The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 33.24 – November 21, 2018

The Byron Shire Echo Volume 33 #24 Wednesday, November 21, 2018

www.echo.net.au

RAINBOW TROLLS R US

A time for elders

Local songman Uncle Magpie’s long-held dream of creating a global indigenous festival on the sunrise songline is set to come to fruition this weekend, with the launch of the inaugural Fields of Healing event at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun.

It will feature wisdom keepers, musicians, speakers and facilitators from across the world.

The site itself is steeped with significance, explained Uncle Magpie.

‘It’s the beginning of the pathway that

Roads and potholes – what’s being spent ▶ p2

leads from the east coast through Uluru and right over to Western Australia,’ he said.

‘That pathway was last used in 1830, so today, to have a festival there – it’s a good feeling, sitting with those ancient footsteps.

‘I get tingles to walk across it – it still has that power,’ he added.

Local favourites Wild Marmalade, Indigenoise, Áine Tyrell, Tommy Franklin and Happy Africa are also on board for the gathering, coming together in celebration for

Byron Shire Council Notices ▶ p8

Community invitation

Sunday afternoon from 1pm till 4pm.

The community concert event on Sunday afternoon invites entry by donation, with 50 per cent of the proceeds going to support Liberation Larder.

Full program and tickets are available at www.fieldsofhealing.com.au.

Fields of Healing begins with an official Welcoming Ceremony at 10am on Saturday November 24 and wraps up with a community concert and dance party on

Pictured are Uncle Magpie with Jannali, Roslyn and Coedie of local hip-hop crew Indigenoise. Photo Jeff Dawson

the family-friendly grand finale on Sunday.

Kids 15 and under are free and will be entertained with everything from special guest and TV star Dirtgirl, sustainable crafts, live looping and Indigenous song and dance.

Letters to us, written by extremely good looking people ▶ p11

How secure are Discover magic your savings?

Murwillumbah in our ▶ p13 massive feature ▶ p25–31

Ύ KƌĚĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĞƐƚ EĞǁ dĞĐŚ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů WƌŝĐĞ͊ Ψϰ͕ϴϴϴ 'Ğƚ Ϯ džƚƌĂ WĂŶĞůƐ &ƌĞĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶLJ ^ŽůĂƌ ^LJƐƚĞŵ ϮϬ dž :ŝŶŬŽ ĂŐůĞ W Z ϯϬϬt ďůĂĐŬ ƉĂŶĞůƐ Ͳ ϲ Ŭt DGYHUWLVHPHQW

hŶƚŝů ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϭϴ͕ ϴϴϴ ^ŽůĂƌ dĞŬ ǁŝůů ĂĚĚ ƚǁŽ ĞdžƚƌĂ ƉĂŶĞůƐ ƚŽ ĞĂĐŚ EĞǁ ƐŽůĂƌ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŽƌĚĞƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ &Z ͊ zŽƵ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ &Z ƐŽůĂƌ tŝ&ŝ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ͕ ƐĞƚƵƉ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ƉŚŽŶĞ͕ ƚĂďůĞƚ Žƌ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ Θ ĞdžƉĞƌƚ ƚƵŝƚŝŽŶ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĨƌŽŵ LJŽƵƌ ƐŽůĂƌ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘

KƌĚĞƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ĂŶĚ tĞ tŝůů WĂLJ ϮϬϭϴ ZĞďĂƚĞ WƌŝĐĞ͊

ϱ Ŭt ^ƵŶŐƌŽǁ 'ĞŶ Ϯ ƌLJƐƚĂů tŝ&ŝ /ŶǀĞƌƚĞƌ

hƐƵĂůůLJ Ψϱ͕ϰϲϴ

Ύ ^ƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽ ƐŝƚĞ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƚŝŽŶ͘ WƌŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƚĂůů ŽŶ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ƐƚŽƌĞLJ ƚŝŶ ƌŽŽĨ͘ ŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĞdžƉŽƌƚ ůŝŵŝƚŝŶŐ͘

dŚĞ ĞƐƚ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ŝŶ ^ŽůĂƌ WŽǁĞƌ͕ ĂƚƚĞƌŝĞƐ Θ ^ŽůĂƌ ,Žƚ tĂƚĞƌ

^ƵŶŐƌŽǁ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƋƵŝĞƚ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŽůĂƌ ^ĂǀĞ ƵƉ ƚŽ ΨϰϬϬ Ͳ ǁŽƌůĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐůŽďĂů ƐĂůĞƐ EŽ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ϮϬϭϴ ƉůĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ϮŶĚ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĨŽƌ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϳ͘ >ŽĐŬ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ƌĞďĂƚĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĨĂůů͊ ůů ƚŚĞ ƐŽůĂƌ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽǁ ƉƌĞƚƚLJ ŵƵĐŚ ŬĞĚ ŽƵƚ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͘ zŽƵ ǁŽŶΖƚ ŐĞƚ ŝƚ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŝŵĞ͘ ŽŶΖƚ ƐƚƌĞƐƐ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͘ tĞ ǁŝůů ŚŽŶŽƵƌ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϴ ƌĞďĂƚĞ ƉƌŝĐĞ ŽŶ ĂŶLJ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂů ƐŽůĂƌ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ KZ Z ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͕ ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ŐĞƚƐ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ͘

ϴϴϴ

:ŝŶŬŽ ƉĂŶĞůƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ŵŽĚƵůĞ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ;ƵƉ ƚŽ ϭϴ͘ϯϯйͿ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ WĂƐƐŝǀĂƚĞĚ ŵŵŝƚĞƌ ZĞĂƌ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ;W Z Ϳ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͘

Ăůů sŝŶĐĞŶƚ ^ĞůůĞĐŬ ĨŽƌ Ă &ƌĞĞ ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƚŝŽŶ

WŚ ϬϮ ϲϲϴϴ ϰϰϴϬ

ǁǁǁ͘ϴϴϴƐŽůĂƌƚĞŬ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

Local News Top quality secondhand goods Large selection of clothes, shoes, books & small electrical items Op Shop Cnr Tweed St & Booyun St Brunswick Heads

(next to IGA supermarket) Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat 9am-1pm

www.cawi.org.au • Ph 6685 1444

Exceptional mowing.

The EZtrak™ Zero-Turn Mower range provides the ultimate in cut quality and efficiency. With a choice of engine power ranging from 15 -18 kW (20 - 25hp†), and a top speed of 15 km/h, there’s an EZtrak Zero-Turn Mower to suit your needs. Visit us today to find out more.

Deck sizes from 107-157cm (42-62in)

Visit us today to find out more. †The engine horsepower and torque information are provided by the engine manufacturer to be used for comparison purposes only. Actual operating horsepower and torque will be less. Refer to the engine manufacturer’s web site for additional information.

101-105 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby www.farmcare.com.au 6684 2022

For North Coast news online visit

şëĎ ĶŕưĕƆƐŔĕŕƐ ĪëĶōƖſĕǼ ƆƐëǔ ſĕżşſƐ Paul Bibby A stark assessment of Council’s road funding record has been delivered by Byron Council staff, declaring in a new report that continued failure to invest adequately in the road network will negatively affect road safety, travel times and the environment.

But mayor Simon Richardson says Council is doing its best to improve the region’s roads given its extremely tight budget, the impact of tourism, and the near-total lack of support from the state government.

The staff report examines the amount of road resealing and reconstruction work undertaken by Council compared to the targets it adopted in its Transport Asset Management Plan (TAMP).

Council has not come close to reaching its annual target of resealing 39km of roads and completely reconstructing 6km of roads in each of the past three years, according to the report.

In the 2017/18 financial

Independent Planning Commission NSW

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE We encourage you to participate North Byron Parklands Cultural Events Site SSD 8169 and MP 09 0028 MOD 5 – D540-18 We are holding a public meeting to listen carefully to the community’s views and encourage you to have your say!

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has now completed its evaluation of the State significant development application and modification application at the North Byron Parklands Cultural Events site and referred it to us – the Independent Planning Commission NSW – for determination.

The three-member Panel appointed by Chair of the Commission, Professor Mary O’Kane AC, to determine this state significant development application comprises Professor Richard Mackay AM (Panel Chair), Mr Andrew Hutton and Ms Catherine Hird.

Because there’s been so much interest in this proposal, we’re holding a public meeting to listen carefully to the community’s views. This is your last chance to comment on the Department’s assessment report before our independent experts make a final decision.

Road resealing and reconstruction Ķŕ Ʒſşŕ ȑ ǟǝǞǤȈǞǥ ǕŕëŕĈĶëō Ʒĕëſ şëĎ ſĕƆĕëōĕĎǼ ǨǭŊŔ ȎƐëſīĕƐǼ ǪǰŊŔȏȂ ŔşƖŕƐ ƆżĕŕƐǼ ȨǯǮǯǽǭǭǭ ȎƐëſīĕƐǼ ȨǪȂǯŔȏ şëĎ ſĕĈşŕƆƐſƖĈƐĕĎǼ ǨȂǪŊŔ ȎƐëſīĕƐǼ ǭŊŔȏȂ ŔşƖŕƐ ƆżĕŕƐǼ ȨǩȂǪǯŔ ȎƐëſīĕƐǼ ȨǭȒǮȂǩŔȏ year, for example, Council had resealed 16km of roads – less than half the target distance.

During the same period, it reconstructed 1.3km of the road network – less than a quarter of the target.

‘Council is not improving the overall condition of the road network,’ Council’s asset management co-ordinator Blyth Short said in the report.

‘It is not addressing the increasing number of potholes and rough patches on top of patches.

‘If Council does not begin to invest in the road pavement, further declining levels of service will result in terms of higher risk, reduced safety, increased vehicle operating costs, worse travel times, more vehicle accidents, increased noise, and adverse impacts on the environment.’

The report states that Council’s 2019/20 budget for road resealing and reconstruction would need to increase dramatically to $9.8m to improve the quality of the Shire’s roads.

Even maintaining the current standard of the network would require an increase in spending to $6m in the next budget.

‘This could be considered the absolute minimum starting point for the 2019/20 budget with a view to progressive annual increases until the TAMP targets can be achieved,’ the report states.

But Cr Richardson said it was easy to use such reports

to play ‘kick the council’, and that the organisation had been ‘focused on trying to get local roads in shape’.

Mayor’s view ‘What this report doesn’t show is that we’re actually spending more on roads than we ever have,’ Cr Richardson said.

‘It talks about really major spending… The difficulty is how to pay for that.’

‘As a council we’re pretty frugal – there isn’t a lot of fat to cut. Do we want to stop funding our libraries or our community halls or parks to pay for this?’

Cr Richardson also said the report needed to be considered in the broader context of the ever-increasing demands on Council’s budget and the difficulties of generating more revenue.

‘You have the state government shifting more and more responsibility onto councils, and at the same time limiting our potential to generate more revenue from rate increases.

‘My question for the state government is, “When are you going to fund roads in regional areas to a reasonable level?”’

He said Council had also been repeatedly stymied in its attempts to obtain more revenue from the nearly two million tourists who visited the Shire each year. ‘We tried to introduce paid parking in Bruns to obtain some revenue from the thousands of day

visitors and other tourists who go there, and I think there was a large proportion of the community who agreed with that.

‘Unfortunately there was a loud backlash from a vocal part of the community and so some councillors felt they couldn’t go ahead and make some of the tough decisions.

‘There is a vocal part of our community that simply don’t want to pay extra to improve our roads, whether it be through parking meters or increased rates or any other measure we might propose.’

Nats MLC responds The state government’s parliamentary secretary for Northern NSW, Ben Franklin, said the report demonstrated that Byron Council should have invested more on road infrastructure.

However, he said that the government should also be taking more responsibility to assist communities that experienced very large influxes of tourism each year.

‘I believe that those communities, like the Byron Shire, that deliver most to the state’s economy through tourists should be considered for extra support,’ Mr Franklin said.

‘Obviously Council should have done more, but the state should too.’

According to the report, ‘every customer survey conducted by Byron Shire highlights that the very poor condition of the road network is the issue of greatest concern to the community and is causing the highest dissatisfaction rating’.

The report concludes that progressive increases in road funding should be included in Council’s Long Term Financial Plan and its 10-year capital plan to ensure that target levels are achieved within three years.

The meeting will be held at Ocean Shores Community Centre, 55 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores, on Monday, 10 December 2018, at 10:30am to hear from as many people as possible.

If you wish to apply to speak at the public meeting, you must complete an expression of interest form and return it via email to ipcn@ipcn.nsw.gov.au so that it is received by no later than 5 pm on Wednesday, 5 December 2018.

And if you can’t make it or just don’t like public speaking, that’s not a problem! You can make a written comment up to one week after the meeting. Written comments are weighed the same as spoken presentations.

The Byron Shire Echo

This public meeting will be recorded, and a written transcript published on our website.

Volume 33 #24 • November 21, 2018

Speakers should familiarise themselves with the Commission’s ‘Public Meeting Guidelines’ prior to presenting to the Panel.

Established 1986 • 23,200 copies every week

www.echo.net.au

Please Note: Any information given to us may be published on our website, unless explicitly stated otherwise. All personal contact details (other than names) will be removed before online publication, but may be provided to relevant government departments. Before writing to us, please read our Privacy Statement at www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au or call us on (02) 9383 2100.

Contact: Commission Secretariat on (02) 9383 2100 or Email: ipcn@ipcn.nsw.gov.au Independent Planning Commission NSW: Level 3, 201 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000

2 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

BLZ155349

For more information You can find the Department’s final assessment report on our website: www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au under D540-18. Other relevant documents are accessible at www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au under SSD 8169 and MP 09 0028 MOD5.

Phone 02 6684 1777 Editorial/news editor@echo.net.au Advertising adcopy@echo.net.au Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

© 2018 Echo Publications Pty Ltd ABN 86 004 000 239 Printer: Fairfax Media Brisbane Reg. by Aust. Post Pub. No. NBF9237

Nicholas Shand 1948–1996 Founding Editor

General Manager Simon Haslam Editor Hans Lovejoy Photographer Jeff Dawson Advertising Manager Angela Cornell Production Manager Ziggi Browning

‘The job of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.’

– Finley Peter Dunne 1867–1936

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Local News

Biggest little music fest wraps Streets and venues were again commandeered by music-loving patrons last weekend for the annual Mullum Music Festival.

A power outage on Saturday from an afternoon storm could have resulted in warm beer and candlelit acoustic sets, but at 8.45pm the lights came back on, to massive cheers from punters in the streets and venues.

Organisers said, ‘Perhaps like every year, the real stars of the Mullum Music Festival were the community of people in attendance: a truly mixed demographic of age, race, and tribe, who came together for one remarkable weekend to celebrate the transformative power of music.’

BLACK SALE FRIDAY ON! DYSON V8 ABSOLUTE HANDSTICK VACUUM

$ Stilted performers ambled along with a massive horn and percussion ensemble during Sunday’s New Orleans-styled street parade. The three-day event drew international and national artists along with top-shelf local acts. Photo Jeff ‘Say Stilton’ Dawson

599

Planning panel refuses ‘disrespectful’ Jonson St DA Paul Bibby Applause erupted from the public gallery at a meeting in Mullumbimby last Wednesday afternoon after a contentious application to build a four-storey residential/ commercial development at the southern end of Jonson Street was refused.

The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) unanimously rejected the $21.1m development, with one panelist branding it ‘disrespectful’.

The JRPP is appointed by the state government and decides upon large-scale developments in NSW above $20m; the $21.1m development is headed by Graham Dunn. He previously defended the estimated cost, just above the threshold, to make it a JRPP determination rather than one by elected councillors.

Remarkably the panel, who approve most of what

comes before them, went against a recommendation from Byron Council staff that the development be approved.

Instead, the panel accepted one of the main objections from locals, namely that the proposed development was to be twoand-a-half metres above the current nine-metre height limit for that part of Byron.

This would have allowed the developer to squeeze a fourth storey into the building, going against residents’ long-held desire to maintain a three-storey CBD height limit.

Plans for the southern end of Jonson Street included a two-level parking basement for 120 cars, 26 serviced apartments, 24 residential units, a 65-place childcare centre, shops and a restaurant.

In arguing that its proposal should be approved, the developer relied heavily on the fact that Byron Council

has proposed to increase building height limits in this part of town to 11.5m.

But the panel found that until the proposed increase had gone through the appropriate community consultation processes and become law, the development could not be approved.

Panel member Pamela Westing said, ‘I find it disrespectful, quite frankly, not to go through that process before making the application.’

Mayor Simon Richardson said that unlike the Mercato shopping centre development, which had been allowed to exceed height limits, the proponents of the Jonson St development ‘are simply seeking more height so they can fit in more apartments’.

Applicants JGD Developments argued that there was a ‘desperate need’ for medium-density housing in the Shire, a lack of

commercial space, and a shortage of childcare vacancies.

They also said that the proposed change to height limits in this part of Byron had informed the ‘core vision’ for the development.

LG 450L BOTTOM MOUNT FRIDGE 3½ Star Energy Rating | 10 Year Parts Warranty On Inverter Compressor Smart Diagnosis | Elegant Design Finish With Hidden Pocket Door Grasp | Dark Graphite Finish

$

Mayoral reversal The mayor also said at the meeting that he submitted an urgency motion for this week’s Council meeting, which would ‘delete the planning proposal component that seeks an increase of height to 11.5 metres in this area of town.’

He said, ‘This urgency motion will be successfully supported by a large majority of councillors, and then, as is right, we and the community will consider the question of height together and, hopefully, collaboratively after we have completed our Employment Lands Strategy and as part of our wider Byron CBD DCP consultation.’

43" ULTRA HD SMART TV 100HZ QUAD CORE

106 STUART ST MULLUMBIMBY PH 6684 2511

898

$

799

FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1908

25*$1,& 9(*$1 */87(1 )5(( /2&$/

TAKING WHOLESALE ORDERS FOR CHRISTMAS NOW! Northern Rivers #1 tasting kettle cooked popcorn :KROHVDOH 5HWDLO (YHQWV 1IPOF t www.corndalepopcorn.com.au www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 3

Local News

For North Coast news online visit

ț ĶīŕĶǕĈëŕƐ ĈşŕĈĕſŕƆȜ şưĕſ īşưƐȜƆ ōĕƐƐĶŕī ōëƱƆ The state government’s controversial holiday letting laws will be tabled at this Thursday’s Council meeting, with staff suggesting councillors ‘Write (again) to the minister for planning to seek an urgent meeting to request a deferral of Byron Shire from the new statewide planning rules (pause to implementation).’

Staff say the pause is ‘necessary to enable a full consideration of the current impact of […] the proposed planning rule changes.’

They say short-term rental accommodation on Byron Shire will have environmental, social and economic impacts.

The NSW Department of Planning’s Short Term Rental Accommodation Planning Framework has been criticised for the potential burden it would place on councils in regards to enforcement.

A ‘lack of [a] coherent registration system’ has also been flagged by staff, along with the ‘absence of a Code of Conduct to inform the planning rules.’

The staff report also says the definition of ‘short-term rental accommodation’ and ‘exempt and complying criteria’ is ambiguous.

There are also ‘conflicts with other state government policy initiatives to address

housing affordability, local character and place planning and needs [a] review.’

Staff suggest that there be a ‘local exception to the planning rules for Byron Shire through either a statewide planning policy schedule or Byron local environmental plan (LEP) amendment.’

This would include ‘a reduction in the number of days that short-term rental accommodation is permissible from 365 days to 90 days (not 180 days),’ and the requirement on the owner or manager of a short-term rental property ‘to register on a Byron Shire Council Short Term Rental Accommodation Register.’

Woolies carpark partly closed A mysterious safety issue in the Mullumbimby Woolworths carpark forced the store to close for around two hours last Wednesday afternoon.

The store was closed at around 4pm with engineers barricading up the entrance to the carpark and turning away customers.

Structural issue The cause of the closure appears to be a structural issue in the back corner of the carpark, near the BWS bottle shop. The area had been taped off for a couple of days prior to the closure.

Councillors make second push to end nude bathing at Tyagarah Paul Bibby A group of Byron Shire councillors will attempt to reverse the recent decision to keep Tyagarah Beach ‘clothes optional’ when the council holds its meeting Thursday.

The councillors, including mayor Simon Richardson (Greens), have put forward two motions which, if passed, would put an end to nude bathing at Tyagarah.

Instead, a 12-month clothes-optional trial would be introduced on a stretch of beach in Byron Bay. The proposed rescission motion continues the ongoing saga over Tyagarah Beach, which has seen a long-running battle between naturists and a group of residents who are concerned about the ongoing instances of antisocial and illegal behaviour there.

At the last Council meeting on October 19, a motion to keep Tyagarah clothes optional was narrowly passed by five votes to three.

The motion included a plan to install up to 20 cameras to record vehicle registrations and personal behaviour in the Tyagarah reserve.

Cr Richardson and councillors Paul Spooner (Labor) and Jan Hackett (Labor) are

now attempting to overturn that decision.

Nude trial at Wreck If they are successful in that first step, the councillors will put forward a second motion to outlaw nude bathing at Tyagarah, and to introduce a 12-month trial of nude bathing on a stretch of beach in Byron Bay from The Wreck to Beaumont’s Beach House.

Closing Down Sale - Final Week Everything Must Go ...

Everything

Furniture

Cushions Plus

Lamps & Xmas

Shop-fittings

A: 3 Ti-Tree Place (off Banksia Dr) Arts and Industry Estate, Byron Bay T: 02 66855714 4 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Local News Tweed rail trail update Tweed Shire Council is pushing ahead with its planned rail trail, with construction to start about June 2019 for completion by September 2020.

The proposed first stage of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail will be from Murwillumbah to Crabbes Creek.

The 24-kilometre long railway winds through the villages of Stokers Siding, Burringbar and Crabbes Creek and features 27 bridges and two tunnels. One tunnel is 523 metres long ‘with ecological values that need to be managed during design and construction.’

The project is fully funded by the federal and state governments and supported

by Tweed Shire Council.

Voicing awareness of DV

FOOD FUNDING HEALTH

$3

Valencia Oranges save $1.25

NOW $3.95/kg

Offer ends 2nd December, 2018

Zucchini save $2

NOW $4.50/kg

Offer ends 2nd December, 2018

All Certified Organic

White Button Mushrooms

Gala Apples save $2.25

NOW $7.65/kg

Offer ends 2nd December, 2018

A musical project led by local singers, musical directors and producers recorded a song last week at Rockinghorse Studios to raise awareness of the epidemic of domestic violence (DV) in Australia. The song Another Woman Gone will be accompanied by a film clip that will be shot locally, say organisers, and will feature men and women from across Australia. It will be released next year at the V-day celebrations on February 14. Photo Jeff Dawson

planned for November 27 at Jasper Hall from 5pm till 7pm.

A Skinners Shoot resident has told The Echo that she is concerned function venues would pop up in rural areas should this go ahead.

Kay Collins said, ‘The state government has now agreed

for Council to proceed with developing an amendment to the LEP that will allow functions in rural areas.’

The Byron workshop was last Tuesday, she said, ‘with the vast majority of participants having a commercial interest in the industry. There

save $7

NOW $22.95/kg

Offer ends 2nd December, 2018

Our prof it is used to fund environmental & comm unity projects

Rural weddings and events up for discussion Public meetings around the Shire are now underway to hear feedback and explain Council’s plans to manage weddings and events in rural areas. The next will be at the A&I Hall Bangalow, November 26 from 5pm till 7pm. Federal will follow, with its meeting

PR OF IT FO R PU RP OS E on th 0k wo rt h of gr an ts th is m

Be healthy & fund more projects by visiting us: Byron Bay | Byron A&I Estate | Mullumbimby | Online

were few rural residents.

They will be the ones hugely adversely effected by this high-impact, inappropriate industry, which is totally incompatible with the objectives of the rural zone.’

Submission deadline is December 21.

Shop santosorganics.com.au

6684 3773

‘Why was @ScottMorrisonMP sacked as managing director of @TourismAus by the Howard government şŕōƷ ǧǯ ŔşŕƐIJƆ ĶŕƐş ƐIJĕ ŇşćȂ ɈlëƐIJĶëƆ!şſŔëŕŕ refusesȝto be upfront with Australians in #SenateQT’ ɉ ĕŕëƐşſÉşŕīȜƆ ¨ƱĕĕƐǽ mşưĕŔćĕſ ǨǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

Coopers Dry 6 pack

Carlton Dry Carton

Carton

$46

$13 $42

Cuervo Tequila $42

Vodka O Bintang Cans Carton

$38

$36

Over 350 beers and Ciders in stock Great selection of independent, organic and biodynamic wines and boutique spirits Specials from 21/11/18 to 27/11/18 The Northern Bottleshop supports the responsible service and consumption of Alcohol

HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN 6685 6454 | the northern.com.au www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 5

Local News

For North Coast news online visit Life & Teaching of

Adi Da Samraj

“We Are Consciousness Itself ”

“For those who would embrace a life based on heart-breaking Freedom – I am here.”

– Adi Da Samraj

TM

www.adidam.org

DR. ALBERT SALMONA MB, BS, (Syd), FAARM, ABAARM, Grad. Dip. Ac.

“The science of healthy ageing” Specialising in:

MENOPAUSE – PERIMENOPAUSE MEN’S HEALTH – ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES WEIGHT LOSS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS ANTI-AGEING PROGRAMS Medicare rebates apply Phone/Skype follow-up available

HEALTHSPAN CLINIC

Byron Bay Specialist Centre – 6/130 Jonson Street Phone: 6685 8433 Email: info@healthspanclinic.com

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process. – Vincent Van Gogh

Bottled water review announced by govt An independent review into the impacts of the bottled water industry on groundwater sources in the northern rivers has been announced by the NSW Coalition government According to Nationals MLC Ben Franklin, the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer will provide advice on the sustainable groundwater extraction limits in the northern rivers region, ‘as well as advice on whether the current or proposed groundwater monitoring bores are sufficient.’

Minister for regional water Niall Blair (Nationals) said, ‘Water is a finite resource and we are completing this review to make sure that water remains available into the future in the northern rivers catchment for all purposes, including stock and domestic users and for groundwater dependent ecosystems.’

Mr Franklin said while the review is ongoing, ‘Council should not approve any further development applications for groundwater bottling.’ An initial report is expected by early February.

Bangalow plan needs feedback The draft Bangalow Village Plan: Vision and Initiatives is currently on exhibition.

The plan has been developed in collaboration with the Bangalow village guidance group, comprising

19 community members and three councillors.

Have your say before December 17. For more information visit www. yoursaybyronshire.com.au/ bangalow-village-plan.

Health care conference Nov 22 Providing tools for people to help themselves and others is the focus of the fifth annual Health Care Community Engagement Conference, to be held in Ballina on November 22 at the Ballina RSL Club from 8.15am till 4pm.

The conference will feature internationally-respected

researcher and author Dr Ray Moynihan, who is well-known for his research into the issue of over-diagnosis.

The conference is open to the public, carers and service providers. Registration is from 8.15am on the day. For more info visit https://bit. ly/2DvHHhG

Mark Swivel to speak at Students protest for climate ABC Friends, Nov 25 action, November 30 Young environmental activist Holley Somerville Knott says she is taking part in the School Strike 4 Climate event, where students from all over the world will walk out from class to demand more action from governments on climate change.

She told The Echo, ‘My high school and the other schools from the Byron Shire

are walking out of school at 10am on November 30 in the name of climate change.

‘There is going to be bands, speakers, signs and protestors marching from Railway Park in Byron to Main Beach to raise awareness. Speak up and take action!’

‘Everyone there will be forming a giant human sign!’

Lawyer, comedian, Dustyesky MC and political aspirant Mark Swivel will be guest speaker for the upcoming ABC Friends meeting on Sunday November 25 at the Bangalow Bowling Club. Starts at 11.30am.

ABC Friends Northern Rivers secretary Jennie Hicks says ‘Mark is an entertaining, articulate speaker and a strong supporter of the ABC.’ ‘He is running as an

Independent or the senate election in the federal election next year. All members of the public are welcome to attend. There will also be an opportunity for anyone interested to join the ABC Friends, which is independent of the ABC itself and is not aligned to any political party. Its purpose is to support an independent and comprehensive national broadcaster.’

ADVERTISEMENT

Shake down your power bill IF you’ve been thinking about making the switch to solar, the time to act is now. The federal government’s Renewable Energy Target scheme delivers real upfront savings to Aussie households and businesses looking to move towards renewable energy sources. The STC financial incentive offered is set to decrease by approximately $300, based on a 6.6 kW system on December 31st. That’s a serious saving not to be sneezed at.

To secure the higher STC incentive, it’s important to know your solar system must be installed and operational before December 31st.

Understanding the federal STC incentive The federal government currently offers a financial incentive designed to encourage Australian homes, businesses and community groups to take up solar in a bid to meet the national renewable energy target by 2030. This incentive comes in the form of an STC (small scale technology certificate) which is an upfront saving applied directly to the solar system at the time of installation. As the end user, you do not need to pay upfront or claim any money back, you are not out of pocket.

The current STC calculation will reduce again at the end of the year and will do so each year until it is phased out in 2030, so if you’ve been considering solar, now is the time to maximise your upfront savings.

Right now, the SAE Group are running out an exceptional offer that will further maximise your opportunity to save. An oversupply of the premium Seraphim 330-watt panels, has prompted a ‘run out’ special, only while stocks last. This quality 6.6KW bundle is comprised of 20 x 330-watt Seraphim panels and the 5kW X1 Solax inverter. This premium bundle is backed by a 10-year product warranty on the panels and 5-year product warranty on the inverter as well as our premium 12 year workmanship warranty.

Limited installations available SAE Group are working hard to install as many customers as possible before the December 31st deadline. With such high demand we have just 30 installation opportunities available between now and the deadline for installation. Secure yours today.

SAE Group are a Clean Energy Council Approved Solar Retailer, who are committed to raising the bar in the solar industry. The team at SAE Group are Master Electricians first and foremost, so you can also rest easy knowing you’re dealing with highly experienced, qualified staff. From consultation, to quality installation, and after sales service, we are with you the whole way, and offer a 12-year workmanship warranty with every installation.

We are genuinely passionate about the benefits of quality energy solutions designed to deliver you real savings. If you’re ready to take control of your energy future, and you’re looking for honest, trustworthy advice from your local energy contractor, call SAE Group today on 1300 18 20 50. To find out more visit www.saegroup.com.au

6 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

6.6kW

Solar Bundle From

*

$4599 Normally

$6232

20 x 330W Seraphim panels + 5kW X1 Solax inverter For a free on site solar assessment call:

1300 18 20 50 or visit: www.saegroup.com.au

*This offer is not available with any other offer. Price includes racking and installation. Single storey access only. Price is valid for standard roof tile only. Terracotta, flat, designer tiles and colourbond may incur an extra charge. Net meter changeover not included.

Smart meter not included. Finance options are available, subject to lending criteria eligibility. Terms & conditions, fees and charges may apply. Travel charges for distance over 70kms from warehouse will apply. Electrical Licenses: QLD 72258, NSW 227562C

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Local News

$330k for community groups in electorate Ballina MP Tamara Smith (Greens) has announced the electorate of Ballina has secured $330,000 in funding for a total of 19 projects through the NSW government’s 2018 Community Building Partnership Program.

Ms Smith said the state government funds will ‘deliver much-needed improvements to local facilities including an outdoor space supporting people with a disability in Ballina, the repair and refurbishment of the Mullumbimby Gateway, a computer systems upgrade for the Brunswick Heads Visitor Centre, and weather protection for

BOOK ONLINE

a children’s play area at Alstonville Public School’.

Positive outcomes ‘This is fantastic news for our region, this grassroots funding will directly help to create a more vibrant and inclusive local community with positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes,’ Ms Smith said. ‘I congratulate all the organisations that were successful in their application and look forward to seeing how these projects make a real difference for community groups in the area.’ She added the Community Building Partnership

MyVet Byron Bay 6685 6899

contain extremely high levels of biodiversity.

Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson said, ‘The protection of biodiversity is one of our community’s most serious considerations and Council also shares this concern.’ Staff say the strategy will provide an ongoing framework and action plan intended ‘to ultimately

myvetbyronbay.com.au

Tamara Smith MP with members of the Richmond Valley Woodcrafters, based at Summerland House, Alstonville who have received a Community Building Partnership grant of $20,000 to purchase a Lucas mobile saw mill and other equipment. Photo supplied program has funded some 13,800 community projects

Conservation strategy on its way The community are being asked to get involved and help Council formulate a new conservation strategy, which will replace the 2004 Strategy. Staff claim 84 per cent of that strategy was implemented.

A high numbers of rare or threatened flora and fauna are found in the region, and Byron Shire and the north coast are known to

APPOINTMENTS

eliminate threatening processes and protect and restore the native environment.’ An informal public workshop will be held at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall on Wednesday December 5 from 5.15pm till 7.30m. Bookings are essential. Visit www.yoursaybyronshire.com.au/biodiversityconservation-strategy.

since it commenced nearly a decade ago.

Shearwater open day, Sat Mullumbimby’s Steiner School is now enrolling for 2019 and beyond and the open day will be held on Saturday November 24.

Classrooms will be open from 10am till 2pm, featuring exhibitions of students’ work, and teachers will be available. More information: www.shearwater.nsw.edu.au or phone 6684 3223.

How do you use Lake Ainsworth?

Complete the survey at... hydrosphere.com.au/lakeainsworth Provide your feedback to create the Lake Ainsworth Coastal Management Plan for the future management of this important water body.

Survey closes: Friday 18 January 2019 The survey is being conducted by Hydrosphere Consulting for Ballina Shire Council and the OfďŹ ce of Environment and Heritage. The survey is part of the community engagement to develop the Lake Ainsworth Coastal Management Program.

Contact the project team at hydrosphere.com.au/lakeainsworth

Brunswick (KUJÇ­$CT JCU C PGY PCOGĐš 0GY .QQM UCOG QYPGTU FGNKEKQWU HQQF CPF HTKGPFN[ UGTXKEGĐš

“Staying at Brunswick for the weekend and made a last minute decision to stop in for a bite for dinner and it was amazing. What a treat!

Fresh seafood and salad, and epic burgers and chips! Do yourself a favour. This place will not disappoint!� – one very happy customer

10 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads • 02 6685 1240 www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

mĹ&#x;ưĕŔćĕſ NJǨǽ NJǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 7

Byron Shire Council Notices COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS

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

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979

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.

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.

MAKE A SUBMISSION 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.

AMENDMENTS TO COUNCIL’S ADOPTED FEES AND CHARGES 2018/19 MARVELL HALL AND SUFFOLK PARK HALL At its Ordinary Meeting held on 22 October 2018, Council resolved to place on public exhibition proposed changes to its adopted Fees and Charges for 2018/19, as follows: Marvell Hall Committee have purchased new audio-visual equipment for hire and have also updated other fees and charges.

Suffolk Park Community Hall has recently had hall renovations completed including a new small meeting space within the hall.

The full list of proposed changes can be viewed on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/public-notices The proposed amendments are on exhibition for a period of 28 days.

Submissions should be in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Byron Shire Council, PO Box 219 Mullumbimby 2482 or sent by email to submissions@byron.nsw.gov.au Emailed submissions to this address only will be acknowledged.

Submissions close: Friday 30 November 2018 Enquiries: Joanne McMurtry 02 6626 7316 or joanne.mcmurtry@byron.nsw.gov.au For information on making a submission, and where to address it, refer to the “Make a submission” section within Council’s advertising.

RURAL WEDDINGS AND EVENTS HAVE YOUR SAY A proposal to regulate weddings and events on rural land is on exhibition for a period of 6 weeks from 7 November 2018. A copy of the Planning Proposal to amend Byron Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2014 is available for viewing on Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice.

The proposal will provide an assessment mechanism for commercial function centres on land zoned RU2 Rural Landscape.

The proposal also seeks to set out a range of controls that will ensure that such commercial function centres do not result in disturbance to adjoining land owners or adverse impacts on rural amenity, farming or areas of high environmental value.

The Minister for Planning has issued an authorisation for Council to exercise delegation to make this LEP amendment.

Community workshops will be held around the Shire in November. More details can be found at www.yoursaybyronshire.com.au/functioncentres.

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 Council’s 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.

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 10.2018.311.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 24 Berrimbillah Court (Lot 3017 DP 249562) Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House and New Swimming Pool 10.2018.380.1 – SUFFOLK PARK, 15 Redgum Place (Lot 18 DP 842105) Secondary Dwelling 10.2018.443.1 – BRUNSWICK HEADS, 66 Hyrama Crescent (Lot 12 DP 259447) Swimming Pool, Spa, Pool Amenities Area and Gazebo 10.2018.342.1 – BYRON BAY, 5 Luan Court (Lot 56 DP 863772) Secondary Dwelling 10.2018.351.1 – OCEAN SHORES, 12 Matong Drive (Lot 931 DP 241810) Secondary Dwelling

EXHIBITION CLOSES 28 NOVEMBER 2018 10.2018.110.1 – MULLUMBIMBY 1897 Coolamon Scenic Drive (Lot 4 DP 874378) Chris Lonergan C/-Byron Bay Planning, S8.2 Review - Tourist and Visitor Accommodation (Twelve (12) Cabins including Use of Existing Structures as Storage and Staff Lunchroom and Construction of Day Spa), Camping Ground (now One Hundred and Thirty Four (134) Sites reduced from Two Hundred and Thirty Nine (239) Sites), Park Entry Office/Kiosk, New Dwelling and Recreation Facility (Indoors) - Yoga Facility

EXHIBITION CLOSES 5 DECEMBER 2018 10.2018.546.1 – BYRON BAY 6 Oodgeroo Gardens (Lot 7 DP 1185068) Dwayne Roberts C/-Ardill Payne & Partners, Multi Dwelling Housing comprising of Three (3) Dwellings each with a Swimming Pool 10.2018.553.1 – BYRON BAY 25 Childe Street (Lot 1 DP 854069) Calan Cockburn C/-Planit Consulting P/L - Alterations and Additions to Existing Tourist Facility Comprising of Swimming Pool, Pool Terrace and Bar Area 10.2018.552.1 - OCEAN SHORES 11 Warrambool Road (Lot 1490 DP 245028) Jarrod Gillies C/-Planit Consulting P/L - Multi Dwelling Housing Consisting of Eight (8) New Townhouses, Torrens and Strata Title Subdivision and Tree Removal over Multiple Stages

SUMMARY OF BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL’S FINANCIAL REPORTS 2017/2018 In accordance with Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act, 1993, Byron Shire Council advises that the Ordinary Council Meeting to be held on Thursday 22 November 2018 will include the presentation of the audited financial reports and the Auditor’s reports for the period ending 30 June 2018.

10.2018.88.1 – BANGALOW, 8 Robinson Street (Lot 1 DP 232916) New Dwelling to create Dual Occupancy (Detached) 10.2018.352.1 – EUREKA, 450 Eureka Road (Lot 129 DP 755697) Amenities Block/ Change Rooms 10.2018.527.1 – MYOCUM, 55 Mullumbimby Road (Lot 2 DP 1236619) Dwelling House 10.2018.511.1 – FEDERAL, 4/19 Teak Road (Lot 4 DP 286288) Swimming Pool 10.2018.544.1 – MULLUMBIMBY, 14 Station Street (Lot 1 DP 355927, Lot 1 DP 823669) Alterations and Additions to Existing Dwelling House 10.2018.363.1 – TALOFA, 731 Bangalow Road (Lot 3 DP 259010) Change of Use to Bed and Breakfast Accommodation 10.2017.444.2 – BANGALOW, 47 Parrot Tree Place (Lot 24 DP 1213420) Modify Exterior Cladding and Roof Colour and Relocate Rain Water Tanks 10.2016.409.2 – MULLUMBIMBY, 4 Towers Drive (Lot 44 DP 1232486, Lot 32 DP 1057320) S4.55 to Modify Building Design 10.2018.189.2 – EWINGSDALE, 9 Koala Close (Lot 29 DP 1214537) S4.55 to Delete Condition 12 which Requires all External Materials and Colours to be Natural Earthy Tones and Colour, with no White or Near White Colours.

11.2017.96.2 – BANGALOW, 10 Dudgeons Lane (Lot 10 DP 805144) S4.55 To Modify External Design and rear Boundary Setback 10.2006.738.5 – MAIN ARM, 2/6 To 5/6 Durrumbul Road (Lots 2 to 5 DP 286352 and Lot 1 DP 115187) S4.55 to Delete Condition 28(a) and Permit More than One (1) Dwelling Per Neighbourhood Lot

A summary of the financial reports has been outlined below: Section 418 (3) (b) Summary of Councils Financial Reports

Current year Previous year 2018 $’000 2017 $’000

Income Statement Total Income from Continuing Operations Total Expenses from Continuing Operations Operating Result from Continuing Operations Net operating result from Discontinued Operations Net Operating Result for Year Net operating result before grants and contributions provided for capital purposes

120,413 85,118 35,295 0

99,158 77,983 21,174 0

35,295 (2,019)

21,174 2,407

Balance Sheet Total Current Assets Total Current Liabilities Total Non Current Assets Total Non Current Liabilities Total Equity

85,113 (18,130) 807,319 (63,647) 810,655

88,977 (19,337) 764,940 (62,631) 771,949

Other Financial Information Unrestricted Current Ratio Operating Performance Ratio (%) Infrastructure Renewals Ratio (%) Debt Service Cover Ratio Rates & Annual Charges Outstanding Percentage (%)

3.40 -1.01% 110.37% 2.61 3.56%

3.20 5.98% 56.63% 3.26 3.52%

In accordance with Section 420 of the Local Government Act 1993, any person may make a submission in writing to Council with respect to the Audited Financial Statements or the Auditor’s Reports.

HAVE YOUR SAY DROP-IN SESSIONS FUTURE HOUSING AT LOT 22 MULLUMBIMBY The Planning Proposal for rezoning and reclassifying Part Lot 22 DP 1073165, Stuart Street Mullumbimby is on exhibition until 12 December 2018.

Your feedback is important to us. The Planning Proposal, supporting information and details about how to have your say are available at www.yoursaybyronshire.com.au/lot-22-mullumbimbyfuture-housing-proposal.

Come along to one of our interactive ideas drop-in sessions at the Council Chambers: • Tues 27 November – 12 noon – 6.00pm • Wed 28 November – 12 noon – 6.00pm • Thurs 29 November – 8.00am – 1.00pm The proposal includes changes that reclassify 22ha of the 29ha block from “community” to “operational” (meaning the land could in future be used for housing). A new residential zone and clause along with a 200m2 minimum lot size is proposed to ensure a supply of diverse 1, 2 & 3+ bedroom dwellings to meet the needs of our community.

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

The Financial Reports are available on Council’s website at the following location www.byron.nsw.gov.au/Public-Notice.

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

Submissions close: 4.30pm Friday 21 December 2018

Submissions close: Friday 30 November 2018

Submissions close: 12 December 2018 at 4.30pm

Enquiries: Jamie van Iersel 02 6626 7283

Enquiries: James Brickley 02 6626 7090

Enquiries: Isabelle Hawton 02 6626 7267

www.byron.nsw.gov.au 8 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Local News EƖĶƐëſ ſëǔ ōĕ ƱĶŕŕĕſ ëŕŕşƖŕĈĕĎ

Ben Winch won a very special guitar at the Mullum Music Fest.

Donated by Bluesfest, it is adorned with Indigenous art and signed by some of the planet’s top musicians. Music Outback’s Steve Berry said $3,655 was raised from the raffle, which will go towards helping remote Indigenous communities with their music programs and language preservation. Pictured are also volunteer Robyn and organiser Steve. Photo Jeff Dawson

ëŕƐşƆ wſīëŕĶĈƆ ĎşŕëƐĕ Ɛş ƐſëƖŔëƐĶƆĕĎ ŊĶĎƆ Children on the far north coast who have suffered trauma and can’t sleep will soon benefit from a donation from Santos Organics.

Local charity Comfort for Kids say the community grant from Santos Organics will enable 200 more northern rivers children to ‘find more peace at night and wake up rejuvenated, on a path to thrive.’

Comfort for Kids director Ahna de Vena says, ‘These kids suffer a debilitating double-whammy. Not only have they experienced trauma; they then enter a cycle of

ĈIJşşōĶĕƆ ƖŕĎĕſƱëƷǽ ëōşŕī ƱĶƐIJ LƖć ëŕĎ wżĕſëƐĶşŕ bĶŔćĕſōĕƷ Police reminded school leavers to party safely and know their limits as this year’s NSW schoolies celebrations kicked in over the weekend.

Police say they are pleased with the behaviour of young people over the first two nights of schoolies in Byron Bay with only some minor incidents of antisocial behaviour and drinking alcohol in prohibited areas being detected.

The Byron Schoolies Hub has again been set up at Apex Park and this will be run by local resident Nicqui Yazdi from the BUDDI Community Drug Action Team with band of more than 70 local volunteers.

The HUB is a safe zone where schoolies can drop in, access free water, sunblock, and information, or talk to a caring person, and has a wellmanaged First Aid station to help with minor ailments.

‘Nicqui does an amazing job coordinating the HUB with her team of volunteers,’ Mayor Richardson said.

The Red Frogs volunteers will also be around Byron and working from the HUB, offering support and wisdom to schoolies who may be tired, emotional, or simply struggling with what the Frogs call ‘the pressure of prolonged partying’.

They do free pancakes and chai from the HUB in the park in the evenings, and their DJs provide a free dance party each night.

Schoolies HUB coordinator Nicqui said, ‘We are looking forward to seeing all of this year’s school leavers arriving and coming and finding out about the services we can provide for them from the HUB. It is their go-to for everything while they are here and this year’s volunteers have had a lot of free training in alcohol and other drugs and first aid, and are ready to assist with anything we can.’

There will be an increased police presence to cope with the extra visitors in town

sleeplessness. The result is they often become physically and mentally ill, then everyday life and learning becomes immensely challenging. We help children learn new life skills including ways to ease anxiety, calm down in bed and fall asleep with ease.’ Comfort for Kids is seeking local child-focused organisations to be part of their sleep-support program.

For more info visit www. comfortforkids.org.

Mullumbimby Office

Family Law & Criminal Law The ONLY Accredited Criminal Law Specialist with offices in Byron and Tweed Shires Traffic Law • Court Work Conveyancing • Wills • Probate

p 02 6684 6111 f 02 6684 6122 Suite 6, 97 Stuart St Mullumbimby NSW 2482

Tweed Office p 07 5536 6111 f 07 5536 6112

Lismore Office p 02 6621 6116 f 02 6621 4117

With Integrity & Light

WITH THE LEADING GLOBAL SPECIALIST IN CREATIVE MEDIA EDUCATION

and the public order and riot squad will also be here for the busy middle weekend.

şōĶĈĕ żſĕƆĕŕĈĕ Tweed/Byron police district duty officer detective inspector Matt Kehoe said police will be out in force targeting drug- and alcoholrelated crime and antisocial behaviour.

‘Police aren’t here to ruin your fun, but rather make it a safe environment for your celebrations,’ Det Insp Kehoe said.

‘Drugs and alcohol impair your judgment and may lead to a conviction or choice that affects the rest of your life.

Know your limits and look out for your mates so you can ensure this is a memorable event for the right reasons.

‘Officers will be around and are there for your safety; approach police or authorities if you are in danger or a victim of any type of crime.’

The operation continues till December 3.

INFO NIGHT | THURS 22 NOV 4PM - 7PM BYRON BAY CAMPUS - EWINGSDALE RD

AN SAE CAMPUS IN LONDON, PARIS OR NEW YORK.

REGISTER & ATTEND

REGISTER NOW

SAE.EDU.AU | 1800 723 338 *Conditions apply, see sae.edu.au/win-a-trip. AU residents 16+ only. Starts 20/10/18. Ends: 11:59pm AEDST 15/2/19. Limit 1 entry /person. Draw: 373 Ewingsdale Rd, Byron Bay NSW 2481 on 20/2/19 at 5pm AEDST. Winner at www.SAE.edu.au from 25/2/19. Prize: 1x trip for 2ppl to the winner’s choice of 1 SAE Creative Media Institute campus (from the following 3 options: London - UK, Paris - France or New York - USA) valued at up to AU$10.5K. Promoter: SAE Institute Pty Limited (ABN 21 093 057 973) of Australian Headquarters, 373 Ewingsdale Rd, Byron Bay NSW 2481.

Permits: NSW. LTPS/18/26262 ACT. TP18/01370 SA. T18/1252

NORTH COAST Radiology Group

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

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 9

Comment

For North Coast news online visit

ÉĕĕŊōƷ ƆƐƖǔ ȒƖżƆ ŕşƱ ĶŕĈōƖĎĕ ŕëƐĶşŕëō ĶŕƐĕſĕƆƐ

The Byron Shire Echo Volume 33 #24 • November 21, 2018

lƖƆƆşōĶŕĶ ƱşƖōĎ ćĕ żſşƖĎ Collective facts, reason and civility died on November 8, 2016, when the US president was elected.

He’s been maintaining a deranged narrative since then, and no-one seems to have a clue as to how to disrupt the ultimate disrupter. The media – other than his cheerleading Murdochowned Fox – have been held down by the scruff of their necks.

Unaligned politicians just can’t compete with his daily Twitter barrage, which has 53 million followers.

Well it’s time to get informed, because it’s not just inarticulate pompous silly Australian politicians who are taking the president’s cues on tyrannical domination; there is a worldwide trend happening and democracies are backsliding.

So we, as the great unwashed masses, need to get informed about linguistics and cognitive science.

Why? George Lakoff, a professor of linguistics and cognitive science at UC Berkeley, says that the president’s language dominates because when a journalist repeats his lies and then tries to address the lie, it’s too late.

The ‘frame’ has been repeated, he says, which strengthens it in people’s brains.

‘If I say don’t think of an elephant, you think of an elephant,’ he told Vox’s Ezra Klein.

Lakoff says the president uses lies to divert attention from the ‘big truths,’ or the things he doesn’t want the media to cover. This allows him to create the controversies he wants and capitalise on the outrage and confusion they generate, while simultaneously stoking his base and forcing the press into the role of ‘opposition party.’

For journalists to regain the narrative, he says, ‘First you first tell the truth; then you point out what the lie is and how it diverges from the truth. Then you repeat the truth and tell the consequences of the difference between the truth and the lie.

If the media did this consistently, it would matter. It would be more difficult for the president to lie’.

One of the failings of the left and journalists, he says, is their inability to recognise that language is not neutral.

He told Klein, ‘A lot of [US] Democrats believe in what is called Enlightenment reasoning, and that if you just tell people the facts, they’ll reach the right conclusion. That just isn’t true.

‘People think in terms of conceptual structures called frames and metaphors. It’s not just the facts. They have values, and they understand which facts fit into their conceptual framework. You can’t understand something if your brain doesn’t allow it, if your brain filters it out in terms of your values.’

Despite Lakoff’s gloomy assessment of mass human psychology, there is hope – former West Australian Greens senator Scott Ludlum was successful in increasing his vote for an election by simply doing the hard work of door knocking and listening to what people had to say. Once a person is at ease, they are more receptive to changing their opinions if presented with new or ‘alternative’ facts.

Hans Lovejoy, editor

B

ill Shorten and Penny Wong got it right last week: ScoMo’s pre-Wentworth thought bubble about moving the Australian embassy to Jerusalem should be dead, buried and cremated.

It was always a bad idea and if there was any doubt the Indonesians have tried to put it out of its misery with the simple tactic of taking Morrison’s cherished preferential trade deal with Jakarta off the table until our leader disposes of the remains.

But Morrison prefers to keep them festering: like a dog returning to its vomit he refuses to admit that his bright idea is deceased, no longer with us, it’s shifted off the mortal coil, an ex-parrot.

In Singapore he insisted that president Joko Widodo did not make any connection between the embassy and the treaty, but Widodo didn’t have to; at the same time two of his senior ministers were telling the world that it was a game breaker, and Morrison’s own former trade minister, Steve Ciobo, admitted that there was only a five per cent chance the move would go ahead.

Actually, if the experts have their way there is considerably less than that, but presumably Ciobo was concerned to leave his prime minister a fig leaf of respectability before the capitulation.

And Morrison, being the marketer he is, appears determined to turn it into a full formal outfit – albeit one with a daggy Chinese cap.

It was still under active consideration, he claimed preposterously – there would be a decision soon – well, probably before Christmas, leaving nearly six weeks for him to devise the terms of surrender and pen a brief epitaph.

And of course it has absolutely nothing to do with the Indonesians or anyone else – Shorten should not take his cue from foreigners, we will decide, etc, etc.

Actually, what Shorten said was that Morrison was looking stupid over the issue, a statement of the bleeding obvious, and that since we all believe the backdown is coming, Morrison should bloody well get on with it.

Another week, another stuff up. But it is more serious than that, because it is now obvious that our prime minister hasn’t got a clue about foreign affairs and is capable of doing a lot of damage if he refuses to listen to those with more experience.

Australia’s national interest is not jingoistic bluster of the kind Morrison learned in his time boosting tourism with aggressive slogans like: ‘where the hell are you?’. Foreign policy relies on negotiation, listening to ensure that unforeseen consequences – or, in this case, clearly foreseen and blindingly obvious – do not harm the national interest and outweigh whatever immediate domestic benefit may be envisaged.

As soon as Morrison announced his captain’s pick, all the experts were against it – some more vehemently thanȝothers Mungo MacCallum This is why we have the department, with its vast bureaucracy and extensive diplomatic corps. Moving the embassy would please Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump (what was that about taking cues from foreigners?) but infuriate our largest and most important neighbour and generally piss off just about everyone else on the globe, with the possible exception of Guatemala, which followed Trump’s pre-emptive move.

As soon as Morrison announced his captain’s pick, all the experts were against it – some more vehemently than others – but the policy was left friendless from the start. But in the coalition party room it has been embraced as the latest episode in the interminable culture wars.

Because Morrison refused to cut his losses and bunker down in the face of opposition – and not only from the dreaded foreigners, but from a majority of dinky-di Australian experts in the field – the issue is now seen as a test of strength, even of Morrison’s dwindling credibility.

And it escalated, rather than being diffused, when a second neighbouring ally, Malaysia, joined the Indonesians in warning that moving the embassy was not a good idea. Mohammad Mahathir has never been a great friend of Australia – he can often be recalcitrant, as Paul Keating memorably described

him. But at the age of 93 he has a fair amount of experience in the region, and when he said that the switch could increase the threat of terrorism he was worth listening to.

But not, apparently, in Canberra: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ignored the ball and went straight for the man, and the zealots of the right claimed that the mere fact that Mahathir was against the policy meant that moving the embassy was now essential – a matter of national pride.

There were some sensible voices: even The Australian’s Paul Kelly broke with his fellow cardinal Greg Sheridan to label the move a disaster. And there is still time for reason and logic (not to mention economics and engineering) to prevail before the Christmas deadline Morrison has imposed.

But it has led our leader into a morass of his own making as the season of political summits gets under way, leaving the lasting impression that he is more interested in currying favour with Israel and the United States than engaging with his immediate surroundings.

This may, with time and effort, be forgiven, but it will not be forgotten: he can expect to be on probation for many months, perhaps longer than his government lasts.

In Darwin with the Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, and then at the APEC meeting in Port Moresby, Morrison has shown signs that he is refreshing his brand: the silly caps have gone, he is wearing a suit and tie, and as far as we know he has not saluted his fellow heads of government with a fair dinkum Aussie greeting of ‘How’re they hanging, mate?’ or ‘Been getting any lately, cobber?’ Perhaps he is just saving them for a meeting with the chief pussy grabber, Donald Trump.

But more probably the storm of ridicule over his transparently false dagginess has produced a revised marketing ploy. It might get him through to the silly season – with any luck. But at some point he will have to come to the decision.

The domestic political fix would be to stand firm against the bloody foreigners. The national interest demands a backdown.

Distasteful and humiliating, perhaps, but it is the only half-way responsible course. Over to you, ScoMo.

Have your say on the Byron Bay to Suffolk Park Cycleway

Pioneering Holistic Dentistry in the Byron Shire for over 20 years • General and Family Dentistry • Emergencies • 3D Imaging, Scanning and Treatment Planning • Hygienist and Dental Therapist • Implants • Orthodontics • Periodontics • Extensive Bleaching Options • Comprehensive Cosmetic Treatments • Bulk billing for Child Dental Benefits Scheme

Call 0266 851 264 Shop 6/18 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Heads | www.brunswickdental.net

10 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

Byron Shire Council has completed an investigation and concept design for a continuous cycleway from Byron Bay (Browning Street) to Suffolk Park (Clifford Street), and it is time to have your say on their findings.

The Byron Bay (Browning St) to Suffolk Park (Clifford St) Cycleway Investigation Report and Preferred Option Concept Design will be on exhibition for public comment for a period of 28 days.

Submissions Open: 16 November 2018 Submissions Close: 14 December 2018 Find out more and have your say at www.yoursaybyronshire.com.au/byron-bay-suffolk-park-cycleway For further enquiries, please call 6626 7000 or email walkrollride@byron.nsw.gov.au.

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Letters EşşĎ !IJſĶƆƐĶëŕƆ Preraphaelite pondering…

mşşƆëǕ ĈëƐĶşŕȃ Is the four-storey development in Jonson Street indicative of a new Byron Bay business model?

Shops below and tourist accommodation above. Pack in as many cash cows as you can – they have no need for open space. The beach is just a relatively short walk away, past all the shops.

Could this be related to the skulduggery in Railway Park? Council is adamant that all they want to do is covered by the current park designation, yet they still want to change the

This smoothie is bound to win a prize at the show...

designation the park to one that will allow more activities at the site. They must want to do other things or there would be no need to change the designation. What other things do they want to do that they’re not telling us?

There are some interesting agendas holding considerable sway with our council.

Robin Harrison Binna Burra Q Simon Richardson and Paul Spooner have sold Byron out by supporting this development to please our developer ‘mates’.

Byron has never seen so

much development with Simon Richardson as mayor.

It’s a disgrace. It’s all about money as usual.

As for Paul Spooner, how two faced can you get?

Supporting the big end of town then pretending to be concerned about ‘Affordable Housing’ to ease his guilty conscience!

It’s laughable. Their over-development and tourism push has created the shortage of housing and is destroying a once beautiful Byron.

Welcome to Noosa!

Denise Morden Suffolk Park

Buy or renew your Pay Parking Permit today.

For just $55 per year, a Pay Parking Permit enables all Byron Shire Residents to park in metered spaces in Byron Bay. With a Pay Parking Permit, you can park and simply walk away. Time limits apply.

Pay Parking Permits are FREE for people applying with: A Centrelink Pensioner Blue Card A Mobility Parking Permit Work or volunteer in the Byron Shire but live elsewhere? You can purchase a Pay Parking Permit for ($110), conditions apply.

PURCHASE ONLINE

*excluding NPWS carparks at The Pass, Captain Cook Lookout, Cosy Corner, Cape Byron Lighthouse

You can buy and renew your Pay Parking Permit online – it’s easy www.byron.nsw.gov.au/byron-shire-pay-parking 2U EULQJ \RXU FXUUHQW FDU UHJLVWUDWLRQ FHUWLðFDWH WR &RXQFLOâV &XVWRPHU 6HUYLFH &HQWUH LQ 0XOOXPELPE\ RU RXU GHVN LQ WKH %\URQ 9LVLWRU &HQWUH IRU DVVLVWDQFH

)`YVU :OPYL *V\UJPS ࠮ :[H[PVU :[ 4\SS\TIPTI` ࠮ ;!

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

The prime minister quickly backtracked on sensing community outrage about the decision to cut funding to Foodbank from $750,000 to $427,000 per year.

Foodbank, a charity that responds to crises including the current drought, feeds 710,000 Australians a month.

The PM added he would increase the government’s food-relief budget by $1.5 million over the next 4.5 years.

Let’s put the government’s treatment of the top and bottom ends of town into perspective. Using treasury data, ABS figures and the University of Melbourne’s Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey progressive think tank Per Capita calculated the cost to the budget of major tax concessions was $135 billion per year. This is more than the cost of the four main welfare payments – aged pension, family assistance payments, disability benefits and Newstart – combined. More evidence why this government is unfit to govern.

Meg Pickup Ballina ▶ More letters on next page

FIRST BIRTHDAY SALE 20% off everything for loyalty customers for one day only

Monday 26 November Guest author Heather Ewart signing her new book “Back Roads” between 4 and 5.30pm

Letters to the Editor Send to Letters Editor Aslan Shand, email: editor@echo.net.au, fax: 6684 1719. Deadline: Noon, Friday. Letters longer than 200 words may be cut.

Letters already published in other papers will not be considered. Please include your full name, address and phone number for verification purposes.

86 JONSON ST, BYRON BAY 6685 7662 therailsbyronbay.com

AND THE FAMOUS

RAILS kitchen

Thursday 22 nov

SARAH GRANT TRIO Friday 23 nov

SILK AND OAK Saturday 24 nov

PINK ZINC Sunday 25 nov

SWAMP CATS Monday 26 nov

DEAN HAITANI Tuesday 27 nov

LEIGH JAMES Wednesday 28 nov

CHRIS AND JAMIE mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 11

Letters

For North Coast news online visit

Womens Shack in Byron Bay Women’s Wisdom & Wellbeing • • • •

Women’s Health Yoga - Massage Counselling Workshops

www.womensshack.com 0451 729 019 | info@womensshack.com

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them away. – Dorothy Day

Help still there

Regarding your article Byron Vinnies’ vollies exit. As a Byron ‘vollie’ of ten years who continues to volunteer, it seems the silent victims of this story are people who regularly seek charitable assistance from the Byron Bay St Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Conference and the Conference members who see them every week.

I’m concerned that now those in need may not feel they can seek assistance from our Conference. Nothing could be further from the truth!

Conference members work

quietly in the background, doing the core charitable work of the St Vincent de Paul Society. These generous souls, both Catholic and nonCatholic, volunteer their time to help the most vulnerable in the community.

People are usually referred

by Centrelink, or through the shop. The shop exists solely to raise money for the charitable works of the SVDP society. Although Catholic in origin, people of all or no religion volunteer for SVDP. The Catholic Church receives none of the revenue raised

by the society. All revenue raised goes back into the local community or helps with the charitable works of the society.

The current management restructure of St Vincent de Paul retail shops was inevitable and long overdue.

Mistakes have obviously been made in the transition.

I am sorry that shoppers and fellow volunteers have been offended or can’t afford to shop here. However, the majority of our stock is reasonably priced in line with other opshops. The designer clothes and accessories are priced a little higher, as are the better quality homewares. At the Bay Vinnies you can still purchase these items. A lot of op shops now sell these ‘better quality’ items online to get big prices.

I personally have not witnessed locals not shopping in our Vinnie’s shop any more. When I volunteer things seem pretty much the same. A boycott won’t hurt the ‘establishment’ but the most vulnerable in our local community.

Jan Lang Ewingsdale

Male violence Mandy Nolan’s discussion of male violence (Echo, 14 Nov) reminded me of a question that has troubled me for some time: What is it about women that makes some men so violent?

Do these men go around beating up everybody? Picking fights with their mates?

Assaulting random people in the street? No. What is it about women that triggers off these men?

I have two guesses: One is that women lose their looks as they age. Men marry a

Grow your business with an apprentice jobs.gov.au

beautiful girl; by and by her beauty disappears. It’s not surprising some men feel betrayed.

The other is what happens when babies come. The man married a woman and they were the focus of each other’s lives, but now the woman’s focus changes. The babies are first.

The babies need the mother; without a mother’s concern, human babies might not survive. The man cares for the babies too, but he has lost his first place. On top of this, when the babies come, the money goes, as it says in that famous poem: The young man looks on his first baby born / He has spent all his money for life. Some men resent this a lot.

Some people will imagine I’m blaming women. I’m not.

Some people will imagine I’m defending men. I’m not.

Other explanations? I’d love to hear them. It’s more helpful to try to understand what’s happening than to make strident attacks.

Charles MacFarland Ewingsdale Q I’d almost finished reading Mandy’s soapbox on my verandah when a bull ant crawled on my naked belly. I snapped it off as it was about to start committing violence against me. It must have been a male!

I have a better solution: instead of a sex strike, which would make men more aggressive, teach them tantric sex. Since learning tantric sex my partner is so peaceful and loving.

Do it for an hour or longer and the man’s in paradise – for more than five minutes.

It’s more than worth ▶ Continued on page 14

The Australian Government is funding opportunities for up to 300,000 apprenticeships and traineeships, to ensure workers have the right skills for the workforce.

If you’re a small to medium business owner, there are government incentives of up to $20,000 to help you hire an eligible apprentice.

“I didn’t just get the best person for the job, I got the best person for the business.”

David - Owner The Gardenmakers Pty Ltd, Sydney

To get your business growing go to jobs.gov.au

Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra

12 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Articles

How secure are your savings?

Patricia Warren

T

he recent findings of the Royal Commission exposed banks behaving in their own selfinterest and acting below community standards and expectations. APRA’s governance over that behaviour has been poor.

When people and small businesses put their savings as deposits, term deposits, retirement savings and operational cash into banks, building societies and credit unions we expect honesty and fairness in how they are looked after. We expect them to be relatively secure.

In February 2018 new legislation was passed called the Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Crisis Resolution Measures and Other Powers) Act 2018, (FSAL) that puts at risk any sense of confidence over the safety of deposit.

The FSAL arose from Australia’s agreement at the G20 meeting in 2014 to look to means other than taxpayers’ moneys to stabilise the financial system in the event of a crisis. Private moneys, including deposits, was an agreed source of funds. It is called Bail In and means governments can activate their respective laws to have deposits and other nominated instruments taken to recapitalise, write-down or write-off assets in institutions to save the financial system.

In accord with the G20 agreement, the Canadian, EU, USA and

People waiting in the streets of Berlin to get their money out of banks during the Great Depression.

NZ governments have passed Bail In legislation that puts deposits on the table for a Bail In. In Australia, the FSAL was pushed through the parliament by Senator June Hume, herself an ex-banker from Rothschilds Bank Australia, Deutsche Bank and the National Bank of Australia.

Whether it was deliberate or incompetent, the FSAL is dangerously vague in its wording because it puts deposits at risk of being used as part of a Bail In. The problem arises because there is no definition in the FSAL for the word instrument. There is nothing in the law that explicitly excludes deposits being used for a Bail In. Responses to this question from APRA, CEOs of Westpac and ANZ banks state that deposits are excluded. One response cautiously pointed out that ‘currently’ deposits are excluded.

Their responses are interpretations of the legislation’s word instrument

and are not accountable to any definition in the FSAL. They claim they are responsible only to APRA’s ‘prudential standards’. APRA would be responsible for the administration of the Bail In. All respondents referred to the Financial Claims Scheme (FCS), which gives a government guarantee of up to $250K of a depositor’s total deposits if a bank fails. This is currently inactive. Deposits are unsecured loans to a bank and stand in a queue behind secured creditors and priority one derivatives to have a claim over whatever assets are left.

The FCS would probably be ineffective if multiple institutions failed. It is also reasonable to expect, in its administration, a restriction on the amount and rate of withdrawals and limitations on cash withdrawals in a time of crisis.

The FCS and the FSAL are two different things. The FCS kicks in after a failure. The FSAL kicks in to stop a failure.

The government is currently refusing to make the necessary amendment to clarify the standing of deposits and verbal assurances from them or any financial institution are meaningless.

At a time when global debt held by governments and banks appears beyond servicing and Australia’s debt economy is higher than at any time in history, including during the 1890 and 1929 depressions, our savings need protection. Alternatively, if the Australian Government intends, as a member of the G20 agreement, to use our deposits for a Bail In then we deserve to know.

THE ONLY TO TION GUIDE

ACCOM MODA

WHAT’S ON - THE VISITOR GUIDE 2018

BYRON

RIVER S NSW & NORTH ERN 2017/18

AND

www .byr onan i

dbey ond. com

www.byronandbeyond.com

www .byr onan

Beyond

dbey ond. com

i i

www.byronandbeyond.com

Mullum Creek Native Nursery’s famous

NATIVE PLANT SALE ALL NATIVE PLANTS 10–75% OFF THIS WEEK ONLY: WED, THUR AND FRI 10AM–4PM, SAT 9AM–1PM

SALE FINISHES THIS SATURDAY LARGE SELECTION OF $1.00 AND $5.00 PLANTS (BYO BOXES AND TRAYS)

Heaps of ½ price plants (super specials) Native Tubes of trees and shrubs were $3.50 now $2.00 Flowering shrubs were $12.95 now only $8.00 Advanced plants were $24.95 now only $18.50.

Super advanced plants ½ price were $49.95 now $25.00 And $49.95 now $35.00, limited supply

The largest range of native plants in the Byron Shire 1000s of Lomandra tubes all reduced Massive stock clearance sale – 1000s of plants must go!

Cash, Eftpos and credit cards accepted

MULLUM CREEK NATIVE NURSERY

Reduce Plastic Bags, Bring your own trays

Yankee Creek Road, Via Wilsons Creek Road, Mullumbimby – only 3.5km from the Mullum Golf Course 6684 1703 www.mcnativenursery.com.au www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 13

Letters

For North Coast news online visit

To nude or not to nude: that is the question!

Q We will never know the full extent of offences committed at Tyagarah Beach because so many go unreported. However, we do know from police that incidents are ongoing.

For the lakes and Tyagarah Beach this year until September, police statistics show 47 incidents. For all the rest of Byron’s beaches the number is four. This is unacceptable.

Numerous porn sites and chat rooms promote clothesoptional Tyagarah Beach as a sex destination.

In 2013 and 2018, Council staff recommended councillors revoke the 1998

▶ Continued from page 12

unit 2, 1A Banksia Drive, Byron Bay www.argentondesign.com OPEN WED TO FRI 10AM TILL 5PM OR BY APPOINTMENT

PH Lisa 0413 707 642

SPECIALISING IN BESPOKE HANDMADE FINE JEWELLERY ROSE GOLD | YELLOW GOLD | WHITE GOLD DIAMONDS | PEARLS | GEMSTONES 8VH FRGH (&+2 IRU R̆ RQOLQH DQG LQVWRUH

doing it about three times a week – if you’re retired you can do it every day. You will have a cuddly lamb in your house instead of a wolf.

KP Freise Crabbes Creek

Chainsaw massacre Council’s tree preservation orders are toothless tigers.

Witness this week’s scene: distraught, angry, frustrated and crying residents seeing a 20m, healthy Tallowood tree being brought down with

clothes-optional declaration.

This followed frequent complaints of antisocial behaviour and a submission from an Indigenous woman who considered this behaviour a desecration of significant Aboriginal land.

Eyewitnesses report that the signs Council have finally put up have little effect. Naked miscreants still wander outside the designated area, hide in the dunes and pose in the carpark.

Since 2013, many more people have been hurt. Tyagarah Beach is a sad chapter in the history of the women of Byron Shire.

We are asking councillors

Q Opponents of the Tyagarah clothing-optional beach have frequently cited the Get Naked Australia website for information on naturism.

The creator of this site went to Tyagarah to check out the situation with his wife and two other couples.

Their experience: ‘We saw predominantly couples, contrary to reports that the beach is dominated by creepy males. We saw a young family having the

crane and chainsaws in a neighbour’s backyard.

While Council states that no healthy, non-weed tree over 3m tall and/or 30cm in girth can be removed without permission they can’t actually stop this rampant land clearing.

Why? In 2013, in response to a spate of bushfires, a hastily cobbled together piece of legislation was brought in in NSW called the RFS (Rural Fire Service) 10/50 law. This states that anyone in a bushfire prone area

(anyone outside of the city centre) can cut down ANY tree within 10m of a building and ANY shrub within 50m.

This law allowed this resident to remove this tree – home to black cockatoos, koalas, possums, gliders – a carbon-sinking, oxygenpumping beautiful tree.

They may have had the legal right to do this, but not the moral or ethical right.

Surely our laws should reflect that we are important custodians of the living world around us. Guilt

for immediate closure.

No more delays, no more excuses.

Richard Burford Tyagarah Community Assoc

time of their lives… Overall we saw a number of people practising naturism in its truest form and saw no signs of the supposed consistent “lewd behaviour.”’

All stakeholders agree that antisocial activity at the beach has decreased over the last 12 months and my partner and I commend the councillors who voted in October to build on this progress.

In our society we don’t let the illegal actions of a small minority destroy the good things enjoyed by the responsible majority.

David Dixon Byron Bay should be weighing heavily on this resident, the developer and Council staff who allowed this subdivision in the first place.

Diane Hart Mullumbimby

Masthead hues In last week’s letters there were laments about changes to The Echo’s masthead, some of them from former drudges. As a former drudge, editor and current minor shareholder I know that part of The Echo has always

CROWN & BRIDGE SPECIALS $50 CASH BACK ON ZOOM! WHITENING 20% discount on crowns, bridges and veneers.

25% discount if you book for two or more crowns.

Crowns and bridges are a great way to restore broken down or weakened teeth, mimicking the appearance of the original tooth for a natural looking smile.

Dental veneers are a relatively simple, natural and cost effective solution to restore your smile in cases of crooked, worn, chipped and gapped teeth.

Philips Zoom! Whitening in chair treatment Clinically proven up to 8 shades whiter in just 45 minutes*.

Includes post-treatment gel to protect sensitive teeth.

Customised to your needs. *Excluding preparation time.

60 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby | BOOK AN APPOINTMENT 02 6626 7999 Located within Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre 14 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Letters been about experimentation – mostly with wine varieties – and I welcome that.

I also welcome the addition of images of community events to the masthead. This creates a constantly changing tableau, which is pretty much the state of news media these days.

Michael McDonald Metung VIC Q I note certain community member’s concerns regarding the recent redesign of The Echo masthead. I also note what a wonderful community we live in, where issues such as this generate such passion.

It reminds me to sweat about the big stuff and let the less important go through to the keeper. Give me masthead change any day over climate change or the myriad of atrocities that take place around the globe.

Mat Morris Bangalow Q Masthead, schmasthead.

The real colour of The Echo is in its content, always has been, always will be.

Angela Cornell Cabarita Beach

A fair market Boyd Kellner’s letter (14 November) reminded me

of what Richard Flanagan said back in April: ‘What we’re seeing, more generally, around the world is that, for a hundred years, if you wanted change, whether you were on the right or left, you turned to politics...

‘And then, with the collapse of communism, politics ceded its control and the idea of its own agency to the market and we’ve gone a very long way down the idea that the market is the only force for change and now we don’t know how to get power back over our own destiny; as individuals, as communities, as nations. And so there’s an enormous crisis. No-one has the answer but what you do see is those old categories of left and right becoming largely meaningless.’

In English-speaking countries capitalism has become toxic to society. The drive for ‘free’ markets and trade (which is actually a freedom to exploit) have produced a form of predatory, dog-eatdog capitalism in which only profits matter.

The only stakeholders served by this form of capitalism are shareholders.

Other stakeholders in business – employees, suppliers, customers, and local and national communities as well as the three levels of

government – are ignored.

What we need is not free markets but fair markets with regulations that force businesses to act in all stakeholders’ interests.

Boyd is right in asserting that if we, the people, are to get back power over our own destinies we have to change the way things are done, but change will take the participation of more than just progressives. It will need far wider appeal.

Anti-union propaganda and legislation have reduced union effectiveness. Where unions are weak, employers exploit. We also need an end to business contributions to political parties and banning the lobbying of politicians.

They both lead to the corruption of democracy.

These are not left/right issues because both conservatives and progressives are part of the 99 per cent who are exploited by the one per cent.

Warren Kennedy Mullumbimby Q I (sort of) agree with Boyd Kellner’s assertion that ‘political education and activity remain vital to changing the system’.

It’s hard to envisage change without some sort of consciousness raising (old

hat, I know!) – but it depends on what you mean by these things. One central aspect of galvanising people into informed political action (rather than reaction) is to engage them in meaningful conversations about how they are experiencing life and what can be done to change things.

The ‘middle class’ practice of conversation – aka dialogue, talk, engagement, discussion etc – appears pivotal to this process, as does good old-fashioned relationship building.

The thing is, Boyd, that people come to the point where they want ‘system’ change from many different angles. We can’t just tell people what to think, or bludgeon them with the right line, a single truth, or the correct mode of analysis.

The time is ripe to engage with people around climate change, inequality, debt, corporate greed and the ‘democracy recession’. I seek to build a broad-based global social movement blending thinking and doing, theory and practice.

I’ve got a suggestion Boyd, let’s get together and do something really radical – have a chat! I’m serious.

Richard Hil Mullumbimby

Suicide Prevention Every Body’s Business!

HelpmeObi-WanCanobi URmyonlyhope!

May the FORCE - B with U!

With her space-ship captured by Imperial Forces and her Kingdom in dire peril, ďĞĂƵƟ ĨƵů WƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ >ĞŝĂ ƐĞŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ĂŶ ^K^ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĞŝŶŐ ďƵƚ ǀĞƌLJ ǁŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƟ ůů ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů͕ ƌĞƟ ƌĞĚ :ĞĚŝ <ŶŝŐŚƚ͕ KďŝͲtĂŶ <ĞŶŽďŝ͕ ǀŝĂ Ă ƌƵŶͲĚŽǁŶ Droid, R2-D2.

While back here - down on Planet Earth…

The day my recent ad featuring Jimi Hendrix came out, my phone rang.

The LJƌŽŶ ^ŚŝƌĞ Echo reader, with another older fella in the background, had rung to thank me for what I do saying ‘h ƉƵƚ hZ Ɵ ŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ďƵƚ h ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĞǀĞŶ ůŝǀĞ ŚĞƌĞ͛͘ He went on to say he had great ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ DĂůĞƐ ǁŚŽ Žŵŵŝƚ ^ƵŝĐŝĚĞ ĂŌ Ğƌ losing ĐƵƐƚŽĚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ tĞ ƚĂůŬĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ϰ ƐŽŵĞ Ɵ ŵĞ͘ :ƵƐƚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁĞ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ Žī ĂŶĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŐŽŽĚďLJĞ͕ / ƐĂŝĚ ͚/͛ŵ ŶŽƚ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŐŽĚ ďůĞƐƐ h ϰ ƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ͕ h͛ǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ ŵLJ ĚĂLJ͛͘ In the background, I clearly heard the older fella saying…

‘May the FORCE – be with U!’ Thank U both so much. x

2 Down-2-earth Ɵ ƉƐ ϰh 1. Never be frightened to send someone a Smiley, pick up UR phone and tell them they R valued/appreciated, or ask RUOK? As one of my Barossa Ad team says ‘U just NEVER KNOW when they might need it!’

2. Is UR own Kingdom under dire threat from Loss, Grief, Family Law, Trauma, Crisis or Mental Health issues. Is ‘the force’ that is currently with U making U Depressed, Distressed or Suicidal? U don’t have to put an SOS into a ďƌŽŬĞŶͲĚŽǁŶ͕ ƌĞĂĚLJͲĨŽƌͲƚŚĞͲƟ Ɖ Droid! Just…

*PICKUPURPHONE!* *Emergency 000. *Any Doctor. *Lifeline 13 11 14. Ě ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ƐŚĞĞƉ ĨĂƌŵĞƌ dŝŵ ĂƌƌŝƩ ͘ ĂƌŽƐƐĂ sĂůůĞLJ͕ ^͘ ͘

Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, ëȝŕĕƱȝōşưĕǼ ë ŕĕƱ ĈşƖŕƐſƷȁ – Anaïs Nin

BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

ADDICTED? How addiction affects every one of us and what we can do about it

Do Australians really understand addiction?

We explore the nature of the beast with Noffs Foundation CEO Matt Noffs in conversation with Chris Hanley

6 - 7PM TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER MULLUMBIMBY CIVIC HALL Tickets $10/$15 byronwritersfestival.com/whats-on or 6685 5115 www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 15

Advertisement

nbn™ Experience Van arrives in Ocean Shores

With our arrival in Ocean Shores this week, local residents will be able to tour the Telstra nbn Experience Van, where Telstra teams will be on hand to offer advice on how customers can get the most out of their new nbn connection. nbn-ready devices, such as Telstra TV and gaming consoles, will also be available to trial.

Michael Marom, Telstra Regional General Manager for Northern NSW, said the nbn Experience Van will provide the community

“

the nbn network. The Experience Van is designed to ensure locals have access to all of the information they need to start

We know many of our customers in and the surrounding areas are keen to understand more about how to make the transition to the nbn network.

with a great opportunity to connect with the technology firsthand, ask questions and understand how they can use the new network to change the way they operate at home and at work.

Telstra nbn Experience Van Tour The nbn Experience Van will be at the following address:

“

Telstra is bringing its nbn Experience Van to Ocean Shores to help locals get informed about the new network face to face. More towns in the Byron Shire such as Ocean Shores, South Golden Beach, New Brighton, Brunswick Heads & Mullumbimby are now live and residents can take advantage of the new network, but find it confusing. Byron residents also need to remember the copper network is preparing for disconnection during 2019 and it’s important that you understand how this will affect your home or business.

taking advantage of the benefits as soon as possible.

‘Our team will also be able to advise customers on the plans and bundles best suited to support their individual needs as well as providing advice on the ‘We know many of our customers in and the surrounding areas are latest mobile devices and plans without the need to travel to one keen to understand more about how to make the transition to of our stores.’ Mr Marom said.

Ocean Shores Date: Fri 23rd, Sat 24th & Mon 26th November Time: 9am-5pm Fri & Mon + 9am-4pm Sat Location: Ocean Village Shopping Centre, 78-86 Rajah Rd

If you miss us while we’re in town and would like to find out how to switch to the nbn network or anything, drop in to your local Telstra store in Tweed City, Tweed Mall or Ballina Fair and speak to one of our technology specialists instore.

Ocean Shores, New Brighton, Brunswick Heads, our nbn™ experts are coming to you. nbn is now live in our area. We’re dropping by to explain what it means for you, answer all your nbn questions in person, and help you get up and running.

NOV

23-26

Visit the Telstra team at: Ocean Village Shopping Centre 78-86 Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores Fri 23rd, Sat 24th & Mon 26th Nov, 9am5pm Fri & Mon - 9am-4pm Sat

Your local Telstra Store gets you up to speed on nbn Ballina Ballina Fair Shopping Centre, Ballina 0266816682 Tweed City Tweed City Shopping Centre, Shop 236, South Tweed Heads 07 5506 3200 Tweed Mall Tweed Mall, Tweed 07 5536 6222

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: Service Availability: Services not available to all areas or premises. Installation: Our standard installation includes self-installation of your gateway, eligibility criteria apply. Extra charges apply for professional or non-standard installation of Telstra and nbn co equipment and for premises in new developments. Speeds: Find out more about speeds with Telstra on the nbn network at telstra.com/nbn-speeds. Fixed Wireless comes with Standard Evening Speed. nbn™, nbn co and other nbn™ logos and brands are trademarks of nbn co limited and used under licence. The spectrum device and ™ are trademarks and ® are registered trademarks of Telstra Corporation Ltd, ABN 33 051 775 556.

16 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Business Matters CULTURE AND SERVICE ARE KEY How does a firm earn a reputation of being ‘the best’? That is how I heard accounting firm W D Nicholls described by one of its clients. I spoke to managing director Tracy Simpson about how her accounting firm has earned such an enviable reputation.

‘I have built a team based on our core value of providing a service above and beyond expectation. A willingness to go the extra mile is the key attribute I look for when I am employing a new team member. That, and the fact that we offer a concierge business service: whatever our clients need or want us to do, we aim to help them. Therefore, the members of our team must have complementary skills and experience. ‘We do everything from comprehensive business planning to registering motor vehicles and collecting mail,’ explains Tracy.

Tracy has been in the accounting industry for more than 30 years and over that time has seen many changes. One of the biggest changes is that accounting services have become a commodity that can be outsourced overseas. Many Australian firms outsource their services to firms in India and the Phillipines. ‘Personally, I don’t think you can offer a bespoke, high level of service if you are outsourcing the work,’ says Tracy. ‘I choose not to do that at W D Nicholls.’

In her experience, making sure that the latest developments in technology are implemented for the benefit of their clients has, according to Tracy, been both challenging and exciting. ‘It is wonderful to be able to embrace new technology that makes us more efficient and therefore saves our clients money.’

From the beginning of her career in big accounting firms in Sydney and the Gold Coast, Tracy is thrilled to now own W D Nicholls. ‘I appreciate being able to set the culture of the firm and to watch our business grow with our reputation.’ When I asked her what advice she would give to someone considering accounting as a career, Tracy shared, ‘accounting is a great career. There are many exciting opportunities to travel and work overseas.

It is wonderful to work with small businesses helping them achieve their goals and grow. One of our favourite parts of this job is to help our clients achieve financial freedom.’

RESPONDING TO THE NEW BUILDING PARADIGM Ardill Payne & Partners (APP) has recently updated the services they provide to builders and landowners seeking approvals for, and management of, building and land development projects.

‘Building practices and development approvals have changed greatly over the last few years.

The new techniques and speed of building require rapid response ability and tight design management. On the other hand, a frustration in the lack of speed associated with approvals is growing because of the lack of understanding around building code and Council requirements,’ said Bill Payne, principal at APP.

Mark started the business in August last year and has recently become a Network Partner with the Australian Government-funded Be Connected digital literacy program for people over 50 who need help with tech. He’ll soon be offering free small group workshops, so give him a buzz if you are keen!

P: 0431 122 057 | E: mark@mygeekmate.com.au www.mygeekmate.com.au

Get in touch with APP on 6686 3280. www.ardillpayne.com.au

NEW TYRES AT YOUR PLACE: SAVE TIME & MONEY Offering a convenient new service saving you time and money, Mobile Tyre Assist was Australia’s very first 12-volt-powered, purpose-built mobile tyre-fitting van.

best brandnames in the industry, and are quickly making a name for themselves, having the most competitive pricing around and the knowledge and experience to match.

Tyre Assist offer not only quality brand tyres cheaply, but are also authorised dealers for the

Mobile Tyre Assist was started in 2016 by local Ocean Shores resident Jordan Chynoweth as a small home based business, and he was joined in 2017 by Paris Christo, who has more than six years’ industry experience.

Less than three years after its inception, Mobile Tyre Assist has vans in northern NSW and southeast QLD, as well as their fully equipped workshop in Billinudgel, offering tyres, wheels, suspension, brakes, batteries and wheel alignments at the highest quality service and with the highest quality equipment.

PERSONAL TECH SUPPORT

My Geek Mate differs from the traditional ‘computer repair’ organisations since Mark doesn’t do any hardware repairs or sales but focuses specifically on helping humans use machines.

‘I look forward to meeting with owners and builders to discuss how we can streamline your building processes,’ said Bill.

‘We’ve updated our model to offer owners and builders fluid approvals and design management that will fully support their realistic, on-theground requirements. Formerly this service was available to large land and building development projects. There is a clear need for this level of support in small land development and individual building projects.’

W D Nicholls 109 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby P: 6684 2502. | www.wdnicholls.com.au

My Geek Mate offers personal tech support to people and businesses around the northern rivers. The Chief Geek is Mark, who loves driving around and helping out people with any technical issues.

Such as how to use your smartphone, tablet, Mac or PC, router / modem, printer / scanner, internet connection… or maybe you need help with your photos, email, email newsletter, website, or whatever – basically anything digital.

These changes mean that APP will be with the owner or builder every step of the way, to help coordinate and manage design and project delivery. This can range from approvals management to detailed design auditing to just being on the phone when you need them.

P: 6680 1347 Mobile Tyre Assist Lot 14 Bonanza Drive, Billinudgel

END TO END BOOKKEEPING Living and working on the coast is all about balancing business commitments while maintaining work-life balance. At Byron Bookkeeping they know it can be hard work being a business owner, but it doesn’t need to be complicated! They love simplicity and are passionate about alleviating the load, helping you as a business owner to dedicate more time to doing your thing, while they do theirs!

obligations? At Byron Bookkeeping they offer a modern approach, providing assistance in keeping your business streamlined, up to date and running at a profit.

Byron Bookkeeping | P: 0402 560 140 E: hello@byron-bookkeeping.com www.byron-bookkeeping.com Instagram: @byronbookkeeping

Offering extensive end-to-end bookkeeping services, they pride themselves on providing the complete accounts solution, all at an affordable hourly bookkeeping rate.

So how are your accounts looking? Are you a tradie with a glovebox crammed full of receipts? Do you have a list of outstanding debtors that need chasing, and are you on top of your payroll and BAS

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

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 17

Articles Trees or biotechnological genetic rescue?

Story & image Mary Gardner

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;O

h the birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still alive, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hunched up and so very quietâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; she said. We peered through the branches amazed to see this colourful bird, resting one wing awkwardly. By the next day it would be dead. Since then, I pieced together something about its life.

This Top Knot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus) was a member of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). Columbidae, living throughout Australia, are either seed eaters or fruit-eaters. Nine species are rainforest birds. Of these, three are larger birds: the Wompoo (Ptilinopus magnificus), White Headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela), and this Top Knot Pigeon.

Able to eat larger fruits but not digest the seeds, these birds spread rainforest trees across the landscape.

Good tucker Pigeons were important food for Bundjalung people and settlers also found them good eating. Top Knots were a particular favourite.

Nicknamed Flocking Pigeons, they roamed in large gregarious groups. In 1848, researchers John and Elizabeth Gould reported the average flock numbered five thousand birds.

For decades Top Knots were an easy shot: no bag limit either! By the 1950s, a flock consisted of about a dozen birds. In 2015, a very rare sight was a group of about a hundred individuals, seen north of Lismore.

Not only was the sport hunting relentless but so was deforestation. A strange country emerged with new species of trees. Desperate and adaptable, Top Knots ate many of the odd fruits.

They survived and in turn, they spread these new seeds.

Some grew up quickly, creating a lifeline for them.

This was twice bad for the settler society. Trees of Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) now grew up everywhere, closing out futures for natural regeneration of the forest. The camphor fruits made the flesh of Top Knots taste bitter, closing out this type of game hunting. Such losses were more grief for Indigeneous people.

Funny that Top Knots are classified by the IUCN as a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;species of least concernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

By 1990, their population

Open Table Catering are in a party mood!

They will be taking bookings over the next couple of weeks for Christmas parties, endof-year breakups and team-building events, so get in touch to discuss your perfect staff event.

Open Table can cater to parties of all sizes and theme them accordingly. From tapas-

in the northern rivers had increased from the 1970s but large flocks are not reappearing.

One reason is the seasonal migration pattern of Top Knots. They summer in higher elevations, where the rainforests are part of a system of protected parks.

But in the cooler months, they always travel to the lowlands, where they are forced to rely on Camphor Laurel as well as Lantana (Lantana camara). Many of these are being poisoned and removed. Some botanists caution that doing this before rainforest replacement trees are mature enough to fruit will finally make the pigeons extinct.

In the United States, settler deforestation and hunting took down the tremendous flocks of Passenger Pigeons (Ectopistes migratorius). The birds were critical for the continuity of those forests.

Researchers for biotechnological genetic rescue such as Ben Novak propose inserting the DNA from preserved passenger pigeons into the eggs of their living cousins the Band-Tailed Pigeons (Patagioenas fasciata).

Resurrection biologists Meanwhile, in Mauritius, another pigeon relative, the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) might have helped disperse the tough seeds of the Tambalacoque Tree (Sideroxylon grandiflorum).

In Aotearoa New Zealand, forest Moas (Order Dinornithiformes) may have played similar roles. Resurrection biologists are being funded even now to transfer extinct

18 The Byron Shire Echo mĹ&#x;Ć°Ä&#x2022;Ĺ&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Ĺż NJǨǽ NJǧǨǯ

style ďŹ nger food to a banquet sit-down meal, to a casual grazing table. Head chef Ronit shares her passion for amazing food and hospitality and displays her extensive experience in different cuisines from all over the world.

DNA into the eggs of Nicobar Pigeons (Caloenas nicobarica) and Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae).

Targa This year Targa has put together a festive banquet menu for group celebrations.

Dine together as one big happy family and let them clean up the plates. For tables of 12 or more.

Plant pigeon food Back in the northern rivers, we need only to resurrect the habitat. We can simply plant pigeon-food trees, shrubs and vines in urban forests as well as rural reforestation.

Our plantings of Bottle Brushes (Callistemon species) and other nectar-bearing plants successfully support the likes of parrots and honey-eaters. How about planting pigeon food in corridors and patches from north to south as well as from the highlands to low, through our yards and parks and along our streets, rail lines and waterways?

Deforestation winner In 2016, the Society for Conservation Biology Oceania identified eastern Australia as one of only eleven regions worldwide where deforestation continues unabated. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the only region in a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;developedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; country. In New South Wales alone over 1998â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2005, such clearing killed an estimated 100 million native birds, reptiles and mammals. The killing continues.

Exactly how this one bird died we will never know. But what if this eulogy spares the life of a palm or fig tree?

What if it prompts a planner or landscaper or even you, dear reader, to plant some pigeon-food plants? Perhaps this one small creatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s untimely death will not have been in vain.

Open Table Catering + Cooking School 111 Lagoon Drive, Myocum T: 6684 3013 M: 0414 878 290 opentablecookingschool. com.au opentable.net.au @opentable

email enquiries to targabyronbay@gmail.com

TARGA This year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put together a festive banquet menu for the pre Christmas celebration. Dine together as one big happy family with Targa favourites dished up on large plates for sharing DQG OHW RXU VWDĚ&#x2020; SDLU WKH SHUIHFW DFFRPSDQLPHQW from our new wine and cocktail list.

For group bookings of 12 or more email enquiries to targabyronbay@gmail.com

Festive Season Banquet $49 /person or $55 /person with dessert includes festive table decorations house made focaccia bread, olive oil & balsamic oregano & lemon marinated haloumi char grilled local chorizo smoked eggplant & roast carrot dips mantecato - whipped snapper marinated mixed olives house made gnocchi, hazelnuts, sage butter & broccoli slow cooked & roasted beef, salsa verde & jus VDOPRQ Âż OOHW SHSHURQDWD quinoa, pepita, & roast pumpkin salad green beans w local macadamias roast local sweet potato targa tiramisu chocolate & macadamia brownie

TARGA 11 Marvell Street Byron Bay North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Why not add some spice to Balcony Bar & Oyster Co Balcony Bar & Oyster love getting festive and will be decking your next celebration!

Billi Indian is one of the area’s much-loved, family-run Indian restaurants, offering a fantastic selection of delicious Indian cuisine suitable for everyone.

Their diverse menu is perfect for end-of -year celebrations, family gatherings, dinner with friends, and pre-Christmas parties. Spice levels can be adjusted to suit all tastebuds so go as mild or as hot as you like.

You can even bring your own festive fizz (or whatever tipple you like to celebrate with) as they are BYO.

the walls with boughs of holly to create a true Christmas spirit on their Balcony. Celebrate an amazing year with your team enjoying a long lunch designed by executive chef Sean Connolly. From the shores to the Balcony enjoy a wide array of specialty cocktails, a feastful menu and of course finish off with a cheers to welcome 2019. Simply contact the legendary team to reserve a space and they will take care of the rest.

VE GA N&

U EN M LY ND E I FR LY I FAM

GL UT EN FR EE F

OO

DA VA IL

AB

LE

Billi Indian

Suite 7 / 3 Lawson Street, Byron Bay www.balcony.com.au 6680 9666. @balconybar

Authentic

Ring and book your table today!

Billi Indian. Shop 8, Wilfred St, Billinudgel. 6680 3352

Indian Restaurant

CELEBRATE

Victory Hotel

WITH US!

The iconic Victory Hotel at Mooball is the best place to make sure your Christmas parties and gatherings are FUN. Great food, great relaxed setting, swimming pool.

OPEN TUESDAY– SUNDAY 4.30PM TILL LATE CLOSED MONDAY

Give them a call to discuss your next event.

Victory Hotel. 5901 Tweed Valley Way, Mooball Phone: 6677 1202

indian

billi

8 Wilfred St, Billinudgel

BYO • Credit cards • 6680 3352

HOTEL VICTORY MOOBALL INVITES YOU TO

CELEBRATE THE FESTIVE SEASON

AT THE VICTORY HOTEL Christmas Parties!

New Years Eve!

Small or large events for up to 200 people!

Bring the family and enjoy the tennis court and swimming pool Come and enjoy

Suite 7 / 3 Lawson Street, Byron Bay www.balcony.com.au

02 6680 9666 @balconybar www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

LIVE MUSIC ON SUNDAYS on the deck by the pool BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: 6677 1202 5901 TWEED VALLEY WAY MOOBALL mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 19

The Good Life New Kingswood in Bruns This summer, a new venture with an old soul is coming to the Brunswick Heads dining scene – The Kingswood.

The Kingswood is designed to fit right into the fabric of Bruns – it is steps from the beach and across from the classic riverside park with a warm retro-hip interior.

Donna Hingston and Sally Thomas, two lifelong friends and now co-owners of The Kingswood, have set out to create something special that’s welcoming to all.

At lunch, expect a top sambo, farm-fresh salads, a smattering of share plates, or a plat du jour. If you are heading to the park you can grab a picnic box full of goodies on the way or a coffee by Mecca. Dinner will offer a wider range of dishes and a creative combination of happy snacks and sweet endings.

The menu is energetic and always changing, including plenty of options for vegetarians, vegans, and people on gluten-free diets. Dishes have a splash of Mediterranean sunshine

Honouring Hooper What’s in a name? A great deal of thought, if you are the new(ish) owner of a business that has been operating under the same name for well over a quarter of a century.

Brunswick Fish Bar’s name is changing to Hooper’s – ‘I’ve met three past owners,’ owner Jack Wright. Photo Vivienne Pearson says Jack Wright, owner of the Brunswick Fish Bar, which is set to change its name this week to Hooper’s Burgers and Fish & Chippery.

‘The menu will be the same but with more options, especially for vegetarian, vegan and gluten free,’ says Jack. Burgers will remain a focus and the great quality chips, fries, and sweet potato chips will be unchanged (fortunately for me, as ‘Jack’s chips’ are the best kid-bribery I have in my parenting toolkit).

Part of the renovations are to create space for gelati. Jack is teaming up with other longtime locals, Matt and Layla Hardy of Bernardi’s, to offer 12 flavours of their gelati. ‘It’s perfect timing for summer,’ says Jack.

The new name, Hooper’s, has been chosen in honour of Jack’s brother, Andrew Hooper, who died at age 27 from epilepsy. ‘He was a chef who loved tasty, unpretentious food,’ says Jack. The name is ideal as so many of Hooper’s ‘blended and weird’ family are involved. ‘It’s a name that will remind us that life is precious and about having good times with family and friends,’ says Robyn Wright, Jack’s mum, who now plays a key role in the business.

The Brunswick Fish Bar will re-open as Hooper’s on Friday (23 Nov) with a celebration, including free food giveaways. Call it what you will (my family will always call it Jack’s), it is a great spot ceviche crisp battered fish AND CHIPS or or for eat-in, river-picnic or take& PAN ROASTED tasmanian salmon oysters home fish, chips and burgers.

Q Hooper’s Burgers and Fish & Chippery, 10 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads.

7 days, 11am–8pm. Ph: 4 Jonson St @loftbyronbay Byron Bay 6685 1240.

Re-opening Friday 23 02 6680 9183 loftbyronbay.com.au November.

LOFT SEAFOOD LUNCH 2 co urse S E T ME N U

20 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

designed to pair beautifully with a craft beer or a fabulous wine.

The owners say the wine list is a key feature, including natural and low-intervention wines from both Australia and old-world wine regions. Also on offer will be sangrias, spritzes, and some of the best of the Australian craft beer scene.

Chef Tim Smith is behind the pans in the kitchen, having returned to Aussie shores after a successful tenure at Potato Head Beach Club in Bali. With a sustainable spirit, The Kingswood’s coastal-inspired kitchen will offer a shared dining experience and aims to deliver uncomplicated excellence.

The Kingswood has a casual elegance, and you can mingle in the footpath dining area in beautiful downtown Brunswick Heads or head into the cozy dining room for an intimate gathering. The Kingswood is now open, and is also available for parties and private events.

Q More info: www.thekingswood.com.au. 26 Mullumbimbi St Brunswick Heads.

Christmas is coming and if you need a little help in the kitchen The Fresh Collective Catering Co have got a tip for you! They not only offer a full catering service for corporate functions, weddings and Christmas parties, they also offer a ready to eat meal service delivered right to your door.

They promise to create unforgettable menus tailored for every occasion, no matter how simple or elaborate your requirements. Their 2018 Christmas menus are being released this week, so hop onto Facebook or Instagram for more info.

Good Taste

By Vivienne Pearson

{12-3pm EVERYDAY}

Advertising enquiries: adcopy@echo.net.au | 6684 1777 Editorial enquiries: goodlife@echo.net.au www.echo.net.au/good-life

$35

Eating Out Guide

echo.net.au/good-taste

BALLINA

Ballina RSL Club

Terrace Sessions

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

Every Friday & Saturday Night 7.30pm to 10.30pm Free Live Music Share Plate Specials $9 Cocktails - 8pm to 9pm Beer and Wine of the Week Beverage Tasting

Wharf Bar & Restaurant

Open 7.30am Daily.

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

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

TAKEAWAY WOOD FIRED PIZZAS Or dine in & enjoy live music Friday, Saturday & Sunday with our NEW range of Wood Fired Pizzas WharfBarBallina@gmail.com.au www.WharfBarBallina.com.au

BRUNSWICK HEADS

The Kingswood Open from midday till late takeaway, lunch & dinner 6 days a week (closed Tues) 2/26 Mullumbimbi St, Brunswick Heads 6685 1111

• natural, biodynamic & organic wines • coastal kitchen • craft beer • caffeine • picnic boxes • the river & you the.kingswood thekingswoodbrunswickheads www.thekingswood.com.au

BYRON BAY

No Bones Food & Cocktails Open every day from 5pm 11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 6680 7418 @nobonesbyronbay

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

Open seven days: breakfast, lunch & dinner Thursday Farmers Market Dinner 2 courses $52 per person

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Good Taste BYRON BAY

BYRON BAY

continued

Chupacabra

continued

Treehouse on Belongil

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.

Eat in or take out.

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

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

25 Childe St, Byron Bay 6680 9452

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

St Elmo Dining Room & Bar

FRESH PIZZA BYRON STYLE

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

Check us out on

Mon-Sat: 5pm till late.

Sun: 5pm till 10pm.

Cnr Fletcher St and Lawson Lane, Byron Bay 6680 7426

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

BYO Home delivery 7 days Established 1992

Finn Poke Restaurant

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

We do special events functions.

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

Barrio Eatery & Bar

Targa Modern European

A 5-minute drive from Byron Bay, Barrio brings together the local community Mon–Sat 7am–9pm in a relaxed environment for all-day dining. Wood1 Porter Street, fired oven, charcoal grill, veges, meat, fish, salads, North Byron natural wines, local beers, cocktails and St Ali coffee.

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

The Rocks @ Aquarius

Fishheads

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

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

$5 SCHOONERS AND $12 COCKTAIL OF THE WEEK

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

Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am

Luscious Foods

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

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

Slo-mo Joes

DAILY HAPPY HOUR FROM 3 TILL 5 PM

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

Slow down & chill out!

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

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

Guaranteed to leave you wanting more!

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

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.

Fresh Healthy Delicious - Signature Poke Bowls Hawaiian and Japanese flavours * High-quality diced raw fish/chicken, vegetables * Sauces & Spices - Vegan options Poke Bowls $15.95–$16.95 | Tuna Poke Bowl $17.95 www.finnpoke.com.au FB Finnpokebyron IG @finnpoke_ Uber Eats available Spring Dinners 3 course $55 Friday Night Music 6.30pm OPEN - Tuesday to Saturday evenings 7 days breakfast & Lunch All day menus, licensed bar APERITIVO happy hour AFTERNOONS 4–6pm daily $12 Cocktails, $7 beers, $8 wines, $12 Moet

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

LENNOX HEAD

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

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

0476 892 194 insta @williamst.lennox

Relaxed dining by the beach.

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

All welcome.

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

Sunday Tapas & Happy Hour Specials till sundown

MULLUMBIMBY

The Empire Open 7 days M–F 9am–5pm, S,S 9am–3pm Dine in and takeaway Licensed FB/Insta: EmpireMullum 20 Burringbar St, Mullum 6684 2306

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

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

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

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

18-22 Old Pacific Highway Lunch 12pm–3pm daily / Dinner 6pm–10pm (Wed–Sun) Weekend breakfast 8am–11am Newrybar NSW 2479 Harvest Deli is open daily with take-away pastries, sandwiches 02 6687 2644 and salads.

Harvest Deli: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm Sun 8am–4pm www.harvestnewrybar.com.au Coffee cart: 6.30am–2pm daily @harvestnewrybar Harvest is available for events, weddings and catering.

Harvest

Gourmet burgers created by chefs Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day.

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

CATERING

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

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

CHILLED VIBE IN A BEAUTIFUL SETTING

The Hideout Cafe

6685 7502 IG - @slomojoes

Cafe • Restaurant • Bar 11 Marvell Street

Join us at The Rocks on Lawson for lots of summer bites!

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 a beautiful outdoor dining space available.

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

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

www.stelmodining.com

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

Eating Out Guide

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

CELEBRATIONS Celebrations Catering By Liz Jackson

BY LIZ JACKSON

Celebration cakes Personal catering services Event co-ordination and management

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

ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES adcopy@echo.net.au | 6684 1777 | echo.net.au/good-taste www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 21

Property Insider

Email us. propertyinsider@echo.net.au

For the agents

Estimating rental yield

With the real estate industry on the journey towards becoming formally recognised as a profession, now might be the time to consider a new career.

For existing agents here is a summary of the changes and how they will affect you.

If you have questions or concerns you can contact the REINSW, who have been lobbying for 10 years for the real estate reforms that underpin these changes.

Russel Shaw from Acceptance Finance has some great tips in his latest newsletter on how to estimate the rental yield on an investment property. It is an important first step before deciding whether an investment property is the right one for you.

the rental income compares to the value of the property and how likely it is to generate a positive or negative cash flow.

However, it does not take expenses into consideration. For that reason, a lot of investors use the net rental yield as a more accurate way of assessing returns.

• Gross rental yield = (Annual rental income / Property value) x 100

• Net rental yield = [(Annual rental income – Annual expenses) / Total property cost] x 100

Certificate holder Qualification 5 units

Duties

Licence holder

Licensee-in-charge

Certificate IV 12 months experience

Diploma 2 years experience

Cannot Cannot authorise contractually bind trust account the agency disbursements Cannot authorise trust account disbursements

Operates and manages the agency Can authorise trust account disbursements

Expected date 2019 CPD

Nil – Certificate IV 3 hrs of mandatory units count toward topics CPD 3 hrs of elective topics

3hrs of mandatory topics 3hrs of elective topics 3 hrs of business related topics

CPD and qualification changes resulting from the industry reforms.

Example: A property with a market value of $500,000 that returns a weekly rent of $500, or $26,000 a year ($500 x 52), would have a potential gross rental yield of: ($26,000/ $500,000) x 100 = 5.2%.

Sometimes gross rental yields are calculated as a percentage of the original purchase price, rather than the market value. This can affect the outcome. For example, if you used an original purchase price of $400,000 in the example above, the gross rental yield would be 6.5%.

Overall, the gross rental yield offers a simple way to compare properties quickly. It gives you an overview of how

The net rental yield offers a clearer indication of whether you can afford an investment property, as it factors in your expenses. To work it out, you’ll need to calculate or estimate your total property costs and total annual expenses.

Total property costs could include: • The purchase price / market value • Stamp duty • Conveyancing fees • Building and pest inspections • Loan establishment fees.

Total annual expenses may include: • Property management fees • Rates and water charges

• Strata levies (if applicable) • Insurance • Mortgage interest repayments.

Example: A property with a weekly rent of $500 ($26,000 a year), total property costs of $500,000 and annual expenses of $5000 would have a net rental yield of: = [($26,000 – $5,000)/ $500,000] x 100 = 4.2%.

Calculating the net rental yield can be tricky, given you need to understand the costs of buying and running an investment property. If you’re stuck, please get in touch with a qualified accountant to help you crunch the numbers.

Yields versus capital growth While strong rental yields are great, it’s important to remember that they’re not necessarily the be all and end all of a property investment. Some investors opt for a lower yield but focus on buying property that is likely to experience capital growth. It all comes down to your investment strategy and goals.

Investing in property opens up opportunities to build long-term wealth, potentially benefit from a positive cash flow and/ or reap certain tax benefits. However, you should always consult a qualified financial planner or tax consultant before proceeding.

FERNLEIGH, 475 Fernleigh Rd $1.85m Stunning views from Mt Warning to Lennox Head!

INSPECT THIS SATURDAY 10 - 11am Perched on the highest point with some of the best views the area has to ŽīĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝĐŽŶŝĐ ϱ ĂĐƌĞ ĐůĞĂŶ͕ ůŽǁ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ǀŝĞǁĞĚ to be appreciated. The main fully renovated 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom home takes advantage of 270 degree ocean views to the east over Lennox Head sweeping around to Minyon Falls. Adjacent is a modern self contained studio, whilst at the rear of the level plateau is a huge modern shed conversion. Ƶŝůƚ ƚŽ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ Ϯ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ƉůƵƐ ŐƵĞƐƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ Θ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă self-ƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ŽƌĐŚĂƌĚ͕ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ǀĞŐŝĞ ƉĂƚĐŚ Θ ϭϮϬ͕ϬϬϬ ůŝƚƌĞƐ ŽĨ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƚĂŶŬƐ ƉůƵƐ ĂŶ ĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ Ă ďŽƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŽīĞƌƐ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ to the lucky owners - the choices are yours... This is a popular & central ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ͕ Byron, Bangalow & Lennox within 15 min - this property is not to be missed.

CONTACT:

Denzil Lloyd Gary Brazenor

0481 864 049 0423 777 237

FERNLEIGH, 178 Kirklands Lane

$1.35m

>ŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ Žƌ ,ŽďďLJ &Ăƌŵ ǁŝƚŚ ŶŽƌŵŽƵƐ WŽƚĞŶƟĂů INSPECT THIS THURS 11 - 12pm OR SAT 10 - 11am This 40 acre farm has so many features including: ͻ A private 5 bedroom home – ƌŝƉĞ ĨŽƌ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ͊ ͻ Ϯ ƐƉƌŝŶŐ ĨĞĚ ĐƌĞĞŬƐ Θ Ă ĚĂŵ ŝŶ Ă ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĚ ƐĞƫŶŐ ͻ A cleared 5 acre paddock with another 3 acres perfect for farming ͻ Approx. 650, 9 yr old Macadamia trees about to come into their prime ͻ ϯ car lock-up garage, 2 bay shed & large workshop ͻ Θ a perfect building site for a second dwelling STCA 'ĞŶƵŝŶĞ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ ǁĂŶƚ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ƐĂůĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϮϬϭϵ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ

CONTACT:

22 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

Mary O͛Connor

0418 462 849

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Property byronshirerealestate.com.au

W NE 4

4 Teven Street, Brunswick Heads

Inspect

By Appointment Auction Expressions of Interest -closing date 18/12/18 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

10 Seabreeze Boulevard, Pottsville

4

2

2

Inspect Saturday 24th Nov 10-10.30am Price $650,000 to $690,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

W NE

SA OP T EN 12 pm

Great family home on corner allotment. Easy to live in and low maintenance with 2 living areas plus covered outdoor entertaining. Big main bedroom with ensuite and WIR and separate study. Plenty of room for the caravan and boat & fully fenced.

67 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads

3

1+

Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

2

2

Inspect Saturday 24th Nov 11-11.30am Price $750,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

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

W E NE RIC P

4

119 Balemo Drive, Ocean Shores

2

Inspect Saturday 24th Nov 12-12.30pm Auction Saturday 15th December Indication $900,000 to $990,000

W E NE RIC P

SA OP T EN 11 am

This old lady needs a facelift! A period home inside with 11ft pressed metal ceilings and cornice.

There are original architraves, skirting & floorboards. With the right restoration, this home could be simply stunning.

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.

2

W NE

SA OP T EN 10 am

Beautiful modern home desirably located in the Brunswick Village. No surface has been left untouched in the renovation of this stylish home. The huge backyard is a luxury, great for a pool and/or gardens. The ¼ acre also has proven development capabilities.

2

16 Green Frog Lane, Bangalow 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.

3

2

Inspect

By Appointment Price $959,000 Todd Buckland 0408 966 421

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 23

Property

Continued … page 32

One of Brooklet’s original homes Contemporary Living Brooklet 4

Where Bush Meets Beach

2/2 Gara Court, Ocean Shores

1

$1,495,000 - Offers Invited

2

3

2

246 Skinners Shoot Road, Byron Shire $759,000 $1,500,000 – $1,650,000 3 1 7

2

Privacy, position and potential are offered on these prime pastures of cleared open land with 3 stunning fig trees - over 100 years old as is the original farmhouse.

Tucked away at the end of a long 800m driveway and over the ridge opens this special property providing perfect privacy.

Fully fenced into 2 paddocks with cattle yards, original Dairy Bails, double car garage and a shabby shed with bespoke timber for the building enthusiasts to build whatever their hearts desire.

The charming home is ideally poised, facing East, bathed in winter sun and yet protected in the summer from a backdrop of gum trees. Recent renovations have been carried out to this 3–4 bedroom home retaining a lot of the original charm.

Modern conveniences include a new country kitchen with granite bench top.

This gorgeous contemporary home is an elegant option for downsizers not willing to downgrade, and for young families wanting space without the big price tag. A sun-filled home which immediately impresses with a large living room, extra-large kitchen, extensive storage, high ceilings and an intelligent floor plan for easy living all year round.

The large master suite has a walk-in robe and ensuite and is well separated from other bedrooms with its own private balcony.

Located in one of the only cul-de-sacs in Ocean Shores that offers the convenience of nearby shopping and the benefits and sounds provided by the surrounding national park. You’ll fall asleep listening to the ocean and wake up with the birds.

The property is fully fenced and landscaped for privacy and safety.

It also features reverse cycle aircon and indoor-outdoor living on the timber deck.

This is where the bush meets the beach! The three bedroom timber home is full of rustic charm and has a large timber deck on the northern side where you can relax in peace with wildlife all around.

There are high raked timber lined ceilings and a wood heater in the living room plus beautiful stained glass throughout. Having one acre gives you plenty of space for any extra options you may desire. Work from home from the large 7m x 14m Colorbond shed. There is a double garage with 3 phase power and a workshop which is attached to the frame of the old studio. The property is on a sealed road, with town water connected. Skinners Shoot is a desirable location on the edge of Byron Bay, only moments from the CBD and the beaches.

Open: By appointment Contact: Mary O’Connor 0418 462 849 Bangalow Real Estate & Byron Hinterland Properties

Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

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

SCOTT HARVEY 741 Fernleigh Road, Brooklet NSW 2479 02 6687 8154 0412 296 872 www.scottharveyrealestate.com.au | sales@scottharveyrealestate.com.au Fernleigh

5

4

2

Priced to sell - $1,695,000

Sa

PANORAMIC POSITION 18 ACRES 474 Fernleigh Road EĞƐƚůĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ĂŌ Ğƌ &ĞƌŶůĞŝŐŚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŐƌĂŶĚ ϱ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ͕ ϰ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ͕ Ϯ ƐƚƵĚLJ ŚŽŵĞƐƚĞĂĚ ďŽĂƐƚƐ ďƌĞĂƚŚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ǀŝĞǁƐ͕ ĚŝƐƚĂŶƚ ŽĐĞĂŶ ŐůŝŵƉƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĞŬ ĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞ ŽŶ ϭϴ ĂĐƌĞƐ͘ ^ǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ ǀĞƌĂŶĚĂŚƐ ǁƌĂƉ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ďŽƚŚ ƵƉƐƚĂŝƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŶ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟ ŶŐ Ă ƐĞĂŵůĞƐƐ Ň Žǁ ŽĨ ŝŶĚŽŽƌͬ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͘ ĂƐLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƚŽƌǁĂLJ ŶŽƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĐůŽƐĞ ďLJ ƚŽ ůŽĐĂů ƚŽǁŶƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ͘ sŝĞǁ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϭ͘ϬϬ ʹ ϭ͘ϯϬƉŵ

t 2 O pe 41 n –1.

30 p

m

zŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐĂƉƟ ǀĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ DĂŐŶŝĮ ĐĞŶƚ ŶŽƌƚŚ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ͕ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ Ă ƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů ĐƵůͲĚĞͲƐĂĐ͕ ŽŶ ϮϮ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟ ĨƵů ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ DĐ>ĞĂŶƐ ZŝĚŐĞƐ͘ ŽĂƐƟ ŶŐ ƵŶŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞĚ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EŝŐŚƚĐĂƉ ZĂŶŐĞƐ͕ Ă ďĞĂƵƟ ĨƵů ϮϮϬϬ ƚƌĞĞ ƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ĐůŽƐĞƐƚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌ ƐƵŶƐĞƚƐ ƚŽ ƚ͕ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ůŽŽŬ ŶŽ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĞŶƟ ƚůĞŵĞŶƚ ƉŽƐŝƟ ŽŶĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ͕ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǀĞƌLJ ǀŝĞǁ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ LJŽƵƌ ĚƌĞĂŵ ŚŽŵĞ ĂƚŽƉ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉŝĞĐĞ ŽĨ ƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ďŽƌĞ ƐŝƚĞ͘ :ƵƐƚ Ϯϱ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ƚŽ LJƌŽŶͬ ĂůůŝŶĂ ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ϭ ŚŽƵƌ ƚŽ 'ŽůĚ ŽĂƐƚ ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟ ǀĞůLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ϯϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟ ĨƵů ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ͘ Contact ^ĐŽƩ ,ĂƌǀĞLJ ϬϰϭϮ Ϯϵϲ ϴϳϮ ͮ ƐĂůĞƐΛƐĐŽƩ ŚĂƌǀĞLJƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ :Ž ZĂůůƐ Ϭϰϲϴ ϲϳϯ ϱϱϵ ͮ ũŽΛƐĐŽƩ ŚĂƌǀĞLJƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

$4,250,000 Walk in - Walk out

Bangalow

8

3

8

FRANK ST PLANTATION Lot 3 & 4

CLOSE TO EVERYWHERE 147 Tinderbox Road

ͻ ϴϱ ĂĐƌĞƐ ͻ ƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϵϬϬϬ ƚƌĞĞƐ ͻ dǁŽ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ Ɵ ƚůĞƐ ͻ džĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĐƌĞĞŬ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƟ ŽŶ ůŝĐĞŶĐĞ ͻ DĂŝŶ ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƌLJ ƐŚĞĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĚĞŚƵƐŬŝŶŐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟ ĞƐ ͻ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ůĞĂƐĞĚ Θ ƌƵŶ ďLJ Dtd Őƌŝ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ͻ WƌŝĐĞ ŐƵŝĚĞ Ψϰ͕ϮϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ ǁĂůŬ ŝŶ ʹ ǁĂůŬ ŽƵƚ

ϭϭϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ϱ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ ĂŶŐĂůŽǁ ĂŶĚ ϭϱ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ LJƌŽŶ ĂLJ͘ ŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ĨĂďƵůŽƵƐ ͕ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟ Ăů ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůů ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ƌĂŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚ ďŝƌĚ ůŝĨĞ͕ ĐŝƚƌƵƐ Θ ŵŝdžĞĚ ĨƌƵŝƚ ŽƌĐŚĂƌĚ͕ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵĂƌǀĞůŽƵƐ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ĐƌĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ƐǁŝŵŵŝŶŐ ŚŽůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƟ ŽŶ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞ Θ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌŝnjĞĚ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƟ ŽŶ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ zŽƵ ǁŝůů ůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞ ƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ,ĞďĞů ƐŚĞĚ Ɛŝƫ ŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞůĞǀĂƚĞĚ ƉŽƐŝƟ ŽŶ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƌŽĐŬ ǁĂůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ͕ Ă ƐƵƉĞƌď ŚŽŵĞ ƐŝƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ǀŝĞǁƐ͘

sŝĞǁ Contact

sŝĞǁ Contact

LJ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ ^ĐŽƩ ,ĂƌǀĞLJ ϬϰϭϮ Ϯϵϲ ϴϳϮ ͮ ƐĂůĞƐΛƐĐŽƩ ŚĂƌǀĞLJƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

For Sale Ag Sa ent t2 . 3 0 o n s it –3 e pm

‘WHAT A VIEW’ LOT 12/54 ^ĂƟ ŶǁŽŽĚ ƌŝǀĞ

Contact ^ĐŽƩ ,ĂƌǀĞLJ ϬϰϭϮ Ϯϵϲ ϴϳϮ ͮ ƐĂůĞƐΛƐĐŽƩ ŚĂƌǀĞLJƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ :Ž ZĂůůƐ Ϭϰϲϴ ϲϳϯ ϱϱϵ ͮ ũŽΛƐĐŽƩ ŚĂƌǀĞLJƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

Alstonville

McLeans Ridges

sŝĞǁ

^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ Ϯ͘ϯϬ ʹ ϯ͘ϬϬƉŵ

$2,995,000 – $3,285,000

Sa

O t 11 pen –11 .3 0 am

^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϭϭ͘ϬϬ ʹ ϭϭ͘ϯϬĂŵ ^ĐŽƩ ,ĂƌǀĞLJ ϬϰϭϮ Ϯϵϲ ϴϳϮ ͮ ƐĂůĞƐΛƐĐŽƩ ŚĂƌǀĞLJƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

www.scottharveyrealestate.com.au 24 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

)($785(

0DJLF 0XUZLOOXPEDK

0

$P\ KLJKOLJKWV WKH IDFW WKDW PDQ\ ORFDO IDUPV DUH QRZ ORRNLQJ WR GLYHUVLI\ RQ IDUP DQG WKDW ¶0XUZLOOXPEDK LV ZHOO SODFHG WR HPEUDFH IRRG WUHQGV ZLWK DXWKHQWLFLW\ DQG WHOO WKH VWRU\ RI ORFDO IDUPHU·

¶7KH WRZQ LV UHDOO\ FRPLQJ DOLYH ZLWK D IRFXV RQ WKH FUHDWLYH DUWV OHG E\ WKH 5HJLRQDO $UW *DOOHU\ DQG VXSSRUWHG E\ WKH YHU\ VXFFHVVIXO 0XUZLOOXPEDK $UWV 7UDLO DQG WKH 0 $UWV FHQWUH ZKLFK KRXVHV D FROOHFWLYH RI DUWLVWV LQ D FUHDWLYH VSDFH LQ WKH FHQWUH RI WRZQ · VDLG GHSXW\ PD\RU &KULV &KHUU\

&RXQFLO ZRUNLQJ FORVHO\ ZLWK FRPPXQLW\

XUZLOOXPEDK LV QRW MXVW D WRZQ LQ UHFRYHU\ IROORZLQJ WKH H[ &\FORQH 'HEELH IORRGLQJ LQ LW LV D WRZQ WKDW LV JURZLQJ LQWR WKH FUHDWLYH DUWV DQG IRRG KXE RI WKH 7ZHHG 6KLUH

¶, WKLQN 0XUZLOOXPEDK ZLOO EHFRPH PRUH RI D FUHDWLYH DUWV KXE DQG D UHJLRQDO FHQWUH IRU WKH ORFDO IRRG H[SHULHQFH :H KDYH D ORW RI YHU\ SURIHVVLRQDO QLFKH PDUNHW IRRG SURGXFHUV DQG , WKLQN WRXULVWV DUH ORRNLQJ IRU WKDW H[SHULHQFH PRUH DQG PRUH ·

*URZLQJ WKH DUWV 7KH 0XUZLOOXPEDK $UWV 7UDLO 0$7 KDV JRQH IURP VWUHQJWK WR VWUHQJWK RYHU WKH ODVW ILYH \HDUV KDYLQJ VWDUWHG IURP WKH KXPEOH EHJLQQLQJV RI $QQLH /RQJ·V WKHVLV SURMHFW VD\V 'HY /HQJMHO FUHDWLYH GLUHFWRU RI WKH 0$7 ¶7KH $UWV 7UDLO JLYHV DUWLVWV WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ WR VKRZFDVH WKHLU ZRUN LQ D SRS XS JDOOHU\ VHWWLQJ IRU WHQ GD\V DQG LW LV D YHKLFOH IRU WKH FXOWXUDO WRXULVP WKDW ZLOO HQFRXUDJH YLVLWRUV WR HQJDJH ZLWK 0XUZLOOXPEDK DQG LWV VXUURXQGV · VDLG 'HY HQWKXVLDVWLFDOO\ ,Q IDFW VDOHV GXULQJ ODVW \HDU·V 0$7 UHDFKHG N 8VLQJ WKH SRS XSV WR ILOO WKH HPSW\ VKRSV DOVR OHG WR DQRWKHU IRXU VKRSV EHFRPLQJ WHQDQWHG ¶:LWK 0$7 DQG WKH HPHUJHQFH RI FXOWXUDO WRXULVP D VHQVH RI PRYLQJ RQ DQG XS SUHYDLOV LQ WRZQ 0 $UWV DV WKH FXOWXUDO SUHFLQFW LV D GULYHU :LWK WKH .LQVKLS )HVWLYDO DQG WKH )RRG )HVWLYDO 0XUZLOOXPEDK LV JURZLQJ LQ FRQILGHQFH WR EH D FXOWXUDO DQG IRRG GHVWLQDWLRQ DV ZHOO DV WKH JDWHZD\ WR WKH &DOGHUD ·

)RRG DQG DJULFXOWXUH VSHFLDOLW\

¶/RFDO SURGXFH ZLOO KDYH DQ LQFUHDVHG SUHVHQFH WKURXJK DQ LQFUHDVH RI DJUL WRXULVP LQ WKH 7ZHHG 6KLUH &RQVXPHUV DUH PRUH HGXFDWHG LQ WKHLU SDODWH DQG WKH FKRLFHV WKH\ PDNH LQ IRRG GHFLVLRQV ·

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

7KLV VHQVH RI IXWXUH SRVVLELOLW\ LV LQIXVLQJ QRW RQO\ WKH DUWV EXW IRRG DJULFXOWXUH DQG WRXULVP

([SUHVVLRQV RI LQWHUHVW IRU WKH ODQG VZDS ZLOO RSHQ WR HOLJLEOH EXVLQHVVHV RQ 0RQGD\ -DQXDU\ DQG EXVLQHVVHV KDYH XQWLO -DQXDU\ WR VXEPLW WKHLU DSSOLFDWLRQ IRU WKH ODQG VZDS <RX ZLOO EH DEOH WR ILQG RXW PRUH RQOLQH DW ZZZ \RXUVD\WZHHG FRP DX IURP 0RQGD\

¶7KH VKRSV DUH IXOO RI YLEUDQF\ DQG WKHUH LV VWURQJ UHWDLO DQG FDIHV ZLWK D ORFDO IRRG IRFXV · VDLG $P\ &ROOL IURP 5HJLRQDOLW\ D ORFDO EXVLQHVV WKDW IRFXVHV RQ IRRG DQG DJUL WRXULVP

2QFH WKH VXEGLYLVLRQ LV FRPSOHWH EXVLQHVVHV ZLOO KDYH XS WR WHQ \HDUV WR UHORFDWH WR WKH QHZ EXVLQHVV SDUN )RUPHU IORRGSURQH ODQG ZLOO EH EDFN ]RQHG PRVW OLNHO\ IRU FRPPXQLW\ XVH WR UHPRYH LPSHGLPHQWV IURP WKH IORRG SODLQ

¶7RXULVWV DUH ORRNLQJ IRU H[SHULHQFHV LQ QDWXUH IURP WKH ULYHU DQG QDWLRQDO SDUNV WR ,QGLJHQRXV FXOWXUH DQG IRRG WRXULVP (YHQWV VXFK DV 7KH .LQVKLS )HVWLYDO 0XUZLOOXPEDK $UWV 7UDLO DQG WKH )RRGLH )HVWLYDO EULQJ JUHDW GLYHUVLW\ DQG ULFKQHVV WR WKH DUHD 0XUZLOOXPEDK KDV JUHDW OLWWOH FDIHV D ZRQGHUIXO IDUPHUV PDUNHW ULFK VRLO IRU IDUPLQJ DQG LV VXUURXQGHG E\ LQQRYDWLYH SURGXFHUV DQG YDOXH DGGHUV ·

¶0XUZLOOXPEDK LV ZHOO LQWR WKH UHFRYHU\ DIWHU WKH GHYDVWDWLRQ RI WKH IORRGV 7KH FRPPXQLW\ VSLULW UHDOO\ ERQGHG D ORW RI SHRSOH DQG , WKLQN SHRSOH DUH D ORW EHWWHU DERXW KDYLQJ D IORRG SODQ · VDLG 0V &KHUU\

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

¶1XOOXP +RXVH RXU FHQWUH IRU KRPHOHVV VHUYLFHV KDV EHHQ FRPSOHWHO\ UHEXLOW DQG QHDUO\ DOO RI WKH IORRG UHSDLU ZRUNV KDYH EHHQ FRPSOHWHG ·

mÅ&#x;Æ°Ä&#x2022;Å&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Å¿ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 25

)($785(

0DJLF 0XUZLOOXPEDK 1

085:,//80%$+·6 )/2:(5,67$

$V VSULQJ PHUJHV LQWR VXPPHU ZH ZHOFRPH WKH EHDXW\ RI WKH VXPPHU EORRPV SHRQLHV URVHV OLVLDQWKXV GHOSKLQLXPV WR QDPH MXVW D IHZ )ORZHULVWD LV ILOOHG ZLWK YLQWDJH GHOLJKWV DQG LGHDV IRU WKH YHU\ IDVW DSSURDFK RI &KULVWPDV DQG WKH FHOHEUDWLRQV WKDW DFFRPSDQ\ LW IRU 1HZ <HDU 7KH WHDP DW )ORZHULVWD GHVLJQV EHDXWLIXO ZUHDWKV RU GRRU VKHDYHV WR DGRUQ \RXU IURQW HQWUDQFH %H LW JODP JDUGHQ YLQWDJH RU DQ\ RWKHU VW\OH WKH\ FDQ PDNH VRPHWKLQJ WR VXLW HYHU\ WDVWH ² D OLWWOH ¶VRPHWKLQJ· IRU WKH FHOHEUDWRU\ WDEOH JLIW LGHDV DQG EHDXWLIXO SRWWHG YDULHWLHV IRU WKRVH ZLWK JUHHQ OHDQLQJV *HWWLQJ PDUULHG QH[W \HDU" 7KH\ KDYH PDQ\ \HDUV· H[SHULHQFH FUHDWLQJ VWXQQLQJ ERXTXHWV DQG RWKHU IORUDO SLHFHV WR VHW WKH VFHQH IRU \RXU MR\RXV RFFDVLRQ 9LVLW WKH VKRS ORFDWHG LQ WKH &%' RI 0XUZLOOXPEDK RU YLVLW WKHLU )DFHERRN SDJH Mention this advertisement in December and get a 10 per cent discount on your purchase (not valid for Vintage items, sorry!). We look forward to seeing you instore soon.

Have a simply delightful day!

Shop 1, Tweed Arcade 0487 297 857 35 Wharf Street Murwillumbah (near the clock) www.facebook.com/inmurwillumbah/

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

$7 7+( +($57 2) &20081,7<

2

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

$FURVV WKH VWUHHW LV WKH LQGRRU DUWV DQG GHVLJQ PDUNHW ² D YLEUDQW SODFH ZKHUH DUWLVWV DQG DUW ORYHUV FDQ FRPH WRJHWKHU RYHU JUHDW FRIIHH GULQNV DQG IRRG 'LVFRYHU XVHIXO DQG EHDXWLIXO KDQGPDGH FUHDWLRQV FKDW WR UHVLGHQW FHUDPLFLVWV LOOXVWUDWRUV DQG VFXOSWRUV ZLWK OLYH VWXGLR GHPRV LQ WKHLU FUDIWV WKURXJKRXW WKH GD\ Knox Park & M Arts Precinct, Murwillumbah Instagram @makersandfindersmarket www.makersandfindersmarket.com

¶,W·V D IULHQGO\ WRZQ · VD\V SULQFLSDO %UDG )UDQNV ¶0XUZLOOXPEDK KDV D ZRQGHUIXO VHQVH RI FRPPXQLW\ DQG WKH WRZQ FHQWUH LV H[SHULHQFLQJ D QHZ YLEUDQF\ ZLWK LQWHUHVWLQJ VKRSV DQG IDEXORXV FDIHV RSHQLQJ DOO WKH WLPH 3HRSOH DUH GLVFRYHULQJ ZKDW 0XUZLOOXPEDK DQG WKH VXUURXQGLQJ DUHDV KDYH WR RIIHU DQG SURSHUWLHV KHUH UHSUHVHQW UHDO YDOXH FRPSDUHG WR WKH %\URQ 6KLUH , GRQ·W WKLQN DQ\ZKHUH FRXOG EHDW LW LI \RX·UH ORRNLQJ DW WKH FRPELQDWLRQ RI OLIHVW\OH DQG QDWXUDO EHDXW\ · ,I \RX ZDQW WR JHW D JHQXLQH LGHD RI 0XUZLOOXPEDK·V SURSHUW\ VFHQH JLYH %UDG D FDOO RU GURS LQ WR WKH RIILFH Ray White Murwillumbah 1 Wharf Street 6672 3737

26 The Byron Shire Echo mÅ&#x;Æ°Ä&#x2022;Å&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Å¿ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

)($785(

0DJLF 0XUZLOOXPEDK (6&$3( 72 7+( 5$,1)25(67

5

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

)25 $57,676 $1' $57 /29(56

([SORUH WKH ORFDO DUHD RQ ELF\FOHV VWUROO DORQJ HLJKW NLORPHWUHV RI VHOI JXLGHG UDLQIRUHVW ZDONV WDNH D SLFQLF SDFN WR WKH FLWUXV RUFKDUG RU VLPSO\ UHOD[ LQ D URPDQWLF KDPPRFN IRU WZR RYHU D UDLQIRUHVW FUHHN RI SXUH FU\VWDO FOHDU PRXQWDLQ ZDWHU

4

Crystal Creek Rainforest Retreat P: 6679 1591 www.ccrr.com.au 201 Booker Rd, Upper Crystal Creek

0 $UWV 3UHFLQFW LV D KXE IRU DUWLVWV DQG DUW ORYHUV LQ D KXJH LQGXVWULDO ZDUHKRXVH DQG FODVVLF $UW 'HFR EXLOGLQJ LQ WKH KHDUW RI 0XUZLOOXPEDK ,W LV KRPH WR FKDQJLQJ DUW H[KLELWLRQV DUWLVWV· VWXGLRV <HOORZ %ULFN 6WXGLR DUW VXSSO\ DQG VSDFHV IRU DUW ZRUNVKRSV ,W·V VWLOO D ZRUN LQ SURJUHVV DQG WKLQJV DUH FKDQJLQJ HYHU\ GD\ ZLWK WKH 7ZHHG 5HJLRQDO *DOOHU\ LQVWDOOLQJ WKHLU SHUPDQHQW H[KLELWLRQ DW 0 $UWV 3UHFLQFW VRRQ DQG %DFDUR FDIH UHVWDXUDQW DQG DZDUG ZLQQLQJ EDU )LW] 3RWWV RSHQLQJ WKHLU GRRUV WR DUW ORYHUV LQ WKH FRPLQJ PRQWKV 6HH P DUWV FRP DX IRU ZKDW·V KDSSHQLQJ DQG RSHQLQJ KRXUV DQG IROORZ WKHP RQ VRFLDO PHGLD Cnr Proudfoots Lane & Brisbane St, Murwillumbah P: 0455 320 920 E: jill@m-arts.com.au W: m-arts.com.au www.facebook.com/m.arts.precinct/ Insta: m_arts_precinct

,

I \RX·YH EHHQ WR 0XUZLOOXPEDK ODWHO\ \RX DOUHDG\ NQRZ ,I \RX KDYHQ·W ZH KDYH RQH ZRUG IRU \RX *2 7KHUH DUH FKDQJHV DIRRW 2QFH XQXVHG VSDFHV DUH QRZ KRPH WR HFOHFWLF FROODERUDWLYHV 9LEUDQW VKRSV GRW WKH VWUHHWV RIIHULQJ D ZLGH DUUD\ RI H[SHULHQFHV DQG WUHDVXUHV :LWK IDEXORXV FDIHV ZRQGHUIXO VFHQHU\ DQG IULHQGO\ SHRSOH LW LV QR ZRQGHU WKDW PDQ\ IURP WKH %\URQ 6KLUH KDYH XSSHG VWXPSV DQG GHFLGHG WR FDOO 0XU·EDK KRPH &KHFN RXW WKHVH SDJHV IRU D WDVWH RI WKH HPHUJLQJ 0XUZLOOXPEDK RQH ZKHUH FUHDWLYLW\ LQVSLUDWLRQ DQG FROODERUDWLRQ FRPELQH WR PDNH PDJLF

-26(3+ 7$:$'526 $7 7+( 5(*(17

6

,QWHUQDWLRQDOO\ DFFODLPHG (J\SWLDQ $XVWUDOLDQ RXG YLUWXRVR DQG FRPSRVHU -RVHSK 7DZDGURV LV DSSHDULQJ IRU RQH SHUIRUPDQFH RQO\ DW 7KH 5HJHQW :LQQHU RI IRXU $5,$ DZDUGV LQFOXGLQJ %HVW :RUOG 0XVLF $OEXP -RVHSK LV SURFODLPHG LQWHUQDWLRQDOO\ DV ¶D PDVWHU RI KLV ILHOG· +H LV D YLUWXRVR RI DPD]LQJ GLYHUVLW\ UHJXODUO\ DSSHDULQJ LQ FRQFHUW KDOOV ZRUOGZLGH DQG SUDLVHG IRU WKH ¶VXPSWXRXV VLPXOWDQHRXVO\ KDXQWLQJ DQG ZDUP· VRXQGV KH HOLFLWV IURP WKH RXG -RVHSK ZLOO EH MRLQHG RQVWDJH E\ KLV EURWKHU -DPHV RQ (J\SWLDQ SHUFXVVLRQ 7LPH SP 'DWH 6XQGD\ 'HFHPEHU Tickets: Adult $35, Concession $30. Available at The Regent or online at www.trybooking.com/424604.

Regent Cinema 5 Brisbane St Murwillumbah

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

mÅ&#x;Æ°Ä&#x2022;Å&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Å¿ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 27

)($785(

0DJLF 0XUZLOOXPEDK &$/'(5$ (19,5210(17 &(175(

8

)RUPHG LQ &DOGHUD (QYLURQPHQW &HQWUH &(& ZRUNV WR SUHVHUYH WKH LQWHUQDWLRQDOO\ UHFRJQLVHG ELRGLYHUVLW\ RI 7ZHHG E\ SURPRWLQJ VXVWDLQDELOLW\ SURWHFWLRQ DQG FRQVHUYDWLRQ RI WKH HQYLURQPHQW DQG HQFRXUDJLQJ SHRSOH WR FDUH IRU RXU HQYLURQPHQW &(& LV D PHPEHU JURXS RI WKH 1RUWK &RDVW (QYLURQPHQW &RXQFLO DQG 1DWXUH &RQVHUYDWLRQ &RXQFLO RI 16: :H SURYLGH WKH FRPPXQLW\ ZLWK LQIRUPDWLRQ VXSSRUW DQG DGYRFDF\ WR SURWHFW RXU ZLOGOLIH EXVKODQG ZDWHUZD\V DQG RFHDQV 6XFFHVVIXO &(& FDPSDLJQV WR WUDQVIHU KLJK FRQVHUYDWLRQ YDOXH SULYDWH ODQG LQWR FRPPXQLW\ RZQHUVKLS DUH 3RWWVYLOOH :HWODQGV DQG )RUHVW +LOO ZKLFK LV QRZ SDUW RI &XGJHQ 1DWXUH 5HVHUYH &(& LV UXQ HQWLUHO\ E\ FRPPXQLW\ YROXQWHHUV RSHQ 0RQGD\ WR )ULGD\ DQG 6DWXUGD\ PRUQLQJV :H VHOO HWKLFDOO\ VXVWDLQDEO\ DQG ORFDOO\ PDGH JRRGV IRU WKH KRPH DQG SHUVRQ QDWLYH SODQWV HQYLURQPHQWDO ERRNV FKLOGUHQ·V ERRNV FORWKHV DQG KDYH LQWHUQHW DQG SULQWLQJ VHUYLFHV

12 &5$&. &+,5235$&7,&

7

Visit CEC for information on current local, state, and national environment campaigns.

And shop locally, shop sustainably!

'U &KULV 6ODWHU FKLURSUDFWRU DW 3RVLWLYH &KLURSUDFWLF XVHV D YDULHW\ RI WHFKQLTXHV WR KHOS JHW \RX KHDOWK\ DQG NHHS \RX WKDW ZD\ +H LV WUDLQHG LQ ¶QR FUDFN· FKLURSUDFWLF WKDW JHWV \RX PRYLQJ E\ ORRNLQJ DW WKH ZKROH ERG\ 7KLV VDIH JHQWOH DQG HIIHFWLYH DSSURDFK IRU UHVWRULQJ RSWLPXP IXQFWLRQ WR \RXU ERG\ ZDV GHYHORSHG IRU LQIDQWV EXW LV DSSURSULDWH IRU DOO DJHV

4 Queen Street, Murwillumbah / 6672 1121 www.calderaenvironmentcentre.org / caldera@calderaenvironmentcentre.org

$GGLWLRQDOO\ 'U &KULV XVHV 3URIHVVLRQDO $SSOLHG .LQHVLRORJ\ DQG 1HXUR (PRWLRQDO 7HFKQLTXH WR DGGUHVV KLGGHQ SK\VLFDO FKHPLFDO DQG HPRWLRQDO VWUHVVHV WKDW PLJKW EH DIIHFWLQJ \RXU KHDOWK 3HRSOH VHH XV WR H[SORUH WKH XQGHUO\LQJ LVVXHV LQ LQIDQW SUREOHPV OHDUQLQJ DQG EHKDYLRXUDO LVVXHV VWUHVV UHGXFWLRQ SHUIRUPDQFH HQKDQFHPHQW RU HYHQ MXVW WKDW QLJJOH WKDW ZRQ·W JR DZD\« :H ORRN IRUZDUG WR ZRUNLQJ ZLWK \RX WR DFKLHYH \RXU EHVW KHDOWK HYHU

d land R

1. Flowerista: 35 Wharf St 2. Ray White Murwillumbah: 1 Wharf St 3. Makers & Finders Market: Knox Park

6

4. Arts Precinct: 1 Brisbane St St

5. Crystal Creek Rainforest Retreat: 201 Booka Rd, Upper Crystal Creek Nullum

6. Regent Cinema: 5 Brisbane St 7. Positive Chiropractic: 6 King St

KNOX PARK

8. Caldera Environment Centre: 4 Queen St 9. Tweed Regional Art Gallery: 2 Mistral Road, Murâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bah Sth

3

10. Tweed Regional Aquatic Centres: 6 - 8 Tumbulgum Rd

Tweed R eg Museumional

Queen s

© 5

Mooba

',6&29(5 085:,//80%$+

ll St

6 King St, Murwillumbah Ph 6672 2994 Email reception@positivechiropractic.com.au

Bent St

17

4

Murwillumbah CBD 18 8

10 1

Tweed Shi re Council

2

13 Sunnysid e Shoppin g Centre

12 BUD

7

h

lst

SPORTS FIELDS

on

sL

13. Lucid Pure Vegetarian: Sunnyside Mall, 42 Wollumbin St

James S

t

James

14 Visitor Information Centre

Ln

James S

t

17. The Foundry: 90 Murwillumbah St

n

16

14. Equinity Horse and Rider Emporium: 29 Prospero St

16. Pulp Fiction: 309 Tweed Valley Way

RK

Mu So rwi uth llum ba

11

11. Made & Found Collective: 21 Prospero St

15. Northern Rivers Gazebos: 444 Tweed Valley Way

To Tweed Heads & Gold Coast

D PA

Ho

12. Baliana and Mother Js: 34 Wollumbin St

Library

Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre

9

15

To Byron Bay

18. Victorian Goddess : 29 Wharf St

28 The Byron Shire Echo mÅ&#x;Æ°Ä&#x2022;Å&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Å¿ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

)($785(

0DJLF 0XUZLOOXPEDK <28·5( ,19,7('

9

7ZHHG 5HJLRQDO *DOOHU\ ZLOO RSHQ D FRORXUIXO G\QDPLF QHZ H[KLELWLRQ RQ )ULGD\ 'HFHPEHU FHOHEUDWLQJ WKH FDUHHU RI 0DULRQ +DOO %HVW ²

RQH RI WKH ILUVW LQGHSHQGHQW DQG LQIOXHQWLDO $XVWUDOLDQ LQWHULRU GHVLJQHUV ¶:H DUH GHOLJKWHG WR EULQJ WKLV YLEUDQW H[KLELWLRQ IURP 6\GQH\ /LYLQJ 0XVHXPV WR WKH 7ZHHG · VDLG 7ZHHG 5HJLRQDO *DOOHU\ GLUHFWRU 6XVL 0XGGLPDQ 2$0 ¶7KLV H[KLELWLRQ FRORXUIXOO\ FKDUWV WKH ZRUN RI 0DULRQ +DOO %HVW DQG ZLOO GLVSOD\ RULJLQDO IXUQLWXUH IDEULFV IXUQLVKLQJV DQG IDVKLRQ FRYHULQJ IRXU GHFDGHV IURP WKH PLG V · $OO DUH ZHOFRPH WR DWWHQG WKH RSHQLQJ FHOHEUDWLRQV RI 0DULRQ +DOO %HVW ,QWHULRUV RQ )ULGD\ 'HFHPEHU )URP SP H[KLELWLRQ FXUDWRU 0LFKDHO /HDFK ZLOO OHDG D SUHYLHZ RI WKH H[KLELWLRQ SURYLGLQJ DQ LQVLJKW LQWR 0DULRQ +DOO %HVW·V OLIH DQG FDUHHU $W SP 0LFKDHO ZLOO RIILFLDOO\ RSHQ WKH H[KLELWLRQ 7ZHHG 5HJLRQDO *DOOHU\ LV ORFDWHG DW 0LVWUDO 5RDG 0XUZLOOXPEDK 6RXWK 2SHQLQJ KRXUV DUH DP² SP '67 $GPLVVLRQ LV IUHH A room for Mary Quant, GLVSOD\ URRP GHVLJQHG E\ 0DULRQ %HVW &DUROLQH 6LPSVRQ /LEUDU\ 5HVHDUFK &ROOHFWLRQ 6\GQH\ /LYLQJ 0XVHXPV 3KRWR Â&#x2039; (VWDWH RI 0DU\ :KLWH

For more information visit www.artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au or phone 6670 2790.

Presented by Tweed Regional Gallery, Marion Hall Best: Interiors is a travelling exhibition from Sydney Living Museums.

)$0,/< )81 10 75$& 0XUZLOOXPEDK LV D IXQ ORFDWLRQ IRU DOO WKH IDPLO\ ZLWK SRROV DQG DFWLYLWLHV WR VXLW WKH ZKROH IDPLO\ ,W LV RQH RI WKH EHVW UHJLRQDO DTXDWLF IDFLOLWLHV LQ $XVWUDOLD DQG LW·V ULJKW DW RXU GRRUVWHS <RX FDQ HQMR\ Â&#x2021;

KDYLQJ D EDUEHFXH LQ RXU FRYHUHG DUHD

Â&#x2021;

SLFQLF RQ WKH ODZQ

Â&#x2021;

ZDWFK WKH NLGV KDYH IXQ LQ WKH OHLVXUH SRRO

Â&#x2021;

JLDQW ZDWHUVOLGH DQG GLYLQJ ERDUGV LI \RX·UH JDPH

Â&#x2021;

KHDWHG LQGRRU SRROV

Â&#x2021;

JUHDW IRU NLGV· ELUWKGD\ SDUWLHV

Â&#x2021;

IXOO\ RSHUDWLRQDO FDIH

Â&#x2021;

SOXV SHDFH RI PLQG ZLWK YLJLODQW OLIHJXDUGV

Check out the website https://trac.tweed.nsw.gov.au or find them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TweedRegionalAquaticCentre/.

6 - 8 Tumbulgum Rd Murwillumbah Call 6670 2750

%2+2 &2 11 7+( 0$'( )281' &2//(&7,9( 7DOHQWHG PDNHUV KDYH MRLQHG FUHDWLYH IRUFHV DW %RKR FR (VWDEOLVKHG LQ WKLV EHDXWLIXO FRRSHUDWLYH UHWDLO VSDFH LV VXSHU LQVSLULQJ DQG IHHOV OLNH D XQLTXH LQGRRU PDUNHW SODFH 'LVFRYHU 0XUZLOOXPEDK·V EHVW NHSW VHFUHW ² P RI UHF\FOHG DQG KDQGPDGH JRRGQHVV EHDXWLIXOO\ FXUDWHG LQ DQ KLVWRULF WLPEHU ZDUHKRXVH 2SHQ 0RQGD\²)ULGD\ ² DQG 6DWXUGD\ ² IRU \RX WR HQMR\ WKH UHOD[HG YLEH DQG DPD]LQJ FROOHFWLRQ RI YLQWDJH DQG XSF\FOHG IDVKLRQ KRPHZDUHV JLIWV DQG IXUQLWXUH LQ WKHLU VLJQDWXUH QHXWUDO DQG QDWXUDO FRORXU SDOHWWH $ PXVW VHH Connect with them facebook/boho&co.murwillumbah.

21 Prospero St Murwillimbah

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

mÅ&#x;Æ°Ä&#x2022;Å&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Å¿ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 29

)($785(

0DJLF 0XUZLOOXPEDK $ +,'(1 *(0

12

%DOLDQD LV D KLGGHQ JHP RQ :ROOXPELQ 6WUHHW VHW EDFN VOLJKWO\ IURP WKH URDG :DQGHU WKURXJK DQG EH GHOLJKWHG E\ 0RWKHU -·V ODUJH YDULHW\ RI VXFFXOHQWV DQG GHVLJQHU JLIWV WKHQ EH LPSUHVVHG E\ WKH %DOLQHVH VWDWXHV DQG JDUGHQ RUQDPHQWV DV ZHOO DV D VHOHFWLRQ RI IXUQLWXUH KRPHZDUHV DQG SODQWV &RQWLQXH \RXU ZDQGHULQJ WKURXJK WKH IURQW FRXUW\DUG DQG LQWR WKH DUHD ZKHUH WKH IXUQLWXUH DQG KRPHZDUHV DUH \RX·OO EH VRUHO\ WHPSWHG WR WHVW RXW WKH GD\EHGV DQG WKHQ EH DV VXUSULVHG DV , ZDV WR ILQG DQRWKHU FRXUW\DUG ZLWK HYHQ PRUH VWDWXHV DQG D GHOLJKWIXO FDIH 7KH FDIH FRQVLVWV RI VRPH WDEOHV QHVWOHG XQGHU XPEUHOODV DQG D ZRQGHUIXO GD\ORXQJH DUHD XQGHU D %DOL KXW 2SHQ GD\V DP² SP ZHHNGD\V DP² SP ZHHNHQGV Baliana and Mother Js Wollumbin Street, Murwillumbah 0427 667 745

/8&,'

13

(YHU\RQH LV WDONLQJ DERXW /XFLG WKH QHZ SXUH YHJHWDULDQ UHVWDXUDQW LQ WKH KHDUW RI 0XUZLOOXPEDK +XVEDQG DQG ZLIH WHDP 'DYLG DQG .ULVKQD +RRSHU EHJDQ ZLWK ZLWK WKHLU 'RVD +HDYHQ VWDOO DW ORFDO PDUNHWV DQG WKH %\URQ %OXHVIHVW IRU WZR \HDUV EHIRUH HVWDEOLVKLQJ /XFLG ZKHUH WKH\ QRZ RIIHU QRW RQO\ GRVD EXW DOVR ODNVD EXUJHUV QDFKRV DQG PXFK PRUH ² DOO FRRNHG ZLWK ORYH DQG GHYRWLRQ <RX FDQ DOVR ILQG GHOLFLRXV VZHHWV DQG VDODGV ZLWK GULQNV LQFOXGLQJ FKDL DQG RUJDQLF NRPEXFKD RQ WDS 0RUH WKDQ SHU FHQW RI WKH PHQX LV DOUHDG\ YHJDQ ZLWK WKH UHPDLQGHU KDYLQJ D YHJDQ FKHHVH RSWLRQ /XFLG LV RSHQ IURP DP WLOO SP 0RQGD\²6DWXUGD\ VR \RX FDQ GURS E\ IRU OXQFK RU GLQQHU ZKHQHYHU LW VXLWV \RX ¶%HVW ODNVD P\ ZLIH DQG , KDYH HYHU KDG /RYH WKH VRXWK ,QGLDQ VW\OH IRRG DV ZHOO &OHDQ DQG ILUVW FODVV · ² 'HQQLV Lucid Pure Vegetarian Sunnyside Mall 42 Wollumbin St Murwillumbah

(48,1,7< +256( 5,'(5 (0325,80

14

7KH VPHOO RI TXDOLW\ OHDWKHU VDGGOHV EULGOHV DQG EHOWV $ YLVXDO IHDVW RI UXVWLF GHFRU DQ DUUD\ RI SURGXFWV DQG WKH ZHOFRPLQJ DFFHSWLQJ DWPRVSKHUH PDNH WKLV QRUWK FRDVW HTXLQH VSHFLDOW\ VWRUH D UHDO H[SHULHQFH

(TXLQH ([SHULHQWLDO 7KHUDS\ IRU SHRSOH ZLWK 376' GHSUHVVLRQ DQG DQ[LHW\ (TXLQLW\ GRQDWHV SHU FHQW RI DOO +RUVH2P VKLUW VDOHV WR VXEVLGLVH VHVVLRQV IRU WKRVH LQ QHHG

6WRFNLQJ TXDOLW\ DQG ORFDO SURGXFWV

Visit Equinity Horse and Rider Emporium on Facebook, instore at 29 Prospero St, Murwillumbah 6672 9486.

If you would like information about the Centre for Real Equine Therapy work please go to www.centreforreal.com.au.

Â&#x2021;

VDGGOHU\ WDFN

Â&#x2021;

IHHGV VXSSOHPHQWV

Â&#x2021;

KHOPHWV ERRWV

Â&#x2021;

UXJV UHSDLUV

Â&#x2021;

*URYHUV &RXQWU\ &ORWKLQJ

Â&#x2021;

&ORGH )DPLO\ 6DGGOHU\

Â&#x2021;

+RUVH2P DSSDUHO JLIWZDUH

Â&#x2021;

&DULEX &(1 -HQTXLQH 8YH[ 5RFNLQJ 5 6DGGOHU\ 2UG 5LYHU :HDYHU 3URIHVVLRQDOV &KRLFH

(TXLQLW\ DOVR VXSSRUWV WKH &HQWUH IRU 5HDO ZKR SURYLGH

30 The Byron Shire Echo mÅ&#x;Æ°Ä&#x2022;Å&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Å¿ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

)($785(

0DJLF 0XUZLOOXPEDK 1257+(51 5,9(56 *$=(%26

15

<RXU ORFDO GLUHFW IURP PDQXIDFWXUHU JD]HER DQG EDOLQHVH KXW VSHFLDOLVW Gazebos Bali Huts Spas Decks Carports Pergolas Full Garden Renovations DIY Kits Available www.northernriversgazebos.com.au 0404 934 569 1300 GAZEBO 1300 429 326

)($5/(66 )$6+,21,67$

16

3XOS )LFWLRQ LV D OLWWOH JHP RI D VKRS WKDW KDV D ZRQGHUIXO HFOHFWLF PL[ RI RIIHULQJV 7KHLU XQLTXH VHFRQGKDQG VWRUH LV KRPH WR DQ DEXQGDQFH RI IXQN\ FORWKHV DQG ILFWLRQ SHUIHFW IRU WKH XQLTXH LQGLYLGXDO :KHWKHU \RX·UH D FRPSOHWH ERRNZRUP RU D IHDUIXO IDVKLRQLVWD \RX·UH ERXQG WR ILQG VRPHWKLQJ WR HQMR\ DW 3XOS )LFWLRQ )DVKLRQ <RX FDQ JHW ORVW IRU KRXUV LQ WKLV WUHDVXUH WURYH RI D VKRS 7KH HQWU\ URRP LV OLQHG ZLWK $XVWUDOLDQ DQG ORFDO DXWKRUV WKH VLWWLQJ URRP LV ILOOHG IURP IORRU WR FHLOLQJ ZLWK JHQHUDO ILFWLRQ $ IDQ RI OLWHUDWXUH" \RX FDQ PHDQGHU LQWR WKH ZRUOG RI PXVLF DQG DUW SKLORVRSK\ KLVWRU\ DXWRELRJUDSKLHV FULPH VFLHQFH DQG D KRVW RI RWKHU JHQUHV )RVVLFN IXUWKHU WR H[SORUH URRPV IXOO RI HFOHFWLF IDVKLRQ LWHPV ² QRVWDOJLF IDEULFV DQG VW\OHV IURP E\JRQH HUDV LQ 3XOS )LFWLRQ )DVKLRQ·V H[WHQVLYH FROOHFWLRQ RI YLQWDJH DQG VHFRQGKDQG FORWKLQJ DQG DFFHVVRULHV

7+( )281'5< 085:,//80%$+ 1(:6 /,)(67</( *,)7 (0325,80 17

9LVLW WKHP IRU H[WUHPH OLWHUDU\ ILFWLRQ QRQ ILFWLRQ DQG HFOHFWLF IXQN\ IDVKLRQV 309 Tweed Valley Way, Murwillumbah

,I \RX QHHG JLIW LGHDV IRU WKLV &KULVWPDV 7KH )RXQGU\ 0XUZLOOXPEDK ZLOO SURYLGH \RX ZLWK D UHWDLO H[SHULHQFH WR LQVSLUH ² JLIWV FDUGV DQG ZUDS DOO LQ WKH RQH ORFDWLRQ 7KH SODFH IRU UHDGHUV GUHDPHUV DQG FUHDWRUV DQG WKRVH ZKR ZLVK WR EH LQVSLUHG RU WDNH WLPH RXW \RX·OO ILQG ERRNV PDJD]LQHV IDVKLRQ VWDWLRQHU\ DQG GDLO\ HVVHQWLDOV FRPLFV XQLTXH WR\V JDPHV IRU OLWWOH RU ELJ NLGV GDLO\ QHZV 16: ORWWHULHV 0XUZLOOXPEDK ORFDO DQG WRXULVW PHPHQWRV DQG PRUH )URP WKH LQVLGH WR WKH RXWVLGH \RX·OO ILQG TXDOLW\ KRPHZDUHV DQG JDUGHQ DFFHVVRULHV WR FRPSOHPHQW \RXU OLYLQJ VSDFH ([SHULHQFH WKLV KLVWRULF EXLOGLQJ LQ WKH KHDUW RI WRZQ WKDW KDV EHHQ UHVWRUHG EDFN WR LWV IRUPHU JORU\ ,WV H[SRVHG LQGXVWULDO IHDWXUHV SURYLGH D XQLTXH VSDFH DQG DWPRVSKHUH WR RSHUDWH D UHWDLO FRQFHSW VWRUH The Foundry Murwillumbah â&#x20AC;&#x201C; News, Lifestyle & Gift Emporium 90 Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah Facebook | Instagram: @thefoundrymurwillumbah

%($87,)8//< $/7(51$7,9( &2//(&7,9(

18

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harf Street, Murwillumbah www.victoriangoddess.com 0447 610 222

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

mÅ&#x;Æ°Ä&#x2022;Å&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Å¿ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 31

Property

For North Coast news online visit

ON THE BORDER

3 BED

WILL BE GREAT BUYING FOR THE POCKET

1 BATH

2 CAR

BILLINUDGEL 196 Billinudgel Road A fantastic opportunity to escape the hassle & bustle of today’s pressures and enjoy a care free lifestyle.

• Secluded home with a few nicks and bruises needing some TLC • Inside has been freshly painted and the bathroom completely revamped • Spacious living room, Kitchen and separate dining room are all fully tiled • Situated on 1012sqm easy care corner block overlooking open pastures • Positioned approx. 600m to all of the town centre amenities has to offer • Located a short drive to Ocean Shores and approx. 30min to Coolangatta Discover a world of TRANQUILLITY and ENJOY LIFE BEYOND SUBURBIA!!!

PETER SWIFT 0416 249 442

www.century21.com.au/coolangatta

Pretty Pocket Valley

VIEW

On Site 1 December at 10.30am

Saturday 10.00 – 10.30am

Email: c21ontheborder@century21.com.au

It Doesn’t Get Any Better

595 The Pocket Road, Billinudgel 3 Kiah Close, Ocean Shores $1,190,000 – $1,290,000 3 1 2 3 1 1

AUCTION

07 5589 0200

Distant range views with studio 12 Pearces Creek Hall Road, Pearces Creek $1,275,000 Just Listed 4 1 2

A beautiful 30 acres with organic certification just 10 minutes to the beach. For the most part, the property is flat and useable and is suitably fenced for cattle and goats. A substantial section of Marshalls Creek complete with swimming hole runs permanently thought the front of the property and adjacent to a finger lime orchard with 100+ trees.

The modest sized home is perched ideally overlooking the farm with north aspect and elevation for breathtaking views of The Pocket Valley. Currently let for $500/week, the home has timber floors and a full-length veranda facing out to the view.

Other improvements include a separate double garage, a four-bay farm shed and approximately 70,000l of water storage.

An ideal Byron Shire location just 8 minutes to Brunswick Heads, 20 minutes to Byron Bay to 30 minutes to Coolangatta airport.

You will kick yourself if you miss this incredible opportunity to own a newly renovated 3 bedroom brick veneer home in a quiet no through road, only 5 minutes from the beaches & cafes of Brunswick Heads.

The home is freshly updated & set on a huge, level 759 square metre block with wide access down either side to store a boat or caravan plus loads of space out the back to build an extension or add an inground pool.

Ocean Shores Shopping Village & the renowned golf course at Ocean Shores Country Club are only two minutes up the road.

There are two primary schools mere minutes from your home while the local high school is a short car/bus ride away in Mullumbimby.

With easy access to the M1 Byron Bay is only 15 minutes south and the Gold Coast Airport just half an hour north.

Fabulous rural and north facing distant range views are just part of the charm of this stunning property.

Discover a beautiful, four bedroom, single level, timber homestead - with expansive verandah on 10 gorgeous acres. High ceilings, spacious rooms, superb timber windows and French doors are just some of the features of this home that radiates with character. Excellent horse facilities include 60 x 20m sand dressage arena, round yard, fully fenced grazing paddocks with shade trees, spacious American-barn building with four stables, feed area and tack room.

Well located, just 20 minutes from Ballina & local beaches and easy access to the motorway North and South.

Superb value.

Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Todd Buckland 0408 966 421 Byron Shire Real Estate

Open: Saturday 10.00am – 10.30am Contact: Darren Erfurth - 0477 004 351 Raine & Horne Ocean Shores

View: Saturday 4.00 – 4.30pm Contact: Scott Harvey 0412 296 872 Scott Harvey Real Estate

32 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Property Brunswick Heads

Brunswick Heads

2 1 1

3/1 Newberry Parade

Mullumbimby

3 1 1

6 Grevillea Avenue

Central, Cool and Chic

Privately Positioned

Centrally located, immaculate first floor apartment with north facing deck in small complex of four is now on offer. Well appointed and tastefully renovated, this desirable home offers stone benches, Miele appliances, dishwasher and induction cook-top. Overlooking the boat harbour, this beautiful apartment captures cool summer breezes and winter sun.

Privately positioned in a quiet pocket of Mullumbimby, this home is perfect for a family, or investors. * 3 Bedrooms * Large main bathroom * 2 Toilets * Air-conditioning * Dishwasher * Recently painted ( interior ) * 1.5kW Solar power system * Water tank * Fully fenced back yard * Full length, covered back veranda * Double bay shed Price: $695,000 * Work shop View: By appointment * Garden shed Contact: Dave Bosselmann 0431 100 097 * 718 sqm Block

* Plantation shutters, bamboo flooring and neutral decor

View: Auction: Contact:

* Ducted air conditioning, internal laundry, plenty of storage

Saturday 9.30 – 10.00am Saturday 15 December 1.30pm Fiona Johnson 0400 418 886

* Suits first home buyers, retirees or empty-nesters * Ideal as a weekender, holiday accommodation or entry level home * Single lock up garage, easy level walk to shops, cafes and beach

Brunswick Heads www.brunswickheads.eldersrealestate.com.au

Prominent Hilltop Acreage

Contemporary Coastal Living

Spacious Home on 1.6 acres

10 Mayes Hill Road, North Tumbulgum

14 Casons Lane, New Brighton

56 Federation Drive, Eltham

4

3

6

AUCTION

Perched on a prominent knoll, high above the meeting of the Tweed and Rous Rivers, this prized estate property makes an impressive statement. Beyond the imposing electronic entrance gates and formal driveway, you’ll find a peaceful and private parcel of 2.19 hectares or 5.4 acres and the stunning Clarendon House.

The property showcases breathtaking views across the Tweed River and the picturesque Tweed Valley, across to Mount Warning and the ancient caldera. The expansive main family home lends itself perfectly to entertaining, a river-loving waterski family, or it could suit those seeking to accommodate an extended family.

At the base of the hill, you’ll find a level area with a boat shed providing easy access to the river and water-based activities such as water skiing, jet skiing or canoeing.

Open: Saturday 2.30pm – 3.30pm Auction: 15 December 2018 Contact: Jason Dittmar – 0477 222 452 Raine & Horne Ocean Shores

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

4

1

1

$1,450,000

3

2

2

$990,000

Opportunities like this in New Brighton don’t become available often.

Set opposite Marshalls Creek is this recently renovated beach house with gorgeous natural light and timber floorboards throughout.

Kitchen equipped with Smeg appliances and a breakfast bar. Open plan lounge area with air conditioning. The third bedroom is ideal as a study with peaceful water views. The contemporary bathroom has a deep bath, twin vanity and a separate toilet. Outside is the stylishly rustic, yet modern and recently constructed studio with a large living room, bedroom and a storage room plus there is a deck overlooking the beautifully landscaped and level yard that backs onto a nature filled reserve. It is just a short walk to the shops, farmers markets, cafe and the beach. There is a school bus service to Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and Tweed Heads. It’s convenient to major airports and is approximately 10 minutes to Brunswick.

This property offers a tranquil rural setting that is centrally located to Bangalow, Lismore, Byron and Ballina.

The beautifully designed and presented home features spacious living areas, porcelain tiled floors and high ceilings. The kitchen boasts granite bench tops and island bench opening onto large covered deck with tranquil rural views.

Set on 1.6 acres with stunning views of the Eltham Valley, the property offers well established sub-tropical gardens with lush palms, fruit trees, shrubs and an abundant vegetable garden.

Large pots of flowering plants and sculptures add a Balinese touch to the deck and swimming pool areas. Other features include 6x6m shed, 2kW Solar PV panels, NBN, and 60,000 litre inground water tank.

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

Open: Saturday 10am – 12pm Contact: Michael Wheeler 0412 554 846 www.forsalebyowner.com.au/4470394/

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 33

Property

For North Coast news online visit

Mr Property Services

Independent Since 1986

Gateway Lifestyle Tweed Shores - Chinderah

2

1

2

Noble Lakeside Park – Kingscliff

22

11

11

Call Kelvin 0423 028 468 $249,000

Call Kelvin 0423 028 468 $399,000

North Star Resort – Hastings Point

Tweed Broadwater - Tweed Heads South

THE BYRON SHIRE

2

1

1

Call Kelvin 0423 028 468 $300,000

2

1

2

Call Kelvin 0423 028 468 $319,000

View over 50 homes at www.mrpropertyservices.com.au Email: kprice@mrpropertyservices.com.au 139 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South Phone: 07 5523 3431 Mobile: 0423 028 468

whatever home means to you, we’ll help you find it

B I N N A B U R R A 100 Binna Burra Road $3,500,000 - $3,800,000 Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122 8

6

7

108 acres

3

+ Hinterland sanctuary with Nightcap mountain views & an established tourism business + 5 self-contained rentable accommodation spaces, with spa bathrooms. Or one private oasis + 1,000 macadamias & 20,000 Blackbutt. Rural tourism permit for accommodation & weddings + In-ground saltwater pool, spring fed dam, town water, sealed road. Short drive to Byron Bay

0467 000 222 34 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

B Y R O N B AY 11 Shelley Drive Expressions of Interest 2

1

Katrina Beohm 0467 001 122

606.2 m2

+ Magical oasis in prime, quiet sought after location, close to action of Byron’s CBD + Spacious creative studio space with 2nd bathroom. Plenty of entertainment & relaxation options + Relax in total privacy in the amazing backyard with lush green, palms trees, citrus & orchids + Large in-ground saltwater pool. Easy walk or bike ride to cafes, schools & beaches

B Y R O N B AY | L I S M O R E | B A L L I N A

kbrealestate.com.au

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

JU ST LIS TE D

Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads

17 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores

4

3

2

PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS, HUGE FAMILY HOME Prominently positioned in the most desirable dress circle location in North Ocean Shores, this immaculately presented family home is sure to impress. The property’s panoramic views extend to Byron Bay Lighthouse and with this coveted Easterly aspect, you can even watch the stunning sunrise over the ocean.

What a fabulous location – just 4 minutes to beautiful South Golden Beach, 2 minutes drive to Ocean Shores Public School & 6 minutes to the Country Club. Bohemian Byron Bay is 15 minutes south or you can be at Gold Coast airport in just 30 minutes.

• 4 oversized bedrooms with built-in robes, 3 bathrooms, including ensuite to master, + powder room • The top floor games room could be used as a studio/home office with knockout panoramic views • Double garage, 5kW+ solar power system & beautiful, established gardens set on 869 square metre block • This impressive family home is set in one of the most sought-after elevated locations in North Ocean Shores View Agent

Saturday 12.00pm – 1.00pm Julie-Ann Manahan LREA / Licensee/Principal / 0411 081 118 Jason Di mar / Area Sales Specialist / 0477 222 452

rh.com.au/oceanshores www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 35

Property

For North Coast news online visit

Different. Better.

N IO T C AU

IS TH

Residential Management Investment Property Property Management

AY D UR T SA

Owners looking to rent out your property?

Tenants looking for a new place to call home?

Long-term residential leasing is our specialĜty!

701 Teven Road, Teven AUCTION PRICE GUIDE OPEN HOUSE

Saturday 24 November on site at 10.00am $860,000 – $940,000 Friday 23 November 12.30 – 1.00pm Saturday 24 November 9.30 – 10.00am

• Customer Focused • Results Driven • Personalised Service

Call Tim Miller 0411 757 425

Boutique Property Sales parkinson.net.au

Rebecca Stenning Senior Property Manager Director 0408 478 059

Servicing from Ballina to Tweed...

www.byronbaypropertyco.com

Panoramic Ocean Views

Relaxed Hinterland Lifestyle

17 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores

240 Stokers Road, Stokers Siding

4

3

2

Just Listed

4

2

3

Audrey Flemming Business Development Leasing Consultant 0429 569 777

$840,000

Timely Wills The Silly Season is Here Prominently positioned in the most desirable dress circle location in North Ocean Shores, this immaculately presented family home is sure to impress. The property’s panoramic views extend to Byron Bay Lighthouse & with this coveted Easterly aspect, you can even watch the stunning sunrise over the ocean.

From the moment you enter the established family home, you feel a great sense of space. Whether you prefer indoor or outdoor living, there’s loads of room for everyone here. Set over 3 levels, the clever floorplan provides 4 separate living spaces plus a large entertaining terrace & spacious balcony on the top level.

What a fabulous, handy location – just 4 minutes’ drive to the beautiful South Golden Beach for a morning swim, just 2 minutes’ drive to Ocean Shores Public School, 6 minutes’ to Ocean Shores Country Club & only 7 minutes’ to local shops & supermarket.

This fabulous property is situated right in heart of Stokers Siding village, in easy walking distance to the public school, post office/coffee shop, gallery and community hall.

This quality home extends out into a private bird attracting rainforest garden that includes an above ground veggie patch, funky chook shed and river that the kids can swim and kayak in.

Enjoy the spacious chef ’s kitchen with concrete benchtops, 900mm stainless steel oven, dishwasher, filtrated drinking water system and generous storage; light-filled office space; wood stove set on gorgeous stone hearth; separate laundry; generous decks and master bedroom and ensuite with its own entrance providing the ultimate adults retreat.

The village of Stokers Siding is 15 mins south of Murwillumbah, 36 mins from the Gold Coast airport and Byron Bay is 40 mins south.

Open: Saturday 12.00pm – 1.00pm Contact: Julie-Ann Manahan - 0411 081 118 Raine & Horne Ocean Shores

Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Shane Dolan 0429 372 876 View online at domain.com.au

36 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

With Christmas and New Year just around the corner, the silly season planning is upon us. Are you heading off on that long car trip to visit the relatives or embarking on the overseas holidays you have been looking forward to all year?

Now is the time to put in place (or review) your Will and estate planning documents. Ideally, your Will should be in place well before your holidays!

Aside from beating the last-minute rush, there are plenty of other good reasons – for example: are you travelling with the entire family, or are you and your significant other taking a break without the kids?

What if the ‘unthinkable’ happens in the above scenarios and you do not have a valid Will or other estate planning documents in place?

The best Christmas gift you can give yourself is peace of mind that your affairs are in order.

Take hold of this ‘present’ opportunity and call Stuart Garrett Lawyers to assist you to put in place your Will and other estate planning documents.

info@stuartgarrettlawyers.com.au 2/47 Tweed Coast Road, Cabarita Beach (next to the newsagency)

02 6676 0247

3/130 Jonson Street, Byron Bay (next to Services Club)

02 6639 1000

www.stuartgarrettlawyers.com.au North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Property Business Directory AGENTS

AGENTS - continued

FINANCE

Ever considered selling?

TARA TORKKOLA Years of experience and a network that delivers more for your property.

Providing the personal touch in property sales for the Byron Shire community.

Make 0RUH 3URÀ W when you

Call TARA today.

ONLY &200,66,21

0423 519 698 tara@byronbayfn.com

Sell your home!

)RU D FRQÀ GHQWLDO DQG 2EOLJDWLRQ )UHH $SSUDLVDO

call REZ WRGD\ RQ 0405

350 682

RU HPDLO UH]#E\URQSURSHUW\ FRP DX

6685 8466 byronbayfn.com.au

BYRON BAY & HINTERLAND PROPERTY www.byronproperty.com.au

DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS

PAUL PRIOR Professional and results-driven with extensive marketing knowledge.

Servicing the Byron Shire and beyond.

Call Paul for an appointment today.

0418 324 297 paulprior@byronbayfn.com 6685 8466 | byronbayfn.com.au

Considering selling?

Care, service and understanding that will be second to none...

Call me today

Ku’ Darroch 0411 809 819 Profile & Testimonials visit www.kudarroch.com.au

*terms and conditions apply

Numerous Record Sales 100% Client Satisfaction Long Standing Commitment to our Community “In all our decades buying and selling property, I’ve never before met an agent as trustworthy, reliable and helpful as Brett.” – Kate & Philip

Brett Connable 0408 155 931 brett.connable@raywhite.com

CONVEYANCING

MOVING SERVICES Help with sorting, packing, downsizing, unpacking at destination MoveSmoothly if required, overall orchestration, ensure your home relocation goes smoothly

• Successfully selling for 17 years • Selling the hinterland lifestyle • Experienced negotiator • Marketing expertise to maximise results • Telling the story of your unique property

Gary Brazenor 0423 777 237 | gary@bangalowrealestate.com.au www.bangalowrealestate.com.au

Call Bridget

NPC

BUYING and SELLING REAL ESTATE You need an alternative legal specialist

NP CONVEYANCING We are here to help AND we’ll save you money PHONE 6685 7436 NP CONVEYANCING FOR A QUOTE 2/75 Jonson Street Byron Bay 2481 Ph: (02) 6685 7436 Fax: (02) 6685 7221

Lic No 1041865

0429 335 501

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Property Management Melissa Phillips 02 6685 0177 rentals@ljhbrunswickheads.com Save yourself thousands, call the expert property management team.

Investment Management Team LJ Hooker Brunswick Headsª

ljhooker.com.au

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

• The name you know and the people you trust.

• 35 years’ local knowledge.

• Conveyancing specialists – cottage, commercial, subdivisions, strata.

Mercedes Castrikum

(02) 6639 1000 ~ 0402 181 804 www.splawyerssg.com.au 3/130 Jonson Street, Byron Bay (next to Services Club)

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 37

Property Open For Inspection

For North Coast news online visit

Open for inspection Bangalow Real Estate • 178 Kirklands Lane, Ferneligh. Sat 10–11am • 475 Fernleigh Rd, Fernleigh. Sat 10–11am Byron Bay First National • Lot 2 Blackwood Crescent, Bangalow. Thu • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

• 7/1 Langi Pl, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.45am–12.15pm • Lot 2 Blackwood Crescent, Bangalow. Sat • •

11–11.30am 10 Latta Avenue, Ballina. Thu 5–5.30pm 5 Chinbible Avenue, Mullumbimby. Fri 9–9.30am Lot 1 & 2/20 Azalea Street, Mullumbimby. Fri 10–10.30am 1635–1651 Coolamon Scenic Drive, Mullumbimby. Fri 10.30–11am 7/130 Lighthouse Road, Byron Bay. Fri 12–12.30pm 45 Shelley Drive, Byron Bay. Fri 12–12.30pm 2/92 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Fri 12–12.30pm Lot 20 Hayters Drive, Suffolk Park. Fri 2–2.30pm 6,155–159 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park. Fri 2.30–3pm 13/146 Old Bangalow Rd, Byron Bay. Sat 9–9.30am 54 Armstrong Street, Suffolk Park. Sat 9–9.30am 8 Bian Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am 10B Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am 103 Beech Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am 34 Killen Falls Drive, Tintenbar. Sat 10–10.30am 43 Corkwood Cres, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am 35 Station Street, Mullumbimby. Sat 10–10.30am 70 Brushbox Drive, Mullumbimby Creek. Sat 10–10.30am 5 Karalauren Court, Lennox Head. Sat 10.30–11am 23 Belongil Crescent, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am 2/5 Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am 2 Bannister Court, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am 2/92 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am 12 Taylors Lake Road, Broken Head. Sat 11.30am–12pm

• • • • • •

12–12.30pm 10 Latta Avenue, Ballina. Sat 12–12.30pm 209 Mullumbimby Road, Mullumbimby. Sat 12–12.30pm 1 Comet Close, Byron Bay. Sat 12–12.30pm 100 Stewarts Road, Clunes. Sat 12–12.30pm 7/41 Redgum Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 12.30–1pm 21 Aloota Crescent, Ocean Shores. Sat 1–1.30pm 8 Scenic Vista Drive, Ewingsdale. Sat 1–1.30pm 354 Upper Wilsons Creek Road, Upper Wilsons Creek. Sat 1–1.30pm 62 Nashua Road, Fernleigh. Sat 2–2.30pm 2 Ulpirra Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 2–2.30pm

• • Byron Shire Real Estate • 10 Seabreeze Boulevard, Pottsville. Sat 10

• 44 Gloria Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 1–1.30pm

McGrath Byron Bay • 8/3 Beachcomber Drive Byron Bay. Sat • • • • •

Raine&Horne Ocean Shores • 29 Natan Circuit, Ocean Shores. Sat 9–9.30am • 3 Kiah Close, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am • 7 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 5 Benjamins Lane, Ocean Shores. Sat 10–10.30am

• 26 Redgate Road, South Golden Beach. Sat 11–11.30am

–10.30am

• 119 Balemo Drive Ocean Shores. Sat 11 –11.30pm • 67 Fingal St, Brunswick Heads. Sat 12–12.30pm

Elders Brunswick Heads • 3/1 Newberry Parade, Brunswick Heads. Sat • 11 Mia Court, Ocean Shores. Sat 10.30–11am • 1 Glendale Cres, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 4 Gin Gin Cres, Ocean Shores. Sat 11.30am–12noon

LJ Hooker Brunswick Heads • 13a Byron Street, Brunswick Heads. Thu

• •

• 46 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores. Sat 11–11.30am • 17 Banool Circuit, Ocean Shores. Sat 12–1pm • 13 Dignan Street, Burringbar. Sat 12–12.30pm • 4 Golden Links Drive, Murwillumbah. Sat •

9.30–10am

•

10–10.30am 1/54 Butler Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am 1/36 Paterson Street, Byron Bay. Sat 10–10.30am 11/3 Sallywattle Drive, Suffolk Park. Sat 10–10.30am 34a Bangalow Road Byron Bay. Sat 11–11.30am 16 Dehnga Place, Suffolk Park. Sat 11–11.30am

11–11.30am, Fri 11–11.30am 16 Short Street, Brunswick Heads. Thu 12–12.30pm, Fri 12–12.30pm 6 Phillip Street, South Golden Beach. Sat 11–11.30am 21 Kolora Way, North Ocean Shores. Sat 12–12.30pm

1.30–2pm 10 Mayes Hill Road, North Tumbulgum. Sat 2.30–3.30pm

Scott Harvey Real Estate • 147 Tinderbox Rd, Bangalow. Sat 11–11.30am • 474 Fernleigh Rd, Fernleigh. Sat 1–1.30pm • Lot 54 / Lot 12 Satinwood Place, Macleans Ridge.

Sat 2.30–3pm

• No 12 Pearces Creek Hall Rd, Pearces Creek. Sat 4–4.30pm.

Auctions Byron Bay First National • 13/146 Old Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Auction 8 Dec 9.30am onsite. Guide $1.295–$1.4m

Byron Shire Real Estate • 67 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads. Auction 15 Dec 10.30am onsite

Elders Brunswick Heads • 3/1 Newberry Parade, Brunswick Heads. Sat 15 Dec in our office

New Listing Byron Bay First National • 209 Mullumbimby Road, Mullumbimby. $875,000–$950,000

• 54 Armstrong Street, Suffolk Park. $1.595–$1.695m

• 10B Cemetery Road, Byron Bay. $1.25–$1.35m • House 6/4–6 Roundhouse Place, Ocean Shores. $790,000–$850,000

• 1 Comet Close, Byron Bay. $770,000–$810,000 • 8 Scenic Vista Drive, Ewingsdale. $1.65–$1.75m Byron Shire Real Estate • 10 Seabreeze Boulevard, Pottsville. $650,000–$690,000

Elders Brunswick Heads • 6 Grevillea Avenue, Mullumbimby. $695,000 • 3/1 Newberry Parade, Brunswick Heads McGrath Byron Bay • 34a Banaglow Road, Byron Bay • 11/3 Sallywattle Drive, Suffolk Park Professionals Mullumbimby • 22 Garden Ave, Mullumbimby – $649,000 • Lot 3 Tunnel Road, Billinudgel – $1,320,000 Raine&Horne Ocean Shores • 40 Tree Street, Murwillumbah.

• 3 Kiah Close, Ocean Shores.

• 1/1 Rajah Road, Ocean Shores.

Thank you to the agents who advertise in Echo Property, and the owners who ask their agents to advertise their properties here. <RXU ¿ QDQFLDO VXSSRUW KHOSV JLYH RXU FRPPXQLW\ D UHDO SODWIRUP IRU VHOI H[SUHVVLRQ RQ LPSRUWDQW LVVXHV DV ZHOO DV WKH ZHLUG VWXII ZH DOO ORYH

&RYHUDJH RI RXU ORFDO QHZV LV QRW VROHO\ WKH 'RPDLQ RI WKH big corporates ZKR RZQ UHDOHVWDWH FRP DX The Echo communicating community since 1986

38 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

| LIVE MUSIC...P40 | CULTURE...P43 | CINEMA...P44 | GIG GUIDE...P45

ALL YOUR NORTH COAST ENTERTAINMENT ISSUE# 33.24 NOVEMEBER 21 – 27, 2018 Editor : Mandy Nolan Editorial/gigs : gigs@echo.net.au Copy deadline: 5pm each Friday Advertising : adcopy@echo.net.au P : 02 6684 1777 W : echo.net.au/entertainment

ENTERTAINMENT

SEVEN

NIAH

DOT EXPERIENCE

CONTEMPORARY ABORIGINAL ARTIST NIAH JUELLA MCLEOD IS A DESCENDANT OF THE MONERO, WANDANDIAN, AND YUIN PEOPLE FROM SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA. SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF ARTIST KATHRIN SHARP AND ABORIGINAL ACTIVIST, POET, HEALER, MUSICIAN AND YUIN ELDER BOBBY MCLEOD, AND NIAH’S WORKS TELL OF STORIES PASSED DOWN AND UNIQUE TO HER HISTORY. A FINE DOT ARTIST, NIAH BEGAN PAINTING AS A FORM OF MEDITATION, SUGGESTED

BY HER MOTHER, AS A WAY TO RELIEVE ANXIETY. NIAH FIRST EXHIBITED HER WORKS IN PUBLIC IN 2015. THIS MEDITATIVE PROCESS IS EVIDENT IN HER WORKS AND EXPLORES HER SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL CONNECTION WITH PLACE AND PEOPLE. AFTER A STINT IN SYDNEY AS A MODEL, THE GIRL WHO GREW UP IN BANGALOW AND WHO LIVES HERE NOW WITH HER YOUNG FAMILY WILL BE EXHIBITING A STUNNING BODY OF WORK THAT FURTHER ILLUSTRATES SHE HAS AN INCREDIBLY PROMISING CAREER AHEAD OF HER AS A FINE DOT ARTIST, AFTER HAVING WON THE YOUNG ARTIST CATEGORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES PADDINGTON ART PRIZE (2017). THIS IS HER FIRST SOLO SHOW! You talk about the meditative process in your work. Is that part of the repetitive pattern making?

Your work is so contained and beautiful.

Does it take restraint? Do you ever make a massive mistake?

I see it as a meditative process in the way it takes you to another headspace, not necessarily the repetitive pattern.

Thank you for the kinds words! I paint wherever I get the chance to, if it be on a bed or on the floor… I do like to paint on the floor.

How do you feel when you are painting?

I love it. I wish I could do it all day every day.

Did anyone teach you to paint?

I am self-taught but it runs in the family, it’s in my blood. I find it hard to explain.

How do you paint? Do you have an easel; do you have canvas on the floor or wall?

My paintings take no restraint at all… the complete opposite actually! It’s all flow.

I always make huge mistakes; I have two kiddies so the mistakes come more often these days because fine intricate artworks and a 2-year-old don’t mix that well!

How has having such a powerful artist mother informed you? Is it challenging to find your own space quite separate from her?

world and if I can encourage them to be as kind, strong, educated independent humans as they can possibly be I would feel like I have played my part in the world.

Not at all. She is inspiring and we are two completely different types of artists. She is very colourful and can draw, paint, and create amazing animals and faces and I couldn’t draw a fish to save my life!

Why did you choose to exhibit at Ninbella?

As a mark maker, what mark does Niah want to make on the world?

I think I’ve made my mark already. I have brought two beautiful humans into the

Grant is amazing… and it’s only fitting that his gallery happens to be in my hometown!

So it’s a double bonus!

When you are in Bangalow don’t miss the quietly powerful work of this young woman who is sure to make a big name for herself in the art world.

7–21 December at Ninbella in Bangalow.

coming soon WED 21 JAZZ IN THE RESTAURANT FERGO & THE BURDEN 30 NOV DROP LEGS THUR 22 FRIEND ZONE 1 NOV COCO REPUBLIC FRI 23 CROCODYLUS, CLOACAS, 7 DEC LOS SCALLYWAGS GARAGE SALE 8 DEC FAMILY JORDAN TONIGHT SAT 24 VINNIE LA DUCE, WED NOV 21 14 DEC LUKE MORRIS FEEDING FAUNA, IZZY DAY DONAVON 21 DEC LIVING COLOUR SUN 25 DAN HANNAFORD FRANKENREITER 22 DEC SEASIDE MON 26 WHEN HARRY MET SWANNY TUES 27 MARSHALL OKELL HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN • thenorthern.com.au • 6685 6454 www.echo.net.au/byron-echo Byron Shire Echo archives

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 39

LIVE MUSIC ABOUT A TREE

ENTERTAINMENT

M A N D Y N O LA N ’S

SOAPBOX

W W W . E C H O . N E T. A U /

S O A P - B OX

I once had this dream. At the time I was 25 and at a bit of an emotional crossroads that had left me feeling particularly lonely and unloved.

In my dream I was a small child in a forest of giant trees.

It was a dark and scary place. I was lost and weeping. I was totally alone. Then I felt the branches of a tree reach around and envelop me. I wondered if it was going to kill me. But the tree just held me. It held me for my entire dream – long after I stopped crying.

My dream was just about me being held by a tree. I had never felt so safe or so supported. I woke from that dream with a profound sense of connection to nature and a belief that there is a lot more going on in the world of trees than we realise.

Maybe that saying is true, and the human species really can’t see the wood for the trees. Perhaps trees are sentient beings, with innate adaptability, intelligence, with the capacity to communicate and the ability to heal. Not just other trees, but us too.

Who hasn’t walked in a forest and felt humbled by the quiet power of the leafy giants? Who hasn’t felt like they have entered another world? A softer, cooler, almost timeless place? Can you even describe what that feeling is? Awe is about the closest word I can find to describe it.

I guess it’s what they try to emulate in churches or places of worship – a sense of the sacred. I have never felt that in a building – certainly not in looking at a tortured Jesus on a cross, but I have felt a sense of God, of a higher power in a forest. Along with their spiritual significance, trees are also habitat, they create oxygen and in this time of climate change they are our greatest allies – they’re a carbon sink.

There’s one thing you need to know about living in Mullumbimby: we don’t cut down trees. It’s bad juju. We LOVE trees. Hell, some of us have even chained ourselves to them.

The other day someone in my neighbourhood cut down a tree. One that is supposed to be protected by a ruling by the Land & Environment Court. Local residents were powerless to stop the chainsaw massacre of a 20-metre old-growth tree on what was supposed to be a protected ridgeline.

I live on this development too and the ridgeline was a big part of why we moved here. I felt privileged to have one beautiful teak actually on my property and a gracious 30-metre cudgeree as part of the corridor that was left as part of the development.

These trees are supposed to be protected by council tree-preservation orders but sadly those orders are in direct opposition to a 2013 law that allows home-owners in bushfire-prone areas (everywhere there is nature) to remove any tree within 10 metres of a house. The removal of a tree from a protected ridgeline sets a precedent for removal all through the entire development.

‘Safety’ wouldn’t be an issue if Council laws are to be properly enacted and DAs for residential dwellings not approved that close to a protected corridor. Otherwise we end up in situations of community conflict. I would think that wouldn’t need a ruling; it seems like a no-brainer.

Perhaps we need to learn to live with risk. It is almost impossible for us risk-averse humans to live in harmony with nature because we want to kill everything that poses a threat. Shark cull one week, tree cull the next.

To protect our homes we destroy the home of so many others. That one tree provided food and habitat for local koalas and black cockatoos, and was a nesting site for many other birds, mammals and insects. That tree was also part of a community of trees on the protected ridge and part of the Mooibal traditional walkway.

If you believe like I do that trees are sentient, then there will be a sadness in the trees that remain still. A sadness that deeply affects everyone. Especially those of us who love trees. Or should I say, those who respect trees.

If you have a native tree on or near your property, particularly a big tree, you are that tree’s caretaker. Take your responsibility seriously. Trees need our guardianship.

Put the chainsaw down, walk into the forest and feel nature’s embrace.

EPROM NIGHT Eprom has turned more than a few heads in his climb to the top of the bass-music world. Eprom is one of the vibrant West Coast scene’s most colourful characters, with an unmistakable sound and an unforgettable stage presence. His unique sound varies from toxic hip-hop to searing garage mutations to bizarre concoctions somewhere in between.

Thursday night at The Byron Bay Brewery at 7pm, $10 presale or $15 on the door.

RAISING DOUGH WITH A MO The Morning of the Mo is a surf contest that celebrates a time when the shorts where tight, mos were thick, and the surfing was smooth. Competitors battle it out under the guise of an alter ego, in one part surf contest, one part dance off.

The event is broken into two categories: there’s the surfing contest and then there’s the evening event, which is the dance-off. Winning the surf event is only part of the deal. To be the overall champion you must arrive in character at 7am and hold that character right through by surfing in costume, and then head to the Byron Bay Brewery for the after party and dance-off that evening. The event was created to align with Movember and raise awareness for men’s health – in prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide

prevention. After the surf contest in Lennox Head, it’s off the Byron Brewery (7pm) for dancing and music with Brisbane’s Shag Rock, New Zealand indie group Albion Place, and of course resident Movember tune selector DJ Eddy getting the party mo-ving. There will also be a karma keg donated by the Byron Bay Brewery, with funds raised going to Movember.

MUSIC AT THE KINGY The Kingscliff Hotel has established itself as something of a live venue of late with some pretty awesome shows coming up over summer. The Radiators play a free show from 7pm this Saturday, and Sunday features the Never Ending 80s Day Party with tix at Oztix!

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK WED

THUR

OPEN MIC NIGHT Happy M?J>

>7HHO D?9>EBI

STREET LEVEL GI<J<EKJ

FRI

SUN

*#,FC

HAPPY

<GIFD LJ8 HOUR +$-GD

this is livin C@M< =I<< @E K?< >8I;<E =

SAT

Hour

morning of the mo 8=K<I G8IKP N& J?8> IF:B s 8C9@FE GC8:< s ;A <;;P

byron groove lounge

Happy

Hour *#,FC

FREE BREWERY

TOUR )GD

Free Brewery Tour (FC

=I<<JKPC< A8D $ 8CC N<C:FD<

KF 9FFB K?< :FLIK<JP 9LJ s :8CC ') --*0 -('' <EH CEH; :;J7?BI L?I?J MMM$<79;8EEA$9EC%8OHED87O8H;M;HO

40 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

ENTERTAINMENT

BEST OF 2018 UKE In what will be the last Uke Night for the year Miss Amber and Stukulele present the Best of 2018. Come along to sing ’n’ strum two or three of your favourites from the 2018 songbooks.

Stu would like to thank everyone who has supported UKE NIGHT this year including Club Mullum: Luis and Luke, all the amazing guest singers and musicians, the awesome Monday night Mullum Uke Clubbers, the wonderful ‘patrons’ who go the extra yard with a monthly donation and everyone who has come along on the last Thursday of the month to join in song as a peaceful, loving community.

Mullum Ex-Services, Thursday 29 November from 6.30pm.

Songbooks available via ukemullum.com. $15. www.mullumexservices.com.au

CHEYNNE MURPHY, HEADLIGHTS AND GOODBYES Headlights and Goodbyes is the title single from the new EP from north coast Australian folk-rocker Cheynne Murphy, just released October 2018. Recorded in the hills of Byron Bay the track also features guest guitar from Jeff Martin of Canadian rock band The Tea Party. Headlights and Goodbyes explores the notion of moving forward with the simultaneous feelings of nostalgia and a yearning for what is being left behind.

You can see Cheynne live with Mark Heazlett (duo), at the Sphinx Rock Café, Uki, on Sunday or at The Rails, Sunday 2 December.

DUNOON BLUES The 12th annual Dunoon Village Blues will be presented by the Dunoon Sports Club Saturday from 3pm. Featuring some of the north coast’s finest established and up-andcoming acts and musicians performing on a truck stage, this will be a family-friendly homegrown free one-day festival.

Acoustic blues, jazzy blues, original blues, rockin’ blues and classic blues. Enjoy this eclectic concert from the deck or lay back, or ‘shake your tail feather’ on the grass. A special on-thespit dinner will be available plus light meals and coffee at the cafe/restaurant. Full bar service and children’s playground.

Acts include: Stuart Kent Experience, Timbuktu, Chris Fisher Blues Band, KB & Jason Sines – Crank It Up, Timothy Rupert Band, Ruff Scales, Little Tonic, Paul Dorahy Duo and Shane Shaw Duo. FREE

Community Radio Bay FM 99.9 T 6680 7999 | W bayfm.org

Ever had a box war? Well this year at Falls Festival you can. Basically all you have to do is go to La Henge, the home ground for punk performance and art installation. Turn up each day for the daily workshops to create an epic cardboard battle with Melbournebased collective Boxcars – who promise to bring fun, hilarity and a shitload of recycled cardboard to Falls. The box war at Falls will feature cardboard cavemen, sabretooth tigers and even a giant woolly mammoth.

And that’s not all folks. No, there’s some really innovative and interactive programming thanks to the creative genius of Amac, aka Andrew McDonald, artist and creator. So before you get to Falls and immerse yourself in La Henge maybe you should get to know a little about Amac.

‘I am a hybrid,’ he says. ‘I have created a hybrid genre for myself: I am a visual artist, but self-taught as a curator.

‘I started by accident in Melbourne in the early 90s. I was in the Flinders Lane area at a time when the area was full of artist studios and empty shops – noone was doing pop-ups back then. I took over most of a laneway, Centre Place, and had different artists in the shops. It was cool, and I thought that it will be gentrified, how can I create a place that survives gentrification?

City Lights was an outdoor lightbox project – an outdoor public art gallery.

I have curated different imagery by artists into those lightboxes for over 14 years now.’

AMAC ON LA HENGE

Amac later went on to open a bar and then an indoor gallery in Hosier Street called Until Never. Both these streets themselves became outdoor galleries of sorts, covered in graffiti.

‘I became the unofficial greenskeeper of both these streets. People would visit town and street artists travelling the world would approach me to find a spot where they could paint.’

By 2004 Amac started his work with festivals with a street artist project with The Big Day Out. Much of his work in curation is around impermanence and participating with festivals to create impacts with art as well as music.

For Amac festivals aren’t about being a spectator; they are about being a participant. Hence his innovative approach to La Henge.

‘I really like to create the opportunity for surprise and delight and for people to feel like they are part of something.

That feeling of serendipity when people engage in something and go, Oh, I found that! I try and create that kind of opportunity and this year we have some really cool people – like Prophets who do a Da Da-esque roaming performance. They are doing mask-making as well. And there will be roving performances by a group called Bring a Plate. They will teach people dance moves so that later they can be in a flashmob. We are really ramping up the vibe this year.

‘Falls Festival promotor Brandon Saul approached me with every curator’s dream, an open canvas, and

a brief with no rules. Brandon has a vision to bring more diverse arts and experience to the festival.

Within that vision, Brandon offered me carte blanche to curate and program a cultural precinct for Falls Byron Bay, with an entirely new approach.

‘I approached the project with a simple idea that adults are really just big kids and that, given the opportunity, we all love to play. I have been drawn to artists who specialise in intimate, delightful, playful, funny and surprising projects that span all fields of art from rock to dance to theatre, comedy and visual arts and craft. The focus is on experiences that allow the audience to participate, get their hands dirty and learn new skills or just get creative in a deceptively fun way. Brandon and I are both drawn to the idea of consciousness expansion through creativity.’

The site will feature an almost-toscale Stone Henge, an actual box war of around 100 people on the final day, hot box rock’n’roll yoga at the cardboard henge, daily performances

by Howl & Moan Records emerging artists, and a comedy program that includes workshops that feature a final performance by Falls folk.

Don’t just go to a festival this year, be part of the festival. Tickets to Falls Music & Arts Festival Byron on sale now at fallsfestival.com.

Dec 31 – Jan 2

ove to We L Party

Bay FM public fund donations are tax deductible

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

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 41

MULLUM MUSIC FESTIVAL BY JUMPIN JEFF DAWSON

PICS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: TOBHIYAH REDDY FOR ANYTHING | YAHANDI, COLOUR AND MOVEMENT | LIOR LIT | GABRIELLE OTU | 101 TROMBONES (SAXAPHONES, DRUMS, SOUSAPHONES AND STILTED STYLISTS) LED THE STREET PARADE | OUT OF RANGE GETTING THEM BOPPING | AYSHA-NDIAYE FROM THE HEART | KODI, SLUGGIN’ IT OUT | CAPT LEVI THERE’S NO R IN THAT | WILLIAM CREIGHTON WANTS HIS MONEY BACK.

42 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

CULTURE

ENTERTAINMENT

KINNE OF COMEDY

Logie nominated and renowned standup comedian Troy Kinne is coming to the Byron Services Club o on Friday 14 Dec. His TV show Kinne Tonight Tonig has been picked up by Channel 10 to air next year! This will be your chance to see the king of Aussie skit comedy in the flesh! sellout standup shows across Australia, New Zealand, and Following recent re London the th new rising star of Australian comedy, Troy Kinne, is on his way to treat B Byron Bay with his hilarious standup comedy. Multi-award-winning standup and sketch comedy performer Kinne’s self-directed, -written standu comedy series aired on 7Mate to rave reviews, and huge and -acted -a popularity. The show was described by the Herald Sun as ‘Australia’s best popu new comedy show’. That same year Kinne was nominated for a Logie Award receiving the Graham Kennedy award as The Most Outstanding Awa Newcomer. The following year KINNE season 2 aired (7Mate) again to New rave reviews. In 2017, riding the high of two successful TV series, Troy took his comedy to the world, drawing sellout crowds to his shows too across Australia, NZ, and London. ac He has been described as a comic genius and is back on the H rroad heading to the Byron RSL on 14 December. Tickets are $45 online at trybooking.com or at the club. Doors 7pm Show 8.30

JAZZ FILM FEST Jazz lovers are in for a treat this weekend with a Jazz Film Festival at Brunswick Picture House from Friday till Sunday.

Featuring Bill Evans: Time Remembered on Sunday at 1pm; at 3pm Betty Davis – They Say I’m Different about Betty Mabry Davis, a cult figure in popular music; and at 4pm on Saturday is Dingo, a film about how an impromptu concert by American jazz trumpeter Billy Cross (Miles Davis) on the tarmac of Poona Flat in Western Australia in 1969 after a delayed flight inspired a boy who was to grow up to be a trumpet player. There are some incredible jazz films all weekend including Chasing Trane, a film set against the social, political, and cultural landscape of the times, bringing the story of John Coltrane to life as a fully dimensional being, inviting the audience to engage with Coltrane the man and the artist. Coltrane’s dramatic life story was cinematic in its scope from his early musical life playing alongside giants Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Vinson and Jimmy Heath, to breakout performances with the Miles Davis Quintet on their classic recordings Round About Midnight and Kind of Blue, to the historic partnership with Thelonious Monk and then finally to his astonishing solo career that gave the world such musical diamonds as Giant Steps, My Favorite Things, Impressions, Live at Birdland and 1965’s seminal A Love Supreme.

Trane died at just 40 but his position as an enigmatic, dominant figure whose massive influence on generations of artists has grown even stronger since his death. Chasing Trane screens Friday at the Brunswick Picture House at 6pm.

Tix at the venue or brunswickpicturehouse.com.

DESECRATION OF A BIRTH PLACE DURRUMBUL HALL DOOFIN FUNDRAISER SATURDAY 1ST DECEMBER SHORTCIRCUIT BIG FOOT STRANGE PLANET All profits going towards protecting Durrumbul Hall and surrounds from dangerous pollutants.

Please come along for more information.

2pm till 12am $20 entry@door Food n Chai

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

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE PERIWINKLE Come and enjoy a magical Christmas Fair at Periwinkle Preschool on Saturday 1 December when they open their gardens to celebrate the year between 10am and 2pm to raise funds for the preschool.

Join children for a fun-filled program of live entertainment, interactive activities, vegetarian cuisine with plenty of arts, crafts and prizes to be had.

Entertainment onstage features circus favourites The Space Cowboy performing his miraculous feats and Dr Hubble’s incredible Bubbles plus special guests and live music from our talented Cape Byron students.

Craft activities include felt necklaces, silk ribbons, festive stockings, a crystal fossick and making gnomes and fairies.

In the spirit of the healthy, organic meals that children enjoy each day at Periwinkle Preschool, there will be a plentiful banquet of vegetarian food and drinks on offer, lovingly made by talented parents using local produce and donations.

This year features an Indoor Art Gallery where attendees have the opportunity to bid for art produced by local artisans in the Silent Auction.

Family fun with wholesome festivities – Perwinkle School on Saturday 1 December 10am–2pm.

YOGALATES GIVES CORE SUPPORT FOR BREAST CANCER This Sunday Louise Solomon, of Yogalates Studio in Bangalow, hosts a healing Cancer Council Pink Ribbon fundraising event in her beautiful Bangalow studio.

Treat yourself to a restorative Yogalates Breathing Meditation followed by Crystal Bowl Sound Healing by resident practitioner Emma Bellamy.

Following the class will be a delicious high tea including an engaging conversation with resident practitioner Amanda Da-Silva, a qualified remedial massage therapist and lymphatic drainage therapist, discussing post-breast-cancer surgery, oncology and recovery massage.

There will be raffles with a range of fantastic local prizes donated by the Bangalow business hub and the famous breastfeeding mother of the Byron Shire Mandy Nolan will be there to draw the raffle.

The Rainbow Region: the place to escape, the place to find yourself. The place where you can escape the impacts of things like microwave towers – or at least make the argument against them. The place where you can sit and meditate or get up and agitate against the prevailing apathy that accepts the grinding advancement of technological solutions without questioning their impact on the community or environment.

Take your picnic blanket, kids, enthusiasm, and your barefoot dancing tootsies out to Durrumbul Hall in Main Arm and raise money, awareness, and sense of community to fight against the proposed NBN tower and the impact of exposure to microwave radiation. Against the tower that NBN are proposing in the valley where many of the first alternative communities in the region came into being.

The 45m tower will not only emit microwaves directly over a local preschool, primary school, and community gathering space; it will impact directly on many people who moved to the area to escape microwave radiation because they have electromagnetic hypersensitivity.

The Doofin Fundraiser will start at 2pm on Saturday 1 December and finish up at the witching hour of midnight. You will get to hear from a great range of DJs and live music from Shortcircuit’s Jerome, Big Foot and Luke from Strange Planet, to Vaggaphonics, who played at the Mullum Music Festival. Tickets $20 on the door.

Live performances from Miley and the Milkshakes, Doin a little Thing and Maria & Shelly, and other great entertainment will make the hall rock.

Food and drinks for sale so bring a plate and cup to this ecofriendly event. $5 from every sale of Conspirito by Floyd Davis will go to support the community’s fight against the tower being imposed on them.

Money raised from Cancer Council’s Pink Ribbon fundraisers goes to help fund vital research into breast cancer, cancer prevention and advocacy programs, and support services to help those affected at every stage of their journey.

The Pink Ribbon event will take place at 3pm at the Yogalates studio, 72 Byron Street, Bangalow.

Places are limited so please book online at yogalates.com.au to reserve your mat. The cost is $35.

In addition, Louise is aiming to offer a very gentle Restorative Yogalates Class specifically for breast cancer survivors, which will be held on Wednesdays 10.30am for one hour at the Yogalates studio Bangalow.

Those interested please email info@yogalates.com.au and we will be happy to give you a personal call.

SHE WAS BORN TO DO THIS

After a blistering weekend of music at Mullum Music Festival it was clear that Áine Tyrrell’s name would have been on the lips of all those who caught her two sets at the Court House on the weekend. I was standing in the crowd the gorgeous and talented Lara Goodridge of Fourplay who leant over to me and said, ‘What’s her name? She’s brilliant. So powerful.’

And it’s true. Áine’s music is a call to arms for the marginalised. A siren call by a Pirate Queen to rise up. She is a natural-born collaborator, and Áine’s set included a powerful duet In This House about Welcome to Country performed with Dane Kennedy featuring dance from the Bunyarra Dancers; she was joined onstage by fellow Irishwoman Cara Robinson of Hat Fitz & Cara to perform Row Back the Levy, a song about healing the hatred that has scarred their shared homeland. Like a barefoot banshee it was clear that the punk-styled rock chick is emerging, especially with her show-stopping feminist anthem Born to Do This. Barefoot banshee Áine Tyrrell is the artist The Echo is promoting here... fallsfestival.com/byron-bay/goings-on/foster-aband/

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 43

CINEMA REVIEWS BY JOHN CAMPBELL

ENTERTAINMENT

STARS

BY LILITH

PATRICK

To state the bleedin’ obvious, if you are not a dog person you won’t want to bother with this. If you are, like me and the old lady who entered the cinema assisted by a walking frame, then try to catch it – it’s delightful and not nearly so formulaic as this type of flick usually is. The old lady, who sat on the other side of the aisle, was one of those people who run a commentary and read the signs on the screen – when somebody knocks on a door that says caretaker, she says ‘caretaker’ to her doddery hubby. But I could tell that she was enjoying the film as much as I was and, in a way, her involvement seemed right and proper. It gets off to a very shaky start, with schoolteacher Sarah (Beattie Edmondson) inheriting Patrick, a nine-year-old dog (a pug), bequeathed to her by her late granny. A series of lame gags ensue as the pair get to know each other – yes, he eats her slippers and trashes the flat – but before long the story finds its groove and manages to surprise with subtle romantic twists and oldfashioned teen classroom dynamics as Sarah tries to get the kids interested in Jane Eyre. Director Mandie Fletcher, with a background in television (Absolutely Fabulous, Black Adder among others), cuts to the chase in all scenes and allows the extremely likeable Edmondson to win your empathy as the

single girl who is up against it. The Thames has never looked lovelier than in the sunny location shots and the inevitable happy ending is arrived at after a not-too-traumatic dark moment. Typically strong performances from a support cast of jobbing actors, including Jennifer Saunders (Edmondson’s mother) and Adrian Scarborough, combine with the youthful charm of Emilia Jones and Emily Atack to create a friendly and smart entertainment. It’s corny to the point of being downright naff, but I left thoroughly satisfied while the old lady was happily wiping tears from her eyes.

THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN When it comes to ageing gracefully, Robert Redford (82) and Sissy Spacek (69) set the bar pretty high. Redford now has a face as weathered as the Utah terrain that he rode across as Sundance, yet still there remains a glint in the eye, while Spacek, it seems, will forever carry within her the girly ingénue of Badlands (1973). Teamed up here, they are Forrest Tucker, a mild-mannered but obsessive bank robber and jail escapologist, and Jewel, a widow living a quiet life with her three horses on a spread in Texas. As a retrospective of an old crook’s career (it is based on Tucker’s memoir), there is more than just a fleeting sense that the film is also paying homage to Redford, an icon of the industry, especially when detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck) views a collage of photographs of the handsome outlaw from his earliest days to the present (1981), and in the throwaway line that argues against retirement with ‘when you find something you love’ [doing]. The tone is low key and the pace gentle, but director David Lowery nevertheless insinuates an unease into the narrative, making you worry about how it might all end for Tucker. When his jaded accomplices (Danny Glover and Tom Waits) indicate that they have had enough of the caper, Tucker’s unwillingness – or inability – to draw the curtain on his activities give further cause for concern about where the Adults $15 Concession & Kids $10 Tuesdays 2 for 1 & singles $9 story might be headed.

La[c]lk YnYadYZd] gfdaf] gj Yl l`] Zgp g^Ú []& The best moments are when Redford and Spacek MONDAY 26TH NOV are together – their rapport )(&,-Ye Beautiful Boy is effortless – but Affleck BOY ERASED )&(-he Book Week is also impressive as the BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY +&(-he First Man cop on his trail. Balancing -&,-he Fahrenheit 11/9 THE GRINCH the demands of home 0&)-he Robin Hood K9LMJ<9Q *,L@ FGN and the job, beer drinking, THUR 22ND NOV (0&-(Ye Fahrenheit 11/9 hang-dog Hunt unwinds by TUESDAY 27TH NOV )(&,-Ye Beautiful boy ))&*(Ye Book Week ))&((Ye First Man dancing in the kitchen with )&(-he Fahrenheit 11/9 )&*(he Robin Hood )&,(he Beautiful Boy his wife (Tika Sumpter) to +&+-he Book Week +&+-he First Man ,&((he Book Week the Kinks’ Lola and is teased -&+-he First Man .&)-he Robin Hood .&((he Robin Hood by the object of his pursuit 0&)-he Robin hood 0&+(he Beautiful Boy 0&)-he Beautiful Boy when Tucker brazenly FILM SCHEDULE FRIDAY 23RD NOV KMF<9Q *-L@ FGN confronts him in the men’s 22–28 WEDNESDAY 28TH NOV (0&,-Ye Book Week (0&-(Ye Fahrenheit 11/9 room of a diner. A reflective, NOVEMBER 2018 )(&,-Ye Book Week )(&,-Ye Fahrenheit 11/9 ))&*(Ye Book Week forgiving movie, it is free of )*&,-he First Man )&)-he Robin Hood )&*(he Robin Hood rancour and violence, and .. 0-- 0*0 +&*-he Fahrenheit 11/9 +&+(he Beautiful Boy +&+-he First Man the details of Tucker’s realooo&ha_`gmk]Û a[ck&[ge&Ym -&--he Beautiful Boy -&-(he First Man .&)-he Robin Hood life exploits are fascinating.

0&)-he Robin Hood

COMING SOON

1 Skinners Shoot Rd, Byron Bay

0&+(he Robin Hood

44 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

0&+(he Beautiful Boy

ARIES: The wild ride of Mars in your house of imagination, healing, deception and mixed signals till the end of the year can sometimes turn Aries life topsy-turvy. Try not to be too naive and trusting, especially now Mercury’s playing trickster and it’s look before you leap/think before you speak season.

TAURUS: This week’s sweet spot? Pleasureseeking (and finding) midweek Taurus moon.

If Mars starts with the drama, then meet it with Venus moves – this week she’s cruising smoothly forward in conciliatory, diplomatic Libra, who’d rather make love than argue. Meanwhile, Mercury retro suggests taking extra special care with online shopping.

GEMINI: The pushpull dynamic of Mars urging you to go-go-go while Mercury enforces a slowdown in your relationship zone isn’t usually the best time for talking through issues.

On the other hand, this week’s Gemini full moon could shine its powerful light on your quickthinking, problem-solving self for a breakthrough…

CANCER: The closure from releasing something you no longer need: an actual thing, ancient pain, habit, or attitude can open a spacious window of opportunity this week, as Mars in a fellow water sign and your guiding planet in late-week full lunar glory carry you forward on a new wave of exploration.

LEO: As your solar ruler joins Mercury in a fellow fire sign, this week could get pretty heated for the Lion tribe, especially round the home zone, so don’t let the drama hook getcha.

Or be drawn into power trips. Do try to defuse turbulent, contentious feelings. Use your powerful ally, the charm card.

VIRGO: Mars in your partnership house is both aphrodisiac and argumentive, while Mercury retrograde in the sensitive sector of your astrowheel inclines you to take things personally. All up, combined with other current astral alignments, this isn’t a recommended week for engaging in touchy discussions.

Choose soothing pursuits and keep the peace.

WHILE MERCURY BACKSTEPS IN SAGITTARIUS, VENUS GLIDES FORWARD IN LIBRA, AND MARS IGNITES PISCES UNDER A GEMINI FULL MOON… SHALL WE DANCE? LIBRA: For the rest of the year, Mars occupies a great place in your chart for dealing with ever-increasing seasonal demands. Only snag is it could be a bit of a slave driver… Fortunately Venus is at her most conciliatory and diplomatic, because this week your tolerance for tantrums could be tested.

SCORPIO: With Mars in liquid Pisces heating your Scorpio waters for the next six weeks, best get used to managing the simmer.

And it’s worth remembering when late-week emotions blow strongly that full moon is the likeliest time for breakups: especially with retrograde Mercury in the sign of the wayward tongue.

SAGITTARIUS: With Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius and Mars in your domestic zone for the rest of the year, this could be an edgy week.

So if others don’t sync with your plans and ideas, let reactive feelings marinate, and meditate on what’s bothering you privately rather than addressing it publicly.

CAPRICORN: If you’re feeling resistance from this week’s people, best ease up. With what seems like a super-size jumbo retro Mercury, the usual advice applies in dayglo italic capitals with exclamation marks: Backup files, confirm appointments, reread emails and social media posts before hitting send, and if in doubt, don’t.

AQUARIUS: With Mars aggravating your Aquarian tendency to play devil’s advocate or mischief imp, this week advises slowing down and utilising the magic of Mercury retrograde, which is currently backed by the alchemy of your sponsor planet Uranus getting so bored with old habit patterns it’s deactivating them so you can create new ones.

PISCES: Mars firing into Pisces makes you hot items on the holiday menu. Though with this week’s oceanic emotions, especially during lateweek full moon, are you really thinking clearly?

Mercury retro won’t be much help, so best just start where you are, use what you have and do what you can.

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

GIG GUIDE

P: 6684 1777 E: gigs@echo.net.au W: echo.net.au/gig-guide

THURSDAY 22

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 7PM BEN JANSZ

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY FRIEND ZONE

Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE JAZZ FILM FESTIVAL

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY SARAH GRANT TRIO

Q LUSCIOUS, BYRON BAY, 6PM JESSE MORRIS

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM NICK CUNNINGHAM

Q TARGA, BYRON BAY, 6.30PM MANDY HAWKES

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM EPROM

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM JEZ MEAD FEAT. VINNIE LADUCE

Q CURRUMBIN PUB 8PM MERCURY SUN, DOGTAGS, BURGER JOINT, DREAMS OF INDIGO

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 9PM LIVE MUSIC & DJS, UPSTAIRS 9PM OLE FALCO

Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 6.30PM STEPHEN LOVELIGHT

Q BYRON THEATRE 6PM BYRON COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL – ‘THE MAGICAL MYSTERY SNOW QUEEN’ Q BYRON FARMER’S MARKET 8AM JESSE MORRIS

Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY, 9PM LOCAL DJS

Q BYRON BAY GOLF CLUB 7PM TRIVIA

Q BANGALOW BOWLO BLUES CLUB

Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 7.30PM MATTHEW ARMITAGE

Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM CRAIG ATKINS

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 8PM DJ CHEF DE PARTY + FRIENDS

Q SABI SUSHI, OCEAN SHORES, 6PM LUKE YEAMAN

Q BANGALOW BOWLO 6PM SALSA Q SABI SUSHI, OCEAN SHORES, 5.30PM TIM STOKES Q CLUB MULLUM, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM OPEN MIC – SLIM PICKENS Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM DANIEL HEND DUO Q LENNOX HOTEL 9PM JAM NIGHT Q BALLINA PLAYERS 8PM THE BOY FROM OZ

Q OCEAN SHORES COUNTRY CLUB 6PM KHAN

Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE NO QUARTER – HAMMER OF THE GODS TOUR

Q BALLINA PLAYERS 8PM THE BOY FROM OZ

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY SILK AND OAK Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM BEN WALSH, 9PM KIM CHURCHILL & GUESTS Q BYRON THEATRE 6PM BYRON COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL – ‘THE MAGICAL MYSTERY SNOW QUEEN’

Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM DJ CORNELIUS

Q WORKER’S CLUB, LISMORE, 7.30PM CHRIS COOK BAND

Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 3.30PM LISA HUNT

Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM SWEET MIXJAH

Q ELTHAM HOTEL 1PM LEIGH JAMES

Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM BRETT HEALY PROJECT

Q WORKER’S CLUB, LISMORE, 11.30AM COUNTRY CARNA

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM RADIATORS

Q SPHINX ROCK CAFE, MT BURRELL, 12PM CHEYNNE MURPHY & MARK HEAZLETT

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 7.30PM KARAOKE Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 8.30PM JASON DELPHIN Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 2PM JEREMIAH JOHNSON, 7PM ZALE SECK

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM DJ LONGTIME, 9PM PACES & GUESTS

Q CURRUMBIN RSL 4PM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 8PM SOUTHWALL

Q TINTENBAR HALL 7.30PM AINE TYRRELL

Q BALLINA PLAYERS 2PM THE BOY FROM OZ

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 4.30PM THE GREEN SINATRAS, 9PM ANTHOLOGYS

Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 8PM KRAPPYOKEE Q LENNOX HOTEL 9.30PM UNDER COVER

Q FOX PHOTO DEN, LISMORE, 5PM THEODORE KENNET-RAJ – RETROSPECTIVE

Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY PINK ZINC

Q BYRON THEATRE 10.30AM & 4.30PM DANCE LAB AUSTRALIA – REVOLUTION,

Q WHARF BAR, BALLINA, 8PM BROADFOOT

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, 9PM CROCODYLUS, CLOACAS, GARAGE SALE

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY, VINNIE LADUCE, FEEDING FAUNA, IZZY DAY

Q CLUB MULLUM, MULLUMBIMBY, 7.30PM TROMBONE KELLIE GANG

Q MARY G’S, LISMORE, 7.30PM CROAKER & THE HONEY BEE

FRIDAY 23

SATURDAY 24

Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7PM MORNING OF THE MO AFTER PARTY

Q HOTEL GOLLAN, LISMORE, 7PM INTO THE MOMENT

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, 2PM PATTI BOND – SOCIAL NEW VOGUE DANCING, 7PM MISSY VADER & THE DARK FORCE

Q CURRUMBIN RSL 5PM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

Q ST MARTIN’S, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM HOUSE OF BLISS KIRTAN

Q BALLINA RSL BOARDWALK 6.30PM ADAM BROWN, LEVEL ONE 7.30PM GUY DUTTON

Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 6PM PHIL GUEST

BAND FEATURING SHARON ROWNTREE, 4.30PM ROCKKS, THE SHOWROOM 8PM NO QUARTER – THE LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE RETURNS, 9PM ANTHOLOGYS

Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE JAZZ FILM FESTIVAL, FRANK BENNETT Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 9PM LIVE DJS Q THE STICKY WICKET BAR, BYRON BAY, 9PM LOCAL DJS Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM THE DARK BLUE GRASS Q SABI SUSHI, OCEAN SHORES, 6PM TIM STOKES

ENTERTAINMENT

Q CHINDERAH TAVERN 2.30PM BUGGY BROTHERS, 6.30PM LEIGH JAMES

SUNDAY 25 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY DAN HANNAFORD Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY SWAMP CATS Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM DAN CLARKE DUO, 8PM ANIMAL HOUSE Q TREEHOUSE, BYRON BAY, 12PM LUNCH ’TIL LATE SUNDAY SESSION DJS EVA J & VINNIE LADUCE

Q WHARF BAR, BALLINA, 4PM OOZ

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 3PM NEVER ENDING 80S DAY PARTY Q CUDGEN SURF CLUB, KINGSCLIFF, 4PM SUNDAY SESSIONS – TERRY PERKINS AND THE AL COLEFAX DUO Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 1PM REMEDY, 6PM ANTHOLOGYS Q CURRUMBIN RSL 4PM ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

MONDAY 26 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY WHEN HARRY MET SWANNY Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY DEAN HAITANI

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 8PM REGGAE AFTERPARTY Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 9.30AM THE PICTURE HOUSE CHOIR Q B-SPACE, BALLINA, 5PM JAM NIGHT

Q BYRON BAY SERVICES CLUB 4.30PM THE FERAMONES

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 2.30PM LINE DANCING WITH RUSSELL HINTON, 6.30PM MARK WILSON’S DANCE NIGHT

Q LISMORE CITY HALL IAN MOSS

Q DRILL HALL THEATRE, MULLUMBIMBY, BYRON YOUTH THEATRE IN MY SKIN

Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB, 7.30PM CHECK 2

Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM KARL S WILLIAMS

Q BANGALOW HOTEL 2PM LIVE MUSIC

Q MURWILLUMBAH SERVICES CLUB 7.30PM TROMBONE KELLY

Q BALLINA RSL BOWLING CLUB 6PM JEFF MASSEY

Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 4PM KALLIDAD

Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 8PM HIPSHOOTERS

Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 6PM RICHIE WILLIAMS, 7.30PM STU BLACK, BOARDWALK 9PM MILO GREEN BAND

Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE JAZZ FILM FESTIVAL

Q CABARITA BEACH SPORTS CLUB 7.30PM HIGH TIDE

Q BALLINA PLAYERS 8PM THE BOY FROM OZ

Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 3PM JAM

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM JON J BRADLEY

Q WHARF BAR, BALLINA, 8PM SIMON DOE

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 7PM BLUES BROTHERS REBOOTED

Q DUNOON SPORTS CLUB 3PM DUNOON VILLAGE BLUES

Q WILDSPACE, MULLUMBIMBY, 4PM JENNI CARGILL-STRONG – STORY CIRCLE

Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, 8.30PM DJ REQUEST NIGHT – DJ JAKE

Q ROUS MILL HALL 7PM BRONNY & THE BISHOPS

Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, 2PM HINTERLAND BIG

Q HOTEL ILLAWONG, EVANS HEAD, 8.30PM MASSIVE SUNDAY

Q SABI SUSHI, OCEAN SHORES, 5.30PM LUKE BENNETT

Q BILLINUDGEL HOTEL LIVE SESSIONS

stoneandwood.com.au

Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM TEDDY CREAM

Q BYRON BAY GOLF CLUB 2PM LIVE MUSIC, 3PM MARK BUTLER, MARY MCEVILLYBUTLER & WILLIE MCELROY

Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 12PM MARCO

TUESDAY 27 Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY MARSHALL OKELL Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY LEIGH JAMES Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM WILL SPARKS VS JOEL FLETCHER Q ELEMENTS OF BYRON 6PM BEST OF INSIDERS Q HALL UNDER BYRON GYM 6.45PM NO LIGHTS, NO LYCRA

Q SHORTY’S, LENNOX HEAD, 5PM JESSE MORRIS

Q WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON BAY, 9PM YEWSDAY LIVE DJS Q BANGALOW BOWLO 6PM SALSA CLASSES Q BANGALOW HOTEL 7PM OPEN MIC WITH SLIM PICKENS Q SABI SUSHI, OCEAN SHORES, 5.30PM OLE FALCO

IN MY SKIN PRESENTED BY BYRON YOUTH THEATRE Wednesday 21 November, 7.00pm Full $18.80 | Conc $13.80 | Ages 12+

Q MIDDLE PUB, MULLUMBIMBY, 7PM TRIVIA

Q THE GOLLAN HOTEL, LISMORE, 6.30PM CUBAN DANCE CLASSES Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, THE STAGE 10.30AM MORNING MELODIES – WITH BUDDY HOLLY, 11.30AM RUSSELL HINTON, 3.30PM TONY AND PATTI – SOCIAL NEW VOGUE SEQUENCE DANCE, 7PM TWO AND A HALF MEN

WEDNESDAY 28

Q CLUB LENNOX 4PM YOLAN

WHAT’S ON

A CLEAN, CRISP LAGER. NATURALLY REFRESHING.

Q HOTEL GREAT NORTHERN, BYRON BAY JAZZ IN THE RESTAURANT Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY CHRIS AND JAMIE Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 8PM BRYNNY Q BYRON BAY BREWERY 7.30PM OPEN MIC WITH HARRY NICHOLS Q BYRON THEATRE 6PM BYRON BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL 2018 BANDS RECITAL Q CLUB BYRON 6PM OPEN MIC Q BANGALOW BOWLO 6.30PM SWING CLASSES Q SABI SUSHI, OCEAN SHORES, 5.30PM CHAD WILKINS Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 6PM FREE LEARN TO DANCE, 7PM SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE WITH DEAN DOYLE Q TWIN TOWNS, TWEED HEADS, 12.30PM CHI CHI, 4.30PM A BAND CALLED TWANG, 7.30PM POINT BLANK Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 6PM OPEN MIC

THE MAGICAL MYSTERY SNOW QUEEN

PRESENTED BY BYRON COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Thursday 22 & Friday 23 November, 6.00pm Adult $27.50 | Child U18 $12.50 | Family of 4 $60

REVOLUTION PRESENTED BY DANCE LAB AUSTRALIA

Saturday 24 November, 10.30am & 4.30pm Full $32 | Pensioner $23 | Child U13 $23

BYRON BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL BANDS RECITAL

WE CAN FLY PRESENTED BY INSPIRE DANCE STUDIO

Friday 30 Nov & Saturday 1 Dec, 6.00pm Adult $22 | Conc $18 | Child U18 $15 | Family of 4 $68

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

NOV / DEC

Wednesday 28 November, 6.30pm Adult $15 | Child U15 $10

6685 6807

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

BYRON BAY WEDDING DJ Call Max on 0427 875 066

www.byronbayweddingdj.biz

TUESDAYS 3.30–5.30PM

FREE HOMEWORK HELP @ THE YAC WITH DALE

WEDNESDAYS 9.30AM–2PM

FREE COUNSELLING WITH CASTON REGISTERED PROVISIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST CALL 66857777 OR EMAIL INFO@BYS.ORG.AU

WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 4.30–7.30PM

SAFER DRIVERS COURSE FOR LEARNERS BOOK ONLINE: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU/LDRIVER/ | $140

SATURDAY 1ST DECEMBER 12PM TO 10PM

BRAINWAVE DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE EVENT | AGES: 15 TO 25 TICKETS BY EVENTBRITE

TUESDAY 4 DEC 4–7PM

BARISTA COURSE LEVEL 1 $50 - AGES: 15 TO 24 BOOK ONLINE: WWW.BYS.ORG.AU/BARISTACOURSE1/

SATURDAY 8TH DECEMBER 9AM–2PM

BYRON FLEA MARKET PLEASE CALL CHRISTINA TO BOOK A STALL: 0490 026 840

1 Gilmore Crescent Byron Bay | bys.org.au Byron Youth Activity Centre (YAC) is managed by Byron Youth Service (BYS)

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 45

Service Directory

For North Coast news online visit

SERVICE DIRECTORY RATES, PAYMENT & DEADLINE

ACCOUNTANTS & BOOKKEEPERS

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

LINE ADS: $99 for 3 months or $340 for 1 year prepaid.

For line Service Directory ads email classifieds@echo.net.au.

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

Please supply display ads 85mm wide, 28mm high. New display ads will be placed at end of section.

For display Service Directory ads email adcopy@echo.net.au.

The Echo Service Directory is online in Echonetdaily â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.echo.net.au/service-directory

ACCOUNTANT Paul Mayberry..............................................................................................66847415

ACCOUNTS & BOOKINGS: 6684 1777

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

46 The Byron Shire Echo mÅ&#x;Æ°Ä&#x2022;Å&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Å¿ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

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

ACCOUNTANT BANGALOW + BYRON BAY The Office Accountants & Business Advisors ...66872960 BOOKKEEPER Local and reliable .................................. barbarasbookkeeping.com.au 0402 118649

ACUPUNCTURE ACUPUNCTURE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE M Collis..................................................66842559

Call Kane

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

0410 534 081

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

15+ years experience. Free quotes.

Licence # 289899C

REVAMP BATHROOMS

Bathroom Renovations and Tiling services providing Complete Bathroom Renovations from $14,990

artisanair.com.au

PLEASE CALL

6680 9394

AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

AU 37088

Mullumbimby Refrigeration & Airconditioning Services

Lic 246545C

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sales â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Installation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Repairs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; All Commercial Refrigeration â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Residential & Commercial Airconditioning â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Coolroom Design & Construction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Freezer Rooms

14 Manns Road, Mullumbimby

6684 2783

Lic: 299433C ARC: AU40492

COOLMAN AIR CONDITIONING 23 years experience. Lic 178464C AU30147 ..............0412 641753 RAINBOW REGION AIR CONDITIONING ARC AU36141. Lic No. 264313C.....................0487 264137

/DERXU DQG 3F ,WHPV ,QF

:DOO )ORRU 7LOLQJ _ :DWHUSURR¿ QJ _ 3HUVRQDOLVHG VHUYLFH DQG DGYLFH _ &XVWRP GHVLJQ ZLWK FRQVXOWDWLRQ _ )XOO OLFHQVHG LQVXUHG

Call Jason 0434 177 594

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS For a free quote call Paul ..................................................0423 852559

BLINDS, AWNINGS, CURTAINS, SHUTTERS 3ODQWDWLRQ 6KXWWHUV 7LPEHU 9HQHWLDQV 6XQVFUHHQ 5ROO %OLQGV 5RPDQ %OLQGV ([WHUQDO $ZQLQJV &XUWDLQV 7UDFNLQJ 6KRML 6FUHHQ 'RRUV

ANTENNAS & INSTALLATION

0439 624 945

AH

02 66 804 173 Friendly Reliable Prompt Local

Digital TV ALL Antenna Installations & Repairs ALL Electrical Work

IWIRE

ANTENNAS

â&#x20AC;¢ New digital antennas â&#x20AC;¢ Reception problems * â&#x20AC;¢ Extra TV outlets â&#x20AC;¢ Phone sockets â&#x20AC;¢ Pensioner discounts

NO FIX NO CHARGE For fast service call

0402 022 111

David Levine iwireantennas.com.au

6KRZURRP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL SP &HQWHQQLDO &W %\URQ %D\

3K )5(( 0 4 216,7(

COMPASS CURTAINS

20 years and going strong!

Custom made curtains, blinds and decor items We come to you, wherever you are: Byron, Lismore, The Clarence and beyondâ&#x20AC;¦

Barbara Wilson

0435 954 212

compassinteriors@optusnet.com.au

BRICKLAYING

*conditions apply

JP DIGITAL ANTENNAS Reception problems, new antennas, extra TV points, all areas .....0432 289705 BRICK/BLOCK LAYING Contractors. Lic 291958C. Phone Mark ........................................0409 444268

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

SEARLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BRICK & BLOCK LAYING. Contact Tom.........................................................0487 947237 BRICK/BLOCK LAYING Free quotes. Lic 60801C. Phone Paul ........................................0423 852559

BUILDING CERTIFICATION

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

CERTIFIERS 2U Building Certification Specialists www.certifiers2u.com.au......................66805424

BUILDING TRADES

ARCHITECTS

FRANK STEWART ARCHITECT Reg. 6075. www.frankstewart.com.au............................66856984 â&#x20AC;¢ DEPT OF FAIR TRADING: A licence is required for all residential building work where the reasonOCEANARC ARCHITECTS Reg. 6042 www.oceanarc.com.au ..............................................66855001 able market cost of the work to be done (labour and materials) exceeds $5000 (including GST).

ATELIER LUKE ARCHITECTURE Reg. 10438 www.atelierluke.com ..............................0401 875535

DUFbuild

AUTOMOTIVE

PRESTIGE BUILDERS

build the dream

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

0412 497 637 â&#x20AC;¢ Tyres â&#x20AC;¢ Batteries â&#x20AC;¢ Wheel Alignments MULLUMBIMBY TYRE SERVICE Dalley Street, Mullumbimby 6684 2016

LEGENDARY OFFROAD TYRES

Master Builders Licence No.94573C

2ƯFH

1300 095 393

â&#x20AC;¢ RELIABLE TRADESMAN â&#x20AC;¢ JOBS UP TO $5000 â&#x20AC;¢ DECKS & PERGOLAS â&#x20AC;¢ TIMBER SCREENS & DOORS â&#x20AC;¢ GARAGE CONVERSIONS SERVICING THE BYRON SHIRE

CALL BRETT 0414 542 019

DINGO DEMOLITIONS & ASBESTOS REMOVAL ................................. 66834008 or 0407 728998 CARPENTER All jobs. Michael Dow. Lic 147675C .................................... 66291169 or 0412 967677 BAYSIDE RADIATORS Windscreens & air-con. Billinudgel. AU29498 .................................66802444

AVIATION

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

TIGER MOTH ADVENTURE FLIGHTS BYRON BAY tigermothbyronbay.com.au

BUILDER Renovations, maintenance, 30yrs exp. mchughdesign.com.au Lic 29792C....0408 663420 CARPENTER. Insured & qualified. Homes, extensions, decks, free quotes. Lic 231104C..0431 674377 BUILDERS SKILLS, carpenters rates. 25 years exp. Lic No. R84001. Ph Greg .................0422 069632

0488 924 242 tigermothbyronbay@gmail.com

TP CONSTRUCTION Deck & patio specialists. Great results and prices. Lic No 253288C ..0404 123285 SKILLED CARPENTRY. Craftsmanship, functionality & enduring qual. Lic. 300912C ....0432 065277

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Service Directory 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.Â

Quality Exterior Refinishing

Pressure cleaning Roof cleaning

Full Circle

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

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

CARPET CLEANING

TLC

Truck Mounted Machine

CARPET CLEANING

TENDER LOVING CARE Specialising in household carpet cleaning Speedy Drying

Kevin & Margaret Bower FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

(02) 6684 1001

Green & Clean

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

Cleans deeply, dries in 1-2 hours

Far North Coast NSW John & Teresa

0408 232 066

DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE 20 Year+s Exp.

Phone Oliver 0419 789 600

'ULYHZD\ 3RWKROH 6SHFLDOLVW

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

fullcirclerefinishing.com

Professional Cleaning Services

Blue Sky

Holiday lets and Airbnb, residential homes and end of lease cleans, bond cleans, builders cleans etc.

Friendly reliable and trustworthy local service.

|

Sanctuary Services

)UHH 4XRWH â&#x20AC;&#x201C; &DOO 1RZ

Jai â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0467 482 948

PACIFIC BITUMEN 4 Hot Bitumen Seal 4 Driveway Construction 4 All Base Work 4 Pothole Repairs

CALL

0423 877 102

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATION

Local, home and hosting support services: cleaning, bookings, linen, restocking, listing management and property management.

Flexible to your needs and requirements

kylie-anne@sanctuaryservices.com.au 0410 630 042

Byrne Civil

DONE & DUSTED CLEANING Going the extra mile, professional, dependable...............0498 731447 DETAILED STEAM CLEANING Natural products. Bathrooms, kitchens, spring cleans .0410 723601 BEYOND CLEANING GROUP Quality focused. Brunswick to Ballina from $39.60ph .....0451 102239 HOLIDAY CLEANERS AVAILABLE NOW! Domestic, AirBnB, last-minute. Local, exp & reliable .0421 360961 BOND CLEANING Ph......................................................................................................0421 360961

TINY EARTHWOR Philip Toovey

COMPUTER SERVICES

0409 799 909

various implements available for limited access projects

Commercial / Domestic / Insurance

EARTHMOVING & PLANT HIRE

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

Specialising in driveway construction & maintenance

CHIMNEY SWEEPING

â&#x20AC;˘ Tip trucks 3 to 12 tonne â&#x20AC;˘ Excavator 5 to 21 tonne â&#x20AC;˘ Positrack loader augers 150 to 600mm & rock grab â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Roads â&#x20AC;˘ Acreage clearing â&#x20AC;˘ House pads â&#x20AC;˘ Drainage â&#x20AC;˘ Carparks â&#x20AC;˘ Bush rocks â&#x20AC;˘ Rock walls â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive rates

BLACKS CHIMNEY SWEEPING & REPAIRS Summer Gutter Cleaning (insured) .............66771905

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

CHIROPRACTIC

0427 663 678 / 0410 056 228 Whether Whe er y you need a tech m mentor, advice or just support Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here to help

WAVE OF LIFE NETWORK CHIRO (lowforce) 8/9 Fletcher St, Byron Bay. Andrew Badman...66858553 MICHAEL SCHWAGER 108 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby ...................................................66841962 MULLUM CHIROPRACTIC Massage & chiropractic. 110 Dalley St .....................................66841028 BYRON BAY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE Bruce Campbell. 1/12 Tasman Way, A&I Estate ....66858159

CLEANING

5.5 TONNE EXCAVATOR, POSITRACK & TIPPER HIRE

0431 122 057 Personal tech support for bamboozled ed bip bipeds

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

Augers and rock grab available.

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

HHN NP P DX www.mygeekmate.com.au | mark@P\JHHNPDWH FRP DX

r - purely support, advice & tech mentorship s or repai No s a l e

MOBILE COMPUTER SUPPORT Home & business workrightcomputersupport.com.au 0422 804449

EXPERIENCED OPERATORS | FREE QUOTES 0432 299 283

BETTER CALL SAUL The Mac Doctor. Repairs. Upgrades. Used Macs.............................0411 562111

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

"92/. "!9 7).$/7 #,%!.).'

02%3352% #,%!.).' %XTE HOUSE RIOR W WIN ASH CLEAN DOW

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

Call

0434 539 979

â&#x20AC;˘ Window Cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Screens & Tracks â&#x20AC;˘ Pressure Washing â&#x20AC;˘ House â&#x20AC;˘Roof â&#x20AC;˘ Paths â&#x20AC;˘ Solar

www.byroneco.com.au

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

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

5.5 Tonne Excavator, Positrack Loader & 12 Tonne Tipper

CONCRETING & PAVING

â&#x20AC;˘ Driveways â&#x20AC;˘ Landscaping â&#x20AC;˘ Rock walls â&#x20AC;˘ House & shed sites

â&#x20AC;˘ Land clearing â&#x20AC;˘ Augers, rock grab &Â breaker attachments â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes

SALISBURY CONCRETING

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.

DARYL 0418 234 302 OR 02 6680 1793

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

Lic.136717c

ACTION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING

PLATINUM CONCRETE 20 years experience. Free quotes. Lic 225874C. Justin ..............0458 773788 FLANAGAN CONCRETING & EXCAVATIONS. Lic No. 310498C. Ph Andrew ..................0401 968173 ADVANCED CONCRETE POLISHING Grind & seal, polished concrete. Shane ................0419 961708

DECKS, PATIOS & EXTENSIONS 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

Follow us on

ALEX EXCAVATION 0417 920 300

â&#x20AC;˘ 3.5 TONNE ZERO SWING & 5 TONNE TIP TRUCK / HIRE â&#x20AC;˘ TILT HITCH â&#x20AC;˘ GENERAL EARTHMOVING Goonengerry â&#x20AC;˘ Servicing all areas â&#x20AC;˘ alex.skladnev55@gmail.com 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 BEAU JARDIN 1.8 tonne excavator & 3 tonne tip truck .................................................0417 054443

ELECTRICIANS

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

DENTISTS BANGALOW DENTAL In the Medical Centre Complex, Bangalow ......................................66872766 LITTLE LANE DENTAL, MULLUMBIMBY ...........................................................................66842816 BRUNSWICK HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTRE .......................................................................66851264 MICHAEL LEACH 100 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby .............................................................66842644

DESIGN & DRAFTING

24 HOUR SERVICE

0439 624 945

AH

Domestic Commercial

02 66 804 173 All Jobs Small or Large

Lic: 154293c

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

DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

BAREFOOT BUILDING DESIGN www.barefootbuildingdesign.com..........Bob Acton 0407 787993

JAMIE 0408 809 817

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

licence no. 201775c

BYRON ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN & DRAFTING www.beedad.com.au ...............0423 531448 DRAFTING + MODELLING SERVICES Infrastructure, residential and commercial .......0424 020670

Electricians continued on next page mĹ&#x;Ć°Ä&#x2022;Ĺ&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Ĺż NJǨǽ NJǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 47

Service Directory

For North Coast news online visit

ELECTRICIANS (continued) ELECTRICAL Steve Nicholls ph: 0455 445 343 lic: EC28753

GUTTERING

THE BYRON BAY GARDEN & LANDSCAPING COMPANY Structural Landscaping

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

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

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

0434 329 111

nichollselectrical@outlook.com

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

www.spotlessgutters.com.au

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

HANDYPERSONS

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

0458 267 777

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

Lic. 211410C

HANDY ANDY Carpentry, plastering, welding ......................................... 66884324 or 0476 600956

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

Lic No: 143433C | ACRS Master Cabler A017916

0414 905 900

• All types of metering & cable upgrades • Emergency 24/7 • Domestic & commercial fitouts & repairs

Let Boogaloo do it for you!

1/10 Station Street, Bangalow

1800 763 911 0417 415 474

Lic no. 141097C

BANGALOW ELECTRICIAN • Disconnect, reconnect, point of attachments

20 years experience in residential & acreage care

Caring for all your garden needs

Mowing, Brushcutting, Hedge trimming.

Michael 0497 842 442

Fully insured

www.electricboogaloo.com.au

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

Prestige Acreage Care

RONNIE SPINKS Everything electrical. Lic 27673 .........................................................0429 802355

Byron Bay hinterland and surrounds

JP ELECTRICAL Level 2 ASP Under-g/O-head lines, Pwr poles, Solar. Lic 133082C ........0432 289705 CHRIS APPEL. Ocean Shores. Lic EC 22349.....................................................................0422 607444 JIM LABELLE ELECTRICAL O.Shores, Mullum, Byron, Brunswick. Lic 176417C..............0415 126028 SPINKS ELECTRICAL Lic 284939C..................................................................Call Mitch 0421 843477

0490 149 067

Acreage mowing • Brush cutting Care taking / Management Rubbish removal • Tree removal prestigeacreagecare.com

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

FENCING

GUTTERS CLEANED Solar panel cleaning, all areas, free quotes, fully insured ... 66841778 or 0405 922839

THE HANDYMAN CAN All home maintenance, repairs, painting, odd jobs etc .............0427 110953 RELIABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES Michael ...........................................66844970 or 0405 325569 MC’S HANDYMAN SERVICES Exp. painter, home repairs, odd jobs. Great rates............0412 559509 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 CARPENTER HANDYMAN FB Greg’s Handyman Services Byron Bay Lic No 1039897....0414 109595 ALL TRADES. ALL JOBS. Licensed electrician C18391. Ph .............................................0411 184418 BUILDER SKILLS carpenters rates. 25 years exp. Lic No. R84001...................................0422 069632

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

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

POOLSAFE GLASS FENCING GLASS & ALUMINIUM POOL FENCING PROFESSIONALS 0499 178 297 psgfencingnsw@gmail.com BYRON & BEYOND FENCING Any fence, any time, prompt quotes....... 66804766 or 0416 424256

A.C.E. LAWNMOWING & GARDENING Best rates, reliable, guaranteed.............Sam 0438 655763 MULLUM HIRE Builders, party and much more ........................www.mullumhire.com.au 66843003 LEAF IT TO US Specialists in acreage mowing, garden, tree maintenance.....................0402 487213 BYRON HIRE Building & home handyman equipment hire ........ www.byronhire.com.au 66856228 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

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

KITCHENS

EDL FENCING Installations & repairs. Prompt service ............................. 66771852 or 0432 107262 THE BURBS MOWING All suburban mowing. Andrew .................................................0431 248888

FILM PRODUCTION FILM, EDIT, PRODUCE. All Projects. Phone Marcus ......................................................0425 747769

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

GARAGE DOORS

BYRON BAY BRUSH CUTTING Acreage mowing, garden detailing, insured. Gyan .........0402 728207 BRUSHCUTTING Rubbish, Property Maintenance, Lawns.............................................0412 469109

Driftwood Cabinetry .LWFKHQV O +RPH 5HQRYDWLRQV O &XVWRP 'HVLJQ &DELQHWU\

O

A1 Property Maintenance: Koala habitats, brushcutting, lawns & Clean Ups. Ph Ocaz ..0412 469109

0422 454 876

/LFHQFH 1R &

Suffolk Park

AWESOME REPAIRS Professional, commercial & domestic. Wayne...............................0423 218417

LAWN MOWING Mullum, Bruns, Ocean Shores. Call Mark ............................................0437 343348 RICK’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, brushcutting, gardening, pool service ...0424 805660 Brenda Carr Trees & Garden services Cert 3 Arborist ...............................................0406 684771

GARDEN DESIGN

Rņ FH#GULIWZRRGFDELQHWU\ FRP DX _ ZZZ GULIWZRRGFDELQHWU\ FRP DX D HINGED Kitchens & Joinery. Lic 283553C. www.hinged.com.au ....................... Dave 0409 843689 ABOVEBOARD KITCHENS, BATHROOMS & ALTERATIONS Lic 314121C .................0415 661814

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

LANDSCAPE DESIGN BEAU JARDIN We design & build beautiful gardens www.beaujardin.com.au Lic 177274C ...0417 054443

GAS SUPPLIERS

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Garden Design & Property Planning. Andrew Pawsey ..........0478 519804 VARENDORFF LANDSCAPES Dip. Lscape Des & Hort. Ryde College Lic 39791..66845035 or 0414 842602

Free Delivery

GARDEN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Locally Owned Est 18 years

No Rental

LANDSCAPING

Reliable

www.brunswickvalleygas.com

6680 1575 or 0408 760 609 GLAZIERS

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

1176 Myocum Rd, Mullumbimby (just past golf course)

6684 2323 / 0418 663 983 SOIL MULCH GRAVEL

24/7 EMERGENCY GLASS 0415 660 801 6685 8588

Acreage Mowing Specialist $75/hr Contact Vadi: 0404 978 383 48 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

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

CRACKER DUST ROAD BASE FIRE WOOD

18 Lucky Lane Billinudgel Industrial Estate

landscaping supplies

0266 804555

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Service Directory hÞŹĢƪÄ&#x203A;ĂžĆ&#x;ÄŠ 'ÄŠĆŞĹ&#x17D;Ĺ&#x201A;ĹąÔš ÔšÔš ŝŹƪơƢƿÄ&#x203A;ơĹ&#x17D;ŝŹԚ Ôš ŒĊơÞĹ&#x17D;ĹąĹ&#x17D;ĹąĹ&#x201A; à ÞŌŌƪԚ Ôš 'ÄŠÄ&#x203A;ĹŁĆŞ Ö&#x2039; £ĊƢĹ&#x201A;ŝŌÞƪԚ ԚԚ£ÞÇ&#x203A;Ĺ&#x17D;ĹąĹ&#x201A;

ĢǢŌÞŹ

0409 785 584

www.otrlandscaping.com.au

ABN 31 490 733 798 LIC 203196C

Painting & Decorating

24 years experience

Accredited

Mob: 0409 451 518

Licence No 97474

Painter and Decorator Over 30 years experience for a friendly hassle free job

0412 794 364

FAST TURNAROUND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; AIR BNB

AD PAINTING by John Hand. Lic 13246C ................................................ 0413 185399 or 66841249

â&#x20AC;˘ Self serve / service wash â&#x20AC;˘ New front loaders & dryers â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & commercial services

FRANKLIN PAINTING Interior Exterior free quotes. Lic. 55696 .....................................0413 643572

PEST CONTROL

OPEN EVERY DAY

C. A. Warwick Lic. No. 114578C Â&#x2021; )UHH TXRWHV Â&#x2021; *\SURFN Ă&#x20AC; [LQJ VHWWLQJ

mwoplingpainting@hotmail.com

&UDLJ 0413

ALAN MALONE

IPS PTY LTD Paving, concreting, retaining walls, fencing, decks & design Lic 290231C ...0437 819087

Mullum Wash House â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0439 001 545 Bangalow Wash House â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0412 302 246

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

7KH Ă&#x20AC; QLVKLQJ WRXFK WR \RXU KRPH

LEMONTREELANDSCAPES.COM.AU Liam. Lic No 277154C .........................................0423 700853

LAUNDRY

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR

QUALIFIED â&#x20AC;˘ INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ LOCAL â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES

SUBTROPICALLANDSCAPES.COM.AU 20 years exp. Lic 231789C ................................0405 122456

LAUNDRY SERVICES

PLASTERING

451 186 / 6680 4660

DQQH P ZDUZLFN#JPDLO FRP COL JENKINS PLASTER Gyprock, renovations, repairs. No job too small ......................0401 078733 SUNRISE PLASTERING. No job too small. Renovations + patchworks. Gtd sat. Free quote ....0418 992001 GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICE New homes, extensions, renos, 40yrs exp. Dave......0457 117654

PLUMBERS NEED A PLUMBER? DRAINER? GASFITTER?

Chay 0429 805 081

LIGHTING

20 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE

Lighting Showroom Open 9am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5pm Mon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri Unit 5, 21-23 Tasman Way, Byron A+I Estate Free on-site consultancy 6680 7007 creativelightingsolutions.com.au

Licence No. 207479C

Lic 308722C

48$/,),(' 6758&785$/ /$1'6&$3(5b

Mark Wopling

Professional Property Protection you can Trust

â&#x20AC;˘ Targeted treatments for all pests with â&#x20AC;&#x153;no sprayâ&#x20AC;? cockroach treatments â&#x20AC;˘ If you have found live termites, do not disturb them and call us for advice!

No cost for quoting on active termites Relax, when safety, reputation and experience matters, we are the experts

6685 4490 or AH on 0414 769 018

CREATIVE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS BYRON GREEN LIGHTS LED garden lighting specialist, free on-site visits ....................0422 267313

www.sanctuarypest.com.au

02 6681 6555

LOCKSMITH

Free quotes on active termites Environmentally safe

YOUR PEST & TERMITE SPECIALISTS

JARRAH DAVIDSON Plumbing, draining, gas fitting & roofing. Lic 187712C................0438 668025

MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE Automotive car keys & lock installation/repair .............0412 764148

www.allpestsolutions.com.au

BILL CONNORS All plumbing/draining. Lic #1051 .................................. 66801403 or 0414 801403

OFFICE SERVICES

HRH PLUMBING Providing a prompt, reliable & efficient service. Lic 220755C ............0402 652017 MARK STRATTON All plumbing & emergency. Sewer drain camera/locator. Lic 57803C ....0419 019035

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

ADM PLUMBING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;Ś (NO JOB TOO SMALL)â&#x20AC;Ś Lic 234528C. ....... Call Adam 0466 992483

OSTEOPATHY

BLOCKED DRAINS Drain camera, no dig repairs. Drain Pipe King. Lic 237124C ...................66770004

OSTEOPATHY

I LOVE PLUMBING. All plumbing. All areas. Ph Steve. Lic 148904C ..............................0412 916140 THE PEST MAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Second opinion / alternative views. 50 yrs exp .....0418 110714 MATT WILSON PLUMBING Lic 10704. All plumbing, draining & gas fit. Free quotes ...0408 665672

at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre

Dr. Matthew Fourro (Osteo) Dr. Egbert Weber (Osteo)

PHOTOGRAPHY

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

Tree Faerie Fotos

Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Personal 30+ years experience in commercial photography and photojournalism

to quote a licence number only for external work valued over $5000.

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

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

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

Kim Snellgrove, Cally Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara ................................................................................................66872330 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 OCEAN SHORES PHYSIOTHERAPY Manual therapies, dry needling, custom orthotics, shock

YVES DE WILDE

QUALITY PAINTING SERVICES

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

ZZZ JMJSDLQWLQJ FRP DX JDU\#JMJSDLQWLQJ FRP DX

4XDOLILHG Âą ,QVXUHG /RFDO

)UHH 4XRWHV \HDUV ([SHULHQFH

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

wave therapy, real time ultrasound. Nigel Pitman, Ilse V Oostenbrugge, Steve Clifford.......66803499 EWINGSDALE PHYSIO Renata Tenta. Matrix Rhythm Therapy, home visits avail................66847838

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

REMOVALISTS

Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Move & More

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

0429 149 533 Est 2006

SHIRE REMOVALS & FREIGHT CO

From Middle Pocket to Middle Earth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just give us a ring

â&#x20AC;˘ Freight services to Brisbane weekly â&#x20AC;˘ Carriers of ďŹ ne art â&#x20AC;˘ Furniture removal â&#x20AC;˘ E-bay pick up & delivery

6681 4912 / 0409 917646

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

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

PETER FARRELL Cold laser, manual therapy & exercise, Mullumbimby ..............................66843385

PICTURE FRAMING MULLUM PICTURE FRAMERS Stuart St rear lane behind Mitre 10 ............................0403 734791

Lic 167371C

www.duluxaccredited.com.au

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

PRINTING & COPYING SERVICES

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

BILLINUDGEL CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING. 7/1 Wilfred St, Billinudgel ........................ 6680 3444

PICTURE HANGING PROFESSIONAL PICTURE HANGING, also display of art and objects Phone Lenny .....0407 031294

Â&#x2021; /RFDO Â&#x2021; &RXQWU\ Â&#x2021; ,QWHUVWDWH /2&$/ Â&#x2021; 6<'1(< Â&#x2021; *2/' &2$67 Â&#x2021; %5,6%$1( Â&#x2021; 0(/%2851(

02 6684 2198

TXHULHV#PXOOXPELPE\UHPRYDOV FRP DX

Removalists continued on next page mĹ&#x;Ć°Ä&#x2022;Ĺ&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Ĺż NJǨǽ NJǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 49

Service Directory

For North Coast news online visit

REMOVALISTS (continued)

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

The expert in solar efďŹ ciency

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

Electrical License # QLD: 72258 | NSW: 227562C

0434 391 855

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

Patrick - 0425 256 802

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

www.byronbaycontainerstorage.com.au

LONG + SHORT TERM CONTAINERS FOR HIRE

LdS Silviculture Specialising in all aspects of tree work including milling services

Eddy 0477 Karl 0423

720 200 396 508

SUMMERLAND TREE SERVICES ............................................. Call Tim 66877677 or 0417 698227 PETER GRAY 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

0434 391 855

HART TREE SERVICES 18â&#x20AC;? chipper bobcat cranetruck stump grinding, cherry . 66849137 or 0427347380

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

A VERY HANDY MAN TREE SERVICES

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

Andrew ...................0412 558890

Happy to help.

UPHOLSTERY

ROOFING

BANGALOW UPHOLSTERY Now at Billinudgel. Re-covering specialists.............................66805255

MONTYS METAL

ROOFING Licence NSW: 30715C Licence QLD: 1227049

DOMESTIC â&#x20AC;˘ INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

BYRON BAY UPHOLSTERY. Soft furnishings & outdoor. ...............................................0403 713303

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

VALUERS

Craig Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0418 870 362

BYRON BAY VALUERS NSW & QLD regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Chartered Valuers ................... 0431 245460 or 66857010

Email: montysmetalrooďŹ ng@gmail.com www.montysmetalrooďŹ ng.com.au

SIMPSON PROPERTY GROUP - Valuation, Advisory & Asset M/ment. Specialists in: Residential,

ALL ROOF CLEANING Experienced, insured & fast free quotes. Call ..............................0419 789600

Rural, Commercial & Industrial. www.simsonproperty.com.au..........0400 134562 or 0427 220976

SWIMMING POOLS

RUBBISH REMOVAL OCEAN SHORES SKIPS Mini skip specialists ......................................... 0412 161564 or 66841232

VETERINARY SURGEONS

ATTENTION POOL OWNERS

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

TIPPER HIRE avail for rubbish removal & tip runs. Jono................................................0412 871438

â&#x20AC;˘ All pool requirements â&#x20AC;˘ Professional advice â&#x20AC;˘ Water testing â&#x20AC;˘ Friendly service â&#x20AC;˘ Pool servicing

WATER CARTAGE

RUBBISH REMOVALS & TIP TRUCK HIRE Free quotes and same day service .............0451 079060

73 Station St, Mullumbimby

A1 RUBBISH REMOVAL & TIP RUNS 4.5m2 trailer, reliable ......................................0413 289443

6684 3003

TIP RUNS & RUBBISH REMOVAL 4m3 trailer................................................................0408 210772

SCRAP METAL MERCHANTS

D washin steel, es and machin ers dry

@ BRUNSWICK BYRON AUTO WRECKERS Buying: â&#x20AC;˘ Scrap metal â&#x20AC;˘ Aluminium â&#x20AC;˘ Copper â&#x20AC;˘ Brass â&#x20AC;˘ Lead â&#x20AC;˘ Car Batteries Next to Tyagarah Service Station

PaciďŹ c Highway, Tyagarah 6684 2351

TILING

r cars â&#x20AC;&#x201C; unwanted cash for som paid e

WATER FILTERS

Dirty Tiles & Grout?

The Water Filter Experts

...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 Lic 312643C

Home sewage solutions Commercial wastewater treatment Rainwater tanks concrete and plastic

MEMBER

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR!

â&#x20AC;˘ plumbing.td@bigpond.com

â&#x20AC;˘ 1300 Taylex â&#x20AC;˘ www.talex.com.au

TRINE SOLUTIONS Local waste specialists. Plumbers, drainers & gas fitters. Lic 138031C .. 0407 439805 NEWT Environmental Wastewater Treatment. Design, upgrades, maint & intall. Lic 207479C . 0429 805081

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

TILER/STONEMASON/WATERPROOFER Lic 24418C. Phone Karl ...................................66804103

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

FLOOR & WALL TILER Water proofing. Lic No 5116C. Phone Rick.................................0408 528457

TREE SERVICES

SOLAR INSTALLATION Pioneers of the solar industry

Serving Northern NSW since 1998

Call us on 6679 7228

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

Electric Lic 124600c

for home, commercial and rural properties

6680 8200 or 0418 108 181

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

Sales Installation Service

Northern Rivers Pty Ltd

Water deliveries.

Pools, tanks and road works.

BEAU JARDIN. Swimming pool plans. Organise & co-ordinate with council.................0417 054443

FREE T avail fo OW

SEPTIC SYSTEMS

0418 754 149 â&#x20AC;˘ 07 5523 9930

Reliable, Friendly Service.

MULLUM POOL SHOP Water testing, eco products, mobile service, repairs................0418 666839

BYRON CASH FOR SCRAP EEr all FroR p off fo g

(opp. Council chambers)

CHOPPY CHOP TREE SERVICES The Fully Insured Professionals

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

IN IN H

$399

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

Phone Chris 0414 229 114

WATER TANKS & TANK CLEANING SCRUBBED Tank cleaning, repairs & liner insuls. Matt & Nick ............................................66884478 TANK CLEANING Repairs, installation, first flush diverters, pumps, etc ........................0418 662285

WEB DESIGN SERVICES WEB DESIGN, SEO, Online marketing, Graphic Design ......................................................66846128

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

&Ĺ?ĹśÄ&#x161; ŽƾĆ&#x161; Ĺ&#x161;Ĺ˝Ç Ç&#x2021;Žƾ Ä?Ä&#x201A;Ĺś Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152;Ĺ˝ Ç&#x2021;ŽƾĆ&#x152; Ć&#x2030;Ĺ˝Ç Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152; Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ç Ĺ?Ć&#x161;Ĺ&#x161; &Ć&#x152;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x17E; Ć?ŽůÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x152; Ä&#x17E;ĹśÄ&#x17E;Ć&#x152;Ĺ?Ç&#x2021;

Ç&#x20AC;Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152;Ç&#x2021;Ć&#x161;Ĺ&#x161;Ĺ?ĹśĹ? 'ŽŽÄ&#x161; Ĺ?Ĺś ^ŽůÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x152;Í&#x2022; Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x161;Ć&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152;Ĺ?Ä&#x17E;Ć? Î&#x2DC; ^ŽůÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x152; ,Ĺ˝Ć&#x161; tÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ć&#x152;

Ä&#x201A;ĹŻĹŻ sĹ?ĹśÄ?Ä&#x17E;ĹśĆ&#x161; ^Ä&#x17E;ĹŻĹŻÄ&#x17E;Ä?ĹŹ ĨŽĆ&#x152; Ä&#x201A; &Ć&#x152;Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x17E; ŽŜĆ?ƾůĆ&#x161;Ä&#x201A;Ć&#x161;Ĺ?ŽŜ

WĹ&#x161; ĎŹĎŽ ϲϲϴϴ Ď°Ď°Ď´ĎŹ

Ç Ç Ç Í&#x2DC;Ď´Ď´Ď´Ć?ŽůÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x152;Ć&#x161;Ä&#x17E;ĹŹÍ&#x2DC;Ä?ŽžÍ&#x2DC;Ä&#x201A;Ćľ

50 The Byron Shire Echo mĹ&#x;Ć°Ä&#x2022;Ĺ&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Ĺż NJǨǽ NJǧǨǯ

MOBILE WELDING + FABRICATION SERVICES Site, Home, Marine. Derek.................0410 093383

WINDOW TINTING SUNRISE W. T. NO BUBBLES, NO TROUBLES Cars, homes & offices ..........................0412 158478 SURFWAGON - Car/Home/Office tint. Lifetime Warranty. W/sale price .........................0434 875009

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Classifieds Agistment .............................. 53 Annual General Meetings ..... 51 Birthdays ................................ 53 Business For Sale ................. 52 Childcare................................ 51 For Sale ................................. 52 Funeral Notices ..................... 53 Garage Sales......................... 52 Halls For Hire......................... 51 Health Notices ....................... 51 Holiday Accommodation ........ 51 Items Under $100 .................. 52 In Memoriam.......................... 53 Livestock ................................ 53 Motor Vehicles ....................... 52 Musical Notes ........................ 53 Only Adults ............................ 53 Pets ........................................ 53 Positions Vacant .................... 53 Professional Services ............ 51 Public Notices ........................ 51 Short Term Accommodation .. 52 Social Escorts........................ 53 To Lease ................................ 52 To Let ..................................... 52 Tradework .............................. 52 Tree Services ......................... 52 Tuition .................................... 53 Wanted .................................. 52 Wanted To Rent ..................... 52 Work Wanted ......................... 53

DISCLAIMER Advertisements placed in The Byron Shire Echo do not reflect the views or opinions of the editorial staff.

The Byron Shire Echo does not make any representations as to the accuracy or suitability of any content or information contained in advertising material nor does publication constitute in any way an endorsement by The Byron Shire Echo of the content or representations contained therein.

The Byron Shire Echo does not accept any liability for the representations or promises made in paid advertisements or for any loss or damage arising from reliance on such content, representations or promises.

PUBLIC NOTICES DESIGNATED DRIVER AVAILABLE Airport runs, late night parties, reliable drug free & sober Ph David 0416499758

BYRON TWILIGHT MARKET Every Saturday 4 – 9 pm RAILWAY PARK, BYRON BAY

www.byroncentre.com.au

BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET Wednesday 2nd January ’19 Registration now open byroncentre.com.au

Applications for Soul Street NYE 2018 are open!

We are looking for food, drinks, activities, fortune tellers, merchandise.

Apply online byroncentre. com.au/markets/soulstreet-2018/ Applications close 22 Nov.

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

TAYLORS PROPS 1 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby Phone 6684 2978

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

ALL JUST $10 EACH Available from The Echo office reception

AGMs

HEALTH

BYRON BAY HERB NURSERY AGM at the nursery Thurs 22 Nov 5pm.

Ph Nick 66855109

ALOHA HEALING Deeply nurturing remedial, pregnancy & Kahuna style.

Experienced 26 yrs In Mullum and at The Women’s Shack Byron Bay. 0417212540

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

TWO WINGS PSYCHOLOGY …feel the difference

SUZANNE BOURCHIER psychologist 02 6685 5670

ECHO CLASSIFIEDS 6684 1777 CLASSIFIED AD BOOKINGS

DEADLINE TUES 12PM

PHONE ADS

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

Ads may be taken by phone on

6684 1777

RATES & PAYMENT

AT THE ECHO HEAD OFFICE

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

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

Village Way, Stuart St, Mullumbimby

Department of Planning and Environment

Exhibition of State Significant Development Application and Proposed State Environmental Planning Policy New Tweed Valley Hospital (Concept Proposal and Stage 1) Application No Location Applicant Council Area Consent Authority

EMAIL ADS

$17 for two lines is the minimum charge.

Display classies (box ads):

SSD 9575 771 Cudgen Road, Cudgen (Part Lot 102 DP 870722) Health Administration Corporation Tweed Minister for Planning

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

adcopy@echo.net.au Line classies:

classifieds@echo.net.au

Description of proposal Concept development application for a new hospital including: • A Concept Proposal comprising: – a maximum building envelope for a nine-storey hospital with basement, rooftop helipad and plant rooms; – a maximum building envelope for a building accommodating supporting services; – a maximum floor area of approximately 65,000sqm; – the site layout, internal road layout, site access arrangements and car parking areas; and – a landscape masterplan identifying open areas and concept public domain treatments.

• Concurrent Stage 1 works comprising: – identification of the construction compound; – augmentation and connection of permanent services for the future hospital; – tree removal within the footprint of the construction works; – bulk earthworks and recycling of materials to establish the site levels; – piling and associated works; – stormwater infrastructure and associated retaining walls; – rehabilitation and revegetation of part of the wetland area; and – construction of temporary internal roads for use during construction.

Ad bookings only taken during

These prices include GST.

business hours: Monday to Friday,

Cash, cheque, Mastercard or Visa

9am–5pm. Ads can’t be taken on the weekend.

Account enquiries phone 6684 1777.

Prepayment is required for all ads.

CLASSIFIEDS THAT WORK ALL WEEK! Echo Classies also appear online in Echonetdaily – echo.net.au/ classified-ads

Proposed State Environmental Planning Policy

THE BYRON SHIRE

netdaily

COLONICS

Description of proposal The proposed State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) would amend the Tweed Local Environmental Plan 2014 by rezoning part of 771 Cudgen Road, Cudgen (Part Lot 102 DP 870722) from Zone RU1 Primary Production and Zone R1 General Residential to Zone SP2 Infrastructure (Health Services Facility), making health services facilities and ancillary uses permissible with development consent. The amendments will also remove the current maximum height of buildings, minimum lot size and floor space ratio controls.

Offering colonic hydrotherapy, sauna and naturopathy at our beachside clinic.

Call or text 0458633869 www.byronbaydetoxretreats.com.au

Exhibition Details The State significant development (SSD) application, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and accompanying documents and the Explanation of Intended Effects (EIE) relating to the proposed SEPP may be inspected at the following locations from Thursday 1 November 2018 until Thursday 13 December 2018 during the ordinary office or opening hours of the agency concerned:

LIVE THE LIFE

Thurs 5pm-6.30pm Beach Side Suffolk Park (Bookings required)

HYPNOSIS & EFT

T: 02 6685 9910 M: 0418 441 437 flo@intouchyogabyronbay.com intouchyogabyronbay.com

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

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

• An electronic copy may be viewed free of charge at Department of Planning and Environment at 320 Pitt Street, Sydney; • An electronic copy may be viewed free of charge at a Service NSW Centre located near you (see www.service.nsw.gov.au/service-centre/service-nsw for locations); • A hard copy may be inspected at the location(s) listed below: – Tweed Shire Council: Tweed Heads Office, 21 Brett Street, Tweed Heads; – Tweed Shire Council: Murwillumbah Office, 10-14 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah; and – Kingscliff Library: 1 Turnock Street, Kingscliff.

Simple and effective solutions Anxiety, Cravings, Fears & Trauma.

Maureen Bracken 0402205352

You may also view the SSD application, EIS and accompanying documents, and the EIE relating to the proposed SEPP electronically on the Department’s website at: SSD: SEPP:

www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/page/on-exhibition. http://planspolicies.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=job_listing&status=exhibition

Learn Self-Care

At the time of publishing this advertisement, the Minister for Planning has not directed that a public hearing should be held.

Kinesiology for physical, emotional and energetic wellness.

Dec 15th & 16th & Feb 23rd & 24th.

Diploma accred training available.

66857991 – www.wellness.net.au

Have your say Anyone can make a written submission about the SSD application and/or the proposed SEPP during the exhibition period from Thursday 1 November 2018 until Thursday 13 December 2018. If a submission is made by way of objection, the grounds of objection must be specified in the submission.

Study Kinesiology

Your submission must reach the Department by Thursday 13 December 2018. Before making your submission, please read our Privacy Statement at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/privacy or telephone the number below for a copy. The Department will publish your submission on its website in accordance with our Privacy Statement.

With Parijat Wismer FMAKA. Free intro Wed 21 Nov & 5 Dec 6-8pm.

Accred Diploma in Byron HLT 52415.

Byron Kinesiology Centre / KSA www.wellness.net.au – 66857991

To make a submission, use the online form if possible. Forms for the SSD and proposed SEPP are available at: SSD: www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/page/on-exhibition/ SEPP: http://planspolicies.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=job_listing&status=exhibition

Satori

If you cannot lodge online, you can write to the address below. If you want the Department to delete your personal information before publication, please make this clear at the top of your letter.

You need to include: • Your name and address, at the top of the letter only; • The name/number of the SSD application and/or the proposed SEPP amendment; • A statement on whether you support or object to the SSD and/or the proposed SEPP; and • The reasons why you support or object to the SSD and/or the proposed SEPP; and • A declaration of any reportable political donations made in the previous two years.

To find out what is reportable, and for a disclosure form, go to www.planning.nsw.gov.au/ DonationsandGiftDisclosure or telephone the number below for a copy. Note the disclosure requirements apply however a submission is made.

For more information: 1300 305 695 Planning Services, Department of Planning and Environment, GPO Box 39 SYDNEY NSW 2001 (Your submission should be marked, Attention: Deputy Secretary – Planning Services)

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

6 day residential retreat Dec 8-14 Dive deeply into who you really are, a direct experience of your essence, a sense of peace and release, a quiet certainty.

BLZ155432

INDEX

Safe, Beneficial, Authentic Yoga Tues 5pm-6.30pm Sat 10am-12 Suffolk Park Community Hall

Flo Fenton, Senior Yoga Teacher

LIMITLESS Kinesiology | Byron Bay Paula Wickham Experienced Kinesiologist & Naturopath Clearing old programs Igniting your true potential

0413 192 424 paulawickham@msn.com

HALLS FOR HIRE COORABELL HALL WEDDINGS, GIGS, CLASSES 66871307 www.coorabellhall.net HALL 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay from $20ph. Kitchen, conference/workshop space. Ph 0412665985 or 0468453344

Intuition

5 day non residential seminar Dec 17-21 Explore how to clarify your own insight while discovering you can assist others to see their way ahead simply and with enjoyment.

To register email Josie: bookings@kirakay.com

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

0488 609 774

bookings@mullumcivic.com

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 51

Classifieds

For North Coast news online visit

BAMBOO PLY

TRADEWORK

For ceilings, walls, doors, etc.

Ph 66884188 â&#x20AC;˘ sample & brochure. www.bambooply.com.au

3EPTIC 7ASTE 2EMOVAL

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

GUITARS, RECORDS, HI FI valiantmusic.com.au 66851005

Nick Andrews 0439 849 332

FORD THUNDERBIRD 1966 Hardtop kept in original state, very good condition - no rust registered - 28,200 miles $47,000 - 0468 342 398

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

4HE ,IQUID 7ASTE 3PECIALISTS

FREE QUOTES

Tallow TREE SERVICES

TREE SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE

NICK HART

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

TREE SERVICES

â&#x20AC;˘ Affordable tree services â&#x20AC;˘ Professional tree care â&#x20AC;˘ 18" chipper (crane truck)

Fully insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free quotes

6684 9137 â&#x20AC;˘ 0427 347 380

REMOVALS PALMS TREE SURGERY FREE QUOTES FULLY INSURED

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

SCAFFOLDING Erect, hire & sales.

Aluminium, steel & mobile. 0427774450

MIELE WASHERS

â&#x20AC;˘ FULLY INSURED â&#x20AC;˘ PROFESSIONAL SERVICE â&#x20AC;˘ FREE QUOTES

6684 4421 0402 364 852

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.

ARCHIBALDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHEAP SUMMERLAND QUARRY PRODUCTS

TREE SERVICES â&#x20AC;˘ Cherry Picker â&#x20AC;˘ Wood Chipper â&#x20AC;˘ Stump Grinder â&#x20AC;˘ Tree Surgeon â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured

Mulch Supplies

Byron Bay & Surrounding Areas

6687 7677 Mobile 0417 698 227

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

COMPOST TOILETS

STARTING AT $960 Green Building Centre 0431721073

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

MEGA SALE Sparkle Lilly 4CÄ&#x2122;CJ 4OCF Ă&#x152; Ocean Shores Shopping Centre

SHORT TERM ACCOM.

WANTED TO RENT

MAIN ARM avail now for 3 months. Bright modern home, 2br, 2 bthrm, large kitchen, living & garden. Suit 2 people, close to village shop $500pw incl phone/WiFi/elec.

Ph 0407220453 or 66845421

WRITER/RETIREE seeks isolated 2br home in Tyalgum/Woodenbong area up to $200pw Honest. Reliable. Excellent refs. Call Paul 0424347327

MOTOR VEHICLES MOLASSES 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 Kings Creek, Mullumbimby

Mark 0427 490 038 | Karen 0427 804 284

ITEMS UNDER $100 BEANBAG REFILL polystyrene beads, approx 300L, $55 ono. Ph 0409579671

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

GARAGE SALES STUNNING SALE by 2 sassy world travellers - Rea Francis & Valerie Hardy at 9 Rajah Rd, Ocean Shores (eastern cnr of Warrambool Rd) from 7am Saturday.

BANGALOW 10 Rankin Dr, 8am Sat/ Sun Lots of interesting items, collectables, retro, furn, books, poetry, Eng Lit & more

Tip Runs & Rubbish Removal 0408 210 772

CASH PAID FOR UNWANTED CARS Local regâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d business 66845296 or 66845403

SUBARU LIBERTY AWD 2001, manual, sedan, 260,000km, rego Aug 2019. Good nick, subwoofer. $3000. 0448004182 AUTOMATIC 2007 SUBARU IMPREZA HATCH 153,106km. Fantastic condition low km.

SN4295 ................................................$7,990 2006 HOLDEN VIVA 5 spd manual 156740km 6 mths rego. Heaps of room, very handy wagon. SN1887 ...................................$3,790 AUTOMATIC 2012 NISSAN DUALIS TI-L 127,483km. Options, immaculate condition.

SN6784 ..............................................$13,990 2008 SUBARU FORESTER 5 spd manual 137,387km. Low km, fantastic condition.

SN0384 ..............................................$10,990 21ST LIMITED EDITION PAJERO GLS turbo diesel automatic 4WD 7-seater 187,533km.

SN2123 ..............................................$14,490

BARGAINS

ballinacarcentre.com.au

16 ENDEAVOUR CLOSE, BALLINA

Ballina Car Centre

DLN 19950

6686 5586 / 0418 676 274

BUSINESS FOR SALE GARDENING BUSINESS for sale. Quality clients, ute, trailer & all tools included. $20,000. Byron Hinterland. 0434637804

HOLIDAY ACCOM. SUFFOLK PARK BYRON 19th - 26th Dec & 28th - 3rd Jan or both Townhouse, 3br, 2.5 bthrm, pool. No Schoolies. $2500pw. E: cbj389@aol.com

TO LEASE

TO LET BANGALOW SELF-STORAGE Hi-tech security. 66872333 BANGALOW RENT-A-SHED Modern & Secure from $140 p/m Elders Real Estate 66871500 BYRON SELF-STORAGE UNITS Clean & secure. Ph 1300762618

Storage/OfďŹ ce Space, ByronA&I Est $350 per week, 75sqm An ofďŹ ce/storage space is available for sublet in modern block of four.

Access to bathroom with shower.

Secure space with roller door entrance.

Perfect for storage with ofďŹ ce set up.

Ph 66855024 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; businessmanager@ onevisionproductions.com.au

LOCAL REMOVAL

BEAUTIFUL TREATMENT ROOM Avail Tues/Fri/Sat/Sun $85/day, $45/half day. Mullum. 66849458 or 0435078551

STORAGE From $105/mth. Bangalow. Ph 66872833

MADE IN MULLUM Interested in selling your handmade crafts, artworks, photography etc locally from $25 a week? Interested to see what sells and what doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t? Contact Facebook: Made In Mullum or email madeinmullum@gmail.com

& backloads to Brisbane. Friendly, with 10 years local exp. 0409917646

6687 2750 - 0401 208 797 BANGALOW BUSH ROCK for sale.

Good quality $400 a load. 0402061110

O.SHORES 3 Namoi Glen, Sat 8am.

Moving OS. Quality items, books, clothes, wooden toys, surfboards, tools & more

5CÄ&#x203A;TRFCX HROM CMĂ&#x152;

STUMP GRINDING TREE REPORTS DA APPLICATIONS CRANE HIRE CHERRY PICKER

FOR SALE

BANGALOW INDUST EST, 7 Bugam Pl. 3 sellers combined, h/hold, art, clothes, eclectic assortment, Sat & Sun from 8am

TUNTABLE CREEK 10km from The Channon. Spectacular rainforest setting, house/cabin, 3br, vege garden, workshop. No dogs/cats. $375pw. 66891627 BANGALOW: off Fowlers Lane. Cabin in community, spacious, part-furn/unfurn.

Prefer working sgle, no pets, not suitable for children $350pw + min bills. Short or long term. Mowing incl. Ph 0447963132 BYRON beautiful studio apartment, 2br + 1x35m2 studio/3rd brm, lge living/dining open kitch. Private back garden & front patio. Long lease from Dec 18, sorry no pets $850pw 0434191045

Brunswick Heads 3br 2bth $580 3br 3bth $670Â Ocean Shores 3br 1bth $600 3br 2bth $600Â South Golden Beach 1br 1bth $320 3br 2bth $615 The Pocket 4br 2bth $700 Commercial Byron Industrial Estate 160sqm. Contact agent

CREATIVE DYNAMIC WORKSHOP to share. 50sqm+. Mullum. $95pw + elect.

Refs req. Ph 0408809528

BANGALOW RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE

AVAILABLE NOW! The options for either retail, gallery, shops or offices is being offered.

Presenting excellent street frontage and window displays with natural light, polished floor boards and a layout offering flexibility for a variety of options.

Offering approx 49sqm.

The owner is seeking stable, long term tenant.

$1,000/wk + GST. Please call 6687 2479 for more details or a viewing.

L.J. Hooker Brunswick Heads 6685 0177 5/16 The Terrace, Brunswick Heads

HEALTH & HEALING WEEKLY CLASS TIMETABLE MONDAY ENQUIRIES: info@shirshamarie.com www.shirshamarie.com

ph: 0400 558 181

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

62 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby 1800 941 052 info@rainbowCentre. com.au www.rainbowcentre. com.au FB: ourrainbowcentre Insta: The.Rainbow.Centre THE BYRON SHIRE

TAIJI & QIGONG

TUESDAY MULLUMBIMBY 8.30-10am: QIGONG

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: YING YANG

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

8.30am: BYRON BAY, MARVEL ST HALL 9.30am: OCEAN SHORES COMMUNITY CTR 6-7pm: GENTLE NIA THE STUDIO, MULLUM

9.30am: FEDERAL, JASPER CORNER

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

FRIDAY TAIJI

QIGONG GENTLE EXERCISE ART

Alignment, Relaxation, Meditation

Breathing, Awareness, Self-healing

SESSIONS CLASSES WORKSHOPS RETREATS

9.30am: MULLUMBIMBY, DRILL HALLÂ 9.30am: BALLINA, CRANE STREET

9am: LENNOX HEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE 9am: BRUNSWICK HEADS PRIMARY SCHOOL

NIA WHITE BELT TRAINING, OCEAN SHORES MAY 3-9, 2019 WITH TRAINERS: SOPHIE MARSH & KELLE RAE OIEN.

6.30-7.30am: BARRE FUSION

8-9.30am: SIGNATURE YOGALATES 10-11am: PILATES ALIGN

Cancer Council Fundraiser Class Restorative Yogalates with Crystal Bowl Sound Healing Sunday 25th, 3-5.30pm $35.00

8am-9:30am: HATHA VINYASA 10am-11:30am: SLOW GENTLE

THE ONLY STUDIO IN BYRON OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN!

8am-9:30am: HATHA 8am-9:30am: HATHA VINYASA 8am-9:30am: HATHAÂ VINYASA 10am-11:30am: 10am-11:30am: 10am-11:30am: SLOW GENTLE SLOW GENTLE SLOW GENTLE 5.30pm-6:30pm: YIN

8am-9:30am: HATHA 8am-9:30am: HATHA VINYASA VINYASA 10am-11:30am: 10am-11:30am: SLOW GENTLE SLOW GENTLE 5.30pm-6:30pm: PRANAYAMA 5.30pm-6:30pm: YIN

8-9am: RAINBOW YOGA 7-8am: PILATES 9.30-11am: YIN YOGA 9.30-11am: 9.30-11am: RAINBOW RAINBOW YOGA 9.30-11am: CREATIVE KIDS YOGA 2-6 YO PLAY FOR KIDS 4-5pm: RAINBOW 4-5pm: E-MOTION YOGA FAMILY YOGA 5.30-7pm: RHYTHM & 4-5pm: RAINBOW FLOWELEMENTALVINYASA KIDS YOGA 5.30-7pm: PARTNER YOGA 5.30-7pm: YIN YOGA

7-8am: RHYTHM &

7-8am: YOGA

4-5pm: TEEN YOGA

4-5pm: KIDS YOGA 5.30-7pm: YIN YOGA

FLOWELEMENTALVINYASA TRANCE DANCE 9.30-11am: RISE! DANCE 9.30-11am: YOGA 9.30-11am: RAINBOW 9.30-11am: CREATIVE PLAY FOR KIDS KIDS YOGA 2-6 YO 12.30-1.30pm: YIN YOGA 4-5pm: VINYASA 5.30-7pm: PARTNER YOGA 7.30-9pm: QI GONG

7.30-9pm: EXPERIMENTAL YOGA NIGHT

SUNDAY / EVENTS

SOFT-STYLE MARTIAL ART

6.30-7.30am: YOGALATES

CORE SLIDERS

SATURDAY

7-8am: VINYASA YOGA 9.30-11am: 8-9.30am: YIN YOGA MEDITATION 9.30-11am: RAINBOW 9.30-11am: RAINBOW WED, THURS, FRI: FAMILY YOGA KIDS YOGA 2-6 YO 7.30-9.30pm: 12.30-1.30pm: PILATES 11-12.30pm: ACRO TANTRA DANCE 4-5pm: BE STILL & CHILL YOGA 4-5pm: MINDFUL ART FOR CHILDREN

Fill your classes now!

For information email adcopy@echo.net.au

52 The Byron Shire Echo mĹ&#x;Ć°Ä&#x2022;Ĺ&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Ĺż NJǨǽ NJǧǨǯ

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Classifieds BARTENDER with cocktail experience, part time, William St Kitchen & Bar, Lennox Head. Phone Dan 0466885358

POSITIONS VACANT EXPERIENCED GARDENER needed to join a busy team. Must have commercial exp. using brushcutters and hedgetrimmers. Possible long-term, no travellers. Apply to liorlahat@gmail.com

EXPERIENCED CLEANER min 3 years high end cleaning. Perm local residents, suit parent with school children, flexible casual hours in Byron Bay. ABN req.

Immediate start. Corrinne 0408261337

SEEKING LIVE-IN AU PAIR Prof couple, Myocum, seeking Au Pair 40 hr/pw to help parents with 3 boys 5, 3 & 1. Generally being a responsible house guest. In return you receive accom in a beautiful top storey bedroom w/en-suite in a large open sunny airy home, food, WiFi, swim pool, fresh eggs from our chickens & laughs from our amusing boys. Would suit someone who lives locally, likes their own space, is quiet in nature & loves children. Please contact Craig & Polly: 25jameslane@ gmail.com with a short note about yourself & why you think you would fit the mould & 1 page CV.

WARNING The Department of Fair Trading has warned people to be very careful about responding to advertisements offering work at home. Readers should be wary if asked to pay money upfront for employment opportunities and never send money to a post office box

GoByron Drivers Wanted Choose your own hours Earn great money Be your own boss Full training provided

BYRON BAY PAINTERS looking for professional painters for ongoing work starting immediately. Min 3 years of professional painting experience. Must have own ABN. Ph Massimo 0400651189 BLUE OLIVE DELI Busy Byron cafe seeks hard-working deli assistant with barista skills. 25 hours pw. Must be avail Saturdays. Apply in person with resume

Operations & Office Manager

WINDOW CLEANER & Solar Panel Cleaner. All areas. Quality. 0411842117

CHEF DE PARTIE

ALL HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS Lic No. 60801C. For a free quote call: Paul 0423852559

The Italian is looking for a talented Chef de Partie.

Hard-working, great team player.

WORDPRESS SETUP/TRAIN/MAINT Reas rates info@wordpressit.com.au

Please apply to the headchef at enniswill@yahoo.co.uk

THE

IRONING LADY Ironing Service Hate ironing?

Want more free time?

Shirts, sheets & everything in between.

Medical Receptionist Needed Must have experience: • General Practice

Suffolk Park. $30/hr.

Angela 0414 719 680

• Pracsoft & MD Must be available for holiday relief

TUITION

Start immediately Pls send CV to admin@oceanshoresmedical.com

FRENCH • ITALIAN • GERMAN Eva 0403224842 www.languagetuitionbyron.com.au

Email: info@gobyron.com.au Phone: 6620 9200

Natural, drug-free headache and migraine approach

Ph: 0475

75 75 10

We only treat headache & migraine

Mon 26th Nov

t Headache or Migraine Assessment

• Paths To Self-Publishing

t Migraine Treatment

Sat 1st Dec

t Cervicogenic Headache

• Leadlighting For Beginners • Beekeeping - Level 2

Limited places - don’t miss out!

02 6684 3374

byroncollege.org.au

Let us help you gain a better quality of life...

t Tension Type Headache

KITCHEN HAND

Enrol now to study in 2019 - Cert III in Individual Support

(Ageing and Disability)(CHC33015)* Starts 29th Jan

- Cert III in Early Childhood Education & Care(CHC30113)* Starts 4th Feb

- Cert IV in Massage Therapy(HLT2015)* Starts 5th Feb

- Cert IV in Community Services(CHC42015)* Starts 5th Feb

- Cert III in Permaculture(AHC33816)* Starts 5th Feb

- Pre Employment Training Skill Set* Starts 6thFeb

- Cert IV in Permaculture(AHC42116)* Starts 6th Feb

- Cert III in Community Dance, Theatre and Events(CUA30213)*

Rock and Roll Coffee Company Wanted Kitchen Hand Experienced, hardworking, part-time Start ASAP Apply in person

SPANISH PRIVATE CLASSES For beginners, advanced & children.

Native speaker, HSC. Pia 0434485584

MUSICAL NOTES QUALITY PIANOS for sale, and expert piano tuning. Ph Fred Cole 0412216019

AGISTMENT HORSE AGISTMENT – BURRINGBAR 3 paddocks of horse paradise avail, approx 2 acres each, covered arena avail for hire on property. Ruth 66771449

0418 394 275

LIVESTOCK

Cafe Manager, Byron Bay

JERSEY HOUSE COWS: 2 heifers with calf, 1 springing cow, 1 Jersey bull. All A2, super quiet. More info Ph 0478601132

Fun, energetic, light hearted and experienced cafe manager required to lead our team at Byron Bay.

BIRTHDAYS

Must be a barista with a love for high quality organic food and drink, and this beautiful earth.

Reliability, business acumen, efficiency in management systems and forward thinking nature essential.

+ʋSʠɨ %ɔԬ KGʋɨ $QʋUɈ

Send your Cover Letter and Resume to jackie@santosorganics.com.au.

/ʝɃɏ 7ȱɏ 'ʢXGȰHɡ

s

IN MEMORIAM

Starts 16th Feb

- Cert III in Visual Arts(CUA31115) Starts 25th Feb

* NSW Government subsidised places available for these courses, eligibilty criteria apply

02 6684 3374

byroncollege.org.au

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

Passed away peacefully on 12th Nov 2018 at Tweed Heads, formerly of Lismore, Byron Bay and the Tweed Valley. Aged 67 years.

Loved son of Merle, loved and remembered by his family and friends, especially his three girls, Kristy, Selena, Megan and their families.

Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral for Jim to be held in the Chapel of Melaleuca Station Memorial Gardens, 9394 Tweed Valley Way, Chinderah on Thursday 29th November 2018 at 10am (NSW time) 9am (Qld time) Please wear bright clothing as Jim would have appreciated this.

Easton Funeral Services, Tweed Heads 07 55991500

PETS

t Cluster Headache Treatment

www.bangalowheadacheclinic.com.au

Looking for a new career?

“Ooh Baby, Baby” was once a very catchy hit song, and our feline version is also a great hit. A very loveable, friendly girl. Seems to welcome everyone, and still has room for more.

Dark tabby, and still a youngster being just under two.

All cats are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped.

Please make an appointment 0403 533 589 • Billinudgel petsforlifeanimalshelter.net

Missing you so much, Your Loving Family

t Menstrual & Silent Migraine Treatment

72 Byron Street, Bangalow – opposite the Public School

RTO NO: 90013

Tonight the stars are gleaming On a lonely silent grave Where sleeps in dreamless slumber One we loved but could not save No one knows the silent heartache Only those who have lost can tell The grief that we bear in silence For the one we loved so well

TURNER James William (Jim/Jimmy)

A new approach to headache and migraine treatment.

Phone us for an immediate, obligation-free phone consultation.

Courses starting soon...

24.11.2017

FUNERAL NOTICES

Business Development & Fundraising Manager

We are looking for two motivated and capable managers to join our growing not-for-profit that runs Bush Adventure Therapy programs for at-risk young people. Make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable youth.

Work with a passionate and caring team. www.humannature.org.au/work-with-us

CARLEY RENÉ METCALFE

WORK WANTED BOOKKEEPER/ADMIN Let me help organise you! Phone Jo 0429695060

Today is the 2nd Anniversary of Pam’s passing.

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!

Missy is a 14 week old desexed female American Staffy pup. She is full of life and will be a big dog so is at the ideal age for puppy school and training. If you can give Missy a permanent, loving home please contact Pam on 0421017461.

Visit friendsofthepound.com to view other dogs and cats looking for a home.

ONLY ADULTS EXQUISITE Be impressed with my hot body and warm hands. Tweed area. 0438573677 SEXIEST MASSAGE IN BYRON BAY Truly gorgeous goddess! 0490466413 FIT & SEXY attractive busty brunette, full body relief. Palm Beach. 0449882334 SOFT HANDS WARM OIL Sensual touch. Mature & discreet. Byron.

0407264343 sensualmassagebyronbay.com www.tantrabyronbay.com Exquisite tantra massage & tuition for men, women & couples. 0425347477 JUNGLE FEVER HITS BYRON! Exotic Deep Tissue & Sensual Touch Smokin’ 28yo Caribbean. 0407013347 SPICE UP YOUR LIFE kinky fun 9-9pm Sasha Nth Byron 0473768387

To meet Manxie & his friends, please visit the Cat Adoption Centre at 124 DALLEY STREET, MULLUM OPEN: Tues 2.30–4.30pm THURS: 3–5pm SAT: 10am–12 noon Call AWL 6684 4070 Like us on Facebook!

COMPANION ANIMALS WELFARE INC.

Meet Chloe, a stunning 2-year-old female desexed Anatolian Shepherd.

Chloe needs a new home where she will bond closely with her owner(s) and be very loyal and affectionate. Anatolian Shepherds are intelligent but independent, require an assertive leader, endure both hot and cold weather extremes, are great at guarding/bonding with flock livestock, never over-eat and are proud and dependable without aggression. Chloe enjoys and will need at least one good walk a day.

If you would like to enquire further about this regal girl, please phone Shell at CAWI on 0458 461 935.

Mindblowing Erotic Bodywork Ɔ

Couples, Men & Women Ɔ

touchofjustine.com

0407 013 347

SOCIAL ESCORTS EVI 19, tall, busty brunette, sexy as.

Cassandra 21, size 8, DD bust, blonde stunner. Lacey 19, Kardashian looks, natural FF bust. Candy 19, size 6, blue eyed blonde. Lani 25, D bust, pretty blonde. Savanna 25, size 10, DD bust, savvy sexy blonde. Stacey 25, tall slim redhead. Layla 20 is back, size 8, model looks. Spoil yourself. In & out. 7 days.

Ladies always wanted. Ph 66816038 SEXY ESCORT Outcalls only. 0478109345 BYRON AREA OUTCALLS Phone 0421401775 BALLINA EXCLUSIVE 34 Piper Dr. Open 7 days 10am till late.

In & Out Calls. 66816038. Ladies wanted Find us on Facebook!

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 53

Community at Work 28th November 2018, 6:30-8:30 Court House Hotel Mullumbimby /RFDO DFWLYLVWV UHĂ HFW RQ WKH FXUUHQW PHVV DFWLYLVP DQG WKH XUJHQW QHHG IRU FKDQJH

And now for something completely different $QQLH .LD (QYLUR FRPPXQLW\ DFWLYLVW FDPSDLJQHU

+DQV /RYHMR\ (GLWRU RI The Echo ZULWHU PXVLFLDQ 6DVKD 0DLQVEULGJH 3DVVLRQDWH UH ORFDOLVHU

Mungoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossword 1

2

3

4

9

10

12

14

5

8

11

15

16

17

18

23

24

26

Byron Sophia Byron Sophia Philosophical Group: The value and rights of nature must be recognised within our common-law system for our survival â&#x20AC;&#x201C; No nature, No people! Hear John Sparks discuss designing with nature. Thursday 22 November, 1.30 till 3.30pm, at Marvell Hall, 37 Marvell St, Byron Bay. Info: Celia 6684 3623.

U3A Ballina/Byron A session on art appreciation will be held at 10am on 27 November in the RSL meeting room at Mullumbimby.

Enquiries 6680 7350.

BEC AGM The Byron Environment Centre AGM and General Meeting at 3pm on Wednesday 5 December at Sharon Curryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place, 143 Flowers Road, Binna Burra. All members are invited to attend. For more info call 6687 1538.

Buying wellbeing Can you buy wellbeing? Mullum Magic Toastmasters Club is hosting a public debate on the topic on 30 November at 7pm at Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club.

Everyone welcome, gold coin donation.

St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre After Heaven, Spirituality in America, Wednesday Wisdom 21, 28 November, 10am at St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spirituality Centre (Anglican Church) 14 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay (200 metres off Jonson Street). Contact John: 0403 905 543

Shedding Open Day Drop into the Shedding community workshop open day on Saturday 1

DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY

28

Quick Clues

1. Boxing English â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a bit thin (6) 4. Out of the team, right? Possibly fielding in covers (8) 9. Exotic craft for old gear with French friend (7) 11. Not destroyed by fire; peacekeepers, however, around navy (7) 12. Disposal area with a turn for a game (5) 13. Herb carried on recklessly (9) 14. Crash, dent, end. Key was the US politician whose brothers were both murdered (3,7) 16. Poet embraced by porno video (4) 19. Censor cut copycat option (4) 20. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over â&#x20AC;&#x201C; copper left in rush for ball (10) 22. Dancing Siva bears emery and sand (9) 23. Outskirts of Sydney, record heat â&#x20AC;&#x201C; very thin woman! (5) 25. Confer knighthoods too lavishly? Go over the record! (7) 26. Cooking pot liner (7) 27. International fixture in wrong date; it has been declared (8) 28. Deny food to big name on the occasion of May 8! (6)

1. Scattered, thin (6) 4. Assistant, helper (8) 9. Japanese art of paper folding (7) 11. Not incinerated (7) 12. Housie, lotto (5) 13. Herb also known as cilantro (9) 14. Younger brother of assassinated president (3,7) 16. Roman poet (4) 19. Roman censor (4) 20. To do with the gonads (10) 22. Materials used to scrape, grind and polish (9) 23. Spirit of the air (5) 25. Re-record on existing tape (7) 26. Ocean liner (7) 27. Gave evidence (8) 28. Refuse to supply food (6)

DOWN

U3A Brunswick Valley Tuesday Forum 27 November 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. Today we are on a Brunswick River Cruise. Please meet at the boat harbour at 9.45am.

Rooms. This contest is open to any person residing in NSW. Entries must be in by 9.30am for judging at 10am.

Entries 80 cents each. There are sections for young cooks. Recipes on the website: www.cwaofnsw.org.au.

For more info: Sue on 6684 1675 or Jenny on 6684 7282.

Regular As Clockwork

Cryptic Clues ACROSS

Mullum Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed AGM Monday 26 November, 5pm at the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed in Mullumbimbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Gardens.

Do you cook sultana cake, rainbow cake, steamed fruit pudding or strawberry jam? These are just four of the sections in the Land Cookery Contest on 3 December at the CWA

21

27

Wildlife hospital

Mullum CWA

20

25

Mullum Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed AGM

BVU3A

7

ACROSS

DOWN 1.

2.

3.

5.

Suffering from scurvy (9) Related to wings (5) Experienced, mature (8) Trials of additive for dental health (8,5) 6. Underground passage (6) 7. Adventurer, desperado (9) 8. Turning device (5) 10. Not to be imagined (13) 15. Laundry liquid (9) 17. Unknown runner (4,5) 18. Arctic floe (3,5) 21. Stage whispers (6) 22. Scent, odour (5) 24. Animal found in Madagascar (5)

1. Scout crib suffering from vitamin deficiency (9) 2. Winging through a number (5) 3. Main lad, a journalist but experienced (8) 5. Outsiders felt uncomfortable with trials of chemical designed to prevent decay (8,5) 6. Vehicle reverses on route â&#x20AC;&#x201C; get the underground! (6) 7. Risk-taker challenged evil (9) Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solution N258 8. Machine goes both ways (5) S E C U R I T Y C O U 10. Could be barren? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to be U O U O A P imagined! (13) C A S T R A T E D S 15. Discourage chap from soap, perhaps (9) K T I E I E E R S A T Z C L I T 17. Outsider, but it could win! It could R A L be a nightmare! (4,5) S T R I N G H A R A 18. Cheese, it appears, floats on the E I W C V southern sea (3,5) M A N D A R I N B I A D L A 21. Stage whispers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like Caesarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s T W I N B E D S S T doomed March (6) T T O F M R 22. A smell to Rome, the Venetians I C I E R O B E D I say (5) N O E W S C 24. Animal has a bird in both hands (5) G E N E R A L A S S E

54 The Byron Shire Echo mĹ&#x;Ć°Ä&#x2022;Ĺ&#x201D;Ä&#x2021;Ä&#x2022;Ĺż NJǨǽ NJǧǨǯ

N C O E P Y O R I N G H G T U D E E N E M B

I

L E I A F I A G U E O P T I O L C E M L Y

December at 91 Main Arm Road. We will be running a variety of workshops on carpentry and building for adults and children. There will be live music, delicious food.

Email copy marked â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;On The Horizonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to editor@echo.net.au.

The Annual General Meeting of the Byron Bay Historical Society is Thursday 29Â November, 7.30pm, in the ANZAC room at the Byron Bay Services Club. New members welcome.

Enquiries Anne on 6685 4923

N259

6

22

DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY

BB Historical Soc AGM

13

19

On The Horizon Do you want to be part of creating a dedicated wildlife hospital in the northern rivers? A wildlife information evening will be held at the Bowlo in Bangalow on November 22 at 6pm.

RSVP Tania via text on 0420 833 479 or email taniaelizabeth11@gmail.com.

-HQQL &DUJLOO 6WURQJ 6WRU\WHOOHU HGXFDWRU artist, activist Liz Elliott :ULWHU HQYLUR DFWLYLVW .DWH 0RQWIRUG <RXQJ HQYLUR DFWLYLVW $QG 0LFKDHO %DOVRQ Filmmaker, activist

$LGDQ 5LFNHWWV $FWLYLVW HGXFDWRU DFDGHPLF DQG ZULWHU

For North Coast news online visit

Please note that, owing to space restrictions, not all entries may be included each week. Email copy marked â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Regular As Clockworkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to editor@echo.net.au.

Neighbourhood Centre

Social sporting groups

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre is open Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Thursday 9amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;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.

Bangalow: Senior social table tennis at Bangalow Bowling Club on Sundays 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4pm. All levels welcomed. Call Margot 0412 394 932. Mullumbimby: Tuesday Ladies Group of Riverside Tennis Club welcomes new players 9.30am every Tuesday next to Heritage Park, for social tennis, fun and friendship. Info: Barbara 6684 8058. Tuesdays: 10.30am. Byron: Drumming with Gareth Jones at Byron Theatre; Chair Yoga with Pippy Wardell 12 till 1pm. Wednesdays: Choir with Kim Banffy, 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11am; Ukulele 11.30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12.15. Suggested donation of $10. No bookings needed, information seniors@byroncommuntycentre. com or call 6685 6807. South Golden Shores Community Centre every Monday at 10.30. Phone 0435 780 017.

Bangalow Bowlo Sundays at 3pm.

All welcome. Enquiries Margot 0412 394 932.

Low-cost or free food Food Box Thursdays 9.30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;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 Wednesday 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12noon 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 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; log on to www.c3byronbay.com to see if you are eligible, or call 6680 8872.

Respite Service Byron Shire Respite Service Inc delivers high-quality respite care to a broad range of clients throughout the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Donations welcome: Ph 6685 1921, email fundraiser@byronrespite.com.au, website: www.byronrespite.com.au.

Alateen meeting Alateen meeting every Thursday at 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6pm. Do you have a parent, close friend or relative with a drinking problem? Alateen can help. For 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16-year-olds meet St Cuthbertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church Hall, 13 Powell Street, corner of Florence Street Tweed Heads. Al-Anon family groups for older members at the same time and place.

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

ACA Adult Children Of Alcoholic Parents and/or Dysfunctional Families (ACA) help & recovery group meets in East Lismore every Friday 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11.30am corner 215 Dibbs St and Wyrallah Rd in small Quakers hut next to Community Hall.

Drug support groups Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1800 423 431 or 0401 945 671 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30 meetings a week in the Shire â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.aa.org.au.

Are you experiencing difficulties and challenges because of the alcohol or drug use of someone close to you?

Learn coping skills and gain support from others. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. For information and meetings call 6680 7280. Are you

Understand Your Aged Pension seminar A free Understanding Your Aged Pension seminar Monday 3 December, 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3pm, in the Cavanbah Room at Byron Community Centre. RSVP: seniors@byroncentre.com.au.

AGM Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre annual general meeting will take place at 4.30pm, Monday 26 November, at Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre, 55 Dalley St, Mullumbimby.

Free youth DJ class Free Friday night beats and DJ workshops for young people 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;24 from 5 till 7pm at One Vision Studios, 4/10 Wollongbar Street, Byron Bay.

Laughter Yoga Need a good laugh to lift your spirits?

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in luck. Free Laughter Yoga resumes Tuesdays at 9.30am in Mullumbimby. There are no yoga poses, just laughing and some deep breaths. Ring Magenta on 0447 844 215. Small group, so book now.

Pilgrim, Rescuer/Carer, Tweed Valley Wildlife. Jean Watson 02 6670 4072.

Tumbulgum gathering Tumbulgum Public School and Catholic School former students, staff and residents past and present, are invited to an informal get-together on Saturday 1 December from 11am at Tumbulgum Tavern. RSVP to Brian by 24 November. Email: tumbulgum.nsw. gettogether@hotmail.com.

Tweed Landcare Bilambil Landcare: Every Tuesday 9am. Gary Austin 0427 269 486.

Cabarita Beach Dunecare: 1st Saturday 8.30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11am. Faye Nash 6676 2331. Fingal Head Coastcare: Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11am, Saturday 9amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 noon.

Kay Bolton 0402 839 479. Friends of Wollumbin: (Byangum) 1st Saturday 8amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 noon. Roland 0417 253 767 or Ian 6679 5441. Hastings Point Community Dunecare: Every Tuesday and Thursday 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9am. Arthur Good 0428 760 000. Hospital Hill Landcare: (Murwillumbah) 1st Saturday 8.30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10.30am. Nola Firth 0419 200 971. Island Drive Landcare: (Tweed Heads) 1st Thursday 8.30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10.30am.

Clare Alchin 0438 559 049. Kingscliff Community Dunecare: Every Tuesday and Thursday 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10am. Peter Langley 6674 5362. Pottsville Community Dunecare: Every Monday 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9am. Bill Hoskins 0431 712 726.

Mullumbimby Library

Hastings/Tweed Probus

The Mullumbimby Library of Stuff is looking for founding members to kick-start its tool and resource library, with the aim of sharing resources amongst the community. Get in touch libraryofstuffmullumbimby@gmail.com.

Hastings Point and Tweed Coast Probus Club meet at 10am at Tricare, 87 Tweed Coast Road, Hastings Point, Tuesday 19 February: speaker Jan

Please note: This section is intended for the benefit of non-profit community groups.

concerned about somebody elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups meetings held Fridays 2pm. Uniting Church Bangalow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1300 252 666 www. al-anon.alateen.org/australia.

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 12â&#x20AC;&#x201C;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.

Contact Improvisation Contact Improvisation Saturdays in Mullumbimby 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 noon at St Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Church Hall, Stuart Street, Mullumbimby. All levels of dancers welcome. Enquiries 0402 059 564.

End-of-life choices Voluntary euthanasia options are discussed at quarterly meetings at the Robina Community Centre.

Attendees must be Exit members. More information on www.exitinternational. net or phone Elaine 07 5580 8215 or 0421 796 713.

Labyrinth Walk Walk the Labyrinth at Byron Bay Uniting Church 1st Sunday of the month (April 2018 2nd Sunday) between 2.30 and 4pm. Introductory talk at 2pm. Info: Lauall Greer 0438 608 776.

Toastmasters Byron Cavanbah Toastmasters meetings coaching in communication and self-development run on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 6.40pm at Byron

Services Club, Byron Bay; www. byronbaytoastmasters.org. Mullum Magic Toastmasters meet every 2nd, 4th and 5th Monday Presbyterian Church Hall, 101 Stuart Street Mullumbimby 7â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 pm. Contact Shona 0457356567 or Bronte 0451567996.

Meditation Buddhist meditation teaching and practice at the living Yoga Sanga, first floor, 63 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7.30pm, Mondays. Mishaela, 0438 858 842 or mishaele@si.org.au.

Dzogchen meditation and study group 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month at Mullumbimby Civic Hall. Didi 0408 008 769. Byron MindfulnessInsight meditation MindfulnessInsight Meditation Sangha and Pairoj Brahma, and Maggie Clark from 6.45 till 8.45pm. Tuesdays @ theYurt, Temple Byron www.templebyron.com Contact: Maggie 0409 611 845, Pairoj 0423 241 916. Buddhist meditation and conversation with John Allan, Mondays 6.30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8.30 pm, The Yurt, Temple Byron. No fees. John 0428 991 189. Byron yoga philosophy club free meditation classes Monday, 6pm, 1 Korau Place Suffolk Park. Go to www. wisdom.yoga or phone Kris 0435 300 743. Community Yoga Nidra class free, Wednesdays 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1.30pm at the Bamboo Yoga School, behind The Health Lodge, 78 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Matt 0430 008 293. Meditation Collective Mondays 6.30pm at Temple Byron. For more info: www. byronbaymeditationcollective.com.au or call Geo 0431 747 764. Archetypal meditation at St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spirituality Centre Wednesdays 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3pm 14 Kingsley Street, Byron Bay (200 metres off Jonson Street). John Power: 0403 905 543. Free Community Yoga Nidra every Wednesday 1pm at the Bamboo Yoga School behind The Health Lodge 78 Bangalow Road, Byron Bay. Call Matt 0430 008 293.

Seniors computer club Byron Shire seniors computer club invites interested seniors to come to learn how to use your photos creatively. Meets at Ocean Shores Community Centre, Wednesdays 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3pm during school terms. For more information phone Gloria on 0428 845 339.

North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au

Sport

Send us your sport stories and photos: sport@echo.net.au

Locals on podium at Byron Bay women’s golf tournament

Byron Rams bounce back to beat Tintenbar East Ballina Strikers

Margaret Pierce

Christian Layland

The Byron Bay Ladies’ Golf annual two-day tournament attracted players from 20 different clubs and featured local ladies among the winners.

In the major competitions last Thursday Byron Bay member Kerry Lollback was the winner of the divisiontwo stroke competition with a score of 76 net.

Kerry took up golf only two years ago after taking part in the club’s Give Golf a Go program in 2016 run by club professional Greg Stewart. She has steadily progressed to being an A-grade player in the local competitions and is now a regular winner.

The winner of division one last Thursday was Kim Wiblen from McLean also with 76 net.

Divisions two and three were stableford events and Helen Backwood from

Byron Bay Rams have bounced back from their first loss of the season to claim a 2–0 win over Tintenbar East Ballina in the Summer Youth League.

Goals from Luca Twomey and Raphael Gorman-Coates saw the Rams climb back to equal first on the ladder in what ended up being a routine, but important, victory.

It was an impressive performance from the Rams, who rarely allowed Tintenbar out of their own half, let alone allowing them into attacking positions.

Byron should have taken the lead in the final minute of the first half when man of the match Ronan Krarup put the ball in the net but the referee disallowed the goal.

The decision did not influence the result of the match as the Rams scored in the first minute of the second half when Twomey hit a one-touch

Greg Stewart and Kerry Lollback and her prize, a golf bag donated by Greg and the Pro Shop. Photo supplied Grafton took the prize for division three with 34 points while division four was won

by Maureen Killian, also from McLean, with 37 points.

The 4BBB event on Friday saw the Byron Bay Ladies’ captain Sally Symons and partner Sue Charles take out

second prize with 46 points.

The winners, Tracy Scarrabelotti and Peg Griffiths from Kyogle, had a brilliant score of 49 points.

The tournament attracted players from clubs from as far afield as Brisbane and Grafton.

Byron thirds collect 2nd win of cricket season Byron Bay third grade has claimed their second win of the season by beating the Ballina bears playing away at Fripp Oval last Saturday.

The Bears won the toss and after electing to bat were trundled out for 88 runs in

their 23rd over.

The damage was done by D Kimmorley (4/16 off three overs) and G Worthington (3/26 off six overs).

In reply Byron fell to 2/7 before T Goodhind steadied with a 27-run knock. L bridle

supported with 13, but Worthington got the side to victory scoring 35 n.o.

The win puts the thirds on 21 points and within striking distance of the top four, where Bangalow and Ballina sit on 27 points.

McDonagh takes second at Pro Crystal Cylinders Mikey McDonagh from Lennox Head was runner-up at the 2018 Port Stephens Toyota Pro Men’s Qualifying Series (QS) 1000 event at Birubi Beach in fun, clean 0.7-metre waves.

It was a battle of the youngsters as eventual winner Caleb Tancred came up against fellow teenager and lifelong rival, McDonagh, in the final.

McDonagh and Tancred have competed against each other since they were seven-year-olds so this heat was nothing new, except it was the first QS final for both of them.

For McDonagh, winning two-from-two Pro Junior finals in recent years meant he had a 100 per cent success rate coming into the matchup.

He looked destined to end up on the podium as

Mikey McDonagh gets some air, and a big ranking lift, at Birubi Beach Port Stephens. Photo Ethan Smith/SNSW he consistently posted solid heat wins during the event.

Unfortunately for the Lennox Head native, he came short in the final, but leaves Birubi with one of the best results of his career.

‘We’re childhood rivals and best friends so it’s definitely weird to share a QS final with Caleb,’ McDonagh said. ‘Getting a runner-up usually stings but this isn’t stinging at all. Getting

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

second here is a huge confidence boost heading into 2019. I had to surf five times today and I adopted the mindset that every heat was a bonus. I’m in a bit of shock, to be honest.’

Although highly ranked on the pro-junior circuit Mikey was only lowly ranked on the open-age QS ratings.

But with this result he has jumped up 143 spots to now sit in 271st position.

Ethan Archer (white) against Casino. Photo Dogwhistle strike off a Krarup cross.

From there Byron set up camp in the Tintenbar front third and peppered their goal with shots.

A combination of good saves, poor finishing and the woodwork continually denied Byron Bay until an impressive build-up play sealed the win.

Winning the ball deep in his own half, Harry Barlow started an attack that saw a combination of one-touch passing cut

through Tintenbar’s defence, giving Gorman-Coates the space for an impressive finish past the goalkeeper.

In their previous game the Rams travelled to Casino where they suffered their first defeat of the SYL going down 2–1 to the Cobras.

The win sets up a huge match against Richmond Rovers this Friday with both teams in the hunt for the premiership. Kick-off is 8pm at Neilson Park, Lismore.

EĕƐ şǔ ƐIJĕ ĈşƖĈIJ ëŕĎ ƆƐëſƐ running with Georgia Georgia Gleeson personifies resilience, determination, and courage, and is now in the Byron Shire and ready to help others realise their potential.

In 2013, Georgia was one of six women selected in the Indigenous Marathon Project (IMP) squad to train for the world-famous New York City Marathon, with just six months of training.

Since crossing the line in New York City, Georgia has achieved outstanding results in the Gold Coast Marathon, Sydney City2Surf, Mothers Day Classic (where she also trained a group of runners to run their first ever race), and Santa Cruz 10km.

In 2014, she founded and coached the Queanbeyan Deadly Runners, and just two years later in 2016, she established the Canberra Deadly Runners group.

Georgia has personally coached more than 150 people, both male and female, ranging in ages from 16 to 65 in a couch-to-5km model. Some of those runners have since finished 10km, half marathons and the running mecca – the 42.2km marathon.

But the changes her

Georgia with the IMP founder and world champion marathon runner Rob de Castella. Photo supplied runners experienced extended beyond their running. In the first year, 26 participants lost 132kg collectively and all recorded improvement in mood and attitude.

The Deadly Running model has been passed on to fellow IMP graduates who have successfully run the program across Australia.

Georgia was recognised for her dedication and hard work when she was awarded the 2015 ACT NAIDOC Person of the Year.

She was also named ambassador for the Layne Beachley Foundation in 2016.

Georgia and her family have moved to Byron Bay where she is determined to continue coaching and changing lives through the power of running.

Georgia’s expertise lies in coaching people with no running experience to finish their first 5km race through her ‘couch to 5km’ program suitable for people of all ages and abilities.

Georgia creates a social, friendly atmosphere where everyone is welcome – no matter your background or fitness ability.

For more info see www. byronbaydeadlyrunners.com.au.

mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ The Byron Shire Echo 55

Backlash

• Hemp p Foods, ds, Proteins and an Oil O Oi • Hemp e Clot Clothing othing hi g • Hemp emp mp B Bags gs • Growing rowing owin ing g Equipment ipm nt and d Nutrient N Nutrients Nutri utri • Extraction trac on E Equipment uipment pm t • Smoking moking king iing g / Vaporising orisi g E Equipment Equi Equipme quipmen i ent and a and Accessories nd Accessories A Accessori ccessor es es Shop 2/95 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby (02) 6684 1937 Webshop going live soon: www.hempculture.com.au

LIVE LIFE IN

Pure Balance MATTRESS RANGE

Mattress available at the full recommended retail price after introductory promotion period.

AUTHORISED DEALER

Beds R Us Byron Bay • 6685 5212 • www.bedsrusbb.com.au Cnr Brigantine & Wollongbar Streets, Byron Arts & Industry Estate

With the massive DA on Jonson and Browning Streets being rejected by the prodevelopment JRPP, what does it say about the Byron Council staff’s report that supported its approval with recommendations?

Q Q Q Q Before any politician from a major party supports a rail trail along the abandoned track from Casino to Murwillumbah, Backlash reckons they should apologise first for failing to provide adequate public transport.

Labor hopeful for Lismore Janelle Saffin has declared support for a rail trail in her electorate, despite Labor axing the service in 2004. The National Party’s approach to restoring the railway has been equally unedifying.

Instead they prefer to use our tax money on building more roads.

Q Q Q Q A large events site and camping ground proposal for land close to Mullum is up for public submissions (again) until November 28.

The proponent is asking for a review after it was refused earlier in the year. Search for 1897 Coolamon Scenic Drive on Council’s website or go to https://bit.ly/2TpaMAY. Q Q Q Q An annual blacklist of ‘repeat corporate offenders who objectify women and sexualise girls for profit’ has been released by Collective Shout.

They are Westfield (owned

by Scentre Group) for their sex shop Honey Birdette. A 65,000-signature petition against was ignored, they claim. Others include cosmetic company Frank Body, Ultra Tune, and everyone’s favourite misogynist backpacker van-hire company, Wicked Campers.

Preening the show cattle: Show jumping, ride-on-mower races and horse-riding musical chairs were all on display at Bangalow’s big show day last weekend, along with fireworks and the popular stockman ironman event. Photo Tao Jones Q Q Q Q Tweed Hungry Jacks operator Matthew Fraser has been preselected (again) as the Nationals candidate for the the 2019 federal election.

He will run against Labor’s Justine Elliot (incumbent) and Greens candidate and Byron councillor Michael Lyon. Other independents will be announced. Good luck in convincing the electorate otherwise, Matthew; your Liberal-National party is full of blundering incompetent, self-interested ning-nongs that have failed the nation on climate change, delivering an energy policy, protecting sovereignty, ensuring biodiversity, wealth equality, housing, and the cost of living. All they seem to stand for is increasing the wealth of the one per cent.

Q Q Q Q Oh dear, the NSW Greens are in turmoil over sexual harassment allegations against MP Jeremy Buckingham. But Buckingham denies the claims and hit back at calls

from leader Richard Di Natale for his resignation. He’s asking Di Natale instead to support his presumption of innocence. Local MP Greens Tamara Smith tweeted last

week: ‘I support my women colleagues @jennyleong and @MehreenFaruqi and their call today and that’s why I’ve urged Jeremy Buckingham to step aside.’

Earth ‘n’ Sea is now serving Amazing Pizzas at 3 Marvell Street and the team would love to see you in our new space.

Marvellous Pizza Special for November.

Buy One Get One Free Monday and Tuesday from 5.30 – 6.30 Dine in or take away

Use the locals code word ‘Marvellous’ to get your free pizza.

Don’t forget to BYO your wine and beer. www.earthnsea.com.au for great deals and specials.

56 The Byron Shire Echo mşưĕŔćĕſ ǩǨǽ ǩǧǨǯ

BALAYAGE & BLONDE specialists 3 Byron St, Byron Bay | 6685 6432

WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞ ŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ͕ ŵŝƌƌŽƌƐ͕ Ăƌƚ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶ͕ ƐĂůŽŶ Θ ŐĂůůĞƌLJ ƐƚLJůĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ͕ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ ǁŽƌŬŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ͕ ĂŶƟͲƚŚĞŌ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĨƵůůLJ ŝŶƐƵƌĞĚ ǁǁǁ͘ŚĂŶŐƚŚĞĞdžƉĞŶƐĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Ăůů DĂƩ Ͳ Ϭϰϭϰ Ϯϴϯ ϳϭϯ North Coast news daily in Echonetdaily www.echo.net.au