12am Blue Knob

OCTOBER 2018

Happy Birthday Elaine and belated Happy Birthday Malcolm!

We miss you down in Sydney but realise that your love for Malcolm is a magnetic force to be reckoned with.

IN MEMORIAM IN MEMORY OF JIMMY BUDD 18/9/35 - 23/10/17 Where ever a beautiful soul has been, there is a trail of beautiful memories that will forever stay in our hearts.

Sadly missed by Carmel & family

FUNERAL NOTICES The funeral of

James Cowan Wednesday October 17 2018 at midday (12pm) at: All Souls Anglican Church, Bangalow

LOST & FOUND FOUND Leather motor bike glove. Found in Mullum. Ph 0401293142

BABY is the beauty of the week. To describe her is like describing the contents of an unopened box of chocolate. Full of delicious surprises.

Gentle and affectionate, two year old tabby Baby is always waiting for the opportunity to show how loving she is. A tactile cat who loves quiet interaction. She’s always watching the door for her saviour!

4th SAT Evans Head 0439 489 631 4th SAT Wilsons Creek 6684 0299

Third quarter 2 Oct 7.45pm New moon 9 Oct 2.46pm First quarter 17 Oct 5.01am Full moon 25 Oct 3.45 am Day of Sun Sun Moon Moon High tide, Low tide, month rise set rise set height (m) height (m) 1 M 0525 1746 2341 0937 1242 1.48 0547 0.35; 1910 0.50 2 T 0524 1747 1030 0054 1.07; 1350 1.47 0647 0.41; 2036 0.50 3 W 0522 1747 0041 1129 0218 1.03; 1508 1.50 0804 0.44; 2158 0.44 4 T 0521 1748 0138 1231 0346 1.07; 1621 1.57 0925 0.41; 2304 0.34 5 F 0520 1748 0230 1336 0459 1.17; 1724 1.64 1037 0.34; 2356 0.24 1139 0.25 6 S 0519 1749 0319 1442 0557 1.28; 1818 1.70 DAYLIGHT SAVING BEGINS Sunday 2am – turn clocks forward one hour 7 S 0618 1849 0503 1647 0747 1.40; 2006 1.72 0041 0.16; 1333 0.18 8 M 0617 1850 0544 1751 0833 1.50; 2050 1.70 0220 0.10; 1423 0.14 9 T 0615 1850 0624 1854 0918 1.57; 2131 1.63 0258 0.08; 1511 0.13 10 W 0614 1851 0702 1955 1000 1.61; 2211 1.53 0333 0.09; 1558 0.17 11 T 0613 1851 0741 2055 1042 1.62; 2248 1.40 0408 0.12; 1645 0.24 12 F 0612 1852 0821 2154 1122 1.59; 2325 1.27 0442 0.18; 1732 0.33 13 S 0611 1853 0903 2251 1202 1.54 0515 0.26; 1822 0.42 14 S 0610 1853 0947 2346 0002 1.15; 1245 1.48 0550 0.35; 1917 0.49 15 M 0609 1854 1033 0045 1.04; 1332 1.41 0630 0.44; 2022 0.54 16 T 0608 1854 1122 0037 0141 0.96; 1431 1.35 0720 0.52; 2135 0.55 17 W 0607 1855 1213 0125 0303 0.93; 1541 1.32 0830 0.58; 2244 0.52 18 T 0606 1856 1304 0210 0430 0.96; 1648 1.33 0954 0.59; 2340 0.46 19 F 0605 1856 1357 0250 0535 1.05; 1747 1.37 1108 0.55 20 S 0604 1857 1450 0329 0624 1.14; 1835 1.42 0024 0.39; 1205 0.49 21 S 0603 1858 1544 0405 0705 1.25; 1917 1.46 0100 0.32; 1252 0.42 22 M 0602 1858 1639 0439 0744 1.35; 1956 1.49 0133 0.26; 1333 0.35 23 T 0601 1859 1734 0513 0820 1.44; 2032 1.49 0203 0.20; 1414 0.30 24 W 0600 1900 1831 0548 0858 1.53; 2108 1.47 0233 0.16; 1453 0.26 25 T 0559 1900 1930 0624 0936 1.60; 2145 1.43 0305 0.13; 1535 0.24 26 F 0558 1901 2031 0703 1015 1.65; 2223 1.36 0339 0.13; 1619 0.25 27 S 0557 1902 2134 0746 1058 1.68; 2304 1.28 0414 0.15; 1707 0.28 28 S 0556 1902 2236 0833 1143 1.67; 2350 1.18 0452 0.20; 1800 0.32 29 M 0555 1903 2337 0926 1231 1.64 0535 0.27; 1902 0.37 30 T 0555 1904 1023 0045 1.09; 1328 1.59 0627 0.35; 2014 0.40 31 W 0554 1904 0035 1124 0155 1.03; 1433 1.55 0731 0.42; 2129 0.40

Astronomical data and tides

(1942-2018) will be held on:

TUITION

Rocko is a 4 year old desexed male Staffy x Bulldog. He is an affectionate boy with a staffy nature so loves human company and is fine with other dogs but would prefer the family to himself as most staffies would. If you can give Rocko a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421 017 461. Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

2nd SAT Flea, Byron YAC 0490 026 840 2nd SAT Woodburn 0439 489 631

NIGHT CARETAKER Onsite studio apartment in Byron in exchange for night caretaker duties & some other minor tasks. Would suit couple. Please send resume to info@ byronbaystudentaccommodation.com.au COOK NEEDED exp cook for busy b’packer cafe in Byron. 30+hrs pw, day shift, no travellers, long-term position.

Steve 0417657059 (M-F 9-3pm)

Rocko

1st SUN Byron Bay 6685 6807 1st SUN Lismore Car Boot 6628 7333

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Community at work Wednesday, October 24 6:30-8:30pm At the Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby

PRESENTS

Email copy marked ‘On The Horizon’ to editor@echo.net.au.

This month’s discussion:

LIFE IN A SOCIALIST FUTURE

Federal Exchange

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Professor John Quiggin Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Fellow in Economics at the University of Queensland, author of Zombie Economics Entry - Suggested donation - $10 Delicious, healthy Court House meals available from 5.30pm ngarainstitute.org.au Ngara Institute

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Dune Care Day

PFLAG – Parents, Families And Friends Of Lesbians And Gays Northern Rivers has relaunched with new energy. Email enquiries@pflag-nr.org, find them on Facebook or call 0467 382 010 for more information.

The Green and Clean Awareness Team’s monthly Dunecare Day is on Sunday 21 October from 9am till 12 noon, meeting in front of the Beach Cafe at Clarkes Beach. We plant in the sand dunes from Clarkes Beach to Main Beach. From 12 noon till 1pm, enjoy a delicious free barbecue and be in the draw to win one of four excellent prizes. It’s good fun.

Inquiries to Udo 0413 173 786, Veda 6685 7991, or Miles 0403 206 190.

Info about Employment Lands Strategy Byron Shire Employment Lands Strategy.

What does this mean for you and northern villages? This is your chance to find out and to comment. Community Alliance Byron Shire (CABS) invites you to an information session at the Auditorium, Ex-Services Club, Dalley St, Mullumbimby, Saturday 20 October 2018, 10am–1pm.

Submissions close 1 November 2018.

Donations at door gratefully received.

Hub Ocean Shores Community space: emergency food relief, free cuppas and a chat, clothes referrals and supports. Wednesday 10am–12pm as of 10 October 2018.

2 Bindaree Way, Ocean Shores .

U3A Ballina/Byron Gerti will present the life and music of Josef Haydn with her inimitable style at 10am on 23 October in the RSL meeting room, Mullumbimby. Enquiries 6680 7350. New members welcomed.

U3A Brunswick Valley U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 23 October 10am–12, Uniting Church Hall, Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Lucy Wilson from Byron Shire Council explains the new arrangements re the waste and recycling program and initiatives. Visitors and potential new members are very welcome. Ring 6685 1732.

Ngara Institute The New Politics in the Pub: Is Socialism still a dirty word? Apparently not!

Professor John Quiggin, Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Fellow in Economics at the University of Queensland, is bringing ‘Socialism’ out of the darkness in a courageous talk at the Ngara Institute’s next Politics in the Pub in Mullumbimby Wednesday 24 October, Court House Hotel, Mullumbimby 6.30–8.30pm.

Philosophical Group

Awaken love

Jewish musicians

A free awakening of love weekend workshop, on October 19–21, in Byron Bay

by Path Retreats Australia. Contact Gina: gina@pathretreats.com or 0404 093 865.

Looking for Jewish musicians to help with a continual program for the community. We need everyone’s input.

Call 0402 924 714.

Regular As Clockwork

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 or www.al-anon.alateen.org/australia.

Carers’ support

ACA

Byron Bay Hospital Aux

Adult Children Of Alcoholic Parents and/ or Dysfunctional Families (ACA) help & recovery group meets in East Lismore every Friday 10–11.30am corner 215 Dibbs St and Wyrallah Rd in small Quakers hut next to Community Hall.

The monthly meeting of the Byron Bay Hospital Auxiliary will be held at Byron Central Hospital, 54 Ewingsdale Rd, Ewingsdale on Monday 15 October.

Neighbourhood Centre

1. Bird found in urban surroundings (6) 4. Shortens (8) 8. Of a government not re-elected (3,4) 11. Least stable (7) 12. Belief or principle (5) 13. One who is Romantically unattached (9) 14. One in charge of the accounts (10) 16. Truth, reality (4) 19. Every one (4) 20. Lost (slang) (2,3,5) 22. Patron saint of lovers (9) 23. Confused (2,3) 25. Withdraw, resile (7) 26. North eastern Russia (7) 27. Stable workers (8) 28. License, allow (6)

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The Mullumbimby Library of stuff has recently gained funding and is looking for founding members to kick-start its tool and resource library, with the aim of sharing resources amongst the community.

Like a book library but for tools and much more! Please get in touch with libraryofstuffmullumbimby@gmail.com.

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Federal’s free quarterly crop swap is coming up on Saturday 24 November, 10am at Federal Park. Bring your garden produce to swap and share. Veges, fruit, seeds, honey, bush foods, eggs, cuttings, seedlings, manure, worm juice, flowers, natural weaving materials etc are exchanged as is our local homegardening knowledge.

Email thefederalexchange@gmail.com or join FB group The Federal Exchange.

PFLAG

Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: 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

netdaily.net.au experiences. Thursday 18 October 1.30pm.

SIX ARCHETYPES WE LIVE BY Interactive presentation to learn where we stand right now, based on The Hero Within

by Carol S Pearson, led by Celia Novy, coordinator. Thursday 25 October, 1.30pm. Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay – Info: Celia 6684 3623.

Mullum Market Mullumbimby Community Market is on this Saturday from 8am until 2p. Mini record fair. Great local crafts, produce and coffee. Broadfoot playing live. Please support your local community market.

No dogs please. Cnr of Stuart and Myocum Streets Mullumbimby.

Candlelight kirtan Come and sing with Pralad and The Chants in an acoustic kirtan this Sunday 21 Oct, 6.30–8pm at The Yellow Church, 9 Myokum Street, Mullumbimby. Kirtan every 3rd Sunday of the month. Enquiries Cathy 0406 791 801.

Byron Bay Croquet Club Is celebrating 90 years of Croquet in Byron on 27 October from 2pm.

Community welcome. Come along share a cuppa, cake, conversation, and see for yourself what croquet is all about.

Tennyson St (beside tennis courts). RSVP 20 Oct. 0427 632 698, 0434 411 128.

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Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Monday–Thursday 9am–4pm and offers a range of services and activities. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy art, music, games, great food and more. Call reception on 6684 1286 and discover what is on offer.

Low-cost or free food Food Box Thursdays 9.30–11.30am at Uniting Church, Mullumbimby. If you have any sort of Centrelink card you may purchase cheap food, obtain free veges, and enjoy a cuppa. Free Food Relief Bags for anyone doing it tough, every Thursday 9–11am at The Hub Ocean Shores, cnr Rajah Rd and Bindaree Way. No ID or Concession Card required. NILs referral service also available. Check Facebook page The Hub Baptist Ocean Shores for details. C3 Care Byron Bay Food Care – log on to www.c3byronbay. com to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.

Respite Service

Budgeting Support Money Matters is a free service helping people identify where their money is going, how best to save and, most importantly, how to get on top of bills!

Contact the Byron Community Centre to make an appointment; private sessions run every Monday afternoon.

Breast Cancer Support The Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay meets at the NSW Cancer Council rooms, 8/130 Jonson St, Byron Bay (upstairs in shop complex next to Byron RSL) at 12–2pm every third Wednesday of the month. A NEW Support group will start 17 October and every third Wednesday of the month for partners and families afterwards at 2pm, same place. More info on Facebook: Breast Cancer Support Group Byron Bay or call 0431 207 453.

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

Info: Leanne 0409 818 643.

Mullum Women’s Shed Mullumbimby Women’s Shed Thursday 10am–2pm at the Mullumbimby Community Gardens. All women welcome, by donation. Contact FB page: mullumbimbywomensshed or Christina 0403 191 119.

Byron FLEA Byron FLEA at the YAC (1 Gilmore Crescent) 2nd Saturday of every month from 8am till 1pm. Free stalls for young people. Call Berri 0490 026 840.

ManTime Calling all fellas who as a boy or man went on a Pathways, Making Men or Men2B Rite of Passage camp: weekly Monday night men’s group 7–9.30pm at the CWA Hall Mullum. Email mantime. mullum@gmail.com or call Karim 0403 755 192.

Book now for initial Guided tool training on Friday mornings. Then join us every Friday afternoon for our skill-share sessions. This is your chance to get hands-on with a range of carpentry tools and learn DIY tricks of the trade.

Email shedding.communityworkshop@ gmail.com or phone 0490 501 745 for info.

Volunteers sought Volunteers sought for Northern Rivers representing more than 100 community organisations. Info: 6621 7397

Repair Cafe Mullumbimby’s Repair Cafe at the Mullumbimby campus of Byron Community College in Burringbar Street on Saturdays 9am till 12 noon. Volunteers will be there to help you fix things that might otherwise end up in the tip, or to advise how it might be done.

Emerge Australia Emerge Australia Inc is a not-for-profit charity supporting those with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. For more information see the Emerge Australia Website at http://emerge.org.au/.

Junior chess club The Mullum junior chess club meets after school until 4.45pm Tuesdays in room F4 at Mullumbimby High School.

All ages, all standards, encouragement and professional coaching. Ph Mike 6684 6281.

Sex & Love Addicts Anon

Homeschool teens

Complete Men has regular fortnightly men’s groups on different nights in both Byron and Mullum. Call Tim Fisk 0422 508 533.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is peer-support group of men and women for whom sex and/or romance have become a problem. For details of weekly meetings, phone 0452 074 974 or visit www.slaa.org.au.

Alateen Meeting

Choirs

Over-60s fun activities

Get together with other teens and their families for regular meet-ups and activities in and around Byron Shire homeschooling families. For more information join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/ byronbayteenhomeschool/.

Alateen Meeting every Thursday at 5–6pm. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative with a drinking problem? Alateen can help. For 8–16-year-olds meet St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, corner of Florence Street Tweed Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older members at the same time and place.

1300 ALANON 1300 252 666 www.alanon.org.au

Bay Singers meet Wednesdays at Byron Community Centre, 10–11am. Ukelele class at 11.45am. Enquiries 0425 363 589, kim@ kimbanffy.com.au. Singchronicity Choir meets Thursdays at Ocean Shores 6.45pm8.45pm. Ph 0425 363 589. Mullum’s Biggest Little Town Choir meets weekly at the Uniting Church, corner Dalley Street and Whian street, Thursdays at 6pm. Newcomers welcome. Raise the Roof Choir: Gospel, bluegrass & more. 1–3pm Tuesdays, Suffolk Park Hall. 6–8pm Tuesdays, Bruns Uniting Hall. Weekly Uki & Channon sessions.

Info@raisetheroofsinging.com 0417 277 211.

Brunswick Valley Choir Monday nights at Bruns Bowlo, 6.30pm ph: Janet 0438 965 397. Picture House Choir - quick sing fix at Brunswick Picture House on Monday mornings 9.30am till 10.30am Ph: Janet 0438 965 397. Rebel Rebel Girls Choir for ages 8 to 12. Meet Friday at 4pm, Ocean Shores. Ph: Janet 0438 965 397.

Seniors Activities Tuesdays at the Byron Community Centre, Jonson St, Byron Bay. Elder Beats seniors drumming 10.30–11.30 am with Gareth Jones in the theatre, 11.30 Morning tea in the Cavenbah room, 12.00–1.00 Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell. Wednesdays: Choir with Kim Banffy, 10–11am; Ukelele 11.30–12.15. Suggested donation of $10. No bookings, further information seniors@byroncommuntycentre.com. or call 6685 6807. Fridays at Marvell Hall play mahjong, canasta, 500 etc and enjoy a cuppa at 1.30–5pm. Marvell Street East, Byron Bay. Enqs: Nancy 0498 480 373

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.

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

Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs

Men’s Groups

Upskill Workshop Want to get on the tools but don’t know where to begin? Join us at Shedding Community Workshop for UPSKILL – a free workshop series, funded by Byron Council.

Stress relief Free support service led by qualified practitioner. Join this small group to bring more flow and relaxation into your life. Monday 10.30am to 12.30pm in Mullumbimby. To register phone 0401 660 073.

Indonesian Conversation Klub Ngobrol, Indonesian conversation club to practise Indonesian and learn about Indonesian culture. Meets third Friday of the month, 5.30–7.30pm, Byron Services Club. Ph 0405 463 663.

Indonesian Dance Class Learn dances from Sulawesi, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Bali with Indonesian dance teachers every Wed 5–7pm at Anzac Room Byron Services Club.

Fundraising for Byron Harmony Day on 28 April at Mullum Civic. ph 0405 463 663.

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Sport

Send us your sport stories and photos: sport@echo.net.au

Young Trojans win rugby festival in NZ

Podium finishes for local body builders

Byron Bay ready for Rugby sevens

At least 16 women’s rugby 7s teams will be vying for glory will this wekend at Byron’s annual festival. Photo A Smith

The Lennox Head team was all smiles as they readied to shake hands after their tournament win. Photo supplied

The Lennox Head U/13 Trojans rugby team has just returned from New Zealand having achieved a rare feat in Australian rugby circles: beating the Kiwis and bringing back a winner’s trophy.

The team flew to Queenstown to compete in the annual New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival, playing teams from Australia and New Zealand.

Over the weekend, the Trojans were cheered on by a multi-generational entourage of their families who saw them beat all comers including the Timaru Harlequins in the carnival’s grandfinal.

Up until that moment, the Harlequins hadn’t lost a game all season.

‘We improved with every game over there. The final two games of the carnival against Brisbane Brothers and the Timaru Harlequins were probably the best games we played all year,’ he said.

As a visiting captain Tom also had the very great privilege of facing the traditional Haka at the opening.

‘It was very, very frightening. But it felt kind of empowering as well, like you had the energy of the Haka upon you, firing you up,’ said Tom. ‘We lifted for the Queenstown final. Every Trojan who stepped on the field played out of their skin. It was clean and flowing. Everything just clicked,’ Tom said.

The triumph capped off an impressive year for the Trojans, who were also premiers in their Far North Coast competition.

‘We went with no expectations other than hoping the boys would play well and fill their heads with memories of the fun they had on and off the field in New Zealand. I think we ticked both those boxes,’ coach Scott Jenkins said.

Basketball set for summer season

Women’s champions Blue Steel with runners-up Suffo Crew after the final earlier this month. Photo supplied Jenny Ogle

The Byron Bay Basketball Association has wound up another season with the top positions contested in all age groups from primary school to A-grade seniors.

Congratulations to all our competing teams, and also big thanks to our referees.

Winners Primary School (girls) Wildcats ahead of Shooting

Stars, (boys) Stingers.

Women: Blue Steel ahead of Suffo Crew B-men: Js For Days ahead of Renegades A-men: Next Level ahead of Blazers.

2019 Byron Bay Basketball is ready to start the new summer 2019 season with a muster for all grades over the next two weeks. See: www.byronbasketball.com.

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The My Own Gym team, including Ellie Borenstein, Jade Goldberg, Gaelle Jeanneau and Josh Hutchinson, have competed in the ICN state titles over the past few weeks.

Each of them earnt a spot on the podium in their respective categories against some extremely strong competition. The team thanks the women’s coach and gym trainer Benny Owen for his guidance and support. Photo supplied

Over 900 players from across Australia and the world will be taking part in the 29th Byron Bay Rugby 7s this weekend.

The tournament features three competitions including men’s and women’s competitive and a men’s social.

Action will take place over three fields at the Byron Bay Recreation Grounds in Marvell Street on Saturday and Sunday from 9am.

All are welcome to the free event that includes food trucks, a bar, live bands, fancy dress and evening DJ.

Five-year-old Byron Fun run delivers for surfer collects awards charity and community

U/6 surfer Leihani Zoric has had a number of good results over recent weeks. Photo Ethan Smith/SNSW

At only five years old Leihani Kaloha Zoric from Byron Bay has been receiving high praise for her amazing performances on the waves.

Fresh from a win in the U/6 Girls at the BL Blastoff in Sydney, Leihani showed she was a star on the rise as she dominated the U/10 girls’ division of the Woolworths Surfer Groms Comp held at Coffs Harbour in good-sized surf.

Zoric took off on a handful of waves that stood well overhead to post a 14.16 twowave heat total.

As a result Zoric was also awarded the Pic’s Peanut Butter Performer Award for the second day of competition.

Dembe Ryan from Lennox Head made the decision to sit wide of his fellow finalists ,which paid dividends in the U/14 boys’ final as he proceeded to find punchy corners on the low tide.

Ryan nailed a handful of impressive forehand snaps in the final to post a 14.27 twowave heat total and take the top spot on the dais.

Dembe will receive an

invitation to attend an allexpenses-paid, three-day Woolworths Surf Camp at the Surfing Australia HighPerformance Centre.

Lennox Head’s Mia Baker placed third in the U/12 girls and Harry O’Brien placed fourth in the U/14 boys.

Boardriders The Le Ba Boardriders have won the Northern NSW title ahead of Byron Bay, who finished in third place.

The squad made up of former World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour surfers Stuart Kennedy and Adam Melling as well as Nyxie Ryan, Jack Murray, Marcus Aboody and Jai Glinderman dominated the solid low-tide conditions in Coffs Harbour The Byron Bay team of Dan Wills, Soli Bailey, Kirsty Zoric, Taj Richmond and Touma Cameron have also made it to the national finals.

The 2018 Nudie Australian Boardriders Battle is Australia’s biggest grassroots boardriders event and involves more than 60 of Australia’s best boardrider clubs

Athletes old and yound took on the Lighthouse run last Sunday for fun, fitness and charity. Photo Marcus Forest

The 2018 Byron Bay Lighthouse run was underpinned by great community spirit as roughly $20,000 was raised for charity as 500 runners braved the inclement weather last weekend.

‘We were pretty lucky with the rain. We only had a small fall while the actual race was on. We got a good window,’ race organiser Lisa Parkes said.

‘We raised roughly

$20,000 and we couldn’t have done it without the community support we get. It was just incredible. The volunteers are incredible and we have got really good feedback again. Everybody really enjoys the fun vibe of the event,’ she said.

Local Matt Slee charged around the 10km course in 35’11’’, while Nikki Dryden, the quickest female, got around in 44’43”.

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Backlash Correction time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spelled Kerry, as in the famous local Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, not Kerrie, as published last week on page nine. And as for Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans to create an affordable-housing district next to the Mullum community gardens, submissions for the rezoning are not closing on November 1 as mentioned on Backlash last week. You can read more about Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans on page 8 and 9.

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The NSW Nationals say they have temporarily suspended processing new memberships of the Young Nationals as the party investigates claims of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;extreme-right infiltrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Backlash wonders what metric would be applied to being â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;extreme-rightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Just left of Genghis Khan and Benito Mussolini, for example?

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Yet maybe wrecking the climate and being shills for the fossil-fuel industry isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all that bad â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Mullumbimby Showground will undergo upgrades thanks to $36,000 NSW government funding.

Fencing and drainage will be improved, says everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best friend representing a terrible government, Ben Franklin MLC (Nationals).

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Council staff have reminded residents that the new Bayshore Drive roundabout being constructed on Ewingsdale Road does not indicate support of the West Byron development. Yet the Byron bypass plans (see page one) do appear directly associated with West Byron developers and the state government,

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the collective noun for film critics â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a critical mass? Pete Castoldi and Peter Thompson exchanged opinions at Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Byron Bay Film Festival screening of Michael Frantiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film, Stay Human. The festival runs until Sunday October 21.

For more info visit www.bbff.com.au. Photo Jeff Dawson

owing to a volunteer planning agreement. The Butler Street bypass is expected to only improve the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traffic woes by around 20 per cent.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just another in a long list of insults to the community

by West Byron developers and the NSW Liberal-Nationals.

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A Byron Bay victory against inappropriate development is the Paterson Street hilltops, where 21 years ago the western hilltop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Eric Wright Lookout â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was reserved. And just over 15 years ago, the eastern hilltop, now part of the Arakwal National Park, was saved. A milestone is being celebrated from 11am on Tuesday October 23 to mark ten years since the passing of one campaign leader, Peter Hamilton. According to Veda Turner, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Peter drew together a very effective group to mobilise the community to save the dwarf Heathland and Cimbum Margil wetland from the Detala development. It took over a decade of commitment

to achieve this great outcome.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; A plaque will be unveiled at the Eric Wright Lookout (cnr Browning and Paterson

St), honouring Peter, and also Cr Anudhi Wentworth, who championed the hilltop battles, among other campaigns.

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